Pranam
I read in above: "The legend dates back to Lord Vishnu who is believed to
have confirmed the power of cleansing one’s sins in this holy place.
The tradition traces its history to the time of *Buddha, who is believed to
have performed the first pindan her*e.
Turning the pages of earlier history, one comes across the Puranic legend
that ascribed Gaya as one of the holiest spots of the world.
KR Who? Is it Buddaha? Did pinda dhanam here? Or Vishnu was in the
period of Buddha?. It's not clear either; the myth is blown by the
following article.
*Gaya shrAddham—Fact & Fiction*
Gaya, on the banks of the Phalgu River in Bihar, is a venerated place for
both Hindus and Buddhists. Hindus visit Gaya to offer “*pinda dhAn*” (
offering balls of rice) to the souls of their departed ancestors to provide
salvation for them. Under the banyan tree known as “*akshayavaTa*”
(immortal banyan tree) the priests instruct the people to utter “*Akshaya VaTa
chAyAyAm Gaya SrAddham KarishyE” *(“under the shadow of the immortal banyan
tree I perform the obsequies”) during the ShrAddha ceremony. Gaya
Mahatmyam, which forms part of the *VAyu PurANam*, states that the Phalgu
River is the embodiment of Lord Vishnu himself. Faith is the guiding force
in a large number of people flocking to Gaya to perform the religious
ceremonies (Hindus) and visit the Buddhist shrine to get self-realization
fulfillment (Buddhists).
Per Hindu belief, the soul wanders after death until *pindadhAn*, or
religious service seeking salvation for the dead from the cycle of rebirth,
is performed. The fortnight-long *pitrupaksh *period ---the waning moon
fortnight in the Hindu month of Ashvin
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashvin> (15
days in Sep-Oct) -- is considered auspicious to offer *pindadhAn*.
*PindadhAn* is traditionally offered on the banks of the Phalgu River at
Gaya. The prayers are performed at the *Vishnupad Mandir*. Priests,
known as Gaywal-pandas, conduct the ritual. Thousands of Hindus visit Gaya
every year for the purpose of doing *pindadhAn *.
For Buddhists, Gaya is an important place of pilgrimage since it was at
the BrahmayOni Hill (also called Gayasisa) that Buddha preached
*Ādittapariyāya
Sutta* (Fire Sermon Discourse) to a thousand former fire-worshiping
ascetics who got enlightened after listening to the discourse. The Buddha
taught the monks how to achieve liberation from suffering through
detachment from the senses and the mind.
There is an interesting mythological (and hence apocryphal) story that
narrates how Rama and his brothers along with SitA visited Gaya on the
banks of the Phalgu River to offer sacred rites to their departed father
Dasharatha. It appears that when Rama and his brothers went to bathe,
Dasharatha’s hands appeared from the sand and asked SitA to offer pindam to
him since he was hungry. SitA reluctantly made balls of sand (in the
absence of rice) and offered them to the king. When Rama returned he was
disappointed that his father did not appear to accept the pindam from him.
When he asked SitA about what happened, SitA narrated that she offered the
pindam (made of sand) to the king since the king was hungry.
Rama wanted to verify that from witnesses for that incident. SitA mustered
those (the river, a Brahmin, a cow, a tuLasi plant and a banyan tree)
present when she offered the pindam but except for the banyan tree others
denied the incident. So she cursed the rest of them but blessed the banyan
tree to become immortal (which is believed to exist still in the name of
akshaya vaTa tree). Details can be read from the following
The mythological story that circulates seeks to add strength to the
importance of Gaya shrAddham by quoting the putative Ramayana episode. In
actuality there is no mention of such episode in VAlmIki Ramayana to
indicate that Rama ever visited Gaya to offer the PindadhAn to his father’s
soul. The story has been circulated in order to foster the belief that
offering such rites at Gaya would rid the ancestral souls of perennial
wandering and thereby offer solace to the surviving descendants. Let us
examine what is found in Ramayana itself regarding the pindadhAn.
Bharata meets Rama (in exile) at CitrakUTam. After learning about
Dasharatha's death from Bharata, Rama performs obsequies for his father on
the banks of the river MandAkini in Citrakutam valley and then offers water
and balls of food made from tree pulp to the departed king. Let us look at
the actual slokams.
