मूठ -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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d aauktar jayapal ne pratham shreni ki sanad payi thi, par ise bhagy hi kahie ya vyavasayik siddhantoan ka ajnan ki unhean apane vyavasay mean kabhi unnat avastha n mili. unaka ghar sankari gali mean tha; par unake ji mean khuli jagah mean ghar lene ka vichar tak n utha. aushadhalay ki alamariyaan, shishiyaan aur daktari yantr adi bhi saph-suthare n the. mitavyayita ke siddhaant ka vah apani ghareloo batoan mean bhi bahut dhyan rakhate the.

l daka javan ho gaya tha, par abhi usaki shiksha ka prashn samane n aya tha. sochate the ki itane dinoan tak pustakoan se sar mar kar maianne aisi kaun-si b di sampatti pa li, jo usake padhane-likhane mean hajaroan rupaye barbad karooan. unaki patni ahalya dhairyavan mahila thi, par d aauktar sahab ne usake in gunoan par itana bojh rakh diya tha ki usaki kamar bhi jhuk gayi thi. maan bhi jivit thi, par gangasnan ke lie taras-taras kar rah jati thi; doosare pavitr sthanoan ki yatr ki charcha hi kya ! is kroor mitavyayita ka parinam yah tha ki is ghar mean sukh aur shaanti ka nam n tha. agar koee mad phutakal thi to vah budhiya mahari jagiya thi. usane d aauktar sahab ko god mean khilaya tha aur use is ghar se aisa prem ho gaya tha ki sab prakar ki kathinaiyaan jhelati thi, par talane ka nam n leti thi.

d aauktar sahab daktari ay ki kami ko kap de aur shakkar ke karakhanoan mean hisse lekar poora karate the. aj sanyogavash bambee ke karakhane ne unake pas varshik labh ke sadhe sat sau rupaye bheje. d aauktar sahab ne bima khola, not gine, dakiye ko vida kiya, par dakiye ke pas rupaye adhik the, bojh se daba jata tha. bola huzoor rupaye le lean aur mujhe not de dean to b da ahasan ho, bojh halaka ho jay. d aauktar sahab dakiyoan ko prasann rakha karate the, unhean muft davaiyaan diya karate the. socha ki haan, mujhe baiank jane ke lie taanga mangana hi p dega, kyoan n bin kau di ke upakar vale siddhaant se kam looan. rupaye gin kar ek thaili mean rakh diye aur soch hi rahe the ki chalooan unhean baiank mean rakhata aooan ki ek rogi ne bula bheja. aise avasar yahaan kadachith hi ate the. yadyapi d aauktar sahab ko baks par bharosa n tha, par vivash ho kar thaili baks mean rakhi aur rogi ko dekhane chale gaye. vahaan se laute to tin baj chuke the, baiank band ho chuka tha. aj rupaye kisi tarah jama n ho sakate the. pratidin ki bhaanti aushadhalay mean baith gaye. ath baje rat ko jab ghar ke bhitar jane lage, to thaili ko ghar le jane ke lie baks se nikala, thaili kuchh halaki jan p di, tatkal use davaiyoan ke tarajoo par taula, hosh u d gaye. poore paanch sau rupaye kam the. vishvas n hua. thaili khol kar rupaye gine. paanch sau rupaye kam nikale. vikshipt adhirata ke sath baks ke doosare khanoan ko tatola parantu vyarth. nirash hokar ek kurasi par baith gaye aur smaran-shakti ko ekatr karane ke lie aankhean band kar dian aur sochane lage, maianne rupaye kahian alag to nahian rakhe, dakiye ne rupaye kam to nahian diye, maianne ginane mean bhool to nahian ki, maianne pachis-pachis rupaye ki gaddiyaan lagayi thian, poori tis gaddiyaan thian, khoob yad hai. maianne ek-ek gaddi gin kar thaili mean rakhi, smaran-shakti mujhe dhokha nahian de rahi hai. sab mujhe thik-thik yad hai. baks ka tala bhi band kar diya tha, kiantu oh, ab samajh mean a gaya, kuanji mej par hi chho d di, jaldi ke mare use jeb mean rakhana bhool gaya, vah abhi tak mej par p di hai. bas yahi bat hai, kuanji jeb mean dalane ki yad nahian rahi, parantu le kaun gaya, bahar daravaze band the. ghar mean dhare rupaye-paise koee chhoota nahian, aj tak kabhi aisa avasar nahian aya. avashy yah kisi bahari adami ka kam hai. ho sakata hai ki koee daravaza khula rah gaya ho, koee dava lene aya ho, kuanji mej par p di dekhi ho aur baks khol kar rupaye nikal liye hoan.

