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Kalimath Temple, Rudraprayag Uttarakhand-कालीमठ मंदिर, रुद्रप्रयाग उत्तराखंड
एम.एस. मेहता /M S Mehta 9910532720:
Dosto,
रुद्रप्रयाग जनपद के मन्दाकिनी घाटी में गुप्तकाशी से १० किलोमीटर की उत्तर पूर्व में प्रसिद्ध सिद्दीपीठ श्री कालीमठ मंदिर है! समुद्र तल से १४६३ मीटर की ऊँचाई पर स्थित केदार शिकाह्र और चौखम्बा की ढाल और काली नदी (केदारखंड में उसे सरस्वती कहा गया है, "सरस्वत्यास्टटे सौम्ये काली तीर्थमिति स्म्रतम" अध्याय ८५ शलोक १) के दाहिने तट पर कालीमठ सिद्दी पीठ उत्तराखंड के शकित स्थलों के अपना विशिष्ठ स्थान रखता है !
About Kali Math
There are two stories on the origin Kali Maa, and the one from the Durga Saptashati (a poem in praise of Durga Maa), which is part of the Markandeya Puran is more popular.
Long long ago there existed two powerful demons called Shumbh and Nishumbh. As they grew in strength, they usurped the vast empire of the King of Gods, Indra and dispossessed all the gods like Surya, Chandra, Yam, Varuna, Pawan and Agni. Both of them also managed to throw the god-host away from heaven. Sorely distressed the gods went to the mortal realm (Earth) and began to brood on how to get rid of these demons permanently. The solution was to pray to Durga Maa in her form of Parvati, the wife of Shiva. They reached the Himalayas and prayed to please the kind hearted Goddess Parvati. Agreeing to help, the body of Mother Parvati emerged a bright light in the form of a divine lady called Ambika. Her exit from Devi Parvati\'s body caused the latter to turn dark and black. She was then known as Kaushiki who began to dwell over the mountain ranges.
When the sycophants of the demons, Chand and Munda saw the dazzling light in the beautiful form of Ambika, they were enchanted by her superb beauty. They went to the demons Shumbh and Nishumbh and said, "Your Lordship! This woman is the most beautiful female in the entire Universe." They described her beauty in such superlative terms that Shumbh and Nishumbh could not resist sending their messenger Sugreeva to bring her to them.
Sugreeva reached Ambika and extolled the virtues of his masters Shumbh and Nishumbh to influence the Goddess. But she smiled indulgently and replied: "You may be right in the assessment of your masters but I cannot break my oath. I might have done it rather unconsciously but the fact is that now I stand committed to my oath, which is that whosoever can defeat me in battle and brow-beat me; whosoever can match my power, only he shall only be my master. So go and tell your masters to show their strength and win me in the battle." The messenger replied: "Listen, O Lady! You are very arrogant and adamant. Don't challenge my masters, against whose might the universe shudders in fright. They, who have browbeaten the gods and have thrown them out of Heaven, are very powerful. You are a mere woman, and you cannot match their might. Follow my advice and come with me to accept their proposal. Or else you shall be pulled by your hair and taken to their feet."
The Goddess replied: "Whatever you say may be true. Maybe your Shumbh is so powerful and your Nishumbh is so virile but I am committed to my pledge. But go now and explain the whole situation to the Demon-lords. Let them come and defeat me!"
Sugreeva then went to his masters Shumbh and Nishumbh and explained the whole situation at length. Shumbh and Nishumbh became angry and they sent another demon Dhoomralochan to fetch her. But a mere loud cry and wrathful gaze of the Goddess was enough to incinerate the demon Dhoomralochan.The lion of the Goddess slayed the accompanying demons. Then the Demon kings sent Chanda and Munda with a large army to capture the Great Goddess. They encircled the Himalayas to nab the Goddess. The Goddess then produced a black figure of frightening form, called Kaali-Devi or Kaalika Devi. She destroyed the demons easily, hacked off the heads of Chanda and Munda and brought them to the Goddess Ambika. Since she had hacked off the heads of Chanda Munda, she became famous as Chamunda Devi. (Souce http://kalimath.com/legend.php)
M S Mehta
एम.एस. मेहता /M S Mehta 9910532720:
(Source -kalimath.org).
एम.एस. मेहता /M S Mehta 9910532720:
आरती श्री महाकाली जी की
अम्बे तू है जगदम्बे काली जय दुर्गे खप्पर वाली ,
तेरे ही गुण गायें भारती |
ओ मैय्या हम सब उतारें तेरी आरती |
माता तेरे भक्तजनों पर भीड़ पड़ी है भारी |
दानव दल पर टूट पडो माँ करके सिंह सवारी |
सौ -सौ सिंहों से बलशाली है दस-दस भुजाओं वाली |
दुखियों के दुःख को निवारती |
ओ मैय्या हम सब उतारें तेरी आरती |
माँ बेटे का है इस जग में बड़ा ही निर्मल नाता |
पूत कपूत सुने हैं पर ना माता सुनी कुमाता |
सब पर करुणा दर्शानेवाली अमृत बरसानेवाली |
दुखियों के दुःख को निवारती |
ओ मैय्या हम सब उतारें तेरी आरती |
नहीं मांगते धन और दौलत ना चांदी ना सोना |
हम तो मांगे माँ तेरे मन में एक छोटा सा कोना |
सबकी बिगड़ी बनाने वाली लाज बचाने वाली |
सतियों के सत् को सँवारती |
ओ मैय्या हम सब उतारें तेरी आरती |
एम.एस. मेहता /M S Mehta 9910532720:
This is the photo of Kalimath.
एम.एस. मेहता /M S Mehta 9910532720:
कालीमठ को माँ काली का प्रमुख स्थान माना जाता है !काली जो दिस विधाओं के प्रथम! महाभागवत के अनुसार महाकाली ही मुख्य ही प्रमुख है उन्ही के उग्र और सौम्य दो रूपों में अनेक रूप धरम अर्ने वाली दस महाविधाये है! भगवान् शिव शक्तियों ये महाविधाये अनंत सिद्दीया प्रदान करने में समर्थन मानी गयी है! दस विधाओं के अंतर्गत :
१) काली
२) तारा
३) छिन्नमस्ता
४) षोडशी
५) भुनेश्वरी
६) त्रिपुरभैरवी
७) घूमावती
८) बगलामुखी
९) मातंगी
१०) कमला
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