The first sightseeing spot as part of our 8 days tour. Mesmerising. Love the design and architecture. Ancient, authentic and Colours that touched my soul. It is here where we were told about Arjuna and all those related legendary history. Just less then half an hour, which is more than enough at place, we left.
It's a ancient place of Mahabharata and it is said that bhisma was lying on arrows at this place. There is a ancient kund in which water is very polluted. No cleanliness at all. A tall statue of lord hanumaan is also there. Overall decent experience
BHISHMA KUND, NARKATARI Another place that bears a connection with the great epic Mahabharata, this is the place where it is believed that Pitamaha Bhishma lay watching the famous battle after Arjun, created a bed of arrows for him. The place now has a temple next to a water tank called the Banganga or the Bhishma Kund. There is a legend attached to this water tank. It says that, when Bhishma lay on his bed of arrows, he felt thirsty and asked for water. To fulfil his desire, Arjuna immediately shot an arrow into the ground and let loose a stream of gushing water. This is how the Bhishma Kund is believed to come into existence.
In the very first verse of Bhagwad-Gita (dhrmkssetre kurukssetre smvetaa yuyutsvH | maamkaaH paannddvaashcaiv kim akurvt sNjy ||), Kurukshetra is described as DHARAMKSHETRA i.e. 'Region of righteousness'. Kurukshetra is a place of great historical and religious importance, revered all over the country for its sacred association with the Vedas and the Vedic Culture. It was here that the battle of Mahabharat was fought and Lord Krishna preached His Philosophy of 'KARMA' as enshrined in the Holy Bhagwad-Gita, to Arjuna at Jyotisar. According to Hindu mythology, Kurukshetra is spread over, a circuit of about 48 KOS, which includes a large number of holy places, temples and sacred tanks connected with the religious events/rituals, Mahabharat War and Kurus, the ancestor of Kauravas and Pandavs. Kurukshetra is intimately related to the Aryan civilization and its growth all along the sacred river Saraswati.
The write up given above is factual however the pics have been mixed that of Bhram Sarovar. Bhishm Kund has two ancient temples also one temple is having the statues of all the major characters of Mahabharat while the other temple house Laxmi-Narayan. There is a statue of Hanuman ji also in this laxmi narayan temple which used to have the eyes of Gold which has been stolen. Now the said mandir committee has estabilshed normal eyes in those Hanuman eye cavity. Bhishm Kund is about 100m inside the main road n may get missed, but its jus 50m ahead of Ban Ganga Temple. The actual pics of Bhishm Kund are attached along.
Bhishma Kund is a mythological place located in Kurukshetra. The place is associated with the famous legend of Mahabharata. It is said to be the place where Pitamaha Bhishma was laid on a bed of arrows made by Arjun for him to watch the battle. When he was thirsty and he requested for water, Arjun shot an arrow in the ground letting out a water spring to the quench Bhishma's thirst. This water body is now known as the Bhishma kund. Premise is beautiful and nicely maintained. One of the most famous places to visit in Kurukshetra.
Good place, but needs maintenance. Pond is dirty and it's not maintained properly.
This is a temple of Bhishma Pitamah where he breathed his last on the bed of arrows along with the Pandavas and Kauravas
Bhishma Kund Located in Mirzapur Part, Thanesar of Kurukshetra. The complete address is Bhishma Kund, Dayalpur, Mirzapur Part, Thanesar, Haryana 136119.
