यमराज का नचिकेता से गोदान की महिमा का वर्णन

mahabharat anushasan parv ke danadharm parv ke aantargat adhyay 71 mean yamaraj ka nachiket se godan ki mahima ka varnan hua hai-

bhishm ka sanvad

vaishampayan ji kahate haian- janamejay! ‘unake aisa kahane par nachiket ne is prakar uttar diya- ‘bhagavan. maian apake us rajy mean a gaya hooan, jahaan se lautakar jana atyant kathin hai. yadi maian apaki drishti mean var pane ke yogy hoooan to punyatma purushoan ko milane vale samriddhishali loko ka maian darshan karana chahata hooan. ‘ddhijendr. tab yam devata ne vahano se jute hue uttam prakash se yukt tejasvi rath par mujhe bithakar punyatmaoan ko prapt hone vale apane yahaan ke sabhi lokoan ka mujhe darshan karaya. ‘tab maianne maha manasvi purusho ko prapt hone vale vahaan ki tejomay bhavano ka darshan kiya. unake rup-rang aur akar-prakar anek tarah ke the. un bhavano ka sab prakar ke ratno dvara nirman kiya gaya tha. ‘koee chandramandal ke saman ujjval the. kinhian par kshudr ghantiyo se yukt jhalarean lagi thian. unamean saiank doan kakshaean aur manjile thian. unake bhitar jalashay aur van-upavan sushobhit the. kitano ka prakash nilamanimay soory ke saman tha. kitane hi chaandi aur sone ke bane hue the. kinhi-kinhi bhavano ke rang pratah kalin soory ke saman lal the. unamean se kuchh viman ya bhavan to sthavar the auer kuchh ichchhanusar vicharane vale the. ‘un bhavano mean bhakshy aur bhojy padarthoan ke parvat kh de the. vastro aur shaiyyaoan ke dher lage the tatha sampoorn manovaanchhit phaloan ko dene vale bahut-se vriksh un grihoan ki sima ke bhitar lahalaha rahe the. ‘un divy lokoan mean bahut-si nadiyaan, galiyaan, sabhabhavan, bav diyaan, talab aur jotakar taiyar khade़ hue ghoshayukt sahasroan rath maianne sab aur dekhe the. ‘maianne doodh bahane vali nadiyaan, parvat, ghi aur nirmal jal bhi dekhe tatha yamaraj ki anumati se aur bhi bahut-se pahale ke n dekhe hue pradeshoan ka darshan kiya. ‘un sab ko dekhakar maianne prabhavashali puratan devata dharmaraj se kaha- ‘prabho. ye jo ghi aur doodh ki nadiyaan bahati rahati haian, jinaka strot kabhi sookhata nahian hai, kinake upabhog mean ati haian- inhean kin ka bhojan niyat kiya gaya hai?’

