Rishi Panchami Vrat Katha, Puja Vidhi, and Importance in Hinduism

Rishi Panchami ka vrat Sapt Rishiyon ko samarpit hota hai aur mahilao ke liye ye bahut shubh mana jata hai. Maanata hai ki is din vrat rakhne aur katha sunne se isi janm nahi balki pichle janmon ke paap bhi samapt ho jate hain. Aisi maanata hai ki Rishi Panchami ka vrat karne se mahamari ke samay hui bhool se bhi mukti mil jati hai. Janiye is vrat wale din kaunsi katha padhna jaruri mana gaya hai.

Rishi Panchami vrat katha

Raja Sitashva ne Bhagwan Brahma se anurodh kiya – “He Devdevesh! Maine aapke Shrimukh se anek vraton ka shravan kiya hai. Kripya jankalyan hetu kisi paap vinashak vrat ka varnan karein jisko karne se vibhinn paapon ka shaman ho.”

Bhagwan Brahma bole – “He Rajan! Ek aisa vrat hai jo samast paapon ka sarvatha nash karta hai tatha atyant hi punyadayak hai. Is vrat ko Rishi Panchami ke naam se varnit kiya gaya hai. He putra! Is vrat ka vidhivat palan karne wale manushya ko nark ki yatna se mukti to milti hi hai apitu use nark ka darshan tak nahi hota. Is vrat ke sandarbh mein rishiyon ne ek katha ka varnan kiya hai, jiska shravan tum dhyanpurvak karo –

Vidarbha desh ki rajdhani mein Uttang namak ek shreshth Brahman nivas karta tha. Uski ek ardhangini thi jiska naam Sushila tha. Sushila atyant pativrata evam sulakshana nari thi. Kaalantar mein Sushila ne ek putra evam ek putri ko janm diya. Uska putra atyant hi sadguni, dharm parayan evam viveki tha. Us putra ne ang, pad evam kram sahit sabhi Vedon ka adhyayan kiya tha.

Uttang Brahman ne apni putri ka vivah kul parampara ke anusar ek shreshth kutumb mein kar diya kintu he Rajan! Vidhi ka vidhan kuch aisa tha ki uski putri vidhwa ho gayi. Vaidhavya ka dukh prapt hone par vah pativrata dharm ka palan karte hue apne pita ke ghar mein hi jeevan-yapan karne lagi. Us Brahman Uttang ka hriday bhi is peeda se atyant vyathit tha jiske karan vah apne putra ko bhavan adi saunp kar swayam patni evam putri sahit Ganga ke pavan tat par nivas karte hue wahi apne shishyon ko Vedadhyayan karane laga. Vah vidhwa putri bhi apne pita ki shushrusha arthaat seva adi karne lagi. Ek samay aisa aaya ki us putri ka sahas evam dhairya toot gaya. Ardharatri ka samay tha, vah ek shila par shayan kar rahi thi. Shayan karte hi uski sampurn deh krimimay (keedon se yukt) ho gayi. Yahan tak ki uske vastr bhi krimirup mein parivartit ho gaye.

Uttang ke shishyon ne jab apni guruputri ko is durdasha mein dekha to vah bhaybhit hokar turant hi gurumata Sushila ke samip upasthit huye tatha dukhi hokar bole – ‘He Mata! Aapki putri ek shila par shayan kar rahi hai evam uski sampurn deh krimimay ho gayi hai. Uski deh to tanik matra bhi drishtigocar nahi hoti, matra krimiyan hi dikhai de rahi hain. He Maa! Hume to yeh gyaat hi nahi ki aapki us pativrata evam charitrawan putri ki yeh dasha kyon ho gayi?’

Yeh sunte hi maa ke hriday ko gehra aaghaat pahucha evam vah tatkal hi us sthan par pahunchi jahan uski putri shayan kar rahi thi. Vahan usne shishyon dwara varnit drishya ko satya paya. Apni putri ki yeh durdasha dekhkar maa vyakul hokar vilap karne lagi. Vilap karte hue vah moorchhit ho gayi. Jab uski moorchha bhang hui to usne apni putri ko uthaya evam apne aanchal se swachh kar use pita ke samip le gayi.

Us durdasha mein putri ko pita ke samip laakar Sushila boli – ‘He Swami! Hamari is saccharitra putri jisne sadaiv pativrata dharm ka palan kiya hai, uski yeh dasha kyon hui? Yeh ardharatri mein shayan kar rahi thi ki iske sampurn deh mein keede pad gaye. Isse aisa kaun sa apradh hua hai jiska dand is roop mein prapt ho raha hai, he Prannath! Kripa karke is samasya ka samadhan karein.’

Apni putri ki vedna sunkar Brahman Bhagwan Narayan ka dhyan karte hue samadhisth hue evam putri ke purvajon ke paapon ko dekhkar bole – ‘He shubhe! Is janm se purv saatve janm mein bhi yeh ek Brahmani thi. Us janm mein isne rajaswala hote hue kabhi shauchachar evam sparsh-asparsh ka vichar nahi kiya. Rajaswala sthiti…

Main sabhi bhojanadi ke patron ko sparsh kiya. Isi paap ke phalsvarup iski deh krimimay ho gayi hai.

