mahaagauri

mahaagauri
महागौरी - नवदुर्गाओं में अष्टम
mahaagauri - navadurgaaon mein ashtam
siddhiyaan
sambandhit hindu devi
astr-shastr trishool
jeevanasaathi Shiv
vaahan vrushabh

maaain durgaaji ki aathaveen shakti ka naam mahaagauri hai. durgaapooja ke aathavein din mahaagauri ki upaasana ka vidhaan hai. inki shakti amogh aur sady: faladaayini hai. inki upaasana se bhakton ko sabhi kalmash dhul jaate hain, poorvasanchit paap bhi vinsht ho jaate hain. bhavishya mein paap-santaap, dainya-du:kh uske paas kabhi naheen jaate. vah sabhi prakaar se pavitra aur Akshay punyon ka adhikaari ho jaata hai.

anukram

svaroop

inka varn poornat: gaur hai. is gaurata ki upama shankh, chandra aur kund ke fool se di gayi hai. inki aayu aath varsh ki maani gayi hai- 'ashtavarsha bhaved Gauri.' inke samast vastr evam aabhooshan aadi bhi shvet hain.

mahaagauri ki chaar bhujaaeain hain. inka vaahan vrushabh hai. inke oopar ke daahine haath mein abhaya mudra aur neeche vaale daahine haath mein trishool hai. ooparavaale baaeain haath mein damaroo aur neeche ke baaeain haath mein var-mudra hain. inki mudra atyant shaant hai.

katha

maaain mahaagauri ne devi paarvati roop mein Bhagwan Shiv ko pati-roop mein praapt karne ke liye kathor tapasya ki thi, ek baar Bhagwan bholenaath ne paarvati ji ko dekhkar kuchh kah dete hain. jisse devi ke man ka aahat hota hai aur paarvati ji tapasya mein leen ho jaati hain. is prakaar vashon tak kathor tapasya karne par jab paarvati naheen aati to paarvati ko khojate hue Bhagwan Shiv unke paas pahuainchate hain vahaan pahunche to vahaan paarvati ko dekhkar aashcharya chakit rah jaate hain. paarvati ji ka rang atyant ojapoorn hota hai, unki chhata chaandani ke saaman shvet aur kund ke fool ke samaan dhaval dikhaai padti hai, unke vastr aur aabhooshan se prasann hokar devi uma ko gaur varn ka varadaan dete hain.[1][2]

ek katha anusaar Bhagwan Shiv ko pati roop mein paane ke liye devi ne kathor tapasya ki thi jisse inka shareer kaala pad jaata hai. devi ki tapasya se prasann hokar Bhagwan inhein sveekaar karte hain aur Shiv ji inke shareer ko ganga-jal se dhote hain tab devi vidyut ke samaan atyant kaantimaan gaur varn ki ho jaati hain tatha tabhi se inka naam Gauri pada. mahaagauri roop mein devi karoonaamayi, snehamayi, shaant aur mrudul dikhti hain. devi ke is roop ki praarthana karte hue Dave aur rishign kehte hain “asarvamangal manglye, shive sarvaarth saadhike. sharanye tryambake gauri naaraayani namostute..”. mahaagauri ji se sambandhit ek anya katha bhi prachalit hai iske jiske anusaar, ek Singh kaafi bhookha tha, vah bhojan ki talaash mein vahaan pahuncha jahaan devi uma tapasya kar rahi hoti hain. devi ko dekhkar Singh ki bhookh badh gayi parantu vah devi ke tapasya se uthane ka intajaar karte hue vaheen baith gaya. is intajaar mein vah kaafi kamzor ho gaya. devi jab tap se uthi to Singh ki dasha dekhkar unhein us par bahut daya aati hai aur maaain use apna savaari bana leti hain kyonki ek prakaar se usane bhi tapasya ki thi. isliye devi Gauri ka vaahan bail aur Singh donon hi hain.

poojan vidhi

ashtami ke din mahilaaen apne suhaag ke liye devi maan ko chunari bheint karti hain. devi Gauri ki pooja ka vidhaan bhi poorvavat hai arthaat jis prakaar saptami tithi tak aapne maan ki pooja ki hai usi prakaar ashtami ke din bhi pratyek din ki tarah devi ki panchopachaar sahit pooja karte hain.[1][2]

mahatva

maaain mahaagauri ka dhyaan, smaran, poojan-aaraadhana bhakton ke liye sarvavidh kalyaanakaari hai. hamein sadaiv inka dhyaan karna chaahiye. inki krupa se alaukik siddhiyon ki praapti hoti hai. man ko ananya bhaav se ekanishth kar manushya ko sadaiv inke hi paadaaravindon ka dhyaan karna chaahiye.

mahaagauri bhakton ka kasht avashya hi door karti hain. inki upaasana se aartajanon ke asambhav kaarya bhi sambhav ho jaate hain. at: inke charanon ki sharan paane ke liye hamein sarvavidh prayatn karna chaahiye.

upaasana

puraanon mein maaain mahaagauri ki mahima ka prachur aakhyaan kiya gaya hai. ye manushya ki vruttiyon ko sat‌ ki or prerit karke asat‌ ka vinaash karti hain. hamein prapattibhaav se sadaiv inka sharanaagat banana chaahiye.[1] ya devi sarvabhoo‍aateshu maaain Gauri roopen sansthita.
namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo nam:..

arth : he maaain! sarvatr viraajamaan aur maaain Gauri ke roop mein prasiddh ambe, aapko mera baar-baar pranaam hai. he maaain, mujhe sukh-samruddhi pradaan karo.

sandarbh

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