गोदान उपन्यास भाग-9

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

prat:kal hori ke ghar mean ek poora hangama ho gaya. hori dhaniya ko mar raha tha. dhaniya use galiyaan de rahi thi. donoan l dakiyaan bap ke paanvoan se lipati chilla rahi thian aur gobar maan ko bacha raha tha. bar-bar hori ka hath pak d kar pichhe dhakel deta, par jyoan hi dhaniya ke muanh se koee gali nikal jati, hori apane hath chhu da kar use do-char ghooanse aur lat jama deta. usaka boodha krodh jaise kisi gupt sanchit shakti ko nikal laya ho. sare gaanv mean halachal p d gee. log samajhane ke bahane tamasha dekhane a pahuanche. sobha lathi tekata a kh da hua. datadin ne daanta - yah kya hai hori, tum bavale ho ge ho kya? koee is tarah ghar ki lachchhami par hath chho data hai. tumhean to yah rog n tha. kya hira ki chhoot tumhean bhi lag gee?

hori ne palagan karake kaha - maharaj, tum is bakhat n bolo. maian aj isaki ban chhu da kar tab dam looanga. maian jitana hi tarah deta hooan, utana hi yah sir chadhati jati hai.

dhaniya sajal krodh mean boli - maharaj, tum gavah rahana. maian aj ise aur isake hatyare bhaee ko jehal bhejava kar tab pani piooangi. isake bhaee ne gay ko mahur khila kar mar dala. ab to maian thane mean rapat likhane ja rahi hooan, to yah hatyara mujhe marata hai. isake pichhe apane ziandagi chaupat kar di, usaka yah inam de raha hai.

hori ne daant pis kar aur aankhean nikal kar kaha - phir vahi bat muanh se nikali. toone dekha tha hira ko mahur khilate?

'too kasam kha ja ki toone hira ko gay ki naand ke pas kh de nahian dekha?'

'haan, maianne nahian dekha, kasam khata hooan.'

'bete ke mathe par hath rakhake kasam kha!'

hori ne gobar ke mathe par kaanpata hua hath rakh kar kaanpate hue svar mean kaha - maian bete ki kasam khata hooan ki maianne hira ko naand ke pas nahian dekha.

dhaniya ne zamin par thook kar kaha - thu di hai teri jhuthaee par. toone khud mujhase kaha ki hira choroan ki tarah naand ke pas kh da tha. aur ab bhaee ke pachchh mean jhooth bolata hai. thu di hai! agar mere bete ka bal bhi baanka hua, to ghar mean ag laga dooangi. sari grihasthi mean ag laga dooangi. bhagavan, adami muanh se bat kah kar itani besarami se mukar jata hai.

hori paanv patak kar bola - dhaniya, gussa mat dila, nahian bura hoga.

'mar to raha hai, aur mar le. jo, too apane bap ka beta hoga to aj mujhe mar kar tab pani piega. papi ne marate-marate mera bhurakas nikal liya, phir bhi isaka ji nahian bhara. mujhe mar kar samajhata hai, maian b da vir hooan. bhaiyoan ke samane bhigi billi ban jata hai, papi kahian ka, hatyara!'

phir vah bain kah kar rone lagi - is ghar mean a kar usane kya nahian jhela, kis-kis tarah pet-tan nahian kata, kis tarah ek-ek latte ko tarasi, kis tarah ek-ek paisa pranoan ki tarah sancha, kis tarah ghar-bhar ko khila kar ap pani pi kar so rahi. aur aj un sare balidanoan ka yah puraskar. bhagavan baithe yah anyay dekh rahe haian aur usaki raksha ko nahian dau date. gaj ki aur draupadi ki raksha karane baikuanth se dau de the. aj kyoan niand mean soe hue haian?

