Khodiyar
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Khodiyar Maa is the Hindu goddess who appeared in the story of Mamaniya Gadhvi in about AD 700.
Mamaniya Gadhvi had a superb relationship with the then ruler - Maharaj Shilbhadra. The ruler's ministers envied this exceptional relationship and prepared a way to get rid of Mamaniya Gadhvi
. They were not very successful at persuading the ruler, but they succeeded in persuading the ruler's wife (queen).
One day the doorkeepers did not let him go into the palace. Mamaniya asked for the reason. He was told that a childless man is not worthy of the king's presence. Mamaniya returned home and wanted to ask Lord Shiva
for help. When Lord Shiva did not appear, he decided to give his life away as a final sacrifice. Just when he was about to make it, Lord Shiva appeared and took him to the Snake Kingdom - Nagaloka to see the King of Snakes - Naga
-dev.
After hearing his story full of humiliation, the Nagdev's daughters decided to help too. When Mamaniya came home, with his wife he prepared, as advised by the Nagdev's daughters, eight cradles in expectation of a great event. One day eight snakes crawled into the house and Mamaniya had suddenly seven daughters and one son. One of the daughters was Khodiyar Maa. After showing many miraculous powers, people consider her to be a goddess and she has temples and shrines too. Her vehicle is the crocodile and she has many other names such as Khodal, Trishuldhari, Maavdi. Goddess is considered as a daughter of Charan
(Ni Dikri).Her temples are found all over Gujarat, Rajashtan and Mumbai but main four are Matel Near Wankaner, Bhavnagar
(Rajpara village), Galdhare and Tataniya. Temple at Matel is huge and sometime people see the crocodile while doing the puja for maa khodiyar. Crocodile comes from the river which is located in front of temple. Another popular temple of Mataji is at near Bhavnagar city at Rajpara village. There is lake near temple known as Tataniya Dharo and for the same reason goddess is also known as Tataniya dhara wali. Gujarati film ‘Jai Khodiyar Maa’ was once box office hit again with Garba CD of Hemant Chauhan
with same title.
In modern age of instant food, ATM banking, sms booking, Khodiyar Maa comes upon as a Goddess of immediate deliverance. She is as quick an act as impatient are her followers. Most easy on heart, the extent of Khodiyar Maa’s benevolence is beyond the imagination of humans in bone and flesh. The right hand raised for blessing symbolizes her generosity.
She comes down heavily on the evil. It is believed that reading or reciting of ‘Khodiyar chalisa’ becomes an ultimate shield from the evil and protect her worshippers.
Her relation to her bhakts can only be compared by a mother caring for her children.
Khodiyar Maa rules over mind and heart. She rules over day and night. She rules over land and water. She chose a crocodile as her vehicle as it is an amphibian animal.
Many of her traditional bhakts practice ‘mannats’(an offering made against a wish fulfilled) and ‘badhas’ (abstention from mainly food or other pleasure in reverence to God/Goddess in order to fulfill a wish) which they believe never go unanswered. Faith in Khodiyar Maa is the biggest asset any of her bhakts have and live with. Faith is the greatest form of power in universe. Faith is the most precious treasure. It can do the impossible. Whenever you chant, ‘Jai Khodiyar’ with faith in it makes you feel elated, enlightened, enriched and empowered.
Words fall short of competence to illustrate the divinity and prowess of Khodiyar Maa. We can merely make an effort to share information on this site but it is your faith in Khodiyar Maa that can do wonders. Her bhakts across the globe, with faith in her can build a better world and a hygienic environment in the name of Khodiyar Maa; with her blessings. Jai Khodiyar.
Details
Khodiyar Maa’s original name: Janbai
Khodiyar Maa’s weapon: Trishul
Khodiyar Maa’s vehicle (vahan): Crocodile
Khodiyar Maa’s Prasad (food): Lapsi (Porridge)
Khodiyar Maa’s date of birth: Mahasudh Aatham (Ashadi beej as per some versions)
Period: 700A.D.
Khodiyar Maa’s place of birth: Roishala (near Vallabhipur near Bhavanagar in Gujarat, India)
Khodiyar Maa’s mother: Minalde Gadhvi
Khodiyar Maa’s father: Mamaniya Gadhvi
Khodiyar Maa’s siblings:
6 sisters
Aaval, Jogal, Togal, Holbai, Beejbai, Sosai
1 brother Mehrak
Khodal
Trishuldhari
Tataniya dhara wali
Matel dhara wali
Galdhara wali
Maavdi
Most auspicious day to worship Khodiyar Maa: Tuesday
1.1 Humiliation of Mamaniya Gadhvi
The story of Khodiyar Maa goes back to around 700A.D. It begins from a village called Roishala. Roishala was a part of Vallabhipur province near the now Bhavnagar city in Saurashtra (Gujrat, India).
Maharaj Shilbhadra was the ruler of the Vallabhipur province. Mamaniya Gadhvi lived in the small town, Roishala in his kingdom. He used to be Maharaj Shilbhadra’s best companion and a close confidant. Honest by heart, the humble and eloquent Shiv bhakt, Mamaniya Gadhvi was appointed as a Rajgadhvi by his friend. The king would talk to him for hours at his palace and consult him for important governance issues.
This alliance between Maharaj Shilbhadra and Mamaniya was envied by many ministers in his council. They disliked his presence at the palace and Mahraj’s personal chamber. Often found helpless, they could dare not reveal their hatred to the king. They did it to the queen (Maharaj Shilbhadra’s wife). One of the king’s men pointed out to the queen that Mamaniya and his wife were ‘baanj’ as they didn’t have a child since years after being married. This as explained by him made his presence inauspicious for the king, the kingdom and queen’s prospects of having a child.
The brainwashed queen had to but order the king’s men to refrain Mamaniya Gadhvi’s entry to the palace. Next day the modest soul was stopped at the doors of the court. He was told by the doormen that the king didn’t want to see his inauspicious face. Shocked Mamaniya sought for a reason for the changed attitude of the king who also has been his best friend. The doorman told him that the king finds it ominous to see a man without kids to be present in the court or king’s palace.
Lightning struck at first, Mamaniya’s heart was in fragments. He leaves the palace without much of debate trying to swallow the humiliation caused after years of friendship and selfless service.
1.2 Mamaniya’s prayers answered
Mamaniya goes home from the capital. The displeased look on his face could not evade his wife, Minalde’s eye. After probing for reasons, she learns about his humiliation at the king’s palace for the fact that they did not have kids. She could do little to please her husband who was still reeling under the shock.
Mamaniya decides to go to Shiv temple and make a demand to Lord Shiv for kids. He decides to perform Kamal pooja (a type of Hathyog to please God by hook or by crook). Finally Mamaniya decides to give his life to the unmoved Lord Shiv.
Just when he was about to make his final sacrifice Lord Shiv appeared. Lord asked him for a wish and knowing the same he rejected it saying that it weren’t in his destiny to become a father. Later he took him to ‘Naglok’ (the snake kingdom) to see if ‘Nagdev’ (the king of snakes) could help. On hearing his case, Nagdev’s daughters (Nagputris) decide to rescue helpless Mamaniya from his emotional crisis. 7 nagputris (daughters) and 1 nagputra (son) agree to take birth at his place. They promise to arrive on Mahasudh Aatham (debated as Ashadi Beej in some versions).
