PRAHLAD KUMAR AGGARWAL Social worker/ water activist

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Save    "Vridhkedar tirth" From Haryana Govt/Gandhi/ Mr. Randeep Singh Surjewala

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PROTEST AGAINST ACUTE CRISIS OF GOVERNMENT IN THE TEERTH City KAITHAL IN

HARYANA

Power, water supply and sanitation minister Randeep Singh Surjewala here ON December, 2008 said Children’s Park, which was being developed in the middle of Bidhikayar Lake kill "Vridhkedar tirth "

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Rs 10-crore project to preserve heritage on
Kaithal, November 23 -2006
Haryana has achieved 8.6 per cent economic growth as against 8 per cent of the country. Besides, it has the highest per capita income in the country. This was revealed by the Haryana Governor, Dr A.R. Kidwai, while addressing a gathering after laying the foundation stone of the renovation work of ‘Vidkyar Tirath’ here today.

We Want removal of all unauthorised structures,  places of worship and or any other structure, which are unauthorisedly put in Vidkyar Teerth bed and its embankments

First youth action group to join “Vidkyar Teerth Satyagraha” under the leadership of Social worker/ water activist Shri Prahlad Kumar Aggarwal ji. 

Launched " Shri Narayan Sewa Priwar For Vridhkedar tirth " - A "Shri Narayan Sewa Priwar " initiative against LOOT and KILLING of Vidkyar Teerth in the name of Children Park & jheel   on kaithal

1. Vidkyar Teerth(Vriddh Kedaar)& Anjani Teela: Vaman Purana says  : "Kapisthaleti vikhyatam sarvapatakanashanam yasmina sthitaha swayam devovridha kedara samgjijitaha" (2) (The destroyer of all devililsh deeds, famous Kapisthala sanctum is here because Lord Vridhakedara himself resides.) It must be understood that Vridhakedara sanctum has become Vidkyara on the basis of philological principle of "mukhasukha" (easy to speak).

Without  an  iota of doubt,  the  antiquity  of  Kapisthala, `Kapisthala',  exists.   Its  antiquity  is   related  to  vedas   and Brahmavarta.   Kapisthala in Yajurveda-Kaithal.  Its name is concerned with  Kapisthala Rishi, a compiler of yajurveda katha samhita.   After its  compilation he explained about kapisthala to his pupil community. Its reference is found in Mahabharata and Vamana Puran also.

(1) The Vartan Kapisthala is referred in the Nilankanthi commentary of Mahabharata,   based  on  ancient   manuscripts.   Kapisthala   means, Kapi=Kapila  and  sthala=abode i.e.  abode of Kapila not an  abode  of monkeys  (Kapi in Sanskrit means monkey also) The marauders of middle age  had  distorted its name.  On one place it is written as  Katiyala also. The  highway  going  to Delhi , Afghanistan , the small  nation  of earlier  USSR , Arabian countries e.g.  Iran , Iraq and other  countries of  the world passed through Kaithal only.  In those days Kaithal  was the  hub  of  trade  and   commercial  activities.   Situated  on  the heart-captivating  banks of river Saraswati its `Saraswata  Sanskrit' had  a  permanent  place  among the  well  developed  world  cultures. Construction  of 'Ghaats' ( stone steps for bathing etc.) on the banks of  pools  ,  ponds and rivers , enriched with  refined  architectural  style  shows  the  development and beauteous bounty  of  the  people's  life-style.

1) (a) Mahabharata-Vana Parva- 83/64  
(b) Vamana Puran-Chapter 36/14

2) India in Timur era-Part 2, Sam. Rizvi-P,152  
Being  situated  on  the  banks of pious Saraswati  Kaithal  city  was splendidly surrounded by many flora and forests Suryavana, Shitavana, Phalkivana and Vyasavana etc.

