अमरनाथ

amaranath
sheshanag jhil, amaranath|200px|center
vivaran	amaranath bhagavan shiv ke pramukh dharmik sthaloan mean se ek hai. amaranath ko tirthoan ka tirth kaha jata hai kyoanki yahian par bhagavan shiv ne maan parvati ko amaratv ka rahasy bataya tha.
rajy	jammoo evan kashmir
marg sthiti	shrinagar shahar ke uttar-poorv mean 141 kilomitar door samudr tal se 3,888 mitar (12,756 phut) ki ooanchaee par sthit hai.
prasiddhi	yahaan ki pramukh visheshata pavitr gufa mean barf se prakritik shivaliang ka nirmit hona hai. prakritik him se nirmit hone ke karan ise 'svayanbhoo himani shivaliang' bhi kahate haian.
kab jaean	kabhi bhi ja sakate haian
yatayat	bas, kar, aauto adi
sanbandhit lekh	himalay, vaishno devi
any janakari	baba amaranath ke darshan ka mahattv puranoan mean bhi milata hai. puranoan ke anusar kashi mean liang darshan aur poojan se das guna, prayag se sau guna aur naimisharany se hazar guna puny dene vale amaranath ke darshan hai.
adyatan‎	13:12, 19 agast 2016 (IST)

amaranath hinduoan ka ek pramukh tirthasthal hai. yah jammoo - kashmir rajy ke shrinagar shahar ke uttar-poorv mean 141 kilomitar door samudr tal se 3,888 mitar (12756 phut) ki ooanchaee par sthit hai. is gufa ki lanbaee (bhitar ki or gaharaee) 19 mitar aur chau daee 16 mitar hai. yah gufa lagabhag 150 phit kshetr mean phaili hai aur gufa 11 mitar ooanchi hai tatha isamean hazaroan shraddhalu sama sakate haian. prakriti ka adbhut vaibhav amaranath gufa, bhagavan shiv ke pramukh dharmik sthaloan mean se ek hai. amaranath ko tirthoan ka tirth kaha jata hai. ek pauranik gatha ke anusar bhagavan shiv ne parvati ko amaratv ka rahasy (jivan aur mrityu ke rahasy) batane ke lie is gufa ko chuna tha. mrityu ko jitane vale mrityuanjay shiv amar haian, isalie 'amareshvar' bhi kahalate haian. janasadharan 'amareshvar' ko hi amaranath kahakar pukarate haian.

itihas

amaranath yatra ke udgam ke bare mean itihasakaroan ke alag-alag vichar haian. kuchh logoan ka vichar hai ki yah aitihasik samay se sankshipt vyavadhan ke sath chali a rahi hai jabaki any logoan ka kahana hai ki yah 18vian tatha 19vian shatabdi mean malikoan ya muslim gadariyoan dvara pavitr gufa ka pata lagane ke bad shuroo huee. aj bhi chauthaee chadhava us musalaman gadarie ke vanshajoan ko milata hai. itihasakaroan ka vichar hai ki amaranath yatra hazaroan varshoan se vidyaman hai. tatha baba amaranath darshan ka mahattv puranoan mean bhi milata hai. puran anusar kashi mean liang darshan aur poojan se das guna, prayag se sau guna aur naimisharany se hazar guna puny dene vale shri amaranath ke darshan hai. briangesh sahianta, nilamat puran, kalhan ki rajatarangini adi mean is ka barabar ullekh milata hai. briangesh sanhita mean kuchh mahattvapoorn sthanoan ka ullekh hai jahaan tirthayatriyoan ko shri amaranath gufa ki or jate samay dharmik anushthan karane p date the. unamean anantanaya (anantanag), mach bhavan (mattan), ganeshabal (ganeshapur), mamaleshvar (mamal), chandanava di (2,811 mitar), susharamanagar (sheshanag) 3454 mitar, panchatarangini (panchatarani) 3845 mitar aur amaravati shamil haian.
kalhan ki 'rajatarangini tarang dvitiy' mean kashmir ke shasak samadimat (34 eepoo-17vian eesvi) ka ek akhyan hai. vah shiv ka ek b da bhakt tha jo vanoan mean barf ke shivaliang ki pooja kiya karata tha. barf ka shivaliang kashmir ko chho dakar vishv mean kahian bhi nahian milata. kashmir mean bhi yah anandamay grishm kal mean prakat hota hai. kalhan ne yah bhi ullekh kiya hai ki areshvara (amaranath) ane vale tirthayatriyoan ko susharam nag (sheshanag) aj tak dikhaee deta hai. nilamat puran mean amareshvara ke bare mean die ge ullekh se pata chalata hai ki is tirth ke bare mean chhathi-satavian shatabdi mean bhi janakari thi.

