On the holy festival of Vijayadashami, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday worshiped Shiva incarnate Mahayogi Guru Gorakhnath as per the rituals at the Gorakhnath temple. While carrying out the traditional traditions of the Peeth as Gorakshpeethadhishwar, he wished for the welfare of the world and the happiness, peace and prosperity of the people of the state.
The special worship ritual of Vijayadashami in Gorakshpeeth lasted for more than two hours. During this period, the temple complex remained filled with devotion due to the chanting of Vedic mantras, the sound of conch, damru, bell, trumpet and traditional musical instruments of Nathpanth. The special rituals of Vijayadashami started in the Shaktipeeth of Gorakhnath temple. Here the rituals of worshiping Adishakti, the mother of the world, were going on since the Pratipada of Shardiya Navratri.
After the altar puja and Lokmangal prayers, CM Yogi reached the main temple of Guru Gorakhnath along with the head priest of the temple, Yogi Kamal Nath, other saints, acharyas of Sanskrit Vidyapeeth and Vedapathi students. In the sanctum sanctorum, he performed special worship of Mahayogi Guru Gorakhnath as per the tradition of Nathpanth. During this, barley grains grown on the altar of Shaktipeeth along with various worship materials were offered.
CM Yogi performed the Aarti and served with devotion and dedication by shining the lamp with his hands. After worshiping Guru Gorakhnath, the Chief Minister also duly worshiped the prestigious Akhand Jyoti, various deity idols, idols of Nath Panth mystics, Akhand Dhuna, Yagyashala and Bhim Sarovar in the temple.
He tied himself up and circumambulated the idols of Mahayogi Guru Gorakhnath. In the course of the rituals, Gorakshpeethadhishwar reached the Samadhi places of his Gurudev Brahmalin Mahant Avedyanath Maharaj, Dadaguru Brahmalin Mahant Digvijaynath Maharaj and Yogiraj Baba Gambhirnath Maharaj and other sages of Nathpanth.
He bowed his head in front of the statues of saints and after doing the ritual worship took blessings. During this time, the sound of the band along with the traditional musical instruments of Nathpanth like Nagfani, Conch, Dhol, Ghant, Damru and Trumpet kept resonating in the temple premises. The festival of Vijayadashami was celebrated with devotion and gaiety amid traditional religious rituals and Vedic chanting.
As part of the special worship of Vijayadashami, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also performed cow worship in the cowshed of Gorakhnath temple. He fed jaggery to the mother cow with reverence and served the cows by caressing them. After this he fed the fishes living in Bhim Sarovar.
On the occasion of Vijayadashami, Gorakshpeethadhishwar wished for a happy, peaceful and prosperous life of the people of the state. In this traditional ritual organized at Gorakhnath temple, a confluence of religious traditions of Nathpanth, Guru-disciple tradition and the spirit of public welfare was seen.