Baba Balak Nath Katah

Prachin samay ki baat hai. Siddh Shri Baba Balak Nath ki amar katha Bhagwan Shiv aur Mata Parvati se judi hui maani jaati hai. Kaha jaata hai ki ek baar Kailash Parvat par Mata Parvati ne Bhagwan Shiv se kaha ki Kaliyug mein log dukh, bhay aur moh-maya mein phaste ja rahe hain. Tab Bhagwan Shiv ne sansar ke kalyan ke liye apne ansh se ek mahaan siddh yogi ko dharti par bhejne ka nishchay kiya. Kuch samay baad Gujarat ke Kathiawad kshetra mein ek divya balak ne janm liya. Janm lete hi us balak ke chehre par adbhut tej dikhayi deta tha. Log samajh gaye ki yeh koi saadharan balak nahi, balki Ishwar ka ansh hai. Vahi balak aage chal kar Baba Balak Nath ke naam se prasiddh hue. Bachpan se hi Baba ji ka man sansarik cheezon mein nahi lagta tha. Jahan doosre bachche khel-kood mein lage rehte the, vahin Baba ji Bhagwan ka dhyaan aur bhajan kiya karte the. Bahut chhoti aayu mein hi unhone ghar-parivaar aur moh-maya ka tyag kar diya aur tapasya ke maarg par chal pade. Kaha jaata hai ki Baba Balak Nath ji ne anek varshon tak kathin tapasya ki. Unki tapasya se prasann hokar Bhagwan Shiv ne unhe darshan diye aur vardaan diya ki ve sadaiv bal roop mein hi poojit honge. Saath hi unhe yeh shakti bhi prapt hui ki ve apne bhakton ke dukh aur sankat door karenge. Iske baad Baba ji Himachal Pradesh ki pavitra pahaadiyon mein pahunche aur vahaan dhyaan sadhana karne lage. Aaj jis sthan ko Deotsidh Dham kaha jaata hai, vahi unki tapobhoomi maani jaati hai. Door-door se log Baba ji ke darshan ke liye aane lage. Jo bhi sache man se unki bhakti karta, uski manokamna poori hoti. Maanyata hai ki Baba Balak Nath ji apne bhakton ko santaan sukh, rogon se mukti aur jeevan ki kathinaaiyon se chutkaara pradaan karte hain. Aaj bhi laakhon shraddhalu Baba ji ko Bhagwan Shiv ka avataar maankar unki pooja karte hain aur shraddha se “Jai Baba Balak Nath” ka jaikara lagaate hain।