kashmir ke mahanh shasakoan mean se ek tha 'jainulabuddin' (1420-70 eesvi), jise kashmiri log pyar se badashah kahate the, usane amaranath gufa ki yatra ki thi. is bare mean usake itihasakar jonaraj ne ullekh kiya hai. akabar ke itihasakar abul fajal (16vian shatabdi) ne aina-e-akabari mean ullekh kiya hai ki amaranath ek pavitr tirthasthal hai. gufa mean barf ka ek bulabula banata hai. jo tho da-tho da karake 15 din tak rojana badhata rahata hai aur do gaj se adhik ooancha ho jata hai. chandrama ke ghatane ke sath-sath vah bhi ghatana shuroo kar deta hai aur jab chaand lupt ho jata hai to shivaliang bhi vilupt ho jata hai.

aauksaford mean bharatiy itihas ke lekhak viseant e smith ne baraniyar ki pustak ke doosare sanskaran ka sampadan karate samay tippani ki thi ki amaranath gufa ashcharyajanak jamav se paripoorn hai jahaan chhat se pani booand-booand karake girata rahata hai aur jamakar barf ke khand ka roop le leta hai. isi ki hindoo shiv ki pratima ke roop mean pooja karate haian. svami vivekanand ne 1898 mean 8 agast ko amaranath gufa ki yatra ki thi aur bad mean unhoanne ullekh kiya ki maianne socha ki barf ka liang svayan shiv haian. maianne aisi sundar, itani preranadayak koee chiz nahian dekhi aur n hi kisi dharmik sthal ka itana anand liya hai. lareans apani pustak 'vaili aauf kashmir' mean kahate haian ki mattan ke brahman amaranath ke tirth yatriyoan mean shamil ho ge aur bad mean batakut mean malikoan ne zimmedari sanbhal li kyoanki marg ko banae rakhana unaki zimmedari hai, ve hi gaid ke roop mean kary karate haian aur bimaroan, vriddhoan ki sahayata karate haian. sath hi ve tirth yatriyoan ki jan v mal ki suraksha bhi sunishchit karate haian. isake lie unhean dharmasthal ke chadhave ka ek tihaee hissa milata hai. jammoo kashmir mean hinduoan ke vibhinn mandiroan ka rakh-rakhav karane vale dhamarth nyas ki zimmedari sanbhalane vale mattan ke brahman aur amritasar ke giri mahant jo kashmir mean sikkhoan ki satta shuroo hone ke samay se aj tak mukhyatirth yatra ke agrani ke roop mean 'chh di mubarak' le jate haian, chadhave ka shesh hissa lete haian. thumb|250px|left|sheshanag kaimp amaranath amaranath tirthayatriyoan ki aitihasikata ka samarthan karane vale itihasakaroan ka kahana hai ki kashmir ghati par videshi akramanoan aur hinduoan ke vahaan se chale jane se utpann ashaanti ke karan 14vian shatabdi ke madhy se lagabhag tin sau varsh ki avadhi ke lie yatra badhit rahi. kuchh itihasakaroan ka kahana hai ki 1869 ke grishm kal mean gufa ki phir se khoj ki gee aur pavitr gufa ki pahali aupacharik tirth yatra tin sal bad 1872 mean ayojit ki gee thi. is tirthayatra mean malik bhi sath the.

