shri dvarikadhish -sudarshan sianh 'chakr'
25. pradyumn-parinay
'maian usamean baithane hi aya hooan aur koee dhrishtata nahian karooanga. pradyumn ne ashvasan diya. 'vah kya?' pradyumn ne poochh liya. 'kal hi svayanvar sabha hai. samay nahian hai ki maian putri ko samajha sakooan aur aisa karana ab amantrit rajakumaroan ke sath anyay hoga.' rukmi ne spasht kaha- 'jo log aye haian, unamean-se adhikaansh tumhare pita ke shatru haian aur sasainy aye haian. kanya tumhean varan kare to maian sena sahit tumhara samarthan karane ko dharmatah svatantr hooan; kintu vah kisi aur ko yadi varamala dalati hai; maian usake haran mean tumhari sahayata nahian kar sakata.' 'maian kanya haran karane nahian aya.' putr ne pita ka vaky duhara diya- 'any manolagna kanya ko pane mean mera koee utsah nahian hai. lekin in agatoan ne koee utpat kiya to maian akele hi inhean dekh lene mean saksham hooan. aisi koee ghrishtata karani p de to ap kshama kareange.' rukmi prasann ho gaya pradyumn ke shil, vinay tatha sahas se. usaki bahin ne upayukt putr paya hai. pradyumn ne kah diya- 'ap advitiy maharathi haian, kintu koee avasar a hi p de to is balak ko tho da avasar deange apane kaushal evan parakram ko prakat karane ka.' sachamuch svayanvar sabha mean yah avasar a gaya. rukmavati ne to pradyumn ke ane par jab unhean dekha tha tabhi nishchay kar liya tha. un sakshat manmath ko dekhakar koee bhi kanya doosare ka varan karegi kaise. svayanvar sabha to aupacharik ban gayi. rukmi ne pradyumn ko kanya ke pravesh dvar ke parshv mean prathamasan diya tha. vandiyoan ne prashasti sunayian. kanya ne varamala liye sakhiyoan ke sath pravesh kiya rangasthal mean aur pradyumn ka parichay bhi poora nahian hua tha vandiyoan ke dvara ki kanya ne unake kanth mean varamala dal di. 'chhal kiya gaya hai. sabako bulakar apamanit kiya gaya hai.' agat rajakumar kruddh ho uthe. rangasthal mean kolahal hone laga- 'kanya ko pahile se sikha diya gaya tha. usane kisi doosare ki or dekha tak nahian. kisi ka parichay nahian suna.' 'maharaj rukmi ko kanya apane bhaginey ko hi deni thi to sabako svayanvar ka amantran kyoan kiya gaya?' rajakumaroan ne dhanush utha liye aur unaki sena pahile se shastr-sajj kh di thi. ve kanya-haran ko prastut hokar hi aye the. |
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