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Rajyabhishek Ki Aahatein Aur Rajmata Ka Prastav**
Vijayanagar me sooraj do din pehle bhi uga tha, aur aaj bhi uga tha, par aaj ka sooraj alag tha. Aaj uski kiranon me ek shok tha, ek nayi kahani likhne ki chahat bhi thi. Poore rajya me ek alag hi maahol tha—logon ke man me ek taraf apne Maharaj ki chhati hui, toh doosri taraf naye samay ki aahatein bhi sunai de rahi thi.
**Rajmahal Ka Shokmay Maholl**
Rajmahal ke bhari pattharon se bane maindanon me ek sannata tha. Deewarein bhi jaise apne Maharaj ki chhati me doob gayi thi. Kahi bhi pehle jaisa utsah nahi tha. Maharani Shivangi Devi apne mahal ke sabse andar wale kaksh me baithi thi. Aankhon ke saamne ab bhi wahi drishya tha—Maharaj Rudradev Raya ki shav yatra, logon ki cheekhein, veer sainikon ke aankhon me aansuon ki chamak, aur veer Singh Raya ka bhari mann le kar us jalte chita ko dekhna.
Ve bina palke jhapkaye bas samne ki deewaron ko dekh rahi thi. Unka sundar mukha sukh gaya tha, aankhon ke neeche gehre daag aa gaye the. Kisi ne unse baat karne ki koshish nahi ki, kyunki sab jaante the—yuddh se bada ek aur yuddh chal raha tha, ek aisa yuddh jo man ke andar chalta hai.
### **Veer Singh Raya Ki Manasthiti**
Dusri taraf, Veer Singh Raya apne pita ka singhasan dekh rahe the. Wah aaj bhi waisa hi tha, bas ek antar tha—ab is par unke pita nahi, unhe baithna tha. Ve ab tak yeh swikar nahi kar pa rahe the ki ab ve Vijayanagar ke Maharaj banne wale hain. Unke mann me ek aag thi, jo na sirf unke pita ki maut ka badla lene ke liye bhadak rahi thi, balki ek aur vichar bhi tha—kya ve is singhasan ke yogya hain?
"Maharaj, ab samay aa gaya hai ki aap apne pita ki mrityu ka shok chhodkar, apne kartavya ki or badhein," senapati Bhanu Pratap ne kaha.
Veer Singh ne unki or dekha. "Shok chhodkar? Kya ek putra ke liye apne pita ko bhoolna itna aasan hota hai?" unka swar bhari aawaaz me goonj utha. Mahal ke maindanon me ek alag hi bhay ka maahol bann gaya.
### **Rajyabhishek Ki Tayariyaan Aur Rajmata Ka Nirnayak Prastav**
Rajya ke parampara ke anusaar, Maharaj ka abhishek tab tak nahi ho sakta tha jab tak unki vivah na ho. Sabha me is vishay par charcha hone lagi. Sabhi rajguru, senapati aur mantri ekatra huye.
"Maharaj ko turant vivahit hona padega. Ek samarth Maharani ke bina ye singhasan adhoora rahega," pradhan mantri Vishwanath ne kaha.
"Par sawal hai, kisse?" kisi ne sawal kiya.
Vijayanagar ke rajneta aur samant apni betiyon ka naam aage rakhna chahte the. Sabko pata tha ki jo bhi Maharani banegi, wah poore rajya par prabhutva jama sakti hai. Rajmata Kalyani Devi is sab ko samajh rahi thi. Ve janti thi ki yeh rishta kewal vivaah tak simit nahi hoga—yeh rajneeti ka ek hissa hai.
Ve Maharani Shivangi Devi ke paas gayi. "Beta, ek baat sochni padegi. Kya tumne kabhi vichar kiya hai ki Vijayanagar ki Maharani kaun honi chahiye?"
Shivangi ne apni maata ji ki or dekha. "Aap kya kehna chahti hain?" unhone sambhramit swar me poocha.
Rajmata ne gheraai se kaha, "Mujhe lagta hai ki yadi Veer ki shaadi kisi aur se hoti hai, toh wah rajniti ka ek hissa ban jayega. Bahut saari rajneetik chaale chalengi. Mujhe lagta hai ki tumhi is rajya ki sahi Maharani ho, aur tumhi Veer ki patni ban sakti ho."
Shivangi devi sunned ho gayi. "Aisa kabhi nahi ho sakta, maata ji! Yeh prakriti ke niyam ke viruddh hai."
Rajmata ki aankhon me thaharav tha. "Par kya kisi anya stri se shaadi karna, jo sirf apna swarth siddh kare, woh prakriti ke niyam ke anusaar hai? Tum hi is rajya ko sambhal sakti ho, tum hi Veer ke yogya ho."
Shivangi devi ki aankhon me aansu aa gaye. Ve veer ki maa thi, par ve yeh bhi jaanti thi ki unka putra unke bina akela padh jayega. Rajmata ke shabdon me sachai thi, par ve ise swikar nahi karna chahti thi.
Yeh faisla unke jeevan ka sabse kathin nirnay hone wala tha..