श्रीमद्भागवत महापुराण अष्टम स्कन्ध अध्याय 20 श्लोक 1-13

ashtam skandh: ath vianshoadhyay: adhyay

shrimadbhagavat mahapuran: ashtam skandh: viansh adhyayah shlok 1-13 ka hindi anuvad bhagavan vaman ji ka virath roop hokar do hi pag se prithvi aur svarg ko nap lena shrishukadev ji kahate haian- rajan! jab kulaguru shukrachary ne is prakar kaha, tab adarsh grihasth raja bali ne ek kshan chup rahakar b di vinay aur savadhani se shukrachary ji ke prati yoan kaha. raja bali ne kaha- bhagavan! apaka kahana saty hai. grihasthashram mean rahane valoan ke liye vahi dharm hai jisase arth, kam, yash aur ajivika mean kabhi kisi prakar badha n p de. parantu gurudev! maian prahlad ji ka pautr hooan aur ek bar dene ki pratijna kar chuka hooan. atah ab maian dhan lobh se thag ki bhaanti is brahman se kaise kahooan ki ‘maian tumhean nahian dooanga’. is prithvi ne kaha hai ki ‘asaty se badhakar koee adharm nahian hai. maian sab kuchh sahane mean samarth hooan, parantu jhoothe manushy ka bhar mujhase nahian saha jata’. maian narak se, daridrata se, duahkh ke samudr se, apane rajy ke nash se aur mrityu se bhi utana nahian darata, jitana brahman se pratijna karake use dhokha dene se darata hooan. is sansar mean mar jane ke bad dhan adi jo-jo vastuean sath chho d deti haian, yadi unake dvara dan adi se brahmanoan ko bhi santusht n kiya ja saka, to unake tyag ka labh hi kya raha? dadhichi, shibi adi mahapurushoan ne apane param priy dustyaj pranoan ka dan karake bhi praniyoan ki bhalaee ki hai. phir prithvi adi vastuoan ko dene mean soch-vichar karane ki kya avashyakata hai? brahman! pahale yug mean b de-b de daityarajoan ne is prithvi ka upabhog kiya hai. prithvi mean unaka samana karane vala koee nahian tha. unake lok aur paralok ko to kal kha gaya, parantu unaka yash abhi prithvi par jyoan-ka-tyoan bana hua hai. gurudev! aise log sansar mean bahut haian, jo yuddh mean pith n dikhakar apane pranoan ki bali chadha dete haian; parantu aise log bahut durlabh haian, jo satpatr ke prapt hone par shraddha ke sath dhan ka dan karean. gurudev! yadi udar aur karunashil purush apatr yachak ki kamana poorn karake durgati bhogata hai, to vah durgati bhi usake liye shobha ki bat hoti hai. phir ap-jaise brahmavetta purushoan ko dan karane se duahkh prapt ho to usake liye kya kahana hai. isaliye maian is brahmachari ki abhilasha avashy poorn karooanga. maharshe! vedavidhi ke janane vale ap log b de adar se yajn-yagadi ke dvara jinaki aradhana karate haian-ve varadani vishnu hi is roop mean hoan athava koee doosara ho, maian inaki ichchha ke anusar inhean prithvi ka dan karooanga. yadi mere aparadh n karane par bhi ye adharm se mujhe baandh leange, tab bhi maian inaka anisht nahian chahooanga. kyoanki mere shatru hone par bhi inhoanne bhayabhit hokar brahman ka sharir dharan kiya hai. yadi ye pavitrakirti bhagavanh vishnu hi haian to apana yash nahian khona chaheange (apani maangi huee vastu lekar hi raheange)’. mujhe yuddh mean marakar bhi prithvi chhin sakate haian aur yadi kadachit ye koee doosara hi haian, to mere banoan ki chot se sada ke liye ranabhoomi mean so jayeange.