इंद्र का अहंकार
thumb|250px|iandr airavat hathi ki savari karate hue. devataoan ke raja iandr ke svabhav ke vishay mean bhala kaun nahian janata. aanhakari, danbhi aur lobhi to vah haian hi, doosaroan ki unnati dekhakar jalana unake svabhav ki khas visheshata thi. doosare devataoan ko vah apane se tuchchh samajhate the. apani rajagaddi ke vishay mean vah itane ashankit rahate the ki jahaan kahian koee rrishi−muni tapasya−sadhana mean baitha nahian ki unaki ratoan ki niand u d jati thi ki kahian koee sadhak bhagavan vishnu ko khush karake unase unaka iandrasan hi n maang le. rasik itane the ki adhikaansh samay ranbha, menaka aur urvashi jaisi apsaraoan ke nrityoan ki mahaphil sajae rakhate the. bhagavan bhole shankar aur brahma ji unhean aksar samajhate rahate the ki ve apane svabhav ko badalean, lekin iandr par koee prabhav hi nahian p data tha.
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shanidev ko krodh a gaya. unhoanne ganbhir svar mean kaha, 'devaraj! maian apase virodh nahian badhana chahata. phir bhi yadi ap ahankar mean choor hokar doosaroan ko apamanit karana chahate haian, to sun lijie, kal apako mera bhay sataega. yahaan tak ki ap khana−pina tak bhool jaeange. ho sake to kal meri pak d se bachane ka upay kijiega.'
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ek bar narad muni iandrapuri ge. batachit hone lagi. narad ji doosare devataoan ke mahattv aur prabhav ki charcha kar rahe the. narad ji bata rahe the ki doosare devata kitane shreshth haian. unaka apane−apane sthan par kya−kya mahattv hai, kiantu iandr ko ye sab batean bilkul bhi achchhi nahian lagi. doosaroan ki mahima aur mahattv ka bakhan sunakar vah chidh ge aur bole, 'narad! akhir maian devaraj banaya gaya hooan to isalie n ki maian hi sab devataoan se shreshth hooan. phir ap kyoan bar−bar doosaroan ki prashansa kar rahe haian? mere samane unaka bakhan karana, ek tarah se mera apaman karana hi hai. kya ap mera apaman karana chahate haian?' narad ji bhi narad ji hi the. bina kisi lag−lapet ke saph−saph kahane vale. unhean bhala kisaki paravah thi. vah to brahma ji ke manas putr the. atah devaraj iandr ki batean sunakar vyangy se muskarae aur bole, 'devaraj! ap meri batoan ko apana apaman samajhate haian, yah bahut b di bhool hai. vaise bhi, yadi ap samman chahate haian, to doosaroan ka samman karana sikhie. prashansa usi ko milati hai jo doosaroan ki prashansa karata hai. doosare devataoan ki nianda karake aur unako tuchchh samajhakar ap samman nahian pa sakate. samane vale ko aine ke saman samajhana chahie. jaise shishe mean tedha muanh karake dekhane par muanh tedha hi dikhaee deta hai, usi prakar samane vale prani ka apaman karane par apaman hi milata hai aur samman karane par samman. usi prakar yadi samman pana ho to samman karana sikho.' iandr ko yah bat buri lagi. unhoanne kaha, 'jab maian raja banaya gaya hooan to doosare devataoan ko mere samane jhukana hi p dega. akhir raja sarvopari hota hai.'
narad ji ne kaha, 'yah apaki bhool hai. ap doosare devataoan ko apani praja samajhate haian, jabaki ve apaki praja nahian, apake mitr aur sathi haian. unake sath vaisa hi vyavahar kijie jaisa sathi, mitroan aur sahayogiyoan se kiya jata hai. b dappan ka mad aant mean duahkhadayi hota hai. yah kahavat to apane suni hi hogi ki ghamandi ka sir nicha hi hota hai.' 'isame ghamand vali kya bat hai. mera prabhav doosaroan se adhik hai. maian varsha ka svami hooan. bina meri ajna ke ek booand pani nahian baras sakata.' abhimanapoorn lahaje mean iandr ne kaha, 'aur jab pani nahian hoga to dharati par akal p d jaega. ann utpann nahian hoga aur sari duniya bhookh aur pyas se t dap−t dapakar mar jaegi. devata bhi isake prabhav se achhoote kahaan raheange.' 'ap thik kahate haian.' narad ji bole, 'kiantu doosare devataoan ka mahattv bhi kuchh kam nahian. jis prakar jivan ke lie jal avashyak hai, usi prakar any vastuoan ka mahattv bhi kuchh kam nahian−vayu, agni, prakash, inaki bhi utani hi mahatta hai. kahane ka tatpary yah hai ki varun dev, agni dev, soory dev sabhi devata apani−apani shaktiyoan ke svami haian. sabhi devata kuchh−n−kuchh kar sakane mean samarth haian. ap unase mitrata rakhie, tabhi kalyan hai. nahian to kisi samay apada mean p d jaeange. bina sahayogiyoan ke rajakary nahian chala karata.'
