(Sri Jagannatha Dasa virachita) SRI HARIKATHAMRUTASARA / ಶ್ರೀ ಜಗನ್ನಾಥದಾಸ ವಿರಚಿತ ಶ್ರೀ ಹರಿಕಥಾಮೃತಸಾರ

(Sri Jagannatha Dasa virachita)
SRI HARIKATHAMRUTASARA /
ಶ್ರೀ ಜಗನ್ನಾಥದಾಸ ವಿರಚಿತ ಶ್ರೀ ಹರಿಕಥಾಮೃತಸಾರ

    74. Sri Hari is free from the fallacies of time and character/ಶ್ರೀಹರಿಗೆ ಕಾಲ, ಗುಣ, ಕರ್ಮಗಳ ದೋಷವಿಲ್ಲ

     ಅಧಮಮಾನವನೋರ್ವ ಮಂತ್ರೌ-

     ಷಧಗಳನು ತಾನರಿತು ಪಾವಕ

     ಉದಕಗಳ ಸಂಬಂಧವಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಇಪ್ಪನದರೊಳಗೆ|

     ಪದುಮಜಾಂಡೋದರನು ಸರ್ವರ

     ಹೃದಯದೊಳಗಿರೆ ಕಾಲ ಗುಣಕ-

     ರ್ಮದ ಕಲುಷ ಸಂಬಂಧವಾಗುವವೇ ನಿರಂಜನಗೆ||30||

    ADhamamAnavanOrva mantrau-

    ShaDhagaLanu tAnaritu pAvaka

    udakagaLa samabanDhavillade ipparadaroLage|

    PadumajAnDOdaranu sarvara

    hrudayadoLagire kAla guNaka-

    rmada kaluSha sambanDhavAguvavE niranjanage||30||

    SUMMARY: An ordinary person can learn certain hymns and medicines and stay in fire and water, without being affected by their qualities or characteristics. When Sri Hari wears the entire Brahmanda in his belly and stays in the heart of everyone, can the qualities or the fallacy of time, character and Krma relate to or affect him?

    The word “Adhama” in this stanza means common as well as trivial or low. Several ordinary persons have displayed on this earth that they can stay in water or fire for hours together without being affected by these elements. They do not get wet nor get burnt. Such is the power of certain hymns which they learn, chant and inculcate certain extraordinary nature. When ordinary human beings can develop such power of sustenance, what can anyone say about the creator, preserver and destroyer this Brahmanda? He can do anything and everything without being affected by the good or bad impact. He cannot be “influenced” by anything he does nor can he attributed to have certain benign skills. He is the creator of skills. He is not affected by sorrow, happiness, dejection, disappointment, anger and so on. Duryodhana in Mahabharata commits several crimes, practices injustice and boasts of great power. Finally, when all his forces were precipitated by Pandavas under the sole grace of Lord Krishna, he thinks of transforming his body into diamond, stays under deep waters of Krishnadwaipayana Sarovar, chants the specific hymn. His stay was short lived but he could stay in the pond for quite a long period of time, unaffected by the quality of water.

    Several worldly tricks have been given in Tantrasarasangraha, an anthology of magic and black magic skills.

    75. Completeness of the Omnipresence of Sri Hari/ಶ್ರೀಹರಿಯ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯ ಪರಿಪೂರ್ಣತೆ

     ಒಂದು ಗುಣದೊಳನಂತಗುಣಗಳು

     ಒಂದು ರೂಪದೊಳಿಹವು ಲೋಕಗ-

     ಳೊಂದು ರೂಪದಿ ಧರಿಸಿ ತದ್ಗಪದಾರ್ಥದೊಳಹೊರಗೆ|

     ಬಾಂದಳದವೋಲಿರ್ದು ಬಹು ಪೆಸ-

     ರಿಂದ ಕರೆಸುತ ಪೂರ್ಣಜ್ಞಾನಾ-

‘    ನಂದಮಯ ಪರಿಪರಿ ವಿಹಾರವ ಮಾಡಿ ಮಾಡಿಸುವ||31||

    Vondu guNadoLanantaguNagaLu

    Vondu rUpadoLihavu lOkaga-

    gaLondu rUpadi Dharisi tadgapadArThadoLahorage|

    bAndaLadavOlirdu bahu pesa-

    sarinda karesuta pUrNajnAnA=

    nandamaya paripari vihArava mADi mADisuva||31||

    SUMMARY: In each attribute of Sri Hari, there are infinite attributes. In any of his incarnations or forms, all the Lokas are hidden and intrinsic. He can assume a single form and occupy each and every object in the universe and be all-pervasive like the sky. He makes everything named differently and makes everything roam about anywhere and everywhere because he is brimming with knowledge and bliss, which are beyond imagination or description.

