विसोबा सराफ

panh‍dharapur se pachas kos ki doori par auandhiya naganath ek prasiddh shivakshetr hai. yahian par yajurvedi brahman kul mean visoba ka janh‍m hua tha. saraphi ka kam karane ke karan ye 'saraph' kahe jate the. visoba ke ghar mean sadhh‍vi path‍ni aur char l dake the. ghar se ye samh‍panh‍n the. inaka grihash‍th jivan sada aur pavitr tha. ghar ke kamakaj karate hue bhi inake mukh se barabar panh‍ durang ka nam nikala karata tha aur chith‍t unh‍hian shrivitthal mean laga rahata tha. atithi seva to grihash‍th ka sarvopari kartavh‍y hai. inake yahaan se kabhi bhi atithi bina sath‍kar paye jata nahian tha. atithi ko sakshat narayan samajhakar ye usaki pooja karate the.

akal pi ditoan ki sahayata

ek bar dakshin desh mean ghor durbhiksh (akal) p da. anh‍n milana durlabh ho gaya. kshudha se pi dit hazaroan sh‍tri-purush visoba ke dvar par ekatr hone lage. visoba ne samajha ki narayan ne kripa ki. itane roopoan mean ve seva ka saubhagh‍y dene padhare haian. ve khule hathoan lutane lage. jo ata, triph‍t hokar jata. bhi d badhati gayi. anh‍n bhanh‍ dar samaph‍t ho gaya. rupaye se bahut mahanga anh‍n kharidakar baanta jane laga. visoba nirdhan ho gaye, par bhi d to badhati hi gayi. ghar ke gahane, bartan adi bechakar bhi abhh‍yagatoan ka visoba ne sath‍kar kiya. jo ek din nagaraseth tha, vahi kangal ho gaya. sansar ke log hansi karane lage. koee moorkh kahata tha, koee pagal batalata tha. dhan hone par jo chatukari kiya karate the, ve hi vh‍yang karane lage. kiantu visoba ko in batoan ki chinh‍ta nahian thi. ve to abhh‍yagatoan ke roop mean narayan ki seva karate the.

pathan se karz

niranh‍tar baanta hi jay to kuber ka kosh bhi samaph‍t ho jayaga. visoba ke pas kuchh bhi nahian bacha. ab kangal, bhookhe abhh‍yagatoan ka sh‍vagat kaise ho? sh‍vayan narayan dvar par do mutthi anh‍n maangane ayean to kh‍ya unh‍hean lauta diya ja sakega? paranh‍tu dene ke liye anh‍n aye kahaan se. visoba ne apane gaanv se kee kos door kaanse gaanv jakar vahaan ke pathan se kee hazar rupaye bh‍yaj par liye. pathan inako nagar seth janata tha, at: usane rupaye de diye. inake ananh‍d ka par nahian raha. ghar akar sab rupayoan ka anh‍n le liya gaya aur vah daridranarayan ki seva mean lagane laga. gaanv ke logoan ko inake karj lene ki bat ka pata lag gaya. dveshiyoan ne jakar pathan se inaki vartaman dasha bata di. vah akar inase rupaye maangan laga. inh‍hoanne kaha- "sat din mean maian rupaye de dooanga." pathan manata to nahian tha, par gaanv ke logoan ne use samajhaya. log janate the ki visoba apani bat ke pakh‍ke haian. sath‍y ki raksha ke liye ve pran bhi de sakate haian. pathan chala gaya.

bhagavan dvara karz ka bhugatan

chh: din bit gaye. visoba kahaan se prabanh‍dh karean. ab unh‍hean kaun karj dega? ve ratri mean apane bhagavan se prarthana karane lage- "nath! aj tak apane meri ek bhi bat khali nahian jane di. aj meri laj apake hath hai. visoba aj mar jay, to bhi usaka sath‍y bach jayaga. he hari, maian tumh‍hari hi bat dekh raha hooan." netroan se akhanh‍ d aansoo ki dhara chal rahi hai. visoba ko apani deh ka pata hi nahian. ve prarthana karane mean talh‍lin ho gaye haian. sachh‍che hriday ki katar prarthana kabhi nishh‍phal nahian gayi. dinabanh‍dhu prabhu to art prarthana sun lete haian, adham pamar prani ki bhi. unaka bhakt prarthana kare aur ve sthir rahean, yah to samh‍bhav nahian hai. un lilamay ne visoba ke munim ka roop dharan kiya aur samay par pathan ke pas pahuanch gaye. pathan ko ashh‍chary hua ki aise akal ke samay itane rupaye visoba ko kisane diye, par un munim-roopadhari ne use samajha diya ki visoba ki sakh tatha sachchaee ke karan rupaye milane mean kathinaee nahian huee. kee adamiyoan ke samane hisab karake bh‍yaj sahit paee-paee munim ne chuka diya aur puranot par bharapaee ki rasid likhava li.

doosare din visoba sh‍nan karake 'gita' ka path karane baithe to push‍tak mean phata puranot mila. ve pooja karake sidhe pathane ke ghar ko chal p de. vahaan jakar bole- "bhaee! mujhe kshama karo. maian tumh‍hara rupaya poore bh‍yaj sahit de dooanga. mujhe kuchh samay do." pathan ashh‍chary mean akar bola- "ap kahate kh‍ya haian, apaka munim kal hi to poore rupaye de gaya hai. maianne apase rupaye maangakar galati ki. jitane rupaye chahiye ap le jaiye. apase puranot likhane ki mujhe katee jaroorat nahian." visoba ke ashh‍chary ka par nahian raha. gaanv ke logoan ne bhi bataya ki- "apaka munim rupaye de gaya hai." ghar lautakar munim se unh‍hoanne poochha. bechara munim bhala, kh‍ya jane. vah hakh‍ka-bakh‍ka rah gaya. ab visoba ko nishh‍chay ho gaya ki yah sab unake dayamay prabhu ki hi lila hai. unh‍hean b di gh‍lani huee. unake liye panh‍ durang ko itana kashh‍t uthana p da. sab kuchh chho d-chha dakar ve panh‍dharapur chale aye. aise udar sh‍vami ko chho dakar ab unaka man anh‍yatr rahane ka nahian hua. ve ab bhajan mean lin ho gaye.

jnaneshvar mandal mean sammilit

shrijnaneshh‍var ke manh‍dal mean visoba pichhe sammilit hue. unh‍hoanne yog ka abhh‍yas kiya aur siddh mahath‍ma mane jane lage. unh‍hoanne sh‍vayan kaha hai- "chaangadev ko mukh‍tabaee ne aangikar kiya aur sopanadev ne mujh par kripa ki. ab janh‍m-maran ka bhay nahian raha."

namadev ko diksha

jnaneshh‍var ko ye bhagavan ka avatar hi manate the. namadev ji ko bhagavan ne sh‍vaph‍n mean adesh kiya ki ve visoba se diksha lean. is bhagavadiy ajna ko sh‍vikar karake jab namadev inake pas aye to ye ek mandir mean shivaliang par pair phailaye lete the. namadev ko isase b da ashh‍chary hua. unh‍hoanne kaha- "namiya ! maian boodha ho gaya hooan. mujhase pair uthate nahian. too aise sh‍than par mere pair rakh de, jahaan shi‍valiang n ho." namadev ne inake pair vahaan se hatakar niche rakhe, par vahaan bhoomi mean se doosara shivaliang prakat ho gaya. ab namadev samajh gaye. ve gurudev ke charanoan par gir p de. namadev ne apane abhangoan mean inaki b di mahima gayi hai.