एक्ट्रेस -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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rangamanch ka parada gir gaya. tara devi ne shakuantala ka part khelakar darshakoan ko mugdh kar diya tha. jis vakt vah shakuantala ke rup mean raja dushyant ke sammukh kh di glani, vedana, aur tiraskar se uttejit bhavoan ko agney shabdoan mean prakat kar rahi thi, darshak-vrind shishtata ke niyamoan ki upeksha karake manch ki or unmattoan ki bh aauanti dau d p de the aur taradevi ka yashogan karane lage the. kitane hi to stej par chadh gaye aur taradevi ke charanoan par gir p de. sara stej phooloan se pat gaya, abhooshanean ki varsha hone lagi. yadi usi kshan menaka ka viman niche a kar use u da n le jata, to kadachit us dhakkam-dhakke mean das-p aauanch adamiyoan ki jan par ban jati. mainejar ne turant akar darshakoan ko gun-grahakata ka dhanyavad diya aur vada bhi kiya ki doosare din phir vahi tamasha hoga. tab logoan ka mohanmad shaant hua. magar ek yuvak us vakt bhi manch par kh da raha. lambe qad ka tha, tejasvi mudra, kundan ka-sa devataoan ka-sa svaroop, gathi huee deh, mukh se ek jyoti-si prasphutit ho rahi thi. koee rajakumar maloom hota tha.

jab sare darshakagan bahar nikal gaye, usane mainejar se poochha—kya taradevi se ek kshan ke lie mil sakata hooan? mainejar ne upeksha ke bhav se kaha—hamare yahaan aisa niyam nahian hai. yuvak ne phir poochha—kya ap mera koee patr usake pas bhej sakate haian? mainejar ne usi upeksha ke bhav se kaha—ji nahian. kshama kijiega. yah hamare niyamoan ke viruddh hai. yuvak ne aur kuchh n kaha, nirash hokar stej ke niche utar p da aur bahar jana hi chahata tha ki mainejar ne poochha—jara thahar jaiye, apaka kard? yuvak ne jeb se kagaz ka ek tuk da nikal kar kuchh likha aur de diya. mainejar ne purje ko u dati huee nigah se dekha—kuanvar nirmalakant chaudhari o. bi. ee.. mainejar ki kathor mudra komal ho gayi. kuanvar nirmalakant—shahar ke sabase b de rees aur tallukedar, sahity ke ujjval ratn, sangit ke siddhahast achary, uchch-koti ke vidvan, ath-das lakh salana ke naphedar, jinake dan se desh ki kitani hi sansthaऍan chalati thian—is samay ek kshudr prarthi ke rup mean kh de the. mainejar apane upeksha-bhav par lajjit ho gaya. vinamr shabdoan mean bola—kshama kijiega, mujhase b da aparadh hua. maian abhi taradevi ke pas huzoor ka kard lie jata hooan.

kuanvar sahab ne usase rukane ka ishara karake kaha—nahian, ab rahane hi dijie, maian kal p aauanch baje aooanga. is vakt taradevi ko kasht hoga. yah unake vishram ka samay hai. mainejar—mujhe vishvas hai ki vah apaki khatir itana kasht saharsh sah leangi, maian ek minat mean ata hooan. kintu kuanvar sahab apana parichay dene ke bad apani aturata par sanyam ka parada dalane ke lie vivash the. mainejar ko sajjanata ka dhanyavad diya. aur kal ane ka vada karake chale gaye.

