Shri Balaji Katha

Prachin kaal ki baat hai. Aaj jis sthan ko Mehandipur Balaji Dham ke naam se jaana jaata hai, vah kabhi ghane jangalon, unchi pahaadiyon aur veeran raaston se ghira hua kshetra tha. Vahaan din mein bhi log jaane se darte the. Aas-paas ke gaonon mein yeh charcha rehti thi ki us sthan par adrishya shaktiyon ka nivaas hai. Raat ke samay ajeeb awaazein sunaayi deti thi aur log us disha mein jaane se bhay khaate the. Usi pavitra sthan par Bhagwan Hanuman Ji ne apne bal roop mein prakat hokar bhakton ke kalyan ka sankalp liya. Isi kaaran yeh dham “Balaji” ke naam se prasiddh hua. Kaha jaata hai ki kai sau varsh pehle vahaan ek mahaan sant aur tapasvi mahapurush raha karte the. Ve din-raat Bhagwan ka dhyaan aur tapasya karte the. Unka jeevan atyant saadhaaran tha. Ve jangal mein rehkar bhajan-poojan karte aur Ishwar ki aaradhana mein leen rehte the. Ek raat jab ve gahri nidra mein the, tab unhe ek adbhut swapn dikhayi diya. Unhone dekha ki ghane andhakaar ke beech achanak divya prakash prakat hua. Us prakash ke madhya bal roop mein Bhagwan Hanuman prakat hue. Unka swaroop tejomay aur adbhut tha. Unke saath Bhairav Baba aur Pret Raj Sarkar bhi virajmaan the. Hanuman Ji ne sant se kaha — “Yeh bhoomi atyant pavitra hai. Yahaan mera bal roop mein vaas hoga. Kaliyug mein jo bhi bhakt yahaan sache man se aayega, uske dukh, bhay, rog, pret baadha aur sabhi sankat door honge. Yeh sthan peedit logon ke uddhaar ke liye prasiddh hoga.” Sant ne haath jodkar Prabhu ko pranam kiya. Usi kshan swapn samaapt ho gaya. Pratah kaal sant us sthan ki or gaye jahan unhone swapn mein divya prakash dekha tha. Vahaan pahunchkar ve chakit reh gaye. Unhone dekha ki ek vishal shila par Bhagwan Hanuman ka bal swaroop swayam ubhara hua tha. Us murti se alaukik tej nikal raha tha. Aisa prateet ho raha tha maano swayam Bhagwan vahaan virajmaan hon. Sant ne usi sthan par pooja-aaradhana prarambh kar di. Dheere-dheere yeh samachar aas-paas ke gaonon mein phail gaya. Log darshan ke liye aane lage. Jo bhi shraddha aur vishwas se vahaan aata, uski manokaamna poori hone lagti. Kuch samay baad ek vichitra baat hone lagi. Jo log bhoot-pret baadha, nakaratmak shaktiyon, maansik peeda ya anjaane bhay se pareshan rehte the, unhe Balaji Dham aane par rahat milne lagi. Log maanne lage ki Balaji Maharaj swayam apne bhakton ki raksha karte hain. Dheere-dheere is sthan ki mahima door-door tak phail gayi. Rajasthan hi nahi, balki poore Bharat se log yahaan aane lage. Kaha jaata hai ki mandir mein sthapit Balaji Maharaj ki murti koi saadhaaran pratima nahi, balki swayambhu swaroop hai, jo apne aap prakat hua tha. Mandir mein Balaji Maharaj ke saath Pret Raj Sarkar aur Bhairav Baba ki bhi pooja ki jaati hai. Maanyata hai ki Pret Raj Sarkar nyaay ke devta hain aur Bhairav Baba is dham ki raksha karte hain. Yahaan aane wale bhakt vishesh niyamon ka paalan karte hain. Kai log Mangalvaar aur Shanivaar ko vishesh roop se darshan karne aate hain. Mandir mein Balaji Maharaj ko sindoor, chola, laddoo aur naariyal arpit kiya jaata hai. Kaha jaata hai ki jo bhakt sache man, shraddha aur vishwas se Balaji Maharaj ka smaran karta hai, uski har baadha door ho jaati hai. Rog, bhay, nakaratmak shaktiyan aur jeevan ke bade sankat bhi Prabhu ki kripa se samaapt ho jaate hain. Aaj bhi Mehandipur Balaji Temple mein pratidin laakhon shraddhalu aate hain. Mandir parisar “Jai Shri Balaji Maharaj” ke jaikaaron se goonjta rehta hai. Bhakt maante hain ki Balaji Maharaj aaj bhi is dham mein saakshaat virajmaan hain aur apne bhakton ki raksha kar rahe hain.