Aṣṭāvakra
Contents8 of 9
  1. Cursed in the Womb
  2. Not Your Father's Lap
  3. The Way Belongs to the Brahmin
  4. The Gatekeeper
  5. The King's Riddles
  6. One to Thirteen
  7. The Son of Varuṇa
  8. The River Samaṅgā
  9. The Old Woman of the North

The River Samaṅgā

Then, in his mother's presence, his father said to Aṣṭāvakra: Go quickly into this river Samaṅgā. He went in, and at once his limbs were made straight. From then on the Samaṅgā was a holy river, and whoever bathes in it is freed from sin.