Mamaniya and his wife, as informed, keep 8 cradles ready in anticipation of the great event. As promised 8 snakes crawl in to their house and occupy each cradle. In no time they take form of a baby. One amongst the 8 babies born is Janbai (Khodiyar Maa).
2. Shilbhadra’s suspicion
2.1 Native rumours
Mamaniya and his wife celebrate the miracle of their life by distributing sweets. The announcement of having fathered 7 daughters and 1 son reach every nook and corner of the town.
They name their daughters as Aaval, Jogal, Togal, Janbai, Holbai, Beejbai, Sosai and the son, Mehrak (Mehrakiya with love).
Some fellow villagers knew that Minalde was not pregnant and to have delivered 8 kids could not have been less than a miracle as they claim. Some suspected the overnight turnout to be a result of a black-magic trick practiced by Mamaniya and his wife. These rumours found their way to Maharaj Shilbhadra’s ears who was as rejoiced as anybody else on knowing that Mamaniya was no longer a ‘baanj.’ Hence it made him reluctant before he paid his visit to Mamaniya charan’s celebrations.
2.2 Mataji and her siblings float on water
King’s men grab this occasion in wake of rumours to plan king’s assassination and blame Mamaniya charan for the same. One of the plants secretly poison the sweets specially brought by Mamaniya charan to offer to the king.
A happy Shilbhadra takes his look at all the babies. When he takes little Janbai in to his arms from the cradle, Mataji extends her hands over his head to bless him. To protect the innocent king from his assassination attempt, Mataji performs another miracle from the cradle. When Shilbhadra is about to eat the poisoned sweets they disappear suddenly.
This annoys the king adding to his doubt of black magic trick being involved. He orders killing of the babies by immersing them in water in iron boxes. To his disbelief the iron boxes floated on water and everyone on the banks could still hear the babies crying in the boxes.
3. Khodiyar Maa derives her name
Mamaniya’s young kids were playing in the field when brother, Mehrak was bit by a venomous snake. His sisters rushed to him. Aaval suggests bringing of ‘Ami’ (Elixir of life) from the ‘Naglok’ underneath the sea. It had to be brought before the sunset in order to save Mehrak’s life. Janbai volunteers to bring Ami from Naglok before the sunset.
She gets ‘Ami’ from Naglok. While hurrying her way back to the surface of water she injures her foot in the hostile rocks beneath. She is rescued by a crocodile who escorts Mataji on its back to the surface of water.
Limping with discomfort Mataji happens to reach the accident site on time. Seeing her in this state, Aaval guesses she must have injured her foot. Feet injury is known as Khodi and that’s when she hears one of them saying, ‘Khodati aavechhe’ (She is limping on her way). For this feat of her to save her brother, Aaval decides to name her Khodiyar and declares that she would be in future known and worshipped as KHODIYAR Maa.
This particular event gives us an idea of how quick and impatient Khodiyar Maa is when it comes to answering the prayers of her followers.
This event also made ‘magar’ (crocodile) her ‘vahan’ (vehicle). Crocodile is an amphibian reptile. Maa Khodiyar on a crocodile symbolizes her supremacy over both land and water.
4. Khodiyar Maa’s leela
Maa Khodiyar then assumed the role of protecting the king, the kingdom and the subjects. Several events of her having saved people from troubles, evil and mishaps occurred. She would treat ill children on the verge of death with a mere touch of her hand.
There are tales of Khodiyar Maa protecting the king from the wrong doings in his own palace. She punished the evil doers. Her blessings saw the King and queen, a prince after years of married life.
In some time she was being recognized as the goddess of the province and her stories went far and wide in all pockets of Saurashtra and Sind. Rajdoots (ambassadors) and traders would carry her tales back home to their kingdoms. People from distant places would travel to get her darshan. Other kings were willing to invite Khodiyar Maa to grace their kingdoms. People worshipped her as a goddess and she blessed all her followers like one.
5. Khodiyar Maa in Junagadh
5.1 Birth of Prince Navghan
In around 1000A.D. the queen of Junagadh was being misguided by her ministers. She didn’t have kids for long and she was asked to perform some trick of black magic for the same. These tricks backfired and her pregnancy lasted beyond the natural term of 9 months. Her pain would only suggest that a delivery was due any moment but the backfired evil force would not allow it to happen. With the pain and the kid within her she survived another term of 9 months. Things were getting unbearable when she realized that bad means can only have bad consequences. She had heard of Khodiyar Maa and this name was her final hope. With the repentance in mind she prayed Khodiyar Maa from the bottom of her heart for freedom from eternal pain.
Maa Khodiyar appeared right before her to see her deliver a baby boy. Since the prince was born after a series of 9 month terms he was named as Navghan.
5.2 Khodiyar Maa at Galdhara
Young Prince Navghan was on his way through the jungle of Gir. He stopped by a lake (Galdhara) to clean his horse. Khodiyar Maa appeared before him at the lake. She blessed Navghan and chose to assist him during all his battlefields.
Hence there came upon the oldest shrine of Khodiyar Maa at the Galdhara in Gir.
6. Khodiyar Maa comes to Kathiyawar
6.1 Navghan’s battle of Sind
Khodiyar Maa would sit over Prince Navghan’s javelin in the form of a sparrow to help him in his battles. He would go on war only if he found the sparrow sitting over his javelin.
Sind’s Sumra abducted Prince Navghan’s sister Jahal. Navghan prayed Khodiyar Maa to be on his side in his march to Sind to rescue his sister. Mataji once again appeared on the javelin to shield Navghan from the mighty Sumra. Sind’s Sumra was killed in the war.
Khodiyar Maa happened to meet the native deities namely, Sikotar Maa, Pathapir and Bhutda. Sikotar Maa and Bhutda decide to stay back in Sind (along with Aaval maa as per some versions. She is there known as Raangni Maa). Pathapir decided to come to Saurashtra.
6.2 Khodiyar Maa in Aiyavej
After the battle of Sind, Khodiyar Maa insists Prince Navghan to return to his kingdom. Navghan vows to make a temple of Khodiyar Maa in Aiyavej (near Palitana) in Kathiyawar.
Navghan ordered each of his armymen to carry a brick from Sind to be used to construct Khodiyar Maa’s temple in Aiyavej. This order was taken casually by the commander-in-chief (Senapati) hence he failed to carry his brick. He was punished for his disobedience. His chopped head still lies dangled to the wall of the temple that was originally built by the bricks from Sind.
Pathapir dada settled at the Aiyavej shrine of Khodiyar Maa.
7. Matel
7.1 Shepherd’s discovery
Maa Khodiyar revealed her splendid self at Matel (42km from Rajkot) in around 1400A.D. A young innocent shepherd once began to notice an increase in the number of cows that he used to take grazing for fodder. He spotted the cow that didn’t belong to his herd. To discover whose cow it was, he once chased the cow all the way back holding her by her tail.
