जगन्नाथ रथयात्रा

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Jagannath Rathyatra, Orissa]] bhagavan jagannath ki rathayatra — u disa ka dharmik parv

"jahaan sabhi log mere nam se prerit ho ekatrit hote haian, maian vahaan par vidyaman hota hooan". .......bhagavan shrikrishna

u disa prant mean bhuvaneshvar se kuchh doori par sthit samudratat ke kinare bhagavan jagannath ka yah mandir apani bhavy evan manohari sandarata ke karan dharm aur astha ka kendr mana jata hai. jab bhi samudri jahaz is marg se gujarate haian, isaka gumbad aur phaharati dharm pataka door se hi drishtigochar hoti hai.

darshan aur itihas

vartaman mean rathayatra mean jagannath ko dashavataroan ke roop mean pooja jata hai, unamean vishnu, krishna aur vaman aur buddh haian. jagannath mandir mean pooja, achar-vyavahar, riti-niti aur vyavasthaoan ko shaiv, vaishnav, bauddh, jain ne bhi prabhavit kiya hai. rath ka roop shraddha ke ras se paripoorn hota hai. vah chalate samay shabd karata hai. usamean dhoop aur agarabatti ki sugandh hoti hai. ise bhaktajanoan ka pavitr sparsh prapt hota hai. rath ka nirman buddhi, chitt aur ahankar se hota ,hai aise rath roopi sharir mean atma roopi bhagavan jagannath virajaman hote haian. is prakar rathayatra sharir aur atma ke mel ki or sanket karata hai aur atmadrishti banae rakhane ki prerana deti hai. rathayatra ke samay rath ka sanchalan atma yukt sharir karata hai jo jivan yatra ka pratik hai. yadyapi sharir mean atma hoti hai to bhi vah svayan sanchalit nahian hoti, balki us maya sanchalit karati hai. isi prakar bhagavan jagannath ke virajaman hone par bhi rath svayan nahian chalata balki use khianchane ke lie lok-shakti ki avashyakata hoti hai.

puri ka mandir

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Jagannath Temple, Orissa]] puri ke mahan mandir mean tin moortiyaan haian -

1. bhagavan jagannath,
2. balabhadr v
3. unaki bahan subhadra ki.

ye sabhi moortiyaan kashth ki bani huee haian.

pauranik katha

pauranik katha ke anusar, in moortiyoan ki pran pratishtha raja indradyumn ne mantrochcharan v vidhi - vidhan se ki thi. maharaj indradyumn malava ki rajadhani avanti se apana raj–pat chalate the. bhagavan jagannath ki rathayatra pratyek varsh ashadh mas mean shukl dvitiya ko hoti hai. yah ek vistrit samaroh hai. jisamean bharat ke vibhinn bhagoan se ae log sahabhagi hote haian. das din tak yah parv manaya jata hai. is yatra ko 'gundiy yatra' bhi kaha jata hai. gundich ka mandir bhi hai.

narad ji ko varadan

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jagannath ji ki rathayatra mean shrikrishna ke sath radha ya rukmini ke sthan par balaram aur subhadra hote haian. is sambandh mean katha is prakar hai - ek bar dvarika mean shrikrishna rukmini adi rajamahishiyoan ke sath shayan karate hue nidra mean radhe-radhe bol p de. maharaniyoan ko ashchary hua. subah jagane par shrikrishna ne apana manobhav prakat nahian kiya. rukmini ne raniyoan se bat ki ki vriandavan mean radha nam ki gopakumari hai jisako prabhu ham sabaki itani seva, nishtha aur bhakti ke bad bhi nahian bhool paye hai. radha ki shrikrishna ke sath rasalilaoan ke vishay mean mata rohini ko jnan hoga. at: unase sabhi maharaniyoan ne anunay-vinay ki, ki vah is vishay mean batayean. pahale to mata rohini ne iankar kiya kiantu maharaniyoan ke ati agrah par unhoanne kaha ki thik hai, pahale subhadra ko pahare par bitha do, koee bhi aandar n a pae, chahe vah balaram ya shrikrishna hi kyoan n hoan. mata rohini ne jaise hi katha kahana shuroo kiya, achanak shrikrishna aur balaram mahal ki or ate hue dikhaee die. subhadra ne unhean dvar par hi rok liya, kiantu shrikrishna aur radha ki rasalila ki katha shrikrishna aur balaram dono ko hi sunaee di. usako sunakar shrikrishna aur balaram adbhut premaras ka anubhav karane lage, subhadra bhi bhavavihval ho gayi. achanak narad ke ane se ve poorvavat ho ge. narad ne shri bhagavan se prarthana ki ki- 'he prabhu apake jis 'mahabhav' mean lin moortisth roop ke maianne darshan kie haian, vah samanyajan ke hetu prithvi par sadaiv sushobhit rahe. prabhu ne tathastu kaha.

