वेताल पच्चीसी अठ्ठारह
vetal pachchisi pachchis kathaoan se yukt ek lokakatha granth sangrah hai. ye kathayean raja vikram ki nyay-shakti ka bodh karati haian. vetal pratidin ek kahani sunata hai aur ant mean raja se aisa prashn kar deta hai ki raja ko usaka uttar dena hi p data hai. usane shart laga rakhi hai ki agar raja bolega to vah usase roothakar phir se pe d par ja latakega. lekin yah janate hue bhi saval samane ane par raja se chup nahian raha jata.
atharahavian kahani
ujjain nagari mean mahasen nam ka raja raj karata tha. usake rajy mean vasudev sharma nam ka ek brahman rahata tha, jisake gunakar nam ka beta tha. gunakar b da juari tha. vah apane pita ka sara dhan jue mean har gaya. brahman ne use ghar se nikal diya. vah doosare nagar mean pahuancha. vahaan use ek yogi mila. use hairan dekhakar usane karan poochha to usane sab bata diya.
yogi ne kaha: lo, pahale kuchh kha lo.
gunakar ne javab diya: maian brahman ka beta hooan. apaki bhiksha kaise kha sakata hooan?
itana sunakar yogi ne siddhi ko yad kiya. vah ayi. yogi ne usase avabhagat karane ko kaha. siddhi ne ek sone ka mahal banavaya aur gunakar usamean rat ko achchhi tarah se raha. sabere uthate hi usane dekha ki mahal adi kuchh bhi nahian hai.
usane yogi se kaha: maharaj, us stri ke bina ab maian nahian rah sakata.
yogi ne kaha: vah tumhean ek vidya prapt karane se milegi aur vah vidya jal ke andar kh de hokar mantr japane se milegi. lekin jab vah l daki tumhean meri siddhi se mil sakati hai to tum vidya prapt karake kya karoge?
gunakar ne kaha: nahian, maian svayan vaisa karooanga.
yogi bola: kahian aisa n ho ki tum vidya prapt n kar pao aur meri siddhi bhi nasht ho jay!
par gunakar n mana. yogi ne use nadi ke kinare le jakar mantr bata diye aur kaha ki jab tum jap karate hue maya se mohit hoge to maian tum par apani vidya ka prayog karooanga. us samay tum agni mean pravesh kar jana.
gunakar jap karane laga. jab vah maya se ekadam mohit ho gaya to dekhata kya hai ki vah kisi brahman ke bete ke roop mean paida hua hai. usaka byah ho gaya, usake bal-bachche bhi ho gaye. vah apane janm ki bat bhool gaya. tabhi yogi ne apani vidya ka prayog kiya. gunakar mayarahit hokar agni mean pravesh karane ko taiyar hua. usi samay usane dekha ki use marata dekh usake maan-bap aur doosare log ro rahe haian aur use ag mean jane se rok rahe haian. gunakar ne socha ki mere marane par ye sab bhi mar jayeange aur pata nahian ki yogi ki bat sach ho ya n ho.
is tarah sochata hua vah ag mean ghusa to ag thandi ho gayi aur maya bhi shant ho gayi. gunakar chakit hokar yogi ke pas aya aur use sara hal bata diya.
yogi ne kaha: maloom hota hai ki tumhare karane mean koee kasar rah gayi.
yogi ne svayan siddhi ki yad ki, par vah nahian ayi. is tarah yogi aur gunakar donoan ki vidya nasht ho gayi.
itani katha kahakar vetal ne poochha: rajanh, yah batao ki donoan ki vidya kyoan nasht ho gayi?
raja bola: isaka javab saf hai. nirmal aur shuddh sankalp karane se hi siddhi prapt hoti hai. gunakar ke dil mean shanka huee ki pata nahian, yogi ki bat sach hogi ya nahian. yogi ki vidya isalie nasht huee ki usane apatr ko vidya di.
raja ka uttar sunakar vetal phir pe d par ja lataka. raja vahaan gaya aur use lekar chala to usane yah kahani sunayi.
- age padhane ke lie vetal pachchisi unnis par jaean
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