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doSa ivadoSa kI laaok kqaaeoM — eiSayaa–caIna–1 :
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1
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Book Title: Cheen: Dant Kathayen Aur Vishwas-1 (China: myths and beliefs-1) Cover Page picture: The Great Wall of China
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Contents saIrIja, kI BaUimaka .................................................................................................... 4
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1..................................................................................... 5
1 pana kU kI rcanaa.................................................................................................. 7
2 dsa laala kaOe .................................................................................................. 11
3 naU vaa nao Aasamaana kI marmmat kI ................................................................................ 14
4 baccaa ijasao kao[- nahIM caahta qaa ................................................................................ 22
5 svaga- sao caavala .................................................................................................. 31
6 phlaa iballaa.................................................................................................... 39
7 samaud Kara @yaaoM ................................................................................................. 49
8 panaI ka BaUt AaOr maiCyaara .................................................................................... 58
9 saaOdagar ka badlaa .............................................................................................. 78
10 ja,aor sao baaolanao vaalaI s~I ....................................................................................... 92
11 caUhaoM kI SaadI ................................................................................................ 103
12 Qabbao vaalaa ihrna AaOr caIta ................................................................................. 113
13 kuAana iyana kI BaivaYyavaaNaI................................................................................. 122
14 kuAana iyana .................................................................................................. 135
15 caaga kU laaAao ka [imthana .................................................................................. 149
16 baadSaah ko hukuma ............................................................................................ 156
17 gaQao kI taktoM ............................................................................................... 168
18 saUrja AaOr caad JaIla ........................................................................................ 175
saIrIja, kI BaUimaka
laaok kqaaeoM iksaI BaI samaaja kI saMskRit ka ek ATUT ihssaa haotI hOM. yao saMsaar kao ]sa samaaja ko baaro maoM batatI hOM
ijasakI vao laaok kqaaeoM hOM. Aaja sao bahut saala phlao, krIba 100 saala phlao, yao laaok kqaaeoM kovala ja,baanaI hI khI
jaatIM qaIM AaOr kh sauna kr hI ek pIZ,I sao dUsarI pIZ,I kao dI jaatI qaIM [sailayao iksaI BaI laaok kqaa ka maUla $p
@yaa rha haogaa yah khnaa mauiSkla hO.
Aaja hma eosaI hI kuC AMgaojaI AaOr kuC dUsarI BaaYaa baaolanao vaalao doSaaoM kI laaok kqaaeoM Apnao ihndI BaaYaa
baaolanao vaalao samaaja tk phucaanao ka pyaasa kr rho hOM. [namaoM sao bahut saarI laaok kqaaeoM hmanao AMgaojaI kI iktabaaoM sao,
kuC ivaSvaivaValayaaoM maoM dI gayaI qaIsaoja, sao, AaOr kuC pi~kaAaoM sao laI hOM AaOr kuC laaogaaoM sao sauna kr BaI ilaKI hOM.
Aba tk 1200 sao AiQak laaok kqaaeoM ihndI maoM ilaKI jaa caukI hOM. [namaoM sao 400 sao BaI AiQak laaok kqaaeoM tao
kovala AfIka ko doSaaoM kI hI hOM.
[sa baat ka ivaSaoYa Qyaana rKa gayaa hO ik yao saba laaok kqaaeoM hr vah AadmaI pZ, sako jaao qaaoD,I saI BaI ihndI
pZ,naa jaanata hao AaOr ]sao samaJata hao. yao kqaaeoM yaha tao sarla BaaYaa maoM ilaKI gayaI hO pr [nakao ihndI maoM ilaKnao maoM
k[- samasyaaeoM AayaI hO ijanamaoM sao dao samasyaaeoM mau#ya hOM.
ek tao yah ik krIba krIba 95 pitSat ivadoSaI naamaaoM kao ihndI maoM ilaKnaa bahut mauiSkla hO, caaho vao Aadimayaa oM
ko haoM yaa ifr jagahaoM ko. dUsaro ]naka ]ccaarNa BaI bahut hI Alaga trIko ka haota hO. kao[- kuC baaolata hO tao kao[-
kuC. [sakao saaf krnao ko ilayao [sa saIrIja, kI saba iktabaaoM maoM fuTnaaoT\sa maoM ]nakao AMgaojaI maoM ilaK idyaa gayaa hOM
taik kao[- BaI ]nakao AMgaojaI ko SabdaoM kI sahayata sao khIM BaI Kaoja sako. [sako Alaavaa AaOr BaI bahut saaro Sabd jaao
hmaaro Baart ko laaogaaoM ko ilayao nayao hOM ]nakao BaI fuTnaaoT\sa AaOr ica~aoM Wara samaJaayaa gayaa hO.
yao saba kqaaeoM “doSa ivadoSa kI laaok kqaaeoM” naama kI saIrIja ko Antga-t CapI jaa rhI hOM. yao laaok kqaaeoM
Aap sabaka manaaorMjana tao kroMgaI hI saaqa maoM dUsaro doSaaoM kI saMskRit ko baaro maoM BaI jaanakarI doMgaI. AaSaa hO ik ihndI
saaih%ya jagat maoM [naka Bavya svaagat haogaa.
sauYamaa gauPta
ma[- 2018
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1
saMsaar maoM saat mahaWIp hOM – eiSayaa, AfIka, ]<arI Amaoirka, dixaNaI Amaoirka, AnTak-iTka, yaUraop AaOr AasT/oilayaa
– sabasao baD,o sao sabasao CaoTa. [sa trh eiSayaa saMsaar ka sabasao baD,a mahaWIp hO. [sakao sabasao baD,a mahaWIp banaato hO
janasaM#yaa maoM dao doSa – caIna AaOr Baart AaOr xao~fla maoM $sa. caIna Akolao kI janasaM#yaa 1355 imailayana sao j,yaada hO.
[sa doSa kI saByata BaI dUsarI saByataAaoM, jaOsao Baart kI maaohnajaaodD,ao saByata, yaUraop kI raomana saByata, dixaNa Amaoirka kI maayaa saByata Aaid kI trh bahut puranaI hO. caIna kI mau#ya nadI *vaaga hao
1 hO AaOr caIna kI saByata yahIM
sao Sau$ haotI hO. [sakao yaha kI “pIlaI nadI” BaI khto hOM. [samaoM hr saala baaZ, AatI ho AaOr ]sa baaZ, maoM bahut saaro
laaoga maaro jaato hOM. caIna ka mau#ya Kanaa caavala hO Saayad [saI ilayao vaha caavala sao sambaiQat k[- laaok kqaaeoM hOM. [sa
pustk maoM BaI caavala kI ek dMt kqaa Saaimala kI jaa rhI hOM jaao yah batatI hO ik caavala caIna maoM kOsao Aayaa. caIna ko
mau#ya ]Vaoga roSama AaOr caInaI ima+I ko bartna hOM.
caIna ka saaih%ya BaI bahut puranaa ilaKa huAa hO. [nakI laaok kqaaeoM AaOr dMt kqaaeoM tao 2000 saala sao BaI
j,,yaada puranaI hOM. ]nakI kqaaeoM ilaKo AaOr kho $p maoM tba sao ABaI tk calaI Aa rhI hOM jaba iprOimaD kI Kbar bahut
nayaI qaI AaOr ibaTona ko sTaonahOnja2 ka tao tBaI hala hI maoM pta calaa qaa. caIna ko saaih%ya maoM yao kqaaeoMM bahut imala
jaatI hOM. caIna ka puranaa saaih%ya vaha ko rajaaAaoM ko samaya ka hO. vaha ko Sau$ ko laaoga, taAao AaOr baaOw laaoga3,
khainayaaoM ko jairyao hI ApnaI baataoM kao fOlaanaa j,yaada zIk samaJato qao.
vaha kI khainayaaoM maoM BaUt, maro hue AaOr svaga- ko jaIva hmaoSaa sao hI rho hOM. [sa pustk maoM hma vaha kI kuC dMt
kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasaaoM kI khainayaa do rho hOM. [namaoM sao kuC laaok kqaaeoM [Qar ]Qar sao [k{I kI gayaIM hO pr SaoYa
kqaaeoM AMgaojaI kI ek pustk4 sao laI gayaI hOM. ]sa pustk maoM 37 khainayaa hOM. ]samaoM sao 18 khainayaa “caIna: dMt
kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1” maoM pkaiSat kI jaa rhI hOM AaOr SaoYa 19 khainayaa [sa pustk ko dUsaro Baaga maoM pkaiSat kI
jaayaoMgaI.
AaSaa hO ik caIna doSa kI yao dMt kqaaeoM Apnao ihndI BaaYaa BaaiYayaaoM kao caIna ko ivaSvaasaaoM ko baaro maoM kafI
jaanakarI doMgaI.
1 Hwang Ho – it is the 6th largest river of the world. It is called “Yellow River” also. Since every year it brings flood in it, it is also known as “The Sorrow of China”. 2 Pyramids of Egypt and Stonehenge of Great Britain 3 Tao people and Bauddh people 4 “Chinese Myths and Legends”, translated by Kwok Man Ho, 2011. Available in English at https://www.scribd.com/doc/57934877/Chinese-Myths-and-Legends
saMsaar ko saat mahaWIp
Some terms used in Chinese folktales – -- Cheng Huang -- the District god --Crab Guard – these crabs are the guards of the Sea Dragon King who lives in the Sea --Eastern Sea --Jade – a semi-precious stone mostly found in South-eastern countries of Asia --Jade Emperor – the Emperor of Sky --Sea Dragon King – the King of the Eastern Sea --Yen Lo Wan – The Emperor of the Sea --Yangtzi River – A famous and the longest river in Asia flowing in one country. It is the third longest river of the world after Nile of Africa and Amazon of South America.
--China’s Great Wall – The Great Wall of China is counted among 8 man-made wonders of the world because of being the longest structure ever built by humans. Rather than being one long continuous wall, the Great Wall of China is made up of a number of different sections. These sections were built by various dynasties over a long period of time from stone and other materials. Its main purpose was protection against attacks and invasions from the North. It stretches around 3,915 miles (6,300 kms) in length. If you measure the length of all the different sections of wall, the distance is more like 13,670 miles (22,000 kms). Its widest section is around 30 ft (9 mtrs) wide and its highest point is around 26 ft (8 mtrs) high. Its first parts were built over 2000 years ago. A large number of workers lost their lives while building the wall. Major rebuilding of the Great Wall took place during the Ming Dynasty that began in the 14th century. Earlier sections of the wall were made from stone, wood and compacted earth. Rumours that astronauts can see the Great Wall from the Moon with the naked eye are a lie.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 7 ~
1 pana kU kI rcanaa5
jaba samaya Sau$ Sau$ hI huAa qaa tao vah ek bahut baD,a AMDa qaa –
[tnaa baD,a AMDa ik ]sako saa[ja, ko baaro maoM saaocaa BaI nahIM jaa
sakta. ]saka kao[- Aakar nahIM qaa. ]sako Andr AQaora hI
A^Qaora qaa AaOr ]sako Andr bahut hI ]qala puqala hao rhI qaI.
]sa AMDo ko Andr hI pana kU6 qaa. pana kU jaao saaro AadimayaaoM
ka purKa qaa – yaanaI phlaa AadmaI. vah ]sa ]qala puqala sao hI
pOda huAa qaa AaOr A^Qaora Ka kr hI ]sa AakarhIna AMDo ko Andr
baD,a hao rha qaa. ibanaa baahr kI ija,ndgaI ko baaro maoM kuC jaanao baUJao
vah ]sa kalao kUkUna ko Andr Azarh hjaar saala tk rha.
ek idna Acaanak sao lagao ek JaTko sao vah jaaga gayaa pr vaha
A^Qaoro kI vajah sao ]sao kuC BaI idKayaI nahIM pD, rha qaa. ]sa
AMDo maoM f^sao rhnao pr ]sakao Sau$ Sau$ maoM tao Dr lagaa pr ifr
]sakao gaussaa Aa gayaa.
gaussao maoM Aa kr vah ApnaI maui{yaa^ [Qar ]Qar foMkta huAa ]sa
hlacala maoM sao hao kr daOD,a tao ]sanao ]sa AMDo ka kalaa sa#t
iClaka taoD, idyaa.
5 Pan Ku’s Creation – a myth from China, Asia. Adapted from the book, “Chinese Myths and Legends” translated by Kwok Man Ho. 2011. Its English version may be read at https://www.scribd.com/doc/57934877/Chinese-Myths-and-Legends [My Note: This story is about the Creation of the world.] 6 Pan Ku – the first man according to Chinese Mythology
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 8 ~
AMDo ka iClaka TUTto hI ]samaoM sao pana kU kao vah raoSanaI
idKayaI dI jaao iktnao samaya sao ]sanao nahIM doKI qaI. ]sa AMDo ko
TUTto hI ]samaoM sao vah saba kuC jaao kIcaD, AaOr kalaa qaa }pr kI
trf ]z kr naIcao QartI pr igar pD,a.
]saI samaya sao QartI AaOr Aasamaana daonaaoM ibalkula Alaga Alaga
hao gayao. pr pana kU kao yah ivaSvaasa nahIM qaa ik raoSanaI AaOr
A^Qaora daonaaoM ]sa hlacala maoM ek saaqa nahIM rh sakto qao jaha^ sao ]na
daonaaoM ka janma huAa qaa.
[sailayao ]sanao Apnao isar sao Aasamaana kao }pr iTko rhnao ko
ilayao sahara idyaa AaOr QartI kao Apnao pOraoM ko naIcao dbaa kr rKa
taik vao Aapsa maoM imala na jaayaoM.
jaOsao jaOsao hr saala inaklata gayaa QartI AaOr Aasamaana AaOr
j,yaada dUr haooto gayao AaOr pana kU ka SarIr BaI ]nakI dUrI ko
Anausaar ]nakao ]nakI jagah pr rKnao ko ilayao iKMcata calaa gayaa.
jaba 18 hjaar saala baIt gayao tao Aasamaana ka sabasao }pr ka
ihssaa AaOr QartI ka tlaa daonaaoM hI idKayaI donaa band hao gayao pr
pana kU ]na daonaaoM kao ibanaa qako Apnao haqaaoM pr AaOr pOraoM ko naIcao
dbaa kr rKo rha taik khIM eosaa na hao ik vah hlacala ifr sao
vaapsa Aa jaayao.
ifr hjaaraoM saala gaujar gayao AaOr vah hr caIja, jaao camakIlaI qaI
AaOr saaf qaI vah saba caIjaoM , tao hmaoSaa ko ilayao Aasamaana maoM rh gayaIM
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 9 ~
AaOr jaao kIcaD, vaalaI AaOr AQaorI caIjao,M qaIM vao saba caIjao,M QartI pr
rh gayaIM. yah doK kr ik duinayaa^ Aba saurixat qaI pana kU qakana
kI vajah sao igar pD,a AaOr marnao lagaa.
]sakI AaiKrI saa^sa hvaa AaOr baadla bana gayao. ]sakI
Aavaaja ibajalaI kI kD,k bana gayaI. ]sakI baayaI Aa^K Aasamaana
maoM ]D, gayaI AaOr saUrja bana gayaI. ]sakI da^yaI Aa^K BaI ]sakI
baayaI Aa^K ko pICo pICo Aasamaana maoM ]D, gayaI AaOr caa^d bana gayaI.
pana kU ko maro hue SarIr ka }prI Baaga AaOr jaaoD, caaOrsa
maOdana AaOr ca+anaI phaD, bana gayao. ]saka KUna turnt hI naidyaaoM ko
$p maoM bah inaklaa. ]sako SarIr ko dUsaro ihssao saD,koM bana gayao AaOr
]sakI maa^sa poiSayaa^ ima+I bana gayaIM.
]sako Ganao safod baala AaOr daZ,I
taro bana gayao. ]sakI Kala AaOr raoMe
jamaIna pr igar pDo jaao Gaasa AaOr fUla
bana kr baZ,nao lagao. ]sakI hD\DI AaOr
da^t jamaIna pr igaro tao laala AaOr jaoD7
jaOsao Kinaja pdaqa- bana gayao. ]sako SarIr ka psaInaa Aaosa AaOr
baairSa bana kr igaro.
7 Ruby and Jade – Ruby is a precious stone and Jade is a kind of semi-precious stone – see the picture of Jade above
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 10 ~
[sa trh pana kU nao Apnaa saara SarIr duinayaa kao do idyaa
ijasasao AaOr dUsaro laaogaaoM kao ijandgaI imalaI.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 11 ~
2 dsa laala kaOe8
sabasao phlao yah duinayaa^ A^Qaoro maoM
qaI. jaao laaoga pUvaI-ya SahtUt ko
poD,9 ko saayao maoM rhto qao ]nhaoMnao tao
kBaI raoSanaI doKI hI nahIM qaI.
[sailayao vao tao saaoca BaI nahIM sakto
qao ik raoSanaI haotI @yaa hO.
saao dsa laala kaOAaoM nao imala kr ijanako sabako tIna tIna pMjao qao
[sa A^QaorI duinayaa^ maoM raoSanaI laanao ko ilayao ApnaI Ktro sao BarI yaa~a
Sau$ kI.
vao ek Ktro vaalao AaOr ibalkula hI }banao vaalao rasto pr bahut
dUr tk ]D,to rho. kafI dor baad ]nhaoMnao A^Qaoro maoM kuC camakta
huAa doKa.
vao Aba dovataAaoM ko rajya maoM Aa gayao qao jaha^ bahut camakIlaI
raoSanaI qaI AaOr garmaI qaI. vao laala kaOe ApnaI [sa nayao rajya kI
Kaoja pr bahut KuSa qao.
8 Ten Red Crows – a myth from China, Asia. Adapted from the Web Site: http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2012/07/ten_red_crows.html Adopted, retold and written by SE Schlossler 9 Translated for the word “Mulberry tree” - In Hindi it is called Shahatoot. Silk worms live on this tree (of white mulberry tree) subsisting on its leaves. Its tree can go up to 50 feet high. It has three color 2-3 cms long fruits – black, red and white. Sometimes it has long fruits also. Surprisingly it has both male and female trees separately. See its picture above.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 12 ~
vao raoSanaI AaOr garmaI ko baaro maoM jaananao ko ilayao vaha^ bahut idna
tk rho. jaOsao jaOsao ]nakI ]sa rajya ko baaro maoM jaanakarI baZ,tI
gayaI ]nako SarIr BaI badlato gayao. Aba ]nako SarIraoM maoM sao k[- rMga
kI camakIlaI raoSanaI inaklanao lagaI qaI, saaqa hI garmaI BaI.
jaba ]nakao [sa rajya ko saaro raja, maalaUma hao gayao tao vao dsaaoM
laala kaOe QartI kI trf calao. vao saba eosao camakIlao qao jaOsao
taro. ]nako SarIraoM sao inaklatI hu[- garmaI BaI bahut toja, qaI.
jaao laaoga pUvaI-ya SahtUt ko poD, ko saayao maoM rhto qao ]nhaoMnao ]nako
Aanao ko baaro maoM sabasao phlao tba jaanaa jaba ]nakao dUr QartI AaOr
Aasamaana imalanao kI jagah pr ]nakI qaaoD,I saI camak idKayaI dI.
AaOr ]sako baad tao basa saarI duinayaa hI naIlao Aasamaana ko
saamanao bahut saaro rMgaaoM kI raoSanaI sao camak gayaI.
pr jaOsao jaOsao vao kaOe pasa Aato gayao vah raoSanaI naIlaI safod
haotI gayaI AaOr ]sako saaqa hI ]nakI garmaI BaI bahut j,yaada hao
gayaI. vah garmaI [tnaI j,yaada qaI ik vah ijasa iksaI kao BaI CUtI
vah caIja, jala jaatI.
jaba vao dsa kaOe ]sa SahtUt ko poD, pr baOzo tao saarI QartI
saUKnao lagaI AaOr caaraoM trf gamaI- fOlanao lagaI. jaao ]sa poD, ko saayao
maoM rh rho qao vao saba BaI [sa garmaI sao Drnao lagao.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 13 ~
vao saba ]na dsa laala kaOAaoM kI raoSanaI AaOr garmaI na sah saknao
kI vajah sao dd- sao ApnaI Aa^KoM band krto hue hrI hrI Gaasa pr
laaoTto hue icallaayao — “hmaoM bacaaAao, hmaoM bacaaAao.”.
tIr calaanao maoM haoiSayaar yaI10 nao ]nakI pukar saunaI AaOr doKa
ik vao dsa laala kaOe tao ]nako ilayao raoSanaI kI bajaaya maaOt lao kr
Aayao hOM saao ]sanao ApnaI kmaana ]zayaI, ]sa pr naaO tIr rKo AaOr
ek ko baad ek kr ko naaO kaOAaoM kao maar idyaa.
hr kaOAa naIlao Aasamaana sao naIcao igar gayaa AaOr mar kr A^Qaoro
maoM gaayaba hao gayaa. pr yaI nao dsavaoM kaOe kao CaoD, idyaa taik
duinayaa^ sao raoSanaI AaOr garmaI ibalkula hI gaayaba na hao jaayao.
Aaja BaI vah dsavaa^ laala kaOAa raoja pUvaI-ya SahtUt ko poD, sao
]zta hO, saarI duinayaa ka ]D,to hue ek ca@kr lagaata hO AaOr
ifr laaOT kr ]saI poD, pr baOz jaata hO.
[sa trh sao vah dsavaa^ kaOAa Aba saUrja ko $p Aasamaana maoM
rhta hO AaOr duinayaa kao raoSanaI AaOr garmaI dota hO.
10 Yi
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 14 ~
3 naU vaa nao Aasamaana kI marmmat kI11
yah bahut phlao kI baat hO jaba QartI AaOr Aasamaana ek huAa
krto qao. ]sa samaya na kao[- saUrja qaa na kao[- caad. hvaa, baairSa
AaOr ibajalaI BaI tba tk banaayao nahIM gayao qao. phaD,, nadI poD, BaI
tba tk khIM nahIM qao.
phlao AadmaI pana kU12 nao [sa duinayaa^ maoM jaana DalaI AaOr [sa
QartI pr saarI caIjaoM , pOda kIM. jaOsao hI QartI AaOr AakaSa pOda
hue vao Alaga Alaga hao gayao. AaOr Azarh hjaar saala ko baad tao
vao [tnao Alaga hao gayao ik vao mauiSkla sao hI idKayaI doto qao.
pana kU nao Aasamaana kI caala kao Qyaana sao doKa tao vah yah
doK kr Dr gayaa ik yah Aasamaana tao iksaI BaI idna QartI pr igar
pD,ogaa.
saao ]sanao ek poD, sao ]sako roSao inakala kr ]sakI ek rssaI
banaayaI AaOr ]sako caar TukD,o krko Aasamaana ko caaraoM kaonaaoM maoM baaQa
idyao.
11 Nu Wa Repairs the Sky – a myth from China, Asia. Adapted from the book, “Chinese Myths and Legends” translated by Kwok Man Ho. 2011. Its English version may be read at https://www.scribd.com/doc/57934877/Chinese-Myths-and-Legends 12 Pan Ku – the first man according to Chinese Mythology
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 15 ~
ifr ]sanao ]na rissayaaoM kao [tnaa KIMcaa [tnaa KIMcaa ijasasao
vah Aasamaana ibalkula saIQaa sapaT caaOrsa hao gayaa AaOr ifr ]sanao
]na rissayaaoM kao duinayaa^ ko caaraoM kaonaaoM sao baa^Qa idyaa.
AaOr j,yaada p@ka krnao ko ilayao ik khIM Aasamaana QartI ko
}pr na igar pD,o ]sanao lakD,I ko caar maaoTo maaoTo la{o jamaIna maoM gaaD,
kr ]nakao Aasamaana ko caaraoM kaonaaoM ko naIcao BaI lagaa idyaa.
]sa samaya kovala svaga-, QartI AaOr pana kU hI qao. jaba pana kU
mar gayaa tao saURrja caa^d, phaD, nadI, baairSa QaUp AaOr saba caIja,oM ]saI
ko SarIr AaOr saa^sa sao banaayaI gayaIM.
pana kU nao AaKIr maoM naU vaa naama kI ek
s~I13 kao pOda ikyaa jaao QartI pr ek AkolaI
s~I qaI. vah bahut saundr qaI. ]sako baala bahut
kalao qao. ]saka SarIr dao kalao eoMzo hue saa^paoM
ka banaa huAa qaa.
]saka kama QartI pr KUna AaOr maa^sa ko AadmaI banaanaa qaa na
ik ]sako Apnao jaOsaa kao[- AadmaI banaanaa.
vah raoja nadI kI kIcaD, AaOr panaI imalaatI AaOr ]sakI ima+I
sao AadmaI AaOr is~yaaoM kI Sa@laoM banaatI. jaOsao hI ]sakI garma saa^sa
]na Sa@laaoM kao CUtI vao Sa@laoM ija,nda hao jaatIM.
13 Nu Wa named woman – the first woman on the Earth according to Chinese Mythology. See her picture above.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 16 ~
[sa trh sao vah QartI pr AadmaI banaa rhI qaI.
ek idna naU vaa nadI ko iknaaro
Aarama kr rhI qaI tao ]sakaoo
sarkMDo14 ko Kot maoM ek rssaI ka
TukD,a idKayaI do gayaa. ]sanao
]sakao ]za ilayaa AaOr Apnao pasa
vaalao kIcaD, vaalao panaI maoM Dubaao
idyaa. kuC pla baad ]sanao ]sakao panaI maoM sao inakala ilayaa AaOr
ihlaa ihlaa kr sauKa ilayaa.
]sa rssaI kao ihlaanao sao ]sako panaI kI baUdoM [Qar ]Qar Gaasa
pr jaa igarIM. panaI kI hr baUd jaao BaI Gaasa pr igarI ek pla ko
ilayao tao vah javaahrat kI trh camakI pr ifr vah ek AadmaI maoM
badla gayaI.
AadmaI banaanao ka yah Aasaana trIka doK kr naU vaa nao ]saI
Saama saOMkD,aoM AadmaI banaa idyao. [sa trIko sao AadmaI kao banaanao nao naU
vaa kI ija,ndgaI bahut Aasaana kr dI. ifr Agalao k[- saalaaoM maoM tao
]sanao vaOsaI hI panaI ko baUdaoM sao laaKaoM kraoD,aoM AadmaI AaOr is~yaa
pOda kr dIM.
14 Translated for the word “Reed”. See its picture above.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 17 ~
pr jaao BaI AadmaI ]sako haqa sao pOda hue qao vao tao saba bahut
A@lamand, ihmmat vaalao AaOr AmaIr qao jabaik jaao AadmaI [na panaI
ko baUdaoM sao pOda hue qao vao saba kmajaaor qao.
phlao tao naU vaa Apnao [sa kama sao santuYT qaI ik ]sanao [sa
QartI pr kafI laaoga pOda kr idyao qao pr baad maoM ]sakao yah
mahsaUsa huAa ik [na saba ka ija,nda rhnaa iktnaa mauiSkla qaa.
@yaaoMik QartI pr bahut saaro jvaalaamauKI qao. jaMgalaaoM maoM bahut
saaro jaMgalaI jaanavar hao gayao qao. naidyaa^ Ktrnaak maCilayaaoM kI
bahutayat sao ruk gayaI qaIM.
halaa^ik naU vaa BaI Aba baUZ,I AaOr kmajaaor hao gayaI qaI ifr BaI
]sanao ]na sabakao baulaayaa ijanakao ]sanao Apnao haqa sao banaayaa qaa.
]sanao ]nakao caakU AaOr Baalao idyao. vao saba ]na caakU AaOr
BaalaaoM kao lao kr QartI ko kaonao kaonao maoM gayao. ]na jaMgalaI jaanavaraoM
kao maara, jvaalaamauiKyaaoM kao Saant ikyaa AaOr naidyaao M AaOr jaMgalaaoM
kI safa[- kI.
]nhaoMnao QartI kao ]na kmajaaor laaogaaoM kao rhnao ko kaibala
banaayaa jaao Kud ApnaI rxaa nahIM kr sakto qao.
vao laaKaoM kraoD,aoM AadmaI jaao naU vaa nao banaayao qao ]na AadimayaaoM maoM
]sanao doKa ik dao AadmaI – cauAana saU AaOr kuMga kuMga15 sabasao j,yaada
15 Chuan Hsu and Kung Kung
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 18 ~
ihmmat vaalao qao. vao daonaaoM hI bahut AcCo laD,nao vaalao qao AaOr vao
bahut saala tk Aapsa maoM laD,to BaI rho.
halaa^ik naU vaa kao yah doK kr bahut duK haota qaa ik ]nakI
laD,a[- maoM yah QartI iktnaI Kraba hao gayaI qaI AaOr kmajaaor laaoga
BaI bahut maaro gayao qao pr ifr BaI vah ]nakI laD,a[- kao baD,o caava sao
doKtI qaI.
ek Saama cauAana saU AaOr kuMga kuMga daonaaoM ek dUsaro ko saamanao
Aayao AaOr Aapsa maoM [tnao ja,aor sao laD,naa Sau$ ikyaa ik jaao BaI poD,
]nako rasto maoM Aayaa ]nakI tlavaar sao ]sako dao TukD,o hao gayao.
[sako Alaavaa rat tk ]na daonaaoM ko GaavaaoM sao [tnaa saara KUna
bah inaklaa ik ijasakI ek bahut baD,I JaIla bana gayaI.
[sako baad kuMga kuMga ApnaI tlavaar kao AaOr j,yaada na calaa
payaa AaOr [sakI vajah sao har kr Apnao GauTnaaoM pr baOz gayaa. kuMga
kuMga ka GamaMD caUr hao gayaa qaa. vah Aba Apnao Sahr maoM iksaI kao
Apnaa mau^h idKanao ko laayak BaI nahIM rh gayaa qaa.
saao vah Akolaa hI caIna ko ]<ar piScamaI phaD,aoM kI trf cala
idyaa. vah vaha ko dUr dUr ko gaavaaoM maoM BaI phcaana tao ilayaa gayaa
pr vaha ko laaogaaoM nao ]sakI trf kao[- Qyaana nahIM idyaa.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 19 ~
yah saba doK kr Aba ]sako pasa ApnaI jaana laonao ko Alaavaa
AaOr kao[- caara nahIM rha. saao vah pU caU Saana phaD,16 sao banaI Ka[-
maoM kUd pD,a AaOr naIcao igarto hI mar gayaa.
jaba vah naIcao igara tao ]sako igarnao sao vah saara ka saara phaD,
ihla gayaa. phaD, ko ihlanao sao phaD, TUT gayaa AaOr ]sako baD,o baD,o
p%qar ]sa Ka[- maoM igar pD,o.
[sasao bahut saaro poD, BaI TUT TUT kr igar pD,o. vao p%qar AaOr
poD, [tnao saaro qao ik vao igar kr vaha^ tk phu^ca gayao jaha tk
QartI ko ]<arI AaOr piScamaI iknaaro pr Aasamaana kao sahara donao
vaalao lakD,I ko KmBao KD,o qao.
vao poD, jaa kr lakD,I ko ]na KmBaaoM sao jaa Tkrayao jaao
Aasamaana sao rissayaaoM sao ba^Qao hue qao. [sasao rissayaa TUT gayaIM AaOr
Aasamaana ]nhoM taoD,to hue naIcao igarnao lagaa. saUrja BaI naYT hao gayaa
AaOr duinayaa A^Qaoro maoM DUba gayaI. yah saba doK kr svaga- maoM pana kU
bahut duKI huAa.
QartI pr naU vaa BaI bahut duKI qaI ik ijana laaogaaoM kao ]sanao
Apnao haqa sao banaayaa qaa vao Saaint sao nahIM rh sako. vah yah doK
kr AaOr BaI bahut duKI qaI ik ]saka Apnaa Gar BaI saba barbaad
hao gayaa qaa.
16 Pou Chou Shan Mountain in China
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 20 ~
halaa^ik iksaI AaOr kao badlanao ko ilayao tao Aba bahut dor hao
caukI qaI pr kma sao kma QartI kao bacaanao ko ilayao Aasamaana kI
marmmat krnao ko ilayao ABaI bahut dor nahIM hu[- qaI.
naU vaa nao ek kCuAa17
pkD,a, ]sakao maara AaOr ]sako
caaraoM pOr QartI ko caaraoM kaonaaoM maoM
rK idyao taik vah Kud AaOr
dUsaro laaoga BaI hmaoSaa yah jaana
sakoM ik vao iksa idSaa maoM [Saara kr rho qao.
ifr ]sanao ek kalaa D/Ogana18 maara AaOr ]sako SarIr kao
Aasamaana ko Andr jaao iJarI Kula gayaI qaI AaOr ]samaoM sao jaao panaI
inakla rha qaa ]sakao raoknao ko ilayao ]sao tba tk [stomaala ikyaa
jaba tk ]sakao ek eosaa p%qar nahIM imala gayaa jaao ]samaoM zIk sao
laga sako.
vah eosao p%qar kao caIna maoM caaraoM trf k[- mahInaaoM tk ZU^ZtI
rhI ijasakao vah vaha Aasamaana maoM lagaa sako pr ]sakao vaOsaa p%qar
khIM imala hI nahIM rha qaa.
17 Turtle – turtle lives both on land and in water. See its picture above. 18 Dragon - a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spitting fire.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 21 ~
jaOsao jaOsao idna baItto jaa rho qao D/Ogana ka SarIr panaI ko baaoJa
sao naIcao laTkta jaa rha qaa. [sa baIca Aasamaana sao baairSa BaI haonao
lagaI.
AaiKr ]sakao phaD, kI ek gaufa ko Andr jaa kr vaOsaa
p%qar imalaa jaOsaa vah caahtI qaI. ]sakao doKto hI vah phcaana
gayaI ik vahI vah p%qar hO jaao hmaoSaa ko ilayao Aasamaana kI marmmat
kr sakta qaa. ]sanao vah p%qar }pr tk ]zayaa AaOr panaI kao
raokto hue ]sakao zIk jagah pr lagaa idyaa.
baairSa ruk gayaI AaOr Aasamaana maoM ek baar ifr sao saUrja
inakla Aayaa. naU vaa jaanatI qaI ik Aba ]saka marnao ka samaya Aa
gayaa qaa saao ]sanao QartI pr ek sabasao bahadur AaOr sabasao j,yaada
majabaUt AadmaI kao ZUZnao kI kaoiSaSa kI tao ]sakI najar cauAana
saU19 pr pD,I.
Apnao marnao sao phlao ]sanao ]sakao Apnaa vaairsa AaOr baadSaah
banaa idyaa. ]sa samaya ko baad sao caIna ko baadSaah kao yah kha
gayaa ik vah svaga- AaOr QartI pr rhto hue laaogaaoM maoM maola jaaola rKo.
19 Chuan Hsu
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 22 ~
4 baccaa ijasao kao[- nahIM caahta qaa20
yah hjaaraoM saala phlao kI baat hO jaba caIna maoM laaoga hla calaanaa yaa
KotI krnaa nahIM jaanato qao. ]na idnaaoM vao laaoga kovala iSakar pr hI
ija,nda rhto qao.
hr gamaI- ko maaOsama maoM vao iSakar kI paiT-yaa banaato AaOr jaMgalaaoM
AaOr phaD,aoM pr iSakar krnao ka hFto Bar ka paoga`ama banaato.
Agar ]sa samaya maoM ]nako yao p`aogaama AcCo rhto AaOr kama krto tao
]sa iSakar sao ]nakI saarI barsaat AaOr saaro jaaD,o inakla jaato.
]naka yah BaI ivaSvaasa qaa ik ]nakI iksmat svaga- ko dovata
pr inaBa-r krtI qaI [sailayao vao saubah Saama svaga- ko dovata kI pUjaa
ja$r krto qao.
]sa samaya baadSaah kI rajakumaarI dsa saala kI qaI ijasaka
naama qaa icaAaga yauAana21. vah bahut haoiSayaar qaI, maohnatI qaI AaOr
Apnaa kama bahut Qyaana sao krtI qaI.
ek saubah jaba vah jaMgalaI baMjar phaD,I ko pasa svaga- ko dovata
kI pUjaa kr rhI qaI tao ]sanao vaha pOraoM ko kuC inaSaana doKo jaao
vaha^ tk jaa rho qao jaha tk ]sakI najar jaatI qaI.
20 The Child No One Wanted – a myth from China, Asia. Adapted from the book, “Chinese Myths and Legends” translated by Kwok Man Ho. 2011. Its English version may be read at https://www.scribd.com/doc/57934877/Chinese-Myths-and-Legends 21 Chiang Yuan – name of the Princess
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 23 ~
pOraoM ko ]na inaSaanaaoM kI bahut baD,I lambaa[- AaOr caaOD,a[- doK
kr ]sakao bahut AaScaya- huAa ik [tnaI baD,I @yaa caIja, hao saktI
qaI ijasako pOraoM ko inaSaana [tnao baD,o haoM.
]sanao Jauk kr ]na pOraoM ko saa[ja, kI Apnao CaoTo CaoTo pOraoM ko
saa[ja, sao tulanaa kI tao ]saka tao pUra ka pUra pOr ]sa pOr ko
inaSaana ko kovala A^gaUzo maoM hI Aa gayaa.
yah doK kr vah kuC Gabara tao gayaI pr DrI nahIM. ]sanao ]na
inaSaanaaoM ko pICo pICo calanaa Sau$ ikyaa tao vao phaD, ko }pr jaa
rho qao ifr vaha sao ]tr kr naIcao GaaTI maoM jaa rho qao.
vao inaSaana Acaanak ek AkolaI pD,I ca+ana pr Aa kr ruk
gayao ijasa pr jaMgalaI Gaasa ]gaI hu[- qaI. ]sanao vaha^ iksaI eosaI
iCpnao kI jagah ZUZnao kI kaoiSaSa kI jaha ]sakao kao[- doK na sako
pr vaha ]sakao kao[- BaI eosaI jagah idKayaI hI nahIM dI jaha^ vah
iCp saktI. ifr BaI vah ek jagah iCp kr KD,I hao gayaI.
jaba vah santuYT hao gayaI ik vaha^ vah saurixat qaI tao vah ]sa
ca+ana ko saharo baOz gayaI AaOr saao gayaI. pr ek bahut hI saaf
sapnaa doK kr vah jaldI sao ]z BaI gayaI.
]sa sapnao maoM ek ihrna ]sasao kh rha qaa — “maOM svaga- ka
dovata hU^. maOMnao hr saubah AaOr hr Saama tumharI p`aqa-naaAaoM kao saunaa
hO. tuma bahut CaoTI hao pr tumharo Andr ]tnaI ihmmat hO ik jaao
kama maOM tumakao donao vaalaa hU vah tuma zIk sao kr paAaogaI.”
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 24 ~
sapnao maoM hI icaAa^ga yauAana ]sako saamanao Jauk gayaI AaOr svaga- ko
dovata sao pUCa ik vah ]sasao @yaa khnaa caahto hOMo.
dovata nao kha — “tumakao jaldI hI pta cala jaayaogaa.”
AaOr yah kh kr vah dovata gaayaba hao gayao. icaAaga yauAana nao
dovata kI ek Jalak doKnao kI kaoiSaSa BaI kI pr vah kovala
]nakI Cayaa hI doK sakI @yaaoMik vah bahut camakdar qao.
]nakI bahut camakIlaI raoSanaI sao ApnaI Aa^KaoM kao bacaanao ko
ilayao ]sakao ApnaI Aa^KaoM pr haqa rKnao pD,o. ]sanao ]nakao pukara
BaI pr vah calao gayao qao.
vah jaba jaagaI tba BaI ]sako haqa ]sakI Aa^KaoM pr ]nakao
raoSanaI sao bacaanao ko ilayao rKo hue qao.
Aba tk A^Qaora haonao vaalaa hao rha qaa. jaha vah laoTI hu[- qaI
vaha zMDI hvaa ]sako SarIr kao kaTtI hu[- cala rhI qaI. vah vaha
sao pOraoM ko ]na baD,o baD,o inaSaanaaoM ko saharo saharo taraoM kI raoSanaI maoM
rasta doKtI hu[- vaapsa Gar cala dI.
]sa sapnao ko baad sao vah Apnao Andr ek nayaI takt mahsaUsa
krnao lagaI qaI. AaOr Aagao Aanao vaalao idnaaoM maMo tao vah sapnaa bajaaya
Qau^Qalaa pD,nao ko AaOr BaI j,yaada saaf haota gayaa.
dovata ko ]sasao baat krnao ko zIk naaO mahInao baad ]sanao ek
baoTo kao janma idyaa. pr @yaaoMik ]sanao mahla maoM ABaI tk iksaI sao
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 25 ~
BaI SaadI nahIM kI qaI baadSaah sao lao kr naaOkr tk saBaI nao [sakao
ek baura Sakuna samaJaa.
[sa baccao kao baura samaJaa gayaa AaOr rajakumaarI ko Alaavaa kao[-
AaOr dUsara [sa baccao kao CUnao kao BaI tOyaar nahIM qaa @yaaoMik ]naka
ivaSvaasa qaa vah baccaa ja$r hI ]nako }pr kao[- Aaft lao kr
Aayaogaa.
icaAa^ga yauAana Apnao baccao ko ilayao laD,nao ko ilayao ABaI bahut
CaoTI qaI AaOr baadSaah kao ]sakao CaoD,nao ko ilayao manaa BaI nahIM kr
sakI.
]sako pirvaar vaalao baccao kao lao kr ek zMDo AaOr ek eosaI
jagah calao gayao jaha kao[- nahIM rhta qaa. vaha ]sakao marnao ko ilayao
CaoD,nao sao phlao ]nhaoMnao ]saka naama caI22 rK idyaa.
caI ek eosaa naama hO jaao caIna maoM iksaI eosaI bahut hI baokar kI
caIja, kao idyaa jaata hO ijasakao foMk donaa caaihyao. AaOr ifr ]sa
baccao kao vaha CaoD, kr vao laaoga Gar calao Aayao.