rathayatra ka praranbh

katha haian ki raja iandradyumn saparivar nilaanchal sagar, u disa ke pas rahate the. raja ko samudr mean ek vishalakay kashth dikhayi diya. raja ke usase bhagavan vishnu ki moorti ka nirman karane ka nishchay kiya. vriddh badhee ke roop mean vishvakarma ji svayan prastut hue. unhoanne moorti banane ke lie shart rakhi ki maian jahaan moorti banaooanga vahaan moorti ke poorn hone tak koee nahian aega. raja ne is shart ko man liya. vartaman mean jahaan shrijagannath ji ka mandir hai, usi ke pas vah ek ghar mean moorti nirman mean lag ge. raja ke parijanoan ko jnat n tha ki vriddh badhee kaun hai. kee din tak ghar ka dvar band raha. maharani ne socha ki badhee bina khae-piye kaise kam karega. maharani ne maharaja ko apani shanka batayi. maharaja ke dvar khulavane par vah vriddh badhee kahian nahian mila kintu usake dvara arddhanirmit shri jagannath, subhadra tatha balaram ki kashth moortiyaan vahaan par mil gayi. raja aur rani dukhi ho gaye, usi kshan donoan ko akashavani sunayi di - 'du:khi mat hoo, ham isi roop mean rahana chahate haian moortiyoan ko dravy adi se pavitr kar sthapit karava do.'
aj bhi ve apoorn aur aspasht moortiyaan purushottam 'puri ki rathayatra' aur mandir mean sushobhit v pratishthit haian. subhadra ke dvarika bhraman ki ichchha poorn karane ke uddeshy se shrikrishna v balaram ne alag rathoan mean baithakar rathayatra karavaee thi. subhadra ki nagar bhraman ki smriti mean yah rathayatra puri mean har varsh hoti hai.

rath ka nirman

[[chitr:Jagannath-Rathyatra-3.jpg|thumb|jagannath rathayatra, u disa
Jagannath Rathyatra, Orissa]] bhagavan jagannath ki rathayatra ke lie rathoan ka nirman lak diyoan se hota hai. isamean koee bhi kil ya kaanta, kisi bhi dhatu ka nahian lagaya jata. yah ek dharmik kary hai. jo pidhi dar pidhi age badhata raha hai. rathoan ka nirman akshay tritiya se 'vanajaga' mahotsav se prarambh hota hai tatha lak diyaan chunane ka kary isake poorv basant panchami se shuroo ho jata hai. purane rathoan ki lak diyaan bhaktajan shraddhapoorvak kharid lete haian aur apane–apane gharoan ki khi dakiyaan, daravaze adi banavane mean inaka upayog karate haian.

adhikamas mean utsav

jis varsh ashadh mas mean adhikamas hota hai, us varsh rathayatra–utsav ke sath ek naya mahotsav aur bhi hota hai, jise 'navakalevar utsav' kahate haian. is utsav par bhagavan jagannath apana purana kalevar tyagakar naya kalevar dharan karate haian. arthat lak diyoan ki nayi moortiyaan banaee jati haian tatha purani moortiyoan ko mandir parisar mean hi koyali vaikunth namak sthan par bhoo - samadhi de di jati hai.

