वेताल पच्चीसी
[[chitr:Lok-kathayen.png|thumb|250px|lokakatha sangrah]] vetal pachchisi pachchis kathaoan se yukt ek granth hai. isake rachayita betalabhatt bataye jate haian jo nyay ke liye prasiddh raja vikram ke nau ratnoan mean se ek the. ye kathayean raja vikram ki nyay-shakti ka bodh karati haian. vetal pratidin ek kahani sunata hai aur ant mean raja se aisa prashn kar deta hai ki raja ko usaka uttar dena hi p data hai. usane shart laga rakhi hai ki agar raja bolega to vah usase roothakar phir se pe d par ja latakega. lekin yah janate hue bhi saval samane ane par raja se chup nahian raha jata.
katha bhoomika
bahut purani bat hai. dhara nagari mean gandharvasen nam ka ek raja raj karate tha. usake char raniyaan thian. unake chh: l dake the jo sab-ke-sab b de hi chatur aur balavan the. sanyog se ek din raja ki mrityu ho gee aur unaki jagah unaka b da beta shankh gaddi par baitha. usane kuchh din raj kiya, lekin chhote bhaee vikram ne use mar dala aur svayan raja ban baitha. usaka rajy dinoandin badhata gaya aur vah sare jamboodvip ka raja ban baitha. ek din usake man mean aya ki use ghoomakar sair karani chahie aur jin deshoan ke nam usane sune haian, unhean dekhana chahie. so vah gaddi apane chhote bhaee bhartrihari ko sauanpakar, yogi ban kar, rajy se nikal p da. us nagar mean ek brahman tapasya karata tha. ek din devata ne prasann hokar use ek phal diya aur kaha ki ise jo bhi khayega, vah amar ho jayega. brahman ne vah phal lakar apani patni ko diya aur devata ki bat bhi bata di.
brahmani boli: ham amar hokar kya kareange? hamesha bhikh maangate raheangean. isase to marana hi achchha hai. tum is phal ko le jakar raja ko de ao aur badale mean kuchh dhan le ao.
yah sunakar brahman phal lekar raja bhartrihari ke pas gaya aur sara hal kah sunaya. bhartrihari ne phal le liya aur brahman ko ek lakh rupaye dekar vida kar diya. bhartrihari apani ek rani piangala ko bahut chahata tha. usane mahal mean jakar vah phal usi ko de diya. rani ki mitrata shahar-kotaval se thi. usane vah phal kotaval ko de diya. kotaval ek veshya ke pas jaya karata tha. vah us phal ko us veshya ko de aya. veshya ne socha ki yah phal to raja ko khana chahie. vah use lekar raja bhartrihari ke pas gee aur use de diya. bhartrihari ne use bahut-sa dhan diya; lekin jab usane phal ko achchhi tarah se dekha to pahachan liya. use b di chot lagi, par usane kisi se kuchh kaha nahian. usane mahal mean jakar rani piangala se poochha ki tumane us phal ka kya kiya.
rani ne kaha: maianne use kha liya.
raja ne vah phal nikalakar dikha diya. rani ghabara gayi aur usane sari bat sach-sach kah di. bhartrihari ne pata lagaya to use poori bat thik-thik maloom ho gayi. vah bahut du:khi hua. usane socha, yah duniya maya-jal hai. isamean apana koee nahian. vah phal lekar bahar aya aur use dhulavakar svayan kha liya. phir rajapat chhod, yogi ka bhes bana, jangal mean tapasya karane chala gaya. bhartrihari ke jangal mean chale jane se vikram ki gaddi sooni ho gayi. jab raja indr ko yah samachar mila to unhoanne ek dev ko dhara nagari ki rakhavali ke lie bhej diya. vah rat-din vahian rahane laga.
bhartrihari ke rajapat chho dakar van mean chale jane ki bat vikram ko maloom huee to vah lautakar apane desh mean aya. adhi rat ka samay tha. jab vah nagar mean ghusane laga to dev ne use roka.
raja ne kaha: maian vikram hooan. yah mera raj hai. tum rokane vale kaun hote hote?
dev bola: mujhe raja indr ne is nagar ki chaukasi ke lie bheja hai. tum sachche raja vikram ho to ao, pahale mujhase l do. donoan mean l daee huee. raja ne zara-si der mean dev ko pachha d diya.
tab dev bola: he rajanh! tumane mujhe hara diya. maian tumhean jivan-dan deta hooan.
isake bad dev ne kaha: rajanh, ek nagar aur ek nakshatr mean tum tin adami paida hue the. tumane raja ke ghar mean janm liya, doosare ne teli ke aur tisare ne kumhar ke. tum yahaan ka raj karate ho, teli patal ka raj karata tha. kumhar ne yog sadhakar teli ko marakar shmashan mean pishach bana siras ke pe d se lataka diya hai. ab vah tumhean marane ki phirak mean hai. usase savadhan rahana. itana kahakar dev chala gaya aur raja mahal mean a gaya. raja ko vapas aya dekh sabako b di khushi huee. nagar mean anand manaya gaya. raja phir raj karane laga.
