17. pishachoddhar
'maian devadhidev maheshvar ki ajna se aya hooan. prabhu ne batala diya hai ki pashchim samudr tat par suprasiddh dvarikapuri mean is samay purushottam shrihari nivas karate haian. apane anucharoan ke sath ham unaka darshan karane chale haian. tum bhi ichchhanusar ja sakate ho. ve keshav yaduvansh mean hi avatirn hue haian aur tum yaduvanshi ho, atah ham tumhara samman karate haian. adhi rat ho gayi. yah ham pishachoan ka aradhana kal hai. tum jahaan chaho vahaan chale jao. hamase tumhean koee bhay nahian hai.'
bhagavan shiv ke sevak, unake adesh se aye pishach ke liye koee tapovan agamy kaise ban sakata hai. vah sabake liye durdharsh haian, yah spasht tha aur usaki narayan-nishtha-bhakti? lekin bhakti devi to jati, varn, kul, achar, ahar, karm nahian dekha karatian. ve kisi ke hriday mean prakat ho sakati haian. ve hriday mean a jayan, janardan door raheange usase?
vah bhagavan kya jo pishach par bhi prasann n ho sake aur use apana n sake. pishach usi ki srishti nahian hai? 'svadharmamaradhanamachyutasy' aur pishach ka svadharm- ghantakarn svadharm mean hi to sthit tha. shrikrishn kahian gaye nahian. uthe nahian. vahian shant baithe rahe.
pishach apani ardharatrikalin aradhana mean apane dhang se lag gaya. usaki aradhana bhookhe pet sanbhav nahian. bahut-sa rakt pikar usane kachcha maans khaya vahian. tab aant diyoan ka pash rakh diya. jal se achaman karake, kushasan bichhaya. use jal chhi dakakar asan-shuddhi ki. kuttoan ko door hataya aur asan par baithakar stuti karane mean laga netr band karake- 'dev dev janardan! mera man pratikshan ap mean laga rahe! mere man ka kalmash ap nasht kar do! ap mean meri avichal bhakti ho! mujh adham par daya karo dayamay!'
stuti karate-karate pishach ka kanth gadgad ho gaya. netroan se ashrupravah chala. sharir mean romaanch hua aur vah samadhisth ho gaya. nasikagrah par sthir drishti, pranav ke jap mean achanchal pran. usake hriday mean aj chaturbhuj vanamali janardan prakat ho gaye.
pishach dhyan se jaga aur sammukh shrikrishnachandr ko dekhakar nrity karane laga- 'yahi haian! yahi haian narayan! ye bhaktavatsal hi hriday mean prakat huye the. mujh adhamapar daya karane ye yahaan padhare haian!'
vah nachata tha, kirtan karata tha, rota tha aur bar-bar shrikrishn ke charanoan mean lot jata tha.
kuchh kal mean savadhan hua. archa karane ki use soojhi. laye shavoan-mean-se ek shav mean-se ek maans khand katakar use jal se dhoya. patte par use rakhakar shrikrishnachandr ko nivedit karake hath jo dakar bola- 'mere svami! yah ham pishachoan ke liye durlabh turant ke mare pavitr sanskar vale brahman ke shav ka maans hai. pishachoan ka yah uttam ahar hai. ap ise grahan karean!'
'yadannan purusho bhavati tadannan tasy devata .'
jo apana priy ahar hai, vahi to aradhak apane aradhy ko nivedit karega. pishach kahaan bhakti ki shuddhacharita ka adhikari tha ki use parichit hota.
'yah to hamare sparsh karane yogy bhi nahian hai.'
shrikrishnachandr ne kaha- 'is brahman ko jivit hone do.'
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