लालस्वामी

koee char sau varsh poorv ki bat hai. gosh‍vami shriharivanshachanh‍draji ke tritiy putr shrigopinath ji maharaj devavan (saharanapur) mean virajaman the. inh‍hian achary-kul-kamal-divakar ke sang se anekoan jivoan ne apane jivan-janh‍m ko saphal banaya tha. unamean se ek lalash‍vami bhi the.

parichay

lalash‍vami ka janh‍m harashapur gram mean, ek brahman vansh mean hua tha, kiantu dekhane se ye kshatriy jan p date the. ye apane pas ek baj rakhate aur shikar kiya karate the. laladas ji vh‍yavahar mean to b de kushal the, par paramarth ke nam kore the.

devavan agaman

ek din ye kisi karyavash devavan aye aur karanavash vahaan tin ghante ke liye thahare bhi. isi bich ‘shriradharangilalaji’ (shrigopinath gosh‍vami ke ishh‍tadev) ki shrriangar-arati ka samay a gaya. mandir ka takora (ghanh‍te ki dhh‍vani) sunakar nar-nari prabhu ke darshanoan ko chal p de. laladas ji bhi kautuhalavash sabake sath ho liye. vahaan jakar unh‍hoanne dekha-

"gopinathaji arati karaian. jo dekhaian tin kau man haraian.."

gosh‍vami ji ke punit darshanoan ne laladas ji ka man chura liya-

"laladas kau man har layau. dekhi sh‍varoop chitr sau bhayau.."

mantradiksha

jab sab log arati karake laute, tab inake sathiyoan ne inh‍hean bhi chalane ko kaha- "laladas ji! chaliye, kh‍ya soch rahe haian?" parantu laladas ji par to akaran karunamay ki nirhaituki kripa ki varsha ho chuki thi. unake poorv ke sansh‍karoan ke sukrit-suyog se unh‍hean shrithakuraji apani or akrishh‍t kar rahe the. at: ve bole-

"ati sugandh haribans tan malayagiri kau boot.
laladas dridh gahi rahyau ya mandir kau khooant.."

yah uth‍tar dekar laladas-

"pagan gusaeean ke lapatane. kahoo ki sikh neku n mane..
dekhi saroop bhakti ur aee. pichhali apani kumati sunaee.."

inaki saralata aur anunay-vinay se prasanh‍n hokar shrigapinath ji maharaj ne inh‍hean mantradiksha de di. ye kritakrith‍y ho gaye.

bhajan-bhavana

ab laladas ji devavan mean shrigurudev ke pas hi rahane lage tatha unake bataye hue upakram se bhajan-bhavana karane lage. inh‍hoanne mamata, moh sab chho d diya aur tan-man-dhan sab prabhu ko samarpan kar diya, jaisa ki shribhagavat-mudit ji ne inake vishay mean likha hai-

"mamata moh sab taj dinau. tan-man-dhan sab arpan kinau..
santan ko nij besh banayau. pahilo sab acharan bahayau..
hari guru seva sauan chit layau. tab tau sh‍vami ap kahayau..
lal karat prabhu bhog bhavana. kahan sunanako tahaan dav na.."

ashh‍tayam manasi seva

ye prabhu ki ashh‍tayam manasi seva mean tanh‍may rahate the. ek din apani bhavana mean shrithakuraji ko bhog rakh rahe the. itane mean inake guruji ne ek rupaya dete hue inase kaha- "sh‍vamiji! shriji ko muanh poanchhane ko vash‍tr nahian hai, at: ek mihian vash‍tr le ao." lalash‍vami apani bhavana mean pag rahe the. unh‍hean vash‍tr ka dhh‍yan to raha nahian. ve ek rupaye ke laddoo utha laye. vash‍tr ki jagah laddoo dekhakar maharaj ji ko b da ashh‍chary hua. ve samajh gaye, jaroor koee karan hai. unh‍hoanne poochha- "bhaiya! hamane to vash‍tr mangavaya tha, tum laddoo kaise le aye?" unh‍hoanne apani bhool batakar kshama-prarthana ki. guruji bole- "maian tumh‍hean aparadhi tho de hi manata hooan, jo kshama-yachana karate ho. bhool ka sach-sach karan kah do." anh‍t mean maharaj ji ke shapath dilane par inh‍hoanne sath‍y ghatana kah sunayi, jisase gosaeean ji b de prasanh‍n hue. tadananh‍tar gurudev ki ajna se ye ghar a gaye. ghar mean inaki path‍ni tatha ek putr the. tinoan prani milakar shrihari aur unake bhaktoan ki seva karane lage.

vrinh‍davanadas ji ki rachana

in shrilalash‍vami ji ke vishay mean chacha shrivrinh‍davanadas ji likhate haian-

"baanke ananh‍y hit dharm path sh‍vami lal ganbhir mati..
baankau bipin bilas bank jas baranh‍yo jakau.
jihi mag aughat ghat bank hi chalan tahaan kau..
kahani rahani bank, bank bolan ras mati.
nirakhat bank bihar chhake chhabi mean din rati..
sudridh priti hit nam sauan hari guru santan charan rati.
baanke ananh‍y hit dharm path sh‍vami lal ganbhir mati.."

ye sada-sarvada apana samay bhajan mean hi bitate the. yatha-

"adhik ph‍yar hai bhajan sauan, aur n kachhu suhat .
kahat sunat bhagavat jasahi, nisi din jahian bihat.."

tika tippani aur sandarbh

• [baba shri hitasharanaji maharaj]