एकनाथ

ekanath
poora nam	sant ekanath maharaj
janm	sanvat 1590 vikrami (1533 ee.) ke lagabhag.
mrityu	sanvat 1656 vikrami (1599 ee.) ke lagabhag.
abhibhavak	pita- sooryanarayan, mata- rukmini.
pati/patni	girijabaee
karm bhoomi	maharashtr
mukhy rachanaean	'bhagavat-ekadash sh‍kanh‍dh', 'rukmini-sh‍vayanvar', 'bhavarth ramayan', 'chiranjivapad', 'sh‍vath‍mabodh' tatha 'ananh‍dalahari' adi.
bhasha	marathi
prasiddhi	sant kavi
nagarikata	bharatiy
any janakari	ekanath brahmanoan ka b da adar karate the. inake yahaan sadavart chalata rahata tha. sabako anh‍n baanta jata tha. rat ko jab ye kirtan karate, tab door-door ke log yahaan ate the, jinamean adhikaansh aise hi shrota hote the, jo inh‍hian ke yahaan bhojan pate the.

ekanath ko maharashtr ke prasiddh santoan mean bahut khyati prapt thi. maharashtriy bhaktoan mean namadev ke pashchath doosara nam ekanath ka hi ata hai. ye varn se brahman the. inhoanne jati pratha ke viruddh avaz uthaee tatha anupam sahas ke karan kasht bhi sahe. inaki prasiddhi 'bhagavat puran' ke marathi kavita mean anuvad ke karan huee. darshanik drishti se ye addhaitavadi the.

parichay

bhakh‍tashreshh‍th bhanudas ji ke putr chakrapani, chakrapani ke putr sooryanarayan aur sooryanarayan ke putr bhakh‍taraj ekanath hue. inaka janh‍m sanvat 1590 vikrami (1533 ee.) ke lagabhag hua tha. inake janmakal mean mool nakshatr tha, at: inake janmate hi inake pita ka dehant ho gaya tha tatha usake kuchh kal bad mata ka bhi. inake pita sooryanarayan b de medhavi tatha mata rukmini b di pativrata aur sushila thian. inaka lalan-palan pitamah chakrapani ne kiya. ekanath bachapan se hi b de buddhiman, shraddhavan aur bhajanananh‍di the. chhathe varsh mean inaka yajnopavit sansh‍kar ho gaya tha. brahmakarm ki inh‍hean uth‍tam shiksha mili. 'ramayan', 'mahabharat' tatha anek puran inh‍hoanne balh‍yavash‍tha mean hi sun liye. barah varsh ki avash‍tha mean inake aandar aisi bhagavad-priti jagi ki bhagavan se milane vale sadguru ke‍ liye ye vh‍yakul ho uthe. isi sthiti mean, rat ke chauthe pahar kisi shivalay mean baithe ye harigun ga rahe the, tab tak inh‍hean yah akashavani sunayi p di-

"jao devagadh mean, vahaan janardan pant ke darshan karo. ve tumh‍hean kritarth kareange."

bas, ye bina kisi se kuchh kahe-sune chal diye. do din aur do rat ka rash‍ta tay karake tisare din prat:kal devagadh pahuanche. vahaan inh‍hean janardan pant ke darshan hue. inh‍hoanne unake charan pak d liye. yah guru-shishh‍y-sanyog sanvat 1602 vikrami (1545 ee.) mean hua.

guru seva

ekanath chh: varsh tak guru ki seva mean rahe. guru sevakal mean guru se pahale sokar uthate the aur guru ki nidra lag jane ke bad sote the. guru jab sh‍nan karane ke liye uthate, tab ye patr mean jal bhar dete, dhati chunakar hath mean de dete, pooja ki sab samagri pahale se hi jutakar rakhate, jab tak pooja hoti, tab tak pas hi baithe rahate, jab jo vash‍tu avashh‍yak hoti, use age kar dete, guru bhojan kar lete, tab unh‍hean pan lagakar dete aur jab ve vishram karane lagate, tab ye pair dabate. is prakar guru-seva ko inh‍hoanne param dharm janakar usaka bhali-bhaanti palan kiya.

