Dharavahik upanyas Bhoot-Adbhut! (106)

The taxi crossed many roads and red lights, in ten years Samantha found many changes, the shops and the markets were shining brightly. The people walking on the roads were looking smart and rich. She thought , “ Just because I am back here after ten long years and that too from a village, I am feeling the big difference. “ The driver stopped the taxi , she saw they have reached Nursing home. She got down and took out her luggage, she paid the money to the driver, she had exchanged the ropes into Pounds at the airport. She saw the Ebro at the ground floor. She went in and introduced herself. The receptionist welcomed her formally. She took her inside, her father was at the ground floor. She asked Samantha to put the luggage there only, she can’t take the luggage inside.Samantha put the luggage down, She wanted to meet her father. The receptionist took her to a dormitory, there were five cots there. Her father’s was the last one. Receptionist said , “ he is your father” Samantha reached there she saw a lean and thin man was laying on the bed. In her imagination her father was a smart tall and healthy man but after ten years she couldn’t recognise him. She sat on the stool kept near the cot. Receptionist put finger on lip and asked Samantha to keep silent because the patient is sleeping. Receptionist asked Samantha to come out with her. Samantha followed her. ———— Continued————

Dharm & Darshan!! Vithhal Rakhumai !! ( Marathi)

 *रखुमाई रूसली कोपऱ्यात बसली चला जाऊ तिला पुसायला*

"उद्या तुम्ही कुठे म्हणजे कुठे जाणार नाही.. नेहमी तुम्ही दुसर्‍यांची सेवा घेता.. उद्याचा दिवस माझा.. कळले ना?" *रुक्मिणीने* ठणकावून विठ्ठलाला सांगितले..

" हो ग.. मी का तुझ्या शब्दाबाहेर आहे.. तू म्हणशील तसे.." *विठूरायाने* मान डोलावली..

रामप्रहरी विठुरायाच्या कानी आवाज आला.. *दळिता कांडिता तुज गाईन अनंता*..' त्याने डोळे उघडले.. शेजारी रखुमाई झोपली होती.. तो तसाच उठला आणि निघाला त्याच्या जनीकडे.. तिचे दळण दळून येईपर्यंत इथे रखुमाईने गरम पाणी काढून ठेवले होते..

 *आलात दळण दळून.. बसा अंग चोळून देते*.. स्नान झाल्यावर खायला देते तोवर तरी थांबा.." विठुरायाने परत होकार भरला..

 *मागणे हेचि माझे देवा, दुजेपणा दुरी ठेवा, मी तू ऐसी नको उरी, जनार्दनकृपा करी*.." रखुमाई आत गेली आहे तोवर याने लगेच *श्रीखंड्याचे रूप घेऊन नाथांच्या घरची वाट धरली.. तिथे पाणी भरून होईतो. *नको देवराया अंत आता पाहू, प्राण हा सर्वथा जावो पाहे*..

" ती आर्त हाक ऐकून त्याचे पाय वळले कान्होपात्रेकडे.. तिला दिलासा देऊन घाबरत विठुराया आले घरी.. समोर रखुमाई थालीपीठ आणि त्यावर लोण्याचा गोळा घेऊन उभीच होती.. 

" आता हे तरी शांतपणे खाणार कि अजून कुठे जायची घाई आहे?"

" मी कुठे जाणार तुला सोडून? बाकी थालीपीठ उत्तम झाले आहे ग.."

" हो ना.. मग आता दुपारी काय खाणार ते सांगा.."

" दुपारी भाजी भाकरी कर छान.. मी तर म्हणतो तो सावता कधीचा बोलावतो आहे तर एकदा त्याच्या मळ्यात जाऊन येऊ दोघे.."

" मी नाही येत. जा तुम्हीच.." चिडून रखुमाई बोलली.. पडत्या फळाची आज्ञा घेऊन विठुराया निघाला.. *कांदा मुळा भाजी.. अवघी विठाई माझी*.." सावताच्या मळ्यातील थोडी ताजी भाजी रखुमाईचा राग कमी व्हावा म्हणून घेतली.. तोच एका बाळाच्या रडण्याचा आवाज आला..

