कृष्ण और ब्रह्मा का मोह

'shrimadbhagavat mahapuran' ke anusar- shrishukadevaji kahate haian- parikshit! tum b de bhagyavan ho. bhagavan ke premi bhaktoan mean tumhara sthan shreshth hai. tabhi to tumane itana sundar prashn kiya hai. yoan to tumhean bar-bar bhagavan ki lila-kathaean sunane ko milati haian, phir bhi tum unake sambandh mean prashn karake unhean aur bhi saras, aur bhi nootan bana dete ho. rasik santoan ki vani, kan aur hriday bhagavan ki lila ke gan, shravan aur chintan ke liye hi hote haian, unaka yah svabhav hi hota hai ki ve kshan-pratikshan bhagavan ki lilaoan ko apoorv rasamayi aur nity-nootan anubhav karate rahean. thik vaise hi, jaise lampat purushoan ko striyoan ki charcha mean naya-naya ras jan p data hai. parikshit! tum ekagr chitt se shravan karo. yadyapi bhagavan ki yah lila atyant rahasyamayi hai, phir bhi maian tumhean sunata hooan. kyoanki dayalu acharyagan apane premi shishy ko gupt rahasy bhi batala diya karate haian. yah to maian tumase kah hi chuka hooan ki bhagavan shrikrishn ne apane sathi gvalabaloan ko mrityuroop aghasur ke muanh se bacha liya. isake bad ve unhean yamuna ke pulin par le aye aur unase kahane lage- "mere pyare mitroan! yamunaji ka yah pulin atyant ramaniy hai. dekho to sahi, yahaan ki baloo kitani komal aur svachchh hai. ham logoan ke lie khelane ki to yahaan sabhi samagri vidyaman hai. dekho, ek or rang-birange kamal khile hue haian aur unaki sugandh se khianchakar bhauanre guanjar kar rahe haian; to doosari or sundar-sundar pakshi b da hi madhur kalarav kar rahe haian, jisaki pratidhvani se sushobhit vriksh is sthan ki shobha badha rahe haian. ab ham logoan ko yahaan bhojan kar lena chahie; kyoanki din bahut chadh aya hai aur ham log bhookh se pi dit ho rahe haian. bachh de pani pikar samip hi dhire-dhire hari-hari ghas charate rahean."

gvalabaloan ne ek svar se kaha- "thik hai, thik hai." unhoanne bachh doan ko pani pilakar hari-hari ghas mean chho d diya aur apane-apane chhike khol-kholakar bhagavan ke sath b de anand se bhojan karane lage. sabake bich mean bhagavan shrikrishn baith gaye. unake charoan or gvalabaloan ne bahut-si mandalakar panktiyaan bana lian aur ek-se-ek satakar baith gaye. sabake muanh shrikrishn ki or the aur sabaki aankhean anand se khil rahian thian. van-bhojan ke samay shrikrishn ke sath baithe hue gvalabal aise shobhayaman ho rahe the, mano kamal ki karnika ke charoan or usaki chhoti-b di pankhu diyaan sushobhit ho rahi hoan. koee pushp to koee patte aur koee-koee pallav, aankur, phal, chhike, chhal evan pattharoan ke patr banakar bhojan karane lage. bhagavan shrikrishn aur gvalabal sabhi paraspar apani-apani bhinn-bhinn ruchi ka pradarshan karate. koee kisi ko hansa deta, to koee svayan hi hansate-hansate lot-pot ho jata. is prakar ve sab bhojan karane lage. unhoanne murali ko to kamar ki pheant mean age ki or khoans liya tha. siangi aur beant bagal mean daba liye the. bayean hath mean b da hi madhur ghritamishrit dahi-bhat ka gras tha aur aanguliyoan mean adarak, niboo adi ke achar-murabbe daba rakhe the. gvalabal unako charoan or se gherakar baithe hue the aur ve svayan sabake bich mean baithakar apani vinodabhari batoan se apane sathi gvalabaloan ko hansate ja rahean the. jo samast yajnoan ke ekamatr bhokta haian, ve hi bhagavan gvalabaloan ke sath baithakar is prakar balalila karate hue bhojan kar rahe the aur svarg ke devata ashcharyachakit hokar yah adbhut lila dekh rahe the.

