वामन पुराण

[[chitr:Vamana.jpg|thumb|vaman avatar
Vamana Avtar]] 'vaman puran' nam se to vaishnav puran lagata hai, kyoanki isaka namakaran vishnu ke 'vaman avatar' ke adhar par kiya gaya hai, parantu vastav mean yah shaiv puran hai. isamean shaiv mat ka vistarapoorvak varnan prapt hota hai. yah akar mean chhota hai. kul das hazar shlok isamean batae jate haian, kintu philahal chhah hazar shlok hi upalabdh haian. isaka uttar bhag prapt nahian hai. is puran mean puranoan ke sabhi aangoan ka yathochit varnan kiya gaya hai. isaki pratipadan shaili any puranoan se kuchh bhinn hai. aisa lagata hai ki ise kee vidvanoan ne alag-alag samay par likha tha. isamean jo pauranik upakhyan die ge haian, ve any puranoan mean varnit upakhyanoan se bhinn haian. kintu yahaan unaka ullekh spasht aur vivechanapoorn hai.

shaiv puran hote hue bhi 'vaman puran' mean vishnu ko kahian nicha nahian dikhaya gaya hai. ek vishesh bat yah he ki is puran ka namakaran jis raja bali aur vaman charitr par kiya gaya hai, usaka varnan yadyapi isamean do bar kiya gaya hai, parantu vah bahut hi sankshep mean hai.

raja bali

vedoan mean kaha gaya hai- 'yah samast jagat vishnu ke tin charanoan ke antargat hai.' isi ki vyakhya karate hue brahman granthoan mean ek sankshipt kathanak jo da gaya. use hi puranakaroan ne apane kavy aur sahityik jnan dvara ek prabhavashali roop de diya. is upakhyan ke antargat daityaraj prahlad ke pautr raja bali ka vaibhavapoorn varnan karate hue usaki danashilata ki prashansa ki gee hai.

upakhyan is prakar hai ki ek bar raja bali ne devataoan par chadhaee karake indrlok par adhikar kar liya. usake dan ke charche sarvatr hone lage. tab vishnu vaman aangul ka vesh dharan karake raja bali se dan maangane ja pahuanche. daityoan ke guru shukrachary ne bali ko sachet kiya ki tere dvar par dan maangane svayan vishnu bhagavan padhare hai. unhean dan mat de baithanaan parantu raja bali unaki bat nahian mana. usane ise apana saubhagy samajha ki bhagavan usake dvar par bhiksha maangane ae haian. tab vishnu ne bali se tin pag bhoomi maangi. raja bali ne sankalp karake bhoomi dan kar di. tab vishnu ne apana virat roop dharan karake do pagoan mean tinoan lok nap liya aur tisara pag raja bali ke sir par rakhakar use patal bhej diya.

shiv-sati

is prakaran mean vishnu ko srishti ka niyanta aur daityaraj bali ko danavirata pradarshit ki gee hai. parantu yah katha hi 'vaman puran' ki pramukh varny-vishay nahian hai. is puran mean shiv charitr ka bhi vistar se varnan hai.

prasiddh prachalit kathaoan ke anusar sati bina nimantran ke apane pita daksh ke yajn mean jati haian aur vahaan shiv ka apaman hua dekhakar agni dah kar leti haian. parantu 'vaman puran' ke anusar gautam-putri jaya sati ke darshan ke lie ati haian. usase sati ko jnat hota hai ki jaya ki any bahanean vijaya, jayanti evan aparajita apane nana daksh ke yajn mean gee haian. is bat ko sunakar sati shiv ko nimantran n aya janakar shok mean doob jati hai aur vahian bhoomi par girakar apane pran tyag deti hai. yah dekh shiv ki ajna se virabhadr apani sena ke sath jata hai aur daksh-yajn ka vidhvans kar deta hai.

shivaliang

[[chitr:Chinta-Haran-Ashram-1.jpg|shivaliang, chinta haran ashram, mahavan
Shivling, Chinta Haran Ashram, Mahavan|thumb]] 'vaman puran' mean kam-dahan ki katha bhi sarvatha bhinn hai. isame dikhaya gaya hai ki shiv jab daksh-yajn ka vidhvans kar rahe the tab kamadev ne un par 'unmad' ,'santap' aur 'vijrambhan' namak tin ban chalae, jisase shiv vikshipt hokar sati ke lie vilap karane lage. vyathit hokar unhoanne ve ban kuber ke putr paanchalik ko de die. jab kamadev phir ban chalane laga to shiv bhagakar darookavan mean chale ge. vahaan tapasya rat rrishiyoan ki patniyaan un par asakt ho geean. is par rrishiyoan ne shivaliang khandit hokar girane ka shap de diya. shap ke karan jab shivaliang dharati par gir p da, tab sabhi ne dekha ki us liang ka to koee or-chhor hi nahian hai. is par sabhi devagan shiv ki stuti karane lage. brahma aur vishnu ne bhi stuti ki. tab shiv ne prasann hokar pun: liang dharan kiya. is par vishnu ne charoan varnoan dvara shivaliang ki upasana ka niyam prarambh kiya. sath hi 'shaiv', 'pashupat' , 'kaladaman' aur 'kapalik' namak char pramukh shastroan ki rachana ki. asavapayi kuber
Bacchanalian Group|thumb|left ek katha is prakar hai ki ek bar shiv chitravan mean tapasya kar rahe the. tabhi kamadev ne un par phir akraman kiya. tab shankar bhagavan ne krodh mean akar use apani drishti se bhasm kar diya. bhasm hone ke uparant vah rakh nahian bana, apitu paanch paudhoan ke roop mean parivartit ho gaya. ve paudhe dukmadhrisht, champak, vakul, pataly aur jatipushp kahalae.

