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bagula bhagat panchatantr ki prasiddh kahaniyoan mean se ek hai jisake rachayita achary vishnu sharma haian.

kahani

          ek van pradesh mean ek bahut bada talab tha. har prakar ke jivoan ke lie usamean bhojan samagri hone ke karan vahaan nana prakar ke jiv, pakshi, machhaliyaan, kachhue aur kekade adi vas karate the. pas mean hi bagula rahata tha, jise parishram karana bilkul achchha nahian lagata tha. usaki aankhean bhi kuchh kamazor thian. machhaliyaan pakadane ke lie to mehanat karani padati haian, jo use khalati thi. isalie alasy ke mare vah prayah bhookha hi rahata. ek taang par khada yahi sochata rahata ki kya upay kiya jae ki bina hath-pair hilae roj bhojan mile. ek din use ek upay soojha to vah use ajamane baith gaya.
bagula talab ke kinare khada ho gaya aur laga aankhoan se aansoo bahane. ek kekade ne use aansoo bahate dekha to vah usake nikat aya aur poochhane laga 'mama, kya bat hai bhojan ke lie machhaliyoan ka shikar karane ki bajay khade aansoo baha rahe ho?'
bagule ne zor ki hichaki li aur bharrae gale se bola 'bete, bahut kar liya machhaliyoan ka shikar. ab maian yah pap kary aur nahian karuanga. meri atma jag uthi haian. isalie maian nikat aee machhaliyoan ko bhi nahian pakad raha hooan. tum to dekh hi rahe ho.'
kekada bola 'mama, shikar nahian karoge, kuchh khaoge nahian to mar nahian jaoge?'
bagule ne ek aur hichaki li 'aise jivan ka nasht hona hi achchha hai bete, vaise bhi ham sabako jaldi marana hi hai. mujhe jnat hua hai ki shighr hi yahaan barah varsh lanba sookha padega.'
bagule ne kekade ko bataya ki yah bat use ek trikaladarshi mahatma ne bataee haian, jisaki bhavishyavani kabhi galat nahian hoti. kekade ne jakar sabako bataya ki kaise bagule ne balidan v bhakti ka marg apana liya haian aur sookha padane vala haian.
us talab ke sare jiv machhaliyaan, kachhue, kekade, battakhean v saras adi daude-daude bagule ke pas ae aur bole 'bhagat mama, ab tum hi hamean koee bachav ka rasta batao. apani akl ladao tum to mahajnani ban hi ge ho.'
bagule ne kuchh sochakar bataya ki vahaan se kuchh kos door ek jalashay haian jisamean pahadi jharana bahakar girata haian. vah kabhi nahian sookhata. yadi jalashay ke sab jiv vahaan chale jaean to bachav ho sakata haian. ab samasya yah thi ki vahaan tak jaya kaise jaean? bagule bhagat ne yah samasya bhi sulajha di 'maian tumhean ek-ek karake apani pith par bithakar vahaan tak pahuanchaooanga kyoanki ab mera sara shesh jivan doosaroan ki seva karane mean gujarega.'
sabhi jivoan ne gadh-gadh hokar ‘bagula bhagataji ki jai’ ke nare lagae.
ab bagula bhagat ke pau-barah ho gee. vah roj ek jiv ko apani pith par bithakar le jata aur kuchh door le jakar ek chattan ke pas jakar use us par patakakar mar dalata aur kha jata. kabhi mood hua to bhagataji do phere bhi lagate aur do jivoan ko chat kar jate talab mean janavaroan ki sankhya ghatane lagi. chattan ke pas mare jivoan ki haddiyoan ka dher badhane laga aur bhagataji ki sehat banane lagi. kha-khakar vah khoob mote ho ge. mukh par lali a gee aur pankh charbi ke tej se chamakane lage. unhean dekhakar doosare jiv kahate 'dekho, doosaroan ki seva ka phal aur puny bhagataji ke sharir ko lag raha hai.'
bagula bhagat man hi man khoob hansata. vah sochata ki dekho duniya mean kaise-kaise moorkh jiv bhare pade haian, jo sabaka vishvas kar lete haian. aise moorkhoan ki duniya mean thodi chalaki se kam liya jae to maje hi maje haian. bina hath-pair hilae khoob davat udaee ja sakati hai sansar se moorkh prani kam karane ka mauqa milata hai baithe-bithae pet bharane ka jugad ho jae to sochane ka bahut samay mil jata haian.
bahut din yahi kram chala. ek din kekade ne bagule se kaha 'mama, tumane itane sare janavar yahaan se vahaan pahuancha die, lekin meri bari abhi tak nahian aee.'
bhagataji bole 'beta, aj tera hi nanbar lagate haian, aja meri pith par baith ja.'
kekada khush hokar bagule ki pith par baith gaya. jab vah chattan ke nikat pahuancha to vahaan haddiyoan ka pahad dekhakar kekade ka matha thanaka. vah hakalaya 'yah haddiyoan ka dher kaisa hai? vah jalashay kitani door hai, mama?'
bagula bhagat thaan-thaan karake khoob hansa aur bola 'moorkh, vahaan koee jalashay nahian hai. maian ek- ek ko pith par bithakar yahaan lakar khata rahata hooan. aj too marega.'
kekada sari bat samajh gaya. vah sihar utha parantu usane himmat n hari aur turant apane janboor jaise panjoan ko age badhakar unase dusht bagule ki gardan daba di aur tab tak dabae rakhi, jab tak usake pran pakheru n ud ge.
phir kekada bagule bhagat ka kata sir lekar talab par lauta aur sare jivoan ko sachchaee bata di ki kaise dusht bagula bhagat unhean dhokha deta raha.

sikh- 1. doosaroan ki batoan par aankhean mooandakar vishvas nahian karana chahie. 2. musibat mean dhiraj v buddhimani se kary karana chahie.