वेताल पच्चीसी बीस

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chitrakoot nagar mean ek raja rahata tha. ek din vah shikar khelane jangal mean gaya. ghoomate-ghoomate vah rasta bhool gaya aur akela rah gaya. thak kar vah ek pe d ki chhaya mean leta ki use ek rrishi-kanya dikhaee di. use dekhakar raja us par mohit ho gaya. tho di der mean rrishi svayan a gaye.

rrishi ne poochha: tum yahaan kaise aye ho?

raja ne kaha: maian shikar khelane aya hooan.

rrishi bole: beta, tum kyoan jivoan ko marakar pap kamate ho?

raja ne vada kiya ki maian ab kabhi shikar nahian khelooanga.

khush hokar rrishi ne kaha: tumhean jo maangana ho, maang lo.

raja ne rrishi-kanya maangi aur rrishi ne khush hokar donoan ka vivah kar diya. raja jab use lekar chala to raste mean ek bhayankar rakshas mila.

vah bola: maian tumhari rani ko khaooanga. agar chahate ho ki vah bach jay to sat din ke bhitar ek aise brahman-putr ka balidan karo, jo apani ichchha se apane ko de aur usake mata-pita use marate samay usake hath-pair pak dean.

dar ke mare raja ne usaki bat man li. vah apane nagar ko lauta aur apane divan ko sab hal kah sunaya.

divan ne kaha: ap pareshan n hoan, maian upay karata hooan.

isake bad divan ne sat baras ke balak ki sone ki moorti banavayi aur use kimati gahane pahanakar nagar-nagar aur gaanv-gaanv ghumavaya. yah kahalava diya ki jo koee sat baras ka brahman ka balak apane ko balidan ke lie dega aur balidan ke samay usake maan-bap usake hath-pair pak deange, usi ko yah moorti aur sau gaanv mileange.

yah khabar sunakar ek brahman-balak raji ho gaya, usane maan-bap se kaha, "apako bahut-se putr mil jayeange. mere sharir se raja ki bhalaee hogi aur apaki garibi mit jayegi."

maan-bap ne mana kiya, par balak ne hath karake unhean raji kar liya.

maan-bap balak ko lekar raja ke pas gaye. raja unhean lekar rakshas ke pas gaya. rakshas ke samane maan-bap ne balak ke hath-pair pak de aur raja use talavar se marane ko hua. usi samay balak b de zor se hans p da.

itana kahakar vetal bola: he rajanh, yah batao ki vah balak kyoan hansa?

raja ne phauran uttar diya: isalie ki dar ke samay har adami raksha ke lie apane maan-bap ko pukarata hai. mata-pita n hoan to pi ditoan ki madad raja karata hai. raja n kar sake to adami devata ko yad karata hai. par yahaan to koee bhi balak ke sath n tha. maan-bap hath pak de hue the, raja talavar liye kh da tha aur rakshas bhakshak ho raha tha. brahman ka l daka paropakar ke lie apana sharir de raha tha. isi harsh se aur acharaj se vah hansa.

itana sunakar vetal antardhan ho gaya aur raja lautakar phir use le aya. raste mean vetal ne phir kahani shuroo kar di.

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