is prakar 'vaman puran' mean kamadev ke bhasm hokar anang ho jane ka varnan nahian milata, balki vah sugandhit phooloan ke roop mean parivartit ho gaya. is puran mean basant ka b da hi sundar varnan kiya gaya hai-

tato vasante sanprapte kianshuka jvalanaprabha:.

nishpatra: satatanreju: shobhayanto dharatalamh॥ (vaman puran 1/6/9)

arthatri basant rritu ke agaman par dhak ke vriksh, lal varn vale pushpoan ke karan agni ke saman prabha vale pratit ho rahe the. un lal pushpoan ke guchchhoan se lade vrikshoan ke karan dhara shobhayaman ho rahi thi.

srishti ki utpatti, vikas, vistar aur bhoogol

isake atirikt 'vaman puran' mean srishti ki utpatti, vikas, vistar aur bhoogol ka bhi ullekh hai. bharatavarsh ke vibhinn pradeshoan, parvatoan, prasiddh sthaloan aur nadiyoan ka bhi varnan prapt hota hai. pap-puny tatha narak ka varnan bhi is puran mean hai. vrat, pooja, tirthatan adi ka mahattv bhi isamean bataya gaya hai. jis vyakti ko 'atmajnan' prapt ho jata hai; use tirthoan vratoan adi ki avashyakata nahian rah jati . sachcha brahman vahi hai, jo dhan ki lalasa nahian karata aur dan grahan karana hin kary samajhata hai. pranimatr ke kalyan ko hi vah apana dharm manata hai.

kathaean aur charitr

is puran ke kuchh any upakhyanoan mean prahlad ki katha, andhakasur ki katha, tarakasur aur mahishasur vadh ki katha, durga saptashati, devi mahatmy, ven charitr, chand-mund aur shuanbh-nishuanbh vadh ki katha, chitraangada vivah, jambh-kujambh vadh ki katha, dhundhu parajay adi ki katha, anek tirthoan ka varnan tatha rakshas kul ke rajaoan ka varnan adi prapt hota hai.

susanskrit rajapurush

'vaman puran' mean rakshas rajaoan ko raktapipasu ya dushpravrittiyoan se grast nahian dikhaya gaya hai, balki unhean unnat sabhyata ka palan karane vale, kala premi evan susanskrit rajapurushoan ke roop mean darshaya gaya hai. ve log ary samyata ko nahian manate the, isilie ary log unhean rakshas kaha karate the. ve pray: unase yuddh karate the aur unhean nasht kar dete the. [[chitr:Garuda.jpg|garu d
Garuda|thumb|220px]] is puran ne sadachar ka varnan karate hue sabase b da pap kritaghnata ko mana hai. brahmahatya aur gohatya ka prayashchitt ho sakata hai, parantu upakari ki prati kritaghn vyakti ke pap ka koee prayashchitt nahian hai. [[chitr:Haridwar.jpg|left|thumb|ganga nadi, haridvar
Ganga River, Haridwar]] 'vaman puran' mean kaha gaya hai ki devagan mean bhagavan janardan sarvashreshth haian. parvatoan mean sheshadri, ayudhoan mean sudarshan chakr, pakshiyoan mean garu d, sarpoan mean sheshanag, prakritik bhootoan mean prithvi, nadiyoan mean ganga, jalajoan mean padm, tirthoan mean kurukshetr, sarovaroan mean manasarovar, pushpavanoan mean nandan van, dharm-niyamoan mean saty, yajnoan mean ashvamedh, tapasviyoan mean kumbhaj rrishi, samast agamoan mean ved, puranoan mean 'matsy puran', smritiyoan mean 'manusmriti' , tithiyoan mean darsh amavasya, devoan mean indr, tej mean soory, nakshatroan mean chandr, dhanyoan mean akshat (chaval), dvipadoan mean vipr (brahman) aur chatushpadoan mean sianh sarvashreshth hota hai.

yahaan 'atmajnan' ko hi sarvajnanoan mean sarvashreshth jnan svikar kiya gaya hai. dharm ka vivechan karate hue yah puran kahata hai-

kian teshaan sanelaistirtherashrabhairva prayojanamh.

yeshaan chananmakan chittamatmanyev vyavasthimh॥ (vaman puran 1/43/24)

arthath jinaka antarman (chitt) vyavasthit athava sanyamit hai, unako tirthoan aur ashramoan ki koee avashyakata nahian hoti. unaka hriday hi tirth hota hai. man hi ashram hota hai.

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shrutiyaan

varnamala kramanusar lekh khoj

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