Singheshwar Shthan

Sthala Puran

Theu00a0Shivau00a0temple at Singheswar, also calledu00a0Singheshwarsthan, has religious significance since ancient times, as this land was the meditation place ofu00a0Rishi Shringi. Hence, this place is considered to be the most pious for the Hindus. It is said that during theu00a0Ramayanau00a0period au00a0Putreshthee Yajnau00a0was performed byu00a0Raja Dashrathau00a0and he was blessed with four sons from the prasad u201cCharuu201d of that mahayajna.Reference of Singheshwarasthan has been found inu00a0Varaha Puranau00a0too. According to that purana this place was once surrounded with forests. During the course of cattle grazing they observed that a virgin cow used to sprinkle milk at a particular place. The cattle roamers saw the strange action of that cow one day and began to dig at that place. After digging they got a Shivlinga which they began to worship. Gradually people become aware of this incident and in course of time a small temple was constructed there.The mythological story behind this place is that Goddess Maha Kali, Maha Laxmi and Maha Sarswati are assimilated into the form Goddess Durga and she being lion rider is called Singheshwari. Her counterpart Lord Brahma. Vishnu andu00a0Mahakalu00a0Shankar are assimilated into the form of eternal god is called Singheshwar. Three part of the Shivling is the expression of Trimurti.It is said that punditu00a0Mandan Mishrau00a0was residing and a scholarly debate on religion was held between Mandan Mishra and Adi Sankaryacharya. After that debate Pt. Mandan Mishra adopted the cult sanatan. Lord Buddhau2019s statue ofu00a0Avalokiteshwarau00a0on the southern wall of the eastern-sided temple shows the acceptance of Lord Shivau2019s eternal Omnipresence.The greatu00a0Sringhi Rishi (Rishyasringa)u00a0primarily worshipped Lord Shiva on the occasion of thatu00a0yajna. Seven u201cHavana Kundsu201d created at that time has been converted into a ravaged tank now. Eventually the residential place of Sringi Rishi became famous as Singheshwar. It is visited by lakhs of pilgrims.

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