वेताल पच्चीसी तेरह
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.
terahavian kahani
banaras mean devasvami nam ka ek brahman rahata tha. usake haridas nam ka putr tha. haridas ki b di sundar patni thi nam tha lavanyavati. ek din ve mahal ke oopar chhat par so rahe the ki adhi rat ke samay ek gandharv-kumar akash mean ghoomata hua udhar se nikala. vah lavanyavati ke roop par mugdh hokar use u dakar le gaya. jagane par haridas ne dekha ki usaki stri nahian hai to use b da du:kh hua aur vah marane ke lie taiyar ho gaya. logoan ke samajhane par vah man to gaya; lekin yah sochakar ki tirath karane se shayad pap door ho jay aur stri mil jay, vah ghar se nikal p da.
chalate-chalate vah kisi gaanv mean ek brahman ke ghar pahuancha. use bhookha dekh brahmani ne use katora bharakar khir de di aur talab ke kinare baithakar khane ko kaha. haridas khir lekar ek pe d ke niche aya aur katora vahaan rakhakar talab me hath-muanh dhone gaya. isi bich ek baj kisi saanp ko lekar usi pe d par a baitha or jab vah use khane laga to saanp ke muanh se zahar tapakakar katore mean gir gaya. haridas ko kuchh pata nahian tha. vah us khir ko kha gaya. zahar ka asar hone par vah t dapane laga aur dau da-dau da brahmani ke pas akar bola, "toone mujhe zahar de diya hai." itana kahane ke bad haridas mar gaya.
pati ne yah dekha to brahmani ko brahmaghatini kahakar ghar se nikal diya.
itana kahakar vetal bola: rajanh! batao ki saanp, baj, aur brahmani, in tinoan mean aparadhi kaun hai?
raja ne kaha: koee nahian. saanp to isalie nahian kyoanki vah shatru ke vash mean tha. baj isalie nahian ki vah bhookha tha. jo use mil gaya, usi ko vah khane laga. brahmani isalie nahian ki usane apana dharm samajhakar use khir di thi aur achchhi di thi. jo in tinoan mean se kisi ko doshi kahega, vah svayan doshi hoga. isalie aparadhi brahmani ka pati tha jisane bina vichare brahmani ko ghar se nikal diya.
itana sunakar vetal phir pe d par ja lataka aur raja ko vahaan jakar use lana p da. vetal ne chalate-chalate phir nayi kahani sanayi.
- age padhane ke lie vetal pachchisi chaudah par jaean
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