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________________ indrasena siMha nAnyaH panthAvidyate'yanAya prAcIna kAla meM RSi vAjazravA ke putra uddAlaka ne yajJa - phala kI kAmanA se 'vizvajit' nAmaka yajJa kiyaa| isameM yajJa kartA ko apanA saba kucha dAna kara denA par3atA hai| niyamAnusAra uddAlaka ne bhI apanA samasta dhana dAna kara diyaa| RSi uddAlaka ke naciketA nAmaka eka putra thaa| usa samaya yadyapi naciketA bAlaka hI thA, phira bhI pitA dvArA dakSiNA meM bUr3hI gAyoM ko dAna dete hue dekhakara usake pavitra hRdaya meM sAtvika zraddhA-bhAva kA udaya huaa| usane apane mana meM vicAra kiyA ki 'jo gAyeM antima bAra jala pI cukI haiM, ghAsa khA cukI haiM, dUdha duhA cukI haiM aura jinakI prajanana zakti samApta ho cukI hai, una gauoM ko dAna karane se dAtA ko unhIM lokoM kI prApti hotI hai jo Ananda-zUnya haiN|' ataH pitRbhakti ke kAraNa naciketA cupa nahIM raha skaa| yaha kI pUrNatA na hone ke kAraNa, pitA ko milane vAle aniSTa phala ke viSaya meM socakara usane pitA se kahA- tat kasmai mAM dAsya sIti' arthAt he tAta! Apa mujhe kisako deNge| maiM bhI to ApakA hI dhana huuN| pahale to pitA ne usakI upekSA karate hue usakI bAta kA kucha bhI uttara nahIM diyaa| parantu jaba naciketA ne isI prazna ko dUsarI-tIsarI bAra bhI duharAyA to RSi ne atyanta kruddha hokara kahA'maiM tumheM mRtyu ko detA huuN|' pitA ke krodha bhare vacana sunakara naciketA socane lagA ki ziSya aura putroM kI tIna zreNiyAM hotI haiM-- uttama, madhyama aura adhama / jo ziSya guru ke abhiprAya ko samajha kara unakI AjJA kI pratIkSA kiye hIraka jayantI smArikA binA hI usakA pAlana kara diyA karate haiM, ve uttama koTi meM Ate haiN| jo AjJA pAne para usakA pAlana karate haiM, ve madhyama koTi ke hote haiM / parantu jo guru ke mana ke bhAva samajha lene aura AjJA pAne para bhI usakI ora dhyAna nahIM dete ve ziSya aura putra adhama zreNI meM gine jAte haiN| maiM (naciketA) bahuta se putroM aura ziSyoM meM to prathama zreNI kA hUM aura bahutoM meM dvitIya zreNI kA bhI huuN| kintu maiM kisI bhI avasthA meM adhama zreNI meM nahIM AtA, phira na jAne kyoM pitAjI ne mujhe mRtyu ko de diyA? bhalA mRtyu - deva kA mujhase kyA prayojana siddha ho sakatA hai ? zAyada kisI prayojana kI apekSA kiye binA hI pitAjI ne krodhavaza hI aisA kahA hai| cAhe jo bhI ho aba to pitA jI kA vacana satya hI karanA hogaa| isa prakAra naciketA ne mRtyu-devatA ke yahAM jAne kA dRr3ha nizcaya kara liyaa| usake isa saMkalpa ko samajha kara RSi pazcAttApa karane lge| pitA ko isa taraha dukhI hote dekha naciketA se nahIM rahA gyaa| usane ekAMta meM pitA ke pAsa jAkara kahA 'pitAjI! Apa apane pUrvajoM ke AcaraNa dekhiye aura isa samaya ke anya zreSTha puruSoM ke bhI AcaraNa dekhiye| una logoM ke caritroM meM na pahale kabhI asatya thA, na aba hai| asAdhu loga hI asatya kA AcaraNa karate haiM aura jo loga asatya AcaraNa karate haiM, ve ajara-amara na hokara khetI athavA anna kI taraha pakate (vRddha hokara mara jAte haiM) tathA anna kI taraha phira utpanna huA karate haiN|' isa prakAra naciketA ne pitA ke mukha se niHsuta vacana ko bhale hI ve krodha meM hI kyoM na kahe gaye hoM-- satya pramANita karane kA bharasaka prayatna kiyaa| kyoMki bhagavAna pataMjali ke anusAra 'jAti, deza, kAla samayAnavacchinnAH sArvabhauma vratama' arthAt jAti, deza, kAla aura samaya kI sImA se rahita, sabhI avasthAoM meM pAlana karane yogya yama ahiMsA, satya, asteya, aparigraha aura brahmacarya - mahAvrata kahalAte haiN| jisa samaya ina pAMcoM yamoM kA anuSThAna sArvabhauma arthAt sabhI ke sAtha, sabhI sthAnoM para sabhI samaya samAna bhAva se kiyA jAtA hai tabhI ye mahAvrata ho pAte haiM aura tabhI vividha prakAra kI siddhiyAM bhI prApta ho sakatI haiM anyathA alpavrata dvArA siddhiyoM kI AzA karanI vyartha hai / ataH inako saMkucita nahIM karanA caahie| putra ke isa prakAra samajhAne para pitA ne satya kI rakSA ke lie use dukhI mana yamarAja ke pAsa jAne kI AjJA de dii| jisa samaya naciketA yamarAja ke ghara pahuMcA, usa samaya ve kahIM bAhara gaye huye the / ataH tIna dinoM taka anna jala grahaNa kiye binA use vahIM yama kI pratIkSA karanI pdd'ii| yamarAja ke lauTane para unakI patnI tathA maMtriyoM ne unase nivedana kiyA- "sAkSAt agni deva hI brAhmaNa atithi ke rUpa meM ghara meM praveza karate haiN| sAdhu gRhastha usa atithi rUpa agni kI jvAlA kI zAnti ke liye use jala (pAdA) diyA karate haiN| ataeva he vaivasvata! Apa usa brAhmaNa-bAlaka ke paira dhone ke lie jala lekara zIghra jAiye / atithi tIna dinoM se ApakI pratIkSA karatA huA anazana kiye baiThA hai / ataeva jaba Apa svayaM usakI sevA meM upasthita hoMge tabhI vaha - - - - adhyApaka khaNDa / 17
