Parvati ne putr ko maatr-garv aur maatr-bhay sahit badhta dekha tha, kyonki ve jaanti thin ki vah kis bhayaanak shatru se bhidega. Unhone Tarak ki senaon ko swarg andhera karte dekha tha, aur ve jaanti thin ki Brahma ke vardaan se rakshit daanav ke viruddh saadhaaran astra paryaapt nahin honge. Isliye ve dhyaan mein nivritt huin, apni divya shakti ka saar sameta, aur apne haathon se vah astra gadha jo teenon lokon ko bachaayega.
Jab Kartikeya ke daanav Tarak par chadhne ka samay aaya, to devtaon ne unhein apne shreshthatam astra diye, kintu paraakramitam uphaar unki maata se aaya. Parvati, divya maata ne, apni samast shakti, apni divya shakti ka aahvaan kiya, aur use ek astra mein dhaala: Vel, shuddh prakaash ka bhaala, satya ki bhaanti teekshn aur maatr-prem ki bhaanti avarodhya. Jab Kartikeya ne Vel paaya, to ve maata ke samaksh kritagyata mein charan chhoote hue nat hue, aur Parvati ne aashirvaad mein unke sir par haath rakha. Shiv garv se dekhte rahe, kyonki ve jaante the ki patni ki shakti putr ke saahas mein judne se teenon lokon mein koi bal unke viruddh nahin tik sakta.
Unhone apne aashirvaad sahit use putr ke haathon mein rakha, aur Vel dviteeya soorya ki bhaanti dahka.
Vel ke nirmaan ka varnan brahmaandiya ghatna ke roop mein kiya gaya hai. Parvati ke tap ki agniyon ne samast lok prakaashit kiye, devta vismay se dekhne ekatra hue, aur jab bhaala poorna hua, to vah soorya se adhik prakaash se dahka. Parvati ne use donon haathon se uthaaya aur putr ko arpit kiya, aur jab unhone use liya, to unki shakti ki lehar unmein pravaahit hui, unka bal doguna karti hui.
Vel koi saadhaaran bhaala nahin hai. Tamil rishi sikhaate hain ki uska lamba dand divya gyaan hai, uska chauda phal agyaan ko kaatne vaali shakti hai, aur uska teekshn agra ekaagra man hai jo satya ko bhedta hai. Vah Parvati ki shakti ka hi moort roop hai, isliye jab Kartikeya use chalaate hain, to ve apni maata ki shakti chalaate hain, aur koi daanav, chaahe kitna paraakrami, astra bane divya maata ke prem ke samaksh nahin tik sakta.
Jin daanavon ne Vel ko aate dekha ve aatank se bhaage, kyonki uska prakaash unki aankhein jalaata tha aur uski upasthiti hi unki maayaavi rakshaayein bikher deti thi. Swayam Tarak, jo devon ki senaon par hansa tha, yuva senaapati ke haath mein dahakta bhaala dekhkar maun ho gaya, kyonki vah bhi prakaash ke us ek bindu mein kendrit divya maata ki shakti anubhav kar sakta tha.
Haath mein Vel lekar Kartikeya divya senaon ke aage chale, aur dahakte bhaale ke darshan ne daanav-senaon mein aatank bhar diya. Tarak ke saath mahaayuddh mein, jab anya samast astra daanav ke vardaan-rakshit shareer ko bhedne mein asafal rahe, to Vel ne hi lakshya paaya, Tarak ke vaksh tak seedha udkar uske atyaachaar ka ant kiya. Devtaon ne ghoshit kiya ki vijay putr ki utni hi maata ki thi, kyonki bhaala unki shakti ka diya roop tha.
Aaj bhi Vel Tamil Nadu bhar mein divya shakti ke param prateek ke roop mein pooja jaata hai. Tiruchendur se Palani tak ke mahaan Murugan mandiron mein Vel dev ke paas garbhagrih mein khada hai, pushpon se alankrit aur dugdh-madhu se snaat. Tamil maas Thai mein manaaya jaane vaala Thaipusam utsav us din ka sammaan karta hai jab Parvati ne putr ko Vel diya tha, aur karodon bhakt arpan liye chalte hain aur bhakti mein shareer bhedte hain, maata ke uphaar ka smaran karte hue.
Tamil Nadu ke santon, Aalvaaron aur Nayanmaaron ne Vel ke anginat stotra gaaye, aur kavi Arunagirinathar ka Tiruppugazh uski prashansaon se umadta hai. Bhakt maante hain ki Vel ka dhyaan agyaan, krodh aur kaamna ke aantrik daanavon ka naash karta hai, utni hi nishchitata se jitni usne Tarak ka naash kiya tha. Swargon ko bachaane vaala bhaala is prakaar pratyek saadhak ke liye aatma bachaane vaala astra banta hai.
Yah katha sikhaati hai ki maata ka aashirvaad samast astron mein paraakramitam hai, aur divya shakti, jab shuddh hriday dvaara dharm-raksha ke liye chalaayi jaaye, apratirodhya hai. Vel santon ke shabdon mein bana hua hai, agyaan-andhkaar naash karne vaala prakaash, vah bhaala jise pratyek bhakt ko gyaan, saahas aur prem se apne bheetar gadhna chaahiye.
Is katha ke paatra
- Kartikeya
- Parvati
- Shiva
