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श्रीहरिव्यास देवाचार्य जी का जीवन परिचय
Hindi Meaning
जन्म एवं बाल्यकाल:
श्रीहरिव्यास देवाचार्य जी मथुरा में आदि गौर ब्राह्मण कुल में जन्में थे।
उनका उपस्थिति काल 14वीं शताब्दी में माना जाता है।
पर अधिकतर विद्वान उन्हें सोलहवीं शताब्दी के अंत और सत्रहवीं के प्रारम्भ में उपस्थित मानते है।
आध्यात्मिक जीवन:
श्रीहरिव्यास देवाचार्य जी ने श्रीभट्टदेवाचार्य जी से उन्हें अपना निजदास बनाने की प्रार्थना की, तब श्रीभट्टदेवाचार्य जी ने उनसे पूछा की आपको हमारी गोद में क्या दिख रहा है ? तब श्रीहरिव्यास देवाचार्य जी ने उत्तर दिया की- " कुछ नहीं "।
तब श्रीभट्टदेवाचार्य जी उन्हें 12 वर्ष के लिए रीतिपूर्वक श्री गिरिराज महाराज की परिक्रमा का आदेश दिया। 12
वर्ष तक श्रीहरिव्यास देवाचार्य जी ने रीतिपूर्वक श्री गिरिराज महाराज की परिक्रमा दी फिर श्रीभट्टदेवाचार्य जी के पास आये।
तब पुनः श्रीभट्टदेवाचार्य जी ने उनसे पूछा की आपको हमारी गोद में क्या दिख रहा है ?
तब भी श्रीहरिव्यास देवाचार्य जी ने उत्तर दिया की- " कुछ नहीं "।
तदुपरांत श्रीभट्टदेवाचार्य जी उन्हें पुनः 12 वर्ष के लिए रीतिपूर्वक श्री गिरिराज महाराज की परिक्रमा का आदेश दिया। 12
वर्ष तक श्रीहरिव्यास देवाचार्य जी ने रीतिपूर्वक श्री गिरिराज महाराज की परिक्रमा दी फिर श्रीभट्टदेवाचार्य जी के पास आये।
तब पुनः श्रीभट्टदेवाचार्य जी ने उनसे पूछा की आपको हमारी गोद में क्या दिख रहा है ?
श्रीहरिव्यास देवाचार्य जी ने उत्तर दिया की- " आपकी गोद में प्रिया प्रियतम दिख रहे हैं।
"
तब जाकर श्रीभट्टदेवाचार्य जी ने श्रीहरिव्यास देवाचार्य जी को शरणागति दी ( निजदास बनाया )।
श्रीहरिव्यास देवाचार्य जी, श्रीभट्टदेवाचार्य जी के पश्चात् निम्बार्क सम्प्रदाय के आचार्य हए थे।
श्रीहरिव्यास देवाचार्य जी ने निम्बार्क सम्प्रदाय की बडी उन्नति की।
उन्होंने ग्रन्थों की रचना कर और अनेकों मठ - मन्दिर और शिष्य बनाकर सम्प्रदायका जितना विस्तार किया, उतना शायद उनके पूर्व या उनके बाद किसी ने नहीं किया।
श्रीहरिव्यासदेवजी का तिरोधान मथुरा में ही हुआ।
नारद - टीला पर श्रीकेशव काशमीरी भट्टजी और श्रीभट्टजीकी समाधियों के पास उनकी भी समाधि है।
शिष्य परम्परा:
उनके शिष्यों में 12 प्रधान थे, जिनसे निम्बार्क सम्प्रदाय के १२ द्वारे (शाखाएँ) चले।
वे 12 शिष्य थे - १.
श्रीस्वभूरामजी, २.
श्रीवोहितजी, ३.
श्रीमदनगोपालजी, ४.
श्रीउद्धवजी ( घमण्डीजी)।
५.
श्रीबाहुबलजी, ६.
श्रीपरशुरामजी, ७.
श्रीगोपालजी, ८.
