दुर्गाष्टमी
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Durga Devi]]
durgashtami / Durga Ashtami
is din bhagavati durga ka poojan kar navaratr ki poornahuti ki jati hai. bhagavati durga ko ubale hue chane, halava-poori, khir, pue adi ka bhog lagaya jata hai. is din devi durga ki moorti ka mantroan se vidhipoorvak poojan kiya jata hai. bahut se vyakti is mahashakti ko prasann karane ke lie havan adi bhi karate haian. shakti pithoan mean is din bahut utsav manaya jata hai. is din kanya, laangura jimae jate haian.
chaitr shukl ashtami ka atyant vishisht mahatv hai. chaitr shukl pratipada ko navaratr pooja ka jo ayojan prarambh hota hai, vah aj hi ke din ya doosare din navami ko poornata prapt karata hai. aj ke din hi adishakti bhavani ka pradurbhav hua tha. bhagavati bhavani ajey shaktishalini mahanatam shakti haian aur yahi karan hai ki is ashtami ko mahashtami kaha jata hai. mahashtami ko bhagavati ke bhakt unake durga, kali, bhavani, jagadamba, davadurga adi roopoan ki pooja-aradhana karate haian. pratima ko shuddh jal se snan karakar vastrabhooshanoan dvara poorn shrriangar kiya jata hai aur phir vidhipoorvak aradhana ki jati hai. havan ki agni jalakar dhoop, kapoor, ghi, guggul aur havan samagri ki ahutiyaan di jati haian. siandoor mean ek jayaphal ko lapetakar ahuti dene ka bhi vidhan hai.
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dhoop, dip, naivedy se devi ki pooja karane ke bad mateshvari ki jay bolate hue 101 parikramaean di jati haian. kuchh kshetroan mean gobar se parvati ji ki pratima banakar poojane ka vidhan bhi hai. vahaan is din kumariyaan tatha suhagine parvati ji ko gobar nirmit pratima ka poojan karati haian. navaratroan ke pashchat isi din durga ka visarjan kiya jata hai. is parv par navami ko prat: kal devi ka poojan kiya jata haian anek pakavanoan se durgaji ko bhog lagaya jata hai. chhote balak-balikaoan ki pooja karake unhean poo di , halava, chane aur bheant di jati hai.
durgashtami ki katha
prachin hindoo shastroan ke anusar devi durga ke nau roop haian. un sab roopoan ki avatar kathaean is prakar haian.
mahakali
ek bar jab pralay kal mean sara sansar jalamay tha arthat charoan or pani hi pani dikhaee deta tha, us samay bhagavan vishnu ki nabhi se ek kamal utpann hua. us kamal se brahma ji nikale. usi samay bhagavan narayan ke kanoan mean se jo mail nikala usase madhu aur kaitabh nam ke do daity utpann hue. jab un daityoan ne charoan aur dekha to unhean brahmaji ke alava kuchh bhi dikhaee nahian diya. ve donoan kamal par baithe brahmaji par toot p de, tab bhayabhit hokar brahmaji ne vishnu ki stuti ki. vishnu ji ki aankhoan mean us samay mahamaya yoganidra ke roop mean nivas kar rahi thi. brahma ki stuti se ve lop ho gee aur vishnu bhagavan niand se jag uthe. unake jagate hi ve daity bhagavan vishnu se l dane lage aur unamean 5000 varsh tak yuddh chalata raha. aant mean bhagavan vishnu ki raksha ke lie mahamaya ne asuroan ki buddhi palat di. tab ve asur prasann ho vishnuji se kahane lage- 'ham apake yuddh kaushal se prasann haian, jo chaho so var maang lo.' bhagavan vishnu bole-'yadi hamean vad dena hai to yah var do ki daityoan ka nash ho jae. ' daityoan ne kaha- 'tathastu.' aisa kahate hi mahabali daityoan ka vishnuji ke hathoan nash ho gaya. jisane asuroan ki buddhi ko badala tha vah devi thi 'mahakali'.
mahalakshmi
ek samay mahishasur namak mahapratapi ek daity hua. usane samast rajaoan ko harakar prithvi aur patal par apana adhikar jama sab lok jit lie. jab vah devataoan se yuddh karane laga to devata usase yuddh mean harakar bhagane lage aur bhagavan vishnu ke pas pahuanche. ve us daity se bachane ke lie vishnu ji se prarthana karane lage. devataoan ki stuti karane se bhagavan vishnu aur shankar ji bahut prasann hue aur unake sharir se ek tej nikala, jisane 'mahalakshmi' ka roop dharan kar liya. unhean sab devoan ne astr-shastr aur alankar die. inhean le mahalakshmi ne mahishasur daity ko yuddh mean marakar devataoan ka kasht door kiya.
