rukmini ashtami pan. braj kishor brajvasi pash mas ke krishn paksh ki ashtami k a e ru ik m n a i ashtami ka vrat kiya jata hai. is vrat se saubhagya, santan, sukh shanti evan aishvarya ki prapti hoti hai.
pratahkal arunoday bela men jagakar nitya naimittik kriyaon ko sanpann kar hath men akshat, pushp, durva, pungifal, dakshina v jaladi lekar rukmini ashtami vrat hetu vidhivat nam, gotra, vansh, shakhadi ka uchcharan kar sankalp karen. sankalp ka gyan n ho to sankalp v pujnadi ki sabhi kriyaen kisi vidvan brahman se sanpann karaen. ganesh, gauri, varun bhagvan, navagrahadi devtaon ka pujan kar shri krishn, rukmini tatha pradyumn ki svarnamayi pratimaon ka gandhadi se shodshopchar pujan karen tatha naivedya adi men uttam padarth arpit karen.
brahmanon ko dan dakshina den. is shubh avasar par achche vastron vali, susajjit shringarvali (saubhagyavti) ath striyon ko divyatidivya, madhurpkvanon ka bhojan karvakar vastrabhushnadi se santusht kar samman sahit vida karen - maharani rukmin ai ka ashirvad prapt hoga. rukmini maharani ki kripa se upasak ko jivan ki sanpurn dainyataen samapt ho jati hanai aur dhan-dhanyadi sanpattiyon ki prapti hone lagti hai.
jo varsh bhar ki pratyek krishnashtami ko vrat v pujan karte hue paush mas ki krishnashtami ko vratodyapan karta hai use vidya, saubhagya, amrit, kam, satya, bhog tatha yogalakshmi ki prapti hoti hai tatha uski sari manobhilasha ki purti ho jati hai. udyapan ke samay svarnabhushnon sahit jivnopyogi sabhi vastuen brahmana-brahmani ko shrikrishna-rukmini svarup janakar vidhivat bhojan karakar dan karen.
saubhagyavti ath striyon ko bhi bhojnadi se santusht kar vastrabhushan aadi dravya dakshina dekar sasamman vida karen. atithi, abhyagat, sant, pashu-pakshi tatha jiv-jantu adi ko bhi bhojnadi arpit karen aur svayan bhi kutunbijnon sahit mahaprasad grahan karen. vrat vale din ¬ namo bhagvte vasudevay, shrikrishnay namah, rukminivallabhay namah adi mantron ka smaran karte hue rukmini vivah ka mangalamay charitra parhen.
rukmini vivah ki katha shrishukdevji kahte hain - parikshit! maharaj bhishmak vidarbh desh ke adhipti the. unke panch putra aur ek sundar kanya thi. sabse bare putra ka nam tha rukmi. shesh char nam the kramshah rukmarath, rukmabahu, rukmakesh aur rukmamali. inki bahan thi sati rukmini. jab usne bhagvan shrikrishn ke saundarya, parakram, gun aur vaibhav ki prashansa suni tab usne nishchay kiya ki bhagvan shrikrishn hi mere anurup pati hain.
bhagvan shrikrishn bhi samjhte the ki rukmini men bahut gun hain. vah param buddhimti hai aur udarta, saundaryashil tatha svabhav men bhi advitiya hai. islie rukmin ai hi mere anurup patni hai. atah bhagvan ne rukmini se vivah karne ka nishchay kiya. rukmini ke bhai bandhu bhi chahte the ki unki bahan ka vivah shrikrishn se hi ho.
parantu rukmi shrikrishn se bara dvesh rakhta tha. usne unhen vivah karne se rok diya aur shishupal ko hi apni bahan ke yogya var samjha. jab param sundri rukmini ko yah malum hua ki mera bara bhai rukmi shishupal ke sath mera vivah karna chahta hai, tab ve bahut udas ho gain.
unhonne bahut kuch soch-vichar kar ek vishvaspatra brahman ko turant shrikrishn ke pas bheja. jab vah brahman devta dva arkapuri men pahunche, tab dvarpal unhen rajamahal ke bhitar le gae. vahan jakar brahman devta ne dekha ki adi purush bhagvan shrikrishn sone ke sinhasan par virajman hain.
