सखूबाई

sakhoobaee
poora nam	sakhoobaee
any nam	sakhoo
karm bhoomi	bharat
prasiddhi	bhagavan vitthalanath ki param bhakt.
nagarikata	bharatiy
sanbandhit lekh	shrikrishn, rukmini.
chamatkarik prasang	sakhoobaee ke sas-shvasur tatha usake pati ne use pandharapur yatra par nahian bheja. use ghar mean baandhakar rakha, kintu bhagavan vitthal svayan stribhesh mean akar sakhoobaee ke sthan par bandh ge aur use pandharapur bhej diya.
any janakari	jab pandharapur mean sakhoobaee ne bhagavan ka bhajan-dhyan adi karate hue samadhisth hokar pran tyag diye, tab devi rukmini ji ne unhean navajivan pradan kiya.

sakhoobaee bhagavan vitthal ki param bhakt thian. maharashtr rajy mean hue bhagavan ke prasiddh bhaktoan mean unaki ginati ki jati hai. sakhoobaee jitani vinamr aur sushil thian, usake viparit unake sas-shvasur tatha pati utane hi dusht svabhav ke the. sakhubaee in sab paristhitiyoan ko bhagavan ki den samajhakar apana kary karati rahati thian.

parichay

maharashh‍tr mean krishh‍na nadi ke tat par karaha d namak ek sh‍than hai. vahaan ek brahman raha karata tha. usake ghar mean vah brahman svayan, usaki sh‍tri aur putr tatha sadhh‍vi putravadhoo- ye char prani rahate the. brahman ki putravadhoo ka nam sakhoobaee tha. unhoanne apana sara samay bhagavan ke nam-sh‍maran, dhh‍yan, pooja-path tatha bhajan adi mean bita diya.

sas-shvasur ka atyachar

sakhoobaee jitani hi adhik bhagavan ki bhakt, sushila, vinamr aur saralahridaya thian, usake sas-shvasur aur pati, tinoan utane hi dushh‍t, karkash, abhimani, kutil or kathor hriday the. ve sakhoo ko satane mean kuchh bhi utha nahian rakhate the. t dake se lekar rat ko sabake so jane tak mashin ki bhaanti‍ bina vishram kam karane par bhi sas use bharapet khane ko bhi nahian deti thi. parantu sakhoobaee ise bhi bhagavan ki daya samajhakar apane kartavh‍y ke anusar ash‍vash‍th hone par bhi kam karati rahatian. parantu dushh‍ta sas itane par hi raji n hoti, vah use do-char lat ghooanse jamaye aur usako tatha usake maan-bap ko das-bis bar galiyaan sunaye bina santushh‍t nahian hoti thi. parantu sakhoo sas ke samane kuchh n bolatian, lahoo ka ghooant pikar rah jatian. vah in darun du:khoan ko apane karmoan ka bhog aur bhagavan ka ashirvad samajhakar unh‍hean sukharoop mean parinat kar sada prasanh‍n rahatian.

panh‍dharapur yatra ki ichchha

maharashh‍tr mean panh‍dharapur vaishh‍navoan ka prasiddh tirth hai. vahaan prativarsh ashadh shukh‍la ekadashi ko b da bhari mela hota hai. lakhoan nar-nari kirtan karate hue bhagavan panh‍dharinath shrivitthal ke darshanarth door-door se ate haian. ab ke bhi kuchh yatri karaha d ki taraf se hokar panh‍dharapur mele mean ja rahe the. sakhoo is samay krishh‍na nadi par jal bharane gayi thian. in sabako jate dekhakar usake man mean shripanh‍dharinath ke darshan karane ki prabal ichh‍chha huee. usane socha ki sas-shvasur adi se to kisi tarah ajna mil nahian sakati aur panh‍dharapur jana nishchit hai; at: kh‍yoan n isi manh‍dali ke sath chal p dooan. vah unake sath ho lian. usaki ek p dosin ne yah sab samachar usaki dushh‍ta sas ko ja sunaya. vah sunate hi jaharili nagin ki tarah phuphakar marakar uthi aur apane l dake ko sikha-padhakar sakhoo ko marate-pitate ghasit lane ko bheja. vah nadi tat par pahuancha aur sakhoo ko mar-pitakar ghar le aya. ab tinoan ki mantrana ke anusar do saph‍tah tak, jab tak ki panh‍dharapur ki yatra hoti hai, sakhoo ko baandh rakhane aur kuchh bhi khane-pine ko n dena nishchit hua. unh‍hoanne sakhoo ko rash‍si se itane jor se khianchakar baandha ki usake sookhe sharir mean gadhe p d gaye.

