bhangasvan ka ullekh hindoo pauranik mahakavy 'mahabharat' mean hua hai, jisake anusar yah ek raja ka nam tha, jisane putr ki kamana se 'agnishtut yajn' kiya tha; kiantu bhangasvan ne yajn mean devaraj indr ko amantrit nahian kiya, jis karan indr ke virodh ke phalasvaroop vah stri ho gaya.
indr ka dvesh
bhangasvan putrahin hone ke karan putr-prapti ke liy yajn karate the. un mahabali rajarshi ne agnishhtut namak yajn ka ayojan kiya tha. usamean indr ki pradhanata n hone ke karan indr us yajn mean dvesh rakhate haian. vah yajn manushhyoan ke prayashchit ke avasar par athava putr ki kamana hone par abhishht manakar kiya jata hai. devaraj indr ko jab us yajn ki bat maloom huee, tab ve man ko vash mean rakhane vale rajarshi bhangashvan ka chhidr dhooandhane lage. bahut dhooandhane par bhi ve us mahamana naresh ka koee chhidr n dekh sake.
bhangasvan ko stri bhav ki prapti
kuchh kal ke ananhtar raja bhangashvan shikar khelane ke liye van mean gaye. "yahi badala lene ka avasar hai", aisa nishhchay karake indr ne raja ko moh mean dal diya. indr dvara mohit evan bhranht hue rajarshi bhangashvan ekamatr gho de ke sath idhar-udhar bhatakane lage. unhhean dishaoan ka bhi pata nahian chalata tha. ve bhookh-phyas se pi dit tatha parishram aur trishhna se vikal ho idhar-udhar ghoomate rahe. ghoomate-ghoomate unhhoanne uthtam jal se bhara hua ek sunhdar sarovar dekha. unhhoanne gho de ko us sarovar mean shnan karakar pani pilaya. jab gho da pani pi chuka, tab use ek vriksh mean baandhakar ve shreshhth naresh shvayan bhi jal se utare. usamean shnan karate hi ve raja shtri bhav ko prapht ho gaye. apane ko shtri roop mean dekhakar raja ko b di lajhja huee. unake sare anht: karan mean bhari chinhta vhyapht ho gayi. unaki indriyaan aur chetana vhyakul ho uthian.
ve shtri roop mean is prakar sochane lage- "ab maian kaise gho de par chadhooangi? mere agnishhtut yajn ke anushhthan se mujhe sau mahabalavan auras putr prapht hue haian. un sabase khya kahooangi? apani striyoan tatha nagar aur janapad ke logoan mean kaise jaooangi? dharm ke tathvoan ko dekhane aur janane vale rrishiyoan ne mriduta, kushalata aur vhyakulata– ye shtri ke gun bataye haian. parishram karane mean kathorata aur bal parakram– ye purush ke gun haian. mera pauroosh nashht ho gaya aur kisi ajnat karan se mujh mean shtrithv prakat ho gaya. ab shtribhav a jane se us ashhv par kaise chadh sakooangi?" kisi tarah prayathn karake ve shtriroop dhari naresh gho de par chadhakar apane nagar mean aye. raja ke putr, striyaan, sevak tatha nagar aur janapad ke log, "yah khya hua?" aisi jijnasa karate hue b de ashhchary mean p d gaye. tab shtriroopadhari, vakhtaoan mean shreshhth rajarshi bhangashvan bole– "maian apani sena mean ghirakar shikar khelan ke lie nikala tha, parantu daiv prerana se bhranhtachit hokar ek bhayanak van mean ja ghusa. us ghor van mean phyas se pi dit evan achet-sa hokar maianne ek sarovar dekha, jo pakshiyoan se ghira hua aur manohar shobha se samhpanhn tha. us sarovar mean utarakar shnan karate hi daiv ne mujhe stri bana diya." apani striyoan or mantriyoan ke nam-gotr batakar un shtriroopadhari shreshhth naresh ne apane putroan se kaha– "putroan! tum log apas mean premapoorvak rahakar rajhy ka upabhog karo. ab maian van ko chala jauanga."[1]