*केशवाचे ध्यान धरूनी अंतरी मृत्तिके माझारी नाचतसे* " *असे म्हणत बाळाला तुडवणारा गोरा कुंभार दिसला*.. त्या बाळाला वाचवून त्याला त्याच्या हवाली करण्याच्या गोंधळात भाजी कुठेतरी राहून गेली.. तसेच मातीने भरलेले कपडे घेऊन तो पंढरपुरी परतला.. पण आज रखुमाईने भांडायचे नाही असे ठरवले होते ना.. "कपडे बदलून या.. तोपर्यंत भाकर्‍या करायला घेते.." तिने गरम भाकर्‍या करायला घेतल्या.. पण त्या काही त्याच्या घशाखाली उतरेना. *तुपाची वाटी आणि नेवैद्य घेऊन उभा असलेला नामदेव सतत त्याच्या डोळ्यासमोर येऊ लागला*.

. आपण नेवैद्य ग्रहण करेपर्यंत तो काही खाणार नाही.. हा विचार पिछा सोडेना.. रखुमाईला भाकरी वाढ सांगून विठुराया आला नामदेवांनी.. तो म्हणतच होता "*तरी वेणुनादी जेवण करा गोडु*.." त्याच्या नेवैद्याचा घास घेऊन निघाला तर 

*देहूला उन्हात "वृक्षवल्ली आम्हा सोयरी वनचरी" असे गात असलेला तुकाराम दिसला*.. त्याच्या डोक्यावर सावली धरली.. आणि शेवटी घरी परतला..

" थकला असाल.. जरा दम घ्या." असे रखुमाईने सांगितले.. तिच्याकडे कृतज्ञतापूर्वक पाहून तो जरा कलंडला.. संध्याकाळी उठला.. "चल आपण दोघे सारीपाट खेळू.." त्याने रखुमाईला सांगितले..

"बघा हां, आपण खेळायला बसू.. आणि परत तुम्हाला काहीतरी आठवेल.. मग मात्र मी चिडून इथून निघून जाईन.." त्या पेक्षा आपण या सर्व तुमच्या भक्त मंडळीच्या मांदीयाळी पासून कुठे तरी दूर जाऊ,

*पंढरीनाथा झडाकरी आता, पंढरी सोडून चला विनविते रखुमाई विठ्ठला* 

तेव्हा विठ्ठल म्हणाले आता असे 

" नाही असे होणार.." त्याने हसून तिची खात्री पटवली.. त्याच्या मोहक हास्याच्या जाळ्यात तीही अडकली..

खेळ रंगात आला.. आणि *विश्वाचे आर्त माझ्यामनी प्रकटले.." अशी साद आली.. त्या चार भावंडांकडे कसे दुर्लक्ष करणार*.. डाव अर्धवट सोडून तो निघाला.. त्यांच्या पाठीवरून मायेचा हात फिरवायला.. त्या चार भावंडांना भेटून विठुराया आला खरा.. पण तोवर त्याची रखुमाई चिडून खरेच निघून गेली होती.. हि गोष्ट सर्व संतांना समजली. सर्वांनी येऊन तिची मनधरणी केली.. "*तुझ्याविना वैकुंठाचा कारभार चालना.. एकल्या विठुरायाला संसार पेलेवेना**.. असे म्हणून सर्व संत मंडळी रखुमाई कडे गेली, पण ती हि एवढी हट्टी.. ती ऐकेचना.. शेवटी ती त्याच्यापासून वेगळी झालीच.. 

*रखुमाई रुसली कोपऱ्यात बसली चला जाऊ तिला पुसायला*

आता गेली अठ्ठावीस युगे तो विठुराया तिची विनवणी करतो आहे.. *येग येग रखुमाई, सावलीच्या पावलांनी विठूच्या गाभारी*.."   *रामकृष्ण हरी पांडुरंग हरी* 

Dharm & Darshan : Bhagvat Geeta !!

 With the intention of killing Lord Krishna and Balarama, Jarasandha attacked Mathura seventeen times.

However, on every occasion, Lord Krishna completely destroyed Jarasandha's army but deliberately spared Jarasandha's life.

Each time he returned defeated, Jarasandha would travel across the land, meet the kings who were hostile to Krishna, and unite them for another war against Him.

One day, unable to understand this, Balarama asked Lord Krishna:

"Why do you spare Jarasandha's life every single time?"

