Govardhan Ji Ki Katha

Govardhan Puja ki katha ke anusar purane samay me Deepawali ke agle din Braj me Indra Dev ki pooja hoti thi. Log maante the ki Indra Dev varsha karte hain isliye unki pooja se achchi fasal aur sukh samriddhi milti hai. Tab Bhagwan Shri Krishna ne Brajvasiyon ko samjhaya ki hume Indra ki jagah Govardhan parvat, gaay, van aur prakriti ki pooja karni chahiye kyunki ye hi hamara palan-poshan karte hain. Shri Krishna ne ye bhi kaha ki gobar ko pavitra maan kar kheton me istemal karna chahiye kyunki usse ann aur aushadhi paida hoti hai. Sabhi Brajvasiyon ne Shri Krishna ki baat maan li aur Indra pooja chhodkar Govardhan parvat ki pooja ki aur Annakut ka bhog lagaya. Ye dekhkar Indra Dev bahut krodhit ho gaye aur unhone Braj me lagatar 7 din tak bhayankar barish kar di. Har taraf paani bhar gaya aur sab log dar gaye. Tab Bhagwan Shri Krishna ne apni chhoti ungli par Govardhan parvat utha liya aur sabhi Brajvasiyon, gaayon aur jeev-jantuon ko uske neeche surakshit jagah di. Saat din baad Indra Dev ko apni galti ka ehsaas hua aur unhone Shri Krishna se maafi maangi. Tab Shri Krishna ne unhe ahankar chhodne ka updesh diya. Tab se Kartik Shukla Pratipada ke din Govardhan Puja aur Annakut utsav manaya jata hai. Is din gobar se Govardhan banakar pooja ki jati hai, Annakut ka bhog lagaya jata hai aur Bhagwan Krishna ki parikrama ki jati hai. Mana jata hai ki jo bhakt shraddha se Govardhan Puja karta hai us par Shri Krishna ki kripa bani rehti hai।