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Puranas
and Tantric texts connect this Jalandhar with many awesome accounts and push
back its antiquity to Kritayuga. It was mentioned as Trigarth in the literature
and popular as Jalandhar pith enshrining scores of most powerful deities and
also famous as an august Sakti-Peeth where fall Mother Sati's breast borne by
Lord Maheswar. Its sanctity lured many maharshis, who chose to do meditation on
this holy spot, Vyas maharshi, Vasishta Brahmarshi, Jamadagni mahamuni, Manu,
the author of Manusmruti and Parasurama building asrams lived here and
were lost in Sakti upasana for long. To cap it all, as it were, it was here Lord
Siva got rid of Brahmahatya dosha for killing Jalandhar, the formidable demon
after due prayers to Mother Tara. Hence its importance and holiness started at
quite early time and continued their sway down the ages.
This
Sakti-Peeth occupies a very vast area covering twelve yojanas. There are many
shrines built for several divinities. The principal goddesses worshipped here
are three - Kali, Tara and Tripura, but Mother Vajeswari enjoys top most
priority in receiving prayer services due to installation of her idol on the
exact spot of the falling of sthan - breast of Sati. Here a potent chakra of
Vajeswari was installed in the dim past. Hence the unprecedented significance.
Among other Sakti deities, adored Ambika, Jaalpa, Jwalamukhi, Aashapurni,
Chamunda, Tarini etc., are reckoned very potent. The list of Saiva deities
include, Kedarnath, Vaidyanath, Mahakaal, Kujjeswar, Kaaleswar,
Karaveereswar, Triloknath, Veerabhadreswar, Nandikeswar, Pallikeswar etc. This
place is sanctified by the merging many holy rivers into Pipsa river like
Vanaganga, Guptaganga, Sivaganga, Ksheerganga, Neirgan, Vineda, Malini etc. The
surrounding scenic beauty turns even athelists into Nature lovers. Is not Nature-prakriti,
the female aspect of the highest God, and it is with her union, alone creation
emerges?
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