Guruvaara Vrata Katha

Praacheena samay ki baata hai. Eka nagara mein eka saahookaara apni patni ke saatha rahata tha. Usake ghara mein dhan-dhaanya, aishvarya aura sukha-suvidhaaon ki koi kami nahin thi, parantu usaki patni ko apane dhan ka bada abhimaana tha. Vaha na to bhagavaana ki pooja mein mana lagaati thi aura na hi daana-punya mein ruchi rakhati thi. Saadhu-santa yadi usake dvaara par aate, to vaha unhen aadara nahin deti thi. Ghara mein vaibhava hote hue bhi usake mana mein santosha nahin tha.

Eka dina brihaspativaara ko bhagavaana vishnu bhakta braahmana ke vesha mein usake ghara aae. Unhonne dvaara par khade hokara bhiksha maangi. Saahookaara ki patni usa samay ghara ke kaama mein lagi thi. Usane jhunjhalaakara kaha, “mere paasa abhi samay nahin hai, aapa aage jaaie.”

Braahmana shaanta bhaava se lauta gae. Agale guruvaara ko ve phir aae aura bhiksha maangi. Is baara bhi usane unhen taala diya. Teesare guruvaara ko bhi jaba vahi hua, taba braahmana ne vinamrata se kaha, “he devi, yadi tuma is prakaara daana aura dharma se vimukha rahogi, to tumhaare ghara ka vaibhava adhika samay taka nahin tikega.”

Usa stri ne abhimaana mein aakara kaha, “yadi aisa hai to bataaie, mere ghara ka dhan kaise nashta hoga?”

Braahmana ne kaha, “yadi tuma chaahati ho ki dhan sheeghra nashta ho jaaye, to guruvaara ke dina ghara ko gobara se leepo, sira dhoo, peele vastra yaa peeli vastuon ka anaadara karo, aura ghara ke purushon se daadhee-baala katavaao. Isase brihaspati deva aprasanna ho jaaenge aura ghara ka saara vaibhava nashta ho jaaega.”

Yaha kahakara braahmana chale gae. Usa stri ne unaki baata ko sacha maana liya aura vaisa hi karne lagi. Kuchha hi samay mein usake ghara ki samriddhi nashta hone lagi. Dhan samaapta ho gaya, anna ka abhaava hone laga, pashu-dhan chala gaya aura ghara mein daridrata chha gai. Parivaara duhkhi rahane laga.

Aba vaha stri apane kie par pachhataane lagi. Eka dina vahi braahmana phir usake ghara aae. Is baara vaha stri bahuta duhkhi thi. Usane unake charanon mein girakara kaha, “mujhe kshama karen. Mere ghara ki yaha dasha kyon ho gai? Kripa karake iska upaaya bataaie.”

Braahmana ne kaha, “he devi, yaha saba tumhaare ahankaara aura adharma ka phala hai. Yadi tuma chaaho toGuruvaara ka vrataShraddha aura niyamapoorvaka karo. Brihaspati deva aura bhagavaana vishnu ki pooja karo, peeli vastuon ka aadara karo, kele ke vriksha ki pooja karo, peele vastra dhaarana karo, braahmanon ko peela bhojana yaa chane ki daala ka daana do, aura katha suno. Aisa karne se tumhaare ghara ka sukha-vaibhava phir lauta aaega.”

Stree ne haatha jodakara kaha, “main avashya aisa karoongi.”

Agale guruvaara se usane poore shraddhaabhaava se vrata karana shuroo kiya. Vaha praatah snaana karake svachchha peele vastra pahanati, pooja sthaana ko shuddha karati, bhagavaana vishnu aura brihaspati deva ka poojana karati, deepaka jalaati, katha sunati aura peeli vastuon ka daana karati. Usane ahankaara chhoda diya, saadhu-santon ka aadara karana shuroo kiya aura daana-punya mein mana lagaane lagi.

Dheere-dheere usake ghara ki dasha badalane lagi. Dhan-dhaanya aane laga, anna ke bhandaara bharane lage, parivaara mein sukha-shaanti lauta aai aura ghara mein phir se samriddhi ka vaasa ho gaya. Vaha stri aba vinamra aura dhaarmika bana gai. Usane bhagavaana ka dhanyavaada kiya aura niyamita roopa se guruvaara ka vrata karne lagi.

Usakee padosinon ne jaba usake ghara mein phir se sukha-samriddhi dekhi, to usase iska kaarana poochha. Usane sabako guruvaara vrata ka mahattva bataaya. Taba bahuta-see striyon ne shraddha se yaha vrata karana aaranbha kiya aura unhen bhi iska shubha phala mila.

Is prakaara jo stri yaa purusha shraddha, bhakti, pavitrata aura niyama ke saathaGuruvaara ka vrataKarta hai, usake ghara mein sukha, shaanti, dhan, santaana-sukha aura samriddhi ka vaasa hota hai. Brihaspati deva aura bhagavaana vishnu ki kripa se jeevana ke kashta doora hote hain aura manokaamanaaen poorn hoti hain.

Bolo brihaspati deva bhagavaana ki jaya.