Mukti-kshetra
Mukti-kshetra · mukti-kshetra, “the kshetra of moksha”
The Mukti-kshetra, “the kshetra of moksha”, is a hidden (guhya) holy land on the northern shore of the ocean in the Utkala country. The Brahma Purāṇa tells that it is covered with sand dunes and is ten yojanas in extent; it is filled with every kind of tree, full of pools and birds, and its people live by their own dharma. It is the home of all learning and a mine of every dharma and virtue, and it is most hard to reach. Brahmā describes it to the munis after the glory of Virajā-kshetra, and says that there Bhagavān Vishṇu dwells by the name Purushottama.
Where it lies
In the region on the northern shore of the ocean there is a hidden Mukti-kshetra. It has sand dunes everywhere, and it is ten yojanas in extent.
The land and its people
- Trees: countless trees grow there: the aśoka and many fruit trees, the mandāra and other flowering trees, date palms and others, filled with the fruits, flowers and fragrance of every season, and lovely with the songs of birds.
- Waters: step-wells, pushkariṇīs (bathing tanks) and lotus pools beyond counting, and many birds of land and water.
- People: people of the āśramas, householders and the rest, live there following the dharma of their own varṇa. The women and men are joyful and well nourished.
- Its nature: it is the home of all learning (sarva-vidyā-sadana), a mine of every dharma and virtue. Such a kshetra is most hard to reach.
Purushottama
Brahmā goes on: there Vishṇu dwells by the name Purushottama, and the land up to the border of the Utkala country is most full of puṇya (merit) by the grace of Kṛshṇa. Brahmā himself, Rudra, Indra and the devas led by Agni dwell there at all times, and blessed are those who live in the Utkala country, where Purushottama, the giver of mukti, is himself present.
Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 42
Sources
- Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 42