yamaraj ka nachiketa se godan ki mahima ka varnan

‘yamaraj ne kaha- brahman. tum in nadiyoan ko un shreshth purushoan ka bhojan samajho, jo gauras dan karane vale haian. jo godan mean tatpar haian, un punyatmaoan ke doosare bhi sanatan log vidyaman haian, jinake duahkh-shok se rahit punyatma bhare p de haian. ‘‘vipravar. keval inaka dan matr hi prashast nahian hai; supatr brahman, uttam samay, vishishth gau tatha dan ki sarvottam vidhi- in sab batoan ko janakar hi godan karana chahiye. gauoan ka apas mean jo taratamy hai, use janana bahut kathin kam hai aur agni evan soory ke saman tejasvi patr ko pahachanana bhi saral nahian hai. ‘‘jo brahman vedoan ke svadhyay se sampann, atyant tapasvi tatha yajn ke anushthan mean laga hua ho, vahi in gauoan ke dan ka sarvottam patr hai. inake siva jo brahman krichchhr vrat se mukt hue hoan aur parivar ki pushti ke liye godan ke prarthi hokar aye hoan, ve bhi dan ke uttam patr haian. in suyogy patroan ko nimitt banakar dan mean di gayi shreshth gauaian uttam mani gayi haian.‘‘ tin rat tak upavas poorvak keval jal pikar dharati par shayan karean. tatpashh‍chat khila-pilakar tript ki huee gauoan ka bhojan adi se santusht kiye hue brahmanoan ko dan karean. ve gauaian bachh doan ke sath rahakar prasann hoan, sundar bachche dene vali hoan tatha anyany avashh‍yak samagriyoan se yukt hoan. aisi gauoan ka dan karake tin dinoan tak keval gauras ka ahar karake rahana chahiye. ‘‘uttam shil- svabhav vali, bhale bachh de vali aur bhag kar n jane vali dudharoo gay ka kaansy ke dugdh patr sahit dan karake us gau ke sharir mean jitane roye hote haian utane varshoan tak data svargalok ka sukh bhogata hai. ‘‘isi prakar jo shiksha lekar kaboo mean kiye hue, bojh dhone mean samarth, balavan, javan, krishak- samuday ki jivika chalane yogy, parakrami aur vishal dil-daul vale bail ka brahmanoan ko dan deta hai, vah dudharoo gay ka dan karane vale ke tuly hi uttam lokoan ka upabhog karata hai. jo gauoan ke prati kshamashil, unaki raksha karane mean samarth, kritajn aur ajivika se rahit hai, aise brahman ko godan ka uttam patr bataya gaya hai. jo boodha ho, rogi hone ke karan pathy-bhojan chahata ho, durbhiksh adi ke karan ghavaraya ho, kisi mahan yajn ka anushthan karane vala ho ya jisake liye kheti ki avashh‍yakata p di ho, hom ke liye havishy prapt karane ki ichchha ho athava ghar mean stri ke bachcha paida hone vala ho athava guru ke liye dakshana deni ho athava balak ki pushti ke liye gau dugdh ki avashh‍yakata a p di ho, aise vyaktiyoan ko aise avasaroan par godan ke liye samany desh-kal mana gaya hai. jin gauoan ka vishesh bhed jana hua ho, jo kharid kar layi gayi hoan athava jnan ke puraskar se prapt huee hoan athava praniyoan ke adala-badali se kharidi gayi hoan ya jit kar layi gayi hoan athava dahej mean mili hoan, aisi gauaian dan ke liye uttam mani gayi haian’’.

