DWARKA DHAM

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DWARKA DHAAM

 

 

The mere thought of going on a pilgrimage to Dwarka in

a man's mind, liberates his ancestors from their sins

and hell. Each step taken in the path of devotion of

Lord Krishna by a man gives him the virtue of similar

to that of Ashwamedha Yagya. A person who gives an

afternoon meal to a man going on a pilgrimage to

Dwarka, gets virtue similar to that of performing

Shraadh at Gaya. Lord Krishna blesses a person who

gives shoes to a man going on a pilgrimage to Dwarka.

A pilgrim who listens to the divine narration of Lord

Vishnu or sings devotional songs of Lord Vishnu or is

charitable while he is on his way to Dwarka is

blessed.

 

The temple of Lord Vishnu, the deities of the deities

is as high as the peak of the mountain 'Kailash' and

as bright as the white clouds. A man who has divine

sight of Dwarka is supreme. A man who gets down from

his vehicle after seeing the flag and golden Kalash on

top of the temple, gets liberated from the various

kinds of sins- sins due to killing of insects and

worms by trampling under the feet, having another's

food and water etc.

 

Singing of songs in praise of Lord Vishnu while on the

way to Dwarka gives complete virtues. First of all,

salutations should be made to Lord Ganesha and

Balarama without washing the feet and after that

making salutations and having 'darshan' of Lord

Krishna liberates a man from all the sins committed

during his childhood, adolescence and youth.

 

GOMTI: After having the 'darshan' of Lord Krishna, the

pilgrim should have darshan of river Gomti as the mere

glimpse of river Gomti liberates a man from all his

sins. The water of Gomti destroys all the sins, evils

and fulfills all the desires. The virtues of taking a

holy bath at Kurukshetra during a solar eclipse and

taking a holy bath in the Gomti are similar. The

ancestors who have gone to hell named 'Raurab' or who

taken birth as a lowly creature get liberated if the

water of Gomti is offered to them.

 

The five G's i.e. Gomti, Gomay bath, Go-daan (donation

of cow), Gopi-chandan and having a 'darshan' of

Gopinath are very rare and hence a man must make a

donation of cow at the bank of river Gomti, if

possible. A man who takes a bath in the Gomti

definitely gets the virtues similar to that of

Ashwamedha Yagya. His ancestors belonging to three

generations go to the abode of Vishnu and his

accumulated sins of thousands of years gets destroyed.

Having a darshan of Gomti destroys all the sins, which

are committed by thoughts, words and deeds.

 

A man who takes a bath in river Gomti goes to the

abode of Lord Vishnu combined with a beautiful

'Vanmala', four hands and divine fragrance and gets

freed from the bondage of birth and death.

 

CHAKRATEERTHA: Near the sea are seen stones and rocks

with marks of wheels (chakra) on it the sight of which

gives salvation. These rocks with the mark of wheels

are worth worshipping. Worship of these rocks give a

man the feeling of being in the vicinity of Lord

Vishnu himself. All his sins committed by thoughts,

words and deeds get destroyed if he takes a bath in

the holy water of 'Chakrateertha'.

 

RUKMINI HRID: The seven ponds which are collectively

known as 'Rukmini Hrid' is considered to be the

bestower of salvation and the destroyer of all the

sins of a man. It is also known as 'Bhrigu-teertha due

to the sage Bhrigu's long association with this place.

Taking a bath at Rukmini Hrid makes a man powerful and

he does not become a beggar. He is also freed from the

cycle of birth and death.

 

VISHNUPADODBHAVA TEERTHA: A person who has a darshan

of 'Vishnupadodbhava teertha' gets the virtues similar

to that of the virtues acquired from taking a bath in

the holy Ganges. Remembrance of this pilgrimage and

singing devotional songs in its praise destroys all

the sins of a man. The 'Ganges' which was manifested

by Lord Krishna for Rukmini is known as 'Vishnupada'.

Rinsing of one's mouth by its water gets virtues

similar to that of 'Ashwamedha Yagya'. Nearby is

situated the 'Gopi Sarovar', bathing in which one gets

the virtue similar to that of donating a cow. It is

believed that Lord Krishna along with other deities

took a bath in the month of 'Shraavana'. There is a

tradition of making donation of a 'mat' on the twelfth

day (dwadashi) of every month.

 

MAYA SAROVAR: The great demon 'Maya' is famous in all

the three worlds for his illusionary powers. This

reservoir was constructed by him and hence it is named

after him. The mere touch and sight of this reservoir

frees a man from all his bondage. Taking a bath in its

holy water fulfills all desires of a man. The

performance of 'tarpan' by its water pacifies the

ancestors and making donations in the name of Lord

Krishna helps a man to go to the abode of Lord Vishnu

along with his ancestors.

