The Splendor of Somnath: A Visit to the Divine Dwelling of the Moon God
(सोमनाथ का वैभव: चंद्रमा भगवान के दिव्य निवास की यात्रा)
Somnath Jyotirlinga Hinduism mein Shiva ke barah Jyotirlingas mein se ek hai, jo Shiva ke pavitra sthan hain. Ye Prabhas Patan, Veraval mein Gujarat, India mein sthit hai. Mandir Somnath ko samarpit hai, jo Shiva ka ek roop hai, aur jise “Chandrama ka Swami” ke roop mein pooja jata hai.
Somnath mandir ko sadiyon ke dauran kayi baar tod kar banaya gaya hai. Pehla mandir Somraj, Chandrama ke devta, ne sone mein banaya tha. Baad mein Ravana ne chandi mein, Krishna ne lakdi mein, aur Bhimdev ne patthar mein mandir ko fir se banaya. Vartaman mandir 1951 mein Bharat sarkar ne banaya tha, jab pichla mandir Mahmud of Ghazni ne 1026 CE mein tod diya tha.
Somnath mandir ek sundar aur prabhavshali sanrachna hai. Ye Nagara shaili ki vastukala mein bana hai, jisme ek ucha shikhar aur ek sone ka gumbad hai. Mandir mein Hindu devi-devtaon aur akritiyon ki jatil naqqashi ki gayi hai. Mandir ka mukhya garbhagriha Shivalinga ko rakhta hai, jo ek ling (pavitra stambh) hai, jise Shiva ka swayam prakatit roop mana jata hai.
Somnath mandir Bharat ke har kone se Hinduon ke liye ek lokpriya tirth sthal hai. Ye ek bada paryatan akarshan bhi hai. Mandir sabhi dharm ke logon ke liye khula hai.
Yahan kuch Somnath Jyotirlinga ke baare mein dilchasp tathya hain:
- Mandir teen nadiyon: Kapila, Hiran, aur Saraswati ke sangam par sthit hai.
- Mandir mein Shivalinga Vishwakarma, devtaon ka shilpi, ne banaya tha.
- Mandir ko sadiyon ke dauran 16 baar tod kar banaya gaya hai.
- Mandir ka sabse mashhoor vinash Mahmud of Ghazni ne 1026 CE mein kiya tha.
- Vartaman mandir 1951 mein Bharat sarkar ne banaya tha.
- Somnath mandir Bharat ke paanch sabse mahatvapurn tirth sthalon mein se ek hai, jo samudra tat par sthit hain.
- Mandir ko “Sone ka Mandir” bhi kaha jata hai, kyunki ise pehle sone se dhaka hua tha.
Somnath Jyotirlinga Hinduon ke liye ek pavitra aur mahatvapurn tirth sthal hai. Ye Hindu dharm ki lachilata aur vishwas ki shakti ka pratik hai. Mandir Bharat ki samriddh itihas aur sanskriti ka smaran karta hai.
