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  • Vaisya Surnames

    Vaisya Community
    Vaisyas

    Of the four castes in Indian system , Vaisyas play an important part in the development of the Society.

    They are the economic powerhouse of the Indian Community.

    Like Brahmins and Kshtriyas all the Samskaras, including the Upanayana Ceremony is applicable to them.

    Their Deity is Vasavi.

    In Tamil Nadu they are called Chettiars.

    Chettiars have subdivisions, mainly they are Vaniba Chettairs(traders), Ennai Chettiars(Oil traders) and Nattukkottai Chettiars( denotes Geographical Location, they are mainly into Financing).

    Artisans alos come under this category.

    But over a period of time they got separated from the community.

    Information is scant on this subject.

    I will be grateful if Readers can contribute.

    “The Mahuri Vaisya have 14 surnames (family names), each with a different gotra.

    It is believed that Lord Krishna advised the ancient ancestors of the Mahuri to engage themselves in trade and commerce—that is, to take up the ways of the Vaisya—in order to earn their livelihood. They settled in fourteen hamlets nestled in the forests of Vrindavana (now Vrindavan) around the ancient city of Mathura, whence the name “Mahuri”. The fourteen original Mahuri surnames or family names (referred to by modern Mahuri Vaisya as “khatas”) are derived from the names of these forest hamlets.’

    • Athaghara (अठघरा) – “Athaghara” khata is derived from “khelvan” which is believed to be the lila-ashali of Lord Krishan and Radha. A pond named “mansarovar” was believed to be located in the “khelwan”. “Chandra muni” is the gotra of athaghara.
    • Bargaway (बढ़गवे) – Bargaway derives their Khata from “bahulavana”. Krishan-kunda and temples of Baldeojee and Bahula cow are located here. The gotra of Bargaway is “Kanta muni”.
    • Barahapuriya – Barahapuriyas derive their khata from “madhuwan” where their ancestors used to reside. In this place, one king by the name of Brihat Sen is reported to have performed yagya under the priesthood of Shanta rishi. It is believed that the children performed yagya. It is believed that “barahapuriyas” are descendants of “baraha-sainis”. The gotra of “barahpurias” is “vashista muni” gotra.
    • Bhadani (भदानी) surname was acquired by the families who resided in the hamlet of Bhadrawana. Bhadanis belong to Usha Muni gotra. (This name is also used by some other social groups in the Indian Subcontinent, but often with a modified spelling – e.g. Badani.)
    • Charanpahari (चरणपहाढ़ी) – In Vrindavana area there are 5 hillocks, Gowardhan, Varasatu, Nandishawar, Charanpahari and Dushari Charanpahari. These small mountains gave the Khata “Charanpahari”. The gotra of “charanpahari” is “Saravesh muni”.
    • Ekghara – From the “vatsha-vana”, Lord Brahama is reported to have stolen some calves. Here, Gwal Mandol and Haribole thirthas are located. It is believed that “Ekghara” families used to reside in “vatsha-vana”. “Chandra muni” is the gotra of “Ekghara”.
    • Kandhaway Kandhaway is given to those families who resided in the hamlet of Kaamvana. Kandhaways belong to the gotra of Kashyap muni.
    • Kapsimey (कपसीमे) – Kapsimey is derived from the “kumudvan”. Here, there is the shrine of Mahaprabhujee. The gotra of Kapasimey is “Shandilya muni”.
    • Kutariyaar (कुटरियार) – Families residing in the “bhandeervana” acquired “Kutariyaar” khata. A well by the name “Bhandeer” is here. It is believed that this well appeared when the lord Krishan annihilated the demon “vatasha-ashur”. “Sharan muni” is perhaps the gotra of “kutariyaar”.
    • Lohani (लोहानी) is given to families who resided in the hamlet of Lohawana (near the cave of the demon Lohasur). Lohani folks were initiated in the school of “kapila Muni” and accordingly their gotra is “kapil muni”.
    • Pawanchaudaha – The temple of “pawan mohan jee” is located in Mahavan. Families residing in this area derived the Khata “Pawanchaudaha”. The gotra of “Pawanchaudaha” is “Surya muni”.
    • Seth Or Gupta(सेठ) – Those families who were residing in “viharvana” acquired the khata “seth”. This location was believed to be a beautiful spot. Presently, there stands a magnificent temple built by Jaipur King Shree Madawajee. “Kamal muni” is the gotra of “Seth” Khata.
    • Tarway (तरवे) is given to those families who resided in the hamlet of Talwan. Taraways belongs to “Vatasa muni” gotra. In the talwan, Shri Balaramjee is reported to have killed a demon by the name of ‘Dhenuka-asur”.
    • Vaishakhiyar (वैश्यकियार) – Families residing in the “brihatvana” derived the khata “Vaishakhiyar”. This “brihatvana” was reportedly located on the eastern flank of “lohavana” where “Nimbakacharya” is believed to have appeared. “Vaishakhiyar” belongs to “Bhardwaj muni” gotra.(wiki)

