मृग, काक और गीदड़ की कहानी

mrig, kag aur dhoort gid d ki kahani hitopadesh ki prasiddh kahaniyoan mean se ek hai jisake rachayita narayan pandit haian.

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magadh desh mean chanpakavati namak ek mahanh arany tha, usamean bahut dinoan mean mrig aur kaua b de sneh se rahate the. kisi gid d ne us mrig ko hattha- kattha aur apani ichchha se idhar- udhar ghoomata hua dekha, isako dekh kar gid d sochane laga -- are, kaise is suandar (mitha) maans khaooan ? jo ho, pahale ise vishvas utpann karaooan. yah vichar kar usake pas jakar bola -- he mitr, tum kushal ho ? mrig ne kaha "too kaun hai ?' vah bola -- maian kshudrabuddhi namak gid d hooan. is van mean bandhuhin mare ke saman rahata hooan, aur sab prakar se tumhara sevak ban kar rahooanga. mrig ne kaha -- aisa hi ho, arthat raha kar. isake anantar kiranoan ki malase bhagavan soory ke ast ho jane par ve donoan mrig ke ghar ko gaye aur vahaan chanpa ke vriksh ki dal par mrig ka param mitr subuddhi namak kaua rahata tha. kaue ne in donoan ko dekhakar kaha -- mitr, yah chitakavara doosara kaun hai ? mrig ne kaha -- yah gid d hai. hamare sath mitrata karane ki ichchha se aya hai. kaua bola -- mitr, anayas ae hue ke sath mitrata nahian karani chahiye.

ajnatakulashilasy vaso deyo n kasyachith.
marjarasy hi doshen hato gridhro jaradravah..

kaha bhi gaya hai ki -- jisaka kul aur svabhav nahian jana hai, usako ghar mean kabhi n thaharana chahie, kyoanki bilav ke aparadh mean ek boodha giddh mara gaya.

yah sunakar siyar jhuanjhalakar bola -- mrig se pahale hi milane ke din tumhari bhi to kul aur svabhav nahian jana gaya tha. phir kaise tumhare sath isaki gadhi mitrata ho gee.

yatr vidvajjano nasti shralaghyastatralpadhirapi.
nirastapadape deshe erandospi drumayate..

jahaan pandit nahian hota hai, vahaan tho de padhe ki bhi b daee hoti hai. jaise ki jis desh mean pe d nahian hota hai, vahaan arandaka vriksh hi pe d gina jata hai.

aur doosare yah apana hai ya paraya hai, yah alpabuddhiyoan ki ginati hai. udaracharit valoan ko to sab prithvi hi kutuanb hai.

jaisa yah mrig mera bandhu hai, vaise hi tum bhi ho. mrig bola -- is uttar- pratyuttar se kya hai ? sab ek sthan mean vishvas ki batachit kar sukh se raho.

kyoanki n to koee kisi ka mitr hai, n koee kisi ka shatru hai. vyavahar se mitr aur shatru ban jate haian. kauve ne kaha -- thik hai. phir pratahkal sab apane apane manamane desh ko gaye.

ek din ekaant mean siyar ne kaha -- mitr mrig, is van mean ek doosare sthan mean anaj se bhara hua khet hai, so chal kar tujhe dikhaooan. vaisa karane par mrig vahaan ja kar nity anaj khata raha. ek din use khet vale ne dekh kar phanda lagaya. isake bad jab vahaan mrig phir charane ko aya so hi jal mean phans gaya aur sochane laga -- mujhe is kal ki phaansi ke saman vyadh ke phande se mitr ko chho dakar kaun bacha sakata hai ? is bich mean siyar vahaan akar upasthit hua aur sochane laga -- mere chhal ki chal se mera manorath siddh hua aur is ubh de hue maans aur lahoo lagi huee haddiyaan mujhe avashy mileangi aur ve manamani khane ke lie hoangi. mrig use dekh prasann hokar bola -- ho mitr mera bandhan kato aur mujhe shighr bachao.

apatsu mitran janiyadyudhde shooramrine shuchimh.
bharyo kshineshu vitteshu vyasaneshu ch baandhavanh..

apatti mean mitr, yuddh mean shoor, udhar mean sachcha vyavahar, nirdhanata mean sri aur du:kh mean bhaee (ya kutuanbi) parakhe jate haian.
 
aur doosare vivahadi utsav mean, apatti mean, akal mean, rajy ke palatane mean, rajadvar mean tatha shmashan mean, jo sath rahata hai, vah baandhav hai.

