Brihaspati Dev Katha

Prachin samay ki baat hai. Ek nagar mein ek bahut hi dhanvaan sahukar apni patni aur parivar ke saath rehta tha. Uske paas dhan, sampatti, sona-chaandi, ann aur sabhi prakaar ke sukh-sadhan the. Ghar mein kisi bhi vastu ki kami nahin thi. Lekin sahukar ki patni atyant ghamandi aur kanjoos swabhav ki thi. Use daan-punya, pooja-paath aur dharm-karm mein koi ruchi nahin thi. Yadi koi sadhu, sant, brahman ya gareeb vyakti uske dwar par aata, to vah use khaali haath lauta deti thi. Sahukar swayam dharmik pravritti ka tha aur Bhagwan ki bhakti karta tha, lekin uski patni hamesha use daan dene aur dharm-karm karne se rokti thi. Samay beetta gaya. Ek din devtaon ke guru, Devguru Brihaspati ne us stri ko sahi maarg dikhane ka nishchay kiya. Ve ek vriddh sadhu ka vesh dharan karke uske ghar pahunche. Sadhu ne darwaze par khade hokar bhiksha maangi. Sahukar ki patni us samay ghar ke kaamon mein vyast thi. Usne sadhu ko dekhkar kaha, "Mere paas tumhe dene ke liye kuch nahin hai. Tum kahin aur chale jao." Sadhu ne muskuraate hue kaha, "Mata, tumhare ghar mein itni samriddhi hai, phir bhi tum kehti ho ki tumhare paas kuch nahin hai. Yadi tum sachmuch apne ghar ki sampatti samaapt karna chahti ho, to main tumhe ek upay batata hoon." Stri ne utsukta se poochha, "Kaun-sa upay?" Sadhu ne kaha, "Har Guruvaar ko sir dhona, ghar mein jhaadu-poncha aur lipaai karna, naakhun kaatna, kapde dhona, peeli vastuon ka apmaan karna aur kisi bhi zaruratmand ko daan na dena. Aisa karne se tumhare ghar ka saara dhan samaapt ho jayega." Stri ne sadhu ki baat ko satya maan liya aur vaisa hi karne lagi. Vah pratyek Guruvaar ko un sabhi kaaryon ko karti jo sadhu ne bataye the. Dheere-dheere uske ghar ki samriddhi kam hone lagi. Vyapar mein haani hone lagi, dhan samaapt hone laga, ghar ke aabhushan bik gaye aur ann ke bhandar bhi khaali hone lage. Kuch hi varshon mein vah parivar atyant gareeb ho gaya. Jis ghar mein kabhi vaibhav aur khushhaali thi, wahan ab abhav aur dukh ka nivaas ho gaya. Sahukar bhi chintit rehne laga. Parivar ke saamne bhojan tak ka sankat khada ho gaya. Ek din sahukar ki patni bahut dukhi hokar baithi thi. Usi samay wahi vriddh sadhu punah uske ghar aaye. Is baar stri ne unka aadar kiya aur unke charanon mein girkar boli, "Maharaj, kripya karke batayiye ki mere ghar ki yeh durdasha kyon hui? Pehle hamare paas sab kuch tha, lekin ab kuch bhi nahin bacha." Sadhu ne kaha, "Kya tumhe yaad hai ki maine tumhe kya bataya tha?" Stri ne uttar diya, "Haan Maharaj, main aapki batai baaton ka paalan karti rahi hoon." Tab sadhu ne kaha, "Yahi tumhare patan ka kaaran hai. Guruvaar ka din Devguru Brihaspati aur Bhagwan Vishnu ki pooja ka din maana jaata hai. Is din shraddha, bhakti, daan aur sadachar ka paalan karna chahiye. Tumne iske vipreet kaarya kiye, isliye tumhare ghar ki samriddhi nasht ho gayi." Yeh sunkar stri ko apni galti ka ehsaas hua. Usne rote hue kshama maangi aur kaha, "Maharaj, ab mujhe kya karna chahiye?" Tab sadhu roopi Brihaspati Dev ne kaha, "Yadi tum punah sukh aur samriddhi praapt karna chahti ho, to pratyek Guruvaar vrat rakho. Pratah snaan karke Bhagwan Vishnu aur Brihaspati Dev ki pooja karo. Peela vastra dhaaran karo, peele phool arpit karo, chane ki daal, haldi aur gud ka daan karo. Brahmanon, sadhuon aur gareebon ko bhojan karao tatha sadaiv satya aur dharm ke maarg par chalo." Yeh kahkar sadhu antardhyaan ho gaye. Stri samajh gayi ki ve koi saadharan vyakti nahin, balki swayam Devguru Brihaspati the. Agle Guruvaar se usne poore shraddha-bhaav se vrat rakhna praarambh kar diya. Vah Bhagwan Vishnu aur Brihaspati Dev ki pooja karne lagi. Peeli vastuon ka daan karne lagi aur gareebon ki sahayata karne lagi. Uska hriday bhi badal gaya. Ab vah dayaalu aur dharmparayan ban gayi. Kuch samay baad Brihaspati Dev uski bhakti se prasann hue. Unke aashirvaad se sahukar ka vyapar phir se chal pada. Ghar mein dhan-dhaanya ki vriddhi hone lagi. Sukh, shanti aur samriddhi vaapas laut aayi. Parivar ke sabhi kasht door ho gaye aur unka jeevan punah aanandmay ho gaya. Is prakaar Devguru Brihaspati ki kripa se sahukar aur uski patni ka jeevan badal gaya. Tabhi se yah manyata prachalit hui ki jo vyakti shraddha aur vishwas ke saath Guruvaar ka vrat karta hai, Brihaspati Dev ki katha sunta hai, Bhagwan Vishnu ki pooja karta hai aur daan-punya karta hai, uske jeevan se daridrata, baadhaayein aur dukh door ho jaate hain. Use gyaan, yash, sammaan, dhan, sukh aur samriddhi ki praapti hoti hai.