Yashoda Srivastava, Kanpur, Amrit Vichar: Kathmandu (Nepal) Situation Pashupatinath Temple is a major pilgrimage site of Hindu religious people around the world. It is believed that only after the darshan of Kedarnath and the mouth site of Pashupatinath, the body of Lord Shankar, the virtue of the darshan of twelve Jyotirlingas is attained. Pashupatinath Temple should also be considered a major source of economic development of Nepal. Pagoda is usually special in Sawan and Shivaratri, but the scene here is special everyday. The twelve months remains a crowd of devotees.
There is no history of the manifestation of Pashupatinath temple, yet its importance is best. The disclosure of this temple has no history, yet its importance is universal, well -known. It is believed that Shiva is present here since the beginning. Pashupatinath is considered one of the 12 Jyotirlingas of Shiva, half of Kedarnath. The temple is located near the Bagmati River in Devpatan village, three kilometers north of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. This river is called Mokshadayini. The bodies of Hindu people are cremated at the west and south end of the temple. The burning of concerns continues uninterrupted here.
This temple is one of the eight holiest sites of Hinduism. According to the legend, Lord Shiva was sitting here and sitting in sleep after wearing the disguise of chicke. After finding a lot, they met the gods. The gods tried hard to take him to Varanasi. During this time, his horn broke into four pieces while running to the other bank of Bagmati river. Then Lord Pashupati appeared here as Chaturmukh Linga.
The Pashupatinath Linga Deity has four faces in four directions and the fifth face in the upper part. Each Mukhakar has a rosary of Rudraksha in the right hand and a kamandal in the left hand. Each face is of different importance and worship of these five faces has different importance. The first face is ‘Aghor’ mouth, which is towards the south. The former face is called ‘Tatpurush’. The answer is the form of ‘Ardhanarishwar’. The western face is called ‘Sadyojat’. The upper part is known as ‘Ishaan’ mouth. This is a formless face. This is considered the best face of Lord Pashupatinath.
The kings of Nepal had invited Indian Brahmins to serve God at Pashupatinath Temple since 1747. First, the South Indian Brahmin was appointed as the priest of the ‘Pashupatinath Temple’. The South Indian Bhatt Brahmins have been appointed as the head priests of this temple, and they have the right to touch the Shivling of Pashupatinath Temple. In 2009, the Maoists entered the Pashupatinath temple and abused them by opposing Indian priests. The matter was a cause of tension between the two countries but the then government of Nepal took it carefully. The tradition of appointment of Indian Bhatt priests in the temple still continues.
Millions of devotees gather on the first Monday of Sawan
In the Pashupatinath temple, there is a surge of devotees throughout the spring, but on the first Monday of this month, lakhs of devotees get influx. In this time, so far, the visit of about 1.5 million devotees is reported to be the highest number of Indians. People come here from every corner of India and perform Jalabhishek of Pashupatinath. For the convenience of devotees, there has been a lot of change in the system here. The visitors do not have any problem at all, it has been taken care of. As before, you cannot see this form of Bholenath without fear. The time of darshan in the temple and the methods of worship are all changed. You have to follow the rules of the temple in the law of worship and worship material. Everything has become more timely.
Rudrabhishek has special significance
Rudrabhishek has special significance in the Pashupatinath temple. Everyone who comes here would definitely like to do Rudrabhishek. Earlier, Dakshina of priests was voluntary to perform Rudrabhishek or any other worship. Not now The temple administration has fixed its rate and has posted it on a large board. A separate cell has been established for special worship, through which you will be able to do the desired puja. You will be given a receipt by depositing the fees of worship here. Here offerings or worship fees have a big contribution in Nepal’s economic development. A large part of the offerings is also spent in the maintenance of the temple, the salaries of the employees etc. Here, this zodiac sign of worship, devotees play happiness happily.
There is no VIP visitors in Pashupatinath temple. Even if the biggest man or politician of Nepal comes, there is no disruption in the philosophy of common devotees. Everyone keeps worshiping or darshan together. Who will be a politician greater than the President, but even on his arrival, everything remains normal.
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