Jaipur, settled on 18 November 1727, has turned 294 years old today. The boundary of Jaipur, built in the shape of a chessboard, was 9 miles, which was built in nine squares based on the architecture of the Navnidhi principle of the nine planets in the universe. Many scholars including astrologer Pandit Jagannath Samrat, Vidyadhar Bhattacharya and Rajguru Ratnakar Pondrik had laid the foundation for the establishment of Jaipur on Gangapol. At the time of laying the foundation of this beautiful city, Sawai Jai Singh (II) had performed the Ashwamedha Yagya. According to historians, this was the last of the world and the first Ashwamedha Yagya of Kaliyuga.
Siyasharan Lashkari, the founder of the Jaipur Foundation, says that the last Ashwamedha Yagya was performed by the Pandavas during the Mahabharata period, about five thousand years ago. Sawai Jai Singh had called special pundits from Gujarat to conduct the Yagya. These pandits were settled in Brahmapuri. The foundation of Jaipur was laid at Gangapol under the presidency of Pandit Jagannath Samrat. In which about 1084 rupees were spent from the treasury of Amer. In the joy of laying the foundation, Emperor Jagannath was given eight bighas of land in Hathroi village. It is now called Hathroi Garhi near Ajmer Road.
The idol of Vardharajan (Lord Vishnu) was brought to Jaipur from South India for the Ashwamedha Yagya. It was brought by the then vassal Heida Meena, by whose name the peacock of Heeda is recognized today near Ramganj in Surajpol Bazar. According to Siyasharan Lashkari, the Ashwamedha Yagya lasted for about a year and a half. Then Sawai Raja Jaisingh and his wife had taken a pledge to get food to 3 crore people. People were fed food till the completion of this Yagya which lasted for about one and a half years.
There are also legends that then a green snake of 52 hands i.e. about 65 feet used to come and sit at a fixed place at the Yagya every day. After that, he was never seen. Lord Vishnu was worshipped in the Yagya. The temple of Lord Vardharajan is located in front of Jalmahal on Amer Road today. Similarly, the idol of Ganesha made of clay was made in the Yagya.
After the completion of the Yagya, the idol of Lord Ganesha was placed in Jaipur on the top of the Aravalli ranges in the north. Today this place is famous as Garh Ganesh. According to Lashkari, Lord Shiva was also worshipped in the havan. Today that idol is in Brahmapuri, which is famous as Jageshwar Mahadev Temple. At the same time, the statue of Hanuman Ji was installed in front of the Jal mahal. Which is the temple of Kale Hanuman Ji.
The "Pradhan Kund" for this Ashwamedha Yagya was built under the Nahargarh fort in the old settlement. Here, a stepwell was built. It is said that this stepwell was filled with ghee for the sacrifice. Even today that place is known as the stepwell of the Yagya school. At the same time, where the main Yagya Kund was near the stepwell, Lord Hanuman Ji and Lord Ram are seated in the form of Thakur Ji.
Here, there is also a symbol. According to Lashkari, about 10 years before independence, the tunnel was found during excavation under Tripolia Gate. In which the posts and paintings of Ashwamedha Yagya came out. They were kept in a special seal by the royal family.
Let us tell you that the former royal family of Jaipur is associated with the descendants of Lord Rama. It is said that Maharaja Padmanabha of the erstwhile royal family is the 309th generation of Kush, the eldest son of Lord Rama. The capital of Kush used to be Rohitashgarh in Bihar. From here their generations reached a place named Narwar in Madhya Pradesh. From there he came to Dausa. Then the kings of the Kachhwaha dynasty ruled in Ramgarh. After this, he reached Amer and made it his capital. After this, in 1727, the foundation was laid for the establishment at Gangapol in Jaipur.
