Chhath Vrat Katha | छठ व्रत कथा

Chhath Vrat Katha

Chhath Puja ka pavan parv Kartik maas ke Shukla paksh ki Shashthi tithi ko manaya jata hai| Yah vrat santan ki lambi ayu, sukh-samriddhi aur aarogya ke liye rakha jata hai| Chhath Puja se judi sabse prasiddh pauranik katha Raja Priyavrat aur unki patni Malini ki hai|

Raja Priyavrat Aur Rani Malini Ki Katha

Pauranik katha ke anusar, Raja Priyavrat aur unki patni Malini ki koi santan nahi thi| Santan na hone ke karan Raja aur Rani atyant dukhi rahte the| Ek din unhone Maharshi Kashyap se putra prapti ke liye yagya karane ka anurodh kiya| Maharshi ne yagya sampann kiya aur Rani Malini ko aahuti ke liye banayi gayi kheer di|

Kheer khane ke baad Rani Malini garbhvati ho gayin aur nau mahine baad unhone ek putra ko janma diya| Parantu, durbhagyavash vah shishu mrit paida hua| Is shok ko Raja sahan nahi kar paye aur ve shmashan mein apne pran tyagne ke liye tatpar ho gaye|

Jaise hi Raja Priyavrat apne pran tyagne lage, vaise hi aakash se ek divya viman utra, jismen Mata Shashthi (Chhathi Maiya) virajman thin| Raja ne unse haath jodkar unka parichay pucha|

Mata Shashthi ne kaha, “Main Brahma ki manas putri Shashthi hoon| Main sansar ke samast balakon ki raksha karti hoon aur santaneenon ko santan ka vardan deti hoon|” Iske baad Mata ne mrit shishu ko chua, jismein vah balak jivit ho utha aur kilkariyan marne laga| Raja aur Rani ki prasannata ka thikana na raha|

Mata Shashthi ne Raja se kaha, “Tum meri aur Surya Dev ki puja karo aur praja mein bhi iska prachar karo|” Raja Priyavrat ne Kartik Shukla Shashthi ke din poore vidhi-vidhan se Mata Shashthi aur Surya Dev ka vrat va pujan kiya| Tabhi se sampurn jagat mein Chhath Puja ka mahaparv poori aastha ke saath manaya jane laga|

Puja Vidhi: For the complete 4-day sequence from Nahay-Khay to Usha Arghya, check the guide below:

Chhath Puja Vidhi | छठ पूजा विधि

Detailed 4-day Puja sequence for Chhath Puja, including Nahay-Khay, Kharna, and Arghya rituals.

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(Katha Samapt)