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tara ek saph-suthare aur saje hue kamare mean mej ke samane kisi vichar mean magn baithi thi. rat ka vah drishy usaki aankhoan ke samane nach raha tha. aise din jivan mean kya bar-bar ate haian? kitane manushy usake darshanoan ke lie vikal ho rahe haian? bas, ek-doosare par phat p date the. kitanoan ko usane pairoan se thukara diya tha—haan, thukara diya tha. magar us samooh mean keval ek divyamoorti avichalit rup se kh di thi. usaki aankhoan mean kitana gambhir anurag tha, kitana dridh sankalp ! aisa jan p data tha manoan donoan netr usake hriday mean chubhe ja rahe hoan. aj phir us purush ke darshan hoange ya nahian, kaun janata hai. lekin yadi aj unake darshan hue, to tara unase ek bar batachit kiye bina n jane degi. yah sochate hue usane aine ki or dekha, kamal ka phool-sa khila tha, kaun kah sakata tha ki vah nav-vikasit pushp taiantis basantoan ki bahar dekh chuka hai. vah kaanti, vah komalata, vah chapalata, vah madhury kisi navayauvana ko lajjit kar sakata tha. tara ek bar phir hriday mean prem dipak jala baithi. aj se bis sal pahale ek bar usako prem ka katu anubhav hua tha. tab se vah ek prakar ka vaidhavy-jivan vyatit karati rahi. kitane premiyoan ne apana hriday usako bheant karana chaha tha; par usane kisi ki or aankh uthakar bhi n dekha tha. use unake prem mean kapat ki gandh ati thi. magar ah! aj usaka sanyam usake hath se nikal gaya. ek bar phir aj use hriday mean usi madhur vedana ka anubhav hua, jo bis sal pahale hua tha. ek purush ka saumy svaroop usaki aankhean mean bas gaya, hriday pat par khianch gaya. use vah kisi tarah bhool n sakati thi. usi purush ko usane motar par jate dekha hota, to kadachit udhar dhyan bhi n karati. par use apane sammukh prem ka upahar hath mean lie dekhakar vah sthir n rah saki. sahasa daee ne akar kaha—baee ji, rat ki sab chizean rakhi huee haian, kahie to laooan? tara ne kaha—nahian, mere pas chizean lane ki jarurat nahian; magar thaharo, kya-kya chizean haian. ‘ek dher ka dher to laga hai baee ji, kahaan tak ginaooan—asharphiy aauan haian, broochej bal ke pin, batan, laket, aangoothiy aauan sabhi to haian. ek chhote-se dibbe mean ek sundar har hai. maianne aj tak vaisa har nahian dekha. sab sandook mean rakh diya hai.’ ‘achchha, vah sandook mere pas la.’ daee ne sandook lakar mej rakh diya. udhar ek l dake ne ek patr lakar tara ko diya. tara ne patr ko utsuk netroan se dekha—kuanvar nirmalakant o. bi. ee.. l dake se poochha—yah patr kisane diya. vah to nahian, jo reshami safa b aauandhe hue the? l dake ne keval itana kaha—mainejar sahab ne diya hai. aur lapaka hua bahar chala gaya. sandook mean sabase pahale dibba najar aya. tara ne use khola to sachche motiyoan ka sundar har tha. dibbe mean ek taraph ek kard bhi tha. tara ne lapak kar use nikal liya aur padha—kuanvar nirmalakant.... kard usake hath se chhoot kar gir p da. vah jhapat kar kurasi se uthi aur b de veg se kee kamaroan aur baramadoan ko par karati mainejar ke samane akar kh di ho gayian. mainejar ne kh de hokar usaka svagat kiya aur bola—maian rat ki saphalata par apako badhaee deta hooan. tara ne kh de-kh de poochha—kuanvar nirmalakaant kya bahar haian? l daka patr de kar bhag gaya. maian usase kuchh poochh n saki. ‘kuanvar sahab ka rukka to rat hi tumhare chale ane ke bad mila tha.’ ‘to apane usi vakt mere pas kyoan n bhej diya?’ mainejar ne dabi jaban se kaha—maianne samajha, tum aram kar rahi hogi, kasht dena uchit n samajha. aur bhaee, saf bat yah hai ki maian dar raha tha, kahian kuanvar sahab ko tumase mila kar tumhean kho n baithooan. agar maian aurat hota, to usi vakt unake pichhe ho leta. aisa devarup purush maianne aj tak nahian dekha. vahi jo reshami safa b aauandhe kh de the tumhare samane. tumane bhi to dekha tha. tara ne mano ardhanidra ki dasha mean kaha—haan, dekha to tha—kya yah phir ayeange? haan, aj p aauanch baje sham ko. b de vidvanh adami haian, aur is shahar ke sabase b de rees.’ ‘aj maian riharsal mean n aooangi.’

