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________________ na naMda caturvedI loka-sAhitya kA mijAja eka nirdvandva Alocaka kI taraha hai jo yaha mAnatA hai ki kahIM bhI aura kisI ke anta:pura meM jhA~kanA-tAkanA gairavAjiba nahIM hai| sAmAjika, dhArmika, Arthika aura kisI bhI kisma kI gaira-barAbarI ke sImAntoM para nigahabAnI karanA aura vahA~ khar3e parama naitika aura dharma-pravINa thAnedAroM ke ahaMkAra kI dhajjiyA~ ur3AnA usakI prAthamikatA meM zAmila hai| apanI sthApanA ke samarthana meM maiM Apako kevala do lokakathAyeM likha detA hU~ jo apane samaya ke mahApaMDitoM kA mAna-mardana karane ke prasaMga meM hai| zikSA ke durlabha adhikAra ko pAkara madAMdha kulIna jitane itarAye-baurAye phirate haiM unakA nazA utArane ke lie pUrA gA~va-samudAya milakara zAstrArtha kA khela racatA hai aura kevala bhaya ke manovijJAna se itarAye kAzIprazikSita paMDita kA nUra utAra detA hai| kathA meM yaha IrSyA daMza usa zikSA-vyavasthA ko lekara bhI hai jisake calate sirpha abhijana yA ki kulIna hI zikSita hote haiM aura adhikAMza dabekucale loga hAzie para baiTha apane-apane paramparAgata nIrasa vyavasAya se jindagI calAte-calAte mara jAte haiN| avasara na karAra milane aura sAmAjika gaira-barAbarI kI takalIphoM, pratihiMsA ke tanAvoM ko sahate hue ve ina kathAoM ke jarie una pothI-paMDitoM lokakathAe~ kavitAoM se jyAdA svAdiSTa hotI haiN| ina kI hekar3I utAra dete haiM jo zAstroM ke nIrasa jJAna aura ADambara kathAoM meM zabda kI abhidhA zakti apanI abAdha raMgata se khulatI hai aura sIdhe-sIdhe vAra karatI hai| loka kathAoM ne Dhote-Dhote bUr3he baila ho jAte haiN| abhijanoM kI saMsthAoM, vyavasthAoM aura abhiruciyoM kI jama calie, abhijAtya aura zikSA ke daMbha ko eka anokhe kara khillI ur3AI hai aura samAnAntara AlocanA-vimarza taiyAra janatAMtrika aMdAja se tor3ane vAlI isa loka kathA ko pddh'eN| kiyA hai| loka sAhitya meM yaha tanAva itanA jyAdA khalA aura yuvaka Aditya prakAza apane nagara brahmapura lauTa AyA thaa| usane vyakta hai taba bhI sAhitya ke 'zAlIna paMDitoM' aura 'samIkSakoM' kAzI ke paMDitoM se zikSA grahaNa kI thI jisakA use garva bhI thA ne isa tarapha nahIM dekhA hai aura na isa 'nimna koTi ke sAhitya aura gaurava bhii| aba jaise amerikA yA yUropa ke kisI deza se ko sAmAjika saMracanA ke AdhArabhUta sabUtoM kI taraha zAmila lauTA kulIna kisI-na-kisI bahAne, bAta karate-karate vahA~ ke kiyA hai| isalie yaha takarAra najara nahIM aatii| jahA~ kahIM aizvarya ke varNana se paritRpta hotA najara AtA hai, Aditya bhI najara AtI hai vahA~ kAvya-zAstra ko vinoda aura rasa kI maMjUSA kisI na kisI prasaMga para itarA kara kAzI kI advitIyatA ke mAnane vAle ise 'zAzvata sAhitya' se pRthaka kara dete haiN| varNana meM rama jAtA hai| vaha sAthiyoM ko apanI yogyatAoM, vAk paTutA aura zAstrArthoM ke vRttAnta batAte yaha kahanA nahIM bhUlatA ki __yaha bAta dhyAna dene jaisI hai ki loka-kathAoM