    This phenomenon has been substantiated in all Scriptures including Bhagavata, Bharata Tatparya Nirnaya and Smrutis.

    76. Rareness of the Omnipresence of Sri Hari/ಶ್ರೀಹರಿಯ ಅಪೂರ್ವ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿ

     ಎಲ್ಲರೊಳು ತಾನಿಪ್ಪ ತನ್ನೊಳ-

     ಗೆಲ್ಲರನು ಧರಿಸಿಹನು ಅಪ್ರತಿ-

     ಮಲ್ಲ ಮನ್ಮಥಜನಕ ಜಗದಾದ್ಯಂತಮಧ್ಯಗಳ|

     ಬಲ್ಲ ಬಹುಗುಣಭರಿತ ದಾನವ-

     ದಲ್ಲಣ ಜಗನ್ನಾಥವಿಟ್ಠಲ-

     ಸೊಲ್ಲ ಲಾಲಿಸಿ ಸ್ತಂಭದಿಂದಲಿ ಬಂದ ಭಕ್ತನಿಗೆ||32||

    YellaroLu tAnippa tannoLa-

    Gellaranu Dharisihanu aprati-

    Malla manmaThajanaka jagadAdyantamaDhyagaLa|

    Balla bahuguNaBharita dAnava-

    dallaNa JagannAThaviTThala-

    solla lAlisi stamBhadindali banda Bhaktanige||32||

    SUMMARY: Sri Hari is in everyone and he keeps everyone within himself. There is no other person like him. He is the father of Manmatha, the God of Romance. He knows the origin, the end and the middle of the creation of this universe. He has infinite qualities. He is a terror for Danavas or demons. This Lord, who is known as Sri Jagannathavitthala, emerged out of a pillar in response to a call by one of his devotees.

    Narayanopanishat, Sutra Bhashya, Brahma Sutra and other holy Scriptures describe this Omnipresence, Omnipotence and Omniscience of Lord Hari.

    In this stanza, the incarnation of Lord Vishnu as Sri Narasihma to kill Hiranyakashipu has been referred. Prahlada offered prayers and Lord Narasihma emerged out of a pillar in the palace of Hiranyakashipu, which bears testimony to the fact that the Lord is Sarvantaryami or Omnipresent.       

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

SRI VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “TEERTHA PRABHANDA”

ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “ತೀರ್ಥ ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”     

44. Pushkara Kshetra/ಫುಷ್ಕರ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ

ತೀರ್ಥಾನಾಮುತ್ತಮಂ ತೀರ್ಥಂ ಪುಷ್ಕರಂ ಮರ್ತ್ಯ ದುಷ್ಕರಮ್|

ವಿಹರನ್ನಪಿ ವಾರಾಶೌ ವರಾಹೋ ಯತ್ಸರೋsವಿಶತ್||99||

SUMMARY: It is impossible for human beings to create a holy pond/lake that can match yhis Pushkara pond/lake because it has been created by none else but Lord Brahma; its holiness cannot be imagined better because Lord Vishnu has entered it, even though he always rests on the cosmic ocean of milk.

The Pushkara Kshetra is about 7 miles away from Ajmer on the Ahmedabad-Delhi Railway section of Western Railways. The significance of Pushkara has been mentioned in Padma Purana as well as in Vana Parva of Mahabharat. Pushkara is considered to be as great as Prayag Kshetra and they are both named as King of Holy Waters (Teertharaja).

KurukShEtram GayAm GangAm praBhAsam puShkarANi cha|

YEani manasA DhyAtwA avagAhyam tatO jalE||

ಕುರುಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಂ ಗಯಾಂ ಗಂಗಾಂ ಪ್ರಭಾಸಂ ಪುಷ್ಕರಾಣಿ ಚ|

ಏತಾನಿ ಮನಸಾ ಧ್ಯಾತ್ವಾ ಅವಗಾಹ್ಯ ತತೋ ಜಲೇ||

This stanza is prescribed to be recited while having bath as names of five holiest waters/pilgrim centres are included in this. There are three ponds in Pushkara namely JyEShTha PuShkara, MaDhyapuShkara and KaniShThapuShkara in which Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Mahewshwara exist in that order. Temples dedicated to these three gods are existing here. An ancient temple dedicated to Lord Varaha, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, was destroyed by Muslim invaders and a new shrine was established there, according to historical evidences. Madhyapushkara is said to be very deep. Having bath in Madhyapushkara on full moon day in Karteeka Maas is considered to be very beneficial.

