Chamunda Mata Katha

Chamunda Mata Aadi Shakti Parvati ka hi ek divya swaroop 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 shasan tha. Ve devtaon, rishiyon aur manushyon par atyachar karte the. Unke atyacharon se peedit hokar sabhi devta Himalaya Parvat par gaye aur Devi Bhagwati ki aradhana karne lage. Devta 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 snan karne ke liye wahan aayin. Unhone devtaon se poochha, "Tum sab kiski aradhana kar rahe ho?" Devta maun rahe. Tab Mata Parvati ne apne sharir se ek atyant sundar aur tejasvi Devi ko prakat kiya, jo Shumbh aur Nishumbh ka vadh karne ke liye avtarit hui thin.

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 lautkar dono daityon ko unke roop ka varnan kiya. Dooton ne kaha, "Maharaj, aap teenon lokon ke swami hain. Aapke paas sabhi amoolya ratna aur divya sampattiyan hain. Aisi anupam sundari Devi bhi aapki rani honi chahiye."

Yeh sunkar Shumbh aur Nishumbh ne ek doot ko Kaushiki Devi ke paas vivaah 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 shaant swar mein uttar diya, "Main jaanti hoon ki Shumbh aur Nishumbh bahut balwaan hain, lekin maine bachpan mein ek pran liya tha ki jo mujhe yuddh mein parajit karega, main usi se vivaah karoongi."

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 laya jaaye.

Chand aur Mund apni sena ke saath Kaushiki Devi ke paas pahunche aur unhe balpoorvak le jaane ka prayas karne lage. Jab Devi ne mana kar diya, tab unhone Devi par aakraman kar diya.

Tab Kaushiki Devi ke lalaat (bhrikuti) se ek bhayanak aur adbhut shakti prakat hui. Yeh shakti Maa Kali ka ugra swaroop thi. Maa Kali ne yuddh bhoomi mein pravesh kar Chand aur Mund ki sena ka sanhaar 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."

Tabhi se Maa Kali ke us divya swaroop ko Maa Chamunda ke naam se pooja jaane laga.

Adhyatmik drishti se Chand aur Mund manushya ke bheetar maujood ahankaar, moh, krodh, agyaan aur anya durgunon ke prateek maane jaate hain. Maa Chamunda in sabhi nakaratmak pravrittiyon ka naash karke apne bhakton ko dharm, shakti, sahas aur moksh ka maarg pradan karti hain.

Aaj bhi Maa Chamunda ki pooja Bharat ke anek pracheen mandiron mein shraddha aur bhakti ke saath ki jaati hai. Mata apne bhakton ki raksha karti hain, unke bhay aur sankat door karti hain tatha unhe shakti, sahas, vijay aur samriddhi ka aashirvaad pradan karti hain.॥