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pA.NchavA.N adhikAr ][ 107
isaliye aisA bhI nahI.n banatA.
tathA ajIvo.nme.n suvarNa, sugandhAdi sahit vastue.N banAI.n so to ramaN karaneke artha banAyI.n;
kuvarNa, durgandhAdi sahit vastue.N duHkhadAyak banAI.n so kis artha banAI.n? inake darshanAdise
brahmAko kuCh sukh to nahI.n utpanna hotA hogA. tathA tU kahegA pApI jIvo.nko duHkh deneke
artha banAI.n; to apane hI utpanna kiye jIv unase aisI duShTatA kisaliye kI, jo unako
duHkhadAyak sAmagrI pahale hI banAI? tathA dhUl, parvatAdi kuCh vastue.N aisI bhI hai.n jo ramaNIy
bhI nahI.n hai.n aur duHkhadAyak bhI nahI.n hai.n — unhe.n kis artha banAyA? svayamev to jaisI-taisI
hI hotI hai.n aur banAnevAlA jo banAye vah to prayojan sahit hI banAtA hai; isaliye brahmAko
sR^iShTikA kartA kaise kahA jAtA hai?
tathA viShNuko lokakA rakShak kahate hai.n. rakShak ho vah to do hI kArya karatA hai —
ek to duHkh utpattike kAraN nahI.n hone detA aur ek vinaShTa honeke kAraN nahI.n hone detA.
so lokame.n to duHkhako hI utpattike kAraN jahA.N-tahA.N dekhe jAte hai.n aur unase jIvo.nko duHkh
hI dekhA jAtA hai. kShudhA-tR^iShAdi lag rahe hai.n, shIt-uShNAdikase duHkh hotA hai, jIv paraspar
duHkh utpanna karate hai.n, shastrAdi duHkhake kAraN ban rahe hai.n, tathA vinaShTa honeke anek kAraN
ban rahe hai.n. jIvo.nkI rogAdik va agni, viSh, shastrAdik paryAyake nAshake kAraN dekhe jAte
hai.n, tathA ajIvo.nke bhI paraspar vinaShTa honeke kAraN dekhe jAte hai.n. so aise dono.n prakArakI
hI rakShA nahI.n kI to viShNune rakShak hokar kyA kiyA?
vah kahatA hai — viShNu rakShak hI hai. dekho kShudhA-tR^iShAdikake artha anna-jalAdik banAye
hai.n; kI.DIko kaN aur kunjarako man pahu.NchatA hai, sa.nkaTame.n sahAyatA karatA hai. mR^ityuke kAraN
upasthit hone par bhI ✽
TiTaharIkI bhA.Nti ubAratA hai — ityAdi prakArase viShNu rakShA karatA hai.
usase kahate hai.n — aisA hai to jahA.N jIvo.nko kShudhA-tR^iShAdik pI.Dit karate hai.n aur anna-jalAdik
nahI.n milate, sa.nkaT pa.Dne par sahAy nahI.n hotI, ki.nchit kAraN pAkar maraN ho jAtA hai,
vahA.N viShNukI shakti hIn huI yA use j~nAn hI nahI.n huA? lokame.n bahut to aise hI duHkhI
hote hai.n, maraN pAte hai.n; viShNune rakShA kyo.n nahI.n kI?
tab vah kahatA hai — yah jIvo.nke apane karttavyakA phal hai. tab usase kahate hai.n
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ek prakArakA pakShI jo ek samudrake kinAre rahatA thA. samudra usake aNDe bahA le jAtA thA. usane
duHkhI hokar garu.D.h.h pakShI dvArA viShNuse prArthanA kI to unho.nne samudrase aNDe dilavA diye. aisI purANo.nme.n
kathA hai.