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

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baboo ramarakshadas dilli ke ek aishvaryashali khatri the, bahut hi thath-bat se rahanevale. b de-b de amir unake yahaan nity ate-ate the. ve ayean huoan ka adar-satkar aise achchhe dhang se karate the ki is bat ki dhoom sare muhalle mean thi. nity unake daravaze par kisi n kisi bahane se isht-mitr ekatr ho jate, tenis khelate, tash u data, haramoniyam ke madhur svaroan se ji bahalate, chay-pani se hriday praphullit karate, adhik aur kya chahie? jati ki aisi amooly seva koee chhoti bat nahian hai. nichi jatiyoan ke sudhar ke liye dilli mean ek sosayati thi. baboo sahab usake sekretari the, aur is kary ko asadharan utsah se poorn karate the. jab unaka boodha kahar bimar hua aur krishchiyan mishan ke daktaroan ne usaki sushrusha ki, jab usaki vidhava stri ne nirvah ki koee asha n dekh kar krishchiyan-samaj ka ashray liya, tab in donoan avasaroan par baboo sahab ne shok ke rejalyooshans pas kiye. sansar janata hai ki sekretari ka kam sabhaऍan karana aur rejalyooshan banana hai. isase adhik vah kuchh nahian kar sakata.

mistar ramaraksha ka jatiy utsah yahi tak simabaddh n tha. ve samajik kuprathaoan tatha aandh-vishvas ke prabal shatru the. holi ke dinoan mean jab ki muhalle mean chamar aur kahar sharab se matavale hokar phag gate aur daph bajate hue nikalate, to unhean, b da shok hota. jati ki is moorkhata par unaki aankhoan mean aansoo bhar ate aur ve prat: is kuriti ka nivaran apane hantar se kiya karate. unake hantar mean jati-hitaishita ki umang unaki vaktrita se bhi adhik thi. yah unhian ke prashansaniy prayatn the, jinhoanne mukhy holi ke din dilli mean halachal macha di, phag gane ke aparadh mean hajaroan adami pulis ke panje mean a gaye. saik doan gharoan mean mukhy holi ke din muharram ka-sa shok phail gaya. idhar unake daravaze par hajaroan purush-striy aauan apana dukh da ro rahi thian. udhar baboo sahab ke hitaishi mitragan apane udarashil mitr ke sadvyavahar ki prashansa karate. baboo sahab din-bhar mean itane rang badalate the ki us par ‘peris’ ki pariyoan ko bhi eershya ho sakati thi. kee baiankoan mean unake hisse the. kee dukanean thian; kiantu baboo sahab ko itana avakash n tha ki unaki kuchh dekhabhal karate. atithi-satkar ek pavitr dharm hai. ye sachchi deshahitaishita ki umang se kaha karate the—atithi-satkar adikal se bharatavarsh ke nivasiyoan ka ek pradhan aur sarahaniy gun hai. abhyagatoan ka adar- samman karanean mean ham advitiy haian. ham isase sansar mean manushy kahalane yogy haian. ham sab kuchh kho baithe haian, kintu jis din hamamean yah gun shesh n rahega; vah din hiandoo-jati ke lie lajja, apaman aur mrityu ka din hoga.

mistar ramaraksha jatiy avashyakataoan se bhi beparavah n the. ve samajik aur rajanitik karyo mean poornarupen yog dete the. yahaan tak ki prativarsh do, balki kabhi-kabhi tin vaktritaऍan avashy taiyar kar lete. bhashanoan ki bhasha atyant upayukt, ojasvi aur sarvaang suandar hoti thi. upasthit jan aur ishtamitr unake ek-ek shabd par prashansasoochak shabdoan ki dhvani prakat karate, taliy aauan bajate, yahaan tak ki baboo sahab ko vyakhyan ka kram sthir rakhana kathin ho jata. vyakhyan samapt hone par unake mitr unhean god mean utha lete aur ashcharyachakit hokar kahate—teri bhasha mean jadoo hai! saraansh yah ki baboo sahab ke yah jatiy prem aur udyog keval banavati, sahayata-shoony tath phaishanebil tha. yadi unhoanne kisi sadudyog mean bhag liya tha, to vah sammilit kutumb ka virodh tha. apane pita ke pashchath ve apani vidhava m aauan se alag ho ge the. is jatiy seva mean unaki stri vishesh sahayak thi. vidhava m aauan apane bete aur bahoo ke sath nahian rah sakati thi. isase bahoo ki savadhinata mean vighn p dane se man durbal aur mastishk shaktihin ho jata hai. bahoo ko jalana aur kudhana sas ki adat hai. isalie baboo ramaraksha apani m aauan se alag ho gaye the. isamean sandeh nahian ki unhoanne matri-rrin ka vichar karake das hazar rupaye apani m aauan ke nam jama kar diye the, ki usake byaj se unaka nirvah hota rahe; kiantu bete ke is uttam acharan par m aauan ka dil aisa toota ki vah dilli chho dakar ayodhya ja rahian. tab se vahian rahati haian. baboo sahab kabhi-kabhi misej ramaraksha se chhipakar usase milane ayodhya jaea karate the, kiantu vah dilli ane ka kabhi nam n letian. haan, yadi kushal-kshem ki chitthi pahuanchane mean kuchh der ho jati, to vivash hokar samachar poochh deti thian.