nachiket kahata hai- vaivasvat yam ki bat sunakar maianne punah unase poochha- ‘bhagavan. yadi abhav vash godan n kiya ja sake to godan karane valoan ko hi milane vale lokoan mean manushy kaise ja sakata hai?’ tadanantar buddhiman yamaraj ne godan sambandhi gati tatha godan ke saman phal dene vale dan ka varnan kiya, jisake anusar bina gay ke bhi log godan karane vale ho sakate haian? ‘jo gauoan ke abhav mean sanyam-niyam se yukt hoan ghrit dhenu ko dan karata hai, usake liye ye ghrit vahini nadiyaan vatsala gauoan ki bhaanti ghrit bahati haian. ‘ghi ke abhav mean jo vrat-niyam se yukt ho tilamayi dhenu ko dan karata hai, vah us dhenu ke dvara sankat se uddhar pakar doodh ki nadi mean anandit hota hai. ‘til ke abhav mean jo vratashil evan niyamanisht hokar jalamayi dhenu ka dan karata hai, vah abhisht vastuoan ko bahane vali is shital nadi ke nikat rahakar sukh bhogata hai’. dharm se kabhi chyut n hone vale poojy pita ji. in prakar dharmaraj ne mujhe vahaan yah sab sthan dikhaye. vah sab dekhakar mujhe b da harsh prapt hua. tat. maian apake liye yah priy vritant nivedan karata hooan ki maianne vahaan tho de-se hi dhan se sidv hone vala yah godan roop mahan yajn prapt kiya hai. vah yahaan vedavidhi ke anusar mujhase prakat hokar savatr prachalit hoga. apake dvara mujhe jo shrap mila, vah vastam mean mujhapar anugrah ke liye hi prapt hua tha, jisase maianne yamalok mean jakar vahaan yamaraj ko dekha. mahatman. vahaan dan ke phal ko pratyaksh dekar maian sandeh rahit dan dharmoan ka anushthan karooanga. maharshe. dharmaraj ne baranbar prasann hokar mujhase yah bhi kaha tha ki ‘jo log dan se sada pavitr hona chahean’ ve vishesh roop se godan karean. ‘munikumar. dharm nirdosh vishay hai. tum dharm ki avahelana n karana. uttam desh, kal prapt hone par supatr ko dan dete rahane chahiye. atah tumhean sada hi godan karacha uchit hai. is vishay mean tumhare bhitar koee sandeh nahian hona chahiye. ‘poorvakal mean shaant chitt vale purushoan ne dan ke marg mean sthit ho nity hi gauoan ka dan kiya tha. ve apani ugr tapasya ke vishay mean sandeh n rakhate hue bhi yathashakti dan dan dete hi rahate the. ‘kitane hi shuddh chitt, shraddhalu evan punyatma purush eershya ka tyag karake samay par yathashakti godan karake paralok mean pahuanchakar apane punyamay shil-svabhav ke karan svargalok mean prakashit hote haian. ‘nyayapoorvak uparjit ke kiye hue is godhan ka brahmanoan ko dan karana chahiye tatha patr ki pariksha karake supatr ko di huee gay usake ghar pahuancha dena chahiye aur kisi bhi shubh ashtami se arambh karake das dinoan tak manushy ko, gauras, gobar athava gaumootr ka ahar karake rahana chahiye. ‘ek bail ka dan karane se manushy devataoan ka sevak hota hai. do bailoan ka dan karane par use ved vidya ki prapti hoti hai. un bailoan se jute hue chhak de ka dan karane se tirth sevan ka phal prapt hota hai aur kapila gay ke dan se samast papoan ka parityag ho jata hai. ‘manushy nyayatah prapt huee ek bhi kapila gay ka dan karake sabhi papoan se mukt ho jata hai. gauras se badhakar doosari koee vastu nahian hai; isaliye vidvan purush godan ka mahadan batalate haian. gauaian doodh dekar sampoorn lokoan ka bhookh ke kasht se uddhar karati haian. ye lok mean sab ke liye ann paida karati haian. is bat ko janakar bhi jo gauanoan ke prati sauhard ka bhav nahian rakhata vah pap atma manushy narak mean p data hai.

‘jo manushy kisi shreshth brahman ko sahasr, shat, das athava paanch gauoan ka unake achchhe bachh doan sahit dan karata hai athava ek hi gay deta hai, usake liye vah gau paralok mean pavitr tirthoan vali nadi ban jati hai. ‘prapti, pushti tatha lok raksha karane ke dvara gauaian is prithvi par soory ki kiranoan ke saman mani gayi haian. ek hi ‘go’ shabd dhenu aur soory-kiranoan ka bodhak hai. gauoan se hi santati aur upabhog prapt hote haian; atah godan karane vala manushy kiranoan ka dan karane vale soory ke hi saman mana jata hai. ‘shishy jab godan karane lage, tab use grahan karane ke liye guru ko chune. yadi guru ne vah godan svikar kar liya to shishy nishh‍chay hi svargalok mean jata hai. vidhi ke janane vale purushoan ke liye yah godan mahan dharm hai. any sab vidhiyaan is vidhi mean hi antarbhoot ho jati haian. ‘tum nyay ke anusar godhan prapt karake patr ki pariksha karane ke pashchat shreshth brahmanoan ko unaka dan kar dena aur di huee vastuoan ko brahman ke ghar pahuancha dena. tum punyatma ka puny kary mean pravrit rahane vale ho; atah devata, manushy tatha ham log tumase hi dharm ki hi asha rakhate haian’. brahmarshean. dharmaraj ke aisa kahane par maianne un dharmatma devata ko mastak jhukakar pranam kiya aur phir unaki ajna lekar maian apake charanoan ke samip laut aya.

