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upamanyu maharshi ayod dhaumy ke shishyoan mean se ek the. inake guru dhaumy ne upamanyu ko apani gaean charane ka kam de rakha th. upamanyu dinabhar van mean gaean charate aur sayankal ashram mean laut aya karate the.

ek din gurudev ne poochha- "beta upamanyu! tum ajakal bhojan kya karate ho?" upamanyu ne namrata se kaha- "bhagavan! maian bhiksha maangakar apana kam chala leta hooan." maharshi bole- "vats! brahmachari ko is prakar bhiksha ka ann nahian khana chahie. bhiksha maangakar jo kuchh mile, use guru ke samane rakh dena chahie. usamean se guru yadi kuchh dean to use grahan karana chahie." upamanyu ne maharshi ki ajna svikar kar li. ab ve bhiksha maangakar jo kuchh milata use gurudev ke samane lakar rakh dete. gurudev ko to shishy ki shraddha ko dridh karana tha, at: ve bhiksha ka sabhi ann rakh lete. usamean se kuchh bhi upamanyu ko nahian dete. tho de dinoan bad jab gurudev ne poochha- "upamanyu! tum ajakal kya khate ho?" tab upamanyu ne bataya ki- "maian ek bar ki bhiksha ka ann gurudev ko dekar dubara apani bhiksha maang lata hooan." maharshi ne kaha- "dubara bhiksha maangana to dharm ke viruddh hai. isase grihasthoan par adhik bhar p dega aur doosare bhiksha maangane valoan ko bhi sankoch hoga. ab tum doosari bar bhiksha maangane mat jaya karo."

upamanyu ne kaha- "jo ajna." usane doosari bar bhiksha maangana band kar diya. jab kuchh dinoan bad maharshi ne phir poochha, tab upamanyu ne bataya ki- "maian gayoan ka doodh pi leta hooan." maharshi bole- "yah to thik nahian." gaean jisaki hoti haian, unaka doodh bhi usi ka hota hai. mujhase poochhe bina gayoan ka doodh tumhean nahian pina chahie." upamanyu ne doodh pina bhi chhodan diya. tho de din bitane par gurudev ne poochha- "upamanyu! tum dubara bhiksha bhi nahian late aur gayoan ka doodh bhi nahian pite to khate kya ho? tumhara sharir to upavas karane vale jaisa durbal nahian dikhaee p data." upamanyu ne kaha- "bhagavan! maian bachh doan ke mukh se jo phain girata hai, use pikar apana kam chala leta hooan." maharshi bole- "bachhh de bahut dayalu hote haian. ve svayan bhookhe rahakar tumhare lie adhik phain gira dete hoange. tumhari yah vritti bhi uchit nahian hai." ab upamanyu upavas karane lage. dinabhar bina kuchh khae gayoan ko charate hue unhean van mean bhatakana p data tha. aant mean jab bhookh asahy ho gee, tab unhoanne ak ke patte kha lie. un vishaile pattoan ka vish sharir mean phailane se ve aandhe ho ge. unhean kuchh bhi dikhaee nahian p data tha. gayoan ki padachap sunakar hi ve unake pichhe chal rahe the. marg mean ek sookha kuaan tha, jisamean upamanyu gir p de. jab aandhera hone par sab gaean laut aeean aur upamanyu nahian laute, tab maharshi ko chianta huee. ve sochane lage- "maianne us bhole balak ka bhojan sab prakar se band kar diya. kasht pate-pate du:khi hokar vah bhag to nahian gaya." use ve jangal mean dhooandhane nikale aur bar-bar pukarane lage- "beta upamanyu! tum kahaan ho?"

upamanyu ne kuean mean se uttar diya- "bhagavan! maian kuean mean gir p da hooan." maharshi samip ae aur sab batean sunakar rrigved ke mantroan se unhoanne ashvinikumaroan ki stuti karane ki ajna di. svar ke sath shraddhapoorvak jab upamanyu ne stuti ki, tab devataoan ke vaidy ashvinikumar vahaan kuean mean prakat ho ge. unhoanne upamanyu ke netr achchhe karake use ek padarth dekar khane ko kaha. kintu upamanyu ne gurudev ko arpit kie bina vah padarth khana svikar nahian kiya. ashvinikumaroan ne kaha- "tum sankoch mat karo. tumhare guru ne bhi apane guru ko arpit kie bina pahale hamara diya padarth prasad manakar kha liya tha." upamanyu ne kaha- "ve mere guru haian, unhoanne kuchh bhi kiya ho, par maian unaki ajna nahian talooanga." is gurubhakti se prasann hokar ashvinikumaroan ne unhean samast vidyaean bina padhe a jane ka ashirvad diya. jab upamanyu kuean se bahar nikale, maharshi ayod dhaumy ne apane priy shishy ko hriday se laga liya.

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