करमैतीबाई

karamaitibaee
poora nam	karamaitibaee
janm bhoomi	khandela gram, jayapur (rajash‍than)
mrityu sthan	vrindavan, mathura
abhibhavak	pita- pandit parashuram ji
karm bhoomi	bharat
nagarikata	bharatiy
any janakari	karamaitibaee ka man poorv sansh‍karavash l dakapan se hi shh‍yamasunh‍dar mean laga hua tha. vah niranh‍tar shrikrishh‍n ke nam ka jap kiya karatian aur ekanh‍t sh‍thal mean shrikrishh‍n ka dhh‍yan karati huee ‘ha nath! ha nath!’ pukara karati thian.

karamaitibaee jayapur ke aantargat ane vale khandela rajy ke kul purohit pandit parashuram ki sadgunavati putri thian. karamaiti ka man poorv sansh‍karavash l dakapan se hi shh‍yamasunh‍dar mean laga hua tha. vah sadaiv bhagavan shrikrishn ke nam ka hi smaran kiya karati thi. inhoanne apane jivan ka adhikaansh samay vrindavan dham, mathura mean vyatit kiya. ve b de hi th‍yagabhav se rahati thian. unaka man kshan-kshan mean shrikrishh‍n ke roop ka darshan karake matavala bana rahata tha.

parichay

jayapur mean khanh‍dela namak ek sh‍than hai. vahaan shekhavat saradar rajh‍y karate the. pandit parashuram ji khanh‍dela rajh‍y ke kul-purohit the. karamaitibaee inh‍hian bhagh‍yashali parashuram ji ki sadgunavati putri thian. karamaiti ka man poorv sansh‍karavash l dakapan se hi shh‍yamasunh‍dar mean laga hua tha. vah niranh‍tar shrikrishh‍n ke nam ka jap kiya karatian aur ekanh‍t sh‍thal mean shrikrishh‍n ka dhh‍yan karati huee ‘ha nath ! ha nath !’ pukara karatian. dhh‍yan mean usake netroan se aansuoan ki dhara bahane lagati. sharir par pulakavali chha jati. premavesh mean vah kabhi hansati, kabhi roti aur kabhi ooanchi surili avaj se kirtan karane lagatian. nanh‍hi-si balika ka saral bhagavath‍prem dekhakar ghar ke aur asapas ke sabhi log prasanh‍n hote the.

vivah

karamaiti ki umr vivah ke yogh‍y ho gayi, pita-mata suyogh‍y var ki khoj karane lage; parantu karamaitibaee ko vivah ki charcha nahian suhati. vah lajh‍javash mata-pita ke samane kuchh bolati to nahian, parantu vishayoan ki batean use vish ke saman pratit hotian. ichh‍chha n hone par bhi pita ki ichh‍chha se usaka vivah ho gaya; parantu vah to apane-apako vivah poorv hi, balki poorvajanh‍m mean hi bhagavan ko arpan kar chuki thi. bhagavan ki vash‍tu par doosare ka adhikar hona vah kaise sahan kar sakati thi. vah to is sansar ke pare divh‍y prem-rajh‍y ke adhishh‍var nith‍y navin chirakumar saunh‍dary ki rashi shh‍yam-vadan sachchidananh‍d ko varan kar din-rat unh‍hian ka chinh‍tan kiya karati thi. kuchh din to yoan hi bite, parantu ek din sasural vale use lene ko a gaye. use pata laga ki vah jis ghar mean bh‍yahi gayi hai, vahaan ke log bhagavan ko nahian manate, ve vaishnavoan aur santoan ke virodhi haian; vahaan use apane ph‍yare thakuraji ki seva ka bhi avasar nahian milega aur apane sharir-man ko vishay-seva mean lagana p dega. yah sab soch-vicharakar vah vh‍yakul ho uthi, man-hi-man bhagavan ko sh‍maran kar rone lagi. usane kaha- "nath ! is vipatti se tumh‍hian bachao. kh‍ya yah tumh‍hari dasi banayi jayagi? kh‍ya tum ise aisa koee upay nahian batala doge, jisase yah tumh‍hare vrajadham mean pahuanchakar vahaan ki pavitr dhooli ko apane mash‍tak par dharan kar sake?"

