Tula Daan - Maha Daan At Dwarka, One of the Char Dham, Dwarkadhish Temple, Gujarat

Details of Tula Daan - Maha Daan

Dwarka is ancient pilgrimage centre located at the western end of Gujarat on the coast of Arabian Sea, one of the Sapta Puri – Seven ancient religious city and one of the Char Dham – four sacred pilgrimage of Sanatan Dharma. It is believed that Dwarka was built by Lord Vishwakarma to setup the kingdom of Lord Shree Krishna and first capital of Gujarat. It is very popular across the world and mainly in Vaishnava for the Jagat Mandir – Dwarkadhish Temple where millions of devotee of Lord Shree Krishna visits.

Tula Daan also famous as Maha Daan is one of the prominent ancient rituals of Sanatan Dharma as per sacred text and astrology as well. When any individual is suffer from health issue, Gruh Dosh, Pitru Dosh or any other hurdle then Tula Daan helps to cure each problems and attain the Moksha. As name suggest Tula- weight scale and Daan means charity, in this rituals individual for whom the Tula Daan is performed, will sit on one side of Tula and material like Grain, Sugar, Ghee etc should keep on other side as per faith and remedy. It is highly important to be perform at sacred place of Sanatan Dharma.

Each of our sacred places is associated with special kind of ritual and practice. Tula Daan, Dhwaja Arohan and daily eleven Bhoga are the most significant practice in Dwarka. Here in Dwarka, essential food items like rice, wheat, sugar, milk, ghee etc. equal to the weight of individual are offered in Tula Daan Temple near the Jagat Mandir Temple. Devotee can reach to Tula Daan place via other gate of Jagat Temple called Moksha Dwar, which leads to the bank of River Gomati through 'Chhappan-Sidhi' -56 steps.

Legend behind the Tula Daan Rituals at Dwarka

There are lot of stories attached with the Tula Daan rituals at Dwarka Puri, key legends are mentioned here.

Satyabhama, the queen of Lord Dwarikadhish Shree Krishna wanted to top position in heart and life of Lord Shree Krishna, she donated the Krishna to Naradmuni. On realizing the mistakes she requested Naranmuni for the solution of this situation. Then Naranmuni mentioned about the Tula Daan, in which she has to donate gold equal weight of Lord Shree Krishna. In the ego she has accepted this and tried to weight the Krishna with Gold but she could not even after all her gold. Then another queen Rukmani – incarnation of Goddess Laxmi advice Satyabhama to put a Tulasi Pan with pure heart and devotion, miracally this helps her in Tula Daan.

It is also believed that Lord Shree Krishna himself had performed Tula Daan for his son Samba to cure the curse of Brahmins.

After the Kurukshetra war between Pandavas and Kauravas, King Yudhisthir and his brothers had perform the Tula Daan at Dwarka to get release from the sin done by them by killing their relatives.

As per the faith devotee can perform the Tula Daan at Dwarka with verities of stuff.

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Steps of Tula Daan - Maha Daan

The meaning of Tula Daan is to donate the things like grain, oil, fruits, ghee etc of equal weight of own body as per faith, wish and ability. At the time of Tula Daan also famous as Maha Daan, the donor has to remember the Lord Vishnu first then perform Parikrama of Tula and sits on one side of manual scale and on the other side of the scale, chosen materials to be donated are kept. Tula Daan Pooja must be done only by the specialized people who have vast knowledge and proper Indian traditional rules must be followed. Whatever things are donated by individual is distributed in needy Gugali Brahmin family and priest of other temples. Tula Daan remedy is recommended in cases when any individual suffers from such a disease that is not curable by medicines.

Benefit of Tula Daan - Maha Daan

There are lots of benefits of Tula Daan Vidhi - Rituals, few are mentioned below.

1.Performing Tula Daan at Dwarka is same beneficiary as donating all nine Grah – planet.

2.This helps in eliminating the negative effects – Grah Dosh of any of the Grah.

3.This helps in improving health and cure serious diseases.

4. As per the Puran, this helps in attaining Vishnulok.

5. This ritual also helps the individual to progress in spiritually as well.

6. This helps in attaining the Moksha.

7.In short doing Tula Daan ritual will helps in Long life, success, name, fame, strength, happiness, wealth etc.