उपदेश -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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prayag ke sushikshit samaj mean pandit devaratn sharma vastav mean ek ratn the. shiksha bhi unhoanne uchch shreni ki payi thi aur kul ke bhi uchch the. nyayashila gavarnameant ne unhean ek uchch pad par niyukt karana chaha, par unhoanne apani svatantrata ka ghat karana uchit n samajha. unake kee shubhachiantak mitroan ne bahut samajhaya ki is suavasar ko hath se mat jane do, sarakari naukari b de bhagy se milati hai, b de-b de log isake lie tarasate haian aur kamana lie hi sansar se prasthan kar jate haian. apane kul ki kirti ujjval karane ka isase sugam aur marg nahian hai, ise kalpavriksh samajho. vibhav, sampatti, samman aur khyati yah sab isake das haian. rah gayi desh-seva, so tumhian desh ke lie kyoan pran dete ho? is nagar mean anek b de-b de vidvanh aur dhanavan purush haian, jo sukh- chain se bangaloan mean rahate aur motaroan par haraharate, dhool ki aandhi u date ghoomate haian. kya ve log desh-sevak nahian haian ? jab avashyakata hoti hai ya koee avasar ata hai to ve desh-seva mean nimagn ho jate haian. abhi jab myunisipal chunav ka jhag da chhi da to meyohal ke hate mean motaroan ka taanta laga hua tha. bhavan ke bhitar rashtriy gitoan aur vyakhyanoan ki bharamar thi. par inamean se kaun aisa hai, jisane svarth ko tijaanjali de rakhi ho ? sansar ka niyam hi hai ki pahale ghar mean diya jala kar tab masjid mean jalaya jata hai. sachchi bat to yah hai ki yah jatiyata ki charcha kuchh kalej ke vidyarthiyoan ko hi shobha deti hai. jab sansar mean pravesh hua to kahaan ki jati aur kahaan ki jatiy charcha. sansar ki yahi riti hai. phir tumhian ko qazibanane ki kya zaroorat ! yadi sookshm drishti se dekha jay to sarakari pad pakar manushy apane desh-bhaiyoan ki jaisi sachchi seva kar sakata hai, vaisi kisi any vyavastha se kadapi nahian kar sakata. ek dayalu daroga saik doan jatiy sevakoan se achchha hai. ek nyayashil, dharmaparayan majistret sahòoan jatiy danaviroan se adhik seva kar sakata hai. isake lie keval hriday mean lagan chahie. manushy chahe jis avastha mean ho, desh ka hit-sadhan kar sakata hai. isilie ab adhik aga-pichha n karo, chatapat pad ko svikar kar lo.

sharma ji ko aur yuktiyaan kuchh n janchian, par is aantim yukti ki saragarbhita se vah inakar n kar sake. lekin phir bhi chahe niyamaparayanata ke karan, chahe keval alasy ke vash jo bahudha aisi dasha mean jatiy seva ka gaurav pa jata hai, unhoanne naukari se alag rahane mean hi apana kalyan samajha. unake is svarth-tyag par kalej ke navayuvakoan ne unhean khoob badhaiyaan dian. is atm-vijay par ek jatiy drama khela gaya, jisake nayak hamare sharma ji hi the. samaj ki uchch shreniyoan mean is atm-tyag ki charcha huee aur sharma ji ko achchhi-khasi khyati prapt ho gayi ! isi se vah kee varshoan se jatiy seva mean lin rahate the. is seva ka adhik bhag samachar-patroan ke avalokan mean bitata tha, jo jatiy seva ka hi ek vishesh aang samajha jata hai. isake atirikt vah patroan ke lie lekh likhate, sabhaean karate aur unamean ph dakate hue vyakhan dete the. sharma ji phri laibrari ke sekretari, stoodeants esosieshan ke sabhapati, soshal sarvis lig ke sahayak mantri aur praimari ejookeshan kamiti ke sansthapak the. krishi-sambandhi vishayoan se unhean vishesh prem tha. patroan mean jahaan kahian kisi nayi khad ya kisi navin avishkar ka varnan dekhate, tatkal us par lal pensil se nishan kar dete aur apane lekhoan mean usaki charcha karate the. kiantu shahar se tho di door par unaka ek b da gram hone par bhi, vah apane kisi asami se parichit n the. yahaan tak ki kabhi prayag ke sarakari krishi-kshetr ki sair karane n gaye the.

usi muhalle mean ek lala baboolal rahate the. vah ek vakil ke muharrir the. tho di-si urdoo-hiandi janate the aur usi se apana kam bhali-bhaanti chala lete the. soorat-shakl ke kuchh sundar n the. us shakl par moo ke charakhane ki lambi achakan aur bhi shobha deti thi. joota bhi deshi hi pahanate the. yadyapi kabhi-kabhi ve k dave tel se usaki seva kiya karate, par vah nich svabhav ke anusar unhean katane se n chookata tha. bechare ko sal ke chhah mahine pairoan mean malaham lagani p dati. bahudha nange paanv kachahari jate, par kanjoos kahalane ke bhay se jootoan ko hath mean le jate. jis gram mean sharma ji ki jamiandari thi, usamean kuchh tho da-sa hissa unaka bhi tha. is nate se kabhi-kabhi unake pas aya karate the. haan, tatil ke dinoan mean gaanv chale jate. sharma ji ko unaka a kar baithana nagavar maloom deta, visheshakar jab vah phaishanebul manushyoan ki upasthiti mean a jate. muanshi ji bhi kuchh aisi sthool drishti ke purush the ki unhean apana anamilapan bilakul dikhayi n deta. sabase b di apatti yah thi ve barabar kursi par dat jate, mano hansoan mean kaua. us samay mitragan aangareji mean batean karane lagate aur baboolal ko kshudr-buddhi, jhakki, bau dam, buddhoo adi upadhiyoan ka patr banate. kabhi-kabhi unaki hansi u date the. sharma ji mean itani sajjanata avashy thi ki ve apane vicharahin mitr ko yathashakti niradar se bachate the. yatharth mean baboolal ki sharma ji par sachchi bhakti thi. ek to vah bi.e. pas the, doosare vah deshabhakt the. baboolal jaise vidyahin manushy ka aise ratn ko adaraniy samajhana kuchh asvabhavik n tha.

