Sawan 2021: In the month of Sawan, the devotees of Lord Shiva, who are called Kanwariyas, fill holy water in their kanwars from the banks of Maa Ganga and Narmada, and then later with the same holy water in pagodas. While performing Jalabhishek of Shivling, pleases Mahadev.
According to the Hindu calendar, fasting and festivals begin from the month of Sawan. In this episode, the month of Sawan has started from today. In Hinduism, the month of Shravan has been given special importance. Especially in many Hindu texts for the worship and devotion of Lord Shiva, this month has been given special importance. It is believed that the month of Sawan is the only month when Shiva devotees can please Mahadev and get his blessings very easily. Every year in the month of Sawan, lakhs of Kanwariyas come from distant places and return to their homes after taking a kanwar filled with Ganga water. This journey is called Kanwar Yatra.
On the day of Chaturdashi of Sawan month, Lord Shiva is worshiped with that Ganges water in Shiva temples around his abode. To say this is just a religious event, but it also has social concerns. This festival of water travel through Kanwar is done to worship Lord Shiva in the form of creation.
It has been seen that at the beginning of the month of Sawan, Kanwar and Jhanda Yatra also starts from all over the country. Every year many famous Shravani fairs and Kanwar Yatra are organized across the country on Sawan. Every year at the beginning of this month, hundreds of Shiva devotees take out Kanwar Yatras from every corner with faith and enthusiasm. Kanwar Yatra is a special religious tradition in India which is celebrated every year with great enthusiasm. During this, the devotees of Lord Shiva, who are called kanwariyas, fill their kanwar with holy water from the banks of Maa Ganga and Narmada, and then later with the same holy water, by performing Jalabhishek of the Shivling of the pagodas, they please Mahadev. . However, due to Corona, Kanwar Yatra has been banned in many places.
History of Kanwar Yatra
Due to Corona, Shiva devotees can perform Jalabhishek of Lord Shiva only with the Ganges water present in the house. Due to Corona, worship can also be done at home and worship can be done in the temple around the house, following social distancing. Do you know about the history of Kanwar Yatra? Do you know who was the first Kavadia? Let us tell you about it.
Parshuram had brought the water of Ganga ji from Garhmukteshwar,
some scholars believe that first Lord Parshuram had performed 'Pura Mahadev' located near Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh by bringing Ganga water from Kanwar. Parashuram had brought the water of Ganga ji from Garhmukteshwar to perform Jalabhishek of this ancient Shivling. Even today, following this tradition, lakhs of people perform Jalabhishek of 'Pura Mahadev' by bringing water from Garhmukteshwar in the month of Sawan. The present name of Garhmukteshwar is Brajghat.
Shravan Kumar brought his parents to Haridwar by sitting in Kanwar,
while some people say that Shravan Kumar had first traveled to Kavad in Tretayuga. It is said that Shravan Kumar was in Una region of Himachal in order to make his parents pilgrimage where his blind parents expressed their desire to take bath in the Ganges in Mayapuri i.e. Haridwar. To fulfill this wish of his parents, Shravan Kumar brought his parents to Haridwar by sitting in Kanwar and got them bathed in the Ganges. On his return he also took Gangajal with him. This is considered to be the beginning of the Kanwar Yatra.
Shri Ram performed Jalabhishek in Babadham,
according to the beliefs, Lord Ram was the first Kanwariya. He had done Jalabhishek of Shivling in Babadham by filling Gangajal in Kanwar from Sultanganj in Bihar.
Ravana did Jalabhishek by filling water in Kanwar,
while according to the Puranas, the tradition of Kanwar Yatra is related to churning of the ocean. Lord Shiva's throat turned blue due to drinking the poison that came out of the churning of the ocean and he was called Neelkanth, but the negative effects of the poison surrounded Shiva. To free Shiva from the negative effects of poison, his exclusive devotee Ravana meditated. After that, after filling water in Kanwar, Ravana performed Jalabhishek of Lord Shiva in the Shiva temple located at 'Pura Mahadev'. Due to this Shiva was freed from the negative effects of poison and from here the tradition of Kanwar Yatra started.
The information given in this article is based on general information.
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