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usi muhalle mean ek seth giradhari lal rahate the. unaka lakhoan ka len-den tha. ve hire aur ratnoan ka vyapar karate the. baboo ramaraksha ke door ke nate mean sadhoo hote the. purane dhang ke adami the—prat:kal yamuna-snan karanevale tatha gay ko apane hathoan se jha dane-poanchhanevale! unase mistar ramaraksha ka svabhav n milata tha; parantu jab kabhi rupayoan ki avashyakata hoti, to ve seth giradhari lal ke yahaan se bekhatake manga liya karate the. apas ka mamala tha, keval char aangul ke patr par rupaya mil jata tha, n koee dastavej, n stamp, n sakshiyoan ki avashyakata. motarakar ke lie das hazar ki avashyakata huee, vah vahaan se aya. ghu dadau d ke lie ek astreliyan gho da dedh hazar mean liya gaya. usake lie bhi rupaya seth ji ke yahaan se aya. dhire-dhire koee bis hazar ka mamala ho gaya. seth ji saral hriday ke adami the. samajhate the ki usake pas dukanean haian, baiankoan mean rupaya hai. jab ji chahega, rupaya vasool kar leange; kintu jab do-tin varsh vyatit ho gaye aur seth ji takajoan ki apeksha mistar ramaraksha ki m aauang hi ka adhiky raha to giradhari lal ko sandeh hua. vah ek din ramaraksha ke makan par aye aur sabhy-bhav se bole—bhaee sahab, mujhe ek hundi ka rupaya dena hai, yadi ap mera hisab kar dean to bahut achchha ho. yah kah kar hisab ke kagajat aur unake patr dikhalayean. mistar ramaraksha kisi gardan-parti mean sammilit hone ke lie taiyar the. bole—is samay kshama kijie; phir dekh looanga, jaldi kya hai?

giradhari lal ko baboo sahab ki rukhaee par krodh a gaya, ve rusht hokar bole—apako jaldi nahian hai, mujhe to hai! do sau rupaye masik ki meri hani ho rahi hai! mistar ke asantosh prakat karate hue gh di dekhi. parti ka samay bahut qarib tha. ve bahut vinit bhav se bole—bhaee sahab, maian b di jaldi mean hooan. is samay mere oopar kripa kijie. maian kal svayan upasthit hooanga.

seth ji ek mananiy aur dhan-sampann adami the. ve ramaraksha ke kuruchipoorn vyavahar par jal ge. maian inaka mahajan hooan—inase dhan mean, man mean, aishvary mean, badha hua, chahooan to aisoan ko naukar rakh looan, inake daravazean par aooan aur adar-satkar ki jagah ulate aisa rukha bartav? vah hath b aauandhe mere samane n kh da rahe; kintu kya maian pan, ilayachi, itr adi se bhi samman karane ke yogy nahian? ve tinak kar bole—achchha, to kal hisab saf ho jae.

ramaraksha ne ak d kar uttar diya—ho jayaga.

