दैव और पुरुषार्थ तथा पुनर्जन्म का विवेचन

mahabharat anushasan parv ke danadharm parv ke aantargat adhyay 145 mean daiv aur purusharth tatha punarjanm ka vivechan ka varnan hua hai.

daiv aur purusharth ki vivechan ka varnan

uma ne kaha- bhagavan! sarvabhooteshvar! jagat mean daiv ki prerana se hi sabaki karmamarg mean pravritti hoti hai. aisi kuchh logoan ki manyata hai. doosare log kriya ko pratyaksh dekhakar aisa manate haian ki cheshta se hi sabaki pravritti hoti hai, daiv se nahian ye do paksh haian. inamean mera man sanshay mean p d jata hai, atah mahadev! yatharth bat bataiye. ise sunane ke liye mere man mean b da kautoohal ho raha hai.

shrimaheshvar ne kaha- devi! maian tumhean tattv ki bat bata raha hooan, ekagrachitt hokar suno. manushyoan mean do prakar ka karm dekha jata hai, use suno. inamean ek to poorvakrit karm hai aur doosara ihalok mean kiya gaya hai. ab maian dev aur manushy donoan se sampadit hone vale laukik karm ka varnan karata hooan. krishi mean jo jutaee, bovaee, ropani, katani tatha aise hi aur bhi jo kary dekhe jate haian, ve sab manush kahe gaye haian.

daiv se us karm mean saphalata aur asaphalata hoti hai. manush karm mean buraee bhi sambhav hai. uttar prayatn karane se kirti prapt hoti hai aur bure upayoan ke avalamban se apayash. devi! adikal se hi jagat ki aisi hi avastha hai. bij ka ropana aur katana adi manushy ka kam hai, parantu samay par varsha hona, bovaee ka sundar parinam nikalana, bij mean aankur utpann hona aur shasy ka shrenibaddh hokar prakat hona ityadi kary devasambandhi bataye gaye haian. daiv ki anukoolata se hi in karyoan ka sampadan hota hai. panchabhootoan ki sthiti, grahanakshatroan ka chalana-phirana tatha jahaan manushyoan ki buddhi n pahuanch sake athava kinhian karanoan ya yuktiyoan se bhi samajh mean n a sake- aisa karm shubh ho ya ashubh daiv mana jata hai aur jis bat ko manushy svayan kar sake, use pauroosh kaha gaya hai. keval daiv ya purusharth se phal ki siddhi nahian hoti.

priye! pratyek vastu ya kary ek hi sath purusharth aur daiv donoan se hi guantha hua hai. daiv aur purusharth donoan ke samanakalik sahayog se karm sampann hota hai. jaise ek hi kal mean sardi aur garmi donoan hoti haian, usi prakar ek hi samay daiv aur purusharth donoan kam karate haian. in donoan mean jo purusharth hai, usaka arambh vijn purush ko pahale karana chahiye. jo apane-ap hona sambhav nahian hai, usako arambh karane se manushy kirti ka bhagi hota hai. jaise lok mean bhoomi khodane se jal tatha kashth ka manthan karane se agni ki prapti hoti hai, usi prakar purusharth karane par daiv ka sahayog svatah prapt ho jata hai. jo manushy karm nahian karata, usako daivi sahayata nahian prapt hoti, atah samast karyoan ka arambh daiv aur purusharth donoan par nirbhar hai.

uma ne poochha- bhagavanh! sarvalokeshvar! lokanath! vrishadhvaj! karmoan ka phal bhogane vale jivatma namak kisi dravy ki satta nahian hai, isaliye mara hua jiv phir janm nahian leta hai. jaise vriksh se phal paida hota hai, usi prakar svabhav se hi sab kuchh utpann hota hai aur jaise samudr se laharean prakat hoti haian, usi prakar svabhav se hi jagat ki akriti prakat hoti hai.

tap aur dan adi jo karm haian, ve sab vyarth dikhayi dete haian, kintu jivatma ka punarjanm nahian hota hai. aisi kuchh logoan ki manyata hai. shastroan ke parokshavani vachan sunakar aur pratyaksh darshan n hone se kitane hi log is sanshay mean p de rahate haian ki vah sab (paralok) nahian hai, nahian hai. is pakshabhed ke bhitar yatharthavad kya hai? yah mujhe batane ki kripa karean. bhagavan! apane jo kuchh bataya hai, vahi lok ki sthiti hai.