*Ayodhya KANDam, sargam 103. slOkams 24-25, 27-28*
*ते* *सुतीर्थाम्* *ततः* *कृच्छ्रादुपागम्य* *यशस्विनः*
* | **नदीम्* *मन्दाकिनीम्* *रम्याम्* *सदा* *पुष्पितकाननाम्** || **२**-**१०३*
*-**२४*
*शीघ्रश्रोतसमासाद्य* *तीर्थम्* *शिममकर्दमम्*
* | **सिषिचुस्तुदकं* *राज्ञे* *तातैतत्ते* *भवत्विति** || **२**-**१०३**-**२५*
*Meaning*: Rama and others reached the river MandAkini at a blessed ford
and offered the sacred water, free of mud, to the king saying, “Father! May
this prove agreeable to you”.
*एतत्ते* *राजशार्दूल* *विमलं* *तोयमक्षयम्*
* | **पितृलोकगतस्याद्य* *मद्दत्तमुपतिष्ठतु** || **२**-**१०३**-**२७*
*Meaning*: “Oh, kingly tiger among men, may this water which is free of
taint that I offer to you reach you in the place of your ancestors where
you are”
*ततो* *मन्दाकिनीतीरात्र्पत्युत्तीर्य* *स* *राघवः*
* | **पितुश्चकार* *तेजस्वी* *निवापं* *ब्रातृभिः* *सह** || **२**-**१०३**-*
*२८*
*Meaning*: Then Rama climbed the bank of the MandAkini River with his
brothers and offered balls of food to his father.
The balls of food were prepared from the pulp of the Ingudi fruit mixed
with a pulp of plums placed on a mat of kusa grass. Rama with sadness in
his heart and tears in his eyes requested his father to partake that food
(2.103.29-30). That is the water offering and pinda dhAn that is mentioned
in VAlmIki Ramayana.
Later Rama convinces Bharata that he should return to ayOdhya and rule the
kingdom to honor the word of their father. The only reference to Gaya is
made here in Rama’s advice to Bharata.
*Ayodhya KANDam sargam 107, slokams 11-15*
*श्रूयते* *हि* *पुरा* *तात* *श्रुतिर्* *गीता* *यशस्विनी*
* | **गयेन* *यजमानेन* *गयेषु* *एव* *पितृऋन्* *प्रति** || **२**-**१०७**-**११*
*Meaning*: “My dear brother, there was an illustrious king named Gaya who
performed a sacrifice in a place called Gaya to honor his ancestors. He
chanted the following verse.”
*पुम्* *नाम्ना* *नरकाद्* *यस्मात्* *पितरम्* *त्रायते* *सुतः*
* | **तस्मात्* *पुत्र* *इति* *प्रोक्तः* *पितृऋन्* *यत्* *पाति* *वा* *सुतः*
* || **२**-**१०७**-**१२*
*Meaning*: "Since a son delivers his father from a place of torment (hell)
called 'Put', he is named as 'Putra'- 'he who delivers his ancestors from
all dangers'"
*एष्टव्या* *बहवः* *पुत्रा* *गुणवन्तो* *बहु* *श्रुताः*
* | **तेषाम्* *वै* *समवेतानाम्* *अपि* *कश्चिद्* *गयाम्* *व्रजेत्** || **२*
*-**१०७**-**१३*
*Meaning*: "To have many virtuous and learned sons is to be desired, since
at least one among them, who is intimately connected, will come to Gaya to
perform a sacrifice."
*एवम्* *राज* *ऋषयः* *सर्वे* *प्रतीता* *राज* *नन्दन*
* | **तस्मात्* *त्राहि* *नर* *श्रेष्ठ* *पितरम्* *नरकात्* *प्रभो** || **२**-*
*१०७**-**१४*
*Meaning*: "O, prince! This is the conviction of all the royal sages. O,
the efficient and the excellent of men! Therefore, save our father from
hell”.
*अयोध्याम्* *गग्च्छ* *भरत* *प्रकृतीर्* *अनुरन्जय*
* | **शत्रुघ्न* *सहितो* *वीर* *सह* *सर्वैर्* *द्विजातिभिः** || **२**-**१०७*
*-**१५*
*Meaning: *"O, the valiant Bharata! Go to ayOdhya along with Shatrughna and
all the Brahmanas and give joy to the people there."
It is obvious from the slokams above that Rama exhorts Bharata to go back
to ayOdhya and rule the kingdom per the wishes of the departed king
Dasharatha so that the soul of Dashratha can attain peaceful salvation..
Rama quotes the king Gaya about a son’s filial obligation to do what the
father wants upon which the soul of the dead father can attain salvation.
