mahabharat katha -chakravarti rajagopalachary
103.dhritarashtr
yadyapi maharaj yudhishthir ne dhritarashtr ko har prakar se aram pahuanchane ka uchit prabandh kar rakha tha, to bhi dhritarashtr ka ji sukh-bhog mean nahian lagata tha. ek to vah bahut vriddh ho gaye the, phir bhimasen ki apriy batoan se kabhi-kabhi unaka hriday khinn ho jata tha. dhire-dhire usake man mean itana virag a gaya ki aram se rahana to door raha chhipe taur se aanshik upavas tak rakhane lage aur unhoanne palang par sona bhi chho d diya. doosare bhi aur kitane hi kathin vratoan ke karan unaka sharir bahut krish ho gaya tha. in batoan mean gaandhari bhi unaka anusaran kiya karati thian. ek din dhritarashtr dharmaraj ke bhavan mean gaye aur unase bole- "beta! tumhara kalyan ho. pandrah varsh se mujhe apane yahaan aram se rakhe hue ho aur dhyan se meri dekhabhal karate ho. tumhare ashray mean rahate hue maianne dan-puny bhi bahut kiye. putr vihina-gaandhari bhi kisi tarah dhiraj dhar leti hai aur dil lagakar meri seva kiya karati hai. draupadi ka apaman karane vale aur tumhari paitrik sanpatti har lene vale mere anyayi putroan ka to unake apane karmoan ke karan nash hua par yuddh mean mare jakar ve virochit svarg ko prapt hue. is karan mujhe unaki koee chinta nahian hai. ab to meri aur gaandhari ki yahi prabal ichchha hai ki ham bhi apani svarg-prapti ki taiyari karean aur dharmik kartavhyoan par adhik dhyan dean. tum to shastroan ke jnata ho aur yah bhi janate ho ki hamare vansh ki paranparagat pratha ke anusar ham vriddhoan ko valkal dharan karake van mean jana chahie. isake anusar hi maian ab tumhari bhalaee ki kamana karata hua van mean jakar rahana chahata hooan. tumhean is bat ki anumati mujhe deni hi hogi. tum raja ho, isaliye meri tapasya ke phal ka chhatha hissa bhi tumhean prapt hoga." dhritarashtr ki ye batean sunakar yudhishthir bahut khinn hue aur bhare hue hriday se bole- "maharaj, ham logoan ko tanik bhi pata n tha ki ap is bhaanti vrat-upavas rakh rahe haian, bhoomi par sote haian. meri laparavahi ke karan apako yah apar duahkh sahana p d raha hai. sachamuch maian b da hi duratma hooan. maian is rajy ko lekar kya karooan? sukh-bhog se mera bhi ji uchat gaya hai. maharaj, sampatti ke lobh mean p dakar maianne bhari aparadh kiya. ap use kshama karean. ab maianne tay kiya hai ki aj se apaka hi putr yuyutsu rajagaddi par baithe ya jise ap chahean raja bana dean athava shasan ki bagador svayan apane hathoan mean le lean aur praja ka palan karean. maian van mean chala jaooanga. raja maian nahian balki ap hi haian. aisi halat mean apako anumati kaise de sakata hooan? mujhe kaphi apayash prapt ho chuka hai; ab aur bhi dosh ka bhagi n banaiye. duryodhan se ab mera koee vair-virodh nahian raha." |
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