रैक्व की कथा

janashruti namak vaidik kal mean ek raja the . ve b de udar hriday tatha dani the . sare rajy mean jagah-jagah par unhoanne dharmashalaean banava rakhi thian jahaan yatriyoan ko niahshulk thaharane tatha bhojan karane ki vyavastha thi. ve chahate the ki adhik se adhik log unaka hi ann khaean taki unhean is sabaka punyaphal prapt ho. vah raja aur bhi anek kary janata ki bhalaee ke lie karata tha jaise chikitsalay khole hue the, jahaan par nirdhan rogiyoan ka muft ilaj hota tha. yatriyoan ki suvidha ke lie s dakean banaee gee thian, chhayadar vriksh lagae ge the. jagah-jagah kuane tatha bav diyoan ka prabandh pani pine ke lie kiya gaya tha. is prakar raja praja ki bhalaee ke lie nirantar tatpar rahata tha. parantu in sab karyoan ko karate hue raja ko yah abhiman bhi ho gaya tha ki usake saman praja ke hit ka dhyan rakhane vala aur yahaan koee doosara raja nahian ho sakata.

ek din kuchh hans ratri vyatit karane ke lie u date hue mahal ki chhat par akar baith ge aur apas mean vartalap karane lage. ek hans vyangy karate hue any hansoan se bola, 'dekho is janashruti raja ne itane puny ke kary kie haian ki usaka tez charoan or bijali ke prakash ke saman phail gaya hai. kahian usase chhoo mat jana nahian to tum sab bhasm ho jaoge.' doosare hans ne hansate hue uttar diya, 'are tumhean kuchh maloom nahian hai. is raja ke rajy mean ek brahmajnani raikv rahata hai. usake samane is raja ke sabhi paropakar ke kie ge kary tuchchh haian. usaka jnan itana mahanh hai ki usane parabrahm ko jan liya hai. usake samane is raja ke hi nahian praja ke bhi sabhi dharmik anushthan phike haian balki raja-praja jo kuchh bhi achchhe kary karate haian, un sabaka phal jnani raikv ko hi prapt ho jata hai.' poorv hans jo vyangy kar raha tha, bola, 'bhaee aisa kaisa jnan hai jo raja bhi nahian janata. vah to aisa samajhata hai ki usase badhakar koee dani tatha jnanavan hai hi nahian.' doosare hans ne gambhirata se uttar diya, 'jis tattv ko jnani raikv janate haian, yadi usako koee doosara bhi jan lega to vah bhi unhian ki bhaanti doosaroan ke puny karyoan ke phaloan ko prapt kar lega.' raja ne hansoan ka yah sara vartalap suna. raikv ke vishay mean janane ke lie vah atyant vyagr ho utha. kisi prakar sote-jagate usane ratri vyatit ki tatha pratah nity karmoan se nivritt hokar apane mantriyoan ko bulaya aur unhean adesh diya ki jahaan kahian bhi raikv nam ke mahatma hoan, unhean dhooandha jae aur unake milate hi usaki soochana unhean di jae.

raja ke sipahi charoan or mahatma raikv ko dhooandhane¸ke lie nikal p de. sara desh unhoanne chhan mara, nagar aur gram sabhi dekhe, lekin brahmajnani raikv ka kahian pata nahian chala. nirash hokar saradaroan ne raja ko yah soochana di ki un mahatma ka koee pata nahian chala. tab raja ne khoj ki gee sabhi jagahoan ki janakari prapt karane ke pashchath yah adesh diya ki unhean vanoan, paha doan aur ghatiyoan tatha nadiyoan ke kinare par dhooandha jae n ki gram aur nagaroan mean, kyoanki aise jnaniyoan ke vahian thikane ho sakate haian. khoj punah prarambh huee aur raja ki bat sach nikali. mahatma raikv ek ekant jagah par baithe hue apane sharir ko khuja rahe the. ek sipahi ne unase poochha, 'maharaj kya ap hi prasiddh brahmajnani raikv haian.' raikv ke sahamati mean sir hilane par sipahi vapas rajadhani ki or dau de aur raja ko mahatma raikv ki upasthiti ki soochana di. raja saik doan gayoan, suvarn tatha any samagriyoan se bhare hue ek rath ko lekar mahatma ke pas pahuancha aur unaki achchhi prakar se vandana karake vah sari samagri unake samaksh rakhate hue bola, 'mahatma yah sari samagri bheant ke roop mean apake lie laya hooan, kripaya ise svikar karean aur mujhe us devata ke vishay mean bataean jisaki ap upasana karate haian.' mahatma ne tiraskarapoorvak us sari samagri ko dekha aur raja se bole, 'are moorkh yah sab kuchh mujhe nahian chahie, too hi inhean apane pas rakh aur yahaan se chala ja. meri shaanti ko bhang mat kar.'

raja chupachap vapas chal diya aur sochane laga ki mahatma ji ko prasann karane ke lie vah kya kare. kisi n kisi prakar eeshvar ka jnan prapt karane ka atyant ichchhuk tha. sochate-sochate usake man mean yah vichar aya ki vah apani sabase pyari vastu ko mahatma ke charanoan mean arpit kare, shayad usase unaka hday pighal jae. raja ko sabase adhik sneh apani yuva putri se tha. vah punah ek hazar gaean, samagri se bhara hua rath, suvarn ke abhooshan tatha apani kanya ko lekar mahajnani raikv ke pas pahuanch gaya aur unase sabhi vastuoan tatha apani kanya ko pati ke roop mean svikar karane ka agrah kiya tatha jnan dene ki prarthani ki. ab mahatma raikv ko sachchi jijnasa ka bhan hua, lekin usake sath-sath saansarik bhog vastuoan ke prati jo raja ki mahattv dene ki pravritti thi, usaka bhi pata laga. mahatma raikv ne use samajhaya, 'kya tum samajhate ho ki in saansarik vastuoan se tum brahmajnan kharid sakate ho . are yah sab tuchchh haian. eeshvariy jnan ke samaksh inaki koee mahatta nahian hai. ye sab nashavan haian. inaka moh tyag do. inhean mahattv mat do, tabhi tum jnan prapt kar sakate ho.' raja saty ko samajh gaya. vah chupachap hath-jo d kar apane abhiman ko tyagakar, mahatma raikv ke samane prithvi par hi baith gaya. tab mahatma raikv ne yah samajh liya ki raja ka abhiman samapt ho gaya hai. use apane dvara kie ge janahit karyoan ka abhiman nahian raha hai aur n use apani dhan-sampatti tatha aishvary ka hi abhiman hai. vah sachcha jijnasu hai tatha jnan ki khoj mean hi unake pas aya hai. tab mahatma ne raja janashruti ko jnan ka upadesh diya, jise prapt kar raja ka jivan dhany ho gaya aur vah bhi sansar mean ek jnani mahatma ke nam se prasiddh hua .

jnatva devan muchyate sarvapashaiah.

us divy jyoti svaroop eeshvar ko janakar janm-maranadi ke sab bandhanoan se manushy chhoot jata hai.

sanbandhit lekh

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