Sapta Moksha Puri

Sapta Moksha Puri are 7 Sacred Places which are said to confer Moksha. They are Ayodhya, Mathura, Maya, Kashi, Kanchi, Avantika and Dwaravati.

अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची अवन्तिका ।
पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायकाः ॥
- Sapta Mokshapuri Sloka

1. Ayodhya:

• Sri Rama incarnating in Ayodhya
(Valmiki Ramayana - Bala Kanda - 11 to 18)

► Ayodhya (Moksha Puri) (Divya Desam)
(Ayodhya district, Uttar Pradesh)

▬ River Ghaghara (Sarayu) flows → Saryu Ghat (Aarti)
- Lakshman Ghat - Vaidehi Ghat - Ram Ghat - Bharat Ghat - Shatrughna Ghat - Swargadwar Ghat - Guptar Ghat
▬ River Tamasa flows
(Middle Ganga Plain)

2. Mathura:

• Sri Krishna incarnating in Mathura
(Srimad Bhagavatam - Skanda 10 - 3)

► Mathura (Vraja Bhoomi) (Moksha Puri) (Divya Desam)
(Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh)

▬ River Yamuna flows → Vishram Ghat (Aarti)
- Vishram Ghat - Yamuna Temple
(Upper Ganga Plain)

3. Maya (Haridwar):

• Daksha Yagna
(Shiva Purana - Rudra Samhita - Sati Khanda - 27 to 43)

► Haridwar (314 m) (Moksha Puri) (Place of Kumbha Mela) (Uttarakhand Char Dham)
(Haridwar district, Uttarakhand)

☗ Bilva Parvat
☗ Nila Parvat
▬ River Ganga flows → Har ki Pauri (Aarti)
(Uttarakhand Shivalik Hills (Garhwal))

4. Kashi (Varanasi):

• Creation of Kashi
(Skanda Purana - Kashi Khanda - 26)
• Vishwanatha Jyotirlinga - Lord Shiva creating Kashi and abiding there as Avimukteshwara Linga
(Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 22 to 23)

► Kashi (Varanasi) (Moksha Puri) (Jyotirlinga) (Shakti Peetha)
(Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh)

▬ River Ganga flows → Assi Ghat, Dashashwamedh Ghat (Aarti)
- Assi Ghat (Aarti) - Harishchandra Ghat - Kedar Ghat - Dashashwamedh Ghat (Aarti) - Meer Ghat - Lalita Ghat (Vishwanath Temple) - Manikarnika Ghat - Scindia Ghat - Panchganga Ghat - Trilochan Ghat - Prahlad Ghat
▬ River Varana flows
▬ River Asi flows
(Middle Ganga Plain)

5. Kanchi (Kanchipuram):

• Kanchi Shakti Peetha: I meditate on the Kanchi Shakti Peetha where the Kankaala (Skeleton) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as Devagarbha and the Bhairava is called Ruru.
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 34)

► Kanchipuram (Moksha Puri) (Shakti Peetha) (Pancha Bhoota Sthalam) (Paadal Petra Sthalam)
(Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu)

☗ Hastigiri Hill (Sri Varadaraja Temple)
▬ River Vegavathi flows
▬ River Palar flows
▬ River Kampa flows (Puranic)
☘ Mango Tree (Aamra) (Devi Parvati penance)
(Tamil Nadu Plain)

6. Avantika (Ujjain):

• Mahakaleshwara Jyotirlinga - Lord Shiva protecting devotee Veda Priya and brahmanas from the atrocities of demon Dushana
(Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 16 to 17)

► Ujjain (Avanti) (Moksha Puri) (Jyotirlinga) (Shakti Peetha) (Place of Kumbha Mela)
(Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh)

▬ River Kshipra (Shipra) flows → Ram Ghat (Aarti)
(Malwa Plateau)

7. Dwaravati (Dwarka):

• Sri Krishna establishing Dwaraka and transporting the Yadavas there (during Kalayavana attack)
(Srimad Bhagavatam - Skanda 10 - 50)
• Sri Krishna and Balarama pretending to flee from Jarasandha and leaving for Dwaraka
(Srimad Bhagavatam - Skanda 10 - 52)
• Sri Krishna receiving Sudama, accepting his flattened rice and turning his humble house into palace.
(Srimad Bhagavatam - Skanda 10 - 80 to 81)

► Dwarka (Moksha Puri) (Divya Desam) (Jyotirlinga) (All India Char Dham)
(Devbhoomi Dwarka district, Gujarat)

☁ Sea Shore (Dwaraka Kshetra)
▬ River Gomati flows
◉ Gomati - Sagara Sangam (Confluence)
☸ Daruka Vana (Puranic)
(Gujarat Coastal Plain)

Bharatavarsha - The Land of Gods and Sages:

• Stotras

• Scriptures

• Pilgrimages - by Groups - by Deities - by States - by Geography

• Sacred Geography - Mountains - Rivers

• Festivals

• Sages - Hermitages - Penances

• Saints - Ramakrishna - Vivekananda - Ramana

• Sadhana

• Sanskrit

• Nature

• Arts and Sciences

• Bharatavarsha - Puranic History - Puranic Lineage