रूप गोस्वामी

yah lekh vishesh roop se krishnakosh ke lie bharatakosh se sabhar

roop gosvami

roop gosvami (janm: 1489 ee. - mrityu: 1564 ee.), vrindavan mean chaitany mahaprabhu dvara bheje ge shadh gosvamiyoan mean se ek the. ve kavi, guru aur darshanik the. ve sanatan gosvami ke bhaee the. inaka janm 1489 ee. (tadanusar 1415 shak sanvat) ko hua tha. inhoanne 22 varsh ki ayu mean grihasthashram tyag kar diya tha. bad ke 51 varsh ye braj mean hi rahe. inhoanne shri sanatan gosvami se diksha li thi. inhean shuddh bhakti seva mean maharat prapt thi, atev inhean bhakti-rasachary kaha jata hai. ye gauraang ke ati premi the. ye apane agraj shri sanatan gosvami sahit navab husain shah ke darabar ke uchch padoan ka tyag kar gauraang ke bhakti sankirtan mean ho lie the. inhian ke dvara chaitany ne apani bhakti-shiksha tatha sabhi granthoan ke avashyak sar ka prachar-prasar kiya. chaitany mahaprabhu ke bhaktoan mean se in donoan bhaiyoan ko unake pradhan kaha jata tha. san 1564 ee. ko 75 varsh ki ayu mean inhoanne param dham ko prasthan kiya. shri roop gosvami samast gosvamiyoan ke nayak the. jis prakar chaitany mahaprabhu apane pichhe shikshashtak namak ath shlok chho d gaye the usi prakar shri roop gosvami bhi shriupadeshamrit pradan kiya jisase manushy shuddh bhakt ban sakean. samast adhyatmik karyoan mean manushy ka pahala kartavy apane man tatha iandriyoan ko vash mean karana hai. man tatha indriyoan ko vash mean kiye bina koee bhi vyakti adhyatmik jivan mean pragati nahian kar sakata. pratyek vyakti is bhautik jagat mean rajo tatha tamogunoan mean nimagn hai. use shri roopagosvami ke upadeshoan par chalate hue apane apako shuddh sattv gun ke pad tak uthana chahiye.

vansh parampara

santoshadev kaun the? inake poorvapurush dakshin bharat ke vaidik shreni ke brahman the. karnat desh ke kisi aanjal mean unaka rajy tha. paravarti kal mean unake vanshaj shripadmanabh gangatir par vas karane ke uddeshy se navahatt (naihati)chale gaye the. unake putr mukundadev gau d ke badashah ke ek uchch karmachari the, jo go d desh ki rajadhani gau d shahar ke nikat ramakeli mean rahate the. mukundadev ke putr shrikumar dev poorvabang ke bakla chandradvip mean jakar rahane lage the. unake kee putr the, jinamean amar, santosh aur vallabh mukhy the. unaki akal mrityu ke pashchat tinoan ke palan-poshan ka bhar mukundadev par a p da.

shiksha

mukundadev unhean ramakeli le gaye. unaki shiksha ki uttam vyavastha kian ramakeli mean ramabhadr banivilas ko vyakaran padhane ke lie niyukt kiya. vyakaran ka path samapt hone par unhean navadvip bhej diya. vahaan tinoan bhaiyoan ne savabhaum bhattachary aur unake chhote bhaee vidyavachaspatise nyay adi shastroan ka adhyayan kiya. jab ve sabhi shastroan mean vyutpann ho gaye to mukundadev ne unhean rajakary ke yogy banane ke lie arabi aur farasi ki shiksha dena avashyak samajha. in bhashaoan ka adhyayan karane ke lie unhoanne unhean apane mitr saptagram ke shasak saiyad phakarooddin ke pas bhej diya. unake tattvadhan mean unhoanne vahaan ke mullaoan ki sahayata se in bhashaoan, par bhi poorn adhikar prapt kar liya.

rajakary

ab tinoan bhaee rajakary ke lie har tarah se upayukt the. unaki vidvatta aur buddhimatta ki khyati charoan or phailane lagi thi. unake pitamah ke karan ya unaki apani yogyata ke karan husainashah ki drishti bhi un par p di. unhoanne pahale amaradev ko aur santoshadev ko kisi ooanche pad par niyukt kar diya. donoan ne apani vilakshanata ka parichay diyaan kuchh hi dinoan mean unnati kar amaradev ne pradhan-mantri aur santosh ne rajasv-mantri ka pad grahan kiya. donoan ki karyadakshata se prasann ho husainashah ne amar dev ko sakar-mallik' aur santosh ko 'dabir khas' ki upadhi di. rajakary karate samay santosh amar dev ki tarah musalamani poshak pahanate, musalamani taur-tariqe aur adab-kayade ka palan karate aur farasi bhasha bolate. unhean dekh kisi ko yah anuman karana kathin hota ki ve dharmanishth hindoo haian par jab ve ramakeli mean apane ghar par hote, tab amaradev ki hi tarah vaishnavochit sadachar ka palan karate, sadhusang, shastr-charcha, shrivigrah –sevadi karate aur samay-samay par vrindavan lila ka anushthan karate. vrindavan-lila se sambandhit unake dvara banavaye shyam kund, radha kund, lalita kund, vishakha kund adi sarovar vahaan aj bhi vartaman haian. isalie ramakeli ka ek nam krishnakeli bhi hai.

grih-tyag

vishay aur vidharmi raja ki seva karate hue santoshadev ka is prakar nirantrir niyamit roop se seva-pooja, archana aur dhyanadi mean lage rahana dushkar tha. phir bhi ve yathh sanbhav: apane atma ko usaka svabhavik ahar dene ki cheshta karate rahate. isamean jab badha p dati to bechain ho uthate raja aur maya ke dasattv ki be diyaan kat pheankane ke lie. par maya ki be diyoan se chhutakara pana manushy ke apane bas ki bat to hai nahian. prabhu ne svayan hi kaha hai ki inase chhootakara pane ke lie mere sharanapatr hona avashyak hai-
daivi hyesha gunamayi mam maya huratyaya.
mamev ye prapadyante mayametaan taranti te॥
isalie unhoanne shrichaitany mahaprabhu ki sharan li. unhoanne aur unake agraj amaradev ne unhean patr likhakar katar bhav se maya ke hath se apane uddhar ki prarthana ki. mahaprabhu ne uttar mean pratiksha karane ka adesh diya. kuchh din bad ve svayan aye ramakeli donoan se milane aur unhean yah ashvasan dekar chale gaye ki unaka uddhar shighr hoga. unhean apana kripabhajan banane ke praman-svaroop apani or se nam de gaye-sanatan aur roop. vallabh ka nam rakh gaye-anupam. santosh dev ab santosh dev n rahe. roop gosvami ke roop mean unaka naya janm hua aur vaishnav-samaj mean ve isi nam se pukare jane lage. mahaprabhu ke chale jane ke pashchat unhoanne purashcharan kiya, jisase chaitany-charan ki shighr prapti ho. par unaki pratiksha ki gh di abhi bhi biti nahian thi. pratiksha karate-karate ve dhairy kho chuke the, jab uparokt kianvadanti ke anusar dhobin ke shabd unake kan mean p de. unhean mahaprabhu ki prerana se yogamaya ki pukar jan, unhoanne usi kshan grih tyag karane ka nishchay kar liya.
badashah se milakar aur unaki samasya ka samadhan kar ve jab ghar laute, tab bhi dhobin ke shabd unake kan mean gooanj rahe the. sanatan gosvami se unhoanne jate hi kaha-"mere lie mahaprabhu ki pukar p d chuki hai. ab maian aur vilamb n karooanga. mujhe sansar tyagakar sada ke lie unaki sharan mean jane ki anumati pradan karean. sanatan sun kar avakh! roop gosvami se ghatana ka sara vivaran sunane ke pashchat ve bole-
"tumhara sankalp shubh haian. par sansar ka tyag mujhe bhi to karana hai. jitani jaldi ham donoan is narak se nikal jayean utana achchha. maian tumhara b da bhaee hooan. maianne socha tha ki maian tumase pahale nikal jaooanga. mere pichhe samast ashritajanoan ki samuchit vyavasthakar tum bhi chale aoge. abhi tak maian kabhi ka chala bhi gaya hota. par mahaprabhu ke adesh ke karan kisi prakar ruk raha tha. ab yadi tumane aisa sankalp kar hi liya hai, to pahale mujhe jane do."
roop gosvami ne kaha-"mujhe isamean koee apatti n hoti. ap mere jyeshth bhrata hi nahian haian. maian apako apana paramarthik guru bhi manata hooan. apaki ajna ka sada palan karane ko tatpar rahata hooan. par ap par rajy ka sarvadhik dayitv hai. badashah apake oopar poorn roop se nirbhar haian. koee bhi kary apase paramarsh kiye bina nahian karate. is samay rajy ki sthiti bhi sadharan nahian hai. u disa se vivad chal raha hai. kisi samay yuddh chhi d sakata hai. is samay yadi ham donoan hi stipha dekar chale jayean to vadashah ko shanka ho sakati hai ki hamane u disa ke hindoo raja ke sath milakar jan-boojh kar unhean sankat mean dalane ka sh dayantr kiya hai. tab ve hamare aur hamare parivar ke logoan par atyachar kar sakate haian aur hamari sansar tyag karane ki yojana khataee mean pan d sakati hai. isalie yah achchha hoga ki maian akela stipha dekar jaooan ap avasar dekhakar kisi samay pichhe a jayean. rahi parivar aur ashritajanoan ke bharan poshan ki vyavastha ki bat, to usaki ap bilakul chinta n karean. maian jane ke poorv sab vyavastha kar jaooanga."

