Kali Haldi

Kali Haldi

Kali Haldi काली हल्दी    (Turmeric) generally turmeric is yellow in color but if one is able to procure black turmeric then after doing its pranpratishtha.  if its tilak is put in anybody's forehead, the person would be mesmerized. Maa Kali is happy with the person who does Kali Pooja with tilak on the forehead.

If after doing Pooja of Choare Ki Judva Guthli is tied in the neck it increases the hypnotic power of the person. It is very helpful for person desiring name, fame and position. If one gets the guthli attached to chhoara it is in itself a powerful tantric tool.

RAMESHWARAM.....

RAMESHWARAM.....

Rameswaram, is a town in RAMNATHAPURAM   district in Tamilnadu. It is located on   Pamban Island         separated from mainland India by the Pamban Channel   and is about 50 kilometers from Mannar Island,Srilanka.     Pamban Island, also known as Rameswaram Island, is connected to mainland India by the Pamban Bridge.   Rameswaram is the terminus of the railway line from  

Chennai and  Madurai. It is considered to be one of the holiest places in India to  Hindus and part of the Char Dham pilgrimages. Hence, it is a bustling pilgrim   centre.

According to legend, this is the place from where Lord Rama built a bridge [[Ram Setu] across the sea to Lanka to rescue his consort Sita from her abductor Ravana. Both the Vaishnavites and Shaivites visit this pilgrimage centre which is known as the Varanasi of the south.

Rameswaram is significant for many Indians as a pilgrimage to Varanasi is considered by some to be incomplete without a pilgrimage to Rameswaram. The presiding deity here is usually referred to as a Linga with the name Sri Ramanatha Swamy, it is one of the twelve Jyotirlinga. Inner sanctum of the temple was built by Sri Lankan monarch Parakrama Bahu in 10th century. This masterpiece of Indian architecture boasts of the biggest temple corridor in India. Different rulers built the Ramanathaswamy Temple over a period of time starting from the twelfth century.(Although this theory is devised by westerners who have been proven to be false). The temple comprises twenty two wells where the taste of the water of each well is different from the other. The grandest part of the temple is the 1219 m pillared corridor consisting of 3.6 m high granite pillars, richly carved and well proportioned. The perspective presented by these pillars run uninterruptedly to a length of nearly 230 m.

According to the Puranas , upon the advice of Rishis, Bhagwan Rama along with Mata Sita and Shri Lakshmana, installed and worshipped the Sivalinga(A form of Lord Shiva) here to expiate the sin of Brahmahatya (killing of a Brahmin).  ( Ravana, the son of Vishrava and the great grandson of Lord Brahma). Shri Rama fixed an auspicious time for the installation and sent Shri  Anjaneya to Mount Kailas (Kailash parvat)to bring a lingam. As Bhagwan Anjaneya could not return in time, Sita herself made a linga of sand. When Anjaneya returned with a linga from Mount Kailas the rituals had been over. To comfort the disappointed Bhagwan Anjaneya, Rama had Anjaneya’s lingam (Visvalingam) also installed by the side of Ramalinga, and ordained that rituals be performed first to the Visvalingam.

The above account is however, not supported by the original Ramayana as authored by Maharishi Valmiki, nor in the Tamil version of the Ramayana as authored by Kambar. Support for this account may however be found in some of the later versions of the Ramayana as penned by Tulasidas (15th Century) and others.

In Rameswaram Temple, a spiritual "Mani Darisanam" (Mani Darshan) happens in early morning every day. This "Mani" is made of "spatikam"[a precious stone] and in form of "Holy shivling". According to some accounts, this is "Mani" of "sheshnag" (Bhagwaan Vishnu's bed).

Sethu Karai is a place 22 km before the island of Rameswaram from where Bhagwaan Ram is said to have built a Floating Stone Bridge Rama sethu from Rameswaram that further continued to Dhanushkodi in Rameswaram till Talaimannar in Sri Lanka as mentioned in the great epic Ramayana.

Devraha Baba

Devraha Baba

 

Brambha Rishi Yogiraj Shree Devraha Baba

Shree Devraha Baba was one of the greatest and the most famous yogis in the history of India, the eleventh from the lineage of Sri Ramanuja Acharya, also known as Ramanujacharya (the saint and the philosopher from the south of India and the founder of the Vaishnavism) was one of his most prominent followers.

Devraha Baba was a siddha who lived for over 250 years, before entering Samadhi in 1989. Dr. Rajendra Prashad, who was the first president of India, verified Devraha Baba's old age. He said that he personally attests to Devraha Baba being at least 150 years old. He said that when he was 73 years old that his father took him to see Baba in young age, when Baba was a very old man. His father already had known Baba for many years before that. An Allahabad High Court Barrister had stated that seven generations of his family had sat at the feet of Devraha Baba. Incidentally, Devraha Baba had predicted the time of his death five years in advance.

Devraha was described as a "fully God realized master" and "an ageless saint of legendary repute". One legend has it that Devraha blessed Tulsidas (1532 – 1623), which would make him even over 500 years old.[3] A rough estimate is that around the world, his devotees may number in hundreds of thousands to millions of people.

He was always radiating love. He was Premasvarupa, the embodiment and incarnation of true spiritual love. People of all castes and states came from every corner of India to worship him.

• Devraha Baba never took food, and never set foot on the ground. 

