caina: dmt kqaaeom aaor ivasvaasa 1 · book title: cheen: dant kathayen aur vishwas-1 (china: myths...

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

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



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


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


[sa trh pana kU nao Apnaa saara SarIr duinayaa kao do idyaa

ijasasao AaOr dUsaro laaogaaoM kao ijandgaI imalaI.


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.

http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2012/07/ten_red_crows.html


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.


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


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



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.


[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.


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


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.


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


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.


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


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



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.”


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


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


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


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.


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.


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


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


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,



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.


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


]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


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


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


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.


]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.


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



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”.


[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.”


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.


[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.


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


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.


[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^.”


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.


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.


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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



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.


]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 , , ,.

mailto:ca@kI%20ca@kI%20tumhara%20bahut%20bahut%20Qanyavaad.


]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

mailto:ca@kI%20ca@kI%20mauJao%20qaaoD,a%20caavala%20pIsa%20dao.

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]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


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


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.


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.


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.


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



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


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.


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


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


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.


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.


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


[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.


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.


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.


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.


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


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.


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.”


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


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”.


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


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.


]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.


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.



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


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.


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


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


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.


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.


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


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.


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.


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.


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.


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


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.


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



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


]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


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


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”.


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.


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.


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.”


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


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.


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.


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.



]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.


[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


]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


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.


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


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


]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.


]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”


jaato hOM AaOr Kanao pInao idyao jaato hOM ik taik Aanao vaalao saala maoM

pirvaar Aarama AaOr Saaint sao rh sako.


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.



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.


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.


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.


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.


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


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


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.


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.


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.



]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


]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


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.

halaaîk ]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 pànt 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 pànt86 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


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”.


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


[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.


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.


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.


]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

samaudÌ 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 samaudÌ 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 halaaîk ek hjaar majadUr

[sa kama ko ilayao lagaayao gayao qao pr ifr BaI phlao idna ko Ant

92 Chuan Chu village


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.


]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.


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.


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



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.


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.


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.


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


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.


]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


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.


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.


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.


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.”


]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


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.


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.


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



[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


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.


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


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.


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.


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.


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”



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


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.


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.


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


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


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


]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.


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.


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


]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.


[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


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



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


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.


[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


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.


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.


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.


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



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.


[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


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


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.


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.


]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.


]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.


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


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.


]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.”


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


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.


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

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3 rOvana Aaga kOsao laokr Aayaa AaOr Anya AmaoirkI laaok kqaaeoM

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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

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