गुप्तधन -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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baboo haridas ka eeantoan ka pajava shahar se mila hua tha. asapas ke dehatoan se saik doan stri-purush, l dake nity ate aur pajave se eeant sir par utha kar oopar kataroan se sajate. ek adami pajave ke pas ek tokari mean kau diyaan lie baitha rahata tha. mazadooroan ko eeantoan ki sankhya ke hisab se kau diyaan baantata. eeantean jitani hi zyada hotian utani hi zyada kau diyaan milatian. is lobh mean bahut se mazadoor boote ke bahar kam karate. vriddhoan aur balakoan ko eeantoan ke bojh se ak de hue dekhana bahut karunajanak drishy tha. kabhi-kabhi baboo haridas svany a kar kau divale ke pas baith jate aur eeantean ladane ko protsahit karate. yah drishy tab aur bhi darun ho jata tha jab eeantoan ki koee asadharan avashyakata a p dati. usamean majoori dooni kar di jati aur majoor log apani samarthy se dooni eeantean le kar chalate. ek-ek pag uthana kathin ho jata. unhean sir se pair tak pasine mean doobe pajave ki rakh chadhaye eeantoan ka ek paha d sir par rakhe, bojh se dabe dekh kar aisa jan p data tha mano lobh ka bhoot unhean zamin par patak kar unake sir par savar ho gaya hai. sabase karun dasha ek chhote l dake ki thi jo sadaiv apani avastha ke l dakoan se dugani eeantean uthata aur sare din avishraant parishram aur dhairy ke sath apane kam mean laga rahata. usake mukh par aisi dinata chhayi rahati thi, usaka sharir itana krish aur durbal tha ki use dekh kar daya a jati thi. aur l dake baniye ki dookan se gu d la kar khate, koee s dak par janevale ikkoan aur havaga diyoan ki bahar dekhata aur koee vyaktigat sangram mean apani jihva aur bahu ke jauhar dikhata, lekin is garib l dake ko apane kam se kam tha. usamean l dakapan ki n chanchalata thi, n shararat, n khila dipan, yahaan tak ki usake oanthoan par kabhi hansi bhi n ati thi. baboo haridas ko usaki dasha par daya ati. kabhi-kabhi kau divale ko ishara karate ki use hisab se adhik kau diyaan de do. kabhi-kabhi ve use kuchh khane ko de dete.

ek din unhoanne us l dake ko bula kar apane pas baithaya aur usake samachar poochhane lage. jnat hua ki usaka ghar pas hi ke gaanv mean hai. ghar mean ek vriddha mata ke siva koee nahian hai aur vah vriddha bhi kisi purane rog se grast rahati hai. ghar ka sara bhar isi l dake ke sir tha. koee use rotiyaan bana kar dene vala bhi n tha. sham ko jata to apane hathoan se rotiyaan banata aur apani maan ko khilata tha. jati ka thakur tha. kisi samay usaka kul dhan-dhany sampann tha. len-den hota tha aur shakkar ka karakhana chalata tha. kuchh zamin bhi thi kintu bhaiyoan ki spardha aur vidvesh ne use itani hinavastha ko pahuancha diya ki ab rotiyoan ke lale the. l dake ka nam maganasianh tha.

haridas ne poochha- gaanvavale tumhari kuchh madad nahian karate?

magan- vah, unaka vash chale to mujhe mar dalean. sab samajhate haian ki mere ghar mean rupaye g de haian.

haridas ne utsukata se poochha- purana gharana hai, kuchh-n-kuchh to hoga hi. tumhari maan ne is vishay mean tumase kuchh nahian kaha ?

magan- babooji nahian, ek paisa bhi nahian. rupaye hote to ammaan itani takaliph kyoan uthatian.

baboo haridas maganasianh se itane prasann hue ki majooroan ki shreni se utha kar apane naukaroan mean rakh liya. use kau diyaan baantane ka kam diya aur pajave mean muanshi ji ko takid kar di ki ise kuchh padhana-likhana sikhaie. anath ke bhagy jag uthe.

maganasianh b da karttavyashil aur chatur l daka tha. use kabhi der n hoti, kabhi naga n hota. tho de hi dinoan mean usane baboo sahab ka vishvas prapt kar liya. likhane-padhane mean bhi kushal ho gaya.

