Town of Ujjain attracts hundreds of thousands of pilgrims yearly to hunt the blessings of the Supreme Lord of Time, Mahakaleshwar. For everybody, the darshan of Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga is a very blessed and enthralling expertise. A go to to Ujjain is albeit thought of incomplete with out additionally going to the temple of Kaal Bhairav, and the 2 Shaktipeeths within the metropolis – Harsiddhi Mata Shaktipeeth and Gadkalika Shaktipeeth. Regardless of the sweltering warmth of a Might morning, it was a very blessed and auspicious day for me to have visited all of the 4 temples inside a number of hours, with reminiscences that may final me a lifetime. On this weblog publish I will probably be writing in regards to the two Ujjain Shaktipeeths which can be among the many 51 divine Shaktipeeths (abodes of Shakti, the primordial Mom Goddess).
When the divine mom calls, she reveals a approach to her youngsters to succeed in her sacred shrines and reconnect together with her vitality that attracts us nearer to her cosmic coronary heart. And, each time I’ve visited a Shaktipeeth, this understanding has acquired deepend additional.
Harsiddhi Mata Shaktipeeth
Harsiddhi Mata Shaktipeeth is positioned close to the Mahakaleshwar Temple, throughout the Rudra Sagar lake. The parking is a bit distant from the temple, so it’s advisable to take an e-rickshaw from close to the parking zone, notably when you’ve got aged folks accompanying you.
A brief flight of stairs on the entrance to the temple and one is greeted with the majestic imaginative and prescient of the 2 towering Deepa Jyoti Sthambha (lamp towers), which is typical of temples with Maratha architectural affect. These lamp towers which can be lit up on particular events, face the principle temple of the presiding deity. This temple was constructed by the nice emperor Samrat Vikramaditya, who was an ardent worshiper of Harsiddhi Mata. It’s believed that the appropriate elbow of the Mata Sati fell right here. The presiding deity right here is Annapurna with Mahalakshmi, and Mahasaraswati.
There was no queue on the temple and it was a peaceable darshan, and the peace that I felt in my coronary heart I might really feel pouring exterior within the atmosphere. The deity, my coronary heart and the world round me appeared one.
Gadkalika Shaktipeeth
The Gadkalika Shaktipeeth is positioned close to Shipra river, not too removed from the Kaal Bhairav Temple. The group was a bit extra right here after we reached early afternoon. The traditional temple is in a lane that’s lined with retailers promoting flowers for the deity together with many tea and snack stalls, exuding an virtually festive atmosphere within the surrounding space.
The higher lip of Goddess Sati is believed to have fallen right here. The legend goes that the nice poet Kalidasa, who at a youthful age was uneducated and never a really vibrant individual (infact thought of an fool by everybody), worshiped Goddess Kali on this temple. And by her grace and blessings, he acquired the information and talent to turn out to be one of many biggest poets of all occasions within the annals of Indian civilisation.
Being a author myself, I did have a secret craving, someplace deep in my coronary heart that perhaps Goddess Gadkalika’s blessings would enrich my writing expertise.
Pushing by way of the jostling crowd of many village girls, as I approached the sanctum sanctorum, my coronary heart leapt with sudden, surprising pleasure as my eyes fell on the deity’s benign, smiling face. I’ve visited many Kali temples earlier than, however this Kali Maa appeared a bit totally different. The vitality right here was extra joyous and festive, however the resolute and power that’s the basis of the primordial Mom’s essence, was unmistakably there.
As I bowed down earlier than her, tears welled in my eyes, as I felt the surge of affection and compassion, and immense gratitude for feeling so blessed.
The go to to the 2 Shaktipeeths in Ujjain made me really feel reconnected to the divine essence that’s deep there inside all of us, however we overlook within the humdrum of on a regular basis life. Energetically I felt as if I used to be standing in a rainshower of sunshine that cleansed me inside and with out.
How you can attain
Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport in Indore is the closest for these flying down right here. Indore is about an hour and a half drive away from Ujjain. Indore and Ujjain are additionally effectively linked by the Indian Railways.
Lodging
Whereas there are a lot of small inns in Ujjain, I stayed at Fairfield by Marriott Indore, a wonderful property for setting base and visiting the various temples in Ujjain, Omkareshwar and Indore metropolis.
(Sudipta is an vitality healer and mystical storyteller. Her assortment of brief tales ‘Invoking Our Interior Goddess’,’ Mystical Tales Of Sacred Earth’, ‘The Blue God’s Love’ and ‘Enchanted Waters: The Magical Circulation Of Life’ can be found worldwide on Amazon Kindle.)
