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HI">Katha

mso-bidi-language:HI"> of Meri Maiya

Vaishnodevi

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Arial;color:red;mso-bidi-language:HI;font-weight:bold">Katha

HI;font-weight:bold"> of Meri Maiya

Vaishno Devi is centuries

old.

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Arial;color:red;mso-bidi-language:HI;font-weight:bold">Meri

HI;font-weight:bold"> Maiya Vaishno

Devi followed and

text-autospace:none">

Arial;color:red;mso-bidi-language:HI;font-weight:bold">worshiped

HI;font-weight:bold"> Lord Vishnu and considered him

text-autospace:none">

Arial;color:red;mso-bidi-language:HI;font-weight:bold">as

HI;font-weight:bold"> HER ideal.

text-autospace:none">At about 2 kms from Katra(1 ½ DRIVE FROM JAMMU, INDIA), from where we start

our Meri Maiya Yatra

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HI">today

mso-bidi-language:HI">, is situated an old village, Hansal,

also called (Hansalli). Around

text-autospace:none">700 years ago, there

lived a very poor priest named Pandit Shirdhar,

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HI">who

HI"> was very heartily devoted to Meri Maiya Vaishnodevi. He used to

text-autospace:none">

HI">sing

HI"> his daily prayers and performed Meri Maiya Puja daily. He also

text-autospace:none">

HI">used

HI"> to worship little girls (called Kanya Pujan) regularly. And as faith

text-autospace:none">

HI">was

HI">, he was childless and had no children of his own.

text-autospace:none">His daily Puja and Prayers for Meri Maiya Vaishnodevi went on for

text-autospace:none">

HI">many

HI"> years. At last seeing his firm-faith and the true devotion, Meri

text-autospace:none">

HI">Maiya

mso-bidi-language:HI"> one day came to Panditji, in

the form of a little innocent girl.

text-autospace:none">

HI">Pandit

mso-bidi-language:HI"> Shridhar had been busy in his

daily preparation of Kanya Pujan,

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HI">where

mso-bidi-language:HI">, some little girls were present before him. Meri Maiya

text-autospace:none">

HI">Vaishnodevi

mso-bidi-language:HI"> manifested herself in those little-girls. As per the

Hindu

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HI">tradition

mso-bidi-language:HI">, while Pt. Shirdhar had been

washing the feet of these little

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HI">girls

mso-bidi-language:HI">, his sight fell on Meri Maiya manifested Herself in the form of a

text-autospace:none">

HI">little

mso-bidi-language:HI"> girl. Panditji was astonished

to see HER celestial beauty in

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HI">vermilion

mso-bidi-language:HI"> garbs; SHE wore on HER divine body. He had never seen

text-autospace:none">

HI">the

HI"> little girl before, and SHE did not even seem to belong to his

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HI">village

mso-bidi-language:HI">. Anyway, he worshipped as usual. When the Puja was over, all

text-autospace:none">

HI">the

HI"> girls returned to their homes after getting their offerings from

text-autospace:none">

HI">Panditji

mso-bidi-language:HI">, except Meri Maiya who remained seated.

text-autospace:none">

HI">Panditji

mso-bidi-language:HI"> was very much confused and was about to enquire and ask

text-autospace:none">

HI">Meri

HI"> Maiya, that Meri Maiya Herself spoke to him and said "

I have

text-autospace:none">

HI">an

HI"> important task for you." Panditji was spell

bound and was

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HI">astonished

mso-bidi-language:HI"> more and more to listen to such a conversation from that

text-autospace:none">

HI">little-girl

mso-bidi-language:HI">. Meri Maiya

asked Panditji to invite people from neighboring

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HI">villages

mso-bidi-language:HI"> for a collective lunch - called Bhandhara.

Panditji was very

text-autospace:none">

HI">much

HI"> confused and before he could say anything or ask Meri

Maiya

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HI">about

mso-bidi-language:HI"> HER, Meri Maiya

disappeared. [Read More:

HI;font-weight:bold">Bhumika Temple -

About

text-autospace:none">2

kilometers from Katra on

HI;font-weight:bold">Panthal Road, is

situated Bhumika Temple. This

is the

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HI;font-weight:bold">place, where Pt. Shirdhar had the sight of Meri Maiya Vaishnodevi - The Divine

text-autospace:none">

HI;font-weight:bold">Girl. At this very place Pt.

