गंगावतरण
gangavataran
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| vivaran | ikshvaku vanshiy raja bhagirath ke kathin prayasoan aur tapasya se hi ganga svarg se prithvi par ayi thi, ise hi 'gangavataran' kahate haian. |
| vishesh | bhagirath soroan, ilahabad, banaras aur patana hote hue kapil muni ke ashram mean pahuanche the. yahaan unake poorvajoan ki sath hazar rakh ki dheriyaan ganga ke pavitr jal mean doob gee. |
| sanbandhit lekh | bhagirath, shiv, ganga |
| any janakari | jab ganga svarg se apar veg ke sath niche aeean to shiv ki jataoan mean qaid ho geean. bhagirath ki vinati par shiv ne ganga ko ek patali dhara ke roop mean jataoan se nikala. |
gangavataran se tatpary hai ki 'ganga ka prithvi par avataran'. ayodhya ke ikshvaku vanshiy raja bhagirath ke kathin prayatnoan aur ghor tapasya se hi ganga ka prithvi par avataran sambhav hua tha. bhagirath ke poorvaj raja sagar ke sath hazar putr kapil muni ke tej se bhasm ho jane ke karan akal mrityu ko prapt hue the. unake bhasm ho jane se us sthan par sath hazar rakh ki dheriyaan lag geean. apane poorvajoan ki shaanti ke lie hi bhagirath ne ghor tap kiya aur ganga ko svarg se prithvi par lane mean saphal hue. poorvajoan ki bhasm ke ganga ke pavitr jal mean doobate hi ve sab shaanti ko prapt hue.
sagar ka yajn
bhagavan shriram se bahut pahale ikshvaku vansh mean sagar raja hue the. vah bahut vir aur sahasi the. unaka rajy jab bahut door-door tak phail gaya to unhoanne ek b da yajn kiya. purane samay mean ashvamedh yajn hota tha. is yajn mean ek gho da pooja karake chho d diya jata tha aur gho de ke pichhe raja ki sena rahati thi. agar kisi ne us gho de ko pakad liya to sena yuddh karake use chhu dati thi. jab gho da charoan or ghoomakar vapas a jata to yajn kiya jata tha. yajn ke sampann hote hi vah raja 'chakravarti' mana jata tha.
yajn ka gho da
raja sagar isi prakar ka yajn kar rahe the. bharatavarsh ke sare raja sagar ko chakravarti manate the, par raja indr ko sagar ki prasiddhi dekhakar jalan hoti thi. jab use maloom hua ki sagar ashvamedh yajn kar rahe haian to vah chupake se sagar dvara pooja karake chho de hue gho de ko chura le gaya aur bahut door kapil muni ki gufa mean jakar baandh diya. doosare din jab gho de ko chho dane ka samay pas aya to pata chala ki ashvashala mean gho da nahian h. yajn-bhoomi mean shok chha gaya. sena ne khoja par gho da n mila to maharaj ke pas samachar pahuancha. maharaj ne suna aur soch mean p d gaye. raja sagar ki b di rani ka ek beta tha, unaka nam asamanjas tha. asamanjas balakoan ko pareshan karata tha. sagar ne logoan ki pukar suni aur apane bete asamanjas ko desh se nikal diya. asamanjas ka putr tha aanshuman. raja sagar ki chhoti raniyoan ke bahut se bete the. kaha jata hai ki ye sath hazar the. sagar ke ye putr bahut balavan aur chatur the aur tarah-tarah ki vidyaoan ko janate the. jab sena gho de ka pata lagakar har gaye to maharaj ne apane sath hazar putroan ko bulaya aur kaha, ‘‘putro, chor ne sooryavansh ka apaman kiya hai. tum sab jao aur gho de ka pata lagao.’’ rajakumaroan ne gho de ko khojana shuroo kiya. gaanvoan aur kasboan mean khoja, sadhuoan ke ashramoan mean gaye, tapovanoan mean gaye aur yogiyoan ki gufaoan mean pahuanche. parvatoan ke barphile safed shikharoan par pahuanche, van-van ghoome, par yajn ka gho da unako kahian nahian dikhaee diya.
