वैर का अंत -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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rameshvararay apane b de bhaee ke shav ko khat se niche utarate hue bhaee se bole-tumhare pas kuchh rupaye hoan to lao, dah-kriya ki fikr karean, maian bilakul khali hath hooan.

chhote bhaee ka nam vishveshvararay tha. vah ek zamiandar ke karianda the, amadani achchhi thi. bole, adhe rupaye mujhase le lo. adhe tum nikalo.

rameshvar-mere pas rupaye nahian haian.

vishveshvar-to phir inake hisse ka khet rehan rakh do.

rame.-to jao, koee mahajan thik karo. der n lage. vishveshvararay ne apane ek mitr se kuchh rupaye udhar liye, us vakt ka kam chala. pichhe phir kuchh rupaye liye, khet ki likha-padhi kar di. kul paanch bighe zamin thi. 300 ru. mile. gaanv ke logoan ka anuman hai ki kriya-karm mean mushkil se 100 ru. uthe hoange. par vishveshvararay ne shodshi ke din 301 ru. ka lekha bhaee ke samane rakh diya. rameshvararay ne chakit ho kar poochha-sab rupaye uth gaye ?

vishve.-kya maian itana nich hooan ki karani ke rupaye bhi kuchh utha rakhooanga ? kisako yah dhan pachega ?

rame.-nahian, maian tumhean beeeman nahian banata, khali poochhata tha.

vishve.-kuchh shak ho to jis baniye se chizean li gayi haian, usase poochh lo.

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sal bhar ke bad ek din vishveshvararay ne bhaee se kaha-rupaye hoan to lao, khet chhu da lean.

rame.-mere pas rupaye kahaan se aye. ghar ka hal tumase chhipa tho de hi hai.

vishve.-to maian sab rupaye dekar zamin chho daye leta hooan. jab tumhare pas rupaye hoan, adha de kar apani adhi zamin mujhase le lena.

rame.-achchhi bat hai, chhu da lo.

30 sal gujar gaye. vishveshvararay zamin ko bhogate rahe, use khad gobar se khoob sajaya.

unhoanne nishchay kar liya tha ki yah zamin n chho dooanga. mera to is par mauroosi hak ho gaya. adalat se bhi koee nahian le sakata. rameshvararay ne kee bar yatn kiya ki rupaye de kar apana hissa le lean; par tis sal mean ve kabhi 150 ru. jama n kar sake.

magar rameshvararay ka l daka jageshvar kuchh sanbhal gaya. vah ga di ladane ka kam karane laga tha aur is kam mean use achchha napha bhi hota tha. use apane hisse ki rat-din chianta rahati thi. aant mean usane rat-din shram karake yathesht dhan bator liya aur ek din chacha se bola-kaka, apane rupaye le lijie. maian apana nam chadhava looan.

vishve.-apane bap ke tumhian chatur bete nahian ho. itane dinoan tak kan n hilaye, jab maianne zamin sona bana liya tab hissa baantane chale ho ? tumase maangane to nahian gaya tha.

jage.-to ab zamin n milegi ?

rame.-bhaee ka hak mar kar koee sukhi nahian rahata.

vishve.-jamin hamari hai. bhaee ki nahian.

jage.-to ap sidhe n dijiega ?

vishve.-n sidhe dooanga, n tedhe se dooanga. adalat karo.

jage.-adalat karane ki mujhe samarthy nahian hai; par itana kahe deta hooan ki zamin chahe mujhe n mile; par apake pas n rahegi.

vishve.-yah dhamaki ja kar kisi aur ko do.

jage.-phir yah n kahiyega ki bhaee ho kar vairi ho gaya.

vishve.-ek hazar gaanth mean rakh kar tab jo kuchh ji mean aye, karana.

jage.-maian garib adami hazar rupaye kahaan se laooanga; par kabhi-kabhi bhagavanh dinoan par dayalu ho jate haian.

vishve.-maian is dar se bil nahian khod raha hooan.

rameshvararay to chup hi raha par jageshvar itana kshamashil n tha. vakil se batachit ki. vah ab adhi nahian; poori zamin par daant lagae hue tha.

mrit siddheshvararay ke ek l daki tapeshvari thi. apane jivan-kal mean ve usaka vivah kar chuke the. use kuchh maloom hi n tha ki bap ne kya chho da aur kisane liya. kriya-karm achchhi tarah ho gaya; vah isi mean khush thi. shodshi mean ayi thi. phir sasural chali gayi. 30 varsh ho gaye, n kisi ne bulaya, n vah maike ayi. sasural ki dasha bhi achchhi n thi. pati ka dehaant ho chuka tha. l dake bhi alp vetan par naukar the. jageshvar ne apani phoophi ko ubharana shuroo kiya. vah usi ko muddee banana chahata tha.

