या देवी सर्वभूतेषु मातृरूपेण संस्थिता
Kanya Pujan ki shastriya katha, Maa Vaishno Devi aur Pandit Shridhar ka prasang, Navratri ki mahima aur Maa Durga ke nau roopon ki kahaniyan.
Shastron ke anusaar
Devi Bhagwat Puran mein Kumari Pujan ki vishesh mahima batayi gayi hai. Navratri mein do se das varsh tak ki nanhi kanyaon ko Devi ka saakshat roop maankar unki pooja ki jati hai. Maanyata hai ki Maa Durga kanya roop mein swayam bhojan grahan karne aati hain.
Durga Saptashati mein devtaon ne Maa ki stuti mein kaha hai ki sansaar ki sabhi striyaan Devi ka hi roop hain — isliye nirmal mann wali kanya mein Maa ka sabse pavitra roop dekha jata hai.
विद्याः समस्तास्तव देवि भेदाः स्त्रियः समस्ताः सकला जगत्सु।
— Durga Saptashati, adhyay 11 · “He Devi! Sabhi vidyaayein aapke hi bhed hain, aur sansaar ki sabhi striyaan aapka hi roop hain.”
Uttar Bharat ki parampara mein kanyaon ke saath ek baalak ko bhi bithaya jata hai, jise Langur (Bhairav ya Hanuman ji ka roop) kehte hain — kyunki Maa ki seva unke rakshak ke bina adhoori maani jati hai.
Aayu ke anusaar kanya ke Devi-roop
Devi Bhagwat Puran (Tritiya Skandh) mein varnit Kumari Pujan ke anusaar.
कन्या पूजन का महा पुण्य
Maanyata hai ki shraddha se kiya gaya Kanya Pujan Maa ko sabse priya hai. Kanyaon ko prem se bhojan karane se Navratri ka vrat poorn maana jata hai, aur ghar-parivar par Mata Rani ka aashirwad, sukh aur samriddhi bani rehti hai.
Maa Vaishno Devi ka prasang
Katra ke paas Hansali gaon mein Maa ke param bhakt Pandit Shridhar rehte the. Ek Navratri mein ve shraddha se Kanya Pujan kar rahe the, tab kanyaon ke beech Maa Vaishno Devi ek divya kanya ke roop mein aakar baith gayin.
Pujan ke baad baaki kanyaayein chali gayin, par vah kanya ruki aur boli — “Poore gaon ko bhandare ka nimantran do.” Gareeb Shridhar chintit hue, par kanya ki kripa se bhandare mein sabko bharpoor bhojan mila.
Bhandare mein Bhairavnath bhi aaye aur kanya ki pariksha lene lage. Tab Maa vahan se Trikuta parvat ki ore chali gayin — wahi sthan aaj Maa Vaishno Devi ka pavitra Bhawan hai. Isi katha ke kaaran Vaishno Devi kshetra mein Kanjak ka vishesh mahatva maana jata hai.
Parampara
Ek din pehle kanyaon ko aadar se bhojan ka nyota diya jata hai.
Ghar aane par prem se unke paon dhoye jaate hain.
Saaf aasan par bithakar roli-chawal ka tilak aur haath mein kalawa baandha jata hai.
Puri, kaale chane aur suji ka halwa — Maa ka priya bhog prem se parosa jata hai.
Bhojan ke baad yatha-shakti dakshina, chunri ya uphar diya jata hai.
Charan chhookar kanyaon se aashirwad liya jata hai aur unhe aadar se vida kiya jata hai.
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Shakti ki upasana
Mahishasur ko var mila tha ki koi purush use nahi maar sakega. Tab sabhi devtaon ke tej se Maa Durga prakat huin. Nau din tak bhayankar yuddh chala aur dasvein din Maa ne Mahishasur ka vadh kiya — isi vijay ka parv hai Vijayadashami.
Maanyata hai ki Lanka par chadhai se pehle Shri Ram ne Ashwin maas mein Maa Durga ki aaradhna ki thi. Maa ke aashirwad se unhone Ravan par vijay paayi — isliye Shardiya Navratri ke baad Dussehra manaya jata hai.
Navratri ke nau dinon mein Maa ke nau roopon — Navadurga — ki pooja hoti hai. Vrat, jagran, jyot aur bhajan ke saath bhakt Maa ka aavahan karte hain, aur Ashtami-Navami ko Kanya Pujan se pooja poorn hoti hai.