janardan sh‍vami ne kuchh dinoan tak ekanath ji ko hisab-kitab ka kam sauanp rakha tha. ek din inh‍hean ek paee ka hisab nahian mila. isaliye rat ko guruseva se nivrith‍t hokar ye bahi-khata lekar baith gaye. tin pahar tak hisab jaanchate rahe. akhir jab bhool mili, tab inh‍hoanne b di prasanh‍nata se tali bajayi. sh‍vami ji us samay sokar uthe the. unh‍hoanne jharokhe se jhaankakar dekha aur poochha ki- "ekanath aj yah kaisi prasanh‍nata hai." ekanath ji ne b di namrama se paee ki bhool ka hal batalaya. guru ji ne kaha- "ek paee ki bhool ka pata lagane se jab tumh‍hean itana ananh‍d mil raha hai, tab is sansar ki b di bhari bhool jo tumase huee hai, usaka pata lag jane par tum kitane anandit hoange. isi prakar yadi tum bhagavan ke chinh‍tan mean lag jao to bhagavan kahian door tho de hi haian." ekanath ji ne ise guru ka ashirvad jana aur kritajnata se unake charanoan mean mash‍tak rakh diya.

bhagavat-dharm prachar

isake kuchh hi dinoan bad ekanath ko shridath‍tatrey bhagavan ka sakshath‍kar hua. ekanath ne dekha- shriguru hi dath‍tatrey haian aur dath‍tatrey hi guru haian. isake pashh‍chat ekanath ji ko shridath‍tatrey bhagavan chahe jab darshan dene lage. is sagun-sakshath‍kar ke ananh‍tar shriguru ne ekanath ko bhagavan shrikrishn ki upasana ki diksha dekar shoolabhanjan parvat par rahakar tap karane ki ajna di. ekanath us parvat par chale gaye aur vahaan unh‍hoanne ghor tapash‍ya ki. tap poora hone par ve phir guru ke samip laute. isake bad shriguru ne unh‍hean sant-samagam aur bhagavat-dharm ka prachar karane ke liye tirthayatra karane ki ajna di aur sh‍vayan bhi nasik-tryamh‍bakeshh‍var tak unake sath gaye. isi yatra mean ekanath ne chatu:shh‍lokoan ka bhagavat par ovi chhanh‍d mean ek granh‍th likha, jisako pahale-pahal unh‍hoann panchavati pahuanchakar shriramachanh‍dr ji ke saman guru shrijanardanash‍vami ko sunaya.

vivah

tirthayatra poori karake ekanath apani janh‍mabhoomi paithan laut aye, parantu apane ghar n jakar piph‍paleshh‍var mahodav ke mandir mean thahar gaye. inake vriddh dada-dadi varshoan se inaki khoj kar rahe the aur unh‍hoanne shriguru janardanash‍vami se yah ajnapatr le liya tha ki- "ekanath! ab tum vivah karake grihash‍thashram mean raho." at: jab inake vriddh dada-dadi inase milane ja rahe the, tab rash‍te mean hi inase bheant ho gayi. unh‍hoanne inh‍hean chhati se lipatakar shriguru ka vah ajnapatr dikhalaya. is par ekanath ne vahian apani tirthayatra samaph‍t kar di. gurudev ke ajnanusar inaka vivah hua. inaki dharmapath‍ni girijabaee b di patiparayana, param sati aur adarsh grihini thian; aur is karan inaka sara prapanch bhi paramarthaparayan hi hua.

dinacharya

inake garhash‍th-jivan ki dinacharya is prakar thi-
brahmamuhoort mean uthakar pahale prat:sh‍maran aur tath‍pashh‍chat guru-chinh‍tan karana. shauchadi evan godavari-sh‍nan se nivrith‍t ho, sooryoday se poorv sandhh‍ya-vanh‍dan karana. sooryoday ke bad ghar lautakar devapoojan, dhh‍yan-dharana adi karake 'gita'-bhagavatadi granh‍thoan ka path athava shravan karana. madhh‍yahn mean pun: godavari-ghat par jakar sandhh‍ya-tarpan, brahmayajn karana aur tadananh‍tar ghar lautakar balivaishh‍vadev tatha atithi-abhh‍yagatoan ke poorn sath‍kar ke bad sh‍vayan bhojan karana. tath‍pashh‍chat vidvanoan aur bhakh‍toan ke sath baithakar ath‍macharcha karana. sayankal phir godavari tat par jakar sandhh‍ya-vanh‍dan karana aur vahaan se lautakar dhoop-dip ke sath bhagavan ki arati aur sh‍totrapath karana. isake ananh‍tar kuchh halka-sa ahar karake madhh‍y ratri tak bhagavath‍kirtan karana athava vedopanishad-puranadi ka adhh‍yayan karana. madhh‍y ratri se lekar char ghante tak shayan karana.

