ग्राम-गीत -जयशंकर प्रसाद

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

sharadh-poornima thi. kamalapur ke nikalate hue karare ko ganga tin or se gherakar doodh ki nadi ke saman bah rahi thi. maian apane mitr thakur jivan sianh ke sath unake sauandh par baitha hua apani ujjval hansi mean mast prakriti ko dekhane mean tanmay ho raha tha. charoan or ka kshitij nakshatroan ke bandanavar-sa chamakane laga tha. dhavalavidhu-bimb ke samip hi ek chhoti-si chamakili tarika bhi akash-path mean bhraman kar rahi thi. vah jaise chandr ko chhoo lena chahati thi; par chhoone nahian pati thi.

maianne jivan se poochha-tum bata sakate ho, vah kaun nakshatr hai?

rohini hogi. -jivan ke anuman karane ke dhang se uttar dene par maian hansana hi chahata tha ki door se sunaee p da-

barajori base ho nayanavaan mean.

us svar-lahari mean unmatt vedana thi. kaleje ko kachotanevali karuna thi. meri hansi sann rah gee. us vedana ko khojane ke lie, ganga ke us par vrikshoan ki shyamalata ko dekhane laga; parantu kuchh n dikhaee p da.

maian chup tha, sahasa phir sunaee p da-

apane baba ki bari dulari,

khelat rahali aanganavaan mean,

barajori base ho.

maian sthir hokar sunane laga, jaise koee bhooli huee sundar kahani. man mean utkantha thi, aur ek kasak bhara kutoohal tha! phir sunaee p da-

ee kul batiyaan kabauan nahian janali,

dekhali kabauan n sapanavaan mean.

barajori base ho-

maian moorkh-sa us gan ka arth-sambandh lagane laga.

aangane mean khelate hue-ee kul batiyaan, vah kaun bat thi? use janane ke lie hriday chanchal balak-sa machal gaya. pratit hone laga, unhian kul ajnat batoan ke rahasy-jal mean machhali-sa man chaandani ke samudr mean chhatapata raha hai.

maianne adhir hokar kaha-thakur! isako bulavaoge?

nahian ji, vah pagali hai.

pagali! kadapi nahian! jo aisa ga sakati hai, vah pagali nahian ho sakati. jivan! use bulao, bahana mat karo.

tum vyarth hath kar rahe ho. -ek dirgh nishvas ko chhipate hue jivan ne kaha.

mera kutoohal aur bhi badha. maianne kaha-hath nahian, l daee bhi karana p de to karooanga. batao, tum kyoan nahian bulane dena chahate ho?

vah isi gaanv ki bhaant ki ladaqi hai. kuchh dinoan se sanak gee hai. rat bhar kabhi-kabhi gati huee ganga ke kinare ghooma karati hai.

to isase kya? use bulao bhi.

nahian, maian use n bulava sakooanga.

achchha, to yahi batao, kyoan n bulavaoge?

vah bat sunakar kya karoge?

sunooanga avashy-thakur! yah n samajhana ki maian tumhari jamiandari mean is samay baitha hooan, isalie dar jaooanga.-maianne hansi se kaha.

jivanasianh ne kaha-to suno-

tum janate ho ki dehatoan mean bhaantoan ka pradhan kam hai, kisi apane thakur ke ghar utsavoan par prashansa ke kavitt sunana. unake ghar ki striyaan gharoan mean gati-bajati haian. nandan bhi isi prakar mere gharane ka ashrit bhaant hai. usaki ladaqi rohini vidhava ho gee-

maianne bich hi mean tok kar kaha-kya nam bataya?

jivan ne kaha-rohini. usi sal usaka dviragaman hone vala tha. nandan lobhi nahian hai. use aur bhaantoan ke sadrish maangane mean bhi sankoch hota hai. yahaan se tho di door par ganga-kinare usaki kutiya hai. vahaan vrikshoan ka achchha jhuramut hai. ek din maian khet dekhakar gho de par a raha tha. k di dhoop thi. maian nandan ke ghar ke pas vrikshoan ki chhaya mean thahar gaya. nandan ne mujhe dekha. kambal bichhakar usane apani jhop di mean mujhe bithaya, maian loo se dara tha. kuchh samay vahian bitane ka nishchay kiya.

