शान्तनु

shantanu bharatavansh mean utpann b de pratapi raja the. bhishm inhian ke putr the.

ek bar hastinapur ke maharaj pratip ganga ke kinare tapasya kar rahe the. unake roop-saundary se mohit hokar devi ganga unaki dahini jaangh par akar baith geean. maharaj yah dekhakar ashchary mean p d gaye. tab ganga ne kaha, 'he rajanh! maian jahnu rrishi ki putri ganga hooan aur apase vivah karane ki abhilasha lekar apake pas aee hooan.' is par maharaj pratip bole, 'gange! tum meri dahini jaangh par baithi ho. patni ko to vamaangi hona chahiye, dahini jaangh to putr ka pratik hai. atah maian tumhean apani putravadhoo ke roop mean svikar karata hooan.' yah sunakar ganga vahaan se chali geean.

ganga se vivah

ab maharaj pratip ne putr prapti ke liye ghor tap karana arambh kar diya. unake tap ke phalasvaroop unhean putr ki prapti huee, jisaka nam unhoanne shantanu rakha. shantanu ke yuva hone par use ganga ke sath vivah karane ka adesh dekar maharaj pratip svarg chale gaye. pita ke adesh ka palan karane ke liye shantanu ne ganga ke pas jakar unase vivah karane ke liye nivedan kiya. ganga bolian, “rajan! maian apake sath vivah to kar sakati hooan, kintu apako vachan dena hoga ki ap mere kisi bhi kary mean hastakshep nahian kareange.” shantanu ne ganga ke kahe anusar vachan dekar unase vivah kar liya.

ganga ke garbh se maharaj shantanu ke ath putr huye, jinamean se sat ko ganga ne ganga nadi mean le jakar baha diya aur apane diye huye vachan mean bandhe hone ke karan maharaj shantanu kuchh bol n sake. jab ganga ka athavaan putr hua aur vah use bhi nadi mean bahane ke liye le jane lagi to raja shantanu se raha n gaya aur ve bole, “gange! tumane mere sat putroan ko nadi mean baha diya, kintu apani pratijna ke anusar maianne kuchh n kaha. ab tum mere is athavean putr ko bhi bahane ja rahi ho. maian tumase prarthana karata hooan ki kripa karake ise nadi mean mat bahao.” yah sunakar ganga ne kaha, “rajan! apane apani pratijna bhang kar di hai, isaliye ab maian apake pas nahian rah sakati.” itana kahakar ganga apane putr ke sath antardhan ho geean.

tatpashchat maharaj shantanu ne chhattis varsh brahmachary vrat dharan karake vyatit kar diye. phir ek din unhoanne ganga ke kinare jakar ganga se kaha, “gange! aj meri ichchha us balak ko dekhane ki ho rahi hai, jise tum apane sath le gee thian.” ganga ek sundar stri ke roop mean us balak ke sath prakat ho geean aur bolian, “rajanh! yah apaka putr hai tatha isaka nam devavrat hai, ise grahan karo. yah parakrami hone ke sath vidvan bhi hoga. astr vidya mean yah parashuram ke saman hoga.” maharaj shantanu apane putr devavrat ko pakar atyant prasann huye aur use apane sath hastinapur lakar yuvaraj ghoshit kar diya.

bhishm pratijna

ek din maharaj shantanu yamuna ke tat par ghoom rahe the ki unhean nadi mean nav chalate huye ek sundar kanya drishtigat huee. usake aang-aang se sugandh nikal rahi thi. maharaj ne us kanya se poochha, “he devi! tum kaun ho?” kanya ne bataya, “maharaj! mera nam satyavati hai aur maian nishad kanya hooan.” maharaj usake roop yauvan par rijhakar tatkal usake pita ke pas pahuanche aur satyavati ke sath apane vivah ka prastav kiya. is par dhianvar (nishad) bola, “rajanh! mujhe apani kanya ka apake sath vivah karane mean koee apatti nahian hai, parantu apako meri kanya ke garbh se utpann putr ko hi apane rajy ka uttaradhikari banana hoga.” nishad ke in vachanoan ko sunakar maharaj shantanu chupachap hastinapur laut aye.

satyavati ke viyog mean maharaj shantanu vyakul rahane lage. unaka sharir durbal hone laga. maharaj ki is dasha ko dekhakar devavrat ko b di chianta huee. jab unhean mantriyoan ke dvara pita ki is prakar ki dasha hone ka karan jnat hua to ve tatkal samast mantriyoan ke sath nishad ke ghar ja pahuanche aur unhoanne nishad se kaha, “he nishad! ap saharsh apani putri satyavati ka vivah mere pita shantanu ke sath kar dean. maian apako vachan deta hooan ki apaki putri ke garbh se jo balak janm lega, vahi rajy ka uttaradhikari hoga. kalantar mean meri koee santan apaki putri ke santan ka adhikar chhin n paye, is karan se maian pratijna karata hooan ki maian ajanm avivahit rahooanga.” unaki is pratijna ko sunakar nishad ne hath jo dakar kaha, “he devavrat! apaki yah pratijna abhootapoorv hai.” itana kahakar nishad ne tatkal apani putri satyavati ko devavrat tatha unake mantriyoan ke sath hastinapur bhej diya. devavrat ne apani mata satyavati ko lakar apane pita shantanu ko sauanp diya. pita ne prasann hokar putr se kaha, “vats! tumane pitribhakti ke vashibhoot hokar aisi pratijna ki hai, jo aj tak kisi ne nahian ki aur n bhavishy mean karega. maian tumhean varadan deta hooan ki tumhari mrityu tumhari ichchha se hi hogi. tumhari is prakar ki pratijna karane ke karan tum bhishm kahalaoge aur tumhari pratijna 'bhishm pratijna' ke nam se sadaiv prakhyat rahegi."


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