वेताल पच्चीसी दो

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.

doosari kahani

yamuna ke kinare dharmasthan namak ek nagar tha. us nagar mean ganadhip nam ka raja raj karata tha. usi mean keshav nam ka ek brahman bhi rahata tha. brahman yamuna ke tat par jap-tap kiya karata tha. usaki ek l daki thi, jisaka nam malati tha. vah b di roopavati thi. jab vah byah ke yogy huee to usake mata, pita aur bhaee ko chinta huee. sanyog se ek din jab brahman apane kisi yajaman ki barat mean gaya tha aur bhaee padhane gaya tha, tabhi unake ghar mean ek brahman ka l daka aya. l daki ki maan ne usake roop aur gunoan ko dekhakar usase kaha ki maian tumase apani l daki ka byah karooangi. honahar ki bat ki udhar brahman pita ko bhi ek doosara l daka mil gaya aur usane us l dake ko bhi yahi vachan de diya. udhar brahman ka l daka jahaan padhane gaya tha, vahaan vah ek l dake se yahi vada kar aya.
kuchh samay bad bap-bete ghar mean ikatthe hue to dekhate kya haian ki vahaan ek tisara l daka aur maujood hai. do unake sath aye the. ab kya ho? brahman, usaka l daka aur brahmani b de soch mean p de. daivayog se hua kya ki l daki ko saanp ne kat liya aur vah mar gayi. usake bap, bhaee aur tinoan l dakoan ne b di bhag-dau d ki, zahar jha dane valoan ko bulaya, par koee natija n nikala. sab apani-apani karake chale gaye.
du:khi hokar ve us l daki ko shmashan mean le gaye aur kriya-karm kar aye. tinoan l dakoan mean se ek ne to usaki haddiyaan chun lian aur fakir banakar jangal mean chala gaya. doosare ne rakh ki gathari baandhi aur vahian jhop di dalakar rahane laga. tisara yogi hokar desh-desh ghumane laga.
ek din ki bat hai, vah tisara l daka ghoomate-ghamate kisi nagar mean pahuancha aur ek brahmani ke ghar bhojan karane baitha. jaise hi us ghar ki brahmani bhojan parosane ayi ki usake chhote l dake ne usaka aanchal pak d liya. brahmani ne apana aanchal chhu dana chaha par vah use chho d hi nahian raha tha. brahmani ko b da gussa aya. usane apane l dake ko jhi daka, mara-pita, phir bhi vah n mana to brahmani ne use uthakar jalate choolhean mean patak diya. l daka jalakar rakh ho gaya. brahman bina bhojan kiye hi uth kh da hua. gharavaloan ne bahutera kaha, par vah bhojan karane ke lie raji n hua. usane kaha jis ghar mean aisi rakshasi ho, us ghar mean maian bhojan nahian kar sakata.
itana sunakar vah adami bhitar gaya aur sanjivani vidya ki pothi lakar ek mantr padha. jalakar rakh ho chuka l daka phir se jivit ho gaya.
yah dekhakar brahman sochane laga ki agar yah pothi mere hath p d jaye to maian bhi us l daki ko phir se jianda kar sakata hooan. isake bad usane bhojan kiya aur vahian thahar gaya. jab rat ko sab kha-pikar so gaye to vah brahman chupachap vah pothi lekar chal diya. jis sthan par us l daki ko jalaya gaya tha, vahaan jakar usane dekha ki doosare l dake vahaan baithe batean kar rahe haian. is brahman ke yah kahane par ki use sanjivani vidya ki pothi mil gayi hai aur vah mantr padhakar l daki ko jianda kar sakata hai, un donoan ne haddiyaan aur rakh nikali. brahman ne jaise hi mantr padha, vah l daki ji uthi. ab tinoan usake pichhe apas mean jhag dane lage.
itana kahakar vetal bola: raja, batao ki vah l daki kisaki stri honi chahie?
raja ne javab diya: jo vahaan kutiya banakar raha, usaki.
vetal ne poochha: kyoan?
raja bola: jisane haddiyaan rakhian, vah to usake bete ke barabar hua. jisane vidya sikhakar jivan-dan diya, vah bap ke barabar hua. jo rakh lekar rama raha, vahi usaki haqadar hai.
raja ka yah javab sunakar vetal phir pe d par ja lataka. raja ko phir lautana p da aur jab vah use lekar chala to vetal ne tisari kahani sunayi.

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