Jagannath Ji Ki Katha

Jagannath Ji ki katha ke anusar Bhagwan Jagannath ko Bhagwan Shri Krishna ka hi divya swaroop mana jata hai. Unka prasiddh mandir Odisha ke Puri dham mein sthit hai, jise Hindu dharm ke chaar dhamon mein se ek mana jata hai. Prachin samay mein Malwa ke Raja Indradyumn Bhagwan Vishnu ke param bhakt the. Unhone ek din Neelamadhav naam se pooje jane wale Bhagwan ke divya swaroop ke baare mein suna. Kaha jata tha ki Bhagwan Neelamadhav ek gupt van mein virajmaan hain aur unke darshan keval bhagyashali logon ko hi prapt hote hain. Raja Indradyumn ne apne sevakon aur vidwanon ko Neelamadhav ki khoj mein bheja. Bahut khoj ke baad Vidyapati naamak Brahman ko us sthan ka pata chala, jahan ek Bhil pramukh Vishwavasu gupt roop se Bhagwan Neelamadhav ki pooja karta tha.

Vidyapati ne kisi prakar Bhagwan ke darshan kiye aur lautkar Raja Indradyumn ko sab bataya. Raja turant us sthan par pahunche, lekin tab tak Bhagwan Neelamadhav adrishya ho chuke the. Raja bahut dukhi hue aur unhone kathor tapasya shuru ki. Tab Bhagwan Vishnu ne swapn mein unhen darshan diye aur kaha ki samudra tat par bahkar aane wali divya lakdi se unki murti banwayi jaye. Kuch samay baad samudra kinare ek vishal divya kasht mila. Raja ne use mandir mein laakar murti nirmaan ki taiyari karwayi.

Katha ke anusar Bhagwan Vishwakarma ek vriddh shilpkar ka roop dharan karke aaye aur bole ki ve murtiyan banayenge, lekin unki ek shart hai ki jab tak kaam poora na ho jaye, koi bhi dwar nahin kholega. Raja ne yah shart sweekar kar li. Kai dinon tak kamre ka dwar band raha. Lekin jab andar se koi aawaz nahin aayi to Rani chintit ho gayin aur unhone Raja se dwar kholne ka aagrah kiya. Jaise hi dwar khola gaya, Bhagwan Vishwakarma adrishya ho gaye aur Bhagwan Jagannath, Balbhadra aur Subhadra ki murtiyan adhoori avastha mein dikhai diin. Unke haath-pair poorn roop se nahin bane the. Raja dukhi hue, lekin tabhi aakashvani hui ki Bhagwan isi roop mein pooje jana chahte hain. Iske baad un divya murtiyon ki sthapna Puri dham mein ki gayi.

Bhagwan Jagannath ki Rath Yatra vishva prasiddh hai. Har varsh Ashadh maas mein Bhagwan Jagannath, unke bade bhai Balbhadra aur bahan Subhadra vishal rathon mein nagar bhraman karte hain. Lakhon bhakt rassiyan kheenchkar Bhagwan ke rath ko aage badhate hain aur ise atyant shubh mana jata hai. Aisa vishwas hai ki jo bhakt sacche man se Bhagwan Jagannath ke darshan karta hai, uski sabhi manokamnayen poorn hoti hain aur use Bhagwan ki kripa prapt hoti hai.

Jagannath Ji ki katha hamen bhakti, vishwas, vinamrata aur Bhagwan ki divya leelaon par shraddha rakhne ka sandesh deti hai.