The
Illustrated Jataka : Other Stories of the Buddha by C.B. Varma
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006 - The Story of The Two Deer / लक्खण मृग की कथा |
हजारों
साल पहले मगध जनपद के एक निकटवर्ती
वन में हजार हिरणों का एक समूह रहता था जिसके
राजा के दो पुत्र थे- लक्खण और काल। जब
मृगराज वृद्ध होने लगा तो उसने अपने दोनों पुत्रों को
उत्तराधिकारी घोषित किया और प्रत्येक के
संरक्षण में पाँच-पाँच सौ मृग प्रदान किए ताकि
वे सुरक्षित आहार-विहार का आनंद प्राप्त कर
सकें। O nce
there lived a deer, who headed the band of one thousand deer in a forest
close to the Magadha janapada . He had two
young ones Lakkhana and Kala. One day, thinking that he was getting old he made each of his young ones the leader of five hundred deer to ensure safe grazing for them. As the harvest time was approaching the people took every precaution to protect their crops from the animals. So, they dug pitfalls, fix stakes, set stone traps and so on to kill any encroaching animal. Knowing that fact, the old deer advised the two young ones to go to the mountains along with their herds by avoiding the people to spend the harvest season there. Lakkhana
and Kala Kala
was rash and haughty. He, without paying much heed to what his father had
advised rushed to the mountains with his herds.
He did not bother to remember that the people were quite likely to
ambush, shoot and kill them before they could finally reach the mountain.
So, Kala lost most of his followers before reaching the mountain. Lakkana, however, took the advice of his father seriously. He was wise and cautious. He traveled only in nights and thus reached the mountain safely with all his companions. [Old
deer king is identified with Bodhisatta; Lakkhana with Sariputta; and
Devadatta with Kala] See Lakkhana-miga Jataka, Jataka Atthakatha No.11; Dhammapada Atthakatha 1.120. |
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