    Trading communities in India include:
    • Agrawals of Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab
    • Guptas, related to Agarwals
    • Varshneys of Uttar Pradesh
    • Oswals of Rajastan, Punjab & Gujarat
    • Rauniyars of Nepal ,UP, Bihar & West Bengal
    • Barnwals of UP, Bihar & West Bengal
    • Chetti from Tamil Nadu
    • Gahoi of UP/MP
    • Komti of Andhra
    • Maheshwari of Rajasthan
    • Pancham of Maharashtra, Karnataka
    • Parwars of Madhya Pradesh
    • Vaishnav of Gujarat
    • Rauniars of Nepal ,UP, Bihar & West Bengal .

     Different Type of Vaish Subcast
    Aggrawal Rajwanshi Baranwal Churuwal Shrimal
    Shrawak Maheshwari Khandelwal Vijaywargia Oswal
    Nagar Barahseni (Varsneya) Mahur Mahor Mathur Rastogi
    Gahoi Gujrati Kadimi Gandharia Dhakar
    Meratwal Kolwar Jangre Puruwal Bhagerwal
    Atode Mordh Palliwal Jaini Lohania
    Kumartanay Pokere Tokwal Puruwal Neme
    Padmawati Narsinghpure Jaini Dasoire Khatoire Choiseni
    Didu Kesarwani Shivhare Gulhare Golwara
    Majan Vaisya Jhankare Bhatebare Yagyaseni Kanyakubjya
    Doser Lohia Mehta Vatham Kasondhan
    Omar Gaware Mahore Mahawar Mahuri Roniyar
    Jayaswal Chourasia Tailik Ayodhyawasi Awadhiya
    Awadhpuria Sunmania Chaturshreni Mahor Aghari Madhyadesia
    Shondrik Bhagat Arya Vaisya Kaumti Maharajan
    Mihir Mihiriya Madar Maurya Mahavanik
    Usmar Kunware Khobi Pisarwani Sursen
    Barsani Khat Jameya Kamalpuriya Khath
    Gudia Kapola Puratan Khandayat Harsora
    Gobhuj Oswal Sethi Ligayat Adajal
    Anepwal Ajmera Adora Atachar Adaliya
    Achatwal Arachitwal Unwal Adhaya Urvala
    Indauria Khatherwal Kurmi Bania Kakaria Kajohiwal
    Kambowal Karnera Kandoiya Kathola Kathora
    Kartiwal Kakola Kolapuri Kunthatar Kaparia
    Kurwar Kasmiri Kanu Khakhna Khadu
    Khadeta Khatarwal Khochi Khakha Khemwal
    Khadaychi Kherwal Golpuri Gasora Gujakha
    Gangerwal Gogwar Gabchack Gajera Gauri
    Gaurat Gardhwali Gangrara Gujarwala Gandharia
    Golai Gorkhe Gangapari Gohle Grami
    Chitrawal Cholodia Chacckchap Chokede Chathurath
    Thalnara Nachatra Chitore Churuwal Chouti
    Jarola Jiwanwal Jaitwal Jambu Jema
    Janoura Jamania Jaitiswar Jalhari Jingopari
    Jhaliyar Jalora Jharoul Tatar Tachsal
    Tatouroa Titora Thathwal Thakarwal Thakhar
    Didoria Disawal Dedhoumar Dabsiwes Dwarikawasi
    Dasoura Dasara Doelbaya Deshwal Dasadi
    Dewari Dilliwal Dhawal Dharwal Dhari
    Dhoi Dhawalkosthi Nagendra Nadhora Narodha
    Narasia Naraya Nathchalla Nahame Nagdawhi
    Nawamara Notia Nathila Naganhesa Nani
    Tadra Patolia Padmira Patewal Panchyawal
    Puskarwal Parwal Pawachia Piwadi Padasia
    Tancham Pasra Parwata Padhara Pantiwal
    Poukar Prawara Prahrav Patania Patnapuri