According to Holy Scriptures, a demon named Vajranabha was living before the creation of the universe. He used to kill all newborns and children. Lord Brahma once thought of performing a Yajna (Sacrifice). He went to the same spot in the navel of Lord Vishnu from where he had originated and submitted a lotus from his hand on Vajranabha due to which the demon died instantly. A pond originated at the place where the lotus fell and where the demon died. Pushkara means lotus and the pond created due to the fall of lotus thus came to be known as Pushkrateertha. Later, Sri Narayana came out of the nostril of Lord from in the form of Varaha and later entered this pond and disappeared from there. The three platforms for performing holy sacrifice or Yajnavedike were later transformed into three holy ponds. Sri Vadirajaru concluded his pilgrimage in the western side in this place as he turned towards the north from here.     

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SRI RAGHAVENDRA SWAMY’S SRI RAMACHARITRYA MANJARI (ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಘವೆಂದ್ರ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ವಿರಚಿತ “ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಮಚಾರಿತ್ರ್ಯ ಮಂಜರಿ”)

SRI RAGHAVENDRA SWAMY’S

SRI RAMACHARITRYA MANJARI

(ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಘವೆಂದ್ರ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ವಿರಚಿತ “ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಮಚಾರಿತ್ರ್ಯ ಮಂಜರಿ”)  

Search for Seetha begins/ಸೀತಾನ್ವೇಷಣದ ಆರಂಭ

70. KapeeshAn dasha haritaH prEShya – “SarvadikShu vidikShu SeethA vimrugyatAmiti prEShTha”

      (ಕಪೀಶಾನ್ ದಶ ಹರಿತಃ ಪ್ರೇಷ್ಠ -  “ಸರ್ವದಿಕ್ಷು ವಿದಿಕ್ಷು ಸೀತಾ ವಿಮೃಗ್ಯತಾಮಿತಿ ಪ್ರೇಷ್ಠ”

Sugreeva sent four large groups of Monkeys, bears and other animals to all directions and sub-directions. In most of the versions of Ramayana, including Sri Valmeeki Ramayana, the directions in which the monkey groups were asked to search for Seetha has been described briefly. However, the monkeys were instructed by Sugreeva to visit all eight directions, the cardinal as well as sub directions and also the upper and underworlds such as Kailas and Patal.

Sri Hanuman meets Seetha Devi

71. ATha SeethAm vichitya AyAta SreemadDhamadgiram samanushrutya – Sri Hanuman, who went in South direction, found Seetha Devi, returned and apprised Srirama about everything, including the strength and weakness of Ravana and his armed forces. This particular statement is the pulse of the whole story of Ramayana. It is the concluding part of Kishkindha Kanda, Sundarakanda and the prelude to Yuddha Kanda.

Word “Vichitya” indicates Sri Narayana since “chiti” implies knowledge. “Vi” means VishiShTa or Special and so “Vichitya” means the most special, superhuman and unimaginable knowledge which Sri Narayana alone can be attributed with. Commentators state that “Vichitya” also implies incomparable purity.

Hanuman puts Monkeys to a test

Sri Hanuman tells his fellow beings: “Oh Monkeys! We have been searching for Seetha Devi for a very long time now. Yet our efforts have become futile as we have not been able to find Seetha, so far. It is now up to all of us to plan our next move.”

This dialogue of Sri Hanuman may outwardly mean that more than anyone else, Sri Hanuman was exhausted. However, what Hanuman wanted to do was to give a wakeup call to his group. All the monkeys, by that time, were literally dejected and exhausted. They were hungry and thirsty. They started searching more deeply in Vindhya Mountains and the forests around. They were afraid of the anger of Sugreeva and worried. They continued to search for Seetha Devi due to their sheer devotion for Srirama.

