जेल -प्रेमचंद

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

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mridula maijistret ke ijalas se zanane jel mean vapas ayi, to usaka mukh prasann tha. bari ho jane ki gulabi asha usake kapoloan par chamak rahi thi. use dekhate hi rajanitik kaidiyoan ke ek giroh ne gher liya aur poochhane lagian, kitane din ki huee ?

mridula ne vijay-garv se kaha-maianne to saph-saph kah diya, maianne dharana nahian diya. yoan ap jabardast haian, jo phaisala chahean, karean. n maianne kisi ko roka, n pak da, n dhakka diya, n kisi se arajoo-minnat hi ki. koee grahak mere samane aya hi nahian. haan, maian dookan par kh di zaroor thi. vahaan kee valantiyar giraphtar ho gaye the. janata jama ho gayi thi. maian bhi kh di ho gayi. bas, thanedar ne a kar mujhe pak d liya.

kshamadevi kuchh qanoon janati thian. bolian-maijistret pulis ke bayan par phaisala karega. maian aise kitane hi mukadame dekh chuki.

mridula ne prativad kiya-pulisavaloan ko maianne aisa rag da ki vah bhi yad kareange. maian mukadame ki karravaee mean bhag n lena chahati thi; lekin jab maianne unake gavahoan ko sarasar jhooth bolate dekha, to mujhase zabt n ho saka. maianne unase jirah karani shuroo ki. maianne bhi itane dinoan ghas nahian khodi hai. tho da-sa qanoon janati hooan. pulis ne samajha hoga, yah kuchh bolegi to hai nahian, ham jo bayan chaheange, deange. jab maianne jirah shuroo ki, to sab bagalean jhaankane lage. maianne tinoan gavahoan ko jhootha sabit kar diya. us samay jane kaise mujhe chot soojhati gayi. maijistret ne thanedar ko do-tin bar phatakar bhi batayi. vah mere prashnoan ka ool-jalool javab deta tha, to maijistret bol uthata tha-vah jo kuchh poochhati haian, usaka javab do, phajool ki batean kyoan karate ho. tab miyaan ji ka muanh jara-sa nikal ata tha. maianne saboan ka muanh band kar diya. abhi sahab ne phaisala to nahian sunaya, lekin mujhe vishvas hai, bari ho jaooangi . maian jel se nahian darati; lekin bevakooph bhi nahian banana chahati . vahaan hamare mantri ji bhi the aur bahut-si bahanean thian. sab yahi kahati thian, tum chhoot jaogi.

mahilaean use dvesh-bhari aankhoan se dekhati huee chali gayian. unamean kisi ki miyad sal-bhar ki thi, kisi ki chhah mas ki. unhoanne adalat ke samane jaban hi n kholi thi. unaki niti mean yah adharm se kam n tha. mridula pulis se jirah karake unaki najaroan mean gir gayi thi. saza ho jane par usaka vyavahar kshamy ho sakata tha; lekin bari ho jane mean to usaka kuchh prayashchitt hi n tha.

door ja kar ek devi ne kaha-is tarah to ham log bhi chhoot jate. hamean to yah dikhana hai, naukarashahi se hamean nyay ki koee asha hi nahian.

doosari mahila boli-yah to kshama maang lene ke barabar hai. gayi to thian dharana dene, nahian dookan par jane ka kam hi kya tha. valantiyar giraphtar hue the apaki bala se. ap vahaan kyoan gayian; magar ab kahati haian, maian dharana dene gayi hi nahian. yah kshama maangana hua, saf !

tisari devi muanh banakar bolian-jel mean rahane ke lie b da kaleja chahie. us vaktt to vah-vah lootane ke lie a gayian, ab rona a raha hai. aisi striyoan ko to rashtriy kamoan ke nagich hi n ana chahie. aandolan ko badanam karane se kya fayada.