isi se maian rupaye nahian liya karata, kaun thikana dakiye ki hi karatoot ho, bahut sambhav hai, usane mujhe baks mean thaili rakhate dekha tha. rupaye jama ho jate to mere pas poore ... hazar rupaye ho jate, byaj jo dane mean saralata hoti. kya karooan. pulis ko khabar dooan ? vyarth baithe-bithaye ulajhan mol leni hai. tole bhar ke adamiyoan ki daravaze par bhi d hogi. das-paanch adamiyoan ko galiyaan khani p deangi aur phal kuchh nahian ! to kya dhiraj dhar kar baith rahooan ? kaise dhiraj dharooan ! yah koee seantameant mila dhan to tha nahian, haram ki kau di hoti to samajhata ki jaise ayi, vaise gayi. yahaan ek-ek paisa apane pasine ka hai. maian jo itani mitavyayita se rahata hooan, itane kasht se rahata hooan, kanjoos prasiddh hooan, ghar ke avashyak vyay mean bhi kat-chhaant karata hooan, kya isilie ki kisi uchakke ke lie manoranjan ka saman jutaooan ? mujhe resham se ghrina nahian, n meve hi aruchikar haian, n ajirn ka rog hai ki malaee khaooan aur apach ho jay, n aankhoan mean drishti kam hai ki thiyetar aur sinema ka anand n utha sakooan. maian sab or se apane man ko mare rahata hooan, isilie to ki mere pas char paise ho jayan, kam p dane par kisi ke age hath phailana n p de. kuchh jayadad le sakooan, aur nahian to achchha ghar hi banava looan. par is man marane ka yah phal ! gadhe parishram ke rupaye lut jayan. anyay hai ki maian yoan dinadaha de lut jaooan aur us dusht ka bal bhi tedha n ho. usake ghar divali ho rahi hogi, anand manaya ja raha hoga, sab-ke-sab bagalean baja rahe hoange.

d aauktar sahab badala lene ke lie vyakul ho gaye. maianne kabhi kisi fakir ko, kisi sadhu ko, daravaze par kh da hone nahian diya. anek bar chahane par bhi maianne kabhi mitroan ko apane yahaan nimantrit nahian kiya, kutumbiyoan aur sanbandhiyoan se sada bachata raha, kya isilie ? usaka pata lag jata to maian ek vishaili suee se usake jivan ka aant kar deta.

kintu koee upay nahian hai. julahe ka gussa dadhi par. gupt pulisavale bhi bas nam hi ke haian, pata lagane ki yogyata nahian. inaki sari akl rajanitik vyakhyanoan aur jhoothi riportoan ke likhane mean samapt ho jati hai. kisi mesmerijam janane vale ke pas chalooan, vah is ulajhan ko sulajha sakata hai. sunata hooan, yoorop aur amerika mean bahudha choriyoan ka pata isi upay se lag jata hai. par yahaan aisa mesmerijam ka pandit kaun hai aur phir mesmerijam ke uttar sada vishvasaniy nahian hote. jyotishiyoan ke saman ve bhi anuman aur atakal ke anant sagar mean dubakiyaan lagane lagate haian. kuchh log nam bhi to nikalate haian. maianne kabhi un kahaniyoan par vishvas nahian kiya, parantu kuchh n kuchh isamean tattv hai avashy, nahian to is prakriti-upasana ke yug mean inaka astitv hi n rahata. ajakal ke vidvanh bhi to atmik bal ka loha manate jate haian, par man lo kisi ne nam batala hi diya to mere hath mean badala chukane ka kaun-sa upay hai, aantarjnan sakshi ka kam nahian de sakata. ek kshan ke lie mere ji ko shaanti mil jane ke sivay aur inase kya labh hai ?

haan, khoob yad aya. nadi ki or jate hue vah jo ek ojha baithata hai, usake karatab ki kahaniyaan prayah sunane mean ati haian. sunata hooan, gaye hue dhan ka pata batala deta hai, rogiyoan ko bat ki bat mean changa kar deta hai, chori ke mal ka pata laga deta hai, mooth chalata hai. mooth ki b di b daee suni hai, mooth chali aur chor ke muanh se rakt jari hua, jab tak vah mal n lauta de rakt band nahian hota. yah nishana baith jay to meri hardik ichchha poori ho jay ! muanhamaanga phal paooanga. rupaye bhi mil jayan, chor ko shiksha bhi mil jay ! usake yahaan sada logoan ki bhi d lagi rahati hai. isamean kuchh karatab n hota to itane log kyoan jama hote ? usaki mukhakriti se ek pratibha barasati hai. ajakal ke shikshit logoan ko to in batoan par vishvas nahian hai, par nich aur moorkh-mandali mean usaki bahut charcha hai. bhoot-pret adi ki kahaniyaan pratidin hi suna karata hooan. kyoan n usi ojhe ke pas chalooan ? man lo koee labh n hua to hani hi kya ho jayagi. jahaan paanch sau gaye haian, do-char rupaye ka khoon aur sahi. yah samay bhi achchha hai. bhi d kam hogi, chalana chahie.

