जंक्शन -गजानन माधव मुक्तिबोध

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

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relave sh‍teshan, lanba aur soona! k dake ki sardi! maian ovarakot pahane hue ith‍minan se sigaret pita hua ghoom raha hooan.

mujhe is sh‍teshan par abhi paanch ghante rukana hai. ga di rat ke sadhe barah baje aegi.

rukana, rukana, rukana! rukate-rukate chalana! ajib manahoosiyat hai!

ph‍letaph aaurm ke pas se gujaranevali lohe ki patariyaan sooni haian. shantiang bhi nahian hai. p‍tariyoan ke us par, tho di hi doori par relave ka ahata hai, ahata ke us par s dak hai! sham ko chhah baje hi s dak par aur usase lage hue ne makanoan mean bijaliyaan jhilamilane lagi haian!

udas aur matamaili sham! ek bar ti-sh‍t aaul par chay pi aya hooan. phir kahaan jaooan! shahar mean ja kar bhojan kar aooan? lekin yahaan saman kaun dekhega. as-pas baithe hue musaphir phati chadaroan aur dhotiyoan ko odhe hue, simate-simate, thithure-thithure chupachap baithe haian. inake bharose saman kaise lagaya jae! koee bhi usamean se kuchh utha kar chanpat ho sakata hai.

ti-sh‍t aaul ki taraph najar dalata hooan. ikh‍ke-dukh‍ke musaphir ghutane chhati se chipakae baithe hue dikhaee de rahe haian. garam ovarakot pahan kar chalanevala sirph maian hooan, maian.

agar koee bhi mujhe us vakh‍t dekhata to pata ki maian kitane ith‍minan aur ath‍m-vishh‍vas ke sath kadam badha raha hooan. itani shan mujhe pahale kabhi mahasoos nahian huee thi. yah bat alag hai ki garam ovarakot udhar liya hua hai. rajanaandagaanv se jabalapur jate samay ek mitr ne kripapoorvak use pradan kiya tha. isamean sandeh nahian ki samaj mean agar achh‍chhe adami n rahean, to vah ek kshan n chale.

sigaret pite hue maian musaphirakhane ki taraph dekhata hooan. vahaan adami nahian, adaminuma ganda saman idhar-udhar bikher diya gaya hai. unaki tulana mean sachamuch maian kitana shanadar hooan.

anajane hi maian ak d kar chalane lagata hooan; aur kisi ko tav batane ki, kisi par raub jha dane ki tabiyat hoti haian in sab toote hue akshar (pres taip) - jaise logoan ke bich gujar kar apane ko kafi ooancha aur prabhavashali samajhane lagata hooan. sach kahata hooan, is samay mere pas paise bhi haian. agar koee bhikhari is samay ata to maian avashh‍y hi use kuchh pradan karata. lekin bhikhari bevakooph tho de hi tha, jo vahaan ae; vahaan to sabhi lagabhag bhikhari the.

socha ki trank khol kar saman nikal kar kuchh zaroori chitthiyaan likh dalooan. maianne ek samh‍mananiy neta ko isi prakar samay sadupayog karate hue dekha tha. abhi ujala kafi tha. do-char chitthiyaan rag di ja sakati thian. trank ke pas maian gaya bhi. use khol bhi diya. lekin kalam uthane ke bajay, maianne pital ka ek dibh‍ba utha liya. dhakh‍kan khol kar maianne usamean se ek 'gakar laddoo' nikala aur muanh mean bhar liya. bahut sh‍vadishh‍t tha vah. usamean gu d aur dalada ghi mila hua tha. isi bich mujhe ghar ke bachh‍choan ki yad aee. aur maianne doosara laddoo muanh mean dalane ki pravritti par pabandi laga di.

tabhi mujhe gaandhiji ki yad aee. kh‍ya sikhaya unh‍hoanne? par du:kh katarata. iandriy-sanyam. yah maian kh‍ya kar raha hooan. yadyapi laddoo mere hi lie die ge haian aur maian poornataya unh‍hean khane ka naitik adhikar bhi rakhata hooan. lekin kh‍ya yah sach nahian hai ki bachh‍choan ko sirph adha-adha hi diya gaya hai. phir maian to ek kha chuka hooan.

