शरणागत -जयशंकर प्रसाद
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prabhat-kalin soory ki kiranean abhi poorv ke akash mean nahian dikhaee p dati haian. taraoan ka kshin prakash abhi ambar mean vidyaman hai. yamuna ke tat par do-tin ramaniyaan kh di haian, aur do-yamuna ki unhian kshin lahariyoan mean, jo ki chandr ke prakash se ranjit ho rahi haian-snan kar rahi haian. akasmath pavan b de veg se chalane laga. isi samay ek sundari, jo ki bahut hi sukumari thi, unhian tarangoan se nimagn ho gayi. doosari, jo ki ghab dakar nikalana chahati thi, kisi kath ka sahara pakar tat ki or kh di huee apani sakhiyoan mean ja mili. par vahaan sukumari nahian thi. sab roti huee yamuna ke tat par ghoomakar use khojane lagian.
andhakar hat gaya. ab soory bhi dikhaee dene lage. kuchh hi der mean unhean, ghab daee huee striyoan ko ashvasan deti huee, ek chhoti-si nav dikhaee di. un sakhiyoan ne dekha ki vah sukumari usi nav par ek aangrez aur ek ledi ke sath baithi huee hai.
tat par ane par maloom hua ki sipahi-vidroh ki g dab d se bhage hue ek sambhrant yoropiyan-dampati us nauka ke arohi haian. unhoanne sukumari ko doobate hue bachaya hai aur ise pahuanchane ke liye ve log yahaan tak aye haian.
sukumari ko dekhate hi sab sakhiyoan ne dau dakar use gher liya aur usase lipat-lipatakar rone lagian. aangrez aur ledi donoan ne jana chaha, par ve striyaan kab manane vali thian? ledi sahiba ko rukana p da. tho di der mean yah khabar phail jane se us gaanv ke zamiandar thakur kishor sianh bhi us sthan par a gaye. ab, unake anurodh karane se, vilphard aur elis ko unaka atithy svikar karane ke liye vivash hona p da kyoanki sukumari, kishor sianh ki hi stri thi, jise un logoan ne bachaya tha.
bhag 2
chandanapur ke zamiandar ke ghar mean, jo yamuna-tat par bana hua hai, paeeanbag ke bhitar, ek ravish mean char kursiyaan p di haian. ek par kishor sianh aur do kursiyoan par vilphard aur elis baithe haian, tatha chauthi kursi ke sahare sukumari kh di hai. kishor sianh muskara rahe haian, aur elis ashchary ki drishti se sukumari ko dekh rahi hai.
vilphard udas haian aur sukumari mukh nicha kiye hue hai. sukumari ne kanakhiyoan se kishor sianh ki or dekhakar sir jhuka liya.
elis-(kishor sianh se) baboo sahab, ap inhean baithane ki ijajat dean.
kishor sianh-maian kya mana karata hooan?
elis-(sukumari ko dekhakar) phir vah kyoan nahian baithatian?
kishor sianh-ap kahiye, shayad baith jayan.
vilphard-haan, ap kyoan kh di haian?
bechari sukumari lajja se g di jati thi.
elis-(sukumari ki or dekhakar) agar ap n baitheangi, to mujhe bahut ranj hoga.
kishor sianh-yoan n baitheangi, hath pak dakar bithaiye.
elis sachamuch uthi, par sukumari ek bar kishor sianh ki or vakr drishti se dekhakar hansati huee pas ki barahadari mean bhagakar chali gayi, kintu elis ne pichha n chho da. vah bhi vahaan pahuanchi, aur use pak da. sukumari elis ko dekh gi d-gi dakar boli-kshama kijiye, ham log pati ke samane kursi par nahian baithatian, aur n kursi par baithane ka abhyas hi hai.
elis chupachap kh di rah gayi, yah sochane lagi ki-kya sachamuch pati ke samane kursi par n baithana chahiye. phir usane socha-yah bechari janati hi nahian ki kursi par baithane mean kya sukh hai?
bhag 3
chandanapur ke zamiandar ke yahaan ashray liye hue yoropiyan-dampati sab prakar sukh se rahane par bhi sipahiyoan ka atyachar sunakar shankit rahate the. dayalu kishor sianh yadyapi unhean bahut ashvasan dete, to bhi komal prakriti ki sundari elis sada bhayabhit rahati thi.
