Aapka Patriarchal Aashirwaad—Swargye Pita se Prerit Hai

Mera paalan-poshan anokhe maata-pita dvaara kiya gaya hai, jinhonne hamein apne bachchon ko, pyaar aur vishvaaspoorvak susamaachaar sikhaaya. Aphsos ki baat yah hai ki, mere priye maata-pita ne shaadee ke baad saalo sangharsh kiya. Main Primary mein tha jab mujhe pata chala ki weh kisee din talaak lelenge aur mujhe aur mere bhai bahan ko yah chunna padega ki humein maata ya pita ke saath rahana hai. Iska parinaam, saalon tak, maine mahatvapoorn chinta anubhav kiya; haalanki, mere Swargye Pita ke ek uphaar ne antatah, mujhe sab kuchh badalne me madad kiya—mera patriarchal aashirwaad.

11 saal ki umra mein, main apne maata-pita ke rishte ke baare mein kuch zyaada chintit ho gaya, main apne patriarchal aashirwaad kee gaharaee se kaamna karne laga. Main jaanta tha ki mere Swargye Pita mujhe pooree tarah se jaante the aur meree vishisht paristhitiyon ko jaante the. Aur mujhe yah bhee pata tha ki mujhe unse disha milegee. Mere 12th saalgira ke turant baad, mujhe mera patriarchal ashirwaad mila. Yah aadhee sadee se bhee pahale kee baat hai, lekin mujhe vah pavitr anubhav baareeki se yaad hai.

Abhaar purwak, hame Girjaghar mein patriarchal ashirwaadon ke baare mein prerna dee gaee hai General Handbook mein:

“Har yogye, baptisma praapt sadasy patriarchal ke ashirvaad praapt karne ka hakdaar hai, jo Swargye Pita se prerit disha pradaan karte hai.”

Ek sadasye ko, “aashirwaad ke mahatv aur pavitr prakriti ko samajhne ke liye paryaapt roop se paripakv(mature) hona chahiye” aur “susamaachaar ke mool siddhaant ko samjhen.”

“Adarsh roop se sadasy itna jawaan(bade) hona chaahiye ki jeevan mein kaee mahatvapoorn nirnay abhee bhee aage hon. … Priesthood leaders ko patriarchal ke ashirwaad praapt karne ke liye kisee sadasye ko koi kam se kamumra nahi sthaapit karnee chaahiye. …

“Har ek patriarchal ashirwaad pavitr, gupt, aur vyaktigat hai. …

“Patriarchal aashirwaad praapt karne vaale vyakti ko iske shabdon ko sanjona chaahiye, un par vichaar karna chahiye aur is jeevan mein aur anant kaal mein vaada kiye gae aashirwaadadon ko praapt karne ke yogye hone ke liye jiye.”¹

Hamare priye President Russell M. Nelson ne patriarchal aashirwaad ke mahatv ke baare mein baar-baar sikhaaya hai,² ki yah pratyek praaptkarta ke liye “ek ghoshna hai Abraham, Isaac aur Jacob ke vansh me lautne kee ”³ aur ki “har ek ashirwaad aapke liye ek apna shaastra hai.”⁴

Mere patriarchal ashirwaad mere liye gambheer roop se mahatvapoorn the jab main kaee kaaranon se chhota tha. Pahela, Pavitr Aatma ke shakti se, mere patriarchal ashirwaad ne mujhe meree sachchee anant pehchaan ko samajhne mein madat kiya—main vaastav mein kaun tha aur main kya ban sakta tha. Vah mujhe abhi madat karta hai, jaise President Nelson ne sikhaaya hai, ki main “Bhagwaan ka ek beta hu,” “ek [bachcha] vachan ka,” aur “Ishu Masih ka ek chela hoon.”⁵ Mujhe pata tha ki mujhe mere Swargye Pita aur mere Uddhaarkarta dvaara jaana aur pyaar kiya gaya tha aur ki Woh mere jeevan mein vyaktigat roop se shaamil the. Is se mujhe Unke kareeb aane aur un par apna vishwaas aur bharosa badhaane kee ichcha mein madat milee.

Ek priye mitr jo ek young adult ke roop mein Girja mein shaamil hue, ne bataya: “Jab patriarch ne mere sir par haath rakkha aur mera naam bola, toh sab kuch badal gaya, … na kewal tab balki mere poore jeevan ke liye. Mujhe turant hi mehasoos hua—us shakti ke dvaara jise vah bolta tha—main ghanishth aur gaharaee se jaana jaata tha. Unhone jo shabd kahe ve mere poore astitv mein sama gaya. Mujhe pata tha ki Swargye Pita mujhe andar aur baahar se jaante hain.”

Apne aap ko achchi tarah se jaan kar, mujhe yah samajhne mein madat milee ki main vah karne kee ichchha rakhta hoon jiskee Parmeshwar ne mujhse apeksha dee hai.⁶

Isne mujhe un vachano ka adhyayan karne ke liye prerit kiya jinhen maine banaaya tha aur Abraham ke saath Parmeshwar kee vachano mein pratigya kee huee aashishein.⁷ Isne mujhe ek shaashvat drshtikon diya jisne mujhe apne vachano ko pooree tarah se nibhaane ke liye prerit kiya.

