नारद पुराण
[[chitr:Cover-Narad-Purana.jpg|thumb|narad puran, gitapres gorakhapur ka avaran prishth]]
'narad puran' ek vaishnav puran hai. is puran ke vishay mean kaha jata hai ki isaka shravan karane se papi vyakti bhi pap mukt ho jate haian. papiyoan ka ullekh karate hue kaha gaya hai ki jo vyakti brahmahatya ka doshi hai, madirapan karata hai, maans bhakshan karata hai, veshyagaman karata he, lahasun-pyaj khata hai tatha chori karata hai; vah papi hai. is puran ka pratipady vishay 'vishnu bhakti' hai. narad ji vishnu ke param bhakt haian.
[[chitr:Narada-Muni.jpg|thumb|200px|narad muni
Narad Muni]]
'narad puran' ke prarambh mean rrishigan soot ji se paanch prashn poochhate haian-
- bhagavan vishnu ko prasann karane ka saral upay kya hai?
- manushyoan ko moksh kis prakar prapt ho sakata hai?
- bhagavan ke bhaktoan ka svaroop kaisa ho aur bhakti se kya labh hai?
- atithiyoan ka svagat-satkar kaise karean?
- varnoan aur ashramoan ka vastavik svaroop kya hai?
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Lakshmi|left]]
soot ji ne uparyukt prashnoan ka sidha uttar nahian diya. apitu sanatkumaroan ke madhyam se bataya ki bhagavan vishnu ne apane dakshin bhag se brahma aur vam bhag se shiv ko prakat kiya tha. lakshmi, uma, sarasvati devi aur durga adi vishnu ki hi shaktiyaan haian. shri vishnu ji ko prasann karane ka sarvottam sadhan shraddha, bhakti aur sadacharan ka palan karana hai. jo bhakt nishkam bhav se eeshvar ki bhakti karata hai aur apani samast indriyoan ko man dvara sanyamit rakhata hai; vahi eeshvar ka sannidhy prapt kar sakata hai. yadi aisa bhakti se eeshvar ka sanyog prapt ho jae to usase b da labh aur kya ho sakata hai?
bharat mean atithi ko devata ke saman mana gaya hai. atithi ka svagat devarchan samajhakar hi karana chahiean varnoan aur ashramoan ka mahattv pratipadit karate hue yah puran brahman ko charoan varnoan mean sarvashreshth manata hai. unase bheant hone par sadaiv unaka naman karana chahie. kshatriy ka kary brahmanoan ki raksha karana hai tatha vaishy ka kary brahmanoan ka bharan-poshan aur unaki ichchhaoan ki poorti karana hai. dand-vidhan, vivah tatha any sabhi karmakandoan mean brahmanoan ko chhoot aur shoodroan ko kathor dand dene ki bat kahi gee hai.
[[chitr:Saraswati-Devi.jpg|bhagavati sarasvati
Saraswati Devi|thumb]]
ashram vyavastha ke aantargat brahmachary ka kathorata se palan karane tatha grihasthashram mean pravesh karane valoan ko any tinoan ashramoan (brahmachary, vanaprasth aur sannyas) mean vicharan karane valoan ka dhyan rakhane ki bat kahi gee hai.
is prakar varnashram vyavastha mean yah puran brahmanoan ka hi sarvadhik paksh leta dikhaee p data hai. kshatriy aur vaishyoan ke prati isaka svarthi drishtikon hai jabaki shoodroan ke prati kathorata ka vyavahar pratipadit hai. 'narad puran' mean gangavataran ka prasang aur ganga ke kinare sthit tirthoan ka mahattv vistar se varnit kiya gaya hai. sooryavanshi raja bahu ka putr sagar tha. vimata dvara vish die jane par hi usaka nam 'sagar' p da tha. sagar dvara shak aur yavan jatiyoan se yuddh ka varnan bhi is puran mean milata hai. sagar vansh mean hi bhagirath hue the. unake prayas se ganga svarg se prithvi par aee thian. isilie ganga ko 'bhagirathi' bhi kahate haian.
