दफ्तरी -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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raphakat husen mere daftar ka daftari tha. 10 ru. masik vetan pata tha. do-tin rupaye bahar ke phutakar kam se mil jate the. yahi usaki jivika thi, par vah apani dasha par santusht tha. usaki aantarik avastha to jnat nahian, par vah sadaiv saph-suthare kap de pahanata aur prasannachitt rahata. karz is shreni ke munashyoan ka abhooshan hai. raphakat par isaka jadoo n chalata tha. usaki batoan mean kritrim shishtachar ki jhalak bhi n hoti. belag aur khari kahata tha. amaloan mean jo buraiyaan dekhata, saf kah deta. isi saphagoee ke karan log usaka samman haisiyat se zyada karate the. use pashuoan se vishesh prem tha. ek gho di, ek gay, kee bakariyaan, ek billi aur ek kutta aur kuchh murgiyaan pal rakhi thian. in pashuoan par jan deta tha. bakariyoan ke lie pattiyaan to d lata, gho di ke lie ghas chhil lata. yadyapi use aye din maveshikhane ke darshan karane p date the, aur bahudha log usake pashu-prem ki hansi u date the, par vah kisi ki n sunata tha aur usaka yah niahsvarth prem tha. kisi ne use murgiyoan ke aande bechate nahian dekha. usaki bakariyoan ke bachche kabhi booch d ki chhuri ke niche nahian gaye aur usaki gho di ne kabhi lagam ka muanh nahian dekha. gay ka doodh kutta pita tha. bakari ka doodh billi ke hisse mean ata tha. jo kuchh bacha rahata, vah ap pita tha.

saubhagy se usaki patni bhi sadhvi thi. yadyapi usaka ghar bahut chhota tha, par kisi ne dvar par usaki avaz nahian suni. kisi ne use dvar par jhaankate nahian dekha. vah gahane-kap doan ke tagadoan se pati ki niand haram n karati thi. daftari usaki pooja karata tha. vah gay ka gobar uthati, gho doan ko ghas dalati, billi ko apane sath bitha kar khilati, yahaan tak ki kutte ko nahalane se bhi use ghrina n hoti thi.

barasat thi, nadiyoan mean badh ayi huee thi. daftar ke karmachari machhaliyoan ka shikar khelane chale. shamat ka mara raphakat bhi unake sath ho liya. din bhar log shikar khela kiye, sham ko moosaladhar pani barasane laga. karmachariyoan ne to ek gaanv mean rat kati, daftari ghar chala, par aandheri rat rah bhool gaya aur sari rat bhatakata phira. pratahkal ghar pahuancha to abhi aandhera hi tha, lekin donoan dvar-pat khule hue the. usaka kutta pooanchh dabaye karun-svar se karahata hua akar, usake pairoan par lot gaya. dvar khule dekh kar daftari ka kaleja sann-se ho gaya. ghar mean qadam rakhe to bilakul sannata tha. do-tin bar stri ko pukara, kiantu koee uttar n mila. ghar bhaany-bhaany kar raha tha. usane donoan kothariyoan mean ja kar dekha. jab vahaan bhi usaka pata n mila to pashushala mean gaya. bhitar jate hue ajnat bhay ho raha tha jo kisi aandhere khoh mean jate hue hota hai. usaki stri vahian bhoomi par chit p di huee thi. muanh par makkhiyaan baithi huee thian, hoanth nile p d gaye the, aankhean pathara gayi thian. lakshanoan se anuman hota tha ki saanp ne das liya hai.

doosare din raphakat aya to use pahachanana mushkil tha. maloom hota tha, barasoan ka rogi hai. bilakul khoya hua, gum-sum baitha raha mano kisi doosari duniya mean hai. sandhya hote hi vah utha aur stri ki qabr par ja kar baith gaya. aandhera ho gaya. tin-char gh di rat bit gayi, par dipak ke timatimate hue prakash mean usi qabr par nairashy aur duahkh ki moorti bana baitha raha, mano mrityu ki rah dekh raha ho. maloom nahian, kab ghar aya. ab yahi usaka nity ka niyam ho gaya. pratahkal uth kar majar par jata, jhadoo lagata, phooloan ke har chadhata, loban jalata aur nau baje tak quran ka path karata, sandhya samay phir yahi kram shuroo hota. ab yahi usake jivan ka niyamit karm tha. ab vah aantarjagat mean basata tha. bahy jagath se usane muanh mo d liya tha. shok ne virakt kar diya tha.

kee mahine tak yahi hal raha. karmachariyoan ko daftari se sahanubhooti ho gayi thi. usake kam kar lete, use kasht n dete. usaki patni-bhakti par logoan ko vismay hota tha.