श्रीहषीकेशजी, ९.
श्रीमाधवजी, १०.
श्रीकेशवजी, ११.
श्री (लापर) गोपालजी और १२ .
श्रीमुकन्दजी।
इनमें श्रीस्वभूरामजी और श्रीपरशुरामजी के द्वारे का सर्वाधिक विस्तार हुआ।
निम्बार्क सम्प्रदायके प्रसिद्ध सन्त नागाजी, श्रीस्वभूरामजी की परम्परा में और श्रीतत्ववेत्ताजी, श्रीपरशुरामजी की परम्परा में हुए।
रचित ग्रन्थ:
हरिव्यास देवाचार्य एक प्रख्यात धर्माचार्य और उच्चकोटि के विद्वान और कवि भी थे।
उन्होंने संस्कृत के कई छोटे ग्रंथों की रचना की है।
' सिद्धान्त रत्नाजंलि 'उनका प्रसिद्ध संस्कृत ग्रन्थ है।
उसी प्रकार ' महावाणी ' उनका व्रजभाषा का प्रसिद्ध ग्रन्थ है जो रसिकों की दृष्टि से उच्च कोटि का ग्रंथ है जिसे समस्त रसिक अनुगमन करते हैं।
' सिद्धान्त रत्नाजंलि ' श्रीनिम्बार्काचार्य की ' दश श्लोकी ' की टीका है।
' महावाणी ' श्रीभटटजीके ' युगल शतक ' का भाष्य माना जाता है।
इसमें निम्बार्क सम्प्रदाय के भक्ति - सिद्धान्त , उपासना पद्धति और उपास्य तत्व का विशुद्ध वर्णन है।
लीलाएं:
श्री हरिव्यासदेव के जीवन की एक प्रसिद्ध घटना है , जिसे नाभाजी और प्रियादासजी ने भी लिखा है।
घटना इस प्रकार है।
एक बार वे सन्तों के साथ विचरण करते हरियाणा - पंजाब की ओर गये।
जब वे ' चटथावल ग्राम ' में पहुँचे, तो वहाँ एक बाग में ठहर गये , जिसमें देवी का मन्दिर था।
स्नान और नित्य - नियमादि कर रसोई बनाने की तैयारी करने लगे।
उसी समय किसी ने आकर देवी को बकरे की बलि चढाई।
यह देख उन्हें ग्लानि हई।
उन्होंने सोचा कि यहाँ भोजन छोड पानी भी पीने का धर्म नहीं है।
इसलिये उन्होंने रसोई नहीं बनाई।
भूखे रह गये।
उस समय उनके देह से ऐसा तेज निकला, जिसे देवी सहन न कर सकी।
वह नया रूप धारण कर सन्तों के पास गयी।
उनसे रसोई बनाने का आग्रह किया।
सन्तों ने रसोई न बनाने का कारण बताया।
तब वह बोली- " जिसके कारण आपको इतनी ग्लानि हुई है और आपने रसोई न बनाने का निश्चय किया है , वह देवी मैं ही हूँ।
अब आप मुझ पर कृपा कीजिये।
मुझे अपना शिष्य बना लीजिये , जिससे फिर कभी यहाँ बलि चढ़ने का प्रश्न ही न रहे और आप रसोई बनाकर भगवान का प्रसाद ग्रहण कीजिये।
"
श्रीहरिव्यासदेवजी ने प्रसन्न हो देवी को दीक्षा दी।
दीक्षा लेकर वह नगर की तरफ दौड़ी।
उस गाँव के मुखिया की खाट उलट दी और या उसकी छाती पर चढ़कर बोली - " मैं श्रीहरिव्यासदेव की शिष्या बन गयी हूँ।
तुम लोगों को भी उनका शिष्य बनना पड़ेगा।
यदि न बनोगे तो तुम सबको मार डालूँगी।
"
देवी का आदेश पाकर उस गाँव के सब लोगों ने श्रीहरिव्यासजी से दीक्षा ले ली।
उनके पाप - ताप सब दूर हो गये।
नया शरीर धारण कर भजन करते हए वे संसार - सागर से पार हो गये।
Hinglish Transliteration (रोमन पाठ)
janm evn balyakala: shriharivyas devachary ji mathura men adi gaur brahman kul men janmen the.
