प्रेम

एकटा अविकशित बच्चा के देखि रहल छी। ओ अपने स' किछु ने क' सकैत अछि। चौबीसो घंटा माय'क परिचर्या मे रहैत अछि। पूरा गाम के ओकर जिनगी बोझ बुझना जाइत छैक, मुदा मायक सबस' दुलारू बच्चा ओ अछि। मायक कोंचा मे घुमैत-फिरैत ओ बीस बरखक भ' गेल। मुदा एखनो पांच बरखक बच्चे बला सबटा क्रिया-कलाप। खेलाइतो-धुपाइतो अछि ओही तुरक बच्चे सब संगे।
                                      ओकरा मायक संगे जखन गप्प हैत त' कखनो ने कखनो ओ जरूर जना देत जे ओकर बच्चा दुनियाक सबस' बुधियार बच्चा अछि।
सुंदरता प्रेम मे छैक। जकरा स' प्रेम अछि ओकर सब क्रिया-कलाप नीके लगैछ। जकरा स' घृणा अछि ओकर नीको कृत्य अधलाह बुझाइछ। कोनो महिला के पुछियौ जे तोहर सासुर नीक कि नैहर। शत-प्रतिशत जवाब आयत- नैहर। जे कोनो कारण होउक नैहरक सब बस्तु नीके लगैछ।   

फगुआ (होली)

फगुआ, वसंतोत्सव,रंगोत्सव के बहुत २ हार्दिक बधाई। अपन काज-राज मे व्यस्त व्यक्ति पावनि-तिहारक लाथे बीच-बीच मे मनोरंजन क' लैछ आ तरोताजा भ' क' नव ऊर्जाक संग पुनः अपन व्यवसाय मे जुटि जाइछ। देह के गलाब' ठिठुराब' बला जाड़ भागल। वसंतोत्सव खूब जोश स' मनबै जाउ। समशीतोष्ण मौसम सम्यकत्वक परिचायक थिक। हाड़ गलाब'बला जाड़ वा देह जरब'बला गर्मी मे ध्यान-भजन मोन स' नहि भ' पबैछ। बुद्ध के कोन ज्ञान भेटलैन ? सम्यकत्वक। कतबो उपास केला, शान्ति कहाँ भेटलैन। उल्टे भूख परेसान क' देलकैन।

                                                                      अबै जाउ, जतेक बुराइ अछि सब के होलिका संगे भस्म करै छी।जारनि के बदला मे गाम-घर के गंदगी-कचरा के जरबैत छी। आपस मे प्रेम के रंगक वर्षा करै छी। जाति-सम्प्रदाय के बिसरा क' एक-दोसरा के गला लगबै छी। होलिका-दुर्बुद्धि के जराऊ; हिरण्यकशिपु-अहंकार के नृसिंह-ज्ञान स' नाश करै जाउ। प्रह्लाद-भक्ति, विश्वास के रक्षा करै जाउ।

    

PRESENT

 

Old is called gold but present is never inferior to it. Rather I want to say that present is far better than both the past and future. Past is our heritage and future is our beautiful imagination. We become proud remembering our glorious past. I tame an ultimate story of my future life. But, one thing is peculiar in human nature that we never think seriously for the present. The past is gone which cannot come back. The future is uncertain which may be or may not be achieved. If ideal situation comes and Almighty pours His grace, one can achieve his imagination. Otherwise it is only dream. Thus I can say that both past and future are not in one’s hand. Present may be called to be in one’s hand (Although it is also dependant on the Almighty). But, I never try to make my present perfect. I waste most of my time repenting on past and on imagination of future.

                                                    Leaving laziness, I can enroll my name in the list of most successful persons. But, we don’t do that. Most of the time, I weep on the past and always remain in sorrow remembering demise of my near and dear. In this course, I again go to the dark forgetting to reform my present taking task from the past. A lady named Neera is my neighbor. She never enjoys with her children and husband. I see her always sad telling story of her dead parents. I laugh on her situation. Her husband brings special food items but she never co-operates and never enjoys family life. Her husband and children want to celebrate the Sunday holiday by preparing and eating special food but she goes on fasting on this very day. She has made her family life charmless.              

                                                        I suggest, friends! always enjoy the present without caring past and future but remaining in self (control), discipline. Make your present excellent, beautiful and ideal to be followed by everyone. 

