श्रीमद्भागवत महापुराण द्वादश स्कन्ध अध्याय 3 श्लोक 1-13
dvadash skandh: tritiyoadhyayah (3)
rajy, yugadharm aur kaliyug ke doshoan se bachane ka upay—nam sankirtan shrishukadevaji kahate haian—parikshith! jab prithvi dekhati hai ki raja log mujh par vijay prapt karane ke liye utavale ho rahe haian, tab vah hansane lagati hai aur kahati hai—“kitane ashchary ki bat hai ki ye raja log, jo svayan maut ke khilaune haian, mujhe jitana chahate haian . rajaoan se yah bat chhipi nahian hai ki ve ek-n-ek din mar jayange, phir bhi ve vyarth mean hi mujhe jitane ki kamana karate haian. sachamuch is kamana se aandhe hone ke karan hi ve pani ke bulabule ke saman kshanabhangur sharir par vishvas kar baithate haian aur dhokha khate haian . ve sochate haian ki ‘ham pahale man ke sahit apani paanchoan indriyoan par vijay prapt kareange—apane bhitari shatruoan ko ash mean kareange; kyoanki inako jite bina bahari shatruoan ko jitana kathin hai. usake bad apane shatru ke mantriyoan, atmatyoan, nagarikoan, netaoan aur samast sena ko bhi vash mean kar leange. jo bhi hamare vijay-marg mean kaante boyega, use ham avashy jit leange . is prakar dhire-dhire kram se sari prithvi hamare adhin ho jayagi aur phir to samudr hi hamare rajy ki khaeean ka kam karega.’ is prakar ve apane man mean anekoan ashaean baandh lete haian aur unhean yah bat bilakul nahian soojhati ki unake sir par kal savar haian . yahi tak nahian, jab ek dvip unake vash mean ho jata hai, tab ve doosare dvip par vijay karane ke liye b di shakti aur utsah ke sath samudr yatra karate haian. apane man ko, indriyoan ko vash mean karake log mukti prapt karate haian, parantu ye log unako vash mean karake bhi thoda-sa bhoobhag hi prapt karate haian. itane parishram aur atmasayanm ka yah kitana tuchchh phal hai!’’ . parikshith! prithvi kahati hai ki ki ‘b de-b de manu aur unake vir putr mujhe jyoan-ki-tyoan chho dakar jahaan se aye the, vahian khali hath laut gaye, mujhe apane sath n le ja sake. ab ye moorkh raja mujhe yuddh mean jitakar vash mean karana chahate haian . jinake chitt mean yah bat dridh mool ho gayi hai ki yah prithvi meri hai, un dushtoan ke rajy mean mere liye pita-putr aur bhaee-bhaee bhi apas mean l d baithate haian . ve paraspar is prakar kahate haian ki ‘o moodh! yah sari prithvi meri hi hai, teri nahian’, is prakar raja log ek-doosare ko kahate-sunate haian, ek-doosare se sparddha karate haian, mere liye ek-doosare ko marate haian aur svayan mar mitate haian . prithu, pururava, gadhi, nahush, bharat, sahastrabahu, arjun, mandhata, sagar, ram, khatvaang, dhundhumar, raghu, trinabindu, yayati, sharyati, shantanu, gay, bhagirath, kuvalayashv, kukutsth, nal, nrig, hiranyakashipu, vritrasur, lokadrohi ravan, namuchi, shambar, bhaumasur, hiranyaksh aur tarakasur tatha bahut-se daity evan shaktishali narapati ho gaye. ye sab log sab kuchh samajhate the, shoor the, sabhi ne digvijay mean doosaroan ko hara diya; kintu doosare log inhean n jit sake, parantu sab-ke-sab mrityu ke gras ban gaye. rajanh! unhoanne apane poore antahkaran se mujhase mamata ki aur samajha ki ‘yah prithvi meri hai.’ parantu vikaral kal ne unaki lalasa poori n hone di. ab unake bal-paurush aur sharir adi ka kuchh pata hi nahian hai. keval unaki kahani matr shesh rah gayi hai .
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