गंगा के पौराणिक प्रसंग

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ganga nadi ke sath anek pauranik kathaean ju di huee haian. inamean raja sagar ki katha aur mithakoan ke anusar brahma ne vishnu ke pair ke pasinoan ki booandoan se ganga ke janm ki kathaoan ke atirikt any kathaean bhi kafi rochak haian.

raja sagar ki katha

ek any katha ke anusar raja sagar ne jaduee roop se sath hazar putroan ki prapti ki. ek din raja sagar ne devalok par vijay prapt karane ke liye ek yajn kiya. yajn ke liye gho da avashyak tha jo eershyalu iandr ne chura liya tha. sagar ne apane sare putroan ko gho de ki khoj mean bhej diya aant mean unhean gho da patal lok mean mila jo ek rrishi ke samip bandha tha. sagar ke putroan ne yah soch kar ki rrishi hi gho de ke gayab hone ki vajah haian unhoanne rrishi ka apaman kiya . tapasya mean lin rrishi ne hazaroan varsh bad apani aankhean kholi aur unake krodh se sagar ke sabhi sath hazar putr jal kar vahian bhasm ho gaye . sagar ke putro ki atmaean bhoot banakar vicharane lage kyoanki unaka aantim sanskar nahian kiya gaya tha. sagar ke putr aanshuman ne atmaoan ki mukti ka asaphal prayas kiya aur bad mean aanshuman ke putr dilip ne bhi. bhagirath raja dilip ki doosari patni ke putr the. unhoanne apane poorvajoan ka aantim sanskar kiya. unhoanne ganga ko prithvi par lane ka pran kiya, jisase unake sanskar ki rakh gangajal mean pravah kar bhatakati atmaean svarg mean ja sake. bhagirath ne brahma ki ghor tapasya ki taki ganga ko prithvi par laya ja sake. brahma prasann huye aur ganga ko prithvi par bhejane ke liye taiyar huye aur ganga ko prithvi par aur usake bad patal mean jane ka adesh diya taki sagar ke putroan ke atmaoan ki mukti sanbhav ho sake. tab ganga ne kaha ki maian itani ooanchaee se jab prithvi par girooangi, to prithvi itana veg kaise sah paegi? tab bhagirath ne bhagavan shiv se nivedan kiya, aur unhoanne apani khuli jataoan mean ganga ke veg ko rok kar, ek lat khol di, jisase ganga ki aviral dhara prithvi par pravahit huee. vah dhara bhagirath ke pichhe pichhe ganga sagar sangam tak gee, jahaan sagar-putroan ka uddhar hua. shiv ke sparsh se ganga aur bhi pavan ho gayi aur prithvi vasiyoan ke liye bahut hi shraddha ka kendr ban gayian. puranoan ke anusar svarg mean ganga ko mandakini aur patal mean bhagirathi kahate haian.

ganga aur raja shaantanu ki katha

bharatavansh mean shantanu namak b de pratapi raja the. ek din ganga tat par akhet khelate samay unahean ganga devi dikhaee p di. shantanu ne usase vivah karana chaha. ganga ne ise is shart par svikar kar liya ki ve jo kuchh bhi kareangi us vishay mean raja koee prashn nahian kareange. shantanu se ganga ko ek ke bad ek sat putr hue. parantu ganga devi ne un sabhi ko nadi mean pheank diya. raja ne is vishay mean unase ko prashn nahian kiya. bad mean jab unhean athavaan putr utpann hua to use nadi mean pheankane ke viruddh shantanu ne apatti ki. is prakar ganga ko diya gaya unaka vachan toot gaya aur ganga ne apana vivah radd kar svarg chali gayian. jate jate unhoanne shaantanu ko vachan diya ki vah svayan bachche ka palan-poshan kar b da kar shantanu ko lauta deangi.

brahma ka kamandal se ganga ka janm

ek praphullit suandari yuvati ka janm brahmadev ke kamandal se hua. is khas janm ke bare mean do vichar haian. ek ki manyata hai ki vaman roop mean rakshas bali se sansar ko mukt karane ke bad brahmadev ne bhagavan vishnu ka charan dhoya aur is jal ko apane kamandal mean bhar liya. doosare ka sanbandh bhagavan shiv se hai jinhoanne sangit ke durupayog se pi dit rag-ragini ka uddhar kiya. jab bhagavan shiv ne narad muni brahmadev tatha bhagavan vishnu ke samaksh gana gaya to is sangit ke prabhav se bhagavan vishnu ka pasina bahakar nikalane laga jo brahma ne use apane kamandal mean bhar liya. isi kamandal ke jal se ganga ka janm hua aur vah brahma ke sanrakshan mean svarg mean rahane lagi.