
mahakaleshwar jyotirlingam

shivanu samarppichirikkunna oru hindu shethramaaya mahakaleshwar jyotirlingam, shivante ettavum pavitramaaya vaasasthalangalaanennu parayappedunna panthrand jyotirlingalil onnaanu. indiayile madhya pradeshile purathana nagaramaya ujainilaan ithu sthithi cheiyunnathu. vishudha nadiyaaya "shipra" yude theerathaanu kshethram sthithi cheiyunnathu. aaradhanayaayi sthaapikkukayum manthrashakthiyil nikshepikkukayum cheiyunna mattu prathimakalkum lingangalkkum vipareethamaayi ullil ninnu shakthiyude (shakti) pravaahangal nedunna "svayambhu" aanu linga roopathilulla peedadevathayaaya shivan ennu vishwasikkappedunnu.
madhya pradeshinu rund jyothirlingangalund, randaamathethu, oomkareshwar jyotirlinga, mahakaleshwar jyotirlingathinu 140 kilometer thekkayi sthithicheyyunnu.
jyothirlingangalekkurim.
sivapuraanam anusarichu, srishtiyil aaraan paramonnathan ennathinekkurichu brahmaavum vishnuvum orikkal tharkkamundaayirunnu. avare pareekshikkaan, shivan moonnu lokangaleyum ananthamaaya prakashasthambhamaaya "jyotirlinga" maayi thulachu. vishnuvum brahmaavum prakaashatthinte avasaanam kandethunnathinayi thooniloode yathaakramam thaazhekkum mukalilekkum sanjarikkaan theerumaanikkunnu. avasaanam kandethiyennu brahmaavu nuna paranjappol vishnu thante parajayam sammathichu. shivan prakaashatthinte randaamathe sthambhamaayi prathyakshappedukayum nithyathayude avasaanam vare vishnuvine aaraadhikkumbol chadangukalil thanikk sthaanamillennu brahmaavine shapikkukayum cheythu. jyotirlingam" paramamaya bhaagamillaatha yaadhaarthyamaanu, athil ninnu shivan bhaagikamaayi prathyakshappedunnu. jyotirlinga" shethrangal, athinaal shivan prakaashatthinte oru agni sthambhamaayi prathyakshappetta sthalangalaanu. jyothirlingangalumaayi thettidharikkendathilla, shivante 64 roopangalundu. panthrand "jyotirlinga" sthalangalil oronnum peedasthanaaya devante peru sweekarikkunnu-oronnum shivante vyathyastha roopamaayi kanakkaakkappedunnu. eee sthalangalilellaam, shivante ananthamaaya swabhaavathe pratheekappeduthunna thudakkamillaathathum ananthavumaaya "stambha" sthambhathe prathinidheekarikkunna "lingam" aanu praadhamika chithram. gujaraathile somanath, aandhraapradeshile sreeshailathile mallikarjuna, madhyapradeshile ujjainil mahakaleshwar, madhyapradeshile oomkaareshwar, uttaraakhandile himalayangalile kedarnath, mahaaraashtrayile bheemashankar, utharpradeshile vaaranaasiyile viswanath, mahaaraashtrayile thrimbakeshwar, jaarkhandile vaidyanath kshethram, deoghar, gujaraathile dwaarakayile nageshwar, thamizhnaattile rameshwarathe rameshwar, mahaaraashtrayile auramgaabaadile grishneshwar ennivayaanu panthrand jyotirlingal.
kshethram.
