parth sarathi -sudarshan sianh 'chakr'
63. aghneyashtr nishhprabhav
sahasa vah agneyastr evan usase nikale sampoorn ban adrishhy ho gaye. dishaean svachchh ho gayian. vayu shital chalane lagi. jal ka khaulana samapt ho gaya, kintu pandavoan ki ek akshauhini sena is prakar bhasm ho gayi thi ki vahaan bhoomi par keval shhvet bhasm matr shesh thi. ashhv, rath, gaj athava sainikoan ke astr–shastr ke chihn bhi nahian bache the. lekin shrikrishhn, arjun tatha unake rath ke kisi bhag ko koee svalp kshati bhi nahian huee thi. jvala shant hone par nandighosh rath apane ashhv, dhvaja, patakadi se vaise hi sushobhit tha. kapidhvaj rath ko sakushal, surakshit dekhakar paandavoan ke harsh ki sima nahian thi. ve tatha arjun aur shrikrishhn bhi shankhanad karane lage. ashhvatthama to hakka-bakka tho di der stabdh baitha rah gaya. usaki samajh mean hi nahian ata tha ki yah kaise sanbhav hua. ashhchary ka aveg samapt hote hi ashhvaththama ne apane hath ka dhanush pheanka aur -'dhikkar haian ! dhikkar haian ! yah sab mantr, divyastradi mithya hai.' yah chillata hua yuddhabhoomi se bhaga kh da hua. ab usamean arjun ki or dekhane ka bhi sahas nahian raha tha. use lagata tha ki ab ruka to avashhy arjun apane kisi divyastr se mar hi dega. ap apane aparadhi ko kshama kar de sakate haian, kintu jisane apaka aparadh kiya hai, vah apako kshama nahian karega. papi ko usaka pap hi bhayabhit bana deta haian. ashhvatthama ko apane divyastroan ka atyadhik garv tha. itane mahan astr ko nishhprabhav dekhakar use apani mrityu ka bhay laga. paidal bhayakrant ashhvaththama bhagata ja raha tha. achanak bhagavan vyas samane mil gaye. unako pranam karake atyant din svar mean usane puchha -'bhagavan ! ise maya kahean ya daivechchha, meri samajh mean kuchh nahian ata hai.’ 'bat kya hai ?’ vyasaji ne hansakar kaha -'tum itane vyakul kyoan bhag rahe ho ?’ mere dvara prayukt amogh agneyastr keval ek akshauhini sena ko bhasm karake shanht kaisean ho gaya ?’ ashhvatthama ne poochha- 'maine use samast pratyakshaparoksh shatruoan ke sanhar ke sankalp se chho da tha. mujhase koee bhool huee athava sansar ke niyamoan mean kisi mahan parivartan ki yah soochana hai ? hona to yah chahie tha ki sabhi pandav sena sahit bhasm ho jatean; kintu astragni ke madhy mean rahakar bhi shrikrishhn, arjun apane rath sahit surakshit kaise rah gaye ?’ |
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