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mahabharat anushasan parv mean ullekhit kathaean

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mahatta | dvadashi tithi ko upavas tatha vishnu ki pooja ka mahatmy | margashirsh mas mean chandr vrat karane ka pratipadan | brihaspati aur yudhishthir ka sanvad | vibhinn papoan ke phalasvaroop narakadi ki prapti evan tiryagyoniyoan mean janm lene ka varnan | pap se chhootane ke upay tatha annadan ki vishesh mahima | brihaspati ka yudhishthir ko ahiansa evan dharm ki mahima batana | hiansa aur maansabhakshan ki ghor ninda | mady aur maans bhakshan ke dosh tatha unake tyag ki mahima | maans n khane se labh tatha ahiansadharm ki prashansa | dvaipayan vyas aur ek ki de ka vrittant | ki de ka kshatriy yoni mean janm tatha vyasaji ka darshan | ki de ka brahman yoni mean janm tatha sanatanabrahm ki prapti | dan ki prashansa aur karm ka rahasy | vidvan evan sadachari brahman ko annadan ki prashansa | tap ki prashansa tatha grihasth ke uttam kartavy ka nirdesh | pativrata striyoan ke kartavy ka varnan | narad ka pundarik ko bhagavan narayan ki aradhana ka upadesh | brahman aur rakshas ka samagun vishayak vrittant | shraddh ke vishay mean devadoot aur pitaroan ka sanvad | papoan se chhootane ke vishay mean maharshi vidyutprabh aur indr ka sanvad | dharm ke vishay mean indr aur brihaspati ka sanvad | vrishotsarg adi ke vishay mean devataoan, rrishiyoan aur pitaroan ka sanvad | vishnu, devagan, vishvamitr aur brahma adi dvara dharm ke goodh rahasy ka varnan | agni, lakshmi, aangira, gargy, dhaumy tatha jamadagni dvara dharm ke goodh rahasy ka varnan | vayu dvara dharmadharm ke rahasy ka varnan | lomash dvara dharm ke rahasy ka varnan | arundhati, dharmaraj aur chitragupt dvara dharm sambandhi rahasy ka varnan | pramathaganoan dvara dharmadharm sambandhi rahasy ka kathan | diggajoan ka dharm sambandhi rahasy evan prabhav | mahadev ji ka dharm sambandhi rahasy ka varnan | skandadev ka dharm sambandhi rahasy ka varnan | bhagavan vishnu aur bhishm dvara dharm sambandhi rahasyoan ke mahatmy ka varnan | jinaka ann grahan karane yogy hai aur jinaka grahan karane yogy nahian hai, un manushyoan ka varnan | dan lene aur anuchit bhojan karane ka prayashchit | dan se svargalok mean jane vale rajaoan ka varnan | paanch prakar ke danoan ka varnan | tapasvi shrikrishn ke pas rrishiyoan ka ana | rrishiyoan ka shrikrishn ka prabhav dekhana aur unase vartalap karana | narad dvara himalay par shiv ki shobha ka vistrit varnan | shiv ke tisare netr se himalay ka bhasm hona | shiv-parvati ke dharm-vishayak sanvad ki utthapana | varnashram sambandhi achar | pravritti-nivrittiroop dharm ka niroopan | vanaprasth dharm tatha usake palan ki vidhi aur mahima | brahmanadi varnoan ki prapti mean shubhashubh karmoan ki pradhanata ka varnan | bandhan mukti, svarg, narak evan dirghayu aur alpayu pradan karane vale karmoan ka varnan | svarg aur narak prapt karane vale karmoan ka varnan | uttam aur adham kul mean janm dilane vale karmoan ka varnan | manushy ko buddhiman, mandabuddhi tatha napuansak banane vale karmoan ka varnan | rajadharm ka varnan | yoddhaoan ke dharm ka varnan | ranayajn mean pranotsarg ki mahima | sankshep se rajadharm ka varnan | ahiansa aur indriy sanyam ki prashansa | daiv ki pradhanata | trivarg ka niroopan | kalyanakari achar-vyavahar ka varnan | vividh prakar ke karmaphaloan ka varnan | andhatv aur pangutv adi doshoan aur rogoan ke karanabhoot dushkarmoan ka varnan | uma-maheshvar sanvad mean mahattvapoorn vishayoan ka vivechan | praniyoan ke char bhedoan ka niroopan | poorvajanm ki smriti ka rahasy | marakar phir lautane mean karan svapnadarshan | daiv aur purusharth tatha punarjanm ka vivechan | yamalok tatha vahaan ke margoan ka varnan | papiyoan ki narakayatanaoan ka varnan | karmanusar vibhinn yoniyoan mean papiyoan ke janm ka ullekh | shubhashubh adi tin prakar ke karmoan ka svaroop aur unake phal ka varnan | madyasevan ke doshoan ka varnan | puny ke vidhan ka varnan | vrat dharan karane se shubh phal ki prapti | shauchachar ka varnan | ahar shuddhi ka varnan | maansabhakshan se dosh tatha maans n khane se labh | gurupooja ka mahattv | upavas ki vidhi | tirthasthan ki vidhi | sarvasadharan dravy ke dan se puny | ann, suvarn aur gaudan ka mahatmy | bhoomidan ke mahattv ka varnan | kanya aur vidyadan ka mahatmy | til ka dan aur usake phal ka mahatmy | nana prakar ke danoan ka phal | laukik-vaidik yajn tatha devataoan ki pooja ka niroopan | shraddhavidhan adi ka varnan | dan ke paanch phal | ashubhadan se bhi shubh phal ki prapti | nana prakar ke dharm aur unake phaloan ka pratipadan | shubh aur ashubh gati ka nishchay karane vale lakshanoan ka varnan | mrityu ke bhed | kartavyapalanapoorvak shariratyag ka mahan phal | kam, krodh adi dvara dehatyag karane se narak ki prapti | mokshadharm ki shreshthata ka pratipadan | mokshasadhak jnan ki prapti ka upay | moksh ki prapti mean vairagy ki pradhanata | saankhyajnan ka pratipadan | avyaktadi chaubis tattvoan ki utpatti adi ka varnan | yogadharm ka pratipadanapoorvak usake phal ka varnan | pashupat yog ka varnan | shivaliang-poojan ka mahatmy | parvati ke dvara stri-dharm ka varnan | vansh parampara ka kathan aur shrikrishn ke mahatmy ka varnan | shrikrishn ki mahima ka varnan aur bhishm ka yudhishthir ko rajy karane ka adesh | shrivishnusahasranamastotramh | japane yogy mantr aur sabere-sham kirtan karane yogy devata | rrishiyoan aur rajaoan ke mangalamay namoan ka kirtan-mahatmy | gayatri mantr ka phal | brahmanoan ki mahima ka varnan | kartaviry arjun ko varadan prapti aur unamean abhiman ki utpatti ka varnan | brahmanoan ki mahima vishayak kartaviy arjun aur vayu devata ka sanvad | vayu dvara udaharan sahit brahmanoan ki mahatta ka varnan | brahmanashiromani utathy ke prabhav ka varnan | brahmarshi agasty aur vasishth ke prabhav ka varnan | atri aur chyavan rrishi ke prabhav ka varnan | kap danavoan ka svargalok par adhikar | brahmanoan dvara kap danavoan ko bhasm karana | bhishm dvara shrikrishn ki mahima ka varnan | shrikrishn ka pradyumn ko brahmanoan ki mahima batana | shrikrishn dvara durvasa ke charitr ka varnan karana | shrikrishn dvara bhagavan shankar ke mahatmy ka varnan | bhagavan shankar ke mahatmy ka varnan | dharm ke vishay mean agam-praman ki shreshthata | bhishm dvara dharmadharm ke phal ka varnan | sadhu-asadhu ke lakshan tatha shishtachar ka niroopan | yudhishthir ka vidya, bal aur buddhi ki apeksha bhagy ki pradhanata batana | bhishm ka shubhashubh karmoan ko hi sukh-du:kh ki prapti ka karan batana | nityasmaraniy devata, nadi, parvat, rrishi aur rajaoan ke nam-kirtan ka mahatmy | bhishm ki anumati se yudhishthir ka saparivar hastinapur prasthan
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bhishm ke antyeshti sanskar ki samagri lekar yudhishthir adi ka agaman | bhishm ka dhritarashtr aur yudhishthir ko kartavy ka upadesh dena | bhishm ka shrikrishn adi se dehatyag ki anumati lena | bhishm ka pranatyag | dhritarashtr dvara bhishm ka dah sanskar | ganga ka bhishm ke lie shok prakat karana aur shrikrishn ka unhean samajhana