ramaraksha ke gauravashal hriday par seth ji ke is bartav ke prabhav ka kuchh khed-janak asar n hua. is kath ke kunde ne aj meri pratishtha dhool mean mila di. vah mera apaman kar gaya. achchha, tum bhi isi dilli mean rahate ho aur ham bhi yahi haian. nidan donoan mean g aauanth p d gayi. baboo sahab ki tabiyat aisi giri aur hriday mean aisi chinta utpann huee ki parti mean ane ka dhyan jata raha, ve der tak isi ulajhan mean p de rahe. phir soot utar diya aur sevak se bole—ja, munim ji ko bula la. munim ji aye, unaka hisab dekha gaya, phir baiankoan ka ekauant dekha; kintu jyoan-jyoan is ghati mean utarate gaye, tyoan-tyoan aandhera badhata gaya. bahut kuchh tatola, kuchh hath n aya. ant mean nirash hokar ve aram-kursi par p d ge aur unhoanne ek thandi s aauans le li. dukanoan ka mal bika; kintu rupaya bakaya mean p da hua tha. kee grahakoan ki dukanean toot gayi. aur un par jo nakad rupaya bakaya tha, vah doob gaya. kalakatte ke adhatiyoan se jo mal mangaya tha, rupaye chukane ki tithi sir par a pahuanchi aur yahaan rupaya vasool n hua. dukanoan ka yah hal, baiankoan ka isase bhi bura. rat-bhar ve inhian chiantaoan mean karavatean badalate rahe. ab kya karana chahie? giradhari lal sajjan purush haian. yadi sara hal use suna dooan, to avashy man jayaga, kintu yah kashtaprad kary hoga kaise? jyoan-jyoan prat:kal samip ata tha, tyoan-tyoan unaka dil baitha jata tha. kachche vidyarthi ki jo dasha pariksha ke sannikat ane par hoti hai, yahi hal is samay ramaraksha ka tha. ve palang se n uthe. muanh-hath bhi n dhoya, khane ko kaun kahe. itana janate the ki du:kh p dane par koee kisi ka sathi nahian hota. isalie ek apatti se bachane ke lie kee apattiyoan ka bojha n uthana p de, is khayal se mitroan ko in mamaloan ki khabar tak n di. jab dopahar ho gaya aur unaki dasha jyoan ki tyoan rahi, to unaka chhota l daka bulane aya. usane bap ka hath pak d kar kaha—lala ji, aj dane kyoan nahian talate?

ramaraksha—bhookh nahian hai.

‘kya kaya hai?’

‘man ki mithaee.’

‘aur kya kaya hai?’

‘mar.’

‘kisane mara hai?’

‘giradharilal ne.’

l daka rota hua ghar mean gaya aur is mar ki chot se der tak rota raha. ant mean tashtari mean rakhi huee doodh ki malaee ne usaki chot par maraham ka kam kiya.

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rogi ko jab jine ki asha nahian rahati, to aushadhi chho d deta hai. mistar ramaraksha jab is gutthi ko n sulajha sake, to chadar tan li aur muanh lapet kar so rahe. sham ko ekaek uth kar seth ji ke yahaan pahuanche aur kuchh asavadhani se bole—mahashay, maian apaka hisab nahian kar sakata.

seth ji ghabara kar bole—kyoan?

ramaraksha—isalie ki maian is samay daridr-nihang hooan. mere pas ek kau di bhi nahian hai. ap ka rupaya jaise chahean vasool kar lean.

seth—yah ap kaisi batean kahate haian?

ramaraksha—bahut sachchi.

seth—dukanean nahian haian?

ramaraksha—dukanean ap muft lo jaie.

seth—baiank ke hisse?

ramaraksha—vah kab ke u d gaye.

seth—jab yah hal tha, to apako uchit nahian tha ki mere gale par chhuri pherate?

ramaraksha—(abhiman) maian apake yahaan upadesh sunane ke lie nahian aya hooan.

yah kah kar mistar ramaraksha vahaan se chal die. seth ji ne turant nalish kar di. bis hazar mool, p aauanch hazar byaj. digari ho gayi. makan nilam par chadha. pandrah hazar ki jayadad p aauanch hazar mean nikal gayi. das hazar ki motar char hazar mean biki. sari sampatti u d jane par kul mila kar solah hazar se adhik ramak n kh di ho saki. sari grihasthi nasht ho gayi, tab bhi das hazar ke rrini rah gaye. man-b daee, dhan-daulat sabhi mitti mean mil gaye. bahut tej dau dane vala manushy pray: muanh ke bal gir p data hai.

