चमत्कार -प्रेमचंद

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

bi.e. pas karane ke bad chandraprakash ko ek tayooshan karane ke siva aur kuchh n soojha. usaki mata pahale hi mar chuki thi, isi sal pita ka bhi dehant ho gaya aur prakash jivan ke jo madhur svapn dekha karata tha, ve sab dhool mean mil gaye. pita ooanche ohade par the, unaki koshish se chandraprakash ko koee achchhi jagah milane ki poori asha thi; par ve sab manasoobe dhare rah gaye aur ab gujar-basar ke lie vahi 30) mahine ki tayooshan rah gee. pita ne kuchh sampatti bhi n chho di, ulate vadhoo ka bojh aur sir par lad diya aur stri bhi mili, to padhi-likhi, shaukin, jaban ki tej jise mota khane aur mota pahanane se mar jana kabool tha. chandraprakash ko 30) ki naukari karate sharm to ayi; lekin thakur sahab ne rahane ka sthan dekar usake aansoo poanchh diye. yah makan thakur sahab ke makan se bilakul mila hua tha pakka, havadar, saph-suthara aur zaroori saman se lais. aisa makan 20) se kam par n milata, kam keval do ghante ka. l daka tha to lagabhag unhian ki umr ka; par b da kundajehan, kamachor. abhi navean daraje mean padhata tha. sabase b di bat yah ki thakur aur thakurain donoan prakash ka bahut adar karate the, balki use l daka hi samajhate the. vah naukar nahian, ghar ka adami tha aur ghar ke har ek mamale mean usaki salah li jati thi. thakur sahab aangareji nahian janate the. unaki samajh mean aangarejidaan lauanda bhi unase zyada buddhiman, chatur aur tajarabekar tha. 2 sandhya ka samay tha. prakash ne apane shishy virendr ko padhakar chh di uthayi, to thakurain ne akar kaha, abhi n jao beta, jara mere sath ao, tumase kuchh salah karani hai. prakash ne man mean socha aj kaisi salah hai, virendr ke samane kyoan nahian kaha ? use bhitar le jakar rama devi ne kaha- tumhari kya salah hai, biroo ko byah dooan ? ek bahut achchhe ghar se sandesha aya hai. prakash ne muskarakar kaha- yah to biroo baboo hi se poochhie. 'nahian, maian tumase poochhati hooan.' prakash ne asamanjas mean p dakar kaha- maian is vishay mean kya salah de sakata hooan ? unaka bisavaan sal to hai; lekin yah samajh lijie ki padhana ho chuka. 'to abhi n karooan, yahi salah hai ?' 'jaisa ap uchit samajhean. maianne to donoan batean kah dian.' 'to kar dalooan ? mujhe yahi dar lagata hai ki l daka kahian bahak n jay.' 'mere rahate isaki to ap chinta n karean. haan, ichchha ho, to kar dalie. koee haraj bhi nahian hai.' 'sab taiyariyaan tumhian ko karani p deangi, yah samajh lo.' 'to maian inakar kab karata hooan.' roti ki khair manonavale shikshit yuvakoan mean ek prakar ki duvidha hoti hai, jo unhean apriy saty kahane se rokati hai. prakash mean bhi yahi kamazori thi. bat pakki ho gayi aur vivah ka saman hone laga. thakur sahab un manushyoan mean the, jinhean apane oopar vishvas nahian hota. unaki nigah mean prakash ki digri, unake sath sal ke anubhav se kahian moolyavanh thi. vivah ka sara ayojan prakash ke hathoan mean tha. das-barah hazar rupaye kharch karane ka adhikar kuchh kam gaurav ki bat n thi. dekhate-dekhate hi phatehal yuvak zimmedar mainejar ban baitha. kahian kap devala use salam karane aya hai; kahian muhalle ka baniya ghere hue hai; kahian gais aur shamiyanevala khushamad kar raha hai. vah chahata, to do-char sau rupaye b di asani se bana leta, lekin itana nich n tha. phir usake sath kya daga karata, jisane