Bahuda

Bahuda, in Hindu mythology, was a river in ancient India. The sage Likhit regained his lost arms after bathing in it. The present location of this river is yet to be ascertained, but many people believe it was in the Holy city of Ayodhya. However, there is a river of this name in Odisha, which flows from Ramgiri hills in the eastern ghats in Gajapati districts to the Bay of Bengal in Andhra Pradesh.

As per the story in the Mahabharata (Shanti Parv), Likhit was brother of another sage Sankha. Once the younger brother Likhit went to see his elder brother Sankha, but he was not in his hermitage when he reached there. Feeling hungry, he plucked some fruit from the garden to eat. While he was eating Sankha returned and deemed his brother's act as theft. He sent his brother to the king Sudyumna to get punishment, who ordered to cut off his hands. Thereafter, Likhit returned to his brother Sankha, who asked him to rush immediately to take a dip in the Bahuda river. As soon as Likhit took a dip in the river, he regained his arms. Since then, this river is considered a Holy river.

Nearby pages
Bahudama, Bahudanshtra, Bahugav, Bahuk, Bahula