Navaraatri Vrat Katha:Chapter- One

Ek baar brihaspati dev aur brahm dev men kuchh vaartaalaap ho rahee tabhee brihaspati dev ne brahm dev se poochhaa kee aap mujhe bataa_iye kee “chaitr aur aashvin maheenon ke shukl pakṣ ke dauraan navaraatri vrat rakhane aur navaraatri kyon manaayaa jaataa hai ? Isake manuṣyo ko kyaa laabh hotaa hain ?” yah vrat kyaa hai aur ise kis prakaar se karanaa chaahie ? Aap kripaa karake vistaar se bataaye ?” brihaspati dev ke is gahan prashn ko sunakar, brahmaa dev ne uttar diyaa, “he brihaspati dev aapane ek aisaa prashn poochhaa hai jo sabhee jeevit praaṇaiyon ke lie atyadhik faayademnd hai. Vaastav men, jo log bhaktipoorvak durgaa, mahaadev, soory aur naaraayaṇa kaa chintan karate hain, ve apanee ichchhaa_on ke lie dhany hain. Is vrat se sabhee manokaamanaa_en pooree hotee hain. Is vrat men sabhee manokaamanaa_en pooree karane kee shakti hotee hai. Jo log putr kee ichchhaa rakhate hain unhen putr kee praapti hotee hai, jo log dhan chaahate hain unhen samriddhi praapt hotee hai, jo log gyaan chaahate hain unhen gyaan praapt hotaa hai aur jo log sukh kee ichchhaa rakhate hain unhen sukh milataa hai. Isake alaavaa, yah vrat beemaaron kee beemaariyon ko ṭheek karane kee kṣamataa rakhataa hai. Yah sabhee pareshaaniyon ko door karataa hai, gharon men samriddhi laataa hai aur vivaahit mahilaa_on ko beṭaa hone kaa aasheervaad detaa hai. Yah vyaktiyon ko unake paapon se mukt karataa hai aur unake dil kee ichchhaa_on ko pooraa karataa hai. Isake vipareet jo log is navaraatri vrat kaa paalan karane men laaparavaahee karate hain, ve aksar khud ko duahkh, kaṣṭ, beemaaree, sntaanaheenataa, gareebee aur abhaav se peedit paate hain. Ve lakṣyaheen hokar bhaṭakate hain, bhookh aur pyaas se pareshaan hote hain aur apane uddeshy kee bhaavanaa kho dete hain. Jahaan tak guṇaee mahilaa_en is vrat kaa paalan naheen karateen, unhen vaivaahik sukh men kamee kaa anubhav ho sakataa hai aur ka_ii kaṭhinaa_iyon kaa saamanaa karanaa pad sakataa hai. Yadi koii poore din vrat rakhane men asamarth hai, to unhen ek baar bhojan karanaa chaahie aur das dinon tak apane priyajanon ke saath navaraatri vrat kee kathaa sunanee chaahie.”

“he brihaspati dev ! Mujhe us vyakti kee kahaanee sunaane kee anumati den jisane ateet men is mahaan vrat kaa paalan kiyaa thaa. Kahaanee dhyaan se sune. Is prakaar, brahmaa dev ke shabdon ko sunane ke baad, brihaspati dev ne uttar diyaa, ‘he brahmaa dev, aap to shubhachintak hai maanavataa ke, kripayaa is vrat ke itihaas ko spaṣṭ karen. Main dhyaan se sun rahaa hoon aur aapakaa maargadarshan aur aasheervaad chaahataa hoon.’