sabakuchh usi par chho d diya tha. par jis din usane paanch hazar ke jevar kharide, us din usaka man chanchal ho utha. ghar akar champa se bola, ham to yahaan rotiyoan ke muhataj haian aur duniya mean aise adami p de hue haian jo hajaroan-lakhoan rupaye ke jevar banava dalate haian. thakur sahab ne aj bahoo ke chadhave ke lie paanch hazar ke jevar kharide. aisi-aisi chizean ki dekhakar aankhean thandi ho jayan. sach kahata hooan, baj chijoan par to aankh nahian thaharati thi. champa eershya-janit virag se boli- ooanh, hamean kya karana hai ? jinhean eeshvar ne diya hai, ve pahanean. yahaan to rokar marane hi ke lie paida hue haian. chandraprakash - inhian logoan ki mauz hai. n kamana, n dhamana. bap-dada chho d gaye haian, maje se khate aur chain karate haian. isi se kahata hooan, eeshvar b da anyayi hai. champa- apana-apana purusharth hai, eeshvar ka kya dosh ? tumhare bap-dada chho d gaye hote, to tum bhi mauj karate. yahaan to rotiyaan chalana mushkil haian, gahane-kap de ko kaun roye. aur n is zindagi mean koee aisi asha hi hai. koee gat ki sa di bhi nahian rahi ki kisi bhale adami ke ghar jaooan, to pahan looan. maian to isi soch mean hooan ki thakurain ke yahaan byah mean kaise jaooangi. sochati hooan, bimar p d jati to jan bachati. yah kahate-kahate champa ki aankhean bhar ayian. prakash ne tasalli di- sa di tumhare lie laooan. ab kya itana bhi n kar sakooanga ? musibat ke ye din kya sada bane raheange ? zinda raha, to ek din tum sir se paanv tak jevaroan se ladi rahogi. champa muskarakar boli- chalo, aisi man ki mithaee maian nahian khati. nibah hota jay, yahi bahut hai. gahanoan ki sadh nahian hai. prakash ne champa ki batean sunakar lajja aur du:kh se sir jhuka liya. champa use itana purusharthahin samajhati hai. 3 rat ko donoan bhojan karake lete, to prakash ne phir gahanoan ki bat chhe di. gahane usaki aankhoan mean base hue the- is shahar mean aise badhiya gahane banate haian, mujhe isaki asha n thi. champa ne kaha- qoee aur bat karo. gahanoan ki bat sunakar ji jalata hai. 'vaisi chizean tum pahano, to rani maloom hone lago.' 'gahanoan se kya sundarata badh jati hai ? to aisi bahut-si auratean dekhi haian, jo gahane pahanakar bhaddi dikhane lagati haian.' 'thakur sahab bhi matalab ke yar haian. yah n hua ki kahate, isamean se koee chiz champa ke lie bhi lete jao.' 'tum bhi kaisi bachchoan ki-si batean karate ho ?' 'isamean bachapane ki kya bat hai ? koee udar adami kabhi itani kripanata n karata.' 'maianne to koee aisa udar adami nahian dekha, jo apani bahoo ke gahane kisi gair ko de de.' 'maian gair nahian hooan. ham donoan ek hi makan mean rahate haian. maian unake l dake ko padhata hooan aur shadi ka sara intazam kar raha hooan. agar sau-do sau ki koee chiz de dete, to vah nishphal n jati. magar dhanavanoan ka hriday dhan ke bhar se dabakar siku d jata hai. unamean udarata ke lie sthan hi nahian rahata.' rat ke barah baj gaye haian, phir bhi prakash ko niand nahian ati. bar-bar hi chamakile gahane aankhoan ke samane a jate haian. kuchh badal ho aye haian aur bar-bar bijali chamak uthati hai. sahasa prakash charapaee se uth kh da hua. use champa ka abhooshanahin aang dekhakar daya ayi. yahi to khane-pahanane ki umr hai aur isi umr mean is bechari ko har ek chiz ke lie tarasana p d raha hai. vah dabe paanv kamare se bahar nikalakar chhat par aya. thakur