Saraswati aur Srishti

Jab srashta Brahma ne pehli baar sansaar racha, to unhone apni samast divya kushalta se shram kiya. Unhone parvat uthaae aur ghaatiyaan khodin, samudr bhare aur nadiyaan bahaayin, van hare kiye aur unhein jeevit praaniyon se bhar diya. Yah apaar shakti ka kaarya tha, aur jab ve use nihaarne ko peechhe hate, to unhein vijay mahsoos hone ki aasha thi. Iske bajaay unhein niraasha hui. Kyonki kuchh chhoota tha, kuchh jo koi parvat ya nadi nahin de sakti thi. Jo sansaar unhone banaaya tha vah neerav aur avyavasthit tha. Vaayu bina lay bahi, pakshiyon ne chonchein kholin kintu geet nahin aaya, praani vichre kintu ek-doosre se bol nahin sake, aur kahin na vyavastha thi, na arth, na gyaan. Yah aatma-rahit shareer tha, taar-rahit veena.

Brahma ne vah sab prayaas kiya jo ve jaante the. Unhone vaayuon ko gaane ka aadesh diya, kintu ve bina dhun ke chillaayin. Unhone pakshiyon ko pukaarna sikhaaya, kintu unki cheetkaarein rikt shor thin. Unhone nadiyon ko naam diye, kintu naamon ka koi arth nahin tha, kyonki unhein bolne ke liye vaani nahin thi. Unhone pratham nar-naari banaae, kintu ve ek-doosre ko neeravta mein dekhte rahe, vichaar baantne mein asamarth. Srashta apni poorna, neerav kritiyon ke beech baithe aur roe, kyonki ve samajh gaye the ki unhone keval sansaar ka shareer banaaya hai, aur aatma-rahit shareer shav hai.

Brahma ne sir jhukaaya, aur unke astitva ki gehraaiyon se unki anakahi praarthna ka uttar aaya. Unke apne aap se devi Saraswati prakat huin, bhor ke pratham prakaash ki bhaanti shvet tejasvi, shvet kamal par viraajmaan, apne sundar haathon mein veena, tantri-vaadya dhaaran kiye. Vivek ka pakshi hans, jo doodh se jal alag kar sakta hai, unke paarshv mein tairta tha. Ve swayam pragya thin, gyaan, vaani aur kala ki shakti, aur Brahma tatkaal samajh gaye ki ve unki srishti ka chhoota ardhaansh hain, vah aatma jiski unka sansaar prateeksha kar raha tha.

Saraswati muskuraayin, aur veena ke taar chhue. Unka sangeet srishti par aise baha jaise andhkaar mein prakaash undela jaaye, aur jahaan unke svar pade, sab badal gaya. Vaayuon ne apni lay seekhi aur vrikshon mein gaane lagin. Pakshiyon ne apne geet paae, pratyek jaati ki apni dhun. Nadiyon ne taal mein kalkal karna seekha. Maanav-kanthon ne vaani paayi, aur vaani se vichaar aaya, aur vichaar se vastuon ka naamkaran aaya, jo samast gyaan ka aarambh hai. Ved swayam, shaashvat stotra, dhvani mein aakaar lene lage. Ganit, vyaakaran, kaavya aur vigyaan unki dhun se janme, aur neerav avyavastha laybaddh sansaar ban gayi, pratyek bhaag pratyek anya se sur mein.

Vaani se Ved aaye, shaashvat gyaan, jise rishiyon ne dhyaan mein suna aur yugon tak aage badhaaya. Gyaan se vigyaan aaye: taaron ko padhne ke liye jyotish, shareer ko aarogya dene ke liye Ayurved, mandir uthaane ke liye vaastu, aur samaaj ko vyavasthit karne ke liye neeti. Graam nagar bane, nagar raajya bane, aur jo sansaar neerav tha usne sochna, tark karna, praarthna karna aur gaana seekha. Yah sab devi ki veena se baha, aur rishi kehte hain ki kabhi socha gaya pratyek sachcha vichaar unke sangeet ki pratidhvani hai.

Brahma kritagyata se unke samaksh nat hue, sveekaar karte hue ki gyaan-rahit jad andha hai, aur srishti tabhi ardh-poorna hai jab tak pragya usmein praan nahin phoonkti. Unhone unse vinati ki ki ve vidya ki shaashvat sangini bankar rahein, aur ve taiyaar huin, us devi ka sthaan lekar jiski samast gyaan-saadhak sada pooja karenge.

Unki chaar bhujaaen veena, gyaan-granth, dhyaan-maala aur pavitra jal-paatra dhaaran karti hain, darshaati huin ki kala, vidya, aadhyaatmik saadhna aur pavitrata ek hi srot se behti hain. Unke charnon ka hans aur unke neeche ka kamal bhakt ko smaran dilaate hain ki pragya ko agyaan ke pankil jal se akalankit khilna chaahiye, aur pratyek nirnay ka maargdarshan vivek ko karna chaahiye.

Tab se Saraswati vidya, sangeet aur pragya ki devi ke roop mein sammaanit hain. Vidyaarthi pareekshaaon se pehle unki pratima ke samaksh pustakein rakhte hain, sangeetagya sangeet-sabhaaon se pehle unke naam par vaadya milaate hain, aur kavi likhne se pehle unka aahvaan karte hain. Vasant Panchami, panchami tithi ke vasant-parv par, desh-bhar mein unki peele pushpon, syaahi aur geet se pooja hoti hai, aur shishu unki vedi ke samaksh pratham akshar likhte hain. Unka hans pratyek bhakt ko smaran dilaata hai ki gyaan vivek se prayukt hona chaahiye, satya ko asatya se alag karte hue jaise hans doodh se jal alag karta hai. Yah katha smaran ke roop mein bani hui hai ki sansaar banaana paryaapt nahin hai; sansaar ko swayam ko samajhna bhi chaahiye, aur gyaan tatha saamanjasya hi vah hain jo keval srijan se aarambh kaarya ko poorna karte hain.