राजा आसकरण

raja asakaran gosaeean vitthalanath ke dikshit shishh‍y evan param bhagavadiy the. ve aise saubhagh‍yashali jiv the, jinh‍hean bhagavan shrikrishn ne sh‍vayan apani anek lilaoan ka sakshath‍kar karaya tha. raja asakaran naravaragadh ke raja the.

braj agaman

raja asakaran mugal badashah akabar ke samakalin the. balh‍yavash‍tha se hi bhagavadh bhakti ki madhuri aur sangit ki sarasata ke ash‍vadan mean unaki vishesh abhiruchi thi. unaki rajasabha mean sudoor pranh‍toan se kavi, kalakar aur gayak aya karate the. ek bar sangit samrat tanasen unaki rajasabha mean pahuanch gaye. unaki sangit-madhuri mean raja asakaran bhav-nimagh‍n ho gaye aur mantramugh‍dh ki tarah unaka vishh‍nupad sunane lage. tanasen govindasvami ka pad ga rahe the. bhav yah tha ki sharad-ratri ki divh‍y jh‍yoth‍sana mean bhagavan shrikrishn radha ji ke sath baithakar rasabhari batean kar rahe haian. shital, manh‍d-suganh‍dh samir bah raha hai. koyal mithi boli bol rahi haian tatha bhauanre nav nikuanj ki kalikaoan ka rasash‍vadan kar rahe haian.... raja asakaran dhh‍yanash‍th ho gaye. ve tanasen ke sath govindasvami ka darshan karane ke liye braj aye.

diksha

apar samriddhi, vishal rajaprasad, asim adhikar par lat marakar asakaran ne bhagavan shrikrishh‍n ki sabha ke gayak se milane mean gauravanubhooti ki. gokul pahuanchakar tanasen ki prerana se unh‍hoanne vitthalanath ji se diksha prapt ki. unake sath hi ve navanit priy ke darshan ke liye gaye. us samay govinh‍dash‍vami navanit priy ke samane kirtan kar rahe the. savan ka mahina tha. malar ki sarasata mandir mean poornaroop se pravahit ho rahi thi. raja asakaran ne samajh liya ki govinh‍dash‍vami hi ga rahe haian. ve pad ka bhav-chinh‍tan karane lage. nayan band the. raja ne dhh‍yan mean magh‍n hokar dekha ki "param pavitr kalinh‍di ke tat par shriradha-krishh‍n kusum-chayan kar rahe haian. akash mean kali-kali ghataean umad- rahi haian. kuchh booand bhi p dane lagian. nanh‍dananh‍dan radharani ke sath vanshivat ki or ja rahe haian. unaka pit pat lahara raha hai. raseshh‍var ki nili chunari charoan or jhilamil-jhilamil karati huee ath‍yanh‍t mohini chhata bikher rahi hai. kitana madak drishh‍y tha. radharani ki kripamrit lahari se raja asakaran ki samadhi lag gayi. kuchh der ke bad chet hone par ve govinh‍dash‍vami se mile. ve jab tak brajakshetr mean rahe, nith‍y govindasvami ke sath ramanareti mean vicharan kiya karate the. kuchh dinoan ke bad vitthalanath ji ki ajna se ve naravar laut aye. guru ne unako madanamohan ji ki seva sauanpi thi. naravar ane par unh‍hoanne rajakary divan ko sauanp diya, bhagavan ki seva mean unake din bitane lage. unaki manasi seva siddh thi. unaka man rajapad se oob gaya tha.

pad rachana

raja asakaran ko rajh‍y-sukh adhik dinoan tak moh mean n rakh saka. ve to bhagavan ke sachh‍che bhakt the. rajakary bhatije ko sauanpakar bhagavan shrikrishn ki rajadhani vrindavan ki or chal p de. kuchh dinoan tak gokul mean bhi rahe. unh‍hean samay-samay par bhagavan ki lila ke prath‍yaksh darshan hone lage. ve lila-darshan ke anuroop pad-rachana karake apani vani ko bhagavadh ras se sianchane lage. ek bar raja asakaran sh‍nan karane ja rahe the. bhagavan ne ramanareti mean baansuri bajayi. salone shh‍yamasunh‍dar us samay rangoth‍sav mean mash‍t the. holi khel rahe the. raja ne unaki rangabhari chhavi-madhuri ke sh‍tavan mean gaya. dhamar ki sh‍varabhari mithi dhh‍vani se lila sh‍thal ka ek-ek kan rasamay ho utha. unaki bharati ka kanh‍th khul gaya.

"ya gokul ke chauhate rang rachi gh‍val.
mohan khele phag............................"

lila to samaph‍t ho gayi, par sangit ka kram chalata hi raha. ve tin din tak achet p de rahe. unh‍hean bhagavalh‍lila ka sakshath‍kar ho gaya tha. gosaeean vitthalanath ne unh‍hean svatantratapoorvak braj bhraman ki ajna de di. ve unh‍math‍t hokar bhagavan ke yash-kirtan aur lila-gan mean din bitane lage. nayan mean bhagavan ki chhavi-varuni ka aisa prabhav tha ki koti prayath‍n karane par bhi vah n utarata. khane-pine ki kuchh bhi chinh‍ta nahian rahati thi.

bhagavan ke darshan

• asakaran uchh‍ch koti ke rasik bhakt the. lila rasamrit ka pan hi unhean nishchint kar deta tha. ek bar yashoda rani apane bal-gopal ko doodh pila rahi thian. sone ke katore mean auta doodh lekar gh‍valabaloan ki manh‍dali mean khelate hue ghanashh‍yam ko nanh‍darani doodh pine ke liye bar-bar bula rahi thian. asakaran ke nayan is pavitr lila ka darshan karake dhanh‍y ho gaye.

• ek samay asakaran ko bhagavan ki shayan-lila ka vichitr darshan hua. unh‍hoanne dekha ki bhagavan nikuanj mean komal shayya par apane nayanoan mean mithi niand bhakar ooangh se rahe haian. bhagavan so nahian rahe haian. bhakt ka hriday vikal ho utha. unh‍hoanne mithi vani se unaki manuhar karani aramh‍bh ki-

"tum paudhau, hauan sej banaooan.
chapan charan, rahan payan tar, madhure sh‍var kedarau gaooan..
"asakaran" prabhu mohan nagar yah sukh sh‍yam sada hauan paooan.."

bhagavan bhakt ki prasanh‍nata ke liye so gaye. asakaran unake mukh ki madhuri mean lin ho gaye. isi tarah unh‍hean sada bhagavan ki lila ke darshan hote rahate the. raja asakaran vash‍tav mean rajarshi the. ve bhagavan ke lila gayak, rasik kavi aur ananh‍y bhakt the.