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________________ - zAnta hogaa| jisake ghara para brAhmaNa atithi binA bhojana kiye rahatA hai, usa manda buddhi kI sArI AzA aura pratIkSAyeM jinake milane kI use pUrNa AzA rahatI hai aura jinake prApta hone kA nizcaya rahatA hai evaM jinakI prApti kI vaha pratIkSA kara rahA hai-- naSTa ho jAtI haiN| na to ve padArtha hI use prApta hote aura jo prApta bhI ho jAte haiM, unase use kisI prakAra ke sukha kI upalabdhi nahIM hotii| usake yajJa dAna Adi iSTa karma tathA kuAM, tAlAba, dharmazAlA Adi banavAne rUpa pUrta karma evaM unake sampUrNa phala naSTa ho jAte haiN| itanA hI nahIM, atithi kA asatkAra usake putra, pazu Adi dhana kA bhI nAza kara detA hai|' isa prakAra yahAM para atithi ko sabhI prakAra se anupekSaNIya batAkara usake mahatva kA pratipAdana kiyA gayA hai| unakI ina bAtoM ko sunakara yamarAja naciketA ke pAsa phuNce| unhoMne apanA aparAdha svIkAra karate hue sabase pahale usa brAhmaNa putra kI pUjA kii| isake uparAMta unhoMne naciketA se eka-eka rAtri ke liye eka-eka karake tIna vara mAMgane ko khaa| pitR bhakta naciketA ne yaha socakara ki pitA ko saMtuSTa rakhanA hI putra kA sarvaprathama kartavya hotA hai| yamarAja se pahalA vara yaha mAMgA ki usake pitA usake prati zAMta saMkalpa, prasanna citta aura krodha-rahita ho jAye jaba vaha unake (yamarAja) yahAM se lauTakara ghara jAya to usake pitA use pahacAna kara usase pahale kI taraha bAtacIta kreN| yamarAja ke 'tathAstu' kahane tathA pUrNa AzvAsana dene para naciketA ne unase sabhI jIvoM ke kalyANa hetu svarga ke sAdhana bhUta agni tatva ko jAnane kI icchA se kahA- 'he mRtyo ? kahate haiM svarga meM na kisI prakAra kA bhaya hai na koI cintA hai| vahAM to Apa bhI nahIM haiM vahAM na vRddhAvasthA kA Dara hai na bhUkha-pyAsa kI prvaah| ataeva Apa usI svarga prApti ke sAdhana ani (yajJa sambandhI jJAna ) kA mujha zraddhAlu ko jJAna karAveM / kyoMki usake dvArA svarga ko prApta hue puruSa hI amRtatva kI prApti karate haiN|' naciketA ke dUsare vara ko sunakara yamarAja ne samasta lokoM ke Adi kAraNa usa agni (yajJa) kI aura usake liye jitanI IMTeM cAhie tathA jisa prakAra rakkhI jAnI cAhie Adi kA vistArapUrvaka varNana kara diyaa| yamarAja ne agni tatva kA jaisA varNana kiyA thA, naciketA ne unheM use jyoM kA tyoM sunA diyaa| naciketA kI tIkSNa buddhi tathA usakI pratibhA se prasanna ho mahAtmA yama ne use apanI ora se eka vara aura dete hue kahA- 'he naciketA yaha ani tere hI nAma se prasiddha hogii|' ! isI ke sAtha unhoMne use aneka rUpoM vAlI eka mAlA bhI dI / kahate haiM jo tIna bAra naciketAgni kA cayana karatA hai vaha mAtA, pitA aura AcArya se zikSA prApta kara janma aura mRtyu ko pAra kara letA hai| vaha brahma se utpanna, jJAnavAna aura stuti yogya deva ko jAnakara tathA usakA anubhava kara atyanta zAnti ko prApta ho jAtA hai| ataH usa ana kI brahma se utpanna, jJAna-sampanna pUjanIya deva ke rUpa meM hI upAsanA karanI caahie| isa prakAra usa yajJa kI vidhi ko jo jAnatA hai tathA usakA sampAdana karatA hai vaha deha pAta se pahale hI mRtyu ke bandhana hokara svarga meM Ananda ko prApta hotA hai| naciketAgni ko | se mukta hIraka jayantI smArikA - svarga kA sAdhana batalAkara tathA usakI kucha aura prazaMsA karake yamarAja ne naciketA se tIsarA vara mAMgane ko khaa| isa loka ke kalyANa ke liye pitA kI prasannatA kA vara tathA paraloka ke liye svarga ke sAdhana rUpa agni-vijJAna kA jJAna prApta kara naciketA socatA hai ki use aba AtmA ke yathArtha jJAna tathA usakI prApti kA upAya jAna lenA cAhie / yadyapi mRtyu ke bAda AtmA kA astitva rahatA hai yA nahIM, isa sambandha meM naciketA ko svayaM koI sandeha nahIM thA, phira bhI usane apanA mata na batalA kara prazna ko isa prakAra pUchA ki isake uttara meM AtmA kI nitya sattA, usake svarUpa, guNa aura paramAtmA kI prApti ke sAdhanoM kA vivaraNa apane Apa hI A jAtA hai / ataH tIsarA prazna Atma-jJAna ke viSaya meM hai na ki AtmA ke astitva meM sandeha utpanna karane vAlA / taittirIya brAhmaNa meM naciketA kA jo itihAsa milatA hai, usameM naciketA ne tIsare vara meM punarmRtyu (janma-mRtyu para vijaya pAne kA ( mukti kA sAdhana ) jAnanA cAhA hai (tRtIya vRNISveti / punarmRtyoMme' pacitiM brUhi ) / parantu yahAM para usane yamarAja se tIsarA vara mAMgate hue kahA- 'mRta manuSya ke viSaya meM eka sandeha hai| kucha loga to kahate haiM ki yaha rahatA hai aura kucha logoM kA kahanA hai yaha 'nahIM rahatA' mRtyu ke pazcAt AtmA kA astitva rahatA hai athavA nahIM rahatA, isake sambandha meM hameM pratyakSa athavA anumAna se koI nizcita jJAna nahIM hotaa| Apa mRtyu ke adhipati devatA haiN| ataeva yaha Atma-tatva maiM Apa se jAnanA cAhatA huuN| yahI mere varoM meM se bacA huA tIsarA vara hai|' naciketA ke isa Atma-tatva saMbaMdhI mahatvapUrNa prazna ko sunakara yamarAja ne socA 'RSi kumAra bAlaka hone para bhI bar3A buddhimAna hai| isI se yaha itane gopanIya tatva ko jAnane kA Agraha kara rahA hai| parantu Atma-tatva kA jJAna sabhI ko batalAnA ucita nahIM / ise kevala adhikArI ke samakSa hI prakaTa karanA caahie| adhikArI sAdhana-catuSTaya se sampanna honA caahie| isIlie pahale pAtra kI parIkSA kI AvazyakatA hai|' yahI socakara yamarAja ne Atma-tatva ko atyanta kaThina kahakara naciketA ko TAlanA cAhA / unhoMne naciketA se kahA ki isa viSaya meM pahale devatAoM ko bhI sandeha huA thaa| ise samajha sakanA AsAna nahIM hai| yaha atyanta sUkSma aura gahana viSaya hai| ataeva vaha ise jAnane kA haTha na kre| koI anya vara mAMga le| isake lie vaha una para dabAva na ddaale| ise unhIM ke lie chor3a de| viSaya kI sUkSmatA tathA gahanatA kA nAma sunakara naciketA ko tanika bhI ghabar3AhaTa nahIM huii| apane prazna para ar3e rahakara vaha aura bhI dRr3hatApUrvaka kahane lagA ki 'nizcaya hI isa viSaya meM devatAoM ko bhI sandeha huA thA aura Apa bhI ise kaThina hI batalA rahe haiN| isI se isa prazna kA mahatva aura bhI bar3ha jAtA hai| dUsare isa mahatvapUrNa viSaya ko samajhAne vAlA Apa jaisA anubhavI vaktA bhI nahIM mila sktaa| Apa ise chor3akara dUsarA vara mAMgane ko kahate haiM, parantu maiM to samajhatA hUM ki isakI tulanA meM anya koI vara hI nahIM hai, kyoMki aura sabhI vara anitya phala vAle adhyApaka khaNDa / 18
