vishnu puraan

vishnupuraan
geetaapres Gorakhpur ka aavaran prushth
lekhak	vedavyaas
mool sheershak	vi
desh	Bhaarat
bhaasha	sanskrut
shrrunkhala	puraan
vishay	vishnu bhakti
prakaar	hindu dhaarmik granth
prushth	23,000 shlok

vishnupuraan atthaarah puraanon mein atyant mahattvapoorn tatha praacheen hai. yeh shri paraashar rishi dvaara praneet hai. yeh iske pratipaadya Bhagwan vishnu hain, jo srushti ke aadikaaran, nitya, Akshay, avyaya tatha ekaras hain. is puraan mein aakaash aadi bhooton ka parimaan, samudra, soorya aadi ka parimaan, parvat, devataadi ki utpatti, manvantar, kalp-vibhaag, sampoorn dharm evam devarshi tatha raajarshiyon ke charitra ka vishd varnan hai.^[1] Bhagwan vishnu pradhaan hone ke baad bhi yeh puraan vishnu aur Shiv ke abhinnata ka pratipaadak hai. vishnu puraan mein mukhya roop se shreekrushn charitra ka varnan hai, yadyapi sankshep mein Ram katha ka ullekh bhi praapt hota hai.

ashtaadash mahaapuraanon mein shreevishnupuraan ka sthaan bahut ooaincha hai. ismein anya vishyon ke saath bhoogol, jyotish, karmakaand, raajavansh aur shreekrushn-charitra aadi kai pransagon ka bada hi anootha aur vishd varnan kiya gaya hai. shri vishnu puraan mein bhi is brahmaand ki utpatti, varn vyavastha, aashram vyavastha, Bhagwan vishnu evam maata lakshmi ki sarvavyaapakata, dhruv prahlaad, venu, aadi raajaaon ke varnan evam unki jeevan gaatha, vikaas ki parampara, krushi goraksha aadi kaaryon ka sanchaalan, Bhaarat aadi nau khand medini, sapt saagaron ke varnan, ady: evam arddh lokon ka varnan, chaudah vidyaaon, vaivasvat manu, ikshvaaku, kashyap, puruvansh, kuruvansh, yaduvansh ke varnan, kalpaant ke mahaapralaya ka varnan aadi vishyon ka vistrut vivechan kiya gaya hai. bhakti aur gyaan ki prashaant dhaara to ismein sarvatr hi prachhann roop se bah rahi hai.

yadyapi yeh puraan vishnuparak hai to bhi Bhagwan shankar ke liye isame kaheen bhi anudaar bhaav prakat naheen kiya gaya. sampoorn granth mein shivji ka prasang sambhavat: shreekrushn-baanaasur-sangraam mein hi aata hai, so vahaaain swayam Bhagwan Krishna mahaadevaji ke saath apni abhinnata prakat karte hue shreemukhase kehte hain-

Bhagwan vishnu

vistaar

is puraan mein is samay saat hajaar shlok upalabdh hain. vaise kai granthon mein iski shlok sankhya teis hajaar bataai jaati hai.^[2] vishnu puraan mein puraanon ke paanchon lakshanon athva varnya-vishyon-sarg, pratisrg, vansh, manvantar aur vanshaanucharit ka varnan hai. sabhi vishyon ka saanupaatik ullekh kiya gaya hai. beech-beech mein adhyaatm-vivechan, kalikrm aur sadaachaar aadi par bhi prakaash daala gaya hai.

katha

yeh ek vaishnav mahaapuraan hai, yeh sab paatakon ka naash karne wala hai. iski katha nimnalikhit bhaagon me varnit hai-

poorv bhaag-pratham ansh

iske poorvabhaag mein shakti nandan paraashar ne maitreya ko chh: ansh sunaaye hai, unamein pratham ansh mein is puraan ki avataranika di gayi hai. aadi kaaran sarg devata aadi ji utpatti samudra manthan ki katha daksh aadi ke vansh ka varnan dhruv tatha pruthu ka charitra praachetas ka upaakhyaan prahalaad ki katha aur brahmaaji ke dvaara Dave tiryak manushya aadi vargon ke pradhaan pradhaan vyaktiyo ko pruthak pruthak raajyaadhikaar diye jaane ka varnan in sab vishyon ko pratham ansh kaha gaya hai.

poorv bhaag-dviteeya ansh

priyvrat ke vansh ka varnan dveepon aur varshon ka varnan paataal aur narakon ka kathan, saat svargon ka niroopan alag alag lakshanon se yukt sooryaadi grahon ki gati ka pratipaadan bharat charitra muktimaarg nidrshan tatha nidaagh aur ribhu ka samvaad ye sab vishay dviteeya ansh ke antargat kahe gaye hain.

poorv bhaag-teesara ansh

manvantaron ka varnan vedavyaas ka avataar, tatha iske baad narakon se uddhaar ka varnan kaha gaya hai. sagar aur aurb ke samvaad mein sab dharmon ka niroopan shraaddhakalp tatha varnaashram dharm sadaachaar niroopan tatha maahaamoh ki katha, yeh sab teesare ansh mein bataaya gaya hai, jo paapon ka naash karne wala hai.

poorv bhaag-chaturth ansh

sooryavansh ki pavitra katha, chandravansh ka varnan tatha naana prakaar ke raajaaon ka vrutaant chaturth ansh ke andar hai.

poorv bhaag-pancham ansh

shreekrushnaavataar vishyak prashn, gokul ki katha, baalyaavastha mein shreekrushn dvaara pootana aadi ka vadh, kumaaraavastha mein aghaasur aadi ki hinsa, kishoraavastha mein kans ka vadh, mathuraapuri ki leela, tadanantar yuvaavastha mein dvaaraka ki leelaayein samast daityon ka vadh, Bhagwan ke prathak prathak vivaah, dvaaraka mein rahakar yogeeshvaron ke bhi ishvar jagannaath shreekrushn ke dvaara shatruon ke vadh ke dvaara pruthvi ka bhaar utaara jaana, aur ashtaavakr ji ka upaakhyaan ye sab baatein paanchavein ansh ke antargat hain.

poorv bhaag-chhatha ansh

kaliyug ka charitra chaar prakaar ke mahaapralaya tatha keshidhvaj ke dvaara khaandikya janak ko brahmajnyaaan ka upadesh ityaadi chhatha ansh kaha gaya hai.

uttarabhaag

iske baad vishnu puraan ka uttarabhaag praarambh hota hai, jismein shaunak aadi ke dvaara aadarapoorvak poochhe jaane par sootaji ne sanaatan vishnudharmottar naamase prasiddh naana prakaar ke dharmon kathaayein kahi hai, anekaanek punyavrat yam niyam dharmashaastr arthashaastr vedaant jyotish vanshavarnan ke prakaran stotr mantr tatha sab logon ka upakaar karne waali naana prakaar ki vidyaayein sunaayi gayeen hai, yeh vishnupuraan hai, jismein sab shaastron ke siddhaant ka sangrah hua hai. isame vedavyaasaji ne vaaraakalp ka vrutaant kaha hai, jo manushya bhakti aur aadar ke saath vishnu puraan ko padhate aur sunate hai, ve donon yahaan manovaanchhit bhog bhogakar vishnulok mein jaate hai.^[3]

1. ↑ geetaapres daat kaam
2. ↑ braj diskavari
3. ↑ *Purana

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