ek bar prayag mean pleg ka prakop hua. shahar ke rees log nikal bhage. bechare garib choohoan ki bhaanti patapat marane lage. sharma ji ne bhi chalane ki thani. lekin soshal sarvis lig ke ve mantri thahare. aise avasar par nikal bhagane mean badanami ka bhay tha. bahana dhooandha. lig ke prayah sabhi log k aaulej mean padhate the. unhean bula kar in shabdoan mean apana abhipray prakat kiya- mitravrind ! ap apani jati ke dipak haian. ap hi is maranonmukh jati ke ashasthal haian. aj ham par vipatti ki ghataean chhayi huee haian. aisi avastha mean hamari aankhean apaki or n uthean to kisaki or utheangi. mitr, is jivan mean deshaseva ke avasar b de saubhagy se mila karate haian. kaun janata hai ki paramatma ne tumhari pariksha ke lie hi yah vajraprahar kiya ho. janata ko dikha do ki tum viroan ka hriday rakhate ho, jo kitane hi sankat p dane par bhi vichalit nahian hota. haan, dikha do ki vah viraprasavini pavitr bhoomi jisane harishchandr aur bharat ko utpann kiya, aj bhi shoonyagarbha nahian hai. jis jati ke yuvakoan mean apane pi dit bhaiyoan ke prati aisi karuna aur yah atal prem hai vah sansar mean sadaiv yash-kirti ki bhagi rahegi. aie, ham kamar baandh kar karm-kshetr mean utar p dean. isamean sandeh nahian ki kam kathin hai, rah bih d hai, apako apane amod-pramod, apane haki-tenis, apane mil aur miltan ko chho dana p dega. tum jara hichakoge, hatoge aur muanh pher loge, parantu bhaiyo ! jatiy seva ka svargiy anand sahaj mean nahian mil sakata ! hamara purushatv, hamara manobal, hamara sharir yadi jati ke kam n ave to vah vyarth hai. meri prabal akaanksha thi ki is shubh kary mean maian tumhara hath banta sakata, par aj hi dehatoan mean bhi bimari phailane ka samachar mila hai. atev maian yahaan ka kam apake suyogy, sudridh, hathoan mean sauanpakar dehat mean jata hooan ki yathasadhy dehati bhaiyoan ki seva karooan. mujhe vishvas hai ki ap saharsh matribhoomi ke prati apana kartavy palan kareange.

is tarah gala chhu da kar sharma ji sandhya samay steshan pahuanche. par man kuchh malin tha. ve apani is kayarata aur nirbalata par man hi man lajjit the.

sanyogavash steshan par unake ek vakil mitr mil gaye. yah vahi vakil the jinake ashray mean baboolal ka nirvah hota tha. yah bhi bhage ja rahe the. bole kahie sharma ji, kidhar chale ? kya bhag kh de hue ?

sharma ji par gh doan pani p d gaya, par sanbhal kar bole- bhagooan kyoan ?

vakil- sara shahar kyoan bhaga ja raha hai ?

sharma ji- maian aisa kayar nahian hooan ?

vakil- yar kyoan bat banate ho, achchha batao, kahaan jate ho ?

sharma ji- dehatoan mean bimari phail rahi hai, vahaan kuchh riliph ka kam karooanga.

vakil- yah bilakul jhooth hai. abhi maian distrikt gajat dekh ke chala ata hooan. shahar ke bahar kahian bimari ka nam nahian hai.

sharma ji niruttar ho kar bhi vivad kar sakate the. bole, gajat ko ap dev-vani samajhate hoange, maian nahian samajhata.

vakil- apake kan mean to akash ke doot kah gaye hoange ? saph-saph kyoan nahian kahate ki jan ke dar se bhaga ja raha hooan.

sharma ji- achchha, man lijie yahi sahi. to kya pap kar raha hooan ? sabako apani jan pyari hoti hai.

vakil- haan, ab aye rah par. yah maradoan ki-si bat hai. apane jivan ki raksha karana shastra ka pahala niyam hai. lekin ab bhool kar bhi desh-bhakti ki diang n mariega. is kam ke lie b di dridhata aur atmik bal ki avashyakata hai. svarth aur desh-bhakti mean virodhatmak aantar hai. desh par mit jane vale ko desh-sevak ka sarvochch pad prapt hota hai, vachalata aur kori kalam ghisane se desh-seva nahian hoti. kam se kam maian to akhabar padhane ko yah gaurav nahian de sakata. ab kabhi badh-badh kar batean n kijiega. ap log apane siva sare sansar ko svarthaandh samajhate haian, isi se kahata hooan.

sharma ji ne uddandata ka kuchh uttar n diya. ghrina se muanh pher kar ga di mean baith gaye.

tisare hi steshan par sharma ji utar p de. vakil ki kathor bat se khinn ho rahe the. chahate the ki usaki aankh bacha kar nikal jayan, par dekh hi liya aur hans kar bola- kya apake hi gaanv mean pleg ka daura hua hai ?

sharma ji ne kuchh uttar n diya. bahali par ja baithe. kee begar hajir the. unhoanne asabab uthaya. phagun ka mahina tha. amoan ke baur se mahakati huee mand-mand vayu chal rahi thi. kabhi-kabhi koyal ki surili tan sunayi de jati thi. khalihanoan mean kisan anand se unmatt ho-ho kar phag ga rahe the. lekin sharma ji ko apani phatakar par aisi glani thi ki in chittakarshak vastuoan ka unhean kuchh dhyan hi n hua.

tho di der bad ve gram mean pahuanche. sharma ji ke svargavasi pita ek rasik purush the. ek chhota-sa bag, chhota-sa pakka kuaan, bangala, shivaji ka mandir yah sab unhian ke kirti chihn the. vah garmi ke dinoan mean yahian raha karate the, par sharma ji ke yahaan ane ka pahala hi avasar tha. begariyoan ne charoan taraph saphaee kar rakkhi thi. sharma ji bahali se utar kar sidhe bangale mean chale gaye, saik doan asami darshan karane aye the, par vah unase kuchh n bole.

gh di rat jate-jate sharma ji ke naukar tamatam liye a pahuanche. kahar, saees aur rasoiya-maharaj tinoan ne asamiyoan ko is drishti se dekha mano vah unake naukar haian. saees ne ek mote-taje kisan se kaha- gho de ko khol do.

kisan bechara darata-darata gho de ke nikat gaya. gho de ne anajan adami ko dekhate hi tevar badal kar kanautiyaan kh di kian. kisan dar kar laut aya, tab saees ne use dhakel kar kaha bas, nire bachhiya ke taoo hi ho. hal jotane se kya akl bhi chali jati hai ? yah lo gho da tahalao. muanh kya banate ho, koee sianh hai ki kha jayaga ?

kisan ne bhay se kaanpate hue ras pak di. usaka ghabaraya hua mukh dekh kar hansi ati thi. pag-pag par gho de ko chaukanni drishti se dekhata, mano vah koee pulis ka sipahi hai.

rasoee banane vale maharaj ek charapaee par lete hue the k dak kar bole, are nua kahaan hai ? chal pani-vani la, hath-pair dho de.

kahar ne kaha- are, kisi ke pas jara surati-choona ho to dena. bahut der se tamakhoo nahian khayi.