3)  So  ancient Kaithal was like a forest for meditation.   Scores  of saints  to  seek spiritual knowledge, Jitendriya(  capturing  complete command  of  the  reins  of ten senses) monks used to  come  here  for  meditation  from  different parts of the country.  Anjani,  mother  of   Lord  Rama's disciple - Hanuman used to visit the beautiful banks  of Saraswati.  Apropos of scholar's saying that Hanuman also accompanied with  her and visited this spot.  "Anjani Tila" testifies this saying. This  Tila remains on the bank-area of Vriddha Kedara or Vidkyara pond on  a  road  leading  from  "Pehowa Chowk" to  the  city  area.

3(a) Mahabharata-Vana parva - Chapter 8.  
  (b) Vamana Purana, chapter 34/Verses 4-5

 Vedas  are the most ancient scriptures not only of the Aryans but  all the  human  race .  These treasure-troves of knowledge are the  oldest source  to  seek information about the old history, living  standards, behavioral  attitude and aptitude of all humanity.  It will be a very joyful journey to get knowledge about their writing period and place , To  gain  information  about rivers , rivulets,  village's  herbs  and flora-fauna  of  that  period is a natural reason  to  become  awful. Moreover,  it  will  provide pleasure to know about  this  magnanimous heritage  of the ancestors of 'Brahmavarta' To fix the  writing-period of  the  hymns  of  Rigveda,  different  Ideologists  have  propounded different theories.  Dr.  Mazmudar says that Rigveda was written 1200 Vi.   Pu.   i.e.  3200 years ago.  But no Indian scholar agrees.   Pt. Balkrishna  Dixit, a famous astrologer, says on the basis of Shatpatha Brahmana  that  it  was written 3500 Vi.  Pu.   Lokmanya  Balgangadhar Tilak  accepts  its writing age 6000-4000 Vi.  Pu.  Quoting  "Rigvedic India "  by Dr.  Avinashchander Dass, Dr.  Baldev Upadhyaya in his work "Vedic  Sahitya aur Samskriti opines" on the basis of geographical and archaeological  happenings,  Rigveda and the origin of the culture  of that  time should be at least 25,000 years B.C.  Late Shri Dr .  Vishnu Shridhar Vakankar has accepted his theory in his research articles.

(2) Generally it can be said that the writing period of Rigveda is not that  old as western scholars think.  It is very true on the basis  of rock  edicts  and  engravings  that the  origin  of  pre-Harappan  and Saraswata  civilisations happened before ten thousand years.   Kaithal was an important town on the flowing-path of river Saraswati.  So, its situation-period can be logically construed before ten thousand years. In this context, it must be kept in mind that the situation of "Apaya" river, a sub-river of Saraswati has been referred in the third Mandala of Rigveda 3/23/4.

1.Page 87  
2.Vedic Saraswati Nadi Shodha Abhiyana-Page 8.

As  per  the verse this rainy-seasonal river is one mile away in  east from  Manusa sanctum, which is close to `Maheshwara Deva'in Asthipura. It is quite important to be noted that the situation of "Apaya" river, one mile away from "Manusa sanctum", near Kaithal is very true because near  west  of Kaithal, the location of "Apaya" and Apaga  and  Manusa Tirtha  has been recognised by `Mahabharata' and `Vamana Purana'  both respectively.

(1) In Ist Mandala also reference of `Apana' and `Manusha' comes. (2) Drisadvatyama manusha apayayama saraswatyam sevadagne didiha.

In  this  part  of  hymn, Vedic saint  establishes  "Agni"  (Fire)  in `Manusa'  sanctum  situated  on the bank of `Apaya',  so  `Kapisthala' writing  place  of Kathasamhita, Kaithal or its nearest  area,  exists here only.  It is a proven fact that "Samkhya Darshana" (Philosophical Samkhya  thought)  propounded by Saint Kapila was also authored  here.

1.Mahabharata-Chapter 83, Vanaparva.  2.Rigveda-1/23/4.

