“7 Day Prachi parikrama of Prachi river in Odisha”, Inditales, June 29, 2023:

“In India rivers are worshipped as mother, matru upasana. Respect to rivers is respect to water as without water there is no life.” – HH Paramahamsa Prajnanananda ji Maharaj on Prachi Parikrama

Story of Prachi River

Prachi Mahatmya in the Uttarakhanda of Padma Purana describes the glory of Prachi River. The puranic origin of river Prachi is from the ashram of sage Kapila. 

Prachi Mahatmya mentions that a huge submarine fire, baḍabāgni (great fire), originated from the ocean with the power to destroy the three worlds. Humans, asuras and devas prayed to Lord Brahma to save the three worlds. 

Lord Brahma asked everyone to pray together to the lord of the ocean, Sagara. He expressed his helplessness. Then they went to the great rivers Ganga, Yamuna and Rewa. They also expressed helplessness. Finally they prayed to Saraswati. She said “I will be destroyed in the extinguishing the fire, but for the greater wellbeing of creation I will make this sacrifice….”

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