An amazing day with friends to explore of different places in Bharuch ~ Cluttered Reflections

(Photo-The Forgotten Palace of Bharuch)

Sometime the way you thought never happens in life. If you imagine or wish to do something it never happen and what i experienced in case that happened its not in the line you imagine or thought.

My wife is not here with me at Bharuch, she went to appear her B.Ed exam, am feeling lonely and isolated. My Friend Anurag is also not here with whom i can share and spent time so i thought this "Shiv Ratri" would be my one of the unpleasant day not alike the last year where My wife was there with me and Raman came from Gandhinagar and we spent lot good time.

Yes, you rightly figured it out the day was not the day i imagined. It was become one of the amazing day of my life where we explored various places in Bharuch. In all this Pradipbhai played a great role he is the one who made my day along with Hardipbhai, Ajitbhai, Zalabhai.

I was so mesmerized to heard Pradipbhai, we talked about lot many things about society, beliefs, habits, customs, traditional beliefs and spirituality. At some point of discussion, i felt that he understands the mythology very deeply. He is not the one who blindly follow all the beliefs and traditions. He also believes that there is always a rational reason behind every belief or practice of Hindu religion. During discussion, i got to know that Bharuch has its own place in History and i spent more than 2 years and never visited so we all decided to visit different places of Bharuch.

As per our plan, we visited Nageshwar Temple, Zhadeshwar and we went for a boat ride. and it was fun and memorable.

(Photo - During Boating in Narmada River)

During the discussion, I got to know that Bharuch is one of the ancient city in India after Baranashi and Bharuch was formerly known as Broach. According to the "Skanda Purana" the sage "Bhirgu" came to this place sitting on a tortoise. The tortoise is known as Kachchha (कच्छ) in Sanskrit. Hence the place was named 'Bhrigukachchha' and latter the city known as 'Bharukachch', which was later abridged to Bharuch.

We also discuss that shiv means "Atom" - the smallest unit of the everything. The smallest unit has a similar configuration as "Universe" that refers that "Shiv" is the origin of every living and non living and the end of everything. Is not this Amazing !!!!

Shiv Ratri is the day that women to visit to Shivling and worship Lord Shiva for wellbeing of their life. I also understood one of the interesting fact every Jyotirling produces radiation (which simbolizes as the third eye of lord Shiv) and to control the effect of that radiation cow milk used to pour above the shivling and moon has power to absorb the radiation thus the moon places in the head of the Shiva to minimize the effect of radiation.

As some beliefs that Women should not visit nearer to Jyotirling. and now i understood may be the impact of ration from the Jyotirling affect the reproductive organ of female so the people of traditional thoughts discouraged women to visit near Jyotirling.

A thank you note is not enough to acknowledge the day with Pradip ji and friends but i understood onething the things you plan never goes as it is. Almighty has its own plan so be happy and healthy .

Few photographs that we clicked