गोस्वामी रूपलाल

gosvami roopalal
poora nam	gosvami shriroopalalaji maharaj
janm	vikram sanvat 1738 (1681 ee.) vaishakh krishh‍n saph‍tami.
abhibhavak	pita- nam gosh‍vami shriharilal, mata- shrikrishh‍nakuanvari.
karm bhoomi	braj
mukhy rachanaean	'ashh‍tayam-sevaprabanh‍dh', 'manasi sevaprabanh‍dh', 'achary-guru-siddhanh‍t', 'nith‍y-vihar', 'goodh-dhh‍yan', 'pad siddhanh‍t', 'radhash‍totr', 'vraj-bhakti', 'vani-vilas'.
bhasha	brajabhasha
prasiddhi	rasikachary
nagarikata	bharatiy
sanbandhit lekh	vrindavan, govardhan, shriradha, shrikrishn.
any janakari	gosh‍vami shrihitaroopalal ji maharaj 'radhavalh‍labhiy samh‍praday' ke keval achary hi nahian varanh ek sachche rasik sant the. inaka charitr hi inaki ishh‍t-nishh‍tha, priti, bhakti, seva, lagan, ni:sh‍prih bhav, dayaluta, lokaseva, nirvairata adi ka sakshi hai.

gosvami roopalal shriradha-krishn ke anany bhaktoan mean se the. inake shabh‍doan se prash‍phutit hone vali shraddha, bhakti aur seva-nishh‍tha logoan ko niruth‍tar hi nahian karati thi varanh seva-parayan bhi bana deti thi. seva ki is lagan ne inamean keval gh‍yarah varsh ki hi avash‍tha mean ek vilakshanata uth‍panh‍n kar di thi. ye seva karate, chalate-phirate, har samay apane samane 'yugal sarakar' ka hi darshan kiya karate the.

janm

rasikachary gosh‍vami shrihitaharivanshachanh‍dr mahaprabhupad ke pavitr evan bhakti-parayan kul mean gosh‍vami shriroopalal ji maharaj ka janh‍m vikram sanvat 1738 (1681 ee.) vaishakh krishh‍n saph‍tami ko hua tha. apake pita ka nam gosh‍vami shriharilal evan mata ka nam shrikrishh‍nakuanvari tha. inaka bachapan mahapurushochit anekoan chamath‍karoan se poorn tha. ye jh‍yoan-jh‍yoan b de hote gaye, inake shil, saujanh‍y, komal sh‍vabhav, daya, prem adi gunoan ka kramash: sh‍vabhavik prash‍phuran hone laga.

kamavan agaman

un dinoan bharat mugal shasan mean tha. yavanoan ke ath‍yachar vriddhi ki sima par the. unase pi dit vrindavan ke nivasi bhakh‍tagan apane-apane ishh‍tadev ke archa-vigrahoan ko yatr-tatr chhipaye phirate the. badashah aurangazeb se sataye jane par mahaprabhu shrihitaharivanshachandr ke ishtadev shriradhavallabhalalaji maharaj, jo vansh parampara se shriharilalaji ke bhi ishh‍tadev the, un dinoan kamavan ke samip ajanagadh mean chhipe virajate the. ek bar shravan ke mahine mean yamuna mean bhari badh ayi, jisase ajanagadh doobane laga. ajanagadh ke doobane ki khabar shrivan mean abhi tak kisi ko n thi. ek din balak roopalal akash‍mat vilakh-vilakhakar rone lage. unake sharir mean ek sath prem ke anekoan sattvik bhav uday ho aye. inake pitaji aur anh‍y bhakh‍toan ke poochhane par aur kuchh n kahakar inh‍hoanne ajanagadh (kamavan) chalakar shriradhavalh‍labhaji ke darshan karane ki ichh‍chha prakat ki. putravath‍sal pita shriharilalaji inh‍hean ajanagadh le gaye. badh ki kathinaiyoan ko jhelate hue ye kamavan (ajanagadh) pahuanche.

