Kashi Viswanath Mandir Uttar pradesh ke varanasi mein sthit bhagavaan shiv ke baarah jyotirlingon mein se ek hai.
kashi viswanath mandir bhagavaan shiv ko samarpit ek prasiddh hindoo mandir hai. yah bhaarat ke uttar pradesh ka praacheen shahar banaaras ke vishvanaath galee mein sthit hai. yah aastha ke sabase pavitr teerth sthaanon mein se ek hai aur bhagavaan shiv ke dvaadash jyotirling teerthasthalon mein se ek hai. yah mandir pichhale kaee hajaar varshon se pavitr ganga nadee ke pashchimee tat par sthit hai. mandir ke mukhy devata ko shree vishvanaath aur vishveshvar ke naam se jaana jaata hai, jisaka arth hai brahmaand ke bhagavaan. aisee maanyata hai ki ek baar is mandir ke darshan aur pavitr ganga mein snaan kar moksh kee praapti hotee hai. varanasi ko praacheen kaal mein kaashee kaha gaya tha, aur isalie yah mandir kashi viswanath mandir ke roop mein lokapriy hai. kaha jaata hai. mandir ko hindoo dharmagranthon dvaara shaiv sanskrti mein pooja ka ek kendreey hissa maana jaata hai.
kashi viswanath mandir mein darshan ke lie aadi pitr, sant ekanaath, gosvaamee tulaseedaas sabhee ka aagaman hua hai. sant ekanaathajee ne vaarakaree sampradaay ke mahaan granthee shreeekanaathee bhaagavat ko poora aur kaasheenaresh aur vidavatajanon dvaara us granthaalay kee haathee par jaadoogar se naayika kee bhoomika nibhaee. madhyaraatri kee raatri mein pramukh moortiyon se bhavy shobha yaatra dhol nagaade ke saath baaba vishvanaath jee ke mandir tak jaatee hai.
kashi viswanath mandir ke itihaas mein kaee muslim shaasakon dvaara baar-baar aakraman kiya gaya. mugal shaasak aurangajeb ne is mandir ko giraane vaala antim shaasak muslim tha jisane mandir ke sthaan par vartamaan gyaanavaapee masjid ka nirmaan karaaya tha. mandir kee sthaapaty sanrachana 1780 mein indaur ke shaasak shaasak ahilyaabaee holkar dvaara sthaapit sthaan par banavaee gaee thee.
KASHI VISWANATH MANDIR NIRMAN
vartamaan mandir ka nirmaan mahaaraanee ahilya baee holkar dvaara san 1780 mein kiya gaya tha. baad mein mahaaraaja ranajeet sinh dvaara 1835 mein 1000 ki.gra. shuddh sona nasht kar diya gaya tha.
KASHI VISWANATH MANDIR KA ITIHAS
uttar pradesh ke varanasi dharatee kee sabase pavitr ganga nadee ke tat par sthit yah mandir bhagavaan shiv ko samarpit hai. bhagavaan ke 12 jyotirlingon mein is mandir ko vishveshvar mandir ke naam se bhee jaana jaata hai. kaha jaata hai ki yah mandir bhagavaan shiv aur maata paarvatee ka aadi sthaan hai.
jab devee paarvatee apane pita ke ghar rah rahee theen jahaan unhen bilkul achchha nahin lag raha tha. devee paarvatee ne ek din bhagavaan shiv se unhen apane ghar le jaane ke lie kaha. shiv ne devee paarvatee kee baat maanakar unhen kaashee lekar aaye aur yaheen vishvanaath-jyotirling ke roop mein svayan ko sthaapit kar liya.
jisaka jeernoddhaar 11veen sadee mein raaja hareeshachandr ne kiya tha aur san 1194 mein mohammad gauree ne hee ise tudava diya tha. jise ek baar phir banaaya gaya lekin saal 1447 mein pun: ise jaangal ke sultaan mahamood shaah ne tudava diya.
KASHI nagaree vartamaan varanasi shahar mein sthit pauraanik nagaree hai. ise duniya ke sabase puraane shahar maana jaata hai. bhaarat kee yah jagatprasiddh praacheen nagaree ganga ke vaam (uttar) tat par uttar pradesh ke dakshin-poorvee tat par varuna aur aisee nadiyon ke ganga sangamon ke beech basee huee hai. is sthaan par ganga ne priy: chaar meel ka dakshin se uttar kee or kuvanch liya hai aur isee kuvanch ke oopar is nagaree kee sthiti hai. is nagar ka praacheen varanasi naam lokochchaaran se banaaras hua tha jise uttar pradesh sarakaar ne poorvaavat se varanasi ka roop diya tha. jisake raaja raaj rshi raam
kol naagavansheey the.
vishv ke sabase praacheen granth mein kaashee ka ullekh hai – kashiritte.. aap ivakashinasangrbhita:. puraanon ke anusaar yah aady vaishnav sthaan hai. pahale yah bhagavaan vishnu (maadhav) kee puree thee. jahaan shreeharike aanandashru pratishthit the, vahaan bindu sarovar bane aur prabhu ne yahaan bindumaadhav ke naam se pratishthit kiya. aisee hee ek katha hai ki jab bhagavaan shankar ne brahmaajee ka paanchavaan sir kaat diya, tab ve unake karatal se chipak gaye. baarah varshon tak kaee teerthayaatraon mein yaatra karane par bhee vah sir se alag nahin hua. jaise hee unhonne kaashee kee seema mein pravesh kiya, brahmahatya ne unaka peechha chhod diya aur vah kapaal bhee alag ho gae. jahaan yah ghatana ghatee, vah sthaan kapaalamochan-teerth kahalaaya. mahaadev ko kaashee itanee achchhee lagee ki unhonne is pavitr puree ko vishnujee se apane nity nivaas ke lie maang liya. tab se kaashee unaka nivaas-sthaan ban gaya.
