Uccahatta (Kuruksetra, Chakpansila)
This place is also called Hatta Danga, which mean the place where the demigods would assemble. It is called Uchahatta because the demigods would assemble and would loudly chant the names of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Ucha means “loud” and hatta means “assembly.”
This place is nondifferent from Kuruksetra. Whatever holy places that are in Kuruksetra are present here including the Saraswati and Drisavati. The result of living in Kuruksetra for a hundred years is obtained by staying one night here. By seeing this place one receives an ocean of prema.
On one side is the Saraswati River and on another side is the river Drisavati. Lord Caitanya would come here with his associates while performing kirtana.
“KURUKSHETRA”: This is the site of Kurukshetra. Currently this is encroached by a local brick making factory.
Kuruksetra
This is where the battle of Kuruksetra took place and where the Bhagavad Gita was spoken, which is mentioned in the Mahabharata. Kuruksetra is a very holy place. Kurukshetra is called Dharmakshetra in Bhagavad Gita. It is believed that all the holy waters of India flow into the Kuruksetra tank, at the time of an eclipse. At that time one million people come to bathe. Lord Krishna met the Gopis and the residents of Vrindavana here at the time of a full solar eclipse. It is said that those who visit this area, reside here, take bath in the tanks here or die in the area go to heaven after death.
Kuruksetra is 160 km north of Delhi. The Kuruksetra area covers a 100 miles area and there are many places of pilgrimage related to Mahabharata here.
Brahma after a great yajna, created the Universe from here. It is said that Manu wrote Manusmriti here and the Rig Veda and Sama Veda are said to be have been compiled here. King Kuru performed a great sacrifice here and this is how the place got its name.
Kuruksetra is mentioned in the Mahabharata, Rig Veda and the Padma, Narada, Matsya and Vamana Puranas. The Mahabharata says it is a place of salvation for one who dies here.
Bhisma Kunda is where Bhisma lay on a bed of arrows. The ‘Ban Ganga’ created by Arjuna and the now subterranean Saraswati once flowed here. King Prithu, son of Vena is said to have performed sraddha here. The line dividing the earth goes through Kurukshetra, Mathura and Ujjain.