jivan ko saphaee dete dekhakar maian hans p da; parantu usaki or dhyan ne dekar jivan ne apani kahani gambhirata se vichchhinn n hone di.

haan to - nandan ne pukara - rohini, ek lota jal le a beti, ye to apane malik haian, inase lajja kaisi? rohini aee. vah usake yauvan ka prabhat tha, parishram karane se usaki ek-ek nas aur maans-peshiyaan jaise gadhi huee hoan. maianne dekha, usaki jhuki huee palakoan se kali barauniyaan chhitara rahi thian aur un barauniyoan se jaise karuna ki adrishy sarasvati kitani hi dharaoan mean bah rahi thi. maian n jane kyoan udvign ho utha. adhik kal tak vahaan n thahar saka. ghar chala aya.

vijaya ka tyauhar tha. ghar mean gana-bajana ho raha tha. maian apani shrimati ke pas ja baitha. unhoanne kaha-sunate ho?

maianne kaha-donoan kanoan se.

shrimati ne kaha-yah rohini bahut achchha gane lagi, aur bhi ek ashchary ki bat hai; yah git banati bhi hai, gati bhi hai. tumhare gaanv ki l dakiyaan to b di gunavati haian. maian ‘hooan’ kahakar uthakar bahar ane laga; dekha to rohini javara liye kh di hai. maianne sir jhuka diya, yav ki patali-patali lambi dhani pattiyaan mere kanoan se ataka di gee, maian use bina kuchh diye bahar chala aya.

pichhe se suna ki is dhrishtata par meri mata ji ne use bahut phatakara; usi din se kot mean usaka ana band hua.

nandan b da du:khi hua. usane bhi ana band kar diya. ek din maianne suna, usi ki saheliyaan usase mere sambandh mean hansi kar rahi thian. vah sahasa atyant uttejit ho uthi aur boli-to isamean tum logoan ka kya? maian marati hooan, pyar karati hooan unhean, to tumhari bala se.

saheliyoan ne kaha-bap re! isaki dhithaee to dekho. vah aur bhi garam hoti gee. yahaan tak un logoan ne rohini ko chhe da ki vah bakane lagi. usi din se usaka bakana band n hua. ab vah gaanv mean pagali samajhi jati hai. use ab lajja sankoch nahian, jab jo ata hai, gati huee ghooma karati hai. sun liya tumane, yahi kahani hai, bhala maian use kaise bulaooan?

jivanasianh apani bat samapt karake chup ho rahe aur maian kalpana se phir vahi gana sunane laga-

barajori base ho nayanavaan mean.

sachamuch yah sangit pas ane laga. ab ki sunaee p da...

muri musukyaee padhay़o kachhu tona,

gari diyo kidhoan manavaan mean,

barajori base ho-

us gramin bhaan d bhasha mean pagali ke hriday ki saral katha thi-marmik vyatha thi. maian tanmay ho raha tha.

jivanasianh n jane kyoan chanchal ho uthe. uthakar tahalane lage. chhat ke niche git sunaee p d raha tha.

khanakar bhari kaanpati huee tan hriday khurachane lagi. maianne kaha-jivan, use bula lao, maian is premayogini ka darshan to kar looan.

sahasa sidhiy़oan par ghamaghamahat sunaee p di, vahi pagali rohini akar jivan ke samane kh di ho gee.

pichhe-pichhe sipahi dau data hua aya. usane kaha-hat pagali.

jivan aur ham chup the. usane ek bar ghoom kar sipahi ki or dekha. sipahi saham gaya. pagali rohini phir ga uthi!

dhith! bisare bisarat nahian

kaise basooan jay banavaan mean,

barajori base ho...

sahasa sipahi ne karkash svar se phir daanta. vah bhayabhiy ho jaisi bhagi, ya pichhe hati mujhe smaran nahian. parantu chhat ke niche ganga ke chandrika-ranjit pravah mean ek chhapaka hua. hatabuddhi jivan dekhate hi rahe. maian oopar anant ki us dau d ko dekhane laga. rohini chandrama ka pichha kar rahi thi aur niche chhapake se uthe hue kitane hi budabudoan mean pratibimbit rohini ki kiranean vilin ho rahi thian.