भिखारिन -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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jahnavi apane baloo ke kambal mean thithurakar so rahi thi. shit kuhasa banakar pratyaksh ho raha tha. do-char lal dharayean prachi ke kshitij mean bahana chahati thian. dharmik log snan karane ke lie ane lage the.

nirmal ki maan snan kar rahi thi, aur vah pande ke pas baitha hua b de kutoohal se dharm-bhiru logoan ki snan-kriya dekhakar muskara raha tha. usaki maan snan karake oopar aee. apani chadar odhate hue sneh se usane nirmal se poochha-‘‘kya too snan n karega?’’

nirmal ne kaha-‘‘nahian maan, maian to dhoop nikalane par ghar par hi snan karooanga.’’

pandaji ne hansate hue kaha-‘‘mata, abake l dake puny-dharm kya janean? yah sab to jab tak ap log haian, tabhi tak hai.’’

nirmal ka muanh lal ho gaya. phir bhi vah chup raha. usaki maan sankalp lekar kuchh dan karane lagi. sahasa jaise ujala ho gaya-ek dhaval daantoan ki shreni apana bholapan bikher gee- ‘‘kuchh hamako de do, rani maan!’’

nirmal ne dekha, ek chaudah baras ki bhikharin bhikh maang rahi hai. pandaji jhallaye, bich hi mean sankalp adhoora chho dakar bol uthe-‘‘chal hat!’’

nirmal ne kaha- ‘‘maan! kuchh ise bhi de do.’’

mata ne udhar dekha bhi nahian, parantu nirmal ne us jirn malin vasan mean ek daridr hriday ki hansi ko rote hue dekha. us balika ki aankhoan me ek adhoori kahani thi. rookhi latoan mean sadi ulajhan thi, aur barauniyoan ke agrabhag mean sankalp ke jalabindu latak rahe the, karuna ka dan jaise hone hi vala tha.

dharm-parayan nirmal ki maan snan karake nirmal ke sath chali. bhikharin ko abhi asha thi, vah bhi un logoan ke sath chali.

nirmal ek bhavuk yuvak tha. usane poochha-‘‘tum bhikh kyoan maangati ho?’’

bhikharin ki potali ke chaval phate kap de ke chhidr se gir rahe the. unhean sanbhalate hue usane kaha-‘‘babooji, pet ke lie.’’

nirmal ne kaha-‘‘naukari kyoan nahian karatian? maan, ise apane yahaan rakh kyoan nahian leti ho? dhaniya to pray: ati bhi nahian.’’

mata ne gambhirata se kaha-‘‘rakh lo! kaun jati hai, kaisi hai, jana n suna; bas rakh lo.’’

nirmal ne kaha-‘‘maan, daridroan ki to ek hi jati hoti hai.’’

maan jhalla uthi, aur bhikharin laut chali. nirmal ne dekha, jaise um di huee meghamala bina barase hue laut gee. usaka ji kachot utha. vivash tha, mata ke sath chala gaya.

‘‘sune ri nirdhan ke dhan ram! sune ri-’’

bhairavi ke svar pavan mean andolan kar rahe the. dhoop ganga ke vaksh par ujali hokar nach rahi thi. bhikharin patthar ki sidhiy़oan par soory ki or muanh kiye gunaguna rahi thi. nirmal aj apani bhabhi, ke sang snan karane ke lie aya hai. god mean apane char baras ke bhatije ko liye vah bhi sidhiy़oan se utara. bhabhi ne poochha-‘‘nirmal! aj kya tum bhi puny-sanchay karoge?’’

‘‘kyoan bhabhi! jab tum is chhote se bachche ko is saradi mean nahala dena dharm samajhati ho, to mai hi kyoan vanchit rah jaooan?’’

sahasa nirmal chauank utha. usane dekha, bagal mean vahi bhikharin baithi gunaguna rahi hai. nirmal ko dekhate hi usane kaha-babooji, tumhara bachcha phale-phoole, bahoo ka sohag bana rahe! aj to mujhe kuchh mile.’’

nirmal apratibh ho gaya. usaki bhabhi hansati huee boli-‘‘dur pagali!’’

bhikharin saham gee. usake daanto ka bholapan gambhirata ke parade mean chhip gaya. vah chup ho gee.

nirmal ne snan kiya. sab oopar chalane ke lie prastut the. sahasa badal hat gaye, unhian amal-dhaval daanto ki shreni ne phir yachana ki-‘‘babooji, kuchh milega?’’

‘‘are , abhi babooji ka byah nahian hua. jab hoga, tab tujhe nyota dekar bulaveange. tab tak santosh karake baithi rah.’’ bhabhi ne hansakar kaha.

‘‘tum log b di nishthur ho, bhabhi! us din maan se kaha ki ise naukar rakh lo, to vah isaki jati poochhane lagi; aur aj tum bhi hansi hi kar rahi ho!’’

nirmal ki bat katate hue bhikharin ne kaha-‘‘bahooji, tumhean dekhakar maian to yahi janati hooan ki byah ho gaya hai. mujhe kuchh n dene ke lie bahana kar rahi ho!’’

‘‘mar pagali! b di dhith hai!’’ bhabhi ne kaha.

‘‘bhabhi! us par krodh n karo. vah kya jane, usaki drishti mean sab amir aur sukhi log vivahit haian. jane do, ghar chalean!’’

‘‘achchha chalo, aj maan se kahakar ise tumhare lie tahalani rakhava dooangi.’’-kahakar bhabhi hans p di.

yuvak hriday uttejit ho utha. bola-‘‘yah kya bhabhi! maian to isase byah karane ke lie bhi prastut ho jaooanga! tum vyang kyoan kar rahi ho?’’

bhabhi apratibh ho gee. parantu bhikharin apane svabhavik bholepan se boli-‘‘do din maangane par bhi tum logoan se ek paisa to dete nahian bana, phir kyoan gali dete ho, baboo? byah karake nibhana to b di door ki bat hai!’’-bhikharin bhari muanh kiye laut chali.

balak ramoo apani chalaki mean laga tha. maan ki jeb se chhoti duanni apani chhoti uangaliyoan se usane nikal li aur bhikharin ki or pheankakar bola-‘‘leti jao, o bhikharin!’’

nirmal aur bhabhi ko ramoo ki is daya par kuchh prasannata huee, par ve prakat n kar sake; kyoanki bhikharin oopar ki sidhiy़oan par chadhati huee gunagunati chali ja rahi thi-

‘‘sune ri nirdhan ke dhan ram!’’