mukhtar (karianda) sahab ne in mehamanoan ki davat ka prabandh kiya. saees aur kahar ke lie pooriyaan banane lagian, maharaj ko saman diya gaya. mukhtar sahab ishare par dau date the aur din kisanoan ka to poochhana hi kya, ve to bina damoan ke gulam the. sachche-svatantr log is samay sevakoan ke sevak bane hue the.

kee din bit gaye. sharma ji apane bangale mean baithe patr aur pustakean padha karate the. raskin ke kathananusar rajaoan aur mahatmaoan ke satsang ka sukh lootate the, halaiand ke krishi-vidhan, ameriki-shilp-vanijy aur jarmani ki shiksha-pranali adi goodh vishayoan par vichar kiya karate the. gaanv mean aisa kaun tha jisake sath baithate ? kisanoan se batachit karane ko unaka ji chahata, par n jane kyoan ve ujadd, akkh d log unase door rahate. sharma ji ka mastishk krishi-sambandhi jnan ka bhandar tha. halaiand aur denamark ki vaijnanik kheti, usaki upaj ka pariman aur vahaan ke koaparetiv baiank adi gahan vishay unaki jihva par the, par in ganvaroan ko kya khabar ? yah sab unhean jhuk kar palagan avashy karate aur katara kar nikal jate, jaise koee marakahe bail se bache. yah nishchay karana kathin hai ki sharma ji ki unase vartalap karane ki ichchha mean kya rahasy tha, sachchi sahanubhooti ya apani sarvajnata ka pradarshan !

sharma ji ki dak shahar se lane aur le jane ke lie do adami pratidin bheje jate. vah luee koone ki jal-chikitsa ke bhakt the. mevoan ka adhik sevan karate the. ek adami is kam ke lie bhi dau daya jata tha. sharma ji ne apane mukhtar se sakht takid kar di thi ki kisi se muft kam n liya jay tathapi sharma ji ko yah dekhakar ashchary hota tha ki koee in kamoan ke lie prasannata se nahian jata. pratidin bari-bari se adami bheje jate the. vah ise bhi begar samajhate the. mukhtar sahab ko prayah kathorata se kam lena p data tha. sharma ji kisanoan ki is shithilata ko mutamaradi ke siva aur kya samajhate ! kabhi-kabhi vah svayan krodh se bhare hue apane shanti-kutir se nikal ate aur apani tivr vakh-shakti ka chamatkar dikhane lagate the. sharma ji ke gho de ke lie ghas-chare ka prabandh bhi kuchh kam kashtadayak n tha. roj sandhya samay daant-dapat aur rone-chillane ki avaz unhean sunayi deti thi. ek kolahal-sa mach jata tha. par vah is sambandh mean apane man ko is prakar samajha lete the ki gho da bhookhoan nahian mar sakata, ghas ka dam de diya jata hai, yadi is par bhi yah hay-hay hoti hai to hua kare. sharma ji ko yah kabhi nahian soojhi ki jara chamaroan se poochh lean ki ghas ka dam milata hai ya nahian. yah sab vyavahar dekh-dekh kar unhean anubhav hota jata tha ki dehati b de mutamarad, badamash haian. inake vishay mean mukhtar sahab jo kuchh kahate haian, vah yatharth hai. patroan aur vyakhyanoan mean unaki avastha par vyarth gul-gapa da machaya jata hai, yah log isi baratav ke yogy haian. jo inaki dinata aur daridrata ka rag alapate haian, vah sachchi avastha se parichit nahian haian. ek din sharma ji mahatmaoan ki sangati se ukata kar sair ko nikale. ghoomate-phirate khalihanoan ki taraph nikal gaye. vahaan am ke vriksh ke niche kisanoan ki gadhi kamaee ke sunahare dher lage hue the. charoan or bhoose ki aandhi-si u d rahi thi. bail anaj ka ek gal kha lete the. yah sab unhian ki kamaee hai, unake muanh mean aj chabi dena b di kritaghnata hai. gaanv ke badhee, chamar, dhobi aur kumhar apana varshik kar ugahane ke lie jama the. ek or nat dhol baja-baja kar apane karatab dikha raha tha. kavishvar maharaj ki atul kavy-shakti aj umang par thi.

sharma ji is drishy se bahut prasann hue. parantu is ullas mean unhean apane kee sipahi dikhayi diye jo latth liye anaj ke dheroan ke pas jama the. pushpavatika mean thooanth jaisa bhadda dikhayi deta hai athava lalit sangit mean jaise koee besuri tan kanoan ko apriy lagati hai, usi tarah sharma ji ki sahridayatapoorn drishti mean ye mandarate hue sipahi dikhayi diye. unhoanne nikat ja kar ek sipahi ko bulaya. unhean dekhate hi sab-ke-sab pag diyaan sanbhalate dau de.

sharma ji ne poochha- tum log yahaan is tarah kyoan baithe ho ?

ek sipahi ne uttar diya- sarakar, ham log asamiyoan ke sir par savar n rahean to ek kau di vasool n ho. anaj ghar mean jane ki der hai, phir vah sidhe bat bhi n kareange b de sarakash log haian. ham log rat ki rat baithe rahate haian. itane par bhi jahaan aankh jhapaki dher gayab hua.

sharma ji ne poochha- tum log yahaan kab tak rahoge ? ek sipahi ne uttar diya huzoor ! baniyoan ko bula kar apane samane anaj taulate haian. jo kuchh milata hai usamean se lagan kat kar baki asami ko dete haian.

sharma ji sochane lage, jab yah hal hai to in kisanoan ki avastha kyoan n kharab ho ? yah bechare apane dhan ke malik nahian haian. use apane pas rakh kar achchhe avasar par nahian bech sakate. is kasht ka nivaran kaise kiya jay ? yadi maian is samay inake sath riayat kar dooan to lagan kaise vasool hoga.

is vishay par vichar karate hue vahaan se chal diye. sipahiyoan ne sath chalana chaha, par unhoanne mana kar diya. bhi d-bha d se unhean ulajhan hoti thi. akele hi gaanv mean ghoomane lage. chhota-sa gaanv tha, par saphaee ka kahian nam n tha. charoan or se durgandh uth rahi thi. kisi ke daravaze par gobar s d raha tha, to kahian kich d aur koo de ka dher vayu ko vishaili bana raha tha. gharoan ke pas hi ghoor par khad ke lie gobar pheanka hua tha jisase gaanv mean gandagi phailane ke sath-sath khad ka sara aansh dhoop aur hava ke sath gayab ho jata tha. gaanv ke makan tatha raste besilasile, bedhange tatha toote-phoote the. moriyoan se gande pani ke nikas ka koee prabandh n hone ki vajah se durgandh se dam ghutata tha. sharma ji ne nak par roomal laga li. saans rok kar teji se chalane lage. bahut ji ghabaraya to dau de aur haanphate hue ek saghan nim ke vriksh ki chhaya mean a kar kh de ho gaye. abhi achchhi tarah saans bhi n lene paye the ki baboolal ne a kar palagan kiya aur poochha kya koee saan d tha ?

