शबरी के बेर

shabari jati ki bhilani ka nam tha shramana. balyakal se hi vah bhagavan shriram ki anany bhakt thi. use jab bhi samay milata, vah bhagavan ki seva−pooja karati. ghar valoan ko usaka vyavahar achchha nahian lagata. b di hone par shramana ka vivah ho gaya. par afasos, usake man ke anuroop kuchh bhi nahian mila. usaka pati bhi usake man ke anusar nahian tha. yahaan ke log atyant anachari−durachari the. har samay loot−mar tatha hatya ke kam mean lipt rahate. shramana ka unase aksar jhag da hota rahata tha. is gande mahaul mean shramana jaisi satvik stri ka rahana b da kashtakar ho gaya tha. vah is vatavaran se nikal bhagana chahati thi. vah kisake pas jakar ashray ke lie sharan maange! yah bhi ek samasya thi. akhir kafi soch−vichar ke bad usane matang rrishi ke ashram mean rahane ka nishchay kiya.

mauqa pakar vah rrishi ke ashram mean pahuanchi. achhoot hone ke karan vah ashram ke aandar pravesh karane ka sahas nahian juta saki aur vahian daravaze ke pas gathari−si bani baith gee. qaphi der bad us sthan par matang rrishi ae. shramana ko dekhakar chauank p de. shramana se ane ka karan poochha. usane bahut hi namr svar mean apane ane ka karan bataya. matang rrishi soch mean p d ge. kafi der bad unhoanne shramana ko apane ashram mean rahane ki anumati pradan kar di. shramana apane vyavahar aur kary−kushalata se shighr hi ashramavasiyoan ki priy ban gee. is bich jab usake pati ko pata chala ki vah matang rrishi ke ashram mean rah rahi hai to vah ag−baboola ho gaya. shramana ko ashram se utha lane ke lie vah apane kuchh hathiyaraband sathiyoan ko lekar chal p da. matang rrishi ko isake bare mean pata chal gaya. shramana dobara us vatavaran mean nahian jana chahati thi. usane karun drishti se rrishi ki or dekha. rrishi ne phauran usake charoan or agni paida kar di. jaise hi usaka pati age badha, us ag ko dekhakar dar gaya aur vahaan se bhag kh da hua. is ghatana ke bad usane phir kabhi shramana ki taraph qadam nahian badhaya. din gujarate rahe. bhagavan shriram sita ki khoj mean matang rrishi ke ashram mean ja pahuanche. matang ne unhean pahachan liya. unhoanne donoan bhaiyoan ka yathayogy satkar kiya. shramana ko bulakar kaha, 'shramana! jis ram ki tum bachapan se seva−pooja karati a rahi thian, vahi ram aj sakshat tumhare samane kh de haian. man bharakar inaki seva kar lo.' shramana bhagakar kand−mool lene gee. kuchh kshan bad vah lauti. kand−mooloan ke sath vah kuchh jangali ber bhi laee thi. kand−mooloan ko usane shri bhagavan ke arpan kar diya. par beroan ko dene ka sahas nahian kar pa rahi thi. kahian ber kharab aur khatte n nikalean, is bat ka use bhay tha.

usane beroan ko chakhana aranbh kar diya. achchhe aur mithe ber vah bina kisi sankoch ke shriram ko dene lagi. shriram usaki saralata par mugdh the. unhoanne b de prem se joothe ber khae. shriram ki kripa se shramana ka uddhar ho gaya. vah svarg gee.

yahi shramana ramayan mean shabari ke nam se prasiddh huee.

sanbandhit lekh

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