mahabharat katha -chakravarti rajagopalachary
5.devayani ka vivah
asur-raja vrishaparva ki beti sharmishtha aur shukrachary ke beti devayani ek din apani sakhiyoan ke sang van mean khelane geean. khel-kood ke bad l dakiyaan talab mean snan karane lagian. itane mean joroan ki aandhi chali aur sabake kap de ulat-pulat ho gaye. l dakiyaan nahakar bahar nikal aeean aur jo bhi kap da hath mean aya, lekar pahanane lagian. is g dab di mean vrishaparva ki beti sharmishtha ne dhokhe se devayani ki sa di pahan li. devayani ko vinod soojha. usane sharmishtha se kaha- "ari asur-putri! kya tumhean itana bhi pata nahian ki guru-kanya ka kap da shishy ki l daki ko nahian pahanana chahiye? sachamuch tum b di nasamajh ho." yadyapi devayani ko apane ooanche kul ka ghamand jaroor tha, lekin yah bat usane mazak mean kahi thi. par rajakumari sharmishtha ko isase b di chot lagi. vah mare krodh ke ape se bahar ho gee aur boli- "ari bhikharin! kya bhool gee ki mere pita ji ke age tere garib bap har roj sir navate haian aur unake age hath phailate haian? bhikhari ki l daki hokar tera yah ghamand! ari brahmani! yad rakh ki maian us raja ki kanya hooan jisake log gun gate haian. aur too us din brahman ki beti hai, jo mere pita ka diya khata hai. is pher mean n rahana ki too kisi ooanche kul ki hai. maian us kul ki hooan jo dena janata hai, lena nahian; aur too us kul ki hai jo bhikh maangakar nirvah karata hai. ek din brahman ki yah majal ki vah mujhe tamij sikhaye! dhikkar hai tujhe aur tere kul ko." yoan asuraraj-kanya devayani par baras p di. usake tikhe shabd-ban devayani se n sahe gaye. vah kruddh ho uthi. raj-kanya aur guru-kanya mean der tak too-too maian-maian hoti rahi. akhir hathapaee tak ki naubat aee. brahman ki kanya bhala asuraraj ki beti ke age kahaan thahar sakati thi? sharmishtha ne devayani ko jor ka thapp d lagaya aur use ek aandhe kuean mean dhakel diya. daivayog se kuaan sookha tha. asur-kanya yah samajhakar ki devayani mar chuki hogi, mahal laut aee. devayani ko kuean mean girane se b di chot aee. kuaan gahara tha. atah vah andar p di t dapati rahi. sanyog se bharatavansh ke raja yayati shikar khelate hue udhar se a nikale. unhean pyas lagi thi aur vah pani khojate-khojate us kuean ke pas pahuanche. kuean ke andar jhaanka to kuchh prakash sa dikha. ekadam ashcharyachakit rah gaye. kuean ke andar unhoanne bajay pani ke ek taruni ko dekha. usaka komal sharir aangaroan ki bhaanti prakashaman tha aur usase sauandary ki abha phoot rahi thi. "taruni! tum kaun ho? tumane to gahane pahane hue haian. tumhare nakhoon lal haian. tum kisaki beti ho? aur kis kul ki ho? kuean mean kaise gir p dian?" raja ne ashchary aur anukanpa ke sath poochha. |
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