Ayodhya - Swarnakhani

Ayodhya - Swarnakhani: (South of Dharmahari)

(Skanda Purana - Ayodhya Mahatmya - 5)

Lakshmi-Kubera

• I meditate on Sri Kubera showering gold in Ayodhya for king Raghu.

• King Raghu, an ancestor of Sri Rama performed a Viswajit yagna in which he donated everything. Sage Kautsa came during that time and asked for gold from him to give guru dakshina to sage Vishwamitra. However, seeing that the king had given away everything in yagna, the sage decided to approach someone else. King Raghu told him to wait and went to conquer Kubera. Kubera out of fear showered a rain of gold in Ayodhya which became known as Swarnakhani. Kautsa took only whatever was required by him and blessed the king.

• Annual festival: Vaishakha Shukla Dwadasi

► Ayodhya - Sonkhar
(outskirts of Ayodhya)

Sonkhar is identified with Swarnakhani where Sri Kubera showered gold for king Raghu.

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