उद्धव की ब्रजयात्रा

uddhav vrishnivanshiyoan mean ek pradhan purush the. ve sakshath brihaspati ke shishy aur param buddhiman the. ve bhagavan shrikrishn ke pyare sakha tatha mantri bhi the. unake pita ka nam 'upang' kaha gaya hai. kahian-kahian unhean vasudev ke bhaee 'devabhag' ka putr kaha gaya hai, at: unhean shrikrishn ka chachera bhaee bhi bataya gaya hai. ek any mat ke anusar ye satyak ke putr tatha krishn ke mama kahe gaye haian.

ek din shrikrishn ne apane priy bhakt aur ekantapremi uddhav ka hath apane hath mean lekar kaha- "uddhav! tum braj mean jao. vahaan mere pita-mata nandababa aur yashoda maiya haian, unhean anandit karo aur gopiyaan mere virah ki vyadhi se bahut hi du:khi ho rahi haian, unhean mere sandesh sunakar us vedana se mukt karo. pyare uddhav! gopiyoan ka man nity-nirantar mujhamean hi laga rahata hai. unake pran, unaka jivan, unaka sarvasv maian hi hooan. mere liye unhoanne apane pati-putr adi sabhi sage-sanbandhiyoan ko chho d diya hai. unhoanne buddhi se bhi mujhako apana pyara, apana priyatam, apani atma man rakha hai. mera yah vrat hai ki jo log mere lie laukik aur paralaukik dharmoan ko chho d dete haian, unaka bharan-poshan maian svayan karata hooan. maian un gopiyoan ka param priyatam hooan. mere yahaan chale ane se ve mujhe doorasth manati haian aur mera smaran karake atyant mohit ho rahi haian, bar-bar moorchchhit ho jati haian. ve mere virah ki vyatha se vihval ho rahi haian, pratikshan mere liye utkanthit rahati haian."

jab shrikrishn ne yah bat kahi, tab uddhav b de adar se apane svami ka sandesh lekar rath par savar hue aur nandagaanv ke liye chal p de. jab bhagavan shrikrishn ke pyare anuchar uddhav braj mean aye, tab unase milakar nandababa bahut hi prasann hue. unhoanne uddhav ko gale lagakar unaka vaise hi samman kiya, mano svayan shrikrishn a gaye hoan. nandababa ka hriday yoan hi shrikrishn ke anurag-rang mean ranga hua tha. jab is prakar ve unaki lilaoan ka ek-ek karake smaran karane lage, tab to unamean prem ki badh hi a gayi. ve vihval ho gaye aur milane ki atyant utkantha hone ke karan unaka gala rooandh gaya. ve chup ho gaye. yashoda bhi vahian baithakar nandababa ki batean sun rahi thian. shrikrishn ki ek-ek lila sunakar unake netroan se aansoo bah rahe the. uddhav nandababa aur yashoda rani ke hriday mean shrikrishn ke prati kaisa agadh anurag hai- yah dekhakar anandamagn ho gaye.

shrimadbhagavat mahapuran ka ullekh

'shrimadbhagavat mahapuran' ke anusar- shrishukadevaji kahate haian- "parikshit! uddhavaji vrishnivanshiyoan mean ek pradhan purush the. ve sakshat brihaspatiji ke shishy aur param buddhiman the. unaki mahima ke sambandh mean isase badhakar aur kaun-si bat kahi ja sakati hai ki ve bhagavan shrikrishn ke pyare sakha tatha mantri bhi the.

ek din sharanagatoan ke sare duahkh har lene vale bhagavan shrikrishn ne apane priy bhakt aur ekantapremi uddhavaji ka hath apane hath mean lekar kaha- "saumyasvabhav uddhav! tum braj mean jao. vahaan mere pita-mata nandababa aur yashoda maiya haian, unhean anandit karo; aur gopiyaan mere virah ki vyadhi se bahut hi duahkhi ho rahi haian, unhean mere sandesh sunakar us vedana se mukt karo. pyare uddhav! gopiyoan ka man nity-nirantar mujhamean hi laga rahata hai. unake pran, unaka jivan, unaka sarvasv maian hi hooan. mere liye unhoanne apane pati-putr adi sabhi sage-sambandhiyoan ko chho d diya hai. unhoanne buddhi se bhi mujhi ko apana pyara, apana priyatam-nahian, nahian; apani atma man rakha hai. mera yah vrat hai ki jo log mere liye laukik aur paralaukik dharmoan ko chho d dete haian, unaka bharan-poshan maian svayan karata hooan. priy uddhav! maian un gopiyoan ka param priyatam hooan. mere yahaan chale ane se ve mujhe doorasth manati haian aur mera smaran karake atyant mohit ho rahi haian, bar-bar moorchchhit ho jati haian. ve mere virah ki vyatha se vihval ho rahi haian, pratikshan mere liye utkanthit rahati haian. meri gopiyaan, meri preyasiyaan is samay b de hi kasht aur yatn se apane pranoan ko kisi prakar rakh rahi haian. maianne unase kaha tha ki "maian aooanga." vahi unake jivan ka adhar hai. uddhav! aur to kya kahooan, maian hi unaki atma hooan. ve nity-nirantar mujhamean hi tanmay rahati haian."

