कामाख्या शक्तिपीठ

kamakhya shaktipith
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varnan	kamakhya pith bharat ka prasiddh shaktipith hai. kamakhya devi ka mandir paha di par hai, anumanat: ek mil ooanchi is paha di ko nil parvat bhi kahate haian.
sthan	guvahati, asam
devi-devata	yahaan mata sati ko 'kamakhya' aur bhagavan shiv ko 'umanand' kahate hai.
dharmik manyata	kamakhya mandir ke samip hi uttar ki or devi ki kri da pushkarini (talab) hai, jise saubhagy kund kahate haian. manyata hai ki isaki parikrama se puny milata hai.
any janakari	is mandir mean shakti ki pooja yoniroop mean hoti hai. yahaan koee devimoorti nahian hai. yoni ke akar ka shilakhand hai, jisake oopar lal rang ki geroo ke ghol ki dhara giraee jati hai aur vah raktavarn ke vastr se dhaka rahata hai. is pith ke sammukh pashubali bhi hoti hai.

kamakhya shaktipith 51 shaktipithoan mean se ek hai. hindoo dharm ke puranoan ke anusar jahaan-jahaan sati ke aang ke tuk de, dharan kie vastr ya abhooshan gire, vahaan-vahaan shaktipith astitv mean aye. ye atyant pavan tirthasthan kahalaye. ye tirth poore bharatiy upamahadvip par phaile hue haian. devipuran mean 51 shaktipithoan ka varnan hai.

sthiti

kamakhya pith bharat ka prasiddh shaktipith hai, jo asam pradesh mean hai. kamakhya devi ka mandir guvahati relave steshan se 10 kilomitar door nilachal parvat par sthit hai. kamakhya devi ka mandir paha di par hai, anumanat: ek mil ooanchi is paha di ko nil parvat bhi kahate haian. kamaroop ka prachin nam dharmarajy tha. vaise kamaroop bhi puratan nam hi hai. prachin kal se satayugin tirth kamakhya vartaman mean tantr-siddhi ka sarvochch sthal hai. poorvottar ke mukhy dvar kahe jane vale asam ki nayi rajadhani disapur se 6 kilomitar ki doori par sthit nilachal parvatamalaoan par sthit maan bhagavati kamakhya ka siddh shaktipith sati ke ikyavan shaktipithoan mean sarvochch sthan rakhata hai.

yah bharat ke eeshan kon tatha yogini tantr mean isaki sima hai- pashchim mean karatoya se dikkaravasini tak, uttar mean kanjagiri, poorv mean tirthashreshth dikshu nadi, dakshin mean brahmaputr aur lakshanadi ke sangam sthal tak, trikonakar kamaroop ki sima-lanbaee 100 yojana, vistar 30 yojan hai. nilachal parvat ke dakshin mean vartaman pandu gauhati marg par jo paha diyaan haian, unhean narakasur parvat kahate hai. narakasur kamaroop ke pragjotishapur ka raja tha, jisane treta se dvapar tak rajy kiya tatha vah kamakhya ka pramukh bhakt tha.

itihas

kamaroop par anek hiandoo rajaoan ne rajy kiya. yug parivartan ke kuchh kal tak yah mahamudrapith lupt-sa raha bad mean kamakhya mandir ka nirman tatha jirveddhar karane valoan mean kamadev, narakasur, vishvasianh, naranarayan, chillaray, ahom raja adi ke namollekh milate haian. ye sabhi kamaroop ke raja the. kamaroop rajy ka ahom hi asom ho gaya. kamaroop tatha parvat ke chaturdik anek tirthasthal haian. kamakhya mandir ke 5 mimi ke aandar jitane bhi tirthasthal haian, ve sabhi kamakhya mahapith ke hi aangibhoot tirth ke nam se puranoan mean varnit haian. devi puran mean 51 shaktipithoan ke vishay mean likha hai-

'pithani chaikapanchadash bhavanmunipuangavah'

jisamean kamaroop ko shreshth manakar usaka vishad varnan kiya gaya hai.

kamaroop kamakhya mean sati ke yoni ka nipat hua tha, isalie ise yonipith kaha jata hai-

yonipithan kamagirau kamakhya yatr devata.... umanandoath bhairavah॥.

