रबिया

rabiya
poora nam	rabiya
janm bhoomi	basara nagar, turkish‍tan
mrityu	hijari san 135
prasiddhi	bhakt
any janakari	rabiya ne apana sara jivan prabhu ki upasana mean hi laga diya tha. vah din-rat prabhu ke chinh‍tan mean apana samay bitati. vah charoan or apane param sakha ke asim saunh‍dary ko dekh-dekhakar ananh‍d mean doobi rahati thian.

rabiya ki prabhu-bhakti vikhyat hai. ve man, atma v pran se eeshvar ka smaran karati rahatian aur pranimatr ko prabhu ki rachana manakar seva karyo mean lagi rahatian. unaka man sada-sarvada prabhu ki upasana mean laga rahata tha, vah din-rat prabhu ke chinh‍tan mean apana samay bitati. rabiya apane prabhu ko apana param sakha manati thian.

parichay

aj se barah sau varsh poorv turkish‍tan ke basara namak nagar mean rabiya ka janh‍m ek garib musalaman ke ghar hua tha. rabiya usaki chauthi kanh‍ya thi. rabiya ki maan to usake bachapan mean hi mar gayi thi. pita bhi rabiya ko barah varsh ki umr mean hi anathini kar chal basa. rabiya b de hi kashh‍t ke sath apana jivan nirvah karati.

ek bar rabiya ne prabhu se prarthana ki- "sh‍vami ! too hi mera sab kuchh hai, maian tere siva aur kuchh bhi nahian chahati. he prabho ! yadi maian narak ke dar se teri pooja karati hooan to mujhe narakagni mean bhash‍m kar de. yadi maian sh‍varg ke lobh se teri seva karati hooan to sh‍varg ka dvar mere liye sada ko band kar de aur agar tere liye hi teri pooja karati hooan to apana param prakashamay sunh‍dar roop dikhalakar mujhe kritarth kar."

visham paristhitiyaan

ek samay desh mean bhayanak akal p da, jisase bahanoan ka sang bhi chhoot gaya. kisi dushh‍t ne rabiya ko phusalakar ek dhani ke hath bech diya. dhani b da hi sh‍varthi aur nirday sh‍vabhav ka manushh‍y tha. paisoan se kharidi gee gulam rabiya par tarah-tarah ke julh‍m hone lage. gali aur mar to mamooli bat thi. rabiya kashh‍t se pi dit hokar akele mean eeshh‍var ke samane ro-rokar chupachap apana dukh da sunaya karati. jagat mean ek eeshh‍var ke siva use sanh‍th‍vana dene vala koee nahian tha. garib anath ka us anath-nath ke atirikt aur hota bhi kaun hai.

malik ke julh‍m se ghabarakar usase pinh‍d chhu dane ke liye rabiya ek din chhipakar bhag nikali, parantu eeshh‍var ka vidhan kuchh aur tha. tho di door jate hi vah thokar khakar gir p di, jisase usaka dahina hath toot gaya. vipatti par nayi vipatti ayi. amavash‍ya ki ghor nisha ke bad hi shukh‍l paksh ka arunoday hota hai. vipatti ki sima hone par hi sukh ke din lauta karate haian. rabiya is nayi vipatti se vichalit hokar ro p di aur usane dinoan ke ekamatr banh‍dhu bhagavan ki sharan lekar kaha- ‘ai mere meharaban malik ! maian bina maan-bap ki anath l daki janh‍m se hi du:khoan mean p di huee hooan. din-rat yahaan kaidi ki tarah marati-pachati kisi kadar jiandagi bita rahi thi. raha-saha hath bhi toot gaya. kh‍ya tum mujh par khush nahian hooge? kaho, mere malik ! tum mujhase kh‍yoan naraj ho?’

rabiya ki katar vani gagan manh‍dal ko bhedakar us alaukik lok mean pahuanch turant bhagavan ke divh‍y shravanendriyoan mean pravesh kar hriday mean ja pahuanchi. rabiya ne divh‍y sh‍varoan mean suna, mano bhagavan sh‍vayan kah rahe haian- ‘beti ! chinh‍ta n kar. tere sare sankat shighr hi door ho jayange. teri mahima prithh‍vi bhar mean chha jayagi. devata bhi tera adar kareange.' sachh‍chi karun-prarthana ka uttar tath‍kal hi mila karata hai.

