वेताल पच्चीसी ग्यारह
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.
gyarahavian kahani
gau d desh mean vardhaman nam ka ek nagar tha, jisamean gunashekhar nam ka raja raj karata tha. usake abhayachandr nam ka divan tha. us divan ke samajhane se raja ne apane rajy mean shiv aur vishnu ki pooja, godan, bhoodan, pindadan adi sab band kar diye. nagar mean doandi pitava di ki jo koee ye kam karega, usaka sabakuchh chhinakar use nagar se nikal diya jayega.
ek din divan ne kaha: maharaj, agar koee kisi ko du:kh pahuanchata hai aur usake pran leta hai to pap se usaka janm-maran nahian chhootata. vah bar-bar janm leta aur marata hai. isase manushy ka janm pakar dharm badhana chahie. adami ko hathi se lekar chianti tak sabaki raksha karani chahie. jo log doosaroan ke du:kh ko nahian samajhate aur unhean satate haian, unaki is prithvi par umr ghatati jati hai aur ve loole-lang de, kane, baune hokar janm lete haian.
raja ne kaha: thik hai. ab divan jaise kahata, raja vaise hi karata. daivayog se ek din raja mar gaya. usaki jagah usaka beta dharmaraj gaddi par baitha. ek din usane kisi bat par naraz hokar divan ko nagar se bahar nikalava diya.
kuchh din bad, vasant rritu mean vah indulekha, taravali aur mrigaankavati, in tinoan raniyoan ko lekar bag mean gaya. vahaan jab usane indulekha ke bal pak de to usake kan mean laga hua kamal usaki jaangh par gir gaya. kamal ke girate hi usaki jaangh mean ghav ho gaya aur vah behosh ho gayi. bahut ilaj hua, tab vah thik huee. isake bad ek din ki bat hai ki taravali oopar khule mean so rahi thi. chaand nikala, jaise hi usaki chaandani taravali ke sharir par p di, phaphole uth aye. kee din ke ilaj ke bad use aram hua. isake bad ek din kisi ke ghar mean moosaloan se dhan kootane ki avaz huee. sunate hi mrigaankavati ke hathoan mean chhale p d gaye. ilaj hua, tab jakar thik hue.
itani katha sunakar vetal ne poochha: maharaj, bataie, un tinoan mean sabase zyada komal kaun thi?
raja ne kaha: mrigaankavati, kyoanki pahali do ke ghav aur chhale kamal aur chaandani ke chhoone se hue the. tisari ne moosal ko chhua bhi nahian aur chhale p d gaye. vahi sabase adhik sukumar huee.
raja ke itana kahate hi vetal nau-do gyarah ho gaya. raja bechara phir masan mean gaya aur jab vah use lekar chala to usane ek aur kahani sunayi.
- age padhane ke lie vetal pachchisi barah par jaean
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