Navratri
Special
Rani Ma Vaishno Devi followed and worshiped Lord Vishnu
and considered him as HER ideal.
At about 2 kms from Katra, from where we start our
Rani Ma Yatra today, is situated an old village, Hansal,
also called (Hansalli). Around 700 years ago, there
lived a very poor priest named Pandit Shirdhar, who
was very heartily devoted to Rani Ma Vaishnodevi. He
used to sing his daily prayers and performed Rani Ma
Puja daily. He also used to worship little girls (called
Kanya Pujan) regularly. And as faith was, he was childless
and had no children of his own.
His daily Puja and Prayers for Rani Ma Vaishnodevi went
on for many years. At last seeing his firm-faith and
the true devotion, Rani Ma one day came to Panditji,
in the form of a little innocent girl.
Pandit Shridhar had been busy in his daily preparation
of Kanya Pujan, where, some little girls were present
before him. Rani Ma Vaishnodevi manifested herself in
those little-girls. As per the Hindu tradition, while
Pt. Shirdhar had been washing the feet of these little
girls, his sight fell on Rani Ma manifested Herself
in the form of a little girl. Panditji was astonished
to see HER celestial beauty in vermilion garbs; SHE
wore on HER divine body... |