शकुंतला दुष्यंत
[[chitr:Abhigyan-Shakuntalam.jpg|thumb|200px|abhijnan shakuntalamh]] shakuantala dushyant ek pauranik premakatha hai. mahabharat kal mean upaji yah prem katha bahut marmik hai. mahakavi kalidas ki amar rachana abhijnan shakuantalam mean isaka ullekh kiya gaya hai.
shakuantala-dushyant katha
shakuantala aur dushyant ka vivah
ek bar hastinapur naresh dushyant akhet khelane van mean gaye. jis van mean vah shikar ke liye gaye the usi van mean kanv rrishi ka ashram tha. kanv rrishi ke darshan karane ke liye maharaj dushyant unake ashram pahuanch gaye. pukar lagane par ek ati lavanyamayi kanya ne ashram se nikalakar kaha, “he rajan! maharshi to tirth yatra par gaye haian, kintu apaka is ashram mean svagat hai.” us kanya ko dekhakar maharaj dushyant ne poochha, “balike! ap kaun haian?” balika ne kaha, “mera nam shakuantala hai aur maian kanv rrishi ki putri hooan.” us kanya ki bat sun kar maharaj dushyant ashcharyachakit hokar bole, “maharshi to ajanm brahmachari haian phir ap unaki putri kaise heean?” unake is prashn ke uttar mean shakuantala ne kaha, “vastav mean mere mata-pita menaka aur vishvamitr haian. meri mata ne mere janm hote hi mujhe van mean chho d diya tha jahaan par shakunt namak pakshi ne meri raksha ki. isiliye mera nam shakuantala p da. usake bad kanv rrishi ki drishti mujh par p di aur vah mujhe apane ashram mean le aye. unhoanne hi mera bharan-poshan kiya. janm dene vala, poshan karane vala tatha ann dene vala- ye tinoan hi pita kahe jate haian. is prakar kanv rrishi mere pita huye.” shakuantala ke vachanoan ko sunakar maharaj dushyant ne kaha, “shakuntale! tum kshatriy kanya ho. tumhare saundary ko dekhakar maian apana hriday tumhean arpit kar chuka hooan. yadi tumhean kisi prakar ki apatti n ho to maian tumase vivah karana chahata hooan.” shakuantala bhi maharaj dushyant par mohit ho chuki thi, atah usane apani svikriti pradan kar di. donoan ne gandharv vivah kar liya.
durvasa rrishi ka shap
kuchh kal maharaj dushyant ne shakuantala ke sath vihar karate huye van mean hi vyatit kiya. phir ek din ve shakuantala se bole, “priyatame! mujhe ab apana rajakary dekhane ke liye hastinapur prasthan karana hoga. maharshi kanv ke tirth yatra se laut ane par maian tumhean yahaan se vida karakar apane rajabhavan mean le jauanga.” itana kahakar maharaj ne shakuantala ko apane prem ke pratik ke roop mean apani svarn mudrika di aur hastinapur chale gaye. ek din usake ashram mean durvasa rrishi padhare. maharaj dushyant ke virah mean lin hone ke karan shakuantala ko unake agaman ka jnan bhi nahian hua aur usane durvasa rrishi ka yathochit svagat satkar nahian kiya. durvasa rrishi ne ise apana apaman samajha aur krodhit ho kar bole, “balike! maian tujhe shap deta hooan ki jis kisi ke dhyan mean lin hokar toone mera niradar kiya hai, vah tujhe bhool jayega.” durvasa rrishi ke shap ko sunakar shakuantala ka dhyan toota aur vah unake charanoan mean gir kar kshama prarthana karane lagi. shakuantala ke kshama prarthana se dravit hokar durvasa rrishi ne kaha, “achchha yadi tere pas usaka koee prem chihn hoga to us chihn ko dekh use teri smriti ho ayegi.”
shakuantala ka hastinapur jana
maharaj dushyant ke sahavas se shakuantala garbhavati ho gee thi. kuchh kal pashchath kanv rrishi tirth yatra se laute tab shakuantala ne unhean maharaj dushyant ke sath apane gandharv vivah ke vishay mean bataya. is par maharshi kanv ne kaha, “putri! vivahit kanya ka pita ke ghar mean rahana uchit nahian hai. ab tere pati ka ghar hi tera ghar hai.” itana kahakar maharshi ne shakuantala ko apane shishyoan ke sath hastinapur bhijava diya. marg mean ek sarovar mean achaman karate samay maharaj dushyant ki di huee shakuantala ki aangoothi, jo ki prem chihn thi, sarovar mean hi gir gee. us aangoothi ko ek machhali nigal gee. maharaj dushyant ke pas pahuanchakar kanv rrishi ke shishyoan ne shakuantala ko unake samane kh di kar ke kaha, “maharaj! shakuantala apaki patni hai, ap ise svikar karean.” maharaj to durvasa rrishi ke shap ke karan shakuantala ko vismrit kar chuke the. atah unhoanne shakuantala ko svikar nahian kiya aur us par kulata hone ka laanchhan lagane lage. shakuantala ka apaman hote hi akash mean joroan ki bijali k dak uthi aur sabake samane usaki mata menaka use utha le gee. thumb|left|250px|shakuantala-dushyant ka putr bharat
dushyant ka pashchatap
jis machhali ne shakuantala ki aangoothi ko nigal liya tha, ek din vah ek machhuare ke jal mean a phansi. jab machhuare ne use kata to usake pet se aangoothi nikali. machhuare ne us aangoothi ko maharaj dushyant ke pas bheant ke roop mean bhej diya. aangoothi ko dekhate hi maharaj ko shakuantala ka smaran ho aya aur vah apane krity par pashchatap karane lage. maharaj ne shakuantala ko bahut dhuandhavaya kintu usaka pata nahian chala. kuchh dinoan ke bad devaraj indr ke nimantran pakar devasur sangram mean unaki sahayata karane ke liye maharaj dushyant indr ki nagari amaravati gaye. sangram mean vijay prapt karane ke pashchath jab vah akash marg se hastinapur laut rahe the to marg mean unhean kashyap rrishi ka ashram drishtigat hua. unake darshanoan ke liye vah vahaan ruk gaye. ashram mean ek sundar balak ek bhayankar sianh ke sath khel raha tha. menaka ne shakuantala ko kashyap rrishi ke pas lakar chho da tha tatha vah balak shakuantala ka hi putr tha. us balak ko dekhakar maharaj ke hriday mean prem ki bhavana um d p di. vah use god mean uthane ke liye age badhe to shakuantala ki sakhi chilla uthi, “he bhadr purush! ap is balak ko n chhuyean anyatha usaki bhuja mean bandha kala dora saanp banakar apako das lega.” yah sun kar bhi dushyant svayan ko n rok sake aur balak ko apane god mean utha liya. ab sakhi ne ashchary se dekha ki balak ke bhuja mean bandha kala ganda prithvi par gir gaya hai. sakhi ko jnat tha ki balak ko jab kabhi bhi usaka pita apane god mean lega vah kala dora prithvi par gir jayega. sakhi ne prasann hokar samast vritant shakuantala ko sunaya. shakuantala maharaj dushyant ke pas aee. maharaj ne shakuantala ko pahachan liya. unhoanne apane krity ke liye shakuantala se kshama prarthana kiya aur kashyap rrishi ki ajna lekar use apane putr sahit apane sath hastinapur le aye.
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bahari k diyaan
sanbandhit lekh