lekin manushy sarvada pranalok mean nahian rah sakata. vahaan ka jalavayu usake anukool nahian. vahaan vah roopamay, rasamay, bhavanaean kahaan ? virag mean vah chiantamay ullas kahaan ? vah ashamay anand kahaan ? daftari ko adhi rat tak dhyan mean doobe rahane ke bad choolha jalana p data, pratahkal pashuoan ki dekhabhal karani p dati. yah bojha usake lie asahy tha. avastha ne bhavukata par vijay payi. marubhoomi ke pyase pathik ki bhaanti daftari phir dampaty-sukh jal òot ki or dau da. vah phir jivan ka yahi sukhad abhinay dekhana chahata tha. patni ki smriti dampaty-sukh ke roop mean vilin hone lagi. yahaan tak ki chhah mahine mean us sthiti ka chihn bhi shesh n raha.

is muhalle ke doosare sire par b de sahab ka ek aradali rahata tha. usake yahaan se vivah ki batachit hone lagi, miyaan raphakat phoole n samaye. aradali sahab ka samman muhalle mean kisi vakil se kam n tha. unaki amadani par anek kalpanaean ki jati thian. sadharan bolachal mean kaha jata tha, ‘jo kuchh mil jay vah tho da hai.’ vah svayan kaha karate the ki takabi ke dinoan mean mujhe jeb ki jagah thaili rakhani p dati thi. daftari ne samajha bhagy uday hua. is tarah toote, jaise bachche khilaune par tootate haian. ek hi saptah mean sara vidhan poora ho gaya aur navavadhoo ghar mean a gayi. jo manushy kabhi ek saptah pahale sansar se virakt, jivan se nirash baitha ho, use muanh par sehara dale gho de par savar navakusum ki bhaanti vikasit dekhana manav-prakriti ki ek vilakshan vivechana thi.

kiantu ek hi athavare mean navavadhoo ke jauhar khulane lage. vidhata ne use roopendriy se vanchit rakha tha. par usaki kasar poori karane ke lie ati tikshn vakendriy pradan ki thi. isaka saboot usaki vah vakpatuta thi jo ab bahudha p dosiyoan ko vinodit aur daftari ko apamanit kiya karati thi. usane ath din tak daftari ke charitr ka tatvik drishti se adhyayan kiya aur tab ek din usase boli-tum vichitr jiv ho. adami pashu palata hai apane aram ke lie, n ki janjal ke lie. yah kya ki gay ka doodh kutte piyean, bakariyoan ka doodh billi chat kar jay. aj se sab doodh ghar mean laya karo.

daftari niruttar ho gaya. doosare din gho di ka ratib band ho gaya. vah chane ab bha d mean bhunane aur namak-mirch se khaye jane lage. pratahkal taje doodh ka nashta hota, aye din tasmee banati. b de ghar ki beti, pan bina kyoankar rahati ? ghi, masale ka bhi kharch badha. pahale hi mahine mean daftari ko vidit ho gaya ki meri amadani gujar ke lie kafi nahian hai. usaki dasha us manushy ki-si thi, jo shakkar ke dhokhe mean kunain phaank gaya ho.

daftari b da dharmaparayan manushy tha. do-tin mahine tak yah visham vedana sahata raha. par usaki soorat usaki avastha ko shabdoan se adhik vyakt kar deti thi. vah daftari jo abhav mean bhi santosh ka anand uthata tha, ab chianta ki sajiv moorti tha. kap de maile, sir ke bal bikhare hue, chehare par udasi chhayi huee, aharnish hay-hay kiya karata tha. usaki gay ab haddiyoan ka dhaancha thi, gho di ka jagah se hilana kathin tha, billi p dosiyoan ke chhiankoan par uchakati aur kutta ghooroan par haddiyaan nochata phirata tha. par ab bhi vah himmat ka dhani in purane mitroan ko alag n karata tha. sabase b di vipatti patni ki vah vakprachurata thi jisake samane kabhi usaka dhairy, usaki karmanishtha, usaki utsahashilata prasthan kar jati aur apani aandheri kothari ke ek kone mean baith kar khoob phoot-phoot kar rota. santosh ke anand ko durlabh pa kar raphakat ka pi dit hriday uchchhriankhalata ki or pravritt hua. atmabhiman jo santosh ka prasad hai, usake chitt se lupt ho gaya. usane phakemasti ka path grahan kiya. ab usake pas pani rakhane ke lie koee baratan n tha. vah us kuean se pani khianch kar usi dam pi jana chahata tha jisase vah zamin par bah n jay. vetan pa kar ab vah mahine bhar ka saman jutata, thande pani aur rookhi rotiyoan se ab use taskin n hoti, bazar se biskut lata, malaee ke donoan aur kalami amoan ki or lapakata. das rupaye ki bhugat hi kya ? ek saptah mean sab rupaye u d jate, tab jildabandiyoan ki peshagi par hath badhata, phir do-ek upavas hota, aant mean udhar maangane lagata. shanaiah-shanaiah yah dasha ho gayi ki vetan denadaroan hi ke hathoan mean chala jata aur mahine ke pahale hi din karz lena shuroo karata. vah pahale doosaroan ko mitavyayita ka upadesh diya karata tha, ab log use samajhate, par vah laparavahi se kahata sahab, aj milata hai khate haian kal ka khuda malik hai; milega khayeange nahian p d kar so raheange. usaki avastha ab us rogi-si ho gayi jo arogy labh se nirash ho kar pathyapathy ka vichar tyag de, jisamean mrityu ke ane tak vah bhojy-padarthoan se bhali-bhaanti tript ho jay.