साउस-पुतहु के अजीब झगड़ा

साउस-पुतहु के झगड़ा प्राचीन काल स' सुनै छी। मुदा आइ हम एक टा अलग क़िस्म के साउस-पुतहु स' भेट करबै छी। भोरे स' तू-तू ,मै-मै सुरू होइछ त' राइत मे सूत' कालतक चलैछ। टोला- पडोसा के स्त्री-पुरुष परेशान। साउस अन्हरोखे मे पैर दाबि क' झाड़ू-पोछा लगा लैछ जे पुतहु ने बुझि जै। उठिते देरी पुतहु अहि बात ल' क' हल्ला मचा दैछ। उमहर बुढ़िया बाथ रूम  जहां पैसल कि पुतहु बरतन बासन, चौका चुल्हा जल्दी क' क' तैयार।इमहर बुढ़िया चिचिएनाइ शुरू करैछ। उमहर बुढ़िया के आँखि जहां मुनेलै कि पुतहु आहिस्ते आहिस्ते पूरा देह मे तेल मालिश क' दैछ आ बुढ़िया बुझबो नहि करैछ। निंद टुटलाक बाद फेर ओहिना शोर। मोहल्ला बला जुटैछ आ मुसका क' चोट्टे आपस भ' जाइछ। अहि साउस-पुतहु के झगड़ा गाम मे नामी भ' गेल अछि आ सब साउस एहने झगड़ालू पुतहु के कामना करैछ। काश! एहने झगड़ालू साउस पुतहु सौंसे भ' जइतथि  त' बेटी स' बेसी पुतहु संगे साउस  रहबाक इच्छा करितथि । 
     

वसन्त पञ्चमी (सरस्वती पूजा )

"रूप यौवन संपन्ना विशाल कुल संभवा। विद्या हीना न शोभन्ते निर्गन्धा इव किन्षुकाः"। रूप -यौवन, विशाल कुल  इत्यादि सबकुछ रहते हुए भी अगर कोई विद्या विहीन है तो उसी प्रकार शोभित नहीं होता जैसे पलास का फूल सुन्दर होते हुए भी सुगंधहीन है और अशोभित है। विना सुगंध के पुष्पों को देवता भी स्वीकार नहीं करते और न भक्त चढ़ाते ही हैं। कितना भी सुन्दर, सुडौल शरीर हो, विद्या के विना बेकार है।
 'न शोभते सभा मध्ये हंस मध्ये वको यथा'। 'विवेक (विद्या ) हीना पशुभिः समाना'। 'दिव्य-चक्षु' की चर्चा शास्त्रों में सदैव की गयी है। यह दिव्य चक्षु विद्या, ज्ञान  (परा ज्ञान) ही तो है। ब्रह्म के विराट रूप का दर्शन इस भौतिक आँख से संभव नहीं है। शूक्ष्म का दर्शन शूक्ष्म आँख से ही संभव है।   शूक्ष्म आँख विद्या ही तो है। भौतिक आँख से दसरथ-कौशल्या  का पुत्र राम, देवकी-वसुदेव  पुत्र कृष्ण -माखन चोर, छलिया को ही देखेंगे। शूक्ष्म आँख से ही परब्रह्म 'राम' (रमन्ते योगिनो यस्मिन् असौ रामः ), सोलहों कलायुक्त साक्षात् ब्रह्म मनुष्य रूप में -'कृष्ण' को देख सकते हैं। हमसभी धृतराष्ट्र ही तो हैं। पुत्र-परिजन मोह रूपी अंधापन दूर होगा तभी सत्य दर्शन कर पाएंगे।
 दिव्य चक्षु युक्त संजय सत्य सुनाता है लेकिन सर्वनाश हो जाने पर भी अंधापन दूर नहीं होता है। अतिवृद्ध व्यास को देखकर सुन्दरियां अपना वस्त्र तुरत धारण करती हैं लेकिन उनके युवा पुत्र सुकदेव से शर्म नहीं करती हैं और स्नान करती रहती हैं।व्यास को क्रोध आता है। पूछने पर ज्ञानी युवतियाँ सुकदेव के व्रह्मज्ञान और स्त्री-पुरुष अज्ञान , सतत समाधि की बात बताती हैं।
'अज्ञान तिमिरान्धस्य ज्ञानांजन शलाकया--------'.  माता शारदा की कृपा से ही अज्ञान तिमिर का नाश संभव है। --------------------------------------------------------------- जय माँ शारदे।         
  