The cow entered the lake under the water, so did the shepherd. To his surprise he discovered a temple of gold and a goddess with a trishul in her hand on a golden swing. Dumb shepherd didn’t know it was Khodiyar Maa. He inquired if it was her cow and asked for compensation for caring for her fodder. Khodiyar Maa gave him a few leaves as a matter of compensation which the disinterested shepherd disposed off in water.
When he came home he found his blanket having stuck to itself one of the leaves that didn’t drop when he shed them away. The leaf had already turned in to gold. The shepherd rushed back to the lake but in vain.
7.2 Temple of Matel
The shepherd informed of his experience to the king. He told them about the golden temple he saw under the water. The king ordered hundreds of hand pumps to evacuate the water from the lake. The tip of a golden egg surfaced.
It is then believed that there was a flood that rose in no time in the town. The king and his men realised that it was a divine power and that the shepherd had seen Khodiyar Maa under the water.
The golden egg is believed to be the one placed on the top of the temple.
8. Khodiyar Maa in Rajpara (Bhavnagar)
Thakur Sahib Wakhatsinhji Akherajji [Atabhai] Gohil, the ruler of Bhavnagar state (late 1700 / early 1800) was a Khodiyar bhakt (follower of Khodiyar Maa). He paid regular visits to Galdhara(Matel temple as debated in some versions) for her worship.
He insisted Khodiyar Maa to come down to Shihor (the then capital of Bhavnagar) from Galdhara temple. Khodiyar Maa agreed to follow him to Bhavnagar provided he does not turn around all the way.
To test his faith in Khodiyar Maa’s word, at a few kilometers before Shihor, the sound of Mataji’s footsteps and her anklets ceased. Atabhai Gohil turns around to see if Mataji is following him and Mataji decides to end her journey. She and her sisters settle at a point now known as Rajpara.
Title – Rajapara Tataniya dharawali aayi Khodiyar’s shrine
Location: Rajapara, Khodiyar Mandir. 16 km from Bhavnagar on Bhavnagar-Shihor (Rajkot road) highway.
Description – This is Khodiyar Maa’s main shrine. It is of both historic and religious significance.
Nearest town: Bhavnagar (16 km)
Nearest railhead: Khodiyar Mandir railway station (14km from Bhavnagar railway station)
Nearest airport: Bhavnagar airport (40 km)
Indian airlines, Jet airways and Air Deccan flies to Bhavnagar from Mumbai everyday (Fare: Rs. 1,700 to Rs.3,400 approx.)
www.jetairways.com
Route from Mumbai Mumbai to Bhavnagar via Vadodara, Tarapur square on road.
650km.
It takes about 15 hours by road
By train:
Route from Ahmedabad 4.5 hours by road Ahmedabad to Bhavnagar via Vallabhipur Approx. 185 km.
For more details check www.indianrail.gov.in
Year of establishment: 1800 A.D.
Accommodation provided by trust in the temple premises.
Namely 9 rooms in dharamshalas, 5A/C, 4 Non-A/C, 3 dormitory halls of 15 beds capacity, Rest house (100 men + 100 women),
facility of lapsi for prasad, 1 rasoighar and 1 havanshala.
Tel.: 91-2846-223244 (Mandir)
Tel.: 91-278-2425163 (Trust office in Bhavnagar)
For history of this shrine read chapter 8 of Mataji’s story
Mandir 2
Title- Matel
Location: Matel, near Vakaner, Rajkot. Description – There is a lake next to the temple called, Matel dhara The entire Matel town continues to use the lake water for their consumption and domestic usage without filtering it or any other sort of treatment. There is a trishul at the temple that keeps growing by a grain-size every year.
Nearest town: Rajkot (42km) Nearest railhead: Rajkot railway station Nearest airport: Rajkot
Route from Rajkot 30km to Wakaner and 12km from Wakaner
Route from Chotila: 25 km to Wakaner and 12 km from Wakaner to Matel
Mumbai to Wankaner
For more details check www.indianrail.gov.in
Jet airways flies you twice daily to Rajkot from Mumbai
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Rajkot
Ahmedabad to Wakaner: 190 km by road. 12 km from Wakaner.
Year of establishment: 1400A.D.
For history of this shrine read chapter 7 of Mataji’s story
Mandir 3
Title- Galdhara
Location: Dhari dam (Gir forest)
Description – This is the oldest shrine of Khodiyar Maa.
Nearest town: Amreli
Nearest railhead: Bhavnagar
Nearest airport: Bhavnagar
Route from Mumbai:
Dhari is at a distance of about 5 to 6 hours from Bhavnagar.
Galdhara is at a distance of 7km from Dhari.
You get shuttle auto rickshaws from Dhari every half an hour to take you to the temple.
Mumbai to Bhavnagar
For more details check www.indianrail.gov.in
Route from Amreli:
42 km by road on its way to Tulsishyam.
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Year of establishment: unknown (believed to be 700A.D.)
It is believed to be the oldest shrine of Khodiyar Maa. It is said that Maa Khodiyar used to emerge from the Dhari lake to play ‘Chaupat’ with the ancestor of the mahants of Galdhara, Shri Sajuma.
Mandir 4
Title – Aiyavej
Location: Palitana dam
Description – This shrine of Khodiyar Maa has a peculiar miracle associated with it. The temple has a neem tree near it. The leaves of branches that spread over the temple are sweet in taste (contrary to the nature of neem leaves). Whereas the ones that spread elsewhere taste bitter. This is a miracle of Khodiyar Maa that sweetens the neem leaves. It tells us what Khodiyar maa�s bhakti can do to her followers.
Route from Mumbai:
Mumbai to Bhavnagar
Air Deccan flies you everyday to Bhavnagar (11:35am)
Jet airways flies you everyday to Bhavnagar (07:10am)
Palitana is 43 km from Bhavnagar
Year of establishment: 1000A.D.
For history of this shrine read chapter 6 of Mataji’s story
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, Sawaria clans sometimes used Khodiyar as their surname as they worship Khodiyar Mata, as their Kuldevi.
the eight sisters and a brother have there shrines across gujrat and rajasthan they are Ghantiyal Rai, Tarnot Rai, Tembre Rai, Kala Dungar Rai, Deg rai, Bhadriya Rai and Khetpal ji Maharaj these all shrines are in Jaisalmer District of Rajasthan along with Khodiyar the eight sister whose Shrines is in Gujrat.
