Om Namah Shivay :
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| Trimbakeswar-Nashik |
Trimbakeshwar is one of ancient temple of lord Shiva. Trimbakeshwar
is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas in India. Trimbakeshwar - one of the holy
places of not only Maharashtra but the whole India is near Nashik. The
following verse shall explain the importance of this sacred place and the next
one gives names of the Twelve Jyotirlingas in India.
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| Trimbakeswar-Nashik |
Trimbakeshwar temple is situated on Godavari River. There is no sacred place like Trimbakeshwar,
no river like Godavari, no mountain like Brahmagiri etc. The reasons for its
being so sacred are - Godavari river originates in this place, it’s a place of
Tri-Sandhya Gayatri, the birth place of
Lord Ganesha, a place of the first Nath of Nath Sampradaya consisting of
Gorakhnath and others, a place where
Nivrittinath was made to imbibe the holy knowledge by his Guru Gahininath, a
place where Nivrittinath made his brothers and sister attain the self by his
preaching. This is the holiest place to perform Shraddha ceremony. Nirnaya
Sindhu - a religious book of Hindus, mentions that this place, where Sahyadri
mountain and Godavari river exist is very purifying on the whole earth and is
therefore very important for performing Shraddha ceremony.
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| Trimbakeswar-Nashik |
Two significant places of Trimbakeshwar, Nashik
Kushavarta :
Shri Trimbakeshwar
Jyotirling :
Kushavarta - the
place from where river Godavari takes its course. A dip in this sacred river wipes off the sins,
is the belief of people. The sage Gautam committed a sin of murdering a cow and
by taking bath in this river, wiped off his sin.
Location of Trimbakeshwar
Trimbakeshwar is about 38 kms away from Nashik Road Railway Station;
it is connected by bus and taxi service. There are modern Dharmashalas
(caravansary) built by charitable Gujarati Community available for stay for
three days to any individual. The stay can be extended by written permission of
the trustees. Besides, there are big houses of Kshetropadhyes (the local
priests), where lodging and boarding is made available.
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At the time of the marriage of Lord Shiva with Parvati, all
the Devarshis gathered together. Brahmadev, the creator of the Universe, seeing
the beauty of Parvati, had a discharge of semen. Lord Shiva observing this,
offered him water of Ganges, the purest water and said, “You will wipe off your
sin by this water”. Brahmadev kept the holy water in his kamandalu (a
particular container made out of dried fruit carried by Sadhus) and was
purified by its bath.
How to reach:
By Air : Nearest
airport is Nashik 39 kms.
By Rail : Nearest
railhead is Nashik Road 44 kms on Central Railway.
By Road : Mumbai - Trimbakeshwar 180 kms. Nashik - Trimbakeshwar 28 kms. State Transport buses available between Nashik -
Trimbakeshwar
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