Purohiti—ek Pavitra Uphaar
Pradhaan Thomas S. Monson dwara
Hum sab ko ek mahaan uphaar ko diya gaya hai jo kabhi insaan ke paas nahi tha.
Mera ek sabse yaadgaar yaadein hain purohiti ki sabha ko bhent karna ek naye niyukt hue deacon ki tarah aur shuruaat ke ishbhajan ke dauraan gaana, “Come, all ye sons of God who have received the priesthood.”1 Aajraat, sabhi jo is Sammelan Kendra mein ikatta hue hain aur, duniyabhar mein, main us khaas ishbhajn ke aatma ko doharata hoon aur tumse kahata hoon: Come, all ye sons of God who have received the priesthood,hume humare niyuktion ko sochna chahiye; hume humare zimmedariyon ko sochna chahiye; hume humare kaarye ko pura krna chahiye; aur hume humare Ishu Maseeh, humare Prabhu ke piche chalna chahiye. Jabki humare umar mein, parampara mein, ya jaati mein antar ho, humare purohiti ki niyukti mein hum ek saath hai.
Hum sab ke liye, Aaronic Purohiti ki punaharsthaapna hua tha John the Baptist dwara Oliver Cowdery aur Joseph Smith ko, ek bahut hi mahaan kaarye hai. Usitarah, Melchizedek Purohiti ki punaharsthaapna, Joseph aur Oliver ko Peter, James aur John dwara hona, ek khushi ka aosar hai.
Hume niyuktiyon, zimmedaariyon, aur kaaryon ko bahut gambheerta se lena chahiye jo hume prapt hue purohiti ko rakhne se milta hai.
Maine bahut hi zimmedari ko mehsoos kiya tha jab mujhe apne deacon parishad ka seketri niyukt kiya gaya tha. Maine bahot hi saaodhaani se apne rakhe hua lekh ko tayyaar kiya tha, kyunki main apna jee jaan laga kar use karna chahata tha jitna nujhe pata tha us niyukti par. Mujhe apne kaam par bahut hi ghamand tha. Main kar sakta tha, se meri puri chamta tak, mera lakshye hai kisi bhi mujhe prapt hue niyukti mein.
Main aasha karta hoon ki har jawaan purush jise Aarinis Purohiti ki niyukti prapt hai ko apne niyukti ke dhaarmik pavitrata ke jaankaari di ya gaya hai, saath mein us niyukti ko badhaane ke liye aosarein bhi. Mujhe aysa hi ek aosar prapt hua tha jab ek deacon tha bishopic ne pucha tha ki main ek ghar mein bhandh ke paas prabhubhoj le ja sakta tha jo chapel se labh bhag ek mil dur rahata tha. Us khaas Raviwaar ki subeh, jab maine Bhaai Wright ke darwaaze par khatkhataya tha aur uske kamzor awaaz mein pukaarte sunna tha, “Andar aao,” main sirf uske chote se ghar mein daakhil nahi hua tha parantu ek kamre mein jaha Prabhu ki Aatma bhari hui thi. Main Bhaai Wright ke khaat tak gaya aur saaodhaani ke saath uske muh mein ek tukda bread ko daal diya. Phir maine paani ka cup uske paas kiya, taaki wah pi sakey. Jab main ane laga, maine uske ankhon mein aansoo dekhe jaese ki wah kaha raha tha, “Parmeshwar tumhe ashirwaad de, mere putra.” Aur Parmeshwar ne mujhe ashirwaad diya-prabhubhoj ke pavitra rup mein aur purohiti jo mere paas tha ke liye ke saath prasansha se.
Koi deacon, shikshak, ya humare ward ka priest is yaadgaar bhent Utah, Clarkston mein Martin Harris, Mormon ki Dharamshaastra ka Teen mein se ek Gwaahi ko dene waale ke kabristaan tak ka bhent ko kabhi nahi bhulenge. Jabki hum lambe patthar ke banne danda ke ird-gird khade the jo kabra ka chin hai, aur jab ek parishad ke neta ne hume padh kar “Teen Gawahi dene waalon ke Gawahi,” Mormon ki Dharamshaastra ke shuruaat mein se shakti bhare shabdon mein sunaya, hume us pavitra kitaab aur usmein prapt hue sachchaai se prem ho gaya.
