करवा चौथ

karava chauth
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any nam	karak chaturthi
anuyayi	hindoo bharatiy, bharatiy pravasi
uddeshy	saubhagyavati striyaan apane pati ki dirghayu ke lie vrat rakhati haian.
prarambh	pauranik kal
tithi	kartik mas mean krishna paksh ki chaturthi
sanbandhit lekh	ahoee ashtami, hariyali tij
saragi	sas (pati ki maan) apani bahoo ko saragi bhejati hai. saragi mean mithaee, phal, seviyaan adi hoti hai. isaka sevan mahilaean karavachauth ke din soory nikalane se pahale karati haian.
any janakari	karava chauth vrat ko rakhane vali striyoan ko prat:kal snan adi ke bad achaman karake pati, putr-pautr tatha sukh-saubhagy ki ichchha ka sankalp lekar is vrat ko karana chahie.

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karava chauth (aangrezi: Karva Chauth) ka parv bharat mean uttar pradesh, panjab, rajasthan aur gujarat mean mukhy roop se manaya jata hai. karava chauth ka vrat kartik mas ke krishna paksh mean chandroday vyapini chaturthi ko kiya jata hai. karava chauth striyoan ka sarvadhik priy vrat hai. yoan to pratyek mas ke krishna paksh ki chaturthi ko ganesh ji aur chandrama ka vrat kiya jata hai. parantu inamean karava chauth ka sarvadhik mahattv hai. is din saubhagyavati striyaan atal suhag, pati ki dirgh ayu, svasthy evan mangalakamana ke lie yah vrat karati haian. vaman puran mean karava chauth vrat ka varnan ata hai.  

manyataean

• karava chauth vrat ko rakhane vali striyoan ko prat:kal snan adi ke bad achaman karake pati, putr-pautr tatha sukh-saubhagy ki ichchha ka sankalp lekar is vrat ko karana chahie.
• karava chauth ke vrat mean shiv, parvati, kartikey, ganesh tatha chandrama ka poojan karane ka vidhan hai.
• striyaan chandroday ke bad chandrama ke darshan kar ardhy dekar hi jal-bhojan grahan karati haian.
• pooja ke bad taanbe ya mitti ke karave mean chaval, u dad ki dal, suhag ki samagri jaise- kanghi, shisha, sindoor, choo diyaan, riban v rupaya rakhakar dan karana chahie tatha sas ke paanv chhookar phal, meva v suhag ki sari samagri unhean deni chahie.

poojan samagri

karava chauth parv ki poojan samagri

• kuankum
• shahad
• agarabatti
• pushp
• kachcha doodh
• shakkar
• shuddh ghi
• dahi

[[chitr:Indian-Mehndi.jpg|thumb|250px|meanhadi
Mehndi]]

• mithaee
• gangajal
• chandan
• akshat (chaval)
• sindoor
• meanhadi
• mahavar
• kangha
• biandi
• chunari
• choo di
• bichhua
• mitti ka toantidar karava v dhakkan
• dipak
• ruee
• kapoor
• gehooan
• shakkar ka boora
• haldi

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• pani ka lota
• gauri banane ke lie pili mitti
• lak di ka asan
• chhalani
• ath pooriyoan ki athavari
• halua
• dakshina ke lie paise

