vishay soochi
bharat savitri -vasudevasharan agraval
3. aranyak parv
adhyay : 277-283
38. savitri-upakhyan
‘sadh’ dhatu ka is arth mean prayog theth guptakal ki bhasha mean ata hai. kumaragupt ke samay ke (paanchavian shati) chaturbhani namak granth mean anek bar is dhatu ka isi arth mean prayog hua hai. aranyak parv ke oopar likhit shlok se milata hua prayog raghuvansh mean kalidas ne bhi kiya hai, ‘‘sadhayamyahamavighnamastute.’ in shlokoan ko yadi nikal diya jay to 278.10 ki sangati 279.1 shlok se ju d jati hai. tab raja ashvapati ne dyumatsen ke ashram mean jakar vidhivat apani kanya satyavan ko arpit ki. apane pita ke laut jane par savitri ne sab abhooshan tyagakar aranyavas ke yogy valkal dharan kar liya aur apane sas-susar evan pati ko paricharya se sanntusht kiya. ashram mean rahate hue samay bitata gaya, par savitri ko sote-jagate narad ka vah vaky yad rahata tha. jab vah samay nikat aya aur jab usane jana ki chauthe din pati ki mrityu hogi to usane tin din ka nirahar vrat kiya aur rat-din jagati rahi. vadhoo ke us niyam se raja dyumatsen ko duahkh hua aur usane savitri se kaha, ‘‘tumane yah atyant kathor vrat arambh kiya hai. tin ratri ka upavas param dushkar hota hai.’’ savitri ne uttar diya, ‘‘he tat, ap chinta n karean, maian is vrat ko poora kar looangi. maianne aisa hi nishchay kiya hai aur isaka hetu hai.’’ dyumatsen ne kaha, ‘‘tum vrat to d do’, yah kahana uchit nahian haian. mujhe yahi kahana chahie ki tumhara vrat poorn ho.’’ yah kahakar dyumatsen chup ho ge, kintu savitri ne agale din bhartri-maran ka soch karate hue b di kathinaee se vah ratri kh de-kh de bitaee. usaka sharir kashth-jaisa ho gaya. agale din jab tak soory akash mean char hath ooanche uthe, usase pahale hi usane agnihotr karake sab brahmanoan se evan sas-sasur se saubhagyavati hone ka ashirvad prapt kiya aur dhyan-yog mean lin hokar us muhoort ki pratiksha karane lagi. tab usake sas-sasur ne ekant mean kaha, ‘‘tumane vidhivat apana vrat poora kar liya, usake paran ka samay hai, ab ahar karo’’ savitri ne kaha, ‘‘mera sankalp hai ki soory ke ast hone par bhojan karooangi. usi samay satyavan kandhe par kulha da rakhakar van ke lie chala. savitri ne kaha, ‘‘ap akele n jayan, maian sath chalooangi. aj apako chho dane ka man nahian hai.’’ satyavan ne vismit hokar kaha, ‘‘pahale to tum kabhi sath nahian chalian, aur phir aj to vrat aur upavas se kshin ho, paidal kaise chalogi?’’ savitri ne kaha, ‘‘upavas se mujhe koee kasht ya thakavat nahian hai. aj chalane mean mera utsah hai, ap mujhe n rokean.’’ |
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