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is ghatana ke kuchh dinoan pashchath dilli myunisipailiti ke membaroan ka chunav arambh hua. is pad ke abhilashi votaroan ki sajaऍan karane lage. dalaloan ke bhagy uday hue. sammatiy aauan motiyoan ki tol bikane lagian. ummidavar membaroan ke sahayak apane-apane muvakkil ke gun gan karane lage. charoan or chahal-pahal mach gayi. ek vakil mahashay ne bhari sabha mean muvakkil sahab ke vishay mean kaha—

‘maian jis bujarug ka pairokar hooan, vah koee mamooli adami nahian hai. yah vah shakhs hai, jisane pharajand akabar ki shadi mean pachis hazar rupaya sirph raks v sarur mean sarph kar diya tha.’

upasthit janoan mean prashansa ki uchch dhvani huee

ek doosare mahashay ne apane muhalle ke votaroan ke sammukh muvakkil ki prashansa yoan ki—

“maian yah nahian kah sakata ki ap seth giradharilal ko apana membar banaie. ap apana bhala- bura svayan samajhate haian, aur yah bhi nahian ki seth ji mere dvara apani prashansa ke bhookhean hoan. mera nivedan keval yahi hai ki ap jise membar banayean, pahale usake gun-doshoan ka bhali bh aauanti parichay le lean. dilli mean keval ek manushy hai, jo gat varsho se apaki seva kar raha hai. keval ek adami hai, jisane pani pahuanchane aur svachchhata-prabandhoan mean hardik dharm-bhav se sahayata di hai. keval ek purush hai, jisako shriman vayasaray ke darabar mean kursi par baithane ka adhikar prapt hai, aur ap sab mahashay use janate bhi haian.”

upasthit janoan ne taliy aauan bajayian.

seth giradharilal ke muhalle mean unake ek prativadi the. nam tha muanshi phaijularahaman kh aauan. b de zamiandar aur prasiddh vakil the. baboo ramaraksha ne apani dridhata, sahas, buddhimatta aur mridu bhashan se muanshi ji sahab ki seva karani arambh ki. seth ji ko parast karane ka yah apoorv avasar hath aya. ve rat aur din isi dhun mean lage rahate. unaki mithi aur rochak batoan ka prabhav upasthit janoan par bahut achchha p data. ek bar apane asadharan shraddha-umang mean a kar kaha—maian danke ki chot par kahata hooan ki muanshi phaijul rahaman se adhik yogy adami apako dilli mean n mil sakega. yah vah adami hai, jisaki gajaloan par kavijanoan mean ‘vah-vah’ mach jati hai. aise shreshth adami ki sahayata karana maian apana jatiy aur samajik dharm samajhata hooan. atyant shok ka vishay hai ki bahut-se log is jatiy aur pavitr kam ko vyaktigat labh ka sadhan banate haian; dhan aur vastu hai, shriman vayasaray ke darabar mean pratishthit hona aur vastu, kiantu samajik seva tatha jatiy chakari aur hi chiz hai. vah manushy, jisaka jivan byaj-prapti, beeemani, kathorata tatha nirdayata aur sukh- vilas mean vyatit hota ho, is seva ke yogy kadapi nahian hai.

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seth giradharilal is anyoktipoorn bhashan ka hal sun kar krodh se ag ho ge. maian beeeman hooan! byaj ka dhan khanevala hooan! vishayi hooan! kushal huee, jo tumane mera nam nahian liya; kiantu ab bhi tum mere hath mean ho. maian ab bhi tumhean jis tarah chahooan, nacha sakata hooan. khushamadiyoan ne ag par tel dala. idhar ramaraksha apane kam mean tatpar rahe. yahaan tak ki ‘votiang-de’ a pahuancha. mistar ramaraksha ko udyog mean bahut kuchh saphalata prapt huee thi. aj ve bahut prasann the. aj giradharilal ko nicha dikhaooanga, aj usako jan p dega ki dhan sansar ke sabhi padartho ko ikattha nahian kar sakata. jis samay phaijularahaman ke vot adhik nikaleange aur maian taliy aauan bajaooanga, us samay giradharilal ka chehara dekhane yogy hoga, muanh ka rang badal jayaga, havaiy aauan u dane lagegi, aankhean n mila sakega. shayad, phir mujhe muanh n dikha sake. inhian vicharoan mean magn ramaraksha sham ko taunahal mean pahuanche. upasthit janoan ne b di umang ke sath unaka svagat kiya. tho di der ke bad ‘votiang’ arambh hua. membari milane ki asha rakhanevale mahanubhav apane-apane bhagy ka aantim phal sunane ke lie atur ho rahe the. chhah baje cheyaramain ne phaisala sunaya. seth ji ki har ho gayi. phaijularahaman ne maidan mar liya. ramaraksha ne harsh ke aveg mean topi hava mean uchhal di aur svayan bhi kee bar uchhal p de. muhallevaloan ko achambha hua. ch aaudani chauk se seth ji ko hatana meru ko sthan se ukha dana tha. seth ji ke chehare se ramaraksha ko jitani ashaऍan thian, ve sab poori ho gayian. unaka rang phika p d gaya tha. khed aur lajja ki moorti bane hue the. ek vakil sahab ne unase sahanubhooti prakat karate hue kaha—seth ji, mujhe apaki har ka bahut b da shok hai. maian janata ki khushi ke badale ranj hoga, to kabhi yahaan n ata. maian to keval apake khyal se yahaan aya tha. seth ji ne bahut rokana chaha, parantu aankhoan mean aansoo dabadaba hi gaye. ve ni:sprih banane ka vyarth prayatn karake bole—vakil sahab, mujhe isaki kuchh chianta nahian, kaun riyasat nikal gayi? vyarth ulajhan, chianta tatha jhanjhat rahati thi, chalo, achchha hua. gala chhoota. apane kam mean haraj hota tha. saty kahata hooan, mujhe to hriday se prasannata hi huee. yah kam to bekam valoan ke lie hai, ghar n baithe rahe, yahi begar ki. meri moorkhata thi ki maian itane dinoan tak aankhean band kiye baitha raha. parantu seth ji ki mukhakriti ne in vicharoan ka praman n diya. mukhamandal hriday ka darpan hai, isaka nishchay alabatta ho gaya.