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________________ haiN| kevala yahI kalyANa-prApti kA eka mAtra hetu hai| ataH Apa isI kA upadeza deN| jaba kisI viSaya ko nahIM batalAnA hotA to sabase pahale usakI kaThinatA kA bhaya dikhalAyA jAtA hai| parIkSA ke lie yamarAja ne bhI yahI kiyA, kintu isa parIkSA meM naciketA uttIrNa ho gyaa| ata: abakI bAra unhoMne usakI aura bhI kaThina parIkSA lenI caahii| sAdhaka athavA jijJAsu kI parIkSA ke lie do hI zastra hote haiM- eka bhaya aura dUsarA lobha / naciketA bhaya se tanika bhI vicalita nahIM huaa| isalie yamarAja ne usake Upara dUsarA zastra lobha kA prayoga karate hue use sau-sau varSa jIne vAle putra-pautra, gau Adi bahuta se pazu, hAthI, ghor3e, svarNa aura bhUmaNDala kA vizAla sAmrAjya tathA inheM bhogane ke lie jitane varSa jIne kI icchA ho utane varSoM kI Ayu mAMga lene ko kahA athavA jo-jo bhoga mRtyu loka meM durlabha hai unheM tathA una sundariyoM ko bhI mAMga lene ko kahA jo mRtyu loka meM nahIM prApta ho sktiiN| parantu naciketA ke Upara yamarAja ke ina pralobhanoM kA tanika bhI prabhAva nahIM par3A, kyoMki vaha vicAra aura vairAgya kI usa ucca sthiti para pahuMca cukA thA jahAM pahuMca jAne para sAdhaka ko kisI prakAra kA pralobhana DigA nahIM paataa| isI se usane yamarAja se kahA- 'he mRtyo! Apane jina bhogya padArthoM kA varNana kiyA hai ve kala taka raheMge athavA nahIM, isameM bhI sandeha hai| ye apsarA Adi bhoga to manuSya kI sampUrNa indriyoM ke teja ko hI kSINa kara dete haiN| ata: dharma, vIrya, prajJA, teja aura yaza Adi kA kSaya karane vAle hone se ye anartha ke hI kAraNa haiN| yaha dIrgha jIvana / bhI ananta kAla kI tulanA meM bahuta hI kama hai| jaba brahmA kA jIvana bhI alpakAlika hai, taba auroM kI bAta hI kyA ?' 'isa dhana se manuSya kI tRpti nahIM hotI, kyoMki jahAM kevala kAmanAoM kA hI vistAra hai vahAM tRpti kaisI? aura jaba maiM Apa ko dekha hI cukA hUM to jaba mujhe dhana kI lAlasA hogI taba use prApta hI kara luuNgaa| isI prakAra jaba taka Apa zAsana karate raheMge taba taka to maiM jIvita bhI raha sakatA huuN| ataeva 'varastu me varaNIya: sa eva'- maiM to vahI Atmatatva vAle prazna ko hI jAnanA caahuuNgaa| bhalA ajara aura amara devatAoM ke samIpa pahuMca kara jarA aura mRtyu se grasta kauna aisA manuSya hogA, jo asthira aura pariNAma meM dukhadAyI viSayoM kI icchA kregaa| ata: isa Atma-tatva sambandhI vara ke gUr3ha hone para bhI naciketA dUsarA anitya vara prApta karane kI icchA nahIM rkhtaa| yamarAja ne naciketA kI bhalIbhAMti parIkSA lekara jaba yaha samajha liyA ki vaha parama vairAgyavAna nirbhIka tathA uttama adhikArI hai taba unhoMne brahma-vidyA ko prAraMbha karane se pahale usake mahatva para prakAza DAlate hue 'zreya aura preya' ke sambandha meM smjhaayaa| zreya manuSya ke vAstavika kalyANa mokSa ko kahate haiM aura preya strI-putra, dhana-mAnAdi priya lagane vAle padArthoM kA nAma hai| ye donoM manuSya ke samakSa apane-apane prayojanoM ke sAtha upasthita ho, use bAMdhane kA prayAsa karate haiN| ina donoM meM se jo zreya ko grahaNa karatA hai, usakA to kalyANa (mokSa) hotA hai aura jo preya ko grahaNa karatA hai, vaha sAMsArika bhogoM tathA dhana-mAnAdi meM phaMsakara apane puruSArtha se bhraSTa ho jAtA hai| inameM se manuSya kisI ko bhI grahaNa kara sakatA hai| buddhimAna puruSa to zreya aura preya donoM ke guNa-doSa ko bhalI prakAra samajha kara zreya kA grahaNa aura preya kA tyAga kara dete haiM, kintu mUr3ha loga yoga-kSema (prApta strI-putra, dhana Adi kI rakSA aura aprApta bhogya-padArthoM kI prApti) ke liye preya ko hI grahaNa karate haiN| parantu yamarAja ke dvArA bAra-bAra pralobhana diye jAne para bhI naciketA ne priya lagane vAle sAMsArika viSayoM ko heya samajha kara tyAga diyaa| isase vaha usa nikRSTa gati ko nahIM prApta huA, jisameM prAya: bahuta se 'vidyA' kA adhikArI samajha kara usakI prazaMsA kI, kyoMki use bahuta se bhoga bhI nahIM lubhA ske| avidyA meM par3e hae bhI jo loga apane ko bahuta bar3A paNDita mAnate haiM, ve bhogI mUr3ha jana aMdhe se calAye hue andhoM kI taraha cAroM ora ThokareM khAte hue bhaTakate phirate haiN| yamarAja Age kahate haiMna sAmparAyaH prati bhAti bAlaM, pramAdyantaM vitta mohena mUDhaH / ayaM loko nAsti para iti mAnI, punaH punarvazamApadyate me|| 'dhana ke moha se mohita, pramAda meM rata rahane vAle mUrkha ko paraloka yA kalyANa kA mArga dikhAI hI nahIM detaa| vaha to kevala yahI mAnatA hai ki strI-putrAdi se bharA huA eka mAtra yaha loka hI satya hai| isake alAvA koI paraloka hai hI nhiiN| aisA mAnane vAlA puruSa bArambAra janma lekara mRtyu ko prApta hotA rahatA hai|' parantu yaha Atma-jJAna koI sAdhAraNa-sI bAta na hokara atyanta durlabha vastu haizravaNAyApi bahubhiryo na labhyaH, zRNvanto'pi bahavo yaM na vidyuH Azcaryo vaktA kuzalo'sya labdhA, AzcaryojJAtA kuzalAnuziSTaH / / 'jagata meM adhikAMza manuSyoM ko isa Atma-tatva kI carcA bhI sunane ko prApta nahIM hotii| bahuta se loga ise sunakara bhI samajha nahIM paate| isa gUDha Atma-tatva kA varNana karane vAlA mahApuruSa Azcaryamaya arthAt durlabha hotA hai| isa AtmA ko prApta (jAnane vAlA) karane vAlA bhI kahIM koI eka nipuNa puruSa hI hotA hai| isI prakAra kisI AtmadarzI AcArya dvArA upadeza pAkara