shri shrichaitany-charitavali -prabhudatt brahmachari
173. shrimati vishhnupriya devi
vishhnupriya ji ne avadhoot ki dharmapatniyoan ke agaman ka samachar suna. unhhoanne un bechariyoan ko pahale kabhi nahian dekha tha. haan, ve suna karati thian ki avadhoot ab grihashthi banakar rahate haian. priya ji bahar to nikalati hi nahian thian. kinhtu jab unhhoanne avadhoot ki grihiniyoan ka aur sita devi ka samachar suna, tab to apane priy shishhy vanshivadan ke ghar jane mean koee apatti n samajhian. vanshivadan unake putr ke saman tha, vanshivadan ka putr chaitanhyadas bhi priya ji ke charanoan mean athyadhik bhakti rakhata tha, usake ghar ko kritarth karane aur usake putr ramachanhdr ko dekhane tatha sita devi adi se milane ke nimitt priya ji chaitanhyadas ke ghar padharian. chaitanhyadas ka ghar priya ji ke ghar ke athyanht hi samip tha. priya ji ke padharane se parivar ke sabhi logoan ke harsh ka thikana nahian raha. nithyananhd ji ki grihini jahnavi devi ne uthakar vishhnupriya ji ka shvagat kiya. donoan hi mahapurushoan ki ardhaangini sagi do bahinoan ke saman parashpar hriday se hriday milakar milian. tab jahnavi devi ekanht mean priya ji ko lekar unase shneh ki batean karane lagian. jahnavi ne shneh se priya ji ke komal kar ko apane hath mean lete hue kaha– ‘bahin ! tum itana kathor tap khyoan kar rahi ho ? is sharir ko sukhane se khya labh ? isi sharir se to tum hari nam le sakati ho. bahin ! tumhhari aisi dayaniy dasha dekhakar meri chhati phati jati hai. mere pati mahaprabhu ki ajna se avadhootavesh chho dakar grihashthi ban gaye. unhhean itani kathorata abhishht nahian thi. mere pati mujhase antim samay mean kah gaye the, sharir ko kashht dena thik nahian hai. bahut kathorata kam ki nahian hoti.’
dhire-dhire aankhoan mean aansoo bharakar priya ji ne kaha– ‘bahin ! tum apane pati ki ajna ka palan karo. mere pati to bhikshuk banakar, bhiksha par nirvah karake, striyoan ke shparsh se door rahakar ghor tapashvi ki tarah jivan bhar rahe. unhhoanne apane sharir ko kabhi sukh nahian pahuanchaya. maian to jitana ban sakega, sharir ko sukhaooangi’. itana kahate-kahate priya ji rudan karane lagian.
isake anantar unhhoanne jakar sita devi ke pair chhue. sita mata ne unake hath pak date hue kaha– ‘tum gauraang ki grihini ho, jaganhmata ho, tum mere pair mat chhua.’ vishhnupriya ji adhir hokar vriddha sita mata ki god mean ludhak gayian. sita mata ne unake sir ko godi mean rakhate hue kaha– ‘is kamalavadan ko dekhakar hi maian gauraang ke du:kh ko bhool jati hooan. vishhnupriye ! tum itani kathorata mat karo. mere vriddh pati tumhhare is kathor vrat se sada khinhn-se rahate haian.’ vishhnupriya ji ke donoan kamal ke saman b de-b de netroan se niranhtar ashru nikal rahe the. sita mata unhhean apane aanchal se poanchh detian aur usi kshan ve phir bhar ate. sita devi ke vashtr bhig gaye, kinhtu vishhnupriya ji ke netroan ka jal n ruka. rote-rote unhhoanne sabase vida li. jahnavi devi ne poochha– ‘bahin ! ab kab bheant hogi ?’
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