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General: 3ER JYOTIRLINGAM - MAHAKALESHWAR
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Enviado: 07/12/2009 03:54 |
| Om Sai Ram !Om Ganeshaya Namaha!
Jai Maata di!Om Nama Shivaya!
 According to the Puranas, the city of Ujjain was called Avantika and was famous for its beauty and its devotional epicenter. It was also one of the primary cities where students went to study holy scriptures. According to legend, there was a ruler of Ujjain called Vrishabhsen, who was a pious devotee of Lord Shiva and worshipped him all the time. One day, a farmer's boy named Shrikhar was walking on the grounds of the palace and heard the King chant the Lord's name and rushed to the temple to start praying with him. However, the guards removed him by force and sent him to the outskirts of the city near the river Kshipra. Kings of the neighboring kingdoms decided to attack the Kingdom and take over its treasures around this time. Hearing this, Shrikhar started to pray and the news spread to a priest named Vridhi. He was shocked to hear this and upon the urgent pleas of his sons, he started to pray to Lord Shiva inside the river Kshipra. The Kings chose to attack and were successful; with the help of the powerful demon Dushan, who was blessed by Lord Brahma to be invisible, they plundered the city and attacked all the devotees of Lord Shiva.
Upon hearing the pleas of His helpless devotees, Lord Shiva appeared in his Mahakal form and destroyed the enemies of King Vrishabhsen. Upon the request of his devotees Shrikhar and Vridhi, Lord Shiva agreed to reside in the city and become the chief deity of the Kingdom and take care of it against its enemies and to protect all His devotees. From that day on, Lord Shiva resided in His light form as Mahakal in a Lingam that was formed on its own from the powers of the Lord and His consort, Parvati. The Lord also blessed his devotees and declared that people who worshipped Him in this form would be free from the fear of death and diseases. Also, they would be granted worldly treasures and be under the protection of the Lord himself.
     Shani Dev Mandir: This is another new temple, inspired by the recent TV serial dedicated to Shani Dev – the planet Saturn. In these days of blatant wrong doing, it is no surprise that the most revered deity should be the one who is said to give one the fruits of their actions – good or bad. It is no wonder that people rush to appease the lord and hope for a favourable glance from him!
The vehicle of Shani is supposed to be a crow, and so it is in all the temples of Shani but over here Shani is depicted on an elephant. According to the pujari, this temple has been built for the purpose of ridding people of financial worries, which are, of course, of prime importance today. Since the elephant is the vehicle of Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity, Shani Dev has been depicted here with the elephant as vahana. All the other Shani temples in India have the idol of black rock. Here, it seems, the idol has been made of iron, the metal most loved by Shani, hence the idol is more powerful! 
 | Kal Bhairava: The worship of the eight Bhairavas is a part of Saivite tradition and the chief among them is Kal Bhairava, believed to have been built by King Bhadresen, on the banks of the Shipra. There is mention of a Kal Bhairva temple in the Avanti Khanda of the Skanda Purana. Worship of Kal Bhairava is believed to have been a part of the Kapalika and Aghora sects. Ujjain was a prominent centre of these two sects. Even today, liquor is offered as a part of the ritual to Kal Bhairava Beautiful paintings in the Malwa style once decorated the temple walls, only traces of which are visible .  Those who serve Baba, without selfish motives, thinking that Baba knows their wants and He only fulfils them are devotees of superior quality. Those devotees who at times doubt whether or not their preceptor is really God, belong to the middle level. Many devotees lived in Shirdi merely to enjoy the benign looks and divine smile of Baba. Kaparde used to say that one can live in Shirdi as many years as possible, just to have a glimpse of the soul-enrapturing smile of Baba. Buti served Baba for twelve years. Mhalsapathy, though poor, did not seek anything from Baba. His firm faith was that Baba is aware of his wants. Once a person gave two rupees to Shyama to be offered to Baba. But, inquisitive Shyama wanted to test Baba and buried the two rupees. Few days later, Shyama's house was robbed. He went to Baba and narrated his woes. Baba observed, "Two rupees offered to Me were also robbed, to whom should I complain"? Shyama was aghast at Baba's omniscience. Though Shyama served Baba for many years, an iota of doubt in him, denied the privilege of feeling the Presence of Baba. Such disciples belong to the third category. Disciples who serve God just with an aim to get their desires fulfilled are of the inferior category. Despite having a golden opportunity to be in Baba's Divine Presence, they feel content by merely getting their worldly desires fulfilled.
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