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is lekh ka punarikshan evan sampadan hona avashyak hai. ap isamean sahayata kar sakate haian. "sujhav"

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vedoan-gram mean mahadev sonar ek suvikhyat adami tha. vah apane sayaban mean pratah se sandhya tak aangithi ke samane baitha hua khatakhat kiya karata tha. yah lagatar dhvani sunane ke log itane abhyast ho gaye the ki jab kisi karan se vah band ho jati, to jan p data tha, koee chiz gayab ho gayi. vah nity-prati ek bar pratahkal apane tote ka pianj da lie koee bhajan gata hua talab ki or jata tha. us dhuandhale prakash mean usaka jarjar sharir, popala muanh aur jhuki huee kamar dekh kar kisi aparichit manushy ko usake pishach hone ka bhram ho sakata tha. jyoan hi logoan ke kanoan mean avaz ati-‘satt gurudatt shivadatt data’, log samajh jate ki bhor ho gayi.

mahadev ka parivarik jivan sukhamay n tha. usake tin putr the, tin bahuean thian, darjanoan nati-pote the, lekin usake bojh ko halaka karane vala koee n tha. l dake kahate-‘jab tak dada jite haian, ham jivan ka anand bhog lean, phir to yah dhol gale p degi hi.’ bechare mahadev ko kabhi-kabhi nirahar hi rahana p data. bhojan ke samay usake ghar mean samyavad ka aisa gaganabhedi nirghosh hota ki vah bhookha hi uth jata, aur nariyal ka huqqa pita hua so jata. usaka vyavasayik jivan aur bhi ashaantikarak tha. yadyapi vah apane kam mean nipun tha, usaki khataee auroan se kahian zyada shuddhikarak aur usaki rasayanik kriyaean kahian zyada kashtasadhy thian, tathapi use aye din shakki aur dhairy-shoony praniyoan ke apashabd sunane p date the. par mahadev avichalit gambhiry se sir jhukaye sab kuchh suna karata tha. jyoan hi yah kalah shaant hota, vah apane tote ki or dekh kar pukar uthata-‘satt gurudatt shivadatt data.’ is mantr ko japate hi usake chitt ko poorn shaanti prapt ho jati thi.

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ek din sanyogavash kisi l dake ne pianj de ka dvar khol diya. tota u d gaya. mahadev ne sir uthakar jo pianj de ki or dekha, to usaka kaleja sann-se ho gaya. tota kahaan gaya. usane phir pianj de ko dekha, tota gayab tha ! mahadev ghab da kar utha aur idhar-udhar khaparailoan par nigah dau dane laga. use sansar mean koee vastu agar pyari thi, to vah yahi tota. l dake-baloan, nati-potoan se usaka ji bhar gaya tha. l dakoan ki chulabul se usake kam mean vighn p data tha. betoan se use prem n tha; isalie nahian ki ve nikamme the, balki isalie ki unake karan vah apane anandadayi kulh doan ki niyamit sankhya se vanchit rah jata tha. p dosiyoan se use chidh thi, isalie ki ve aangithi se ag nikal le jate the. in samast vighn-badhaoan se usake lie koee panah thi, to vah yahi tota tha. isase use kisi prakar ka kasht n hota tha. vah ab us avastha mean tha jab manushy ko shaanti bhog ke siva aur koee ichchha nahian rahati.

tota ek khaparail par baitha tha. mahadev ne pianjara utar liya aur use dikha kar kahane laga-‘a-a’ ‘satt gurudatt shivadatt data.’ lekin gaanv aur ghar ke l dake ekatr ho kar chillane aur taliyaan bajane lage. oopar se kauoan ne kaanv-kaanv ki rat lagayi ? tota u da aur gaanv se bahar nikal kar ek pe d par ja baitha. mahadev khali pianj da liye usake pichhe dau da, so dau da. logoan ko usaki duhratagamita par achambha ho raha tha. moh ki isase suandar, isase sajiv, isase bhavamay kalpana nahian ki ja sakati.