sahab ki chhat is chhat se mili huee thi. bich mean ek paanch phit ooanchi divar thi. vah divar par chadhakar thakur sahab ki chhat par ahista se utar gaya. ghar mean bilakul sannata tha. usane socha pahale jine se utarakar thakur sahab ke kamare mean chalooan. agar vah jag gaye, to zor se hansooanga aur kahooanga- qaisa charaka diya, ya kah dooanga- mere ghar ki chhat se koee adami idhar ata dikhayi diya, isalie maian bhi usake pichhe-pichhe aya ki dekhooan, yah kya karata hai. agar sandook ki kuanji mil gayi to phir fatah hai. kisi ko mujh par sandeh hi n hoga. sab log naukaroan par sandeh kareange, maian bhi kahooanga- sahab ! naukaroan ki harakat hai, inhean chho dakar aur kaun le ja sakata hai ? maian bedag bach jaooanga ! shadi ke bad koee doosara ghar looanga. phir dhire-dhire ek-ek chiz champa ko dooanga,jisamean use koee sandeh n ho. phir bhi vah jine se utarane laga to usaki chhati dh dak rahi thi. dhoop nikal ayi thi. prakash abhi so raha tha ki champa ne use jagakar kaha- b da gajab ho gaya. rat ko thakur sahab ke ghar mean chori ho gayi. chor gahane ki sandookachi utha le gaya. prakash ne p de-p de poochha- qisi ne pak da nahian chor ko ? 'kisi ko khabar bhi ho ! vah sandookachi le gaya, jisamean byah ke gahane rakhe the. n-jane kaise kuanji u da li aur n-jane kaise use maloom hua ki is sandook mean sandookachi rakhi hai !' 'naukaroan ki karravaee hogi. bahari chor ka yah kam nahian hai.' 'naukar to unake tinoan purane haian.' 'niyat badalate kya der lagati hai ! aj mauqa dekha, utha le gaye !' 'tum jakar jara un logoan ko tasalli to do. thakurain bechari ro rahi thian. tumhara nam le-lekar kahati thian ki bechara mahinoan in gahanoan ke lie dau da, ek-ek chiz apane samane janchavayi aur chor dadhijaroan ne usaki sari mehanat par pani pher diya.' prakash chatapat uth baitha aur ghab data hua-sa jakar thakurain se bola- yah to b da anarth ho gaya mataji, mujhase to abhi-abhi champa ne kaha. thakur sahab sir par hath rakhe baithe hue the. bole- qahian seandh nahian, koee tala nahian toota, kisi daravaze ki chool nahian utari. samajh mean nahian ata, chor aya kidhar se ! thakurain ne rokar kaha- maian to lut gayi bhaiya, byah sir par kh da hai, kaise kya hoga, bhagavanh ! tumane dau d-dhoop ki thi, tab kahian jake chizean ayi thian. n-jane kis manahoos sayat se lagn ayi thi. prakash ne thakur sahab ke kan mean kaha- mujhe to kisi naukar ki shararat maloom hoti hai. thakurain ne virodh kiya- are nahian bhaiya, naukaroan mean aisa koee nahian. das-das hazar rupaye yoan hi oopar rakhe rahate the, kabhi ek paee bhi nahian gayi. thakur sahab ne nak siko dakar kaha- tum kya jano, adami ka man kitana jald badal jaya karata hai. jisane ab tak chori nahian ki, vah kabhi chori n karega, yah koee nahian kah sakata. maian pulis mean riport karooanga aur ek-ek naukar ki talashi karaooanga. kahian mal u da diya hoga. jab pulis ke joote p deange to ap hi kabooleange. prakash ne pulis ka ghar mean ana khataranak samajha. kahian unhian ke ghar mean talashi le, to anarth hi ho jay. bole- pulis mean riport karana aur tahakikat karana vyarth hai. pulis mal to n baramad kar sakegi. haan, naukaroan ko mar-pit bhale hi legi. kuchh najar bhi use chahie, nahian to koee doosara hi svaang kh da kar degi. meri to salah hai ki ek-ek naukar ko ekant mean bulakar poochha jay. thakur sahab