केदारनाथ

kedaranath
kedaranath mandir|200px|center
vivaran	uttarakhand ke himalay kshetr mean 'charadham' ke nam se 'badrinath', 'kedaranath', 'gangotri' tatha 'yamunotri' prasiddh haian. ye tirth desh ke sir-mukut mean chamakate hue bahumooly ratn haian. inamean 'badrinath' aur 'kedaranath' tirtho ke darshan ka vishesh mahattv hai.
rajy	uttarakhand
nirmata	kedaranath jyotirliang ke prachin mandir ka nirman pandavoan ne karaya tha, jo parvat ki 11750 phut ki ooanchaee par avasthit hai.
prabandhak	pradesh sarakar ki mandir samiti
prasiddhi	hindoo dharmik sthal
havaee adda	yatriyoan ke lie gochar se helikaptar-seva bhi upalabdh hai.
bas adda	haridvar
kya dekhean	amritakund, panchakedar, hansakund, retasakund
sanbandhit lekh	'badrinath', 'gangotri' tatha 'yamunotri
any janakari	kedaranath ji ka mandir parvataraj himalay ki 'kedar' namak choti par avasthit hai. is choti ki poorv disha mean kal-kal karati uchhalati alakananda nadi ke param pavan tat par bhagavan badri vishal ka pavitr devalay sthit hai.

himalay sadiyoan se rrishi-muniyoan tatha devataoan ki tap:sthali raha hai. mahanh vibhootiyoan ne yahaan tapasya karake adhyatmik shakti arjit ki aur vishv mean bharat ka gaurav badhaya. uttarakhand pradesh ke himalay kshetr mean charadham ke nam se badrinath, kedaranath, gangotri tatha yamunotri prasiddh haian. ye tirth desh ke sir-mukut mean chamakate hue bahumooly ratn haian. inamean badrinath aur kedaranath tirtho ke darshan ka vishesh mahattv hai. kedarakhand mean dvadash (barah) jyotirliang mean ane vale kedaranath darshan ke sambandh mean likha hai ki jo koee vyakti bina kedaranath bhagavan ka darshan kiye yadi badrinath kshetr ki yatra karata hai, to usaki yatra nishphal arthath vyarth ho jati hai-

akritva darshanan vaishvay kedarasyaghanashin:.
yo gachchhedh badarian tasy yatra nishphalataan vrajeth..

shri kedaranath ji ka mandir parvataraj himalay ki 'kedar' namak choti par avasthit hai. is choti ki poorv disha mean kal-kal karati uchhalati alakananda nadi ke param pavan tat par bhagavan badri vishal ka pavitr devalay sthit hai tatha pashchim mean puny salila mandakini nadi ke kinare bhagavan shri kedaranath virajaman haian. alakananda aur mandakini un donoan nadiyoan ka pavitr sangam rudraprayag mean hota hai aur vahaan se ye ek dhara banakar pun: devaprayag mean ‘bhagirathi-ganga’ se sangam karati haian. devaprayag mean ganga uttarakhand ke pavitr tirth 'gangotri' se nikalakar ati hai. devaprayag ke bad alakananda aur mandakini ka astittv vilin hokar ganga mean samahit ho jata hai tatha vahian ganga pratham bar haridvar ki samatal dharati par utarati haian. bhagavan kedareshvar jyotirliang ke darshan ke bad badri kshetr mean bhagavan nar-narayan ka darshan karane se manushy ke sare pap nasht ho jate haian. aur use jivan-mukti bhi prapt ho jati hai. isi ashay ko shiv puran ke koti rudr sanhita mean bhi vyakt kiya gaya hai-

tasyaiv roopan drishtva ch sarvapapai: pramuchyate.
jivanmakto bhaveth soapi yo gato badaribane..
drishtva roopan narasyaiv tatha narayanasy ch.
kedareshvaranamnashch muktibhagi n sanshay:..

