Khatu Shyam Ji Ka Itihaas - Barbarika Ki Gatha
Khatu Shyam Ji ke itihaas ka gahra sambandh Mahabharat se hai. Yeh mandir Barbarika, jo Bhima ke pautra aur Ghatotkach ke putra the, ki leela se juda hua hai.
Mahabharat - Shish Daan Ka Vardaan
Barbarika itne veer the ki unhone yuddh me kamjor paksh ki taraf se ladhne ka sankalp liya. Bhagwan Krishna ne unse shish daan maanga aur unhe var diya ki Kaliyuga me unki puja 'Shyam' ke roop me hogi. Krishna ne shish ko Rupawati nadi me pravahit kiya.
Shyam Kund Se Shish Ki Prapti
Kaliyuga aane par yah shish Khatu gaon me dafan tha. Ek gai ke thaan se doodh svat:pravahit hone par graminon ne khudai ki aur shish prakat hua. Raja Roop Singh Chauhan ke sapne me aadesh milne par 1027 AD me mandir ka nirmaan kiya gaya.
Jirnodhaar Aur Visthar
1720 AD me Marwar ke aadesh se Diwan Abhai Singh ne purane mandir ka jirnodhaar karke use Makrana marble me punarnirmit kiya. 1779 AD ki Khatu Shyam Ji ki ladai me sthaaniy mukhiyaon ne Mughal sena ke khilaf kshetra ki raksha ki.
Aaj Ka Khatu Shyam
- Nishaan Yatra: Reengus se 17 km ke paadal yaatra, jisme bhakts nishaan (dhwaja) lekar chalte hain.
- Surajgarh dhwaja: Haryana-Rajasthan border se 152 km ki paadal yaatra, 300 saal se purani parampara.
- Phalgun Mela: 9-12 Phalgun me lagbhag das lakh bhakton ka aagman.
- Mandir ka prabandhan satt-member samiti ke trust (regist. 3/86) dwara hota hai.
Jai Shri Shyam! Yeh mandir aastha, itihaas aur bhakti ka anokha sangam hai.