उत्तरा

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chitr:Seealso.gifuttara ka ullekh in lekhoan mean bhi hai: virat, parikshit, abhimanyu, arjun evan ashvatthama

uttara raja virat aur matsy-mahip virat ki rani 'sudeshna' ki putri thi. jab pandav ajnatavas kar rahe the, us samay arjun brihannala nam grahan karake rah rahe the. vrihannala ne uttara ko nrity, sangit adi ki shiksha di thi. jis samay kauravoan ne raja virat ki gayean hastagat kar li thian, us samay arjun ne kauravoan se yuddh karake arpoov parakram dikhaya tha. arjun ki us virata se prabhavit hokar raja virat ne apani kanya uttara ka vivah arjun se karane ka prastav rakha tha kintu arjun ne yah kahakar ki uttara unaki shishya hone ke karan unaki putri ke saman thi, us sambandh ko asvikar kar diya tha. kalantar mean uttara ka vivah abhimanyu ke sath sampann hua tha. chakravyooh to dane ke lie jane se poorv abhimanyu apani patni se vida lene gaya tha. us samay usane abhimanyu se prarthana ki thi -

'he uttara ke dhan raho
tum uttara ke pas hi'.

parikshit ka janm inhian ki kokh se abhimanyu ki mrity ke bad hua tha.

parichay

yah rajakumari matsy-mahip virat ki rani 'sudeshna' ki putri thi. isake bhaee ka nam 'uttar' tha. apane ajnatavas ke samay arjun ne brihannala nam rakhakar apane ko nrity-git-kushal hij da batalaya. ve raja virat ke ranivas mean, is rajakumari nachana-gana adi sikhane ke lie, rakh liye gaye. ranivas mean bharti karane se pahale, raja ki ajna pakar, striyoan ne har tarah se pariksha karake unhean hij da hi paya. vahaan se rajakumari uttara ko nachane-gane ki shiksha b de achchhe dhang se dene lage. unake vyavahar se rajakumari un par santusht rahati thi.

abhimanyu se vivah

samay poora hone par jab maloom hua ki yah nahian, sakshat viravar arjun haian, tab virat b di chianta mean p de. yah thik hai ki urvashi ke shap ke karan arjun, ek vishisht avadhi ke lie, solahoan ane napuansak ho gaye the aur unake napuansakatv ki jaanch bhi kar li gee thi phir bhi bhala-bura kahane se sansar ko kaun rok sakata tha? atev virat ne socha ki jab arjun se uttara ki koee bat chhipi nahian rahi hai tab bhalaee isi mean hai ki vah unhian ko sauanp di jay. aisa karane se kisi ko ninda karane ke lie guanjaish hi n rah jayagi. matsy-naresh ka yah prastav sunakar arjun b di kathinaee mean p de. yadi uttara ko patni banaye lete haian to virat ko jis bat ki ashanka thi us par sansar muhar lagaye deta hai aur yadi asvikar karate haian to virat ko apani rajakumari ke anuroop var milane ki kathinaee hai. is sankat se bachane ka badhiya upay dhooandh nikala gaya. arjun ne kaha ki maharaj, maianne uttara ko nrity-git adi sikhaya hai. phalatah vah meri shishya hai. shiksha prapt karate samay vah bhi mere prati gurubhav pradarshit karati rahi hai. atev usako apani patni banana mere lie sambhav nahian. ek bat to ho sakati hai. usaka vivah ap mere bete abhimanyu ke sath kar dean. yahi hua. yuddh mean abhimanyu ke viragati pate samay uttara garbhavati thi. yadi vah garbhavati n hoti to avashy hi pati ke sath sati ho jati. bechari ko vaidhavy-klesh sahane ke atirikt ek aur ghor kasht sahana p da. bat yah thi ki ashvatthama ka jab koee prayatn saphal nahian hua tab usane khijhakar 'ishikastr' ka prayog isalie kiya jisase pandavoan ka vansh nirmool ho jay. pandavoan ki aur santanoan ko to vah rat ko, sab ke so jane par, mar hi chuka tha. ab isi uttara ke garbh ka sab ko bharosa tha so ashvatthama ne astr prayog karake isako bhi nirjiv kar dala. pandavoan ke yahaan hahakar mach gaya. kiantu us samay rajadhani mean shrikrishna maujood the. unhoanne apane alaukik prabhav se balak ko jivit kar diya. yah parikshit nam se prasiddh hua. isi balak se pandavoan ka vansh chala.

rajakumariyoan tak ko any shiksha ke sath-sath nachane-gane ki bhi avashyak shiksha di jati thi. is shiksha se ve apana manoranjan to kar sakati thian, sath hi parivarik manovinod ke bhi upayog mean ati thian.

