घीसू -जयशंकर प्रसाद

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

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sandhya ki kalima aur nirjanata mean kisi kuean par nagar ke bahar b di pyari svar-lahari gooanjane lagati. ghisoo ko gane ka chasaka tha, parantu jab koee n sune. vah apani booti apane lie ghoantata aur ap hi pita!

jab usaki rasili tan do-char ko pas bula leti, vah chup ho jata. apani batuee mean sab saman batorane lagata aur chal deta. koee naya kuaan khojata, kuchh din vahaan adda jamata.

sab karane par bhi vah nau baje nandoo baboo ke kamare mean pahuanch hi jata. nandoo baboo ka bhi vahi samay tha, bin lekar baithane ka. ghisoo ko dekhate hi vah kah dete-a gaye, ghisoo!

haan baboo, gaharebajoan ne b di dhool u daee-saphe ka loch ate-ate big d gaya! kahate-kahate vah pray: apane jayapuri gamachhe ko b di mithi aankhoan se dekhata aur nandoo baboo usake kandhe tak bal, chhoti-chhoti dadhi, b di-b di gulabi aankhoan ko sneh se dekhate. ghisoo unaka nity darshan karane vala, unaki bin sunanevala bhakt tha. nandoo baboo use apane dibbe se do khilli pan ki dete hue kahate-lo, ise jama lo! kyoan, tum to ise jama lena hi kahate ho n?

vah vinamr bhav se pan lete hue hans deta-usake svachchh moti-se daant hansane lagate.

ghisoo ki avastha pachis ki hogi. usaki boodhi mata ko mare bhi tin varsh ho gaye the.

nandoo baboo ki bin sunakar vah bazar se kachau di aur doodh leta, ghar jata, apani kothari mean gunagunata hua so rahata.

usaki pooanji thi ek sau rupaye. vah rejagi aur paise ki thaili lekar dashashvamedh par baithata, ek paisa rupaya batta liya karata aur use barah-chaudah ane ki bachat ho jati thi.

govindaram jab booti banakar use bulate, vah asvikar karata. govindaram kahate-b da kanjoos hai. sochata hai, pilana p dega, isi dar se nahian pita.

ghisoo kahata-nahian bhaee, maian sandhya ko keval ek hi bar pita hooan.

govindaram ke ghat par bindo nahane ati, das baje. usaki ujali dhoti mean goraee phooti p dati. kabhi rejagi paise lene ke lie vah ghisoo ke samane akar kh di ho jati, us din ghisoo ko asim anand hota. vah kahati-dekho, ghise paise n dena.

vah bindo! ghise paise tumhare hi lie haian? kyoan?

tum to ghisoo hi ho, phir tumhare paise kyoan n ghise hoange?-kahakar jab vah muskara deti; to ghisoo kahata-bindo! is duniya mean mujhase adhik koee n ghisa; isilie to mere mata-pita ne ghisoo nam rakkha tha.

bindo ki hansi aankhoan mean laut jati. vah ek dabi huee saans lekar dashashvamedh ke tarakari-bazar mean chali jati.

bindo nity rupaya nahian tu dati; isilie ghisoo ko usaki batoan ke sunane ka anand bhi kisi-kisi din n milata. to bhi vah ek nasha tha, jisase kee dinoan ke lie bharapoor tripti ho jati, vah mook manasik vinod tha.

ghisoo nagar ke bahar godhooli ki hari-bhari kshitij-rekha mean usake saundary se rang bharata, gata, gunagunata aur anand leta. ghisoo ki jivan-yatra ka vahi sambal tha, vahi pathey tha.

sandhya ki shoonyata, booti ki gamak, tanoan ki rasili gunnahat aur nandoo baboo ki bin, sab bindo ki aradhana ki samagri thi. ghisoo kalpana ke sukh se sukhi hokar so rahata.

usane kabhi vichar bhi n kiya tha ki bindo kaun hai? kisi tarah se use itana to vishvas ho gaya tha ki vah ek vidhava hai; parantu isase adhik janane ki use jaise avashyakata nahian.

rat ke ath baje the, ghisoo bahari or se laut raha tha. savan ke megh ghire the, phoohi p d rahi thi. ghisoo ga raha tha-‘‘nisi din barasat nain hamare’’

s dak par kich d ki kami n thi. vah dhire-dhire chal raha tha, gata jata tha. sahasa vah ruka. ek jagah s dak mean pani ikattha tha. chhiantoan se bachane ke lie vah thithak kar-kidhar se chalean-sochane laga. pas ke bagiche ke kamare se use sunaee p da-yahi tumhara darshan hai-yahaan is muanhajali ko lekar p de ho. mujhase....

doosari or se kaha gaya-to isamean kya hua! kya tum meri byahi huee ho, jo maian tumhe isaka javab deta phirooan?-is shabd mean bharrahat thi, sharabi ki boli thi.

ghisoo ne suna, bindo kah rahi thi-maian kuchh nahian hooan lekin tumhare sath maianne dharam biga da hai so isilie nahian ki tum mujhe phatakarate phiro. maian isaka gala ghoant dooangi aur-tumhara bhi....badamash....

oho! maian badamash hooan! mera hi khati hai aur mujhase hi... thahar to, dekhooan kisake sath too yahaan aee hai, jisake bharose itana badh-badhaqar batean kar rahi hai! paji...luchchi...bhag, nahian to chhura bhoank dooanga!

chhura bhoankega! mar dal hatyare! maian aj apani aur teri jan dooangi aur looangi-tujhe bhi phaansi par chadhavakar chho dooangi!

