महाकालेश्वर

shri mahakaleshvar / Shri Mahakaleshwar

shri mahakaleshvar jyotirliang madhy pradesh ke ujjain janapad mean avasthit hai. ujjain ka puranoan aur prachin any granthoan mean 'ujjayini' tatha 'avantikapuri' ke nam se ullekh kiya gaya hai. yah sthan malava kshetr mean sthit kshipra nadi ke kinare vidyaman hai. avantipuri ki ganana sat mokshadayini puriyoan mean ki gee hai-

ayodhya mathura maya kashi kaanchi hyavantika.
puri dvaravati chaiv saptaita mokshadayikaah..

maharaja vikramadity dvara nirman

isi mahakaleshvar ki nagari mean maharaja vikramadity ne chaubis khamboan ka darabar-mandap banavaya tha. mangal grah ka janmasthan mangalashver bhi yahian sthit hai. itihas prasiddh bhartrihari ki gupha tatha maharshi sandipani ka ashram yahian virajaman hai. shri krishnachandr aur balaram ji ne isi sandipani ashram mean vidya ka adhyayan kiya tha. isi ujjayini nagari mean param pratapi maharaj vir vikramadity ki rajadhani thi. jab sianh rashi par brihaspati grah ka agaman hota hai, to yahaan pratyek barah varsh par mahakumbh ka snan aur mela lagata hai.

shiv mahapuran mean varnit katha

samast dehadhariyoan ki moksh pradan karane vali ek prasiddh aur atyant avanti nam ki nagari hai. lok pavani param punyadayini aur kalyan-karini vah nagari bhagavan shiv ji ko atyant priy hai. usi pavitr puri mean shubh karmaparayan tatha sada vedoan ke svadhyay mean lage rahane vale ek uttam brahman raha karate the. ve apane ghar mean agni ki sthapana kar pratidin agnihotr karate the aur vaidik karmoan ke anushthan mean lage rahate the. bhagavan shankar ke bhakt ve brahman shiv ji ki archana-vandana mean tatpar raha karate the. ve pratidin parthiv liang ka nirman kar shastr vidhi se usaki pooja karate the. hamesha uttam jnan ko prapt karane mean tatpar us brahman devata ka nam ‘vedapriy’ tha. vedapriy svayan hi shiv ji ke anany bhakt the, jisake sanskar ke phalasvaroop unake shiv pooja-parayan hi char putr hue. ve tejasvi tatha mata-pita ke sadgagunoan ke anuroop the. un charoan putroan ke devapriy, priyamedha, sanskrit aur suvrit the.

un donoan ratnamal parvat par ‘dooshan’ nam vale dharm virodhi ek asur ne ved, dharm tatha dharmatmaoan par akraman kar diya. us asur ko brahmaji se ajeyata ka var mila thaan. sabako satane ke bad ant mean us asur ne bhari sena lekar avanti (ujjain) ke un pavitr aur karmanishth brahmanoan par bhi chadhaee kar di. us asur ki ajna se char bhayanak daity charoan dishaoan mean pralayakal ki ag ke saman prakat ho gaye. unake bhanyakar upadrav se bhi shiv ji mand vishvas karane vale ve brahmanabandhu bhayabhit nahian hue. avanti nagar ke nivasi sabhi brahman jab us sankat mean ghabarane lage, tab un charoan shivabhakt bhaiyoan ne unhean ashvasan dete hue kaha- ‘ap log bhaktoan ke hitakari bhagavan shiv par bharosa rakhean.’ usake bad ve charoan brahman-bandhu shiv ji ka poojan kar unake hi dhyan mean tallin ho gaye.

sena sahit dooshan dhyan magn un brahmano ke pas pahooanch gaya. un brahmanoan ko dekhate hi lalakarate hue bol utha ki inhean baandhakar mar dalo. vedapriy ke un brahman putroan ne us daity ke dvara kahi gee batoan par kan nahian diya aur bhagavan shiv ke dhyan mean magn rahe. jab us dusht daity ne yah samajh liya ki hamare daant-dapat se kuchh bhi parinam nikalane vala nahian hai, tab usane brahmanoan ko mar dalane ka nishchay kiya.

usane jyoanhi un shiv bhaktoan ke pran lene hetu shastr uthaya, tyoanhi unake dvara poojit us parthiv liang ki jagah gambhir aval ke sath ek gadadha prakat ho gaya aur tatkal us gaddhe se vikat aur bhayankar roopadhari bhagavan shiv prakat ho gaye. dushtoan ka vinash karane vale tatha sajjan purooshoan ke kalyanakartta ve bhagavan shiv hi mahakal ke roop mean is [[prithvi] par vikhyat hue. unhoanne daityoan se kaha- ‘are dushtoan! tujh jaise hatyaroan ke lie hi maian ‘mahakal’ prakat hua hooan. jaldi in brahmanoan ke samip se door bhag jaoan’

is prakar dhamakate hue mahakal bhagavan shiv ne apane huankar matr se hi un daityoan ko bhasm kar dala. dooshan ki kuchh sena ko bhi unhoanne mar giraya aur kuchh svayan hi bhag kh di huee. is prakar paramatma shiv ne dooshan namak daity ka vadh kar diya. jis prakar soory k nikalate hi andhakar chhant jata hai, usi prakar bhagavanh ashutosh shiv ko dekhate hi sabhi daity sainik palayan kar gaye. devataoan ne prasannatapoorvak apani dandubhiyaan bajayian aur akash se phooloan ki varsha ki. un shivabhakt brahmano par ati prasannh bhagavanh shankar ne unhean ashvast karate hue kaha ki ‘mai mahakal maheshvar tum logoan par prasann hooan, tum log var maango.’

mahakaleshvar ki vani sunakar bhakti bhav se poorn un brahmanoan ne hath jo dakar vinamratapoorvak kaha- 'dushtoan ko dand dene vale mahakal! shambho! ap ham sabako is sansar-sagar se mukt kar dean. he bhagavan shiv! ap am janata ke kalyan tatha unaki raksha karane ke lie yahian hamesha ke lie virajie. prabho! ap apane darshanarthi manushyoan ka sada uddhar karate rahean.’

bhagavan shankar ne un brahmanoan ko sadgagati pradan ki aur apane bhaktoan ki suraksha ke lie us gaddhe mean sthit ho gaye. us gaddhe ke charoan or ki lagabhag tin-tin kilomitar bhoomi liang roopi bhagavan shiv ki sthali ban gee. aise bhagavan shiv is prithvi par mahakaleshvar ke nam se prasiddh hue.

mahakaleshvar jyotirliang ka darshan karane se svapn mean bhi kisi prakar ka duahkh athava sankat nahian ata hai. jo koee bhi manushy sachche man se mahakaleshvar liang ki upasana karata hai, usaki sari manokamanaean poorn ho jati haian aur vah paralok mean mokshapad ko prapt karata hai-

mahakaleshvaro nam shivah khyatashch bhootale.
tan dushtva n bhaveth svapne kianchidaduahkhamapi dvijaah..
yan yan kamamapedayaiv talligan bhajate tu yah .
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