प्रवृत्ति-निवृत्तिरूप धर्म का निरूपण

mahabharat anushasan parv ke danadharm parv ke aantargat adhyay 141 mean pravritti-nivrittiroop dharm ka niroopan ka varnan hua hai.

shiv dvara shubh dharm ka varnan

uma ne kaha- bhagavan! apane charoan varnoan ke liye hitakari evan shubh dharm ka prithak-prithakh varnan kiya hai. ab mujhe vah dharm batalaiye, jo sab varnoan ke liye samanaroop se upayogi ho.

shrimaheshvar ne kaha- devi! gunoan ki abhilasha rakhane vale jagatsrashta brahma ji ne samast lokoan ka uddhar karane ke liye jagat ki sar vastu dvara mrityulok mean brahmanoan ki srishti ki hai. brahman is bhoomandal ke devata haian, atah pahale unake hi dharm-karm aur unake phaloan ka varnan karata hooan, kyoanki brahmanoan mean jo dharm hota hai, use hi param dharm mana jata hai. brahma ji ne sampoorn jagat ki raksha ke liye tin prakar ke dharm ka vidhan kiya hai. prithvi ki srishti ke sath hi in tinoan dharmoan ki srishti ho gayi hai, inako bhi tum mujhase suno. pahala hai vedokt dharm, jo sabase utkrisht dharm hai. doosara hai vedanukool smriti-shastr mean varnit- smartt dharm aur tisara hai shisht purushoan dvara acharit dharm (shishtachar). ye tinoan dharm sanatan haian. jo tinoan vedoan ka jnata aur vidvan ho, padhane-padhane ka kam karake jivika n chalata ho, dan, dharm aur yajn- in tin karmoan ka sada anushthan karata ho, kam, krodh aur lobh- in tinoan doshoan ka tyag kar chuka ho aur sab praniyoan ke prati maitribhav rakhata ho- aisa purush hi vastav mean brahman mana gaya hai. sampoorn bhuvanoan ke svami brahmaji ne brahmanoan ki jivika ke liye ye chhah karm bataye haian, jo unake liye sanatan dharm haian. inake nam suno. yajan-yajan (yajn karana-karana), dan dena, dan lena, ved padhana aur ved padhana. in chhah karmoan ka ashray lene vala brahman dharm ka bhagi hota hai. inamean bhi sada svadhyayashil hona brahman ka mukhy dharm hai, yajn karana sanatan dharm hai aur apani shakti ke anusar vidhipoorvak dan dena usake liye prashast dharm hai.. sab prakar ke vishayoan se uparat hona sham kahalata hai. yah satpurushoan mean sada drishtigochar hota hai. isaka palan karane se shuddh chittavale grihasthoan ko mahan dharm rashi ki prapti hoti hai. grihasth purush ko panch mahayajnoan ka anushthan karake apane man ko shuddh banana chahiye. jo grihasth sada saty bolata, kisi ke dosh nahian dekhata, dan deta, brahmanoan ka satkar karata, apane ghar ko jha d-buhar kar saph rakhata, abhiman ko tyag deta, sada saral bhav se rahata, snehayukt vachan bolata, atithi aur abhyagatoan ki seva mean man lagata, yajnashisht ann ka bhojan karata aur atithi ko shastr ki ajna ke anusar pady, ardyy, asan, shayya, dipak tatha thaharan ke liye grih pradan karata hai, use dharmik samajhana chahiye. jo pratahkal uthakar achaman karake brahmanoan ko bhojan ke liye nimantran deta aur use thik samay par satkarapoorvak bhojan karane ke bad kuchh door tak usake pichhe-pichhe jata hai, usake dvara sanatan dharm ka palan hota hai. shoodr grihasth ko apani shakti ke anusar tinoan varnoan ka nirantar sab prakar se atithy-satkar karana chahiye. brahman, kshatriy aur vaishy- in tin varnoan ki paricharya mean rahana usake liye pradhan dharm batalaya gaya hai.