vrat ki prakriya

• karava chauth mean prayukt hone vali sanpoorn samagri ko ekatrit karean.
• vrat ke din pratah snanadi karane ke pashchath yah sankalp bolakar karava chauth vrat ka aranbh karean- mam sukhasaubhagy putrapautradi susthir shri praptaye karak chaturthi vratamahan karishye.
• poore din nirjal rahean.
• divar par geroo se phalak banakar pise chavaloan ke ghol se karava chitrit karean. ise 'var' kahate haian. chitrit karane ki kala ko 'karava dharana' kaha jata hai.
• ath pooriyoan ki athavari, halua aur pakke pakavan banaean.
• pili mitti se gauri banaean aur unaki god mean ganeshaji banakar bithaean.
• gauri ko lak di ke asan par bithaean. chauk banakar asan ko us par rakhean. gauri ko chunari odhaean. biandi adi suhag samagri se gauri ka shrriangar karean.
• jal se bhara hua lota rakhean.
• bayana (bheant) dene ke lie mitti ka toantidar karava lean. karava mean gehooan aur dhakkan mean shakkar ka boora bhar dean. usake oopar dakshina rakhean.
• roli se karava par svastik banaean.
• gauri-ganesh aur chitrit karava ki paranparanusar pooja karean. pati ki dirghayu ki kamana karean. namah shivayai sharvanyai saubhagyan santati shubhamh‌. prayachchh bhaktiyuktanaan narinaan haravallabhe॥
• karava par 13 biandi rakhean aur gehooan ya chaval ke 13 dane hath mean lekar karava chauth ki katha kahean ya sunean.
• katha sunane ke bad karava par hath ghumakar apani sasoo ji ke pair chhookar ashirvad lean aur karava unhean de dean.
• terah dane gehooan ke aur pani ka lota ya toantidar karava alag rakh lean.
• ratri mean chandrama nikalane ke bad chhalani ki ot se use dekhean aur chandrama ko ardhy dean.
• isake bad pati se ashirvad lean. unhean bhojan karaean aur svayan bhi bhojan kar lean.
• jis varsh l daki ki shadi hoti hai us varsh usake pihar se chaudah chini ke karavoan, bartanoan, kap doan aur gehooan adi ke sath bayana bhi ata hai.
• sas bhi apani bahoo ka saragi bhejati hai. saragi mean mithaee, phal, seviyaan adi hoti hai. isaka sevan mahilaean karavachauth ke din soory nikalane se pahale karati haian.

chitr:Blockquote-open.gif hamare pauranik sahity ke sabase adarsh aur sabase akarshak yugal shiv-parvati haian aur hamare bharat mean pati-patni ke bich ke sare parv aur tyohar shiv aur parvati ji se ju de hue haian. vah parv chahe haratalika tij ho, mangalagauri, jaya-parvati ho ya phir karava chauth ho. chitr:Blockquote-close.gif

thumb|300px|left|khaan d (shakkar) ka karava

ujaman

any vratoan ke saman karava chauth ka bhi ujaman kiya jata hai. karava chauth ke ujaman mean ek thal mean terah jagah char-char poo diyaan rakhakar unake oopar sooji ka halua rakha jata hai. isake oopar sa di-blauj aur rupaye rakhe jate haian. hath mean roli, chaval lekar thal mean charoan or hath ghumane ke bad yah bayana sas ko diya jata hai. terah suhagin striyoan ko bhojan karane ke bad unake mathe par biandi lagakar aur suhag ki vastuean evan dakshina dekar vida kar diya jata hai.

pauranik sahity

pauranik sahity ke sabase adarsh aur sabase akarshak yugal shiv-parvati haian aur bharat mean pati-patni ke bich ke sare parv aur tyohar shiv aur parvati ji se ju de hue haian. vah parv chahe haratalika tij ho, mangalagauri, jaya-parvati ho ya phir karava chauth ho. apane pati ke svasthy aur dirghayu ke lie kiya jane vala karava chauth ka vrat har vivahit stri ke jivan mean ek nee umang lata hai. kuanvari l daki apane lie shiv ki tarah prem karane vale pati ki kamana karati hai aur isake lie somavar se lekar jaya-parvati tak ke sabhi vrat poori astha se karati hai. isi tarah karava chauth ka sanbandh bhi shiv aur parvati se hai.

paranpara aur vishvas ka tyohar

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o chaand tujhe pata hai kya?
too kitana anamol hai
dekhane ko dharati ki sari patniyaan
besabr phalak ko takeangi
kab ayega, too kab chhayega?
dega unako ashirvachan
hoga unaka prem amar

