प्रलंबासुर

'pralanbasur' mathura ke raja kans ka asur mitr tha. ek bar jab shrikrishn any gopoan tatha balaram ke sath khel rahe the. isi samay asur pralanb bhi sakhaoan mean mil gaya aur sabake sath ‘harin-kri dan’ namak khel khelane laga. ‘harin-kri dan’ khel mean harane vala jitane vale ko apane kandhe par bithakar chalata tha. pralanbasur is khel mean jan-boojhakar har gaya aur balaram usake kandhe par baith ge. is avasar ka labh uthakar vah balaramaji ko lekar bhag nikala. balaram ne apane sharir ka bhar itana adhik kar liya ki pralanbasur ke lie bhagana bhi mushkil ho gaya. vah chal bhi nahian saka aur apane mool roop mean a gaya. pralanbasur tatha balaram ke madhy kuchh der tak yuddh hua aur aant mean pralanbasur mara gaya.

shrimadbhagavat mahapuran ka ullekh

'shrimadbhagavat mahapuran' ke anusar- shrishukadevaji kahate haian- "parikshit! ab anandit svajan sambandhiyoan se ghire hue evan unake mukh se apani kirti ka gan sunate hue shrikrishn ne gokulamandit goshth mean pravesh kiya. is prakar apani yogamaya se gval ka-vesh banakar ram aur shyam braj mean kri da kar rahe the. un dinoan grishm rritu thi. yah shariradhariyoan ko bahut priy nahian hai, parantu vrindavan ke svabhavik gunoan se vahaan vasant ki hi chhata chhitak rahi thi. isaka karan tha, vrindavan mean param madhur bhagavan shyamasundar shrikrishn aur balaramaji nivas jo karate the.

jhiguroan ki tikhi jhankar jharanoan ke madhur jhar-jharane chhip gayi thi. un jharanoan se sada-sarvada bahut thandi jal ki phuhiyaan u da karati thian, jinase vahaan ke vrikshoan ki hariyali dekhate hi banati thi. jidhar dekhiye, hari-hari doob se prithvi hari-hari ho rahi hai. nadi, sarovar evan jharanoan ki laharoan ka sparsh karake jo vayu chalati thi, usamean lal-pile-nile turant ke khile hue, der ke khile hue-kahlar, utpal adi anekoan prakar ke kamaloan ka parag mila hua hota tha. is shital, mand aur sugandh vayu ke karan vanavasiyoan ko garmi ka kisi prakar ka klesh nahian sahana p data tha. n davagni ka tap lagata tha aur n to soory ka gham hi. nadiyoan mean agadh jal bhara hua tha. b di-b di laharean unake tatoan ko choom jaya karatian thian. ve unake pulinoan se takaratian aur unhean svachchh bana jatian. unake karan as-pas ki bhoomi gili bani rahati aur soory ki atyant ugr tatha tikhi kiranean bhi vahaan ki prithvi aur hari-bhari ghas ko nahian sukha sakati thian; charoan or hariyali chha rahi thi.

us van mean vrikshoan ki paant-ki-paant phooloan se lad rahi thi. jahaan dekhiye, vahian se sundarata phooti p dati thi. kahian rang-birange pakshi chahak rahe haian, to kahian tarah-tarah ke harin chauk di bhar rahe haian. kahian mor kook rahe haian, to kahian bhauanre guanjar kar rahe haian. kahian koyalean kuhak rahi haian to kahian saras alag hi apana alap chhe de hue haian. aisa sundar van dekhakar shyamasundar shrikrishn aur gaurasundar balaramaji ne usamean vihar karane ki ichchha ki. age-age gauean chalian, pichhe-pichhe gvalabal aur bich mean apane b de bhaee ke sath baansuri bajate hue shrikrishn.

ram, shyam aur gvalabaloan ne nav pallavoan, mor-pankh ke guchchhoan, sundar-sundar pushpoan ke haroan aur geroo adi rangin dhatuoan se apane ko bhaanti-bhaanti se saja liya. phir koee anand mean magn hokar nachane laga to koee tal thoankakar kushti l dane laga aur kisi-kisi ne rag alapana shuru kar diya. jis samay shrikrishn nachane lagate, us samay kuchh gvalabal gane lagate aur kuchh baansuri tatha siang bajane lagate. kuchh hatheli se hi tal dete, to kuchh ‘vah-vah’ karane lagate. parikshit! us samay nat jaise apane nayak ki prashansa karate haian, vaise hi devata log gvalabaloan ka roop dharan karake vahaan ate aur gopajati mean janm lekar chhipe hue balaram aur shrikrishn ki stuti karane lagate. ghuangharali alakoan vale shyam aur balaram kabhi ek-doosare ka hath pak dakar kumhar ke chak ki tarah chakkar katate-ghumari-pareta khelate. kabhi ek-doosare se adhik phaand jane ki ichchha se koodate-kooan di dakate, kabhi kahian ho d lagakar dhele pheankate to kabhi tal thoank-thoankakar rassakasi karate-ek dal doosare dal ke viparit rassi pak dakar khianchata aur kabhi kahian ek-doosare se kushti l date-l date. is prakar tarah-tarah ke khel khelate.