• According to Devraha he wasn't born from a woman's womb, but emerged from water.

• He lived in a unique hut that was raised off the ground by bamboo poles.

• Devraha Baba was a yogi who lived just such a lifestyle.

• Devraha Baba’s first tapobhumi – Mael Tehsil District: Deoria (U.P.) located on river bank. 
   This area was called as Devar....... in local language......Bhojpuri. 
• He left this place Mael Distict : Deoria located near LAR ROAD Railway Station which is situated between Salempur Jn & Varanasi Jn,  after a long journey and showering his blessings on people of this area and shifted to Vrindaban- Mathura lived beside the Yamuna river in Mathura till mahasamadhi.

• He lived on a 12-foot-high wooden platform where he usually remained stark naked.

• He never ate food. He only drank water from the Yamuna River.

 • He could be in two places simultaneously (a siddhi described in Patanjali's Yoga Sutras). 

• Another attributed miracle was his ability to stay underwater for 30 minutes at a time, without resurfacing for air.

• He could also allegedly understand the language of animals, control wild animals, heal people by his look or word, and tell the future.

• He always radiated love. He was a Premaswarupa, an incarnation of love. He gave darshan (spiritual blessing) to devotees who came to pay homage. Many came to visit this great illustrious saint. People came from all over India and from all walks of life. He was a favorite among India's senior politicians, and was visited by Mrs. Indira and Mr. Rajiv Gandhi. Ministers, saints, yogis, priests, rich and poor all came for Baba's darshan.

• Regardless of his exact longevity, celebrities flocked to secure his blessings. President Rajendra Prasad, accompanied by the Uttar Pradesh governor K.M. Munshi, chief minister Sampurnanand, Lal Bahadur Shastri and C.B. Gupta, conducted a puja of the Devraha Baba during Kumbh Mela. Indira Gandhi too met the Baba and was said to be a devotee. Before beginning his election campaign in Faizabad on November 6, 1989, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, accompanied by the home minister Buta Singh, UP chief minister N.D. Tiwari and K.Natwar Singh, spent 40 minutes with the Baba.
 Among many other the names Madhu Chenna Reddy & Balram Jakhad are also taken.

• Devraha Baba at the greatest celebrations of Kumbh Mela in India, which takes place every 12 years, was recorded 12 times. 

• Devraha Baba would sit silently in front of his little hut during those festivals -Kumbh mela , when he was available for darshan, and would not speak. The tension for the listener would grow, until Baba would suddenly begin to offer a discourse, usually on Krishna devotion as a path opposed to the pleasures of this world. Devraha's voice challenged in its unpredictability: he would withhold his presence and voice, sitting hidden inside his aerial hut and then would suddenly appear, sit silently in view, and then suddenly speak.
Longevity Miracle: Devraha Baba was 250 + years old when he took Samadhi but not confirmed his exact age.

Various researches on done on the miracle of his longevity. He was considered as “ The Ageless Yogi”.

What if a person does not eat at all, but is able to switch his body metabolism into living directly off of sunshine, can he prolong his life? Recent studies made on behalf of NASA, as well as other prior scientific research studies have proven that humans can live without food. They do not understand why or how, only that it is possible for humans to do so. 

If a person were able to draw his required energy from cosmic sources he would eliminate the toxic fallout (free radicals and Ecs) that occurs from eating food, and this would help him prolong his life span. And, if the person practiced meditation and lived a relaxed lifestyle (thus lowering his metabolism), and also practiced yoga postures (stimulating his endocrine system), his life span would surely be prolonged. Taking these three factors together, it should be possible for a person living such a lifestyle to extend his life span dramatically.

The ancient teachings of the Rishis, which heretofore have been kept secret and only shared with the closest of disciples, now are readily available to everyone. As more people begin meditation practices and learn to tap their inner cosmic energies, and as medical science moves towards eradicating all diseases, it is conceivable that the human life span will be extended by decades if not by centuries.
The importance of the voice draws more on generational than divine transaction. The old body becomes a source of powerful charisma when it no longer constitutes a threat to children seeking legitimating of the morality of their appropriation of the household.

My birth place Tairia,Salempur,Deoria is hardly 15 Kilometers from this place-Mael. I had  visited this holy place many times when Baba was there and was  fortunate enough to have  Darshan, blessing and prasadam every time. And at last a diksha to recite;

" OM NAMO BHAGWATE BASU DEVAY, GOVINDAY NAMO NAMAH"  

Sant Kabir Das(संत कबीर दास)

Sant Kabir Das(संत कबीर दास)

Sant Kabir Das (संत कबीर दास)

Sant Kabir is considered to be one of the greatest poets as well as spiritualists ever born in India. He believed that humanoid beings are equal and being one with God is the ultimate aim of every individual. His love and devotion towards the Supreme One clearly reflects in his poetry. The Holy Guru Granth Sahib contains over 500 verses by the great saint, Kabir. The verses or dohas of Guru Kabir are still read by people with awe and approbation.

Early Life
As per the life history of Saint Kabir, he was born in 1440 and died in 1518 . It is said that he was found floating on a lotus leaf in a tank in Banaras by a Muslim weaver.

The vulnerable child under his care and following the traditional manner, gave him the name of 'Kabir', meaning 'the great one'. Even at a young age, Kabir displayed enormous spiritual talent.