]nakao nahIM maalaUma qaa ik jaha ]nhaoMnao ]sa baccao kao CaoD,a qaa
vahIM pasa maoM jaanavaraoM ka ek JauMD car rha qaa.
jaba caI vaha ApnaI phlaI rat kao ]sa zMD maoM laoTa huAa qaa
tao kuC baOla ]sako pasa ]sakao zMD sao bacaanao ko ilayao Aa kr laoT
gayao AaOr gaayaaoM nao ]sakao dUQa iplaayaa.
22 Chi – a Chinese name
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 26 ~
caar idna ko baad mahla sao iSakairyaaoM ka ek JauMD vaha iSakar
krnao ko ilayao Aayaa tao ]nhaoMnao ek baccao kI raonao kI Aavaaja
saunaI. ]nhaoMnao jaa kr doKa tao ]nakao yah doK kr baD,a AaScaya-
huAa ik jaao baccaa ]nako rajya pr Aaft laanao vaalaa qaa vah tao
vahIM pr pD,a qaa AaOr ABaI tk ija,nda qaa.
]nhaoMnao saaocaa ik vao ]sakao maar kr hI rhoMgao saao ]nhaoMnao ]sakao
ek camaD,o ko qaOlao maoM rKa AaOr ]sakao [tnao Ganao jaMgala maoM lao gayao
jaha pr saUrja kI raoSanaI vaha^ ko poD,aoM ko p<aaoM maoM sao BaI Cna kr
nahIM Aa saktI qaI.
vaha ]nhaoMnao caI kao nama p<aaoM pr ilaTa idyaa jaha^ jahrIlao saa^paoM
ko Aanao kI ]mmaId bahut j,yaada qaI @yaaoMik vao saa^p saD,I hu[- pi<ayaaoM
pr hI ija,nda rhto qao.
svaga- ko dovata nao caI kI doKBaala kI. ]sa jaMgala ko iknaaro
pr hI ek lakD,hara lakD,I kaT rha qaa. ]sanao iksaI baccao ko
raonao kI Aavaaja saunaI tao vah tola ka laOmp laanao ko ilayao turnt hI
Gar daOD,a gayaa AaOr jaba ]sao lao kr vah vaapsa Aayaa tao vaha^ ]sanao
ek KaoKlao poD, ko pasa ek baccaa laoTa huAa doKa.
vah baccao kao ]zanao ko ilayao baZ,a hI
qaa ik ]sako ]sa baccao kao ]zanao sao
phlao hI ]sa poD, pr sao ek Ajagar
]tra AaOr ]sa baccao kI trf laalacaI
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 27 ~
inagaahaoM sao doKnao lagaa. vah ApnaI laplapatI jaIBa baar baar ]sa
baccao kI trf baZ,a rha qaa.
vah Ajagar krIba krIba pnd`h imanaT tk ]sa baccao pr hmalaa
krnao ko ilayao ]sakao Qamakata rha pr kao[- AnajaanaI takt ]sa
baccao kao bacaatI rhI AaOr vah Ajagar ]sasao dUr hI rha.
[saI samaya ek caIta vaha Aayaa tao vah Ajagar kuMDlaI maar
kr ek SaaK pr baOz gayaa. pr Aba caIto kI baarI qaI.
BaUKa caIta BaI ]sa baccao kI trf BaUKI najaraoM sao doKta rha
AaOr Apnao haoz caaTta rha pr ]sakI BaI baccao kI trf baZ,nao kI
ihmmat nahIM hu[-. AaiKr vah BaI vaha sao Kanao kI Kaoja maoM khIM
AaOr calaa gayaa.
[sa saaro samaya maoM vah lakD,hara JaaiD,yaaoM maoM iCpa rha AaOr
caupcaap saba doKta rha. Aba vaha kao[- jaanavar nahIM qaa AaOr
jaMgala BaI Saant qaa tao vah baccao kI trf baZ,a, ]sao ]za kr
Apnao baunao hue kmbala maoM lapoTa AaOr ]sao Gar lao gayaa.
pr ]sa lakD,haro ko Gar maoM BaI baccaa Ktro sao baahr nahIM qaa.
[sa AjaIba baccao kI Kbar baadSaah tk BaI phucaI. baadSaah
kao baccao ko baaro maoM ABaI BaI yahI ivaSvaasa qaa ik vah baccaa ]nako
ilayao zIk nahIM hO saao ]sanao Apnao isapaihyaaoM kao ]sa lakD,haro ko
Gar Baojaa ik vao ]sa baccao kao vaha^ sao ]sako pasa lao AayaoM.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 28 ~
baadSaah ko caaOkIdar baccao kao maarnao sao Drto qao ik khIM eosaa
na hao ik ]na pr kao[- baura jaadU pD, jaayao yaa ]na pr kao[- Aaft
Aa jaayao saao Aba kI baar ]nhaoMnao ]sakao ek bahut hI zMDI nadI ko
iknaaro CaoD, idyaa. ]nakao yakIna qaa ik rat haonao sao phlao phlao
tao vah vaha jama hI jaayaogaa.
nadI ko pasa rhnao vaalaI icaiD,yaoM AaOr jaanavar saBaI zMD sao bacanao
ko ilayao Apnao Apnao GaraoM maoM dubako baOzo qao. AaOr vaha AaOr BaI kao[-
eosaa AadmaI nahIM qaa jaao ]sa baccao kI doKBaala krta. saao ek
baar ifr svaga- ko dovata nao hI ]sakI doKBaala kI.
samaud`I icaiD,yaaoM23 ka ek JauMD vaha^
]D,ta huAa Aayaa jaha vah baccaa laoTa
huAa qaa. halaa^ik ]sa baccao kI safod
paoSaak barf ko rMga maoM ibalkula imala rhI
qaI ifr BaI ]na icaiD,yaaoM kI toja, AaKaoM nao
caI kao doK hI ilayaa.
vao icaiD,yaoM ]D, kr naIcao Aa gayaIM AaOr Apnao pMKaoM sao ]sakao
Zk ilayaa. saarI rat vao ]sakao Apnao pMKaoM ko naIcao garmaI dotI
rhIM.
vao tao ]sako pasa dUsarI rat BaI rhnao ko ilayao tOyaar qaIM pr vao
ek tIr sao Dr gayaIM jaao ek iSakarI nao ]nakI trf calaa idyaa
23 Translated for the words “Sea Gulls” – see their picture above.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 29 ~
qaa. yah doK kr ik ]nakao kao[- AasaanaI sao maar sakta qaa vao
vaha sao ]D, kr dUsarI jagah calaI gayaIM.
jaba vao samaud`I icaiD,yaoM vaha sao calaI gayaIM tao hvaa bahut ja,aor sao
calanao lagaI AaOr caI kao zMD laganao lagaI. vah bahut ja,aor sao raonao
lagaa.
ijasa iSakarI nao ]na samaudI icaiD,yaaoM pr tIr calaayaa qaa ]sanao
baccao ko raonao kI Aavaaja saunaI tao vah vaha^ Aayaa jaha baccaa laoTa
huAa qaa. ]sanao doKa ik vaha tao vaak[- ek bahut hI CaoTa baccaa
barf maoM laoTa huAa hO.
]sakao lagaa ik iksaI nao ]sa baccao kao vaha marnao ko ilayao CaoD,
idyaa hO saao ]sanao ]sakao ]zayaa AaOr vah BaI ]sakao Apnao Gar lao
gayaa.
]sanao rajakumaarI ko ]sa baccao ko bauro Sakuna ko baaro maoM kuC BaI
nahIM saunaa qaa saao vah baccaa ]sako Gar maoM rh kr ]sako Apnao baccaaoM
ko saaqa ]sako Apnao baccao kI trh sao planao baZ,nao lagaa.
bahut saala baad caI jaba baD,a hao gayaa tao vah Apnao gaava ko
Aasa pasa kI toja, hvaa sao BarI phaiD,yaaoM pr AaOr KalaI GaaiTyaaoM maoM
Akolaa kama krta qaa. Apnao tjaurbao sao ]sakao pta qaa ik vaha^
ko kaOna sao paOQao jahrIlao qao AaOr kaOna sao nahIM.
]sanao vaha^ baIja baaonaa AaOr fsala ]gaanaa BaI saIKa. ]sakao
pta qaa ik kba baIja baaonaa caaihyao AaOr kba jamaIna kao eosao hI
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 30 ~
CaoD, donaa caaihyao. [sa trh sao k[- saala kama krnao ko baad ]sanao
vaha kI KalaI jamaIna kao hrI BarI lahlahatI jamaIna maoM badla
idyaa.
vaha ka hr AadmaI caaho vah A@lamand hao yaa baUZ,a saBaI caI sao
[sa KotI kao saIKnao ko ilayao ]sako pasa Aanao lagaa. ]sakI yah
jaanakarI ek pant sao dUsaro pant tk fOlanao lagaI AaOr bahut jaldI
hI saaro pantaoM maoM dalaoM, caavala, maTr, gaohU^ AaOr trbaUja Aaid haonao
lagao.
caI sao yah saba saIKnao ko ilayao laaoga hFtaoM tk calanaoo ko ilayao
tOyaar qao. jaldI hI vah svaga- AaOr QartI ko baIca kI ek kD,I ko
naama sao maSahUr hao gayaa.
Aba raoja hI gaa^va ko laaoga svaga- ko dovata kI pUjaa krnao lagao
AaOr ]nakao BaoMT caZ,anao lagao. jaba vao caavala ]baalato tao svaga- ko
dovata kao Qanyavaad donao ko $p maoM ]sakI Baap kao Aasamaana tk
jaanao doto.
baad maoM caI nao Apnaa gaa^va CaoD, idyaa AaOr doSa maoM KotI krto
hue, pZ,ato hue AaOr Apnaa pirvaar banaato hue GaUmanao lagaa.
AaOr k[- saala baad caIna maoM jaba caU
saama`ajya24 Aayaa tao hr saala caI kI doKBaala maoM
vaha bahut AcCI fsalaoM ]ganao lagaIM.
24 Chu Empire – 1030 BC–223 BC
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 31 ~
5 svaga- sao caavala25
yah bahut phlao kI baat hO jaba kuC ilaKa nahIM jaata qaa AaOr caIna
kI jamaIna jaMgalaaoM sao BarI hu[- qaI. vaha^ caavala ka kao[- Kot nahIM
qaa, kao[- dUkana nahIM qaI, kao[- baajaar nahIM qao AaOr kao[- saD,koM BaI
nahIM qaIM.
basa saba jagah jaMgalaaoM maoM
KanaabadaoSa AaOr jaanavar GaUmato
rhto qao. vao BaI kovala fla
AaOr baOrIja,26 Ka kr hI
Apnaa poT Barto qao jaao jaMgalaaoM
maoM bahutayat sao ]gatI qaIM.
ek baar vasant ko AaKIr maoM hr baar kI trh sao baairSa ka
maaOsama Sau$ tao huAa, pr hr baar kI trh sao vah K%ma nahIM huAa
jaOsaa ik laaoga ]mmaId kr rho qao. bailk baairSa rukI hI nahIM, calatI rhI AaOr calatI rhI AaOr vah dao mahInaaoM sao BaI j,yaada calatI
rhI.
25 Rice from Heaven – a myth from China, Asia. Adapted from the book, “Chinese Myths and Legends” translated by Kwok Man Ho. 2011. Its English version may be read at https://www.scribd.com/doc/57934877/Chinese-Myths-and-Legends 26 Berries are the small fruits, with or without stones in them... See their picture above,
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 32 ~
KanaabadaoSaaoM nao panaI sao Gabara kr phaD,aoM maoM banaI hu[- gaufaAaoM maoM
SarNa lao laI. jaMgala barbaad hao gayao AaOr bahut saaro jaanavar ]sa
panaI maoM DUba gayao.
iksaI trh sao QaIro QaIro panaI barsanaa ruka. poD, idKayaI donao
lagao AaOr KanaabadaoSa BaI gaufaAaoM sao inakla kr baahr Aa gayao.
jaanavar ijanhaoMnao }^caI jagah SarNa lao laI qaI vao BaI Aba idKayaI donao
lagao.
sabasao phlao KrgaaoSa idKayaI idyao, ifr
igalahiryaa AaOr ifr caIto. saba ]sa barbaad
jamaIna pr Kanao kI tlaaSa maoM qao pr caIto
vaha bahut saaro qao AaOr vao saaro maoM idKayaI
doto qao.
vao jaao kuC BaI ]nakao idKayaI do jaata qaa yaa jaao ]nako rasto
maoM Aa jaata qaa ]saI ka iSakar kr laoto qao AaOr vahI Ka jaato
qao.
AadimayaaoM kao Apnaa Kanaa ZU^Znao ko ilayao phaD,aoM kI gaufaAaoM maoM
sao inaklanaa pD,ta qaa pr saaro jaMgala maoM caItaoM ko GaUmanao kI vajah sao
vao baahr BaI saurixat nahIM qao.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 33 ~
yaha^ sao bahut dUr pUvaI-ya samaud`27 maoM
ek TapU qaa ijasa pr jaoD baadSaah28
ka rajya qaa. dovata AaOr Amar laaoga
jaao [sa TapU pr rhto qao vao AadimayaaoM
kI mauiSklaaoM kao doK rho qao. ]nakao
]na laaogaaoM pr dyaa Aa gayaI saao ]nhaoMnao ek maIiTMga baulaayaI.
sabasao phlao jaoD baadSaah baaolaa — “tuma laaoga doK hI rho hao
ik QartI pr @yaa hao rha hO. hmakao [na AadimayaaoM kI sahayata
krnaI caaihyao. [sa baaro maoM iksakI @yaa salaah hO?”
pa^ca Anna ka dovata29 ]za AaOr baaolaa — “maoro pasa ek
salaah hO. maOM caahta hU^ ik Aap ]sa pr ivacaar kroM. @yaaoM na hma
AadimayaaoM kao caavala ]gaanaa isaKayaoM?
hma laaoga tao jabasao yah duinayaa^ banaI hO tBaI sao ]saka fayada
]za rho hOM. dovataAaoM kI ]sa KotI ka Aanand ]zanao kI Aba [na
AadimayaaoM kI baarI hO. [sako baad ]nakao jaMgala maoM Kanaa laonao ko
ilayao jaanavaraoM sao laD,nao JagaD,nao kI ifr kBaI ja$rt hI nahIM
pD,ogaI.”
27 Eastern Sea 28 Jade Emperor – the God of Sky. A picture of his is given above. 29 God of Five Grains
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 34 ~
]sa maIiTMga maoM baOzo saBaI laaogaaoM maoM ha^ kI lahr daOD, gayaI AaOr f,U
saI SaI dovata30 ja,aor sao baaolaa — “hma laaoga [sasao BaI j,yaada kr
sakto hOM. @yaaoM na hma ]nako baIca maoM Apnao kuC naaOkr BaI Baoja doM
taik ]nakao Aagao BaI kao[- proSaanaI na hao.”
ek baar ifr dovataAaoM nao ha^ maoM fusafusaayaa tao jaoD baadSaah
baaolaa — “maOM ]nako ilayao ek GaaoD,a, ek gaaya, ek BaoD,, ek
ku<aa, ek maugaa- AaOr ek saUAr Baojanao ko ilayao saaocata hU^.
GaaoD,a AaOr gaaya AadmaI kao hla calaanao maoM, gaaD,I KIMcanao maoM AaOr
caavala taoD,nao maoM sahayata kroMgao. BaoD, ]nakao dUQa dogaI. maugaa- ]nakao
raoja saubah saubah jagaayaa krogaa. AaOr ku<aa ]nako Gar kI rKvaalaI
ikyaa krogaa.
saUAr kao vaha kao[- kama krnao kI ja$rt nahIM hO. vah vaha^
ijatnaa caaho Ka sakta hO AaOr ijatnaa caaho saao sakta hO. pr
]sakao AadmaI ko Kanao ko ilayao Apnao Aapkao bailadana krnaa
pD,ogaa.”
rat haonao sao phlao phlao saba kuC tOyaar kr ilayaa gayaa pr jaOsao
hI saaro jaanavar vaha^ sao jaanao ko ilayao tOyaar hue tao jaoD baadSaah nao
sabakao ruk jaanao ko ilayao kha AaOr baaolaa — “yah saba tao zIk hO
ik tuma saba jaanao ko ilayao tOyaar hao pr hma caavala ko Kot kao baaro
30 Fu Hsi Shih god
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 35 ~
maoM tao BaUla hI gayao. hma caavala ko Kot ]nakao [sa samaud ko par
kOsao BaojaoMgao?”
dovataAaoM kI jamaIna pr tao caavala ko Kot bahutayat maoM qao AaOr
caavala ka hr paOQaa jaD, sao lao kr caaoTI tk bahut saaro caavala sao
lada huAa qaa. pr ]nakao AadimayaaoM kI jamaIna pr kOsao BaojaoM.
]nakao ga{r maoM baa^Qa kr samaud` maoM tOra kr vaha Baojanao ka tao
kao[- matlaba hI nahIM qaa @yaaoMik vao toja, lahraoM maoM bah kr iksaI
dUsarI idSaa maoM BaI jaa sakto qao. tao ifr vah caavala Baojaa kOsao
jaayao.
saao vah pa^ca Anna vaalaa dovata ek baar ifr baaolaa — “@yaaoM
na hma kuC caavala iksaI jaanavar kI pIz sao baaQa doM AaOr vah
jaanavar ]nakao vaha lao jaayao.”
saba dovataAaoM kao yah baat zIk lagaI tao jaoD baadSaah nao sabasao
phlao gaaya sao pUCa ik @yaa vah caavala lao jaa saktI qaI pr gaaya nao
ek lambaI saa^sa BarI AaOr manaa kr idyaa — “mauJao maalaUma hO ik mauJao
bahut saarI takt dI gayaI hO AaOr bahut saundr SarIr BaI, pr maOM [sa kama maoM j,yaada AcCI nahIM hU^. mauJao lagata hO ik Aapkao GaaoD,o sao
pUCnaa caaihyao.”
pr [sasao phlao ik jaoD baadSaah GaaoD,o sao kuC pUCto GaaoD,o nao BaI
ja,aor sao baaola kr manaa kr idyaa — “maOM [sa kama ko ilayao bahut
Kraba hU^. maoro baala [tnao AcCo AaOr maulaayama hOM ik caavala ko danao
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 36 ~
maoro baalaaoM pr sao ifsala jaayaoMgao. Aap laaoga maugao- sao @yaaoM nahIM
pUCto?”
saao jaoD baadSaah nao maugao- kI trf doKa pr maugao- nao tao caavala na
lao jaanao kI phlao sao hI trkIba saaoca rKI qaI. vah baaolaa — “yaaor
ha[-naOsa, mauJao ja,ra doiKyao tao, maOM tao bahut hI CaoTa saa hU^ AaOr
kmajaaor BaI. maOM tao Saayad ]saka baaoJaa BaI nahIM ]za pa}gaa.”
[sa samaya tk BaoD, AaOr saUAr nao BaI caavala na lao jaanao kI
ApnaI ApnaI trkIbaoM saaoca laI qaIM. Aba tk ku<aa ibanaa kuC baaolao
sabakao baaolato sauna rha qaa.
yah saba saunanao ko baad vah jaoD baadSaah sao baaolaa — “mauJao
maalaUma hO ik AadmaI laaoga saba [sa samaya bahut hI Kraba halat maoM hOM
[sailayao ]nako ilayao caavala pUvaI-ya samaud` par kr ko maOM lao kr
jaa}^gaa.”
ku<ao kao vaha ko talaaba maoM nahlaayaa gayaa AaOr ifr ]sakao
AnaajaGar Baojaa gayaa taik vaha^ vah caavala ko danaaoM kao Apnao SarIr
pr icapka sako. jaba vah ]sa AnaajaGar maoM sao baahr inaklaa tao
]sakI Aa^KaoM kao CaoD, kr ]sako pUro SarIr pr caavala ko danao lagao
hue qao.
saaro jaanavar samaud` ko iknaaro [k{o hue AaOr ifr jamaIna pr
jaanao ko ilayao ek ek kr ko samaud` maoM kUd pD,o. ku<ao nao lahraoM sao
bacanao ko ilayao AaOr tOrnao ko ilayao ApnaI pUrI takt AaOr haoiSayaarI
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 37 ~
lagaa dI pr ifr BaI jaba tk saaro jaanavar jamaIna pr phu^cao vah tba
BaI samaud maoM jamaIna sao bahut dUr qaa.
jaoD baadSaah nao pUvaI-ya samaud ka ek rajakumaar BaI ]sakI
sahayata ko ilayao Baojaa pr vah BaI ]sako SarIr pr lagao caavala ko
danao samaud` maoM bahnao sao na bacaa saka.
@yaaoMik samaud` kI jaao BaI lahr AatI vah ]sako SarIr sao kma sao
kma ek mau{I Bar caavala ko danao tao baha kr lao hI jaatI. jaoD
baadSaah Apnao caavala ko danao samaud` maoM bahto doK kr bahut duKI hao
rho qao.
AaiKr jaba ku<aa qaka hara jamaIna ko iknaaro phu^caa tao ]sako
SarIr pr kovala vahI caavala ko danao bacao qao jaao ]sakI pU^C pr lagao
hue qao. AaOr vao danao jamaIna ko kovala ek CaoTo sao TukD,o maoM baaonao ko
ilayao hI kafI qao.
Kot maoM hla calaayaa gayaa AaOr QartI ko laaogaaoM nao ]samaoM caavala
baaoyaa pr dovataAaoM nao doKa ik QartI pr ijandgaI Aasaana nahIM qaI
@yaaoMik caavala ko paOQao vaha^ ]tnaa caavala nahIM do rho qao ijatnaa ik
vao dovataAaoM kI jamaIna pr doto qao.
vaha ]na paOQaaoM ko kovala }pr kI trf hI caavala ko danao lagao
hue qao. [sailayao laaogaaoM kao caavala kI fsala inakalanao ko ilayao
daogaunaI maohnat krnaI pD,tI qaI.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 38 ~
]sa samaya ko baad sao caavala hI caIna ko laaogaaoM ka mau#ya Kanaa
hao gayaa AaOr ]sako baad ]nakao Kanao ko ilayao jaanavaraoM ka iSakar
nahIM krnaa pD,a.
saaro jaanavar jaao QartI tk tOr kr Aayao qao vao saba AadmaI ko
ilayao kama krnao lagao pr ku<aa ]na sabamaoM AadmaI ka sabasao AcCa
saaqaI rha @yaaoMik vahI tao ]nako ilayao svaga- sao caavala lao kr Aayaa
qaa.
Sau$ Sau$ maoM ]sanao AadmaI kI jaao saovaa kI qaI ]sako badlao maoM
Aaja BaI ]sakao kBaI kBaI caavala iKlaayaa jaata hO. caIna ko kuC
p`antaoM maoM tao caavala kI nayaI fsala baajaar maoM baocanao ko ilayao lao jaanao
sao phlao ku<aaoM kao iKlaayaI jaatI hO.
pr GaaoD,o gaaya BaoD,aoM kao kovala ]sakI DMiDyaa^ hI iKlaayaI jaatI
hOM AaOr maugaao-M AaOr saUAraoM kao tao kovala ]saka BaUsaa hI imalata hO.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 39 ~
6 phlaa iballaa31
yah bahut phlao kI baat hO jaba duinayaa^ banaI hI banaI qaI tba yaha
hjaaraoM jaanavar rhto qao pr AadmaI kovala dao hI qao – ek pit p%naI
AaOr saaqa maoM ek SaOtana qaa.
daonaaoM AadmaI idna maoM saaro idna Kanaa ]gaanao ka kama krto
taik vao Apnao ilayao kafI Kanaa ]gaa sakoM. jaba rat haotI tao vao
Apnao Gar calao jaato. ]sa samaya vaha jaMgalaI jaanavaraoM kao iSakar
krnao ka maaOka BaI imala jaata.
dUsarI trf SaOtana kao idna AcCa nahIM lagata qaa saao vah Saama
haonao tk ApnaI saIlaI hu[- AQaorI gaufa maoM iCpa rhta. vah vaha^ sao
rat haonao pr hI inaklata AaOr ifr saubah haonao tk ]sasao ijatnaa
hMgaamaa macaayaa jaa sakta qaa macaata AaOr ifr ApnaI saIlaI hu[-
A^QaorI gaufa maoM calaa jaata.
AadmaI ]sa SaOtana ko [na kamaaoM sao nafrt krto. poD, paOQao BaI
]sasao Drto. yaha^ tk ik dovata BaI ]sasao Drto AaOr ]sako saamanao
nahIM Aato qao.
31 The First Cat – a myth from China, Asia. Adapted from the book, “Chinese Myths and Legends” translated by Kwok Man Ho. 2011. Its English version may be read at https://www.scribd.com/doc/57934877/Chinese-Myths-and-Legends
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 40 ~
pr SaOtana kao [sa baat kI kao[- icanta nahIM qaI ik baakI kI
duinayaa^ ]sako baaro maoM @yaa saaocatI qaI @yaaoMik ]sako pasa bauro caUhaoM
kI pUrI kI pUrI ek faOja qaI.
AaOr vah yah BaI AcCI trh jaanata qaa ik kao[- BaI ]saka
kuC nahIM ibagaaD, sakta qaa, yaha tk ik svaga- kI takt BaI
]saka kuC nahIM ibagaaD, saktI qaI.
ek idna jaba paOQaaoM pr KUba fUla lado hue qao AaOr duinayaa maoM
saba jagah Saaint hI Saaint qaI SaOtana nao kuC krnao ko [rado sao
ApnaI gaufa ko drvaajao sao baahr Jaa^ka. jaOsao hI ]sanao baahr Jaaka
tao ]sakI najar ]sa jagah pr pD,I jaha^ Aasamaana QartI sao imalata
qaa, yaanaI ixaitja pr32.
basa ]sako idmaaga maoM turnt hI ek Plaana GaUma gayaa. ]sakao
maalaUma qaa ik ixaitja svaga- ko dovata nao banaayaa qaa taik QartI AaOr
Aasamaana ek saaqa imala kr rhoM.
]sanao AadimayaaoM kao yah BaI khto saunaa qaa ik Agar yah
ixaitja nahIM rha tao Aasamaana }pr ]D, jaayaogaa AaOr yah QartI
]laTI hao jaayaogaI AaOr ek eosao samaya maoM lauZ,k jaayaogaI ijasaka kao[-
Ant hI nahIM haogaa.
32 Translated for the word “Horizon”.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 41 ~
[sasao ]sako idmaaga maoM Aayaa
ik doKa jaayao ik Agar yah
ixaitja naYT kr idyaa jaayao tao
vaak[- maoM @yaa haogaa. saao jaba
rat hu[- tao SaOtana nao ApnaI caUhaoM
kI faOja kao baulaayaa AaOr ]nako saaqa ek maIiTMga kI.
jaba vao saba Aa gayao tao vao saba SaOtana kI baat kao Qyaana sao
saunanao ko ilayao Apnao Apnao ipClao pOraoM pr KD,o hao gayao.
SaOtana baaolaa — “maOMnao tuma laaogaaoM sao phlao BaI k[- kama ilayao hOM
AaOr vao kama tuma laaogaaoM nao bahut AcCI trh sao ikyao hOM. pr Aba
kI baar ka maora yah kama sabasao j,yaada barbaadI fOlaanao vaalaa kama
hO. tumakao [sao bahut AcCI trIko sao krnaa pD,ogaa.”
ifr ]sanao ixaitja kI trf [Saara ikyaa jaao caa^d kI raoSanaI
maoM Qau^Qalaa saa idKayaI do rha qaa AaOr ifr ek caalaakI BarI
mauskurahT sao baaolaa — “maOM caahta hU ik saubah haonao sao phlao phlao
hI tuma saba laaoga imala kr ]sa jaaoD, kao kaT dao.
saubah ko saUrja inaklanao sao phlao hI vah pUrI trIko sao barbaad
hao jaanaa caaihyao. samaJa maoM Aa gayaa? jaaAao AaOr jaa kr Apnao
kama pr laga jaaAao.”
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 42 ~
caUhaoM nao KuSaI sao iklakarI maarI AaOr dUr ixaitja kI trf daOD,
gayao. vao vaha saubah haonao sao tIna GaMTo phlao hI phuva gayao AaOr toja,I
sao Apnao kama maoM laga gayao.
halaa^ik ]na caUhaoM ko mauh tao CaoTo CaoTo qao pr ]nako da^t bahut
toja, qao. saubah tk Aasamaana AaOr QartI kovala bahut hI ptlao
AaQao kutro hue QaagaaoM sao jauD,o rh gayao. baakI saba Qaagao caUhaoM nao kaT
idyao qao.
saubah haoto hI caUho ApnaI rxaa ko ilayao Baagao AaOr ek saIlaI
hu[- gaufa maoM jaa kr Gausa gayao.
AadmaI AaOr s~I Agalao idna QartI ko ja,ra sao ihlanao kI vajah
sao AaOr idnaaoM sao jaldI jaaga gayao. vao Apnao Apnao ibastraoM sao ]z
kr baahr kI trf Baagao tao ]nhaoMnao doKa ik QartI tao Aasamaana sao
Alaga haotI jaa rhI qaI.
ek pla ko ilayao tao vao kuC baaola hI nahIM sako @yaaoMik ]nakao
laga rha qaa vao iksaI samaya BaI mar jaayaoMgao pr ifr ]nakao lagaa ik
Aba tao yah kama ]nhIM ka qaa ik vao duinayaa^ kao bacaayaoM.
AadmaI laaoho kI maaoTI maaoTI sau[yaa AaOr [tnaa majabaUt Qaagaa jaao
samaud` ko Andr tUfanaaoM maoM BaI zhr sako laanao ko ilayao Gar ko Andr
Baagaa. ]nakao lao kr vao daonaaoM ixaitja ko pasa phu^cao AaOr ixaitja
kI marmmat krnaI Sau$ krnao maoM laga gayao.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 43 ~
[sa kama maoM ]nakao saara idna laga gayaa. halaa^ik vah pUrI
trIko sao majabaUtI sao nahIM isalaa gayaa qaa ifr BaI ]nhaoMnao ijatnaa
]nasao hao sakta qaa ]tnaI AcCI trIko sao ]sakao isalanao kI
kaoiSaSa kI AaOr ]nakI [sa kaoiSaSa sao Aasamaana AaOr QartI ek
baar ifr sao Aapsa maoM ek dUsaro sao ba^Qa gayao qao.
saara idna kama krko vao qako haro Gar laaOTo pr jaOsao hI vao Gar
laaOTo tao ]nhaoMnao Apnao Gar ko BaMDarGar sao caIM caIM kIo AaOr fD, fD,
kI AavaajaoM saunaI.
]nako Aasamaana AaOr QartI kI marmmat krnao sao gaussaa hao kr
SaOtana nao kuC caUho ]sa AadmaI ko Gar ko BaMDarGar maoM rKo Kanao ko
saamaana kao naYT krnao ko ilayao Baoja idyao qao yah ]saI kI Aavaaja
qaI.
]na caUhaoM kao [sa trh Apnaa Kanao ka saamaana
Kraba krto doK kr vah AadmaI bahut gaussaa
huAa.
]sanao ek bahut maaoTI DMDI ]za laI AaOr s~I
nao laaoho ka ek favaD,a ]za ilayaa AaOr ]na daonaaoM
nao inaDr hao kr ]na caUhaoM kao maarnaa Sau$ kr idyaa. kuC caUho tao
bahut jaldI Baaga gayao pr kuC fSa- pr hI igar pD,o.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 44 ~
daonaaoM pit p%naI ixaitja kI isalaa[- ko kama sao bahut qako hue
qao saao ]nhaoMnao ]na caUhaoM kao tao vahIM fSa- pr CaoD, idyaa AaOr daonaaoM
jaa kr saao gayao. AaOr bahut gahrI naIMd saao gayao.
jaba vao saubah savaoro ]zo tao yah doKnao ko ilayao iKD,kI kI
trf daOD,o gayao ik Aasamaana ApnaI jagah pr qaa ik nahIM. ]nhaoMnao
yah doK kr santaoYa kI saa^sa laI ik vah vahIM ApnaI jagah pr hI
qaa.
pr Apnao caavala ka Kot doK kr ]naka idla DUba gayaa
@yaaoMik rat Bar maoM caUhaoM nao ]nakI caavala kI saarI fsala Ka laI
qaI. Aba Agar ]nhaoMnao qaaoD,I bahut saibjayaa^ na bacaayaI haotIM tao vao
tao tBaI mar jaato @yaaoMik ]nako Kanao ko ilayao tao AaOr kuC qaa hI
nahIM.
yah doK kr ]nhaoMnao ixaitja ko dovata sao sahayata maa^gaI.
]nako Gar ko maindr maoM ixaitja ko dovata kI ek maUit- qaI. ]nhaoMnao
]sa maUit- ko saamanao ]nako ilayao jaaOsa kI DMiDyaa^33 jalaayaIM ]nakao
flaaoM kI Taokiryaa BaoMT maoM dIM. ]nhaoMnao ]nako saamanao GauTnaaoM Tok kr
p`aqa-naa kI AaOr ]nasao sahayata maa^gaI.
QaIro sao ek kaohra ]nako maindr maoM Ca gayaa AaOr ]samaoM sao ek
Aavaaja AayaI — “maOM tumhara hI [ntjaar kr rha qaa ik tuma maoro
33 Joss sticks – incense sticks burned in Chinese temples
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 45 ~
pasa AaAaogao. maorI marmmat krnao ko ilayao tumhara bahut bahut
Qanyavaad. Aba ]sakao kao[- naYT nahIM kr sakogaa.
AaOr tumakao Aba ]na caUhaoM kI BaI icanta krnao kI kao[- ja$rt
nahIM hO @yaaoMik mauJao maalaUma hO ik ]nakao kOsao kabaU maoM rKnaa hO.
tuma ek iballaa ZUZao. jaba tumakao ek iballaa imala jaayao tao
tuma ]sakao Apnao Gar maoM AaOr Kot pr rK laao. ifr tumakao kao[-
caUha kBaI proSaana nahIM krogaa.”
“pr yah iballaa @yaa haota hO AaOr yah hmakao kba, kha AaOr
kOsao imalaogaa?”
ixaitja ko dovata phlao tao kuC ihcaikcaayao ifr baaolao —
“mauJao maalaUma ho ik ek iballaa svaga - maoM hO pr maOM yah nahIM bata
sakta ik QartI pr tumakao iballaa kha imalaogaa.
mauJao yah BaI maalaUma hO ik caIta QartI
ko saaro jaanavaraoM kao jaanata hO. Saayad vah
tumharI kuC sahayata kr sako. maorI duAaeoM
tumharo saaqa hOM.”
kmaro maoM sao dovata kI Aavaaja QaImaI pD,tI gayaI AaOr ]sako
baad tao maindr sao kaohra BaI C^T gayaa.
AadmaI AaOr s~I kao maalaUma qaa ik ek caIta ]nako Gar ko
pasa hI ek gaufa maoM rhta qaa pr vao hmaoSaa ]sasao dUr hI rhto qao.
]sanao BaI ]nakao kBaI proSaana nahIM ikyaa qaa.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 46 ~
[sa baar vao phlaI baar ek [tnao taktvar AaOr [j,ja,tdar
jaanavar sao baat krnao jaa rho qao [sailayao vao baD,I ihcak ko saaqa
]sakI gaufa tk gayao.
jaba vao vaha^ phu^cao tao caIta ApnaI gaufa ko baahr hI baOza QaUp
saok rha qaa. jaba vao ]sako pasa tk phu^cao tao ]sanao Apnaa isar
BaI nahIM ]zayaa AaOr Apnao pMjao ko [Saaro sao ]nakao Apnao saamanao
baOznao ko ilayao kha.
daonaaoM baD,I nama`ta ko saaqa ]sako saamanao ]sako [tnao pasa jamaIna
pr baOz gayao ik vao ApnaI prCa[-M tk ]sakI baD,I baD,I pIlaI
Aa^KaoM maoM doK sakto qao.
caIta gaura- kr baaolaa — “baaolaao maOM tumharI @yaa sahayata kr
sakta hU?”
AadmaI baaolaa — “hmakao Aapkao proSaana krnao ko ilayao bahut
Afsaaosa hO pr SaOtana ko caUho hma laaogaaoM kao BaUKa maarnao pr tulao hue
hOM [sailayao hmakao ek iballaa caaihyao. [saIilayao hma Aapko pasa
Aayao hOM.”
Apnao Aapsao baaolato hue caIta baaolaa — “ek iballaa? tuma
laaoga iballaa ZUZ rho hao? maoro pasa yaha^ kao[- iballaa ivallaa nahIM hO
pr ha^ maOM ek iballaa banaa sakta hU. Agar tuma kuC dor [ntjaar
krao tao maOM ek iballaa pOda kr sakta hU^.”
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 47 ~
kh kr caIto nao Apnao kalao tIKo pMjaaoM sao Apnao SarIr ko ek
trf ka ihssaa Kujaayaa AaOr vah vaha jaba tk Kujaata rha jaba
tk ik ]sako SarIr maoM [tnaa gahra Cod nahIM hao gayaa ik ]samaoM sao
]saka ijagar nahIM idKayaI donao lagaa.
ifr caIta isakuD, kr laoT gayaa AaOr ]sanao Apnaa ijagar
inakala kr ]sa AadmaI AaOr s~I ko saamanao rK idyaa. ifr ]sanao
Apnao SarIr ka vah Cod maaoma sao band kr idyaa.
vah ijagar ]nakao do kr vah baaolaa — “tuma laaoga [sa ijagar
kao lao jaaAao yahI tumhara iballaa hO.”
pit nao AaScaya- sao kha — “Aapka bahut bahut Qanyavaad.
maOMnao iballaa phlao kBaI nahIM doKa qaa pr Agar Aap yah kh rho hOM
ik yah iballaa hO tao maOM ]sa pr ivaSvaasa ikyao laota hU^.
pr ek ijagar kI Sa@la ka iballaa caUhaoM kao kOsao Bagaa sakta
hO? bajaaya [sako ik yah caUho kao Kayao caUha tao Kud hI [sa ijagar
kao Ka jaayaogaa.”
caIta gaussao sao gaura- kr baaolaa — “tuma maora ivaSvaasa krao yahI
iballaa hO. tuma [sakao Gar lao jaaAao AaOor ifr caUho tumakao kBaI
proSaana nahIM kroMgao. Aba tuma jaaAao AaOr mauJao Aarama krnao dao.”
vah AadmaI AaOr s~I ]saka kha na maananao kI ihmmat nahIM kr
sako saao ]nhaoMnao ]sa ijagar kao ek itnakaoM kI banaI caTa[- maoM lapoTa
AaOr gaufa sao ijatnaI jaldI cala sakto qao cala idyao.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 48 ~
rasto maoM vao baat krto Aa rho qao ik Aba ]nakao @yaa krnaa
caaihyao. @yaa yah ijagar vahI iballaa qaa ijasako baaro maoM ixaitja ko
dovata nao kha qaa? jaba vao baat kr rho qao tao s~I nao ]sa caTa[- maoM
kuC ihlata huAa mahsaUsa ikyaa.
]sanao vah caTa[-- jamaIna pr rK kr KaolaI tao ]samaoM sao ek
k%qa[- rMga ka pIlao Qabbao vaalaa iballaa inaklaa. vah ]nakI TagaaoM sao
ilapT gayaa AaOr Pyaar sao AavaajaoM inakalanao lagaa.
AadmaI KuSa hao kr baaolaa — “yahI iballaa haonaa caaihyao.
jaldI krao [sakao Gar lao calaao taik hma yah doK sakoM ik caUho
[sako baaro maoM @yaa saaocato hOM.”
jaba vao Apnao Gar ko pasa Apnao caavala ko Kot maoM phu^cao tao vah
iballaa ]sa s~I ko haqaaoM maoM sao inakla kr KuSa KuSa myaa} myaa}
krta huAa Kot ko ]sa par Baaga gayaa. ]sakao vaha caUho imalanao
lagao tao vah ]nakao hvaa maoM ]Calata AaOr ifr Apnao pMjaaoM maoM pkD,
laota.
Dr ko maaro caUho vaha sao Baaganao lagao. bahut jaldI hI yah baat
SaOtana kI faOja maoM fOla gayaI ik kao[- puranaa jaanavar AadmaI AaOr
s~I ko Gar maoM ]naka [ntjaar kr rha hO.
[sailayao caUho eosao GaraoM sao dUr hI rhto hOM jaha
iballao rhto hOM. AaOr yah khanaI yah BaI batatI hO ik
iballaa caIto jaOsaa @yaaoM lagata hO.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 49 ~
7 samaud` Kara @yaaoM34
yah hjaaraoM saala puranaI baat hO ik caIna maoM pUvaI-ya samaud`35 ko iknaaro
dao Baa[- rha krto qao. baD,o Baa[- ka naama Aah baaOMga qaa AaOr vah
bahut hI AalasaI qaa. CaoTo Baa[- ka naama Aah DaOMga36 qaa pr vah
bahut hI maohnatI, dyaavaana AaOr ija,ndgaI kao AasaanaI sao laonao vaalaa
AadmaI qaa.
Aah baaOMga tao Apnaa idna ibastr maoM laoT kr gaujaarta qaa jaba
ik Aah DaOMga ApnaI jamaIna pr kama krta qaa AaOr Saama kao Saama
ka Kanaa banaanao ko ilayao Gar laaOT kr Aa jaata qaa.
ek idna saubah savaoro Aah DaOMga
daophr ko Kanao ko ilayao Apnao caavala lao
kr pasa kI ek phaD,I pr lakD,I kaTnao
ko ilayao gayaa. jaOsao hI vah ApnaI
kulhaD,I phlaI baar ek poD, maoM maarnao hI
vaalaa qaa ik ]sa poD, ko pICo sao ek baUZ,a baaOnaa inakla pD,a.
