Based on मगध की लोक कथाएं : अनुशाीलन एवं संचयन by डॉ. राम प्रसाद सिंह
Tags: truth, morality, spiritual awakening, karma, righteousness
The story is about a king named Narasimha whose dishonest minister murders him and takes over the throne. After the minister's death and punishment in hell, the king’s soul undergoes various signs and reflections. A significant event occurs when the king's horse dies after seeing verses from the Gita written on a leaf, which reveals that the horse was once the minister in hell who betrayed the king. Realizing the importance of truth and righteousness, the king begins reading the Gita, leading to his own spiritual liberation and ascent to heaven after death. The story emphasizes morality, the consequences of deception, and the power of spiritual knowledge.
कोई गाँव में नरसिंघ नाम के एगो राजा हलन। उनकर सुभगाम के मंत्री हलक । राजा के मंत्री पर पूरा भरोसा हले। बाकि मंत्री के राजा पर न हले। एक दिन जब राजा सूतल हलन तो मंत्री उनका जान मार देलक आउ अपने राज-पाठ करे लगल। कुछ दिना के बाद मंत्री मर गेल। जम लोग ओकरा जमराज के पास ले गेलन। जमराज उनका घोड़ा जोनी में जलम देलन। ऊ घोड़ा के एगो सौदागर ले लेलक आउ सौदागर से राजा खरीद लेलक।
राजा जब सवारी करे ला घोड़वा भीर गेलन, तो ऊ सिर नेवा लेलक। ई हाल देख राजा एकर कारन जाने ला पंडितन के बोलैलन। पंडित लोग कहलन कि ''ई घोड़ा तोरा परनाम करलक हे'' बाकि राजा के विसवास न भेल। ऊ एक दिन घोड़ा पर चढ़ के जंगल में सिकार करे गेलन। जाइते-जाइते राजा के पिआस लगल तो पानी खोजे लगलन। एगो कुटिया के नजीक गेलन, तो देखइत हथ कि उहाँ एगो पानी से भरल तलाब हे। कुटिया में एगो साधु जी हथ, जे एगो लड़का के गीता पढ़ा रहल हथ ।
पेड़ के पत्ता पर गीता के असलोक लिखल हल, आउ लइका इयाद करइत हले । घोड़ा ऊ पत्ता पर लिखल असलोक देखलक आउ तुरते मर गेल। सरग से विमान आयल, आउ ओकरा पर बइठ के ऊ चल गेल। एतने में राजा पानी पीके आवऽ हथ, तो मरल घोड़ा देख हथ। घोड़ा मरे के कारन जान के कुटिया में राजा बइठ गेलन, आउ अफसोस करे लगलन। साधुजी से घोड़ा के मरे के कारन पूछलन। साधु जी कहलन कि ई घोड़ा ऊ जलम में तोर मंत्री हलो। तोरा सुतले में जान मारके राज करे लगले हलो। एही से एकरा घोड़ा जोनी में जलम भेलै। ऊ तोरा चिन्हऽ हो, बाकि तूं ओकरा न चिन्ह हलो। ऊ पत्ता पर लिखल असलोक देख के मर गेलो, आउ स्वर्ग में चल गेलो। राजा ई सुन के घरे अयलन आउ गीता के असलोक पढ़े लगलन। कुछ दिन के बाद उनकर मृत्यु भेल, तो ओहू विमान पर चढ़ के स्वर्ग में चल गेलन। खिस्सा गेलो वन में, समझऽ अप्पन मन में।
Once upon a time, there was a king named Narasimha in a village. His minister was Subhagam. The king had full trust in his minister, but the minister did not trust the king. One day, when the king was asleep, the minister murdered him and took over the throne. After some days, the minister died. People took him to Yama Raj, the lord of death. Yama Raj threw him into hell. The trader took the soul from hell and bought it from Yama Raj.
When the king went to ride his horse, he turned his head. Seeing this situation, the king asked the sages to know the reason. The sages said, “This horse has paid respect to you.” But the king did not believe. One day, he mounted the horse and went into the forest for hunting. On the way, the king became thirsty and started searching for water. He went near a hut and saw a pond filled with water. In the hut, there was a saint whom a boy was reading the Gita to.
The Gita’s verses were written on a leaf of a tree, and the boy was memorizing them. The horse saw the verses written on the leaf and immediately died. An aircraft from heaven arrived, and riding on it, the horse ascended into heaven. Meanwhile, the king, after drinking water, returned and saw the dead horse. Knowing the reason for the horse’s death, the king sat in the hut and began to regret. He asked the saint about the reason for the horse’s death. The saint said, “This horse was your minister in hell. It murdered you in sleep and started ruling. That’s why it was thrown into hell’s waters. You see it as a sign, but you did not recognize it. The verses written on the leaf caused the horse to die, and it went to heaven.”
Hearing this, the king returned home and started reading the verses of the Gita. After some days, he died and ascended to heaven on a similar aircraft. The story reached the forest: understand this in your heart.