    Panchampokhra Gadhdas Baisbania Badesa Budhal
    Bougar Bahnkaya Bagbas Bawaria Barahmasi
    Bohra Bargas Badnora Jhugarwal Bhakaria
    Bhawangeh Bharija Bhagorwal Bhungada Brityanuri
    Bhatia Bhitewara Bhagau Bhugat Bhragadi
    Moudh Mehwada Mangora Mandalia Medara
    Matia Maya Mathpar Mandara Mandihad
    Maithal Moranwal Medawal Mihirwal Miranwal
    Muihar Morko Rajpuri Rothai Rogora
    Rui Rama Rahti Rajia Ladisak
    Lad Luharinya Lahu Lakam Lawech
    Waruri Vidiyada Vaish Batiwara Vayad
    Visalwar Vogra Varnvara Vagrah Vasami
    Vayeda Vayech Vaish Basta Vadarwal
    Vagriwa Variri Vagrora Vadvaiya Vapchwal
    Vachad Vednara Vahora Valmival Vaheda
    Bandarwal Varmaka Swarnkar Sojatwal Soharwal
    Sourathia Sutal Sarahia Satwal salau
    sarkharal surani soudhath salahkhar san
    satiguru sahel sadiya swariv saredwal
    sigar setwal souneya sadh sawaria
    sirkata sachora sursarwal bhikhand halora
    hihal harad hakharia hum harsora
    hardui shetti-chetti

    Source.

    http://www.vaishfederation.in/about-us/vaish-subcast.htm

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  • Purusha Suktam An Introduction

    The Purusha Suktam is one of the earliest compositions that occurs in the Rig Veda.

    There are Five most sacred mantras that are revered and chanted by the Hindus in Temples and at Homes on auspicious occasions.

    People perform this on a Daily basis as a part of their Daily Pooja.

    These Five Suktas are,

    Purusha Suktam,

    Nayanayana Suktam,

    Vishnu Suktam.

    Sri Suktam and

    Durga Suktam.

    These five Suktas are to be recited at the time of Bathing the Deity.

    Details on How a God is to be Bathed may be seen in my Post filed Hinduism.

    If one looks the Universe and its workings it would be evident that everything in the Universe takes place in a rhythmic pattern.

    Stars are formed, decay, Die and are regenerated.

    Plants , animals and Man are born grow, decay and die.

    Seasons come and go.

    Everything in the world takes something from the Universe and gives it back.

    Plants give out Oxygen and we need Oxygen ‘we give out carbon and Plants need them

    Despite our mishandling of the Universe, the Universe takes back what we have taken from it, including our Life and Body.

    The Laws of Universe do not expect anything.

    Gravitation,Light,Heat and the other elements do not care whether we understand them or not.

    They just go about their jobs..

    In the Vedas performance of an action because it ought to be performed is called Yagna.

    The Purusha Suktam describes the evolution of the Universe at two levels. describing the process at two levels.