sanatan gosvami ko hasamat hona p da. donoan ne milakar sari yojana bana li. usake anusar roop gosvami ne stipha de diya. ashritajanoan mean se kuchh ko chandradvip aur kuchh ko phatehabad bhej diya. svayan apani aparimiti dhan-sampatti lekar nauka dvara phatehabad chale gaye.

use apane ashritajanoan, aur brahman-vaishnavoan mean baantakar usaka ek chauthaee avashyakata p dane par rajadandadi ke lie vishvast logoan ke pas aur das hazar rupaye ek banik ke pas jamakar diye.

isi samay ek adami ko bheja nilachal chaitany mahaprabhu ka pata karane. usane lautakar samachar diya ki prabhu jha dikhand ke path se vrindavan ke lie chal diye haian. usi samay unhoanne bhi jha dikhand ke raste se apani vrindavan-yatra arambh kar di. sath ho lie unake chhote bhaee anupam (vallabh). marg mean unhean sanvad mila ki sanatan ko husaneshah ne kaid kar liya hai. usi samay unhoanne unhean ek gopaniy patr dvara us banik ke pas rakhe das hazar rupaye ghoos mean dekar kaidakhane se mukti labh karane ka sujhav diya sujhav karagar siddh hua.

prayag mean mahaprabhu se milan

prayag pahuanch kar unhoanne suna ki mahaprabhu vrindavan se lautakar yahaan aye hue haian, aur is samay bindumadhav-mandir mean darshan karane gaye haian. yah sun unake anand ki sima n rahi. ve chal p de bindumadhav mandir ki or. mandir ke nikat pahuanchate hi unhoanne dekhi bhavavibhor avastha mean nrity-kirtan karate mahaprabhu anandaghan moorti aur unhean gher kar nrity-kirtan karate sahasroan darshanarthiyoan ki bhi d. bhav-vibhor avastha mean nrity-kirtan karate mahaprabhu ki anupam roop madhuri ke door se darshan kar roop bhi bhavavishtaho gaye aur unake netroan se bah chali premashruoan ki dharaan par us bhi d mean unake sammukh hona to sambhav tha nahian. kuchh der bad ve unase jakar mile ek dakshinaty brahman ke ghar, jahaan unaka us din nimantran tha. jaise hi unhoanne mahaprabhu ko dandavath ki unhoanne anandollasit ho unhean uthakar aliangan karate hue itihas-sammuchay ka nimn shlok padha-
n meabhaktashchaturvedi madbhakt: svapach: priy:.
tastai deyan tato grahyan s ch poojyo yatha hyaham॥
yah shlok padh mahaprabhu ne donoan ke sar par apana charan sthapit kar unhean ashirvad diya.
mahaprabhu ka kripa-ashirvad prapt kar shriroop ne svayan rachit nimn shlok dvara unaki stuti ki-
"namo mahavadanyay krishnaprem pradayate.
krishnay krishn chaitanyanamne gauratvishe nam:॥" mahaprabhu ne kaha-"aha! krishn ki kaisi kripa hai tumhare oopar, jo bhav-koop se tumhara uddhar kiya. tum donoan kitane bhagyashali ho!"
tab roop ko nikat baithakar unhoanne sanatan ka samachar poochha. roop ne kaha-"unhean husainashah ne bandi kar rakha hai. ve karagar mean hai. apaki kripa ho tabhi unaka uddhar ho sakata hai."

mahaprabhu ne kaha-"sanatan ka uddhar ho chuka hai. unaka shighr mujhase milan hoga."

us din roop aur anupam ne us dakshinaty brahman ghar hi avasthan kiya. mahaprabhu ke prasad grahan kar chukane ke bad unaka avashisht grahan kiya. mahaprabhu triveni tir par ek bhakt ke ghar thahare the. unhian ke nikat ek kutiya mean yah donoan bhaee bhi thahar gaye. us samay triveni se kuchh door a dail gram mean shripad vallabhachary rahate the.mahaprabhu ke shubhagaman ke vishay mean sunakar ve unhean saparshad nimantran karane aye. ve roop ki divy kanti aur unake bhavavesh ko dekh mugdh ho gaye. mahaprabhu ne jab unaka aur anupam ka parichay diya to ve unhean prem se aliangan karane ko agrasar hue. donoan bhaee chakit ho pichhe khisakate hue bole-

"nahian, nahian shripad, hamean sparsh n karean. kahaan ham asprishriy, pamar, kahaan ap! ham apake sparsh ke yogy nahian."

aishvary aur vilas ke tuang shikhar par rahane ke chirabhyasi roop ka is prakar dainy aur vairagy dekh mahaprabhu prasann hue. ve door se hi yah dekh tripti poorvak mand-mand muskate rahe aur

vallabhachary se bole-"shripad, ap inhean sparsh n karean. ye ati hin haian. ap jaise vaidik, yajnik aur kulin vyakti ke sparsh karane yogy nahian."

vallabhachary ne kaha-"par inhean donoan ko maian nirantar krishn-nam karate dekh raha hooan. phir ye hin kaise? ye to sarvottam haian.

aho bat shvapachoato gariyanh yajjihvagre vartate nam tubhyamh!

te pustapaste jahuvu: sasnrirarya brahmanoochoornam grinanti ye te॥

yah sanu mahaprabhu bahut prasann hue aur premavesh mean yah shlok padhane lage-

"bhagavadbhakti hinasy jati: shastran japastap:.

apran syaiv dehasy mandanan lokaranjanamh॥

shuchi: sadbhaktidiptagnidagdh durjati kalmash:.

svapakoapi budhai: shladhyo n vedajneapi nastik:॥"

vallabhachary mahaprabhu ko nauka par bithakar apane ghar le gaye.

ve unake sharir mean shrikrishn ke darshan kar kritarth hue. unhoanne unaka padaprakshalan kiya.

vanshasahit us jal ko mastak par dharan kiyaan bhakti-poorvak dhoop-dipadi se unaka mahapoojan kiya. unhean anivedit dravy ka bhojan karaya. bhojan ke uparant unahean shayan karaya aur unaka pad-samvahan kiya.mahaprabhu ke agaman ka sanvad pate hi asankhy log unake darshan ko ane lage. tab bhi d ke bhay se nauka par savar ho ve triveni ke dashashvamedh ghat par chale gaye aur vahaan roop aur vallabh sahit ek nirjan kuti mean rahane lage.

mahaprabhu dvara premadharm ki shiksha

das din vahaan rahakar unhoanne roop ko prem dharm ke nigoodh tattv ki shiksha di aur vrajaras ki vyakhya kian kavikarnapoor ke "chaitany chandroday" natak aur chaitany-charitamrit mean us shiksha ka vivaran hai.

unhoanne kaha-"roop! bhaktiras ke lakshanadi sootr roop mean kahata hooan. bhaktiras-sindhu asim aur atul haian usaka bindumatr tumhean asvadan karata hooan, suno. koti jnaniyoan mean koee ek mukt hota hai, koti muktoan mean koee ek krishn-bhakt hota hai. krishn-bhakt poornaroop se nishkam hota hai. karmi, jnani, yogi adi poornaroop se nishkam nahian hote. unamean mokshadi ki kamana rahati hai." isalie krishn-bhakt poorn shant hota hai. jnani, karmi adi ashant hote haian-

krishn-bhakt nishkam, atev shant.

bhukti-mukti siddhikami, sakali ashant॥

bhakti-lata ka bij kisi bhagyavan jiv ko guru aur krishn ke prasad se prapt hota hai. tab vah mali banakar apane hriday kshetr mean usaka ropan karata hai, shravan aur kirtan ke jal se usaka sianchan karata hai. is prakar sianche jane par lata vardhit hoti hai. badhate-badhate viraja, brahmalok aur vaikunth ko bhedakar golok-vrindavan mean krishn-charan roopi kalpavriksh se ja lipatati hai. vahaan usamean premaroopi phool utpann hota hai, jisaka asvadan kar mali dhany hota hai. par yadi usake badhate-badhate vaishnav-aparadhiroopi matt hathi kahian se a jae, to use ukha d pheankata hai, ya to d dalata hai. to dane par usake patte sookh jate haian. aur yadi bhakti- lata ke sath-sath usamean bhukti-mukti-vaanchha, nishiddhachar, jiv-hiansa, labh-pooja-pratishthadi ki upashakhaean nikal ayean to mool shakha badhane nahian pati. isalie mali prarambh se hi in upashakhaoan ko chhaant deta hai. tabhi mool shakha badhati hai, kyoanki any sabhi vaanchhaoan, devataoan aur karm-jnanadi ka parityagakar sarvendriyoan se krishnanushilan ya krishn-seva karane ka nam hi shuddha bhakti hai-

any vaanchha, any pooja chha di jnan-karm.

