Purohiti aur Vyaktigat Prarthna
Pradhaan Henry B. Eyring dwara
Pratham Adhyakshta ke Pehle Salaahkaar
Parmeshwar hume purohiti ki shakti ko chaahe kisi bhi stithi mein hum ho mein dega. Saralta se zaroori hai ki hum vinamrata se maange.
Main abhaari hoon bhaashan dene ke vishwaas ke liye dharti par Parmeshwar ke sabhi purohiti rakhne waalon ko. Main us aosar ke zimmedari ko mehsoos karta hoon kyunki main us vishwaas ko jaanta hoon jo Prabhu ne hum par kiya hai. Tumne purohiti ko swikaar karne ke saath, tumhe Parmeshwar ke naam par baatein karne aur kaarye ko karne ki adhikaar ko prapt kiya hai.
Adhikaar us samay sachcha hoga jab tum sirf Parmeshwar se prerna prapt karoge. Tabhi tum Uske naam par baatein kar sakoge. Aur tabhi tum Uske naam se kaarye ko kar sakoge. Tumne galat socha hoga, “Are, yah utna mushkil nahi hai. Main prerna ko prapt kar sakta hoon agar mujhe kahi bhaashan dena pade ya agar mujhe kabhi purohiti ashirwaad dene ki zaroorat ho.” Ya jawaan deacon ya shikshak is aasha mein daya prapt karein, “Jab main jawaan ho jaunga ya jab mujhe prachaarak ki niyukti prapt hogi, tab main jaanuga jo Parmeshwar kehna chahatein hain aur kya Parmeshwar karega.”
Parantu main us din ko yaad karo jab tum jaanoge ki Parmeshwar kya kehna chahata hai aur Wah kya karega. Yah hum sab ke liye pehle hi ah chuka hai- purohiti ke niyukti ke alaawa. Main us sthaan par bada hua jaha kuch sadasye the World War II ke dauraan dakshin United States mein. Girjaghar ke sadasye dur rehte the, aur yaha par bahut pabandi tha gas ko khareedne mein. Main ek hi deacon tha shaakha mein. Sadasye shaakha pradhaan ko apne upwaas-bhent lifafe ko dete hain, jab weh upwaas aur gawahi sabha mein humare ghar aate hain.
Jab main 13 saal ka tha, hum Utah chale gaye the ek badi ward mein. Mujhe apna pehla kaarye yaad hai gharon par paedal ja kar upwaas bhent ko batorna. Maine ek lifafe jo mujhe prapt hua tha par naam ko dekha aur jaana ki aakhri naam Mormon ki Dharamshaastra ke Teen Gahwah dene waalon mein se ek ka naam tha. To maine darwaaze par himmat se khatkhataya. Admi ne darwaaza khola, meri oar dekha, gusse mein, aur mujh par jaane ke liye chillaya. Main dukhi hokar chala gaya.
Yah lag-bhagh 70 saalon pehle hua tha, parantu mujhe aaj bhi us din us darwaaze par ka wah ahesaas yaad hai jo kuch mujhe keha aur kiya tha. Aagar maine vishwaas se prarthna ko kiya hota us din upwaas bhent ko batorne se pehle, mujhe prerna prapt hua hota us darwaaze par kuch aur der khade rehne ka, muskurate hue, aur kuch ayesa kehne mein: “Mera saobhaagye hai tumse milne ka. Jo tum aor tumhare parivaar ne pehle diya hai, uske liye dhayewaad. Main agle mahine tumhara nitazaar karunga.”
Agar maine yah pehle kaha aur kiya tha, wah aur bhi gusse mein ah sakta tha—aur bura bhi maan sakta tha. Parantu mujhe ab pata hai maine kaisa mehsoos kiya hota. Udasi ya asafalta ko mehsoos karne ke alawa jab main chala gaya tha, maine apne andar soch aur ahesaas mein thodi khushi mehsoos kiya hota: “Bahut achcha.”