ji mean yah nishchay karake d aauktar sahab us ojhe ke ghar ki or chale, ja de ki rat thi. nau baj gaye the. rasta lagabhag band ho gaya tha. kabhi-kabhi gharoan se ramayan ki dhvani kanoan mean a jati thi. kuchh der ke bad bilakul sannata ho gaya. raste ke donoan or hare-bhare khet the. siyaroan ka huanana sun p dane laga. jan p data hai inaka dal kahian pas hi hai. d aauktar sahab ko prayah door se inaka surila svar sunane ka saubhagy hua tha. pas se sunane ka nahian. is samay is sannate mean aur itane pas se unaka chikhana sun kar unhean dar laga. kee bar apani chh di dharati par pataki, pair dhamadhamaye. siyar b de darapok hote haian, adami ke pas nahian ate; par phir sandeh hua, kahian inamean koee pagal ho to usaka kata to bachata hi nahian. yah sandeh hote hi kitanu, baiktiriya, pastayar instichyoot aur kasauli ki yad unake mastishk mean chakkar katane lagi. vah jaldi-jaldi pair badhaye chale jate the. ekaek ji mean vichar utha kahian mere hi ghar mean kisi ne rupaye utha liye hoan to. ve tatkal thithak gaye, par ek hi kshan mean unhoanne isaka bhi nirnay kar liya, kya harj hai gharavaloan ko to aur bhi k da dand milana chahie. chor ki mere sath sahanubhooti nahian ho sakati, par gharavaloan ki sahanubhooti ka maian adhikari hooan. unhean janana chahie ki maian jo kuchh karata hooan unhian ke lie karata hooan. rat-din marata hooan to unhian ke lie marata hooan. yadi is par bhi ve mujhe yoan dhokha dene ke lie taiyar hoan to unase adhik kritaghn, unase adhik akritajn, unase adhik nirday aur kaun hoga ? unhean aur bhi k da dand milana chahie. itana k da, itana shikshaprad ki phir kabhi kisi ko aisa karane ka sahas n ho.

aant mean ve ojhe ke ghar ke pas ja pahuanche. logoan ki bhi d n thi. unhean b da santosh hua. haan, unaki chal kuchh dhimi p d gayi. phir ji mean socha, kahian yah sab dhakosala hi dhakosala ho to vyarth lajjit hona p de. jo sune, moorkh banaye. kadachith ojha hi mujhe tuchchhabuddhi samajhe. par ab to a gaya, yah tajaraba bhi ho jay. aur kuchh n hoga to jaanch hi sahi. ojha ka nam buddhoo tha. log chaudhari kahate the. jati ka chamar tha. chhota-sa ghar aur vah bhi ganda. chhappar itani nichi thi ki jhukane par bhi sir mean takkar lagane ka dar lagata tha. daravaze par ek nim ka pe d tha. usake niche ek chaura. nim ke pe d par ek jhandi laharati thi. chaura par mitti ke saik doan hathi siandoor se range hue kh de the. kee lohe ke nokadar trishool bhi g de the, jo mano in mandagati hathiyoan ke lie aankush ka kam de rahe the. das baje the. buddhoo chaudhari jo ek kale rang ka toandila aur robadar adami tha, ek phate hue tat par baitha nariyal pi raha tha. botal aur gilas bhi samane rakhe hue.

buddhoo ne d aauktar sahab ko dekh kar turant botal chhipa di aur niche utar kar salam kiya. ghar se ek budhiya ne modha la kar unake lie rakh diya. d aauktar sahab ne kuchh jheanpate hue sari ghatana kah sunayi. buddhoo ne kaha huzoor, yah kaun b da kam hai. abhi isi itavar ko darogaji ki gh di chori gayi thi, bahut kuchh tahakikat ki, pata n chala. mujhe bulaya. maianne bat ki bat mean pata laga diya. paanch rupaye inam diye. kal ki bat hai, jamadar sahab ki gho di kho gayi thi. charoan taraph dau date phirate the. maianne aisa pata bata diya ki gho di charati huee mil gayi. isi vidya ki badaulat huzoor hukkam sabhi manate haian.

