मनुष्य का परम धर्म -प्रेमचंद

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

holi ka din hai. laddoo ke bhakt aur rasagulle ke premi pandit moteram shastri apane aangan mean ek tooti khat par sir jhukaye, chianta aur shok ki moorti bane baithe haian. unaki sahadharmini unake nikat baithi huee unaki or sachchi sahavedana ki drishti se tak rahi hai aur apani mriduvani se pati ki chiantagni ko shaant karane ki cheshtakar rahi hai.

panditaji bahut der tak chianta mean doobe rahane ke pashchath udasin bhav se bole- nasiba sasura na jane kahaan jakar so gaya. holi ke din bhi n jaga !

panditain- din hi bure a gaye haian. ihaan to jaun te tumhara hukum pava ohi gh di te saanjh-sabere donoan joon soorajanarayan se hi baradan maanga karihaian ki kahooan se bulauva avai, saik dan diya tulasi maee ka chadhava, muda sab soy gaye. gadh pare kooo kam nahian avat hai.

moteram- kuchh nahian, ye devi-devata sab nam ke haian. hamare bakhat par kam avean tab ham janean ki koee devi-devata. seant-meant mean malapua aur haluva khanevale to bahut haian.

panditain- ka sahar-bhar maan ab koee bhalamanee nahian raha ? sab mari gaye ?

moteram- sab mar gaye, balki s d gaye. das-paanch haian to sal-bhar mean do-ek bar jite haian. vah bhi bahut himmat ki to rupaye ki tin ser mithaee khila di. mera bas chalata to in saboan ko sidhe kalepani bhijava deta, yah sab isi ariyasamaj ki karani hai.

panditain- tumahooan to ghar maan baithe rahat ho. ab ee jamane mean koee aisan dani nahian hai ki ghar baithe nevata bhej dey. kabhooan-kabhooan juban l da diya karau.

moteram- tum kaise janati ho ki maianne jaban nahian l daee ? aisa kaun rees is shahar mean hai, jisake yahaan jakar maianne ashirvad n diya ho; magar kaun sasura sunata hai, sab apane-apane rang mean mast haian.

itane mean pandit chintamaniji ne padarpan kiya. yah pandit moteramaji ke param mitr the. haan, avastha kuchh kam thi aur usi ke anukool unaki toand bhi kuchh utani pratibhashali n thi.

moteram- kaho mitr, kya samachar laye ? hai kahian daul ?

chiantamani- daul nahian, apana sir hai ! ab vah nasib hi nahian raha.

moteram- ghar hi se a rahe ho ?

chiantamani- bhaee, ham to sadhoo ho jayange. jab is jivan mean koee sukh hi nahian raha to jikar kya kareange ? ab batao ki aj ke din ab uttam padarth n mile to koee kyoankar jiye.

moteram- haan bhaee, bat to yatharth kahate ho.

chiantamani- to ab tumhara kiya kuchh n hoga ? saph-saph kaho, ham sannyas le lean.

moteram- nahian mitr, ghabarao mat. janate nahian ho, bina mare svarg nahian milata. tar mal khane ke lie kathin tapasya karani p dati hai, hamari ray hai ki chalo, isi samay gangatat par chalean aur vahaan vyakhyan dean. kaun jane kisi sajjan ki atma jagrit ho jay.

chiantamani- haan, bat to achchhi hai; chalo chalean.

donoan sajjan uthakar gangaji ki or chale, pratahkal tha. sahasro manushy snan kar rahe the. koee path karata tha. kitane hi log pandoan ki chaukiyoan par baithe tilak laga rahe the. koee-koee to gili dhoti hi pahane ghar ja rahe the.

donoan mahatmaoan ko dekhate hi charoan taraph se ‘namaskar’, ‘pranam’ aur ‘palagan’ ki avajean ane lagian. donoan mitr in abhivadanoan ka uttar dete gangatat par ja pahuanche aur snanadi mean pravritt ho gaye. tatpashchath ek pande ki chauki par bhajan gane lage. vah aisi vichitr ghatana thi ki saik doan adami kautoohalavash akar ekatrit ho gaye. jab shrotaoan ki sankhya kee sau tak pahuanch gayi to pandit moteram gauravayukt bhav se bole- sajjanoan, apako jnat hai ki jab brahma ne is asar sansar ki rachana ki to brahmanoan ko apane mukh se nikala. kisi ko is vishay mean shanka to nahian hai.