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kuanvar sahab a rahe hoange. tara aine ke samane baithi hai aur daee usaka shrriangar kar rahi hai. shrriangar bhi is jamane mean ek vidya hai. pahale paripati ke anusar hi shrriangar kiya jata tha. kaviyoan, chitrakaroan aur rasikoan ne shrriangar ki maryada-si b aauandh di thi. aankhoan ke lie kajal lajami tha, hathoan ke lie meanhadi, paanv ke lie mahavar. ek-ek aang ek-ek abhooshan ke lie nirdisht tha. aj vah paripati nahian rahi. aj pratyek ramani apani suruchi subuddhi aur tulanatmak bhav se shrriangar karati hai. usaka sauandary kis upay se akarshakata ki sima par pahuanch sakata hai, yahi usaka adarsh hota haian tara is kala mean nipun thi. vah pandrah sal se is kampani mean thi aur yah samast jivan usane purushoan ke hriday se khelane hi mean vyatit kiya tha. kis chivatan se, kis muskan se, kis aang daee se, kis tarah keshoan ke bikher dene se diloan ka katleam ho jata hai; is kala mean kaun usase badh kar ho sakata tha! aj usane chun-chun kar ajamaye hue tir tarakas se nikale, aur jab apane astroan se saj kar vah divanakhane mean ayi, to jan p da manoan sansar ka sara madhury usaki balaऍan le raha hai. vah mej ke pas kh di hokar kuanvar sahab ka kard dekh rahi thi, usake kan motar ki avaz ki or lage hue the. vah chahati thi ki kuanvar sahab isi vakt a jaऍan aur use isi andaj se kh de dekhean. isi andaj se vah usake aang pratyangoan ki poorn chhavi dekh sakate the. usane apani shrriangar kala se kal par vijay pa li thi. kaun kah sakata tha ki yah chanchal navayauvan us avastha ko pahuanch chuki hai, jab hriday ko shaanti ki ichchha hoti hai, vah kisi ashram ke lie atur ho uthata hai, aur usaka abhiman namrata ke age sir jhuka deta hai. tara devi ko bahut intajar n karana p da. kuanvar sahab shayad milane ke lie usase bhi utsuk the. das hi minat ke bad unaki motar ki avaz ayi. tara sanbhal gayi. ek kshan mean kuanvar sahab ne kamare mean pravesh kiya. tara shishtachar ke lie hath milana bhi bhool gayi, praudhavastha mean bhi premi ki udvignata aur asavadhani kuchh kam nahian hoti. vah kisi salajja yuvati ki bh aauanti sir jhukae kh di rahi. kuanvar sahab ki nigah ate hi usaki gardan par p di. vah motiyoan ka har, jo unhoanne rat ko bheant kiya tha, chamak raha tha. kuanvar sahab ko itana anand aur kabhi n hua. unhean ek kshan ke lie aisa jan p da manoan usake jivan ki sari abhilasha poori ho gayi. bole—maianne apako aj itane sabere kasht diya, kshama kijiega. yah to apake aram ka samay hoga? tara ne sir se khisakati huee sa di ko sanbhal kar kaha—isase zyada aram aur kya ho sakata ki apake darshan hue. maian is upahar ke lie aur kya apako manoan dhanyavad deti hooan. ab to kabhi-kabhi mulakat hoti rahegi? nirmalakant ne muskarakar kaha—kabhi-kabhi nahian, roj. ap chahe mujhase milana pasand n karean, par ek bar is dayodhi par sir ko jhuka hi jaooanga. tara ne bhi muskara kar uttar diya—usi vakt tak jab tak ki manoranjan ki koee nayi vastu najar n a jae! kyoan? ‘mere lie yah manoranjan ka vishay nahian, ziandagi aur maut ka saval hai. haan, tum ise vinod samajh sakati ho, magar koee pahavah nahian. tumhare manoranjan ke lie mere pran bhi nikal jaeean, to maian apana jivan saphal samajhooanga. doannoan taraph se is priti ko nibhane ke vade hue, phir donoan ne nashta kiya aur kal bhoj ka nyota de kar kuanvar sahab vida hue.