He resorts to this ruse in order to tell Bharata to go back and execute the
promise of Dashratha to Kaikeyi that her son, Bharata, would rule ayOdhya.
Rama did not ask Bharatha to go to Gaya and do *pinda dhAnam* nor did he
himself intend to do so. CitrakUTam is 250 or more miles west of Gaya and
there was no reason for Rama to visit Gaya at all for any reason. From
CitrakUTam his path to DandakAranya was all westward. The mention of Gaya
in a couple of slokams in VAlmiki Ramayana and that too to mention the king
whose name was Gaya who expected sons to perform sacrifices in Gaya has
been extrapolated to justify the ceremonial activities currently conducted
in Gaya to please the departed ancestors.
Mythological episodes can be used to justify the performance of certain
ceremonial acts. Even as Ramayana itself includes many mythological
aspects, most people believe every bit of what Ramayana narrates. So if
somebody says, “Ramayana says….” people believe it to be literally true.
But to justify the ceremonies by saying that revered epic heroes performed
such acts when it was not so does not add credibility to the practice. If
people want to perform such acts it is up to them to do so in matters of
faith.
There is an irony here. It appears the pandas in Gaya are insisting the
folks participating in the *pitrupaksha* ceremonies to indulge in a diverse
range of activities which remunerates the priests handsomely. The episode
of the curse of SItA that the Brahmins would never be satisfied (as a
result of the Brahmin denying her act of *pinda dhAn* to Dasharatha)
perhaps rings true now as seen by the greed of the priests who insist on
various activities by the participants that generate income for the priests.
2 Did Buddaha the atheist gave Pinda at Gaya? ( How did Mr G got the
information verified?.
KR IRS 291221
On Wed, 29 Dec 2021 at 05:52, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 <
[email protected]> wrote:
> QUES ANSW DIVINE 88
>
> Dear friends,
>
> These are information posted by members compiled as QA by me in
> 1998’s-2004’s and stored in my computer. At this date I have no information
> of the members posted.
>
> For some QA a reference book is mentioned. So such QA is framed by
> reading the book by me downloading from internet. Gaya *Srardha topic is
> covered in this QA also It is purely incidental.*
>
> BEING COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> *R. Gopalakrishnan, 78, Former ITS, AGM Telecom Trivandrum dated
> 29-12-2021*
>
> Q1 How many ways we sin?
>
> A1 We sin in four different ways. With our body we do evil; with our
> tongue we speak untruth; with our mind we think evil; and with our money we
> do so much that is wicked. *We must learn to turn these very four means
> of evil into instruments of virtue. *
>
> Q2 Do worshipping kamadhenu is equal to worshipping ancestors?
>
> A2 Yes, Vedas say so. The Vedas also say that offering prayers to Goddess
> Kamadhenu is equivalent to worshipping our ancestors and hence it is
> considered to be auspicious to feed the cows on a New Moon Day.
>
> According to ancient seers, this worship when performed along with the
> *feeding
> of the cow with "Agathi Keerai" herb* leaves produces immense benefits to
> the ancestral spirits and the native.
>
> The benefits of offering *"Agathi Keerai" herb leaves to the Cow will
> reach the ancestors residing in any plane* of existence and obtain their
> blessings for you.
>
> If a soul has certain dissatisfaction when leaving the earth plane,
> offering Agathi Keerai will appease the soul and make the soul to rest in
> peace.
>
> The soul can then ascend to higher level of existence beyond the earth
> plane
>
> Q3 Everybody would have seen big advertisements to purchase gold on the
> Akshaya thrithiya day. Question- Who got Akshaya Pathrm from the Son-
> Panchali or Yudhishtira?
>
> A3 According to Vedic Mythology, the "Akshaya bowl" which creates
> unlimited food was given to the great *king Yudhistra on this day* This
> event happened at the Thirumanthurai temple in Tamil Nadu.
>
> Q4 What is the spcial attribute of Siva puram temple in South India?
>
> A4 *Kubera worshipped Lord Siva at a temple called Sivapuram.* This
> temple is one of the most sacred temples in Southern India. Buried
> underneath the land surrounding the temple are thousands of Sivalingams
>
> Q5 Can a prayer before the sea is approved if you could not do anything
> like sraddah, Tharpanam etc ?
