व्यासदास

vyasadas orachha naresh madhukarashah ke rajapurohit the. inaka prarambhik nam hariram tha, kiantu mahaprabhu hitaharivansh ji se diksha grahan karane ke bad inaka nam vyasadas ho gaya.

parichay

orachha (bundelakhand) ke rajy‍ purohit pandit sumokhan sharma shukl ki dharmapatni ne margashirsh krishn panchami vikram sanvat 1567 (1510 ee.) ko ek putraratn paya. balak ka nam hariram rakha gaya. pita ne yathasamay sab sanskar karaye aur adhyayan karaya. yathasamay putr ka vivah bhi uttam kul ki sushila kanya se kar diya. pandit hariram bahut hi pratibhashali vidvan the. b de-b de vidvan is yuvak se shastroan ka marm samajhane ate the. pita ke paralokavasi hone par orachha naresh raja madhukarashah ke ye rajapurohit ho gaye.

vad-vivad

hariram ko vad-vivad karake panditoan ko parajit karane ka vyasan tha. kahian kisi vidvan ka nam sunate to vahian shastrarth karane pahuanch jate. inake sath rajy ke aangarakshak rahate the. ek bar ye kashi padhare. vahaan ke ganamany vidvanoan se bhi shastr charcha huee aur usamean inaki utkrieshtata rahi. shravan mas mean b de vidhi-vidhan se inhoanne vishvanath ji ka abhishek karaya. bhagavan ashutosh prasann hue. usi rat svapn mean ek sadhu ne inase shanka ki- "vidya ki poornata kab hai?" inhoanne uttar diya- "satyasatya ko janakar prapt karane yogy padarth ko prapt karane mean hai." sadhu ne kaha- "pandit ji! ap doosaroan ko jitana samajhate haian, utana svayan kyoan nahian samajhate? vidya ki poornata jab prapt karane yogy padarth ko prapt karane mean hai, tab vah vad-vivad ke dvara doosaroan ko lajjit karane se kyae prapt ho jayaga? vah padarth to bhakti se hi prapy hai. bhagavadbhakti mean hi vidya ki poornata hai. apani vidya ko poorn karane ke liye apako bhakti karani chahiye. apoorn aur adhoori vidya kya apako shobha deti hai?"

vrindavan agaman

pandit hariram jage to unaka vidya ka nasha utar gaya. kashi mean jitakar bhi ve apane ko hara hua man rahe the aur yahi unaki sachchi vijay thi. unake jivan ka mantr ho gaya- "vahi padh bidya, jamean bhakti kau prabodh hoy". kashi se ve sidhe orachha chale aye. ab unhean dhan-daulat, man-pratishtha adi sab vyarth maloom hone laga. kisi mahapurush ki sharan grahan karane ke liye unaka hriday lalak utha. usi samay mahaprabhu shrihitaharivansh ji ke shishy sant shrinavaladas ji orachha padhare. pandit hariram ko inake satsang se b di tripti huee. unake upadesh se ve ghar-dvar chho dakar sanvat 1591 vikrami (1534 ee.) ke kartik mas mean vrindavan pahuanche.

diksha

jab pandit hariram yamuna snan karake shrihitaharivansh ji mahaprabhu ke pas pahuanche, tab ve shriradhavallabh ji ko bhog prastut karane ke liye rasoee bana rahe the. usi samay inhoanne batean karani chahian. mahaprabhu ne choolhe par se patr utar diya aur jal se agni ko shant kar diya. inhoanne kaha- "rasoee aur charcha donoan kam sath ho sakate the". mahaprabhu ne samajhaya- "do sthanoan par man lagaye rakhana vyabhicharatmak chittovritti hai. yah kalasarp se grasit hai, at: us kalavyal se bachane ke liye chitt ko sab or se khianchakar shri shyamashyam ke charanoan mean hi lagane vala dhany hai." hariram ji ne mahaprabhu se diksha grahan kar li. ab ve orachha ke rajapurohit nahian rahe. unaka nam ho gaya vyasadas. sevakuanj ke pas ek mandir banavakar usamean shriradh-krishn ke yugal-svaroop ko padharakar ye seva mean lag gaye.

