कृष्ण और सुदामा

krishn-sudama

'shrimadbhagavat mahapuran' ke anusar- "raja parikshit ne kaha- "bhagavan! prem aur mukti ke data parabrahm paramatma bhagavan shrikrishn ki shakti anant hai. isaliye unaki madhury aur aishvary se bhari lilaean bhi anant haian. ab ham unaki doosari lilaean, jinaka varnan apane ab tak nahian kiya hai, sunana chahate haian. brahman! yah jiv vishay-sukh ko khojate-khojate atyant duahkhi ho gaya hai. ve ban ki tarah-tarah isake chitt mean chubhate rahate haian. aisi sthiti mean aisa kaun-sa rasik-ras ka visheshajn purush hoga, jo bar-bar pavitrakirti bhagavan shrikrishn ki mangalamayi lilaoan ka shravan karake bhi unase vimukh hona chahega. jo vani bhagavan ke gunoan ka gan karati hai, vahi sachchi vani hai. ve hi hath sachche hath haian, jo bhagavan ki seva ke liye kam karate haian. vahi man sachcha man haian, jo charachar praniyoan mean nivas karane vale bhagavan ka smaran karata hai; aur ve hi kan vastav mean kan kahane yogy haian, jo bhagavan ki punyamayi kathaoan ka shravan karate haian. vahi sir sir hai, jo charachar jagat ko bhagavan ki chal-achal pratima samajhakar namaskar karata hai; aur jo sarvatr bhagadvigrah ka darshan karate haian, ve hi netr vastav mean netr haian. sharir ke jo aang bhagavan aur unake bhaktoan ke charanoandak ka sevan karate haian, ve hi aang vastav mean aang haian; sach poochhiye to unhian ka hona saphal hai."

sootaji kahate haian- "shaunakadi rrishiyoan! jab raja parikshit ne is prakar prashn kiya, tab bhagavan shrishukadevaji ka hriday bhagavan shrikrishn mean hi tallin ho gaya. unhoanne parikshit se is prakar kaha. shrishukadevaji ne kaha- "parikshit! ek brahman bhagavan shrikrishn ke param mitr the. ve b de brahmajnani, vishayoan se virakt, shantachitt aur jitendriy the. ve grihasth hone par bhi kisi prakar ka sangrah-parigrah n rakhakar prarabdh ke anusar jo kuchh mil jata, usi mean santusht rahate the. unake vastr to phate-purane the hi, unaki patni ke bhi vaise hi the. vah bhi apane pati ke saman hi bhookh se dubali ho rahi thi. ek din daridrata ki pratimoorti duahkhini pativrata bhookh ke mare kaanpati huee apane patidev ke pas gayi aur murajhaye hue muanh se boli- "bhagavan! sakshat lakshmipati bhagavan shrikrishn apake sakha haian. ve bhaktavaanchhakalpataru, sharanagatavatsal aur brahmanoan ke param bhakt haian. param bhagyavan aryaputr! ve sadhu-santoan ke, satpurushoan ke ekamatr ashray haian. ap unake pas jaiye. jab ve janeange ki ap kutumbi haian aur ann ke bina duahkhi ho rahe haian to ve apako bahut-sa dhan deange. ajakal ve bhoj, vrishni aur andhakavanshi yadavoan ke svami ke roop mean dvaraka mean hi nivas kar rahe haian aur itane udar haian ki jo unake charanakamaloan ka smaran karate haian, un premi bhaktoan ko ve apane-ap tak ka dan kar dalate haian. aisi sthiti mean jagadguru bhagavan shrikrishn apane bhaktoan ko yadi dhan aur vishay-sukh, jo atyant vanchhaniy nahian hai, dean dean to isamean ashchary ki kaun-si bat hai?" is prakar jab un brahmanadevata ki patni ne apane patidev se kee bar b di namrata se prarthana ki, tab unhoanne socha ki ‘dhan ki to koee bat nahian hai; parantu bhagavan shrikrishn ka darshan ho jayaga, yah to jivan ka bahut b da labh hai.' yahi vichar karake unhoanne jane ka nishchay kiya aur apani patni se bole- "kalyani! ghar mean kuchh bheant dene yogy vastu bhi hai kya? yadi ho to de do." tab us brahmani ne pas-p dos ke brahmanoan ke ghar se char mutthi chiu de maangakar ek kap de mean baandh diya aur bhagavan ko bheant dene ke liye apane patidev ko de diye. isake bad ve brahmanadevata un chiu doan ko lekar dvaraka ke liye chal p de. ve marg mean yah sochate jate the ki ‘mujhe bhagavan shrikrishn ke darshan kaise prapt hoange?'