tapeshvari ne kaha-beta, mujhe bhagavanh ne jo diya hai, usi mean magan hooan. mujhe jagah-jamin n chahie. mere pas adalat karane ko dhan nahian hai.

jage.-rupaye maian lagaooanga, tum khali dava kar do.

tapeshvari-bhaiya tumhean kh da kar kisi kam ka n rakheange.

jage.-yah nahian dekha jata ki ve jayadad le kar majean u davean aur ham muanh takean. maian adalat ka kharch de dooanga. is zamin ke pichhe bik jaooanga par unaka gala n chho doo़़anga.

tapeshvari-agar zamin mil bhi gayi to tum apane rupayoan ke evaj mean le loge, mere hath kya lagega ? maian bhaee se kyoan buri banooan ?

jage.-jamin ap le lijiega, maian keval chacha sahab ka ghamand to dana chahata hooan.

tapeshvari-achchha, jao, meri taraph se dava kar do.

jageshvar ne socha, jab chacha sahab ki mutthi se zamin nikal ayegi tab maian das-paanch rupaye sal par inase le looanga. inhean abhi kau di nahian milati. jo kuchh milega, usi ko bahut samajheangi. doosare din dava kar diya. muansiph ke ijalas mean mukadama pesh hua. vishveshvararay ne siddh kiya ki tapeshvari siddheshvar ki kanya hi nahian hai.

gaanv ke adamiyoan par vishveshvararay ka dabav tha. sab log usase rupaye-paise udhar le jate the. mamale-mukadame mean unase salah lete. sabane adalat mean bayan kiya ki ham logoan ne kabhi tapeshvari ko nahian dekha. siddheshvar ke koee l daki hi n thi. jageshvar ne b de-b de vakiloan se pairavi karayi, bahut dhan kharch kiya, lekin muansiph ne usake viruddh phaisala sunaya. bechara hatash ho gaya. vishveshvar ki adalat mean sabase jan-pahachan thi. jageshvar ko jis kam ke lie mutthiyoan rupaye kharch karane p date the, vah vishveshvar murauvat mean kara leta.

jageshvar ne apil karane ka nishchay kiya. rupaye n the, ga di-bail bech dale. apil huee. mahinoan mukadama chala. bechara subah se sham tak kachahari ke amaloan aur vakiloan ki khushamad kiya karata, rupaye bhi uth gaye, mahajanoan se rrin liya. bare abaki usaki digri ho gayi. paanch sau ka bojh sir par ho gaya tha, par ab jit ne aansoo poanchh diye.

vishveshvar ne haeekort mean apil ki. jageshvar ko ab kahian se rupaye n mile. vivash hokar apane hisse ki zamin rehan rakhi. phir ghar bechane ki naubat ayi. yahaan tak ki striyoan ke gahane bhi bik gaye. aant mean haeekort se bhi usaki jit ho gayi. anandotsav mean bachi-khuchi pooanji bhi nikal gayi. ek hazar par pani phir gaya. haan, santosh yahi tha ki ye paanchoan bighe mil gaye. tapeshvari kya itani nirday ho jayagi ki thali mere samane se khianch legi.

lekin khetoan par apana nam chadhate hi tapeshvari ki niyat badali. usane ek din gaanv mean akar poochh-tachh ki to maloom hua ki paanchoan bighe 100 ru. mean uth sakate haian. lagan keval 25 ru. tha, 75 ru. sal ka napha tha. is rakam ne use vichalit kar diya. usane asamiyoan ko bula kar unake sath bandobast kar diya. jageshvararay hath malata rah gaya. akhir usase n raha gaya. bola-phoophiji, apane zamin to doosaroan ko de di, ab maian kahaan jaooan.

tapeshvari-beta, pahale apane ghar mean diya jala kar tab masjid mean jalate haian. itani jagah mil gayi, to maike se nata ho gaya, nahian to kaun poochhata.

jage.-maian to uj d gaya !

tapeshvari-jis lagan par aur log le rahe haian, usamean do-char rupaye kam karake tumhian kyoan nahian le lete?

