Garud aur Amrit

Garud, paraakrami garud jo Vishnu ka vaahan banenge, rishi Kashyap aur unki patni Vinata ke putr the. Kintu unki maata apni sapatni Kadru, sarpon ki maata se moorkhtapoorn shart haar gayi thin, aur us shart ke anusaar Vinata Kadru ki daasi ban gayi thin, aur Garud bhi unke saath. Yuva Garud bandhan mein bade hue, unke mahaan pankh simte hue, us din ki prateeksha karte hue jab ve apni maata ki svatantrata jeet sakein.

Shart divya ashva Uchchaishravas ke vishay mein thi, jo samudra-manthan se nikla tha. Kadru ne daava kiya tha ki ashva ki poonchh kaali hai, Vinata ne ki safed, aur Kadru ne apne sarp-putron ko poonchh dhakne bhejkar chhal kiya tha, apne shariron se use kaala karte hue. Vinata ne, dosharahit sammaan se, apni haar sveekaar ki, aur sarp apni vijay mein harshit hue, yah na jaante hue ki iska kya moolya chukaana hoga.

Jab Garud ne apni maata ki svatantrata ka moolya maanga, to sarpon ne, use asambhav samajhte hue, asambhav firauti rakhi: amrit, amarta ka ras, jise devta svarg mein irshya se rakshit karte the. Garud ne pankh failaae aur hanse, kyonki maata ke putr ke liye kya asambhav hai? Ve pehle apne pita Kashyap ke paas aashirvaad ko ude, aur rishi ne unhein khatron ki chetaavni di aur unke udyam ko aashirvaad diya, aur yaatra se pehle bharpet khaane ka paraamarsh bhi diya, kyonki unhein apni samast shakti chaahiye hogi.

Garud ki svarg-udaan ne teenon lok hila diye. Devtaon ne unke viruddh senaayein sajaayin, kintu unke pankhon ne aise toofaan uthaae jo unhein bikher gaye, aur unki chonch-panjon ne unki panktiyaan tod deen. Door se dekhte rishiyon ne ghoshit kiya ki aisa praani kabhi nahin dekha gaya, aadha pakshi aadha manushya, hazaar haathiyon ki shakti aur swayam vichaar ki gati ke saath.

Devtaon ne amrit ki achchhi raksha ki thi. Paatr ke chaaron or agni ka valay jalta tha, agni ke pare ghoomte bladon ka chakra tha, aur bladon ke pare vishaile daanton vaale do bhayaanak sarp prateeksha karte the. Garud ne nadiyaan peekar agni bujhaayi, sharir chhota karke bladon se nikle, aur donon sarpon ka vadh kiya, aur amrit-paatr uthaakar aakaash mein uthe.

Devtaon ke raaja Indra unhein rokne uthe, bhaagte Garud par apna vajr phenka. Vajr Garud ki paraakrami chhaati se takraaya aur choor hua, aur Garud ne devta ke astr aur rishi Dadhichi, jinki haddiyon se vah bana tha, ka sammaan karte hue shraddhaanjali mein ek pankh giraaya, ghoshit karte hue ki vajr ne unhein sparsh kiya hai. Swayam Indra bhi aise paraakram aur aise shishtaachaar ke sammilan se vismit hue.

Tab swayam Vishnu Garud ke maarg mein prakat hue, aur Garud ne param prabhu ko jaankar apna mahaan mastak jhukaaya. Vishnu Garud ki maatr-bhakti aur anupam saahas se itne prasann hue ki unhone vardaan diya, aur Garud ne keval prabhu ka vaahan banne ki yaachna ki, Vishnu ko sada apni peeth par vahan karne ki. Vishnu ne prasannata se diya, aur badle mein Garud ne shaashvat seva ka vachan diya, aur donon avibhaajya bane, prabhu aur unke Garud.

Kintu Garud ne sarpon ko amrit ka vachan diya tha, aur unhone apna vachan nibhaaya. Phir bhi ve sarpon ke mitr nahin the, aur unhone Indra se sauda kiya: ve amrit pavitra kusha ghaas par rakhenge aur sarp use le sakte hain, kintu Indra unke peene se pehle use vaapas chura lein. Sarpon ne, apne lobh mein, pehle Vinata ko mukt karne ki sahmati di, aur Garud ne paatr ghaas par rakh diya. Jab sarp mahaan pey ke liye shuddh hone gaye, to Indra jhapte aur amrit vaapas svarg le gaye.

Sarp laute to paatr gaya paaya, aur apne krodh mein unhone teekshna kusha ghaas chaati, aasha karte hue ki ras ki koi boond us par giri ho. Ghaas ne unki jeebhein do kar deen, aur us din se sarpon ki jeebhein dophaadi hain, unke lobh aur moorkhta ka chihn. Vinata mukt huin, Garud Vishnu ke vaahan bane, aur devtaon ne apna amrit rakha, aur samast lokon ne us Garud ki prashansa ki jisne apni maata ki seva ki, shatruon ka sammaan kiya, aur sabhi ko apna vachan nibhaaya. Yah katha pramaan ke roop mein kahi jaati hai ki maata-pita ki bhakti kisi bhi astr se badi shakti deti hai, ki vachan shatruon ko bhi nibhaana chaahiye, aur sachchi mahaanata apni shakti doosron ke liye prayog karne mein hai.