shrishukadevaji kahate haian- "parikshit! jab bhagavan shrikrishn ne yah bat kahi, tab uddhavaji b de adar se apane svami ka sandesh lekar rath par savar hue aur nandagaanv ke liye chal p de. param sundar uddhavaji sooryast ke samay nandababa ke braj mean pahuanche. us samay jangal se gauean laut rahi thian. unake khuroan ke aghat se itani dhool u d rahi thi ki unaka rath dhak gaya tha. brajabhoomi mean rritumati gauoan ke liye matavale saan d apas mean l d rahe the. unaki garjana se sara braj gooanj raha tha. tho de dinoan ki byayi huee gauean apane thanoan ke bhari bhar se dabi hone par bhi apane-apane bachh doan ki or dau d rahian thian. safed rang ke bachh de idhar-udhar uchhal-kood machate hue bahut hi bhale maloom hote the. gay duhane ki ‘ghar-ghar’ dhvani se aur baansuriyoan ki madhur ter se ab bhi braj ki apoorv shobha ho rahi thi. gopi aur gop sundar-sundar vastr tatha gahanoan se saj-dhajakar shrikrishn tatha balaramaji ke mangalamay charitroan ka gan kar rahe the aur is prakar braj ki shobha aur bhi badh gayi thi. gopoan ke gharoan mean agni, soory, atithi, gau, brahman aur devata-pitaroan ki pooja ki huee thi. dhoop ki sugandh charoan or fail rahi thi aur dipak jagamaga rahe the. un gharoan ko pushpoan se sajaya gaya tha. aise manohar grihoan se sara braj aur bhi manoram ho raha tha. charoan or van-panktiyaan phooloan se lad rahi thian. pakshi chahak rahe the aur bhauanre guanjar kar rahe the. vahaan jal aur sthal donoan hi kamaloan ke van se shobhayaman the aur hans, battakh adi pakshi van mean vihar ka rahe the.

jab bhagavan shrikrishn ke pyare anuchar uddhavaji braj mean aye, tab unase milakar nandababa bahut hi prasann hue. unhoanne uddhavaji ko gale lagakar unaka vaise hi samman kiya, mano svayan bhagavan shrikrishn a gaye hoan. samay par uttam ann ka bhojan karaya aur jab ve aram se palang par baith gaye, sevakoan ne paanv dabakar, pankha jhalakar unaki thakavat door kar di. tab nandababa ne poochha- "param bhagyavan uddhavaji! ab hamare sakha vasudevaji jel se chhoot gaye. unake atmiy svajan tatha putr adi unake sath haian. is samay ve sab kushal se to haian n? yah b de saubhagy ki bat hai ki apane papoan ke phalasvaroop papi kans apane anuyayiyoan ke sath mara gaya. kyoanki svabhav se hi dharmik param sadhu yaduvanshiyoan se vah sada dvesh karata tha. achchha uddhavaji! shrikrishn kabhi ham logoan ki bhi yad karate haian? yah unaki maan haian, svajan-sambandhi haian, sakha haian, gop haian; unhian ko apana svami aur sarvasv manane vala yah braj hai; unhian ki gauean, vrindavan aur yah giriraj hai, kya ve kabhi inaka smaran karate haian?

