'shrimadbhagavat mahapuran'[1] ke anusar- parikshit ne shrishukadevaji se poochha- "bhagavan! jisake drishtipat matr se kalayavan jalakar bhasm ho gaya, vah purush kaun tha? kis vansh ka tha? usamean kaisi shakti thi aur vah kisaka putr tha? ap kripa karake yah bhi batalaiye ki vah parvat ki gufa mean jakar kyoan so raha tha?"
shrishukadevaji kahate haian- "parikshit! ve ikshvakuvanshi maharaj mandhata ke putr raja muchukund the. ve brahmanoan ke param bhakt, satyapratijn, sangramavijayi aur mahapurush the. ek bar indriyadi devata asuroan se atyant bhayabhit ho gaye the. unhoanne apani raksha ke liye raja muchukund se prarthana ki aur unhoanne bahut dinoan tak unaki raksha ki. jab bahut dinoan ke bad devataoan ko senapati ke roop mean svami kartikey mil gaye, tab un logoan ne raja muchukund se kaha- "rajan! apane ham logoan ki raksha ke liye bahut shram aur kasht uthaya hai. ab ap vishram kijiye. virashiromane! apane hamari raksha ke liye manushy lok ka apana akantak rajy chho d diya aur jivan ki abhilashaean tatha bhogoan ka bhi parityag kar diya. ab apake putr, raniyaan, bandhu-bandhav aur amaty-mantri tatha apake samay ki praja mean se koee nahian raha hai. sab-ke-sab kal ke gal mean chale gaye. kal samast balavanoan se bhi balavan hai. vah svayan param samarth avinashi aur bhagavatsvaroop hai. jaise gvale pashuoan ko apane vash mean rakhate haian, vaise hi vah khel-khel mean sari praja ko apane adhin rakhata hai. rajan! apaka kalyan ho. apaki jo ichchha ho hamase maang lijiye. ham kaivaly-moksh ke atirikt apako sab kuchh de sakate haian. kyoanki kaivaly-moksh dene ki samarthy to keval avinashi bhagavan vishnu mean hi hai." param yashasvi raja muchukund ne devataoan ke is prakar kahane par unaki vandana ki aur bahut thake hone ke karan nidra ka hi var maanga tatha unase var pakar ve niand se bharakar parvat ki gufa mean ja soye. us samay devataoan ne kah diya tha ki "rajan! sote samay yadi apako koee moorkh bich mean hi jaga dega to vah apaki drishti p date hi usi kshan bhasm ho jayaga."
parikshit! jab kalayavan bhasm ho gaya, tab yaduvanshashiromani bhagavan shrikrishn ne param buddhiman raja muchumund ko apana darshan diya. bhagavan shrikrishn ka shrivigrah varshakalin megh ke saman saanvala tha. reshami pitambar dharan kiye hue the. vakshahsthal par shrivats aur gale mean kaustubhamani apani divy jyoti bikher rahe the. char bhujaean thian. vaijayanti mala alag hi ghutanoan tak latak rahi thi. mukhakamal atyant sundar aur prasannata se khila hua tha. kanoan mean makarakriti kundal jagamaga rahe the. hoanthoan par prem bhari muskurahat thi aur netroan ki chitavan anurag ki varsha kar rahi thi. atyant darshaniy tarun-avastha aur matavale sianh ke saman nirbhik chal! raja muchukund yadyapi b de buddhiman aur dhir purush the, phir bhi bhagavan ki yah divy jyotirmayi moorti dekhakar kuchh chakit ho gaye. unake tej se hatapratibh ho sakapaka gaye. bhagavan apane tej se durddhursh jan p date the; raja ne tanik shankit hokar poochha.
