Deepavali by Achraj

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pMcamahao%sava ka mau#ya pva-
– dIpavalaI

pMcamahao%sava pva- ka phlaa idna haota hO – Qanatorsa. ihMdU Qama- ga`nqaaoM maoM Qanatorsa ko baaro maoMM p`cailat kqaa ko Anausaar kait-k kRYNa ~yaaodSaI ko idna samaud` maMqana sao Aayauvao-d ko janak Bagavaana QanavantrI AmaRt laokr p`kT hue qao. ]nhaonao dovataAaoM kao AmaRt pana krvaa kr Amar kr idyaa qaa‚ [sailae vat-maana saMdBa- maoM BaI Aayau AaOr svasqata kI kamanaa sao Qanatorsa ko idna Bagavaana QanavantrI kI pUjaa kI jaatI hO.

Qanatorsa ko Agalao idna Aqaa-t kait-k kRYNa catud-SaI kao nark caaOdsa ya $p catu-dSaI haotI hO. kha jaata hO [sa idna Bagavaana EaIkRYNa nao narkasaur naamak dO%ya ka vaQa krko laaogaaoM kao ]sakI k`Urta AaOr A%yaacaaraoM sao maui> idlaa[- qaI. [sa saMbaMQa maoM jauD,I ek Anya raocak kqaa hO ik [saI idna Bagavaana ivaYNau ko Avatar vaamana dova nao rajaa baila kI tIna pga QartI naapI qaI.

nark catu-dSaI ko Agalao idna kait-k Amaavasyaa AatI hO. yah vaao pva- hO ijasaka [Mtjaar kafI phlao sao ikyaa jaata hO. Amaavasyaa ko AMQaoro kao caIrkr jagamaga dIpaoM kao jalaanao vaalaa dIpavalaI ka %yaaohar hmaaroM mana kao p`sanna rKnao ko saaqa hI jaIvana sao dird`ta AaOr mailanata ko AMQakar kao imaTakr samaRiw ka ]ijayaara fOlaata hO. dIpaoM ka yah p`kaSa pva- Bagavaana ramacaMd`jaI ko caaOdh barsa ko vanavaasa ko baad laMka ivajaya kr AyaaoQyaa laaOTnao kI KuSaI maoM manaayaa jaata hO. ]sa samaya AyaaoQyaavaaisayaaoM nao ramacaMd`jaI ko Aagamana pr Aak-Yak dIpmaalaaeM sajaakr ]naka svaagat ikyaa gayaa qaa. tba sao yah %yaaohar ]saI QaUmaQaama AaOr ]maMga sao manaayaa jaata hO. dIpavalaI sao jauD,I ek Anya kqaa ko Anausaar [sa idna Bagavaana ivaYNau nao rajaa baila kI kOd sao laxmaI saiht Anya dovataAaoM kao CuD,vaayaa qaa. baMdI dovataAaoM ka saara Qana Qaanya rajapaT baila nao Apnao AiQakar maoM lao ilayaa qaa‚ tba kOd sao CUTnao ko pScaat\ laxmaI nao hI saBaI dovataAaoM kao punaÁ samaRw AaOr samast sauKaoM sao pirpUNa- ikyaa qaa. [sailae [sa idna laxmaI pUjana ikyaa jaata hO.

dIpavalaI ko Agalao idna kait-k Sau@la p`itpda ko idna gaaovaQa-na pUjaa kI jaatI hO. gaaovaQa-na pUjaa ko baaro maoM Saas~aoM maoM yah vaNa-na hO ik ek baar EaIkRYNa gaaya carato hue gaaovaQa-na pva-t kI tra[- maoM jaa phuMcao qao. vahaM ]nhaonao doKa ik k[- gaaoipyaaM gaaovaQa-na pva-t ko pasa CPpna Baaoga rK kr kao[- ]%sava manaa rhI hO. EaIkRYNa ko pUCnao pr ]nhaonao batayaa ik hma maoGaaoM ko svaamaI [nd` ka pUjana kr rhI hO taik ba`ja maoM AitvaRiYT na hao‚ ijasasao Anna pOda hao sakoM.

EaIkRYNa nao kha –

" [Md` kI pUjaa sao kuC nahIM haota hO‚ AsalaI Sai@t tao hmaaro gaaovaQa-na pva-t maoM hO. [sakI pUjaa kraoM‚ tba vaYaa- haogaI."

EaIkRYNa sao kafI tk-–ivatk- krnao ko baad ba`javaasaI [Md` kI pUjaa CaoD,kr gaaovaQa-na pva-t kI pUjaa krnao lagao. [sa baat sao k`uw haokr [Md` nao ba`ja maoM baairSa krnaa p`arMBa kr dI. BayMkr vaYaa- sao ba`javaaisayaaoM ko Kot AaOr Gar bah gae. tba ]nakI rxaa ko ilae EaIkRYNa nao ApnaI ek ]MgalaI pr gaaovaQa-na pva-t ]za ilayaa AaOr ]sako naIcao saaro ba`javaaisayaaoM kao laakr vaYaa- sao bacaayaa. EaIkRYNa ko gaaovaQa-na pva-t ]zanao sao [Md` ka GamaMD cUar hao gayaa. AaOt tba sao gaaovaQa-na pUjaa p`arMBa hao ga[-.