punarjanm ki vivechana

narad ji kahate haian- rudrani ke yah prashn upasthit karane par sari munimandali ekagrachitt hokar isaka uttar sunane ke liye utkanthit ho gayi. shrimaheshvar ne kaha- mahabhage! is vishay mean nastik log jo kuchh kahate haian, vah thik nahian hai. yah to kalankit shastradrohi purushoan ka mat hai. maianne pahale tumase jo kuchh kaha hai, vah sara vishay shastr sammat tatha anubhoot hai. tabhi se manushyoan mean jo vidvan purush haian, ve ved-shastr ka ashray le parigh-jaisi kamanaoan ka uchchhed karake dhairyapoorvak uttam asan lagaye dhyanamagn rahate haian, ve karmoan ka phal pratyaksh dekhate hue svarg (brahm) lok ko hi jate haian. is prakar paralok mean shraddhajanit mahan phal ki prapti hoti hai. jo apana hit chahate haian, un purushoan ke liye buddhi, shraddha aur vinay- ye karan (unnati ke sadhan) haian. atah kuchh hi log ukt sadhan se sampann hone ke karan svarg adi punyalokoan mean jate haian. doosare log un sadhanoan se hin hone ke karan nastik bhav ka avalamban lete haian. vedavidveshi moorkh, nastik, adridhanishchay vale, kriyahin tatha annarthiyoan ko bina kuchh diye hi ghar se nikal dene vale papi manushy adham gati ko prapt hote haian. punarjanm nahian hota hai ya hota hai, is vishay mean b de-b de vidvan mohit ho jate haian. ve saik doan yuktivadoan dvara bhi use sarvatha nahian samajh pate haian.

yah brahma ji ke dvara rachi maya hai, jise devata aur asur bhi b di kathinaee se samajh pate haian, phir dooshit buddhi vale manav yadi lok mean is vishay ko janana chahean to kaise jan sakate haian. devi! keval ved mean poornatah shraddha karake ‘paralok evan punarjanm hota hai’ aisa manana chahiye. isase astik manushy ka hit hota hai. devi! devasambandhi jo doosare-doosare guhy vishay haian, unamean yuktivad kam nahian deta. jo apana hit chahane vale haian, unhean is vishay mean andhe aur bahare ke saman bartav karana chahiye. arthat nastikoan ki or n to dekhe aur n unaki batean hi sune. devi! yah rrishiyoan ke liye gopaniy tatha praja ke liye hitakar vishay tumhean bataya gaya hai.