ap yah to batalaiye ki hamare govind apane suhridh-bandhavoan ko dekhane ke liye ek bar bhi yahaan ayeange kya? yadi ve yahaan a jate to ham unaki vah sugh d nasika, unaka madhur hasy aur manohar chitavan se yukt mukhakamal dekh to lete. uddhavaji! shrikrishn ka hriday udar hai, unaki shakti anant hai, unhoanne davanal se, aandhi-pani se, vrishasur aur aghasur adi anekoan mrityu ke nimittoan se, jinhean talane ka koee upay n tha, ek bar nahian, anek bar hamari raksha ki hai. uddhavaji! ham shrikrishn ke vichitr charitr, unaki vilasapoorn tirachhi chitavan, unmukt hasy, madhur bhashan adi ka smaran karate rahate haian aur usamean itane tanmay rahate haian ki ab hamase koee kam-kaj nahian ho pata. jab ham dekhate haian ki yah vahi nadi hai, jisamean shrikrishn jalakri da karate the; yah vahi giriraj hai, jise unhoanne ek hath par utha liya tha; ye ve hi van ke pradesh haian, jahaan shrikrishn gauean charate hue baansuri bajate the, aur ye ve hi sthan haian, jahaan ve apane sakhaoan ke sath anekoan prakar ke khel-khelate the; aur sath hi yah bhi dekhate haian ki vahaan unake charanachihn abhi mite nahian haian, tab unhean dekhakar hamara man shrikrishnamay ho jata hai. isamean sandeh nahian ki maian shrikrishn aur balaram ko devashiromani manata hooan aur yah bhi manata hooan ki ve devataoan ka koee bahut b da prayojan siddh karane ke liye yahaan aye hue haian. svayan bhagavan gargacharyaji ne mujhase aisa hi kaha tha. jaise sianh bina kisi parishram ke pashuoan ko mar dalata hai, vaise hi unhoanne khel-khel mean hi das hazar hathiyoan ka bal rakhane vale kans, usake donoan ajey pahalavanoan aur mahan balashali gajaraj kuvalayapi d ko mar dala. unhoanne tin tal lanbe aur atyant dridh dhanush ko vaise hi to d dala, jaise koee hathi kisi chh di ko to d dale. hamare pyare shrikrishn ne ek hath se sat dinoan tak giriraj ko uthaye rakha tha. yahian sab ke dekhate-dekhate khel-khel mean unhoanne pralamb, dhenuk, arisht, trinavart aur bank adi un b de-b de daityoan ko mar dala, jinhoanne samast devata aur asuroan par vijay prapt kar li thi."

shrishukadevaji kahate haian- "parikshit! nandababa ka hriday yoan hi bhagavan shrikrishn ke anurag-rang mean ranga hua tha. jab is prakar ve unaki lilaoan ka ek-ek karake smaran karane lage, tab to unamean prem ki badh hi a gayi, ve vihval ho gaye aur milane ki atyant utkantha hone ke karan unaka gala rooandh gaya. ve chup ho gaye. yashoda rani bhi vahian baithakar nandababa ki batean sun rahi thian, shrikrishn ki ek-ek lila sunakar unake netroan se aansoo bahate jate the aur putrasneh ki badh se unake stanoan se doodh ki dhara bahati ja rahi thi. uddhavaji nandababa aur yashoda rani ke hriday mean shrikrishn ke prati kaisa agadh anurag hai, yah dekhakar anandamagn ho gaye aur unase kahane lage.

uddhavaji ne kaha- "he manad! isamean sandeh nahian ki ap donoan samast shariradhariyoan mean atyant bhagyavan haian, sarahana karane yogy haian. kyoanki jo sare charachar jagat ke banane vale aur use jnan dene vale narayan haian, unake prati apake hriday mean aisa vatsalyasneh-putrabhav hai. balaram aur shrikrishn puranapurush haian; ve sare sansar ke upadan karan aur nimitt karan bhi haian. bhagavan shrikrishn purush haian to balaramaji pradhan (prakriti). ye hi donoan samast sharir mean pravisht hokar unhean jivanadan dete haian aur unamean unase atyant vilakshan jo jnanasvaroop jiv hai, usaka niyaman karate haian. jo jiv mrityu ke samay apane shuddh man ko ek kshan ke liye bhi unamean laga deta hai, vah samast karm-vasanaoan ko dho bahata hai aur shighr hi soory ke saman tejasvi tatha brahmamay hokar paramagati ko prapt hota hai. ve bhagavan hi, jo sabake atma aur param karan haian, bhaktoan ki abhilasha poorn karane aur prithvi ka bhar utarane ke liye manushy ka-sa sharir grahan karake prakat hue haian. unake prati ap donoan ka aisa sudridh vatsaly bhav hai; phir mahatmaoan! ap donoan ke liye ab kaun-sa shubh karm karana shesh rah jata hai. bhaktavatsal yaduvanshashiromani bhagavan shrikrishn tho de hi dinoan mean braj mean ayeange aur ap donoan ko, apane mata-pita ko anandit kareange. jis samay unhoanne samast yaduvanshiyoan ke drohi kans ko rangabhoomi mean mar dala aur apake pas akar kaha ki ‘maian braj mean aooanga’ us kathan ko ve saty kareange.

