श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता -श्रील् प्रभुपाद पृ. 337

shrimadbhagavadgita yatharoop -shri shrimadh e.si. bhaktivedant svami prabhupad

bhagavadjnan adhyay 7 : shlok-21 yo yo yaan yaan tanuan bhaktah shraddhayarchitumichchhati. tasy tasyachalaan shraddhaan tamev vidadhamyahamh॥ bhavarth maian pratyek jiv ke hriday mean paramatma svaroop sthit hooan. jaise hi koee kisi devata ki pooja karane ki ichchha karata hai, maian usaki shraddha ko sthir karata hooan, jisase vah usi vishesh devata ki bhakti kar sake. tatpary eeshvar ne har ek ko svatantrata pradan ki hai, atah yadi koee purush bhautik bhog karane ka ichchhuk hai aur isake lie devataoan se suvidhaean chahata hai to pratyek hriday mean paramatma svaroop sthit bhagavan usake manobhavoan ko janakar aisi suvidhaean pradan karate haian. samast jivoan ke param pita ke roop mean ve unaki svatantrata mean hastakshep nahian karate, apitu unhean suvidhaean pradan karate haian, jisase ve apani bhautik ichchhaean poori kar sakean. kuchh log yah prashn kar sakate haian ki sarvashaktiman eeshvar jivoan ko aisi suvidhaean pradan karake unhean maya ke pash mean girane hi kyoan dete haian? isaka uttar yah hai ki yadi parameshvar unhean aisi suvidhaean pradan n karean to phir svatantrata ka koee arth nahian rah jata. atah ve saboan ko poorn svatantrata pradan karate haian– chahe koee kuchh kare– kintu unaka antim upadesh hamean bhagavadgita mean prapt hota hai– manushy ko chahie ki any sare karyoan ko tyagakar unaki sharan mean ae. isase manushy sukhi rahega. jivatma tatha devata donoan hi parameshvar ki ichchha ke adhin haian, atah jivatma n to svechchha se kisi devata ki pooja kar sakata hai, n hi devata parameshvar ki ichchha ke viruddh koee var de sakate haian jaisi ki kahavat hai– ‘eeshvar ki ichchha ke bina ek patti bhi nahian hilati.’ samanyatah jo log is sansar mean pi dit haian, ve devataoan ke pas jate haian, kyoanki vedoan mean aisa karane ka upadesh hai ki amuk-amuk ichchhaoan vale ko amuk-amuk devataoan ki sharan mean jana chahie. udaharanarth, ek rogi ko sooryadev ki pooja karane ka adesh hai. isi prakar vidya ka ichchhuk sarasvati ki pooja kar sakata hai aur sundar patni chahane vala vyakti shiv ji ki patni devi uma ki pooja kar sakata hai. is prakar shastroan mean vibhinn devataoan ke poojan ki vidhiyaan bataee gee haian. chooanki pratyek jiv vishesh suvidha chahata hai, atah bhagavan use vishesh devata se us var ko prapt karane ki prabal ichchha ki prerana dete haian aur use var prapt ho jata hai. kisi vishesh devata ke poojan ki vidhi bhi bhagavan dvara hi niyojit ki jati hai. jivoan mean vah prerana devata nahian de sakate, kintu bhagavan paramatma haian jo samast jivoan ke hridayoan mean upasthit rahate haian, atah krishn manushy ko kisi devata ke poojan ki prerana pradan karate haian. sare devata parameshvar ke virat sharir ke abhinn aangasvaroop haian, atah ve svatantr nahian hota. vaidik sahity mean kathan hai, “paramatma roop mean bhagavan devata ke hriday mean bhi sthit rahate haian, atah ve devata ke madhyam se jiv ki ichchha ko poora karane ki vyavastha karate haian. kintu jiv tatha devata donoan hi paramatma ki ichchha par ashrit haian. ve svatantr nahian haian.”