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Vijayanagar Ka Mahasangram: Maharaj Rudradev Raya Ki Antim Ladai
Vijayanagar ke itihas me aaj tak jitne bhi yudh hue the, unme se koi bhi is yudh jitna bhayanak nahi tha. Shatru sena ne is baar ek saazish ke saath akraman kiya tha. Malik Qutubuddin, jo Dakkhan ke ek shaktishaali sultan ka senapati tha, usne apni akramak sena ke saath Vijayanagar par ek bada chadhai ki thi.
Rajya me chintan ka mahaul tha. Rajmahal ke darbaar me sabhi mantri, senapati aur Maharaj Rudradev Raya swayan yudh ki yojana banane me vyast the. Maharani Shivangi Devi bhi wahin upasthit thi. Unka man aashankit tha, par unhone apne swabhavik dhairya ko banaye rakha. Ve jaanti thi ki yeh yudh unke pati aur rajya ke bhavishya ke liye nirnayak hoga.
Maharaj Rudradev Raya ne apni sena ko tayyar kar diya. Ve jaante the ki yeh yudh aasan nahi hoga. Shatru sena ki sankhya Vijayanagar ki sena se teen guna adhik thi. Par Maharaj ka vishwas apni veer sena aur apni talwar par tha. Yudh bhoomi nirdharit ki gayi—Vijayanagar ke uttar me sthit
Pushkal Maidan, jahan se rajdhani tak pahunchne ka ekmatra raasta tha.
Yudh Ka Aarambh
Bhor ki pehli kiran ke saath hi yudh ka danka baj gaya. Shatru sena ne apne ghode daudaye, teer and barchhiyon ki barsaat hone lagi. Vijayagar ki sena bhi tayar thi—shankh baja, veer sainik aage badhne lage. Maharaj Rudradev Raya swayam apni sena ke agrim pankti me the, apne hath me talwar aur kavach pehne ek mahayodha ki tarah prastut.
Ghode ki taangon se dhool ud rahi thi, loha lohe se takra raha tha, aur har disha me yuddh ki garjana sunayi de rahi thi. Veer Singh Raya bhi sena ke ek hisse ka netrutva kar rahe the. Ve apni talwar se ek ke baad ek dushmanon ko dharashayi kar rahe the, par unka man chinta me tha—unke pita bhi yudh me the aur ve jaante the ki is yudh me haar ka koi vikalp nahi tha.
Yudh anek ghanton tak chalta raha. Maharaj Rudradev Raya ne apni talwar se dushmanon ko ranbhoomi me gira diya. Ve ek agrani yodha the, aur unka samarthan paake Vijayanagar ke sainik bhi apni sampoorna shakti se lad rahe the. Par tabhi, ek durbhagya poorn ghatna ghatit hui.
Maharaj Rudradev Raya Ki Mrityu
Malik Qutubuddin ke senapatiyon ne ek mahasazish rach rakhi thi. Unhone Maharaj Rudradev Raya par peechhe se hamla karne ki yojana banayi thi. Yudh ke madhya me, jab Maharaj ek shaktishaali Dakkhani yodha se lad rahe the, tabhi unki peeth par ek dushman ne ek tez bhar se vaar kiya. Yeh vaar itna achanak aur kathor tha ki Maharaj ghuṭne par gir gaye.
Ve ab bhi lad rahe the, par ek anya shatru yodha ne unke kandhe par ek badi talwar se aghat kiya. Maharaj gire, aur unka rakht dharti par girne laga. Unhone apni talwar se ab bhi apne shatruon se ladne ka prayas kiya, par yeh saf tha—unke sharir ne unka saath dena bandh kar diya tha.
Veer Singh Raya jo thodi door lad rahe the, unhone apne pita ko girte dekha. Unka hriday dhak se rah gaya. "Pitaa!!" ve garaj uthe aur apne ghode par seedha unki or bhage. Par jab tak ve wahan pahunche, Maharaj Rudradev Raya apni antim saansein gin rahe the.
Antim Shabd Aur Vijayanagar Ki Jeet
Veer Singh ne apne pita ko apni bahon me uthaya. Maharaj ki aankhon me mamta thi, samarpan tha, aur ek antim sandesh tha.
"Vijayanagar ko jeetne do, beta… Yeh rajya… yeh janata… tumhare hath me hai. Apni maa ka dhyan rakhna. Aur kabhi… kamzor mat padna..." itna kehkar Maharaj Rudradev Raya ne apni aankhein band kar li.
Veer Singh ke mann me ek aag jal uthi. Ve apne pita ki laash ko maidan ke ek surakshit hisse me rakh, apni talwar lekar ek bhayanak yodha ki tarah shatruon par toot pade. Unki talwar bijli ki tarah chamak rahi thi, aur ek ke baad ek shatru unke aghat se girte gaye. Unhone Malik Qutubuddin ko dhundh nikala aur uska samapti ki.
Vijayanagar ki sena ne yeh yudh jeet liya tha. Par jeet ka yeh jashn adhura tha, kyunki unka maharaj unke beech nahi raha tha.
Rajya Me Shok Aur Naya Adhyay
Maharaj Rudradev Raya ka sharir Vijayanagar laya gaya. Poore rajya me shok ki lehar thi. Maharani Shivangi Devi ne apne pati ka sharir dekha aur unka hriday chhalni ho gaya. Unka sahara, unka samarthan ab nahi raha tha. Par ve rani thi—unki aankhon me aansu the par unki aatma me ek naya sankalp bhi tha.
Yuvraj Veer Singh Raya ab Vijayanagar ke naye Maharaj the. Par ek kathor niyam tha—maharaj ka rajyabhishek tab tak nahi ho sakta jab tak ve vivahit na ho. Aur ab ek naye mod ki shuruaat hone wali thi…
(Agla adhyay: Maharaj Veer Singh Raya Ka Rajyabhishek Aur Rajmata Ka Prastav)