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Khatushyam is a temple situated in sikar
district of Rajasthan, India. In Hinduism, Khatushyam is a name
and manifestation of Barbareek, grandson of Bhim and Hidimba. Also
called as Shyam Baba, a very popular super natural power. The original Sanskrit
name Barbarīka is often replaced in Rajasthan by the Hindi version, Barbarīk,
often written as Barbareek.
In the Skanda Purana, Barbareeka, Baliyadev (IAST Barbarīka)
was the son of Ghatotkacha and Maurvi, daughter of Daitya Moor,
a Yadava king., though other references state he is a Warrior
from the South. Barbarika was originally a yaksha, and was reborn as a
man. He was bound by his principle of always fighting on the losing side, which
led him to stand witness to the battle of Mahabharata without taking part
in it. In Nepali culture Kirata King Yalamber of Nepal is
portrayed as Barbarika while Native of Kathmandu Valley portrait him as Akash
Bhairav.
In Rajasthan, he is worshiped as
Khatushyamji, and In Gujrat, he is worshiped as Baliyadev is believed to
have been sacrificed before the Mahabharata war to ensure the victory of his
grandfathers, the Pandavaas. In return for his sacrifice, he was deified
by a boon given by Krishna.
Other names:-
Barbarika:- Khatushyam's childhood name was
Barbarika. His mother and relatives used to call him by this name before the
name Shyam was given by Krishna.
Sheesh
Ke Daani:- Literally:
"Donor of Head"; As per the legend related above.
Haare
Ka Sahara:- Literally:
"Support of the defeated"; Upon his mother's advise, Barbarika
resolved to support whoever has less power and is losing. Hence he is known by
this name.
Teen
Baan Dhaari:- Literally:
"Bearer of three arrows"; Reference is to the three infallible arrows
that he received as aboon from God Shiva. These arrows were sufficient to
destroy the whole world. The title written below these three arrows is Maam
Sevyam Parajitah.
Lakha-datari:- Literally: "The Munificent
Giver"; One who never hesitates to give his devotees whatever they need
and ask for.
Leela
ke Aswaar:- Literally:
"Rider of Leela"; Being the name of his blue-coloured horse. Many
call it Neela Ghoda or "blue horse."
Khatu
Naresh:- Literally:
"The King of Khatu "; One who rules Khatu and the whole
universe.
Kalyug
ke Avtaar:- Literally:
"The God of Kalyug "; As per Krishna he will be the God who will
save good people in the era of Kalyug.
Shyam
Pyarey:- Literally:
"The God who love all and all love to him, the spiritual relation between
bhakt and bhagwan called nishkaam pyaar/prem ".
Baliya
Dev:- Literally:
" Dev with super power; newly born children are blessed in the temple located
in Vasna, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Morechadidharak:- Literally:"The bearer of stick made
of peacock feathers".
Shyam
Baba
Barish
Ka Devta( At Kamrunag Mandi Himachal Pradesh)
Yalambar
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| Barbarika (Belarsen) and his dialog with Krishna |
Barbarika alias Khatushyamji Baliyadev
alias Shyam was a grandson of Bhima (second of the Pandava brothers),
and the son of Ghatotkacha. Ghatotkacha was the son of Bhim and Hidimba.
Even in his childhood, Barbarika was a very brave warrior. He learnt the art of
warfare from his mother. The gods (ashtadeva) gave him the three
infallible arrows. Hence, Barbarika came to be known as "Bearer of Three
Arrows". When Barbarika learnt that battle between the Pandavas and the
Kauravas had become inevitable, he wanted to witness what was to be the
Mahābhārata War. He promised his mother that if he felt the urge to participate
in the battle, he would join the side which would be losing. He rode to the
field on his Blue Horse equipped with his three arrows and bow.
Before the Mahabharata war began,
Lord Krsihna asked all the warriors how many days they would take to
finish Mahabharata war alone. Bhishma answered that he would take 20
days to finish the war. Dronacharya replied that it would take him 25
days. When Karna was asked, he said he would take 24 days. Arjuna told
Krishna it would take 28 days for him to complete the battle by himself. In
this manner, Lord Krishna asked each warrior and received an answer.
Krishna disguised as a Brahmin, stopped
Barbarika to examine his strength. When asked how many days he would take to
finish the war alone, Barbarika answered that he could finish it in one minute.
Krishna then asked Barbarika how he'd finish the great battle with just three
arrows. Barbarika replied that a single arrow was enough to destroy all his
opponents in the war, and it would then return to his quiver. He stated that,
the first arrow is used to mark all the things that he wants to destroy. If he uses
the second arrow, then the second arrow will mark all the things that he wants
to save. On using the third arrow, it will destroy all the things that are not
marked and then return to his quiver. In other words, with one arrow he can fix
all his targets and with the other he can destroy them.
Krishna then challenged him to tie all the
leaves of the Peepal tree under which he was standing, using his arrows.
Barbarika Baliyadev accepts the challenge and starts meditating to release his
arrow by closing his eyes. As Barbarika starts meditating, Krishna quietly
plucks a leaf from the tree and hides it under his foot. When Barbarika releases
his first arrow, it marks all the leaves of the tree and finally started
hovering around the leg of Krishna. Krishna asks Barbarika why the arrow was
hovering over his foot. Barbarika replies that there must be a leaf under his
foot and the arrow was targeting his foot to mark the leaf that is hidden
underneath. Barbarika advises Krishna to lift his leg, otherwise the arrow
would mark the leaf by piercing Krishna's foot. Krishna then lifts his foot and
the first arrow also marks the hidden leaf. The third arrow then collects all
the leaves (including the hidden leaf ) and ties them together. By this Krishna
concludes that the arrows are so powerful and infallible, that even if
Barbarika is unaware of the whereabouts of his targets, his arrows can still navigate
and trace his intended targets. The moral of this incident is that, in a real
battle field, if Krishna wants to isolate someone (for example: the 5 Pandava
brothers) and hide them elsewhere in order to prevent them from being
Barbarika's victim, he would not be successful as the arrows could trace even
the hidden targets and destroy them. So, nobody would be able to escape from
these arrows. Thus Krishna gets a deeper insight about Barbarika's phenomenal
power.
Krishna then asks the boy whom he would favour
in the war. Barbarika reveals that he intends to fight for the side whichever
is weak. As the Pandavas have only seven Akshauhini armies compared to the
eleven of the Kauravas, he considers that the Pandavas to be relatively the
weaker side and hence wants to support them. But Krishna asks him, if he had
seriously given a thought about the consequences, before giving such a word to
his mother (about supporting the weaker side). Barbarika assumes that his
support, to the relatively weaker Pandava side, will make them victorious. But,
Krishna reveals the actual consequences of his word to his mother:
Krishna tells that whichever side he
supports will end up making the other side weaker due to his power. Nobody will
be able to defeat him. Hence, as he will be forced switch sides to support the
other side that has become weaker (due to his word to his mother). Thus, in an
actual war, he will keep oscillating between two sides, thereby destroying the
entire army of both sides and eventually only he would remain. Subsequently,
none of the sides would become victorious and he would be the lone survivor.
Hence, Krishna avoids his participation in the war by seeking his head in
charity.
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