Navratri ka pehla din Maa Shailputri ko samarpit hota hai. Maa Durga ke nau roopon mein Shailputri ka pehla sthan hai. 'Shailputri' ka arth hai parvat ki putri. Dharmik manyataon ke anusar, Maa Shailputri Himalaya Raj ki putri hain. Unhe prakriti, shakti, pavitrata aur dridh sankalp ka prateek mana jata hai.
Maa Shailputri ko bail par virajman dikhaya jata hai. Unke ek haath mein trishul aur doosre haath mein kamal ka phool hota hai. Unka swaroop bhakton ko jeevan mein santulan, sahas aur aatmavishwas banaye rakhne ki prerna deta hai.
Pauranik katha ke anusar, Maa Shailputri apne pichhle janm mein Raja Daksha ki putri Sati thi. Sati ne Bhagwan Shiv se vivah kiya tha. Ek baar Raja Daksha ne ek yagya ka aayojan kiya, lekin Bhagwan Shiv ko amantrit nahi kiya. Pita ke yagya mein pahunchne par Sati ko apmaan ka saamna karna pada. Isse dukhi hokar unhone apne praan tyag diye.
Agle janm mein Sati ne Himalaya Raj ke ghar janm liya aur Shailputri kehlayi. Is roop mein bhi unka sambandh Bhagwan Shiv se juda raha. Yeh katha aastha, samarpan aur divya shakti ka sandesh deti hai.
Navratri ke pehle din subah jaldi uthkar snan karein aur puja sthal ko saaf karein. Maa Durga aur Maa Shailputri ki tasveer ya murti sthapit karein. Kalash sthapana ki parampara nibhane wale bhakt shubh muhurat ke anusar kalash sthapit kar sakte hain.
Maa ko phool, akshat, dhoop, deep aur prasad arpit karein. Iske baad Maa Shailputri ke mantra ka jaap karein aur parivar ki sukh-shanti ke liye prarthana karein. Puja mein shraddha aur saaf man ka vishesh mahatva mana jata hai.
Mantra: Om Devi Shailputryai Namah.
Bhakt is mantra ka jaap dhyan aur shraddha ke saath kar sakte hain.
Maa Shailputri ko majboot ichhashakti aur sthirta ka prateek mana jata hai. Navratri ke pehle din unki puja karke bhakt naye kaam ki shuruaat ke liye aashirwad maangte hain. Dharmik parampara mein unki aradhana ko jeevan mein sakaratmakta aur aatmabal se joda jata hai.
Maa Shailputri ka sandesh hai ki kisi bhi lakshya ko paane ke liye dhairya, vishwas aur dridh sankalp zaroori hain.
Q1. Navratri ke pehle din kis Devi ki puja hoti hai?
Navratri ke pehle din Maa Shailputri ki puja ki jati hai.
Q2. Maa Shailputri ka mantra kya hai?
Maa Shailputri ka prachalit mantra hai, “Om Devi Shailputryai Namah.”
Q3. Maa Shailputri kis baat ka prateek hain?
Unhe prakriti, shakti, sthirta aur dridh sankalp ka prateek mana jata hai.
Maa Shailputri ki aradhana ke saath Navratri ka pavitra parv shuru hota hai. Unki katha aur swaroop humein vishwas, sahas aur apne lakshya par atal rehne ki prerna dete hain.