Learn about the spiritual journey, vision and enduring legacy behind Shri Narayani Dham Pune.
The story behind the sacred journey of Shri Narayani Mata Dham.
In 1986, Shri Anantramji Patodiya as a founder started a Trust towards social cause. 5 life time Trustees joined the Trust. To serve the society, the Trust, from 1986 till 1998, under the guidence Shri Kisan Jalan and Vasudevki Jalan, ran an Ambulance.
With Dadiji’s Grace, Shri Mahendrakumar Patodiya donated 10,000 sq ft of land in Katraj for building Dadi’s temple. Dadiji grace empowered to start the work of the temple with “Bhumi Pujan” on 9th Feb, 2000 and actual start of “Mandir Nirman” on 17th May, 2000.
The construction work began under the valuable guidance of Shri Mahendra Mittal, Shri Ramesh Patodiya, Shri Mukesh Patodiya and Shri Shyam Goyal. Initially the plan was to build a small temple but with the overwhelming response from more than 425 Agrawal families it has taken a bigger shape.
Due care was taken for the Establishment of deities. Shri Dadiji’s Vigraha, Brick and Jyoti was brought from Jhunjhnu temple. Brick and Jyoti from temple at Salasar was brought for Hanumanji temple, Shri Shyam Baba Jyot was brought from Khatu. Shivling was brought from Omkareshwar.
Asta Vinayak around Pune region was visited to bring soil, brick and sand for Shri Ganesh temple. Under the leadership of Amit Jalan, a rail yatra was taken on 9th Feb 2002. This rail yatra was in itself a very memorable event. 64 lucky devotees took part in this divine yatra.
The function of Pran Pratishtha (Murti Sthapana) started with a big procession on 14th Feb 2002. On the auspicious day of 22nd Feb 2002, Pran Pratishtha was conducted as per Vedic rituals by the famous Shri Govindacharya Dixit from Varanasi.
Various havens were performed. Thousands of devotees gathered to take part in the divine program and enjoyed every bit of that divine atmosphere filled with sanskrit shlokas. This was followed by Grand Vasant Mahotsav on 23rd and 24th of Feb in presence of Trustees of Jhunjhnu temple.
Dadiji’s Grace made this whole event a big success. The adjoining land of 5000 sq ft was also taken by the Temple trust for future expansion. Also in 2007, the Shikhar work was completed with devotion.
The history of Shri Rani Sati Dadi Maa starts from the time of Mahabharata. It is believed that Dadi Rani Sati is incarnation of Devi Shakti. During Mahabharata war, Abhimanyu was martyred in the battle. Uttara was Abhimanyu’s wife. She prayed to Krishna that she wants to go Sati with her husband. However she was pregnant and Krishna granted her wish of being married to Abhimanyu and her desire to be sati in her next life.
As granted by Lord Krishna, in her next life she was born as the daughter of Gursamal in the village of Dokwa in Rajasthan. She was named – Narayani. Abhimanyu took birth in Hissar as son of Jaliram and named – Tandhan.
Tandan and Narayani got married and were leading a peaceful life. He was in possession of a beautiful horse which was being eyed by the son of king of Hissar from quite some time. Tandan refused to hand over his precious horse to the king’s son.
The king’s son then decides to forcefully acquire the horse and thus challenges Tandan for a combat. However Tandan fights the battle bravely and kills the King’s son instead. The enraged king thus kills Tandan in front of Narayani in the battle.
Narayani symbolic to female bravery and power fights with the king and kills him. She then commanded Ranaji (the caretaker of the horse) to make immediate arrangements for her to be set ablaze along with her husband’s cremation.
Ranaji playing a vital role in fulfilling her wish to be sati with her husband is then blessed by Narayani that his name will be taken and worshipped along with her name and since then she is known as Rani Sati.
