मैत्रेयी
maitreyi (aangrezi: Maitreyi) vaidik kal ki ek vidushi evan brahmavadini stri thian. ve mitr rrishi ki kanya aur maharshi yajnavalky ki doosari patni thian.
yajnavalky dvara sampatti ka bantavara
maharshi yajnavalky ki do patniyaan thian. pahali patni bharadvaj rrishi ki putri katyayani aur doosari mitr rrishi ki kanya maitreyi thi. yajnavalky us darshan ke prakhar pravakta the, jisane is sansar ko mithya svikarate hue bhi use poori tarah nakara nahian. unhoanne vyavaharik dharatal par sansar ki satta ko svikar kiya. ek din yajnavalky ko laga ki ab unhean grihasth ashram chho dakar vanaprasth ke lie chale jana chahie. isalie unhoanne donoan patniyoan ke samane apani sanpatti ko barabar hisse mean baantane ka prastav rakha. katyayani ne pati ka prastav svikar kar liya, par maitreyi behad shaant svabhav ki thian. adhyayan, chiantan aur shastrarth mean unaki gahari dilachaspi thi. vah janati thian ki dhan-sanpatti se atmajnan nahian kharida ja sakata. isalie unhoanne pati ki sanpatti lene se iankar karate hue kaha ki- "maian bhi van mean jaooangi aur apake sath milakar jnan aur amaratv ki khoj karooangi." is tarah katyayani ko rrishi ki sari sanpatti mil gee aur maitreyi apane pati ki vichar-sanpada ki svamini ban gee.[1]
atmajnan ki prapti
brihadarany tatha upanishad mean maitreyi ka apane pati ke sath b de rochak sanvad ka ullekh milata hai. maitreyi ne yajnavalky se yah jnan grahan kiya ki hamean koee bhi sanbandh isalie priy hota hai, kyoanki usase kahian n kahian hamara svarth ju da hota hai. maitreyi ne apane pati se yah jana ki atmajnan ke lie dhyanasth, samarpit aur ekagr hona kitana zaroori hai. yajnavalky ne unhean udaharan dete hue yah samajhaya ki jis tarah naga de ki avaj ke samane hamean koee doosari dhvani sunaee nahian deti. vaise hi atmajnan ke lie sabhi ichchhaoan ka balidan zaroori hota hai.
yajnavalky ne maitreyi se kaha ki- "jaise sare jal ka ekamatr ashray samudr hai, usi tarah hamare sabhi sankalpoan ka janm man mean hota hai. jab tak ham jivit rahate haian, hamari ichchhaean bhi jivit rahati haian. mrityu ke bad hamari chetana ka aant ho jata hai aur ichchhaean bhi vahian samapt ho jati haian." yah sunakar maitreyi ne poochha ki- "kya mrityu hi aantim saty hai? usake bad kuchh bhi nahian hota?" yah sunakar yajnavalky ne unhean samajhaya ki- "hamean apani atma ko pahachanane ki koshish karani chahie. sharir nashvar hai, par atma ajar-amar hai. yah n to janm leti hai aur n hi nasht hoti hai. atma ko pahachan lena amarata ko pa lene ke barabar hai. vairagy ka janm bhi anurag se hi hota hai. chooanki moksh ka janm bhi bandhanoan mean se hi hota hai, isalie moksh ki prapti se pahale hamean jivan ke anubhavoan se bhi gujarana padega." yah sab janane ke bad bhi maitreyi ki jijnasa shaant nahian huee aur vah ajivan adhyayan-manan mean lin rahian.
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tika tippani aur sandarbh
- ↑ vidvata aur vimanramata ki pratimooti maitreyi (hiandi) jagran.com. abhigaman tithi: 10 disambar, 2016.