कुरुक्षेत्र
[kuruksetra] IAST: KURUKṢETRA
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Made famous by the महाभारत , कुरुक्षेत्र is a sacred place situated to the south of the river सरस्वती and north of दृषद्वती . People who live in this region really live in heaven. (Araṇyakāṇḍa, Chapter 83, Verse 4) .
According to पुलस्त्य even those who come into contact with the dust blown by the wind from this place meet with auspicious and.
Other details
Takṣaka lived on the banks of the river इक्षुमती in कुरुक्षेत्र [mh-1-31-139 ] .
कुरुक्षेत्र became a sacred place as king कुरु did tapas there. [mh-1-14-50 ] .
Two sons called चित्राङ्गद and विचित्रवीर्य were born to शन्तनु of सत्यवती . Once while hunting in a forest चित्राङ्गद met a गन्धर्व , whose name also was चित्राङ्गद . The गन्धर्व , got angry that a man bore his name and so he killed चित्राङ्गद . The incident took place at कुरुक्षेत्र [mh-1-101-8 ] • [mh-1-101-9 ] .
सुन्द and उपसुन्द , who conquered all the worlds lived in कुरुक्षेत्र [mh-1-209-27 ] .
Before the खाण्डव forest was burnt down तक्षक left the place and went to कुरुक्षेत्र and lived there. [mh-1-226-4 ] .
During their life of exile in the forest the पाण्डवस् visited कुरुक्षेत्र [mh-3-5-1 ] .
King मान्धाता once conducted a yajña within the boundaries of कुरुक्षेत्र . [mh-3-126-45 ] .
The reputed sage मुद्गल lived here. [mh-3-260-3 ] .
Once a fierce fight took place here ( कुरुक्षेत्र ) between भीष्म and परशुराम . परशुराम wanted भीष्म to accept अम्बा , daughter of the King of काशी as his wife.
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भीष्म lay wounded on the bed of arrows here. [mh-6-119-92 ] .
कुरुक्षेत्र had been formerly known as समन्तपञ्चक . Since King कुरु made this place holy it came to be known as कुरुक्षेत्र thereafter.
It was at कुरुक्षेत्र that the पाण्डवस् and the कौरवस् waged a fierce war and it was here that श्री कृष्ण taught अर्जुन the गीता . [mh-6-258-42 ] .
Emperor सुदर्शन , son of अग्नि , who was famous for his hospitality, lived here. [mh-13-2-40 ] .
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