Hindu deity Baba Balak Nath (Baba Balak Nath Temple) is worshiped with great devotion in the North Indian states of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and Delhi; his temple is known as “Dayotsiddh” and is located in Chakmoh Village in the Hamirpur District of Himachal Pradesh.
It is situated in the high peak of the hill. In the midst of the hill in the temple, there is a natural cave; it is thought that this was Babaji’s residence. Babaji’s statue is situated in the temple, and devotees offer him “Rot”—a sweet treat created by combining flour, sugar or jaggery, and ghee—on his altar. A goat is similarly presented to Babaji in this case as a token of his affection; however, the goat is cared for rather than sacrificed.
Women are not permitted to enter Babaji’s cave, but a high platform has been constructed just in front of the cave so they may still see him from a distance. There is a place called “Shahtalai” around six kilometers ahead of the temple; it is thought that Babaji used to practice “Dhyanayoga” at this location.
It is said that Babaji was born throughout all the periods, including Satya Yuga, Treta Yuga, Dwapar Yuga, and the current Kal Yuga, and in each era he was born in a different way. The narrative of Baba Balak nath ji may be read in Baba Balak nath Amar Katha. In his Sat Yuga, he was known as Skanda, in the Treta Yuga, as Kaul, and in the Dwapar Yuga, as Maha Kaul. He removed the pain, sadness, and suffering of the depressed and helpless in each of his births.
In each of his births, he was seen as a great devotee of Shiva. When an elderly woman saw Mahakaul on the route to Mount Kailash during the Dwapar Yuga and learned of Babaji’s request, she questioned him about his motivation for traveling there.
When he understood the would be seeing Lord Shiva, he inspired him to perform penance at the Manasarovar River and directed him to ask Mata Parvati, who frequently came to the river to take baths, how to get there. Babaji fulfilled his goal of defeating Lord Shiva by doing just that. Shivji was extremely happy to see Balayogi Mahakaul, and he blessed Babaji to be respected among the faithful as a perfect symbol till Kalyug as well as blessing his image to continue to be the image of a child until old age.
Baba Balak nath ji was given the name “Dev” at birth and was born in Kathiyabad, Gujarat. His father was Vaishno Vaish, and his mother was Lakshmi. Babaji got involved with “spirituality” when he was a little child. This led to his parents’ decision to propose marriage to him, but Babaji turned them down, left his home, and began the “Param Siddhi” path. And then one day he met “Swami Dattatreya” in Junagadh’s Girnar hills. It was at this time that Babaji learned the basic concepts of “Siddh” from Swami Dattatreya and transformed into “Siddh.” He earned the moniker “Baba Balak nath Ji” after it.
The “Garun tree” is one of the two distinct pieces of evidence for Babaji that are still present and serve as confirmation of his existence. This tree, under which Babaji used to perform prayer, is still present in Shahtalai. The second piece of evidence is an old police station in “Badsar” where the cows that demolished all the fields’ crops were kept. According to the legend, a woman by the name of “Ratno” hired Babaji to guard his cows in exchange for Ratno giving Babaji roti and lassi to eat.
However, it is thought that Babaji was so focused on his penance that he does not even remember eating the roti and lassi. Lived. Ratno once criticised Babaji, saying that while Ratno takes excellent care of Babaji’s food and drink, Babaji does not properly care for the cows. Ratno just needed to mention that Babaji made roti from a tree stump and lassi from the earth. Since Babaji practiced celibacy throughout his life, his female followers are forbidden from entering the “Garbhagufa,” which is located in the natural cave where Babaji entered into meditation while conducting penance.