Dhumavati Mata Katha

Prachin kaal ki baat hai. Himalaya ki unchi-unchi parvat shrankhalaon ke madhya sthit divya Mount Kailash par Lord Shiva aur Goddess Parvati virajmaan the. Kailash ka vatavaran atyant shaant aur alaukik tha. Charon or barf se dhaki chotiyan chamak rahi thi. Mand-mand him vaayu beh rahi thi. Gandharv madhur geet gaa rahe the aur devgan Bhagwan Shiv ki mahima ka gungaan kar rahe the. Bhagwan Shiv gahri samadhi mein leen the. Unka shareer poorn roop se sthir tha, netra band the aur unke mukhmandal par adbhut tej jhalak raha tha. Aisa prateet hota tha maano swayam samay bhi unke dhyaan ke saamne tham gaya ho. Usi samay Mata Parvati ko atyant teevr bhookh ka anubhav hua. Pehle to unhone dhairya rakha, kintu dheere-dheere bhookh asahniya hone lagi. Mata ne prem poorvak Shivji ke sameep jaakar madhur swar mein kaha — “He Nath! Mujhe bahut bhookh lagi hai. Kripya bhojan ki vyavastha kijiye.” Parantu Bhagwan Shiv samadhi mein itne leen the ki unhone Mata ki baat nahi suni. Kuch samay baad Mata ne punah nivedan kiya — Prannath! Meri kshudha ab badhti ja rahi hai, kripya meri or dhyaan dijiye.” Lekin Shivji phir bhi maun rahe. Unka dhyaan tanik bhi vichlit nahi hua. Samay beetne laga. Mata Parvati ki bhookh ab vikraal roop lene lagi. Unke bheetar ki Aadishakti jagrit hone lagi. Bhookh keval shareer ki nahi thi, vah sampoorn srishti ki mool shakti ki agni ban chuki thi. Mata ke man mein vichar aaya — “Jab sampoorn sansar Shiv mein samaaya hua hai, to bhojan bhi unhi mein hai.” Dheere-dheere unka dhairya samaapt hone laga. Unke netra laal ho uthe, swar gambhir ho gaya aur unka divya roop ugrata mein parivartit hone laga. Achanak Mata ne vikraal swaroop dharan kiya aur bhookh tatha krodh ke prabhav mein swayam Bhagwan Shiv ko hi nigal liya. Jaise hi Shivji Mata ke bheetar samaaye, usi kshan sampoorn brahmand mein bhayankar halchal mach gayi. Prithvi kaamp uthi, dishaayein dolne lagi, parvat hilne lage aur aakash mein andhkaar chha gaya. Devtaon mein bhay vyaapt ho gaya. Tabhi Mata Parvati ke shareer se bhayankar dhuaan nikalna prarambh hua. Vah dhuaan itna ghana aur vikraal tha ki sampoorn aakash kaala pad gaya. Charon or keval dhoom hi dhoom dikhayi dene laga. Mata ka saumya aur sundar swaroop ab badalne laga. Unke kesh bikhar gaye, vastra ast-vyast ho gaye, mukh par virakti aur peeda ka bhaav prakat ho gaya. Unka swaroop vriddha stree jaisa dikhayi dene laga. Ve alankaarheen, virakt aur vidhwa ke samaan prateet hone lagi. Devta yeh drishya dekhkar bhaybheet ho uthe. Kisi ko samajh nahi aa raha tha ki yeh kaisi leela hai. Tabhi us ghane dhuein ke madhya divya prakash prakat hua aur usi prakash se Bhagwan Shiv punah prakat ho gaye. Shivji ne gambhir kintu shaant swar mein Mata se kaha — “He Devi! Tumhare shareer se jo dhoom nikla hai, usi kaaran sansar tumhe ‘Dhoomavati’ naam se jaanega. Tumne swayam apne pati ko nigal liya hai, isliye tumhara yeh swaroop sada vaidhavya roop mein poojit hoga. Yeh roop sansar ko vairagya, shunyata aur jeevan ki nashvarata ka gyaan dega.” Bhagwan Shiv ke vachan sunkar Mata shaant ho gayin. Unhone usi ugr aur rahasyamayi swaroop ko dharan kar liya. Yahi swaroop aage chal kar Maa Dhoomavati ke naam se prasiddh hua. Maa Dhoomavati das Mahavidyaon mein atyant gudh aur rahasyamayi Devi maani jaati hain. Unka swaroop saadharan saundarya ka nahi, balki sansar ke dukh, abhaav, akelapan aur vairagya ka prateek hai. Ve yeh shiksha deti hain ki jeevan mein jo dukh, haani, tiraskaar aur shunyata dikhayi deti hai, vah bhi Ishwar ki shakti ka hi ek roop hai. Tantrik granthon mein Maa Dhoomavati ko atyant prabhavshaali shakti maana gaya hai. Kaha jaata hai ki jo saadhak sache man se unki aaradhana karta hai, use shatru bhay, tantra baadha, rog, daridrata aur sankaton se mukti praapt hoti hai. Maa Dhoomavati ka swaroop bhale hi ugr dikhayi deta ho, kintu ve apne bhakton ki raksha karne wali aur kathin samay mein maarg dikhane wali Aadishakti hain.