एकलव्य की गुरुभक्ति

ekalavy ki guru dakshina

achary dronachary pandav tatha kaurav rajakumaroan ko astr-shastr ki vidhivat shiksha pradan kar rahe the. un rajakumaroan mean arjun ke atyant pratibhavan tatha gurubhakt hone ke karan ve dronachary ke priy shishy the. dronachary ka apane putr ashvatthama par bhi vishesh anurag tha, isaliye dhanurvidya mean ve bhi sabhi rajakumaroan mean agrani the, kintu arjun ashvatthama se bhi adhik pratibhavan the.

ek ratri ko guru ke ashram mean jab sabhi shishy bhojan kar rahe the, tabhi akasmat hava ke jhauanke se dipak bujh gaya. arjun ne dekha andhakar ho jane par bhi bhojan ke kaur ko hath muanh tak le jata hai. is ghatana se unhean yah samajh mean a gaya ki nishana lagane ke liye prakash se adhik abhyas ki avashyakata hai. ab unhoanne ratri ke andhakar mean bhi lakshy bhedane ka abhyas karana arambh kar diya. guru dron unake is prakar ke abhyas se atyant prasann hue. unhoanne arjun ko dhanurvidya ke sath hi sath gada, tomar, talavar adi shastroan ke prayog mean bhi nipun kar diya.

unhian dinoan hiranyadhanu namak nishad ka putr ekalavy bhi dhanurvidya sikhane ke uddeshy se dronachary ke ashram mean aya, kintu karn ke saman hi nimn varn ka hone ke karan dronachary ne use apana shishy banana svikar nahian kiya. nirash hokar ekalavy van mean chala gaya. usane dronachary ki ek moorti banaee aur us moorti ko guru manakar dhanurvidya ka abhyas karane laga. ekagrachitt se sadhana karate hue alpakal mean hi vah dhanuhrvidya mean atyant nipun ho gaya. ek din sare rajakumar guru dron ke sath akhet ke liye usi van mean gaye, jahaan par ekalavy ashram banakar dhanurvidya ka abhyas kar raha tha. rajakumaroan ka kutta bhatak kar ekalavy ke ashram mean ja pahuancha. ekalavy ko dekhakar vah bhauankane laga. isase krodhit hokar ekalavy ne us kutte par apana ban chala-chala kar usake muanh ko banoan se bhar diya. ekalavy ne is kaushal se ban chalaye the ki kutte ko kisi prakar ki chot nahian lagi, kintu banoan se biandh jane ke karan usaka bhauankana band ho gaya. kutte ke lautane par jab arjun ne dhanurvidya ke us kaushal ko dekha to ve dronachary se bole- "he gurudev! is kutte ke muanh mean jis kaushal se ban chalaye gaye haian, usase to pratit hota hai ki yahaan par koee mujhase bhi b da dhanurdhar rahata hai."

apane sabhi shishyoan ko lekar dronachary ekalavy ke pas pahuanche aur poochha- "he vats! kya ye ban tumhian ne chalaye hai?” ekalavy ke svikar karane par unhoanne punah prashn kiya- "tumhean dhanurvidya ki shiksha dene vale kaun haian?” ekalavy ne uttar diya- "gurudev! maianne to apako hi guru svikar karake dhanurvidya sikhi hai.” itana kahakar usane dronachary ko unaki moorti ke samaksh le jakar kh da kar diya. dronachary nahian chahate the ki koee bhi arjun se b da dhanurdhari ban paye. ve ekalavy se bole- "yadi maian tumhara guru hooan to tumhean mujhako gurudakshina deni hogi." ekalavy bola- "gurudev! gurudakshina ke roop mean ap jo bhi maangeange maian dene ke liye taiyar hooan.” is par dronachary ne ekalavy se gurudakshina ke roop mean usake dahine hath ke aangoothe ki maang ki. ekalavy ne saharsh apana aangootha katakar dronachary ke charanoan mean samarpit kar diya. is prakar ekalavy apane hath se dhanush chalane mean asamarth ho gaya to apane pairoan se dhanush chalane ka abhyas karana arambh kar diya.



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