Shridhar arranged the Bhandhara.]

text-autospace:none">Pt. Shirdhar

went on thinking hard - who this little girl was?, but

was

text-autospace:none">

HI">unable

mso-bidi-language:HI"> to find an answer to it… SHE might be an

"Eternal-Girl", or

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HI">may

HI"> be Meri Maiya Vaishnodevi Herself and the more he thought the

text-autospace:none">

HI">more

HI"> he got confused, and worried for the "Bhandhara",

as it was not

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HI">possible

mso-bidi-language:HI"> for him to keep such a huge Bhandhara.

He could not think of

text-autospace:none">

HI">anything

mso-bidi-language:HI">, and in the end, he decided to obey the Divine Girl and

went

text-autospace:none">

HI">to

HI"> tell and invite the people in the neighboring villages.

text-autospace:none">He went on to invite

people from one village to another. On his way,

text-autospace:none">

HI">he

HI"> came across a group of saints. He very humbly bowed before them,

text-autospace:none">

HI">and

HI"> with his folded hands, extended an invitation to them also to

text-autospace:none">

HI">attend

mso-bidi-language:HI"> Bhandhara, the next day. Gorakhnath - the leader of the group

text-autospace:none">

HI">of

HI"> saints - told him that he was mistaking in inviting them at home, as

text-autospace:none">

HI">even

HI"> Lord Indra had not been able to satisfy them.

Pt. Shridhar got

text-autospace:none">

HI">afraid

mso-bidi-language:HI"> and related them the event and told them of the

Divine-Girl.

text-autospace:none">

HI">Gorakhnath

mso-bidi-language:HI"> in his anxiety accepted Panditji's

invitation. He also

text-autospace:none">

HI">wanted

mso-bidi-language:HI"> to see, such a girl, who could prepare food for so many

text-autospace:none">

HI">peoples

mso-bidi-language:HI"> and was very curious to find Who this Girl was?

text-autospace:none">

HI">Panditji

mso-bidi-language:HI"> was fully exhausted when he returned home, and so he

went

text-autospace:none">

HI">fast

HI"> asleep immediately on returning home. The next morning, once

text-autospace:none">

HI">again

mso-bidi-language:HI">, he started worrying about the arrangements for Bhandhara. He

text-autospace:none">

HI">just

HI"> sat in his home, thinking, when people began to gather outside his

text-autospace:none">

HI">small

mso-bidi-language:HI"> hut. Gorakhnath and Bhairavnath, a disciple of Gorakhnath,

also

text-autospace:none">

HI">arrived

mso-bidi-language:HI"> along with their disciples.

text-autospace:none">

HI">Panditji

mso-bidi-language:HI"> was not able to understand what was going on, and to his

text-autospace:none">

HI">surprise

mso-bidi-language:HI">, all of a sudden Meri Maiya Vaishnodevi - The Divine

Girl,

text-autospace:none">

HI">entered

mso-bidi-language:HI"> into the little hut. No one could know - which way SHE

had

text-autospace:none">

HI">come

HI">! How and when did SHE arrive? Meri Maiya told Panditji,

text-autospace:none">"Don't worry, and

get up! Everything will be arranged very soon. Tell

text-autospace:none">

HI">your

HI"> guests to come in and sit in the hut." Pt. Shirdhar,

immediately

text-autospace:none">

HI">got

HI"> up, and came out to the eagerly awaiting crowd. He invited them

text-autospace:none">

HI">to

HI"> come inside the hut and have food. Gorakhanth

then asked - How

text-autospace:none">

HI">can

HI"> we sit in your hut? It does not have a sufficient space for all of us.

text-autospace:none">

HI">Panditji

mso-bidi-language:HI"> folded his hands and said. No problem - please come in .....

text-autospace:none">All people who were

invited began to enter one by one in the hut. All

text-autospace:none">

HI">of

HI"> them were astonished to see, that all of them had entered and sat

text-autospace:none">

HI">inside

mso-bidi-language:HI"> the hut and still a small space was left in the corner

of the same

text-autospace:none">

HI">hut

HI">, which was very small !!

text-autospace:none">

HI">Meri

HI"> Maiya began to serve food from a small vessel in

HER little

text-autospace:none">

HI">hands

mso-bidi-language:HI">. The foods of their respective choice and likings!