usake anusAra manana-nididhyAsana karate-karate tatva kA sAkSAtkAra karane vAle puruSa bhI Azcaryajanaka hI hote haiN| _ 'yaha Atma-tatva alpajJa manuSya dvArA samajhAye jAne para tanika bhI samajha meM nahIM AtA, kyoMki yaha sUkSma se bhI sUkSma hone ke kAraNa sarvathA atayaM hai| isI se sAmAnya vyakti ke samajhAye jAne para, yadi koI usakA vividha prakAra se cintana aura manana bhI karatA hai taba bhI vaha samajha meM nahIM aataa| ata: jaba taka ise yathArtha rUpa se samajhAne vAlA koI Atma-darzI mahApuruSa nahIM prApta hote, taba taka manuSya kA isameM praveza pAnA atyanta kaThina hotA hai| ise tarka se bhI prApta nahIM kiyA jA sktaa|' naciketA kI prazaMsA karate hue yamarAja kahate haiM ki unheM usakI ananya niSThA ko dekhakara atyanta prasannatA huI hai, kyoMki yaha niSThA tarka se kabhI nahIM mila sktii| yaha to bhagavatkRpA ke phalasvarUpa hIraka jayantI smArikA adhyApaka khaNDa / 19
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________________ kisI mahApuruSa ke saMga se hI upalabdha hotI hai| usa mahApuruSa dvArA Atma-tatva ke vivecana ko zravaNa karate hue, usI kA cintana karane kA abhyAsa karate rahanA caahie| isake uparAMta yamarAja ne apanA udAharaNa dete hue batalAyA ki unhoMne yaha jAnate hue bhI naciketAgni kA cayana kiyA ki anitya sAdhanoM dvArA nitya padArtha kI prApti nahIM kI jA sakatI, kintu unhoMne naciketAgni AdirUpa se jo kucha yajJa Adi karma kiye, sabake saba kAmanAoM aura Asakti-bhAva se rahita hokara kevala loka-kalyANa ke lie karttavya-buddhi se prerita hokara kie| isa niSkAma bhAva kI hI yaha mahimA hai ki anitya padArthoM ke dvArA karttavya-pAlana rUpa Izvara-pUjA karake maiMne nitya-sukha rUpa paramAtmA kI prApti kara lii| taduparAMta unhoMne naciketA kI buddhi, usake tyAga tathA niSkAma bhAva kI prazaMsA karake use Atma-tatva kA adhikArI btaayaa| Age unhoMne usake hRdaya meM Izvara prApti kI tIvra jijJAsA utpanna karane hetu paramAtmA kI mahimA kA varNana karate hue kahAtaM durdazaM gUDhama anupraviSTaM, guhAhitaM gahvareSThaM puraannm| adhyAtma yogAdhigamena devaM, matvA dhIro harSa-zoko jhaati|| __ 'usa kaThinatA se dikhAI dene vAle, gUDha sthAna meM anupraviSTa (viSaya-vikAra rUpa vijJAna se chipe hue), buddhi meM sthita, gahana sthAna meM rahane vAle purAtana deva ko adhyAtma yoga (citta ko viSayoM se haTAkara AtmA meM lagA denA) kI prApti dvArA jAna kara dhIra (buddhimAna) puruSa harSa aura zoka kA parityAga kara detA hai|' 'isa Atma-tatva viSayaka upadeza ko anubhavI mahApuruSa (satguru) dvArA zraddhA-pUrvaka sunanA cAhiye, sunakara usakA manana karanA caahiye| usake bAda ekAnta meM usa para vicAra karate huye, use buddhi meM dhAraNa karanA caahiye| isa prakAra nirantara sAdhana-rata rahane para jaba sAdhaka ko Atma-tatva kI prApti ho jAtI hai, taba vaha Ananda-rUpa hI ho jAtA hai| naciketA ke liye bhI vaha mokSa kA dvArA khulA huA hai|' ___ yamarAja ke mukha se parabrahma paramAtmA kI mahimA sunakara aura apane ko Atma-jJAna kA adhikArI samajhakara naciketA ne kahA- 'bhagavana ! yadi Apa mujha para prasanna haiM to dharma aura adharma se pare, kArya aura kAraNa rUpa prapaJca se pRthak aura bhUta tathA bhaviSya se bhinna jina sabhI prakAra ke vyAvahArika viSayoM se atIta paramAtmA ko Apa dekhate haiM, use btlaaiye|' naciketA ke prazna ko sunakara yamarAja ne AtmA ke svarUpa tathA usake lakSaNoM ko batalAne se pUrva usake sAkSAt sAdhana praNava kA upadeza prArambha kiyaa| unhoMne kahA 'sabhI veda jisakA pratipAdana karate haiM, jisako prApta karane hetu sabhI prakAra ke tapa kiye jAte haiM tathA jisake sAkSAtkAra ke liye brahmacarya kA pAlana kiyA jAtA hai| saMkSepa meM usa pada ko 'OM' kahate haiN|' ata: 'yaha akSara hI apara brahma hai aura yahI para brahma hai| yahI sabhI nAmoM meM vyApta hai| paramAtmA ke samasta nAmoM meM 'OM' hI sarvazreSTha hai| yahI brahma kA pratIka hai| isako 'yahI upAsya brahma hai' aisA jAnakara jo para athavA apara jisa brahma ko prApta karane kI icchA karatA hai, use vahI prApta ho jAtA hai| yahI OMkAra rUpa Alambana (sahArA, sAdhana)- gAyatrI Adi- sabhI AlambanoM meM zreSTha hai yAnI sabase adhika prazaMsanIya hai| jo sAdhaka ise jAna jAtA hai, vaha parabrahma meM sthita hokara mahimAnvita hotA hai|' noTa : yadyapi praNava-upAsanA kaI prakAra se kI jAtI hai, kintu inameM eka atyanta sarala vidhi hai, jisakA avalambana koI bhI manuSya grahaNa kara sakatA hai| prANa dene vAlI vastu athavA jIvana-dAtA padArtha ko praNava kahate haiN| zarIra meM isakA anubhava dhvani ke rUpa meM hotA hai| isI dhvani ko anAhata bhI kahate haiN| isakI utpatti hRdaya ke samIpa anAhata cakra se hotI hai| ata: ekAnta meM kisI Asana para sIdhe baiThakara, binA hile-Dule sAdhanA zurU karanI caahiye| sAdhanA-sthala ekAnta meM to honA hI cAhiye, vahAM koI bAharI AvAja nahIM sunAI par3anI caahiye| dina meM aisI suvidhA yadi na mile to rAta meM sabake so jAne para abhyAsa karanA caahiye| yaha Avazyaka nahIM hai ki bhUmi yA caukI para hI baiThakara sAdhana kiyA jaay| ise cArapAI para baiThakara bhI kiyA jA sakatA hai| zarIra aura vastra zuddha hone caahiye| kAnoM meM aMgulI DAlane kI bhI jarUrata nahIM hai| gaharA dhyAna lagAne se hI kAma cala jAtA hai| vRtti ko antarmukhI karake, sabhI ora se citta ko haTAkara hRdaya-sthala para hone vAlI dhar3akana kI dhvani (athavA dhakke ke svara) ko sunane kI koziza