pravrittiroop dharm ka varnan

pravrittiroop dharm ka vidhan grihasthoan ke liye kiya gaya hai. vah sab praniyoan ka hitakari aur shubh hai. ab maian usi ka varnan karata hooan. apana kalyan chahane vale purush ko sada apani shakti ke anusar dan karana chahiye. sada yajn karana chahiye aur sada hi pushtijanak karm karate rahana chahiye. manushy ko dharm ke dvara dhan ka uparjan karana chahiye. dharm se uparjit hue dhan ke tin bhag karane chahiye aur prayatnapoorvak dharmapradhan karm ka anushthan karana chahiye. apani unnati chahane vale purush ko dhan ke uparyukt tin bhagoan mean se ek bhag ke dvara dharm aur arth ki siddhi karani chahiye. doosare bhag ko upabhog mean lagana chahiye aur tisare aansh ko badhana chahiye (pravrittidharm ka varnan kiya gaya hai). isase bhinn nivrittiroop dharm hai. vah moksh ka sadhan hai. devi! maian yathartharoop se usaka svaroop batata hooan, use suno! moksh ki abhilash rakhane vale purushoan ko sampoorn praniyoan par daya karani chahiye. yahi unaka dharm hai. unhean sada ek hi gaanv mean nahian rahana chahiye aur apane asharoopi bandhanoan ko to dane ka prayatn karana chahiye. yahi mumukshu ke liye prashansa ki bat hai. mokshabhilashi purush ko n to kuti mean asakti rakhani chahiye n jal mean, n vastr mean, n asan mean, n tridand mean, n shayya mean, n agni mean aur n kisi nivasasthan mean hi asakt hona chahiye. mumukshu ko adhyatmajnan ka hi chintan, manan aur nididhyasan karana chahiye. use usi mean sada sthit rahana chahiye. nirantar yogabhyas mean pravritt hokar tattv ka vichar karate rahana chahiye. sannyasi dvij ko uchit hai ki vah sab prakar ki asaktiyoan aur snehabandhanoan se mukt hokar sarvada vriksh ke niche, soone ghar mean athava nadi ke kinare rahata hua apane antahkaran mean hi paramatma ka dhyan kare. jo yuktachitt hokar sannyasi hota hai aur mokshopayogi karm shravan, manan, nididhyasan adi ke dvara samay vyatit karata hua nirahar (vishay sevan se rahit) aur thoothe kath ki bhaanti sthir rahata hai, usako sanatan dharm ka moksh roop dharm prapt hota hai. sannyasi kisi ek sthan mean asakti n rakhe, ek hi gram mean n rahe tatha kisi ek hi kinare par sarvada shayan n kare. use sab prakaraki asaktiyoan se mukt hokar svachchhand vicharana chahiye. yah mokshadharm ke jnata satpurushoan ka vedapratipadit dharm evan sanmarg hai. jo is marg par chalata hai, usako brahmapad ki prapti hotihai. sannyasi char prakar ke hote haian- kutichak, bahoodak, hans aur paramahans. inamean uttarottar shreshth hai. is paramahans dharm ke dvara prapt hone vale atm jnan se badhakar doosara kuchh bhi nahian hai. yah paramahans-jnan kisi se nishkrisht nahian hai. paramahans-jnan ke sammukh paramatma tirohit nahian hai. yah duahkh-sukh se rahit saumy ajar-amar aur avinashi pad hai.