keval kshamadevi ab tak mridula ke pas chianta mean doobi kh di thian. unhoanne ek uddand vyakhyan dene ke aparadh mean sal-bhar ki saza payi thi. doosari zile se ek mahina hua yahaan ayi thian. abhi miyad poori hone mean ath mahine baki the. yahaan ki pandrah kaidinoan mean kisi se unaka dil n milata tha. jara-jara si batoan ke lie unaka apas mean jhag dana, banav-siangar ki chijoan ke lie ledivardaroan ki khushamadean karana, gharavaloan se milane ke lie vyagrata dikhalana use pasand n tha. vahi kutsa aur kanaphusakiyaan jel ke bhitar bhi thian. vah atmabhiman, jo usake vichar mean ek politikal kaidi mean hona chahie, kisi mean bhi n tha. kshama un saboan se door rahati thi. usake jati-prem ka varapar n tha. is rang mean pagi huee thi; par any deviyaan use ghamandin samajhati thian aur upeksha ka javab upeksha se deti thian. mridula ko hirasat mean aye ath din hue the. itane hi dinoan mean kshama ko usase vishesh sneh ho gaya tha. mridula mean vah sankirnata aur eershya n thi, n ninda karane ki adat, n shrriangar ki dhun, n bhaddi dillagi ka shauk. usake hriday mean karuna thi, seva ka bhav tha, desh ka anurag tha. kshama ne socha tha, isake sath chhah mahine anand se kat jayange; lekin durbhagy yahaan bhi usake pichhe p da hua tha. kal mridula yahaan se chali jayagi. vah phir akeli ho jayagi. yahaan aisa kaun hai ? jisake sath gh di bhar baith kar apana duahkh-dard sunayegi, desh-charcha karegi; yahaan to sabhi ke mizaj asaman par haian.

mridula ne poochha-tumhean to abhi ath mahine baki haian, bahan !

kshama ne hasarat ke sath kaha-kisi-n-kisi tarah kat hi jayange bahan ! par tumhari yad barabar satati rahegi. isi ek saptah ke andar tumane mujh par n jane kya jadoo kar diya. jab se tum ayi ho, mujhe jel jel n maloom hota tha. kabhi-kabhi milati rahana.

mridula ne dekha, kshama ki aankhean dabadabayi huee thian. dhadhas deti huee boli-zaroor milooangi didi ! mujhase to khud n raha jayaga. bhan ko bhi laooangi. kahooangi-chal, teri mausi ayi hai, tujhe bula rahi hai. dau da hua ayega. ab tumase aj kahati hooan bahan, mujhe yahaan kisi ki yad thi, to bhan ki. bechara roya karata hoga. mujhe dekh kar rooth jayaga. tum kahaan chali gayian ? mujhe chho d kar kyoan chali gayian ? jao, maian tumase nahian bolata, tum mere ghar se nikal jao. b da shaitan hai bahan ! chhan-bhar nichala nahian baithata, sabere uthate hi gata hai-‘jhanna ooanta laye amala’ ‘chholaj ka mandir del mean hai.’ jab ek jhandi kandhe par rakh kar kahata hai-‘tali-chhalab pini halam hai’ to dekhate hi banata hai. bap ko to kahata hai-tum gulam ho. vah ek aangareji kampani mean haian, bar-bar istipha dene ka vichar karake rah jate haian. lekin gujar-basar ke lie koee udyam karana hi pade़ga. kaise chho dean. vah to chho d baithe hote. tumase sach kahati hooan, gulami se unhean ghrina hai, lekin maian hi samajhati rahati hooan. bechare kaise daftar jate hoange, kaise bhan ko sanbhalate hoange. sas ji ke pas to rahata hi nahian. vah bechari boodhi, usake sath kahaan-kahaan dau dean ! chahati haian ki meri god mean dabak kar baitha rahe. aur bhan ko god se chidh hai. ammaan mujh par bahut bigade़angi, bas yahi dar lag raha hai. mujhe dekhane ek bar bhi nahian ayian. kal adalat mean baboo ji mujhase kahate the, tumase bahut khapha haian. tin din tak to dana-pani chho de rahian. is chhokari ne kul-marajad duba di, khanadan mean dag laga diya, kalamuanhi, kulachchhani n jane kya-kya bakati rahian. maian unaki batoan ko bura nahian manati ! purane jamane ki haian. unhean koee chahe ki a kar ham logoan mean mil jayan, to yah usaka anyay hai. chal kar manana p dega. b di minnatoan se maneangi. kal hi katha hogi, dekh lena. brahman khayeange. biradari jama hogi. jel ka prayashchitt to karana hi p dega. tum hamare ghar do-char din rah kar tab jana bahan ! maian a kar tumhean le jaooangi.

