बृजेश्वरी देवी मंदिर

brijeshvari devi mandir
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varnan	'brijeshvari devi mandir' himachal pradesh ke prasiddh hindoo mandiroan mean se ek hai. is mandir ko bhi devi ke shaktipithoan mean gina jata hai.
sthan	kaang da, himachal pradesh
sanbandhit lekh	shaktipith, sati
manyata	mana jata hai ki isi sthan par mata sati ka 'dahina vaksh' gira tha aur mata yahaan shaktipith roop mean sthapit ho geean.
tin pindiyaan	mandir ke garbhagrih mean pratishthit pahali aur mukhy pindi 'maan brijeshvari' ki hai. doosari 'maan bhadrakali' aur tisari aur sabase chhoti pindi 'maan ekadashi' ki hai.
any janakari	ekadashi ke din chaval ka prayog nahian kiya jata hai, lekin is shaktipith mean maan ekadashi svayan maujood haian, isalie yahaan bhog mean chaval hi chadhaya jata hai.

brijeshvari devi mandir himachal pradesh ke kaang da zile mean sthit hai. mana jata hai ki isi sthan par mata sati ka dahina vaksh gira tha aur mata yahaan shaktipith roop mean sthapit ho geean. yah mandir kaang da kshetr ke lokapriy mandiroan mean se ek hai. devi ko prasad tin bhagoan- 'mahalakshmi', 'mahakali' aur 'mahasarasvati' ke lie vibhajit kar chadhaya jata hai. maan brijeshvari devi ke is shaktipith mean pratidin maan ki paanch bar arati hoti hai. dopahar bad mandir ke kapat dobara bhaktoan ke lie khol die jate haian aur bhakt maan ka ashirvad lene pahuanch jate haian. mandir mean devi maan ek piandi ke roop mean pooji jati haian.

pauranik katha

brijeshvari devi ke dham ke bare me kahate haian ki jab sati ne pita ke dvara kie ge shiv ke apaman se kupit hokar apane pita raja daksh ke yajn kuand mean koodakar apane pran tyag die, tab krodhit shiv unaki mrit deh ko lekar poori srishti mean ghoome. shiv ka krodh shaant karane ke lie bhagavan vishnu ne apane sudarshan chakr se mata sati ke sharir ke tuk de-tuk de kar die. sharir ke yah tuk de dharati par jahaan-jahaan gire vah sthan 'shaktipith' kahalaya. manyata hai ki kaang da ke is sthan par mata sati ka dahina vaksh gira tha, isalie brijeshvari shaktipith mean maan ke vaksh ki pooja hoti hai.

aitihasik tathy

kaha jata hai ki pahale yah mandir bahut samriddh tha. ise bahut bar videshi luteroan dvara loota gaya. gazanavi shasak mahamood ne 1009 ee. mean is shahar ko loota aur mandir ko nasht kar diya. masjid bhi bana di gee thi. mandir 1905 ee. mean joradar bhookanp se poori tarah nasht ho gaya tha. 1920 mean ise dobara banavaya gaya.

tin dharmoan ki astha ka pratik

mata brijeshvari ka yah shaktipith apane ap mean anootha aur vishesh hai, kyoanki yahaan matr hindoo bhakt hi shish nahian jhukate, balki muslim aur sikkh dharm ke shraddhalu bhi is dham mean akar apani astha ke phool chadhate haian. kahate haian ki brijeshvari devi mandir ke tin guanbad in tin dharmoan ke pratik haian. pahala hindoo dharm ka pratik hai, jisaki akriti mandir jaisi hai to doosara muslim samaj ka aur tisara guanbad sikkh sanpraday ka pratik hai.

maan ki pindiyaan

tin guanbad vale aur tin sanpradayoan ki astha ka keandr kahe jane vale mata ke is dham mean maan ki pindiyaan bhi tin hi haian. mandir ke garbhagrih mean pratishthit pahali aur mukhy pindi maan brijeshvari ki hai. doosari maan bhadrakali aur tisari aur sabase chhoti pindi maan ekadashi ki hai. maan ke is shaktipith mean hi unake param bhakt 'dhyanu' ne apana shish arpit kiya tha. isilie maan ke ve bhakt, jo dhyanu ke anuyayi bhi haian, ve pile rang ke vastr dharan kar mandir mean ate haian aur maan ka darshan poojan kar svayan ko dhany karate haian.

manyata

kahate haian jo bhi bhakt man mean sachchi shraddha lekar maan ke is darabar mean pahuanchata hai, usaki koee bhi manokamana adhoori nahian rahati. phir chahe manachahe jivan sathi ki kamana ho ya phir santan prapti ki lalasa. maan apane har bhakt ki murad poori karati haian.

arati

maan ke is darabar mean paanch bar arati ka vidhan hai, jisaka gavah banane ki ichchha har bhakt ke man mean hoti hai. maan brijeshvari devi ke is shaktipith mean pratidin maan ki paanch bar arati hoti hai. subah mandir ke kapat khulate hi sabase pahale maan ki shaiyya ko uthaya jata hai. usake bad ratri ke shrriangar mean hi maan ki mangala arati ki jati hai. mangala arati ke bad maan ka ratri shrriangar utar kar unaki tinoan pindiyoan ka jal, doodh, dahi, ghi aur shahad ke panchamrit se abhishek kiya jata hai. usake bad pile chandan se maan ka shrriangar kar unhean ne vastr aur sone ke abhooshan pahanaean jate haian. prat: kal ki arati chana, poori, phal aur meve ka bhog lagakar sanpann hoti hai.

dopahar ki arati aur bhog chadhane ki rasm ko yahaan gupt rakha jata hai. dopahar ki arati ke lie mandir ke kapat band rahate haian, tab shraddhalu mandir parisar mean hi bane ek vishesh sthan par apane bachchoan ka muandan karavate haian. manyata hai ki yahaan bachchoan ka muandan karavane se maan bachchoan ke jivan ki samast apadaoan ko har leti haian. mandir parisar mean hi bhagavan bhairav ka bhi mandir hai, lekin is mandir mean mahilaoan ka jana poorn roop se varjit haian. yahaan viraje bhagavan bhairav ki moorti b di hi khas hai. kahate haian, jab bhi kaang da par koee musibat ane vali hoti hai to is moorti ki aankhoan se aansoo aur sharir se pasina nikalane lagata hai. tab mandir ke purohit vishal havan ka ayojan kar maan se ane vali apada ko talane ka nivedan karate haian.

bhog tatha prasad

dopahar ke bad mandir ke kapat dobara bhaktoan ke lie khol die jate haian aur bhakt maan ka ashirvad lene pahuanch jate haian. kahate haian ekadashi ke din chaval ka prayog nahian kiya jata hai, lekin is shaktipith mean maan ekadashi svayan maujood haian, isalie yahaan bhog mean chaval hi chadhaya jata hai. sooryast ke bad in pindiyoan ko snan karakar panchamrit se inaka dobara abhishek kiya jata hai. lal chandan, phool v ne vastr pahanakar maan ka shrriangar kiya jata hai aur isake sath hi saany kal arati sanpann hoti hai. sham ki arati ka bhog bhaktoan mean prasad roop mean baanta jata hai. rat ko maan ki shayan arati ki jati hai, jab mandir ke pujari maan ki shaiyya taiyar kar maan ki pooja-archana karate haian.

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