Dhruva Kund

Dhruva Kund is an ancient site in the Mithila region of Nepal related to the Vedic sage Dhruva. It is located near Kanchan Van in Mahottari district of Madhesh Pradesh in the present Nepal. Dhruva Kund is also the part of Mithila Madhya Parikrama.

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Dhurva Kunda is located in Mahottari district of Nepal. This place was the Ashram of Maharshi Dhurva. It is believed that Maharshi Dhurva was a devotee of Lord Vishnu. He performed meditation and turned into a celestial body, the brightest polar star, “Dhurva-tara”. It is said that Lord Rama, Lord Laxmana and the sage Vishwamitra paid a visit to Dhruva Kunda during Mithila Darshan. Presently during the Mithila Madhya Parikrama, the Dhruva Kund is the seventh Paraw which comes on Shashthi day of the Parikrama. There is a temple known as Dhruva Mandir on the bank of Dhruva Kund.