shrotagan- nahian maharaj, ap sarvatha saty kahate ho. apako kaun kat sakata hai.

moteram- to brahman brahma ke mukh se nikale, yah nishchay hai. isalie mukh manav sharir ka shreshthatam bhag hai. atev mukh ko sukh pahuanchana, pratyek prani ka param karttavy hai. hai ya nahian ? koee katata hai hamare vachan ko ? samane aye. ham use shastrah ka praman de sakate haian.

shrotagan- maharaj, ap jnani purush ho. apako katane ka sahas kaun kar sakata hai ?

moteram- achchha, to jab yah nishchay ho gaya ki mukh ko sukh dena pratyek prani ka param dharm hai, to kya yah dekhana kathin hai ki jo log mukh se vimukh haian, ve duahkh ke bhagi haian. koee katata hai is vachan ko ?

shrotagan- maharaj, ap dhany ho, ap nyayashastra ke pandit ho.

moteram- ab prashn yah hota hai ki mukh ko sukh kaise diya jay ? ham kahate haian- jaisi tumamean shraddha ho, jaisa tumamean samarthy ho. isake anek prakar haian, devataoan ke gun gao, eeshvar-vandana karo, satsang karo aur kathor vachan n bolo. in batoan se mukh ko sukh prapt hoga. kisi ko vipatti mean dekho to use dhadhas do. isase mukh ko sukh hoga; kiantu in sab upayoan se shreshth, sabase uttam, sabase upayogi ek aur hi dhang hai. koee ap mean aisa hai jo use batala de ? hai koee, bole.

shrotagan- maharaj, apake sammukh kaun muanh khol sakata hai. ap hi batane ki kripa kijie.

moteram- achchha, to ham chillakar, gala pha d-pha dakar kahate haian ki vah in sab vidhiyoan se shreshth hai. usi bhaanti jaise chandrama samast nakshatroan mean shreshth hai.

shrotagan- maharaj, ab vilamb n kijie. yah kaun-si vidhi hai ?

moteram- achchha sunie, savadhan hokar sunie. vah vidhi hai mukh ko uttam padarthoan ka bhojan karavana, achchhi-achchhi vastu khilana. koee katata hai hamari bat ko? aye, ham use ved-mantroan ka praman dean.

ek manushy ne shanka ki- yah samajh mean nahian ata ki satyabhashan se misht-bhakshan kyoankar mukh ke lie adhik sukhakari ho sakata hai ?

kee manushyoan ne kaha- haan-haan, hamean bhi yahi shanka hai. maharaj, is shanka ka samadhan kijie.

moteram- aur kisi ko koee shanka hai ? ham bahut prasann hokar usaka nivaran kareange. sajjano, ap poochhate haian ki uttam padarthoan ka bhojan karana aur karana kyoankar satyabhashan se adhik sukhadayi hai. mera uttar hai ki pahala roop pratyaksh hai aur doosara apratyaksh. udaharanatah kalpana kijie ki maianne koee aparadh kiya. yadi hakim mujhe bulakar namratapoorvak samajhaye ki panditaji, apane yah achchha kam nahian kiya, apako aisa uchit nahian tha, to usaka yah dand mujhe sumarg par lane mean saphal n hoga. sajjano, maian rrishi nahian hooan, maian din-hin mayajal mean phansa hua prani hooan. mujh par is dand ka koee prabhav n hoga. maian hakim ke samane se hatate hi phir usi kumarg par chalane lagooanga. meri bat samajh mean ati hai ? koee ise katata hai ?

shrotagan- maharaj ! ap vidyasagar ho, ap panditoan ke bhooshan ho. apako dhany hai.

moteram- achchha, ab usi udaharan par phir vichar karo. hakim ne bulakar tatkshan karagar mean dal diya aur vahaan mujhe nana prakar ke kasht diye gaye. ab jab maian chhutooanga, to barasoan tak yatanaoan ko yad karata rahooanga aur sambhavatah kumarg ko tyag dooanga. ap poochheange, aisa kyoan hai ? dand donoan hi haian, to kyoan ek ka prabhav p data hai aur doosare ka nahian. isaka karan yahi hai ki ek ka roop pratyaksh hai aur doosare ka gupt. samajhe ap log ?

