bachchon ki man din bhar vrat rakhen.
sayankal asht koshthaki ahoi
ki putli rang bharakar banaen. us
putli ke pas sei tatha sei ke
bachchon ke chitra bhi banaen, jaisa ki
pustak men syau mata ka chitra diya
gaya hai ya ahoi ashtami ka chitra
mangva kar laga len tatha uska
pujan kar suryast ke bad arthat
tare niklne par ahoi mata ki
puja karne se pahle prithvi ko pavitra
karke chaik pur kar ek lote men
jal bharakar ek patle par kalsh
ki bhanti rakh kar puja karen. ahoi
mata ka pujan karke mataen kahani
sunen.
puja ke lie chandi ki ahoi pendl
ke rup men banaen, jise syau bhi
kahte hain. dore men chandi ke moti rupi
dane dalva len fir ahoi ki roli,
chaval, dudh v bhat se puja karen
aur jal se bhare lote par satiya
bana len. ek katori men halva tatha
rupye ka vayna nikalakar rakh len
aur sat dane gehun lekar kahani
sunen. kahani sunne ke bad ahoi
syau ki mala ko gale men pahn
len. jo vayna nikal kar rakha tha
use sasu ji ke panv lagakar adr
purvak unhen de den.
iske bad chandrama ko aghrya dekar svayan
bhojan karen. dipavli ke bad kisi
shubh din ahoi ko gale se utar
kar uska gur se bhog lagaven aur
jal ke chinte dekar mastak jhukakr
rakh den. jitne bete hon utni bar
tatha jitne beton ka vivah ho gaya
ho, utni bar chandi ke do-do dane
ahoi men dalti jaen. aisa karne se
ahoi devi prasann hokar bachchon ki
dirghayu karke ghar men nit nae mangl
karti rahti hain. us din panditon
ko petha dan karne se vishesh fal
ki prapti hoti hai.
ahoi ka ujaman - jis stri ke
beta hua ho athva bete ka vivah
hua ho, use ahoi mata ka ujmn
karna chahie. ek thali men sat
jagah char-char puriyan rakhakar un
par thora halva rakhen. sath hi ek
pili sari aur blauj, us par
samathryanusar rupye rakhakar thal ke
charon taraf hath fer shraddhapurvak sasu
ji ke panv lagakar vah saman sasu
ji ko den, sari tatha rupye sasu ji
apne pas rakh len tatha halva puri
ka vayna bant den. bahan beti ke
yahan bhi vayna bhejna chahie.
katha- ek nagar men ek sahukar
raha karta tha. uske sat larke
the. ek din uski stri khadan men
mitti khodne ke lie gai aur jyon
hi usne mitti men kudal mari tyon
hi sehi ke bachche kudal ki chot se
sada ke lie so gae. iske bad
usne kudal ko syahun ke khun se
sana dekha, to use sehi ke bachchon ke
mar jane ka bara duahkh hua parantu
vah vivash thi aur yah kam usse
anjane men ho gaya tha.
iske bad vah bina mitti lie hi
khed karti hui apne ghar a gai.
udhar jab sehi apne ghar men ai,
to apne bachchon ko mara dekhakar
nana prakar se vilap karne lagi
aur ishvar se prarthana ki ki jisne
mere bachchon ko mara hai, use bhi isi
prakar ka kasht hona chahie.
tatpashchat sehi ke shrap se sethani
ke saton larke ek sal ke andara
hi mar gae. is prakar apne bachchon
ke asamay kal ke munh men chale jane
par seth-sethani itne dukhi hue ki
unhonne kisi tirth par jakar apne
pranon ko taj dena uchit samjha.
iske bad ve ghar-bar chor kar
paidal hi kisi tirth ki or chal
diye aur khane-pine ki or koi
dhyan n dekar jab tak unmen kuch
bhi shakti aur sahas raha tab tak
chalte hi rahe aur jab ve purnataya
ashant ho gae to ant men muchrchit
hokar gir pare.
unki yah dasha dekhakar bhagvan
karuna sagar ne unko bhi mrityu
se bachane ke lie unke papon ka
ant chaha aur isi avasar par
akashvani hui ki - he seth!
tumhari sethani ne mitti khodte
samay dhyan n dekar sehi ke bachchon
ko mar diya tha, isi karan tumhen
apne bachchon ka duahkh dekhna para.
yadi ab punah ghar jakar tum man
lagakar gau ki seva karoge aur
ahoi mata devi ka vidhi-vidhan
se vrat arambh kar praniyon par daya
rakhte hue svapn men bhi kisi ko
kasht nahin doge, to tumhen bhagvan ki
kripa se punah santan ka sukh prapta
hoga.
is prakar ki akashvani sunkr
seth-sethani kuch ashavan ho gae
aur bhagvti devi ka smaran karte
hue apne ghar ko chale ae. iske
bad shraddha shakti se n keval ahoi
mata ke vrat ke sath gau mata
ki seva karna arambh kar diya
apitu sab jivon par daya bhav rakhte
hue krodh aur dvesh ka parityag kar
diya.
aisa karne ke pashchat bhagvan ki
kripa se seth aur sethani punah saton
putra vale hokar aur agnit pautron
ke sahit sansar men nana prakar ke
sukhon ko bhogne ke pashchat svarg ko
chale gae.
shiksha - bahut soch vichar ke bad
bhali prakar nirikshan karne par hi
karya arambh karen aur anjane men
bhi kisi prani ki hinsa n karen.
gau mata ki seva ke sath-sath
hi ahoi mata ajanma devi bhagvti
ki puja karane. aisa karne par
santan sukh tatha sampatti sukh prapta
hoga.