He Anaghe! Rajaswala kaal mein stri paapgrast hoti hai, pratham divas Chandali, dvitiya divas Brahmghatini tatha tritiya divas Rajki, arthaat dhobin hoti hai. Anantar chaturth divas vah shuddh hoti hai. Usi janm mein isne apni sakhiyon ke kusang ke karan Rishi Panchami vrat ka darshan karte hue bhi uska anadar kiya tha. Isne us vrat ke utsav ka darshan kiya tha jiske shubh phalsvarup iska punah Brahman kul mein janm hua hai. Kyunki isne us vrat ki avagya evam apman kiya tha, atah iski deh krimimay ho gayi hai. Yahi iske paap evam dand ka mool karan hai.’

Putri ke purvajanm ka vrttant gyaat kar Sushila boli – ‘He Nath! Jis Rishi Panchami vrat ke utsav ka darshan karne matra se aapke saman Brahmavarchasvi Brahman ke pavan kul mein iska janm hua tatha jis vrat ka anadar karne se ardharatri mein iski deh krimiyon se aachchhadit ho gayi, kripya is adbhut vilakshan vrat ka varnan karne ki anukampa karein.’

Rishi bole – ‘He Sushile! Main is sarvottam vrat ka varnan karta hoon, jiska palan karne se is prakar ke samast paapon ka shaman ho jaata hai. Tum saavdhanipurvak shravan karo. Is vrat ka palan karne se adhibhautik, adhidaivik evam adhyatmik tino prakar ke dukhon se mukti prapt hoti hai. Yeh vrat striyon ko sukh evam saubhagya pradan karne wala hai. Is vrat ko jo bhi stri nishthapoorvak karti hai use samast prakar ke anand evam sukh-sampattiyon ki prapti hoti hai tatha vipattiyon se raksha hoti hai. Bhadrapad shukla Panchami tithi ko kisi nadi, sarovar adi jalashay mein snan karke vrat grahan karna chahiye.

Taduparant sandhyopasana adi nityakartavya poorn karke Dwarvati, arthaat mandap mein sapt rishiyon ki sthapana karni chahiye. Pratidin havan karne evam poojan hetu susajjit mandap ko Dwarvati kaha gaya hai. Tatpashchat sapt rishiyon ko poorn vidhi-vidhan dwara pavitra dughdi adi panchamrit padarthon se snan karana chahiye. Snanoparant rishiyon ko sugandhit chandan, agar aur kapoor arpit karein. Nana prakar ke pushpon se unka shringar karein evam dhoop, deep adi se unka poojan karein. Vidhipoorvak rishiyon ko upveet evam ahatvastra (bina sila hua akhand vastra) evam upvastra dharan karana chahiye.

Taduparant vibhinn prakar ke phalon evam naivedya sahit arghyadan karna chahiye. Arghyadan karte samay is prakar prarthana karni chahiye – ‘Kashyap, Atri, Bharadwaj, Vishwamitra, Gautam, Jamadagni evam Vashistha ye sabhi mere dwara pradatt arghyajal ko sweekar karein tatha isse prasann hon.’

Is katha ka shravan avashya karna chahiye. Is vrat mein shag ka hi bhojan karna chahiye. Vrat mein sapt rishiyon ka smaran karte hue poornatah brahmacharya ka palan karna chahiye. Ukt vidhi se is vrat ko bhali prakaar karna chahiye. Anyanya teerthon mein snan evam danadi karne se jo punya phal prapt hota hai, vah phal matra is ek vrat ko niyampurvak karne se prapt hota hai. Is vrat ko karne wali stri sadaiv sukhi, roop-saundarya se yukt poorn deh wali evam putra-pautradi se sampann hoti hai. Jo stri shraddhapoorvak is vrat anushthan ko sampann karti hai vah is lok mein sabhi prakar ke sukh bhogti hai tatha parlok mein akshay pad prapt karti hai. Us stri ko uske purv janm ke charitron ka smaran ho jaata hai.’ Is prakar Hemadri mein varnit Brahmand Puran se uddhrit Rishi Panchami vrat ki katha sampurn hoti hai.”

॥Iti Shri Rishi Panchami Vrat Katha Sampurnah॥

Rishi Panchami Vrat Vidhi

Tab Sushila ne kaha – “Maharaj! Aise uttam vrat ko aap vidhi ke sath varnan kijiye, jisse sabhi prani is vrat se labh utha saken.” Brahman bole – “Yeh vrat Bhadon mas ki Shukla paksha ki Panchami ko dharan kiya jaata hai. Is din pavitra nadi mein snan kar vrat dharan karke sayankal sapt rishiyon ka poojan karna chahiye, bhumi ko shuddh gau ke gobar se leepne ke baad us par Asht Kamal dal banakar neeche likhe sapt rishiyon ki sthapana kar prarthana karni chahiye.

