Kailash Mansarovar Ek Pavitra Yatra
Kailash Mansarovar duniya ke sabse pavitra aur adbhut sthalon mein se ek hai. Yeh jagah Himalaya parvaton ke beech Tibet mein sthit hai. Yahan par ek taraf Mount Kailash hai aur doosri taraf Mansarovar Lake. In dono ko mila kar “Kailash Mansarovar” kaha jata hai.
Is jagah ki khasiyat yeh hai ki yeh sirf ek parvat aur ek jheel nahi hai, balki duniya bhar ke logon ke liye ek pavitra dharmik aur adhyatmik sthal hai. Hindu, Buddh, Jain aur Bon dharm ke log isko bahut pavitra mante hain.
Mount Kailash
Mount Kailash ek bahut hi uncha aur sundar parvat hai. Iski unchai lagbhag 6,638 meter (21,778 feet) hai. Is parvat ka akar ek Shivling ki tarah lagta hai. Hindu dharm ke anusar yeh Bhagwan Shiv ka nivas sthal hai.
Kaha jata hai ki yahin par Bhagwan Shiv apni patni Maa Parvati ke saath tapasya karte hain. Isi wajah se is parvat ko bhakton ke liye bahut hi pavitra maana jata hai.
Mansarovar Lake
Mount Kailash ke paas ek sundar jheel hai jiska naam hai Mansarovar. Yeh duniya ki sabse unchi mithhe paani ki jheelon mein se ek hai. Iski unchai samundar tal se lagbhag 4,590 meter hai.
Mansarovar jheel ka paani bilkul saaf aur shant hota hai. Raat ke samay jab chaand is jheel mein dikhai deta hai, to aisa lagta hai jaise jheel roshni se bhar gayi ho. Is jheel ka paani pavitra maana jata hai. Yatra par jaane wale log is jheel mein snan karte hain aur ise paap dhone wala maante hain.
Dharmik Mahatva
Hindu Dharm
Hindu dharm ke logon ke liye Kailash Mansarovar sabse pavitra tirth yatra hai. Bhagwan Shiv yahan rehte hain, isliye is yatra ko “Mukti ka marg” bhi kaha jata hai. Yatra par jaane wale bhakt Kailash parvat ke chakkar lagate hain, jise Kailash Parikrama kaha jata hai.
Buddh Dharm
Buddh dharm ke anusar, Mount Kailash ko “Kang Rinpoche” kaha jata hai, jiska matlab hai “Amulya Mani ka Parvat”. Buddh log ise apna adhyatmik sthal mante hain.
Jain Dharm
Jain dharm ke anusar, unke pehle Tirthankar Rishabhdev ji ne yahin par moksha prapt kiya tha. Isliye Jains ke liye bhi yeh pavitra hai.
Bon Dharm
Bon dharm (jo Tibet ka prachin dharm hai) ke log bhi is parvat ko pavitra mante hain.
Kailash Parikrama
Kailash Mansarovar yatra ka sabse bada hissa hai Kailash Parikrama. Isme bhakt Kailash parvat ke charo taraf chal kar ghoomte hain. Yeh parikrama lagbhag 52 km lambi hoti hai.
Log maante hain ki jo bhakt yeh parikrama poori shraddha se karta hai, uske paap mit jate hain aur use moksha prapt hota hai. Kuch log is parikrama ko chal kar karte hain aur kuch log “dandvat pranaam” karke karte hain, matlab ek-ek kadam par let kar pranam karte hain.
Mansarovar Snan
Bhakt log Mansarovar jheel mein snan karte hain. Unka vishwas hota hai ki yeh paani unke paap dhota hai aur unki atma ko pavitra karta hai. Bahut se log jheel ka paani apne ghar bhi le jate hain.
Yatra ki Mushkilein
Kailash Mansarovar yatra asaan nahi hai. Yeh duniya ki sabse kathin tirth yatraon mein se ek hai. Yahan jane ke liye logon ko uncha parvat chadhna padta hai. Mausam bahut thanda hota hai aur oxygen bhi kam milta hai.
Isliye yatra par jaane se pehle sharir ko taiyaar karna padta hai. Sirf wahi log jaa pate hain jo swasth aur mazboot hote hain.
Yatra Ka Rasta
India se Kailash Mansarovar jaane ke do bade rasta hain:
1. Lipulekh Pass Route (Uttarakhand se) – Is rasta mein pahadon par chadhai aur utarai karni padti hai.
2. Nathula Pass Route (Sikkim se) – Yeh rasta thoda asaan hai, lekin isme bhi uchai aur thand ka samna karna padta hai.
China ke Tibet hissa mein jaane ke liye visa aur permit lena zaroori hota hai.
Sarkari Yatra
Har saal Bharat sarkar Kailash Mansarovar Yatra ka ayojan karti hai. Iska samay May se September tak hota hai. Yatra lagbhag 3 hafton tak chalti hai.
Is yatra mein sirf limited logon ko chuna jata hai. Unki medical check-up hoti hai aur sirf fit log hi select hote hain.
Adhyatmik Anubhav
Kailash Mansarovar sirf ek jagah nahi, balki ek anubhav hai. Jo log yahan jate hain, unka kehna hai ki unhe yahan ek alag hi shanti aur urja ka ehsaas hota hai. Yahan jaakar aisa lagta hai jaise insaan apne andar se Bhagwan se jud gaya ho.
Bahut se bhakt kehte hain ki yahan jaane ke baad unki zindagi badal gayi, unhe andar se ek nayi taakat aur vishwas mila.
Rochak Tathya (Interesting Facts)
Mount Kailash par ab tak kisi ne bhi chadhai nahi ki hai, kyunki ise pavitra maana jata hai.
Mansarovar ke paas ek aur jheel hai jiska naam hai Rakshastal. Iska paani kadwa hai aur ise ashubh maana jata hai.
Kailash Mansarovar ko “Duniya ka Axis” bhi kaha jata hai, matlab yeh dharti ka kendriya bindu hai.
Niskarsh
Kailash Mansarovar ek aisa sthal hai jahan prakriti, dharm aur adhyatma sab ek saath milte hain. Yahan jaane wala har vyakti apne andar ek alag hi shanti aur pavitrata mehsoos karta hai.
Chahe koi Hindu ho, Buddh ho, Jain ho ya kisi bhi dharm ka ho, Kailash Mansarovar sabke liye ek hi sandesh deta hai – Shanti, Pavitrata aur Moksha. Isliye kaha jata hai ki Kailash Mansarovar yatra sirf ek safar nahi, balki ek jeevan ka anubhav hai.