Swayamvar ke baad Paandavon ne Draupadi se vivaah kiya aur raja Drupad se sandhi ki, aur unka bhaagya tezi se chamka. Hastinapur ke andhe raja Dhritarashtra ne rajya baant diya, Paandavon ko Khandavaprastha naam ka banjar aadha bhaag diya. Krishna ki sahaayta se bhaiyon ne us banjar bhoomi ko Indraprastha ke shaandaar nagar mein badal diya, jiske mahal swayam devtaon dwara nirmit lagte the. Unki shakti aur keerti har beette varsh ke saath badhi, jab tak jyeshth Yudhishthir ne mahaan Rajsooya yagya nahin kiya, vah shaahi abhishek jo unhe rajaon mein samraat ghoshit karta tha. Har desh ke raja unke saamne naman karne aaye, kar aur sammaan laate hue. Dhritarashtra ke jyeshth putr Duryodhan ne yagya mein bhaag liya aur eershya se jal uthe. Vah Paandavon ke maayaavi mahal mein bhatke, jahaan sphatik farsh jal jaise dikhte the aur thos deewaarein khule dwaar jaisi. Vah ek taalaab mein gir pade, use polish farsh samajhkar, aur sookhi bhoomi se peechhe hate, use jal samajhkar. Oopar se dekhti Draupadi aur Paandav mahilaayein unke bhram par hanseen. Vah hansi Duryodhan ko chaaku ki tarah kati. Vah apmaanit hokar Hastinapur laute aur eershya se grast hokar Paandavon ki keerti nasht karne ka nishchay kiya. Unhone apne maama Shakuni ke saamne apna hriday khola, jo Gandhaar ke dhoort juaari the, jinhone chatur muskaan se suna. Shakuni ne ek aisi yojana prastaavit ki jo jitni saral thi utni hi dusht. Vah Yudhishthir ki ek badi durbalta jaante the, paason ka unka prem, ek aisa khel jise jyeshth Paandav chunauti milne par kabhi mana nahin kar sakte the. Shakuni ke paase maayaavi the aur unki ichchha maante the, isliye vijay nishchit thi. Duryodhan ne apne anichchhuk pita Dhritarashtra ko Paandavon ko Hastinapur mein maitripoorn paasa khel ke liye aamantrit karne ke liye mana liya. Buddhimaan Vidur nimantran lekar bheje gaye, aur haalaanki unhone iske viruddh chetavni di, Yudhishthir ne sveekaar kiya, kyonki Kshatriya paason ki chunauti mana nahin kar sakta tha. Vidur ne Dhritarashtra se paagalpan rokne ki vinati ki, chetavni di ki yah khel Kuru vansh ko jangal ki aag ki tarah jala dega, lekin andha raja apne putr ki ichchhaon ke saamne gyaan ke prati behra tha. Gandhari royeen aur apne pati se Duryodhan ko rokne ki vinati ki, lekin vinaash ki or daud mein unke aansu bhi ansune rahe. Paandav Draupadi ke saath aaye, aur vishaal sabhaagaar mein khel shuru hua. Pehle daav ratn aur swarn the, aur Yudhishthir unhe Shakuni ke jaadui paason se haar gaye. Phir unhone apne rath, ghode, haathi aur vishaal khazaane daav par lagaaye, ek-ek karke sab haar gaye. Juaari ke unmaad se andhe hokar unhone apna samast Indraprastha rajya daav par lagaaya, aur vah bhi haar gaye. Phir bhi vah ruk na sake. Unhone apne bhaiyon ko ek-ek karke daav par lagaaya, Nakul, Sahadev, Arjun aur Bheem, aur sabhi ko haarkar Duryodhan ke daas bana diya. Phir us kshan ke paagalpan mein unhone swayam ko daav par lagaaya, aur haar gaye. Sabhaagaar bhay se maun ho gaya. Tab Shakuni ne vishaili muskaan se sujhaav diya ki abhi ek daav baaki hai, sundar Draupadi. Yudhishthir ne, poornatah vivek kho chuke, apni patni ko daav par lagaaya, aur paase ek baar phir unke viruddh gire. Kauravon se vijay ki garjana uthi. Vijay se madhosh Duryodhan ne Draupadi ko daasi ke roop mein sabhaagaar mein ghaseetne ka aadesh diya. Uske bhai Dushasan ne unhe baalon se pakda aur sabha ke saamne ghaseeta, haalaanki vah maasik ashuddhi mein thin aur ek hi vastra pehne thin. Buzurgon ne lajja se sir jhuka diye, lekin atyaachaar rokne ka saahas kisi ne nahin kiya. Jo hua vah agli katha mein bataaya gaya hai, Draupadi ka cheerharan. Lekin paasa khel ka ek aur mod baaki tha. Draupadi ka sammaan chamatkaarik roop se bachne aur Dhritarashtra ke apshakunon se darkar Paandavon ko mukt karne aur unka rajya lautaane ke baad Duryodhan yah sahan na kar saka. Usne apne pita ko Paandavon ko ek antim daav ke liye aamantrit karne ke liye manaaya. Haarne wala baarah varshon ke liye van mein nirvaasit hoga, aur terahvaan varsh agyaatvaas mein bitaayega. Yadi us antim varsh mein pehchaana gaya, to nirvaasan phir se shuru hoga. Yudhishthir ne sammaan aur apni ghaatak durbalta se bandhe chunauti sveekaar ki aur Shakuni ke maayaavi paason se ek baar phir haar gaye. Is prakaar Paandav Draupadi ke saath valkal vastron mein van ke liye nikle, unke hriday bhaari the lekin unki aatma atoot thi. Jaise hi ve nikle, Hastinapur ke chaaron or vinaash ke apshakun prakat hue, aur buddhimaan jaante the ki paasa khel ne aane wale mahaan yuddh ke beej bo diye hain. Nirvaasit sir ooncha karke chale, kyonki ve jaante the ki dharm, chaahe dheema ho, apmaan kabhi nahin bhoolta.
Is katha ke paatra
- Yudhishthira
- Duryodhana
- Shakuni
- Draupadi
- Bhima
- Arjuna
- Dhritarashtra
- Vidura
