Chitragupt Ji Ki Katha

Bhagwan Chitragupt Ji ke haathon mein karmon ki pustak, kalam, davaat aur jalpatra rehta hai. Ve sabhi jeevon ke achchhe aur bure karmon ka lekha-jokha rakhte hain. Unki lekhani ke anusar 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 nahin kiya tha. Ek din shikar khelte hue vah jangal mein bhatak gaya. Vahan usne ek Brahman ko Bhagwan Chitragupt Ji ki pooja karte hue dekha.

Raja ne poochha, "He Brahman Dev! Aap kiski pooja kar rahe hain?"

Brahman 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 nark ki yaatanaen nahin bhogni padti aur use uttam lokon ki prapti hoti hai."

Brahman ki baat sunkar raja ke man mein bhi shraddha jagi. Usne pooja ki vidhi poochhi aur vahi Bhagwan Chitragupt Ji ka bhaktibhav se poojan kiya.

Samay beetne par raja ki mrityu ho gai. Yamdoot use Yamlok le gaye. Vahan 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."

Yah sunkar Yamraj ne raja ko nark 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.