रुक्मिणीहरण

shrikrishn aur rukmini

'shrimadbhagavat mahapuran' ke anusar- shrishukadevaji kahate haian- "parikshit! bhagavan shrikrishn ne vidarbh rajakumari rukminiji ka yah sandesh sunakar apane hath se brahman devata ka hath pak d liya aur hansate hue yoan bole." bhagavan shrikrishn ne kaha- "brahman devata! jaise vidarbh rajakumari mujhe chahati haian, vaise hi maian bhi unhean chahata hooan. mera chitt unhian mean laga rahata hai. kahaan tak kahooan, mujhe rat ke samay niand tak nahian ati. maian janata hooan ki rukmi ne dveshavash mera vivah rok diya hai. parantu brahman devata! ap dekhiyega, jaise lak diyoan ko mathakar-ek doosare se rag dakar manushy unamean se ag nikal leta hai, vaise hi yuddh mean un namadhari kshatriyakul-kalankoan ko tahas-nahas karake apane se prem karane vali paramasundari rajakumari ko maian nikal lauanga."

shrishukadevaji kahate haian- "parikshit! madhusoodan shrikrishn ne yah janakar ki rukmini ke vivah ki lagn parasoan ratri hi hai, sarathi ko ajna di ki "daruk! tanik bhi vilamb n karake rath jot lao." daruk bhagavan ke rath mean shaivy, sugriv, meghapushp aur balavahak nam ke char gho de jotakar use le aya aur hath jo dakar bhagavan ke samane kh da ho gaya. shooranandan shrikrishn brahman devata ko pahale rath par chadhakar phir ap bhi savar hue aur un shighragami gho doan ke dvara ek hi rat mean anart-deh se vidarbh desh mean ja pahuanche.

kundinanaresh naresh maharaj bhishmak apane b de l dake rukmi ke snehavash apani kanya shishupal ko dene ke liye vivahotsav ki taiyari kara rahe the. nagar ke rajapath, chaurahe tatha gali-kooche jha d-buhar diye gaye the, un par chhi dakav kiya ja chuka tha. chitr-vichitr, rang-birangi, chhoti-b di jhandiyaan aur patakaean laga di gayi thian. toran baandh diye gaye the. vahaan ke stri-purush pushp-mala, har, itr-phulel, chandan, gahane aur nirmal vastroan se saje hue the. vahaan ke sundar-sundar gharoan mean se agar ke ghoop ki sugandh fail rahi thi. parikshit! raja bhishmak ne pitar aur devataoan ka vidhipoorvak poojan karake brahmanoan ko bhojan karaya aur niyamanusar svastivachan bhi. sushobhit daantoan vali paramasundari rajakumari rukmini ko snan karaya gaya, unake hathoan mean mangalasootr kankan pahanaye gaye, kohabar banaya gaya, do naye-naye vastr unhean pahanaye gaye aur ve uttam-uttam abhooshanoan se vibhooshit ki gayian. shreshth brahmanoan ne sam, rrikh aur yajurved ke mantroan se unaki raksha ki aur atharvaved ke vidvan purohit ne grih-shanti ke liye havan kiya. raja bhishmak kulaparampara aur shastriy vidhiyoan ke b de janakar the. unhoanne sona, chaandi, vastr, gu d mile hue til aur gauean brahmanoan ko dian.

isi prakar chedinaresh raja damaghosh ne bhi apane putr shishupal ke liye mantrajn brahmanoan se apane putr ke vivah-sambandhi mangalakrity karaye. isake bad ve mad chuate hue hathiyoan, sone ki malaoan se sajaye hue rathoan, paidaloan tatha ghu dasavaroan ki chaturangini sena sath lekar kundinapur ja pahuanche. vidarbharaj bhishmak ne age akar unaka svagat-satkar aur pratha ke anusar archan-poojan kiya. isake bad un logoan ko pahale se hi nishchit kiye hue janavasoan mean anandapoorvak thahara diya. us barat mean shalv, jarasandh, dantavaktr, vidoorath aur paundrak adi shishupal ke sahasroan mitr narapati aye the. ve sab shrikrishn aur balaramaji ke virodhi the aur rajakumari rukmini shishupal ko hi mile, is vichar se aye the. unhoanne apane-apane man mean yah pahale se hi nishchay kar rakha tha ki yadi shrikrishn, balaram adi yaduvanshiyoan ke sath akar kanya ko harane ki cheshta karega to ham sab milakar usase l deange. yahi karan tha ki un rajaoan ne apani-apani poori sena aur rath, gho de, hathi adi bhi apane sath le liye the.