Aah DaOMga nao ApnaI kulhaD,I naIcao kr laI AaOr ]sa baaOnao kI
trf baZ,a ik Saayad vah ]sakI kuC sahayata kr sako. ]sa baUZ,o
34 Why the Sea is Salty – a myth from China, Asia. Adapted from the book “Chinese Myths and Legends” translated by Kwok Man Ho. 2011. Its English version may be read at https://www.scribd.com/doc/57934877/Chinese-Myths-and-Legends 35 Eastern Sea 36 Ah Bong and Ah Dong – names of the two Chinese brothers
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 50 ~
baaOnao nao Aah DaOMga ka haqa Apnao haqa maoM ilayaa AaOr p`aqa-naa BarI
inagaahaoM sao ]sakao doKta huAa baaolaa — “maOMnao k[- idnaaoM sao Kanaa
nahIM Kayaa hO. @yaa tuma mauJao qaaoD,a saa Kanaa daogao?”
Aah DaOMga ko ilayao yah bahut mauiSkla kama qaa ik vah ]sa
BaUKo baUZ,o baaOnao kao Kanao ko ilayao manaa kr dota @yaaoMik ]sa baaOnao kao
tao doKnao sao hI laga rha qaa ik vah Saayad ek mahInao sao na tao
nahayaa hO AaOr na hI ]sanao kuC Kayaa hO.
Aah DaOMga nao turnt hI Apnao bandgaaoBaI ko p<ao Kaolao ijasamaoM
]sako caavala ilapTo qao. ]sanao ]nakao dao ihssaaoM maoM baaTa AaOr ]samaoM
sao ek ihssaa ]sa baaOnao kao do idyaa. baaOnao nao turnt hI ]na caavalaaoM
kao ApnaI CaoTI CaoTI ]^gailayaaoM maoM pkD, ilayaa AaOr ijatnaI jaldI
]nhoM Ka sakta qaa Ka ilayaa.
ABaI ]sanao Apnaa pUra caavala K%ma BaI nahIM ikyaa qaa AaOr
]sako mauh maoM BaI ABaI caavala Bara hI qaa ik ]sanao ApnaI ]gailayaa^
caaTIM AaOr Aah DaOMga sao ]saka bacaa huAa caavala AaOr maa^gaa.
Aah DaOMga qaaoD,a ihcaikcaayaa @yaaoMik yah bacaa huAa caavala
]sako daophr ko Kanao ko ilayao qaa jaao ]sakao Saama tk kama krnao
ko ilayao zIk rKta pr vah baaOnaa [tnaa baUZ,a AaOr dyaa ko laayak
qaa ik vah ]sakao manaa nahIM kr saka AaOr ]sanao Apnaa vah bacaa
huAa Kanaa BaI ]sakao do idyaa.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 51 ~
]sa baaOnao nao ]saka idyaa yah Kanaa BaI ]tnaI hI jaldI Ka
ilayaa ijatnaa phlao vaalaa Kanaa Kayaa qaa AaOr KuSaI sao ek poD, ko
saharo baOz gayaa.
vah baaolaa — “tuma ek bahut hI AcCo AadmaI hao. maOM jaanata
hU^ ik bahut kma laaoga eosao haoto hO jaao Apnaa AaiKrI kaOr BaI iksaI
AjanabaI kao Kanao ko ilayao do doto hOM. ApnaI [sa dyaa ko badlao maoM
tuma maorI ek BaoMT svaIkar krao.”
kh kr ]sa baaOnao nao ek bahut hI puranaa
p%qar ka ba@saa inakalaa AaOr ]saka Z@kna
Kaolaa. ]sa ba@sao maoM sao ]sanao ek bahut hI
}baD, KabaD, banaI hu[- p%qar kI ek ca@kI
inakalaI AaOr Aah DaOMga kao do kr baaolaa.
“laao yah laao. yah ek bahut hI baiZ,yaa pIsanao vaalaa p%qar hO.
basa tumakao [sakao kovala pIsanao ko ilayao khnaa hO AaOr yah tumakao
vah hr caIja, do dogaa jaao BaI tuma caahaogao.
AaOr jaba tumakao [sakao raoknaa hao basa tumakao yah khnaa hO
“ca@kI ca@kI, tumhara bahut bahut Qanyavaad.” AaOr ifr yah
turnt hI Apnao Aap ruk jaayaogaI.”
Aah DaOMga nao ]sakI yah [tnaI baiZ,yaa BaoMT svaIkar kr laI
AaOr ]sakao [sako ilayao bahut Qanyavaad idyaa. halaa^ik ]sa ca@kI
kI takt kao baaro maoM ]sako mana maoM kuC Sak qaa ifr BaI , , ,.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 52 ~
]sako baad ]sa baaOnao nao bahut naIcao tk Jauk kr Aah DaOMga ka
Qanyavaad ikyaa AaOr ]sakao vahIM CaoD, kr calaa gayaa.
Aah DaOMga nao vah ba@saa vahIM pasa maoM ]gaI Gaasa pr rK idyaa
AaOr ApnaI lakD,I kaTnao maoM laga gayaa. daophr tk ]sakao BaUK
laga AayaI qaI saao ]sanao ]sa ca@kI kao jaacanao ka inaScaya ikyaa.
]sa ca@kI kao ]sanao baD,I saavaQaanaI sao Apnao haqa maoM pkD,a
AaOr jaOsao ]sa baaOnao nao ]sakao khnao ko ilayao batayaa qaa kha —
“ca@kI ca@kI mauJao qaaoD,a caavala dao.”
]sako khnao kI dor qaI ik vah ca@kI ihlaI AaOr ]sanao pko
hue caavala ko CaoTo CaoTo Zor lagaanao Sau$ kr idyao. DaOMga nao ]sa
ca@kI kao ruknao ko ilayao kha pr ca@kI nao saunaa nahIM AaOr vah
caavala ko Zor pr Zor inakala kr jamaIna pr lagaatI rhI.
baad maoM ]sakao ]sa ca@kI raoknao ka zIk vaa@ya yaad Aayaa
AaOr vah baaolaa — “ca@kI ca@kI tumhara bahut bahut Qanyavaad.”
tba khIM jaa kr vah ca@kI rukI. Aah DaOMga nao ]sa ca@kI kao
ifr sao bahut sa^Baala kr ]saI ba@sao maoM rK idyaa.
ijatnaa caavala ]sa ca@kI nao banaa kr ]sakao idyaa qaa ]samaoM sao
ek Zor kao CaoD, kr baakI saba caavala ]sanao Apnao ek itnakaoM sao
banao qaOlao maoM rK ilayao.
]na caavalaaoM maoM sao bahut AcCI KuSabaU Aa rhI qaI AaOr eosao
caavala tao ]sanao phlao kBaI Kayao hI nahIMo qao. vao bahut hI baiZ,yaa
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 53 ~
]balao hue qao AaOr ]samaoM fla, maUgaflaI AaOr imaca- pD,I hu[- qaIM. ]na
caavalaaoM ka ek Zor ]sakao Saama tk ko ilayao kama krnao ko ilayao
takt donao ko ilayao kafI qaa. Saama kao vah caavala, ca@kI, kulhaD,I AaOr lakD,I lao kr Gar vaapsa laaOT Aayaa.
jaba Aah DaOMga Saama kao Gar vaapsa laaOTa tao Aah baaOMga tBaI
jaagaa qaa AaOr rsaao[-Gar maoM kuC Kanao ko ilayao ZU^Z rha qaa. jaOsao hI
Aah DaOMga Gar maoM Gausaa tao ]sakao ]sa baiZ,yaa caavala kI KuSabaU
AayaI.
ibanaa kuC kho saunao ]sanao Apnao CaoTo Baa[- sao ]saka vah itnakaoM
ka qaOlaa CIna ilayaa ijasamaoM ]sako ca@kI sao inaklao hue caavala rKo
hue qao AaOr ]nakao Kanao lagaa. vah ]na caavalaaoM kao tba tk Kata
rha jaba tk vah ]naka dUsara danaa nahIM Ka saka.
jaba Aah baaOMga Kanaa Ka rha qaa tao Aah DaOMga nao ]sakao ]sa
baaOnao AaOr ]sakI dI hu[- ca@kI ko baaro maoM batayaa. AaOr jaba Aah
DaOMga Apnao baD,o Baa[- kao ca@kI ko baaro maoM bata rha qaa tao Aah
baaOMga nao vah ca@kI inakalaI AaOr ]sakao lao kr rsaao[-Gar maoM Baagaa
AaOr ]sakao Saama ka Kanaa banaanao ko ilayao kha.
]sa ca@kI nao ]saka hukuma maana kr baiZ,yaa svaaidYT Kanao kI
PlaoTaoM pr PlaoToM inakalanaI Sau$ kr dIM. jaba Aah baaOMga ]na Kanao
kI PlaoTaoM sao santuYT hao gayaa tao ]sanao ca@kI kao ruk jaanao ko ilayao
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 54 ~
kha pr ]sanao ]sasao nama`ta sao nahIM kha saao vah ca@kI Kanao kI
PlaoTaoM pr PlaoToM inakalatI hI rhI.
Aah baaOMga yah doK kr proSaana hao gayaa tBaI ]saka Baa[-
rsaao[-Gar maoM Gausaa AaOr baaOnao ka isaKayaa huAa vaa@ya baaola kr ]sa
ca@kI kao Kanaa kI PlaoTaoM kao inakalanao sao raoka.
saaro Kanaa Kanao ko samaya Aah baaOMga Apnao Baa[- kao trkIbaoM
sauJaata rha ik vao ]sa ca@kI kao iksa trh A@lamandI sao [stomaala
kr sakto qao pr Aah DaOMga nao jaba tk Apnaa Kanaa K%ma nahIM kr
ilayaa vah nahIM baaolaa.
Kanaa Ka kr Aah DaOMga baaolaa — “hmakao [sa ca@kI ko baaro
maoM saavaQaanaI bartnao kI ja$rt hI @yaa hO yah tao hmakao saBaI kuC
donao vaalaI hO.”
Aah baaOMga baaolaa — “mauJao maalaUma hO. pr hma [sasao AaOr BaI tao
pOsaa kmaa sakto hOM. calaao hma [sakao ek gaaD,I Bar kr namak donao
ko ilayao khto hOM. iksakao pta ik namak baoca baoca kr hI hma laaoga
caIna ko sabasao AmaIr AadmaI bana jaayaoM.”
Aah DaOMga baaolaa — “hma [sa baaro maoM kla saubah baat kroMgao
Aba rat hao gayaI hO calaao cala kr saaoto hOM.” AaOr vah rat kao
saaonao ko ilayao Apnao BaUsaaoM ko ga_o ibaCanao ko ilayao calaa gayaa.
jaba Aah DaOMga calaa gayaa tba BaI Aah baaOMga ]sa ca@kI sao
AmaIr bananao kI trkIbaoM saaocata rha. ]sanao saaocaa ik jaba vah
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 55 ~
AmaIr bana jaayaogaa tao vah ApnaI daOlat Apnao Baa[- kao ibalkula BaI
nahIM dogaa.
Aah baaOMga nao Apnaa saamaana BaI baaQanao kI kaoiSaSa nahIM kI.
basa ]sanao vah ca@kI ApnaI bagala maoM dbaayaI AaOr mahInaaoM maoM phlaI
baar vah Gar CaoD, kr inakla pD,a.
daOD,a daOD,a vah bandrgaah pr phucaa jaha ek saaOdagar ka
jahaja, dixaNa caIna kI trf jaa rha qaa. vah vaha sao vah ek
eosaI gauPt AaOr dUr jagah calao jaanaa caahta qaa jaha ]saka Baa[-
]sa tk phuca hI na sako. jaha^ vah ApnaI saarI ]ma` ek AmaIr
AaOr [j,ja,tdar AadmaI bana kr gaujaar sako.
vah ]sa jahaja, pr caZ, gayaa. jahaja, ka laMgar ]za ilayaa
gayaa AaOr jahaja, Kulao samaud kI trf cala idyaa. Aah baaOMga nao ]sa
ca@kI kao jahaja, ko ek kaonao maoM rK idyaa AaOr ]sasao kha ik
vah namak donaa Sau$ kro.
]sa ca@kI nao ]saka hukuma maana kr namak donaa Sau$ kr idyaa
AaOr Aah baaOMga nao ]sa namak kao qaOlaaoM maoM Barnaa Sau$ kr idyaa. pr
Aah baaOMga ko namak kao qaOlao maoM Barnao kI rFtar ca@kI ko namak
banaanao kI rFtar sao bahut kma qaI.
vah ca@kI bahut hI jaldI jaldI namak banaa rhI qaI saao vah
namak phlao Aah baaOMga ko pOraoM pr, ifr jahaja, ko fSa- pr, ifr
jahaja, ko DOk pr [k{a haonaa Sau$ hao gayaa.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 56 ~
yah doK kr Aah baaOMga kao Dr lagaa ik laaogaaoM kao khIM ]sako
[sa Baod ka pta na laga jaayao ik [tnaa saara namak kha sao Aa rha
qaa saao ]sanao ca@kI kao ruknao ko ilayao kha pr ca@kI tao rukI
nahIM. ]sanao ]sakao ifr ruk jaanao ko ilayao kha pr vah tao ifr BaI
nahIM rukI.
vah tao basa namak inakalao jaa rhI qaI inakalao jaa rhI qaI ruknao
ka naama hI nahIM lao rhI qaI. Aba namak [tnaa saara hao gayaa qaa ik
vah ca@kI Kud BaI ]samaoM Zk jaanao vaalaI qaI.
Asala maoM Aah baaOMga ]sakao “Qanyavaad” AaOr “maohrbaanaI kr
ko” jaOsao Sabd khnaa BaUla gayaa qaa AaOr ca@kI [na SabdaoM kao saunao
ibanaa ruknao vaalaI nahIM qaI.
namak ka Zor baZ,ta hI jaa rha qaa. Aah baaOMga ]sa ca@kI kao
baar baar raoknao kI kaoiSaSa krta rha pr @yaaoMik vah ]sakao raoknao
ko AsalaI SabdaoM kao nahIM kh pa rha qaa [sailayao vah ca@kI BaI
ruk nahIM pa rhI qaI.
namak ka Zor baZ,ta hI jaa rha qaa. Aba tao ]sasao vah ca@kI
BaI Zk gayaI qaI pr ifr BaI vah ca@kI namak inakalao jaa rhI qaI.
Aba tk jahaja, calaanao vaalao laaogaaoM kao BaI [sa baat ka pta
cala gayaa qaa ik ]nako jahaja, pr namak baD,I toja,I sao bana rha qaa
saao vao jahaja, kao ]sasao DUbanao sao bacaanao ko ilayao ]sakao samaud maoM
foMknao maoM laga gayao qao.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 57 ~
pr ca@kI ko namak banaanao AaOr ]nako namak kao samaud` maoM foMknao
kI rFtar ka BaI kao[- maukabalaa nahIM qaa. ca@kI ko namak banaanao
kI rFtar bahut toja, qaI.
jahaja, ko laaoga Gabara gayao. ]namaoM sao kuC ApnaI jaana bacaanao
ko ilayao samaud maoM kUd gayao. baad maoM jahaja, calaanao vaalaaoM nao BaI yahI
saaocaa AaOr ]nhaoMnao BaI vah jahaja, CaoD, idyaa.
Aba kovala Aah baaOMga hI ]sa jahaja, pr rh gayaa qaa. vah
ApnaI ]sa kImatI caIja, ka saaqa CaoD,nao kao tOyaar nahIM qaa. AaOr
ca@kI ABaI BaI namak banaayao jaa rhI qaI.
namak Aba Aah baaOMga kI gardna tk phuca rha qaa. Aba
iksaI BaI samaya jahaja, DUba sakta qaa. basa doKto hI doKto samaud`
kI ek ja,aor kI lahr AayaI AaOr dsa imanaT ko Andr Andr vah
pUra jahaja, samaud` maoM DUba gayaa.
Aah baaOMga AaOr vah ca@kI BaI ]sa jahaja ko saaqa saaqa samaud`
maoM DUba gayao pr ]sa ca@kI nao namak banaanaa nahIM CaoD,a @yaaoMik jaba
tk ]sakao kao[- ruknao ko ilayao khogaa nahIM tba tk vah rukogaI
nahIM. AaOr ]sakao ruknao ko ilayao khta kaOna?
vah ca@kI Aaja BaI ]sa pUvaI-ya samaud` ko Andr
pD,I pD,I namak banaa rhI hO AaOr ]sakao raoknao vaalaa
kao[- nahIM hO [saIilayao Aaja saaro samaud` ka panaI Kara
hO.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 58 ~
8 panaI ka BaUt AaOr maiCyaara37
panaI ko BaUt caIna maoM hr nadI AaOr samaud maoM rhto hOM. vao BaUt ]na
badiksmat AadimayaaoM, maiCyaaraoM AaOr mallaahaoM kI Aa%maaeoM hOM jaao yaa
tao nadI yaa samaud maoM DUba gayao qao yaa ifr ]nako sabasao gahro AaOr
kalao panaI kI tlaI maoM calao gayao qao.
vao vaha^ tba tk rhto qao jaba tk ik ]nakao kao[- dUsara
AadmaI eosaa na imala jaayao jaao vaha ]nakI jagah lao lao.
jaba iksaI AadmaI kao yaa tao vao Kud maar laoto qao yaa ifr
]nakao Kud hI mara huAa kao[- AadmaI imala jaata qaa tao vao BaUt ]sa
AadmaI kI jagah AadmaI ko $p maoM pOda hao jaato qao.
kuC panaI ko BaUt iksmat vaalao haoto qao @yaaoMik ]nako samaud
[tnao tUfanaI AaOr Ktrnaak haoto qao ik vaha laaoga marto hI rhto qao
AaOr [sa trh sao vao BaUt ifr sao AadmaI ko $p maoM pOda haoto hI rhto
qao.
]naka yah inayama qaa ik jaOsao hI kao[- panaI ka BaUt iksaI
AadmaI kao maarta qaa AaOr ]sakao panaI kI tlaI maMo lao jaata qaa vah
BaUt ifr sao ek nayaI Aa%maa ko saaqa AadmaI ko $p maoM pOda hao
sakta qaa. 37 The Water Ghost and the Fisherman – a myth from China, Asia. Adapted from the book: “Chinese Myths and Legends”, translated by Kwok Man Ho. 2011. Its English version may be read at https://www.scribd.com/doc/57934877/Chinese-Myths-and-Legends
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 59 ~
eosaa hI panaI ka ek BaUt huMga maaAao pI38 gaa^va ko pasa sao
bahtI hu[- nadI ko panaI maoM rhta qaa. vah vaha bahut hI Akolaa
mahsaUsa krta qaa. jaha tk ]sakao yaad pD,ta qaa vah vaha ka
Akolaa hI BaUt qaa.
pr vah gaa^va [tnaa CaoTa qaa ik vaha^ ko bahut kma laaoga ]sa
nadI pr jaato qao. AaOr jaba BaI vao jaato qao tao vah BaUt hmaoSaa hI
]nakao KIMca kr Dubaaonao ka maaOka Kao dota qaa [sailayao vah kBaI
AadmaI bana kr pOda hI nahIM hao pa rha qaa.
k[- saalaaoM sao vah BaUt f,uMga hI39 kao Dubaaonao ka Plaana banaa rha
qaa. f,uMga hI ]sa gaa^va ka ek bahut hI haoiSayaar AaOr h^samauK
maiCyaara qaa AaOr vah ]sa BaUt ko xao~ maoM sao hFto maoM kma sao kma
caar baar tao gaujarta hI qaa.
panaI ko ]sa BaUt nao k[- baar panaI maoM tUfana ]zayao, ]sa
maiCyaaro ka jaala faD, idyaa, ]sakI naava maoM Cod kr idyaa pr f,uMga
maiCyaara hI bahut hI haoiSayaar qaa AaOr vah BaUt ]sakao iksaI BaI
trh pkD, nahIM pa rha qaa.
ek idna ]sanao ]sa maiCyaaro ko jaala ko Aasa pasa kI
maCilayaaoM kao hTanao maoM dsa GaMTo Kca- ikyao taik vah ]sa maiCyaaro kao
rat kao maClaI pkD,nao pr majabaUr kr sako. ]sanao eosaa hI ikyaa.
38 Hung Mao Pei – name of the Ghost 39 Fung Hei – name of the fisherman
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 60 ~
jaOsao hI caa^d Ganao baadlaaoM ko pICo iCpa panaI ka BaUt f,uMga hI
kI naava pr caZ, gayaa AaOr ]sako iknaaro ko pasa ek A^Qaoro kaonao maoM
jaa kr iCp kr baOz gayaa. vaha^ baOz kr vah ]sa maiCyaaro kao
maarnao ko samaya ka [ntjaar krnao lagaa.
]sa samaya f,uMga hI caupcaap panaI kI trf doK rha qaa. panaI
ko BaUt nao saunaa ik vah caupcaap Bagavaana sao paqa-naa kr rha qaa ik
vah ]sakao kma sao kma kuC maCilayaa^ do do caaho vah ]sakao qaaoD,I saI
hI maCilayaa hI @yaaoM na do pr do do.
ifr ]sa panaI ko BaUt nao doKa ik f,uMga hI nao Apnao lakD,I ko
kTaoro maoM sao Apnao AaiKrI caavala Ka kr K%ma ikyao.
AaKIr maoM panaI ko BaUt nao ]sakao pkD,nao kI ]mmaId CaoD, dI
AaOr vah vaha sao jaanao hI vaalaa qaa ik tBaI ]sanao doKa ik ]saI
samaya vah maiCyaara nadI maoM sao Apnaa jaala samaoTnao ko ilayao ApnaI
naava ko ek trf kao Jauka.
basa ]sa BaUt kao maaOka imala gayaa AaOr ]sanao f,uMga hI kao kalao
AaOr AQaoro panaI maoM Qa@ka do idyaa.
dao imanaT tao f,uMga hI panaI ko BaUt kI pkD, sao laD,a pr ifr
baohaoSa hao gayaa. yah doK kr panaI ka BaUt bahut KuSa huAa.
]sakao lagaa ik vah maiCyaara mar gayaa AaOr vah KuSaI KuSaI ]sa
maiCyaaro ko SarIr kao nadI ko iknaaro KIMca laayaa.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 61 ~
vaha ]sanao nadI kI kIcaD, ]sako caohro pr malaI AaOr BaUt kI
ek gaaolaI ]sakI jabaana pr rK dI. ]sa maiCyaaro ko SarIr kao
BaUtaoM kI duinayaa maoM lao jaanao ko ilayao tOyaar krnao ko baad vah BaUt
Apnao [sa karnaamao kao samaud ko baadSaah yaona laao vaana40 kao batanao
ko ilayao vaha sao ijatnaI toja,I sao ]D, sakta qaa ]D, gayaa.
pr panaI ko BaUt nao ApnaI kamayaabaI ka ja,ra j,yaada jaldI hI
Andaja lagaa ilayaa @yaaoMik vah maiCyaara ABaI mara nahIM qaa vah tao
ABaIo kovala baohaoSa hI huAa qaa. ApnaI kamayaabaI kI KuSaI maoM
]%sauk panaI ko BaUt kao ]sako idla kI QaImaI QaImaI QaD,kna saunaayaI
hI nahIM dI.
vah maiCyaara kuC dor tk vahIM nadI ko iknaaro ibanaa ihlao Dulao
pD,a rha AaOr yah doKta rha ik panaI ka BaUt vaha sao gaayaba hao
gayaa ik nahIM.
yah p@ka krnao ko baad ik vah panaI ka BaUt vaha sao calaa
gayaa ]sanao vah BaUt kI gaaolaI Apnao mauh maoM sao inakala kr ApnaI
jaoba maoM rK laI, Apnao caohro kI kIcaD, nadI ko panaI sao saaf kI
AaOr Apnao Gar Baaga gayaa. Gar jaa kr ]sanao Apnao Gar ka drvaajaa
band kr ilayaa AaOr jaa kr saao gayaa.
40 Yen Lo Wan – the Emperor of the Sea
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 62 ~
jaba yah saba yaha^ QartI pr hao rha qaa tao samaud ka baadSaah
yaona laao vaana ]sa panaI ko BaUt sao ]sako ]sa maiCyaaro ko pkD,nao ka
hala sauna rha qaa.
maiCyaaro ko pkD,nao ka hala saunaa kr panaI ka BaUt Aba samaud
ko baadSaah sao paqa-naa kr rha qaa ik Aba tao vah ]sakao AadmaI
ko $p maoM pOda kr do.
yaona laao vaana Apnao Saanadar saaonao ko isaMhasana sao ]za, ]sanao
pasa maoM rKI maU^gao41 kI maoja pr sao “ijanda AaOr mauda - laaogaaoM kI
iktaba”42 ]zayaI AaOr ]sako pnnao plaT kr ]sa pnnao pr gayaa
jaha samaud maoM ABaI ABaI maro hue laaogaaoM ko naama ilaKo qao.
41 Coral – Coral is normally found in tropical seas throughout the world. It is basically a limestone formation or reefs. It comes in many colors. It gets its color from the algae it hosts. See its picture above. 42 Book of the Living and Dead
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 63 ~
kafI dor tk [Qar ]Qar doKnao ko baad BaI ]sakao ]sa iktaba
maoM ]sa maiCyaaro ka naama nahIM imalaa ijasako maarnao ka ijak vah panaI
ka BaUt kr rha qaa.
yah doK kr yaona laao vaana nao panaI ko ]sa BaUt sao pUCa —
“@yaa tumakao pUra yakIna hO ik vah maiCyaara mar gayaa qaa?”
panaI ka BaUt proSaana saa ja,aor sao icallaayaa — “ha mauJao pUra
yakIna hO ik vah maiCyaara mar gayaa qaa. QartI ka kao[- BaI AadmaI
Aapko panaI maoM tIna imanaT sao j,yaada ijanda kOsao rh sakta hO?”
samaud` ka baadSaah garjaa — “tumhoM pta hO ik yah tuma maoro pasa
Aaja iksaI maro hue kI khanaI lao kr caaOqaI baar Aayao hao AaOr
Aaja tuma ifr baovakUf bana gayao hao.
vah maiCyaara ABaI mara nahIM hO. maoro ilaKnao vaalao [sa iktaba
maoM naama ilaKnao maoM galatI nahIM kr sakto.
jaaAao jaldI nadI maoM vaapsa calao jaaAao AaOr [sasao phlao ik tuma
hmaoSaa ko ilayao AadmaI bana kr jaInao ka maaOka Kao baOzao ]sa AadmaI
ko mauh maoM sao vah BaUt kI gaaolaI vaapsa inakala laao.”
samaud` ko baadSaah nao Apnao koMkD,o43
caaOkIdaraoM kao baulavaayaa AaOr ]nasao kha ik
vao ]sa duKI panaI ko BaUt kao QartI tk
43 Translated for the word “Crab” – see its picture above.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 64 ~
vaapsa lao jaayaMo taik vah ]sa maiCyaaro ko mauh maoM sao BaUt vaalaI gaaolaI
inakala sako.
rajaa ka hukuma maana kr vao ]sakao QartI tk CaoD, Aayao.
vaha sao vah panaI ka BaUt nadI ko iknaaro tk daOD,a gayaa jaha
]sanao ]sa maiCyaaro ko SarIr kao CaoD,a qaa pr vaha tao kovala ]sako
SarIr ka inaSaana hI maaOjaUd qaa AaOr kuC nahIM. maiCyaara tao vaha^ sao
gaayaba hao cauka qaa.
badiksmat panaI ka BaUt ]sa maiCyaaro kao ZUZnao kao ilayao
pagalaaoM kI trh sao gaava ka Gar Gar Jaakta rha – kBaI ]na GaraoM
kI iKD,ikyaaoM maoM sao tao kBaI ]na GaraoM maoM banaI iJairyaaoM maoM sao.
ifr kBaI vah ]naka drvaajaa KTKTata AaOr jaOsao hI Gar ka
maailak drvaajaa Kaolata tao ]sa maiCyaaro kao na pa kr vah vaha sao
gaayaba hao jaata.
AaQaI rat sao phlao phlao vah ek GaMTo tk eosao hI ]sa
maiCyaaro kao ZUZta rha pr vah ]sakao khIM nahIM imalaa. AaKIr maoM
]sakao ]sa maiCyaaro ka lakD,I ka banaa Gar imala hI gayaa.
vah ]sa maiCyaaro ko Gar ka drvaajaa tba tk KTKTata rha
jaba tk ik vah Apnao ibastr sao ]z kr yah doKnao pr majabaUr
nahIM hao gayaa ik vaha @yaa hao rha qaa. kaOna ]saka drvaajaa
KTKTa rha qaa.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 65 ~
AaQao saaoto hue maiCyaaro nao Apnao drvaajao kao bahut qaaoD,a saa
Kaola kr ]samaoM sao baahr Jaa^ka pr baahr bahut A^Qaora qaa [sailayao
]sakao kuC idKayaI nahIM idyaa.
]sanao drvaajaa qaaoD,a saa AaOr Kaolaa taik vah Apnao Gar ko
Aagao banao CaoTo sao baramado kao zIk sao doK sako. vaha^ ]sanao doKa
ik lakD,I ko ek la{o ko saharo KD,a KD,a panaI ka BaUt isasak
rha qaa.
panaI ko BaUt nao isasakto isasakto hI maiCyaaro sao paqa-naa kI —
“maoro maiCyaaro Baa[ -, tuma kma sao kma mauJao maorI vah BaUt kI gaaolaI tao
vaapsa kr dao nahIM tao maOM ifr kBaI [sa QartI pr nahIM Aa
pa}^gaa.”
maiCyaaro kao ]sa BaUt pr dyaa Aa gayaI. vah turnt hI Gar ko
Andr daOD, gayaa AaOr BaUt kI vah kImatI gaaolaI lao kr vaapsa Aa
gayaa.
pr vah ]sa gaaolaI kao kovala [sa Sat- pr laaOTanao ko ilayao tOyaar
qaa ik vah BaUt ]saka maClaI ka jaala hmaoSaa hI maCilayaaoM sao Bar
idyaa krogaa. BaUt kao ]sakI yah Sat- maananaI pD,I. maiCyaaro nao ]sa
BaUt kI gaaolaI ]sakao laaOTa dI AaOr vah BaUt ]sasao vah gaaolaI lao kr
vaha sao vaapsa calaa gayaa.
]sa idna ko baad sao tao ]sa maiCyaaro kI maCilayaaoM ka iSakar
dsa gaunaa baZ, gayaa. Aba tao A@sar hI ]sakI naava maCilayaaoM sao
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 66 ~
[tnaI j,yaada BarI rhtI ik ]sakao hmaoSaa hI yah lagata rhta ik
vah nadI ko iknaaro tk saurixat phu^ca BaI payaogaa yaa nahIM.
phlao tao vah panaI ka BaUt jaba maCilayaa^ ]sa maiCyaaro kI
trf Qakolata tao vah panaI kI sath ko zIk naIcao hI rhta pr
baad maoM ifr vah maiCyaaro sao baat krnao ko ilayao panaI kI sath ko
}pr BaI idKayaI donao lagaa.
jaldI hI daonaaoM AcCo daost bana gayao. ]nakI phlaI maulaakat
ko zIk ek mahInao ko baad ek idna maiCyaaro nao panaI ko BaUt kao
Apnao Gar Saama ko Kanao ko ilayao baulaayaa.
Aba daonaaoM kao ek dUsaro ka saaqa [tnaa AcCa laganao lagaa ik
vao maiCyaaro ko Gar maoM Kanaa Kanao ko ilayao hFto maoM dao baar imalanao
lagao.
ek idna saubah saubah panaI ka BaUt maiCyaaro ko Gar Aayaa AaOr
]saka haqa pkD, kr baaolaa — “mauJao tumhoM yah batato hue bahut
Afsaaosa hao rha hO daost pr Aba mauJao tumhoM CaoD,naa pD,ogaa.”
maiCyaara AaScaya- sao baaolaa — “@yaaoM? @yaa huAa?”
panaI ka BaUt KuSa hao kr baaolaa — “Aaja Saama kao ek
bauiZ,yaa ]sa kIcaD, vaalaI nadI ko iknaaro AayaogaI AaOr Agar maOM vaha
sao ]sakao ek hlka saa BaI Qa@ka dUgaa tao vah nadI ko panaI maoM igar
jaayaogaI AaOr gahro panaI maoM DUba jaayaogaI.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 67 ~
yah maorI iksmat badlanao ko ilayao bahut hI AcCa maaOka hO. tuma
maoro bahut hI AcCo daost rho hao. mauJao tumakao CaoD,to hue bahut duK
hao rha hO pr maoro pasa [sako Alaavaa AaOr kao[- caara nahIM hO.”
maiCyaara icallaayaa — “ek imanaT, ek imanaT. mauJao maalaUma hO
ik tumharo ilayao [sa Aa%maa kI duinayaa^ sao baahr inaklanaa iktnaa
ja$rI hO pr tuma ek BaaolaI BaalaI bauiZ,yaa kao [sa trh sao nahIM maar
sakto.
tuma ]sakao [tnaI dd-naak maaOt kOsao do sakto hao AaOr ifr mauJao
maClaI pkD,nao maoM kaOna sahayata krogaa? tumharo ibanaa tao maOM ija,nda
BaI kOsao rhUgaa?”
k[- mahInaaoM sao saaqa saaqa rhto panaI ka BaUt Aba Apnao nayao
daost maiCyaaro kI bahut prvaah krnao lagaa qaa saao vah maiCyaaro kI
maoja pr baOz gayaa AaOr [sa samasyaa ka kuC hla saaocanao lagaa. daonaaoM
daost bahut dor tk caupcaap baOzo rho.
AaiKr panaI ka BaUt maiCyaaro kI baat maanata huAa baaolaa —
“zIk hO. maOM Apnaa yah kama tIna saala ko ilayao raok dota hU^.”
AaOr [sa vaayado ko Anausaar tIna saala tk ]sa nadI maoM ifr
kao[- nahIM DUbaa. vao daonaaoM raoja JaIla ko iknaaro imalato, A@sar
maiCyaaro ko Gar saaqa saaqa Kanaa Kato AaOr %yaaOharaoM pr tao A@sar
vah panaI ka BaUt maiCyaaro ko Gar maoM hI rh jaata.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 68 ~
pr ifr ek idna eosaa Aayaa jaba panaI ko BaUt nao ek tOrak
kao Dubaaonao ka ivacaar ikyaa AaOr maiCyaaro ko yah baat batayaI pr
ek baar ifr ]sakao maiCyaaro kI baat maananaI pD,I AaOr vah tOrak
marnao sao baca gayaa.
ek idna vah panaI ka BaUt maiCyaaro sao ifr baaolaa — “kla
ek javaana laD,ka nadI maoM tOrnao jaayaogaa AaOr maOM ]sakao nadI kI tlaI
maoM Dubaao dUgaa. AaOr tuma Qyaana sao sauna laao [sa baar tuma mauJao nahIM
raokaogao @yaaoMik maOM [sa nadI maoM hmaoSaa ko ilayao nahIM rh sakta.”
[sa baar maiCyaara kuC nahIM baaolaa. vah duKI hao kr fSa- kI
trf doKta rha AaOr Apnaa isar ihlaata rha. panaI ka BaUt yah
saba ]sasao kh kr vaha^ sao calaa gayaa.
Agalao idna maiCyaara raoja kI trh sao ApnaI naava lao kr nadI
ko baIca maoM gayaa.
jaOsao hI vah Apnaa maClaI pkD,nao vaalaa
jaala nadI maoM Dala rha qaa ik ]sanao ek
laD,ko kao nadI iknaaro rssaI kUdto hue doKa
tao ]sanao Apnaa jaala tao CaoD, idyaa AaOr
ApnaI naava kI ptvaar pkD, kr ]sao iknaaro
kI trf lao calaa jaha^ vah laD,ka panaI maoM
Gausanao kI kaoiSaSa kr rha qaa.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 69 ~
maiCyaara vahIM sao icallaayaa — “e laD,ko, tuma ABaI ABaI
Apnao Gar calao jaaAao. tumharI maa^ tumakao baulaa rhI hO. Agar tuma
ABaI ABaI Gar nahIM gayao tao vah tumakao AalasaI haonao ko ilayao bahut
maarogaI.”
laD,ka yah sauna kr Dr gayaa AaOr Apnao Gar Baaga gayaa. [Qar
maiCyaara BaI santuYT hao kr Apnaa jaala doKnao ko ilayao vaapsa laaOT
Aayaa.
]sa Saama kao panaI ka BaUt jaba maiCyaaro ko Gar Aayaa tao bahut
naaraja qaa pr maiCyaaro kao ]sakI [sa baat ka pta qaa saao ]sanao
]sako Saama ko Kanao ko ilayao bahut svaaddar maClaI AaOr maa^sa pka
kr maoja pr sajaa rKa qaa.
jaOsao hI panaI ka BaUt ]sako Gar maoM Gausaa tao maiCyaaro nao ]sasao
maafI maa^gato hue kha — “mauJao maalaUma hO maoro daost ik tuma mauJasao
gaussaa hao pr ja,ra saaocaao ]sa laD,ko ko Aagao tao ABaI pUrI ijandgaI
pD,I hO AaOr tuma ]sakao ABaI sao maar donaa caahto qao.”
maiCyaara Aagao baaolaa — “doKao tuma mauJao [lajaama mat donaa pr
Aba maOM tumharo kamaaoM maoM ibalkula BaI dKla nahIM dU^gaa.”
maiCyaaro ko SabdaoM sao santuYT haoto hue AaOr Kanao ko laalaca maoM
vah panaI ka BaUt vahIM Kanaa Kanao baOz gayaa. [sako baad yah
maamalaa ifr hmaoSaa ko ilayao band hao gayaa.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 70 ~
ifr kuC saala baIt gayao. daonaaoM kI daostI calatI rhI. pr
ek idna ifr jaba panaI ka BaUt maiCyaaro ko Gar Kanaa Ka rha qaa
tao BaUt ka QaIrja ifr sao CUT gayaa AaOr vah maiCyaaro sao baaolaa ik
Aba ]sako nadI CaoD,nao ka samaya Aa gayaa qaa.
bahut hI BaarI idla sao ]sanao maiCyaaro kao Apnaa Plaana batayaa.
vah baaolaa — “tumakao maalaUma hO ik maOM tumharI bahut prvaah
krta hU pr ja,ra tuma ApnaI ijandgaI sao maorI [sa BaUityaa ijandgaI
kI jaao maOM nadI kI tlaI maoM ibatata hU^ tulanaa tao krao. jaba tk maOM
ApnaI sahayata Apnao Aap nahIM k$^gaa maOM hmaoSaa ko ilayao yahIM pD,a
rh jaa}^gaa.
AaOr jaba tuma mar jaaAaogao tao maora [sa duinayaa^ maoM kao[- BaI daost
nahIM rh jaayaogaa [sailayao mauJao Apnao Aapkao bacaanao ko ilayao kuC na
kuC tao krnaa hI caaihyao.
maOMnao saunaa hO ik tumharI pD,aosana caa^ga Saana44 Apnao pit sao bahut
JagaD,a krtI hO. AaOr mauJao eosaa BaI pta calaa hO ik kla vah nadI
maoM DUba kr Aa%mah%yaa krnao vaalaI hO.
[sa trh sao [sa baar maOM iksaI kao maar nahIM rha bailk vah
Apnao Aap hI marnao jaa rhI hO. [sailayao [sa baar tuma mauJakao iksaI
kao maarnao ka [lajaama nahIM do sakto. AaOr ha^ doKao maoro [sa kama maoM
kao[- raok Taok BaI mat lagaanaa.”
44 Chang Shan – the name of the fisherman’s neighbor
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 71 ~
yah Kbar sauna kr tao maiCyaara sakto maoM Aa gayaa. ]sakao tao
[sa baat ka pta hI nahIM qaa ik vao daonaaoM laD,to BaI qao. halaa^ik
]sanao panaI ko BaUt ko maamalaaoM maoM dKla na donao ka vaayada ikyaa qaa
pr ifr BaI ]sanao mana hI mana caaga Saana kI sahayata krnao ka
fOsalaa kr ilayaa.
]sa rat maiCyaaro kao rat Bar naIMd nahIM AayaI. vah Apnao
Aagao ko Plaana ko baaro maoM hI saaocata rha ik ]sao @yaa krnaa hO.
saubah ]sanao inaScaya ikyaa ik vah ApnaI daostI kao da^va pr lagaa
kr BaI ]sa s~I kao bacaayaogaa.
maiCyaara saubah kao nahayaa BaI nahIM, ]sanao kuC Kayaa BaI nahIM
AaOr Apnao baalaaoM maoM kMGaI BaI nahIM kI. basa turnt hI kpD,o phna
kr vah nadI kI trf cala idyaa.
vah basa samaya sao hI nadI pr phuca
payaa @yaaoMik caaga Saana tBaI tBaI nadI ko
Ba^var maoM kUdI qaI. yah doK kr vah Kud
BaI ]sako pICo pICo nadI maoM kUd gayaa.
Ba^var kI toja lahroM daonaaoM kao nadI kI tlaI kI trf lao gayaIM.
maiCyaaro nao ]sa s~I kao pkD, tao ilayaa pr vah baohaoSa hao gayaI qaI.
ifr BaI ]sanao ]sakao AaOr Kud kao baahr inakalanao maoM ApnaI pUrI
takt lagaa dI.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 72 ~
panaI ka BaUt doKta rha pr ]sanao daonaaoM kao na tao bacaanao kI
kao[- kaoiSaSa kI AaOr na hI maarnao kI kaoiSaSa kI. vah basa ApnaI
iksmat ka [ntjaar krta rha. kuC dor baad maiCyaara caa^ga Saana
kao baahr lao kr Aa gayaa AaOr ]sakao ]sako pit ko pasa CaoD,
Aayaa.
