Brief : History
of evolution of Kashmir
There are many stories on the evolution of the kashmir valley. The main prominent stories are the below two which .
In the first story -
Mata Sharika (Goddess called by the name of Sharika) did her meditation here on the Rock Shilla named
after Goddess Sharika who appeared in the form of Bird (Har kashmiri proverb)in
order to Vanish the demons.
This is situated on the banks of famous dal lake were you can
have the beautiful view of Dal lake from the temple fort.
Initially the whole of Kashmir was Sar (kashmiri proverb) that
it was wholly surrounded by the water.
It was converted to its present form by the Kashyap Rishi who
worshipped Goddess sharika in order to get it Converted to beautiful Kashmir
Valley the real paradise on earth. Kashmir has inherited its name from the
Kashyap Rishi who founded this beautiful valley. It is basically called Kashyap
Bhumi. Kashmir is the land of great Saints & Rishi's. This Shilla (Rock) is
the Epi center of energy which is always emitting the Positive energy to whole
of Kashmir.
In the other story it is believed that
According
to legend, the Hari Parbat hill was once a huge lake inhabited by the demon
Jalobhava. The inhabitants called on the goddess Parvati for help. She took the
form of a bird and dropped a pebble on the demon’s head, which grew larger and
larger until it crushed the demon. Hari Parbat is revered as that pebble,
and is said to have become the home for all the gods of the Hindu pantheon.
Another version of the myth says that two demons, Tsand and Mond,
occupied the fair valley. Tsand hid in the water near the present location of
Hari Parbat and Mond somewhere above the present Dal Gate, and both terrorized
the people of the valley. The gods invoked Parvati who assumed the form of a
Hor (myna) and flew to Sumer, picked up a pebble in her beak, and threw it on
the demon Tsand to crush him. The pebble grew into a mountain. Parvati is
worshipped as Sharika in Shri Tsakra (an emblem of cosmic energy pervading the
universe) occupying the middle part of the western slope of the hill. The hill
is also called Predemna Peet.
On the birthday of Sharika Bhagwati, the devotees make a sacrificial
offering of `Taher-charvan’ (Taher - rice boiled with turmeric powder and mixed
with oil and salt; charvan - cooked liver of goat) to the goddess. This day is
celebrated as Har Navum.
Just when we believed we know everything about our history, cultures and traditions,
There is some part of the history which is hidden and we only hear the adulterated stories from our parents . But dont you think there is something that the nature and valley, flowing rivers, tress known all the stories which we cannot even imagine.
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