श्रीमद्भागवत महापुराण चतुर्थ स्कन्ध अध्याय 17 श्लोक 18-36

chaturth skandh: saptadash adhyay

shrimadbhagavat mahapuran: chaturth skandh: saptadash adhyayah shlok 18-36 ka hindi anuvad tab vah atyant bhayabhit hokar duahkhit chitt se pichhe ki or lauti aur mahabhag prithu ji se kahane lagi- ‘dharm ke tattv ko janane vale sharanagatavatsal rajanh! ap to sabhi praniyoan ki raksha karane mean tatpar haian, ap meri bhi raksha kijiye. maian atyant din aur niraparadh hooan, ap mujhe kyoan marana chahate haian? isake siva ap to dharmajn mane jate haian; phir mujh stri ka vadh ap kaise kar sakeange? striyaan koee aparadh karean, to sadharan jiv bhi un par hath nahian uthate; phir ap jaise karunamay aur dinavatsal to aisa kar hi kaise sakate haian? maian to sudridh nauka ke saman hooan, sara jagath mere hi adhar par sthit haian. mujhe to dakar ap apane ko aur apani praja ko jal ke oopar kaise rakheange? maharaj prithu ne kaha- prithvi! too meri ajna ka ullanghan karane vali hai. too yajn mean devataroop se bhag leti hai, kintu usake badale mean hamean ann nahian deti; isaliye aj maian tujhe mar dalooanga. too jo pratidin hari-hari ghas kha jati hai aur apane than ka doodh nahian deti- aisi dushtata karane par tujhe dand dena anuchit nahian kaha ja sakata. too nasamajh hai, toone poorvakal mean brahma ji ke utpann kiye hue annadi ke bijoan ko apane mean lin kar liya hai, aur ab meri bhi parava n karake unhean apane garbh se nikalati nahian. ab maian apane banoan se tujhe chhinn-bhinn kar tere mede se in kshudhatur aur din prajajanoan ka karun-krandan shant karooanga. jo dusht apana hi poshan karane vala tatha any praniyoan ke prati nirday ho- vah purush, stri athava napuansak koee bhi ho- use marana rajaoan ke liye n marane ke hi saman hai. too b di garvili aur madonmatta hai; is samay maya se hi yah gau ka roop banaye hue hai. maian banoan se tere tuk de-tuk de karake apane yogabal se praja ko dharan karooanga. is samay prithu kal ki bhaanti krodhamayi moorti dharan kiye hue the. unake ye shabd sunakar dharati kaanpane lagi aur usane atyant vinitabhav se hath jo dakar kaha. prithvi ne kaha- ap sakshath paramapurush haian tatha apani maya se anek prakar ke sharir dharanakar gunamay jan p date haian; vastav mean atmanubhav ke dvara ap adhibhoot, adhyatm aur adhidaivasambandhi abhiman aur usase utpann hue rag-dveshadi se sarvatha rahit haian. maian apako bar-bar namaskar karati hooan. ap sampoorn jagath ke vidhata haian; apane hi yah trigunatmak srishti rachi hai aur mujhe samast jivoan ka ashray banaya hai. ap sarvatha svatantr haian. prabho! ab ap hi astr-shastr lekar mujhe marane ko taiyar ho gaye, tab maian aur kisaki sharan mean jaooan? kalp ke arambh mean apane-apane ashrit rahane vali anirvachiya maya se hi is charachar jagath ki rachana ki thi aur us maya ke hi dvara ap isaka palan karane ke liye taiyar hue haian. ap dharmaparayan haian; phir bhi mujh goroopadharini ko kis prakar marana chahate haian? ap ek hokar bhi mayavash anek roop jan p date haian tatha apane svayan brahma ko rachakar unase vishv ki rachana karayi hai. ap sakshath sarveshvar haian, apaki lilaoan ko ajitendriy log kaise jan sakate haian? unaki buddhi to apaki durjay maya se vikshipt ho rahi hai. ap hi panchabhoot, indriy, unake adhishthatri devata, buddhi aur ahankararoop apani shaktiyoan ke dvara kramashah jagath ki utpatti, sthiti aur sanhar karate haian. bhinn-bhinn karyoan ke liye samay-samay par apaki shaktiyoan ka avirbhav-tirobhav hua karata hai. ap sakshath paramapurush aur jagadvidhata haian, apako mera namaskar hai. ajanma prabho! ap hi apane rache hue bhoot, indriy aur antahkaranaroop jagath ki sthiti ke liye adivarah roop hokar mujhe rasatal se jal ke bahar laye the. is prakar ek bar to mera uddhar karake apane dharadhar nam paya tha; aj vahi ap viramoorti se jal ke oopar nauka ke saman sthit mere hi ashray rahane vali praja ki raksha karane ke abhipray se paine-paine ban chadhakar doodh n dene ke aparadh mean mujhe marana chahate haian. is trigunatmak srishti ki rachana karane vali apaki maya se mere-jaise sadharan jivoan ke chitt mohagrast ho rahe haian. mujh-jaise log to apake bhaktoan ki lilaoan ka bhi ashay nahian samajh sakate, phir apaki kisi kriya ka uddeshy n samajhean to isamean ashchary hi kya hai. atah jo indriy-sanyamadi ke dvara virochit yajn ka vistar karate haian, aise apake bhaktoan ko bhi namaskar hai.