gandharv
gandharv svarg mein rahane vaale devataaon ki sabse nimn prajaati hai. yeh bhaarateeya sangeetajnya ke roop mein jaane jaate hain, gandharvaraaj pushpadant Indra ki sabha ke gaayak the.
mukhyat: gandharv ka hindu dharm tatha bauddh dharm se sambandh hai. jain dharm mein gandharv shabd ka upayog teerthankar kunthanaath se jodkar kiya gaya.[1]
anukram
hindu dharm mein
gandharv[2] svarg mein rahate hain tatha apsaraaon ke pati hain. yeh nimn varg ke devata hain. yahi som ke rakshak bhi hain, tatha devataaon ke sabha ke gaayak hain. hindu dharmashaastr mein yeh devataaon tatha manushyon ke beech doot (sandesh vaahak) hote hain. bhaarateeya parampara mein aapasi tatha paarivaarik sahamati ke bina gandharv vivaah anubandhit hota hai. narainaka ullekh mahaabhaarat mein bhi dekhne ko milta hai. yeh devataaon tatha se jude (gaayakon tatha nartakon ke roop mein.) hain inka sambandh durjeya yoddha ke roop mein yakshon se bhi hai. prasaarak ke roop mein inka ullekh hai.
utpatti
inki utpatti ke baare mein bhi kai mat hain, kuchh kehte hain ki inki utpatti prajaapati se hui, kuchh kehte hain brahma se, kashyap se, kuchh kehte hain ki inki utpatti muniyon se hui.
bauddh dharm mein
bauddh sanskruti mein ye gandharv[3] kuchh sabse nichle varg ke devataaon mein se ek hain. ye devata cheeni Dave katuramaharaadeekaakaiyeeka mein vargeekrut hain tatha inka sambandh raaja dhrutaraashtr se bhi hai. ek gandharv ki tulana mein kisi behtar janm mein paida hona ek bauddh saadhoo ke liye sharmanaak maana jaata hai.
gandharv hava ke maadhyam se ud sakta hai aur sangeet ke roop mein apne kaushal ke liye jaana jaata hai. vah pedon aur foolon se jude hue hain tatha chhaal aur ras mein bhi vaas karte hain. ve ek akele tapasvi ko pareshaan karte hain.
gandharv aur yaksh dono hi kabhi kabhi ek samaan arth ke liye upayog kiye jaate hain parantu yaksh ek devataaon ki kism ke roop mein jyaada saamaanya shabd hai.