कुरु वंश

kuru vansh ki shuruat raja kuru se huee thi. ve is vansh ke pratham purush the. raja kuru b de hi pratapi, shooravir aur tejasvi the. unhian ke nam par 'kuru vansh' ki shakhaean nikalian aur vikasit hueean. ek se ek pratapi aur tejasvi vir kuru vansh mean paida hue the. mahabharat ke prasiddh paandavoan aur kauravoan ne bhi kuru vansh mean hi janm dharan kiya tha. mahabharat ka yuddh bhi kuru vanshiyoan ke madhy hua tha, jo poore atharah dinoan tak chala. anuman kiya jata hai ki mahabharat mean varnit kuru vansh 1200 se 800 eesa poorv ke dauran shakti mean raha hoga. pauranik manyata ko dekhean to pata lagata hai ki pandav arjun ke pote, abhimanyu ke putr parikshit aur mahapadmanand ka kal 382 eesa poorv thaharata hai.

katha

'kuru' kaun the? aur unaka janm kisake dvara aur kaise hua tha?, in prashnoan par ved vyas ne mahabharat mean prakash dala hai. 'karu vansh' ki katha b di hi rochak aur prerana dene vali hai, jo is prakar hai-

raja sanvaran

ati prachin kal mean hastinapur mean ek pratapi raja rajy karate the, jinaka nam sanvaran tha. raja sanvaran soory ke saman tejavan the aur apani praja ka b da hi dhyan rakhane vale the. ve svayan kasht uthakar bhi apani praja ke kashtoan ko door karane ka poora prayatn karate the. sanvaran soory dev ke anany bhakt the. vah pratidin b di hi shraddha ke sath soory dev ki upasana kiya karate the. jab tak soory dev ki upasana nahian kar lete the, jal ka ek ghooant bhi kanth ke niche nahian utarate the.[1]

tapati se bheant

ek din sanvaran ek parvat par shikar khelane ke lie gaye. jab vah hath mean dhanush-ban lekar parvat ke oopar akhet ke lie bhraman kar rahe the, tab unhean ek ativ suandar yuvati dikhaee p di. vah yuvati suandarata ke saanche mean dhali huee thi. aisa jan p data tha ki usake pratyek aang ko vidhata ne b di hi ruchi ke sath sanvar kar banaya ho. sanvaran ne aj tak aisi sundar yuvati nahian dekhi thi. sanvaran man ko moh lene vali us yuvati par asakt ho gaye. sab kuchh bhool kar unhoanne svayan ko us par nyauchhavar kar diya. vah us yuvati ke pas jakar, trishit netroan se usaki or dekhate hue bole- "tanvangi, tum kaun ho? tum devi ho, gandharv ho ya kinnari ho? tumhean dekhakar mera chitt chanchal ho utha hai. tum mere sath gandharv vivah karake sukhopabhog karo." kiantu us yuvati ne sanvaran ki batoan ka kuchh bhi uttar nahian diya. vah kuchh kshanoan tak sanvaran ki or dekhati rahi, phir adrishy ho gee. yuvati ke adrishy ho jane par sanvaran atyadhik vyakul ho gaye. vah dhanush-ban pheankakar unmatoan ki bhaanti vilap karane lage- "suandari! tum kahaan chali geean? jis prakar soory ke bina kamal murajha jata hai aur jis prakar jal ke bina paudha sookh jata hai, usi prakar tumhare bina maian jivit nahian rah sakata. tumhare sauandary ne mere man ko chura liya hai. tum prakat hokar mujhe batao ki tum kaun ho aur maian tumhean kis prakar pa sakata hooan?"

tapati ka kathan

sanvaran ki aisi avastha aur vyakulata se vah yuvati pun: prakat huee. vah sanvaran ki or dekhati huee boli- "rajan! maian svayan ap par mugdh hooan, kiantu maian apane pita ki ajna ke vash mean hooan. maian soory dev ki chhoti putri hooan. mera nam 'tapati' hai. jab tak mere pita ajna nahian deange, maian apake sath vivah nahian kar sakati. yadi apako mujhe pana hai to mere pita ko prasann kijie." vah yuvati apane kathan ko samapt karati huee pun: adrishy ho gee. sanvaran pun: unmattoan ki bhaanti vilap karane lage. vah akulit hokar prithvi par gir gaye aur 'tapati-tapati' ki pukar se parvat ko dhvanit karane lage. sanvaran tapati ko pukarate-pukarate dharati par girakar behosh ho gaye. jab unaki chetana vapas aee, to pun: unhean tapati smaran ho aee. unhean tapati ka vah kathan bhi smaran hua ki- "yadi mujhe pana chahate haian, to mere pita soory dev ko prasann kijie. unaki ajna ke bina maian apase vivah nahian kar sakati."[1]