janamat dhire-dhire dhaniya ki or ane laga. isamean ab kisi ko sandeh nahian raha ki hira ne hi gay ko zahar diya. hori ne bilakul jhoothi kasam khaee hai, isaka bhi logoan ko vishvas ho gaya. gobar ko bhi bap ki is jhoothi kasam aur usake phalasvaroop ane vali vipatti ki shanka ne hori ke viruddh kar diya. us par jo datadin ne daant bataee, to hori parast ho gaya. chupake se bahar chala gaya. saty ne vijay paee.

datadin ne sobha se poochha - tum kuchh janate ho sobha, kya bat huee?

sobha zamin par leta hua bola - maian to maharaj, ath din se bahar nahian nikala. hori dada kabhi-kabhi ja kar kuchh de ate haian, usi se kam chalata hai. rat bhi vah mere pas ge the. kisane kya kiya, maian kuchh nahian janata. haan, kal saanjh ko hira mere ghar khurapi maangane gaya tha. kahata tha, ek j di khodana hai. phir tab se meri usase bheant nahian huee.

dhaniya itani shah pa kar boli - pandit dada, vah usi ka kam hai. sobha ke ghar se khurapi maang kar laya aur koee j di khod kar gay ko khila di. us rat ko jo jhag da hua tha, usi din se vah khar khae baitha tha.

datadin bole - yah bat sabit ho gee, to use hatya lagegi. pulis kuchh kare ya n kare, dharam to bina dand die n rahega. chali to ja rupiya, hira ko bula la. kahana, pandit dada bula rahe haian. agar usane hatya nahian ki hai, to gangajali utha le aur chaure par chadh kar kasam khae.

dhaniya boli - maharaj, usake kasam ka bharosa nahian. chatapat kha lega. jab isane jhoothi kasam kha li, jo b da dharmatma banata hai, to hira ka kya vishvas?

ab gobar bola - kha le jhoothi kasam. bans ka aant ho jae. boodhe jite rahean. javan jikar kya kareange!

roopa ek kshan mean a kar boli - kaka ghar mean nahian haian, pandit dada! kaki kahati haian, kahian chale ge haian.

datadin ne lanbi dadhi phatakar kar kaha - toone poochha nahian, kahaan chale ge haian? ghar mean chhipa baitha n ho. dekh to sona, bhitar to nahian baitha?

dhaniya ne toka - use mat bhejo dada! hira ke sir hatya savar hai, n jane kya kar baithe.

datadin ne khud lak di sanbhali aur khabar lae ki hira sachamuch kahian chala gaya hai. puniya kahati hai, lutiya-dor aur danda sab le kar ge haian. puniya ne poochha bhi, kahaan jate ho, par bataya nahian. usane paanch rupe ale mean rakhe the. rupe vahaan nahian haian. sait rupe bhi leta gaya.

dhaniya shital hriday se boli - muanh mean kalikh laga kar kahian bhaga hoga.

sobha bola - bhag ke kahaan jayaga? ganga nahane n chala gaya ho.

dhaniya ne shanka ki - ganga jata to rupe kyoan le jata, aur ajakal koee parab bhi to nahian hai?

is shanka ka koee samadhan n mila. dharana dridh ho gee.

aj hori ke ghar bhojan nahian paka. n kisi ne bailoan ko sani-pani diya. sare gaanv mean sanasani phaili huee thi. do-do char-char adami jagah-jagah jama ho kar isi vishay ki alochana kar rahe the. hira avashy kahian bhag gaya. dekha hoga ki bhed khul gaya, ab jehal jana p dega, hatya alag lagegi. bas, kahian bhag gaya. puniya alag ro rahi thi, kuchh kaha n suna, n jane kahaan chal die.

