श्रीमद्भागवत महापुराण प्रथम स्कन्ध अध्याय 19 श्लोक 14-23

pratham skandh: ekonaviansh adhyay

shrimadbhagavat mahapuran: pratham skandhah ekonaviansh adhyayah shlok 14-23 ka hindi anuvad maian bhi raja hi hooan. nirantar deh-geh mean asakt rahane ke karan maian bhi paparoop hi ho gaya hooan. isi se svayan bhagavan hi brahman ke shap ke roop mean mujh par kripa karane ke liye padhare haian. yah shap vairagy utpann karane vala hai. kyoanki is prakar ke shap se sansarasakt purush bhayabhit hokar virakt ho jaya karate haian. brahmanoan! ab maianne apane chitt ko bhagavan ke charanoan mean samarpit kar diya hai. ap log aur maan gangaji sharanagat janakar mujh par anugrah karean, brahman kumar ke shap se prerit koee doosara kapat se takshak ka roop dharakar mujhe das le athava svayan takshak akar das le; isaki mujhe tanik bhi parava nahian hai. ap log kripa karake bhagavan ki rasamayi lilaoan ka gayan karean. maian ap brahmanoan ke charanoan mean pranam karake punah yahi prarthana karata hooan ki mujhe karmavash chahe jis yoni mean janm lena p de, bhagavan shrikrishn ke charanoan mean mera anurag ho, unake charanashrit mahatmaoan se vishesh priti ho aur jagath ke samast praniyoan ke prati meri ek-si maitri rahe. aisa ap ashirvad dijiye. maharaj parikshit paramadhir the. ve aisa dridh nishchay karake gangaji ke dakshin tat par poorvagr kushoan ke ek asan par uttaramukh hokar baith gaye. raj-kaj ka bhar to unhoanne pahale hi apane putr janamejay ko sauanp diya tha. prithvi ke ekachchhatr samrath parikshit jab is prakar amaran anashan ka nishchay karake baith gaye, tab akash mean sthit devata log b de anand se unaki prashansa karate hue vahaan prithvi par pushpoan ki varsha karane lage tatha unake nagare bar-bar bajane lage. sabhi upasthit maharshiyoan ne parikshit ke nishchay ki prashansa ki aur ‘sadhu-sadhu’ kahakar unaka anumodan kiya. rrishi log to svabhav se hi logoan par anugrah ki varsha karate rahate haian; yahi nahian, unaki sari shakti lok par kripa karane ke liye hi hoti hai. un logoan ne bhagavan shrikrishn ke gunoan se prabhavit parikshit ke prati unake anuroop vachan kahe. ‘rajarshishiromane! bhagavan shrikrishn ke sevak aur anuyayi ap panduvanshiyoan ke liye yah koee ashchary ki bat nahian hai; kyoanki ap logoan ne bhagavan ki sannidhi prapt karane ki akaanksha se us rajasianhasan ka ek kshan mean hi parityag kar diya, jisaki seva b de-b de raja apane mukutoan se karate the. ham sab tab tak yahian raheange, jab tak ye bhagavan ke param bhakt parikshit apane nashvar sharir ko chho dakar maya dosh evan shok se rahit bhagavaddham mean nahian chale jate’. rrishiyoan ke ye vachan b de hi madhur, gambhir, saty aur samata se yukt the. unhean sunakar raja parikshit ne un yogayukt muniyoan ka abhinandan kiya aur bhagavan ke manohar charitr sunane ki ichchha se rrishiyoan se prarthana ki. ‘mahatmaoan! ap sabhi sab or se yahaan padhare haian. ap satyalok mean rahane vale moortimanh vedoan ke saman haian. ap logoan ka doosaroan par anugrah karane ke atirikt, jo apaka sahaj svabhav hi hai, is lok ya paralok mean aur koee svarth nahian hai.