माधव ब्राह्मण, उसका बालक, नेवला और साँप की कहानी

madhav brahman, usaka balak, nevala aur saanp ki kahani hitopadesh ki prasiddh kahaniyoan mean se ek hai jisake rachayita narayan pandit haian.

kahani

ujjayini nagari mean madhav namak brahman rahata tha. usaki brahmani ke ek balak hua. vah us balak ki raksha ke liye brahman ko baitha kar nahane ke liye gee. tab brahman ke lie raja ka pavan shraddh karane ke lie bulava aya. yah sun kar brahman ne janm ke daridri hone se socha ki "jo maian shighr n gaya to doosara koee sun kar shraddh ka amantran grahan kar lega.

adanast pradanast kartavyasy ch karmanah.
kshipramakriyamanasy kalah pibati tadrasamh..

shighr n kiye gaye len- den aur karane ke kam ka ras samay pi leta hai.
parantu balak ka yahaan rakshak nahian hai, isaliye kya karrooan ? jo bhi ho bahut dinoan se putr se bhi adhik pale hue is nevale ko putr ki raksha ke lie rakh kar jata hooan. brahman vaisa karake chala gaya, phir vah nevala balak ke pas ate hue kale saanp ko dekhakar, use mar kop se tuk de- tuk de karake kha gaya. phir vah nevala brahman ko ata dekh lahu se bhare hue mukh aurapair kiye shighr pas a kar usake charanoan par lot gaya. phir us brahman ne use vaisa dekh kar socha ki isane mere balak ko kha liya hai. aisa samajh kar nevale ko mar dala. bad mean brahman ne jab balak ke pas a kar dekha to balak anand mean hai aur sapan mara hua p da hai. phir us upakari nevale ko dekh kar man mean ghab da kar b da dukhi hua.

kamah krodhastatha moho lobho mano madastatha.
shadvargamutsrijedenamarjiansmastyakte sukhi nripah..

kam, krodh, moh, lobh, ahankar tatha mad in chhah batoan ko chho d dena chahiye, aur isake tyag se hi raja sukhi hota hai.