Shukravaara Lakshmi Vrata Katha

Praacheena samay ki baata hai. Eka nagara mein eka stri apane parivaara ke saatha rahati thi. Vaha bahuta hi dhaarmika, sarala aura sadaachaari thi. Vaha pratidina bhagavaana ka smarana karati aura ghara ke sabhi kaarya shraddhaapoorvaka karati thi. Parantu samay ke phera se usake ghara ki aarthika sthiti bigada gai. Ghara mein dhan ki kami rahane lagi, kalaha badhane laga aura parivaara mein chinta ka vaataavarana rahane laga.

Vaha stri is sthiti se bahuta duhkhi rahane lagi. Usane aneka upaaya kie, parantu koi vishesha labh nahin hua. Phir bhi usane dhairya nahin chhoda aura maata lakshmi se prarthana karati rahi ki he maan, hamaare ghara ki daridrata doora karo, sukha-samriddhi pradaana karo.

Eka dina shukravaara ke dina vaha stri snaana aadi karake baithi thi. Tabhi usake ghara eka vriddha aai. Vaha vriddha tejasvini, shaanta aura divya prateeta hoti thi. Stri ne unaka aadara kiya, unhen aasana diya aura vinamrataapoorvaka unake aane ka kaarana poochha.

Vriddhaa ne premapoorvaka kaha, “beti, main tumhaare duhkha ka kaarana jaanati hoon. Yadi tuma shraddha aura niyamapoorvakaShukravaara ka lakshmi vrataKarogi, to tumhaare ghara ki daridrata doora hogi aura sukha-samriddhi ka vaasa hoga.”

Stree ne haatha jodakara kaha, “maate, kripa karake is vrata ki vidhi aura mahima bataaie.”

Vriddhaa ne kaha, “shukravaara ke dina praatahkaala uthakara snaana karo, svachchha vastra dhaarana karo aura ghara ko shuddha evam saapha rakho. Pooja sthaana mein maata lakshmi ki pratima yaa chitra sthaapita karo. Dhoopa, deepa, pushpa, akshata, roli, phala aura mithaai arpita karo. Maata lakshmi ki katha suno yaa padho, vrata ka sankalpa lo aura poore dina shraddha se vrata rakho. Saayankaala punah maata ki aarti karo aura prasaada baanto.”

Vriddhaa ne aage kaha, “jo stri shraddha, pavitrata aura santosha ke saatha yaha vrata karati hai, usake ghara mein dhan, dhaanya, saubhaagya aura shaanti ki vriddhi hoti hai. Maan lakshmi svachchhata, sadaachaara, satya, daya aura santosha se prasanna hoti hain.”

Yaha kahakara vaha vriddha chali gai. Stri samajha gai ki yaha koi saadhaarana stri nahin, avashya hi maan lakshmi ki prerana se aai hain.

Agale shukravaara se usane poori shraddha ke saatha lakshmi vrata aaranbha kiya. Vaha niyamapoorvaka ghara ko svachchha rakhati, maata lakshmi ka poojana karati, katha sunati aura aarti karati. Dheere-dheere usake ghara ki sthiti badalane lagi. Parivaara mein shaanti aane lagi, aarthika tangi doora hone lagi aura ghara mein sukha-samriddhi ka aagamana hua.

Kuchha hi samay mein usake pati ke kaaryon mein unnati hone lagi, ghara mein anna aura dhan ki vriddhi hui, aura parivaara ke sadasyon ke beecha prema badha gaya. Stri ka vishvaasa aura bhi dridha ho gaya. Vaha pratyek shukravaara ko vidhipoorvaka maata lakshmi ka vrata karati rahi.

Eka dina padosa ki striyon ne usase usake ghara ki samriddhi ka kaarana poochha. Usane vinamrata se kaha, “yaha sabaShukravaara lakshmi vrataKa prabhaava hai. Maan lakshmi ki kripa se hi mere ghara mein sukha-shaanti aai hai.”

Taba anya striyon ne bhi shraddha se yaha vrata karana aaranbha kiya. Jinhonne bhi sachche mana, svachchhata, bhakti aura santosha ke saatha yaha vrata kiya, unake gharon mein bhi sukha-samriddhi ka vaasa hone laga.

Is prakaaraShukravaara lakshmi vrataKarne se ghara ki daridrata doora hoti hai, dhan-dhaanya ki vriddhi hoti hai, parivaara mein sukha-shaanti bani rahati hai aura maata lakshmi ki vishesha kripa praapta hoti hai.

Jo stri yaa purusha shraddha, vishvaasa aura pavitra mana se shukravaara ko maata lakshmi ka vrata karta hai, usaki uchita manokaamanaaen poorn hoti hain aura jeevana mein shubhata aati hai.

Bolo maata lakshmi jee ki jaya.