Not much is known of Kabir's birth parents, but it is known that he was brought up in a family of Muslim weavers. He was found by a Muslim weaver named Niru and his wife, Nima, in Lehartara, situated in Varanasi. They adopted the boy and taught him the weaver's trade.

Meeting his Guru
Kabir always wanted to become a disciple of Ramanand. However, since he was a Muslim, it was next to impossible for him to get initiation from a Hindu. So, he took recourse to a trick. Ramanand daily went to the bathing ghat for his pre-dawn ritual ablutions. Kabir lay on the steps of the ghat in such a way that Ramanand stepped on him. Shocked at this incident, he chanted 'Rama! Rama!'. Kabir said that since he had received teachings from him, in the form of the words 'Rama! Rama!', he was Ramanand's disciple. Impressed with the intelligence of Kabir, Ramanand took him as his disciple. 
 Sant Kabir Das & Maghar 

Maghar is beyond religions. Magahar is 78 km from Kausambhi, and not far from Gorakhpur in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India.  Kabir, the 15th Century mystic poet from Kashi, is buried here.

He was loved equally by Muslims and Hindus, and on his death both a mazaar (tomb) and samadhi were built by the Muslims and Hindus respectively. His mazaar and samadhi stand side by side. An annual festival is held here on Makar Sankranti 14th January.
Kabir chose Maghar above Kashi because as an enlightened soul he wanted to dispel the myth that anyone breathing his last in Magahar is born a donkey in his next life.


Guru Kabir ke Dohe
The hallmark of Kabir's works consists of his two line couplets, known as the 'Kabir ke Dohe'. The Dohas reflect the deep philosophical thinking of the poet saint.

The Philosophy of Sant Kabir
Sant Kabir believed in the Vedantic concepts of atman. He always advocated the Impersonal Aspect of God (Nirguna) and therefore, was against idol worship. As per his view, all human beings are equal and the societal caste system that is so widely prevalent in our country is fallacious. He said that true guru is the one who can be attained through direct experience. The common ways of realizing God, like chanting, austerities, etc., are worthless.

