Abhimanyu aur Chakravyuh

Abhimanyu Arjun aur Subhadra, jo Krishna ki behen thin, ke putr the, aur janm se hi apshakunon ne ghoshna ki thi ki vah atulniya yoddha honge. Janm se pehle hi bhaagya ne unhe ek vichitra aur apoorn uphaar diya tha. Jab vah apni maata ke garbh mein the, to Arjun ne ek baar Subhadra ko Chakravyuh, chakraakaar yuddh sanrachana, jo poori sena ko fansa sakti thi, mein pravesh ka rahasya bataaya tha. Subhadra aashcharya se sunti raheen jab Arjun ne samjhaaya ki sanrachana ke saat chakron mein kaise pravesh kiya jaaye, lekin katha ke beech mein hi vah so gayeen. Arjun ne bolna band kar diya, aur is prakaar ajanme shishu ne Chakravyuh mein pravesh karna seekha lekin usse nikalna kabhi nahin seekha. Vah aadha seekha paath ek din uske bhaagya ka nirnay karega. Abhimanyu chakaachaundh saundarya aur saahas wala yuvak bana, Viraat ki rajkumari Uttara se vivaahit, aur Paandavon ke ghar ke ratn ke roop mein sabhi ke priya. Jab Kurukshetra ka mahaan yuddh shuru hua, to vah yuva sinh ki tarah lade, aur Kaurav unke baanon se darne lage. Yuddh ke terahven din Kaurav senaapati Dron ne ek bhayankar yojana banaayi. Unhone apni sena ko Chakravyuh sanrachana mein vyavasthit kiya, yah jaante hue ki Paandavon mein keval Arjun aur Krishna iska rahasya jaante the, aur donon ko yuddhbhoomi ke doosre bhaag mein door lubhaaya gaya tha. Dron ka uddeshya Yudhishthir ko jeevit pakadkar yuddh samaapt karna tha. Dron jaante the ki sanrachana ka rahasya poore yuddh ko mod sakta hai, aur vah us gyaan ki raksha kanjoos ke swarn ki tarah karte the. Jab Yudhishthir ne ghaatak sanrachana dekhi, to Paandav shivir mein niraasha chha gayi, kyonki upasthit koi bhi ise todna nahin jaanta tha. Tab Abhimanyu aage badhe. Unhone Yudhishthir se kaha ki vah Chakravyuh mein pravesh karna jaante hain, maata ke garbh mein sunkar, haalaanki unhone imaandaari se sveekaar kiya ki vah nikalna nahin jaante. Yudhishthir hichkichaye, priya baalak ko jokhim mein daalne ke anichchhuk, lekin Abhimanyu ne zid ki, unka yuva hriday keerti ke liye jal raha tha. Paandav yoddhaon ne unke peechhe nikat rehne aur unke pravesh ke baad unki peeth ki raksha ka vachan diya. Bheem aur anya ko apne peechhe lekar Abhimanyu vajr ki tarah sanrachana par toot pade. Unke baanon ne Kaurav panktiyon mein maarg cheer diya, aur vah Chakravyuh ke hriday mein ghus gaye, yoddhaon ko apne saamne bikherte hue. Ek gauravshaali ghante tak baalak devta ki tarah lade. Unhone Shalya ke bhai ka vadh kiya, paraakrami Brihadbal, Kosal naresh ko paraajit kiya, aur swayam Dron aur Kripa ko ghaayal kiya. Kaurav yoddha unke krodh ke saamne peechhe hate. Lekin tabhi vishvaasghaat hua. Sindhu naresh Jayadrath ne, jo Shiv ke vardaan se pravesh dwaar ki raksha kar rahe the, Bheem aur anya Paandavon ko rok diya, aur Abhimanyu ke peechhe sanrachana ka mukh band ho gaya. Baalak saat chakron ke bheetar akela fans gaya, Kaurav sena ke mahaanatam yoddhaon se ghira. Phir bhi unhone niraasha nahin ki. Abhimanyu atulniya paraakram se ladte rahe, ek saath Dron, Karna, Kripa, Duryodhan aur Dushasan ka saamna karte hue. Kaurav buzurg, itnon ke ek baalak par aakraman ki sambhaavna se lajjit hokar bhi ruk na sake, kyonki Duryodhan ne unhe maarne ka aadesh diya tha. Ek-ek karke unki rakshaayein chheen li gayeen. Karna ne Dron ke uksaane par peechhe se unki pratyanchha kaat di. Ek anya yoddha ne unke saarthi aur ghodon ko maar daala. Unki talvaar toot gayi, dhaal toot gayi. Ant mein nihatthe hokar Abhimanyu ne rath ka pahiya uthaaya aur use dhaal aur gada ki tarah chalaaya, nange haathon aur lauh saahas se ladte rahe. Yoddha vismay aur bhay se dekhte rahe jab baalak, sau ghaavon se raktaranjit, phir bhi jhukne se inkaar karta raha. Ant mein Dushasan ke putr Durmashan ne unke sir par gada ka vaar karke unhe gira diya, jabki anya dekhte rahe. Kaurav yoddha stabdh maun mein khade the, kyonki ek akele baalak ko giraane ke liye unhe saat mahaarathiyon aur toote sammaan sanhita ki aavashyakta padi thi. Abhimanyu gir pade, aur Chakravyuh maun ho gaya. Vah solah varsh ke the. Jab Arjun laute aur apne putr ki mrityu jaani, to unka dukh bhayankar pratigya mein badal gaya. Unhone shapath li ki Jayadrath agle din sooryaast se pehle marega, ya vah swayam agni mein pravesh karenge. Paandav shivir us yuva naayak ke liye roya jisne apoorn sanrachana mein pravesh kiya tha yah jaante hue ki vah kabhi nahin laut sakta, aur jiske saahas ne devtaon ko bhi lajjit kiya tha. Unke shishu putr Parikshit, jo abhi Uttara ke garbh mein ajanme the, Kuru vansh ko aage badhaayenge, us pita ka jeevant smaarak jise vah kabhi nahin mile.