Prayaga - Imperishable abode of the Trinity

Prayaga: Imperishable abode of the Trinity:

(Matsya Purana - 104 to 111)

Triveni Sangama

• Meditation: I meditate on Prayaga which is the imperishable abode of the Trinity.

• Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva reside in Prayaga for protection and removing the sins of people.
- Lord Brahma lives in the north of Pratishthana.
- Lord Vishnu lives in the form of Beni Madhava.
- Lord Maheshwara lives in the form of Akshaya Vata.
- All Devas with Gandharvas, Siddhas and Rishis protect Prayaga and remove the sins.
- Prayaga is Prajapati Kshetra.
(Matsya Purana - 111) (Padma Purana - Swarga Khanda - 48)

• It is said that the entire universe abides in Prayaga where Brahma, Vishnu, Ishana and other Devatas abide.
(Matsya Purana - 111)

• At the end of the Kalpa, Rudra destroys the entire universe but Prayaga does not get destroyed.
(Matsya Purana - 111)

• During the time of dissolution, when the whole universe is one with water, Lord Vishnu abides in Prayaga and performs yagna again and again.
(Matsya Purana - 106) (Padma Purana - Swarga Khanda - 43)

• 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)

► Prayagraj - Nag Vasuki
(Prayagraj district, Uttar Pradesh)

• The region of Prayaga from Pratishthanapura to the Vasuki Hrada is known as Prajapati Kshetra. The Nagas like Kambala and Ashwatara reside in Prayaga.

► Prayagraj - Samudra Koop
(Prayagraj district, Uttar Pradesh)

• Samudra Koopa: On the eastern side of river Ganga there is a Samudra Koopa (Oceanic Well) which is near Pratishthana.

• The Samudra Koopa or the Oceanic Well is a wondrous well in Prayagraj. The water of this well is salty like the sea water.

► Prayagraj - Dwadash Madhavas
(Prayagraj district, Uttar Pradesh)

• Prayaga is the eternal abode of Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara. According to Matsya Purana, Lord Vishnu lives in Prayaga in the form of Beni Madhava. Prayaga is the abode of Dwadash (twelve) Madhavas. The twelve Madhavas are:

1. Shankha Madhava: Near Jhusi and Chatanaga
2. Chakra Madhava: In Arail
3. Gada Madhava: In a temple in Naini
4. Padma Madhava: As a stone in Vikar Devariya
5. Ananta Madhava: Near Akshaya Vat
6. Bindu Madhava: No image. Near Draupadi Ghat
7. Manohar Madhava: In Draveshwarnath Temple
8. Asi Madhava: Near Nag Vasuki Temple
9. Sankashta Hara Madhava: In Jhusi near Hamsa Teertha and at the base of Sandhya Vat
10. Adi Beni Madhava: In the form of water in Triveni Sangam
11. Adi Madhava: Arail
12. Sri Beni Madhava: In Daraganj

► Prayagraj - Akshay Vat
(Prayagraj district, Uttar Pradesh)

• Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva reside in Prayaga for protection and removing the sins of people. Lord Brahma lives in the north of Pratishthana. Lord Vishnu lives in the form of Beni Madhava. Lord Maheshwara lives in the form of Akshaya Vata. During the time of dissolution, the twelve Adityas under the refuge of Rudra, burn all the worlds but not the Akshaya Vata. On the leaves of Akshaya Vat which remains even during the Kalpanta (when the universe is destroyed), abides Lord Vishnu. Hence it is termed as Avyaya (Imperishable). That Akshaya Vat is worshipped by the devotees of Vishnu by tying threads.

The Akshay Vat of Prayag is one of the holiest places to visit. As per the Puranas it is an imperishable tree which does not get destroyed at the end of a kalpa. Lord Maheshwara reside in Prayaga in the form of Aksay Vat. After dissolution of the universe Lord Vishnu abides on the leaves of Akshay Vat.

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