Ahoi Mata Katha
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Ek nagar mein ek sahukar rehta tha. Uske saat putra, saat bahuen aur ek putri thi. Deepawali se kuch din pehle Kartik maas ki Krishna Paksh ki Ashtami tithi ko sahukar ki putri apni bhabhiyon ke saath ghar leepne ke liye mitti lene jangal gayi.
Jab vah mitti khod rahi thi, tabhi uski khurpi se anjane mein Syau Mata (Sehi/Sahi) ke ek bachche ki mrityu ho gayi. Apne bachche ki mrityu dekhkar Syau Mata atyant dukhi aur krodhit ho gayin. Unhone sahukar ki putri ko shraap diya ki uski kokh bandh jayegi aur use santan sukh nahin milega.
Yah sunkar sahukar ki putri bahut dukhi hui. Usne apni bhabhiyon se vinati ki ki koi uske sthan par yah shraap sweekar kar le. Uski sabse chhoti bhabhi dayalu thi. Usne apni nanad ke prati premvash vah shraap apne upar le liya.
Shraap ke prabhav se chhoti bahu ke jitne bhi putra janm lete, ve saat din ke bheetar hi mrityu ko prapt ho jate. Is prakar uske saaton putra ek-ek karke kaal ke gaal mein sama gaye. Apne bachchon ke viyog mein vah atyant dukhi rehne lagi.
Ek din usne ek vidwan pandit se apni peeda batayi aur samadhan poocha. Pandit ne kaha ki yadi vah sacche man se Syau Mata ki pooja kare aur unki kripa prapt kare, to uska kasht door ho sakta hai.
Pandit ki baat maankar chhoti bahu ne poori shraddha aur bhakti ke saath Syau Mata ki aaradhana shuru kar di. Vah prativarsh Kartik Krishna Ashtami ko vrat rakhti, katha sunti aur Mata se apne bachchon ki raksha ki prarthana karti.
Kai varshon tak kathor vrat aur pooja karne ke baad ek din Syau Mata uski bhakti se prasann ho gayin. Unhone use darshan diye aur vardaan maangne ko kaha. Tab chhoti bahu ne apne mrit putron ko jeevit karne aur santan sukh ki prarthana ki.
Syau Mata ne uski sacchi bhakti aur pashchatap se prasann hokar uska shraap samapt kar diya. Unke aashirvad se uske sabhi putra punah jeevit ho gaye aur use akhand saubhagya tatha sukh-samriddhi prapt hui.
Tabhi se Ahoi Ashtami ka vrat santan ki lambi aayu, sukh, samriddhi aur santan prapti ki kamna se kiya jane laga. Is din mataen nirjala vrat rakhkar Ahoi Mata ki pooja karti hain, katha sunti hain aur taaron ko arghya dekar apna vrat poorn karti hain.
Manyata hai ki jo mata shraddha, vishwas aur niyampoorvak Ahoi Ashtami ka vrat karti hai, uske bachchon par Ahoi Mata ki kripa bani rehti hai aur parivar mein sukh, shanti tatha samriddhi ka vaas hota hai.
Jab vah mitti khod rahi thi, tabhi uski khurpi se anjane mein Syau Mata (Sehi/Sahi) ke ek bachche ki mrityu ho gayi. Apne bachche ki mrityu dekhkar Syau Mata atyant dukhi aur krodhit ho gayin. Unhone sahukar ki putri ko shraap diya ki uski kokh bandh jayegi aur use santan sukh nahin milega.
Yah sunkar sahukar ki putri bahut dukhi hui. Usne apni bhabhiyon se vinati ki ki koi uske sthan par yah shraap sweekar kar le. Uski sabse chhoti bhabhi dayalu thi. Usne apni nanad ke prati premvash vah shraap apne upar le liya.
Shraap ke prabhav se chhoti bahu ke jitne bhi putra janm lete, ve saat din ke bheetar hi mrityu ko prapt ho jate. Is prakar uske saaton putra ek-ek karke kaal ke gaal mein sama gaye. Apne bachchon ke viyog mein vah atyant dukhi rehne lagi.
Ek din usne ek vidwan pandit se apni peeda batayi aur samadhan poocha. Pandit ne kaha ki yadi vah sacche man se Syau Mata ki pooja kare aur unki kripa prapt kare, to uska kasht door ho sakta hai.
Pandit ki baat maankar chhoti bahu ne poori shraddha aur bhakti ke saath Syau Mata ki aaradhana shuru kar di. Vah prativarsh Kartik Krishna Ashtami ko vrat rakhti, katha sunti aur Mata se apne bachchon ki raksha ki prarthana karti.
Kai varshon tak kathor vrat aur pooja karne ke baad ek din Syau Mata uski bhakti se prasann ho gayin. Unhone use darshan diye aur vardaan maangne ko kaha. Tab chhoti bahu ne apne mrit putron ko jeevit karne aur santan sukh ki prarthana ki.
Syau Mata ne uski sacchi bhakti aur pashchatap se prasann hokar uska shraap samapt kar diya. Unke aashirvad se uske sabhi putra punah jeevit ho gaye aur use akhand saubhagya tatha sukh-samriddhi prapt hui.
Tabhi se Ahoi Ashtami ka vrat santan ki lambi aayu, sukh, samriddhi aur santan prapti ki kamna se kiya jane laga. Is din mataen nirjala vrat rakhkar Ahoi Mata ki pooja karti hain, katha sunti hain aur taaron ko arghya dekar apna vrat poorn karti hain.
Manyata hai ki jo mata shraddha, vishwas aur niyampoorvak Ahoi Ashtami ka vrat karti hai, uske bachchon par Ahoi Mata ki kripa bani rehti hai aur parivar mein sukh, shanti tatha samriddhi ka vaas hota hai.
