Yashoda Mata Ki Katha

Pauranik granthon mein Yashoda ko Nand ki patni kaha gaya hai. Bhagwat Puran ke anusaar Devaki ke putra Bhagwan Shri Krishna ka janm Devaki ke garbh se Mathura ke raja Kans ke karagar mein hua tha. Kans se raksha karne ke liye jab Vasudev janm ke baad aadhi raat mein hi unhe Yashoda ke ghar Gokul mein chhod aaye, tab unka palan-poshan Yashoda ne kiya. Bharat ke prachin dharmik granthon mein Balak Krishna ki leelaon ke anek varnan milte hain. Jinmein Yashoda ko Brahmand darshan, makhan chori aur uske aarop mein okhal se baandh dene ki ghatnaon ka Surdas ne sajeev varnan kiya hai. Yashoda ne Balram ke palan-poshan mein bhi mahatvapurn bhoomika nibhayi, jo Rohini ke putra aur Subhadra ke bhai the. Unki ek putri ka bhi varnan milta hai jiska naam Ekanga tha. Vasushreshth Dron aur unki patni Dhara ne Brahma ji se yeh prarthana ki — “Dev! Jab hum Prithvi par janm lein to Bhagwan Shri Krishna mein hamari avichal bhakti ho.” Brahma ji ne “Tathastu” kahkar unhe vardaan diya. Isi vardaan ke prabhav se Brajmandal mein Sumukh naamak gop ki patni Patla ke garbh se Dhara ka janm Yashoda ke roop mein hua aur unka vivah Nand se hua. Nand poorv janm ke Dron naamak Vasu the. Bhagwan Shri Krishna inhi Nand-Yashoda ke putra bane. Putra Janm Shri Yashoda ji chupchaap shaant hokar soyi thi. Rohini ji ki aankhen bhi band thi. Jab Vasudev ne Yashoda ki putri ko uthakar Kanha ko Yashoda ke paas sula diya, tab achanak sootika grih abhinaav prakash se bhar gaya. Sarvpratham Rohini Mata ki aankh khuli. Ve jaan gayin ki Yashoda ne putra ko janm diya hai. Rohini ji daasiyon se bol uthi — “Ari! Tum sab kya dekhti hi rahogi? Koi daudkar Nand ko soochna de do।” Phir kya tha, doosre hi kshan sootikagaar anand aur khushiyon ke kolahal mein doob gaya. Ek Nand ko soochna dene ke liye daudi, ek daai ko bulaane ke liye gayi aur ek shehnai wale ke yahan pahunchi. Chaaron or anand ka samrajya chha gaya. Vidhivat jaatakarm sanskar sampann hua. Nand ne itna daan diya ki yachakon ko aur kahin maangne ki aavashyakta hi samaapt ho gayi. Sampurn Braj premanand mein doob gaya. Mata Yashoda bade prem se haath badhati hain aur apne hriday dhan ko utha leti hain tatha shishu ke adharo ko kholkar apna stan uske mukh mein deti hain. Bhagwan shishu roop mein maa ke is vatsalya ka bade hi prem se paan karne lagte hain. Kans ke dwara bheji hui Putana apne stanon mein kaalkoot vish lagakar gopi vesh mein Yashoda Nandan Shri Krishna ko maarne ke liye aayi. Usne apna stan Shri Krishna ke mukh mein de diya. Shri Krishna doodh ke saath uske pranon ko bhi pee gaye. Sharir chhodte samay Putana Shri Krishna ko lekar Mathura ki or daudi. Us samay Yashoda ke praan bhi Shri Krishna ke saath chale gaye. Unke jeevan mein chetna ka sanchar tab hua jab gop sundariyon ne Shri Krishna ko laakar unki god mein daal diya. Shakatasur ka Ant: Yashodanandan Shri Krishna kramashah badhne lage. Maiya ka anand bhi usi kram mein badh raha tha. Janani ka pyaar paakar Shri Krishnachandra ikyasi dinon ke ho gaye. Maiya aaj apne salone Shri Krishna ko neeche paalne mein sula aayi thi. Kans prerit Utkach naamak daitya aaya aur Shakat mein pravisht ho gaya. Vah Shakat ko giraakar Shri Krishna ko pees daalna chahta tha. Isse pehle hi Shri Krishna ne Shakat ko ulat diya aur Shakatasur ka ant ho gaya. Krishna ka Mathura Jana: Bhagwan Shri Krishna ne makhan leela, okhal bandhan, Kaliya uddhar, gocharan, Dhenuk vadh, daavagni paan, Govardhan dhaaran, raasleela aadi anek leelaon se Yashoda Maiya ko apaar sukh pradan kiya. Is prakar gyarah varsh chhah mahine tak Mata Yashoda ka mahal Shri Krishna ki kilkariyon se goonjta raha। Aakhir Shri Krishna ko Mathura puri le jaane ke liye Akrur aa hi gaye. Akrur ne aakar Yashoda ke hriday par maano atyant kroor vajra ka prahar kiya. Puri raat Shri Nand ji, Shri Yashoda ko samjhate rahe, par kisi bhi keemat par ve apne praanpriya putra ko Kans ki rangshala mein bhejne ke liye taiyaar nahi ho rahi thi.Aakhir Yogmaya ne apni maya ka prabhav phailaya. Yashoda ji ne phir bhi anumati nahi di, keval virodh chhodkar ve apne aansuon se Prithvi ko bhigone lagiं. Shri Krishna chale gaye aur Yashoda vikshipt si ho gayin. Unka hriday tab sheetal hua jab ve Kurukshetra mein Shri Krishna se miliं. Ram-Shyam ko punah apni god mein bithakar Mata Yashoda ne navjeevan paaya. Apni leela samaetne se pehle hi Bhagwan ne Mata Yashoda ko Golok bhej diya।