bhagavan se prarthana

banh‍dhan mean p di huee sakhoo bhagavan se katar sh‍var se prarthana karane lagi- "he nath ! meri yahi ichh‍chha thi ki yadi ek bar bhi in netroan se apake charanoan ke darshan kar leti to sukhapoorvak pran nikalate. mere to jo kuchh haian so ap hi haian aur maian- bhali-buri jaisi bhi hooan, apaki hi hooan. he nath ! kh‍ya meri itani-si bat bhi n sunoge, dayamay?" is prakar b di der tak sakhoo prarthana karati rahi. bhakt ke anh‍tash‍tal ki sachh‍chi pukar kabhi vh‍yarth nahian jati. vah chahe kitani hi dhimi kh‍yoan n ho, tribhuvan ko bhedakar bhagavan ke karn chhidroan mean pravesh kar jati hai aur unake hriday ko usi kshan dravibhoot kar deti hai.

stri roop mean bhagavan ka agaman

sakhoo ki art pukar se vaikunh‍thanath ka asan hil utha. ve turant ek sunh‍dar sh‍tri ka roop dharan kar usi kshan sakhoo ke pas jakar bole- "baee ! maian panh‍dharapur ja rahi hooan, too vahaan nahian chalegi?" sakhoo ne kaha- "baee ! maian jana to chahati hooan, par yahaan bandh rahi hooan; mujh papini ke bhagh‍y mean panh‍dharapur ki yatra kahaan hai." yah sunakar un sh‍triveshadhari bhagavan ne kaha- "baee ! maian teri sada sahachari hooan, too udas mat ho. tere badale maian yahaan bandh jati hooan." yah kahakar bhagavan ne turant usake banh‍dhan khol diye aur use panh‍dharapur pahuancha‍ diya. aj sakhoo ka keval yahi banh‍dhan nahian khula, usake sare banh‍dhan sada ke liye khul gaye. vah mukt ho gayi.

sakhoo ka vesh dharan kiye nath bandhe haian. sakhoo ke sas-shvasur adi ate haian aur bura-bhala kahakar chale jate haian aur bhagavan bhi sushila vadhoo ki tarah sab kuchh sah rahe haian. is prakar bandhe hue poore pandrah din ho gaye. sas-shvasur ka dil to itane par bhi nahian pasija; par sakhoo ke pati ke man mean yah vichar aya ki poora ek paksh bina kuchh khaye-piye bit gaya; kahian yah mar gayi to hamari b di phajihat hogi. at: vah pashh‍chattap karata hua sakhooveshadhari bhagavan ke pas pahuancha aur sare banh‍dhan katakar kshama-prarthana karake b de prem se sh‍nan-bhojan adi karane ke liye kahane laga. bhagavan bhi thik pativrata path‍ni ki bhaanti sir nicha kiye kh de rahe. vah sakhoo ke ane ke pahale hi anh‍tardhan hone mean usaki vipatti ki ashanka se sakhoo ke laut ane tak vahian thahare rahe. unh‍hoanne sh‍nan karake rasoee banayi aur sh‍vayan apane hath se tinoan ko bhojan karaya. aj ke bhojan mean kuchh vilakshan sh‍vad tha. bhagavan ne apane sunh‍dar vh‍yavahar aur seva se sabako apane anukool bana liya.

