mahabharat katha -chakravarti rajagopalachary
40.krishhn ki bhookh’
paandavoan ke vanavas ke samay duryodhan ne ek b da bhari yajn kiya tha. duryodhan ki to ichhchha rajasooy yajn karane ki thi; kinhtu panditoan ne kaha ki dhritarashtr aur yudhishthir ke rahate use rajasooy yajn karane ka adhikar nahian hai. tab brahmanoan ki salah manakar duryodhan ne 'vaishhnav' namak yajn karake hi santosh mana. yajn ke samapht hone par usake bare mean nagar ke logoan ki yah ray huee ki yudhishthir ke rajasooy yajn ki tulana mean duryodhan ka vaishhnav yajn rupaye mean solahavaan hishsa bhi nahian tha; kinhtu duryodhan ke mitroan ne to usaki prashansa ke pul baandh die. ve kahane lage ki maandhata, yayati, bharat jaise yashashvi maharajaoan ne bhari yajn kiye the duryodhan ka 'vaishhnav yajn' unaki barabari karane yoghy hai. is prashansa ko sunakar duryodhan garv aur ananhd se phool utha. rajabhavan ka ashray lekar jivika chalane vale chapaloos logoan ne duryodhan ke yajn ki mahima khoob badha-chadhakar idhar-udhar kahi; us par khil barasaee aur chanhdan chhi daka. is avasar par mahabali karn utha aur bhari sabha mean duryodhan ko samhbodhan karake bola- "rajan! ap is bat ki soch n kijie ki rajasooy yajn n kar sake. shighr hi paandav yuddh mean harakar hamare hathoan mare jayeange aur tab ap rajasooy yajn bhi kar sakeange. maian shapath khakar kahata hooan ki jab tak yuddh mean arjun ka vadh n kar dooanga tab tak n to pani se apane paanv dhoooanga, n maans khaooanga, n madira pan karuanga aur n kisi maanganevale ko ‘nahi’ kahooanga. yah mera pran hai." karn ki is pratijna par dhritarashtr ke putroan ne b da shor machakar apane ananhd ka pradarshan kiya. karn ki shapathamatr se unako yah vishhvas ho gaya ki bas ab paandavoan ka kam tamam ho chuka hai. yajnashala mean karn ne arjun ko marane ki jo pratijna ki usaki khabar jasoosoan dvara yudhishthir ko mili. isase yudhishthir b de vhyakul ho gaye. b di der tak prithhvi par takataki baandhe dekhate rah gaye. karn daivi kavach kunhdaloan ke sath paida hua hai. usaka parakram bhi adabhut hai aur phir vah aisi pratijna kar chuka hai; yah sab samay ka pher hi to hai. isase maloom hota hai ki samay hamare anukool nahian hai. yah sochate sochate yudhishthir b de chintit ho gaye. ek din b de savere yudhishthir ne niand khulane ke jara der pahale ek sapana dekha. akhsar sapane ya to niand ke shuru mean ate haian ya niand khulane se tho di der pahale. yudhishthir ne sapane mean dekha ki dvaitavan ke hianshtr janhtuoan ka ek jhunhd akar unake age pukar macha raha hai aur art-shvar mean kah raha hai, "maharaj! ap logoan ne shikar khel-khelakar ham saboan ka qarib-qarib nash ki kar dala hai. isase pahale ki hamara sarvanash hi ho jaye, apase hamari prarthana hai ki ap aur kisi jangal mean chale jaie. hamari sankhhya bahut ghat chuki hai. tho de-se jo jivit bache haian, unhhian ke dvara vansh ki vriddhi honi hai. hamari nashl ka badhana-n badhana apaki hi kripa par nirbhar hai. apaka kalhyan ho! ap ham par daya karean." kahate-kahate janavaroan ki aankhoan mean aansoo um d ae. |
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