Comments on: Panch Kroshi Yatra Of Kashi – Ancient Pilgrim Route

By: T.Prakash babu

T.Prakash babu — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 01:59:58 +0000

Thanks for the detailed information on Panchakoshi Parikrama in Varanasi.
This would be very helpful to all those are interested to complete this whenever they plan to visit Varanasi. Appreciate your interest to help others.

By: Sumit Gupta

Sumit Gupta — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 13:31:14 +0000

Hi Anuradha Ji
Thankyou.so much for this Article, it’s really very helpful for me although I am born and brought up in varanasi but I never knew about this before. Pachkroshi Yatra I always came to know by my senior citizens but why it is done today came to know by your article. Just in morning I went to Paanch Pandav Temple then it came in my mind to find article to know it’s history.
Very soon I will go for Pachkrishi Yatra . Thank You

By: Sudip Kumar Ghosh

Sudip Kumar Ghosh — Sun, 04 Oct 2020 11:15:50 +0000

Thanks for detail information about Panchkoshi Parikrama .I am also interested to perform this pavitra Yatra by car . Kindly send the details of the car driver.In the year Nov 2019 I completed the Narmada parikrama by car from omkareshwar.Ab Baba Vishwanathan ki kripa. Har Har Mahadev.

By: Chitra

Chitra — Sat, 03 Oct 2020 08:54:33 +0000

Very very interesting read. I liked the way it was narrated. It made me feel I was traveling along with you.

By: Ravindranath Rao C V

Ravindranath Rao C V — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 12:44:50 +0000

It is wounderful artilcle and we came to know so many things about Kasi.
can you provide cell no of Kapildhar pandit, i want to help him since he looks very poor.
Please can you do me this favour.

By: Anugu Nageshwar Reddy

Anugu Nageshwar Reddy — Sat, 22 Feb 2020 15:56:28 +0000

MY PERSPECTIVE AND EXPERIENCE:

just yesterday was mahashivratri and i started the panchkroshi yatra,
people start at 12’o clock just as the mahashivratri day starts and complete it in rough 10 to 11 hours coz the deadline is considered 24 hours(it’s what i was told).
i know it’s a sort of impossible but believe me , it took me 14 hours for me and my brothers who were with me took just 10 and a half hours
it’s not as easy as it looks
you can’t afford to stop or take a rest coz it would jam your legs completely giving you immense pain, i can’t even describe the pain it gave me
also people who lived near the roads for the yatra would prepare all kinds of dishes for you to eat
they give you everything from water to sugarcane juice,from fruits to carrot’s halwa(gazar ka halwa) you don’t have to worry for anything
you just have to focus on the journey
the people will be on the roads to welcome you ,encourage you and even massage your legs as much as you want
during the last PADAV (pandava to kapildhara) lord shiva or mahadev will test you your ass off
you will start vomit, feeling dizzy and even fall down or fall sleep but people who will be there will just be there to help you to continue the journey
also all the people who will be doing the journey will help you , you won’t know them still they will encourage you and carry you for some distance
you will feel sleepy at the edge but after you have completed and removed sankalap at the place you took it
you will feel energetic and won’t even think of sleeping
it was really a difficult but worthful yatra.
tis my second time .
it is considered you should not stop at an even number of your yatra,you should only stop at odd number of yatras.e.g. you should not stop if you have done 2 or 4 times consecutively,you should only stop if you have done 1 or 3 and vice versa times consecutively without failing to take a year off.
you legs are all swollen at the end of the yatra and you won’t even be able to move a muscle

WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO:

WE POUR MILK OVER SHIVALINGA:
it denotes that we are giving up our anger.

WE USE BEL LEAF:
a bel leaf has three leafs at a joint, resembling the three eyes of mahadev.
it is the symbol for flow of knowledge within us.

WE USE RAW RICE IN THE GANGA AND TEMPLE:
it symbolises for a healthy marital life b/w a husband and a wife.

WE USE BHAANG:
it resembles that we are giving up all type of intoxications and alcohol for the rest of the year.

THIS WAS MY EXPERIENCE . HOPE YOU LIKE IT AND GET INSPIRED.
THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING MY BAD ENGLISH WORTH THE PRECIOUS TIME…

By: Anuradha Goyal

Anuradha Goyal — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 06:25:41 +0000

In reply to Kannan. Kannan ji, May Mahadev be your guide on this ancient Yatra.

By: Kannan

Kannan — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 06:16:14 +0000

Many thanks for this, Anuradha ji. Planning for this Parikrama, this April with Guru’s grace.. Did a google map of this and it fits in beautifully as a circle. Kannan

By: Anuradha Goyal

Anuradha Goyal — Sat, 24 Nov 2018 04:16:35 +0000

In reply to Jambu Lingam. Jambu Ji - May you get to do the Panch Kroshi Yatra soon. It is not very well known outside Kashi, but hopefully, we are making a few people aware of it.

By: Jambu Lingam

Jambu Lingam — Sat, 24 Nov 2018 00:21:56 +0000

Excellent. and wonderful naration. I have been visiting Kasi regularly. This is the first time I have come across the yatra. I shall try to complete it is my lord SIVA bestows me healtah and finance. I am now 71 but with good health and sound mind. A retired Army person. I am residing in chennai and shall be much thankful if a like minded person is willing to joint with me.

Any how my MY BEST WISHES for all efforts your doing and taking. – Jambulingam alias Sengailingam.