sath hazar rajakumar
khojate-khojate ve dharati ke chhor ke age samudr tha. chooanki sagar ke putroan ne samudr ki itani khoj-bin ki, isalie samudr ‘sagar’ bhi kahalane laga. gho da nahian mila, phir bhi rajakumar hare nahian. ve age badh rahe the ki hava chal p di. ek lata hili aur ek shila dikhaee p di. shila hataee jane lagi. shila ke pichhe ek gufa ka muanh nikal aya. rajakumar gufa mean gaye. vahaan unhoanne dekha ki ek bahut purana pe d hai. usake niche ek rrishi baithe hai. vah apani samadhi mean lin the. rrishi ke pichhe kuchh door par ek pe d tha. usake tane se gho da bandha tha. rajakumar dau dakar gho de ke pas gaye aur gho de ko pahachan liya. rrishi ko dekha, to unaka krodh badh gaya. rajakumaroan ne bahut shor machaya. unamean se ek ka hath rrishi ke sharir par p da to rrishi ki deh kaanpi aur vah samadhi se jage.
muni ka shrap
unaki aankheanan khulian. unaki aankhoan mean tez bhara tha. vah tez rajakumaroan ke oopar p da to rajakumar jal uthe. jab rrishi ki aankheanan poori tarah se khulian to unhoanne apane samane bahut-si rakh ki dheriyaan p di paee. ye rakh ki dheriyaan sath hazar thi.
sath hazar rajakumaroan ko gaye bahut din ho gaye. unaki koee khabar n ayi. raja sagar ki chiantit ho gaye. tabhi ek doot ne bataya ki bangal se kuchh machhuvare aye haian, unhoanne bataya ki unhoanne rajakumaroan ko ek gufa mean ghusate dekha aur ve abhi tak us gufa se nikalakar nahian aye.
sagar soch mean p d gaye. rajakumar kisi b di musibat mean phans gaye haian. raja ne ooanch-nich sochi aur apane pote aanshuman ko bulaya.
aanshuman ke ane par sagar ne kaha, ‘‘beta, tumhare sath hazar chacha bangal mean sagar ke kinare ek gufa mean ghusate hue dekhe gaye haian, par usamean se nikalate hue unako abhi tak kisi ne nahian dekha hai.’’
sagar ne kaha, ‘‘beta, tumhare sath hazar....’’
aanshuman ka chehara khil utha. vah bola, ‘‘ bas! yahi samachar hai. yadi ap ajna dean to maian jaooan aur pata lagaooan.”
sagar bole, ‘‘ja, apane chachaoan ka pata laga.” jab aanshuman jane laga to boodhe raja sagar ne use phir chhati se lagaya aur ashish dekar use vida kiya. aanshuman idhar-udhar nahian ghooma. vah sidha usi gufa ke daravaze par pahuancha. gufa ke daravaze par vah thithak gaya. usane kul ke devata soory ko pranam kiya aur gufa ke bhitar pair rakha. aandhere se ujale mean pahuancha to achanak rukakar kh da ho gaya. usane dekha door-door tak rakh ki dheriyaan phaili huee thian. vah tho da hi age gaya ki ek gambhir avaz sunaee di, ‘‘ao, beta aanshuman, yah gho da bahut dinoan se tumhari rah dekh raha hai.”
aanshuman chauanka. usane dekha ek dubale-patale rrishi haian, jo gho de ke nikat kh de hai. aanshuman ruka. usane dharati par sir tekakar rrishi ko namaskar kiya. “ao beta, aanshaman, yah gho da tumhari rah dekh raha hai.”
rrishi bole, ‘‘beta aanshuman, tum bhale kamoan mean lago. maian kapil muni tumako ashish deta hooan.”
aanshuman ne un mahanh kapil ko pranam kiya. kapil bole, “jo hona tha, vah ho gaya.”