ek chillahat aur dhakkam-dhakka ka shabd hua. ghisoo se ab n raha gaya, usane bagal mean daravaze par dhakka diya, khula hua tha, bhitar ghoom-phirakar palak marate-marate ghisoo kamare mean ja pahuancha. bindo giri huee thi aur ek adhe d manushy usaka joo da pak de tha. ghisoo ki gulabi aankhoan se khoon baras raha tha. usane kaha- haian! yah aurat hai...ise...

maranevale ne kaha-tabhi to, isi ke sath yahaan tak aee ho! lo, yah tumhara yar a gaya.

bindo ne ghoomakar dekha-ghisoo! vah ro p di.

adhe d ne kaha-le, chali ja, mauj kar! aj se mujhe apana muanh mat dikhana!

ghisoo ne kaha-bhaee, tum vichitr manushy ho. lo, chala jata hooan. maianne to chhura bhoankane ityadi aur chillane ka shabd suna, idhar chala aya. mujhase tumhare jhag de se kya sambandh!

maian kahaan le jaooanga bhaee! tum jano, tumhara kam jane. lo, maian jata hooan-kahakar ghisoo jane laga.

bindo ne kaha-thaharo!

ghisoo ruk gaya.

bindo chali, ghisoo bhi pichhe-pichhe bagiche ke bahar nikal aya. s dak sunasan thi. donoan chupachap chale. godauliya chaumuhani par akar ghisoo ne poochha-ab to tum apane ghar chali jaogi!

kahaan jaooangi! ab tumhare ghar chalooangi.

ghisoo b de asamanjas mean p da. usane kaha-mere ghar kahaan? nandoo baboo ki ek kothari hai, vahian p da rahata hooan, tumhare vahaan rahane ki jagah kahaan!

bindo ne ro diya. chadar ke chhor se aansoo poanchhati huee, usane kaha-to phir tumako is samay vahaan pahuanchane ki kya p di thi. maian jaisa hota, bhugat leti! tumane vahaan pahuanch kar mera sab chaupat kar diya-maian kahian ki n rahi!

s dak par bijali ke ujale mean roti huee bindo se bat karane mean ghisoo ka dam ghutane laga. usane kaha-to chalo.

doosare din, dopahar ko thaili govindaram ke ghat par rakh kar ghisoo chupachap baitha raha. govindaram ki booti ban rahi thi. unhoanne kaha-ghisoo, aj booti loge?

ghisoo kuchh n bola.

govindaram ne usaka utara hua muanh dekhakar kaha-kya kahean ghisoo! aj tum udas kyoan ho?

kya kahooan bhaee! kahian rahane ki jagah khoj raha hooan-koee chhoti-si kothari mil jati, jisamean saman rakhakar tala laga diya karata.

govindaram ne poochha-jahaan rahate the?

vahaan ab jagah nahian hai. isi madhi mean kyoan nahian rahate! tala laga diya karo, maian to chaubis ghante rahata nahian.

ghisoo ki aankhoan mean kritajnata ke aansoo bhar aye.

govind ne kaha-to utho, aj to booti chhan lo.

ghisoo paise ki dookan lagakar ab bhi baithata hai aur bindo nity ganga nahane ati hai. vah ghisoo ki dookan par kh di hoti hai, use vah char ane paise deta hai. ab donoan hansate nahian, muskarate nahian.

ghisoo ka bahari or jana chhoot gaya hai. govindaram ki doangi par us par ho ata hai, lautate hue bich ganga mean se usaki laharili tan sunaee p dati hai; kintu ghat par ate-jate chup.

bindo nity paisa lene ati. n to kuchh bolati aur n ghisoo kuchh kahata. ghisoo ki b di-b di aankhoan ke charoan or halake gadhe p d gaye the, bindo use sthir drishti se dekhati aur chali jati. din-par-din vah yah bhi dekhati ki paisoan ki dheri kam hoti jati hai. ghisoo ka sharir bhi girata ja raha hai. phir bhi ek shabd nahian, ek bar poochhane ka kam nahian.

govindaram ne ek din poochha-ghisoo, tumhari tan idhar nahian sunaee p di.

usane kaha-tabiyat achchhi nahian hai.

govind ne usaka hath pak dakar kaha-kya tumhean jvar ata hai?

nahian to, yoan hi ajakal bhojan banane mean alas karata hooan, and-band kha leta hooan.

govindaram ne poochha-booti chho d diya, isi se tumhari yah dasha hai.

us samay ghisoo soch raha tha-nandoo baboo ki bin sune bahut din hue, ve kya sochate hoange!

govindaram ke chale jane par ghisoo apani kothari mean let raha. use sachamuch jvar a gaya.

bhishan jvar tha, rat-bhar vah chhatapatata raha. bindo samay par aee, madhi ke chabootare par us din ghisoo ki dookan n thi. vah kh di rahi. phir sahasa usane daravaza dhakel kar bhitar dekha-ghisoo chhatapata raha tha! usane jal pilaya.

ghisoo ne kaha-bindo. kshama karana; maianne tumhean b da du:kh diya. ab maian chala. lo, yah bacha hua paisa! tum jano bhagavanh....kahate-kahate usaki aankhe tang gee. bindoan ki aankhoan se aansoo bahane lage. vah govindaram ko bula laee.

bindo ab bhi bachi huee pooanji se paise ki dookan karati hai. usaka yauvan, roop-rang kuchh nahian raha. bach raha-tho da sa paisa aur b da sa pet-aur paha d-se anevale din!