vishay soochi
brahm vaivart puran
shrikrishn janm khand (uttararddh): adhyay 86
kedar kanya ke vrittant ka varnan nand ji ne poochha- prabho! apane striyoan ke prasang se kedar-kanya ka prastav karake karmavipak ka varnan kiya. ab vistar poorvak kedar-kanya ka charitr batalaiye. vah kedar kanya kaun thi? bhoopal kedar kaun the? kisake vansh mean unaka janm hua tha? yah vivaranasahit mujhe batalane ki kripa kijie. shribhagavan ne kaha- nand ji! srishti ke adi mean brahma ke putr svayambhuv manu hue. unaki stri ka nam shataroopa tha, jo striyoan mean dhanya aur mananiya thi. un donoan ke priyavrat aur uttanapad nam ke do putr hue. uttanapad ke putr mahayashasvi dhruv hue. dhruv ke putr nandasavarni aur nandasavarni ke putr kedar hue. svayan shriman kedar vishnu bhakt tatha satoan dvipoan ke adhipati the. unaki raksha ke lie ve pratidin rajadarabar mean suandar roop-rangavali, sidhi, naujavan gayean, jinake siangoan mean sona madha gaya tha, brahmanoan ko dan karate the. pratahkal se lekar sayankal tak brahmanoan ko bhojan karate the; duahkhiyoan aur bhikshukoan ko yathochit dhan dete the aur svayan raja vishnu-bhaktiparayan ho iandriyoan ko kaboo mean karake phal-mool ka ahar karate hue sab kuchh mujhe samarpit karake rat din mera jap karate the. tadantar lakshmi apani kala se kaminiyoan mean shreshth kamalanayani kanya ke roop mean unake yajnakund se prakat hueean. unake sharir par agni mean tapakar shuddh kiya hua vastr tha aur ve ratnoan ke abhooshanoan se vibhooshit thian. unhoanne raja se yoan kaha- ‘maharaj! maian apaki kanya hooan.’ tab raja ne bhaktipoorvak usaki bhalibhaanti pooja ki aur use apani patni ko samarpit karake ve chupachap kh de ho gaye. tadanantar vah kanya harshapoorvak vinati karake aur mata-pita ki ajna le tapasya karane ke lie yamuna tatapar sthit ramaniy punyavan ko chali gayi. vah vrinda ka tapovan tha; isilie use ‘vrindavan’ kahate haian. vahaan tapasya karake usane varoan mean shreshth mujhako var roop se varan kiya. tab brahma ne use varadan diya ki ‘kuchh kal ke pashchat too krishn ko prapt karegi.’ phir brahma ne usaki pariksha ke lie dharm ko ek param suandar tarun brahma ke roop mean usake pas bheja. vahaan jakar dharm ne kaha- manohare! tum kisaki kanya ho? tumhara kya nam hai? yahaan ekant mean tum kya kar rahi ho? yah mujhe batalao. suandari! tum kya chahati ho aur kisalie yah tapasya kar rahi ho? tumhara kalyan ho. tumhare man mean jo abhilasha ho, vah varadan maango. vrinda boli- vipravar! maian kedararaj ki kanya hooan, mera nam vrinda hai. maian is vrindavan mean vas karati huee ekant mean tapasya kar rahi hooan aur shrihari ko apana pati banane ki chinta mean hooan. atah brahman! yadi tumhare mean aisa varadan dene ki shakti ho to mera abhisht var mujhe pradan karo; anyatha yadi tum asamarth ho to apane raste jao. tumhean yah sab poochhane se kya labh? |
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sanbandhit lekh
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