Janapav (Janapav Kuti) - Where Sri Parashurama incarnated

• Meditation:

- Parashurama: I meditate on Sri Parashurama residing in the Jamadagni Ashrama.

• Janapav: (Indore district, Madhya Pradesh)

• Greatness:

• Janapav (Janapav Kuti) is a Parashurama Sthalam (Pilgrimage of Parashurama). It is a hill identified as the place of incarnation of Sri Parashurama. It is said to be the place where the hermitage of sage Jamadagni was situated.

-- Janapav Hill is located on the Vindhya mountain range. On top of the Janapav Hill is a temple of Sri Parashurama, a Parashurama Kund, an ancient Shiva temple and an ancient Kalbhairav temple. The Parashurama Kund is said to be the origin of many rivers like Chambal. The entire atmosphere is serene and spiritual.

• Sacred Geography:

Parashuram Kund, Janapav — Parashuram Kund

☗ Janapav Hill
▘ Parashuram Kund

• Temples and Places:

Temples and Places of Sri Parashurama in Janapav:
• Parashurama Avatara: Sri Parashurama was born from sage Jamadagni and Devi Renuka. (Brahmanda Purana - 21 to 47)
► Janapav - Parashuram Temple (Indore district, Madhya Pradesh) Janapav also known as Janapav Kuti is a hill identified as the place of incarnation of Sri Parashurama. On top of the Janapav Hill is a temple of Sri Parashurama.
► Janapav - Parashuram Kund (Indore district, Madhya Pradesh) Janapav also known as Janapav Kuti is a hill identified as the place of incarnation of Sri Parashurama. On top of the Janapav Hill is a Parashuram Kund which is said to be the source of many rivers.

Temples and Places of Lord Shiva in Janapav:
• Janapav has an ancient Shiva Linga and a temple of Kalbhairav. Sri Parashurama was a great devotee of Lord Shiva.
► Janapav - Shiva Temple (Indore district, Madhya Pradesh) Janapav also known as Janapav Kuti is a hill identified as the place of incarnation of Sri Parashurama. On top of the Janapav Hill is an ancient Linga of Lord Shiva.
► Janapav - Shiva Temple (Indore district, Madhya Pradesh) Janapav also known as Janapav Kuti is a hill identified as the place of incarnation of Sri Parashurama. On top of the Janapav Hill is an ancient temple of Sri Kalbhairav.

• Temples (Summary):

Parashuram Temple, Janapav — Sri Parashurama

• Parashurama:
- Parashurama Temple
- Parashurama Kund

• Shiva:
- Shiva Temple

• Kalbhairav:
- Kalbhairav Temple

• Puranic Events:

1. Presence of Sri Parashurama at Jamadagni Ashrama:
(Refer to Parashurama Avatara)
(1) Sri Parashurama was the son of sage Jamadagni and Devi Renuka.
(2) King Kartavirya Arjuna tried to take away the divine cow of sage Jamadagni from the ashrama and in the process killed the sage. Sage Bhrigu revived sage Jamadagni but Parashurama punished king Kartavirya by killing him in a battle in Mahishmati.
(3) The sons of king Kartavirya Arjuna killed sage Jamadagni in the ashrama as a revenge for the killing of their father. Parashurama punished them by destroying the Kshatriyas twenty one times.

• Puranic References:

• Brahmanda Purana - 21 to 47 (About Sri Parashurama)

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