Un saalon ke dauraan humara kaarye tha ki hum Mosiah ki putra ki tarah banne. Unke liye yah kaha gaya tha:
“Aur satye mein unki vishwaas aur bhi dird ho chuka tha; kyunki weh viveki purush the aur Prabhu ki vaani ko bhali prakaar jaane ke liye unhein prakshiram ke saath shaashtron ka adhyan kiya tha.
“Itna hi nahi unhone prathna aur upwaas bhi bahut kiye the; is kaaran unmein bhavishyevaani karne ki bhaaona aur gupt baaton ki bhedkholne ki yogita thi aur jab weh shiksha dete tab Parmeshwar ke dwara prapt bal aur adhikaar ke saath shiksha dete the.”2
Main ek jawaan purush ke liye aur kisi zyaada laayak lakshye ko nahi batla sakta hoon Mosiah ke laayak aur sachche putron ke alaawa.
Jab maine apne 18th janamdin ko manaya aur World War II mein har jawaan purush ki zaroori sena ki sewa ke liye jaane ko tayyaar tha, mujhe Melchizedek Purohiti ko prapt karne ki sifaarish mila tha, parantu pehle mujhe apne stake pradhaan, Paul C. Child ko phone karne ki zaroorat tha, ek intarviu ke liye. Wah tha jo pavitra dharamshaastra se prem karta aur samjhta tha, aur yah uska faesla tha ki sabhi ko ussi tarah use prem karna aur samjhna chahiye. Apne kuch mitron se uske zyaada pura aur tez bhent ko sunna tha, maine apne dharamshaastra ke gyaan ko bahut hi kam jana tha; isliye, jab maine use fone kiya maine batlaya ki hum us samay par agle Raviwaar mil saktein hai jo mujhe pata tha ki uske prabhubhoj sabha se ek ghante pehle hai.
Uska jawaab: “Are, Bhaai Monson, us samay par itna samay nahi milega dharamshaastra par baatein karne ke liye.” Usne phir apne prabhubhoj sabha se teen ghante pehle ka samay batlaya, aur usne mujhe apne saath apne khudh ke maark kiye aur sachche dharamshaastra ko le aane ko kaha.
Jab main Raviwaar ko uske ghar par aaya, usne meri achchie tarah se swagat kiya, aur phir bhent shuru hua. Pradhaan Child ne kaha, “Bhaai Monson, tumhare paas Aaronic Purohiti hai. Kya tumne kabhi devduton ko tumse baatein kartey suna hai?” Maine jawaab diya ki maine nahi. Jab usne pucha ki kya mujhe pata tha ki mujhe ayesa ho sakta tha, maine dobara jawaab diya ki mujhe pata nahi tha.
Usne batlaya, “Bhaai Monson, Doctrine aur Covenants ke 13th bhaag mein se padho. .”
Maine shuruaat kiya, “‘Mere chelon tumhare upar, Maseeha ke naam par main tumhe Aaron ke Purohiti ko deta hoon, jo devduton ki dekhbhaal ke chaabiyon ko rakhtein hain—’”
“Rukh,” Pradhaan Child ne sanchalit ki. Phir, shaant, daya bhare shabdon mein usne salaah diya, “Bhaai Monson, use kabhi nahi bhulo ki Aaronic Purohiti rakhne se tumhe devduton ki adhikaari milti hai.”
Main us din us kamre mein devdut ki tarah tha. Maine kabhi bhent ko bhula nahi hai. Main us aosar ke aatma ko abhi bhi mehsoos kar sakta hoon jab hum saath mein zimmedaariyon, kaaryon, aur Aaronic Purohiti aur Melchizedek Purohiti ke ashirwaadon ko padhatein hain-ashirwaadein jo sirf hume nahi miltey parantu humare parivaaron aur dusron ko bhi hume sewa karne ka aosar prapt hoga.
Mujhe ek elder ki niyukti hui thi, aur mujhe navy sewa ko pura karne jaane waale din par, mere ward bishopic ke ek sadasye ne mere parivaar aur mitron ke saath mujhe train ke steshan par vida karne aaye. Train ko jaane se pehle, usne mere haanthon mein Missionary Handbook.naamak ek choti si kitaab ko thama diya. Maine hassa aur batlaya ki main mission par nahi ja raha tha.
Usne jawaab diya, “Phir bhi le jaao. Yah matlab ka ho sakta hai.”