mrityu tatha pun:rjivan

idhar sakhoobaee panh‍dharapur pahuanchakar bhagavan ke darshan karake ananh‍dasinh‍dhu mean doob gayi. vah yah bhool gayi ki koee doosari sh‍tri usaki jagah bandhi hai. usane pratijna kar li ki jab tak is sharir mean pran haian, maian panh‍dharapur ki sima se bahar nahian jaooangi. premamugh‍dha sakhoo bhagavan panh‍durang ke dhh‍yan mean sanlagh‍n ho gayi. vah samadhish‍th ho gayi. anh‍t mean sakhoo ke pran kalevar chho dakar nikal bhage aur sharir achetan hokar gir p da. daivayog se karaha d ke nikatavarti kival namak gram ke ek brahman ne use pahachanakar apane sathiyoan ko bulakar usaki anh‍th‍yeshti-kriya ki. ab rukmini ji ne dekha ki yah to yahaan mar gayi aur mere sh‍vami isaki jagah bahoo bane baithe haian; maian to bebas phansi. yah vicharakar unh‍hoanne shh‍mashan mean jakar sakhoo ki haddiyaan batorakar usamean pran-sanchar kar diya. sakhoo navin sharir mean jivit ho gayi. jo mahamaya devi samash‍t brahmanh‍d ki rachana aur usaka vinash karati haian, usake liye sakhoo ko jivit karana kaun b di bat thi. use jivit karake mata ne kaha ki- ‘"ri pratijna yahi thi n ki too ab is deh se panh‍dharapur se bahar n jayagi. tera vah sharir to jala diya gaya hai. ab too is sharir se yatriyoan ke sath ghar laut ja." sakhoobaee yatriyoan ke sath do din mean karaha d pahuanch gayi. sakhoo ka ana janakar sakhooveshadhari bhagavan nadi tat par gh da lekar a gaye aur sakhoo ke ate hi do-char mithi-mithi batean banakar aur gh da use dekar adrishh‍y ho gaye. sakhoo gh da lekar ghar ayi aur apane kam mean lag gayi, parantu apane ghar valoan ka sh‍vabhav parivartan dekhakar use b da ashh‍chary hua.

kuchh dinoan bad vah kival gaanv vala brahman jab sakhoo ki mrith‍yu ka samachar usake ghar dene aya aur usane sakhoo ko ghar mean kam karate dekha, tab usake ashh‍chary ka paravar n raha. usane sakhoo ke sas-shvasur ko bahar bulakar unase kaha- "sakhoo to panh‍dharapur mean mar gayi thi, yah kahian pret banakar to tumh‍hare yahaan nahian a gayi hai?" sakhoo ke shvasur aur pati ne kaha- "vah to panh‍dharapur gayi hi nahian, tum aisi bat kaise kar rahe ho." brahman ke bahut kahane par sakhoo ko bulakar sab batean poochhi gayian. usane bhagavan ki sari lila kah sunayi. sakhoo ki bat sunakar sas-shvasur aur pati ne b de pashh‍chattap ke sath kaha- "nishh‍chay hi yahaan bandhane vali sh‍tri ke roop mean sakshat lakshh‍mipati hi the. ham b de nich aur kutil haian, jo hamane unh‍hean itane dinoan tak baandh rakha aur unh‍hean nana prakar ke kh‍lesh diye." tinoan ke hriday bilakul shuddh ho hi chuke the. ab ve bhagavan ke bhajan mean lag gaye aur sakhoo ka b da hi upakar manakar usaka samh‍man karane lage. is prakar bhagavan ki daya se apane sas-sasur aur patidev ko anukool banakar sakhoobaee janh‍mabhar unaki seva karati rahi aur apana sara samay bhagavan ke namash‍maran, dhh‍yan, bhajan adi mean bitati rahi.