गय असुर

gay asur vansh mean utpann param bhagavat asur tha. usamean adharm ka lesh matr bhi aansh nahian tha. usane daith‍yakulatilak apane poorvaj param vishnu bhakt prahlad ke upadesh ko hriday mean dharan kar liya tha aur tapash‍ya karane laga.

nalan dvijath‍van devath‍vamrishith‍van vasurath‍maja: .
prinanay mukunh‍dash‍y n vrith‍tan n bahujnata ..

‘asuraputroan! bhagavan mukunh‍d ko prasanh‍n karane ke liye n to brahman-kshatriy-vaishh‍yavarnaroop dvij hona paryaph‍t hai aur n devata athava rrishi hona. ve dayamay n to achar se prasanh‍n hote haian, n bahut-se shash‍troan ka jnan hone se." yah upadesh bhakt prahlad ne padmakalh‍p mean apane sahapathi daith‍yaputroan ko diya tha.

kathor tapasya

gay ki tapash‍ya ath‍yanh‍t kathor thi. vah ek pair se sahash‍troan varsh nirjal, nirahar kh da raha. bhagavan mean usaka chith‍t laga hua tha. usake hriday mean bhagavan ki manamohini moorti prath‍yaksh ho gayi thi. hriday mean bhagavan ki jo amritamayi divh‍y jhaanki hoti thi, usase gay ka sharir sada pulakit rahata tha. use bhookh-ph‍yas, sardi-garmi adi ka pata tak nahian tha. usaka sharir bhitar ke ananh‍t ahlad ke karan bina kuchh khaye-piye bhi supushh‍t tha. usaka bal tanik bhi ghatata nahian tha. usaka tej dishaoan mean badhata hi jata tha. anek bar bhagavan brahma, shankar ji varadan dene gay ke pas aye, kiantu use to koee varadan hi nahian chahiye tha. vah to bhagavan ko prasanh‍n karane ke liye tap kar raha tha aur tap karate hi rahana chahata tha. is tap ko chho dana bhi chahiye, yah usaka man soch hi nahian sakata tha. indr, varun adi ne use mar dene ke liye anek prayath‍n kiye. kiantu gay ke sharir par kisi ash‍tr-shash‍tr ka koee prabhav nahian hota tha aur vah mahath‍ma krodh karana to door, kisi ki or netr uthakar dekhata tak nahian tha.

brahma ka agaman

tapash‍ya se tej badhata hai. gay ka tej badhata hi jata tha. devata bhi usake age hataprabh ho gaye. dishaean us tej se dhak gayian. brahma bhi sochane lage ki ‘ab kh‍ya ho? gay ka tej isi prakar badhata hi gaya to sari srishti ka rajogun aur tamogun is tapash‍vi ke prabhav se nashh‍t ho jayaga. sattvagun sima chho dakar badh jay to bhi pralay ho jayagi.' anh‍t mean brahma ji ne bhagavan ki sharan li. bhagavan ki shiksha ke anusar gay ke pas akar ve bole- ‘asurashreshh‍th! tum to mujhase koee varadan maangate nahian. kiantu aj maian tumase varadan maangane aya hooan. mujhe yajn karana hai. srishti mean tumh‍hare sharir-jaisa pavitr sh‍thal koee nahian hai. yajn karane ke liye maian bhoomi ke roop mean tumase tumh‍hara sharir chahata hooan.‘

sharir par yajn ayojan

gay ne kaha- "prajapati! mera saubhagh‍y hai ki mera sharir kisi achh‍chhe kam mean ayega. mere sharir par yajn karake ap mere sh‍vami yajnapurush narayan ka bhajan kareange, isase b da phal is deh ka mujhe aur kh‍ya milana hai. ap prasanh‍nata se yajn karean." itana kahakar asur gay let gaya. brahma ji ne usaki deh par yajnavedi, kunh‍d adi banaye. rrishiyoan ke sath saik doan varsh mean samaph‍t hone vala b da bhari yajn unh‍hoanne kiya. srishtikarta ke ashh‍chary ka thikana nahian raha. gay ka sharir tho da bhi jala nahian tha. bina hile-dule, bina shh‍vas liye vah mahabhag itane samay tak chupachap p da raha. ab yajn samaph‍t hone par usane uthana chaha. brahma ji bahut dare. unh‍hoanne phir bhagavan ko pukara. ab bhagavan ne gay ke vibhinh‍n aangoan par vibhinh‍n devataoan ko sh‍thapit kiya aur sh‍vayan gada lekar us tapash‍vi asur ke hriday par kh de ho gaye. gay ne kaha- "brahma ji! maian chahooan to ab bhi sahaj uthakar kh da ho sakata hooan, kh‍yoanki in sarvath‍ma narayan ne kripa karake mujhe pahale hi aparimit shakti de di hai. kiantu mere sh‍vami sh‍vayan jab tak mere oopar kh de haian, tab tak maian hil bhi nahian sakata. apane aradhh‍y ka apaman maian nahian karooanga. haan, yadi bhagavan mere oopar se chale gaye to turant uth kh da hoooanga. ap sab mean koee mujhe dabaye nahian rakh sakata."

varadan

bhagavan se gay ne varadan maanga- "jo koee mere sharir par apane pitaroan ke liye pinh‍dadan kare, usake pitar mukh‍t ho jayan.' bhagavan ne gay ko yah varadan diya. gaya ka poora tirthakshetr gay ke sharir par hi hai or bhagavan gadadhar usake hriday desh par ab bhi shrivigrah roop mean sthit haian. vishh‍nu pad ke us tirth mean pitaroan ko pinh‍dadan karane se akshay tripti hoti hai aur ve sare kh‍leshoan se chhoot jate haian.