Hum sabhi ko Parmeshwar ke naam se baatein aur kaarye ko karna chahiye us shan mein jab humare khudh ke faesla prerna ke bina nahi kar paate. Us samay ho sakta hai jab humare paas tayyaari ka samay nahi hota hai. Yah mere saath bahut baar hua hai. Yah kai saal pehle ek aspataal mein hua tha jab ek pita ne mujhe aur mere saathi ko batlaya ki daktar ne uske teen-saal- umar ki bahut hi ghaayal putri ko kuch hi samay diya tha mritio ke liye. Jab maine apne haathon ko uske sir par jaha patti nahi tha par rakha, mujhe pata tha, Parmeshwar ki sewak ki tarah, Wah kya karega aur kahega.
Mere mann aur hoton par shabd aaye ki wah abhi jiwit rahegi. Mere paas khada hua daaktar nafrat se mujh par hassa aur mujhe raaste se hatne ko kaha. Main us aspataal ke kamre se shaanti aur prem ke ahesaas ke saath bahar nikla. Choti si ladki jiwit thi aur shahar mein mere antim din par raastey par chal kar prabhu bhoj sabha mein aayi. Mujhe abhi bhi wah khushi aur chaain yaad hai jo maine mehsoos kiya tha Prabhu ki sewa mein us choti ladki aur uske parivaar se batla kar aur karke.
Phir mere ahesaas mein badlaao hua, aspataal mein aur jo udaasi maine us darwaaze se bahar ja kar ek deacon hone par mehsoos kiya tha mujhe prapt hua tha prarthna se purohiti shakti ke bare mein ke sambandh ko sikhne se. Jab main deacon tha, maine abhi nahi sikha tha ki Parmeshwar ke naam se baatein karne ki shakti aur kaarye mein pratikaran ki zaroorat hoti hai aur use paane ke liye jab hume zaroori ho vishwaas mein prarthna aur kaarye karna chahiye Pavitra Aatma ke saath.
Us darwaaze par upwaas bhent lene se ek shaam pahale, maine ghaat par jaane ke samay par prarthna kiya tha. Parantu aspataal se fone aane se haftey aur mahine pahale, maine prarthna ke liye ek tarika bana liya tha aur koshish kiya ki Pradhaan Joseph F. Smith ke sikhlaaye hue se hume Parmeshwar aagya de prerna se zaroori purohiti shakti ko paane mein. Usne saralta se kaha:
“Hume use kai shabdon mein pukaarna nahi cahiye. Hume uske saath lambi prarthna nahi karna chahiye. Hume kya zaroori hai, aur hume kya karna chahiye Antim-dinon Santon ki tarah, humare khudh ke achchaai ke liye, use zyaada prarthna karna chahiye, tumhe is baat ki shaakshi dein ki weh tumhare putra ka naam apne upar lene ko tayyaar hai aur usko sada samran rakhte hue uski un aagyoun ka paalan kartein rahenge, achche kaaryon mein; aur hum chahatein hai ki uski Aatma humari madad kare.”1
Aur phir Pradhaan Smith ne hume batlaya ki hume kis cheez ke liye prarthna karna chahiye, jabki Parmeshwar ke chelein baatein aur kaarye ko karne ke liye aagya maang rahe the. Usne kaha: “Tum kis cheese ke liye prarthna karte ho? Tum prarthna karte ho ki Parmeshwar tumhe jaane, taaki weh tumhare prarthnaon ko sunne, aur wah tumhe apne Aatma ke saath ashirwaad de.”2
Yah bahut zaroori nahi hai ki tum kin shabdon ka istamaal karte ho, parantu kuch shaanti rakhna hoga. Yah tumhare Swarg ke Pita se prastaao hai ki wah tumhe veyaktigat rup se jaane. Wah sab se bada Parmeshwar hai, sab ka Pita, aur phirbhi Apne har ek bachchon ki puri tarah se nigraani rakhta hai. Isilye Uddhaarkarta ne in shabdon ka istamaal kiya “He Pita jo swarg mein hai, Trea naam pavitra mana jaye.”3
Yah asaan hai ki pura shaanti ko mahesoos karna jab tum ghutne par ya apne sir ko jhukaao, parantu yah zaroori hai ki tum apne Swarg ke Pita se kam dikhaawe aur shaanti bhare prarthna se prastaao karo, jabki tumhe tumhare purohiti sewa mein humesha karna zaroori hai. Yah tumhare ird-gird shor aur log raheinge lagh bhag sabhi samay jab tum jaage hoge. Parmeshwar tumhare shanti bhare prarthnaoun ko sunnta hai, parantu tumhe dhyaan ka khichaao ko andekha karna sikhna hoga kyunki Parmeshwar ke saath tumhe jo samay ki zaroorat hai shaanti bhare samay par nahi aayega.
