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Uniqueness
of Vayumurti Kshetra
Sri Kalahasti is a combination of three words SRI+KALA+HASTI. Each
of its three constituents embodies an owe-inspiring episode soaked
in devotion that published to the world the peerless compassion of
that Omnicompassionate Lord Maheswar, a byword for kindness. This
thirtha kshetra lies on the Eastern bank of holy river Swarnamukhi.
Though predominantly a Sivakshetra, it is luring theists of all
denominations in lacs round the year, since the Satya yuga. It is
one of the Panchabhutasthalas enshrining the Vayu linga. The
Vayumurthi, one of the Sivashtamurtis is installed and worshipped
from time immemorial. On account of the eternal presence of Gowri
and Shankar here, to lifting of the erring - either the highest,
like Brahma, or the lowest, an insect, this mokshapuri has acquired
the honorific title of Dhakshina Kailas. Its enchanting history
spinning round the four yugas links up heaven with the earth through
a multiplicity of events, enlightening ultimately that bhakti should
be the consummation of one's existence, and that alone paves a sure
way for Sayujya prapti. Each of the episodes that occurred on this
Punya dharithri left indelible imprints on its surface in the form
of holy ponds, high hills, flowing waters, sacred shrines etc., and
they narrate how Lord Maheswar emancipated the penitent sinners by
correction and benediction.
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