दधीचि का अस्थि दान

• ek bar devaraj indr ke man mean abhiman paida ho gaya jisake phalasvaroop usane devaguru brihaspati ka apaman kar diya. usake acharan se kshubdh hokar devaguru indrapuri chho dakar apane ashram mean chale ge. bad mean jab indr ko apani bhool ka abhas hua to vah bahut pachhataya, kyoanki akele devaguru brihaspati hi aise vyakti the, jinake karan devata daityoan ke kop se bache rahate the. pashchatap karata indr devaguru ko manane ke lie unake ashram mean pahuancha. usane hath jo dakar devaguru ko pranam kiya aur kaha,'achary. mujhase bahut b da aparadh ho gaya tha. us samay krodh mean bharakar maianne apake lie jo anuchit shabd kah die the, mai unake lie apase kshama maangata huan. ap devoan ke kalyan ke lie punah indrapuri laut chalie. ham sare dev milakar apaki bhali-bhaanti seva….' indr ka shesh vaky adhoora hi rah gaya kyoanki devaguru apane tapobal se adrishy ho chuke the. indr ne unaki bahut khoj ki kiantu jab devaguru ka kuchh pata n chala to vah thak-har kar indrapuri laut gaya.
• daity guru shukrachary ne jab yah samachar suna to unhoanne daityoan se kaha- 'daityoan! yahi avasar hai jab tum devalok par adhikar kar sakate ho. achary brihaspati ke chale jane ke bad devoan ki shakti adhi rah gee hai. tum log chaho to ab asani se devalok par adhikar kar sakate ho.' uchit avasar dekhakar daityoan ne amaravati ko charoan or se gher liya aur charoan or mar-kat macha di. indr kisi tarah jan bachakar vahaan se bhag nikala aur pitamah brahma ki sharan mean pahuanch gaya. vah karabadhy hokar brahma ji se bola,'pitamah, devoan ki raksha kijie. daityoan ne achanak hamala karake amaravati mean mar-kat macha di hai. ve chun-chunakar dev yoddhaoan ka vadh kar rahe haian. maian kisi tarah jan bachakar yahaan tak pahuancha huan.'
• pitamah brahma achary brihaspati ke devalok chho d jane ki bat sun chuke the. bole, 'yah sab tumhare ahankar ke karan hua hai, devaraj. ab bhi yadi tum achary brihaspati ko mana sako aur unhean devalok mean le ao to ve daityo par vijay prapt karane ka koee upay tumhean bata deange.' 'mai apani bhool par bahut pashchatap karata unhean khojane ke lie gaya tha, pitamah. kiantu mere dekhate hi apane tapobal se adrishy ho ge. indr ne kaha.
  
• achary tumase kupit haian, indr. brahma ji ne kaha, 'ab jab tak tum unaki aradhana karake unhean svayan sammanapoorvak devalok nahian le jaoge, ve amaravati nahian aeange.'
  

'phir kya kiya jae, pitamah? achary ka kuchh pata-thikana bhi to hamare pas nahian hai. unhean khojane mean samay lagega. tab tak to daity sanpoorn amaravati ko jalakar rakh kar deange.'
indr ki bat sunakar brahma ji mean apane netr band kar lie. ve chiantan mean doob ge. kuchh der bad unhoanne apane netr khole aur indr se kaha. 'indr! is samay bhooanmadal mean sirf ek hi vyakti hai jo tumhean is apada se makti dila sakata hai aur vah hai maharshi tvashta ka mahajnani putr vishvaroop. agar tum use apana purohit niyukt kar lo to vah tumhean is sankat se mukt kara dega.' brahmaji ne upay bataya.
pitamah ka paramarsh manakar devaraj indr maharshi vishvaroop ke pas pahuanche. vishvaroop ke tin mukh the. pahale mukh se ve somavalli lata ka ras nikalakar yajn karate samay pite the. doosare mukh se madira pan karate tatha tisare mukh se ann adi bhojan ka ahar karate the. indr ne unhean pranam kiya to maharshi ne poochha, 'aj yahaan kaise agaman hua, devaraj? ap kisi vipatti mean to nahian phans ge?'
'apane thik anuman lagaya hai munishreshth.' indr ne kaha, 'devoan par is samay bahut b di vipatti aee huee hai, daityoan ne amaravati ko gher rakha hai. charoan or trahi-trahi machi huee hai.' vishvaroop muskarae. bole, 'yah to devoan aur daityoan ka purana jhag da hai, devaraj. donoan hi maharshi kashyap ki santanean haian. isalie koee ek-doosare se chhota nahian banana chahata. tumhare is jhag de mean maian kya kar sakata hooan?'