tapeshvari to do-char din mean vida ho gayi. rameshvararay par vajrapat-sa ho gaya. budhape mean mazadoori karani p di. man-maryada se hath dhoya. rotiyoan ke lale p d gaye. bap-bete donoan pratahkal se sandhya tak mazadoori karate, tab kahian ag jalati. donoan mean bahudha takarar ho jati. rameshvar sara aparadh bete ke sir rakhata. jageshvar kahata, apane mujhe roka hota to maian kyoan is vipatti mean phansata. udhar vishveshvararay ne mahajanoan ko ukasa diya. sal bhi n gujarane paya tha ki bechare niradhar ho gaye.-jamin nikal gayi, ghar nilam ho gaya, das-bis pe d the, ve bhi nilam ho gaye. chaube ji doobe n bane, daridr ho gaye. is par vishveshvararay ke tane aur bhi gajab dhate. yah vipatti ka sabase nokadar kaanta tha. atank ka sabase nirday aghat tha.

do sal tak is duahkhi parivar ne jitani musibatean jhelian, yah unhian ka dil janata hai. kabhi petabhar bhojan n mila. haan, itani an thi ki niyat nahian badali. daridrata ne sab kuchh kiya, par atma ka patan n kar saki. kul-maryada mean atmaraksha ki b di shakti hoti hai.

ek din sandhya samay donoan adami baithe ag tap rahe the ki sahasa ek adami ne akar kaha-thakur chalo, vishveshvararay tumhean bulate haian.

rameshvar ne udasin bhav se kaha-mujhe kyoan bulayeange ? maian unaka kaun hota hooan? kya koee aur upadrav kh da karana chahate haian ?

itane mean doosara adami dau da hua akar bola-thakur, jaldi chalo, vishveshvararay ki dasha achchhi nahian hai.

vishveshvararay ko idhar kee dinoan se khaansi-bukhar ki shikayat thi, lekin shatruoan ke vishay mean hamean kisi anisht ki shanka nahian hoti. rameshvar aur jageshvar kabhi kushal-samachar poochhane bhi n gaye. kahate, unhean kya hua hai. amiroan ko dhan ka rog hota hai. jab aram karane ko ji chaha; palang par let rahe, doodh mean saboodana ubal kar mishri mila kar khaya aur phir uth baithe. vishveshvararay ki dasha achchhi nahian hai, yah sun kar bhi donoan jagah se n hile. rameshvar ne kaha-dasha ko kya hua hai. aram se p de batean to kar rahe haian.

jage.-kisi vaidy-hakim ko bulane bhejana chahate hoange. shayad bukhar tej ho gaya hai.

rame.-yahaan kise itani phurasat hai. sara gaanv to unaka hitoo hai, jise chahean bhej dean.

jage.-harj hi kya hai. jara ja kar sun aooan ?

rame.-ja kar tho de upale bator lao, choolha jale, phir jana. thakurasohati karani ati to aj yah dasha n hoti.

jageshvar ne tokari uthayi aur har ki taraph chala ki itane mean vishveshvararay ke ghar se rone ki avazean ane lagian. usane tokari pheank di aur dau da hua chacha ke ghar mean ja pahuancha. dekha to unhean log charapaee se niche utar rahe the. jageshvar ko aisa jan p da, mere muanh mean kalikh lagi huee hai. vah aangan se dalan mean chala aya aur divar mean muanh chhipa kar rone laga. yuvavastha aveshamay hoti hai. krodh se ag ho jati hai to karuna se pani bhi ho jati hai.

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vishveshvararay ki tin betiyaan thian. unake vivah ho chuke the. tin putr the, ve abhi chhote the. sabase b de ki umr 10 varsh se adhik n thi. mata ji jivit thian. khanevale to char the, kamanevala koee n tha. dehat mean jisake ghar mean donoan joon choolha jale, vah dhani samajha jata hai. usake dhan ke anuman mean bhi atyukti se kam liya jata hai. logoan ka vichar tha ki vishveshvararay ne hajaroan rupaye jama kar liye haian; par vahaan vastav mean kuchh n tha. amadani par sabaki nigah rahati hai, kharch ko koee nahian dekhata. unhoanne l dakiyoan ke vivah khoob dil khol kar kiye the. bhojan-vastr mean, mehamanoan aur natedaroan ke adar-satkar mean unaki sari amadani gayab ho jati thi. agar gaanv mean apana rob jamane ke lie dau-char sau rupayoan ka len-den kar liya tha, to kee mahajanoan ka karz bhi tha. yahaan tak ki chhoti l daki ke vivah mean apani zamin giroan rakh di thi.

sal bhar tak to vidhava ne jyoan-tyoan karake bachchoan ka bharan-poshan kiya. gahane bech kar kam chalati rahi; par jab yah adhar bhi n raha tab kasht hone laga. nishchay kiya ki tinoan l dakoan ko tinoan kanyaoan ke pas bhej dooan. rahi apani jan, usaki kya chianta. tisare din bhi pav bhar ata mil jayega to din kat jayeange. l dakiyoan ne pahale to bhaiyoan ko prem se rakha; kiantu tin mahine se zyada koee n rakh saki. unake gharavale chidhate the aur anathoan ko marate the. lachar ho mata ne l dakoan ko bula liya.

