shri shrichaitany-charitavali -prabhudatt brahmachari142. shri sanatan ko shastriy shiksha
devataoan ke barah hajar varshoan (arthat manushyoan ke taiantalis lakh bis hajar varsh)- ki ek 'chauk di' hoti hai. aisi chauk di jab 71 bit jati hai, tab ek 'manvantar' hota hai. ek manvantar ke samapt hote hi pichhale indr, manu, saptarshi adi badal jate haian aur naye banaye jate haian. aise chaudah manvantar bit jate haian, tab 'brahma ji ka ek din' hota hai aur itani hi b di unaki ratri. unake ek din mean chaudah indr aur chaudah manu badal jate haian. brahma ji ke ek din ko 'kalp' kahate haian. din mean ve srishti ka kam karate rahate haian, ratri mean sab srishti ka sanhar karake use apane mean lin karake so jate haian, din hote hi phir kam mean lag jate haian. jis prakar dukanadar din mean to bahar bhaanti-bhaanti ki vastuean phailakar baithata hai aur ratri mean sabako samet karake dukan mean band kar deta hai, pratahkal phir jyoan-ka-tyoan pasara phaila deta hai, isi prakar brahma ji roj vyapar karate rahate haian. brahma ji ke tin sau sath dinoan ka 'brahmavarsh' hota hai. aise varshoan se ek brahma ki ayu sau varsh ki hoti hai. kalp mean to tin hi lokoan ko nash hota hai. brahma ji ki ayu ke bad is chaudah bhuvan vale brahmand ka hi nash ho jata hai, use 'mahapralay' kahate haian. tab brahma ji brahmalok ke mukt purushoan ke sath bhagavan ke sharir mean pravesh kar jate haian, phir naye brahma hote haian.' prabhu ke mukh se brahma ji ki ayu sunakar param vismit hue sanatan ji ne poochha- 'prabho! yah to mahan ashchary ki bat hai. ise sunakar to b da bhari vairagy hota hai. is hisab se to hamari ayu kuchh bhi nahian, jise ham sau varsh ki paramayu manate haian, vah brahma ji ke ek kshan kya 'lav' ke bhi karo d vean aansh ke barabar nahian. isi par yah moorkh prani itana garv karata hai.' |
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