mahabharat katha -chakravarti rajagopalachary
20.jarasandh-vadh
magadh desh ka raja brihadrath apani shooravirata ke liye b da vikhyat tha. usake adhin tin akshauhini sena thi. uchit samay par yashasvi raja brihadrath ne kashiraj ki ju davaan betiyoan se byah kiya. raja brihadrath ne apani patniyoan ko vachan diya tha ki vah donoan mean se kisi ke sath koee pakshapat nahian karega. vivah ke bahut din bit jane par bhi raja brihadrath ke koee santan nahian huee. vriddhavastha a jane aur santan ki or se nirash ho jane par raja brihadrath apane mantriyoan ke hath mean rajy ka karyabhar sauanpakar apani donoan patniyoan ko lekar van mean tapasya karane chale gaye. ek din van mean maharshi gautam ke vanshaj chandakaushik muni se unaki bheant huee. raja brihadrath ne munivar ka vidhivat adar satkar kiya aur unako apani vyatha sunaee. muni chandakaushik ko raja ke hal par daya aee. unhoanne raja se poochha, "ap mujhase kya chahate haian?" brihadrath ne karun svar mean kaha- "munivar! maian b da hi abhaga hooan. putr-bhag se vanchit hooan. rajy chho dakar van mean tapasya karane aya hooan. is halat mean maian apase aur kya maang sakata hooan?" raja ki batoan se chandakaushik ka man pighal gaya. vah usi kshan ek am ke pe d ke niche asan jamakar baith gaye aur dhyan mean lin ho gaye. itane mean ek paka hua am unaki god mean gira. maharshi ne use lekar lekar raja ko dete hue kaha, "rajan! yah lo, isase tumhara duahkh door ho jayega." raja ne us phal ke do tuk de kiye aur donoan patniyoan ko ek-ek tuk da khila diya. phal khane ke bad donoan patniyoan ko garbh rah gaya. raja brihadrath b de pramudit hue. raja maharshiyaan to anand ke mare phooli n samaee. par jab bachche paida hue to raniyoan par vajr gira, kyoanki ve bachche poore nahian the, balki adhe the; ek-ek bachche ke keval ek hath, ek pair, ek aankh, ek kan tatha muanh ka adha hissa hi tha. unako dekhane par man mean ek sath bhay aur ghrina hoti thi; parantu donoan tuk doan mean jan thi aur ve harakat bhi karate the. maans ke in manahoos pindoan ko dekhakar raniyaan b di hi vyakul ho uthian aur daiyoan ko ajna di ki in tuk doan ko lapetakar kahian door pheank ayean. ajna pakar daiyaan un tuk doan ko uthakar koo de-karakat mean pheank aeean. itane mean nar-maans khane vali ek rakshasi maans ki talash mean bhatakati huee us jagah pahuanchi jahaan bachchoan ke ve tuk de the. tuk de dekhe to rakshasi ne unako khane ke liye ek sath hath mean uthaya. usaka uthana tha ki donoan tuk de apas mean ju d gaye aur ek sundar bachcha ban gaya. rakshasi ne jab yah chamatkar dekha to socha ki is bachche ko marana thik n hoga. yah sochakar vah ek sundar yuvati ke roop mean raja brihadrath ke pas gee aur bachcha unhean de diya. kaha- "yah ap hi ka bachcha hai." |
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