Shantadurga Ji Ki Katha

Bahut pracheen samay ki baat hai. Ek samay Bhagwan Shiv aur Bhagwan Vishnu ke beech bhayankar yudh hone laga. Dono devtaon ki divya shaktiyon se poora brahmand kaamp utha. Devta, rishi-muni aur samast lok bhaybheet ho gaye. Kisi ko samajh nahi aa raha tha ki is yudh ko kaise roka jaye. Tab sabhi devta Adishakti Maa Parvati ki sharan me pahunche aur prarthana karne lage — “Hey Jagat Janani! Aap hi is bhayankar sangharsh ko shaant kar sakti hain. Yadi yeh yudh chalta raha to srishti ka santulan bigad jayega.” Devtaon ki prarthana sunkar Mata Parvati ne ek divya aur shaant swaroop dharan kiya. Unka yeh roop atyant tejasvi, karunamayi aur shanti pradan karne wala tha. Mata ne dono devtaon ke beech jaakar apni divya shakti se unke krodh ko shaant kar diya. Bhagwan Shiv aur Bhagwan Vishnu ne Mata ki mahima ko sweekar kiya aur yudh samaapt ho gaya. Kyonki Mata ne is bhayankar yudh ko shaant kiya tha, isliye unhe “Shantadurga” kaha gaya. “Shanta” ka arth hai shanti dene wali aur “Durga” shakti ka swaroop. Tabhi se Maa Shantadurga ko shanti, karuna aur raksha ki Devi ke roop me pooja jane laga. Maanyata hai ki Maa Shantadurga apne bhakton ke jeevan se bhay, krodh, tanaav aur dukh door karti hain. Jo bhakt sache mann se unki aaradhana karta hai, uske jeevan me sukh, shanti aur samriddhi aati hai. Goa me Maa Shantadurga ka prasiddh mandir sthit hai, jahan hazaron shraddhalu darshan ke liye aate hain. Navratri aur anya parvon par Mata ki vishesh pooja hoti hai. Bhakt Maa se apne parivaar ki sukh-shanti aur raksha ki prarthana karte hain. Maa Shantadurga ki katha hume yeh shiksha deti hai ki shanti aur prem sabse badi shakti hain. Krodh aur ahankaar ka ant hamesha vinaash me hota hai, jabki daya, karuna aur dhairya jeevan ko sukh aur santulan pradan karte hain. Jai Maa Shantadurga.