vishay soochi
bharat savitri -vasudevasharan agraval
3. aranyak parv
adhyay : 277-283
38. savitri-upakhyan
satyavan ne kaha, ‘‘tumhare utsah ko dekhakar maian tumhari bat manooanga, par gurujanoan se poochh lo, jisase dosh n lage.’’ mahavrata savitri ne sas-susar ke pas jakar kaha, ‘‘phalahar par rahane vale mere pati mahavan mean ja rahe haian, maian unake sath jane ke lie arya aur shvasur ki ajna chahati hooan. aj mere pati kisi b de agnihotr ke lie samidha lane van mean ja rahe haian. ap unhean kripaya rokean nahian. lagabhag ek varsh se kuchh kam hua, maian bhi ashram se nikali nahian. kusumit van ko dekhane ka mujhe kutoohal hai.’’ dyumatsen ne kaha, ‘‘jis din se yah putravadhu hokar mere yahaan aee hai, aj tak isane kuchh nahian maanga, atev isaki yah ichchha poori ho. par he putri, satyavan ki marg mean savadhani rakhana.’’ is prakar ajna pakar vah pati ke sath hansati huee, par hriday mean chintit, van ko gee. us muhoort ki ashanka se usaka hriday took-took hua jata tha. patni ke sath satyavan ne phaloan se kaanvar bhar li (kathinan poorayamas) aur tab lak di pha dane laga. use pahale sved hua aur phir sir mean vedana utpann huee. shram se thakakar usane patni se kaha, ‘‘is vyayam se mera sir dukhane laga hai. he savitri, mere aang aur hriday mean pi da haian. mere sir mean jaise shool g d raha hai. maian sona chahata hooan.’’ savitri ne bhoomi par baithakar pati ka sir god mean rakh liya. tho di der mean usane pila vastr pahane hue aur hath mean pash liye hue lal-lal aankhoan vale ek bhayavah purush ko dekha. vah satyavan ke samip kh de hokar usi ko tak raha tha. use dekhate hi savitri ne sahasa uthakar hath jo dakar kaanpate hue ji se kaha, ‘‘ap devata jnat hote haian. kahie kaun haian aur kya karana chahate haian?’’ yam ne kaha, ‘‘he savitri, tum pativrata aur tapasvini ho, isalie maian tumase bhashan karooanga. maian yam hooan. satyavan ki ayu kshin ho chuki hai, ise maian bandhakar le jana chahata hooan. yah dharmatma aur guni hai, atev ise lene ke lie mere purush nahian aye, maian svayan aya hooan.’’ yah kahakar yam ne satyavan ke sharir se aangushthamatr purush ko apane pash mean baandhakar khianch liya. isase satyavan ka sthool sharir pranoan ke nikal jane se shav ki bhaanti nistej aur kriyahin ho gaya. yam use baandhakar dakshin ki or le chale, aur duahkh bhari huee savitri unake pichhe chali. yam ne usase kaha, ‘‘he savitri, laut jao aur apane pati ki aurddhadehik kriya karo. pati se urrin hone ke lie jitana sambhav tha, tumane kiya.’’ |
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