uma bolian- bhagavan! apane satpurushoan dvara acharan mean laye hue garhasthay dharm aur mokshadharm ka varnan kiya. ye donoan hi marg jiv jagat ka mahan kalyan karane vale haian. dharmajn! ab maian rrishi dharm sunana chahati hooan. tapovan nivasi muniyoan ke prati sada hi mere man mean sneh bana rahata hai. maheshvar! ye rrishi log jab agni mean ghi ki ahuti dete haian, us samay usakes dhoom se prakat huee sugandh mano sare tapovan mean chha jati hai. use dekhakar mera chitt sada prasann rahata hai. vibho! dev! yah maianne munidharm ke sambandh mean jijnasa prakat ki hai. devadev! ap sampoorn dharmoan ka tattv janane vale haian, atah mahadev! maianne jo kuchh poochha hai, usaka poornaroop se yathavat varnan kijiye. shribhagavan shiv bole- shubhe! tumhare is prashn se mujhe b di prasannata huee hai. ab maian muniyoan ke sarvottam dharm ka varnan karata hooan, jisaka palan karake ve apani tapasya ke dvara param siddhi ko prapt hote haian. mahabhage! dharmajne! sabase pahale dharmavetta sadhu purush phenap rrishiyoan ka jo dharm hai, usi ka mujhase varnan suno. poorvakal mean brahma ji ne yajn karate samay jisaka pan kiya hua jo svarg mean phaila hua hai, vah amrit (brahma ji ke dvara piya gaya isaliye) brahm kahalata hai. usake phenako jo tho da-tho da sangrah karake sada pan karate haian (aur usi ke adhar par jivan-nirvah karake tapasya mean lage rahate haian,) ve phenap kahalate haian. tapodhane! yah dharmacharan ka marg un vishuddh phenap mahatmaoan ka hi marg hai. ab balakhily nam vale rrishiganoan dvara jo dharm ka marg bataya gaya hai, usako suno. valakhilyagan tapasya se siddh hue muni haian. ve sab dharmoan ke jnata haian aur sooryamandal mean nivas karate haian. vahaan ve unchhavritti ka ashray le pakshiyoan ki bhaanti ek-ek dana binakar usi se jivan-nirvah karate haian. mrigachhala, chir aur valkal- ye hi unake vastr haian. ve balakhily shit-ushn adi dvandvoan se rahit, sanmarg par chalane vale aur tapasya ke dhani haian. unamean se pratyek ka sharir aangoothe ke sire ke barabar hai. itane laghukay hone par bhi ve apane-apane kartavy mean sthit ho sada tapasya mean sanlagn rahate haian. unake dharm ka phal mahan hai. ve devataoan ka kary siddh karane ke liye unake saman roop dharan karate haian. ve tapasya se sampoorn papoan ko dagdh karake apane tej se samast dishaoan ko prakashit karate haian. inake atirikt doosare bhi bahut-se shuddhachitt, dayadharmaparayan evan punyatma sant haian, jinamean kuchh chakrachar (chakr ke saman vicharane vale), kuchh somalok mean rahane vale tatha kuchh pitrilok ke nikat nivas karane vale haian. ye sab shastriy vidhi ke anusar unchhavritti se jivika chalate haian.