unaka upasthiti kal 14vin shatabdi men mana jata hai.
par adhikatar vidvan unhen solahavin shatabdi ke ant aur satrahavin ke prarambh men upasthit manate hai.
adhyatmik jivana: shriharivyas devachary ji ne shribhattadevachary ji se unhen apana nijadas banane ki prarthana ki, tab shribhattadevachary ji ne unase puchha ki apako hamari god men kya dikh raha hai ? tab shriharivyas devachary ji ne uttar diya ki- " kuchh nahin ".
tab shribhattadevachary ji unhen 12 varsh ke lie ritipurvak shri giriraj maharaj ki parikrama ka adesh diya. 12
varsh tak shriharivyas devachary ji ne ritipurvak shri giriraj maharaj ki parikrama di fir shribhattadevachary ji ke pas aye.
tab punh shribhattadevachary ji ne unase puchha ki apako hamari god men kya dikh raha hai ? tab bhi shriharivyas devachary ji ne uttar diya ki- " kuchh nahin ".
taduparant shribhattadevachary ji unhen punh 12 varsh ke lie ritipurvak shri giriraj maharaj ki parikrama ka adesh diya. 12
varsh tak shriharivyas devachary ji ne ritipurvak shri giriraj maharaj ki parikrama di fir shribhattadevachary ji ke pas aye.
tab punh shribhattadevachary ji ne unase puchha ki apako hamari god men kya dikh raha hai ? shriharivyas devachary ji ne uttar diya ki- " apaki god men priya priyatam dikh rahe hain.
" tab jakar shribhattadevachary ji ne shriharivyas devachary ji ko sharanagati di ( nijadas banaya ).
shriharivyas devachary ji, shribhattadevachary ji ke pashchat nimbark sampraday ke achary hae the.
shriharivyas devachary ji ne nimbark sampraday ki badi unnati ki.
unhonne granthon ki rachana kar aur anekon math - mandir aur shishy banakar sampradayaka jitana vistar kiya, utana shayad unake purv ya unake bad kisi ne nahin kiya.
shriharivyasadevaji ka tirodhan mathura men hi hua.
narad - tila par shrikeshav kashamiri bhattaji aur shribhattajiki samadhiyon ke pas unaki bhi samadhi hai.
shishy parampara: unake shishyon men 12 pradhan the, jinase nimbark sampraday ke 12 dvare (shakhaen) chale.
ve 12 shishy the - 1.
shrisvabhuramaji, 2.
shrivohitaji, 3.
shrimadanagopalaji, 4.
shriuddhavaji ( ghamandiji). 5
.
shribahubalaji, 6.
shriparashuramaji, 7.
shrigopalaji, 8.
shrihashikeshaji, 9.
shrimadhavaji, 10.
shrikeshavaji, 11.
shri (lapara) gopalaji aur 12 .
shrimukandaji.
inamen shrisvabhuramaji aur shriparashuramaji ke dvare ka sarvadhik vistar hua.
nimbark sampradayake prasiddh sant nagaji, shrisvabhuramaji ki parampara men aur shritatvavettaji, shriparashuramaji ki parampara men hue.
rachit grantha: harivyas devachary ek prakhyat dharmachary aur uchchakoti ke vidvan aur kavi bhi the.
unhonne snskrit ke kai chhote grnthon ki rachana ki hai.
' siddhant ratnajnli 'unaka prasiddh snskrit granth hai.
usi prakar ' mahavani ' unaka vrajabhasha ka prasiddh granth hai jo rasikon ki drishti se uchch koti ka grnth hai jise samast rasik anugaman karate hain.
' siddhant ratnajnli ' shrinimbarkachary ki ' dash shloki ' ki tika hai.