shivaliang

yahaan ki pramukh visheshata pavitr gufa mean barf se prakritik shivaliang ka nirmit hona hai. prakritik him se nirmit hone ke karan is 'svayanbhoo himani shivaliang' bhi kahate haian. ashadh poornima se shuroo hokar rakshabandhan tak poore savan mahine mean hone vale pavitr himaliang darshan ke lie lakhoan log yahaan ate haian. gufa ki paridhi lagabhag dedh sau phut hai aur isamean oopar se barf ke pani ki booande jagah - jagah tapakati rahati hai. yahi par ek aisi jagah hai, jisamean tapakane vali him booandoan se lagabhag 12-18 phut lanba shivaliang banata hai. yah booande itani thandi hoti hai ki niche girate hi barf ka roop lekar thos ho jati hai. chandrama ke ghatane-badhane ke sath-sath is barf ka akar bhi ghatata-badhata rahata hai. shravan poornima ko yah apane poore akar mean a jata hai aur amavasya tak dhire-dhire chhota hota jata hai. ashchary ki bat yahi hai ki yah shivaliang thos barf ka bana hota hai, jabaki gufa mean amataur par kachchi barf hi hoti hai jo hath mean lete hi bhurabhura jae. mool amaranath shivaliang se kee phut door ganesh, bhairav aur parvati ke vaise hi alag alag himakhand hai. gufa mean amarakuand ka jal prasad ke roop mean grahan kiya jata hai. gufa mean tapakata booand-booand jal bhaktoan ke lie shiv ka ashirvad hota hai. is him shivaliang ko lekar har ek ke man mean jijnasavash prashr uthata hai ki akhir itani ooanchaee par sthit gufa mean itana ooancha barf ka shivaliang kaise banata hai. jin prakritik sthitiyoan mean is shivaliang ka nirman hota hai vah vijnan ke tathyoan se viparit hai. yahi bat sabase zyada achanbhit karati hai. vijnan ke anusar barf ko jamane ke lie qarib shoony digri tapaman zaroori hai. kiantu amaranath yatra har sal joon-julaee mean shuroo hoti hai. tab itana kam tapaman sanbhav nahian hota. is bare mean vijnan ke tark hai ki amaranath gufa ke asapas aur usaki divaroan mean maujood darare ya chhote-chhote chhidroan mean se shital hava ki avazahi hoti hai. isase gufa mean aur usake as-pas barf jamakar liang ka akar le leti hai. kiantu is tathy ki koee pushti nahian huee hai.
dharm mean astha rakhane vale manate haian ki aisa hone par bahut se shivaliang is prakar banane chahie. sath hi is gufa mean aur shivaliang ke as-pas kachchi barf paee jati hai, jo chhoone par bikhar jati hai. jabaki him shivaliang ka nirman pakki barf se hota hai. dharm ko manane valoan ke lie yahi adbhoot batean astha paida karati hai. barf se bani shivaliang ko lekar ek manyata yah bhi hai ki isaki ooanchaee chandrama ki kalaoan ke sath ghatati-badhati hai. halaanki pichhale kuchh varshoan mean baba amaranath gufa ke darshan ke lie ane vale shraddhaluoan ki asthavash ki gee bhooloan se shivaliang poora akar n le saka, kyoanki har shraddhalu baba ke darshan pakar bhav-vibhor ho jata hai, jisase vah shivaliang ko chhoo kar, dhoop, dipak jalakar apani shraddha pragat karata hai. sanbhavat: adhik shraddhaluoan ke gufa mean pravesh ke karan aur unake dvara dipak ya agarabatti adi jalane se, tapaman ke badhane ko hi shivaliang ke poorn svaroop nahian lene ka karan mana gaya. isalie ab amaranath bord dvara bhi bhaktoan ki astha ko dhyan mean rakhate hue shivaliang ke door se darshan aur upasana sanbandhi savadhaniyoan ke sakht niyamoan ka palan karaya jata hai. is prakar baba amaranath ka yah divy shivaliang jahaan bhaktoan ki dharm mean astha ko ooanchaeeyaan deta hai, vahian vijnan ko achanbhit karata hai. thumb|amaranath yatra shivir|250px|left

