Paisar
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Paisar(पैसर) is a village in Baloda Bazar district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh. [1]
Origin
'पैसर' का अर्थ 'नदी को पैदल पार करना' होता है।[2]
Variants
Location
It is situated 36km away from Baloda Bazar and 120km away from Raipur. According to Census 2011 information the location code or village code of Paisar village is 443819. Paisar village is located in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh, India. As per 2009 stats, Changori is the gram panchayat of Paisar village. The total geographical area of village is 229.46 hectares. Baloda Bazar is nearest town to paisar for all major economic activities, which is approximately 36km away.[3]
History
It is said that Paisar is the village where Rama, Lakshmana and Sita crossed Mahanadi River during their journey to Dandakaranya.[4]
पैसर
विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर[5] ने लेख किया है .....पैसर (AS, p.578) बिलासपुर ज़िला, छत्तीसगढ़ का महानदी के तट पर अवस्थित एक छोटा-सा ग्राम है। प्राचीन किंवदंती है कि दंडकारण्य जाते समय श्रीरामचंद्र ने सीता और लक्ष्मण के साथ महानदी को इसी स्थान पर पार किया था। 'पैसर' का अर्थ 'नदी को पैदल पार करना' होता है।