siyar jal ko bar- bar dekh sochane laga -- yah b da k da bandh hai aur bola -- ""mitr, ye phande taant ke bane hue haian, isalie aj ravivar ke din inhean daantoan se kaise chhuooan mitr jo bura n mano to pratah kal jo kahoge, so karrooanga. aisa kah kar usake pas hi vah apane ko chhipa kar baith gaya. pichhe vah kaua saanjh hone par mrig ko nahian aya dekh kar idhar- udhar dhoodhate- dhooandhate us prakar use (bandhan mean) dekh kar bola -- ""mitr, yah kya hai ? mrig ne kaha -- ""mitr ka vachan nahian manane ka phal hai.

suhridaan hitakamanaan yah shrrinoti n bhashitamh.
vipatsannihita tasy s narah shatrunandan..

jaisa kaha gaya hai ki jo manushy apane hitakari mitroan ka vachan nahian sunata hai, usake pas hi vipatti hai aur apane shatruoan ko prasann karane vala hai.

kaua bola -- ""vah thag kahaan hai ? mrig ne kaha -- ""mere maans ka lobhi yahaan hi kahaan baitha hoga ? kaua bola -- maianne pahale hi kaha tha.

mera kuchh aparadh nahian hai, arthat maianne isaka kuchh nahian biga da hai, atev yah bhi mere sang vishvasaghat n karega, yah bat kuchh vishvas ka karan nahian hai, kyoanki gun aur dosh ko bina soche shatruta karane vale nichoan se sajjanoan ko avashy bhay hota hi hai.

aur jinaki mrityu pas a gayi hai, aise manushy n to bujhe hue diye ki chiraand sooangh sakate haian, n mitrata ka vachan sunate haian aur n arrooandhati ke tare ko dekh sakate haian.

paroksh karyahantaran pratyakshe priyavadinamh.
varjayettadrishan mitr vishakumbhan payomukhamh.

pith pichhe kam biga dane vale aur mukh par mithi- mithi batean karane vale mitr ko, mukh par doodh vale vish ke gh de ke saman chho d dena chahie.

kauve ne lanbi saans bhar kar kaha ki -- ""are thag, tujh papi ne yah kya kiya ? kyoanki achchhe prakar se bolane valoan ko, mithe- mithe vachanoan tatha mi kapat se vash mean kiye huoan ko, asha karane valoan ko, bharosa rakhane valoan ko aur dhan ke yachakoan ko, thagana kya b di bat hai ?

aur he prithvi, jo manushy upakari, vishvasi tatha bhole- bhale manushy ke sath chhal karata hai us thag purush ko he bhagavati prithvi, too kaise dharan karati hai

durjanen saman sakhyan pritian chapi n karayeth.
ushno dahati chadgarah shitah krishnaayate karamh.

dusht ke sath mitrata aur priti nahian karani chahiye, kyoanki garam aangara hath ko jalata hai aur thandha hath ko kala kar deta hai. durjanoan ka yahi acharan hai.

machchhar dusht ke saman sab charitr karata hai, arthath jaise dusht pahale pairoan par girata hai, vaise hi yah bhi girata hai. jaise dusht pith pichhe buraee karata hai, vaise hi yah bhi pith mean katata hai. jaise dusht kan ke pas mithi mithi bat karata hai, vaise hi yah bhi kan ke pas madhur vichitr shabd karata hai aur jaise dusht apatti ko dekhakar nidar ho buraee karata hai, vaise hi machchhar bhi chhidr arthath rom ke chhed mean pravesh kar katata hai.

durjanah priyavadi ch naitadvishvasakaranamh.
madhu tishthati jihmavagre hridi halahalan vishamh.

aur dusht manushy ka priyavadi hona yah vishvas ka karan nahian hai. usaki jibh ke age mithas aur hriday mean halahal vish bhara hai.

pratahkal kauve ne us khet vale ko lak di hath mean liye us sthan par ata hua dekha, use dekh kar kauve ne mrig se kaha -- ""mitr harin, too apane sharir ko mare ke saman dikha kar pet ko hava se phula kar aur pairoan ko thithiya kar baith ja. jab maian shabd karrooan tab too jhat uth kar jaldi bhag jana. mrig usi prakar kauve ke vachan se p d gaya. phir khet vale ne prasannata se aankh khol kar us mrig ko is prakar dekha, aha, yah to ap hi mar gaya. aisa kah kar mrig ki phaansi ko khol kar jal ko sametane ka prayatn karane laga, pichhe kauve ka shabd sun kar mrig turant uth kar bhag gaya. isako dekh us khet vale ne aisi pheank kar lak di mari ki usase siyar mara gaya.

tribhirvashaiansribhirmasaisribhi: pakshaisribhirdinai:,
atyutkatai: papapunyairihaiv phalamashrute..

jaisa kaha gaya hai ki prani tin varsh, tin mas, tin paksh aur tin din mean, adhik pap aur puny ka phal yahaan hi bhogata hai.