वेताल पच्चीसी एक

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.

pahali kahani

kashi mean pratapamukut nam ka raja rajy karata tha. usake vajramukut nam ka ek beta tha. ek din rajakumar divan ke l dake ko sath lekar shikar khelane jangal gaya. ghoomate-ghoomate unhean talab mila. usake pani mean kamal khile the aur hans kilol kar rahe the. kinaroan par ghane pe d the, jin par pakshi chahachaha rahe the. donoan mitr vahaan ruk gaye aur talab ke pani mean hath-muanh dhokar oopar mahadev ke mandir par gaye. gho doan ko unhoanne mandir ke bahar baandh diya. vo mandir mean darshan karake bahar aye to dekhate kya haian ki talab ke kinare rajakumari apani saheliyoan ke sath snan karane aeean haian. ‌divan ka l daka to vahian ek pe d ke niche baitha raha, par rajakumar se n raha gaya. vah age badh gaya. rajakumari ne usaki or dekha to vah us par mohit ho gaya. rajakumari bhi usaki taraph dekhati rahi. phir usane kiya kya ki joo de mean se kamal ka phool nikala, kan se lagaya, daant se kutara, pair ke niche dabaya aur phir chhati se laga, apani sakhiyoan ke sath chali gayi.
usake jane par rajakumar nirash ho apane mitr ke pas aya aur sab hal sunakar bola, maian is rajakumari ke bina nahian rah sakata. par mujhe n to usaka nam maloom hai, n thikana. vah kaise milegi?
divan ke l dake ne kaha: rajakumar, ap itana ghabarayean nahian. vah sab kuchh bata gayi hai.
rajakumar ne poochha: kaise?
vah bola: usane kamal ka phool sir se utar kar kanoan se lagaya to usane bataya ki maian karnatak ki rahane vali hooan. daant se kutara to usaka matalab tha ki maian dantabat raja ki beti hooan. paanv se dabane ka arth tha ki mera nam padmavati hai aur chhati se lagakar usane bataya ki tum mere dil mean bas gaye ho.
itana sunana tha ki rajakumar khushi se phool utha.
rajakumar bola: ab mujhe karnatak desh mean le chalo.
donoan mitr vahaan se chal diye. ghoomate-phirate, sair karate, donoan kee din bad vahaan pahuanche. raja ke mahal ke pas gaye to ek budhiya apane dvar par baithi charakha katati mili.
usake pas jakar donoan gho doan se utar p de aur bole maee, ham saudagar haian. hamara saman pichhe a raha hai. hamean rahane ko tho di jagah de do.
unaki shakl-soorat dekhakar aur bat sunakar budhiya ke man mean mamata um d ayi.
boli: beta, tumhara ghar hai. jab tak ji mean ae, raho.
donoan vahian thahar gaye.
divan ke bete ne usase poochha: maee, tum kya karati ho? tumhare ghar mean kaun-kaun hai? tumhari guzar kaise hoti hai?
budhiya ne javab diya: beta, mera ek beta hai jo raja ki chakari mean hai. maian raja ki beti pahmavati ki dhay thi. boodhi ho jane se ab ghar mean rahati hooan. raja khane-pine ko de deta hai. din mean ek bar rajakumari ko dekhane mahal mean jati hooan.
rajakumar ne budhiya ko kuchh dhan diya aur kaha: maee, kal tum vahaan jao to rajakumari se kah dena ki jeth sudi panchami ko tumhean talab par jo rajakumar mila tha, vah a gaya hai.
agale din jab budhiya rajamahal gayi to usane rajakumar ka sandesha use de diya. sunate hi rajakumari ne gussa hokar hathoan mean chandan lagakar usake gal par tamacha mara aur kaha, "mere ghar se nikal ja."
budhiya ne ghar akar sab hal rajakumar ko kah sunaya. rajakumar hakka-bakka rah gaya.
tab usake mitr ne kaha: rajakumar, ap ghabarayean nahian, usaki batoan ko samajhean. usane dasoan uangaliyaan safed chandan mean marian, isase usaka matalab yah hai ki abhi das roz chaandani ke haian. unake bitane par maian aandheri rat mean milooangi.
das din ke bad budhiya ne phir rajakumari ko khabar di to is bar usane kesar ke rang mean tin uangaliyaan dubokar usake muanh par marian aur kaha, "bhag yahaan se."
budhiya ne akar sari bat suna di. rajakumar shok se vyakul ho gaya.
divan ke l dake ne samajhaya: isamean hairan hone ki kya bat hai? usane kaha hai ki mujhe masik dharm ho raha hai. tin din aur thaharo.
tin din bitane par budhiya phir vahaan pahuanchi. is bar rajakumari ne use phatakar kar pashchim ki khi daki se bahar nikal diya. usane akar rajakumar ko bata diya.
