DIVINE INFORMATION 2-15
Varaha Purana part27 Posted by: "DILIP KUMAR RAVINDRAN"prd...@yahoo.com prdili Sat Dec 18, 2010 5:00 am (PST) STOOTSWAMI TEERTH Lord Varah then wenton to describe the greatness of Stootswami teerth and told Prithvi-"Ishall incarnate as Krishna at this place in the era of dwapar. I shall takebirth in the house of Vasudeva and Devaki. There is a pond situated at about 5kosas from Stootswami teerth. Anybody who take holy dips in its holy water forfive days DWARKA Lord Varah told Prithvi-"Thereis a holy place called 'Panchsar' in Dwarka. Anybody who stays there for six daysand takes holy dips in 'Panchasar'enjoys all the pleasures of life. Dwarka is situated at the sea-shore and the crocodiles living there never trouble people takingtheir bath. These crocodiles also have one unique characteristic-they never eat anything that isoffered to them by a sinner but unhesitatingly accept anything from a virtuousperson. There are several other holy places in and around Dwarka-Panchpind,Hanskunda, Hansteerth, Chakrateerth, Raivatak, Vishnu-sankaram, etc. Vishnusankaram is the very place where I ,in my incarnation as Krishna wouldbe killed by a hunter named Jara SANANDOOR TEERTH This holy place issituated between Malay mountain and the ocean. Nearby, there is another holyplace called Sangaman where sri Ram while on his way to lanka had confronted the ocean.There are also many other sacred placesin the vicinity like Shakrasar, Shurparak, etc. There are hermitages of Sri Ram and Parashuramat Shurparak. LOHARGAL TEERTH Lord Varaha toldPrithvi-"There is a region inhabited by mlecchas, situated at the distance of some 30 yojans.Thisregion is surrounded by Himalaya mountain in its central as well as southernparts. Lohargal teerth is situated nearthis region and is well protected by nature which makes it very inaccessible. Once, demonstried to invade this holy place but all of them were killed by me(sri Hari).Ialso protected Brahma and Rudra from the wrath of the demonsand named that place Lohargal.Lohargal is the most sacred place of pilgrimage and spread in the area of 25yojans. It is a self manifested place and has immense religious significance. 26. Varaha Purana part 28 Posted by: "DILIP KUMAR RAVINDRAN"prd...@yahoo.com prdili Sat Dec 18, 2010 5:03 am (PST) MATHURA Describing the majestyof Mathura, lord Varaha told Prithvi- "Mathura is very dear to me because this is the very placewhere I shall be taking incarnation asKrishna. Mathura is the most sacrosanct place and no other holy place can be compared to it. Thereare many other holy places in andaround Mathura-Vishranti, Surya teerth, Koti teerth, Vayu teerth, etc. Each one of them has it's own religioussignificance. A holy pond named 'Vatsa-krindan' lies in Mathura region.Anybody taking a holy dip in that holypond is certain to attain to the abode of 'Vayu'.In the vicinity liesVrindavan, the holiest place which would be witness to many of my divineplays." CHAKRA TEERTH It is situated to thenorth of Mathura and lord Bhadreshwar has his dwelling place over there. Aperson who makes a pilgrimage to Chakra teerth and observes a fast for a day becomes absolved of heinous of sins. KAPIL TEERTH Describing the originof 'Kapil Varah'(an idol of lord Varah made by sage Kapil) lord Varah told Prithvi-"Sage Kapil was a great devotee of mine. He had made my idol and worshipped itregularly. Later on, Indra acquired itand started worshipping it .The demon king Ravan took it to lanka after defeating Indra in a battle. Intreta yuga I (sri Ram)defeatedhim and made Vibhishan,his brother the king of Lanka. This way, the idol came under the possession ofVibhishan but he agreed to partwith it at my request. This was how I brought that idol to Ayodhya. After reachingAyodhya, I presented it to Shatrughan as a reward for killing Lavanasur. Later on, while Shatrughanwas going to Mathura he carried that idol along with him." GOVARDHAN TEERTH Lord Varah, continuingwith the description of various holy places told Prithvi about the magnificenceof Govardhan parvat- "Govardhan parvat is situated near Mathura. It will have greatreligious importance because it willwitness a great feat of mine in dwapar yuga. I shall lift this mountain to protect people from theincessant rain caused by Indra. There are numerousholy places of great religious significance in the vicinity of Govardhan mountain like Indra teerth, Yama teerth,Varun teerth and Kuber teerth.There is also a famous fresh-water lake called 'Kadamb khand' where people perform tarpan oftheir ancestors." Posted to groups by R.Gopalakrishnan on 14-11-2021 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to thatha_patty+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/763510682.475603.1636873663141%40mail.yahoo.com.
