Tato Gadaavarim praapya nitya siddha nishevitaam, Rajasuya- maapnoti Vayu Lokam cha gacchati/ (Maha Bharata extols the Mahatmya of Gautami River as the everlasting provider of Siddhis besides the maha phala of performing Raja suya Yagna and bestowing the Vayu Loka… Continue Reading
Dakor: Some 90 km off Ahmedabad the Capital City of Gujarat Dakor is a great attraction to Yatris, most essentially the Rancchodraya Mandir. As to how Rancchod Krishna was transferred from Dwaraka to this Place has already been explained in… Continue Reading
Dwaraka:Skanda Purana in its Prabhasa Khanda describes in detail Dwaraka Dhaam’s Mahatmya. Api keetapatangaadyaah Pashavoya sarisrupaah, Vimuktaah Paapinah sarvey Dwarakaayaah prabhavatah/ Kim punarmanavaa nityam Dwarakaayaam vasantite, Yaa gatih sarva jantunaam Dwarakaa pura vaasinaam saa gatirdurlabha nyunam Muninaamuttheretasam/ Dwarakaa vaasinam drushtwaa… Continue Reading
Kamakhya:Kameswarim cha Kamaakhyaam Kamarupa nivaasinim, Tasmaat kanchana shamkaashaam taam namaami Sureshwarim/ Devi Purana elaborating the details of Shakti Peethas highlights Devi Kamakhya at Kama rupa (Assam) and signifies the Kamakhya Devi states that she shines like the molten gold colour… Continue Reading
The legendary background of Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga is related to Ravanasura the Epic Villain of Ramayana. The King of Lanka carried out a relentless meditation to Bhagavan Siva at Kailash Mountain for mighty supremacy and indomitability in the Three Worlds. But… Continue Reading
Vindhyachala Kshetra: Both Devi Bhagavata and Markandeya Purana referred to Devi Ambika referred to her pridiction of the birth and destruction of two notorious and powerful Daitya brothers named Shumbhu and Nishkumbha, in the lineage of Hiranyakashipu- in the twenty… Continue Reading
Kashyaam Vidhaatumamarairapi Divya Bhumou satirthalinga gananaarchana to na shakyaa, yaaneeha gupta vivartaani puraatanaani siddhhaani yojitakarah pranamaami tebhyaha/ ( The number of Holy Tirthas and Shiva Lingas in Kashipura worthy of worship is impossible to count even by Deva ganas. I… Continue Reading
Naimisharanya: The 41st Adhyaya of Uttarakanda of Kurma Purana makes a detailed reference of Naimisharanya when Suta Muni in his address to Rishis and Brahmanas said as follows: Idam Trailokya vikhyatam Teertham Naimishatanyyamuttamam, Maha Devapriyakaram mahapaatakanaashanam/ (This Naimisha Tirtha is… Continue Reading
Mathura: Puranas signify the Uniqueness of Mathura which is called with varying names like Madhupatra, Madhupuri, Mathura or Madhura as this was described in Itihasas was rid ofthe torments by Madhu Daitya by Shatrughna the younger brother of Lord Shri… Continue Reading
Kurukshetra: Kurukshetram gamishyaami Kurukshere vasaamyaham, Ya evam satatam bruyat sopi Paapaih pramuchyate/ Paamsavopi Kurukshetre Vaayuna samudiritaah, Api dushkrita karmaanam nayananti paramam gatim/ Dakshinena Saraswatyaa drushadvidyuttarena cha, ye vasanti Kurukshetre te vasantib trivishtape/Manasaapyabhikaamasya Kurukshetram Yuddhishtara, Paapaani vipranashyanti Brhama lokam cha gacchati/… Continue Reading
