godavari: gaya the ph kshethra part-3 gathered by svk dra

Contents:

• PANCHA GAYA SHR
• GAYA - THE PH KSHETRA
• NABHI GAYA
• GAYA
• PUNYA KSHETRAS OF MAHABHARAT – GAYA (2)
• FUN THGS TO DO GAYA | TRAVEL GUI (2023) | BT PLAC TO VIS
• SARAH TREGAY

PANCHA GAYA SHR

Devote om all over vis Gaya Kshetra to perform r like Atma Pda Dan, Gaya Shraddha and Preta Shraddha, Moksha Narayanabali or Vishnubali, Tripdi Shraddha seekg salvatn.

It is mentned Vayu Purana, Lord Vishnu is said to have given salvatn to Gayasura here and gave a boon that his name will be mentned as a proof of havg performed ruals to the parted. Narayana bali puja is offered at var Teertha kshetras India like Gaya, Gokarna, Srirangapatna, Ramhwaram, Setarai, Kashi, Prayag, Gaya and many more. Along wh the three Gaya Shr, Brahmakapal at Badrath loted the Himalayan and the Bdu Sarovar Siddapur of Gujarat state are lled as Pancha Gaya Shr.

Sage Veda Vyas stated about the Three Gaya Shr the third part of Skanda Puran, one of the eighteen legends, that Lords Vishnu Brahma and Lord Shiva are engraved the three Gaya Shr Gaya, Jajipur and Phapuram on the sire of mon Gayasur.

GAYA - THE PH KSHETRA

In addn to that the three Sakthi Peeth Mangala Gri, Girija Devi and Puhutika Devi engraved at Gaya, Jajipur and Phapuram om the body parts of Sati sttered on earth when she has self sacrificed the alter performed by Daksha and her body cised by Lord Vishnu wh his Sudarshana Chakra to divert the attentn of Lord Shiva om her separatn. Acrdg to the legend on Shiro Gaya, Nabhi Gaya and Pada Gaya, Gayasur, a mon kg, performed long penance about Lord Vishnu and was blsed wh a boon that his body to be most sacred than all the holy rivers. After pletn of Six days Indra and other i prayed the Try that would not be possible to feat Gayasur, after seamls pletn of the 7th day of the Yaga.

On the seventh day, at midnight, Lord Shiva shouted “Kokkurokko” like a hen wh his throat, and Gayasur wake up thkg that is the sun raise time and the seven days of yaga were pleted succsfully. Gayasur said that the plac where his head, abdomen and feet were placed durg the Yagya should be known as Gaya Kshetras, and that the souls who got performed Pda Pradhan of livg begs should atta Brahmalok bis the three shr should bee Shakti Peethas. The try blsed that the plac where Vishnu, Brahma and Shiva stands as Gaya, Nabhi Gaya and Pada Gaya rpectively and the souls of the ceased get fetal the shr atta Brahmalok.

NABHI GAYA

Bdu Sarovar, one of the Pancha (Five) Sarovar namely Manasa Sarovar, Bdu Sarovar, Narayana Sarovar, Pampa Sarovar and Phkara Sarovar, which are mentned Rig Veda and are nsired the holit plac by the Hd loted Siddapur, popularly known as Mat Gaya. GAYA – THE PITHRU KSEHTRA Brief about Gaya Gaya Kshetra is an ancient Hdu pilgrimage centre loted on the banks of river Phalgu the state of Bihar about 100km om s pal Patna which was known as Pataliputra historic days. The name Gaya is rived om the mon kg lled Gayasura who by his arduo stery pleased the gods and received the blsg that the spir of all the divi would ri his body.

The place Gaya is known to give mthi (salvatn) to the parted souls where Lord Maha Vishnu himself is the pridg y dwellg the name of Gaya Gadhadhara.

The place is also famoly known as Bodh Gaya where Lord Buddha is said to have attaed enlightenment th beg one of the most sacred Buddhist pilgrim centers also that attracts tourists om all over the world mostly om Buddhist untri. As per Vayu Purana and Narada Purana the five hills markg the terrory of Gaya Kshetra are Pretashila (north wt), Ramashila (north east), Prabhas across the Phalgu river (east), Brahmayoni (south east), and Griddhrakuta (south wt). One of the three most important plac Gaya mentned durg the Vedic perd is Samarohana lerally meang a retreat to the celtial world that is terpreted as Prethashila.

GAYA

As per one of the most thorative Sanskr text on pilgrimage and sacred plac “Tristhalisetu” Gaya is said to be the eastern most of the three pillars of the bridge to. Mythologil Signifince of Gaya Theertha The greatns of Gaya is said to have been scribed many Puranas like Vayu Purana, Gada Purana, Kurma Purana, Padma Purana, Varaha Purana, bis Ramayana and Maha Bharatha.

It is said that as per Vayu Purana, liberatn (Mthi) of the soul is achieved by acquirg the Supreme knowledge (Brahma Gnana), by performg sacred ruals at Gaya, by dyg the act of protectg a w, or by passg a simple life at Kukshetra.

As per Gada Purana is said that the importance of performg shraaddha ruals at Gaya n be gged by the fact that a person be liberated om P Ra (bts towards one’s father) once he touch the sacrosanct soil of Gaya. Reference to Gaya is said to be available Mahabharatha wh rpect to the Pretashila where, is scribed as an Altar where one gets released even om the s mted by killg a Brahman (Brahmahatya). Holy Plac at Gaya Phalgu River It is said that Agni Purana has explaed the river Phalgu as a batn of Phala (mer) + G (wish fulfillgw) and s etymology impli that the river manifts the hight power of pns add wh mer.

PUNYA KSHETRAS OF MAHABHARAT – GAYA (2)

Two streams Lilajan (Niranjara) and Mohana origatg om a hill lled Korambe Pahar about 75km south of Gaya meet together to form the river Phalgu at Gaya. Praphamahwara Temple This is an ancient temple of Lord Shiva lled Praphamahwara who is said to be a wns y for the performance of sacred r to anctors at Gaya. Large number of vote vis the Sun related s Gaya durg the months of Chara and Karthikarrpondg to March-April and OctoberNovember months a year.

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Surroundg plac near Bodhgaya like Nalanda, Pataliputhra (Patna), Vaishali, and Rajgir are also popular Buddhist s which are treated as the centers of knowledge for the ancient world. Theertha Vidhi at Gaya Kshetra (Signifince of Gaya Shraaddham) It is said that Vayu Purana prcrib elaborately the forms of anctral r to be performed at Gaya Kshetra.

SARAH TREGAY

Entire terrory of Gaya is said to be very sacred and holy for performg anctral r due to the boon received by the mon Gayasura lyg down on the banks of river Phalgu on whose body the try of Gods Brahma, Vishnu and Mahwara had performed sacrific. There are many other holy plac pable of providg undimished virtu to the anctors but the one at Gaya on the banks of river Phalgu is pable of liberatg twenty generatns of a man.

Entire area of Gaya is nsired sacrosanct and performg ruals and offerg Pda daan to anctors at any place wh the terrory of Gaya helps the parted soul of the anctors atta to Brahmaloka. It is said that one should sire for more sons so that even if one of them go to Gaya and offer Pda Daan his anctors would atta full and fal satisfactn and atta salvatn.