पत्थर की पुकार -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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naval aur vimal donoan bat karate hue tahal rahe the. vimal ne kaha-

‘‘sahity-seva bhi ek vyasan hai.’’

‘‘nahian mitr! yah to vishv bhar ki ek maun seva-samiti ka sadasy hona hai.’’

‘‘achchha to phir batao, tumako kya bhala lagata hai? kaisa sahity ruchata hai?’’

‘‘atit aur karuna ka jo aansh sahity mean ho, vah mere hriday ko akarshit karata hai.’’

naval ki gambhir hansi kuchh taral ho gayi. unhoanne kaha-‘‘isase vishesh aur ham bharatiyoan ke pas dhara kya hai! stuty atit ki ghoshana aur vartaman ki karuna, isi ka gan hamean ata hai. bas, yah bhi ek bhaang-gaanje ki tarah nasha hai.’’ vimal ka hriday stabdh ho gaya. chir prasann-vadan mitr ko apani bhavana par itana kathor aghat karate hue kabhi bhi usane nahian dekha tha. vah kuchh virakt ho gaya. mitr ne kaha-‘‘kahaan chaloge?’’ usane kaha-‘‘chalo, maian tho da ghoom kar ganga-tat par milooanga.’’ naval bhi ek or chala gaya.

bhag 2

chinta mean magn vimal ek or chala. nagar ke ek soone muhalle ki or ja nikala. ek tooti charapaee apane phoote jhilange mean lipati p di hai. usi ke bagal mean din kuti phoos se dhanki huee, apana daridr mukh bhiksha ke lie khole hue baithi hai. do-ek dhaanki aur hathau de, pani ki pyali, koochi, do kale shilakhand paricharak ki tarah us din kuti ko ghere p de haian. kisi ko n dekhakar ek shilakhand par n jane kisake kahane se vimal baith gaya. yah chupachap tha. vidit hua ki doosara patthar kuchh dhire-dhire kah raha hai. vah sunane laga-

‘‘maian apane sukhad shail mean sanlagn tha. shilpi! toone mujhe kyoan la pataka? yahaan to manav ki hiansa ka garjan mere kathor vaksh:sthal ka bhedan kar raha hai. maian tere pralobhan mean p d kar yahaan chala aya tha, kuchh tere bahubal se nahian, kyoanki meri prabal kamana thi ki maian ek sundar moorti mean parinat ho jaooan. usake lie apane vaksh:sthal ko kshat-vikshat karane ko prastut tha. teri taanki se hriday chirane mean prasann tha! ki kabhi meri is sahanashilata ka puraskar, sarahana ke roop mean milega aur meri maun moorti anantakal tak us sarahana ko chupachap garv se svikar karati rahegi. kintu nishthur! toone apane dvar par mujhe phoote hue thikare ki tarah la pataka. ab maian yahian par p da-p da kab tak apane bhavishy ki ganana karooanga?’’

patthar ki karunamayi pukar se vimal ko krodh ka sanchar hua. aur vastav mean is pukar mean atit aur karuna donoan ka mishran tha, jo ki usake chitt ka saral vinod tha. vimal bhavapravan hokar rosh se garjan karata hua patthar ki or se anurodh karane ko shilpi ke daridr kutir mean ghus p da.

‘‘kyoan ji, tumane is patthar ko kitane dinoan se yahaan la rakkha hai? bhala vah bhi apane man mean kya samajhata hoga? sust hokar p de ho, usaki koee sundar moorti kyoan n bana dali?’’ vimal ne ruksh svar mean kaha.

purani gud di mean dhanki huee jirn-shirn moorti khaansi se kanp kar boli-‘‘baboo ji! apane to mujhe koee ajna nahian di thi.’’

‘‘aji tum bana liye hote, phir koee-n-koee to ise le leta. bhala dekho to yah patthar kitane dinoan se p da tumhare nam ko ro raha hai.’’-vimal ne kaha. shilpi ne kaph nikal kar gala saf karate hue kaha-‘‘ap log amir adami hai. apane komal shravanendriyoan se patthar ka rona, laharoan ka sangit, pavan ki hansi ityadi kitani sookshm batean sun lete haian, aur usaki pukar mean dattachitt ho jate haian. karuna se pulakit hote haian, kintu kya kabhi dukhi hriday ke nirav krandan ko bhi antaratma ki shravanendriyoan ko sunane dete haian, jo karuna ka kalpanik nahian, kintu vastavik roop hai?’’

vimal ke atit aur karuna-sambandhi samast sadh‌bhav kathor karmanyata ka avahan karane ke lie usi se vidroh karane lage. vah stabdh hokar usi malin bhoomi par baith gaya.