Cave Rukshabila

The monkeys suddenly saw different types of birds and deer coming out of a cave. They sensed that there might be some water source and decided to quench their thirst and relax for a while. They were surprised to see the vast space within that cave, which was, much to their agony and surprise, shrunk in utter darkness. Holding one another by hand and groping in that pitch dark, serene and silent interior of that cave, the monkeys suddenly recalled Rama. As soon as they pronounced the name of Rama, the darkness vanished and they could see a dense and enthralling forest in that sprawling cave. All the objects in that cave were made of gold. They also saw a young and charming woman in that cave. Sri Hanuman questioned her: “ Oh great woman, who are you? We believe that you have subdued several saints and Munis with the power of your penance. Everythin, the sofas and other luxury items appear to have been made of gold. We are engaged in the task of searching for Seetha Devi, the consort of Dasharatha’s son Srirama. We are all servants of Sugreeva.”

The woman replied: “I am the daughter of a Manu called Merusavarni and my name is Swayamprabhe. Long time ago, Mayasura created this cave and named it as “Rukshabila” and decorated it with everything. He was living in this cave. I am a friend of “Hema” and at present, I am doing penance in this cave. Inadvertently you have entered this cave and my Ashram. You appear to

be fully exhausted. I will give you fruits, roots and other food.” Accordingly, she searched everyone there and offered to take them out of the cave. She, first, asked all the monkeys to close their eyes and then led them all out of the cave. The monkeys were very much frightened to notice that the deadline fixed by Sugreeva for finding out Seetha Devi had expired.

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SRI MADHWAVIJAYAHA - ASHTAMA SARGAHA SHLOKA 11 AND 12 (54) ಶ್ರೀ ಮಧ್ವವಿಜಯ – ಸಪ್ತಮ ಸರ್ಗ ಶ್ಲೋಕ 11 ಮತ್ತು 12ನೇ ಶ್ಲೋಕಗಳ ಅರ್ಥವಿವರಣೆ (54)

SRI MADHWAVIJAYAHA - ASHTAMA SARGAHA SHLOKA 11 AND 12 (54)

ಶ್ರೀ ಮಧ್ವವಿಜಯ – ಸಪ್ತಮ ಸರ್ಗ ಶ್ಲೋಕ 11 ಮತ್ತು 12ನೇ ಶ್ಲೋಕಗಳ ಅರ್ಥವಿವರಣೆ (54)

Glory of creation by Sri Narayana/ಶ್ರೀಮನ್ನಾರಾಯಣನ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಕಾರ್ಯದ ವೈಭವ

ತ್ರಿಗುಣಾಕೃತಿಪ್ರಕೃತಿತೋ ಗುರುಂ ತತಸ್ತ್ರಿವಿಧಾಮಹಂಕೃತಿಮಮರ್ತ್ಯಖಾನ್ಯತಃ|

ಅಪಿ ಭೂತಪಂಚಕಮಿತೋsOಡಮಂಡಲಂ ಭಗವಾನಸಾವಿಹ ಜಗಂತಿ ಚಾಸೃಜತ್||11||

TriguNAkrutiprakrutitO gurum tatastriviDhAmahankrutimamartyaKhAnyataha|

Api BhUtapanchakamitO(s)nDamanDalam BhagavAnasAviha jaganti chAsrujat||11||

SUMMARY: This Sri Narayana has created a very large universe of Great Principle (Mahat Tattwa) from nature carrying three principal qualities of Sattwa, Rajas and Tamas; from that universe, he created three types of self-boasting or ego-maniac principles of Vaikarika, Taijasa and Tamasa and from it he created deities, sensory organs and five elements, respectively and then he created the circular galaxy of Brahmanda as well as other worlds.

Ten deities in-charge of equal number of organs were created from the emotion called “Vaikarika Ahankara” or the “over-confidence of self”; another set of ten organs were created with “Taijasa Ahankara”, which is a shade different from the “Vaikarika Ahankara” but very much related to the ego, the pride and selfishness. From “Tamasa Ahankara”, an emotion that is mixed with ego, over-confidence and cruelty, the elements such as sky and others were created by the Lord. 

All these are known as principles or attributes, which were included in the Brahmanda in which fourteen worlds or Lokas have been created.