कबीर दोहावली

दुख में सुमरिन सब करे, सुख मे करे न कोय ।

जो सुख मे सुमरिन करे, दुख काहे को होय ॥ 1 ॥

तिनका कबहुँ न निंदिये, जो पाँयन तर होय ।

कबहुँ उड़ आँखिन परे, पीर घनेरी होय ॥ 2 ॥

माला फेरत जुग भया, फिरा न मन का फेर ।

कर का मन का डार दें, मन का मनका फेर ॥ 3 ॥

गुरु गोविन्द दोनों खड़े, काके लागूं पाँय ।

बलिहारी गुरु आपनो, गोविंद दियो बताय ॥ 4 ॥

बलिहारी गुरु आपनो, घड़ी-घड़ी सौ सौ बार ।

मानुष से देवत किया करत न लागी बार ॥ 5 ॥

कबिरा माला मनहि की, और संसारी भीख ।

माला फेरे हरि मिले, गले रहट के देख ॥ 6 ॥

सुख मे सुमिरन ना किया, दु:ख में किया याद ।

कह कबीर ता दास की, कौन सुने फरियाद ॥ 7 ॥

साईं इतना दीजिये, जा मे कुटुम समाय ।

मैं भी भूखा न रहूँ, साधु ना भूखा जाय ॥ 8 ॥

लूट सके तो लूट ले, राम नाम की लूट ।

पाछे फिरे पछताओगे, प्राण जाहिं जब छूट ॥ 9 ॥

जाति न पूछो साधु की, पूछि लीजिए ज्ञान ।

मोल करो तलवार का, पड़ा रहन दो म्यान ॥ 10 ॥

जहाँ दया तहाँ धर्म है, जहाँ लोभ तहाँ पाप ।

जहाँ क्रोध तहाँ पाप है, जहाँ क्षमा तहाँ आप ॥ 11 ॥

धीरे-धीरे रे मना, धीरे सब कुछ होय ।

माली सींचे सौ घड़ा, ॠतु आए फल होय ॥ 12 ॥

कबीरा ते नर अन्ध है, गुरु को कहते और ।

हरि रूठे गुरु ठौर है, गुरु रुठै नहीं ठौर ॥ 13 ॥

पाँच पहर धन्धे गया, तीन पहर गया सोय ।

एक पहर हरि नाम बिन, मुक्ति कैसे होय ॥ 14 ॥

कबीरा सोया क्या करे, उठि न भजे भगवान ।

जम जब घर ले जायेंगे, पड़ी रहेगी म्यान ॥ 15 ॥

शीलवन्त सबसे बड़ा, सब रतनन की खान ।

तीन लोक की सम्पदा, रही शील में आन ॥ 16 ॥

माया मरी न मन मरा, मर-मर गए शरीर ।

आशा तृष्णा न मरी, कह गए दास कबीर ॥ 17 ॥

माटी कहे कुम्हार से, तु क्या रौंदे मोय ।

एक दिन ऐसा आएगा, मैं रौंदूंगी तोय ॥ 18 ॥

रात गंवाई सोय के, दिवस गंवाया खाय ।

हीना जन्म अनमोल था, कोड़ी बदले जाय ॥ 19 ॥

नींद निशानी मौत की, उठ कबीरा जाग ।

और रसायन छांड़ि के, नाम रसायन लाग ॥ 20 ॥

जो तोकु कांटा बुवे, ताहि बोय तू फूल ।

तोकू फूल के फूल है, बाकू है त्रिशूल ॥ 21 ॥

दुर्लभ मानुष जन्म है, देह न बारम्बार ।

तरुवर ज्यों पत्ती झड़े, बहुरि न लागे डार ॥ 22 ॥

आय हैं सो जाएँगे, राजा रंक फकीर ।

एक सिंहासन चढ़ि चले, एक बँधे जात जंजीर ॥ 23 ॥

काल करे सो आज कर, आज करे सो अब ।

पल में प्रलय होएगी, बहुरि करेगा कब ॥ 24 ॥

माँगन मरण समान है, मति माँगो कोई भीख ।

माँगन से तो मरना भला, यह सतगुरु की सीख ॥ 25 ॥

जहाँ आपा तहाँ आपदां, जहाँ संशय तहाँ रोग ।

कह कबीर यह क्यों मिटे, चारों धीरज रोग ॥ 26 ॥

माया छाया एक सी, बिरला जाने कोय ।

भगता के पीछे लगे, सम्मुख भागे सोय ॥ 27 ॥

आया था किस काम को, तु सोया चादर तान ।

सुरत सम्भाल ए गाफिल, अपना आप पहचान ॥ 28 ॥

क्या भरोसा देह का, बिनस जात छिन मांह ।

साँस-सांस सुमिरन करो और यतन कुछ नांह ॥ 29 ॥

गारी ही सों ऊपजे, कलह कष्ट और मींच ।

हारि चले सो साधु है, लागि चले सो नींच ॥ 30 ॥

दुर्बल को न सताइए, जाकि मोटी हाय ।

बिना जीव की हाय से, लोहा भस्म हो जाय ॥ 31 ॥

दान दिए धन ना घते, नदी ने घटे नीर ।

अपनी आँखों देख लो, यों क्या कहे कबीर ॥ 32 ॥

दस द्वारे का पिंजरा, तामे पंछी का कौन ।

रहे को अचरज है, गए अचम्भा कौन ॥ 33 ॥

ऐसी वाणी बोलेए, मन का आपा खोय ।

औरन को शीतल करे, आपहु शीतल होय ॥ 34 ॥

हीरा वहाँ न खोलिये, जहाँ कुंजड़ों की हाट ।

बांधो चुप की पोटरी, लागहु अपनी बाट ॥ 35 ॥

कुटिल वचन सबसे बुरा, जारि कर तन हार ।

साधु वचन जल रूप, बरसे अमृत धार ॥ 36 ॥

जग में बैरी कोई नहीं, जो मन शीतल होय ।

यह आपा तो ड़ाल दे, दया करे सब कोय ॥ 37 ॥

मैं रोऊँ जब जगत को, मोको रोवे न होय ।

मोको रोबे सोचना, जो शब्द बोय की होय ॥ 38 ॥

सोवा साधु जगाइए, करे नाम का जाप ।

यह तीनों सोते भले, साकित सिंह और साँप ॥ 39 ॥

अवगुन कहूँ शराब का, आपा अहमक साथ ।

मानुष से पशुआ करे दाय, गाँठ से खात ॥ 40 ॥

बाजीगर का बांदरा, ऐसा जीव मन के साथ ।

नाना नाच दिखाय कर, राखे अपने साथ ॥ 41 ॥

अटकी भाल शरीर में तीर रहा है टूट ।

चुम्बक बिना निकले नहीं कोटि पटन को फ़ूट ॥ 42 ॥

कबीरा जपना काठ की, क्या दिख्लावे मोय ।

ह्रदय नाम न जपेगा, यह जपनी क्या होय ॥ 43 ॥

पतिवृता मैली, काली कुचल कुरूप ।

पतिवृता के रूप पर, वारो कोटि सरूप ॥ 44 ॥

बैध मुआ रोगी मुआ, मुआ सकल संसार ।

एक कबीरा ना मुआ, जेहि के राम अधार ॥ 45 ॥

हर चाले तो मानव, बेहद चले सो साध ।

हद बेहद दोनों तजे, ताको भता अगाध ॥ 46 ॥

राम रहे बन भीतरे गुरु की पूजा ना आस ।

रहे कबीर पाखण्ड सब, झूठे सदा निराश ॥ 47 ॥

