आरुणि उद्दालक की कथा

maharshi dhaumy van mean ashram banakar raha karate the . ve bahut hi vidvanh mahapurush the . vedoan par unaka poora adhikar tha tatha anek vidyaoan mean ve parangat the . door-door se unake ashram mean balak padhane ke lie aya karate the aur shiksha prapt karake apane-apane sthanoan par laut jate the. rrishi dhaumy ke ashram mean aruni nam ka ek shishy bhi tha . vah guru ka atyant ajnakari shishy tha . sada unake adesh ka palan karane mean tatpar rahata tha . yadyapi vah adhik kushagr buddhi nahian tha parantu is ajnakarita ke gun ke karan vah rrishi dhaumy ka priy shishy tha . ek din b de zor ki varsha huee, jo lagatar bahut der tak hoti rahi . ashram mean ek usake charoan or pani hi pani ho gaya . ashram ke charoan or ashram ke khet the jinamean ann tatha sag-sabji ugi huee thi . varsha ki dasha dekhakar rrishi ko yah chinta huee ki kahian khetoan mean adhik pani n bhar gaya ho . yadi aisa ho gaya to sabhi fasal nasht ho jaeangi . unhoanne aruni ko apane pas bulaya aur usase kaha ki vah jakar dekhe ki khetoan mean kahian adhik pani to nahian bhar gaya . koee baraha (nali) to pani ke zor se nahian toot gaya hai . yadi aisa ho gaya hai to us jakar band kar dean . aruni tuanrat phav da lekar chal diya . varsha zoroan par thian par usane isaki koee chinta n ki . vah sare khetoan mean bari-bari se ghoomata raha . ek jagah usane dekha ki baraha toota p da hai aur pani b de veg ke sath khet mean ghoos raha hai . vah tuanrat use rokane mean lag gaya . bahut prayas kiya parantu baraha bar-bar toot jata tha . jitani mitti vah dalata sab bah jati . kafi der sangharsh karate ho gee lekin pani ko aruni nahian rok paya . use guru ke adesh ka palan karana tha chahe kuchh bhi ho . jab thak gaya to ek upay usaki samajh mean aya, vah svany us tooti huee mean d par let gaya ab usake bahane ka to prashn hi nahian tha . pani band ho gaya aur vah chupachap vahian leta raha . dhire-dhire varsha kam hone lagi, lekin pani ka bahav abhi vaisa hi tha, isalie usane uthana uchit nahian samajha .

idhar, guru ko chianta savar hooee . akhir itani der ho gee aruni kahaan gaya . unhoanne apane sabhi shishyoan se poochha, lekin kisi ko bhi aruni ke lautane ka jnan nahian tha . tab rrishi dhaumy kuchh shishyoan ko sath lekar khetoan ki or chal die . ve jagah-jagah rook kar aruni ko avaz lagate lekin koee uttar n pakar age badh jate . ek jagah jab unhoanne punah avaz lagaee, 'aruni tum kahaan ho?' to aruni ne use sun liya, lekin vah utha nahian aur vahian se lete-lete bola, 'guruji maian yahaan hooan.' guru aur sabhi usaki avaz ki or dau de aur unhoanne pas jakar dekha ki aruni pani mean tar-batar aur mitti mean sana mean d par leta hua hai . guru kar dil bhar aya . aruni ki guru bhakti ne unhean hilakar rakh diya . unhoanne turant use uthane ki ajna di aur gadh gad hokar apane sine se laga liya . sare shishy is alaukik drishy ko dekhakar romaanchit ho ge . unake netroan se ashru bahane lage . ve aruni ko atyant saubhagyashali samajh rahe the, jo guruji ke sine se laga hua ro raha tha .

guru ne usake ashru apane hath se pichhe aur bole,'bete, aj tumane guru bhakti ka ek apoorv udaharan kiya hai, tumhari yah tapasya aur tyag yugoan-yugoan tak yad kiya jaega . tum ek adarsh shishy ke roop mean sada yad kie jaoge tatha any chhatr tumhara anukaran kareange . mera arshivad hai ki tum ek divy buddhi prapt karoge tatha sabhi shastr tumhean prapt ho jaeange . tumhean unake lie prayas nahian karana p dega . aj se tumhara nam uddalak ke roop mean prasiddh hoga arthath jo jal se nikala utpann hua aur yahi hua.’ aruni ka nam uddalak ke nam se prasiddh hua aur sari vidyaean unhean bina padhe, svany hi prapt ho gee .

shiva nah santu varshikiah.

hamean varsha dvara prapt jal sukh de .

sanbandhit lekh

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