Ganesh aur Chandrama ka Uphaas

Bhoj bhavya tha, kyonki swayam dhanaadhipati Kuber ne Ganesh ko bhojan par aamantrit kiya tha, devon ko apne aishvarya se prabhaavit karne ki aasha mein. Ganesh vyanjan-dar-vyanjan khaate gaye, aur jab Kuber ki rasoiyaan rikt huin, to gajaanan dev ne mezein aur paatra bhi kha liye, jab tak garvit Kuber ne daya ki bheekh nahin maangi. Usi pauraanik bhojan se Ganesh us raatri ghar laut rahe the, ab tak se adhik poorna.

Ganesh bhoj karke laut rahe the. Shubhaarambhon ke swaami ne modak, vah mishtaan jo unhein samast bhojyon se priya hai, tript hokar khaae the, jab tak unka vishaal gol udar dhol ki bhaanti tan nahin gaya. Hanste aur santusht hokar ve apne kshudra vaahan, mooshak par chadhe, aur raatri-aakaash ke neeche ghar ki or chale, apne chhote vaahan ke pratyek pad par mand-mand dolte hue.

Chandrama apni sundarta par sada garvit tha, kyonki vah swarg ki samast jyotiyon mein sundartam hai, aur usne pehle bhi anyon ka uphaas kiya tha. Vah rishiyon ki tapasyaon aur devon ke kalah par hansa tha, aur kisi ne use dand dene ka saahas nahin kiya tha, kyonki uske prakaash ki samast sansaar ko aavashyakta hai. Kintu vighnaharta Ganesh kisi se nahin darte, aur Chandrama seekhne vaala tha ki saundarya nyaay ke viruddh dhaal nahin hai.

Jaise ve chale, Chandrama ne swarg se neeche dekha aur gajaanan dev ko vishaal udar sahit chhote mooshak par dolta dekha, aur Chandrama swayam ko rok nahin saka. Vah hansi mein phoot pada, uchch aur uphaaspoorna, aur uski hansi aakaash mein goonji. Ganesh ne oopar dekha, aur unka aanand dahakti lajja mein aur phir prajvalit krodh mein badal gaya, kyonki devon ka uphaas koi nahin kar sakta aur dand se bach nahin sakta.

Usi kshan mooshak maarg kaatte sarp se chaunk gaya. Vah bhay se uchhla, aur Ganesh bhoomi par gir pade. Unka atipoorna udar patan se phat gaya, aur khaae modak ghaas par bikhar gaye. Chandrama yah drishya dekhkar aur zor se hansa. Ganesh ne, kruddh aur lajjit, sheeghrata se bikhri mithaaeeyaan sametin, vaapas bharin, aur anarth karne vaale usi sarp se udar baandh liya, use kamar mein kardhani ki bhaanti gaanth diya. Sarp, is prakaar prabhu ki seva se sammaanit, aaj bhi unki kardhani hai.

Phir Ganesh ne ek bhayaanak kaarya kiya. Unhone apna ek dant toda aur hanste Chandrama par poorna bal se phenka. Dant Chandrama ko laga aur uska mukh malin ho gaya, aur Chandrama ki ujjval sundarta mand pad gayi. Kintu Ganesh ka krodh abhi shaant nahin hua tha. Unhone Chandrama ko shaap diya jo aaj bhi smaran kiya jaata hai: jo bhi shukl paksh ki chaturthi, Ganesh ko pavitra tithi ko Chandrama ko dekhega, vah chori ke mithya aarop se grast hoga aur na kiye apraadh ka dosh sahega.

Chandrama Ganesh ke charnon mein gire aur kshama maangi, aur prabhu ne, jinka krodh jitni teevrata se dahakta hai utni hi sheeghrata se shaant hota hai, shaap mridu kiya kintu poornatah hataaya nahin. Chandrama ghatega aur phir badhega, antheen chakr mein ksheen aur poorna hota hua, apne uphaas ke smaran ke roop mein. Aur chori ke dosh ke liye Ganesh ne upaay ghoshit kiya: jo bhi Syamantak mani ki katha sunega ya sunaayega, vah katha ki kaise swayam Krishna par kabhi uske churaane ka mithya aarop laga tha, vah shaap-kalank se mukt hoga.

Shaap ka ek aur parinaam tha jo shaastra likhte hain. Kyonki Ganesh ne Chandrama par apna dant phenka tha, ve Ekadanta kehlaate hain, ek-dant prabhu, aur unka toota dant vah lekhni bana jisse baad mein unhone Vyaas ke shrutlekh se Mahabharat likha. Is prakaar unka krodh bhi sansaar ke liye phaldaayi hua, aur jis dant ne Chandrama ko malin kiya tha vah ek din ab tak ka mahaanatam mahaakaavya likhega.

Aaj bhi bhakt Ganesh Chaturthi ko Chandrama dekhne se bachte hain, aur mithya dosh nivaaran ke liye Syamantak mani ki katha dohraayi jaati hai. Kuber ne seekha ki dhan ka ghamand devon ke samaksh tik nahin sakta, aur us din se vah apna dhan devon ki seva mein lagata hai. Aur Ganesh ne seekha ki bhojan mein sanyam bhi ek gun hai, yadyapi unka modak-prem aaj bhi prasiddh hai.

Yah katha sikhaati hai ki anyon ka uphaas, hansi mein bhi, moolya maangta hai, aur samast sansaar ke liye raatri prakaashit karne vaale Chandrama ko bhi vighnaharta gajaanan prabhu ke samaksh vinamrata seekhni chaahiye.