Kurukshetra - Where Sri Krishna delivered the Bhagavad Gita and Kurukshetra Shakti Peetha

• Meditation:

कन्याश्रमे च पृष्ठं मे निमिषो भैरवस्तथा । सर्वाणी देवता तत्र कुरुक्षेत्रे च गुल्फतः ॥
स्थाणुर्नाम्ना च सावित्री देवता मणिवेदके । मणिबन्धे च गायत्री सर्वानन्दस्तु भैरवः ॥
- Shakti Peetha Stotram - verses 31 and 32 (Kurukshetra has the Kurukshetra Shakti Peetha where the Gulpha of Devi had fallen)

Devi Bhadrakali Temple, Kurukshetra district, Haryana

► Krishna: I meditate on Sri Krishna delivering the message of Bhagavad Gita at Kurukshetra.
► Devi: I meditate on Devi Bhadrakali abiding in Kurukshetra as the Kurukshetra Shakti Peetha.

• Stotra: Shakti Peetha Stotram (Kurukshetra has the Kurukshetra Shakti Peetha where the Gulpha of Devi had fallen)
(Kurukshetra district, Haryana)

• Greatness:

• Kurukshetra is a Krishna Sthalam (Pilgrimage of Krishna):
- Sri Krishna delivered the message of the Bhagavad Gita during the start of the Mahabharata war.

• Kurukshetra is also a Vishnu Sthalam (Pilgrimage of Vishnu):
- Bhishma Pitamaha chanted the Vishnu Sahashranama lying on the bed of arrows.

• Shalbari is also a Devi Sthalam (Pilgrimage of Devi):
- Devi abides in Kurukshetra as a Shakti Peetha (Seat of Shakti) [Kurukshetra Shakti Peetha] (Devi Bhadrakali).

• Sacred Geography:

◼ Brahma Sarovar
◼ Sannihit Sarovar

• Puranic Events:

1. Presence of Sri Krishna in Kurukshetra: (Mahabharata)
• Sri Krishna delivered the message of the Bhagavad Gita in Kurukshetra.

2. Presence of Lord Vishnu in Kurukshetra: (Mahabharata)
• Bhishma Pitamaha chanted the Vishnu Sahashranama in Kurukshetra lying on the bed of arrows.

3. Presence of Devi in Kurukshetra: (Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)
• Kurukshetra is identified with the Kurukshetra Shakti Peetha. Where the Gulpha (Ankle) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as Savitri and the Bhairava is called Sthanu.

• Temples (Summary):

• Sarovars:
- Brahma Sarovar
- Sannihit Sarovar

• Krishna:
- Jyotisar

• Shiva:
- Sthaneshwar Mahadev

• Devi:
- Devi Bhadrakali

• Others:
- Bhishma Kund (Narkatari)

• Places to See (Puranic Places mapping):

Presence of Sri Krishna in Kurukshetra:
• The Mahabharata War was fought in Kurukshetra. Sri Krishna delivered the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna during the commencement of the Mahabharata War. (Mahabharata)
► Kurukshetra Kurukshetra in Haryana is identified with the place where the great War of Mahabharata was fought and where Sri Krishna delivered the eternal message of the Bhagavad Gita to mankind.

Presence of Devi in Kurukshetra:
• Kurukshetra Shakti Peetha: The Gulpha (Ankle) of Devi had fallen here. The Devi is known as Savitri and the Bhairava is called Sthanu. (Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)
► Kurukshetra - Devi Bhadrakali Temple (Kurukshetra district, Haryana) Kurukshetra Devi Bhadrakali Temple is identified with the Kurukshetra Shakti Peetha mentioned in the Peetha Nirnaya Tantra.

• Puranic References:

• Mahabharata (About Mahabharata War and Bhagavad Gita)
• Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 31 (About Kurukshetra Shakti Peetha)

• Location:

• Kurukshetra is located in the Kurukshetra district of Harayana.

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