DOWN-TO-EARTH

Mr. Surendra prasad is a retired professor of Mithila University, Darbhanga. His son is my friend. Once he came to me regarding health problem. He had to stay at my residence for fifteen days. He had to consult an eye specialist as he was suffering from eye disease, perhaps cataract (motiyavind). I was feeling pleasure hosting him. The very first day, he became friends of all of my family members. To my great surprise, when I awoke in the morning, I saw him sweeping the rooms, verandah and courtyard. I wanted to stop him but till then he had finished the work. From morning to evening, he was always busy in doing something. Sometimes, he was supporting in cooking works like cutting vegetables, making tea, cleaning utensils etc. Sometimes, he was busy in teaching my three children and sometimes playing with them. Sometimes he was preaching shaastras to all of us. During holidays (Sunday etc) he took my three children to zoo or any historical place like museum, zoo, gurudwara or Hanuman Temple at station. In a very short time, he became friends of all of us. He became an essential family member. After his check up, when he was departing, we all were weeping. My children were not leaving his hands.

                                                I want to recall another memorable period of my life. In those days I was residing at Doranda, Ranchi. One of my friends was also with me. There was great scarcity of water there. We were purchasing water from a water man who was bringing it from a nearby well. The cost of one tin (container) was 50 paisa. About 10 tins of water was sufficient for our daily purposes. The same water was used as cooking, drinking, bathing etc. Those days, mineral water, aqua guard or Kent water was not available. Our ego did not allow us to go outside and take fresh pure water in clean container. My one close friend was residing at Ramgarh cantonment area. He was teacher in the Central School in cantonment area. He occasionally used to come to me. He saw the water problem. Also, the waterman did not come the very day. My friend who was residing with me permanently was smarter. He went to a hotel, took his bath and performed other daily works there. But, my Ramgarh friend went to the well, took his bath and brought two buckets fresh water for me also. I used the water but was very ashamed. Since then, I left my ego and started to go on the well daily. Taking bath there brought two buckets fresh pure water for drinking and other purposes.

                           The third memorable period is also describable. I was residing at Darbhanga those days. I was totally dependent on my servant. The servant brought water from nearby tube-well and cooked food. He also brought water for my bathing and other purposes. Sometimes he came late and I waited for him. My so many daily works were delayed due to his coming late. One day my father-in-law came. He was headmaster of a high school. He saw this delay and understood the matter. He started to go to the nearby tube-well and did his daily work and brought two buckets water for me also. This opened my eyes and I also started to go to the tube-well and did every necessary work. Regarding water my problem was totally solved which was delayed due to my ego.

                                To-day, when I look behind, I see that most of my problems are due to my ego. When I leave ego, my life becomes comfortable which seems miserable due to my own fault. These types of events occur in everyone’s life but repetition of events shows my indolence and forgetfulness of the previous lessons. There is no cause of humiliation in doing my works by my own hands. I remember the period of Baapu at Johannesburg. In his ashram, there was rule to do all works by own hands. Everybody was producing corns and vegetables. They were cleaning their toilets by their own hands. Some friends who came to meet Baapu did not know the rules of the ashram and Gandhijee disposed their night soil carrying the container on his head. This was unbearable to Baa and she started to do the job but not by heart. Baapu felt this and he scolded her. For this scolding, he realized his unfair behavior towards Baa in her later days and has expressed his repent in his autobiography. When our great Baapu can do such work, what are we to show ego? 
            All above examples are similar. I think, if I perform tiny and inferior works, I become inferior. But, the things are just opposite. No work is inferior. If I do my work by my own hands, I become ideal, popular, make place in everyone's heart and I become Baapu, the greatest leader of all time.

MUJHASE BURAA NA KOY (NONE IS WORSE THAN ME)

                                             “Buraa jo dekhan mai chalaa buraa na miliyaa koy; jab aapan dis dekhiyaa mujhasaa buraa na koy.” I started to search bad but found none. When I saw myself, found none worse than me. Always see towards yourself. Do I know my duty as a son or daughter, father or mother, brother or sister, friend, citizen, neighbor, servant or master and so on? Do I perform my duty well? The answer is no. Then who am I to blame others when I myself do not do my duty? “Chalani doose soop ke jisme bahattar go chhed”. The sieve (having unlimited holes) abuses the soop (a circular shallow shaped corn separator from husk or some unwanted elements, made of bamboo thin bits having bamboo rim and which has no hole). The proverb has been said about a person who has unlimited demerits but abuses others. This is normal practice of these days. We are always busy in criticizing others and never look towards ourselves

. In the eyes of the bad the whole world is bad. When I am good I see the world good.

                                                         Without studying deeply and without knowledge of any subject, I start criticizing it. Sometimes, I speak unpleasant words about our ancestors, culture and epics. Somebody criticize Lord Krishna about His ‘Rashleela’. But, they don’t know that at the time of Rashleela He was only eight year old.