asha bhagoti vrat  

asha bhagoti (bhagvti) vrat pan. brajkishor sharma brajvasi asha bhagoti (bhogti) ka vrat ashvin mas ki krishnashtami se amavasya tak karne ka vidhan hai. asha bhagoti jagat janni man ka hi ek kalyankari svarup hai jo sabhi ki ichchaon (kamnaon) ko purn karne vala hai. vrat vale din pratahkal suryoday se purva hi brahm muhurt men jagakar nitya naimiÿiak kriyaon se nivriÿa hokar shuddh bhav se sankalp karen ki aj se main purn achar-vichar se yukt ho, asha bhagoti vrat ka palan karungi. sankalpoprant deshanusar kahin-kahin ath kone ka chaika lagane ka vidhan hai. chaika lagakar kalash sthapan ganesh- gauryadi pujan ki ath pute hue konon par ek-ek kar- jal, dudh, vastra, roli, menhdi, kalava, suhali (mathri, bayna) v dakshina arpan karen. dhup v dipak purva men hi jalakar rakh len. uprokt karyon ko purnakar purn shraddha bhav se kahani sunen. is prakar pratidin karen. ath pute kone ashtabhuja man bhagvti ka hi jagatvandaniya svarup hai. athven din vrat ka bhi palan karen aur athven din uprokt vastuon ke sath fal v suhag pitari (suhag ki chijon se paripurn suhag pitari) hoti hai jismen suhali bhi ho, use athon konon par charhaven aur use suhagin brahmaniyon ko yathashakti bhojnadi padarthon se triptakar dravya, dakshinadi v suhag pitari dekar vida karen v ek samay ath suhali ka hi prasad paven. kshetranusar ek suhag pitari sasu man ke pairon parakar bhi den. sabhi ka mangalamay ashirvad prapt karen. ji ki barat ai to raja ne kuch bhi nahin diya aur kanyadan kar diya. shivji parvati ji ko lekar kailash parvat par chale gaye. jab parvati ji jane lagin to ve jahan par panv rakhtin, vahin se dub jal jati. shivji ne panditon ko bulakar pucha ki kya dosh hai ki parvati ji jahan bhi panv rakhti hain vahin se dub jal jati hai. is par pandit bole ki parvati ji ki bhabhiyan asha bhagoti ka vrat karti thin to unhonne to apne pihar men jakar udyapan kar diya. ab ye bhi apne pihar jakar udyapan karengi, tab inka dosh mitega. shivji bole-ham vahan chalakar dhumdham se vrat ka udyapan karenge. nahin to unko kaise pata chalega ki parvati ji itni sukhi hain. vah vahan se khub gahne-kapre pahanakar chale gaye. raste men ek raja ki rani ko bachcha hone vala tha. vah bahut pareshan thi aur bhir bhi ikatthi ho rahi thi. parvati ji ne pucha-itni bhir kyon ho rahi hai? logon ne unhen sab bat bata di. shivji ne bhi bahut mana kiya parantu unhonne jid pakar li. shivji bole ki aurat ki hath bahut kharab hoti hai. shivji ne unki kokh bandh di. gaura apni sasural men bahut duahkhi thi. parvati ji jab apne pihar ain tab unhen koi pahchan hi nahin paya. jab parvati ji ne apna nam bataya tab sabhi log kafi prasann hue. uske pita ne pucha, tu kiske bhag ka khati hai? tab parvati ji fir se bolin, main apne bhag ka khati hun tabhi to itni khush hun. vahan uski bhabhiyan asha bhagoti ka udyapan kar rahin thin. tab parvati ji pan. brajkishor sharma brajvasi is prakar vrat ka palan ath varsh tak niyamanusar karen. naven varsh men is vrat ka udyapan karen. udyapan men suhag ki sabhi vastuen, svarn, chandi ke abhushan yathashakti v ath-ath suhali v suhagin brahmaniyon ko mishthanadi se purn tript kar dravya-dakshina sahit suhag pitariyon ko charan sparsh kar brahmaniyon ko dekar mangal git gate hue vida karen. sasu man ko bhi ek suhag pitari charan vandan ke bad avashya hi arpit karen, to nishchay hi bigre hue karya purn hote hain, jivan ujjval banta hai, sansar men prasiddhi-man-pratishtha ki prapti v manobhilasha purn hoti hai. iski kahani is prakar hai- kahani-asha bhagoti prachin samay men himachal men ek raja rahta tha jiski do putriyan thin. ek ka nam tha gaura aur dusri ka parvati. ek din raja ne apni donon