Pradhan Smith ne sujhaao diya ki tumhe prarthna karna chahiye taaki Parmeshwar tumhe Uski sewa ki niyukti ke liye jaane. Wah pehle se hi tumhare niyukti ke bare mein puri tarah se jaanta hai. Usne tumhe niyukt kiya hai, aur Use tumhare niyukti par prarthna karne se, Wah tumhe aur zyaada batlayega jaane ke liye. 4
Main tumhe ek gharelu shikshak ka uddhaaran deta hoon jo kya karta hai jab prarthna karta: Tum jaan gaye hoge ki tumhe kya karna hai:
“Har ek sadasye ke ghar par bhent karo, unhe zor aur shaanti se prarthna karne ko kaho aur sabhi parivaaron ke kaarye ko. …
“… Girjaghar ki nigraani humesha rakho, aur unke saath aur mazboot karne mein;
“Aur yah dekhna ki girjaghar mein koi bhedbhaao nahi hai, naaki ek dusre ke sang man motaao, naaki jhut, peet piche buraai, nato buraai baatein:
“Aur dekhein ki humesha girjahgar mein shaamil ho, aur yah bhi dekhein ki sabhi sadasye apne kaarye ko karein.”5
Ab, ek anubhaovik gharelu shikshak aur uske naye saathi ke liye bhi, yah saaf taur se bahut hi mushkil hai bina Pavitra Aatma ki madad ke. Tumhe sewa ke liye niyukti prapt hue un parivaaron ya vyaktigaton ke bare mein socho. Insaan ke naye aur achche vichaar kaafi nahi hai.
To tum prarthna karoge unke andar ke ahesaas ke raastey ko jaanne ke liye, yah jaanne ke liye jo chezein jiwan ke liye bura hai aur un logon ke hriday ko jinhe tum achchie tarah se jaantey nahi ho aur jo hume apne bare mein batlana nahi chahatey hai. Tum he yah jaanna zaroori hai ki Parmeshwar kya chahata hai ki tum unki madad ke liye karo, yah apne pure chamta se, unke liye Parmeshwar ke prem ko ahesaas karo.
Yah hai kyunki tumhe zaroori aur mushkil purohiti ki niyukti prapt hui hai jisse Pradhaan Smith batlatein hai ki jab tum prarthna karo, tum humesha Parmeshwar se maango ki Wah tumhe Apne Aatma ki ashirwaad de. Tumhe Pavitra Aatma ki zaroorat hai ek baar nahi balki jitna zyaada Parmeshwar tumhe tumhare saathi ke tarah rehne ke liye de. Isiliye hume humesha prarthna karna chahiye ki Parmeshwar hume Uske bachchon ki sewa mein hume maargdarshan dega.
