Kumardhara Kshetra Purana

By Sri Chiraan 2009/04/24

Shri Suta continues, "hey all muni gathered kindly listen to Shatabindu and his father’s story, interesting and ashcharykara [exhilarating]. In tretayuga, Sahasrabindu sat for a difficult penance on the peaks of Rushyashringa parvat. He undertook severe austerities to commence the penance, in summer, he kept gazing at the sun and continued tapasya, in rains he stood in the open ground to continue the tapasya, in winter surrounded himself with snow, and yet continued the tapasya. The snow that was around his neck melted to give way for a river. This river is known as Kumardhara. Sun impressed with Sahasrabindu appeared before him to give him a boon. Sahasrabindu asked for a son. Surya [Sun] told him look this river, which has originated from your body will assume another form as your son. That son became famous as Shatabindu".  

Rudra continues to tell Shanmukha,"In another yuga Shatabindu was born and he to please Agni undertook severe tapasya. But his tapasya caused strife to devatas in suryamandal. Everyone was unable to bear the heat of that tapasya, as it was emanating a huge flames towards the sun. The devatas, siddha sadhya, chanar, gandharva, birds, animals and men all were unable to carry out day to day activities due to this tapasya. Thus saptarishis, Kashyap, Atri, Bharadwaj, Shatanand, Gautam, Vaikhanas, Valkhilya maharshi all went to Shatabindu and asked him "why he was undertaking this tapasya that is inconvenience to others, good people do not do karma going against the humanity". Just as they were speaking these words, a huge flame was engulfing them, seeing this Shatabindu stopped his tapasya. But the sweat from his body flew as a river all around. This came to be known as Kanishtha.

Agni appeared before Shatabindu and urged him to ask a boon. Shatabindu said I would want this river to wipe off the sins however grave they may be for those who bathe here. Anyone who might have committed, bramhhatya, go hatya, bhrunhatya, streehatya or engaged in drinking alcohol, or debauchery all such people too, if they take dip in this river be relieved off the sins and become pure. In hemant rutu margashirsha shahti, or any other punya yoga on panchami or chaturthi, one be relieved off skin diseases. Agni obliged.

Shatabindu prayed, "Garhapatye, dakshinagnaye, avahaneeya namaha, jwalatmane namaha" and Agni disappeared. Thus these rivers were known as Jyeshta Kanishtha, Kumardhara and flowing before Subramhanyam, it is cleansing the sins of the devotees and purifying their minds enables them to attain sadgati.

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Subramhanya Kshetra Puraan [Sarpa Dosha Nivaran]

By Sri Chiraan 2009/04/21

Note: Many of the people on the earth are troubled by Sarpa dosha in the horoscope. Such people face lot of hurdles and untold miseries. Skin diseases, inability to conceive, extraordinary struggle, unable to find suitable match for marriage, Mangal Dosha, chronic debts, frequent fights in the house, sudden loss of fortunes, and aimless wanderings all point to presence of Sarpa dosha in the horoscope. 

Every person may not be able to perform Sarpa pooja, sanskara, pratishtha etc, So for such people reading about Kuke Kshetra mahima will relieve them from this dosha. Starting today everyday a chapter in this purana will be posted for the benefit of all May lord Anantapadmanabh bless us all.

SrimanMoolaramo vijayate|

Shri Gurubhyo namaha |

Kshipraprasaday namaha |

Annadam Pranadam nityam nrytyantam yoginaam hrudi|

Ayuraarogyadam devam Subramhanyamaham bhaje||

Shri Suta preached to Shaunak and others that "Parshuram kshetra, where Lord had performed tapas, the place where Rushyashrunga had lived, famously known as Kumar Parvat, on whose peak lives Subramhanya! I recite the story of such Kumar as known to me, Listening to this story relieves one of kushtha [skin diseases] and other miseries. Shanmukha mahima relives us all of the pain, and thus I recite the story of Kumar Parvat, Kumar Dhara and Shanmukha as told to Parvati by Shiva. Also as known by conversation between Bramha and Narada as told by Sahasrabindu to his son Shatabindu. May this bring happiness to all and this bestow punya.

In tretayuga Sahasrabindu told thus to  his son shatabindu "oh dear son, I narrate to you what Shiva had narrated to his son Shanmukha in his childhood. Mahasesha, one day tired of bearing the earth on his head, prayed Lord Vishnu, Lord appeared and blessed Sesha to take a break and happily choose his dwelling place for sometime, till then he would support the Bramhanda as Koorma. Then Sesha chose the best among the mountains Rushyashringa took the form of Subramhanya, and resided peacefully for many years in Vishnu Dhyana .

Katyayani devi yearning for a son came to this ranges, and did penance for many years observing Anantpadmanabh vrat. Sesha, happy with her penance and austerity blessed her to conceive, and also established a avesha of his roopa in the child. Thus blessed with the boon, Agni entered the virya of Shiva. Parvati Devi gave birth to a son of six faces [Shanmukha]. That blessed son, bowing before the Parents, and after obtaining their permission went away for penance in the western direction, in the Kshetra of Parshuram, Rushyashrung Ashrama, Shanmukha, seated in the tapasya of Shesha antargata Anantapadmanabh Swamy. Since Kumar had undertaken tapasya, this came to be known as Kumar Parvat. And the river that flew from this place is known as Kumardhara. And the linga here is known as Kukelinga. Those who know this will be relived of the pains of the world. Thus men should try his best to serve Kumar. Those who pray Skanda seated on a peacock will achieve all the desired. Just by mere recital of this devata’s name relieves off the sins". 

Shaunaka asked "Hey Mahatma, how come this place of Parashuram became Rushyashringa Kshetra? how did Subramhanya come to Kumar Parvat? Why did he stand here? Kumaardhara, where did it origin and where did it flow towards, kindly narrate the mahima".

Thus ends chapter 1 of Kuke Kshetra purana from Skandapurana!!

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