raja muchukund ne kaha- "ap kaun haian? is kaantoan se bhare hue ghor jangal mean ap kamal ke saman komal charanoan se kyoan vichar rahe haian? aur is parvat ki gufa mean hi padharane ka kya prayojan tha? kya ap samast tejasviyoan ke moortiman tej athava bhagavan agnidev to nahian haian? kya ap soory, chandrama, devaraj indr ya koee doosare lokapal haian? maian to aisa samajhata hooan ki ap devataoan ke aradhyadev brahma, vishnu tatha shankar-in tinoan mean se purushottam bhagavan narayan hi haian. kyoanki jaise shreshth dipak aandhere ko door kar deta hai, vaise hi ap apani aangakanti se is gufa ka aandhera bhaga rahe haian. purushashreshth! yadi apako ruche to hamean apana janm, karm aur gotr batalaiye; kyoanki ham sachche hriday se use sunane ke ichchhuk haian. aur purushottam! yadi ap hamare bare mean poochhean to ham ikshvakuvanshi kshatriy haian, mera nam hai muchukund. aur prabhu! maian yuvanashvanandan maharaja mandhata ka putr hooan. bahut dinoan tak jagate rahane ke karan maian thak gaya tha. nidra ne meri samast indriyoan ki shakti chhin li thi, unhean bekam kar diya tha, isi se maian is nirjan sthan mean nirdvand so raha tha. abhi-abhi kisi ne mujhe jaga diya. avashy usake papoan ne hi use jalakar bhasm kar diya hai. isake bad shatruoan ke nash karane vale param sundar apane mujhe darshan diya. mahabhag! ap samast praniyoan ke mananiy haian. apake param divy aur asahy tej se meri shakti kho gayi hai. maian apako bahut der tak dekh bhi nahian sakata." jab raja muchukund ne is prakar kaha, tab samast praniyoan ke jivanadata bhagavan shrikrishn ne hansate hue meghadhvani ke saman gambhir vani se kaha-
bhagavan shrikrishn ne kaha- "priy muchukund! mere hazaroan janm, karm aur nam haian. ve anant haian, isaliye maian bhi usaki ginati karake nahian batala sakata. yah sambhav hai ki koee purush apane anek janmoan mean prithvi ke chhote-chhote dhool-kanoan ki ginati kar dale; parantu mere janm, gun, karm aur namoan ko koee kabhi kisi prakar nahian gin sakata. rajan! sanak-sanandan adi paramarshigan mere trikalasiddh janm aur karmoan ka varnan karate rahate haian, parantu kabhi unaka par nahian pate. priy muchukund! aisa hone par bhi maian apane vartaman janm, karm aur namoan kar varnan karata hooan, suno. pahale brahmaji ne mujhase dharm ki raksha aur prithvi ke bhar bane hue asuroan ka sanhar karane ke liye prarthana ki thi. unhian ki prarthana se maianne yaduvansh mean vasudevaji ke yahaan avatar grahan kiya hai. ab maian vasudevaji ka putr hooan, isaliye log mujhe ‘vasudev’ kahate haian. ab tak maian kalanemi asur ka, jo kans ke roop mean paida hua tha, tatha pralamb adi anekoan sadhudrohi asuroan ka sanhar kar chuka hooan. rajan! yah kalayavan tha, jo meri hi prerana se tumhari tikshn drishti p date hi bhasm ho gaya. vahi maian tum par kripa karane ke liye hi is gufa mean aya hooan. tumane pahale meri bahut aradhana ki hai aur maian hooan bhaktavatsal. isaliye rajarshe! tumhari jo abhilasha ho, mujhase maang lo. maian tumhari sari lalasa, abhilashaean poorn kar dooanga. jo purush meri sharan mean a jata hai, usake liye phir aisi koee vastu nahian rah jati, jisake liye vah shok kare."
shrishukadevaji kahate haian- "jab bhagavan shrikrishn ne is prakar kaha, tab raja muchukund ko vriddh garg ka yah kathan yad a gaya ki yaduvansh mean bhagavan avatirn hone vale haian. ve jan gaye ki ye svayan bhagavan narayan haian. anand se bharakar unhoanne bhagavan ke charanoan mean pranam kiya aur is prakar stuti ki."