mahasarasvatiya chamunda
ek samay shumbh-nishumbh namak do bahut balashali daity hue the. unhoanne yuddh mean manushy kya, sab devata jit lie the. jab devataoan ne dekha ki ab ve yuddh mean nahian jit sakate, tab ve svarg chho dakar bhagavan vishnu ki stuti karane lage. us samay bhagavan vishnu ki sharir se ek nari tej prakat huee, yahi mahasarasvati thian. mahasarasvati atyant roopavan thian. unaka roop dekhakar ve daity mohit ho ge aur unhoanne sugriv nam ka doot us devi ke pas bheja. us doot ko devi ne vapas kar diya. usake nirash hokar lautane par un donoan ne soch-samajhakar apane senapati dhoomraksh ko sena sahit bheja use devi ne sena sahit mar diya. phir chand-mund devi se l dane ae aur ve bhi mare ge. tatpashchat raktabij nam ka daity l dane aya, jisake rakt ki ek booand zamin par girane se ek vir paida hota tha. use bhi devi ne mar dala. aant mean shumbh-nishumbh svayan chamunda se l dane ae aur devi ke hathoan mare ge. sabhi devata, daityoan ki mrityu ke bad bahut khush hue. is prakar devataoan ko phir khoya hua svarg ka rajy milaan.
yogamaya
jab kans ne vasudev-devaki ke chh: putroan ka vadh kar diya aur satavean balaram ji rohini ke garbh mean pravesh hokar prakat hue, tab athavaan janm (avatar) krishna ka hua. usi samay gokul mean yashoda ji ke garbh se yogamaya ka janm hua jo vasudev ke dvara krishna ke badale mean mathura layi gee. jab kans ne kanya roopi yogamaya ko marane ke lie patakana chaha to vah hath se chhootakar akash mean u d gee aur devi ka roop dharan kar liya. isi yogamaya ne krishna ke sath yogavidya aur mahavidya banakar kans, chanoor adi shaktishali asuroan ka sanhar karaya.
raktadantika
ek bar jab prithvi par vaiprachit nam ke asur ka utpat badha, usane manushy hi nahian balki devataoan tak ko bahut dukh diya. prithvi aur devataoan ki prarthana par us samay devi durga ne raktadantika nam se avatar liya aur asuroan ka bhakshan kiya. vah devi asuroan ko marakar raktapan kiya karati thi. is karan inaka nam raktadantika p da.
shakambhari
ek bar prithvi par lagatar sau varsh tak varsha n huee. tab ann-jal ke abhav mean samast praja marane lagi. is karan charoan or hahakar mach gaya. samast jiv bhookh se vyakul hokar marane lage. us samay samast muniyoan ne milakar devi bhagavati ki upasana ki. jisase durga ji ne shakambhari nam se stri roop mean avatar liya aur unaki kripa se varsha huee. is avatar mean mahamaya ne jalavrishti se prithvi ko hari sag-sabji aur phaloan se paripoorn kar diya. jisase prithvi ke samast jivoan ko jivanadan prapt hua.
durga
ek samay durgam nam ka ek rakshas hua. usake dar se prithvi hi nahian, svarg aur patal lok ke nivasi bhi bhayabhit rahate the. aisi vipatti ke samay bhagavan ki shakti ne durg ya durgasaini ke nam se avatar liya. jisane durgam rakshas ko marakar haribhaktoan ki raksha ki. durgam rakshas ko marane ke karan hi inaka nam durga prasiddh ho gaya. durga ji ki pooja mean durga ji ki arati aur durga chalisa ka path kiya jata hai.
bhramari
ek samay mahaatyachari arun nam ke ek asur ne svarg mean jakar upadrav karana shuroo kar diya. vah devataoan ki patniyoan ka satitv nasht karane ki kucheshta karane laga. apane satitv ki raksha ke lie dev-patniyaan devi durga se prarthana karane lagian. dev patniyoan ko dukhi dekh durga ne bhramari ka roop dharan karake asankhy bhauroan ke dal ke roop mean pragat ho kat-katakar apane vish se us asur ko sena sahit mar giraya. isi se vah bhramari ke nam se prasiddh huee.
chandika
ek samay prithvi par chand aur muand nam ke do rakshas paida hue. ve donoan itane balavan the ki unhoanne sansar mean apana rajy phaila liya aur svarg ke devataoan ko parajit kar vahaan bhi apana adhikar jama liya. is prakar devata dukhi hokar devi ki stuti karane lage. tab devi chandika ke roop mean prakat huee aur chand-muand namak rakshasoan ko marakar sansar ka dukh door kiya. unhoanne devataoan ka chhina gaya svarg panu: unhean de diya. is prakar charoan taraph sukh ka samrajy chha gaya.