aanshuman ne hath jo dakar poochha, “kya ho gaya, rrishivar?” rrishi ne rakh ki dheriyoan ki or ishara karake kaha, “ye sath hazar dheriyaan tumhare chachaoan ki haian, aanshuman!”
aanshuman ke muanh se chikh nikal gee. usaki aankhoan se aansuoan ki dhara bah chali rrishi ne samajhaya, “dhiraj dharo beta, maianne jab aankheanan kholian to tumhari chachaoan ko jalate paya. unaka ahankar ubhar aya tha. ve samajhadari se door hat gaye the. unaka adharm bh daka aur ve jal gaye. maian dekhata rah gaya. kuchh n kar saka.”
aanshuman ne kaha, “rrishivar!”
kapil bole, “beta, dukhi mat hoo. gho de ko le jao aur apane baba ko dhiraj bandhao. mahapratapi raja sagar se kahana ki atma amar hai. deh ke jal jane se usaka kuchh nahian big data.”
aanshuman ne kapil ke samane sir jhukaya aur kaha, “rrishivar! maian apaki ajna ka palan karuanga. par mere chachaoan ki akal maut huee hai. unako shaanti kaise milegi?”
kapil ne kuchh der socha aur bole, “beta, shaanti ka upay to hai, par kam bahut kathin hai.”
aanshuman ne sir jhukakar kaha, “rrishivar! sooryavanshi kamoan ki kathinata se nahian darate.”
kapil bole, “ganga ji dharati par ayean aur unaka jal in rakh ki dheriyoan ko chhue to tumhare chacha tar jayange.”
aanshuman ne poochha, “ gangaji kaun haian aur kahaan rahati hai?”
kapil ne bataya, “gangaji vishnu ke pairoan ke nakhoan se nikali haian aur brahma ke kamandal mean rahati haian.”
aanshuman ne poochha, “gangaji ko dharati par lane ke lie mujhe kya karana hoga?”
rrishi ne kaha, “tumako brahma ki vinati karani hogi. jab brahma tap par rijh jayange to prasann hokar gangaji ko dharati par bhej deange. usase tumhare chachaoan ka hi bhala nahian hoga aur bhi karoan doan adami labh utha sakeange.”
aanshuman ne hath uthakar vachan diya ki jab tak gangaji ko dharati par nahian utar leange, tab tak mere vansh ke log chain nahian leange. kapil muni ne apana ashish diya.
aanshuman soory vansh ke the. isi kul ke satyavadi raja harishchandr ko sab janate haian. aanshuman ne brahmaji ki vinati ki. bahut k da tap kiya, apani jan de di, par brahaji prasann nahian hue. aanshuman ke bete raja dilip ne pita ke vachan ko apana vachan samajha aur b da bhari tap kiya. aisa tap kiya ki rrishi aur muni chakit ho gaye. unake samane sir jhuka diya. par brahma unake tap par bhi nahian rijhe.
bhagirath
dilip ke bete the bhagirath. bhagirath ke samane baba ka vachan aur pita ka tap tha. unhoanne tap mean man laga diya.
sabhi devataoan ko khabar lagi. devoan ne socha, “ganga ji hamari haian. jab vah utarakar dharati par chali jayegian to hamean kaun poochhega?” devataoan ne salah ki aur urvashi aur alaka ko bulaya. unase kaha raja bhagirath ke pas jao aur koshish karo ki vah apane tap se dagamaga jayean. alaka aur urvashi ne bhagirath ko dekha. ek sada-sa adami apani dhun mean tha. un donoan ne bhagirath ke charoan or basant banaya. chi diyaan chahakane lagian. kaliyaan chatakane lagi. mand pavan bahane laga. lataean jhoomane lagian. kuanj muskarane lage. donoan apsaraean nachian. mohini phailaee aur chaha ki bhagirath tap ko chho d dean. par bhagirath par asar nahian hua. jab urvashi ka lubhav badha to bhagirath ke tap ka tez badha. donoan harian aur laut gee. unake lautate hi brahma pasij gaye. vah samane aye aur bole, “beta, var maang!”