attharah puranoan mean narad puran ka kram chhathavaan hai. is puran mean 25000 shlok the jinamean se is samay 18,110 shlok hi upalabdh haian, baqi ke shlok lupt haian. is puran mean vrat mahatamy, tirth mahatamy ke vishay mean vishesh niroopan hai. 12vian sadi ke asapas ka yah puran hai. shankar vedaant ka prabhav isamean spasht dikhaee deta hai. 'narad puran' ko do bhagoan mean vibhakt kiya gaya hai- poorv bhag aur uttar bhag. pahale bhag mean ek sau pachchis adhyay aur doosare bhag mean bayasi adhyay sammilit haian. yah puran is drishti se kafi mahattvapoorn hai ki isamean atharah puranoan ki anukramanika di gee hai.
poorv bhag
poorv bhag mean jnan ke vividh sopanoan ka saangopaang varnan prapt hota hai. aitihasik gathaean, gopaniy dharmik anushthan, dharm ka svaroop, bhakti ka mahattv darshane vali vichitr aur vilakshan kathaean, vyakaran, nirookt, jyotish, mantr vijnan, barah mahinoan ki vrat-tithiyoan ke sath ju di kathaean, ekadashi vrat mahatmy, ganga mahatmy tatha brahma ke manas putroan-sanak, sanandan, sanatan, sanatkumar adi ka narad se sanvad ka vistrit, alaukik aur mahattvapoorn akhyan isamean prapt hota hai. atharah puranoan ki soochi aur unake mantroan ki sankhya ka ullekh bhi is bhag mean sankalit hai.
uttar bhag
uttar bhag mean maharshi vasishth aur rrishi mandhata ki vyakhya prapt hoti hai. yahaan vedoan ke chhah aangoan ka vishleshan hai. ye aang haian- shiksha, kalp, vyakaran, nirookt, chhand aur jyotish.
shiksha -
shiksha ke aantargat mukhy roop se svar, varn adi ke uchcharan ki vidhi ka vivechan hai. mantroan ki tan, rag, svar, gram aur moorchchhata adi ke lakshan, mantroan ke rrishi, chhand evan devataoan ka parichay tatha ganesh pooja ka vidhan isamean bataya jata hai.
[[chitr:Hanuman.jpg|thumb|hanuman
Hanuman]]
kalp -
kalp mean havan evan yajnadi anushthanoan ke sambandh mean charcha ki gee hai. isake atirikt chaudah manvantar ka ek kal ya 4,32,00,00,000 varsh hote haian. yah brahma ka ek din kahalata hai. arthath kal ganana ka ullekh tatha vivechan bhi kiya jata hai.
vyakaran- vyakaran mean shabdoan ke roop tatha unaki siddhi adi ka poora vivechan kiya gaya hai.
nirookt- isamean shabdoan ke nirvachan par vichar kiya jata hai. shabdoan ke roodh yaugik aur yogaroodh svaroop ko isamean samajhaya gaya hai.
jyotish - jyotish ke antargat ganit arthath siddhant bhag, jatak arthath hora skandh athava grah - nakshatroan ka phal, grahoan ki gati, soory sankraman adi vishayoan ka jnan ata hai.
chhand - chhand ke antargat vaidik aur laukik chhandoan ke lakshanoan adi ka varnan kiya jata hai. in chhandoan ko vedoan ka charan kaha gaya hai, kyoanki inake bina vedoan ki gati nahian hai. chhandoan ke bina vedoan ki rrichaoan ka sasvar path nahian ho sakata. isilie vedoan ko 'chhandas' bhi kaha jata hai. vaidik chhandoan mean gayatri, shambari aur atishambari adi bhed hote haian, jabaki laukik chhandoan mean 'matrik' aur 'varnik' bhed haian. bharatiy gurukuloan athava ashramoan mean shishyoan ko chaudah vidyaean sikhaee jati thian- char ved, chhah vedaang, puran, itihas, nyay aur dharm shastr.
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