kshama anand ke in prasangoan se vanchit hai. vah vidhava hai, akeli hai. jaliyanavala bag mean usaka sarvasv lut chuka hai, pati aur putr donoan hi ki ahuti ja chuki hai. ab koee aisa nahian, jise vah apana kah sake. abhi usaka hriday itana vishal nahian hua hai ki prani-matr ko apana samajh sake. in das barasoan se usaka vyathit hriday jati seva mean dhairy aur shaanti khoj raha hai. jin karanoan ne usake base hue ghar ko uja d diya, usaki god sooni kar di, un karanoan ka ant karane-unako mitane-mean vah ji-jan se lagi huee thi. b de-se-b de balidan to vah pahale hi kar chuki thi. ab apane hriday ke sivay usake pas hom karane ko aur kya rah gaya tha ? auroan ke lie jati-seva sabhyata ka ek sanskar ho, ya yashoparjan ka ek sadhan; kshama ke lie to yah tapasya thi aur vah naritv ki sari shakti aur shraddha ke sath usaki sadhana mean lagi huee thi. lekin akash mean u dane vale pakshi ko bhi to apane basere ki yad ati hi hai. kshama ke lie vah ashray kahaan tha ? yahi vah avasar the, jab kshama bhi atm-samavedana ke lie akul ho jati thi. yahaan mridula ko pakar vah apane ko dhany man rahi thi; par yah chhaanh bhi itani jaldi hat gayi !

kshama ne vyathit kanth se kaha-yahaan se ja kar bhool jaogi mridula. tumhare lie to yah relaga di ka parichay hai aur mere lie tumhare vade usi parichay ke vade haian. kabhi bheant ho jayagi to ya to pahachanogi hi nahian, ya jara muskara kar namaste karati huee apani rah chali jaogi. yahi duniya ka dastoor hai. apane rone se chhutti hi nahian milati, doosaroan ke lie koee kyoankar roye. tumhare lie to maian kuchh nahian thi, mere lie tum bahut achchhi thian. magar apane priyajanoan mean baith kar kabhi-kabhi is abhagini ko zaroor yad kar liya karana. bhikhari ke lie chutaki bhar ata hi bahut hai.

doosare din maijistret ne phaisala suna diya. mridula bari ho gayi. sandhya samay vah sab bahanoan se gale mil kar, ro kar-rula kar chali gayi, mano maike se vida huee ho.

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tin mahine bit gaye; par mridula ek bar bhi n ayi. aur kaidiyoan se milanevale ate rahate the, kisi-kisi ke ghar se khane-piene ki chizean aur saugatean a jati thian; lekin kshama ka poochhanevala kaun baitha tha ? har mahine ke antim ravivar ko pratahkal se hi mridula ki bat johane lagati. jab mulakat ka samay nikal jata, to jara der rokar man ko samajha leti-jamane ka yahi dastoor hai !

ek din sham ko kshama sandhya karake uthi thi ki dekha, mridula samane chali a rahi hai. n vah roop-rang hai, n vah kaanti. dau d kar usake gale se lipat gayi aur roti huee boli-yah teri kya dasha hai mridula ! soorat hi badal gayi. kya bimar hai kya ?

mridula ki aankhoan se aansuoan ki jh di lagi huee thi. boli-bimar to nahian hooan bahan; vipatti se biandhi huee hooan. tum mujhe khoob kos rahi hogi. un sari nithuraiyoan ka prayashchitt karane ayi hooan. aur sab chiantaoan se mukt ho kar ayi hooan.

kshama kaanp uthi. aantastal ki gaharaiyoan se ek lahar-si uthati huee jan p di, jisamean unaka apana atit jivan tooti huee naukaoan ki bhaanti utarata hua dikhayi diya. ruandhe hue kanth se boli-kushal to hai bahan, itani jaldi tum yahaan phir kyoan a gayian ? abhi to tin mahine bhi nahian hue.