krishn aur sudama

parikshit! dvaraka mean pahuanchane par ve brahmanadevata doosare brahmanoan ke sath sainikoan ki tin chhavaniyaan aur tin dyodhiyaan par karake bhagavaddharm ka palan karane vale andhak aur vrishnivanshi yadavoan ke mahaloan mean, jahaan pahuanchana atyant kathin hai, ja pahuanche. unake bich bhagavan shrikrishn ki solah hazar raniyoan ke mahal the. unamean se ek mean un brahmanadevata ne pravesh kiya. vah mahal khoob saja-sajaya, atyant shobha-yukt tha. usamean pravesh karate samay unhean aisa maloom hua, mano ve brahmanand ke samudr mean doob-utara rahe hoan. us samay bhagavan shrikrishn apani pranapriya rukminiji ke palang par viraje hue the. brahmanadevata ko door se hi dekhakar ve sahasa uth kh de hue aur unake pas akar b de anand se unhean apane bhujapash mean baandh liya. parikshit! paramanandasvaroop bhagavan apane pyare sakha brahmanadevata ke aang-sparsh se atyant anandit hue. unake kamal ke saman komal netroan se prem ke aansoo barasane lage. parikshit! kuchh samay ke bad bhagavan shrikrishn ne unhean le jakar apane palang par baitha diya aur svayan poojan ki samagri lakar unaki pooja ki. priy parikshit! bhagavan shrikrishn sabhi ko pavitr karane vale haian; phir bhi unhoanne apane hathoan brahmanadevata ke paanv pakharakar unaka charanoandak apane sir par dharan kiya aur unake sharir mean chandan, aragaja, kesar adi divy gandhoan ka lepan kiya. phir unhoanne b de anand se sugandhit dhoop aur dipavali se apane mitr ki arati utari. is prakar pooja karake, pan evan gay dekar madhur vachanoan se ‘bhale padhare’ aisa kahakar unaka svagat kiya.

brahmanadevata phate-purane vastr pahane hue the. sharir atyant malin aur durbal tha. deh ki sari nasean dikhayi p dati thian. svayan bhagavati rukminiji chanvar dulakar unaki seva karane lagian. ant:pur ki striyaan yah dekhakar atyant vismit ho gayian ki pavitrakirti bhagavan shrikrishn atishay prem se is maile-kuchaile avadhoot brahman ki pooja kar rahe haian. ve apas mean kahane lagian- "is nang-dh dang, nirdhan, nindaniy aur nikrisht bhikhamange ne aisa kaun-sa puny kiya hai, jisase triloki-guru shrinivas shrikrishn svayan isaka adar-satkar kar rahe haian. dekho to sahi, inhoanne apane palang par seva karati huee svayan lakshmiroopini rukminiji ko chho dakar is brahman ko apane b de bhaee balaramaji ke saman hriday se lagaya hai." priy parikshit! bhagavan shrikrishn aur ve brahman donoan ek-doosare ka hath pak dakar apane poorv jivan ki un anandadayak ghatanaoan ka smaran aur varnan karane lage, jo gurukul mean rahate samay ghatit huee thian.