>
> A5 Yes. Again, our scriptures say, if we don't get any facility such as
> place, person, or mantras, Agni and even good water etc etc, and we are
> trapped in an island," *Go and weep before the sky and water" for non
> performance of these. Our prayers for them are bound to be carried by these
> holy agents.*
>
> Q6 What are the three main classifications of Sraddaha?
>
> A6 Shraddha can be of three types: *adyashraddha* (early obsequies),
> *abhyudayika
> *or *brddhi shraddha *(emerging obsequies offerings) and *sapindikarana*
> (yearly obsequies rites). *The sapindikarana shraddha is held a year
> after a death*
>
> Shraddha, observed to seek blessings from the ancestors prior to marriage
> or *upanayana* (holy thread ceremony), is known as *brddhi *shraddha.
>
> There are also three other types of shraddha:
>
> shraddha observed on some occasions like Mahalaya (new moon of the Bangla
> month Ashvin) or marking the death falling on some special occasions is
> known as *parvana shraddha* (festival obsequies).
>
> The shraddha meant for a single person at a time is known as *ekoddishta
> *shraddha
> (obsequies for one)
>
> Food is usually offered to the manes (*pindadan*) in the name of three
> generations on parvana shraddha.
>
> Q7 What is Anvashtaka sraddaha?
>
> A7 There is another type of shraddha called *Anvashtaka*, but this is not
> observed widely. It is thought that it is proper to hold shraddha at the
> altar of vishnu in the holy place of Gaya. The rich in most cases observe
> the shraddha of their parents in Gaya. shulapani's *Shraddhaviveka* and
> Raghunandan's *Shraddhatattva* are considered authoritative texts
> regarding shraddha by Hindus in Bengal. [Suresh Chandra Banerjee]
>
> Q8 Where do we have Akshayavat in Gaya?
>
> A8 Ghats and temples line the banks of the sacred Falgu River. Trees such
> as pipal trees and Akshayavat, the undying banyan, are especially sacred
>
> Q9 What is the speciality of Mangal gouri shrine and Vishnu pada temple
> in Gaya?
> A9 The Mangla Gauri shrine is marked by two rounded stones that symbolize
> the breasts of the mythological Sati, the first wife of Lord Shiva
>
> Lord vishnu's right footprint is embedded on the stone called 'Dhrama
> shiela'. Pilgrims come here for praying.
>
> *They worship with milk and flower garlands so that their relatives soul
> have peace in **eternal heaven.*
>
> Q10 What are the special attributes of deoghar temple in Bihar and
> mythology associated with it?
>
> A10 The hoary temple at Deoghar (the home of gods) is the most important
> pilgrim point in Bihar that attracts thousands of Shiv devotees during the
> month of Shrawan (July/August), when the summer heat has just given way to
> the early monsoon.
>
> Saffron clad pilgrims with pots of holy water, well balanced on their
> shoulder, make a 100 km. Bare foot trek from Sultanganj, where the holy
> water of Ganges is considered holier due to its unusual flow northwards.
>
> The sanctity of deoghar lies in its legend of Ravana who went all the way
> to Mount Kailash, pleading Shiva to make Lanka his home.
>
> Ravana’s mother was an ardent devotee of Shiva and she worshipped a
> Shivalinga made of clay, which soon dissolved with daily pouring of water
> over it.
>
> This prompted Ravana to implore Shiva if he would reside in Lanka. Lord
> Shiva did not accede to Ravana’s prayer but offered him one of twelve
> emblems of his divinity (Jyotiralinga) which would be quite as effective
> and that he might take it away on the condition that the transfer should
> be effected without breaking the journey.
>
> Moreover if the lingam was placed elsewhere on earth during the journey,
> it would remain fixed on that spot forever.
>
> The other gods felt unhappy at the jyotiralinga being transported to Lanka
> which would render them powerless in their fight with Ravana. Accordingly
> they planned to outwit *Ravana .*
>
> * Varuna, the god of water entered the belly of Ravana, urging him to
> relieve himself. **Ravana was left with no alternative but to descend and
> befriend and old Brahmin (who was Vishnu in disguise) begging him to hold
> the lingam for a while. *
>
> On return Ravana found the lingam lying on the ground and the Brahman was
> nowhere to be seen.
>
> He was in a great rage but equally helpless as he tried hard to remove the
> lingam from the spot but he only succeeded in breaking a piece of the top
> of it.
>
> This place where the jyotiralinga was destined to last for ever is
> Deoghar, also popular as Baijnath Dham.