iandr thathakar hans p de, 'aji, jaiye bhi! ap thahare mahatma! shankh bajane aur manjire pitane ke siva ap aur kya janean? ap brahman haian, isalie itana darate haian. maian devata hooan−kshatriy! mujhe kisaka dar?' 'kisi doosare ka dar chahe n ho, magar shani ka bhay apako pahale sataega. yadi kushalata chahate ho to shani dev se bachakar rahean. vah yadi ek bar kupit ho jaean to sab kuchh tahas−nahas kar dalate haian aur jise apani kripa ka patr bana lean, usake pau barah ho jate haian.' kahakar narad ji chal p de. iandr ka abhiman unhean khatak gaya tha. narad ji ka kam tha sansar bhar ke samachar idhar se udhar pahuanchana. yadi unhean us jamane ka chalata−phirata rediyo kaha jae to atishayokti n hogi. asal mean ve deshatan ke premi aur batooni the. isalie ghoom−phirakar apana man bahalate the. vaise ve b de vidvanh aur tyagi mahatma the. tisare hi din narad ji shani lok mean ja pahuanche. shani devata ne unaka svagat karate hue kushal samachar poochha. 'yooan to sab kushal mangal hai shanidev.' narad ji ne kaha, 'magar apane iandradev kuchh zyada hi ahankari aur ghamandi ho ge haian. apane samane kisi ko kuchh samajhate hi nahian.' kahate hue unhean iandr se hua apana poora vartalap suna diya. iandr ke ahankar ka pata pakar shanidev ne kaha, 'ap chianta n karean. agale ravivar ko baikuanth mean sabha hogi. vahian maian iandr se milakar unhean samajha dooanga. sara ahankar usi din door ho jaega. apane samane doosaroan ko tuchchh samajhana to sachamuch bahut buri bat hai.' shanidev ko bhi iandr ka ahankar khatak gaya. tho di der tak idhar−udhar ki batean hoti rahian, phir narad ji chale ae.
agale ravivar ko baikuanthapuri mean devataoan ki sabha huee. vishnu usake sabhapati the. sab devata ae. unhoanne alag−alag masaloan par apane−apane vichar rakhe. sham hone par sabha samapt ho gee. isi avasar par achanak shanidev aur iandr dev ka amana−samana ho gaya. shanidev to b di namrata aur samany roop se iandr se mile, magar iandr to apane hi ahankar mean choor rahate the. shanidev ko dekhate hi unhean narad ji ki yad a gee ki shanidev se bachakar rahana. bas, us bat ke yad ate hi iandr ka ahankar jag utha aur bina kisi bhoomika ke unhoanne shanidev se kaha, 'shani ji! suna hai ap kisi ka kuchh bhi kar sakate haian. lekin maian apase nahian darata. maian devaraj hooan. har bat mean apase b da hooan. mera ap kuchh nahian kar sakate.' shani ko batachit ka dhang khataka. phir bhi unhoanne apane ap ko sanbhalakar kaha, 'maianne to apase aisa kuchh bhi nahian kaha iandraraj jo ap is prakar ka rookha vyavahar mere sath kar rahe haian. phir bhi samay par dekha jaega ki kaun kitane pani mean hai. abhi se maian kya kahooan.' 'samay par kya, abhi dikhaie n! vah samay ap aj hi bula lijie. maian apaka samarthy dekhana chahata hooan.' iandradev a d ge mano vyarth ka jhag da mol lene ki thane baithe hoan. kisi ne sach hi kaha hai−'vinashakale viparit buddhi' arthath, jab kisi par bura vaqt ana hota hai to usaki buddhi kharab ho jati hai. vah ulate−sidhe kam karake svayan ko musibatoan aur kathinaiyoan mean dhakelane ki cheshtha karata hai.
