Meerabai ki Bhakti

Rajasthan ke Medta ke rajgharaane mein, varsh 1498 mein ek rajkumari ka janm hua jo Bharat ki sabse priya santon mein se ek banegi. Uska naam Meerabai tha. Apne bachpan se hi Meera ne Bhagwan Krishna ke prati itni teevra bhakti dikhai ki uske rajparivaar ko aashcharya hota. Jab anya bachche gudiyon se khelte, nanhi Meera Krishna ki ek chhoti moorti ko god mein liye rehti, use khilaati, vastra pehnaati, use geet sunaati, aur usse aise baat karti maano vah jeevit ho. Ek ghoomte saadhu ne use vah moorti di thi, aur us din se Krishna Meera ke liye koi doorasth devta nahin, apitu uske priyatam mitra, uske pati, uske praan the. Jab Meera vivaah yogya hui, to uska vivaah bade dhoomdhaam se Mewar ke yuvraj Bhojraj se hua, jo Rajasthan ke sabse shaktishaali raajya tha. Chittor ka mehal bhavya tha, parantu Meera ka hriday uske Krishna ke saath raha. Vah apne din mandir mein bitaati, prem aur virah ke bhajan gaati, ghunghru bajaati moorti ke saamne naachti, aanand mein khoi hui. Rajparivaar stabdh tha. Raani ko, ve kehte, saarvajanik mandiron mein saamaanya bhakt ki tarah gaana-naachna nahin chaahiye. Use saadhon aur ghoomte santon se milna nahin chaahiye, chaahe unka gyaan kitna bhi ho. Parantu Meera ko roka nahin ja sakta tha, kyonki Krishna ke prati uska prem us nadi jaisa tha jise baandha nahin ja sakta. Uske pati ki asaamayik mrityu ke baad Meera par dabaav kroor hua. Uske devar, jo Mewar ke Rana bane, ne uski bhakti ko rajgharaane ka apmaan maana aur usse chhutkaara paane ka nishchay kiya. Pehle unhone use vish ka pyaala bheja, amrit bataakar, sandesh ke saath ki swayam Krishna ne bheja hai. Meera ne muskaan se pyaala uthaaya, Krishna ka naam phusphusaaya, aur antim boond tak pee gayi. Vish uske kanth mein amrit ban gaya, aur vah aur bhi adhik aanand se naachi, darbaar ke aashcharya ke beech. Tab Rana ne phoolon ki tokri bheji jismein jahreela saanp chhipa tha, kehte hue ki Krishna ki ore se maala hai. Jab Meera ne tokri kholi, to saanp phoolon ki maala ban chuka tha, aur usne use prem ke aansuon se apni moorti ke gale mein daal diya. Teesri baar Rana ne aadesh diya ki use bina anna-jal kamre mein band kiya jaaye, parantu Meera dhyaan mein baithi rahi, aur bhakt shapath khaate hain ki swayam Krishna use saantvana dene prakat hue. Antatah Rana ne uske sote samay hatya ke liye hatyaare bheje, parantu jab ve uske kaksh mein ghuse, to unhone soti rajkumari nahin, apitu prakaash ka darshan paaya, aur bhay se bhaag gaye. Har pareeksha mein Meera ki aastha aur gehri hui, aur uske geet aur sundar hue. Usne saikdon bhajan rache, virah aur samarpan ke chhandon mein apna hriday udelte hue jo aaj bhi samast Bharat mein gaaye jaate hain. Usne antatah mehal chhod diya, kyonki vah apni bhakti ko shaahi abhimaan se jakadne na degi. Vah teerthayaatri bankar bhatki, mandiron aur gaanvon mein gaati hui, aur kaha jaata hai ki mahaan sant Tulsidas ne swayam uski yaatra ko aashirvaad diya. Vrindavan mein, Krishna ke apne bachpan ki bhoomi mein, vah moortiyon ke saamne besudh naachi, aur pujaari, jinhone pehle stri ke garbhagriha mein pravesh par aapatti ki thi, maun hue jab kaha jaata hai ki mandir ke dwaar swayam khul gaye. Uske antim varsh Dwaraka mein Ranchhodji ke mandir mein beete, jo Krishna ka hi ek naam hai. Ek din, jaisa ki katha kehti hai, Meera apna sabse priya bhajan gaati mandir mein pravesh ki, apne Prabhu ki moorti se lipat gayi, aur usmein vileen ho gayi, martya drishti se ojhal. Pujaariyon ne moorti se lipti keval uski saadi aur uske charnon mein pade ghunghru paaye. Kuch kehte hain usne samaadhi li; anya kehte hain swayam Krishna ne use apne mein sama liya. Kisi bhi tarah Meerabai ne vah paaya jiski use sada chaah thi: apne priyatam se milan. Uska jeevan sikhaata hai ki sacchi bhakti janm, ling ya parampara ki koi baadha nahin maanti, ki Ishwar ke prati prem jab poorn ho to vah shakti ban jaata hai jise vish nahin maar sakta aur raja aagya nahin de sakte, aur hriday se gaaya nanha geet mehlon ke samast vaibhav se door pahunchta hai.