गोपाल चरवाहा

gopal charavaha
poora nam	gopal charavaha
karm bhoomi	bharat
prasiddhi	bhakt
nagarikata	bharatiy
sanbandhit lekh	shrikrishn, shriradha, gop
any janakari	ek din bhagavan ne gopal charavaha ko darshan die aur unako god mean utha liya aur bale- "gopal ! too ro mat. dekh, maian teri rotiyaan khata hooan. mujhe aisa hi anh‍n priy hai. ab too yahaan se ghar ja. ab tujhe koee chinh‍ta nahian. apane banh‍dhu-banh‍dhavoan ke sath sukhapoorvak jivan bita! anh‍t mean too mere golok-dham ayega."

gopal charavaha bhagavan govinh‍d ka param bhakt tha. vah padha-likha nahian tha. vah dinabhar gayoan ko jangal mean charaya karata tha. gopal sidha, saral aur nishchinh‍t tha.

binu bish‍vas bhagati nahian tehi binu dravahian n ramu.
ram kripa binu sapanehuan jiv n lah bishramu..

parichay

uttar pranh‍t ki kamalavati nagari mean gopal nam ka ek gh‍vala rahata tha. n vah padha-likha tha aur n usane katha-varta suni thi. dinabhar gayoan ko jangal mean charaya karata tha. dopahar ko sh‍tri chhak pahuancha diya karati thi. gopal sidha, saral aur nishchinh‍t tha. use ‘ram-ram’ japane ki adat p d gayi thi, so usaka jap vah subah-sham tho da-bahut kar leta tha. is prakar usaki umar pachas varsh ki ho gayi. barabar vale use chidhaya karate the- ‘ram-ram ratane se vaikunh‍th ke‍ viman ka paya hath nahian ane ka.'

gurudev ki pratiksha

ek din gopal ko usake sathi chidha rahe the. usi rash‍te ek sant ja rahe the. unh‍hoanne chidhane valoan se kaha- "bhaee ! tum log b di galati kar rahe ho. bhagavan ke nam ki mahima tum nahian janate. yah boodha charavaha yadi isi prakar shraddha se bhagavan ka nam leta rahega to ise sansar-sagar se par kar dene vale guru avashh‍y mil jayange. bhagavan ka nam to sare papoan ko turant bhash‍m kar deta hai.'

gopal ko ab vishh‍vas ho gaya ki ‘mujhe avashh‍y guru mileange aur unaki kripa se maian bhagavan ke darshan kar sakooanga.' vah ab barabar gurudev ki pratiksha karane laga. vah sochata- ‘guru ji ko maian jhat sant ke bataye lakshanoan se pahachan looanga. unh‍hean taja doodh pilauanga. ve mujh par raji ho jayange. mere guru ji b de bhari jnani hoange. bhala, unaka jnan meri samajh mean to kaise a sakata hai. maian to unase ek bat poochhooanga. mujhase bahut-si jhanjhat nahian hogi.'

gopal ki uth‍kanh‍tha tivr thi. vah bar-bar rash‍te par jakar dekhata, pe d par chadhakar dekhata, logoan se poochhata- ‘koee sant to idhar nahian aye?' kabhi-kabhi vh‍yakul hokar guru ji ke n ane se rone lagata. apane anadekhe, anajane guru ko jaise vah khoob jan chuka hai.

sant ka agaman

ek din pratiksha mean gopal ne door se ek sant ko ate dekha. usaka hriday ananh‍d se poorn ho gaya. usane samajh liya ki usake gurudev a gaye. unh‍hean taja doodh pilane ke liye jhatapat vah gay duhane baith gaya. itane mean ve sant pas a gaye. duhana adhoora chho dakar ek hath mean doodh ka bartan aur doosare mean apani lathi liye vah kh da ho gaya aur bola- "maharaj ! tanik doodh to pite jao!"

sadhu ne atur shabh‍d suna to ruk gaye. gopal ke hath to phanse the, sant ke samane jakar usane mash‍tak jhukaya aur saral bhav se bola- "lo ! yah doodh pi lo aur mujhe upadesh dekar kritarth karo. mujhe bhavasagar se par kar do. maharaj ! ab maian tumh‍hare charan nahian chho dooanga." doodh ka bartan aur lathi ek or rakhakar vah sant ke charanoan se lipat gaya. usake netroan se jharajhar aansoo girane lage.

sant ek bar to yah sab dekhakar chakit ho gaye. phir gopal ke saral bhaktibhav ko dekhakar unh‍hean b di prasanh‍nata huee. unh‍hoanne gopal se ghar chalakar sh‍nan karake diksha lene ko kaha. gopal bola- "maharaj ! mujhe to van mean rahakar gayean charana hi ata hai. sh‍nan-pooja to maian janata nahian. ghar bhi kabhi-kabhi jata hooan. maian gavaanr hooan. mujhase bahut batean sadheangi bhi nahian. maian to unh‍hean bhool hi jauanga. mujhe to ap koee ek bat batala dean aur abhi yahian batala dean. maian usaka palan karooanga."