bharatavanshashiromane! is prakar bhojan karate-karate gvalabal bhagavan ki is rasamayi lila mean tanmay ho gaye. usi samay unake bachh de hari-hari ghas ke lalach se ghor jangal mean b di door nikal gaye. jab gvalabaloan ka dhyan us or gaya, tab ve bhayabhit ho gaye. us samay apane bhaktoan ke bhay ko bhaga dene vale shribhagavan shrikrishn ne kaha- "mere pyare mitroan! tum log bhojan karana band mat karo. maian bachh doan ko liye ata hooan." gvalabaloan se is prakar kahakar bhagavan shrikrishn hath mean dahi-bhat ka kaur liye hi paha doan, gufaoan, kuanjoan evan anyany bhayankar sthanoan mean apane tatha sathiyoan ke bachh doan ko dhooandhane chal diye. parikshit! brahmaji pahale se hi akash mean upasthit the. prabhu ke prabhav se aghasur ka moksh dekhakar unhean b da ashchary hua. unhoanne soancha ki lila se manushy-balak bane hue bhagavan shrikrishn ki koee aur manohar mahimamayi lila dekhani chahiye. aisa sochakar unhoanne pahale to bachh doan ko aur bhagavan shrikrishn ke chale jane par gval-baloan ko bhi, anyatr le jakar rakh diya aur svayan antardhan ho gaye. antatah ve j d kamal ki hi to santan haian. bhagavan shrikrishn bachh de n milane par yamuna ke pulin par laut aye, parantu yahaan kya dekhate haian ki gvalabal bhi nahian haian. tab unhoanne van mean ghoom-ghoomakar charoan or unhean dhooandha. parantu jab ve gvalabal aur bachh de unhean kahian n mile, tab ve turant jan gaye ki yah sab brahmaji ki karatoot hai. ve to sare vishv ke ekamatr jnata haian. ab bhagavan shrikrishn ne bachh doan aur gvalabaloan ki mataoan ko tatha brahmaji ko bhi anandit karane ke lie apane-ap ko hi bachh doan aur gvalabaloan, donoan ke roop mean bana liya, kyoanki ve hi sampoorn vishv ke karta sarvashaktiman eeshvar haian. parikshit! ve balak aur bachh de sankhya mean jitane the, jitane chhote-chhote unake sharir the, unake hath-pair jaise-jaise the, unake pas jitani aur jaisi chh diyaan, siangi, baansuri, patte aur chhike the, jaise aur jitane vastrabhooshan the, unake shil, svabhav, gun, nam, roop aur avasthaean jaisi thian, jis prakar khate-pite aur chalate the, thik vaise hi aur utane hi roopoan mean sarvasvaroop bhagavan shrikrishn prakat ho gaye. us samay "yah sampoorn jagat vishnuroop hai"-yah vedavani mano moortimati hokar prakat ho gayi. sarvatma bhagavan svayan hi bachh de ban gaye aur svayan hi gvalabal. apane atmasvaroop bachh doan ko apane atmasvaroop gvalabaloan ke dvara gherakar apane hi sath anekoan prakar ke khel khelate hue unhoanne braj mean pravesh kiya. parikshit! jis gvalabal ke jo bachh de the, unhean usi gvalabal ke roop se alag-alag le jakar usaki bakhal mean ghusa diya aur vibhinn balakoan ke roop mean unake bhinn-bhinn gharoan mean chale gaye.

gvalabaloan ki mataean baansuri ki tan sunate hi jaldi se dau d ayian. gvalabal bane hue parabrahm shrikrishn ko apane bachche samajhakar hathoan se uthakar unhoanne jor se hriday se laga liya. ve apane stanoan se vatsaly-sneh ki adhikata ke karan sudha se bhi madhur aur asav se bhi madak chuchuata hua doodh unhean pilane lagian.

