Origin of Vastrapatha Kshetra

Vastrapatha Kshetra: Origin of Vastrapatha Kshetra:

(Girnar Mahatmya)

• Meditation: I meditate on Lord Shiva and other gods abiding in the Vastrapatha Kshetra.

• Origin of Vastrapatha Kshetra: One day Devi Parvati asked Lord Shiva in Kailasha what pleases him. Lord Shiva said that he is pleased with those:
- who are kind to all creatures
- who tell the truth
- who never commit adultery, and
- who stands in front in the battlefield

In the meantime Lord Brahma and Lord Vishnu also joined the conversation. Lord Vishnu complained that Lord Shiva is easily pleased and gives boons to daityas. This creates interference in the task of protecting the creation. Lord Shiva said that his habit of being easily pleased cannot be abandoned. However, if he (Vishnu) does not like it, he (Shiva) will leave the place. So saying, Lord Shiva left Kailasha and disappeared.

Devi Parvati became overwhelmed and said that she cannot live without Lord Shiva. Then all the gods including Devi Parvati started a search for Lord Shiva.

Lord Shiva in the meantime came to Vastrapatha Kshetra, cast off his garments, and stayed there in invisible form. Since Lord Shiva casted off his vastra or garments, the place came to be known as Vastrapatha.

The gods during their search also arrived at Vastrapatha. Lord Vishnu took a seat on Raivataka Parvata. Devi Parvati took a seat on Ujiyanta Parvata. The different gods took different seats. The king of serpents as well as the rivers also came there.

Devi Parvati then started eulogizing Lord Shiva from the top of the Ujiyanta Parvata. Lord Shiva became pleased and showed his form to the gods. The gods requested Lord Shiva to return to Kailasha. Lord Shiva agreed on the condition that all the gods should abide there. Thus Vastrapatha Kshetra became the abode of all gods.

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