Tsunami of 3102 BCE (Part 2)
Effects, Consequences and Future (Part 2)
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Dwarka: The Golden City of Krishna (Art by me)
The Center palace is Dwarkadheesh Palace (Abode and Court of Krishna and Balarama), two towers are Revati Tower and Devaki Tower, pale parts are city buildings, two identical palaces connected with bridges are Rukmini Palace and Satyabhama Palace
Art is imagination of mythical city of Dwarka, that submerged in 3102 BCE
Art by Bhargav Patel
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The Story continues...
Indraprastha, 3102 BCE (Present day: Delhi)
After successful victory in the greatest battle of the
Mahabharata, Emperor Yudhishthira started ruling Hastinapur and the whole
Aryavart successfully. He appointed the security of Indraprastha to Arjun and
Arjun had made the youngest son of Karna, the king of Indraprastha. When
Pandavas came to know that Karna was actually their eldest brother, and the
eldest son of Kunti, Arjun promised that the throne of Indraprastha, which was
belonged to the eldest Pandava, would be appointed to the only alive son of
Karna. Arjun had been mentoring the son of Karna and guiding him how to rule.
Arjun was informed about the quarrel among Yadavas. Arjun
immediately left for Dwarka to save the remaining people. As he reached Dwarka,
he saw there was no sign of the prosperous golden city. The place where the
huge and grand city of gold once stood, had been sunk into the ocean. Arjun
rescued remaining Yadavas and brought them back to Indraprastha. While Arjun
was rescuing those Yadavas, few robbers had tried to rob people. Then, Arjun
tried to attack the robbers using his Gandiva, but he realized that all the
great powers of his Gandiva had gone. He realized that whatever powers he had
and his Gandiva had, had gone with Krishna. Whatever he was on this earth, he
was with Krishna. The remaining Yadavas were given shelter in Indraprastha.
NOTE: There is a myth (or an actual story) that the
Yadavas who were rescued by Arjun, were known as Gyat troop. They were
originally Yadavas, but appointed as the guardians of the most precious jewel
Syamntaka (A stone like Philosopher’s stone) by Krishna. And they made areas
beside Indraprastha as their home. These Gyat troops are now known as Jats
(Sikhs). And we know that Punjab and Delhi have more Sikhs than any other parts
of India.
The story of Syamantaka stone would also be published
soon.
Hastinapur, After 3102 BCE (Present Day: Hastinapur, UP)
Emperor Yudhishthira and Pandavas
along with Draupadi were so much depressed with the death of Krishna, who was
the governor and chief advisor of Yudhishthira, and they decided to leave in
forest and travel the earth till their death. Prince Parikshit (Son of
Abhimanyu and Uttara) was now 36 years old and he had learned everything from
Yudhishthira about how to rule efficiently. Yudhishthira also felt that it was
the best time to leave, and he made Parikshit the emperor and departed to the
forest with his brothers and Draupadi.
They started travelling around the
Aryavart. When they were passing by Dwarka, they all saw how the Arjun had said
was right. There was no sign of golden city. The land near the ocean was named
as Dwarka then. And people started recreating that city. But everyone knew that
it can’t be made as it was once. The city of Krishna was made by Lord
Vishwakarma only in one day (mentally) on the orders of Krishna himself. It was
engraved in pure gold with high buildings and beautiful palaces. The richest
city of Aryavart, carved with rich stones. It had beautiful lakes and gardens.
It was said as the heaven on earth. And the heaven disappeared at once. It is
said when Krishna asked Vishwakarma to build a paradise for him, a heavenly
city, Vishwakarma asked for more land, because it was impossible to build a
paradise in the preoccupied land. So, Krishna requested the ocean to lend him
land. The Mahabharata describes that then the wind flew heavily, and the ocean
moved 12 yojanas away, offering a big piece of land to Krishna. Vishwakarma
then built Dwarka in one day. And when Dwarka sank in that tsunami, Ocean
retook that 12 yojanas land accurately. That’s why I used the world ‘lend’.
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| Krishna in his beloved city Dwarka (Dwaravati) Ancient image which I found on Google |
Pandavas and Draupadi also died
during mount on the Meru (Somewhere in Himalayas), except Yudhishthira. He
alone went in the heaven with his mortal body.
Recreation of New Dwarka:
Arjun could rescue only one
descendent of Krishna. Vrijanabh. Vrijanabh was the great grandson of Krishna.
After few years, he asked Emperor Janmenjaya (Son of Parikshit) to create a temple,
which he could dedicate to Krishna. And he asked to make it on the land of
modern Dwarka. Janmenjaya approved and commanded to build a temple in modern
Dwarka.
But there was a problem. Idol. When
Arjun saved Vrijanabh, he was too small, and he didn’t remember how Krishna was
looked like. Janmenjaya had never seen Krishna, and Parikshit had seen when he
was born after the war. And whoever had seen Krishna was already dead, because
that generation had gone and the people died earlier due to the illness which
they brought from the flood. Maharishi Veda Vyas was busy in his cave with Lord
Ganesh, as they both were writing the Mahabharata. So, they couldn’t ask him
too. The only person who had seen Krishna was Uttara (Mother of Parikshit,
Grandmother of Janmenjaya, wife of Abhimanyu). She was old, but alive. So, the
makers built the idol of Dwarkadheesh temple on the description given by
Uttara.
The temple was built in leadership
of Vrijanabh and he established the idol in the temple of many pillars.
Modern Day Dwarka:
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| Modern Day Dwarkadheesh Temple, Dwarka, Gujarat Also known as Jagat Mandir |
After thousands of years, the temple became old and
needed renovation. During Mughal reign, Emperor Akbar offered 20 lacs to
rebuild the Dwarkadheesh temple. That temple made by Akbar contained exactly
seven storeys. And we can see those in present day’s temple, because it’s
renovated version of that one built by Akbar. The present day temple was
originally built by Emperor Akbar. Government has always tried to renovate it
and keep its dignity. The temple which we see today, has been well-maintained
by our government.
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