vastu shilp

kedareshvar (kedaranath) jyotirliang ke prachin mandir ka nirman pandavoan ne karaya tha, jo parvat ki 11750 phut ki ooanchaee par avasthit hai. pauranik praman ke anusar ‘kedar’ mahish arthath bhaianse ka pichhala aang (bhag) hai. kedaranath mandir ki ooanchaee 80 phut hai, jo ek vishal chaukor chabootare par kh da hai. is mandir ke nirman mean bhoore rang ke pattharoan ka upayog kiya gaya hai. sabase b de ashchary ki bat yah hai ki, yah bhavy mandir prachin kal mean yantrik sadhanoan ke abhav mean aise durgam sthal par un vishal pattharoan ko lakar kaise sthapit kiya gaya hoga? yah bhavy mandir pandavoan ki shiv bhakti, unaki dridh ichchhashakti tatha unake bahubal ka jita jagata praman hai. thumb|250px|kedaranath mandir is mandir mean uttam prakar ki karigari ki gee hai. mandir ke oopar stambhoan mean sahare lak di ki chhatari nirmit hai, jisake oopar taanba madha gaya hai. mandir ka shikhar (kalash) bhi taanbe ka hi hai, kintu usake oopar sone ki p aaulish ki gayi hai. mandir ke garbh grih mean kedaranath ka svayanmabhoo jyotirliang hai, jo anagadh patthar ka hai. yah liangamoorti char hath lambi tatha dedh hath moti hai, jisaka svaroop bhaianse ki pith ke saman dikhaee p data hai. isake as-pas sankari parikrama bani huee hai, jisamean shraddhalu bhaktagan pradakshina karate haian. is jyotirliang ke samane jal, phool, bilvapatr adi ko chadhaya jata hai aur isake doosare bhag mean yatrigan ghi potate haian. bhakt log is liangamoorti ko apani baanhoan mean bharakar bhagavan se milate bhi haian.

any mandir aur kund

mandir ke jagamohan mean draupadi sahit paanch pandavoan ki vishal moortiyaan haian. kedaranath-mandir ke pravesh dvar par nandi ki vishal pratima sthapit hai aur vahaan se dakshin ki or ek paha di par shri bhairav ji ka ek sundar mandir hai. kedaranath-mandir ke dvar par donoan or dvarapaloan ki moortiyaan haian. kedaranath ki shrriangar moorti paanch mukhavali hai aur ise hamesha vastr tatha abhooshanoan se sajaya jata hai. mandir mean ukt moortiyoan ke atirikt pandrah any devamoortiyaan bhi sthapit haian. mandir se pichhe lagabhag tin hath lamba ek kund hai, jise 'amritakund' kaha jata hai. is amritakund mean do shivaliang haian. inake poorv aur uttar bhag mean 'hansakund' aur 'retasakund' sthit haian. yahaan ki parampara hai ki retasakund mean pair (jangha) tekakar bayean hath se tin achaman kiye jate haian. yahian par eeshaneshvar-mahadev ki pratima virajaman hai. vasuki tal kedaranath se 8 kimi ki doori par aur samudratal se 4135 mi ki ooanchaee par sthit hai. yah jhil shanadar himalay parvatashrriankhalaoan ke bich sthit hai aur uttarakhand ka mahatvapoorn paryatak gantavy hai.

kedaranathaji ke mandir ke samane ek chhote mandir mean 'udak kund' hai. is kund mean bhi retasakund ke saman hi achaman lene ki pratha prachalit hai. is mandir ke pichhe mithe jal ka ek kund sthit hai, jisaka pani bhaktagan pite haian. shravan ke mahine mean kedareshvar ki pooja gangajal, bilvapatr tatha brahmakamal ke phooloan se ki jati hai. kedaraghati ke is kshetr mean panchakedar (paanch kedaranath) prasiddh haian, jinake sthan mandir aur shivaliangoan ka apana-apana vishesh mahattv hai. bhagavan kedaranath jyotirliang ke avirbhav ke sambandh mean shivamahapuran ki katha is prakar hai-

