Sambhaji Maharaj Ki Veerta Aur Balidan Ki Amarkatha
Maratha Samrajya ki sabse gahri kahaniyon mein ek naam sada amar rahega — Chhaava! Chhaava, yaani Sambhaji Maharaj, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj ke veer putra, jinke sahas, buddhi aur balidan ne pura Bharat hila diya tha.
Ye kahani shuru hoti hai 1681 ke aas-paas, jab Shivaji Maharaj ne apne jeevan ka antim samay dekha. Maharashtra ke Raigad kille par andhera chhaya tha, Shivaji Maharaj ki tabiyat din-pratidin kharab hoti ja rahi thi. Us waqt unka putra Sambhaji, jise log prem se Chhaava bulate the, apne pita se rajneeti aur yudh ka gyaan seekh raha tha.
Jab Shivaji Maharaj ki mrityu hui, to Rajya mein Rajgaddi ke liye bawaal mach gaya. Sambhaji ke chacha aur kuch darbar ke mantri chahte the ki Rajgaddi unke kisi aur ristedaar ko mile. Lekin Sambhaji kisi bhi haal mein apne pita ka sapna adhoora nahi chhodna chahte the. Unhone sabhi virodhiyon ko hara kar apne aap ko Maratha Samrajya ka Chhatrapati ghoshit kiya.
Sambhaji ke shasan kaal mein sabse bada khatra tha Mughal Samrat Aurangzeb. Aurangzeb Bharat par apna kabza jamane ke liye dakshin Bharat par dhawa bol chuka tha. Uske lakhon sainik, paisa aur takat ke saamne Maratha sena maatra 50 hazar ke aas-paas thi. Lekin Sambhaji ne kabhi himmat nahi hari.
Yudh Ka Aarambh:
1681 mein Aurangzeb ne apna poora darbar Aurangabad shift kar diya, taki dakshin Bharat ko jald se jald kabze mein liya ja sake. Sambhaji ne turant guerrilla yudh ki neeti apnaai — Maratha sena junglon, pahadon aur ghaatiyon mein chhupkar Mughal sena par hamla karti thi.
Sambhaji khud bhi talwar le kar yudh kshetra mein aage aage chalte. Unhone Goa ke Portugueseon se bhi yudh kiya, kyunki ve Mughalon ke saath milkar Maratha samrajya ko todna chahte the.
Ek bar Sambhaji Maharaj ne Bhaganagar (aaj ka Hyderabad) ke paas Mughal fauj par raat ke andhere mein hamla bola. Jab tak Mughal sena sambhalti, tab tak Maratha sena unka saara ration aur hathiyaar loot chuki thi. Is yudh mein Sambhaji ki yojana aur veerta dekhkar unke dushman bhi unki prashansa karne lage.
Rajneeti Aur Vishwasghaat:
Sambhaji ne keval talwar se hi nahi, buddhi aur rajneeti se bhi Mughalon ka virodh kiya. Unhone Bahadur Khan jaise Mughal sardar ko apne paksh mein karne ki koshish ki. Unhone Andhra aur Karnataka ke sthaniya rajyon ko bhi Mughal virodh mein ekjut kiya.
Lekin jab ve itihas rach rahe the, tab unke andar kuch ghaddar bhi chhupe baithe the. Unka apna hi sardar Ganoji Shirke Mughalon se mil gaya. Ganoji ne Sambhaji ki gati-vidhi Mughalon ko bata di.
Ek din Sambhaji apne kuch vishwasniya sainikon ke saath Sangameshwar mein vishraam kar rahe the. Us samay Mughal sainikon ne achanak ghiraav kar diya. Sambhaji Maharaj ne ladne ki koshish ki, lekin unka sena bahut chhoti thi aur Mughalon ne unhe pakad liya.
Aakhri Daur:
Sambhaji ko Aurangzeb ke samne pesh kiya gaya. Aurangzeb ko laga ki Sambhaji haar maan kar Islam kabool kar lenge. Lekin Sambhaji ne spasht keh diya, “Mujhe apni dharti, apne dharm aur apni praja par garv hai. Main kisi bhi haal mein apne pita ki virasat nahi chhod sakta.”Sambhaji ko 40 din tak kai tarah se kasht diye gaye, unka sharir kaata gaya, lekin unke hothon par sirf ek hi baat thi — “Har Har Mahadev!”
Aakhirkar, Sambhaji Maharaj ki hatya kar di gayi. Unka kata hua sharir bheek mang kar Maratha sainikon ne jama kiya aur Raigad le jaakar antim sanskaar kiya.
Veerta Aur Prerna:
Sambhaji Maharaj ki mrityu ke baad Mughalon ko laga ki ab Maratha Samrajya bikhar jayega. Lekin unke balidan ne Maratha sena ko aur majboot bana diya. Rajaram Maharaj aur Maharani Tarabai ne Sambhaji ke sapne ko jeevit rakha. Sambhaji Maharaj ka Chhaava roop har Maratha sainik mein ghula mila aur Mughalon ko dakshin Bharat mein kabhi jeet nahi mili.
Kaha jaata hai ki agar Sambhaji Maharaj na hote to Shivaji Maharaj ka banaya samrajya kuch hi saalon mein gir jaata. Sambhaji ne apne chhote se jeevan mein Maratha samrajya ko Mughalon se bachaye rakha, aur apne balidan se sabit kar diya ki ek yodha kabhi apni dharti aur dharm ke liye jhuk nahi sakta.
Chhaava Aaj Bhi Jeevit Hai:
Aaj bhi Maharashtra mein jab bhi kisi pahadi par koi killa khada hota hai, jab bhi koi Maratha sainik apne talwar ki kasam khata hai, jab bhi kisi maa ki aankhon mein apne putra ki veerta ke sapne jagte hain — tab Sambhaji Maharaj ka naam liya jaata hai.
School ke pathshalaon mein, Veer Sambhaji ki kahani bachchon ko sikhai jaati hai — ki veerta, vishwas aur dharm par kabhi samjhauta nahi hota. Chhaava ek yodha nahi, ek vichar hai, ek bhavna hai, jo har yuva ko ladne ka sahas deta hai.
Ant mein, Sambhaji Maharaj ki ek baat sada yaad rakho:
“Jise marne ka darr nahi, use duniya ki koi taakat hara nahi sakti.”
