Paarijaat swarg ka divya vriksha tha — jiske phool kabhi murjhaate nahi the aur jiski sugandh meelon tak phailti thi. Woh Indra ke udyaan mein ugta tha — aur prithvi par kisi ke paas aisa khazaana kabhi nahi tha. Lekin Krishna ne — patni Satyabhama ke prem mein — woh kiya jo kisi ne saahas na kiya tha: vriksha ko swarg se hi uthaakar Dwarka mein rop diya. Katha rishi Narad se shuru hoti hai — jinhe divya sharaarat priya thi. Narad swarg se ek Paarijaat-pushp laaye aur Dwarka mein Krishna ko bhent kiya. Krishna ne jyeshth patni Rukmini ka sammaan chaaha — aur pushp unhe kesh sajaane ko diya. Jab Satyabhama ne yeh suna, to eershya se danshit huin. Ve aansuon mein Krishna ke paas gayin aur maanga ki woh unhe poora Paarijaat vriksha laakar dein — keval pushp nahi. Unhone tark diya ki patni-roop mein ve Rukmini se kam nahi — aur keval poora vriksha unke sammaan ko santusht karega. Krishna — jo Satyabhama se gehra prem karte the — muskuraaye aur vriksha hi dene ka vachan diya. Ve Garud par savaar hue — Satyabhama peechhe baithin — aur swarg ude. Indra ke udyaan mein unhone Paarijaat ko poorna vikasit paaya — pushp taaron-se damakte. Krishna ne vriksha ukhaada aur Garud ki peeth par rakha. Lekin Indra ke rakshakon ne haahaakaar kiya — aur Indra swayam sena lekar chori rokne aaye. Swarg mein mahaan yuddh chhida. Satyabhama — jo swayam yoddha thin — Krishna ke saath veerta se ladin — divya sainikon par baan chalaaye. Krishna ne Indra ki sena haraayi — aur Indra ne — jaankar ki jeet nahi sakta — antim praarthna ki. Usne maanga ki Krishna ke paarthiv jeevan ke ant ke baad vriksha swarg lauta diya jaaye — kyunki vriksha devtaon ka tha. Krishna sahmat hue — aur vriksha vijay sahit Dwarka laaya gaya. Dwarka mein Paarijaat Satyabhama ke aangan mein ropa gaya — yadyapi divya vyavastha se uske phool Rukmini ke aangan mein girte — komal smaran ki prem par ekaadhikaar nahi ho sakta. Vriksha sada vikasit raha — sugandh se nagar bhara — aur Dwarka ke log apne beech ugte swarg-pushp par chakit the. Lekin katha ka gehra arth hai. Paarijaat vaastav mein churaaya nahi gaya tha. Divya yojana mein Krishna swayam Vishnu the — saare devtaon ke swaami — aur vriksha adhikaar se unka tha. Indra se unka yuddh prempoorna leela thi — jismein devtaon ke raja ne bhi svechchha se bhaag liya. Aur Satyabhama ki eershya — yadyapi maanviya — Krishna ke prem se divya mein roopaantarit hui: swarg ka vriksha prithvi par laaya gaya. Jab Krishna ka paarthiv jeevan samaapt hua aur Dwarka doobi — to Paarijaat vachanaanusaar swarg lauta. Lekin smriti rahi — aur kai paramparaon mein raatri-vikasit chameli — Harsingaar — Paarijaat ka paarthiv vanshaj kehlaati hai. Katha sikhaati hai ki prem devtaon se bhi saahasi kaarya karaata hai. Krishna — brahmaand ke swaami — vriksha ke liye swarg-raaj se lade — lobh se nahi, patni-prem se. Yeh bhi sikhaati hai ki prem mein diya gaya kabhi churaaya nahi jaata. Paarijaat bal se liya gaya — phir bhi prem mein diya gaya — aur isi ne antar kiya. Swarg ne vriksha na khoya; prithvi ne aashirvaad paaya — aur prem swaamitva se prabal siddh hua.
Paarijaat ka Dwarka-pravaas us samay-roop mein smaran kiya jaata hai jab swarg ka pushp prithvi par khila — aur kaha jaata hai ki uski sugandh ne nagar ko aanand se bhar diya tha. Divya vyavastha jisse uske phool Rukmini ke aangan mein girte the — yadyapi Satyabhama ke aangan mein ropa tha — komal shiksha-roop mein sunaayi jaati hai: ki prem par ekaadhikaar nahi ho sakta — aur divya apne uphaar poorna nishpakshata se baant-ta hai. Indra se Krishna ka yuddh — vijay ke liye nahi, prem ke liye lada — Dwarkadhish ke sabse shauryapoorn kaarya-roop mein manaaya jaata hai. Krishna ke prasthaan ke baad jab vriksha swarg lauta — to log shokaakul hue — lekin raatri-vikasit chameli — Harsingaar — uske paarthiv bandhu-roop mein rahi. Aaj bhi uske pushp — jo raat mein khulte hain aur bhor tak gir jaate hain — bhakton ko us swargiya vriksha ka smaran karaate hain jo kabhi prem ke liye khila tha.
Aur is prakaar swarg ka pushp prem ke liye prithvi par khila — sikhaata ki divya swayam bhakt ke aanand ke liye swarg ke niyam mod dega.
Is katha ke paatra
- Krishna
- Satyabhama
- Rukmini
- Indra
- Narada