vipakshi rajaoan ki is taiyari ka pata bhagavan balaramaji ko lag gaya aur jab unhoanne yah suna ki bhaiya shrikrishn akele hi rajakumari ka haran karane ke liye chale gaye haian, tab unhean vahaan l daee-jhag de ki b di ashanka huee. yadyapi ve shrikrishn ka bal-vikram janate the, phir bhi bhatrisneh se unaka hriday bhar aya; ve turant hi hathi, gho de, rath aur paidaloan ki b di bhari chaturangini sena sath lekar kundinapur ke liye chal p de.

idhar paramasundari rukminiji bhagavan shrikrishn ke shubhagaman ki pratiksha kar rahi thian. unhoanne dekha shrikrishn ki to kaun kahe, abhi brahman devata bhi nahian laute, to ve b di chinta mean p d gayian; sochane lagian. ‘aho! ab mujh abhagini ke vivah mean keval ek rat ki deri hai, parantu mere jivanasarvasv kamalanayan bhagavan ab bhi nahian padhare. isaka kya karan ho sakata hai, kuchh nishchay nahian maloom p data. yahi nahian, mere sandesh le jane vale brahman devata bhi to abhi tak nahian laute. isamean sandeh nahian ki bhagavan shrikrishn ka svaroop param shuddh hai aur vishuddh purush hi unase prem kar sakate haian. unhoanne mujhamean kuchh-n-kuchh buraee dekhi hogi, tabhi to mere hath pak dane ke liye-mujhe svikar karane ke liye uddat hokar ve yahaan nahian padhar rahe haian? thik hai, mere bhagy hi mand haian. vidhata aur bhagavan shankar bhi mere anukool nahian jan p date. yah bhi sambhav hai ki rudrapatni girirajakumari sati parvatiji mujhase aprasann hoan.'

parikshit! rukminiji isi udhe d-bun mean p di huee thian. unaka sampoorn man aur unake sare manobhav bhaktamanachor bhagavan ne chura liye the. unhoanne unhian ko soanchate-soanchate ‘abhi samay hai’ aisa samajhakar apane aansoo bhare netr band kar liye. parikshit! is prakar rukminiji bhagavan shrikrishn ke shubhagaman ki pratiksha kar rahi thian. usi samay unaki bayian jaangh, bhuja aur netr ph dakane lage, jo priyatam ke agaman ka priy sanvad soochit kar rahe the. itane mean hi bhagavan shrikrishn ke bheje hue ve brahman-devata a gaye aur unhoanne antahpur mean rajakumari rukmini ko is prakar dekha, mano koee dhyanamagn devi ho. sati rukminiji ne dekha brahman-devata ka mukh praphullit hai. unake man aur chehare par kisi prakar ki ghab dahat nahian hai. ve unhean dekhakar lakshanoan se hi samajh gayian ki bhagavan shrikrishn a gaye. phir prasannata se khilakar unhoanne brahman devata se poochha. tab brahman devata ne nivedan kiya ki "bhagavan shrikrishn yahaan padhar gaye haian." aur unaki bhoori-bhoori prashansa ki. yah bhi batalaya ki "rajakumariji! apako le jane ki unhoanne saty pratijna ki hai." bhagavan ke shubhagaman ka samachar sunakar rukminiji ka hriday anandatirek se bhar gaya. unhoanne isake badale mean brahman ke lie bhagavan ke atirikt aur kuchh priy n dekhakar unhoanne keval namaskar kar liya. arthath jagat ki samagr lakshmi brahman devata ko sauanp di.

