यक्ष-युधिष्ठिर संवाद

yaksh yudhishthir se prashn karate huye

apane ajnatavas ke dauran pandav kuchh dinoan tak kamyakavan mean rahane ke pashh‍chat dvaitavan mean chale gaye. vahaan ek bar jab paanchoan bhaee bhraman kar rahe the to unhean pyas satane lagi. yudhishthir ne nakul ko ajna di- “he nakul! tum jal dhooandhakar le ao." nakul jal ki talash mean ek jalashay ke pas chale aye, kintu jaise hi jal lene ke lie udyat hue, sarovar kinare vriksh par baitha ek bagula bola- “he nakul! yadi tum mere prashh‍noan ke uttar diye bina is sarovar ka jal piyoge to tumhari mrityu ho jayegi." nakul ne us bagule ki or tanik bhi dhyan nahian diya aur sarovar se jal lekar pi liya. jal pite hi ve bhoomi par gir p de.

nakul ke ane mean vilanb hote dekh yudhishthir ne kram se any tinoan bhaiyoan ko bheja aur un sabhi ka bhi nakul jaisa hi hal hua. antatah yudhishthir svayan jalashay ke pas pahuanche. unhoanne dekha ki vahaan par unake sabhi bhaee mritavastha mean p de hue haian. ve abhi is d‍rishy ko dekhakar ashh‍charyachakit hi the ki vriksh par baithe bagule ka svar unhean sunaee diya- “he yudhishthir! maian yaksh hooan. maianne tumhare bhaiyoan se kaha tha ki mere prashh‍noan ka uttar dene ke pashchat hi jal lena, kintu ve n mane aur unaka yah parinam hua. ab tum bhi yadi mere prashh‍noan ka uttar diye bina jal grahan karane ka prayatn karoge to tumhara bhi yahi hal hoga.”

bagula roopi yaksh ki bat sunakar yudhishthir bole- “he yaksh! maian apake adhikar ki vastu ko kadapi nahian lena chahata. ap ab apana prashh‍n poochhiye.”

yaksh ne poochha- “soory ko kaun udit karata hai? usake charoan or kaun chalate haian? use ast kaun karata hai aur vah kisamean pratishthit hai?"

yudhishthir ne uttar mean kaha- “he yaksh! soory ko brahm udit karata hai. devata usake charoan or chalate haian. dharm use ast karata hai aur vah saty mean pratishthit hai.”

yaksh ne punah poochha- “manushy shrotriy kaise hota hai? mahat pad kisake dvara prapt karata hai? kisake dvara vah dvitiyavan (brahmaroop) hota hai aur kisase buddhiman hota hai?”

yudhishthir ka uttar tha- “shruti ke dvara manushy shrotriy hota hai. smriti se vah mahat prapt karata hai. tap ke dvara vah dvitiyavan hota hai aur gurujanoan ki seva se vah buddhiman hota hai.”

yaksh ka agala prashh‍n tha- “brahmanoan mean devatv kya hai? unamean satpurushoan jaisa dharm kya hai? manushi bhav kya hai aur asatpurushoan ka sa acharan kya hai?”

in prashh‍noan ke uttar mean yudhishthir bole- “vedoan ka svadhyay hi brahmanoan mean devatv hai. unaka tap hi satpurushoan jaisa dharm hai. mrityu manushi bhav hai aur paraninda asatpurushoan ka sa acharan hai.”

yaksh ne phir poochha- “kaun ek vastu yajniy sam hai? kaun ek vastu yajniy yajuah hai? kaun ek vastu yajn ka varan karati hai aur kis ek ka yajn atikraman nahian karata?”

yudhishthir bole- “pran ek vastu yajniy sam hai. man ek vastu yajniy yajuah hai. ek matr rrikh hi yajn ka varan karati hai aur ek matr rrikh ka hi yajn atikraman nahian karata.”

is prakar yaksh ne yudhishthir se aur bhi anek prashh‍n kie aur yudhishthir ne us sabhi prashh‍noan ke uchit uttar die. isase prasann hokar yaksh bole- “he yudhishthir! tum dharm ke sabhi marmoan ke jnata ho. maian tumhare uttaroan se santusht hooan. atah maian tumhare ek bhaee ko jivanadan deta hooan. bolo tumhare kis bhaee ko maian jivit karooan?” yudhishthir ne kaha- “ap nakul ko jivit kar dijiye.” is par yaksh bole- “yudhishthir! tumane mahabali bhim ya trilok vijayi arjun ka jivanadan n maangakar nakul ko hi jivit karane ke liye kyoan kaha?” yudhishthir ne yaksh ke is prashh‍n ka uttar is prakar diya- “he yaksh! dharmatma pandu ki do raniyaan thian- kunti aur madri. meri, bhim aur arjun ki mata kunti thian tatha nakul aur sahadev ki madri. isalie jahaan mata kunti ka ek putr maian jivit hooan, vahian mata madri ke bhi ek putr nakul ko hi jivit rahana chahiye. isiliye maianne nakul ka jivanadan maanga hai.”

yudhishthir ke vachan sunakar yaksh ne prasann hote hue kaha- “he vats! maian tumhare vicharoan se atyant hi prasann hua hooan, isaliye maian tumhare sabhi bhaiyoan ko jivit karata hooan. vastav mean maian tumhara pita dharm hooan aur tumhari pariksha lene ke liye yahaan aya tha.” dharm ke itana kahate hi sab pandav aise uth kh de hue jaise ki gahari niand se jage hoan. yudhishthir ne apane pita dharm ke charan sparsh kar unaka ashirvad liya. phir dharm ne kaha- “vats maian tumase bahut prasann hooan, isalie tum mujhase apani ichchhanusar var maang lo.” yudhishthir bole- “he tath! hamara barah varshoan ka vanavas poorn ho raha hai aur ab ham ek varsh ke ajnatavas mean jane vale haian. atah ap yah var dijie ki us ajnatavas mean koee bhi hamean n pahachan sake. sath hi mujhe yah var dijie ki meri vriti sada ap arthath dharm mean hi lagi rahe.” dharm yudhishthir ko unake maange hue donoan var dekar vahaan se antardhyan ho ge.


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