isilie manu ne kaha hai ki atmanan satatan raksheth darairapi dhanairapi- arthat; stri aur sampatti ki apeksha hamako pahale svayan apani hi raksha karani chahie.[1] yadyapi manushy–deh durlabh aur nashavan bhi hai, tathapi jab usaka nash karake usase bhi adhik kisi shashvat vastu ki prapti kar leni hoti hai (jaise desh, dharm aur saty ke lie apani pratijna, vrat aur virad ki raksha ke lie evan ijzat, kirti aur sarvabhoot–hit ke lie) tab, aise samay par anek mahatmaoan ne is tivr karttavyagni mean anand se apane pranoan ki bhi ahuti de di hai. jab raja dilip apane guru vasishth ki gay ki raksha karane ke lie, sianh ko apane sharir ka balidan dene ko taiyar ho gaya, tab vah sianh se bola ki 'hamare saman purushoan ki is panchabhautik sharir ke vishay mean anavastha rahati hai, atev too mere is j d sharir ke badale mere yasharoopi sharir ki or dhyan de'.[2] kathasarit–sagar aur naganand natak mean yah varnan hai ki sarpoan ki raksha karane ke lie jimootavahan ne garu d ko svayan apana sharir arpan kar diya. mrichchhakatik natak mean charoodatt kahata haiah–
n bhito maranadasmi kevalan dooshitan yashah.
vishuddhasy hi me mrityuah putrajanmasamah kilan॥[3]
'maian mrityu se nahian darata; mujhe yahi duahkh hai ki meri kirti kalankit ho gee. yadi kirti shuddh rahe aur mrityu bhi a jae, to maian usako putr ke utsav ke saman manooanga.' isi tattv ke adhar par mahabharat mean raja shibi aur dadhichi rrishi ki kathaoan ka varnan kiya hai.[4] jab dharmaraj shyen pakshi ka roop dharan karake, kapot ke pichhe u de aur jab vah kapot apani raksha ke lie raja shibi ki sharan mean gaya tab raja ne svayan apane sharir ka maans katakar us shyen pakshi ko de diya aur sharanagat kapot ki raksha ki. vrittasur nam ka devataoan ka ek shatru tha. usako marane ke lie dadhichi rrishi ki haddiyoan ke vajr ki avashyakata huee. tab sab devata milakar ukt rrishi ke pas ge aur bole shariratyagan lokahitarth bhavanh kartumarhati– he maharaj! logoan ke kalyan ke lie ap deh ka tyag kijie. yah vinati sun dadhichi rrishi ne b de anand se apana sharir tyag diya aur apani haddiyaan devataoan ko de dian.
tika tippani aur sandarbh
- ↑ manusmriti. 7.213
- ↑ raghuvansh, 2.57
- ↑ mrichchhakatik, 10.27
- ↑ mahabharat, 1.100 tatha 131; shaanti parv, 342
sanbandhit lekh
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