    One by performing a Yagna and another as Yaga where a specific result is required.

    Full Text meaning and explanatory note follows in a seires of articles.

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  • ‘Sermon On The Mount’ A Hoax

    I  believe that Legends and  Ancient Texts need investigation.

    They cannot be just brushed away as figment of imagination.

    This seems to be rational.

    Christian text Sermon on The Mount
    The Sermon On The Mount

    I have been checking legends,Puranas     of the Hindus.

    Nearly all reference points  turnout to be true!

    Lord Krishna‘s Dwaraka is being excavated.

    The exact location where Lord Krishna delivered the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna during the Mahabharata battle, has been identified.

    The date of birth and death of Lord Rama is validated thorough the references of the eclipses and the description of celestial events like eclipses and the configuration of Stars and  Planets.

    And there are many more.

    I was curious to know about the geographical location of the Mount from where Jesus Christ is recorded to have delivered the famous Sermon on The Mount.

    The Sermon on the mount epitomizes Christian Ethics.

    ‘

    The Sermon on the Mount (anglicized from the Matthean Vulgate Latin section title: Sermo in monte) is a collection of sayings and teachings of Jesus, which emphasizes his moral teaching found in the Gospel of Matthew (chapters 5, 6 and 7).[1] It is the first of the Five Discourses of Matthew and takes place relatively early in the Ministry of Jesus after he has been baptized by John the Baptist and preached in Galilee.

    The Sermon is the longest piece of teaching from Jesus in the New Testament, and has been one of the most widely quoted elements of theCanonical Gospels.[2] It includes some of the best known teachings of Jesus, such as the Beatitudes, and the widely recited Lord’s Prayer. To most believers in Jesus, the Sermon on the Mount contains the central tenets of Christian discipleship.[2]

    The last verse of chapter 5 is considered to be a focal point that summarizes the teaching of the sermon: “be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect”, advising his disciples and followers to seek the path towards perfection and the Kingdom of God‘-wiki”

    The reference to the Sermon on the Mount are found in the Bible and they are contradictory in terms of its Geographical location.

    “According to Luke, there was no mountain…
    “17And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;”
    (Luke 6:17-49)
    Yet Matthew says it was a mountain:
    “1And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:”
    (Matt. 5:1)

    Funny, neither Mark nor John even mention the famous sermon at all — neither mountain nor plain.
    Paul also appears to not have any knowledge of any such sermon”

    We have two issues.

    1.Whether the Sermon on the Mount was delivered by Christ?

    “The ‘Sermon on the Mount’ is the first exposition of Jesus’ teachings in the New Testament. Many of its features suggest that it reflects the very beginnings of Jesus’ thought (?). It represents both the original kernel and the normative foundation of Christian morality. Despite many changes and adjustments Christianity has undergone since the time of its inception, Jesus’ sermon remains the lasting source of inspiration for all who profess to be the followers of Jesus. Meanwhile they had discovered that it was not easy to live strictly by the precepts of the original Christian morality.
    Note: The sermon does not necessarily reflect a single event from Jesus’ preaching tours; it could have been a later literary concatenation of sayings taken from several different speeches Jesus had delivered during his lifetime…

    The Gospel of Matthew (5:1- 7:29); The Gospel of Luke (6:17- 49). These two versions differ only slightly.
    Title: The traditional title seems to have originated with the commentary of St. Augustine: “Concerning the Lord’s Sermon in the Mountain” (394 AD).
    Time: The original sermon was composed probably by the end of the third decade of the 1st century AD. Both Matthew’s and Luke’s version of it were written down some time between 65 and 95 AD.
    Place: If Matthew is to be believed, the sermon was delivered on one of the hills near Capernaeum.
    Luke, however, intimates that the sermon was given in a “level place” (if so its proper title would be “The Sermon in the Plain”

    One must not forget that the Bible was compiled by Constantine in an assembly of Cardinals nearly three hundred years after the supposed death/Crucifixion of Jesus.

