Sacred Site of the Mahabharata
Syamantapanchaka
स्यमंतपंचक
Sacred lakes from ancient massacre
Syamantapanchaka (Within Kurukshetra, Haryana): Sacred lakes from ancient massacre, located at coordinates 29.90°N, 76.85°E.
Key Facts
| Type | Sacred Site |
|---|---|
| Sanskrit name | स्यमंतपंचक |
| Coordinates | 29.90°N, 76.85°E |
| Modern location | Within Kurukshetra, Haryana |
| Significance | Sacred lakes from ancient massacre |
About Syamantapanchaka
The five lakes of blood created by Parashurama after he killed all Kshatriyas 21 times. Located within the Kurukshetra region.
Why it matters: Sacred lakes from ancient massacre
Details
- Origin
- Parashurama filled five lakes with Kshatriya blood
- Purification
- He offered the blood to his ancestors
On the Map
Syamantapanchaka sits at 29.90°N, 76.85°E, in Within Kurukshetra, Haryana.
View on the full mapStories Set at Syamantapanchaka
Yashoda's Second Farewell
The mother of the heart at Syamantapanchaka
Kurukshetra Before the War
Why the field was already holy
The River With Seven Names
Wherever she was called, she came
The Anointing of the War God
Every god brings a gift to a six-day-old commander
The Duel on the Southern Bank
Two pupils of one teacher settle a war with clubs
The Verdict at the Fallen King
Balarama's plough, Duryodhana's indictment, and the flowers that fell from the sky
The Five Lakes of Blood
Parashurama's oblation to the fathers at Samantapanchaka
The Last Words of Duryodhana
Broken-thighed on the field, the Kuru king laments his dead, sends his last words home, and names a general with a dying man's hand.
The Weighing of the Bharata
The gods put the epic in a balance against the four Vedas, and Sauti recites the eighteen books
Portents Before the Fourteenth Day
The night the sky and the rivers answered Arjuna's vow, and the morning ritual of a king