नचिकेता
nachiketa kathopanishad ke anusar 'vajashrava'[1] namak brahman ke putr the. vajashrava ne ek bar apana samast dhan, godhan ityadi dan kar dala. yah dekhakar unake putr nachiketa ne usase kee bar poochha ki vah nachiketa ko kise deange. vajashrava ne khijakar kaha ki yamaraj ko de deange. nachiketa alpayu mean hi atyant medhavi tha. yamalok jane par use jnat hua ki yamaraj bahar gaye hue haian. tin din ki pratiksha ke uparaant yamaraj laute. ghar aye brahman ko tin rat tatha tin din pratiksha karani p di, yah janakar yamaraj ne pratyek din ke nimitt ek var maangane ko kaha.
- nachiketa ne pratham var se apane pita ke krodh ka parihar tatha vapas lautane par unaka vatsalyamay vyavahar maanga.
- doosare var se agni ke svaroop ko janane ki ichchha prakat ki. agni ke svaroop ka vivechan karake tatha nachiketa ke jnan se prasann hokar yamaraj ne use ek aur var pradan kiya.
- nachiketa ne tisare var se manushy janm, maran tatha brahma ko janane ki ichchha prakat ki. yamaraj isaka uttar nahian dena chahate the. unake anek pralobhan dene par bhi nachiketa ne mrityu ke rahasy ko janane ka agrah nahian chho da. aant mean yamaraj ko 'mrityu' ka rahasyodghatan karate hue brahma ke svaroop, janm-maran, vidya, avidya tatha mrityu adi ke rahasy ka udghatan karana p da.[2]
mahabharat ke anusar
mahabharat mean uddalak rrishi ke putr ka nam nachiketa tha. ek bar uddalak rrishi ne phal mool ityadi khady padarth nadi ke kinare rakhakar snan adi kiya aur ghar laut aye. ghar pahuanchakar unhean bhookh lagi to yad aya ki bhojy samagri to nadi ke tat par hi chho d aye haian. at: unhoanne nachiketa ko vah sab utha lane ke lie bheja. nachiketa ke pahuanchane ke poorv hi nadi ke jal mean ve sab vastuean bah chuki thian. at: vah khali hath ghar laut aya. uddalak bhookh se akul the. nachiketa ko khali hath laute dekh ve rusht hokar bole - 'too ja, yamaraj ko dekh.' pita ko pranam kar nachiketa ka sharir j d ho gaya. vah yamapuri mean pahuancha. yamaraj ne usaka svagat kiya aur kaha ki usaki mrityu nahian huee hai kiantu pita ka vachan mithya n jaye, isi se use yahaan ana p da hai. yamaraj ne nachiketa ko apani nagari mean ghumakar tatha godan ka upadesh dekar pun: lauta diya. uddalak rrishi apani vani ke karan mrit balak ko dekhakar atyant akul the. use pun: jivit dekhakar ve prasann ho uthe. [3]
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