Ayodhya - Chakra Teertha and Vishnuhari

Ayodhya - Chakra Teertha and Vishnuhari:

(Skanda Purana - Ayodhya Mahatmya - 1)

• I meditate on brahmin Vishnu Sharma performing penance at Chakra Teertha of Ayodhya and getting the darshan of Lord Vishnu.

• Brahmin Vishnu Sharma performed austere penance in Ayodhya worshipping Lord Vishnu and reciting the Dwadasakshari Mantra (Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya) for three years. One day when the brahmin eulogized Lord Vishnu, the Lord appeared before him and gave him the boon. The Lord created a Teertha there with his Sudarshana Chakra and brought the waters of river Ganges. This Teertha became known as Chakra Teertha. Vishnu Sharma established an image of the Lord there for worship after his name. The image became known as Vishnuhari.

• Annual festival: Karthika Shukla Dashami to Poornima