mahabharat katha -chakravarti rajagopalachary
89.jayadrath-vadh
dhire-dhire pashchim mean lalima chhane lagi aur sooryasht ka samay bhi najadik ane laga; parantu jayadrath aur arjun ka yuddh samapht hone ke koee lakshan najar nahian ate the. yah dekh duryodhan ke man mean anand ki lahar uthane lagi. usane socha ki ab jara-si der aur hai. jayadrath to bach hi gaya aur arjun ki pratijna viphal huee hi-si hai. duryodhan yah sochakar khush ho hi raha tha ki itane mean aandhera-sa chha gaya. sooryasht ho gaya. paandavoan ki sena mean udasi chha gee. ab apas mean kanaphoosi karane lage- "jayadrath mara nahian gaya. sooryasht ho gaya. arjun ki pratijna poori n ho saki! ab khya hoga?" udhar kaurav sena mean khushi ki laharean phail gee aur sainik jahaan-jahaan shor machane lage. jayadrath ne bhi pashchim ki or dekhate hue man me kaha- "chalo, pran bache!" isi bich shrikrishhn ne arjun se kaha- "arjun! jayadrath soory ki taraph dekhane mean laga hai aur man mean samajh raha hai ki soory doob gaya. parantu abhi to soory dooba nahian hai. yah aandhakar mera hi phailaya hua hai. apani pratijna poori karane ka tumhhare liye yahi avasar hai." shrikrishhn ke ye vachan arjun ke kan mean p de hi the ki arjun ke gaandiv se ek tej ban chhoota aur jayadrath ke sir ko aise u da le gaya jaise chil murgi ke bachhche ko u da le jati hai. par shrikrishhn ne samay par hi ek aur chetavani arjun ko de di thi- "arjun! jayadrath ke sir ko jamin par n girane dena. ban is tarah marana ki usake sahare hi vah akash-marg se jakar usake pita vriddhakshatr ki god mean ja gire. jayadrath ko mile varadan ki bat tumako yad hi hogi ki jisake hathoan isaka sir prithhvi par girega usake sau tuk de ho jayeange. "arjun ne aisa hi kiya. jayadrath ke pita raja vriddhakshatr apane ashram mean baithe sandhhya kar rahe the. itane mean kale-kale kesh aur sone ke kuandaloan vala jayadrath ka sir dhhyan-maghn raja ki god mean ja gira. dhhyan samapht hone par jab vriddhakshatr ki aankhean khulian aur vah uthe to jayadrath ka sir unaki god se jamin par gir p da aur usi kshan boodhe vriddhakshatr ke sir ke bhi sau tuk de ho gaye. jayadrath aur usake vriddh pita donoan hi ek sath virochit shvarg ko sidhare. shrikrishhn, arjun, bhim aur sathyaki ne apane-apane shankh bajakar vijay-ghosh kiya. paandav-sena ke doosare viroan ne bhi shankh bajaye. yah sunakar dharmaraj yudhishthir ne jan liya ki arjun ke hathoan jayadrath ka vadh ho gaya aur un sabake anand ki sima n rahi. isake bad to yudhishthir doone uthsah ke sath, sari paandav-sena ko lekar achary dron par toot p de. chaudahavean din ka yuddh keval sooryasht tak hi nahian hua balki rat ko bhi hota raha. jhyoan-jhyoan yuddh ka josh badhata gaya, thyoan-thyoan vidhi-nishedh ki simaean ek-ek karake tootati gee. yahaan tak ki aant mean adharm ka bolabala ho gaya. |
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