Moving around the ghat called Muktidham.

There is a श्मशान घाट euphemistically called muktidham in the back of the Vishnupad Temple in the Gayaji. 
In fact this श्मशान घाट is both adjoining as well as contiguous to a series of ghats namely Gajadhar, Devghat, Sangat Ghat, Gayatri Ghat.

      All these ghats are in a stretch from one end to the other of the space that one finds behind the temple.

A number of small openings in the form of small lanes from the temple provide access to these ghats.
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During the pitrapaksha these ghats including the श्मशान घाट too buzz with the devotees having come to the Gayaji to offer पिंडदान and तर्पण to their ancestors believed to be waiting for such offerings by their progeny. 

Scene of people having come to this ghat for cremating the dead body of their near & dear ones and the same place being used by devotees offering पिंडदान just side by side is of special interest for those who want to find out the real meaning of life here in this world and that also which occurs after death.

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While moving from ghat to ghat in a bid to regulate and facilitate the devotees; I found the line below which was written over the wall of the said श्मशान घाट. 
"जब भी अपने शख्शियत पर घमंड महसूस हो एक बार इस स्थान का एक फेरा लगा जाना"
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The above line though self explanatory, it defies proper understanding in real sense.
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However heeding to the message contained in the line may help in varying degrees to one and all desirous of making themselves free from hubris and conceit born out of post, power and position and of course money.

But some people say that holding of money is not that much productive of hubris & conceit as that which is produced by holding power and position.

What you think about this?                                                                                    R.R.Prabhakar.                                                                 02.10.2023.
                  
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