Timeline of the video with detailed description
00:00 Start of the Video with entrance to Ma Bhadrakali Temple Bhadrakal village Wadipora Neilpora Handwara Kashmir India LOC
00:18 Climbing up steep ascent of 500 steps towards the top of hill of Bhadrakal to reach temple. Discussing the history of Kul Devi worship of Kashmir. How Nilmat Purana, the oldest treatise of Kashmir describes elaborately about Bhadrakali Mata , The Chaitra Navratri of Ma Bhadrakali where she is worshipped on all 9 days with Mata kheer Bhavani. The nine forms of Durga & how Bhadrakali corresponds to Siddhidhatri form of Durga
01:51 Reaching the inner sanctorum of Ma Bhadrakali temple. Bhadrakali vs Kali ?. How is Ma Bhadrakali worship different and older than Ma Kali worship. How Kashmir Shaivism, Trika & Tantra sadhna influenced Ma Bhadrakali worship in kashmir. Bhadrakali was the prime goddess before 6th century AD as references from Nilmat Purana .King Pravarsena and installation of Sri Chakra in Kashmir in 6th Century. Influences of Abhinavgupta, Somananda & Jayaratha around 8th Century which led to Tantra Sadhna and emerging form of Kali. How Bhadrakali resembles the Agni of Veda. Definition of Kali as Kala or Time. Introducing the rare book Devi Rahasya which contains Mantra sadhna of many Devis. Introducing the rare Uddharkosa which contains cryptic energetic algorithms of Ma Bhadrakali Bija Mantra , Ma Bhadrakali sadhna and Ma Bhadrakali upasna
04:14 A short clip that links my Bhadrakali sadhna demonstration where I use Ma Bhadrakali Bija Mantra or Bhadrakali seed syllable to control body heat by breath in extreme cold temperatures.
04:34 Why did Bhadrakali upasana decline in Kashmir. How did Bhadrakali & Kali forms got merged into one. The advent of Islam in Kashmir in 14th century & destruction of Hindu culture. The advent of Dogra kingdom in 19th century and revival of Hinduism. Bhadrakali worship decline in Kashmir yet prominent in Kupwara, Handwara & Magam. The only surviving temple of Ma Bhadrakali in Bhadrakal village Handwara
05:25 Introducing Shriman Panditji Maharaj. Why Panditjee Maharaj is known as "Sage of Bhadrakal". His contributions in renovation of Bhadrakal temple & making a vehicular road to the temple. His installation of the current Ashtadhatu Murti or idol of Bhadrakali Ma in 1966 adjacent to the ancient stone statue of Ma Bhadrakali which is 4 feet long
05:51. How Kashmiri militants and kashmiri terrorist destroyed Bhadrakali temple in 1996. How the blasted and damaged the ancient 4feet Ma Bhadrakali Murti or idol or statue and killed the pujari or priest of the temple. How the Ashtadhatu Murti was hidden from Militants for safety. In 2004 & sector of Rashtriya Rifles of Indian Army or the current 21RR unit restored the Bhadrakali temple. How the procured the lost hidden Ashtadhatu Murti and installed it on the remnant parts of the old stone murti. How the parts were collected and restored
06:41 The legend and history of the unique Deodar tree that covered the stone Murti from ancient times. The army wanted to structure and design it . When they tried to cut the bark, a blood type red exudate emerged from its bark. The deodar tree spilled blood. The army realised the tree to be a part of energy of devi Bhadrakali. The kept the tree as its is and made it a part of the inner sanctorum of the temple. Ma Bhadrakali Jayanti or Bhadrakali birthday is celebrated on Jyeshta Krishna Ekadashi or the 11 day after full moon or waning moon in hindu month of Jyeshta or May & June. Ma Bhadrakali fair or Ma Bhadrakali yatra is organised by the 21 RR unit of Indian army to this temple on this day
07:14 How to reach Ma Bhadrakali temple in North Kashmir. What are the permits required to visit?. A note about visiting Bangus valley from Handwara. End of the video
Free PDF download links for Sanskrit Books mentioned in the video
Udarkośa / Devi Rahasya
https://ia801602.us.archive.org/1/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.313570/2015.313570.Devi-Rahasya.pdf
Nilmat Puran
https://archive.org/download/nilamatapurana/nilamata_purana.pdf
Tantraloka of Abhinavgupta
https://archive.org/download/tantraloka/tantraloka.pdf
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