]sa rat BaUt nao maiCyaaro ka drvaajaa KTKTayaa. ibanaa iksaI
javaaba kI ]mmaId ko panaI ka BaUt Andr Aayaa AaOr ibanaa kuC
baaolao hI rsaao[-Gar kI maoja pr baOz gayaa.
maiCyaaro nao ]sakao ApnaI kuC safa[- donaI caahI pr panaI ko
BaUt nao ]sakao kuC BaI khnao sao phlao hI raok idyaa.
vah baaolaa — “maOM yaha tumakao kuC khnao yaa tumharo }pr
icallaanao nahIM Aayaa hU. mauJao maalaUma hO ik tumanao ]sa s~I kao @yaaoM
bacaayaa AaOr mauJao yah BaI maalaUma hO ik tumanao yah [rada eosao hI nahIM
ikyaa haogaa.
mauJao yah BaI maalaUma hO ik tuma maorI iktnaI prvaah krto hao pr
saaqa maoM tuma AadimayaaoM kI ija,ndigayaaoM kI BaI prvaah krto hao. [saI
ilayao maOM vaayada krta hU^ ik maOM Kud Aba iksaI kao nahIM maa$gaa.
vao Apnao Aap hI maroM tao maroM. jaao kuC mauJao Bagavaana nao idyaa hO
maOM ]saI kao svaIkar krta hU.”
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 73 ~
maiCyaaro nao jaba panaI ko BaUt ko yao Sabd saunao tao ]sakao lagaa
ik ijatnao BaI daost ]sanao ApnaI ija,ndgaI maoM banaayao qao ]na sabamaoM yah
BaUt ]saka sabasao AcCa daost qaa.
[sa GaTnaa ko baad panaI ko BaUt AaOr maiCyaaro daonaaoM nao bahut
saara samaya Kanao pInao, taSa Kolanao, maClaI pkD,nao maoM ibata idyaa.
]nakI phlaI maulaakat sao Aaja tk dsa saala gaujar gayao qao AaOr
panaI ko BaUt nao iksaI kao kao[- nauksaana nahIM phu^caayaa qaa.
[sa baIca samaud ko baadSaah ko mahla maoM yaona laao vaana ApnaI saaro
laaogaaoM pr zIk sao najar rKo qaa. ]sako dUsaro BaUt AaOr Aa%maae
badiksmat laaogaaoM kao Dubaao doto qao AaOr ]nakI jagah AadmaI bana jaato
qao jabaik ]saka yah panaI ka BaUt huMga maaAao pa[- Apnao xao~ maoM
Aanao vaalao iksaI BaI AadmaI kao kao[- nauksaana nahIM phu^caata qaa.
]sa panaI ko BaUt nao baD,I nama`ta sao ApnaI iksmat kao hI
svaIkar kr ilayaa qaa. [sakao doK kr jaoD baadSaah kao BaI
AaScaya- haota qaa.
yah doK kr ]sanao Apnao mahla maoM ApnaI ka]insala baulaayaI
jaha samaud ko baadSaah yaona laao vaana nao jaoD baadSaah sao panaI ko BaUt
kI tr@kI kI isafairSa kI tao jaoD baadSaah nao panaI ko BaUt kao
ija,laa ko dovata caoMga huAa^ga45 ko pd pr tr@kI krnao ka fOsalaa
ikyaa AaOr ]sakao vah pd do idyaa.
45 Cheng Huang god, the District god
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 74 ~
ptJaD, ko maaOsama kI ek Saama kao jaba panaI ka BaUt maiCyaaro
ko Gar jaanao ko ilayao nadI kI gahra[yaaoM sao }pr ]za tao ]sakao jaoD
baadSaah ka vaja,Ir46 saamanao hI imala gayaa. ]sako haqa maoM ]sakI
tr@kI ka kagaja qaa.
vah tr@kI doK kr panaI ka BaUt bahut KuSa huAa AaOr
ApnaI KuSaI iCpa na saka. vah ApnaI tr@kI ka kagaja lao kr
turnt hI maiCyaaro ko Gar kI trf daOD, gayaa.
pr maiCyaara tba tk baajaar sao nahIM laaOTa qaa AaOr panaI ka
BaUt Apnaa samaya barbaad nahIM krnaa caahta qaa saao ]sanao ]sako ilayao
Apnao nayao Gar maoM Aanao ko ilayao ek nyaaOta CaoD,a AaOr Apnaa }caa
Aaohda laonao ko ilayao vaha sao ]D, gayaa.
jaba maiCyaara baajaar sao laaOTa tao ]sanao Apnao Gar maoM panaI ko
BaUt ka vah nyaaOta payaa tao ]sakao ivaSvaasa hao gayaa ik [sa dovata
kao ja$r hI kuC galatfhmaI hao gayaI hO.
kafI idnaaoM tk maiCyaara yah tya nahIM kr payaa ik vah @yaa
kro – vah vaha^ jaayao yaa nahIM jaayao. pr @yaaoMik nyaaOto ka idna pasa
Aa rha qaa [sailayao ]sakao kuC tao inaScaya krnaa hI qaa saao ]sanao
vah nyaaOta svaIkar krnao ka inaScaya ikyaa.
46 Translated for the word “Prime Minister”.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 75 ~
ek baat AaOr BaI qaI ik ijasa idna sao maiCyaaro nao vah nyaaOta
Apnao rsaao[-Gar kI maoja pr payaa qaa tba sao lao kr Aaja tk ]sanao
panaI ko BaUt kao nahIM doKa qaa.
vah raoja nadI ko iknaaro pr BaI jaata AaOr ]sakao nadI ko gahro
panaI maoM pukarta pr ]sao kao[- javaaba hI nahIM imalata. vah raoja
]saka [ntjaar krta ik vah ]sako Gar ka drvaajaa KTKTayaogaa
pr vaOsaa BaI kBaI nahIM huAa.
idna pr idna maiCyaaro ko iSakar kI maCilayaaoM kI iganatI kma
haotI jaa rhI qaIM pr yah saba ]sako ilayao Apnao daost kao Kaonao ko
saamanao kuC nahIM qaa.
ifr vah idna BaI Aayaa jaba maiCyaaro kao caoMga huAaga ko maindr
jaanaa qaa. vah vaha phu^caa pr vaha kI tao jamaIna AaOr maindr daonaaoM
hI KalaI pD,o qao. Saama hao calaI qaI AaOr maindr ko KmBaaoM AaOr poD,aoM
kI pi<ayaaoM sao hao kr hlkI hvaa bah inaklaI qaI.
maiCyaara ApnaI yaa~a sao qak gayaa qaa saao ]sanao maindr ko
saamanao pD,I ek p%qar kI baOnca pr pD,I pi<ayaa^ saaf kI, ]sa pr
ApnaI saUtI jaOkoT ibaCayaI AaOr Aarama krnao ko ilayao laoT gayaa.
qaka qaa [sailayao laoTto hI saao gayaa.
sapnao maoM ]sanao Apnao daost panaI ko BaUt kao caoMga huAaga ko
kpD,o phnao doKa. ]saka daost ]sako pasa Aayaa AaOr ]sanao ]sakao
ek saaonao kI PlaoT dI ijasamaoM maasa rKa huAa qaa. ]sa maa^sa maoM sao
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 76 ~
bahut hI AcCI KuSabaU ]D, rhI qaI AaOr ]sako saaqa maoM ek bahut hI
mauiSkla sao imalanao vaalaI maClaI BaI rKI hu[- qaI.
vah panaI ka BaUt ]sako pasa caupcaap KD,a rha AaOr vah
maiCyaara Kanaa Kata rha. jaba maiCyaaro ka Kanaa K%ma hao gayaa
tao panaI ko BaUt nao saaonao ko isa@kaoM sao Bara ek BaarI qaOlaa ]sakI
gaaod maoM rK idyaa.
ifr ]sako saamanao Jauk kr baaolaa — “maoro AcCo daost, Agar
tuma maoro daost na haoto tao maOMnao Aba tk bahut saaro laaoga maar idyao
haoto.
pr tumanao mauJao ]sa pap sao bacaa ilayaa AaOr Aba maOM tumharo saamanao
tumakao Qanyavaad donao ko ilayao Apnaa isar Jaukata hU^. Aba tuma mauJao
kBaI nahIM doK paAaogao pr tuma hmaoSaa maoro KyaalaaoM ma oM rhaogao.” AaOr
]sako baad vah panaI ka BaUt maiCyaaro ko sapnao maoM sao calaa gayaa.
jaba maiCyaaro kI Aa^K KulaI tao idna inakla rha qaa. jaOsao hI
vah ApnaI jaOkoT ]zanao ko ilayao AaOr maindr sao jaanao ko ilayao baOnca
sao ]za ek BaarI saa saaonao sao Bara qaOlaa ]sakI gaaod sao naIcao jamaIna
pr igar pD,a.
maiCyaara ]sa qaOlao kao lao kr Gar calaa gayaa AaOr saaocanao lagaa
ik vah kovala ]saka sapnaa hI nahIM qaa bailk ]sanao saca maoM hI
Apnao BaUt daost kao doKa qaa.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 77 ~
]sanao Apnao daost ko idyao hue pOsao kao baD,I A@lamandI sao Kca-
ikyaa AaOr ek bahut hI AmaIr vyaaparI bana gayaa. ]sa idna ko
baad vah ]sa nadI maoM kBaI maClaI pkD,nao nahIM gayaa AaOr na hI kBaI
kao[- vaha^ DUbaa.
pr ]sa idna ko baad sao vah raoja ]sa nadI ko iknaaro ja$r
jaata AaOr caoMga huAa^ga dovata kI p`aqa-naa krta.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 78 ~
9 saaOdagar ka badlaa47
laU SaI caaga48 jaba pndh saala ka qaa tBaI ]sanao Apnao garIba
pirvaar kao CaoD, idyaa qaa AaOr pasa ko ek Sahr maoM kama ZUZnao
calaa gayaa qaa.
vaha jaa kr vah ek isalk ko saaOdagar ko saaqa kama krnao
lagaa. ApnaI maohnat AaOr ApnaI haoiSayaarI sao ]sakao Apnao kama
kI jaanakarI BaI bahut AcCI hao gayaI qaI.
bahut saaro laaoga ]sakao jaananao lagao AaOr ]sakI [j,ja,t krnao
lagao. jaba tk vah tIsa saala ka huAa tao vah Apnao pant maoM sabasao
j,yaada AmaIr isalk ka saaOdagar bana gayaa qaa.
pr vah Apnaa Gar nahIM BaUlaa AaOr ]sanao inaScaya ikyaa ik vah
Aba Apnao Gar laaOTogaa AaOr jaa kr Apnao baUZ,o maata ipta kI saovaa
krogaa.
ek idna vasant kI ek saubah kao ]sanao
dao GaaoD,aoM pr saaonaa, jaoD49, haqaI da^t AaOr
isalk laadI AaOr Apnao Gar cala idyaa.
47 The Merchant’s Revenge – a myth from China, Asia. Adapted from the book, “Chinese Myths and Legends” translated by Kwok Man Ho. 2011. Its English version may be read at https://www.scribd.com/doc/57934877/Chinese-Myths-and-Legends 48 Liu Shih Chang – name of the silk and jade merchant 49 Jade is a semi-gemstone most commonly found in eastern Asian countries, China, Taiwan, Philippines, etc. See its picture above.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 79 ~
jaha vah kama krta qaa vaha^ sao ]sako Apnao gaa^va ka rasta
dao idna ka qaa saao jaba phlao idna rat hu[- tao vah ABaI BaI Apnao
Gar sao AaQao rasto dUr qaa. [sailayao ]sanao rasto maoM ek saraya maoM
ruknao ka inaScaya ikyaa.
k[- GaMTaoM tk vah saraya ZUZta rha pr ]sakao kao[- saraya hI
nahIM imalaI. AaiKr ek ima+I ko bartna banaanao vaalao kumhar ko Gar
ko drvaajao pr ]sakao ek laalaTona jalatI idKayaI do gayaI. vah
vahIM calaa gayaa AaOr vaha^ jaa kr ]sanao ]sako Gar ka drvaajaa
KTKTayaa AaOr rat kao rhnao kI jagah maa^gaI.
pr badiksmatI sao ]sanao ]sa gaava ko sabasao j,yaada laalacaI
AadmaI ko Gar ka drvaajaa KTKTa idyaa qaa. jaOsao hI ]sa kumhar
AaOr ]sakI p%naI nao Gar ka drvaajaa Kaolaa tao ]nhaoMnao ]sa saaOdagar
ko GaaoD,aoM pr ba^Qao kImatI kpD,o AaOr kImatI caIja,aoM sao Baro qaOlao
doKo.
daonaaoM ko mana maoM ]sa saamaana kao cauranao ka laalaca [tnaa j,yaada
hao gayaa ik ]nhaoMnao ]sa saaOdagar kao turnt hI Andr baulaa ilayaa
AaOr Kanaa iKlaayaa.
jaOsao hI vah saaOdagar caavala Kanao baOza ik caa} ta[-50 nao laU
SaI caa^ga ko isar pr [tnao ja,aor sao hqaaOD,a maara ik ]saka isar fT
gayaa AaOr vah vahIM mar gayaa.
50 Chau Tai – the name of the pot maker
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 80 ~
A^Qaoro maoM hI pit p%naI daonaaoM imala kr ]sako SarIr kao Apnao
Gar ko pICo lao gayao AaOr ek gahrI kba` Kaod kr ]samaoM ]sao gaaD,
idyaa.
kumhar tao rat Bar maoM hI AmaIr hao gayaa yah Kbar saaro gaa^va maoM
bahut jaldI hI fOla gayaI. AaOr yah Kbar ]sa kumhar kao ek pOsao
]Qaar donao vaalao caa^ga pa[- kU51 ko kana maoM BaI pD,I.
]sa kumhar nao ]sa pOsao ]Qaar donao vaalao sao
kuC pOsaa ]Qaar lao rKa qaa saao vah turnt hI
Apnao GaaoD,o pr jaIna52 ksa kr AaOr ]sa pr baOz
kr bartna banaanao vaalao kumhar sao Apnaa pOsaa
vasaUla krnao cala idyaa.
jaba caaga pa[- kU kumhar ko Gar phu^caa tao ]sakao tao ]sako Gar
maoM badlaava doK kr ivaSvaasa hI nahIM huAa ik vah ]saI kumhar ka
Gar qaa ijasakao ]sanao pOsaa ]Qaar idyaa qaa.
]sanao Apnao Gar maoM dao bahut saundr saaonao vaalao kmaro banavaa ilayao
qao ijanako Aagao ek laaoho ka baramada qaa. jaha ]sako makana maoM
phlao JaaiD,yaaoM sao Bara ek maOdana qaa vaha ]sanao ek p%qar ka
baagaIcaa AaOr ek maClaI sao Bara talaaba banavaa ilayaa qaa.
51 Chang Pai Ku – name of the money lender 52 Translated for the word “Saddle” – see its picture above.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 81 ~
halaa^ik ]sako Gar maoM yao saba KrcaIlao badlaava qao jabaik [sa
baIca ]sakI dUkana sao ek BaI kTaora yaa jaga yaa kao[- AaOr bartna
nahIM baocaa gayaa qaa.
]sako Apnao puranao ima+I ko bartnaaoM pr BaI QaUla jamaI pD,I qaI
@yaaoMik ]sakI dUkana tao janata ko ilayao bahut idnaaoM sao KulaI hI nahIM
qaI. tao ifr ]sako pasa yah pOsaa Aayaa kha sao?
caaga pa[- kU nao kumhar kI dUkana ka drvaajaa KTKTayaa tao
]sanao caa^ga pa[- kU ka baD,o poma sao svaagat ikyaa AaOr kha —
“AaAao, mauJao maalaUma hO ik tuma yaha^ @yaaoM Aayao hao. tuma mauJasao pOsaa
]Qaar maaganaa caahto hao. maOM zIk baaola rha hU^ na?”
caaga pa[- kU AaScaya- sao baalaa — “yah tuma @yaa kh rho hao?
pOsaa AaOr tumasao ]Qaar maa^ganao? mauJao yakIna hO ik tuma Apnaa ]Qaar
BaUlao nahIM hao.”
kumhar ifr baaolaa — “maoro daost, Aba tumakao ApnaI garIbaI pr
Sarmaanao kI ja$rt nahIM hO. mauJao maalaUma hO ik tuma mauJasao dana laonao
ko ilayao Aayao hao ifr [samaoM yah bahanaa banaanao kI @yaa ja$rt hO ik
maOMnao tumasao ]Qaar lao rKa hO. tuma caahao tao vaOsao hI mauJasao pOsao ]Qaar
maa^ga sakto hao.”
pOsao ]Qaar donao vaalao nao kha — “yah tuma @yaa kh rho hao tuma
AcCI trh jaanato hao ik maOMnao tumakao jaaD,o ko maaOsama maoM Kanaa
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 82 ~
KrIdnao ko ilayao kafI pOsao ]Qaar idyao qao. jaba tk tuma maora vah
]Qaar vaapsa nahIM kr doto tba tk maOM yaha^ sao ihlanao vaalaa nahIM
hU^.” pr kumhar nao ]sakaoo ]Qaar donao sao saaf manaa kr idyaa AaOr
daonaaoM caupcaap KD,o rh gayao.
Ant maoM kumhar nao ApnaI kmar sao laTka
rssaI KIMcanao sao Kulanao band haonao vaalaa camaD,o
ka ek qaOlaa Kaolaa AaOr ]sa qaOlao ko isa@ko
]sako saamanao fSa- pr Dalato hue hue kha
— “yah laao AaOr iKsakao yaha sao. AaOr maoro
[sa dana ko ilayao maora Qanyavaad krao.”
ifr vah kumhar caa^ga pa[- kU kao haqaaoM pr calato AaOr ]na
isa@kaoM kao fSa- pr sao ]zato doKta rha. caaga pa[- kU nao ]na
isa@kaoM kao ]za kr iganaa tao vao tao ABaI BaI ]sako ]Qaar idyao hue
pOsaaoM sao kma qao.
]sanao Apnao ]Qaar kI rkma pUrI krnao ko
ilayao kumhar kI ima+I kI ek PlaoT ]za laI
AaOr Apnao kaoT ko Andr rK laI AaOr gaussao maoM
Bar kr vaha^ sao Apnao Gar cala idyaa jaao dUr jaMgala ko ]sa par qaa.
jaba vah jaMgala maoM AaQao rasto maoM phu^caa tao bahut ja,aor sao hvaa
calanao lagaI ijasasao vaha ko poD, bahut ja,aor ja,aor sao ihlanao lagao AaOr
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 83 ~
vah hvaa ]sakao ]sakI saUtI jaOkoT ko Andr ]sako badna kao kaTnao
lagaI. zMD ]sakI hiD\DyaaoM tk phu^ca rhI qaI.
phlao tao vah ]sa zMD sao ka^pnao lagaa ifr CIMknao lagaa. ]sa
kI vah CIMk BaI [tnao ja,aor kI qaI ik ]sa CIMk ko saaqa hI kumhar
kI jaao ima+I kI PlaoT vah Apnao kaoT mao rK kr laayaa qaa baahr
inakla kr naIcao jamaIna pr igar pD,I.
Bagavaana ka Qanyavaad ik vah PlaoT naIcao igar kr TUTI nahIM.
]sako igarto hI ek Aavaaja AayaI — “ja ,ra sa^Baala ko. dd-
haota hO.”
caaga pa[- kU nao vah PlaoT ]za kr ifr jaoba maoM rK laI AaOr
caaOMk kr [Qar ]Qar doKa ik vah Aavaaja ikQar sao Aa rhI qaI pr
]sakao hvaa sao ihlato p<aaoM ko Alaavaa AaOr khIM kuC BaI idKayaI
nahIM idyaa.
]sakao lagaa ik yah saba Saayad ]saka Kyaala haogaa AaOr yahI
saaoca kr vah Aagao baZ, calaa. laoikna vahI Aavaaja ]sakao ifr sao
AayaI ik vah qaaoD,a QaIro QaIro calao.
caaga pa[- kU nao ifr ]sa Aavaaja kao Tala idyaa AaOr vah Apnao
Gar phucanao ko ilayao AaOr toja,I sao jaanao lagaa. jaba vah Apnao rsaao[-
Gar maoM phu^caa tao ]sanao vah ima+I kI PlaoT ek lakD,I kI kursaI pr
rK dI.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 84 ~
pr vah Aavaaja dd- sao ifr sao icallaayaI tao Aba kI baar caaga
pa[- kU kao ivaSvaasa hao gayaa ik vah Aavaaja ]sa ima+I kI PlaoT sao
hI Aa rhI qaI. ]sanao vah PlaoT ]za laI AaOr Apnao kana sao lagaa
laI.
vah Aavaaja ifr baaolaI — “ha ha^, maOM [sa ima+I kI PlaoT maoM hI
hU^. maorI sahayata krao caa^ga. maora KUna ikyaa gayaa hO. maorI
sahayata krao taik maoro KUna kao nyaaya imala sako.”
caaga pa[- kU nao ]sasao pUCa — “@yaa tuma kao[ - BaUt hao?”
[sa savaala pr vah PlaoT caup rhI pr ifr BaI vah ]sasao Apnao
savaala pUCta rha — “tuma iksa trh kI Aa%maa hao? tuma [sa ima+I
kI PlaoT maoM @yaaoM iCpI hao? tumhoM iksanao maara hO?”
tba laU SaI caa^ga nao ]sakao batayaa ik ]saka KUna kOsao huAa qaa
AaOr iksa trh sao ]sakao kumhar ko pICo ko baagaIcao maoM gaaD,a gayaa
qaa. ifr iksa trh KUna haonao ko baad laU SaI caa^ga kI Aa%maa ]sa
laala ima+I maoM calaI gayaI qaI ijasamaoM ]sakao gaaD,a gayaa qaa.
]sako KUna ko k[- idna baad ]sa kumhar nao ]sakI kba` sao ima+I
inakala kr ek ima+I kI PlaoT banaayaI AaOr yah vahI PlaoT qaI ijasao
[sa samaya caaga pa[- kU Apnao haqa maoM pkD,o hue qaa.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 85 ~
Aba yah Aa%maa iksaI eosao AadmaI kI sahayata kI tlaaSa maoM
qaI jaao ]sako KUna kao vaha ko ijalaa jaja paAao kuMga53 kao jaa kr
bata sakta AaOr ]sakao nyaaya idlavaa sakta.
jaba laU SaI caa^ga ApnaI khanaI saunaa cauka tao ]sa PlaoT sao Aa^saU
Tpk pD,o. caa^ga pa[- kU ek raotI hu[- PlaoT doK kr caaOMk gayaa.
PlaoT ko Aa^saU doK kr ]sanao inaScaya ikyaa ik vah ]sa AadmaI ko
saaqa ja$r hI nyaaya krogaa.
Agalao idna saubah savaoro hI ]sanao vah PlaoT ek isalk ko kpD,o
maoM lapoTI AaOr pasa ko ek Sahr kI Adalat kI trf cala idyaa.
jaba vah ijalaa maijasT/oT paAao kuMga kI Adalat ko drvaajao pr
phu^caa tao ]sanao ]sa ima+I kI PlaoT kI pUrI khanaI saunaayaI AaOr
turnt hI ijalaa maijasT/oT sao imalanao kI [jaaja,t maa^gaI. ]sakao turnt
hI maijasT/oT ko saamanao lao jaayaa gayaa.
jaja A@lamand qaa. ]sanao caa^ga pa[- kU kI saarI khanaI baD,o
Qyaana sao saunaI AaOr ifr PlaoT maoM basaI Aa%maa sao pUCa ik vah kaOna
qaI. pr laU SaI caa^ga nao ek BaI Sabd nahIM baaolaa.
[sa pr ijalaa maijasTo/T paAao kuMga nao vah PlaoT ]zayaI AaOr
Apnao kana ko pasa laa kr ]sasao ifr pUCa — “Aao PlaoT kI
Aa%maa, mauJasao baat krao.” pr vah PlaoT ifr BaI caup rhI.
53 Pao Kung – the District Magistrate
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 86 ~
paAao kuMga nao saaocaa ik “lagata hO yah pOsao ]Qaar donao vaalaa
pagala hao gayaa hO. khIM PlaoT BaI baaolatI hO @yaa. saao ]sanao gaussao maoM
Aa kr Apnao naaOkraoM sao ]sakao Adalat sao baahr inaklavaa idyaa.
baahr Aa kr caa^ga pa[- kU nao ]sa PlaoT kao maara AaOr kha ik
laU SaI caaga ]sakao batayao ik vah jaja ko saamanao caup @yaaoM rha, baaolaa @yaaoM nahIM.
laU SaI caaga baaolaa — “maohrbaanaI krko mauJao maarao nahIM. maOM vaha^
nahIM baaola sakta qaa @yaaoMik maOM vaha qaa hI nahIM. vao jaao dao
caaOkIdar drvaajao pr KD,o qao ]nhaoMnao tumakao tao jaanao kI [jaaja,t do
dI qaI pr Aa%maaAaoM kI duinayaa ko drvaajao ko dovataAaoM nao mauJao
Andr nahIM jaanao idyaa.
tao jaba maOM vaha^ qaa hI nahIM tao maOM baaolata kOsao. @yaa yah baat
tuma jaja paAao kuMga kao samaJaa sakto hao?”
yah sauna kr caa^ga pa[- kuMga ifr sao jaja ko pasa laaOTa tao ]sa
jaja nao ifr sao caaga pa[- kuMga ka maamalaa baD,o Qyaana sao saunaa. yah
sauna kr ]sanao ek TaoTka banaayaa ijasako Wara ]sanao drvaajao ko
dovataAaoM sao p`aqa-naa kI qaI ik vah ]sa Aa%maa kao Andr Aanao doM.
Adalat ko caaOkIdaraoooM MM nao ]sa TaoTko kao drvaajao ko baahr lao
jaa kr jalaa idyaa AaOr PlaoT ko Andr kI laU SaI caa^ga kI Aa%maa
kao Adalat ko Andr Aanao idyaa gayaa.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 87 ~
Andr Aa kr caa^ga pa[- kU nao vah PlaoT jaja kI maoja pr rK
dI AaOr jaja nao ]sasao ek baar ifr vahI savaala pUCa pr ek baar
ifr vah PlaoT nahIM baaolaI.
Aba kI baar caaga pa[- kU ka QaIrja CUT gayaa. ]sanao ]sa
PlaoT kao bahut ja,aor sao ihlaayaa pr ifr BaI ]sa PlaoT nao kao[- javaaba
nahIM idyaa.
paAao kuMga kao Aba ivaSvaasa hao gayaa qaa ik yah saba khanaI
]sakao baovakUf banaanao kI ek caala qaI. ]sanao ApnaI Adalat ko
caaOkIdaraoM kao ek baar ifr Andr baulaayaa AaOr caa^ga pa[- kU kao
AcCI trh sao pIT kr Adalat sao baahr inakalanao ka hukuma saunaa
idyaa.
caaOkIdaraoM nao ]sakao camaD,o ko kaoD,o sao maara AaOr Adalat sao
baahr inakala idyaa. baocaara caa^ga pa[- kU Saama tk vahIM mahla ko
baahr ek trf kao saD,k pr Gaayala saa pD,a rha. jaba vah kuC
haoSa maoM Aayaa tao ]sanao ]sa ima+I kI PlaoT kao pOr maar kr naalaI maoM
foMk idyaa.
laU SaI caaga nao ]sasao ifr paqa-naa kI — “qaaoD,a Saant hao
jaaAao. maOM tumakao batata hU ik @yaa huAa. mauJao ek maaOka AaOr
dao. maOM jaja sao baaolanao hI vaalaa qaa ik maOMnao doKa ik maOMnao tao kpD,o
hI nahIM phnao hOM.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 88 ~
Aba maOM ]sa $p maoM tao jaja sao baat nahIM kr sakta qaa.
]sakI [j,ja,t rKnao ko ilayao maorI Aa%maa kao kpD,o phnanao caaihyao
qao.
maohrbaanaI krko mauJao [sa trh mat CaoD,ao. mauJao tumharI bahut
ja$rt hO. Agar tuma maorI sahayata nahIM kraogao tao maOM ija,ndgaI Bar
ko ilayao [sa PlaoT maoM hI kOd hao kr rh jaa}gaa. maohrbaanaI krko
mauJao ek maaOka AaOr dao AaOr mauJao bacaa laao.”
laU SaI caa^ga kI yah paqa-naa sauna kr caaga pa[- kU ka idla
ipGala gayaa AaOr vah ]sakao ek baar ifr jaja ko saamanao lao jaanao
ko ilayao tOyaar hao gayaa.
]sanao ]sa PlaoT kao ek kpD,o maoM lapoTa AaOr la^gaD,ata huAa
ifr sao jaja kI Adalat kI trf cala idyaa. baar baar vah kuC
kdma pr laU SaI caa^ga ka naama lao lao kr ]sakao jaa^ca laota qaa ik
vah vaha hO BaI ik nahIM.
laU SaI caaga kI Aa%maa baaolaI — “tuma icanta na krao maOM yahIM hU^
AaOr maOM vaayada krta hU ik Aba maOM yahIM rhUgaa.”
jaba vao Adalat ko drvaajao ko pasa phu^cao tao laU SaI caa^ga kI
Aa%maa nao drvaajao ko caaOkIdaraoM kao ek trf KD,o hao jaanao ko ilayao
kha. caaOkIdar ek baaolatI hu[- PlaoT kao sauna kr [tnao
AaScaya-caikt hue ik vao turnt hI kUd kr ek trf hT gayao.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 89 ~
caaga pa[- kU paAao ko dFtr daOD,a gayaa AaOr kpD,o maoM ilapTI
vah PlaoT ]sakI maoja pr rK dI AaOr ]KD,I saa^sa laota huAa baaolaa
— “Aba Aap [sa PlaoT sao kao[ - BaI savaala pUC sakto hOM, jaja saahba.”
jaja gaussao sao baaolaa — “dUr hao jaaAao maorI najaraoM sao.”
“yaaor AaOnar, maohrbaanaI krko [sa PlaoT kI baat tao sauna
laIijayao ik yah @yaa khnaa caahtI hO.”
jaOsao hI caa^ga pa[- kU nao ApnaI baat K%ma kI ik PlaoT maoM sao
ek QaImaI saI Aavaaja AayaI AaOr ]sa PlaoT kI Aa%maa nao laU SaI
caaga ko KUna kI saarI GaTnaaeoM jaja ko saamanao kh dIM ik ]saka
KUna kOsao huAa qaa.
]sako baad vah Aa%maa jaja ka javaaba saunanao ko ilayao ruk gayaI
pr paAao kuMga tao ek PlaoT kao baaolata sauna kr [tnaa BaaOMca@ka hao
gayaa qaa ik vah tao kuC baaola hI nahIM saka.
saao ]sa Aa%maa nao ApnaI khanaI jaarI rKI AaOr ifr saaOdagar
kI maaOt ko saaqa hI ]sa khanaI kao K%ma ikyaa.
yah saba sauna kr paAao kuMga nao ibanaa iksaI ihcak ko Apnao
caaOkIdaraoM kao baulaayaa AaOr ]sa kumhar AaOr ]sakI p%naI kao bandI
banaa kr laanao ko ilayao kha.
AgalaI saubah daonaaoM KUna krnao kI saunavaayaI kI Adalat maoM laayao
gayao AaOr ]sa Aa%maa nao ]nako iKlaaf gavaahI dI.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 90 ~
jaba PlaoT ka baaolanaa K%ma hao gayaa tao kumhar kI p%naI tao raoto
raoto baohaoSa hI hao gayaI.
ifr baad maoM ]nhaoMnao Apnaa jauma- maana ilayaa. jaja nao ]na daonaaoM
ka jauma- saaibat krto hue ]na daonaaoM kao maaOt kI sajaa saunaa dI.
]sa Saama jaba saUrja Zla rha qaa tao vao daonaaoM ek KuSa BaID, ko
saamanao Sahr ko caaOraho pr fa^saI pr laTka idyao gayao.
jaba vao fa^saI pr laTka idyao gayao tao caa^ga pa[- kU qaka huAa
Apnao Gar laaOT Aayaa pr vah ApnaI [sa kaoiSaSa sao bahut santuYT
qaa ik Aaja ]sanao ek KUnaI kao nyaaya idlavaayaa AaOr ek Aa%maa
kao PlaoT maoM sao Aajaad kr idyaa.
]na daonaaoM ko fa^saI pr laTk jaanao ko baad sao vah PlaoT BaI nahIM
baaolaI qaI ijasasao caa^ga pa[- kU kao lagaa ik laU SaI caa^ga kI Aa%maa
Aba Aarama kr rhI qaI saao ]sanao vah PlaoT Apnao rsaao[-Gar kI
AalamaarI ko sabasao }pr vaalao t#to pr rK dI.
jaja ko fOsalao ko Anausaar kumhar ka saara saamaana laU SaI caaga
ko maata ipta kao do idyaa gayaa. ]nhaoMnao BaI caa^ga pa[- kU kao kafI
saaonaa, caa^dI AaOr jaoD ek camaD,o ko qaOlao maoM rK kr Qanyavaad ko
$p maoM idyao.
caaga pa[- kU nao Apnaa yah [naama Apnao rsaao[-Gar ko fSa- maoM lagao
lakD,I ko t#taoM ko naIcao gaaD, idyaa. jaOsao hI ]sanao Apnaa yah
[naama lakD,I ko t#taoM ko naIcao gaaD, kr t#to ]sako }pr rKo ik
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 91 ~
rsaao[-Gar kI AalamaarI maoM rKI PlaoT }pr sao naIcao fSa- pr kUd pD,I
AaOr TUT gayaI.
caaga pa[- kU nao ]sakao bahut maohnat sao jaaoD,a BaI pr vah PlaoT
ifr kBaI nahIM baaolaI @yaaoMik laU SaI caaga kI Aa%maa tao Aba ]sa
PlaoT maoM sao Aajaad hao gayaI qaI AaOr vah vaha qaI hI nahIM.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 92 ~
10 ja,aor sao baaolanao vaalaI s~I54
nark ka dovata55 ]na saba BaUtaoM kI doK Baala krta qaa jaao nark maoM
rhto qao. pr yah kama ]sako ilayao baD,a AjaIba saa kama qaa @yaaoMik
]sakao yaha kao[- Kasa kama nahIM qaa AaOr ]sakao samaya ibatanaa BaI
bahut mauiSkla qaa.
vah A@sar KalaI hI rhta qaa @yaaoMik nark zMDa AaOr A^Qaora
qaa AaOr vaha kao[- kao[- kBaI kBaI hI Aata qaa.
ek idna vah nark ka dovata maro hue laaogaaoM ko jaja56 ko pasa
gayaa AaOr ]sasao ]sanao p`aqa-naa kI ik vah AaOr j,yaada laaogaaoM kao BaUt
maoM badlao taik vaha ]sako ilayao kuC kama tao hao AaOr ]saka samaya
BaI zIk sao baIto.
saao maro hue laaogaaoM ko jaja nao nark ko dovata kI baat maanaI AaOr
]sanao Apnao ek bahut hI caalaak BaUt kao QartI pr Baojaa AaOr
]sasao kha ik vah ijatnao laaogaaoM kao BaI maar sako ]tnao laaogaaoM kao
maar kr nark Baoja do.
caalaak BaUt nao ]saka hukuma maanaa AaOr laaogaaoM kao BaUt banaanao ko
ilayao QartI kI trf cala idyaa.
54 The Loud Mouthed Woman – a myth from China, Asia. Adapted from the book : “Chinese Myths and Legends” translated by Kwok Man Ho. 2011. Its English version may be read at https://www.scribd.com/doc/57934877/Chinese-Myths-and-Legends 55 God of Hell 56 Judge of Dead
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 93 ~
jaba vah caalaak BaUt QartI pr phu^caa tao vah sabasao phlao ek
Kot pr gayaa jaao ek vaaOMga fU57 naama kI s~I ka qaa. vaha^ vah
rsaao[-Gar maoM Apnaa Kanaa banaa rhI qaI.
jaba vah Kanaa banaa rhI qaI tao vah BaUt ]sako maugaI-Kanao maoM Gausa
gayaa AaOr ]sakI saarI mauiga-yaaoM kao ]samaoM sao inakala inakala kr
baahr ]D,a idyaa. jaba vaaOMga fU nao doKa ik ]sakI saarI mauiga-yaa Kot
maoM caaraoM trf ]D, gayaIM tao vah ]naka pICa krnao ko ilayao ]nako
pICo pICo BaagaI.
pr mauiga-yaa^ tao Aba Aajaad qaIM AaOr ApnaI AajaadI kaOna
CaoD,ta hO saao vao BaI ]sa BaUt kI sahayata sao vaaOMga fU sao ek kdma
Aagao hI BaagatI rhIM. pICa krto krto vaaOMga fU bahut qak gayaI
AaOr idla ka daOra pD, jaanao kI vajah sao igar kr mar gayaI.
vah BaUt ]sa s~I kao ]za kr maro hue laaogaaoM ko jaja ko pasa
lao Aayaa AaOr maro hue laaogaaoM ko jaja nao ]sakao vaha^ sao nark Baoja
idyaa.
vah BaUt ifr QartI pr vaapsa laaOT gayaa AaOr AbakI baar vah
ek AmaIr AadmaI ko Gar phu^caa. vah AadmaI raoja tIsaro phr kao
Apnao pOsao iganaa krta qaa. vah BaUt jaa kr ]sako pasa baOz gayaa
AaOr ]sanao ]sako saaonao caadI ko isa@koo iKD,kI sao baahr saD,k pr
jaanao vaalaaoM ko isar pr foMknao Sau$ kr idyao.
57 Wong Fu – name of a Chinese woman
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 94 ~
]sa AmaIr AadmaI nao ]na isa@kaoM kao pkD,nao kI bahut kaoiSaSa
kI pr vao ]sako haqa sao eosao ifsala jaato qao jaOsao tola lagaI maClaI.
[sa trh sao ]sako pasa sao saara pOsaa calaa gayaa.
jaba ]sako haqa sao saara pOsaa calaa gayaa tao vah bahut duKI hao
kr Apnaa idla pkD, kr kursaI maoM baOz gayaa. ]sakao BaI idla ka
daOra pD, gayaa qaa AaOr vah BaI vahIM kursaI maoM baOzo baOzo mar gayaa tao
vah BaUt ]sakao BaI nark lao gayaa.
vah caalaak BaUt Aba ApnaI saflata pr bahut KuSa huAa AaOr
Aba jaha BaI ]sakao maaOka lagaa ]sanao AaOr dUsaro laaogaaoM kao BaI tMga
krnaa AaOr Dranaa jaarI rKa.
kBaI kBaI tao ]sakao kovala Apnaa kalaa badsaUrt caohra AaOr
baD,o baD,o pIlao da^t hI idKanao kI ja$rt pD,tI AaOr laaoga ]nakao
doKto hI mar jaato. [sa trh ek hFto maoM tao nark ko kmaraoM maoM
bahut saaro BaUt Bar gayao AaOr nark ko dovata ko caohro pr mauskurahT
Aa gayaI.
[sasao phlao ik yah caalaak BaUt vaapsa nark laaOTta [sa BaUt
kI saflata kao doK kr [sakao kuC AaOr laaoga laanao ko ilayao ek
hFta AaOr idyaa gayaa. yah doK kr [sa BaUt nao [sa hFto maoM ipClao
hFto sao BaI j,yaada laaogaaoM kao maarnao ka [rada ikyaa.
ek saubah jaba vah gaa^vaaoM maoM sao hao kr gaujar rha qaa tao ]sakao
garma garma cabaI- banaanao kI KuSabaU AayaI. vah ]sa KuSabaU ko pICo
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 95 ~
pICo cala idyaa tao ek rsaao[-Gar maoM Aayaa jaha^ ek s~I Apnao
pirvaar ko ilayao daophr ka Kanaa banaa rhI qaI.
vah s~I lambaI, majabaUt AaOr AcCI hiD\DyaaoM vaalaI qaI. gaa^va
Bar maoM vah ja,aor sao baaolanao vaalI s~I ko naama sao jaanaI jaatI qaI.
jaba BaUt nao doKa ik vah s~I ]sa cabaI- kao ek ima+I ko bartna
maoM plaTnao vaalaI qaI tao vah ]Qar ]saka ek GaU^T pInao ko ilayao
daOD,a. pr ]sako vaha phucanao sao phlao hI ]sanao vah bartna band kr
idyaa qaa.
gaussao maoM Aa kr ]sanao Apnaa pOr pTka AaOr Apnao Aapsao hI
baaolaa — “]^h yah tao bahut hI matlabaI ja ,aor sao baaolanao vaalaI s~I
hO. sajaa ko taOr pr maOM [sako caohro pr garma tola iCD,knao vaalaa hU^
ijasasao yah jala kr mar jaayaogaI.”
jaOsao hI vah BaUt tola ka ek laaoTa ]sako caohro pr iCD,knao ko
ilayao tOyaar huAa ik ek laD,ka daOD,ta huAa ]sa Gar maoM Gausaa. ]sa
laD,ko ko caohro pr bahut saarI kIcaD, lagaI hu[- qaI.