raja bhishmak ne suna ki bhagavan shrikrishn aur balaramaji meri kanya ka vivah dekhane ke liye utsukatavash yahaan padhare haian. tab turahi, bheri adi baje bajavate hue pooja ki samagri lekar unhoanne unaki agavani ki, aur madhupark, nirmal vastr tatha uttam-uttam bheant dekar vidhipoorvak unaki pooja ki. bhishmakaji b de buddhiman the. bhagavan ke prati unaki b di bhakti thi. unhoanne bhagavan ko sena aur sathiyoan ke sahit samast samagriyoan se yukt nivasasthan mean thaharaya aur unaka yathavat atithy-satkar kiya. vidarbharaj bhishmakaji ke yahaan nimantran mean jitane raja aye the, unhoanne unake parakram, avastha, bal aur dhan ke anusar sari ichchhit vastuean dekar sabaka khoob satkar kiya. vidarbh desh ke nagarikoan ne jab suna ki bhagavan shrikrishn yahaan padhare haian, tab ve log bhagavan ke nivasasthan par aye aur apane nayanoan ki aanjali se bhar-bharakar unake vadanaravind ka madhur makarand-ras pan karane lage. ve apas mean is prakar batachit karate the- "rukmini inhian ki arddhaangini hone ke yogy haian, aur ye param pavitramoorti shyamasundar rukmini ke hi yogy pati haian. doosari koee inaki patni hone ke yogy nahian hai. yadi hamane apane poorvajanm ya is janm mean kuchh bhi satkarm kiya ho to trilok-vidhata bhagavan ham par prasann hoan aur aisi kripa karean ki shyamasundar shrikrishn hi vidarbh rajakumari rukmini ka panigrahan karean."

parikshit! jis samay prem-paravash hokar puravasi-log paraspar is prakar batachit kar rahe the, usi samay rukminiji antahpur se nikalakar deviji ke mandir ke liye chalian. bahut-se sainik unaki raksha mean niyukt the. ve premamoorti shrikrishnachandr ke charanakamaloan ka chintan karati huee bhagavati bhavani ke pad-pallavoan ka darshan karane ke liye paidal hi chalian. ve svayan maun thian aur mataean tatha sakhi-saheliyaan sab or se unhean ghere hue thian. shooravir rajasainik hathoan mean astr-shastr uthaye, kavach pahane unaki rakshah kar rahe the. us samay mridang, shankh, dhol, turahi aur bheri adi baje baj rahe the. bahut-si brahmanapatniyaan pushpamala, chandan adi sugandh-dravy aur gahane-kap doan se saj-dhajakar sath-sath chal rahi thian aur anekoan prakar ke upahar tatha poojan adi ki samagri lekar sahasroan shreshth varaanganaean bhi sath thian. gavaiye gate jate the, baje vale baje bajate chalate the aur soot, magadh tatha vandijan dulahin ke charoan or jay-jayakar karate-virad bakhanate ja rahe the. deviji ke mandir mean pahuanchakar rukminiji ne apane kamal ke sadrish sukomal hath-pair dhoye, achaman kiya; isake bad bahar-bhitar se pavitr evan shantabhav se yukt hokar ambikadevi ke mandir mean pravesh kiya. bahut-si vidhi-vidhan janane vali b di-boodhi brahmaniyaan unake sath thian. unhoanne bhagavan shankar ki arddhaangini bhavani ko aur bhagavan shankaraji ko bhi rukminiji se pranam karavaya. rukminiji ne bhagavati se prarthana ki- "ambikamata! apaki god mean baithe hue apake priy putr ganeshaji ko tatha apako maian bar-bar namaskar karati hooan. ap aisa ashirvad dijiye ki meri abhilasha poorn ho. bhagavan shrikrishn hi mere pati hoan." isake bad rukminiji ne jal, gandh, akshat, dhoop, vastr, pushpamala, har, abhooshan, anekoan prakar ke naivedy, bheant aur arati adi samagriyoan se ambikadevi ki pooja ki. tadanantar ukt samagriyoan se tatha namak, pua, pan, kanthasootr, phal aur eekh se suhagini brahmaniyoan ki bhi pooja ki. tab brahmaniyoan ne unhean prasad dekar ashirvad diye aur dulahin ne brahmaniyoan aur mata ambika ko namaskar karake prasad grahan kiya. pooja-archana ki vidhi samapt ho jane par unhoanne maunavrat to d diya aur ratnajatit aangoothi se jagamagate hue kar kamal ke dvara ek saheli ka hath pak d kar ve girijamandir se bahar nikalian.

