शिव पार्वती विवाह

Bhagwan Shiv ki pehli patni Sati ne apne pita Daksha Prajapati ke yagya mein Shiv ka apmaan sehan na kar paane ke kaaran yagyakund mein apne pranon ki aahuti de di thi. Sati ke viyog mein Bhagwan Shiv atyant dukhi ho gaye aur sansaar se virakt hokar Himalaya parvat par kathor tapasya mein leen ho gaye. Unke bina sansaar ka sanchalan baadhit hone laga.

Usi samay Tarakasur naamak ek shaktishali daitya ne Brahma ji se vardaan prapt kiya ki use keval Shiv ka putra hi maar sakta hai. Tarakasur ko vishwas tha ki Shiv tapasvi hain aur unka vivah asambhav hai, isliye uski mrityu kabhi nahi hogi. Usne teenon lokon par atyachaar karna shuru kar diya. Devta, rishi-muni sabhi peedit ho gaye.

Devtaon ne Brahma ji se sahayta maangi. Brahma ji ne bataya ki Sati ne Himalaya Raj (Himavan) ki putri Parvati ke roop mein punah janm liya hai. Yadi Parvati ka vivah Shiv se ho jaye to unka putra Kartikeya Tarakasur ka vadh kar sakta hai. Parantu Shiv ji gahan dhyaan mein the aur unhe jagaana asambhav prateet hota tha.

Devtaon ne Kamdev (Madan) se prarthana ki ki ve Shiv ji ke hriday mein prem ka bhaav jagayein. Kamdev jaante the ki yeh atyant khatarnaak karya hai, parantu devtaon aur srishti ki raksha ke liye unhone yeh dayitva sweekar kiya. Kamdev apni patni Rati aur mitra Vasant ke saath Kailash pahunche. Unhone vatavaran mein madhur sugandh aur basant ritu ka samrajya faila diya.

Jab Parvati Shiv ji ko puja samagri arpit kar rahi thin, usi kshan Kamdev ne Shiv ji par apna pushpabaan chalaya. Shiv ji ka dhyan ek kshan ke liye bhang hua aur unhone Parvati ko dekha. Parantu agle hi kshan Shiv ji ko atyant krodh aaya. Unhone apna teesra netra khola aur krodhagni se Kamdev bhasma ho gaye. Rati vilaap karne lagi. Shiv ji ne baad mein Rati ko vardaan diya ki Kamdev Anang (bina shareer) roop mein sada vidyamaan rahenge aur Dwapar Yug mein Shri Krishna ke putra Pradyumna ke roop mein punah janm lenge.

Parvati ji atyant dukhi huin ki Shiv ji ne unhe asweekar kar diya. Parantu unhone haar nahi maani. Narad ji ki salah par Parvati ne swayam kathor tapasya karne ka nishchay kiya. Unhone rajmahal ka sukh-vaibhav tyaagkar van mein jaakar atyant kathor tap kiya. Pehle varsh keval pattiyan khayin, phir woh bhi chhod diya. Khule aakaash ke neeche, dhoop-varsha-sheet sehte hue, unhone varshon tak tapasya ki. Unki tapasya se teenon lokon mein taap fail gaya.

Bhagwan Shiv ne Parvati ki bhakti ki pariksha lene ka nishchay kiya. Ve ek vriddh Brahman ka vesh banakar Parvati ke paas gaye aur Shiv ki ninda karne lage — "Shiv to shmashaan mein rehne wale, bhooton-preton ke swami, bhasma lagaane wale, saanpon ki mala pehenne wale hain. Tum unke yogya nahi ho." Parvati ne krodhit hokar kaha ki Shiv ji sarvashreshth devta hain aur ve keval unhi se vivah karengi athwa aajeevan avivahit rahengi. Shiv ji Parvati ki atal bhakti aur prem se prasann ho gaye aur apna asli roop prakat kiya.

Bhagwan Shiv ne vivah ka prastaav lekar Saptarishiyon ko Himavan ke paas bheja. Himavan atyant prasann hue aur vivah ki sweekrti di. Vivah ki bhavy taiyariyan huin. Shiv ji ki baraat atyant anokhi thi — bhoot, pret, pishaach, gan, Nandi sabhi baraat mein the. Shiv ji ne shmashaan ki bhasma lagaai, baaghambar dhaaran kiya, sarp ki mala pehni. Yeh drishya dekhkar Parvati ki mata Maina moorchit ho gayin. Parantu Narad ji ne samjhaya aur Shiv ji ne apna divya roop dikhaya to sabhi mantramugdh ho gaye.

Vaidik mantrochchaar ke saath Bhagwan Shiv aur Mata Parvati ka divya vivah sampann hua. Brahma ji ne swayam vivah karavaya. Vishnu ji, sabhi devta, rishi-muni upasthit the. Yeh vivah Shiv aur Shakti ke milan ka prateek hai — purush aur prakriti ka shaashwat sanyog. Is divya vivah se Kartikeya ka janm hua jinhone Tarakasur ka vadh karke teenon lokon ko uske atyachaar se mukt kiya.