Akbar Birbal - Sabse Bada Murkh Kaun?

Ek din Akbar ka darbaar hamesha ki tarah bhara hua tha - mantri, senapati, aur Navratna apni apni jagah baithe the। Lekin uss din Akbar ke chehre pe ek shararat bhari muskaan thi।

"Birbal," Akbar ne kaha, "aaj mujhe ek khaas kaam karna hai।"

Birbal aage badhe। "Hukum kijiye, Jahanpanah।"

"Mujhe duniya ke sabse bade panch murkh dhoondh kar lao। Panch din mein। Aur haan - woh sach mein murkh hone chahiye, koi mamuli baat nahi।"

Poora darbaar hansne laga। Yeh kaam toh mushkil nahi, namumkin lag raha tha! Duniya bhar mein ghoom kar "sabse bade" murkh kaise dhoonde jaayein?

Lekin Birbal ne sar jhukaya aur muskura kar kaha - "Jaisi aapki ichha, Jahanpanah। Panch din mein hazir hunga।"

Raat ko apne ghar jaate waqt Birbal ke mann mein ek hi baat ghoom rahi thi - Akbar ne yeh hukum yun hi mazak mein nahi diya। Zaroor iske peeche koi khaas wajah hai। Woh jaante the ki Badshah kabhi bhi bina kisi maksad ke aisa ajeeb kaam nahi sonpte the - shayad woh khud dekhna chahte the ki Birbal is baar kaisa jawab lekar aata hai।

Pehla Murkh - Ghode Wala Aadmi

Agle din Birbal sadharan kapdo mein, ghode pe sawar, Agra ki galiyon mein nikal pade। Kuch dooriyan tay karne ke baad unhe ek ajeeb nazara dikha।

Ek aadmi apne sar pe ghaas ka bhaari gatthar (bundle) rakhe, paidal chal raha tha - aur uske paas hi ek khaali ghoda bhi chal raha tha, bilkul bina kisi bojh ke!

Birbal ruk gaye। "Bhai sahab, yeh ghoda toh khaali hai - aap sar pe ghaas kyun uthaye chal rahe hain? Ghaas ghode pe rakh dijiye na!"

Aadmi ne seedhe se jawab diya - "Arre sahab, ghoda pehle se hi thaka hua hai chalte chalte। Iske upar aur bojh kaise daal dun? Main khud uthaa lunga, bhale hi mera sar dukhe।"

Birbal ki aankhon mein chamak aayi। Pehla murkh mil gaya।

Doosra Murkh - Deewar Banane Wala

Pehle murkh ko dekhne ke baad Birbal ka mann halka ho gaya tha - unhe laga ki yeh kaam utna mushkil nahi hoga jitna unhone socha tha। Ghoda-gaadi ko ek chhote se gaon ki taraf mod kar woh aage badhe, raste mein khet aur tallab paar karte hue। Do ghante baad woh ek gaon pahunche, jahan unhe ek aadmi apne ghar ke aangan mein ek lambi deewar banata dikha - lekin ajeeb baat yeh thi ki woh deewar seedhi nahi, tedhi-medhi ban rahi thi, aur woh baar baar use tod kar dobara bana raha tha।

"Yeh kya kar rahe ho bhai?" Birbal ne poocha।

"Sahab, mera beta pardes se laut raha hai - lambe kad ka ho gaya hoga na, isliye main deewar ko uski height ke hisaab se 'adjust' kar raha hoon, taaki jab woh andar aaye toh sar na takraaye!"

Birbal hairan reh gaye - deewar ki height ka darwaze ki height se koi lena dena nahi hota, yeh toh sabko pata hota hai! Lekin yeh aadmi sach mein maan raha tha ki uska ladka "lamba ho gaya" hoga toh deewar bhi usi hisaab se badalni padegi।

"Aapka beta darwaze se andar aayega, deewar se nahi!" Birbal ne samjhaya।

Aadmi ne sar khujaya, phir bhi confuse hi raha। Doosra murkh bhi mil gaya।

Teesra Murkh - Kuen Mein Chaand

Shaam dhalte dhalte Birbal ek aur gaon pahunche, jahan bhaari bheed ek kuen ke aas paas jama thi - sab log ro rahe the, cheekh rahe the।

"Kya hua?" Birbal ne poocha।

Gaon ke mukhiya ne rote hue kaha - "Sahab, humara chaand kuen mein gir gaya hai! Dekhiye, andar paani mein uska pratibimb (reflection) hai!"