barasat ke din the. pajave mean pani bhara hua tha. karabar band tha. maganasianh tin dinoan se gairahajir tha. haridas ko chianta huee, kya bat hai, kahian bimar to nahian ho gaya, koee durghatana to nahian ho gayi ? kee adamiyoan se poochhatachh ki, par kuchh pata n chala ! chauthe din poochhate-poochhate maganasianh ke ghar pahuanche. ghar kya tha purani samriddhi ka dhvansavashesh matr tha. unaki avaz sunate hi maganasianh bahar nikal aya. haridas ne poochha- kee din se aye kyoan nahian, mata ka kya hal hai ?

maganasianh ne avaruddh kanth se uttar diya- ammaan ajakal bahut bimar hai, kahati hai ab n bachooangi. kee bar apako bulane ke lie mujhase kah chuki hai, par maian sankoch ke mare apake pas n ata tha. ab ap saubhagy se a gaye haian to jara chal kar use dekh lijie. usaki lalasa bhi poori ho jay.

haridas bhitar gaye. sara ghar bhautik nissarata ka parichayak tha. surkhi, kank d, eeantoan ke dher charoan or p de hue the. vinash ka pratyaksh svaroop tha. keval do kothariyaan gujar karane layaq thian. maganasianh ne ek kothari ki or unhean ishare se bataya. haridas bhitar gaye to dekha ki vriddha ek s de hue kath ke tuk de par p di karah rahi hai.

unaki ahat pate hi aankhean kholian aur anuman se pahachan gayi, boli- ap a gaye, b di daya ki. apake darshanoan ki b di abhilasha thi, mere anath balak ke nath ab ap hi haian. jaise apane ab tak usaki raksha ki hai, vah nigah us par sadaiv banaye rakhiega. meri vipitt ke din poore ho gaye. is mitti ko par laga dijiega. ek din ghar mean lakshmi ka vas tha. adin aye to unhoanne bhi aankhe pher lian. purakhoan ne isi din ke lie kuchh thati dharati mata ko sauanp di thi. usaka bijak b de yatn se rakha tha; par bahut dinoan se usaka kahian pata n lagata tha. magan ke pita ne bahut khoja par n pa sake, nahian to hamari dasha itani hin n hoti. aj tin din hue mujhe vah bijak ap hi ap raddi kagajoan mean mil gaya. tab se use chhipa kar rakhe hue hooan, magan bahar hai. mere sirahane jo sandook rakhi hai, usi mean vah bijak hai. usamean sab batean likhi haian. usi se thikane ka bhi pata chalega. avasar mile to use khudava daliega. magan ko de dijiega. yahi kahane ke lie apako bar-bar bulavati thi. apake siva mujhe kisi par vishvas n tha. sansar se dharm uth gaya. kisaki niyat par bharosa kiya jay.

haridas ne bijak ka samachar kisi se n kaha. niyat big d gayi. doodh mean makkhi p d gayi. bijak se jnat hua ki dhan us ghar se 500 dag pashchim ki or ek mandir ke chabootare ke niche hai.

haridas dhan ko bhogana chahate the, par is tarah ki kisi ko kanoan-kan khabar n ho. kam kasht-sadhy tha. nam par dhabba lagane ki prabal ashanka thi jo sansar mean sabase b di yantrana hai. kitani ghor nichata thi. jis anath ki raksha ki, jise bachche ki bhaanti pala, usake sath vishvasaghat ! kee dinoan tak atm-vedana ki pi da sahate rahe. aant mean kutarkoan ne vivek ko parast kar diya. maianne kabhi dharm ka parityag nahian kiya aur n kabhi karooanga. kya koee aisa prani bhi hai jo jivan mean ek bar bhi vichalit n hua ho. yadi hai to vah manushy nahian, devata hai. maian manushy hooan. mujhe devataoan ki pankti mean baithane ka dava nahian hai.

man ko samajhana bachche ko phusalana hai. haridas saanjh ko sair karane ke lie ghar se nikal jate. jab charoan or sannata chha jata to mandir ke chabootare par a baithate aur ek kudali se use khodate. din mean do-ek bar idhar-udhar tak-jhaank karate ki koee chabootare ke pas kh da to nahian hai. rat ki nistabdhata mean unhean akele baithe eeantoan ko hatate hue utana hi bhay hota tha jitana kisi bhrasht vaishnav ko amish bhojan se hota hai.