 

GOPI SAROVAR: Once the Gopis requested Lord Krishna to

create a pilgrimage site for them so that they too

could achieve salvation by meditating on his

appearance, singing devotional songs etc by staying

there. Lord Krishna agreed to their request. Then

pointing towards a reservoir situated near Maya

Sarovar he said: "Look at this reservoir whose water

is as pure as the heart and mind of a gentleman. This

reservoir has been constructed only for you and will

become famous by your name."

 

Again the Gopis requested Lord Krishna to make the

reservoir as his abode as all the worlds (Bhur loka,

Bhuva loka, Swarga loka), all the austerities,

charities are situated in his very abode. According to

the Gopis goddess Saraswati and goddess Laxmi have

their abodes in his mouth and chest respectively.

 

A man attains supreme destination by devotionally

taking a bath in the Gopi Sarovar and performing

'tarpan' to the ancestors and the deities and giving

donations.

 

If a Shraadh performing man has a desire for getting a

son then his desire is fulfilled.

 

A man who takes a bath in the holy water of Gopi

Sarovar attains whatever he desires- heaven or

salvation.

 

BRAHMA KUNDA: When Lord Krishna unburdened the earth

from all the sinners and brought the virtuous people

to the path of virtuosity, he came to Dwarka. At

Dwarka Indra, Varun, Yama, Kuber, Sun and Moon came to

meet him for the accomplishment of their respective

works. After that Lord Brahma created a pilgrimage

site in his own name which became famous as 'Brahma

teertha'. This pilgrimage is the destroyer of all

sins.

 

CHANDRA SAROVAR: After seeing Lord Brahma creating a

pilgrimage in his name, the moon too imitated him and

created a pilgrimage, which is also a destroyer of all

the sins. All the deities became pleased after seeing

this radiant pilgrimage and said whoever takes a bath

or performs a tarpan in the holy water of this

pilgrimage will become prosperous and free from all

the sins.

 

Following the footsteps of the moon, Indra and Varun

too created pilgrimages in their respective names.

 

PANCHANAD TEERTHA: Hearing about the arrival of Lord

Vishnu at Dwarka, numerous sages like Marichi etc came

to Dwarkapuri. They had a 'darshan' of Dwarkapuri and

took bath in the river Gomti. They established a

pilgrimage called 'Panchanad'. Five rivers arrived at

their invocations. River Gomti came at the invocation

of sage Marichi, river Laxmana came at the invocation

of Sage Atri, similarly river Chandrabhaga, river

Kushawati and river Jambavati came at the invocations

of sage Angira, Sage Pulah and sage Kratu

respectively.

 

One who aspires for heaven and salvation must take a

bath there.

 

SIDDESHWAR LINGA: When sage Sanak, Sanandan etc came

to know about the arrival of Lord Brahma, they came to

see him. Lord Brahma said to them: "Sons, Lord Vishnu

is pleased by such a man who worships Lord Shiva and

he (lord Vishnu) does not accept his own worship if

Lord Shiva has not been worshipped. Hence, we must

worship Lord Shiva."

 

After that sage Sanak etc established a Shiva linga

and it came to be known as 'Siddeshwar linga'. The

sages had also constructed a well near by which is

famous as 'Rishi teertha'.

 

THE MAJESTY OF MAKING A PILGRIMAGE TO DWARKAPURI

 

A man who either listens to the narration of Lord

Krishna or reads it, does not go to the abode of

'Yama' (lord of death). One who likes the narration of

Lord Krishna, nothing is inaccessible for him. Even

the lowest and meanest of person (Chandala) living in

Dwarkadham reaches the similar destination as the

'Yogi' (ascetics). Blessed are the people who get an

opportunity to see the face of Lord Krishna.

 

One who bathes Lord Krishna with milk, gets the

virtues similar to that of 'Ashwamedha Yagya'. One who

studies the various hymns like 'Gajendra-

mokshastotra', Bheeshma Stavaraj, Gita etc then Lord

Krishna fulfills all his desires.

 

One who claps, sings and rejoices while Lord Krishna

is being bathed gets liberated from the pains at the

time of birth.

 

A man who describes the qualities of Lord Krishna in

this era of 'Kaliyuga' goes to the abode of Lord

Krishna along with his ancestors.

 

One who wears the garland of basil leaves as a

'prasad' or one who offers camphor, nut and betel

leaves to Lord Krishna acquires divinity. One who

circumambulates around Lord Krishna, then nobody in

his lineage has to suffer the pains of 'Yam loka'.

 

Who would not like to visit 'Dwarka dham' which gives

refuge even to the monsters, demons and titans which

is never left by the son of Devaki, Lord Krishna.

 

 

CHANT HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE

HARE HARE RAMA HARE RAMA AND BE HAPPY

yr hs

radhabhava gaur das

 

 

 

 

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