ekasaphtathyadhikadvishatatam (271) adhyay: shanti parv (mokshadharm parv)
mahabharat: shanti parv: ekasaphtathyadhikadvishatatam adhyay shlok 1-17 adhyay: ka hindi anuvad
dhan aur kam-bhogoan ki apeksha dharm aur tapashya ka uthkarsh soochit karane vali brahman aur kunhdadhar megh ki katha raja yudhishthir ne poochha - bharatananhdan pitamah! ved to dharm, arth aur kam - tinoan ki hi prashansa karate haian; at: ap mujhe yah bataiye ki in tinoan mean se kisaki prapti mere liye sabase badhakar hai. bhishhm ji ne kaha- rajanh ! is vishay mean maian tumhhean ek prachin itihas sunaooanga, jisake anusar kunhdadhar namak megh ne poorvakal mean prasanhn hokar apane ek bhakht ka upakar kiya tha. kisi samay ek nirdhan brahman ne sakam bhav se dharm karane ka vichar kiya. vah yajn karane ke liye sada hi dhan ki ichhchha rakhata tha, at: b di kathor tapashya karane laga. yahi nishhchay karake usane bhakti poorvak devataoan ki pooja-archana aramhbh ki. parantu devataoan ki pooja karake bhi vah dhan n pa saka. tab vah is chinhta mean p da ki vah kaun-sa devata hai, jo mujh par shighr prasanhn ho jay aur manushhyoan ne aradhana karake jis zad n bana diya ho. tadananhtar us brahman ne shanht man se devataoan ke anuchar kunhdadhar namak megh ko pas hi kh da dekha. us mahabahu megh ko dekhate hi brahman ke man mean usake prati bhakti uthpanhn ho gayi aur vah sochane laga ki yah avashhy mera kalhyan karega; khyoanki isaka yah sharir vaise hi lakshanoan se samhpanhn hai. yah devata ka sannikatavarti hai aur doosare manushhyoan ne ise gher nahian rakha hai. isaliye yah mujhe shighr hi prachur dhan dega. tab brahman ne dhoop, ganhdh, chhote-b de malhy tatha bhaanti-bhaanti ke poojopahar arpit karake kunhdadhar megh ka poojan kiya. isase vah megh thodean hi samay mean santushht ho gaya aur usane brahman ke upakar mean niyamapoorvak pravriti soochit karane vali yah bat kahi - 'brahmanh! brahm hathyare, sharabi, chor aur vratabhang karane vale manushhy ke liye sadhupurushoan ne prayashchit ka vidhan kiya hai, kiantu kritaghhn ke liye koee prayashchit nahian hai. 'asha ka putr adharm hai. asooya ka putr krodh mana gaya hai. nikriti (shathata) ka putr lobh hai; parantu kritaghhn manushhy santan pane ke yoghy nahian hai'. tadananhtar vah brahman kunhdadhar ke tej se prerit ho kushoan ki shayhya par so gaya aur shvaphn mean usane samasht praniyoan ko dekha. vah sham-dam, tap aur bhaktibhav se samhpanhn, bhogarahit tatha shuddhachitt vala tha. us brahman ko rat mean kuchh aisa drishhtanht dikhayi diya, jisase use kunhdadhar ke prati apani bhakti ka parichay mil gaya. yudhishthir! usane dekha ki mahatejashvi mahathma yaksharaj manibhadr vahaan virajaman haian aur devataoan ke samaksh vibhinhn yachakoan ko upasthit kar rahe haian. vahaan devata log un yachakoan ke shubh karm ke badale rajhy aur dhan adi de rahe the aur ashubh karm ka bhog upasthit hone par pahale ke diye hue rajhy adi ko bhi chhin lete the. bharatashreshhth! vahaan yakshoan ke dekhate-dekhate mahatejashvi kunhdadhar ne devataoan ke age dharati par matha tek diya. |
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