chabootara lamba-chau da tha. use khodate ek mahina lag gaya aur abhi adhi manzil bhi tay n huee. in dinoan unaki dasha us purush ki-si thi jo koee mantr jaga raha ho. chitt par chanchalata chhayi rahati. aankhoan ki jyoti tivr ho gayi thi. bahut gum-sum rahate, mano dhyan mean hoan. kisi se batachit n karate, agar koee chhe d kar bat karata to jhuanjhala p date. pajave ki or bahut kam jate. vicharashil purush the. atma bar-bar is kutil vyapar se bhagati, nishchay karate ki ab chabootare ki or n jaooanga, par sandhya hote hi un par ek nasha-sa chha jata, buddhi-vivek ka apaharan ho jata. jaise kutta mar kha kar tho di der ke bad tuk de ki lalach mean ja baithata hai, vahi dasha unaki thi. yahaan tak ki doosara mas bhi vyatit hua.

amavas ki rat thi. haridas malin hriday mean baithi huee kalima ki bhaanti chabootare par baithe hue the. aj chabootara khud jayaga. jara der tak aur mehanat karani p degi. koee chianta nahian. ghar mean log chiantit ho rahe hoange. par abhi nishchit hua jata hai ki chabootare ke niche kya hai. patthar ka tahakhana nikal aya to samajh jaooanga ki dhan avashy hoga. tahakhana n mile to maloom ho jayaga ki sab dhokha hi dhokha hai. kahian sachamuch tahakhana n mile to b di dillagi ho. muft mean ulloo banooan. par nahian, kudali khat-khat bol rahi hai. haan, patthar ki chattan hai. unhoanne tatol kar dekha. bhram door ho gaya. chattan thi. tahakhana mil gaya; lekin haridas khushi se uchhale-koode nahian.

aj ve laute to sir mean dard tha. samajhe thakan hai. lekin yah thakan niand se n gayi. rat ko hi unhean zor se bukhar ho gaya. tin din tak jvar mean p de rahe. kisi dava se fayada n hua.

is rugnavastha mean haridas ko bar-bar bhram hota tha kahian yah meri trishna ka dand to nahian hai. ji mean ata tha, maganasianh ko bijak de dooan aur kshama ki yachana karooan; par bhandapho d hone ka bhay muanh band kar deta tha. n jane eesa ke anuyayi apane padariyoan ke sammukh kaise apane jivan bhar ke papoan ki katha sunaya karate the.

haridas ki mrityu ke pichhe yah bijak unake suputr prabhudas ke hath laga. bijak maganasianh ke purakhoan ka likha hua hai, isamean leshamatr bhi sandeh n tha. lekin unhoanne socha pitaji ne kuchh soch kar hi is marg par pag rakha hoga. ve kitane nitiparayan, kitane satyavadi purush the. unaki niyat par kabhi kisi ko sandeh nahian hua. jab unhoanne is achar ko ghrinit nahian samajha to meri kya ginati hai. kahian yah dhan hath a jay to kitane sukh se jivan vyatit ho. shahar ke reesoan ko dikha dooan ki dhan ka sadupayog kyoankar hona chahie. b de-b doan ka sir nicha kar dooan. koee aankhean n mila sake. irada pakka ho gaya.

sham hote hi ve ghar se bahar nikale. vahi samay tha, vahi chaukanni aankhean thian aur vahi tej kudali thi. aisa jnat hota tha mano haridas ki atma is naye bhesh mean apana kam kar rahi hai.

chabootare ka dharatal pahale hi khud chuka tha. ab sangin tahakhana tha, jo doan ko hatana kathin tha. purane jamane ka pakka masala tha; kulha di uchat-uchat kar laut ati thi. kee dinoan mean oopar ki dararean khulian, lekin chattanean zara bhi n hilian. tab vah lohe ki chh d se kam lene lage, lekin kee dinoan tak zor lagane par bhi chattanean n khisakian. sab kuchh apane hi hathoan karana tha. kisi se sahayata n mil sakati thi. yahaan tak ki phir vahi amavasya ki rat ayi ! prabhudas ko zor lagate barah baj gaye aur chattanean bhagyarekhaoan ki bhaanti atal thian.

par, aj is samasya ko hal karana avashyak tha. kahian tahakhane par kisi ki nigah p d jay to mere man ki lalasa man hi mean rah jay.