>
> Another festival that takes place at this time is the festival of Naag
> Panchami (July/ August). It is celebrated in honour of snakes at Rajgir.
> Devotees offer milk and flowers and worship snakes. As it is Lord Shiva who
> wears a garland of snakes (sarpa bhushanam), he is also worshipped on this
> day.
>
> Q11 Who are Gayalis and how they are associated with Gaya sraddaha?
>
> A11 Few months prior to the Buddhist pilgrimage this sleepy town is agog
> with people who come here for the Pitrapaksha mela or the ancestor worship
> typified in Sraddha ritual.
>
> It is time for the Gayalis (the descendants of Magga Brahmans who were
> once devotees of Shiva but later converted to Vaishnavism) to be prepared
> for the Vedic Sraddha ceremonies or the pindan – a mandatory Hindu rite
> that is supposed to bring salvation to the departed soul.
>
> The legend dates back to Lord Vishnu who is believed to have confirmed the
> power of cleansing one’s sins in this holy place.
>
> The tradition traces its history to the time of *Buddha, who is believed
> to have performed the first pindan her*e.
>
> Turning the pages of earlier history, one comes across the Puranic
> legend that ascribed Gaya as one of the holiest spots of the world.
>
> The Asura, named Gaya became so powerful that the gods felt threatened
> and thus thought of eliminating him. A*s a precondition to his death, the
> Asura demanded that he should be buried in the holiest spot of the world
> .This place is Gaya. *
>
> The central point of the Hindu pilgrimage in Gaya is the Vishnupada
> temple, built by Rani Ahilyabai of Indore in the 18th century.
>
> The spot on which it stands is associated with the famous mythological
> event of Lord Vishnu killing Gaya and leaving marks of his footprint on the
> rock which is the main object of worship in the temple.
>
> The shraddha is customarily performed under a fig tree while the women
> pilgrims perform it indoors as gayawal women live under strange customs,
> for instance, they never stir out of the house and married girls continue
> to get their daily ration from their parents.
>
> Q12 What are the details of Haridwar? How the the place got its name so?
>
> A12 Although there is no much information about the decent of lord Vishnu
> in Haridwar and how did He left there His footprints, we would like to say
> few words about this very auspicious holy place.
>
> Haridwar (literally, Vishnu's gate) is sanctified by Lord vishnu's
> footprints and so, *it is one of the seven most important pilgrimage
> places in India - the land of the Aryan civilization*
>
> Har-ki -pauri literary means the feet of Lord Vishnu. Interestingly, very
> close to the temple is the bathing place called Charan or footprints of
> Lord Visnu which actually became imprinted on stone situated on the upper
> wall of the ghats. This bathing place is the most important ghat on the
> river Ganga, where a holy dip, by many people is considered to be a must.
>
> The benefit of performing a horse sacrifice or Shraddha ceremony at Gaya
> is also easily attained at Shukla Tirhta and ultimately one can attain
> liberation
>
> So, at this amazing holy place Shukla Tirtha one can have a darshan of
> Lord Vishnu's footprints, praying to which one can attain the His spiritual
> abode.
>
> Q13 Do there is a foot print of Vamana in Mecca?
>
> A13 Yes is the answer.
>
> In the Harihareshvar Mahatmya there is an interesting mantra that
> describes three holy places in this earth planet where the incarnation of
> Lord Vishnu, Vamana, left His footprints. The mantra goes as follows:
>
> "Ekam Padam Gayayantu
>
> MAKKAYAANTU Dwitiyakam
> Tritiyam Sthapitam
>
> Divyam Muktyai Shuklasya Sannidhau"
>
> In this Verse it is not so surprising that the Lord left His footprints in
> *Gaya
> and Shukla Tirtha but it is very amazing that it is also there in Mecca -*
> the most holy pilgrimage place of all the Muslims.
>
> This can suggest that although, *the Muslims consider that the divine
> footprints are the footprints of Mohamed, *according to the above Vedic
> reference they actually worship and bow down to the lotus footprints Lord
> Vamana
>
> Firstly worshipping a foot -impression amounts to idolatry and should
> therefore be taboo for a true Muslim. Secondly Muhhamad disclaimed having
> performed any miracles.
>
> Thirdly foot-impressions must always be in pairs like shoes.
>
> Yet in most of these shrines, it is usually a single footprint which
> suggests that Muhammad walked on only one foot.
>
> *My note- This QA is added on academic interest and not for discussions*
>
> Q14 What is the story told in the Gaya Mahamya about Gayasura and Gaya
> sraddaha?