mridula muskarayi; par usaki muskarahat mean rudan chhipa hua tha. phir boli-ab sab kushal hai bahan, sada ke lie kushal hai. koee chinta hi nahian rahi. ab yahaan jivan-paryant rahane ko taiyar hooan. tumhare sneh aur kripa ka mooly ab samajh rahi hooan.

usane ek thandi saans li aur sajal netroan se boli-tumhean bahar ki khabarean kya mili hoangi ! parasoan shahar mean goliyaan chalian. dehatoan mean ajakal sanginoan ki nok par lagan vasool kiya ja raha hai. kisanoan ke pas rupaye haian nahian, dean to kahaan se dean. anaj ka bhav din-din girata jata hai. paune do rupaye mean man bhar gehooan ata hai. meri umr hi abhi kya hai, ammaan ji bhi kahati haian ki anaj itana sasta kabhi nahian tha. khet ki upaj se bijoan tak ke dam nahian ate. mehanat aur sianchaee isake oopar. garib kisan lagan kahaan se dean. us par sarakar ka hukm hai ki lagan k daee ke sath vasool kiya jay. kisan is par bhi raji haian ki hamari jama-jatha nilam kar lo, ghar kurk kar lo, apani zamin le lo; magar yahaan to adhikariyoan ko apani karagujari dikhane ki fikr p di huee hai. vah chahe praja ko chakki mean pis hi kyoan n dalean; sarakar unhean mana n karegi. maianne suna hai ki vah ulate aur sah deti hai. sarakar ko to apane kar se matalab hai. praja mare ya jiye, usase koee prayojan nahian. akasar jamiandaroan ne to lagan vasool karane se inakar kar diya hai. ab pulis unaki madad par bheji gayi hai. bhairoganj ka sara ilaka loota ja raha hai. marata kya n karata, kisan bhi ghar-bar chho d-chho d kar bhage ja rahe haian. ek kisan ke ghar mean ghus kar kee kaanstebaloan ne use pitana shuroo kiya. bechara baitha mar khata raha . usaki stri se n raha gaya. shamat ki mari kaanstebaloan ko kuvachan kahane lagi. bas, ek sipahi ne use nanga kar diya. kya kahooan bahan, kahate sharm ati hai. hamare hi bhaee itani nirdayata karean, isase zyada duahkh aur lajja ki aur kya bat hogi ? kisan se jabt n hua . kabhi pet bhar gariboan ko khane ko to milata nahian, is par itana kathor parishram, n deh mean bal hai, n dil mean himmat, par manushy ka hriday hi to thahara. bechara bedam p da hua tha. stri ka chillana sun kar uth baitha aur us dusht sipahi ko dhakka de kar zamin par gira diya. phir donoan mean kushtam-kushti hone lagi. ek kisan kisi pulis ke adami ke sath itani beadabi kare, ise bhala vah kahian baradasht kar sakati hai. sab kaanstebaloan ne garib ko itana mara, ki vah mar gaya.

kshama ne kaha-gaanv ke aur log tamasha dekhate rahe hoange.

