Ayodhya: To know each country and region by one name, it is mandatory for it to have a definite geographical boundary. Same was the situation in Kosala or Kaushal country, the center of which was Ayodhya. Ayodhya was not limited to just that one place. Ayodhya was established by Manu. It has been the capital of Ikshvaku kings for a long time. The very name of Ayodhya indicates that no one dares to wage war here. It is also known as Saket.
Ayodhya has been given the name of Om
According to Skanda Purana (Vaishnav section, Ayodhya Mahatmya Chapter 1), Ayodhya is situated on the banks of Saryu and in this chapter Ayodhya has been referred to as Om. Akar (A) means Brahma, Yakar (Ya) is the name of Vishnu and Dhakar (Dha) is the form of Rudra, the combination of all these makes the name ‘Ayodhya’ beautiful. Mahapatakas like Brahmahatya etc. along with all the sub-patakas cannot fight with this Puri, hence it is called ‘Ayodhya’. This is the Adipuri of Lord Vishnu and is situated on the Sudarshan Chakra of Vishnu. Therefore, there is a very charitable woman on earth. Who can describe the glory of this Puri, where Lord Vishnu resides respectfully, it is also said to be in the shape of a fish.
Know the geographical boundaries of Ramrajya according to the scriptures
- It is twelve yojanas long and three yojanas wide (Valmiki Ramayana Balkand 5.5-7). There is a fort around it. The gap under the coat is filled with water. The entire kingdom was forty-eight kos in length and thirteen kos in width.
- In the book “Main Ramvanshi Hoon” a detailed discussion has been made on all these facts. In the fourth canto of Sarkhand of the same book, Ayodhya (page 135), he has given information with proofs that Valmiki has written for Kosal in Ramayana. “Koshlo Naam Mudit:Sfito Janpado Mahan”(Valmiki Ramayana Bal Kand 5.5). This means that Kosal is an important district.
- Many times in Ramayana or Bhagwat, Ram has also been called Kosalendra or Kosaleshwar. Gandaki river is on the eastern border of Kosala. This river divides the states of Kosala and Videha.
- Panchal Pradesh is on the western border. The route to Kaikeya state was from here. Bharat returned home from his maternal grandfather’s house from here (Valmiki Ramayana 2.65-71). Ramganga or Kuti Kostika was its western boundary. There are Himalayas on the northern border. Ganga Maiya was stationed on the southern border.
- Today’s modern districts Sitapur, Bahraich, Gonda, Pratapgarh, Azamgarh, Deoria, Gorakhpur, Faizabad, Ayodhya, Rae Bareli, Sultanpur, Unnao, Barabanki, Lucknow, etc. came under it. This area is situated on both the banks of Saryu.
- Achiravati river itself is nowadays known as Rapti. Bahuka river is known as Budhi Rapti. Another well-known city is Shravasti which was established by Shravasta of Ikshvaku dynasty.
- The kingdom of Ram’s son Kush was in Kushavati near the Vindhya Mountains. In modern times, experts consider it to be Kushinagar. This was the border of Kosala country and Ayodhya was its capital. Due to earthquake, flood, river erosion and other natural disasters, the geographical form of Ayodhya has definitely changed, but the rivers like Ganga, Saryu, Tamsa, Gomti, Sayandik, Achiravati etc. still remember that Mahajanapada.
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