ne muanh banakar kaha- tum bhi kya bachchoan ki-si bat karate ho, prakash baboo ! bhala chori karane vala apane ap kaboolega? tum marapit bhi to nahian karate. haan, pulis mean riport karana mujhe bhi phajool maloom hota hai. mal baramad hone se raha, ulate mahinoan ki pareshani ho jayegi. prakash – lekin kuchh-n-kuchh to karana hi p dega. thakur – qoee labh nahian. haan, agar koee khuphiya pulis ho, jo chupake-chupake pata lagave, to alabatta mal nikal aye; lekin yahaan aisi pulis kahaan ? takadir thoankakar baith raho aur kya.‘ prakash – ‘ap baith rahie; lekin maian baithane vala nahian. maian inhian naukaroan ke samane chor ka nam nikalavaooanga ! thakurain – naukaroan par mujhe poora vishvas hai. kisi ka nam nikal bhi aye, to mujhe sandeh hi rahega. kisi bahar ke adami ka kam hai. chahe jidhar se aya ho; par chor aya bahar se. tumhare kothe se bhi to a sakata hai! thakur- haan, jara apane kothe par to dekho, shayad kuchh nishan mile. kal daravaza to khula nahian rah gaya ? prakash ka dil dh dakane laga. bola- maian to das baje dvar band kar leta hooan. haan, koee pahale se mauqa pakar kothe par chala gaya ho aur vahaan chhipa baitha raha ho, to bat doosari hai. tinoan adami chhat par gaye to bich ki muan der par kisi ke paanv ki rag d ke nishan dikhaee diye. jahaan par prakash ka paanv p da tha vahaan ka choona lag jane ke karan chhat par paanv ka nishan p d gaya tha. prakash ki chhat par jakar muan der ki doosari taraph dekha to vaise hi nishan vahaan bhi dikhaee diye. thakur sahab sir jhukaye kh de the, sankoch ke mare kuchh kah n sakate the. prakash ne unake man ki bat khol di- isase to spasht hota hai ki chor mere hi ghar mean se aya. ab to koee sandeh hi nahian raha. thakur sahab ne kaha- haan, maian bhi yahi samajhata hooan; lekin itana pata lag jane se hi kya hua. mal to jana tha, so gaya. ab chalo, aram se baithean ! aj rupaye ki koee fikr karani hogi. prakash – maian aj hi vah ghar chho d dooanga. thakur- kyoan, isamean tumhara koee dosh nahian. prakash – ap kahean; lekin maian samajhata hooan mere sir b da bhari aparadh lag gaya. mera daravaza nau-das baje tak khula hi rahata hai. chor ne rasta dekh liya. sanbhav hai, do-char din mean phir a ghuse. ghar mean akeli ek aurat sare ghar ki nigarani nahian kar sakati. idhar vah to rasoee mean baithi hai, udhar koee adami chupake se oopar chadh jay, to jara bhi ahat nahian mil sakati. maian ghoom-ghamakar kabhi nau baje aya, kabhi das baje. aur shadi ke dinoan mean to der hoti hi rahegi. udhar ka rasta band ho jana chahie. maian to samajhata hooan, is chori ki sari zimmedari mere sir hai. thakurain darian – tum chale jaoge bhaiya, tab to ghar aur pha d khayaga. prakash – quchh bhi ho mataji, mujhe bahut jald ghar chho dana hi p dega. meri gafalat se chori huee, usaka mujhe prayashchitt karana hi p dega. prakash chala gaya, to thakur ne stri se kaha- b da layaq adami hai. thakurain – kya bat hai. chor udhar se aya, yahi bat use lag gayi. 'kahian yah chor ko pak d pave, to kachcha kha jay.' 'mar hi dale !' 'dekh lena, kabhi-n-kabhi mal baramad karega.' 'ab is ghar mean kadapi n rahega, kitana hi samajhao.' 'kiraye ke 20) aur de dooanga.' 'ham kiraya kyoan dean ? vah ap hi ghar chho d rahe haian. ham to kuchh kahate nahian.' 'kiraya to dena hi p dega. aise adami ke sath kuchh bal bhi khana p de, to bura nahian lagata.' 