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bharatavarsh mean prakat hue bhagavan shankar ke barah jyotirliang mean shri bhimashankar jyotirliang ka chhatha sthan haian. is jyotirliang mean kuchh matabhed haian. dvadash jyotirliang stotr mean ‘dakinyaan bhimashankaramh’ aisa likha hai, jisamean ‘dakini’ shabd se sthan ka spasht ullekh nahian ho pata hai. isake anusar bhimashankar jyotirliang mumbee se poorab aur poona se uttar bhima nadi ke tat par avasthit hai.

shiv puran ke anusar

shiv puran ke anusar bhimashankar jyotirliang asam prant ke kamaroop janapad mean guvahati ke pas brahmaroop paha di par sthit hai. kuchh log to uttarakhand pradesh ke nainital zile mean ‘ujjanak’ sthan par sthit bhagavan shiv ke vishal mandir ko bhi bhimashankar jyotirliang kahate haian. shri shiv mahapuran ke koti rudr sanhita mean shri bhimashankar jyotirliang ke sambandh mean is prakar likha hai–

‘lok hit ki kamana se bhagavan shankar kamaroop desh mean jyotirliang ke roop mean prakat hue. unaka vah kalyanakarak svaroop b da hi sukhadayi tha. poorvakal mean bhim namak ek mahabalashali aur parakrami rakshas utpann hua tha. vah atyachari rakshas jagah-jagah dharm ka nash karata hua sampoorn praniyoan ko sataya karata tha. bhayankar balashali vah rakshas kumbhakarn ke viry aur karkat ki putri karkati ke garbh se utpann hua tha. bhim apani mata karkati ke sath hi ‘sahy’ namak parvat par nivas karata tha. usane apane jivan mean apane pita ko kabhi nahian dekha tha. ek din usane apani mata se poochha- ‘maan! tum is parvat par akeli kyoan rahati ho? mere pitaji kaun haian aur kahaan rahate haian? mujhe ye sab batean janane ki b di ichchha hai, isalie tum sach-sach batao’–

mat me k: pita kutr kathan vaikakini sthita.
jnatumichchhami tatsarvan yatharthan tvan vadadhuna..

tadanantar usaki mata karkati ne use vistar se bataya ki tumhare pita ka nam kumbhakarn tha, jo ravan ke chhote bhaee the. mahabalashali aur parakrami us vir ko bhaee sahit shriram ne mar dala tha. mere pita arthath tumhare nana ka nam karkat aur nani ka nam pushkasi tha. mere poorv pati ka nam ‘viradh’ tha, jinhean pahale hi shriram ne mar dala tha. maian apane priy svami viradh ke mare jane par apane mata-pita ke pas akar rahane lagi thi, kyoanki mera sahara any koee nahian tha. ek din mere mata-pita ahar ki khoj mean nikale aur unhoanne agasty muni ke param shishy tapasvi sutikshn ko apana ahar banana chaha, kintu ve rrishi mahanh tapasvi aur mahatma the. isalie unhoanne kupit hokar apane tapobal se mere mata-pita ko bhasm kar dala. ve donoan vahian mar gaye aur maian akeli anath ho gee. mujh par charoan taraph se du:kh ka paha d toot p da aur maian du:khi hokar akeli is parvat par rahane lagi. mera is duniya mean koee avalamban kya sahara bhi n raha aur maian atur hokar ekaki hi kisi prakar apana jivan ji rahi thi. ek din is sunasan paha d par rakshasaraj ravan ke chhote bhaee mahabal aur parakram se yukt kumbhakarn a gaye. unhoanne mere sath balatkar kiya aur samagam ke bad ve mujhe yahian chho dakar pun: lanka mean chale gaye. usake bad samay poora hone par tumhara janm hua. beta! tum apane pita ke saman hi sakshat mahabali aur parakrami ho. tumhean hi dekh-dekhakar, tumhare hi sahare ab maian apana jivan chala rahi hooan aur kisi tarah samay bit raha hai.

apani mata karkati ke bat sunakar bhayanak parakrami rakshas kupit ho utha. usane vichar kiya ki vishnu ke sath kaisa vyavahar kiya jana chahie, unase pratirodh (badala) lene ka kya upay hai? vah chintit hokar apani maan ki batoan par gambhiratapoorvak vichar karane laga- ‘vishnu ne mere pita ko mar dala. mere nana-nani bhi unake hi bhakt ke hathoan mare gaye. itana hi nahian viradh ko bhi unhoanne hi mar dala. nishchit hi shrihari ne mujh par bahut hi atyachar kiya hai, atyadhik kasht diya hai. usane nishchay kiya ki hari dvara kiye gaye krity ka badala vah avashy lega. usane apani mata ke samane kaha ki yadi maian apane pita ka putr hooan, to shri hari se avashy hi badala lekar rahooanga, unhean bhari kasht dooanga.

