Mochi sant Ravidas: Ishwar ke saamne koi jaati nahin

Varanasi mein, lagbhag saadhe paanch sau varsh pehle, Ravidas naamak ek mochi rehta tha, Chamar samudaay mein janma, jiske log chamde ka kaarya karte the aur asprishya maane jaate the. Parantu Ravidas koi saamaanya mochi na tha. Jabki uske haath Varanasi ki bheedbhari galiyon mein apni nanhi chauki par joote silte the, uska hriday Prabhu mein laga tha, aur bhakti ke chhand uske othon se shvaas jaisi svaabhaavikta se behte the, jisse graahak use gaate sunne hetu uski dukaan par thaharte the. Vah mahaan sant Ramananda ka shishya bana tha, jo har jaati se, oonch-neech samaan, shishya sweekaar karte the, aur Ravidas ne bhakti ke kuein se gahra piya, sacche saadhak ki vinamrata se apne guru ke charnon mein baithte hue. Uska jeevan jaati ke garv ke viruddh jeevant updesh tha, aur uska astitva hi ek prashna tha jiska garvit uttar na de sake: yadi Ishwar har hriday mein nivaas karta hai, to kaun saahas kare kisi hriday ko ashuddh kehne ka? Braahman jo apni chhaaya us par na padne dete the, uski pragya se vinamra paaye, kyonki Ravidas sikhaata tha ki Ishwar ki drishti mein koi oonch-neech nahin, koi shuddh-ashuddh nahin, keval premi aur apremi hain, aur vah is satya ko itni poornata se jeeta tha ki uske shatru bhi uske aacharan mein koi dosh na pa sake. Ek baar ek bhatakta saadhu uski nanhi dukaan aaya aur sant ki nirdhanta aur phate vastra dekhkar use paaras, ek daarshanik paashaan jo lohe ko swarna banaata hai, bhent kiya, us par bada upkaar karne ka sochte hue. Ise rakho, saadhu ne kaha, aur tum phir kabhi nirdhan na rahoge. Ravidas muskaraaya aur inkaar kiya. Mera paaras Ram ka naam hai, usne komalta se kaha. Main bhakti ke avinaashi dhan ko swarna ke nashvar dhan se kyon badloon, jise chor chura sakte hain aur mrityu chheen sakti hai? Saadhu ne phir bhi paashaan uske paas chhoda, aur Ravidas ne use laaparvaahi se apni chhat ke chhappar mein khonsa aur bhool gaya. Maason baad saadhu lauta aur apna paashaan maanga, aur Ravidas ne hriday se hanste hue use chhat se lene ko kaha jahaan vah varsha aur dhoop mein achhoota pada tha, kyonki un samast maason mein usne use prayog karne ka ek baar bhi vichaar na kiya tha, uske man mein swarna ka itna kam bhaar tha. Katha Varanasi mein chameli ki sugandh jaisi phaili, aur log dekhne lage ki yah mochi santon mein raja tha, aur dhani vyaapaari aur saamant uski nanhi dukaan aane lage, jooton hetu nahin, apitu uski vaani ke amrit hetu. Parampara maanti hai ki Mewar ki raajkumari-sant Mirabai ne bhi Ravidas ko apna guru sweekaara, mochi ke charnon mein apna shaahi sir jhukaate hue, kyonki sacchi mahaanta sacchi bhakti ko naman karti hai. Varanasi ke garvit pujaari kruddh the ki ek nimna jaati ka purush unse adhik sammaanit ho, aur unhone vidvat sabha ke saamne use apni pavitrata siddh karne ki chunauti di, aashvast ki vah lajjit hoga. Kaha jaata hai ki jab Ravidas ne Ganga mein snaan kiya, to dvijon ka pavitra yagyopaveet uske shareer par prakat hua, aur swarna bhentein nadi mein tairkar oopar aayin, chihna ki swarg swayam uska sammaan karta tha. Parantu Ravidas ko chamatkaaron ya sammaanon ki kuchh chinta na thi. Use keval apne Prabhu aur apne kaarya ki chinta thi, silte hue apne swapnon ke Begumpura ka gaate hue, shok rahit nagar, uski ek sansaar ki drishti jahaan na jaati hai, na duhkh, na kar, na bhaya, keval samast dwara saajha divya aanand. Uske chaalees bhajan Guru Nanak dwara swayam sanjoye gaye aur Sikhon ke pavitra granth, Guru Granth Sahib mein sammilit kiye gaye, jahaan ve aaj bhi sansaar bhar ke gurudwaaron mein gaaye jaate hain, guruon aur raajaon ke vachanon mein sinhaasanaaroodh ek mochi ke geet. Ravidas ka dehaavasaan lagbhag 1520 mein Varanasi mein hua, uske janm aur geeton ki nagari, parantu uski vaani kabhi na mari. Vah har yug mein bolti hai sansaar ko smaran karaane ki koi janm neech nahin aur koi kaarya tuchchh nahin, ki garima shram ki utni hi hai jitni vidya ki, ki mochi ki chauki Ishwar ka sinhaasan ho sakti hai, aur saccha mandir prem se bhara vinamra hriday hai, samast hetu khula.