SRI VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “TEERTHA PRABHANDA” ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “ತೀರ್ಥ ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”

SRI VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “TEERTHA PRABHANDA”

ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “ತೀರ್ಥ ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”     

Dwaraka description – 3/ದ್ವಾರಕಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ ವಿವರಣೆ - 4

41.  Sri Chakrateertha/ಶ್ರೀ ಚಕ್ರತೀರ್ಥ

ಚಕ್ರತೀರ್ಥಸ್ಯ ಮಹಿಮಾ ವರ್ಣಿತುಂ ಕೇನ ಶಕ್ಯತೇ|

ಯಚ್ಛಿಲಾಮಪಿ ಸಂಗೇನ ವಿಧತ್ತೇ ವಿಶ್ವವಂದಿತಾಮ್||95||

ChakrateerThasya mahimA varNitum kEna shakyatE|

YachChilAmapi sangEna viDhattE vishwavanditAm||95||

SUMMARY: Who can ever describe the greatness of Sri Chakrateertha? This Sri Chakrateertha makes anyone coming in contact with it, even if a rock that has no knowledge or any sort of attribute comes in contact with it, salute to it (Sri Chakrateertha) with reverence and devotion.

It is said that stone pieces that fall into Chakrateertha are transformed into Saligrama with various holy symbols. These Saligramas are worshipped as the deities manifest in these Saligramas. It is also believed that puja offered to Saligramas is more auspicious than the worship offered to idols of deities.

42. ShanKhOdDhAra Teertha/ಶಂಖೋದ್ಧಾರತೀರ್ಥ

ಪಾಪೇನಾಪಿ ಸಮಾವೃತಸ್ಯ ವಿಮಲಜ್ಞಾನೋಜ್ಝಿತಸ್ಯಾಫಲಂ

ಮಗ್ನಸ್ಯಾಪಿ ಭವಾಂಬುಧಾವಿಹ ಭವೇತ್ ಪೂತಸ್ಯ ಜಾತ್ಯೋದ್ಧೃತಿಃ|

ಇತ್ಯಾಖ್ಯಾಪಯಿತುಂ ದರಂ ಮುರಹರೋ ಯತ್ರೋದ್ದಧಾರಾದರಾತ್

ಶಂಖೋದ್ಧಾರಪದಂ ವಿಭಾತಿ ತದಿದಂ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಂ ಪವಿತ್ರಂ ಭುವಿ||96||

PApEnApi samAvrutasya vimalajnAnOjjhitasyAPhalam

MagnasyApi BhavAmbuDhAviha BhavEt pUtasya jAtyOdDhrutihi|

ItyAKhyApayitum daram muraharO yatrOddaDhArAdarAt|

ShanKhOdDhArapadam viBhAti tadidaM kShEtram pavitram Bhuvi||96||

SUMMARY: This sacred place called Shankhoddhara Teertha, which, despite being covered with sins, bereft of pure spiritual knowledge, drowned in the ocean of family, most of the time, releases the soul from cycles of birth and death whenever a person visits this place. To make the Earth aware of this holy factor or phenomenon, it appears, Lord Sri Krishna lifted up this conch.

Panchajanya is the name of the Conch that Lord Sri Krishna is always adorned with. Earlier, a demon named Panchajana was occupying this Conch. It was lying in the middle of a deep sea and naturally, it has no knowledge. Since it was pure and dedicated in the heart by community, Lord Sri Krishna killed the demon and 

lifted the Panchajanya Conch out of that sea. Sri Shankhoddhara Teertu is the place where Sri Krishna had rescued it from the clutches of demon Panchajana and the sea. Therefore, Sri Shankhoddhara Teertha is very sacred.   

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