shrotagan- dhany ho kripanidhan ! apako eeshvar ne b di buddhi-samarthy di hai.

moteram- achchha, to ab apaka prashn hota hai uttam padarth kise kahate haian ? maian isaki vivechana karata hooan. jaise bhagavanh ne nana prakar ke rang netroan ke vinodarth banaye, usi prakar mukh ke lie bhi anek rasoan ki rachana ki; kiantu in samast rasoan mean shreshth kaun hai ? yah apani-apani ruchi hai; lekin vedoan aur shastroan ke anusar misht ras mana jata hai. devatagan isi ras par mugdh hote haian, yahaan tak ki sachchidanand, sarvashaktimanh bhagavanh ko bhi misht pakoan hi se adhik ruchi hai. koee aise devata ka nam bata sakata hai jo namakin vastuoan ko grahan karata ho ? hai koee jo aisi ek bhi divy jyoti ka nam bata sake. koee nahian hai. isi bhaanti khatte, k duve aur charapare, kasaile padarthoan se bhi devataoan ko priti nahian hai.

shrotagan- maharaj, apaki buddhi aparampar hai.

moteram- to yah siddh ho gaya ki mithe padarth sab padarthoan mean shreshth hai. ab apaka punah prashn hota hai ki kya samagr mithi vastuoan se mukh ko saman anand prapt hota hai. yadi maian kah dooan ‘haan’ to ap chilla uthoge ki panditaji tum bavale ho, isalie maian kahooanga, ‘nahian’ aur barambar ‘nahian’. sab mithe padarth saman rochakata nahian rakhate. gu d aur chini mean bahut bhed hai. isalie mukh ko sukh dene ke lie hamara param karttavy hai ki ham uttam-se-uttam misht-pakoan ka sevan karean aur karayean. mera apana vichar hai ki yadi apake thal mean jaunapur ki amritiyaan, agare ke motichoor, mathura ke pe de, banaras ki kalakand, lakhanoo ke rasagulle, ayodhya ke gulabajamun aur dilli ka halua-sohan ho to yah eeshvar-bhog ke yogy hai. devatagan us par mugdh ho jayange. aur jo sahasi, parakrami jiv aise svadisht thal brahmanoan ko jimayega, use sadeh svargadham prapt hoga. yadi apako shraddha hai to ham apase anurodh kareange ki apana dharm avashy palan kijie, nahian to, manushy banane ka nam n lijie.

pandit moteram ka bhashan samapt ho gaya. taliyaan bajane lagian. kuchh sajjanoan ne is jnan-varsha aur dharmopadesh se mugdh hokar un par phooloan ki varsha ki. tab chiantamani ne apani vani ko vibhooshit kiya-

‘sajjano, apane mere param mitr pandit moteram ka prabhavashali vyakhyan suna aur ab mere kh de hone ki avashyakata n thi; parantu jahaan maian unase aur sabhi vishayoan mean sahamat hooan, vahaan unase mujhe tho da matabhed bhi hai. mere vichar mean yadi apake hath mean keval jaunapur ki amritiyaan hoan to vah panchamel mithaiyoan se kahian sukhavarddhak, kahian svadapoorn aur kahian kalyanakari hoga. ise maian shastrokt siddh karata hooan.

moteram ne sarosh hokar kaha- tumhari yah kalpana mithya hai. agare ke motichoor aur dilli ke haluva-sohan ke samane jaunapur ki amritiyoan ki to ganana hi nahian hai.

chianta.- praman se siddh kijie ?

moteram- pratyaksh ke lie praman ?

chianta.- yah tumhari moorkhata hai.

moteram- tum janm-bhar khate hi rahe, kiantu khana n aya.

is par chiantamani ne apani asani moteram par chalayi. shastriji ne var khali diya aur chiantamani ki or mast hathi ke saman jhapate; kiantu upasthit sajjanoan ne donoan mahatmaoan ko alag-alag kar diya.