' mahavani ' shribhatatajike ' yugal shatak ' ka bhashy mana jata hai.
isamen nimbark sampraday ke bhakti - siddhant , upasana paddhati aur upasy tatv ka vishuddh varnan hai.
lilaen: shri harivyasadev ke jivan ki ek prasiddh ghatana hai , jise nabhaji aur priyadasaji ne bhi likha hai.
ghatana is prakar hai.
ek bar ve santon ke sath vicharan karate hariyana - pnjab ki or gaye.
jab ve ' chatathaval gram ' men pahunche, to vahan ek bag men thahar gaye , jisamen devi ka mandir tha.
snan aur nity - niyamadi kar rasoi banane ki taiyari karane lage.
usi samay kisi ne akar devi ko bakare ki bali chadhai.
yah dekh unhen glani hai.
unhonne socha ki yahan bhojan chhod pani bhi pine ka dharm nahin hai.
isaliye unhonne rasoi nahin banai.
bhukhe rah gaye.
us samay unake deh se aisa tej nikala, jise devi sahan n kar saki.
vah naya rup dharan kar santon ke pas gayi.
unase rasoi banane ka agrah kiya.
santon ne rasoi n banane ka karan bataya.
tab vah boli- " jisake karan apako itani glani hui hai aur apane rasoi n banane ka nishchay kiya hai , vah devi main hi hun.
ab ap mujh par kripa kijiye.
mujhe apana shishy bana lijiye , jisase fir kabhi yahan bali chadhane ka prashn hi n rahe aur ap rasoi banakar bhagavan ka prasad grahan kijiye.
" shriharivyasadevaji ne prasann ho devi ko diksha di.
diksha lekar vah nagar ki taraf daudai.
us ganv ke mukhiya ki khat ulat di aur ya usaki chhati par chadhakar boli - " main shriharivyasadev ki shishya ban gayi hun.
tum logon ko bhi unaka shishy banana padaega.
yadi n banoge to tum sabako mar dalungi.
" devi ka adesh pakar us ganv ke sab logon ne shriharivyasaji se diksha le li.
unake pap - tap sab dur ho gaye.
naya sharir dharan kar bhajan karate hae ve snsar - sagar se par ho gaye.
Transliteration
Birth and childhood:
Shri Harivyas Devacharya was born in the Adi Gaur Brahmin clan in Mathura. His presence is believed to be in the 14th century. But most scholars consider him to be present at the end of the sixteenth century and the beginning of the seventeenth.
Spiritual life:
Sri Harivyas Devacharya Ji requested Shri Bhattadevacharya ji to make him His Disciple, on this, Shri Bhattadevacharya Ji asked him: what do you see on my lap? Shriharivyas Devacharya Ji replied - "Nothing". Then Shri Bhattadevacharya ordered him to circumambulate Shri Giriraj Mountain for 12 years and perform Bhajan. For 12 years, Shri Harivyas Devacharya Ji circumambulated Shri Giriraj Maharaj and then came again to Shri Bhattadevacharya.
Again Shri Bhattadevacharya asked him what do you see in my lap?
Even then Shriharivyas Devacharya Ji replied - "Nothing".
Subsequently, Shri Bhattadevacharya ordered him to revolve around Shri Giriraj Maharaj for another 12 years. For 12 years, Shri Harivyas Devacharya ji circumambulated Shri Giriraj Maharaj and then came to Shri Bhattadevacharya.
Then Shree Bhattadevacharya asked him Now tell me, what do you see in my lap?
Sriharivyas Devacharya Ji replied that "I can see Shri Radha Krishn on your lap". Then Shri Bhattadevacharya accepted Him as His disciple.
Sri Harivyas Devacharya was the Acharya of Nimbarka Sampradaya, after Shri Bhattadevacharya. Shri Harivyas Devacharya made great progress in the Nimbark community. He expanded the community by composing books and making many monasteries and disciples, neither before him nor anyone after have expanded this community so much.
