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bharat savitri -vasudevasharan agraval
4. virat parv
adhyay : 4
41. pandavoan ka ajnatavas
vanavas ke barah varsh bitane par terahavaan varsh pandavoan ne raja virat ke yahaan ajnatavas mean bitaya, jisaki katha chauthe-virat parv mean di gee hai. is parv ke sarasath adhyayoan mean pandavoan ka virat nagar mean ana, vesh badalakar raja ki sabha mean pravesh karana, kichak-vadh, kauravoan dvara virat ki gaean pak dane ke lie ane par arjun ka unake sath yuddh, kauravoan ki parajay aur ant mean pandavoan ke prakat hone par abhimanyu ka uttara ke sath vivah, ye hi katha ke mukhy sootr haian. upakhyanoan ke lie yahaan koee avasar n tha. arambh mean mahamana yudhishthir ne arjan se poochha ki terahavaan varsh kahaan bitana chahie. arjun ne kaha, ‘‘kuru janapad ke charoan or jo door-door tak phaile hue ramaniy aur dhanadhanyapoorn janapad hai, jaise paanchal, chedi, matsy, shoorasen, patachchar, dasharn, navarashtr, mall, shalv, yugandhar adi unamean se jo apako ruche, vahian ek varsh nivas kiya jay.’’ yudhishthir ne inamean se matsy ke janapad aur usaki rajadhani virat nagar ko hi chuna. yah virat us samay marubhoomi ke uttari chhor par tha, jo aj kal ka bairat hai. yah avashy hi prachin kal mean mahattvapoorn sthan tha aur shoorasen janapad se rajasthan mean ghusane ke lie yatayat path par mahattvapoorn naka mana jata tha. kalantar mean maury samrat ashok ne yahian par apana ek shilalekh utkirn karaya. ab pandav salah karane lage ki ajnatavas mean apane-apako kis-kis roop mean chhipavean. yudhishthir ne kaha, ‘‘maian kank namadhari brahman banakar raja ki sabha mean dyoot adi khel khilane vala (sabha-star) banooanga.’’ bhim ne kaha, ‘‘maian ballav nam ka rasoiya banooanga aur rasoee-ghar mean rahakar raja ke lie badhiya bhojan banaooanga. samaj namak utsavoan mean jo mall ayange, unake sath kushti bhi karake unhean pachhadooanga.’’ mahabali vrishabh aur hathiyoan ko vash mean lane ka kam bhi p da to karooanga.’’ tab yudhishthir ne arjun ki or sabhipray drishti se dekha. arjun ne kaha, ‘‘maian yah pratijna karooanga ki maian napuansak hooan. kanoan mean sunahale kundal pahanakar aur sir par veni gooanthakar brihann da nam se antahpur ke janoan ko git-nrity-vaditr ki shiksha deta hua virat ki raniyoan ka man bahalaooanga. manushyoan ke man bahalav ke lie (prajanaan samudacharan) idhar-udhar ki batean karake kisi prakar apane-apako chhipane ka prayatn karooanga.’’ poochhane par nakul ne kaha, ‘‘maian granthik nam rakhakar virat ke yahaan ashvadhyaksh ka kam karooanga. ashv-shiksha aur ashv-chikitsa sarvada mere priy vishay rahe haian.’’ sahadev ne kaha, ‘‘maian tantipal nam rakh kar virat ka gosankhyak banooanga. gayoan ke lakshan, charitr aur kalyan ke nam mujhe suvidit haian. mujhe aise poojit lakshan vrishabhoan ki pahachan hai, jinaka mootr sooangh lene se vandhya gaean bhi bachcha janane lagati haian.’’ tab yudhishthir ne draupadi ki or dekhate hue kaha, ‘‘yah ham sabake lie pranoan se bhi adhik priy, mata ki tarah paripalaniy aur jyeshthasvasa ki bhaanti poojy hai. yah rajaputri aur kisi karm se parichit nahian. haan, malyagandh, alankar, vastroan ka ise parichay hai.’’ draupadi ne kaha, ‘‘lok ki yah paripati hai ki sairandhri striyaan rakhail nahian hoti, ve keval dasi ka kam karati haian. jo any striyaan haian, ve sairandhri se bhinn hoti haian. atev maian sairandhri banakar keshoan ka sanskar karane ka kam karooangi. rajabharya sudeshna ke pas maian rahooangi aur vahaan pahuanchane par vah mujhe rakh legi.’’ apane ashrit janoan ki vyavastha par vichar karate hue yudhishthir ne kaha, ‘‘purohit dhaumy rasoiye adi bhrityoan ko lekar drupad ke yahaan jakar rahean aur agnihotr prajvalit rakhean. draupadi ki paricharikaean bhi vahian jakar rahean. koee yah n kahe ki pandav hamean vida karake dvaitavan se chale ge. indrasen adi hamare putr dvaravati chale jayan.’’ |
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