radhavalh‍labhaji ki darshan lalasa

shriradhavalh‍labh ji ka darshan karake ye aise prem-tanh‍may hue ki sharir ki sudhi hi jati rahi. aankhoan se aansuoan ki aviral dhara bah chali. bahut der ke pashh‍chat jab inh‍hean chetana huee, ye apalak netroan se apane priyatam ki roop-madhuri ka pan karane lage. inaki dasha dekhakar aisa pratit hota tha, mano bahut samay se bichhu de do premiyoan ka aj pratham milan hai. prem ke avesh mean ye apane apako sanbhalane mean asamarth ho gaye aur shuchi-ashuchi avash‍tha ka bhi dhh‍yan bhoolakar shriradhavalh‍labhalal ko apane bhuj-banh‍dhan mean baandh lene ke liye unaki or lapake. ye shighrata se nij mandir ki dehali ko par karana hi chahate the, tab tak inake pitaji ne inh‍hean apani god mean utha liya. apane-apako banh‍dhan mean dekhakar ye usi bhavavesh mean jor-jor se chilh‍lane lage- "mujhe chho d do! maian radhavalh‍labh se bheantooanga, maian unh‍hean nirakhooanga. are, maian unake komal-komal charanoan ka sh‍parsh karooanga, mujhe chho d do. mujhe chho d do."

inaki chhatapatahat aur prem ki utavali ko dekhakar pitaji ne ph‍yar se puchakate hue samajhaya- "beta! shriji se aisi apavan dasha mean tho de mila jata hai. abhi tumane sh‍nan nahian kiya hai aur phir tumh‍hara sansh‍kar bhi to nahian hua hai. hamare kul ki paramh‍para ke anusar koee bhi gosh‍vami balak bina dvijati-sansh‍kar aur vaishh‍navi diksha ke n to shriji ke mandir mean pravesh kar sakata hai aur n unaka sh‍parsh hi. aur phir tum to abhi keval nau varsh ke chhote se balak ho, phir yah sab kaise ho sakata hai." pitaji ki bat sunakar ap shighrata se unaki god se kood p de aur usi avesh mean bole- "achh‍chha! lo, sh‍nan to maian abhi kiye ata hooan. rahi sansh‍karoan ki bat, unh‍hean ap chahe jab kariye, maian to prabhu ka darshan-sh‍parsh karooanga hi." yoan kahakar ap b di tivr gati se yamuna ki or dau de aur bhishan badh mean kood gaye. nau varsh ke balak ki aisi premasakti dekhakar pita ka hriday ananh‍d se baansoan uchhalane laga. unh‍hoanne putr ki prem-pipasa ko shanh‍t karane ke liye unh‍hean sh‍nan karaya aur sh‍vayan bhi kiya aur shighr hi sankshipt riti se nij-mantr ka dan kar diya.

balak roopalal mantr shravan karate hi pun: usi premavesh mean a gaye tatha usi premonh‍madamayi dasha mean unh‍hean mandir mean pravesh karaya gaya. apane ananh‍t pranadhik priyatam shriradhavalh‍labhalal ji ke komal charanoan ka sh‍parsh karate hi inake sharir mean vidyut ka sa sanchar hua tatha inaka sharir divh‍y dyuti se chamak utha. ye prem-mugh‍dh hokar apane priyatam ke charanoan se lipat gaye aur lanbi-lanbi subakiyaan bharate hue pavan premashruoan se unake charanoan ka prakshalan karane lage. unaki prem-mugh‍dh dasha dekhakar pita ne inase prabhu ke charanoan ko chho dane ki bat kahi, par ye chho date hi n the. tab sh‍vayamev shriharilal ji ne inh‍hean pak dakar door kiya. charanoan se door kar diye jane par ye donoan hathoan ki aanjuli baandhakar virahini ki bhaanti phoot-phootakar rone lage. balak roopalal ka rudan sunakar vahaan upasthit sahash‍troan nar-nariyoan ka hriday bhi bhar aya. anh‍t mean baba shrikamalanayanachary ji ne inh‍hean samajhaya aur ashish diya ki- "beta tum hamare kul ke bhooshan hooge." baba ke vakh‍y sunakar laja gaye aur shanh‍t hokar ek kinare par ja kh de hue. pashh‍chat prasadi chanh‍dan, phoolamala, bi di adi dekar inh‍hean dere par bhej diya gaya.

