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HRISHIKESH: Its Historical Significance Hrishikesh is the most ancient pilgrim place. It is an abode of Gods,a place of worship and penance of the sages and saints. The celestial stream Ganga descends down here from the foot-hill of the Himalayas. Hence it is regarded as the most pious pilgrim place.The mystical powers of the earth and water of this place, the spiritual effect, the penance of the sagas and gods make it the supreme holy pilgrim place. There are legends about this holy pilgrim place in the scriptures. Lord Vishnu appeared The great sage Raibhya muni prayed Lord Vishnu to dwell in this place for ever. before the sage Raibhya in penance under the mango tree and told him to ask for a boon. Lord Vishnu was pleased to be present here forever as Hrishikesh and said, “Osage! Lord Bharat will reinstall me here in Treta Yuga and I shall be known as Bharat in Kaliyug.Adi Guru Shankaracharya will install me here in due course of time. |
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HRISHIKESH : Its Meaning The root words “Hrishik” and “ish” join together to make “Hrishik+ish, Hrishikesh; “Hrishik” means “senses” and “ish” means “master” or “Lord” Hence the word means Lord of senses or Lord Vishnu. The sage Raibhya conquered his senses and attained Lord Vishnu, the conqueror of senses. Hence the place is known as Hrishikesh. However, later on it was pronounced as Rishikesh. In Skand Puran, this area is known as Kubjamrak as Lord Vishnu appeared here under a mango tree. In religious rites people still use this name even today. Another legend says that fierce fire broke out here. Lord Shankar was angry with Lord Agni and cursed him.Then Lord Agni prayed here for the expiation of his sins.Hence it is known as Agni Tirth - The holy place of penance of Lord Agni or Fire God. The sage som sharma performed hard penance hare and prayed Lord Hrishikesh Narayan who was pleased with the sage and granted him a boon and thus he attained the Darshan of Lord Hrishikesh Narayan here. In medieval period very few people lived here. The pilgrim visited here during pilgrimage session. Only a few poets and sages lived here .It was surrounded by the mango groves and shrubs of bamboo and Ber.There were many temples during eight century here. The floods in the Ganga and earthquakes and iconoclasts demolished many of them. |
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