यह भी नशा, वह भी नशा- प्रेमचंद

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

holi ke din ray sahab pandit ghasitelal ki barahadari mean bhang chhan rahi thi ki sahasa maloom hua, jiladhish mistar bul a rahe haian. bul sahab bahut hi milanasar adami the aur abhi hal hi mean vilayat se aye the. bharatiy riti-niti ke jijnasu the, bahudha mele-theloan mean jate the. shayad is vishay par koee b di kitab likh rahe the. unaki khabar pate hi yahaan b di khalabali mach gayi. sab-ke-sab nang-dhi dang, moosarachand bane bhang chhan rahe the. kaun janata tha ki is vakt sahab aeange. phur-se bhage, koee oopar ja chhipa, koee ghar mean bhaga, par bichare ray sahab jahaan ke tahaan nishchal baithe rah gaye. adha ghante mean to ap kaankhakar uthate the aur ghante bhar mean ek qadam rakhate the, is bhagad d mean kaise bhagate. jab dekha ki ab pran bachane ka koee upay nahian hai, to aisa muanh bana liya mano vah jan boojhakar is svadeshi that se sahab ka svagat karane ko baithe haian. sahab ne baramade mean ate hi kaha-halo ray sahab, aj to apaka holi hai?

ray sahab ne hath baandhakar kaha-haan sarakar, holi hai.

bul-khoob lal rang khelata hai?

ray sahab-haan sarakar, aj ke din ki yahi bahar hai.

sahab ne pichakari utha li. samane matakoan mean gulal rakha hua tha. bul ne pichakari bharakar panditaji ke muanh par chho d di to panditaji nahian uthe. dhany bhag! kaise yah saubhagy prapt ho sakata hai. vah re hakim! ise prajavatsaly kahate haian. ah! is vakt seth jokhanaram hote to dikha deta ki yahaan zila mean aphasar itani kripa karate haian. bataean akar ki un par kisi gore ne bhi pichakari chho di hai, jiladhish ka kahana hi kya. yah poorv-tapasya ka phal hai, aur kuchh nahian. koee pahale ek sahasr varsh tapasya kare, tab yah param pad pa sakata hai. hath jodaqar bole-dharmavatar, aj jivan saphal ho gaya. jab sarakar ne holi kheli hai to mujhe bhi hukm mile ki apane hriday ki abhilasha poori kar looan.

yah kahakar ray sahab ne gulal ka ek tika sahab ke mathe par laga diya.

bul-is b de baratan mean kya rakha hai, ray sahab?

ray-sarakar, yah bhang hai. bahut vidhipoorvak banaee gayi hai huzoor!

bul-isake pine se kya hoga?

ray-huzoor ki aankhean khul jaeangi. b di vilakshan vastu hai sarakar.

bul-ham bhi piega.

ray sahab ko jan p da mano svarg ke dvar khul gaye haian aur vah pushpak viman par baithe oopar u de chale ja rahe haian. glas to sahab ko dena uchit n tha, par kulh d mean dete sankoch hota tha. akhir bahut ooanch-nich sochakar glas mean bhang uan deli aur sahab ko di. sahab pi gaye. mare sugandh ke chitt prasann ho gaya.

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doosare din ray sahab is mulakat ka javab dene chale. prat:kal jyotishi se muhoort poochha. pahar rat gaye sait banati thi, atev din-bhar khoob taiyariyaan kian. thik samay par chale. sahab us samay bhojan kar rahe the. khabar pate hi salam diya. ray sahab andar gaye to sharab ki durgandh se nak phatane lagi. bechare aangreji dava n pite the, apani umr mean sharab kabhi n chhuee thi. ji mean aya ki nak band kar lean, magar dare ki sahab bura n man jaean. ji machala raha tha, par saans roke baithe hue the. sahab ne ek chuski li aur glas mej par rakhate hue bole-ray sahab ham kal ap ka bang pi gaya, aj apako hamara bang pina p dega. apaka bang bahut achchha tha. ham bahut-sa khana kha gaya.

ray-huzoor, ham log madira hath se bhi nahian chhoote. hamare shastroan mean isako chhoona pap kaha gaya hai.

bul-(hansakar) nahian, nahian, apako pina p dega ray sahab! pap-pun kuchh nahian hai. yah hamara bang hai, vah apaka bang hai. koee pharak nahian hai. usase bhi nasha hota hai, isase bhi nasha hota hai, phir pharak kaisa?

ray-nahian, dharmavatar, madira ko hamare yahaan varjit kiya gaya hai.

bul-aisa kabhi hone nahian sakata. shastr mana karega to isako bhi mana karega, usako bhi mana karega. aphim ko bhi mana karega. ap isako piean, darean nahian. bahut achchha hai.

yah kahate hue sahab ne ek glas mean sharab uan delakar ray sahab ke muanh se laga hi to di. ray sahab ne muanh pher liya aur aankhean band karake donoan hathoan se sahab ka hath hatane lage. sahab ki samajh mean yah rahasy n ata tha. vah yahi samajh rahe the ki yah dar ke mare nahian pi rahe haian. apane mazaboot hathoan se ray sahab ki garadan pak di aur glas muanh ki taraph badhaya. ray sahab ko ab krodh a gaya. sahab khatir se sab kuchh kar sakate the; par dharm nahian chho d sakate the. jara kathor svar mean bole-huzoor, ham vaishnav haian. ham ise chhoona bhi pap samajhate haian.

ray sahab isake age aur kuchh n kah sake. mare avesh mean kanthavarodh ho gaya. ek kshan bad jara svar ko sanyat karake phir bole-huzoor, bhang pavitr vastu hai. rrishi, muni, sadhu, mahatma, devi, devata sab isaka sevan karate haian. sarakar, hamare yahaan isaki b di mahima likhi hai. kaun aisa pandit hai, jo booti n chhanata ho. lekin madira ka to sarakar, ham nam lena bhi pap samajhate haian.

bul ne glas hata liya aur kurasi par baithakar bola-tum pagal ka maphik bat karata hai. dharam ka kitab bang aur sharab donoan ko bura kahata hai. tum usako thik nahian samajhata. nasha ko isalie sara duniya bura kahata hai ki isase adami ka akal khatm ho jata hai. to bang pine se pandit aur devata log ka akal kaise khapt nahian hoga, yah ham nahian samajh sakata. tumhara pandit log bang pikar rakshas kyoan nahian hota! ham samajhata hai ki tumhara pandit log bang pikar khapt ho gaya hai, tabhi to vah kahata hai, yah achhoot hai, vah napak hai, roti nahian khaega, mithaee khaega. ham chhoo lean to tum pani nahian piega. yah sab khapt logoan ka bat. achchha salam!

ray sahab ki jan-mean-jan ayi. girate-p date baramade mean aye, ga di par baithe aur ghar ki rah li.