sharma ji saans khianch kar bole- saan d se adhik bhayankar vishaili hava thi. oh ! yah log aisi gandagi mean rahate haian ?

baboolal- rahate kya haian, kisi tarah jivan ke din poore karate haian.

sharma ji- par yah sthan to saf hai ?

baboolal- ji haan, is taraph gaanv ke kinare tak saf jagah milegi.

sharma ji- to udhar itana maila kyoan hai ?

baboolal- gustakhi maph ho to kahooan ?

sharma ji hansakar bole- pranadan maanga hota. sach batao kya bat hai ? ek taraph aisi svachchhata aur doosari taraph vah gandagi ?

baboolal- yah mera hissa hai aur vah apaka hissa hai. maian apane hisse ki dekh-rekh svayan karata hooan, par apaka hissa naukaroan ki kripa ke adhin hai.

sharma ji- achchha yah bat hai. akhir ap kya karate haian ?

baboolal- aur kuchh nahian, keval takid karata rahata hooan. jahaan adhik mailapan dekhata hooan, svayan saf karata hooan. maianne saphaee ka ek inam niyat kar diya hai, jo prati mas sabase saf ghar ke malik ko milata hai.

sharma ji ke lie ek kursi rakh di gayi. ve us par baith gaye aur bole- kya ap aj hi aye haian ?

baboolal- ji haan, kal tatil hai. ap janate hi haian ki tatil ke din maian bhi yahian rahata hooan.

sharma ji- shahar ka kya rang-dhang hai ?

baboolal- vahi hal, balki aur bhi kharab. ‘soshal sarvis lig’ vale bhi gayab ho gaye. gariboan ke gharoan mean murde p de hue haian. bazar band ho gaye. khane ko anaj nahian milata hai.

sharma ji- bhala batao to, aisi ag mean maian vahaan kaise rahata ? bas logoan ne meri hi jan sasti samajh rakhi hai. jis din maian yahaan a raha tha apake vakil sahab mil gaye, betarah garam ho p de, mujhe desh-bhakti ke upadesh dene lage. jinhean kabhi bhool kar bhi desh ka dhyan nahian ata ve bhi mujhe upadesh dena apana kartavy samajhate haian. kuchh hi desh-bhakti ka dava hai. jise dekho vahi to desh-sevak bana phirata hai. jo log sau rupaye apane bhog-vilas mean phooankate haian unaki ganana bhi jati-sevakoan mean hai. maian to phir bhi kuchh-n-kuchh karata hooan. maian bhi manushy hooan koee devata nahian, dhan ki abhilasha avashy hai. maian jo apana jivan patroan ke lie lekh likhane mean katata hooan, desh-hit ki chianta mean magn rahata hooan, usake lie mera itana samman bahut samajha jata hai. jab kisi seth ji ya kisi vakil sahab ke daredaulat par hajir ho jaooan to vah kripa karake mera kushal-samachar poochh lean. us par bhi yadi durbhagyavash kisi chande ke sambandh mean jata hooan, to log mujhe yam ka doot samajhate haian. aisi rukhaee ka vyavahar karate haian jisase sara utsah bhang ho jata hai. yah sab apattiyaan to maian jhelooan, par jab kisi sabha ka sabhapati chunane ka samay ata hai to koee vakil sahab isake patr samajhe jate haian, jinhean apane dhan ke siva ukt pad ka koee adhikar nahian. to bhaee jo gu d khay vah kan chhidave. desh-hitaishiyoan ka puraskar yahi jatiy samman hai. jab vahaan tak meri pahuanch hi nahian to vyarth jan kyoan dooan. yadi yah ath varsh maianne lakshmi ki aradhana mean vyatit kiye hote to ab tak meri ginati b de adamiyoan mean hoti. abhi maianne kitane parishram se dehati baiankoan par lekh likha, mahinoan usaki taiyari mean lage, saik doan patr-patrikaoan ke panne ulatane p de, par kisi ne usake padhane ka kasht bhi n uthaya. yadi itana parishram kisi aur kam mean kiya hota to kam se kam svarth to siddh hota. mujhe jnat ho gaya ki in batoan ko koee nahian poochhata. samman aur kirti yah sab dhan ke naukar haian.

baboolal- apaka kahana yatharth hi hai; par ap jaise mahanubhav in batoan ko man mean laveange to yah kam kaun karega ?

sharma ji- vahi kareange jo ‘aaunarebul’ bane phirate haian ya jo nagar ke pita kahalate haian. maian to ab deshatan karooanga, sansar ki hava khaooanga.

baboolal samajh gaye ki yah mahashay is samay ape mean nahian haian. vishay badal kar poochha- yah to bataie, apane dehat ko kaise pasand kiya ? ap to pahale-hi-pahal yahaan aye haian.

sharma ji- bas, yahi ki baithe-baithe ji ghabarata hai. haan, kuchh naye anubhav avashy prapt hue haian. kuchh bhram door ho gaye. pahale samajhata tha ki kisan b de din-duahkhi hote haian. ab maloom hua ki yah mutamarad, anudar aur dusht haian. sidhe bat n suneange, par k daee se jo kam chahe kara lo. bas, nire pashu haian. aur to aur, lagan ke lie bhi unake sir par savar rahane ki zaroorat hai. tal jao to kau di vasool n ho. nalish kijie, bedakhali jari kijie, kurki karaie, yah sab apattiyaan saheange, par samay par rupaya dena nahian janate. yah sab mere lie nayi batean haian. mujhe ab tak inase jo sahanubhooti thi vah ab nahian hai. patroan mean unaki hinavastha ke jo marasiye gaye jate haian, vah sarvatha kalpit haian. kyoan, apaka kya vichar hai ?

baboolal ne soch kar javab diya- mujhe to ab tak koee shikayat nahian huee. mera anubhav yah hai ki yah log b de shilavanh, namr aur kritajn hote haian. parantu unake ye gun prakat mean nahian dikhayi dete. unamean milie aur unhean milaie tab unake jauhar khulate haian. un par vishvas kijie tab vah ap par vishvas kareange. ap kaheange is vishay mean agrasar hona unaka kam hai aur apaka yah kahana uchit bhi hai, lekin shatabdiyoan se vah itane pise gaye haian, itani thokarean khayi haian ki unamean svadhin gunoan ka lop-sa ho gaya hai. zamiandar ko vah ek haua samajhate haian jinaka kam unhean nigal jana hai. vah unaka mukabila nahian kar sakate, isalie chhal aur kapat se kam lete haian, jo nirdhanoan ka ekamatr adhar hai. par ap ek bar unake vishvasapatr ban jaie, phir ap kabhi unaki shikayat n kareange.

