Where is Kashi ?
How can I go there?’ The ascetic – I shall take you there. Due to you, I shall also have the fortune to see the holy place again.’ Saying so both went to Kashi instantly by yogin power. The ascetic then told the Brahmachari to do Antar Grahayatra, Dakshin manasyatra and utta manasyatra. While visiting holy places bath should be taken there. Then do Oanchkroshi yatra, Shukla and dark fortnight yatras should also be performed. Worship nine Lingas and Kashi Vishveshwar. If your devotion to Guru is firm, Shri Shiva Shankar will be pleased and fulfill all your desires,’ Saying this the ascetic went away. The Brahmachari performed all the yatras as instructed by the ascetic. Shri Shankar was pleased. He appeared before the boy and asked him to have a boon. Twashthrakumar narrated his account and mentioned the articles required for Guru, Guru’s wife, son and daughter. Shri Shanker blessed him saying, `You will be as efficient as Vishwakarma.’ The Brahmachari prepared all the articles skillful
” Disturbed by the king’s unruly behaviour they answered disdainfully, “Where will you find Kashi here? Go west.” Disgusted, Bana contemplated suicide by immolation, but Shiva materialised in front of him and forbade his bid, cursing the two hermits to turn to stone. When the two astonished sages inquired about the reason, Shiva accused them of not knowing what is going on in their own neighbourhood. The sages then answered in unison, “well if you willed a creation of a secret Kasha, then let it remain so”. Hence Bishwanath became known as Gupta Kashi or hidden Kashi. Interestingly, there are two enormous rocks standing in the Brahmaputra near Kaliabor in the Nowgaon district of Assam known as the Dui Muni Sil, or the two sage rocks. Believed by the people to be none other than the ill-fated Kumud and Koustav. The second myth describes how Sage Vyas came east to establish a second Kashi after his earlier plan to create Vyas Kashi north of Benaras failed. Apparently after he ran into fo