>
> A14 In few puranas like Vayu, Agni and Garuda puranas but especially in
> the Gaya Mahatmya there is *a story of the demon called Gayasura who
> acquired so much divine powers that anyone who saw or touched him went
> straight to heaven*
>
> Because this interfered with the duty of Yamaraja, the Lord of death and
> because other demigods began to suffer too due to Gayasuras required power,
> Lord
> Vishnu requested by the demigods decided to kill the demon.
>
> He, however, also *granted a boon to Gayasura that the ground covered by
> his body-some ten miles in extent-would become the holiest place on the
> earth and be known as Gaya Ksetra.*
>
> At the time of killing Gyasura, Vishnus footprint remained in the block of
> basalt that is now called Dharmasila and is the object of worship.
>
> *Performing Sraddha ceremony or offering oblations to the ancestors at
> this place frees the ancestors from the cycle of repeated birth and death*
>
> Q15 Which are the most important holy places that were known in ancient
> times ?
>
> A15 In this earth planet there are five most important holy places that
> were known already in ancient times.
>
> Badrinath in the north; Jagannath Puri in the west-coast; Rameswaram in
> the south; Dwaraka in the east-coast of India and approximately in the
> middle of them Vrindavana.
>
> Q16 Do footprints of Vishnu are there at Badrinath?
>
> A16 Yes. At Badrinath there is a place called Charanpaduka where a huge
> boulder bears the footprints of Lord Vishnu that were imprinted when he
> descended from Vaikuntha.
>
> Unfortunately, we don't have information which incarnation of Lord Vishnu
> left here His footprints.
>
> Q17 Do footprints of Vishnu are there at Varanasi?
>
> A17 Yes .In Varanasi, close to Manikarnika, the place where people are
> cremated, is another place where Lord Vishnu's footprints are preserved.
>
> According to the local tradition, here Lord Vishnu performed tapasya -
> penance for not less than 7,000 years. His footprints are seen on a
> boulder called 'the Caranpaduka', a slab of stone between the well and
> the bathing place.
>
> The footprints were personally imprinted by Lord Vishnu. Close by, there
> is a temple in honor of Ganesh who is worshipped to remove all obstacles
> on the path of spiritual practice.
>
> Q18 DO Gandhamaa hill bear foo prits of Sri rama? How do it has cone?
>
> A18 One of the divine footprints that Lord Rama left in this earth planet
> are found near Himalayas at the Gandhamadana hill that is the favorable
> abode of Hanuman - Gandhamadana saila-sthainai- namaha. The reason how
> this happened is very interesting.
>
> In the Rama lila when Laksmana got a great wound *and needed a healing
> sanjiva herb, Hanuman brought the whole Gandhamadana hill at the place
> where Laksmana was lying. At this time Siushena collected the required
> healing herb and Lord Rama left His footprints there as well*.
>
> After some time Hanuman brought back the fortunate Gandhamadana hill to
> its previous place close to the Himalayas where only three kilometers away,
> Ravans's brother, Vibhusana surrendered to His eternal, real muster Lord
> Ramacandra.
>
> Q19 Is there any verse that Siva is a Vaishnavite in Srimad Bhagavatham?
>
> A19 The Shrimad Bhagavatam declares - *vaishnavanam yatha shambhu* -
> Shiva is the best of all the Vaishnavas.
>
> Q20 Do Rameswaram is a Vaishnavite pilgrim center?
>
> A20 Yes. Lord Rama worshiped Lord Shiva just to show an example how one
> should glorify and worship an elevated devotee. *This place Rameshvaram
> is a place dear both to the Vaisnavas and the Shaivites. *
>
> Q21 What is the speciality of Kamadgiri hill?
>
> A21 On top of the Kamadgiri hill is a place called Sita Rasoi meaning
> Sita's Kitchen Shrine where she was cooking for the first years of the
> exile. It is quite interesting that in the Ramayana there is no mention of
> Sita's cooking and moreover, that this is not the only place at Kamadgiri
> where She was cooking for Lord Rama and Laksmana.
>
> Q21 Do there any instance sage Viswamithra cursed his sons?
>
> A21 Yes. In Vedic literature there are names like mleccha and yavana. The
> mlecchas are understood to be those who do not follow the Vedic principles.
> In former days, the mlecchas were fewer, and Visvamitra Muni cursed his
> sons to become mlecchas
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