kedarnath kedarnath ki bari mahima hai. uttarakhand men badrinath aur kedar nath-ye 2 pradhan tirth hain, donon ke darshanon ka bara mahatmya hai. kedarnath ke sanbandh men likha hai ki jo vyakti kedareshvar ke darshan kiye bina badrinath ki yatra karta hai, uski yatra nishfal jati hai:
akritva darshanan bashya! kedarasyaghnashinah.
yo gachched badrintasya yatra nishfalatan brajet..
aur kedareshvarshit nar-narayan murti ke darshan ka fal samast papon ke nashpurvak jivanmukti ki prapti batlaya gaya hai.
tasyaiv rupan ddashtva ch sarvapapaiah pramuchyate.
jivanmuko bhavet so'pi yo gato badrivne..
drishtva rupan narasyaiv tatha narayanasya ch.
kedareshvarnamnashch muktibhagi n sanshyah..
is jyotirling ki sthapna ka itihas sankshep men yah hai ki himalay ke kedar shring par vishnu ke avtar mahatapasvi nar aur narayan rishi tapasya karte the. unki aradhna se prasann ho kar bhagvan shankar prakat hue aur unke prarthananusar jyotirling ke rup men vahan sada vas karne ka var pradan kiya. kedarnath parvatraj himalay ke kedar namak shring par avasthit hanai. shikhar ke purva ki or alknanda ke suramya tat par badrinarayan avasthit hain aur pashchim men mandakini ke kinare shri kedarnath virajman hain.
alknanda aur mandakini-ye donon nadiyan rudraprayag men mil jati hain aur devaprayag men inki sanyukt dhara gangotri se nikal kar ayi hui bhagirthi ganga ka alingan karti hai. is prakar jab ganga snan karte hain, tab sidha sanbandh shri badri aur kedar ke charnon se ho jata hai. badrinath ke yatrai prayah kedarnath ho kar jate hain aur jis raste se jate hain, usi raste se vapas n laut kar ramanagar ki or se lautte hain. yatra marg men yatriyon ke suvidharth bich-bich men chattiyan bani hui hain. yahan garmi men bhi sardi bahut parti hai.
kahin-kahin to nadi jal tak jam jata hai. shri kedareshvar 3 disha men barf se dhake rahte hain aur shit kal men to vahan rahna asanbhav sa hi hai. kartiki purnima ke hote-hote pande log kedar ji ki panchmukhi murti le kar niche ‘ukhi math’ men, jahan, raval ji rahte hain, chale ate hain aur fir 6 mas ke bad mesh sankrati lagne par barf ko kat kar, rasta bana kar, punah ja kar mandir ke pat kholte hain.
mandir mandakini ke ghat par shri kedarnath ji ka pravesh dvar pahari dhang ka bana hua hai. bhitar ghor andhkar rahta hai aur dipak ke sahare hi shankar ji ke darshan hote hain. dipak men yatri log ghi dalte rahte hain. shiv ling anagarh tile ke saman hai. sammukh ki or yatri jal-pushpadi charhate hain aur dusri or bhagvan ke sharir men ghi lagate hain tatha unse banh bhar kar milte hain. yah murti char hath lanbi aur derh hath moti hai. mandir ke jagmohan men draupdi sahit panch pandvon ki vishal murtiyan hain.
mandir ke piche kai kund hain, jinmen achaman tatha tarpan kiya jata hai. kedarnath ke nikat ‘bhairav jhanp’ parvat hai. pahle yahan koi-koi log barf men gal kar, athva upar se kud kar sharirpat karte the. par 1829 se sati evan bhrigupatan ki prathaon ki bhanti sarkar ne is pratha ko bhi band kara diya.
marg parichy: yah sthan haridvar se lagabhag 150 mil aur rishikesh se 132 mil dur hai. haridvar se rishikesh tak rel jati hai aur motr-gariyan bhi chalti rahti hain. rishikesh se rudra prayag tak motr-bas jati hai. vahan se paidal jana parta hai. rudraprayag se kedar ji ka marg durgam hai. paidal yatra fyachu r paeitan k e saujanya se k e atirikt kadan i ya jhappan s,e jis e pahadi kalu i dhate e hai,n ja sakat e hai.n
jivan men jarurat hai jyotishiya margadarshan ki? abhi bat karen fyuchar point jyotishiyon se!