Birbal ne jhaank kar dekha - sach mein, kuen ke paani mein chaand ka reflection chamak raha tha। Poora gaon isse "gira hua chaand" samajh kar bachane ki koshish kar raha tha - rassiyan daal rahe the, bartan utaar rahe the।

Birbal ko hansi rokni padi। Woh chahte toh sabko samjha sakte the ki aasman ka chaand kuen mein kaise gir sakta hai - lekin unhe pata tha ki itni bheed ka samjhna aasan nahi hoga, aur waqt bhi kam tha। Yeh sabse bada murkh tha - poora gaon ek saath! Lekin usne bhi ginti mein jod liya। Teesra murkh।

Chautha Murkh - Bail Ka Doodh

Kuen wale gaon se nikal kar Birbal ek khet ke kinare se guzar rahe the, jab unhe door se ek ajeeb awaaz sunayi di - koi zor zor se bartan khadkha raha tha aur gussa ho raha tha। Paas jaakar dekha toh ek kisan apne ghar ke bahar ek bail ko doodh nikalne ki koshish kar raha tha - baar baar, ek bartan lekar bail ke neeche baithta, aur har baar khaali haath uthta।

"Yeh kya kar rahe ho?" Birbal ne poocha, apni hansi rokte hue।

Kisan ne pasine se bheega chehra utha kar kaha - "Sahab, mere padosi ki gaay se roz do lota doodh milta hai, toh socha mera bail bhi de dega - bas thoda aur mehnat karni padegi! Do ghante se koshish kar raha hoon, lekin yeh bail toh bada hi kanjoos nikla।"

Birbal ne samjhane ki koshish ki ki bail se doodh kabhi nahi milta - lekin kisan itna pakka tha apni baat pe ki usne maana hi nahi। Chautha murkh।

Paanchwa Murkh - Bandar Aur Topi

Panchwe din, waapas Agra lautte hue, Birbal ne ek topi bechne wale ko dekha jo ek ped ke neeche baitha ro raha tha - uski saari topiyan bandar le gaye the aur ped pe chadh kar pehen li thin।

Topi wala baar baar apni topi utaar kar zameen pe patak raha tha, yeh sochkar ki bandar bhi waisa hi karenge aur topiyan neeche gira denge - lekin bandar sirf hans rahe the, kuch nahi kar rahe the।

Ek ghante se yeh chal raha tha, aur woh aadmi samajh hi nahi paa raha tha ki yeh tareeka kaam nahi kar raha।

Paanchwa murkh - poora ho gaya!

Darbaar Mein Wapsi

Panchwe din, Birbal darbaar mein hazir hue - lekin akele। Na koi murkh unke saath tha, na koi saboot।

Akbar ne bhaunhein chadhayin। "Birbal, kahan hain woh panch murkh? Khaali haath aaye ho?"

Birbal ne sar jhukaya, adab se, phir muskura kar bole - "Jahanpanah, maine panch murkh nahi, chhe murkh dhoonde hain - lekin unhe darbaar mein laana zaroori nahi, kyunki chhata murkh yahin, isi darbaar mein maujood hai।"

Poora darbaar chauka। Kuch mantriyon ke chehre pe ghabrahat aa gayi - kahin unka hi naam toh nahi le liya jaayega? Sabki nazrein ek doosre par ghoomne lagin, jaise har koi soch raha ho, kahin main toh nahi?

Akbar khud thoda seedhe baithe, dilchaspi se। "Kaun hai woh chhata murkh, Birbal? Naam batao! Aur agar tum galat sabot doge, toh yaad rakhna - saza bhi milegi।"

Chhata Murkh

Birbal ne pehle char murkho ki poori kahani sunayi - ghode wala, deewar wala, gaon wala jo chaand bachane ki koshish kar raha tha, aur bail se doodh nikalne wala kisan। Poora darbaar hansi se lot-pot ho gaya।

Phir Birbal ne paanchwe murkh - topi wale - ki kahani sunayi। Aur ant mein bole - "Aur Jahanpanah, chhata murkh - woh insaan hai jisne mujhe sirf panch din mein, poori duniya ke sabse bade murkh dhoondhne ka kaam saumpa - yeh jaante hue bhi ki murkhta ki koi seema nahi hoti, aur uski koi ginti nahi ho sakti।"

Ek pal ke liye poora darbaar saans rok kar baitha raha - yeh toh khud Badshah ki taraf ishara tha!

Phir Akbar zor se hans pade - itni zor se ki unki aankhon mein aansu aa gaye। "Shabaash, Birbal! Tumne mujhe hi chhata murkh bana diya - aur woh bhi itni khoobsurati se ki mujhe bura lagne ke bajaye hansi aa rahi hai!"

Akbar ne Birbal ko sone ki mudra (coin) ka inaam diya aur kaha - "Yeh sabot hai ki tum sach mein duniya ke sabse buddhimaan darbaari ho - kyunki tumne sach bhi bol diya, aur mera dil bhi nahi dukhaya।"