Is pooja mein Maharshi Kashyap, Atri, Bharadwaj, Vishwamitra, Gautam, Jamadagni, Vashistha maharshiyon ki murti ki sthapana kar aachman, snan, chandan, phool, dhoop-deep, naivedya adi poojan kar vrat ki safalta ki kamna karni chahiye. Is vrat ka udyapan bhi vidhi vidhan karna chahiye. Chaturthi ke din ek samay bhojan karke Panchami ko vrat aarambh karein. Subah nadi mein snan kar gobar se leepkar sarvatobhadra chakra banakar us par kalash sthaapit karein. Kalash ke kanth mein naya vastra baandhkar pooja-samagri ekatrit karke Asht Kamal dal par sapt rishiyon ki suvarna pratima sthaapit karein.

Iske baad shodashopachar se poojan kar raatri ko iski katha ka shravan karein, phir subah Brahman ko bhojan-dakshina dekar Rishi Panchami vrat vidhi (Rishi Panchami Vrat Vidhi) se vrat poorn karein. Is prakar se is vrat ka udyapan karne se nari sundar roop-lavanya ko prapt karke saubhagyavati hokar dhan va putra se santusht ho uttam gati ko prapt hoti hai.

Rishi Panchami vrat ka mahatva:

Rishi Panchami vrat ka mahatva mukhya roop se aatma-shuddhi, pashchatap aur sapt rishiyon ke prati sammaan vyakt karne se juda hai. Yeh vrat Bhadrapad mas ke Shukla paksha ki Panchami tithi ko manaya jaata hai.

• Paapon se mukti: Is vrat ka sabse bada mahatva yeh hai ki yeh jaane-anjaane mein hue paapon se mukti dilata hai. Vishesh roop se, yeh mahilaon dwara maasik dharm ke dauran anjaane mein hui ashuddhiyon ke liye kshama maangne ke liye kiya jaata hai.
• Sapt Rishiyon ke prati sammaan: Yeh din saat mahaan rishiyon—Vashishtha, Kashyap, Vishwamitra, Atri, Jamadagni, Gautam aur Bharadwaj—ko samarpit hai. Yeh vrat unke prati kritagyata aur sammaan vyakt karne ke liye kiya jaata hai, jinhone dharm aur gyaan ka prasar kiya.
• Adhyatmik shuddhi: Yeh vrat adhyatmik shuddhi aur pavitrata ka pratik hai. Ise karne se bhakt apne sharir aur aatma ko shuddh kar sakte hain.
• Sukh aur aishwarya ki prapti: Yeh maana jaata hai ki is vrat ke prabhav se vyakti ko sukh, samriddhi aur saubhagya ki prapti hoti hai.
• Santaan aur vaivahik jeevan ka sukh: Kuch maanyataon ke anusaar, is vrat ko karne se santaan ki prapti hoti hai aur vaivahik jeevan sukhmay banta hai.
• Vrat katha ka prabhav: Vrat katha ka shravan karne se bhi sabhi paapon ka naash hota hai aur vyakti ko moksh prapt hota hai.

Yeh vrat tapasya aur gyaan ke moolyon par zor deta hai aur ismein kathor niyamon ka paalan karna hota hai. Vrat karne wale vyakti ko poori shraddha aur nishta ke sath pooja aur niyamon ka paalan karna chahiye.

Rishi Panchami Pooja Vidhi:

Rishi Panchami pooja vidhi ke liye, subah jaldi uthkar snan karein, phir pooja sthan ko saaf karein. Ek chauki par Sapt Rishiyon aur Arundhati ki tasveer sthaapit karein, kalash rakhein aur phir dhoop, deep, phool, chandan aur naivedya arpit karein. Ant mein, Sapt Rishiyon ki aarti karein, vrat katha sunein aur sabko prasad baantein.

Pooja Vidhi:

• Snaan aur Sankalp: Subah Brahm muhurat mein uthkar snan karein, saaf-suthre vastr pehnein aur vrat ka sankalp lein.
• Sthaan ki Taiyari: Ghar ki saaf-safai karein, phir ek chauki par saaf laal ya peela kapda bichaayein. Aap chahein to zameen par haldi ya gobar se leep kar bhi pooja kar sakte hain.
• Devtaon ki Sthapana: Chauki par Sapt Rishiyon aur Arundhati ki tasveer ya murti sthaapit karein. Ganesh ji ki sthaapana karna bhi shubh hota hai, jinhien aap supari ya haldi se bhi bana sakte hain.
• Kalash Sthaapana: Kalash mein Gangajal bhar kar devtaon ke paas rakhein.
• Pooja Samagri Arpit Karein: Sapt Rishiyon ko roli, chandan, akshat, phool, dhoop, deep, phal aur mithai arpit karein.
• Mantron ka Jaap: Pooja ke dauran Sapt Rishiyon ki aarti aur unke mantron ka jaap karein.
• Vrat Katha: Vrat katha sunein.
• Bhojan aur Prasad Vitaran: Vrat ki katha ke baad, Sapt Rishiyon ko bhog lagaayein aur phir prasad ke roop mein vitrit karein.
• Aashirvaad: Ant mein, apne se bado ke pair chhukar unka aashirvaad lein.

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