एकता का बल

ekata ka bal panchatantr ki prasiddh kahaniyoan mean se ek hai jisake rachayita achary vishnu sharma haian.

kahani

          ek samay ki bat haian ki kabootaroan ka ek dal asaman mean bhojan ki talash mean u data hua ja raha tha. galati se vah dal bhatakakar aise pradesh ke oopar se gujara, jahaan bhayankar akal p da tha. kabootaroan ka saradar chiantit tha. kabootaroan ke sharir ki shakti samapt hoti ja rahi thi. shighr hi kuchh dana milana zaroori tha. dal ka yuva kabootar sabase niche u d raha tha. bhojan najar ane par use hi baki dal ko soochit karana tha. bahut samay u dane ke bad kahian vah sookhagrast kshetr se bahar aya. niche hariyali najar ane lagi to bhojan milane ki ummid bani. yuva kabootar aur niche u dan bharane laga. tabhi use niche khet mean bahut sara ann bikhara najar aya “chacha, niche ek khet mean bahut sara dana bikhara pada haian. ham sabaka pet bhar jaega.’
saradar ne soochana pate hi kabootaroan ko niche utarakar khet mean bikhara dana chunane ka adesh diya. sara dal niche utara aur dana chunane laga. vastav mean vah dana pakshi pak dane vale ek bahalie ne bikher rakha tha. oopar pe d par tana tha usaka jal. jaise hi kabootar dal dana chugane laga, jal un par a gira. sare kabootar phans ge.
kabootaroan ke saradar ne matha pita 'oh! yah to hamean phansane ke lie phailaya gaya jal tha. bhookh ne meri aql par parda dal diya tha. mujhe sochana chahie tha ki itana ann bikhara hone ka koee matalab haian. ab pachhatae hot kya, jab chi diya chug gee khet?'
ek kabootar rone laga 'ham sab mare jaeange.'
baki kabootar to himmat har baithe the, par saradar gahari soch mean dooba tha. ekaek usane kaha 'suno, jal mazaboot haian yah thik haian, par isamean itani bhi shakti nahian ki ekata ki shakti ko hara sake. ham apani sari shakti ko jo de to maut ke muanh mean jane se bach sakate haian.'
yuva kabootar ph daphadaya 'chacha! saph-saph batao tum kya kahana chahate ho. jal ne hamean to d rakha haian, shakti kaise jode?'
saradar bola 'tum sab choanch se jal ko pakado, phir jab maian phurr kahooan to ek sath zor lagakar u dana.'
sabane aisa hi kiya. tabhi jal bichhane vala baheliyaan ata najar aya. jal mean kabootaroan ko phansa dekh usaki aankheanan chamaki. hath mean pakada danda usane mazabooti se pakada v jal ki or dauda.
baheliya jal se kuchh hi door tha ki kabootaroan ka saradar bola 'phurrarrarr!'
sare kabootar ek sath zor lagakar u de to poora jal hava mean oopar utha aur sare kabootar jal ko lekar hi u dane lage. kabootaroan ko jal sahit u date dekhakar baheliya avak rah gaya. kuchh sanbhala to jal ke pichhe dau dane laga. kabootar saradar ne bahelie ko niche jal ke pichhe dau date paya to usaka irada samajh gaya. saradar bhi janata tha ki adhik der tak kabootar dal ke lie jal sahit u date rahana sanbhav n hoga. par saradar ke pas isaka upay tha. nikat hi ek paha di par bil banakar usaka ek chooha mitr rahata tha. saradar ne kabootaroan ko tezise us paha di ki or u dane ka adesh diya. paha di par pahuanchate hi saradar ka sanket pakar jal samet kabootar choohe ke bil ke nikat utare.
saradar ne mitr choohe ko avaz di. saradar ne sankshep mean choohe ko sari ghatana bataee aur jal katakar unhean azad karane ke lie kaha. kuchh hi der mean choohe ne vah jal kat diya. saradar ne apane mitr choohe ko dhanyavad diya aur sara kabootar dal akash ki or azadi ki udan bharane laga.

sikh- ekajut hokar b di se b di vipatti ka samana kiya ja sakata hai.