Markandeya aur Bargad ke Patte par Shishu: Bhagwan ki Maya ka Darshan

Srimad Bhagavatam ke baarahvein canto ka navma adhyaay poore shastra ki sab se ajeeb aur sab se sundar kathaon mein se ek sunaata hai. Ek rishi Bhagwan se ek hi, anokha vardaan maangte hain, ki unhe woh maya dikhaayi jaaye jo poori duniya ko aisa roop deti hai jaisa woh dikhti hai. Bhagwan use de dete hain, aur jo hota hai woh brahmand ke ant tak aur wapas ki ek yatra hai, jo ek patte par soye ek shishu ke charanon par khatm hoti hai. Ye lesson us yatra ko, adhyaay haath mein le kar, chalta hai.

Markandeya kaun hain, aur unhone kya maanga?

Markandeya un amar rishiyon mein se ek hain, ek aisi atma jo, Bhagwan ki kripa se, samay ke vishaal yugon ke paar jeeti rehti hai. Ek yug ki sthir saadhana ke baad unhone Param Bhagwan ko sundar prarthanaayein arpit ki thin, aur Bhagwan unke saamne Nara-Narayana ke roop mein aaye. Naam mein ek shaant mithaas hai, kyunki nara matlab manushya, toh Narayana ko manushya ke mitra ke roop mein naam diya gaya hai, hamare apne mitra. Bhagwan ne Markandeya se kaha ki unhone Param Atma par sthir dhyaan se aur adig bhakti aur tapasya se apna jeevan saphal kar liya hai, aur unhone rishi ko koi bhi vardaan maangne ko kaha jo woh chaah sakein.

Markandeya ne jo wapas maanga wahi asli baat hai. Unhone kaha ki Bhagwan un bhakton ka saara klesh har lete hain jo unke sharan mein aate hain, aur unhe dekhne dena hi pehle se woh ekmaatra vardaan tha jo woh chahte the. Unhone aur kuch nahi maanga. Yahi ek sachche bhakt ka bhaav hai, aur shastra ise Dhruva Maharaja ki Narayana ke aage aur Prahlada ki Narasimha ke aage ki prarthanaon ke saath rakhta hai, jinhone bhi apne liye kuch nahi chaha. Bade devta tak, jaise Brahma, apne oonche pad bas Bhagwan ke charan-kamalon ko nihaar kar paate hain, jab unka mann yog mein paripakva ho jaata hai.

Phir bhi ek bhakt ki ek vinati ho sakti hai, apne sukh ke liye nahi balki Bhagwan ke prati nire vismay se. Toh Markandeya ne woh maanga jo lagbhag koi nahi maangta. Unhone Bhagwan ki maya, unki bhrama-shakti dekhne ki ichchha ki, woh shakti jiske prabhaav mein poori duniya, aur use chalaane wale devta tak, is naana-roop material vaastavikta ko hi antim satya maan lete hain. Bahut kam bhakt kabhi maya dekhna chahte hi hain. Markandeya jigyaasu the, aur unhone maanga. Bhagwan ne, Nara-Narayana ke roop mein upasthit, saada jawab diya, "aisa hi ho," aur apne dhaam Badari ke liye chale gaye.

Pralay ka jal

Ab rishi ke saamne kai jeevan ki yatra thi. Apni Bhagwan ki maya dekhne ki ichchha ko hamesha thaame, Markandeya apne ashram mein nirantar dhyaan mein rahe. Kabhi-kabhi Bhagwan ke prem ki lehrein unmein itni oonchi uth jaatin ki ve apni niyamit pooja karna hi bhool jaate.

Ek din, jab ve Pushpabhadra nadi ke kinaare apni saandhya pooja kar rahe the, kahin se ek bada toofaan utha. Bhayankar baadal bijli aur garajte megh ke saath ghir aaye, aur har or bhaari baarish toot padi. Chaar mahaan saagar uth kar dharti ki satah ko nigl gaye, aur un jalon mein bhayanak samudri raakshas, dahshat-bhare bhanwar, aur ek gehri amangal garaj chal rahi thi. Rishi ne brahmand ke har praani ko, apne sahit, us badhti baadh se tadapte dekha, aur ve vyakul aur bhaybheet ho gaye jab pralay ka jal teenon lokon ko dubo gaya.