mahaakaaleshwarinte vigraham thekkott abhimukhamaayi ennaanu ardhamaakkunnathu, "dakshinamukhi" ennaanu ariyappedunnathu. 12 jyotirlingalil mahakaleshwaril maathram kaanapedunna "thaanthrika shivnetra" paarambaryam uyarthippidikkunna oru savishesha savisheshathayaanithu. oomkaareshwar mahaadevinte" vigraham mahaakal shethrathinu mukalilulla sreekovilil prathishtichirikkunnu. sreekovilinte padinjaaru, vadakku, kizhakk bhaagangalil ganesh, parvathi, kaartthikeya ennivarude chithrangal sthaapichittundu. thekk shivante vaahanamaya nandiyude prathimayaanu. moonnaam nilayilulla naagachandreshwarinte vigraham nagapanchami dinathil maathrame darshanathinaayi thurannirikkukayulloo. shethrathinu anchu nilakalundu, athilonnu bhoogarbhamaanu. oru thadaakathinaduthulla vishalamaaya muttathaanu kshethram sthithi cheiyunnathu. shikhar" allengil kodumudi shilpakala kondu alankarichirikkunnu. pichala vilakkukal bhoogarbha sreekovilinte vazhi prakashippikkunnu. matellaa shethrangalil ninnum vyathyasthamayi ivide deviykku samarppikkunna "prasaadam" (vishudha vazhipaadu) veendum arppikkaamenn vishwasikkappedunnu.
kaalatthinte pradhana devathayaaya shivan thante ellah vaibhavathilum ujjain nagaratthil nithyamaayi bharikkunnu. aakaashathekku uyarunna athinte "shikhar", aakaasharekhaykku nere gambheeramaaya oru munbhagam, athinte mahathwathode aadima vismayavum aadaravum ulavaakkunnu. aadhunika tirakkeriya dinacharyakalkkidayilum polum nagaratthinteyum aviduthe janangaludeyum jeevithathil mahaakal aadhipathyam pulartthukayum purathana hindu paarambaryangalumaayi thakarkkaanaavaatha bandham nalkukayum cheiyunnu.
mahaa shivaratri dinathil shethrathinu sameepam oru valia meela nadakkunnu, aaradhana ratri muzhuvan thudarunnu.
sandarshana velayil baagukal, mobail phoneukal, camerakal enniva konduvaraan bhaktharkk anuvaadamilla. bhaktharkk avarude saadhanangal sookshikkaan lokkarukalum clock roomukalum undu.
sraavana allengil bhadrapada maasangalile "sawan" enna vishudha kaalaghattatthinte avasana thinkalaazhcha "shahi savari" ennu vilikkunna pallakkiyile mahaakaalinte ghoshayaathrayum bhaktharude valia pankaalitthamulla oru athbhuthakaramaaya kazhchayaanu.
vaipu sthalam.
thamizh shaivanaayanar upper aalapicha vaipusthalangalile shethrangalilonnaanith.
mahakaleshwar kshethram oru shakti peedamaayi.
18 mahashakti peedangalil onnaayi eee kshethram aadarikkappedunnu.
shivan athu vahikkumbol sathideviyude mrithadehathinte sareerabhaagangal veenathinaal shakthiyude saannidhyam prathishtichathaayi vishwasikkappedunna shethrangalaanu shakti peedangal. 51 "shakti peedangalil" oronninum shakti, kalaabhairava shethrangalundu. sathideviyude mukal chundu ivide veenathaayum sakthiye mahakali ennum vilikkunnu.
hindu grandhangalile paraamarshangal.