'ap b de ahankari haian, devaraj!'
'aur ap doosaroan ko dhamakaya karate haian. lekin maian phir kahata hooan−iandr apase nahian darega.'
shani devata ko krodh a gaya. unhoanne ganbhir svar mean kaha, 'devaraj! maian apase virodh nahian badhana chahata. phir bhi yadi ap ahankar mean choor hokar doosaroan ko apamanit karana chahate haian, to sun lijie−kal apako mera bhay sataega. yahaan tak ki ap khana−pina tak bhool jaeange. ho sake to kal meri pak d se bachane ka upay kijiega.' kahakar shanidev tezise ek or chale ge. iandr ne phir usi tarah apaman bhari hansi hansakar kaha, 'maian bhi dekhata hooan ki ap bhi kitane pani mean haian.' isi prakar b dab date hue vah iandralok ki taraph prasthan kar ge. us rat iandr ko b da bhayanak svapn dikhaee diya, jaise koee kala−kaloota vikaral daity muanh phailae unhean nigal jana chahata ho. savere niand se uthakar unhoanne socha, 'us bhayanak svapn ka kya arth ho sakata hai? kya pata, ki yah shani ki hi koee karatoot ho. avashy hi vah aj mujhe koee chot pahuanchane ki cheshtha kar sakata hai. isalie mujhe kisi aisi jagah chhip jana chahie jahaan vah mujhe dhooandh hi n sake.' aisa vichar kar unhoanne jhatapat kap de badalakar bhikhari ka vesh banaya aur jangal ki or nikal ge. kisi ko is bat ki bhanak bhi n p dane di ki vah kis uddeshy se kahaan aur kyoan ja rahe haian. yahaan tak ki apani patni iandrani ko bhi unhoanne is sandarbh mean kuchh nahian bataya. kisi ko is vishay mean kuchh bhi n batane ka karan bhi tha. iandr ko yah bat maloom thi ki mere svabhav aur vyavahar se kee devata roothe rahate haian. isalie unhean shanka huee ki kahian aisa n ho ki ve sab shani ki sahayata karane lagean. us dasha mean maian akela ho jaooanga. bas, is vichar ke uthate hi unaka sahas chhoot gaya aur ve bhayabhit hokar jangal ke ghane bhag mean ja ghuse.
ab tak ek pahar din chadh aya tha. iandr ne socha−akhir jab shani ne mujhe chunauti di hai, to meri khoj bhi kareange. bina mujhe khoje to vah mera kuchh biga d hi nahian sakate, lekin mujhe khojane mean bhi vah koee kasar nahian chho deange. usake lie bhale hi unhean dharati−akash ek karana p de. are haan, akash ke nam par dhyan aya ki kahian aisa n ho ki akash marg se u date hue vah mujhe yahaan dekh lean. isalie kisi jha di mean chhipakar baithana chahie. as−pas jha diyaan to thian, par unamean bhi dikhaee dene ki ashanka thi. harakar iandr ne ek purane pe d ki kotar mean sharan li. pe d bahut b da tha. usaka kotar gufa jaisa chau da aur gahara tha. iandr usi mean chhipakar baith ge. unhoanne socha− 'shani devata lakh sir patakean, mujhe kisi bhi soorat mean ab nahian khoj paeange. chianti ko bhi pata nahian chal sakata ki maian yahaan chhipa baitha hooan. phir shani ki to bisat hi kya hai. shani ka ahankar aj hi mit jaega. vyarth hi unhoanne sare sansar ko dara rakha hai.' udhar shani devata n kahian ae, n kahian ge . dhamaki dene ke samay unhoanne keval apani chhaya bhar iandr par dal di thi, bas. vah apana kam karate rahe. iandr kahaan haian, kya kar rahe haian, isase unhean koee matalab nahian tha. unhean apani shakti par poora vishvas tha. vah janate the ki iandr chahe jahaan jaean, meri chhaya apana prabhav avashy dalegi aur aisa ho bhi raha tha. shani ke bina kuchh kie−dhare iandr ki shaanti bhang ho chuki thi. apani suraksha ke chakkar mean khana to kya, unhean pani pine tak ki sudh nahian thi. bat keval din bhar ki hi thi. jab sooraj doob gaya aur rat ane lagi, tab iandr kotar se bahar nikale. chaukanni nigahoan se idhar−udhar dekha. kahian koee n tha. samajh ge ki ya to shanishchar idhar ae hi nahian, aur agar ae bhi haange to jhakh marakar laut ge hoange. akhir mujhe khojana itana asan kahaan tha. meri gandh to hava tak ko nahian mili; shani ki kya ginati hai. yahi sab sochate hue iandr man−hi−man khush ho rahe the aur hote bhi kyoan nahian, apani samajh ke anusar to unhoanne shanidev ko dhokha de diya tha. ab to unhean us kshan ka iantazar tha ki kab shanidev se bheant ho aur vah unhean apamanit karean. unaka upahas u daean.
