Urvija Kund
| Urvija Kund | |
|---|---|
| Native name उर्विजा कुंड | |
 Urvija Kund at Janaki Sthan in Sitamarhi city of the Mithila region | |
| Location | Janaki Sthan, Sitamarhi |
| Built for | Memorial of the manifestation of Goddess Sita |
Urvija Kund ( Sanskrit: उर्विजा कुंड ) is a pond related to Goddess Janaki which is described in Ramayana, legendary stories and folk tales. It is believed that King Shreedhwaja Janaka had built a pond at the place where Goddess Sita was manifested, which later became famous as Urvija Kund.[1]
Description[edit]
According to Tribhuvan Dasji Maharaj, the chief priest of the Janaki temple at Janaki Sthan, the pond from where Goddess Janaki appeared is called Urvija Kund. There are two ponds in Sitamarhi, one is in Punaura Dham and the other is in Janaki Sthan. Both the ponds are sacred, one is the pond where Goddess Janaki was manifested and the other is the pond where Goddess Janaki was bathed. There is dispute and confusion between the two Kunds. According to some scholars, it is believed that Goddess Janaki appeared in the Urvija Kund of Janaki Sthan. Similarly, according to some other scholars, the Janaki Kund at Punaura Dham is the real Urvija Kund.[2][3] But presently, the Kund at Janaki Sthan in the city of Sitamarhi is named and called as Urvija Kund.[4][5] According to tradition, on the Vaishakh Shukla Shashthi, a 19 days Sitamarhi Dham Parikrama Yatra is started from Urvija Kund situated at Janaki Sthan with Janaki Doli, in which saints and devotees participate.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "सीतामढ़ी". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ "माता सीता की जन्मस्थली, इस कुंड का जल शरीर पर लगाने से सारे कष्ट हो जाते हैं दूर, दोनों का अलग है महत्व". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). 2023-10-14. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ "प्रवचन:सीताजी का जन्म पुनौरा धाम सरोवर कुंड में हुआ था, शहर में तो बाद में खोदवाया गया उर्विजा कुंड". Dainik Bhaskar.
- ^ "पुनौराधाम में सीता कुंड व जानकी स्थान जानकी मंदिर के उर्विजा कुंड में प्रकट हुईं माता जानकी - Sita Kund and Janaki place in Punauradham Mata Janaki appeared in Urvija Kund of Janaki temple - Bihar Sitamarhi General News". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ "जानकी स्थान स्थित उर्विजा कुंड का होगा उद्धार -". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ "सीतामढ़ी धाम की परिक्रमा यात्रा जानकी स्थान उर्विजा कुंड से शुरू". Dainik Bhaskar.