nandababa aur mata yashodaji! ap donoan param bhagyashali haian. khed n karean. ap shrikrishn ko apane pas hi dekheange; kyoanki jaise kashth mean agni sada hi vyapak roop se rahati hai, vaise hi ve samast praniyoan ke hriday mean sarvada virajaman rahate haian. ek sharir ke prati abhiman n hone ke karan n to koee unaka priy hai aur n to apriy. ve sabamean aur sabake prati saman haian; isaliye unaki drishti mean n to koee uttam hai aur n to adham. yahaan tak ki vishamata ka bhav rakhane vala bhi unake liye visham nahian hai. n to unaki koee mata hai aur n pita. n patni hai aur n to putr adi. n apana hai aur n to paraya. n deh hai aur n to janm hi. is lok mean unaka koee karm nahian hai phir bhi ve sadhuoan ke paritran ke liye, lila karane ke liye devadi sattvik, matsyadi tamas evan manushy adi mishr yoniyoan mean sharir dharan karate haian. bhagavan ajanma haian. usamean prakrit sattv, raj adi mean se ek bhi gun nahian hai. is prakar in gunoan se atit hone par bhi lila ke liye khel-khel mean ve sattv, raj aur tam-in tinoan gunoan ko svikar kar lete haian aur unake dvara jagat ki rachana, palan aur sanhar karate haian. jab bachche ghumaripareta khelane lagate haian ya manushy veg se chakkar lagane lagate haian, tab unhean sari prithvi ghoomati huee jan p dati hai. vaise hi vastav mean sab kuchh karane vala chitt hi hai; parantu us chitt mean ahanbuddhi ho jane ke karan, bhramavash use atma-apana ‘maian’ samajh lene ke karan, jiv apane ko karta samajhane lagata hai. bhagavan shrikrishn keval ap donoan ke hi putr nahian haian, ve samast praniyoan ke atma, putr, pita-mata aur svami bhi haian. baba! jo kuchh dekha ya suna jata hai, vah chahe bhoot se sambandh rakhata ho, vartaman se athava bhavishy se; sthavar ho ya jangam ho, mahan ho athava alp ho, aisi koee vastu hi nahian hai jo bhagavan shrikrishn se prithak ho. baba! shrikrishn ke atirikt aisi koee vastu nahian hai, jise vastu kah sakean. vastav mean sab ve hi haian, ve hi paramarth saty haian."

parikshit! bhagavan shrikrishn ke sakha uddhav aur nandababa isi prakar apas mean bat karate rahe aur vah rat bit gayi. kuchh rat shesh rahane par gopiyaan uthian, dipak jalakar unhoanne ghar ki dehaliyoan par vastudev ka poojan kiya, apane gharoan ko jha d-buharakar saf kiya aur phir dahi mathane lagian. gopiyoan ki kalaiyoan mean kangan shobhayaman ho rahe the, rassi khianchate samay ve bahut bhali maloom ho rahi thian. unake nitamb, stan aur gale ki har hil rahe the. kanoan ke kundal hil-hilakar unake kuankum-mandit kapoloan ki lalima badha rahe the. unake abhooshanoan ki maniyaan dipak ki jyoti se aur bhi jagamaga rahi thian aur is prakar ve atyant shobha se sampann hokar dahi math rahi thian. us samay gopiyaan, kamalanayan bhagavan shrikrishn ke mangalamay charitroan ka gan kar rahi thian. unaka vah sangit dahi mathane ki dhvani se milakar aur bhi adbhut ho gaya tatha svargalok tak ja pahuancha, jisaki svar-lahari sab or phailakar dishaoan ka amangal mita deti haian.

jab bhagavan bhuvanabhaskar ka uday hua, tab brajaanganaoan ne dekha ki nandababa ke daravaze par ek sone ka rath kh da hai. ve ek-doosare se poochhane lagian- "yah kisaka rath hai?" kisi gopi ne kaha- "kans ka prayojan siddh karane vala akroor hi to kahian phir nahian a gaya hai? jo kamalanayan pyare shyamasundar ko yahaan se mathura le gaya tha." kisi doosari gopi ne kaha- "kya ab vah hamean le jakar apane mare hue svami kans ka pindadan karega? ab yahaan usake ane ka kya prayojan ho sakata hai?" brajavasini striyaan isi prakar apas mean batachit kar rahi thian ki usi samay nityakarm se nivrit hokar uddhavaji a pahuanche.