vishay soochi
bharat savitri -vasudevasharan agraval
3. aranyak parv
adhyay : 277-283
38. savitri-upakhyan
jaisa shri sukathanakar ne likha hai, mahabharatakar ka yah asim anugrah manana chahie ki unhoanne nal-upakhyan aur savitri-upakhyan in do taral sahityik aanshoan ko apane mahan granth mean sthan dene ke lie mool katha ke pravah ko kuchh samay ke lie rok liya, nahian to ye donoan vishisht kritiyaan aj n jane kahaan hotian. nal-upakhyan jaisi sahity ki saral aur vegavati rachana vishv-sahity mean kam hi haian aur savitri upakhyan to bharat ke ghar-ghar ki vastu hai. lambe ramopakhyan se yudhishthir ka chahe jo anuranjan hua ho, kintu draupadi ke man ki santvana ke lie abhisht samagri mano abhi tak nahian mil paee thi. kushal kathakar ne is sthiti ko pahachanakar hi savitri ki katha ka yahaan upayukt sannivesh kiya hai. yudhishthir ne poochha, ‘‘mujhe apana ya in bhaiyoan ka bhi utana soch nahian hai, jitana draupadi ka. jue ke bad ke daladal se draupadi ne hi hamean ubara. he mahamuni, kya apane aisi koee pativrata stri dekhi ya suni hai jaisi draupadi hai?’’ markandey ne kaha, ‘‘kulin striyoan ke mahabhagy ki sima nahian hai. rajakanya savitri ka vrittant bhi aisa hi hai. madr desh mean ashvapati namak raja tha. usake santan n thi. tab usane laksh hom se savitri ki upasana ki. atharah varsh usane keval tisare din bhojan kiya. tab savitri ne prakat hokar kaha, ‘‘he madraraj, var maango. maian tumhare brahmachary, dam aur niyam se prasann hooan.’’ raja ne kaha, ‘‘yadi ap prasann haian to vansh chalane vale mere bahut-se putr hoan.’’ savitri ne kaha, ‘‘tumhari is ichchha ko janakar maianne pahale hi brahma ji se putr ke lie kaha tha. unaki kripa huee hai ki ek tejasvini kanya tumhare yahaan janm legi. tum uttar mean ab aur kuchh n kahana.’’ devi savitri ke antardhan ho jane par raja apane ghar laut aya. kuchh samay bitane par usaki jyeshth rani ne, jo malav janapad ki rajakumari thi, garbh dharan kiya. samay par kanya ka janm hua aur pita ne usaka nam savitri hi rakha. jab vah kanya yauvanavati huee to usake jvalant tej ke karan kisi ne usaka varan n kiya. kisi parv ke din vah agnihotr ke bad pita ke samip aee. use dekhakar raja ne duahkhi hokar kaha, ‘‘he putri, yah tumhari pradan ka uchit kal hai, par koee tumhean nahian varata. atev tum apane anuroop pati svayan dhooandh lo. tum jise chaho, maian vicharapoorvak use tumhean pradan karooanga.’’ yah kahakar raja ne vriddh mantriyoan ko usake sath kar diya. vah rath par baithakar rajarshiyoan ke tapovanoan mean aur tirthoan mean gee. |
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