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.
When The Guru (Jupiter) is in the Sinha (leo) all
the rivers have union with Bhagirathi. When guru is in Kanya (Vibro) Bhagirathi
comes in Krishna. Have bath in Patal Ganga and see Mallikarjuna. Baths at
Kaveri Sangam, Payaswini and Bhavanashini are virtuous. See places like
Samudraskanda, Sheshadri, Shri Rangnath, Padmanabh, Shrimat Anant, Trimamalla,
Kumbhakonam Kanyakumari, Matsyatirth, Pakshitirth, Rameshwar, Dhanushkoti,
Mahalakshmi at Kolhapur, Mahabaleshwar, origin of Krishna. Bahe, Narsinhadeo at
Kolegaon Bhuvaneshwari at Bhilawadi, Shrupali, Chhaya Bhagwati (Vishwamitra's
place) Shweta Shring, whence Krince flows northwards, Kalyan etc.
A river is said to be in menses when she gets new
rainwater and so bath in the river is not desirable on that day.
All the disciples then bowed to Shri Guru and
departed for visiting the various holy places.
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