anukoolye sarvendriye krishnanushilan॥

shrimadbhagavat aur pancharatr mean shuddha-bhakti ka isi prakar varnan hai-

sarvopadhi vinirmuktan tatparatven nirmalamh.

hrishiken hrishikesh-sevanan bhaktiroochyate॥

bhukti-mukti ki vaanchha rahate sadhana karane se bhi prem ka uday nahian hota-

bhukti-mukti adi-vaanchha yadi mane hay.

sachan karile prem utpann na hay॥

shuddha bhakti ki sadhana se rati ka uday hota hai. rati gadh hone se prem hota hai. prem kramash: vriddhi praptakar sneh, man, pranay, rag, anurag, bhav aur mahabhav mean parinat hota hai. krishn-bhaktiras paanch prakar ka hai- shant, dasy, sankhy, vatsaly aur madhur. ye mukhy bhakti-ras haian, jo sthayi roop se bhakt ke hriday mean rahate haian. hasy, adbhut, vir, karun, raudr, vibhats aur bhay sat gaun ras haian, jo karan vishesh se agantuk roop se utpann hote haian. shant bhakt haian navayogendr aur sanakadi. dasy bhakt haian hanuman aur chitrak-patrak adi. sakhy bhakt haian bhim, arjun aur shridamadi. vatsaly bhakt haian nand-yashoda, vasudev-devaki aur shrikrishn ke gurujan. madhur ras ki bhakt haian braj ki gopiyaan tatha dvaraka aur mathura ki mahishigan. shant bhakti ras ke do pradhan gun haian- krishnanishtha aur trishna-tyag. shant bhakt svarg aur mokshadi ki kamana nahian karata. vah krishn ko parabrahm, paramatma roop mean dekhata hai. par krishn ke prati usamean mamata ki gandh bhi nahian hoti. dasy bhakt mean krishn ke prati ekanishthata aur trishna-tyag to hota hi hai, krishn ke prati gorav aur sanbhram ke sath seva bhav bhi hota hai. sakhy ras mean krishnanishtha, trishna-tyag aur krishn-seva ke atirikt krishn ke prati mamata aur atmasam jnan hota hai. isaliye sakhyaras mean krishn-seva sambhram-sankoch-rahit hoti hai. vatsalyaras mean shantaras ki nishtha, dasy ki seva aur sakhy ke asambhram aur asankoch ke sath mamatadhiky ke karan ta dan-bhartsan bhi hota hai. vatsalyabhav ka bhakt apane ko krishn ka palak aur krishn ko paly manata hai. madhuras mean krishn-nishta, sambhramarahit seva, mamata aur lalan vatsaly ras si adhik hota hai. sath hi madhuraras mean kantabhav se krishn ko apana aang dekar seva karane ki pravritti bhi hoti hai."

bhakti ki is prakar vyakhya kar mahaprabhu bole-"roop, maianne tumhean bhaktiras ka digdarshan matr karaya hai. tum man hi man bhavana dvara isaka vistar karana. bhavana karate-karate ant:karan mean krishn ki sphoorti hoti hai aur krishn ki kripa se ajn vyakti bhi rasasindhu par kar leta hai."

mathura-vrindavan ki yatra

das din roop ko is prakar upadesh karane ke pashchat mahaprabhu ne varanasi ke liye prasthan kiya. tab roop ne unake charanoan mean nivedan kiya-"yadi ajna ho to maian bhi apake sath chalooan. mujhase apaka virah sahan n hoga."

mahaprabhu ne kaha-"abhi to tum vrindavan jao. vrindavan se lautakar gau d desh hote hue nilachal mean mujhase milana."

itana kah ve nauka par chadh varanasi jane lage. roop us samay moorchchhit ho bhoomi par gir p de. doosare din unhoanne anupam ke sath vrindavan ki yatra ki. mathura pahuanchakar unaki subuddhi ray se bheant huee. subuddhi ray gau d ke ek 'adhikari' the. badashah husainashah ne apane prarambhik jivan mean unaki naukari ki thi. kisi aparadh ke karan subuddhi ray ne unaki pith par chabuk mara tha, jisaka nishan maujood thaan ek bar husainashah ki begam ne use dekhakar usaka karan poochha, to husainashah ne sab vrittant kah sunaya. begam sunate hi ag-baboola ho gayian usane subuddhiray ko pranadand dene ka agrah kiya. par husainashah ne kaha-

"jisane mujhe apane durdinoan mean ashray diya aur jisaka maianne namak khaya hai, usaki hatya maian nahian kar sakata."

tab begam aur omarav adi ne milakar nishchay kiya ki subuddhi ray ke pran nash karane ke bajay unaka dharmanash kar diya jay. aisa hi kiya gaya. unake mukh mean karooe ka pani dalakar unhean jati-bhrasht kar diya gaya. jati bhrasht subuddhiray vishay-sampatti tyagakar kashi pahuanche. vahaan unhoanne panditoan se prayashchitt ka upay poochha. unhoanne taptaghrit pan kar pranatyag dene ki salah di. usi samay chaitany mahaprabhu ka kashi mean shubhagaman hua. panditoan dvara bataye gaye prayashchitt ke anusar pran tyag karane ke poorv subuddhiray ne unase bhi paramarsh kiya. unhoanne kaha-"pran tyagane ki koee avashyakata nahian. tum vrindavan jao. vahaan ki pavitr raj mean nity lota karo aur shrikrishn-nam ka jap aur dhyan kiya karo. isase tumhare sab pap kshay ho jayeange. ek krishn-nam mean jitane pap kshay karane ki kshamata hai, utane pap karane ki jiv mean kshamata nahian. subuddhiray ke jivan mean naye pran aur nayi asha ka sanchar hua. unhean pata chala ki gau d ke badashah ke mantri dabirakhas ne grih tyagakar shri chaitany mahaprabhu ki sharan li hai aur unake adesh se vrindavan jate hue mathura pahuanche haian, to unake anand ki sima n rahi. ve pahale se hi unhean bhali prakar janate the. unhoanne mathura jakar unase bheant ki. unake sath ghoom phir kar unhean braj ke pavitr dvadash vanoan ke darshan karaye. shrikrishn aur shrikrishnachaitany ki kripa aur unaki lila-katha ki alochana karate hue kuchh din unake sannidhy mean anand se vyatit kiye.

lokanath gosvami aur bhoogarbh gosvami pahale hi chaitany mahaprabhu ke adesh se vraj a chuke the aur van-van mean shrikrishn ki lila sthaliyoan ka anveshan karate hue bhraman kar rahe the. par roop gosvami ki is samay unase bheant n ho saki. is samay unaki chinta ka ek matr vishay tha jyeshth bhrata sanatan gosvami ki karagar se mukti. karagar se mukt ho kar ve chaitany mahaprabhu se abhi tak mil sake ya nahian, vrindavan ke lie unaka path abhi tak prashast hua ya nahian, yah chianta unhean din-rat sataya karati thi. isalie ve vrindavan mean ek mas se adhik n thahar sake. unaki khoj-khabar lene ke lie anupam ke sath ganga ke kinare-kinare kashi ki or chal diye. isi samay sanatan kashi mean mahaprabhu se milane ke pashchat rajapath se mathura ja rahe the. bhinn path se jane ke karan roop gosvami ki marg mean unase bheant n ho saki. kashi pahuanch kar unhean jab yah sanvad mila, to ve b de dharm-sankat mean p d gaye-mahaprabhu ki ajnanusar nilachal jakar unake darshan karean ya vrindavan jakar sanatan se milean?