'devoan ko is samay apaki sahayata ki avashyakata hai munishreshth. sirf ap hi unaka bhay door kar sakate haian.'
is prakar indr ne jab vishvaroop ki bahut anunay-vinay ki to vishvaroop pighal ge. unhoanne devoan ke yajn ka purohit banana svikar kar liya. ve bole, 'devoan ki durdasha dekhakar hi maianne apake yajn ka hota banana svikar kiya hai, devaraj.' tatpashchath unhoanne devaraj ko narayan kavach pradan karate hue kaha, 'yah kavach le jao devaraj. daityoan se yuddh karate samay yah n sirf tumhari raksha karega balki tumhean vijayashri bhi pradan karega.'
vishvarup se narayan kavach pradan karake devaraj punah amaravati pahuchean. unake vahaan pahuanchane se devoan mean ne utsah ka sancharan ho gaya aur ve poori shakti ke sath daityoan par toot p de. bhayankar yuddh chhi d gaya. is bar indr ke pas narayan kavach hone ke karan daity maidan mean nahian thahar sake. ve parajit hokar bhag kh de hue. vijayashri devataoan ke hath lagi. yuddh samapt hone par devaraj vishvaroop ka abhar vyakt karane ke lie unake pas pahuanche. bole, 'apake kripa se hamane daityoan par vijay prapt kar li hai, munivar. ab ham ek aisa yajn karana chahate hai jisake phalasvaroop devalok hamesha ke lie daityoan ke bhay se mukt rah sake. aur ap hamean vachan de hi chuke hai ki us yajn ke hota ap hoange, to kripa karake ab ap hamare sath chalie.'
devaraj ke anurodh par vishvaroop amaravati pahuanche. unhoanne yajn mean ahutiyaan dalani aranbh kar dian. usi samay ek daity brahman ka vesh dharan kar maharshi vishvaroop ke pas a baitha. usane dhire se maharshi vishvaroop se kaha, 'maharshi! devataoan ka paksh lekar ap jo yajn daityoan ke vinash ke lie kar rahe, yah uchit nahian haian.'
'kyoan uchit nahian hai?' vishvaroop ne poochha.
'isalie uchit nahian ki dev aur daity ek hi pita ki santane haian. ap bhool rahe hai ki svany apaki mata ji ek daity parivar se haian. kya ap chaheange ki apaka matrikul hamesha ke lie nasht ho jae?' bat vishvaroop ki samajh mean a gee. unhoanne ahutiyaan dete samay devoan ke sath-sath daityoan ka nam bhi lena aranbh kar diya. yajn samapt hua, lekin usaka koee labh devoan ko n mila. is par devaraj indr ne vishvaroop se kaha, 'munivar! itane b de yajn ka koee achchha suphal nahian mila. devataoan ki shakti mean to kianchit bhi badalav nahian aya. ve to jaise pahale the, vaise hi ab bhi haian.' tabhi indr ka ek guptachar unake pas pahuancha usane indr ko bataya, 'yajn ka suphal kaise milata devaraj. munivar devoan ke sath-sath daityoan ko bhi to ahutiyaan dete rahe haian. is yajn ka jitana labh devoan ko mila hai utana hi daityoan ko bhi mila haian.' guptachar ke mukh se yah samachar sunakar indr gusse se bhar uthe. unhoanne talavar nikal li aur rrishi vishvaroop par jhapate, 'dhoangi rrishi. toone devoan ke sath vishvasaghat kiya hai. yajn devoan ne karaya aur too ahutiyaan apane matrikul ke logoan ko deta raha. ab maian tujhe jivit nahian chho dooanga.' kahate hue usane talavar ke ek hi var se vishvaroop ke tinoan sir kat die.
indr dvara ek brahman ki yajnasthal par hi hatya kie jane ki sarvajn nianda hone lagi. devoan ke sath-sath rrishi-muni aur use dhikkarane lage, 'indr too hatyara hai.–toone brahmahatya ki hai, tere jaise vyakti ko indr pad par bane rahane ka koee adhikar haq nahian. tere lie yahi uchit hai ki kisi kuean ya bavali mean koodakar apane pranoan ka visarjan kar dal.' adi-adi. nity prati ki dhikkar aur prata dana sunakar indr dukhi rahane laga. udhar, jab yah samachar maharshi tvashta tak pahuancha to ve behad krodhit hue. gusse se daha date hue bole, 'indr ki aisi himmat kaise hue ki vah mere putr ka vadh karake indrasan par baitha rahe. maian use mitti mean mila dooanga. mere putr ki hatya karane ka parinam use bhogana hi p dega.'
tvashta usi din yajn karane ke lie baith ge. yajn ki samapti par yajn vedi se ek parvat ke saman akar vala daity prakat hua. usake ek hath mean gada aur doosare mean shankh tha. usane jhukakar rrishi kop pranam kiya. rrishi ne usako nam diya—vritasur.
'ajna dijie rrishivar?' vritasur ne sir jhukakar kaha.