bhagavan shrikrishn ne kaha- "dharm ke marmajn brahmanadev! gurudakshina dekar jab ap gurukul se laut aye, tab apane apane anuroop stri se vivah kiya ya nahian? maian janata hooan ki apaka chitt grihasthi mean rahane par bhi prayah vishay-bhogoan mean asakt nahian hai. vidvan! yah bhi mujhe maloom hai ki dhan adi mean bhi apaki koee priti nahian hai. jagat mean virale hi log aise hote haian, jo bhagavan ki maya se nirmit vishayasambandhi vasanaoan ka tyag kar dete haian aur chitt mean vishayoan ki tanik bhi vasana n rahane par bhi mere saman keval lokashiksha ke liye karm karate rahate haian. brahmanashiromane! kya apako us samay ki bat yad hai, jab ham donoan ek sath gurukul mean nivas karate the. sachamuch gurukul mean hi dvijatiyoan ko apane jnatavy vastu ka jnan hota hai, jisake dvara ve ajnanandhakar se par ho jate haian. mitr! is sansar mean sharir ka karan-janmadata pita pratham guru hai. isake bad upanayan-sanskar karake satkarmoan ki shiksha dene vala doosara guru hai. vah mere hi saman poojy hai. tadanantar jnanopadesh karake paramatma ko prapt karane vala guru to mera svaroop hi hai. varnashramiyoan ke ye tin guru hote haian. mere pyare mitr! guru ke svaroop mean svayan maian hooan. is jagat mean varnashramiyoan mean jo log apane gurudev ke upadeshanusar anayas hi bhavasagar par kar lete haian, ve apane svarth aur paramarth ke sachche janakar haian. priy mitr! maian sabaka atma hooan, sabake hriday mean antaryami roop se virajaman hooan. maian grihasth ke dharm panchamahayajn adi se, brahmachari ke dharm upanayan-vedadhyayan adi se, vanaprasthi ke dharm tapasya se aur sab or se uparat ho jana, is sannyasi ke dharm se bhi utana santusht nahian hota, jitana gurudev ki seva-shushroosha se santusht hota hooan.

brahman! jis samay ham log gurukul mean nivas kar rahe the; us samay ki vah bat apako yad hai kya, jab ham donoan ko ek din hamari gurupatni ne eeandhan lane ke liye jangal mean bheja tha. us samay ham log ek ghor jangal mean gaye hue the aur bina rritu ke hi b da bhayankar aandhi-pani a gaya tha. akash mean bijali k dakane lagi thi. tab tak sooryast ho gaya; charoan or aandhera-hi-aandhera fail gaya. dharati par is prakar pani-hi-pani ho gaya ki kahaan gaddha hai, kahaan kinara, isaka pata hi n chalata tha. vah varsha kya thi, ek chhota-mota pralay hi tha. aandhi ke jhatakoan aur varsha ki bauchharoan se ham logoan ko b di pi da huee, disha ka jnan n raha. ham log atyant atur ho gaye aur ek-doosare ka hath pak dakar jangal mean idhar-udhar bhatakate rahe. jab hamare gurudev sandipani muni ko is bat ka pata chala, tab ve sooryoday hone par apane shishy, ham logoan ko dhooandhate hue jangal mean pahuanche aur unhoanne dekha ki ham atyant atur ho rahe haian. ve kahane lage- "ashchary hai, ashchary hai! putroan! tum logoan ne hamare liye atyant kasht uthaya. sabhi praniyoan ko apana sharir sabase adhik priy hota hai; parantu tum donoan usaki bhi parava n karake hamari seva mean hi sanlagn rahe. guru ke rrin se mukt hone ke liye sath-shishyoan ka itana hi kartavy hai ki ve vishuddh bhav se apana sab kuchh aur sharir bhi gurudev ki seva mean samarpit kar dean. dvij-shiromaniyoan! maian tum logoan se atyant prasann hooan. tumhare sare manorath, sari abhilashaean poorn hoan, aur tum logoan ne hamase jo vedadhyayan kiya hai, vah tumhean sarvada kanthasth rahe tatha is lok evan paralok mean kahian bhi nishphal n ho. priy mitr! jis samay ham log gurukul mean nivas kar rahe the, hamare jivan mean aisi-aisi anekoan ghatanaean ghatit hueean thian. isamean sandeh nahian ki gurudev ki kripa se hi manushy shanti ka adhikari hota aur poornata ko prapt karata hai."

