'shrimadbhagavat mahapuran'[1] ke anusar- shrishukadevaji kahate haian- "parikshit! daruk ke chale jane par brahmaji, shiv-parvati, indradi lokapal, marichi adi prajapati, b de-b de rrishi-muni, pitar-siddh, gandharv-vidyadhar, nag-charan, yaksh-rakshas, kinnar, apsaraean tatha garu dalok ke vibhinn pakshi athava maitrey adi brahman bhagavan shrikrishn ke paramadham-prasthan ko dekhane ke liye b di utsukata se vahaan aye. ve sabhi bhagavan shrikrishn ke janm aur lilaoan ka gan athava varnan kar rahe the. unake vimanoan se sara akash bhar-sa gaya tha. ve b di bhakti se bhagavan par pushpoan ki varsha kar rahe the.
sarvavyapak bhagavan shrikrishn ne brahmaji aur apane vibhootisvaroop devataoan ko dekhakar apane atma ko svaroop mean sthit kiya aur kamal ke saman netr band kar liye. bhagavan ka shrivigrah upasakoan ke dhyan aur dharana ka mangalamay adhar aur samast lokoan ke liye param ramaniy ashray hai; isaliye unhoanne[2] agnidevata sambandhi yog dharana ke dvara usako jalaya nahian, sasharir apane dham mean chale gaye. us samay svarg mean nagare bajane lage aur akash se pushpoan ki varsha hone lagi.
parikshit! bhagavan shrikrishn ke pichhe-pichhe is lok se saty, dharm, dhairy, kirti aur shridevi bhi chali gayian. bhagavan shrikrishn ki gati man aur vani ke pare hai; tabhi to bhagavan apane dham mean pravesh karane lage, tab brahmadi devata bhi unhean n dekh sake. is ghatana se unhean b da hi vismay hua. jaise bijali meghamandal ko chho dakar jab akash mean pravesh karati hai, tab manushy usaki chal nahian dekh pate, vaise hi b de-b de devata bhi shrikrishn ki gati ke sambandh mean kuchh n jan sake. brahmaji aur bhagavan shankar adi devata bhagavan ki yah paramayogamayi gati dekhakar b de vismay ke sath usaki prashansa karate apane-apane lok mean chale gaye.
parikshit! jaise nat anekoan prakar ke svaang banata hai, parantu rahata hai un sabase nirlep; vaise hi bhagavan ka manushyoan ke saman janm lena, lila karana aur phir use sanvaran kar lena unaki maya ka vilas matr hai-abhinay matr hai. ve svayan hi is jagat ki srishti karake isamean pravesh karake vihar karate haian aur ant mean sanhar-lila karake apane anant mahimamay svaroop mean hi sthit ho jate haian. sandipani guru ka putr yamapuri chala gaya tha, parantu use ve manushy-sharir ke sath lauta laye. tumhara hi sharir brahmastr se jal chuka tha; parantu unhoanne tumhean jivit kar diya. vastav mean unaki sharanagatavatsalata aisi hi hai. aur to kya kahooan, unhoanne kaloan ke mahakal bhagavan shankar ko bhi yuddh mean jit liya aur atyant aparadhi-apane sharir par hi prahar karane vale vyadh ko bhi sadeh svarg bhed diya. priy parikshit! aisi sthiti mean kya ve apane sharir ko sada ke liye yahaan nahian rakh sakate the? avashy hi rakh sakate the. yadyapi bhagavan shrikrishn sampoorn jagat ki sthiti, utpatti aur sanhar ke nirapeksh karan haian aur sampoorn shaktiyoan ke dharan karane vale haian tathapi unhoanne apane sharir ko is sansar mean bacha rakhane ki ichchha nahian ki. isase unhoanne yah dikhaya ki is manushy-sharir se mujhe kya prayojan hai? atmanishth purushoan ke liye yahi adarsh hai ki ve sharir rakhane ki cheshta n karean.
idhar daruk bhagavan shrikrishn ke virah se vyakul hokar dvaraka aya aur vasudevaji tatha ugrasen ke charanoan par gir-girakar unhean aansuoan se bhigone laga. parikshit! usane apane ko sanbhalakar yaduvanshiyoan ke vinash ka poora-poora vivaran kah sunaya. use sunakar log bahut hi duahkhi hue aur mare shok ke murchchhit ho gaye. bhagavan shrikrishn ke viyog ke vihval hokar ve log sir pitate hue vahaan turant pahuanche, jahaan unake bhaee-bandhu nishpran hokar p de hue the. devaki, rohini aur vasudevaji apane pyare putr shrikrishn aur balaram ko n dekhakar shok ki pi da se behosh ho gaye. unhoanne bhagavadavirah se vyakul hokar vahian apane pran chho d diye. striyoan ne apane-apane patiyoan ke shav pahachanakar unhean hriday se laga liya aur usake sath chita par baithakar bhasm ho gayian. balaramaji ki patniyaan unake sharir ko, vasudevaji ki patniyaan unake shav ko aur bhagavan ki putr vadhuean apane patiyoan ki lashoan ko lekar agni mean pravesh kar gayian. bhagavan shrikrishn ki rukmini adi pataraniyaan unake dhyan mean magn hokar agni mean pravisht ho gayian."
parikshit! arjun apane priyatam aur sakha bhagavan shrikrishn ke virah se pahale to atyant vyakul ho gaye; phir unhoanne unhian ki gitokt sadupadeshoan ka smaran karake apane man ko sanbhala. yaduvansh ke mrit vyaktiyoan mean jinako koee pind dene vala n tha, unaka shraddh arjun ne kramashah vidhipoorvak karavaya. maharaj! bhagavan ke n rahane par samudr ne ekamatr bhagavan shrikrishn ka nivasasthan chho dakar ek hi kshan mean sari dvaraka dubo di. bhagavan shrikrishn vahaan ab bhi sada-sarvada nivas karate haian. vah sthan smaran matr se hi sare pap-tapoan ka nash karane vala aur sarvamangaloan ko bhi mangal banane vala hai. priy parikshit! pindadan ke anantar bachi-khuchi striyoan, bachchoan aur boodhoan ko lekar arjun indraprasth aye. vahaan sabako yathayogy basakar aniruddh ke putr vajr ka rajyabhishek kar diya. rajan! tumhare dada yudhishthir adi pandavoan ko arjun se hi yah bat maloom huee ki yaduvanshiyoan ka sanhar ho gaya hai. tab unhoanne apane vanshadhar tumhean rajyapad abhishikt karake himalay ki vir yatra ki. maianne tumhean devataoan ke bhi aradhyadev bhagavan shrikrishn ki janm lila aur karm lila sunayi. jo manushy shraddha ke sath isaka kirtan karata hai, vah samast papoan se mukt ho jata hai.
parikshit! jo manushy is prakar bhaktabhayahari nikhil saundary-madhuryanidhi shrikrishnachandr ke avatar-sambandhi ruchir parakram aur is 'shrimadbhagavat mahapuran' mean tatha doosare puranoan mean varnit paramanandamayi bal lila, kaishor lila adi ka sankirtan karata hai, vah paramahans munindroan ke antim praptavy shrikrishn ke charanoan mean parabhakti prapt karata hai."
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