aise bhole bhakt par to bhagavan bhi rijh jate haian. sant ne manasik asan-shuddhi adi karake apane kamanh‍dalu ke jal se us par chhiant mara aur mantr dekar bole- "dekho ! ab se tumh‍hean jo kuchh khana ho, bhagavan govinh‍d ka bhog lagakar hi khaya karo. isi ek sadhan se tum par govinh‍d bhagavan ki kripa ho jayagi."

gopal ne poochha- "maharaj ! maian apaki ajna ka palan to karooanga; par govinh‍d bhagavan kahaan mileange ki unh‍hean roj bhog lagakar tab bhojan karooanga?"

sant ne bhagavan ke sh‍varoop ka varnan karake kaha- "bhagavan to sab jagah haian, sabake bhitar haian. tum unake roop ka dhh‍yan karake unh‍hean pukar lena aur unako bhog lagana. bhoolana mat ! unh‍hean bhog lagaye bina koee padarth mat kha lena." yah upadesh dekar gopal ka doodh grahan karake mahath‍ma ji chale gaye.

gopal ki prarthana

dopahar ko gopal ki sh‍tri ayi aur chhak dekar chali gayi. gopal ko ab guru ji ki bat sh‍maran ayi. ekanh‍t mean jakar patte par rotiyaan parosakar tulasidal dalakar ve govinh‍d bhagavan ka dhh‍yan karate hue prarthana karane lage- "he govinh‍d ! lo, ye rotiyaan rakhi haian. inaka bhog lagao ! mere gurudev kah gaye haian ki bhagavan ko bhog lagakar jo prasadi bache, vahi khana. mujhe bahut bhookh lagi hai; kiantu tumh‍hare bhog lagaye bina maian nahian khauanga. der mat karo. jalh‍di akar bhog lagao."

gopal prarthana karate-karate thak gaye, sanh‍dhh‍ya ho gayi; par govinh‍d nahian padhare. jab bhagavan ne bhog nahian lagaya, tab gopal kaise kha le. rotiyaan jangal mean usane pheank dian aur goshala laut aya. gopal ka sharir upavas se sookhata chala gaya. isi prakar atharah din bit gaye. kh de hone mean chakh‍kar ane laga. aankhean gaddhoan mean ghus gayian. sh‍tri-putr ghabarakar bar bar karan poochhane lage, par gopal kuchh nahian batata. vah sochata hai- "ek din marana to hai hi, guru maharaj ki ajna to dane ka pap karake kh‍yoan marooan. mere gurudev ki ajna to sath‍y hi hai. yahaan n sahi, marane par paralok mean to mujhe bhagavan ke darshan hoange." upavas ko nau din aur bit gaye. aj sattaees din ho chuke. gopal ke netr ab saphed ho gaye haian. vah uthakar baith bhi nahian sakata. aj jab usaki sh‍tri chhak lekar ayi, tab jana hi nahian chahati thi goshala se use kisi prakar gopal ne ghar bheja. b di kathinata se chhak parasakar vah bhoomi par let gaya. aj baitha n rah saka. aj antim prarthana karani hai use. vah janata hai ki kal phir prarthana karane ko deh mean pran nahian raheange! aj vah govinh‍d bhagavan ko roti khane ke liye hriday ke antim bal se pukar raha hai.

govinh‍d ke darshan

yah kh‍ya hua? itana tej, itana prakash kahaan se goshala mean a gaya? gopal ne dekha ki usake samane guru ji ke bataye vahi govinh‍d bhagavan kh de haian. ek shabh‍d tak usake mukh se nahian nikala. bhagavan ke charanoan par usane sir rakh diya. usake netroan ki dhara ne un lal-lal charanoan ko dho diya. bhagavan ne bhakt ko god mean utha liya aur bale- "gopal ! too ro mat. dekh, maian teri rotiyaan khata hooan. mujhe aisa hi anh‍n priy hai. ab too yahaan se ghar ja. ab tujhe koee chinh‍ta nahian. apane banh‍dhu-banh‍dhavoan ke sath sukhapoorvak jivan bita! anh‍t mean too mere golok-dham ayega."

• bhagavan ne usaki rotiyaan khayian aur usake liye prasad chho dakar anh‍tardhan ho gaye. gopal ne jh‍yoan hi us prasad ko grahan kiya, usaka hriday ananh‍d se bhar gaya. usaki bhookh-ph‍yas, durbalata, thakavat- sab kshanabhar mean chali gayi. aj sattaees din ke upavas ki bhookh-ph‍yas tatha durbalata hi nahian door huee, ananh‍takal ki durbalata door ho gayi.