brahmanon ke paramabhakt bhagvan shrikrishn unhen dekhte hi apne asan se niche utar gae aur unhen apne asan par baithakar vaisi hi puja ki, jaise devta log unki (bhagvan ki) kiya karte hain. adr-satkar, kushl-prashn ke anantar jab brahman devta kha pi chuke, aram vishram kar chuke tab santon ke param ashray bhagvan shrikrishn unke pas gae aur apne komal hathon se unke pair sahlate hue bare shant bhav se puchne lage - brahman shiromne! apka chitt to sada sarvada santusht rahta hai na? apko apne purva purushon dvara svikrit dharm ka palan karne men koi kathinai to nahin hoti.
brahman yadi jo kuch mil jae, usi men santusht rahe aur apne dharm ka palan kare, usse chyut n ho, to vah santosh hi uski sari kamnaen purn kar deta hai. yadi indra ka pad pakar bhi kisi ko santosh n ho to use sukh ke lie ek lok se dusre lok men bar-bar bhatkna parega, vah kahin bhi shanti se baith nahin sakega.
parantu jiske pas tanik bhi sangrah-parigrah nahin hai aur jo usi avastha men santusht hai, vah sab prakar se santap rahit hokar sukh ki nind sota hai. jo svayan prapt hui vastu se santosh kar lete hain, jinka svabhav bara hi madhur hai aur jo samast praniyon ke param hitaishi, ahankar rahit aur shant hain, un brahmanon ko main sada sir jhukakar namaskar karta hun.
brahman devta! raja ki or se to ap logon ko sab prakar ki suvidha hai na? jiske rajya men praja ka achchi tarah palan hota hai aur vah anand se rahti hai, vah raja mujhe bahut hi priya hai. brahman devta! ap kahan se, aur kis abhilasha se itna kathin marg tay karke yahan padhare hain? yadi koi bat vishesh gopniya n ho to hamse kahie. ham apki kya seva karen? parikshit! lila se hi manushya rup dharan karne vale bhagvan shri krishn ne jab is prakar brahman devta se pucha, tab unhonne sari bat kah sunai.
iske bad ve bhagvan se rukmini ji ka sandesh kahne lage. rukmini ji ne kaha hai - tribhuvan sundr! apke gunon ko, jo sunne valon ke kanon ke raste hriday men pravesh karke ek-ek ang ke tap, janm janm ki jalan bujha dete hain tatha rup saundarya ko, jo netra vale jivon ke netron ke lie dharm, arth, kam, moksh charon purusharthon ke fal evan svartha-paramarth, sab kuch hai, shravan karke pyare achyut! mera chitt lajja, sharm sab kuch chorakar ap men hi pravesh kar raha hai. prem svarup shyam sundr! chahe jis drishti se dekhen kul, shil, svabhav, saundarya, vidya, avastha, dhan-dham sabhi men ap advi tiya hanai, apne hi saman hai.
manushya lok men jitne bhi prani hain, sabka man apka e dakhe akar shani t ka anubhav karta hai, anandit hota hai. ab purushbhushn! ap hi batlaie aisi kaun si kulvti, mahagunvti aur dhairyavti kanya hogi, jo vivah ke yogya samay ane par apko hi pati ke rup men varan n karegi? isilie priyatm! mainne apko patirup se varan kiya hai. main apko atmasamarpan kar chuki hun. ap antaryami hain. mere hriday ki bat apse chipi nahin hai.
ap yahan padharakar mujhe apni patni ke rup men svikar kijie. kamlnyn! pranavallabh! main ap sarikhe vir ko samarpit ho chuki hun, apki hun. mainne yadi janma-janm men purt (kuan, bavli adi khudvana), isht (yagyadi karna) dan, niyam, vrat tatha devta, brahman aur guru adi ki puja ke dvara bhagvan parmeshvar ki hi aradhna ki ho aur ve mujh par prasann hon to bhagvan shrikrishn akar mera panigrahan karen, shishupal athva dusra koi bhi purush mera sparsh n kar sake.