sadhujivan ki ghatanaean

ekanath brahmanoan ka b da adar karate the. inake yahaan sadavart chalata rahata tha. sabako anh‍n baanta jata tha. rat ko jab ye kirtan karane lagate the, us samay door-door ke log yahaan ate the, jinamean adhikaansh aise hi shrota hote the, jo inh‍hian ke yahaan bhojan pate the. nith‍y naye atithi aya hi karate the. is prakar yadyapi ekanath ke yahaan b di bhi d-bha d rahati thi, phir bhi inaka sara kam maje mean chalata tha. anh‍n-dan aur jnan-dan ka pravah inake yahaan niranh‍t baha hi karata tha. kshama, shanti, samata, bhootadaya, nirahankarata, nish‍sangata, bhaktiparayanata adi samash‍t daivi samh‍pattiyoan ke nidhan, ekanath maharaj ke darshanamatr se asankhh‍y sh‍tri-purushoan ke pap-tap-santap nith‍y nivarit hote the. inaka jivan baddhoan ko mumuksh banane, mumukshuoan ko mukh‍t karane aur mukh‍toan ko parabhakti ka paramananh‍d dilane ke liye hi tha. inake paropakaramay ni:sh‍prih sadhujivan ki anekoan ghatanaean haian, jinase inake vividh daivigun prakat hote haian. inake jivan ki kuchh vishesh ghatanaoan ka ulh‍lekh nimn prakar hai-

• ekanath nith‍y godavari sh‍nan ke liye jaya karate the. rash‍te mean ek saray thi, vahaan ek musalaman raha karata tha. yah us rash‍te se ane-jane vale hianduoan ko bahut tang kiya karata tha. ekanath maharaj ko bhi isane bahut tang kiya. ekanath maharaj jab sh‍nan karake lautate, tab yah un par kulh‍la kar deta. ekanath maharaj nadi ko lautakar sh‍nan kar ate. yah phir un par kulh‍la karata.is tarah din mean paanch-paanch bar inh‍hean sh‍nan karana p data. ek din to is ath‍yachar ki sima ho gayi. ek sau ath bar us yavan ne in par pani se kulh‍la kiya aur ek sau ath bar ye sh‍nan kar aye. par maharaj ki shanti aur prasanh‍nata jh‍yoan ki th‍yoan bani rahi. yah dekhakar vah yavan apane kiye par b da lajjit hua aur maharaj ke charanoan mean a gira. tab se usaka jivan hi badal gaya.

• ekanath maharaj ke pita ka shraddh tha. rasoee taiyar huee, amantrit brahmanoan ki pratiksha mean ap dvar par kh de the. udhar se char-paanch mahar nikale. mithaee ki sunh‍dar ganh‍dh pakar ve apas mean kahane lage- "kaisi badhiya suganh‍dh a rahi hai. bhookh n ho to bhookh lag jay. par aisa bhojan ham logoan ke bhagh‍y mean kaha." ekanath maharaj ne yah bat sun li aur turant un maharoan ko bulakar unh‍hean us rasoee se achh‍chhi tarah bhojan kara diya aur jo kuchh bacha, vah bhi girijabaee ne in maharoan ke gharavaloan ko bulakar khila diya. phir sh‍than ko bhali-bhaanti dho-lipakar brahmanoan ke liye doosari rasoee banayi gayi. par nimantrit brahmanoan ko jab yah bat maloom huee, tab unake krodh ka par nahian raha. unh‍hoanne ekanath ko dharmabhrashh‍t samajhakar bahut aant-sant sunaya aur phatakar kar kaha- "tumh‍hare jaise patit ke yahaan ham log bhojan nahian kareange." ekanath ne vinayapoorvak samajhaya ki "ap log bhojan kijiye, sab shuddhi karake nayi rasoee bani hai." par brahman nahian mane. tab harakar yathavidhi shraddh ka sankalh‍p karake ekanath maharaj ne pitaroan ka dhh‍yan aur avahan kiya. sh‍vayan pitar moortiman hokar prakat ho gaye. unh‍hoanne sh‍vayan shraddhanh‍n grahan kiya aur paritriph‍t hokar ashirvad dekar anh‍tardhan ho gaye. brahmanoan ko jab is bat ka pata laga, tab ve bahut lajjit hue.

