माघ मेला

thumb|300px|magh mele ka ek drishy magh mela hinduoan ki dharmik evan saanskritik virasat ka adbhut samanjasy hai. ilahabad (prachin samay ka 'prayag') mean ganga-yamuna ke sangam sthal par lagane vala magh mela sampoorn bharat mean prasiddh hai. hindoo panchaang ke anusar 14 janavari ya 15 janavari ko makar sankraanti ke pavan avasar ke din 'magh mela' ayojit hota hai. is avasar par sangam sthal par snan karane ka bahut mahatv hota hai. ilahabad ke magh mele ki khyati poore vishv mean phaili huee hai tatha isi ke chalate is mele ke dauran sangam ki retili bhoomi par tanbuoan ka ek shahar bas jata hai. magh mela bharat ke sabhi pramukh tirth sthaloan mean manaya jata hai. nadi ya phir sagar mean snan karana, isaka mukhy uddeshy hota hai. dharmik gatividhiyoan, saanskritik karyakramoan tatha paranparik hast shilp, bhojan aur dainik upayog ki paranparik vastuoan ki bikri bhi is mele ke madhyam se ki jati hai.

prayag ka magh mela

pratyek varsh magh mah mean jab soory makar rashi mean hota hai, tab sabhi vicharoan, mat-mataantaroan ke sadhu-santoan sahit sabhi amajan adi log triveni mean snan karake puny ke bhagidar banate haian. is dauran chhah pramukh snan parv hote haian. isake tahat paush poornima, makar sankranti, mauni amavasya, basant panchami, magh poornima aur mahashivaratri ke snan parv pramukh haian. pauranik manyataoan ke adhar par kaha jata hai ki ilahabad ke magh mele mean ane valoan ka svagat svayan bhagavan karate haian.

tulasidas ka kathan

gosvami tulasidas ne kuchh nimn prakar se 'magh mele' ki mahima ka bakhan kiya hai

"magh makaragati ravi jab hoee,
tirathapatihi av sab koee
dev danuj kinnar nar shreni,
sadar majjahian sakal triveni."

• tulasidas dvara rachit 'ramacharitamanas' ek pramanik granth hai. yadi 'balakand' ki nimn panktiyoan ko dekha jaye to prayag ke magh mele ki prachinata ke praman ki aur avashyakata nahian rahati-

"magh makar gati ravi jab hoee.
tirath patihian av sab koee॥
dev danuj kinnar nar shreni.
sadar majjahian sakal triveni॥
poojahi madhav pad jal jata.
parasi akhay vatu harashahi gata॥
bharadvaj ashram ati pavan."

katha

magh mele ki prasiddhi ke pichhe kee kathaean haian-

• pratham kathanusar samudr manthan se prapt amrit kuanbh ke lie devataoan aur asuroan mean mahasangram hua tha. devataoan ne amrit kalash ko daityoan se chhipane ke lie devaraj iandr ko usaki raksha ka bhar sauanp diya. itana hi nahian is dayitv ko poora karane ke lie soory, chandr, brihaspati aur shani bhi shamil the. daityoan ne isaka virodh karate hue use prapt karane ki ichchha prakat ki. tab unhoanne tinoan lokoan mean indr ke putr jayant ka pichha kiya. udhar kalash ki raksha ke prayas mean jayant ne prithvi par vishram ke kram mean amrit kalash ko 'mayapuri' (haridvar), prayag (ilahabad), godavari ke tat par nasik aur kshipra nadi ke tat par avantika (ujjain) mean rakha tha. parikrama ke kram mean in charoan hi sthanoan par amrit ki kuchh booandean chhalak gee thian, jisake karan in tirthoan ka vishesh mahatv hai.
• padmapuran ki ek any rochak katha ke anusar, bhrigu desh ki kalyani namak brahmani ko bachapan mean hi vaidhavy prapt ho gaya tha. isilie vah viandhyachal kshetr mean reva kapil ke sangam par jakar tap karane lagi thi. isi kram mean usane sath maghoan ka snan kiya tha. durbalata ke karan usane vahian par pran tyag die the, kiantu mrityu ke bad magh snan ke puny ke karan hi usane param sudanri apsara tilottama ke roop mean avatar liya. isi kram mean kee kianvadantiyaan aur kathaean aur bhi haian. mana jata hai ki magh ke dharmik anushthan ke phalasvaroop pratishthanapur ke naresh pururava ko apani kuroopata se mukti mili thi. vahian bhrigu rrishi ke sujhav par vyaghramukh vale vidyadhar aur gautam rrishi dvara abhishapt iandr ko bhi magh snan ke mahamty se hi shrap se mukti mili thi. padmapuran ke mahatmy ke anusar magh snan se manushy ke sharir mean sthit upatap jalakar bhasm ho jate haian. aise mean magh mah mean snan sarvashreshth prayashchit bhi hai.

snan ke niyam

magh mean snan ke kee niyam bhi batae gaye haian-

1. magh mean malamas p d jae to masopavas chandrayan adivrat malamas mean hi samapt karana chahie aur snan danadi dvimas paryant chalata rahega. aise hi niyam kumbh, ardhakumbh ke samay bhi haian.
2. paush shukl ekadashi se athava poornamasi se athava amavasya se magh snan prarambh karana chahie.
3. snan ka sabase uttam samay vah hai, jab taragan nikale rahean, madhyam-tara lupt ho jaean.
4. prayag mean magh mas tak rahakar jo vyakti kalpavas tatha yajn, shayya, godan, brahman bhojan, ganga pooja, venimadhav pooja, vratadi aur danadi karata hai, usaka vishesh mahatv tatha puny hota hai.

maghamase gamishyanti gangayamunasangame.
brahmavishnu mahadevarudradityamarudagana:॥

arthath brahma, vishnu, mahadev, rudr, adity tatha marudgan magh mas mean prayagaraj ke lie yamuna ke sangam par gaman karate haian.

prayage maghamase tu tryahan snanasy yadbhaveth.
dashashvamedhasahastren tatphalan labhate bhuvi॥

prayag mean magh mas ke andar tin bar snan karane se jo phal milata hai, vah prithvi par das hazar ashvamedh yajn karane se bhi prapt nahian hota, aisa mana gaya hai.

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