KHATU SHYAM STORY

A Man's greatest weakness is his secrets,your secrets are the only thing responsible which will lead to your destruction.If you want to remain strong,powerful then don't share your secrets to anyone,neither your friend nor your enemy.Neiher the friend is defined nor the enemy,it's the time factor which will decide everyone's role in your life.
                                         (  Without wasting reader's time i will bring them straight to the topic,in which i will tell you who is kHATU SHYAM and how  hindus satrted worshipping him.)

 

This sotry has it's roots in Mahabharat,an epic describing fight or the greatsest war in the history of mankind.In mahabharat the war was between PANDAVAS(five brothers) and  KAURAWAS(100 brothers).
Out of the five brothers,one of them was BHEEM who married to HIDIMBA and they had a son named GHATOKACH who was the father of BARBARIK   i.e bheem was the grand father of barbarik.
When it was the time of war barbarik also came to participate but lord krishna who was on pandava's side was worried with barbarik's presence.The reason why krishna was worried that Barbarik had theree arrows with special power which were a gift from his ARADHYA DEVI and those arrows were that special that no one in this world can stop them from hitting their aim,those three arrows had differnt jobs.
1st Arrow= It will mark all his freind and his supporters.
2nd Arrow= It will mark all those who are not participating in the war or are neutralised.
3rd Arrow= It will kill all the unmarked in a blink.
Barbarik's capability was favourable for the pandavas but the problem occured when BARBARIK GAVE HIS WORDS TO HIS MOM THAT HE WILL FIGHT FROM THE WEAKEST SIDE,HE SAID SO BECAUSE HIS MOM WAS AFRAID THAT PANDAVAS LACK OF SOLDIERS COMPARED TO KAURAVAS WILL KILL HER SON.This was the reason why krihna was worried and due to this the war will have no result,it will be a tie and the dream krishna is dreaming of,victory of good over evil will not be cherished,because due to barbarik's promise to his mom he will have to keep changing the side from which he is fighting ,as when he will fight from kaurava's side pandav will become weaker and when he will fight from pandava's side the kaurava's will become weaker.
To resolve this thing Krishna told Barbarik that he has to die,this is the only way possible to establish dharm(truth) on the earth.Barbarik agreed on this and Krishna killed Barbarik by splitting barbarik's  throat and body with his sudarshan chakra in two pieces ,but barbarik made a wish that he wants to see the war and see the result of war with his own eyes.Krishna fullfilled this wish and made alive his face and kept it on the peak of a mountain from here he can see the whole war field.
Barbarik's this sacrifice impressed krishna and krishna gifted him as:
= He will be the only witness who will tell the world that there was no use of adharm in war i.e the war was fair.
=He will be immortal.
= HE WILL BE WORSHIPPED AS KHATU SHYAM IN KALYUG AND WILL ALWAYS HELP THE PERSON FACING BAD TIME.BARBARIK AS KHATU SHYAM WILL BE WORSHIPPED AS A REFLECTION OF LORD KRISHNA IN KALYUG. 

i have a question for all the readers all god have their full body idols but not khatu shyam,his idol comprises only of his face,if u have stuied above then i am sure you will be able to answer.................(please write down answers in comment.)

LORD NARSIMHA

G.O.D

Three supreme G.O.D in hinduism are ;

G= GENERATOR i.e BRAHMA

O= OPERATOR    i.e VISHNU

D= DESTROYER i.e MAHESH

DWADASH JYOTIRLING

To establish national unity our ancestors established shivling and constructed variuos temples around India.Some of them are called as JYOTIRLING.
JYOTIRLINGS are 12 in number:
1.SOMNATH it is in Junagad, Gujarat.
2.MALLIKARJUN it is in Shailam, Andhra pradesh.
3.MAHAKAL it is in Ujjain, Madhya pradesh.
4.OMKARESHWAR or AMLESHWAR it is situated on the bankside of Narmada river in Madhya pradesh.
5.WAIDYANATH it is situated in Devghar, Jharkhand.
6.BHEEMSHANKAR it is situated in Pune,Maharashtra.
7.RAMESHWARAM it is situated near Setbandhu in Tamil nadu.
8.NAGESHWAR ATHWA NAGNATH it is situated in Darukawan,Gujarat.
9.WISHWANATH it is situated in Varanasi,Uttar Pradesh.
10.TRAYAMBAKESHWAR it is situated near Godavari river in Nasik,Maharashtra.
11.KEDARNATH it is situated in Himalaya,Uttarakhand.
12.GHUSHMESHWAR it is situated near Aloera,Maharashtra.