brahmanadevata ne kaha- "devataoan ke aradhyadev jagadguru shrikrishn! bhala, ab hamean kya karana baki hai? kyoanki apake sath, jo satyasankalp paramatma haian, hamean gurukul mean rahane ka saubhagy prapt hua tha. prabho! chhandomay ved, dharm, arth, kam, moksh, chaturvidh purusharth ke mool strot haian; aur ve haian apake sharir. vahi ap vedadhyayan ke liye gurukul mean nivas karean, yah manushy-lila ka abhinay nahian to aur kya hai?"

shrishukadevaji kahate haian- "priy parikshit! bhagavan shrikrishn sabake man ki bat janate haian. ve brahmanoan ke param bhakt, unake kleshoan ke nashak aur santoan ke ekamatr ashray haian. ve poorvokt prakar se un brahmanadevata ke sath bahut der tak bitachit karate rahe. ab ve apane pyare sakha un brahman se tanik musakarakar vinod karate hue bole. us samay bhagavan un brahmanadevata ki or premabhari drishti se dekh rahe the. bhagavan shrikrishn ne kaha- "brahman! ap apane ghar se mere lie kya upahar laye haian? mere premi bhakt jab prem se tho di-si vastu bhi mujhe arpan karate haian to vah mere lie bahut ho jati hai. parantu mere abhakt yadi bahut-si samagri bhi mujhe bheant karate haian to usase maian santusht nahian hota. jo purush premabhakti ke phal-phool athava patta-pani mean se koee bhi vastu mujhe samarpit karata hai, to maian us shuddhachitt bhakt ka vah premopahar keval svikar hi nahian karata, balki turant bhog laga leta hooan." parikshit! bhagavan shrikrishn ke aisa kahane par bhi un brahmanadevata ne lajjavash un lakshmipati ko ve char mutthi chiu de nahian diye. unhoanne sankoch se apana muanh niche kar liya tha. parikshit! bhagavan shrikrishn samast praniyoan ke hriday ka ek-ek sankalp aur unaka abhav bhi janate haian. unhoanne brahman ke ane ka karan, unake hriday ki bat jan li. ab ve vichar karane lage ki "ek to yah mera pyara sakha hai, doosare isane pahale kabhi lakshmi ki kamana se mera bhajan nahian kiya hai. is samay yah apani pativrata patni ko prasann karane ke liye usi ke agrah se yahaan aya hai. ab maian ise aisi sampatti dooanga, jo devataoan ke liye bhi atyant durlabh hai." bhagavan shrikrishn ne aisa vichar karake unake vastr mean se chith de ki ek potali mean bandha hua chiu da yah kya hai, aisa kahakar svayan hi chhin liya aur b de adar se kahane lage- "pyare mitr! yah to tum mere lie atyant priy bheant le aye ho. ye chiu de n keval mujhe, balki sare sansar ko tript karane ke lie paryapt haian." aisa kahakar usamean se ek mutthi chiu da kha ge aur doosari mutti jyoan hi bhari tyoan hi rukminiji ke roop mean svayan bhagavati lakshmiji ne bhagavan shrikrishn ka hath pak d liya. kyoanki ve to ekamatr bhagavan ke parayan haian, unhean chho dakar aur kahian ja nahian sakatian. rukminiji ne kaha- "vishvatman! bas, bas! manushy ko is lok mean tatha marane ke bad paralok mean bhi samast sanpattiyoan ki samriddhi prapt karane ke lie yah ek mutti chiu da hi bahut hai; kyoanki apake liye itana hi prasannata ka hetu ban jata hai." parikshit! brahmanadevata us rat ko bhagavan shrikrishn ke mahal mean hi rahe. unhoanne b de aram se vahaan khaya-piya aur aisa anubhav kiya, mano maian vaikunth mean hi pahuanch gaya hooan. parikshit! shrikrishn se brahman ko pratyaksh roop mean kuchh bhi n mila. phir bhi unhoanne unase kuchh maanga nahian. ve apane chitt ki karatoot par kuchh lajjit-se hokar bhagavan shrikrishn ke darshanajanit anand mean doobate-utarate apane ghar ki aur chal p de.

