Dharti Maa Ki Pukar: Environmental Ethics in Indian Traditions
Kabhi socha hai, jab hum apne nani-dadi se kahaniyan sunte the, unmein sirf raja-rani nahin hote the? Un kahaniyon mein nadiyan thi jo baatein karti thi, ped the jo aashirwad dete the, aur janwar the jo insaanon ke dost the. Waqt ki dhool mein woh ehsaas kahin kho gaya hai, lekin Bharat ki sanskriti mein, environmental ethics ki rooh ab bhi dhadakti hai. Chalo, us dharkan ko sunne chalein.
Kya Hai Environmental Ethics? Ek Nazariya Bharatiya
Environmental ethics, seedhe shabdon mein, prakriti ke saath sahi vyavhaar karne ke niyam hain. Yeh sirf ped lagane ya plastic kam karne ki baat nahin hai; yeh ek gehra vishwas hai ki hum sab, insaan, janwar, aur ped-paudhe, ek hi parivar ka hissa hain. Bharatiya parampara mein, yeh bhavna hazaaron saalon se maujood hai.
Kab Aur Kahan Se Shuru Hua Yeh Sab?
Yeh koi aisi cheez nahi hai jo ek din mein shuru hui. Indus Valley Civilization se lekar, Vedic kaal aur uske baad tak, environmental ethics hamare jeevan shaili mein rachi-basi thi. Vedic scriptures mein, prithvi ko Mata (mother) kaha gaya hai. Atharva Veda mein ek pura hymn hai, Prithvi Sukta, jo dharti maa ki mahima gaata hai. Yeh takreeban 3000 saal purani baat hai! Jainism aur Buddhism ne bhi ahimsa aur prakriti ke prati samman par zor diya.
Kyun Hai Yeh Itni Zaruri?
Socho, agar hum apne ghar ko gandha rakhenge to kya hoga? Beemar pad jaenge, na? Isi tarah, agar hum apne environment ko bura vyavhaar karenge toh puri duniya par bura asar padega. Pehle ke zamane mein, logon ko yeh baat samajh mein aati thi. Unhein pata tha ki unka jeevan prakriti par nirbhar hai.
Zameeni Sach: Log Aur Jeevan
Imagine karo, ek chota sa gaon, kisi nadi ke kinare. Subah ki shuruwat mandir ki ghanti se hoti hai, aur nadi ke thande paani se. Gaon wale kheti karte hain, lekin sirf apni zarurat ke hisab se. Woh ped nahi katte, woh nadi ko gandha nahi karte.
Ma Rukmini Aur Tulsi Ka Poudha
Ma Rukmini, unmein se ek, har subah apne ghar ke aangan mein lage Tulsi ke poudhe ko jal chadhateen. Unka manna tha ki Tulsi mein Shakti hai, jo ghar ko shuddh rakhti hai. Unka beta, Kishan, nadi se paani laata tha, lekin woh hamesha dhyan rakhta tha ki paani mein kuch na gire.
Raja Ashoka: Ek Parivartan
Raja Ashoka, jinhone pehle khoon-kharaba kiya, baad mein Buddhism apnaya. Unhone shila lekhon mein likhwaya ki woh janwaron ko nahi maarenge aur ped lagwaenge. Yeh ek bahut bada parivartan tha, jo dikhata hai ki ek ruler bhi environmental ethics ko kitni importance de sakta hai.
Dharohar Aur Pehchan: Aaj Ki Duniya Mein
Aaj bhi hum kai rituals aur traditions mein environmental ethics ko dekh sakte hain.
- Gangaji Ki Puja: Ganga ko maa ka darja diya jaata hai, aur uski puja hoti hai.
- Vriksha Puja: Kai hindu tyoharon mein pedon ki puja ki jaati hai, jaise ki Vat Savitri.
- Eco-friendly Ganesh Chaturthi: Ab toh log eco-friendly Ganesh idols banane lage hain, jo paani mein aasani se ghul jaate hain.
Yeh sab Bharatiyata ka hissa hai. Humari identity isse judi hui hai ki hum prakriti ko kitna samman dete hain. Modern identity mein, yeh aur bhi important hai. Humein yeh yaad rakhna chahiye ki development ka matlab environment ko destroy karna nahi hai.
Mazedar Tathya Ya Bhram-Bhanjak
Log samajhte hain ki sirf hindu tradition mein environmental ethics hai, lekin asli sach yeh hai ki har Bharatiya dharm mein prakriti ke prati samman hai. Sikhs apne Gurudwaron mein langar ke liye sustainable tarike istemaal karte hain. Islam mein bhi paani ko zaya karne se mana kiya gaya hai.
Drishya Aur Bhavnayein
Socho, mandir ke bells ki aawaz, hawa mein chandan ki khushboo, aur paani mein kamal ke phool. Temple walls thande lagte hain, aur streets mein logon ki hasi gunjti hai. Yeh sab ek aisa experience hai jo hamare dil ko shanti deta hai aur humein yaad dilata hai ki hum prakriti ka hissa hain.
Antim Vichar Ya Uddharan
“Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” – The world is one family. Yeh ek Sanskrit shloka hai jo humein yaad dilata hai ki hum sab ek dusre se jude hue hain, aur humein apne environment ka khayal rakhna chahiye.
Aakhir mein, main yeh kahunga ki environmental ethics sirf ek concept nahi hai; yeh ek jeevan shaili hai. Humein apne ancestors se seekhna chahiye aur prakriti ke saath harmony mein rehna chahiye. Kyunki dharti maa ki pukar humesha sunai deti hai, bas humein use sunne ki zarurat hai.