शूकरक्षेत्र उत्तर प्रदेश

shookar kshetr zila bulandashahar, uttar pradesh bharat mean sthit hai. shookarakshetr ka purana nam ukala bhi hai. kaha jata hai ki vishnu ka varah (shookar) avatar isi sthan par hua tha. aisa jan p data hai ki varah–avatar ki katha ki srishti vijatiy hoonoan ke dharmik vishvasoan ke adhar par hindoo dharm ke sahity mean ki gee. yah ek aitihasik tathy hai ki akramanakari hoonoan ke anek dal jo uttar bharat mean guptakal mean ae the, yahaan par akar bas ge aur vishal hindoo samaj mean vilin ho kar ek ho ge. unake anek dharmik vishvasoan ko hindoo dharm mean mila liya gaya aur jan p data hai ki varahopasana inhi vishvasoan ka ek aang thi aur kalantar mean hindoo dharm ne ise aangikar kar vishnu ke ek avatar ki hi varah ke roop mean kalpana kar li.

itihas

shookarakshetr madhyakal mean tatha usake pashchath tirth roop se many raha hai. gosvami tulasidas ne ramayan ki katha sarvapratham shookarakshetr mean hi suni thi–

'maian puni nij guru san suni katha,
sushookarakshetr samujhi nahian tas balapan,
tab ati rahyoan achat'

tulasidas ke guru naraharidas ka ashram yahian par tha. yahaan prachin dhooh hai. is par sita–ram ji ka vargakar mandir hai. isake 16 stambh haian. jin par anek yatraoan ka vrittant utkirn hai. sabase adhik prachin lekh jo padha ja saka hai 1226 vi॰ san॰ 1169 ee. ka hai. jisase mandir ke nirman ka samay jnan hota hai. is mandir ka 1511 ee. ke pashchatt ka koee ullekh nahian prapt hota kyoanki itihas se soochit hota hai ki ise sikandar lodi ne nasht kar diya tha. nagar ke uttar–pashchim ki or varah ka mandir hai. jisamean varah lakshmi ki moorti ki pooja aj bhi hoti hai. pali sahity mean ise saurejy kaha gaya hai.