pani pine ke lie nikalata hooan. musaphir vaise hi thithure-thithure, simate-simate baithe haian. unake pas garam kot to kh‍ya, sadharan kap de bhi nahian haian. unamean se kuchh bi di pi rahe haian. kisi ke pas garam kot nahian hai, siva mere. maian ak data hua sh‍t aaul par pani ki talash mean jata hooan.

maian poorn ath‍m-santosh ka anand-labh karata hua vapas lautata hooan ki ab is karyakram ke bad kaun-sa mahanh kary karooan.

door se dekhata hooan ki saman surakshit hai. sham doob rahi hai. aandhera chha gaya hai. abhi kam se kam char ghante yahian p de rahana hai. ek portar se bat karate hue kuchh samay aur gujar deta hooan.

aur phir holh‍dal nikal kar bish‍tar bichha deta hooan. suandar, gulabi alavan aur khushanuma kanbal nikal p data hai. maian apane ko vakee bhala adami samajhane lagata hooan. yadyapi yah sach hai ki donoan chijoan mean se ek bhi meri apani nahian hai.

ovarakot samet maian bish‍tar par dher ho jata hooan. tooti huee chaph‍palean bish‍tar ke niche sir ke pas is tarah jama kar deta hooan ki mano vah dhan ho. dhan to vah hee hai. koee use mar le to! tab pata chalega!

gulabi alavan odh kar p d rahata hooan. abhi tak sh‍teshan par kap doan ke mamale mean mujhe chunauti denevala koee nahian aya (shayad yah ilaka bahut garib haian). kahian bhi, ek bhi khushahal, suandar, paripushh‍t akriti nahian dikhaee di.

kaisa manahoos ph‍letaph aaurm hai?

mere bish‍tar ke pas ek simeant ki beanch hai. vahaan gathariyaan rakhi huee haian. sochata hooan, us par apana trank kh‍yoan n rakh dooan. gathariyaan niche bhi dal sakati haian. trank unase umh‍da chij hai; use saph-suthari beanch par hona chahie.

lekin uthane ki himh‍mat nahian hoti. k dake ka ja da hai. alavan ke bahar muanh nikalane ki tabiyat nahian ho rahi haian. lekin niand bhi to aankhoan se door hai.

vichitr samash‍ya hai. khud hi akele mean, apane ko akele hi shanadar samajhate raho. isamean kh‍ya dhara hai. shan ka sanbandh apane se jh‍yada doosaroan se hai. yah ab maloom hua. lekin kis mushkil mean.

usi bich ekaek n maloom kahaan se char phit ka ek gora chittha l daka samane a jata hai. vah terolin ka kurata pahane hue hai. khaki chaddhi hai. chehara lagabhag gol hai. gore chehare par bhauanoan ki dhuandhali lakir dikhaee deti hai. ya unaka rang bhi gora hai.

vah‍ samane kh de-hi-kh de ek cham de ke chhote-se baig ki or ishara karate hue kahata hai, 'sa'b, jara dhh‍yan rakhiega. maian abhi aya.' ekaek is tarah kisi ka a kar kuchh kahana mujhe achh‍chha laga! usaki avaj kamazor hai. lekin us avaj mean bhale ghar ki jhalak hai. usake saph-suthare kap doan se bhi yahi bat jhalakati hai.

maian 'haan' kah hi raha tha ki usake pahale l daka chala gaya. maian usake bare mean sochata raha, n jane kh‍ya.

adhe ghante bad vah phir aya. aur chupachap cham de ke baig ke pas ja kar baith gaya. sardi ke mare usane apani hatheliyaan khaki chaddhi ki jeb mean dal rakhi thian. maianne gulabi alavan ke niche se muanh utha kar use dekha.

bhale hi vah terilin ka bushh‍shart pahane ho, vah khoob thithur raha tha. bushh‍shart ke niche ek aandaraviyar tha. bas! usake pas odhane-bichhane ke bhi kap de nahian the.

kuchh kutoohal aur kuchh chianta se maianne poochha, 'tum odhane ke kap de le kar kh‍yoan nahian ae. kitana ja da hai. aise kaise nikal ae.'