karanI caahiye| pUre dhyAna (ekAgratA) kesAtha isa prakAra sunanA cAhiye jaise koI dUra kI dhvani sunatA hai| mana meM koI anya vicAra nahIM AnA caahie| kevala usI ko sunane kI dhuna savAra ho| yadi zurU meM dhvani sunAI na de to do-tIna bAra lambA zvAMsa khIMca lenA caahiye| prANAyAma karane vAloM ko yaha dhvani atyanta spaSTa rUpa se sunAI par3atI hai| zvAMsa khIMcane se dhar3akana teja ho jAtI hai aura spaSTa sunAI dene lagatI hai| kabhI kabhI zvAMsa khIMcane para bhI vaha dhyAna meM nahIM aatii| usa samaya ghabar3AnA nahIM caahiye| lagAtAra prayatna karate rahanA caahiye| kucha hI dinoM meM dhvani spaSTa rUpa se sunAI par3ane lgegii| yahAM taka ki sote-jagate, calate-phirate tathA kAma-kAja karate hue bhI usakA anubhava hogaa| yadyapi yaha eka prakAra kI dhvani hI hogI, kintu thor3A dhyAna dene para patA calegA ki isase 'o'ma' zabda dhvanita ho rahA hai aura kaNTha ko vedhatA huA mastiSka meM jA pahuMcA hai| usa samaya AjJA cakra evaM sahasrAra ke pratyeka dala se isakI guMjAra A rahI hai| puna: nIce utara kara nAbhi cakra aura dUsare sthUla cakroM meM bhI sunAI degii| isa sAdhana ko karate hue sAdhakoM ko aneka prakAra ke prakAza bhI dRSTigocara hote haiN| ye prakAza vibhinna cakroM tathA tatvoM ke hote haiN| parantu kisI-kisI __ ko nahIM dikhAI pdd'te| yaha saMskAra kI bAta hai| jisa samaya zabda ke sAtha tanmayatA ho jAya, lakSya ke atirikta apanA athavA anya kisI vastu kA dhyAna na Ave, prema meM vibhora hone para jaba roma-roma se amRta jharane lage, zarIra pulakAyamAna aura hIraka jayantI smArikA adhyApaka khaNDa /20
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________________ gadgad hone lage, Ananda kA sAgara apane anta:karaNa meM umar3atA huA jAna par3e, mana isa mugdhAvasthA se haTanA hI na cAhe, taba samajha lenA cAhie ki kriyA pUrI ho gayI aura sAdhanA meM siddhi mila gyii| usa samaya sAdhaka samasta AvaraNoM ko pArakara, mahAkAraNa jagat Anandamaya koza meM praveza kara jAtA hai| Age guru-kRpA se Ananda aura aham kA jhInA pardA haTa jAtA hai| aura sAdhaka vAstavika bhaNDAra meM bhI eka dina pahuMca jAtA hai| yahI praNava upAsanA athavA laya yoga-sAdhanA kahalAtI hai|" isa sAdhanA kI eka vidhi mahAtmA caraNa dAsa jI ne apane "tatva-yogopaniSada' meM bhI batalAyI hai| uparyukta vidhi eka anubhavI mahAtmA ke grantha se uddhRta hai| isake alAvA praNava ke artha kA cintana karate hue usake japa ko bhI praNava-upAsanA kahate haiN| isa praNava ko kisI na kisI rUpa meM saMsAra meM pracalita prAya: sabhI pramukha dharmoM ne apanAyA hai| maharSi pataMjali ne isa praNava ko Izvara kA vAcaka kahA hai- tasya vAcakaH praNavaH / zrI madbhagavadgItA meM bhI oum ko brahma kahA gayA hai-'omityekAkSaraM brhm|' muNDakopaniSada meM praNava ko dhanuSa, AtmA ko bANa aura brahma ko lakSya batalAkara agale zloka meM omityevaMdhyAyatha AtmAnaM' kahakara sarvAtmA puruSottama kA 'oum' isa nAma se japa karane ko kahA gayA hai| mANDUkyopaniSada meM to kevala praNava ke hI mahatva kA pratipAdana karate hue use hI bhUta, bhavat aura bhaviSyat kahakara trikAlAtIta bhI kahA gayA hai| vahAM praNavo-pAsanA kI do vidhiyAM batalAI gaI haiN| praNavopAsanA rUpI sAdhana batalAkara yamarAja ne AtmA ke svarUpa para prakAza DAlate hue Age kahAna jAyate mriyate vA vipazcinnAyaM kutazcinna babhUva kazcit / ajo nityaH zAzvato'yaM purANo na hanyate hanyamAne shriire|| 'yaha AtmA na janmatA hai, na maratA hai, na yaha kisI dUsare se utpanna huA hai, na koI dUsarA hI isase utpanna huA hai| yaha ajanmA, nitya, zAzvata aura sanAtana hai| zarIra ke mAre jAne para bhI yaha nahIM mrtaa|' maranA aura mAranA saba zarIra ke sAtha hotA hai, AtmA na kabhI maratA hai aura na use koI mAra hI sakatA hai| jisa prakAra makAna ke gira jAne se usameM sthita AkAza kA nAza nahIM hotA, isI prakAra dehAdi ke nAza se AtmA kA nAza nahIM hotaa| kevala ajJAnI hI ise marane aura mArane vAlA samajhatA hai| kyoMki yaha AtmA 'sUkSma se sUkSma aura mahAn se bhI mahattara hai| yaha jIva kI buddhi rUpI guphA meM chipA huA hai|' ise vahI dekha pAtA hai jo sabhI prakAra ke bhogoM kI kAmanAoM se rahita ho cukA hai| jo karmoM kI siddhi aura asiddhi meM sukha aura dukha kA anubhava nahIM karatA vaha sabhI prakAra kI cintAoM se mukta rahatA hai| jo sadaiva paramAtmA kI ananta sattA kA anubhava karatA huA zAnta aura sthira rahatA hai| parantu jo isa prakAra kA nahIM hai, use AtmA ke darzana nahIM hote| kyoMki yaha AtmA paraspara virAdhI dharmoM vAlA hai| yaha eka sthAna para sthita huA bhI dUra calA jAtA hai tathA zayana karate hue bhI saba ora pahuMca jAtA hai| ise sUkSmabuddhi vAle vidvAna hI samajha sakane meM samartha ho pAte haiN| yadyapi isa AtmA ko jAnanA atyanta kaThina hai, phira bhI upAya karane se ise jAnA jA sakatA hai| yamarAja kahate haiM ki ise unake sivAya anya kauna jAna sakatA hai| yaha eka hI AtmA sabhI ora se saba meM vyApaka hone para bhInAyamAtmA pravacanena labhyo, na medhayA na bahunA shruten|| yamevaiSa vRNute tena labhyasta syaiSa AtmA vivRNute tnuusvaam|| __'yaha AtmA na to vedoM ke pravacana se prApta hotA hai, na to buddhi kI dhAraNA zakti se aura na to janma bhara zAstroM ke zravaNa mAtra se hI milatA hai| yaha sAdhaka jisa AtmA kA varaNa- prArthanA karatA hai, usa varaNa karane vAle AtmA se hI yaha prApta kiyA jAtA hai| 'kevala Atma-lAbha ke lie hI prArthanA karane vAle niSkAma puruSa