chhote-chhote l dake din-din bhar bhookhe rah jate. kisi ko kuchh khate dekhate to ghar mean ja kar maan se maangate. phir maan se maangana chho d diya. khanevaloan hi ke samane ja kar, kh de ho jate aur kshudhit netroan se dekhate. koee to mutthi bhar chabena nikal kar de deta; par prayah log dutkar dete the.

ja doan ke din the. khetoan mean matar ki phaliyaan lagi huee thian. ek din tinoan l dake khet mean ghus kar matar ukha dane lage. kisan ne dekh liya; dayavan adami tha. khud ek bojha matar ukha d kar vishveshvaray ke ghar par laya aur thakurain se bola-kaki, l dakoan ko daant do, kisi ke khet mean n jaya karean. jageshvararay usi samay apane dvar par baitha chilam pi raha tha, kisan ko matar late dekha-tinoan balak pilloan ki bhaanti pichhe-pichhe dau de chale ate the. usaki aankhean sajal ho gayian. ghar mean ja kar pita se bola-chachi ke pas ab kuchh nahian raha, l dake bhookhoan mar rahe haian.

rame.-tum triya-charitr nahian janate. yah sab dikhava hai. janm bhar ki kamaee kahaan u d gayi ?

jage.-apana kaboo chalate hue koee l dakoan ko bhookhoan nahian mar sakata.

rame.-tum kya jano. b di chatur aurat hai.

jage.-log hamian logoan ko hansate hoange.

rame.-hansi ki laj hai to ja kar chhaanh kar lo, khilao-pilao. hai dam ?

jage.-n bhar-pet khayange, adhe hi pet sahi. badanami to n hogi ? chacha se l daee thi. l dakoan ne hamara kya biga da hai.

rame.- vah chu dail to abhi jiti hai n ?

jageshvar chala aya. usake man mean kee bar yah bat ayi thi ki chachi ko kuchh sahayata diya karooan, par unaki jali-kati batoan se darata tha. aj se usane ek naya dhang nikala hai. l dakoan ko khelate dekhata to bula leta, kuchh khane ko de deta. majooroan ko dopahar ki chhutti milati hai. ab vah avakash ke samay kam karake majoori ke paise kuchh zyada pa jata. ghar chalate samay khane ki koee n koee chiz leta ata aur apane gharavaloan ki aankh bacha kar un anathoan ko de deta. dhire-dhire l dake usase itane hil-mil gaye ki use dekhate hi ‘bhaiya-bhaiya’ kah kar dau date, din bhar usaki rah dekha karate. pahale mata darati thi ki kahian mere l dakoan ko bahala kar ye mahashay purani adavat to nahian nikalana chahate haian. vah l dakoan ko jageshvar ke pas jane aur usase kuchh le kar khane se rokati, par l dake shatru aur mitr ko boodhoan se zyada pahachanate haian. l dake maan ke mana karane ki parava n karate, yahaan tak ki shanaiah-shanaiah mata ko bhi jageshvar ki sahridayata par vishvas a gaya.

ek din rameshvar ne bete se kaha- tumhare pas rupaye badh gaye haian, to char paise jama kyoan nahian karate. lutate kyoan ho ?

jage.-maian to ek-ek kau di ki kiphayat karata hooan ?

rame.-jinhean apana samajh rahe ho, ve ek din tumhare shatru hoange.

jage.-adami ka dharm bhi to koee chiz hai. purane vair par ek parivar ki bheant nahian kar sakata. mera big data hi kya hai, yahi n roj ghante-do-ghante aur mehanat karani p dati hai.

rameshvar ne muanh pher liya. jageshvar ghar mean gaya to usaki stri ne kaha-apane man ki hi karate ho, chahe koee kitana hi samajhaye. pahale ghar mean adami diya jalata hai.

jage.-lekin yah to uchit nahian ki apane ghar mean diya ki jagah momabattiyaan jalaye aur masjid ko aandhera hi chho d de.

stri-maian tumhare sath kya p di, mano kuean mean gir p di. kaun sukh dete ho ? gahane utar liye, ab saans bhi nahian lete.

jage.-mujhe tumhare gahane se bhaiyoan ki jan zyada pyari hai.

stri ne muanh pher liya aur boli-vairi ki santan kabhi apani nahian hoti.

jageshvar ne bahar jate hue uttar diya-vair ka aant vairi ke jivan ke sath ho jata hai.