    The reference to the Sermon on The Mount appears in the New Testament.

    It is also the view of Scholars that the Sermon on The Mount does not relate to a single Sermon but a collection of Jesus’s Teachings over a period of Time.

    So The Sermon on the Mount does not seem to have been delivered by Jesus as such.

    2.Where is the Geographical location of the Mount?

    As pointed out earlier in this post there seems to be contradiction about the Sermon having been delivered on the Mount,plain or has not been delivered at all.

    It seems to reason to believe that The Sermon on The Mount was not delivered by Jesus as is reported nor is there any geographical reference to it.

    At best it is a collection of Ethical Principles.

    References;

    http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090225121311AAm0sI4

     

    For a discussion on the subject http://www.uri.edu/personal/szunjic/philos/sermon.htm

    *Definition of Hoax.

    ”

    An act intended to deceive or trick.
    2. Something that has been established or accepted by fraudulent means.
    tr.v. hoaxed, hoax·ing, hoax·es’
    -Online English Dictionary
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  • GOD Proof By Biology Mathematics Computer

    I have posted quite a few articles on Religion,Reason,Rationality,Philosophy,Reality and of course God.

    While some insist there is God, some declare the Concept as Non sense.

    The latter say that it is the lack of Proof.

    Proof for God.
    God- Proof

    What is the Proof we are talking about?

    As of now we have some instruments of Knowledge.

    They are Perception, Inference,Intuition,Faith, Testimony and Logic.

    Curiously, Proof for the Existence of God has been provided under all these categories.

    Perception.

    God Seen.

    In A Hospital.

    Recollection from Near Death Experience.

    According to Dr. Steven Laureys, a Belgian neurologist who heads the Coma Science Group at the university hospital in the city of Liege (Belgium), has spoken to many patients over the years who have awakened from a coma and told him about “journeys” they have been on during the near-death experience.

    The team, which was made up of scientists from the Coma Science Group and the University’s Cognitive Psychology Research Uni, conducted Memory Characteristics Questionnaires, which test for the sensory and emotional details in recollections. They then compared near-death experiences with other memories of intense real-life events, as well as memories of dreams and thoughts. However, the scientists were surprised to find that near-death experiences were much richer than any imagined or real event, including births and marriages.

    On April 10, 2013, Dr. Laureys told CNN that patients in intensive care are often scared to tell their stories of near-death experiences, as they are afraid that people won’t take them seriously; but people who go on the journeys can be forever changed, with some no longer fearing death.

    The questionnaire asked survivors about how certain they were that a remembered experience was a real event. Dr. Laureys, who believes that the experiences originate in human physiology, said, “They (the patients) are very convinced that it is real.”
    It has also been discovered that it is enough just to think you’re dying to have a memory of a near-death experience.

    The study said, “Many individuals having had NDEs were not physically in danger of death suggesting that the perception, on its own, of the risk of death seems to be important in eliciting NDEs.”

    Laureys doesn’t want to speculate on the existence of Heaven or Hell, but he does say that only a small minority of near-death experiences are horrifying. Most of them are pleasant and uplifting. From his accounts, it sounds like more people go to “Heaven” than “Hell.

    There are more cases which can be checked out in the web.

    God Exists, Biology.

    In his mind, Dr. Collins admitted that the science, which he loved so much, was powerless to answer the following questions:”What is the meaning of life?” “Why am I here?” “Why does mathematics work, anyway?” “If the universe had a beginning, who created it?” “Why are the physical constants in the universe so finely tuned to allow the possibility of complex life forms?” “Why do humans have a moral sense?” “What happens after we die?”

    Dr. Collins always assumed that faith was based on purely emotional and irrational arguments, and was astounded to discover, initially in the writings of the Oxford scholar C.S. Lewis and subsequently from many other sources, that one could build a very strong case for the plausibility of the existence of God on purely rational grounds.

