Washim, Is The Same Place Where Vatsa Rishi Performed Penance And Where Many Gods Came To Bless Him As A Result Of Which It Came To Be Known As Vatsagulma. Its Mention As Vatsagulma Is Traced In Padma. In The Treta Yuga, The Second Age, This Country Was A Part Of The Dandakaranya, Or Dandaka Jungle, And The Rishi Vatsa Had His Ashram Hermitage At This Place. Vakatakas Which Is Known As The Vatsagulma Branch Of The Vakatakas. The Existence Of This Branch Of The Vakatakas Was Unknown Until The Discovery Of The Washim Plates In 1939. The Founder Of This Family Was Sarvasena Mentioned In The Washim Plates As The Son Of Pravarasena I. Sarvasena Made Vatsagulma I.E. Washim, The Capital Of His Kingdom. In Course Of Time The Place Became A Great Centre Of Learning And Culture. It Was, However, Known As A Holy Place Long Before It Became The Capital Of Sarvasena Who Flourished In The Period Circa A. Iv 330-355. He Was Followed By Vindhyashakti Ii. A Reference To Washim Is Found In Kavyamimansa By Rajashekhara, The Celebrated Poet And Dramatist Of The Yayavara Family Who Flourished From 875 To 925 Ad. He Has Mentioned Therein Vatsagulma As Situated In Vidarbha. But Even Earlier References To Vatsagulma Or Vatsa-Gulma Are Found In Mahabharata And Kamasutra, Which In Their Present Form Are Assignable To A Period Before The Age Of The Vakatakas. The Karpuramunjari, A Play Written By Rajashekhara And Staged At Kanauj Under The Patronage Of The Gurjara-Pratiharas Also Mentions It As Situated In The Daksina-Patha (Deccan). Vachchhoma (Vatsagulma) Was The Name Of The Prakrit Style Current In Vidarbha. Vashima Is Derived From Vachchhoma The Prakrit Name Of Vatsagulma. The Sanskrit Treatise Vatsagulmyamahatmya Also Gives Traditional Information About This Town. Washim Is Located In The Eastern Region Of Vidharbha. Akola Lies To Its North, Amravati Lies To Its North-East, Hingoli Lies To Its South, Buldhana Lies To Its West, Yavatmal Lies To Its East. River Penganga Is The Main River Of The District. It Flows Through The Tehsil Of Risod. Later It Flows Through The Boundary Of Washim And Hingoli Districts. River Kas Is The Main Tributary Of Penganga. River Kas Meets Penganga About 1 Km From The Village Of Shelgaon Rajgure. River Arunavati And Its Tributaries Originate In The Tehsil Of Washim And Them Flows Through The Tehsils Of Mangrul Pir And Manora Into The District Of Yavatmal. River Katepurna Originates In The Hilly Areas Of The District And Flows Northwards Through The Tehsil Of Malegaon And Enters The Akola District
2 Likes