'shrimadbhagavat mahapuran'[1] ke anusar- raja parikshit ne poochha- "bhagavan! hamane suna hai ki bhagavan shrikrishn ne bhishmak nandini paramasundari rukmini devi ko balapoorvak haran karake rakshasavidhi se unake sath vivah kiya tha. maharaj! ab maian yah sunana chahata hooan ki param tejasvi bhagavan shrikrishn ne jarasandh, shalv adi narapatiyoan ko jitakar kis prakar rukmini ka haran kiya? brahmarshe! bhagavan shrikrishn ki lilaoan ke sambandh mean kya kahana hai? ve svayan to pavitr haian hi, sare jagat ka mal dho-bahakar use bhi pavitr kar dene vali haian. unamean aisi lokottar madhuri hai, jise din-rat sevan karate rahane par bhi nity naya-naya ras milata rahata hai. bhala aisa kaun rasik, kaun marmajn hai, jo unhean sunakar tript n ho jay.
shrishukadevaji kahate haian- parikshit! maharaj bhishmak vidarbhadesh ke adhipati the. unake paanch putr aur ek sundari kanya thi. sabase b de putr ka nam tha rukmi aur char chhote the, jinake nam the kramashah rukmarath, rukmabahu, rukmakesh aur rukmamali. inaki bahin thian sati rukmini. jab usane bhagavan shrikrishn ke saundary, parakram, gun aur vaibhav ki prashansa suni, jo usake mahal mean ane vale atithi prayah gaya hi karate the, tab usane yahi nishchay kiya ki bhagavan shrikrishn hi mere anuroop pati haian. bhagavan shrikrishn bhi samajhate the ki ‘rukmini mean b de sundar-sundar lakshan haian, vah param buddhimati hai; udarata, saundary, shilasvabhav aur gunoan mean bhi advitiy hai. isaliye rukminiji hi mere anuroop patni hai. atah bhagavan ne rukminiji se vivah karane ka nishchay kiya. rukminiji ke bhaee-bandhu bhi chahate the ki hamari bahin ka vivah shrikrishn se hi ho. parantu rukmi shrikrishn se b da dvesh rakhata tha, usane unhean vivah karane se rok diya aur shishupal ko hi apani bahin ke yogy var samajha.
jab paramasundari rukmini ko yah maloom hua ki mera b da bhaee rukmi shishupal ke sath mera vivah karana chahata hai, tab ve bahut udas ho gayian. unhoanne bahut kuchh soanch-vicharakar ek vishvas-patr brahman ko turant shrikrishn ke pas bheja. jab ve brahman-devata dvarakapuri mean pahuanche, tab dvarapal unhean rajamahal ke bhitar le gaye. vahaan jakar brahman-devata ne dekha ki adipurush bhagavan shrikrishn sone ke sianhasan par virajaman haian. brahmanoan ke paramabhakt bhagavan shrikrishn un brahman-devata ko dekhate hi apane asan se niche utar gaye aur unhean apane asan par baithakar vaisi hi pooja ki jaise devata log unaki (bhagavan ki) kiya karate haian. adar-satkar, kushal-prashn ke anantar jab brahman-devata kha-pi chuke, aram-vishram kar chuke, tab santoan ke param ashray bhagavan shrikrishn unake pas gaye aur apane komal hathoan se unake pair sahalate hue b de shant bhav se poochhane lage- "brahmanashiromane! apaka chitt to sada-sarvada santusht rahata hai n? apako apane poorvapurushoan dvara svikrit dharm ka palan karane mean koee kathinaee to nahian hoti. brahman yadi jo kuchh mil jay usi mean santusht rahe aur apane dharm ka palan kare, usase chyut n ho to vah santosh hi usaki sari kamanaean poorn kar deta hai.
yadi indr ka pad pakar bhi kisi ko santosh n ho to use sukh ke liye ek lok se doosare lok mean bar-bar bhatakana p dega, vah kahian bhi shanti se baith nahian sakega. parantu jisake pas tanik bhi sangrah-parigrah nahian hai aur jo usi avastha mean santusht hai, vah sab prakar se santaparahit hokar sukh ki niand sota hai. jo svayan prapt huee vastu se santosh kar lete haian, jinaka svabhav b da hi madhur hai aur jo samast praniyoan ke param hitaishi, ahankar rahit aur shant haian, un brahmanoan ko maian sada sir jhukakar namaskar karata hooan. brahmanadevata! raja ki or se to ap logoan ko sab prakar ki suvidha hai n? jisake rajy mean praja ka achchhi tarah palan hota hai aur vah anand se rahati hai, vah raja mujhe bahut hi priy hai. brahmanadevata! ap kahaan se, kis hetu se aur kis abhilasha se itana kathin marg tay karake yahaan padhare haian? yadi koee bat vishesh gopaniy n ho to hamase kahiye. ham apaki kya seva karean?"
