Trymbakeshwar
Only some places retain a special charge. The demons and the gods were exhausted pulling Mount Meru between them, trying to make it churn the mighty ocean. The rope was the giant snake Vasuki. All manners of gems were thrown up from the waters, Kamadhenu, the cow that gave all, a white horse.. the sky got new constellations but for the gods, they were still searching for the elusive soma, which once tasted, would keep the scythe of death away, forever.
a few drops of the Soma that appeared fell on some places on earth.. one of those places was Trymbakeshwar.
It seemed like it would rain forever and no one would survive. The people of Trymbakesvar begged Rishi Gautam to help them. He did, the rain god was appeased. But the other gods were jealous of the growing radiance of Gautam.
They plotted and sent a cow to his fields, in protecting his field, the cow got killed. Gautam had to face the consequences of Gohatya. He had to go the Ganga, to begin with. Gautam prayed to Shiva, who had a special word with Ganga, she came to Trymbakeshavar as the Ganga-Godavari.
And then, on Gautam's and Ganga's request, Shiva came to live at Trymbakeshwar.
Shri Trymbakeshwar Jyotirlinga
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