Anjani Mata Katha

Bahut praacheen samay ki baat hai. Swarglok mein ‘Punjikasthala’ naam ki ek atyant sundar, chanchal aur roopvati apsara rehti thi. Vah Devaraj Indra ke darbaar ki prasiddh apsaraon mein se ek thi. Uske nritya aur saundarya ki prashansa poore devalok mein hoti thi. Kintu apni sundarta aur chanchal swabhav ke kaaran vah kabhi-kabhi maryada ka dhyaan nahi rakhti thi. Ek din Punjikasthala van mein vihaar karti hui ek mahaan tapasvi rishi ke aashram ke paas pahunchi. Us samay rishi gehre dhyaan aur tapasya mein leen the. Apsara ne apni chanchalta mein unka uphaas kar diya aur unki tapasya bhang ho gayi. Rishi atyant krodhit ho uthe. Unhone kaha, “He apsara! Tum apne roop aur chanchalta par bahut abhimaan karti ho. Isliye tumhe prithvi par vaanari yoni mein janm lena padega.” Rishi ke shraap ko sunkar Punjikasthala bhaybheet ho gayi. Vah turant rishi ke charanon mein gir padi aur kshama maangne lagi. Uski prarthana sunkar rishi ka krodh kuch shaant hua. Unhone kaha, “Yadyapi tumhe vaanari roop mein janm lena padega, lekin tumhare garbh se ek aisa divya putra janm lega jiski mahima teenon lokon mein amar hogi. Usi putra ke kaaran tumhe is shraap se mukti praapt hogi.” Samay beetne par Punjikasthala ne prithvi par vaanar kul mein janm liya. Ab uska naam Anjana pada. Vah atyant sundar, tejasvini aur dharmparayan thi. Yuvaavastha mein uska vivaah Vaanarraj Kesari se hua. Kesari Sumeru parvat ke paraakrami, balvaan aur dharmnishth raja the. Vivaah ke baad dono sukhpoorvak rehne lage, lekin santaan na hone ke kaaran Anjana ka man sadaiv dukhi rehta tha. Santaan praapti ki ichchha se Anjana ne Bhagwan Shiv ki kathor tapasya karne ka nishchay kiya. Vah parvaton aur vanon mein jaakar din-raat Bhagwan Shiv ka dhyaan karne lagi. Varshon tak usne kathin vrat, upvaas aur tapasya ki. Uski bhakti itni gehri thi ki devta bhi aashcharyachakit ho uthe. Antatah Bhagwan Shiv uski tapasya se prasann hokar prakat hue. Unke divya swaroop ko dekhkar Anjana ki aankhon se anand ke aansu behne lage. Bhagwan Shiv ne kaha, “Devi, main tumhari bhakti se atyant prasann hoon. Main apne rudra ansh se tumhare putra roop mein avataar loonga. Tumhara putra mahaan balshaali, buddhimaan, tejasvi aur param bhakt hoga. Vah dharm ki raksha karega aur yugon-yugon tak sansaar mein poojniya rahega.” Yeh vardaan paakar Anjana atyant prasann ho gayi. Usi samay devtaon ne bhi nishchay kiya ki jab Bhagwan Vishnu Shri Ram ke roop mein avataar lenge, tab unki sahayata ke liye Bhagwan Shiv ke ansh se ek mahaan veer ka janm hona avashyak hai. Usi samay Ayodhya mein Raja Dasharath putra praapti ke liye Putreshti yagya karva rahe the. Yagya poorn hone par Agnidev ne divya kheer prakat ki, jise Raja Dasharath ne apni raniyon mein baant diya. Bhagwan ki leela se usi kheer ka ek ansh Pavan Dev ke maadhyam se Anjana tak pahunch gaya. Ek din Anjana Bhagwan Shiv ki pooja mein leen thi. Tabhi Pavan Dev Bhagwan Shiv ki aagya se vah divya prasaad uske haathon mein le aaye. Anjana ne atyant shraddha se us prasaad ko grahan kiya. Usi divya prasaad aur Bhagwan Shiv ke vardaan ke prabhav se uske garbh mein divya tej sthapit ho gaya. Samay aane par Chaitra maas ki Poornima ke paavan din Anjana ne ek tejasvi baalak ko janm diya. Uske janm lete hi chaaron or divya prakash phail gaya. Devtaon ne aakash se pushpon ki varsha ki aur mangal dhvaniyan goonj uthin. Vah baalak koi saadharan baalak nahi tha. Vah swayam Bhagwan Shiv ke rudra ansh aur Pavan Dev ke aashirvaad se utpann hue Hanuman the. Baalak Hanuman bachpan se hi atyant balshaali aur chanchal the. Ek din unhone ugte hue Surya ko laal phal samajh liya aur use khaane ke liye aakash mein ud chale. Unhe aakash mein udta dekhkar devta bhi aashcharyachakit reh gaye. Jab ve Surya ke nikat pahunch gaye, tab Devaraj Indra ne unhe rokne ke liye apne vajra ka prahaar kiya. Vajra unki thodi par laga aur ve prithvi par gir pade. Tabhi se unka naam ‘Hanuman’ pada. Apne priya baalak ko ghaayal dekhkar Pavan Dev atyant krodhit ho gaye. Unhone sansaar mein vaayu ka pravah rok diya. Samast praani vyakul ho uthe. Tab sabhi devta Pavan Dev ko shaant karne pahunche aur baalak Hanuman ko anek divya vardaan diye. Brahma Ji ne unhe ajey hone ka vardaan diya, Indra ne apne vajra se kabhi haani na hone ka aashirvaad diya aur Surya Dev ne unhe gyaan aur vidya pradaan ki. Is prakaar baalak Hanuman sabhi devtaon ke vardaanon se alaukik shaktiyon se sampann ho gaye. Mata Anjana apne putra se atyant prem karti thi. Vah bachpan se hi unhe dharm, seva, vinamrata aur Bhagwan bhakti ke sanskaar deti thi. Unhi sanskaaron ke kaaran Hanuman Ji aage chalkar Bhagwan Shri Ram ke param bhakt bane. Jab Bhagwan Shri Ram vanvaas ke dauraan Sita Mata ki khoj kar rahe the, tab Hanuman Ji ne unki seva mein apna sampoorn jeevan samarpit kar diya. Samudra laanghna, Lanka dahan karna aur Sanjeevani booti laana jaise mahaan kaaryon se unhone sansaar mein amar yash praapt kiya. Mata Anjani apne putra ki bhakti aur paraakram ko dekhkar sadaiv garv se bhar uthti thi. Aaj bhi Rajasthan ke Salasar Balaji Temple ke nikat Anjani Mata ka prasiddh mandir sthit hai. Vahaan Baal Hanuman apni Mata ki god mein viraajmaan hain. Bhakt vahaan jaakar Mata Anjani aur Hanuman Ji ke darshan karte hain tatha sukh, shakti, saahas aur bhakti ka aashirvaad praapt karte hain. Yeh paavan katha humein sikhati hai ki sachchi bhakti, tapasya, vinamrata aur Bhagwan par atoot vishvaas rakhne se jeevan mein har prakaar ka kalyaan praapt hota hai. Mata Anjani ki tapasya aur shraddha ke kaaran hi sansaar ko Hanuman Ji jaise mahaan bhakt aur param veer ki praapti hui।