JAI KHODIYAR MAA
Dijey bhakti tari rahu ej yaachi
Prabha kiran prasre sadanand kari
khari maat Khodal khubi ej tari … 1
Kare dukh ma smaran jo koi taru
Male sukh mano-eichhitey purna pyaru
Tale zindagi dukhi ke ho akari
Khari maat Khodal khubi ej tari …2
Para shakti tuj maat saachi bhavani
Vade neti neti kahi ved vaani
Harihar viranji sada jai vari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij tari …3
Tu chho jaagti jyot ne jogmaya
Fari janma nahi paame tuj chhatrachhaya
Devo divyanaade kahe chhe pukari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij tari …4
Tu chho maanvi matra ni divya mata
Vali dev ne daanavo ni vidhata
Trilokey poojey ne kare bhakti tari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 5
Purya laad te kaik na bhay nivari
Khari putra paisa tani tuj aavi
Aputro ne tu putra chho aapnari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 6
Bhala bhid ma smaran taruj aave
Dubya saagarein aavine tu bachavein
Didhela badha dwar ughadnari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 7
Kaliyug je aakar ma dukh deshe
Tara vin mane maro kaun kehshe
Kuputro ne joishna tu visari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 8
Mane bhavana antarey aap dejo
Maadi ant samayein khari khabar lejo
Padu paay paapi ne tu tarnari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 9
Ahankar vikar bhulave bhavi
Dukhe aathadyon toy na laaj aavi
Purav paap ni tev talo nathari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 10
Tare pare aavi padu shish nami
Chhodu chhedlo jindagi to nakami
Ami drishtiyen badhu sudharnari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 11
Hati ungh aalas krupa tari jaagyo
Mane swarthi sakal sansar lagyo
Pita behen bandhav ane sutnari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 12
Karamne sharam maat kaho kya thi aave
Daya dev yamraj to shani lave
Kukurmo karya paap parjalnari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 13
Have to grihu sharan main maat taru
Nathi ugravanu rahiyu ek baru
Ho patya bana tani maat maari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 14
Aave maandgi ne bichhavu pathari
Mane yaad humesha rahe ek tari
Hato yamtana na shake chek dari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 15
Suraj chandra nu tej tuj chhatrachhaya
Jagat jeev tamam ni jogmaya
Adham paapi ne tu chho udvarnari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 16
Advar aakash ma tarla tej chamke
Gagan megh mandal mahi vij damke
Akal ei kala tari no huj poojari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 17
Badha vriksh nu bij tu aap pote
Prakashi param tejni purna jyote
Pawan paani ne anna tu aapnari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 18
Batavyo bhulelane te marg sidho
Nathi koine koi di shrap didho
Ami aankhma aap vardan-kari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 19
Choraey kadhi chiz vastu ke nana
Piditone tu tu purti nitya dana
Badha karmna doshne de nivari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 20
Ajarini chho aushadhi aap pote
Dard dukh ma sharan jo taru gote
Daridra ne dard dafnavnari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 21
Hato garbhma kolamein kevo didho
Bhuli bhaktino marg main muki didho
Krupa yachu khodal badhu dyo visari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 22
Jaharma jivadyo mane agni maahe
Bhulyo shudhine saan dukh dehi tyohe
Ugaryo shire haath mitho prasari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 23
Faryo laksh chaurashi ma jiv jyare
Janma ne maran dehne varamvare
Mitave araj aitli urdhari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 24
Asur sur sangram ma jyare khele
Made aakhde ghana shastra mele
Tarat aavti tuj trishuldhari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 25
Sada satya ne ek chho aap beli
Aniti asatyane adha ukeli
Ubhi ek tu dharmani dhal dhari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 26
Nishaye jivatma badha jaay jampi
Tamari katakshe rahe kaal kampi
Mithi najarthi pawan vayu pasari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 27
Paribhraman je suraj ne chandra karta
Vase shit agni sangathej farta
Rahe shesh dharti tano bhar dhari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 28
Poshak vishnu pan haak taarij mane
Srujan srishtinu tu chho brahma pichhane
Dhare dhak shivshakti sanharkari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 29
Vanaspati tanu somnu pan tu chho
Muni yoginu maavdi dhyan tu chho
Bane rank raja ne raja bhikhari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 30
Kholo pathari tane paay lage
Tare pare aavi koi daad maage
Nathi leti deti vakhat tu vichari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 31
Bhale mantama divo ek maane
Thata shabdaa shabda athdaay kaane
Karya kaam te kaink na bhay nivari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 32
Kathan kaal kaliyugna dukh bhari
Ugya jhad mathe thayo hu lachari
Havey hriday wali sambhlo araj mari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 33
Karya saad to daad tu deje devi
Honkare thati hajra hajur evi
Panare padya paapi ne le nibhavi
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 34
Badha balni maat sambhal tare
Radta hase aavine tare paare
Dukhi dardina dukh mitadnari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 35
Badha devne devi chhe roop taru
Gani sharan pakdi ubha sukh saru
Najar jya pade sthapna hoy tari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 36
Aiyavej ma aap betha biraji
Tataniye dhare vaas taro mataji
Tame galdhare matrinaliye padhari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 37
Nave norte maas aaso ma aave
Leta hich garba gagan tu gajave
Bhali bhaktini bhavanane swikari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 38
Ramo raas aangan amare padhari
Purya kankuna sathiya shangari
Verya kulda chowk sugandh saari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 39
Avichal raho aapni rehamdrishti
Sudha sichjo amar ho tari srishti
Vidhata lakhe lekh pan bahu vichari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 40
Khari lekh ne mekh tu marnari
Dubya vahanne tu tarnari
Sama par khama bol ucharnari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 41
Atabhai ne aap bhaale biraji
Apya gaam anek sudharine baaji
Kunvar krishna jeva didha avtaari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 42
Junani jati vanjni gadi jyare
Didha danla patharyo kholo tyare
Dharyu naam navghan fali aghad tari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 43
Nathi janto stuti na shabda sara
Bole totlu balako laage pyara
Tari kirti gata kahu shu uchchari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 44
Tara gunni gam mane kem padshe
Jibhe vashe to mane yaad chadshe
Nathi pahochti vaani tya maat mari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 45
Nathi sukh sansar ma kyathi maanu
Tane rijhav va gaav hu gun ganu
Tari bhavnano to hu chho bhikhari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 46
Bole chhand khodal tano khant aani
Ugare umange potanoj jaani
Maago te mali vali moksh bari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 47
Maagu maavdi urma aap vasjo
Vinanti karu devi na door khasjo
Hasho aap hajar mane harsh bhari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 48
Stuti rank ni rehamthi lyo swikari
Maafi dyo mane jo hoy bhul mari
Maluji kahe maaji kejo ugari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 49
Mamaniya Gadhvi had a superb relationship with the then ruler - Maharaj Shilbhadra. The ruler's ministers envied this exceptional relationship and prepared a way to get rid of Mamaniya Gadhvi
Gadhvi
The Gadhvi, sometimes also pronounced Garvi are a Hindu caste found in the state of Gujarat in India.- Origin :The community is said to have migrated from Rajasthan to Junagadh some two hundred years ago. They were the traditional genealogists of a number of Hindu communities in Saurashtra and Kutch...
. They were not very successful at persuading the ruler, but they succeeded in persuading the ruler's wife (queen).
One day the doorkeepers did not let him go into the palace. Mamaniya asked for the reason. He was told that a childless man is not worthy of the king's presence. Mamaniya returned home and wanted to ask Lord Shiva
Shiva
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for help. When Lord Shiva did not appear, he decided to give his life away as a final sacrifice. Just when he was about to make it, Lord Shiva appeared and took him to the Snake Kingdom - Nagaloka to see the King of Snakes - Naga
Naga
Naga or NAGA may refer to:* Nāga, a group of serpent deities in Hindu and Buddhist mythology.-People:* Nayan / Nayar/Nair people of Kerala Society* Naga people, a diverse ethnic identity in Northeast India...
-dev.
