दुश्मन का स्वार्थ

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

kahani

          ek parvat ke samip bil mean mandavish namak ek boodha saanp rahata tha. apani javani mean vah bada raubila saanp tha. jab vah laharakar chalata to bijali-si kauandh jati thi par budhapa to bade-badoan ka tej har leta haian. budhape ki mar se mandavish ka sharir kamazor pad gaya tha. usake vishadant hilane lage the aur phuphakarate hue dam phool jata tha. jo choohe usake sae se bhi door bhagate the, ve ab usake sharir ko phaandakar use chidhate hue nikal jate. pet bharane ke lie choohoan ke bhi lale pad ge the. mandavish isi udhedabun mean laga rahata ki kis prakar aram se bhojan ka sthaee prabandh kiya jae. ek din use ek upay soojha aur use ajamane ke lie vah dadur sarovar ke kinare ja pahuancha. dadur sarovar mean meandhakoan ki bharamar thi. vahaan unhian ka raj tha. mandavish vahaan idhar-udhar ghoomane laga. tabhi use ek patthar par meandhakoan ka raja baitha najar aya. mandavish ne use namaskar kiya 'maharaj ki jay ho.'
meandhakaraj chauanka 'tum! tum to hamare bairi ho. meri jay ka nara kyoan laga rahe ho?'
mandavish vinamr svar mean bola 'rajan, ve purani batean haian. ab to maian ap meandhakoan ki seva karake papoan ko dhona chahata hooan. shrap se mukti chahata hooan. aisa hi mere nagaguru ka adesh haian.'
meandhakaraj ne poochha 'unhoanne aisa vichitr adesh kyoan diya?'
mandavish ne managadhant kahani sunaee 'rajanh, ek din maian ek udyan mean ghoom raha tha. vahaan kuchh manav bachche khel rahe the. galati se ek bachche ka pair mujh par pad gaya aur bachav svabhavavash maianne use kata aur vah bachcha mar gaya. mujhe sapane mean bhagavan shrikrishna najar ae aur shap diya ki maian varsh samapt hote hi patthar ka ho jaooanga. mere gurudev ne kaha ki balak ki mrityu ka karan ban maianne krishnaji ko rusht kar diya haian, kyoanki balak kॄshn ka hi rup hote haian. bahut gidagidane par guruji ne shap mukti ka upay bataya. upay yah haian ki maian varsh ke aant tak meandhakoan ko pith par baithakar sair karaooan.'
mandavish ki bat sunakar meandhakaraj chakit rah gaya. saanp ki pith par savari karane ka aj tak kis meandhak ko shrey prapt hua? usane socha ki yah to ek anokha kam hoga. meandhakaraj sarovar mean kood gaya aur sare meandhakoan ko ikattha kar mandavish ki bat sunaee. sabhi meandhak bhauanchakke rah ge.
ek boodha meandhak bola 'meandhak ek sarp ki savare karean. yah ek adabhut bat hogi. ham log sansar mean sabase shreshth meandhak mane jaeange.'
ek saanp ki pith par baithakar sair karane ke lalach ne sabhi meandhakoan ki akl par parda dal diya tha. sabhi ne ‘haan’ mean ‘haan’ milaee. meandhakaraj ne bahar akar mandavish se kaha 'sarp, ham tumhari sahayata karane ke lie taiyar haian.'
bas phir kya tha. ath-das meandhak mandavish ki pith par savar ho ge aur nikali savari. sabase age raja baitha tha. mandavish ne idhar-udhar sair karakar unhe sarovar tat par utar diya. meandhak mandavish ke kahane par usake sir par se hote hue age utare. mandavish sabase pichhe vale meandhak ko gapp kha gaya. ab to roj yahi kram chalane laga. roj mandavish ki pith par meandhakoan ki savari nikalati aur sabase pichhe utarane vale ko vah kha jata.
ek din ek doosare sarp ne mandavish ko meandhakoan ko dhote dekh liya. bad mean usane mandavish ko bahut dhikkara 'are! kyoan sarp jati ki nak katava raha haian?'
mandavish ne uttar diya 'samay padane par niti se kam lena padata haian. achchhe-bure ka mere samane saval nahian haian. kahate haian ki musibat ke samay gadhe ko bhi bap banana pade to banao.'
mandavish ke din maje se katane lage. vah pichhe vale vale meandhak ko is saphaee se kha jata ki kisi ko pata n lagata. meandhak apani ginati karana to janate nahian the, jo ginati dvara majara samajh lete.
ek din meandhakaraj bola 'mujhe aisa lag rha haian ki sarovar mean meandhak pahale se kam ho ge haian. pata nahian kya bat haian?'
mandavish ne kaha 'he rajan, sarp ki savari karane vale mahanh meandhak raja ke rup mean apaki khyati door-door tak pahuanch rahi haian. yahaan ke bahut se meandhak apaka yash phailane doosare sarovaroan, taloan v jhiloan mean ja rahe haian.'
meandhakaraj ki garv se chhati phool gee. ab use sarovar mean meandhakoan ke kam hone ka bhi gam nahian tha. jitane meandhak kam hote jate, vah yah sochakar utana hi prasann hota ki sare sansar mean usaka jhanda gad raha haian.
akhir vah din bhi aya, jab sare meandhak samapt ho ge. keval meandhakaraj akela rah gaya. usane svayan ko akele mandavish ki pith par baitha paya to usane mandavish se poochha 'lagata haian sarovar mean maian akela rah gaya hooan. maian akela kaise rahooanga?'
mandavish muskuraya 'rajan, ap chinta n karean. maian apaka akelapan bhi door kar dooanga.'
aisa kahate hue mandavish ne meandhakaraj ko bhi gapp se nigal liya aur vahian bheja jahaan sarovar ke sare meandhak pahuancha die ge the.

sikh- shatru ki batoan par vishvas karana apani maut ko davat dena hai.

sanbandhit lekh

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