shiv puran mean katha

bhagavan vishnu ke nar aur narayan namak do avatar hue haian. nar aur narayan in donoan ne pavitr himalay ke badarikashram mean b di tapasya ki thi. unhoanne parthiv (mitti) ka shivaliang banakar shraddha aur bhaktipoorvak usamean virajane ke lie bhagavan shiv se prarthana ki. parthiv liang mean shiv ke vidyaman hone par donoan (nar v narayan) ne shastr-vidhi se unaki pooja-archana ki. pratidin nirantar shiv ka parthiv-poojan karana aur unake hi dhyan mean magn rahana un tapasviyoan ki sanyamit dinacharya thi. bahut dinoan ke bad unaki aradhana se santusht parameshvar shankar bhagavan ne kaha ki maian tum donoan par bahut prasann hooan, isalie tum log mujhase var maango. bhagavan shankar ki bat sunakar prasann nar aur narayan ne janakalyan ki bhavana se kaha- 'deveshvar! yadi ap prasann haian aur hamean var dena chahate haian, to ap apane svaroop se pooja svikar karane hetu sarvada ke lie yahian sthit ho jaie.'

jagat ka kalyan karane vale bhagavan shankar un donoan tapasvi-bandhuoan ke anurodh ko svikarate hue himalay ke kedaratirth mean jyotirliang ke roop mean sthit ho gaye. un donoan anany bhaktoan se poojit ho sampoorn bhay aur du:kh ka nash karane hetu tatha apane bhaktoan ko darshan dene ki ichchha se kedareshvar mahadev ke nam se prasiddh bhagavan shiv vahaan sada hi vidyaman rahate haian. bhagavan kedaranath darshan-poojan karane vale ko sukh-shanti pradan karate haian. nar-narayan ki tapasya ke adhar par virajane vale kedareshvar ki jisane bhi bhaktibhav se pooja ki, use svapn mean bhi du:kh aur kasht ke darshan nahian hue. shiv ka priy bhakt kedaraliang ke samip shiv ka svaroop aankit k da chadhata hai, vah us valay se sushobhit bhagavan shiv ka darshan karake is bhavasagar se par ho jata hai arthath vah jivanamukt ho jata hai. thumb|250px|kedaranath mandir jo manushy badarivan ki yatra karake nar tatha narayan aur kedareshvar shiv ke svaroop ka darshan karata hai, ni:sandeh vah moksh pad ka bhagi ban jata hai. aisa manushy jo kedaranath jyotirliang mean bhakti-bhavana rakhata hai aur unake darshan ke lie apane sthan se prasthan karata hai, kintu raste mean hi usaki mrityu ho jati hai, jisase vah kedareshvar ka darshan nahian kar pata hai, to samajhana chahie ki nishchit hi us manushy ki mukti ho gee. shiv puran ka yah bhi abhimat hai ki kedaratirth mean pahuanchakar, vahaan kedaranath jyotirliang ka poojan kar jo manushy vahaan ka jal pi leta hai, usaka punarjanm nahian hota hai. isalie pratyek manushy ko chahie ki vah bhakti-bhav poorvak bhagavan nar-narayan aur kedareshvar shivaliang ki pooja-archana kare. shri shiv mahapuran ke koti rudr sanhita mean isi bat ko nimnalikhit prakar kaha gaya hai-

kedareshasy bhakta ye margasthastasy vai mrita:.
teapi mukta bhavantyev natr karyya vicharana..
tatva tatr pratiyukt: kedareshan prapoojy ch.
tatratyamudakan pitva punarjanm n vindati..

