shri shrichaitany-charitavali -prabhudatt brahmachari
173. shrimati vishhnupriya devi
prabhu ka purana bhrithy eeshan abhi tak prabhu ke ghar par hi tha. shachimata use putr ki bhaanti phyar karatian. vahi priya ji tatha mata ji ki sabhi prakar ki seva karata tha. eeshan bahut vriddh ho gaya tha, isiliye prabhu ne vanshivadan namak ek brahman ko mata ki seva ke nimitt aur bhej diya tha. ye donoan hi tan-man se mata tatha priya ji ki sabhi seva karate the. priya ji ke pas kaanchana nam ki ek unaki sevika sakhi thi, vah sada priya ji ke sath rahati aur unaki har prakar ki seva karati. damodar panh dit bhi navadvip mean hi rahakar mata ki dekh-rekh karate rahate aur bich-bich mean puri jakar mata ji tatha priya ji ka sabhi sanvad suna ate. vishhnupriya ji un dinoan ghare thyagamay jivan bitati thian. damodar panh dit ke dvara prabhu jab inake ghor vairaghy aur kathin tap ka samachar sunate tab ve man hi man athyadhik prasanhn hote.
vishhnupriya ji ka ekamatr avalamhban ve prabhu ki punit padukaean hi thian. apane poojagrih mean ve ek uchhchasan par padukaoan ko padharaye hue thian aur nithyaprati dhoop, dip, naivedy adi se unaki pooja kiya karati thian. ve niranhtar–
hare ram hare ram ram ram hare rahe.
her krishhn hare krishhn krishhn krishhn hare hare..
-isi mantr ko japati rahatian. unhhoanne apana ahar bahut hi kam kar diya tha, kinhtu shachi mata ke agrah se ve kabhi-kabhi kud adhik bhojan kar leti thian.
putrashok se jarjarit huee vriddha mata ka hriday phat gaya tha. putr ki divhyonhmadakari avashtha sunakar to usake ghayal hriday mean mano kisi ne vish se bujhe hue ban vedh diye hoan.
ek din mata ne adhir hokar bhakhtoan se kaha– ‘nimaee ke virahadu:kh ki jhvala ab mere anht:karan ko tivrata ke sath jala rahi hai, ab mera yah parthiv sharir tik n sakega, isaliye tum mujhe bhagavati bhagirathi ke tat par le chalo.’ bhakhtoan ne jaganhmata ki ajna ka palan kiya, aur ve shvayan apane kandhoan par palaki rakhakar mata ko ganga kinare le gaye. pichhe se palaki par chadhakar vishhnupriya ji bhi vahaan pahuanch gayian. putrashok se t daph dati huee mata ne apani phyari putr vadhoo ko apane pas bulaya. usake hath ko apane hath se dhire-dhire pak dakar mata ne kashht ke sath putr vadhoo ka matha chooma aur use kuchh upadesh karake is nashhvar sharir ko thyag diya.
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