sanbandhit lekh

mahabharat anushasan parv mean ullekhit kathaean

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dan-dharm-parv
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| shraddh mean pitaroan ke tripti vishay ka varnan | vibhinn nakshatroan mean shraddh karane ka phal | panktidooshak brahmanoan ka varnan | panktipavan brahmanoan ka varnan | shraddh mean moorkh brahman ki apeksha vedavetta ko bhojan karane ki shreshthata | nimi ka putr ke nimitt pindadan | shraddh ke vishay mean nimi ko atri ka upadesh | vishvedevoan ke nam tatha shraddh mean tyajy vastuoan ka varnan | pitar aur devataoan ka shraddhann se ajirn hokar brahma ke pas jana | shraddh se tript hue pitaroan ka ashirvad | bhishm ka yudhishthir ko grihasth ke dharmoan ka rahasy batana | vrishadarbhi tatha saptarshiyoan ki katha | bhikshuroopadhari indr dvara kritya ka vadh tatha saptarshiyoan ki raksha | indr dvara kamaloan ki chori tatha dharmapalan ka sanket | agasty ke kamaloan ki chori tatha brahmarshiyoan aur rajarshiyoan ki dharmopadeshapoorn shapath | indr ka churaye hue kamaloan ko vapas dena | soory ki prachand dhoop se renuka ke mastak aur pairoan ka santapt hona | jamadagni ka soory par kupit hona | chhatr aur upanah ki utpatti evan dan ki prashansa | grihasthadharm tatha panchayajn vishayak prithvidevi aur shrikrishn ka sanvad | tapasvi suvarn aur manu ka sanvad | nahush ka rrishiyoan par atyachar | maharshi bhrigu aur agasty ka vartalap | nahush ka patan | shatakratu ka indrapad par abhishek tatha dipadan ki mahima | brahman ke dhan ka apaharan vishayak kshatriy aur chaandal ka sanvad | brahmasv ki raksha mean pranotsarg se chaandal ko moksh ki prapti | dhritarashtraroopadhari indr aur gautam brahman ka sanvad | brahma aur bhagirath ka sanvad | ayu ki vriddhi aur kshay karane vale shubhashubh karmoan ka varnan | grihasthashram ke kartavyoan ka vistarapoorvak niroopan | b de aur chhote bhaee ke parasparik bartav ka varnan | mata-pita, achary adi gurujanoan ke gaurav ka varnan | mas, paksh evan tithi sambandhi vibhinn vratopavas ke phal ka varnan | daridroan ke lie yajnatuly phal dene vale upavas-vrat tatha usake phal ka varnan | manas tatha parthiv tirth ki 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samagun vishayak vrittant | shraddh ke vishay mean devadoot aur pitaroan ka sanvad | papoan se chhootane ke vishay mean maharshi vidyutprabh aur indr ka sanvad | dharm ke vishay mean indr aur brihaspati ka sanvad | vrishotsarg adi ke vishay mean devataoan, rrishiyoan aur pitaroan ka sanvad | vishnu, devagan, vishvamitr aur brahma adi dvara dharm ke goodh rahasy ka varnan | agni, lakshmi, aangira, gargy, dhaumy tatha jamadagni dvara dharm ke goodh rahasy ka varnan | vayu dvara dharmadharm ke rahasy ka varnan | lomash dvara dharm ke rahasy ka varnan | arundhati, dharmaraj aur chitragupt dvara dharm sambandhi rahasy ka varnan | pramathaganoan dvara dharmadharm sambandhi rahasy ka kathan | diggajoan ka dharm sambandhi rahasy evan prabhav | mahadev ji ka dharm sambandhi rahasy ka varnan | skandadev ka dharm sambandhi rahasy ka varnan | bhagavan vishnu aur bhishm dvara dharm sambandhi rahasyoan ke mahatmy ka varnan | jinaka ann grahan karane yogy hai aur jinaka grahan karane yogy nahian hai, un manushyoan ka varnan | dan lene aur anuchit bhojan karane ka prayashchit | dan se svargalok mean jane vale rajaoan ka varnan | paanch prakar ke danoan ka varnan | tapasvi shrikrishn ke pas rrishiyoan ka ana | rrishiyoan ka shrikrishn ka prabhav dekhana aur unase vartalap karana | narad dvara himalay par shiv ki shobha ka vistrit varnan | shiv ke tisare netr se himalay ka bhasm hona | shiv-parvati ke dharm-vishayak sanvad ki utthapana | varnashram sambandhi achar | pravritti-nivrittiroop dharm ka niroopan | vanaprasth dharm tatha usake palan ki vidhi aur mahima | brahmanadi varnoan ki prapti mean shubhashubh karmoan ki pradhanata ka varnan | bandhan mukti, svarg, narak evan dirghayu aur alpayu pradan karane vale karmoan ka varnan | svarg aur narak prapt karane vale karmoan ka varnan | uttam aur adham kul mean