**Karwa Chauth** ki pujan vidhi aur mantra jaap shastron mein vivahit striyon ke liye pavitra aur mahatvapurn maani jaati hai. Yah vrat pati ke lambe jeevan, achhe swasthya, aur sukh-shanti ke liye kiya jata hai. Is din ka mahatva vrat rakhne, pooja karne, aur mantra jaap se aur bhi badh jaata hai.

 **Karwa Chauth** ki pujan vidhi aur mantra jaap shastron mein vivahit striyon ke liye pavitra aur mahatvapurn maani jaati hai. Yah vrat pati ke lambe jeevan, achhe swasthya, aur sukh-shanti ke liye kiya jata hai. Is din ka mahatva vrat rakhne, pooja karne, aur mantra jaap se aur bhi badh jaata hai.

### **Karwa Chauth Ki Pujan Vidhi:**

1. **Pehle se Taiyari:**

   - Pooja ki thaali ko saaf aur sundar tarike se sajaayiye. Thaali mein diya, roli, chawal, mithai, paan, karwa (mitti ka kalash), paani ka lota, aur kuch rupaye rakhna chahiye.

   - Karwa ko pooja ke liye saaf kar ke usme paani bharein aur upar se dhakkan lagayein.

   

2. **Puja Ka Samagri:**

   - Suhaagan ka poora shringar (bindi, sindoor, choori, naya vastra, gehne) pehn kar aap pooja ke liye tayar ho jaati hain.

   - Karwa (mitti ka surahi jisme paani hota hai) aur diya ko sajane ke baad, pooja ke sthaan par rakha jaata hai.

3. **Puja ki Vidhi:**

   - Saamuhik ya ghar ke mandir mein Karwa Chauth ki pooja ki jati hai. Mahilaayein gol ghera bana kar baithti hain aur pooja ke samay ek thaali mein diya jala kar ek doosre ko parivartan (ghumakar) karti hain.

   

4. **Karwa Chauth Ki Katha Suni Jaati Hai:**

   - Pooja ke dauran *Karwa Chauth ki katha* suni jati hai, jo vrat ka mahatva aur katha ko darshati hai. Ye katha kisi priest ya ghar ke badon ke dwara sunayi jaati hai.

### **Mantra Jaap Karwa Chauth ke Samay:**

1. **Ganesh Ji Ki Aarti:**

   - Pooja ki shuruaat Ganesh Ji ki stuti se hoti hai. Ganesh Ji ko vrat aur pooja ka pratham devta mana gaya hai.

   - Mantra:  

     _"Vakratunda Mahakaya Suryakoti Samaprabha,  

     Nirvighnam Kurume Deva Sarva Karyeshu Sarvada."_

2. **Karwa Chauth Ki Pooja Mantra:**

   - Pati ki sukh-shanti aur lambe jeevan ke liye *Karwa* ko samarpit karte samay, yeh mantra uchcharan kiya jaata hai:

     _"Om Karakaye Namah"_  

     Is mantra ke saath mitti ke karwa ko pooja mein sthapit kiya jaata hai.

3. **Chandra Pooja Mantra:**

   - Jab chaand nikalta hai, tab striyaan chalni (sieve) se chaand ko dekhkar yeh mantra bolti hain:

     _"Om Somaya Namah"_  

     Yeh mantra chandradev ko samarpit hai, jo shaanti aur prashanti ka prateek hain.

4. **Pati Ka Aashirwad Lete Samay:**

   - Jab vrat todte hain aur pati ka mukh dekhkar unka aashirwad leti hain, tab striyaan man mein ya uchaaran ke saath yeh mantra bolti hain:

     _"Om Suhaagavati Bhavah"_  

     Yeh mantra patni ke suhaag aur pati ki raksha ke liye uchcharit kiya jata hai.

### **Karwa Chauth ki Aarti:**

   Karwa Chauth ki pooja ke baad mahilaayein ek doosre ko diya de kar parikrama karte hue Ganesh Ji aur Maa Parvati ki aarti karti hain:

   _"Om Jai Jagdish Hare"_  

   ya  

   _"Om Jai Shiv Omkara."_

### **Karwa Chauth Ke Din Kuch Maanyataayein:**

   - Shaam ki pooja ke baad, chaand nikalne ka intezaar kiya jata hai. Jab chaand nikalta hai, to mahilaayein chalni se chaand ko dekhti hain aur fir pati ko. Pati unhe paani pilakar unka vrat todte hain.

   - Karwa Chauth ka vrat prem, shraddha, aur samarpan ka prateek hai, aur yeh pooja aur mantra jaap ise aur bhi pavitra bana dete hain.