parikshit! lila se hi manushy roop dharan karane vale bhagavan shrikrishn ne jab is prakar brahman devata se poochha, tab unhoanne sari bat kah sunayi. isake bad ve bhagavan se rukminiji ka sandesh kahane lage. rukminiji ne kaha hai- "tribhuvanasundar! apake gunoan ko, jo sunane valoan ke kanoan ke raste hriday mean pravesh karake ek-ek aang ke tap, janm-janm ki jalan bujha dete haian tatha apane roop-saundary ko jo netr vale jivoan ke netroan ke dharm, arth, kam, moksh-charoan purusharthoan ke phal evan svarth-paramarth, sab kuchh haian, shravan karake pyare achyut! mera chitt lajja, sharm sab kuchh chho dakar ap mean hi pravesh kar raha hai. premasvaroop shyamasundar! chahe jis drishti se dekhean; kul, shil, svabhav, saundary, vidya, avastha, dhan-dham-sabhi mean ap advitiy haian, apane hi saman haian. manushyalok mean jitane bhi prani haian, sabaka man apako dekhakar shanti ka anubhav karata hai, anandit hota hai. ab purushabhooshan! ap hi batalaiye, aisi kaun-si kulavati mahaguni aur dharyavati kanya hogi, jo vivah ke yogy samay ane par apako hi pati ke roop mean varan n karegi? isiliye priyatam! maianne apako patiroop se varan kiya hai. maian apako atmasamarpan kar chuki hooan. ap antaryami haian. mere hriday ki bat apase chhipi nahian haian. ap yahaan padhar kar mujhe apani patni ke roop mean svikar kijiye. kamalanayan! pranavallabh! maian ap-sarikhe vir ko samarpit ho chuki hooan, apaki hooan. ab jaise sianh ka bhag siyar chhoo jay, vaise kahian shishupal nikat se akar mera sparsh n kar jay. maianne yadi janm-janm mean poort[2], isht[3], dan, niyam, vrat tatha devata, brahman aur guru adi ki pooja ke dvara bhagavan parameshvar ki hi aradhana ki ho aur ve mujh par prasann hoan to bhagavan shrikrishn akar mera panigrahan karean; shishupal athava doosara koee bhi purush mera sparsh n kar sake.
prabho! ap ajit haian. jis din mera vivah hone vala ho, usake ek din pahale ap hamari rajadhani mean gupt roop se a jaiye aur phir b de-b de senapatiyoan ke sath shishupal tatha jarasandh ki senaoan ko math daliye, tahas-nahas kar dijiye aur balapoorvak rakshas-vidhi se virata ka mooly dekar mera panigrahan kijiye. yadi ap yah sochate hoan ki ‘tum to antahpur mean, bhitar ke janane mahaloan mean pahare ke aandar rahati ho, tumhare bhaee-bandhuoan ko mare bina maian tumhean kaise le ja sakata hooan?’ to isaka upay maian apako batalaye deti hooan. hamare kul ka aisa niyam hai ki vivah ke pahale din kuladevi ka darshan karane ke liye ek bahut b di yatra hoti hai, juloos nikalata hai, jisamean vivahi jane vali kanya ko, dulahin ko nagar ke bahar girijadevi ke mandir mean jana p data hai. kamalanayan! umapati bhagavan shankar ke saman b de-b de mahapurush bhi atmashuddhi ke liye apake charanakamaloan ki dhool se snan karana chahate haian. yadi maian apaka vah prasad, apaki charanadhool nahian prapt kar saki to vrat dvara sharir ko sukhakar pran chho d dooangi. chahe usake liye saik doan janm kyoan ne lene p de, kabhi-n-kabhi to apaka vah prasad avashy hi milega."
brahman-devata ne kaha- "yaduvanshashiromane! yahi rukmini ke atyant gopaniy sandesh haian, jinhean lekar maian apake pas aya hooan. isake sambandh mean jo kuchh karana ho, vichar kar lijiye aur turant hi usake anusar kary kijiye."
tika tippani aur sandarbh
sanbandhit lekh
varnamala kramanusar lekh khoj