Chhaya Mata Katha

Hamari apni "Parchhaai" humein kya sikhati hai?
Chhaya ka arth hai parchhaai ki chhaya. Jaisa ki naam se hi spasht hai, Devi Chhaya parchhaai ki devi hain. Ve Bhagwan Surya ki sangini aur Surya ki pehli patni Sanjna ki parchhaai hain. Sanjna ne Surya ko tyaag diya aur unki jagah Chhaya ne roop dharan kar liya. Yahin se Surya ki patniyon ki amar katha shuru hoti hai.

Is puraan mein kaha gaya hai ki Vishvakarma ne Surya ki mool chamak ka aathvaan hissa kam kar diya tha. Kyon? Vishvakarma ki putri Sanjna ka vivaah Surya se hua tha. Teen santanon ko janm dene ke baad, unhe Surya ki chamak asahniya lagne lagi. Garmi itni thi ki ve Surya ke nikat nahi reh paati thi. Isliye unhone apni parchhaai ka roop bana diya aur swayam van mein chali gayin. Chhaya ne apni pehchaan gupt rakhi aur Surya ko iska ehsaas nahi hua. Unhone Chhaya ko hi apni patni maan liya.

Chhaya ne Surya se do putra aur do putriyon ko janm diya. Unke putra the Savarni Manu aur Shani. Unki putriyan thi Tapti aur Vishti. Tapti ko Tapti nadi ka roop maana jaata hai.

Jaise aksar sautele sambandhon mein hota hai, Chhaya apne bachchon se adhik sneha karti thi. Is wajah se Sanjna ke bachche kabhi-kabhi upeksit mehsoos karte the. Vaivasvata Manu ko isse zyada farq nahi padta tha, lekin Yama ko Chhaya ka pakshpaat pasand nahi tha. Ek din krodh mein aakar Yama ne Chhaya ko laat maarne ke liye pair uthaya. Tab Chhaya ne use shraap diya ki uska pair keedon se bhar jaaye aur usmein rakt aur peeda ho.

Yama ghabra kar Surya ke paas gaye aur kaha ki koi maa apne bachche ko aisa shraap nahi deti. Tab Surya ko shak hua. Jab Surya ne Chhaya se sach poocha, to usne sab bata diya ki Sanjna unhe chhodkar ja chuki hai.

Surya tab Vishvakarma ke paas gaye aur Sanjna ke baare mein poocha. Vishvakarma ne bataya ki Sanjna ghodi ka roop lekar registan mein reh rahi hai. Surya unki talaash mein nikle aur unhe van mein ek ghodi ke roop mein paaya. Unke paas jaane ke liye Surya ne bhi ghode ka roop dharan kiya. Dono ek doosre ke nikat aaye aur prem ke madhyam se punah milan hua. Kuch samay baad Surya ne apna asli roop dikhaya aur dono apne mool roop mein laut aaye.

Katha ke anusaar, Vishvakarma ne phir Surya ka tej kam kar diya taaki Sanjna unke saath sukh se reh saken. Surya ke nikale hue tej ke bhaagon se Vishnu ka Sudarshan Chakra, Shiva ka Trishul, aur Kartikeya ka Bhala banaya gaya.