Pushkar in Rajasthan is one of the oldest cities in India and is
deeply associated with Hindu religion. The city is associated with Brahma, the
creator of the universe. The story of
Brahma and Pushkar city begins with Brahma searching for a divine place to
conduct a Mahayajna.
He searched numerous places and finally decided to conduct
the yajna in Pushkar.
But the city of Pushkar
was in the control of a demon named Vajranash. He practiced Adharma and killed
scores of living beings. Brahma's requested the demon to leave the place. But words of peace fell on deaf ears. The demon attacked Brahma.
Brahma took out a lotus flower and
chanted a mantra. The lotus flower immediately turned into fierce weapon and
killed the demon.
During the fight a petal of the lotus flower fell on earth
and the Pushkar Lake
After killing the demon, Brahma performed the yajna and the
place became divine.
It is said that to perform the Yajna, Brahma needed the
presence of his consort Goddess Saraswati. But she was not present at the time
of Yajna.
Therefore Gayatri, a Gurjar girl, was married to
Brahma and performed the yagna. This act made Goddess Saraswati angry and she
cursed Brahma saying that he would be worshiped in Pushkar only.