चतुर्भुजदास

chaturbhujadas
poora nam	chaturbhujadas
janm	sanvat 1575 (1518 ee.) vikrami
janm bhoomi	jamunavato gram
mrityu	sanvat 1642 vikrami (1585 ee.)
mrityu sthan	rudrakunh‍d
abhibhavak	kumbhanadas
karm bhoomi	brajabhoomi
karm-kshetr	shrinath ji ki bhakti v seva.
mukhy rachanaean	'dvadashayash', 'bhaktipratap', 'hitajoo ko mangal', 'mangalasar yash', 'shikshasar yash' adi.
bhasha	brajabhasha
prasiddhi	ashtachhap kavi
nagarikata	bharatiy
sanbandhit lekh	ashtachhap kavi, vitthalanath, kumbhanadas, govardhan
diksha guru	gosaeean vitthalanath
any janakari	chaturbhujadas ki kavh‍y aur sangit ki nipunata se prasanh‍n hokar shrivitthalanath ji ne unako 'ashtachhap' mean sammilit kar liya tha. vriddh pita ke sath ashtachhap ke kaviyoan mean ek pramukh sh‍than praph‍t karana unaki dridh bhagavadbhakti ka parichayak hai.

chaturbhujadas 'radhavallabh sampraday' ke prasiddh bhakt the. inaka varnan nabhadas ji ne apane 'bhaktamal' mean kiya hai. usamean janmasthan, sampraday, chhap aur guru ka bhi spasht sanket hai. dhruvadas ne bhi 'bhakt namavali' mean inaka vrittant likha hai. in donoan jivanavrittoan ke adhar par chaturbhujadas goandavana pradesh, jabalapur ke samip gadha namak gaanv ke nivasi the.

janm

chaturbhujadas ka jivan charitr ajivan chamath‍karoan aur alaukik ghatanaoan se samh‍panh‍n sh‍vikar kiya jata hai. unaka janh‍m sanvat 1575 (1518 ee.) vikrami mean jamunavato gram mean hua tha. ve 'pushtimarg' ke mahan bhagavadbhakh‍t mahath‍ma kumbhanadas ji ke sabase chhote putr the. kumbhanadas ji ne balh‍yavash‍tha se hi unake liye bhakh‍toan ka samh‍park sulabh kar diya tha. ve unake sath shrinath ji ke mandir mean darshan karane bhi jaya karate the. parivarik vatavaran ka unake charitr-vikas par b da prabhav p da tha.

shrinath ji ki seva

kumbhanadas ke sath‍prayath‍n se gosaeean vi‍tthalanath ji ne chaturbhujadas ko janh‍m ke ikatalis dinoan ke bad hi brahm-samh‍banh‍dh de diya tha. ve valh‍yavash‍tha se hi pita ki dekha-dekhi pad-rachana karane lage the. ghar par anasaktipoorvak rahakar kheti-bari ka bhi kam sanbhalate the. shrinath ji ki seva mean unaka man bahut lagata tha. balh‍yavash‍tha se hi bhagavan ki anh‍tarang lilaoan ki unh‍hean anubhooti hone lagi thi. unh‍hian ke anuroop ve pad-rachana kiya karate the.

ashtachhap ke kavi

chaturbhujadas ki kavh‍y aur sangit ki nipunata se prasanh‍n hokar shrivitthalanath ji ne unako 'ashtachhap' mean sammilit kar liya tha. vriddh pita ke sath ashtachhap ke kaviyoan mean ek pramukh sh‍than praph‍t karana unaki dridh bhagavadbhakti, kavith‍vashakti aur virakti ka parichayak hai.

sakhabhav bhakti

brahm-samh‍banh‍dh se gauravanvit hone ke bad chaturbhujadas apane pita ke sath jamunavato mean hi raha karate the. nith‍y unake sath shrinath ji ki seva aur kirtan tatha darshan ke liye govardhan aya karate the. kabhi-kabhi gokul mean navanitapriy ke darshan ke liye bhi jate the, par shrinath ji ka virah unake liye asahy ho jaya karata tha. shrinath ji mean unaki bhakti sakhabhav ki thi.

bhagavan unh‍hean prath‍yaksh darshan dekar sath mean khela karate the. bhakh‍toan ki ichh‍chhapoorti ke liye hi bhagavan abhivh‍yakh‍t hote haian. shrivitthalanath maharaj ki kripa se chaturbhujadas ko prakat aur aprakat lila ka anubhav hone laga. ek samay shrigosaeean ji bhagavan ka shrriangar kar rahe the, darpan dikhala rahe the. chaturbhujadas ji roop-madhuri ka ash‍vadan kar rahe the. unake adharoan ki bharati musakara uthi-

