mahabharat katha -chakravarti rajagopalachary
104.tinoan vriddhoan ka avasan
yudhishthir se van mean jane ki anumati pakar dhritarashtr gaandhari ke sath apane bhavan mean laut aye aur anashan-vrat samapt kiya. gaandhari aur kuanti donoan ne sath-sath baithakar bhojan kiya. dhritarashtr ne yudhishthir ko apane pas bitha liya aur prem ke sath ashirvad diya. usake bad vriddh raja dhritarashtr uthe aur gaandhari ke kandhe par hath rakhakar lathi tekate hue van ke liye ravana hue. mata kuanti bhi unake sath ravana hueean. apane vrat ke karan pativrata gaandhari ne apani aankhoan par patti baandhi huee thi. isiliye vah kuanti devi ke kandhe par hath rakhe rasta tatolati huee jane lagian aur is tarah tinoan vriddh raj-kutumbi rajadhani ki sima par kar van ki or chale. devi kunti ne gaandhari ki seva-tahal karane ke liye unake sath van jane ka nishchay kar liya tha. jate samay vah yudhishthir se boli- "beta, sahadev se kabhi naraj n hona. virochit riti se l dakar svarg sidhare hue bhaee karn ka sada sneh ke sath smaran karate rahana. yah mera hi aparadh tha ki maianne tum logoan se usaka vastavik parichay chhipaye rakha. draupadi ki prem ke sath raksha karate rahana. is bat ka khyal rakhana ki bhim, arjun, nakul aur sahadev ko kisi tarah ka duahkh n pahuanchane pave. sare kutumb ki dekhabhal karane ka bhar ab tumharean hi kandhoan par haian." dharmaraj samajh rahe the ki mata kuanti gaandhari ko tho di door tak vida karane ke liye sath ja rahi haian, isiliye kuanti ki ye batean sunakar vah to sann rah gaye. unase kuchh kahate n bana aur b di der tak avak se kh de rahe. sanbhalakar bole- "maan, tum van mean kyoan ja rahi ho? tumhara jana to thik nahian hai. tumhian ne ashirvad dekar yuddh ke liye bheja tha. ab tumhian hamean chho dakar van ko jane lagian. yah thik nahian." itana kahate-kahate yudhishthir ka gala bhar aya. kintu unake agrah karane par bhi kuanti apane nishchay par atal rahian. vah bolian- "beta, adhir n hoo. maian us lok mean jana chahati hooan jahaan mere pati nivas karate hoange. maian bahan gaandhari ki seva-tahal karati huee tapasya karooangi aur samay ane par sharir tyag karake tumhare pita ke pas pahuanch jaooangi. beta, ab tum log nagar ko vapas jao. nyayapoorvak praja ka palan karate raho aur tumhari buddhi sada dharm par atal rahe." putroan ko is prakar ashirvad dekar kuanti dhritarashtr aur gaandhari ke sath van ko chalian. yudhishthir avak-se kh de hokar dekhate rahe. dhritarashtr, gaandhari aur kuanti ne tin varsh tak van mean tapasviyoan ka-sa jivan vyatit kiya. ek din dhritarashtr snan-pooja karake ashram laute hi the ki jangal mean ekaek ag bh dak uthi, hava tej chal rahi thi, isaliye shighr hi ag sare jangal mean phail gee. hiran, jangali-sooar adi janavaroan ke jhuand-ke-jhuand bhayabhit hokar jalashay ki taraph bhagane lage. is samay sanjay bhi unake sath tha. dhritarashtr ne usako kahian bhi bhag kar apane pran bachane ka agrah kiya aur sati gaandhari aur devi kuanti ke sath vah poorab ki or mukh karake yog-samadhi mean baith gaye aur usi sthiti mean un tinoan ne us davanal mean apane sharir ki ahuti de di. dhritarashtr ka pranasakha sanjay, jo unaki aankhoan aur pranoan ke saman unaka sahara tha, unake dehavasan ke bad sannyas grahan karake himalay mean tap karane chala gaya. |
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