[[chitr:Kamakhya-Temple-Entrance.jpg|thumb|250px|left|pravesh dvar, kamakhya mandir, guvahati]] eesa ki 16vian shatabdi ke prathamaansh mean kamaroop ke rajaoan mean yuddh hote rahe, jisame raja vishvasianh vijayi hokar sanpoorn kamaroop ke ekachhatr raja hue. sangram mean bichhu d chuke sathiyoan ki khoj mean vah nilachal parvat pahuanche aur thakakar ek vatavriksh tale baith ge. sahasa ek vriddha ne kaha ki vah tila jagrat sthan hai. is par vishvasianh ne manauti mani ki yadi unake bichhu de sathi tatha bandhugan mil jaeange, to vah yahaan ek svarnamandir banavaeange. unaki manauti poorn huee, tab unhoanne mandir nirman praranbh kiya. khudaee ke dauran yahaan kamadev ke mool kamakhya pith ka nichala bhag bahar nikal aya. raja ne usi ke oopar mandir banavaya tatha svarn mandir ke sthan par pratyek eeant ke bhitar ek ratti sona rakha. unaki mrityu ke pashchath kala paha d ne mandir dhvast kar diya, tab vishvasianh ke putr nar narayan (malladev) ne apane anuj shukladhvaj (chillaray) dvara shak sanvat 1480 (1565 eesvi) mean vartaman mandir ka punarniman karaya. mandir mean rakhe shilalekh par aisa ullekh hai-

prasadamadriduhitushch ranaraviand bhaktyakarott danuja varanil shaile. shri shukladev imamull sitopalen shak turangajavedashashaankasankhye॥

aisa pratit hota hai ki mahapith ke lupt ho jane par devi-devata chhadmanamoan se poojit hote rahe.

kaha jata hai ki maan kamakhya ke is bhavy mandir ka nirman koch vansh ke raja chilaray ne 1565 mean karavaya tha, lekin akramanakariyoan dvara is mandir ko kshatigrast karane ke bad 1665 mean kooch bihar ke raja nar narayan ne dobara isaka nirman karavaya hai.

pradhan pith

tantroan mean likha hai ki karatoya nadi se lekar brahmaputr nadi tak trikonakar kamaroop pradesh mana gaya hai. kintu ab vah rooparekha nahian hai. is pradesh mean saubharapith, shripith, ratnapith, vishnupith, rudrapith tatha brahmapith adi kee siddhapith haian. inamean kamakhya pith sabase pradhan hai. devi ka mandir kooch bihar ke raja vishvasianh aur shivasianh ka banavaya hua hai. isake pahale ke mandir ko bangali akramak kala paha d ne to d dala tha. sanh 1564 ee. tak prachin mandir ka nam 'anandakhya' tha, jo vartaman mandir se kuchh doori par hai. pas mean chhota-sa sarovar hai. [[chitr:Kamakhya-Temple-5.jpg|250px|thumb|left|kamakhya shaktipith, guvahati]]

mahatmy varnan

devibhagavat mean kamakhya devi ke mahatmy ka varnan hai. isaka darshan, bhajan, path-pooja karane se sarv vighnoan ki shanti hoti hai. paha di se utarane par guvahati ke samane brahmaputr nadi ke madhy mean umanand namak chhote chattani tapoo mean shiv mandir hai. anandamoorti ko bhairav (kamakhya rakshak) kahate haian. kamakhya pith ke sambandh mean kalikapuran mean nimnaankit varnan paya jata hai-

shiv ne kaha, praniyoan ki srishti ke pashchath bahut samay vyatit hone par maianne dakshatanaya sati ko bharyaroop mean grahan kiya, jo striyoan mean shreshth thi. vah meri atyant preyasi bharya huee. apane pita dvara yajn ke avasar par mera apaman dekhakar usane pran tyag die. maian moh se vyakul ho utha aur sati ke mrit sharir ko kandhe par uthae samast charachar jagath mean bhraman karata raha. idhar-udhar ghoomate hue is shreshth pith (tirthasthal) ko prapt hua. paryay se jin-jin sthanoan par sati ke aangoan ka patan hua, yoganidra (meri shakti=sati) ke prabhav se ve punyatam sthal ban ge. is kubjikapith (kamakhya) mean sati ke yonimandal ka patan hua. yahaan mahamaya devi vilin huee. mujh parvat roopi shiv mean devi ke vilin hone se is parvat ka nam nilavarn hua. yah mahatuang (ooancha) parvat patal ke tal mean pravesh kar gaya.

shakti ki pooja

is tirthasthal ke mandir mean shakti ki pooja yoniroop mean hoti hai. yahaan koee devimoorti nahian hai. yoni ke akar ka shilakhand hai, jisake oopar lal rang ki geroo ke ghol ki dhara giraee jati hai aur vah raktavarn ke vastr se dhaka rahata hai. is pith ke sammukh pashubali bhi hoti hai.