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ek mahina gujar gaya, kuanvar sahab din mean kee-kee bar ate. unhean ek kshan ka viyog bhi asahy tha. kabhi donoan bajare par dariya ki sair karate, kabhi hari-hari ghas par parkoan mean baithe batean karate, kabhi gana-bajana hota, nity naye program banate the. sare shahar mean mashahoor tha ki tarabaee ne kuanvar sahab ko ph aauans liya aur donoan hathoan se sampatti loot rahi hai. par tara ke lie kuanvar sahab ka prem hi ek aisi sampatti thi, jisake samane duniya-bhar ki daulat dey thi. unhean apane samane dekhakar use kisi vastu ki ichchha n hoti thi. magar ek mahine tak is prem ke bazar mean ghoomane par bhi tara ko vah vastu n mili, jisake lie usaki atma lolup ho rahi thi. vah kuanvar sahab se prem ki, apar aur atul prem ki, sachche aur nishkapat prem ki batean roj sunati thi, par usamean ‘vivah’ ka shabd n ane pata tha, mano pyase ko bazar mean pani chho dakar aur sab kuchh milata ho. aise pyase ko pani ke siva aur kis chiz se tripti ho sakati hai? pyas bujhane ke bad, sambhav hai, aur chijoan ki taraph usaki ruchi ho, par pyase ke lie to pani sabase moolyavan padarth hai. vah janati thi ki kuanvar sahab usake ishare par pran tak de deange, lekin vivah ki bat kyoan unaki jaban se nahian milati? kya is vishy ka koee patr likh kar apana ashay kah dena sambhav tha? phir kya vah usako keval vinod ki vastu bana kar rakhana chahate haian? yah apaman usase n saha jaega. kuanvar ke ek ishare par vah ag mean kood sakati thi, par yah apaman usake lie asahy tha. kisi shaukin rees ke sath vah isase kuchh din pahale shayad ek-do mahine rah jati aur use noch-khasot kar apani rah leti. kintu prem ka badala prem hai, kuanvar sahab ke sath vah yah nirlajj jivan n vyatit kar sakati thi. udhar kuanvar sahab ke bhaee band bhi gaphil n the, ve kisi bh aauanti unhean tarabaee ke panje se chhu dana chahate the. kahian kuanvar sahab ka vivah thik kar dena hi ek aisa upay tha, jisase saphal hone ki asha thi aur yahi un logoan ne kiya. unhean yah bhay to n tha ki kuanvar sahab is aiktres se vivah kareange. haan, yah bhay avashy tha ki kahi riyasat ka koee hissa usake nam kar dean, ya usake ane vale bachchoan ko riyasat ka malik bana dean. kuanvar sahab par charoan or se dabav p dane lage. yahaan tak ki yoropiyan adhikariyoan ne bhi unhean vivah kar lene ki salah di. us din sandhya samay kuanvar sahab ne tarabaee ke pas jakar kaha—tara, dekho, tumase ek bat kahata hooan, inakar n karana. tara ka hriday uchhalane laga. boli—kahie, kya bat hai? aisi kaun vastu hai, jise apaki bheant karake maian apane ko dhany samajhooan? bat muanh se nikalane ki der thi. tara ne svikar kar liya aur harshonmad ki dasha mean roti huee kuanvar sahab ke pairoan par gir p di.

