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☘ Green Message - Evergreen Messages of Spirituality, Sanskrit and Nature

Maharashtra Plateau

◍ Nashik - Tryambakeshwara Jyotirlinga, Janasthana Shakti Peetha, Panchavati and birthplace of Hanuman:

- Nashik (Jyotirlinga) (Shakti Peetha) (Kumbha Mela)
(Nashik district, Maharashtra)
Shiva: Tryambakeshwar
Devi: Devi Saptashrungi
Rama: Nashik Panchavati
Hanuman: Dutondya Maruti, Katya Maruti, Anjaneri (Identified as birth place of Hanuman)
Sages: Gautama (Pnc), Agastya (Hrm)
Godavari: Ram Kund (Aarti)
☗ Brahmagiri Hills (Tryambakeshwar)
☗ Anjana Hills (Anjaneri)
☗ Saptashrungi Hills (Saptashrungi Gadh)
► River Godavari Udgam (Source) (Tryambakeshwar)
▬ River Godavari flows (Aarti) (near Panchavati)
◉ Aruna - Varuna - Godavari Triveni Sangam (near Panchavati)
◉ Godavari - Kapila Sangam (near Panchavati)
☸ Panchavati Forest (Puranic)
☘ Five Banyan Trees (Panchavati)
(Shiva Purana) (Peetha Nirnaya Tantra) (Valmiki Ramayana)

◍ Parli Vaijnath - Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga:

- Parli Vaijnath (Jyotirlinga)
(Beed district, Maharashtra)
Shiva: Parli Vaijnath
▬ River Brahma flows
▬ River Venu flows
▬ River Saraswati flows
(Shiva Purana)
(Jyotirlinga Sloka)

◍ Aundha Nagnath - Nageshwara Jyotirlinga:

- Aundha Nagnath (Jyotirlinga)
(Hingoli district, Maharashtra)
Shiva: Aundha Nagnath
Devotees: Supriya (Wor)
☸ Daruka Vana (Puranic)
◼ Aundha Lake
(Shiva Purana)
(Jyotirlinga Sloka)

◍ Grishneshwara - Grishneshwara or Ghushmeshwara Jyotirlinga:

- Grishneshwar (Jyotirlinga)
(Aurangabad district, Maharashtra)
Shiva: Grishneshwar
Devotees: Ghushma (Wor)
◼ Lake Shivalaya (Puranic)
(Shiva Purana)
(Jyotirlinga Sloka)

◍ Matripura Kshetra (Mahurgadh) - Abode of Renuka Devi and where Sri Dattatreya incarnated:

- Mahurgadh
(Nanded district, Maharashtra)
Devi: Devi Renuka Temple
Dattatreya: Datta Temple
☗ Devi Renuka Temple Hill
☗ Datta Shikhar
☗ Atri Anasuya Shikhar

- Mahurgadh is identified with Matripura Kshetra which is the abode of Renuka Devi. Matripura Kshetra is mentioned in Devi Bhagavatam.
- Mahurgadh is identified as the place of incarnation of Lord Dattatreya. Dattatreya Avatara is mentioned in Srimad Bhagavatam and Markandeya Purana.
(Devi Bhagavatam) (Srimad Bhagavatam) (Markandeya Purana)

◍ Pandharpur - Where Sri Krishna appeared as Panduranga or Vitthal:

- Pandharpur
(Solapur district, Maharashtra)
Krishna: Panduranga or Vitthal
Lakshmi: Devi Rukmini
▬ River Bhima (Chandrabhaga) flows
(Panduranga Mahatmya)

• Dandakaranya: Sage Agastya's brother had his hermitage in the Dandakaranya forest outskirts near Panchavati.
○ Sri Rama visited the Agastya's brother's Ashrama near Panchavati (Valmiki Ramayana)
○ Note: This is expected to be somewhere within the Dandakaranya forest

• Dandakaranya: Sage Agastya had his hermitage in the Dandakaranya forest outskirts near Panchavati.
○ Sri Rama visited the Agastya Ashrama near Panchavati (Valmiki Ramayana)
○ Nashik Ankai - Agastya Ashram (Nashik district, Maharashtra)

• Kailasha: Ravana performed penance worshipping Lord Shiva in the Kailasha Mountain and got a Shiva Linga.
○ Vaidyanatha Jyotirlinga (Shiva Purana)
○ Mount Kailash (Tibet)
○ Deoghar Baidyanath Dham - Baidyanath Temple (Deogarh district, Jharkhand)
○ Parli - Vaijnath Temple (Beed district, Maharashtra)
○ Kangra Baijnath - Baijnath Temple (Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh)

Meditations on Earth, Life and Dharma: >>

Om, May there be Peace in Heaven,
May there be Peace in the Sky,
May there be Peace in the Earth,

(Shanti Mantra of Upanishad)

Preserve Nature,
And Nature will preserve Us,
Simplify Life,
And help Nature thrive,
Plant Trees,
And make our planet Green.

Green Message: The Evergreen Messages of Spirituality, Sanskrit and Nature

Last updated on Oct-2025