VIJAYAWADA

'Bejjam' is the Telugu word for tunnel or hole. As the tunnels are made in hills by the grace of God, this area was called Bejjawada or Bezawada, for short. It went by the names of Bijapuri and Vijayavatika - all honorific names signifying its glory. It fame was further heightened by to existence of three enviable factors - kshetram, thirtham and Daivam. Undoubtedly, it was, and is a holy kshetra, for enshrining the images of Lord Siva, in more than three shrines; Parvathi in the role of Durga, and they are being adored with ardour unparalleled; secondly it is a place of holy thirtha; for the river Krishna as mentioned in the Puranas is more sacred than Ganga, since Ganga springs from the foot of Lord Mahavishnu, whereas Krishna emerged from the body of the Lord itself, so a mere darsan purges one off sins; thirdly it is the abode of the most compassionate of God -Lord Siva and he is abiding here with his inseparable consort Parvathi under the name of Durga. Hence the holiness of the place to a degree greater, nay the greatest resulting in the prosperity of people in every segment of life, and what is more it is handed down from generation to generation like a hoary legacy.

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