Shri Satyanarayan Vrat Katha | श्री सत्यनारायण व्रत कथा

|| Shri Satyanarayan Vrat Katha ||

Yah katha Bhagavan Vishnu ke satya swarup ki mahima ka varnan karti hai. Skand Puran ke Revakhand ke anusar, isme kul 5 adhyay hain.

Pratham Adhyay

Sutji ne Naimisharanya tirth mein Shaunakadi rishiyon se kaha— Ek baar Narad Ji ne mrityulok mein manushyon ko kasht pate dekh Bhagavan Vishnu se iska upay pucha. Bhagavan Vishnu ne kaha, “He Narad! Manushyon ki bhalai ke liye swarg aur mrityulok mein ek durlabh vrat hai, jise ‘Satyanarayan Vrat’ kahte hain. Ise vidhi-vidhan se karne par manushya ko sukh aur ant mein moksh milta hai.” Bhagavan ne bataya ki is vrat mein kele ke phal, ghee, dudh, aur gehun ke aate ka savaya (1.25 bhag) prasad banakar bandhu-bandhavon ke sath Bhagavan ki puja karni chahiye.

Dwitiya Adhyay

Kashi nagar mein ek atyant nirdhan brahman (Shatanand) rahta tha. Bhagavan ne vriddh brahman ka rup dharan kar use vrat ki vidhi batayi. Brahman ne shraddhapuvak vrat kiya aur dhanvan ho gaya. Ek baar jab vah brahman puja kar raha tha, tab ek lakadhara vahan aaya. Usne vrat ke bare mein suna aur sankalp liya ki aaj lakadi bechkar jo dhan milega, usse vah bhi Bhagavan ka pujan karega. Lakadhare ko dugna dhan mila aur vrat ke prabhav se vah bhi sukhi aur samriddh hokar ant mein Baikunth gaya.

Tritiya Adhyay

Ulkamukh naam ke ek satyavadi raja the. Ek baar jab ve nadi tat par vrat kar rahe the, to ‘Sadhu’ naam ka ek vaishya (vyapari) vahan aaya. Uski koi santan nahi thi. Usne raja se vrat ki vidhi sikhi aur sankalp kiya ki santan hone par vah yah vrat karega. Samay aane par uske ghar kanya (Kalavati) ka janm hua, lekin usne apni patni Lilavati ke baar-baar kahne par bhi vrat ko taal diya. Usne kanya ke vivah ke samay bhi vrat nahi kiya. Bhagavan is par rusht ho gaye.

Chaturth Adhyay

Sadhu vaishya apne damad ke sath vyapar ke liye Ratnapur nagar gaya. Vahan raja Chandrakehtu ke mahal mein chori hui aur choron ne dhan vaishya ke pas phenk diya. Raja ke sainikon ne unhe bandi bana liya. Piche unke ghar par bhi chori ho gayi aur Lilavati-Kalavati dar-dar bhatakne lagin. Ek din Kalavati ne kisi brahman ke ghar Satyanarayan vrat hote dekha aur prasad grahan kiya. Ghar aakar usne Maa ko bataya. Lilavati ne kshama mangi aur vrat kiya. Bhagavan ne raja ko swapn mein aadesh dekar vaishya aur damad ko mukt karaya. Marg mein ek dandi swami (Bhagavan swayam) ne unki pariksha li, jisme vaishya ne jhuth bola ki uski naav mein keval patte hain. Uski naav patton se bhar gayi. Vaishya ne kshama mangi to Bhagavan ne sab thik kar diya.

Pancham Adhyay

Sutji ne aage bataya— Tungadhwaj naam ka ek raja tha, jisne vanya pashuon ka shikar karne ke baad dekha ki kuch gwale bhakti bhav se Bhagavan ka pujan kar rahe hain. Ahankarvash raja ne na to Bhagavan ko namaskar kiya aur na hi gwalon dwara diya gaya prasad liya. Iske karan raja ke sabhi putra nasht ho gaye aur uska sara dhan-dhanya samapt ho gaya. Raja ko apni galti samajh aayi. Vah punah gwalon ke pas gaya, vidhipuvak puja ki aur prasad grahan kiya. Bhagavan ki kripa se uska sab kuch vapas mil gaya aur vah ant mein swarglok gaya.

(Katha Samapt)