puranangal anusarichu, ujain nagaram avanthika ennu vilikkappedukayum athinte soundaryathinum bhakthiyude prabhavakendramenna nilaykkum prashasthamaayirunnu. vishudhagrandhangal padikkaan vidyaarthikal poya praadhamika nagarangalilonnaanith. aithihyamanusarichu, shivante bhaktan ellaayppozhum aaraadhakanumaaya chandrasena enna ujjaininte bharanaadhikaariyundaayirunnu. oru divasam, shreekhar enna oru karshakan kottaaratthinte nilathu nadakkave rajaavu shivante peru ucharikkunnathu kettu addehathodoppam praarthikkaan shethrathilekku oodikkayari. ennirunnaalum, kavalkkar addehathe balamaayi neekkam cheyyukayum nagaratthinte praanthapradeshathu kshipra nadikku sameepathekku ayaykkukayum cheythu. ujjaininte athiraalikalaaya praadhamikamaayi rajaavaaya ripudamana ayalraajyangalile rajaavaaya singhaditya eee samayat raajyathe akramikkaanum athinte nidhikal ettedukkaanum theerumaanichu. ithu ketta shreekhar praarthikkaan thudangukayum vrudhi enna purohithanilekku vaartha vyaapikkukayum cheythu. ithu kettu addeham njettippoyi, thante puthranmaarude adiyanthira abhyarthana maanich kshipra nadiyil shivanodu praarthikkaan thudangi. rajaakkanmaar akramikkaan theerumaanikkukayum vijayikkukayum cheythu; brahmaavinaal anugrahikkapetta, adrishyanaayirunna sakthanaaya rakshasanaaya dushaante sahaayathode avar nagaram kollayadikkukayum shivabhakthare akramikkukayum cheythu.
nissahayaraaya thante bhaktharude apeksha ketta shivan thante mahaakaalaroopathil prathyakshappedukayum chandrasenaraajaavinte shathrukkale nasippikkukayum cheythu. thante bhaktharaya shreekharinteyum vrudhiyudeyum abhyarthana maanich, nagaratthil thamasikkaanum raajyathinte pradhana devathayakanum athinte shathrukkalilninn athine paripalikkaanum thante ellah bhaktareyum samrakshikkanum shivan sammathichu. aaa divasam muthal shivanteyum bharyayaaya parvathiyudeyum shakthikalil ninnu svayam roopappetta oru lingathil mahakaalanaayi shivan thante prakaasharoopatthil vasichu. shivan thante bhakthare anugrahikkukayum eee roopathil thanne aaradhikkunna aalukal maranatheyum rogangaleyum kurichulla bhayathil ninnu mochitharaakumenn prakhyapikkukayum cheythu. koodaathe, avarkk laukika nidhikal nalkukayum shivante samrakshanathilavukayum cheyyum.
gandharwa seena raajaavinte mootha makanaayirunna bhartari, indradevanil ninnum dhaarayile rajaavil ninnum ujjain raajyam sweekarichu.
bhartari thante samsthaanathu 'ujjayani' yude (innathe ujjayin) rajaavaayirunnappol, varshangalude tapassinupakaram kalpavrikshathile aakaashavrikshathil ninnu amarthyathayude phalam labhicha oru braahmanan avide jeevichirunnu. brahmaavu athu thante rajaavaaya raaja bhartarikku sammaanichu, avan athu thante snehiyaaya, sundariyaaya pingla raani allengil ananga seena raaja bharthraariyude avasaanatheyum ilaya bhaaryaykkum kaimari. samsthaanathe head police offeesaraaya maheepaalayumaayi pranayathilaaya raajnji aaa phalam addehathinu sammaanichu, avar athu thante priyappetta, bahumanappetta velakkaaril oralaaya lakhaykku kaimari. oduvil, rajaavumaayi pranayathilaaya lakha aaa phalam rajaavinu thirike nalki. vritham poortthiyaakkiya sesham, aaa phalam rajavinodu avishwasthathayude doshafalangal velippeduthukayum avan raajnjiye vilichu avalude shirachhedam cheyyaan utharavidukayum aaa phalam svayam bhakshikkukayum cheythu. athinusesham addeham simhasana upekshichu oru mathavishwaasiyaayi.