]sakao doK kr vah s~I icallaayaI — “ja,ra Apnaa yah ganda
kalaa caohra tao doK. maOMnao tuJasao hjaaraoM baar kha hO ik tU kIcaD,
maoM na Kolaa kr pr tU hO ik saunata hI nahIM.”
baccaa yah sauna kr raonao lagaa tao s~I qaaoD,I maulaayama pD, gayaI
AaOr hsato hue baaolaI — “cala yaha baOz. maOM AmaI toro nahanao ko
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 96 ~
ilayao panaI garma krtI hU^. gama- panaI sao naha
kr tora saara SarIr saaf hao jaayaogaa.”
jaba BaUt nao yah saunaa tao ]sanao saaocaa
Saayad vah s~I yah saba ]saI sao kh rhI hO.
tao vah tao yah sauna kr Dr ko maaro ka^pnao lagaa.
vah panaI sao j,yaada iksaI AaOr caIja, sao nahIM Drta qaa saao ]sanao
]sa s~I kI trf daobaara doKa BaI nahIM AaOr Apnao haqa maoM ilayaa
huAa tola ka laaoTa naIcao rKa AaOr nark kI trf Baaga ilayaa.
ha^fto hue ]sanao maro hue laaogaaoM ko jaja kao ]sa s~I ko baaro maoM
batayaa jaao ]sakao garma panaI maoM ]baalanao vaalaI qaI. jaja nao QaIrja
sao ]sakI baat saunaI AaOr ]sakao Aarama krnao ko ilayao nark Baoja
idyaa.
jaja nao saaocaa ik vah [sa ja,aor sao baaolanao vaalaI s~I kao Kud jaa
kr doKogaa ik vah vaak[- vah s~I [tnaI Ktrnaak hO yaa nahIM
ijatnaa Ktrnaak ik vah BaUt ]sakao bata rha qaa.
jaba maro hue laaogaaoM ka jaja ]sa s~I ko Gar phu^caa tao ]sanao
Apnao Aapkao ek lakD,I ko la{o ko $p maoM badla ilayaa AaOr ]sako
Gar kI dohrI58 pr jaa kr laoT gayaa.
58 The line between the inside and the outside of the house – translated for the “Threshold of the Front Door”.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 97 ~
vaha sao ]sanao ]sa s~I kao ]sako naama sao baulaayaa tao vah s~I
Andr sao baahr daOD,I AayaI. pr jaOsao hI vah Apnao drvaajao pr
AayaI tao vaha lakD,I ka ek la{a doK kr Acaanak ruk gayaI
AaOr ja,aor sao baaolaI ik yah lakD,I ka la{a vaha^ drvaajao pr iksanao
Dalaa.
pr vaha ]sakI baat ka javaaba donao vaalaa tao kao[- qaa nahIM saao
]sanao Apnao pit kao baulaayaa. ]sakI kD,ktI Aavaaja sauna kr tao
vah marnao vaalaaoM ka jaja BaI ka^p gayaa. ]saka pit baocaara turnt
hI ]sakI pukar pr daOD,a calaa Aayaa.
]sanao Apnao pit sao kha — “[sa lakD,I ka o turnt hI kaT
dao taik hma [sakao Aaja ko rat ka Kanaa banaanao ko ilayao [stomaala
kr sakoM.” kh kr ]sanao pOr maar kr ]sa la{o kao ek trf kao
hTa idyaa AaOr rsaao[-Gar maoM calaI gayaI.
yah sauna kr ]saka pit BaI turnt hI ek kulhaD,I laanao ko
ilayao Andr calaa gayaa. pit ko jaanao ko baad maro hue laaogaaoM ka
jaja turnt hI Apnao AsalaI $p maoM Aa gayaa AaOr Apnao Gaayala
SarIr kao sahlaanao lagaa.
[sasao phlao ik vah s~I ]sakao ifr sao maartI vah ]D, kr
Apnao nark Baaga gayaa jaha jaa kr ]sanao ApnaI khanaI nark ko
dovata kao saunaayaI.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 98 ~
nark ko dovata nao [sa s~I ko baaro maoM Apnao caalaak BaUt ko mau^h
sao phlao sao hI bahut kuC sauna rKa qaa. AaOr Aba [sa maro hue
laaogaaoM ko jaja ko mauh sao ]sakI khanaI sauna kr tao ]sakao bahut hI
Aanand Aayaa ik ]sa jaja kao BaI ]sasao proSaanaI hu[-.
nark ko dovata nao maro hue hue laaogaaoM ko jaja sao kha — “mauJao
pta nahIM ik tumharo idmaaga maoM @yaa Gausa gayaa hO pr tumharI irpaoT- sao
tao eosaa lagata hO ik jaOsao [sa s~I ko tIna isar hOM AaOr Ch baahoM
hOM.
mauJao lagata hO ik [sa s~I kao mauJao Kud hI doKnaa pD,ogaa. mauJao
yakIna hO ik maOM ]sakao ek hI idna maoM nark lao Aa}gaa.” AaOr
yah saaoca kr nark ka dovata Kud hI QartI kI trf cala idyaa.
jaba vah QartI pr phu^caa tao Saama hao caukI qaI. ]sanao Apnao
Aapkao ek saayao maoM badla ilayaa taik vah ]sa ja,aor sao baaolanao vaalaI
s~I ko Gar maoM caupcaap Gausa sako.
]sa samaya saara pirvaar Saama ko Kanao ko ilayao [k{a huAa qaa
saao vah ek saurixat jagah ZUZnao lagaa jaha vah Aarama sao iCp
sako.
vahIM rsaao[-Gar ko ek kaonao maoM
GaaoMGaaoM59 sao Bara ek ima+I ka bartna
rKa qaa saao nark ko dovata nao Apnao
59 Translated for the word “Snails” – see its picture above.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 99 ~
Aapkao ek maaoTo sao GaaoMGao maoM badlaa AaOr jaa kr ]sa GaaoMGaaoM vaalao
bartna maoM baOz gayaa.
vaha baOzo baOzo vah yah saaocata rha ik vah ]sa s~I kao kOsao
maarogaa. tBaI ]sanao ]sa s~I kao Apnao baoTo sao yah khto hue saunaa
ik vah ]sakao ]sa ima+I ko bartna maoM sao ek kTaora maaoTo vaalao GaaoMGao
laa kr do.
laD,ka ]za AaOr ]sanao maaTo maaoTo GaaoMGao ZU^Znao ko ilayao ]sa ima+I
ko bartna maoM Apnaa haqa Dala idyaa AaOr vah ]samaoM sao maaoTo maaoTo GaaoMGao
ZU^Znao lagaa. ]sa baccao ko haqa ]sako SarIr sao k[- baar Cue tao vah
pasa pD,o GaaoMGaaoM ko naIcao AaOr naIcao Gausata gayaa.
AaiKr ]sa baccao nao kuC GaaoMGao ]zayao AaOr vaha sao calaa gayaa
AaOr vah nark ka dovata Apnao Aapkao KuSaiksmat samaJato hue ik
maOM baca gayaa ]D, kr vaha sao Apnao Gar nark calaa gayaa.
jaba nark ko dovata nao ]sa caalaak BaUt AaOr maro hue laagaaoM ko
jaja kao ]sa s~I ko baaro maoM batayaa tba BaI ]sakI saa^sa zIk sao
nahIM Aa rhI qaI AaOr vah ka^p rha qaa.
vah baaolaa — “Aba mauJao pta calaa ik tuma laaogaaoM ka @yaa
matlaba qaa. mauJao lagata hO ik maOM bahut KuSaiksmat hU^ ik maOM vaha sao
baca kr Aa gayaa hU. mauJao lagata hO ik vah [sa trh kI s~I nahIM
hO [sailayao hmakao ]sakao CaoD, donaa caaihyao.”
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 100 ~
maro hue laaogaaoM ka jaja tao [sa baat pr rajaI hao gayaa pr vah
caalaak BaUt ]sa ja,aor sao baaolanao vaalaI s~I kao maarnao pr tulaa huAa
qaa.
]sakao lagaa ik jaba tk vah ]sakao maar nahIM laogaa ]sakao caOna
nahIM imalaogaa saao jaba ]sao kao[- nahIM doK rha qaa tao vah vaha sao
QartI pr jaanao ko ilayao iKsak gayaa AaOr ]sa s~I ko Gar phu^ca
gayaa.
Aba kI baar vaha^ jaa kr ]sanao ]sa s~I ko badiksmat pit
kao pkD, ilayaa AaOr GasaIT kr ]sakao lakD,I ko ek kmaro maoM band
kr idyaa.
ifr vah ]sako pit kI Sa@la maoM Aa gayaa AaOr ApnaI ]saI
Sa@la maoM vah ]sa s~I ko plaMga pr jaa kr laoT gayaa. ]sanao saaocaa
ik vah s~I ABaI saaonao AayaogaI tba vah ]sao doK laogaa.
plaMga pr laoT kr vah ]sakI p%naI ka [ntjaar krnao lagaa.
vah vaha bahut dor tk [ntjaar krta rha pr vah s~I vaha nahIM
AayaI.
bahut dor tk [ntjaar krnao ko baad BaI jaba vah s~I Apnao
saaonao ko kmaro maoM nahIM AayaI tao ]sao ]sakao ZU^Znao ko ilayao majabaUrna
]sa kmaro ko baahr jaanaa pD,a.
ZU^Zto ZUZto vah ]sakao rsaao[-Gar maoM imalaI. ]sanao doKa ik vah
rsaao[-Gar maoM Apnao pOr Qaao rhI qaI. vah ]sakao doK kr bahut KuSa
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 101 ~
huAa AaOr dbao pava ]sako pICo jaa kr ]sako knQao pr Apnaa haqa
rK idyaa.
ifr vah ApnaI sabasao j,yaada maIzI Aavaaja maoM baaolaa — “laaAao
maOM tumharo pOr Qaao dU^. saara idna kama krto krto tuma qak gayaI
haogaI. maOM tumharo SarIr maoM tola BaI lagaa dU^gaa taik tumharI Kala
icaknaI hao jaayao.”
]sa BaUt nao mahsaUsa ikyaa ik ]sa s~I ko knQao ka^p rho qao.
tao bajaaya [sako ik vah mauskura kr pICo kao trf GaUmatI ]sanao
panaI kI baalaTI ]zayaI AaOr GaUma kr ]sa BaUt ko }pr ]sa baalaTI
ka panaI Dala idyaa. ifr vah rsaao[-Gar ka drvaajaa ja,aor sao band
krtI hu[- rsaao[-Gar sao baahr inakla gayaI.
panaI ko SarIr pr pDto hI ]sa BaUt nao ek ja,aor kI caIK
maarI @yaaoMik ]sa panaI sao ]saka SarIr ipGalanao lagaa qaa.
nark ko dovata nao ]sakI vah caIK sauna laI AaOr turnt hI
]sanao ]sa BaUt kao nark laanao ko ilayao dao AaOr BaUt QartI pr Baoja
idyao. vao dao BaUt ]sa caalaak BaUt kao ]za kr nark lao Aayao.
jaba vah kuC saBalaa tao nark ko dovata nao ]sakao AaOr dUsaro
BaUtaoM kao baulaa kr ek maIiTMga kI. ]sa maIiTMga maoM ]sanao kha —
“basa bahut hao gayaa. Aba tuma laaoga ]sa s~I kao CaoD, dao. mauJao
]sakI Aavaaja Aba ibalkula BaI nahIM saunanaI.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 102 ~
AaOr ]sako jaOsaI Agar kao[- dUsarI is~yaa hOM BaI tao BaI tuma
laaogaaoM ko ilayao Aba sabasao AcCa tao yahI hO ik tuma laaoga AadimayaaoM
kI duinayaa^ hI CaoD, dao.”
saba BaUt [sa baat pr rajaI hao gayao AaOr basa ]sako baad BaUtaoM
AaOr maro hue laaogaaoM ko jaja nao laaogaaoM kao ifr kBaI proSaana nahIM
ikyaa.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 103 ~
11 caUhaoM kI SaadI60
ek baar kI baat hO ik imaMga saama`ajya ko idnaaoM maoM yaU phaD, pr cau[-
laI pula ko pasa vaah caIyaU pirvaar61 ek bahut baD,o Gar maoM rhta
qaa.
ek baar ek nayao saala kI Saama62 kao Gar ko maailak nao Apnao
Gar ko ek eosao kmaro sao KuSaI kI kuC caIKaoM kI AavaajaoM saunaI jaao
barsaaoM sao band qaa.
vah turnt ]Qar gayaa AaOr jaa kr ]sa kmaro ka jaMga lagaa
drvaajaa ijatnaI Aaihsta sao Kaola sakta qaa ]tnaI Aaihsta sao
Kaolaa AaOr QaIro sao ]sako Andr Gausaa.
vaha ka dRSya doK kr tao ]sakao ApnaI
Aa^KaoM pr ivaSvaasa hI nahIM huAa. ]sanao doKa
ik dUr ek kaonao maoM ek bahut baD,a kalaa
caUha gaanao bajaanao vaalao, naaOkraoM AaOr barat ko
jaulaUsa ko Aagao Aagao cala rha qaa.
60 Rats’ Wedding – a myth from China, Asia. Adapted from the book: “Chinese Myths and Legends” translated by Kwok Man Ho. 2011. Its English version may be read at https://www.scribd.com/doc/57934877/Chinese-Myths-and-Legends 61 The Wah Chiyu family lived in a very large house near Chui Li Bridge on Yu Mountain during the period of Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD) – 276 years. 62 Eve of 31st December is called New Year’s Eve.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 104 ~
]sa baD,o caUho ko pICo Ch CaoTo caUho ek ek baajaa lao kr naaca
rho qao AaOr dulaha caUha kalaa Taop lagaayao ijasamaoM ek saunahrI fUla
lagaa qaa CaoTo sao GaaoD,o pr savaar qaa. ]sako daonaaoM trf caar caar
caUho CaoTI CaoTI BaUro rMga kI GaaoiD,yaaoM pr savaar hao kr cala rho qao.
Gar ka maailak yah doK kr tao AaOr
j,yaada AaScaya- maoM pD, gayaa jaba ]sanao
doKa ik Aaz AadmaI dulaihna kI kursaI
lao kr jaa rho qao AaOr vao AazaoM AadmaI
kovala ek ek fuT lambao hI qao.
]na sabako pICo Aa^KaoM maoM Aa^saU Baro ek baUZ,a saIDana kursaI pr
baOza jaa rha qaa ijasakao dao caUho ]za kr lao jaa rho qao. barat ko
[sa jaulaUsa nao ]sa Gar ko maailak ko saamanao hI kmaro maoM ek ca@kr
kaTa AaOr ifr kmaro ko dUr vaalao kaonao maoM lakD,I kI banaI ek
drar maoM gaayaba hao gayao.
]na caUhaoM ko gaayaba hao jaanao ko baad Gar ka maailak vaha sao
vaapsa laaOT Aayaa pr ]sanao Apnao Gar vaalaaoM sao [sa baaro maoM [sa Dr
sao kuC nahIM kha ik khIM ]sako Gar vaalao yah na samaJaoM ik vah [na
saba caIja,aoM kao kovala saaoca hI rha qaa. vao sacamauca maoM nahIM GaTI qaIM.
AgalaI rat vah ifr vaha gayaa AaOr vaha ]sanao ifr sao vao caUho
doKo. ]sa idna vao SaadI kI davat Sau$ krnao jaa rho qao.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 105 ~
[sa trh Agalao Aaz idna tk vah barabar ]sa kmaro maoM raoja
jaata rha AaOr vaha caUhaoM kI SaadI ko manaanao ko trIko doKta rha.
dsavaIM rat tao ]nako naaca sao saara kmara ihla rha qaa @yaaoMik
vao Amaavasyaa63 ko Aanao ka %yaaOhar manaa rho qao. [sako Agalao dsa
idna tk ]sa baUZ,o caUho nao jaao saIDana kursaI maoM baOza qaa ek TIcar
baulaayaa jaao ]sako nayao damaad64 kao ilaKnaa AaOr ihsaaba iktaba
rKnaa isaKayao.
baIsa idna tk yah saba iCpo iCpo doKnao ko baad Gar ko maailak
sao nahIM rha gayaa AaOr ]sanao Apnao Gar vaalaaoM kao vah saba bata idyaa
jaao ]sanao Aba tk doKa qaa. pr iksaI nao ]saka ivaSvaasa hI nahIM
ikyaa.
saao 21vaoM idna vah ]na sabakao yah idKanao ko ilayao ]sa kmaro
tk lao gayaa jaha^ yah saba hao rha qaa pr vaha^ tao kao[- BaI nahIM
qaa. vao saaro caUho AaOr CaoTo AadmaI gaayaba hao gayao qao.
halaa^ik vah ]sa kmaro maoM Agalao kuC hFtaoM tk barabar jaata
rha pr vah kmara hmaoSaa hI KalaI rha AaOr ]saka pirvaar yah
saaocata rha ik vah nayao saala kI KuiSayaaoM ko manaanao ko baad maoM Apnao
Aap hI kuC kuC doK rha qaa.
63 Translated for the word “New Moon” 64 Translated for the word “Son-in-law” – daughter’s husband
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 106 ~
]sako baad ifr kuC mahInao gaujar gayao. ek idna Gar ka
maailak Apnao Gar ko saamanao ko drvaajao ko baahr baOza qaa AaOr Apnao
pD,aoisayaaoM kao maahjaaOMga65 Kola Kolato AaOr baat krto doK rha qaa
ik ]Qar sao ek taAao pujaarI66 inaklaa.
vah pujaarI ]sako Gar ko saamanao ruk gayaa AaOr ]sako Gar kI
trf doK kr ]sasao baaolaa — “tumharo Gar maoM ek bahut hI
taktvar baurI Aa%maa hO AaOr maOM ]sa Aa%maa kao tumharo Gar maoM sao
baahr inakalanao maoM sahayata kr sakta hU^.”
Gar ko maailak kao ]sa pujaarI kI baataoM pr ivaSvaasa hao gayaa
AaOr ]sanao ]sakao Gar maoM baulaa ilayaa. pujaarI kao ]sa kmaro ka
rasta idKanao kI ja$rt hI nahIM pD,I. vah Apnao Aap hI Gar ko
}pr banao ]sa kmaro maoM calaa gayaa jaha caUhaoM kI SaadI hao rhI qaI.
vaha phu^ca kr ]sanao ApnaI kmar kI poTI sao laTkI ek lambaI
tlavaar inakalaI ijasako caaraoM trf isa@ko lagao hue qao. ]sanao vah
tlavaar Apnao mau^h ko saamanao rKI AaOr ]sakao Ct kI trf krko
]samaoM ek fUk maarI.
]sakI fUk kI hvaa ek Ganao Qa^ue ko $p maoM }pr ]zI. ]sa
Qau^e nao fT kr Gar ko dovata kao p`gaT ikyaa. ]na dovata nao Gar ko
ek kaonao kI trf [Saara ikyaa AaOr gaayaba hao gayao.
65 Mahjong game – a Chinese puzzle game played by four people 66 Tao priest – Tao is a Chinese religious practice
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 107 ~
jaOsao hI vah dovata gaayaba hue tao ]sa kaonao kI trf sao vao CaoTo
AadmaI dIvaar maoM sao p`gaT hao gayao jaao ]na caUhaoM ko jaulaUsa maoM qao AaOr
Aa kr fSa- pr igar pD,o.
[sasao phlao ik vao AadmaI haoSa maoM Aato pujaarI nao ]nako idlaaoM maoM
ApnaI tlavaar Gausaa kr ]nakao pkD, ilayaa. baad maoM Gar ko naaOkraoM
kao ]nako SarIraoM kao AaOr lakD,I ko fSa- sao ]naka KUna saaf krnao
ko ilayao baulaayaa gayaa.
Gar ko maailak nao pujaarI ko saamanao [j,ja,t sao isar Jaukayaa AaOr
]sasao pUCa ik vah ]sa kama ko ilayao ]sakao @yaa do.
pujaarI baaolaa — “tumakao tao maalaUma hI hO ik maOM taAao ka
pujaarI hU^ AaOr maOM dUsaraoM kI sahayata krnao ko badlao maoM kuC nahIM
laota pr @yaaoMik maOMnao tumharo Gar kI baurI Aa%maa kao inakalanao ko
ilayao ApnaI sahayata ko ilayao tumharo Gar ko dovata kao baulaayaa qaa.
AaOr mauJao yah BaI maalaUma hO ik ]nakao Qanyavaad donao ko ilayao Kanao
AaOr Saraba kI ja$rt pD,ogaI.”
Gar ko maailak nao ha^ maoM isar ihlaayaa. pr jaba vah pujaarI calaa
gayaa tao vah saaocata rha ik ]sa pujaarI ko khnao ka @yaa matlaba
qaa. @yaaoMik ]sa pujaarI kI yah maa^ga kuC AjaIba saI qaI @yaaoMik
Gar ko dovata ka tao kama hI yah qaa ik vah Gar kI baurI Aa%maa kao
Gar maoM sao inakalanao maoM sahayata kro ifr ]nakao kuC @yaaoM donaa.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 108 ~
AaOr yah sabakao maalaUma qaa ik ]nakao iksaI caIja, kI ja$rt
haotI nahIM qaI. [sako Alaavaa kao[- taAao pujaarI dUsaro dovata kI
trf sao BaI kuC nahIM maagato qao. yahI saaoca kr ]sanao ]sa pujaarI
kI maaga pr kao[- Qyaana nahIM idyaa AaOr Apnao Gar ko dovata kao eosao
hI CaoD, idyaa.
pr jaOsao hI ]sanao eosaa saaocaa ik ek gaussao BarI Aavaaja Gar maoM
gaU^ja gayaI — “maOMnao tumharo Gar maoM sao ek baurI Aa%maa kao baahr
inakalanao maoM tumharI sahayata kI AaOr tuma Gar ko ]sa dovata ko saaqa
kMjaUsaI ka bartava kr rho hao ijasanao tumharI sahayata kI. maOM
tumakao Saap dota hU^ ik tumhara pirvaar kBaI BaI Saaint sao nahIM rh
payaogaa.”
jaba Gar ko maailak nao yah QamakI saunaI tao ]sakao ivaSvaasa hao
gayaa ik taAao pujaarI ko $p maoM vah ek SaOtana qaa. pr Aba tao
Apnao pirvaar kI iksmat badlanao ko ilayao ]sakao bahut dor hao caukI
qaI.
]sa idna ko baad sao ]sako Gar maoM bahut saaro caUho [Qar ]Qar
GaUmanao lagao. vao maoja kurisayaaoM ko caaraoM trf GaUmato, pirvaar ko kpD,o
Kato AaOr ]sa Gar ko BaMDarGaraoM maoM rKI caIja,oM Kraba krto.
halaa^ik ]nhaoMnao Gar kI hr caIja, kao AalamaarI AaOr iDbbaaoM maoM
band kr ko rKnao kI kaoiSaSa kI pr ]nakI kao[- BaI trkIba ]na
caUhaoM kao ]nakI iksaI BaI caIja, kao barbaad krnao sao nahIM raok
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 109 ~
saka. jaOsao hI naaOkr phlao ka saba kUD,a saaf krto caUho ifr
vaapsa Aa jaato AaOr ifr sao caIja,aoM kao barbaad krnao maoM laga jaato.
dao hFto kI [sa barbaadI ko baad ]sa pirvaar nao Apnaa Gar
CaoD, idyaa. vao caaga tIna SaI sao imalanao ko ilayao ikAaMgsaI67 calao
gayao. caaga tIna SaI ]sa samaya ka caIna ka sabasao AcCa taAao
pujaarI qaa. ]sanao jaba Gar ko maailak kI khanaI saunaI tao ]sakao
baD,a AaScaya- huAa.
vah Kud Apnao kuC iSaYyaaoM kao saaqa lao kr vaah caIyaU ko
pirbaar ko saaqa ]na caUhaoM kao doKnao ko ilayao ]sako Gar cala idyaa.
jaba vaah caIyaU ka pirvaar Apnao Gar maoM nahIM qaa tao vaha tao hr
kmaro maoM caUhaoM nao KUba }Qama macaayaa huAa qaa pr jaba ]nakao lagaa
ik ek bahut taktvar taAao pujaarI Aa rha hO tao vao ek dUsaro ko
}pr igarto pD,to vaha sao iCpnao ko ilayao Baaga gayao.
caUhaoM ko Saap kao naYT krnao ko ilayao caa^ga tIna SaI pujaarI nao
phlao Gar kI rxaa ko ilayao paca DMDo Gar ko caaraoM trf gaaD,o. ifr
ApnaI jaamaunaI paoSaak sao TaoTkaoM ka ek qaOlaa inakalaa AaOr ]na
TaoTkaoM kao Gar ko maailak kao do kr ]nhoM ]na DMDaoM ko }pr rKnao
ko ilayao kha.
]sako baad vah Akolaa hI Gar ko ]sa kmaro maoM gayaa ijasamaoM Gar
ko maailak nao caUhaoM kI SaadI doKI qaI.
67 They went to Kiangsi to see Chang Tien Shih
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 110 ~
]sanao KUbaanaI68 kI lakD,I ka ek
TukD,a inakalaa ijasa pr kuC ilaKa huAa
qaa AaOr ]sasaoo ]sa iJarI kao band kr idyaa
ijasamaoM nayao saala kI Saama kao caUho gaayaba hao
gayao qao.
]sako baad ]sanao KUbaanaI kI lakD,I kI hI dao tlavaaroM inakalaIM
AaOr ]nakao BaI vahIM ]saI iJarI ko saamanao gaaD, idyaa. jaba vah yah
saba kr rha qaa tao vah saaqa maoM kuC pZ,ta BaI jaa rha qaa.
jaba ]sakI yah rsma pUrI hao gayaI tao vah vaah caIyaU ko pirvaar
AaOr Apnao iSaYyaaoM ko pasa Aayaa. vaha vaah caIyaU ko pirvaar nao
]sakI KaitrdarI kI AaOr ifr vao saba taAao pujaarI laaoga
ikAaMgsaI vaapsa calao gayao.
mahInaaoM baad vah vaah caIyaU pirvaar ]sa Gar maoM Saaint sao saaoyaa.
pr pa^ca idna baad pirvaar kao hr kmaro maoM sao badbaU Aanao lagaI.
yaha^ tk ik vah badbaU ]nako kpD,aoM maoM BaI basa gayaI qaI. ]sa badbaU
sao saba laaoga bahut proSaana qao.
Gar ka maailak Dr gayaa. ]sakao lagaa ik Saayad caUho ifr sao
Aa gayao hOM. vah Gar ko }pr vaalao kmaro maoM doKnao gayaa jaha^ ik vah
badbaU sabasao j,yaada toja, qaI.
68 Translated for the word “Peach”. It is a fruit – see its picture above.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 111 ~
]sanao Apnao naaOkraoM kao vah KUbaanaI kI lakD,I kI DaT69 jaao
vah pujaarI lagaa kr gayao qao taoD,nao ko ilayao AaOr ifr ]sa Cod maoM
Gausanao ko ilayao kha.
pr vah badbaU [tnaI toja, qaI ik ]sako kuC naaOkr tao ]sa Cod
maoM Gausanao sao phlao hI baohaoSa hao gayao. pr jaao ]sa Cod maoM Gausa payao vao
KuSaI sao icallaa pD,o.
caaga tIna SaI ko TaoTkaoM AaOr KUbaanaI kI lakD,I ko TukD,aoM nao
saba caUhaoM kao maar Dalaa qaa. Asala maoM vah badbaU ]nhIM maro hue caUhaoM
kI qaI.
sabasao phlao hTayao jaanao vaalao caUhaoM maoM vao dao bahut baD,o baD,o caUho
qao ijanhaoMnao vaah caIyaU ko Gar kao Saaipt ikyaa qaa.
]sa idna ko baad sao jaao BaI yaU phaD, ko Aasa pasa AaOr
yaagaT\ja,I nadI70 ko ]<ar AaOr dixaNa maoM rhta hO vah SaadI ko maaOko
pr SaadI kI BaoMTaoM ko $p maoM namak AaOr caavala Gar ko hr kaonao maoM
rKta hO. AaOr vah nayao saala kI Saama kao BaI jaldI saaonao calaa
jaata hO taik vaha caUho AajaadI sao Aanand manaa sakoM.
caIna ko dUsaro ihssaaoM maoM BaI nayao saala ko manaanao ko samaya ek
idna haota hO ijasa idna rat maoM Gar maoM caUho AajaadI sao GaUmanao idyao
69 Translated for the word “Seal” 70 Yangtzi River – a famous and the longest river of Asia in China, Asia and the third lomgest river of the world after Nile of Africa and Amazon of South America, called also “Yellw River” and “the Sorrow of China”
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 112 ~
jaato hOM AaOr Kanao pInao idyao jaato hOM ik taik Aanao vaalao saala maoM
pirvaar Aarama AaOr Saaint sao rh sako.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 113 ~
12 Qabbao vaalaa ihrna AaOr caIta71
ek baar ek Qabbao vaalaa ihrna qaa ijasaka naama
qaa yaU yaU72. vah A@sar hI ek Ganao jaMgala ko
baahr kI trf ko maOdana maoM cara krta qaa.
vaha bargad73 ko poD,aoM kI ek ktar lagaI
hu[- qaI jaao ]sa Ganao jaMgala kI hd jaOsaI qaI.
]sanao ]sa hd kao BaI kBaI par nahIM ikyaa qaa.
ek baar ek iksaana ka ku<aa ]sa maOdana maoM GaUmata GaUmata ]Qar
Aa inaklaa AaOr yaU yaU ka pICa krnao lagaa. ]sa baocaaro ihrna ka
phlao iksaI nao [sa trh sao pICa BaI nahIM ikyaa qaa saao vah Dr gayaa
AaOr Dr kr jaMgala ko Andr kI trf Baaga gayaa.
]sanao phlao kBaI [tnaa A^Qaora BaI nahIM doKa qaa saao vah Dr ko
maaro ]sa A^Qaoro maoM hI Baagata jaa rha qaa Baagata jaa rha qaa. caaraoM
trf poD,aoM sao baolaoM laTkI hu[- qaIM vah ]nhIM maoM sao hao kr Baagaa jaa
71 The Spotted Deer and the Tiger – a legend from China, Asia. Adapted from the book: “Chinese Myths and Legends” translated by Kwok Man Ho. 2011. Its English version may be read at https://www.scribd.com/doc/57934877/Chinese-Myths-and-Legends 72 Yu Yu – name of the spotted deer 73 Translated for the word “Banyan tree”. It can be very big and can have as many trunks that its main trumk cannot be identified. In Calcutta, India, there is a Banyan tree under which a large army once took rest at night.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 114 ~
rha qaa ik ]saka isar ek poD, ko tnao sao Tkrayaa AaOr vah ka[-74
sao BarI jamaIna pr igar pD,a.
java ]sakI Aa^KoM jaMgala maoM A^Qaoro maoM doKnao ko laayak hao gayaIM
tao ]sanao Apnao carnao vaalao maOdana maoM laaOTnao ka rasta ZU^Znaa Sau$
ikyaa pr vah maOdana kI trf jaanao kI bajaaya jaMgala maoM AaOr BaI
j,yaada gahro jaata gayaa. vah A^Qaoro maoM rasta BaUla gayaa qaa.
Baagato Baagato AaiKr vah qak
gayaa AaOr Aarama krnao ko ilayao ruk
gayaa. tBaI ek saahI75 naIcao ]gao hue
paOQaaoM maoM sao Aa inaklaa AaOr ]sako
KuraoM kao saU^Ganao lagaa.
ifr ]sanao ApnaI lambaI naak }pr ]zayaI AaOr saUGa kr ]sa
AjanabaI jaanavar kao phcaananao kI kaoiSaSa krnao lagaa. jaba vah
]sakao na phcaana saka tao ]sanao ]sasao pUCa — “tuma kaOna hao AaOr
yaha^ @yaa kr rho hao?”
yaU yaU baD,I nama`ta sao baaolaa — “maOM yaU yaU
Qabbao vaalaa ihrna hU^.” ]sanao Apnao Sabd
K%ma ikyao hI qao ik ek lambaI duma vaalaI
icaiD,yaa76 }pr sao ]D, kr naIcao Aa gayaI.
74 Translated for the word “Moss” 75 Translated for the word “Porcupine”. See its picture above. 76 Translated for the word “Pheasant”. See its picture above.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 115 ~
jaba vah icaiD,yaa naIcao ]D ,kr AayaI tao ]sako pMK ihrna ko
saIMgaaoM sao CU gayao.
vah icaiD,yaa baaolaI — “Aaoh tao tuma Qabbao vaalao ihrna hao. maOMnao
]nako baaro maoM kuC kuC saunaa hO. pr @yaa saaro Qabbao vaalao ihrna
tumharo jaOsao AjaIba idKayaI doto hOM?”
“ha^ maOM Qabbao vaalaa ihrna hU^ AaOr saaro Qabbao vaalao ihrna maoro jaOsao
hI idKayaI doto hOM. @yaa tumanao [sasao phlao kBaI kao[- Qabbao vaalaa
ihrna nahIM doKa?”
ek GaaoMGaa jaao yaU yaU ko isar ko
}pr pa[na poD, ko p<ao pr Aarama
kr rha qaa baaolaa — “Saayad nahIM, hma laaogaaoM nao eosaa kao[- ihrna phlao
kBaI nahIM doKa. phlao kao[- eosaa ihrna [sa jaMgala kI trf kBaI
Aayaa hI nahIM.”
yaU yaU nao saba jaanavaraoM kI trf doKa AaOr baaolaa — “maohrbaanaI
krko maorI sahayata krao. mauJao tuma laaogaaoM sao jaMgala kI ija,ndgaI ko
baaro maoM kuC saIKnaa hO.”
jaMgala ko jaanavar [sa AjaIba jaanavar yaU yaU kI sahayata krnao
ko ilayao turnt hI tOyaar hao gayao. ]nhaoMnao ]sakao svaaddar Kanaa
batayaa, Aarama krnao kI jagahoM batayaIM AaOr ifr ]sakao Apnao Aap
hI jaMgala kI ija,ndgaI doKnao ko ilayao CaoD, idyaa.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 116 ~
kuC dor baad yaU yaU ek baD,o sao saaf
maOdana maoM Gausaa. jaOsao hI ]sanao [Qar ]Qar
doKnao ko ilayao Apnaa isar ]zayaa tao
]sakao caIto kI hrI hrI Aa^KoM idKayaI
dIM.
yaU yaU tao Dr ko maaro ka^p gayaa. yaU yaU kao pta qaa ik yah
caIta tao ]sakao Apnao ek hI pMjao ko vaar sao maar dogaa. pr yah
@yaa? caIto nao tao Apnaa SarIr ek [Mca BaI nahIM ihlaayaa.
caIto nao BaI Qabbao vaalaa ihrna phlao kBaI nahIM doKa qaa saao vah
]sakI AjaIba saI Sa@la doK kr baaolaa — “tuma kaOna hao AaOr tuma
[tnao badsaUrt @yaaoM hao?”
yaU yaU kI tao GabarahT kI vajah sao jaana hI inaklaI jaa rhI qaI
pr ifr BaI ]sanao ihmmat baTaorI AaOr QaIrja rK kr ivaSvaasa ko
saaqa baaolaa — “maOM yaU yaU hU, Qabbao vaalaa ihrna.”
caIta gaura-yaa — “Aaoh tao tuma Qabbao vaalao ihrna hao. vah tao
zIk hO, pr tuma yah tao bataAao ik tumharo isar pr yao kaOna sao paOQao
]gao hue hOM.”
jaba yaU yaU [sa savaala ka javaaba saaoca hI rha qaa ik caIto nao
]sakI trf doK kr Apnaa caohra isakaoD,a AaOr ]sakI trf
JapTa. ]sakao doK kr yaU yaU Dr gayaa pr tBaI ]sako idmaaga maoM
ek ivacaar Aayaa.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 117 ~
vah caIto sao baaolaa — “lagata hO ik tuma kao[- bahut A@lamand
jaanavar nahIM hao. tumhara yahI matlaba hO na ik tuma yah hI nahIM
jaanato ik yao saada saI caIja,oM @yaa hOM.
lagata hO ik tumakao tao duinayaa^ kI maamaUlaI saI
jaanakarI BaI nahIM hO [sailayao Aba tumhoM mauJao hI batanaa
pD,ogaa ik yao @yaa caIja, hOM. yao caIta caaOp isT@sa77
hOM.”
Qabbao vaalaa ihrna Aagao baaolaa — “vaOsao tao saarI
caaOp isT@sa saIQaI haotI hOM pr @yaaoMik caIto ka maa^sa bahut icaknaa
haota hO [sailayao ]sakao mauJao Gaumaavadar caaOp isT@sa sao Kanaa pD,ta
hO taik Kato samaya maora Kanaa vaapsa kTaoro maoM na igar jaayao.”
yah sauna kr caIta tao sakto maoM Aa gayaa. Apnao [tnao saalaaoM ko
iSakar krnao AaOr [Qar ]Qar GaUmanao maoM ]sanao yah kBaI nahIM doKa
AaOr saunaa qaa ik iksaI nao kBaI caIto ka maa^sa Kanao kI ihmmat kI
hao. ]sakao tao yah sauna kr hI bahut AjaIba lagaa.
vah yaU yaU kI takt ka Andajaa lagaanao ko ilayao ]sako krIba
iKsak Aayaa AaOr baaolaa — “tuma iksaI caIto kao maarnao ko ilayao
bahut CaoTo hao, Aao Qabbao vaalao ihrna.”
77 Chop Sticks – chop sticks are two small thin wooden sticks the Chinese use to eat their food – see their picture above.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 118 ~
yaU yaU kI Aa^KoM AaScaya- sao GaUma gayaIM. vah baaolaa — “@yaa? maOM
caIto kao maarnao ko ilayao bahut CaoTa hU^? ja,ra tuma maorI pIz pr pD,o
[na QabbaaoM kao tao doKao.
mauJao ivaSvaasa hO ik tumakao tao yah pta hI nahIM hO ik yao Qabbao
haoto iksailayao hOM. maoro yao Qabbao ]na caItaoM kI iganatI batato hOM
ijanakao maOMnao maara hO AaOr Kayaa hO.
tIna saala phlao maOM yah pUCnao ko
ilayao jaoD baadSaah78 ko pasa gayaa qaa
ik maOM iksa trh sao Amar bana sakta hU^
tao ]nhaoMnao mauJao batayaa ik QartI pr maoro
Aanao ka ek hI ]_oSya qaa.
]nhaoMnao mauJasao kha ik mauJao QartI pr ko hr ]sa caIto kao
Kanaa hO jaao iksaI ija,nda maa^sa kao Kata hO AaOr hr caIto kao Kanao
ko ilayao mauJao ek Qabbaa imala jaayaogaa. jaba maOM ek hjaar caIto Ka
laU^gaa tba maOM Amar hao jaa}^gaa. Aba tuma maoro [na QabbaaoM kI trf
doKao AaOr bataAao ik @yaa tuma maoro SarIr ko [na QabbaaoM kao igana
sakto hao?”
jaba yaU yaU yah saba kh rha qaa vah Kud Dr ko maaro ka^p rha
qaa. AaOr jaba tk yaU yaU nao ApnaI baat K%ma kI tba tk tao vah
baurI trh ka^pnao lagaa.
78 Jade Emperor – the Emperor of Sky
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 119 ~
caIto kao ek baar ifr sao Sak huAa ik yah ihrna kuC AjaIba
saI baat kr rha hO tao ]sanao ihrna sao ifr pUCa — “jaba tumanao
[tnao saaro caIto maaro AaOr Kayao hOM tao ifr tuma [tnao ka^p @yaaoM rho
hao?”
yaU yaU nao ka^ptI hu[- Aavaaja maoM javaaba idyaa — “maOM ka^p nahIM
rha hU. Asala maoM caIto kao Kanao sao phlao mauJao ]sakao Kanao ko ilayao
takt banaanaI pD,tI hO tao maOM vah takt banaa rha hU AaOr maOM ]saI
takt kI vajah sao ihla rha hU^ na ik Dr kI vajah sao.”
caIta Aba [sasao j,yaada nahIM sauna sakta qaa. vah turnt hI
plaTa AaOr ibanaa pICo doKo Ganao jaMgala kI trf Baaga gayaa.
vah tba tk Baagata rha jaba tk ik ]sakao [sa baat ka
yakIna nahIM hao gayaa ik ihrna Aba ]saka pICa nahIM krogaa. qak
kr vah ek pa[na ko poD, kI SaaK ko naIcao igar pD,a.
pa[na ko poD, kI ek SaaK pr sao ek Aavaaja baaolaI —
“hlaao caIto rajaa. lagata hO tuma iksaI sao Baaganao kI kaoiSaSa kr
rho hao. iksasao Dr rho hao tuma?”
Aavaaja sauna kr caIto nao }pr doKa tao
doKa ik vaha ek bandr ek SaaK sao ]laTa
laTka huAa mauskura rha qaa. vah caIto kI
khanaI saunanaa caahta qaa [sailayao ]sanao ApnaI
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 120 ~
pU^C KaolaI AaOr jamaIna pr kUd pD,a. vah caIto ko pOraoM ko pasa Aa
kr baOz gayaa.
caIto nao hklaato hue AaOr ka^pto hue ApnaI vah AjaIba saI
khanaI bandr kao saunaa dI. bandr kao [sa khanaI pr ivaSvaasa hI
nahIM huAa.
pUrI khanaI saunanao ko baad ]sanao caIto sao kha ik vah Kud BaI
]sa Qabbao vaalao ihrna kao doKnaa caahta qaa [sailayao vah ]sakao ]sa
ihrna ko pasa lao calao.
caIta baaolaa — “nahIM nahIM, maOM vaha^ nahIM jaa}gaa. Agar ]sa
ihrna nao maoro }pr hmalaa kr idyaa tao maoro pasa tao bacanao ka kao[-
rasta BaI nahIM hO. tuma kma sao kma poD, pr tao caZ, sakto hao.”
pr bandr kao tao naa saunanaa nahIM qaa. ]sanao caIto sao [tnaI
p`aqa-naa kI ik caIto kao ]sakao ]sa ihrna ko pasa lao kr jaanaa hI
pD,a. pr vah ]sakao ek Sat- pr lao jaanao ko ilayao tOyaar huAa.
bandr Apnao Aapkao caIto kI kmar sao baaQa laogaa taik jaba
bandr ]sa ihrna sao baca kr SaaK pr caZ,o tao vah caIto kao BaI
Apnao saaqa lao lao. saao bandr nao Apnao Aapkao maaoTI maaoTI baolaaoM sao
caIto kI pIz sao baa^Qa ilayaa AaOr vao daonaaoM ]sa ihrna ko pasa cala
idyao.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 121 ~
yaU yaU nao jaMgala maoM iksaI ko Aanao kI Aavaaja saunaI tao ]sanao ]sa
trf doKa tao A^Qaoro maoM ]sakao caIto ko SarIr ko Qaairyaa idKayaI dIM
jaao QaUp kI ek QaarI kI raoSanaI maoM camak rhI qaIM.
yaU yaU tao AaScaya- sao kUd pD,a AaOr caIta Dr ko maaro jama saa
gayaa. caIto kao lagaa ik vah ihrna ]sakao maarnao ko ilayao ApnaI
saarI takt [k{I kr rha qaa.
saao ek baar ifr vah AnQaaQaunQa jaMgala ko ka^TaoM maoM gaD\ZaoM maoM
JaaiD,yaaoM maoM haota huAa Baaga gayaa AaOr [sa pUro samaya bandr ]sakI
pIz sao ba^Qaa rha.