muchukund ne kaha- "prabho! jagat ke sabhi prani apaki maya se atyant mohit ho rahe haian. ve apase vimukh hokar anarth mean hi phanse rahate haian aur apaka bhajan nahian karate. ve sukh ke liye ghar-grihasthi ke un jhanjhatoan mean phans jate haian, jo sare duahkhoan ke mool strot haian. is tarah stri aur purush sabhi thage ja rahe haian. is paparoop sansar se sarvatha rahit prabho! yah bhoomi atyant pavitr karmabhoomi hai, isamean manushy ka janm hona atyant durlabh hai. manushy-jivan itana poorn hai ki usamean bhajan ke lie koee bhi asuvidha nahian hai. apane param saubhagy aur bhagavan ki ahaituk kripa se use anayas hi prapt karake bhi jo apani mati, gati asat sansar mean hi laga dete haian aur tuchchh vishay sukh ke liye hi sara prayatn karate hue ghar-grihasthi ke aandhere kooean mean p de rahate haian, bhagavan ke charanakamaloan ki upasana nahian karate, bhajan nahian karate, ve to thik us pashu ke saman haian, jo tuchchh trin ke lobh se aandhere kooean mean gir jata hai. bhagavan! maian raja tha, rajyalakshmi ke mad se maian matavala ho raha tha. is marane vale sharir ko hi to maian atma-apana svaroop samajh raha tha aur rajakumar, rani, khajana tatha prithvi ke lobh-moh mean hi phansa hua tha. un vastuoan ki chinta din-rat mere gale lagi rahati thi. is prakar mere jivan ka yah amooly samay bilakul nishphal-vyarth chala gaya. jo sharir pratyaksh hi gh de aur bhit ke saman mitti ka hai aur drishy hone ke karan unhian ke saman apane se alag bhi hai, usi ko maianne apana svaroop man liya tha aur phir apane ko man baitha tha ‘naradev’. is prakar maianne madandh hokar apako to kuchh samajha hi nahian. rath, hathi, gho de aur paidal ki chaturangini sena tatha senapatiyoan se ghirakar maian prithvi mean idhar-udhar ghoomata rahata. mujhe yah karana chahiye aur yah nahian karana chahiye, is prakar vividh kartavy aur akartavyoan ki chinta mean p dakar manushy apane ekamatr kartavy bhagavatprapti se vimukh hokar pramatt ho jata hai, asavadhan ho jata hai. sansar mean baandh rakhane vale vishayoan ke liye unaki lalasa din dooni rat chaugini badhati hi jati hai. parantu jaise bhookh ke karan jibh lapalapata hua saanp asavadhan choohe ko daboch leta hai, vaise hi kalaroop se sada-sarvada savadhan rahane vale ap ekaek us prasadagrast prani par toot p date haian aur use le bitate haian. jo pahale sone ke rathoan par athava b de-b de gajarajoan par chadhakar chalata tha aur naradev kahalata tha, vahi sharir apake abadh kal gras banakar bahar pheank dene par pakshiyoan ki vishtha, dharati mean ga d dene par s dakar ki da aur ag mean jala dene par rakh ka dher ban jata hai. prabho! jisane sari dishaoan par vijay prapt kar li hai aur jisase l dane vala sansar mean koee rah nahian gaya hai, jo shreshth sianhasan par baithata hai aur b de-b de narapati, jo pahale usake saman the, ab jisake charanoan mean sir jhukate haian, vahi purush jab vishay-sukh bhogane ke lie, jo ghar-grihasthi ki ek vishesh vastu hai, striyoan ke pas jata hai, tab unake hath ka khilauna, unaka palatoo pashu ban jata hai.
