Vaibhav Lakshmi Vrat Katha | वैभव लक्ष्मी व्रत कथा

|| Shri Vaibhav Lakshmi Vrat Katha ||

Yah vrat sukh-shanti, samriddhi aur saubhagya ki prapti ke liye Shukravar ko kiya jata hai. Maa Lakshmi ke aath swarupon ki kripa se bhakt ka jivan dhan-dhanya se bhar jata hai.

Vrat Katha

Bahut samay pahle ek shahar mein Sheela naam ki ek stri apne pati ke sath rahti thi. Sheela bahut hi dharmik, sushil aur santoshi swabhav ki thi. Uska pati bhi viveki aur imandar tha. Dono ki grihasthi bahut sukhmay thi.

Achanak Sheela ka bhagya badla aur uska pati buri sangati mein pad gaya. Usne apna sara dhan jua aur buri aadaton mein ganwa diya. Unki arthik sthiti itni kharab ho gayi ki ve dane-dane ko mohtaj ho gaye. Sheela bahut dukhi rahne lagi, lekin usne Bhagavan par vishwas nahi chhoda.

Ek din dopahar ko Sheela ke darwaze par ek vriddh mahila (Maa Lakshmi ka swarup) aayi. Sheela ne unhe aadar ke sath baithaya. Vriddha ne Sheela ke dukh ka karan pucha, to Sheela ne apni sari vyatha suna di. Vriddha ne use santvana dete hue kaha, “Beti! Tu Maa Lakshmi ka ‘Vaibhav Lakshmi Vrat’ kar. Isse teri sari pareshaniyan dur ho jayengi.” Unhone Sheela ko vrat ki vidhi samajhayi.

Agle Shukravar ko Sheela ne puri shraddha ke sath vrat rakha. Shaam ko vidhi-vidhan se puja ki aur kheer ka prasad banaya. Prasad khate hi pati ke vyavhar mein badlav aane laga. Usne mehnat se dhan kamana shuru kiya aur dhire-dhire ghar mein pahle jaisi sukh-shanti lauta aayi.

Sheela ne 21 Shukravar tak yah vrat kiya aur ant mein vidhipuvak udyapan kiya. Usne saubhagyavati striyon ko prasad diya aur vrat ki pustakein bhent ki. Maa Vaibhav Lakshmi ki kripa se Sheela ka ghar dhan-vaibhav se bhar gaya.

(Katha Samapt)