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Tirthakshetra (तीर्थक्षेत्रम्) (view source)
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The hermitage of Narayana (Badarikashrama), the Alakananda, Chitrakuta where stood the hermitage of Rama and Sita and such other places; all principal mountain ranges such as Mahendra (Eastern ghats), Malaya (Western ghats) and others. (32)
The hermitage of Narayana (Badarikashrama), the Alakananda, Chitrakuta where stood the hermitage of Rama and Sita and such other places; all principal mountain ranges such as Mahendra (Eastern ghats), Malaya (Western ghats) and others. (32)
It also mentions that one who is desirous of blessings, should constantly sojourn at these sacred-most spots where the idols of Hari are installed. For, the righteous duties performed here yield fruits thousand times more than what accrues at other places. (33)
It also mentions that one who is desirous of blessings, should constantly sojourn at these sacred-most spots where the murti or vigrahas of Hari are installed. For, the righteous duties performed here yield fruits thousand times more than what accrues at other places. (33)
The Agamas state three requirements for a place of pilgrimage: Sthala, Tirtha, and Murti. Sthala refers to the place of the temple, Tīrtha is the temple tank, and Murti refers to the image of god (usually an murti or vigraha of a deity). (needs citation)
According to the Mahabharata, all places were sacred in the Krtayuga, Pushkara in the Sarasvati region was the most sacred in Treta yuga, Kurukshetra in Dvapara and Prayaga at the junction of Ganga and Yamuna in the Kaliyuga. This also marks the shift in focus of the Vedic people.<ref>Subhash Kak (2000), [http://www.ece.lsu.edu/kak/ast.pdf Astonomy and its Role in Vedic Culture], Chapter 23 in Science and Civilization in India, Vol.1, The Dawn of Indian Civilization, Part 1, edited by G. P. Pande, Delhi: ICPR/Munshiram Manoharlal, pp. 507-524.</ref>
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