Maharishi Dadhich Tirth - Misrikh
THIS IS THE WORLDS FAMOUS HINDU PILIGRIMS MISRIKH SITAPUR in UP
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Dadhichi was the son of sage Atharvan and his wife Chitti (Bhaagvat Puraan, 4/1). Atharvan who is also known as Bhrigu rishi (Manas putra of Brahma) attained the name the Atharvan as he authored ("Heard") Atharvaveda. Chitti was sage Kardam's daughter. Dadhichi's wife's name was Swarcha and his son was Pippalada rishi, a great sage himself, who is supposed to be associated with the Pippalada school of thought and associated with the origin of the Praśna Upanishad. He had established his ashram in Misrikh, in Naimisharanya near Lucknow, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Naimisharanya has been cited in all of the puranas as the place of his ashram, where it is still in existence. The current place of Sabarmati Ashram in Ahemdabad, is also one of the ancient sites of his ashram.In the ancient times sages used to travel long distances, so may be he stayed near sabarmati river for some time. His name is seen to occur in the first mandala of Rigveda (Bhagavata Purana, Srimad Devi Bhagavatam and in the Puranas. He is said to be the forefather of many other great rishis and various clans, such as the Dadheech Brahmins (Dynasty/clan) in India claim to be his descendants. Dadhichi is believed to have authored the famous composition of "Narayanm Kawacham", which is a famous hymn in southern India and sung for power and peace. He was a passer-by of Madhuvidhya to ashvin kumars which he learned himself from others.
Dadhichi is associated with many Hindu legends and is sometimes portrayed as having a horse's head. Other legends Various other legends are associated with Dadhichi and the list given below is by no means exhaustive in this respect: Dadhichi is said to have been the first to leave from Daksha's yagna when he realised that Shiva had not been invited in spite. The mantra or incantation for Devi Hinglaj is attributed to Saint Dadhichi.