d aauktar ko daroga aur jamadar ki charcha n ruchi. in sab ganvaroan ki aankhoan mean jo kuchh hai, vah daroga aur jamadar hi haian. bole maian keval chori ka pata lagana nahian chahata, maian chor ko saza dena chahata hooan.

buddhoo ne ek kshan ke lie aankhean band kian, jamuhaiyaan lian, chutakiyaan bajayian aur phir kaha yah ghar hi ke kisi adami ka kam hai.

d aauktar kuchh paravah nahian, koee ho.

budhiya pichhe se koee bat bane ya big degi to hajoor hamian ko bura kaheange.

d aauktar isaki tum kuchh chianta n karo, maianne khoob soch-vichar liya hai ! balki agar ghar ke kisi adami ki shararat hai to maian usake sath aur bhi k daee karana chahata hooan. bahar ka adami mere sath chhal kare to kshama ke yogy hai, par ghar ke adami ko maian kisi prakar kshama nahian kar sakata.

buddhoo to huzoor kya chahate haian ?

d aauktar bas yahi ki mere rupaye mil jayan aur chor kisi b de kasht mean p d jay.

buddhoo mooth chala dooan ?

budhiya na beta, mooth ke pas n jana. n jane kaisi p de, kaisi n p de.

d aauktar tum mooth chala do, isaka jo kuchh mehanatana aur inam ho, maian dene ko taiyar hooan.

budhiya beta, maian phir kahati hooan, mooth ke pher mean mat p d. koee jokham ki bat a p degi to vahi babooji phir tere sir hoange aur tere banaye kuchh n banegi. kya janata nahian, mooth ka utar kitana kathin hai ?

buddhoo haan baboo ji ! phir ek bar achchhi tarah soch lijie. mooth to maian chala dooanga, lekin usako utarane ka jimma maian nahian le sakata.

d aauktar abhi kah to diya, maian tumase utarane ko n kahooanga, chalao bhi to.

buddhoo ne avashyak saman ki ek lambi talika banayi. d aauktar sahab ne saman ki apeksha rupaye dena adhik uchit samajha. buddhoo raji ho gaya. d aauktar sahab chalate-chalate bole aisa mantar chalao ke sabera hote-hote chor mere samane mal liye hue a jay.

buddhoo ne kaha ap nisakhatir rahean.

d aauktar sahab vahaan se chale to gyarah baje the. ja de ki rat, k dake ki thand thi. unaki maan aur stri donoan baithi huee unaki rah dekh rahi thian. unhoanne ji ko bahalane ke lie bich mean ek aangithi rakh li thi, jisaka prabhav sharir ki apeksha vichar par adhik p data tha. yahaan koyala vilasy padarth samajha jata tha. budhiya mahari jagiya vahian phata tat ka tuk da odhe p di thi. vah bar-bar uth kar apani aandheri kothari mean jati, ale par kuchh tatol kar dekhati aur phir apani jagah par a kar p d rahati. bar-bar poochhati, kitani rat gayi hogi. jara bhi khataka hota to chauank p dati aur chiantit drishti se idhar-udhar dekhane lagati. aj d aauktar sahab ne niyam ke pratikool kyoan itani der lagayi, isaka sabako ashchary tha. aise avasar bahut kam ate the ki unhean rogiyoan ko dekhane ke lie rat ko jana p data ho. yadi kuchh log unaki daktari ke kayal bhi the, to ve rat ko us gali mean ane ka sahas n karate the. sabha-sosaitiyoan mean jane ko unhean ruchi n thi. mitroan se bhi unaka mel-jol n tha. maan ne kaha jane kahaan chala gaya, khana bilakul pani ho gaya.

ahalya adami jata hai to kah kar jata hai, adhi rat se oopar ho gayi.

maan koee aisi hi atak ho gayi hogi, nahian to vah kab ghar se bahar nikalata hai ?

ahalya maian to ab sone jati hooan, unaka jab ji chahe ayean. koee sari rat baitha pahara dega.

yahi batean ho rahi thian ki d aauktar sahab ghar a pahuanche. ahalya sanbhal baithi; jagiya uthakar kh di ho gayi aur unaki or sahami huee aankhoan se takane lagi. maan ne poochha aj kahaan itani der laga di ?

d aauktar tum log to sukh se baithi ho n ! hamean der ho gayi, isaki tumhean kya chianta ! jao, sukh se soo, in oopari dikhavati batoan se maian dhokhe mean nahian ata. avasar pao to gala kat lo, is par chali ho bat banane !

maan ne duahkhi ho kar kaha beta ! aisi ji dukhane vali batean kyoan karate ho ? ghar mean tumhara kaun bairi hai jo tumhara bura chetega ?

