mahilaon ki prasannata, sahyog aur samarpan se hi purush dharm, arth, kam aur moksh ko prapt karne men safal hota hai. markandey puran men ghar ki stri ko lakshmi ji ka solhvan ansh mana gaya hai. hamare samaj men stri ko lakshmi manakar puja jata hai. itna hi nahin ghar ki stri ko annapurna ka darja bhi diya jata hai. lakshmi puja shayad isi stri ki puja hai. stri hi kathin parishram ke dvara tinka-tinka jorakar apna ghar banati hai. vah ghar ki saf-safai se lekar parivar ke khan-pan, svasthya aur khushi ka dhyan rakhti hai. ghar men dhan-dhanya ane ka pratik vahan ki grihalakshmi hi hai. grihasth jivan ji rahe logon ke yahan maujud grihalakshmi, patni ya putravdhu hi vastav men shrilakshmi hai. lakshmi ji ke vividh svarup shri lakshmi vividh rupini hain. lakshmiji ke anek nam hain. vah kailash men rahne vali parvati, kshirsagar ki sindhukanya, svarg ki mahalakshmi, bhulok men rahne vali lakshmi, brahmalok ki savitri, golok ki radhika, vrindavan men rahne vali rajeshvari, chandan van ki chandra, champak van ki virja, padmavan ki padmavti, malti van ki malti, ketki van ki sushila, kandab van ki kandab mala, rajgrih men rahne vali rajalakshmi evan grihalakshmi ke nam se prasiddh hai.
jagat ki lakshmi hai shrilakshmi hindu dharm shastron men lakshmi ji ki vyakhya kuch is prakar ki gai hai- aham rashtra sangmni vasunan chikitushi pratham yagyaiyanam tan ma deva vyaddhuah purutra muristhatran bhuryaveshayantim arthat shrilakshmi kahti hain - main hi jagat ki lakshmi aur dhan aishvarya ki devi hun. samast jagat men shrilakshmi ka raj hai. rudra, vasu, varun, indra, agni adi rupon men shrilakshmi shobhayman hoti hain. ve sabhi bhuton men lakshmi ke rup men virajman rahti hain. adi kal se lekar vartaman kal tak lakshmi ka svarup atyant vyapak raha hai. rigved ki richaon men ‘shri ka varnan samriddhi evan saundarya ke rup men hua hai. vishnu puran men lakshmi ki abhivyakti do rupon men ki gai hai- shri rup aur lakshmi rup. shridevi ko kahin-kahin bhu devi bhi kahte hain. isi tarah lakshmi ke do svarup hain. sachchidanandmyi lakshmi shri narayan ke hriday men vas karti hain. dusra rup hai bhautik ya prakritik sanpatti ki adhishthatri devi ka. yahi shridevi ya bhudevi hain. sab sanpattiyon ki adhishthatri shri hi hain. inke mahilaon ki prasannata, sahyog aur samarpan se hi purush dharm, arth, kam aur moksh ko prapt karne men safal hota hai. markandey puran men ghar ki stri ko lakshmi ji ka solhvan ansh mana gaya hai.
hamare samaj men stri ko lakshmi manakar puja jata hai. itna hi nahin ghar ki stri ko annapurna ka darja bhi diya jata hai. lakshmi puja shayad isi stri ki puja hai. stri hi kathin parishram ke dvara tinka-tinka jorakar apna ghar banati hai. vah ghar ki saf-safai se lekar parivar ke khan-pan, svasthya aur khushi ka dhyan rakhti hai. ghar men dhan-dhanya ane ka pratik vahan ki grihalakshmi hi hai. grihasth jivan ji rahe logon ke yahan maujud grihalakshmi, patni ya putravdhu hi vastav men shrilakshmi hai. lakshmi ji ke vividh svarup shri lakshmi vividh rupini hain. lakshmiji ke anek nam hain. vah kailash men rahne vali parvati, kshirsagar ki sindhukanya, svarg ki mahalakshmi, bhulok men rahne vali lakshmi, brahmalok ki savitri, golok ki radhika, vrindavan men rahne vali rajeshvari, chandan van ki chandra, champak van ki virja, padmavan ki padmavti, malti van ki malti, ketki van ki sushila, kandab van ki kandab mala, rajgrih men rahne vali rajalakshmi evan grihalakshmi ke nam se prasiddh hai.
jagat ki lakshmi hai shrilakshmi hindu dharm shastron men lakshmi ji ki vyakhya kuch is prakar ki gai hai- aham rashtra sangmni vasunan chikitushi pratham yagyaiyanam tan ma deva vyaddhuah purutra muristhatran bhuryaveshayantim arthat shrilakshmi kahti hain - main hi jagat ki lakshmi aur dhan aishvarya ki devi hun. samast jagat men shrilakshmi ka raj hai. rudra, vasu, varun, indra, agni adi rupon men shrilakshmi shobhayman hoti hain. ve sabhi bhuton men lakshmi ke rup men virajman rahti hain. adi kal se lekar vartaman kal tak lakshmi ka svarup atyant vyapak raha hai. rigved ki richaon men ‘shri ka varnan samriddhi evan saundarya ke rup men hua hai. vishnu puran men lakshmi ki abhivyakti do rupon men ki gai hai- shri rup aur lakshmi rup. shridevi ko kahin-kahin bhu devi bhi kahte hain. isi tarah lakshmi ke do svarup hain. sachchidanandmyi lakshmi shri narayan ke hriday men vas karti hain. dusra rup hai bhautik ya prakritik sanpatti ki adhishthatri devi ka. yahi shridevi ya bhudevi hain. sab sanpattiyon ki adhishthatri shri hi hain. inke pas lobh, moh, kam, krodh aur ahankar adi doshon ka pravesh nahin hai. yah svarg men svargalakshmi, rajaon ke pas rajalakshmi, manushyon ke grih men grihalakshmi, vyapariyon ke pas vanijyalakshmi aur yuddh vijetaon ke pas vijayalakshmi ke rup men rahti hain.