bhagirath ne kaha "ganga ko dharati par bhejie"
bhagirath ki bat sunakar brahma ji ne kshan bhar socha, phir bole, “aisa hi hoga, bhagirath.”
brahma ji ke muanh se yah vachan nikale aur unake hath ka kamandal b de zor se kaanpane laga. aisa lagata tha jaise ki vah tuk de-tuk de ho jayaga.
tho di der bad usamean se ek svar sunaee diya, “brahma, ye tumane kya kiya? tumane bhagirath ko kya var de dala?”
brahma bole, “maianne thik hi kiya hai, ganga!”
ganga chauankian aur bolian, “tum mujhe dharati par bhejana chahate ho aur kahate ho ki tumane thik hi kiya hai!”
“haan, devi!” brahma ne kaha.
“kaise?” ganga ne poochha.
brahma ne bataya, “devi, ap sansar ka du:kh door karane ke lie paida huee haian. ap abhi mere kamandal mean baithi haian. apana kam nahian kar rahi haian.”
ganga ne kaha, “brahma, dharati par papi, pakhandi, patit rahate haian. tum mujhe un sabake bich bhejana chahate ho?”
brahma bole, “devi, ap bure ko bhala banane ke lie, papi ko ubarane ke lie, pakhand mitane ke lie, patit ko tarane ke lie, kamazoroan ko sahara dene ke lie aur nichoan ko uthane ke lie hi bani haian.”
ganga ne kaha, “brahma!”
brahma bole, “devi, buroan ki bhalaee karane ke lie tumako buroan ke bich rahana hoga. papiyoan ko ubarane ke lie papiyoan ke bich rahana hoga. pakhand ko mitane ke lie pakhand ke bich rahana hoga. patitoan ko tarane ke lie patitoan ke bich rahana hoga. kamazoroan ko sahara dene ke lie kamazoroan ke bich rahana hoga aur nichoan ko uthane ke lie nichoan ke bich nivas karana hoga. tum apane dharm ko pahachanoan, apane karam ko janoan.”
ganga tho di der chup rahian. phir bolian, “brahma, tumane meri aankheanan khol di haian. maian dharati par jane ko taiyar hooan. par dharati par mujhe sanbhalega kaun?” brahma ne bhagirath ki or dekha.
bhagirath ne unase poochha, “ap hi bataiye.”
shiv
brahma bole, “tum bhagavan shiv ko prasann karo. yadi vah taiyar ho gaye to ganga ko sanbhal leange aur ganga dharati par utar ayangi.” brahma upay batakar chale gaye. bhagirath ab shiv ko rijhane ke lie tap karane lage.
bhagavan shiv shankar haian. mahadev haian. vah dani hai, sada dete rahate hai aur sochate rahate haian ki log aur maangean to aur dean. bhagirath ne b de bhakti bhav se vinati ki. himalay ke kailash par nivas karane vale shankar rijh gaye. bhagirath ke samane aye aur apana damaru kh d-kh dakar bole, “maang beta, kya maangata hai?”
bhagirath bole, “bhagavan, shankar ki jay ho! ganga maiya dharati par utarana chahati haian, bhagavan! kahati haian.....”
shiv ne bhagirath ko age nahian bolane diya. vah bole, “bhagirath, tumane bahut b da kam kiya hai. maian sab batean janata hooan. tum ganga se vinati karo ki vah dharati par utarean. maian unako apane mastak par dharan karuanga.”
bhagirath ne aankheanan oopar uthaee, hath jo de aur gangaji se kahane lage, “maan, dharati par aiye. maan, dharati par aiye. bhagavan shiv apako sanbhal leange.”
bhagirath gangaji ki vinati mean lage aur udhar bhagavan shiv ganga ko sanbhalane ki taiyar karane lage. ganga ne oopar se dekha ki dharati par shiv kh de haian. dekhane mean vah chhote se lagate haian. vah muskaraee. yah shiv mujhe sanbhaleange? mere veg ko sanbhaleange? mere tez ko sanbhaleange? inaka itana sahas? maian inako bata dooangi ki ganga ko sanbhalana saral kam nahian hai.
