mahabharat katha -chakravarti rajagopalachary
35.ashhtavakr
dvarapal ne daantakar kaha- "thaharo! abhi tum bachhche ho. apane muanh b de n bano. upanishadoan ka jnan aur vedanht ke tathv janana aisa-vaisa kam nahian hai. tumane ise bachhchoan ka khel samajh rakha hai khya?" ashhtavakr ne kaha- "dekho bhaee, semar ke phal ki tarah oopar se mota-taja aur anhdar halhki rooee se bhara rahana kis kam ka! sharir ki banavat se kad aur jnan ka aandaj nahian kiya jata. b da vah nahian hai jo kad ka lamhba ho. lanbe kad ka n hone par bhi agar kisi mean jnan ho to shashtroan mean use b da mana gaya hai. jisamean jnan ka abhav hai, vah umr ka chahe boodha khyoan n ho, balak hi samajha jata hai. isalie balak samajhakar mujhe mat roko." dvarapal ne phir kaha- "tum balak hokar b doan ki si batean n karo. chhote muanh b di bat karana thik nahian. khyoan vhyarth ki bahas karate ho." ashhtavakr ne samajhakar kaha- "bhaee dvarapal! baloan ka pak jana umr ke pakhka hone ki nishani nahian haian. kisi rrishi ne yah nahian kaha ki boodhi ayu, pake bal, dhan-daulat aur banhdhu-mitroan ki bhi d ke hone se hi koee b da ban jata hai. b da vahi hota hai jo ved-vedaangoan ka gahara adhhyayan karake usaka arth thik se samajha hua ho. maian yahaan isi uddeshhy se aya hooan ki maharaja ki sabha ke vidvanoan se milakar kuchh batean karooan. jao, maharaja janak ko mere ane ki khabar do aur kaho ki muni ashhtavakr aye haian." dvarapal se is prakar charcha ho rahi thi ki maharaj janak vahaan a pahuanche. dvarapal ne balak ke sahas ki raja ko khabar di. janak ne ashhtavakr ko dekhate hi pahachan liya ki yah to vahi brahman balak hai jisase s dak par bheant huee thi. vah bole- "balak! meri sabha ke vidvan b de-b de panditoan ko shashtrarth mean hara chuke haian. ap to abhi balak hi hai! ap yah du:sahas khyoan kar rahe haian?" ashhtavakr ne kaha- "apaki sabha ke vidvanoan ne shayad kuchh namadhari panditoan ko haraya hoga aur isi ka unhhean ghamanhd ho gaya maloom hota hai. maian to yah tab sahi manooanga jab mere-jaise vedanht ke pahuanche hue vidvan ko shashtrarth mean haravean. apani mata ke muanh maianne suna tha ki mere pita ji ko apake vidvanoan ne shashtrarth mean harakar samudr mean duboya tha. maian usi ka rrin chukane yahaan aya hooan. ap vishhvas rakhkhean ki maian apake vidvanoan ko harakar rahooanga. mere shashtrarth mean har khakar ve usi prakar ludhak jayeange jaise tej dau dane vali ga di, dhuri ke toot jane par ludhak p dati hai. at: ap apane vidvanoan se meri bheant karane ki kripa karean." mithila-naresh ke vikhhyat pandit aur balak ashhtavakr mean shashtrarth shuroo hua. donoan taraph se prashhnoan aur uttaroan ki bauchhar-si hone lagi. anht mean sabhasadoan ko manana p da ki ashhtavakr ki jit ho gee. mithila nagar ke vidvanoan ne lajhja se sir jhuka liya. shart ke anusar unhhean samudr mean dubo diya gaya aur ve varunalay sidhare. ashhtavakr ke shvargavasi pita ki athma apane putr ki prashansa ko sunakar anandit ho uthi aur usake muanh se udgar nikal p de- "yah koee niyam nahian ki putr pita hi ko p de, ho sakata hai ki kamazor pita ko balishhth aur manhd mati ke vidvan putr hoan. kisi ki shakhl-soorat ya ayu ko dekhakar usaki mahanata ka nirnay karana thik nahian. bahari rang-roop akhsar logoan ko dhokhe mean dalata hai." |
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