Chapter 11
The Glories
of
B h u b a n e s wa r
Bindu-sarovara in Bhubaneswar
Çivajé then ordered his bull carrier Nandé, to install the sarovara. All the térthas came to that place, and all the holy rivers, such as Käveré, Gomaté, Kåñëä, Yamunä, Sarasvaté, Gaëòaké, and Åñikulyä Mahänadé also came. Also, the Mandäkiné and Kñérodaka came from the heavenly planets. When Lord Çiva saw that all the holy rivers had come, he asked all those holy rivers and térthas to please pour water there, drop by drop. Bindu means ‘drop’. This they did and Lord Brahmä installed that sarovara (lake) which is known as Bindu Sarovara. Bhagavän Janärdana and all the demigods, headed by Lord Brahmä, bathed in that lake. This is how Bindu-sarovara was installed. If one bathes in Bindu-sarovara, it will be as though he has bathed in all térthas, because all the térthas are there. If
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