dharmik utsav ki taiyariyaan

• puri mean rathayatra ke lie baladev, shrikrishna v subhadra ke lie alag–alag tin rath banaye jate haian.
• balabhadr ke rath ko paladhvaj v usaka rang lal evan hara, subhadra ke rath ko darpadalan aur usaka rang evan nila tatha bhagavan jagannath ke rath ko nandighosh kahate haian. isaka rang lal v pila hota hai.
• rathayatra mean sabase age balabhadr ji ka rath, usake bad bich mean subhadra ji ka rath tatha sabase pichhe bhagavan jagannath ji ka rath hota hai.
• ashadh ki shukl dvitiy ko tinoan rathoan ko sianhadvar par laya jata hai. snan v vastr pahanane ke bad pratimaoan ko apane–apane rath mean rakha jata hai. ise 'pahondri mahotsav' kahate haian.
• jab rath taiyar ho jate haian, tab puri ke raja ek palaki mean akar inaki prarthana karate haian tatha pratikatmak roop se rath mandap ko jha du se saf karate haian. ise 'chhar pahanara' kahate haian.
• ab sarvadhik pratikshit v shubh gh di ati hai. dhol, naga doan, turahi tatha shankhadhvani ke bich bhaktagan in rathoan ko khianchate haian.
• is pavitr dharmik kary ke lie door–door se log pratyek varsh puri mean ate haian. bhavy rath ghumavadar marg par age badhate haian tatha gundich mandir ke pas rukate haian.
• ye rath yahaan par sat din tak rahate haian. yahaan par suraksha vyavastha kafi chust v durust rakhi jati hai.
• rathayatra ka vibhinn telivijan chainaloan ke dvara sidha prasaran bhi kiya jata hai.
• sara shahar shraddhalu bhaktaganoan se khachakhach bhar jata hai. bhagavan jagannath ki is yatra mean shayad hi koee aisa ho, jo ki sammilit n hota ho.

mukhy mandir ki or purnayatra

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Jagannath Temple, Orissa]]

• ashadh ki dasavian tithi ko rathoan ki mukhy mandir ki or purnayatra prarambh hoti hai. ise 'bahuda yatra' kahate haian.
• sabhi rathoan ko mandir ke thik samane laya jata hai. parantu pratimaean abhi ek din tak rath mean hi rahati haian.
• agami din ekadashi hoti hai, is din jab mandir ke dvar dev–deviyoan ke lie khol die jate haian, tab inaka shrriangar vibhinn abhooshanoan v shuddh svarn se kiya jata hai.
• is dharmik kary ko 'sunabesa' kaha jata hai.

rath yatra ka bhavy samapan

as–pas ke darshakoan ke manoranjan ke lie, pratimaoan ki vapasi yatra ke madhy ek hasyapoorn drishy kiya jata hai. mukhy jagannath mandir ke andar ek chhota 'mahalakshmi mandir' bhi hai. aisa dikhaya jata hai ki bhagavati lakshmi isalie kruddh haian, kyoanki unhean yatra mean nahian le jaya gaya. ve bhagavan par kataksh karati haian. prabhu unhean manane ka prayas karate haian v kahate haian ki devi ko sambhavatah unake bhaee balabhadr ke sath baithana shobha nahian deta. pujari v devadasiyaan ise lokagitoan mean prastut karate haian. kruddh devi mandir ko andar se band kar leti haian. parantu shighr hi panditoan ka git unhean prasann kar deta hai. jab mandir ke dvar khol die jate haian tatha sabhi log andar pravesh karate haian. isi ke sath is din ki bhagavan jagannath ki yah atyant adabhut v anoothi yatra harshollas se sampann ho jati hai.

samudayik parv

rathayatra ek samoodayik parv hai. gharoan mean koee bhi pooja is avasar par nahian hoti hai tatha n hi koee upavas rakha jata hai.

mahaprasad

mandir ki rasoee mean ek vishesh kaksh rakha jata hai, jahaan par mahaprasad taiyar kiya jata hai. is mahaprasad mean arahar ki dal, chaval, sag, dahi v khir jaise vyanjan hote haian. isaka ek bhag prabhu ka samarpit karane ke lie rakha jata hai tatha ise kadali patroan par rakhakar bhaktaganoan ko bahut kam dam mean bech diya jata hai. jagannath mandir ko prem se sansar ka sabase b da hotal kaha jata hai. mandir ki rasoee mean pratidin bahattar kviantal chaval pakane ka sthan hai. itane chaval ek lakh logoan ke lie paryapt haian. char sau rasoie is kary ke lie rakhe jate haian.

any kshetroan mean rathayatra mahotsav

• british v mugal kal se poorv puri ke raja ke adhin u disa ke kee any zamiandar bhi the. in sabhi zamiandaroan ne apane–apane adhikar kshetroan mean bhi kee jagannath mandir banavae. lekin puri mandir sabhi mandiroan ke lie udaharan hi raha. sabhi mandiroan mean rathayatraean chhote star par hoti thian. is prakar u disa v isaki sima se bahar bhi kee rathayatraoan ka ayojan kiya jata hai.
• rath ka mela vrindavan, uttar pradesh mean bhi ayojit kiya jata hai.