Bhairav Ji Ki Katha

Pauranik manyataon ke anusaar, Kaal Bhairav Bhagwan Shiv ka ek atyant shaktishali aur ugra swaroop hain. Unhe dharm ki raksha karne wala, adharm ka naash karne wala tatha bhakton ke sankat door karne wala devta mana jata hai. Ek samay Bhagwan Brahma aur Bhagwan Vishnu ke beech yah vivaad utpann ho gaya ki dono mein se kaun shreshth hai. Dono swayam ko sabse bada siddh karne ka prayas karne lage. Tab Bhagwan Shiv ne unke ahankaar ko door karne ke liye ek anant jyoti stambh ka roop dharan kiya. Unhone kaha ki jo is jyoti stambh ka aadi ya ant khoj lega, wahi shreshth kehlayega. Bhagwan Vishnu Varah roop dharan karke neeche ki or gaye aur Bhagwan Brahma Hans ka roop dharan karke upar ki or ud chale. Bahut samay tak khoj karne ke baad bhi kisi ko jyoti stambh ka ant nahi mila. Bhagwan Vishnu ne satya sweekar kar liya, lekin Bhagwan Brahma ne asatya ka sahara liya aur kaha ki unhone stambh ka shikhar dekh liya hai. Unhone Ketaki Pushp ko bhi apne jhooth ka saakshi bana diya. Bhagwan Shiv Brahma ke is asatya aur ahankaar se atyant krodhit ho gaye. Unke krodh se ek divya aur bhayankar swaroop prakat hua, jise Kaal Bhairav kaha gaya. Kaal Bhairav ne Brahma ke paanchve sir ko kaat diya, jo unke ahankaar aur asatya ka prateek tha. Iske baad Bhagwan Shiv ne Kaal Bhairav ko dharm aur nyay ki raksha ka daayitva saunp diya. Unhe Kashi Nagari ka kotwal bhi banaya gaya. Aisi manyata hai ki Kashi mein aane wale pratyek vyakti par Kaal Bhairav ki vishesh kripa aur nigraani rehti hai. Bhairav Nath ki ek prasiddh katha Mata Vaishno Devi se bhi judi hui hai. Bhairav Nath ek shaktishali tantrik aur yogi tha. Usne Mata Vaishno Devi ki divya shaktiyon ke baare mein suna aur unke darshan karne ki ichchha se unka peecha karne laga. Mata Vaishno Devi ne use kai baar samjhaya, lekin vah nahi maana. Antatah Mata Vaishno Devi ne Mahakali ka roop dharan kiya aur Bhairav Nath ka sir dhad se alag kar diya. Mrityu ke samay Bhairav Nath ko apni bhool ka ehsaas hua. Usne Mata se kshama maangi aur sache hriday se pashchatap kiya. Mata Vaishno Devi uski bhakti aur pashchatap se prasann ho gayin. Unhone use vardaan diya ki jo bhi bhakt unke darshan karne aayega, uski yatra tab tak poorn nahi mani jayegi jab tak vah Bhairav Nath ke mandir mein jaakar darshan nahi karega. Tab se Bhairav Nath ki pooja bhi shraddha aur bhakti ke saath ki jati hai. Manyata hai ki Bhairav Baba apne bhakton ko bhay, sankat, nakaratmak shaktiyon aur jeevan ki badhaon se raksha pradan karte hain. Ve apne bhakton ko sahas, suraksha aur safalta ka aashirvaad dete hain.