Budha Amarnath: Where Lord Shiva Blessed Maharishi Pulastya | LG Manoj Sinha on the Living Heritage

Budha Amarnath: Where Lord Shiva Blessed Maharishi Pulastya | LG Manoj Sinha on the Living Heritage The entire civil and police administration is involved in the preparation of these holy yatras, Shri Amarnth ji yatra and Budha Amarnath yatra, the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, Shri Manoj Sinha said. There are people running langar, accommodation, sanitation, administration, water, electricity, medical facilities, all should be well organized. So people are involved in it with full intensity, LG stated. Devotees from across the country who come for the holy pilgrimage of the Lord of Gods, Mahadev in Jammu & Kashmir can return safely without any hindrance. It is said in our scriptures that the main purpose of pilgrimage is to meet saints and great men before having darshan of God.When the journey is completed then a deparved person also becomes ‘Siddha’. And this Goswami Tulsidas ji also said in Ram Charitra Manas. When Budha Amarnath is mentioned amongst all the pilgrimages of the country, then its importance becomes evident automatically. There is a popular story about this holy pilgrimage. A Maharishi named Pulastya had given it religious importance. He had seen through his meditation that it was at this place that Lord Shiva had narrated the immortal story to Goddess Parvati. After realizing this, Maharishi Pulastya came to the holy place of present Shiv Baba Budha Amarnath and did severe penance at this place.Pleased with his penance, Mahadev appeared and asked him to ask for a boon. Maharishi Pulastya said, Bholenath, I do not want anything else, just give such religious importance to this place that for ages devotees from all over the country keep coming and seeking your blessings. And hence, the name of Ganga flowing along Shri Budha Amarnath Ji became Pulastya Ganga. This land became divine with the blessings of Lord Shiva. I pray to Bholenath ji that he fulfills the wishes of the devotees who reach him, the Lieutenant Governor said. Ram Lalla was established after 500 years. Nowadays, new discoveries are being made everyday in Yoga, Meditation, Vedas, etc.And I believe that after centuries, India’s glory will be reestablished in the world. Today, India is being called the teerth of seekers of truth. Because not only have we become the world’s fourth largest economy but today the whole society has become alive. With the prayer for the welfare of all humanity, the eternal culture of the country also came alive. Today, devotees of Budha Amarnath and revered saints have come here from every corner of the country. I would like to say to them that they should keep sowing new perspectives, new thoughts and new ideas to show the path of pride to the land of our culture.They have always given a new direction to the society and the nation. In the coming future, culture, rich heritage and development will determine the creation of a developed India, said the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, Shri Manoj Sinha.