gangavataran
bhagirath ne vinati ki. shiv hoshiyar hue aur ganga akash se toot p dian. ganga utarian to akash safedi se bhar gaya. pani ki phuharoan se bhar gaya. rang-birange badaloan se bhar gaya. ganga utarian to akash mean shor hua. ganga utarian to aisi utarian ki jaise akash se tara gira ho, aangara gira ho, unaki k dak se asaman kaanpane laga. dishaean tharatharane lagi. paha d hilane lage aur dharati dagamagane lagi. ganga utarian to devata dar gaye aur daantoan tale uangali daba li.
ganga utarian to bhagirath ki aankheanan band ho gee. vah shaant rahe. bhagavan ka nam japate rahe. tho di der mean dharati ka hilana band ho gaya. k dak shaant ho gee aur akash ki safedi gayab ho gee. bhagirath ne bhole bhagavan ki jataoan mean gangaji ke laharane ka sur suna. bhagirath ko jnan hua ki gangaji shiv ki jata mean phans gee haian. vah um dati haian. usamean se nikalane ki rah khojati haian, par rah milati nahian hai. gangaji ghum d-ghum dakar rah jati haian. bahar nahian nikal patian.
bhagirath samajh gaye. vah jan gaye ki gangaji bhole baba ki jata mean kaid ho gee hai. bhagirath ne bhole baba ko dekha. vah shaant kh de the. bhagirath ne unake age ghutane teke aur hath jo dakar baith gaye aur bole, “he kailash ke vasi, apaki jay ho! apaki jay ho! ap meri vinati maniye aur gangaji ko chho d dijiye!”
bhagirath ne bahut vinati ki to shiv shankar rijh gaye. unaki aankheanan chamak uthian. hath se jata ko jhataka diya to pani ki ek booand dharati par gir p di. booand dharati par shilaoan ke bich giri, phooli aur dhara ban gee. vah um di aur bah nikali. usamean se kal-kal ka svar nikalane laga. usaki laharean umang-umangakar kinaroan ko chhoone lagian. ganga dharati par a gee. bhagirath ne zor se kaha, “gangamaee ki jay!”
gangamaee ne kaha, “bhagirath, rath par baitho aur mere age-age chalo.” bhagirath rath par baithe. age-age unaka rath chala, pichhe-pichhe gangaji bahati huee chalian. ve himalay ki shilaoan mean hokar age badhe. ghane vanoan ko par kiya aur maidan mean utar aye. rrishikesh pahuanche aur haridvar aye. age gadhamukteshvar pahuanche.
age chalakar gangaji ne poochha, “kyoan bhagirath, kya mujhe tumhari rajadhani ke daravaze par bhi chalana hoga?”
bhagirath ne hath jo dakar kaha, “nahian mata, ham apako jagath ki bhalaee ke lie dharati par laye haian. apani rajadhani ki shobha badhane ke lie nahian.”
ganga bahut khush huee. bolian, “bhagirath, maian tumase bahut prasann hooan. aj se maian apana nam bhi bhagirathi rakh leti hooan.”
bhagirath ne gangamaee ki jay boli aur vah age badhe. soroan, ilahabad, banaras, patana hote hue kapil muni ke ashram mean pahuanche. sath hazar rakh ki dheriyaan unake pavitr jal mean doob gee. vah age badhian to unako sagar dikhaee diya. sagar ko dekhate hi khilakhilakar hans p dian aur bolian, “beta bhagirath, ab tum laut jao. maian yahian sagar mean vishram karuangi.”
tab se ganga akash se himalay par utarati haian. satrah sau mil dharati sianchati huee sagar mean vishram karane chali jati haian. vah kabhi thakati nahian, atakati nahian. vah tarati haian, ubarati haian aur bhalaee karati haian. yahi unaka kam hai. vah isamean sada lagi rahati haian.
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sanbandhit lekh
varnamala kramanusar lekh khoj