hindus pilgrimages

[sathpanti]

ya ali madad, i want to know about 68 yatras mentioned in our holy ginans
and also about shankar achariyas of sacred cities

[agakhani]

Here is the list of 68 Hindu tirath as quoted many times in our ginanic literature.Please remember this we Ismaili do not need to go there because our 68 tirath are in our Jamat Khana
Pir Ma bap say in our ginan that

"એજી અડષઠ તીરથ ઘરને આંગણે, ગંગા જમના સુ ભરિયા જી,
નાહ્યા તે નિર્મળ થયા, કુડા નર હરી થી વેગળા રહ્યા."

Eji adshadh tirath ghar ne aangane, Ganga Jamana su bhariya ji,
nahya te nirmal thaya, kuda nar hari thi vegala rahya.

so if you want to take benefits of 68 tirath please go to the Jamat KHana, JK is our 68 tirath.

Here it goes then, the list of the 68 places considered the most important for Hindus to go on pilgrimage:

1. Kashmir Mandal
2. Katakh, aka Kataas
3. Jalandar Peeth
4. Kurkhetar, dist. Karnaal
5. Mayapuri, dist. Sahaaranpur
6. Dev Paryag
7. Gangotri
8. Kedarnath
9. Badrinath
10. Nand Paryag
11. Kanav Paryag
12. Aad Badri
13. Sambhal vill. Muradabad
14. Brij Bhoomi, dist. Mathura, in Uttar Pradesh
15. Nemkhaarn Sutki gadhi
16. Bithoor
17. Paryag Raj
18. Chitar Koot
19. Ayodhia Puri
20. Pulhaasram, vill. Rirri
21. Mukt Nath
22. Damodar Kund
23. Nepal Pasupat
24. Janak Pur
25. Kashi Banaras
26. Gomti
27. Bisva mitar ka yogyasthan, vill. Bakhtsar
28. Bhirgoo's aashram where Ganga and Sarjoo rivers meet at Bhojpur
29. where Son Bhadar meets Ganga river at Serpur
30. where Gandki and Ganga rivers meet in Har Harkhetar at Patna Sahib
31. Gaya
32. Kaamaakhi, aka Kaamkhya in Kavroo Des
33. Ganga Saagar Kapal Rikhi's sthaan (place)
34. Betrani river in Gaya at Janjhpur
35. Jagan Nath Puri Bhuvneshvar Shiv
36. Aadi Koorm where Kach became avtaar
37. Ramtirath, dist. Amritsar
38. Padamnabh
39. Sri Nar Singhin Singhachal
40. Gaya's padam sthaan at Padgaya
41. Sapat Saagar, vill. Selangi, where becoming (?) sat (7?) dhara Godavri meets in Saagar (?)
42. Bashisht Saagar
43. Krishna Saagar milaap, near Machli Bandar
44. Panna Nar Singh Aadha (the Devta who drinks sharbat)
45. Bhundeer Mandar
46. Sri Rangdik in Chol Des
47. Setu Bandh Rameshvar
48. in Pand Des approximately 18 places which are Bhagvaan's sthaans
49. Malyavaar (Maalaabaar) Des
50. Kiskandha (Baali's rajdhani)
51. Pandarpur, Bitthal's asthaan (this is mentioned in Bhagat Namdev's bani where he refers to Krishan as Beetthal as Bhagat Pundrik did, SGGS ji page 874 & 485)
52. Panchbati where Ram Chandar chops (?) the nose of Soopankha(n) (?)
53. Taryambak Jyoti
54. where Taapi river meets in the saagar (dunno what that is) at Dumas Gram
55. where Narbada river meets the ocean at vill. Labhaaraa.
56. Parbhaas Khetar
57. Sudama Puri (Bhagat Sudama's place)
58. Madhav Pur
59. where Gomti river meets the ocean (where Duvaarika drowned)
60. Bet Duvaarika Ramnak Deep (where Bhagat Peepa jumped (chhal mari si))
61. Narayan sarovar in Kach Des, Kooteshvar Maha Dev (?)
62. Revtgir, aka Girnaar parbat
63. Bindusar in Sidh Pur Gram
64. Pushkar tirath
65. Lohaagar
66. Ujjain
67. Onkar
68. Hinglaj

So these are the 68 places considered the most important to visit.

[elizabeth35]

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