Vaishno Mata Katha

Bahut prachin samay ki baat hai, jab dharti par dharm aur adharm ke beech sangharsh badh raha tha. Us samay ek divya shakti ne Prithvi par avatar liya, jinhen Vaishno Mata kaha gaya. Ve Bhagwan Vishnu ki param bhakt thin, isliye unhen Vaishnavi ke naam se bhi jana jata hai.

Mata ka uddeshya tha — sansar mein dharm ki sthapna karna, bhakton ki raksha karna aur adharm ka naash karna. Unhone Himalaya kshetra ke Trikuta parvat ko apni tapasya bhoomi chuna. Vahan ve varshon tak kathor sadhana mein leen rahin, aur unki shakti dheere-dheere poore brahmand mein phailne lagi.

Isi samay Trikuta kshetra ke Katra gaon mein ek atyant gareeb lekin param bhakt vyakti rehte the, jinka naam Shridhar tha. Unki aarthik sthiti kamzor thi, lekin Mata par unki shraddha atoot thi.

Ek din Mata ne unki bhakti ki pariksha lene ka nishchay kiya. Ve ek vriddh sadhvi ke roop mein unke paas pahunchin aur unse kaha ki gaon mein bhandara aayojit karo. Shridhar jaante the ki unke paas saadhan nahin hain, phir bhi unhone poori shraddha se Maa ki baat sweekar ki.

Unhone gaon walon se sahayata li aur bhakti bhav se bhandare ki taiyari shuru ki. Aashcharya ki baat yah hui ki bina paryapt saadhan ke bhi bhandara safal hua aur sabhi logon ko bhojan prapt hua. Yah dekhkar sabhi log chakit reh gaye. Tabhi Shridhar ko samajh aaya ki yah koi saadharan vriddh stri nahin, balki swayam Mata Vaishno Devi thin.

Isi samay ek shaktishali lekin ahankari tantrik sadhu Bhairavnath ne Mata ki divya shakti ko chunauti di. Vah Mata ko pakadkar apni shakti sabit karna chahta tha. Uska ahankar itna badh gaya tha ki vah dharm aur maryada ko bhool chuka tha.

Bhairavnath ne Mata ka peecha karna shuru kar diya. Mata ne use kai baar samjhane ka prayas kiya ki vah dharm ki raksha ke liye aayi hain aur use yah marg chhod dena chahiye, lekin Bhairavnath nahin mana.

Mata jaanti thin ki ab adharm ka ant aavashyak hai. Isliye ve Trikuta parvat ki gufa mein chali gain. Vahan unhone apne divya roop mein prakat hokar Bhairavnath ka ant kiya. Is prakar adharm par dharm ki vijay hui.

Lekin Mata atyant karunamayi thin. Unhone Bhairavnath ko antim samay mein kshama kar diya aur use moksh pradan kiya, kyonki ve keval shakti hi nahin balki daya aur karuna ki bhi Devi hain.

Iske baad Mata Trikuta parvat ki pavitra gufa mein jyoti swaroop mein sthapit ho gain. Yahi sthan aaj Vaishno Devi Dham kehlata hai, jahan lakhon-karodon bhakt door-door se aakar Mata ke darshan karte hain.