parikshit! isi prakar pratidin sandhya samay bhagavan shrikrishn un gvalabaloan ke roop mean van se laut ate aur apani balasulabh lilaoan se mataoan ko anandit karate. ve mataean unhean ubatan lagatian, nahalatian, chandan ka lep karatian aur achchhe-achchhe vastroan tatha gahanoan se sajatian. donoan bhauanhoan ke bich dith se bachane ke lie kajal ka dithauna laga detian tatha bhojan karatian aur tarah-tarah se b de la d-pyar se unaka lalan-palan karatian. gvalinoan ke saman gauean bhi jab jangaloan mean se charakar jaldi-jaldi lautatian aur unaki huankar sunakar unake pyare bachh de dau dakar unake pas a jate, ab ve bar-bar unhean apani jibh se chatatian aur apana doodh pilatian. us samay sneh ki adhikata ke karan unake thanoan se svayan hi doodh ki dhara bahane lagati. in gayoan aur gvalinoan ka matribhav pahale-jaisa hi aishvaryajnanarahit aur vishuddh tha. haan, apane asali putroan ki apeksha is samay unaka sneh avashy adhik tha. isi prakar bhagavan bhi unake pahale putroan ke saman hi putrabhav dikhala rahe the, parantu bhagavan mean un balakoan ke jaisa moh ka bhav nahian tha ki maian inaka putr hooan. apane-apane balakoan ke prati brajavasiyoan ki sneh lata din-pratidin ek varsh tak dhire-dhire badhati hi gayi. yahaan tak ki pahale shrikrishn mean unaka jaisa asim aur apoorv prem tha, vaisa hi apane in balakoan ke prati bhi ho gaya. is prakar sarvatma shrikrishn bachh de gvalabaloan ke bahane gopal banakar apane balakaroop se vatsaroop ka palan karate hue ek varsh tak van aur goshth mean kri da karate rahe.

jab ek varsh poora hone mean paanch-chhah ratean shesh thian, tab ek din bhagavan shrikrishn balaramaji ke sath bachh doan ko charate hue van mean gaye. us samay gauean govardhan ki choti par ghas char rahian thian. vahaan unhoanne braj ke pas hi charate hue bahut door apane bachh doan ko dekha. bachh doan ko dekhate hi gauoan ka vatsaly-sneh um d aya. ve apane-ap ki sudh-budh kho baithian aur gvaloan ke rokane ki kuchh bhi parava n kar jis marg se ve n ja sakate the, us marg se huankar karati huee b de veg se dau d p dian. us samay unake thanoan se doodh bahata jata tha aur unaki garadane siku dakar dil se mil gayi thian. ve pooanchh tatha sir uthakar itane veg se dau d rahian thian ki maloom hota tha mano unake do hi pair haian. jin gauoan ke aur bhi bachh de ho chuke the, ve bhi govardhan ke niche apane pahale bachh doan ke pas dau d ayian aur unhean snehavash apane-ap bahata hua doodh pilane lagian. us samay ve apane bachchoan ka ek-ek aang aise chav se chat rahian thian, manoan unhean apane pet mean rakh leangi. gopoan ne unhean rokane ka bahut kuchh prayatn kiya, parantu unaka sara prayatn vyarth raha. unhean apani viphalata par kuchh lajja aur gayoan par b da krodh aya. jab ve bahut kasht uthakar us kathin marg se us sthan par pahuanche, tab unhoanne bachh doan ke sath apane balakoan ko bhi dekha. apane bachchoan ko dekhate hi unaka hriday premaras se sarabor ho gaya. balakoan ke prati anurag ki badh a gayi, unaka krodh n jane kahaan hava ho gaya. unhoanne apane-apane balakoan ko god mean uthakar hriday se laga liya aur unaka mastak sooanghakar atyant anandit hue. boodhe gopoan ko apane balakoan ke aliangan se param anand prapt hua. ve nihal ho gaye. phir b de kasht se unhean chho dakar dhire-dhire vahaan se gaye. jane ke bad bhi balakoan ke aur unake aliangan ke smaran se unake netroan se prem ke aansoo bahate rahe.

balaramaji ne dekha ki brajavasi gop, gauean aur gvalinoan ki un santanoan par bhi, jinhoanne apani maan ka doodh pina chho d diya hai, kshan-pratikshan prem-sanmpatti aur usake anuroop utkantha badhati ja rahi hai, tab ve vichar mean p d gaye, kyoanki unhean isaka karan maloom n tha. "yah kaisi vichitr bat hai. sarvatma shrikrishn mean brajavasiyoan ka aur mera jaisa apoorv sneh hai, vaisa hi in balakoan aur bachh doan par hi badhata ja raha hai. yah kaun-si maya hai ? kahaan se ayi hai ? yah kisi devata ki hai, manushy ki hai athava asuroan ki ? parantu kya aisa bhi sambhav hai ? nahian-nahian, yah to mere prabhu ki maya hai aur kisi ki maya mean aisi samarthy nahian, jo mujhe bhi mohit kar le." balaramaji ne aisa vichar karake jnanadrishti se dekha, to unhean aisa maloom hua ki in sab bachh doan aur gvalabaloan ke roop mean keval shrikrishn-hi-shrikrishn haian. tab unhoanne shrikrishn se kaha- "bhagavan! ye gvalabal aur bachh de n devata haian aur n to koee rrishi hi. in bhinn-bhinn roopoan ka ashray lene par bhi ap akele hi in roopoan mean prakashit ho rahe haian. kripaya spasht karake tho de mean hi yah batala dijiye ki ap is prakar bachh de, balak, siangi, rassi adi ke roop mean alag-alag kyoan prakashit ho rahe haian ?" tab bhagavan ne brahma ki sari karatoot sunayi aur balaramaji ne sab batean jan lian.