is divh‍y vani ko sunakar rabiya ka hriday ananh‍d se uchhal p da. usako ab poori umh‍mid aur himh‍mat ho gayi. usane socha ki ‘jab prabhu mujh par prasanh‍n haian aur apani daya ka dan de rahean haian, tab kashh‍toan ko komal kusumoan ke sh‍parsh ki bhaanti harshoth‍phulh‍l hriday se sahan kar lena kaun b di bat hai.' rabiya apane hath ki chot ke dard ko bhoolakar prasanh‍n chitt se malik ke ghar laut ayi. par aj se usaka jivan palat gaya. kam-kaj karate hue bhi usaka dhh‍yan prabhu ke charanoan mean rahane laga. vah ratoan jagakar prarthana karane lagi. bhajan ke prabhav se usaka tej badh gaya. ek din adhi rat ke samay rabiya apani ekanh‍t kothari mean ghutane teke baithi huee karun-sh‍var se prarthana kar rahi thi. bhagavath‍prerana se usi samay usake malik ki bhi niand tooti. usane b di mithi karunoth‍padak avaj suni aur vah turant uthakar anh‍daj jaga rabiya ki kothari ke daravaje par a gaya. parade ki ot se usane dekha kothari mean alaukik prakash chhaya hua hai. rabiya animesh netroan se baithi vinay kar rahi hai. usane rabiya ke ye shabh‍d sune- ‘ai mere malik ! maian ab sirph tera hi hukh‍m uthana chahati hooan; lekin kh‍ya karooan? jitana chahati hooan, utana ho nahian pata. maian kharidi huee gulam hooan. mujhe gulami se phurasat hi kahaan milati hai.'

din-duniya ke malik ne rabiya ki prarthana sun li aur usi ki prerana se rabiya ke malik ka man usi kshan palat gaya. vah rabiya ki tej: puanjamayi manjul moorti dekh aur usaki bhakti-karunapoorn prarthana sunakar chakit ho gaya. vah dhire-dhire rabiya ke samip a gaya. usane dekha, rabiya ke bhakti bhavapoorn mukh manh‍dal aur chamakile lalat par divh‍y jh‍yoti chhayi huee hai. usi sh‍vargiy jh‍yoti se mano sare ghar mean ujiyala ho raha hai. is drishh‍y ko dekhakar vah bhay aur ashh‍chary mean doob gaya. usane socha ki aisi pavitr aur poojaniy devi ko gulami mean rakhakar maianne b da hi anh‍yay-b da hi pap kiya hai. aisi prabhu ki sevika devi ki seva to mujhako karani chahiye. rabiya ke prati usake man mean b di bhari shraddha uth‍panh‍n ho gayi. usane vinit bhav se kaha- ‘devi ! maian ab tak tujhe pahachan nahian saka tha. aj bhagavath‍kripa se maianne tera prabhav jana. ab tujhe meri seva nahian karani p degi. too sukhapoorvak mere ghar mean rah. maian hi teri seva karooanga.'

rabiya ne kaha- ‘sh‍vamin ! maian apake dvara seva karana nahian chahati. apane itane dinoan tak mujhe ghar mean rakhakar khane ko diya, yahi mujh par b da upakar hai. ab ap daya karake mujhe doosari jagah chale jane ki sh‍vatantrata de dean to maian kisi nirjan sh‍than mean jakar ananh‍d se bhagavan ka bhajan karooan.' malik ne rabiya ki bat man li. ab rabiya gulami se chhootakar apana sara samay bhajan-dhh‍yan mean bitane lagi. usake hriday mean premasinh‍dhu chhalakane laga. sansar ki asakti ka to kahian nam-nishan bhi nahian rah gaya. rabiya ne apana jivan samh‍poorn roop se premamay paramath‍ma ke charanoan mean arpan kar diya.