janashrutiyaan

janashruti prachalit hai ki isi gufa mean mata parvati ko bhagavan shiv ne amarakatha sunaee thi, jise sunakar sadyojat shuk – shishu shukadev rrishi ke roop mean amar ho ge. katha amaranath ki manyata hai ki satayug mean ek bar devi parvati ne shiv se prashn kiya ki apake amar hone ki kya katha hai? tatha anurodh kiya ki vah manav ko amarata pradan banane vala mantr unhean sikhaean. mahadev nahian chahate the ki us jnan ko koee parvati ke siva nashvar prani sune, par vah parvati ka anurodh bhi tal nahian sakate the. isake lie unhoanne amaranath ki gufa ko chuna, jahaan koee prani n pahuanch sake. vahaan unhoanne parvati ji ko sari katha sunaee. par kabootar ke do aande, jo vahaan pahale se vidyaman the, us amar mantr ko sunate sunate vayask hokar amaratv pa ge. yah bhi kaha jata hai ki ye mahadev ke hi do sevak the, jo vahaan kuru - kuru kah kar shor kar rahe the, isalie shiv ne unhean kabootar ban jane ka shap diya, kiantu mantr sun lene ke karan ve amar bhi ho ge. shiv bhakt manate haian ki aj bhi gufa mean ve donoan kabootar dikhaee padate haian, jinhean shraddhalu amar pakshi batate haian. aisi manyata bhi hai ki jin shraddhaluoan ko kabootaroan ka jo da dikhaee deta hai, unhean shiv parvati apane pratyaksh darshanoan se nihal karake us prani ko mukti pradan karate haian. yah bhi mana jata hai ki bhagavan shiv ne arddhaangini parvati ko is gufa mean ek aisi katha sunaee thi, jisamean amaranath ki yatra aur usake marg mean ane vale anek sthaloan ka varnan tha. yah katha kalaantar mean amarakatha nam se vikhyat huee. kuchh vidvanoan ka mat hai ki bhagavan shankar jab parvati ko amar katha sunane le ja rahe the, to unhoanne sarvapratham bail ko chho da vah sthan bailagam, jo kalaantar mean 'pahalagam' ban gaya, chhote – chhote anant nagoan ko 'anantanag' mean chho da, mathe ke chandan ko chandanaba di mean utara, gangaji ko panchatarani ka nam mila, any pissuoan ko 'pissoo t aaup' par aur gale ke sheshanag ko sheshanag namak sthal par chho da tha. ye tamam sthal ab bhi amaranath yatra mean ate haian. ashchary ki bat yah hai ki amaranath gufa ek nahian hai. amaravati nadi ke path par age badhate samay aur bhi kee chhoti - b di gufaean dikhati haian. ve sabhi barf se dhaki haian.

amaranath yatra ki udgam

khoj ju di katha--

• lok manyata hai ki bhagavan shankar ki is pavitr gufa ki khoj ka shrey ek gujjar yani g dariye buta malik ko jata hai. ek bar buta malik pashuoan ko charata hua ooanchi paha di par nikal gaya. vahaan usaki mulakat ek sant se huee. us sant ne gadariye ko koyale se bhara thaila diya. vah thaila lekar gadariya ghar pahuancha. jab usane vah thaila khola to vah yah dekhakar achanbhit ho gaya ki us thaile mean bhare koyale ke tuk de sone ke sikkoan mean badal ge. vah gadariya bahut khush hua. vah gadariya turant hi us divy sant ka abhar prakat karane ke lie usi sthan par pahuancha. lekin usane vahaan par sant ko n pakar us sthan par ek pavitr gufa aur adbhut him shivaliang ke darshan kie. jise dekhakar vah abhibhoot ho gaya. usane pun: gaanv pahuanchakar yah sari ghatana gaanvavaloan ko bataee. sabhi gramavasi us gufa aur shivaliang ke darshan ke lie vahaan ae. mana jata hai ki tab se hi is tirthayatra ki paranpara shuroo ho gee.
• isi prakar pauranik manyata hai ki ek bar kashmir ki ghati jalamagn ho gee. usane ek b di jhil ka roop le liya. jagath ke praniyoan ki raksha ke uddeshy se rrishi kashyap ne is jal ko anek nadiyoan aur chhote-chhote jalasrotoan ke dvara baha diya. usi samay bhrigu rrishi pavitr himalay parvat ki yatra ke dauran vahaan se gujare. tab jal star kam hone par himalay ki parvat shrrikhanlaoan mean sabase pahale bhrigu rrishi ne amaranath ki pavitr gufa aur barphani shivaliang ko dekha. manyata hai ki tab se hi yah sthan shiv aradhana ka pramukh devasthan ban gaya aur anaginat tirthayatri shiv ke adbhut svaroop ke darshan ke lie is durgam yatra ki sabhi kasht aur pi daoan ko sahan kar lete haian. yahaan akar vah shashvat aur anant adhyatmik sukh ko pate haian.

