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dhoangi siyar panchatantr ki prasiddh kahaniyoan mean se ek hai jisake rachayita achary vishnu sharma haian.

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          mithila ke jangaloan mean bahut samay pahale ek siyar rahata tha. vah bahut alasi tha. pet bharane ke lie kharagoshoan v choohoan ka pichha karana v unaka shikar karana use bada bhari lagata tha. shikar karane mean parishram to karana hi padata haian n. dimag usaka shaitani tha. yahi tikadam lagata rahata ki kaise aisi jugat ladaee jae jisase bina hath-pair hilae bhojan milata rahe. khaya aur so ge. ek din usi soch mean dooba vah siyar ek jhadi mean dubaka baitha tha.
bahar choohoan ki toli uchhal-kood v bhag-daud karane mean lagi thi. unamean ek mota-sa chooha tha, jise doosare choohe ‘saradar’ kahakar bula rahe the aur usaka adesh man rahe the. siyar unhean dekhata raha. usake muanh se lar tapakati rahi. phir usake dimag mean ek tarakib aee.
jab choohe vahaan se ge to usane dabe paanv unaka pichha kiya. kuchh hi door un choohoan ke bil the. siyar vapas lauta. doosare din pratah hi vah un choohoan ke bil ke pas jakar ek taang par khada ho gaya. usaka muanh ugate sooraj ki or tha. aankhean band thi.
choohe biloan se nikale to siyar ko us anokhi mudra mean khade dekhakar ve bahut chakit hue. ek choohe ne jara siyar ke nikat jakar poochha 'siyar mama, tum is prakar ek taang par kyoan khade ho?'
siyar ne ek aankh kholakar bola 'moorkh, tune mere bare mean nahian suna kabhi? maian charoan taangean niche tika dooanga to dharati mera bojh nahian sambhal paegi. yah dol jaegi. sath hi tum sab nasht ho jaoge. tumhare hi kalyan ke lie mujhe ek taang par khade rahana padata haian.'
choohoan mean khusar-pusar huee. ve siyar ke nikat akar khade ho ge. choohoan ke saradar ne kaha 'he mahanh siyar, hamean apane bare mean kuchh bataie.'
siyar ne dhoang racha 'maine saikadoan varsh himalay parvat par ek taang par khade hokar tapasya ki. meri tapasya samapt hone par ek taang par khade hokar tapasya ki. meri tapasya samapt hone par sabhi devataoan ne mujh par phooloan ki varsha ki. bhagavan ne prakat hokar kaha ki mere tap se mera bhar itana ho gaya haian ki maian charoan pair dharati par rakhooan to dharati girati huee brahmaand ko phodakar doosari or nikal jaegi. dharati meri kripa par hi tiki rahegi. tabase maian ek taang par hi khada hooan. maian nahian chahata ki mere karan doosare jivoan ko kasht ho.'
sare choohoan ka samooh mahatapasvi siyar ke samane hath jodakar khada ho gaya. ek choohe ne poochha 'tapasvi mama, apane apana muanh sooraj ki or kyoan kar rakha haian?'
siyar ne uttar diya 'soory ki pooja ke lie.'
'aur apaka muanh kyoan khula haian?' doosare choohe ne kaha.
'hava khane ke lie! maian keval hava khakar jianda rahata hooan. mujhe khana khane ki jarurat nahian padati. mere tap ka bal hava ko hi pet mean bhaanti-bhaanti ke pakavanoan mean badal deta haian.' siyar bola.
usaki is bat ko sunakar choohoan par jabaradast prabhav pada. ab siyar ki or se unaka sara bhay jata raha. ve usake aur nikat a ge. apani bat ka asar choohoan par hota dekh makkar siyar dil hi dil mean khoob hansa. ab choohe mahatapasvi siyar ke bhakt ban ge. siyar ek taang par khada rahata aur choohe usake charoan or baithakar dholak, majire, khadatal aur chimate lekar usake bhajan gate.
siyar siyaramh bhajanamh bhajanam.
bhajan kirtan samapt hone ke bad choohoan ki toliyaan bhakti ras mean doobakar apane biloan mean ghusane lagati to siyar sabase bad ke tin-char choohoan ko dabochakar kha jata. phir rat bhar aram karata, sota aur dakarean leta.
subah hote hi phir vah choohoan ke biloan ke pas akar ek taang par khada ho jata aur apana natak chaloo rakhata. choohoan ki sankhya kam hone lagi. choohoan ke saradar ki najar se yah bat chhipi nahian rahi. ek din saradar ne siyar se poochh hi liya 'he mahatma siyar, meri toli ke choohe mujhe kam hote najar a rahe haian. aisa kyoan ho raha haian?'
siyar ne arshivad ki mudra mean hath uthaya 'he chatur mooshak, yah to hona hi tha. jo sachche man se meri bhakti larega, vah sasharir baikunth ko jaega. bahut se choohe bhakti ka phal pa rahe haian.'
choohoan ke saradar ne dekha ki siyar mota ho gaya haian. kahian usaka pet hi to vah baikunth lok nahian haian, jahaan choohe ja rahe haian?
choohoan ke saradar ne baki bache choohoan ko chetaya aur svayan usane doosare din sabase bad mean bil mean ghusane ka nishchay kiya. bhajan samapt hone ke bad choohe biloan mean ghuse. siyar ne sabase aant ke choohe ko dabochana chaha.
choohoan ka saradar pahale hi chaukanna tha. vah daanv marakar siyar ka panja bacha gaya. asaliyat ka pata chalate hi vah uchhalakar siyar ki gardan par chadh gaya aur usane baki choohoan ko hamala karane ke lie kaha. sath hi usane apane daant siyar ki gardan mean gadha die. baki choohe bhi siyar par jhapate aur sabane kuchh hi der mean mahatma siyar ko kankal siyar bana diya. keval usaki haddiyoan ka pianjar bacha rah gaya.

'sikh- dhoang kuchh hi din chalata hai, phir dhoangi ko apani karani ka phal milata hi hai.