Ikyaavan Shaktipeeth

Jab Sati ne apne pita Daksha ke yagya ki agni mein apna jeevan tyaag diya, to samaachaar vajr ki bhaanti Kailas parvat pahuncha, aur Shiv ka shok seema nahin jaanta tha. Mahaan dev, jinhone pratyek aaveg par vijay paayi thi, ab shok se vijit the. Ve nasht yagya-bhoomi gaye, Sati ke nishpraan shareer ko komalta se apni bhujaaon mein uthaaya, aur use apne kandhon par rakha. Phir ve chalne lage, aur jaise-jaise ve chale unka shok taandav mein badal gaya, sanhaar ka vanya nritya. Priya shav ko bhujaaon mein liye Shiv brahmand mein vichre, unke pad-chaapon se prithvi hili, unki jataaen taaron mein udin, unki garjana ne swarg-sangeet ko dubo diya.

Lok kaanp uthe. Parvat chatke, samudr uchhle, aur devta bhay se dekhte rahe, kyonki ve samajh gaye the ki yadi Shiv ka nritya chalta raha, to srishti hi unke shok se chhinn-bhinn ho jaayegi. Ve ghabraakar ekatra hue aur Vishnu, paalankarta ki or mude, unse vah karne ki vinati ki jiska saahas unmein se koi nahin karta tha: us shok ka anaadar kiye bina nritya roko jo use chala raha tha. Devta aapas mein hataasha se vaad-vivaad karne lage. Indra Shiv ko divya shrinkhalaon se baandhna chahte the, kintu buddhimaan devta jaante the ki koi shrinkhala shok ko nahin baandh sakti. Varun ne nartak ke charan sheetal karne ke liye lokon ko dubone ka sujhaav diya, kintu jal pehle srishti ko hi dubo deta. Antatah Brahma ne kathor satya kaha: nritya tabhi samaapt hoga jab bhaar utha liya jaaye, aur keval Vishnu ka chakr, yuddh ke bajaay prem se nirdeshit, nartak ko ghaayal kiye bina use utha sakta hai. Tab ve Vishnu ke paas aaye, aur Vishnu, jo Shiv aur lokon donon se prem karte the, ne shokpoorna kaarya sveekaar kiya.

Vishnu samajh gaye ki kya karna hoga. Unhone apna Sudarshan Chakr uthaaya, divya sankalp ka ghoomta chakr, aur anant komalta aur apne anant shok sahit unhone use Shiv ke kandhe par sthit shareer par phenka.

Chakr ne karunaamay yathaarthata se kaarya kiya. Jab Shiv nritya karte rahe, anjaan, chakr ne Sati ke shareer ko ikyaavan khandon mein kaat diya, aur ek-ek karke ve dev ke kandhon se phisalkar neeche prithvi par gire. Pratyek khand bhinn sthaan par gira, desh ki lambaai-chaudaai mein bikhra, uchch Himalaya se dakshini samudron tak. Aur jahaan bhi devi ka ang prithvi ko chhua, vah sthaan pavitra shakti se damak utha aur Shaktipeeth bana, divya naari-shakti ka aasan, vah dhaam jahaan devi sada nivaas karengi.

Poorvi pahaadiyon mein Kamakhya mein unki yoni giri, samast srishti ka srot, aur vah samast aasanon mein sarvaadhik shaktishaali pooji jaati hai. Kalighat mein unke daayein charan ki anguliyaan girin, jahaan aaj bhi laakhon ekatra hote hain. Jwalamukhi mein unki jihva giri, aur vahaan shila se bina eendhan ke shaashvat jwaala jalti hai. Pashchimi marubhoomi mein Hinglaj mein unke sir ka mukut gira. Ikyaavan sthaanon mein se pratyek ko devi ka apna roop aur apna rakshak Bhairav mila, Shiv ka ugra roop jo unki rakhvaali karta hai. Milkar ve pavitra bhoogol banaate hain, upmahaadveep mein kheencha bhakti ka maanchitra.

Jab antim khand gir chuka, to Shiv ruk gaye. Unke kandhon ka bhaar jaa chuka tha, aur dheere-dheere, jaise toofaan samudr par shaant hota hai, unka unmaad shaant hua. Ve neerav taaron ke beech akele khade rahe, aur phir gahantam dhyaan mein chale gaye, sthirata mein shok manaane jise ve gati mein nahin mana sake the. Devtaon ne sir jhuka diye, kyonki unhone lok bacha liye the kintu bhayaanak moolya par.

Aaj paripath par chalne vaale teerthayaatri ek dhaam se doosre dhaam tak jal ke chhote paatra le jaate hain, aur pratyek peeth ke pujaari bataate hain ki devi ka kaun-sa ang vahaan gira, aur kaise. Kamakhya mein mahaan Ambubachi utsav devi ki srijan-shakti ka utsav manaata hai; Kalighat mein Kali Pooja ke samay bheed itni ghani hoti hai ki veethiyaan bhakton ki nadiyaan ban jaati hain. Pratyek dhaam apne reeti-rivaaj aur apne geet rakhta hai, phir bhi sabhi vahi katha gaate hain us prem ki jo chhodna nahin jaanta tha, aur us shok ki jo kripa ban gaya.

Peeth aaj bhi bane hue hain, aur teerthayaatri aaj bhi ek se doosre ki yaatra karte hain, devi ka mahaan paripath poorna karte hue. Ve kehte hain ki samast ikyaavan ke darshan karna prem mein roopaantarit Shiv ke shok ke path par chalna hai, aur pratyek dhaam mein na keval Sati ke shareer ka khand hai balki us paath ka bhi jo unki katha sikhaati hai: shok, jab bhakti se vahan kiya jaaye, sansaar ka naash nahin karta balki pavitra bhoomi ban jaata hai jahaan anya aarogya paa sakte hain.