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amaranath yatra

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amaranath yatra ko uttar bharat ka sabase pavitr tirthayatra mana jata hai. yatra ke dauran bharat ki vividh paranparaoan, dharmoan aur sanskritiyoan ki jhalak dekhi ja sakati hai. amaranath yatra mean shiv bhaktoan ko k di kathinaeeyoan ka samana karana p data hai. raste ub d - khab d hai, raste mean kabhi barf girane lag jati hai, kabhi barish hone lagati hai to kabhi barphili havaean chalane lagati hai. phir bhi bhaktoan ki astha aur bhakti itani mazaboot hoti hai ki yah sare kasht mahasoos nahian hote aur baba amaranath ke darshanoan ke lie ek adrishy shakti se khianche chale ate haian. yah mana jata hai ki agar tirthayatri is yatra ko sachchi shraddha se poora kar to vah bhagavan shiv ke sakshat darshan pa sakate haian.

pahalagam se amaranath

amaranath ki gufa tak pahuanchane ke lie tirthayatri jammoo se pahalagam / pahalagaanv jate haian. yah doori sadak marg se pahalagam jammoo se 365 kilomitar ki doori par hai. yah vikhyat paryatan sthal bhi hai aur yah parvatoan se ghira kshetr hai aur suandar prakritik drishyoan ke lie vishvaprasiddh hai. yah liddar nadi ke kinare basa hai. pahalagam tak jane ke lie jammoo – kashmir paryatan keandr se sarakari bas upalabdh rahati hai. yadi ap shrinagar ke havaee adde par utarate haian, to lagabhag 96 ki.mi. ki sadak - yatra kar pahalagam pahuanch sakate haian. pahalagam mean thaharane ke lie samajik - dharmik sangathanoan ki or se avasiy vyavastha hai. pahalagam aur gair sarakari sansthaoan ki or se langar ki vyavastha ki jati hai. pahalagam se ek ki.mi. niche hi ‘nunavan’ mean yatri bes kaimp par pahala p dav hota hai. tirthayatriyoan ki paidal yatra yahian se aranbh hoti hai. amaranath jane ka rasta|thumb|250px|left

chandanaba di

pahalagam ke bad pahala p dav chandanaba di hai, jo pahalagam se 16 kilomitar ki doori par hai. yah sthan samudratal se 9500 phit ki ooanchaee par sthit hai. pahali rat tirthayatri yahian bitate haian. yahaan ratri nivas ke lie kaianp lagae jate haian. isake thik doosare din pissu ghati ki chadhaee shuroo hoti hai. liddar nadi ke kinare se is p dav ki yatra asan hoti hai. yah rasta vahanoan dvara bhi poora kiya ja sakata hai. yahaan se age jane ke lie gho doan, palakiyoan athava pitthuoan ki suvidha mil jati hai. chandanaba di se pissut aaup jate hue raste mean barf ka pul ata hai. yah ghati sarpakar hai.

pissoo tap

chandanava di se 3 kimi chadhaee karane ke bad apako raste mean pissoo tap pahadi milegi. janashrutiyaan haian ki pissu ghati par devataoan aur rakshasoan ke bich ghamasan l daee huee, jisamean devataoan ne kee danavoan ko mar giraya tha. danavoan ke kankal ek hi sthan par ekatrit hone ke karan yah pahadi ban gee. amaranath yatra mean pissu ghati kafi jokhim bhara sthal hai. pissu ghati samudratal se 11,120 phut ki ooanchaee par hai. liddar nadi ke kinare - kinare pahale charan ki yah yatra zyada kathin nahian hai. pissoo ghati ki sidhi chadhaee chadhate haian jo sheshanag nadi ke kinare chalati hai. 12 ki. mi. ka lamba nadi ka kinara sheshanag jhil par jakar samapt hota hai. yahi to nadi ka udagam sthal hai. (yahi nadi pahalagam se niche jakar jhelam dariya mean mil jati hai)