Navadurga
माँ शैलपुत्री
Parvatraj Himalaya ki putri hone ke kaaran Devi 'Shailputri' kehlati hain. Pichhle janm mein ve Raja Daksh ki putri Sati thin. Pita ke yagya mein Shiv ji ka apmaan sehan na kar paane par unhone yogagni mein deh tyag diya aur agle janm mein Himalaya ke ghar janm liya. Vrishabh par savaar, daayein haath mein trishul aur baayein mein kamal — maanyata hai ki inki pooja se jeevan mein sthirta aur drirhta aati hai.
ॐ देवी शैलपुत्र्यै नमः
माँ ब्रह्मचारिणी
Shiv ji ko pati roop mein paane ke liye Devi ne hazaaron varsh kathor tap kiya — pehle phal-phool khaakar, phir sirf bel-patra par, aur ant mein patte bhi tyag diye, isliye 'Aparna' bhi kehlayin. Ek haath mein jap-mala aur doosre mein kamandal liye yeh roop tap, sanyam aur dhairya ki prerna deta hai.
ॐ देवी ब्रह्मचारिण्यै नमः
माँ चंद्रघंटा
Devi ke mastak par ghante ke aakaar ka ardhchandra sushobhit hai, isliye ve Chandraghanta kehlati hain. Shiv ji se vivah ke samay Devi ne yahi roop dhaaran kiya. Das bhujaon wali, singh par savaar Maa ke ghante ki dhwani se asur bhaybheet hote hain — yeh roop shaanti aur saahas dono ka pratik hai.
ॐ देवी चन्द्रघण्टायै नमः
माँ कूष्मांडा
Jab srishti nahi thi aur chaaron ore andhkaar tha, tab Devi ne apni mand muskaan se brahmand (anda) ki rachna ki — isliye unka naam Kushmanda pada. Ashtabhuja Maa singh par savaar hain aur maanyata hai ki unka niwas Surya mandal ke bheetar hai. Inki aaradhna se aarogya aur oorja milti hai.
ॐ देवी कूष्माण्डायै नमः
माँ स्कंदमाता
Bhagwan Kartikeya (Skand) ki mata hone ke kaaran Devi Skandamata kehlati hain. God mein baal Skand ko liye, kamal par viraajmaan Maa ko 'Padmasana' bhi kaha jata hai. Skand ne devon ke senapati bankar Tarakasur ka vadh kiya tha. Yeh roop maa ki mamta aur vatsalya ka saakshat roop hai.
ॐ देवी स्कन्दमातायै नमः
माँ कात्यायनी
Maharishi Katyayan ki tapasya se prasann hokar Devi unke ghar putri roop mein prakat huin, isliye Katyayani kehlayin. Isi roop mein Maa ne Mahishasur ka vadh kiya. Braj ki gopiyon ne Shri Krishna ko pati roop mein paane ke liye Yamuna tat par Maa Katyayani ka vrat kiya tha.
ॐ देवी कात्यायन्यै नमः
माँ कालरात्रि
Yeh Devi ka sabse ugra roop hai — shyam varn, khule kesh aur gale mein bijli jaisi chamakti mala. Raktabeej ke rakt ki har boond se naya asur paida hota tha; Maa ne uska rakt bhoomi par girne se pehle hi grahan kar uska ant kiya. Bhakton ko sadaiv shubh phal dene ke kaaran ve 'Shubhankari' bhi kehlati hain.
ॐ देवी कालरात्र्यै नमः
माँ महागौरी
Kathor tap ke kaaran Devi ka sharir shyam pad gaya tha. Shiv ji ne prasann hokar unhe Ganga jal se snan karaya, to unka varn atyant gaur ho gaya — isliye ve Mahagauri kehlayin. Shwet vastra aur vrishabh vahan wali Maa ki pooja Ashtami ko hoti hai, aur anek gharon mein isi din Kanya Pujan kiya jata hai.
ॐ देवी महागौर्यै नमः
माँ सिद्धिदात्री
Sabhi siddhiyan dene wali Maa Siddhidatri kamal par viraajmaan hain. Maanyata hai ki inhi ki kripa se Shiv ji ko siddhiyan prapt huin aur unka aadha sharir Devi ka hua — jise Ardhanarishwar roop kehte hain. Navami ko Kanya Pujan aur havan ke saath Navratri ki poornahuti hoti hai.
ॐ देवी सिद्धिदात्र्यै नमः
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