Shiv Katha

Sanatan Dharma ke anusaar, Bhagwan Shiva aur Mata Sati ki katha prem, tyag, tapasya aur punarjanm ki divya gatha maani jaati hai. Yeh katha Mata Sati ke janm se lekar Mata Parvati ke roop mein punarjanm aur Bhagwan Shiva se punah vivah tak ki hai. Mata Sati ka Janm Prachin samay mein Prajapati Daksha, jo Bhagwan Brahma ke putra the, unki ek atyant sundar aur tejaswini putri thi, jiska naam Sati tha. Mata Sati bachpan se hi Bhagwan Shiva ko apna pati maanti thi aur unki kathor bhakti karti thi. Jab Sati vivah yogya hui, tab unhone Bhagwan Shiva ko pati roop mein prapt karne ke liye kathor tapasya ki. Unki bhakti aur prem se prasann hokar Bhagwan Shiva ne Sati se vivah sweekar kar liya. Yeh vivah poore devalok mein atyant bhavya roop se sampann hua. Daksha ka Ahankaar Yadyapi Sati Bhagwan Shiva se atyant prem karti thi, lekin unke pita Daksha Bhagwan Shiva ko pasand nahi karte the. Unhe Bhagwan Shiva ka sadhu swaroop, bhasm lagana, gale mein sarp dharan karna aur Kailash parvat par rehna achha nahi lagta tha. Daksha apne ahankaar mein Bhagwan Shiva ka apmaan karne ka avsar dhoondhte rehte the. Daksha Yagya aur Mata Sati ka Aatmadah Ek samay Prajapati Daksha ne ek vishal yagya ka aayojan kiya. Unhone sabhi devi-devtaon ko aamantrit kiya, lekin jaanboojhkar Bhagwan Shiva aur Mata Sati ko nimantran nahi bheja. Jab Mata Sati ko is yagya ke baare mein pata chala, to unhone Bhagwan Shiva se wahan jaane ki ichchha vyakt ki. Bhagwan Shiva ne unhe samjhaya ki bina nimantran ke jaana uchit nahi hai, lekin Sati apne pita ke ghar jaane ke liye aagrah karne lagi. Yagya sthal par pahunchne ke baad Mata Sati ne dekha ki wahan Bhagwan Shiva ka apmaan kiya ja raha hai. Unke pita Daksha ne bhi Bhagwan Shiva ke liye apashabd kahe. Yeh apmaan Mata Sati sahan nahi kar saki. Krodh aur dukh se bharkar Mata Sati ne kaha ki jis sharir ko Daksha ne janm diya hai, vah ab unke liye pavitra nahi raha. Iske baad unhone yagya agni mein pravesh karke apne praan tyaag diye. Bhagwan Shiva ka Krodh Jab Bhagwan Shiva ko Mata Sati ke aatmadah ka samachar mila, to ve atyant krodhit aur dukhi ho gaye. Unke krodh se Veerbhadra aur Bhadrakali prakat hue. Bhagwan Shiva ne unhe Daksha ka yagya nasht karne ka aadesh diya. Veerbhadra ne yagya ko tahas-nahas kar diya aur Daksha ka sir kaat diya. Baad mein devtaon aur Brahma ji ki prarthana par Bhagwan Shiva ka krodh shaant hua. Unhone Daksha ko jeevandan diya, lekin uska sir bakre ke sir se jod diya. Bhagwan Shiva ka Virakt Hona Mata Sati ke viyog mein Bhagwan Shiva atyant dukhi ho gaye. Ve sansar se virakt hokar gahan tapasya mein leen ho gaye. Unhone sabhi sansarik kaaryon se swayam ko alag kar liya. Mata Parvati ka Janm Kuch samay baad, Mata Sati ne Himalayaraj aur Rani Maina ke ghar putri roop mein punarjanm liya. Is janm mein unka naam Parvati rakha gaya. Bachpan se hi Mata Parvati Bhagwan Shiva ko apna pati maanti thi. Jab ve badi hui, tab unhone Bhagwan Shiva ko punah prapt karne ke liye kathor tapasya aarambh ki. Varshon tak kathin tap karne ke baad Bhagwan Shiva unki bhakti aur prem se prasann hue. Bhagwan Shiva aur Mata Parvati ka Vivah Bhagwan Shiva ne Mata Parvati ko patni roop mein sweekar kiya. Iske baad dono ka divya vivah atyant bhavya roop se sampann hua. Is vivah mein sabhi devi-devta, rishi-muni aur gan upasthit hue. Mata Sati ka Mata Parvati ke roop mein punarjanm yeh darshata hai ki sachcha prem kabhi samaapt nahi hota. Bhagwan Shiva aur Mata Parvati ki katha prem, samarpan, tyag aur bhakti ka divya prateek maani jaati hai. Mata Sati ke aatmadah ke baad Bhagwan Shiva gahre dukh mein doob gaye. Ve sansar se virakt hokar