'maian to samajhati hooan, vah kiraya leange hi nahian.' 'tis rupaye mean gujar bhi to n hota hoga.' 5 prakash ne usi din vah ghar chho d diya. us ghar mean rahane se jokhim tha. lekin jab tak shadi ki dhoomadham rahi, pray: sare din yahian rahate the. champa se kaha- ek sethaji ke yahaan 50) mahine ka kam aur mil gaya hai; magar vah rupaye maian unhian ke pas jama karata jaooanga. vah amadani keval jevaroan mean kharch hogi. usamean se ek paee bhi ghar ke kharch mean n ane dooanga. champa ph dak uthi. pati-prem ka yah parichay pakar usane apane bhagy ko saraha, devataoan mean usaki shraddha aur bhi badh gayi. ab tak prakash aur champa ke bich mean koee parada n tha. prakash ke pas jo kuchh tha, vah champa ka tha. champa hi ke pas usake bakse, sandook, alamari ki kuanjiyaan rahati thian; magar ab prakash ka ek sandook hamesha band rahata. usaki kuanji kahaan hai, isaka champa ko pata nahian. vah poochhati hai, is sandook mean kya hai, to vah kah dete haian- quchh nahian, purani kitabean mari-mari phirati thian, utha ke sandook mean band kar di haian. champa ko sandeh ka koee karan n tha. ek din champa pati ko pan dene gayi to dekha, vah us sandook ko khole hue dekh rahe haian. use dekhate hi unhoanne sandook jaldi se band kar diya. unaka chehara jaise phak ho gaya. sandeh ka aankur jama; magar pani n pakar sookh gaya. champa kisi aise karan ki kalpana hi n kar saki, jisase sandeh ko ashray milata. lekin paanch hazar ki sampatti ko is tarah chho d dena ki usaka dhyan hi n ave, prakash ke lie asambhav tha. vah kahian bahar se ata to ek bar sandook avashy kholata. ek din p dos mean chori ho gayi. us din se prakash apane kamare hi mean sone laga. asadh ke din the. umas ke mare dam ghutata tha. oopar ek saph-suthara baramada tha, jo barasat mean sone ke lie hi shayad banaya gaya tha. champa ne kee bar oopar sone ke lie kaha,par prakash ne n mana. akela ghar kaise chho d de ? champa ne kaha- chori aisoan ke yahaan nahian hoti. chor ghar mean kuchh dekhakar hi jan khatare mean dalata hai. yahaan kya rakha hai ? prakash ne kruddh hokar kaha- quchh nahian hai, baratan-bhaan de to haian hi. garib ke lie apani haan di hi bahut hai. ek din champa ne kamare mean jha doo lagayi to sandook ko khisakakar doosari taraph rakh diya. prakash ne sandook ka sthan badala hua paya to sashank hokar bola- sandook tumane hataya ? yah poochhane ki koee bat n thi. jha doo lagate vakt pray: chizean idhar-udhar khisak hi jati haian. boli- maian kyoan hatane lagi? 'phir kisane hataya ?' 'maian nahian janati.' 'ghar mean tum rahati ho, janega kaun ?' 'achchha, agar maianne hi hata diya, to isamean poochhane ki kya bat hai ?' 'kuchh nahian, yoan hi poochhata tha.' magar jab tak sandook kholakar sab chizean dekh n le, prakash ko chain kahaan ? champa jyoan hi bhojan pakane lagi, usane sandook khola aur abhooshanoan ko dekhane laga. aj champa ne pakau diyaan banayi thian. pakau diyaan garam-garam hi maja deti haian. prakash ko pakau diyaan pasand bhi thian. usane tho di-si pakau diyaan ek tashtari mean rakhian aur prakash ko dene gayi. prakash ne usako dekhate hi sandook dhamake se band kar diya aur tala lagakar use bahalane ke irade se bola, ‘tashtari mean kya layian ? achchha, pakau diyaan haian !’ aj champa ko sandeh ho gaya. sandook mean kya hai, yah dekhane ki utsukata huee. prakash usaki kuanji kahian chhipakar rakhata tha. champa kisi tarah vah kuanji u da dene ki chal sochane lagi. ek din ek bisati kuanjiyoan ka guchchha bechane a nikala. champa ne us tale ki kuanji le li aur sandook khol dali. are ! ye to abhooshan haian. usane ek-ek abhooshan ko nikalakar dekha. ye gahane kahaan se aye ! mujhase kabhi inaki charcha nahian ki. sahasa usake man mean bhav utha qahian ye thakur sahab ke gahane to nahian haian. chizean vahi thian, jinaka vah bakhan karate rahate the. use ab koee sandeh n raha; lekin itana ghor patan ! lajja aur khed se usaka sir jhuk gaya. usane turant sandook band kar diya aur charapaee par letakar sochane lagi. inaki itani himmat p di kaise ? yah durbhavana inake man mean ayi hi kyoan ? maianne to kabhi abhooshanoan ke lie agrah nahian kiya. agar agrah bhi karati, to kya usaka ashay yah hota ki vah chori karake lavean ? chori abhooshanoan ke lie ! inaka man kyoan itana durbal ho gaya ? usake ji mean aya, in gahanoan ko utha le aur thakurain ke charanoan par dal de . unase kahe – ‘yah mat poochhie, ye gahane mere pas kaise aye. apaki chiz apake pas a gayi, isi se santosh kar lijie.‘ lekin parinam kitana bhayankar hoga ! 6 us din se champa kuchh udas rahane lagi. prakash se use vah prem n raha, n vah samman-bhav. bat-bat par takarar hoti. abhav mean jo paraspar sadh‌bhav tha, vah gayab ho gaya. tab ek doosare se dil ki bat kahata tha, bhavishy ke manasoobe baandhe jate the, apas mean sahanubhooti thi. ab donoan hi dilagir rahate. kee-kee dinoan tak apas mean ek bat bhi n hoti. kee mahine gujar gaye. shahar ke ek baiank mean asistent mainejar ki jagah khali huee. prakash ne arthashastr padha tha; lekin shart yah thi ki nakad das hazar ki jamanat dakhil ki jay. itani b di rakam kahaan se ave. prakash t dap-t dapakar rah jata tha. ek din thakur sahab se is vishay mean bat chal p di. thakur sahab ne kaha- tum kyoan nahian darakhvast bhejate ? prakash ne sir jhukakar kaha, das hazar ki nakad jamanat maangate haian. mere pas rupaye kahaan rakhe haian ! 'aji, tum darakhvast to do. agar sari batean tay ho jayॅ, to jamanat bhi de di jayagi. isaki chinta n karo.' prakash ne stambhit hokar kaha- ap jamanat de deange ? 'haan-haan, yah kaun-si b di bat hai.' prakash ghar chala to bahut ranjida tha ! usako yah jagah ab avashy milegi; lekin phir bhi vah prasann nahian hai. thakur sahab ki saralata, unaka us par itana atal vishvas, use ahat kar raha hai. unaki sharaphat usake kaminepan ko kuchale dalati hai. usane ghar akar champa ko yah khushakhabari sunayi. champa ne sunakar muanh pher liya. ek kshan ke bad boli, ‘thakur sahab se tumane kyoan jamanat dilavayi ? prakash ne chidhakar kaha, ‘fir aur kisase dilavata ?’ 'yahi n hota ki jagah n milati. rotiyaan to mil hi jatian. rupaye-paise ki bat hai. kahian bhool-chook ho jay, to tumhare sath unake rupaye bhi jayॅ ?' 'yah tum kaise samajhati ho ki bhool-chook hogi ? kya maian ana di hooan ?' champa ne virakt man se kaha, ‘adami ki niyat bhi to hamesha ek-si nahian rahati !’ prakash thak-se rah gaya. usane champa ko chubhati huee aankhoan se dekha; par champa ne muanh pher liya tha. vah usake bhavoan ke vishay mean kuchh nishchay n kar saka, lekin aisi khushakhabari sunakar bhi champa ka udasin rahana use vikal karane laga. usake man mean prashn utha is vaky mean kahian akshep to nahian chhipa hua hai. champa ne sandook kholakar dekh to nahian liya ? is prashn ka uttar pane ke lie is samay vah apani ek aankh bhi bheant kar sakata tha. bhojan karate samay prakash ne champa se poochha- tumane kya sochakar kaha tha ki adami ki niyat to hamesha ek-si nahian rahati ? jaise yah usake jivan ya mrityu ka prashn ho. champa ne sankat mean p dakar kaha- quchh nahian, maianne duniya ki bat kahi thi.  prakash ko santosh n hua. 'kya jitane adami baiankoan mean naukar haian, unaki niyat badalati rahati hai ?' vah bola. champa ne gala chhu dana chaha- tum jaban pak date ho. thakur sahab ke yahaan is shadi hi mean tum apani niyat thik nahian rakh sake. sau-do sau rupaye ki chizean ghar rakh hi lian. prakash ke dil se bojh utar gaya. muskarakar bola- achchha, tumhara sanket us taraph tha, lekin maianne kamishan ke siva unaki ek paee bhi nahian chhuee. aur kamishan lena to koee pap nahian ! b de-b de hukkam khule-khazane kamishan liya karate haian. champa ne tiraskar ke bhav se kaha- zo adami apane oopar itana vishvas rakhe, usaki aankh bachakar ek paee bhi lena maian pap samajhati hooan. tumhari sajjanata to maian jab janati ki tum kamishan ke rupaye le jakar unake havale kar dete. in chh: mahinoan mean unhoanne tumhare sath kya-kya salook kiye, kuchh yad hai ? makan tumane khud chho da; lekin vah 20) mahine dete jate haian. ilake se koee saugat ati hai, to tumhare yahaan zaroor bhejate haian. tumhare pas gh di n thi, apani gh di tumhean de di. tumhari mahari jab naga karati hai, khabar pate hi apana naukar bhej dete haian. meri bimari hi mean daktar sahab ki phis unhoanne di, aur din mean do bar hal-chal bhi poochhane aya karate the. yah jamanat hi kya chhoti bat hai ? apane sambandhiyoan tak ki jamanat to jaldi koee karata hi nahian, tumhari jamanat ke lie das hazar rupaye nakad nikal kar de diye. ise tum chhoti bat samajhate ho ? aj tumase koee bhool-chook ho jay, to unake rupaye to jabt ho hi jayeange ! jo adami apane oopar itani daya rakhe, usake lie hamean bhi pran dene ko taiyar rahana chahie. prakash bhojan karake leta; to usaki atma use dhikkar rahi thi. dukhate hue pho de mean kitana mavad bhara hua hai, yah us vakt maloom hota hai, jab nashtar lagaya jata hai. man ka vikar us vakt maloom hota hai, jab koee use hamare samane kholakar rakh deta hai. kisi samajik ya rajanitik anyay ka vyangy-chitr dekhakar kyoan hamare man ko chot lagati hai ? isilie ki vah chitr hamari pashuta ko kholakar hamare samane rakh deta hai. vah, jo mano-sagar mean bikhara hua p da tha, jaise kendribhoot hokar vrihadakar ho jata hai. tab hamare muanh se nikal p data hai uphphoh ! champa ke in tiraskar-bhare shabdoan ne prakash ke man mean glani utpann kar di. vah sandook kee guna bhari hokar shila ki bhaanti use dabane laga. man mean phaila hua vikar ek bindu par ekatr hokar tisane laga. 7 kee din bit gaye. prakash ko baiank mean jagah mil gayi. isi utsav mean usake yahaan mehamanoan ki davat hai. thakur sahab, unaki stri, biroo aur usaki naveli bahoo sabhi aye hue haian. champa seva-satkar mean lagi huee hai. bahar do-char mitr ga-baja rahe haian. bhojan karane ke bad thakur sahab chalane ko taiyar hue. prakash ne kaha- aj apako yahian rahana hoga, dada ! maian is vakt n jane dooanga. champa ko usaka yah agrah bura laga. charapaiyaan nahian haian, bichhavan nahian hai aur n kafi jagah hi hai. rat-bhar