lekin abhi tak usane gho di aur gay n bechi, yahaan tak ki ek din donoan maveshikhane mean dakhil ho gayian. bakariyaan bhi trishna vyaghr ke panje mean phans gayian. polav aur jarade ke chaske ne nanabaee ka rrini bana diya tha. jab use maloom ho gaya ki nagad rupaye vasool n hoange to ek din sabhi bakariyaan haank le gaya. daftari muanh takata rah gaya. billi ne bhi svamibhakti se muanh mo da. gay aur bakariyoan ke jane ke bad ab use doodh ke bartanoan ko chatane ki bhi asha n rahi, jo usake sneh-bandhan ka aantim sootr tha. haan, kutta purane sadvyavaharoan ki yad karake abhi tak atmiyata ka palan karata jata tha, kintu usaki sajivata vida ho gayi thi. yah vah kutta n tha jisake samane dvar par kisi aparichit manushy ya kutte ka nikal jana asambhav tha. vah ab bhi bhooankata tha, lekin lete-lete aur prayah chhati mean sir chhipaye hue, mano apani vartaman sthiti par ro raha ho. ya to usamean ab uthane ki shakti hi n thi, ya vah chirakalin kripaoan ke lie itana kirtigan paryapt samajhata tha.

sandhya ka samay tha. maian dvar par baitha hua patr padh raha tha ki akasmath daftari ko ate dekha. kadachith koee kisan samman pane vale chaparasi se bhi itana bhayabhit n hoga, bal-vrind tika lagane vale se bhi itana n darate hoange. maian avyavasthit ho kar utha aur chaha ki aandar ja kar dvar band kar looan ki itane mean daftari lapak kar samane a pahuancha. ab kaise bhagata ? kursi par baith gaya, par nak-bhauan chadhaye hue. daftari kisalie a raha tha isamean mujhe leshamatr bhi shanka n thi. rrinechchhuoan ki hriday-cheshta unaki mukhakriti par, unake achar-vyavahar par ujjval rangoan se aankit hoti hai. vah ek vishesh namrata, sankochamay paravashata hoti hai jise ek bar dekh kar phir nahian bhulaya ja sakata.

daftari ne ate hi bina kisi prastavana ke abhipray kah sunaya jo mujhe pahale hi jnat ho chuka tha.

maianne rukhaee se uttar diya mere pas rupaye nahian haian.

daftari ne salam kiya aur ulte paanv lauta. usake chehare par aisi dinata aur bekasi chhayi thi ki mujhe us par daya a gayi. usaka is bhaanti bina kuchh kahe-sune lautana kitana sarapoorn tha ! isamean lajja thi, santosh tha, pachhatava tha. usake muanh se ek shabd bhi n nikala, lekin usaka chehara kah raha tha, mujhe vishvas tha ki ap yahi uttar deange ! isamean mujhe jara bhi sandeh n tha. lekin yah janate hue bhi maian yahaan tak aya, maloom nahian kyoan ? meri samajh mean svayan nahian ata. kadachith apaki dayashilata, apaki vatsalata mujhe yahaan tak layi. ab jata hooan, vah muanh hi nahian raha ki apani kuchh katha sunaooan.

maianne daftari ko avaz di jara suno to, kya kam hai ?

daftari ko kuchh ummed huee. bola apase kya arj karooan, do din se upavas ho raha hai.

maianne b di namrata se samajhaya is tarah karz le kar kai din tumhara kam chalega. tum samajhadar adami ho, janate ho ki ajakal sabhi ko apani fikr savar rahati hai. kisi ke pas falatoo rupaye nahian rahate aur yadi hoan bhi to vah rrin de kar rar kyoan lene laga. tum apani dasha sudharate kyoan nahian.

daftari ne virakt bhav se kaha-yah sab dinoan ka pher hai. aur kya kahooan. jo chiz mahine bhar ke lie lata hooan, vah ek din mean u d jati hai, maian gharavali ke chatorepan se lachar hooan. agar ek din doodh n mile to mahanamath macha de, bazar se mithaiyaan n laooan to ghar mean rahana mushkil ho jay, ek din gosht n pake to meri botiyaan noch khay. khanadan ka sharif hooan. yah beijjati nahian sahi jati ki khane ke pichhe stri se jhag da-takarar karooan. jo kuchh kahati hai sir ke bal poora karata hooan. ab khuda se yahi dua hai ki mujhe is duniya se utha le. isake sivay mujhe doosari koee soorat nahian najar ati, sab kuchh karake har gaya.

maianne sandook se 5 ru. nikale aur use de kar bola yah lo, yah tumhare purusharth ka inam hai. maian nahian janata tha ki tumhara hriday itana udar, itana virarasapoorn hai.

grihadah mean jalanevale vir, ranakshetr ke viroan se kam mahattvashali nahian hote.