After hearing his story full of humiliation, the Nagdev's daughters decided to help too. When Mamaniya came home, with his wife he prepared, as advised by the Nagdev's daughters, eight cradles in expectation of a great event. One day eight snakes crawled into the house and Mamaniya had suddenly seven daughters and one son. One of the daughters was Khodiyar Maa. After showing many miraculous powers, people consider her to be a goddess and she has temples and shrines too. Her vehicle is the crocodile and she has many other names such as Khodal, Trishuldhari, Maavdi. Goddess is considered as a daughter of Charan
Charan
Chāraṇ is the term for a caste living in the Gujarat and Rajasthan states of India. According to Shrimada Bhagwata Skand Charans were created along with other divine forms such as Yaksha, Gandharvas, Kinnara, Sidhdhas, Apsara, etc. and lived with them in Heaven...
(Ni Dikri).Her temples are found all over Gujarat, Rajashtan and Mumbai but main four are Matel Near Wankaner, Bhavnagar
Bhavnagar
-Topography:Bhavnagar is a coastal city in the eastern coast of Saurashtra, also known as Kathiawar, located at . It has an average elevation of 24 metres . It occupies area of 53.30 km². General slope dips in the northeasterly direction at the apex of Gulf of Khambhat...
(Rajpara village), Galdhare and Tataniya. Temple at Matel is huge and sometime people see the crocodile while doing the puja for maa khodiyar. Crocodile comes from the river which is located in front of temple. Another popular temple of Mataji is at near Bhavnagar city at Rajpara village. There is lake near temple known as Tataniya Dharo and for the same reason goddess is also known as Tataniya dhara wali. Gujarati film ‘Jai Khodiyar Maa’ was once box office hit again with Garba CD of Hemant Chauhan
Hemant Chauhan
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with same title.
In modern age of instant food, ATM banking, sms booking, Khodiyar Maa comes upon as a Goddess of immediate deliverance. She is as quick an act as impatient are her followers. Most easy on heart, the extent of Khodiyar Maa’s benevolence is beyond the imagination of humans in bone and flesh. The right hand raised for blessing symbolizes her generosity.
She comes down heavily on the evil. It is believed that reading or reciting of ‘Khodiyar chalisa’ becomes an ultimate shield from the evil and protect her worshippers.
Her relation to her bhakts can only be compared by a mother caring for her children.
Khodiyar Maa rules over mind and heart. She rules over day and night. She rules over land and water. She chose a crocodile as her vehicle as it is an amphibian animal.
Many of her traditional bhakts practice ‘mannats’(an offering made against a wish fulfilled) and ‘badhas’ (abstention from mainly food or other pleasure in reverence to God/Goddess in order to fulfill a wish) which they believe never go unanswered. Faith in Khodiyar Maa is the biggest asset any of her bhakts have and live with. Faith is the greatest form of power in universe. Faith is the most precious treasure. It can do the impossible. Whenever you chant, ‘Jai Khodiyar’ with faith in it makes you feel elated, enlightened, enriched and empowered.
Words fall short of competence to illustrate the divinity and prowess of Khodiyar Maa. We can merely make an effort to share information on this site but it is your faith in Khodiyar Maa that can do wonders. Her bhakts across the globe, with faith in her can build a better world and a hygienic environment in the name of Khodiyar Maa; with her blessings. Jai Khodiyar.
Details
Khodiyar Maa’s original name: Janbai
Khodiyar Maa’s weapon: Trishul
Khodiyar Maa’s vehicle (vahan): Crocodile
Khodiyar Maa’s Prasad (food): Lapsi (Porridge)
Khodiyar Maa’s date of birth: Mahasudh Aatham (Ashadi beej as per some versions)
Period: 700A.D.
Khodiyar Maa’s place of birth: Roishala (near Vallabhipur near Bhavanagar in Gujarat, India)
Khodiyar Maa’s mother: Minalde Gadhvi
Khodiyar Maa’s father: Mamaniya Gadhvi
Khodiyar Maa’s siblings:
6 sisters
Aaval, Jogal, Togal, Holbai, Beejbai, Sosai
1 brother Mehrak
Different names of Khodiyar Maa
JanbaiKhodal
Trishuldhari
Tataniya dhara wali
Matel dhara wali
Galdhara wali
Maavdi
Most auspicious day to worship Khodiyar Maa: Tuesday
Mataji’s Story
1. Birth of Khodiyar Maa1.1 Humiliation of Mamaniya Gadhvi
The story of Khodiyar Maa goes back to around 700A.D. It begins from a village called Roishala. Roishala was a part of Vallabhipur province near the now Bhavnagar city in Saurashtra (Gujrat, India).
Maharaj Shilbhadra was the ruler of the Vallabhipur province. Mamaniya Gadhvi lived in the small town, Roishala in his kingdom. He used to be Maharaj Shilbhadra’s best companion and a close confidant. Honest by heart, the humble and eloquent Shiv bhakt, Mamaniya Gadhvi was appointed as a Rajgadhvi by his friend. The king would talk to him for hours at his palace and consult him for important governance issues.
This alliance between Maharaj Shilbhadra and Mamaniya was envied by many ministers in his council. They disliked his presence at the palace and Mahraj’s personal chamber. Often found helpless, they could dare not reveal their hatred to the king. They did it to the queen (Maharaj Shilbhadra’s wife). One of the king’s men pointed out to the queen that Mamaniya and his wife were ‘baanj’ as they didn’t have a child since years after being married. This as explained by him made his presence inauspicious for the king, the kingdom and queen’s prospects of having a child.
The brainwashed queen had to but order the king’s men to refrain Mamaniya Gadhvi’s entry to the palace. Next day the modest soul was stopped at the doors of the court. He was told by the doormen that the king didn’t want to see his inauspicious face. Shocked Mamaniya sought for a reason for the changed attitude of the king who also has been his best friend. The doorman told him that the king finds it ominous to see a man without kids to be present in the court or king’s palace.
Lightning struck at first, Mamaniya’s heart was in fragments. He leaves the palace without much of debate trying to swallow the humiliation caused after years of friendship and selfless service.
1.2 Mamaniya’s prayers answered
Mamaniya goes home from the capital. The displeased look on his face could not evade his wife, Minalde’s eye. After probing for reasons, she learns about his humiliation at the king’s palace for the fact that they did not have kids. She could do little to please her husband who was still reeling under the shock.
Mamaniya decides to go to Shiv temple and make a demand to Lord Shiv for kids. He decides to perform Kamal pooja (a type of Hathyog to please God by hook or by crook). Finally Mamaniya decides to give his life to the unmoved Lord Shiv.
Just when he was about to make his final sacrifice Lord Shiv appeared. Lord asked him for a wish and knowing the same he rejected it saying that it weren’t in his destiny to become a father. Later he took him to ‘Naglok’ (the snake kingdom) to see if ‘Nagdev’ (the king of snakes) could help. On hearing his case, Nagdev’s daughters (Nagputris) decide to rescue helpless Mamaniya from his emotional crisis. 7 nagputris (daughters) and 1 nagputra (son) agree to take birth at his place. They promise to arrive on Mahasudh Aatham (debated as Ashadi Beej in some versions).
