बिल्ली का न्याय

billi ka nyay panchatantr ki prasiddh kahaniyoan mean se ek hai jisake rachayita achary vishnu sharma haian.

kahani

          ek van mean ek ped ki khoh mean ek chakor rahata tha. usi ped ke as-pas kee ped aur the, jin par phal v bij ugate the. un phaloan aur bijoan se pet bharakar chakor mast pada rahata. isi prakar kee varsh bit ge. ek din udate-udate ek aur chakor saans lene ke lie us ped ki tahani par baitha. donoan mean batean hueean. doosare chakor ko yah janakar ashchary hua ki vah keval vah keval pedoan ke phal v bij chugakar jivan gujar raha tha. doosare ne use bataya- 'bhee, duniya mean khane ke lie keval phal aur bij hi nahian hote aur bhi kee svadisht chizean haian. unhean bhi khana chahie. khetoan mean ugane vale anaj to bejod hote haian. kabhi apane khane ka svad badalakar to dekho.'
doosare chakor ke udane ke bad vah chakor soch mean pad gaya. usane phaisala kiya ki kal hi vah door najar ane vale khetoan ki or jaega aur us anaj nam ki chiz ka svad chakhakar dekheg.
doosare din chakor udakar ek khet ke pas utara. khet mean dhan ki phasal ugi thi. chakor ne koanpalean khaee. use vah ati svadisht lagian. us din ke bhojan mean use itana anand aya ki khakar tript hokar vahian aankhean mooandakar so gaya. isake bad bhi vah vahian pada raha. roj khata-pita aur so jata. chhah - sat din bad use sudh aee ki ghar lautana chahie.
is bich ek kharagosh ghar ki talash mean ghoom raha tha. us ilake mean zamin ke niche pani bharane ke karan usaka bil nasht ho gaya tha. vah usi chakor vale ped ke pas aya aur use khali pakar usane us par adhikar jama liya aur vahaan rahane laga. jab chakor vapas lauta to usane paya ki usake ghar par to kisi aur ka qabza ho gaya haian. chakor krodhit hokar bola - 'ai bhaee, too kaun haian aur mere ghar mean kya kar raha haian?'
kharagosh ne daant dikhakar kaha - 'maian is ghar ka malik hooan. maian sat din se yahaan rah raha hooan, yah ghar mera haian.'
chakor gusse se phat pada - 'sat din! bhaee, maian is khoh mean kee varsho se rah raha hooan. kisi bhi as-pas ke panchhi ya chaupae se poochh le.'
kharagosh chakor ki bat katata hua bola- 'sidhi-si bat haian. maian yahaan aya. yah khoh khali padi thi aur maian yahaan bas gaya maian kyoan ab padosiyoan se poochhata phiruan?'
chakor gusse mean bola- 'vah! koee ghar khali mile to isaka yah matalab hua ki usamean koee nahian rahata? maian akhiri bar kah raha hooan ki sharaphat se mera ghar khali kar de varna….'
kharagosh ne bhi use lalakara- 'varna too kya kar lega? yah ghar mera hai. tujhe jo karana hai, kar le.'
chakor saham gaya. vah madad aur nyay ki phariyad lekar p dosi janavaroan ke pas gaya sabane dikhave ki hooan-hooan ki, parantu thos rup se koee sahayata karane samane nahian aya.
ek boodhe p dosi ne kaha - 'zyada jhagada badhana thik nahian hoga. tum donoan apas mean koee samajhauta kar lo.' par samajhaute ki koee soorat najar nahian a rahi thi, kyoanki kharagosh kisi shart par khoh chhodane ko taiyar nahian tha. aant mean lomadi ne unhean salah di - 'tum donoan kisi jnani-dhyani ko panch banakar apane jhagade ka phaisala usase karavao.'
donoan ko yah sujhav pasand aya. ab donoan panch ki talash mean idhar-udhar ghoomane lage. isi prakar ghoomate-ghoomate ve donoan ek din ganga kinare a nikale. vahaan unhean jap tap mean magn ek billi najar aee. billi ke mathe par tilak tha. gale mean janeoo aur hath mean mala lie mrigachhal par baithi vah poori tapasvini lag rahi thi. use dekhakar chakor v kharagosh khushi se uchhal pade. unhean bhala isase achchha jnani-dhyani kahaan milega. kharagosh ne kaha - 'chakor ji, kyoan n ham isase apane jhagade ka phaisala karavaean?'
chakor par bhi billi ka achchha prabhav pada tha. par vah jara ghabaraya hua tha. chakor bola - 'mujhe koee apatti nahian hai par hamean jara savadhan rahana chahie.' kharagosh par to billi ka jadoo chal gaya tha. usane kaha- 'are nahian! dekhate nahian ho, yah billi saansarik moh-maya tyagakar tapasvini ban gee hai.'
sachchaee to yah thi ki billi un jaise moorkh jivoan ko phaansane ke lie hi bhakti ka natak kar rahi thi. phir chakor aur kharagosh par aur prabhav dalane ke lie vah jor-jor se mantr padane lagi. kharagosh aur chakor ne usake nikat akar hath jodakar jayakara lagaya - 'jay mata di. mata ko pranam.'
billi ne muskurate hue dhire se apani aankhean kholi aur arshivad diya - 'ayushman bhav, tum donoan ke chaharoan par chianta ki lakirean haian. kya kasht hai tumhean, bachcho?'
chakor ne vinati ki - 'mata ham donoan ke bich ek jhagada haian. ham chahate haian ki ap usaka phaisala karean.'
billi ne palakean jhapakaeean - 'hare ram, hare ram! tumhean jhagadana nahian chahie. prem aur shaanti se raho.' usane upadesh diya aur boli - 'khair, batao, tumhara jhagada kya hai?'
chakor ne mamala bataya. kharagosh ne apani bat kahane ke lie muanh khola hi tha ki billi ne panja uthakar roka aur boli 'bachcho, maian kafi boodhi hooan thik se sunaee nahian deta. aankhean bhi kamazor haian isalie tum donoan mere nikat akar mere kan mean zor se apani-apani bat kaho taki maian jhagade ka karan jan sakooan aur tum donoan ko nyay de sakooan. jay siyaram.'
ve donoan bhagatin billi ke bilakul nikat a ge taki usake kanoan mean apani-apani bat kah sakean. billi ko isi avasar ki talash thi usane ‘myaooan’ ki avaz lagaee aur ek hi jhapatte mean kharagosh aur chakor ka kam tamam kar diya. phir vah aram se unhean khane lagi.

sikh- do ke jhag de mean tisare ka hi fayada hota haian, isalie jhagadoan se door raho.