Navratri, yaani ki nau pavitra din, Hindu dharm ke anusaar chandrama ka vaishishtya sanket karte hain. Yeh tyohar uttar Bharat mein bade dhoom dhaam se manaya jata hai, aur duniya bhar ke Hindu samudayon mein bhi. In nau dino ko sirf Maa Durga aur unke nau avataron ke liye samarpit kiya jata hai.
Navratri ke saath jude ek pramukh katha hai, jisme Maa Durga aur rakshas Mahishasura ke beech ki ladaai ka zikr hai, jise ahankar ka pratik man liya jata hai. Is tyohar ke nau din har din alag-alag avataron ke samarpit hain, aur har din ke saath ek mahatvapurn rang juda hota hai, jise bhakton ko tyohar mein hissa lene par pehnna hota hai. To, humne aapke liye isey aasan bhasha mein vyakhya kiya hai:
Durga ke nau avatar aur unke rang:
Day 1: SHAILPUTRI:
Ye Brahma, Vishnu, aur Mahesh ki saanjh shakti ki pratima hain. Is roop mein Devi Maa Shiva ke saath dhyaan mein manayi gayi thi. Pehle din ka rang laal hota hai – jo kriya aur utsah ko darust karta hai.
Day 2: BRAHMCHARINI:
Woh jo pavitr tapasya mein lage raheti hain. Woh khushi, shanti, samridhi, aur anugrah pradan karti hain, jo unki upasana karte hain. Khushi aur anand se bharpoor, ye moksha ki or ek raasta hai. Dusre din ka rang raajvanshi neela hota hai, kyun ki yeh shant lekin prabhavit urja ke saath juda hota hai.
Day 3: CHANDRAGHANTA:
Ye sundarta aur shaanti ka pratik hai aur tisre din shanti, shanti, aur samridhi ki prapti ke liye pooja jati hai. Woh bahaduri ki pratik hain aur unmein mahan shakti hai. Tisre din ka rang peela hota hai.
Day 4: KUSHMUNDA:
Unhe brahmand ka nirmata maana jata hai. Maana jaata hai ki Kushmunda ne hasi ke jariye brahmand ko utpann kiya aur vanaspati se harit kiya. Isliye, is din ka rang hara hota hai.
Day 5: SKAND MATA:
Woh Skanda ya Karthikeya ki maa hain, jo devon ne apne senapati ke roop mein chuna tha rakshasou ke saath ki yudh mein. Woh Skanda ke balak roop mein saath hain. Paanchve din ka rang grey hota hai, kyun ki yeh ek maa ki kamjori ko darust karta hai jo apne bachche ko bachane ke liye ek toofani badal ban sakti hai.
Day 6: KATYAYANI:
Katyayani mahaan rishi Kata ke roop mein janmi thi, ek Durga avatar ke roop mein. Narangi rang ke kapde pehnkar woh bahut himmatwali hai. Isliye, is din ka rang narangi hota hai.
Day 7: KALRATRI:
Unka rang kaala hai, unke baal uljhe hote hain aur unka swabhav bhayankar hota hai. Unke teen aankhen chamakti hain, aur unke saans se agni ki lapte hain. Woh kali mata ki tarah kaali hain. Woh durga ke sabse bhayankar roop hain, aur unka rang shanti aur prarthana ko darust karta hai. Isliye, is din ka rang safed hota hai.
Day 8: MAHA GAURI:
Maha Gauri buddhimatta, shaanti, aur shaant hai. Kaha jata hai ki unhone Himalaya ke gehre vanon mein ki gayi lambi tapasya ke karan unka rang safed se kaala ho gaya tha. Lekin baad mein, jab Shiv ne unhein Ganga ke paani se dhoya, to unki sundarta vapas aayi aur woh Maha Gauri ke roop mein jaani gayi, jo ki atyant safed ka rang hai. Aathve din ka rang gulabi hota hai, jo naye shuruaat aur aasha ko darust karta hai.
Day 9: SIDDHIDATRI:
Unka adbhut chikitsaik shaktiyan hoti hain. Unke char bhujaayein hoti hain aur woh hamesha khushmizaj rahti hain. Woh sab devi-devtaon, sant-mahatmaon, yogiyon, tantriks, aur sab bhakton ko maa ki prateekshan ke roop mein ashirwad deti hain. Devi ko prateekshan ke roop mein pradarshit kiya jata hai, bilkul ek saaf din ke aasman ki tarah. Isliye, is din ka rang aasman ne prakriti ki sundarta par prashansa karne ki adbhutata ko darust karta hai – yani ki aasmaani neela.
Disclaimer:
Navratri ke baare mein di gayi jaankari samanya samajhne aur jankari prapt karne ke uddeshya se hai. Yeh festival ka ek saral vyakhya hai aur isme uske dharmik, sanskritik, aur kshetriye vibhinnataon ko puri tarah se shamil nahi kiya gaya hai. Navratri ek mahatvapurn aur vibhinn tyohar hai jo Bharat mein aur duniya bhar ke Hindu samudayon mein manaya jata hai, aur iske paramparaayein ek kshetra se doosre kshetra mein alag ho sakti hain. Vishesh aur sahi jankari ke liye, aadhikarik srot, dharmik vidwanon se salah lein, ya anubhavi vyaktiyon ke margdarshan mein is tyohar mein hissa lena sujhav diya jata hai. Aur yad rahe ki Navratri ke amal aur mahatva samay ke saath badal sakte hain, isliye yeh mahatvapurn hai ki aap tyohar se jude vartaman paramparaon aur lokpriyton ke bare mein jankari rakhein.