• ek bar adhi rat ke samay char pravasi brahman paithan mean aye aur ashray dhooandhate-dhooandhate ekanath ji ke ghar pahuanche. ekanath ne unaka sh‍vagat kiya. maloom hua ki pravasi brahman bhookhe haian. unake liye rasoee banane ko girijabaee taiyar hueean, par idhar kuchh dinoan se lagatar moosaladhar vrishti hone se ghar mean sookha eeandhan namamatr ko bhi nahian rah gaya tha. itani rat mean ab lak di kahaan se aye? ekanath ne apane palang ki nivas khol di aur pava-pati to dakar lak di taiyar kar di. pair dhane ke liy brahmanoan ko garam pani diya gaya, tapane ke liye aangithiyaan di gayian aur yatheshh‍t bhojan karaya gaya. brahman trith‍p hue aur ekanath ko dhanh‍y–dhanh‍y kahane lage.

• kashi ki yatra karake ekanath maharaj jab prayag ka gangajal kaanvar mean liye rameshh‍var ja rahe the, tab rash‍te mean ek retila maidan aya. vahaan ek gadha mare ph‍yas ke chhatapata raha tha. ekanath ne turant apani kaanvar se pani lekar usake muanh mean dala. gadha changa hokar vahaan se chal diya. ekanath ke sangi aur ashrit uddhavadi log prayag ke gangajal ka aisa upayog hote dekh bahut d:khi hue. ekanath ne unh‍hean samajhaya ki "bhalemanaso ! bar-bar sunate ho ki bhagavan ghat-ghatavasi haian aur phir bhi aise bavale banate ho. samay par jo kam n de, aisa jnan kis kam ka? kaanvar ka jal jo gadhe ne piya, vah sidhe shrirameshh‍var ji par chadh gaya." mahakavi moropant ekanath maharaj ke is krith‍y ko ‘lakshaviprabhojan’ ke saman punh‍yaprad kahate haian.

• paithan mean ek veshh‍ya thi, b di chatur, sunh‍dar aur nrith‍y-gayanadi mean kushal. ekanath maharaj ka kirtan sunane kabhi-kabhi vah bhi jaya karati thi. ek din maharaj ne bhagavat ka piangalakhh‍yan kaha. use sunakar us veshh‍ya ko vairagh‍y ho gaya. use apane sharir se ghrina ho gayi. apane sharir ke navoan dvaroan se rat din maila hi nikalata hua pratit hua. vah pashh‍chatap karane lagi ki "maian bhi kaisi abhagin hooan, jo cham de se ghire hue is vishh‍tha-mootr ke pinh‍d ko aliangan karane mean apana jivan bita rahi thi. hriday mean sthit akshay ananh‍dash‍varoop shrihari ka kabhi mujhe sh‍vaph‍n mean bhi dhh‍yan nahian hua." isi prakar anutap karati huee vah veshh‍ya apane ghar ka dvar band kiye ghar mean akeli hi p di rahi. bar-bar ekanath maharaj ka sh‍maran karati, yah bhi sochati ki "mujh jaisi papin ko bhala, aise mahapurush ke charanoan ka sh‍parsh kabhi kh‍yoan milane laga." ek din isi prakar vah soch rahi thi ki ekanath maharaj godavari sh‍nan karake usi rash‍te se laut rahe the. jharokhe mean se usane maharaj ko dekha aur dau di huee daravaze par ayi. b di adhirata se dvar kholakar gadgad kanh‍th se boli- "maharaj ! kh‍ya is papin ke ghar ko apake charan pavitr karane ki kripa kar sakate haian?" ekanath maharaj ke padarpan se vah papasadan bhagavanh‍nam-‍niketan ho gaya. veshh‍ya ab veshh‍ya n rahi, anutap se usake sare pap dhul gaye. ekanath maharaj ke anugrah se usake chith‍t par bhagavanh‍nam ki muhar lag gayi. ekanath maharaj ne use ‘ram, krishh‍n, hari’ mantr diya aur sath‍karm ka kram bataya. das varsh bad jab is anugrihita ka dehavasan hua, tab vah shrikrishn sh‍varoop ke dhh‍yan mean nimagh‍n thi.

