Pushkam poshanam raathi adhatte asou Pushkaraa
Pushkam - means to feed. Pushkaraa means the one who feeds every one. That is Divine mother. She is spread everywhere. She is spread like lotus flowers in the pond.
Vishnu puraana:
Nyagrodhah pushkaradweepe brahmanah sthaanamuttamam
There is a Banyan tree in the island of Pushkaraa. It is called the position of Brahma.
Padma puraana:
Vishakhaastho yadhaa bhaanuh kritthikaasu cha chandramaah
sayogah pushkaronaama pushkareshyathi durlabhah
The sky is divided into 27 nakshatras(constellations). Pushkara is a period when the sun is in Vishakha nakshatra and the moon is in Kritthikaa nakshatra.
Pushkaraa comes once in 12 years.