soory dev dvara sanvaran ki pariksha

sanvaran ki ragoan mean vidyut ki tarang-si dau d uthi. vah man hi man sochate rahe ki tapati ko pane ke lie soory dev ki aradhana kareange. unhean prasann karane mean sab kuchh bhool jayeange. sanvaran soory dev ki aradhana karane lage. dhire-dhire saloan bit ge, sanvaran tap karate rahe. aant mean soory dev ke man mean sanvaran ki pariksha lene ka vichar utpann hua. ratri ka samay tha. charoan or sannata chhaya hua tha. sanvaran naitr band kie hue dhyan ki mudra mean virajaman the. sahasa unake kanoan mean kisi ki avaz aee- "sanvaran, too yahaan tap mean sanlagn hai. teri rajadhani agni mean jal rahi hai." yah kathan sunane par bhi sanvaran chupachap apani jagah par baithe rahe. unake man mean ranchamatr bhi du:kh paida nahian hua. unake kanoan mean pun: doosari avaj sunaee di- "sanvaran, tere kutuanb ke sabhi log agni mean jalakar mar ge." kiantu phir bhi raja sanvaran himalay ke saman dridh hokar apane sthan par hi jame rahe. unake kanoan mean pun: tisari bar kanth-svar sunaee p da- "sanvaran, teri praja akal ki agni mean jalakar bhasm ho rahi hai. tere nam ko sunakar log thoo-thoo kar rahe haian." is par bhi sanvaran dridhatapoorvak tap mean lage rahe. unaki dridhata par soory dev prasann ho uthe aur unhoanne prakat hokar kaha- "sanvaran, maian tumhari dridhata par mugdh hooan. bolo, tumhean kya chahie?"

tapati se vivah

sanvaran soory dev ko pranam karate hue bole- "dev! mujhe apaki putri tapati ko chho dakar aur kuchh nahian chahie. kripa karake mujhe tapati ko dekar mere jivan ko kritarth kijie." bhagavan soory dev ne prasannata ki mudra mean uttar diya- "sanvaran, maian sab kuchh janata hooan. tapati bhi tumase prem karati hai. aj se tapati tumhari hai." soory dev ne apani putri tapati ka sanvaran ke sath vidhivat vivah kar diya. sanvaran tapati ko lekar usi parvat par rahane lage aur patni ko prapt karane ke bad rag-rang mean apani praja ko bhi bhool gaye.[1]

rajy mean akal

vivah ke bad sanvaran bhog-vilas mean doob gaye aur doosari or unake rajy mean bhishan akal paida hua. dharati sookh gee, kuean, talab aur pe d-paudhe bhi sookh ge. praja bhookhoan marane lagi. log rajy ko chho dakar doosare deshoan mean jane lage. kisi desh ka raja jab rag-rang mean doob jata hai, to usaki praja ka yahi hal hota hai. raja sanvaran ka mantri b da buddhiman aur udar hriday ka tha. vah sanvaran ka pata lagane ke lie nikal p da. vah ghoomata-ghamata usi parvat par a pahuancha, jis par sanvaran tapati ke sath nivas karata tha. sanvaran ke sath tapati ko dekhakar buddhiman mantri samajh gaya ki usaka raja stri ke sauandary jal mean phansa hua hai. mantri ne b di hi buddhimani ke sath kam kiya. usane sanvaran ko vasana ke jal se chhu dane ke lie akal ki agni mean jalate hue manushyoan ke chitr banavae. vah un chitroan ko lekar sanvaran ke samane upasthit hua. usane sanvaran se kaha- "maharaj! maian apako chitroan ki ek pustak bheant karana chahata hooan."

sanvaran ke mantri ne chitroan ki vah pustak sanvaran ki or badha di. sanvaran pustak ke prishthoan ko ulat-palat kar dekhane lage. kisi prishth mean manushy pe doan ki pattiyaan kha rahe the, kisi mean mataean apane bachchoan ko kuean mean pheank rahi thian. kisi prishth mean bhookhe manushy janavaroan ko kachcha maans kha rahe the aur kisi prishth mean pyase manushy hathoan mean kich d lekar chat rahe the. sanvaran chitroan ko dekhakar ganbhirata ke sath bola- "yah kis raja ke rajy ki praja ka drishy hai?" mantri ne bahut hi dhime aur prabhavapoorvak svar mean uttar diya- "us raja ka nam 'sanvaran' hai." yah sunakar sanvaran chakit ho utha. vah vismay bhari drishti se mantri ki or dekhane laga. mantri pun: apane dhang se bola- "maian sach kah raha hooan maharaj! yah apaki hi praja ka drishy hai. praja bhookhoan mar rahi hai. charoan or hahakar macha hai. rajy mean n ann hai, n jal hai. dharati ki chhati phat gee hai. maharaj, vriksh bhi apako pukarate-pukarate sookh ge haian."[1]

kuru ka janm

mantri ke mukh se apane rajy aur praja ka yah hal sunakar sanvaran ka hriday kaanp utha. vah uthakar kh da ho gaya aur bola- "meri praja ka yah hal hai aur maian yahaan mad mean p da hua hooan. mujhe dhikkar hai. mantri ji! maian apaka kritajn hooan, apane mujhe jagakar bahut achchha kiya." sanvaran tapati ke sath apani rajadhani pahuancha. usake rajadhani mean pahuanchate hi joroan ki varsha prarambh ho gee. sookhi huee prithvi hariyali se dhak gee. akal door ho gaya. praja sukh aur shaanti ke sath jivan vyatit karane lagi. vah sanvaran ko paramatma aur tapati ko devi manakar donoan ki pooja karane lagi. kuchh samay pashchath sanvaran aur tapati se ek putr ka janm hua, jisaka nam 'kuru' rakha gaya. kuru bhi apane mata-pita ke saman hi pratapi aur punyatma the. age chalakar unake nam se 'kuru vansh' prarambh hua.[1]



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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 kuru ka janm (hindi). . abhigaman tithi: 02 julaee, 2013.

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