vishay soochigopi git -karapatri maharajgopi git 6brahmadi devagan bhi is trigunatmika maya, aja se sada bhayabhit rahate haian, tab maya-mohagrast prani ki to katha hi akath hai. bhagavath-kathan haiah- ‘mamev ye prapadyante mayametaan taranti te.’[2] jo meri sharan mean a jata hai usako maya nahian satati. ek katha hai: koee sant chale ja rahe the ki unako samane se ati huee aja, maya, lagam liye hue mil gee. sant ne unase poochha, devi! ap kaun hai? yah lagam lekar kyoan chal rahi haian? maya ne uttar diya, ‘yahaan ek mahatma rahate haian; ve vash mean nahian a rahe haian atah is lagam se unako baandhane ja rahi hooan. sant kahane lage ‘devi! ham jaisoan ko kaise baandhogi?’ maya ne uttar diya, ‘tum jaise santoan ke lie lagam ki avashyakata nahian hoti; maian to yoan hi unake kandhe par chadh jati hooan.’ sant kruddh hokar apane sthan par chale gaye. sahasa bhayankar varsha evan toophan a gaya. shitakal ki aandheri rat mean van-prantar, varsha evan toophan ke karan aur bhi bhayankar ho utha. itane mean hi mahatma ne dekha ki koee santrast, komalaangi sundari yuvati ratri bhar ke lie ashray maang rahi hai. yuvati ko apani kuti mean vishram dena anuchit manakar vah mahatma us yuvati ko lekar nadi ke par usake ghar pahuanchane chal p de. bich dhar mean pahuanchane par yuvati kahane lagi, ‘baba! ab mujhase nahian chala jata’. sant ne vivash ho usako kandhe par baitha liya, yuvati ne e d lagate hue kaha, ‘chalo, baba! chalo, ham tumhare kandhe par savar ho gaye haian.’ sant ki moh-nidra bhang huee to dekha ki kahian kuchh nahian hai; vah sab drishy to kevaj aja, maya ka hi chamatkar tha. mahatma atyant lajjit hokar poochhane lage, devi! kya koee aisa bhi hai jo ap ki lagam ke vash mean bhi nahian ata.’ maya devi ne uttar diya, ‘haan! aise bhi kuchh ujadd log haian jin par hamari lagam ka prabhav nahian hota. chalo tumako dikha dean.’ sant maya devi ke sath chal p de; kuchh door jane par dekha ki koee mahatma ganga kinare samadhisth haian; itane mean hi gaanv se kuchh striyaan aeean aur b di shraddha-bhakti se mahatma ka poojan kiya; phir kahane lagian maharaj! ab ham log ganga-snan karana chah rahi haian; yah hamara bachcha chhota hai isako ap ke pas baitha jati haian; kripa kar jara isako dekhate rahean.’ apane bachche ko vahian letakar auratean ganga-snan ko chali geean; koee bhe diyaan akar bachche ko kha gaya. lautakar auratoan ne mahatma se apana bachcha maanga parantu mahatma to samadhisth j davath hi baithe rahe. |