Yogadhyan Badri, Pandukeshwar – Legends
King Pandu got relieved of his curse here:
Legend has it that King Pandu, father
of the five Pandavas - heroes of the Hindu epic Mahabharata,
meditated here to god Vishnu to cleanse him of the sin of killing of two mating
deer, who were ascetics in their previous lives.
Birth
Place of Pandavas:
It is believed that Pandavas of Mahabharatha fame born
here.
Pandu
attained salvation here:
It is believed that Pandu, father of Pandavas attained
salvation here. Pandu is believed to have installed the bronze image of Vishnu
in the Yogadhyan Badri shrine.
Pandavas
performed penance here:
According to legend, the Pandavas, after defeating and
killing their cousins Kauravas in the Mahabharata
war, came here to repent. They handed their kingdom of Hastinapur to
their grandson Parikshit and went to perform penance in
the Himalayas.
Birth of
Karna:
Another historic location is the Suryakund, on top of
Milam glacier, which is a hot water spring, where Kunti -
mother of Pandavas gave birth to her illegitimate son Karna, fathered
by the sun-god Surya.
Kunti was married to Pandu at Pandukeshwar.
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