Satyanarayan Bhagwan Ki Katha: Chapter Five

Shreesoot jee bole - shreṣṭh muniyon! Ab isake baad main doosaree kathaa kahoongaa, aap log sunen. Apanee prajaa kaa paalan karane men tatpar tungadhvaj naamak ek raajaa thaa. Usane satyadev ke prasaad kaa parityaag karake dukh praapt kiyaa. Ek baar vah van men jaakar aur vahaan bahut se pashuon ko maarakar vaṭavrikṣ ke neeche aayaa. Vahaan usane dekhaa ki gopagaṇa bandhu-baandhavon ke saath sntuṣṭ hokar bhaktipoorvak bhagavaan satyadev kee poojaa kar rahe hain. Raajaa yah dekhakar bhee ahnkaaravash n to vahaan gayaa aur n hee usane bhagavaan satyanaaraayaṇa ko praṇaam hee kiyaa. Poojan ke baad sabhee gopagaṇa bhagavaan kaa prasaad raajaa ke sameep rakhakar vahaan se lauṭ aaye aur ichchhaanusaar un sabhee ne bhagavaan kaa prasaad grahaṇa kiyaa. Idhar raajaa ko prasaad kaa parityaag karane se bahut dukh praapt huaa. usakaa sampoorṇa dhan-dhaany evn sabhee sau putr naṣṭ ho gaye. Raajaa ne man men yah nishchay kiyaa ki avashy hee bhagavaan satyanaaraayaṇa ne hamaaraa naash kar diyaa hai. Isalie mujhe vahaan jaanaa chaahie jahaan shree satyanaaraayaṇa kaa poojan ho rahaa thaa. Aisaa man men nishchay karake vah raajaa gopagaṇaon ke sameep gayaa aur usane gopagaṇaon ke saath bhakti-shraddhaa se yukt hokar vidhipoorvak bhagavaan satyadev kee poojaa kee. Bhagavaan satyadev kee kripaa se vah punah dhan aur putron se sampann ho gayaa tathaa is lok men sabhee sukhon kaa upabhog kar ant men satyapur vaikuṇaṭhalok ko praapt huaa. shreesoot jee kahate hain - jo vyakti is param durlabh shree satyanaaraayaṇa ke vrat ko karataa hai aur puṇayamayee tathaa falapradaayinee bhagavaan kee kathaa ko bhaktiyukt hokar sunataa hai, use bhagavaan satyanaaraayaṇa kee kripaa se dhan-dhaany aadi kee praapti hotee hai. Daridr dhanavaan ho jaataa hai, bandhan men padaa huaa bandhan se mukt ho jaataa hai, ḍaaraa huaa vyakti bhay mukt ho jaataa hai - yah saty baat hai, isamen snshay naheen. Is lok men vah sabhee iipsit falon kaa bhog praapt karake ant men satyapur vaikuṇaṭhalok ko jaataa hai. Is prakaar mainne aap logon se bhagavaan satyanaaraayaṇa ke vrat ko kahaa, jise karake manuṣy sabhee dukhon se mukt ho jaataa hai. kaliyug men to bhagavaan satyadev kee poojaa visheṣ fal pradaan karane vaalee hai. Bhagavaan viṣṇau ko hee kuchh log kaal, kuchh log saty, koii iish aur koii satyadev tathaa doosare log satyanaaraayaṇa naam se kahenge. Anek roop dhaaraṇa karake bhagavaan satyanaaraayaṇa sabhee kaa manorath siddh karate hain. Kaliyug men sanaatan bhagavaan viṣṇau hee satyavrat roop dhaaraṇa karake sabhee kaa manorath poorṇa karane vaale honge. He shreṣṭh muniyon! Jo vyakti nity bhagavaan satyanaaraayaṇa kee is vrat-kathaa ko paḍhxtaa hai, sunataa hai, bhagavaan satyaaraayaṇa kee kripaa se usake sabhee paap naṣṭ ho jaate hain. He muneeshvaron! Poorvakaal men jin logon ne bhagavaan satyanaaraayaṇa kaa vrat kiyaa thaa, usake agale janm kaa vritaant kahataa hoon, aap log sunen. mahaan pragyaasampann satyanaaraayaṇa vrat karane ke prabhaav se doosare janm men sudaamaa hue aur us janm men bhagavaan shreekriṣṇa kaa dhyaan karake unhonne mokṣ praapt kiyaa. Lakadhaaraa bhill guhon kaa raajaa huaa aur agale janm men usane bhagavaan shreeraam kee sevaa karake mokṣ praapt kiyaa. Mahaaraaj ulkaamukh doosare janm men raajaa dasharath hue, jinhonne shreernganaathajee kee poojaa karake ant men vaikuṇaṭh praapt kiyaa. Isee prakaar dhaarmik aur satyavratee saadhu pichhale janm ke satyavrat ke prabhaav se doosare janm men moradhvaj naamak raajaa huaa. Usane aare se cheerakar apane putr kee aadhee deh bhagavaan viṣṇau ko arpit kar ke mokṣ praapt kiyaa. Mahaaraajaa tungadhvaj janmaantar men svaayambhuv manu hue aur bhagavatsambandhee sampoorṇa kaaryon kaa anuṣṭhaan karake vaikuṇaṭhalok ko praapt hue. Jo gopagaṇa the, ve sab janmaantar men vrajamaṇaḍaal men nivaas karane vaale gop hue aur sabhee raakṣason kaa snhaar karake unhonne bhee bhagavaan kaa shaashvat dhaam golok praapt kiyaa. is prakaar shreeskandapuraaṇa ke antargat revaakhaṇaḍa men shreesatyanaaraayaṇaavrat kathaa kaa yah paanchavaan adhyaay poorṇa huaa..