Chaar mitra aur sinh: Sinh-nirmaata

Ek nagar mein chaar yuva braahman rehte the jo ghanishthatam mitron ke roop mein saath bade hue the. Unmein teen mahaan vidvaan the, har vigyaan aur kala ke aachaarya, jinhone varshon adhyayan kiya tha aur shaastron ko smriti se uddhrit kar sakte the. Chautha, jiska naam Subuddhi tha, pustakiya gyaan kam rakhta tha, parantu uske paas vah tha jo anyon mein na tha: seedhi saamaanya buddhi. Ek din chaaron mitra gaanv ke vatvriksha ke neeche saath baithe aur apne bhavishya ki charcha ki, jaisa yuvak apni padhaai poorn hone par karte hain. Humne itna seekha hai, vidvaanon ne kaha, parantu vidya sir mein baithi kuch nahin kamaati. Hum anya raajya chalein, jahaan hamaara gyaan hamein dhan aur sammaan dilaayega. Subuddhi unke saath jaane ko sehmat hua, yadyapi uske paas apni sangati ke siva dene ko kam tha. Atah chaaron mitra agle saptaah bhor mein saath nikle, mazboot laathiyon aur nanhi gathriyon sahit, aur nagaron aur gaanvon se anek dinon ki yaatra ke baad ve ek mahaan aur ekaant van mein pravisht hue. Chalte hue ve ek khule sthaan par aaye jahaan kisi pashu ki shvet asthiyaan bhoomi par bikhri thin. Vidvaanon ne unhein ratna paane waalon ki uttejana se parkha. Unhone dhool jhaadi aur asthiyon ko kram se rakha. Ye sinh ki asthiyaan hain, pratham chillaaya, uski aankhein chamkin. Khopdi ke aakaar se poorn vikasit nar. Yah hamaari vidya siddh karne ka avsar hai. Maine asthi-sanyojan ka vigyaan padha hai, aur main yah kankaal jod sakta hoon. Usne asthiyon ko ek samtal shila par phailaaya aur kaarya mein laga, aur mahaakaushal aur dhairya se usne asthi se asthi jodi, har sandhi ko aise baithaate hue jaise raajmistri patthar baithaata hai, jab tak sinh ka poorn kankaal unke saamne na khada hua, van ke dhundhalke mein shvet aur bhayaanak. Adbhut, dwiteeya vidvaan taali bajaate hue chillaaya. Maine maans aur rakta chadhaane ka vigyaan siddh kiya hai, durlabhatam kala. Peechhe hato aur mujhe dikhaane do. Aur usne uchit mantra jape aur vidhipoorvak anushthaan kiye, aur asthiyon par taaza maans uga, shiraon mein rakta baha, aur sinh ka shareer unke saamne pada, har ang mein poorn. Ab meri baari hai, triteeya vidvaan garv se phoola chillaaya, kyonki uske paas sabse mahaan vigyaan tha. Main param vigyaan jaanta hoon, jeevan-daan hi, vah kala jiski dev bhi eershya se raksha karte hain. Main is sinh mein jeevan foonkunga, aur hamaare naam sada jeevit rahenge. Subuddhi, jo badhte bhay se dekh raha tha, uska mukh peela, bhay se chillaaya. Ruko, usne yaachana ki. Yah karma mat karo. Yadi tum sinh ko jeevan doge, to vah hum sabko maar daalega. Parantu teenon vidvaan us par hanse. Tum agyaani ho, unhone kaha. Tum gyaan ki mahima nahin samajh sakte. Hatkar khade ho aur chamatkaar dekho. Subuddhi ne spasht dekha ki ab koi shabda unhein na rok sakega. Bina ek shabda aur kahe, vah tezi se nikatatam oonche vriksha ki or dauda aur jitna ooncha ho saka chadha, ghani daaliyon mein chhipa. Neeche triteeya vidvaan ne apne anushthaan poorn kiye aur sinh mein jeevan foonka. Mahaapashu utha, usne apna paraakrami ayaal hilaaya, poonchh phatkaari, ek dahaad lagaai jisne vriksha hila diye, aur bhookhi aankhon se chaaron or dekha. Kshanbhar vah sthir khada raha. Phir bhayaanak garjan sahit vah teenon vidvaanon par bhookhe veg se toota aur unhein cheer daala, kyonki sinh, ek baar jeevit hokar, apne swabhaav ka anusaran karta hai. Phir vah van mein chala gaya. Jab sab phir maun hua, Subuddhi apne vriksha se utra, apne mitron hetu foot-footkar rota hua. Usne bhaari hriday se vidhipoorvak unka antim sanskaar kiya aur akela ghar lauta, van ki kadvi aur avismaraniya shiksha liye. Panchatantra yah prasiddh katha, jo Sinh-nirmaata kehlaati hai, sikhaane sunaata hai ki pragya bina kora gyaan atyant bhayaanak hai, ki jo vidvaan apne karmon ke parinaam nahin dekh sakta vah agyaani se adhik moorkh hai, aur saamaanya buddhi, vah vinamra mitra jo chupchaap vriksha chadhta hai, samast vigyaanon se adhik moolyavaan hai jab mrityu saamne khadi ho. Yah ek aur bhi gahanatar shiksha deta hai: use kabhi punarjeevit mat karo jo tumhein nasht karega, chaahe vah asthiyon ka jeevit sinh ho ya varshon puraani shatruta, kyonki prakriti, ek baar poornatah jaagkar, kisi ki aagya nahin maanti.