HOLY CITIES OF HINDUISM.

The hindu religion recognizes seven Holy cities commonly known as the sapta puri.The cities are Ayodhya,Mathura,Haridwar,Varanasi.Kanchipuram,Dvaraka and Ujjain.
1.AYODHYA

This wholy city is situated in uttar pradesh,Hindus believe that ayodhya is the birth place of ramachandra the 7th avatar of god vishnu who is regarded as a supreme being in hinduism.It is believed that the city was built by god himself.
2.MATHURA 

Mathura is also situated in uttar pradesh,it is nicknamed krishnanagri because it is the birth place of lord krishna.Mathuras significance is accelerated by the fact that it was the headquarter of the surasena kingdom which was governed by krishna maternal uncle,later who was killed by krishna as a remark of good always won over evil.
3.HARIDWAR

Haridwar has been a venue for pilgrims since ancient times.Hinduism teaches that haridwar was one of the four places where drops of immorality fell and spilled over as they were being carried by a bird known as garuda ,therefore it is famous for kumbh mela celebration that is held every 12 years.
4.VARANASI
Varanasi is a major religious city located in uttar pradesh.The importance of this city as religious centre occured in the 8th century when worship of shiva was established by adi shankara.
5.DWARAKA
Dwaraka was given its name by krishna who is a major diety in hinduism.
6.KANCHIPURAM

Kanchipuram is found in tamil nadu state in tondaimandalam regionof india along the banks of vegavathy river.The city is home to one of the oldest temple kailasanathar constructed in the year 685.Kanchipuram has a total of fourteen holy temples of hindu god vishnu.
7.UJJAIN
Ujjain is located in madhya pradesh state.The city is a hindu pilgrimage site and is one of the sites in india where kumbh mela is hosted.

IINTERESTING FACT ABOUT HINDUISM

I am here with some more packets of knowledge on hinduism,lets see how many of these hinduism facts did you know before reading this.

1.The Rig Veda is the oldest known book in the world.
The rig veda is an ancient hindu text written in sanskrit.the date is uncertain,but most expert date it back to 1500 years B.C. its the worlds oldest book known in thw eorld,and therefore,HINDUISM is also sometimes referred to as the oldest religion.
2.108 is considered a sacred number.
So-called malas or garlands of prayer beadscome as a string of 108 beads.Mathematicians of vedic culturesaw this number as a wholeness of existence,and that it connects the moon,sun and earth.
3.Third largest religion in the world.
Only christianity and islam have more followers than hinduism,which makes it the third largest religion in the world.
4.Hindu beleifs says that god can take many forms.
There is only one eternal energy,but,it can take many form as gods and goddessess.It is also beilieved that a part of the brahmand lives in every single being in the universe.
5.Sanskrit is the most commonly language used in the hindu texts.
Sanskrit is the ancient language of which most of the sacred texts is written and in the languages history goes back to at least 3500 years in time.
6.Hinduism believes in a circular concept of time.
The western world follows a linear concept of time,but hindus rather believe that time is a manifestation of god and that is never ending.
7.There is no single founder for hinduism.
Most religious and belief systems in the world have a founder,such as Jesus for Christianity,Muhammad for Islam,Budhha for Budhhism and so on.
There is no exact date when it is originated.This is because it grew out of cultural and religious changes in india.
8.The real name is sanatana dharma.
The original name for hinduism in sanskrit is sanatana dharma.thw word Hindu was used by greek people to describe the people living around the indus river.
9.Hinduism encourages a vegeterian diet.
Ahimsa is a moral principle which can be found in hindu faith as well as budhhism and jainism It is a sanskrit word which means not to injure and compassion.that is why many hindus eat a vegeterian diet because if you eat meat on purpose it is believed that you cause harm to the animals.
10.Hindus believes in karma
A person who does good in life is believed to recieve good karma'
11.OM represents the sound of universe.
It is the most sacred syallable,symble or mantra in hinduism.it is often chanted before a mantra or independently.

STAGES IN HUMAN LIFE

According to hinduism, there are four stages(ashrama) in human life that most people will go through in life.Each stage,except for the second one,lasts approximately 20 years although that is not a set rule.The ashramas system is one facet of the dharma concept in hinduism.It is a mere guideline for hindus and is not compulsory to follow,even for the priest.

1.BRAHMACHARYA ASRAMA

2.GRIHASTHA ASRAMA

3.VANAPRASTHA ASRAMA

4.SANYASA ASRAMA