mahabharat katha -chakravarti rajagopalachary
6.yayati
chauthe bete ne kaha - "kshama kijiyega pitaji! budhapa paradhinata ka hi to doosara nam hai. boodhe ko bat-bat par doosaroan ka muanh dekhana p data hai. akele chalate hue bhi vah l dakh data hai. maian apani svadhinata khona nahian chahata." charoan betoan se kora javab pakar raja yayati ke shok-santap ki sima n rahi. paanchavean bete puru se unhoanne ruddh-kanth se prarthana ki- "beta puru, tumane kabhi meri bat nahian tali. ab tum hi meri raksha kar sakate ho. shukrachary ke shap se mujhe asamay mean boodha hona p da hai. jara dekho to, sare sharir mean jhurriyaan p di haian. sharir kaanp raha hai. bal ekadam pak gaye haian. itana upakar apane pita par karo ki mera budhapa kuchh samay ke liye le lo aur apani javani mujhe de do. jara bhog ki pyas bujha looan, phir tumhean tumhari javani vapas de dooanga. apane bhaiyoan ki tarah tum bhi nahian n kar dena." pita ki yah prarthana sunakar puru se n raha gaya. usaka ji bhar aya. vah bola- "pita ji! apaki ajna mere sir aankhoan par hai. maian khushi-khushi apani javani apako de deta hooan aur apaka budhapa tatha rajakaj sanbhalane ka bojh apane oopar le leta hooan." yayati ne yah sunate hi putr ko prem se gale laga liya. usi samay putr ki javani yayati ko prapt ho gee. puru boodha ho gaya aur raj-kaj sanbhalane laga. javani pakar yayati donoan patniyoan ke sath bahut dinoan tak bhog-vilas karate rahe. jab patniyoan se ji nahian bhara to yaksharaj kuber ke nandanavan mean kisi apsara ke sath kee varsh sukh bhogate rahe. itane par bhi yayati ki bhog ki pyas bujhi nahian. unaki vasana kam nahian huee, balki din-par-din badhati hi gee. tab yayati apane bete puru ke pas aye aur bole- "priy putr! maianne anubhav karake jan liya ki kamavasana vah ag hai, jo vishay-bhog se nahian bujhati. maianne dharm-granthoan mean padha to tha ki jaise ghi dalane se ag bujhane ke bajay bh dak uthati hai, vaise hi vishay-bhog se lalasa badhati jati hai, kam nahian hoti. isaki sachchaee ab mujhe maloom huee. dhan-daulat aur striyoan ke pane se manushy ki vasana kabhi shaant nahian hoti. vasanaean tabhi shaant haian jab manushy ichchhaoan ko apane kaboo mean rakkhe. jisamean n rag hai, n dvesh, vahi shaanti prapt karata hai. isi sthiti ko 'brahmi' sthiti kahate haian." bete ko yah upadesh dekar yayati ne apana budhapa usase vapas le liya aur puru ko usaki javani lauta di. puru ko rajagaddi par bithakar vriddh yayati van mean chale gaye. jangal mean bahut dinoan tak tapasya ki aur svarg sidhare. |
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sanbandhit lekh
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