गंगासागर मेला

gangasagar mela pashchim bangal mean ayojit hone vale sabase b de meloan mean se ek hai. is mele ka ayojan kolakata ke nikat hugali nadi ke tat par thik us sthan par kiya jata hai, jahaan par ganga bangal ki kha di mean milati hai. isilie is mele ka nam gangasagar mela hai. yah mela vikrami sanvat ke anusar prativarsh paush mas ke antim din lagata hai. yah makar sankranti ka din hota hai.

tirth roop mean manyata

himachchhadit himalay ke himanad se arambh hokar ganga nadi, parvatoan se niche utarati hai, aur haridvar se maidani sthanoan par pahuanchati hai, aur age badhate hue prachin banaras v prayag se pravahit hoti huee, bangal ki kha di mean mil jati hai. bangal mean hugali nadi ke muhane par jahaan ganga sahasroan jaladharaoan mean phoot p dati hai tatha samudr mean bah jati hai, us sthan ko 'sagar dvip' kaha jata hai. is sthal ki gangasagar namak ek tirth ke roop mean manyata hai.

hindoo astha sthal

lagabhag do–tin lakh vyakti prativarsh is mele mean ate haian. is sthan ko hinduoan ke ek vishesh pavitr sthal ke roop mean jana jata hai. yah samast hindoo dharm ke manane valoan ka astha sthal hai. aisa vishvas kiya jata hai ki, gangasagar ki pavitr tirthayatra saik doan tirthayatraoan ke saman hai—"any tirth bar–bar, gangasagar ek bar." sundaravan nikat hone ke karan mele ko kee visham sthitiyoan ka samana karana p data hai. toofan v ooanchi laharean har varsh mele mean badha dalati haian, parantu parampara aur shraddha ke samane har badha boni ho jati hai.

pavitr snan

ganga ke sagar mean milane ke sthan par snan karana atyant shubh v pavitr mana jata hai. snan yadi vishesh roop se makar sankranti ke din kiya jae, to usaki mahatta aur bhi badh jati hai. makar sankranti ke din soory dev dhanu rashi se nikalakar makar rashi mean pravesh karate haian. is avasar par yah sthan b de mele ka kendr ban jata hai. yahaan par yatri v sannyasi poore desh se ate haian. ganga mean snan kar ye log soory dev ko ardhy dete haian. manyatanusar yah snan unhean puny dan karata hai. achchhi fasal pradan karane ke lie dhanyavad svaroop soory dev ki vishesh pooja ki jati hai. is tyauhar par til v tel ka vishesh mahatv hai, isalie log is din chaval ka hi vishesh bhojan karate haian.

pindadan

gangasagar ke sangam par shraddhalu 'samudr devata' ko nariyal aur yajnopavit bheant karate haian. poojan evan pindadan ke lie bahut se pandagan gay–bachhiya ke sath kh de rahate haian, jo unaki ichchhit pooja kara dete haian. samudr mean pitaroan ko jal avashy arpit karana chahie tatha snan ke bad kapil muni ka darshan kapil mandir mean karana chahie. gangasagar mean snan–dan ka mahatv shastroan mean vistar se bataya gaya hai.

kapilamuni mandir

sthaniy manyatanusar jo yuvatiyaan yahaan par snan karati haian, unhean apani ichchhanusar var tatha yuvakoan ko svechchhit vadhu prapt hoti hai. anushthan adi ke pashchath sabhi log kapil muni ke ashram ki or prasthan karate haian tatha shraddha se unaki moorti ki pooja karate haian. mandir mean ganga devi, kapil muni tatha bhagirathi ki moortiyaan sthapit haian.

ganga avataran ka akhyan

puranoan mean kahate haian ki raja sagar ne ashvamedh yajn ka gho da chho da aur usaki raksha ka bhar 60 hazar putroan ko diya. indr ne vah gho da churakar kapil muni ke ashram mean baandh diya. gho de ko khojate hue jab rajakumar vahaan par pahuanche to muni ko bhala–bura kahane lage. muni ko is udandata par krodh a gaya aur sabhi 60 hazar sagar putr muni ki krodhagni mean jalakar bhasm ho ge, tab sagar ke putr aanshuman ne muni se kshama–yachana ki tatha rajakumaroan ki mukti ka upay poochha. muni ne kaha-svarg se ganga ko prithvi par laoan, usi ki jaladhara ke sparsh se ye mukt hoange. aanshuman ne tap kiya, kintu saphal nahian hue. bhagirath ne tap karake ganga ko prithvi par utara. unake rath ke pichhe–pichhe gangaji aviral pravah ke sath yahian gangasagar kapil ashram mean ayian aur unake pitaroan ki rakh ko sparsh kiya, jisase sabhi rajakumar moksh ko prapt hue. vah din makar sankranti ka din tha. tabhi se makar sankranti ke din yahaan par prativarsh snan–dan, pooja v mela ki parampara ka shubharambh hua.

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