Mamaniya and his wife, as informed, keep 8 cradles ready in anticipation of the great event. As promised 8 snakes crawl in to their house and occupy each cradle. In no time they take form of a baby. One amongst the 8 babies born is Janbai (Khodiyar Maa).
2. Shilbhadra’s suspicion
2.1 Native rumours
Mamaniya and his wife celebrate the miracle of their life by distributing sweets. The announcement of having fathered 7 daughters and 1 son reach every nook and corner of the town.
They name their daughters as Aaval, Jogal, Togal, Janbai, Holbai, Beejbai, Sosai and the son, Mehrak (Mehrakiya with love).
Some fellow villagers knew that Minalde was not pregnant and to have delivered 8 kids could not have been less than a miracle as they claim. Some suspected the overnight turnout to be a result of a black-magic trick practiced by Mamaniya and his wife. These rumours found their way to Maharaj Shilbhadra’s ears who was as rejoiced as anybody else on knowing that Mamaniya was no longer a ‘baanj.’ Hence it made him reluctant before he paid his visit to Mamaniya charan’s celebrations.
2.2 Mataji and her siblings float on water
King’s men grab this occasion in wake of rumours to plan king’s assassination and blame Mamaniya charan for the same. One of the plants secretly poison the sweets specially brought by Mamaniya charan to offer to the king.
A happy Shilbhadra takes his look at all the babies. When he takes little Janbai in to his arms from the cradle, Mataji extends her hands over his head to bless him. To protect the innocent king from his assassination attempt, Mataji performs another miracle from the cradle. When Shilbhadra is about to eat the poisoned sweets they disappear suddenly.
This annoys the king adding to his doubt of black magic trick being involved. He orders killing of the babies by immersing them in water in iron boxes. To his disbelief the iron boxes floated on water and everyone on the banks could still hear the babies crying in the boxes.
3. Khodiyar Maa derives her name
Mamaniya’s young kids were playing in the field when brother, Mehrak was bit by a venomous snake. His sisters rushed to him. Aaval suggests bringing of ‘Ami’ (Elixir of life) from the ‘Naglok’ underneath the sea. It had to be brought before the sunset in order to save Mehrak’s life. Janbai volunteers to bring Ami from Naglok before the sunset.
She gets ‘Ami’ from Naglok. While hurrying her way back to the surface of water she injures her foot in the hostile rocks beneath. She is rescued by a crocodile who escorts Mataji on its back to the surface of water.
Limping with discomfort Mataji happens to reach the accident site on time. Seeing her in this state, Aaval guesses she must have injured her foot. Feet injury is known as Khodi and that’s when she hears one of them saying, ‘Khodati aavechhe’ (She is limping on her way). For this feat of her to save her brother, Aaval decides to name her Khodiyar and declares that she would be in future known and worshipped as KHODIYAR Maa.
This particular event gives us an idea of how quick and impatient Khodiyar Maa is when it comes to answering the prayers of her followers.
This event also made ‘magar’ (crocodile) her ‘vahan’ (vehicle). Crocodile is an amphibian reptile. Maa Khodiyar on a crocodile symbolizes her supremacy over both land and water.
4. Khodiyar Maa’s leela
Maa Khodiyar then assumed the role of protecting the king, the kingdom and the subjects. Several events of her having saved people from troubles, evil and mishaps occurred. She would treat ill children on the verge of death with a mere touch of her hand.
There are tales of Khodiyar Maa protecting the king from the wrong doings in his own palace. She punished the evil doers. Her blessings saw the King and queen, a prince after years of married life.
In some time she was being recognized as the goddess of the province and her stories went far and wide in all pockets of Saurashtra and Sind. Rajdoots (ambassadors) and traders would carry her tales back home to their kingdoms. People from distant places would travel to get her darshan. Other kings were willing to invite Khodiyar Maa to grace their kingdoms. People worshipped her as a goddess and she blessed all her followers like one.
5. Khodiyar Maa in Junagadh
5.1 Birth of Prince Navghan
In around 1000A.D. the queen of Junagadh was being misguided by her ministers. She didn’t have kids for long and she was asked to perform some trick of black magic for the same. These tricks backfired and her pregnancy lasted beyond the natural term of 9 months. Her pain would only suggest that a delivery was due any moment but the backfired evil force would not allow it to happen. With the pain and the kid within her she survived another term of 9 months. Things were getting unbearable when she realized that bad means can only have bad consequences. She had heard of Khodiyar Maa and this name was her final hope. With the repentance in mind she prayed Khodiyar Maa from the bottom of her heart for freedom from eternal pain.
Maa Khodiyar appeared right before her to see her deliver a baby boy. Since the prince was born after a series of 9 month terms he was named as Navghan.
5.2 Khodiyar Maa at Galdhara
Young Prince Navghan was on his way through the jungle of Gir. He stopped by a lake (Galdhara) to clean his horse. Khodiyar Maa appeared before him at the lake. She blessed Navghan and chose to assist him during all his battlefields.
Hence there came upon the oldest shrine of Khodiyar Maa at the Galdhara in Gir.
6. Khodiyar Maa comes to Kathiyawar
6.1 Navghan’s battle of Sind
Khodiyar Maa would sit over Prince Navghan’s javelin in the form of a sparrow to help him in his battles. He would go on war only if he found the sparrow sitting over his javelin.
Sind’s Sumra abducted Prince Navghan’s sister Jahal. Navghan prayed Khodiyar Maa to be on his side in his march to Sind to rescue his sister. Mataji once again appeared on the javelin to shield Navghan from the mighty Sumra. Sind’s Sumra was killed in the war.
Khodiyar Maa happened to meet the native deities namely, Sikotar Maa, Pathapir and Bhutda. Sikotar Maa and Bhutda decide to stay back in Sind (along with Aaval maa as per some versions. She is there known as Raangni Maa). Pathapir decided to come to Saurashtra.
6.2 Khodiyar Maa in Aiyavej
After the battle of Sind, Khodiyar Maa insists Prince Navghan to return to his kingdom. Navghan vows to make a temple of Khodiyar Maa in Aiyavej (near Palitana) in Kathiyawar.
Navghan ordered each of his armymen to carry a brick from Sind to be used to construct Khodiyar Maa’s temple in Aiyavej. This order was taken casually by the commander-in-chief (Senapati) hence he failed to carry his brick. He was punished for his disobedience. His chopped head still lies dangled to the wall of the temple that was originally built by the bricks from Sind.
Pathapir dada settled at the Aiyavej shrine of Khodiyar Maa.
7. Matel
7.1 Shepherd’s discovery
Maa Khodiyar revealed her splendid self at Matel (42km from Rajkot) in around 1400A.D. A young innocent shepherd once began to notice an increase in the number of cows that he used to take grazing for fodder. He spotted the cow that didn’t belong to his herd. To discover whose cow it was, he once chased the cow all the way back holding her by her tail.
The cow entered the lake under the water, so did the shepherd. To his surprise he discovered a temple of gold and a goddess with a trishul in her hand on a golden swing. Dumb shepherd didn’t know it was Khodiyar Maa. He inquired if it was her cow and asked for compensation for caring for her fodder. Khodiyar Maa gave him a few leaves as a matter of compensation which the disinterested shepherd disposed off in water.