"subhag siangar nirakhi mohan kau
le darpan kar piyahi dikhavaian.."

bhakt ki vani ka kanh‍th poornaroop se khul chuka tha. unaka man bhagavan ke padaravinh‍d-makaranh‍d ke mad se unh‍math‍t tha. unake nayanoan ne vishh‍vasapoorvak saunh‍dary ka chitr ureha-

"maee ri aj aur, kal aur,
chhin chhin prati aur aur.."

bhagavan ke nith‍y saunh‍dary mean abhivriddhi ki rekhaean chamak uthian. bhagavan ka saunh‍dary to kshan-kshan mean navinata se alankrit hota rahata hai. yahi to usaka vaichitry hai. lila-darshan karane vale ko bhagavan sada naye-naye hi lagate haian.

bhakti prasang

• ek samay gosaeean vitthalanath gokul mean the. gosaeean ji ke putroan ne parasoli mean 'rasalila' ki yojana ki. us samay shrigokulanath ji ne chaturbhujadas se pad gane ka anurodh kiya. chaturbhujadas to rasasamrat shrinath ji ke samane gaya karate the. bhakt apane bhagavan ke virah mean hi lin the. shrinath ji ne chaturbhujadas par kripa ki. shrigokulanath ne unase gane ke liye phir kaha aur vishh‍vas dilaya ki apake pad ko bhagavan prakataroop se suneange. chaturbhujadas ne pad gana aramh‍bh kiya. bhakh‍t gaye aur bhagavan prath‍yaksh n sunean, yah kaise ho sakata hai. unaki yah dridh pratijna hai ki mere bhakh‍t jahaan gate haian, vahaan mean upasthit rahata hooan. bhagavan prakat ho gaye, par unake darshan keval chaturbhujadas aur shrigokulanath ko hi ho sake. gokulanath ji ko vishh‍vas ho gaya ki bhagavan bhakh‍toan ke hath mean kis tarah nacha karate haian. chaturbhujadas ne gaya-

"adbhut nat vesh dharean jamuna tat.
sh‍yamasundar gunanidhan..
giribaradharan ram raiang nache."

rat badhati gayi, dekhane valoan ke nayanoan par atripti ki varuni chadhati gayi.

• bhakt ki prasanh‍nata aur santosh ke liye bhagavan apana vidhan badal diya karate haian. ek samay shrivitthalanath ji ne videsh-yatra ki. unake putr shrigiridhar ne shrinath ji ko mathura mean apane nivas sh‍than par padharaya. chaturbhujadas shrinath ji ke virah mean sudh-budh bhoolakar govardhan par ekanh‍t sh‍than mean hilag aur virah ke pad gaya karate the. shrinath ji sandhh‍ya samay nith‍y unh‍hean darshan diya karate the. ek din ve poornaroop se virahavidagh‍dh hokar ga rahe the-

"shrigobardhanavasi saanvare lal,
tum bin rahyau n jay ho."

bhagavan bhakh‍t ki manodasha se sh‍vayan vh‍yakul ho uthe. unh‍hoanne giridharaji ko govardhan padharane ki prerana di. chaturdashi ko ek pahar rat shesh rahane par kaha ki- "aj rajabhog govardhan par hoga". bhagavan ki lila sarvatha vichitr hai. 'narasianh chaturdashi' ko ve govardhan laye gaye. rajabhog mean vilamh‍b ho gaya, rajabhog aur shayan-bhog sath-hi-sath donoan unaki seva mean rakhe gaye. 'narasianh chaturdashi' ko ve usi din se do rajabhog ki seva se poojit hote haian.

rachanaean

chaturbhujadas ke barah granth upalabdh haian, jo 'dvadash yash' nam se vikhyat haian. seth manilal jamunadas shah ne ahamadabad se isaka prakashan karaya tha. ye barah rachanaean prithak-prithak nam se bhi milati haian. 'hitajoo ko mangal' , 'mangalasar yash' aur 'shikshasar yash' inaki utkrisht rachanaean haian. inaki bhasha chalati aur suvyavasthit hai. inake banae nimn granth mile haian-

