महाभारत शान्ति पर्व अध्याय 333 श्लोक 19-42

trayastrianshadadhikatrishatatam (333) adhyay: shanti parv (mokshadharm parv)

mahabharat: shanti parv: trayastrianshadadhikatrishatatam adhh‍yay: shlok 19-42 ka hindi anuvad udhar shukadev vayu se akashagamini oordhvagati ka ashray le apana prabhav dikhakar tatakal brahmibhoot ho gaye. mahatapasvi vyasaji doosari mahayog sambandhini gati ka avalamban karake oopar ko uthe aur palak marat-marate us sthan par ja pahuanche, jahaan se un parvat shikharoan ko do bhagoan mean vidirn karake shukadevaji age badhe the. vah sthan shukabhipatan ke nam se prasiddh ho gaya tha. unhoanne us sthan ko dekha. vahaan rahane vale rrishiyoan ne akar vyasaji se unake putr ka vah alaukik karm kah sunaya. tab vyasaji ne shukadev ka nam lekar b de jor se rodan kiya. jab pita ne uchch svar se tinoan lokoan ko guanjate hue pukara, tab sarvavyapi, sarvatma evan sarvatomukh hokar dharmatama shuk ne ‘bhoah’ yabd se sampoorn jagath ko pratidhvanit karate hue pita ko uttar diya. usi ke sath-sath sampoorn charachar jagath ne uchch svar se ‘bhoah’ is ekakshar shabd ka uchcharan karate hue uttar diya. tabhi se aj tak parvatoan ke shikhar par athava guphaoan ke as-pas jab-jab avaj di jati hai, tab-tab vahaan ke charachar nivasi pratidhvani ke roop mean usaka uttar dete haian, jaisa ki unhoanne shukadevaji ke liye kiya tha. is prakar apana prabhav dikhalakar shukadevaji antardhan ho gaye aur shabd adi gunoan ka parityag karake paramapad ko prapt hue. apane amit tejasvi putr ki yah mahima dekhakar vyasaji usi ka chintan karate hue us parvat ke shikhar par baiee gaye. us samay mandakini ke tat par kri da karati huee samast apsaraean maharshi vyas ko apane nikat pakar b di ghabarahat mean padatr gayian, achet-si ho gayian. koee jal mean chhip gayian aur koee lataoan ke jhuramut mean kuchh apsaraoan ne munishreshth vyasaji ko dechakar apane vastr pahan liye. us samay apane putr ki muktata janakar muni b de prasann hue aur apani asakti ka vichar karake ve bahut lajjit hue. isi samay devataoan aur gandharvoan se ghire hue tatha maharshiyoan se poojit pinakadhari bhagavanh shankar vahaan a pahuanche aur putr-shok se santapt vedavyasaji ko saantvana dete hue kahane lage- ‘brahmanh! tumane pahale agni, bhoomi, jal, vayu aur akash ke saman shaktishali putr hone ka mujhase varadan maanga tha; atah tumhean tumhari tapasya ke prabhav tatha meri kripa se palit vaisa hi putr prapt hua. vah brahmatej se sampann aur param pavitr tha. ‘brahmarshe! is samay usane aisi uttam gati prapt ki hai, jo ajitendriy purushoan tatha devataoan ke liye bhi durlabh hai, phir bhi tum usake liye kyoan shok kar rahe ho ? ‘jab tak is sansar mean parvatoan ki satta rahegi aur jab tak samudroan ki sthiti bani rahegi, tab tak tumhari aur tumhare putr ki akshay kirti is sansar mean chhayi rahegi. ‘mahamune! tum mere prasad se is jagath mean sada apane putr sadrish chhaya ka darshan karate rahoge. vah sab or dikhayi degi, kabhi tumhari aankhoan se ojhal n hogi’. bharatanandan! sakshath bhagavanh shankar ke is prakar ashvasan dene par sarvatr apane putr ki chhaya dekhate hue munivar vyas b di prasannata ke sath apane ashram par laut aye. bharatashreshth yudhishthir! tum mujhase jisake vishay mean poochh rahe the, vah shukadevaji ke janm aur paramapad prapti ki katha maianne tumhean vistar se sunayi hai. rajanh! sabase pahale devarshi naradaji ne yah vritanat mujhe bataya tha. mahayogi vyasaji bhi batachit ke prasang mean pad-pad par is prasang ko duharaya karate haian. jo purush mokshadharm se yukt is param pavitr itihas ko sunakar ya padhakar apane hriday mean dharan karega, vah shantiparayan ho paramagati (moksh) ko prapat hoga. is prakar shrimahabharat shantiparv ke antargat mokshadharmaparv mean shukadevaji ki oordhvagati ke varnan ki samapti namak tin sau taiantisavaan adhyay poora hua.