paranpara vaqt ki maang ke anusar bani hoti hai, vaqt ke sath paranpara mean sanshodhan kiya jana chahiye par usako tiraskrit nahian karana chahiye, akhir yahi parampara hamare poorvajoan ki dharohar hai. bharatiy mahilaoan ki astha, paranpara, dharmikata, apane pati ke liye pyar, samman, samarpan, is ek vrat mean sab kuchh nihit hai. bharatiy patni ki sari duniya, usake pati se shuroo hoti hai unhian par samapt hoti hai. chaand ko isiliye isaka pratik mana gaya hoga kyoanki chaand bhi dharati ke kaksha mean jis tanmayata, pyar samarpan se vo dharati ke ird gird rahata hai, bharatiy auratean usi pratik ko apana leti haian. vaise bhi bharat, apani paranparaoan, prakriti prem, adhyatmikata, vrihad sanskriti, uchch vichar aur dharmik purazorata ke adhar par vishv mean apane alag pahachan banane mean saksham hai. isake udaharan svaroop karava chauth se achchha kaun sa vrat ho sakata hai jo ki paranpara, adhyatm, pyar, samarpan, prakriti prem, aur jivan sabako ek sath, ek sootr mean pirokar, sadiyoan se chalata a raha hai. thumb|300px|mitti ka karava|left yah pavan vrat kisi paranpara ke adhar par n hokar, yugal ke apane tal-mel par ho to behatar hai. jahaan patni is kamana ke sath din bhar nirjala rahakar rat ko chaand dekhakar apane chaand ke shashvat jivan ki kamana karati hai, vah kamana sachche dil se shashvat prem se paripoorn ho, n ki sirf isaliye ho ki aisi paranpara hai. yah tabhi sanbhav hoga jab yugal ka vyaktigat jivan paranpara ke adhar par n jakar, prem ke adhar par ho, shadi sirf ek bandhan n ho, balki shadi navajivan ka khula akash ho, jisamean pyar ka aisa vriksh laharaye jisaki j doan mean paranpara ka dimak nahian, pyar ka amrit barasata ho, jisaki shakhaoan mean, bandhan ka nahian prem ka adhar ho. jab aisa yugal ek doosare ke liye, karava chauth ka vrat karake chaand se apane pyar ke shashvat hone ka ashirvachan maangega to chaand hi kya, poori kayanat se unako vo ashirvachan milega. karava chauth mahaj ek vrat nahian hai, balki sootr hai, us vishchas ka ki ham sath sath raheange, adhar hai jine ka ki hamara sath na chhoote. aj ham kitana bhi adhunik ho jayean, par kya ye adhunikata hamare bich ke pyar ko mitane ke liye honi chahiye?

danpatti ke sanbandhoan ki ahamiyat

aj bhi karava chauth ka tyohar ya vrat poore utsah se aur zyada dhoomadham se manaya jata hai. jin logoan ko is vrat parv ke bare mean maloom nahian tha. ve shadi ki salagirah ke prati kam hi jagaruk hote the. kuchh sanpann shikshit aur kulin parivaroan mean daanpaty ke pachas sal poore ho jane par samaroh manaya jata tha. aj bhi manaya jata hai. us samaroh mean danpatti ke nati-pote bhi shamil hote haian. danpatti ke niji sanbadh ya jivan ki ahamiyat sirf itani hai ki vah khud ke lie nahian haian. maryada mean rahate hue unake rujhan, poore parivar par hi keandrit hote the. ap purane parivaroan ko dekhean, jinhean aksar gramin ya bujurgi ka havala dekar hey samajh liya jata hai, to paeange ki vahaan pati-patni ek doosare ko unake vastavik namoan se nahian, bachchoan ke nam se ya devar aur bahin ke nam se pukarate haian. isase pati- patni ka prem kam nahian ho jata. un parivaroan mean bhi striyaan parivar ka itana dhyan rakhati haian ki ve sabase akhir mean bhojan karati haian, sabase pahale jagati haian, aur sabake so jane ke bad soti haian. yahaan sabaka matalab parivar ke un sadasyoan se hai jo din bhar bahar kam karate haian, ya vriddh athava bachche haian, jin par zyada dhyan dene ki jarurat hai.

shastroan-puranoan mean ullekh

thumb|200px karava chauth ka vrat tab bhi prachalit tha aur jaisa ki shastroan-puranoan mean ullekh milata hai ki yah apane jivan sathi ke svasth aur dirghayu hone ki kamana se kiya jata tha. parv ka svaroop tho de pherabadal ke sath ab bhi vahi hai. lekin yah pati-patni tak hi simit nahian haian. donoan chooanki grihasthi roopi ga di ke do pahiye hai. aur nishtha ki dhuri se ju de haian. isalie unake sanbandhoan par zyada dhyan diya jata hai. asal mean to yah poore parivar ke hit aur kalyan ke lie hai.

ashubh ka parihary

purane dinoan mean karava-chauth ke din koee anarth hota to is vrat-parv ko agale kisi upayukt avasar tak sthagit kar diya jata tha. vah upayukt avasar karava-chauth ke din koee shubh ghatana hone ke roop mean hi hota. vidhan phir se shuroo karane ke lie pahale ghat chuke ashubh ka parihary hone tak iantazar kiya jata.

