Friday, 31st August 2012. Sixth Day of Third Leg of Our Trip. Chitwan to Janakpur
After an early breakfast we proceeded from Chitwan to Janakpur. This was the longest bus trip we had throughout our tour. The arrangement was to have packed lunch served in the bus itself. Pankaj and I used the whole tour time in discussion of the incarnation of Lord Sri Krishna Bhagawan and about Sreemat Bhagawatham. I believe it was purely due to the blessings of Lord Kailash Natha and Lord Sri Maha Vishnu incarnated as Lord Sri Krishna Bhagawan and Lord Sri Ramachandra Swamy and all other deities of our discussion that we were able to conclude this divine discussion to our satisfaction.
By evening we reached Janakpur. Our first visit was to Sri Dhanush Mandir. Here is where Shree Ramachandra Swami broke the Thryayyambaka or Thryambaka Bow or Shiva Dhanush and won Sitadevi as his Consort – and that is why this place is called Dhanush Mandir. This is located at Dhanusha Dham.
The belief is that when Sri Rama broke the bow a portion fell here and another portion went into heaven and the tail portion went to Dhanushkoti near Rameswaram and the name Dhanushkoti is derived like that.
I think it is quite appropriate to narrate a story related to this Shiva Dhanush at this time. Once there was a duel between Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu to determine who is more powerful. Viswakarma, the architect of Heaven, constructed the strongest ever bow for Lord Shiva. But Lord Shiva lost the fight and he wanted to abandon the bow. But being a rare and strongest weapon he gave it to Janaka Maharaja, his ardent devotee, as a gift. Janaka kept it in his palace and worshiped daily. One day he noticed while little Sita was playing ball game the ball went underneath the bow. She single handedly lifted the bow and took the ball out. Janaka was noticing this incident. That is why he announced that whosoever wanted to marry Sita should lift the bow. Sri Rama was not only able to lift the Shiva Dhanush and was also able to break it in a snap while trying to string it.
The local people are maintaining the area with utmost reverence and pay homage and offer worship daily. What we see here is the mark of the bow on the ground. They have a small boundary of a foot high in a rectangle shape. They claim that mark grows little by little but noticeable by bare eyes. It is interesting to visit this place and listen to the stories explained by the priest cum guide.
From there we went to the hotel as it was late in the evening. Our hotel was another twenty miles from Dhanushadham. We had booking at Hotel Manaki International at Janakpurdham. Janakpurdham is the main city/town of Janakpur in Mithila state of Nepal. Janakpurdham is a crowded town with a number of temples, market place and administrative offices.
After an early breakfast we proceeded from Chitwan to Janakpur. This was the longest bus trip we had throughout our tour. The arrangement was to have packed lunch served in the bus itself. Pankaj and I used the whole tour time in discussion of the incarnation of Lord Sri Krishna Bhagawan and about Sreemat Bhagawatham. I believe it was purely due to the blessings of Lord Kailash Natha and Lord Sri Maha Vishnu incarnated as Lord Sri Krishna Bhagawan and Lord Sri Ramachandra Swamy and all other deities of our discussion that we were able to conclude this divine discussion to our satisfaction.
By evening we reached Janakpur. Our first visit was to Sri Dhanush Mandir. Here is where Shree Ramachandra Swami broke the Thryayyambaka or Thryambaka Bow or Shiva Dhanush and won Sitadevi as his Consort – and that is why this place is called Dhanush Mandir. This is located at Dhanusha Dham.
The belief is that when Sri Rama broke the bow a portion fell here and another portion went into heaven and the tail portion went to Dhanushkoti near Rameswaram and the name Dhanushkoti is derived like that.
I think it is quite appropriate to narrate a story related to this Shiva Dhanush at this time. Once there was a duel between Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu to determine who is more powerful. Viswakarma, the architect of Heaven, constructed the strongest ever bow for Lord Shiva. But Lord Shiva lost the fight and he wanted to abandon the bow. But being a rare and strongest weapon he gave it to Janaka Maharaja, his ardent devotee, as a gift. Janaka kept it in his palace and worshiped daily. One day he noticed while little Sita was playing ball game the ball went underneath the bow. She single handedly lifted the bow and took the ball out. Janaka was noticing this incident. That is why he announced that whosoever wanted to marry Sita should lift the bow. Sri Rama was not only able to lift the Shiva Dhanush and was also able to break it in a snap while trying to string it.
The local people are maintaining the area with utmost reverence and pay homage and offer worship daily. What we see here is the mark of the bow on the ground. They have a small boundary of a foot high in a rectangle shape. They claim that mark grows little by little but noticeable by bare eyes. It is interesting to visit this place and listen to the stories explained by the priest cum guide.
From there we went to the hotel as it was late in the evening. Our hotel was another twenty miles from Dhanushadham. We had booking at Hotel Manaki International at Janakpurdham. Janakpurdham is the main city/town of Janakpur in Mithila state of Nepal. Janakpurdham is a crowded town with a number of temples, market place and administrative offices.
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| We are now at Janakpur (where Sitadevi was believed to be born). Here is where Shree Ramachandraswami broke the Thryayyambaka Bow and won Sitadevi as his Consort - which is called Dhanush Mandir |
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