In previous edition we have shared few of the divine places that are situated around the Badrinath pilgrimage. Presented below are few more sacred places which have been highly praised in our ancient texts.
Narada Kund- Situated near the Tapt Kund, Narad Kund is the place where the idol of Lord Vishnu was recovered by Adi Sankara. The hot water springs comes out from beneath the Garur Shila and falls into a tank. Darshan of Badarinath is always preceded by a holy dip in this kund. Apart from that there are many other hot water springs. Devotees take a dip in them for their religious and medicinal value. Suraj Kund at Badarinath and Gauri Kund on way to Kedarnath are another famous Kunds.
Vasudhara Falls- Vasundhara Falls (3 kms from mana village) is one of the famous tourist attractions, which lies in the Mana Village. The water of this cascading falls flows down from the height of 400 ft and is situated at an altitude of 12,000 ft. It is believed that the water of Vasundhara Falls turns away from the visitors who are not pure at heart. Close to the falls are prominent peaks of Satopanth, Chaukhamba and Balkum.
Vasuki Tal- This is a high altitude lake which can be reached by an 8 km trek that ascends to 14,200 feet.
Vyas Gufa, Ganesh Gufa, Bhimpul and Vasudhara Falls are 3-6 km. All these destinations are famous for their links with Hindu mythology and form part of the pilgrimage to Badarinath.
Leela Dhongi- Badrinath is the area that Lord Shiv originally chose for his tapasya. However, Lord Vishnu decided that he wanted to meditate here so he assumed the form of a little child and lay on a rock and cried. He refused to stop even when Parvati tried to console him. In the end, Lord Shiv could not stand the child’s wails and decided to shift to Kedarnath.
The Urvashi Temple- Badrivishal, the ashram of Nar and Narayan, where both performed penance and now, in the form of mountains guard the temple, was also the scene of their temptation. While they were in deep meditation, Lord Indra sent a group of celestial maidens or apsaras to distract them. Narayan tore his left thigh and out of the flesh, created several nymphs each more beautiful than the other. The most ravishing of all of them – Urvashi — led the nymphs to Indra and shattered his pride near a small pond in the Charanpaduka, 2 kilometres from Badrivishal. The pond bears the name of Urvashi; and there is a temple on the outskirts of Bamni village dedicated to the lovely nymph.
Bheem Pul- It is a huge rock which acts as a natural bridge across the Saraswati River. The Saraswati River flows with force in between the two mountains and joins the Alaknanda River. It is believed that Mahabali Bheem, one of the five Pandavas, threw a huge rock in order to make a path to join the two mountains so that Draupadi could easily walk over it.
Vyas Gufa- Vyas gufa near Mana village an ancient gufa of Shri Vyas Muni where he wrote great text of Mahabharata. The caves associated with Gods, ancient sages, yogis, like Ganesh Gufa, Bhima Gufa and Muchakanda Gufa are known since very long.
Panch Dharas- The Panch Dharas (five streams) which are famous in Badaripuri are Prahlad, Kurma, Bhrigu, Urvashi & Indira dhara. The most striking of these is the Indira dhara, about 1.5 km north of the town Badaripuri. Bhrigudhara flows past a number of caves. The one on the right of river Rishi Ganga, originally from the Neelkanth range is Urvashi dhara.
Kurma dhara water is extremely cold whereas Prahlad dhara has lukewarm water, which glides majestically down the rocks of Narayan Parvat.
Panch Shilas- Around the Tapt Kund there are five blocks of mythological importance called Narad, Narsimh, Barah, Garur & Markandeya Shilas (stone). Standing between Tapt and Narad Kund is conical formed Narad Shila. It is said that the sage Narad meditated on this rock for several years.
An advanced planning is needed for such shivirs where arrangements like accommodation, food, transport facility, tent, hotel, warm blankets etc has to be done much before the due date. All these arrangements are possible from Haridwar only. Thus only those sadhaks who are desperate to get the closeness of SadGurudev in life and who wish to energize each and every pores of their body should participate in this shivir. For best results, sadhana articles for such divine shivirs are energized in the name of the person also considering his father’s name, date and place of birth. So one must share these details while registering for the shivir.
As per government norms, it is mandatory to carry original identity proof along with two photocopies of the same.
First of all consider this fact that no matter how great organizer or disciple you are, you are just a sadhak at this place. Due to this reason only, it is mandatory to get yourself registered along with your entire family to participate in this shivir and to attain all sorts of prosperity in life.
Amritmaya Prapti Sadhana and Karna Pishachini ShatruHanta Diksha will be provided on Akshaya Ekadashi and Vaibhava Dhan Lakshmi Sadhana and Sahastra Chakra Kundalini Jagran Diksha will be provided on Siddhashram Shakti day. These sadhanas and dikshas will be bestowed on holy sites like pious bank of Alaknanda river, Brahma Kapal temple, Ganesha cave etc. Cost of these dikshas and sadhanas along with transport charges, stay and food at Badrinath are included in the registration amount.
It is mandatory to reach Haridwar by 17-May-2017. Night stay is arranged at Narayan temple, near PavanDham, Bhupatwala, Haridwar. Food and stay arrangements will be made for all the registered disciples from 17th May 4:00 pm, to 18-May 4:00 am.
Comfortable buses will depart from Haridwar at 4:00 am on 18-May. Food will be provided at Ratura near Rudra Prayag.
Disciples reaching Haridwar after 4:00 am on 18th May would not be able to reach Badrinath the same day, in that case the disciples will have to arrange their night stay on their own and they would reach Badrinath the next day.
Sisters, daughters and mothers must not travel alone. Person suffering from asthma, heart or any other critical disease must not attend this shivir. Also, the person must take complete ownership of his or her belongings.
Sadhaks can participate in MahaMrityunjaya Rudrabhishek for getting free from untimely deaths or deadly diseases or to get initiated in Durgati Nashak Saubhaagya Pradayak Nikshi Shakti and Shiv Gauri Narayan Diksha to eradicate misfortunes from life. Sadhak can also participate in offerings into holy fire or get inscription done on your tongue by Gurudev. A separate nominal charges has to be borne by the sadhak for participating in these activities.
Each registered person will be provided a bed in dormitory.
Buses will leave back to Haridwar on 22-May sharp at 5:00 am. Further arrangements from Haridwar has to be done by individuals themselves.
Personally deposit the registration amount at Kailash Siddhashram, Jodhpur or Gurudham Delhi. Person can also send a draft or do online transfers. Registration amount is Rs.11,000/- (Eleven Thousand only) per person.
Please call at number 0291-2517025, 0291-2517028 or on mobile number 07568939648 or 08769442398 of Pracheen Mantra Yantra Vigyan’s Jodhpur office for additional details.
It is mandatory to obtain Guru Diksha from Revered Gurudev before performing any Sadhana or taking any other Diksha. Please contact Kailash Siddhashram, Jodhpur through Email , Whatsapp, Phone or Submit Request to obtain consecrated-energized and mantra-sanctified Sadhana material and further guidance,