dopahar ho gayi thi. kisan log khetoan se chale a rahe the. unhean vinod ka achchha avasar mila. mahadev ko chidhane mean sabhi ko maja ata tha. kisi ne kank d pheanke, kisi ne taliyaan bajayian. tota phir u da aur vahaan se door am ke bag mean ek pe d ki phunagi par ja baitha. mahadev phir khali pianj da liye meandhak ki bhaanti uchakata chala. bag mean pahuancha to pair ke taluoan se ag nikal rahi thi; sir chakkar kha raha tha. jab jara savadhan hua, to phir pianj da utha kar kahane laga-‘satt gurudatt shivadatt data.’ tota phunagi se utar kar niche ki ek dal par a baitha, kintu mahadev ki or sashank netroan se tak raha tha. mahadev ne samajha, dar raha hai. vah pianj de ko chho d kar ap ek doosare pe d ki a d mean chhip gaya. tote ne charoan or gaur se dekha, nishshank ho gaya, utara aur a kar pianj de ke oopar baith gaya. mahadev ka hriday uchhalane laga. ‘satt gurudatt shivadatt data’ ka mantr japata hua dhire-dhire tote ke samip aya aur lapaka ki tote ko pak d le; kintu tota hath n aya, phir pe d par ja baitha.

sham tak yahi hal raha. tota kabhi is dal par jata, kabhi us dal par. kabhi pianj de par a baithata, kabhi pianj de ke dvar par baith apane dana-pani ki pyaliyoan ko dekhata, aur phir u d jata. buddha agar moortiman moh tha, to tota moortimayi maya. yahaan tak ki sham ho gayi. maya aur moh ka yah sangram aandhakar mean vilin ho gaya.

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rat ho gayi ! charoan or nivi d aandhakar chha gaya. tota n jane pattoan mean kahaan chhipa baitha tha. mahadev janata tha ki rat ko tota kahian u d kar nahian ja sakata. aur n pianj de hi mean a sakata hai, phir bhi vah us jagah se hilane ka nam n leta tha. aj usane din bhar kuchh nahian khaya. rat ke bhojan ka samay bhi nikal gaya, pani ki booand bhi usake kanth mean n gayi; lekin use n bhookh thi, n pyas ! tote ke bina use apana jivan nissar, shushk aur soona jan p data tha. vah din-rat kam karata tha; isalie ki yah usaki aantahprerana thi; jivan ke aur kam isalie karata tha ki adat thi. in kamoan mean use apani sajivata ka lesh-matr bhi jnan n hota tha. tota hi vah vastu tha, jo use chetana ki yad dilata tha. usaka hath se jana jiv ka deh-tyag karana tha.

mahadev din bhar ka bhookha-pyasa, thaka-maanda, rah-rah kar jhapakiyaan le leta tha; kintu ek kshan mean phir chauank kar aankhean khol deta aur us vistrit aandhakar mean usaki avaz sunayi deti-‘satt gurudatt shivadatt data’.

adhi rat gujar gayi thi. sahasa vah koee ahat pa kar chauanka. dekha, ek doosare vriksh ke niche ek dhuandhala dipak jal raha hai, aur kee adami baithe hue apas mean kuchh batean kar rahe haian. ve sab chilam pi rahe the. tamakhoo ki mahak ne use adhir kar diya. uchch svar se bola-‘satt gurudatt shivadatt data’ aur un adamiyoan ki or chilam pine chala gaya; kiantu jis prakar bandook ki avaz sunate hi hiran bhag jate haian usi prakar use ate dekh sab-ke-sab uth kar bhage. koee idhar gaya, koee udhar. mahadev chillane laga-‘thaharo-thaharo’ ekaek use dhyan a gaya, ye sab chor haian. vah zor se chilla utha-‘chor-chor, pak do-pak do.’ choroan ne pichhe phir kar n dekha.

mahadev dipak ke pas gaya, to use ek kalasa rakha hua mila jo morche se kala ho raha tha. mahadev ka hriday uchhalane laga. usane kalase mean hath dala, to moharean thian. usane ek mohar bahar nikali aur dipak ke ujale mean dekha. haan, mohar thi. usane turant kalasa utha liya, aur dipak bujha diya aur pe d ke niche chhip kar baith raha. sah se chor ban gaya.

use phir shanka huee, aisa n ho, chor laut avean, aur mujhe akela dekh kar moharean chhin lean. usane kuchh mohar kamar mean baandhian, phir ek sookhi lak di se zamin ki mitti hata kar kee gaddhe banaye, unhean moharoan se bhar kar mitti se dhank diya.