grih tyag

ghar mean mata-pita beti ko sasural bhejane ki taiyari mean lage haian, idhar karamaiti doosari hi dhun mean mash‍t hai. rat ko thakakar sab so gaye, parantu karamaiti to bhagavan se uparyukh‍t prarthana kar rahi hai. akash‍mat usake man mean sh‍phurana huee ki jagat ki is vishay-vasana mean, jo manushh‍y ko sada ke liye ph‍yare bhagavan se vimukh kar deti hai, rahana sarvatha moorkhata hai. at: kuchh bhi ho, vishayoan ka th‍yag hi mere liye sarvatha shreyash‍kar hai. karamaiti ne vicharakar adhi rat ke samay, anh‍dhakar aur sanh‍nate ko chirati huee karamaiti nirbhay chitt se akeli hi ghar se nikal gayi. jo us pran ph‍yare ke liye matavale hokar nikalate haian, unh‍hean kisi ka bhi bhay nahian rahata. aj se poorv karamaiti kabhi ghar se akeli nahian nikali thi, parantu aj adhi rat ke samay sab kuchh bhoolakar dau d rahi hai. koee sath nahian hai. sath haian bhakh‍toan ke chir-sakha-sadasangi bhagavan shh‍yamasunh‍dar, jinaka ek kam hi sharanagat-ashrit bhaktoan ke sath rahakar unaki raksha karana hai.

bhagavath‍prem mean matavali karamaiti anh‍dhakar ko bhedan karati huee chali ja rahi hai. use yah sudhi nahian hai ki maian kaun hooan aur kahaan ja rahi hooan. vah to dau di chali ja rahi hai. ratabhar mean kitani door nikal gayi, kuchh pata nahian. prat:kal ho gaya, par vah to niand-bhookh ko bhulakar usi prakar dau di ja rahi hai. idhar sabera hote hi karamaiti ki mata ne jab beti ko ghar mean nahian paya, tab roti huee apane pati parashuram ke pas jakar yah du:sanvad sunaya. parashuram ko b da du:kh hua, ek to putri ka sh‍neh aur doosare lok-laj ka bhay ! yadyapi vah janata tha ki mere beti vishay-virag aur bhagavadnurag ke karan hi kahian chali gayi hai, tathapi gaanv ke log n maloom kh‍ya-kh‍ya kaheange, meri sati putri par vh‍yarth kalank lagega. in vicharoan se vah mahan du:khi hokar apane yajaman raja ke pas gaya. raja ne purohit ke du:kh mean sahanubhooti prakat karate hue charoan or savar dau daye. do ghu dasavar us rash‍te bhi gaye, jis rash‍te se karamaiti ja rahi thi. door se gho doan ki tap sunayi di, tab karamaiti ko hosh hua. usane samajha, ho-n-ho ye savar mere hi pichhe a rahe haian; parantu vah chhipe kahaan ? n kahian paha d ki kanh‍dara hai aur n vriksh ka hi koee nam-nishan hai. regish‍tan-sa khula maidan hai. anh‍t mean ek buddhi upaji. pas hi ek mara hua ooant p da tha ! siyar-giddhoan ne usake pet ko pha dakar maans nikal liya tha. pet ek khoh ki tarah ban gaya tha. karamaiti bedh dak usi s di durganh‍dh se poorn ooant ke kankal mean ja chhipi. savaroan ne us or taka hi nahian. tivr durganh‍dh ke mare ve vahaan thahar hi nahian sake. karamaiti ke liye to vishayoan ki durganh‍dh itani asahy ho gayi thi ki usane us durganh‍dh se bachane ke liye is durganh‍dh ko bahut tuchh‍chh samajha ya prem-pagalini bhakt balika ke liye bhagavath‍kripa se vah durganh‍dh mahan suganh‍dh ke roop mean hi parinat ho gayi. jisaki kripa se agni shital aur vish amrit ban gaya tha, usaki kripa se durganh‍dh ka suganh‍dh ban jana kaun b di bat thi. tin din tak karamaiti ooant ke pet mean ph‍yare shh‍yam ke dhh‍yan mean p di rahi. chauthe din vahaan se nikali. tho di door age jane par sath mil gaya.

