स्वजाति प्रेम

svajati prem panchatantr ki prasiddh kahaniyoan mean se ek hai jisake rachayita achary vishnu sharma haian.

kahani

          ek van mean ek tapasvi rahate the. ve bahut pahuanche hue rrishi the. unaka tapasya bal bahut ooancha tha. roj vah pratah akar nadi mean snan karate aur nadi kinare ke ek patthar ke oopar asan jamakar tapasya karate the. nikat hi unaki kutiya thi, jahaan unaki patni bhi rahati thi.
ek din ek vichitr ghatana ghati. apani tapasya samapt karane ke bad eeshvar ko pranam karake unhoanne apane hath khole hi the ki unake hathoan mean ek nanhi-si chuhiya a giri. vastav mean akash mean ek chil panjoan mean us chuhiya ko dabae udi ja rahi thi aur sanyogavash chuhiya panjoan se chhootakar gir padi thi. rrishi ne maut ke bhay se thar-thar kaanpati chuhiya ko dekha. rrishi aur unaki patni ke koee santan nahian thi. kee bar patni santan ki ichchha vyakt kar chuki thi. rrishi dilasa dete rahate the. rrishi ko pata tha ki unaki patni ke bhagy mean apani kokh se santan ko janm dekar maan banane ka sukh nahian likha hai. kismat ka likha to badala nahian ja sakata parantu apane muanh se yah sachchaee batakar ve patni ka dil nahian dukhana chahate the. yah bhi sochate rahate ki kis upay se patni ke jivan ka yah abhav door kiya jae.
         rrishi ko nanhian chuhiya par daya a gee. unhoanne apani aankhean bandakar ek mantr padha aur apani tapasya ki shakti se chuhiya ko manav bachchi bana diya. vah us bachchi ko hathoan mean uthae ghar pahuanche aur apani patni se bole 'subhage, tum sada santan ki kamana kiya karati thi. samajh lo ki eeshvar ne tumhari prarthana sun li aur yah bachchi bhej di. ise apani putri samajhakar isaka lalan-palan karo.'
rrishi patni bachchi ko dekhakar bahut prasann huee. bachchi ko apane hathoan mean lekar choomane lagi 'kitani pyari bachchi hai. meri bachchi hi to hai yah. ise maian putri ki tarah hi palooangi.'
is prakar vah chuhiya manav bachchi banakar rrishi ke parivar mean palane lagi. rrishi patni sachchi maan ki bhaanti hi usaki dekhabhal karane lagi. usane bachchi ka nam kaanta rakha. rrishi bhi kaanta se pitavat sneh karane lage. dhire-dhire ve yah bhool ge ki unaki putri kabhi chuhiya thi.
maan to bachchi ke pyar mean kho gee. vah din-rat use khilane aur usase khelane mean lagi rahati. rrishi apani patni ko mamata lutate dekh prasann hote ki akhir santan n hone ka use du:kh nahian raha. rrishi ne svayan bhi uchit samay ane par kaanta ko shiksha di aur sari jnan-vijnan ki batean sikhaee. samay pankh lagakar udane laga. dekhate hi dekhate maan ka prem tatha rrishi ka sneh v shiksha prapt karati kaanta badhate-badhate solah varsh ki suandar, sushil v yogy yuvati ban gee. mata ko beti ke vivah ki chianta satane lagi. ek din usane rrishi se kah dala 'suno, ab hamari kaanta vivah yogy ho gee haian. hamean usake hath pile kar dene chahie.'
tabhi kaanta vahaan a pahuanchi. usane apane keshoan mean phool gooanth rakhe the. chehare par yauvan damak raha tha. rrishi ko laga ki unaki patni thik kah rahi haian. unhoanne dhire se apani patni ke kan mean kaha 'maian hamari bitiya ke lie achchhe se achchha var dhooandh nikalooanga.'
unhoanne apane tapobal se sooryadev ka avahan kiya. soory rrishi ke samane prakat hue aur bole 'pranam muni rrishi, kahie apane mujhe kyoan smaran kiya? kya ajna hai?'
rrishi ne kaanta ki or ishara karake kaha 'yah meri beti hai. sarvagun sushil hai. maian chahata hooan ki tum isase vivah kar lo.'
tabhi kaanta boli 'tat, yah bahut garm hai. meri to aankhean chuandhiya rahi hai. maian inase vivah kaise karooan? n kabhi inake nikat ja paooangi, n dekh paooangi.'
rrishi ne kaanta ki pith thapathapaee aur bole 'thik haian. doosare aur shreshth var dekhate haian.'
sooryadev bole 'rrishivar, badal mujhase shreshth hai. vah mujhe bhi dhak leta hai. usase bat kijie.'
rrishi ke bulane par badal garajate-larajate aur bijaliyaan chamakate prakat hue. badal ko dekhate hi kaanta ne virodh kiya 'tat, yah to bahut kale rang ka haian. mera rang gora haian. hamari jodi nahian jamegi.'
rrishi ne badal se poochha 'tumhi batao ki tumase shreshth kaun hai?'
badal ne uttar diya 'pavan. vah mujhe bhi udakar le jata hai. maian to usi ke ishare par chalata rahata hooan.'
rrishi ne pavan ka avahan kiya. pavan dev prakat hue to rrishi ne kaanta se hi poochha 'putri, tumhe yah var pasand hai?”
kaanta ne apana sir hilaya “nahian tat! yah bahut chanchal hai. ek jagah tikega hi nahian. isake sath gॄhasthi kaise jamegi?'
rrishi ki patni bhi boli 'ham apani beti pavan dev ko nahian deange. damad kam se kam aisa to hona chahie, jise ham apani aankh se dekh sakean.'
rrishi ne pavan dev se poochha 'tumhi batao ki tumase shreshth kaun hai?'
pavan dev bole 'rrishivar, parvat mujhase bhi shreshth hai. vah mera rasta rok leta hai.'
rrishi ke bulave par parvataraj prakat hue aur bole 'rrishivar, apane mujhe kyoan yad kiya?'
rrishi ne sari bat bataee. parvataraj ne kaha 'poochh lijie ki apaki kanya ko maian pasand hooan kya?'
kaanta boli 'oh! yah to patthar hi patthar haian. isaka dil bhi patthar ka hoga.'
rrishi ne parvataraj se usase bhi shreshth var batane ko kaha to parvataraj bole 'chooha mujhase bhi shreshth haian. vah mujhe bhi chhedakar bil banakar usamean rahata hai.'
parvataraj ke aisa kahate hi ek chooha unake kanoan se nikalakar samane a kooda. choohe ko dekhate hi kaanta khushi se uchhal padi 'tat, tat! mujhe yah chooha bahut pasand hai. mera vivah isi se kar dijie. mujhe isake kan aur pooanchh bahut pyare lag rahe haian. mujhe yahi var chahie.'
rrishi ne mantr bal se ek chuhiya ko to manavi bana diya, par usaka dil to chuhiya ka hi raha. rrishi ne kaanta ko phir chuhiya banakar usaka vivah choohe se kar diya aur donoan ko vida kiya.

sikh- jiv jis yoni mean janm leta hai, usi ke sanskar bane rahate haian. svabhav nakali upayoan se nahian badale ja sakate.