any katha

shiv mahapuran mean ek any katha ka bhi sanket prapt hota hai. usake anusar jab mahabharat-yuddh samapt ho gaya aur pandav vijayi ho gaye, us samay bharatavarsh ki virata mahabharat ke samar (yuddh) mean vilin ho gee, yuddh ka parinam bhay़ankar hua kyoanki kshatriy yoddhaoan ka sanhar ho gaya. kauravoan ke sath-sath pandavoan par bhi us yuddh ki zimmedari kam n thi yadyapi mahabharat ka yuddh nyay aur anyay ka sangharsh tha, kintu usaka dushparinam samooche rashtr ko bhugatana p da. yuddh samapt hone ke bad jab pandavoan ne us par vichar manthan kiya, to ve du:kh se atyant vyakul ho uthe. unhoanne svayan apane hi hathoan apane sage-sambandhiyoan tatha kul ke logoan ka nash kar dala tha. pandavoan ne atmakul-nash aur gotr-hatya ke pap se pichha chhu dane hetu arthath mukti prapt karane hetu vedavyas ji se prayashchit ka vidhan janana chaha. vyas ji ne un pandavoan ko bataya ki sansar mean sabaka bhala hota dekha gaya hai, kintu apane vansh ki hatya karane vale kulaghati ka kabhi kalyan nahian hota hai. unhoanne kaha ki yadi tum log is pap se mukt hona chahate ho, to kedar kshetr mean jakar bhagavan kedaranath ka darshan aur pooja karo. kedareshvar shivaliang ke darshan ke bina tum logoan ko mukti nahian milegi. kedar kshetr ka varnan karate hue vyas ji ne bataya ki jis kshetr mean nadiyoan mean shreshth mandakini anek dharaoan mean vibhakt hokar bahati hai, jahaan bhagavan mahesh, parvati ke sang apane saik doan mahanh vir ganoan ke sath nivas karate haian aur unake darshanoan ke lie karmanishth tapevrati brahma adi devata upasthit hote haian, jahaan vividh prakar ke vady yantroan ki dhvaniyaan tatha vedoan ki rrichaean anavarat sunayi p dati haian, us mahapath nam se nirmit devasthan mean tum log chale jao. vyas ji se nirdesh aur upadesh grahan kar prasannachitt pandav bhagavan shiv ke darshan hetu tirthayatra par nikal p de. thumb|250px|left|kedaranath ka ek drishy pandav sarvapratham kashi ki yatra par shri vishvanath bholenath ka darshan karane hetu pahuanche, kintu in kulaghati papiyoan ko bhagavan shiv pratyaksh darshan nahian dena chahate the. isalie pandav nirash hokar shri vyas ji dvara nirdeshit kedar kshetr ki or mu d gaye. inhean kedarakhand mean ate dekh bhagavan shankar guptakashi mean jakar antardhan ho gaye. usake bad kuchh door aur age jakar mahadev ji ne ek bhaianse ka roop dharan kiya aur vicharan karane lage. pandav dal ko is prakaran ka jnan akashavani ke dvara ho gaya. jab bhagavan shiv ne pandavoan ke man ki bat jan li, tab ve bhaiansa roopi shiv bhoomigat hone ke lie daladali dharati mean dhansane lage. mahanh balashali aur parakrami bhim ne bhaiansa roopi shiv ki pooanchh pak d li. isi paristhiti mean any sabhi pandav karunapoorvak krandan karate hue vividh prakar se bhagavan bholenath shri kedareshvar ki stuti karane lage.

unaki shraddha-bhakti aur stuti se ashutosh bhagavan shiv prabhavit hokar un par prasann ho gaye. un pandavoan ki prarthana par bhaiansa ke prishthabhag (pith) ke yap mean sarvada ke lie shankar ji vahian sthit ho gaye, jinaki pooja pandavoan ne vidhipoorvak ki. vahaan par bhi pandavoan ko nabh vani sunaee p di– 'pandavoan! meri is pooja se tumhare sakal manorath siddh ho jaeangean.' shiv ko bhaiansa ke prishth ke roop mean poojan kar pandav gotr hatya ke pap se mukt ho gaye. isi katha ke adhar par kedar ghati mean paanch sthanoan par paanch kedar ka darshan-poojan karane ka prachalan hai.

bhaiansa roopi shiv ke aangoan ke adhar par ye kedar-sthan is prakar haian–

1. kedaranath pramukh tirth mean bhaiansa ki pith ke roop mean.
2. madhy maheshvar mean usaki nabhi ke yap mean.
3. tuanganath mean usaki bhujaean aur hriday ke roop mean.
4. rudranath mean mukh ke roop mean aur
5. kalpeshvar mean jataoan ke roop mean pratishthit haian.

