महाभारत आश्रमवासिक पर्व अध्याय 38 श्लोक 1-21
ashtatriansh (38) adhyay: ashramavasik parv (naradagaman parv)
narad ji ke sammukh yudhishthir ka dhritarashtr adi ke laukik agni mean dagdh ho jane ka varnan karate hue vilap aur any pandavoan ka bhi rodan
yudhishthir bole- bhagavan ! ham-jaise bandhu-bandhavoan ke rahate hue bhi kathor tapasya mean lage hue mahamana dhritarashtr ki anath ke saman mrityu huee, yah kitane duahkh ki bat hai ? brahmanh ! mera to aisa mat hai ki manushyoan ki gati ka thik-thik jnan hona atyant kathin hai; jab ki vichitraviry kumar dhritarashtr ko is tarah davanal se dagdh hokar marana p da. jin bahubal shali naresh ke sau putr the, jo svayan bhi das hajar hathiyoan ke saman balavanh the, ve hi davanal se jal kar mare haian, yah kitane duahkh ki bat hai ? poorv kal mean sundari striyaan jinhean sab or se ta d ke pankhoan dvara hava karati thian, unhean davanal se dagdh ho jane par gidhoan ne apani paankhoan se hava ki hai. jo bahumooly shayya par sote the aur jinhean soot tatha magadhoanke samuday madhur gitoan dvara jagaya karate the, ve hi maharaj mujh papi ki karatootoan se prithvi par so rahe haian. mujhe putrahina yashasvini gandhari ke liye utana shok nahian hai, kyoanki ve pativraty-dharm ka palan karati thian; atah patilok mean gayi haian. maian to un mata kunti ke liye hi adhik shok karata hooan , jinhoanne putroan ke samriddhishali evan param samujjval aishvary ko thukarakar van mean rahana pasand kiya tha. hamare is rajy ko dhikkar hai, bal aur parakram ko dhikkar hai tatha is kshatriy-dharm ko bhi dhikkar hai ! jis se aj ham log mritakatuly jivan bita rahe haian. vipravar ! kal ki gati atyant sookshm hai, jis se prerit hokar mata kunti ne rajy tyag kar van mean hi rahana thik samajha. yudhishthir, bhimasen aur arjun ki mata anath ki bhaanti kaise jal gayi, yah sochakar maian mohit ho jata hooan. savyasachi arjun ne jo khandav van mean agni dev ko tript kiya tha, vah vyarth ho gaya . ve us upakar ko yad n rakhane ke karan kritaghn haian- aisi meri dharana hai. jo ek din brahman ka vesh banakar arjun se bhikh maangane aye the, unhhian bhagavan agnidev ne arjun ki maanko jalakar bhasm kar diya . agni dev ko dhikkar hai ! arjun ki jo suprasiddh satyapratijnata hai, us ko bhi dhikkar hai ! bhagavan ! raja dhritarashtr ke sharir ko jo vyarth (laukik) agni ka sanyog prapt hua, yah doosari atyant kasht dene vali bat jan p dati hai. jinhoanne pahale is prithvi ka shasan karake ant mean vaisi kathor tapasya ka ashray liya tha, un kuroovanshi rajarshi ko aisi mrityu kyoan prapt huee ? hay, us mahanh van mean mantroan se pavitr huee agniyoan ke rahate hue bhi mere taoo laukik agni se dagdh hokar mrityu ko prapt hue ? maian to samajhata hooan ki atyant durbal ho jane ke karan jinake sharir mean phaili huee nas-na diyaan tak spasht dikhayi deti thian, ve meri matakunti agni ka mahanh bhay upasthit hone par ‘ha tat ! ha dharmaraj !’ kahakar katar pukar machane lagi hoangi. ‘bhimasen ! is bhay se mujhe bachao, aisa kahakar charoan or chikhati-chillati huee meri mata ko davanal ne jalakar bhasm kar diya hoga. sahadev meri mata ko apane sabhi putroan se adhik priy tha; parantu vah vir madri kumar bhi maanko us sankat se bacha n saka. yah sunakar samast pandav ek-doosare ko hriday se lagakar rone lage . jaise pralayakal mean paanchoan bhoot pidit ho jate haian, usi prakar us samay paanchoan pandav duahkh se atur ho uthe. vahaan rodan karate hue un purushapravar pandavoan ke rone ka shabd mahal ke vistar se avaruddh hue bhootal aur akash mean gooanjane laga.
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