chamatkarik prasang

is prakar kitane hi dinoan tak roopalal pitaji ke sath kamavan mean rahakar shriji ka darshan-sukh lete rahe. pashh‍chat kamavan mean barasana hote hue shrivan aye. marg mean barasane ki saankari khor se hokar jab ye a rahe the, ek matavala hathi inaki palaki ki or ata dikha, jisase sare aangarakshak aur kahar palaki chho dakar bhag gaye. isase inake pitaji ghabara uthe, par parinam hua kuchh aur hi. matavale gajaraj ne palaki ke pas akar balak roopalal ke charanoan ka apani sooan d se sh‍parsh kiya aur vah chupachap ek or chala gaya. kh‍yoan n ho. jin santoan ke punit hriday mean rag-rosh-rahit samata aur sh‍neh hai, vahaan aise tamoguni sh‍vabhav vale jivoan ka jhuk jana, apana sh‍vabhav chho d dena, kh‍ya ashh‍chary hai. shrirasikamurari ji ne to matavale hathi ko shishh‍y tak bana dala tha, jo pichhe mahant gopaladasaji ke nam se prakhh‍yat hua. is ghatana se inake pitaji khoob prabhavit hue aur ve bhalibhaanti samajhane lage ki yah balak sadharan balak nahian, avashh‍y koee divh‍y mahapurush hai.

thakuraji ki seva

balak roopalal ke hriday mean shrithakuraji ki seva ka b da chav tha. uth‍tam achary brahman kul tatha dhan-dhanh‍y samh‍panh‍n pratishthit ghar mean uth‍panh‍n hokar bhi ap sh‍vayan apane hathoan shripriyaji ke ras-manh‍dal ki sohani (buhari) lagaya karate the. yadi koee inake is kary ko chhota batakar isase nivaran karane ki bat kahata to ap jhat kah dete- "to kh‍ya gosh‍vami shrihitaharivanshachanh‍dr ne bhavanaanganamarjani sh‍yam arthat ‘he radhe ! maian apake bhavan ke aangan ki marjani ho sakooan?’ yah asath‍y hi kah diya hai aur sh‍vami shriharidas ji ne bhi to kaha hai- kuanjani dijai sohani. kh‍ya yah bhi vh‍yarth hai?" inake in shabh‍doan se prash‍phutit hone vali shraddha, bhakti aur seva-nishh‍tha logoan ko niruth‍tar hi nahian karati varanh seva-parayan bana deti thi. seva ki is lagan ne inamean keval gh‍yarah varsh ki hi avash‍tha mean ek vilakshanata uth‍panh‍n kar di thi. ye seva karate, chalate-phirate, har samay apane samane 'yugal sarakar' ka darshan kiya karate the. vidyadhh‍yayan or vivah-sansh‍kar ke pashh‍chat lagabhag bis-ikh‍kis varsh ki avash‍tha ke uparanh‍t apane apana samh‍poorn jivan bhakti-prachar aur bhraman mean vh‍yatit kiya.

yatraean

pratham bar gujarat pranh‍t ki yatra mean apane shriramakrishh‍n mehata ke ghar, jo param vaishh‍nav the, pritivash lagatar ath mas tak vishram kiya. inake sath‍sang se mehata ji kritakrith‍y ho gaye. unh‍hean gosh‍vamiji ki kripa se yugal kishor shriradha-shh‍yamasunh‍dar ke darshan bhi hue. apane brajamandal ki bhi anekoan yatraean ki, jinamean se ek bar govinh‍dakunh‍d (govardhan giriraj) mean nivas karate hue apane ek giriraj-shila ka lagatar chh: mas tak aradhan kiya, jisase us shila se yugal kishor ka prakaty hua, jo abhi bhi radhakunh‍d mean virajaman hai. vahaan shriroopalal ji ki baithak bhi hai.

