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A Journey of Faith BAHUBALI -TThe beginning......Page 4 SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2015 INTERNET EDITION : www.dailyexcelsior.com/magazine Don’t Worry! Be Happy!!.......Page 3 A JOURNEY OF FAITH Inder Jeet S ‘Prince’ The holy cave of “Baba Amar Nath Ji’’ (Lord Shiva) lov- ingly called as “Baba Barfani’’ is situated about 140 Kms from Srinagar and is at a height of about 13000 Ft. above the sea -level. An age old story about the discovery of this holy cave goes like this that one local shepherd was search- ing for his lost flocks in the hilly mountains unexpectedly he found himself in front of this un-melting “Ice-lingam” of white camphor with the vault itself dripping offerings of water over it for centuries unseen by mortal eyes. He came home and whispered to other shepherds in the Valley how he suddenly come upon ‘Mahadeva’’ ! Another story goes like this that a local shepherd named Buta Malik hap- pened to meet a “Sadhu’’ during the course of tending his sheep. That Sadhu gave him a “Kangri’ full of burning coals. (Kangri is an earthen vessel for plac- ing burning coals in it’ to keep oneself warm). That shepherd on reaching home found’’ Kangri was full of gold instead of burning coals. He turned back to thank ‘Sadhu’’ but could not find him. Instead he found the holy cave of Baba Amar- nath Ji since then 1/3rd of the donations collected at the holy cave used to be given to the family of Buta Malik. According to some authors, the holy shrine of Baba Amarnath Ji had been lost for thousands of years and for other writers, for hundred years, till it was rediscovered by Maliks of Batkul. However, there is no dearth of writers who believe that Amarnath Ji cave may not have been lost for thousands or hundreds of years. The pilgrimage must’ve been disturbed due to political upheavals or natural calamities or per- secution of the Hindus during the Mughal invasion at the most for a decade or so. According to book “The Valley of Kashmir’’ written by Lawrence, the pilgrims proceeding to Amarnath Ji cave used to be joined by Brahamins of Mattan area and further up from Batkul, Maliks used to take charge of the pilgrimage. Maliks of Batkul were supposed to keep the track in good order, carry sick ones and ensure that nothing was stolen during the pilgrimage belonging to pilgrims. They used to receive 1/3rd of the offerings at Amar Nath Ji cave. It can easily be under- stood that the share of offerings was for the services rendered by Maliks. There is no mention anywhere in the book or in the history that share of offerings was Pilgrims on way to holy shrine of Amarnath in lieu of having re-discovered the shrine. After having night rest at ‘Sheshnaag’, pilgrims proceed towards Mahagu- Shiva removed moon off his forehead and squeezed it. ‘Amritjal’ came out ROUTES nas mountains which is about 14500 ft above sea level. Lack of oxygen is felt on squeezing ‘Chanderkala’ and started flowing as ‘Amravati’. by pilgrims in this area who are to take proper care of themselves and should A bath in this ‘Jal’ made the Gods immortal today, pilgrims take a dip in To have ‘darshan’ of ‘Baba Barfani’ one has to reach Pahalgam, situated on approach health officers or security personnels deployed en-route in case ‘Amravati’stream before entering the holy cave to have ‘darshan’of Ice lingam the Bank of Lidder-stream. Pahalgam is about 96 Kms from Srinagar, the sum- of any difficulty. This area is full of water falls and streams. inside the holy cave. mer capital of J&K State. It is said that Lord Shiva and Maa Parvati left their ‘Nan- It is said that old name of Mahaguna was Mahaganesh because Lord Shi- THE HOLY CAVE di’ (“Bail’’) here while on they way to some lonely place (holy cave). The place va had left his son “Ganesh ji’ here. The holy cave is situated at about 12730 ft above the sea level and is 60 used to be called “Bailgaam’’ and with the passage of time it came to be known After crossing this region, one finds slopes and greenary. as Pahalgam. One has to proceed towards Panchtarni after passing through a silent zone ft long, 15 ft high and 25 ft wide with its entrance wide open. Water drops After Pahalgam, up to about 16 Kms the way to Shri Amar Nath Ji cave goes because of the looming danger of land slides. After passing through silent trickle here and there inside the holy cave. The ‘Syambhu’ (Self created) only along the bank of lidder stream which presents very attractive and pleasant sight. zone, the pilgrims reach an open valley and start chanting slogans like “Jai Ice lingha in the