Smiling, Lord Krishna replied:

"There is a clear purpose behind letting Jarasandha live. He himself gathers together all the unrighteous and hostile kings from across the world and brings them before us. This enables us to destroy all those evil rulers in one place. If we were to kill Jarasandha now, we would instead have to travel to every corner of the world to search for each of those unrighteous enemies and eliminate them one by one."

"Whenever righteousness declines and unrighteousness rises, I manifest Myself."

— Bhagavad Gita 4.7

Dharavahik upanyas Bhoot-Adbhut!(105)

In India we mostly did have combined families where old grandparents were taken care by children and children used to do all duties about earning money and bear the expanses. Grand Parents had to supervise only everything. Grand children were taken care by Grand parents and this thing built a value based Personality.In UK Children brought up making them independent or very little children by Nannies if Parents are working so the development at both the palaces were different. In UK old people were and are taken care by Government in Nursing homes and Now a days the number of Old age homes is increasing in India too and here also Most of Parents are kept there by depositing money by children or in many cases Old people if they have money they themselves go and enroll their names there because if children are doing jobs in foreign countries how would they manage themselves on their own. Samantha’s father was also in the nursing home and she had received a cable about his serious illness and so she decided to to and see her father. ———Continued———-

Dharavahik upanyas Bhoot-Adbhut!(104)

When Samantha reached I.K. After ten years she found no change. She collected her suitcase from the luggage belt and after fulfilling all passport formalities came out. She hired a taxi, the taxi fair was too much she immediately calculated and compared with the rupee, but no way to avoid it. She asked the driver to take her to the nursing home. The life style of British people and Indians was totally different. Here right from the beginning children were brought up like independent personalities, from hospitals they can’t be taken home in lap instead in a seat attached in car seat specially for babies tied with seat belt. At home baby can’t sleep near mom but in his independent cot, if you are going for a walk, you can tie baby at your stomach with baby’s face looking front. Up to five years you need to take baby in buggy with belt. And very soon child start day out or play date in friend’s home, and then sleep over also at friend’s house. All these things make him independent and not like Indian children who all the time hold their Mom’s “ Pallu” the corner part of her saree. All these things effect the social system differently to both the countries.———— Continued———-

Dharavahik upanyas Bhoot-Adbhut!(103)

Nathu was still confused , suddenly he got distracted towards the big dressing table , he moved towards that. It was a big dressing table. Big mirror was at the centre. There were six drawers at both the sides, three in each side, In the centre hollow place there kept a small stool with soft covered cushion, so that one can sit and do make up. Nathu opened all the drawers one by one and found only some bangles clips combs and make up things like lipstick snow powder etc. He was upset, and suddenly he saw in the mirror, it was not his image but it was Shamu , he was smiling , Nathu was speech less and got stuck at that place, Shamu’s right hand came out and it started tightening Nathu’s neck , Nathu was trying a lot to get rid of the grip , he was shaking his hands legs in fact whole body but failed. Within no time he was chocked, he couldn’t breathe.and he fell down Shamu was vanished. It was now silence all over.Nathu who came here to steal precious things had lost the most precious thing his life. He had stolen many things up till now. He was expecting a big amount from here which could make him relaxed through out his life but he lost his life here. ————- Continued———-

Dharavahik upanyas Bhoot-Adbhut!(102)

Nathu climbed up the stairs he quickly entered in Kavita’s room, though he didn’t know it was Kavita’s room. He opened the wooden cupboard one was full of dresses hanging on the hangers . He knew Kavita was a beautiful girl, he had have a glance once when the family was going somewhere to attend a birthday celebration, It must be definitely children’s party because everyone knew that Kavita always stayed at home while her parents were out many times to attend Party, big people’s party with drink and dance. Nathu suddenly saw Kavita’s photo in a frame hanged on the wall. He looked at her and memorising her face he had seen. Suddenly he saw Shamu in the frame instead of Kavita. He rubbed his eyes oh no ! She was Kavita, and at the next moment he saw Shamu in that frame. This time he was not smiling but looking Nathu with anger. Nathu felt scared, he thought, he should do for what he had come here. He opened the next cupboard, In upper part there were many boxes of jewellery. He couldn’t understand they were of real gold or imitation jewellery, which was popular those days called “ Rold Gold “ As buying pure real gold was not within everyone’s means. He was confused should I take that or not. ———— Continued —-