uttarakhand ke in paancho kedaroan ke darshan ka vishesh mahattv hai. yahaan ek boodha kedar bhi haian. inake sambandh mean kaha jata hai ki jab pandav tirthayatra par nikale the, to unhoanne bhagavan shiv ke darshan hetu boodha kedar mean jakar darshan kiya tha. shiv ke bhaiansa roop ka varnan jo pandavoan se sambandhit hai, shiv mahapuran ke koti rudr sanhita mean is prakar kiya gaya hai–

yo vai hi pandavandrishtva mahishan roopamasthit:.
mayamasthay tatraiv palayanaparoabhavath..
dhritashch pandavaistatr hmavaangamukhataya sthit:.
puchchhan chaiv dhritan taistu prarthitashch pun:..
tadroopen sthitastatr bhaktavatsalanamabhakh.
nayapale shirobhago gatastadroopat: sthit:..
tathaiv poojanannityamajnaan chaivapyadattatha.
poojayitva gataste tu pandava muditastada.
labdhva chittopsitan sarv vimukta: sarvadu:khat:..

skand puran mean yatra ka mahatmay

bhagavan shankar ko mandakini, ganga, madhuganga, kshir ganga adi nadiyoan se sianchit aur saik doan shivaliangoan se sushobhit tatha himakhandoan se achchhadit yah kedar kshetr atishay priy hai. skand puran ki katha ke anusar maan parvati ke dvara kedar kshetr ki mahima poochhane par bhagavan shiv ne unhean bataya ki yah kshetr adhik priy hone ke karan ve ise kabhi nahian chho date haian. unhoanne parvati ji se kaha ki maianne jab srishti-kary ke lie brahmaji ka roop dharan kiya tha, tabhi se parabrahm ko jitane ke lie maian is kshetr mean sarvada nivas karata hooan. is kshetr ke dvar par nandi, bhriangi adi prahari (dvarapal) banakar kh de rahate haian. jo manushy apane nivas par rahate hue is kedar yatra ka vichar karata hai, isake lie karyakram banata hai, usake tin sau pidhiyoan ke pitar shiv lok mean nivas prapt karate haian. jo vyakti man, vani aur karm se mere prati samarpit hokar shri kedaranath ji ka darshan karata hai, to yadi use brahmahatya ke saman bhi pap laga ho, ve sab darshanamatr se hi nasht ho jate haian. jaise devataoan mean bhagavan vishnu, sarovaroan mean samudr, nadiyoan mean ganga, parvatoan mean himalay, bhaktoan mean narad, goooan mean kamadhenu aur sabhi puriyoan mean kailash shreshth hai, vaise hi sampoorn kshetroan mean kedar kshetr sarvashreshth hai.

skand puran ki katha

is prakar kedar kshetr ke bakhan mean anandit bhagavan shankar ne mata gauri ko ek katha sunaee. unhoanne kaha ki ek gaanv mean ek hiansak 'baheliya'( rahata tha. use mrigoan ka maans bahut priy tha aur maansahari hone ke karan vah durachar bhi bahut karata tha. vah pratidin mrigoan ka shikar karata tha aur unhean apana ahar bana leta tha. ek din vah shikar ke silasile mean kedaratirth mean pahuanch gaya. jab vah saghan jangaloan se hokar shikar ki khoj mean parvatoan par vicharan kar raha tha, tab use muni narad dikhaee diye jinako svarn mrig samajh liya, kyoanki vah bahut door se unhean dekh raha tha. usane apane dhanush par ban chadha liya. jab vah rrishi narad ko ban se marane ke lie udyat hua, tab tak sooryast ho chala tha. thumb|250px|kedaranath mandir us samay us bahelie ne vahaan dekha ki ek saanp meandhak ko nigal gaya hai, kintu vah mrityu prapt medhak shiv ke svaroop mean ho gaya. jab vah kuchh door aur age gaya, to dekha ki us bagh ne hiran ko mar dala hai, kintu vah hiran shiv ganoan ke sath shivalok mean ja raha hai. in sab drishyoan ko dekhakar vah baheliya bhramit aur chakit ho utha. itane mean rrishi narad ji us baheliye ke pas pahuanch gaye. manushy ke roop mean narad ko apane pas aya dekh us shikari ne uparyukt ghatit ghatanaoan ke sambandh mean unase janane ki ichchha prakat ki. narad muni ne usase kaha ki tum bahut saubhagyashali ho, jo is param pavitr tirth mean padhare ho. jaisa ki tumane dekha hai, is kalyanakarak shubh tirth mean nikrisht jiv bhi tumhare dekhate-dekhate shivatattv ko prapt ho gaye haian.