'vritasur. tum tatkal amaravati jao aur kapati indr ke sath-sath samast devataoan ka vinash kar do.' maharshi tvashta ne krodh se kaanpate hue adesh diya. tvashta ka adesh pate hi vritasur vayu veg se devalok ki or u d chala.
vritasur ne amaravati mean pahuanchakar devoan ka vidhvans karana shuroo kar diya. jo bhi samane ata, vah niahsankoch hokar usaka vadh kar dalata. usane amaravati mean aisa koharam machaya ke devata trahi-trahi kar uthe. indr apane airavat par chadhakar usake samane pahuancha aur us par vraj prahar kiya, kiantu vritasur ne ek hi jhatake mean usake hath se vraj chhinakar door pheank diya. is par indr ne us par agney astroan se akraman kiya, kiantu unaka kianchit bhi asar vritasur par n hua. kisi khilaune ki tarah usane indr ke hath se usaka dhanush chhin liya aur use to dakar ek or pheank diya. phir vah apana bhayankar mukh kholakar indr ko khane ke lie usaki or jhapata. yah dekhakar indr bhayabhit ho gaya aur airavat se koodakar apani jan bachane ke lie bhag nikala. pichhe vritasur apane bhayankar attahasoan se amaravati ko guanjata raha. devaraj bhagakar sidhe pahuanche vishnulok mean bhagavan vishnu ke pas.
'raksha kijie dev. devataoan ko bachaie.' usane artt svar mean bhagavan se vinati ki, 'devoan ko vritasur ke kop se bachaie anyatha vah samast devajati ka vinash kar dalega.' yah sunakar bhagavan vishnu ne bhi use dhikkara. kaha, 'indr. ek brahman, aur vah bhi aisa jo tumhare yajn ka sanchalan kar raha ho, usaka yajnasthal par hi vadh karake tumane samast devajati ko kalankit kar diya. tumane akshamy aparadh kiya hai. maharshi tvashta mean tumhare lie uchit hi dand ka nirnay kiya hai.'
'mujhe apane krity par bahut pashchatap ho raha hai, prabhu. maian us samay krodh mean aandha ho raha tha, isalie brahmahatya jaisa pap kar baitha. mujhe kshama kar dijie aur mujhe us mahabhayankar daity se mukti dilaie.' indr ne sharmiandagi bhare svar mean kaha.
'deveandrh.' shrihari bole, 'is samay maian to kya svany bhagavan shiv athava brahma ji tumhari raksha nahian kar sakate. tumhari raksha nahian kar sakate. tumhari raksha to prithvi par ek hi vyakti kar sakata hai.'
'vah kaun hai, dev?'
'maharshi dadhichi.' vishnu bole, 'sirf ve hi tumhari raksha kar sakate haian. tum maharshi dadhichi ke ashram mean jao aur unhean prasann karake kisi tarah unake sharir ki haddiyaan prapt kar lo. phir un haddiyoan se vraj banakar yadi tum vritasur se yuddh karoge to vijayashri tumhean hi milegi.'
bhagavan vishnu ka paramarsh manakar indr dadhichi ke ashram mean pahuancha. maharshi dadhichi us samay samadhi lagae baithe the. unaki kamadhenu unake nikat kh di thi. indr maharshi ki samadhi bhang hone ki pratiksha karane laga. phir jab maharshi ne apani samadhi bhang ki to unaki drishti karabaddh kh de indr par p di. maharshi ne hansate hue poochha, 'deveandr! aj is mrityulok mean tumhara agaman kyoan kar hua? devalok mean sab kushal se to haian?'
'kushalata kaisi maharshi.' indr ne sharmasar hote hue kaha, 'devoan ke durdin a ge haian. vritasur ke bhay se dev amaravati chho dakar jangaloan aur giri kandaraoan mean chhipate phir rahe haian.'
phir maharshi ke poochhane par indr ne sari batean unhean bata dian. sunakar dadhichi bole, 'yah to b di ashubh batean bataeean tumane, deveandr. ab inaka nirakaran kaise ho?'
'maharshi! maian bhagavan vishnu ke pas gaya tha.' indr bola, 'unhoanne paramarsh diya hai ki yadi ap prasann hokar mujhe apani haddiyoan ka dam de dean aur unase vraj banakar yadi vritasur se yuddh kiya jae to vah daity us vraj ke prahar se mar sakata hai. he rrishishreshth. devoan par kripa karake mujhe apani asthiyoan ka dan de dijie.'
'deveandr!' maharshi dadhichi bole, 'yadi meri asthiyoan se manav aur dev jati ka kuchh hit hota hai maian saharsh apani asthiyoan ka dan dene ke lie taiyar hooan.'
tatpashchath apane sharir par mishthan ka lepan karake maharshi samadhisth hokar ge. kamadhenu ne unake sharir ko chatana aranbh kar diya. kuchh der mean maharshi ke sharir ki tvacha, maans aur majja unake sharir se vilag ho ge. manav deh ke sthan par sirf unaki asthiyaan hi shesh rah geean. indr ne un asthiyoan ko shraddhapoorvak naman kiya aur unhean le jakar un haddiyoan se ‘tejavan’ namak vraj banaya. tatpashchath us vraj ke bal par usane vritasur ko lalakara. donoan ke madhy bhayankar yuddh hua, lekin vritasur ‘tejavan’ vraj ke age der tak tika n rah saka. indr ne vraj prahar karake usaka vadh kar dala. usake bhay se mukt ho ge.