Hindi text at http://paulmason.info/gurudev/DiwaliHindi.html English translation at http://paulmason.info/gurudev/Diwali.html shaN^karaachaarya svaamii brahmaananda sarasvatii diivaalii maanate ho to hR^idaya meM jyoti jagaao eka baara hR^idaya meM bhagavaana ko prakaTa kara lo to sadaa ke liye sukhii ho jaa{}oge . aapa loga diivaalii maanate ho to apane hR^idaya meM aatmajyoti jagaao . baahara to diipaka jalaanaa to Thiika hai paramparaa se chalaa aataa hai , para eka baara apane hR^idaya meM bhagavaana ko prakaTa kara lo to sadaa ke liye sukhii ho jaa{}oge. aajakala loga diivaalii ke dina ju{}aa khelane haiM naanaa prakaara ke bhrashhTaachaara karate haiM yaha Thiika nahiiM . diivaalii ju{}aa khelane ke liye to nahiiM hai . isako kaalaraatri kahate haiM . isa dina to apane ishhTa ke bhajana dhaana meM hii samaya ko bitaanaa chaahiye . diivaalii manaane kii saarthakataa isii meM hai ki antardiipa jalaa{}o . apane andara prakaasha mila gayaa to phira saMsaara kii jina vaasanaa{}oM ke piichhe raata dina pareshaana rahate ho vaha svataH chhuuTa jaayeMgii aananda to paramaatmaa meM hii hai , aatmaananda kaa jisako eka baara anubhava ho gaya vaha phira vishhayaananda meM kaise phaNsegaa ? aapa loga vishhayoM meM mana ko adhika na lagaakara bhagavaana kii tarapha lagaa{}o , bhagavaana apanaa leMge to phira yaha janma janmaantara kii daridrataa miTa jaayegii . manushhya sukha kii khoja meM idhara udhara vishhayoM meM dhakkaa khaataa phirataa hai . vishhayoM meM to sukh hai nahiiM . kShaNa maatra ke liye usakii jisa vishhaya meM vRitti ekaagra ho jaatii hai , usameM vaha sukha kaa anubhava karataa hai . yathaartha meM yadi vishhayoM meM sukha ho to phira vahaaN se vR^itti kaa utthaana nahiiM honaa chaahiye , para aisaa nahiiM hotaa . kisii ko yadi daivayoga se eka lakSha rupayaa mila jaaya to tho.Dii dera ke liye vaha aananda vibhora ho jaataa hai . use ba.Dii prasannataa hotii hai para phira vaha rupayaa hameshaa usake paasa pa.Daa rahataa hai lekina usako usake paane ke samaya kaa saa sukha phira nahiiM milataa yadi yathaartha meM usameM aananda hii chaahataa hai aura aananda kii hii khoja meM vaha vishhayoM meM vaha vishhayoM meM jaataa hai , vahaaN usako aananda milataa to phira dusare vishhaya meM jaataa hai . vishhayoM meM jo kShaNikaananda kaa anubhava hotaa hai vaha isaliye ki utanii dera ke liye usameM vR^itti sthira ho jaatii hai . vR^itti ke sthira hone meM hii aananda hai para manushhya yaha samajhataa hai ki vishaya se hameM sukha mila rahaa hai . kuttaa sukhii asthi ko charbaNa karataa hai , usake charbaNa karane se usakaa mukha kaTa jaataa haiM rakta nikalane lagataa hai . vaha yaha samajhataa hai ki haDDii se hii rakta nikala rahaa hai usakaa svaada lekara vaha usakaa aura charbaNa karataa hai. isii taraha vishhayoM meM to sukha hai nahiiM para kShaNamaatra ke liye usameM vR^itti ekaagra ho jaane ke kaaraNa ho sukhaabhaasa hotaa hai , usameM saMsaarii loga yahii samajhate haiM ki vishhayoM meM sukha mila rahaa hai . jitanaa adhika mana sthira hotaa hai utanaa hii adhika aananda kaa bhii anubhava hone lagataa hai . isaliye mana ko sthira karane kii aavashyakataa hai . mana kii chaMchalataa upaasanaa se duura hotii hai . upaasanaa karate karate jaba mana sarvathaa ekaagra ho jaataa hai to nirantara bhagavad aananda kaa anubhava hone lagataa hai . janaka GYaanii the unakii videha kahaa . eka baara raajaa janaka kathaa suna rahe the to yaha prasaMga aayaa ki pushhpa ko mardana karane meM chaahe vilamba ho jaaya para yadi uchcha koTi kaa guru ho saadhana sampanna shishhya ho to usako GYaana karaane meM vilamba nahiiM ho sakta . para shishhya ko saadhana sampanna honaa chaahiye , saadhanahiina ko GYaana nahiiM hotaa . jaba janaka ne yaha sunaa to kahaa kathaa banda kara do aura aba hameM GYaana karaa{}o , para vaha vaktaa GYaana na karaa sakaa . usako kaaraagaara meM banda kara diyaa gayaa . anekoM loga janaka ko GYaanopadesha karane ke liye aaye para GYaana na karaa sakane para sabako kaaraagaara meM banda karavaa diyaa gayaa . anta meM ashhTaavakrajii aaye . shariira meM aaTha hii to aMga haiM , vaha aaThoM aMga se Te.Dde the . dvaara para aaye kahaa - hama janaka ko upadesha karane aaye haiM . logoM ne kahaa chale jaa{}o nahiiM to jela meM banda kara diye jaa{}oge . ashhTaavakra ko bulavaayaa , unase bhii vahii prashna kiyaa ki hamako GYaana kaa upadesha karo . ashhTaavakra jii ne kahaa ki pahale paatra bano to GYaana ho sakataa hai . likhaa hai - ashishhyaaya na daatavyaM aputraaya na daatavyaM samyak pariKshyaaya daatavyaM . ashishya ko upadesha nahiiM karanaa chaahiye , aputra ko upadesha nahiiM karanaa chaahiye . shishhya ho yaa putraa ho usakii bhii samyak pariikShaa lekara hii upadesha karanaa chaahiye . ataH pahale shishhya bano taba GYaanopadesha ke adhikaarii hoge . janaka jii ne puuchhaa phira kyaa kareM ? ashhTaavakrajii ne kahaa tana , dhana arpaNa karo . janaka ne saba arpaNa kara diya . jaba apane paasa kuchha rahaa hii nahiiM to janakajii ko samaadhi laga ga{}ii kyoMki aba ko{}ii sthaana hii rahaa jahaaN mana jaataa saba kuchha guru ko arpaNa ho chukaa thaa , mana bhii guru ko arpaNa kara diyaa thaa . ashhTaavakra jii ne puuchhaa tu kauna hai ? para janaka ne kuchha uttara nahiiM diyaa . paramaartha vastu to abheda hai , uttara bhii kyaa dete ? phira janaka ne kahaa aaGYaa ho to maiM uttaraakhaNDa chalaa jaa{}uN . ashhTaavakra ne kahaa uttaraakhaNDa kaise aa{}oge shariira para to hamaaraa adhikaara hai . isa taraha ashhTaavakra jii ne janaka ko aatmaananda kaa anubhava karaayaa . janaka ashhTaavakra saMvaada to bahuta hai . matalaba yaha hai ki manushhya ko jaba paramaananda kaa anubhava ho jaataa hai to phira isa tuchchhaananda meM usakii vR^itti hii nahiiM jaatii . manushhya jiivana kaa muulya yahii hai ki isii jiivana meM bhagavaana kii praapti ho jaaya .