mahabharat katha -amritalal nagar
raja shaantanu ne ganga ki b di khushamad ki aur kaha - "he sundari, agar tum mujhase byah nahian karogi to maian apani jan de dooanga, isase tumako b da pap lagega." bahut kahane-sunane par ganga raji ho gayi. usane kaha - "he raja, tumhara prem dekhakar mera man bhi pasijane laga hai. maian tumase byah karane ko raji hooan, par isake pahale tumhean mujhe ek vachan dena hoga." raja shaantanu - "bolo devi, tum mujhase kya vachan chahati ho?" ganga boli - "vachan do ki mere kisi kam mean tum a dachan nahian daloge, meri marji mean jo ayega vahi maian karooangi. aur agar tumane kabhi badha dali to maian turant tumhara sath chho dakar chali jaooangi." raja shaantanu to ganga se kisi prakar vivah karana chahate the. ve shayad yah nahian janate the ki aisi striyaan apsara kul ki hoti haian. apsara shabd ke arth mean pani mean vihar karane vali stri. ganga, jamuna, narmada athava kisi pavitr pushkar adi ke tat par inaka nivas hota hai. prachin kal mean aisi apsaraean raja indr ke darabar mean bhi raha karati thian. indr ki apsara urvashi ne bhi raja pururava se isi prakar ek vachan lekar vivah kiya tha. khair, raja shaantanu ganga ko byah kar use hastinapur le aye. tho de dinoan bad unake ek beta hua. raja bahut hi prasann hue, lekin ganga ne nithuraee dikhalaee. ek din vah apane bete ko lekar ganga nadi ke kinare gayi aur us nanhian si jan ko nadi mean duba diya. raja shaantanu bechare kaleja pak dakar rah gaye, par kuchh kah n sake. samay ane par unhean doosara beta hua. ganga rani use bhi ganga ji mean duba ayian. is prakar raja shaantanu ke sat l dake hue aur satoan ko us nithur mata ne nadi mean dubo diya. raja shaantanu yoan to apani rani ko bahut chahate the, par usaki nithuraee dekh-dekhakar unaka man bahut pak gaya tha. isaliye jab athavaan beta hua aur ganga rani use bhi dubane ke lie chalian to raja shaantanu usaki rah rokakar kh de ho ge. unhoanne kaha - "he rani, tumhari nithuraee dekhakar ab mujhase raha nahian jata. isalie maian apana vachan bhang karake tumhean is bachche ko nadi mean dubane se mana karata hooan. garib se garib vyakti bhi santan ke lie tarasata hai, phir maian to raja thahara. tumane mere sat bete dubo diye, ab maian ise apane pas rakhooanga. mere bad yahi hastinapur ka raja hoga." |
tika-tippani aur sandarbh
sanbandhit lekh
kramaank | vishay ka nam | prishth sankhya |
varnamala kramanusar lekh khoj