Diwali ki kahani

 Diwali, yaani Deepawali, Bharat mein manaye jaane waale sabse bade tyohaar mein se ek hai. Diwali ke tyohaar ke peeche kai alag-alag kahaniyaan aur kisse hain, jo Bharat ke vibhin hisson mein alag-alag tareekon se bataye jaate hain. Inmein se kuch pramukh kahaniyaan yeh hain:

1. Ramayan aur Bhagwan Ram ki Kahani:

Sabse pramukh aur mashhoor kahani Ramayan se judi hai. Kaha jaata hai ki Bhagwan Ram ne Lanka ke raja Ravan ko maar giraya aur apni patni Sita aur bhai Lakshman ke saath apne ghar, Ayodhya wapas aaye. Ayodhya ke log apne raja ki wapsi ka utsav manane ke liye nagri ko deepak se saja dete hain. Is khushi mein sab log diye jalaakar aur rangoli banaakar apne ghar ko roshan karte hain, jo aaj bhi Diwali ka mukhya paheli hai.

2. Narakasura aur Krishna ki Kahani:

Karnataka aur South India ke kai hisson mein Diwali ki kahani Narakasura se judi hai. Kaha jaata hai ki Narakasura naamak raakshas ne dharti par atyachar macha rakha tha. Bhagwan Krishna ne usko maar kar praja ko uske atyachar se mukt kiya. Is jeet ke prateek ke roop mein logon ne Diwali manaana shuru kiya.

3. Lakshmi Puja aur Samridhi ki Kahani:

Diwali ko Lakshmi Mata ka din bhi mana jaata hai, jo dhan aur samridhi ki devi hain. Kaha jaata hai ki is din Lakshmi Mata samudra manthan se prakat hui thi aur isi liye log apne ghar aur dukaanein saaf karte hain aur Lakshmi pujan karte hain, taaki unke ghar mein dhan, samridhi aur shanti aaye. Vyapari aur dukaandaar is din ko naye vyapaarik saal ki shuruaat ke roop mein bhi dekhte hain.

4. Mahavir Swami aur Jain Dharm ki Kahani:

Jain dharm ke anuyayi Diwali ko Mahavir Swami ke moksha diwas ke roop mein manate hain. Kaha jaata hai ki isi din Mahavir Swami ne apna aakhri updesh diya aur moksha prapt kiya. Jain log apne mandiron aur gharon mein diye jalakar aur prarthna karke Diwali manate hain.

5. Sikh Dharm mein Bandi Chhor Diwas:

Sikh dharm mein Diwali ka tyohaar “Bandi Chhor Diwas” ke roop mein manaya jaata hai. Kaha jaata hai ki Guru Hargobind Singh ji ko Mughal samrat Jahangir ne qaid kar liya tha. Baad mein, unhone Guruji ko aur unke saath kuch aur 52 Rajao ko bhi riha kiya. Is khushi mein Diwali ke din Amritsar mein Swarn Mandir ko deepak se sajaya jaata hai.

Ye kahaniyaan Diwali ke tyohaar ki bhaavnatmak aur sanskritik mahattva ko dikhati hain.