Prayaga - Prajapati Kshetra and various Teerthas

Prayaga: Prajapati Kshetra and various Teerthas:

(Matsya Purana - 41, 104 to 110)

• Meditation: I meditate on Prayaga which is a Prajapati Kshetra.

Prajapati Kshetra:

• The region of Prayaga from Pratishthanapura to the Vasuki Hrada is known as Prajapati Kshetra. The Nagas like Kambala and Ashwatara reside in Prayaga.
(Matsya Purana - 104) (Padma Purana - Swarga Khanda - 41)


Yagna Kundas:

• There are five (Yagna) Kundas in Prayaga where Ganga resides. (Matsya Purana - 104) (Padma Purana - Swarga Khanda - 41)

• There are three Agni Kundas through which river Ganga flows through Prayaga. (Matsya Purana - 110) (Padma Purana - Swarga Khanda - 47)


Various Teerthas:

• Samudra Koopa: On the eastern side of river Ganga there is a Samudra Koopa (Oceanic Well) which is near Pratishthana.
(Matsya Purana - 106) (Padma Purana - Swarga Khanda - 43)

• Hamsa Prapatana Teertha: On the north of Pratishthana and on the eastern side of river Ganga there is a famous Teertha known as Hamsaprapatana.
(Matsya Purana - 106) (Padma Purana - Swarga Khanda - 43)

• Urvashi Teertha: One who performs oblations in Urvashi Teertha earns great merit.
(Matsya Purana - 106) (Padma Purana - Swarga Khanda - 43)

• Kotitirtha: One who dies in Kotitirtha goes to heaven.
(Matsya Purana - 106) (Padma Purana - Swarga Khanda - 43)

• Dashashwamedha Teertha: Near the Bhogavati and north of Vasuki is the Dashashwamedha Teertha.
(Matsya Purana - 106) (Padma Purana - Swarga Khanda - 43)

• Manasa Teertha: On the northern bank of river Ganga is the Manasa Teertha.
(Matsya Purana - 107) (Padma Purana - Swarga Khanda - 44)

• Rinamochana Teertha: On the south of Prayaga and on the northern bank of river Yamuna is the Rinamochana Teertha.
(Matsya Purana - 107) (Padma Purana - Swarga Khanda - 44)

• Agni Teertha: On the southern bank of river Yamuna is the Agni Teertha.
(Matsya Purana - 108) (Padma Purana - Swarga Khanda - 44)

• Naraka Teertha (or Haravara Teertha): On the western bank of river Yamuna is the Naraka Teertha (or Haravara Teertha) of Dharmaraja.
(Matsya Purana - 108) (Padma Purana - Swarga Khanda - 44)

• Niranjana Teertha (or Viraja Teertha): On the northern bank of Yamuna is the Niranjana Teertha (or Viraja Teertha) of Aditya.
(Matsya Purana - 108) (Padma Purana - Swarga Khanda - 44)

• Bhogavati Teertha: The Bhogavati Teertha is the (Yagna) Vedi of Prajapati. There the Vedas and Yagnas assume embodied forms. The Rishis perform yagnas there. The Chakravarti kings perform yagnas there.
(Matsya Purana - 110) (Padma Purana - Swarga Khanda - 47)