Maine apne patriarchal aashirwaad ka baar-baar adhyayan kiya, aur ek yuwa ke rup me, aksar roz, jisne mujhe Pavitr Aatma ke sukoon dene vaale, maargadarshak prabhaav ko mehsoos karne mein madat kee, jisne meri chinta ko kam karne mein madat kee jab maine unkee prerna ka paalan kiya. Isne prakaash, saty aur Pavitr Aatma ko sakriy roop se aamantrit karne kee meree ichchha ko badha diya; mere shaastron ka adhyan karne aur daenik praathna karne se; aur adhik lagan se Parmeshwar ke prophet aur devduton kee shikshaon ka adhyan aur paalan karne ka prayaas karein. Mere patriarchal aashirwaad ne mujhe apne Swargye Pita kee ichchha ke prati adhik vinamr hone kee ichchha mein madat kee, aur us dhyaan ne mujhe meree chunauteepoorn paristhitiyon ke baavjood bahut aanand ka anubhav karne mein madat kee.⁸

Har baar jab maine apne patriarchal aashiwaad ka adhyayan kiya to mujhe aadhyaatmik shakti praapt huee. Jab mere maata-pita ne aakhirkaar talaak le liya, to mera patriarchal aashirwaad, jaisa ki Prophet Thomas S. Monson ne sikhaaya tha, mere liye “ek keemtee aur amooly vyaktigat khazaana,” yahaan tak​ki “ek vyaktigat Liahona” bhee ban gaya tha.”⁹

Abh, krypya galat na samjhe. Main sampoorn nahi tha. Maine har tarah kee galtiya kee. Meri anant saathi bhi kahegi ki mai ab bhi karta hoon. Lekin mere patriarchal aashirwaad ne mujhe behtar karne aur behtar banne kee ichchha mein madat kee aur ab bhi karta hai.¹⁰ Mere patriarchal aashirwaad ka baar-baar adhyayan karne se pralobhan ko pahachaanne aur uska saamna karne kee meree ichcha badh gaee. Isne mujhe pashchaataap karne kee ichcha aur saahas rakhne mein madat kee, aur pashchaataap tezee se ek aanand daayak prakriya ban gaee.

Jab main chhota tha aur meree gawahi abhee bhee badh rahee thee, tab mere liye apne patriarchal ashirwaad ko praapt karna mahatvapoorn tha. Aur main hamesha ke liye aabhaaree hoon ki mere maata-pita aur bishop samajh gae ki meree ichchha ne sanket diya ki main taiyaar hoon.

Jab main 12 saal ka tha, tab duniya aaj kee duniya kee tulna mein bahut kam bhraamak aur vichalit karne vaalee thee. President Nelson ne aaj ke din ko aese bataya “duniya ke itihaas mein sabse jatil samay,”ek duniya jo hai “paap-se-bhara” aur “aatm- kendrit.”¹¹ Saubhagye se aaj hamaare yuva 12 saal kee umr se kaheen zyaada paripakv hain, aur unhein bhee yuvaavastha mein gambheer roop se mahatvapoorn nirnay lene hote hain! Unhein yah jaanne ki bhee aavashyakta hai ki ve vaastav mein kaun hain aur yah ki Parmeshwar unse prem karta hai aur unhen pooree tarah jaanta hai!

Jis umr me maine chaaha har koee apne patriarchal aashirwaad kee ichchha nahin karega. Lekin main praarthna karta hoon ki jin sadasyon ne abhee tak apne patriarchal aashirwaad ko praapt nahin kiya hai ve praarthnaapoorvak jaanna chaahenge ki ve kab taiyaar hain. Main vaada karta hoon ki yadi aap aadhyaatmik roop se taiyaar hote hain, to aapka anubhav, meree tarah, aapke liye pavitr hoga. Main yah bhee praarthna karta hoon ki jo log pahale se hee patriarchal aashirwaad praapt kar chuke hain ve iska adhyayan karenge aur ise sanjoenge. Apne patriarchal aashirwaad ko sanjo kar mujhe saahas ka aashirwaad mila jab main niraash tha, aaraam jab main bhaybheet tha, shaanti jab main chintit mehasoos kiya, aasha hai jab main niraash mehasoos kiya, aur khushee jab meree aatma ko iskee sabse zyaada zaroorat thee. Mera patriachal blessing ne mujhe madat kiya ki main apna vishvaas aur bharosa Swargye Pita aur Uddhaarkarta par rakhu. Isne Unke liye mera pyaar bhee badhaaya—aur ab bhee badhaata hai.¹²

Main gawahi deta hoon ki patriarchal ashirwaadein hi Swargye Pita se prerit nirdeshan pradaan kartee hain. Main hamaare Swargye Pita aur Unke Putr—hamare Uddhaarkarta, Ishu Masih—kee jeevit vaastavikta kee gawahi deta hoon, jo hamein jaante, pyaar karte hain aur hamen aasheesh dena chaahate hain. Main nishchit roop se yah bhee jaanta hoon ki President Russell M. Nelson aaj prithvee par Parmeshwar ke prophet hain. Ishu Masih ke naam se, amen.