जाके जिव्या बन्धन नहीं, ह्र्दय में नहीं साँच ।

वाके संग न लागिये, खाले वटिया काँच ॥ 48 ॥

तीरथ गये ते एक फल, सन्त मिले फल चार ।

सत्गुरु मिले अनेक फल, कहें कबीर विचार ॥ 49 ॥

सुमरण से मन लाइए, जैसे पानी बिन मीन ।

प्राण तजे बिन बिछड़े, सन्त कबीर कह दीन ॥ 50 ॥

समझाये समझे नहीं, पर के साथ बिकाय ।

मैं खींचत हूँ आपके, तू चला जमपुर जाए ॥ 51 ॥

हंसा मोती विण्न्या, कुञ्च्न थार भराय ।

जो जन मार्ग न जाने, सो तिस कहा कराय ॥ 52 ॥

कहना सो कह दिया, अब कुछ कहा न जाय ।

एक रहा दूजा गया, दरिया लहर समाय ॥ 53 ॥

वस्तु है ग्राहक नहीं, वस्तु सागर अनमोल ।

बिना करम का मानव, फिरैं डांवाडोल ॥ 54 ॥

कली खोटा जग आंधरा, शब्द न माने कोय ।

चाहे कहँ सत आइना, जो जग बैरी होय ॥ 55 ॥

कामी, क्रोधी, लालची, इनसे भक्ति न होय ।

भक्ति करे कोइ सूरमा, जाति वरन कुल खोय ॥ 56 ॥

जागन में सोवन करे, साधन में लौ लाय ।

सूरत डोर लागी रहे, तार टूट नाहिं जाय ॥ 57 ॥

साधु ऐसा चहिए ,जैसा सूप सुभाय ।

सार-सार को गहि रहे, थोथ देइ उड़ाय ॥ 58 ॥

लगी लग्न छूटे नाहिं, जीभ चोंच जरि जाय ।

मीठा कहा अंगार में, जाहि चकोर चबाय ॥ 59 ॥

भक्ति गेंद चौगान की, भावे कोई ले जाय ।

कह कबीर कुछ भेद नाहिं, कहां रंक कहां राय ॥ 60 ॥

घट का परदा खोलकर, सन्मुख दे दीदार ।

बाल सनेही सांइयाँ, आवा अन्त का यार ॥ 61 ॥

अन्तर्यामी एक तुम, आत्मा के आधार ।

जो तुम छोड़ो हाथ तो, कौन उतारे पार ॥ 62 ॥

मैं अपराधी जन्म का, नख-सिख भरा विकार ।

तुम दाता दु:ख भंजना, मेरी करो सम्हार ॥ 63 ॥

प्रेम न बड़ी ऊपजै, प्रेम न हाट बिकाय ।

राजा-प्रजा जोहि रुचें, शीश देई ले जाय ॥ 64 ॥

प्रेम प्याला जो पिये, शीश दक्षिणा देय ।

लोभी शीश न दे सके, नाम प्रेम का लेय ॥ 65 ॥

सुमिरन में मन लाइए, जैसे नाद कुरंग ।

कहैं कबीर बिसरे नहीं, प्रान तजे तेहि संग ॥ 66 ॥

सुमरित सुरत जगाय कर, मुख के कछु न बोल ।

बाहर का पट बन्द कर, अन्दर का पट खोल ॥ 67 ॥

छीर रूप सतनाम है, नीर रूप व्यवहार ।

हंस रूप कोई साधु है, सत का छाननहार ॥ 68 ॥

ज्यों तिल मांही तेल है, ज्यों चकमक में आग ।

तेरा सांई तुझमें, बस जाग सके तो जाग ॥ 69 ॥

जा करण जग ढ़ूँढ़िया, सो तो घट ही मांहि ।

परदा दिया भरम का, ताते सूझे नाहिं ॥ 70 ॥

जबही नाम हिरदे घरा, भया पाप का नाश ।

मानो चिंगरी आग की, परी पुरानी घास ॥ 71 ॥

नहीं शीतल है चन्द्रमा, हिंम नहीं शीतल होय ।

कबीरा शीतल सन्त जन, नाम सनेही सोय ॥ 72 ॥

आहार करे मन भावता, इंदी किए स्वाद ।

नाक तलक पूरन भरे, तो का कहिए प्रसाद ॥ 73 ॥

जब लग नाता जगत का, तब लग भक्ति न होय ।

नाता तोड़े हरि भजे, भगत कहावें सोय ॥ 74 ॥

जल ज्यों प्यारा माहरी, लोभी प्यारा दाम ।

माता प्यारा बारका, भगति प्यारा नाम ॥ 75 ॥

दिल का मरहम ना मिला, जो मिला सो गर्जी ।

कह कबीर आसमान फटा, क्योंकर सीवे दर्जी ॥ 76 ॥

बानी से पह्चानिये, साम चोर की घात ।

अन्दर की करनी से सब, निकले मुँह कई बात ॥ 77 ॥

जब लगि भगति सकाम है, तब लग निष्फल सेव ।

कह कबीर वह क्यों मिले, निष्कामी तज देव ॥ 78 ॥

फूटी आँख विवेक की, लखे ना सन्त असन्त ।

जाके संग दस-बीस हैं, ताको नाम महन्त ॥ 79 ॥

दाया भाव ह्र्दय नहीं, ज्ञान थके बेहद ।

ते नर नरक ही जायेंगे, सुनि-सुनि साखी शब्द ॥ 80 ॥

दाया कौन पर कीजिये, का पर निर्दय होय ।

सांई के सब जीव है, कीरी कुंजर दोय ॥ 81 ॥

जब मैं था तब गुरु नहीं, अब गुरु हैं मैं नाय ।

प्रेम गली अति साँकरी, ता मे दो न समाय ॥ 82 ॥

छिन ही चढ़े छिन ही उतरे, सो तो प्रेम न होय ।

अघट प्रेम पिंजरे बसे, प्रेम कहावे सोय ॥ 83 ॥

जहाँ काम तहाँ नाम नहिं, जहाँ नाम नहिं वहाँ काम ।

दोनों कबहूँ नहिं मिले, रवि रजनी इक धाम ॥ 84 ॥

कबीरा धीरज के धरे, हाथी मन भर खाय ।

टूट एक के कारने, स्वान घरै घर जाय ॥ 85 ॥

ऊँचे पानी न टिके, नीचे ही ठहराय ।

नीचा हो सो भरिए पिए, ऊँचा प्यासा जाय ॥ 86 ॥

सबते लघुताई भली, लघुता ते सब होय ।

जौसे दूज का चन्द्रमा, शीश नवे सब कोय ॥ 87 ॥

संत ही में सत बांटई, रोटी में ते टूक ।

कहे कबीर ता दास को, कबहूँ न आवे चूक ॥ 88 ॥

मार्ग चलते जो गिरा, ताकों नाहि दोष ।

यह कबिरा बैठा रहे, तो सिर करड़े दोष ॥ 89 ॥

जब ही नाम ह्रदय धरयो, भयो पाप का नाश ।

मानो चिनगी अग्नि की, परि पुरानी घास ॥ 90 ॥

काया काठी काल घुन, जतन-जतन सो खाय ।

काया वैध ईश बस, मर्म न काहू पाय ॥ 91 ॥

सुख सागर का शील है, कोई न पावे थाह ।

शब्द बिना साधु नही, द्रव्य बिना नहीं शाह ॥ 92 ॥

बाहर क्या दिखलाए, अनन्तर जपिए राम ।

कहा काज संसार से, तुझे धनी से काम ॥ 93 ॥

फल कारण सेवा करे, करे न मन से काम ।

