खंडहर की लिपि -जयशंकर प्रसाद

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is lekh ka punarikshan evan sampadan hona avashyak hai. ap isamean sahayata kar sakate haian. "sujhav"

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jab basant ki pahali lahar apana pila rang sima ke khetoan par chadha layi, kali koyal ne use barajana arambh kiya aur bhauanre gunaguna kar kana-phooansi karane lage, usi samay ek samadhi ke pas lage hue gulab ne muanh kholane ka upakram kiya. kintu kisi yuvak ke chanchal hath ne usaka hausala bhi to d diya. dakshin pavan ne usase kuchh jhatak lena chaha, bichare ki pankhudiy़aan jh d gayian. yuvak ne idhar-udhar dekha. ek udasi aur abhilashamayi shoonyata ne usaki pratyashi drishti ko kuchh uttar n diya. basant-pavan ka ek bhari jhoanka ‘ha-ha’ karata usaki hansi u data chala gaya.

sati huee tekari ki tooti-phooti sidhi par yuvak chadhऩe laga. pachas sidhiy़aan chadhऩe ke bad vah bagal ki bahut purani dalan mean vishram lene ke lie thahar gaya. oopar jo jirn mandir tha, usaka dhvansavashesh dekhane ko vah bar-bar jata tha. us bhagn stoop se yuvak ko amantrit karati huee ‘ao ao’ ki aparisphut pukar bulaya karati. jane kab ke atit ne use smaran kar rakkha hai. mandap ke bhagn kon mean ek patthar ke oopar n jane kaun-si lipi thi, jo kisi koradar patthar mean likhi gayi thi. vah nagari to kadapi nahian thi. yuvak ne aj phir usi or dekhate-dekhate use padhऩa chaha. bahut der tak ghoomata-ghoomata vah thak gaya tha, isase use nidra ane lagi. vah svapn dekhane laga.

kamaloan ka kamaniy vikas jhil ki shobha ko dvigunit kar raha hai. usake amod ke sath vina ki jhanakar, jhil ke sparsh ke shital aur surabhit pavan mean bhar rahi thi. sudoor pratichi mean ek sahasradal svarn-kamal apani shesh svarn-kiran ki bhi mrinal par vyom-nidhi mean khil raha hai. vah lajjit hona chahata hai. vina ke taroan par usaki antim abha ki chamak p d rahi hai. ek anandapoorn vishad se yuvak apani chanchal aanguliyoan ko nacha raha hai. ek dasi svarnapatr mean kesar, aguru, chandan-mishrit aangarag aur navamallika ki mala, kee tambool liye hue ayi, pranam karake usane kaha-‘‘mahashreshthi dhanamitr ki kanya ne shrimanh ke lie upahar bhejakar prarthana ki hai ki aj ke udyan goshth mean ap avashy padharane ki kripa karean. anand vihar ke samip upavan mean apaki pratiksha karati huee kamini devi bahut der tak raheangi.’’

yuvak ne virakt hokar kaha-‘‘abhi kee din hue haian, maian sianhal se a raha hooan, mera pot samudr mean doob gaya hai. maian hi kisi tarah bacha hooan. apani svamini se kah dena ki meri abhi aisi avastha nahian hai ki maian upavan ke anand ka upabhog kar sakooan.’’

‘‘to prabhu, kya maian yahi uttar de dooan? ‘‘dasi ne kaha.

‘‘haan, aur yah bhi kah dena ki-tum sarikhi avishvasini striyoan se maian aur bhi door bhagana chahata hooan, jo pralay ke samudr ki prachand aandhi mean ek jarjar pot se bhi durbal aur us duba denevali lahar se bhi bhayanak hai.’’ yuvak ne apani vina sanvarate hue kaha.

‘‘ve us upavan mean kabhi ki ja chuki haian, aur hamase yah bhi kaha hai ki yadi ve goshth mean n ana chahean, to stoop ki sidhi ke vishram-mandap mean mujhase ek bar avashy mil lean, maian nirdosh hooan.’’ dasi ne savinay kaha.

yuva ne rosh-bhari drishti se dekha. dasi pranam karake chali gayi. samane ka ek kamal sandhya ke prabhav se kumhala raha tha. yuvak ko pratit hua ki vah dhanamitr ki kanya ka mukh hai. usase makarand nahian, ashru gir rahe haian. ‘maian nirdosh hooan’, yahi bhauanre bhi gooanjakar kah rahe haian.

yuvak ne svapn mean chauankakar kaha-‘‘maian aooanga.’’ aankh n kholane par bhi usane us jirn dalan ki lipi padh li-‘‘nishthur! ant ko tum nahian aye.’’ yuvak sachet hokar uthane ko tha ki vah kee sau baras ki purani chhat dham se giri.

vayumandal mean-‘‘ao-ao’’ ka shabd gooanjane laga.