mahabharat katha -chakravarti rajagopalachary
1. devavrat
"sundari, tum jo koee bhi ho, mera prem svikar karo aur meri patni ban jao! mera rajy, mera dhan, yahaan tak ki mere pran bhi aj se tumhare arpan haian." prem-vihval raja ne us devi sundari se yachana ki. devi ganga ek sundar yuvati ka roop dharan kiye nadi ke tat par kh di thian, unake saundary aur navayauvan ne raja shantanu ko moh liya tha. smit-vadana ganga bolian-" rajan apaki patni hona mujhe svikar hai, par isase pahale apako meri shartean manani hoangi. kya ap maneange?" raja ne kaha- "avashy!" ganga boli- "mujhase koee yah n poochh sakega ki maian kaun hooan aur kis kul ki hooan? maian kuchh bhi karooan-achchha ya bura, mujhe koee n roke. meri kisi bhi bat par koee mujh par naraj n ho aur n koee mujhe daante-dapate. meri ye shartean haian inamean se ek bhi to de jane par maian usi kshan apako chho dakar chali jaooangi. svikar hai apako?" raja shantanu ne ganga ki sari shartean man li aur vachan diya ki vah unaka poorn roop se palan kareange. ganga shantanu ke bhavan ki shobha badhane lagian. unake shil, svabhav, namrata aur achanchal prem ko dekhakar raja shantanu mugdh ho gaye. ajnat sundari ke is vyavahar se raja shantanu chakit rah jate. unake ashchary aur kshobh ka paravar n rahata. sochate, yah smit vadan aur mridul gat aur yah paishachik vyavahar! yah taruni kaun hai? kahaan ki hai? is tarah ke kee vichar unake man me uthate; par vachan de chuke the, is karan man masosakar rah jate. soory ke saman tejasvi sat bachchoan ko ganga mean isi bhaanti nadi ki dhara mean baha diya. athavaan bachcha paida hua. ganga ise bhi lekar nadi ki taraph jane lagian to shantanu se n raha gaya. bole- "thaharo, batao ki yah ghor pap karane par kyoan tuli huee ho? maan hokar apane nadan bachchoan ko akaran hi kyoan mar diya karati ho? yah ghrinit vyavahar tumhean shobha nahian deta." raja ki bat sunakar ganga man-hi-man muskaraeean, par krodh ka abhinay karati huee bolian- "rajan! kya ap apana vachan bhool gaye? maloom hota hai ki apako putr se hi matalab hai, mujhase nahian. |
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