nilachal yatra

unhoanne nilachal jane ka nishchay kiya. anupam ne agrah kiya gau d hokar nilachal jane ka, kyoanki sanatan bhi grih tyagakar chale aye the. vahaan ki vishay-sampatti ki poori vyavastha abhi nahian ho payi thi aur ek bar vahaan ja kar usaki vyavastha kar dena avashyak tha. isalie ve usi path par chal diye. gau d pahuanch kar durdaivavash anupam ko ganga-prapti ho gayi. roop ko akele hi dayitvapoorn saansarik samasyaoan ka samana karana p da. unaka yathashighr samadhan kar ve chal p de nilachal ki padayatra par. anupam ke ekamatr putr shrijiv us samay alp-vayask the. nilachal ki yatra karane ke poorv roop ne unhean pran bhar ashirvad dekar parijanoan ke sath vakla bhej diya. roop ne mahaprabhu ke ati priy yavan parshad shriharidas thakur ke vishay mean sun rakha tha. haridas bhaktochit dainy ke karan apane ko asprishy jan nilachal mean jan-sampark se door ek nirjan sthan mean rah kar nity tin lakh nam-jap karate the. darshan ke lie jagannathaji ke mandir n jakar vahian se mandir ke choona ke darshan kar jagannathaji ke darshan ki apani pipasa mita liya karate the. mahaprabhu ke darshan karane unaki kutiya par bhi ve isi bhay se nahian jate the ki kahian unake kisi bhakt ko unake apavitr deh ka sparsh n ho jay. mahaprabhu svayan unhean darshan dene, ya unake darshan karane, nity upalabhog ke darshan kar mandir se lautate samay unake pas jaya karate aur unake tatha any aantarang bhaktoan ke sath isht-goshthi kiya karate. roop bhi bahut din musalaman-badashah ke darabar mean rah chukane ke karan mleksh-sparsh dosh se apane ko dooshit manate the. isalie nilachal mean unake thaharane ka ekamatr sthan haridas ki kuti hi tha. ve sidhe vahaan pahuanche. haridas ne bahu pasar kar promaliangan dvara unaki antarik abhyarthana ki aur snehabhare shabdoan mean kaha-

" roop, tumhare ane ki bat hamean sabako jnat thi. tumhare bhagy ki sima nahian. mahaprabhu b de agrah se tumhare agaman ki pratiksha kar rahe the. bar-bar tumhari hi charcha kar atm-vibhor ho jate the."

doosare din prat: mahaprabhu ke kutiya par ate hi roop ne bhavavihval avastha mean unhean dandavath pranam kiya. unhoanne anand sahit unaka aliangan kiya. kushalaprashn karane ke pashchat bahut samay unake sath ishtagoshthi mean vyatit kiya. us samay rathayatra nikat thi. mahaprabhu ke darshan aur sannidhy ke lobh se shriadvait aur shrinityanand adi unake bahut se bhakt gau d desh se pad yatra kar puri aye hue the. prabhu nirantar unake sath ishtagoshthi au prematattv ki alochana mean anandamagn rahate. ek din ve unhean sabako lekar haridas ki kuti pahuanche. roop ko aliangan kar advait aur nityanand adi se bole-

"krishn ke ahvan par roop vishay-koop chho dakar chala aya hai. ap donoan ise ashirvad karean, jisase yah krishnabhaktiras-vishayak granthoan ki rachana kar jivoan ka mangal kar sake." sab ne unhean priti bhara ashirvad diya.

roop bhi haridas ji ki tarah dainyavash apane ka mleksh aur patit manane ke karan jagannath ji ke mandir darshan karane n jate. door se mandir ke choo da ke darshan karate. prabhu ka bhaktoan ke sath kirtan-nartan aur bhaanti-bhaanti ki anand-lilaoan ka bhi door se hi darshan karate. jagannath ji ke bhogarag ke pashchat mahaprabhu donoan ekantavasi bhaktoan ke lie prasad bhej dete. prasad grahan kar donoan apani-apani sadhana mean lag jate, haridas nam-jap aur kirtan mean, roop granth likhane mean.

'vidagdh-madhav' aur 'lalit-madhav'

roop janm se hi kavi thean unake vyaktitv mean jaisa kavitv, pandity aur bhakti ka samavesh tha, vaisa sadharanat: dene mean nahian ata. grih tyag karane ke poorv hi unhoanne 'hansadoot' aur 'uddhav-sandesh' namak do natakoan ki rachana arambh kar di thi. grih tyag karane ke pashchat krishn-lila vishayak ek natak likhana arambh kiya tha. usamean krishn ki vraj-lila aur dvaraka-lila ko ekatr likhane ka vichar kiya tha. par satyabhama ne svapn mean vraj-lila aur dvaraka-lila se sambandhit do prithakh-prithakh natak likhane ka adesh kiya- prithakh natak karite satyabhama ajna din.

mahaprabhu ne bhi ek din yah kahakar vaisa hi sanket kiya ki krishn ko vraj se bahar n karana-

krishnere bahir nahi karih vraj haite.

vraj chhaan di krishn kabhoo na jan kahaante॥

tab unhoanne prithakh-prithakh do natakoan ki rachana karane ka nishchay kiya. shrikrishn ki vraj-lila-vishayak natak ka nam rakha 'vidagdhamadhav' aur dvaraka-lila-vishayak natak ka nam rakha 'lalitamadhav'. nilachal mean rahate samay ve inhian do natakoan ki rachana mean sanlagn rahate. donoan ka adhikaansh bhag vahian likha gaya. vrindavan lautane par unhoanne pahale vidagdhamadhav samapt kiya, pichhe lalit-madhav.

svaroop damodar aur ray ramanand ke sang

is granthoan tatha bhakti ras ke any mahattvapoorn granthoan ke lie, jinaki roop gosvami ne pichhe rachana ki, chahie tha vrajaras-siddhant ka samyakh jnan aur chahie thi vrajaras ki antarik upalabdhi. prayag mean mahaprabhu ne tattvopadesh kar aur apani shakti ka sanchar kar roop gosvami ko pahale hi yah yogyata pradan ki thi. par nilachal mean unhean prapt hua unaka dirghakalin sannidhy. unaka amritamay sang hi tha ras ka vah uts, jisamean nirantar avagahan kar unhoanne nayi uddipana prapt ki aur unaki lekhali se phoot p da ras ka vah ajasr aur amooly srot, jisaki vishvabhar ke sahity mean tulana nahian jisane ras-sahity ko nayi disha pradan ki aur manav ke lie unake charam utkarsh ka naya marg prashast kiya.

mahaprabhu ke atirikt unhean yahaan sang mila unake do aise parshadoan ka, jo ras siddhant ke moortaman svaroop the aur unake rasasvadan mean sahayak hua karate the. ve the svaroop damodar aur ray ramanand. svaroop damodar navadvipavasi the. balyakal se hi mahaprabhu ke prati anuragi the. mahaprabhu ke sannyas lene ke pashchat yah bhi sannyas grahan kar nilachal chale aye the. yah mahapandit krishn-ras-tattvavetta aur prem may vigrah the, jaise mahaprabhu ke dvitiy svaroop hi hoan. mahaprabhu ka manobhav keval ve hi janate the. mahabhav ke moort vigrah mahaprabhu premabhakti dharm ke viruddh ya rasabhasayukt koee git ya rachana nahian sun sakate thean unhean jab koee git, shlok ya granth sunana hota, to pahale svaroop damodar usaki pariksha karate.

svaroop ki ek visheshata yah thi ki ve b de sangitajn bhi the. unhean sangit mean gandharv ke saman aur shastr mean vrihaspati ke saman kaha jata tha-?

"sangite gandharv sam shastre vrihaspati."

mahaprabhu ki krishn-virah dasha mean ve unake manobhav ke anukool vidyapati, chandidas ya git govind ke padoan ka kirtan kar ya bhagavat ke shlok padh unake bhav ki pushti kar unhean sukhi karate the. ramanandaray raja prataparudr ke adhin rajamahendri ke shasak the. godavari ke tatavar base vidyanagar mean unaka mukhy karyalay tha. u disa ke shreshth vaishnav aur natyakar ke roop mean unaki khyati thi. jagannathavallabh natak ki unhoanne rachana ki thi. mahaprabhu ki dakshin yatra ke samay unaki unase bheant huee thi. unake sath kathopakathan ke samay unhoanne unake mukh se bhajan-sadhan ki vibhinn shreniyoan aur vrajaras-siddhant ke nigoodh rahasy ka udghatan karavaya tha, jisaka chaitany-charitamrit mean vistar se varnan hai.

bahm drishti se ve mahaprabhu ke upadeshta the. mahaprabhu dainyavash unase kaha karate-"maian thahara shushk sannyasi. vrajaras ki bat maian kya janooan. vah to tumhian ne sikhayi hai."

ramanand uttar dete-"prabhu, vrajaras, kanta bhav aur radha prem ki mahima maian kya janooan. maian to apaki kashthaputali hooan. ap jaise nachate haian nachata hooan. ap jo mujhase kahalate haian, kahata hooan"-

ray kahe-iha ami kichhui na jani.

tumi jei kahao, sei kahi bani॥

tomar shikshay padhi jen path.

sakshath eeshvar tumi, ke bujhe tomar nat॥

in donoan mahapurushoan ke sang se bhi roop gosvami ko vraj ras ke sambandh mean bahut kuchh sikhane ko mila.

