Satyakaam Jaabaal

Praacheen kaal mein Satyakaam naam ka ek baalak rehta tha, jiski maata Jabala ne use akele paala tha. Ek din vidya ke ichchhuk baalak ne apni maata se poocha ki uske pita kaun the, kyonki vah guru ke paas jaana chaahta tha aur un dinon chhaatron ki tarah apna vansh bataana aavashyak tha. Jabala ne use poorn imaandaari se uttar diya. Unhone kaha ki apni yuvaavastha mein unhone kai gharon mein seva ki thi aur unhe yah jaanne ka koi upaay nahin tha ki uske pita kaun the. Unhone kaha ki vah apne guru ko saral satya bataye, ki vah Satyakaam hai, Jabala ka putr, maata ke naam par, kyonki pita ka naam agyaat tha. Baalak ne bina lajja ke unke shabd sveekaar kiye, aur guru khojne nikal pade. Vah kai dinon tak chala, graameenon se mahaan rishi ke aashram ka maarg poochhta hua, uska hriday aasha se bhara tha. Vah mahaan rishi Haaridrumat Gautam ke aashram pahunche aur shishya roop mein sveekaar karne ki praarthana ki. Rishi ne samay ki parampara anusaar baalak se uska gotra, kul vansh poocha. Satyakaam ne vahi dohraaya jo uski maata ne kaha tha, ki vah apne pita ko nahin jaanta, uski maata Jabala hain, aur isliye vah Satyakaam Jaabaal hai. Anya chhaatra hans sakte the, lekin rishi ka mukh aanand se khil utha. Unhone ghoshna ki ki jo sachcha Brahman na ho vah aisi nirbhay satyavaadita se nahin bol sakta tha. Unhone kaha ki imaandaari hi baalak ka vansh hai, aur unhone use turant sveekaar kar shishya banaaya. Anya chhaatron ne uska haardik swaagat kiya, kyonki unhone dekha ki satyavaadita ne vah dwaar khol diya tha jo koi janm nahin khol sakta tha. Lekin padhaane se pehle rishi ne uski pareeksha li. Unhone Satyakaam ko chaar sau dubli-patli gaayen deen aur kaha ki van mein unki seva kare jab tak ve hazaar na ho jaayen, tabhi laute. Baalak ne pashu liye aur van mein veeleen ho gaya, kai rituon tak dhairya aur sneh se unki seva ki. Vah unhe toofaanon se bachaata, hare charaagaahon mein le jaata, aur sandhya ko unke liye gaata jaise maata apne bachchon ke liye gaati hai. Varsh beete, aur jhund badhta gaya, jab tak ant mein hazaar poore ho gaye. Vah nishchit hone ke liye unhe baar-baar ginta, kyonki apne guru ki shart poori hue bina vah nahin lautega. Phir jab vah unhe ghar ki or haank raha tha, kuchh asaadhaaran hua. Devta swayam, uski satyavaadita aur dhairyapoorn seva se prasann hokar, use Brahm, param satya ka gyaan sikhaane ka nishchay kiya. Pehle jhund ke ek vrishabh ne usse baat ki, Brahm gyaan ka ek chaturthaansh prakat kiya. Phir pavitra Agni, jismein vah saayan aahuti deta tha, ne use doosra chaturthaansh sikhaaya. Phir aakaash mein udte hans ne use teesra chaturthaansh sikhaaya. Aur ant mein jal mein dubki lagaane wale madgu pakshi ne use chautha aur antim chaturthaansh sikhaaya. Pratyek guru ne uski komal seva ki prashansa ki, kaha ki keval vahi sarvochch satya paane yogya hai jo nisvaarth seva karta hai. Jab tak Satyakaam apne guru ke aashram pahunche, unka mukh Brahmgyaani ki aabha se damak raha tha. Haaridrumat Gautam ne unhe dekhkar kaha ki vah param satya ke gyaata ki tarah chamak rahe hain, aur poocha ki unhe kisne padhaaya. Satyakaam ne vinamrata se sab kuchh bata diya, kuchh nahin chhipaaya, aur rishi ne prasann hokar unki shiksha poorn ki, kyonki shishya pehle hi achchhi tarah seekh chuka tha. Unhone baalak ko aashirvaad diya, kaha ki jab tak dharti par satya ka sammaan hoga tab tak uska naam yaad rakha jaayega. Chhaandogya Upanishad bataata hai ki Satyakaam swayam mahaan aachaarya bane. Unke shishya Upakosal ne vahi paath seekha, ki agniyaan swayam use sikhaayengi jo bhakti se seva karta hai. Satyakaam Jaabaal ki katha teen hazaar varshon se Hindu dharm ke aadhyaatmik samaanta ke mahaan ghoshnaapatra ke roop mein goonj rahi hai. Yah ghoshna karti hai ki gyaan rakt ya jaati se uttaraadhikaar mein nahin milta, balki satyavaadita, vinamrata aur samarpit seva se arjit hota hai. Agyaat pita wala baalak, keval maata ke naam par jaana jaane wala, Upanishadon ke poojaniya rishiyon mein se ek bana kyonki vah jhooth nahin bolta tha. Uska naam hi uska darshan ban gaya, Satyakaam, satya ka premi. Aaj bhi jab saadhakon se poocha jaata hai ki sarvochch gyaan ke liye unki kya yogyata hai, to Upanishad ka uttar khada hai, imaandaar hriday.