vah chattan par baith kar sochane lage kya karooan, buddhi kuchh kam nahian karati. sahasa unhean ek yukti soojhi, kyoan n barood se kam looan ? itane adhir ho rahe the ki kal par is kam ko n chho d sake. sidhe bazar ki taraph chale, do mil ka rasta hava ki tarah tay kiya. par vahaan pahuanche to dookanean band ho chuki thian. atishabaj hile karane laga. barood is samay nahian mil sakati. sarakari hukm nahian hai. tum kaun ho ? is vakt barood le kar kya karoge ? n bhaiya; koee varadat ho jay to muft mean bandha-bandha phirooan, tumhean kaun poochhega ?

prabhudas ki shaanti-vritti kabhi itani kathin pariksha mean n p di thi. ve aant tak anunay-vinay hi karate rahe, yahaan tak ki mudraoan ki surili jhankar ne use vashibhoot kar liya. prabhudas yahaan se chale to dharati par paanv n p date the.

rat ke do baje the. prabhudas mandir ke pas pahuanche. chattanoan ki darajoan mean barood rakh palita laga diya aur door bhage. ek kshan mean b de zor ka dhamaka hua. chattan u d gayi. aandhera gar samane tha, mano koee pishach unhean nigal jane ke lie muanh khole hue hai.

prabhat ka samay tha. prabhudas apane kamare mean lete hue the. samane lohe ke sandook mean das hazar purani muharean rakhi huee thian. unaki mata sirahane baithi pankha jhal rahi thian. prabhudas jvar ki jvala se jal rahe the. karavatean badalate the, karahate the, hath-paanv patakate the; par aankhean lohe ke sandook ki or lagi huee thian. isi mean unake jivan ki ashaean band thian.

maganasianh ab pajave ka muanshi tha. isi ghar mean rahata tha. a kar bola pajave chaliega ? ga di taiyar karaooan ?

prabhudas ne usake mukh ki or kshama-yachana ki drishti se dekha aur bole nahian, maian aj n chalooanga, tabiyat achchhi nahian hai. tum bhi mat jao.

maganasianh unaki dasha dekh kar daktar ko bulane chala.

das bajate-bajate prabhudas ka mukh pila p d gaya. aankhean lal ho gayian. mata ne usaki or dekha to shok se vihval ho gayian. baboo haridas ki aantim dasha unaki aankhoan mean phir gayi. jan p data tha, yah usi shok ghatana ki punaravritti hai ! yah devataoan ki manautiyaan mana rahi thian, kiantu prabhudas ki aankhean usi lohe ke sandook ki or lagi huee thian, jis par unhoanne apani atma arpan kar di thi.

unaki stri a kar unake paitane baith gayi aur bilakh-bilakh kar rone lagi. prabhudas ki aankhoan se bhi aansoo bah rahe the, par ve aankhean usi lohe ke sandook ki or nirashapoorn bhav se dekh rahi thian.

daktar ne a kar dekha, dava di aur chala gaya, par dava ka asar ulta hua. prabhudas ke hath-paanv sard ho gaye, mukh nistej ho gaya, hriday ki gati mand p d gayi, par aankhean sandook ki or se n hatian.

muhalle ke log jama ho gaye. pita aur putr ke svabhav aur charitr par tippaniyaan hone lagian. donoan shil aur vinay ke putale the. kisi ko bhool kar bhi k di bat n kahi. prabhudas ka sampoorn sharir thanda ho gaya tha. pran tha to keval aankhoan mean. ve ab bhi usi lohe ke sandook ki or satrishn bhav se dekh rahi thian.

ghar mean koharam macha hua tha. donoan mahilaean pachha dean kha-kha kar girati thian. muhalle ki striyaan unhean samajhati thian. any mitragan aankhoan par roomal jamaye hue the. javani ki maut sansar ka sabase karun, sabase asvabhavik aur bhayankar drishy hai. yah vajraghat hai, vidhata ki nirday lila hai. prabhudas ka sara sharir pranahin ho gaya tha, par aankhean jivit thian. ve ab bhi usi sandook ki or lagi huee thian. jivan ne trishna ka roop dharan kar liya tha. saans nikalati hai, par as nahian nikalati.

itane mean maganasianh a kar kh da ho gaya. prabhudas ki nigah us par p di. aisa jan p da mano unake sharir mean phir rakt ka sanchar hua. aangoan mean sphoorti ke chihn dikhayi diye. ishare se apane muanh ke nikat bulaya, usake kan mean kuchh kaha, ek bar lohe ke sandook ki or ishara kiya aur aankhean ulat gayian, pran nikal gaye.

sanbandhit lekh

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