ko AtmA ke dvArA hI Atma-darzana hotA hai| arthAt aise sAdhaka ke prati AtmA apane svarUpa ko prakAzita kara detA hai arthAt hama hI AtmA haiM aura hama svayaM ko hI varaNa karate haiN|' parantu isake liye kucha Avazyaka zarte haiM, jinakI ora saMketa karate hue yamarAja kahate haiMnA virato duzcaritAnnA zAnto nA smaahitH| nA zAnta mAnaso vApi prajJAnainamApnuyAt / / ___'jo duzcarita- pApa karmoM se nivRtta nahIM huA hai, jisakI indriyAM zAnta nahIM haiM aura jisakA citta ekAgra athavA zAnta nahIM hai vaha ise sUkSma buddhi dvArA vicAra karane para bhI prApta nahIM kara paataa| arthAt jo zama-dama tathA citta kI vRttiyoM ke nirodha rUpa samAdhi se rahita hai, jisakA mana azAnta hai, usako kevala pANDitya aura tarkoM kI tIkSNatA se hI Atma-darzana nahIM ho sktaa| jo zama dama Adi guNoM se yukta hai, jo zuddha, saMyata aura samAhita citta hai, jo indriya-lAlasAoM se virata hai aura jisane zravaNa, manana aura nididhyAsana (dhyAna) dvArA abheda rUpa jJAna prApta kara liyA hai, vahI prajJAna dvArA isa AtmA ko prApta kara sakatA hai| parantu jo sAdhaka aisA nahIM hai, vaha cAhe brAhmaNa ho cAhe kSatriya, use paramAtmA kA 'anna' (grAsa) bana jAnA par3atA hai| sabakA saMhAra karane vAlA mRtyu devatA bhI paramAtmA ke bhojana kA sAga-pAta bana jAtA hai| ata: aise paramAtmA ko sAdhana-vihIna manuSya kaise jAna sakatA hai| isake pazcAt yamarAja ne jIvAtmA aura paramAtmA ke nitya sambandha tathA nivAsa sthAna kA paricaya dete hue batalAyA hai ki zubha-karmoM ke phalasvarUpa prApta manuSya-zarIra ko buddhi rUpI guphA meM satya kA pAna karane vAle jIvAtmA aura paramAtmA chAyA aura dhUpa kI bhAMti eka dUsare se bhinna hote hue bhI avasthita haiN| parantu donoM ke bhoga meM bahuta bar3A antara hotA hai| paramAtmA zubha karmoM ke phala ko bhogate hue bhI nahIM bhogte| ve kevala una bhogoM ko bhugatAte haiM, kintu jIvAtmA una karmoM ke bhogoM ko bhogatA huA sukha aura dukha kA anubhava karatA hai| jisa prakAra dhUpa ke binA chAyA kA astitva nahIM rahatA usI prakAra paramAtmA ke kAraNa hI jIvAtmA meM alpa jJAna kA prakAza rahatA hai| ata: manuSya ko niraMtara paramAtmA kA cintana karate hue usI ko prApta karane kA hIraka jayantI smArikA adhyApaka khaNDa / 21
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________________ se zreSTha aura kucha nahIM hai| vahI (sUkSmatva) kI parAkASThA (sImA) hai, aura vahI sarvotkRSTa gati hai| isa prakAra ina para vicAra karate hue isa AtmA ko sUkSma-buddhi dvArA hI grahaNa karane kA nirantara abhyAsa karate rahanA caahiye| isake uparAnta unhoMne kahA ki yadyapi paramAtmA sabhI prANiyoM ke hRdayoM meM virAjamAna haiM, kintu mAyA ke athavA ajJAna ke parde meM chipe rahane ke kAraNa sabako pratyakSa nahIM hotaa| use pratyakSa karane athavA usake darzana prApta karane ke lie vivekazIla puruSa jo sAdhana apanAte haiM, usI dhyAna athavA laya-praNAlI para prakAza DAlate hue kahate prayatna karanA caahie| isa prakAra sAdhaka yajJAdi zubhakarmoM dvArA apara brahma ko tathA jJAna dvArA parabrahma ko jAnane meM samartha hotA hai| jIva kI mukti ke lie jitane patha haiM, unameM jJAna hI sarva pradhAna hai| jIvAtmA aura paramAtmA ke svarUpa kA nirNaya karake yamarAja ne paramAtmA kI prApti ke sAdhanoM ko batalAne ke lie AtmA kA rathI aura zarIra kA ratha ke rUpa meM citraNa karate hue kahA------ AtmAnaM rathinaM viddhi zarIraM rathameva tu| buddhi tu sArathiM viddhi manaH pragraha meva c|| indriyANi hayAnAhurviSayAsteSu gocarAn / Atmendriya manoyuktaM bhoktetyaahurmniissinnH|| 'zarIra ratha hai, AtmA ratha kA svAmI rathI hai, buddhi sArathI hai aura mana lagAma hai, indriyAM ghor3e haiM, zabda-sparzAdi viSaya hI inake daur3ane ke mArga haiM aura zarIra, indriya tathA mana se yukta jIvAtmA ko bhoktA kahate haiN|' ___ 'ghor3oM se hI ratha calatA hai| hAthoM meM lagAma pakar3e hue buddhimAna sArathI hI ratha ko jidhara cAhatA hai le jAtA hai| indriya rUpI balavAna aura pramathanakArI ghor3e viSayarUpI mArga para manamAnA daur3anA cAhate haiN| yadi buddhi rUpI sArathI sAvadhAna hokara manarUpI lagAma ko pakar3e hue hai to ghor3oM kI tAkata nahIM ki ve idhara-udhara jA skeN| parantu isake viparIta yadi buddhi rUpI sArathI viveka pUrNa svAmI kA AjJAkArI, lakSya para hamezA sthira rahane vAlA, zaktizAlI aura indriya rUpI azvoM kI saMcAlana-kriyA meM kuzala nahIM hotA to indriya rUpI duSTa ghor3e usake vaza meM na rahakara lagAma ko apane vaza meM kara lete haiN| pariNAma svarUpa ratha aura rathI ko kisI bhI bure sthAna meM paTaka dete haiN| ata: jisakI buddhi meM viveka hai, jisakA mana ekAgra aura samAhita hai, usakI indriyAM acche ghor3oM kI taraha buddhi rUpa sArathI ke vaza meM rahatI haiN| aisA sAdhaka jo vivekavAna hotA hai, jisakA mana nigRhIta hai, jo sadA pavitra rahatA hai vaha aise parama pada ko prApta hotA hai, jahAM se use lauTakara puna: janma grahaNa nahIM karanA pdd'taa| vaha apane isI ratha kI sahAyatA se saMsAra-sAgara ke usa pAra pahuMca kara sarvavyApI parabrahma paramezvara ke usa suprasiddha parama pada ko prApta ho jAtA hai, jise- 'tad viSNoH paraM padam'- viSNu kA parama pada kahA jAtA hai|' isa parama pada kI prApti ke lie kisa prakAra sthUla indriyoM se zurU karake sUkSmatA ke tAratamya-krama se pratyagAtma-svarUpa se jJAna prApta karanA cAhiye, usake viSaya meM batalAte hue yamarAja kahate haiM'indriyebhya: parAhyarthA