janm dilane vale karmoan ka varnan | manushy ko buddhiman, mandabuddhi tatha napuansak banane vale karmoan ka varnan | rajadharm ka varnan | yoddhaoan ke dharm ka varnan | ranayajn mean pranotsarg ki mahima | sankshep se rajadharm ka varnan | ahiansa aur indriy sanyam ki prashansa | daiv ki pradhanata | trivarg ka niroopan | kalyanakari achar-vyavahar ka varnan | vividh prakar ke karmaphaloan ka varnan | andhatv aur pangutv adi doshoan aur rogoan ke karanabhoot dushkarmoan ka varnan | uma-maheshvar sanvad mean mahattvapoorn vishayoan ka vivechan | praniyoan ke char bhedoan ka niroopan | poorvajanm ki smriti ka rahasy | marakar phir lautane mean karan svapnadarshan | daiv aur purusharth tatha punarjanm ka vivechan | yamalok tatha vahaan ke margoan ka varnan | papiyoan ki narakayatanaoan ka varnan | karmanusar vibhinn yoniyoan mean papiyoan ke janm ka ullekh | shubhashubh adi tin prakar ke karmoan ka svaroop aur unake phal ka varnan | madyasevan ke doshoan ka varnan | puny ke vidhan ka varnan | vrat dharan karane se shubh phal ki prapti | shauchachar ka varnan | ahar shuddhi ka varnan | maansabhakshan se dosh tatha maans n khane se labh | gurupooja ka mahattv | upavas ki vidhi | tirthasthan ki vidhi | sarvasadharan dravy ke dan se puny | ann, suvarn aur gaudan ka mahatmy | bhoomidan ke mahattv ka varnan | kanya aur vidyadan ka mahatmy | til ka dan aur usake phal ka mahatmy | nana prakar ke danoan ka phal | laukik-vaidik yajn tatha devataoan ki pooja ka niroopan | shraddhavidhan adi ka varnan | dan ke paanch phal | ashubhadan se bhi shubh phal ki prapti | nana prakar ke dharm aur unake phaloan ka pratipadan | shubh aur ashubh gati ka nishchay karane vale lakshanoan ka varnan | mrityu ke bhed | kartavyapalanapoorvak shariratyag ka mahan phal | kam, krodh adi dvara dehatyag karane se narak ki prapti | mokshadharm ki shreshthata ka pratipadan | mokshasadhak jnan ki prapti ka upay | moksh ki prapti mean vairagy ki pradhanata | saankhyajnan ka pratipadan | avyaktadi chaubis tattvoan ki utpatti adi ka varnan | yogadharm ka pratipadanapoorvak usake phal ka varnan | pashupat yog ka varnan | shivaliang-poojan ka mahatmy | parvati ke dvara stri-dharm ka varnan | vansh parampara ka kathan aur shrikrishn ke mahatmy ka varnan | shrikrishn ki mahima ka varnan aur bhishm ka yudhishthir ko rajy karane ka adesh | shrivishnusahasranamastotramh | japane yogy mantr aur sabere-sham kirtan karane yogy devata | rrishiyoan aur rajaoan ke mangalamay namoan ka kirtan-mahatmy | gayatri mantr ka phal | brahmanoan ki mahima ka varnan | kartaviry arjun ko varadan prapti aur unamean abhiman ki utpatti ka varnan | brahmanoan ki mahima vishayak kartaviy arjun aur vayu devata ka sanvad | vayu dvara udaharan sahit brahmanoan ki mahatta ka varnan | brahmanashiromani utathy ke prabhav ka varnan | brahmarshi agasty aur vasishth ke prabhav ka varnan | atri aur chyavan rrishi ke prabhav ka varnan | kap danavoan ka svargalok par adhikar | brahmanoan dvara kap danavoan ko bhasm karana | bhishm dvara shrikrishn ki mahima ka varnan | shrikrishn ka pradyumn ko brahmanoan ki mahima batana | shrikrishn dvara durvasa ke charitr ka varnan karana | shrikrishn dvara bhagavan shankar ke mahatmy ka varnan | bhagavan shankar ke mahatmy ka varnan | dharm ke vishay mean agam-praman ki shreshthata | bhishm dvara dharmadharm ke phal ka varnan | sadhu-asadhu ke lakshan tatha shishtachar ka niroopan | yudhishthir ka vidya, bal aur buddhi ki apeksha bhagy ki pradhanata batana | bhishm ka shubhashubh karmoan ko hi sukh-du:kh ki prapti ka karan batana | nityasmaraniy devata, nadi, parvat, rrishi aur rajaoan ke nam-kirtan ka mahatmy | bhishm ki anumati se yudhishthir ka saparivar hastinapur prasthan
bhishmasvargarohan parv
bhishm ke antyeshti sanskar ki samagri lekar yudhishthir adi ka agaman | bhishm ka dhritarashtr aur yudhishthir ko kartavy ka upadesh dena | bhishm ka shrikrishn adi se dehatyag ki anumati lena | bhishm ka pranatyag | dhritarashtr dvara bhishm ka dah sanskar | ganga ka bhishm ke lie shok prakat karana aur shrikrishn ka unhean samajhana