Jyotisar

Jyotisar, on the bank of Jyotisar Sarovar wetland, is a Hindu pilgrimage site in the city of Kurukshetra in Haryana state of India. According to Hindu tradition, Krishna delivered the sermon of Bhagavad Gita - the doctrine of Karma and Dharma to his wavering friend Arjuna to guide him to resolve his ethical dilemma and revealed his vishvarupa (universal form) to him.

Jyotisar
Jyotisar
Jyotisar
LocationKurukshetra, Haryana
Coordinates29°57′41″N 76°46′16″E
Basin countries India
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Adi Shankara, an 8th century Hindu scholar, has established that Jyotisar is the exact place where Krishna delivered the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna.

Jyotisar, Kurukshetra is part of the Krishna circuit (Vrindavan, Barsana, Govardhan, Mathura, Dwarka and Bhalka).

It lies west of Kurukshetra city on SH-6 state highway.

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