Tejobhibhavana

Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

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Tejobhibhavana (तेजोभिभवन) is a place mentioned in Ramayana with reference to journey of envoys to Kekaya Desha, which appears to be located in east of Beas river in Punjab.

Variants

• Tejobhibhavana (तेजोभिभवन) (AS, p.410)

तेजोभिभवन

विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर ने लेख किया है ...तेजोभिभवन (AS, p.410) स्थान का उल्लेख वाल्मीकि रामायण में अयोध्या के दूतों की केकय देश की यात्रा के प्रसंग में हुआ है- 'अभिकालं तत: प्राप्य तेजोभिभवनाच्च्युता: पितृ-पैतामहीं पुण्यां तेरुरिक्षुमतीं नदीम्' अयोध्या 68, 17. जान पड़ता है कि तेजोभिभवन, पंजाब में विपाशा या व्यास नदी के कुछ पूर्व में स्थित होगा, क्योंकि यह नदी दूतों को तेजोभिभवन से पश्चिम की ओर जाने पर मिली थी। (अयोध्या. 68, 19.)

In Ramayana

Ayodhya Kanda/Canto LXVIII mentions....The messengers leave immediately for the capital of Kekaya, riding their fast horses. They cross Ganga River at Hastinapura, then Saranda River and reach Abhikala village. Then, they cross the holy river of Ikshumati and proceed through Bahlika kingdom in Sudama mountain range to Vishnupada and finally reach the city of Girivraja......From there having reached a village named Abhikala, they crossed the holy Ikshumati River, which was flowing down from Bodhibhavana Mountain (?). This region was associated with the father and grandfather of Dasaratha.