is prakar nishchay kar vah balavan rakshas apani shakti ko aur adhik badhane ke lie tapasya karane chala gaya. usane sankalp lekar brahmaji ko prasann karane hetu ek hazar varshoan tak tap kiya. vah manasik roop se apane ishtadev ke dhyan mean hi magn rahata tha. usaki tapasya, dhyan aur archana-vandana se lokapitamah brahma ji prasann ho uthe. brahma ji ne use var dene ki ichchha se kaha- ‘bhim! maian tumhari tapasya aur dhairy se bahut prasann hooan aur tumhean var dena chahata hooan. isalie tum apana abhisht var maango.' tadanantar us rakshas ne kaha– ‘deveshvar! yadi ap mere oopar sach mean prasann haian aur mera bhala karana chahate haian, to ap mujhe atulaniy bal pradan kijie. mujhe itana bal aur parakram prapt ho, jisaki tulana kahian bhi n ho sake.’ is prakar bolate hue rakshas bhim ne bar-bar brahma ji ko pranam kiya.

usaki tapasya se prabhavit brahma ji use atulaniy bal-prapti ka var dekar apane dham chale gaye. brahma ji se atulaniy bal prapt karane ke karan vah rakshas atyant prasann ho gaya. usane apane nivas par akar apani mata ji ko pranam kiya aur atyant ahankar ke sath usase kaha– ‘maan! ab tum mera bal aur parakram dekho. ab maian indr ityadi devataoan ke sath hi inaka sahayog karane vale mahanh shri hari ka bhi sanhar kar dalooanga. apani maan se is prakar kahane ke bad vir rakshas bhim ne indradi devataoan par chadhaee kar di. usane un sabako jit liya aur unake sthan se unhean bhaga diya. usake bad to usane ghor yuddh karake devataoan ka paksh lene vale shrihari ko bhi parajit kar diya. left|thumb|250px|bhimashankar mandir usake bad bhim ne prasannatapoorvak sampoorn prithvi ko jitane ka abhiyan chalaya. vah sarvapratham kamaroop desh ke raja sudakshin ko jitane ke lie pahuancha. usane us raja ke sath bhanyakar yuddh kiya. kyoanki brahma ji ke varadan se bhim ke pas atulaniy shakti prapt thi, isalie mahavir aur shiv ke param bhakt sudakshin yuddh mean parast ho gaye. usane raja ka rajy aur unaki sampoorn sampatti ko apane adhikar mean le liya. itane par bhi us parakrami rakshas bhim ka krodh shant nahian hua, to usane dharm premi aur shiv ke anany bhakt raja sudakshin ko kaid kar liya. sudakshin ke pairoan mean be di dalakar unhean ekant sthan mean niruddh (band) kar diya. us ekant sthan ka labh uthate hue shiv bhakt raja sudakshin ne bhagavan shiv ki uttam parthiv moorti banakar unaka bhajan-poojan prarambh kar diya.

ganga ji ko bhi prasann karane ke lie raja ne dher sari stuti ki aur vivashata ke karan manasik snan kiya. usake bad unhoanne shastr vidhi se parthiv liang mean bhagavan shiv ki archana ki. usake bad ve vidhipoorvak bhagavan shiv ka dhyan karate hue panchakshar mantr arthath 'Om nam: shivay' ka jap karane lage. raja sudakshin isi dinacharya ko apanakar rat-din shiv ji ki bhakti mean lage rahate the. unaki sadhvi dharmapatni rani dakshina bhi raja ka anukaran karati huee shraddha-bhakti poorvak parthiv poojan mean jut gayian. ve pati-patni akaran karunavarunalay bhagavan shiv ko prasann karane hetu anany bhav se unaki bhakti mean lin rahate the.

rakshas bhim brahma ji ke varadan ke karan atyant ahankar mean doob gaya. abhiman mean mohit hokar vah yajnoan ka vidhvans karane laga aur tamam dharmik krityoan mean badha dalane laga. usane janata mean aisi ghoshana karava di ki sansar ka sab kuchh use hi manean aur samajhean. is prakar us dusht rakshas ne ek vishal sena ikatthi karake sampoorn prithvi ko apane adhikar mean kar liya. usake bad usake duracharoan ki sima n rahi.