kiantu baboo ramaraksha bahut der tak is anand ka maja n lootane paye aur n seth ji ko badala lene ke lie bahut der tak pratiksha karani p di. sabha visarjit hote hi jab baboo ramaraksha saphalata ki umang mean aianthatean, moanchh par tav dete aur charoan or garv ki drishti dalate hue bahar aye, to divani ki tin sipahiyoan ne age badh kar unhean giraphtari ka varant dikha diya. abaki baboo ramaraksha ke chehare ka rang utar jane ki, aur seth ji ke is manovaanchhit drishy se anand uthane ki bari thi. giradharilal ne anand ki umang mean taliy aauan to n bajayian, parantu muskara kar muanh pher liya. rang mean bhang p d gaya.

aj is vishay ke upalakshy mean muanshi phaijularahaman ne pahale hi se ek b de samaroh ke sath gardan parti ki taiyariy aauan ki thian. mistar ramaraksha isake prabandhakartta the. aj ki ‘aphtar dinar’ spich unhoanne b de parishram se taiyar ki thi; kiantu is varant ne sari kamanaoan ka satyanash kar diya. yoan to baboo sahab ke mitroan mean aisa koee bhi n tha, jo das hazar rupaye jamanat de deta; ada kar dene ka to zikr hi kaya; kiantu kadachit aisa hota bhi to seth ji apane ko bhagyahin samajhate. das hazar rupaye aur myunispailiti ki pratishthit membari khokar inhean is samay yah harsh hua tha.

mistar ramaraksha ke ghar par jyoanhi yah khabar pahuanchi, kuharam mach gaya. unaki stri pachha d kha kar prithvi par gir p di. jab kuchh hosh mean ayi to rone lagi. aur rone se chhutti mili to usane giradharilal ko kosana arambh kiya. devi-devata manane lagi. unhean rishvatean dene par taiyar huee ki ye giradharilal ko kisi prakar nigal jaean. is b de bhari kam mean vah ganga aur yamuna se sahayata m aauang rahi thi, pleg aur visoochika ki khushamadean kar rahi thi ki ye donoan mil kar us giradharilal ko h dap le jaean! kiantu giradhari ka koee dosh nahian. dosh tumhara hai. bahut achchha hua! tum isi pooja ke devata the. kya ab davatean n khilaoge? maianne tumhean kitana samajhaya, royi, ruthi, big di; kintu tumane ek n suni. giradharilal ne bahut achchha kiya. tumhean shiksha to mil gayi; kintu tumhara bhi dosh nahian. yah sab ag maianne hi lagayi. makhamali sliparoan ke bina mere p aauanv hi nahian uthate the. bina j daoo k doan ke mujhe niand n ati thi. sejaga di mere hi lie mangavayi thi. aangareji padhane ke lie mem sahab ko maianne hi rakha. ye sab k aauante maianne hi boye haian.