ve man-hi-man sochane lage- "aho, kitane anand aur ashchary ki bat hai. brahmanoan ko apana ishtadev manane vale bhagavan shrikrishn ki brahmanabhakti aj maianne apani aankhoan se dekh li. dhany haian! jinake vakshahsthal par svayan lakshmiji sada virajaman rahati haian, unhoanne mujh atyant daridr ko apane hriday se laga liya. kahaan to maian atyant papi aur daridr, aur kahaan lakshmi ke ekamatr ashray bhagavan shrikrishn! parantu unhoanne ‘yah brahman hai’-aisa samajhakar mujhe apani bhujaoan mean bharakar hriday se laga liya. itana hi nahian, unhoanne mujhe us palang par sulaya, jis par unaki pranapriya rukminiji shayan karati haian. mano maian usaka saga bhaee hooan! kahaan tak kahooan? maian thaka hua tha, isaliye svayan unaki patarani rukminiji ne apane hathoan chanvar dulakar meri seva ki. oh, devataoan ke aradhyadev hokar brahmanoan ko apana ishtadev manane vale prabhu ne paanv dabakar, apane hathoan khila-pilakar meri atyant seva-sushruva ki aur devata ke saman meri pooja ki. svarg, moksh, prithvi aur rasatal ki sampatti tatha samast yogasiddhiyoan ki prapti ka mool unake charanoan ki pooja hi hai. phir bhi param dayalu shrikrishn ne yah sochakar mujhe thoda-sa bhi dhan nahian diya ki kahian yah daridr dhan pakar bilakul matavala n ho jay aur mujhe n bhool baithe."

is prakar man-hi-man vichar karate-karate brahmanadevata apane ghar ke pas pahuanch gaye. ve vahaan kya dekhate haian ki sab-ka-sab sthan soory, agni aur chandrama ke saman tejasvi ratn nirmit mahaloan se ghira hua hai. thaur-thaur chitr-vichitr upavan aur udyan bane hue haian tatha usamean jhuand-ke-jhuand rang-birange pakshi kalarav kar rahe haian. sarovaroan mean kumudini tatha shvet, nil aur saugandhik-bhaanti-bhaanti ke kamal khile hue haian; sundar-sundar stri-purush ban-thanakar idhar-udhar vichar rahe haian. us sthan ko dekhakar brahmanadevata sochane lage- "maian yah kya dekh raha hooan? yah kisaka sthan hai? yadi yah vahi sthan hai, jahaan maian rahata tha to yah aisa kaise ho gaya." is prakar ve soch hi rahe the ki devataoan ke saman sundar-sundar stri-purush gaje-baje ke sath mangalagit gate hue us mahabhagyavan brahman ki agavani karane ke liye aye. patidev ka shubhagaman sunakar brahmani ko apar anand hua aur vah h dab da kar jaldi-jaldi ghar se nikal ayi, vah aisi maloom hoti thi mano moortimati lakshmiji hi kamalavan se padhari hoan. patidev ko dekhate hi pativrata patni ke netroan mean prem aur utkantha ke aveg se aansoo chhalak aye. usane apane netr band kar liye. brahmani ne b de premabhav se unhean namaskar kiya aur man-hi-man aliangan bhi.

priy parikshit! brahmanapatni sone ka har pahani huee dasiyoan ke bich mean vimanasthit devaangana ke saman atyant shobhayaman evan dedipyaman ho rahi thi. use is roop mean dekhakar ve vismit ho gaye. unhoanne apani patni ke sath b de prem se apane mahal mean pravesh kiya. unaka mahal kya tha, mano devaraj indr ka nivasasthan. isamean maniyoan ke saik doan khanbhe kh de the. hathi ke daant ke bane hue aur sone ke pat ke madhe huee palangoan par doodh ke phen ki tarah shvet aur komal bichhaune bichh rahe the. bahut-se chanvar vahaan rakhe hue the, jisamean sone ki dandiyaan lagi huee thian. sone ke sianhasan shobhayaman ho rahe the, jin par b di komal-komal gaddiyaan lagi huee thian. aise chandove bhi jhilamila rahe the, jisamean motiyoan ki l diyaan latak rahi thian. sphatikamani ki svachchh bhitoan par panne ki pachchikari ki huee thi. ratnanirmit strimoortiyoan ke hath mean ratnoan ke dipak jagamaga rahe the.

