उशीनर महाराज
tyagamoorti maharaj ushinar
maharaj ushinar mahabharat ke patr haian. ushinar ji tyag aur sharanagatavatsalata ke anupam adarsh the. unake rajy mean praja atyant sukhi tatha dhan-dhany se sampann thian sabhi log dharmacharan mean rat the.
maharaj ushinar ki dharmanishtha
ek samay devata indr ne unaki dharmanishtha ki pariksha karane ka nishchay kiya tha. isake liye indr ne baj ka aur agnidev ne kabootar ka roop banaya. kabootar baj ke dar se bhayabhit hokar maharaj ushinar ki god mean chhip gaya tha. unhoanne jab kabootar ko apani god mean aya dekha to use dhiraj dete hue kaha-'kapot! ab tujhe kisi ka dar nahian hai. maian tujhe abhay deta hooan. mere pas a jane par ab koi tujhe jak dane ka vichar bhi man mean nahian la sakata. maian yah kashi ka rajy aur apana jivan tak teri raksha ke liye nichhavar kar dooanga. tum bhay ko apane man se nikal do.
itane mean hi baj bhi vahaan pahuanch gaya. usane kaha-'rajanh! yah kabootar mera bhojan hai. isake maans aur rakt par mera adhikar hai. yah meri bhookh mitakar meri tripti kar sakata hai. mujhe bhookh ki jvala jala rahi hai, at: ap is kabootar ko chho d dijiye. maian b di door se isake pichhe u data hua a raha hooan. mere nakhoon aur pairoan se yah kafi ghayal ho chuka hai. ap ise bachane ki cheshta n kijiye. apane desh mean rahane vale manushyoan ki hi raksha ke liye ap raja banaye gaye haian. bhookh-pyas se t daphate hue pakshi ko rokane ka apakoan koee adhikar nahian hai. yadi dharm ki raksha ke liye ap kabootar ki raksha karate hoan to mujh bhookhe pakshi par bhi apako drishti dalani chahiye. devataoan ne sanatan kal se kabootar ko baj ka bhojan niyat kar rakha hai. aj apane mujhe bhojan se vanchhit kar diya hai, isaliye maian ji nahian sakooanga. mere n rahane par mera parivar nasht ho jaega. is prakar ap is kabootar ko bachakar kee praniyoan ki jan ke ghatak baneange. jo dharm doosare dharm ka badhak ho vah dharm nahian kudharm hai. ap dharm-adharm ke nirnay par drishti rakhakar hi svadharm ke acharan ka nishchay karean. yadi apako kabootar par b da sneh hai to ap mujhe kabootar ke barabar apana hi maans tarajoo par taulakar de dijiye.
raja ne kaha 'baj! tumane aisi bat kahakar mujh par b da anugrah kiya hai. tum apani tripti ke liye mujhase ichchhanusar maans le sakate ho. aisa kahakar raja ushinar apana maans katakar tarajoo par rakhane lage. yah samachar sunakar raniyaan atyant du:khi hueean aur hahakar karati huee bahar nikal ayian. sevakoan, mantriyoan evan raniyoan ke rone se vahaan kolahal mach gaya. raja ka vah sahasapoorn kary dekhakar prithvi kaanp uthi, charoan or badaloan ki ghata ghir ayi. maharaj ushinar in sari ghatanaoan se nirlipt hokar apani piandaliyoan, bhujaoan aur jaanghoan se maans kat-kat kar tarajoo bhar rahe the. raja ka maans samapt ho gaya, phir bhi kabootar ka pal da bhari hi raha. ab raja maans katane ka kam band karake svayan tarajoo ke pal de par baith gaye.
achanak drishy badal gaya. indr aur agni apane vastavik svaroop mean a gaye. devataoan ne raja ushinar ke oopar amrit-vrishti ki. unaka sharir divy ho gaya. itane mean hi akash se ek divy viman utara. indr ne maharaj ushinar se kaha- rajanh! ham apaki pariksha lene ke liye aye the. sansar ke itihas mean ap jaisa tyagavir koee nahian hai. ap apani pariksha mean saphal hue. ab ap is viman mean baithakar svarg padharean. jo manushy apane sharanagat praniyoan ki raksha karata hai, vah paralok mean akshay sukh ka adhikari hota hai. saty parakrami rajarshi ushinar apane apoorv tyag se tinoan lokoan mean vikhyat ho gaye.