baboolal yah batean kar hi rahe the ki kee chamaroan ne ghas ke b de-b de gatthe la kar dal diye aur chupachap chale gaye. sharma ji ko ashchary hua. isi ghas ke lie inase bangale par hay-hay hoti hai aur yahaan kisi ko khabar bhi nahian huee. bole- akhir apana vishvas jamane ka koee upay bhi hai.

baboolal ne uttar diya- ap svayan buddhiman haian. apake samane mera muanh kholana dhrishtata hai. maian isaka ek hi upay janata hooan. unhean kisi kasht mean dekh kar unaki madad kijie. maianne unhian ke lie vaidyak sikha aur ek chhota-mota aushadhalay apane sath rakhata hooan. rupaya maangate haian to rupaya, anaj maangate haian jo anaj deta hooan, par sood nahian leta. isase mujhe glani nahian hoti, doosare roop mean sood adhik mil jata hai. gaanv mean do aandhi striayaan aur do anath l dakiyaan haian, unake nirvah ka prabandh kar diya hai. hota sab unhian ki kamaee se hai, par nekanami meri hoti hai.

itane mean kee asami aye aur bole- bhaiya, pot le lo.

sharma ji ne socha isi lagan ke lie mere chaparasi khalihan mean charapaee dal kar sote haian aur kisanoan ko anaj ke dher ke pas phatakane nahian dete aur vahi lagan yahaan is tarah ap se ap chala ata hai. bole- yah sab to tab hi ho sakata hai jab zamiandar ap gaanv mean rahe.

baboolal ne uttar diya- ji haan, aur kyoan ? zamiandar ke gaanv mean n rahane se in kisanoan ko b di hani hoti hai. kariandoan aur naukaroan se yah asha karani bhool hai ki vah inake sath achchha bartav kareange, kyoanki unako to apana ulloo sidha karane se kam rahata hai. jo kisan unaki mutthi garam karate haian unhean malik ke samane sidha aur jo kuchh nahian dete unhean badamash aur sarakash batalate haian. kisanoan ko bat-bat ke lie choosate haian, kisan chhan chhavana chahe to unhean de, daravaze par ek khooanta tak ga dana chahe to unhean pooje, ek chhappar uthane ke lie das rupaye zamiandar ko najarana de to do rupaye muanshi ji ko zaroor hi dene hoange. kariande ko ghi-doodh muft khilave, kahian-kahian to gehooan-chaval tak muft hajam kar jate haian. zamiandar to kisanoan ko choosate hi haian, kariande bhi kam nahian choosate. zamiandar tin pav ke bhav mean rupaye ka ser bhar ghi le to muanshi ji ko apane ghar apane sale-bahanoiyoan ke lie atharah chhataank chahie hi. tanik-tanik si bat ke lie daan d aur jurmana dete-dete kisanoan ke nak mean dam ho jata hai. ap janate haian isi se aur kahian ki 30 ru. ki naukari chho d kar bhi jamiandaroan ki kariandagiri log 8 ru., 10 ru. mean svikar kar lete haian, kyoanki 8 ru., 10 ru. ka karianda sal mean 800 ru., 1000 ru. oopar se kamata hai. khed to yah hai ki zamiandar logoan mean shiksha ki unnati ke sath-sath shahar mean rahane ki pratha dinoandin badhati ja rahi hai. maloom nahian age chal kar in becharoan ki kya gati hogi ?

sharma ji ko baboolal ki batean vicharapoorn maloom hueean ! par vah sushikshit manushy the. kisi bat ko chahe vah kitani hi yatharth kyoan n ho, bina tark ke grahan nahian kar sakate the. baboolal ko vah samany buddhi ka adami samajhate aye the. is bhav mean ekaek parivartan ho jana asambhav tha. itana hi nahian, in batoan ka ulta prabhav yah hua ki vah baboolal se chidh gaye. unhean aisa pratit hua ki baboolal apane suprabandh ke abhiman mean mujhe tuchchh samajhata hai, mujhe jnan sikhane ki cheshta karata hai. jo sadaiv doosaroan ko sadjnan sikhane aur samman dikhane ka prayatn karata ho vah baboolal jaise adami ke samane kaise sir jhukata ? atev jab yahaan se chale to sharma ji ki tark-shakti baboolal ki batoan ki alochana kar rahi thi. maian gaanv mean kyoankar rahooan ! kya jivan ki sari abhilashaoan par pani pher dooan ? ganvaroan ke sath baithe-baithe gappean l daya karooan ! gh di-adh-gh di manoranjan ke lie unase batachit karana sambhav hai, par yah mere lie asahy hai ki vah athoan pahar mere sir par savar rahean. mujhe to unmad ho jay. mana ki unaki raksha karana mera kartavy hai, par yah kadapi nahian ho sakata ki unake lie maian apana jivan nasht kar dooan. baboolal ban jane ki kshamata mujhamean nahian hai ki jisase bechare is gaanv ki sima ke bahar nahian ja sakate. mujhe sansar mean bahut kam karana hai, bahut nam karana hai. gramy jivan mere lie pratikool hi nahian balki pranaghatak bhi hai.

yahi sochate hue vah bangale par pahuanche to kya dekhate haian ki kee kaanstebal kamare ke baramade mean lete hue haian. mukhtar sahab sharma ji ko dekhate hi age badh kar bole huzoor ! b de daroga ji, chhote daroga ji ke sath aye haian. maianne unake lie palang kamare mean hi bichhava diye haian. ye log jab idhar a jate haian to thahara karate haian. dehat mean inake yogy sthan aur kahaan hai ? ab maian inase kaise kahata ki kamara khali nahian hai. huzoor ka palang oopar bichha diya hai.

sharma ji apane any desh-hitachiantak bhaiyoan ki bhaanti pulis ke ghor virodhi the. pulisavaloan ke atyacharoan ke karan unhean b di ghrina ki drishti se dekhate the. unaka siddhaant tha ki yadi pulis ka adami pyas se bhi mar jay to use pani n dena chahie. apane kariande se yah samachar sunate hi unake sharir mean ag-si lag gayi. kariande ki or lal aankhoan se dekha aur lapak kar kamare ki or chale ki beeemanoan ka boriya-bandhana utha kar pheank dooan. vah ! mera ghar n hua koee hotal hua ! a kar dat gaye. tevar badale hue baramade mean ja pahuanche ki itane mean chhote daroga baboo kokila sianh ne kamare se nikal kar palagan kiya aur hath badha kar bole achchhi sait se chala tha ki apake darshan ho gaye. ap mujhe bhool to n gaye hoange ?

yah mahashay do sal pahale ‘soshal sarvis lig’ ke utsahi sadasy the. iantaramidiyet phel ho jane ke bad pulis mean dakhil ho gaye the. sharma ji ne unhean dekhate hi pahachan liya. krodh shaant ho gaya. muskarane ki cheshta karake bole bhoolana b de adamiyoan ka kam hai. maianne to apako door hi se pahachan liya tha. kahie, isi thane mean haian kya ? kokila sianh bole ji haan, ajakal yahian hooan. aie, apako daroga ji se introdyoos (parichay) kara dooan.

