Rishyashringa Laaye Varsha

Kisi bhi nagar se door ek ghane van mein mahaan rishi Vibhandaka apne yuva putra Rishyashringa ke saath rehte the. Baalak ki maata uske shishu hone par hi mar gayi thi, aur Vibhandaka ne sansaar ke vikarshanon ke bhay se apne putra ka paalan poorn ekaant mein kiya. Rishyashringa ne kabhi stri nahin dekhi thi, kabhi nagar nahin dekha tha, raajaon ya baazaaron ya yuddhon ke baare mein kabhi suna bhi nahin tha. Vah keval van ko jaanta tha, ve ved jo uske pita use padhaate the, ve hiran jo uske haathon se khaate the, aur uske maathe par ek chhota-sa seeng, vah chihn jisse uska naam pada, kyonki rishya ka arth hiran aur shringa ka arth seeng hai. Vah deeptimaan pavitrata ka yuvak bana, uski aadhyaatmik shakti itni mahaan ki uske chaaron ore ki vaayu bhi chamakti prateet hoti. Is beech padosi Anga raajya mein raja Romapada ek vipatti ka saamna kar rahe the. Varshon se varsha nahin hui thi, nadiyaan dhool thin, faslein murjha gayi thin, aur praja bhookhon mar rahi thi. Raja ke purohiton ne shaastron ka paraamarsh kiya aur ghoshna ki ki keval ek hi vastu sookhe ko tod sakti hai: yadi pavitra rishi Rishyashringa ko Anga laaya ja sake, to unki upasthiti maatra se varsha hogi. Parantu us yuvak ko, jo kabhi van se baahar nahin nikla tha, jiske pita use khazaane ki tarah rakhte the, koi kaise mana sakta tha? Raja ke mantriyon ne utni hi naazuk jitni chatur yojana banai. Unhone phoolon aur mithaaiyon se saji ek naav van ke kinaare bheji, aur usmein nagar ki sabse sundar vaaraanganaon ko bithaaya, maheen resham aur ratnon se sajjit, nirdosh rishi se mitrata karne ka nirdesh dekar. Jab nadi kinaare phool chunte Rishyashringa ne vichitra naav aur usmein aur bhi vichitra praaniyon ko dekha, to uske aashcharya ki seema na rahi. Usne pehle kabhi striyaan nahin dekhi thin, aur usne unhein kisi agyaat sampradaay ke yuva rishi samjha, unke chikne mukhon aur madhur swaron par chakit hote hue. Vaaraanganaon ne use aise swaadisht bhojan khilaaye jo usne kabhi chakhe nahin the, use geet sunaaye, aur sneh se gale lagaaya, aur sansaar ke dhangon se anjaan nirdosh yuvak mugdh ho gaya. Unhone use nadi ke paar adbhut nagar ke baare mein bataaya, uske sangeet aur udyaanon ke baare mein, aur lautne ka vachan diya. Jab ve chali gayin, Rishyashringa tat par khada raha, bechain aur laalaayit, kisi aur vastu ka vichaar na kar saka. Uske pita ne lautkar turant bhaanp liya ki kuch ne uske putra ki shaanti bhang ki hai, aur use aisi sangati se bachne ki gambheer chetaavani di, parantu jigyaasa ka beej pad chuka tha. Kuch dinon baad naav lauti, aur is baar vaaraanganaon ne yuva rishi ko naav par chadhne ke liye mana liya. Isse pehle ki vah poori tarah samjhe ki kya ho raha hai, naav Anga ki ore chal padi, van ki pavitratam aatma ko sookhaagrast bhoomi ki ore le jaati hui. Jis kshan Rishyashringa ke charnon ne Anga ki mitti ko chhua, aakaash khul gaya. Har disha se baadal umde, garjana hui, aur mooslaadhaar varsha hui, sookhi dharti ko bhigoti hui. Nadiyaan uthin, khet hare hue, aur praja galiyon mein naachi, aanand se roti hui. Raja Romapada ne rishi ka shaahi sammaan se swaagat kiya aur unhein raajya se baandhne ke liye apni sundar putri Shanta ka haath vivaah mein arpit kiya. Rishyashringa, jinhone aise sukh ki kabhi kalpana na ki thi, ne sweekaar kiya, aur Anga mein ek poojya rishi aur rajkumar ke roop mein rahe. Parantu katha yahin samaapt nahin hoti, kyonki Rishyashringa ki pavitrata ko ek aur bhi bade raajya ka kalyaan karna tha. Varshon baad Ayodhya ke raja Dasharatha, jinke koi putra na tha, ne uttaraadhikaari hetu mahaan Ashvamedha aur Putrakameshti yagya kiye, aur Rishyashringa hi un anushthaanon ki adhyakshata ke liye chune gaye. Unke maargdarshan mein pavitra agni prajvalit hui, aahutiyaan di gayin, aur jvaalaon se ek divya purush utha, paayas ka swarna paatra liye hue. Dasharatha ki raaniyon ne use grahan kiya, aur yathaasamay Ram, Lakshmana, Bharata aur Shatrughna janme, Ramayana ke naayak. Is prakaar van ka nirdosh baalak, jisne kabhi sansaar nahin dekha tha, vah paatra bana jiske maadhyam se marti bhoomi par varsha aayi aur nihsantaan raja ko putra mile, siddh karte hue ki kartavya se nirdeshit pavitra hriday raajyon ke bhaagya badal sakta hai.