Kyunki tum apne purohiti ke chamta ko apne saath Aatma nahi hone se puri tarah nahi prapt kar paatein hai, shaaitaan tumhe vyaktigat taur se nishana banata hai. Agar wah tumhe paap ke bahekaawe mein karega, wah tumhari shakti ko kam karega Aatma ke maarg se dur karne ke liye aur parinaam mein purohiti ke shakti ko kam karega. Tabhi Pradhaan Smith ne kaha hai ki hume humesha prarthna karna chahiye taaki Parmeshwar hume buraai se sanchet kare aur bachaaye.6
Wah hume kai tarikon se sanchet karta hai. Sanchet mukhti ki yojna ka ek bhaag hai. Bhavishyevaktaaen, devdut, stake pradhaaen, bishops, aur prachaaraken sabhi sanchet karten hain vipatti se bachne ke liye Ishu Maseeh mein vishwaas, paschaataap, aur pavitra vaadon ko banane aur nibhaane se.
Purohiti ko rakhne waale ki tarah, tumhe Prabhu ki sanchet ki awaaz ka bhaag banna chahiye. Parantu tumhe sanchet ko khudh jaanna chahiye. Tum dhaarmik taur se bachcha nahi sakoge bina tumhare har din ke jiwan mein Pavitra Aatma ke saath se.
Tumhe uske liye prarthna karna chahiye aur use prapt karne ke liye kaarye ko. Sirf us maarg se kya tum sidhe aur zakriye raaste par apne maarg ko shaitaan ka ralobhan se dhoondh sakoge. Pavitra Aatma tumhe maargdarshan dega jaese hi Wah sachchaai batlayega jab tum Bhavishyevktaaoun ke shabdon ko sikhoge.
Maargdarshan ko paane ke liye abhi se zyaada sunne aur padhane ki zaroorat hogi. Tumhe prarthna aur kaarye ko vishwaas se karne ki zaroorat hogi apne hriday mein sachchaai ke shabdon ko jagane ke liye. Tumhe zaroor prarthna karna hai ki Parmeshwar tume Apne Aatma ke ashirwaad ko de, taaki Wah tumhe pure sachchaai mein aage badhaae aur sahi maarg ko dikhlaaye. Is tarike se Wah hume humare jiwan mein sahi raastey par sanchet aur maarg dikhlayega aur tumhare purohiti sewa mein.
Maha sammelan mein Prabhu tumhe mahaan aosar deta hai Parmeshwar ki purohiti ki sewa mein tumare shakti ko mazboot karne mein. Tum apne aap ko tayyaar kar sakte ho, jaesa mujhe is sammelan ke liye pata hai, prarthna ke saath. Tum unke saath apne vishwaas ko baat sakte ho jo prarthna karenge. Weh is sammelan mein kai logon ke liye ashirwaadon ko prarthna mein magenge.
Weh prarthna karenge ki bhavishyevakta ko Aatma ki madad mile jaese ki Prabhu ke bhaashankarta ki tarah. Weh Devduton aur Parmeshwar ke sabhi niyukt sewakon ke liye prarthna karenge. Usmein tumhare saath shaamil hain, sab se naye deacon se lekar anubhawik high priest bhi, aur kuch dono buzurg aur jawaan, jo jald hi aatma ki duniya mein jaane waale hai, jaha weh sunnenge, “Dhanye, he achche aur vishwaasyogye daas.”7
Yah pranaam unhein prapt hoga jo us se aschariye mein honge. Weh dharti par Parmeshwar ke raajye mein kabhi unchie daftar mein nahi rahe honge. Kuch ne mehsoos kiya hoga ki unhone apne kaarye se kuch parinaam dekha hai ya kuch sewa ke aosar jo unhein pehle nahi prapt hue the. Dusre apne sewa ke samay ko mehsoos karenge ki utni lambi nahi hai jitna unhone aasha kiya tha.