Wah hua. Mujhe zaroorat pada, apne beg mein niche ek kade rektangular cheez ko rakhne ki taaki mere kapde ek hi sthaan par rahe aur kam stri karna pade. Missionary Handbookki hi tarah ki mujhe zaroorat thi, aur usne mere beg mein 12 safton tak achchie tarah se sewa pradaan kiya.
Bada din se ek raat pehle, hum apne ghar ke vishye mein soch rahe the. Baerak mein shaanti tha, parantu phir mere mitra ke dwara shaanti bhang hua mere khaat ke bagal waale par──ek Mormon ladka, Leland Merrill──jisne peede mein rona shuru kiya. Maine waja jaanne ki koshish kiya, aur usne batlaya ki wah bahot bimaaar tha. Wah waha ke dawai khaana nahi jana chahata tha, wah jaanta tha ki wah karne se use dusre din ghar jaana nahi padega.
Wah aur zyaada peede mein ho gaya jab samay guzarta gaya. Ant mein, jaantey hue ki main ek elder hoon, usne mujhe purohiti ke ashirwaad ko dene ko kaha.
Maine kabhi pehle purohiti ashirwaad nahi diya tha, maine kabhi ashirwaad nahi prapt kiya tha, aur maine kabhi ashirwaad ko dete hue nahi dekha tha. Jab main shaanti se madad ke liye prarthna kar raha tha, mujhe apne samundari beg mein Missionary Handbook ki yaad aya. Maine turant hi beg ko khaali kiya aur kitaab ko raat ki choti si laalten ki joyti ki oar le gaya. Waha maine padha ki kis tarah ek bimaar ko ashirwaad diya jaata hai. Kai ajeeb naawik dekh rahe the, maine ashirwaad dena shuru kiya. Mujhe apne sabhi kuch ko beg mein rakhne se pehle, Lelan Merrill ek bachche ki tarah si gaya. Dusre din wah achcha mahesoos kartey hue jaga. Abhaar jo purohiti ki shakti ka hum sab ne mehsoos kiya vishaal tha.
Saalon se mujhe kai aosarein prapt hui hai zaroorat mandon ko ashirwaad dene ka jo main gin nahi sakta hoon. Har ek aosar par maine Parmeshwar ko dhanyewaad diya hai mujhe is pavitra uphaar ke kaabil banane ke liye. Main purohiti ki izzat karta hoon. Maine uski shakti ki gawahi ko kai baar mehsoos kiya hai. Maine uski shakti ko dekha hai. Maine uske kiye hue achambe mein khushi ko manaya hai.
Bhaaiyon, hum sab ko ek mahaan uphaar ko diya gaya hai jo kabhi insaan ke paas nahi tha. Jab hum apne purohiti ki izzat kartein hain aur apne jiwan ko sabhi samay laayak ki tarah se guzaartey hai, purohiti ki ashirwaad hum tak pahuchega. Main Doctrine aur Covenants, bhaag 121, verse 45 mein prapt hue in shabdon ko prem karta hoon, jo hume batlatein hain ki kaarye karna chahiye laayak rehne ke liye: “Tumhare andar … sabhi insaan ke liye daya hona chahiye, aur vishwaas ki ghar, aur sadgun se lagataar ichchaaoun ko banaao; phir Parmeshwar ki raajye mein tum sahi sthaan prapt kar sakoge; aur purohiti ki siddhaant tumhare aatma ke upar swarg se oas ki tarah barsega.”
Parmeshwar ke purohiti ko rakhne waalon ki tarah, hum Prabhu Ishu Maseeh ki kaarye mein shaamil hain. Humne Uske niyukti ko swikaar kiya hai; hum Uske kaarye mein shaamil hain. Hume Uske bare mein sikhna chahiye. Hume Uske piche chalna chahiye. Hume Uske maarg par chalna chahiye. Yah karne se, hum tayyaar rahenge Uski niyukti ki kisi bhi sewa ko karne ke liye. Yah Uska kaarye hai. Yah Uska Girjaghar hai. Sahi mein, Wah humare neta hain, Mahima ke Raja, Parmeshwar ka Putra bhi. Main gawahi deta hoon ki Wah jiwit hai aur yah gawahi Uske pavitra naam se deta hoon, Ishu Maseeh ke naam se, amen.