jo kuchh kasar rah gee thi, vah sandhya-samay halke ke thanedar ne a kar poori kar di. gaanv ke chaukidar ne is ghatana ki rapat ki, jaisa usaka kartavy tha, aur thanedar sahab bhala, apane kartavy se kab chookane vale the? ab gaanv valoan ko bhi unaka seva-satkar karake apane kartavy ka palan karana chahie. datadin, jhiangurisianh, nokheram, unake charoan pyade, mangaroo sah aur lala pateshvari, sabhi a pahuanche aur daroga ji ke samane hath baandh kar kh de ho ge. hori ki talabi huee. jivan mean yah pahala avasar tha ki vah daroga ke samane aya. aisa dar raha tha, jaise phaansi ho jayagi. dhaniya ko pitate samay usaka ek-ek aang g dak raha tha. daroga ke samane kachhue ki bhaanti bhitar simata jata tha. daroga ne use alochak netroan se dekha aur usake hriday tak pahuanch ge. adamiyoan ki nas pahachanane ka unhean achchha abhyas tha. kitabi manovijnan mean kore, par vyavaharik manovijnan ke marmajn the. yakin ho gaya, aj achchhe ka muanh dekh kar uthe haian. aur hori ka chehara kahe deta tha, ise keval ek ghu daki kafi hai.

daroga ne poochha - tujhe kis par shubaha hai?

hori ne zamin chhuee aur hath baandh kar bola - mera subaha kisi par nahian hai sarakar, gay apane maut se mari hai. buddhi ho gee thi.

dhaniya bhi a kar pichhe kh di thi. turant boli - gay mari hai tumhare bhaee hira ne. sarakar aise bau dam nahian haian ki jo kuchh tum kah doge, vah man leange. yahaan jaanch-tahakiyat karane ae haian.

daroga ji ne poochha - yah kaun aurat hai?

kee adamiyoan ne daroga ji se kuchh batachit karane ka saubhagy prapt karane ke lie chadha-oopari ki. ek sath bole aur apane man ko is kalpana se santosh diya ki pahale maian bola - hori ki gharavali hai sarakar!

to ise bulao, maian pahale isi ka bayan likhooanga. vah kahaan hai hira?'

vishisht janoan ne ek svar se kaha - vah to aj sabere se kahian chala gaya hai sarakar.

'maian usake ghar ki talashi looanga.'

talashi! hori ki saans tale-oopar hone lagi. usake bhaee hira ke ghar ki talashi hogi aur hira ghar mean nahian hai. aur phir hori ke jite-ji, usake dekhate yah talashi n hone paegi, aur dhaniya se ab usaka koee sanbandh nahian. jahaan chahe jae. jab vah usaki ijjat biga dane par a gee hai, to usake ghar mean kaise rah sakati hai? jab gali-gali thokar khaegi, tab pata chalega.

gaanv ke vishisht janoan ne is mahanh sankat ko talane ke lie kanaphoosi shuroo ki.

datadin ne ganja sir hila kar kaha - yah sab kamane ke dhang haian. poochho, hira ke ghar mean kya rakha hai?

pateshvarilal bahut lanbe the; par lanbe ho kar bhi bevakooph n the. apana lanba, kala muanh aur lanba karake bole - aur yahaan aya hai kisalie, aur jab aya hai, bina kuchh lie die gaya kab hai.

jhiangurisianh ne hori ko bula kar kan mean kaha - nikalo, jo kuchh dena ho. yoan gala n chhootega.

daroga ji ne ab jara garaj kar kaha - maian hira ke ghar ki talashi looanga.

hori ke mukh ka rang u d gaya tha, jaise deh ka sara rakt sookh gaya ho. talashi usake ghar huee to, usake bhaee ke ghar huee to, ek hi bat hai. hira alag sahi, par duniya to janati hai, vah usaka bhaee hai, magar is vakt usaka kuchh bas nahian. usake pas rupe hote, to isi vakt pachas rupe la kar daroga ji ke charanoan par rakh deta aur kahata - sarakar, meri ijjat ab apake hath hai. magar usake pas to zahar khane ko bhi ek paisa nahian hai. dhaniya ke pas chahe do-char rupe p de hoan, par vah chu dail bhala kyoan dene lagi? mrityu-dand pae hue adami ki bhaanti sir jhukae, apane apaman ki vedana ka tivr anubhav karata hua chupachap kh da raha.

