Vaishno Devi ka Itihas
Maa Vaishno Devi ka darbar Jammu ke Trikuta parvat par sthit hai. Ye Shakti, Lakshmi aur Saraswati ka collective avatar hain.
Bhagwan Ram se Bhent
Ramayan kaal mein, jab Shri Ram vanvas par the, tab unki bhent Kumari Vaishnavi se hui. Mata ne unse vivah ki ichha jatayi, par Shri Ram ne unhe Kaliyug mein 'Kalki' avatar mein aakar vivah karne ka vachan diya aur tab tak Trikuta parvat par rehne ko kaha.
Bhairon Nath ki Katha
Tantrik Bhairon Nath ne Mata ka picha kiya. Raste mein Mata ne pyas lagne par teer se ek jal dhara nikali jise 'Ban-Ganga' kehte hain. Mata jahan 9 mahine tak tapasya mein rahi, use 'Ardhkuwari' kaha jata hai. Aakhir mein Mata ne Bhairon ka vadh kiya aur use var-dan diya ki unke darshan ke baad Bhairon ke darshan mandatory honge.
Pindies ka Rahasya
Mukhya gufa mein Mata ki koi murti nahi hai. Yahan teen prakritik patthar ke roop hain jinhe 'Pindies' kaha jata hai. Ye teen alag-alag rang aur gunon wali Deviyon (Kali, Lakshmi, Saraswati) ka prateek hain.
10 Amazing Facts
YATRA AUR NIYAM
Maa Vaishno Devi Bhawan
Ye mandir Trikuta pahadi par hai (5200 ft height). Gufa ke andar Mata Rani 'Pindies' ke roop mein virajman hain. Katra se yahan tak ki 12 km ki chadai karni padti hai.
Ardhkuwari (Garbhjun)
Ye raste mein padta hai. Kehte hain Mata yahan 9 mahine tak chupi thi. Ye gufa 'Maa ke Garbh' jaisi hai isliye ise Garbhjun kehte hain. Yahan se nikalna bohot shubh maana jata hai.
Bhairon Baba Mandir
Bhawan se 2.5 km upar Bhairon Baba ka mandir hai. Maana jata hai ki yahan darshan kiye bina yatra puri nahi hoti. Ab aap Bhawan se Ropeway (Udan Khatola) lekar wahan ja sakte hain.
Zaroori Nirdesh (Instructions)
1. Yatra Parchi (RFID): Iske bina yatra shuru nahi kar sakte. Katra station par free milti hai. 2. Kapde: Chalne ke liye comfortable joote pehnein. 3. Suvidha: Pony, Palki ya Helicopter le sakte hain.