arthebhyazca paraM mnH| manasastu parA buddhirbuddherAtmA mahAn paraH / / mahata: parama vyaktamavyaktAt puruSaH paraH / puruSAnna parama kiMcitsA kASThA sA parAgatiH / / ___ 'indriyoM se unake viSaya zreSTha haiM, viSayoM se mana zreSTha hai, mana se buddhi zreSTha hai aura buddhi se bhI mahAn AtmA utkRSTa hai| mahatatva se avyakta (mUla prakRti) zreSTha hai aura avyakta se bhI puruSa zreSTha hai| puruSa yacchedAGamanasI prAjJastadyacchejjJAna aatmni| jJAnamAtmani mahati niyacchetadyacchAnta Atmani / / 'vivekI puruSa vAk-indriya ko mana meM, mana ko jJAna arthAt prakAza svarUpa buddhi meM, jJAna-svarUpa buddhi ko mahatatva meM aura mahatatva ko zAnta AtmA meM niyukta kreN| dhyAna tathA samAdhi kA yahI abhyAsa krama hai| saMkalpa vANI ke rUpa meM hI prakaTa hotA hai| isI kAraNa vAkya (vANI) kA mUla hai prANa shkti| usa prANa-zakti ko prANAyAma ke dvArA sthira kara sakane se mana ke nAnA prakAra ke saMkalpa mana meM hI vilIna ho jAte haiN| saMkalpa-vikalpa-rahita ho jAne para mana ekAgra ho jAtA hai| yahI hai mana ko jJAnAtmA meM le jaanaa| dhairyapUrvaka sAdhanAbhyAsa karate rahane se prANa spandana-rahita ho jAtA hai| isase citta meM bhI spandana nahIM raha jaataa| kintu vAsanA kA bIja taba bhI suptAvasthA meM raha jAtA hai, para sira nahIM uThA paataa| isI ko mahat AtmA arthAt buddhi kA atisUkSma bhAva kahate haiN| buddhi kI isI sUkSmAvasthA meM AtmA kA sparza anubhUta hotA hai| usa samaya bhI savikalpa kA bhAva rahatA hai| pazcAt usa sparza kA jaba puna: virAma nahIM rahatA taba saMskAra ke bIja kA bhI nAza ho jAtA hai, vahI zAnta AtmA yA nirvikalpa samAdhi kI sthiti hai|' (bhUpendra nAtha sAnyAla kRta bhagavadgItA - bhASya se uddhRt)| ___ isa paddhati-vizeSa se Atma-jJAna kI upalabdhi kara puruSa svastha, prazAnta citta evaM kRta-kRtya ho jAtA hai| isIlie usa AtmA ke sAkSAtkAra hetu ubuddha karate huye yamarAja kahate haiM uttiSThata jAgrata prApya vraannibodht| ___ 'uTho, jago aura mahApuruSoM ke pAsa jAkara ise jaano| kyoMki buddhimAna loga isa mArga ko- kSurasya dhArA nizitA duratyayA durgaM pathastatkavayo vdnti||' talavAra kI dhAra para calane ke samAna batalAte haiN| pahale yaha kahA jA cukA hai ki sampUrNa prANiyoM kI buddhi rUpI guhA meM avasthita yaha AtmA atyanta kaThinatA se dikhalAI par3atA hai| prazna uThatA hai ki aisA kyoM hotA hai ? isakA uttara dete hue yamarAja kahate parAJciravAni vyatRNaMtsvayaM bhU svasmAtparAG pazyati nAntarAtman / kazciddhIraH pratyagAtmAnamaikSa dAvRtta cakSura mRtatva micchana / 'indriyoM ke mukha bAhara kI ora haiM, isI se ve kevala bAhara kI hIraka jayantI smArikA adhyApaka khaNDa /22
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________________ vastuoM ko dekhatI haiM antarAtmA ko nahIM dekhtii| koI viveka sampanna puruSa hI amRtatva kI zubha icchA se ina indriyoM ko antarmukhI karake AtmA ko dekha pAtA hai / alpajJa puruSa bAharI bhogoM ke hI pIche lage rahate haiN| isI se ve mRtyu ke sarvatra phaile hue pAza meM par3ate haiM, kintu jJAnI puruSa amaratva ko samajha kara saMsAra ke kSaNika padArthoM meM nahIM phaMsate / ' ataH jisa AtmA ke dvArA manuSya rUpa, rasa, gandha, zabda, sparza aura sAMsArika sukhoM ko jAnane meM samartha hotA hai, jisa AtmA se isa loka kI koI bhI vastu avijJeya nahIM hai, vaha AtmA sarvajJa hai| usI ke viSaya meM naciketA ne pUchA thaa| jo yahAM kArya rUpa meM dRSTigocara ho rahA hai, vahI kAraNa rUpa meM bhI hai| parantu jo upAdhi ke sambandha se, bheda jJAna ke kAraNa tathA avidyA ke prabhAva se usa abhinna svarUpa brahma ko nAnA rUpoM meM dekhatA hai-- vaha bArambAra mRtyu ko (janma-maraNa ko ) hI prApta hotA hai| isa jJAna kI prApti kevala vicAra se hI hotI hai| yahAM tanika bhI bheda nahIM hai| jo yahAM bheda dekhatA hai, vahI mRtyu kI zaraNa meM jAtA hai| jaise zuddha jala zuddha jala meM mila kara eka rasa ho jAtA hai usI prakAra Atma-darzI puruSa kA AtmA bhI paramAtmA se milakara eka ho jAtA hai| Age calakara yamarAja ne phira kahA- 'he naciketA ! maiM prasanna hokara tumheM yaha atyanta gopanIya sanAtana brahma ke viSaya meM batalA rahA huuN| brahma ko na jAnane se mRtyu ke bAda jIva kI kyA gati hotI hai, suno! jisake jaise karma, jJAna tathA vAsanA hotI hai, usI ke anusAra kisI ko to mAtA ke garbha meM jAnA par3atA hai aura kisI ko vRkSa, pASANa Adi sthAvara yoniyAM prApta hotI haiM / jaba samasta prANI nidrA - grasta rahate haiM, usa samaya jo eka nirguNa jyotirmaya puruSa apane icchita padArthoM kI racanA karate hue jAgatA rahatA hai, vahI zuddha hai, vahI brahma hai aura vahI amRta kahA jAtA hai| usakA koI ullaMghana nahIM kara sktaa| sabhI loka usI meM avasthita haiN| niryathaiko bhuvanaM praviSTo rUpaMrUpaM pratirUpo babhUva / ekastathA sarvabhUtAntarAtmA rUpaM rUpaM pratirUpo bahizca // vAyuryako bhuvanaM praviSTo rUpaM rUpaM pratirUpo bbhuuv| ekastathA sarvabhUtAntarAtmA rUpaM rUpaM pratirUpo bahizca // 'agni aura vAyu jaise eka hI eka hote haiM, phira bhI agni prakAza svarUpa hokara tathA vAyu prANa rUpa hokara jaba bhuvana meM praveza karate haiM taba ve hI bhinna-bhinna vastuoM meM bhinna-bhinna rUpa meM dikhAI dete haiM, isI prakAra sabhI prANiyoM meM rahane vAlA AtmA eka hI hai, parantu saba meM bhinna-bhinna rUpa meM dIkhatA hai AkAza kI taha nirvikAra hone ke kAraNa bAhara bhI vahI rahatA hai| sUryo yathA sarva lokasya cakSurna lipyate cAkSuSairbAhya