rrishiyoan ka param kartavy varnan

koee rrishi samprakshal, koee ashmakutt aur koee dantolookhalik haian. ye log somap (chandrama ki kiranoan ka pan karane vale) aur ushnap (soory ki kiranoan ka pan karane vale) devataoan ke nikat rahakar apani striyoan sahit unchhavritti se jivan-nirvah karate aur indriyoan ko kaboo mean rakhate haian. agnihotr, pitaroan ka poojan (shraddh) aur panchamahayajnoan ka anushthan yah unaka mukhy dharm kaha jata hai. devi! chakr ki tarah vicharane vale aur devalok mean nivas karane vale poorvokt brahmanoan ne is rrishidharm ka sada hi anushthan kiya hai. isake atirakt doosara bhi jo rrishiyoan ka dharm hai, use mujhase suno. sabhi arshadharmoan mean indriyasanyamapoorvak atmajnan prapt karana avashyak hai. phir kam aur krodh ko bhi jitana chahiye. aisa mera mat hai. pratyek rrishi ke liye agnihotr ka sampadan, dharmasatr mean sthiti, somayajn ka anushthan, yajnavidhi ka jnan aur yajn mean dakshina dena- in paanch karmoan ka vidhan avashyak hai. nity yajn ka anushthan aur dharm ka palan karana chahiye. devapooja aur shraddh mean priti rakhana chahiye. unchhavritti se uparjit kiye hue ann ke dvara sabaka atithy-satkar karana rrishiyoan ka param kartavy hai. vishay bhogoan se nivritt rahana, goras ka ahar karana, sham ke sadhan mean prem rakhana, khule maidan chabootare par sona, yog ka abhyas karana, sag-pataka sevan karana, phal-mool khakar rahana, vayu, jal aur seva ka ahar karana- ye rrishiyoan ke niyam haian. inaka palan karane se ve ajit-sarvashreshth gati ko prapt karate haian.. jab grihasthoan ke yahaan rasoeeghar ka dhuaan nikalana band ho jay, moosal se dhan kootane ki avaj n aye- sannata chhaya rahe, choolhe ki ag bujh jay, ghar ke sab log bhojan kar chukean, bartanoan ka idhar-udhar le jaya jana ruk jay aur bhikshuk bhikh maangakar laut gaye hoan, aise samay tak rrishi ko atithiyoan ki bat johani chahiye aur usake bache-khuche ann ko svayan grahan karana chahiye. aisa karane se satyadharm mean anurag rakhane vala shant purush munidharm se yukt hota hai arthath use munidharm ke palan ka phal milata hai. jise garv aur abhiman nahian hai, jo aprasann aur vismit nahian hota, shatru aur mitr ko saman samajhata tatha sabake prati maitri ka bhav rakhata hai, vahi dharmavettaoan mean uttam rrishi hai.