rakshas bhim ke atyachar se pi dit sabhi devata aur rrishigan mahakoshi nadi ke kinare jakar bhagavan shiv ki aradhana aur stuti karane lage. unaki samoohik stuti aur prarthana se bhagavan shankar ne devataoan se kaha–‘devagan tatha maharshiyoan! maian ap logoan par atyant prasann hooan, bolie, ap logoan ka kaun-sa abhisht kary (priyakary) siddh karooan?’ devataoan ne devadhidev se kaha ki ‘ap antaryami haian, isalie sabake man ki bat janate haian. apase koee bhi rahasy chhipa nahian rah sakata hai.’ devataoan ne age kaha– ‘maheshvar! rakshas kumbhakarn se utpann karkati ka mahabalashali putr rakshas bhim, brahma ji se var prapt kar atyant shaktishali aur abhiman mean a gaya hai tatha devataoan ko anavarat kasht pahuancha raha hai. bhagavan! bina deri kiye ap us du:khadayi rakshas ka shighr hi nash kar dalie. ham sabhi devagan usase atyant kshubdh hokar apaki sharan mean aye haian.’

bhagavan shiv ne un devataoan ko ashvast karate hue bataya ki kamaroop desh ke raja sudakshin unake shreshth bhakt haian. ap log unake pas mera ek sandesh suna do. usake bad ap logoan ka sara abhisht kary poora ho jaega. unase bolana – kamaroop ke adhipati maharaj sudakshin! tum shiv ke param bhakt ho. isalie tum unaka premapoorvak bhajan karo. dusht rakshas bhim brahma ji ka var prapt kar hi abhimani ban gaya hai aur isilie vah tumhara apaman kar raha hai. apane bhakt ke kasht ko nahian sahan karane vale bhagavan shiv shighr hi us dusht rakshas ka nash karane vale haian. is vani mean kisi bhi prakar ka sandeh nahian hai.’ usake bad bhagavan shankar ki vani se atyant prasann un devataoan ne maharaja sudakshin ke pas pahuanchakar sari ghatana bataee. raja ko shiv ka kalyanakarak sandesh dene se devataoan aur rrishiyoan ka hit karane vale bhagavan shankar apane ganoan ke sath us raja ke nikat jakar gopaniy roop mean vahian thahar gaye. raja sudakshin vidhipoorvak parthivapoojan karake bhagavan shiv ke dhyan mean lin ho gaye.

kisi vyakti ne jakar rakshas se bataya ki raja parthiv poojan karake tumhare lie anushthan kar rahe haian. samachar pate hi rakshas krodh se ag – baboola ho utha. vah raja ka vadh karane hetu hath mean nangi talavar lekar chal p da. dhyan mean magn raja ko dekhakar usaka chehara krodh se tamatama raha tha. usane poojan samagri, parthiv shivaliang, vatavaran ko dekhakar tatha usake prayojan aur svaroop ko samajhakar man liya ki raja usake anisht ke lie hi kuchh kar raha hai. us mahakrodhi rakshas ne aisa vichar kiya ki in sab poojan samagriyoan sahit is naresh ko bhi maian shighr hi nasht kar deta hooan. usane raja ko daant-phatakar lagate hue poochha ki ‘tum yah kya kar rahe ho?’ raja bhagavan shankar ke samarpit bhakt the. isalie unhoanne nirbhayatapoorvak kaha ki ‘maian charachar jagath ke svami bhagavan shiv ki pooja kar raha hooan.’

yah sunakar mad mean matavale us rakshas ne bhagavan shiv ke prati bahut se durvachan bole aur unaka apaman kiya tatha parthiv liang par talavar ka prahar kiya. usaki talavar liang ko chhoo nahian payi, tabhi bhagavan rudr (shiv) tatkal prakat ho gaye. unhoanne kaha–‘dekho, maian bhimeshvar shiv apane bhakt ki raksha ke lie prakat hua hooan. isalie rakshas! ab too mere bal aur parakram ko dekh.’ is prakar bolate hue bhagavan shiv ne apane pinak se usaki talavar ke tuk de-tuk de kar diya. usake bad us rakshas ne shiv ji par apana trishool chala diya, kintu unhoanne usake bhi anek tuk de kar dale. tadananntar us rakshas ne shiv ji ke sath ghor yuddh kiya, jisase sara jagath kshubdh ho utha. us sthiti mean muni narad vahaan pahuanch gaye aur unhoanne bhagavan shankar se prarthana ki ‘maheshvar! sansar ko bhramit karane vale mere nath! ab ap kshama karean. samany tinake ko katane hetu kulha di chalane ki kya avashyakata hai? ab to isaka sanhar shighr kar dalie–

kshamyataan kshamyataan nathatvaya vibhramakarak.
trine kashch kuthare vai hanyataan shighramev hi..
iti sanprarthit: shambhu: sarvan rakshogananprabhu:.
huankarenaiv chastren bhasmasatkritavaanstada..

