The
Illustrated Jataka : Other Stories of the Buddha by C.B. Varma
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028 - The Story of Khardiya Deer / रुरदीय हिरण |
एक
वन में एक हिरण रहता था जो हिरणों के गुर और कलाबाजियों
में अत्यंत पटु था। एक दिन उसकी बहन अपने एक नन्हे हिरण खरदीय को
लेकर उसके पास आई और उससे कहा, "भाई! तुम्हारा
भाँजा निठल्ला है; और हिरणों के गुर
से भी अनभिज्ञ। अच्छा हो यदि तुम इसे अपने
सारे गुर सिखला दो।" हिरण ने अपने नन्हे
भाँजे को एक निश्चित समय पर आने के
लिए कहा और फिर उनका आदर सत्कार कर विदा कर दिया।
Kharadiya / Tipallatthamiga-Jataka, Bharhut O nce
the Bodhisatta was born as a deer and dwelt in a forest. He was as the
leader of many hundred deer. One day, his sister came to him with her son
and requested him to teach him the deer-tricks for his self-protection.
The deer chief readily complied with the request and promised her that he
would do the best for his nephew. He asked the young one to visit him on
the following day at a particular time to take the lessons. But the young
deer was very playful. He did not turn up. The deer chief, however, waited
for him. He waited for him on the following day but the nephew did not
appear. Thus, seven days elapsed but he did not show his face. On the
eighth day, his sister came. She was wailing. She informed him that her
son was caught in a snare and she wanted him to be rescued.
As she had no apprehension that her son had never visited him to
take any lesson, she blamed him, too, by saying that he had not taught her
son any deer-trick. The deer chief then said, Look sister, your son is
a rascal. He never wanted to learn; and he had never turned up to take any
lesson. Now, nothing could be done to save him. Next
morning, the hunter came and saw the young deer caught in a snare. He was
delighted. He immediately took out a sharp knife and killed the deer and
packed his skin and flesh to sell in the market .
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