misej ramaraksha bahut der tak inhian vicharoan mean doobi rahi. jab rat bhar karavatean badalane ke bad vah sabere uthi, to usake vichar charoan or se thokar kha kar keval ek kendr par jam gaye. giradharilal b da badamash aur ghamandi hai. mera sab kuchh le kar bhi use santosh nahian hua. itana bhi is nirdayi kasaee se n dekha gaya. bhinn-bhinn prakar ke vicharoan ne mil kar ek rup dharan kiya aur krodhagni ko dahala kar prabal kar diya. jvalamukhi shishe mean jab soory ki kiranean ek hoti haian, tab agni prakat ho jati haian. stri ke hriday mean rah-rah kar krodh ki ek asadharan lahar utpann hoti thi. bachche ne mithaee ke lie hath kiya; us par baras p dian; mahari ne chauka- baratan karake choolhean mean ag jala di, usake pichhe p d gayi—maian to apane du:khoan ko ro rahi hooan, is chu dail ko rotiyoan ki dhun savar hai. nidan nau baje usase n raha gaya. usane yah patr likh kar apane hriday ki jvala thandi ki—

‘seth ji, tumhean ab apane dhan ke ghamand ne aandha kar diya hai, kintu kisi ka ghamand isi tarah sada nahian rah sakata. kabhi n kabhi sir avashy nicha hota hai. afasos ki kal sham ko, jab tumane mere pyare pati ko pak davaya hai, maian vahaan maujood n thi; nahian to apana aur tumhara rakt ek kar deti. tum dhan ke mad mean bhoole hue ho. maian usi dam tumhara nasha utar deti! ek stri ke hathoan apamanit ho kar tum phir kisi ko muanh dikhane layaq n rahate. achchha, isaka badala tumhean kisi n kisi tarah jarur mil jayaga. mera kaleja us din thanda hoga, jab tum nirvansh ho jaoge aur tumhare kul ka nam mit jayaga.

seth ji par yah phatakar p di to ve krodh se ag ho gaye. yadyapi kshudr hriday manushy n the, parantu krodh ke aveg mean saujany ka chihn bhi shesh nahian rahata. yah dhyan n raha ki yah ek du:khini ki krandan-dhvani hai, ek satayi huee stri ki manasik durbalata ka vichar hai. usaki dhan-hinata aur vivashata par unhean tanik bhi daya n ayi. mare hue ko marane ka upay sochane lage.

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isake tisare din seth giradharilal pooja ke asan par baithe hue the, mahara ne akar kaha—sarakar, koee stri ap se milane ayi hai. seth ji ne poochha—kaun stri hai? mahara ne kaha—sarakar, mujhe kya maloom? lekin hai koee bhalemanus! reshami sa di pahane hue hath mean sone ke k de haian. pairoan mean tat ke slipar haian. b de ghar ki stri jan p dati haian.

yoan sadharanat: seth ji pooja ke samay kisi se nahian milate the. chahe kaisa hi avashyak kam kyoan n ho, eeshvaropasana mean samajik badhaoan ko ghusane nahian dete the. kintu aisi dasha mean jab ki kisi b de ghar ki stri milane ke lie aye, to tho di der ke lie pooja mean vilamb karana niandaniy nahian kaha ja sakata, aisa vichar karake ve naukar se bole—unhean bula laoan

jab vah stri ayi to seth ji svagat ke lie uth kar kh de ho gaye. tatpashchath atyant komal vachanoan ke karunik shabdoan se bole—mata, kahaan se ana hua? aur jab yah uttar mila ki vah ayodhya se ayi hai, to apane use phir se dandavat kiya aur chini tatha mishri se bhi adhik madhur aur navanit se bhi adhik chikane shabdoan mean kaha—achchha, ap shri ayodhya ji se a rahi haian? us nagari ka kya kahana! devataoan ki puri haian. b de bhagy the ki apake darshan hue. yahaan apaka agaman kaise hua? stri ne uttar diya—ghar to mera yahian hai. seth ji ka mukh punah madhurata ka chitr bana. ve bole—achchha, to makan apaka isi shahar mean hai? to apane maya-janjal ko tyag diya? yah to maian pahale hi samajh gaya tha. aisi pavitr atmaऍan sansar mean bahut tho di haian. aisi deviyoan ke darshan durlabh hote haian. apane mujhe darshan diya, b di kripa ki. maian is yogy nahian, jo ap-jaisi vidushiyoan ki kuchh seva kar sakooan? kiantu jo kam mere yogy ho—jo kuchh mere kie ho sakata ho—use karane ke lie maian sab bh aauanti se taiyar hooan. yahaan seth-sahookaroan ne mujhe bahut badanam kar rakha hai, maian sabaki aankhoan mean khatakata hooan. usaka karan siva isake aur kuchh nahian ki jahaan ve log labh ka dhyan rakhate haian, vahaan maian bhalaee par rakhata hooan. yadi koee b di avastha ka vriddh manushy mujhase kuchh kahane-sunane ke lie ata hai, to vishvas manoan, mujhase usaka vachan tala nahian jata. kuchh budhape ka vichar; kuchh usake dil toot jane ka dar; kuchh yah khyal ki kahian yah vishvasaghatiyoan ke phande mean n phans jae, mujhe usaki ichchhaoan ki poorti ke lie vivash kar deta hai. mera yah siddhant hai ki achchhi jayadad aur kam byaj. kiantu is prakar batean apake samane karana vyarth hai. ap se to ghar ka mamala hai. mere yogy jo kuchh kam ho, usake lie maian sir aankhoan se taiyar hooan.

