माता देवकी की वात्सल्य निष्ठा

mata devaki ki vatsaly-nishtha


vishvan yadetath svatanau nishante
yathavakashan purushah paro bhavanh.
bibharti soayan mam garbhagoabhoo-
daho nrilokasy vidambanan hi tath..[1]

maharaj ugrasen ke ek bhaee the, unaka nam devak tha, mahabhagyavati devakiji unhian ki putri thian. kans inaka chachera bhai tha, ye kans se chhoti thian, atah vah inhean bahut pyar karata tha. inaka vivah yaduvanshi shri vasudevaji se hua. devakaji ne apani putri ka vivah b de hi ullas ke sath kiya. bahut-sa dahej vasudevaji ko diya aur b di dhoomadham se vivah ka samast kary sampann hua. kans apani bahin ke prati sneh pradarshit karane ke liye bidaee ke samay usake rath ko svayan haankane laga. rath mean navavivahita devakiji aur vasudevaji baithe the, kans gho doan ko haank raha tha, isi samay akash vani huee - ‘are, o moodh kans! too jis bahin ke rath ko itani priti se haank raha hai, isi ka ashtam garbh tujhe marega.’ bas, phir kya tha, rang mean bhang p d gayi, amrit mean vish mil gaya. harsh ke sthan mean udasi chha gayi, sneh ka sthan dvesh ne grahan kar liya. krodh ke avesh mean kans rath se kood p da. usane talavar nikal li aur devakiji ki choti pak d kar b de krodh ke sath bola - ‘bas, n rahega baans n bajegi baansuri.’ vish ke vriksh ko hi kyoan badhane de ki usake phaloan se mrityu ki sambhavana ho, badhane ke pahale vriksh ko hi kat dena buddhimani hai. maian abhi is devaki ka ant kiye deta hooan.’

pas mean baithe hue vasudevaji ne b de dhairy ke sath use samajhaya, jnan ki batean batayian. dharm sujhaya aur ant mean vishvas dilaya ki isake jitane bhi putr hoange, ham sab tumhean de jaya kareange. tum is abala ko jo tumhari bahin hai, navavivahita hai - kyoan marate ho? bhagavan ki prerana, usake man mean yah bat baith gayi, usane devaki ko chho d diya. parantu pichhe se vasudevaji ke sahit devaki ko karagar mean band kar diya. kramashah devakiji ke garbh se sat santanean hueean. apane pratijnanusar vasudevaji ne unhean kans ko sauanp diya aur us dusht ne sabhi ko mar dala. ashtam garbh mean sakshat shrimannarayan chaturbhuj roop mean prakat hue. yah garbh devaki ke liye ‘harshashokavivardhanah’ hua. harsh to is bat ka ki sakshat bhagavan avatirn hue haian, shok kans ke atyacharoan ko lekar. jab bhagavan apani prabha se dasoan dishaoan ko prabhanvit banate hue shankh, chakr, gada aur padm ke sath chaturbhuj roop mean prakat hue to devaki mata ne unak b di stuti ki aur prarthana ki - ‘prabho! maian kans se bahut dari hooan, vah tumhean bhi mar dalega. atah usase meri raksha karo aur apana yah alaukik roop chhipa lo.’ lilamay bhagavan ne kaha - ‘yadi aisa hi hai to mujhe nandaji ke gokul mean bhej do, vahaan yashodaji ke garbh se meri maya utpann huee hai, use le ao.’ yah kahakar prabhu sadharan shishu ho gaye. vasudevaji bhagavan ko nandaji ke yahaan pahuancha aye aur vahaan se kanya ko le aye.[2]



tika tippani aur sandarbh

  1. shri devakiji kahati haian - pralay ke ant mean jab ap is sampoorn brahmand ko apane mean lin kar lete haian tab sampoorn vishv apake udar mean sama jata hai, kisi ko bhi avakash ki nyoonata nahian hoti, ve hi ap mere garbh mean aye haian, yah logoan ke liye ek ashchary ki bat hai, is par bhala kaun vishvas karega?
  2. bhagavatprem aank |lekhak: radheshyam khemaka |prakashak: gitapres, gorakhapur |sankalan: bharat diskavari pustakalay |prishth sankhya: 370 |

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