Santoshee Maata Vrata Katha

Eka budhiya thi. Usake saata bete the. Chhaha kamaane vaale the aura eka nikamma tha. Budhiya chhahon beton ko rasoi banaakara, bhojana parosakara bade prema se khilaati thi, parantu saataven bete ko jo kuchha bacha jaata, vaha deti thi. Vaha seedhaa-saadaa tha, isalie kuchha kahata nahin tha.

Eka dina usane apni patni se poochha, “maan mujhase aisa vyavahaara kyon karati hai?” patni ne kaha, “aapa svayan dekha leejie.” doosare dina vaha chhipakara dekhane laga. Usane dekha ki maan pahale chhahon beton ko aadara se bhojana karaati hai, phir unake joothe bartana se bache hue tukade ikatthe karake usake lie bhojana banaati hai.

Yaha dekhakara usaka hridaya dukha se bhara gaya. Usane nishchaya kiya ki aba vaha paradesha jaakara kamaaega. Jaba vaha jaane laga to apni patni se bola, “main paradesha jaa raha hun. Tuma dhairya rakhana.”

Patnee bahuta pativrata aura sarala svabhaava ki thi. Pati ke jaane ke baada usa par duhkhon ka pahaada toota pada. Ghara mein use tiraskaara sahana padata, bahuta kaama karana padata, aura bhojana bhi samay par nahin milata. Vaha mana hi mana bhagavaana se prarthana karati rahati thi.

Eka dina vaha maarga mein jaa rahi thi. Usane kuchha striyon ko kisi devi ka vrata karate dekha. Usane unase poochha, “bahanon, aapa kisa devi ka vrata kara rahi hain?” striyon ne kaha, “hamaSantoshee maataaKa vrata kara rahi hain. Yaha vrata bahuta phaladaayi hai. Isase ghara mein sukha-shaanti aati hai, manokaamanaaen poorn hoti hain, aura duhkha doora hote hain.”

Usane vinamrata se poochha, “is vrata ki vidhi kya hai?” striyon ne bataaya, “shukravaara ke dina snaana karake svachchha vastra pahanakara maata ka poojana karo. Guda aura chane ka bhoga lagaao, katha suno, aura maata se apni manokaamana kaho. Is vrata mein sabase mukhya baata yaha hai kiKhataaee nahin khaani chaahie aura na kisi ko khilaani chaahie.”

Usa stri ne usi dina se santoshi maata ka vrata aaranbha kara diya. Vaha shraddha aura prema se pratyek shukravaara ko vrata karati, guda-chanaa arpita karati, katha sunati aura maata se prarthana karati.

Udhara paradesha mein usaka pati mehanata karne laga. Maata ki kripa se usaka bhaagya khula gaya. Use achchha kaama mila gaya aura dhan kamaane laga. Idhara ghara mein bhi dheere-dheere paristhitiyaan sudharane lageen.

Kuchha samay baada santoshi maata ki kripa se usake pati ko apni patni ka smarana hua aura vaha dhan lekara ghara lauta aaya. Patni use dekhakara bahuta prasanna hui. Donon ne maata ko dhanyavaada diya aura vrata jaari rakha.

Jaba vrata poore hone lage, taba stri ne udyaapana karne ka nishchaya kiya. Usane aatha ladakon ko bhojana karaane ki taiyaari ki. Saba kuchha vidhi se kiya jaa raha tha, parantu usaki jethaaniyon ko eershya hui. Unhonne apane bachchon ko sikha diya ki bhojana karate samay khataai maangana.

Jaba baalaka bhojana karne baithe, unhonne khataai maangi. Stri ne kaha, “aaja khataai nahin dee jaaegi.” parantu baalaka jida karne lage. Taba kisi prakaara unhen paise de die gae. Una bachchon ne unheen paison se imali khareedakara kha lee.

Isase santoshi maata aprasanna ho gaeen, kyonki vrata ka niyama bhanga ho gaya tha. Parinaamasvaroopa stri ke ghara mein phir se kashta aane lage. Usaka pati kisi kaarya se baahara gaya aura aneka pareshaaniyaan khadi ho gaeen. Vaha stri bahuta duhkhi hui aura maata ke mandira mein jaakara rone lagi.

Vaha haatha jodakara boli, “he maan! Mujhase bhoola ho gai. Mujhe kshama karen. Mainne jaanaboojhakara niyama nahin toda.” usaki sachchi bhakti aura pashchaataapa dekhakara maata ka hridaya pighala gaya.

Maataa ne use darshana dekara kaha, “beti, dhairya rakho. Vrata ke niyama ka dhyaana rakho. Phir se shraddha aura vidhi se vrata karo, saba kashta doora ho jaaenge.”

Stree ne punah poori shraddha se santoshi maata ka vrata kiya. Is baara usane bahuta saavadhaani rakhi. Vrata poorn hone par vidhipoorvaka udyaapana kiya, baalakon ko bhojana karaaya, aura khataai se poorn roopa se paraheja rakha.

Maataa ki kripa se usake ghara mein phir sukha-samriddhi aa gai. Pati surakshita lauta aaya. Ghara mein dhan, dhaanya, shaanti aura aananda ka vaasa ho gaya. Sabane santoshi maata ki mahima ko sveekaara kiya.

Jo bhi stri yaa purusha shraddha, bhakti aura niyamapoorvakaSantoshee maata ka vrataKarta hai, usaki manokaamanaaen poorn hoti hain, ghara ke klesha doora hote hain, aura jeevana mein sukha-shaanti aati hai.

Bolo santoshi maata ki jaya.