Naimisharanya, or Neemsar, is a not-so-well-known teerth spot less than 100 km away from Lucknow. Though many people have not heard of it, those in that area say it is the single teerth that is more important than all other teerths in India. It is the place where several important occurrences in Hindu religion have taken place starting from Satya yug (being the first ever pilgrimage site on earth) with perhaps the latest being the last travel of the Pandavs and Draupadi. In fact, on a visit, it felt so comfortable and personal, as it has been the site of so very many of our often heard tales and mentioned in our ancient books.
It has the Chakra teerth – the place marked by Brahma which will never have Kaal visiting, the spot of Swayambhu Manu and Satrupa’s tap and Narayan’s boon to them, narration by Luv Kush, where Hanuman brought out Ram and Lakshman from paatal, Vyas Gaddi where all the Purans and Mahabharat were written etc. etc. etc.. Some other important rishis / occurences are Lomesh /Lomaharshan, Ugrashrava (Sut ji) and his narration of the purans to Shanaukadi (Shaunak etc. -88,000 rishis), Markandeya, Narad ji, Ved Vyas (Krishna Dwaipayan)
The road is very good and the drive comfortable – once away from the hustle of Lucknow it takes approx. an hour. Basic amenities are available and all places can be seen on a day’s trip. A visit is strongly recommended.
The large number of temples and holy spots in the area will be covered in separate posts on this page alongwith the tales about it.This is post one on Naimisharanya.
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