When he came home he found his blanket having stuck to itself one of the leaves that didn’t drop when he shed them away. The leaf had already turned in to gold. The shepherd rushed back to the lake but in vain.
7.2 Temple of Matel
The shepherd informed of his experience to the king. He told them about the golden temple he saw under the water. The king ordered hundreds of hand pumps to evacuate the water from the lake. The tip of a golden egg surfaced.
It is then believed that there was a flood that rose in no time in the town. The king and his men realised that it was a divine power and that the shepherd had seen Khodiyar Maa under the water.
The golden egg is believed to be the one placed on the top of the temple.
8. Khodiyar Maa in Rajpara (Bhavnagar)
Thakur Sahib Wakhatsinhji Akherajji [Atabhai] Gohil, the ruler of Bhavnagar state (late 1700 / early 1800) was a Khodiyar bhakt (follower of Khodiyar Maa). He paid regular visits to Galdhara(Matel temple as debated in some versions) for her worship.
He insisted Khodiyar Maa to come down to Shihor (the then capital of Bhavnagar) from Galdhara temple. Khodiyar Maa agreed to follow him to Bhavnagar provided he does not turn around all the way.
To test his faith in Khodiyar Maa’s word, at a few kilometers before Shihor, the sound of Mataji’s footsteps and her anklets ceased. Atabhai Gohil turns around to see if Mataji is following him and Mataji decides to end her journey. She and her sisters settle at a point now known as Rajpara.
Khodiyar Maa’s Shrines
Mandir 1Title – Rajapara Tataniya dharawali aayi Khodiyar’s shrine
Location: Rajapara, Khodiyar Mandir. 16 km from Bhavnagar on Bhavnagar-Shihor (Rajkot road) highway.
Description – This is Khodiyar Maa’s main shrine. It is of both historic and religious significance.
Nearest town: Bhavnagar (16 km)
Nearest railhead: Khodiyar Mandir railway station (14km from Bhavnagar railway station)
Nearest airport: Bhavnagar airport (40 km)
Indian airlines, Jet airways and Air Deccan flies to Bhavnagar from Mumbai everyday (Fare: Rs. 1,700 to Rs.3,400 approx.)
www.jetairways.com
Route from Mumbai Mumbai to Bhavnagar via Vadodara, Tarapur square on road.
650km.
It takes about 15 hours by road
By train:
Route from Ahmedabad 4.5 hours by road Ahmedabad to Bhavnagar via Vallabhipur Approx. 185 km.
For more details check www.indianrail.gov.in
Year of establishment: 1800 A.D.
Accommodation provided by trust in the temple premises.
Namely 9 rooms in dharamshalas, 5A/C, 4 Non-A/C, 3 dormitory halls of 15 beds capacity, Rest house (100 men + 100 women),
facility of lapsi for prasad, 1 rasoighar and 1 havanshala.
Tel.: 91-2846-223244 (Mandir)
Tel.: 91-278-2425163 (Trust office in Bhavnagar)
For history of this shrine read chapter 8 of Mataji’s story
Mandir 2
Title- Matel
Location: Matel, near Vakaner, Rajkot. Description – There is a lake next to the temple called, Matel dhara The entire Matel town continues to use the lake water for their consumption and domestic usage without filtering it or any other sort of treatment. There is a trishul at the temple that keeps growing by a grain-size every year.
Nearest town: Rajkot (42km) Nearest railhead: Rajkot railway station Nearest airport: Rajkot
Route from Rajkot 30km to Wakaner and 12km from Wakaner
Route from Chotila: 25 km to Wakaner and 12 km from Wakaner to Matel
Mumbai to Wankaner
For more details check www.indianrail.gov.in
Jet airways flies you twice daily to Rajkot from Mumbai
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Rajkot
Ahmedabad to Wakaner: 190 km by road. 12 km from Wakaner.
Year of establishment: 1400A.D.
For history of this shrine read chapter 7 of Mataji’s story
Mandir 3
Title- Galdhara
Location: Dhari dam (Gir forest)
Description – This is the oldest shrine of Khodiyar Maa.
Nearest town: Amreli
Nearest railhead: Bhavnagar
Nearest airport: Bhavnagar
Route from Mumbai:
Dhari is at a distance of about 5 to 6 hours from Bhavnagar.
Galdhara is at a distance of 7km from Dhari.
You get shuttle auto rickshaws from Dhari every half an hour to take you to the temple.
Mumbai to Bhavnagar
For more details check www.indianrail.gov.in
Route from Amreli:
42 km by road on its way to Tulsishyam.
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Year of establishment: unknown (believed to be 700A.D.)
It is believed to be the oldest shrine of Khodiyar Maa. It is said that Maa Khodiyar used to emerge from the Dhari lake to play ‘Chaupat’ with the ancestor of the mahants of Galdhara, Shri Sajuma.
Mandir 4
Title – Aiyavej
Location: Palitana dam
Description – This shrine of Khodiyar Maa has a peculiar miracle associated with it. The temple has a neem tree near it. The leaves of branches that spread over the temple are sweet in taste (contrary to the nature of neem leaves). Whereas the ones that spread elsewhere taste bitter. This is a miracle of Khodiyar Maa that sweetens the neem leaves. It tells us what Khodiyar maa�s bhakti can do to her followers.
- Nearest town: Palitana
- Nearest railhead: Bhavnagar
- Nearest airport: Bhavnagar
Route from Mumbai:
Mumbai to Bhavnagar
Air Deccan flies you everyday to Bhavnagar (11:35am)
Jet airways flies you everyday to Bhavnagar (07:10am)
Palitana is 43 km from Bhavnagar
Year of establishment: 1000A.D.
For history of this shrine read chapter 6 of Mataji’s story
Temples in Mumbai
Sansyas Aashram
Bhagat Singh road, Off Bajaj road,
Vile Parle (West)
Mumbai 400 056
Devipada
Western Express highway
Borivali (East)
Mumbai 400 066
Spegum group
Patel Estate, near Jogeshwari stn. (West)
Mumbai 400 102
Dahisar (West)
Dahisar river, Mumbai
Tungareshwar
Tungareshwar phata, Off Mumbai Ahmedabad highway
(15km from Vasai road rly. stn. east)
Kaman village,
Vasai Road (East)
Sai Dham
Thakur complex, Western Express highway
Kandivali (East)
Mumbai 400 101
Pune
Char dham aashram
Near Gul tekdi
Pune 411 031
Khodiyar Surname
Many Hindu Casts mainly Kshatriyas, who worship Khodiyar Mata as their Kuldevi also use Khodiyar as their surname. ChudasamaChudasama
The Chudasama are a Rajput clan found in the state of Gujarat in India. The Chudasama dynasty,originally of Abhira clan from Sindh. The disambiguition of the name Chudasama means, Chuda-Sama, 'Chuda' is an Indian word used for big bangles which are normally worn on the wrist of Indian women and...