meM sampUrNa / jIvana aura usakI paramparA para niDara hokara rozanI DAlI gayI usane vizva prasiddha pustakoM ko itanI bAra chuA, dekhA aura par3hA hai| jahA~ jo saundarya-vihIna hai, jindagI kA vinAza karane vAlA hai ki unakI AkRtiyoM se unakA nAma batA sakatA hai| yA saMtulana ko naSTa karane vAlA hai vahA~ usakA upahAsa hai, koI brahmapura ke jana-pada meM yaha prasiddhi phailI huI thI ki Aditya na-koI ghamaMDa tor3ane vAlI vakrokti yA anyokti-kathana hai, prakAza AkRti se pustaka pahacAna jAte haiN| isa prasiddhi ne koI caturAI bharA saMvAda yA zloka hai, AkAzavANI yA ahaMkAra aura AtmazlAghA ke zikhara chU lie the| pAsa ke abhizApa hai| gahana dArzanika viSayoM para zAstrArtha hai yA sanAtana / prItipura vAle ina darpoktiyoM se thaka gaye the| unhoMne nizcaya kiyA prshnaakultaa| ki ve kAzI ke yuvA paMDita ko mAta deNge| prItipura kI tarapha se yaha kahalA diyA gayA ki yadi unakI pustaka ko paM. Aditya 0 aSTadazI / 1590
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________________ prakAza cInha lete haiM to ve brahmapura nagara ke bIcoMbIca Aditya ke bAbA paM. lalita nArAyaNa kI mUrti sthApita kreNge| hArane para prItapura kI pAThazAlA meM Aditya pA~ca varSa taka pddh'aayeNge| donoM pakSa sahamata ho gaye / para nikSita hue dina eka vizAla gAr3I 'tilakASThamahaSibandhanam' nAmaka mahAgraMtha rezamI vastra se sajAkara rakhA gyaa| isa vizAla gAr3I ko tIna bailoM kI jor3iyoM se khIMcA jA rahA thaa| idhara se zAstrArtha ke lie taiyAra kiye gaye ravIndra bhAratI gAr3I ke Age cala rahe the| pIche cala rahe prasannacitta gA~va vAle jaya bolate jA rahe the| udhara Aditya apane janapada meM prasiddhi vistAra ke lie atyanta utsAhita the| jisa tarapha se graMtha lekara gA~va vAle A rahe the udhara ve bAra-bAra dekhate, kucha kadama cala kara jAte aura lauTa aate| kucha dina car3hane para unhoMne dUra dhUla ur3atI dekhI aura jaya jayakAra sunii| thor3I dera meM unheM gAr3I aura jana-samUha dikhAI diyaa| kucha acaMbhe ke sAtha unhoMne tIna jor3I bailoM se khIMcI jAne vAlI gAr3I dekhii| unheM kucha-kucha aisA lagA ki usameM jaise koI graMtha rakhA ho| Aditya eka kSaNa ko bhaya-kampita hue lekina phira sAhasa ke sAtha sabhAsthala para pahu~ca ge| donoM ora ke darzaka pratispardhA kA Ananda lene ke lie utsuka the mahAgraMtha kI gAr3I niyata sthAna para khar3I thii| prItipura ke paMDita ravIndra bhAratI aura kAzI ke snAtaka Aditya nArAyaNa ke bIca aupacArika abhivAdanAdi ke bAda ravIndra bhAratI ne vinamratApUrvaka Aditya nArAyaNa se gAr3I para rakhe mahAgraMtha kA nAma batAne ko khaa| Aditya nArAyaNa daraasala mana-hI-mana hAra cuke the| gAr3I para rakhe vizAla graMtha ko, jise tIna puSTa bailoM kI jor3I khIMca kara lA rahI thI, dUra se dekha kara hI Aditya bhaya aura avasAda se ghira gaye the / ve usa mahAgraMtha kA nAma nahIM batA sake, jisakA koI nAma thA hI nahIM vaha to prItipura vAloM ne kAzI se