गोरा कुम्हार

gora kumhar jnaneshh‍varakalin bhakh‍toan mean umr mean sabase b de the. ye b de hi virakt, jnani aur premi bhakt the.

parichay

gora kumhar ka janh‍m teradhoki namak sh‍than mean sanvat 1324 (1267 ee.) mean hua tha. inh‍hean sab log ‘chacha’ kaha karate the. ye b de virakh‍t, dridhanishh‍chayi, jnani tatha premi bhakt the. inaki do striyaan thian.

bhajan tallinata

gora kumhar ka bhajanananh‍d mean talh‍lin hona aisa tha ki ek bar inaka ek nanh‍ha bachh‍cha inake unh‍math‍t nrith‍y mean pairoan tale kuchalakar mar gaya, par inh‍hean isaki kuchh bhi sudh n huee. isase chidhakar inaki sahadharmini santi ne inase kaha ki- "ab aj se ap mujhe sh‍parsh n karean." tab se inh‍hoanne unh‍hean sh‍parsh karana sada ke liye th‍yag hi diya. santi ko b da pashh‍chatap hua aur b di chinh‍ta huee ki "inh‍hean putr ab kaise ho aur kaise inaka vansh chale?" isaliye unh‍hoanne apani bahan rami se inaka vivah kara diya. vivah ke avasar par shh‍vasur ne inh‍hean upadesh kiya ki- "donoan bahanoan ke sath ek sa vh‍yavahar karana." bas, inh‍hoanne nav-vivahita ko bhi sh‍parsh n karane ka nishh‍chay kar liya. ek rat ko donoan bahanoan ne inake donoan hath pak dakar apane sharir par rakhe. inh‍hoanne apane in donoan hatho ko papi samajhakar kat dala. is tarah ki kee batean gora kumhar ke vishay mean prasiddh haian.

jnaneshvar-namadev ka agaman

kashi adi ki yatraoan se lautate hue jnaneshh‍var-namadev adi bhakt inake yahaan thahar gaye the. sab bhakt ek sath baithe hue the. pas hi kumhar ki ek thapi p di huee thi. us par mukh‍tabaee ki dri‍shti p di. unh‍hoanne poochha- "chacha ji! yah kh‍ya chij hai?" gora ji ne uth‍tar diya- "yah thapi hai, isase mitti ke gh de thoankakar yah dekha jata hai ki kaun gh da kachh‍cha hai aur kaun pakh‍ka." mukh‍tabaee ne kaha- "ham logoan ki bhi kachh‍chaee-pakh‍kaee maloom ho sakati hai?" gora ji ne kaha- "haan, haan, kh‍yoan nahian." yah kahakar unh‍hoanne thapi uthaee aur ek-ek bhakt ke sir par thapakar dekhane lage. doosare bhakt to yah kautuk dekhane lage, par namadev big de. unh‍hean yah bhakh‍toan ka aur apana bhi apaman jan p da. gora ji thapate-thapate jab inake pas aye to inako bahut bura laga. gora ji ne inake bhi sir par thapi thapi aur bole- "bhakh‍toan mean yah gh da kachh‍cha hai", aur namadev se kahane lage- "namadev! tum bhakt ho, par abhi tumh‍hara ahankar nahian gaya. jab tak guru ki sharan mean nahian jaoge, tab tak aise hi kachh‍che rahoge."

namadev ko b da du:kh hua. ve jab panh‍dharapur laut aye, tab unh‍hoanne shrivitthal se apana du:kh nivedan kiya. bhagavan ne unase kaha- "gora ji ka yah kahana to sach hai ki shriguru ki sharan mean jab tak nahian jaoge, tab tak kachh‍che rahoge. ham to tumh‍hare sada sath haian hi, par tumh‍hean kisi manushh‍y dehadhari mahapurush ko guru manakar usake samane nat hona hoga. usake charanoan mean apana ahankar lin karana hoga." bhagavan ke adesh ke anusar namadev ji ne shrivisoba khechar ko guru mana aur gurupadesh grahan kiya. is prakar gora ji kumh‍har b de anubhavi, jnani, bhakt the.