dhani ho chahe nirdhan, prabhavashali ho athava sadharan shreni ka, samaj ka bhay sabako rahata tha. yah bhay n hota to sambhavatah uttara ka vivah pandavoan ke vansh mean n hokar kisi any parivar mean hota tha. vastav mean us samay pandav log sankat sah rahe the. n to unake pas dhan-daulat thi aur n raj-pat hi. unase rishtedari karane mean matsy-naresh ka, lokalaj se bachane ke siva, aur kaun-sa hit tha? haan, pandavoan ko avashy labh hua. unhean ek prabal sahayak mila aur bahut-si sampatti bhi prapt huee.

mahabharat ke pramukh patr

jab maharaj virat ne yah suna ki unake putr uttar ne samast kaurav-paksh ke yoddhaoan ko parajit karake apani gayoan ko lauta liya hai, tab ve anandatirek mean apane putr ki prashansa karane lage. is par kank (yudhishthir) ne kaha ki jisaka sarathi brahannala (arjun) ho, usaki vijay to nishchit hi hai- maharaj virat ko yah asahy ho gaya ki rajyasabha mean pasa bichhane ke liye niyukt, brahman kank unake putr ke badale napuansak brihannala ki prashansa kare. unhoanne pasa khianchakar mar diya aur kank ki nasika se rakt nikalane laga. sairandhri bani huee draupadi dau di aur samane katori rakhakar kank ki nasika se nikalate hue rakt ko bhoomi par girane se bachaya tha. jab unhean tisare din pata laga ki unhoanne kank ke vesh mean apane yahaan nivas kar rahe maharaj yudhishthir ka hi apaman kiya hai, tab unhean apane-ap par atyant khed hua. unhoanne anajan mean hue aparadhoan ke parimarjan aur pandavoan se sthayi maitri-sthapana ke uddeshy se apani putri uttara aur arjun ke vivah ka prastav kiya. is par arjun ne kaha-'rajanh! maianne kumari uttara ko brihannala ke roop mean varsh bhar nrity aur sangit ki shiksha di hai. yadi maian rajakumari ko patniroop mean svikar karata hooan to log mujh par aur apaki putri ke charitr par sandeh kareange aur guru-shishy ki parampara ka apaman hoga. rajakumari mere liye putri ke saman hai. isaliye apane putr abhimanyu ki patni ke roop mean maian unhean svikar karata hooan. bhagavanh shrikrishna ke bhanaje ko jamata ke roop mean svikar karana apake liye bhi gaurav ki bat hogi.' sabhi ne arjun ki dharmanishtha ki prashansa ki aur uttara ka vivah abhimanyu se sampann ho gaya.