कहे कबीर सेवक नहीं, चहै चौगुना दाम ॥ 94 ॥

तेरा साँई तुझमें, ज्यों पहुपन में बास ।

कस्तूरी का हिरन ज्यों, फिर-फिर ढ़ूँढ़त घास ॥ 95 ॥

कथा-कीर्तन कुल विशे, भवसागर की नाव ।

कहत कबीरा या जगत में नाहि और उपाव ॥ 96 ॥

कबिरा यह तन जात है, सके तो ठौर लगा ।

कै सेवा कर साधु की, कै गोविंद गुन गा ॥ 97 ॥

तन बोहत मन काग है, लक्ष योजन उड़ जाय ।

कबहु के धर्म अगम दयी, कबहुं गगन समाय ॥ 98 ॥

जहँ गाहक ता हूँ नहीं, जहाँ मैं गाहक नाँय ।

मूरख यह भरमत फिरे, पकड़ शब्द की छाँय ॥ 99 ॥

कहता तो बहुत मिला, गहता मिला न कोय ।

सो कहता वह जान दे, जो नहिं गहता होय ॥ 100 ॥

Chandra Shekhar Azad

Chandra Shekhar Azad

Chandra Shekhar Azad (Chandra Shekhar Tiwari) was born on July 23, 1906 in village Bhavra in Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh. His parents were Pandit Sitaram Tiwari and Jagarani Devi. He received his early schooling in Bhavra. For higher studies he went to the Sanskrit Pathashala at Varanasi. He was an ardent follower of Hanuman and once disguised himself as a priest in a hanuman temple to escape the dragnet of British police.

Chandrashekhar Azad was deeply troubled by the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in Amritsar in 1919. In 1921, when Mahatma Gandhi launched Non-Cooperation movement, Chandrasekhar Azad actively participated in revolutionary activities. He received his first punishment at the age of fifteen. Chandra Shekhar was caught while indulging in revolutionary activities. When the magistrate asked him his name, he said "Azad" (meaning free). Chandrashekhar Azad was sentenced to fifteen lashes. With each stroke of the whip the young Chandrasekhar shouted "Bharat Mata Kid Jai". From then on Chandrashekhar assumed the title of Azad and came to known as Chandrashekhar Azad. Chandrashekhar Azad vowed that he would never be arrested by the British police and would die as free man.

After the suspension of non-cooperation movement Chandrashekhar Azad was attracted towards more aggressive and revolutionary ideals. He committed himself to complete independence by any means. Chandrashekhar Azad and his compatriots would target British officials known for their oppressive actions against ordinary people and freedom fighters. Chandrashekhar Azad was involved in Kakori Train Robbery (1926), the attempt to blow up the Viceroy's train (1926), and the shooting of Saunders at Lahore (1928) to avenge the killing of Lala Lajpatrai.

Along with Bhagat Singh and other compatriots like Sukhdev and Rajguru, Chandrashekhar Azad formed the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HRSA). HRSA was committed to complete Indian independence and socialist principles for India's future progress.

Chandrashekhar Azad was a terror for British police. He was on their hit list and the British police badly wanted to capture him dead or alive. On February 27, 1931 Chandrashekhar Azad met two of his comrades at the Alfred Park Allah bad. He was betrayed by an informer who had informed the British police. The police surrounded the park and ordered Chandrashekhar Azad to surrender. Chandrashekhar Azad fought alone valiantly and killed three policemen. But finding himself surrounded and seeing no route for escape, Chandrashekhar Azad shot himself. Thus he kept his pledge of not being caught alive.

12 Jyotirlingas in INDIA

12 Jyotirlingas in INDIA

सौराष्ट्रे सोमनाथंच श्री शैले मल्लिकार्जुनम् ।
उज्जयिन्यां महाकालमोंकारममल ेश्वरम् ॥

केदारे हिगवत्पृष्ठे डाकिन्यां भीमशंकरम् ।
वाराणस्यांच विश्वेशं त्र्यम्बंक गौतमी तटे ॥

वैद्यनाथं चिताभूमौ नागेशं दारुकावने ।
सेतुबन्धे च रामेशं घृष्णेशंच शिवालये ॥

एतानि ज्योतिर्लिंगानि प्रातरुत्थाय य: पठेत् ।
जन्मान्तर कृत पापं स्मरणेन विनश्यति ॥

A Jyotirlinga or Jyotirling or Jyotirlingam is a shrine where Lord Shiva, an aspect of God in Hinduism is worshipped in the form of a Jyotirlingam or "Lingam of light." There are twelve traditional Jyotirlinga shrines in Indiamarker.