larkiyon ko bulakar pucha ki tum kiske bhag ka khati ho. tab parvati boli, main to apne bhag ka khati hun aur gaura boli- main tumhare bhag ka khati hun. raja ne brahman ko bulakar kaha ki parvati ke lie bhikhari var dhunrhna aur gaura ke lie raj var dhunrhna. tab brahman ne gaura ko sanudar rajkumar aur parvati ko burha bhikhari lakar diya. bhikhari ka rup dharan karke shivji hi baithe the. raja ne parvati ji ki shadi ke lie kuch bhi taiyari nahin ki aur gaura ke lie vivah ki bahut-si taiyari kin. jab gaura ki barat ai to barat ki bahut khatir ki gai aur shadi bare hi dhumdham se sanpann hui. parantu jab parvatei bolin ki mere udyapan ki taiyari nahin hai. nahin to main bhi udyapan kar deti. is par bhabhiyon ne kaha- tumhare pas kis chij ki kami hai. shivji to apne ap hi sari taiyari kar denge. bhabhiyan dasi se bolin, shivji kune ke pas baithe hain, unko jakar kah ki ve parvati ji ke asha bhagoti ke vrat ke udyapan ki taiyari kar den. dasi ne shivji se aisa hi kaha. shivji ne dasi ko anguthi di aur kaha ki isse jo manganege vah sab mil jayega. dasi ne anguthi le jakar parvati ji ko dekar shivji ka sandesh suna diya. parvati ji ne thik prakar se taiyari kar li. 8 suhag pitari mangvai, 8 til, 8 gahne, 8 poli, 8 nath, suhali, chura, nal, dali, roli, mehandi, sindur, kajal, tika, shisha aur suhag ki sabhi chijen dal din. ek suhag-pitari sasuji ko dene ke lie alag se taiyar kar li. yah dekhakar bhabhiyan bolin, ham to 8 mahine se taiyari kar rahe hain tab bhi itni taiyari nahin hui aur isne thori-si der men hi dher sari taiyari kar li. shivji ne parvatiji se kaha- ‘‘ab ghar chalo.’’ tab sasur ne shivji ko jimne ke lie bulaya to shivji khub gahne pahanakar aur chota-sa rup banakar bari dhumdham se jimne gaye. tab log bole ki parvatiji ko bhikhari dhunrhakar diya parantu parvati apne bhag se khub raj kar rahi hain. shivji jimne lage to sara khana khatm kar diya. parvati ji jimne lagin to vahan kuch bhi nahin bacha tha. sirf ek sabji ubli hui pari thi to parvatiji vahi sag khakar thanda pani pikar vahan se chalne lagin. raste men khub garmi thi. vah ek per ke niche baith gain. tab shivji ne pucha ki tum kya khakar ai ho, tab parvati ji bolin- ‘‘jo tumne khaya, vahi mainne khaya.’’ parantu shivji sab jante the. shivji hansne lage aur bole- ‘‘tum to sabji aur pani pikar ai ho.’’ parvati ji bolin ki apne to mera parda khol diya lekin kisi aur ka parda mat kholna. bad men age gaye to jo dub sukh gai thi vah hari ho gai. shivji ne socha ki dosh to mit gaye. parvatiji bolin ki maharaj ab meri kokh khol do. shivji bole ab kaise kholun. mainne to pahle hi mana kar diya tha. vahan se a gaye to vahi rani kuna pujne ja rahi thi. parvati ji ne pucha- maharaj, yah kya ho raha hai? is par shivji bole- ki yah vahi rani hai jo duahkh pa rahi thi. ab iske larka ho gaya, isilie kuna pujne ja rahi hai. parvatiji bolin- ‘‘maharaj! meri to kokh kholo.’’ tab shivji bole- ‘‘mainne to tumse pahle hi mana kiya tha ki kokh mat bandhvaon lekin tumne jid ki thi.’’ tab jadu se sari chijen nikalakar ganesh ji banaye to parvatiji ne bahut sare neg-char kiye aur kuna-pujan kiya. parvatiji bolin- main suhag bantugi to sare desh men shor machega ki parvatiji suhag bant rahin hain, jisko lena ho le le. sadharan manushya to daurakar suhag le gaye parantu brahmani aur vaishya striyan suhag lene der se pahunchi. tab parvati ji bolin- mainne to sara suhag bant diya. shivji bole- inko to suhag dena parega. parvati jie ne nakhunon men se mehandi nikali, mang men se sindur, bindi men se roli, ankhon men se kajal aur chichli anguli se chinta de diya aur unhen suhag mil gaya v sari nagri man e jay-jaykar ho uthi ki parvatiji ne sabko suhag diya hai.