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| Splendored Saintess of Kashmir | | JAGAT MATA ROOPA BHAWANI JEE | | Dr. Daleep Pandita | 6/21/2021 11:28:11 PM |
| Kashmir has been the cradle of spirituality, blended with Shiva and Shakti to realize the Supreme Reality but Shaivism became its intellectual discipline when Shakitivad attained more prominence. Shakti is adored as Mata Raginya at Tulamulla, Ganderbal in the form of a mystic spring, Mata Sharika at Hari Parbat, Srinagar on the rock of a hillock, Mata Jawala at Khrew, Pampore on the rock of hillock, Mata Bhadrakali at Handwara, Kupwara in the form of pine tree, Mata Tripura at Quarfali Mohalla, Srinagar in the form of a well, Mata Mahakali at Fateh Kadal, Srinagar in the form of mystic spring on the banks of river Jehlum, Mata Tripura Sundari at Divsar in the form of mystic spring and Mata Sharda Peeth at Muzafarabad now under Pak occupied Kashmir in the form of mystic Yantra on the rock.
Shakti Swaroop of Mata Sharika of Hari Parbat in Kashmir, is commonly referred Mata Shree Roopa Bhawani as per Kashmiri Hindu religious ethos and philosophy. Roopa Bhawani literally means the form of the Primordial Mother Bhawani. Roopa means form and Bhawani means Mother Creatrix.
It is believed that pleased with his great devotion, Mata Sharika in the form of a little girl appeared before her staunch kashmiri pandit devotee, Madhav Joo during auspicious occasion of Brahma Muhurta and asked him “ speak out your wish ”. Prostrated at Mata’s feet, he submitted that “ I wish you are born as my daughter ”. Mata Sharika granted the boon by giving birth to a girl child to his wife in the early morning of mag Jyaistha Paurnamasi 1621 AD at Safakadal locality in Srinagar city of Kashmir, which chronicled as the birth of Mata Roopa Bhawani Jee.
Mata Roopa Bhawani, the renowned yogini and a reputed spiritual poetess, occupies an iconic grandstanding in the religio-spiritual tradition of Kashmir. Mata is one of the most revered scholar saintess, who is known for her masterful spiritual wisdom of the mystic occurrences, transcendental perceptions and social assertions. Her soul staring sayings and sermons in Kashmiri most commonly known as Vakhs, enormously popular among her devotees, are full of metaphysical truths, incorporeal perfections, yogic realizations and true to mundane life discernments. The never ending aroma of her devotional cum spiritual splendor in the form of Vakhs continue to inspire and guide us from generation after generations.
During these days, the birth of a girl child in a household of kashmiri pandit was believed to be the form of Mata Raganya or Mata Durga or Mata Lakshmi, hence she was named as “ Alakshyeshwari ” meaning one who is unnoticeable. It is also referred to the Goddess in unnoticeable form of life.
It is said that since her birth, this baby girl had spiritual powers and filled in with divine touch. Maintaining his family traditions, her father , as her Guru, continued to preach teachings of Vedas and Upnishads at her tender age. Mata grew up in the profound religiously righteous and spiritual ambience of her home under the guidance of her father. He as her first shikska and deeksha guru in the time-honoured Guru-Shishya tradition as per our Vedic culture.
From her early childhood days, due to influence of Trika Shaivism, Mata started to reshape the prevailing Kashmiri household culture in to divine sanity and encouraged spiritual devotion that helped in reduction of difference of opinion and resolution of various socio religious conflicts. Delicately Mata also started cultivating tolerance that generated love for each other and started becoming a social reformer.
In pursuit of solitary location for continuing her spiritual sadhana, Mata went to Manigam, then to Vaskura followed by Cheshma-Sahib, all serine village hamlets in central Kashmir, away from the materialistic world. She preferred to remain in the company of saints, learned people and devotees all over to follow the path of spirituality.
The great old chinar tree on the banks of river Sind in Manigam, the culmination of a half-burnt branch planted by Mata, is still standing there as a mute but living witness to her spirituality.
A blind man who sincerely served Mata with his full devotion, got back his vision and to address water woes of locals, Mata dug a well at Vaskura, whose water is considered to be pure and pious is still thereat, are some of the miracles Mata did for her devotees.
Mata’s brother, also her devotee, requested her to bless his illiterate son. Mata gave him a pen and paper and asked him to write and he got transformed to write like an educated person are some of her miracles for her devotees.
Mata preached much needed awareness among innocent women for development of their divine feeling of self respect and nurtured their sentiments for the eternal peace for the peace of the society, which under present times is seen as “ Women empowerment ”.
Mata was a Goddess born on earth with a religio-spiritual purpose and her legendary life and Vakhs shall continue to enrich us to move forward on the right path of life. |
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