orachha naresh ka bulava

kuchh dinoan bad orachha naresh ne inako liva lane ke liye apane mantri ko vrindavan bheja. mantri ne bahut agrah-anurodh kiya, par shridham vrindavan chho dana inhoanne svikar nahian kiya. mantri ne dekha ki ye aise nahian chaleange to shrihitamahaprabhu ji se prarthana ki. mahaprabhu ne svikar kar liya aur kaha- "snan karake ane par ham vyasadas se tumhari bat kaheange." inako jab is bat ka pata laga ki gurudev orachha jane ki ajna dene vale haian, tab ye yamuna kinare jhauoan mean chhip gaye. tin din tak inaka kuchh pata hi n laga. mahaprabhu ne pata lagane ke liye shishyoan ko bheja. gurudev ka bulava sunakar ye jhauoan mean se nikale aur der tak yamuna snan karate rahe. phir bahut-sa koyala ghisakar mukh par pot liya aur ek gadha sath kar liya. poochhane par bole- "jinaki sharan mean akar maianne shridham vrindavan ka nivas paya, ve hi mujhe yahaan se bahar jane ki ajna dene vale haian. unaki ajna se is divyadham se mukh kala karake gadhe par baithakar mujhe narak-roop sansar mean vivashat: jana p dega. us samay koyala aur gadha kadachit n mile, isaliye maianne abhi se inhean le liya hai." yah samachar mahaprabhu tak shishyoan ne pahuanchaya to mahaprabhu bole- "maian us b dabhagi se vrindavan chho dane ke vishay mean ek shabd bhi nahian kahooanga. vyarth hi maianne usake bhaktihriday ko klesh diya." gurudev ki is bat ka samachar pakar mukh dhokar vyasadas ji ne akar unake charanoan mean pranam kiya. mahaprabhu ne inako uthakar hriday se laga liya. mantri ka agrah bana hi tha. usane inake sath apane adami kar diye, jisase ye kahian chhip n jayean. doosare din bhagavan ka bhog lag jane ke pashchat bhaktoan ki pangat baithi. jab bhakt prasad pakar uth gaye, tab apane nity ke niyamanusar vyasadas ji ne sabhi bhaktoan ki pattaloan mean se uthakar jooanthan- ‘sith’ grahan kiya. yah sab dekhakar mantri ne samajh liya ki ab ye achar se gir gaye haian. rajapurohit hone yogy‍ nahian rahe haian. mantri ki ashraddha ho gayi. mantri ne inase maharaj ke nam patr le liya aur laut gaye.

raja madhukarashah ka nivedan

mantri ne orachha jakar raja madhukarashah ko patr diya aur bataya- "rajapurohit ab sabaka jhootha khane lage haian. ve yahaan le ane yogy nahian haian." raja bhagavadbhakt the. unake oopar doosara prabhav p da. ve sochane lage- "mere rajapurohit ab sachche mahapurush ho gaye haian. yadi ve ek din ko bhi yahaan a jayean to rajy aur rajamahal dhany ho jay." at: ab svayan raja unhean manane vrindavan pahuanche. raja madhukarashah ne vrindavan akar vyasadas ji se agrah prarambh kiya- "adhik nahian to ek dine ke liye hi sahi, ap orachhe ek bar avashy‍ padharean." vyasadas unhean talane lage. kabhi koee phool-bangala darshan karane ko kahate, kabhi koee utsav. maharaj ke agrah se sant bhi inase kahane lage ki "ek din ke liye jane mean kya hani hai. parantu inhoanne to vrindavan se bahar n jane ka niyam kar liya tha. ant mean raja ne apane karmachariyoan ko balapoorvak inako palaki mean baithakar le chalane ko kaha. inhoanne kaha- "jab chalana hi hai, tab mujhe apane bhaee-bandhuoan se mil to lene do." ek-ek kadamb ya tamal se bhuja phailakar vyasadas milane lage. der tak usase chipate rahate. phoot-phootakar ro rahe the. ek se hatane par doosare se ja chipatate the. kahate the- "tumhian mere sarvasv ho. tumhian mere purusharth ho. tum mujh par daya kyoan nahian karate? tum mujh din ko kyoan chho d rahe ho, mujhase aisa kaun-sa aparadh ho gaya, tumako chho dakar maian ji nahian sakata."