bahut-se log vishay-bhog chho dakar punah rajyadi bhog milane ki ichchha se dan-puny karate haian aur ‘maian phir janm lekar sabase b da param svatantr samrat hoooan.’ aisi kamana rakhakar tapasya mean bhalibhaanti sthit ho shubh karm karate haian. is prakar jisaki trishna badhi huee hai, vah kadapi sukhi nahian ho sakata. apane svaroop mean ekaras sthit rahane vale bhagavan! jiv anadikal se janm-mrityu roop sansar ke chakkar mean bhatak raha hai. jab us chakkar se chhootane ka samay ata hai, tab use satsang prapt hota hai. yah nishchay hai ki jis kshan satsang prapt hota hai, usi kshan santoan ke ashray, kary-karanaroop jagat ke ekamatr svami ap mean jiv ki buddhi atyant dridhata se lag jati hai. bhagavan! maian to aisa samajhata hooan ki apane mere oopar param anugrah ki varsha ki, kyoanki bina kisi parishram ke-anayas hi mere rajy ka bandhan toot gaya. sadhu-svabhav ke chakravarti raja bhi ab apana rajy chho dakar ekant mean bhajan-sadhan karane ke uddeshy se van mean jana chahate haian, tab usake mamata-bandhan se mukt hone ke liye b de prem se apase prarthan kiya karate haian. antaryami prabho! apase kya chhipa hai? maian apake charanoan ki seva ke atirikt aur koee bhi var nahian chahata; kyoanki jinake pas kisi prakar ka sangrah-paragrah nahian hai athava jo usake abhiman se rahit haian, ve log bhi keval usi ke liye prarthana karate haian. bhagavan! bhala, batalaiye to sahi-moksh dene vale apaki aradhana karake aisa kaun sa shreshth purush hoga, jo apane ko baandhane vale saansarik vishayoan ka var maange.
isaliye prabho! maian sattvagun, rajogun aur tamogun se sambandh rakhane vali samast kamanaoan ko chho dakar keval maya ke leshamatr sambandh se rahit, gunatit, ek-advitiy, chitsvaroop paramapurush apaki sharan grahan karata hooan. bhagavan! maian anadikal se apane karmaphaloan ko bhogate-bhogate atyant art ho raha tha, unaki duahkhad jvala rat-din mujhe jalati rahati thi. mere chhah shatru[2] kabhi shant n hote the, unaki vishayoan ki pyas badhati hi ja rahi thi. kabhi kisi prakar ek kshan ke liye bhi mujhe shanti n mili. sharanadata! ab maian apake bhay, mrityu aur shok se rahit charanakamaloan ki sharan mean aya hooan. sare jagat ke ekamatr svami! paramatman! ap mujh sharanagat ki raksha kijiye."
bhagavan shrikrishn ne kaha- "sarvabhaum maharaj! tumhari mati, tumhara nishchay b da hi pavitr aur ooanchi koti ka hai. yadyapi maianne tumhean bar-bar var dene ka pralobhan diya, phir bhi tumhari buddhi kamanaoan ke adhin n huee. maianne tumhean jo var dene ka pralobhan diya, vah keval tumhari savadhani ki pariksha ke liye. mere jo anany bhakt hote haian, unaki buddhi kabhi kamanaoan se idhar-udhar nahian bhatakati. jo log mere bhakt nahian hote, ve chahe pranayam adi ke dvara apane man ko vash mean karane ka kitana hi prayatn kyoan n karean, unaki vasanaean kshin nahian hotian aur rajan! unaka man phir se vishayoan ke liye machal p data hai. tum apane man aur sare manobhavoan ko mujhe samarpit kar do, mujhamean laga do aur phir svachhandaroop se prithvi par vicharan karo. mujhamean tumhari vishay-vasana shoony nirmal bhakti sada bani rahegi. tumane kshatriy dharm ka acharan karate samay shikar adi ke avasaroan par bahut-se pashuoan ka vadh kiya hai. ab ekagrachitt se meri upasana karate hue tapasya ke dvara us pap ko dho dalo. rajan! agale janm mean tum brahman banoge aur samast praniyoan ke sachche hitaishi, param suhrid hooge tatha phir mujh vishuddh vijnanaghan paramatma ko prapt karoge."
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