Thursday, September 18, 2008

thiru naimisaranyam




It is situated at the junction of roads from sitapur and hardoi. it is around 105 kms from lucknow. 129 kms from kanpur to Hardoi and 35 kms to naimisaranyam if you are reaching the place from kanpur. If you are reachinf from delhi board any train from delhi to lucknow. Get down at hardoi
This kshetram is said to be one of the 8 swayam Vyaktha kshetrams. The other swayam Vyaktha kshetram are Sri Rangam, Srimushnam, Salagramam, Thotadri (Vaanamamalai), Tirupathi, Pushkaram and Badri.

This Naimisaranya kshetram is said to be regarded as "Tapovanam". There are 9 tapovams. They are Dandakaranyam, Saindhavaranyam, Jambhukaranyam, Pushkararanyam, Utpalaranyam, Badrikaranyam, Gurujangalaranyam, Aruputharanyam and Naimisaranayam. It is belived that the perumal is found in the form of forest. And this Naimisaranyam is regarded as a holy forest.
The forest is worshipped as the lord.
It has got chakra theertam where the lord to demolish demons has put the sudarsana chakra. In the old age, all the Maha Rishis along with Sownakar went towards Brahma devan and asked him which is the best place suited for doing Yagam and tapas. As the answer, Brahma devan took a dharbai grasss and made it as a wheel shape and rolled the dharbai grass. Brahma devar said after he rolls the grass, the place where it stopped is said to be the ideal place for doing tapas and yagam. He rolled the wheel and it stops at a particular place in the Earth and that place is said to the place which is called as "Naimisaranyam".
Nemi means chakkaram and Naimisam means the place where the chakkaram landed. Aaranyam means forest. Since Nemi, the Chakkaram which landed on Aaranya the forest, the sthalam is called as "Naimisaranyam". This Naimisaranyam is said to be the place where lots of Rishis and lots of yogis have done tapas and dhyanam and have explained the meaning of old puranas and vedams. Dont go during poornima because heavy rush is expected.

Moolavar:Devarajan
The thaayar of this Kshetram is Sri Hari Lakshmi. She is also named as "Pundareekavalli".

Pushkarani:
Chakkara Theertham
Gomuki Nadhi
Nemi Theertham and
Divya Visrantha Theertham
Apart from this there is a statue of suka maharishi in this stahalam.

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