datadin ne hori ko sachet kiya - ab is tarah kh de rahane se kam n chalega hori! rupe ki koee jugat karo.

hori din svar mean bola - ab maian kya araj karooan maharaj! abhi to pahale hi ki gathari sir par ladi hai, aur kis muanh se maangooan, lekin is sankat se ubar lo. jita raha, to kau di-kau di chuka dooanga. maian mar bhi jaooan to gobar to hai hi.

netaoan mean salah hone lagi. daroga ji ko kya bheant kiya jay? datadin ne pachas ka prastav kiya. jhiangurisianh ke anuman mean sau se kam par sauda n hoga. nokheram bhi sau ke paksh mean the. aur hori ke lie sau aur pachas mean koee aantar n tha. is talashi ka sankat usake sir se tal jae. pooja chahe kitani hi chadhani p de. mare ko man-bhar lak di se jalao, ya das man se, use kya chianta.

magar pateshvari se yah anyay n dekha gaya. koee daka ya katal to hua nahian. keval talashi ho rahi hai. isake lie bis rupe bahut haian.

netaoan ne dhikkara - to phir daroga ji se batachit karana. ham log nagich n jaeange. kaun ghu dakiyaan khae?

hori ne pateshvari ke paanv par apana sir rakh diya - bhaiya, mera uddhar karo. jab tak jiooanga, tumhari tabedari karooanga.

daroga ji ne phir apane vishal vaksh aur vishalatar udar ki poori shakti se kaha - kahaan hai hira ka ghar? maian usake ghar ki talashi looanga.

pateshvari ne age badh kar daroga ji ke kan mean kaha - talashi le kar kya karoge huzoor, usaka bhaee apaki tabedari ke lie hajir hai.

donoan adami jara alag ja kar batean karane lage.

'kaisa adami hai?'

'bahut hi garib huzoor! bhojan ka thikana bhi nahian.'

'sach?'

'haan, huzoor, eeman se kahata hooan.'

'are, to kya ek pachase ka daul bhi nahian hai?'

'kahaan ki bat huzoor! das mil jayan, to hazar samajhie. pachas to pachas janam mean bhi mumakin nahian aur vah bhi jab koee mahajan kh da ho jayaga.'

daroga ji ne ek minat tak vichar karake kaha - to phir use satane se kya fayada? maian aisoan ko nahian satata, jo ap hi mar rahe hoan.

pateshvari ne dekha, nishana aur age ja p da. bole - nahian huzoor, aisa n kijie, nahian phir ham kahaan jaeange. hamare pas doosari aur kaun-si kheti hai?

'tum ilake ke patavari ho ji, kaisi batean karate ho?'

'jab aisa koee avasar a jata hai, to apaki badaulat ham bhi kuchh pa jate haian, nahian patavari ko kaun poochhata hai?'

'achchha jao, tis rupe dilava do, bis rupe hamare das rupe tumhare.'

'char mukhiya haian, isaka khayal kijie.'

'achchha adhe-adh par rakho, jaldi karo. mujhe der ho rahi hai.'

pateshvari ne jhianguri se kaha - jhianguri ne hori ko ishare se bulaya, apane ghar le ge, tis rupe gin kar usake havale kie aur ehasan se dabate hue bole - aj hi kagad likha lena. tumhara muanh dekh kar rupe de raha hooan, tumhari bhalamansi par.

hori ne rupe lie aur aangochhe ke kor mean baandhe prasann-mukh a kar daroga ji ki or chala.