Yah prapt hue daftar ya sewa ki samay nahi hoga jo Prabhu ke liye zaroori hai. Hum yah Prabhu angoor ke bagiche ke karamchaari ki kahani se jaan saktein hain, jaha tankhwa ek hi tha bhale hi kitini der tak kaam karte ya kaha par. Unhe inaam mila unki sewa ke liye.8
Main ek aadmi ko jaanta hoon,ek pyara mitra, jiska duniya mein pichali raat 11:00 baje maranshilta ka sewa khatam hua tha. Uski kai saalon se cancer ke liye ilaaj ho rahi thi. In ilaaj hone ke dauraan aur bahot hi peeda aur musibaton, usne ek niyukti ko swikaar kiya tha sabhoun ko saath karne ka aur apne ward ke sadasyon ki zimmedari ka jinke bachchein apne gharon se chale gaye the; kuch vidwaein thi. Uska niyukti tha ki weh sangaton aur susamachaar ko sikhne mein sahara ko prapt kare.
Jab usko bhudhimaani ki antim bhavishyevaani mili tab uske paas kuch hi samay bacha tha jeene mein, uska bishop ek kaarye par gaya tha. Do din baad, usne apne bishop ko apne high priest sangataon ke neta se ek sandesh bheja. Usne apne kaarye par kaha ki: “main jaanta hoon ki bishop shahar se bahar hai, to main kaarye ko kar raha hoon. Main agle Somwaar ko humare sangaton ke liye ek sabha karne ko soch raha hoon. Do sadasye hume Sammelan Kendra ko ghumaane le ja saktein hain. Hum kuch sadasyon ka istamaal kae saktein hain unhein le jaane mein aur kuch Scouts ladkon ko wheelchairs ko dhakelne ke liye. Unpar nirbhar hota hai jo karna chahatein hain, humare paas unte buzurg ho saktein hain khudh hi karne ke liye, parantu yah achcha hoga ki aur zyaada log hai madad karne ke liye agar zaroorat padi to. Yah ek achcha raatri ho sakta hai madad karne waale parivaar ke liye saath le jaane mein. Achcha mujhe apne yojna ko bhejne se pehle mujhe bata dena. … Dhanyewaad.”
Aur phir usne bishop ko ek fone karne se aschariye mein daal diya. Apne stithi ko bina dekhe ya uske kaarye mein uske veer shakti ko, usne pucha, “Bishop, kya yaha kuch hai jo main tumhare liye kar sakta hoon?” Sirf Pavitra Aatma ne usko bishop ki takleef ko mehsoos karaya hoga jabki uska bhojh khudh hi bahot bhari tha. Aur sirf Pavitra Aatma ne usko apne bhaaiyon aur bahanon ki sewa pradaan karne ki yojna mein safal banya hoga ussi shudhta ke saath wah Scouting par jaane ke liye yojna bananta tha jab wah jawaan tha.
Vishwaas ke prarthna ke saath, Parmeshwar hume purohiti ki shakti ko chaahe kisi bhi stithi mein hum ho mein dega. Saralta se zaroori hai ki hum vinamrata se Aatma ko hume wah dikhlaane ko kahein jo Parmeshwar chahata hai ki hum kahein aur karein, karo, aur us uphaar ko jeene ke laayak bane raho.
Main tumhe apna gawahi deta hoon ki Parmeshwar jo Pita hai jiwit hai, hume prem karta hai, aur humare sabhi prarthnaoun ko sunta hai. Main gawahi deta hoon ki Ishu jiwit Maseeh hai, jiska Balidaan ke dwara hum shudh huye hain aur to Pavitra Aatma ke saathi rahane ke laayak raho. Main gawahi deta hoon ki humare vishwaas aur lagan se, hum ek din un shabdon ko sunn sakenge jo hume khushi pradaan karega: “Dhanye, he achche aur vishwaasyogye daas.”9 Main prarthna karta hoon ki hum jis Swami ki sewa kartein hain se mahaan antim prarthna ko prapt karenge. Ishu Maseeh ke naam se, amen.