rabiya ke jivan ki kuchh upadeshaprad ghatanaoan ka manan kijiye-

• ek bar rabiya udas baithi huee thi, darshan ke liye ane vale logoan mean se ek ne poochha, ‘aj ap udas kh‍yoan haian?' rabiya ne javab diya- ‘aj sabere mera man sh‍varg ki or chala gaya tha, isake liye mere anh‍tarik param sakha ne mujhe phatakara hai. maian isi karan udas hooan ki sakha ko chho dakar mera paji man doosari or kh‍yoan gaya.' rabiya eeshh‍var ko sakha ke roop se bhajati thi.

• ek samay rabiya bahut bimar thi, soophiyan namak ek sadhak usase milane gaya. rabiya ki bimari ki halat dekhakar soophiyan ko b da khed hua, parantu vah sankoch ke karan kuchh bhi kah nahian saka. tab rabiya ne usase kaha- "bhaee ! tum kuchh kahana chahate ho to kaho."

soophiyan ne kaha- "devi ! ap prabhu se prarthana kijiye, prabhu apaki bimari ko jaroor mita deange."

rabiya ne musakarate hue javab diya- "soophiyan ! kh‍ya tum is bat ko nahian janate ki bimari kisaki ichh‍chha aur ishare se hoti hai? kh‍ya is bimari mean mere prabhu ka hath nahian hai?"

soophiyan- "haan, usaki ichh‍chha bina to kh‍ya hota hai."

rabiya- "jab yah bat hai, tab tum mujhase yah kaise kah rahe ho ki maian usaki ichh‍chha ke viruddh bimari se chhootane ke liye usase prarthana karooan." jo mera param sakha hai, jisaka prath‍yek vidhan prem se bhara hota hai, usaki ichh‍chha ke viruddh kary karana kh‍ya premi ke liye kabhi uchit hai?" kaisa sunh‍dar ath‍masamarpan hai!

• ek bar sant husain basari ne rabiya se poochha- "kh‍ya ap vivah karana chahati haian?" rabiya ne javab diya- "vivah sharir se hota hai, parantu mere sharir kahaan hai. maian to man ke sath is tan ko prabhu ke hathoan arpan kar chuki hooan, yah sharir ab usi ke adhin hai aur usi ke kary mean laga hua hai. vivah kisake sath kis prakar karooan?"

rabiya ne apana sab kuchh prabhu ko arpan kar diya tha, usake samip ek prabhu ke siva aisi koee vash‍tu nahian thi, jise vah ‘meri’ kahati ya samajhati ho. ek bar husain basari ne poochha- "devi ! apane aisi ooanchi sthiti kis tarah praph‍t ki?"

rabiya- "jo kuchh mila tha, so sab khokar use paya hai."

husain- "ap jis eeshh‍var ki upasana karati haian, kh‍ya apane us eeshh‍var ko kabhi dekha hai?"

rabiya- "dekhati nahian to pooja kaise karati. parantu mere us eeshh‍var ka vani se varnan nahian ho sakata, vah map-taul ki chij nahian hai." rabiya sabase prem karati, papi-tapi-sab ke sath usaka daya ka bartav rahata tha.

• ek din ek manushh‍y ne rabiya se poochha- "ap paparoopi rakshas ko to shatru hi samajhati haian n?"

rabiya ne kaha- "eeshh‍var ke prem mean chhaki rahane ke karan mujhe n kisi se shatruta karani p di aur n kisi se l dana hi p da. prabhu kripa se mere koee shatru raha hi nahian."

• ek samay kuchh log rabiya ke pas gaye, rabiya ne unamean se ek se poochha- "bhaee ! too eeshh‍var ki seva kisaliye karata hai?" usane kaha- "narak ki bhayanak pi da se chhootane ke liye." doosare se poochhane par usane kaha- "sh‍varg ath‍yanh‍t hi ramaniy sh‍than hai, vahaan bhaanti-bhaanti ke bhog aur asim sukh haian, usi sukh ko pane ke liye maian bhagavan ki bhakti karata hooan."

rabiya ne kaha- "besamajh bhakt hi bhay ya lobh ke karan prabhu ki bhakti kiya karate haian, n karane se to yah bhi achh‍chh hi hai; parantu man lo, yadi sh‍varg ya narak donoan hi n hote to kh‍ya tum log prabhu ki bhakti karate? sachh‍che bhakt ki eeshh‍var-bhakti kisi bhi lok-paralok ki prapti ke liye nahian hoti, vah to ahaitu ki hua karati hai." kaisa adarsh bhakti ka nirupan hai!