mridula tivr kanth se boli-bahan, praja ki to har tarah se maran hai. agar das-bis adami jama ho jate, to pulis kahati, hamase l dane aye haian. dande chalane shuroo karati aur agar koee adami krodh mean akar ekadh kank d pheank deta, to goliyaan chala deti. das-bis adami bhun jate. isalie log jama nahian hote, lekin jab vah kisan mar gaya to gavanvaloan ko taish a gaya. lathiyaan le-lekar dau d p de aur kaanstebaloan ko gher liya. sambhav hai do-char adamiyoan ne lathiyaan chalayi bhi hoan. kaanstebaloan ne goliyaan chalani shuroo kian. do-tin sipahiyoan ko halki chotean ayian. usake badale mean barah adamiyoan ki janean le li gayian aur kitanoan hi ke aang-bhang kar diye gaye. in chhote-chhote adamiyoan ko isilie to itane adhikar diye gaye haian ki unaka durupayog karean. adhe gaanv ka katleam karake pulis vijay ke naga de bajati huee laut gayi. gaanvavaloan ki phariyad kaun sunata. garib haian, bekas haian, apang haian, jitane adamiyoan ko chaho, mar dalo. adalat aur hakimoan se to unhoanne nyay ki asha karana hi chho d diya. akhir sarakar hi ne to kaanstebaloan ko yah muhim sar karane ke lie bheja tha. vah kisanoan ki phariyad kyoan sunane lagi. magar adami ka dil phariyad kiye bagair nahian manata. gaanvavaloan ne apane shahar ke bhaiyoan se phariyad karane ka nishchay kiya. janata aur kuchh nahian kar sakati, hamadardi to karati hai. duahkh-katha sun kar aansoo to bahati hai. dukhiyaroan ko hamadardi ke aansoo bhi kam pyare nahian hote. agar as-pas ke gaanvoan ke log jama hokar unake sath ro lete to gariboan ke aansoo puanchh jate; kintu pulis ne us gaanv ki nakebandi kar rakhi thi, charoan simaoan par pahare bitha diye gaye the. yah ghav par namak tha. marate bhi ho aur rone bhi nahian dete. akhir logoan ne lashean uthayian aur shaharavaloan ko apani vipatti ki katha sunane chale. is hangame ki khabar pahale hi shahar mean pahuanch gayi thi. in lashoan ko dekhakar janata uttejit ho gayi aur jab pulis ke adhyaksh ne in lashoan ka juloos nikalane ki anumati n di, to log aur bhi jhallaye. bahut b da jamav ho gaya. mere baboo ji bhi isi dal mean the. aur maianne unhean roka-mat jao, aj ka rang achchha nahian hai. to kahane lage-maian kisi se l dane tho de hi jata hooan. jab sarakar ki ajna ke viruddh janaja chala to pachas hazar adami sath the. udhar paanch sau sashastr pulis rasta roke kh di thi-savar, pyade, sarajant-poori fauj thi. ham nihatthoan ke samane in namardoan ko talavarean chamakate aur jhankarate sharm bhi nahian ati ! jab bar-bar pulis ki dhamakiyoan par bhi log n bhage, to goliyaan chalane ka hukm ho gaya. ghante-bhar barabar phair hote rahe, poore ghante-bhar tak ! kitane mare, kitane ghayal hue, kaun janata hai. mera makan s dak par hai. maian chhajje par kh di, donoan hathoan se dil thame, kaanpati thi. pahali badh chalate hi bhagad d p d gayi. hazaroan adami badahavas bhage chale a rahe the. bahan ! vah drishy abhi tak aankhoan ke samane hai. kitana bhishan, kitana romaanchakari aur kitana lajjaspad. aisa jan p data tha ki logoan ke pran aankhoan se nikale p date haian, magar in bhaganevaloan ke pichhe vir vrat-dhariyoan ka dal tha, jo parvat ki bhaanti atal kh da chhatiyoan par goliyaan kha raha tha aur pichhe hatane ka nam n leta tha. bandookoan ki avazean saf sunayi deti thian aur harek dhayan-dhayan ke bad hazaroan galoan se jay ki gahari gagan-bhedi dhvani nikalati thi. us dhvani mean kitani uttejana thi ! kitana akarshan ! kitana unmad ! bas yahi ji chahata tha ki ja kar goliyoan ke samane kh di ho jaooan aur hansate-hansate mar jaooan. us samay aisa bhan hota tha ki mar jana koee khel hai. ammaan ji kamare mean bhan ko liye mujhe bar-bar bhitar bula rahi thian. jab maian n gayi, to vah bhan ko liye hue chhajje par a gayian. usi vakt das-barah adami ek strechar par hridayesh ki lash liye hue dvar par aye. ammaan ki un par najar p di. samajh gayian. mujhe to sakata-sa ho gaya. ammaan ne jakar ek bar bete ko dekha, use chhati se lagaya, chooma, ashirvad diya aur unmatt dasha mean chauraste ki taraph chalian, jahaan se ab bhi dhayan aur jay ki dhvani bari-bari se a rahi thi. maian hatabuddhi-si kh di kabhi svami ki lash ko dekhati thi, kabhi ammaan ko. n kuchh boli, n jagah se hili, n royi, n ghabarayi. mujhamean jaise spandan hi n tha. chetana jaise lupt ho gayi ho.