pauranik manyataean

yahaan devi ki yoni ka poojan hota hai. is nil prastaramay yoni mean mata kamakhya sakshath vas karati haian. jo manushy is shila ka poojan, darshan sparsh karate haian, ve daivi kripa tatha moksh ke sath bhagavati ka sannidhy prapt karate haian.

sansprishyan taan shilaan martyohyamaratvamavaptuyath. amartyo brahmasadanan tatrastho mokshamapnuyath॥

jab yoni ka nipat hua, tab yah parvat dagamagane laga. atah tridevoan ne isake ek-ek shrriang ko dharan kiya.

atah yah parvat tin shrriangoan mean vibhakt hai. jahaan bhuvaneshvari pith hai, vah brahmaparvat, madhy bhag jahaan mahamaya pith hai vah shivaparvat tatha pashchimi bhag vishnuparvat ya varah parvat hai. varahaparvat par varahi kund dikhaee deta hai. ashadh mah mean mrigashira nakshatr ke chauthe charan ardra nakshatr ke pahale charan ke madhy devi ka darshan tin dinoan tak band rahata hai aur mana jata hai ki maan kamakhya rritumati haian. chauthe din brahm muhoort mean devi ka shrriangar, snanoparaant darshan punah praranbh hota hai. prachin kal mean charoan dishaoan mean char marg the- vyaghr dvar, hanumant dvar, svargadvar, sianhadvar. shanaiah shanaiah uttari tatha pashchimi marg lupt ho ge. ab charoan or paha di sidhiyaan bani haian, jo kafi durgam haian. kuchh hi bhakt in sidhiyoan se jakar devi pith ke darshan karate haian. adhisankhy yatri niche se taiksiyoan dvara jate haian. niche mukhy marg se paha di marg kamakhya pith bana hai, jise narakasur path kahate haian. thumb|250px|kamakhya shaktipith kamakhya mandir ke samip hi uttar ki or devi ki kri da pushkarini (talab) hai, jise saubhagy kund kahate haian. manyata hai ki isaki parikrama se puny milata hai. yatri is kund mean snan ke bad shri ganeshaji ka darshan karane mandir mean pravesh karate haian. mandir ke samane 12 stanbhoan ke madhy-sthal mean devi ki chalanta moorti (chalamoorti-utsav moorti) dikhati hai. isi ka doosara nam harigauri moorti ya bhog moorti hai. isake uttar mean vrishavahan, panch-vaktr, dashabhuj kameshvar mahadev haian. dakshin mean 12 bhuji sianhavahini tatha 18 lochana kamalasana devi kameshvari virajati haian. yatri pahale kameshvari devi kameshvar shiv ka darshan karate haian, tab mahamudra ka darshan karate haian. devi ka yonimudra pith das sidhi ke niche ek aandhakarapoorn gupha mean sthit hai, jahaan hamesha dipak ka prakash rahata hai. use kamadev bhi kahate haian. yahaan ane-jane ka marg alag-alag bana hua hai.

puranoan ke anusar

kalika puran tatha devipuran mean 'kamakhya shaktipith ko sarvottam kaha gaya hai.

aang pratyang paten chhaya satya mahitale. teshu shreshthatamah pithah kamaroopo mahamate॥

brahmaputr nadi ke pavan tat par guvahati ke kamagiri parvat par kamakhya ka pavan pith virajaman hai. yahaan ki shakti kamakhya tatha bhairav umanand haian.

yonipith kamagirau kamakhya yatr devata. umanandosth bhairavah॥

kalika puran ke anusar parvat par devi ka yonimandal gira, jisase samast parvat nilavarn vala ho gaya. is tarah yah parvat nilachal parvat kaha jane laga.

kalika puran ke anusar

kalika purananusar kamadev jis sthan par shiv ke trinetr se bhasm hue aur apane poorvaroop ki prapti ka varadan paya,vah sthan kamaroop hi hai-

shambhunetragninidagdhah kamahshambhoranugrahath. tatr roopan yatahprap kamaroopan t to bhaveth॥

yahaan kamanaroop phal ki prapti hoti hai. kalikal mean yah sthan atyant jagrat mana gaya hai. isi se ise kamaroop kaha jata hai-

kamaroopan mahapith sarvakam phalapradamh. kalau shighr phalan devo kamaroope jayah smritah॥

kamaroop ke saman any sthal durlabh hau, kyoanki yahaan ghar-ghar mean devi ka vas hai-

kamaroopan devi kshetran kutrapi tath saman n ch. anyatr virala devi kamaroope grihe grihe॥

brahmavaivart puran ke anusar

brahmavaivart purananusar kamadev ne yahaan devi mandir ke nirman hetu vishvakarma ko bulaya, jisane chhadm vesh mean yahaan mandir ka nirman kiya. mandir ki divaroan par 64 yoginiyoan evan 18 bhairavoan ki moortiyaan khudava kar kamadev ne ise anandakhy mandir kaha hai.

