गरुड़ पुराण

vaishnav sampraday se sambandhit 'garu d puran' sanatan dharm mean mrityu ke bad sadgati pradan karane vala mana jata hai. kintu yah bhram ki sthiti hai. pray: karmakandi brahman is puran ke 'pret khand' ko hi 'garu d puran' manakar yajamanoan ke sammukh prastut kar dete haian aur unhean lootate haian.

vishnu bhakti

vastavik tathy yah hai ki is puran mean vishnu bhakti ka vistar se varnan hai. bhagavan vishnu ke chaubis avataroan ka varnan thik usi prakar yahaan prapt hota hai, jis prakar 'shrimadbhagavat puran' mean upalabdh hota hai. arambh mean manu se srishti ki utpatti, dhruv charitr aur barah adityoan ki katha prapt hoti hai. usake uparant soory aur chandr grahoan ke mantr, shiv-parvati mantr, indr se sambandhit mantr, sarasvati ke mantr aur nau shaktiyoan ke vishay mean vistar se bataya gaya hai.

unnis hazar shlok

'garu d puran' mean unnis hazar shlok kahe jate haian, kintu vartaman samay mean kul sat hazar shlok hi upalabdh haian. is puran ko do bhagoan mean rakhakar dekhana chahie. pahale bhag mean vishnu bhakti aur upasana ki vidhiyoan ka ullekh hai tatha mrityu ke uparant pray: 'garu d puran' ke shravan ka pravadhan hai. doosare bhag mean pret kalp ka vistar se varnan karate hue vibhinn narakoan mean jiv ke p dane ka vrittant hai. isamean marane ke bad manushy ki kya gati hoti hai, usaka kis prakar ki yoniyoan mean janm hota hai, pret yoni se mukt kaise paee ja sakati hai, shraddh aur pitri karm kis tarah karane chahie tatha narakoan ke daroon dukh se kaise moksh prapt kiya ja sakata hai adi ka vistarapoorvak varnan prapt hota hai.

katha

is puran mean maharshi kashyap aur takshak nag ko lekar ek sundar upakhyan diya gaya hai. rrishi shap se jab raja parikshit ko takshak nag dasane ja raha tha, tab marg mean usaki bheant kashyap rrishi se huee. takshak ne brahman ka vesh dharakar unase poochha ki ve is tarah utavali mean kahaan ja rahe haian? is par kashyap ne kaha ki takshak nag maharaj parikshit ko dasane vala hai. maian unaka vish prabhav door karake unhean pun: jivan de dooanga. yah sunakar takshak ne apana parichay diya aur unase laut jane ke lie kaha. kyoanki usake vish-prabhav se aj tak koee bhi vyakti jivit nahian bacha tha. tab kashyap rrishi ne kaha ki ve apani mantr shakti se raj parikshit ka vish-prabhav door kar deange. is par takshak ne kaha ki yadi aisi bat hai to ap is vriksh ko phir se hara-bhara karake dikhaie. maian ise dasakar abhi bhasm kie deta hooan. takshak ne vriksh ko apane vish prabhav se tatkal bhasm kar diya.

is par kashyap rrishi ne us vriksh ki bhasm ekatr ki aur apana mantr phooanka. tabhi takshak ne ashchary se dekha ki us bhasm mean se koanpal phoot aee aur dekhate hi dekhate vah hara-bhara vriksh ho gaya. hairan takshak ne rrishi se poochha ki ve raja ka bhala karane kis karan se ja rahe haian? rrishi ne uttar diya ki unhean vahaan se prachur dhan ki prapti hogi. is par takshak ne unhean unaki sambhavana se bhi adhik dhan dekar vapas bhej diya. is puran mean kaha gaya hai ki kashyap rrishi ka yah prabhav 'garu d puran' sunane se hi p da tha.

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is puran mean niti sambandhi sar tattv, ayurved, gaya tirth mahatmy shraddh vidhi, dashavatar charitr tatha soory-chandr vanshoan ka varnan vistar se prapt hota hai. bich-bich mean kuchh any vanshoan ka bhi ullekh hai. isake atirikt garoo di vidya mantr pakshi Om svaha aur 'vishnu panjar stotr' adi ka varnan bhi milata hai.