PMacamahao%sava pva- ka AMitma idna Baa[- dUja yaa yama iWtIyaa khlaata hO. [sa pva- ko baaro maoM kha jaata hO ik ek samaya kaSaIpurI maoM ek ba`ahmaNa rhta qaa. ]saka ek pu~ AaOr ek pu~I qaI. ek samaya jaba ba`ahmaNa pu~ ApnaI bahna kI sasaurala sao laaOT rha qaa tba rasto maoM ]sao dao danava imalao. danavaaoM nao ]sao raoka AaOr kha – ' hma k[- idnaaoM sao BUaKo hO AaOr Aaja tuJao Kakr ApnaI BaUK imaTayaoMgao.' ba`ahmaNa pu~ turMt tOyaar hao gayaa laoikna ]sanao danavaaoM sao kha ik phlao maorI PyaarI bahna ko haqa ka banaa Baaojana Ka laao‚ ifr mauJao Kanaa. danavaaoM nao jaOsao hI bahna ko haqa ko banao pkvaanaaoM kao CUnaa caaha vao jalakr Basma hao gae. @yaaoMik ba`ahmaNa kI baoTI nao svayaM Apnao Baa[- ko ilae Pyaar sao pkvaana tOyaar ike qao. ]nhI pkvaanaaoM sao ]sako Baa[- kI rxaa hu[- qaI‚ [sailae tba sao yah prMpra calaI Aa rhI hO ik yama iWtIyaa ko idna Baa[- bahna ko Gar jaakr ]sako haqa ka banaa Baaojana ga`hNa krta hO.

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pMcamahao%sava ka mau#ya pva- hO ' dIpavalaI '. [sa idna Gar kI saaf safa[- krko gaaobar sao AaMgana laIp kr ]samaoM rMga ibarMgaI rMgaaoilayaaM sajaa[- jaatI hO. Saama ko samaya SauBa mauhut- maoM svaaidYT pkvaanaaoM AaOr flaaoM sao mahalaxmaI ka pUjana ikyaa jaata hO. pUjana ko ilae pUva- kI Aaor mauMh krko ek caaOkI pr gaNaoSa‚ laxmaI AaOr sarsvatI ka ica~ rKkr pUjana saa,maiga`yaaoM sao ivaiQa-ivaQaanapUva-k pUjana ikyaa jaata hO. laxmaI ko saaqa sarsvatI AaOr EaIgaNaoSa ka pUjana [sailae ikyaa jaata hO @yaaoMik sarsvatI &ana kI dovaI hO AaOr gaNaoSa bauiw ko data hO. ibanaa &ana AaOr bauiw ko laxmaI³Qana´ kI p`aiPt AsaMBava hO. [sailae laxmaI‚ gaNaoSa‚ AaOr sarsvatI ka pUjana AavaSyak hO. rai~ maoM EaI saU> AaOr knakQaara sa`aot ka paz ikyaa jaata hO. [sa idna laaoga itjaaorI bahI Kata tqaa laoKnaI ka pUjana BaI krto hO.

vaOsao tao dIpavalaI Baart saiht ivadoSaaoM maoM BaI iksaI na iksaI $p maoM manaa[- jaatI hO laoikna Baart ko k[- rajyaaoM maoM dIpavalaI manaanao ko k[- raocak trIko hO. gaujarat maoM dIpavalaI ko idna namak KrIdnaa Sagauna maanaa jaata hO. [sailae yahaM idnaBar baccao isar pr namak kI paoTlaI rKkr pUro baajaar maoM GaUmato hO. ]<ar p`doSa maoM tra[- xao~ maoM qaa} naamak ek janajaait maoM dIpavalaI manaanao kI AnaaoKI rIit hO. dIpavalaI ko idna yao vaYaao-M]%sava manaato hO. [naka ivaSvaasa hO ik [sa Avasar pr maRtAa%maaeM QartI pr Aakr pirvaar vaalaaoM ko saaqa kaya-k`ma maoM Baaga laotI hO. rajasqaana maoM dIpavalaI ko idna iballaI ka Aadr krnaa SauBa maanaa jaata hO. Gar maoM roSama ko gad\do ibaCa kr maohmaanaaoM kI trh iballaI ka svaagat ikyaa jaata hO. svaaidYT KIr‚ imaza[- Aaid banaakr iballaI ko Kanao ko ilae rK idyaa jaata hO. yaid [sa idna iballaI saarI KIr Ka jaae tao ]sao saala Bar ko ilae SauBa maana ilayaa jaata hO.

– Acarja
navambar 11‚ 2001