Himalaya parvat par kathor tapasya mein leen ho gaye. Dusri or, Mata Sati ne Himalayaraj aur Rani Maina ke ghar Mata Parvati ke roop mein punarjanm liya. Bachpan se hi Mata Parvati ke man mein Bhagwan Shiva ke prati atoot prem aur bhakti thi. Jaise-jaise ve badi hui, unka sankalp aur bhi dridh hota gaya ki ve keval Bhagwan Shiva ko hi apna pati banayengi. Devtaon ki Chinta Usi samay Tarakasura naamak ek atyant shaktishaali rakshas ne teenon lokon mein aatank macha rakha tha. Usne kathor tapasya karke Brahma ji se vardaan prapt kiya tha ki uska vadh keval Bhagwan Shiva ke putra dwara hi ho sakta hai. Lekin Bhagwan Shiva to tapasya mein leen the aur vivah se door ho chuke the. Devta samajh gaye ki yadi Bhagwan Shiva ka vivah nahi hua, to Tarakasura ka ant asambhav hoga. Tab sabhi devta Bhagwan Shiva aur Mata Parvati ka milan karane ke upay sochne lage. Mata Parvati ki Tapasya Mata Parvati pratidin Bhagwan Shiva ki seva karti thi. Ve unke liye phool laati, pooja karti aur poore man se unki aaradhana karti thi. Lekin Bhagwan Shiva samadhi mein leen rehte aur kisi bhi sansarik baat par dhyaan nahi dete the. Tab Mata Parvati ne kathor tapasya karne ka nishchay kiya. Unhone varshon tak jangalon mein rehkar kathin vrat aur upvaas kiye. Kabhi keval phal khaye, kabhi patton par jeevan bitaya aur ant mein bhojan tak tyaag diya. Unki kathin tapasya se teenon lok prabhavit ho gaye. Devta, rishi aur swayam Brahma ji bhi unki bhakti dekhkar aashcharyachakit ho gaye. Kamadeva ka Prayas Devtaon ne Bhagwan Shiva ki tapasya bhang karne ke liye Kamadeva ko bheja. Kamadeva ne vasant ritu ka vatavaran banaya aur Bhagwan Shiva par prem baan chalaya. Kuch kshanon ke liye Bhagwan Shiva ka dhyaan toota, lekin jab unhe yeh gyaat hua ki unki tapasya bhang karne ka prayas kiya gaya hai, to unhone krodh mein apni teesri aankh khol di. Unki agni se Kamadeva bhasm ho gaye. Kamadeva ki patni Rati vilap karne lagi. Unki prarthana par Bhagwan Shiva ne Kamadeva ko punarjeevan diya, lekin ve adrishya roop mein rehne lage. Bhagwan Shiva ki Pareeksha| Bhagwan Shiva Mata Parvati ki bhakti aur prem ki pareeksha lena chahte the. Ve ek sadhu ka roop dharan karke Mata Parvati ke paas gaye aur bole — “Tum itni sundar aur rajkul ki kanya hokar us Shiva se vivah kyon karna chahti ho? Ve bhasm lagate hain, gale mein saanp dharan karte hain aur shmashan mein rehte hain.” Yeh sunkar Mata Parvati ko bahut dukh hua. Unhone dridhata se kaha — “Bhagwan Shiva hi mere aaradhya hain. Main jeevanbhar unhi ko apna pati maanungi.” Mata Parvati ki atoot bhakti aur samarpan dekhkar Bhagwan Shiva atyant prasann hue. Tab unhone apna vaastavik roop prakat kiya aur Mata Parvati ko vivah ka vardaan diya. Bhagwan Shiva ki Baraat| Vivah ka samay aaya. Bhagwan Shiva adbhut baraat lekar Himalayaraj ke mahal pahunche. Unki baraat mein bhoot, pret, gan, yogi, naag aur vibhinna divya shaktiyan shaamil thi. Bhagwan Shiva ka vichitra swaroop dekhkar Mata Parvati ki mata Maina ghabra gayin. Unhe laga ki unki sundar putri ka vivah aise var se kaise hoga. Tab Bhagwan Shiva ne sabko prasann karne ke liye atyant sundar aur divya roop dharan kiya. Unka tej dekhkar sabhi devta aur log mantramugdh ho gaye. Shiva-Parvati ka Divya Vivah| Iske baad vidhipoorvak Bhagwan Shiva aur Mata Parvati ka vivah sampann hua. Sabhi devi-devtaon ne is divya vivah mein bhaag liya. Chaaron or anand aur utsav ka vatavaran chha gaya. Bhagwan Shiva aur Mata Parvati ka yeh vivah keval do aatmaon ka milan nahi tha, balki Shakti aur Shiva ke ek hone ka prateek maana jaata hai. Isi kaaran unka vivah Sanatan Dharma mein aadarsh aur divya vivah maana jaata hai।