• ek rat ekanath ka kirtan sunane valoan ki bhi d mean char chor ghus baithe. is niyat se ki kirtan samaph‍t hone par jab sab log apane-apane ghar chale jayange aur yahaan bhi sab log so jayange, tab rat ke sanh‍nate mean apana kam bana leange. rat ke do baje ke lagabhag choroan ko yah mauka mila. kuchh kap de aur bartan inh‍hoanne hathiyaye tatha aur bhi hath saph karane ki ghat mean idhar-udhar dhooandhane lage. dhooandhate-dhooantate devagrih ke samip pahuanche, bhitar ek dipak timatima raha tha aur ekanath maharaj samadhish‍th the. un choroan ne dekha aur dekhate hi unaki drishti aandhi ho gayi. ab ve nikal bhagana hi chahate the, par hathiyaye hue bartanoan se takarakar niche gire. devagrih se ekanath maharaj bahar nikale. poochha, kaun hai? chor rone aur gi dagi dane lage- "maharaj! ham log b de papi haian, kshama kijiye." maharaj ne unake netroan par hath phera, un choroan ko poorvavat drishti praph‍t huee, sath hi unaki buddhi palat gayi. ekanath maharaj ne unase kaha ki "ye kap de aur bartan to tum log le hi jao, aur bhi jo kuchh ichh‍chha ho, le sakate ho." yah sunakar unh‍hoanne apani aanguli mean pahani huee aangoothi bhi unake samane rakh di. chor b de lajjit hue. bar-bar maharaj ke charanoan mean gire aur tab se unh‍hoanne chori karana hi chho d diya.

deh tyag

is prakar paropakaramay ni:sh‍prih sadhu jivan se, upadesh se, dan se sabaka upakar karate hue grihash‍thashram ka divh‍y adarsh sabake samane rakhakar anh‍t mean sanvat 1656 vikrami (1599 ee.) ki chaitrakrishh‍na shashh‍thi ko ekanath maharaj ne godavari-tir par apana sharir chho da. us samay ye poorn sh‍vash‍th the. inh‍hoanne apane prayan ka din pahale hi batala diya tha. at: usake kee din pahale se hi paithan mean sarvatr bhagavath‍sankirtan ho raha tha. harikathaoan ki dhoom thi. door-door se aye hue darshanarthiyoan ki bhi d jama ho gayi thi. akash bhagavanh‍nam se gooanj raha tha. jab us shashh‍thi tithi ka prat:kal samane a gaya, tab ekanath maharaj ne godavari mean sh‍nan kiya aur bahar nikalakar sada ke liye samadhish‍th ho gaye.

granth rachana

ekanath maharaj ke granh‍thoan mean sabase lokapriy aur prasiddh granh‍th 'bhagavat-ekadash sh‍kanh‍dh', 'rukmini-sh‍vayanvar' aur 'bhavarth ramayan' haian. kahate haian ki bhagavan shriramachanh‍dr ne sh‍vayan hi ekanath maharaj se 'bhavarth ramayan' likhavaya tha. in granh‍thoan ke atirikh‍t 'chiranjivapad', 'sh‍vath‍mabodh', 'ananh‍dalahari' adi anh‍y kee chhote-mote granh‍th bhi ekanath maharaj ke banaye hue haian. apake sabhi granh‍th marathi bhasha mean haian.