thumb|250px|bhimashankar mandir is prakar jab narad ji ne bhagavan shiv ki prarthana ki, unhoanne apani huankar matr se bhim sahit samast rakshasoan ko bhasm kar dala. un rakshasoan ko shankar ji ke dvara jala diye jane ke bad samast devataoan aur rrishiyoan ne rahat ki saans li tatha lok mean shanti ki sthapana ho saki. rrishiyoan ne devadhidev bhagavan shiv ki vishesh stuti aur prarthana ki. unhoanne kaha–‘bhootabhavan shiv! yah kshetr bahut hi nindit mana jata hai, isalie lok kalyan ki bhavana se ap sada ke lie yahian nivas karean. pray: aisa dekha gaya hai ki jo vyakti yahaan ata hai, use kasht hi milata hai, kintu apake darshan karane se pratyek ane vale ka kalyan hoga. bhagavan! apaka yah jyotirliang sarvatha poojaniy tatha sabhi prakar ke sankatoan ko talane vala hai. ap yahaan bhimashankar ke nam se prasiddh hoange aur sabake manorathoan ko siddh kareange. is prakar devataoan tatha rrishiyoan ki prarthana par prasann bhaktavatsal shiv ne unaka agrah svikar kar liya aur prasannatapoorvak vahian sthit ho gaye. is prakar ki katha ka pramanik ullekh shri shiv puran mean vistar se kiya gaya hai

ayan vai kutsito desh ayodhyalokadu:khad:.
bhavantan ch tada drishtva kalyanan sambhavishyati..
bhimashankaranama tvan bhavita sarvasadhak:.
etalliang sada poojyan sarvapadvinivarakamh..
ityevan prarthit: shambhulokanaan hitakarak:.
tatraivasthitavanpritya svatantro bhaktavatsal:..

janashrutiyaan

• janashrutiyoan tatha maharashtr mean bahane vali bhima nadi ko adhar banakar kuchh log bhimashankar jyotirliang ka sthan mumbee se poorv aur poona se uttar bhima nadi ke kinare manate haian. vahaan par bhagavan shiv sahyadri parvat par avasthit haian. dvadvash jyotirliang stotr mean ‘dakinyaan bhimashankaramh’ aisa likha hai, kintu is ‘dakini’ sthan ka kahian ata-pata nahian hai. ho sakata hai, prachinakal mean vahaan koee basti rahi ho, jo kalantar mean nasht ho gee ho. sahyadri parvat jis par bhagavan bhimashankar virajaman haian, usi se bhima nadi nikal kar pravahit hoti hai. is liangamoorti se kianchit jal risata hua girata hai. isake samip hi jal ke do kund bhi haian aur as-pas logoan ki basti hai. un nivasiyoan ke anusar bhagavan shankar ne tripurasur ka vadh karane ke bad usi sthan par vishram kiya tha.
• us samay avadh ke nivasi kisi sooryavanshi raja ne us parvat par jakar kathor tapasya ki thi. usaki bhakti aur tapasya se bhagavan shankar ativ prasann hue the. batate haian ki us raja ka bhi nam ‘bhim’ tha. prasann hokar bhagavan shiv ne unhean darshan diya tha, usi samay se yah jyotirliang bhimashankar ke nam se prasiddh hua. aisa pratit hota hai ki avadh naresh raja bhim aur bhima nadi ke karan sahyadri parvat ka vah bhag aur shivaliang shri bhimashankar jyotirliang ke nam se vikhyat hua.
• ukt shri bhimashankar sthan mumbee se poona jane vale relamarg par kalyan jankashan se lagabhag 30 kilomitar ki doori par neral relave steshan hai aur yahaan se poorab disha mean lagabhag 25 kilomitar par avasthit hai. yahaan se bas, taiksi adi ka sadhan upalabdh hota hai. talegaanv relave steshan se bhimashankar ki doori lagabhag 36 kilomitar hai. yahaan se bhi motaramarg ki achchhi suvidha hai.
• yadyapi jyotirliang ke sthan ke sambandh mean kshetr vishesh ke adhar par matantar dikhata hai, kintu adhyatmik drishti se in shivaliangoan ka mahattv kam nahian hota hai. ye sabhi siddh sthan haian, jahaan darshan-poojan karane se bhagavan shiv prasann hokar apane bhaktoan ki manokamana ko poorn karate haian. hindoo dharm mean janashrutiyoan ki apeksha shastroan ka vishesh mahattv hai. shri shiv mahapuran hamara shastr hai aur usake anusar asam pradesh ke kamaroop zile mean guvahati ke pas sthit bhimashankar mandir hi shri bhimashankar jyotirliang ka sthan ho sakata hai. mukhy roop se shiv ke upasakoan ko vahaan jakar bhagavan shri bhimashankar jyotirliang ka darshan avashy karana chahie.

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