usake bad us bahelie (vyadh) ne ghor ashchary mean p dakar munishreshth narad ke charanoan mean dandavat pranam kiya. usane apane uddhar hetu narad ji se b di vinati ki. narad ji ne bhagavan shiv ke sambandh mean use upadesh tatha nirdesh diya. unake upadeshanusar vah shikari usi kedar kshetr ka nivasi ban gaya aur kedareshvar bhagavan ke bhajan-chintan mean ram gaya. ghor hiansa karane vala vah baheliya kedaranath ki bhakti karane se ant mean param gati (mukti) ko prapt hua.

skand puran mean mahish roopadhari bhagavan shiv ki ek bhinn katha bhi ati hai. kedar kshetr mean devaraj indr ne bhagavan shankar ki tapasya ki thi. us prakaran mean mahabalashali daity hiranyaksh utpann hua tha. us daity ne yuddh mean devataoan ke raja indr ko parajit kar svarg par apana adhikar jama liya tha. parajit indr ne devataoan sahit devadhidev mahadev ki shraddha-bhakti poorvak aradhana ki. unaki tapasya se ashutosh bhagavan shiv prasann ho uthe. ve ek din mahish (bhaiansa) ka roop dharan karake indr ke samaksh hi dharati se nikal p de. unhoanne kaha- ‘devendr! maian is roop mean kis-kis ko pani mean pheankakar vidirn kar dalooan, arthath mar dalooan?’ bhagavan shiv ke dvara aisa poochhane par indr ne hiranyaksh sahit paanch rakshasoan ka nam bataya. indr dvara bataye gaye un balashali paanch daityoan ke sthan par bholenath shiv gaye.

vahaan par un daityoan ke any bhi bhayankar parakrami sathi vidyaman the. ve sabhi astr-shastr lekar bhaiansa roopi shiv ki or dau d p de, jinhean mahadev ji ne apani siangoan se mar-marakar jal mean duboya aur yamalok pahuancha diya. usake bad unhoanne indr se var maangane ke lie kaha. indr ne pinakadhari shiv se prarthana karate hue kaha ki ap dharm tatha tinoan lokoan ki raksha karane ke lie isi kshetr mean sarvada nivas karean. bhagavan shiv ne indr ki yachana ko svikar kar liya. indr se shiv ji ne poochha – ‘ke darayami?’ yahaan ‘kan jalamh’ arthath ‘kamh’ jal ko kaha jata hai aur usaka adhikaran karak mean roop banata hai 'ke'. isi prakar ‘chhidir-bhidir vidarane’ dhatu se ‘vidarayami’ arthath pha d dalooan aisa vaky taiyar hota hai. isaka tatpary yah hai ki, jal mean pheankakar mar (vidirn) dalata hooan. indr ne bhagavan shiv se kaha ki apane ‘ke darayami’ aisa vaky prayog kiya hai, isilie is kshetr ka nam ‘kedar’ shabd se prasiddh hoga. thumb|250px|left|kedaranath mandir

sanchalan hetu mandir samiti

shri kedaranath aur shri badarinath ke mandiroan ke sanchalan hetu pradesh ki sarakar ne mandir-samiti banaee hai. mandir-samiti ke madhyam se mandiroan ka sanchalan hota hai tatha unake ay-vyay aur sarv prakar ki vyavastha ka dayitv usi par hota hai. am janata dvara mandiroan mean pooja, bhog-rag, arati adi karavane hetu mandir-samiti ne dakshina (shulk) nirdharit kiya hai. dakshin bharat ke raval (brahman) mandir ke pramukh pujari hote haian. mandir ke sabhi karmachariyoan ko samiti dvara vetan diya jata hai.

