Hanuman and the Sanjivani — The Mountain That Flew

Suraj ugne se pehle — bas itna samay tha. Aur ek poora parvat uthaana tha.

Lanka mein yuddh apne charam par tha. Ravan ke bete Meghnad — jise Indrajit kehte hain, rakshason ka sabse mahaan yoddha — ne apna sabse bhayankar hathiyaar chalaaya tha. Shakti — mrityu ki taakat ka bhaala. Usne pehle Ram-Lakshman ko naag-paash mein baandha tha. Ab yeh barchha Lakshman ki chhaati mein poora ghus gaya tha. (Lakshman use rokne aage aaye the — taaki woh Vibhishan ko na lage.) Rajkumar behosh gir pade. Praan nikalte ja rahe the. Ram ne apne bhai ka sir apni god mein rakha. Ro pade. Poori vanar sena sann reh gayi.

Tab vanaron ke vaidhya Sushena ne ghaav dekha. Jaldi se bola — 'Ek hi aasha hai. Himalaya mein Dronagiri parvat par Sanjivani jadi-booti ugti hai — jo marne waale ko jeevit kar sakti hai. Lekin use suryodaya se pehle laana hoga. Uske baad uski shakti khatm — aur Lakshman bachaane se baahar.'

Sushena ne chaar jadi-bootiyon ke naam bataaye the — Mritasanjivani, jo praan lautaati hai. Vishalyakarani, jo teer nikaal kar ghaav bharti hai. Sandhanakarani, jo kati twacha jodti hai. Suvarnakarani, jo twacha ka rang lautaati hai. 'Yeh bootiyaan Dronagiri par andhere mein chamakti hain,' unhone kaha. 'Unki roshni se pehchaan lena.'

Sab Hanuman ki taraf mude. Bina ek pal ki deri ke, Hanuman ne Ram ko pranaam kiya — aur aakaash mein kood pade. Hawa se tez udte hue uttar ki taraf gaye. Nadiyaan paar ki. Jungle paar kiye. Aadhi raat mein Dronagiri pahunch gaye.

Lekin ek samasya thi. Parvat hazaaron chamakti jadi-bootiyon se dhaka tha. Hanuman pehchaan nahi sake — Sanjivani kaun si hai? Bhor paas aa rahi thi. Khojne ka samay nahi tha.

(Waise, raaste mein do aur kaand hue the. Ravan ka bheja Kalanemi sadhu ka bhesh bana kar raaste mein baitha tha — usne Hanuman ko sarovar mein snaan ke liye utaara, jahan ek magarmachh ne hamla kiya. Hanuman ne magar ko maara — to usmein se ek shraap-mukta apsara nikli, jisne Kalanemi ka bhed khol diya. Hanuman ne use niptaaya aur aage badhe. Phir Ayodhya ke upar se udte hue Bharat ne unhe Ravan ka rakshas samajh kar baan maar giraya. Lekin jab sach jaana, to kshama maangi aur prem se vida kiya.)

Ab parvat par khade Hanuman ne sirf ek pal socha. Phir muskuraaye. Unhone apni mahaan bhujaon se poore parvat ko gher liya. Garjana ke saath use dharti se ukhaad liya. Apni hatheli par utha liya. Aur poori choti ko upar sambhaale Lanka wapas ud gaye. Neeche vanaron ne jay-jaykaar kiya — jab unki parchhaai samudra ke upar udte dweep ki tarah guzri.

Woh suryodaya se theek pehle Lanka utre. Sushena ne jaldi se parvat ki jadi-bootiyon mein Sanjivani dhoondhi. Use koota. Uska ras Lakshman ke munh mein daal diya. Rajkumar ke chehre par rang wapas aaya. Unhone aankhein kholi. Baith gaye. Aur apna dhanush utha liya. Ram ne Hanuman ko aansuon ke saath gale lagaya. Ghoshna ki — Hanuman mujhe Lakshman se bhi pyaare hain.

Yuddh ke baad Ram ke kehne par Hanuman parvat ko wapas le gaye — dheere se uski jagah rakh diya, jaise udhaar li hui kitaab shelf par wapas rakhi jaati hai. Kehte hain, aaj bhi Uttarakhand mein Dronagiri par woh sthaan dikhaaya jaata hai jahan se pahaad ka ek tukda toota hua lagta hai. Aur Sanjivani? Vaigyaanik aaj bhi uski khoj mein hain — kuch use 'Selaginella bryopteris' naamak jadi se jodte hain. Lekin bhakton ke liye Sanjivani koi jadi nahi. Woh Hanuman ki nishtha ka naam hai.

Jab Ram ne unhe koi bhi vardaan maangne ko kaha, to Hanuman ne sirf yahi maanga — main wahin rahun jahan aapka naam gaya jaaye. Isiliye unke mandir Ram ke mandiron ke pravesh-dwaar par khade hain. Woh sevak jisne parvat uthaaya tha — seva jaari rakhne ke mauke ke siva kuch maange bina.

Zara woh udaan sochiye — Hanuman, hatheli par poora parvat liye, aakaash mein udte hue. Neeche samudra, us par unki parchhaai — jaise koi udta dweep guzar raha ho. Vanaron ne dekha to jay-jaykaar kar diya. Kehte hain, raaste mein jahan-jahan parvat ke tukde gire, wahaan pavitra pahaadiyaan ban gayin.

Waise, ek baat notice ki? Hanuman ne poore safar mein ek baar bhi shikaayat nahi ki. Na Kalanemi ke dhokhe par, na Bharat ke baan par, na jadi na pehchaan paane par. Bas muskuraaye — aur parvat utha liya. Asli bhakt aise hi hote hain — samasya dekh kar rukte nahi, samadhaan utha laate hain.