abhimanyu ka vadh

• paandavoan ki sena abhimanyu ke pichhe -pichhe chali aur jahaan se vyooh to dakar abhimanyu aandar ghusa tha, vahian se vyooh ke aandar pravesh karane lagi. yah dekh siandhu desh ka parakrami raja jayadrath jo dhritarashtr ka damad tha, apani sena ko lekar paandav-sena par toot p da. jayadrth ke is sahasapoorn kam aur soojh ko dekhakar kaurav sena mean utsah ki lahar dau d gee. kaurav sena ke sabhi vir usi jagah ikatthe hone lage jahaan jayadrath paandav-sena ka rasta roke hue kh da tha shighr hi toote morachoan ki dararean bhar gee. jayadrath ke rath par chaandi ka shookar-dhvaj phahara raha tha. use dekh kaurav-sena ki shakti bahut badh gee aur usamean naya utsah bhar gaya. vyooh ko bhedakar abhimanyu ne jahaan se rasta kiya tha, vahaan itane sainik akar ikatthe ho gaye ki vyooh phir pahale jaisa hi mazaboot ho gaya. vyooh ke dvar par ek taraph yudhishthir, bhimasen aur doosari or jayadrath yuddh chhi d gaya. yudhishthir ne jo bhala pheankakar mara to jayadrath ka dhanush katakar gir gaya. palak marate-marate jayadrath ne doosara dhanush utha liya aur das ban yudhishthir par chho de. bhimasen ne banoan ki bauchhar se jayadrath ka dhanush kat diya. rath ki dhvaja aur chhatari ko to d-pho d diya aur ranabhoomi mean gira diya. us par bhi siandhuraj nahian ghabaraya. usane phir ek doosara dhanush le liya aur banoan se bhimasen ka dhanush kat dala. palabhar mean hi bhimasen ke rath ke gho de dher ho gaye. bhimasen ko lachar ho rath se utarakar satyaki ke rath par chadhana p da.
• jayadrath ne jis kushalata aur bahaduri se thik samay vyooh ki tooti qilebandi ko phir se poora karake mazaboot bana diya usase padanv bahar hi rah gaye. abhimanyu vyooh ke aandar akela rah gaya. par akele abhimanyu ne vyooh ke aandar hi kauravoan ki us vishal sena ko tahas-nahas karana shuroo kar diya. jo bhi usake samane ata, khatm ho jata tha.
• duryodhan ka putr lakshman abhi balak tha, par usamean virata ki abha phoot rahi thi. usako bhay chhoo tak nahian gaya tha. abhimanyu ki ban varsha se vyakul hokar jab sabhi yoddha pichhe hatane lage to vir lakshman akela jakar abhimanyu se bhi d p da. balak ki is nirbhayata ko dekh bhagati huyi kaurav sena phir se ikatthi ho gee aur lakshman ka sath dekar l dane lagi. sabane ek sath hi abhimanyu par ban varsha kar di, par vah abhimanyu par is prakar lagi jaise parvat par meh barasata ho. duryodhan putr apane adabhut parakram ka parichay deta hua virata se yuddh karata raha. aant mean abhimanyu ne us par ek bhala chalaya. keanchuli se nikale saanp ki tarah chamakata hua vah bhala vir lakshman ke b de zor se ja laga. suandar nasika aur suandar bhauanho vala, chamakile ghuangharale kesh aur jagamate kundaloan se vibhooshit vah vir balak bhale ki chot se tatkal mrit hokar gir p da.
• yah dekh kaurav-sena arttasvar mean hahakar kar uthi.
• "papi abhimanyu ka kshan vadh karo." duryodhan ne chillakar kaha aur dron, ashvatthama,vrihadabal,kritavarma adi chhah maharathiyoan ne abhimanyu ko charoan or se gher liya.
• dron ne karn ke pas akar kaha- "isaka kavach bheda nahian ja sakata. thik se nishana baandhakar isake rath ke gho doan ki ras kat dalo aur pichhe ki or se is par astr chalao."
• vyooh ke aantim charan mean kaurav paksh ke sabhi maharathi yuddh ke manadandoan ko bhulakar us balak par toot p de, jis karan usane viragati prapt ki.

uttara ka putr

• mahabharat ke sangram mean arjun sansaptakoan se yuddh karane ke liye door chale gaye aur dronachary ne unaki anupasthiti mean chakravyooh ka nirman kiya. bhagavanh shankar ke varadan se jayadrath ne sabhi pandavoan ko vyooh mean pravesh karane se rok diya. akele abhimunyu hi vyooh mean pravesh kar paye. mahavir abhimanyu ne adbhut parakram ka pradarshan kiya. unhoanne kaurav-paksh ke pramukh maharathiyoan ko bar-bar haraya. ant mean sabhi maharathiyoan ne ek sath milakar anyayapoorvak abhimanyu ka vadh kar diya. uttara us samay garbhavati thian. bhagavanh shrikrishna ne unhean ashvasan dekar pati ke sath sati hone se rok diya.

• jab ashvatthama ne draupadi ke paanch putroan ko mar dala tatha shivir mean ag lagakar bhag gaya, tab arjun ne usako pak d kar draupadi ke sammukh upasthit kiya. vadhy hone ke bad bhi draupadi ne use mukt kara diya, kiantu us naradham ne kritajn hone ke badale pandavoan ka vansh hi nirmool karane ke liye brahmastr ka prayog kiya. uttara ki karun pukar sunakar bhagavanh shrikrishna ne sookshamaroop se unake garbh mean pravesh karake pandavoan ke ek matr vanshadhar ki brahmastr se raksha ki, kiantu janm ke samay balak mrit paida hua.

• yah samachar sunakar bhagavanh shrikrishna ne sootikagrih mean pravesh kiya. uttara pagali ki bhaanti mrit balak ko god mean uthakar kahane lagi- 'beta! tribhuvan ke svami tumhare samane kh de haian. too dharmatma tatha shilavanri pita ka putr hai. yah ashishtata achchhi nahian. in sarveshvar ko pranam kar socha tha ki tujhe god mean lekar in sarvadhar ke charanoan mean mastak rakhooangi, kiantu sari ashaean nasht ho gayian. bhaktavatsal bhagavanh ne tatkal jal chhi dak kar balak ko jivanadan diya. sahasa balak ka shvas chalane laga. charoan or anand ki lahan dau d gayi. pandavoan ka yahi vanshadhar parikshit ke nam se prasiddh hua. bhagavadbhakti aur vishvas ki anupam pratik sati uttara dhany haian.