world greets devotees inside this holy cave which has been In between comes ‘Ramajnakhya’ forest. It is said that Lord Rama with his Bole Nath!’’ and “Jai Baba Barfani’’ visited and worshipped since early historic times. wife Mata Sita and brother Laxman came to this place. Shri Ram saw demons From silent zone one reaches Panchatarni. It is believed that Lord Shiva A legend pertaining to the formation of the Ice linga is that Lord Shiva’s moving here freely. let off five components like Prithvi, ‘Jal’, ‘Vayu’, ‘Agni’ and ‘Aakash’) at this consort, Maa Parvati was eager to learn about secrets of life and immortali- He was so upset that drops of perspiration appeared on his forehead. These place and took, the form of ‘Natraj’ and performed ‘Tanav-Nritya’ here. ty and prayed to her lord to reveal the same to her. While sporting over the drops of sweat fell in to the ponds of Ranjeevan making them pure and holy. Pil- While performing this dance, Lord Shiva’s coiled hair ‘Jatayen’ got scat- Himalayas Shiv Ji rested in this cave and revealed the secrets of immortali- grims bathe in these ponds to wash off their sins. tered and the holy ‘Ganga’ came out. The Ganga got divided into five parts ty to Maa Parvati and then transformed himself into an Ice Linga. A pair of ‘Chandanwadi’ is next stop, about 16 Kms from Pahalgam and is about 9500 and the place began to be called as “Panchtarni’’ which is situated at about snow pigeons were also resting in the holy cave. They overheard Lord Shi- ft above sea-level. From Chandanwadi one has to proceed towards Sheshnaag. 12000 ft above the sea level. From here the holy cave of Baba Amarnath Ji va’s discourse and also became immortal. One has to cross ‘Pissu-Top’ before reaching ‘Sheshnaag’. The way to Pissu is about six Km whereas the distance between Sheshnaag and Panchtarni ‘Sangam’ is the place where streams of ‘Amaravati’ and ‘Panchtarni’ meet Top is serpent like zig-zag and stoney. One has to climb high mountains with is about 13 Kms.. together. From here one path goes to Pahalgam via ‘Panchtarni’ ‘Sheeshnaag’ deep gorges on one side. Pissu Top is about 14000 ft above sea level. Pilgrims have to stay for night at “Panchtarni’’. In the morning, after hav- route. The other path goes to ‘Sonamarg’ in Kashmir via ‘Baltal’ route. The Bal- Next stop is Sheshnaag lake which is situated at about 11730 Ft above sea- ing bath in the holy streams of Panchtarni they proceed further. level, pilgrims stay here for night in hired tents. According to age old stories, tal route is shortest route but is difficult and insecure especially in rainy days as There begins the difficult ascent of ‘Bhairav Ghati’. The last about three the path becomes slippery. Lord Shiva appointed ‘Sheshnaag’ (a snake by name) here to prevent anybody Kms path is in the shape of a huge glaciar moving over the Amravati stream from going towards holy cave where Lord Shiva was going to narrate ‘Amarkatha’ Many social and religious organisations from different parts of India organ- that flows here. It is said that once all the Gods together prayed to Lord Shi- ise free ‘Langar’ (community kitchens) on the entire route of Baba Amarnath Ji. before Maa-Parvati. There are three peaks of mountains around the lake and va and asked him to liberate them from the fear of death. At this place Lord have been named as ‘Brahama’, ‘Vishnu’ and ‘Mahesh’. Their efforts are praise -worthy and must be hailed by one and all. Martand Tirath Autar Krishan Trisal Maas, Purushottam Maas, Malimmacha. This is the thirteenth month of the Lunar calendar. Just as there is the lunar year with The ancient and glorious temple of Sun God popularly known the extra month (Adhik Maas), so is there a lunar year with a as Martand Tirath is situated at pilgrim village Mattan on diminished or reduced month, with only eleven months in the Pahlagam road at a distance of 6 kms from District Hq Anant- year. The Lunar year comprising of eleven months only is very nag and 65 kms from Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K State. rare indeed. It occurs once in 140 years or once in 190 years. Before the mass migration of KPs during 1990 turmoil from the But the extra month or Adhik Maas comes every third year. Adhik village Mattan, lakhs of pilgrims used to visit this holy shrine after Maas adopts the name of the month that follows Adhik Maas. performing Sh. Amarnath ji yatra. It is believed that Amarnath Whenever Sankranti does not fall within one month then Adhik Yatra is complete in all respects only when on way back the pil- Maas occurs.
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