Dahara Gokarneshwara Linga at Mahendragiri Hills

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Dear members,

 

The Mahendragiri Hills is situated in the middle of Eastern Ghats in the

Parlakhe Mundi Division of Gajapati district which is around 175 kms from

Berhampur. Berhampur falls in the border of Andhra and Orissa state. The river

Mahendratanaya flows down the hill. The Mahendragiri Hill is 5000 feet high

which is famous for the penance of Lord Parashurama.

 

It is also said that the pandavas during their exile installed a beautiful

Siva Linga which is in line with the linga at Gokarna kshetra. It is approached

from Berhampur by three routes. First is via Parlakhe Mundi via Palasa. Second

is via Rayagada. Third is via Icchapur – Jarada route. But the first route is

quite easy. Transport is available from Parlakhe Mundi like 7-seater autos,

buses, jeeps etc till Burkhat pass. From there one has to walk till the foot

hill and again from there transport system is available till the hill top.

Beautiful cottages are available and is also a wonderful place for

mountaineering, trekking and sight seeing.

 

The interesting part is the Shri Kavyakanta Vashishta Ganapati Muni alongwith

his dearest disciple Brahmarishi Daivarata performed severe penances here for 20

days. On the last Lord Parashurama and Dakshinamurthy gave the darshan a

secluded place which is still preserved till date. Ganapati Muni received

instructions of Srividya by Parashurama here and re-christened the Linga here as

“DAHARA GOKARNESHWARA LINGAâ€.

 

Brahmarishi Daivarata (who happens to be from Gokarna kshetra) used to take

care Ganapati Muni and his wife Visalakshi in all possible ways. He too did

severe penance of Durga Sukta Parayana and Nila Saraswati Japa Anushtana and

attained mantra siddhi in Tara Vidya. As per the instructions of Lord

Parashurama, Ganapati Muni initiated Shri Daivarata into the Maha Shodashi,

Purna Diksha and Gurupaduka Mantras.

 

Vashishta Ganapati Muni had the idea of writing commentary on Parashurama

Kalpa Sutras and commenced it but the ways of Divine Mother are strange. His

health began to decline and finally shed his mortal coil in Kharagpur.

 

Now, last month, the holy padukas (the wooden sandals worn by Vashishta

Ganapati Muni) have been duly installed at his birth place of Kaluvarai in

Andhra Pradesh with pomp and gaity. A small ashram having a Siva linga and his

literature is also being proposed to be displayed in the ashram premises at

Kaluvarai.

 

Prostrations to the Vashishta Ganapati Muni who is the amsha avatara of Dundi

Ganapati, Agni Purusha of Rg Veda and Suryanarayana of Arasavelli.

 

With regards,

sriram

 

 

 

 

 

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