mahaprabhu dvara roop ke kavitv ki prashansa

rathayatra a pahuanchi hai. lakhoan ki sankhya mean nar-nari jagannath ji ki vijayayatra ke darshan karane door-door se aye haian. rath yatra ka ek b da akarshan hai rath ke samane mahaprabhu chaitanyadev ka devadurlabh nrity-kirtan. rath khianchana prarambh hote hi bhakt-mandali ke sath kirtan karane lagate haian. unaka gaurakantiyukt divy deh asadharan sattvik prem-vikas sean paripoorn ho jata hai, jisake darshan kar yatri anand-vihval ho jate haian. rathayatra ka karyakram kee din tak chalata rahata hai. roop doosare mahaprabhu ke uddand nrity aur kirtan ka darshan kar bhav-samudr mean gote khate hue apani bhajan kuti ko laut jate haian. ek din mahaprabhu rath ke age kirtan karate-karate bhav-pramatt ho 'kavy-prakash' ka ek shlok bar-bar gane lage. svaroop damodar ke atirikt aur koee unaka manobhav n samajh sakaan roop ne shlok sun usi samay us shlok ka arth soochak ek shlok banayaan doosare din prat: use ek tal-patr mean likh kutiya ke chhappar mean u dasakar samudr snan ko chale gaye. usi samay vahaan padhare mahaprabhu. unaki drishti chhappar mean u date tal-patr par gayi. use nikal kar unhaanne shlok padha. shlok padhate hi avisht ho gaye. roop samudr snan se laute. mahaprabhu pyar se thapp d mar kar unhean aliangan karate hue bole-

"koee to mere shlok ka arth nahian samajha. tumane mera manobhav kaise jan liya?"

mahaprabhu ne jo shlok gaya tha vah is prakar tha-

y: kaumar har: s: evan hi varasta ev

chaitrakshapastean chonmilit malatisurabhay: prodha kadambanila:.

sa chaivasmi tathapi tatr suratavyaparalila vidhau

revarodhasi vetasitaratale chet: samutkandyate॥

yah shlok prakrit nayak-nayika ke vivah se poorv ekant mean milane se sambandhit hai. vivah ke pashchat nayika apani kisi antaranga sakhi se kahati hai.

"sakhi, aj mujhe apane pati se vivah ke poorv reva nadi ke tir par betasi tarootale pratham milan ki yad a rahi hai. aj bhi chaitr mas ki vahi param ramaniy basant-rajani hai, jab hamara pratham milan hua tha. aj bhi usi prakar malati-kusum ka saurabh lie samir mand-mand vah raha hai, aj bhi maian aur mere pati vahi haian, jo us din the. par vah milan-sukh ab kahaan haian? mera man pranavallabh se revati-tir par betasi taru ke niche phir milane ko vyakul ho raha hai."

yadyapi yah shlok prakrit nayak-nayika ke paraspar ekant mean pratham milan se sambandhit hai, mahaprabhu ka manobhav shrimati radhika ke us bhav se tha, jisaka unake hriday mean kurukshetr mean shrikrishn se milane ke samay uday hua tha. ve us samay shrikrishn-milan ka sukh anubhav karate hue bhi vrindavan mean unase milane ke lie utkanthit thian. kurukshetr ke aishvary-pradhan parivesh mean, jahaan shrikrishn ka rajavesh tha, hathi, gho de aur jan-kolahal tha, shrikrishn se milan unhean utana sukhakar pratit nahian ho raha tha, jitana madhur vrindavan ke nibhrit nikuanjoan mean hota tha, jahaan unaka gopavesh aur murali ka madhur rav tha.

roop gosvami ne radha ke usi bhav sako vyakt karate hue is shlok ki rachana ki thi—

"priy: soayan krishn: sahachari karookshetramilit-

stathahan sa radha tadidamubhayo: sangam sukhamh.

tathapyant: khelanmadhuramuralipanchajushe

mano mean kalindi-pulin-vipanay sprihayati॥"

mahaprabhu ne jab is par ashchary vyakt kiya to svaroop damodar ne kaha-" is mean ashchary ki kya bat hai? isase to yahi siddh hota hai ki roop par apaki vishesh kripa hai."

mahaprabhu ne kaha-"haan, roop, par meri kripa hai. maian usase santusht hooan. use aliangan kar maianne usamean shakti-sanchar kiya hai. goodh brajaras ki vivechana ke lie vah yogy patr haian tum bhi usake sath vrajaras ki vivechana kiya karana-

yogy patr hay goodharas-vivechane.

tumio kahio tare goodh rasakhyane॥"

roop ki natak rachana ka kary chal raha tha prabhu janate the ki unake yah donoan natak rasik janoan ko atyant priy hoange, unaki ras ke do pradhan srotoan ke roop mean ganana hogi. ve inaki poorti ke poorv hi inaka kuchh asvadan karane ko utkanthit the. ek din ve unake kagaz-patr uthakar ulatane lagean un par likhe moti ke saman sundar aksharoan ko dekh anandit ho unaki stuti ki-

shrirooper akshar-jen mukutar paanti.

priti ha karen prabhu aksharer stuti॥

kahian-kahian se unaka path kar man hi man sthir kiya ki bhasha ke lality, ras ki paripati aur shastr-siddhant ki drishti se rachanayean sachamuch apoorv haian. 'vidagdh-madhav' ka nimn shlok ve paramavisht ho uchch svar se padhane lage-

tunde pandavini ratian vitanute tundavali labdhaye.

karnakri dambini ghatayate karnarbudebhy: sprihamh॥

chet: praangan sangini vijayate sarvendriyanaan kriti.

ni jane janita kiyadbhiramritai: krishneti varnadvayi॥

shlok sun haridas ullasit ho nrity karane lage aur kahane lage-"krishnanam ki mahima shastroan mans bahut padhi hai aur sadhu-mukh se bhi bahut suni hai, par aisi mahima aj tak padhi n suni."

mahaprabhu ne anand-vihval ho haridas aur roop donoan ko aliangan kiya. par unhean itane se santosh n hua. roop ki mahima badhane aur unhean nayi aur tivratar prerana se udbuddh karane ke lie svaroop aur ramanand jaise ras-siddhant mean parangat vyaktiyoan ki svikrit bhi dilavana chaha. isalie ek din ve unhean aur sarvabhaum bhattachary adi pradhan-pradhan bhaktoan ko lekar vahaan pahuanche. roop se kaha donoan natakoan ke kuchh-kuchh ashan padhakar sunane ko. ve sankoch ke sath jin-jin aanshoan ko ray ramanand ne kaha sunane lage. sunakar sab ati chamatkrit ho anand-samudr mean gote khane lage. mahaprabhu ka mukharavind apoorv tripti ke anand se khil gaya. ramanand ne kaha-"yah kavitv nahian, amrit ki dhar hai. ise sun chitt anand se jhoomane lagata hai. siddhant aur premaparipati ki drishti se yah adbhut hai-

kavitv naty ei amriter dhar.

natak lakshan sab siddhanter sar॥

prem paripati ei adbhut varnan.

suni chitt karner hay anand-poornan॥

mahaprabhu ki or mukh pherate hue unhoanne kaha-"ap eeshvar hai, jo chahe kar sakate haian, jise jaise chahe kashthaputali ki tarah nacha sakate haian. bhaktoan ke prati kripa kar apane vrajaras ka prachar karane ka sankalp kiya hai. roop ko isaka madhyam banaya hai, so thik hi kiya hai."

roop gosvami ko nilachal mean rahate das mah ho gaye haian. unhoanne vrajaras ke prachar ki mahaprabhu ki vaanchha ki poorti ke lie unaki prerana aur kripa aur shishasthaniy rasajn vaishnavoan ki svikriti prapt kar li hai. ab mahaprabhu chahate haian ki ve shighr vrindavan jakar sanatan gosvami ke sath is kary mean jut jayean. isalie aj shriroop sabaka ashirvad grahan kar vrindavan ke lie prasthan kar rahe haian. unhean vida karate samay mahaprabhu ajna kar rahe haian-

-"vraj jakar ras shastr ka niroopan aur vraj ke lupt tirthoan ka uddhar aur prachar karana. krishn-seva aur ras-bhakti ka bhi prachar karana. maian bhi ek bar dekhane vraj jaooanga."

vrindavan pratyagaman aur krishn-bhakti ka prachar

govind dev ji ka mandir, vrindavan
Govind Dev Temple, Vrindavan

sanh 1519 mean roop gosvami vrindavan laut aye. jis samay roop vrindavan ki yatra par the, usi samay sanatan nilachal ki yatra kar rahe the. par sanatan nilachal ja rahe the jha dikhand ke van-path se aur roop vrindavan a rahe the vishnu pur ke rajapath se. isalie is bar bhi donoan ki bheant n ho saki. sanatan jab nilachal pahuanche, usake 8/10 din poorv hi roop ja chuke the. par sanatan adhik din nilachal n rahe. dolayatrake bad hi unhean bhi mahaprabhu ne vrindavan bhej diya. bahut din bad donoan bhrataoan ka vrindavan mean milan hua. vishal gau d desh ka rajamantri-pad aur grih tyagane ke pashchat vrindavan ke mukt vatavaran mean yah unaka pratham milan tha. dirghakal se ve vrindavan mean vairagyapoorn jivan vyatit karate hue krishn-bhakti ka yajan karane ka jo svapn dekh rahe the use saty hua dekh aj unake hriday mean anand sama nahian raha tha. mahaprabhu ki apar karuna ka smaran kar donoan atm-vibhor ho rahe the.