sunakar divan ka l daka bola: mitr, usane aj rat ko tumhean us khi daki ki rah bulaya hai.
mare khushi ke rajakumar uchhal p da. samay ane par usane budhiya ki poshak pahani, itr lagaya, hathiyar baandhe. do pahar rat bitane par vah mahal mean ja pahuancha aur khi daki mean se hokar andar pahuanch gaya. rajakumari vahaan taiyar kh di thi. vah use bhitar le gayi.
andar ke hal dekhakar rajakumar ki aankhean khul gayian. ek-se-ek badhakar chizean thian. rat-bhar rajakumar rajakumari ke sath raha. jaise hi din nikalane ko aya ki rajakumari ne rajakumar ko chhipa diya aur rat hone par phir bahar nikal liya. is tarah kee din bit gaye. achanak ek din rajakumar ko apane mitr ki yad ayi. use chinta huee ki pata nahian, usaka kya hua hoga. udas dekhakar rajakumari ne karan poochha to usane bata diya.
rajakumar bola: vah mera b da pyara dost hai b da chatur hai. usaki hoshiyari se hi to tum mujhe mil paee ho.
rajakumari ne kaha: maian usake lie badhiya-badhiya bhojan banavati hooan. tum use khilakar, tasalli dekar laut ana.
khana sath mean lekar rajakumar apane mitr ke pas pahuancha. ve mahine bhar se mile nahian the. rajakumar ne milane par sara hal sunakar kaha ki rajakumari ko maianne tumhari chaturaee ki sari batean bata di haian, tabhi to usane yah bhojan banakar bheja hai.
divan ka l daka soch mean p d gaya.
usane kaha: yah tumane achchha nahian kiya. rajakumari samajh gayi ki jab tak maian hooan, vah tumhean apane bas mean nahian rakh sakati. isalie usane is khane mean zahar milakar bheja hai.
yah kahakar divan ke l dake ne thali mean se ek laddoo uthakar kutte ke age dal diya. khate hi kutta mar gaya.
rajakumar ko b da bura laga.
usane kaha: aisi stri se bhagavanh bachaye! maian ab usake pas nahian jaooanga.
divan ka beta bola: nahian, ab aisa upay karana chahie, jisase ham use ghar le chalean. aj rat ko tum vahaan jao. jab rajakumari so jaye to usaki bayian jaangh par trishool ka nishan banakar usake gahane lekar chale ana.
rajakumar ne aisa hi kiya. usake ane par divan ka beta use sath le, yogi ka bhes bana, maraghat mean ja baitha aur rajakumar se kaha ki tum ye gahane lekar bazar mean bech ao. koee pak de to kah dena ki mere guru ke pas chalo aur use yahaan le ana.
rajakumar gahane lekar shahar gaya aur mahal ke pas ek sunar ko unhean dikhaya. dekhate hi sunar ne unhean pahachan liya aur kotaval ke pas le gaya. kotaval ne poochha to usane kah diya ki ye mere guru ne mujhe diye haian. guru ko bhi pak dava liya gaya. sab raja ke samane pahuanche.
raja ne poochha: yogi maharaj, ye gahane apako kahaan se mile?
yogi bane divan ke bete ne kaha: maharaj, maian masan mean kali chaudas ko dakini-mantr siddh kar raha tha ki dakini ayi. maianne usake gahane utar liye aur usaki bayian jaangh mean trishool ka nishan bana diya.
itana sunakar raja mahal mean gaya aur usane rani se kaha ki padmavati ki bayian jaangh par dekho ki trishool ka nishan to nahian hai. rani dekha, to tha. raja ko b da du:kh hua. bahar akar vah yogi ko ek or le jakar bola, "maharaj, dharmashastr mean khoti striyoan ke lie kya dand hai?"
yogi ne javab diya: rajanh, brahman, goo, stri, l daka aur apane asare mean rahane vale se koee khota kam ho jaye to use desh-nikala de dena chahie.
yah sunakar raja ne padmavati ko doli mean bithakar jangal mean chhu dava diya. rajakumar aur divan ka beta to tak mean baithe hi the. rajakumari ko akeli pakar sath le apane nagar mean laut aye aur anand se rahane lage.
itani bat sunakar vetal bola: rajanh, yah batao ki pap kisako laga hai?
raja ne kaha: pap to raja ko laga. divan ke bete ne apane svami ka kam kiya. kotaval ne raja ka kahana mana aur rajakumar ne apana manorath siddh kiya. raja ne pap kiya, jo bina vichare use desh-nikala de diya.
raja ka itana kahana tha ki vetal phir usi pe d par ja lataka. raja vapas gaya aur betal ko lekar chal diya.
vetal bola: rajanh, suno, ek kahani aur sunata hooan.

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