d aauktar maian kisi ko apana mitr nahian samajhata, sabhi mere bairi haian, mere pranoan ke grahak haian ! nahian to kya aankh ojhal hote hi meri mej se paanch sau rupaye u d jayan, daravaze bahar se band the, koee gair aya nahian, rupaye rakhate hi u d gaye. jo log is tarah mera gala katane par utaroo hoan, unhean kyoankar apana samajhooan. maianne khoob pata laga liya hai, abhi ek ojhe ke pas se chala a raha hooan. usane saf kah diya ki ghar ke hi kisi adami ka kam hai. achchhi bat hai, jaisi karani vaisi bharani. maian bhi bata dooanga ki maian apane bairiyoan ka shubhachiantak nahian hooan. yadi bahar ka adami hota to kadachith maian jane bhi deta. par jab ghar ke adami jinake lie rat-din chakki pisata hooan, mere sath aisa chhal karean to ve isi yogy haian ki unake sath jara bhi riayat n ki jay. dekhana sabere tak chor ki kya dasha hoti hai. maianne ojhe se mooth chalane ko kah diya hai. mooth chali aur udhar chor ke pran sankat mean p de.

jagiya ghab da kar boli bhiya, mooth mean jan jokham hai.

d aauktar chor ki yahi saza hai.

jagiya kis ojhe ne chalaya hai ?

d aauktar buddhoo chaudhari ne.

jagiya are ram, usaki mooth ka to utar hi nahian.

d aauktar apane kamare mean chale gaye, to maan ne kaha soom ka dhan shaitan khata hai. paanch sau rupaya koee muanh mar kar le gaya. itane mean to mere satoan dham ho jate.

ahalya boli kangan ke lie barasoan se jhiank rahi hooan, achchha hua, meri ah p di hai.

maan bhala ghar mean usake rupaye kaun lega ?

ahilya kiva d khule hoange, koee bahari adami u da le gaya hoga.

maan usako vishvas kyoankar a gaya ki ghar hi ke kisi adami ne rupaye churaye haian.

ahalya rupaye ka lobh adami ko shakki bana deta hai.

rat ko ek baja tha. d aauktar jayapal bhayanak svapn dekh rahe the. ekaek ahalya ne a kar kaha jara chal kar dekhie, jagiya ka kya hal ho raha hai. jan p data hai, jibh aianth gayi. kuchh bolati hi nahian, aankhean pathara gayi haian.

d aauktar chauank kar uth baithe. ek kshan tak idhar-udhar takate rahe; mano soch rahe the, yah bhi svapn to nahian hai. tab bole kya kaha ! jagiya ko kya ho gaya ?

ahalya ne phir jagiya ka hal kaha. d aauktar ke mukh par halaki-si muskarahat dau d gayi. bole chor pak da gaya ! mooth ne apana kam kiya.

ahalya aur jo ghar hi ke kisi adami ne le liye hote ?

d aauktar to usaki bhi yahi dasha hoti, sada ke lie sikh jata.

ahalya paanch sau rupaye ke pichhe pran le lete ?

d aauktar paanch sau rupaye ke lie nahian, avashyakata p de to paanch hazar kharch kar sakata hooan, keval chhal-kapat ka dand dene ke lie.

ahalya b de nirdayi ho.

d aauktar tumhean sir se pair tak sone se lad dooan to mujhe bhalaee ka putala samajhane lago, kyoan ? khed hai ki maian tumase yah sanad nahian le sakata.

yah kahate hue vah jagiya ki kothari mean gaye. unaki halat usase kahian adhik kharab thi jo ahalya ne batayi thi. mukh par murdani chhayi huee thi, hath-pair ak d gaye the, na di ka pata n tha. usaki maan use hosh mean lane ke lie bar-bar usake muanh par pani ke chhiante de rahi thi. d aauktar ne yah halat dekhi to hosh u d gaye. unhean apane upay ki saphalata par prasann hona chahie tha. jagiya ne rupaye churaye isake lie ab adhik praman ki avashyakata n thi; parantu mooth itani jaldi prabhav dalane vali aur ghatak vastu hai, isaka unhean anuman bhi n tha. ve chor ko e diyaan rag date, pi da se karahate aur t dapate dekhana chahate the. badala lene ki ichchha ashatit saphal ho rahi thi; parantu vahaan namak ki adhikata thi, jo kaur ko muanh ke bhitar dhansane nahian deti. yah duahkhamay drishy dekh kar prasann hone ke badale unake hriday par chot lagi. rob mean ham apani nirdayata aur kathorata ka bhramamoolak anuman kar liya karate haian. pratyaksh ghatana vichar se kahian adhik prabhavashalini hoti hai. ranasthal ka vichar kitana kavitvamay hai. yuddhavesh ka kavy kitani garmi utpann karane vala hai. parantu kuchale hue shav ke kate hue aang-pratyang dekh kar kaun manushy hai, jise romaanch n ho ave. daya manushy ka svabhavik gun hai.

