मित्र की सलाह

mitr ki salah panchatantr ki prasiddh kahaniyoan mean se ek hai jisake rachayita achary vishnu sharma haian.

kahani

          ek dhobi ka gadha tha. vah din bhar kapadoan ke gatthar idhar se udhar dhone mean laga rahata. dhobi svayan kanjoos aur nirdayi tha. apane gadhe ke lie chare ka prabandh nahian karata tha. bas rat ko charane ke lie khula chhod deta. nikat mean koee charagah bhi nahian thi. sharir se gadha bahut durbal ho gaya tha.
ek rat us gadhe ki mulakat ek gid d se huee. gid d ne usase poochha 'kahie mahashay, ap itane kamazor kyoan haian?'
gadhe ne dukhi svar mean bataya ki kaise use din bhar kam karana padata hai. khane ko kuchh nahian diya jata. rat ko aandhere mean idhar-udhar muanh marana padata hai.
gid d bola 'to samajho ab apaki bhukhamari ke din ge. yahaan pas mean hi ek bada sabjiyoan ka bag hai. vahaan tarah-tarah ki sabjiyaan ugi huee haian. khire, kakadiyaan, toree, gajar, mooli, shalajam aur baianganoan ki bahar hai. maianne bag todakar ek jagah aandar ghusane ka gupt marg bana rakha hai. bas vahaan se har rat aandar ghusakar chhakakar khata hooan aur sehat bana raha hooan. tum bhi mere sath aya karo.' lar tapakata gadha gid d ke sath ho gaya.
bag mean ghusakar gadhe ne mahinoan ke bad pahali bar bharapet khana khaya. donoan rat bhar bag mean hi rahe aur pau phatane se pahale gid d jangal ki or chala gaya aur gadha apane dhobi ke pas a gaya.
usake bad ve roj rat ko ek jagah milate. bag mean ghusate aur ji bharakar khate. dhire-dhire gadhe ka sharir bharane laga. usake baloan mean chamak ane lagi aur chal mean masti a gee. vah bhukhamari ke din bilkul bhool gaya. ek rat khoob khane ke bad gadhe ki tabiyat achchhi tarah hari ho gee. vah jhoomane laga aur apana muanh oopar uthakar kan phadaphadane laga. gid d ne chiantit hokar poochha 'mitr, yah kya kar rahe ho? tumhari tabiyat to thik haian?'
gadha aankhean band karake mast svar mean bola 'mera dil gane ka kar raha haian. achchha bhojan karane ke bad gana chahie. soch raha hooan ki dhaianchoo rag gaooan.'
gid d ne turant chetavani di 'n-n, aisa n karana gadhe bhaee. gane-vane ka chakkar mat chalao. yah mat bhoolo ki ham donoan yahaan chori kar rahe haian. musibat ko nyauta mat do.'
gadhe ne tedhi najar se gid d ko dekha aur bola 'gid d bhaee, tum jangali ke jangali rahe. sangit ke bare mean tum kya jano?'
gid d ne hath jode 'maian sangit ke bare mean kuchh nahian janata. keval apani jan bachana janata hooan. tum apana besura rag alapane ki zid chhodo, usi mean ham donoan ki bhalaee hai.'
gadhe ne gid d ki bat ka bura manakar hava mean dulatti chalaee aur shikayat karane laga 'tumane mere rag ko besura kahakar meri beijjati ki hai. ham gadhe shuddh shastriy lay mean reankate haian. vah moorkhoan ki samajh mean nahian a sakata.'
gid d bola 'gadhe bhaee, maian moorkh jangali sahi, par ek mitr ke nate meri salah mano. apana muanh mat kholo. bag ke chaukidar jag jaeange.'
gadha hansa 'are moorkh gid d! mera rag sunakar bag ke chaukidar to kya, bag ka malik bhi phooloan ka har lekar aega aur mere gale mean dalega.'
gid d ne chaturaee se kam liya aur hath jodakar bola 'gadhe bhaee, mujhe apani galati ka ahasas ho gaya haian. tum mahanh gayak ho. maian moorkh gid d bhi tumhare gale mean dalane ke lie phooloan ki mala lana chahata hooan. mere jane ke das minat bad hi tum gana shuroo karana taki maian gayan samapt hone tak phool malaean lekar laut sakooan.'
gadhe ne garv se sahamati mean sir hilaya. gid d vahaan se sidha jangal ki or bhag gaya. gadhe ne usake jane ke kuchh samay bad mast hokar reankana shuroo kiya. usake reankane ki avaz sunate hi bag ke chaukidar jag ge aur usi or latth lekar daude, jidhar se reankane ki avaz a rahi thi. vahaan pahuanchate hi gadhe ko dekhakar chaukidar bola “yahi hai vah dusht gadha, jo hamara bag char raha tha.’
bas sare chaukidar dandoan ke sath gadhe par pil pade. kuchh hi der mean gadha pit-pitakar adhamara gir pada.

sikh- apane shubhachintakoan aur hitaishiyoan ki nek salah n manane ka parinam bura hota hai.