Anginat laakhon varshon tak Markandeya us antheen jal mein, bilkul akele, ghoomte rahe. Yahi us cheez ki shuruaat thi jise unhone dekhne maanga tha. Maya aa chuki thi, aur Bhagwan use unhe apni sanhaar-shakti ke zariye dikha rahe the, woh pralay jo ek srishti-din ko samaapt karta hai.

Bargad ke patte par shishu

Ek baar, jal ke paar ghoomte hue, rishi ek chhote dweep par aaye, aur uspe ek navjaat bargad ka ped khada tha, phool aur phalon se lada. Us ped ki ek shaakha par, ek hi patte mein lipta, ek shishu balak leta tha, aur uske shareer ka prakaash aaspaas ke andhkaar ko nigl raha tha.

Shastra us balak par theharta hai, aur theharna banta bhi hai. Uska rang gehra neela tha, ek nishkalank panna ke samaan. Uska kamal-mukh saundarya ki sampada se chamakta tha. Uske gale ki rekhaayein shankh ke chinhon jaisi thin. Uski chhaati chaudi thi, naak suDaul, bhauhein sundar, aur kaan anaar ke phoolon jaise mude hue. Uski aankhon ke kone laalima liye the, kamal ke beechon-beech ki ghundi jaise, aur uske moonge se honth ek amrit barsaati muskaan ko halki laalima dete the. Jab woh saans leta, uske mahin baal kaanpte, aur uske chhote pet par charm ki komal silvatein hiltin. Phir, apni komal ungliyon se, shishu ne apne hi ek charan-kamal ko thaama, ek ungli mukh mein li, aur use choosne laga.

Jaise Markandeya us balak ko nihaarte, unki saari thakaan jhad gayi. Itna aanand hua ki unke hriday ka kamal unki kamal-aankhon ke saath poora khil gaya, aur unke rom-rom khade ho gaye. Ye adbhut shishu kaun ho sakta hai, ye na samajhte hue, rishi paas aaye.

Ye dhyaan dene laayak hai ki ve yahan tak kaise pahunche. Markandeya ne Bhagwan ko poori tarah apne bheetar se, apne hriday mein, sirf apni bhakti aur dhyaan ki ekaagrata ke zariye paaya. Praacheen rishiyon ke paas woh saadhan nahi the jinhe hum aaj saada maan lete hain, koi soochna ka aasaan saagar ungliyon par nahi, aur phir bhi unhone ek aisi shaanti aur Bhagwan se nearness paayi jise hum mein se kam hi chhoo paate hain. Jahan sachchi bhakti hai, wahan Bhagwan khud woh gyan de dete hain jo bhakt ko chahiye.

Shishu ke andar ka brahmand

Tabhi shishu ne saans andar khinchi, aur us saans par unhone rishi ko apne hi shareer ke andar khinch liya, utni hi aasaani se jitni ek saans ek machhar ko khinch le. Andar, Markandeya ye dekh kar dang reh gaye ki poora brahmand theek waise hi khada tha jaise pralay se pehle tha, sampoorn aur achhoota. Unhone aakash aur swarg aur dharti, taare, parvat, saagar, bade dweep aur mahadweep har disha mein phaile dekhe. Unhone jeev-praaniyon, van aur desh, nadiyaan, nagar, khaanein, gaaon, aur gau-charagah dekhe, aur samaj ke vibhinn vargon ke rozana aur aadhyatmik kartavya dekhe. Unhone srishti ke mool tatva un sab ke saath jo unse banta hai dekhe, poora vishwaroop, aur unhone swayam kaal dekha, woh shakti jo Brahma ke lambe dinon ke andar yugon ko ghumaati hai. Unhone Himalaya parvat, Pushpabhadra nadi, aur apna ashram dekha, theek waise khade jaise unhone chhoda tha.

Aur jaise ve ye sab nihaarte, shishu ne saans baahar chhodi, aur woh saans rishi ko unke shareer se baahar le aayi aur unhe phir se pralay ke saagar mein daal di.

