Shri Surya Dev Katha

Prachin kaal mein ek budhiya thi. Woh niyamit roop se har Ravivar ko vrat karti thi. Ravivar ke din woh suryoday se pehle uthkar snan karti, phir aangan ko gobar se lipkar saaf karti thi. Uske baad woh vidhi-vataan se Surya Dev ki pooja karti, katha sunti aur Surya Bhagwan ko bhog lagakar din mein ek baar bhojan karti thi.
Uski bhakti se Surya Dev bahut prasann rehte the. Isliye uske ghar mein kisi bhi cheez ki kami nahi thi aur woh dhan-dhanya se paripurn sukhi jeevan jee rahi thi.

Ek din budhiya ko gobar nahi mila, jiski wajah se woh aangan nahi lip paayi. Niyam toot jaane ke kaaran woh Surya Bhagwan ko bhog nahi laga saki aur us din usne khud bhi bhojan nahi kiya. Woh bhookhi-pyasi dukhi hokar raat ko so gayi.
Raat mein Surya Dev ne use swapn mein darshan diye. Woh uski bhakti se bahut prasann the aur bole — “He budhiya, tum jo chaaho var maang lo.”
Budhiya ne kaha — “He Surya Dev, mujhe dhan-sampatti aur achha swasthya deejiye.”
Surya Dev ne tathastu kaha.
Agle hi din se uske ghar mein dhan-dhanya ki koi kami nahi rahi. Woh jeevan bhar sukhi aur samriddh rahi.
Kaha jaata hai ki jo bhi shraddha se is katha ko sunta ya padhta hai, uske sabhi kasht door ho jaate hain aur Surya Dev uski manokamna poori karte hain.