पृथ्वी देवी
| chitr:Disamb2.jpg prithvi | ek bahuvikalpi shabd hai any arthoan ke lie dekhean:- prithvi (bahuvikalpi) |
purakal mean aangiraoan ne adityoan ko yajan karaya. adityoan ne unhean dakshinasvaroop sanpoorn prithvi pradan kian dopahar ke samay dakshinasvaroop pradatt prithvi ne aangiraoan ko paritapt kar diya, at: unhoanne usaka tyag kar diya. usane (prithvi ne) kruchh hokar sianh ka roop dharan kiya tatha vah manushyoan ko khane lagi. usase bhayabhit hokar manushy bhagane lage. unake bhag jane se kshudhagni mean santapt bhoomi mean pradar (lanbe gaddhe tatha khaiyaan) p d gaye. is ghatana se poorv prithvi samatal thi.[1]
prithvi dvara prarthana
prachinakal mean samast devarshiyoan ki upasthiti mean prithvi indr ki sabha mean pahuanchi. usane yad dilaya ki usase poorv vah brahma ki sabha mean gayi thi aur usane bataya tha ki vah praja ke bhar ko vahan karake thakati chali ja rahi hai- tab devataoan ne usaki samasya ko sulajha dene ka ashvasan diya tha. at: prithvi unake sammukh apane kary ki siddhi ki prarthana lekar gayi thi. vishnu ne hansate hue sabha mean usase kaha- 'shubhe! dhritarashtr ke sau putroan mean jo sabase b da duryodhan (suyodhan) namak putr hai, vah rajy prapt karake teri ichchha poorn karega. vah raja banane ke uparaant jagath ka sanhar karane ka apoorv prayatn karega.' brahma ne poorvakal mean prithvi ka bhar haran karane ka ashvasan de rakha tha. prithvi ke du:khaharan tatha devataoan ke kathan ki poorti ke lie duryodhan ne gaandhari ke udar se janm liya tha. vibhinn devataoan ne bhi aanshik roop se avatarit hokar mahabharat ka sanpadan kiya. narad ne narayan ko avatarit hone ke lie prerit kiya.[2]
any sandarbh
pap ke bhar se kasht uthati huee prithvi brahma ki sharan mean gayi. brahma use lekar kshirasagar pahuanche, jahaan vishnu the. brahma ne samadhi lagakar kaha ki bhagavan (shrihari) ka kahana hai ki prithvi ke kasht ko ve pahale se hi janate haian, at: usaka uddhar karane ke lie avatarit hoange. de devatao! bhagavan ka kahana hai ki tab tum sab bhi unako sahayog dena. shriradha ki seva ke lie devaanganaean bhi janm lean. samajha-bujhakar brahma ne prithvi ko vapas bhej diya.[3]
raja prithu ki putri
raja prithu ki putri kahalane ke karan vah prithivi nam se vikhyat huee. raja prithu ne prithivi ko parajit karake use samast praja ka palan karane ke lie taiyar kiya. sarvapratham prithu ne svayanbhuv manu ko bachh da banakar apane hath se use dooha aur sabhi prakar ke ann prapt kiye. usaka dohan vibhinn vargoan ne bhinn-bhinn bachh de duhane-vale, dohani ityadi ke sath kiya tatha sabako ek-doosare se bhinn prakar ke doodh ki prapti huee. inaki talika nimnalikhit hai:
- varg—
(1) rrishiyoan ne,
(2) devataoan ne,
(3) pitaroan ne,
(4) nagoan ne,
(5) daityoan ne,
(6) yakshoan ne,
(7) rakshaso ne,
(8) gandharvoan ne,
(9) vrikshoan ne.
- bachh da—
(1) som,
(2) indr,
(3) yam,
(4) takshak,
(5) virochan (prahlad-putr),
(6) kuber,
(7) sumali,
(8) chitrarath
,
(9) pak d.
- doohanevala—
(1) brihaspati,
(2) soory,
(3) aantak (kal),
(4) airavat (nag),
(5) madhu (daity),
(6) rajatanabh,
(7) rajatanabh,
(8) sumeroo,
(9) pushpit sakhoo (shal).
- dohani—
(1) ved,
(2) svarn,
(3) chaandi,
(4) tooanbi,
(5) loha,
(6) kaanch,
(7) kapal,
(8) kamal,
(9) palas.
- prapt padarth-roopi doodh—
(1) tapasya,
(2) tej,
(3) amrit,
(4) vish,
(5) maya,
(6) aantardhan (chhup jane ki vidya),
(7) shoshit,
(8) ratn tatha aushadhi,
(9) koanpal.
- at: anek prakar ka phal denevali prithvi pavani, vasuandhara, sarvakam-dogdhri, medini ityadi vibhinn namoan se vikhyat hai.[4]
katha
ek bar kans, keshi, dhenuk, vatsak adi ke atyacharoan se pi dit hokar bhar uthane mean asamarthata ka anubhav karati huee prithvi indr ki sharan mean pahuanchi. usane kaha ki usake samast kashtoan ka mool karan vishnu haian. vishnu ne varah roop dharan karake use samudr ke jal se nikalakar sthir roop pradan kiya, isi se use samast bhar ka vahan karana p da. isase poorv usaka haran karake hiranyaksh ne use maharnav mean dubo rakha tha. tab kam-se-kam is prakar ki pi da se to vah bachi huee thi. prithvi ka kahana tha ki kaliyug mean to use rasatal mean hi jana p dega. indr prithvi ko lekar brahma ke pas pahuancha. brahma ne bhi apani asamarthata svikar ki tatha vishnu ke pas gaye. vishnu ne bataya ki samast karyoan ke mool mean maheshvari haian. devi ne prakat hokar kaha- 'meri shakti se yukt hokar kashyap ne apani maya ke sath vasudev devaki ke roop mean pahale hi janm le liya hai. he devataoan, tum sab bhi aanshavatar lo. vishnu bhi bhrigushap ke karan devaki ki kokh se janm leange. vayu, indr ityadi paandavoan ke roop mean jayeange. maian bhi yashoda ki kokh se janm lekar devataoan ka kam karooangi. maian sabako nimitt banakar apani shakti se dushtoan ka sanhar karooangi. mad aur moh, adi vikaroan se grast yadav-vesh brahmanoan ke shap se nasht ho jayega. he devo, tum sab prithvi par aanshavatar grahan karo.' yah kahakar bhuvaneshvari devi (mahamaya) aantardhan ho gayi. prithvi ashvast hokar apane sthan par chali gayi.[5]
tika tippani aur sandarbh
bharatiy mithak kosh |lekhak: d aau. usha puri vidyavachaspati |prakashak: neshanal pablishiang haus, nayi dilli |sankalan: bharat diskavari pustakalay |prishth sankhya: 188 |