Greatnes of creating Brahma, Rudra and the rest of the universe/

ಬ್ರಹ್ಮರುದ್ರಾದಿಸರ್ವಜಗತ್ಕರ್ತೃತ್ವದ ಮಹಿಮಿ       

ವಿಧಿವಾಯುವೀಂದ್ರಶಿವಕೌಶಿಕೇಶಕಾನಮರಾಮರಾನುಗನರಾಸುರಾದಿಕಾನ್|

ಸೃಜತಿ ಪ್ರಪಾಲಯತಿ ಹಂತಿ ಸಂತತಂ ಸ್ವಗತಿಂ ಪ್ರಯಾಪಯತಿ ಚೈಷ ಲೀಲಯಾ||12||

ViDhivAyuveendrashivakaushikEshakAnamarAmarAnuganarAsurAdikAn|

Srujati prapAlayati hanti santatam swagatim prayApayati chaiSha leelayA||12||

SUMMARY: This very Narayana always creates Brahma, Vayu, GaruDa, Rudra, Indra and all other gods, their subservients Gandharvas, the humans and demons with utmost ease. He preserves them carefully, destroys them and finally settles them in their predetermined spots or state.

After creating everything and every being, the Lord gives salvation or Moksha to good beings and Tamas to demons. This cycle of creation, preservation and destruction is continuous, non-stopping and unhindered.

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(Sri Jagannatha Dasa virachita) SRI HARIKATHAMRUTASARA / ಶ್ರೀ ಜಗನ್ನಾಥದಾಸ ವಿರಚಿತ ಶ್ರೀ ಹರಿಕಥಾಮೃತಸಾರ

(Sri Jagannatha Dasa virachita)
SRI HARIKATHAMRUTASARA /
ಶ್ರೀ ಜಗನ್ನಾಥದಾಸ ವಿರಚಿತ ಶ್ರೀ ಹರಿಕಥಾಮೃತಸಾರ

Destruction is equally effortless for Sri Hari/ಶ್ರೀಹರಿಗೆ ಸಂಹಾರಕಾರ್ಯವೂ ಒಂದು ಲೀಲೆ

72.       ಮಳಲಮನೆಗಳ ಮಾಡಿ ಮಕ್ಕಳು

            ಕೆಲವು ಕಾಲದಲಾಡಿ ಮೋದದಿ

            ತುಳಿದು ಕೆಡಿಸುವ ತೆರದಿ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀರಮಣ ಲೋಕಗಳ|

            ಹಲವು ಬಗೆಯಲಿ ನಿರ್ಮಿಸುವ ನಿ-

            ಶ್ಚಲನು ತಾನಾಗಿದ್ದು ಸಲಹುವ

            ಯಲರುಣಿಯ ವೋಲ್ ನುಂಗುವಂಗೆಲ್ಲಿಹದೊ ಸುಖದುಃಖ||28||

            MaLalamanegaLa mADi makkaLu

            Kelavu kAladalADi mOdadi

            tuLidu keDisuva teradi LakShmeeramaNa lOkagaLa|

            Halavu bageyali nirmisuva ni-        

            Shchalanu tAnAgiddu salahuva

            yalaruNiya vOl nunguvangellihadO suKhaduHKha||28||

SUMMARY: Like kindergarten children create houses in sand, happily play with it for a few moments and later trample it gleefully for fun, beloved of Sri Lakshmi, Sri Hari creates the Lokas in different ways and patterns; remaining totally unaffected or unrelated, he preserves and rears those Lokas; finally, like a snake, he will swallow them. Where is the question of happiness and melancholy to him?

The underlying statement of this stanza is that Sri Hari is literally ‘non-aligned’ with his own work. This reminds one of a poem titled “The Tiger” by William Blake in which the poet asks:

   When the stars threw down their spears 

    And water'd heaven with their tears: 

    Did he smile his work to see?

    Did he who made the Lamb make thee?

    The last word in this Blake’s stanza “thee” refers to the Tiger. The poet cleverly, regretfully, painfully questions the Lord whether he was the same person who created Lamb, the eternal prey, and the Tiger, the eternal butcher of the lamb.

    What this explains and asserts is that for the Lord, creation, preservation and destruction are ‘fun’ and none can question his authority or activity. He is the only independent authority. He is without emotions, attachment, love, hatred and so on.

