सच्चा शासक

sachcha shasak panchatantr ki prasiddh kahaniyoan mean se ek hai jisake rachayita achary vishnu sharma haian.

kahani

          kanchan van mean sherasianh ka raj samapt ho chuka tha par vahaan bina raja ke sthiti aisi ho gee thi jaise jangalaraj ho jisaki jo marzi
vah kar raha tha. van mean ashaanti, marakat, gandagi, itani phail gee ki vahaan janavaroan ka rahana mushkil ho gaya. kuchh janavar sherasianh ko yad kar rahe the ki 'jab tak sherasianh ne rajapat sanbhala hua tha sare van mean kitani shaanti aur ekata thi. aise hi chalata raha to ek din yah van hi samapt ho jaega aur ham sab janavar beghar hokar mare jaeange.'
goloo bhaloo bola- “koee n koee upay to karana hi hoga- kyoan n sabhi kahian sahamati se ham apana koee raja chun lean jo sherasianh ki tarah hamean pun: ek janjir mean baandhe aur van mean ek bar phir se aman shaanti ke svar gooanj uthe.” sabhi goloo bhaloo ki bat se santusht ho ge. par samasya yah thi ki raja kise banaya jae? sabhi janavar svayan ko doosare se b da bata rahe the.
sonoo mor boli- “kyoan n ek pakhava de tak sabhi ko kuchh n kuchh kam de diya jae to apane kam ko sabase achchhe dhang se karega use hi yahaan ka raja bana diya jaega.” sonoo sviti ki bat se sahamat ho ge aur phir sabhi janavaroan ko unaki yogyata ke adhar par kam de diya gaya. bimpi lom di ko mitti hatane ka kam diya gaya to bholoo bandar ko pe doan par lage jale hatane ka, soni hathi ko patthar uthakar ek gadadhe mean dalane ka kam sauanpa gaya tha aur monoo kharagosh ko ghas ki saphaee ki.
jab ek pakhava da bit gaya to sabhi janavar apane-apane karyoan ka byaura lekar ek maidan mean ekatrit ho ge. sabhi janavaroan ne apana kam b di saphaee aur mehanat se poora kiya tha. sirph sonoo hathi tha jisane ek bhi patthar gadadhe mean nahian dala tha.
ab ek samasya phir kh di ho gee ki akhir kisake kam ko sabase achchha mana jae. buddhiman monoo kharagosh ne yukti sujhaee 'kyoan n matadan kara liya jae, jise sabase zyada mat mileange use hi ham raja chun leange.'
agale din subah-subah chunav rakh liya gaya aur ek b de maidan mean sabhi pashu-pakshi mat dene ke lie upasthit ho ge. matadan samapt hone ke ek ghante pashchath matoan ko ginane ka kam shuroo hua. yah kya! sonoo hathi ginati mean sabase age chal raha tha aur jab matoan ki ginati samapt huee to sonoo hathi sabase zyada matoan se vijayi ho gaya. sabhi janavar ek doosare ka muanh tak rahe the.
tabhi pakshiraj garu d vahaan upasthit hue aur upasthit sabhi janavaroan ko sambodhit karate hue bole- ‘sonoo hathi pratidin patthar lekar gadadhe tak jata tha kiantu jab usane dekha ki us gadadhe mean mere aande rakhe hue haian to vah pattharoan ko usamean n dalakar pas hi zamin par ekatrit karata raha. sonoo ne apane raja banane ke lalach ko chho d ek jiv ko bachana zyada upayogi samajha. usaki is paropakar ki bhavana ko dekhakar ham pakshiyoan ki bhavana ko dekhakar ham pakshiyoan ne tay kiya ki jo apane lalach ko chho dakar doosaroan ke sukh-du:kh ka dhyan rakhean vahi sachche taur par shasak banane ka adhikari hai aur chooanki van mean pakshiyoan ki sankhya pashuoan se adhik thi isalie sonoo hathi chunav jit gaya.’

sikh- sachcha shasak vahi hota hai jo paropakar ki bhavana ko sarvochch sthan de.