Taara Kishkindha ki raani thin, paraakrami vaanar raja Baali ki patni, aur vanon mein asaadhaaran buddhi aur doordarshita wali stri ke roop mein prasiddh thin. Kaha jaata hai ki devta bhi sandeh ke samay unka paraamarsh lete the. Unke pati Baali samast vaanaron mein sabse shaktishaali the, yoddha jinhone mahaan daanav Dundubhi ko paraajit kiya tha aur yuddh mein swayam Raavan ko bhi vineet kiya tha. Dashaanaan raja ne vaanar ke paraakram ka sammaan karna seekha tha. Unki garjana akeli senaayen titar-bitar kar sakti thi, aur unki khyaati swarg tak pahunchi thi. Lekin Baali ne apne chhote bhai Sugreev ko nirvaasan mein khaded diya tha aur unki patni le li thi, aur Sugreev ko rajkumar Ram mein mitra mila tha, jinhone unka raajya punah dilaane ka vachan diya tha. Ram ka vachan pavitra tha, aur Sugreev use apni ekmaatra aasha maankar pakde the. Bhaiyon ke beech pehla dvandva pehle hi lada ja chuka tha. Vriksh ke peechhe chhipe Ram ne baan chhoda tha jo Baali ko laga tha, haalaanki Baali us muthbhed mein bach gaye the aur unka abhimaan shareer se gehra ghaayal tha. Unhone darbaariyon se ghaav chhipaaya, lekin Taara ne unki aankhon mein peeda dekhi. Ab Sugreev Ram ke samarthan se prabal hokar ek baar phir Kishkindha ke dwaar par khade the, doosre dvandva ki chunauti garajte hue. Kishkindha ke dwaar unki shaktishaali vaani se hile. Baali ne chunauti suni aur krodh mein uthe, is baar bhai ko samaapt karne ka nishchay kiya. Lekin unki buddhimaan raani Taara unki baanh se lipat gayin aur sunne ki vinati keen. Unhone unse us spashtata se baat ki jo dekhti hai jise abhimaan chhipaata hai. Unki vaani prem se kaanpi, haalaanki unke shabd patthar jaise dridh the. Unhone yaad dilaaya ki Sugreev pehli muthbhed mein poornatah paraajit hue the aur kabhi akele lautne ka saahas nahin karenge. Yadi vah ab dwaar par garajte khade hain, to iska arth keval yah ho sakta hai ki unhe shaktishaali mitra mila hai, aur vah mitra Ram ke siva koi nahin ho sakta, vah rajkumar jinke baan pehle hi Baali ka rakt chakh chuke the. Unhone Baali ko Ram ke paraakram ke baare mein bataaya, ki unhone paraakrami daanavon ko kaise giraaya tha aur unki mitrata amoolya khazaana thi. Unhone pati se bhinn maarg vichaarne ka aagrah kiya. Yuddh mein daudne ke bajay unhe Sugreev se sandhi karni chaahiye aur Ram ki mitrata khojni chaahiye, kyonki aise rajkumar se maitri Kishkindha ke liye vinaash ke bajay mahima laayegi. Unhone chetaaya ki dikhaava dhokha deta hai, aur paraajay ke baad lautne wala bhai nishchay hi apni shakti naye sire se maap chuka hai. Unhone yaad dilaaya ki dridh shatru ke saamne parvat bhi choor hote hain. Unka paraamarsh buddhimaan, prempoorn aur poornatah spasht tha. Lekin abhimaan se andhe aur ghaav ki smriti se danshit Baali ne sunne se mana kar diya. Unhone Taara se kaha ki vah chunauti thukra nahin sakte, ki patni ke paraamarsh ke peechhe chhipne wale yoddha ka sabhi upahaas karenge. Unke senaapati sahmati mein sir hilaate rahe, kyonki ve unka abhimaan baantte the. Unhone ghoshna ki ki koi nahin, Ram bhi nahin, unhe nishpaksh yuddh mein paraajit nahin kar sakta, yah bhoolkar ki unka sachcha khatra nishpaksh yuddh mein tha hi nahin. Komalta lekin dridhata se unhone unki lipti baanhon se haath hataaye, unke paraamarsh ko thukraate hue bhi unki buddhi ki prashansa ki, aur apne bhaagya se milne chal diye. Taara ne aankhon mein aansu lekar unhe jaate dekha, kyonki unka hriday pehle se jaanta tha jo unke man ne pehle dekha tha. Doosra dvandva pehle jaisa aarambh hua, bhai bhayankar yuddh mein bhide. Aur ek baar phir aashray dene wale vrikshon ke peechhe se Ram ka baan uda. Van ne saans rok li jab pratyanchha goonji. Is baar vah sateek laga, Baali ka hriday bedha, aur vaanaron ke paraakrami raja gire. Mrityu shayya par Baali ne ant mein apni patni ki chetaavni ka satya samjha, aur unke antim shabdon ne apni moorkhta par shok karte hue bhi Ram ke dharm ko sveekaar kiya. Apne pati ke shav par Taara ka vilaap Ramayan ke maarmiktam prasangon mein se ek hai. Jinhone buddhimaani se paraamarsh diya tha vah thukraaye paraamarsh ki keemat par shok karne ko reh gayin. Unki katha sikhaati hai ki buddhi aksar unke maadhyam se bolti hai jo hamein sabse adhik prem karte hain, aur sunne se mana karna, abhimaan se janma, samast badhirata mein sabse ghaatak hai.
Is katha ke paatra
- Tara
- Vali
- Sugriva
- Rama
