वेताल पच्चीसी इक्कीस
vetal pachchisi pachchis kathaoan se yukt ek lokakatha granth sangrah hai. 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.
ikkisavian kahani
vishala nam ki nagari mean padamanabh nam ka raja raj karata tha. usi nagar mean arthadatt nam ka ek sahookar rahata tha. arthadatt ke anangamanjari nam ki ek sundar kanya thi. usaka vivah sahookar ne ek dhani sahookar ke putr manivarma ke sath kar diya. manivarma patni ko bahut chahata tha, par patni use pyar nahian karati thi. ek bar manivarma kahian gaya. pichhe anangamanjari ki rajapurohit ke l dake kamalakar par nigah p di to vah use chahane lagi. purohit ka l daka bhi l daki ko chahane laga. anangamanjari ne mahal ke bag me jakar chandidevi ko pranam kar kaha, "yadi mujhe is janm mean kamalakar pati ke roop mean n mile to agale janm mean mile."
yah kahakar vah ashok ke pe d se dupatte ki phaansi banakar marane ko taiyar ho gayi. tabhi usaki sakhi a gayi aur use yah vachan dekar le gayi ki kamalakar se mila degi. dasi sabere kamalakar ke yahaan gayi aur donoan ke bagiche mean milane ka prabandh kar ayi. kamalakar aya aur usane anangamanjari ko dekha. vah betab hokar milane ke lie dau da. mare khushi ke anangamanjari ke hriday ki gati ruk gayi aur vah mar gayi. use mara dekhakar kamalakar ka bhi dil phat gaya aur vah bhi mar gaya. usi samay manivarma a gaya aur apani stri ko paraye adami ke sath mara dekhakar b da du:khi hua. vah stri ko itana chahata tha ki usaka viyog n sahane se usake bhi pran nikal gaye. charoan or hahakar mach gaya. chandidevi prakat huee aur usane sabako jivit kar diya.
itana kahakar vetal bola: rajanh, yah batao ki in tinoan mean sabase zyada virag mean aandha kaun tha?
raja ne kaha: mere vichar mean manivarma tha, kyoanki vah apani patni ko paraye adami ko pyar karate dekhakar bhi shok se mar gaya. anangamanjari aur kamalakar to achanak milane ki khushi se mare. usamean acharaj ki koee bat nahian thi.
raja ka yah javab sunakarav vetal phir pe d par ja lataka aur raja ko vapas jakar use lana p da. raste mean vetal ne phir ek kahani kahi.
- age padhane ke lie vetal pachchisi baees par jaean
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