Chamunda Mata Katha

Chamunda Mata Adi Shakti Parvati ka hi ek divya roop hain. Mata ka naam "Chamunda" padne ke peeche ek prasiddh katha hai, jiska varnan Durga Saptashati mein milta hai. Hazaron varsh pehle, Durga Saptashati ke anusar, Prithvi aur Swarg par Shumbh aur Nishumbh naam ke do atyant shaktishali daityon ka raaj tha. Ve devataon, rishiyon aur manushyon par bahut atyachar karte the. Unke atyacharon se pareshan hokar sabhi devata Himalaya parvat par gaye aur Devi Bhagwati ki aaradhana karne lage. Devata stuti to kar rahe the, lekin kisi vishesh Devi ka naam nahin le rahe the. Usi samay Bhagwan Shiv ki ardhangini Mata Parvati Mansarovar mein snaan karne ke liye wahan aayin. Unhone devataon se poocha, "Tum sab kiski aaradhana kar rahe ho?" Devata maun rahe. Tab Mata Parvati ne apne sharir se ek ati sundar aur tejomayi kanya ko prakat kiya, jo Shumbh aur Nishumbh ka vadh karne ke liye avtarit hui thi. Parvati ji ke sharir se utpann hone ke karan us Devi ka naam Kaushiki pada. Kaushiki Devi ka adbhut roop aur saundarya dekhkar Shumbh aur Nishumbh ke doot unke paas gaye aur wapas jaakar dono daityon ko unke roop ka varnan kiya. Dooton ne kaha, "Maharaj, aap teenon lokon ke swami hain. Aapke paas sabhi amulya ratna aur divya sampatti hai. Aisi sarvashreshth sundari Devi bhi aapki rani honi chahiye." Yeh sunkar Shumbh aur Nishumbh ne ek doot ko Kaushiki Devi ke paas vivah ka prastaav lekar bheja. Doot ne Devi se kaha, "Shumbh aur Nishumbh teenon lokon ke swami hain. Ve aapko apni rani banana chahte hain." Devi Kaushiki ne shant swar mein uttar diya, "Main jaanti hoon ki Shumbh aur Nishumbh bahut balwan hain, lekin maine bachpan mein ek pran liya tha ki jo mujhe yuddh mein parajit karega, main usi se vivah karungi." Jab doot ne yeh sandesh Shumbh aur Nishumbh ko sunaya, to ve krodhit ho gaye. Unhone turant apne senapati Chand aur Mund ko aadesh diya ki us Devi ko pakadkar unke saamne le aaya jaye. Chand aur Mund apni sena ke saath Kaushiki Devi ke paas pahunche aur unhe zabardasti le jaane ka prayas karne lage. Jab Devi ne mana kar diya, tab unhone Devi par aakraman kar diya. Tab Kaushiki Devi ke lalat (bhrikuti) se ek bhayanak aur adbhut shakti prakat hui. Yeh shakti Maa Kali ka ugra roop thi. Maa Kali ne yuddh bhoomi mein pravesh kar Chand aur Mund ki sena ka vinash kar diya. Ant mein unhone Chand aur Mund dono asuron ka vadh kar diya aur unke sir Kaushiki Devi ke charanon mein prastut kar diye. Is par Kaushiki Devi ne prasann hokar kaha, "Tumne Chand aur Mund ka vadh kiya hai, isliye aaj se tumhara naam Chamunda hoga." Tab se Maa Kali ke us divya roop ko Maa Chamunda ke naam se pooja jaane laga. Adhyatmik drishti se "Chand" aur "Mund" manushya ke andar ki dusht pravrittiyon, ahankar, moh aur agyan ke pratik maane jaate hain. Maa Chamunda in sabhi durgunon ka naash karke bhakton ko dharm, shakti aur moksh ka marg pradan karti hain. Aaj bhi Maa Chamunda ki pooja Bharat ke anek prachin mandiron mein bade shraddha aur bhakti ke saath ki jaati hai. Maa apne bhakton ki raksha karti hain, unke bhay door karti hain aur unhe shakti, sahas aur vijay ka ashirvad pradan karti hain.