Mata Gayatri Katha

Prachin kaal mein jab srishti ki rachna hui, tab Brahma Ji ne sansar ke kalyan aur dharm ki sthapna ke liye ek mahaan yagya karne ka sankalp liya. Us yagya ko poorn karne ke liye unki patni Devi Savitri ka upasthit hona aavashyak tha, lekin kisi kaaranvash ve samay par yagya sthal par nahin pahunch sakin. Yagya ka shubh muhurat nikla ja raha tha, isliye devtaon aur rishiyon ne Brahma Ji se yagya aarambh karne ka aagrah kiya.

Tab Bhagwan Vishnu aur anya devtaon ki salah par ek divya aur tejasvi kanya ko yagya mein laya gaya. Vah kanya vedon ke gyaan se yukt, atyant pavitra aur divya tej se sampann thi. Brahma Ji ne us kanya ko apni sahdharmini ke roop mein sweekar kiya aur uske saath yagya ko poorn kiya. Vahi divya kanya aage chalkar Mata Gayatri ke naam se prasiddh hui.

Mata Gayatri ko Vedmata kaha jata hai, kyonki chaaron vedon ka saar unmein samahit mana jata hai. Ve gyaan, buddhi, shakti aur pavitrata ki adhishthatri devi hain. Shastron mein unka swaroop paanch mukhon aur das bhujaon wala bataya gaya hai, jo gyaan, dharm, karm, bhakti aur moksh ka prateek mana jata hai.

Jab Devi Savitri yagya sthal par pahunchin aur unhein poori ghatna ka pata chala, to ve atyant krodhit ho gayin. Kintu baad mein devtaon aur rishiyon ke samjhane par unka krodh shaant hua aur unhone Mata Gayatri ke divya swaroop ko sweekar kar liya. Iske pashchat Mata Gayatri ko bhi brahmand ki mahaan shaktiyon mein sthan prapt hua.

Tab se Mata Gayatri ko gyaan, vidya, vivek aur adhyatmik unnati ki devi ke roop mein pooja jata hai. Gayatri Mantra ko sansar ke sabse pavitra aur prabhavshali mantron mein se ek mana gaya hai. Manyata hai ki jo bhakt shraddha, bhakti aur niyampoorvak Mata Gayatri ki upasana karta hai tatha Gayatri Mantra ka jap karta hai, uske jeevan se agyaan ka andhkaar door hota hai, buddhi ka vikas hota hai aur use sukh, shanti, samriddhi tatha adhyatmik unnati prapt hoti hai.॥