Kurukshetra
Kurukshetra
— city —
Kurukshetra
Location of Kurukshetra
in Haryana and India
Coordinates
30°00′N 76°27′E / 30.00°N 76.45°E / 30.00; 76.45
Country
India
State
Haryana
District(s)
Kurukshetra
Time zone
IST (UTC+5:30)
Footnotes[show]
[1]
Website
kurukshetra.nic.in
Kurukshetra pronunciation (help·info) (Hindi: कुरुक्षेत्र) is a district in
Haryana state of India. It is a holy place and is also known as Dharmakshetra
("Holy City"). According to the Puranas, Kurukshetra is named after King Kuru,
the ancestor of Kauravas and Pandavas, as depicted in epic Mahabharata. The
importance of the place is attributed to the fact that the Kurukshetra War of
the Mahabharata was fought on this land and the Bhagavad Gita was preached on
this land during the war when Lord Krishna found Arjuna in a terrible
dilemma.[1]
Rashtrakavi Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' has written an epic poem by the title of
Kurukshetra. It is a narrative poem based on the Santi Parva of the
Mahabharata.[2] It was written at a time when the memories of the Second World
War were fresh on the mind of the poet.[2]
Thanesar or Sthaneswar
is a historical town located adjacent to what is now the newly created
Kurukshetra city. Thanesar derives its name from the word "Sthaneshwar",
which means "Place of God". The Sthaneshwar Mahadev Temple, whose
presiding deity is Lord Shiva, is believed to be the oldest temple in
the vicinity. Local hearsay identifies the legendary "Kurukshetra" with a
nearby place known as Thanesar. A few kilometeres from Kurukshetra is the
village known as Amin, where there are remnants of a fort which is believed to
be Abhimanyu's fort.
In some ancient Hindu texts, the boundaries of Kurukshetra correspond roughly
to the state of Haryana. Thus according to the Taittiriya Aranyaka 5.1.1., the
Kurukshetra region is south of Turghna (Srughna/Sugh in Sirhind, Punjab), north
of Khandava (Delhi and Mewat region), east of Maru (desert) and west of
Parin.[3]
--- On Fri, 8/27/10, Aschev Schuraschev <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Aschev Schuraschev <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [kisunda] samemeh Bharata Yudha ka-27
To: [email protected]
Date: Friday, August 27, 2010, 12:42 AM
Punten bah, bade naros, sabaraha jam Yudistira dugi nepangan Bisma margi
jarakna 500 km (jarak Jakarta - Blora)?
--- On Thu, 8/26/10, Abbas Amin <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Abbas Amin <[email protected]>
Subject: [kisunda] samemeh Bharata Yudha ka-27
To: "kisunda" <[email protected]>, "urangsunda"
<[email protected]>
Date: Thursday, August 26, 2010, 5:51 AM
Caturkeun wae dua pihak Kurawa Astina lan Pandawa tos papayun payun di na
radius 500 KM; tinggal pruk aya Komando peperangan pasti ger jadi.