kamakhya ke utsav

yahaan bhagavati ki mahamudra (yoni-kuand) sthit hai. log mata ke is piandi ko sparsh karate haian, ve amaratv ko prapt karake brahmalok mean nivas kar moksh-labh karate haian. yahaan bhairav umanand ke roop mean pratishthit haian. taantrikoan ki sadhana ke lie vikhyat kamakhya devi ke mandir mean manaya jane vala parv amboovachi ko kamaroop ka kumbh mana jata hai. is parv mean maan bhagavati ke rajasvala hone ke pahale garbhagrih sthit mahamudra par shvet vastr chadhae jate haian, jo bad mean raktavarn ho jate haian. kamaroop devi ka yah rakt-vastr bhaktoan mean prasad-svaroop baant diya jata hai. [[chitr:Kamakhya-Devi-Temple.jpg|thumb|kamakhya shaktipith, guvahati]] jyotish shastr ke anusar ke mrigashira nakshatr ke chauthe charan tatha ardra nakshatr ke pratham charan ke bich prithvi rritumati hoti hai. isi avadhi mean kamakhya mean darshan band rahata hai. is avadhi (kal khand) ko 'ambuvachi' kahate haian. is utsav-vrat ki apar mahima hai. yah tantrokt vrat hai, jisaki manyata asom tatha bangal mean adhik hai. yahi kal bhagavati ke rritumati hone ka mana gaya hai, jisamean devi ke rakt-sikt vastr ko dharan karake upasana karane se bhakt ki samast manokamanaean avashy poorn hoti haian.

kamakhya vastr maday jayapoojaan samachareth. poorn kaman labheddevi satyan satyan n sanshayah॥

is ambuvachi vrat mean matr phalahar kiya jata hai. agni par pakaee gee vastu ka khana varjit hota hai. ek any utsav hai- dev dhvani, jisamean dholak, naga da, jhanda adi vady ki uchch dhvani ki jati hai, sath hi naty bhi hota hai. ise 'deudha' kahate haian. deutha ka arth hai- devata ki kripa ka patr. paush mas ke krishnapaksh ki dvitiya, tritiya ko pushy nakshatr mean pushyabhishek utsav manaya jata hai, jisamean kameshvar ki chalanta moorti ko kameshvar mandir mean adhivasan kiya jata hai. kamakhya mandir mean chalata kameshvar moorti ka adhivas hota hai. doosare din kameshvar mandir se kameshvar ki moorti dhak, dhol, vadyayantroan ki dhvani ke sath laee jati hai evan bhagavati ke pancharatn mandir mean donoan moortiyoan ka shubh parinay- samaroh, pooja, yajnadi tatha har-gauri vivah mahotsav ka palan hota hai.

yatayat sadhan

kamakhya devi mandir ke alava mahavidyaoan ke sat mandiroan mean se bhuvaneshvari mandir nilachal parvat ke sarvochch shrriang par hone se vishisht mahattv vala mana jata hai. ajakal is shaktipith ki pooja-upasana parvatiy gosaee karate haian. mahapith ki prachalit pooja-vyavastha ahom rajaoan ki den hai. kamakhya pith ke lie poorvottar relave ki asom-liank rel lain (chhoti lain) se amin gaanv jana hota hai. vahaan se brahmaputr nadi ko stimar se par karake age ki 5 kilomitar yatra bas/ taiksi/ kar/ ato dvara (jo sadhan bhi upalabdh ho) kamakshi devi pahuanchate haian. ab brahmaputr nadi par pul ban jane se avagaman ke samast sadhan upalabdh ho jate haian. is sthan tak pahuanchane ka ek any vikalp hai- pandu se rel dvara guvahati akar kamakshi devi jaya ja sakata hai. guvahati relave steshan se 10 kilo mitar door sthit is mandir tak pahuanchane ke lie atoriksha adi bhi upalabdh ho jate haian. guvahati rel, s dak tatha vayumarg se pahuancha ja sakata hai.

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