sahasa dhaniya jhapat kar age aee aur aangochhi ek jhatake ke sath usake hath se chhin li. gaanth pakki n thi. jhataka pate hi khul gee aur sare rupe zamin par bikhar ge. nagin ki tarah phuankar kar boli - ye rupe kahaan lie ja raha hai, bata? bhala chahata hai, to sab rupe lauta de, nahian kahe deti hooan. ghar ke parani rat-din marean aur dane-dane ko tarasean, latta bhi pahanane ko mayassar n ho aur aanjuli-bhar rupe le kar chala hai ijjat bachane! aisi b di hai teri ijjat jisake ghar mean choohe lotean, vah bhi ijjat vala hai. daroga talasi hi to lega. le-le jahaan chahe talasi. ek to sau rupe ki gay gee, us par yah palethan! vah ri teri ijjat!

hori khoon ka ghooant pi kar rah gaya. sara samooh jaise tharra utha. netaoan ke sir jhuk ge. daroga ka muanh jara-sa nikal aya. apane jivan mean use aisi lata d n mili thi.

hori stanbhit-sa kh da raha. jivan mean aj pahali bar dhaniya ne use bhare akha de mean patakani di, akash taka diya. ab vah kaise sir uthae!

magar daroga ji itani jaldi har manane vale n the. khisiya kar bole - mujhe aisa maloom hota hai, ki is shaitan ki khala ne hira ko phansane ke lie khud gay ko zahar de diya.

dhaniya hath mataka kar boli - haan, de diya. apani gay thi, mar dali, phir kisi doosare ka janavar to nahian mara? tumhare tahakiyat mean yahi nikalata hai, to yahi likho. pahana do mere hath mean hathak diyaan. dekh liya tumhara nyay aur tumhare akkal ki dau d. gariboan ka gala katana doosari bat hai. doodh ka doodh aur pani ka pani karana doosari bat.

hori aankhoan se aangare barasata dhaniya ki or lapaka, par gobar samane a kar kh da ho gaya aur ugr bhav se bola - achchha dada, ab bahut hua. pichhe hat jao, nahian maian kahe deta hooan, mera muanh n dekhoge. tumhare oopar hath n uthaooanga. aisa kapoot nahian hooan. yahian gale mean phaansi laga looanga.

hori pichhe hat gaya aur dhaniya sher ho kar boli - too hat ja gobar, dekhooan to kya karata hai mera. daroga ji baithe haian. isaki himmat dekhooan. ghar mean talasi hone se isaki ijjat jati hai. apane mehariya ko sare gaanv ke samane latiyane se isaki ijjat nahian jati! yahi to viroan ka dharam hai. b da vir hai, to kisi marad se l d. jisaki baanh pak d kar laya, use mar kar bahadur kahalaega. too samajhata hoga, maian ise roti-kap da deta hooan. aj se apana ghar sanbhal. dekh to isi gaanv mean teri chhati par mooang dal kar rahati hooan ki nahian, aur isase achchha khaooan-pahanooangi. ichchha ho, dekh le.

hori parast ho gaya. use jnat hua, stri ke samane purush kitana nirbal, kitana nirupay hai.

netaoan ne rupe chun kar utha lie the aur daroga ji ko vahaan se chalane ka ishara kar rahe the. dhaniya ne ek thokar aur jamaee - jisake rupe hoan, le ja kar use de do. hamean kisi se udhar nahian lena hai. aur jo dena hai, to usi se lena. maian dam di bhi n dooangi, chahe mujhe hakim ke ijalas tak hi chadhana p de. ham baki chukane ko pachchis rupe maangate the, kisi ne n diya. aj aanjuli-bhar rupe thanathan nikal ke de die. maian sab janati hooan. yahaan to baant-bakhara hone vala tha, sabhi ke muanh mithe hote. ye hatyare gaanv ke mukhiya haian, gariboan ka khoon choosane vale. sood-byaj, dedhi-savaee, najar-najarana, ghoos-ghas jaise bhi, gariboan ko looto. us par suraj chahie. jehal jane se suraj n milega. suraj milega dharam se, nyay se.

netaoan ke mukh mean kalikh-si lagi huee thi. daroga ji ke muanh par jha doo-si phiri huee thi. ijjat bachane ke lie hira ke ghar ki or chale.

raste mean daroga ne svikar kiya - aurat hai b di diler!

pateshvari bole - diler hai huzoor, karkasha hai. aisi aurat ko to goli mar de.

