Trilochaneshwar Mahadev in Ujjain – Story of Trilochaneshwar Form of Shiva – 45th Shiva Temple in Ujjain
Trilochaneshwar Mahadev is
worshiped in Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh. It is one of the 84 forms of
Shiva worshiped in Ujjain. It is believed that worshipping Trilochaneshwar
Form of Shiva will result in attaining worldly happiness. The person will also attain
Shivlok after death.
The temple dedicated to Trilochaneshwar
Mahadev is located at Ramaji Jat Ki Gali at Namdarpura.
This form of Shiva is associated
with giving moksha to two pigeons.
Trilochaneshwar Mahadev is counted
among the 84 Shiva Temples in Ujjain and it is the 45th
temple visited during the parikarama of Shiavalayas here.
Story of Trilochaneshwar Mahadev of
Shiva in Ujjain
During ancient times, two pigeons
lived at Trilochaneshwar Mahadev. They drank water offered to Shiva and lived
on grains offered by devotees. They listened to stories and bhajans of Shiva
daily.
One a hawk hunted them down. The
two pigeons were born as human beings in the next birth.
The male pigeon was born as Parimal
in the house of a gandharva. The female pigeon was born as Ratnavali in the
house of a man named Nagraj.
From childhood, both started
visiting the shrine of Trilochaneshwar Mahadev in Ujjain. However, they never had any
knowledge about their previous birth.
Bhagavan Shiva then took the form a
priest and told them the story of their previous birth.
Later the two of them got married
with the blessings of their parents. The couple worshipped Trilochaneshwar
Mahadev daily. They led a happy life and in the end attained death without pain and
moksha.