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mahadev ke aantarnetroan ke samane ab ek doosara jagath tha, chiantaoan aur kalpana se paripoorn. yadyapi abhi kosh ke hath se nikal jane ka bhay tha, par abhilashaoan ne apana kam shuroo kar diya. ek pakka makan ban gaya, saraphe ki ek bhari dookan khul gayi, nij sambandhiyoan se phir nata ju d gaya, vilas ki samagriyaan ekatrit ho gayian. tab tirth-yatra karane chale, aur vahaan se laut kar b de samaroh se yajn, brahmabhoj hua. isake pashchath ek shivalay aur kuaan ban gaya, ek bag bhi lag gaya aur vah nityaprati katha-puran sunane laga. sadhu-santoan ka adar-satkar hone laga.

akasmath use dhyan aya. kahian chor a jayan, to maian bhagooanga kyoankar ? usane pariksha karane ke lie kalasa uthaya. aur do sau pag tak betahasha bhaga hua chala gaya. jan p data tha, usake pairoan mean par lag gaye haian. chianta shaant ho gayi. inhian kalpanaoan mean rat vyatit ho gayi. usha ka agaman hua, hava jagi, chi diyaan gane lagian. sahasa mahadev ke kanoan mean avaz ayi-

satt gurudatt shivadatt data,

ram ke charan mean chitt laga.

yah bol sadaiv mahadev ki jihva par rahata tha. din mean sahastro hi bar ye shabd usake muanh se nikalate the, par unaka dharmik bhav kabhi bhi usake aantahkaran ko sparsh n karata tha. jaise kisi baje se rag nikalata hai, usi prakar usake muanh se yah bol nikalata tha. nirarthak aur prabhav-shoony. tab usaka hriday-roopi vriksh patr-pallav vihin tha. yah nirmal vayu use guanjarit n kar sakati thi; par ab us vriksh mean kopalean aur shakhaean nikal ayi thian. is vayu-pravah se jhoom utha, guanjit ho gaya.

arunoday ka samay tha. prakriti ek anuragamay prakash mean doobi huee thi. usi samay tota pairoan ko jo de hue ooanchi dal se utara, jaise akash se koee tara toote aur a kar pianj de mean baith gaya. mahadev praphullit ho kar dau da aur pianj de ko utha kar bola-‘ao atmaram, tumane kasht to bahut diya, par mera jivan bhi saphal kar diya. ab tumhean chaandi ke pianj de mean rakhooanga aur sone se madh dooanga.’ usake rom-rom se paramatma ke gunanuvad ki dhvani nikalane lagi. prabhu tum kitane dayavanh ho ! yah tumhara asim vatsaly hai, nahian to mujh papi, patit prani kab is kripa ke yogy tha ! in pavitr bhavoan se usaki atma vihval ho gayi ! vah anurakt ho kar kah utha-

‘satt gurudatt shivadatt data,

ram ke charan mean chitt laga.’

usane ek hath mean pianj da latakaya, bagal mean kalasa dabaya aur ghar chala.

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mahadev ghar pahuancha, to abhi kuchh aandhera tha. raste mean ek kutte ke siva aur kisi se bheant n huee, aur kutte ko moharoan se vishesh prem nahian hota. usane kalase ko ek nad mean chhipa diya, aur use koyale se achchhi tarah dhank kar apani kothari mean rakh aya. jab din nikal aya to vah sidhe purohit ke ghar pahuancha. purohit pooja par baithe soch rahe the-kal hi mukadame ki peshi hai aur abhi tak hath mean kau di bhi nahian-yajamanoan mean koee saans bhi nahian leta. itane mean mahadev ne palagan ki. pandit ji ne muanh pher liya. yah aanmagalamoorti kahaan se a pahuanchi, maloom nahian, dana bhi mayassar hoga ya nahian. rusht ho kar poochha-kya hai ji, kya kahate ho. janate nahian, ham is samay pooja par rahate haian.

mahadev ne kaha-maharaj, aj mere yahaan satyanarayan ki katha hai.

purohit ji vismit ho gaye. kanoan par vishvas n hua. mahadev ke ghar katha ka hona utani hi asadharan ghatana thi, jitani apane ghar se kisi bhikhari ke lie bhikh nikalana. poochha-aj kya hai ?

mahadev bola-kuchh nahian, aisi ichchha huee ki aj bhagavanh ki katha sun looan.

prabhat hi se taiyari hone lagi. vedoan ke nikatavarti gaanvoan mean supari phiri. katha ke uparaant bhoj ka bhi nevata tha. jo sunata ashchary karata. aj ret mean doob kaise jami.