usane jo uth‍tar diya usaka ashay yah tha ki yahaan se qarib pachas mil door shahar balaghat mean ek barat utari thi. usamean vah, usake gharavale aur doosare rishh‍tedar bhi the. ek rishh‍tedar vahaan se aj hi nagapur chal diya, lekin apana cham de ka baig bhool gaya. chooanki vahaanvaloan ko maloom tha ki ga di nagapuravali us sh‍teshan se bahut der se chhootati hai, isalie unh‍hoanne is l dake ke sath yah baig bhej diya.

lekin ab yah‍ l daka kah raha hai ki rishh‍tedar kahian dikhaeean nahian de rahe haian. vah do bar ph‍letaph aaurm ke chakh‍kar kat aya hai. shayad ve sanbandhi mahoday bas se nagapur ravana ho ge. aur ab cham de ka baig sanbhale hue yah l daka sardi mean thithurata hua yahaan baitha hai. vah bhi meri sadhe barah bajevali ga di se balaghat pahuanch jaega. yah ga di vahaan rat ke dedh baje pahuanchati hai.

k dake ka ja da aur rat ke dedh. maianne kalh‍pana ki ki isaki maan phooh d hai, ya vah usaki sauteli maan hai. akhir usane kh‍ya soch kar apane l dake ko is bhayanak sardi mean, bina kisi khas iantajam ke ek jimh‍medari de kar ravana kar diya.

maianne phir l dake ki taraph dekha. vah mare sardi ke buri tarah thithur raha tha. aur maian apane alavan aur kanbal ka garam sukh praph‍t karate hue anand anubhav kar raha tha.

maian bish‍tar se uth p da. trank khola. usamean se dabalaroti ke do tuk de nikale. phir socha, ek laddoo bhi nikal looan. kiantu yah vichar aya ki l daka terilin ka bushh‍shart pahane hai. phir laddoo gu d ke haian. vah usaka anadar kar sakata hai.

usake hath mean dabalaroti ke do tuk de aur chayavale se liya hua ek chay ka kap dete hue kaha, 'tumane abhi tak kuchh nahian khaya hai. lo, ise lo.'

'nahian-nahian, maianne abhi bhajiye khae haian.' aur l dake ke nanh‍he hathoan ne turant hi lapak kar use le liya. usako khate-pite dekh kar meri ath‍ma triph‍t ho rahi thi.

maianne poochha, 'balaghat se kab chale the?'

'tin baje.'

'tin baje se tumane kuchh nahian khaya?'

'nahian to, do ane ke bhajiye khae the. chay pi thi.'

mera dhh‍yan phir usake mata-pita ki or gaya aur maian man-hi-man unh‍hean gali dene laga.

mujhe niand nahian a rahi thi. maianne l dake se kaha, 'ao, bish‍tar par chale ao. sadhe das baje utha dooanga.'

l dake ne turant hi cham de ke apane kimati joote ke band khole, moje nikale. sirahane rakh diya. aur bish‍tar ke bhitar p d gaya.

maian trank ke pas baitha hua tha. l daka mere bish‍tare par. maian khud ja de mean. vah garami mahasoos karata hua.

kiantu mera dhh‍yan us l dake ki taraph tha. kitana bhola vishh‍vas hai usake chehare par.

aur maian sochane laga ki manushh‍yata isi bhole vishh‍vas par chalati hai. aur is bhole vishh‍vas ke vatavaran mean hi kapat aur chhal karane vale panapane haian.

mere badan par ovarakot tha, lekin ab vah koee garami nahian de raha tha.

maian phir se ti-sh‍t aaul par gaya. phir ek kap chay pi aur manushh‍y ke bhagh‍y ke bare mean sochane laga. man lijie, is l dake ke pita ne doosari shadi kar li hai. is l dake ki maan mar gee hai, aur jo hai, vah sauteli hai. agar abhi se vah l dake ki itani upeksha karati hai to ho chuki achh‍chhi talim. kh‍ya pata, is l dake ka bhagh‍y kh‍ya ho!

l dake ne meri di huee har chich lapak kar li thi. mujh par khoob gahara vishh‍vas kar liya tha. kh‍ya yah isaka saboot nahian hai ki l dake ke dil mean kahian koee jagah hai jo kuchh maangati hai, kuchh chahati hai. eeshh‍var kare, usaka bhavishh‍y achh‍chha bane.