Everyone was

text-autospace:none">

HI">surprised

mso-bidi-language:HI"> and Meri Maiya

bhakt Pt. Shirdhar was

overwhelmed with

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HI">joy

HI">.

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HI">Gorakhnath

mso-bidi-language:HI"> and his senior disciple Bhairavnath

were very much

text-autospace:none">

HI">amazed

mso-bidi-language:HI"> and began to consult between themselves - and said SHE

text-autospace:none">

HI">seems

mso-bidi-language:HI"> to be an Eternal Power. Who SHE was? and

when Meri Maiya

text-autospace:none">

HI">reached

mso-bidi-language:HI"> Bhairavnath to serve him the

foods, he asked, "Shall I get the

text-autospace:none">

HI">food

HI"> of my choice?"

text-autospace:none">"What do you

want?" Meri Maiya

asked him politely.

text-autospace:none">

HI">Bhairavnath

mso-bidi-language:HI"> asked for meat and wine. Meri Maiya very gently told

text-autospace:none">

HI">him

HI"> that he was sitting in the hut of a pious Vaishnav

Brahmin, and

text-autospace:none">

HI">that

HI"> only vegetarian food will be served.

text-autospace:none">

HI">Bhairavnath

mso-bidi-language:HI"> turned a deaf ears to the

words, as he wanted to crossexamine

text-autospace:none">

HI">the

HI"> Girl. Nevertheless, Meri Maiya

knew his evil desires and

text-autospace:none">

HI">as

HI"> soon as, Bhairavnath could rose up with some

seditious thinking

text-autospace:none">

HI">and

HI"> tried to catch hold of Meri Maiya

hand, Meri Maiya

disappeared.

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HI">Bhairavnath

mso-bidi-language:HI"> was an expert at the science of meditation and was a

text-autospace:none">

mso-bidi-language:HI">tantrik. He closed his eyes for a moment and

saw with the help of his

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HI">yogic-powers

mso-bidi-language:HI"> (tantrik powers) that Meri Maiya had proceeded towards

text-autospace:none">

HI">the

HI"> Trikuta Hills, in a subtle form of

"Air". Bhairavnath started

text-autospace:none">

HI">chasing

mso-bidi-language:HI"> Meri Maiya.

[Read More : Darshni Darwaza - Meri Maiya Vaishnodevi

text-autospace:none">

HI;font-weight:bold">proceeded through this way,

after disappearing from the Bhandhara. One can get a

text-autospace:none">

HI;font-weight:bold">clear view of the hills,

from this place. Hence it is called Darshni Darwaza, i.e., a gate

text-autospace:none">

HI;font-weight:bold">to the hill-site one and

a half kilometer from Katra.]

text-autospace:none">During this chase, Meri Maiya felt thirsty, and SHE

perched an arrow

text-autospace:none">

HI">with

HI"> HER bow on the land and a stream of water flew out. This place

text-autospace:none">

HI">is

HI"> called Ban Ganga. [

bold">Read More : Ban

font-weight:bold">Ganga -

Starting form Katra and

text-autospace:none">

HI;font-weight:bold">passing through Darshni Darwaza, Ban

font-weight:bold">Ganga is a

streamlet gushing out from the

text-autospace:none">

HI;font-weight:bold">hills over a bridge. The

stream is regarded very sacred and many bhakts take a

text-autospace:none">

mso-bidi-language:HI;font-weight:bold">purificatory bath

in it before proceeding further. A beautiful idol of the goddess is

text-autospace:none">

HI;font-weight:bold">place in the corridors of

Ban Ganga temple.]

text-autospace:none">

HI">Meri

HI"> Maiya stopped for some time and looked behind at

Bhairavnath

text-autospace:none">

HI">who

HI"> was chasing her. [Read More : Charan Paduka

- The place where Meri

text-autospace:none">

HI;font-weight:bold">Maiya rested have marks of

the impressions of HER feet and were printed on a

text-autospace:none">

HI;font-weight:bold">stone as SHE stopped here.

