Moorkh Kalidasa Bane Vidvaan

Bahut pehle Ujjain nagari mein ek yuva brahmin baalak rehta tha jo keval ek baat ke liye prasiddh tha: uski moorkhata. Uska naam Kalidasa tha, yadyapi koi use sammaan se nahin pukaarta tha, kyonki vah gaanv ka moorkh tha. Vah padh nahin sakta tha, gin nahin sakta tha, aur ek baar usne jis daal par baitha tha usi ko kaatne ka prayaas kiya, prasannata se aari chalaate hue jab tak graameenon ne use rukne ko chillaaya nahin. Nagar ke vidvaan us par khulkar hanste, bachche use galiyon mein chidhaate, aur uska apna parivaar bhi usse poornatah niraash tha. Parantu bhaagya, jo gyaaniyon ko chakit karna prem karta hai, ne is moorkh ke liye vichitra niyati rakhi thi. Padosi raajya mein raja ki putri, rajkumari Vidyottama, apne yug ki sabse vidushi stri thi. Usne shaastron mein mahaarat paayi thi, vaad-vivaad mein saahas karne waale har vidvaan ko paraajit kiya tha, aur vrat liya tha ki vah keval usi purush se vivaah karegi jo use tark mein hara sake. Jin vidvaanon ko usne apmaanit kiya tha ve pratishodh se jalte the, aur unhone dusht yojana banai. Ve desh ka sabse bada moorkh khojenge, use vidvaan vesh mein sajaayenge, aur rajkumari ke saamne prastut karenge. Jab vah usse vivaah karegi aur chhal jaanegi, to uska abhimaan choor hoga. Unhone door-door khoja jab tak Kalidasa apni daal par baitha aari chalaata na mila, aur ve jaan gaye ki unhein apna manushya mil gaya hai. Unhone use nehlaaya, uttam vastra pehnaaye, maun rehkar buddhimaani se sir hilaana sikhaaya, aur darbaar mein ek mahaan maun rishi ke roop mein prastut kiya jiska gyaan shabdon se gehra tha. Vidyottama ne sanketon se uski pareeksha li. Usne ek ungli uthai, jiska arth tha ki Ishwar ek hai. Kalidasa ne, yah sochkar ki vah uski ek achhi aankh phodne ki dhamki de rahi hai, raksha mein do ungliyaan uthain. Rajkumari prasann hokar ise uska uttar samjhi: ki ek Ishwar prakriti ke dvait mein prakat hota hai. Usne paanch ungliyaan uthain, jiska arth paanch indriyaan thin. Kalidasa ne, yah sochkar ki vah use thappad maarne ki dhamki de rahi hai, chetaavani mein use khuli hatheli dikhai. Vah phir prasann hui, ise Ishwar ke ek haath se niyantrit paanch tatvon ka gahan uttar padhte hue. Yah nishchay karke ki use apna jod mil gaya hai, Vidyottama ne bade utsav se usse vivaah kiya. Parantu vivaah-raatri mein satya baahar aaya. Khidki ke baahar ek oont ghurghuraaya, aur Kalidasa chaunkkar apni graameen boli mein chillaaya, vidvaan ki parishkrit Sanskrit mein nahin. Vidyottama ne use bhay se ghoora jab samast chhal khul gaya. Lajja aur krodh se roti hui usne use mehal se nikaal diya, ghoshna karte hue ki vah use tabhi vaapas legi jab vah sachmuch vidvaan banega. Kalidasa galiyon mein bhatka, hriday toota hua, jab tak niraasha mein vah nagar ke baahar devi Kali ke mandir na pahuncha. Vah moorti ke saamne gira aur roya, apni ekmaatra vastu arpit karte hue: apna poorn samarpan. Arpit karne ko uske paas na gyaan tha, na punya, na abhimaan, keval moorkh ke sacche aansu. Devi, jo vinamra aur sacche se prem karti hain, dravit huin. Ve samast mahima mein uske saamne prakat huin aur apne hi haath se uski jeebh par samast gyaan ka beej likh diya. Usi kshan moorkh ka man prakaash se dahak utha. Jab Kalidasa ne munh khola, to aisi sundarta ka kaavya nikla ki kaha jaata hai mandir ke ghante swayam baj uthe. Vah mehal lauta, aur jab Vidyottama ne phir uski pareeksha li, to usne itne udaatt chhandon mein uttar diya ki vah uske charnon mein girkar kshama maangne lagi. Moorkh vidvaan ban gaya tha, aur koi saadhaaran vidvaan nahin. Kalidasa shaastriya Sanskrit ke sabse mahaan kavi bane, Shakuntala, Meghaduta, Raghuvamsha aur Kumarasambhava ke rachayita, ve kritiyaan jo do hazaar varsh baad aaj bhi padhi aur prem ki jaati hain. Uski katha har us baalak ko sunai jaati hai jo padhaai mein sangharsh karta hai, sikhaane ki koi bhi man itna mand nahin jise jalaaya na ja sake, ki vinamrata ve dwaar kholti hai jinhein abhimaan band rakhta hai, aur divya kripa, sookhi dharti par varsha ki tarah girkar, sabse banjar khet ko amar kaavya ke phoolon se khila sakti hai.