Santoshi Mata Katha

Prachin samay ki baat hai. Ek vriddha ke saat putra the. Chhah putra kamane wale aur dhanvaan the, jabki sabse chhota putra bhola, saral aur berozgar tha. Vriddha apne chhah bade putron aur unki patniyon ko achchha bhojan deti thi, lekin sabse chhote putra aur uski patni ke saath bhedbhaav karti thi. Chhote putra ki patni bahut hi dharmparayan, sahansheel aur pativrata thi. Vah sabhi atyachar chupchaap sahan karti rahti thi.

Ek din chhote putra ne apni maa ko dekha ki vah apne chhah putron ko prem se bhojan kara rahi hai, jabki use keval bacha-khucha bhojan diya jata hai. Yah dekhkar uska hriday dukhi ho gaya. Usne ghar chhodkar pardesh jaakar dhan kamane ka nishchay kiya. Jaate samay usne apni patni ko dhairya rakhne aur Bhagwan par vishwas banaye rakhne ko kaha.

Pardesh jaakar vah ek vyapari ke yahan kaam karne laga. Apni mehnat, imandari aur lagan se usne bahut dhan kamaya aur vyapari ka vishwas jeet liya. Udhar uski patni ghar mein anek kasht sahti rahi. Use paryapt bhojan nahin milta tha aur din-raat kaam karna padta tha, phir bhi vah Bhagwan ka smaran karti rahti thi.

Ek din gaon ki kuch striyan Santoshi Mata ka vrat kar rahi thin. Chhote putra ki patni ne unse is vrat ka mahatva poochha. Striyon ne bataya ki jo bhi shraddha aur vishwas ke saath Santoshi Mata ka vrat karta hai, uski sabhi manokamanaen poorn hoti hain aur jeevan ke dukh door ho jate hain. Yah sunkar usne bhi Santoshi Mata ka vrat prarambh kar diya.

Vah pratyek Shukravaar ko upvaas rakhti, Santoshi Mata ki pooja karti aur gud tatha chane ka bhog arpit karti. Vrat ka mukhya niyam tha ki khatti vastuon ka sevan nahin karna hai. Usne poore shraddha bhav se vrat karna shuru kiya.

Maa Santoshi uski bhakti se prasann ho gain. Unki kripa se pardesh mein rah rahe uske pati ki sthiti aur bhi achchhi ho gai. Use vyapar mein safalta milne lagi aur dhan-sampatti badhne lagi. Ek raat Santoshi Mata ne uske pati ko swapn mein darshan diye aur kaha ki uski patni bahut kasht mein hai tatha uski pratiksha kar rahi hai. Mata ki aagya paakar vah turant apne ghar lautne ke liye chal pada.

Ghar lautne par pati-patni ka milan hua. Dono atyant prasann hue. Ab unke jeevan mein sukh aur samriddhi aane lagi. Lekin parivar ke kuch logon ko yah sukh achchha nahin laga. Unhone Santoshi Mata ke vrat mein badha daalne ka prayas kiya.

Jab vrat ke udyapan ka samay aaya, tab chhote putra ki patni ne balakon ko bhojan karane ka aayojan kiya. Uske jethani ke bachchon ne bhojan ke baad paise maange. Paise milne par unhone imli kharidkar kha li. Is prakar vrat ka niyam bhang ho gaya kyonki udyapan ke din khatti vastu ka sevan nahin karna chahiye tha.

Niyam bhang hone ke kaaran phir se unke jeevan mein kathinaaiyan aane lagi. Pati ko anek pareshaniyon ka saamna karna pada aur ghar ka sukh-chain samapt hone laga. Tab chhote putra ki patni ne Santoshi Mata se kshama maangi aur punah poore vidhi-vidhan aur shraddha ke saath vrat kiya.

Maa Santoshi uski sacchi bhakti aur pashchatap se prasann ho gain. Unhone uske sabhi dukhon ko door kar diya aur uske ghar mein phir se sukh, shanti aur samriddhi sthapit kar di. Parivar ke sabhi log bhi Santoshi Mata ki mahima ko samajh gaye aur unki pooja karne lage.

Tab se yah manyata hai ki jo bhi bhakt shraddha, vishwas aur santosh ke saath Santoshi Mata ka vrat karta hai tatha niyamon ka palan karta hai, uski sabhi manokamanaen poorn hoti hain. Maa Santoshi apne bhakton ko dhan, sukh, shanti, santan sukh aur samriddhi ka aashirvad pradan karti hain tatha unke jeevan ke sabhi kasht door karti hain.