नमामीशमीशान निर्वाणरूपं। विभुं व्यापकं ब्रह्मवेदस्वरूपं।
निजं निर्गुणं निर्विकल्पं निरीहं। चिदाकाशमाकाशवासं भजे5हं॥

निराकारमोंकारमूलं तुरीयं। गिरा ग्यान गोतीतमीशं गिरीशं।
करालं महाकाल कालं कृपालं। गुणागार संसारपारं नतो5हं॥

चलत्कुण्डलं भ्रू सुनेत्रं विशालं। प्रसन्नाननं नीलकण्ठं दयालं।
मृगाधीशचर्माम्बरं मुण्डमालं। प्रियं शंकरं सर्वनाथं भजामि॥

It is believed that Lord Shiva first manifested himself as a Jyotirlinga on the night of the Aridra Nakshatra, thus the special reverence for the Jyotirlinga. There is nothing to distinguish the appearance, but it is believed that a person can see these lingas as columns of fire piercing through the earth after he reaches a higher level of spiritual attainment.
  सौराष्ट्रे सोमनाथंच श्री शैले मल्लिकार्जुनम् ।

उज्जयिन्यां महाकालमोंकारममलेश्वरम् ॥
केदारे हिगवत्पृष्ठे डाकिन्यां भीमशंकरम् ।
वाराणस्यांच विश्वेशं त्र्यम्बंक गौतमी तटे ॥ ...
वैद्यनाथं चिताभूमौ नागेशं दारुकावने ।
सेतुबन्धे च रामेशं घृष्णेशंच शिवालये ॥
एतानि ज्योतिर्लिंगानि प्रातरुत्थाय य: पठेत् ।
जन्मान्तर कृत पापं स्मरणेन विनश्यति ॥

The twelve jyothirlinga :The names and the locations of the 12 Jyotirlingas are mentioned in the Shiva Purana ( ,Ch.42/2-4). These shrines are:

1.   Somnath in Gujarat,

2.    Mallikarjuna at Srisailam in Andra Pradesh,

3.   Mahakaleswar at Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh,

4.   Omkareshwar in Madhya Pradesh,

5.    Kedarnath in Himalayas,

6.   Bhimashankar in Maharastra,

7.   Viswanath at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh,

8.   Triambakeshwar in Maharastra,

9.   Vaidyanath at Deogarh in Jharkand,

10.  Nageswar at Dwarka in Gujarat,

11.  Rameshwar at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu

12.  Grishneshwar at Aurangabad in Maharastra.

1.      12 Jyotirlinga and 12 Moon sign Relation

Various mythological saga can be found in ancient Purans and Granths about lord Shiva. There are many stories about Maha Shivaratri. Like Trishul, Damaru etc and lord Shiva is linked with 9 planets, similarly the 12 Jyotirlingas are related to the 12 Moon signs. They are as follows:

Jyotirlinga Moonsign
1. Somnath-                                                       Aries

2.Mallikarjuna   Shrishailam                           Taurus
3.Mahakalaswar                                              Gemini
4.Omkareshwar                                               Cancer
5.BaidyanathDham                                         Leo
6.BhimaShanker                                              Virgo
7.Rameshwaram                                             Libra
8.Nageshwar                                                   Scorpio
9.Vishwanath                                                   Sagittarius
10.Trimbakeshwar                                         Capricorn
11.Kedarnath                                                  Aquarius
12.Gurumeshwar                                            Pisces

1.    Somnath marker, destroyed and re-built six times, is held in reverence throughout India and is rich in legend, tradition, and history. It is located at Prabhas Patan in Saurashtramarker in Gujaratmarker.

2.   Mallikarjuna , also called marker, is the name of the pillar located on a mountain on the river Krishna. Srisailam, near Kurnoolmarker in Andhra Pradeshmarker enshrines Mallikarjuna in an ancient temple that is architecturally and sculpturally rich. Adi Shankara composed his Sivananda Lahiri here.

  3.  Mahakal, Ujjainmarker (or Avanti) in Madhya Pradeshmarker is home to the Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga temple. The Lingam at Mahakal is believed to be Swayambhu, the only one of the 12 Jyotirlingams to be so. It is also the only one facing south and also the temple to have a Shree Yantra perched upside down at the ceiling of the Garbhagriha (where the Shiv Lingam sits).

 4.   Omkareshwar in Madhya Pradesh on an island in the Narmada rivermarker is home to a Jyotirlinga shrine and the Mamaleshwar temple.

5. Vaidyanath jyotirlinga temple also called Baidyanth Temple is in the Santhal Parganas division of the state of Jharkhand.It is the only place in India where the jyotirlinga and the saktipeeth are together. They lay side by side. Baijnath Shivdham in Kangara Himachal Pradesh also claimed as Jyotirlinga of Vaidyanath also associated with Ravana.

