Question

Where is Khatu Shyam Ji temple situated?
(A) Dosa
(B) Sikar
(C) Jaipur
(D) Bara

Answer 1

Hint: The temple of Khatu Shyam Maharaj Ji is located in the state of Rajasthan. Khatushyam is the most famous personality of the Mahabharata period. He was the son of Ghatotkacha.

Complete answer:
People worship Khatu Shyam Ji as the purest supernatural power. He is also known by the name of Barbarika, and he was yaksha but because of his powers, he was reborn as a human being to help others. The temple of Khatu Shyam Ji is situated in Sikar, Rajasthan. During the war of Mahabharata, it is said that he renounced his own life so that his grandfathers could win the war. He achieved three certain and never failing arrows from God Ashtdeva. It is said that he was so confident about his arrows, that when Lord Krishna was asking everyone about the time they need to complete the war of Mahabharata, Arjun said it will take 28 days for him to complete the war, Karna said he will be needed 24 days while Bhishma and Dronacharya asked for 20 and 25 days respectively.

But when he asked this to Barbarika, he said it would take one minute for him to end the war. Hearing this, Lord Krishna challenged him to fasten all the leaves of the Peepal tree using his arrow. He accepted the challenge and started meditating to leave his arrow, then suddenly Lord Krishna plucked a leaf and hidden it under his foot. When Barbarika left his arrow, it marked all the leaves of the tree and then started roaming around Krishna's feet. Seeing this, he understands that these arrows are so powerful that they will never let Barbarika lose any battle. Because of these arrows, he came to be known as 'Bearer of Three Arrows'.

Hence, the correct answer is option (B).

Note: In different states, people worship Khatu Shyam Ji in different forms. In Rajasthan, people glorify him as Khatu Shyam Ji while In Gujarat people worship and adore him as Baliyadev. Khatu Shyam Ji was the grandson of Bhima who was one of the Pandavas brothers.