दुष्ट सर्प

dusht sarp panchatantr ki prasiddh kahaniyoan mean se ek hai jisake rachayita achary vishnu sharma haian.

kahani

          ek jangal mean ek bahut purana baragad ka ped tha. us ped par ghoansala banakar ek kaua-kavvi ka joda rahata tha. usi ped ke khokhale tane mean kahian se akar ek dusht sarp rahana laga. har varsh mausam ane par kavvi ghoansale mean aande deti aur dusht sarp mauqa pakar unake ghoansale mean jakar aande kha jata. ek bar jab kaua v kavvi jaldi bhojan pakar shighr hi laut ae to unhoanne us dusht sarp ko apane ghoansale mean rakhe aandoan par jhapatate dekha.
aande khakar sarp chala gaya kaue ne kavvi ko dhadas bandhaya 'priye, himmat rakho. ab hamean shatru ka pata chal gaya haian. kuchh upay bhi soch leange.'
kaue ne kafi socha vichara aur pahale vale ghoansale ko chhod usase kafi oopar tahani par ghoansala banaya aur kavvi se kaha 'yahaan hamare aande surakshit raheange. hamara ghoansala ped ki choti ke kinare nikat haian aur oopar asaman mean chil mandarati rahati haian. chil saanp ki bairi haian. dusht sarp yahaan tak ane ka sahas nahian kar paega.'
kauve ki bat manakar kavvi ne ne ghoansale mean aande surakshit rahe aur unamean se bachche bhi nikal ae.
udhar sarp unaka ghoansala khali dekhakar yah samajha ki ki usake dar se kaua kavvi shayad vahaan se chale ge haian par dusht sarp toh leta rahata tha. usane dekha ki kaua-kavvi usi ped se udate haian aur lautate bhi vahian haian. use yah samajhate der nahian lagi ki unhoanne naya ghoansala usi ped par oopar bana rakha haian. ek din sarp khoh se nikala aur usane kauoan ka naya ghoansala khoj liya.
ghoansale mean kaua danpati ke tin navajat shishu the. dusht sarp unhean ek-ek karake ghapaghap nigal gaya aur apane khoh mean lautakar dakarean lene laga.
kaua v kavvi laute to ghoansala khali pakar sann rah ge. ghoansale mean huee toot-phoot v nanhean kauoan ke komal pankh bikhare dekhakar vah sara majara samajh ge. kavvi ki chhati to du:kh se phatane lagi. kavvi bilakh uthi 'to kya har varsh mere bachche saanp ka bhojan banate raheange?'
kaua bola 'nahian! yah mana ki hamare samane vikat samasya haian par yahaan se bhagana hi usaka hal nahian haian. vipatti ke samay hi mitr kam ate haian. hamean lomadi mitr se salah leni chahie.'
donoan turant hi lomadi ke pas ge. lomadi ne apane mitroan ki du:kh bhari kahani suni. usane kaua tatha kavvi ke aansoo poanchhe. lomadi ne kafi sochane ke bad kaha 'mitro! tumhean vah ped chhodakar jane ki jarurat nahian haian. mere dimag mean ek tarakib a rahi haian, jisase us dushtasarp se chhutakara paya ja sakata haian.'
lomadi ne apane chatur dimag mean aee tarakib bataee. lomadi ki tarakib sunakar kaua-kavvi khushi se uchhal padean. unhoanne lomadi ko dhanyavad diya aur apane ghar laut ae.
          agale hi din yojana amal mean lani thi. usi van mean bahut bada sarovar tha. usamean kamal aur naragis ke phool khile rahate the. har mangalavar ko us pradesh ki rajakumari apani saheliyoan ke sath vahaan jal-krida karane ati thi. unake sath aangarakshak tatha sainik bhi ate the.
is bar rajakumari aee aur sarovar mean snan karane jal mean utari to yojana ke anusar kaua udata hua vahaan aya. usane sarovar tat par rajakumari tatha usaki saheliyoan dvara utarakar rakhe ge kapadoan v abhooshanoan par najar dali. kapade se sabase oopar tha rajakumari ka priy hire v motiyoan ka vilakshan har.
kaue ne rajakumari tatha saheliyoan ka dhyan apani aur akarshit karane ke lie ‘kaanv-kaanv’ ka shor machaya. jab sabaki najar usaki or ghoomi to kaua rajakumari ka har choanch mean dabakar oopar ud gaya. sabhi saheliyaan chikhi 'dekho, dekho! vah rajakumari ka har uthakar le ja raha haian.'
sainikoan ne oopar dekha to sachamuch ek kaua har lekar dhire-dhire udata ja raha tha. sainik usi disha mean daudane lage. kaua sainikoan ko apane piche lagakar dhire-dhire udata hua usi ped ki or le aya. jab sainik kuch hi door rah ge to kaue ne rajakumari ka har is prakar giraya ki vah saanp vale khoh ke bhitar ja gira.
sainik daudakar khoh ke pas pahuanche. unake saradar ne khoh ke bhitar jhaanka. usane vahaan har aur usake pas mean hi ek kale sarp ko kudanli mare dekha. vah chillaya 'pichhe hato! aandar ek nag haian.' saradar ne khoh ke bhitar bhala mara. sarp ghayal hua aur phuphakarata hua bahar nikala. jaise hi vah bahar aya, sainikoan ne bhaloan se usake tukade-tukade kar dale.

sikh- buddhi ka prayog karake har sankat ka hal nikala ja sakata hai.