Dhruva Kund

Dhruva Kund (Sanskrit: ध्रुव कुंड ) is an ancient site in the Mithila region of Nepal related to the Vedic sage Dhruva. It is located near Kanchan Van in Mahottari district of Madhesh Pradesh in the present Nepal.[1] Dhruva Kund is also the part of Mithila Madhya Parikrama.[2][3][4]

Dhruva Kund
ध्रुव कुंड
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DeityDhruva, Lord Vishnu, Lord Rama
FestivalMithila Madhya Parikrama
Location
LocationKanchan Van, Mahottari district, Madhesh Pradesh, Mithila region
CountryNepal

Description

Dhurva Kunda is located in Mahottari district of Nepal. This place was the Ashram of Maharshi Dhurva. It is believed that Maharshi Dhurva was a devotee of Lord Vishnu. He performed meditation and turned into a celestial body, the brightest polar star, “Dhurva-tara”. It is said that Lord Rama, Lord Laxmana and the sage Vishwamitra paid a visit to Dhruva Kunda during Mithila Darshan.[5] Presently during the Mithila Madhya Parikrama, the Dhruva Kund is the seventh Paraw which comes on Shashthi day of the Parikrama. There is a temple known as Dhruva Mandir on the bank of Dhruva Kund.[6]

See also

References
  1. "मिथिला माध्यमिकी परिक्रमा : यस्तो छ विश्रामस्थल". www.ratopati.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  2. "मधुबनीः बिहार से नेपाल तक प्रभु राम-माता सीता से जुड़े आस्था स्थल पर्यटन संग देते हैं पुण्य कमाने का सौभाग्य - 84 Kosi Parikrama Bihar to Nepal places of faith associated with Lord Ram Mata Sita circumambulation route". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  3. "मदना गांव के राम जानकी मंदिर 84 कोस पदयात्रा प्रारंभ". Dainik Bhaskar.
  4. "मिथिला परिक्रमा 25 से -". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  5. टाइम्स, अन्नपूर्ण (2023-02-20). "Mithila Madhya Parikrama & Holi in Mithila". अन्नपूर्ण टाइम्स. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  6. Jha, Makhan (1997). Anthropology of Ancient Hindu Kingdoms: A Study in Civilizational Perspective. M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. ISBN 978-81-7533-034-4.
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