वेताल पच्चीसी छ:
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.
chhathi kahani
dharmapur nam ki ek nagari thi. usamean dharmashil nam ka raja raj karata tha. usake andhak nam ka divan tha.
ek din divan ne kaha: maharaj, ek mandir banavakar devi ko bithakar pooja ki jae to b da puny milega.
raja ne aisa hi kiya. ek din devi ne prasann hokar usase var maangane ko kaha. raja ke koee santan nahian thi. usane devi se putr maanga.
devi boli: achchhi bat hai, tere b da pratapi putr prapt hoga.
kuchh din bad raja ke ek l daka hua. sare nagar mean b di khushi manayi gayi.
ek din ek dhobi apane mitr ke sath us nagar mean aya. usaki nigah devi ke mandir mean p di. usane devi ko pranam karane ka irada kiya. usi samay use ek dhobi ki l daki dikhaee di, jo b di sundar thi. use dekhakar vah itana pagal ho gaya ki usane mandir mean jakar devi se prarthana ki, "he devi! yah l daki mujhe mil jay. agar mil gayi to maian apana sir tujh par chadha dooanga."
isake bad vah har gh di bechain rahane laga. usake mitr ne usake pita se sara hal kaha. apane bete ki yah halat dekhakar vah l daki ke pita ke pas gaya aur usake anurodh karane par donoan ka vivah ho gaya.
vivah ke kuchh din bad l daki ke pita ke yahaan utsav hua. isamean shamil hone ke lie nyauta aya. mitr ko sath lekar donoan chale. raste mean usi devi ka mandir p da to l dake ko apana vada yad a gaya. usane mitr aur stri ko tho di der rukane ko kaha aur svayan jakar devi ko pranam kar ke itane zor-se talavar mari ki usaka sir dh d se alag ho gaya.
der ho jane par jab usaka mitr mandir ke andar gaya to dekhata kya hai ki usake mitr ka sir dh d se alag p da hai. usane socha ki yah duniya b di buri hai. koee yah to samajhega nahian ki isane apane-ap shish chadhaya hai. sab yahi kaheange ki isaki sundar stri ko h dapane ke lie maianne isaki gardan kat di. isase kahian mar jana achchha hai. yah soch usane talavar lekar apani gardan u da di.
udhar bahar kh di-kh di stri hairan ho gayi to vah mandir ke bhitar gayi. dekhakar chakit rah gayi. sochane lagi ki duniya kahegi, yah buri aurat hogi, isalie donoan ko mar ayi is badanami se to mar jana achchha hai. yah soch usane talavar uthaee aur jaise hi gardan par marani chahi ki devi ne prakat hokar usaka hath pak d liya aur kaha, "maian tujh par prasann hooan. jo chaho, so maango."
stri boli: he devi! in donoan ko zinda kar do.
devi ne kaha: achchha, tum donoan ke sir milakar rakh do.
ghabarahat mean stri ne sir jo de to galati se ek ka sir doosare ke dh d par lag gaya. devi ne donoan ko jianda diya. ab ve donoan apas mean jhag dane lage. ek kahata tha ki yah stri meri hai, doosara kahata meri.
vetal bola: he rajanh! batao ki yah stri kisaki ho?
raja ne kaha: nadiyoan mean ganga uttam hai, parvatoan mean sumeru, vrikshoan mean kalpavriksh aur aangoan mean sir. isalie sharir par pati ka sir laga ho, vahi pati hona chahie.
itana sunakar vetal phir pe d par ja lataka. raja use phir laya to usane satavi kahani kahi.
- age padhane ke lie vetal pachchisi sat par jaean
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