, Sawaria clans sometimes used Khodiyar as their surname as they worship Khodiyar Mata, as their Kuldevi.
the eight sisters and a brother have there shrines across gujrat and rajasthan they are Ghantiyal Rai, Tarnot Rai, Tembre Rai, Kala Dungar Rai, Deg rai, Bhadriya Rai and Khetpal ji Maharaj these all shrines are in Jaisalmer District of Rajasthan along with Khodiyar the eight sister whose Shrines is in Gujrat.
JAI KHODIYAR MAA
** KHODIYAR CHALISA **
Param eeshwari param teje prakashiDijey bhakti tari rahu ej yaachi
Prabha kiran prasre sadanand kari
khari maat Khodal khubi ej tari … 1
Kare dukh ma smaran jo koi taru
Male sukh mano-eichhitey purna pyaru
Tale zindagi dukhi ke ho akari
Khari maat Khodal khubi ej tari …2
Para shakti tuj maat saachi bhavani
Vade neti neti kahi ved vaani
Harihar viranji sada jai vari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij tari …3
Tu chho jaagti jyot ne jogmaya
Fari janma nahi paame tuj chhatrachhaya
Devo divyanaade kahe chhe pukari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij tari …4
Tu chho maanvi matra ni divya mata
Vali dev ne daanavo ni vidhata
Trilokey poojey ne kare bhakti tari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 5
Purya laad te kaik na bhay nivari
Khari putra paisa tani tuj aavi
Aputro ne tu putra chho aapnari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 6
Bhala bhid ma smaran taruj aave
Dubya saagarein aavine tu bachavein
Didhela badha dwar ughadnari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 7
Kaliyug je aakar ma dukh deshe
Tara vin mane maro kaun kehshe
Kuputro ne joishna tu visari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 8
Mane bhavana antarey aap dejo
Maadi ant samayein khari khabar lejo
Padu paay paapi ne tu tarnari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 9
Ahankar vikar bhulave bhavi
Dukhe aathadyon toy na laaj aavi
Purav paap ni tev talo nathari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 10
Tare pare aavi padu shish nami
Chhodu chhedlo jindagi to nakami
Ami drishtiyen badhu sudharnari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 11
Hati ungh aalas krupa tari jaagyo
Mane swarthi sakal sansar lagyo
Pita behen bandhav ane sutnari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 12
Karamne sharam maat kaho kya thi aave
Daya dev yamraj to shani lave
Kukurmo karya paap parjalnari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 13
Have to grihu sharan main maat taru
Nathi ugravanu rahiyu ek baru
Ho patya bana tani maat maari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 14
Aave maandgi ne bichhavu pathari
Mane yaad humesha rahe ek tari
Hato yamtana na shake chek dari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 15
Suraj chandra nu tej tuj chhatrachhaya
Jagat jeev tamam ni jogmaya
Adham paapi ne tu chho udvarnari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 16
Advar aakash ma tarla tej chamke
Gagan megh mandal mahi vij damke
Akal ei kala tari no huj poojari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 17
Badha vriksh nu bij tu aap pote
Prakashi param tejni purna jyote
Pawan paani ne anna tu aapnari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 18
Batavyo bhulelane te marg sidho
Nathi koine koi di shrap didho
Ami aankhma aap vardan-kari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 19
Choraey kadhi chiz vastu ke nana
Piditone tu tu purti nitya dana
Badha karmna doshne de nivari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 20
Ajarini chho aushadhi aap pote
Dard dukh ma sharan jo taru gote
Daridra ne dard dafnavnari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 21
Hato garbhma kolamein kevo didho
Bhuli bhaktino marg main muki didho
Krupa yachu khodal badhu dyo visari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 22
Jaharma jivadyo mane agni maahe
Bhulyo shudhine saan dukh dehi tyohe
Ugaryo shire haath mitho prasari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 23
Faryo laksh chaurashi ma jiv jyare
Janma ne maran dehne varamvare
Mitave araj aitli urdhari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 24
Asur sur sangram ma jyare khele
Made aakhde ghana shastra mele
Tarat aavti tuj trishuldhari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 25
Sada satya ne ek chho aap beli
Aniti asatyane adha ukeli
Ubhi ek tu dharmani dhal dhari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 26
Nishaye jivatma badha jaay jampi
Tamari katakshe rahe kaal kampi
Mithi najarthi pawan vayu pasari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 27
Paribhraman je suraj ne chandra karta
Vase shit agni sangathej farta
Rahe shesh dharti tano bhar dhari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 28
Poshak vishnu pan haak taarij mane
Srujan srishtinu tu chho brahma pichhane
Dhare dhak shivshakti sanharkari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 29
Vanaspati tanu somnu pan tu chho
Muni yoginu maavdi dhyan tu chho
Bane rank raja ne raja bhikhari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 30
Kholo pathari tane paay lage
Tare pare aavi koi daad maage
Nathi leti deti vakhat tu vichari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 31
Bhale mantama divo ek maane
Thata shabdaa shabda athdaay kaane
Karya kaam te kaink na bhay nivari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 32
Kathan kaal kaliyugna dukh bhari
Ugya jhad mathe thayo hu lachari
Havey hriday wali sambhlo araj mari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 33
Karya saad to daad tu deje devi
Honkare thati hajra hajur evi
Panare padya paapi ne le nibhavi
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 34
Badha balni maat sambhal tare
Radta hase aavine tare paare
Dukhi dardina dukh mitadnari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 35
Badha devne devi chhe roop taru
Gani sharan pakdi ubha sukh saru
Najar jya pade sthapna hoy tari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 36
Aiyavej ma aap betha biraji
Tataniye dhare vaas taro mataji
Tame galdhare matrinaliye padhari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 37
Nave norte maas aaso ma aave
Leta hich garba gagan tu gajave
Bhali bhaktini bhavanane swikari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 38
Ramo raas aangan amare padhari
Purya kankuna sathiya shangari
Verya kulda chowk sugandh saari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 39
Avichal raho aapni rehamdrishti
Sudha sichjo amar ho tari srishti
Vidhata lakhe lekh pan bahu vichari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 40
Khari lekh ne mekh tu marnari
Dubya vahanne tu tarnari
Sama par khama bol ucharnari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 41
Atabhai ne aap bhaale biraji
Apya gaam anek sudharine baaji
Kunvar krishna jeva didha avtaari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 42
Junani jati vanjni gadi jyare
Didha danla patharyo kholo tyare
Dharyu naam navghan fali aghad tari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 43
Nathi janto stuti na shabda sara
Bole totlu balako laage pyara
Tari kirti gata kahu shu uchchari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 44
Tara gunni gam mane kem padshe
Jibhe vashe to mane yaad chadshe
Nathi pahochti vaani tya maat mari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 45
Nathi sukh sansar ma kyathi maanu
Tane rijhav va gaav hu gun ganu
Tari bhavnano to hu chho bhikhari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 46
Bole chhand khodal tano khant aani
Ugare umange potanoj jaani
Maago te mali vali moksh bari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 47
Maagu maavdi urma aap vasjo
Vinanti karu devi na door khasjo
Hasho aap hajar mane harsh bhari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 48
Stuti rank ni rehamthi lyo swikari
Maafi dyo mane jo hoy bhul mari
Maluji kahe maaji kejo ugari
Khari maat Khodal khubi eij taari … 49