mahamaya mandir, raipur

shree rajrajeshwari maan mahamaya devi mandir raipur yaa lokpriya mahamaya mandir devi mahamaya koo samarpit ack hindu mandir haye joe purani basti, raipur, chhattisgarh mein sthit haye. yeh chhattisgarh key 36 "shaktipeethon" yaa 36 kilon mein seey ack haye. maratha shaasak mordwaz dwara 17veen-18veen shatabdi key beach nirmit, yeh raipur key sabse puraane aur sabse ameer mandiron mein seey ack haye. mandir mein dou mandir hain, mahamaya mandir aur samaleshwari mandir. suryast key dauran, soorya kii kiranen maan mahamaya key pairon koo chhooti hain aur suryodaya key dauran, kiranen maan samaleshwari key pairon koo chhooti hain.
itihas.
mahamaya mandir lagbhag 1400 saal purana haye. aitihaasik saakshyon key anusaar, haihaya raajaon ney chhattisgarh mein chhattis kilon kaa nirmaan kiya aur pratyek kille kii shuruat mein maan mahamaya key mandiron kaa nirmaan kiya aur mandir unamen seey ack kilaa haye. vartamaan mein, kille kaa koee pramaan naheen haye, lekin mahamaya aur samaleshwari koo samarpit mandir haye. iss mandir kaa nirmaan haihaya key raajaa mordwaz ney taantrik nidhi dwara kiya thaa joe ise "aghoriyon aur taantrikon" key liye ack teerthsthal banaata haye. vartamaan mandir kaa nagpur key maraathon dwara navinikaran kiya gayaa thaa.
kahani.
ack baar raajaa mordwaz apani raani kumudati devi key saath apane raajya key daure parr gaye they. jaba way laut rahey they, tou subah kaa samay thaa.  raajaa mordwaz karoon nadee key doosari taraf they, jaba way nadee paar curr rahey they, tou unake dimag mein ack vichaar aaya kii subah kii dincharya seey sevaanivritt honey key baad, aage kii yatra karein.  yeh sochkar way nadee key kinare (vartamaan mahadevghat) rook jaate hain.  naukaraaniyaan raani koo kapade kaa ghoonghat pahankar nahaane key liye nadee kii or leey jaane lageen.  jaise hii nadee paas pahunchi, raani aur usaki naukaraniyon ney dekhaa kii paani mein ack badee chattan padee hui thee aur teen vishal saamp baithe they aur unake hood teen taraf seey faile hue they.  iss drishya koo dekhkar way sabhi darr gaye aur chillakar rook gaye.  saaree khabar raajaa koo bhej dee gaee. jaise hii khabar millie, raajaa turant usa sthaan parr aaa gayaa. jaba unhone yeh drishya dekhaa tou way bhee hairan reh gaye. turant unhein "raaj jyotishi" aur "rajpurohit" kahaa gayaa.  usane dekhaa aur dhyaan kiya aur raajaa koo bataaya kii yeh ack patthar naheen haye, balki devi kii moorti haye aur yeh ulta padaa huaa haye.  raajaa mordwaz ney unake dwara dee gaee salah parr snan karane key baad vidhipoorvak pooja kii aur dheere-dheere chattan kii or badhane lagey.  vahaan seey teen vishal saamp ack-ack karke fisalane lagey.  unake jaane key baad, raajaa ney usa chattan koo chhuaa aur jhukkar usey seedha curr diyaa. harr koee yeh dekhkar hairan thaa kii vaha chattan parr naheen balki shher parr khadee thee aur mahishasuramardini ashtakoniya devi bhagwati kii moorti haye. yeh dekhkar sabhi haath jodkar jhuk gaye. usa samay moorti seey ack aavaaz aaee, "oh raaj!  main aapka kuldevi huun. aap merrie pooja karate hain aur meraa sammaan karate hain, main khud mahamaya huun."raajaa ney apane panditon, aacharyon aur jyotishiyon seey paramarsh kiya aur salah lii. sabhi ney salah dee kii bhagwati maan mahamaya key jeevan koo pavitra kiya jaanaa chaahiye, tabhi yeh pataa chalaa kii vartamaan puraane basti kshetra mein kissy anya devta key liye ack nae mandir kaa nirmaan kiya gayaa haye.  devi key adesh key anusaar usee mandir mein nirmaan kaary puuraa karane key baad, aadishakti maan mahamaya key jeevan koo poori tarah seey vaidik aur taantrik vidhi seey khaaroon nadee seey laakar pavitra kiya gayaa thaa.  aapako bataa dein kii mandir mein sthaapit devi kii moorti baahar seey dikhaai detee haye.  lekin jaise hii koee mandir mein pravesh kartaa haye, moorti seedhi dikhane lagati haye.