sandhya samay jab sab log jama hue, aur pandit ji apane sianhasan par virajaman hue, to mahadev kh da hokar uchch svar mean bola-bhaiyo, meri sari umr chhal-kapat mean kat gayi. maianne n jane kitane adamiyoan ko daga di, kitane khare ko khota kiya; par ab bhagavanh ne mujh par daya ki hai, vah mere muanh ki kalikh ko mitana chahate haian. maian ap sab bhaiyoan se lalakar kar kahata hooan ki jisaka mere jimme jo kuchh nikalata ho, jisaki jama maianne mar li ho, jisake chokhe mal ko khota kar diya ho, vah a kar apani ek-ek kau di chuka le, agar koee yahaan n a saka ho, to ap log usase ja kar kah dijie, kal se ek mahine tak, jab ji chahe, aye aur apana hisab chukata kar le. gavahi-sakhi ka kam nahian.

sab log sannate mean a gaye. koee marmik bhav se sir hila kar bola-ham kahate n the. kisi ne avishvas se kaha-kya kha kar bharega, hajaroan ka total ho jayega.

ek thakur ne thatholi ki-aur jo log suradham chale gaye.

mahadev ne uttar diya-usake ghar vale to hoange.

kintu is samay logoan ko vasooli ki itani ichchha n thi, jitani yah janane ki ki ise itana dhan mil kahaan se gaya. kisi ko mahadev ke pas ane ka sahas n hua. dehat ke adami the, g de murde ukha dana kya janean. phir prayah logoan ko yad bhi n tha ki unhean mahadev se kya pana hai, aur aise pavitr avasar par bhool-chook ho jane ka bhay unaka muanh band kiye hue tha. sabase b di bat yah thi ki mahadev ki sadhuta ne unhean vashibhoot kar liya tha.

achanak purohit ji bole-tumhean yad hai, maianne ek kantha banane ke lie sona diya tha, tumane kee mashe taul mean u da diye the.

mahadev-haan, yad hai, apaka kitana nukasan hua hoga ?

purohit-pachas rupaye se kam n hoga.

mahadev ne kamar se do moharean nikalian aur purohit ji ke samane rakh dian.

purohit ji ki lolupata par tikaean hone lagian. yah beeemani hai, bahut ho, to do-char rupaye ka nukasan hua hoga. bechare se pachas rupaye aianth liye. narayan ka bhi dar nahian. banane ko pandit, par niyat aisi kharab ! ram-ram !!

logoan ko mahadev par ek shraddha-si ho gayi. ek ghanta bit gaya par un sahòanoan manushyoan mean se ek bhi kh da n hua. tab mahadev ne phir kaha-maloom hota hai, ap leag apana-apana hisab bhool gaye haian, isalie aj katha hone dijie. maian ek mahine tak apaki rah dekhooanga. isake pichhe tirth-yatra karane chala jaooanga. ap sab bhaiyoan se meri vinati hai ki ap mera uddhar karean.

ek mahine tak mahadev lenadaroan ki rah dekhata raha. rat ko choroan ke bhay se niand n ati. ab vah koee kam n karata. sharab ka chasaka bhi chhoota. sadhu-abhyagat jo dvar par a jate, unaka yathayogy satkar karata. door-door usaka suyash phail gaya. yahaan tak ki mahina poora ho gaya, aur ek adami bhi hisab lene n aya. ab mahadev ko jnan hua ki sansar mean kitana dharm, kitana sadvyavahar hai. ab use maloom hua ki sansar buroan ke lie bura hai aur achchhoan ke lie achchha.

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is ghatana ko hue pachas varsh bit chuke haian. ap vedoan jaiye, to door hi se ek sunahala kalash dikhayi deta hai. vah thakuradvare ka kalash hai. usase mila hua ek pakka talab hai, jisamean khoob kamal khile rahate haian. usaki machhaliyaan koee nahian pak data, talab ke kinare ek vishal samadhi hai. yahi atmaram ka smriti-chihn hai, usake sambandh mean vibhinn kianvadantiyaan prachalit haian. koee kahata hai, vah ratnaj dit pianj da svarg ko chala gaya, koee kahata, vah ‘satt gurudatt’ kahata hua aantardhan ho gaya, par yatharth yah hai ki us pakshi-roopi chandr ko kisi billi-roopi rahu ne gras liya. log kahate haian, adhi rat ko abhi tak talab ke kinare avaz ati hai-

‘satt gurudatt shivadatt data,

ram ke charan mean chitt laga.’

mahadev ke vishay mean bhi kitani hi jan-shrutiyaan haian. unamean sabase many yah hai ki atmaram ke samadhisth hone ke bad vah kee sannyasiyoan ke sath himalay chala gaya, aur vahaan se laut kar n aya. usaka nam atmaram prasiddh ho gaya.

sanbandhit lekh

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