    Actually, Dr. Collins says that he finds no conflict here. Yes, he also claims evolution by descent from a common ancestor is clearly true. He affirms that if there was any lingering doubt about the evidence from the fossil record, then the study of DNA provides the strongest possible proof of our relatedness to all other living things.

    According to Dr. Collins’ words, he found that there is a wonderful harmony in the complementary truths of science and faith. The God of the Bible is also the God of the genome. God can be found in the cathedral or in the laboratory. By investigating God’s majestic and awesome creation, science can actually be a means of worship.

    God Proved by Mathematics.

    When Gödel died in 1978, he left behind a tantalizing theory based on principles of modal logic, a type of formal logic that, narrowly defined, involves the use of the expressions “necessarily” and “possibly,” according to Stanford University. So the theorem says that God, or a supreme being, is that for which no greater can be conceived. God exists in the understanding. If God exists in the understanding, we could imagine Him to be greater by existing in reality. Therefore, God must exist.

    God Proved by Computer .

    Using an ordinary MacBook computer, they have shown that Gödel’s proof was correct, at least on a mathematical level, by way of higher modal logic.

    In their initial submission on a research server, “Formalization, Mechanization, and Automation of Gödel’s Proof of God’s Existence,” the pair say that “Goedel’s ontological proof has been analysed for the first-time with an unprecedented degree of detail and formality with the help of higher-order theorem provers.”

    But unsurprisingly, there is a rather significant caveat to that claim. In fact, what the researchers in question say they have actually proven is a theorem which was put forward by the renowned Gödel, and the real news isn’t about a Supreme Being, but rather what can now be achieved in scientific fields using superior technology. The mathematicians say that their proof of Gödel’s axioms has more to do with demonstrating how superior technology can help bring about new achievements in science.

    Benzmüller and Paleo believe that their work can benefit areas such as artificial intelligence and the verification of software and hardware.

    I have quoted from sources in this article and I will post on how God is proved by Indian Philosophy through Intuition,Faith,Logic and Personal experience.

    Source:

    http://www.oddee.com/item_98822.aspx?utm_source=Oddee&utm_campaign=7c05e300da-Oddee_Manual_JAN_7_20141_6_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a52606686c-7c05e300da-60554921

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  • Rare Teerthas Of Hindusim

    Tirtha means a Small pond or a Sanskrit: तीर्थ), which literally means “a ford, a shallow part of a body of water that may be easily crossed” has come to connote places of pilgrimage associated with sacred water.

    Theertha at Bhimshankar
    Bhimshankar Theertha

    There are a lot of Sacred Tirthas according to Hinduism.

    Taking a dip in them relieves one of his and some Tirthas are reputed to relieve one of his specific problem.

    Teerthas are different from Holy rivers like Ganges, Yamuna or Sarasvati.

    Teertha may be small pond in the Temple precincts, or slightly away from it or may be found in a forest or a mountain, with a small temple nearby.

    It may be cold water or warm water spring, or a ford,pond or a rivulet.

    I am listing some rare Teertha, so rare that I am unable to find their location.

    Readers may help.

    Kumjaamraka Teertha.Kumjaamraka means ‘bent’

    This Theerthameans bent Mango Tree.

    This Teertha is for worshipping Lord Vishnu.

    Lord Vishnu is reported to have appeared before Sage Raivya in a Mango Tree.

    The tree bent because of His weight,

    Tirtha is located near this tree.

    Maya and Matsya are two more Theertha nearby.

    It is believed to relieve one of his sons and if one dies in this place he is never reborn.

    2.Sarva Kalika Tirtham.Those who do penance here will attain the feet of Lord Vishnu

    There is a hot water spring nearby, called Poorna Mukham.

    Those who take a dip here will reach the Chandra Loka, a stage of mental development)t and will be reborn as a Brahmin.

    * I am unable to find the locations of these.

    3.Kampilya Tirtham.

