New Delhi. The holy cave of Amarnath in Jammu and Kashmir has been in the news due to the news of the death and disappearance of devotees in the influx caused by heavy rains in the past. Now once again this cave is in the headlines for a different reason. This time the reason is history. It is said in history that a Muslim shepherd had discovered the Amarnath cave for the first time, but Hindi news channel ‘Zee News’ in its program DNA has called this claim false, citing all the old books. In the program shown in the channel, it was told by citing all the books that the Amarnath cave is very ancient and the claims of its discovery by Muslim shepherds are a bundle of lies. So now let us tell you one point at a time that what information has been given by Zee News in its program on the history of Amarnath cave.
It is said in history that the Amarnath cave was first discovered in the year 1850 by Buta Malik, a Kashmiri Muslim shepherd. Only after that the Amarnath Yatra is claimed to begin.
According to the channel, this is wrong because ‘Rajtarangini’, a book written by the poet Kalhan of Kashmir in the 12th century, ‘Ain-i-Akbari’, a book written on the rule of Mughal emperor Akbar in the 16th century, French doctor and Aurangzeb’s physician, Francoise Bernier and The Amarnath cave has been told in 1842 by the British traveler GT Wegne.
The channel told in its program that on page 487 of the 12th chapter of ‘Ling Purana’ written in the 5th century, in the 151st verse, it has been said about the Amareshwar Linga, which gives immortality. Amarnath is described here as Amareshwar.
There is also a mention of Amarnath Yatra in the 267th verse of page number 280 of ‘Rajtarangini’ of Kashmiri poet Kalhan.
The channel has cited page number 360 of the second volume of the 16th century historical book ‘Ain-e-Akbari’ written on the reign of Emperor Akbar. It is written on that page that there is a shape of ice in a cave. It is called Amarnath. During the full moon, the shape of ice is formed by the droplets of water. Which devotees consider as Mahadev. After the new moon, this figure gradually melts.
Zee News has also cited the book ‘Travels in the Mughal Empire’ by French doctor François Bernier of Emperor Aurangzeb. In page 418 of this book, there is a mention of Himling and worship by the devotees there.
English traveler and historian GT Wagen traveled to Kashmir from 1835 to 1838. He wrote a book on it titled ‘Travels in Kashmir, Ladakh, Iscardo, The Countries Adjudicating the Mountain Course of the Indus, The Himalaya, North of the Punjab’. This book has two volumes and according to the channel, page number 148 of the first volume and pages 7 and 8 of the second volume mentions the Amarnath Yatra.
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-Dr. Omji Upadhyay, director of the Indian Council of Historical Research told the channel that Amarnath is mentioned in all the texts, compositions till the year 1842, but after the year 1900 suddenly it was told that Muslim Buta Malik first discovered this cave. was.
Dr. Hiraman Tiwari, Professor of History Department of Jawaharlal Nehru University, JNU, told the channel that according to mythological beliefs and ancient texts, when Lord Shiva gives the knowledge of immortality, then Goddess Parvati goes to the cave of Amarnath and tells about it. . Overall, the discovery of Buta Malik is in question and if the things written in ancient texts and books are true, then the question arises as to why Hindus were forced to believe that a Muslim shepherd built the Amarnath cave. was discovered?