प्रेम सत्संग सुधा माला पृ. 54

prem satsang sudha mala

koee kahe ki sant apane-ap ko prakat karake jivoan ka uddhar kyoan nahian karate to isaka uttar, yadi isamean labh hota to ap thik-samajhean; yah hai ki ve prakat hokar nachate. jis samay prakat hone se labh hota hai, us samay prakat bhi hote haian- hue haian. poorvakal mean mahaprabhu chaitanyadev prakat hue the aur khuleam prem ka vitaran unhoanne kiya tha. us din pet mean prem ki bhookh thi. aj to jagath ke prani chahate haian- hamako dhan mile, man mile. yah dena unhean abhisht hai nahian. adhikaansh jagath ka vatavaran aj isi kamana se kalushit ho raha hai. phir isase bhi oopar ki ek bat yah hai ki bhagavanh kab kaun-sa dhang svikar karate haian- isaka rahasy yadi ham samajh jayan to phir bhagavanh bhi hamari tarah mamooli hi siddh hoan, unaki bhagavatta hi kya rah jay. atah shastr evan sant svayan kahate haian ki chahe unaki koee cheshta aisi ho ki jisase jagath ko kam labh hota hua dikhe; par nishchay-nishchay man lijiye ki isi cheshta se is samay adhik labh hoga. yadi n ota to ve vaisi cheshta karate hi nahian; kyoanki unamean bhram-pramad ki guanjaish hi nahian hai. is par vishvas kara dena b da kathin hai; par bat bilakul saty hai- shastr ki hai, meri nahian. un rrishiyoan ki bat hai, jinaki batean trikal-saty haian. bilakul unaki kripa se hi koee unhean jan sakata hai. mujh-jaise malin prani to sant evan bhagavanh ke tatv ki vastavik kalpana bhi nahian kar sakate. bangal ki bat hai- hal ki hi. ek maee thi- vidhava ho gayi. par bhagavanh mean usaka vatsaly bhav ho gaya. phir gopal ko putr manakar usane tis varsh tak upasana ki. pratidin gopal ko bhavana se bhojan karaya karati thi. ab gopal ko daya a gayi. ek din aye aur sachamuch khane lag gaye. par adha khakar hi bhag gaye. vah to prem se pagali ho gayi. ‘gopal’, ‘gopal’ chillati huee mari-mari phirati. unhian dinoan ramakrishn paramahans nam ke kalakatte mean ek bahut b de mahatma hue the. kuchh log unhian ki pas ja rahe the. logoan ne us maee se kaha-‘chal, budhiya! gopal vahaan mileange.’ vah to pagali thi hi, tho da chaval aur namak baandh liya ki gopal milega to khilaooangi. vahaan pahuanchi. logoan ki bhi d thi. paramahans upadesh kar rahe the. tarah-tarah ke upahar, mithaee, phal adi log laye the. sab samane rakha hua tha. budhiya gayi. paramahans ko dekhate hi bilkul shant ho gayi.