Shri Harivyasadevji's disappearance took place in Mathura itself. His samadhi is situated beside ShriKeshav Kashmiri Bhattaji and ShriBhattji's samadhi, on the Narada-Tila.
Disciple tradition:
There were 12 main disciples among his disciples, from whom 12 gates (branches) of the Nimbarka Sampradaya ran. 1. ShriSwabhuram, 2. ShriVohitji, 3. ShriMadangopalji, 4. Shri Uddhavji (Ghamandiji). 5. ShriBahubalji, 6. ShriParshuramji, 7. ShriGopalji, 8. ShriHrishikeshji, 9. ShriMadhavji, 10. ShriKeshvaji, 11. Shri Gopalji (Lapar) and 12. ShriMukandaji
Among them, the branches of ShriSwabhuramji and ShriParshuramji were the most extended. Famous saint Shri Nagaji of the Nimbarka sect was in the tradition of ShriSwabhuramji and ShriTatvavettaji was in the tradition of ShriParshuramji.
Literature:
Shri Harivyas Devacharya was also an eminent Spiritual Master and a scholar and poet of high standing. He has composed many short Sanskrit texts. 'Siddhant Ratnanjali' is his famous Sanskrit text. Similarly 'Mahavani' is his famous book of Braj Bhasha which is like a Granth of Rasopasna for all the followers of Rasiks traditions. 'Siddhant Ratnanjali' is the commentary of SriNambarkacharya's 'Das Shloki'. 'Mahavani' is considered to be the commentary of Shri Bhatatji's 'Yugal Shatak'. It contains a detailed description of the Bhakti-Siddhanta, worship method, and 'Raspoasna' details of Nimbarka Sampradaya.
Famous Pastimes:
The life of Shri Harivyasadeva is a famous event, which has also been written by Nabhaji and Priyadasji. The incident goes like this. Once He was wandering with His personal associates and went towards Haryana - Punjab. When they reached Chatathawal village, they stayed there in a garden, which had a temple of the goddess. After taking a bath and daily routine, they started preparing to cook. At the same time, someone came and offered a goat sacrifice to the goddess in the temple. Shri Harivyas Devacharya was shocked to see this. He thought that it's not holy even to drink water here in this land, what to say of food. So they did not cook anything. He stayed hungry. At that time, a divine light started blooming in his body, which the Goddess could not bear. So the goddess took a new form and went to the saints. She urged them to cook food. The saints gave the reason for not cooking. Then she said - "I am the Goddess, and because of me, you have been so guilty and you have decided not to cook. Now please be kind to me. Make me your disciple, so that there will be no question of sacrificing animals here ever again. Now please stay here and take the prasad of God by preparing food.
Shri Harivyasadevji was pleased and gave initiation to that goddess. After taking initiation she ran towards the village. She overturned the cot of the head of the village and climbed on his chest and said - "I have become a disciple of Shri Harivyasadeva. All of you will also have to become His disciple now. If you do not become, I will kill everyone."
After receiving the order from Goddess, all the people of that village took initiation from Shri Harivyasji. Their sins washed away, taking a new body as a Vaishnav, and performing bhajan, they crossed the ocean of birth and death.
English Translation
Birth and childhood:
Shri Harivyas Devacharya was born in the Adi Gaur Brahmin clan in Mathura. His presence is believed to be in the 14th century. But most scholars consider him to be present at the end of the sixteenth century and the beginning of the seventeenth.
Spiritual life:
Sri Harivyas Devacharya Ji requested Shri Bhattadevacharya ji to make him His Disciple, on this, Shri Bhattadevacharya Ji asked him: what do you see on my lap? Shriharivyas Devacharya Ji replied - "Nothing". Then Shri Bhattadevacharya ordered him to circumambulate Shri Giriraj Mountain for 12 years and perform Bhajan. For 12 years, Shri Harivyas Devacharya Ji circumambulated Shri Giriraj Maharaj and then came again to Shri Bhattadevacharya.
Again Shri Bhattadevacharya asked him what do you see in my lap?
Even then Shriharivyas Devacharya Ji replied - "Nothing".
