The Legendary 'Siddhikundu'
There is a Samadhi Mandir (mausoleum) of Saint Siddhinath. Adjacent to this mausoleum is a pond known as 'Siddhikundu'. There is a legend in it. Long ago there lived a childless couple in this village. There lived a saint also in this forested place. The couple prayed to the saint for a child. The saint gave them a magical fruit to eat. But the saint predicted their future and said that after eating this fruit they will have a son and that child will die at the age of twelve. He also said that the dead child cannot be cremated in a pyre, but the child should be buried. Following Saint’s instructions, they had a very beautiful son. The couple became very happy with childish pleasure. But happiness did not last long. The child died at the age of twelve, proving Saint's fortune-telling to be true. But disobeying Saint's instructions, they started burning the dead child on a pyre instead of burying it in the ground. At that time, that saint appeared in the crematorium. He scolded the couple. Then he called 'Siddhinath' three times. The child came out of the pyre half-burnt. On Saint's instructions, he dived into the nearby pond. Forgetting everyone, the child came out of the pond completely healthy. That child was actually the Siddha-Sadhak boy Siddhinath. The present Pancharatna Samadhi Temple belongs to the Saint Siddhinath. After that miraculous incident, the pond was named 'Siddhikundu'. That pond still exists today. Even today, many childless couples come from far to bathe in that pond. They believe that bathing in that pond will fulfill their desire for children.
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