Maheshwar - Identified with ancient Mahishmati

• Meditation:

• Meditation:
- Shiva: I meditate on Lord Shiva abiding in Maheshwar on the bank of river Narmada.
- Parashurama: I meditate on Sri Parashurama who visited Mahishmati several times to wage war against the kshatriyas.
- River Narmada: I meditate on the holy river Narmada flowing through Maheshwar.

सबिन्दुसिन्धुसुस्खलत्तरङ्गभङ्गरञ्जितं द्विषत्सु पापजातजातकारिवारिसंयुतम् ।
कृतान्तदूतकालभूतभीतिहारिवर्मदे त्वदीयपादपङ्कजं नमामि देवि नर्मदे ॥
- Narmadashtakam - verse 1 (River Narmada flows through Maheshwar)

• Maheshwar(Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh)

• Greatness:

• Maheshwar is one of the places identified with puranic Mahishmati which was the capital of Kartavirya Arjuna, and who was a devotee Lord Dattatreya.

• Maheshwar was also the capital of Ahilyabai Holkar. She built the Ahilyeshwar Shiva Temple on the bank of river Narmada. Maheshwar has several other Shiva temples and is a land of Shiva temples.

• Maheshwar is the place where the sacred river Narmada flows and Narmada Aarti is held on its bank. (Narmada Ghat)

• Sacred Geography:

▬ River Narmada flows

• River Narmada Ghats:
- Narmada Ghat (Narmada Aarti)

• Temples and Places:

Temples and Places of Lord Shiva in Maheshwar:
• Maheshwar was the capital of Ahilyabai Holkar who was a great devotee of Lord Shiva. Therefore, Maheshwar is a land of Shiva Temples.
► Maheshwar - Ahilyeshwar Shiva Temple (Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh) Maheshwar was the capital of Ahilyabai Holkar who was a great devotee of Lord Shiva. She built the Ahilyeshwar Shiva Temple within the Maheshwar fort.
► Maheshwar - Kashi Vishwanath Temple (Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh) Maheshwar has a temple of Kashi Vishwanath.

Temples and Places of Lord Dattatreya in Maheshwar:
• Maheshwar is one of the places identified with the puranic Mahishmati which was the capital of Kartavirya Arjuna (or Sahasrarjuna). Kartavirya Arjuna was a great devotee of Lord Dattatreya. Lord Dattatreya had blessed Kartavirya Arjuna with great power and prosperity. There is a Raj Rajeshwar Temple in Maheshwar dedicted to Kartavirya Arjuna. Inside that temple there is a shrine of Lord Dattatreya.
► Maheshwar - Raj Rajeshwar Temple (Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh) Maheshwar is one of the places identified with the puranic Mahishmati which was the capital of Kartavirya Arjuna (or Sahasrarjuna). Kartavirya Arjuna was a great devotee of Lord Dattatreya. Lord Dattatreya had blessed Kartavirya Arjuna with great power and prosperity. There is a Raj Rajeshwar Temple in Maheshwar dedicted to Kartavirya Arjuna. Inside that temple there is a shrine of Lord Dattatreya.

Temples and Places of Lord Dattatreya in Maheshwar:

• Maheshwar is one of the places identified with the puranic Mahishmati which was the capital of Kartavirya Arjuna (or Sahasrarjuna). Kartavirya Arjuna was a great devotee of Lord Dattatreya. Lord Dattatreya had blessed Kartavirya Arjuna with great power and prosperity. There is a Raj Rajeshwar Temple in Maheshwar dedicted to Kartavirya Arjuna. Inside that temple there is a shrine of Lord Dattatreya.

► Maheshwar - Raj Rajeshwar Temple
(Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh)

Maheshwar is one of the places identified with the puranic Mahishmati which was the capital of Kartavirya Arjuna (or Sahasrarjuna). Kartavirya Arjuna was a great devotee of Lord Dattatreya. Lord Dattatreya had blessed Kartavirya Arjuna with great power and prosperity. There is a Raj Rajeshwar Temple in Maheshwar dedicted to Kartavirya Arjuna. Inside that temple there is a shrine of Lord Dattatreya.

Temples and Places of Sri Parashurama in Maheshwar:
• According to Brahmanda Purana, Sri Parashurama came to Mahishmati several times to wage war against the kshatriyas (Kartavirya Arjuna and his descendants). Sri Parashurama bathed in river Narmada in Mahishmati.

• Temples (Summary):

• Shiva:
- Ahilyeshwar Temple
- Raj Rajeshwar Temple
- Kashi Vishwanath Temple
- Baneshwar Temple
- Kaleshwar Temple
- Jaleshwar Temple

• Dattatreya:
- Ek Mukhi Datta Temple

• Krishna:
- Pandharinath Temple

• Devi:
- Devi Narmada Temple

• Puranic Events:

1. Presence of Kartavirya Arjuna and Lord Dattatreya in Maheshwar:
• Maheshwar is one of the places identified with the puranic Mahishmati which was the capital of Kartavirya Arjuna (or Sahasrarjuna). Kartavirya Arjuna was a great devotee of Lord Dattatreya. Lord Dattatreya had blessed Kartavirya Arjuna with great power and prosperity. There is a Raj Rajeshwar Temple in Maheshwar dedicted to Kartavirya Arjuna. Inside that temple there is a shrine of Lord Dattatreya.

2. Presence of Ahilyabai Holkar and Lord Shiva in Maheshwar:
• Maheshwar was the capital of Ahilyabai Holkar who was a great devotee of Lord Shiva. Therefore, Maheshwar is a land of Shiva Temples. Ahilyabai Holkar built the Ahilyeshwar Shiva Temple in Maheshwar.

3. Presence of Sri Parashurama in Maheshwar:
• According to Brahmanda Purana, Sri Parashurama came to Mahishmati several times to wage war against the kshatriyas (Kartavirya Arjuna and his descendants). Sri Parashurama bathed in river Narmada in Mahishmati.

• Puranic References:

• Brahmanda Purana (About Sri Parashurama coming to Mahishmati)

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