रसिकमुरारि

rasikamurari bhagavan shh‍yamasunh‍dar ke roop-ras aur lila-madhury ke poore rasik the. ve divh‍y yugal-sh‍varoop ke upasak the. shh‍yama-shh‍yam ki nikuanj lila ka chinh‍tan hi unaka param dhan tha. nanh‍dananh‍dan aur raseshh‍vari rasamayi shrivrishabhanunandini ka sh‍maran hi unake jivan ka adhar tha. sant seva aur gurubhakti mean unaki dridh nishh‍tha thi. ve saral aur saras sh‍vabhav ke rasik prani the.

guru ka bulava

rasikamurari ji ke guru shh‍yamananh‍d ki jagir ek dushh‍t raja ne chhin li. shh‍yamananh‍d ne unako patr likha ki tum jis dasha mean ho, usi mean shighr hi chale ao. us samay ve bhojan kar rahe the. bina hath-mukh dhoye hi ve chal p de. guru-ajna ki maryada hi aisi thi. guru ka nivas satrah kos ki doori par tha. shh‍yamananh‍d ji ne unh‍hean us dasha mean dekhakar b da ashh‍chary prakat kiya aur unaki karyavyatath‍parata aur ajnakarita ki b di sarahana ki. rasikamurari ne guru ki jagir lautane ke liye raja ke pas jane ka nishh‍chay kiya, kiantu unake shishh‍yoan ne unh‍hean raja ki dushh‍tata se avagat karaya aur jane se roka. unh‍hoanne kisi ki bat nahian mani.

matavale hathi se samana

raja ne rasikamurari ke ane ki vat sunakar ek matavala dusht hathi unake oopar chho dane ka irada kiya aur sabhasadoan se kaha ki- "yadi unamean kuchh shakti hogi to hathi unh‍hean chho d dega aur is tarah unaki siddhi ka bhi pata chal jayaga." par yah sab kuchh to bahana tha, vah to unh‍hean jan se marakar jagir h dap lena chahata tha. gajaraj jhoomata hua unake path par madonh‍math‍t-sa vichar raha tha. shh‍yaya-shh‍yam ke ananh‍y sevak rasikamurari ki palaki rajasabha ki or a rahi thi. ve nirbhayatapoorvak prabhu ka sh‍maran karate palaki mean savar hokar chale a rahe the. jiv charachar mean bhagavan nanh‍dananh‍dan ke darshan karane vale rasik bhakt ne dekha ki kaharoan ne palaki rakh di aur ve bhag kh de hue. samane madamast gajaraj jhoomata-jhamata pahuanch gaya. rasikamurari ko apani pran raksha ki chinh‍ta nahian thi. unh‍hean to gajaraj ko kisi tarah is bhayanak papakarm se mukh‍takar bhagavan ki bhakti ka madhury chakhana tha.

rasikamurari ne kripabhari drishti se gajaraj ko dekha. premabhari muskan bikherakar kaha ki- "bhaiya! tum chetan ho, tumh‍hare rom-rom mean bhagavath-sath‍ta vh‍yaph‍t hai, tum hathi ka tamogun chho d do. is papagrah se chhutakara pane ke liye bhagavan ka sh‍maran karo. bhav-banh‍dhan se mukti mil jayagi’. bhakt ki rasamayi vani ke prabhav se gajaraj ka mad utar gaya. usaka hriday bhaktibhav se ahladit ho utha. hathi ne natamash‍tak hokar rasikamurari ki charan-vanh‍dana ki. aisa lagata tha ki tamogun ne sath‍vagun ki prabhuta sh‍vikar kar li. vah adhir ho utha, nayanoan se ashru ki dhara bahane lagi. rasikamurari ne use shrikrishn-nam se abhimantrit kar kaha- "shrikrishh‍n ka nam madhury ka ananh‍t sagar hai. ek kanikamatr ke sansh‍parsh se karo doan janh‍moan ke pap mit jate haian. jiv unake roop-ras mean avagahanakar dhanh‍y aur kritarth ho jata hai." unh‍hoanne is shishh‍y hathi ka nam ‘gopaladas’ rakha. bhakt murari ke darshan se raja ki dushh‍tata ka nash ho gaya. usane unake charan pak d liye, kshama maangi. shh‍yamananh‍d ki jagir lauta di. rasikamurari ki gurubhakti dhanh‍y ho gayi.