[tnaI toja,I sao AnQaaQaunQa Baaganao kI vajah sao bandr tao baohaoSa
hao gayaa AaOr caIta BaI igar pD,a. jaba caIta kuC haoSa maoM Aayaa tao
bandr sao baaolaa — “maOMnao tumasao kha qaa na ik vah Qabbao vaalaa ihrna
iktnaa Bayaanak hO pr tuma maorI baat hI nahIM maana rho qao.”
]sa idna sao bandr Apnaa samaya kovala poD,aoM kI }pr vaalaI
SaaKaoM pr hI ibatata hO AaOr caIta Apnao Ganao jaMgala sao baahr nahIM
jaata.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 122 ~
13 kuAana iyana kI BaivaYyavaaNaI79
laao yaaga nadI f,UkIM pant maoM80 sabasao j,yaada kama Aanao vaalaI, sabasao j,yaada caaOD,I AaOr sabasao j,yaada Ktrnaak nadI qaI. yah nadI saaro
p`ant maoM kccaa maala AaOr Kanaa lao jaanao ka mau#ya jairyaa qaI.
bahut saaro laaoga ]sa nadI kao par krto hue mar gayao qao pr vao
]sakao par krnao ko ilayao ]sa pr ek pula nahIM banaa sako qao.
ek idna ptJaD, kI ek saubah kao Acaanak hI laao yaa^ga nadI
maoM bahut ja,aor ka tUfana Aa gayaa. yah tUfana [tnaI ja,aor ka qaa
ik ]sa tUfana kI hvaa ko ek hI JaaoMko nao ]sako pasa maoM lagao saaro
poD, ]KaD, idyao qao AaOr bahut saaro makana igara idyao qao.
]saI samaya nadI maoM ek CaoTa saa
jahaja yaai~yaaoM kao lao kr jaa rha qaa.
vah BaI ]sa nadI maoM tUfana sao ]zo Ba^var81
maoM f^sa gayaa. AaOr ifr hvaa AaOr lahraoM
nao ]sakao [tnaa }^caa ]za kr iknaaro Dala idyaa ik ijasasao saubah
kI raoSanaI BaI ruk gayaI.
79 Kuan Yin’s Prophecy – a myth from China, Asia. Adapted from the book: “Chinese Myths and Legends” translated by Kwok Man Ho. 2011. Its English version may be read at https://www.scribd.com/doc/57934877/Chinese-Myths-and-Legends 80 Lo Yang River in Fukien Province 81 Translated for the word “Whirlpool” – see its picture above.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 123 ~
]sa jahaja maoM baOzo yaa~I sahayata ko ilayao icallaanao lagao, baccao
Dr kr raonao lagao AaOr mauiga-yaaoM, maCilayaaoM AaOr saibjayaaoM kI Taokiryaa^
]Cla ]Cla kr nadI ko panaI maoM igarnao lagaIM.
]sa jahaja maoM baOzo yaai~yaaoM nao tao yah ]mmaId hI CaoD, dI qaI ik
vao ifr kBaI jamaIna pr cala payaoMgao ik tBaI safod kpD,aoM maoM ilapTI
ek s~I kI Sa@la jahaja pr pgaT hu[-.
]sanao ApnaI Aa^KoM band kI, panaI kI trf
haqa fOlaayao AaOr panaI nao ]saka hukuma maanaa.
]sako hukuma sao hvaa ruk gayaI, lahroM Saant hao gayaIM
AaOr tUfana ko baadla CT gayao AaOr saba kuC Saant
hao gayaa. yah s~I dyaa kI dovaI82 kuAana iyana qaI.
jahaja, pr ko saaro yaa~I AaScaya- sao ]sa dyaa kI dovaI kuAana
iyana kI trf doKto rh gayao AaOr ek ek krko ]sako pOraoM pr
pD, gayao AaOr ]sako saamanao Apnaa isar Jaukanao lagao.
kuAana iyana jahaja ko ek kaonao sao dUsaro kaonao tk gayaI AaOr
ek s~I kI trf gayaI ijasakao baccao kI AaSaa qaI AaOr jaao jahaja,
ko ek kaonao maoM KD,I qaI.
vah s~I ]sa dovaI kao doK kr fusafusaayaI — “Qanyavaad.”
82 Kuan Yin – Kuan Yin is the Goddess of Mercy
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 124 ~
]sanao ]sa s~I sao kha — “faOMga saa[ -83, tumakao mauJao Qanyavaad
donao kI ja$rt nahIM hO @yaaoMik tuma tao Kud hI ek eosao baccao kao
janma donao vaalaI hao jaao [sa nadI pr pula banaayaogaa.”
yah khnao ko baad kuAana iyana vaha sao gaayaba hao gayaI AaOr
faOMga saa[- ko pasa ]sakao baQaa[- donao ko ilayao kafI BaID, [k{a
haogayaI.
faOMga saa[- kuAana iyana kI yah baat sauna kr AaScaya- maoM pD,
gayaI AaOr Gar laaOT gayaI. kuC idna baad hI ]sanao ek baoTo kao janma
idyaa ijasaka naama ]sanao saa[- isayaa^ga84 rKa.
saa[- isayaa^ga baD,a hao kr ek bahut hI AcCa laD,ka banaa.
vah Apnao baD,aoM ka kha maanata qaa. jaba vah saat saala ka huAa
tao vah ApnaI maa^ kI ]sako CaoTo sao Kot pr sahayata krta qaa.
jaldI hI vah ]sa Kot kao Apnao Aap sa^Baalanao ko laayak BaI hao
gayaa.
hr saala ]sako janma idna kI Saama kao ]sakI maa^ ]sasao kuAana
iyana kI BaivaYyavaaNaI daohratI qaI — “yaad rKnaa baoTo ik jaba tuma
baD,o hao jaaAaogao tao tumakao laao yaa^ga nadI pr pula banaanaa hO. kBaI
iksaI kao Apnao kama ko rasto maoM AD,cana mat Dalanao donaa.”
83 Fong Tsai – name of the mother of the boy Tsai Hsiang 84 Tsai Hsiang – name of the son of Fong Tsai
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 125 ~
hr saala saa[- isayaaga ApnaI maa^ sao kuAana iyana kI yah
BaivaYyavaaNaI saunata AaOr Apnao mana maoM yah p@ka [rada krta ik
vah kuAana iyana kI [sa BaivaYyavaaNaI kao ja$r pUrI krogaa.
saa[- isayaa^ga jaba tIsa saala ka huAa tba ]sanao ek [imthana
pasa ikyaa ijasasao vah sarkar ko ilayao kama kr sakta qaa. vah
vaha bahut hI lagana sao kama krta rha AaOr ek idna vaha^ ka
vajaIr85 bana gayaa.
halaa^ik ]sako pasa baadSaah kI dI hu[- [j,ja,t AaOr pOsao kI
kao[- kmaI nahIM qaI ifr BaI vah Apnao idmaaga maoM kuC kuC saaocata
rhta qaa.
vah vaha ko pantaoM kI doK Baala bahut AcCo sao krta qaa.
vah vaha ko hr p`ant ko laaogaaoM kI proSaainayaaoM kao dUr krnao kI
kaoiSaSa krta qaa AaOr [saIilayao iksaanaaoM sao lao kr kulaIna laaogaaoM
tk saBaI laaoga ]sakI ek saI [j,ja,t krto qao.
vah hr saala baadSaah ko saamanao f,UkIM p`ant86 jaanao ka kao[- na
kao[- bahanaa rKta pr hr baar baadSaah Apnao ]sa A@lamand vajaIr
kao Apnao pasa sao khIM jaanao nahIM dota qaa.
85 Translated for the word “Prime Minister” 86 Funki Province
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 126 ~
ek Saama saa[- isayaaga Apnao SaahI baagaIcao baOza huAa qaa ik
]sanao caIMiTyaaoM kI ek laa[na ca+ana ko ek Cod kI trf jaatI
doKI tao ]sako idmaaga mao ek trkIba daOD, gayaI.
AgalaI saubah ]sanao ek DMDI ko }pr Sahd
lagaayaa AaOr ]sakao lao kr SaahI baagaIcao maoM
Aayaa. jaba ]sanao caaraoM trf doK kr yah
p@ka ikyaa ik vah vaha Akolaa hI qaa tao
]sanao ek baD,o kolao87 ko p<ao pr caInaI BaaYaa ko
Aaz Axar ilaKo.
]na AxaraoM sao ]sanao ilaKa “saa[- isayaa^ga, saa[- isayaa^ga Apnaa
kama pUra krnao ko ilayao Gar laaOTao.”
ifr vah Apnao kmaro maoM laaOT Aayaa. ]sa kmaro maoM sao vah SaahI
baagaIcaa doK sakta qaa. ]sanao doKa ik paca imanaT ko Andr
Andr hI bahut saarI caIMiTyaa ]sa p<ao pr ]saka Sahd Kanao Aa
gayaI qaIM. AaQaa GaMTo baad baadSaah BaI saubah kI saOr ko ilayao
baagaIcao ko drvaajao maoM Gausao.
baadSaah [Qar ]Qar fUlaaoM AaOr poD,aoM kao doKto GaUma rho qao ik
]nakI inagaah baD,o kolao ko poD, ko ek p<ao pr pD,I ijasa pr
87 Translated for the word “Plantain”. See its picture above in both ripe and green forms. This is a big size banana-like tropical fruit, often double the length of normal banana, mostly found in Tamil Nadu, Kerala etc southern states of India. When it is green it is eaten as vegetable and in the form of chips, and when it is ripe it can be eaten like a fruit. In West African counties the ripe plantain is cut in 1” pieces and deep fried in oil too. There it is called “Dodo”.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 127 ~
caIMiTyaa^ vah Aaz Axar kI Sa@la maoM Sahd Ka rhI qaIM. ]nhaoMnao vao
Sabd ja,aor sao pZ,o — “saa[- isayaa^ga, saa[- isayaa^ga Apnaa kama pUra
krnao ko ilayao Gar laaOTao.”
yahI vah pla qaa ijasaka saa[- isayaa^ga [ntjaar kr rha qaa.
vah Apnao kmaro sao inakla kr baagaIcao maoM Baagaa AaOr baadSaah kao
Jauk kr salaama ikyaa AaOr baaolaa — “Qanyavaad yaaor ma OjaosTI. tao maOM
kla Gar vaapsa jaa}?”
baadSaah AaScaya- sao qaaoD,a pICo hT gayao AaOr saa[- isayaa^ga kao
Apnao pOraoM pr sao ]znao ko ilayao kha AaOr pUCa — “yah tuma @yaa
kh rho hao saa[-? maOMnao tao tumakao Gar vaapsa jaanao ko ilayao nahIM
kha. maOM tao kovala yao ilaKo hue Sabd ja,aor sao pZo, qao.”
pr saa[- isayaaga tao har maananao vaalaaoM maoM sao nahIM qaa. vah Apnaa
maamalaa baadSaah ko saamanao baotabaI sao rKta hI rha — “yaaor
maOjaosTI, rajya ka hr AadmaI jaanata hO ik Aapko kho Sabd tao
SaahI hukuma hOM AaOr jaba vao ek baar Aapko mauh sao baaolao gayao tao
]naka palana tao haonaa hI caaihyao.”
Aba baadSaah ko pasa AaOr kao[- caara nahIM rh gayaa qaa saao
]nakao saa[- isayaaga kI baat maananaI hI pD,I. na caahto hue BaI
]nhaoMnao Apnao vajaIr kao dao mahInao ko ilayao Apnao Gar jaanao kI
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 128 ~
[jaaja,t do dI AaOr kha ik vah vaha cauAana caU gaa^va88 maoM maijasT/oT
ka kama krogaa.
saa[- isayaa^ga bahut KuSa huAa AaOr Apnao Gar calaa gayaa. ijasa
idna sao vah Apnao Gar Aayaa tBaI sao ]sanao bahut saaro majadUr lagavaa
kr ]sa nadI pr pula banavaanao ka kama Sau$ kr idyaa.
pr ]sa pula kI naIMva maoM jaao p%qar Dalao jaa rho qao vao eosao baho
calao jaa rho qao jaOsao nadI ko toja, bahava maoM CaoTo p%qar baho calao jaato
hOM. vah vaha^ ruknao ka naama hI nahIM lao rho qao.
samaya kma qaa saao naa]mmaId saa hao
kr ]sanao samaud ko D/Ogana rajaa89 kao yah
p`aqa-naa krto hue ek ica{I ilaKI ik
vah Apnao tUfanaI panaI kao basa tIna idna
ko ilayao Saant rKoM.
yah ica{I ilaK kr saa[- isayaaga nao ]sa ica{I kao vajaIr kI
saIla sao band ikyaa AaOr ]sa ica{I kao lao kr samaudI D/Ogana rajaa ko
pasa lao jaanao ko ilayao Apnao majadUraoM maoM sao ek AadmaI ZUZnao ko ilayao
gayaa jaao ]sakao samaud`I D/Ogana rajaa ko pasa lao jaa sako. vaha jaa kr
]sanao ]nasao pUCa samaud kI tlaI tk kaOna jaayaogaa.
88 Chuan Chou Village 89 Dragon King of the Sea – dragon pictures are found in many shapes. A most common picture is given here – see the picture above.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 129 ~
ek badiksmat AadmaI isayaa to h[-90 nao yah savaala kuC galat
saunaa AaOr ]sakao lagaa ik ]sakao maijasT/oT ko saamanao baulaayaa jaa rha
hO saao vah icallaayaa — “maOM yaha hU^, maOM yaha hU.”
saa[- isayaa^ga nao ]sakao baulaayaa AaOr ]sasaoo kha ik vah laao yaa^ga
nadI kI gahra[yaaoM maoM jaayao AaOr jaa kr vah ica{I samaud` ko D/Ogana
rajaa kao do do. AaOr ]sanao vah band ica{I ]sa AaScaya- Baro AadmaI
ko haqa maoM pkD,a dI.
dUsaro majadUr isayaa to h[- kao nadI ko kIcaD, Baro panaI kI trf
lao gayao AaOr ]sakao vaha Akolaa CaoD, idyaa. A^Qaora haonao lagaa qaa.
jaba saba laaoga vaha sao calao gayao tao isayaa to h[- Apnao GauTnaaoM pr
baOz gayaa AaOr Dr AaOr GabarahT sao raonao lagaa. jaba vah raoto raoto
qak gayaa tao vah vahIM nadI ko iknaaro hI saao gayaa.
sapnao maoM ]sanao doKa ik vah samaud`I D/Ogana rajaa ko maaotI AaOr
saIpI sao banao ek bahut baD,o kmaro maoM KD,a huAa qaa.
]sako da^yao haqa kao ek koMkD,a91
KD,a huAa Apnao pOdla isapaihyaaoM kao
kuC hukuma saunaa rha qaa AaOr ]sako baa^yao
haqa kao samaudI D/Ogana rajaa Apnao saaonao
ko isaMhasana pr baOzo hue qao.
90 Hsia Te Hai 91 Translated for the word “Crab” – see its picture above.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 130 ~
isayaa to h[- rajaa ko isaMhasana kI trf daOD,a AaOr ]nako
isaMhasana ko saamanao jamaIna pr laoT kr ]nakao salaama ikyaa AaOr
hklaato hue baaolaa — “maora naama isayaa to h[- hO. yah ica{I Aapko
ilayao hO samaud`I D/Ogana, samaudI D/Ogana baadSaah.”
samaud`I D/Ogana baadSaah nao haqa baZ,a kr ]sako haqa sao vah ica{I
lao laI AaOr ]sakao QaIro QaIro pZ,a. pZ, kr vah baaolao — “jaao kuC
BaI vajaIr nao ilaKa hO maOM vah kr sakta hU pr maOM panaI kao kovala
tIna idna ko ilayao hI hTa sakta hU^ [sasao j,yaada samaya ko ilayao
nahIM.”
]sako baad samaudI D/Ogana baadSaah nao ]sakI hqaolaI pr caInaI
BaaYaa ka ek Axar ilaKa AaOr [Saaro sao ]sakao vaha sao jaanao ko
ilayao kha. isayaa to h[- baadSaah kI trf doKo ibanaa hI vaha sao
ijatnaI jaldI jaa sakta qaa cala idyaa.
saubah kI zMDI kD,k hvaa nao isayaa to h[- kao ]sako sapnao sao
jagaa idyaa. vah nadI ko gaIlao iknaaro sao ]za tao ]sakao ApnaI
hqaolaI pr ilaKa huAa caInaI BaaYaa ka vah ek Axar idKayaI idyaa
jaao samauudI D/Ogana rajaa nao ]sakI hqaolaI pr ilaK idyaa qaa.
]sa ek Axar kao doK kr ]sakao Apnao sapnao kI saarI
GaTnaaeoM ek ek krko yaad Aa gayaIM. vah saubah ko Qau^Qalako maoM hI
saa[- isayaa^ga ko Gar daOD, gayaa. saa[- isayaaga ]sa samaya saao rha qaa.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 131 ~
]sanao saa[- isayaa^ga ko phrodaraoM kao Qa@ka idyaa AaOr saIQaa
]sako saaonao ko kmaro maoM calaa gayaa AaOr KuSaI sao baaolaa — “maailak
mauJao Aap ApnaI naIMd mao dKla Dalanao ko ilayao maaf kroM pr maOM
samaud`I D/Ogana rajaa sao imalaa AaOr ]nhaoMnao mauJao yah ilaK kr idyaa
hO.”
khto hue ]sanao ApnaI hqaolaI vajaIr ko saamanao baZ,a kr ]sako
ibastr kI isalk kI caadr pr rK dI.
vajaIr nao ]sao pZ,a — “21vaoM idna yaU bajao.”
saao ]sa mahInao ko 21vaoM idna Saama kao Ch bajao cauAana caU92 gaava
maoM ek bahut ja,aor kI gaD,gaD,ahT kI Aavaaja saunaI gayaI jaOsao ik laao
yaaga nadI ka panaI iksaI nao ]sakI tlaI idKanao ko ilayao vaapsa
KIMca ilayaa hao.
Apnao AaOjaar ]zanao sao phlao saa[- isayaaga AaOr ]sako majadUraoM
nao kuC Agar bai<ayaa AaOr kagaja ko naaoT ]sa samaud`I D/Ogana baadSaah
kI pUjaa ko ilayao jalaayao.
]sako baad ]nhaoMnao yah ksama KayaI ik jaba tk ]naka kama
K%ma nahIM hao jaayaogaa vao Apnao AaOjaar nahIM rKoMgao. tba khIM jaa
kr saa[- isayaaga nao ]nakao kama Sau$ krnao ka hukuma idyaa.
yah nadI ek maIla caaOD,I qaI AaOr halaa^ik ek hjaar majadUr
[sa kama ko ilayao lagaayao gayao qao pr ifr BaI phlao idna ko Ant
92 Chuan Chu village
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 132 ~
tk pula ka kovala ek itha[- ihssaa hI pUra hao saka. AaOr Kanaa
tao ibalkula hI K%ma hao gayaa qaa.
saa[- isayaa^ga nao Apnao majadUraoM kao iktnaa hI Qamakayaa pr ]sa
ko majadUraoM nao tba tk kama Sau$ krnao sao manaa kr idyaa jaba tk
ik vao nayaa raSana nahIM doK laoto.
saa[- isayaa^ga tao yah sauna kr bahut proSaana hao gayaa ik Aba vah
@yaa kro @yaaoMik ]sako pasa tao pOsao ibalkula hI K%ma hao gayao qao
AaOr ibanaa Kanaa doKo vao majadUr vaapsa kama pr jaanao ko ilayao tOyaar
nahIM qao.
eosao samaya maoM ]sakao dyaa kI dovaI kuAana iyana kI yaad AayaI
ijanhaoMnao ]sakI maa^ kI jaana bacaayaI qaI. basa vah turnt hI GauTnaaoM
ko bala baOz gayaa AaOr mana lagaa kr ]nakI paqa-naa krnao lagaa.
“ho kuAana iyana, tumanao maorI maa sao kha qaa ik maO [sa nadI pr
pula banaa}gaa AaOr Aaja maOM tumharI [cCa pUrI krnao ko ilayao yaha
maaOjaUd hU^ pr mauJao Apnao majadUraoM ko Kanao ko ilayao AaOr pOsao caaihyao.
ho dyaa kI dovaI mauJao A@la dao. mauJao [sa samaya tumharI bahut ja$rt
hO maorI sahayata krao.”
Agalao idna laao yaaga nadI pr ek naava pgaT hu[- ijasamaoM safod
isalk ko kpD,o phnao ek bahut saundr s~I baOzI hu[- qaI. ]sako baaro
maoM gaa^va Bar maoM baat fOla gayaI AaOr laaoga ]sakao doKnao ko ilayao vaha^
Aanao lagao.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 133 ~
]sa s~I nao ApnaI naava ]sa BaID, ko pasa lagaa laI AaOr ]nakI
QaImaI fusafusaahT kao Apnao haqa ko [Saaro sao caup kr idyaa.
ifr vah baaolaI — “maOM ]sa AadmaI sao SaadI krnao ka vaayada
krtI hU jaao kao[- maorI gaaod maoM ek saaonao ka yaa caadI ka isa@ka
Dalaogaa.”
jaOsao hI ]sanao yah kha ik laaogaaoM nao ]sako }pr saaonao caa^dI ko
isa@kaoM kI baaOCar kr dI AaOr [tnao isa@ko foMko ik ]sakI naava
DUbanao lagaI. pr AaScaya-, ]na gaava vaalaaoM nao iktnao BaI isa@ko foMko
pr ek BaI isa@ka ]sa dovaI kI gaaod maoM jaa kr nahIM igara.
ek GaMTo baad jaba vah naava ]na isa@kaoM ka baaoJa nahIM sa^Baala
sakI tao ]sa s~I nao ]na gaava vaalaaoM kao ]nako Gar vaapsa Baoja
idyaa.
pr jaba saa[- isayaaga Gar jaanao ko ilayao mauD,a tao ]sa s~I nao
]sakao Apnao pasa baulaayaa AaOr ]sasao kha — “saa[ - isayaaga, maOMnao tumharI paqa-naa sauna laI qaI [saIilayao maOM tumharI sahayata krnao AayaI
hU^. laao yah saara pOsaa tumhara hO AaOr [sakao tuma maorI BaivaYyavaaNaI
saca krnao ko ilayao Kca- krao.”
kuAana iyana nao vah saaro isa@ko naava maoM sao inakala kr Gaasa pr
saa[- isayaa^ga ko pOraoM ko pasa foMk idyao AaOr ifr ibanaa ek Sabd
baaolao vaha^ sao gaayaba hao gayaI.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 134 ~
ibanaa ek pla kI dor ikyao saa[- isayaa^ga nao BaI Apnao majadUraoM
kao kama pr vaapsa Baoja idyaa. ]sakI maohnat AaOr p@ko [radaoM sao
]sako majadUr barabar kama krto rho. AaOr samaudI D/Ogana baadSaah ko
nadI maoM panaI CaoD,nao sao ek GaMTa phlao hI ]sa nadI pr pula bana cauka
qaa. [sa trh saa[- isayaa^ga nao ]sa nadI pr pula banaayaa.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 135 ~
14 kuAana iyana93
saao yah kuAana iyana kaOna qaI jaao dyaa kI dovaI qaI AaOr [sa trh sao
laaogaaoM kI sahayata krtI qaI?
caIna ko caad ko Anausaar banao hue kOlaonDr
ko Czo mahInao ka 19vaa idna baaoiQasa%va94 kI
trh sao kuAana iyana95 ko purKaoM ko svaga- jaanao
ka saalaanaa idna96 hO.
yah kuAana iyana sahanauBaUit AaOr dyaa kI
dovaI hO AaOr caInaI baaOw laaoga ]sakI saarI duinayaa
maoM jaha BaI rhto hOM vahIM ]sakI pUjaa krto hOM.
pr hmaoSaa sao hI vah dovaI nahIM qaI. yah khanaI yahI batatI hO
ik vah baaoiQasa%va kOsao banaI.
yah ]sa samaya kI baat hO jaba ik [ithasa BaI nahIM ilaKa
jaata qaa. isaMga ilana97 naama ka ek doSa qaa ijasako rajaa ko tIna
93 Kuan Yin – a myth from China, Asia. Adapted from the book, “Chinese Myths and Legends” translated by Kwok Man Ho. 2011. Its English version may be read at https://www.scribd.com/doc/57934877/Chinese-Myths-and-Legends 94 In Buddhism, a person who has attained Enlightenment, but who postpones Nirvana in order to help others to attain Enlightenment: individual Bodhisattvas are the subjects of devotion in certain sects and are often represented in painting and sculpture. 95 Kuan Yin – the Goddess of Sympathy and Mercy 96 Translated for the word “Death Anniversary”. 97 Hsing Lin – name of a place
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 136 ~
baoiTyaa qaIM. ]na tInaaoM baoiTyaaoM maoM ]sakI sabasao CaoTI baoTI maayaao
Saana98 sabasao j,yaada A@lamand, dyaavaana AaOr saundr qaI.
vah hmaoSaa ja$rtmand laaogaaoM ko baaro maoM hI saaocatI rhtI qaI
AaOr ]nakI sahayata krtI rhtI qaI. ]sakI dyaa kI khainayaa
mahla ko drbaairyaaoM AaOr naaOkr caakraoM tk maoM maSahUr qaIM.
ek Saama jaba vah mahla ko
baagaIcao maoM pa[na ko poD,99 ko naIcao
baOzI hu[- qaI tao ]sanao Apnao isar ko
}pr ek isakaDa100 kao baaolato
saunaa. ]sakI baaolaI saunato saunato
]sakao naIMd Aanao lagaI AaOr vah saao
gayaI.
Acaanak vah sapnaa doKto
doKto isakaDa kI ek caIK sauna
kr ]z gayaI. vah kUd kr ]zI tao
]sanao doKa ik ek iTD\Da101
isakaDa ko SarIr ko ca@kr kaT rha qaa.
98 Maio Shan – name of the third and the youngest princess 99 Pine Tree – a kind of evergreen tree 100 Cicada is a kind of insect – see its picture above 101 Translated for the word “Praying Mantis” – see its picture above below the picture of cicada.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 137 ~
maayaao Saana ]z kr saD,k ko iknaaro rKI ek p%qar kI baOnca
pr caZ, gayaI AaOr vaha^ sao vah isakaDa kao iTD\Do kI pkD, sao
bacaanao kI kaoiSaSa krnao lagaI. [sasao iTD\Do kao gaussaa Aa gayaa
AaOr vah ]sakI ]gailayaaoM pr kUd gayaa.
maayaao Saana nao turnt hI Apnaa haqa KIMca ilayaa. [sa trh haqa
kao KIMcanao maoM vah sa^Bala nahIM sakI AaOr ]sa p%qar kI baOnca ko
barabar sao jaa rhI saD,k pr igar pD,I. vah ka^p tao gayaI pr vah
haoSa maoM qaI. jaba vah ]zI tao ]sako maaqao maoM lagao Gaava sao KUna bah
rha qaa.
jaba ]sakI baihnaaoM nao ]sakao doKa tao ]nhaoMnao ]sakao tsallaI dI
pr vah basa knQao ]caka kr rh gayaI AaOr baaolaI — “maoro maaqao pr
lagaa yah inaSaana tao ]sa isakaDa kao bacaanao kI kovala ek CaoTI saI
kImat hO tuma icanta na krao yah jaldI hI zIk hao jaayaogaa.”
jaba ]sako maaqao ka Gaava Bar gayaa tao vaha ]sa Gaava ka ek
inaSaana bana gayaa AaOr vah inaSaana baad maoM ifr ek laala rMga ka
inaSaana bana gayaa [saI ilayao kuAana iyana ko saBaI tsvaIraoM AaOr maUit-yaaoM
maoM ]sako caohro pr yah inaSaana idKayaa jaata hO.
maayaao Saana kovala jaanavaraoM ko ilayao hI nahIM vah AadimayaaoM ko
ilayao BaI ]tnaI hI dyaavaana qaI. vah iksaI dUsaro kao duK sahto nahIM
doK saktI qaI. jaba ]sakI maa^ ek lambaI baImaarI ko baad cala
basaI tao ]sakao tsallaI donaa bahut mauiSkla hao gayaa.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 138 ~
vah baar baar Bagavaana sao pUCtI ik AadmaI kao [tnaa duK @yaaoM
sahnaa caaihyao AaOr [sako ilayao vah @yaa kr saktI hO.
ek saubah jaba vah Apnao savaala bauw jaI kI maUit- ko saamanao
daohra rhI qaI tao pUra maindr ek saunahrI raoSanaI sao Bar gayaa AaOr
vaha rKI bauw jaI kI maUit- ija,nda hao gayaI.
maUit- baaolaI — “maorI AcCI baccaI, yaha sao bahut dUr saumaoru phaD, kI caaoTI pr ek safod
kmala ka fUla hO AaOr jaoD102 ka ek laaoTa hO.
Agar tumharo Andr ihmmat hO tao ]sa phaD,
ka rasta ZUZao AaOr ]sakI caaoTI pr jaaAao.
tuma ]na saaro KtraoM, mauiSklaaoM AaOr raogaaoM kao
jaIt laaogaI jaao [sa duinayaa^ maoM hOM.
vaha sao tuma vah fUla AaOr laaoTa laotI Aanaa. Aanao ko baad tuma
pZ,naa AaOr Qyaana krnaa tao tuma ek idna ja$r baaoiQasa%va bana
jaaAaogaI AaOr tumharI yah [cCa ik tuma sabakI sahayata krao pUrI
haogaI.”
maayaao Saana kao bauw jaI sao kuC AaOr baat krnao ka maaOka hI
nahIM imalaa @yaaoMik vah turnt hI ifr sao maUit- bana gayao qao. pr ifr
102 Jade is a semi-precious stone. It comes in several colors, but its green color is very common. See its picture above.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 139 ~
BaI ]nako SabdaoM nao ]sako idla maoM ek nayaI ]mmaId AaOr tsallaI jagaa
dI qaI.
]sanao turnt hI ApnaI ek dasaI yauMga laIna103 kao baulaayaa AaOr
]sasao jaldI sao jaldI jaanao kI [sa trh sao tOyaarI krnao ko ilayao
kha taik vah ApnaI yaa~a maoM Aanao vaalao KtraoM ka saamanaa kr
sako.
tOyaarI krnao ko baad maayaao Saana nao Apnao ipta ko ilayao ek
ica{I CaoD,I AaOr daonaaoM ApnaI yaa~a pr cala dIM. ]nhaoMnao maaoTo maaoTo
itnakaoM ko jaUto phna rKo qao AaOr knQaaoM pr Kanao kI caIja,aoM AaOr
bartnaaoM kI Taokiryaa lao rKI qaIM.
mahla CaoD,nao ko ek mahInao baad vao ek phaD, kI tlahTI sao
gaujar rhI qaIM ik Aasamaana maoM bahut saaro kaOe Aa gayao AaOr Aasamaana
kalaa hao gayaa. vao naIcao AaOr AaOr naIcao kI trf ]D,to Aa rho qao.
yauMga laIna tao ]nakao doK kr bahut Dr gayaI AaOr caIKnao lagaI.
]sakao Dr qaa ik vao icaiD,yaoM [tnaI naIcao ]D, kr tao ]sakI
Aa^KoM hI inakala laoMgaIM pr maayaao Saana nao ]sakao Saant ikyaa —
“tuma [tnaa mat Drao yauMga laIna. yao icaiD,yaoM eosaa nahIM kroMgaI jaba tk
ik [nako pasa eosaa krnao kI kao[- vajah nahIM haogaI.
103 Yung Lien – name of the maid of Maio Shan
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 140 ~
eosaa krao ik qaaoD,a saa Kanaa inakala laao AaOr ]sakao [nako
saamanao jamaIna pr foMk dao @yaaoMik mauJao yakIna hO ik yao ja$r hI
BaUKI hOM.”
yauMga laIna nao eosaa hI ikyaa. ]sanao ApnaI TaokrI Apnao knQao
sao ]tarI AaOr ]samaoM Kanaa ZU^Znao kI kaoiSaSa kI. ]samaoM ]sakao
ek kTaora ]balao hue zMDo caavala imala gayao. ]sanao vao saaro caavala
Apnao saamanao foMk idyao.
jaOsaa ik maayaao Saana nao Andajaa lagaayaa qaa vao kaOe vaak[- BaUKo
qao AaOr [saIilayao vao ]nakao Qamaka rho qao. ]nhaoMnao turnt hI saaro
caavala Ka ilayao AaOr Ka kr saba ek saaqa pUva- kI trf ]D,
gayao.
yauMga laIna nao ApnaI maalaikna kI [sa saUJa baUJa AaOr ]sakI [sa
dyaa kI bahut tarIf kI jabaik vao daonaaoM Kud bahut BaUKI qaIM AaOr
]nako pOr bahut duK rho qao.
ApnaI yaa~a ko dUsaro mahInao ko AaKIr maoM vao ek Ganao jaMgala maoM
Aa gayaIM. maayaao Saana inaDr hao kr ]sa Ganao jaMgala maoM sao calaI jaa
rhI qaI.
jaba BaI kBaI saUrja kI raoSanaI ]sa jaMgala maoM Aa jaatI tao vah
]sakI jamaIna kao camaka dotI. ]sa raoSanaI maoM ]nakao vaha k[-
AaScaya- doKnao kao imalao jaao ]nhaoMnao yaai~yaaoM sao kovala saunao hI saunao qao
kBaI doKo nahIM qao.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 141 ~
]na daonaaoM nao vaha bahut trIko ko, Sa@laaoM ko, AaOr saa[ja, ko
jaanavar poD,aoM ko saayaaoM maoM sao inaklato doKo. eosaa laga rha qaa jaOsao
kao[- AnadoKI takt ]nakao vaha sao baahr inakala rhI hao. kBaI
kBaI ]nakao AjaIba AjaIba jaanavaraoM kI Kala phnao taktvar CaoTo
AadmaI BaI idKayaI do jaato.
kuC dor baad vao daonaaoM ek KulaI jagah maoM Aa gayaIM. vaha^
]nhaoMnao ek jaMgalaI AadmaI ]sa saaf jagah ko saamanao sao Aata
doKa. ]sako haqaaoM maoM ]saka ek Gaayala daost qaa AaOr vah gaussao sao
caIKta calaa Aa rha qaa.
yauMga laIna ek baar ifr bahut Dr gayaI ik vah AadmaI khIM
]na pr hmalaa na kr do pr maayaao Saana nao ek baar ifr ]sakao
caupcaap AaOr Saant KD,a rhnao ko ilayao kha.
maayaao Saana nao ]sasao pUCa — “tumakao yah kOsao lagata hO ik vah
hma laaogaaoM kao kao[- nauksaana phucaayaogaa? yah AadmaI Gaayala hO AaOr
[sakao hmaarI sahayata kI ja$rt hO.”
kh kr maayaao Saana ApnaI dasaI kao ]sa saaf jagah kI trf
lao gayaI AaOr daonaaoM nao imala kr ]sa Gaayala AadmaI ko GaavaaoM kao
Qaaoyaa.
halaa^ik daonaaoM AadimayaaoM maoM sao kao[- BaI ]na daonaaoM is~yaaoM ko
saamanao kuC nahIM baaolaa pr ifr BaI maayaao Saana nao doKa ik ]na daonaaoM
ko pOr ]sa jaMgala maoM iSakar krto krto Gaayala hOM AaOr ToZ,o hao gayao
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 142 ~
hOM. saao ]sanao Apnao itnako vaalao jaUto ]nakao do idyao. ]na AadimayaaoM
nao ]nako vao jaUto lao ilayao, ]nakao doKa Baalaa AaOr isar Jauka kr
Qanyavaad idyaa.
ibanaa ek Sabd baaolao majabaUt AadmaI nao Apnao Gaayala daost kao
ifr sao ApnaI baahaoM maoM ]zayaa AaOr ]sa saaf maOdana sao cala idyaa.
maayaao Saana AaOr yaMga laIna BaI saumaoru phaD, kI Kaoja maoM ifr ApnaI
yaa~a pr cala dIM.
sa<ar idna ko baad Aba ]naka Kanao ka saamaana BaI K%ma haonao
pr Aa rha qaa saao Aba vao jaMgalaI fla AaOr baOrI Ka kr Apnaa
gaujaara kr rhI qaIM.
Aba ]nako pasa jaUto BaI nahIM qao saao ]nhaoMnao Apnao pOraoM ko caaraoM
trf p<ao baa^Qa ilayao qao. halaaik ]na p<aaoM sao ]nako pOr zIk sao
saurixat tao nahIM qao pr ifr BaI vao daonaaoM Apnao p@ko [rado sao calatI
rhIM calatI rhIM AaOr mahla sao inaklanao ko Ch mahInao baad saumaoru
phaD, pr phu^ca gayaIM.
pr yaa~a ka sabasao mauiSkla ihssaa tao ABaI baakI qaa. saumaoru
phaD, pr caZ,nao ko ilayao baD,o baD,o p%qar vaalaI caZ,a[yaa bahut
mauiSkla qaIM AaOr phaD, kI barfIlaI caaoiTyaa^ Aasamaana kao CUtI
najar Aa rhIM qaIM. ]na laaogaaoM kao ]na caaoiTyaaoM tk phu^canao maoM tIna
idna laga gayao.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 143 ~
jaba vao ]sa phaD, kI caaoTI pr KD,I hu[- qaIM tao Bagavaana bauw
ek baar ifr ]nako saamanao pgaT hue. ]nako ek haqa maoM jaoD ka
ek laaoTa qaa AaOr dUsaro haqa maoM ek safod kmala ka fUla qaa.
bauw jaI gaU^jatI hu[- Aavaaja maoM baaolao — “maoro AcCo baccaaoM, tuma
laaogaaoM nao yah lambaI yaa~a krko idKa idyaa ik tuma laaogaaoM maoM [sa
kama ko ilayao iktnaI lagana hO. AaOr Aba mauJao yah BaI maalaUma hO ik
tuma laaoga Aba maorI yao BaoMToM laonao ko ilayao tOyaar hao.
Aba tuma laaoga yah fUla AaOr laaoTa mahla lao jaaAao AaOr Apnao
maindr maoM pUjaa kI jagah rK donaa. raoja tuma laaoga Aasamaana kao BaoMT
caZ,anaa AaOr Qyaana krko ApnaI bauiw AaOr samaJa kao baZ,anaa.
Agar tuma eosaa krtI rhIM tao tuma
doKaogaI ik ek idna yah jaoD ka laaoTa
panaI sao Bar jaayaogaa AaOr [sa ko panaI maoM
sao ivalaao poD,104 kI ek SaaK ]ga
jaayaogaI. vahI idna haogaa ijasa idna tuma
svaga- calaI jaaAaogaI AaOr baaoiQasa%va hao jaaAaogaI.”
yah kh kr bauw jaI ]sa barf maoM Apnaa kao[- BaI inaSaana CaoD,o
ibanaa vaha sao gaayaba hao gayao.
maayaao Saana AaOr yauMga laIna daonaaoM phaD, sao naIcao ]tr AayaIM
AaOr tIna mahInao maoM Apnao Gar laaOT AayaIM tao ]nhaoMnao Apnao SaahI Gar
104 Willow Tree – a kind of shady tree – see its picture above.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 144 ~
AaOr saaro Aarama CaoD, idyao. vao maindr ko Aa^gana maoM ek saado sao
BaUsao ko ibastr pr saaotI qaIM.
maayaao Saana nao vah jaoD ka laaoTa bauw jaI ko maindr maoM bauw jaI
kI maUit- ko saamanao rK idyaa AaOr kmala ka fUla vaha^ banao ek
talaaba maoM Dala idyaa. Aba vah raoja bauw jaI kI maUit- ko saamanao
baOztI AaOr saaro ija,nda laaogaaoM maoM maola rKnao ko ilayao saU~ ka jaap
krtI.
[sa trh sao jap AaOr Qyaana krto krto ]nakao dao saala baIt
gayao. [sa baIca rajya ko bahut saaro laaoga ]nasao baat krnao ko ilayao
AaOr ]nako saaqa Qyaana krnao ko ilayao vaha^ Aato rhto qao. [sa baIca
vah kmala ka fUla BaI pUra iKlaa rha pr jaoD ka laaoTa ABaI BaI
KalaI qaa.
yauMga laIna hr Aanao vaalao kao bauw jaI ka vah vaayada batatI jaao
]nhaoMnao maayaao Saana sao ikyaa qaa. vao daonaaoM ]sa pla ka bahut hI
]%saukta sao [ntjaar kr rhI qaIM jaba maayaao Saana svaga- jaayaogaI pr
jaoD ka laaoTa tao ABaI tk KalaI hI qaa.
vahIM ek laD,ka rhta qaa, Saana iyaMga105, ijasakao dUsaraoM ko
saaqa Sarart krnao maoM baD,a majaa Aata qaa. vah hmaoSaa maindr ko
Aa^gana ko baagaIcao maoM Kolanao ko ilayao Aata qaa.
