स्वामी आशुधीर

svami ashudhir vrindavan ke pulin mean nivas karane vale prasiddh bhakt kavi the. svami haridas inake shishy the. ashudhir ji ke 52 shishh‍y hue, jinamean sh‍vami haridas sabase pramukh the, jinase akabar ke navaratnoan mean se ek tanasen ne sangit ki kushal shiksha prapt ki thi.

janm

vitarag ananh‍y bhakt svami ashudhir ji ka janh‍m vikram sanvat 1480 (1423 ee.) ke lagabhag sarash‍vat vansh mean hua tha. ap vrindavan ke pulin mean sadaiv vishram kiya karate the, at: us sh‍than ka nam bhi 'dhir samir' p d gaya tha. vah sh‍than itana divh‍y aur punit hai ki usake vishay mean ek sansh‍krit kavi ne to yahaan tak kah diya ki-

"dhirasamire yamunatire vasati sada vanamali."

svami haridas ke guru

akabar ke darabar ke prasiddh gayak tanasen ke guru svami haridas to ashudhir ji ke ek dohe ko sunakar hi sarvasv th‍yagakar unake shishh‍y ho gaye aur anh‍t mean bhagavath-sannidhh‍y praph‍t kar hi liya. bat is prakar thi ki yuvavash‍tha mean haridas ji ek shreshh‍th ashh‍v par chadhakar vrindavan mean bhraman kar rahe the. ashh‍v ki tapoan se vrinh‍davan khud raha tha, ise dekhakar bhavuk bhakt ka chith‍t vichalit ho utha aur ve kah hi baithe-

"nahian pavat brahmadi sur bilasat jugal sihay .
as kal komal bhoomi pai turang phiravat hay .."

dohe ko sunate hi haridas ji ki divh‍y drishti ho gayi aur vrinh‍davan unh‍hean divh‍y rath‍najatit dikhane laga. turant hi ashh‍v chho dakar unh‍hoanne sadaiv ke liye sh‍vami ashudhir ji ke charan pak d liye aur anh‍t mean yugal shri kuanjavihari ka prath‍yaksh darshan kiya.

kianvadantiyaan

svami ashudhir ji ke vishay mean anek kianvadantiyaan bhi bahut prasiddh haian. prayag mean kumh‍bh ka parv tha. vrindavan se bahut-se mahath‍ma darshan-sh‍nan ke liye ja rahe the. ashudhir ji ne bhi paanch supari ek sadhu ko dekar kah kiya ki- "ganga ji ko de dena". sadhu sh‍nan karake ganga tat par vichar karane lage ki mujhe chadhane ko to kaha nahian hai, dene ko kaha hai. ve turant hi ganga ji ko pukarane lage. ganga ji ne avaz sunakar jal se bahar dakshin bhuja pasar di aur supari lekar anh‍tardhan ho gayian.

• ashudhir ji ke vishay mean kisi samayik kavi ne prashansa mean nimn chhanh‍d kaha tha-

"nianbarak bans avatans tame hansavat
amit prasans rati mati gati gram haian.
pandit akhandit haian, bedamati mandit haian,
ram sauan n kam kiantu dhari ur ram haian ..
tilak bisal bhal, rasik rasal ras
param kripalu, par augun koan kham haian.
lalit lalam sh‍yam sh‍yama sukhadham nam
let athauan jam asudhir abhiram haian..

nikuanjavas

svami ashudhir ji ka nikuanjavas lagabhag 16vian shatabh‍di ka uth‍tarardh hai. aj bhi unaka sh‍than 'tattisthan' ke nam se darshaniy tatha prasiddh hai.

tika tippani aur sandarbh

• [lekhak. pan. shri shh‍yamasunh‍dar ji chaturvedi shash‍tri, sahith‍yarath‍n]