parikshit! tab tak brahmaji brahmalok se braj mean laut aye. unake kalaman se ab tak keval ek truti samay vyatit hua tha. unhoanne dekha ki bhagavan shrikrishn gvalabal aur bachh doan ke sath ek sal se pahale ki bhaanti hi kri da kar rahe haian. ve soanchane lage- "gokul mean jitane bhi gvalabal aur bachh de the, ve to meri mayamayi shayya par so rahe haian. unako to maianne apani maya se achet kar diya tha; ve tab se ab tak sachet nahian hue. tab meri maya se mohit gvalabal aur bachh doan ke atirikt ye utane hi doosare balak tatha bachh de kahaan se a gaye, jo ek sal se bhagavan ke sath khel rahe haian ?" brahmaji ne donoan sthanoan par donoan ko dekha aur bahut der tak dhyan karake apani jnanadrishti se unaka rahasy kholana chaha; parantu in donoan mean kaun-se pahale ke gvalabal haian aur kaun-se pichhe bana liye gaye haian, isamean se kaun sachche haian aur kaun banavati, yah bat ve kisi prakar n samajh sake. bhagavan shrikrishn ki maya mean to sabhi mugdh ho rahe haian, parantu koee bhi maya-moh bhagavan ka sparsh nahian kar sakata. brahmaji unhian bhagavan shrikrishn ko apani maya se mohit karane chale the. kintu unako mohit karana to door raha, ve ajanma hone par bhi apani hi maya se apane-ap mohit ho gaye.

jis prakar rat ke ghor andhakar mean kuhare ke andhakar ka aur din ke prakash mean juganoo ke prakash ka pata nahian chalata, vaise hi jab kshudr purush mahapurushoan par apani maya ka prayog karate haian, tab vah unaka to kuchh biga d nahian sakati, apana hi prabhav kho baithati hai. brahmaji vichar kar hi rahe the ki unake dekhate-dekhate usi kshan sabhi gvalabal aur bachh de shrikrishn ke roop mean dikhayi p dane lage. sab-ke-sab sajal jal dhar ke saman shyamavarn, pitambaradhari, shankh, chakr, gada aur padm se yukt- 'chaturbhuj'. sabake sir par mukut, kanoan mean kundal aur kanthoan mean manohar har tatha vanamalaean shobhayaman ho rahian thian. unake vakshahsthal par suvarn ki sunahali rekha, shrivats, bahuoan mean bajooband, kalaiyoan mean shankhakar ratnoan se j de kangan, charanoan mean nupur aur k de, kamar mean karadhani tatha aanguliyoan mean aangoothiyaan jagamaga rahian thian. ve nakh se shikh tak samast aangoan mean komal aur nootan tulasi ki malaean, jo unhean b de bhagyashali bhaktoan ne pahanayi thian, dharan kiye hue the. unaki muskan chaandani ke saman ujjval thi aur ratanare netroan ki katakshapoorn chitavan b di hi madhur thi. aisa jan p data tha manoan ve in donoan ke dvara sattvagun aur rajogun ko svikar karake bhaktajanoan ke hriday mean shuddh lalasaean jagakar unako poorn kar rahe haian. brahmaji ne yah bhi dekha ki unhian ke jaise doosare brahma se lekar trin tak sabhi charachar jiv moortiman hokar nachate-gate anek prakar ki pooja-samagri se alag-alag bhagavan ke un sab roopoan ki upasana kar rahe haian. unhean alag-alag anima-mahima adi siddhiyaan, maya-vidya adi vibhootiyaan aur mahatattv adi chaubisoan tattv charoan or se ghere hue hai. prakriti mean kshobh utpann karane vala kal, usake parinam ka karan svabhav, vasanaoan ko jagane vala sanskar, kamanaean, karm, vishay aur phal, sabhi moortiman hokar bhagavan ke pratyek roop ki upasana kar rahean haian. bhagavan ki satta aur mahatta ke samane un sabhi ki satta aur mahatta apana astitv kho baithi thi. brahmaji ne yah bhi dekha ki ve sabhi bhoot, bhavishyat aur vartaman kal ke dvara simit nahian haian, trikalabadhit saty haian. ve sab-ke-sab svayan prakash aur keval anant anand svaroop haian. unamean j data athava chetana ka bhedabhav nahian hai. ve sab-ke-sab ek-ras haian. yahaan tak ki upanishaddarshi tattvajnaniyoan ki drishti bhi unaki anant mahima ka sparsh nahian kar sakati. is prakar brahmaji ne ek sath hi dekha ki ve sab-ke-sab un parabrahm paramatma shrikrishn ke hi svaroop haian, jinake prakash se yah sara jagat prakashit ho raha hai.