105 Shan Ying – name of a young boy who came to play in the courtyard of Buddha’s temple.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 145 ~
bahut saaro laaogaaoM nao maayaao Saana kao saavaQaana ikyaa qaa ik vah
laD,ka zIk nahIM qaa pr maayaao Saana ]sakao vaha Kolanao dotI qaI
@yaaoMik ]sakao lagata qaa ik vaha^ Kola kr vah bahut KuSa rhta
qaa.
jaba yauMga laIna nao ]sakao jaoD ko laaoTo AaOr ]samaoM inaklanao vaalaI
ivalaao poD, kI SaaK kI khanaI saunaayaI tao ]sanao yauMga laIna ka bahut
majaak banaayaa.
laoikna ifr ]sako idmaaga maoM maayaao Saana kao baovakUf banaanao kI
ek trkIba AayaI. ]sa rat jaba maindr ibalkula Saant pD,a qaa
vah maindr ko kmaro maoM gayaa, jaoD ko laaoTo maoM ku^e ka panaI Bara AaOr
ivalaao poD, kI ek SaaK ]sako Andr rK dI.
]sako Agalao idna caa^d ko kOlaonDr ko Czo mahInao ka 19vaa idna
qaa. maayaao Saana ]sa idna BaI raoja kI trh sao saubah bauw jaI ko
saamanao Qyaana krnao ko ilayao ]zI.
jaba vah Apnaa kmara CaoD, kr Qyaana krnao ko ilayao jaa rhI
qaI tao Saana iyaMga kI Aavaaja saaro maindr maoM gaU^ja gayaI. vah maindr
ko kmaraoM maoM Aata jaata icallaata GaUma rha qaa — “Aro yah tao hao
gayaa, Aro yah tao hao gayaa. maOMnao [sao Kud ApnaI Aa^KaoM sao doKa.
Aba hmaarI rajakumaarI baaoiQasa%va hao jaayaogaI.”
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 146 ~
]sakI [tnaI }^caI Aavaaja nao mahla ko saaro naaOkraoM AaOr SaahI
pirvaar kao jagaa idyaa. vao saba maayaao Saana ko CaoTo sao kmaro maoM Aa
kr jamaa hao gayao.
jaba Saana iyaMga ]sa BaID, maoM sao jaa rha qaa tao ]sanao maayaao Saana
kao Apnao pasa KD,I BaID, sao khto saunaa — “mauJao kla rat kao ek
bahut hI AjaIba saa sapnaa Aayaa ik ek laD,ka maoro baaoiQasa%va bananao
maoM maorI sahayata krnao Aayaa hO.
maOM na tao ]saka caohra hI doK sakI AaOr na ]sakI Aavaaja hI
sauna sakI. pr mauJao maalaUma hO ik ]sako kamaaoM nao maorI ijandgaI badla
dI.”
kh kr maayaao Saana nao vah jaoD ka laaoTa ]za ilayaa AaOr ilalaI
ko fUla vaalao talaaba ko pasa baOz gayaI. dUsaro laaoga pasa maoM KD,o hao
kr saU~ gaanao lagao. dUr khIM Aasamaana ko iksaI kaonao sao ek bahut
hI QaImaI saI saMgaIt kI Aavaaja AanaI Sau$ hu[- AaOr ifr j,yaada toja,
haotI gayaI.
Saana iyaMga tao ]sa saMgaIt kI Aavaaja sauna kr Dr ko maaro
ka^pnao lagaI. ]Qar kmala ka fUla BaI baD,a AaOr AaOr baD,a haota
jaa rha qaa. yaha tk ik ]sa fUla sao vah pUra talaaba Bar gayaa.
saba laaoga pICo iKsaknao lagao jaba ]nhaoMnao doKa ik maayaao Saana
ka SarIr tao }pr ]znao lagaa AaOr hvaa maoM tOr kr ]sa kmala ko
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 147 ~
fUla ko baIca maoM jaa kr baOznao lagaa. vah vaha ibanaa ihlao Dulao baOzI
rhI AaOr BaID, ]sako saamanao GauTnaaoM ko bala baOzI rhI.
kuC hI dor maoM kmala ka fUla talaaba maoM sao ]KD,a AaOr maayaao
Saana kao lao kr }pr Aasamaana kI trf cala idyaa. jaba vah
baadlaaoM maoM gaayaba maoM hao rhI qaI tao ]sanao Saana iyaMga sao icallaa kr
kha — “Qanyavaad.”
[sa trh maayaao Saana svaga- calaI gayaI jaha ]sakao jaoD
baadSaah106 nao kuAana iyana, dyaa kI dovaI, banaa idyaa. ]sakI dasaI
QartI pr hI rhI. jaba vah marI tao ]sakao D/Ogana laD,kI107 ka
iKtaba do idyaa gayaa, yaanaI dyaa kI dovaI kI dasaI.
kuAana iyana ko pasa eosaI takt hO ijasasao vah jaha caaho vaha
jaa saktI hO AaOr ja$rtmandaoM kI sahayata krnao ko ilayao jaao $p
caaho vah $p lao saktI hO. kBaI vah bauiZ,yaa bana jaatI hO tao kBaI
naaOjavaana s~I AaOr kBaI naaOjavaana laD,kI.
jaba jamaIna saUKI haotI hO tao vah baadlaaoM maoM KD,I hao kr ivalaao
kI DMDI Apnao jaoD ko laaoTo ko panaI maoM DubaaotI hO AaOr QartI pr
iCD,k dotI hO tao ]sasao baairSa hao jaatI hO.
106 Jade Emperor – the Emperor of Sky 107 She was given the title of Dragon Girl.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 148 ~
jaha khIM BaI dd- AaOr duK haota hO vaha kuAana iyana maaOjaUd
rhtI hO. garIba AmaIr saBaI ]sakI pUjaa krto hOM AaOr vah ]na saba
ko GaraoM maoM imalatI hO jaao ]sakao yaad krto hOM.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 149 ~
15 caaga kU laaAao ka [imthana108
caaga kU laaAao109 ek baD,a A@lamand baUZ,a qaa. ]saka idmaaga bahut
toja, saaocata qaa. ]sako tIna baoTo qao pr vao tInaaoM bahut hI baovakUf
AaOr AalasaI qao.
]sako dao baD,o baoTaoM kI SaadI hao caukI qaI AaOr ]nakI pi%nayaa^
BaI [<afak sao ]tnaI hI baovakUf qaIM ijatnao baovakUf ]sako baoTo qao.
]sakao maalaUma qaa ik ]sako baoTo ApnaI baovakUfI kI vajah sao
ApnaI doKBaala tao kr nahIM sakto qao tao ifr vao Gar kI doKBaala
kOsao kroMgao yahI saaoca saaoca kr vah bahut icaintt rhta qaa ik
]sako marnao ko baad ]na sabaka @yaa haogaa.
yah saba saaoca kr ]sanao tya ikyaa ik Apnao tIsaro kma
A@lamand baoTo ko ilayao vah ek bahut A@lamand bahU doK kr
laayaogaa.
]sanao eosaI A@lamand laD,kI kI bahut tlaaSa kI pr ]sako
ilayao ]sakao kao[- eosaI zIk saI laD,kI hI nahIM imala pa rhI qaI.
Apnao pirvaar kI Balaa[- ko ilayao ifr ]sanao ek trkIba saaocaI
AaOr ]sako Anausaar ]sanao phlao ApnaI daonaaoM baD,I bahuAaoM ka
108 Chang Ku Lao’s Test – a legend from China, Asia. Adapted from the book : “Chinese Myths and Legends” translated by Kwok Man Ho. 2011. Its English version may be read at https://www.scribd.com/doc/57934877/Chinese-Myths-and-Legends 109 Chang Ku Lao – name of the father of three sons
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 150 ~
[imthana laonao ka fOsalaa ikyaa. ]sanao saaocaa ik Saayad [sa trh sao
vah ]namaoM A@lamandI kI kao[- icanagaarI ZUZ laogaa.
saao gamaI- ko maaOsama kI ek saubah kao ]sanao ApnaI daonaaoM bahuAaoM
kao baulaayaa AaOr ]nasao kha — “kafI idna hao gayao hO tuma laaogaaoM
kao Apnao maata ipta ko Gar gayao hue. AaOr maOM samaJata hU^ ik tuma
laaogaaoM kao ]nakI yaad BaI Aa rhI haogaI. hO na?”
daonaaoM laD,ikyaaoM nao Apnaa isar ha^ maoM ihlaayaa AaOr ]sa baUZ,o nao
ApnaI baat jaarI rKI — “tao tuma laaoga jaldI sao Apnaa Apnaa
saamaana tOyaar kr laao AaOr Apnao maata ipta ko Gar calaI jaaAao.
pr jaba maOM tumakao vaapsa Aanao ko ilayao khU^ tuma laaoga tBaI calaI
Aanaa.”
“jaI ipta jaI.”
vah ifr baaolaa — “baD,I bahU, tuma tIna pa^ca idna rh saktI hao
AaOr CaoTI bahU tuma saat Aaz idna rh saktI hao.” yah sauna kr
daonaaoM laD,ikyaa [tnaI KuSa hu[-M ik ]nhaoMnao ibanaa saaocao samaJao ik
]nako sasaur nao ]nasao @yaa kha qaa ha^ maoM bahut ja,aor sao Apnaa isar
ihlaayaa AaOr kmaro maoM sao baahr jaanao lagaIM.
jaOsao hI vah kmaro sao jaanao lagaIM tao caaga kU laaAao nao ]nasao ek
baat AaOr khI — “maOM caahta hU ik tuma laaoga jaba vaapsa AaAao tao
maoro ilayao kao[- BaoMT ja$r lao kr Aanaa. tumamaoM sao ek maoro ilayao
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 151 ~
kagaja maoM ilapTI Aaga lao kr Aanaa AaOr dUsarI maoro ilayao ibanaa TagaaoM
ka maugaa-.”
Aba tk tao vao daonaaoM laD,ikyaa jaanao ko ilayao [tnaI j,yaada
]tavalaI hao gayaI qaIM ik vao Apnao sasaur kI khI BaoMTaoM pr BaI rajaI
hao gayaIM. halaa^ik ]nhaoMnao ]nako baaro maoM yah ivacaar BaI nahIM ikyaa
ik vao BaoMToM @yaa hOM AaOr vao ]nhoM kOsao lao kr AayaoMgaIM.
kovala jaba vao laD,ikyaa gaava ko baahr saD,k pr ek dUsaro kao
baa[- baa[- krko jaa rhI qaIM tba ]nhaoMnao ek dUsaro sao pUCa ik vao
iksa baat pr Apnao sasaur sao ha^ kr ko AayaI hOM.
baD,I bahU baaolaI — “maOM Apnao maayako sao tIna paca idna maoM
kagaja maoM ilapTI Aaga saaqa lao kr vaapsa laaOTnao ko ilayao khI gayaI
hU^. pr mauJao tao yah ibalkula BaI pta nahIM ik [sa baat ka @yaa
matlaba hO.”
CaoTI bahU baaolaI — “maora BaI yahI hala hO. mauJao BaI nahIM pta
ik sasaur jaI mauJasao @yaa caahto hOM. AaOr Agar maOM zIk samaya pr
zIk BaoMT ko saaqa vaapsa na AayaI tao vah samaJaoMgao ik maOM baovakUf
hU^.”
saao vao daonaaoM laD,ikyaa vahIM baOz gayaIM AaOr ApnaI ApnaI gaui%qayaa
saulaJaanao lagaIM AaOr tba tk ]na gaui%qayaaoM kao saulaJaanao kI kaoiSaSa
krtI rhIM jaba tk ik ]naka isar dd- nahIM krnao lagaa AaOr ifr
BaI ]nakao ]naka javaaba nahIM imalaa.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 152 ~
yah saba doK kr CaoTI bahU tao raonao lagaI AaOr qaaoD,I dor baad
baD,I bahU BaI Apnao Aa^saU nahIM raok sakI.
daonaaoM baOzI vaha^ rao rhIM qaIM ik vaha^ sao ek saUAr maarnao vaalaa
ksaa[- AaOr ]sakI baoTI f,uMga kU110 gaujaro. ]na daonaaoM kao ]na BaaolaI
BaalaI laD,ikyaaoM kao raoto doK kr ]na pr dyaa Aa gayaI tao f,uMga kU
]nako pasa gayaI.
]sanao ]nasao pUCa — “@yaa baat hO, tuma laaoga @yaaoM rao rhI hao
@yaa tuma laaogaaoM kao iksaI nao kuC kha hO?”
baD,I bahU baaolaI — “nahIM eosaa tao nahIM hO pr baat [sasao BaI
kuC j,yaada hI baurI hO. AaOr sabasao baurI baat tao yah hO ik hma jaba
tk ApnaI gau%qaI ka hla na pa laoM tba tk hma Gar BaI nahIM jaa
sakto.”
AaOr ]sako baad ]na daonaaoM laD,ikyaaoM nao ApnaI ApnaI khanaI
]sa laD,kI kao saunaa dI.
f,uMga kU nao ]nakao tsallaI doto hue kha — “tuma laaoga caup hao
jaaAao. raonao sao gau%qaI ka hla nahIM inaklaogaa [sailayao raoAao nahIM.
tumharI gaui%qayaaoM ka hla bahut Aasaana hO. Agar hma tIna AaOr pa^ca
kao gauNaa kroM tao javaaba Aata hO pnd`h, saao tuma Apnao maayako maoM
pnd`h idna ko ilayao rh saktI hao.
110 Fung Ku – name of the butcher’s daughter
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 153 ~
AaOr Agar hma saat AaOr Aaz kao jaaoD,oM tao BaI javaaba Aata hO
pnd`h. saao tuma BaI pnd`h idna ko ilayao Apnao maayako maoM rh saktI
hao. [saka matlaba yah hO ik tuma daonaaoM pnd`h pnd`h idna Apnao
Apnao maayako maoM rh saktI hao.
AaOr BaoMTaoM kI BaI tuma icanta na
krao. kagaja maoM ilapTI Aaga laalaTona
kao khto hOM AaOr ibanaa Taga ka maugaa- ek
eosaa Kanaa hO jaao baIna ko dhI ka banata
hO. tuma samaJa gayaIM na?”
daonaaoM laD,ikyaa f,uMga kU kI baat sauna kr bahut hI KuSa hao gayaIM
AaOr ]sakao bahut bahut Qanyavaad do kr vao Apnao Apnao rasto calaI
gayaIM.
pand`h idna baad jaOsaa ik caa^ga kU laaAao nao kha qaa ]sako kho
Anausaar ]sakI BaoMTaoM ko saaqa vao laD,ikyaa Gar laaOTIM. caa^ga kU laaAao
]nakI turt bauiw sao baD,a KuSa huAa. ]sakao lagaa ik ]sanao ApnaI
bahuAaoM kao baovakUf samaJa kr galatI kI qaI.
pr ]na daonaaoM laD,ikyaaoM sao saca iCpayaa nahIM gayaa, baovakUf qaIM
na vao? AaOr ]nhaoMnao rasto maoM ek ksaa[- AaOr ]sakI laD,kI ko
imalanao kI baat Apnao sasaur kao bata dI. AaOr yah BaI bata idyaa
ik yah saba ]saI laD,kI nao ]nakao batayaa qaa.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 154 ~
caaga kU laaAao baaolaa — “Agar tuma laaoga saca baaola rhI hao tao
[saka matlaba yah hO ik vah laD,kI bahut A@lamand laD,kI haogaI.
AaOr [saka matlaba yah BaI hO ik vah laD,kI maoro tIsaro baoTo kI bahU
bananao ko laayak hO.”
basa Agalao idna saubah kao caa^ga kU laaAao ]sa ksaa[- sao imalanao
cala idyaa pr jaba tk vah ]sakI dUkana pr phu^caa tba tk vah
ksaa[- tao baajaar jaa cauka qaa saao ]sakI baoTI f,uMga kU dUkana pr
AkolaI hI qaI.
jaba ]sa ksaa[- kI baoTI nao caa^ga kU laaAao kao dUkana pr doKa
tao ]sanao ]sasao baD,I [j,ja,t sao pUCa — “namasto sar, maOM Aapko ilayao
@yaa kr saktI hU?”
caaga kU laaAao baaolaa — “mauJao ek paOMD ek eosaI Kala caaihyao
jaao dUsarI Kala ko saharo sao lagaI hao AaOr ek paOMD Kala eosaI
caaihyao jaao dUsarI Kala kao maar rhI hao.”
yah saunato hI f,uMga kU turnt hI vaha sao dUkana ko
pICo A^Qaoro maoM gaayaba hao gayaI. pr turnt hI vah vaapsa
BaI Aa gayaI AaOr ]sanao kmala ko p<aaoM maoM ilapTo dao pOkoT
]sakao laa kr do idyao.
caaga kU laaAao nao ek pOkoT Kaolaa tao ]namaoM sao ek pOkoT maoM
saUAr ko kana qao AaOr dUsara pOkoT Kaolaa tao ]samaoM saUAr kI pU^C
qaI.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 155 ~
ek baar ifr sao ]sa laD,kI nao ApnaI A@lamandI sao caaga kU
laaAao kI pholaI saulaJaa dI qaI. ]sanao turnt hI Apnaa [rada banaa
ilayaa qaa ik yahI vah laD,kI qaI ijasasao vah Apnao tIsaro baoTo kI
SaadI krogaa.
caaga kU laaAao vah daonaaoM pOkoT lao kr Gar calaa gayaa AaOr Gar
jaa kr ]sanao dovataAaoM ka pUjana ikyaa. ifr ]sanao SaadI krvaanao
vaalao kao baulaayaa. ]sasaoo [sa SaadI kI [jaaja,t laonao ko baad gaava ko
sardar sao SaadI kI SatoM- ilaKvaayaI gayaIM AaOr ]sanao ]sa laD,kI kI
SaadI Apnao tIsaro baoTo sao kr dI.
SaadI kI bahut baiZ,yaa davat dI gayaI. SaadI ko baad f,uMga kU
ek bahut hI AcCI p%naI saaibat hu[-. ]sakI A@lamandI sao Gar maoM
saba laaoga maola sao rho.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 156 ~
16 baadSaah ko hukuma111
caU yaUAana caa^ga112 baocaara Apnao janma ko baad sao hI laavaairsa hao gayaa
qaa [sailayao ]sako ek dUr ko caacaa kao ]sakao Apnao pasa rKnaa
pD,a.
Aba huAa yah ik jaba vah dao saala ka huAa tao ]sakao isar maoM
Kala kI baImaarI113 laga gayaI. ]sakao k[- Da@TraoM kao idKayaa
gayaa pr kao[- BaI ]sakI ]sa baImaarI kao zIk nahIM kr saka.
[sailayao saba laaoga ]sakao, yaha tk ik ]saka Apnaa caacaa
BaI, fUlao isar vaalaa caa^ga kh kr baulaato qao. laaogaaoM maoM vah bahut
Kanao vaalaa AaOr AalasaI ko naama sao maSahUr qaa.
ek daophr kao jaba ]saka caacaa ma@ka
baaonao ko ilayao Apnaa Kot jaaot rha qaa tao caU
yaUAana caa^ga kao pasa ko maUgaflaI ko Kot maoM
Kolanao ka maaOka imala gayaa.
]na idnaaoM maUgafilayaa^ jamaIna ko naIcao nahIM bailk }pr ]gaa
krtI qaIM. saao jaba BaI caU yaUAana caa^ga kao BaUK lagatI ]sakao basa
111 Emperor’s Commands – a myth from China, Asia. Adapted from the book : “Chinese Myths and Legends” translated by Kwok Man Ho. 2011. Its English version may be read at https://www.scribd.com/doc/57934877/Chinese-Myths-and-Legends 112 Chu Yuan Chang – name of the orphan boy 113 Translated for the word “Mangy”
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 157 ~
ja,ra saa naIcao Jauknaa haota qaa AaOr ifr vah ijatnaI caaho ]tnaI
maU^gafilayaa Ka sakta qaa.
[sa trh sao vah ibanaa iksaI icanta ko Aarama sao ]sa Kot maoM
Kolata rhta, maUgafilayaa^ Kata rhta, poD,aoM pr caZ,ta rhta AaOr
jaao KrgaaoSa ]sa maUgaflaI ko Kot maoM ]nhoM Kanao Aato ]nakao Bagaata
rhta.
ek idna bahut saarI maUgaflaI Ka kr AaOr bahut saarI Baaga
daOD, krko ]sakao kuC Aalasa Aa gayaa tao vah vahIM maU^gaflaI ko
Kot ko baIca maoM hI maUU^gaflaI kI cauBanao vaalaI DMiDyaaoM pr hI saao
gayaa.
vah ek GaMTo tk tao bahut ja,aor sao saaota rha pr ifr maU^gaflaI
kI vao naukIlaI DMiDyaa ]sako isar maoM [tnao ja,aor sao cauBaIM ik ifr vaha^
]sasao saaoyaa nahIM gayaa.
vah KD,a hao gayaa AaOr ]sanao maUgaflaI kI DailayaaoM pr pOr rK
kr ]nakao jamaIna pr sao hTayaa AaOr baaolaa — “ArI Aao baovakUf
maU^gafilayaaoM, mauJao tumasao nafrt hO. tuma mauJao saaonao BaI nahIM dotIM. tuma
bajaaya jamaIna ko }pr ]ganao ko jamaIna ko naIcao @yaaoM nahIM ]gatI
hao?”
]sako AaScaya- ka izkanaa na rha jaba ]sanao doKa ik ]sako
yah khto hI vao maUgafilayaa jamaIna ko [Qar ]Qar jaanao lagaIM. phlao
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 158 ~
tao vao ek dUsaro ko }pr caZ, kr AaOr ApnaI DMiDyaaoM kao ek dUsaro
maoM ]laJaa kr QaIro QaIro jaa rhI qaIM.
pr ifr ]namaoM takt Aa gayaI AaOr vao saamanao sao gaayaba hao kr
bahut toja,I sao jamaIna ko naIcao jaanao lagaIM. [sasao vah Kot eosaa laganao
lagaa jaOsao ]sao ABaI ABaI jaaota gayaa hao.
halaa^ik fUlao hue isar vaalao caa^ga kao phlao tao yah pta nahIM
calaa ik maUgaflaI Aagao sao BaI jamaIna ko naIcao hI ]gaogaI pr baad maoM
]sakao lagaa ik ]sa idna ko baad sao tao hr maU^gaflaI jamaIna ko naIcao
hI ]ganao lagaI.
phlao tao saaro iksaana BaI yah doK kr AaScaya- maoM pD, gayao ik
]nakI maU^gaflaI tao jamaIna ko }pr qaIM kha gayaIM. ifr ]nakao pta
calaa ik vao tao saba jamaIna ko naIcao phu^ca gayaIM.
AaOr AaOr baad maoM tao yah BaI pta calaa ik Aba tao vao jamaIna
ko }pr ]ga hI nahIM rhI qaIM vao tao jamaIna ko naIcao hI ]ga rhI qaIM.
]nakI samaJa maoM tao nahIM Aayaa ik eosaa kOsao huAa pr vao @yaa
krto. ]nhaoMnao [sa badlaava kao Bagavaana kI [cCa samaJa kr
svaIkar kr ilayaa.
iksaI kao yah pta nahIM qaa ik yah saba caU yaUAana caa^ga ko
khnao sao huAa qaa. [sailayao iksaI nao BaI ]sako SabdaoM kI takt kao
nahIM jaanaa, yaha^ tk ik ]sa laD,ko nao Kud BaI nahIM.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 159 ~
maU^gaflaI ko Kot maoM hu[- [sa AaScaya-janak GaTnaa ko k[- mahInao
baad kI baat hO ik caU yaUAana caaga kao ]sako caacaa nao ]sakao
ApnaI mauiga-yaaoM kI doKBaala ko ilayao rK idyaa.
saao vah ]na mauiga-yaaoM kao nadI pr lao jaata. vaha vah saara idna
nadI ko iknaaro laoTa rhta AaOr Saama kao ]nakao Gar vaapsa lao
Aata.
ek idna jaba vah raoja kI trh ]nakao nadI ko iknaaro lao kr
gayaa tao ]sa idna daophr kao bahut garma qaa. caU yaUAana caaga nao
Apnao kpD,o inakala idyao AaOr nadI ko zMDo panaI maoM tOrnao ko ilayao
kUd pD,a.
Apnao naIcao ]sanao jaamaunaI rMga kI ek maClaI doKI jaao bahut
QaIro QaIro nadI kI tlaI ko saaqa saaqa tOr rhI qaI. ibajalaI kI saI
tojaI sao caU yaUAana caa^ga nao naIcao kI trf ek DubakI lagaayaI AaOr
Apnao naMgao haqaaoM sao hI ]sa maClaI kao pkD, ilayaa.
maClaI ]sa javaana laD,ko kI majabaUt mau{I kI pkD, sao CUTnao
kI kaoiSaSa maoM panaI sao baahr Aato hI mar gayaI.
]sa laD,ko nao poD, kI kuC DMiDyaa^ taoD,IM, ]nasao ek CaoTI saI
Aaga jalaayaI AaOr ]sa pr ]sa maClaI kao BaUnaa. jaba vah Bauna gayaI
tao vah ek maaoTo sao poD, ko tnao ko saharo baOz gayaa AaOr ]sao Apnao
naMgao haqaaoM sao hI Kanao lagaa. vah ]sakao svaad lao lao kr bahut QaIro
QaIro Ka rha qaa.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 160 ~
ABaI ]sanao AaQaI hI maClaI KayaI qaI ik ]sanao Apnao caacaa ko
Aanao kI Aavaaja saunaI tao ]sanao baD,o duK ko saaqa ]sa maClaI kao
vaapsa panaI maoM yah khto hue foMk idyaa — “Aao maorI svaaddar
maClaI, tU ifr sao ija,nda hao jaa taik ek idna maOM tuJao ifr sao Ka
sakU^.”
vah AaQaI KayaI hu[- maClaI ]saka hukuma maana kr ifr sao
ija,nda hao gayaI. ]saka AaQaa ibanaa Kayaa huAa SarIr tao jaamaunaI
rMga ka qaa AaOr dUsara AaQaa SarIr jaao Ka ilayaa gayaa qaa vah safod
rMga ka qaa.
caaga nao ]sa maClaI kI ek Aa^K ]sako isar ko dUsarI trf
foMk dI qaI saao jaba vah maClaI ija,nda hu[- tao ]sakI daonaaoM Aa^KoM
]sako jaamaunaI rMga ko SarIr kI trf Aa gayaI qaIM.
[sa trh vah maClaI ija,nda rhI AaOr AMDoo BaI dotI rhI. ijana
laaogaaoM nao ]sa maClaI kao pkD,a vao ]sakao saaola naama sao pukarto rho.
k[- hFto baad ek idna jaba caa^ga Apnao caacaa kI mauiga-yaaoM kI
doKBaala kr rha qaa tao kuC daost laaoga vaha ptJaD, ko caa^d114 ka
%yaaOhar manaanao Aayao.
]nako pasa Kanao ko ilayao caavala tao qaa pr maasa nahIM qaa saao
]nhaoMnao caaga sao kha ik vah ]nako ilayao ek maugaa- maar do AaOr
]sakao KulaI Aaga pr pka do.
114 Festival of the Moon of Autumn
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 161 ~
caaga nao baD,o ]%saah sao kha ik ha^ ha vah maar dogaa [samaoM ]sao
kao[- proSaanaI nahIM haogaI bailk vah tao ]nako ilayao saarI mauiga-yaa^ BaI
maar dogaa AaOr vao ]nakao tba tk Ka sakto hOM jaba tk vao vaha^ sao
ihla BaI na sakoM.
caaga nao saarI mauiga-yaaoM kI gardnaoM taoD,IM AaOr ]na daostaoM nao ]nako
hD\DI ko Za^cao inakalao. jaba ik caa^ga nao Aaga jalaayaI AaOr ]nakao
]samaoM BaUnanao ko ilayao tOyaar ikyaa.
saba laD,ko saarI daophar Kato rho, gaato rho, naacato rho. Saama
kao vao saba laaoga caaga kao vahIM phaD,I ko pasa Akolaa CaoD, kr
Apnao Apnao Gar calao gayao.
]nako jaanao ko baad caa^ga kao lagaa ik yah ]sanao @yaa kr
idyaa. tba ]sanao Bagavaana kI ksama KayaI ik vah tba tk Gar nahIM
laaOTogaa jaba tk ijatnaI mauiga-yaa^ ]sanao maarI hOM vao saba vah [k{I nahIM
kr laogaa. [sa kama kao krnao maoM caaho ]sakao iktnaI BaI dor @yaaoM na
laga jaayao.
ek baar ifr Bagavaana nao ]sako }pr maohrbaanaI kI AaOr ek
safod hMsaaoM ka JauMD ]sako isar pr ]D,ta huAa Aa gayaa. caa^ga nao
]nakao baulaa ilayaa — “hMsaaoM hMsaaoM, tuma laaoga maoro pasa naIcao Aa
jaaAao. maOM tumharo sardar kao hMsaaoM ka rajaa banaa dU^gaa.”
AaScaya-, saba hMsaaoM nao ApnaI ApnaI gardnaoM naIcaI kIM AaOr QaIro
QaIro naIcao ]tr kr caaga ko pOraoM ko pasa Aa kr baOz gayao. caa^ga
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 162 ~
KuSaI KuSaI ]na sabakao Apnao Gar lao gayaa AaOr rat Bar ko ilayao
]nakao mauiga-yaaoM ko lakD,I ko baaD,o maoM band kr idyaa.
raoja kI trh caa^ga nao Apnaa rat ka Kanaa Kayaa AaOr lakD,I
ko la{aoM kI Aaga ko saamanao Aarama sao saao gayaa. ]saka caacaa Apnao
Kot maoM yah doKnao ko ilayao ik vaha saba kuC zIk hO Kot pr calaa
gayaa.
Kot pr phu^ca kr ]sanao caa^ga kao Kot pr Aanao ko ilayao
]zayaa AaOr baaolaa — “yah saba tuma @yaa baovakUfI ka Kola Kola
rho hao? yao maorI saarI mauiga-yaa^ safod @yaaoM hOM? AaOr ja,ra [nakI gardna
tao doKao yao phlao ko maukabalao maoM daogaunaI lambaI kOsao hao gayaIM?”
caaga nao Baaolaopna sao Apnao caacaa kI trf doKa AaOr baaolaa —
“[sa saubah jaba maOM mauiga-yaaoM kao phaD,I ko pasa lao gayaa qaa tao GaaTI maoM
AaOr phaD,I ko }pr bahut ja,aor kI dixaNaI hvaa calaI AaOr Aaolao
pD,nao lagao. ]sa hvaa nao ]na mauiga-yaaoM kI gardnaoM lambaI kr dIM AaOr
]na AaolaaoM nao ]nako pMK safod kr idyao.”
]sako caacaa nao ]sakI [sa safa[- ko }pr kuC dor ivacaar
ikyaa pr ]sakao BaI [sa badlaava kI [sasao j,yaada AcCI AaOr kao[-
vajah najar nahIM AayaI [sailayao ]sanao caaga kao ifr sao saaonao ko ilayao
Baoja idyaa.
Agalao idna caaga ko caacaa nao ]sakao saubah saubah baulaayaa pr
caaga ek dao baar krvaT badla kr ifr saao gayaa. ]sako caacaa nao
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 163 ~
]sakao ]sa saubah dao baar baulaayaa laoikna daonaaoM baar caa^ga ]sako saamanao
jaanao ko ilayao Tala gayaa.
daophr kao caaga ka caacaa ]sako saaonao vaalao kmaro maoM gayaa AaOr
]sakI kmaIja KIMca kr ]sakao ]zayaa. ]sako ibastr sao ]sanao ]sao
baahr KIMca ilayaa AaOr ]sako saUjao hue isar pr ja,aor sao ek caaTa
maara.
caaga icallaayaa — “CaoiD,yao na mauJao. Aaja mauiga-yaaoM kI ]D,ana
ka idna hO AaOr Agar Aapnao drvaajaa band krko nahIM rKa tao vao
saba ]D, jaayaoMgaI. maOM Apnaa garma ibastr CaoD, kr vaha^ saara idna
yah doKnao ko ilayao ]nako drvaajao ko saamanao KD,a nahIM rh sakta ik
vao khIM ]D, na jaayaoM.”
]saka caacaa BaI icallaayaa — “@yaa tU mauJa o ibalkula hI
baovakUf samaJata hO. maOM saarI ija,ndgaI ApnaI [na mauiga-yaaoM kI
ihfajat krta rha hU AaOr maOMnao kBaI eosaa baokar ka bahanaa nahIM
saunaa jaOsaa ik tU mauJao bata rha hO.
cala ]z, [sasao phlao ik maOM tuJao pOr maar kr ]za} tU ABaI
ABaI ibastr sao baahr inakla AaOr [na mauiga-yaaoM kao phaD, ko pasa lao
kr jaa.”
caaga kuC BaunaBaunaata huAa ]za, kpD,o phnao, Kot maoM gayaa AaOr
mauiga-yaaoM ko baaD,o ka drvaajaa Kaolaa. vaha tao drvaajaa Kaolato hI
saaro hMsaaoM maoM vaha^ sao baca kr Baaga inaklanao kI haoD, laga gayaI.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 164 ~
jaOsao hI vao saaro hMsa drvaajao sao baahr inaklao vao ek AjaIba sao
ZMga sao jamaIna pr ibaKr gayao. vao Drto hue hvaa maoM ]D,o AaOr ifr
hmaoSaa ko ilayao vaha sao phaD, ko }pr AaOr makana ko pICo ]D, kr
gaayaba hao gayao.
yah caaga AaOr ]sako caacaa ko baIca kI AaiKrI kD,I qaI.
[sako baad caacaa nao caa^ga kao Gar sao baahr inakala idyaa AaOr ]sasao
kha ik Aba vah vaha kBaI vaapsa na Aayao.
]sa rat caa^ga jaMgala maoM ek fTa saUtI kmbala AaoZ, kr saUKI
pi<ayaaoM pr saaoyaa. Aba ]sako pasa basa vahI ek kmbala qaa AaOr
dUsarI kao[- caIja, nahIM qaI.
mahInaaoM tk caaga doSa maoM [Qar ]Qar BaTkta rha. vah rasto maoM
imalanao vaalao dyaavaana iksaanaaoM AaOr gaa^va vaalaaoM sao BaIK maaga maaga kr
Kata rha. ]sanao [sa dana pr rhnaa hI zIk samaJaa. kama ]sanao
tBaI ikyaa jaba ik vah BaUKa mar rha haota qaa.
jabasao vah Apnao caacaa ko Gar sao inakalaa gayaa qaa tbasao ]sako
SabdaoM kI takt calaI gayaI qaI AaOr halaa^ik vah kama krnao ko
ilayao bahut saust qaa pr ]sakao Apnao idla maoM pta qaa ik ]sakI
AcCI iksmat ]saka [ntjaar kr rhI qaI. basa ]sakao ]sa samaya
ka [ntjaar qaa.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 165 ~
caaga kao A@sar hI ApnaI yaa~a ko baIca sarkar ko isapahI
AaOr DakU laD,to imalato pr vah bajaaya ]nakI laD,a[- maoM pD,nao ko
khIM AnaajaGar maoM yaa jaMgala maoM yaa gaD\Zo maoM iCp jaata.
yaUAana saamaajya115 BaI K%ma haonao kao Aa rha qaa AaOr doSa maoM
balavaa macanao kI ]mmaId bahut j,yaada qaI. Afvaah tao yaha^ tk qaI
ik nayaa baadSaah, Aasamaana ka baoTa116, tao phlao sao hI pOda hao
cauka qaa AaOr doSa kI baagaDaor sa^Baalanao ko ilayao basa zIk samaya ka
[ntjaar kr rha qaa.
]saI samaya ek jyaaoitYaI ilayaU pao vaOna117 nao yah ijammaodarI
]zayaI ik vah ]sa Aasamaana ko baoTo kao ZUZogaa. ]sanao jaMgala ko
bahut saaro eosao laaogaaoM kao ilayaa jaao ]sa Aasamaana ko baoTo kao ZUZnao
AaOr ]sakao nayaa baadSaah banaanao ko ilayao ja$rt pD,o tao mar imaTnao
ko ilayao BaI tOyaar qao.
ek idna yao saba laaoga ek lakD,I ko pula pr Aayao AaOr ek
saUjao hue isar vaalao naaOjavaana kao ek naava maoM pD,o saaoto doKa. ]sako
isar ko }pr ek CtrI lagaI hu[- qaI jaao ]sanao ]sa samaya bah rhI
toja hvaa sao Apnao isar kao hvaa sao bacaanao ko ilayao lagaa rKI qaI.
jaMgala ko laaoga tao ]sakao doK kr bahut AaScaya- maoM pD, gayao
@yaaoMik jaba vah laD,ka laoTa huAa qaa tao ]sako laoTnao ko ZMga sao
115 Yuan Empire – established by a Mongolian Kublai Khan in 1271 AD and lasted till 1368. 116 The Son of the Heavens 117 Liu Po Wen – name of the astrologer
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 166 ~
]sakI Sa@la ]sa caInaI Axar sao bahut imala rhI qaI ijasaka matlaba
haota hO “baadSaah”.
vao laaoga ]sa pula pr sao hI ]sa laD,ko kao jagaanao ko ilayao
icallaayao pr vah tao basa } Aa^ krko ]na sabasao pIz for kr
ApnaI CtrI kao AaOr naIcaI krko laoT gayaa.
pr Aba vah kuC [sa trh laoTa huAa qaa ik [sasao vah ek
eosaa caInaI Axar idKayaI do rha qaa ijasaka matlaba haota hO
“baoTa”.
vao jaMgalaI laaoga tao ApnaI KuSaiksmatI pr ivaSvaasa hI nahIM kr
payao AaOr turnt hI pula sao naIcao ]sa laD,ko ko pasa daOD,o gayao taik
vah khIM Baaga na jaayao.
ilayaU pao vaOna nao kha ik yah caaga hI Aasamaana ka baoTa hO saao
vao jaMgalaI laaoga ]sa saUjao hue isar vaalao laD,ko kao nayao saamaajya ko
phlao baadSaah kI hOisayat sao gaavaaoM AaOr SahraoM maoM sao Gaumaato hue lao
calao.
hr ek nao, ijasanao BaI jyaaoitYaI kI BaivaYyavaaNaI saunaI, ]saI nao
]sa laD,ko kI A@lamandI kao maanaa AaOr ]sakao haonao vaalaa baadSaah
samaJa kr ]sako saamanao isar Jaukayaa.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 167 ~
[sa trh ilayaU pao vaOna kI BaivaYyavaaNaI sahI inaklaI. vah saUjao
hue isar vaalaa laD,ka caU yaUAana caa^ga imaMga saama`ajya118 ka phlaa
baadSaah banaa.
118 Chu Yuan Chang was the first Emperor of the Ming Dynasty in 1368 AD
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 168 ~
17 gaQao kI taktoM119
yah bahut puranaI baat hO ik ek baar caIna maoM
ek isalk ka saaOdagar Apnao gaQao kao caIna
caU Sahr120 lao kr gayaa. yah caIna caU Sahr
ek GaaTI kI baD,I naIcaI Zlaana pr ek
AkolaI jagah pr basaa huAa qaa.
jaba vah vaha^ phu^caa tao Saama hao gayaI qaI. Saama kao vaha ko
kuC laaoga Saama kI saOr krnao ko ilayao inaklao hue qao AaOr kuC laaoga
CaoTo CaoTo haoTlaaoM maoM Kanaa Ka rho qao.
vah saaOdagar Sahr kI mau#ya saD,k sao hao kr jaa rha qaa ik
vah yah doK kr AaScaya-caikt hao gayaa ik kafI laaoga ]sakao doK
kr ApnaI ApnaI maojaaoM sao ]z kr KD,o hao gayao. eosaa Asala maoM
[sailayao BaI huAa @yaaoMik ]nhaoMnao Aaja sao phlao kBaI gaQaa nahIM doKa
qaa.
kuC baccao tao ]sa AjaIba jaanavar kao doK kr bahut hI KuSa
qao AaOr kuC ]sako Kurdro BaUro baalaaoM kao doK kr AaOr ]sako roMknao
kI toja, Aavaaja kao sauna kr hI Dr gayao qao.
119 Donkey’s Powers – a folktale from China, Asia. Adapted from the book : “Chinese Myths and Legends” translated by Kwok Man Ho. 2011. Its English version may be read at https://www.scribd.com/doc/57934877/Chinese-Myths-and-Legends 120 Chien Chou town – a town in China
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 169 ~
Sahr ko laaoga ]sakao doK kr ijatnao j,yaada ]%sauk qao vah gaQaa
]tnaI hI j,yaada ja,aor sao roMk rha qaa AaOr Apnao da^t idKa rha
qaa.
yah doK kr ik laaoga ]sakao [tnaI j,yaada ]%saukta sao doK rho
qao vah gaQaa BaI ek nayao ivaSvaasa ko saaqa saD,k pr calaa jaa rha
qaa AaOOOr ]saka maailak saaOdagar BaI bahut KuSa KuSa ]sako pICo
pICo cala rha qaa.
]sa rat gaQaa rat Bar [Qar ]Qar krvaToM badlata rha pr vah
rat Bar saao nahIM saka. saao ]sanao yah tya ikyaa ik vah rat kao
[Qar ]Qar GaUmaogaa. basa vah vaha sao ]za AaOr Baaga ilayaa. vah
Baagata rha Baagata rha pr vah yah nahIM doK payaa ik vah kha jaa
rha qaa.
jaba vah qak kr ruka tao ]sanao
doKa ik vah tao ek jaMgala maoM Aa gayaa
qaa. yah doK kr ]sanao jaba tk saubah
haotI hO vahIM Aarama krnao ka inaScaya
ikyaa. saubah kao jaba ]sakI naak AaOr
kana pr zMDI Aaosa kI baUd pD,I tba khIM jaa kr ]sakI Aa^K
KulaI.
jaba ]sanao doKa ik ]sako saba baala Aaosa kI baUdaoM sao nama hao
gayao hOM tao ]sakI saarI pIz maoM zMD kI ek lahr saI daOD, gayaI AaOr
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 170 ~
vah ka^p gayaa. ihmmat krko vah ]za, ]sanao Apnao SarIr kao ihlaa
kr JaTka do kr ]na Aaosa kI baU^daoM kao JaTk idyaa.