Aye isa snAtaka (brAhmaNa) kI hekar3I khatma karane ke lie apanI pratyutpannamati (kuzAgra buddhi) se tila ke DaMkhaloM ko sajA ka bhaiMsa ke jevar3oM se bA~dha (tilakASTha - mahaSibaMdhanam ) diyA thA / isa tathya ko maiM duharA dUM ki jIvana ke vibhinna pakSoM kI nigahabAnI karane ke lie loka ne koI aTala siddhAnta yA sUtra na banAye hoM lekina apane hitoM kI nigarAnI karane kI dakSatA usane nirantara dikhAI hai| zikSA ke bAre meM loka kI yaha jAgarukatA vilakSaNa hai kisa mudde para loka ne abhijana se takarAra nahIM kI hai? lekina prAthamikatA lokamaMgala kI vistAra kI, bahujana hitAya bahujana sukhAya kI hai| idhara zikSA kI bAta kareM to zAstra jJAna ke viruddha duniyA ke kAma Ane vAlI sumati ke pakSa meM loka- kavitA ne jabaradasta dastaka dI hai| kabIra ne ubAU 'pothI jJAna' ke barakasa duniyA kA 'A~khoM dekhA' jJAna zirodhArya kiyA hai aura saMkIrNa saMskRta-kUpa-jala ke bajAe bahate bhASAnIra se apanI kavitA kA smrpnn| loka ne paMDitAU durabhimAna kA maukA milate hI prativAda kiyA aura 'bhole bhAvoM" kI racanA karane vAlI jana-zikSA kA samarthana vizvavidyAlayoM ke 'takanIkI jJAna' kI khillI ur3AtI yaha loka kathA kI vidagdha AlocanAtmaka dRSTi ke gahare bodha kI jAnakArI degii| ye zrIdhara zAstrI haiM, kulIna brAhmaNa aura kAzI ke zikSitasnAtaka kaI zAsvArthoM ke vijetA kAzI nivAsa karate haiM aura zAstra anumodita mArga para calate haiN| isa samaya zvasura - ghara jA rahe haiN| koI gAr3I, ghor3A, pAlakI yA ratha zrIdhara ke pAsa nahIM hai| kaI bIhar3a jaMgaloM ko pAra karate jAnA par3egA zAstrIjI ko / baharahAla, aba taka to koI kaSTa nahIM AyA thA lekina aba ekadama sAmane mRta gadhA par3A hai, zAyada, mare hue dina-do dina hue hoM zarIra phUla gayA hai, durgaMdha ke kAraNa sA~sa lenA kaThina hai| cAroM tarapha ghera kara baiThe giddha aura kauve lAza ko lekara bhayAnaka upadrava kara rahe haiN| kyA kareM zrIdhara zAstrI ? kyA kahatA hai zAstra ? zAstra kahatA hai zava kA dAha -karma karo / zrIdhara zAstra ke nirdeza kA pAlana kreNge| ve gadhe ko uThAkara sammAnapUrvaka zmazAna taka le jAne kI koziza meM laga gaye / lAkha koziza karane para bhI bhArI gadhA Tasa se masa na huaa| zAstrI isa prayatna meM thaka gye| aba kyA kahatA hai zAstra ? kahatA hai ki zarIra meM sabase mahattvapUrNa sira hai| usakA dAha karma kara do| lekina gadhe kA sira kahA~ hai? isa asamaMjasa meM unhoMne mRta gadhe kI garadana kATane kA nizcaya kiyaa| teja dhAra vAle kisI zastra ke na milane ke kAraNa garadana kATane kA kAma bhI nahIM ho sakA / zrIdhara ciMtA meM par3a gaye / sahasA hI jaise bijalI kauMdhI ho unheM zAstra-vacana yAda AyA ki A~kha hI rozanI kA kendra hai isalie sira na ho to A~kha se bhI kAma cala sakatA hai| kisI taraha kisI bhI krUratA se mare hue gadhe kI A~kha nikAla kara zrIdhara zAstrI ne dAha saMskAra kiyaa| aba unheM yaha ciMtA satAne lagI ki ve 'bhadra' nahIM hue haiN| yAnI unhoMne na to sira kA muMDana karAyA hai na mU~che, dAr3hI mu~DavAI haiN| 0 aSTadazI / 1600
