इतिकाशीप्रभावज्ञोजगच्चक्षुस्तमोनुद:।कृत्वाद्वादशाधात्मनंकाशीपुर्यांव्यवस्थित:।।
लोलार्कउत्तरार्कश्चसाम्बादित्यस्तथैवच।चतुर्थोद्रुपदादित्योमयूखादित्यएवच।।
खखोल्कश्वारुणादित्योवृद्धकेशवसंज्ञकौ।दशमोविमलादित्योगंगादित्यस्तथेवच।।
द्वादशश्चयमादित्य: काशीपुर्याघटोद्भव।तमोऽधिकेभ्योदुष्टेभ्य: क्षेत्रंरक्षन्त्यमीसदा।।
Once on earth every kingdom was destroyed, the existence of mankind was in danger by not abiding the law of Dharma. Indian system is divided in four casts Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaishya & Shudra; all four are born from Adi Pursha’s four parts. Brahmans are born from the mouth of the eternal Purusha, Kshatriya from hand & chest part, Vaishya from thigh & Shudra from feet. Each one has certain duties of their nature. Kashtriya reside as king & reign the kingdom by the law of Dharma. But at that time Dharma was not in nature anymore. Existence of Gods depends on the deeds of human, so they feared if mankind would be destroyed, they will have no existence as well. They searched & found Divodas who was the only king abiding the law of Dharma living in forest of bliss. Gods asked him to reign Kashi & re-establish the earth on the law of Dharma. Divodas’ condition was that if only Gods will leave Kashi, he will reside on the throne of Kashi. Having no other options, god accepted his condition & let him reside on the throne of Kashi & left for Mandarachal Mountain. By his power of Dharma Divodas re-established the city. Everyone had everything in this city of Kashi & law of Dharma was established. Many years later when gods craved to come to Kashi again they could find no way to enter in the city. They came in different forms to find a single fault of king & by violation of pact they will enter in city. Living few years in city, they were conditioned by the law of Dharma & became residents of Kashi in Divodas kingdom. They forgot their virtues & followed Divodas. Surya Dev (The Deity Sun) is one of them. Surya Dev reached Kashi and tried all his best to trace out a single fault in the regime of King Divodas. But all his efforts went in vain. As he is allured by the charm of Kashi, Surya Dev established himself in Kashi in twelve places expressing himself in twelve different forms.
Names of Twelve forms of God Sun in Kashi:-
Pilgrims who completes the Dwadash Aditya Darshan-Yatra, the vision of their eyes get improves; their skin diseases get cured and issueless couples soon get the happiness of parenthood.