raja madhukarashah ka hriday vyasadas ji ke liye toota p data tha. ve kisi prakar ek bar inh‍hean orachha le jana chahate the. ant mean nirash hokar ve ro p de. hath jo dakar charanoan par sir rakhakar kshama maangate hue bole- "apane mere duragrah se bahut kasht uthaya. apake hriday ko svarthavash maianne bahut vyatha di. itane par bhi apane mujhe koee kathor vachan nahian kahe. mere sneh ko to da nahian. mere aparadh ko kshama kar dean. maian ab aur hath nahian karooanga. apaki jisamean prasannata ho, vahi karean. mujhe apana anuchar janakar upadesh karean." vyasadas ji ne raja ko bhagavadbhakti aur santaseva ka upadesh kiya. guru ki ajna se orachha naresh laut aye.

patni ko diksha

rajapurohitani ne jab dekha ki mere patidev raja ke jane par bhi nahian laute, tab ve svayan vrindavan putroan ke sath pahuanchian. vyasadas ji ne poori udasinata dikhayi. unhean bhala, ab stri-putr se kya moh? kya prayojan? logoan ne sipharish ki to unhoanne kaha- "jo nari paramarth mean n lagi ho, use pas rakhana to yam ke pash mean apane gale ko phansa lena hai." pativrata stri pati ke charanoan mean gir p di aur usane jaise patidev ajna karean, vaise hi rahana svikar kiya. vyasadas ji ne diksha dekar unaka nam ‘vaishnavadasi’ rakh diya aur santoan ki seva mean lage rahane ka upadesh diya. mata ne apane putroan ko bhi pas rakhane ki anumati chahi. bahut agrah karane par yah prarthana bhi svikar ho gayi. par putroan ko diksha vyasadas ji ne nahian di. unamean se ek putr ne ek din santasvami haridas ji ki prashansa ki, tab ap us par prasann ho gaye. use apane svami ji se diksha lene ki ajna de di. ve ‘chatur yugalakishoradas’ nam se prasiddh hue. santoan mean inaka bahut anurag tha. vrindavan chho dakar ye kahian nahian gaye. inake bhavapoorn pad milate haian.

bhagavan ke sachche bhakt

• vyasadas bhagavan ke, bhagavadbhaktoan ke tatha bhagavadaprasad ke sachche bhakt the. ek bar ras ke samay shriradharani ke charanoan ka noopur toot gaya, tab apane yajnopavit to dakar use gooanth diya. logoan ne poochha- "apane yah kya kiya?" to bole- "ab tak to isaka bhar hi dhota aya tha. aj yah saphal ho gaya."

• vyasadas b de hi sahanashil the. ek bar ek sant inaki pariksha karane aye aur kahane lage- ‘mujhe bahut bhookh lagi hai. shighr bhojan karao’. inhoanne kaha- ‘ap virajean. tho di der mean hi prabhu ka rajabhog lagega, tab bhagavadaprasad ap pa lena. bhog lage bina kaise ap bhojan kar sakate haian’. sant ne itana sunate hi galiyaan dena prarambh kiya. ye chupachap sunate rahe. darshakoan mean se kuchh ko bura laga. ve sant ko mana karane lage to inhoanne unako rok diya. jab bhagavan ka bhog lag gaya, tab prasad ka thal lakar sant ke samane rakhakar namrata se bole- ‘prabhu! ap pahale prasad pa lean. jo galiyaan shesh rah gayi hoan, unheanan phir de lena’. sant prasad pane baithe aur ye unako hava karane lage. prasad pakar joothi thali sant ne inake sir par de mari. ye vah sab joothan batorakar pane lage. ab to ve sant inake charanoan par gir p de aur bole- ‘apake dhairy aur sadhu seva ko dhany hai."

• shrithakuraji ko ek bar orachhe se ayi ratnajatit vanshi dharan karane lage to vanshi moti hone se prabhu ki aanguli kianchit chhil gayi. inhean b da du:kh hua. vanshi mandir mean rakhakar jab ye bahar aye, tab shyamasundar ne svayan vanshi dharan kar li. isi prakar kisi ki bheji jarakasi pag ye thakuraji ko ek bar baandh rahe the, par bahut prayatn karane par bhi manonukool pag bandhati nahian thi. inhoanne kaha- "meri baandhi pasand nahian ati to ap hi baandho." pag di rakhakar ye mandir se bahar a gaye. thakuraji ne svayan pag di baandh li.

pad

bhagavan ke mahabhag bhakt unase nity abhinn hote haian. aise bhaktoan ke samane prabhu ki lila sada hi prakashit rahati hai. vyasadas ji aise hi shriradha-krishn ke nity sevak the. inake brajabhasha mean b de hi madhur pad milate haian. unamean se kuchh niche uddhrit kiye gaye haian-

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