Ugna Mahadev
Ugna | |
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उगना महादेव | |
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| Other names | Ugna Mahadev |
| Occupation | Servant of Vidyapati |
| Era | 14th Century CE |
Ugna is the incarnation of Lord Shiva as the servant of his devotee Maithili poet Vidyapati around 6th decades of 14th century in Mithila.[1][2][3] According to legend, the people of Mithila generally remember and worship Lord Shiva in the name of word "Ugna".[4][5][6] Lord Shiva has thousand names and Ugna Deva is one of these names of Lord Shiva.[7]
Mythological story[edit]
It is believed that Lord Shiva was so pleased and fascinated with the devotion of Vidyapati to him, he decided to meet the poet on the earth in human incarnation as Ugna. Lord Shiva took the incarnation in human being wearing custum like servant. He reached the house of the poet Vidyapati in search of jobs. He met the poet and asked for job at his home. But Vidyapati was not so prosperous by wealth to provide job for him. Then Ugna agreed to work at the poet house on cost of two times daily food.[8] Once a time Vidyapati was going to the king Shiv Singh court for meeting with the king in a very hot summer, then he felt very thirsty for water and asked Ugna to bring some water. Ugna went few distances out of the sight of Vidyapati and full his lota with Gangajal from his Jatta. Then he came back to Vidyapati and give the full lota of water to the poet to drink the water. When Vidyapati drank the water, he felt the taste of the water as Gangajal. After drinking the water, Vidyapati looked around at a far distance in search of the source of the water but he found no such source of water around him and he astonished. Then he asked Ugna to show the source of water but Ugna was unable to show the source of the water. Then Vidyapati prayed to Ugna and asked him to clearify his true identity. After many appeals from Vidyapati Ugna finally showed his true identity as Lord Shiva. Then the Lord Shiva asked Vidyapati to promise him not to reveal his true identity to anyone and Vidyapati agreed to not reveal his true identity to anyone. But one day the wife of the poet was very angry with Ugna and tried to beat him by burning wood. Vidyapati saw this incident and suddenly revealed the true identity of Ugna to stop his wife from beating him by the burning wood. And then Ugna showing his true identity disappeared from there forever.[9][10][11][12]
Related places[edit]
- Bhavanipur, Madhubani: It is said that, Ugna appeared in the form Lord Shiva infront of Vidyapati at Bhavanipur village of Madhubani district in Mithila region of Bihar.[1]
- Bisfi, Madhubani: Similarly it is believed that Lord Shiva took the incarnation of Ugna at Bisfi village of Madhubani district in Mithila region of Bihar. It is also the birth place of Vidyapati.[1][13]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Ugana Mahadev | District Madhubani, Government Of Bihar | India". Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ^ "40 हजार श्रद्धालुओं ने उगना महादेव पर किया जलाभिषेक". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ^ "बिस्फी के भैरवा में 20 हजार श्रद्धालुओं ने उगना महादेव पर चढ़ाया जल". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ^ Jha, Pankaj (2018-11-20). A Political History of Literature: Vidyapati and the Fifteenth Century. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-909535-3.
- ^ Jha, Makhan (1997). Anthropology of Ancient Hindu Kingdoms: A Study in Civilizational Perspective. M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. ISBN 978-81-7533-034-4.
- ^ Jha, Makhan (1982). Civilizational Regions of Mithila & Mahakoshal. Capital Publishing House.
- ^ Literary Onomastics Studies. State University College. 1975.
- ^ "Vidyapati : Shiv Prem". ignca.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ "Ugana Mahadev | District Madhubani, Government Of Bihar | India". Retrieved 2021-11-06.
- ^ नवभारतटाइम्स.कॉम -, Meenakshi Jha | (2018-05-07). "जानें, त्रिकालदर्शी भगवान शिव ने किस भक्त के लिए नौकर बन की सेवा". नवभारत टाइम्स. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
- ^ "...जब चूल्हे की जलती लकड़ी से हुई भगवान शिव की पिटाई, हुआ ये अंजाम". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 2021-11-06.
- ^ "शिव जी इस कवि के घर पर कर रहे थे चाकरी, बीवी ने जलते चूल्हे की लकड़ी से की थी भोलेनाथ की पिटाई". Patrika News (in Hindi). 11 March 2019. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
- ^ "...जब चूल्हे की जलती लकड़ी से हुई भगवान शिव की पिटाई, हुआ ये अंजाम". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-03-23.
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