sheshanag

pissoo tap se 12 ki.mi. door 11,730 phit ki ooanchaee par sheshanag parvat hai, jisake satoan shikhar sheshanag ke saman lagate haian. yah marg kh di chadhaee vala aur khataranak hai. yahaan tak ki yatra tay karane mean 4-5 ghante lagate haian. yahian par pissu ghati ke darshan hote haian. yatri sheshanag pahuanch kar tanboo / kaianp lagakar apana doosara padav dalate haian. yahaan parvatamalaoan ke bich nile pani ki khoobasoorat jhil hai. jise sheshanag jhil kahate haian. is jhil mean jhaank kar yah bhram ho uthata hai ki kahian asaman to is jhil mean nahian utar aya. yah jhil qarib dedh kilomitar lanbaee mean phaili hai. kianvadantiyoan ke mutabiq sheshanag jhil mean sheshanag ka vas hai aur chaubis ghantoan ke aandar sheshanag ek bar jhil ke bahar darshan dete haian, lekin yah darshan khushanasiboan ko hi nasib hote haian. tirthayatri yahaan ratri vishram karate hai aur yahian se tisare din ki yatra shuroo karate haian. sheshanag aur isase age ki yatra bahut kathin hai. yahaan barphili havaean chalati rahati haian. sheshanag se poshapatri tatha phir panchatarani ki doori chhah kilomitar hai. poshapatri namak yah sthan 12500 phit ki ooanchaee par sthit hai. poshapatri mean vishal bhandare ka ayojan hota hai. yahaan bhojan, avas, chikitsa suvidha, aauksijan salaiandar adi ki suvidha upalabdh rahati hai.

panchatarani

thumb|250px|pahalagam nadi amaranath sheshanag se panchatarani ath mil ke phasale par hai. marg mean baivavail t aaup aur mahagunas darre ko par karana p data hai, jinaki samudr tal se ooanchaee kramash: 13,500 phut v 14,500 phut hai. is sthan par anek jharanean, jal prapat aur chashmean aur manoram prakritik drishy dikhaee dete haian. mahagunas choti se niche utarate hue 9.4 ki.mi. ki doori tay karake panchatarini pahuancha ja sakata hai. yahaan paanch chhoti – chhoti saritaean bahane ke karan hi is sthal ka nam panchatarani p da hai. panchatarani 12,500 phit ki ooanchaee par sthit hai. yah bhairav parvat ki talahati mean basa hai. yah sthan charoan taraph se paha doan ki ooanchi – ooanchi chotiyoan se dhaka hai. ooanchaee ki vajah se thand bhi zyada hoti hai. aksijan ki kami ki vajah se tirthayatriyoan ko yahaan suraksha ke iantazam karane p date haian. age ki yatra mean bhairav parvat milata hai. isaki talahati mean panchatarini nadi hai, jahaan se paanch dharaean nikalati haian. manyata hai ki paanchoan dharaoan ki utpatti shivaji ki jataoan se huee hai. shri amaranath ke darshan se poorv ka yah tisara aur aantim padav hai. panchatarini se 3 ki.mi. chalane par 'amaraganga' aur 'panchatarini' ka sangam sthal milata hai. yahaan se shri amaranath ki pavitr gufa lagabhag 3 ki.mi. door hai aur raste mean barf hi barf jami rahati hai. amaraganga ek barf ki patali si dhara hai, isi mean snan karake bhakt jan hath mean nariyal adi ka chadhava le shri amaranath ji ke darshan karate haian . isamean pahale 3 ki.mi. ke raste ko ‘sant siang ki pau di’ kahate haian. yah aisi pagadandi numa rasta hai, jisake ek or paha d v doosari or gahari khaee hai. yah rasta bhi kafi jokhim bhara hai. him nadi ko par karate hi mukhy gufa ke darshan hote haian. isi din gufa ke najadik pahuanch kar p dav dal rat bita sakate haian aur doosare din subah pooja archana kar panchatarani lauta ja sakata hai. kuchh yatri sham tak sheshanag tak vapas pahuanch jate haian. yah rasta kafi kathin hai, lekin amaranath ki pavitr gufa mean pahuanchate ki saphar ki sari thakan pal bhar mean chhoo-mantar ho jati hai aur adbhut atmik anand ki anubhooti hoti hai.

samudr tal se lagabhag 13,000 phit ki ooanchaee par sthit is gufa mean pravesh karane par ham him / barf se bane shivaliang ka darshan karate haian. isake alava, hamean barf ki bani do aur akriti dikhaee deti hai, jinhean parvati aur ganapati ka svaroop mana jata hai. gufa mean booand-booand karake jal tapakata rahata hai. aisi manyata hai ki gufa ke oopar parvat par shri ram kuand hai. isi ka jal gufa mean tapakata rahata hai. kuchh vidvanh gufa mean parvati ki moorti ko sakshat jagadamba ka svaroop manate haian aur is sthan ko shaktipith ke roop mean manyata dete haian. pavitr gufa mean vany kabootar bhi dikhaee dete haian, jinaki sankhya samay - samay par badalati rahati hai. safed kabootar ke jode ko dekhakar tirthayatri amaranath ki katha ko yad kar romaanchit ho uthate haian.