nari shakti mahan - shastriya vyakhya yad grihe ramte nari lakshmistad grihvasini. devta kotisho vats n tyajyanti grahhitta.. arthat jis ghar men sadgun sampann nari sukhpurvak nivas karti hai us ghar men lakshmi ji nivas karti hain. karoron devta bhi us ghar ko nahin chorte. nari men tyag evan udarta hai, islie vah devi hai. parivar ke lie tapasya karti hai islie usmen tapsi hai. usmen mamta hai islie man hai. kshamata hai, islie shakti hai. kisi ko kisi prakar ki kami nahin hone deti islie annapurna hai. nari mahan hai. vah ek shakti hai. bhartiya samaj men vah devi hai.
manusmriti men likha hai ki- prajnarth mahabhagaah pujarha grihdiptayah. striyah shriyashya geheshu n vishesho'sti kashchan.. (manusmriti,9/26) arthat param saubhagyashalini striyan santanotpadan ke lie hain. vah sarvatha samman ke yogya aur ghar ki shobha hain. ghar ki stri aur lakshmi men koi bhed nahin hai. shastron men bataya gaya hai ki devi lakshmi ke kai rupon men ek rup hai grih lakshmi ka. is rup men devi har ghar men nivas karti hain.
mahabharat men shri vidur ji ne kaha hai: pujniya mahabhagaah punyashch grihdiptayah. striyah shriyo grihasyoktastasmad rakshya visheshtah.. (mahabharat, 38/11) arthat ghar ko ujjval karne vali aur pavitra acharan vali mahabhagyavti striyan puja (satkar) karne yogya hain, kyonki ve ghar ki lakshmi kahi gai hain, atah unki vishesh rup se raksha karen.
yatra naryastu pujyante ramante tatra devtah. yatraitastu n pujyante sarvastatraflaah kriyaah.. (manusmriti,3/56) arthat jahan striyon ka adar kiya jata hai, vahan devta raman karte hain aur jahan inka anadar hota hai, vahan sab karya nishfal hote hain. jahan nari ki puja hoti hai, vahan devta bhi nivas karte hain. is parampara ka palan karte hue striyon ko keval bharatavarsh men hi nahin apitu vishva jagat ke anya deshon men bhi devi lakshmi ka rup manakar svikar kiya gaya hai. grihalakshmi kaise hon prasann jis ghar men grihalakshmi prasann aur khushhal rahti hain us ghar men devi lakshmi ki kripa sadaiv bani rahti hai aur iske lie apko jyada kuch nahin bas yah char chijen apni grihalakshmi ko samy-samay par deni chahie.
- jyotishshastra ke alava manusmriti aur puranon men bhi bataya gaya hai ki jis ghar men grihalakshmi prasann rahti hai us ghar men devi lakshmi sadaiv dhan-dhanya banae rakhti hai aur jahan inka man dukhi hota hai vahan dhan ki pareshani aur kathinaiyan ati hain. islie budhvar ya shukravar ke din grihalakshmi ko vastra bhent karna chahie. grihalakshmi ke alava bahan, mata ya anya suhagin stri ko bhi vastra dena shubh faldayi hota hai.
- shastron men bataya gaya hai ki abhushan ke bina devi ki puja sanpann nahin hoti hai islie devi ki puja men abhushan jarur charhaya jata hai. abhushan grihalakshmi ko bhi khub bhata hai islie samy-samay par chota-mota hi sahi abhushan uphar men dena chahie. vaise bhi abhushan se saji sanvri grihalakshmi ghar ki sanpannata ko darshati hai islie shastron men bataya gaya hai ki grih lakshmi ko sundar vastra aur abhushan se purn hona chahie.
- suhag samagri jaise sindur, bindi, churiyan uphar men dene se saubhagya barhta hai. isse devi ati prasann hoti hain islie samy-samay par inhen bhi uphar svarup dena chahie.
- grihalakshmi ki prasannata ke lie in upharon ke alava ek khas uphar hai jismen koi paisa kharch nahin karna hota hai vah jarur den. yah uphar hai samman aur mithe bol. agar ap yah char uphar den to manusmriti ke anusar ghar men prem aur anand bharpur rahega. aiye is dipavli parva men apne ghar ki lakshmiyon ka adrbhav se samman karen. yahi vastav men lakshmi prapti ki sahi puja hai. apki dipavli mangalamay ho !