6.   Bhimashankar marker is very much debated. There is a Bhimashankara temple near Punemarker in Maharastra, which was referred to as Daakini country, Kashipur was also referred to as Daakini country in ancient days. A Bhimashkar Temple is also present there which is also known as Shree Moteshwar Mahadev. Another Bhimashankar is in the Sahyadri range of Maharashtramarker. Bhimshankar temple near Guwahatimarker, Assam is the jyotirlinga according to Sivapuran.

 

7. Rameshwaram marker in Tamil Nadumarker is home to the vast Ramalingeswarar Jyotirlinga temple and is revered as the southernmost of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines of India. It enshrines the ("Lord of Rama") pillar.

  

  8.  Nageshvara Jyotirlinga shrine in Daruka Vana. The location of this jyotirlinga is in dispute with Dwarkamarker in Gujaratmarker and Aundha Nagnath in Hingoli district of Maharashtramarker claiming to be the correct location. Jageshwar is a place in Almora, Uttarakhand, where there is a temple called Jageshwar also claims to be Nageswar Jyotirlinga.

The narratives on Nageshvara Jyotirlinga

The Shiva Purana says Nageshvara is in the Darukavana, which is an ancient epic name of forest in India. Darukavana finds mention in Indian epics like kamyakavana, Dvaitavana, Dandakavana,etc.

According to a narrative, the Balakhilyas, a group of dwarf sages worshipped Shiva in darukavana for long time. To test their devotion and patience, Shiva came to the Darukavana as an digambara (nude) ascetic, wearing only Nagas[serpants] in his body. Wives of sages were attracted and ran after the ascetic, leaving back their husbands. Sages got very disturbed and frustruated with this. They lost their patience and cursed ascetic to loose his linga. Shivalinga fell on the earth and whole world trempled. Brahma and Vishnu came to Shiva, requested him to save earth from destruction and take back his linga. Shiva consoled them and took back his linga.(Vamana Purana Ch.6 and 45)

Shiva promised his divine presence in Darukavana as Jyotirlinga for ever. Later Darukavana became favourate place of Nagas and Vasuki worshipped Shiva here for long and there after the Jyotirlinga came to be known as Nagnath or Nageshvara.

Also, there is a narrative in the Shiva Purana on the Nageshvara Jyotirlinga. It says, a demon named Daaruka attacked a Shiva devotee by name Supriya and imprisoned her along with several others in his city of Darukavana. This place was a city of snakes and Daruka was the king of the snakes. On the insistence of Supriya, all the prisoners started to chant the holy mantra of Shiva and instantly Lord Shiva appeared and vanquished the demon and later started to reside here in the form of a Jyotirlinga.

Controversy about the location

At present, there is a debate on location of epic forest Darukavana so as to identify the jyothirlinga of Nageswaram. Since no other important clues are left in the text which help in locating the place, 'Darukavana' remains as the vital clue.

The very name of Darukavana in text could be misread as 'Dwarakavana' to locate Jyotirlinga at Nageswara temple at Dwaraka. In fact there is no legendary forest at this part of dwaraka that finds mention in any of the india epics. In the narratives of Shri Krishna, we find mention of Somanatha and adjoining Prabhasa tirtha, but never there is any mention of 'Nageswara or Darukavana' in Dwaraka and outskirts.

Darukavana could be again misread as 'daruvana' [meaning deodar forest] by many to locate it in almora. Deodar (daru vriksha) is found in western Himalayas in abundance and is not found in peninsular India. According to the ancient treatise Prasadmandanam,

"हिमाद्रेरूत्तरे पार्श्वे देवदारूवनं परम् पावनं शंकरस्थानं तत्र् सर्वे शिवार्चिताः।"

Thus many identify 'Jageswara' temple in Almora, Uttarkhand as Nageshvara Jyotirlinga.

But 'Darukavana' finds mention adjacent to Vindhya Mountains in epics. It is south-southwest of the Vindhyas extending to sea in west.

In the Dvadasha Jyotirlinga Stotra (6), Shankaracharya praised this Jyotirlinga as Naganath:

"Yamye sadange nagaretiramye vibhushitangam vividhaishcha bhogai

Sadbhaktimuktipradamishamekam shrinaganatham sharanam prapadye"

This could provide evidence that it is located in the south ['yamye'] at the town of Sadanga. Sadanga is the ancient name of Aundh in Maharashtra and is located 'south' compared to Jageswara shrine in Uttarkhand and Dwaraka Nageshvara at West end.

This could show that Nagnath Shrine at Aundha in Hingoli district, Maharashtra may be Nageswara Jyothirlinga and Darukavana is located south-west of Vindhyas.

 9. Kashi Vishwanath Templemarker in Varanasimarker, Uttar Pradeshmarker is home to the Vishwanath Jyotirling temple, which is perhaps the most sacred of Hindu Temples.

                                                            

  10.  Trimbakeshwar  marker, near Nasikmarker in Maharashtramarker, has a Jyotirlinga shrine associated with the origin of the Godavari river.

 

11.   Kedarnathmarker in Uttarakhandmarker is the northernmost of the Jyotirlingas. Kedarnath, nestled in the snow-clad Himalayasmarker, is an ancient shrine, rich in legend and tradition. It is accessible only by foot, and only for six months a year.

                                                                       

  

12.    Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga shrine, in Aurangabad Maharashtra, is located near the rock-cut temples of Elloramarker. This shrine is also known as Ghushmeshwar.