Navaraatri Vrat Kathaa::chapter- Two

Brahmaa dev ne fir kathaa kaa varṇaan karanaa shuroo kiyaa, ‘praacheen kaal men, manohar nagar shahar men peeṭhat naam kaa ek anaath braahmaṇa rahataa thaa. Vah bhagavatee durgaa ke samarpit upaasak the. Unase asaadhaaraṇa sundarataa aur guṇaon vaalee sumati naamak kanyaa kaa janm huaa. Har din, jab usake pitaa durgaa kee poojaa karate the aur ghareloo anuṣṭhaan karate the, sumati iimaanadaaree se usamen shaamil hotee thee. Haalaanki, ek din, jab vah apanee saheliyon ke saath khel men talleen thee, to vah bhagavatee kee poojaa se chook ga_ii. Usake pitaa ne apanee beṭee kee laaparavaahee se pareshaan hokar use ḍaanṭate hue kahaa, ‘he duṣṭ beṭee! Aaj tumane bhagavatee kee poojaa kee upekṣaa kee, isake lie main tumhaaraa vivaah kisee koḍhxee yaa daridr manuṣy se kar doongaa.’ apane pitaa ke vachan sunakar sumati duahkh se bhar ga_ii aur bolee, ‘he pitaa! Main aapakee beṭee hoon aur pooree tarah aapakee ichchhaa ke prati samarpit hoon. Aap meraa vivaah kisee raajaa, pahalavaan, rnk, koḍhxee yaa daridr vyakti se kar sakate hain jise aap uchit samajhen. Fir bhee, jo kuchh bhee mere lie niyati hai vah ghaṭit hogaa. Meraa driḍhx vishvaas hai ki kisee ke kaaryon ke anuroop pariṇaam milate hain, kyonki jab manuṣy karm karate hain, to pariṇaam paramaatmaa dvaaraa niyntrit hote hain.’ apanee beṭee sumati ke aisaa kahane par, braamhaṇa krodhit ho gayaa aur gusse men usane sheeghrataa se apanee putree kaa vivaah ek koḍhxee se kar diyaa. Aur braamhaṇa ne chillaate hue kahaa kee jaa_o apane karmon kaa fal bhogo aur bhaagy par apanee nirbharataa kaa pariṇaam dekho.” apane pitaa ke aise kaṭhor shabdon kaa saamanaa karate hue, sumati ne chupachaap sochaa, “oh, aisaa pati honaa kitanaa durbhaagy hai. “apane udaas vichaaron men ḍaoobee sumati apane pati ke saath jngal men chalee ga_ii, jahaan unhonne ghane ghaas ke bhayaanak, ujaad jngal men kaṭhinaa_iyon se bharee ek raat bitaa_ii.

Abhaagee ladkee kee durdashaa dekhakar, devee bhagavatee, sumati ke pichhale guṇaon se prabhaavit hokar, usake saamane prakaṭ huiin aur boleen, “he niraashrit braahmaṇa mahilaa! Main tumhaaree bhakti se prasann hoon. Tum apanee ichchhaanusaar koii bhee varadaan maang sakatee ho.” devee durgaa ke ye shabd sunakar braahmaṇaee ne poochhaa, “kripayaa mujhe apanee pahachaan bataa_en.” devee ne uttar diyaa, “main aadi shakti bhagavatee, brahmavidyaa aur sarasvatee kaa avataar hoon. Jab main sntuṣṭ hotee hoon, to main snvedanasheel praaṇaiyon kee peedaa ko kam karatee hoon aur unhen khushee pradaan karatee hoon. “he niraashrit braahmaṇa mahilaa! Main tumhaare pichhale janm ke puṇay kaaryo ke kaaraṇa tumhaare paas aayee hoon. Is par sumati ne kahaa he devee bhagavatee aap “mujhe mere pichhale janm ke baare men bataa_o, to devee bhagavatee ne kahaa dhyaan se suno. Apane poorv jeevan men, tum ek niṣaad (bheel) kee patnee thee aur tumhaaraa apane pati ke prati aṭooṭ niṣṭhaa thee. Ek durbhaagyapoorṇa din, tumhaare pati ne choree kee, jisake kaaraṇa aap donon ko sainikon dvaaraa pakad liyaa gayaa aur kaid kar liyaa gayaa. Kaid men rahane ke dauraan, aapako bhojan aur paanee se vnchit rakhaa gayaa, yahaan tak ki navaraatri ke dinon men bhee. Is tarah, bhojan aur paanee donon se parahej karate hue nau din kaa upavaas rakhaa. Un dinon tumane jo vrat kiyaa thaa, usake prabhaav se prabhaavit hokar, main ab tumhen varadaan dene aayee hoon. Jo bhee tumhaaraa dil chaahe, maang lo.”