Sri Guru Charitra - By Shri S.N.Huddar

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Chapter XV

Principal Holy Places of Bharat

Shri Guru lived at Arogya Bhavani secretly because many persons

approached him at any time. These included the good and bad,

honest and dishonest, cunning, rich and poor, diseased men of all

castes, cults, sex, and ages. Parashurama killed Kartikeya

(Arjuna) and gave the earth in charity to the Brahmins. Still the

Brahmins approached him and asked for more. So Parashurama lived

in the sea secretly. Similarly Shri Guru sent all his disciples on

pilgrimage and himself lived secretly.

 

The disciples asked, 'Gurudev, why are you indifferent with us.

Vedas and Shastras say that- all the holy places are at thy feet?

When Kalpataru is near us, why should we go elsewhere?' Shri Guru-

As you are Sanyasis, you should visit different holy places and

make your mind firm. I shall go to Shri Shailya in Bahudhanya

Sanwatsar. You should come and see me there.

 

The disciples - one disobeying Shri Guru has to go to hell. So we

go to the holy places as per your instructions but kindly tell us

to which places we should go.

 

Shri Guru - Kashi is a famous holy place on earth. It is on the

bank of Bhagirathi (Ganga). You travel 60 yojans (yojan-2miles) by

its bank and observe 60 Krishhra prayashchittas. Then go to Prayag

(Alahabad) and observe 120 Krichhras. There are 25 gram (town) on

the bank of Yamuna and 40 on the bank of Saraswati. Take bath in

the river daily. This is like performing a sacrifice. One attains

Brahma in the end.

 

Travel by the tank of rivers as Varuna, Kushavarti, Krishnaveni,

Vitasta, Saraswati, Marudvriddha, Asikni, Madhumati, Payasvini,

Ghritvati, Deonadi etc. At every place take bath and

Prayashchitta. Even sin of Brahmahatya is wiped off. Travel by the

banks of Chadrabhaga, Revati, Sharyu, Gouthami, Vedika, Koushiki,

Mandakini, Sahasravakra, Purna Bahuda, Aruna. Bath at a Sangam

confluence of rivers is like that of Prayag.

 

There are other holy places as Pushkar, Vairochani, Falgu, Tirth

at Gaya, Setubandha, Rameshwar, Shri Rang Padmanabh, Purushottam,

Nemisharanya, Badri Narayan, Kurukshetra, Shri Shalya, Pitru

Tirth, Kedar, Koti. Narmada, Matrukeshwar, Kunj, Kokamukhi,

Prabhas, Gokarna, Shankh-Karna, Ayodhya, Mathura, Kanchi, Dwarka.

Gaya, Shaligram and Shambalgram are the 7 cities giving

liberation.

 

Traveling by the bank of Godavari gives fruit of doing Vajpeya

sacrifice. Visit Bhimeshwar, Vajra sangam and Kush. Travel by the

bank of Purna, Krishnaveni, Tungabhadra, Bhima. Visit Pampa

saroval, Harihar, Pandharpur, Matruling, Gangapur, Near Bhima

Amarja-sangam. There is an Ashwattha on the Amarja and in the

north is Varanasi, in the east are Papivashi Rudrapad,

Chakratirth, Kesheodeo, Vinayak, Kotitirth, Mammath, Kallwshwar.

See Varada Malprabha Sangam and Nivritti Sangam.

 

To Be Contd...

 

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