pinneedu addeham pattinattharinte sishyanaayi, addeham aadyam bhartrahari rajaavumaayi "samsari", "sanyasi" ennivayekkurichu tharkkathil earppettu. pinneedu sambhaashanathil "pattinathar" paranju, ellah sthreekalkkum 'eratta manass' undennum parameshwariyude kaaryatthilum ithu sariyaayirikkaamennum. rajaavu eee vaartha raani pingala ariyikkukayum aval pattinaatharinodu shikshikkappedaanum "kalu maaratthil" irikkaanum utharavidukayum cheythu (maratthinte mukalbhagam pensil pole moorcha koottukayum muzhuvan maravum enna pooshukayum cheytha oru maratthinte mukalil irikkaan shikshikkappedunna oraal rund kashanangalayi vibhajikkappedukayum cheyyum), avar pattinaatharine kollan shramichu, pakshe kalu maaram kathithudangi, pattinaatharinu onnum sambhavichilla, rajaavinu vaartha labhichu, rajaavu nerittu pattinaatharinte adutha divasam marikkaan thayyarakan aavasyappettu, pakshe pattinathar marupadi paranju, "njaan ippol marikkaan thayyaaraan". pittennu rajaavu kanneerode vannu vishudhane jayilil ninnu mochippichu, kaaranam aaa ratri kuthirappadayalikalumaayi pranayathilaaya raajnji pingala addeham yadhaarthathil kandu, addeham thante saamrajyavum sambathum poornna kottu vasthravum polum valicherinju, lalithamaaya "kovanam" (arakkett) dharichu, rajaavu pattinattharinte sishyanaayi maari, aandhraapradeshile sreekalahasteshwara kshethrathil "moksham" nedi, athil shivante panchabhoothamasthalangalude bhagamaaya "vaayu lingam" undu.
pushyamithrasanga raajaavinte samakaalikanaayirikkam akkaalathe mahanaaya samskritha kaviyaya kalidasan thante 'meghadootha' kruthikalil kshethrathile aachaarangalekkurich paraamarshichittundu. sayahna chadangukalil kalayudeyum nrithathinteyum prakadanamaaya "naada-aradhana" thekkurichu addeham paraamarsikkunnu.
charithram.
<aii. dii. 1> ll ujjainil nadatthiya reydinide iltutmish kshetra samuchayam nashippichu. jyotirlingam thakarkkukayum aakramana samayat moshticha jaladhari (lingathe pinthunaykkunna oru ghadana) upayogichu aduthulla 'koditheertha kunda' (shethrathinu sameepamulla oru kulatthil) eriyukayum cheythathayi vishwasikkappedunnu.
malwa mekhalayil nikuthi pirikkaan baji raavu onnaaman addehathe niyamichathinu sesham 1734ll maraatha general ranoji shindeyanu ippozhathe ghadana nirmmichathu. mahadji shinde (1730-12 februvari 1794), daulathu raavu shindeyude bhaarya baisa baayi ennivarulppede shinde raajavamshathile mattu amgangalaanu kooduthal vikasanangalum niyanthranavum nadathiyathu. (1827-1863). jayajeerao shindeyude bharanakaalathu (1886 vare) annathe gwalior samsthaanathinte pradhana paripaadikal eee kshethrathil nadakkaarundaayirunnu.
pathinettaam noottaandinte naalam dashakathil ujainil maraatha saamrajya bharanam sthaapithamaayi. ujaininte bharanam peshwa bajirao-iii thante vishwastha senadhipanaaya ranoji shindake nalki, ranojiyude diwan sughathanaakar ramchandra baaba shenavi aayirunnu, addeham valare sambannanaayirunnu, addeham thante sambathu mathaparamaya aavasyangalkkaayi nikshepikkaan theerumaanichu. ithumaayi bandhappett, pathinettaam noottaandinte naalaamatheyum anchaamatheyum pathittaandukalil addeham mahakaleshwar kshethram punarnirmmichu.
1947ll india swathanthramaayathinushesham mahakaleshwar devu sthaan trasttinu pakaram ujjain munisippal korppareshan roopeekarichu. innu ithu ujain jillayude collectorate offeesinu keezhilaanu.
connectivity.
ettavum aduthulla vimaanathaavalam indor
ettavum aduthulla railway steshan ujain junction