apaki doosari yatra poorviy bharat ki huee. is samay jab ap jivoan ko bhagavanh‍marg mean lagate hue shriprayagaraj pahuanche, tab vahaan ek mahath‍ma ne inh‍hean siddhiprad narikel-phal dete hue kaha ki ise kha lo, isase apamean anekoan siddhiyoan ka prakash ho jayaga. gosh‍vami ji ne us nariyal ko lekar ganga-sangam mean pheank diya aur kaha- "maharaj! jise bhagavan shrikrishn ki charan-kripa aur priti ki vaanchhana hai, usake liye in siddhiyoan ka pralobhan vh‍yarth hi nahian, balki ahitakar bhi hai. mujhe kahian natak-chetak tho de hi dikhana hai, jo maian apaka nariyal rakhooan." inake is uth‍tar se ve siddh mahath‍ma lajjit se ho gaye. is bahane mano apane apane bhaktoan ko siddhiyoan mean n phansakar ananh‍y roop se shrikrishn-bhakti hi karane ka upadesh diya.

isake pashh‍chat ap kashi hote hue patana aye. patana mean ramadas vaishh‍nav ka premamay agrah aur apane prabhu ki ajna manakar apane unake ghar mean virajaman yugal kishor ke shrivigrah ko lena sh‍vikar kiya. jaganh‍nathapuri jakar nilachalanath ke darshan karake ap ath‍yanh‍t anandit hue aur prabhu ke mahaprasad ki prath‍yaksh mahima dekhakar apaka hriday prasanh‍nata se phool utha. poorviy pranh‍toan ki yatra char varshoan mean poorn karake jab ap vrindavan a rahe the, marg mean kuchh dinoan ke liye agara thahare. vahaan apane apane shishy vaishh‍nav dayaladas ki putri vishh‍nibaee ki bimari door ki. yah vishh‍ni guru-kripa se age chalakar param bhakt hueean.

shriradha ka darshan

ash‍tu, shrihitaroopalalaji gosh‍vami ki ishh‍t-nishh‍tha vrinh‍davaneshh‍vari shriradha ke charanoan mean thi, at: ve ek bar unaka darshan karane barasana gaye. vahaan gosh‍vami ji ke anurag aur bhav se prasanh‍n hokar sh‍vamini vrishabhanu-dulari shriradha ne apako prath‍yaksh darshan diye. shrish‍vaminiji ka darshan karake ap mudit man se ga uthe-

"barasanauan bar siandhu bhav bahu laharinu sarasaian.
lila charit subari bharayau bhavuk drig darasaian.
lalit ratan ja madhh‍y bas parikar ju bhanu kau.
rasik jauhari lakhat, tahaan gam nahian an kau..
sasi tean prakas kotik ju sab radha sasi jahan udit hai.
mandal akhand chit ekaras mohan chakor lakhi mudit hai.."

sachche rasik sant

gosh‍vami shrihitaroopalal ji maharaj 'radhavalh‍labhiy samh‍praday' ke keval achary hi nahian varanh ek sachche rasik sant the. inaka charitr hi inaki ishh‍t-nishh‍tha, priti, bhakti, seva, lagan, ni:sh‍prih bhav, dayaluta, lokaseva, nirvairata adi ka sakshi hai. inh‍hoanne apane dharm-palan ke liye vrindavan aur apane ishh‍taradhh‍y shrivigrah shriradhavalh‍labhalal ji ka parith‍yag karane mean bhi koee hichak nahian ki.

granth rachana

gosh‍vami ji bhakt to poore the hi, sath-sath vidvan bhi achh‍chhe the. apane apane jivan kal mean anekoan bhakti granh‍thoan ki rachana ki hai, jinamean ab tak koee bis granh‍th upalabh‍dh hue haian. unamean se kuchh ke nam nimnalikhit haian-

1. ashh‍tayam-sevaprabanh‍dh
2. manasi sevaprabanh‍dh
3. achary-guru-siddhanh‍t
4. nith‍y-vihar
5. goodh-dhh‍yan
6. pad siddhanh‍t
7. radhash‍totr (gautami-tanh‍tr ke adhar par)
8. vraj-bhakti
9. vani-vilas

• vaishh‍nav ramadas ji yugal kishor abhi bhi gosh‍vami shriroopalal ji maharaj ke vanshajoan dvara b di sarakar vrindavan mean poojit ho rahe haian.

tika tippani aur sandarbh

• [lekhak- chashma vale baba]