करवा चौथ

karava chauth / Karva Chauth

karava chauth
Karva Chauth|thumb|300px 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 mahatv hai. is din saubhagyavati striyaan atal suhag, pati ki dirgh ayu, svasthy evan mangalakamana ke lie yah vrat karati haian. yah vrat saubhagy aur shubh santan dene vala hai. kartik mas ke krishna paksh mean chandroday vyapini chaturthi ko yah vrat kiya jata hai. is vrat ko rakhane vali striyoan ka prat:kal snan adi ke bad achaman karake pati, putr-pautr tatha sukh-saubhagy ki ichchha ka sankalp lekar yah vrat karana chahie. is vrat mean shiv, parvati, kartikey, ganesh tatha chandrama ka poojan karane ka vidhan hai. striyaan chandroday ke bad chandrama ke darshan kar arghy 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, siandoor, choo diyaan, riban v roopaya rakhakar dan karana chahie tatha sas ke paanv chhookar phal, meva v suhag ki sari samagri unhean deni chahie.

poojan-vidhi

karava chauth suhagin striyoan ka vrat hai. yah vrat nirjal hai arthat pani bhi nahian piya jata. chandroday ke kuchh poorv ek patare par kap da bichhakar athava baloo se vedi banakar us par mitti se shivaji, parvatiji, kartikeyaji aur chandrama ki chhoti-chhoti moortiyaan banate haian. ajakal inaki jagah bazar mean karava chauth poojan ke chhape hue postar bhi ate haian. phir patare ke pas pani se bhara lota aur karava rakhakar karava chauth ki kahani suni jati hai. kahani sunane se poorv karave par roli se ek satiya banakar us par roli se 13 bindiyaan lagaee jati haian. hath mean gehooan ke 13 dane lekar katha suni jati hai. aur chandr nikal ane par use arghy dene ke bad striyaan bhojan karati haian. phir ek katore mean chini bharakar us par roopaye rakhakar karava chauth ka bayana nikalakar sas, nanad ya jithani ko diya jata haian. 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.

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 haluva rakha jata hai. isake oopar sa di-blauj aur roopaye 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.

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 shivji se yahi prashn kiya tha to unhoanne kaha tha ki karava chauth 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-

katha

'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 asahy 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, arghy dekar bhojan karo.' bahan uthi aur chandrama ko arghy dekar bhojan kar liya. bhojan karate hi usaka pati mar gaya. vah rone chillane lagi. daivayog se indrani devadasiyoan ke sath vahaan se ja rahi thian. rone ki avaj sun ve vahaan geean aur usase rone ka karan poochha.

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 karoan, phir karava chauth ko vidhivat gauri, shiv, ganesh, kartikey sahit chandrama ka poojan karo tatha chandroday ke bad arghy 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 shri krishna draupadi se bole-'yadi tum bhi shraddha evan vidhipoorvak is vrat ko karo to tumhare sare dukh door ho jaeange aur sukh-saubhagy, dhan-dhany mean vriddhi hogi.' phir draupadi ne shri krishna ke kathananusar karava chauth ka vrat rakha. us vrat ke prabhav se mahabharat ke yuddh mean kauravoan ki har tatha pandavoan ki jit huee.

karava chauth katha dvitiy

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. avaj 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 rakha 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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