'garu da puran' mean vividh ratnoan aur maniyoan ke lakshanoan ka varnan vistarapoorvak kiya gaya hai. sath hi jyotish shastr, samudrik shastr, saanpoan ke lakshan, dharm shastr, vinayak shanti, varnashram dharm vyavastha, vividh vrat-upavas, sampoorn ashtaang yog, pativrat dharm mahatmy, jap-tap-kirtan aur pooja vidhan adi ka bhi savistar ullekh hua hai. is puran ke 'pret kalp' mean paitis adhyay haian. jisaka prachalan sabase adhik hinduoan ke sanatan dharm mean hai. in paiantis adhyayoan mean yamalok, pretalok aur pret yoni kyoan prapt hoti hai- usake karan, dan mahima, pret yoni se bachane ke upay, anushthan aur shraddh karm adi ka varnan vistar se kiya gaya hai. ye sari batean mrityu ko prapt vyakti ke parivar valoan par gahara prabhav dalati haian. ve divangat vyakti ki sadgati aur moksh ke lie puran-vidhan ke anusar bharapoor dan-dakshina dene ke lie tatpar ho jate haian. is puran ka uddeshy bhi yahi jan p data hai.

mrityu ke bad kya hota hai

yah ek aisa prashn hai jisaka uttar janane ki ichchha sabhi ko hoti hai. sabhi apane-apane tariqe se isaka uttar bhi dete haian. 'garu d puran' bhi isi prashn ka uttar deta hai. jahaan dharm shuddh aur saty acharan par bal deta hai, vahian pap-puny, naitikata-anaitikata, karttavy-akarttavy tatha inake shubh-ashubh phaloan par bhi vichar karata hai. vah ise tin avasthaoan mean vibhakt kar deta hai. pahali avastha mean samast achchhe-bure karmoan ka phal isi jivan mean prapt hota hai. doosari avastha mean mrityu ke uparant manushy vibhinn chaurasi lakh yoniyoan mean se kisi ek mean apane karmanusar janm leta hai. tisari avastha mean vah apane karmoan ke anusar svarg ya narak mean jata hai.

svarg-narak

hindoo dharm shastroan mean in tin prakar ki avasthaoan ka khulakar vivechan hua hai. jis prakar chaurasi lakh yoniyaan haian, usi prakar chaurasi lakh narak bhi haian jinhean manushy apane karmaphal ke roop mean bhogata hai. 'garu d puran' ne isi svarg-narak vali vyavastha ko chunakar usaka vistar se varnan kiya hai.

• isi karan bhayabhit vyakti adhik dan-puny karane ki or pravritt hota hai. 'pret kalp' mean kaha gaya hai ki narak mean jane ke pashchat prani pret banakar apane parijanoan aur sambandhiyoan ko anekanek kashtoan se prata dit karata rahata hai. vah parayi stri aur paraye dhan par drishti g dae vyakti ko bhari kasht pahuanchata hai.

• jo vyakti doosaroan ki sampatti h dap kar jata hai, mitr se droh karata hai, vishvasaghat karata hai, brahman athava mandir ki sampatti ka haran karata hai, striyoan aur bachchoan ka sangrahit dhan chhin leta hai, parayi stri se vyabhichar karata hai, nirbal ko satata hai, eeshvar mean vishvas nahian karata, kanya ka vikray karata hai; mata, bahan, putri, putr, stri, putrabadhu adi ke nirdosh hone par bhi unaka tyag kar deta hai, aisa vyakti pret yoni mean avashy jata hai. use anekanek narakiy kasht bhogana p data hai. usaki kabhi mukti nahian hoti .

• aise vyakti ko jite-ji anek rog aur kasht gher lete haian. vyapar mean hani, garbhanash, grih kalah, jvar, krishi hani, santan mrityu adi se vah dukhi hota rahata hai akal mrityu usi vyakti ki hoti hai, jo dharm ka acharan aur niyamoan ko palan nahian karata tatha jisake achar-vichar dooshit hote haian. usake dushkarm hi use 'akal mrityu' mean dhakel dete haian.

'garu d puran' mean pret yoni aur narak mean p dane se bachane ke upay bhi sujhae ge haian. unamean sarvadhik pramukh upay dan-dakshina, pindadan tatha shraddh karm adi batae ge haian.

• sarvadhik prasiddh is pret kalp ke atirikt is puran mean 'atmajnan' ke mahattv ka bhi pratipadan kiya gaya hai. paramatma ka dhyan hi atmajnan ka sabase saral upay hai. use apane man aur indriyoan par sanyam rakhana param avashyak hai. is prakar karmakand par sarvadhik bal dene ke uparant 'garu d puran' mean jnani aur satyavrati vyakti ko bina karmakand kie bhi sadgati prapt kar paralok mean uchch sthan prapt karane ki vidhi bataee gee hai.