By onlinenews24seven 
Khatu, Rajasthan — Khatu Shyam Ji ki kahani Mahabharat ke yug se judi hui hai. Pehle unka naam Barbarik tha, jo Bhima ke pota aur Ghatotkacha ke beta the. Ye maha yodha apni shaktiyon ke liye nahi, balki apni bhakti aur balidaan ke liye yaad kiya jaata hai.
Barbarik ki Kahani
Barbarik ke paas teen amar baan the, jinke dum par wo kisi bhi yudh ka nateeja badal sakta tha. Is wajah se use Teen Baan Dhaari kaha jaata tha. Mahabharat ke yudh se pehle usne sankalp liya tha ki wo hamesha kamzor paksh ka saath dega.
Jab Bhagwan Krishna ne is baat ko suna, to unhone ek brahmin ke roop mein Barbarik ka parikshan liya. Krishna ne samjha ki agar Barbarik kamzor paksh ka saath dega, to yudh kabhi khatam nahi hoga. Har baar ek paksh kamzor hoga aur wo uske saath chala jaayega, jisse yudh anant ban jaayega.
Tab Krishna ne usse apna sir daan maanga. Barbarik ne bina jhijhak apna sir daan kar diya. Krishna ne uska sir yudh ke maidan ke upar rakha, taaki wo poora yudh dekh sake.
Bhagwan Krishna ka Vardan
Barbarik ke bhakti bhare balidaan se prasann hokar, Krishna ne use vardan diya ki Kaliyug mein use Shyam ke roop mein pooja jaayega. Tab se wo Khatu Shyam Ji ke naam se jaane jaate hain — bhakti, shraddha aur prem ke prateek.
Khatu Mandir ka Mahatva
Rajasthan ke Sikar district ke chhote se gaon Khatu mein sthit hai Khatu Shyam Ji Mandir. Yahaan har saal hazaaron bhakt Shyam Baba ke darshan karne aate hain. Phalgun Mela ke dauraan yahaan bhakti ka maha utsav hota hai.
Kyun Kahte Hain Unhe Shyam Baba
Krishna ne khud Barbarik ko Shyam naam diya tha. Isliye log kehte hain ki Khatu Shyam Ji hi Krishna ka roop hain. Bhakton ka maanna hai ki agar Shyam Baba se sacha man laga kar prarthana ki jaaye, to har manokamna poori hoti hai.
Log aksar kehte hain — “Shyam teri bansi pukare Radha naam”, jo Krishna aur Shyam Baba ke anant prem ko jodta hai.
FAQs About Khatu Shyam Ji
Q1. Khatu Shyam Ji pehle kaun the?
Wo Barbarik the, Bhima ke pota aur Ghatotkacha ke beta.
Q2. Krishna ne unka sir kyu maanga tha?
Kyuki Barbarik ka vaada tha kamzor paksh ka saath dena, jisse yudh kabhi khatam nahi hota. Krishna ne yudh ka santulan banaye rakhne ke liye unka sir maanga.
Q3. Khatu Shyam Ji ka mandir kahan hai?
Ye Khatu gaon mein hai, Sikar district, Rajasthan mein.
Q4. Khatu Shyam Ji kis roop ke liye jane jaate hain?
Wo Kaliyug ke devta maane jaate hain — bhakti, shraddha aur tyag ke prateek.
Q5. Mandir jaane ka sabse acha samay kab hota hai?
Phalgun Mela (Feb-March ke beech) mein sabse zyada bhakton ki bheed hoti hai.