Devotees of maata pay attention-Why did Maata promise Dhyaanu that she will accept a coconut and prayers with?

Question

pure heart and not take tough tests of her devotees?Why did empror Akbar begged for her forgiveness by going barefooted to her?

Where is Chamunda?

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Answer 1

This relates to Jawalamukhi temple where Mother appears as flames

Dhyanu Bhagat, the famous legendary devotee, once severed his own head, presenting it as an offering to the Goddess. The Goddess then appeared before him, the story goes, restored his head, and granted him the boon that in the future she would accept a coconut as an offering equal to a head. In Northwest India, this story, regarded as the charter myth for the ritual of coconut offerings to the Goddess, plays an important role in a complex web of discourse surrounding the issue of blood sacrifice. In recent times the Dhyanu Bhagat story, along with other stories such as those of Queen Tara and Vaisno Devi, has been used in the Northwest to legitimate the practice of vegetarian rather than blood offerings. That the story lends itself to other interpretations is evident not only in Cynthia Humes' paper on practices at Vindhyavasini for this panel but in the Northwest as well, where the debate surrounding animal sacrifice is far from settled.

Akbar tried to extinguish the flames by bringing a river over them and by fixing iron sheets over them, but the flames continued burning. They he cut head of a horse and asked Dhyanu to revive it with the help of Jwala devi

Then akbar realised that Jwalamukhi was a real devi, so he went to the temple barefoot and offered a golden umbrella there

Answer 2

because if someone does not have the pure heart or He is simple devotee and he offered his head , then it will not be possible for Mata to come again . so to avoid this to happen in future mata promised she will accept the coconut and prayers with pure heart weather heighly devotee or simple devotee. bare foot or preyer or some other mode of bhakti is indication of the Shraddha for bhakti

Answer 3

Chanda& Munda were killed by KALI IS CHAMUNDA, this temple is in Kangra valley in Hima.. Pradesh another in Chamundeeswari Hills in Mysore. I have visited both temples.Maataji wants our love .& coconuts are our offerings.TOTAL SURRENDER IS THE BEST. our/Akbar usual habit is to leave our footwear outside temple.

Answer 4

I will add a little bit to AUM.
that because Akbar took that golden umbrella still with ego so Devi did not accepted her Golden Umbrella and turned it in a metal which is still unknown to scientists also.......................

Answer 5

dear its not told by mata that u come to me barefoot or with any prasad, she only wants that come to me with pure heart & love.
Its akbar, he was the emperor, once he announces he fulfilled it, so he had announces what he had fulfilled. Its depend upon the devotee what he asking for, if it fulfilled by the mata he presented her by precious things, flowers or else. but mata, why mata not other one never said that offer me something in turn of my mercy.
its us & our faith we offer.

Answer 6

in hindu temples v r supposed to remove our slippers,it signifies that v remove our Egoes & conditioning before entering,
only pure heart required,

Actually i don't know the answer

Answer 7

aum and nani have given wonderful explanation, nothing more to add

Answer 8

Aradhana.........i don't know the story but this is what i found.......
One of the most striking depictions of this process can be seen in images of Chinnamasta, the self-decapitating goddess, who cuts off her own head in order to feed her devotees with her blood.

Offering one's own head as a sacrifice to the goddess is a theme that often recurs in Indian mythology. One popular folk tale tells of Dhyanu Bhagat, a devotee of the goddess Vindhyavasini, who offered her his head as a sacrifice. The goddess appeared to Dhyanu Bhagat, restored him to life, and granted him the boon that in future, she would accept a coconut as an offering of equal value to a head. There are a group of male devotees of Dhyanu who, each spring, gather at the village of Vindhyachal (where the shrine of Vindhyavasini is located) and, becoming possessed by the goddess, pierce their tongues and cheeks with long metal spears, without drawing blood or apparently, without feeling pain. Like Dhyanu, they are honoured for this expression of their devotion.

The Feet
There is a great deal of symbolism related to the feet in Indian culture. Excavations at Harrapa have indicated that ritual purity through washing and bathing were an important feature of the early Indus Valley civilisation, and that cleanliness was considered necessary to ward off malign spirits. It is still customary, particularly in rural areas, to wash both hands and feet before entering the inner areas of one?s home. This is so much a part of Indian body culture that specially-designed prosthetics have been developed to allow amputees to engage in this social practice. Washing a person's feet is associated with attitudes relating to service and selflessness. There is a popular story of a young man, a devotee of Krishna, who was famed for his tireless devotion and service to his parents. So devoted was he, that Krishna himself came to the young man?s home to witness this for himself. When Krishna arrived, the young man was busy washing his parent?s feet, and could not tear himself away from the task to greet the god, and Krishna was enthralled by the young man?s service to his parents.

In traditional Indian marriage ceremony, the bride's parents wash the couple's feet with milk and water to purify them for their new life together. Foot-washing is also related to purification and is usually required of visitors to Indian temples. Some Brahmin castes prescribed ritual foot-washing as expiation for defiling events such as coming into contact with a menstruating woman.

Another common practice in India is that one should remove one's shoes before entering any place where a deity has been placed for worshipping. Traditionally, to appear bare-footed was a mark of respect, and in South India and Bengal, women were, until a few years ago, brought up not to wear shoes, as not wearing shoes was seen as respectful behaviour to their husbands.

Given the importance of the feet in Indian body culture in general, there is equally a wealth of meanings attached to the feet in Tantra. The feet are the point where the human and the divine intersect. By touching the sacred foot of the guru or devata, the human worshipper touches the divine. For example, washing the feet of the Guru (and drinking the water afterwards although this is usually taken as metaphorical rather than literal!) is traditionally a feature of guru-puja, as is touching the feet of the guru (or an elder) as a sign of respect and devotion. In some texts, the devotee is enjoined to worship the sandals of the guru in absentia. Equally, in ritual litany, there are many references to the lotus feet of deities such as Ganesha, Lalita or Kali. There are also particular meanings related to the feet of various deities. For example, as Jeffrey Kripal observes in Kali's Child, Kali's feet have an ****** dimension, as seen in iconography where she is depicted standing upon the corpse of Shiva. The implication is that Kali's feet causes Shiva's lingam to rise.

Answer 9

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