unhean takaliph dene aur ap takaliph uthane ki koee zaroorat usaki samajh mean n ayi; lekin prakash agrah karata hi raha, yahaan tak ki thakur sahab raji ho gaye. barah baj gaye the. thakur sahab oopar so rahe the. biroo aur prakash bahar baramade mean the. tin striyaan andar kamare mean thian, prakash jag raha tha. biroo ke sirahane usaki kuanjiyoan ka guchchha p da hua tha. prakash ne guchchha utha liya. phir kamara kholakar usamean se gahanoan ki sandookachi nikali aur thakur sahab ke ghar ki taraph chala. kee mahine pahale vah isi bhaanti kanpit hriday ke sath thakur sahab ke ghar mean ghusa tha. usake paanv tab bhi isi tarah tharathara rahe the; lekin tab kaanta chubhane ki vedana thi, aj kaanta nikalane ki. tab jvar ka chadhav tha unmad, tap aur vikalata se bhara hua; ab jvar ka utar tha shant aur shital. tab qadam pichhe hatata tha, aj age badh raha tha. thakur sahab ke ghar pahuanchakar usane dhire se biroo ka kamara khola aur andar jakar thakur sahab ki khat ke niche sandookachi rakh di, phir turant bahar akar dhire se dvar band kiya aur ghar ko laut p da. hanuman sanjivani bootivala dhavalagir uthaye jis garvile anand ka anubhav kar rahe the, kuchh vaisa hi anand prakash ko bhi ho raha tha. gahanoan ko apane ghar le jate samay usake pran sookhe hue the, mano kisi gahari athah khaee mean gira ja raha ho. aj sandookachi ko lautakar use maloom ho raha tha, jaise vah kisi viman par baitha hua akash ki or u da ja raha hai oopar, oopar aur oopar ! vah ghar pahuancha, to biroo soya hua tha. kuanji usane sirahane rakh di. 8 thakur sahab prat:kal chale gaye. prakash sandhya-samay padhane jaya karata tha. aj vah adhir hokar tisare hi pahar ja pahuancha. dekhana chahata tha, vahaan aj kya gul khil rahe haian. virendr ne use dekhate hi khush hokar kaha- bapooji, kal apake yahaan ki davat b di mubarak thi. jo gahane chori gaye the, sab mil gaye. thakur sahab bhi a gaye aur bole, ‘b di mubarak davat thi tumhari ! poora sandook-ka-sandook mil gaya. ek chiz bhi nahian chhuee. jaise keval rakhane hi ke lie le gaya ho.‘ prakash ko in batoan par kaise vishvas aye, jab tak vah apani aankhoan se sandook n dekh le. kahian aisa bhi ho sakata hai ki chori gaya hua mal chh: mahine ke bad mil jay aur jyoan-ka-tyoan ! sandook ko dekhakar usane gambhir bhav se kaha- b de ashchary ki bat hai. meri buddhi to kuchh kam nahian karati. thakur – qisi ki buddhi kam nahian karati bhee, tumhari hi kyoan. biroo ki maan kahati hai, koee daivi ghatana hai. aj mujhe bhi devataoan mean shraddha ho gayi. prakash—agar aankhoan-dekhi bat n hoti, to mujhe to kabhi vishvas hi n ata. thakur— aj isi khushi mean hamare yahaan davat hogi. prakash – apane koee anushthan to nahian karaya tha ? thakur –anushthan to bisoan hi karaye. prakash –bas, to yah anushthan hi ki karamat hai. ghar lautakar prakash ne champa ko yah khabar sunayi; to vah dau dakar usake gale se chipat gee aur n-jane kyoan rone lagi, jaise usaka bichhu da hua pati bahut dinoan ke bad ghar a gaya ho. prakash ne kaha- aj unake yahaan hamari davat hai. 'maian kal ek hazar kॅgaloan ko bhojan karaooangi.' 'tum to saik doan ka kharch batala rahi ho.' 'mujhe itana anand ho raha hai ki lakhoan kharch karane par bhi araman poora n hoga.' prakash ki aankhoan se bhi aansoo nikal aye.

sanbandhit lekh

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