Chakra Teerth: The central point of Naimisharanya is the Chakra Teerth. The story in Shiv Puran goes that the devtas once went to Brahma ji and asked him for a spot on earth which would give bhakti and mukti. Brahma ji created a mind-born (manomaya) chakra and released it. The circumference (naimi) of this chakra landed (sheerna) in this forest (aranya), the axle pierced the ground and provides a never-ending source of water. Brahma ji said that this place will never have the impact of kaliyug;the spot is said to be continuing since Satyug.
The wall seen here is said to be 40 ft deep and constructed by the British. The water, which never dries, is very deep; any overflow flows into the Gomti nearby. The water outside the circle is not very deep - only about waist high - and is quite clean, work to re-lay the steps is presently going on. A dip in the Chakra Teerth is considered very auspicious. Puja for the pitrs (ancestors) is done here, its importance here said to be comparable to Gaya in Bihar.
A parikrama around the Chakra Teeth takes one to several small temples generally dedicated to various rishis. There is the spot where Shringi rishi performed his tapasya. It may be recalled that Shringi Rishi had performed the yagya whereby King Dasrath’s queens gave birth to their sons.Then there is the Ram Lakshman Sita temple. Ramchandra ji is said to have performed the Aswamedh Yagya on the banks of the Gomti river, in Naimisharanya; Luv and Kush also narrated Valmiki’s Ramayan in Naimisharanya. There is a temple of Gokarn Nath: Gokaran (cow’s ears) was the son of Atmadev and Dhundkari and his story features in the Bhagwat Puran.
This is post two on Naimisharanya.
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