prabho! ap ajit hain. jis din mera vivah honevala ho uske ek din pahle ap hamari rajdhani men gupt rup se a jaie aur fir bare-bare senaptiyon ke sath shishupal tatha jarasandh ki senaon ko math dalie, tahs-nahas kar dijie aur balpurvak rakshas vidhi se virta ka mulya dekar mera panigrahan kijie.
yadi ap yah sochte hon ki main antahpur men bhitar ke janane mahlon men pahre ke andar rahti hun, mere bhai bandhuon ko mare bina ap mujhe kaise le ja sakte hain? to iska upay main apko batlae deti hun. hamare kul ka aisa niyam hai ki vivah ke pahle din kul devi ka darshan karne ke lie ek bahut bari yatra hoti hai, julus niklta hai jismen vivahi jane vali kanya ko, dulhin ko nagar ke bahar girija devi ke mandir men jana parta hai. kamlnyn! umapit bhagvan shankar ke saman bare-bare mahapurush bhi atmashuddhi ke lie apke charnkmlon ki dhul se snan karna chahte hain.
yadi main apka vah prasad, apki charndhul nahin prapt kar saki to vrat dvara sharir ko sukhakar pran chor dungi. chahe uske lie saikron janm kyon n lene paren, kabhi n kabhi to apka vah prasad avashya hi milega.
brahman devta ne kaha - yaduvansh shiromne! yahi rukmini ke atyant gopniya sandesh hain, jinhen lekar main apke pas aya hun. iske sanbandh men jo kuch karna ho, vichar kar lijie aur turant hi uske anusar karya kijie.
shri shukdev ji kahte hain - rajan! bhagvan shri krishn ne vidarbharaj rukmini ji ka yah sandesh sunakar aur yah janakar ki rukmini ke vivah ki lagn parson ratri men hi hai, daruk sarthi ko rath le ane ki agya di. daruk shighra hi ati tejasvi shighragami char ghoron se jute rath ko bhagvan shri krishn ke samip le aya.
shri krishn bhagvan ne brahman adevta ko pahle rath men charhakar svayan bhi savar ho un shighragami ghoron ke dvara ek hi rat men anart desh se vidarbh desh men ja pahunche. kundin naresh maharaj bhishmak apne bare larke rukmi ke snehavash apni kanya chedinresh raja damghosh ke putra shishupal ko dene ke lie vivahotsav ki taiyari kar rahe the.
us samay rukmini ji antahpur se nikalakar shrikrishn ke charan kamlon ka chintan karti hui bhagvti bhavani ke padapallavon ka darshan karne ke lie paidal hi bhavani ke mandir pahunch vividhopchar se pujan kar man bhavani sahit ganeshadi devtaon ko pranam kar unka mangalamay ashirvad prapt kiya. rukmini ji ke man ke bhavon ko purn karne vale devki nandan shrikrishn ne bare-bare shastradhari shurviron ke dekhte-dekhte hi rukmin ai ji ko apne rath men bitha liya.
bhagvan shrikrishn ne apne sabhi virodhi rajaon ka rukmi sahit manamardan kar vidarbh rajkumari rukmini ji ko dvarka men lakar unka vidhipurvak panigrahan kiya. bhagvti lakshmi ji ko rukmini ke rup men sakshat lakshmipti bhagvan shrikrishn ke sath dekhakar dvarkavasi nar-nariyon ko param anand hua.
shrikrishn rukmini ji ka jayghosh hone laga. akash se fulon ki varsha hone lagi. vibhinn prakar ke vadya bajne lage. dvarka ki shobha to advitiya thi, us shobha ka vani se varnan karna to sahaj hi nahin hai. vivah sanskar bhartiya sanskriti ke solhon sanskaron men param pavitra sanskar hai. do pavitra atmaon ka milan hai. jiv ishvar ka milan hai.
jivan men jarurat hai jyotishiya margadarshan ki? abhi bat karen fyuchar point jyotishiyon se!