The foot prints are still visible on the stone, preserved

text-autospace:none">

HI;font-weight:bold">here in the temple. Hence,

the place is called "Charan Paduka"

i.e., the holy foot

text-autospace:none">

HI;font-weight:bold">prints.]

text-autospace:none">At a considerable

distance from Charan paduka,

Meri Maiya reached a

text-autospace:none">

HI">small

mso-bidi-language:HI"> charming plateau, called Ardhkwari,

where a mendicant was

text-autospace:none">

HI">practicing

mso-bidi-language:HI"> his meditations opposite a small tunnel. SHE gave HER

text-autospace:none">

HI">divine

mso-bidi-language:HI"> sight to the mendicant and told him not to tell any

thing about

text-autospace:none">

HI">HER visit to any one. Thereafter, Meri

Maiya went into the tunnel and

text-autospace:none">

HI">took

HI"> rest for full long nine months, as if the child in the womb of a

text-autospace:none">

HI">mother

mso-bidi-language:HI">. Meri Maiya

spent the nine months in complete devotion.

text-autospace:none">Hence, the tunnel was

called "Garabh Joon".

text-autospace:none">Searching for Meri Maiya, Bhairavnath

reached here. He asked the

text-autospace:none">

HI">mendicant

mso-bidi-language:HI"> " Have you seen a girl on this plateau?" The

old mendicant

text-autospace:none">

HI">replied

mso-bidi-language:HI">, " SHE is the supreme power in the whole world,

whom you

text-autospace:none">

HI">think

mso-bidi-language:HI"> to be an ordinary girl and that she is Adikumari", i.e. A virgin

text-autospace:none">

HI">since

mso-bidi-language:HI"> the very beginning of this earth. He told Bhairavnath either to

text-autospace:none">

HI">run

HI"> away or to beg pardon from HER. The moment universe came into

text-autospace:none">

HI">existence

mso-bidi-language:HI"> since then SHE has maintained virginity better you go

back.

text-autospace:none">

HI">Bhairavnath

mso-bidi-language:HI"> again put a deaf ear to the advice and entered into the

text-autospace:none">

HI">tunnel

mso-bidi-language:HI">. Meri Maiya

Vaishnodevi was aware of it. Meri

Maiya with

text-autospace:none">HER divine powers made

another opening of the cave by strucking a

text-autospace:none">

HI">path

HI"> at the end of the tunnel with the help of HER trident and moved

text-autospace:none">

HI">ahead

mso-bidi-language:HI"> towards the Holy cave at Darbar

(Bhavan). [Read More : Garabh

text-autospace:none">

HI;font-weight:bold">Joon - The tunnel is about

15 feet long that starts horizontally and ends

text-autospace:none">

HI;font-weight:bold">vertically. This place is about 5

kms from Charan Paduka.]

text-autospace:none">On reaching at the Holy

cave at Darbar Meri Maiya with all HER

text-autospace:none">

HI">powers

mso-bidi-language:HI"> looked as Meri Maiya MAHA KALI and in the end Meri

text-autospace:none">

HI">Maiya

mso-bidi-language:HI"> with HER Trishul cut the head

of Bhairavnath and threw it

text-autospace:none">

HI">with

HI"> such a force that it went at a distant Mountain. The place at

text-autospace:none">

HI">which

mso-bidi-language:HI"> the head fell is now Bhairav

temple. According to the katha

text-autospace:none">

HI">the

HI"> big rock at the entrance of the Holy cave is the remaining body of

text-autospace:none">

mso-bidi-language:HI">Bhairavnath.

text-autospace:none">

HI">Bhairavnath

mso-bidi-language:HI"> then started pleading Meri Maiya, and begged to Meri

text-autospace:none">

mso-bidi-language:HI">Maiya to forgive him, for his

sins.