sajati hai har suhagin

karava chauth ke din bharat ki har mahila dinabhar upavas ke bad sham ko 18 sal ki l daki se lekar 75 sal ki mahila nee dulhan ki tarah sajati-sanvarati hai. karavachauth ke din ek khoobasoorat rishta sal-dar-sal mazaboot hota hai. kuanvari l dakiyaan (kuchh sanpradayoan mean sagaee ke bad) shiv ki tarah ke pati ki chahat mean, to shadishuda striyaan apani pati ke svasthy aur dirghayu ke lie yah vrat karati haian. karava chauth ke din ab patni hi nahian pati bhi vrat karate haian. yah paranpara ka vistar hai. karava chauth ko ab saphal aur khushahal dampaty ki kamana ke lie kiya ja raha hai. karava chauth ab keval lok-paranpara nahian rah gee hai. pauranikata ke sath-sath isamean adhunikata ka pravesh ho chuka hai aur ab yah tyohar bhavanaoan par keandrit ho gaya hai. hamare samaj ki yahi khasiyat hai ki ham paranparaoan mean navinata ka samavesh lagatar karate rahate haian. kabhi karavachauth patni ke, pati ke prati samarpan ka pratik hua karata tha, lekin aj yah pati-patni ke bich ke samanjasy aur rishte ki ooshma se damak aur mahak raha hai. adhunik hote daur mean hamane apani paranpara to nahian chho di hai, ab isamean zyada sanvedanashilata, samarpan aur prem ki abhivyakti dikhaee deti hai. donoan ke bich ahasas ka ghera mazaboot hota hai, jo rishtoan ko surakshit karata hai.

chitr:Blockquote-open.gif karavachauth mahaj ek vrat nahian hai, balki sootr hai, us vishchas ka ki ham sath sath raheange, adhar hai jine ka ki hamara sath na chhoote. aj ham kitana bhi adhunik ho jayean, par kya ye adhunikata hamare bich ke pyar ko mitane ke liye honi chahiye? chitr:Blockquote-close.gif

vrat sirf pati ke lie ya stri purush ki barabari ka manane ke lie pati dvara patni ke lie bhi karane tak hi simit nahian hai. purush chahean to ve patni ya preyasi ke lie vrat rakhean, lekin yah chalan karava- chauth ki bhavana ko satahi taur par hi chhoota hai. pati dvara vrat karane ko paranpara ke vistar ke roop mean dekhana chahie. isake pichhe saphal aur khushahal dampaty ki bhavana bhi hai. chalan aur pakka hota ja raha hai aur karavachauth mean pauranikata ke sath-sath isamean adhunikata ka pravesh ho chuka hai. tyohar bahut kuchh bhavanaoan par keandrit ho gaya haian. karava chauth ke marm tak nahian pahuanch pane ke karan yah patni ke, pati ke prati samarpan ka pratik bhi hua karata hoga lekin ab donoan ke bich ke samanjasy aur rishte ki garamahat se bhi damakane laga hai.

karava chauth katha

ek bar arjun nilagiri par tapasya karane ge. draupadi ne socha ki yahaan har samay anek prakar ki vighn-badhaean ati rahati haian. unake shaman ke lie arjun to yahaan haian nahian, at: koee upay karana chahie. yah sochakar unhoanne bhagavan shri krishna ka dhyan kiya. bhagavan vahaan upasthit hue to draupadi ne apane kashtoan ke nivaran hetu koee upay batane ko kaha. is par shrikrishna bole- 'ek bar parvati ji ne bhi shiv ji se yahi prashn kiya tha to unhoanne kaha tha ki karavachauth ka vrat grihasthi mean ane vali chhoti-moti vighn-badhaoan ko door karane vala hai. yah pitt prakop ko bhi door karata hai. phir shrikrishna ne draupadi ko ek katha sunaee-