'tum logoan ka kaphiya tang kar diya usane. char-char to milate hi.'

'huzoor ke bhi to pandrah rupe ge.'

'mere kahaan ja sakate haian? vah n dega, gaanv ke mukhiya deange aur pandrah rupe ki jagah poore pachas rupe. ap log chatapat iantajam kijie.'

pateshvarilal ne hans kar kaha - huzoor b de dillagibaj haian.

datadin bole - b de adamiyoan ke yahi lakshan haian. aise bhagyavanoan ke darshan kahaan hote haian?

daroga ji ne kathor svar mean kaha - yah khushamad phir kijiega. is vakt to mujhe pachas rupe dilavaie, nakad, aur yah samajh lo ki anakani ki, to tum charoan ke ghar ki talashi looanga. bahut mumakin hai ki tumane hira aur hori ko phansa kar unase sau-pachas aianthane ke lie pakhand racha ho.

netagan abhi tak yahi samajh rahe haian, daroga ji vinod kar rahe haian.

jhiangurisianh ne aankhean mar kar kaha - nikalo pachas rupe patavari sahab!

nokheram ne unaka samarthan kiya - patavari sahab ka ilaka hai. unhean zaroor apaki khatir karani chahie.

pandit datadin ki chaupal a gee. daroga ji ek charapaee par baith ge aur bole - tum logoan ne kya nishchay kiya? rupe nikalate ho ya talashi karavate ho?

datadin ne apatti ki - magar huzoor........

'maian agar-magar kuchh nahian sunana chahata.'

jhiangurisianh ne sahas kiya - sarakar, yah to sarasar...

'maian pandrah minat ka samay deta hooan. agar itani der mean poore pachas rupe n ae to tum charoan ke ghar ki talashi hogi. aur gandasianh ko janate ho? usaka mara pani bhi nahian maangata.'

pateshvarilal ne tej svar se kaha - apako akhtiyar hai, talashi le lean. yah achchhi dillagi hai, kam kaun kare, pak da kaun jae.

'maianne pachchis sal thanedari ki hai, janate ho?'

'lekin aisa aandher to kabhi nahian hua.'

'tumane abhi aandher nahian dekha. kaho to vah bhi dikha dooan? ek-ek ko paanch-paanch sal ke lie bhejava dooan. yah mere baean hath ka khel hai. ek dake mean sare gaanv ko kale pani bhejava sakata hooan. is dhokhe mean n rahana!'

charoan sajjan chaupal ke aandar ja kar vichar karane lage.

phir kya hua, kisi ko maloom nahian. haan, daroga ji prasann dikhaee de rahe the aur charoan sajjanoan ke muanh par phatakar baras rahi thi.

daroga ji gho de par savar ho kar chale, to charoan neta dau d rahe the. gho da door nikal gaya to charoan sajjan laute, is tarah mano kisi priyajan ka sanskar karake shmashan se laut rahe hoan.

sahasa datadin bole - mera sarap n p de to muanh n dikhaooan.

nokheram ne samarthan kiya - aisa dhan kabhi phalate nahian dekha.

pateshvari ne bhavishyavani - haram ki kamaee haram mean jayagi.

jhiangurisianh ko aj eeshvar ki nyayaparata mean sandeh ho gaya tha. bhagavan n jane kahaan hai ki yah aandher dekh kar bhi papiyoan ko dand nahian dete.

is vakt in sajjanoan ki tasvir khianchane layaq thi.

sanbandhit lekh

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