1. dvadashayash
2. bhaktipratap
3. hitajoo ko mangal
4. mangalasar yash
5. shikshasar yash

prerak prasang

goandavana pradesh mean janata kali ji ki upasana karati thi aur pashubali se devi ko prasann karane mean hi apani samash‍t sadhana aur upasana ki phalasiddhi samajhati thi. bhayankar pashubali ne bhakt chaturbhuj ke sidhe-sade hriday ko kshubh‍dh kar diya. ve param bhagavat the. unh‍hoanne dhire-dhire logoan mean bhagavan ki bhakti ka prachar karana aramh‍bh kiya. janata ko apani moorkhatajanh‍y pashubali aur galat upasana-paddhati ki janakari ho gayi. bhakt chaturbhuj ke nishh‍kapat prem aur udar manovritti ne janata ke man mean unake prati sahanubhooti ki bhavana bhar di, unake daivi gunoan ka prabhav badhane laga. bhakt chaturbhuj nith‍y bhagavat ki katha kahate the aur sant-seva mean shesh samay ka upayog karate the. bhagavati katha ki sudha-madhuri se bhakti ki kalh‍palata phoolane-phalane lagi. log adhikadhik sankhh‍ya mean unaki katha mean ane lage. bhakt ka charitr hi unake sath‍karyake liye vishal kshetr prash‍tut kar deta hai. ve apane prachar ka dhiandhora nahian pita karate. ek samay inaki katha mean ek uchakh‍ka chor aya. usake pas chori ka dhan tha. saubhagh‍y se usamean vah vh‍yakti bhi upasthit tha, jisake ghar usane chori ki thi. katha-prasang mean chor ne suna ki ‘jo bhagavat-mantr ki diksha leta hai, usaka naya janh‍m hota hai.' chor bhakt ka darshan kar chuka tha, bhagavan ki katha-sudha ka madhury usake hriday-pradesh mean poornaroop se prash‍phutit ho raha tha, chori ke kutsit karm se usaka sahaj hi uddhar hone ka samay sannikat tha. katha sunane ka to param pavitr phal hi aisa hota hai. usane chori ka dhan katha ki samapti par chadha diya. vah nishh‍kalank, nishh‍kapat aur papamukt ho chuka tha, bhagavan ka bhakt ban chuka tha. dhani vh‍yakti ne use pak d liya, us par chori ka arop lagaya par usaka to vash‍tav mean naya janh‍m ho chuka tha; usane hath mean jalata phar lekar kaha ki is janh‍m mean maianne kuchh nahian churaya hai. bat thik hi to thi, abhi kuchh hi der pahale use naya janh‍m mila tha. dhani vh‍yakti bahut lajjit hua. raja ne sant par chori ka arop lagane ke aparadh mean dhani ko marava dalana chaha, par sant to parahit chinh‍tan ki hi sadhana mean rahate haian. chor ne, jo poorn santa ho chuka tha, sari bat sh‍pashh‍t kar di. bhakt chaturbhuj ki katha ka prabhav us par aisa p da tha ki dhani vh‍yakti ko dandit hote dekhakar usake nayanoan se ashrupat hone laga, raja ko usane apani sadhuta aur sh‍pashh‍tavadita se akrishh‍t kar liya. raja ke mastishh‍k par chaturbhuj ki katha ka amit rang chadh chuka tha; vah bhi unaka shishh‍y ho gaya aur bhagavat dharm ke prachar mean usane unako poora-poora sahayog diya.

• ek bar kuchh sant inake khet ke nikat pahuanch gaye. chane aur gehooan ke khet pak chuke the, santoan ne balean to dakar khana aramh‍bh kiya. rakhavale ne unh‍hean aisa karane se roka aur kaha ki ‘ye chaturbhuj ke khet haian.' santoan ne kaha, ‘tab to hamare hi khet haian.' rakhavala jor-jor se chilh‍lane laga ki sadhu log balean to d-to dakar kha rahe haian aur kahate haian ki ye khet to hamare hi haian. bhakt chaturbhuj ke kan mean yah rahash‍yamayi madhur bat p di hi thi ki unake rom-rom mean ananh‍d ka mahasagar um d aya. unh‍hoanne apane saubhagh‍y ki sarahana ki ki ‘aj santoan ne mujhako apana liya, meri vash‍tu ko apanakar meri janh‍m-janh‍m ki sadhana saphal kar di.' unake netroan mean premashru chha gaye, ve gu d tatha kuchh mishh‍thanh‍n lekar khet ki or chal p de. santoan ki charan-dhooli mash‍tak par chadhakar apani bhaktinishh‍tha ka sinh‍door amar kar liya unh‍hoanne.

dehavasan

chaturbhujadas ka dehavasan sanvat 1642 vikrami (1585 ee.) mean rudrakunh‍d par ek imali ke vriksh ke niche hua. ve shrriangar mishrit bhakti-pradhan kavi, rasik aur mahan bhagavadbhakh‍t the.