Every Hindu wants to visit Char Dham at least once, it is the dream of every Indian to visit Char Dham even if only once. There is a lot of recognition for this in Hindu religion. It is also considered to be of great importance, which is why every year lakhs of devotees go to visit Char Dham. Char Dham Yatra is considered auspicious in religious texts. By visiting Char Dham, all kinds of sins of a person are destroyed and the person gets salvation. Divine souls reside at these four places. All these four Dhams are considered very sacred places. Adi Guru Shankaracharya had recognized the whole of India as a nation on the basis of these four Dhams. What is the benefit of Char Dham Yatra? It is noteworthy that later the four holy places of the Himalayas were also established as Char Dham of the Himalayan region. There are two types of Char Dham Yatras in Sanatan Dharma. To differentiate them from the mythological Char Dham, the Char Dham of the Himalayan region was called Chhota Char Dham. Chhota Char Dham includes Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri. Badrinath is called the eighth Vaikuntha of the universe. Where Lord Vishnu remains in sleep for six months and remains awake for six months. There itself. Kedarnath is said to be the resting place of Lord Shankar. There are two mountains in Kedarnath, Nar and Narayan. This is the abode of sage Nara and Narayana, one of the 24 incarnations of Vishnu. Pleased with his penance, Lord Shiva appeared in Kedarnath. It is said that it is considered auspicious to die during this journey. By visiting these places a person attains salvation. One who has darshan of Badrinath once does not have to go into the womb. According to Shiv Purana, a person who worships Kedarnath Jyotirling and drinks the water from there is not born again.
Despite all this information, if a person is unable to visit these four Dhams, then there is no need to be disappointed. The duty of a son’s life is to maintain the dignity of his grandfather and serve him selflessly. The service done not only confers virtue on the son but also opens the door to success in life. In Hindu scriptures, service to parents is greater than all other places of worship. The reality of human life is that he should surrender his life at the feet of his parents. So that the life achieved can be successful. A person who does not serve his living parents, even if he serves food to lakhs of Brahmins after the death of his parents, he cannot get the fruit of serving food to Brahmins. Serving parents is religion. No matter how it is calculated, it is our duty to serve and the more we follow our duty, the more happiness we will get. Not only is service to the elderly done, it also creates happiness. If we give happiness to our parents, we get happiness. Make your parents happy, they are never always sad.
It is said in the scriptures that by visiting Char Dham, a person reaches heaven. But no matter how much evil a person does, does he still go to heaven? He has to suffer the consequences of his actions. A person is not able to travel to a pilgrimage site even if he wants to. For all this, good deeds and good values of previous birth are required. You must have seen many such rich people in the world who never even fold their hands in front of God. Still he has got so much wealth. All this is an account of his past deeds. Therefore, man should always keep his actions good and his thoughts high. So that he can enjoy the pleasures of the world in every life.