hamesha bhavna ki bhukhi hoti
hai. apne bachchon evan bhakton par
sneh lutana hi uska param dharm hota
hai. aisi mamtamyi man jagat janni
kan-kan men vidyaman hai.
man ke nau rup to jag prasiddh hain hi,
51 shaktipithon ke rup men bhi man jagdanba
pure bharatavarsh men puji jati hai. himachl
pradesh ke kangra jile men sthit
jvalamukhi mandir bhi 51 shaktipithon men
se ek hai. daksh yagya men parvati ke kudne
ke bad jab sati parvati ka shav lekr
shiv nikle to mata sati ki jihva
yahan giri tab is shaktipith ka nirman
hua. yahan nirantar jalti rahne vali
jvala ke rup men man jvala ki
puja-archana ki jati hai.
is shakti mandir ki sthapna ke vishy
men ek anya akhyan bhi prachlit hai.
bahut dinon se ek gvala is bat par
gaur kar raha tha ki uski gay ke
thanon se dudh pahle hi koi duh leta
hai. jab vah bahut dinon tak is rahasya
ko nahin jan paya to usne ek bar
gay ka picha kiya aur paya ki
jangal men ek kanya ati hai aur gay
ka dudh pikar prakash men vilin ho
jati hai. apni ankhon se yah drishya
dekhakar vah bhauchakka rah gaya. us
rat vah so nahin paya, subah uthkr
usne us chamatkari balika ke vishy
men raja ko batane ka nishchay kiya.
raja ne gvale se yah ghatna suni to
use us kshetra men sati ki jihva girne
vali katha smaran ho ai. raja ne
kshetra ka bariki se nirikshan kiya
magar vah us pavan sthal ko talashne
men safal nahin ho paya. kuch sal
bad vah gvala dobara us kshetra men
gaya to use vahan ek jvala jalti
dikhi. gvala fir raja ke pas gaya
aur bataya ki usne parvat shikhron ke
bich se jalti hui jvala niklti
dekhi hai. raja ne us sthan par ek
mandir ka nirman kiya. tab se yahan
nitya puja-archana ki jane lagi.
kaha jata hai ki bad men pandav yahan
ae aur unhonne is mandir ka
punruddhar kiya. kuch samay bad katoch
vansh, kangra ke tatkalin raja bhumi
chand ne pahli bar yahan ek bhavya mandir
banaya. tab se ab tak yahan nirantr
tirthayatriyon ka tanta laga rahta hai.
jvala ji men bhumi se anavarat niklne
vali jvala sabke lie akarshan ka
kendra hai. jin logon ki adya shakti
mata ke chamatkarik vyaktitva men astha
nahin hai un logon ne yahan jakar is
jvala ko bujhane ke pratyaksh evan paroksha
prayas kie lekin unhen munh ki khani
pari. kaha jata hai ki mugal badshah
akabar ne is jvala ko bujhane ke
lie lohe ki ek chakti rakh di, jab
usse bhi lau nahin bujhi to uske
upar nahar ka pani chor diya. parantu
is sabke bavjud lau jalti hi rahi,
to akabar ne mata ki shakti se prabhavit
hokar mandir men sone ka chatra charhaya,
halanki man ke prati uske avishvas
ke chalte vah chatra anya dhatu men parivartit
ho gaya. lekin is ghatna ke bad
shaktisvarup man ke prati akabar ki
astha aur bhi drirh ho gai. man shakti
ke viruddh akabar dvara kie gae shakti
prayog ne jan-jan ke man se sari
shankaen mita din aur man ke darshan ko
ane vale shraddhaluon ki sankhya barhti
hi chali gai.
devi man yahan nau jvalaon ke rup men
ek dusre se bhinn dikhai deti hain,
jinke nam mahakali, annapurna, chandi,
hinglaj, vindhyavasini, mahalakshmi,
mahasarasvati, anbika aur anjna hain.
rangarang mela: jvala ji men
marcha-aprail evan sitanbr-aktubar men
ane vali navratriyon men sal men do
bar bahut bara mela lagta hai. is
mele men lok git, lok nritya, natk
adi ki rangarang jhalak to milti hi
hai, sath hi kushti, daur adi ki
pratispardhaen bhi ayojit ki jati
hain. himachli sanskriti mano jivant ho
uthti hai. yahan milne vali hast shilpa
ki lubhavni vastuen paryatkon ka man
barabas moh leti hain. navratriyon ke
dauran yahan bahut bhir rahti hai. shraddhalu
log lal dhvaj hath men lekar man ka
jaykar karte hue mandir men ate hain.
mata ko charhae jane vale bhog men
rabri ya garhe dudh ki malai, mishri
aur mausmi fal hote hain. pure din
vibhinn charnon men puja-archana chalti
rahti hai. din men panch bar arti aur
ek bar havan hota hai, mandir parisar men
durga saptashati ke shlokon ke bhakti evan
bhavpurn svar gunjayman hote rahte hain.
bhakton ka vishvas hai ki navratriyon
ke dauran yah jvala sakshat man ke
munh se niklti hai.
aspas ke darshaniya sthala:
nagini mata: jvala ji mandir ki
upri pahari par yah mandir sthit hai.
iske aspas hi mela lagta hai.
shri raghunath ji mandir: yahan par
ram, lakshman evan sita ki murtiyan hain.
is mandir ke sanket bhukanp ke bad
mile. kaha jata hai ki ise pandvon ne
banaya.
ashtabhuja mandir: is prachin mandir
men prastar se asht bhujaon vali mata
ki murti bani hui hai.
nadaun: yah jvala ji se lagbhg
12 kimi duri par sthit hai. kangra ke
rajaon ki is bhavya nagri men kai
prachin mandir evan mahl
bane hue hain.
chaimukha mandir: nadaun
se hote hue 22 kimi
ki duri par sthit is
mandir men shiv ki char
munh vali pratima sthapit
hai.
chintpurni: jvala ji
se lagabhag 940 mitr
dur panjab ke hoshiyarpur
jile men bhakton ki samasta
chintaen harne vali mata
chintpurni ka mandir hai.
yahan varsh bhar shraddhaluon
ka tanta laga rahta hai.
aisi manyata hai ki jo bhi log sachche
man evan vishvas se apni chintaon ko
lekar yahan ate hain, mata unki chintaen
apne pas rakh, khushiyon se jholi bhar
deti hai. solah sirhiyan charhakar mata
ke darshan hote hain. yahan devi murti rup
men nahin pindi ke rup men avasthit hai.
yahan devi ka mastak nahin hai islie
ise chinnamastika bhi kaha jata hai.
kab jaen: yahan har mausam men ja
sakte hain. sardiyon men thand parne ke
karan uni kapre sath rakhen. navratriyon
ke dinon men yahan utsavi vatavaran to
hota hai lekin bahut bhir hone ke
karan tasalli se darshan karne vale
anya dinon men ana pasand karte hain.
kaise jaen/ kahan thahren:
hoshiyarpur sabhi rel lainon se jura
hua hai. yahan se sthaniya basen aur
taiksi asni se upalabdh ho jati hain.
yahan thahrne ke lie himachal paryatn
vibhag ke yatri nivas evan sthaniya
dharmashala asani se mil jate hain.