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________________ kisI taraha ve gA~va ke eka nAI ko DhU~r3ha sake jisake bhothare durbhAgya se hamArI zikSA abhijAtya varga kI jisa khuzAmada ustare se unhoMne apane sira ke bAla muMDavAe aura mUMche, dAr3hI karane vAlI paramparA se jur3I hai vaha una jIvana-mUlyoM se bhI jur3I sApha krvaaiiN| mArga kI pavitra nadiyoM ke ghAToM para ve gadhe kI hai jisameM saMzaya karanA, bolanA, mUlyoM kA pratisaMsAra racanA manA AtmA kI zAnti-prArthanA karate rahe jo bicArA jIvana bhara dUsaroM hai| lekina Apa loka-sAhitya ko bolate, takarAra karate, ke lie bojha Dhone-uThAne ke lie abhizapta rhaa| jo ho, gadhe loka-vyavahAra ke surucipUrNa mUlyoM ke pakSa meM khar3e hone kI kI AtmA ko zAnti milI yA nahIM yaha vivAdita hai kintu zrIdhara nirbhIkatA ko dekheMge to daMga raha jaayeNge| kI AtmA ko avazya zAnti milatI rhii| ahiMsApurI, udayapura yoM do-tIna dina kI yAtrA karate thake-hAre 'bhadra' (loka zabda 'bhaddara)' hue zrIdhara zAstrI kisI eka subaha sasurAla ke gA~va ke sImAnta para najara aae| tabhI zaucAdi ke lie AI unakI sAlI ne unheM dekhaa-phcaanaa| jIjAjI ke Ane kI khuzakhabarI sunAne ke lie vaha phurtIlI yuvatI apanI mA~ aura jIjI ke pAsa phuNcii| jo varNana usane kiyA usameM jIjAjI ke 'bhadra' hone kA bhI thaa| jAhira hai ki zrIdhara zAstrI kI sAsa aura patnI ko unake kisI nikaTa priyajana kI mRtyu ke koI pUrva samAcAra na hone se kevala aMdAja lagAnA hI saMbhava thaa| taba bhI unhoMne jAmAtA ke Ane se pUrva ronA-dhonA aura dAruNa zoka pradarzana zurU kara diyaa| paramparAnusAra AsapAsa kI striyA~ bhI A gaIM jinheM koI bAta mAlUma nahIM thI aura na mAlUma karane kI icchaa| idhara jAmAtA zrIdhara zAstrI sasurAla pahu~ca gye| ve thor3e cakita hokara apane baiThane ke lie ucca sthAna DhU~r3hane lge| jAmAtA ke svAgata ke lie jo zAstrokta varNana unhoMne par3hA thA usameM likhA thA 'ucca sthAneSu pUjyeSu' yAnI pUjya ke lie ucca sthAna Avazyaka hai| unheM jaldI hI ghAsa kI U~cI gaMjI najara A gyii| ve usI U~ce aura pUjya sthAna para jA car3he aura taba rAta ho calI thii| gA~voM meM sUryAsta ke bAda rAta jaldI A jAtI hai| zrIdhara zAstrI jaldI hI zayanakakSa meM pahu~ca gye| unake pahu~cane ke bAda unakI rUpavatI patnI zIlabhadrA vahA~ phuNcii| rUpa kI usa dIpa-zikSA ko dekhate hI zrIdhara zAstrI mana-hI-mana vaha suprasiddha ukti duharAne lage 'rUpavatI bhAryA zatru' yAni rUpavAna bhAryA duzmana hotI hai| taba ve kyA kareM? kurUpa banAne ke krama meM unheM use eka A~kha vAlI kara dene kA upAya suujhaa| lekina 'ekAkSI kula nAzanI' yAnI eka A~kha vAlI vaMza Dubo degI-yaha zAstra-vacana yAda aayaa| idhara zIlabhadrA ko pati ke kaluSita bhAva samajhane meM dera na lgii| vaha kruddhasiMhanI kI taraha chalA~ga lagA kara zrIdhara ko akelA chor3akara calI gaI aura lauTa 0 aSTadazI / 1610