Trishanku ka Swarg

Ayodhya ke Sooryavansh mein ek samay Trishanku naam ke ek raja shaasan karte the, mahaan dharmaparaayan samraat jinhone asankhya yagya kiye the aur dhaarmik jeevan jiya tha. Phir bhi ek ichchha unhe khaaye jaati thi, aisi ichchha jo unse pehle kisi raja ne poori nahin ki thi. Vah mrityu ke baad nahin, jaisa sabhi nashvar karte hain, balki apne jeevit nashvar shareer mein swarg aarohit hona chaahte the, dharti ki vaayu mein shvaas lete hue devtaon mein vicharna. Unke purohiton ne chetaaya ki koi shaastra aise anushthaan ki anumati nahin deta, lekin raja apne uddeshya se nahin hate. Vah pehle apne kul purohit mahaan rishi Vashishth ke paas gaye aur apni ichchha unke saamne rakhi. Vashishth ne gambheerta se suna aur mana kar diya. Vriddh rishi ki vaani dayaalu lekin antim thi, jaise dheere se sada ke liye band hota dwaar. Unhone samjhaaya ki raja jo maang raha hai vah brahmaand ki vyavastha ke viruddh hai, koi nashvar shareer devtaon ke lok mein pravesh nahin kar sakta, aur vah aisa anushthaan nahin karenge. Apni mahatvaakaanksha se jalte Trishanku phir Vashishth ke putron ke paas gaye, aasha thi ki ve pita se adhik namra honge. Lekin ve unki hath par krodhit hue. Unhone un par pita ki buddhi ki avagya ka aarop lagaaya aur krodh mein un par bhayankar shaap diya. Pal bhar mein sundar raja Chandaal, bahishkrit mein badal gaye, unki tvacha kaali pad gayi, shaahi vastra chithde ban gaye, shareer ghrinit ho gaya. Apne hi mahal se nikaale gaye aur sabhi se tiraskrit Trishanku niraasha mein bhatakte rahe. Unki chhaaya bhi unse bhaagti lagti thi, itna poorn tha mahima se unka patan. Lekin unka sankalp toota nahin tha. Unhone rishi Vishvamitra ko khoja, Vashishth ke mahaan pratidvandvi, jo tab gahan tapasya mein the. Vishvamitra ne patit raja ki katha suni aur daya se dravit hue. Unhone ek aise vyakti ko dekha jisne ek svapn ke liye sab kuchh kho diya tha, aur unka shaktishaali hriday hil gaya. Unhone Trishanku ko vachan diya ki vah unhe sashareer swarg bhejenge, chaahe sabhi devta virodh karein, kyonki sachcha guru uski kabhi tyaag nahin karta jisne uski sharan li ho. Patit raja in shabdon par ro pade, kyonki shaap ke baad kisi ne un par daya nahin dikhaayi thi. Vishvamitra ne bhayankar yagya aarambh kiya, devtaon ko aahuti grahan karne bulaaya. Lekin Indra ke netritva mein devtaon ne aane se mana kar diya. Unhone ghoshna ki ki Chandaal kabhi swarg mein pravesh nahin kar sakta, aur ve uske naam par di aahuti sveekaar nahin karenge. Vishvamitra ka krodh agni ki tarah dahka. Apni sanchit tapasya ki shakti se unhone Trishanku ko pakda aur sashareer swarg ki or uchhaal diya. Raja aakaash mein uthte gaye, oonche aur oonche, jabki devta ghabraahat se dekhte rahe. Lekin jaise hi vah swarg ke dwaar pahunche, Indra ne unhe gira diya. Trishanku dharti ki or sir ke bal girne lage, baadalon mein girte hue chillaate rahe. Tab Vishvamitra ne apne jeevan ka sabse aashcharyajanak kaarya kiya. Unhone girte raja ko rukne ka aadesh diya, aur apni yog shakti se Trishanku ka patan madhya aakaash mein rok diya. Vahaan raja latke rahe, swarg aur dharti ke beech nilambit, na uthte na girte. Lekin Vishvamitra abhi samaapt nahin hue the. Yadi devta Trishanku ko apne swarg mein pravesh nahin denge, to vah uske liye naya swarg rachenge. Rishi ne naye taaraamandal, naye taare, yahaan tak ki naya Indra gadhna aarambh kiya, dakshini aakaash mein samaanaantar brahmaand banaate hue. Devta kaanp uthe, kyonki Vishvamitra ki srijan shakti aseem lagti thi, aur brahmaand ki vyavastha hi sankat mein thi. Jo taare pehle kabhi nahin chamke the ve dakshini aakaash mein dahke, aur dharti ke rishi vismay se dekhte rahe. Ant mein vah vinati lekar unke paas aaye, srijan rokne ki praarthana ki. Samjhauta hua. Trishanku vaheen rahenge jahaan the, taaron mein sada nilambit, us taaraamandal mein chamakte hue jise manushya dakshini cross kahenge, lekin vah ulte latkenge, sir dharti ki or, apni baadhit yaatra ke smaran ke roop mein. Vishvamitra ne sveekaar kiya, aur unke navsrijit taaron ko rehne diya gaya. Aaj bhi jab dakshini golaardh ke yaatri Crux ki or dekhte hain, to Trishanku ko ab bhi vahaan latka dekhte hain, vah raja jisne apna svapn nahin chhoda. Unki katha sikhaati hai ki sankalp swarg ko bhi hila sakta hai, lekin kuchh niyam jhukaaye nahin ja sakte, aur guru ki nishtha asafalta mein bhi chamatkaar rach sakti hai.