krishn-bhakti ke prachar ki mahaprabhu ki ajna ka palan karane mean ve tan-man se jut gaye. prachar ka mukhy aang hai achar. bina svayan acharan kiye prachar saphal nahian hota. isalie donoan ne kathor sadhana ke sath-sath shastralochana, bhakti-granthoan ka nirman aur shrivigrahoan ki pratishtha-sevadi ka kary arambh kiya. paandity ke sath-sath dainy aur raganuga bhakti ke moortiman svaroop ke roop mean donoan ki khyati drut gati se charoan or phailane lagi. manavaroopi devata ke roop mean log door-door se unake darshanakar jivan charitarth karane ane lage. unake dvara likhit, sankalit' aur vyakhyat granth vishv-sahity ki sarvochch nidhi ke roop mean prakash mean ane lage.

mahaprabhu ne sanatan gosvami se kaha tha- "maian apane bahut se dor-kaupinadhari kangal bhaktoan ko vrindavan bhejooanga. tumhean unhean ashray dena hoga aur unaki dekh-rekh karani hogi."

un bhaktoan ki toliyaan ab ane lagian. sanatan gosvami ne unake prati apane kartavy ka yathasambhav palan kiya. par sanatan svabhav se gambhir prakriti ke the. roop jaisi karmapatuta unamean n thi. isalie roop ko hi agrani hokar unake rahan-sahan aur bhajan-sadhan ki vyavastha karani hoti. koee naya bhakt vrindavan maian ata to unhian ko khojata, unhian ki sharan leta aur unhian ke tattvavadhan mean apani jivan-yatra saphal karata. roop-sanatan ke vrindavan ane ke kee varsh bad gopalabhatt gosvami vrindavan aye. usi samay nilachal mean akasmath mahaprabhu ka antardhan ho gaya. tab raghunath das gosvami adi bhi vrindavan a gaye. gosvamiyoan ki toli vrindavan mean ekatr ho jane ke pashchat shrivigrah-pratishtha aur seva-kary teji se chal p da. ek-ek gosvami ne ek-ek shrikrishn ke vigrah ki pratishtha ki. aur usi ke nam se vah parichit hua.

gosvamiyoan dvara pratishthit shrikrishn ke in vigrahoan mean shriroop gosvami dvara pratishthit shrigovind dev ki sthapana mahaprabhu ke prakat kal mean huee. aur sab vigrahoan ki sthapana mahaprabhu ke aprakay ke pashchat huee. sanatan gosvami ke madanagopal ki sthapana bhi mahaprabhu ke aprakaty ke pashchat huee. kuchh logoan ka mat hai ki madan gopal ki seva ke sath hi mahaprabhu ke aprakaty ek varsh pichhe govindadev ki seva ki sthapana huee. par govindadev ki sthapana mahaprabhu ke prakat rahate hi hone ka prachin granthoan mean spasht ullekh hai. yah ho sakata haian ki roop gosvami ne govindadev ka avishkar pahale kiya ho, par mandiradi nirmanapoorvak samaroh ke sath vigrah pratishtha ka kary pichhe hua ho.

govindadev ka avishkar

govindadev ke avishkar aur unaki seva ki sthapana ka vrittant shriradhakrishn gosvamikrit 'sadhan-dipika' namak prachin sanskrit granth mean vistar se diya hai. bhaktiratnakar mean shrinarahari chakravarti thakur ne sadhan-dipika ke mool shlokoan ko uddhrit karate hue unaka varnan is prakar kiya hai. mahaprabhu ne roop gosvami ko shastr-pramananusar lupt tirthoan ka uddhar karane ki ajna ki thi. shastroan mean ullekh tha ki maharaj bajranabh vinirmit shrigovindadev ji vrindavan ke yogapith mean virajaman haian. roop gosvami braj ke vanoan, upavanoan aur gramoan mean ghoom-ghoom kar yogapith ka anveshan karate. gramavasiyoan se kahate-"batao vah yogapith kahaan hai, jahaan govindadev virajaman haian?" par usaka kahian koee pata n de sakata. ek din ve hatash ho isi chinta mean yamunatat par baithe the. soch rahe the-bhagavan ki khoj karane ki shakti manushy mean kahaan? soory jaise kisi ko cheshta se nahian, svayan ki prakashit hote haian. yah sochate-sochate ve man hi man, "ha, govind, ha, govind!" kah ishtadev se prarthana karane lage. unake netroan se ashrudhar pravahit hone lagi.

govind dev ji ka mandir, vrindavan
Govind Dev Temple, Vrindavan

akasmath ek param sundar brajavasi udhar a nikala. madhur svar mean unase bola-"svami, ap udas kyoan baithe haian?"

roop ne udasi ka karan bataya. usane kaha-"ap chianta bilkul n karean. maian jo kahata hooan use sunean. vrindavan mean keshitirth ke "gomatila" nam se jo sthan prasiddh hai, vahi yogipith hai. vahaan nity poorvahn mean ek shreshth gay ati hai. b de prem aur ullas se apane thanoan se doodh ki vrishti kar jati hai. govindadev vahian gupt roop se virajaman haian. chalo maian tumhean us sthan par lie chalata hooan"

us sthan par unhean le jakar vrajavasi antarddhan ho gaya. roop ko is rahasy ko samajhane mean der n lagi. vrajavasi ke antarddhan ke sath ve bhi moorchchhit ho bhoomi par gir p de. bahyajnan hone par unake hriday mean anand nahian sama raha thaan aviram anandashru bahate ve pas ki vrajavasiyoan ki basti mean gaye aur unhean yah shubh sanvad diya. vrajavasiyoan ne milakar b de ullas ke sath us tile par dugdh-dhara se bhige sthan ka khanan kiya. kuchh door khudaee karane ke pashchat govindadev ka aparoop shrivigrah prapt kar unake anand ki siman rahi. unaki harshadhvani aur govindadev ki jay-jay kar se akash gooanj gaya. roop gosvami ne shastr vaky dvara pramanit kiya ki gomatila dvapar yug ka yogapith hai aur avishkrit shrivigrah vajranabh maharaj dvara pratishthit aur poojit govindadev haian. govindadev ke prakaty ki bat sun asankhy nar-nari door-door se unake darshan karane ane lage. kee din tak apoorv harshollas ke sath mahotsav hota raha.

roop gosvami ne govindadev ke prakaty ka samachar patr dvara mahaprabhu ko bhijavaya-

govind prakat matre shriroop nosani.

kshetre patri pathaila mahaprabhu gani॥

shrikrishn chaitany prabhu parshad sahite.

patri padhi anande na pare sthir haite॥

mahaprabhu ne usi samay apane parshad kashishvar ko vrindavan jane ki ajna di. kashishvar unaki ajna ka ullanghan to nahian kar sakate the. par mahaprabhu ko chho dane ka du:kh bhi sahan karana unake lie sambhav n tha. kashishvar ko is dharm-sankat mean p da dekh mahaprabhu ne unhean "gaur-govind" namak apana ek shrivigrah dekar kaha-"lo, ise 'sath le jao. is vigrah ko mujhase abhinn janana. isake roop mean maian tumhare sath rahooanga." kashishvar ko shrivigrah mean vishvas dilane ke liye unhoanne shrivigrah ke sath ekatr bhojan kiya. yah dekh kashishvar paramanandit hue aur shrivigrah ko sath le vrindavan chale gaye. vahaan govindadev ke shrivigrah ke sannikat usaki sthapana kar prem se usaki seva karane lage-

kashishvar antar boojhiya gaurahari.

dilen nij-svaroop-vigrah yatn kari॥

prabhu se vigrah sah annadi bhunjil.

dekhi kashishvarer paramanand hail॥

shrigaur govind-nam prabhu janaila.

taanre laiya kashishvar vrindavane aila॥

govind dakshine prabhu re basaiya.

karaye adbhut seva premavisht haiya॥

roop gosvami ne bhaktirasamrit sindhu mean govindadev ke darshan ke sambandh mean yah chetavani di hai-

"smeraan bhangitray parichita sachi vistirn drishtian

vanshinyastadhar kishalayamujjalaan chandraken.