vriddh stri—mera kam ap hi se ho sakata hai.

seth ji—(prasann ho kar) bahut achchha; ajna do.

stri—maian apake samane bhikharin ban kar ayi hooan. apako chho dakar koee mera saval poora nahian kar sakata.

seth ji—kahie, kahie.

stri—ap ramaraksha ko chho d dijie.

seth ji ke mukh ka rang utar gaya. sare havaee kile jo abhi-abhi taiyar hue the, gir p de. ve bole—usane meri bahut hani ki hai. usaka ghamand to d dalooanga, tab chho dooanga.

stri—to kya kuchh mere budhape ka, mere hath phailane ka, kuchh apani b daee ka vichar n karoge? beta, mamata buri hoti hai. sansar se nata toot jae; dhan jae; dharm jae, kiantu l dake ka sneh hriday se nahian jata. santosh sab kuchh kar sakata hai. kiantu bete ka prem m aauan ke hriday se nahian nikal sakata. is par hakim ka, raja ka, yahaan tak ki eeshvar ka bhi bas nahian hai. tum mujh par taras khao. mere l dake ki jan chho d do, tumhean b da yash milega. maian jab tak jiooangi, tumhean ashirvad deti rahooangi.

seth ji ka hriday kuchh pasija. patthar ki tah mean pani rahata hai; kiantu tatkal hi unhean mises ramaraksha ke patr ka dhyan a gaya. ve bole—mujhe ramaraksha se koee utani shatruta nahian thi, yadi unhoanne mujhe n chhe da hota, to maian n bolata. apake kahane se maian ab bhi unaka aparadh kshama kar sakata hooan! parantu usaki bibi sahaba ne jo patr mere pas bheja hai, use dekhakar sharir mean ag lag jati hai. dikhauan apako! ramaraksha ki m aauan ne patr le kar padha to unaki aankhoan mean aansoo bhar aye. ve bolian—beta, us stri ne mujhe bahut du:kh diya hai. usane mujhe desh se nikal diya. usaka mizaj aur jaban usake vash mean nahian; kiantu is samay usane jo garv dikhaya hai; usaka tumhean khyal nahian karana chahie. tum ise bhula do. tumhara desh-desh mean nam hai. yah neki tumhare nak ko aur bhi phaila degi. maian tumase pran karati hooan ki sara samachar ramaraksha se likhava kar kisi achchhe samachar- patr mean chhapava dooangi. ramaraksha mera kahana nahian talega. tumhare is upakar ko vah kabhi n bhoolega. jis samay ye samachar sanvadapatroan mean chhapeange, us samay hajaroan manushyoan ko tumhare darshan ki abhilasha hogi. sarakar mean tumhari b daee hogi aur maian sachche hriday se kahati hooan ki shighr hi tumhean koee n koee padavi mil jayagi. ramaraksha ki aangarejoan se bahut mitrata hai, ve usaki bat kabhi n taleange.

seth ji ke hriday mean gudagudi paida ho gayi. yadi is vyavahar mean vah pavitr aur mananiy sthan prapt ho jae—jisake lie hajaroan kharch kiye, hajaroan daliy aauan dian, hajaroan anunay-vinay kian, hajaroan khushamadean kian, khanasamoan ki jhi dakiy aauan sahian, bangaloan ke chakkar lagaye—to is saphalata ke lie aise kee hazar maian kharch kar sakata hooan. ni:sandeh mujhe is kam mean ramaraksha se bahut kuchh sahayata mil sakati hai; kiantu in vicharoan ko prakat karane se kya labh? unhoanne kaha—mata, mujhe nam-namood ki bahut chah nahian haian. b doan ne kaha hai—neki kar dariyaan mean dal. mujhe to apaki bat ka khyal hai. padavi mile to lene se inakar nahian; n mile to trishna nahian, parantu yah to bataie ki mere rupayoan ka kya prabandh hoga? apako maloom hoga ki mere das hazar rupaye ate haian.