Subsequently, Shri Bhattadevacharya ordered him to revolve around Shri Giriraj Maharaj for another 12 years. For 12 years, Shri Harivyas Devacharya ji circumambulated Shri Giriraj Maharaj and then came to Shri Bhattadevacharya.
Then Shree Bhattadevacharya asked him Now tell me, what do you see in my lap?
Sriharivyas Devacharya Ji replied that "I can see Shri Radha Krishn on your lap". Then Shri Bhattadevacharya accepted Him as His disciple.
Sri Harivyas Devacharya was the Acharya of Nimbarka Sampradaya, after Shri Bhattadevacharya. Shri Harivyas Devacharya made great progress in the Nimbark community. He expanded the community by composing books and making many monasteries and disciples, neither before him nor anyone after have expanded this community so much.
Shri Harivyasadevji's disappearance took place in Mathura itself. His samadhi is situated beside ShriKeshav Kashmiri Bhattaji and ShriBhattji's samadhi, on the Narada-Tila.
Disciple tradition:
There were 12 main disciples among his disciples, from whom 12 gates (branches) of the Nimbarka Sampradaya ran. 1. ShriSwabhuram, 2. ShriVohitji, 3. ShriMadangopalji, 4. Shri Uddhavji (Ghamandiji). 5. ShriBahubalji, 6. ShriParshuramji, 7. ShriGopalji, 8. ShriHrishikeshji, 9. ShriMadhavji, 10. ShriKeshvaji, 11. Shri Gopalji (Lapar) and 12. ShriMukandaji
Among them, the branches of ShriSwabhuramji and ShriParshuramji were the most extended. Famous saint Shri Nagaji of the Nimbarka sect was in the tradition of ShriSwabhuramji and ShriTatvavettaji was in the tradition of ShriParshuramji.
Literature:
Shri Harivyas Devacharya was also an eminent Spiritual Master and a scholar and poet of high standing. He has composed many short Sanskrit texts. 'Siddhant Ratnanjali' is his famous Sanskrit text. Similarly 'Mahavani' is his famous book of Braj Bhasha which is like a Granth of Rasopasna for all the followers of Rasiks traditions. 'Siddhant Ratnanjali' is the commentary of SriNambarkacharya's 'Das Shloki'. 'Mahavani' is considered to be the commentary of Shri Bhatatji's 'Yugal Shatak'. It contains a detailed description of the Bhakti-Siddhanta, worship method, and 'Raspoasna' details of Nimbarka Sampradaya.
Famous Pastimes:
The life of Shri Harivyasadeva is a famous event, which has also been written by Nabhaji and Priyadasji. The incident goes like this. Once He was wandering with His personal associates and went towards Haryana - Punjab. When they reached Chatathawal village, they stayed there in a garden, which had a temple of the goddess. After taking a bath and daily routine, they started preparing to cook. At the same time, someone came and offered a goat sacrifice to the goddess in the temple. Shri Harivyas Devacharya was shocked to see this. He thought that it's not holy even to drink water here in this land, what to say of food. So they did not cook anything. He stayed hungry. At that time, a divine light started blooming in his body, which the Goddess could not bear. So the goddess took a new form and went to the saints. She urged them to cook food. The saints gave the reason for not cooking. Then she said - "I am the Goddess, and because of me, you have been so guilty and you have decided not to cook. Now please be kind to me. Make me your disciple, so that there will be no question of sacrificing animals here ever again. Now please stay here and take the prasad of God by preparing food.
Shri Harivyasadevji was pleased and gave initiation to that goddess. After taking initiation she ran towards the village. She overturned the cot of the head of the village and climbed on his chest and said - "I have become a disciple of Shri Harivyasadeva. All of you will also have to become His disciple now. If you do not become, I will kill everyone."
After receiving the order from Goddess, all the people of that village took initiation from Shri Harivyasji. Their sins washed away, taking a new body as a Vaishnav, and performing bhajan, they crossed the ocean of birth and death.
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