darshan ka samay

• kedaranath ji ka mandir am darshanarthiyoan ke lie prat: 7:00 baje khulata hai.
• dopahar ek se do baje tak vishesh pooja hoti hai aur usake bad vishram ke lie mandir band kar diya jata hai.
• pun: sham 5 baje janata ke darshan hetu mandir khola jata hai.
• paanch mukh vali bhagavan shiv ki pratima ka vidhivat shrriangar karake 7:30 baje se 8:30 baje tak niyamit arati hoti hai.
• ratri 8:30 baje kedareshvar jyotirliang ka mandir band kar diya jata hai.
• shitakal mean kedaraghati barf se dhank jati hai. yadyapi kedaranath-mandir ke kholane aur band karane ka muhoort nikala jata hai, kintu yah samanyat: navambar mah ki 15 tarikh se poorv (vrishchik sankranti se do din poorv) band ho jata hai aur chh: mah bad arthath vaishakhi (13-14 aprail) ke bad kapat khulata hai.
• aisi sthiti mean kedaranath ki panchamukhi pratima ko ‘ukhimath’ mean laya jata haian. isi pratima ki pooja yahaan bhi raval ji karate haian.
• kedaranath mean janata shulk jama karakar rasid prapt karati hai aur usake anusar hi vah mandir ki pooja-arati karati hai athava bhog-prasad grahan karati hai.

pooja ka kram

bhagavan ki poojaoan ke kram mean prat:kalik pooja, mahabhishek pooja, abhishek, laghu rudrabhishek, shodashopachar poojan, ashtopachar poojan, sampoorn arati, pandav pooja, ganesh pooja, shri bhairav pooja, parvati ji ki pooja, shiv sahastranam adi pramukh haian. mandir-samiti dvara kedaranath mandir mean pooja karane hetu janata se jo dakshina (shulk) liya jata hai, usamean samiti samay-samay par parirvatan bhi karati hai.

ane jane ki vyavastha

himalay ke pavitr tirthoan ke darshan karane hetu tirthayatriyoan ko rel, bas, taiksi adi ke dvara haridvar ana chahie. haridvar se uttarakhand ki yatraoan ke lie sadhan upalabdh hote haian. haridvar se kedaranath ki doori 247 kilomitar hai. haridvar se gaurikund 233 kilomitar ki yatra motaramarg se ki jati hai, jabaki gauri kund se kedaranath tak 14 kilomitar ki doori paidal marg se jana p data hai. paidal chalane mean asamarth vyakti ke lie gauri kund se gho da, palaki, pitthoo adi ke sadhan milate haian. yah yatra haridvar se rrishikesh, devaprayag, shrinagar, rudraprayag, tilava da, agastyamuni kund, guptakashi, nala, phata, ramapur, sonaprayag, gaurikund, ramabadha aur garu dachatti hote hue shrikedaranath tak pahuanchati hai.

gangotri aur yamunotri

thumb|250px|gaurikund, kedaranath uttarakhand ke charoan dham ki yatra mean pahale yamunotri ki yatra ka vidhan hai. gangotri, yamunotri tirthoan ke bad bhaktagan kedaranath ka darshan karate haian, phir ant mean badrinath jate haian. gangotri se kedaranath jane ke lie do motar marg haian. pratham marg gangotri se bhairoghati, harasil, bhatava di, uttarakashi, dharasoo, tihari, ghanasali, chirabatiya, agastyamuni, guptakashi, phota, sonaprayag, gaurikund tatha garu dachatti hokar kedaranath pahuanchata hai. is raste ki kul doori 348 kilomitar baithati hai. gangotri se kedaranath jane ke lie ek doosara marg bhi hai, jisaki kul doori 343 kilomitar p dati hai. gangotri se bhairavaghati, uttarakashi, dharasoo, tihari, shrinagar, rudraprayag, tilava da aur gauri kund hote hue kedaranath pahuancha jata hai.

kotadvar se kedaranath

• kotadvar se dugadda, paudi, shrinagar, guptakashi aur gaurikund hokar kedaranath jane ka bhi marg hai.
• rudraprayag 171 kilomitar p data hai, jabaki rudraprayag se gaurikund ki doori 70 kilomitar.
• guptakashi ki ooanchaee samudratal se 1479 mitar hai.
• kedaranath ke lie yatriyoan ko gochar se helikaptar-seva bhi upalabdh hai. kisi bhi marg se yatra ki jaye, kintu gaurikund chaudah kilomitar paidal chalakar hi kedaranath pahuanchana p data haian.