inh‍hi khayaloan mean doobata-utarata maian apane bachh‍choan ko dekhane laga jo ghar mean daravaje band karake bhi tej sardi mahasoos kar rahe hoange. unake pas rajaee bhi nahian hai. tarah-tarah ke kap de jo d-ja d kar ja da nikalate haian. is samay, ghar soona hoga aur ve meri yad karate baithe hoange. bachh‍che! bachh‍che aur unaki vah maan, jo sirph bhat kha kar moti huee ja rahi hai, lekin chehara par pilapan hai.

maianne bachh‍choan ko sikha diya hai ki bete kabhi ichh‍chhamay drishti se duniya ko mat dekhana. vah mamooli ichh‍chha bhi poori nahian kar sakati. aur chahe jo karo, mauka p dane par jhooth bol sakate ho, lekin yah mat bhoolana ki tumh‍hare garib maan-bap the. tumh‍hari janh‍mabhoomi jamin aur dhoor aur path‍thar se bani yah bharat ki dharati hi nahian hai. vah hai - garibi. tum kate-pite dagadar cheharevaloan ki santan ho. unase droh mat karo. apane in logoan ko mat th‍yagana. pragativad to maianne apane ghar se hi shuroo kar diya tha. mere b de bachh‍che ko yah kavita rata di thi -

jiandagi ki kokh mean janh‍ma

naya ish‍pat

dil ke khoon mean rang kar!

tumh‍hare shabh‍d mere shabh‍d

manav-deh dharan kar

are chakh‍kar laga ghar-ghar, sabhi se kah rahe haian

... samana karana musibat ka,

bahut tan kar

khud ko hath mean rakh kar.

upekshit kal - pi dit sath‍y-go ke yooth

udasi se bhare ganbhir

matamaile goo chehare.

unh‍hian ko dekh kar jina

ki karuna karani ki maan hai.

baki sab kuhasa hai, dhuaan-sa hai.

lekin, yah tho de hi hai ki l daka meri bat man hi jaega. manushh‍y mean kaise parivartan hote haian. sanbhav hai, vah thanedar ban jae aur dande chalae. kaun janata hai.

maian apani hi kavita ka maja leta hua aur bhitar jhoomata hua vapas lautata hooan. us vakh‍t sardi mujhe kam mahasoos hone lagati hai. bish‍tar ke pas ja kar kh da ho jata hooan. aur gulabi alavan aur naram kanbal ke niche soe hue us balak ki shaanti nidrit mudra ko magh‍n avash‍tha mean dekhane lagata hooan. aur mere hriday mean prasanh‍n jh‍yoti jalane lagati hai.

ki isi bich mujhe baith jane ki tabiyat hoti hai. pasavali simeant ki beanch par jara tik jata hooan. aur baeean or relave ahate ke par dekhane lagata hooan.

baeean or beanch par rakhi gathariyoan ke pas baithe hue ek-doosari akriti ki or dhh‍yan jata hai.

hari dharivala ek saphed shart pahane vah balak hai, jo ghutanoan ko chhati se chipakae baitha hai. baanhoan se usane apane ghutanoan ko chhati se jak d liya hai, aur ooparavali bich ki poli jagah mean usane apana muanh phansa liya hai. mujhe usaka muanh nahian di‍khata, sirph usaka sir aur bal dikhate haian. vah n maloom kab se vaisa baitha hai. aur thithura-thithura (gathariyoan ke bich) vah khud gathari ban kar luph‍t-sa ho gaya hai.

agar maian apane l dake ko aj rat ko saphar karata to shayad vah bhi isi tarah baithata. kh‍yoan baithata! maian to usaka iantajam karake bhejata, kisi bhi tarah, kh‍yoanki mere kanekh‍shans (sanbandh) achh‍chhe haian. is bechare garib dehati ke l dake ke sanbandh kh‍ya ho sakate haian.

maian us l dake ko pun: ekagrachit se dekhane lagata hooan. usaka muanh abhi tak ghutanoan ke bich phansa hai. apane astith‍v ka naganh‍y aur shoonh‍y bana kar vah kisi ni:sang aandhakar mean vi‍lin hona chah raha hai.

maian usake pas ja kar kh da ho jata hooan, taki usaki halachal, agar hai, to dikhaee de. lekin nahian, usane to apane aur mere bich ek phasala mukhh‍y kar liya hai. lekin kh‍ya yah sach nahian hai ki maian use utha sakata hooan, maian use kuchh-n-kuchh de sakata hooan. maian use bhi dabalaroti ka ek tuk da aur ek kap chay de kar usake bhitar garami paida kar sakata hooan.