balatal se amaranath

jammoo se balatal ki doori 400 kilomitar hai. yah marg tho da kathin hai, is raste mean jokhim bhi zyada haian. is marg ki lanbaee 15 kilomitar hai. jammoo se udhamapur ke raste balatal ke lie jammoo kashmir paryatak svagat keandr ki basean asani se mil jati hai. balatal kaianp se tirthayatri ek din mean amaranath gufa ki yatra kar vapas kaianp laut sakate haian. vapasi mean balatal hokar shrinagar ki suandar vadiyoan ka anand liya ja sakata hai. balatal se pavitr gufa tak helik aauptar dvara bhi pahuancha ja sakata hai. amaranath yatra ka marg chahe kathin aur jokhim bhara ho, lekin yah rasta prakritik drishyoan se bharapoor hai. yah yatra karake nishchit roop se ham bhagavan shiv ki mahima se abhibhoot ho jate haian. [[chitr:Amarnath-Cave.jpg|amritasar sthit amaranath gufa ka namoona|250px|left|thumb]]

darshan ka samay

poornamasi samanyat bhagavan shiv se sanbandhit nahian hai, lekin barf ke poori tarah vikasit shivaliang ke darshanoan ke karan shravan poornamasi (julaee - agast) ka amaranath yatra ke sath sanbandh hai aur parvatoan se gujarate hue gufa tak pahuanchane ke lie is avadhi ke dauran mausam kafi had tak anukool rahata hai. isalie baba amaranath ke darshan ke lie tirthayatri amooman 'madhy joon, julaee aur agast ( ashadh poornima se shuroo hokar raksha bandhan tak poore savan mahine)' mean ate haian. julaee-agast mah mean m aaunasoon ke agaman ke dauran poori kashmir vadi mean har taraph hariyali hi hariyali hi dikhati hai. yah hariyali yahaan ki prakritik suandarata mean char chaand lagati hai. yatra ke shuroo aur band hone ki ghoshana shri amaranath shrain bord karati hai. is yatra ke sath matr hinduoan ki hi nahian balki muslim aur any dharm ki shraddhaluoan ki bhi astha ju di hai.

chh di mubarak

rakshabandhan ke din pavitr amaranath dham mean bhagavan shiv ka vidhivat poojan kashmir ke sadhu samaj ke pramukh aur gufa ke mukhy pujari karate haian. kuchh varsh pahale tak sadhuoan ki toli ke sath yatra ki pratik chh di mubarak ko shrinagar se bijabehara, pahalagam, chandanaba di, sheshanag, panjatarani ke raste se amaranath laya jata tha. par ab chh di mubarak ki yah yatra jammoo se shuroo hokar paranparagat marg se hote hue sidhe pahalagam tak hoti hai. is marg par am yatri rajy parivahan ki basoan dvara ek din mean jammoo se 270 kilomitar oopar nunavan kaianp (pahalagam) mean pahuanch jate haian. usase age 16 kilomitar chandanava di tak ka saphar taiksiyoan aur sthaniy mini basoan dvara hota hai. age chandanaba di se amaranath tak 32 kilomitar paidal jane aur utana hi paidal ane ka saphar char dinoan mean tay hota hai.

yatriyoan ki suvidha ke lie jammoo - kashmir sarakar ka paryatan vibhag arakshan adi ki vyavastha bhi karata hai. ratri vishram ke lie taiant, bistar, fon ityadi ki bhi achchhi vyavastha haian. is pavitr kshetr mean tarah-tarah ki upayogi j di bootiyaan bahutayat mean ugati haian.

mobail seva ka shubharanbh

bharat sarakar ne brihaspativar ko pavitr amaranath gufa par bharat sanchar nigam limited (biesenel) ki mobail seva ka adhikarik taur par shubharanbh kiya. biesenel ne 13,500 phut ooanchaee par sthit pavitr gufa par mobail seva shuroo karane ke lie balatal, nunavan, lakipora, betab ghati, sangam / pavitr gufa, panjatarani, chandanavadi v chandanavadi bes kaianp mean kul 11 tavar lagae haian. isase varshik amaranath yatra par ane vale 4 lakh se adhik shraddhaluoan ko labh hoga aur ve yatra ke dauran apane ghar par parivar ke sath lagatar sanpark mean rah sakeange. thumb|1000px|center|prakritik shivaliang, amaranath gufa

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