isake atirikt isaka unhean anuman n tha ki jagiya jaisi durbal atma mere rosh par balidan hogi. vah samajhate the, mere badale ka var kisi sajiv manushy par hoga; yahaan tak ki ve apani stri aur l dake ko bhi is var ke yogy samajhate the. par mare ko marana, kuchale ko kuchalana, unhean apana pratighat maryada ke viparit jan p da. jagiya ka yah kam kshama ke yogy tha. jise rotiyoan ke lale hoan, kap doan ko tarase, jisaki akaanksha ka bhavan sada aandhakaramay raha ho, jisaki ichchhaean kabhi poori n huee hoan, usaki niyat big d jay to ashchary ki bat nahian. ve tatkal aushadhalay mean gaye, hosh mean lane ki jo achchhi-achchhi aushadhiyaan thian, unako mila kar ek mishrit nayi aushadhi bana laye, jagiya ke gale mean utar di. kuchh labh n hua. tab vidyut yantr le aye aur usaki sahayata se jagiya ko hosh mean lane ka yatn karane lage. tho di hi der mean jagiya ki aankhean khul gayian. usane sahami huee drishti se d aauktar ko dekha, jaise l daka apane adhyapak ki chh di ki or dekhata hai, aur ukh de hue svar mean boli hay ram, kaleja phuanka jata hai, apane rupaye le le, ale par ek haan di hai, usi mean rakhe hue haian. mujhe aangaroan se mat jala. maianne to yah rupaye tirath karane ke lie churaye the. kya tujhe taras nahian ata, mutthi bhar rupayoan ke lie mujhe ag mean jala raha hai, maian tujhe aisa kala n samajhati thi, hay ram !

yah kahate-kahate vah phir moorchhit ho gayi, na di band ho gayi, oth nile p d gaye, sharir ke aangoan mean khianchav hone laga. d aauktar ne din bhav se ahalya ki or dekha aur bole maian to apane sare upay kar chuka, ab ise hosh mean lana meri samarthy ke bahar hai. maian kya janata tha ki yah abhagi mooth itani ghatak hoti hai. kahian isaki jan par ban gayi to jivan bhar pachhatana p dega. atma ki thokaroan se kabhi chhutakara n milega. kya karooan, buddhi kuchh kam nahian karati.

ahalya sivil sarjan ko bulao, kadachith vah koee achchhi dava de de. kisi ko jan-boojh kar ag mean dhakelana n chahie.

d aauktar sivil sarjan isase adhik aur kuchh nahian kar sakata, jo maian kar chuka. har gh di isaki dasha aur girati jati hai, n jane hatyare ne kaun-sa mantr chala diya. usaki maan mujhe bahut samajhati rahi, par maianne krodh mean usaki batoan ki jara bhi paravah n ki.

maan beta, tum usi ko bulao jisane mantr chalaya hai; par kya kiya jayaga. kahian mar gayi to hatya sir par p degi. kutumb ko sada satayegi.

do baj rahe the, thandi hava haddiyoan mean chubhi jati thi. d aauktar lambe paanvoan buddhoo chaudhari ke ghar ki or chale jate the. idhar-udhar vyarth aankhean dau date the ki koee ikka ya taanga mil jay. unhean maloom hota tha ki buddhoo ka ghar bahut door ho gaya. kee bar dhokha hua, kahian rasta to nahian bhool gaya. kee bar idhar aya hooan, yah bag to kabhi nahian mila, letar-baks bhi s dak par kabhi nahian dekha, yah pul to kadapi n tha, avashy rah bhool gaya. kisase poochhooan. ve apani smaran-shakti par jhuanjhalaye aur usi or tho di door tak dau de. pata nahian, dusht is samay milega bhi ya nahian, sharab mean mast p da hoga. kahian idhar bechari chal n basi ho. kee bar idhar-udhar ghoom jane ka vichar hua par aantahprerana ne sidhi rah se hatane n diya. yahaan tak ki buddhoo ka ghar dikhaee p da. d aauktar jayapal ki jan mean jan ayi. buddhoo ke daravaze par ja kar zor se kundi khatakhatayi. bhitar se kutte ne asabhyatapoorn uttar diya, par kisi adami ka shabd n sunayi diya. phir zor-zor se kiva d khatakhataye, kutta aur bhi tej p da, budhiya ki niand tooti. boli yah kaun itani rat gaye kiva d to de dalata hai ?