    Glory of multilingual and multifaceted acts of Sri Hari/ಶ್ರೀ ಹರಿಯ ಬಹುರೂಪ, ಬಹುಭಾಷೆಯ ಮಾತುಗಳ ವೈಭವ

     73.         ವೇಷಭಾಷೆಗಳಿಂದ ಜನರ ಪ್ರ-

                ಮೋಹಗೈಸುವ ನಟಪುರುಷನೋಲ್

                ದೋಷದೂರನು ಲೋಕದೊಳು ಬಹುರೂಪಮಾತಿನಲಿ|

                ತೋಷಿಸುವನವರವರ ಮನದಭಿ-

                ಲಾಷೆಗಳ ಪೂರೈಸುತನುದಿನ

                ಪೋಷಿಸುವ ಪೂತಾತ್ಮ ಪೂರ್ಣಾನಂದಜ್ಞಾನಮಯ||29||

                `VEShaBhAShEgaLinda janara pra-

                mOhagaisuva naTapuruShanOl

                dOShadUranu lOkadoLu bahurUpamAtinali|

                TOShisuvanavaravara manadaBhi-

                lAShegaLa pUraisutanudina

                pOShisuva pUtAtma pUrNAnandajnAnamaya||29||

    SUMMARY: Like a male actor who trans-locates the viewers into different worlds with his robes, attire, dialogue and actions, infallible/failsafe and unerring Hari makes every being happy through his vivid, vivacious forms, names, speech and by fulfilling their desires according to their merit. He preserves and rears them, each day and each moment. He is the epitome of purity and holiness. He is the epitome of bliss and embodiment of knowledge.

    In a drama, the actor impresses every spectator with his action, dialogue and dress. He literally epitomizes the character on the stage. Once he descends from the stage, the actor is a common man like everyone else. He is not the same as the role he plays. He indulges in so many actions by displaying a variety of emotions like love, hatred, war, victory, joy, birth and death, misery and so on. Each and every action of the actor is loved by the audience/spectators. Similarly, for the knowledgeable, all actions the Lord displays through humanity are “fun”. Like an actor enjoys the actions and dialogues he presents in the role assigned to him, Sri Hari just enjoys whatever he does but remains calm, unaffected and non-aligned.   

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

SRI VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “TEERTHA PRABHANDA”

ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “ತೀರ್ಥ ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”     

Places covered by Sri Vadirajaru in Western region/ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜರು ಸಂದರ್ಶಿಸಿದ ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಗಳ ವಿವರ.

44. Siddhapuree and Bindu Sarovar

ಭಾತಿ ಸಿದ್ಧಪುರೀ ಯತ್ರ ಸಿದ್ಧಾಮುಕ್ತಿಪುರೀ ನೃಣಾಮ್|

ಪುಣ್ಯಂ ಬಿಂದುಸರೋ ಯತ್ರ ಬಿಂದುಮಾತ್ರಂ ಸರಸ್ಸಮಮ್||98||

BhAti SidDhapuree yatra SidDhAmuktipuree nruNAm|

PuNyam BindusarO yatra bindumAtram sarassamam||98||

SUMMARY: Siddhapuri is a splendid place where Moksha or salvation for human beings is assured. Here, a drop of tear transformed into a large Pond of celestial brightness.

Siddhapura railway station is located between Mehasana and Aboo Road stations on the Ahmedabad-Delhi train route. Siddhapura town is just about a kilometer away from the railway station. Saraswati River flows very close to Siddhapura, where the Bindu Sarovar, which spans for nearly 40 sq. yards, can be seen. In Vana Parva in Mahabharata, this place has been identified as Dharmaranya. According to a legend, it is said that the Great Churning of Mount Meru in the cosmic ocean of milk by Deities and demons was taken up in this place. It was here that Goddess Lakshmi emerged and manifested here along with Sri Narayana. This is the reason for the place also being popular as Sri Kshetra.

On the banks of Saraswati, Kardama Prajapati, a Maharishi, had performed penance for a long period. Impressed with his penance, Lord Sri Narayana appeared and a few drops of tears dropped from his eyes. The Bindu Sarovar formed with those tear drops. Later, Swayambhuva Manu brought his daughter Devahuti to this place and got her married to Kardama Prajapati. The Ashram of Kardama and Devahuti can be seen here. Kapila, an incarnation of Lord Hari, was born to Devahuti and it was in this Ashram where Kapila Maharishi preached philosophy to his mother. It is said that Lord Parashurama got the sin of killing his mother by having bath and paying obeisance in this Pond. That is why, 

this place is considered to be sacred for paying obeisance to deceased mothers. It is also known as Matru Gaya. Prayers offered here with a pure heart yield positive results in this place and for this reason, the place came to be known as Siddhapuri or Siddhapura. The water level here is very low. However, the water never gets contaminated.     

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