महाभारत आदि पर्व अध्याय 3 श्लोक 81-95
tritiy (3) adhhyay: adi parv (paushy parv)
tadanantar upadhyay ki ajna hone par ved samavartan sanskar ke pashchath snatak hokar guroogrih se laute. ghar akar unhoanne grihasthashram mean pravesh kiya. apane ghar mean nivas karate samay achary ved ke pas tin shishy rahate haian, kintu ve ‘kam karo athava guroo seva mean lage raho’ ityadi roop se kisi prakar ka adesh apane shishyoan ko nahian dete the; kyoanki guroo ke ghar mean rahane par chhatroan ko jo isaliye unake man mean apane shishyoan ko lokeshadayak kary mean lagane ki kabhi ichchha nahian hoti thi. ek samay ki bat hai-brahmavetta achary ved ke pas akar ‘janamejay aur paushy’ nam vale do kshatriyoan ne unaka varan kiya aur unhean apana upadhyay bana liya. tadanantar ek din upadhyay ved ne yajnaman ke kary se bahar jane ke liye udyat ho uttank nam vale shishy ko agnihotr adi ke kary mean niyukt kiya aur kaha-‘vats uttang ! mere ghar mean mere bina jis kisi vastu ki kami ho jaye, usaki poorti tum kar dena, aisi meri ichchha hai.’ uttank ko aisa adesh dekar achary ved bahar chale gaye. uttang guroo ki ajna ka palan karate hue seva parayan ho guroo ke ghar mean rahane lage. vahaan rahate samay unhean upadhyay ke ashray mean rahane vali sab striyoan ne milakar bulaya aur kaha. tumhari guroopatni rajasvala huee haian aur upadhyay paradesh gaye haian. unaka yah rritukal jis prakar nishphal n ho, vaisa karo isake liye guroopatni b di chinta mean p di haian.
yah sunakar uttank ne uttar diya-‘maian striyoan ke kahane se yah n karane yogy nindy karm nahian kar sakata. upadhyay ne mujhe aisi ajna nahian di hai ki ‘tum n karane yogy kary bhi kar dalana’. isake bad kuchh kal bitane par upadhyay ved paradesh se apane ghar laut aye. ane par uttank ka sara vrittant maloom hua, isase ve b de prasann hue. aur bole-‘beta uttank ! tumhara kaun sa priya kary karooan ? tumane dharmapoorvak meri seva ki hai. isase ham donoan ki ek- doosare ke prati priti badh gayi hai. ab maian tumhean ghar lautane ki ajna deta hooan-jao, tumhari sabhi kamanaean poorn hoangi’. guroo ke aisa kahane par uttang bole-‘bhagavan ! maian apaka kaun sa priy kary karooan ? vriddh purush kahate bhi haian. jo adharmapoorvak adhyapan ya upadesh karata hai athava jo adharmapoorvak prashn ya adhyayan karata haian, un donoan mean me ek (guroo athava shishy) mrityu evan vidvesh ko prapt hota hai. atah apaki ajna milane par maian abhisht guroo dakshina bheant karana chahata hooan.’uttank ke aisa kahane par upadhyay bole-‘beta uttank ! tab kuchh din aur yahian thaharoan’. tadanantar kisi din uttank ne phir upadhyay se kaha- ‘bhagavanh ! ajna dijiye, maian apako kaun si priy vastu guroo dakshina ke roop mean bheant karooan. yah sunakar upadhyay ne unase kaha-‘vats uttank ! tum bar bar mujhase kahate ho ki ‘maian kya guroo dakshina bhet karooan?’ atah jao, ghar ke bhitar pravesh karake apani guroopatni se poochh lo ki ‘maian kya guroodakshina bheant karooan.' ‘ve jo batavean vahi vastu unhean bheant karo. upadhyay ke aisa kahane par uttang ne guroopatni mean poochha -‘devi ! upadhyay ne mujhe ghar jane ki ajna di hai, atah maian apako koee abhisht vastu guroodakshina ke roop mean bheant karake guroo ke rrin se urrin hokar jana chahata hooan.
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