Baidyanath kshetra

 

Baidyanath kshetra is located in Achham district, the far western region of Nepal, at the right bank of Briddaganga River, one of the four important regions of Aryavarta, the land of Aryans. The places described in Manaskhanda of Skandapurana are as follows:

- Baidyanath based in Garudagunj, famous as a place where Goddess Parvati was married to Lord Shiva.
- Four sites (Chardhama): Kailash, Manasrovar, Khocharnath and Achham-based Baidyanath. The following lines are the holy words of Lord Shiva himself.

Called on by maharshi (saga the great) to please me, the confluence of Bridaganga and Saraswoti River is my symbol and my holy site. This place is famous Baidyanath which is lovelier than Kailash and Vindyachal. On this earth, I am medicine and doctor myself. Gods get medicines of thousands of diseases and pray me as baidyanath (lord of medicines) and get rid of problems.

Until men worship the Jyotirlinga at Baidyanath, human beings keep wandering as sufferers of diseases. It is one of the four religious sites, Chardhama of Nepal; Pashupat Kshetra, Muktinath Kshetra, Baraha Kshetra, Baidyanath Kshetra. Baidyanath is described as a savior / redeemer for the devout. This is believed to be the place where Ravana, the antagonist in The Ramayana, sat in penance in devotion of god.