doSaiH / ekastathA sarva bhUtAntarAtmA na lipyate loka duHkhena vAhya: / / "jisa prakAra eka hI sUrya samasta lokoM kI AMkha hokara sabhI acchI-burI vastuoM ko dekhatA hai, parantu unake saMsarga se hone vAle bAharI doSoM se lipta nahIM hotA, usI prakAra sabhI prANiyoM kA eka hIraka jayantI smArikA hI antarAtmA bhI loka ke dukha se lipta nahIM hotA, usase bAhara hI rahatA hai|' samasta prANiyoM ke bhItara zakti rUpa se avasthita AtmA eka hai| vahI sabako apane adhIna rakhatA hai| vaha eka hI aneka rUpoM meM dikhAI detA hai| jo nityoM kA nitya evaM cetana kA bhI cetana hai jo eka ho sabakI icchAoM ko pUrNa karatA hai, usa zarIrastha AtmA ko jo dhIra puruSa jAnate haiM, unheM hI nitya sukha aura zAnti prApti hotI hai, dUsaroM ko nahIM jisako sUrya prakAzita nahIM kara sakatA, jo candramA aura tArA gaNoM se prakAzita nahIM hotA, bijalI bhI jise prakAzita nahIM kara sakatI, bhalA use becArA agni kaise prakAzita kara sakatA hai ? jisake prakAza se hI saba prakAzita hote haiM, usI ke prakAza se hI yaha saba sUrya Adi prakAzita ho rahe haiN| yaha samasta jagat prANa- brahma se utpanna hokara usI se niyama pUrvaka ceSTA kara rahA hai| yaha mahAn bhaya rUpa hai tathA uThAe hue vajra ke samAna hai| jaise apane sAmane svAmI ko hAtha meM vajra uThAye dekhakara sevaka niyamAnusAra usakI AjJA ke pAlana karane meM tatpara rahate haiM, usI prakAra sUrya, candramA, graha, nakSatra aura tArA Adi rUpa yaha sArA jagat apane adhizAtAoM sahita eka kSaNa ko bhI vizrAma na lekara niyamAnusAra usakI AjJAoM kA pAlana karatA rahatA hai| arthAt isa paramezvara ke hI bhaya se sUrya aura agni tapate tathA indra, vAyu aura pAMcavA mRtyu daur3ate haiM / ataeva jo puruSa isa zarIra ke nAza hone se pUrva hI brahma ko jAna letA hai vaha sabhI bandhanoM se mukta ho jAtA hai aura yadi nahIM jAna pAtA to use inhIM janma maraNazIla lokoM meM phira janma grahaNa karanA par3atA hai| anta meM usa saMkalpa zUnya hRdaya kI sthiti ko kisa prakAra prApta kiyA jA sakatA hai, usake liye yoga-sAdhanA kA upadeza dete hue yamarAja ne kahA yadA paJcAva tiSThante jJAnAni manasA saha / buddhizca na viceSTati tAmAhuH paramAM gatima // tAM yogamiti manyante sthirAmindriya dhaarnnaam| apramattastadA bhavati yogo hi prabhavApyayau // 'jisa samaya apane-apane viSayoM se nivRtta huI pAMcoM jJAnendriyAM mana ke sahita AtmA meM sthita ho jAtI haiM aura nizcayAtmikA buddhi bhI apane vyApAroM meM ceSTA nahIM karatI, usa avasthA ko hI parama gati kahate haiN| usI sthira indriya-dhAraNA ko yoga kahate haiM / usa samaya puruSa pramAda rahita ho jAtA hai, kyoMki yoga hI utpatti aura nAza rUpa hai| tAtparya yaha ki siddhiyoM Adi ko prApta kara pramAda nahIM karanA caahiye| laya kI nivRtti ke liye pramAda kA abhAva karanA cAhie / jisa samaya yoga sAdhanA dvArA manuSya kI sArI kAmanAyeM naSTa ho jAtI haiM, jaba mana sabhI prakAra kI malinatAoM kA parityAga kara nirmala darpaNa kI bhAMti pavitra ho jAtA hai aura jaba citta kI samasta vAsanAyeM pUrI taraha naSTa ho jAtI haiM tathA hRdaya kI graMthiyoM kA chedana ho jAtA hai taba yaha maraNazIla manuSya amara ho jAtA hai aura isa zarIra se brahma adhyApaka khaNDa / 23
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________________ bhAva ko prApta ho jAtA hai| ata: sAdhaka ke lie Avazyaka hai ki vaha apanI antarAtmA ko zarIra se pRthak anubhava karane kA abhyAsa karate hue use hI cinmAtra vizuddha aura amRtamaya puruSa smjhe| 'yamarAja dvArA kahI huI isa vidyA aura sampUrNa yoga-vidhi ko prApta kara naciketA brahma bhAva ko pAkara dharmAdharma-zUnya aura amara ho gyaa| dUsarA bhI jo koI adhyAtma yoga ko isa prakAra jAnegA vaha bhI vaisA hI ho jaaegaa| basa yahI zAstra kA upadeza hai, isase pare kucha bhI nahIM kA kahIM zabdata: aura kahIM arthata: ullekha zrI madbhagavadgItA meM huA hai| isameM varNita zarIra rUpI ratha kI parikalpanA paravartI aneka dharma-granthoM meM jyoM kI tyoM grahaNa kara lI gaI hai| zrImadbhagavadgItA Adi dharma-zAstroM meM isa saMsAra kA azvattha-vRkSa ke rUpa meM jo ullekha huA hai, vaha bhI yahIM se liyA gayA hai| isase spaSTa hai ki prastuta upaniSada meM mAnava-Atma-kalyANa hetu jina sAdhana-praNAliyoM kA vivecana huA hai, yadi manuSya una sabako viveka, jJAna-sampanna ho grahaNa kara tadanukUla AcaraNa kare to usase usakA Atma-vikAsa avazya saMbhava ho sakatA hai| eka bArasvAmI vivekAnanda neapane eka ziSya se isa upaniSada kI prazaMsA karate hue kahA thA ki 'upaniSadoM meM aisA sundara grantha aura koI nhiiN|' maiM cAhatA hUM, tU ise kaNThastha kara le| naciketA ke samAna zraddhA, sAhasa, vicAra aura vairAgya apane jIvana meM lAne kI ceSTA kara, kevala par3hane se kyA hogA?' 'vivekAnanda sAhitya - SaSTha khaNDa' OM zAntiH zAntiH zAntiH --saha zikSaka, zrI jaina vidyAlaya, kalakattA isa prakAra isa kaThopaniSada meM yamarAja aura naciketA ke kathopakathana dvArA brahma vidyA kA atyanta sarala evaM rocaka varNana huA hai| isakI varNana-zailI bar3I hI subodha aura prabhAvotpAdaka hai| anya upaniSadoM kI taraha isameM jahAM tatva-jJAna kA gaMbhIra vivecana hai vahAM naciketA kA caritra pAThakoM ke sAmane eka anupama Adarza upasthita karatA hai| yoga kI sAdhanA-vidhi kA jaisA varNana sabase pahale isa upaniSada meM huA hai, vaisA anyatra dekhane ko nahIM miltaa| isa upaniSada ke aneka maMtroM hIraka jayantI smArikA adhyApaka khaNDa / 24