उपचरि

upachari vasushri narayan ke param bhakt the. unhoanne astr-shastroan ka parityag kar ghor tapasya prarambh kar di to iandr ghabara gaye ki kahian iandrapad ke lie unhoanne tapasya n ki ho. iandr ne samajha-bujhakar unhean tapasya se nivritt kar diya tatha unhean sphatik se bana ek viman upahar svaroop pradan kiya, jo ki akash mean hi rahata tha. us viman mean rahane ke karan raja vasu 'upachari' kahalae. iandr ne unhean trilokadarshi hone ka varadan diya tatha sadaiv vijayi rahane ke lie vaijantimala aur suraksha ke lie ek beant bheantasvaroop diya. ek bar kolahal parvat ne kam ke vashibhoot hokar shuktinadi ko rok liya. raja upachari ne apane paanv ke prahar se usake do khand kar diye tatha nadi poorvagati se bahane lagi. parvat ke samagam se shuktinadi ki yugal santan huee, jinhean usane kritajn bhav se raja ko samarpit kar diya. raja ne usake putr ko senapati niyukt kar diya tatha girika namak kanya ko patni ke roop mean grahan kiya. ek din ve pitaroan ki ajna ka palan karane ke nimitt shikar khelane gaye. vahaan ke manoram vatavaran mean kamonmatt raja upachari ka viryapat ho gaya. raja ne santan ki ichchha se us viry ko apane bharya ke pas, patte me lapetakar bheja. jab baj use le ja raha tha to marg mean doosare baj ne use maans-piand samajhakar jhapatta mara, jisase vah patte mean lipata hua viry yamuna mean gir gaya. yamuna mean brahma ke shap se ek apsara machhali ke roop mean rahati thi. usane usaka pan kiya tatha ek putr aur ek putri ko janm diya. apsara adrika poorv shap se mukt hokar svargalok chali gee. putri ko pahale matsyagandha tatha bad mean satyavati kahakar machhavaroan ne pala tatha putr jo matsy namak parakrami raja hua, use upachari ne pala.

ek bar maharshiyoan tatha devataoan mean vivad chhi d gaya. devataoan ka kahana tha ki 'aj' ka abhipray bakare se hai, at: yajn mean bakare ka prayog karana chahie. rrishiyoan ke anusar aj mane 'anaj'. ve log vivad mean vyast the, tabhi raja upachari udhar se nikale. un sabane ek mat ho unako nirnayak banaya. upachari ne devataoan ka mat janakar unaka paksh liya. at: rrishiyoan ne kruddh hokar kaha, "yadi tumhara mat galat hai aur drishti pakshapatapoorn hai to tum akashamarg se hatakar patal mean chale jao. yadi ham mithyavadi haian to ham pap bhogean." unake shap dete hi upachari (vasu) patit hokar patal mean pahuanch gaye. devatagan bahut du:khi the ki unaka paksh lene ke karan vasu ko kasht uthana p da. unhoanne patal mean rahate hue bhi vasu ko brahmanoan ka adar karane ka upadesh diya tatha vyavastha kar di ki brahmanoan ke yajnoan mean di gee 'vasudhara' ki ahuti unhean nirantar milegi. sath hi varadan diya ki shrihari prasann hokar unaka uddhar kareange. vasu poorvavat yajnadi mean lage rahe. ve shrihari ke anany bhakt the. vishnu ne apane vahan garu d ko patal bhejakar vasu ko bulavakar akash mean chho d diya. ve pun: 'upachari' nam ko sarthak karane lage.

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