मत्स्य पुराण

[[chitr:Cover-Matsya-Purana.jpg|thumb|matsy puran, gitapres gorakhapur ka avaran prishth]] vaishnav sampraday se sambandhit 'matsy puran' vrat, parv, tirth, dan, rajadharm aur vastu kala ki drishti se ek atyant mahattvapoorn puran hai. is puran ki shlok sankhya chaudah hazar hai. ise do sau ikyanave adhyayoan mean vibhajit kiya gaya hai. is puran ke pratham adhyay mean 'matsyavatar' ke katha hai. usi katha ke adhar par isaka yah nam p da hai. prarambh mean pralay kal mean poorv ek chhoti machhali manu maharaj ki aanjali mean a jati hai. ve daya karake use apane kamandal mean dal lete haian. kintu vah machhali shanai:-shanaishh apana akar badhati jati hai. sarovar aur nadi bhi usake lie chhoti p d jati hai. tab manu use sagar mean chho d dete haian aur usase poochhate haian ki vah kaun hai?

pralay kal

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Matsya Avatar]] bhagavan matsy manu ko batate haian ki pralay kal mean mere siang mean apani nauka ko baandhakar surakshit le jana aur srishti ki rachana karana. ve bhagavan ke 'matsy avatar' ko pahachan kar unaki stuti karate haian. manu pralay kal mean matsy bhagavan dvara apani suraksha karate haian. phir brahma dvara manasi srishti hoti hai. kintu apani us srishti ka koee parinam n dekhakar daksh prajapati maithuni-srishti se srishti ka vikas karate haian.

vansh

isake uparant 'matsy puran' mean manvantar, soory vansh, chandr vansh, yadu vansh, kroshtu vansh, puroo vansh, kuru vansh aur agni vansh adi ka varnan hai. phir rrishi-muniyoan ke vanshoan ka ullekh kiya gaya hai.

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rajadharm aur rajaniti

is puran mean 'rajadharm' aur 'rajaniti' ka atyant shreshth varnan hai. is drishti se 'matsy puran' kafi mahattvapoorn hai. prachin kal mean raja ka vishesh mahattv hota tha. isilie usaki suraksha ka bahut dhyan rakhana p data tha. kyoanki raja ki suraksha se hi rajy ki suraksha aur shrivriddhi sambhav ho pati thi. is drishti se is puran mean bahut vyavaharik jnan diya gaya hai. 'matsy puran' kahata hai ki raja ko apani suraksha ki drishti se atyant shankalu tatha satark rahana chahie. bina parikshan kie vah bhojan kadapi n kare. shayya par jane se poorv achchhi prakar se dekh le ki usamean koee vishadhar adi to nahian chho da gaya hai. use kabhi bhi d ya jalashay mean akele pravesh nahian karana chahie. anajan ashv ya hathi par nahian chadhana chahie. kisi anajan stri se sambandh nahian banane chahie.

durg

is puran mean chhah prakar ke durgoan- dhanu durg, mahi durg, nar durg, varksh durg, jal durg au giri durg ke nirman ki bat kahi gee hai. apatakal ke lie usamean sena aur praja ke lie bharapoor khady samagri, astr-shastr evan aushadhiyoan ka sangrah karake rakhana chahie. us kal mean bhi rajy ka jivan aram ka nahian hota tha. raja ko har samay kak drishti se satark rahana p data tha. isilie use vishvasaniy karmachariyoan ka chayan karana p data tha. unase madhur vyavahar banana p data tha.

tatha ch madhurabhashi bhavetkokilavannrip:.

kakashanki bhavennityamajnatavasatian vaseth॥ (matsy puran 2/96/71)

arthath raja ko koyal ke saman madhur vachan bolane vala hona chahie. jo pur ya basti ajnat hai, usamean use nivas karana chahie. use sadaiv kaue ke saman shankayukt rahana chahie. bhav yahi hai ki raja ko ekaek kisi par bhi vishvas nahian karana chahie. use sadaiv apani praja ka vishvas aur samarthan prapt karate rahana chahie. guptacharoan dvara rajy ki gatividhiyoan ka pata lagate rahana chahie.

shrivriddhi tatha samriddhi

'matsy puran' mean purusharth par vishesh bal diya gaya hai. jo vyakti alasi hota hai aur karm nahian karata, vah bhookhoan marata hai. bhagy ke bharose baithe rahane vala vyakti kabhi bhi jivan mean saphal nahian ho sakata. shrivriddhi tatha samriddhi usase sadaiv roothi rahati hai.