vrindavan agaman

karamaiti ne pahale haridvar pahuanchakar bhagirathi mean sh‍nan kiya, phir chalate-chalate vah saanvare ki lilabhoomi vrindavan mean ja pahuanchi. us jamane mean vrinh‍davan keval sachh‍che viragi vaishh‍nav sadhuoan ka hi kenh‍dr tha. vahaan charoan or ke matavale bhagavath‍premiyoan ka hi jamav da raha karata tha, isi se vah param pavitr tha aur isi se bhakh‍toan ki drishti usaki or lagi rahati thi. vrinh‍davan pahuanchakar karamaiti mano ananh‍dasagar mean doob gayi. vah jangal mean brahmakunh‍d par rahane lagi. premasinh‍dhu ki maryada toot jane se usaka jivan nith‍y apar premadhara mean bahane laga.

pita se pun:rmilan

idhar parashuram ko jab kahian pata n laga, tab vah dhooandhate-dhooandhate vrinh‍davan pahuancha. vrinh‍davan mean bhi karamaiti ka pata kaise lagata. jagat ke samane apani bhakti ka svaang dikhane vali vah koee nami-garami bhakt to thi hi nahian, vah to apane priyatam ke prem mean doobi huee akeli jangal mean p di rahati thi. ek din parashuram ne vriksh par chadhakar dekha to brahmakund par ek vairagini dikhayi di; vah turant utarakar vahaan dau da gaya. jakar dekhata hai, karamaiti sadhu-vesh mean dhh‍yanamagh‍n baithi hai. usake mukh par bhajan ka nirmal shital tej chhitak raha hai. aankhoan se prem ke aansuoan ki anavarat dhara bah rahi hai. parashuram putri ki yah dasha dekhakar harsh-shok mean doob gaya. putri ki bahari avash‍tha par to shok tha aur usake bhagavath‍prem par use b da harsh tha. vah apane ko aisi bhaktimati devi ka pita samajhakar dhanh‍y man raha tha.

parashuram vahaan baithe kee ghante ho gaye. vah usaki prem-dasha dekh-dekhakar besudh-sa ho gaya, par karamaiti nahian jagi. akhir parashuram ne use hilakar hosh karaya aur bahut anunay-vinay ke sath ghar chalakar bhajan karane ke liye kaha. karamaiti ne kaha- "pitaji! yahaan akar kaun vapas gaya hai. phir maian to us premamay ke prem-sagar mean doobakar apane ko kho chuki hooan, jiti huee hi mar chuki hooan. yah murda ab yahaan se kaise uthe? ap ghar jakar meri mata sahit shrikrishh‍n ka bhajan karean. isake saman sukh ka saj triloki mean kahian dusara nahian hai." bhagavan ke gun gate-gate premavesh mean karamaiti moorchchhit ho gayi. brahman parashuram ne apane sansari jivan ko dhikh‍kar dete hue use jagaya aur shrikrishh‍n-bhajan ki pratijna karake prem mean rota hua vahaan se ghar lauta. ghar pahuanchakar usane grihini ko putri ke samachar sunakar kaha ki ‘brahmani ! too dhanh‍y hai jo tere pet se aisi sanh‍tan paida huee. aj hamara kul pavitr aur dhanh‍y ho gaya.'

raja ne yah samachar suna, tab vah bhi karamaiti ke darshan ke liye vrinh‍davan ko chal diya. raja ne vrinh‍davan pahuanchakar karamaiti ki b di hi prem-tanh‍may avash‍tha dekhi. raja ka mash‍tak bhaktibhav se usake charanoan mean ap hi jhuk gaya. raja ne kutiya bana dene ke liye b di prarthana ki, parantu karamaiti inh‍kar karati rahi. anh‍t mean raja ke bahut agrah karane par kutiya banava di. sunate haian ki karamaiti ki kutiya ka dhh‍vansavashesh ab bhi hai.

mrityu

karamaitibaee b de hi th‍yagabhav se rahati thi. usaka man kshan-kshan mean shrikrishh‍n ke roop ka darshan karake matavala bana rahata tha. usaki aankhoan par to sada hi varsha-rritu chhayi rahati thi. yoan param tap karate-karate anh‍t mean is tapasvini devi ne deh th‍yagakar golok ki shesh yatra ki.