bhitar aramakurasi par lete daroga julphikar ali khaan huqqa pi rahe the. b de diladaul ke manushy the. chehare se rob tapakata tha. sharma ji ko dekhate hi uthakar hath milaya aur bole janab se niyaz hasil karane ka shauq muddat se tha. aj khushanasib mauqa bhi mil gaya. is mudakhilat beja ko muaf pharamaiega.

sharma ji ko aj maloom hua ki pulisavaloan ko ashisht kahana anyay hai. hath mila kar bole yah ap kya pharamate haian, yah apaka ghar hai.

par isake sath hi pulis par akshep karane ka aisa achchha avasar hath se nahian jane dena chahate the. kokila sianh se bole apane to pichhale sal kalej chho da hai. lekin apane naukari bhi ki to pulis ki !

b de daroga ji yah lalakar sunakar sanbhal baithe aur bole kyoan janab ! kya pulis hi sare muhakamoan se gaya-gujara hai ? aisa kaun-sa sega hai jahaan rishvat ka bazar garm nahian. agar ap aise ek bhi sega ka nam bata dijie to maian taumr apaki gulami karooan. mulazamat karake rishvat lena muhal hai. tamil ke sege ko belaus kaha jata hai, magar mujhako isaka khoob tajaraba ho chuka hai. ab maian kisi rastabaji ke dave ko tasalim nahian kar sakata. aur doosare segoan ki nisbat to maian nahian kah sakata, magar pulis mean jo rishvat nahian leta use maian ahamak samajhata hooan. maianne do-ek dayanatadar sab-inspektar dekhe haian, par unhean hamesha tabah dekha. kabhi matooi, kabhi muattal, kabhi barakhast ! chaukidar aur kaanstebal bechare tho di aukat ke adami haian, inaka gujara kyoankar ho ? vahi hamare hath-paanv haian, unhian par hamari nekanami ka daramadar hai. jab vah khud bhookhoan mareange tab hamari madad kareange ! jo log hath badha kar lete haian, khud khate haian, doosaroan ko khilate haian, aphasaroan ko khush rakhate haian, unaka shumar karagujar, nekanam adamiyoan mean hota hai. maianne to yahi apana vasool bana rakha hai aur khuda ka shukr hai ki aphasar aur matahat sabhi khush haian.

sharma ji ne kaha- isi vajah se to maianne thakur sahab se kaha tha ki ap kyoan is sege mean aye ?

julphikar ali khaan garam ho kar bole- aye to muhakame par koee ehasan nahian kiya. kisi doosare sege mean hote to abhi tak thokarean khate hote, nahian to gho de par savar nausha bane ghoomate haian. maian to bat sachchi kahata hooan, chahe kisi ko achchhi lage ya buri. inase poochhie, haram ki kamaee akele aj tak kisi ko hajam huee hai ? yah naye log jo ate haian unaki yah adat hoti hai ki jo kuchh mile akele hi hajam kar lean. chupake-chupake lete haian aur thane ke ahalakar muanh takate rah jate haian ! duniya ki nigah mean eemanadar banana chahate haian, par khuda se nahian darate. abe, jab ham khuda hi se nahian darate to adamiyoan ka kya khauph ? eemanadar banana ho to dil se bano. sachaee ka svaang kyoan bharate ho ? yah hajarat chhoti-chhoti rakamoan par girate haian. mare garoor ke kisi adami se ray to lete nahian. jahaan asani se sau rupaye mil sakate haian vahaan paanch rupaye mean bulabul ho jate haian ! kahian doodhavale ke dam mar liye, kahian hajjam ke paise daba liye, kahian baniye se nirkh ke lie jhag d baithe. yah aphasari nahian luchchapan hai; gunah belajjat, fayada to kuchh nahian; badanami muft. maian b de-b de shikaroan par nigah rakhata hooan. yah piddi aur bater matahatoan ke lie chho d deta hooan. halaph se kahata hooan, garaj buri shay hai. rishvat denevaloan se zyada ahamak aandhe adami duniya mean n hoange. aise kitane hi ulloo ate haian jo mahaj yah chahate haian ki maian usake kisi pattidar ya dushman ko do-char khoti-khari suna dooan, kee aise beeeman zamiandar ate haian jo yah chahate haian ki vah asamiyoan par julm karate rahean aur pulis dakhal n de ! itane hi ke lie vah saik doan rupaye meri najar karate haian aur khushamad ghaloo mean. aise akl ke dushmanoan par raham karana himakat hai. zile mean mere is ilake ko sone ki khan kahate haian. is par sabake daant rahate haian. roj ek n ek shikar milata rahata hai. zamiandar nire jahil, lanth, jara-jara si bat par faujadariyaan kar baithate haian. maian to khuda se dua karata rahata hooan ki yah hamesha isi jahalat ke gadhe mean p de rahean. sunata hooan, koee sahab am talim ka saval pesh kar rahe haian, us bhalemanus ko n jane kya dhun hai. shukr hai ki hamari ali phaham sarakar ne namanjoor kar diya. bas, is sare ilake mean ek yahi ap ka pattidar alabatta samajhadar adami hai. usake yahaan meri ya aur kisi ki dal nahian galati aur lutph yah ki koee usase nakhush nahian ! bas mithi-mithi batoan se man bhar deta hai. apane asamiyoan ke lie jan dene ko hajir, aur halaph se kahata hooan ki agar maian zamiandar hota to isi shakhs ka tarika akhtiyar karata. zamiandar ka pharj hai ki apane asamiyoan ko julm se bachaye. un par shikariyoan ka var n hone de. bechare garib kisanoan ki jan ke to sabhi grahak hote haian aur halaph se kahata hooan, unaki kamaee unake kam nahian ati ! unaki mehanat ka maja ham lootate haian. yoan to zaroorat se majaboor ho kar inasan kya nahian kar sakata, par hak yah hai ki in becharoan ki halat vakee raham ke kabil hai aur jo shakhs unake lie sinasipar ho sake usake qadam choomane chahie. magar mere lie to vahi adami sabase achchha hai jo shikar mean meri madad kare.

sharma ji ne is bakavad ko b de dhyan se suna. vah rasik manushy the. isaki marmikata par mugdh ho gaye. sahridayata aur kathorata ke aise vichitr mishran se unhean manushyoan ke manobhavoan ka ek kautoohalajanak parichay prapt hua. aisi vaktrita ka uttar dene ki koshish karana vyarth tha. bole- kya koee tahakikat hai, ya mahaj gasht ?