ramaraksha ki m aauan ne kaha—tumhare rupaye ki jamanat mean karati hooan. yah dekhoan, bangal-baiank ki pas buk hai. usamean mera das hazar rupaya jama hai. us rupaye se tum ramaraksha ko koee vyavasay kara do. tum us dukan ke malik rahoge, ramaraksha ko usaka mainejar bana dena. jab tak tumhare kahe par chale, nibhana; nahian to dookan tumhari hai. mujhe usamean se kuchh nahian chahie. meri khoj-khabar lenevala eeshvar hai. ramaraksha achchhi tarah rahe, isase adhik mujhe aur n chahie. yah kahakar pas-buk seth ji ko de di. m aauan ke is athah prem ne seth ji ko vihval kar diya. pani ubal p da, aur patthar ke niche dhank gaya. aise pavitr drishy dekhane ke lie jivan mean kam avasar milate haian. seth ji ke hriday mean paropakar ki ek lahar-si uthi; unaki aankhean dabadaba ayian. jis prakar pani ke bahav se kabhi-kabhi b aauandh toot jata hai; usi prakar paropakar ki is umang ne svarth aur maya ke b aauandh ko to d diya. ve pas-buk vriddh stri ko vapas dekar bole—mata, yah apani kitab lo. mujhe ab adhik lajjit n karo. yah dekho, ramaraksha ka nam bahi se u da deta hooan. mujhe kuchh nahian chahie, maianne apana sab kuchh pa liya. aj tumhara ramaraksha tum ko mil jayaga.

is ghatana ke do varsh uparaant taunahal mean phir ek b da jalasa hua. baiand baj raha tha, jhandiy aauan aur dhvajaऍan vayu-mandal mean lahara rahi thian. nagar ke sabhi mananiy purush upasthit the. laiando, phitan aur motaroan se sara hata bhara hua tha. ekaek mushti gho doan ki ek phitan ne hate mean pravesh kiya. seth giradharilal bahumooly vastroan se saje hue usamean se utare. unake sath ek phaishanebul navayuvak aangreji soot pahane muskarata hua utara. ye mistar ramaraksha the. ve ab seth ji ki ek khas dukan ka mainejar haian. keval mainejar hi nahian, kiantu unhean maiannejiang propraitar samajhana chahie. dilli- darabar mean seth ji ko rabahadur ka pad mila hai. aj distrikt maijistret niyamanusar isaki ghoshana kareange aur soochit kareange ki nagar ke mananiy purushoan ki or se seth ji ko dhanyavad dene ke lie baithak huee hai. seth ji ki or se dhanyavad ka vaktavy ramaraksha kareange. jil logoan ne unaki vaktritaऍan suni haian, ve bahut utsukata se us avasar ki pratiksha kar rahe haian.

baithak samapt hone par seth ji ramaraksha ke sath apane bhavan par pahuanche, to maloom hua ki aj vahi vriddha unase phir milane ayi hai. seth ji dau dakar ramaraksha ki m aauan ke charanoan se lipat gaye. unaka hriday is samay nadi ki bh aauanti um da hua tha.

‘ramaraksha aiand phredas’ namak chini banane ka karakhana bahut unnati par haian. ramaraksha ab bhi usi that-bat se jivan vyatit kar rahe haian; kiantu partiy aauan kam dete haian aur din-bhar mean tin se adhik soot nahian badalate. ve ab us patr ko, jo unaki stri ne seth ji ko likha tha, sansar ki ek bahut amooly vastu samajhate haian aur misej ramaraksha ko bhi ab seth ji ke nam ko mitane ki adhik chah nahian hai. kyoanki abhi hal mean jab l daka paida hua tha, misej ramaraksha ne apana suvarn- kankan dhay ko upahar diya tha manoan mithaee b aauanti thi.

yah sab ho gaya; kiantu vah bat, jo ab honi chahie thi, n huee. ramaraksha ki m aauan ab bhi ayodhya mean rahati haian aur apani putravadhoo ki soorat nahian dekhana chahatian.

sanbandhit lekh

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