kshama-to kya ammaan bhi goliyoan ke sthan par pahuanch gayian ?

mridula-haan, yahi to vichitrata hai bahan ! bandook ki avajean sun kar kanoan par hath rakh leti thian, khoon dekh kar moorchhit ho jati thian. vahian ammaan vir satyagrahiyoan ki saphoan ko chirati huee samane kh di ho gayian aur ek hi kshan mean unaki lash bhi zamin par gir p di. unake girate hi yoddhaoan ka dhairy toot gaya, vrat ka bandhan toot gaya. sabhi ke siroan par khoon-sa savar ho gaya. nihatthe the, ashakt the, par har ek apane aandar apar-shakti ka anubhav kar raha tha. pulis par dhava kar diya. sipahiyoan ne is badh ko ate dekha to hosh jate rahe. janean lekar bhage, magar bhagate hue bhi goliyaan chalate jate the. bhan chhajje par kh da tha, n jane kidhar se ek goli a kar usaki chhati mean lagi. mera lal vahian par gir p da. saans tak n li; magar meri aankhoan mean ab bhi aansoo n the. maianne pyare bhan ko god mean utha liya. usaki chhati se khoon ke phauvvare nikal rahe the. maianne use jo doodh pilaya tha, use vah khoon se ada kar raha tha. usake khoon se tar kap de pahane hue mujhe vah nasha ho raha tha jo shayad usake vivah mean gulal se tar reshami kap de pahan kar bhi n hota. l dakapan, javani aur maut ! tinoan manjilean ek hi hichaki mean tamam ho gayian. maianne bete ko bap ki god mean leta diya. itane mean kee svayansevak ammaan ji ko bhi laye. maloom hota tha, leti huee muskara rahi haian. mujhe to rokati rahati thian aur khud is tarah ja kar ag mean kood p dian, mano vah svarg ka marg ho ! bete hi ke lie jiti thian, bete ko akela kaise chho datian !

jab nadi ke kinare tinoan lashean ek hi chita mean rakhi gayian, tab mera sakata toota, hosh aya. ek bar ji mean aya chita mean ja baithooan, sara kunaba ek sath eeshvar ke darabar mean ja pahuanche. lekin phir socha-toone abhi aisa kaun kam kiya hai, jisaka itana ooancha puraskar mile ? bahan ! chita ki lapatoan mean mujhe aisa maloom ho raha tha ki ammaan ji sachamuch bhan ko god mean liye baithi muskara rahi haian aur svami ji kh de mujhase kah rahe haian, tum jao aur nishchiant hokar kam karo. mukh par kitana tej tha ! rakt aur agni hi mean to devata basate haian.

maianne sir utha kar dekha. nadi ke kinare n jane kitani chitaean jal rahi thian. door se vah chitavali aisi maloom hoti thi, mano devata ne bharat ka bhagy gadhane ke lie bhatthiyaan jalayi hoan.

jab chitaean rakh ho gayian; to ham log laute; lekin us ghar mean jane ki himmat n p di. mere lie ab vah ghar, ghar n tha. mera ghar to ab yah hai, jahaan baithi hooan, ya phir vahi chita. maianne ghar ka dvar bhi nahian khola. mahila ashram mean chali gayi. kal ki goliyoan mean kaangres kameti ka saphaya ho gaya tha. yah sanstha bagi bana dali gayi thi. usake daftar par pulis ne chhapa mara aur us par apana tala dal diya. mahila ashram par bhi hamala hua. us par apana tala dal diya gaya. hamane ek vriksh ki chhaanh mean apana naya daftar banaya aur svachchhandata ke sath kam karate rahe. yahaan divarean hamean kaid n kar sakati thian. ham bhi vayu ke saman mukt the.

