Changdev Temple
The village Changdeo is situated at the union of rivers 'TAPI' & 'PURNA' , 7K.M. from N.H.6 from Hartala Fata ahead Varangaon in Edlabad Taluka, Jalgaon District in Maharashtra. In Ancient times this villeage was known as 'Shri Kshetra Bhingnapur'.it is also noted that this place previously was known as 'SUNDARPUR'. In this village the great ASCETIC CHANGDEO MAHARAJ used to perform religious mortification for the period of 1400 years. therefore this village is popularly known as 'CHANGDEO'.
The siblings Muktabai, Sopan, Dnyaneshwar and Nivruttinath seated on the flying wall greet Changdev seated on a tiger. In the centre, Changdev bows to Dnyaneshwar.
Changdev is most commonly known today due to his popular first encounter with Dnyaneshwar, also known as Dnyanadev. As the story goes, when the four siblings of Nivritti − Dnyanadev, Sopandev, and Muktai − achieved glory, Changdev Maharaj wanted to test them, and hence sent them a blank note. When the siblings received this note, they laughed at the gesture and, on Nivritti’s asking, Dnyaneshwar wrote 65 verses which were the quintessence of Vedanta on it. When the paper reached Changdev Maharaj, he had difficulty understanding what was written, and decided to meet the siblings to show them his yogic powers in person. For this visit he chose to ride on back of a tiger, wielding a poisonous cobra as a whip. When the siblings, then sitting on a masonry wall, saw the procession of Changdev Maharaj and thousands of his devotees walking toward their house, they decided to break his pride by humiliating him. They patted on the wall and it rose up to fly in the air. This use of an inanimate wall as a vehicle amazed everyone present. Changdev realized the greatness of these children. He became one of their disciples and overcame his pride and ego. These verses sent by Dnyaneshwar later became known as Changdev Pasashti (Pasast means 65 in Marathi) and are one of the holy scriptures amongst followers of Dnyaneshwar.
The great ascetic Changdeo Maharaj was born in this place . He lived for 1400 years in this place only. It is also said that he self immolated (Samadhi) himself for 14 times & sent back the death.
This place is a nice looking natural site.
Astonishing Events : It is belived that after finishing 6 months deep meditation when Changdeo Maharaj wake up there were often happining wonders. The people who were died during deep meditation period of great changdeo became alive just like they were wakeing up from deep sleep.
Arhitecture of Temple : It is beliveed that a temple of great Changdeo is 3000 yrs old. This temple is very much decorative & there are carved stony idols.
Annual Ferstivals arranged :
Yatra : on Mahashivratri for 6 days.& Jestha Shuddha Saptami.
Buses Available from Jalgaon & Bhusawal towords Muktainagar (Note : get down at Hartala Fata ahead Varangaon )
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