d aauktar maian hooan, jo kuchh der huee tumhare pas aya tha.

budhiya ne boli pahachani, samajh gayi inake ghar ke kisi adami par bipat p di, nahian to itani rat gaye kyoan ate; par abhi to buddhoo ne mooth chalaee nahian. usaka asar kyoankar hua, samajhati thi tab n mane. khoob phanse. uthakar kuppi jalayi aur use liye bahar nikali. d aauktar sahab ne poochha buddhoo chaudhari so rahe haian. jara unhean jaga do.

budhiya n baboo ji, is bakhat maian n jagaooangi, mujhe kachcha hi kha jayaga, rat ko lat sahab bhi avean to nahian uthata.

d aauktar sahab ne tho de shabdoan mean poori ghatana kah sunayi aur b di namrata ke sath kaha ki buddhoo ko jaga de. itane mean buddhoo apane hi ap bahar nikal aya aur aankhean malata hua bola kahie baboo ji, kya hukum hai.

budhiya ne chidh kar kaha teri niand aj kaise khul gayi, maian jagane gayi hoti to marane uthata.

d aauktar maianne sab majara budhiya se kah diya hai, isi se poochho.

budhiya kuchh nahian, toone mooth chalayi thi, rupaye inake ghar ki mahari ne liye haian, ab usaka ab-tab ho raha hai.

d aauktar bechari mar rahi hai, kuchh aisa upay karo ki usake pran bach jayan !

buddhoo yah to apane buri sunayi, mooth ko pherana sahaj nahian hai.

budhiya beta, jan jokhim hai, kya too janata nahian. kahian ulte pheranevale par hi p de to jan bachana hi kathin ho jay.

d aauktar ab usaki jan tumhare hi bachaye bachegi, itana dharm karo.

budhiya doosare ki jan ki khatir koee apani jan gadhe mean dalega ?

d aauktar tum rat-din yahi kam karate ho, tum usake daanv-ghat sab janate ho. mar bhi sakate ho, zila bhi sakate ho. mera to in batoan par bilakul vishvas hi n tha, lekin tumhara kamal dekh kar dang rah gaya. tumhare hathoan kitane hi adamiyoan ka bhala hota hai, us garib budhiya par daya karo.

buddhoo kuchh pasija, par usaki maan mamaledari mean usase kahian adhik chatur thi. dari, kahian yah naram ho kar mamala biga d n de. usane buddhoo ko kuchh kahane ka avasar n diya. boli yah to sab thik hai, par hamare bhi bal-bachche haian ! n jane kaisi p de kaisi n p de. vah hamare sir avegi n ? ap to apana kam nikal kar alag ho jayeange. mooth pherana hansi nahian hai.

buddhoo haan baboo ji, kam b de jokhim ka hai.

d aauktar kam jokhim ka hai jo muft to nahian karavana chahata.

budhiya ap bahut deange, sau-pachas rupaye deange. itane mean ham kai din tak khayeange. mooth pherana saanp ke bil mean hath dalana hai, ag mean koodana hai. bhagavanh ki aisi hi nigah ho to jan bachati hai.

d aauktar to mata ji, maian tumase bahar to nahian hota hooan. jo kuchh tumhari maraji ho vah kaho. mujhe to us garib ki jan bachani hai. yahaan batoan mean der ho rahi hai, vahaan maloom nahian, usaka kya hal hoga.

budhiya der to ap hi kar rahe haian, ap bat pakki kar dean to yah apake sath chala jay. apaki khatir yah jokhim apane sir le rahi hooan doosara hota to jhat inakar kar jati. apake mulahaje mean p d kar jan-boojh kar zahar pi rahi hooan.

d aauktar sahab ko ek kshan ek varsh jan p d raha tha. buddhoo ko usi samay apane sath le jana chahate the. kahian usaka dam nikal gaya to yah ja kar kya banayega. us samay unaki aankhoan mean rupaye ka koee mooly n tha. keval yahi chinta thi ki jagiya maut ke muanh se nikal aye. jis rupaye par vah apani avashyakataean aur gharavaloan ki akaankshaean nichhavar karate use daya ke avesh ne bilakul tuchchh bana diya tha. bole tumhian batalao, ab maian kya kahooan, par jo kuchh kahana ho jhatapat kah do.

budhiya achchha to paanch sau rupaye dijie, isase kam mean kam n hoga.