An  indication can be given that 'Taittiriya Samhita' and  "Taittiriya Upanishad" were also written in Titram village near Kaithal.  Scholars say  that  this Samhita was written 4000-6000 years B.C..   Therefore, its  compilation  period is 6000 years B.C.  Then Taittiriya  Akanyaka and Taittiriya Upanishad were compiled 2000 years B.C.  In  this  connection,  a reference to Kathasamhita is also  must.   In Puranas,  Kathaka people are famous with the name of `Madhyadeshiya or Madhyama'.   It means that Kathaka>Katha>Katha/people were residing at Madhyadesha.   But  scholars  express  the  possibility  that  Kathaka people,  having ambition to reside in Anavristi or Brahmavasta started to  live  in the area of Kaithal-Pehowa-Kurukshetra, which  is  called today  as  Kithana or Kathayana.  In Puranas we find the reference  of "Shri  Tirtha"  situated on the sub-rivulet of Saraswati near  village Kasan  in Kaithal.  The residences of Brahaman community belonging  to Katha  gotra  (sub-caste) can be found in abundance in the  nearby  or adjacent   areas.   According  to   great  grammarian  Patanjali,  the reading-teaching  of  Kathasamhita  was prevalent  in  every  village. "Grame  Grame kathakam Kalapakam cha prochyate" - Mahabhasaya  4/3/101 Panini  says  that its writing was done by the Brahmans of  Kapisthala  gotra.   Durgacharya  in his Nirukta Commentary contemplates that  the authors  of this Samhita are Kapisthala Vashistha-Aham cha  Kapisthalo Vasisthaha-Nirukta  tika  4/4.  Several scholars are of the view  that possibly this name was of a particular place.  This samhita was edited by  Dr.   Keith.   His  approximation   is  that  Kapisthala   village represents  modern Kaithal village, situated in Kurukshetra, at a very small distance of river Saraswati.  Kashika and Varahmihira also refer about  this  village in Brihata Samhita 14/4.  Therefore, it  will  be more  genuine  and logical to say that Taittiriya Brahmana  and  Katha Samhita was produced in Kaithal only.

1.   Dr.   Baldev  Upadhyaya  - Vedic Sahitya and  Samskriti  -  pages 132-133.    
Let  us assure that the time - winning works  -  Taittiriya katha  and  Kapisthala  -Katha Samhitas the scribing  place  of  Katha Samhita,  Taittiriya  upanisada  and  Kathopanisada,  propounding  the principles    of    Samkhya     philosophy,     were    authored    in Kapisthala>Kapisthala>Kaithal   existing  on  the   banks   of   river Saraswati.   From  the age-old culture of this area, the Indian  Hindu culture is totally influenced.

Till  now we have described the antiquity of Kaithal from the material available  in  Vedic  Samskrita literature but its aniquity  has  been described  widely in other literature also.  The author of Mahabharata and  Shri  Mad  Bhagvat Purana, Maharsi Vedavyasa has  widely  written about  antiquity  of Kaithal and its nearby many pious  and  religious places  : 

"Kapilasya cha Kedaram samasadya sudurlabham !   
Antardhanama avapnoti tapsa dagdhakilvisaha   !!”  
( Kedara of Kapila is unattainable.After  meditation  there  all sins are destroyed and man  attains  the internal hidden knowledge).

Vaman  Purana  says  :  
"Kapisthaleti  vikhyatam  sarvapatakanashanam yasmina sthitaha  swayam devovridha kedara samgjijitaha" (2)
(The  destroyer  of all devililsh deeds, famous Kapisthala sanctum  is here because Lord Vridhakedara himself resides.)  
It must be understood that Vridhakedara sanctum has become Vidkyara on the basis of philological principle of "mukhasukha" (easy to speak).

1. Mahabharata,  Vanapurana, Chapter-83/74.  
2. Vaman Purana Chapt er 36/24.

Furthermore,  Durgacharya,  the  commentator  of  Nirukta,  recognizes himself  also  a Kapisthala Vasistha i.e.  a resident  of  Kapisthala, belonging to Vasistha gotra (Sub-Caste).

From  Vedic  age  to Mahabharata and Vamana Purana  Kaithal's  ancient existence is a reality.  Kaithal is as old as a vedic reer.

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2 Hon'ble Mr. Justice Tirath Singh Thakur, Chief Justice

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  District Secretariat, Kaithal