vaishampayanaji janamejay ko shantanu ke charitr v gunoan ka varnan karate haian. aur shantanu ka putr jo ki ganga ke garbh se janm leta hai use ganga pal-posakar b da kar deti hai. tatha use shantanu ko sauanp kar chali jati hai. vaishampayanaji in sabhi batoan ka ullekh mahabharat adiparv ke ‘sambhav parv’ ke aantargat adhyay 100 mean is prakar karate haian.[1]
shantanu ka apane putr devavrat se milan
vasu ke avatar bhoot gaangey unake putr hue, jinaka nam devavrat tha, ve pita ke saman hi rup, achar, vhyavahar tatha vidya se samhpann the. laukik aur alaukik sab prakar ke astr-shastroan ki kala mean ve parangat the. unake bal, sathy (dhairy) tatha viry (parakram) mahan the. ve maharathi vir the. ek samay kisi hiansak pashu ko vanean se biandhakar raja shanhtanu usaka pichha karate heu bhagirathi ganga ke tatapar aye. unhhoanne dekha ki gangaji mean bahut tho da jal rah gaya hai. use dekhakar purushoan mean shreshth maharaj shanhtanu is chinhta mean p d gaye ki yah saritaoan mean shreshth dev nadi aj pahale ki tarah khyoan nahian vah rahi hai. tadananhtar mahamana naresh ne isake karan ka pata lagate hue jab age badhakar dekha, tab maloom hua ki ek param sunhdar manohar rup se samhpann vishalakay kumar devaraj inhdr ke saman divhyastr ka abhhyas kar raha hai aur apane tikhe banoan se samoochi ganga ki dhara ko rok kar kh da hai. raja ne usake nikat ki ganga nadi ko usake banoan se vhyapt dekha. us balak ka yah alaukik karm dekhakar unhhean b da ashchary hua. shanhtanu ne apen putr ko pahale paida hone ke samay hi dekha tha; at: un buddhiman naresh ko us samay usaki yad nahian ayi; isiliye ve apane hi putr ko pahachan n sake. balak ne apane pita ko dekhakar unhhean maya se mohit kar diya aur mohit karake shighr yahian anhtardhan ho gaya.
ganga ka devavrat ko shantanu ko sauanpana
yah adbhut bat dekhakar raja shanhtanu ko kuchh sandeh hua aur unhhoanne ganga se apane putr ko dikhane ko kaha. tab gangaji param sunhdar rup dharan karake apane putr ka dahina hath pak de samane ayian aur divhy vastrabhooshanoan se vibhooshit kumar devavrat ko dikhaya. ganga divhy abhooshanoan se alankrit ho shvachhchh-sunhdar sa di pahine hue thian. isase unaka anupam saunhdary itana badh gaya tha ki pahale ki dekhi hone par bhi raja shanhtanu unhhean pahachan n sake. gangaji ne kaha- maharaj! poorvakal mean apane apane jis athavean putr ko mere garbh se prapt kiya tha, yah vahi hai. purushasianh! yah samhpoorn astravettaoan mean athyanht uttam hai. rajanh! maianne ise pal-posakar b da kar diya hai. ab ap apane is putr ko grahan kijiye. narashreshth! shvaminh! ise ghar le jaiye. apaka yah balavanh putr maharshi vashishth se chhahoan aangoan sahit vedoan ka adhhyayan kar chuka hai. yah astr-vidya ka bhi pandit hai, mahanh dhanurdhar hai aur yuddh mean devaraj inhdr ke saman parakrami hai. bharat! devata aur asur bhi isaka sada samhman karate haian. shukrachary jis (niti) shastr ko janate haian, usaka yah bhi poorn rup se janakar hai. isi prakar aangira ke putr dev-danav vandit brihshpati jis shastr ko janate haian, vah bhi apake is mahavahu mahathma putr mean aang aur upaangoan sahit poornaroop se pratishthit hai. jo doosaroan se parasht nahian hote, ve pratapi maharshi jamadagninanhdan parashuram jis astr-vidya ko janate haian, vah bhi mere is putr mean pratishthit hai. viravar maharaj! yah kumar rajadharm tatha arthashastr ka mahanh pandit hai. mere diye hue is maha dhanurdhar vir putr ko ap ghar le jaiye.[1]varnamala kramanusar lekh khoj