Chitragupt Ji Ki Katha

Bhagwan Chitragupt Ji ke haathon mein karmon ki pustak, kalam, davaat aur jalpatra rehta hai. Ve sabhi jeevon ke achhe aur bure karmon ka lekha-jokha rakhte hain. Unki lekhani ke anusaar hi pratyek prani ko uske karmon ka phal prapt hota hai. Kartik Shukla Dwitiya ke din Bhagwan Chitragupt Ji ki pooja ka vishesh mahatva mana jata hai. Is din shraddha aur bhakti se unki pooja karne par manushya apne paapon se mukti paakar uttam gati ko prapt karta hai. Prachin samay mein Saurashtra mein Saudas naam ka ek raja rehta tha. Vah bahut paapi aur adharmi tha. Usne jeevan mein kabhi koi vishesh punya karya nahi kiya tha. Ek din shikar khelte hue vah jangal mein bhatak gaya. Wahan usne ek Brahmin ko Bhagwan Chitragupt Ji ki pooja karte hue dekha. Raja ne poocha, "He Brahmin Dev! Aap kiski pooja kar rahe hain?" Brahmin ne kaha, "Aaj Kartik Shukla Dwitiya hai. Is din main Bhagwan Chitragupt Ji ki pooja karta hoon. Jo vyakti is din shraddha se unki pooja karta hai, use mrityu ke baad narak ki yatnaayein nahi bhogni padti aur use uttam lokon ki prapti hoti hai." Brahmin ki baat sunkar raja ke man mein bhi shraddha jagi. Usne pooja ki vidhi poochhi aur wahin Bhagwan Chitragupt Ji ka bhaktibhav se poojan kiya. Samay beetne par raja ki mrityu ho gayi. Yamdoot use Yamlok le gaye. Wahan Yamraj ke saamne Chitragupt Ji ne uske karmon ka lekha khola. Unhone kaha, "He Dharmaraj! Is raja ne jeevan mein anek paap kiye hain, lekin isne Kartik Shukla Dwitiya ke din shraddha aur bhakti se mera poojan kiya tha. Usi punya ke prabhav se iske paap kshama yogya ho gaye hain." Yeh sunkar Yamraj ne raja ko narak jaane se mukt kar diya. Bhagwan Chitragupt Ji ki kripa se raja ko swarg ki prapti hui. Isliye kaha jata hai ki jo vyakti shraddha aur bhakti se Bhagwan Chitragupt Ji ka poojan karta hai, uske paap nasht hote hain aur use sukh, samriddhi tatha ant mein uttam gati prapt hoti hai.