HI">

text-autospace:none">Merciful Meri Maiya Vaishnodevi

forgave Bhairavnath for all his sins

text-autospace:none">

HI">and

HI"> blessed him and granted him a wish that whenever HER

text-autospace:none">

mso-bidi-language:HI">bhakts will come to Bhavan

for HER Darshan their yatra

will not be

text-autospace:none">

HI">completed

mso-bidi-language:HI"> unless on going back after HER Darshan

the bhakts pay

text-autospace:none">

HI">homage

mso-bidi-language:HI"> at Bhairavnath temple.

text-autospace:none">On the other side, Pt. Shirdhar was very much disappointed with the

text-autospace:none">

HI">sudden

mso-bidi-language:HI"> disappearance of Meri Maiya. He was very much worried

text-autospace:none">

HI">about

mso-bidi-language:HI"> Meri Maiya,

and went on for fasting for many days, even

text-autospace:none">

HI">leaving

mso-bidi-language:HI"> food and water.

text-autospace:none">Kind hearted Meri Maiya Vaishnodevi,

again appeared before him, in

text-autospace:none">

HI">his

HI"> dream one night. In his dream, Meri Maiya showed him HER

text-autospace:none">

HI">shrine

mso-bidi-language:HI"> - the Holy cave and asked him to follow HER through the

route.

text-autospace:none">

HI">Panditji

mso-bidi-language:HI"> followed Meri Maiya and reached Meri Maiya Pavitra Gufa.

text-autospace:none">Pt. Shirdhar

was very happy when he woke up in the morning. All his

text-autospace:none">

HI">distortion

mso-bidi-language:HI"> was removed.

text-autospace:none">From that very day, Panditji began to search for the Holy cave of Meri

text-autospace:none">

mso-bidi-language:HI">Maiya, which he had seen in

his dream.

mso-bidi-language:HI"> He was very much disturbed

text-autospace:none">

HI">and

HI"> wanted to find Meri Maiya

Holy cave as soon as possible. He

text-autospace:none">

HI">started

mso-bidi-language:HI"> recounting and following the route as Meri Maiya has directed

text-autospace:none">

HI">him

HI">, and once while climbing up the hills, Panditji

was able discover

text-autospace:none">

HI">the

HI"> Holy cave, the same which he saw in his dream.

text-autospace:none">

HI">Panditji

mso-bidi-language:HI"> entered inside the Holy Cave .…. And to his

astonishment, he

text-autospace:none">

HI">got

HI"> the Holy sight of the abode of Meri Maiya Vaishnodevi to the

text-autospace:none">

HI">success

mso-bidi-language:HI"> of his life. He saw, Meri Maiya Vaishnodevi, represented by

text-autospace:none">

HI">three

mso-bidi-language:HI"> goddesses, viz. Meri Maiya Maha Laxmi

(the goddess of beauty

text-autospace:none">

HI">and

HI"> wealth), Meri Maiya Mahakali (the vanquisher of evil (right)),

text-autospace:none">

HI">Meri

HI"> Maiya Maha Saraswati (the muse of art and learning (left)).

text-autospace:none">

HI">Pandit

mso-bidi-language:HI"> Shirdhar read hymns and verses

in praise of Meri Maiya

text-autospace:none">

HI">Vaishnodevi

mso-bidi-language:HI">, with his hands folded before HER, and offered

"Aarti",

text-autospace:none">

HI">and

HI"> bowed and prayed by all means. Meri Maiya Vaishnodevi was

text-autospace:none">

HI">very

HI"> much pleased with him. SHE granted him a boon of four sons,

text-autospace:none">

HI">and

HI"> said that his descendants will continue to worship HER. Since that

text-autospace:none">

HI">day

HI">, the descendants of Pt. Shirdhar have been

worshipping Meri

text-autospace:none">

mso-bidi-language:HI">Maiya Vaishnodevi,

inside the Holy cave (Pavitra Gufa).

text-autospace:none">Thereafter, Pt. Shirdhar made known to this world of the Holy Cave

text-autospace:none">

HI">and

HI"> existence of Meri Maiya

Vaishnodevi in the Pavitra Gufa. This is

text-autospace:none">

HI">how

HI">, we all came to know of our beloved Meri Maiya Vaishnodevi .....

text-autospace:none">

HI">and

HI"> had been blessed by HER all through these years .....

text-autospace:none">

HI">

text-autospace:none">

HI">

text-autospace:none">

HI">http://www.merimaiya.com/

yes">(if anyone is not interested in receiving emails from me pls say so and I wont

send these to you again)

yes">

Jai Mata Ji!

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color:red">FIJI.

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