ठाकुर का कुआँ -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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jokhoo ne lota muanh se lagaya to pani mean sakht badaboo ayi . gangi se bola- yah kaisa pani hai ? mare bas ke piya nahian jata . gala sookha ja raha hai aur too s da pani pilaye deti hai !

gangi pratidin sham pani bhar liya karati thi . kuaan door tha, bar-bar jana mushkil tha . kal vah pani layi, to usamean boo bilakul n thi, aj pani mean badaboo kaisi ! lota nak se lagaya, to sachamuch badaboo thi . jarur koee janavar kuean mean girakar mar gaya hoga, magar doosara pani ave kahaan se?

thakur ke kuean par kaun chadhane dega ? door se log daant batayeange . sahoo ka kuaan gaanv ke us sire par hai, parantu vahaan bhi kaun pani bharane dega ? koee tisara kuaan gaanv mean hai nahian.

jokhoo kee din se bimar hai. kuchh der tak to pyas roke chup p da raha, phir bola- ab to mare pyas ke raha nahian jata . la, tho da pani nak band karake pi looan .

gangi ne pani n diya . kharab pani se bimari badh jayagi itana janati thi, parantu yah n janati thi ki pani ko ubal dene se usaki kharabi jati rahati haian . boli- yah pani kaise piyoge ? n jane kaun janavar mara hai. kuean se maian doosara pani laye deti hooan.

jokhoo ne ashchary se usaki or dekha- pani kahaan se layegi ?

thakur aur sahoo ke do kuean to haian. kya ek lota pani n bharane deange?

‘hath-paanv tu dava ayegi aur kuchh n hoga . baith chupake se . brahm-devata ashirvad deange, thakur lathi maregean, sahooji ek ke paanch leange . gariboan ka dard kaun samajhata hai ! ham to mar bhi jate hai, to koee duar par jhaankane nahian ata, kandha dena to b di bat hai. aise log kuean se pani bharane deange ?’

in shabdoan mean k dava saty tha . gangi kya javab deti, kintu usane vah badaboodar pani pine ko n diya .

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rat ke nau baje the . thake-maande mazadoor to so chuke the, thakur ke daravaze par das-paanch bephikre jama the. maidani bahaduri ka to ab n jamana raha hai, n mauka. qanooni bahaduri ki batean ho rahi thian . kitani hoshiyari se thakur ne thanedar ko ek khas mukadame mean rishvat di aur saf nikal gaye.kitani aklamandi se ek marke ke mukadame ki nakal le aye . najir aur mohatamim, sabhi kahate the, nakal nahian mil sakati . koee pachas maangata, koee sau. yahaan bepaise- kau di nakal u da di . kam karane dhang chahie .

isi samay gangi kuean se pani lene pahuanchi .

kuppi ki dhuandhali roshani kuean par a rahi thi . gangi jagath ki a d mean baithi mauke ka iantazar karane lagi . is kuean ka pani sara gaanv pita hai . kisi ke lie roka nahian, sirph ye badanasib nahian bhar sakate .

gangi ka vidrohi dil rivaji pabandiyoan aur majabooriyoan par chotean karane laga- ham kyoan nich haian aur ye log kyoan ooanch haian ? isalie ki ye log gale mean taga dal lete haian ? yahaan to jitane hai, ek- se-ek chhante haian . chori ye karean, jal-phareb ye karean, jhoothe mukadame ye karean . abhi is thakur ne to us din bechare g dariye ki bhe d chura li thi aur bad me marakar kha gaya . inhian pandit ke ghar mean to barahoan mas jua hota hai. yahi sahoo ji to ghi mean tel milakar bechate hai . kam kara lete haian, majoori dete nani marati hai . kis-kis bat mean hamase ooanche haian, ham gali-gali chillate nahian ki ham ooanche hai, ham ooanche . kabhi gaanv mean a jati hooan, to ras-bhari aankh se dekhane lagate haian. jaise sabaki chhati par saanp lotane lagata hai, parantu ghamand yah ki ham ooanche haian!

kuean par kisi ke ane ki ahat huee . gangi ki chhati dhak-dhak karane lagi . kahian dekh lean to gajab ho jay . ek lat bhi to niche n p de . usane gh da aur rassi utha li aur jhukakar chalati huee ek vriksh ke aandhere saye me ja kh di huee . kab in logoan ko daya ati hai kisi par ! bechare mahangoo ko itana mara ki mahino lahoo thookata raha. isilie to ki usane begar n di thi . is par ye log ooanche banate haian ?

kuean par striyaan pani bharane ayi thi . inamean bat ho rahi thi .

‘khana khane chale aur hukm hua ki taja pani bhar lao . gh de ke lie paise nahian haian.’

‘ham logoan ko aram se baithe dekhakar jaise maradoan ko jalan hoti hai .’

‘haan, yah to n hua ki kalasiya uthakar bhar late. bas, hukum chala diya ki taja pani lao, jaise ham lauandiyaan hi to haian.’

‘laudianyaan nahian to aur kya ho tum? roti-kap da nahian patian ? das-paanch rupaye bhi chhin- jhapatakar le hi leti ho. aur laudiyaan kaisi hoti haian!’

‘mat lajao, didi! chhin-bhar aram karane ko ji tarasakar rah jata hai. itana kam kisi doosare ke ghar kar deti, to isase kahian aram se rahati. oopar se vah ehasan manata ! yahaan kam karate- karate mar jao; par kisi ka muanh hi sidha nahian hota .’

donoan pani bharakar chali gayian, to gangi vriksh ki chhaya se nikali aur kuean ki jagath ke pas ayi. bephikre chale gai the . thakur bhi daravaza band kar aandar aangan mean sone ja rahe the. gangi ne kshanik sukh ki saans li. kisi tarah maidan to saf hua. amrit chura lane ke lie jo rajakumar kisi jamane mean gaya tha, vah bhi shayad itani savadhani ke sath aur samajh-boojhakar n gaya ho . gangi dabe paanv kuean ki jagath par chadhi, vijay ka aisa anubhav use pahale kabhi n hua tha.

usane rassi ka phanda gh de mean dala . dayean-bayean chaukanni drishti se dekha jaise koee sipahi rat ko shatru ke kile mean surakh kar raha ho . agar is samay vah pak d li gayi, to phir usake lie maphi ya riyayat ki ratti-bhar ummid nahian . aant me devataoan ko yad karake usane kaleja mazaboot kiya aur gh da kuean mean dal diya .

gh de ne pani mean gota lagaya, bahut hi ahista . jara bhi avaz n huee . gangi ne do- char hath jaldi-jaldi mare .gh da kuean ke muanh tak a pahuancha . koee b da shahajor pahalavan bhi itani teji se n khianch sakata tha.

gangi jhuki ki gh de ko pak dakar jagath par rakhe ki ekaek thakur sahab ka daravaza khul gaya . sher ka muanh isase adhik bhayanak n hoga.

gangi ke hath se rassi chhoot gayi . rassi ke sath gh da dh dam se pani mean gira aur kee kshan tak pani mean hilakore ki avajean sunaee deti rahian .

thakur kaun hai, kaun hai ? pukarate hue kuean ki taraph a rahe the aur gangi jagath se koodakar bhagi ja rahi thi .

ghar pahuanchakar dekha ki jokhoo lota muanh se lagaye vahi maila-ganda pani pi raha hai.

sanbandhit lekh

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