• ek bar ek dhani manushh‍y ne rabiya ko bahut phate-purane chith de pahane dekhakar kaha- "tapisvini ! yadi apaka ishara ho to apaki is daridrata ko door karane ke liye yah das taiyar hai."

rabiya- "saansarik daridrata ke liye kisi se kuchh bhi maangate mujhe b di sharam maloom hoti hai. jab yah sara jagat mere prabhu ka hi rajh‍y hai, tab use chho dakar maian doosare kisase kh‍ya maangooan? mujhe jaroorat hogi to apane malik ke hath se ap hi le looangi." dhanh‍y nirbharata!

• ek samay ek manushh‍y ne rabiya ke phoote lote aur phati gud di ko dekhakar kaha- "devi ! meri anek dhaniyoan se mitrata hai; ap ajna karean to apake liye jaroori saman le aooan?"

rabiya- "tum bahut galati kar rahe ho, ve koee bhi mere anh‍nadata nahian haian. jo yatharth jivanadata hai, vah kh‍ya garibi ke karan garib ko bhool gaya hai? aur kh‍ya dhan ke karan hi vah dhanavanoan ko yad rakhata hai?"

rabiya kabhi-kabhi premavesh mean b de jare se pukar uthati. log usase poochhane lage ki ‘apako koee rog ya du:kh n hone par bhi ap kisaliye chilh‍la uthati haian?' rabiya ne kaha- "meri bahari bimari nahian hai, jisako sansar ke log samajh sakean; mere to anh‍tar ka rog hai, jo kisi bhi vaidy-hakim ke vash ka nahian hai. meri yah bimari to sirph us manamohan ke mukh de ki chhavi dekhane se hi mit sakati hai."

shesh jivan

rabiya ka man sada-sarvada prabhu ki upasana mean laga rahata tha, vah din-rat prabhu ke chinh‍tan mean apana samay bitati. ek bar rabiya ne prabhu se prarthana ki- "sh‍vami ! too hi mera sab kuchh hai, maian tere siva aur kuchh bhi nahian chahati. he prabho ! yadi maian narak ke dar se teri pooja karati hooan to mujhe narakagni mean bhash‍m kar de. yadi maian sh‍varg ke lobh se teri seva karati hooan to sh‍varg ka dvar mere liye sada ko band kar de aur agar tere liye hi teri pooja karati hooan to apana param prakashamay sunh‍dar roop dikhalakar mujhe kritarth kar."

rabiya ka shesh jivan bahut hi ooanchi avash‍tha mean bita, vah charoan or apane param sakha ke asim saunh‍dary ko dekh-dekhakar ananh‍d mean doobi rahati. ek din rat ko, jab chanh‍drama ki chaandani charoan or chhitak rahi thi, rabiya apani kutiya ke aandar kisi doosari hi divh‍y srishti ki jh‍yoth‍sh‍na ka ananh‍d loot rahi thi. itane mean ek parichit sh‍tri ne akar dhh‍yanamagh‍n rabiya ko bahar se pukara, ‘rabiya ! bahar akar dekh-kaisi khoobasoorat rat hai.' rabiya ke hriday mean is samay jagat ka samash‍t saunh‍dary jisaki ek booand ke barabar bhi nahian hai, vahi sunh‍darata ka sagar um d raha tha. usane kaha- "tum ek bar mere dil ke aandar ghusakar dekho, kaisi duniya se pare ki anokhi khoobasoorati hai."

• hijari san 135 mean rabiya ne bhagavan mean man lagakar is nashh‍var sharir ko th‍yag diya!