Vamana Ji Ki Katha

Bhadrapad maas ke Shukla Paksh ki Dwadashi tithi ko Bhagwan Vishnu ne apne paanchve avatar Vaman Avatar ke roop mein janm liya tha. Is din ko Vaman Dwadashi ya Vaman Jayanti ke naam se manaya jata hai. Bhagwan Vaman ki katha dharm, vinamrata, daan aur ahankar ke tyag ka sandesh deti hai.

Prachin kaal mein Daityaraj Bali atyant parakrami, daani aur dharmpriya raja the. Unhone apne parakram aur tapasya ke bal par teenon lokon par adhikar kar liya tha. Devtaon ka Swarg bhi unke adheen ho gaya tha. Yadyapi Raja Bali nyaypriya the, lekin dheere-dheere unhen apni shakti aur samrajya ka abhimaan hone laga.

Devtaon ne apni sthiti dekhkar Bhagwan Vishnu se prarthana ki. Devmata Aditi ne bhi apne putron ki raksha ke liye kathor tapasya ki. Unki tapasya se prasann hokar Bhagwan Vishnu ne vachan diya ki ve unke putra ke roop mein janm lekar devtaon ki sahayata karenge.

Kuch samay baad Bhagwan Vishnu ne Aditi aur Maharshi Kashyap ke ghar ek divya balak ke roop mein janm liya. Yah balak aakar mein chhota tha, isliye uska naam Vaman rakha gaya. Vaman roop mein bhi Bhagwan ka tej aur divyata adbhut thi.

Jab Bhagwan Vaman bade hue, tab unhone suna ki Raja Bali ek vishal yagya kar rahe hain, jismein ve aane wale pratyek yachak ko manchaha daan de rahe hain. Bhagwan Vaman Brahman balak ka roop dharan karke us yagyashala mein pahunche.

Raja Bali ne us tejasvi balak ka aadarpoorvak swagat kiya aur kaha, "He Brahman Kumar! Aap jo chahein maang len. Main aapko avashya daan doonga."

Bhagwan Vaman ne vinamra swar mein kaha, "Maharaj, mujhe keval teen pag bhoomi chahiye, jahan main apna ashram bana sakun."

Raja Bali hans pade aur bole, "Aap itne chhote hain aur keval teen pag bhoomi maang rahe hain? Main aapko poora rajya bhi de sakta hoon."

Lekin Vaman ne kaha, "Jise jitni avashyakta ho, utna hi maangna chahiye. Mujhe keval teen pag bhoomi hi chahiye."

Raja Bali ne daan dene ka sankalp le liya. Tabhi unke Guru Shukracharya ne unhen chetavni di ki yah koi saadharan balak nahin, balki swayam Bhagwan Vishnu hain. Ve tumhari pariksha lene aaye hain. Lekin Raja Bali apne vachan se peeche nahin hate. Unhone kaha, "Yadi swayam Bhagwan bhi yachak bankar aaye hain, to unhen daan dena mere liye saubhagya ki baat hai."

Jaise hi Raja Bali ne daan ka sankalp poora kiya, Bhagwan Vaman ne apna viraat roop dharan kar liya. Unka swaroop itna vishal ho gaya ki poora brahmand usmein sama gaya.

Bhagwan ne pehle pag mein poori Prithvi ko naap liya. Doosre pag mein Swarg aur samast aakash ko naap liya. Ab teesre pag ke liye koi sthan nahin bacha.

Tab Bhagwan Vaman ne Raja Bali se poocha, "Maharaj, ab batayiye teesra pag kahan rakhoon?"

Raja Bali ne vinamratapoorvak apna sir jhuka diya aur kaha, "Prabhu, mere paas ab kuch bhi nahin bacha. Aap apna teesra charan mere sir par rakh dijiye."

Bhagwan Vaman ne Raja Bali ke sir par apna teesra charan rakha. Isse Bali ka ahankar samapt ho gaya aur ve poornatah Bhagwan ke charanon mein samarpit ho gaye.

Raja Bali ki satyanishtha, daansheelta aur Bhagwan ke prati samarpan dekhkar Bhagwan Vishnu atyant prasann hue. Unhone Bali ko Patal Lok ka raja banaya aur vardaan diya ki ve sadaiv unki raksha karenge. Saath hi yah bhi aashirvad diya ki unka naam yugon-yugon tak Daanveer Raja ke roop mein smaran kiya jayega.

Tabhi se Bhagwan Vaman ki pooja ki jati hai aur Raja Bali ki daansheelta ka udaharan diya jata hai. Yah katha hamen sikhati hai ki shakti aur sampatti ka abhimaan nahin karna chahiye tatha satya, daan aur vinamrata ka palan karna chahiye.