prachinakal mean ek dharmaparayan brahman ke sat putr tatha ek putri thi. b di hone par putri ka vivah kar diya gaya. kartik ki chaturthi ko kanya ne karava chauth ka vrat rakha. sat bhaiyoan ki la dali bahan ko chandroday se pahale hi bhookh satane lagi. usaka phool sa chehara murajha gaya. bhaiyoan ke lie bahan ki yah vedana asahaniy thi. at: ve kuchh upay sochane lage. unhoanne bahan se chandroday se pahale hi bhojan karane ko kaha, par bahan n mani. tab bhaiyoan ne snehavash pipal ke vriksh ki a d mean prakash karake kaha- dekho ! chandroday ho gaya. utho, ardhy dekar bhojan karo.' bahan uthi aur chandrama ko ardhy dekar bhojan kar liya. bhojan karate hi usaka pati mar gaya. vah rone chillane lagi. daivayog se indrani (shachi) devadasiyoan ke sath vahaan se ja rahi thian. rone ki avaz sun ve vahaan geean aur usase rone ka karan poochha. thumb|300px brahman kanya ne sab hal kah sunaya. tab indrani ne kaha- 'tumane karava chauth ke vrat mean chandroday se poorv hi ann-jal grahan kar liya, isi se tumhare pati ki mrityu huee hai. ab yadi tum mrit pati ki seva karati huee barah mahinoan tak pratyek chauth ko yathavidhi vrat karo, phir karava chauth ko vidhivat gauri, shiv, ganesh, kartikey sahit chandrama ka poojan karo tatha chandroday ke bad ardhy dekar ann-jal grahan karo to tumhare pati avashy jivit ho utheange.' brahman kanya ne agale varsh 12 mah ki chauth sahit vidhipoorvak karava chauth ka vrat kiya. vrat ke prabhav se unaka mrit pati jivit ho gaya. is prakar yah katha kahakar shrikrishna draupadi se bole- 'yadi tum bhi shraddha evan vidhipoorvak is vrat ko karo to tumhare sare du:kh door ho jaeange aur sukh-saubhagy, dhan-dhany mean vriddhi hogi.' phir draupadi ne shrikrishna ke kathananusar karava chauth ka vrat rakha. us vrat ke prabhav se mahabharat ke yuddh mean kauravoan ki har tatha pandavoan ki jit huee.

dvitiy katha

prachin samay mean karava nam ki ek pativrata stri thi. vah apane pati ke sath nadi kinare ke ek gaanv mean rahati thi. usaka pati vriddh tha. ek din vah nadi mean snan karane gaya. nadi mean nahate samay ek magar ne use pak d liya. is par vyakti 'karava karava' chillakar apani patni ko sahayata ke lie pukarane laga. karava pativrata stri thi. avaz ko sunakar karava bhagakar apane pati ke pas pahuanchi aur dau dakar kachche dhage se magar ko an dekar baandh diya. magar ko soot ke kachche dhage se baandhane ke bad karava yamaraj ke pas pahuanchi. ve us samay chitragupt ke khate dekh rahe the. karava ne sat siank le unhean jha dana shuroo kiya, yamaraj ke khate akash mean u dane lage. yamaraj ghabara ge aur bole- 'devi! too kya chahati hai?' karava ne kaha- 'he prabhu! ek magar ne nadi ke jal mean mere pati ka pair pak d liya hai. us magar ko ap apani shakti se apane lok (narak) mean le ao aur mere pati ko chirayu karo.'

karava ki bat sunakar yamaraj bole- 'devi! abhi magar ki ayu shesh hai. at: ayu rahate hue maian asamay magar ko mar nahian sakata.' is par karava ne kaha- 'yadi magar ko marakar ap mere pati ki raksha nahian karoge, to maian shap dekar apako nasht kar dooangi.' karava ki dhamaki se yamaraj dar ge. ve karava ke sath vahaan ae, jahaan magar ne usake pati ko pak d rakha tha. yamaraj ne magar ko marakar yamalok pahuancha diya aur karava ke pati ki pran raksha kar use dirghayu pradan ki. jate samay vah karava ko sukh-samriddhi dete ge tatha yah var bhi diya- 'jo stri is din vrat karegi, unake saubhagy ki maian raksha karooanga.' karava ne pativrat ke bal se apane pati ke pranoan ki raksha ki thi. is ghatana ke din se karava chauth ka vrat karava ke nam se prachalit ho gaya. jis din karava ne apane pati ke pran bachae the, us din kartik mas ke krishna paksh ki chauth thi. he karava mata! jaise apane (karava) apane pati ki pran raksha ki vaise hi sabake patiyoan ke jivan ki raksha karana.

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