शान्तनु
shantanu / Shantanu
ek bar hastinapur ke maharaj pratip ganga ke kinare tapasya kar rahe the. unake roop-saundary se mohit ho kar devi ganga unaki dahini jaangh par akar baith geean. maharaj yah dekh kar ashchary mean p d gaye tab ganga ne kaha, 'he rajanh! maian jahnu rrishi ki putri ganga hooan aur apase vivah karane ki abhilasha le kar apake pas aee hooan.' is par maharaj pratip bole, 'gange! tum meri dahini jaangh par baithi ho. patni ko to vamaangi hona chahiye, dahini jaangh to putr ka pratik hai atah maian tumhean apane putravadhoo ke roop mean svikar karata hooan.' yah sun kar ganga vahaan se chali geean.
ab maharaj pratip ne putr prapti ke liye ghor tap karana arambh kar diya. unake tap ke phalasvaroop unhean putr ki prapti huee jisaka nam unhoanne shantanu rakha. shantanu ke yuva hone par use ganga ke sath vivah karane ka adesh de maharaj pratip svarg chale gaye. pita ke adesh ka palan karane ke liye shantanu ne ganga ke pas jakar unase vivah karane ke liye nivedan kiya. ganga bolian, “rajanh! maian apake sath vivah to kar sakati hooan kintu apako vachan dena hoga ki ap mere kisi bhi kary mean hastakshep nahian kareange.” shantanu ne ganga ke kahe anusar vachan de kar unase vivah kar liya. ganga ke garbh se maharaj shantanu ke ath putr huye jinamean se sat ko ganga ne ganga nadi mean le ja kar baha diya aur apane diye huye vachan mean bandhe hone ke karan maharaj shantanu kuchh bol n sake. jab ganga ka athavaan putr hua aur vah use bhi nadi mean bahane ke liye le jane lagi to raja shantanu se raha n gaya aur ve bole, “gange! tumane mere sat putroan ko nadi mean baha diya kintu apani pratijna ke anusar maianne kuchh n kaha. ab tum mere is athavean putr ko bhi bahane ja rahi ho. maian tumase prarthana karata hooan ki kripa karake ise nadi mean mat bahao.” yah sun kar ganga ne kaha, “rajanh! apane apani pratijna bhang kar di hai isaliye ab maian apake pas nahian rah sakati.” itana kah kar ganga apane putr ke sath antardhan ho geean. tatpashchat maharaj shantanu ne chhattis varsh brahmachary vrat dharan kar ke vyatit kar diye. phir ek din unhoanne ganga ke kinare ja kar ganga se kaha, “gange! aj meri ichchha us balak ko dekhane ki ho rahi hai jise tum apane sath le gee thian.” ganga ek sundar stri ke roop mean us balak ke sath prakat ho geean aur bolian, “rajanh! yah apaka putr hai tatha isaka nam devavrat hai, ise grahan karo. yah parakrami hone ke sath vidvan bhi hoga. astr vidya mean yah parashuram ke saman hoga.” maharaj shantanu apane putrdevavrat ko pakar atyant prasann huye aur use apane sath hastinapur lakar yuvaraj ghoshit kar diya.
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