काठमाडौं र ललितपुरमा मात्र १२ वटा तीर्थ छन् गोकर्णेश्वर नगरपालिकाको गोकर्णमा पुण्यतीर्थ छ । यो पुण्यतीर्थ नै पहिलो हो । यसपछि क्रमशः गुह्येश्वरीमा शान्ततीर्थ, शंखमूलमा शंकरतीर्थ, धनवन्तरीमा राजतीर्थ (ललितपुर, ज्वागल), टोखा जानेबाट ( फुसिंख्यः) मा मनोहरतीर्थ, शोभाभगवतीमा (भचा खुसी) निर्मलतीर्थ, विष्णुमती (कंकेश्वरी) मा निधानतीर्थ (काठमाडौं गणेशस्थानबाट जाँदा जहाँ विष्णुमती भेट हुन्छ), कालमाटीमा ज्ञानतीर्थ (प्रहरी चौकी पछाडि), चिन्तामणितीर्थ (वाग्मती र विष्णुमती भेटिने दोभानमा, पचली), प्रमोदतीर्थ (दानगाःबयोधा अस्पतालसँगै), सुलक्षणतीर्थ (चोभार) जयातीर्थ (नक्खुखोलाको नाम प्रभावती हो, त्यो नदी वाग्मतीमा मिलेपछिको दोभान) रहेका छन् । हरेक तीर्थहरूबारे किंवदन्ति र जनश्रुतिहरू छन् भने कतिपय त चाखलाग्दा पनि छन् । यी तीर्थमा स्नान गर्ने र दान गर्ने फरक फरक विधि र सामानहरू छन् । तर अहिले कतिपय तीर्थ लोप भएर गएका छन् भने कतिपय लोपोन्मुख छन् । अझै खोज तथा अनुसन्धानको खाँचो महसुस भएको छ ।
There are twelve sacred pilgrimage sites (tirthas) located only in Kathmandu and Lalitpur. The first among them is the holy site at Gokarna in the Gokarneshwar Municipality. Following this, there are the following tirthas in sequence:
Shantatirtha at Guhyeshwari,
Shankaratirtha at Shankhamul,
Rajatirtha at Dhanwantari (Jawagal, Lalitpur),
Manoharatirtha on the way to Tokha (Phusinkhya),
Nirmalatirtha at Shobha Bhagwati (Bhacha Khusi),
Nidhanatirtha at Vishnumati (Kankeshwari)—where the Vishnumati River meets the road from Ganeshsthan in Kathmandu,
Jñānatirtha at Kalimati (behind the police station),
Chintamani Tirtha at the confluence of the Bagmati and Vishnumati Rivers (Pachali),
Pramodatirtha next to Dāngāh Bayo Hospital,
Sulakshanatirtha at Chobhar,
Jayatirtha—located at the confluence where the Nakkhu River (known as the river Prabhavati) meets the Bagmati River.
Each of these tirthas carries with it legends and folk stories, some of which are quite fascinating. There are different rituals, procedures, and items used for bathing and making offerings at each site. However, some of these sacred places have disappeared over time, and others are on the verge of extinction. There is a pressing need for further exploration and research on these sites.
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