aandhera badhata ja raha tha. iandr ne aang daee lekar deh ko ek jhataka diya aur jaldi−jaldi apane iandralok ki or chal die. doosare din subah hi unaka samana shanidev se ho gaya. shanidev unhean dekhakar arthapoorn mudra mean muskarae. iandradev unaki muskan mean chhipe vyangy ko n samajh sake aur vijay ke mad mean choor hokar bole, 'kahie shani devata! kal ka poora samay nikal gaya aur ap mera bal bhi baanka nahian kar sake. ab to koee sandeh nahian hai ki meri shakti apase adhik hai?' shani devata thathakar hans p de. shanidev ko is prakar hansate dekhakar iandradev jhuanjhala uthe aur kudhakar bole, 'apako hansi a rahi hai. lekin apaki jagah par koee doosara hota to sharam ke mare muanh chhipa leta. apane kal b de tav se mujhe pak d lene ki chunauti di thi; lekin pak dana to door, ap mujhe chhoo bhi n sake. kya yahi apaka samarthy hai? isi ke bal par ap phoole−phoole phirate haian. darasal, narad jaise logoan ne apako bevajah sir chadha rakha hai aur ye hi apaka nam lekar doosaroan ko darate rahate haian. apamean kitana bal hai, yah maian dekh chuka hooan.' shani ne hansate hue uttar diya, 'ap jaise buddhiman ko kaun samajhae ki ap hare aur maian jita, phir bhi ap mujhe dhikkar rahe haian. jakar kisi ko yah sari ghatana sunaie, tab pata chalega ki ap kitane buddhiman aur sahasi haian.' iandr ne aankhe nikal kar poochha, 'kya kaha, maian har gaya hooan? kaise? ap apani vijay ka praman to dijie. khali kah dene se kya hota hai. is prakar to maian bhi kah sakata hooan ki vijay meri huee hai. kal ka poora din nikal gaya, akhir kya biga d pae ap mera? ap mera bal tak baanka nahian kar sake. poori tarah svasth aur nishchiant apake samane kh da hooan.' 'agar aisi bat hai to suno−pahale parasoan mere dvara kahe shabdoan par gaur karie.......' shani ne kaha, 'maianne kaha tha ki kal ap khana−pina bhool jaeange. vahi bat huee. ap mere bhay se pe d ke kotar mean chhipe rahe. din bhar n khaya, n piya. apane mare bhay ke bahar jhaanka tak nahian. yah meri chhaya ka hi prabhav tha jo maianne ap par usi samay dal di thi jab parasoan hamari bheant huee thi. mujhamean itani shakti hai ki svayan n jakar apani chhaya se hi kisi ko pak d leta hooan. usi chhaya ke prabhav se ap darakar bhage aur din bhar bina kuchh khae−pie kotar mean chhipe rahe. jise ap apani buddhimani samajhate haian, vah mera bhay tha. yadi bhay n hota, to rajabhavan chho dakar kotar mean jakar chhipane ka kya karan tha? are, bhay ke mare to apane apani patni iandrani ko bhi kuchh nahian bataya. jara socho ki jab meri chhaya ne hi itane kautuk dikha die to yadi maian pratyaksh roop se kupit ho jata to kya hota?'
iandr ka sir nicha ho gaya. hath jo dakar bole, 'mera ahankar door ho gaya shani devata! sachamuch, ap mujhase adhik samarth aur prabhavashali haian. mujhe meri dhrishtata ke lie kshama karean. narad ji ne saty hi kaha tha, ap b de balashali haian.' shani devata ne hansakar iandr ko gale se laga liya aur bole, 'maharaj iandr! ghamandi ka sir hamesha nicha hota hai. iansan ho ya devata, use kabhi ghamand nahian karana chahie.'
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