yah atyant ashcharyamay drishy dekhakar brahmaji to chakit rah gaye. unaki gyarahoan indriyaan kshubdh evan stabdh rah gayian. ve bhagavan ke tej se nistej hokar maun ho gaye. us samay ve aise stabdh hokar kh de rah gaye, manoan vajr ke adhishthatri-devata ke pas ek putali kh di ho.

parikshit! bhagavan ka svaroop tark se pare hai. usaki mahima asadharan hai. vah svayan prakash, anandasvaroop aur maya se atit hai. vedant bhi sakshat roop se unaka varnan karane mean asamarth haian, isalie usase bhinn ka nishedh karake anandasvaroop brahm ka kisi prakar kuchh sanket karata hai. yadyapi brahmaji samast vidyaoan ke adhipati haian, tathapi bhagavan ke divyasvaroop ko ve tanik bhi n samajh sake ki yah kya hai. yahaan tak ki ve bhagavan ke un mahimamay roopoan ko dekhane mean bhi asamarth ho gaye. unaki aankhean muand gayian. bhagavan shrikrishn ne brahma ke is moh aur asamarthata ko janakar bina kisi prayas ke turant apani maya ka parada hata diya. isase brahmaji ko bahmajnan hua. ve manoan marakar phir ji uthe. sachet hokar unhoanne jyoan-tyoan karake b de kasht se apane netr khole. tab kahian unhean apana sharir aur yah jagat dikhayi p da. phir brahmaji jab charoan or dekhane lage, tab pahale dishaean aur usake bad turant hi unake samane vrindavan dikhayi p da. vrindavan sabake lie ek-sa pyara hai. jidhar dekhiye, udhar hi jivoan ko jivan dene vale phal aur phooloan se lade hue, hare-hare pattoan se lahalahate hue vrikshoan ki paantean shobha pa rahi haian. bhagavan shrikrishn ki lilabhoomi hone ke karan vrindavanadham mean krodh, trishna adi dosh pravesh nahian kar sakate aur vahaan svabhav se hi paraspar dustyj vair rakhane vale manushy aur pashu-pakshi bhi premi mitroan ke saman hil-milakar ek sath rahate haian. brahmaji ne vrindavan ka darshan karane ke bad dekha ki advitiy parabrahm gopavansh ke balak ka-sa naty kar raha hai. ek hone par bhi usane sakha haian, anant hone par bhi vah idhar-udhar ghoom raha hai aur usaka jnan agadh hone par bhi vah apane gvalabal aur bachh doan ko dhooandh raha hai. brahmaji ne dekha ki jaise bhagavan shrikrishn pahale apane hath mean dahi-bhat ka kaur liye unhean dhooandh rahe the, vaise hi ab bhi akele hi unaki khoj mean lage haian. bhagavan ko dekhate hi brahmaji apane vahan hans par se kood p de aur sone ke saman chamakate hue apane sharir se prithvi par dand ki bhaanti gir p de. unhoanne apane charoan mukutoan ke agrabhag se bhagavan ke charan-kamaloan ka sparsh karake namaskar kiya aur anand ke aansuoan ki dhara se unhean nahala diya. ve bhagavan shrikrishn ki pahale dekhi huee mahima ka bar-bar smaran karate, unake charanoan par girate aur uth-uthakar phir-phir gir p date. isi prakar bahut der tak ve bhagavan ke charanoan mean hi p de rahe. phir dhire-dhire uthe aur apane netroan ke aansoo poanchhe. prem aur mukti ke ekamatr udgam bhagavan ko dekhakar unaka sir jhuk gaya. ve kaanpane lage. aanjali baandhakar b di namrata aur ekagrata ke sath gadgad vani se ve bhagavan ki stuti karane lage.