श्रीमद्भागवत महापुराण एकादश स्कन्ध अध्याय 23 श्लोक 13-25
ekadash skandh: trayovianshoadhyayah (23)
dhan ke nash se usake hriday mean b di jalan huee. usaka man khed se bhar gaya. aansuoan ke karan gala rooandh gaya. parantu is tarah chinta karate-karate hi usake man mean sansar ke prati mahanh duahkhabuddhi aur utkat vairagy ka uday ho gaya .
ab vah bramhan man-hi-man kahane laga—‘hay! hay!! b de khed ki bat hai, maianne itane dinoan tak apane ko vyarth hi is prakar sataya. jis dhan ke liye maianne sarato d parishram kiya, vah n to dharm karm mean laga aur n mere sukh bhog ke hi kam aya . prayah dekha jata hai ki kripan purushoan ko dhan se kabhi sukh nahian milata. is lok mean to ve dhan kamane aur raksha ki chinta se jalate rahate haian aur marane par dharm n karane ke karan narak mean jate haian . jaise thoda-sa bhi krodh sarvaangasundar svaroop ko biga d deta hai, vaise hi tanik-sa bhi lobh yashasviyoan ke shuddh yash aur guniyoan ke prashansaniy gunoan par pani pher deta hai . dhan kamane mean, kama lene par usako badhane, rakhane evan kharch karane mean tatha usake nash aur upabhog mean—jahaan dekho vahian nirantar parishram, bhay, chinta aur bhram ka hi samana karana p data hai . chori, hiansa, jhooth bolana, dambh, kam, krodh, garv, ahankar, bhedabuddhi, vair, avishvas, sparddha, lampatata, jua aur sharab—ye pandrah anarth manushyoan mean dhan ke karan hi mane gaye haian. isaliye kalyanakami purush ko chahiye ki svarth evan paramarth ke virodhi arthanamadhari anarth ko door se chho d de . bhaee-bandhu, stri-putr, mata-pita, sage-sambandhi—jo snehabandhan se bandhakar bilakul ek hue rahate haian—sab-ke-sab kau di ke karan itane phat jate haian ki turant ek-doosare ke shatru ban jate haian . ye log tho de-se dhan ke liye bhi kshubdh aur kruddh ho jate haian. bat-ki-bat mean sauhard-sambandh chho d dete haian, lag-daant rakhane lagate haian aur ekaek pran lene-dene par utaroo ho jate haian. yahaan tak ki ek-doosare ka sarvanash kar dalate haian . devataoan ke bhi prarthaniy manushy-janm ko aur usamean bhi shreshth bramhan-sharir prapt karake jo usaka anadar karate haian aur apane sachche svarth-paramarth ka nash karate hai, ve ashubh gati ko prapt hote haian . yah manushy-sharir moksh aur svarg ka dvar hai, isako pakar bhi aisa kaun buddhiman manushy hai jo anarthoan ke dham dhan ke chakkar mean phansa rahe . jo manushy devata, rrishi, pitar, prani, jati-bhaee, kutumbi aur dhan ke doosare bhagidaroan ko unaka dekar santusht nahian rakhata aur n svayan hi usaka upabhog karata hai, vah yaksh ke saman dhan ki rakhavali karane vala kripan to avashy hi adhogati ko prapt hota hai . maian apane kartavy se chyut ho gaya hooan. maianne pramad mean apani ayu, dhan aur bal-paurush kho diye. viveki log jin sadhanoan se moksh tak prapt kar lete haian, unhian ko maianne dhan ikaththa karane ki vyarth cheshta mean kho diya. ab budhape mean maian kaun-sa sadhan karooanga .
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