Sankashti Chaturthi Vrata Katha
Aaga ki bhatti mein bhi nahin jala maasooma bachcha! π± jaanie sankashti chaturthi ki vo katha jo hara sankata ko taala deti hai. π

. Shri Sankashti Chaturthi Vrata Katha (sampoorna Vrittaanta). πβ¨π±
Pratyek maasa ke krishna paksha ki chaturthi ko sankashti chaturthi manaai jati hai. Eka baara dharmaraaja yudhishthira ne bhagavaana shri krishna se poochhaaβ "he krishna! Kisa vrata ke karne se manushya ke samasta sankata doora ho jaate hain aura use sukha-saubhaagya ki praapti hoti hai? Kripaya vistaara se bataaen."
Bhagavaana shri krishna ne kahaaβ "he kunteeputra! Aashaadha maasa (yaa vibhinna maheenon) ki sankashti chaturthi ka vrata mahaapunyadaayi hai. Main tumhen vaha katha sunaata hoon jo praacheena kaala mein prachalita thi."
1. Kumhaara Aura Raaja ki Aajnyaa
Praacheena samay mein eka nagara mein eka kumhaara rahata tha. Vaha mitti ke bartana banaata tha, lekina eka baara jaba usane aava (bartana pakaane ki bhatti) lagaaya, to bartana kachche hi raha gae, ve pake nahin. Usane baara-baara prayaasa kiya, lekina hara baara bartana kachche hi nikalate.
Haarakara kumhaara raaja ke paasa pahuncha. Raaja ne raaja-panditon ko bulaaya aura upaaya poochha. Panditon ne apni ganana ke baada kahaaβ "mahaaraaja! Yadi is aave mein kisiBachche ki baliDee jaaye, to aava paka jaaega aura bartana siddha ho jaaenge."
2. Budhiya ka Putra Aura Sankashti ka Vrata
Raajaa ki aajnya se nagara mein ghoshana kara dee gai ki jisa parivaara mein eka se adhika putra hain, unhen eka putra bali ke lie dena hoga. Usa nagara mein eka gareeba budhiya rahati thi, jisaka eka hi putra tha. Kumhaara ne dhokhe se usi budhiya ke ikalaute putra ko bali ke lie chuna liya.
Vaha dina sankashti chaturthi ka tha. Budhiya atyant dukhi thi, lekina raaja ki aajnya ka ullanghana nahin kara sakati thi. Usane apane putra ko vida karate samay useGanesha jee ka eka 'supaari' roopi prateekaDiya aura kahaaβ "beta! Bhagavaana ganesha teri raksha karenge. Too basa unaka naama japata rahana."
3. Ganesha Jee ka Chamatkaara
Budhiyaa ka putra aave ke bheetara baitha diya gaya aura oopara se mittee-eendhana daalakara aaga laga dee gai. Budhiya ghara par baithakara nirjala vrata karne lagi aura bhagavaana ganesha se apane putra ke praanon ki bheekha maangane lagi.
Chamatkaara yaha hua ki poori raata bhayankara aaga jalane ke baavajooda, vaha aava poori taraha thanda raha. Agale dina jaba kumhaara ne aava khola, to vaha danga raha gaya. Usake saare bartana na kevala achchhi taraha paka chuke the, balki budhiya ka putra bhi jeevita aura surakshita baitha tha. Bhagavaana ganesha ki kripa se usa baalaka ka baala bhi baanka nahin hua tha.
4. Raaja ka Pashchaataapa Aura Phala
Jaba raaja ko is baata ka pata chala, to usane budhiya ko bulaaya. Budhiya ne bataaya ki yaha sabaSankashtee chaturthi vrataKa prabhaava hai. Raaja ne apni galati mani aura poore raajya mein ghoshana karavaai ki aaja se hara maasa ki chaturthi ko bhagavaana ganesha ka poojana kiya jaaega.
. Vrata ki Vidhi Aura Niyama. ππ
| Niyama | Vivarana |
| Poojana | Bhagavaana ganesha ka abhisheka kara unhen doorva, modaka aura laala phoola chadhaaen. |
| Upavaasa | Yaha vrata sooryodaya se shuroo hota hai aura chandrodaya ke baada samaapta hota hai. |
| Chandra darshana | Raata mein chandrama ko arghya dena anivaarya hai, isake bina vrata poorn nahin hota. |
| Arghya mantra | 'gaganaarnavamaanikya chandra daakshaayaneepate. Grihaanaarghyan maya dattan ganeshapratiroopaka.' |



