shri dvarikadhish -sudarshan sianh 'chakr'
5. syamantak mani
'mani ka kya hua?' shrikrishnachandr ne poochha. vahaan shav-kankal ke vastroan, aangoan par ya asapas mani nahian hai, yah un donoan vyaktiyoan ne dekh liya. 'koee gidh ya chil maansakhand samajhakar le u di ho to?' ek nagarik ne sandeh kiya. 'mani kesari le gaya hai.' ek chihn soochak ne prithvi ki or dekhate kaha- 'usake agale panje mean mani hai, yah chihn se spasht hai.' kesari ne raktakt lal mani ko maansakhand mana ho, isamean ashchary ki bat nahian thi. ek ashvarohi dvarika bheja gaya satrajit ko samachar dene ki ve apane bhaee ka shav[1] sanskar karane ke liye manga lean. ek vyakti ko shav ke samip chho dakar shesh log sianh ke pad chihnoan ke pichhe chal p de. sianh parvat par chadhata gaya tha. ashv chho d dene p de ek ke sanrakshan mean. parvat ke shikhar par sianh ka shav mil gaya. usake shav ki bhi vahi dasha thi jo pahile donoan shavoan ki. use bhi pakshiyoan tatha pashuoan ne noanch khaya tha. mani vahaan bhi nahian mili. 'ise to kisi asadharan akar vale richh ne mara hai.' chihn dekhane valoan ne sianh ke panjoan mean richh ke keshoan ka ek guchchha dekh liya- 'vah richh ise marakar mani le gaya.' richh kuchh pad charoan pairoan- hath-pair donoan se chala tha. isake pashchat vah keval pairoan se gaya tha. usake pair rakt sane n hote to parvat par vah kidhar gaya, yah pata bhi nahian lagata. un chihnoan ka pichha karate hue parvatashikhar se kuchh niche doosari disha mean utarana p da aur vahaan ve chihn ek bahut gahari andhakarapoorn gupha mean chale gaye the. 'lagata hai yahi richh ka nivas hai.' chihn dekhane vale gupha-dvar tak akar ruk gaye. 'ye chihn pairoan ke itane b de haian aur itani door-door p de haian ki richh kitana b da hoga, anuman karana kathin hai. koee parvatakar richh hona chahiye. itana bhari richh sunane mean bhi nahian aya.' 'ap sab yahian rukean aur meri pratiksha karean.' shrikrishnachandr ne sabase kaha. 'kya avashyakata hai?' sath ka koee bhi nahian chahata tha ki shridvarikadhish us gupha mean pravesh karean. |
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