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ek kshan ke bad tara ne kaha—maian to nirash ho chali thi. apane badhi lambi pariksha li. kuanvar sahab ne jaban d aauantoan-tale dabaee, mano koee anuchit bat sun li ho! ‘yah bat nahian hai tara! agar mujhe vishvas hota ki tum meri yachana svikar kar logi, to kadachit pahale hi din maianne bhiksha ke lie hath phailaya hota, par maian apane ko tumhare yogy nahian pata tha. tum sadagunoan ki khan ho, aur maian...maian jo kuchh hooan, vah tum janati hi ho. maianne nishchay kar liya tha ki umr bhar tumhari upasana karata rahooanga. shayad kabhi prasann ho kar tum mujhe bina m aauange hi varadan de do. bas, yahi meri abhilasha thi! mujhamean agar koee gun hai, to yahi ki maian tumase prem karata hooan. jab tum sahity ya sangit ya dharm par apane vichar prakat karane lagati ho, to maian dang rah jata hooan aur apani kshudrata par lajjit ho jata hooan. tum mere lie saansarik nahian, svargiy ho. mujhe ashchary yahi hai ki is samay maian mare khushi ke pagal kyoan nahian ho jata.’ kuanvar sahab der tak apane dil ki batean kahate rahe. unaki vani kabhi itani pragalbh n huee thi! tara sir jhukaye sunati thi, par anand ki jagah usake mukh par ek prakar ka kshobh—lajja se mila hua—aankit ho raha tha. yah purush itana saral hriday, itana nishkapat hai? itana vinit, itana udar! sahasa kuanvar sahab ne poochha—to mere bhagy kis kis din uday hoange, tara? daya karake bahut dinoan ke lie n talana. tara ne kuanvar sahab ki saralata se parast hokar chiantit svar mean kaha—kanoon ka kya kijiega? kuanvar sahab ne tatparata se uttar diya—is vishay mean tum nishchant raho tara, maianne vakiloan se poochh liya hai. ek qanoon aisa hai jisake anusar ham aur tum ek prem-sootr mean bandh sakate haian. use sivil-mairij kahate haian. bas, aj hi ke din vah shubh muhoort ayega, kyoan? tara sir jhukaye rahi. bol n saki. ‘maian prat:kal a jaooanga. taiyar rahana.’ tara sir jhukaye rahi. muanh se ek shabd n nikala. kuanvar sahab chale gaye, par tara vahian moorti ki bh aauanti baithi rahi. purushoan ke hriday se kri da karane vali chatur nari kyoan itani vimoodh ho gayi hai!

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vivah ka ek din aur baki hai. tara ko charoan or se badhaiy aauan mil rahi haian. thietar ke sabhi stri-purushoan ne apani samarthy ke anusar use achchhe-achchhe upahar diye haian, kuanvar sahab ne bhi abhooshanoan se saja hua ek siangaradan bheant kiya haian, unake do-char aantarang mitroan ne bh aauanti-bh aauanti ke saugat bheje haian; par tara ke sundar mukh par harsh ki rekha bhi nahian najar ati. vah kshubdh aur udas hai. usake man mean char dinoan se nirantar yahi prashn uth raha hai—kya kuanvar ke sath vishvasaghat karean? jis prem ke devata ne usake lie apane kul-maryada ko tilaanjali de di, apane bandhujanoan se nata to da, jisaka hriday himakan ke saman nishkalank hai, parvat ke saman vishal, usi se kapat kare! nahian, vah itani nichata nahian kar sakati , apane jivan mean usane kitane hi yuvakoan se prem ka abhinay kiya tha, kitane hi prem ke matavaloan ko vah sabj bag dikha chuki thi, par kabhi usake man mean aisi duvidha n huee thi, kabhi usake