buddhoo ne maan ki or ashchary se dekha, aur d aauktar sahab moorchhit se ho gaye, nirasha se bole itana mere boote ke bahar hai, jan p data hai usake bhagy mean marana hi bada hai.

budhiya to jane dijie, hamean apani jan bhar tho de hi hai. hamane to apake mulahije se is kam ka bi da uthaya tha. jao buddhoo, soo.

d aauktar boodhi mata, itani nirdayata n karo, adami ka kam adami se nikalata hai.

buddhoo nahian babooji, maian har tarah se apaka kam karane ko taiyar hooan, isane paanch sau kahe, ap kuchh kam kar dijie. haan, jokhim ka dhyan rakhiega.

budhiya too ja ke sota kyoan nahian ? inhean rupaye pyare haian to kya tujhe apani jan pyari nahian hai. kal ko lahoo thookane lagega to kuchh banaye n banegi, bal-bachchoan ko kis par chho dega ? hai ghar mean kuchh ?

d aauktar sahab ne sankoch karate hue dhaee sau rupaye kahe. buddhoo raji ho gaya, mamala tay hua, d aauktar sahab use sath lekar ghar ki or chale. unhean aisi atmik prasannata kabhi n mili thi. hara hua mukadama jit kar adalat se lautane vala mukadamebaj bhi itana prasann n hoga. lapake chale jate the. buddhoo se bar-bar tej chalane ko kahate. ghar pahuanche to jagiya ko bilakul marane ke nikat paya. jan p data tha yahi saans aantim saans hai. unaki maan aur stri donoan aansoo bhare nirash baithi thian. buddhoo ko donoan ne vinamr drishti se dekha. d aauktar sahab ke aansoo bhi n ruk sake. jagiya ki or jhuke to aansoo ki booandean usake murajhaye hue pile muanh par tapak p dian. sthiti ne buddhoo ko sajag kar diya, budhiya ke deh par hath rakhate hue bola baboo ji, ab mera kiya kuchh nahian ho sakata, yah dam to d rahi hai.

d aauktar sahab ne gi dagida kar kaha nahian chaudhari, eeshvar ke nam par apana mantr chalao, isaki jan bach gayi to sada ke lie maian tumhara gulam bana rahooanga.

buddhoo ap mujhe jan-boojh kar zahar khane ko kahate haian. mujhe maloom n tha ki mooth ke devata is bakhat itane garam haian. vah mere man mean baithe kah rahe haian, tumane hamara shikar chhina to ham tumhean nigal jayeange.

d aauktar devata ko kisi tarah raji kar lo.

buddhoo raji karana b da kathin hai, paanch sau rupaye dijie to isaki jan bache. utarane ke lie b de-b de jatan karane p deange.

d aauktar paanch sau rupaye de dooan to isaki jan bacha doge ?

buddhoo haan, shart bad kar.

d aauktar sahab bijali ki tarah lapak kar apane kamare mean a gaye aur paanch sau rupayoan ki thaili lakar buddhoo ke samane rakh di. buddhoo ne vijay ki drishti se thaili ko dekha. phir jagiya ka sar apani god mean rakhakar us par hath pherane laga. kuchh budabuda kar chhoo-chhoo karata jata tha. ek kshan mean usaki soorat daravani ho gayi, lapatean-si nikalane lagian. bar-bar aang daiyaan lene laga. isi dasha mean ek besura gana arambh kiya, par hath jagiya ke sar par hi tha. aant mean koee adh ghanta bitane par jagiya ne aankhean khol dian, jaise bujhate hue diye mean tel p d jay. dhire-dhire usaki avastha sudharane lagi. udhar kauve ki boli sunaee di, jagiya ek aang daee le kar uth baithi.

sat baje the jagiya mithi niand so rahi thi; usaki akriti nirog thi, buddhoo rupayoan ki thaili le kar abhi gaya tha. d aauktar sahab ki maan ne kaha bat-ki-bat mean paanch sau rupaye mar le gaya.

d aauktar yah kyoan nahian kahati ki ek murade ko zila gaya. kya usake pran ka mooly itana bhi nahian hai.

maan dekho, ale par paanch sau rupaye haian ya nahian ?

d aauktar nahian, un rupayoan mean hath mat lagana, unhean vahian p de rahane do. usane tirath karane ke vaste liye the, vah usi kam mean lageange.

maan yah sab rupaye usi ke bhag ke the.

d aauktar usake bhag ke to paanch sau hi the, baki mere bhag ke the. unaki badaulat mujhe aisi shiksha mili, jo umr bhar n bhoolegi. tum mujhe ab avashyak kamoan mean mutthi band karate hue n paogi.

sanbandhit lekh

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