maian usake pas kh da hooan. aur ek kshan mean navin kary-shrriankhala gatiman kar sakata hooan. kam to yaantrik roop se chalate haian. ek ke bad ek .

lekin maian vahaan se hat jata hooan. phir beanch ke kinare par baith jata hooan aur phir ph‍letaph aaurm ki sooni battiyoan ko dekhane lagata hooan. mera man ekaek sh‍tabh‍dh ho jata hai.

mere bish‍tar par sonevala balak thik samay par apane-ap hi jag utha. turant moje pahane, cham de ka kimati joota pahana, band baandhe. apane terilin ke bushh‍shart ko thik kiya. nekar ki jeb mean se kanghi nikal kar baloan ko sanvara.

aur bish‍tar se bahar a kar kh da ho gaya, chush‍t aur mush‍taid. aur phir apani usi kamazor patali avaj mean kaha, 'tikit-ghar khul gaya hoga.'

maianne poochha, 'tikit ke lie paise haian, ya dooan?'

'nahian, nahian, vah sab mere pas haian.' yah usane is tarah kaha jaise vah apani dekhabhal achh‍chhi tarah kar sakata ho.

vah chala gaya. mujhe laga ki terilin ke bushh‍shartavale is balak ko doosaroan ki sahayata ka achh‍chha anubhav hai. aur vah sh‍vayan ek sima tak chhal aur nishh‍chhalata ka vivek kar sakata hai.

mera bish‍tar khali ho gaya aur ab maian chahooan to beanch ke doosare chhor par ghutanoan mean muanh dhaanpe is doosare balak ko aram ki suvidha de sakata hooan.

aur maian apane man me ni:sang aandhakar mean kahata jata hooan, 'utho, utho, us balak ko bish‍tar do.'

lekin maian j d ho gaya hooan. aur mere aandhere ke bhitar ek naraj aur sakhh‍t avaj sunaee deti hai, 'mera bish‍tar kh‍ya isalie hai ki vah sarvajanik sanpatti bane. shi:. aise n maloom kitane hi balak haian jo s dakoan par ghoomate rahate haian.'

maian beanch ke kinare par se uth p data hooan aur ti-sh‍t aaul par ja kar ek kap chay pita hooan. sardi mere badan mean kuchh kam hoti hai. aur phir maian apane saman ki taraph ravana hota hooan.

simeant ki thandi beanch ke kinare par ghutanoan mean muanh dhaanpe hue us balak ki akriti mujhe door hi se dikhaee deti hai. kh‍ya vah sardi mean thithur kar mar to nahian gaya.

lekin pas pahuanch kar bhi maian use hilata-‍dulata nahian, use jagane ki koshish nahian karata, n usake charoan or, chupachap, alavan dalane ki koshish karata. sochata hooan karana chahie; lekin nahian karata.

ashh‍chary hai ki maian bhitar se itana j d ho gaya hooan, kaun-si vah bhitari pak d hai jo mujhe vaisa karane se rokati hai.

maian tikit kharidane ge terilinavale l dake ki rah dekhata hooan. vah ab tak kh‍yoan nahian aya?

ki ekaek yah khh‍yal poore jor ke sath kauandh uthata hai - agar maian thand se siku date is l dake ko bish‍tar dooan to meri (doosaroan ki li huee hi kh‍yoan n sahi) yah kimati alavan aur yah naram kanbal, aur yah doodhiya chadar kharab ho jaegi. maili ho jaegi. kh‍yoanki jaisa ki saph dikhaee deta hai yah l daka achh‍chhe khase saph-suthare badhiya kap de pahane hue tho de hai. mudda yah hai. haan mudda yah hai ki vah doosare or nichale kish‍m ke, nichale tabake ke logoan ki paidavar hai.

maian apane bhitar hi nanga ho jata hooan. aur apane nangepan ko dhaanpane ki koshish bhi nahian karata.

us vakh‍t gh di thik barah baja rahi thi aur ga di ane mean abhi adha ghanta ki der thi.

panne ki pragati avastha

adhar

prarambhik

madhyamik

poornata

shodh

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