Hinglaj Mata Katha

Bahut prachin samay ki baat hai. Jab Prithvi par adharm, paap aur atyachar bahut badh gaya tha, tab Shumbh aur Nishumbh naam ke do atyant shaktishali daitya teenon lokon mein aatank macha rahe the. Unhone kathor tapasya karke Brahma Ji se vardaan prapt kiya tha, jiske kaaran devta bhi unhen parajit nahin kar pa rahe the. Un daityon ne Swarg par adhikar kar liya aur sabhi devtaon ko apmanit karke wahan se nikal diya. Bhaybheet devta Bhagwan Shiv aur Bhagwan Vishnu ke paas gaye aur unse raksha ki prarthana karne lage. Tab sabhi devtaon ki shaktiyon se ek divya tej prakat hua, jisse Maa Aadishakti Durga prakat huin. Maa Durga atyant tejasvi aur divya roop mein Singh par sawar hokar daityon ka sanhar karne yuddhbhoomi mein pahunchin.

Jab Shumbh aur Nishumbh ne Maa Durga ka adbhut saundarya dekha, to ve mohit ho gaye aur unhone apne dooton ke madhyam se Devi ko sandesh bheja ki ve unse vivaah kar len. Maa Durga ne uttar diya ki unhone pran liya hai ki jo unhen yuddh mein parajit karega, wahi unka pati banega. Yah sunkar daitya krodhit ho gaye aur unhone Devi par aakraman kar diya. Yuddh bahut bhayankar hone laga. Devi ne akele hi hazaron daityon ka sanhar kar diya.

Isi yuddh mein Chand aur Mund naam ke do bhayankar daitya Maa Durga par hamla karne aaye. Tab Maa Durga ke krodh se unke mastak se ek atyant vikraal aur bhayanak Devi utpann huin. Unka sharir kaale rang ka tha, baal khule hue the, aankhen agni ke samaan chamak rahi thin, gale mein naramundon ki mala thi aur haathon mein talwar tatha anek astr-shastr the. Yahi Maa Kali thin. Maa Kali ne yuddhbhoomi mein pravesh karte hi daityon ka sanhar shuru kar diya. Unhone Chand aur Mund ka vadh kar diya. Tab Maa Durga ne prasann hokar unhen “Chamunda” naam diya.

Iske baad yuddh mein Raktbeej naam ka atyant shaktishali daitya aaya. Use vardaan prapt tha ki uske sharir se rakt ki jitni bhi boonden dharti par girengi, utne hi naye rakshas utpann ho jayenge. Jab devta aur Devi use ghayal karte, to uske rakt se hazaron naye daitya paida ho jate. Isse poora yuddhkshetra rakshason se bhar gaya aur sabhi devta bhaybheet ho gaye.

Tab Maa Kali ne apna vishal aur vikraal roop dharan kiya. Ve zor-zor se garjana karti hui yuddhbhoomi mein daudne lagi. Unhone Raktbeej par bhayankar prahar kiya aur uska rakt dharti par girne se pehle hi apni vishal jeebh se peena shuru kar diya. Maa Kali ne Raktbeej ke sharir ka saara rakt pee liya aur ant mein uska vadh kar diya. Is prakar Raktbeej ka aatank samapt ho gaya aur devtaon ne Maa Kali ki jai-jaikaar ki.

Lekin yuddh samapt hone ke baad bhi Maa Kali ka krodh shaant nahin hua. Ve atyant ugr roop mein daityon ka vinash karti hui poori Prithvi par ghoomne lagi. Unke krodh se Prithvi kaanpne lagi, parvat hilne lage aur chaaron or bhay ka vatavaran phail gaya. Devta chintit ho gaye ki yadi Maa Kali ka krodh shaant nahin hua, to srishti ka vinash ho jayega.

Tab Bhagwan Shiv ne sansar ki raksha ke liye ek upay socha. Ve swayam Maa Kali ke marg mein jaakar let gaye. Maa Kali yuddh ke unmaad mein aage badh rahi thin. Achanak unka pair Bhagwan Shiv ke seene par pad gaya. Jaise hi unhone neeche dekha aur Bhagwan Shiv ko pehchana, unhen apni bhool ka ehsaas hua. Lajja aur pashchatap mein unhone apni jeebh bahar nikal li. Tabhi se Maa Kali ki yah mudra prasiddh mani jati hai.

Maa Kali ko shakti, sahas, raksha aur burai ke vinash ki Devi mana jata hai. Ve apne bhakton ki har sankat se raksha karti hain. Jo bhakt sacche man aur shraddha se Maa Kali ki pooja karta hai, uske jeevan ke bhay, dukh aur nakaratmak shaktiyan samapt ho jati hain. Maa Kali apne bhakton ko shakti, atmavishwas aur nirbhayata pradan karti hain.

Navratri, Kali Pooja aur Deepawali ke samay Maa Kali ki vishesh pooja ki jati hai. Vishesh roop se Paschim Bengal, Assam aur Poorvi Bharat mein Maa Kali ke bhavya mandir aur pooja atyant prasiddh hain.

Maa Kali ki yah katha hamen sikhati hai ki jab bhi sansar mein adharm aur anyay badhta hai, tab Maa Shakti kisi na kisi roop mein prakat hokar dharm ki raksha karti hain aur burai ka ant karti hain.