govindakhyaan haritanumit keshitirthopakanthe

ma prekshishthastav yadi sakhe! bandhusangeasti rang:॥"

govindadev ke darshan ke is parinam ka anekoan ne anubhav kiya hai aur aj bhi kar rahe haian. chaitany-charitamrit mean ullekh hai ki raghunath bhatt gosvami ne apane kisi shishy dvara govindaji ke lie ek mandir ka nirman karavaya aur alankar adi se unhean bhooshit kiya-

nij shishy kahi, govind karail.

vanshi makar kundaladi, bhooshan kari dil॥

govindadev ke pas radha-moorti ki sthapana

govindadev bahut din tak akele virajate rahe. unake sath jo radhikamoorti hai unaki sthapana roopagosvami ke antardhan ke kuchh din poorv huee. inaka itihas bhaktiratnakar mean sadhan-dipika granth ke anusar is prakar varnit hai: u disa ke raja prataparudr ke putr purushottam jana apane pita ke saman param vaishnav the. unhean jab pata chala ki vrindavan mean madanagopal aur govindadev shrivihin avastha mean pratishthit haian, to unhoanne unake vam bhag mean pratishthit hone ke lie do dhatumayi radhika-moortiyaan bhejian. jab ve vrindavan ke nikat pahuanchi madanagopal ne apane mandir ke seva-adhikari se svapn mean kaha-

"hay jo do moortiyaan a rahi haian inhean donoan ko leg radhika ke roop mean janate haian. par inamean ek radha hai, doosari lalita. tum agrasar hokar shighr donoan ko yahaan le ao. unamean se chhoti radhika ko meri baanyi or aur b di lalita ko meri dahini or sthapit karo."

madanagopal ki ajna ke anuroop donoan ki sthapana unake donoan or kar di gayi.tab purushottam jana govindadev ke lie ek aur radhika-moorti vrindavan bhejane ka upay sochane lage. ve chintit the ki govindadev ke lie kaun-si radha-moorti kahaan se prapt ki jay. tabhi radharani ne svapn mean prakat hokar unase kaha-"lakshmi" kahate haian. ve nahian janate ki maian radha hooan. mujhe govindadev ke pas shighr bhejane ki vyavastha karo. tab raja ne chakrabe d ki radha-moorti ko vrindavan bhej diya. b de samaroh ke sath govindadev ke bam bhag mean unaki sthapana kar di gayi.isi avasar par roop gosvami ne 'chatupushpanajali' nam ke prasiddh stotr ki rachana ki.

sadhan-dipika ke anusar yah radhamoorti kabhi vrindavan se utkal desh gayi thi, usi prakar jis prakar sakshi gopal bhaktadhin ho padayatra kar vahaan gaye the. vahaan radhanagar mean vrihadbhanu namak ek dakshinaty brahman ke ghar usaki kanya ke roop mean usaki snehasikt seva aangikar kar rahi thian. svapnadesh prapt kar puri ke raja ne unhean puri ke nikat chakrabe d namak sthan mean pratishthit kar diya tha.

raja manasianh dvara govindadev ke mandir ka nirman

raghunath bhatt gosvami ke shishy dvara banavaya govindadev ka mandir bahut din bad jirn-shirn ho gaya. tab sanh 1590 mean raja manasianh ne bahut arth vyay kar vartaman lala patthar ke vishal mandir ka nirman kiya, jise uttar bharat ka sabase akarshak aur hindoo sthapaty ka atulaniy drishtaant mana jata hai.is mandir ka nirman karane ka jab manasianh ne vichar kiya, us samay akabar badashah poorvi rajasthan ke lal patthar se agare ke qile ka nirman karava rahe the. is lal patthar ko prapt karane ka aur kisi ko adhikar nahian tha. par manasianh us samay akabar ke senapati the, aur unake b de vishvasapatr the. manasianh ke anurodh par unhoanne govindadev ke mandir ke lie bina mooly is patthar ko dene ki anumati de di.ek sau tis bidha zamin bhi mandir ki seva ke lie bheant kar di.

manasianh ki mrityu (sanh 1614) ke bad sau varsh se bhi adhik yah mandir apane poore gaurav-garima ke sath bhaktoan aur tirth-yatriyoan ke akarshan ka pradhan kendr bana raha. par hindoo-vidrohi badashah aurangajeb ke netroan mean isaka khatakana svabhavik tha. usake dvara mandir ko nasht kiye jane ke bhay se govindadev ko pahale amer ki ghati mean ek mandir banavakar usamean virajaman kiya gaya. jab maharaj jayasianh ne jayapur basaya, tab pahale jayanivas mean mandir banavakar usamean govindaji ko le jaya gaya. usake samane chandramahal ka nirman is prakar kiya ki raj mahal se govindadev ke darshan kar sakean. raja vaishnav the. ve govind dev ko hi riyasat ka raja manate aur svayan unake divan ki haisiyat se rajakary chalate. riyasat ki mohar par likha hota "maharajadhiraj shrishrigovindadevaji, divan maharaja jayasianh." aj bhi govindadev usi mandir mean virajaman haian. mahaprabhu ke gauragovind vigrah bhi unake dahine parshv mean usi sianhasan par virajaman haian.

vrindavan ke mandir ka pradhan choo da itana ooancha tha ki usake alok manch se vichchhurit alokarashi agara se dekhi ja sakati thi. jab aurangajeb ko pata chala ki yah alokarashi hinduoan ke is mandir ki hai, to usane ek faujadar ko bhejakar usake mool mandir aur usase sanlagn paanch choo da dhvans karava diye.faujadar ke vrindavan ane ke poorv hi govindadev ke vigrah au any pradhan-pradhan vigrahoan ko jayapur pahuancha diya gaya tha. dilli ke badashah mohammad shah ke rajatvakal (1729-48) mean kisi samay vrindavanavasi bhaktoan ne govindaji ki ek pratimoorti padhara di. sanh 1819 mean nandakumar basoo namak ek bhakt ne manasianh ke mandir ke uttar pashchim mean ek naya mandir banavakar us moorti ko vahaan sthapit kiya. aj bhi govindadev vahian virajaman haian.

granth-rachana

roop gosvami ne shastroan ki sahayata se vraj ki sima nirdharit ki aur lupt tirthoan ka uddhar kar lila-sthaliyoan ko chihnit kiya. shrivigrah-seva prachar aur lupt tirth-uddhar ke sath-sath unaka vaishnav –shastr-rachana ka kary chalata raha. unaka krishn-lila aur krishn-rasapoorn kavy-vaishnav jagath ko unaka bahut b da avadan hai.

"ve ajanm kavi the aur alpavastha mean paramapandit ho gaye the. unaki lipi jaisi mukta-pankti ke saman sundar thi, vaisi hi unaki bhasha marjit, alankrit aur niroopam kavitvapoorn thi. unaki rachana sarvatr ganbhir chiantashilata ka parichay deti hai, unake shlok nav-nav bhav, sundar shabdavali, vishayanuroop gambhiry aur kavyarasakala se bharapoor haian. guru-gambhir shabd sambhar se bharakrant shlok ko dekhate hi samajh mean a jata haian ki yah roop gosvami ki lekhani-prasoot hai aur usake arth ki upalabdhi hote hi usake kavitv-kaushal se mugdh hue bina nahian raha ja sakata........ rajakarmachari rahate hue bhi ve jyeshth bhrata ke sath shastracharcha se kabhi virat n hue. us samay bhi unaki kavy-pratibha kisi se chhipi nahian thi. par sansar tyagakar vrindavan a jane ke pashchat jab ve rashi-rashi shastr-granthoan ko ekatr kar ekagrachitt ho unamean manonivesh kar baithate, tab unaka chiantastotr svabhavat: uchchhalit ho p data. bhasha akar dasi ki tarah use lokashiksha ke liye granthit kar rakh deti. jane kitane kavy, natak, stotr, sararth-vyakhya aur sangrah-granthadi unaki lekhani se prakat hote."

vaishnaviy sadhana aur siddhi ke moort-vigrah shriroop gosvami ne jin granthoan ki rachana ki, unamean se pratyek vaishnav sahity ka anamol ratn hai, pratyek shuddha-bhakti ke path ke pathik ke lie ek alok –stambh hai, kyoki usaki adhar-shila kora shastr-jnan hi nahian, aisa shastr-jnan hai, jo unaki dirghakalin raganuga-bhakti ki sadhana ke anubhavoan se paripusht hai. unake granthoan ki talika aur sankshipt parichay ham age deange. yahaan unake vyaktitv par kuchh aur prakash daleange.

