- Prabhas Patan
Prabhas Patan is situated in
Gujarat (Saurashtra), 7 km. fromVeraval . This is a place of pilgrimage, orTirtha , of the most popularJyotirlinga of LordShiva , i.e.,Somanath .According to tradition, here
Krishna is supposed to have left his mortal body at the end of Krishna avatar (Avatars ), having been killed by a hunter who mistook Krishna for a deer and shot him.tory
As per the writing in
Ramayana ,Rama , i.e.Krishna in his earlierRama Avatar (Avatars ) is supposed to have given a boon to a monkey kingVali (Hindu mythology) whom he killed indirectly in hiding and not directly fighting with him in front. The above action of the hunter inKrishna avatar (Avatars ) is supposed to be in compliance to the boon ofRama i.e.Krishna in his earlier Avatar.Details by a pilgrim
The adjacent photo of 1957 shows the place where there is a board (not clear in photo) mentioning Krishnadehavisargana. This is also confirmed by the local people there at that time as per the pilgrim. This pilgrim also remembers the place as Prabhas Patan near
Veraval . There is also another board on the tree (not clear in photo) which as far as the memory of the said pilgrim goes, indicates that the sapling was planted by LateC. Rajagopalachari (ExGovernor-general of India ).Information to tourists
The Tourism of India [http://tourism-of-india.com/somnath.html] calls this place situated on the confluence of three rivers as Bhalka Tirth. The rivers are said to be Hiranya, Saraswati and Kapila.
Dehotsarg, at Triveni Ghat near Bhalk Tirth is believed to be the site of
Krishna 's cremation. It is also stated that the Ahir women of this area wear black, even today!Bhalka Tirth has also been a reclining statue of
Krishna [http://www.gujaratplus.com/web/gujarat/info/pilgrim/pilgrim2.html] , signifying his death by an arrow of a Bhil hunter, who mistook him for a deer.It is suggested that tourists should get the latest information from Gujarat Govt. before proceeding on pilgrimage to this place as the names of places may change.
External links
*http://www.gujarattourism.com/destination/religious-temples/jun_somnath.html
*http://tourism-of-india.com/somnath.html
*http://www.gujaratplus.com/web/gujarat/info/pilgrim/pilgrim2.html
*C. Rajagopalachari References
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