Tulsi ki sundarta apsaraon se spardha karti kahi jaati thi. Ve ek dharmaatma raaja ki putri thin, bhakti mein palin, aur unki bhakti ne unhein divyajanon mein sthaan dilaaya tha. Unhone keval sarvottam praani se vivaah ka vrat liya tha, aur jab unhone Ganesh ko unke tejasvi dhyaan mein dekha, to ve nishchint thin ki unki khoj poorna hui.
Us yug mein jab devta prithvi par adhik svatantrata se vicharte the, kumaari Tulsi, jo ek din samast vanaspatiyon mein pavitratam banengi, mahaan sadgun ki divya sundari thin. Ek din van mein vicharte hue ve gahan dhyaan mein baithe Ganesh par aayin, unka gajamukh shaant, unka vishaal roop tap se tejasvi. Tulsi turant mohit huin. Yahi, unhone socha, mere yogya pati hain, aur parichay ya sanskaar ki prateeksha kiye bina ve dhyaanasth dev ke paas gayin aur vivaah ka prastaav rakha.
Ganesh ka dhyaan itna gahan tha ki van unke chaaron or shaant ho gaya tha. Pakshiyon ne unke mukut mein ghonsle banaae the, aur lataayein unke charnon se lipat gayi thin, phir bhi unka man param par sthir tha. Tulsi ne unke netra kholne ki prateeksha ki, pushpon se swayam ko sajaate hue, aur jab antatah ve samaadhi se baahar aaye, to unhone prem ki samast vaagmita se apna prastaav kaha.
Ganesh ne netra khole aur unhein dayaalu ta kintu dridhata se dekha. Unhone sammaan ke liye dhanyavaad diya, kintu inkaar kiya. Ve apne tapasvi jeevan ke prati samarpit the, unhone samjhaaya, aur maata Parvati ki seva ke prati, aur unhein patni ki koi kaamna nahin thi. Tulsi, jinhein kabhi kisi ne inkaar nahin kiya tha, marmaahat huin. Unka prem kshan-bhar mein krodh mein badal gaya, aur unhone shaap diya: yadi ve unse vivaah nahin karenge, to ve ek baar nahin do baar, apni ichchha ke viruddh vivaah karenge.
Sachche inkaar par shaapit hone se Ganesh ka apna krodh bhadak utha. Unhone apne shaap se uttar diya: Tulsi ek daanav se, aur vah bhi dusht se vivaah karengi. Shabd kahe gaye, aur aise praaniyon ke kahe shaap vaapas nahin liye ja sakte. Tulsi ka krodh aansuon mein pighal gaya, aur ve Ganesh ke charnon mein girin, apne utaavle shaap ki kshama maangti huin. Ganesh ne, jinka krodh jitni teevrata se uthta hai utni hi sheeghrata se shaant hota hai, unhein kshama kiya, kintu kaha gaya ko poornatah nahin mita sake.
Shaap Tulsi par vajr ki bhaanti gira. Unhone divya pati chaaha tha aur badle mein daanav ka vachan paaya. Kintu jab ve roin, to Ganesh ka hriday dravit hua, kyonki unhone dekha ki unka shaap dvesh se nahin aahat prem se upja tha. Unhone unhein komalta se uthaaya aur ve shabd kahe jo unki niyati ko aakaar denge.
Unhone donon shaapon ko apne aashirvaad se mridu kiya. Tulsi vaastav mein daanav Shankhachood se vivaah karengi, kintu uski mrityu ke baad ve pavitra tulsi-paudhe mein roopaantarit hongi, samast devon aur samast bhakton dvaara poojit, unki pattiyaan chhoone vaale pratyek arpan ko pavitra karti huin. Kintu, unke utaavle shaap ke smaran ke roop mein, unki pattiyaan swayam Ganesh ko kabhi arpit nahin hongi. Aur Ganesh, apni or se, vaastav mein do baar vivaah karenge, Siddhi aur Buddhi, siddhi aur gyaan ki deviyon se vivaah, ek vivaah jo bhaar ke bajaay aashirvaad siddh hoga.
Shankhachood paraakrami daanav tha, kintu uski mrityu niyat thi, kyonki usne swayam Shiv ka krodh arjit kiya tha. Jab vah yuddh mein gira, to Tulsi ka nashvar jeevan uske saath samaapt hua, aur unki bhasm se pavitra paudha upja, hara aur sugandhit, jise devtaon ne swayam apne swargon mein ropa. Vishnu ne ghoshit kiya ki unki koi pooja unki pattiyon ke bina poorna nahin hogi, aur aaj bhi aisa hi hai.
Is prakaar kaha gaya vaisa hi hua. Tulsi ne daanav se vivaah kiya, aur uske patan ke baad ve pavitra tulsi banin, vah paudha jo pratyek Hindu aangan mein khada hai, jiski pattiyaan Vishnu, Krishna aur samast devon ki pooja mein aavashyak hain. Aur aaj bhi, pratyek mandir aur pratyek ghar mein, ekmaatra dev jinhein tulsi-pattiyaan kabhi arpit nahin hotin ve Ganesh hain, us din ka jeevant smaran jab utaavle shaap aur sachche inkaar ne karodon ki pooja ko aakaar diya. Yah katha sikhaati hai ki krodh mein kahe shabd vakta ko bhi baandhte hain, aur mahaanubhaavon ke shaapon mein sada aashirvaad ke beej chhipe hote hain.
Is katha ke paatra
- Ganesha
- Tulsi
