Akbar Birbal - Kauo Ki Ginti Ka Kamaal

Ek subah, Akbar apne shahi bagiche mein sair kar rahe the - phoolon ki khushbu chaaron taraf failii thi, aur fawwaaro ki halki si awaaz sukoon de rahi thi। Birbal unke saath saath chal rahe the, jaisa woh roz karte the। Ped-paudho par bahut saare kauwe baithe the, kabhi ud jaate, kabhi wapas aa jaate, apni kaan-kaan ki awaazon se poora bagiche ko goonjaate hue।

Akbar ko achanak ek shararat bhara khayal aaya। Unhone Birbal ki taraf dekha aur muskura kar poocha - "Birbal, mujhe batao - hamare poore rajya mein kitne kauwe hain?"

Yeh sunkar Birbal ke peeche chal rahe do mantri hans pade - unhe laga yeh sawaal Birbal ko phasaane ke liye poocha gaya hai। Aakhir kauwo ki ginti kaun kar sakta hai?

Darbaar Mein Hansi

Jab yeh baat darbaar mein pahunchi, sabne socha ki Birbal iss baar zaroor phas jaayenge। Ek mantri ne dheere se doosre se kaha - "Dekhna, iss baar Birbal ka koi jawaab nahi hoga। Kauwe ginna toh namumkin hai!"

Lekin Birbal, jo hamesha shaant rehte the, unhone ek pal ke liye aasman ki taraf dekha, jahan kauwe udd rahe the। Phir unhone Akbar ki taraf mudkar, poore aatmavishwas ke saath jawaab diya।

Birbal Ka Jawaab

Poore darbaar mein sannata chha gaya। Sabki nazrein Birbal par tiki thin - kuch tamashe ke intezaar mein, kuch sach mein jaanna chahte the ki woh kya kahenge। Akbar bhi apni kursi par thoda aage jhuk gaye, dilchaspi se dekhte hue।

Birbal ne apni daadhi par haath phera, jaise gehri soch mein doobe hon - lekin unki aankhon mein ek chamak thi jo batati thi ki unke paas pehle se hi jawaab tayaar tha।

"Jahanpanah, hamare rajya mein pachaanwe hazaar, char sau teesath kauwe hain।"

Poora darbaar chauk gaya - itna sateek (precise) number, bina kisi ginti ke? Akbar bhi hairan the, lekin unke chehre par ek shararat bhari muskaan aayi। Unhone soch liya tha ki Birbal ko aaj zaroor phasaayenge।

"Achha?" Akbar ne poocha, apni awaaz mein chunauti bharte hue। "Aur agar isse zyada kauwe nikle, toh?"

Birbal ek pal ke liye bhi na ruke। "Jahanpanah, agar zyada kauwe milein, toh iska matlab hai ki paas-pados ke rajyon se unke rishtedaar unse milne aaye hain।"

Darbaar mein halki si hansi goonji। Akbar ne apna doosra sawaal daaga - "Aur agar kam nikle, toh?"

Birbal ne bina ruke, bina soche, muskura kar jawaab diya - "Toh iska matlab hai ki hamare kuch kauwe apne rishtedaaron se milne, paas-pados ke rajyon mein gaye honge।"

Poora Darbaar Hansi Mein Doob Gaya

Yeh sunte hi poora darbaar zor se hans pada। Akbar khud apni hansi na rok paaye - unhone apna sar hilaya, jaise keh rahe hon "Birbal, tumse jeetna namumkin hai।"

Jo mantri pehle Birbal ka mazak udaa rahe the, ab woh khud sharminda mehsoos kar rahe the। Unme se ek ne dheere se kaha - "Kaise koi itni jaldi, itna samajhdaar jawaab de sakta hai?"

Akbar ne Birbal ki taraf dekha, aankhon mein garv liye। "Birbal, tumhara jawaab galat sabit karna namumkin hai - chahe kauwe zyada ho ya kam, tumhara jawaab hamesha sahi rahega!"

Kuch senapati bhi, jo peeche khade the, apni hansi rok nahi paaye। Ek ne dheere se doosre se kaha - "Maine socha tha aaj Birbal ji sach mein phas jaayenge। Lekin dekho, unhone toh sawaal ko hi ulta kar diya!" Poore darbaar mein kaafi der tak yehi charcha chalti rahi।

Sabak Jo Chhupa Tha

Uss shaam, jab darbaar khatam hua aur log dheere dheere apne apne kaamon mein lag gaye, ek chhota mantri - jo abhi kuch mahine pehle hi darbaar mein aaya tha - dheere se Birbal ke paas aaya। Uske chehre par sawaal saaf dikh raha tha।

"Birbal ji," usne sankoch ke saath poocha, "aapne itna mushkil sawaal itni aasani se kaise sambhaala? Kya aapko sach mein pata tha kitne kauwe hain?"

Birbal muskuraye, unki aankhon mein ek gehri samajh thi। "Beta, kuch sawaal aise hote hain jinka koi sateek jawaab hota hi nahi - chaahe kitni bhi mehnat kar lo। Aise sawaalon ka sabse accha jawaab hota hai - shaant rehna, samajhdaari se sochna, aur aisa jawaab dena jo har situation mein sahi baithe।"

"Lekin kya yeh jhooth bolna nahi hai?" mantri ne poocha, thoda confuse hoke।

"Nahi beta," Birbal ne samjhaya, "yeh jhooth nahi, yeh buddhimaani hai। Maine koi galat baat nahi kahi - maine bas ek aisa jawaab diya jo kisi bhi tarah galat sabit nahi ho sakta, kyunki uski koi seema nahi thi jise koi challenge kar sake। Yehi toh hazir-jawabi ki taaqat hai।"

Agle Din Ka Sabak

Agle din, darbaar mein ek naya masla aaya - do gaon ke logon mein zameen ke bantware ko lekar jhagda ho gaya tha, aur Akbar ne faisla dene ki zimmedaari uss chhote mantri ko di, jo Birbal se raat ko mila tha। Mantri ke haath kaanp rahe the - yeh uska pehla bada faisla tha, aur galti hone par sabke saamne sharminda hone ka dar tha।

Mantri ghabra gaya, lekin phir usse Birbal ki raat wali baat yaad aayi। Usne gehri saans li, shaant hokar socha, aur ek aisa jawaab diya jo Akbar ko sahi laga - na bahut chhota, na bahut bada, bilkul sateek। Dono gaon ke log santusht hokar laute, aur mantri ke chehre par pehli baar aatmavishwas ki chamak thi।

Darbaar khatam hone ke baad, Birbal ne uski peeth thapthapayi। "Dekha? Tumne bhi seekh liya। Shaant dimaag har mushkil sawaal ka hal dhoondh sakta hai।"