sanbandhit lekh

mahabharat anushasan parv mean ullekhit kathaean

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par kupit hona | chhatr aur upanah ki utpatti evan dan ki prashansa | grihasthadharm tatha panchayajn vishayak prithvidevi aur shrikrishn ka sanvad | tapasvi suvarn aur manu ka sanvad | nahush ka rrishiyoan par atyachar | maharshi bhrigu aur agasty ka vartalap | nahush ka patan | shatakratu ka indrapad par abhishek tatha dipadan ki mahima | brahman ke dhan ka apaharan vishayak kshatriy aur chaandal ka sanvad | brahmasv ki raksha mean pranotsarg se chaandal ko moksh ki prapti | dhritarashtraroopadhari indr aur gautam brahman ka sanvad | brahma aur bhagirath ka sanvad | ayu ki vriddhi aur kshay karane vale shubhashubh karmoan ka varnan | grihasthashram ke kartavyoan ka vistarapoorvak niroopan | b de aur chhote bhaee ke parasparik bartav ka varnan | mata-pita, achary adi gurujanoan ke gaurav ka varnan | mas, paksh evan tithi sambandhi vibhinn vratopavas ke phal ka varnan | daridroan ke lie yajnatuly phal dene vale upavas-vrat tatha usake phal ka varnan | manas tatha parthiv tirth ki mahatta | dvadashi tithi ko upavas tatha vishnu ki pooja ka mahatmy | margashirsh mas mean chandr vrat karane ka pratipadan | brihaspati aur yudhishthir ka sanvad | vibhinn papoan ke phalasvaroop narakadi ki prapti evan tiryagyoniyoan mean janm lene ka varnan | pap se chhootane ke upay tatha annadan ki vishesh mahima | brihaspati ka yudhishthir ko ahiansa evan dharm ki mahima batana | hiansa aur maansabhakshan ki ghor ninda | mady aur maans bhakshan ke dosh tatha unake tyag ki mahima | maans n khane se labh tatha ahiansadharm ki prashansa | dvaipayan vyas aur ek ki de ka vrittant | ki de ka kshatriy yoni mean janm tatha vyasaji ka darshan | ki de ka brahman yoni mean janm tatha sanatanabrahm ki prapti | dan ki prashansa aur karm ka rahasy | vidvan evan sadachari brahman ko annadan ki prashansa | tap ki prashansa tatha grihasth ke uttam kartavy ka nirdesh | pativrata striyoan ke kartavy ka varnan | narad ka pundarik ko bhagavan narayan ki aradhana ka upadesh | brahman aur rakshas ka samagun vishayak vrittant | shraddh ke vishay mean devadoot aur pitaroan ka sanvad | papoan se chhootane ke vishay mean maharshi vidyutprabh aur indr ka sanvad | dharm ke vishay mean indr aur brihaspati ka sanvad | vrishotsarg adi ke vishay mean devataoan, rrishiyoan aur pitaroan ka sanvad | vishnu, devagan, vishvamitr aur brahma adi dvara dharm ke goodh rahasy ka varnan | agni, lakshmi, aangira, gargy, dhaumy tatha jamadagni dvara dharm ke goodh rahasy ka varnan | vayu dvara dharmadharm ke rahasy ka varnan | lomash dvara dharm ke rahasy ka varnan | arundhati, dharmaraj aur chitragupt dvara dharm sambandhi rahasy ka varnan | pramathaganoan dvara dharmadharm sambandhi rahasy ka kathan | diggajoan ka dharm sambandhi rahasy evan prabhav | mahadev ji ka dharm sambandhi rahasy ka varnan | skandadev ka dharm sambandhi rahasy ka varnan | bhagavan vishnu aur bhishm dvara dharm sambandhi rahasyoan ke mahatmy ka varnan | jinaka ann grahan karane yogy hai aur jinaka grahan karane yogy nahian hai, un manushyoan ka varnan | dan lene aur anuchit bhojan karane ka prayashchit | dan se svargalok mean jane vale rajaoan ka varnan | paanch prakar ke danoan ka varnan | tapasvi shrikrishn ke pas rrishiyoan ka ana | rrishiyoan ka shrikrishn ka prabhav dekhana aur unase vartalap karana | narad dvara himalay par shiv ki shobha ka vistrit varnan | shiv ke tisare netr se himalay ka bhasm hona | shiv-parvati ke dharm-vishayak sanvad ki utthapana | varnashram sambandhi achar | pravritti-nivrittiroop dharm ka niroopan | vanaprasth dharm tatha usake palan ki vidhi aur mahima | brahmanadi varnoan ki prapti mean shubhashubh karmoan ki pradhanata ka varnan | bandhan mukti, svarg, narak evan dirghayu aur alpayu pradan karane vale karmoan ka varnan | svarg aur narak prapt karane vale karmoan ka varnan | uttam aur adham kul mean janm dilane vale karmoan ka varnan | manushy ko buddhiman, mandabuddhi tatha