thumb|250px|left|kedaranath ka rasta

• gaurikund mean himalay kanya gauri (parvati) ne bhagavan shankar ko pati ke roop mean prapt karane hetu tap kiya tha. kathor niyam vali gauri kamazor-sharir ho gayi thian aur sardi ke karan vyathit thian. vahaan bhagavan rudr ne agni ke roop mean prakat hokar jal ko garm kar diya tha, jisamean gauri ne snan kiya. aj bhi tirthayatri us taptakund mean snan karake shri kedaranath ke darshan ke lie jate haian.
• gauri kund par hi mata ne ganesh ji ko janm diya tha. yahaan vainayiki (muandakata) mandir aj bhi vidyaman hai.

bhagavan shri kedareshvar jyotirliang ka mandir ek suramy prakriti ki shobha hai, usake maang ka sindoor hai. niche mandakini ka kal-kal ninad, oopar paha doan par barf ki safed chadarean, us rat ko chhitakati chandrama ki shital chaandani, mandir ke ghanta gh diyal ka madhur sangit, vedamantroan ke ghosh aur bich-bich mean har-har mahadev tatha ‘nam: shivay’ ki dhvani, rom-rom mean sakshat shivalok ka anubhav karati hai.

samachar

17 joon 2013 somavar

kedaranath mean kudarat ka kahar, gaurikuand-ramaba da tabah, lashoan se pata mandir parisar

thumb|300px|kedaranath mandir prakritik trasadi ke bad kedaranath mean mandakini ki kal-kal dharaean bhagavan shiv ke kadamoan ko choomakar yahaan age badhati haian lekin 16 joon ko kedaranath ke charoan taraph maujood parvat shrriankhalaoan se khauphanak sailab ki ahat sunaee p di. badal phatane se huee jabaradast barish ka kahar kedaranath par toota. hal ye hai ki kedaranath ke pas ramaba da bazar poori tarah bah gaya. chashmadidoan ka dava hai ki kedaranath mandir ka mukhy dvar bhi pani ke tej bahav ki chapet mean ane se bah gaya. ek pratyakshadarshi ne bataya ki log so rahe the, kuchh pooja kar rahe the, ghoom rahe the tabhi achanak bahut bhari matra mean pichhe se patthar, malaba, pani aya. ye itani tezise aya ki koee kuchh samajh pata usase pahale hi ve malabe ki chapet mean a ge. ye malaba bich-bazar se gujara. sirph mandir dikh raha hai baki pichhe ke hotal, l aauj, mandir ka mukhy dvar sab pani mean bah ge. kee log malabe ke niche dabe aur unake bachane ki koee sanbhavana nahian lagati. ek praty़kshadarshi ne bataya ki kedaranath ek shmashan ghat mean badal gaya hai. jab sailab aya to ek b da patthar akar mandir ke pichhe lag gaya, isase mandir to surakshit bach gaya, lekin age-pichhe-daean-baean kuchh bhi nahian bacha. sailab ka sitam khatm hua to tabahi aur vinash ke bich bas mandir hi bacha raha. kedaranath ke bad gaurikuand mean bhi bhari tabahi huee hai. kedaranath, gaurikuand aur ramaba da mean jan-mal ka kitana nukasan hua hai. isaka aandaja bhale hi abhi nahian lag paya ho lekin yahaan bhari tabahi huee hai. isase koee inakar nahian kar sakata.

samachar ko vibhinn srotoan par dekhean

• kedaranath dham mean mandir ke siva kuchh nahian bacha (ajatak)
• uttarakhand: badh mean kedaranath mandir kaise bacha (bibisi)
• uttarakhand sarakar banavaegi kedaranath mandir: bahuguna (zi nyooz)
• kedaranath trasadi: ek jang apanoan ke talash ki (ebipi nyooz)

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  kedaranath ka ek drishy

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  devariya tal, kedaranath

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  kedaranath mean paha doan ka drishy

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  godhooli mean kedaranath ka drishy

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  vasuki tal, kedaranath

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  kedaranath ka akarshak drishy

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  kedaranath ka akarshak drishy

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