On the banks of the River Chandrabhaga (Bhima) on the sweeping glades, countless can be considered moving to be in the event that they are in a stupor. This is a steady scene in Pandharpur. Bheemamayya (mother Bhima) is likened with Ganga-Bhagirathi and individuals take a heavenly dunk in this waterway.
In Pandharpur, waterway Bhima came to be known as Chandrabhaga, in light of the fact that it is here that Bhima bends towards Chandrakor.
Stream Ganga came hopping down from the Jata (Hair) of Lord Shankar, straight through Swarg (Heaven), to the earth. Bhimamayya is the sweat of Lord Shankara. The birthplace of River Bhima is Bhima Shankar, which is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas. In Maharashtra, in Pune District in the Tehsil of Rajguru Nagar (Khed) in front of Ghodegaon, there is Sahyadri mountain range. Bhavargiri, Rathachal and Bhima Shankar mountains are situated here. On the Bhima Shankar mountains.
There are lions in the woodlands here. In these thick backwoods there are other wild lives as well. It is a fortune of different therapeutic herbs. It is presently entirely simple to achieve Bhima Shankar. Immediate and simple roadways are laid that take the travelers up to the hallowed place. Coming to here from Kokan Pradesh is somewhat troublesome due to the mountain territory.
Numerous years back, Shakini and Dakini used to live in these woods. The settlements were far and few in the middle. Be that as it may, on the celebration of Shivaratri, there is a colossal social event of group, which lights up the whole territory. The lovers reach here in time and take a Darshan of Lord BhimaShankar. A considerable measure of enhancements made here. There is a Government visitor house moreover. It is said that the lions from these woodlands go to the place of worship each night to get a Darshan of the Lord. Here are a portion of the stories appended to the Jyotirlinga here.
Purana of Bhimashankar Temple
In the old times evil spirits by the name Tripurasura get to be plastered with force. They annoyed each occupant of Swarg (Heavens), Narak (Hell) and Patal (Nether world). The divines were exceptionally terrified. At that point Lord Mahadev Himself came to wreck Tripurasur. Master Shankar accepted huge extents. Tripurasur dreaded when they saw this Rudravatar. The battle went on. At last, Lord Shiva executed the evil devil and set the there universes, Tribhuvan, free. Ruler Shankar as a gigantic hunk (Virat) was exceptionally drained. With a specific end goal to get some rest, He settled here on the high range of the Sahyadri mountains sweat began pouring down from His enormous body in a large number of streams. Everything joined together and gathered in a lake or Kund. The stream that began from that point is known as Bhima, which can be seen even today. Aficionados then petitioned Bhimakaya Rudra along these lines: "keeping in mind the end goal to spare the great individuals, dwell here until the end of time". Bholenath listened to the enthusiasts and stayed there as a Jyotirlinga until the end of time.
Glories of Bhimashankar
In a few works of art like Shiva Leelamrit, Gurucharitra, Stotraratnakar and so forth., BheemaShankara is portrayed as a lady. Gangadhar Pandit, Ramdas, Sridhar swamy, narahari Malo, Gnaneshwar, and different holy people portray BheemaShankara as JyotirLinga.
Authentic figures like Chatrapati Shivaji and Rajaram Maharaj were known not this hallowed place. This was a most loved palce for Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath and Raghunath, Raghunath Peswa had a well uncovered here. The Diwan of the Peshwar, Nana Phadanvis redesigned this sanctuary. A court lobby was worked by a Pune merchant or Sahukar by the name Chimanji Antaji Nayik Bhinde in 1437 AD.
The sanctuary of Bhima Shankara is implicit Hemadpanthi style. It is enlivened with the Dashavatar statues. These are extremely lovely to take a gander at. The Nandi sanctuary is near the primary sanctuary. A tremendous chime measuring 5 mans(1 man=40 seens) is found near the sanctuary. It has 1721 AD engraved on it. When this chime is rung, the whole echoes with its sound.
The love of BhimaShankar is done, with Rudrabhishek, Panchamrit snan, ordinary. The Lord is applauded in rich words. On Mondays and also different days, part of fans rush here for Darshan. A major fete (mela) happens on Maha Shivaratri celebration. The characteristic beautiful excellence of this spot is magnificent to take a gander at.
Country: India
State/province: Maharashtra
District: Pune
Locale: Bhimashankar
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