SRI #VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “#TEERTHA #PRABANDHA” ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “#ತೀರ್ಥ #ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”

SRI  #VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “#TEERTHA #PRABANDHA”

ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “#ತೀರ್ಥ #ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”

Pilgrimage in the East — Ganga joins the Sea/

ಪೂರ್ವ ಭಾರತದ ಪವಿತ್ರ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಗಳ ಭೇಟಿ – ಗಂಗಾಸಾಗರಸಂಗಮ

ಅಬ್ಜೇ! ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧೋsಸಿ ಸರಸೇಷ್ವಾದ್ಯೋsಸ್ಯಬ್ಜಸಖೋsಪ್ಯಸಿ|

ಮುಖೈರನೇಕೈರ್ಯೋ ಗಂಗಾಮುಖಾನ್ಯಾಚುಂಬ್ಯ ಜೃಂಭಸೇ||1||

AbDhE ! SnigDhO(s)si sarasEShwAdyO(s)syabjasuKhO(s)pyasi|

MuKhairanEkairyO GangAmuKhAnyAchumbya jrumBhasE||1||

अब्जॆ! स्निग्धॊsसि सरसॆष्वाद्यॊsस्यब्जसखॊsप्यसि।

मुखैरनॆकैर्यॊ गन्गामुखान्याचुम्ब्य जृम्भसॆ॥१॥

SUMMARY: Oh Sea! You are passionately friendly; you are a pioneer in romancing too; you are an intimate friend of Moon as well; you progress by kissing the several faces of Ganga and her tributaries and absorbing them in.

After visiting some of the most prominent pilgrim centres in the western and northern parts of Bharata, Sri Vadirajaru visits some important pilgrim centres in the eastern region.

It is a known fact that Ganga joins sea at various places, which have been likened as faces of the respective rivers as well as the faces of the sea. The union of river with sea has been described as kissing and embracing.

The Moon is called Abja because “aap” in Sanskrit means water and the moon is said to have originated from water. Therefore he is known as Abja.

The ebbs and tides in sea swell on full moon days, which has been described as the sea expressing happiness over the appearance of full moon in the sky, which is symbolic of their mutual ‘intimacy’.

The Diamond Harbour is about 38 miles from Kolkata. From Diamond Harbour, one can go to the place called Gangasagarasangama or the place where Ganga joins the sea. This place is about 90 km away from Kolkata, where a 150-mile broad island called Sagar Island exists. Over two lakh population is said to be living in this island.

This Sagar Island is located on he Continental Shelf of Bay of Bengal and is a part of the Kakdweep subdivision of the district of South 24 Paraganas in West Bengal.

Earlier, Ganga is said to have been joining the sea in a robust way. At present, a relatively small stream-like Ganga joins the sea, where annual festivities are held during Makar Sankranti.

There is a shrine on this island dedicated to Kapil Muni, who propounded the Sankhya Shastra.

According to Puranas, Sage Kardama sought the permission of Lord Vishnu to virtually enjoy marital life, subject to the condition that Lord Vishnu would incarnate as his son. This is the background of the birth of Kapila Muni, who burnt to ashes sixty thousand sons of Sagara Chakravathi, who attacked him under the illusion that the sage had stolen the sacrificial horse of their father, since the horse was seen grassing by the side of Ashram of Sri Kapila Muni. Later, Bhageeratha, a descendant of Sagara’s dynasty, did arduous penance to bring Ganga to the Earth to ensure salvation to his forefathers —  sixty thousand sons of Sagara Chakravarti. In fact, the horse had been stolen and hidden there by Lord Indra. The descent of Ganga to Earth happened on the day when the Sun entered the Makar constellation, which is celebrated all over India as Makara Sankranti, which is also the beginning of the Uttarayana.  

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