parikshit! rukminiji bhagavan ki maya ke saman hi b de-b de dhir-viroan ko bhi mohit kar lene vali thian. unaka katibhag bahut sundar aur patala tha. mukhamandal par kundaloan ki shobha jagamaga rahi thi. ve kishor aur tarun-avastha ki sandhi mean sthit thian. nitamb par j daoo karadhani shobhayaman ho rahi thi, vakshahsthal kuchh ubhare hue the aur unaki drishti latakati huee alakoan ke karan kuchh chanchal ho rahi thi. unake hoanthoan par manohar muskan thi. unake daantoan ki paant thi to kundakali ke saman param ujjval, parantu pake hue kuandaroo ke saman lal-lal hothoan ki chamak se us par bhi lalima a gayi thi. unake paanvoan ke payajeb chamak rahe the aur unamean lage hue chhote-chhote ghuangharu runajhun-runajhun kar rahe the. ve apane sukumar charan-kamaloan se paidal hi rajahans ki gati se chal rahi thian. unaki vah apoorv chhavi dekhakar vahaan aye hue b de-b de yashasvi vir sab mohit ho gaye. kamadev ne hi bhagavan ka kary siddh karane ke liye apane banoan se unaka hriday jarjar kar diya. rukmini ji is prakar is utsavayatra ke bahane mand-mand gati se chalakar bhagavan shrikrishn par apana rashi-rashi saundary nichhavar kar rahi thian. unhean dekhakar aur unaki khuli muskan tatha lajili chitavan par apana chitt lutakar ve b de-b de narapati evan vir itane mohit aur behosh ho gaye ki unake hathoan se astr-shastr chhootakar gir p de aur ve svayan bhi rath, hathi tatha gho doan se dharati par a gire. is prakar rukminiji bhagavan shrikrishn ke shubhagaman ki pratiksha karati huee apane kamal ki kali ke saman sukumar charanoan ko bahut hi dhire-dhire age badha rahian thian. unhoanne apane bayean hath ki aanguliyoan se mukh ki or latakati huee alakean hatayian aur vahaan aye hue narapatiyoan ki or lajili chitavan se dekha. usi samay unhean shyamasundar bhagavan shrikrishn ke darshan hue. rajakumari rukminiji rath par chadhana hi chahati thian ki bhagavan shrikrishn ne samast shatruoan ke dekhate-dekhate unaki bhi d mean se rukmini ko utha liya aur un saik doan rajaoan ke sir par paanv rakhakar unhean apane rath par baitha liya, jisaki dhvaja par garu d ka chihn laga hua tha. isake bad jaise sianh siyaroan ke bich mean se apana bhag le jay, vaise hi rukminiji ko lekar bhagavan shrikrishn, balaramaji adi yaduvanshiyoan ke sath vahaan se chal p de. us samay jarasandh ke vashavarti abhimani rajaoan ko apana yah b da bhari tiraskar aur yash-kirti nash sahan n hua. ve sab-ke-sab chidhakar kahane lage- "aho, hamean dhikkar hai. aj ham log dhanush dharan karake kh de hi rahe aur ye gvale, jaise sianh ke bhag ko harin le jay usi prakar hamara sara yash chhin le gaye."