ek din ki bat hai ki shantishil nam ka ek yogi raja ke pas darabar mean aya aur use ek phal dekar chala gaya. raja ko ashanka huee ki dev ne jis adami ko bataya tha, kahian yah vahi to nahian hai! yah soch usane phal nahian khaya, bhandari ko de diya. yogi ata aur raja ko ek phal de jata. sanyog se ek din raja apana astabal dekhane gaya tha. yogi vahian pahuanch aur phal raja ke hath mean de diya. raja ne use uchhala to vah hath se chhootakar dharati par gir p da. usi samay ek bandar ne jhapatakar use utha liya aur to d dala. usamean se ek lal nikala, jisaki chamak se sabaki aankhean chauandhiya gayian. raja ko b da acharaj hua.
usane yogi se poochha: ap yah lal mujhe roz kyoan de jate haian?
yogi ne javab diya: maharaj! raja, guru, jyotishi, vaidy aur beti, inake ghar kabhi khali hath nahian jana chahie.
raja ne bhandari ko bulakar pichhe ke sab phal mangavaye. tu davane par sabamean se ek-ek lal nikala. itane lal dekhakar raja ko b da harsh hua. usane jauhari ko bulavakar unaka mooly poochha.
jauhari bola:
maharaj, ye lal itane kimati haian ki inaka mol karo doan rupayoan mean bhi nahian aanka ja sakata. ek-ek lal ek-ek rajy ke barabar hai.
yah sunakar raja use akele mean le gaya.
vahaan jakar yogi ne kaha: maharaj, bat yah hai ki godavari nadi ke kinare masan mean maian ek mantr siddh kar raha hooan. usake siddh ho jane par mera manorath poora ho jayega. tum ek rat mere pas rahoge to mantr siddh ho jayega. ek din rat ko hathiyar baandhakar tum akele mere pas a jana.
raja ne kaha: achchhi bat hai.
isake uparant yogi din aur samay batakar apane math mean chala gaya. vah din ane par raja akela vahaan pahuancha. yogi ne use apane pas bitha liya.
tho di der baithakar raja ne poochha: maharaj, mere lie kya ajna hai?
yogi ne kaha: rajanh, yahaan se dakshin disha mean do kos ki doori par masan mean ek siras ke pe d par ek murda lataka hai. use mere pas le ao, tab tak maian yahaan pooja karata hooan.
yah sunakar raja vahaan se chal diya. b di bhayankar rat thi. charoan or aandhera phaila tha. pani baras raha tha. bhoot-pret shor macha rahe the. saanp a-akar pairoan mean lipatate the. lekin raja himmat se age badhata gaya. jab vah masan mean pahuancha to dekhata kya hai ki sher daha d rahe haian, hathi chiangha d rahe haian, bhoot-pret adamiyoan ko mar rahe haian. raja bedh dak chalata gaya aur siras ke pe d ke pas pahuanch gaya. pe d j d se phunagi tak ag se dahak raha tha. raja ne socha, ho-n-ho, yah vahi yogi hai, jisaki bat dev ne batayi thi. pe d par rassi se bandha murda latak raha tha. raja pe d par chadh gaya aur talavar se rassi kat di. murda niche gir p da aur daha d mar-mar kar rone laga.
raja ne niche akar poochha: too kaun hai?
raja ka itana kahana tha ki vah murda khilakhilakar hans p da. raja ko b da acharaj hua. tabhi vah murda phir pe d par ja lataka. raja phir chadhakar oopar gaya aur rassi kat, murde ko bagal mean daba, niche aya.
raja bola: bata, too kaun hai?
murda chup raha.
tab raja ne use ek chadar mean baandha aur yogi ke pas le chala.
raste mean vah murda bola: maian vetal hooan. too kaun hai aur mujhe kahaan le ja raha hai?
raja ne kaha: mera nam vikram hai. maian dhara nagari ka raja hooan. maian tujhe yogi ke pas le ja raha hooan.
vetal bola: maian ek shart par chalooanga. agar too raste mean bolega to maian lautakar pe d par ja latakooanga.
raja ne usaki bat man li.
phir vetal bola: pandit, chatur aur jnani, inake din achchhi-achchhi batoan mean bitate haian, jabaki moorkhoan ke din kalah aur niand mean. achchha hoga ki hamari rah bhali batoan ki charcha mean bit jaye. maian tujhe ek kahani sunata hooan. le, sun.
- isake bad vetal ne ek ek kar jo pachchis kahani sunayi unhean hi vetal pachchisi kaha jata hai jo nimn prakar haian-
vetal pachchisi ki kahaniyaan
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