daroga ji bole- ji nahian, mahaj gasht. ajakal kisanoan ke phasal ke din haian. yahi jamana hamari phasal ka bhi hai. sher ko bhi to maand mean baithe-baithe shikar nahian milata. jangal mean ghoomata hai. ham bhi shikar ki talash mean haian. kisi par khuphiyapharoshi ka ilajam lagaya, kisi ko chori ka mal kharidane ke lie pak da, kisi ko hamalaharam ka jhag da utha kar phaansa. agar hamare nasib se daka p d gaya to hamari paanchoan aanguliyaan ghi mean samajhie. dakoo to noch-khasot kar bhagate haian. asali daka hamara p data hai. as-pas ke gaanv mean jha dee pher dete haian. khuda se shaboroj dua kiya karate haian ki paravaradigar ! kahian se rijak bhej. jhoothe-sachche dake ki khabar ave. agar dekha ki takadir par shakir rahane se kam nahian chalata to tadavir se kam lete haian. jara se ishare ki zaroorat hai, daka p date kya der lagati hai ! ap meri saphagoee par hairan hote hoange. agar maian apane sare hathakande bayan karooan to ap yakin n kareange aur lutph yah ki mera shumar zile ke nihayat hoshiyar, karagujar, dayanatadar sab-inspektaroan mean hai. pharji dake dalavata hooan ! pharji muljim pak data hooan, magar sajaean asali dilavata hooan. shahadatean aisi gadhata hooan ki kaisa hi bairistar ka chacha kyoan n ho, unhean giraphtar nahian kar sakata.

itane mean shahar se sharma ji ki dak a gayi. ve uth kh de hue aur bole- daroga ji, apaki batean b di majedar hoti haian. ab ijajat dijie. dak a gayi hai. jara use dekhana hai.

chaandani rat thi. sharma ji khuli chhat par lete hue ek samachar-patr padhane mean magn the. akasmath kuchh shoragul sun kar niche ki taraph jhaanka to kya dekhate haian ki gaanv ke charoan taraph se kanstebaloan ke sath kisan chale a rahe haian. bahut se adami khalihan ki taraph se b dab date ate the. bich-bich mean sipahiyoan ki daant-phatakar ki avajean bhi kanoan mean ati thian. yah sab adami bangale ke samane sahan mean baithate jate the. kahian-kahian striayoan ka arttanad bhi sunayi deta tha. sharma ji hairan the ki mamala kya hai ? itane mean daroga ji ki bhayankar garaj sunayi p di- ham ek n maneange, sab logoan ko thane chalana hoga.

phir sannata ho gaya. maloom hota tha ki adamiyoan mean kanaphoosi ho rahi hai. bich-bich mean mukhtar sahab aur sipahiyoan ke hriday-vidarak shabd akash mean gooanj uthate. phir aisa jan p da ki kisi par mar p d rahi hai. sharma ji se ab n raha gaya. vah sidhiyoan ke dvar par aye. kamare mean jhaank kar dekha. mej par rupaye gine ja rahe the. daroga ji ne pharmaya, itane b de gaanv mean sirph yahi ?

mukhtar sahab ne uttar diya- abhi ghab daie nahian. abaki mukhiyoan ki khabar li jay. rupayoan ka dher lag jata hai.

yah kah kar mukhtar ne kee kisanoan ko pukara, par koee n bola. tab daroga ji ka gaganabhedi nad sunayi diya- yah log sidhe n maneange, mukhiyoan ko pak d lo. hathak diyaan bhar do. ek-ek ko damul bhijavaooanga.

yah nadirashahi hukm pate hi kanstebaloan ka dal un adamiyoan par toot p da. dhol-si pitane lagi. krandan-dhvani se akash gooanj utha. sharma ji ka rakt khaul raha tha. unhoanne sadaiv nyay aur saty ki seva ki thi. anyay aur nirdayata ka yah karunatmak abhiyan unake lie asahy tha.

achanak kisi ne ro kar kaha- dohaee sarakar ki, mukhtar sahab ham logan ko hak nahak maravaye darat haian.

sharma ji krodh se kaanpate hue dham-dham kothe se utar p de, yah dridh sankalp kar liya ki mukhtar sahab ko mare hantaroan ke gira dooan, par janaseva mean manovegoan ko dabane ki b di prabal shakti hoti hai. raste hi mean sanbhal gaye. mukhtar ko bula kar kaha- muanshi ji, apane yah kya gul-gapa da macha rakha hai ?

mukhtar ne uttar diya- huzoor, daroga ji ne inhean ek dake ki tahakikat mean talab kiya hai.

sharma ji bole- ji haan, is tahakikat ka arth maian khoob samajhata hooan. ghante bhar se isaka tamasha dekh raha hooan. tahakikat ho chuki ya kasar baki hai ?

mukhtar ne kaha- huzoor, daroga ji janean, mujhe kya matalab ?

daroga ji b de chatur purush the. mukhtar sahab ki batoan se unhoanne samajha tha ki sharma ji ka svabhav bhi any jamiandaroan ke sadrish hai. isalie vah bekhatake the, par is samay unhean apani bhool jnat huee. sharma ji ke tevar dekhe, netroan se krodhagni ki jvala nikal rahi thi, sharma ji ki shaktishalinata se bhali-bhaanti parichit the. samip a kar bole- apake is mukhtar ne mujhe b da dhokha diya, varana maian halaf se kahata hooan ki yahaan yah ag n lagati. ap mere mitr baboo kokila sianh ke mitr haian aur is nate se maian apako apana murabbi samajhata hooan, par is namaradood badamash ne mujhe b da chakama diya ! maian bhi aisa ahamak tha ki isake chakkar mean a gaya. maian bahut nadim hooan ki himakat ke bais janab ko itani takaliph huee ! maian apase muaphi ka sayal hooan. meri ek dostana iltamash yah hai ki jitani jaldi mumakin ho is shakhs ko barataraph kar dijie. yah apaki riyasat ko tabah kiye dalata hai. ab mujhe bhi ijajat ho ki apane manahoos qadam yahaan se le jaooan. maian halaph se kahata hooan ki mujhe apako muanh dikhate sharm ati hai.

yahaan to yah ghatana ho rahi thi, udhar baboolal apane chaupal mean baithe hue, isake sambandh mean apane kee asamiyoan se batachit kar rahe the. shivadin ne kaha- bhaiya, ap jake daroga ji ko kahe nahian samajhavat hau. ram-ram ! aisan aandher !

baboolal- bhaee, maian doosare ke bich mean bolanevala kaun ? sharma ji to vahian haian. vah ap hi buddhiman haian. jo uchit hoga, kareange. yah aj koee nayi bat tho de hi hai. dekhate to ho ki aye din ek n ek upadrav macha hi rahata hai. mukhtar sahab ka isamean bhala hota hai. sharma ji se maian is vishay mean isalie kuchh nahian kahata ki shayad ve yah samajhean ki maian eershyavash shikayat kar raha hooan.

