Jai Baba Balak Nath
As I belong to district Hamirpur, if I would say I never visited Baba Balak Nath then you might feel like how stupid I am, but fortunately it's not like this my family believe in Baba Balak Nath a lot...it's like yearly trip for my family to visit His temple. Also there is a small temple is made in my home in the worship of Baba Balak Nath.
Balak Nath or Sidh Baba Balak Nath is a Hindu deity worshipped in the northern Indian states of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. His shrine is known as "Deotsidh". It is situated 45 kms away from "Hamirpur" near the border of Hamirpur and Bilaspur districts of Himachal Pradesh.
Sidh Bawa Balak Nath is known as the "merciful (one who forgives all the sins)" god incarnated in Kali Yuga. He is the follower of Nath Sect.
Baba Balak Nath uses peacock as their Mount( vahana). There is a one local song something like “baba balak nath udi gya more Bani k ohunu udne da bal c"my Mumma use to sung this song whenever she gets chance to sing and yeah I must admit it she sings really very well.
Miracle story about shah talai was told by my grandmother to me when I was just 10 years told. When Babaji came to ShahTalai and met "Ratno Mai" - the epitome of "Dwapra's old woman, who had guided "Mahakaul Babaji". Thus Babaji was to compensate what that old woman had done for him in "Dvapra Yuga". So Babaji took the most inconvenient work of RatniMai, that was cow-grazing. Babaji made his shelter below a Banyan Tree. He told RatniMai he would meditate below Banyan Tree and graze the cows side by side. He asked her to leave the bread and "Lassi" for him there for taking after meditation. Babaji committed with RatniMai to work for her as long she would remain satisfied. Everything remained smooth till twelve years. People started complaining the damage to crop field by the cows by the end of 12th year. RatniMai used to ignore such complaints but the complaint of village headman broke the patience of RatniMai and she started rebuking Babaji. So BabaJi took RatniMai and village headman to the field and miraculously there was no damage to the crops at all. Everybody was awestruck by this miracle. Babaji came back to his place of worship and asked RatniMai to take back her cows and let him go his way. RatniMai out of motherly affection tried to persuade BabaJi to stay back and reminded him about her providing bread and Lassi for 12 years. Babaji responded that it had been coincidental and further affirmed that he had kept all the bread and Lassi safely as he never consumed them. By saying that BabaJi threw his "Chimata" on the stem of banyan tree and the breads supplied for 12 years came out. He further struck the same "Chimata" on the earth and a spring of Lassi started coming out taking the shape of a pond and the place came to be known as "Shaha Talai". On Babaji's stance for going away from Shaha Talai, RatniMai repented for her ignorance. On seeing all this, BabaJi lovingly told RatniMai that he would worship in forestland and she could see him there. He established His "Dhuna" below a "Garna Jhari" (a thorny bush) about half kilometer from Shah Talai. A half hollow structure has been prepared to symbolize the "Hollow of banyan Tree". Nearby is a temple having the images of Baba Balak Nath, Gugga Chauhan and Nahar Singh Ji. The soil of this place is used as anti-worm for cattle-foot diseases.
One can see a lot of goats ( bkara, chelu in phadi language) which were offertoury to Baba Balak Nath by the pilgrim in believing that by doing it so their problems will end very soon.
Balak Nath or Sidh Baba Balak Nath is a Hindu deity worshipped in the northern Indian states of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. His shrine is known as "Deotsidh". It is situated 45 kms away from "Hamirpur" near the border of Hamirpur and Bilaspur districts of Himachal Pradesh.
Sidh Bawa Balak Nath is known as the "merciful (one who forgives all the sins)" god incarnated in Kali Yuga. He is the follower of Nath Sect.
Baba Balak Nath uses peacock as their Mount( vahana). There is a one local song something like “baba balak nath udi gya more Bani k ohunu udne da bal c"my Mumma use to sung this song whenever she gets chance to sing and yeah I must admit it she sings really very well.
Miracle story about shah talai was told by my grandmother to me when I was just 10 years told. When Babaji came to ShahTalai and met "Ratno Mai" - the epitome of "Dwapra's old woman, who had guided "Mahakaul Babaji". Thus Babaji was to compensate what that old woman had done for him in "Dvapra Yuga". So Babaji took the most inconvenient work of RatniMai, that was cow-grazing. Babaji made his shelter below a Banyan Tree. He told RatniMai he would meditate below Banyan Tree and graze the cows side by side. He asked her to leave the bread and "Lassi" for him there for taking after meditation. Babaji committed with RatniMai to work for her as long she would remain satisfied. Everything remained smooth till twelve years. People started complaining the damage to crop field by the cows by the end of 12th year. RatniMai used to ignore such complaints but the complaint of village headman broke the patience of RatniMai and she started rebuking Babaji. So BabaJi took RatniMai and village headman to the field and miraculously there was no damage to the crops at all. Everybody was awestruck by this miracle. Babaji came back to his place of worship and asked RatniMai to take back her cows and let him go his way. RatniMai out of motherly affection tried to persuade BabaJi to stay back and reminded him about her providing bread and Lassi for 12 years. Babaji responded that it had been coincidental and further affirmed that he had kept all the bread and Lassi safely as he never consumed them. By saying that BabaJi threw his "Chimata" on the stem of banyan tree and the breads supplied for 12 years came out. He further struck the same "Chimata" on the earth and a spring of Lassi started coming out taking the shape of a pond and the place came to be known as "Shaha Talai". On Babaji's stance for going away from Shaha Talai, RatniMai repented for her ignorance. On seeing all this, BabaJi lovingly told RatniMai that he would worship in forestland and she could see him there. He established His "Dhuna" below a "Garna Jhari" (a thorny bush) about half kilometer from Shah Talai. A half hollow structure has been prepared to symbolize the "Hollow of banyan Tree". Nearby is a temple having the images of Baba Balak Nath, Gugga Chauhan and Nahar Singh Ji. The soil of this place is used as anti-worm for cattle-foot diseases.
One can see a lot of goats ( bkara, chelu in phadi language) which were offertoury to Baba Balak Nath by the pilgrim in believing that by doing it so their problems will end very soon.
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