kabhi ek-doosare par bel, jayaphal ya aanvale ke phal hath mean lekar pheankate. kabhi ek-doosare ki aankh band karake chhip jate aur vah pichhe se dhooandhata, is prakar aankh michauni khelate. kabhi ek-doosare ko chhoone ke liye bahut door-door tak dau date rahate aur kabhi pashu-pakshiyoan ki cheshtaoan ka anukaran karate. kahian medhakoan ki tarah phudak-phudakakar chalate to kabhi muanh bana-banakar ek-doosare ki hansi u date. kahian rassiyoan se vrikshoan par jhoola dalakar jhoolate to kabhi do balakoan ko kh da karakar unaki baanhoan ke bal-par hi latakane lagate. kabhi kisi raja ki naqal karane lagate. is prakar ram aur shyam vrindavan ki nadi, parvat, ghati, kuanj, van aur sarovaroan mean ve sabhi khel khelate jo sadharan bachche sansar mean khela karate haian.

ek din jab balaram aur shrikrishn gvalabaloan ke sath us van mean gauean chara rahe the, tab gval ke vesh mean pralanbasur nam ka ek asur aya. usaki ichchha thi ki maian shrikrishn aur balaram ko har le jaooan. bhagavan shrikrishn sarvajn haian. ve use dekhate hi pahachan gaye. phir bhi unhoanne usaki mitrata ka prastav svikar kar liya. ve man-hi-man yah soch rahe the ki kis yukti se isaka vadh karana chahiye. gvalabaloan mean sabase b de khila di, kheloan ke achary shrikrishn hi the. unhoanne sab gvalabaloan ko bulakar kaha- "mere pyare mitroan! aj ham log apane ko uchit riti se do daloan mean baant lean aur phir anand se khelean. us khel mean gvalabaloan ne balaram aur shrikrishn ko nayak banaya. kuchh shrikrishn ke sathi ban gaye aur kuchh balaram ke. phir un logoan ne tarah-tarah se aise bahut-se khel khele, jinamean ek dal ke log doosare dal ke logoan ko apani pith par chadhakar ek nirdisht sthan par le jate the. jitane vala dal chadhata tha aur harane vala dal dhota tha. is prakar ek-doosare ki pith par chadhate-chadhate shrikrishn adi gvalabal gauean charate hue bhandir namak vat ke pas pahuanch gaye.

parikshit! ek bar balaramaji ke dal vale shridama, vrishabh adi gvalabaloan ne khel mean baji mar li. tab shrikrishn adi unhean apani pith par chadhakar dhone lage. hare hue shrikrishn ne shridama ko apani pith par chadhaya, bhadrasen ne vrishabh ko pralanbasur ne balaramaji ko. danavapuangav pralanbasur ne dekha ki shrikrishn to b de balavan haian, unhean maian nahian hara sakooanga. atah vah unhian ke paksh mean ho gaya aur balaramaji ko lekar phurti se bhag chala aur pith par se utarane ke liye jo sthan niyat tha, usase age nikal gaya. balaramaji b de bhari parvat ke saman bojh vale the. unako lekar pralanbasur door tak n ja saka, usaki chal ruk gayi. tab usane apana svabhavik daity roop dharan kar liya. usake kale sharir par sone ke gahane chamak rahe the aur gaurasundar balaramaji ko dharan karane ke karan usaki aisi shobha ho rahi thi, mano bijali se yukt kala badal chandrama ko dharan kiye hue ho.

usaki aankhean ag ki tarah dhadhak rahi thian aur dadhe bhauanhoan tak pahuanchi huee b di bhayavani thian. usake lal-lal bal is tarah bikhar rahe the, mano ag ki lapatean uth rahi hoan. usake hath aur paanvoan mean k de, sipar mukut aur kanoan mean kundal the. unaki kanti se vah b da adbhut lag raha tha. us bhayanak daity ko b de veg se akash mean jate dekh pahale to balaramaji kuchh ghab da-se gaye. parantu doosare hi kshan apane svaroop ki yad ate hi unaka bhay jata raha. balaramaji ne dekha ki jaise chor kisi ka dhan churakar le jay, vaise hi yah shatru mujhe churakar akash-marg se liye ja raha hai. us samay jaise indr ne parvatoan par vajr chalaya tha, vaise hi unhoanne krodh karake usake sir par ek ghooansa kas kar jamaya. ghooansa lagana tha ki usaka sir choor-choor ho gaya. vah muanh se khoon ugalane laga, chetana jati rahi aur b da bhayankar shabd karata hua indr ke dvara vajr se mare hue parvat ke saman vah usi samay pranahin hokar prithvi par gir p da.

balaramaji param balashali the. jab gvalabaloan ne dekha ki unhoanne pralanbasurasur ko mar dala, tab unake ashchary ki sima n rahi. ve bar-bar ‘vah-vah’ karane lage. gvalabaloan ka chitt prem se vihval ho gaya. ve unake liye shubhakamanaoan ki varsha karane lage aur mano marakar laut ayean hoan, is bhav se aliangan karake prashansa karane lage. vastutah balaramaji isake yogy hi the. pralanbasur moortiman pap tha. usaki mrityu se devataoan ko b da sukh mila. ve balaramaji par phool barasane lage aur ‘bahut achchha kiya, bahut achchha kiya’ is prakar kahakar unaki prashansa karane lage.