ramadas ne kaha- sharma ji kotha par haian aur nichoo becharan par mar parat hai. dekha nahian jat hai. jinase murad pay jat haian unaka chho de det haian. moka to jan parat hai ki ee tahakikat-sahakikat sab rupaiyan ke khatir kin jat hai.

baboolal- aur kahe ke lie ki jati hai. daroga ji aise hi shikar dhooandha karate haian, lekin dekh lena sharma ji abaki mukhtar sahab ki zaroor khabar leange. vah aise-vaise adami nahian haian ki yah aandher apani aankhoan se dekhean aur maun dharan kar lean ? haan, yah to batao abaki kitani ookh boyi hai ?

ramadas- ookh boye dher rahe muda dushtan ke mare bachai pavai. too manat nahian bhaiya, par aankhan dekhi bat hai ki karah ke karah ras jar gava aur chhataanko bhar mal n para. n jani as kaun mantar mar det haian.

baboolal- achchha, abaki mere kahane se yah hani utha lo. dekhooan aisa kaun b da siddh hai jo karahi ka ras u da deta hai ? zaroor isamean koee n koee bat hai, is gaanv mean jitane kolhoo zamin mean g de p de haian unase vidit hota hai ki pahale yahaan ookh bahut hoti thi, kintu ab bechari ka muanh bhi mitha nahian hone pata.

shivadin- are bhaiya ! hamare hos mean ee sab kolhoo chalat rahe haian. magh- poos mean rat bhar gaanv mean mela laga rahat raha, par jab se ee nasini vidya phaili hai tab se kooo ka ookh ke nere jaye ka hiyav nahian parat hai.

baboolal- eeshvar chaheange to phir vaisi hi ookh lagegi. abaki maian is mantr ko ulat dooanga. bhaiya yah to batao agar ookh lag jay aur mal p de to tumhari patti mean ek hazar ka gu d ho jayaga ?

harakhoo ne hans kar kaha- bhaiya, kaisi bat kahate ho hazar to paanch bigha mean mil sakat haian. hamare patti mean 25 bigha se kam ookh nahian tha. kuchho n pare to adhaee hazar kahooan nahian gaye haian.

baboolal- tab to asha hai ki koee pachas rupaye bayaee mean mil jayange. yah rupaye gaanv ki saphaee mean kharch hoange.

itane mean ek yuva manushy dau data hua aya aur bola- bhaiya ! oo tahakikat dekhe gil rahalian. daroga ji sabaka daantat marat rahean. devi mukhiya bola mukhtar sahab, hamaka chahe kat daro muda ham ek kau di n debai. thana, kachahari jahaan kaho chalai ke taiyar hee. ee sun ke mukhtar lal huee gayen. char sipahin se kahen ki ehika pakarike khoob maro, tab devi chillay-chillay rove lagal, etane mean sarama ji kothi par se khat-khat utaren aur mukhtar ka lage daante. mukhtar thadhe jhoor hoy gayen. daroga ji dhire se gho da mangavay ke bhagen. manee sarama ji ka asisat chala jat haian.

baboolal- yah to maian pahale hi kahata tha ki sharma ji se yah anyay n dekha jayaga.

itane mean door se ek lalaten ka prakash dikhayi diya. ek adami ke sath sharma ji ate hue dikhayi diye. baboolal ne asamiyoan ko vahaan se hata diya, kurasi rakhava di aur badh kar bole- apane is samay kyoan kasht kiya, mujhako bula liya hota.

sharma ji ne namrata se uttar diya- apako kis muanh se bulata, mere sare adami vahaan pite ja rahe the, unaka gala dabaya ja raha tha aur ap pas n phatake. mujhe apase madad ki asha thi. aj hamare mukhtar ne gaanv mean loot macha di thi. mukhtar ki aur kya kahooan. bechara tho de aukat ka adami hai. khed to yah hai ki apake daroga ji bhi usake sahayak the. kushal yah thi ki maian vahaan maujood tha.

baboolal- bahut lajjit hooan ki is avasar par apaki kuchh seva n kar saka ! par bat yah hai ki mere vahaan jane se mukhtar sahab aur daroga donoan hi aprasann hote. mukhtar mujhase kee bar kah chuke haian ki ap mere bich mean n bola kijie. maian apase kabhi gaanv ki dasha is bhay se n kahata tha ki shayad ap samajhean ki maian eershya ke karan aisa kahata hooan. yahaan yah koee nayi bat nahian hai. aye din aisi hi ghatanaean hoti rahati haian, aur kuchh isi gaanv mean nahian, jis gaanv ko dekhie, yahi dasha hai. in sab apattiyoan ka ekamatr karan yah hai ki dehatoan mean karmaparayan, vidvanh aur nitijn manushyoan ka abhav hai. shahar ke sushikshit zamiandar jinase upakar ki bahut kuchh asha ki jati hai, sara kam kariandoan par chho d dete haian. rahe dehat ke zamiandar so nirakshar bhattachary haian. agar kuchh tho de-bahut padhe bhi haian to achchhi sangati n milane ke karan unamean buddhi ka vikas nahian hai. qanoon ke tho de se daphe sun-suna liye haian, bas usi ki rat lagaya karate haian. maian ap se saty kahata hooan, mujhe jara bhi khabar hoti to maian apako sachet kar diya hota.

sharma ji- khair, yah bala to tali, par maian dekhata hooan ki is dhang se kam n chalega. apane asamiyoan ko aj is vipatti mean dekh kar mujhe b da duahkh hua. mera man bar-bar mujhako in sari durghatanaoan ka uttaradata thaharata hai. jinaki kamaee khata hooan, jinaki badaulat tamatam par savar ho kar rees bana ghoomata hooan, unake kuchh svatv bhi to mujh par haian. mujhe ab apani svarthaandhata spasht dikh p dati hai. maian ap apani hi drishti mean gir gaya hooan. maian sari jati ke uddhar ka bi da uthaye hue hooan, sare bharatavarsh ke lie pran deta phirata hooan, par apane ghar ki khabar hi nahian. jinaki rotiyaan khata hooan unaki taraph se is tarah udasin hooan ! ab is duravastha ko samool nasht karana chahata hooan. is kam mean mujhe apaki sahayata aur sahanubhooti ki zaroorat hai. mujhe apana shishy banaie. maian yachakabhav se apake pas aya hooan. is bhar ko sanbhalane ki shakti mujhamean nahian. meri shiksha ne mujhe kitaboan ka ki da bana kar chho d diya aur man ke modak khana sikhaya. maian manushy nahian, kintu niyamoan ka potha hooan. ap mujhe manushy banaie, maian ab yahian rahooanga, par apako bhi yahian rahana p dega. apaki jo hani hogi usaka bhar mujh par hai. mujhe sarthak jivan ka path padhaie. apase achchha guru mujhe n milega. sambhav hai ki apaka anugami ban kar maian apana kartavy palan karane yogy ho jaooan.

sanbandhit lekh

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