!! Shiv Katha !!

Sanatan Dharma ke anusar, Bhagwan Shiv aur Mata Sati ki katha prem, tyag, tapasya aur punarjanm ki divya gatha mani jati hai. Yah katha Mata Sati ke janm se lekar Mata Parvati ke roop mein punarjanm aur Bhagwan Shiv se punah vivah tak ki hai.
|| Mata Sati Ka Janm ||
Prachin samay mein Prajapati Daksh, jo Bhagwan Brahma ke putra the, unki ek atyant sundar aur tejasvini putri thi, jiska naam Sati tha. Mata Sati bachpan se hi Bhagwan Shiv ko apna pati maanti thi aur unki kathor bhakti karti thi. Jab Sati vivah yogya hui, tab unhone Bhagwan Shiv ko pati roop mein prapt karne ke liye kathor tapasya ki. Unki bhakti aur prem se prasann hokar Bhagwan Shiv ne Sati se vivah sweekar kar liya. Yah vivah poore Devalok mein atyant bhavya roop se sampann hua.

|| Daksh Ka Ahankaar ||
Yadyapi Sati Bhagwan Shiv se atyant prem karti thi, lekin unke pita Daksh Bhagwan Shiv ko pasand nahi karte the. Unhe Bhagwan Shiv ka sadhu swaroop, bhasm lagana, gale mein sarp dharan karna aur Kailash Parvat par rehna achha nahi lagta tha. Daksh apne ahankaar mein Bhagwan Shiv ka apmaan karne ka avsar khojte rehte the.

|| Daksh Yagya Aur Mata Sati Ka Atmadah ||
Ek samay Prajapati Daksh ne ek vishal yagya ka aayojan kiya. Unhone sabhi devi-devtaon ko amantrit kiya, lekin jaanboojhkar Bhagwan Shiv aur Mata Sati ko nimantran nahi bheja.
Jab Mata Sati ko is yagya ke baare mein pata chala, to unhone Bhagwan Shiv se wahan jaane ki ichchha vyakt ki. Bhagwan Shiv 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 Shiv ka apmaan kiya ja raha hai. Unke pita Daksh ne bhi Bhagwan Shiv ke liye apashabd kahe. Yah apmaan Mata Sati sahan nahi kar saki. Krodh aur dukh se bhar kar Mata Sati ne kaha ki jis sharir ko Daksh ne janm diya hai, vah ab unke liye pavitra nahi raha. Iske baad unhone yagya agni mein pravesh karke apne praan tyag diye.

|| Bhagwan Shiv Ka Krodh ||
Jab Bhagwan Shiv ko Mata Sati ke atmadah ka samachar mila, to ve atyant krodhit aur dukhi ho gaye. Unke krodh se Veerbhadra aur Bhadrakali prakat hue. Bhagwan Shiv ne unhe Daksh ka yagya nasht karne ka aadesh diya. Veerbhadra ne yagya ko tahas-nahas kar diya aur Daksh ka sir kaat diya. Baad mein devtaon aur Brahma Ji ki prarthana par Bhagwan Shiv ka krodh shant hua. Unhone Daksh ko jeevandan diya, lekin uska sir bakre ke sir se jod diya.

|| 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 Shiv ko apna pati maanti thi. Jab ve badi hui, tab unhone Bhagwan Shiv ko punah prapt karne ke liye kathor tapasya aarambh ki. Varshon tak kathin tap karne ke baad Bhagwan Shiv unki bhakti aur prem se prasann hue.

|| Devtaon Ki Chinta ||
Usi samay Tarakasur naamak ek atyant shaktishali rakshas ne teenon lokon mein aatank macha rakha tha. Usne Brahma Ji se varadan prapt kiya tha ki uska vadh keval Bhagwan Shiv ke putra dwara hi ho sakta hai. Devta samajh gaye ki yadi Bhagwan Shiv ka vivah nahi hua, to Tarakasur ka ant asambhav hoga. Isliye sabhi devta Bhagwan Shiv aur Mata Parvati ka milan karane ke upay sochne lage.

|| Mata Parvati Ki Tapasya ||
Mata Parvati pratidin Bhagwan Shiv ki seva karti thi. Ve unke liye phool laati, pooja karti aur poore man se unki aaradhana karti thi. Lekin Bhagwan Shiv samadhi mein leen rehte aur kisi bhi sansarik baat par dhyan nahi dete the. Tab Mata Parvati ne kathor tapasya karne ka nishchay kiya. Unhone varshon tak kathin vrat aur upvaas kiye.

|| Kamdev Ka Prayas ||
Devtaon ne Bhagwan Shiv ki tapasya bhang karne ke liye Kamdev ko bheja. Kamdev ne prem baan chalaya. Bhagwan Shiv ka dhyan toota, lekin krodh mein unhone apni teesri aankh khol di aur Kamdev bhasm ho gaye.
Rati ki prarthana par Bhagwan Shiv ne Kamdev ko punah jeevan diya, lekin ve adrishya roop mein rehne lage.

|| Bhagwan Shiv Ki Pariksha ||
Bhagwan Shiv Mata Parvati ki bhakti ki pariksha lena chahte the. Ve ek sadhu ka roop dharan karke Mata Parvati ke paas gaye aur Shiv Ji ki ninda karne lage.
Mata Parvati ne dridhata se kaha, “Bhagwan Shiv hi mere aaradhya hain. Main jeevanbhar unhi ko apna pati maanungi.”
Unki atoot bhakti dekhkar Bhagwan Shiv prasann hue aur apna divya swaroop prakat karke vivah ka varadan diya.

|| Bhagwan Shiv Ki Baraat ||
Vivah ka samay aaya. Bhagwan Shiv adbhut baraat lekar Himalayaraj ke mahal pahunche. Unki baraat mein bhoot, pret, gan, yogi, naag aur anek divya shaktiyan shamil thi.
Unka vichitra swaroop dekhkar Mata Maina ghabra gayin. Tab Bhagwan Shiv ne ati sundar aur divya roop dharan kiya, jise dekhkar sabhi mohit ho gaye.

|| Shiv-Parvati Ka Divya Vivah ||
Iske baad vidhipurvak Bhagwan Shiv aur Mata Parvati ka vivah sampann hua. Sabhi devi-devta, rishi-muni aur gan is divya vivah mein upasthit hue.
Bhagwan Shiv aur Mata Parvati ka yah vivah keval do aatmaon ka milan nahi tha, balki Shiv aur Shakti ke ek hone ka pratik mana jata hai. Isi karan unka vivah Sanatan Dharma mein aadarsh aur divya vivah mana jata hai.