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Meaning of "Vaitarani>"

Word

Vaitarani

Sanskrit

वैतरणी

IAST

vaitaraṇī

In General

The river flowing between the human world and the world of Yama. After the death one has to cross this river where ones good and bad deeds makes a difference in the hardship.

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