vishay soochi
bharat savitri -vasudevasharan agraval
3. aranyak parv
adhyay : 50-78
24. nalopakhyan
brihadashv rrishi ka svagat-satkar karake yudhishthir ne unase apana sab dukh da sunaya, “bhagavan, akshadyoot mean mera rajy aur dhan chala gaya. beeeman juariyoan ne mujhe bulakar thag liya. meri pyari bharya ko ve sabha mean khianch laye. mere-jaisa bhag ka poch aur koee raja apane dekha ya suna hai? maian to samajhata hooan ki mujhase badhakar dukhiyara aur koee nahian hai.” yah sunakar brihadashv rrishi ne kaha, “maharaj, apase bhi adhik dukhiya ek raja tha. nishadh desh mean virasen raja ke nal nam ka putr tha. vah b da dharmatma tha, kintu suna hai ki usako bhi pushkar ne chhal se thag liya tha. vah bhi apani patni ke sath duahkh sahata hua van mean raha. hathi, gho de, bhaee-bandhu, koee bhi usake sath nahian raha. apake pas to apake devakalp vir bhaee haian aur anek brahmakalp brahman haian. atev ap ka shok karana uchit nahian.” sankshep mean nal ki katha itani hi thi, kintu mahabharat ke shatasahasri sanhita vale antim sanskaran mean katha ka vah mool bij nalopakhyan namak sundar kavy ke roop mean vikasit hua. bhasha aur katha-pravah donoan ki drishti se nalopakhyan mahabharat ka atyant utkrisht aansh hai. yoorop ki anek bhashaoan mean prithak roop se isake anuvad ho chuke haian. manaviy duahkh-sukh ke marmik sthaloan se bhare hue kitane hi sthal is katha mean ate haian. jnat hota hai, prachin niyativadi darshanik ke tarakash ka ek achook ban yah nalopakhyan tha, jisamean b de-b doan ko chakkar mean dal dene vale bhagy ki karatoot ka prabhavashali drishtant paya jata hai. yudhishthir ne kaha, “bhagavan! maian mahatma nal ke charitr ko vistar se sunana chahata hooan. kripa kar kahie.” brihadashv rrishi boleah virasen raja ka putr nal atyant balavan, roopavan, gunavan aur ashvavidya mean chatur tha. vah nishadh desh ka raja tha. use pasoan se khelane ka shauk tha. usi prakar vidarbh janapad mean bhim nam ka raja tha. usake damayanti nam ki kanya tatha dam, dant aur daman nam ke tin putr the. damayanti roop, tej, shri aur saubhagy ke karan lok mean yashasvini huee. dev, yaksh aur manushyoan mean aisi sundari koee n thi. nal bhi roop mean advitiy tha. vah sakshat kamadev ke saman tha. logoan ne kutoohalavash damayanti ke samip nal ke roop ki prashansa ki aur nal ke samip damayanti ki. |
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