वेताल पच्चीसी चौबीस

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.

chaubisavian kahani

kisi nagar mean maandalik nam ka raja raj karata tha. usaki patni ka nam chandavati tha. vah malav desh ke raja ki l daki thi. usake lavanyavati nam ki ek kanya thi. jab vah vivah ke yogy huee to raja ke bhaee-bandhuoan ne usaka rajy chhin liya aur use desh-nikala de diya. raja rani aur kanya ko sath lekar malav desh ko chal diya. rat ko ve ek van mean thahare. pahale din chalakar bhiloan ki nagari mean pahuanche. raja ne rani aur beti se kaha ki tum log van mean chhip jao, nahian to bhil tumhean pareshan kareange. ve donoan van mean chali gayian. isake bad bhiloan ne raja par hamala kiya. raja ne mukabala kiya, par ant mean vah mara gaya. bhil chale gaye.

usake jane par rani aur beti jangal se nikalakar ayian aur raja ko mara dekhakar b di du:khi hueean. ve donoan shok karati hueean ek talab ke kinare pahuanchi. usi samay vahaan chandasianh nam ka sahookar apane l dake ke sath, gho de par chadhakar, shikar khelane ke lie udhar aya. do striyoan ke pairoan ke nishan dekhakar sahookar apane bete se bola, "agar ye striyaan mil joan to jayean jisase chaho, vivah kar lena."

l dake ne kaha: chhote pair vali chhoti umr ki hogi, usase maian vivah kar looanga. ap b di se kar lean.

sahookar vivah nahian karana chahata tha, par bete ke bahut kahane par raji ho gaya.

tho da age badhate hi unhean donoan striyaan dikhaee dian.

sahookar ne poochha: tum kaun ho?

rani ne sara hal kah sunaya. sahookar unhean apane ghar le gaya. sanyog se rani ke pair chhote the, putri ke pair b de. isalie sahookar ne putri se vivah kiya, l dake ki rani se huee aur is tarah putri sas bani aur maan bete ki bahoo. un donoan ke age chalakar kee santanean hueean.

itana kahakar vetal bola: rajanh! bataie, maan-beti ke jo bachche hue, unaka apas mean kya rishta hua?

yah saval sunakar raja b de chakkar mean p da. usane bahut socha, par javab n soojh p da. isalie vah chupachap chalata raha.

vetal yah dekhakar bola: rajanh, koee bat nahian hai. maian tumhare dhiraj aur parakram se khush hooan. maian ab is murde se nikala jata hooan. tum ise yogi ke pas le jao. jab vah tumhean is murde ko sir jhukakar pranam karane ko kahe to tum kah dena ki pahale ap karake dikhao. jab vah sir jhukakar batave to tum usaka sir kat lena. usaka balidan karake tum sari prithvi ke raja ban jaoge. sir nahian kata to vah tumhari bali dekar siddhi prapt karega.

itana kahakar vetal chala gaya aur raja murde ko lekar yogi ke pas aya.

age padhane ke lie vetal pachchisi pachchis par jaean

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