napuansak banane vale karmoan ka varnan | rajadharm ka varnan | yoddhaoan ke dharm ka varnan | ranayajn mean pranotsarg ki mahima | sankshep se rajadharm ka varnan | ahiansa aur indriy sanyam ki prashansa | daiv ki pradhanata | trivarg ka niroopan | kalyanakari achar-vyavahar ka varnan | vividh prakar ke karmaphaloan ka varnan | andhatv aur pangutv adi doshoan aur rogoan ke karanabhoot dushkarmoan ka varnan | uma-maheshvar sanvad mean mahattvapoorn vishayoan ka vivechan | praniyoan ke char bhedoan ka niroopan | poorvajanm ki smriti ka rahasy | marakar phir lautane mean karan svapnadarshan | daiv aur purusharth tatha punarjanm ka vivechan | yamalok tatha vahaan ke margoan ka varnan | papiyoan ki narakayatanaoan ka varnan | karmanusar vibhinn yoniyoan mean papiyoan ke janm ka ullekh | shubhashubh adi tin prakar ke karmoan ka svaroop aur unake phal ka varnan | madyasevan ke doshoan ka varnan | puny ke vidhan ka varnan | vrat dharan karane se shubh phal ki prapti | shauchachar ka varnan | ahar shuddhi ka varnan | maansabhakshan se dosh tatha maans n khane se labh | gurupooja ka mahattv | upavas ki vidhi | tirthasthan ki vidhi | sarvasadharan dravy ke dan se puny | ann, suvarn aur gaudan ka mahatmy | bhoomidan ke mahattv ka varnan | kanya aur vidyadan ka mahatmy | til ka dan aur usake phal ka mahatmy | nana prakar ke danoan ka phal | laukik-vaidik yajn tatha devataoan ki pooja ka niroopan | shraddhavidhan adi ka varnan | dan ke paanch phal | ashubhadan se bhi shubh phal ki prapti | nana prakar ke dharm aur unake phaloan ka pratipadan | shubh aur ashubh gati ka nishchay karane vale lakshanoan ka varnan | mrityu ke bhed | kartavyapalanapoorvak shariratyag ka mahan phal | kam, krodh adi dvara dehatyag karane se narak ki prapti | mokshadharm ki shreshthata ka pratipadan | mokshasadhak jnan ki prapti ka upay | moksh ki prapti mean vairagy ki pradhanata | saankhyajnan ka pratipadan | avyaktadi chaubis tattvoan ki utpatti adi ka varnan | yogadharm ka pratipadanapoorvak usake phal ka varnan | pashupat yog ka varnan | shivaliang-poojan ka mahatmy | parvati ke dvara stri-dharm ka varnan | vansh parampara ka kathan aur shrikrishn ke mahatmy ka varnan | shrikrishn ki mahima ka varnan aur bhishm ka yudhishthir ko rajy karane ka adesh | shrivishnusahasranamastotramh | japane yogy mantr aur sabere-sham kirtan karane yogy devata | rrishiyoan aur rajaoan ke mangalamay namoan ka kirtan-mahatmy | gayatri mantr ka phal | brahmanoan ki mahima ka varnan | kartaviry arjun ko varadan prapti aur unamean abhiman ki utpatti ka varnan | brahmanoan ki mahima vishayak kartaviy arjun aur vayu devata ka sanvad | vayu dvara udaharan sahit brahmanoan ki mahatta ka varnan | brahmanashiromani utathy ke prabhav ka varnan | brahmarshi agasty aur vasishth ke prabhav ka varnan | atri aur chyavan rrishi ke prabhav ka varnan | kap danavoan ka svargalok par adhikar | brahmanoan dvara kap danavoan ko bhasm karana | bhishm dvara shrikrishn ki mahima ka varnan | shrikrishn ka pradyumn ko brahmanoan ki mahima batana | shrikrishn dvara durvasa ke charitr ka varnan karana | shrikrishn dvara bhagavan shankar ke mahatmy ka varnan | bhagavan shankar ke mahatmy ka varnan | dharm ke vishay mean agam-praman ki shreshthata | bhishm dvara dharmadharm ke phal ka varnan | sadhu-asadhu ke lakshan tatha shishtachar ka niroopan | yudhishthir ka vidya, bal aur buddhi ki apeksha bhagy ki pradhanata batana | bhishm ka shubhashubh karmoan ko hi sukh-du:kh ki prapti ka karan batana | nityasmaraniy devata, nadi, parvat, rrishi aur rajaoan ke nam-kirtan ka mahatmy | bhishm ki anumati se yudhishthir ka saparivar hastinapur prasthan
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bhishm ke antyeshti sanskar ki samagri lekar yudhishthir adi ka agaman | bhishm ka dhritarashtr aur yudhishthir ko kartavy ka upadesh dena | bhishm ka shrikrishn adi se dehatyag ki anumati lena | bhishm ka pranatyag | dhritarashtr dvara bhishm ka dah sanskar | ganga ka bhishm ke lie shok prakat karana aur shrikrishn ka unhean samajhana