Muskaan, aur ghar ki raah

Wahan jal mein unhone ye sab phir dekha, apne chhote dweep par bargad ka ped aur patte mein leta shishu. Balak ne mud kar apni aankhon ke kone se unhe dekha, prem ke amrit mein bhigi ek muskaan ke saath, aur apni aankhon ke zariye Markandeya ne us balak ko apne hriday mein le liya. Par jab rishi use gale lagaane aage daude, Bhagwan nazar se ojhal ho gaye. Usi pal bargad ka ped, woh vishaal jal, aur poora brahmand ka pralay bhi gaayab ho gaya, aur Markandeya ne khud ko apne hi ashram mein baitha paaya, theek pehle jaisa, maano kuch hua hi na ho.

Hum bhi ye yatra karte hain, apne chhote tareeke se, Bhagavatam ki aankhon ke zariye. Markandeya ke liye ye doobte jal mein laakhon varshon tak phaili, aur ise jhelna ek dahshat rahi hogi, phir bhi unhone ise dekhne maanga tha, aur Bhagwan ne unki ichchha poori hote dekhi aur phir komalta se unhe wahin rakh diya jahan se unhone shuru kiya.

Ye darshan kya sikhaata hai

Is ajeeb aur komal adhyaay se kuch baatein ubhar kar aati hain.

Pehli ye ki Bhagwan ek bhakt ki shuddh ichchha ka maan rakhte hain, chahe woh kathin hi kyun na ho. Markandeya maya ko samajhna chahte the, aur Bhagwan ne use sirf bayaan nahi kiya balki unhe duniya ke ant ke paar chala kar dikhaaya, aur poore raaste unhe surakshit rakha. Woh baadh jo kisi aur praani ka ant kar deti, us ek ko chhoo bhi na saki jisne Bhagwan ki sharan li thi.

Doosri hai woh roop jo Bhagwan ne chuna. Ve yahan us chaar-bhuja Narayana ke roop mein nahi aaye jiski rishi ko ummeed thi, balki ek nanhe balak ke roop mein jo ek patte par apni ungli choos raha tha, brahmand ke vinaash ke beech chamakta hua. Varnan khud Krishna se mel khaata hai, aur phir bhi Markandeya jaise mahaan rishi tak ye na pehchaan paaye ki shishu kaun hai, kyunki koi Param Bhagwan se ek shishu ke roop mein milne ki aasha nahi karta, woh bhi pralay ke jal ke beech. Us chunaav mein ek gehri komalta hai. Wahi Bhagwan jo poore brahmand ko ek saans ke andar rakhte hain, apne bhakt se itne chhote roop mein milne ko taiyaar hain jise bina dar ke prem kiya ja sake.

Is lesson ke mukhya shabd

Aage le jaane ki baatein

1. Markandeya, ek amar rishi, ne apne liye kuch nahi chaha aur sirf Bhagwan ko dekhte rehna maanga, phir ek saahsik vinati ki, Bhagwan ki maya dekhne ki.
2. Bhagwan ne use pralay ki baadh bhej kar poora kiya, jismein rishi laakhon varsh akele bhatakte rahe, poore raaste surakshit.
3. Jal par unhe bargad ke patte par chamakta ek shishu-Bhagwan mila, apni ungli choosta, aur unki saari thakaan chali gayi.
4. Shishu ki saans par bheetar khinche ja kar, unhone poora brahmand uske andar bahaal dekha, swayam kaal sahit.
5. Saans ke saath baahar nikaale ja kar, phir ek antim prem-bhari drishti paa kar, ve Bhagwan ko gale lagaane badhe aur apne hi ashram mein jaage.
6. Bhagwan ek bhakt ki sachchi ichchha ka maan rakhte hain, aur unmein sharan li atma duniya ke ant se bhi achhooti rehti hai.
7. Woh Param Bhagwan jo saare brahmand ko apne mein samaaye hain, phir bhi apne bhakt se ek nanhe balak ke roop mein milte hain, antarang aur bina dar ke.

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