अश्वत्थामा के मन में क्रूर संकल्प का उदय

mahabharat sauptik parv ke aantargat pahale adhyay mean sanjay ne kauoan par ulloo ke akraman ko dekhakar ashvatthama ke man mean kroor sankalp ke uday hone ka varnan kiya hai, jo is prakar hai-

kritavarma aur kripachary ka nidra mean lin hona

sanjay bole- maharaj! tadanantar sooryadev ke parvat shreshth astachal par pahuanch jane par dhay ki bhaanti sampooarn jagat ko apani god mean vishram dene vali ratridevi ka sarvatr adhipaty ho gaya. sampoorn grahoan nakshatroan aur taraoan se alankrit hua akash jari ki sa di ke saman sab or se dekhane yogy pratit hota tha. ratri mean vicharane vale prani apani ichchha ke anusar uchhalakood machane lage aur jo din mean vicharane vale jiv-jantu the, ve nidra ke adhin ho gaye. ratri mean ghoomane-phirane vale jivoan ka atyant bhayankar shabd prakat hone laga. maansabhakshi prani prasann ho gaye aur vah bhayankar ratri sab or vyapti ho gayi. ratri ka pratham prahar bit raha tha. us bhayankar bela mean dukh aur shok se santapt hue kritavarma, kripachary tatha ashvatthama ek sath hi as-pas baith gaye. vatavriksh ke samip baithakar kauravoan tatha pandav yoddhaoan ke usi vinash ki biti huee bat ke liye shok karate hue ve tinoan vir nidra se sare aansh shithil ho jane ke karan prithvi par let gaye. us samay ve bhari thakavat se choor-choor ho rahe the aur nana prakar ke banoan se unake sare aang kshat-vikshat ho gaye the. tadanantatar kripachary aur kritavarma- in donoan maharathiyoan ko gadhi niand a gayi. ve sukh bhogane ke yogy the, dukh pane ke yogy kadapi nahian the to bhi dharati par hi so gaye the.

ulloo ka kauoan par akraman

maharaj! bahumooly shayya evan sukh samagri se sampann hone par bhi un donoan viroan ko parishram aur shok se pi dit ho anath ki bhaanti prithvi par hi p da dekh dronaputr ashvatthama krodh aur amarsh ke vashibhoot ho gaya. bharat! us samay use niand nahian ayi. vah sarp ke saman lanbi saans khianchata raha. krodh se jalate rahane ke karan niand usake pas phatakane nahian pati thi. us mahabahu vir ne bhayankar dikhayi dene vale us van ki or baranbar drishtipat kiya. kurunandan! us vriksh par sahasroan kaue rat mean basera le rahe the. ve prithak-prithak ghoansaloan ka ashray lekar sukh ki niand so rahe the. un kauoan ke sab or nirbhay hokar so jane par ashvatthama ne dekha ki sahasa ek bhayanak ulloo udhar a nikala. usaki boli b di bhayankar thi. dil-daul bhi b da tha. aankhean kale rang ki thi. usaka sharir bhoora aur piangalavarn ka tha. usaki choanch aur panje bahut b de the aur vah garu d ke saman vegashali jan p data tha. bharatanandaran! vah pakshi komal boli bolakar chhipata hua-sa baragad ki us shakha par ane ki ichchha karane laga. kauoan ke liye kalaroopadhari us vihangamane vat vriksh ki us shakha par b de veg se akraman kiya aur soye hue bahut-se kauoan ko mar dala. usane apane panjoan se astr ka kam lekar kinhian kauoan ke pankh noch dale kinhian ke sir kat liye aur kinhian ke pair to d dale. prajanath! us balavan ulloo ne jo-jo kaue usaki drishti mean aye, un sabako ksharabhar mean mar dala. isase vah sara vatavriksh kauoan ke shariroan tatha unake vibhinn avayavoan dvara sab or se achchhaandit ho gaya. vah shatruoan ka sanhar karane vala ulook un kauoan ka vadh karake shatruoan se ichchhanusar badala lekar bahut prasanna hua.

ashvatthama ka sankalp karana

ratri mean ulloo ke dvara kiye gaye us kapatapoorn kroor karm ko dekhakar svayan bhi vaisa hi karane ka sankalp lekar ashv‍tthama akela hi vichar karane laga- is pakshi ne yuddh mean kya karana chahiye isaka upadesh mujhe de diya. maian samajhata hooan ki mere liye isi prakar shatruoan ke sanhar karane ka samay prapt hua hai. pandav is samay vijay se ullasit ho rahe haian. ve balavan utsahi aur prahar karane mean kushal haian. unhean apana lakshy prapt ho gaya hai. aisi avastha mean aj maian apani shakti se unaka vadh nahian kar sakata. idhar maianne raja duryodhan ke samip panh‍davoan ke vadh ki pratijna kar li hai. parantu yah kary vaisa hi hai jaisa patiangoan ka ag mean kood p dana. maianne jis vriti ka ashray lekar poorvokt pratijna ki hai vah mera hi vinash karane vali hai. isamean sandeh nahian ki yadi maian nyay ke anusar yuddh karooanga to mujhe apane pranoan ka parityag karana p dega. yadi chhal se kam looan to avashy mere abhisht manorath ki siddhi ho sakati hai. shatruoan ka mahan sanhar bhi tabhi sanbhav hoga. jahaan siddhi milane mean sandeh ho usaki apeksha us upay ka avalamban karana uttam hai, jisamean sanshay ke liye sthan n ho.

sadharan log tatha shastrajn purush bhi usi ka adhik adar karate haian. is lok mean jis kary ko garhaniy samajha jata ho, jisaki sab log bharapet ninda karate hoan. vah bhi kshatriyadharm ke anusar bartav karane vale manushy ke liye kartavy mana gaya hai. apavitr ant‍karan vale pandavoan ne bhi to pad-pad par aise kary kiye haian, jo sab-ke-sab ninda aur ghrina ke yogy rahe haian. unake dvara bhi anek kapatapoorn karm kiye hi gaye haian. is vishay mean nyay par drishti rakhane vale dharmachinta evan tattvadarshi purushoan ne prachin kal mean aise shlokoan ka gan kiya hai, jo tatvik arth ka pratipadan karane vale haian. ve shlok is prakar sune jate haian- shatruoan ki sena yadi bahut thak gayi ho, titar-bitar ho gayi ho, bhojan kar rahi ho, kahian ja rahi ho athava kisi sthan vishesh mean pravesh kar rahi ho to bhi vipakshiyoan ko us par prahar karana hi chahiye. jo sena adhi rat ke samay niand mean achet p di ho jis ka nayak nasht ho gaya ho jisake yoddhaoan mean phoot ho gayi ho aur jo duvidha mean p d gayi ho us par bhi shatru ko avashy prahar karana chahie.

sambandhit lekh

mahabharat sauptik parv mean ullekhit kathaean

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aishik parv

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