hriday ne usaka tiraskar n kiya tha. kya isaka karan isake siva kuchh aur tha ki aisa anurag use aur kahian n mila tha. kya vah kuanvar sahab ka jivan sukhi bana sakati hai? haan, avashy. is vishay mean use leshamatr bhi sandeh nahian tha. bhakti ke lie aisi kaun-si vastu hai, jo asadhy ho; par kya vah prakriti ko dhokha de sakati hai. dhalate hue soory mean madhyahn ka-sa prakash ho sakata hai? asambhav. vah sphoorti, vah chapalata, vah vinod, vah saral chhavi, vah tallinata, vah tyag, vah atmavishvas vah kahaan se layegi, jisake sammishran ko yauvan kahate haian? nahian, vah kitana hi chahe, par kuanvar sahab ke jivan ko sukhi nahian bana sakatian boodha bail kabhi javan bachh doan ke sath nahian chal sakata. ah! usane yah naubat hi kyoan ane di? usane kyoan kritrim sadhanoan se, banavati siangar se kuanvar ko dhokhean mean dala? ab itana sab kuchh ho jane par vah kis muanh se kahegi ki maian rangi huee gu diya hooan, jabani mujhase kab ki vida ho chuki, ab keval usaka pad-chihn rah gaya hai. rat ke barah baj gaye the. tara mej ke samane inhian chiantaoan mean magn baithi huee thi. mej par upaharoan ke dher lage hue the; par vah kisi chiz ki or aankh utha kar bhi n dekhati thi. abhi char din pahale vah inhian chijoan par pran deti thi, use hamesha aisi chijoan ki talash rahati thi, jo kal ke chihnoan ko mita sakean, par ab unhian chijoan se use ghrina ho rahi hai. prem saty hai— aur saty aur mithya, donoan ek sath nahian rah sakate. tara ne socha—kyoan n yahaan se kahian bhag jae? kisi aisi jagah chali jae, jahaan koee use janata bhi n ho. kuchh dinoan ke bad jab kuanvar ka vivah ho jae, to vah phir akar unase mile aur yah sara vrittaant unase kah sunae. is samay kuanvar par vajrapat-sa hoga—hay n-jane unaki dasha hogi; par usake lie isake siva aur koee marg nahian hai. ab unake din ro-rokar kateange, lekin use kitana hi du:kh kyoan n ho, vah apane priyatam ke sath chhal nahian kar sakati. usake lie is svargiy prem ki smriti, isaki vedana hi bahut hai. isase adhik usaka adhikar nahian. daee ne akar kaha—baee ji, chalie kuchh tho da-sa bhojan kar lijie ab to barah baj ge. tara ne kaha—nahian, jara bhi bhookh nahian. tum jakar kha lo. daee—dekhie, mujhe bhool n jaiega. maian bhi apake sath chalooangi. tara—achchhe-achchhe kap de banava rakhe haian n? daee—are baee ji, mujhe achchhe kap de lekar kya karana hai? ap apana koee utara de dijiega. daee chali gee. tara ne gh di ki or dekha. sachamuch barah baj ge the. keval chhah ghante aur haian. prat:kal kuanvar sahab use vivah-mandir mean le-jane ke lie a jaeeange. hay! bhagavan, jis padarth se tumane itane dinoan tak use vanchit rakha, vah aj kyoan samane laye? yah bhi tumhari kri da haian tara ne ek saphad sa di pahan li. sare abhooshan utar kar rakh diye. garm pani maujood tha. sabun aur pani se muanh dhoya aur aine ke sammukh ja kar kh di ho gayi—kahaan thi vah chhavi, vah jyoti, jo aankhoan ko lubha leti thi! rup vahi tha, par kraanti kahaan? ab bhi vah yauvan ka sv aauang bhar sakati hai? tara ko ab vahaan ek kshan bhi aur rahana kathin ho gaya. mej par phaile hue abhooshan aur vilas ki samagriy aauan manoan use katane lagi. yah kritrim jivan asahy ho