sandhya samay hamane ek juloos nikalane ka phaisala kiya. kal ke raktapat ki smriti, harsh aur mubarakabad mean juloos nikalana avashyak tha ! log kahate haian, juloos nikalane se kya hota hai. isase yah siddh hota hai ki ham jivit haian, atal haian, aur maidan se hate nahian haian. hamean apane har n mananevale atmabhiman ka praman dena tha. hamean yah dikhana tha ki ham goliyoan aur atyachar se bhayabhit hokar apane lakshy se hatanevale nahian aur ham us vyavastha ka aant karake raheange jisaka adhar svarthaparata aur khoon par hai. udhar pulis ne bhi juloos ko rok kar apani shakti aur vijay ka praman dena avashyak samajha. shayad janata ko dhokha ho gaya ho ki kal ki durghatana ne naukarashahi ka naitik jnan jagrat kar diya hai. is dhokhe ko door karana usane apana kartavy samajha. vah yah dikha dena chahati thi ki ham tumhare oopar shasan karane aye haian aur shasan kareange. tumhari khushi ya naraji ki hamean paravah nahian hai. juloos nikalane ki manahi ho gayi. janata ko chetavani de di gayi ki khabaradar juloos mean n ana, nahian durgati hogi. isaka janata ne vah javab diya, jisane adhikariyoan ki aankhean khol di hoangi. sandhya samay pachas hazar adami jama ho gaye. aj ka netritv mujhe sauanpa gaya tha. maian apane hriday mean ek vichitr bal aur utsah ka anubhav kar rahi thi. ek abala stri jise sansar ka kuchh jnan nahian, jisane kabhi ghar se bahar paanv nahian nikala, aj apane pyaroan ke utsarg ki badaulat us mahanh pad par pahuanch gayi thi, jo b de-b de aphasaroan ko bhi, b de-se-b de maharaja ko bhi prapt nahian-maian is samay janata ke hriday par raj kar rahi thi. pulis adhikariyoan ki isilie gulami karati hai ki use vetan milata hai. pet ki gulami usase sab kuchh karava leti hai. maharaja ka hukm log isilie manate haian ki usase upakar ki asha ya hani ka bhay hota hai. yah apar jan-samooh kya mujhase kisi phayade ki asha rakhata tha, use mujhase kisi hani ka bhay tha ? kadapi nahian. phir bhi vah k de se k de hukm ko manane ke lie taiyar tha. isilie ki janata mere balidanoan ka adar karati thi, isilie ki unake diloan mean svadhinata ki jo t dap thi, gulami ki janjiroan ko to d dene ki jo bechaini thi maian us t dap aur bechaini ki sajiv moorti samajhi ja rahi thi. nishchit samay par juloos ne prasthan kiya. usi vakt pulis ne meri giraphtari ka varant dikhaya. varant dekhate hi tumhari yad ayi. pahale tumhean meri zaroorat thi. ab mujhe tumhari zaroorat hai. us vakt tum meri hamadardi ki bhookhi thian. ab maian sahanubhooti ki bhiksha maang rahi hooan. magar mujhamean ab leshamatr bhi durbalata nahian hai. maian chiantaoan se mukt hooan. maijistret jo kathor se kathor dand pradan kare usaka svagat karooangi. ab maian pulis ke kisi akshep ya asaty aropan ka prativad n karooangi; kyoanki maian janati hooan, maian jel ke bahar rah kar jo kuchh kar sakati hooan, jel ke aandar rah kar usase kahian zyada kar sakati hooan. jel ke bahar bhooloan ki sambhavana hai, bahakane ka bhay hai, samajhaute ka pralobhan hai, spardha ki chianta hai, jel samman aur bhakti ki ek rekha hai, jisake bhitar shaitan qadam nahian rakh sakata. maidan mean jalata hua alav vayu mean apani ushnata ko kho deta hai; lekin ianjin mean band ho kar vahi ag sanchalak-shakti ka akhand bhandar ban jati hai.

any deviyaan bhi a pahuanchian aur mridula sabase gale milane lagi. phir ‘bharat mata ki jay’ dhvani jel ki divaroan ko chirati huee akash mean ja pahuanchi.

sanbandhit lekh

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