Akbar ka swapna: Vahi satya, do prakaar se

Ek raat, gahan praharon mein jab mahal sota tha aur keval pehredaar galiyaaron mein tehelte the, baadshah Akbar ne ek vichitra aur vyathit karne waala swapna dekha. Usne swapna dekha ki uske mukh se uske samast daant uske takiye par gir gaye the, ek-ek, kankadon jaise khadkhadaate hue, keval ek akela daant khada shesh raha. Vah sheet paseene mein jaaga, uska hriday dhadakta hua, kyonki un dinon swapnon ko bhavishya ke sandeshvaahak maana jaata tha, aur aisa swapna keval kuch gambheer aur bhayaanak arth rakh sakta tha. Agle praatah Akbar abhi vyathit jaaga, swapna uski aankhon ke saamne sajeev. Vah kha na saka, vah raajya ke kaaryon mein dhyaan na de saka, aur ant mein usne poorn darbaar mein apne darbaari jyotishiyon ko bulaaya aur samast ameeron ke saamne unhein swapna sunaaya. Sach-sach batao, usne aagya di, kyonki mera hriday bhaari hai, yah swapna kya bhavishya kehta hai? Jyotishiyon ne phusphusaahat mein aapas mein mantrana ki, apni lambi daadhiyaan sehlaate hue aur apne patre aur praacheen granth dekhte hue, aur ant mein unmein pramukh, kaanpte haathon waala ek vriddh, aage badha aur bola. Jahaanpanaah, usne kaha, mujhe kshama karein, kyonki arth spasht hai, yadyapi zor se kehna dukhad hai. Daant aapke sambandhiyon, aapke parivaar ke prateek hain. Ki ek ko chhodkar sab gir gaye hain, iska arth hai ki aapke samast sambandhi aapse pehle marenge, aur aap akele shesh rahenge. Akbar ka mukh krodh aur shok se kaala hua, kyonki vah apne parivaar se gahan prem karta tha. Usne saantvana maangi thi aur ekaakipan ki bhavishyavaani paayi thi, aur samast darbaar uske krodh par saans roke raha. Apne krodh mein usne jyotishiyon ko unki ashubh soochana hetu dandit karne, jurmaana aur kaid karne ki aagya di, aur ve kaanpte hue le jaaye gaye, us din ko koste hue jab unhone taare padhna seekha tha. Parantu swapna abhi uske man par patthar jaisa bhaari tha, aur vah tab tak vishraam na kar saka jab tak vah ise samajh na le. Tab, apni vyatha mein, usne Birbal ka vichaar kiya, jiski pragya uske shaasan ke samast varshon mein use kabhi asafal na hui thi. Usne apne priya mantri ko turant bulvaaya aur use poorn swapna sunaaya, uske mukh ko dhyaan se dekhte hue. Birbal ne bina toke dhyaan se suna, aur uske mukh par ek komal, jaankaar muskaan phaili. Jahaanpanaah, usne kaha, apne bhay ko vishraam deejiye, kyonki aapka swapna shok ka swapna nahin, apitu aashirvaad ka swapna hai. Harshit hoiye, kyonki yah deergh aur mahimaamay jeevan ki bhavishyavaani karta hai. Baadshah aage jhuka. Swayam ko spasht karo, usne kaha. Birbal ne gahan naman kiya. Daant sachmuch aapke sambandhi hain, jaisa vidvaan jyotishiyon ne kaha, Birbal ne unhein unka shreya dete hue kaha. Parantu dekhiye ki vahi satya kitni bhinnata se kaha ja sakta hai. Aapke swapna ka arth hai ki aap apne samast sambandhiyon se adhik jiyenge, ki aapka jeevan un sabse lamba hoga, aur ki varsh beetne par bhi aap balvaan aur adig rahenge. Jise bhaybheet jyotishiyon ne aapke parivaar ki mrityu kaha vah satya mein aapko deerghaayu ka uphaar hai, aur use sehne ke bal ka bhi. Akbar ne use maun ghoora, aur phir uska mukh shuddh aur poorn harsh ki muskaan mein khula. Arth jyotishiyon vaale jaisa hi tha, phir bhi kitna bhinn sunai diya. Jahaan unhone mrityu aur ekaakipan ki baat ki thi, Birbal ne deerghaayu aur bal ki baat ki. Baadshah raahat se zor se hansa aur samast darbaar ke saamne apne mantri ko sneh se gale lagaaya. Birbal, vah chillaaya, tumne mere duhswapna ko keval shabdon se aashirvaad mein badal diya. Usne Birbal ko apne kosh se bahumoolya ratnon se puraskrit kiya aur dandit jyotishiyon ko turant mukta karne ki aagya di, khulkar sweekaar karte hue ki uska krodh jaldabaazi aur anyaayapoorn tha. Yah katha samast desh mein sikhaane sunai jaati hai ki shabda shaktishaali vastuein hain, ki vahi tathya shaap ya aashirvaad ke roop mein kaha ja sakta hai, aur gyaani manushya ve shabda chunta hai jo marham lagaate hain, na ki ve jo ghaav dete hain. Yah shaasakon ko bhi ek chirsthaayi shiksha deti hai: sandesh hetu sandeshvaahak ko dand mat do, aur us paraamarshdaata ka moolya karo jo andhkaarmay swapna mein bhi aasha khoj sake.