     

    Kampilya (कम्पिल्‍य) was the Capital of the Panchala Kingdom ruled by Drupada during Mahabharata period. It is mentioned in Mahabharata that when Pandavas were in exile and staying at place called Ekachakra (Etawah, Uttar Pradesh), they came to know that Drupada, King of Panchala, had announced the Swayamvara of his daughter Draupadi. Then they came to Kampilya (Kampil, Uttar Pradesh), the capital of Drupada. The historian Thakur Deshraj has mentioned that the people of Kampilya were later known as Koil. The Koīl people came from Kampilya and founded the city known asKampilgarh, situated south east of Ganges. The town of Kampilgarh later became popular as Koil which is now Aligarh. Shri Nagendranath Basu has mentioned in ‘Bangla vishva kosha’ that Jats seized Ramgarh in 1757 AD and named it Koil. This was later took by Marathas and appointed a French named Piran as administrator of this place. Koil is also mentioned in an old folk-song ‘Rag dhola’ which tells about Fool Singh Punjabi Jat as its ruler. This place was also ruled by Maharaja Suraj Mal of Bharatpur for some time. Literary significance of Kampilya In Kampil there have also been great poets. (1) Mathura Chaubey Mukatimani (Kaviraja). Aurangzeb gave him 500 bigha of free hold land that is still in the possession of the family. A descendent of this poet Ms. Neera Misra Chairperson of Draupadi Trust is working for Restoration of the historical and heritage value of this land.’
    This is reported to be the place where Varaha Avatar redeemed the world.
    Taking a dip here shall relieve one of his sins.
    4.Varaha Tirtha.
    The most prominent temples of Varaha is the Sri Varahaswami Temple in Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh. It is located on the shores of a temple pond, called the Swami Pushkarini, in Tirumala, near Tirupati; to the north of the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple (another temple of Vishnu in the form ofVenkateswara). The region is called Adi-Varaha Kshestra, the abode of Varaha. The legend of the place is as follows: at the end of Satya Yuga (the first in the cycle of four aeons; the present one is the fourth aeon), devotees of Varaha requested him to stay on earth, so Varaha ordered his mount Garudato bring his divine garden Kridachala from his abode Vaikuntha to Venkata hills, Tirumala. Venkateswara is described as having taken the permission of Varaha to reside in these hills, where his chief temple, Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, stands. Hence, pilgrims are prescribed to worship Varaha first and then Venkateswara. In the Atri Samhita (Samurtarchanadhikara), Varaha is described to be worshipped in three forms here: Adi Varaha, Pralaya Varaha and Yajna Varaha. The image in the sanctum is of Adi Varaha..
    5.Chakra Tirtha.
    Chakra Theertham is also a famous pond in Tirumala, which is located next to Silathoranam and holds special importance. Visiting this site is considered as good as touching the Lotus Feet of the Lord, which will deliver the devotees from their travails.
    It is believed that when Lord Brahma observed grief at this site, Lord Vishnu plunged his Sudarshana Chakra for cleansing it. The Sudarshana Chakra then fell into a place, which later came to be known as Chakra Theertham. This pond is known for cleanse bathers of sins that would lead them to the lotus feet of Lord Vishnu.
    Chakra Theertham is located about 2 Km from the temple, in the same complex as the Sila Thoranam is a rare natural rock arch. This place houses a Swayambu Lingam and is well-known for being a popular tourist spot in Tirupati.

    6.Bhimshankar Therrtha.

    Bhimashankar Temple, one of the 12 Jyotirlinga temples dedicated to Lord Shiva, is situated in Bhavagiri (Bhorgiri) village, 50 km north-west of Khed, in Maharashtra, India. Bhimashankar Shiva Mandir is about 110 km from Pune in the Ghat region of the Sahyadri hills (Sahayadri Ranges). The temple is situated on the banks of River Bhima, it is from here Bhima Rive flows south east and merges with the Krishna River near Raichur. Bhima Shankar Temple gives a beautiful view of the forts, the rivers and the hill stations nearby..

    Source.

    Varaha Purana.

     

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