sthapaty kala

is puran mean 'sthapaty kala' ka bhi sundar vivechan kiya gaya hai. isamean us kal ke atharah vastushilpiyoan ke nam tak die ge haian. jinamean vishvakarma aur may danav ka nam vishesh roop se ullekhaniy hai. isamean bataya gaya hai ki sabase uttam grih vah hota hai, jisamean charoan or daravaze aur dalan hote haian. use 'sarvatobhadr' nam diya gaya hai. devalay aur rajanivas ke lie aisa hi bhavan prashast mana jata hai. isi prakar 'nandyavartt', 'varddhaman' , 'svastik' tatha 'roochak' namak bhavanoan ka ullekh bhi kiya gaya hai. raja ke nivas grih paanch prakar ke batae ge haian. sarvottam grih ki lambaee ek sau sath hath (54 gaj) hoti hai.

prakritik shobha

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Narmada River|thumb]] us kal mean aj ki bhaanti ne ghar mean pravesh hetu shubh muhoortto ki ganana par poora vichar kiya jata tha. tabhi lok grih pravesh karate the. 'matsy puran' mean prakritik shobha ka b da hi sundar varnan kiya gaya hai. himalay parvat, kailash parvat, narmada evan varanasi ke shobha-varnan mean bhasha aur bhav ka ati sundar sanyog hua hai-

tapastisharanan shailan kaminamatidurlabhamh.

mrigairyathanucharitandanti bhinnamahadrumamh॥ (matsy puran 1/51/12)

arthath yah himalay parvat tapasviyoan ki poornataya raksha karane vala hai. yah kam-bhavana rakhane valoan ke lie atyant durlabh hai. yah hathiyoan ke saman mahanh aur vishal vrikshoan se yukt hai. mrigoan ki bhaanti anucharit hai arthath jis prakar mrigoan ke saundary ka varnan nahian kiya ja sakata, usaki prakar himalay ki shobha ka bhi varnan karana b da kathin hai.

savitri satyavan

is puran ka sabase mahattvapoorn akhyan 'savitri satyavan' ki katha hai. pativrata striyoan mean savitri ki ganana sarvopari ki jati hai. savitri apani lagan, dooradrishti, buddhimatta aur patiprem ke karan apane mrit pati ko yamaraj ke pash se bhi chhu da lane mean saphal ho jati hai.

shakun-apashakun

isake atirikt 'matsy puran' mean devi aur vishnu ki upasana, varanasi evan narmada nadi ka mahatmy, mangal-amangal soochak shakun, svapn vichar, aang ph dakane ka sambhavit phal; vrat, tirth aur dan ki mahima adi ka varnan anekanek lokopayogi akhyanoan ke madhyam se kiya gaya hai.

virat roop

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Narsingh Avatar|thumb]] 'nrisianh avatar' ki katha, bhakt prahlad ko vishnu ke virat roop ka darshan tatha devasur sangram mean donoan or ke viroan ka varnan puranakar ki kalpana ka sundar parichay deta hai. is puran ka kavy tattv bhi ati sundar hai. varnan shaili atyant sahaj hai. anek sthaloan par shabd vyanjana ka saundary dekhate hi banata hai.

ayurved chikitsa

is puran ki ek visheshata aur bhi hai. puranakar ko ayurved chikitsa ka achchha jnan prapt tha, aisa pratit hota hai. kyoanki isamean aushadhiyoan aur j di-bootiyoan ki ek lambi soochi di gee hai. sath hi sath yah bhi bataya gaya hai ki kaun-si dava kis vyadhi ke kam ati hai. isaka varnan vistar ke sath is puran mean kiya gaya hai.

moortiyoan ke nirman

devataoan ki moortiyoan ke nirman ki poori prakiya aur unake akar-prakar ka poora byora 'matsy puran' mean upalabdh hota hai. pratyek devata ki moorti ke alag-alag lakshan batae ge haian. sath hi unake vishesh chihnoan ka vivaran bhi diya gaya hai. ek jagah to yahaan tak kaha gaya hai ki moorti ki kati atharah aangul se adhik nahian honi chahie. stri-moorti ki kati baees aangul tatha donoan stanoan ki map barah-barah aangul honi chahie. isi prakar sharir ke pratyek bhag ki map b di bariki se prastut ki gee hai. isase puranakar ki sookshm parakh aur kalatmak drishti ka pata chalata hai. vastut: kala, dharm, rajaniti, dan-puny, sthapaty, shilp aur kavy-saundary ki drishti se yah ek uttam puran hai.

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