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Dhanushkodi or Danushkodi ((タミル語:தனுஷ்கோடி), 'end of the bow') is a ghost town at the south-eastern tip of Pamban Island of the Tamil Nadu state of India. Dhanushkodi is situated to the South-East of Pamban. Danushkodi is about West of Talaimannar in Sri Lanka. The Dhanushkodi railway line running from Pamban Station was destroyed in the 1964 cyclone and a passenger train with over 100 passengers drowned in the sea. == Significance in Hinduism == The Hindu scripture Ramayana says that Lord Rama built a bridge or causeway, called ''Ram Setu'' or 'Rama's bridge', between the mainland and Sri Lanka, in order to bring his army across. After Rama won the war and crowned a new king of Lanka, Vibhishana, requested Rama to destroy the bridge. Rama broke the bridge with one end of his bow. Hence, the name ''Dhanushkodi'' or 'end of the bow' (''dhanush'' meaning 'bow' and ''kodi'' meaning 'end'). It is also said that Rama originally marked the spot for the bridge with one end of his famous bow that he strung to marry Princess Sita. The series of rocks and islets currently found in a line between India and Sri Lanka suggests there was indeed a former land connection between India and Sri Lanka. The Kodhanda Ram Kovil temple marks the place where Rama is said to have begun his journey to Lanka. Hindu pilgrims usually bathe in the ocean here before completing the pilgrimage to Rameswaram. The spot is considered a sacred confluence of the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean. In addition, it is said that pilgrimage to the holy city of Kashi in North India is not complete without also worshipping at Rameswaram, including the ritual bath at Dhanushkodi. The incident of Sita Swayamvara wherein Ram strung Shiva Dhanush (the bow of Shiva-obtained by Raja Janak) and angered Parashuram is an interesting one to note. The incident begins with Prince Ram of Ayodhya being brought to the city of Mithila (Present day Janakpur, Nepal) by Maharishi Guru Vishwamitra, for participating in Sita's Janaki Swayamvara. The test of swayamvar to win princess Sita, was to sting the bow of Shiva. After many kings failed to even lift the bow (due to the shakti possessed by it), Rama accompanied with the Mahabal accorded to him by Maharishi Vishwamitra, strung the bow of Shiva. Ravana, the king of Lanka, who was also one of the failed kings rose up to question Ram's valour. To prove his strength and avert a war in the Swayamvar Mandap, Ram pulled the string and broke the bow into three pieces. This not only proved Ram's superiority among the audience, but also deterred all kings from using any force against this unconquerable warrior (read Ram) who broke the bow which none of them could even lift. The bow of Shiva (which is considered to be a living object due to the Brahmic energy possessed in it) flew in three different directions. The one that fell on Bhulok is presently housed in a small temple at Dhanushadham in Nepal. The one that entered Pathal, is submerged in Dhanushsagar, Janakpur Nepal. Eyewitnesses at Janakpur aged above 35 years testify having seen part of the bow in Dhanush Sagar before 1990. It presently lies submerged in Dhanushsagar due to water pollution. The one that flew to Akash, fell in Dhanushkodi. The Swayamvar ended with the wedding of Princess Sita Janaki to Prince Rama and the epic Ramayana took a new turn, which can be read elsewhere. It is said that the wrath of the broken bow pulled Ram to its farthest location (Dhanushkodi), to save the very princess whom he had won by breaking the divine object.〔Maj G Kalicharan visited Janakpur, Dhanushadham, Dhanushsagar and Dhanushkodi in Dec 2014 to collaborate all the parts of the incident from venered Pandits at these places〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dhanushkodi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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