utha, khas ki tatitayoan aur bijali ke pankhoan se saja hua shital bhavan use bhatti ke saman tapane laga. usane socha—kahaan bhag kar jaooan. rel se bhagati hooan, to bhagane na paooangi. sabere hi kuanvar sahab ke adami chhooteange aur charoan taraph meri talash hone lagegi. vah aise raste se jayagi, jidhar kisi ka khyal bhi n jae. tara ka hriday is samay garv se chhalaka p data tha. vah du:khi n thi, nirash n thi. phir kuanvar sahab se milegi, kiantu vah nisvarth sanyog hoga. prem ke banaye hue karttavy marg par chal rahi hai, phir du:kh kyoan ho aur nirash kyoan ho? sahasa use khyal aya—aisa n ho, kuanvar sahab use vahaan n pa kar shek-vihvalata ki dasha mean anarth kar baithean. is kalpana se usake roangate kh de ho gaye. ek kshan ke ke lie usaka man katar ho utha. phir vah mej par ja baithi, aur yah patr likhane lagi— priyatam, mujhe kshama karana. maian apane ko tumhari dasi banane ke yogy nahian pati. tumane mujhe prem ka vah svaroop dikha diya, jisaki is jivan mean maian asha n kar sakati thi. mere lie itana hi bahut hai. maian jab jiooangi, tumhare prem mean magn rahooangi. mujhe aisa jan p d raha hai ki prem ki smriti mean prem ke bhog se kahi adhik madhury aur anand hai. maian phir aooangi, phir tumhare darshan karuangi; lekin usi dashamean jab tum vivah kar loge. yahi mere lautane ki shart hai. mere pranean ke pran, mujhase naraz n hona. ye abhooshan jo tumane mere lie bheje the, apani or se navavadhoo ke lie chho de jati hooan. keval vah motiyoan ko har, jo tumhare prem ka pahala upahar hai, apane sath liye jati hooan. tumase hath jo dakar kahati hooan, meri talash n karana. maian tumhari hooan aur sada tumhari rahooanga...... tumhari, tara

yah patr likhakar tara ne mej par rakh diya, motiyoan ka har gale mean dala aur bahar nikal ayi. thietar hal se sangit ki dhvani a rahi thi. ek kshan ke lie usake pair bandh gaye. pandrah varsho ka purana sambandh aj toot raha tha. sahasa usane mainejar ko ate dekha. usaka kaleja dhak se ho gaya. vah b di teji se lapakakar divar ki a d mean kh di ho gayi. jyoan hi mainejar nikal gaya, vah hate ke bahar ayi aur kuchh door galiyoan mean chalane ke bad usane ganga ka rasta pak da. ganga-tat par sannata chhaya hua tha. das-p aauanch sadhu-bairagi dhooniyoan ke samane lete the. das-p aauanch yatri kambal zamin par bichhaye so rahe the. ganga kisi vishal sarp ki bh aauanti reangati chali jati thi. ek chhoti-si nauka kinare par lagi huee thi. mallaha nauka mean baitha hua tha. tara ne mallaha ko pukara—o m aauanjhi, us par nav le chalega? m aauanjhi ne javab diya—itani rat gaye nav n jaee. magar dooni mazadoori ki bat sunakar use d aauan d uthaya aur nav ko kholata hua bola—sarakar, us par kahaan jaihaian? ‘us par ek g aauanv mean jana hai.’ ‘muda itani rat gaye kaunoan savari-sikari n mili.’ ‘koee harj nahian, tum majhe us par pahuancha do.’ m aauanjhi ne nav khol di. tara us par ja baithi aur nauka mand gati se chalane lagi, manoan jiv svapn-samrajy mean vichar raha ho. isi samay ekadashi ka ch aauand, prithvi se us par, apani ujjval nauka kheta hua nikala aur vyom-sagar ko par karane laga.

sanbandhit lekh

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