निरालम्बोपनिषद

shukl yajurvediy is upanishad mean brahm, eeshvar, jiv, prakriti, jagat, jnan v karm adi ka sundar vivachen kiya gaya hai. is upanishad mean kitane hi prashn uthaye gaye haian, yatha-brahm kya hai? eeshvar kaun hai? jiv, prakriti, paramatma, brahma, vishnu, rudr, indr, soory, yam, chandr adi devagan kaun haian? asur-pishach kaun hai? manushy, stri, pashu adi kya haian? jati, karm-akarm kya haian? jnan-ajnan kya hai? sukh-du:kh kya hai. svarg-narak, bandhan aur mukti kya hai? shishy,vidvanh aur moorkh kaun haian? tap aur param pad kya hai? sannyasi kaun hai? adi-adi. in prashnoan ka uttar is upanishad mean diya gaya hai. mahanh tattv, ahamh, prithvi, jal, agni, vayu, akash, samast brahmand ko dharan karane vala, karm aur jnan ko dene vala, nam, roop aur upadhiyoan se rahit, sarvashaktiman, adi-antavihin, shuddh, shiv, shant, nirgun aur anirvachaniy tejasvi chaitany svaroop brahm, paramatma tatha eeshvar kahalata hai. jab vah chaitany-svaroop 'brahm' anek devi-devataoan tatha laukik shariroan ki bhinnata mean jivani-shakti ke roop mean apane apako abhivyakt karata hai, tab yah 'jiv' kahalane lagata hai. brahm ki prerana se chitr-vichitr sansar ko rachane vali shakti prakriti kahalati hai. kaha bhi hai- yah vishv hi 'brahm' hai, isake atirikt kuchh bhi nahian hai-

• sarvan khalvidan brahm neh nanasti kianchan॥9॥ sharir ka charm, rakt, maans, asthiyaan, 'atma' nahian hotian. isi bhaanti indriyoan dvara ki jane vali kriyaoan ko karm kahate haian. 'brahm' dvara nirmit vibhinn jiv-roopoan mean bhed manana ajnan kahalata hai. sat-chit-anand-svaroop paramatma ke jnan se jo anandapoorn sthiti banati hai, vahi sukh hai. nashvar vishayoan ka vichar karana du:kh kahalata hai. saty aur satsang ka samagam hi svarg hai. aur nashvar sansar ke moh-bandhan mean p de rahana hi narak hai. 'maian hooan' ka vichar hi bandhan hai. sabhi prakar ka yog, varn aur ashram-vyavastha tatha dharm-karm ke sankalp bhi bandhan-svaroop haian. moksh par vichar karana, atmagunoan ka sankalp, yajn, vrat, tap, dan adi ka vidhi-vidhan adi bhi bandhan ke hi roop haian.

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jab sabhi nity-anity, sukh-du:kh, moh-mamata adi nasht ho jayean, tab us sthiti ko moksh kahate haian. jisake hriday mean brahmaroop jnan hi shesh rah jaye, use shishy aur atmatattv ke vijnanamay svaroop ko janane vala vidvanh athava guru hota hai. jo 'maian hi karata hooan' ya 'maianne kiya hai' bhav se lipt rahata hai, vah moorkh hai. 'brahm satyan jaganmithya' ke bhav ko dharan karake ki jane vali sadhana, tap kahalati hai. pran, indriy, ant:karan adi se bhinn sachchidanandasvaroop aur nity, mukt, brahm ka sthan paramapad kaha jata hai. jo samast dharmoan tatha karmoan mean mamata evan ahankar ka parityag karake 'brahm' ki sharan mean jakar usi ko sab kuchh samajhata hai, vah sadhak ya purush sannyasi kahalata hai. vahi mukt, poojy, yogi, paramahans, avadhoot aur brahman hota hai. usaka punararvatan nahian hota. yahi is upanishad ka rahasy hai. 'niravalamb, 'arthath brahm ke atirikt kisi any ke adhin jo nahian hota, vahi 'moksh' ka adhikari hota hai.

sanbandhit lekh

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