Muchukund aur Dahakti Drishti

Ek samay Muchukund naam ke ek mahaan raja rehte the, praacheen Sooryavansh ke, jo apni dhaarmikta aur yuddh mein paraakram ke liye prasiddh the. Us yug mein jab devta daanavon se yuddh karte the, Muchukund ne apna paarthiv raajya chhoda aur kai lambe varshon tak devtaon ke saath lade, yuddhon ke beech vishraam karte samay unki raksha ki. Unki anupasthiti mein unka raajya mantriyon ne chalaaya, kyonki devtaon ke prati kartavya pehle tha. Jab yuddh ant mein jeeta gaya, devtaon ne unki seva ke prati kritagyata mein koi bhi vardaan maangne ko kaha. Yugon ke anidra yuddh se haddiyon tak thake Muchukund ne keval nidra ka vardaan maanga, lambi aur atoot, kyonki unhe yaad nahin tha ki unhone kab vishraam kiya tha. Devtaon ne unki ichchha poorn ki, lekin karuna se janmi ek shart jodi. Unhone kaha ki jo bhi unhe nidra se jagaane ka saahas karega vah unki drishti ki agni se bhasm ho jaayega, kyonki unki lambi tapasya ki shakti unki aankhon se dahkegi. Muchukund ne phir moksh maanga, janm-mrityu ke chakra se antim mukti. Devtaon ne kaha ki mukti ka yug abhi nahin aaya hai, lekin bhavishya yug mein swayam Bhagwan Krishna roop mein dharti par vicharenge, aur Krishna unhe vah denge jo devta bhi nahin de sakte. Is vachan se santusht Muchukund parvaton ki gehri gufa mein gaye aur itni gehri nidra mein so gaye ki yugon ki dhool un par jam gayi. Chamgaadadon ne gufa ke mukh mein ghonsle banaaye, aur koi jeevit praani sone wale ka naam nahin jaanta tha. Shataabdiyaan beeteen. Krishna ka yug aaya. Mathura nagri mein Krishna ka saamna naye bhayankar shatru se hua, Kaalayavan, Yavanon ka raja, paraakrami yoddha jo itni vishaal sena lekar Mathura par chadha ki maidaan andhere ho gaye. Kaalayavan us rishi ka putr tha jiska Yaadavon ne apamaan kiya tha, aur vah Krishna ke logon se ghrina se jalta tha. Krishna jaante the ki Mathura khule yuddh mein aise samooh ka saamna nahin kar sakti, aur vah niraashaajanak ladaayi mein apne logon ke praan vyarth nahin karenge. Unhone samudra mein Dvaaraka ka dveepeeya durg pehle hi bana liya tha, aur apne logon ko surakshit vahaan pahuncha diya tha. Lekin Kaalayavan ne unka peechha kiya, aur Krishna ne aakramankaari ko base hue pradeshon se door kheenchne ke liye paidal parvaton ki or bhaage. Abhimaani Kaalayavan ne unka peechha kiya, kaayar ki tarah bhaagne ke liye Krishna ka upahaas kiya. Krishna tab tak bhaage jab tak vah us gufa ke mukh tak nahin pahunche jahaan Muchukund sote the. Phir divya teevrata se vah andar phisle aur andhere mein chhip gaye. Kaalayavan unke peechhe gufa mein ghusa, aur dhundhle prakaash mein usne shaahi vastron mein lipta sota mahaan roop dekha. Sone wale ko Krishna samajhkar, jisne chaturaayi se vishraam ke liye letne ka naatak kiya tha, aakramankaari ne krodh mein sote raja ko thokar maari, maang ki ki vah uthe aur lade. Muchukund ki aankhen khulin. Yugon mein pehli baar unki lambi tapasya ki agni unse dahki, aur uski drishti poori Kaalayavan par padi. Pal bhar mein paraakrami Yavan raja bhasm ho gaya, uska shareer jvaalaon mein phatkar jahaan khada tha vaheen raakh ban gaya. Muchukund uthe, vismit, aur us ajnabi ko dekha jo shaant khada tha. Krishna ne tab apna sachcha roop prakat kiya, hazaar Sooryon jaisa tejomay, aur praacheen raja ko bataaya ki vah kaun hain. Muchukund unke charnon mein gir pade, aur aanand mein unhone stuti gaayi jo aaj bhi Mukundamaala ke roop mein yaad ki jaati hai. Krishna unki bhakti se prasann hokar vah vardaan diya jiska devtaon ne vachan diya tha. Unhone Muchukund se kaha ki unki lambi seva aur dhairya ne unhe mukti dilaayi hai, aur unhe punarjanm ke chakra se mukt kiya. Praacheen raja, kartavya poorn aur vishraam samaapt, moksh paaye aur sansaar ke paar chale gaye. Katha sikhaati hai ki buraayi ko paraajit karne ke liye Prabhu ko senaon ki aavashyakta nahin. Sota bhakt, bhooli gufa, aur dhaarmikta ki agni us aakramankaari ko nasht karne ke liye paryaapt the jise koi sena rok nahin sakti thi. Aur yah sikhaati hai ki vishraam kartavya se arjit hota hai, aur jo nisvaarth seva karte hain ve Prabhu ke samay mein poorn shaanti paayenge.