श्रीमद्भागवत महापुराण षष्ठ स्कन्ध अध्याय 4 श्लोक 1-15

shashth skandh: chaturth adhyay

shrimadbhagavat mahapuran: shashth skandh: chaturth adhyayah shlok 1-15 ka hindi anuvad daksh ke dvara bhagavanh ki stuti aur bhagavanh ka pradurbhav raja parikshit ne poochha- bhagavanh! apane sankshep se (tisare skandh mean) is bat ka varnan kiya ki svayambhuv manvantar mean devata, asur, manushy, sarp aur pashu-pakshi adi ki srishti kaise huee. ab maian usi ka vistar janana chahata hooan. prakriti adi karanoan ke bhi param karan bhagavanh apani jis shakti se jis prakar usake bad ki srishti karate haian, use janane ki bhi meri ichchha hai. soot ji kahate haian- shaunakadi rrishiyo! paramayogi vyasanandan shrishukadev ji ne rajarshi parikshit ka yah sundar prashn sunakar unaka abhinandan kiya aur is prakar kaha. shrishukadev ji kahate haian- raja prachinabarhi ke das l dake-jinaka nam pracheta tha-jab samudr se bahar nikale, tab unhoanne dekha ki hamare pita ke nivrittiparayan ho jane se sari prithvi pe doan se ghir gayi hai. unhean vrikshoan par b da krodh aya. unake tapobal ne to mano krodh ki ag mean ahuti hi dal di. bas, unhoanne vrikshoan ko jala dalane ke liye apane mukh se vayu aur agni ki srishti ki. parikshit! jab prachetaoan ki chho di huee agni aur vayu un vrikshoan ko jalane lagi, tab vrikshoan ke rajadhiraj chandrama ne unaka krodh shant karate hue is prakar kaha- ‘mahabhagyavanh prachetaoan! ye vriksh b de din haian. ap log inase droh mat kijiye; kyoanki ap to praja ki abhivriddhi karana chahate haian aur sabhi janate haian ki ap prajapati haian. mahatma prachetaoan! prajapatiyoan ke adhipati avinashi bhagavanh shrihari ne sampoorn vanaspatiyoan aur oshadhiyoan ko praja ke hitarth unake khan-pan ke liye banaya hai. sansar mean pankhoan se u dane vale char praniyoan ke bhojan phal-pushpadi achar padarth haian. pair se chalane valoan ke ghas-trinadi bina pair vale padarth bhojan haian; hath valoan ke vriksh-lata adi bina hath vale aur do pair vale manushyadi ke liye dhan, gehooan adi ann bhojan haian. char pair vale bail, ooant adi kheti prabhriti ke dvara ann ki utpatti mean sahayak haian. nishpap prechataoan! apake pita aur devadhidev bhagavanh ne ap logoan ko yah adesh diya hai ki praja ki srishti karo. aisi sthiti mean ap vrikshoan ko jala dalean, yah kaise uchit ho sakata hai. ap log apana krodh shant karean aur apane pita, pitamah, prapitamah adi ke dvara sevit satpurushoan ke marg ka anusaran karean. jaise maan-bap balakoan ki, palakean netroan ki, pati patni ki, grihasth bhikshukoan ki aur jnani ajnaniyoan ki raksha karate haian aur unaka hit chahate haian- vaise hi praja ki raksha aur hit ka uttaradayi raja hota hai. prachetaoan! samast praniyoan ke hriday mean sarvashaktimanh bhagavanh atma ke roop mean virajaman haian. isaliye ap log sabhi ko bhagavanh ka nivas sthan samajhean. yadi ap aisa kareange to bhagavanh ko prasann kar leange. jo purush hriday ke ubalate hue bhayankar krodh ko atmavichar ke dvara sharir mean hi shant kar leta hai, bahar nahian nikalane deta, vah kalakram se tinoan gunoan par vijay prapt kar leta hai. prachetaoan! in din-hin vrikshoan ko aur n jalaie; jo kuchh bach rahe haian, unaki raksha kijiye. isase apaka kalyan hoga. is shreshth kanya ka palan in vrikshoan ne hi kiya hai, ise ap log patni ke roop mean svikar kijiye’.