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taramati (aangrezi: Taramati) raja harishchandr ki rajamahishi aur shaivy desh ke raja ki putri thian. inhean shaivya nam se bhi jana jata tha. satyavadi harishchandr dom ke hath bik gaye the aur taramati ek brahman ke yahaan dasi ka kam karane lagian. vahaan unake putr rohitashv ki sarp-dansh se mrityu ho gayi. at: ve use shmashan lekar pahuanchian, jahaan dom dvara niyukt harishchandr ne 'kar' maanga. shaivya ke pas kar chukane ke lie balak ka kafan bhi nahian tha, kintu karttavyaroodh harishchandr bina kar liye dah sanskar nahian karane de rahe the. unaki satyanishtha se prasann hokar indr prakat hue aur vishvamitr ne pariksha mean saphal harishchandr ke putr ko jivit kar diya.

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vishvamitr dvara harishchandr ki pariksha

harishchandr ikshvaku vansh ke prasiddh raja the. kaha jata hai ki sapane mean bhi ve jo bat kah dete the, usaka palan nishchit roop se karate the. unake rajy mean sarvatr sukh aur shaanti thi. unaki patni ka nam taramati tatha putr ka nam rohitashv tha. taramati ko kuchh log shaivya bhi kahate the. maharaja harishchandr ki satyavadita aur tyag ki sarvatr charcha thi. ek bar maharshi vishvamitr ne harishchandr ke saty ki pariksha lene ka nishchay kiya.

harishchandr dvara rajy-dan

ratri mean maharaja harishchandr ne svapn dekha ki koee tejasvi brahman rajabhavan mean aya hai. unhean b de adar se baithaya gaya tatha unaka yathesht adar-satkar kiya gaya. maharaja harishchandr ne svapn mean hi is brahman ko apana rajy dan mean de diya. maharaj harishchandr jagane par is svapn ko bhool gaye. doosare din maharshi vishvamitr unake darabar mean aye. unhoanne maharaj ko svapn mean die gaye dan ki yad dilaee. dhyan karane par maharaj ko svapn ki sari batean yad a gayian aur unhoanne is bat ko svikar kar liya. dhyan dene par unhoanne pahachana ki svapn mean jis brahman ko unhoanne rajy dan kiya tha, ve maharshi vishvamitr hi the. raja ne unhean apane samast adhikar sauanp diye aur sara rajy unhean dan mean de diya.

vishvamitr ki dakshina

vishvamitr ne raja se dakshina maangi, kyoanki yah dharmik parampara hai ki dan ke bad dakshina di jati hai. raja ne mantri se dakshina dene hetu rajakosh se mudra lane ko kaha. vishvamitr big d gaye. unhoanne kaha- "jab sara rajy tumane dan mean de diya hai, tab rajakosh tumhara kaise raha? yah to hamara ho gaya. usamean se dakshina dene ka adhikar tumhean kahaan raha?" maharaja harishchandr sochane lage. vishvamitr ki bat mean sachchaee thi, kintu unhean dakshina dena bhi avashyak tha. ve yah soch hi rahe the ki vishvamitr bol p de- "tum hamara samay vyarth hi nasht kar rahe ho. tumhean yadi dakshina nahian deni hai to saph-saph kah do, maian dakshina nahian de sakata. dan dekar dakshina dene mean anakani karate ho. maian tumhe shap de dooanga." harishchandr vishvamitr ki batean sunakar du:khi ho gaye. ve adharm se darate the. ve bole- "bhagavan ! maian aisa kaise kar sakata hooan? ap jaise maharshi ko dan n dekar dakshina kaise roki ja sakati hai? rajamahal kosh sab apaka ho gaya. ap mujhe tho da samay dijiye taki maian apaki dakshina ka prabandh kar sakooan."

vishvamitr ne samay to de diya, kintu chetavani bhi di ki yadi samay par dakshina n mili to ve shap dekar bhasm kar deange. raja ko bhasm hone ka bhay to nahian tha, kintu samay se dakshina n chuka pane par apane apayash ka bhay avashy tha. unake pas ab ek matr upay tha ki ve svayan ko bechakar dakshina chuka dean. un dinoan manushyoan ko pashuoan ki bhaanti becha-kharida jata tha. raja ne svayan ko kashi mean bechane ka nishchay kiya. ve apana rajy vishvamitr ko sauanp kar apani patni v putr ko lekar kashi chale aye. kashi mean raja harishchandr ne kee sthaloan par svayan ko bechane ka prayatn kiya, par saphalata n mili. sayankal tak raja ko shmashan ghat ke malik dom ne kharida. raja apani rani v putr se alag ho gaye. rani taramati ko ek sahookar ke yahaan gharelu kamakaj karane ko mila aur raja ko maraghat ki rakhavali ka kam. is prakar raja ne prapt dhan se vishvamitr ki dakshina chuka di.

rohitashv ki mrityu

taramati jo pahale maharani thian, jinake pas saik doan das-dasiyaan thi, ab bartan majane aur chauka lagane ka kam karane lagian. svarn sianhasan par baithane vale raja harishchandr shmashan par pahara dene lage. jo log shav jalane maraghat par ate the, unase kar vasoolane ka kary raja ko diya gaya. apane malik ki daant-phatakar sahate hue bhi niyam v eemanadari se apana kary karate rahe. unhoanne apane kary mean kabhi bhi koee truti nahian hone di. idhar rani ke sath ek hriday vidarak ghatana ghati. unake sath putr rohitashv bhi rahata tha. ek din khelate-khelate use saanp ne dans liya. usaki mrityu ho gayi. vah yah bhi nahian janati thian ki usake pati kahaan rahate haian. pahale se hi vipatti jhelati huee taramati par yah duahkh vajr ki bhaanti a gira. unake pas kafan tak ke lie paise nahian the. vah roti, bilakhati kisi prakar apane putr ke shav ko god mean utha kar aantim sanskar ke lie shmashan le gayian.

rat ka samay tha. sara shmashan sannate mean dooba tha. ek do shav jal rahe the. isi samay putr ka shav lie rani bhi shmashan par pahuanchian. harishchandr ne taramati se shmashan ka kar maanga. unake anunay-vinay karane par tatha unaki batoan se ve rani tatha apane putr ko pahachan gaye, kintu unhoanne niyamoan mean dhil nahian di. unhoanne apane malik ki ajna ke viruddh kuchh bhi nahian kiya. unhoanne taramati se kaha- "shmashan ka kar to tumhean dena hi hoga. usase koee mukt nahian ho sakata. agar maian kisi ko chho d dooan to yah apane malik ke prati vishvasaghat hoga." unhoanne taramati se kaha- "agar tumhare pas aur kuchh nahian hai to apani sa di ka adha bhag pha d kar de do, maian use hi kar mean le looanga."

taramati vivash thian. unhoanne jaise hi sa di ko pha dana arambh kiya, akash mean ganbhir garjana huee. vishvamitr prakat ho gaye. unhoanne rohitashv ko bhi jivit kar diya. vishvamitr ne harishchandr ko ashirvad dete hue kaha- "tumhari pariksha ho rahi thi ki tum kis sima tak saty evan dharm ka palan kar sakate ho." yah kahate hue vishvamitr ne unhean unaka rajy jyo ka tyoan lauta diya. maharaj harishchandr ne svayan ko bechakar bhi satyavrat ka palan kiya. yah saty evan dharm ke palan ki ek bemisal udaharan hai.

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