]sanao saaocaa ik jaanao sao phlao vah qaaoD,I saI Gaasa Ka lao saao vah
Apnaa isar naIcaa krko Gaasa Kanao lagaa. jaba vah Gaasa Ka rha qaa
tao ]sanao Apnao pICo kuC fusafusaahT saunaI.
laoikna jaldI hI vah fusafusaahT ja,aor kI Aavaaja maoM badla
gayaI. yah Aavaaja [tnao ja,aor kI qaI ik vah gaQaa Apnao naaSto pr
Qyaana hI nahIM do saka.
jaba ]sanao [Qar ]Qar doKa tao ]sanao doKa ik k[- doKnao vaalao
]sako AjaIba AaOr baD,o saa[ja, kao doK rho hOM. ]sanao saaocaa ik
Agar laaoga mauJao [tnao AaScaya- sao doK rho hOM tao mauJao lagata hO ik
[na jaanavaraoM kao ApnaI Aa^KaoM pr ivaSvaasa nahIM hOM.
ifr ]sanao Apnao mana maoM saaocaa ik maOM ]nakao kuC eosaI caIja,
idKa}^^ ijasasao ik vao kuC saaoca sakoM.
gaQao nao Apnaa isar ]zayaa, bahut ja,aor sao ZoMcaU ZoMcaU ikyaa AaOr
Apnao ipClao pOr hvaa maoM ]Calao. yah doK kr
icaiD,yaaoM AaOr jaanavaraoM nao bahut ja,aor sao caIK maarI
AaOr Apnao Apnao GaaoMsalaaoM AaOr GaraoM maoM Gausa gayao.
kovala ek taota hI eosaa qaa jaao nahIM Dra.
]sanao KuSaI sao Apnao pMK fD,fD,ayao AaOr jaao kuC
]sanao doKa qaa vah batanao ko ilayao caIto kI trf ]D, gayaa.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 171 ~
[sa baIca gaQaa ApnaI takt idKanao ko [sa Saao pr bahut KuSa
qaa. vah ifr ApnaI Gaasa Kanao lagaa.
taoto sao [sa AjaIba jaanavar kI
khanaI saunakr caIta Apnao [sa taktvar
duSmana jaanavar kao doKnao ko ilayao bahut
]%sauk huAa AaOr vah JaaiD,yaaoM maoM sao haota
huAa [sa jaanavar kao doKnao ko ilayao turnt
hI daOD, pD,a.
jaba saaf maOdana Aayaa tao vah vahIM ruk gayaa AaOr ifr kuC
saaoca ivacaar kr Aagao baZ,a jaha vah gaQaa ABaI BaI Gaasa Ka rha
qaa.
jaba caIto nao gaQao ka saa[ja, doKa tao vah baD,a naa]mmaId huAa
pr ifr BaI ]sanao yah inaScaya ikyaa ik vah ]sakI takt ka yah
tmaaSaa doKnao ko ilayao ]saka [imthana ja$r laogaa ik ]sakao [sa
jaanavar kI takt sao khIMM kao[- Ktra tao nahIM hO.
gaQao nao BaI itrCI inagaah sao caIto kao doK ilayaa. halaa^ik
]sanao BaI caIto kao phlao kBaI nahIM doKa qaa pr ifr BaI ]sakao
eosaa kuC nahIM lagaa ik ]sao caIto sao Drnaa caaihyao.
[sailayao ]sanao ]sakao BaI ApnaI takt ka ek namaUnaa idKanao
ka fOsalaa kr ilayaa saao vah ijatnaI ja,aor sao Apnao da^t pIsa sakta
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 172 ~
qaa ]tnaI ja,aor sao ]sanao Apnao dat pIsao. [sasao bahut ja,aor kI
Aavaaja hu[-.
caIta ]sako da^t pIsanao kI Aavaaja sauna kr Dr gayaa AaOr pasa
kI JaaiD,yaaoM maoM isakuD, kr dubak gayaa. ]sakao lagaa ik Agar gaQao
ko da^taoM kI Aavaaja hI [tnaI toja hO tao vah tao ]sakao Ka BaI
sakta hO.
gaQaa Apnao nayao duSmana jaanavar ko saaqa [tnaa AiQak Aanand
mahsaUsa kr rha qaa ik ]sanao ifr ek baar Apnao da^taoM ko baIca maoM
sao bahut ja,aor kI ihsa kI Aavaaja inakalaI.
pr [<afak sao caIta ]saI samaya ek kIcaD, vaalao gaD\Zo maoM
ifsala gayaa AaOr vah ]sakI ihsa kI Aavaaja nahIM sauna saka.
badiksmatI sao jaMgala ko dUsaro jaanavaraoM nao caIto ka vah igarnaa
doK ilayaa. QaIro QaIro vah jaMgala ka rajaa iksaI trh sao ]sa gaD\Zo
maoM gaIlaa AaOr kIcaD, maoM sanaa huAa inaklaa.
gaQao nao caIto kao ApnaI Aaor Aato hue AaOr ifr Apnao sao kuC
dUr hI isakuD, kr baOzto hue doK ilayaa qaa. Aba tk gaQao kao laga
rha qaa ik vah caIto sao BaI laD, sakta hO, jaMgala ko saaro jaanavaraoM
sao BaI Akolaa hI inapT sakta hO AaOr ]nakao hra sakta hO.
vah ibanaa kuC saaocao samaJao badiksmat caIto kI trf baZ,a, Apnao pICo vaalao pOr ]zayao AaOr ]sako knQao pr maaro. ]sako pOraoM
kI maar sao caIta ek ka^TaoM vaalaI JaaD,I maoM jaa igara.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 173 ~
vah ]sa JaaD,I maoM sao Apnao GaavaaoM kao caaTta huAa ApnaI baa^yaI
Ta^ga sao la^gaD,ata huAa baahr inaklaa AaOr ]sakao lagaa ik Aba vah
ApnaI puranaI takt ifr kBaI vaapsa nahIM pa sakta.
caIta [na saba halaat pr ivacaar krto hue QaIro QaIro gaQao sao dUr
]sa maOdana ko iknaaro kI trf cala idyaa.
pr ifr ]sakao Qyaana Aayaa ik gaQao ko Kur ko naaKUna bahut
toja, nahIM hOM AaOr ]sako duSmana nao kovala ApnaI rxaa ko hiqayaar hI
]sakao idKayao hOM – Apnao Kur AaOr da^t, yaa na ik hmalaa krnao
vaalao hiqayaar.
yah saaoca kr vah ifr sao gaQao ko pasa gayaa AaOr Kola Kola maoM
]sanao ]sakI pU^C AaOr ipClaI TagaoM Apnao pMjaaoM sao pkD, laIM. yah
doK kr gaQao nao bahut ja,aor sao ZoMcaU ZoMcaU ikyaa AaOr ApnaI Ta^gaaoM sao
caIto kao ek baar ifr maara.
caIto nao saaocaa – “[saka matlaba maOM zIk qaa. yah basa ApnaI
Ta^gaoM hI hvaa maoM foMk sakta hO yaa ifr ja,aor kI Aavaaja hI inakala
sakta hO AaOr kuC nahIM kr sakta.”
yah saaoca kr caIta gaQao pr kUda AaOr ]sanao Apnao da^t gaQao
kI gardna maoM Gausaa idyao. gaQao kao na tao bacanao ka hI maaOka imalaa
AaOr na hI ]sako pasa ApnaI saurxaa ka kao[- trIka qaa. vah
baomaaOt maara gayaa.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 174 ~
jaMgala ko saaro jaanavar caIto kI trf tarIf kI najar sao doK
rho qao AaOr caIta Apnaa svaaidYT Kanaa Ka rha qaa. gaQao ko marnao
kI Kbar caaraoM trf bahut jaldI hI fOla gayaI.
tba sao gaQao Kulao maOdanaaoM maoM AaOr phaiD,yaaoM ko Aasa pasa hI rhto
hOM AaOr Ganao jaMgalaaoM maoM nahIM jaato.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 175 ~
18 saUrja AaOr caa^d JaIla121
bahut saala phlao saaAao jaait122 ko tIsa pirvaar baD,I Saaint sao AaOr
KuSahalaI maoM rhto qao. vao maClaI pkD,to, iSakar krto AaOr
tOvaana123 kI jamaIna pr KotI krto.
ptJaD, kI ek saubah jaba vao ApnaI KotI kaT
rho qao tao saURrja kalao baadlaaoM maoM iCp gayaa AaOr
ibajalaI kI kD,k kI toja, Aavaaja Aasamaana maoM
[Qar ]Qar daOD,nao lagaI. vah Aavaaja [tnaI toja,
qaI ik AadimayaaoM ko icallaanao kI AaOr ku<aaoM ko BaaOMknao kI Aavaaja
BaI ]sakI Aavaaja maoM DUba gayaI.
baadla AaOr kalao hao gayao, Aasamaana BaI AaOr kalaa hao gayaa
AaOr saUrja kI raoSanaI ibalkula iCp gayaI. gaava vaalao ek jagah
[k{a hao gayao AaOr Aasamaana ko saaf haonao ka [ntjaar krnao lagao.
pr GaMTaoM baIt gayao AaOr idna rat kI trh hI kalaa rha. vao
saba AQaro maoM hI poD, AaOr cahardIvaairyaa^ ZUZto ZU^Zto Gar laaOTnao
lagao.
121 The Sun and Moon Lake – a myth from China, Asia. Adapted from the book : “Chinese Myths and Legends” translated by Kwok Man Ho. 2011. Its English version may be read at https://www.scribd.com/doc/57934877/Chinese-Myths-and-Legends 122 Tsao Clan 123 Taiwan
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 176 ~
jaba caad inakla Aayaa tba khIM jaa
kr vao ek dUsaro ka caohra doK payao. pr
jaOsao hI caa^d inaklaa ibajalaI kI kD,k ifr
sao Aasamaana maoM daOD,nao lagaI.
Aba kI baar vah phlao sao BaI j,yaada toja, qaI AaOr ifr caa^d
BaI iCp gayaa. Aba saaAao laaogaaoM kao saUrja AaOr caad daonaaoM hI
idKayaI nahIM do rho qao.
idna AaOr rat daonaaoM hI [tnao j,yaada kalao qao ik ]nakao ApnaI
hI Sa@la BaI idKayaI nahIM do rhI qaI. QaUp na imalanao kI vajah sao
laaogaaoM ko KotaoM maoM KotI Kraba hao rhI qaI. maCilayaa bahut gahro
panaI maoM calaI gayaI qaIM AaOr ]na sabakI Kala pardSaI- hao gayaI qaI.
batKaoM AaOr mauiga-yaaoM kao pta hI nahIM qaa ik vao kha^ ]D, rhI
qaIM. ]nhaoMnao Kanaa Kanaa band kr idyaa qaa [sailayao ]naka maa^sa
K%ma haota jaa rha qaa AaOr basa ]nako SarIr pr ]nakI Kala AaOr
hiD\Dyaa hI rh gayaI qaIM.
icaiD,yaaoM nao gaanaa band kr idyaa, fUlaaoM nao iKlanaa band kr
idyaa, gaava ko hr AadmaI kI Kala BaUrI pD, gayaI AaOr baccaaoM kI
h^saI BaI Aba saunanao maoM nahIM AatI qaI. gaava jaao kBaI KuSahalaI maoM
ApnaI ija,ndgaI maoM ibata rha qaa duK maoM DUba gayaa qaa.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 177 ~
[sa proSaanaI sao Ch mahInao phlao hI ta caIna AaOr SaI caIna124
kI SaadI hu[- qaI AaOr ]nakI SaadI kI maaOja mastI dao idna tk
manaayaI gayaI qaI.
baajara ]gaanao ko ilayao ]nakao jamaIna ka ek
TukD,a do idyaa gayaa qaa taik vao ]sa jamaIna ko
TukD,o pr KotI kr ko ApnaI ija,ndgaI gaujar basar
kr sakoM. [sailayao vao ApnaI raojaI raoTI ko ilayao
pUrI trIko sao QaUp pr hI inaBa-r krto qao.
pr Aba @yaaoMik na tao saUrja hI inakla rha qaa AaOr
na hI caa^d tao ]nakao Dr lagaa ik vao BaI AaOr gaava vaalaaoM
kI trh sao BaUK sao mar jaayaoMgao. [na halaat maoM ]nhaoMnao dao
qaOlao caavala ko ilayao AaOr laalaTona kI raoSanaI maoM saUrja
AaOr caa^d kao ZU^Znao cala idyao.
jaha khIM BaI vao gayao ]nakao saba jagah BaUKo laaoga Aaga ko pasa
baOzo imalao. ]na laaogaaoM ko pasa bahut qaaoD,I saa hI Kanao ka saamaana
qaa. vao kovala ]na daonaaoM kao GaUrto hI rho @yaaoMik BaUK ko maaro vao ]na
AjanaibayaaoM ko halacaala pUCnaa BaI BaUla gayao qao.
yaha^ tk ik ]nako jaao ku<ao ]nakI caaOkIdarI krto qao vao BaI
]na pr nahIM BaaOMko. basa ApnaI safod KalaI Aa^KaoM sao ]nakao doKto
rho.
124 Ta Chien and She Chien – names of a young couple
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 178 ~
vao daonaaoM pit p%naI calato rho jaba tk ik vao qak kr igar nahIM
pD,o. qakana kI vajah sao ]na daonaaoM kao naIMd Aa gayaI. jaba vao saao
kr ]zo tao vao ifr cala idyao AaOr ]nhaoMnao k[- Anajaanao phaD, AaOr
maOdana par ikyao.
A@sar hI ]nakao igaro hue poD,aoM kI SaaKaoM sao zaokr laga
jaatI. vao ]na SaaKaoM kao jalaa laoto AaOr ifr ]nakI raoSanaI kao
Apnaa rasta doKnao ko kama maoM laato.
bahut idnaaoM tk calanao ko baad vao Sau[- SaI phaD,125 ko Zlaana
pr Aa phu^cao. jaOsao hI vao ]sa phaD, kI caaoTI pr phu^cao ]nakI
laalaTona bauJa gayaI.
vaha hvaa bahut toja, AaOr zMDI qaI. vao daonaaoM ek dUsaro kao gamaI-
AaOr tsallaI donao ko ilayao ek dUsaro sao icapk kr KD,o hao gayao.
tBaI SaI caIna nao ]sa phaD, ko ]sa par ek JaIla ko }pr
raoSanaI ka ek QauQalaa saa TukD,a camakta doKa tao vah KuSaI sao
icallaa pD,I — “doKao doKao ]Qar doKao.”
]sanao Apnao pit kao vahIM CaoD,a AaOr phaD, ko naIcao kI trf
Baaga laI. yah doK kr ]saka pit BaI ]sako pICo pICo Baaga
ilayaa.
vaha bahut saaro naukIlao p%qar pD,o qao ijana pr daOD,nao sao ]sako
pOr Gaayala hao gayao. pr vao Baagato jaa rho qao AaOr ifsalato jaa rho
125 Shui She Mountain
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 179 ~
qao, lauZ,kto jaa rho qao AaOr Zlaana pr igarto jaa rho qao. pr kao[-
]nakao JaIla tk phu^canao sao raok nahIM saka.
jaOsao hI vao daonaaoM pit p%naI ]sa JaIla ko pasa Aayao tao vao tao
KuSaI sao icallaa pD,o @yaaoMik ]sa JaIla maoM tao saUrja AaOr caad daonaaoM
hI pD,o hue qao.
jaba vao ]nakao doK kr KuSa hao rho qao tBaI ]nakao JaIla ko
pasa kI ek gaufa sao AatI ek gaura-hT kI Aavaaja saunaayaI pD,I.
]sa Aavaaja kao sauna kr vao turnt hI vaha pD,o ek bahut baD,o p%qar
ko pICo iCp gayao.
dao Aaga ]galato hue bahut hI baD,o
saa[ja, ko D/Ogana ]sa gaufa maoM sao inaklao
AaOr JaIla kI trf baZ,o. vao ]sa JaIla
ko barfIlao panaI maoM kUd pD,o AaOr saIQao
saUrja AaOr caa^d kI trf cala idyao.
bajaaya saUrja AaOr caa^d kao JaIla maoM sao inakala kr Aasamaana maoM
foMknao ko ]na D/OganaaoM nao saUrja AaOr caa^d kao Apnao pMjaaoM mao ]za
ilayaa AaOr ]nasao JaIla ko ]sa par ek dUsaro kao ]Cala ]Cala kr
do kr Kolanao lagao.
vao daonaaoM pit p%naI saUrja AaOr caad kI yah halat doK kr
bahut duKI hue pr vao ]na taktvar jaanavaraoM ko saamanao kuC BaI nahIM
kr sakto qao.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 180 ~
jabaik ta caIna AaOr SaI caIna ]sa baaro maoM ABaI baat hI kr rho
qao ik [sa halat maoM ]nakao @yaa krnaa caaihyao ik ijasa p%qar ko
saharo vao KD,o hue qao ]sa p%qar ko naIcao sao ]nakao QauAa inaklata
idKayaI idyaa.
]nhaoMnao ]sa p%qar kao sa^Baala kr QaIro sao ek trf kao
iKsakayaa tao vaha ]nakao ek saurMga idKayaI dI jaao ]saI pasa vaalao
phaD, tk jaatI qaI.
vao ]sa saurMga maoM Gausa gayao. ]sa saurMga kI nama dIvaaraoM ko AaKIr
maoM Aagao jaa kr ]nakao ek CaoTI saI Aaga jalatI idKayaI do rhI
qaI tao ]nakao lagaa ik jaba vaha Aaga jala rhI hI tao vaha kuC
laaoga BaI haoMgao.
[sa ]mmaId maoM ik vao saUrja AaOr caa^d kao ]na laaogaaoM sao lao laoMgao vao
baD,I ]%saukta sao ]sa Aaga kI trf baZ,o. vaha jaa kr ]nhaoMnao
doKa tao ]nakao vah jagah saUKI AaOr JaaD,I bauharI saaf imalaI.
]nhaoMnao doKa ik vahIM ek kaonao maoM ek bauiZ,yaa ek A^gaIzI ko
pasa baOzI ]sa AgaIzI maoM pD,o laala garma kaoyalaaoM kao hvaa do kr
jalaa rhI qaI.
halaa^ik ta[- caIna AaOr SaI caIna daonaaoM dbao pa^va hI ]sa gaufa ko
tMga drvaajao sao Gausao qao pr ifr BaI ]sa bauiZ,yaa nao ]na daonaaoM ko pOraoM
kI Aavaaja sauna laI qaI.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 181 ~
]sanao haqa maoM ek laaoho ka ek gaaolaa lao kr pICo GaUma kr
doKa AaOr ]nasao pUCa — “tuma laaoga yaha @yaa kr rho hao? ek
kdma BaI Aagao mat baZ,naa jaba tk tuma mauJao yah na bata dao ik
tumakao mauJasao @yaa caaihyao.”
SaI caIna baaolaI — “maohrbaanaI krko hmaarI sahayata kIijayao.
hma Aapkao kao[- nauksaana phu^caanao nahIM Aayao hOM. hmaoM basa AapkI
sahayata kI ja$rt hO.”
]sa bauiZ,yaa nao ]nako fTo kpD,o, Gaayala pOr AaOr KalaI KalaI
caohro doKo. ]sanao bahut saalaaoM sao dUsaro AadmaI laaoga nahIM doKo qao
AaOr [sa samaya BaI ]sakao yah nahIM laga rha qaa ik ]sakao ]nakao
KalaI haqa vaapsa @yaaoM Baoja donaa caaihyao.
]sanao ]nakao A^gaIzI ko pasa ibazayaa AaOr batayaa ik iksa
trh ]sa JaIla kI ek Qaara maoM ek iDbbaa ]balaa huAa tola Dalanao
kI vajah sao vao D/Ogana ]sakao vaha^ ]sa gaufa maoM jabardstI ]za kr
lao Aayao qao.
]sa ]balao hue tola sao ]na D/OganaaoM kI Kala jala gayaI qaI AaOr
]sakI sajaa yah qaI ka vah ijandgaI Bar ]nakI saovaa kro. Aba tao
]sakao yah BaI yaad nahIM hO ik ]sakao vaha^ Aayao hue iktnao saala hao
gayao hOM.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 182 ~
]sakao tao basa Aba [tnaa hI yaad hO ik jaba vah yaha AayaI
qaI tba vah javaana qaI AaOr Aba ]sakI Kala isakuD, gayaI hO AaOr
]sakI ]^gailayaa^ mauD, gayaIM hOM.
jaba vah bauiZ,yaa ]nasao baat kr rhI qaI tao vah ]na daonaaoM kao CU
CU kr doKtI jaa rhI qaI ik vao daonaaoM sacamauca ko AadmaI hOM yaa nahIM
@yaaoMik ]sakao tao yahI ivaSvaasa nahIM qaa ik vah Apnao marnao sao phlao
iksaI AadmaI kao doK BaI payaogaI yaa nahIM.
jaba bauiZ,yaa nao ApnaI baat K%ma kr laI tao ta[- caIna AaOr SaI
caIna nao ]sako yaha^ bandI haonao ko samaya maoM jaao kuC ]na laaogaaoM ko
}pr baIt rhI qaI vah saba ]sakao batayaa. ]nhaoMnao ]sakao yah BaI
batayaa ik vao [sa samaya saUrja AaOr caa^d Kaojanao ko ilayao inaklao hue
hOM.
bauiZ,yaa nao ]nakI ihmmat BarI khanaI saunaI pr jaba ]sanao ApnaI
gaufa ko baahr kI ija,ndgaI ko baaro maoM saunaa tao ]saka idla BaarI hao
gayaa. tInaaoM caupcaap baOz gayao. ]nakao nahIM pta qaa ik vao [sa baaro
maoM kha^ jaayaoM AaOr @yaa kroM.
kuC dor baad AaiKr vah bauiZ,yaa hI baaolaI — “mauJao maalaUma hO
ik hmaoM @yaa krnaa hO. mauJao yah BaI maalaUma ho ik yao D/Ogana iksa
trh sao mar sakto hOM.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 183 ~
maOMnao ek saaonao kI kulhaD,I AaOr kOMcaI kI
khanaI saunaI hO jaao laI Saana phaD,126 ko naIcao
gaD,I hu[- hMO. vah phaD, yaha sao kuC j,yaada dUr
nahIM hO.
saarI duinayaa^ maoM vahI dao caIja,oM hOM ijanasao ]na D/OganaaoM kao Dr
lagata hO. Agar tuma vao kulhaD,I AaOr kOMcaI ]sa JaIla maoM Dala daogao
tao vah kulhaD,I ]na D/OganaaoM ka isar kaT dogaI AaOr vah kOMcaI ]nako
CaoTo CaoTo TukD,o kr dogaI. tBaI tuma laaoga saUrja AaOr caa^d kao
vaapsa pa sakaogao.
ta caIna AaOr SaI caIna [sa kama sao ibalkula BaI
nahIM Dro. ]nhaoMnao bauiZ,yaa ko saaqa Kanaa Kayaa AaOr
Apnao saaqa dao laaoho ko favaD,o ilayao AaOr laI Saana
phaD, kI trf cala idyao. jaOsaa ik bauiZ,yaa nao
]nakao batayaa qaa ]nakao phaD, tk phu^canao maoM kao[-
mauiSkla nahIM hu[-.
vaha phu^ca kr ]nhaoMnao turnt hI phaD, kI Kuda[- Sau$ kr dI
AaOr vao daonaaoM vaha^ tba tk Kaodto rho jaba tk ]nako haqaaoM maoM Calao
nahIM pD, gayao, ]nakI kmar dd- nahIM krnao lagaI AaOr vao ihlanao ko
laayak BaI nahIM rho. jaba vao AaOr Kaodnao laayak nahIM rho tao vao saao
gayao.
126 Li Shan Mountain
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 184 ~
jaba vao ]zo tao ]nakao bahut BaUK lagaI qaI pr ifr BaI vao ]sa
phaD, kao Kaodnao maoM hI lagao rho. Kaodto Kaodto ]nako jaaoD, jaaoD, maoM
dd- hao rha qaa AaOr ]nako haqa saUja gayao qao pr ifr BaI vao ]sakao
tba tk Kaodto rho jaba tk vao daobaara qak kr caUr nahIM hao gayao.
vao ifr saao gayao AaOr jaba ]zo tao ifr Kaodnao lagao.
k[- idnaaoM kI lagaatar Kuda[- ko baad ]nako favaD,o iksaI Qaatu
kI caIja, sao Tkrayao. ta caIna AaOr SaI caIna daonaaoM nao ima+I hTa kr
naIcao sao saaonao kI kulhaD,I AaOr kOMcaI inakala laI AaOr ]nakao lao kr
vao D/Ogana kI JaIla kI trf calao.
[sa baar vao bahut saavaQaanaI sao cala rho qao taik vao rasto maoM pD,o
p%qaraoM pr zaokr na KayaoM AaOr Apnao haqa maoM pkD,I kImatI caIjaoM
jaao vao phaD, ko naIcao sao Kaod kr laa rho qao Kao na doM.
jaba vao JaIla ko pasa sao gaujaro tao SaI caIna nao ]sa kulhaD,I kao
]sa JaIla maoM foMk idyaa ijasa maoM vao daonaaoM D/Ogana saUrja AaOr caa^d kao
]Cala ]Cala kr Kola rho qao.
pr yah @yaa, vah kulhaD,I tao naIcao jaanao kI bajaaya }pr kI
trf ]D, calaI AaOr hvaa maoM k[- plaaoM tk laTkI rhI. pr ifr
]sako baad vah ek ibajalaI kI QaarI ko saaqa D/Ogana ko isaraoM pr
igar pD,I.
[sasao phlao ik vao D/Ogana kuC jaana pato ik @yaa hao rha hO ]sa
kulhaD,I nao ek hI vaar maoM ]na daonaaoM D/OganaaoM ko isar taoD, idyao.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 185 ~
]nako isaraoM sao KUna ka ek fvvaara inakla kr hvaa maoM ]D, gayaa
AaOr ifr JaIla maoM jaa igara. AaOr ]nako isar phaD, pr igar gayao.
[sako baad ta caIna nao kOMcaI ]zayaI AaOr Gaumaa kr ]sakao JaIla
ko KUna sao rMgao laala panaI maoM foMk idyaa. ]sa kOMcaI nao ]na D/OganaaoM ko
isar Aaid SarIr ko saba ihssaaoM kao kaT idyaa. ]nako SarIr ko kuC
ihssao tao phaD, pr igar pD,o AaOr kuC JaIla maoM naIcao DUba gayao.
Acaanak saba Saant hao gayaa qaa. saUrja AaOr caad ko Alaavaa
AaOr kuC BaI ]sa JaIla maoM ihla Dula nahIM rha qaa. vao JaIla ko panaI
pr tOr rho qao.
turnt hI ta caIna AaOr SaI caIna daonaaoM ]sa bauiZ,yaa kao Aajaad
kranao ko ilayao phaD, kI gaufa kI trf daOD,o. ]sakao lao kr saba
JaIla ko pasa Aayao @yaaoMik ABaI tao vaha^ BaI kama bacaa qaa.
]nhaoMnao saUrja AaOr caa^d kao ifr sao pa tao ilayaa qaa pr ]nakao
Aasamaana maoM ifr sao rKnaa ]nakI takt ko baahr qaa. ek baar
ifr ]sa bauiZ,yaa nao ]nakI sahayata kI. ]sanao ifr ek khanaI
batayaI jaao ]sanao bahut saala phlao kBaI ]sanao ApnaI javaanaI maoM saunaI
qaI.
vah baaolaI — “]naka khnaa hO ik Agar tuma D/Ogana kI Aa^KoM
Ka laaogao tao tumakao dOvaIya takt imala jaayaogaI. AaOr ]sa dOvaIya
takt sao tuma saUrja AaOr caa^d kao Aasamaana maoM phu^caa sakaogao.”
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 186 ~
ta caIna AaOr SaI caIna nao ApnaI yaa~a maoM k[- AjaIba khainayaa
sauna rKI qaIM saao vao [sa kama kao krnao ko ilayao D/Ogana kI Aa^KoM Kanao
kao BaI tOyaar hao gayao – pr yah tao vao tBaI kr sakto qao jaba ]na
kao ]na D/Ogana kI Aa^KoM imala jaatIM.
saUrja caa^d kI raoSanaI maoM ]na laaogaaoM nao D/Ogana ko isaraoM kao phaD,aoM
pr ZUZnaa Sau$ ikyaa. ]nakao ]na D/OganaaoM maoM sao ek D/Ogana ka isar
JaIla ko iknaaro dao DMDaoM ko baIca maoM pD,a imala gayaa saao ]nhaoMnao ]sakI
daonaaoM Aa^KoM inakala laIM AaOr ek ek Aa^K daonaaoM nao Ka laI.
jaba vah Aa^K ]nako poT maoM Gaula gayaI tao ]nako Andr bahut
takt Aa gayaI. phlao tao ]nakI Ta^gaoM baZ,naI Sau$ hu[-M ifr ]nako
SarIr AaOr ifr ]nako isar AaOr gardna. vao baZ,to hI gayao baZ,to hI
gayao jaba tk ik vao vaha ko sabasao }^cao phaD, sao BaI }^cao nahIM
haogayao.
ifr ]nhaoMnao Jauk kr saUrja AaOr caa^d kao Apnao haqaaoM maoM
]zayaa AaOr Aasamaana kI trf lao gayao. pr saUrja AaOr caa^d tao
[tnao idnaaoM maoM yah BaUla hI gayao qao ik ]nakao Aasamaana maoM kOsao zhrnaa
qaa saao jaOsao hI ta caIna AaOr SaI caIna daonaaoM nao ]nakao Aasamaana maoM
CaoD,a tao vao vaha^ na zhr sako AaOr lauZ,kto hue Qamma sao naIcao igar
pD,o.
ek baar ifr bauiZ,yaa nao ]nakI sahayata kI. vah baaolaI —
“tuma saUrja AaOr caa^d kao [na pa[na ko poD,aoM kI iksaI majabaUt SaaK
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 187 ~
pr rK dao AaOr ifr ]sa SaaK kao phaD, kI caaoTI pr rK dao.
vaha yao tba tk qaaoD,a Aarama kroMgao jaba tk [nakao Apnaa puranaa
Gar yaad nahIM Aata AaOr yao tOrnao sao nahIM Drto.”
ta caIna AaOr SaI caIna nao dao bahut lambao pa[na ko poD, ]KaDo,, ]nako }pr saUrja AaOr caa^d kao rKa AaOr ]na poD,aoM kao ibanaa iksaI
mauiSkla ko phaD, kI caaoTI pr lao jaa kr lagaa idyaa.
pr ]sa D/Ogana kI Aa^K sao jaao ]nakao takt imalaI qaI ]nakI
vah takt Aba QaIro QaIro K%ma hao rhI qaI. saUrja AaOr caa^d tao
saurixat qao pr ta caIna AaOr SaI caIna CaoTo haoto jaa rho qao.
tInaaoM JaIla ko pasa baOzo baOzo QaIrja sao kuC haonao ka [ntjaar
krto rho pr kuC huAa hI nahIM. saao k[- GaMTaoM ko [ntjaar ko baad
]nhaoMnao dovataAaoM kao BaoMT dI AaOr Bagavaana kI paqa-naa kI.
jaba QauAa Aasamaana kI trf ]D,a tao saUrja AaOr caa^d nao BaI
pa[na ko poD,aoM sao }pr ]znaa Sau$ ikyaa. vao BaI }pr ]zto hI
gayao, ]zto hI gayao jaba tk ik vao Aasamaana maoM jaa kr vaha^ zhr
nahIM gayao.
jaba tInaaoM nao saUrja AaOr caa^d kao Aasamaana maoM doKa tao vao bahut
KuSa hue. saUrja pUrI duinayaa^ maoM camak rha qaa. Saama kao saUrja
iCpnao lagaa tao caa^d Aasamaana maoM Aa gayaa.
ek baar ifr sao fsalaoM ]ganao lagaIM AaOr AadmaI jaanavar AaOr
poD, paOQao saBaI tndurust idKayaI donao lagao.
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 188 ~
vah bauiZ,yaa Apnao pirvaar maoM rajaI KuSaI vaapsa laaOT gayaI pr
ta caIna AaOr SaI caIna JaIla ko pasa sao jaanao maoM Dr rho qao ik khIM
AaOr dUsaro D/Ogana ifr sao saUrja AaIOr caa^d kao na caura laoM.
vao laaoga vahIM pr rh gayao. jaba vao mar gayao tao JaIla maoM ek
bahut ja,aor ka tUfana Aayaa AaOr ]na daonaaoM ko SarIr phaD,aoM maoM badla
gayao – ta caIna phaD, AaOr SaI caIna phaD,. yao daonaaoM phaD, Aaja BaI
vaha doKo jaa sakto hOM.
hr saala gaa^va vaalao ]nakI yaad maoM vaha “saUrja AaOr caa^d naaca”
maoM ihssaa laonao ko ilayao jamaa haoto hOM.
doSa ivadoSa kI laaok kqaaAaoM kI saIrIja, maoM p`kaiSat pustkoM —
36 pustkoM www.Scribd.com/Sushma_gupta_1 pr ]plabQa hOM.
naIcao ilaKI hu[- pustkoM ihndI baola maoM saMsaar Bar maoM ]na sabakao ina:Saulk ]plabQa hO jaao ihndI baola pZ, sakto hOM.
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1 naa[jaIiryaa kI laaok kqaaeoM–1
2 naa[jaIiryaa kI laaok kqaaeoM–2
3 [iqayaaoipyaa kI laaok kqaaeoM–1
4 rOvana kI laaok kqaaeoM–1
naIcao ilaKI hu[- pustkoM [-–maIiDyama pr saaosaayaTI AaOf faOklaaor, landna, yaU ko, ko pustkalaya maoM ]plabQa hOM.
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1 ja,Mja,Ibaar kI laaok kqaaeoM — 10 laaok kqaaeoM — saamaanya Capa, maaoTa Capa daonaaoM maoM ]plabQa
2 [iqayaaoipyaa kI laaok kqaaeoM–1 — 45 laaok kqaaeoM — saamaanya Capa, maaoTa Capa daonaaoM maoM ]plabQa
naIcao ilaKI hu[- pustkoM haD- kapI maoM baajaar maoM ]plabQa hOM.
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1 rOvana kI laaok kqaaeoM–1 — [nda piblaiSaMga ha]sa
2 [iqayaaoipyaa kI laaok kqaaeoM–1 — pBaat pkaSana
3 [iqayaaoipyaa kI laaok kqaaeoM–2 — pBaat pkaSana
4 Saobaa kI ranaI makoDa AaOr rajaa saaolaaomana — pBaat pkaSana
5 rajaa saaolaaomana — pBaat pkaSana
naIcao ilaKI pustkoM rcanaakar DaT Aaga- pr mauFt ]plabQa hOM jaao TO@sT TU spIca TOknaaolaaojaI ko Wara dRiYTbaaiQat laaogaaoM
Wara BaI pZ,I jaa saktI hOM.
1 [iqayaaoipyaa kI laaok kqaaeoM–1
http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/1-27.html
2 [iqayaaoipyaa kI laaok kqaaeoM–2
http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/2-1.html
3 rOvana kI laaok kqaaeoM–1
http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/09/1-1.html
4 rOvana kI laaok kqaaeoM–2
http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/09/2-1.html
5 rOvana kI laaok kqaaeoM–3
http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/09/3-1-1.html
6 [TlaI kI laaok kqaaeoM–1
http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/09/1-1_30.html
caIna: dMt kqaaeoM AaOr ivaSvaasa–1 ~ 190 ~
7 [TlaI kI laaok kqaaeoM–2
http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/10/2-1.html
8 [TlaI kI laaok kqaaeoM–3
http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/10/3-1.html
9 [TlaI kI laaok kqaaeoM–4
http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/10/4-1.html
10 [TlaI kI laaok kqaaeoM–5
http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/10/5-1-italy-lokkatha-5-seb-wali-ladki.html 11 [TlaI kI laaok kqaaeoM–6
http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/11/6-1-italy-ki-lokkatha-billiyan.html 12 [TlaI kI laaok kqaaeoM–7
http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/11/7-1-italy-ki-lokkatha-kaitherine.html
12 [TlaI kI laaok kqaaeoM–8
http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/12/8-1-italy-ki-lokkatha-patthar-se-roti.html
13 [TlaI kI laaok kqaaeoM–9
http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/12/9-1-italy-ki-lok-katha-do-bahine.html
14 [TlaI kI laaok kqaaeoM–10
http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/12/10-1-italy-ki-lok-katha-teen-santre.html
15 ja,Mja,Ibaar kI laaok kqaaeoM
http://www.rachanakar.org/2018/05/blog-post_54.html
16 caalaak [-kTaomaI
http://www.rachanakar.org/2018/05/blog-post_88.html
naIcao ilaKI pustkoM jaugarnaaOT DaT [na pr ]plabQa hOM
https://www.juggernaut.in/authors/2a174f5d78c04264af63d44ed9735596
1 saaonao kI laId krnao vaalaa GaaoD,a AaOr Anya AfIkI laaok kqaaeoM
2 AsantuYT laD,kI AaOr Anya AmaoirkI laaok kqaaeoM
3 rOvana Aaga kOsao laokr Aayaa AaOr Anya AmaoirkI laaok kqaaeoM
4 rOvana nao SaadI kI AaOr Anya AmaoirkI laaok kqaaeoM
5 kaOAa idna laokr Aayaa AaOr Anya AmaoirkI laaok kqaaeoM
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laoiKka ko baaro maoM
sauYamaa gauPta ka janma ]<ar pdoSa ko AlaIgaZ, Sahr maoM sana\ 1943 maoM huAa qaa. [nhaoMnao Aagara
ivaSvaivaValaya sao samaaja Saas~ AaOr Aqa- Saas~ maoM eoma e ikyaa AaOr ifr maorz ivaSvaivaValaya sao baI
eoD ikyaa. 1976 maoM yao naa[jaIiryaa calaI gayaIM. vaha [nhaoMnao yaUinavaisa-TI AaOf, [baadana sao laa[baorI
saa[nsa maoM eoma eola eosa ikyaa AaOr ek iqayaaolaaojaIkla kaOilaja maoM 10 vaYaao-M tk laa[baoiryana ka kaya-
ikyaa.
vaha sao ifr yao [iqayaaoipyaa calaI gayaIM AaOr vaha eiDsa Abaabaa yaUinavaisa-TI ko [nsTIT\yaUT
AaOf, [iqayaaoipyana sTDIja, kI laa[baorI maoM 3 saala kaya- ikyaa. t%pScaat [nakao dixaNaI AfIka ko ek doSa, ilasaaozao
ko ivaSvaivaValaya maoM [nsTIT\yaUT AaOf, sadna- Af`Ikna sTDIja, maoM 1 saala kaya- krnao ka Avasar imalaa. vaha sao 1993 maoM
yao yaU eosa e Aa gayaIM jaha [nhaoMnao ifr sao maasTr AaOf, laa[baorI eoMD [nafaOmao-Sana saa[nsa ikyaa. ifr 4 saala
AaoTaomaaoiTva [nDsT/I e@Sana gaup ko pustkalaya maoM kaya- ikyaa.
1998 maoM [nhaoMnao saovaa inavaRi<a lao laI AaOr ApnaI ek vaoba saa[T banaayaI – www.sushmajee.com. tba
sao yao ]saI vaoba saa[T pr kama kr rhIM hOM. ]sa vaoba saa[T maoM ihndU Qama- ko saaqa saaqa baccaaoM ko ilayao BaI kafI saamagaI
hO.
iBanna iBanna doSaaoM maoM rhnao sao [nakao Apnao kaya-kala maoM vaha kI bahut saarI laaok kqaaAaoM kao jaananao ka Avasar
imalaa – kuC pZ,nao sao, kuC laaogaaoM sao saunanao sao AaOr kuC eosao saaQanaaoM sao jaao kovala [nhIM kao ]plabQa qao. ]na sabakao
doK kr [nakao eosaa lagaa ik yao laaok kqaaeoM ihndI jaananao vaalao baccaaoM AaOr ihndI maoM irsaca- krnao vaalaaoM kao tao kBaI
]plabQa hI nahIM hao payaoMgaI – ihndI kI tao baat hI Alaga hO AMgaojaI maoM BaI nahIM imala payaoMgaIM.
[sailayao [nhaoMnao nyaUnatma ihndI pZ,nao vaalaaoM kao Qyaana maoM rKto hue ]na laaok kqaaAaoM kao ihndI maoM ilaKnaa parmBa
ikyaa. [na laaok kqaaAaoM maoM AfIka, eiSayaa AaOr dixaNaI Amaoirka ko doSaaoM kI laaok kqaaAaoM pr AiQak Qyaana idyaa
gayaa hO pr ]<arI Amaoirka AaOr yaUraop ko doSaaoM kI BaI kuC laaok kqaaeoM saimmailat kr laI gayaI hOM.
ABaI tk 1200 sao AiQak laaok kqaaeoM ihndI maoM ilaKI jaa caukI hO. [nakao “doSa ivadoSa kI laaok kqaaeoM”
kma maoM pkaiSat krnao ka pyaasa ikyaa jaa rha hO. AaSaa hO ik [sa pkaSana ko maaQyama sao hma [na laaok kqaaAaoM kao
jana jana tk phucaa sakoMgao.
ivaMDsar, kOnaoDa
ma[- 2018