Origin of Name

Origin of Name

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Origin of name

The name of this city changed with time. There are several theories regarding the source of the modern name Patna (Devanagari:पटना) :
It is etymologically derived from Patan (Devanagari: पIतन), the name of the Hindu goddess, Patan Devi.
The place appears in Chinese traveller Fa Hien's records as Pa-lin-fou.
The city has been known by various names during its more than 2,000 years of existence – Patligram, Patliputra, Kusumpur, Pushpapura and the present-day Patna.[13]
Legend ascribes the origin of Patna to a mythological King Putraka who created Patna by magic for his queen Patali, literally "trumpet flower", which gives it its ancient name Pataligrama. It is said that in honour of the queen's first-born, the city was named Pataliputra. Gram is Sanskrit for village and Putra means son. Legend also says that the Emerald Buddha was created in Patna (then Pataliputra) by Nagasena in 43 BCE