dainy

roop gosvami itane b de pandit, krishn rasavetta aur tatkalin vaishnav samaj ke mahan nayak the, to bhi unhean abhiman chhookar nahian gaya tha. ve vaishnaviy dainy aur vinay ki sakshath moorti the. unake paandity aur shastr-jnan ke vishay mean sunakar door-door se digvijayi pandit aur acharyagan ate unase shastrarth karane. par ve unake sath tark-vitark mean kabhi n jutate. bina tark kiye hi unhean vijay-patr likh dete, jisase ve prasann ho chale jayean aur unake bhajan-sadhan aur shastr-rachana kary mean adhik vikshep n ho. par itana din hote hue bhi vaishnaviy riti-niti aur dainy ki raksha karane mean kathor the. is sambandh mean ek vishesh ghatana ullekhaniy hai. kuchh samay bad roop gosvami ke bhatije, chaubis varshiy brahmachari, mahan pratibhashil shrijiv kashidham mean prasiddh vedanti shrimadhusoodan vachaspati ke nikat vedant aur nyay ki shiksha samapt kar roop-sanatan ka path anusaran karate hue sansar tyagakar vrindavan chale aye the aur unase diksha lekar granth-rachana mean unake sath sahayog karane lage the.

bhaktiratnakar mean ullekh hai ki ek bar shripad ballabhachary aye roop gosvami se milane. us samay ve, 'bhaktirasamritasindhu' likh rahe the. jiv pas baithe unhean pankha kar rahe the. vallabhachary ji ne bhaktirasamritasindhu ke ek shlok mean kuchh sanshodhan ka prastav rakha. roop ne ya to use uchit jan, ya apane svabhavik dainy aur achary pad ke prati adar bhav ke karan use svikar kar liya. par jiv ko yah sahan n hua. jab vallabhachary jamuna-snan ko gaye, ve unake pichhe unake patr vastradi sath lekar gaye. us samay shlok ka thik arth samajhakar unhoanne unhean apana sanshodhan vapis lene ko raji kar liya.roopagosvami ko jiv ka acharan vaishnaviy dainy aur riti-niti ke pratikool laga. unhoanne unhean bulakar kaha-"too vairagy vesh ke yogy nahian. tere bhitar dambh aur krodh bhara hai jisake karan toone achary ka apaman kiya. maian tera muanh nahian dekhana chahata chala ja yahaan se. laut kar tabhi ana jab hriday shuddh kar lena vairagyavesh ke liye yogy ban jana.

sadharanat: dainy aur vinay ki moorti, par vaishnaviy niti aur acharan ki raksha ke liye vajr se bhi kathor, roop gosvami ko apane priy shishy ko vita dit karane mean ek muhoort bhi n laga-aise shishy ko jise unhoanne sab tarah se yogy jan apane hath se taiyar kiya tha vrindavan ke bhakti-samrajy ke bhavishyath adhyaksh pad ke liye. guru-ajna palan kar rodan karate-karate jiv vahaan se chal diye. vrindavan se door jangal mean ek parnakuti banakar rahane lage. gurudev ki ajnanusar hriday shuddh karane ke liye aur vairagy-vesh ki yogyata prapt karane ke liye arambh ki krichchhr sadhana. bahut din tak alpahar, anahar, anidra adi ke karan sharir bahut durbal ho gaya. pran sharir ko chho d jane ke liye kisi shubh kshan ki pratiksha karane lage. tab daivayog se sanatan gosvami van-bhraman karate hue udhar a nikale. unaki dasha dekh unaka hriday dravit ho gaya. unake iangit se jiv ka prayashchitt poora hua jan roop gosvami ne unhean phir se aangikar kiya.

roop gosvami ki bhajanakuti

kadamb ter se sati huee pashchim mean shri roop gosvami ki bhajanakuti sthit hai. shri roopagosvami krishn ki madhur lilaoan ki smriti ke lie pray: is nirjan sthali mean bhajan karate the. ve yahaan par apane priy granthoan ki rachana bhi karate the. unhean jab kabhi-kabhi mahabhavamayi radhika ke vipralambh bhavoan ki sphoorti hoti, to hathat inake mukh se vipralambh bhavamay shlok nikal ate the. us samay yahaan ke kadamb vrikshoan ke sare patte us virahagni mean sookhakar niche gir jate tatha pun: inake hriday mean yugal milan ki sphoorti hote hi inake padoan ko sunakar kadamb vrikshoan mean nee-nee kopalean nikal ati thian.

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ek samay shri sanatan gosvami shri roop gosvami se milane ke lie yahaan aye. un donoan mean krishn ki rasamayi kathaean hone lagian. donoan krishn katha mean itane avisht ho gaye ki unhean samay ka dhyan nahian raha. dopahar ke pashchat avesh kuchh kam hone par shriroop gosvami ne socha prasad grahan karane ka samay ho gaya hai, kintu mere pas kuchh bhi nahian hai, jo shri sanatan gosvami ko khila sakooan. isalie kuchh chintit ho gaye, itane mean hi sadharan vesh mean ek sundar-si balika vahaan upasthit huee aur roop gosvami ko kahane lagi- baba! meri maiya ne chaval, doodh aur chini mere hathoan se bheji hai, tum shighr khir banakar kha lena. yah kahakar vah chali gee. kintu tho di der mean vah pun: laut aee. baba! tumhean batachit karane se hi avasar nahian. at: maian svayan hi pak kar deti hooan. aisa kahakar usane jhat se as-pas se sookhe kande lakar apani phooank se hi ag paidakar tho di hi der mean atyant madhur evan sugandhit khir prastut kar di aur bolian- baba! thakuraji ka bhog lagakar jaldi se pa lo. meri maiya daantegi. maian ja rahi hooan. aisa kahakar vah chali gee.

roop gosvami bhakti-rachanaean

radharani ki kripa
lupt tirthoan ke uddhar aur granth-rachana adi karyoan mean sanlagn rahate hue bhi roop gosvami ki antarik sadhana chalati rahi. unake granthoan ki samapti mean diye vivaran se pata chalata hai ki bhajan ki suvidha ki drishti se ve apane rahane ka sthan badalate rahate. kabhi bhadravan mean rahate, kabhi nandishvar ke nikat, kabhi govardhan ki talahati mean sanatan gosvami ke bhajan-kuti mean aur kabhi radhakund mean raghunath das gosvami aur krishnadas kaviraj ke sannidhy mean. is bich unake aur unake isht radha-krishn ke bich jo ghatanayean ghatian unhean kaun jane? par unamean se kuchh bahut prachalit haian, jinaka ham yahaan ullekh kareange. bahut din ho gaye roopagosvami ko dham mean rahate aur dhameshvari ka chintan karate. par unaki sakshath kripa ka anubhav unhean n hua. ek bar jab ve nand gram mean rah rahe the, unaki kripa n prapt kar sakane ke karan unhean b da kshobh hua. kshobh badhata gaya. radharani ka virah asahy ho gaya. pran unaki kripa ke bina chhatapat karane lage. khana-pina chhoot gaya. madhukari ko jana band ho gaya.

usi samay sanvad mila ki sanatan gosvami a rahe haian unhean dekhane. ve chinta mean p d gaye ki guru-tuly apane agraj ke kaise, kya seva karean. vasana jagi ki kahian se avashyak samagri upalabdh hoti to khir banakar unhean khilate. par samagri ati kahaan se? kisi se kuchh maangane ka unaka niyam nahian tha. madhukari ko jate to bina maange rotiyoan ke took aur milata hi kya? vasana daba deni p di.

roopagosvami ke granth

jiv gosvami ne 'laghuvaishnavatoshani' mean apane vansh ka parichay dete samay roop gosvami ke granthoan ki ek talika di hai, jisamean in granthoan ka ullekh hai-

1. hansadoot, uddhav-sandesh aur ashtadash lila-chhand namak 3 kavy,

2. stavamala, utkalikavali, govind-viroodavali aur premendu sagar namak 4 stotr-granth,

3. vidagdh-madhav aur lalit-madhav namak 2 natak,

4. danakeli namak 1 bhanik,

5. bhaktirasamritasindhu aur ujjval-nilamani namak 2 ras-granth aur

6. mathura-mahima, natak-chandrika, padyavali aur laghubhagavatamrit namak 4 sangrah-granth.

roopagosvami ke mukhy granth

hansadoot ki rachana roop gosvami ke shrichaitany se sakshat ke poorv ki gayi. yah is bat se bhi siddh hai ki isake mangalacharan mean shrichaitany ki namashkriya nahian hai aur isamean sanatan gosvami ke sambandh mean 'sakarataya' shabd ka prayog kiya gaya hai, jo shrichaitany se sakshat ke poorv unaki 'sakaramallik' upadhi ko soochit karata hai. yah ek shreshth vaishnav premakavy hai. isaki vishay vastu is prakar hai. shrikrishn ke mathura jane par radha virahagni shaant karane ke uddeshy se yamuna tat par gayian. tatavarti kunjoan ko dekh krishn-smriti jag p di. virah-vedana aur bhi tivr ho gayi. shokakulata ke karan ve moorchchhit ho gayian. sakhiyoan ne padm patr rachit shayya par unhean shayan kara diya aur nana prakar se pran raksha ke liye cheshta karane lagi. lalita ne usi samay yamuna ke ghat par ek hans dekha.