is prakar samast sampattiyoan ki samriddhi dekhakar aur usaka koee pratyaksh karan n pakar, b di gambhirata se brahmanadevata vichar karane lage ki mere pas itani sampatti kahaan se a gayi. ve man-hi-man kahane lage- "maian janm se hi bhagyahin aur daridr hooan. phir meri is sampatti-samriddhi ka karan kya hai? avashy hi paramaishvaryashali yaduvanshashiromani bhagavan shrikrishn ke kripakataksh ke atirikt aur koee karan nahian ho sakata. yah sab kuchh unaki karuna ki hi den hai. svayan bhagavan shrikrishn poornakam aur lakshmipati hone ke karan atyant bhog-vilas samagriyoan se yukt haian. isaliye ve yachak bhakt ko usake man ka bhav janakar bahut kuchh de dete haian, parantu use samajhate haian bahut tho da; isaliye samane kuchh kahate nahian. mere yaduvanshashiromani sakha shyamasundar sachamuch us megh se bhi badhakar udar haian, jo samudr ko bhar dene ki shakti rakhane par bhi kisan ke samane n barasakar usake so jane par rat mean barasata hai aur bahut barasane par bhi thoda hi samajhata hai. mere pyare sakha shrikrishn dete haian bahut, par use manate haian bahut tho da. aur unaka premi bhakt yadi unake liye kuchh bhi kar de, to ve usako bahut man lete haian. dekho to sahi! maianne unhean keval ek mutthi chiu da bheant kiya tha, par udarashiromani shrikrishn ne use kitane prem se svikar kiya. mujhe janm-janm unhian ka prem, unhian ki hitaishita, unhian ki mitrata aur unhian ki seva prapt ho. mujhe sampatti ki avashyakata nahian, sada-sarvada unhian gunoan ke ekamatr nivasasthan mahanubhav bhagavan shrikrishn ke charanoan mean mera anurag badhata jay aur unhian ke premi bhaktoan ka satsang prapt ho. ajanma bhagavan shrikrishn sampatti adi ke dosh janate haian. ve dekhate haian ki b de-b de dhanikoan ka dhan aur aishvary ke mad se patan ho jata hai. isaliye ve apane adooradarshi bhakt ko usake maangate rahane par bhi tarah-tarah ki sampatti, rajy aur aishvary adi nahian dete. yah unaki b di kripa hai."

parikshit! apani buddhi se is prakar nishchay karake ve brahmanadevata tyagapoorvak anasakt bhav se apani patni ke sath bhagavatprasad svaroop vishayoan ko grahan karane lage aur dinoan din unaki prem-bhakti badhane lagi. priy parikshit! devataoan ke bhi aradhyadev bhakt-bhayahari yajnapati sarvashaktiman bhagavan svayan brahmanoan ko apana prabhu, apana ishtadev manate haian. isaliye brahmanoan se badhakar aur koee bhi prani jagat mean nahian hai. is prakar bhagavan shrikrishn ke pyare sakha us brahman ne dekha ki ‘yadyapi bhagavan ajit haian, kisi ke adhin nahian haian; phir bhi ve apane sevakoan ke adhin ho jate haian, unase parajit ho jate haian,’ ab ve unhian ke dhyan mean tanmay ho gaye. dhyan ke aveg se unaki avidya ki gaanth kat gayi aur unhoanne tho de hi samay mean bhagavan ka dham, jo ki santoan ka ekamatr ashray hai, prapt kiya. parikshit! brahmanoan ko apana ishtadev manane vale bhagavan shrikrishn ki is brahman bhakti ko jo sunata hai, use bhagavan ke charanoan mean premabhav prapt ho jata hai aur vah karmabandhan se mukt ho jata hai."