Dadhichi ki Haddiyaan aur Vajra ka Nirmaan

Tvashta divya shilpi dwara apne yagya ki agni se Vritra ki rachna karne ke baad, apne putra Vishvarupa ka badla lene ke liye, devtaon ne apne lambe itihaas ke sabse andhakaarmay kshan ka saamna kiya. Vritra parvat shrinkhala jitna vishaal aur pralay ki raatri jitna bhayankar tha. Usne apne apaar shareer se sansaar ke jal ko hi lapet liya tha, aur teenon lokon mein sookha aur akaal phail gaya. Indra ne swarg ki senaon ka netritva karke us par baar-baar aakraman kiya, vajra aur divya astra chalaaye, par har astra daanav ki khaal se takraakar vyarth choor ho gaya. Paraajit aur niraash devta bhaage aur Bhagwan Vishnu se mantrana maangi.

Vishnu ne gambheerta se suna aur phir vijay ka ekmaatra maarg bataaya. "Vritra kisi saadhaaran upaay se nahin maara ja sakta," unhone kaha. "Keval kisi mahaan rishi ki haddiyon se bana astra — aajeevan tapasya se kathor hui haddiyaan jinmein vajra samaaya ho — uske shareer ko bhed sakta hai. Sarasvati ke tat par nivaas karne wale rishi Dadhichi ke paas jaao, aur unse unki haddiyaan maango."

Devtaon ne sir jhuka liye, kyunki ve jaante the ki jo ve maangne ja rahe the usmein kitni lajja thi. Dadhichi unke liye anjaan na the. Yugon pehle, jab Ashvineekumaron ne madhu-vidya ka gupt gyaan chaaha tha, to rishi ne unhein sikhaaya tha yadyapi Indra ne sikhaane wale ki mrityu ki dhamki di thi; vaidyon ne unka sir ghode ke sir se badalkar bachaaya tha, us vichitra vesh mein gyaan seekha tha, aur unhein punah sthaapit kiya tha — phir bhi Indra ne dvesh mein ghode ka sir bhi kaat daala tha. Dadhichi ne bina ek bhi ulaahna diye sab kshama kar diya tha. Aur ab vahi raja jisne unke saath anyaay kiya tha, bhikhaari bankar aaya tha, is baar gyaan nahin, unki haddiyaan maangne.

Devta stabdh reh gaye. Kaun-sa rishi svechchha se apna shareer, apna jeevan hi, unke liye tyaag dega? Phir bhi unke paas koi vikalp na tha. Indra ke netritva mein, swayam Narayan ko aage karke, ve Dadhichi ke aashram aaye, jo bhaunron ki goonj aur koyalon ke geeton se goonjta sthaan tha, aur rishi ke saamne apni hataash prarthana rakhi.

Dadhichi ne maun hokar unhein suna. Kaha jaata hai ki Indra ne ek baar inhin rishi ke saath anyaay kiya tha — bahut pehle, jab Dadhichi ne divya vaidyon ko madhu-vidya ka gupt gyaan sikhaaya tha, to Indra ne eershya mein unka sir kaat daala tha, aur keval vaidyon ki kushalta ne unhein punah jeevit kiya tha. Phir bhi Dadhichi ke hriday mein katuta ka koi ansh na tha. Bheekh maangne aaye devtaon ko dekhkar ve dheere se muskuraaye. "Isse achchha," unhone kaha, "ki meri haddiyaan tumhaari vijay mein sahaayak hon, bajaay iske ki ve bhoomi mein vyarth sadein. Teenon lokon ke kalyaan ke liye main unhein prasannata se deta hoon."

Marne se pehle unhone keval ek ichchha vyakt ki: ki ve prithvi ki samast pavitra nadiyon mein snaan kar sakein, shareer tyaagne se pehle ek antim teerthyaatra. Aisi yaatra ka samay na tha — atah Indra ne apni divya shakti se Naimisharanya mein har pavitra nadi ke jal ko ekatra kiya, aur Dadhichi ne ek saath sabhi mein snaan kiya. Phir rishi vrikshon ke neeche baith gaye, gahantam dhyaan mein pravesh kiya, aur yog ki shakti se apne praanon ko shareer se mukt kar diya, jaise pakshi khule dwaar wala pinjra chhod deta hai.

Devtaon ne shraddha se unki haddiyaan ekatra keen, aur Tvashta, vahi divya shilpi jinke shok ne Vritra ko racha tha, ne ab unse vajra gadha — chhah pehluon wala vajra jiski garjana pralay jaisi thi. Indra ne astra uthaya, aur antim yuddh aarambh hua. Teen sau saath dinon tak ghamaasaan chalta raha, swarg aur prithvi uske prachand veg se kaanpte rahe. Vritra ne daanavon mein durlabh udaarta se yuddh kiya, kyunki hriday se ve Vishnu ke bhakt the; jab Indra ki bhuja par prahaar hua aur vajra unki pakad se chhoot gaya, to Vritra ne nihatthe shatru par prahaar karne ke bajaay use utha lene ko kaha. Par bhaagya rishi ki haddiyon mein likha ja chuka tha, aur antatah Indra ka vajra apne lakshya par laga. Vritra gire, aur prabhu ke apne astra se yuddh karke shuddh hui unki aatma Vaikunth uthi.

Devta vijayi hokar swarg laute, par vijay sachmuch Dadhichi ki thi. Unhone vah diya tha jo koi sena nahin de sakti thi aur koi khazaana nahin khareed sakta tha — apna nashvar shareer, bina krodh, bina sankoch, samast praaniyon ke kalyaan ke liye arpit. Aaj bhi jahaan nihsvaarth tyaag ka sammaan hota hai vahaan unka naam liya jaata hai, kyunki Indra ka vajra sachmuch rishi ki karuna ka prakat roop tha.