Ugna Mahadev, Bhawanipur, Madhubani- Bihar
How many in this world
Have been blessed to see Prabhu Shiva himself?
Makakavi Vidyapati, a well-known poet of Maithili
A great bhakt of Shiva, composed countless songs in his bhakti
Pleased Bhagwan Shiva so much
That the God himself walked onto the earth
He called himself Ungana
Offering to be the poet’s servant
Just to be with him
The poet agreed with reluctance
His finances rather meager
The duo was on the way to the palace
When the poet felt parched with no water in sight
He asked Ungana to search and bring some water
Prabhu Shiva went aside
Gathered fresh Ganga from his jata*
And served it to his master
The poet, upon tasting the water
Realized that the man was no human
He fell at his Prabhu’s feet
When Shiva revealed his true form
And declared that he would continue to be with the
poet
The duo was to be known as Ugna, and no one would
see the truth
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Note:
Jata- dreadlocks (hair)
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Umiya Temple, Unjha- Gujarat
Maa Umiya is none other than Devi Sati
The wife of Bhagwan Shiva,
Who before jumping into the yagna pyre
Wished to be born and wed Shiva again
It was when Shiva had to kill the demon
Taraksur
That he and Maa Uma went to the banks of River
Saraswati
Where she created 52 idols and Shiv Ji brought them
to life
Known as the Kadva Patidars,
The community grew with Maa Uma’s blessings
And Prabhu Shiv established Maa Uma at Umapur
In 156 BC, King Vrajpal Sihji built the mandir
It was followed by another temple
Built by King Vegda Gami
Only to be demolished by Khilji’s commander Ulugh
Khan
The murti was saved and preserved
While the actual foundation of the temple was
lost
The existing structure was built by the Patidar
community in 1887
With every household in the community
Contributing to the pious cause
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Source:
https://www.maaumiya.com/templeinfo/templehistory
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All these stories are so fascinating...
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DeleteNice to know about these two unique forms of the Devine and their corresponding temples
ReplyDeleteThank you, sir. :)
DeleteThe Ungna Mahadev story is so beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Arti. :) My pleasure.
DeleteThanks for introducing these stories about Lord Shiva and Maa Umiya.
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DeleteMy in-laws had been to Gujarat on a temples trip... I will share this with them :)
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome. Hope they like it. :)
DeleteGood to read and know. Red flags are cheer.
ReplyDeleteThey are, right! I love the color they brought to the place. :D
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