Kali Mata Katha

Bahut prachin samay ki baat hai. Jab prithvi par adharm aur atyachar bahut badh gaya tha, tab Shumbh aur Nishumbh naam ke do shaktishali daitya teenon lokon me atank macha rahe the. Unhone kathor tapasya karke Brahma ji se varadan prapt kiya tha, jiske bal par ve devtaon ko bhi harane lage. Sabhi devta pareshaan hokar Maa Adishakti ki sharan me gaye aur unse raksha ki prarthana ki. Tab sabhi devtaon ki shaktiyon se ek divya tej prakat hua aur us tej se Maa Durga ka avtaar hua. Maa Durga singh par sawar hokar daityon ka vinash karne yuddh bhoomi me pahunchi. Yuddh ke dauran Chanda aur Munda naam ke do bhayankar daitya Maa Durga par hamla karne aaye. Tab Maa Durga ke krodh se unke mastak se ek vikral aur tejस्वी roop prakat hua. Unka rang kala tha, baal khule hue the, gale me nar mundon ki mala thi aur haathon me talwar aur anya astr-shastr the. Yeh hi Maa Kali thi. Maa Kali ne yuddh bhoomi me pravesh karte hi daityon ka sanhar shuru kar diya aur Chanda-Munda ka vadh kar diya. Isliye Maa Durga ne unhe Chamunda naam diya. Iske baad Raktbeej naam ka ek bhayankar daitya yuddh me aaya. Use varadan mila tha ki uske sharir se girne wali har boond se ek naya daitya paida ho jayega. Jab bhi koi use ghayal karta, uske khoon se hazaron naye rakshas utpann ho jate. Isse devta bahut chintit ho gaye. Tab Maa Kali ne apna vishal roop dharan kiya aur Raktbeej ka khoon dharti par girne se pehle hi apni jeebh se peena shuru kar diya. Is prakaar Maa Kali ne uska poora rakht pee liya aur Raktbeej ka ant kar diya. Yuddh samapt hone ke baad bhi Maa Kali ka krodh shaant nahi hua. Ve vikral roop me prithvi par ghoomne lagiं। Unke krodh se poori srishti kampne lagi. Tab Bhagwan Shiv ne sansar ki raksha ke liye swayam Maa Kali ke raste me letne ka nirnay liya. Jab Maa Kali aage badh rahi thi, to anjaane me unka pair Bhagwan Shiv ke seene par pad gaya. Jaise hi unhone Shiv ji ko dekha, unhe apni bhool ka ehsaas hua aur lajja me unhone apni jeebh bahar nikal li. Tabhi se Maa Kali ki yeh murti prasiddh hui. Maa Kali ko shakti, sahas aur burai ke vinash ki devi mana jata hai. Jo bhakt sacche man se unki pooja karta hai, Maa Kali uski raksha karti hain aur uske jeevan ke sabhi bhay aur sankat door karti hain.