donoan dampati kamare mean baithe hue yamuna ka sundar jal-pravah dekh rahe haian. vichitrata yah hai ki ‘sigar’ n mil sakane ke karan vilphard sahab satak ke s dake laga rahe haian. abhyas n hone ke karan satak se unhean b di a dachan p dati thi, tis par sipahiyoan ke atyachar ka dhyan unhean aur bhi udvign kiye hue tha; kyoanki elis ka bhay se pila mukh unase dekha n jata tha.
itane mean bahar kolahal sunaee p da. elis ke mukh se ‘o maee gad’ (Oh My God !) nikal p da aur bhay se vah moorchchhit ho gayi. vilphard aur kishor sianh ne elis ko palang par litaya, aur ap ‘bahar kya hai’ so dekhane ke liye chale.
vilphard ne apani raiphal hath mean li aur sath mean jan chaha, par kishor sianh ne unhean samajhakar baithala aur ap khooanti par latakati talavar lekar bahar nikal gaye.
kishor sianh bahar a gaye, dekha to paanch kos par jo unaka sundarapur gram hai, use sipahiyoan ne loot liya aur praja dukhi hokar apane zamiandar se apani du:kh-gatha sunane ayi hai. kishor sianh ne sabako ashvasan diya, aur unake khane-pine ka prabandh karane ke lie karmachariyoan ko ajna dekar ap vilphard aur elis ko dekhane ke liye bhitar chale aye.
kishor sianh svabhavik dayalu the aur unaki praja unhean pita ke saman manati thi, aur unaka us prant mean bhi b da samman tha. vah bahut b de ilakedar hone ke karan chhote-se raja samajhe jate the. unaka prem sab par barabar tha. kintu vilphard aur sarala elis ko bhi vah bahut chahane lage, kyoanki priyatama sukumari ki un logoan ne pran-raksha ki thi.
bhag 4
kishor sianh bhitar aye. elis ko dekhakar kaha-darane ki koee bat nahian hai. yah meri praja thi, samip ke sundarapur gaanv mean sab rahate haian. unhean sipahiyoan ne loot liya hai. unaka bandobast kar diya gaya hai. ab unhean koee takaliph nahian.
elis ne lambi saans lekar aankh khol di, aur kaha-kya ve sab gaye?
sukumari-ghabarao mat, ham logoan ke rahate tumhara koee anisht nahian ho sakata.
vilphard-kya sipahi riyasatoan ko loot rahe haian?
kishor sianh-haan, par ab koee dar nahian hai, ve lootate hue idhar se nikal gaye.
vilphard-ab hamako kuchh dar nahian hai.
kishor sianh-apane kya socha?
vilphard-ab ye sab apane bhaiyoan ko lootate haian, to shighr hi apane atyachar ka phal paveange aur inaka kiya kuchh n hoga.
kishor sianh ne gambhir hokar kaha-thik hai.
elis ne kaha-maian aj ap logoan ke sang bhojan karooangi.
kishor sianh aur sukumari ek doosare ka mukh dekhane lage. phir kishor sianh ne kaha-bahut achchha.
bhag 5
saph dalan mean do kambal alag-alag doori par bichha diye gaye haian. ek par kishor sianh baithe the aur doosare par vilphard aur elis; par elis ki drishti bar-bar sukumari ko khoj rahi thi aur vah bar-bar yahi soch rahi thi ki kishor sianh ke sath sukumari abhi nahian baithi.
tho di der mean bhojan aya, par khanasama nahian. svayan sukumari ek thal liye haian aur tin-char auratoan ke hath mean bhi khady aur pey vastuean haian. kishor sianh ke ishara karane par sukumari ne vah thal elis ke samane rakha, aur isi tarah vilphard aur kishor sianh ko paras diya gaya. par kisi ne bhojan karana nahian arambh kiya.
elis ne sukumari se kaha-ap kya yahaan bhi n baitheangi? kya yahaan bhi kursi hai?
sukumari-parasega kaun?
elis-khanasama.
sukumari-kyoan, kya maian nahian hooan?
kishor sianh-jid n kijiye, yah hamare bhojan kar lene par bhojan karati haian.
elis ne ashchary aur udasi-bhari ek drishti sukumari par dali. elis ko bhojan kaisa laga, so nahian kaha ja sakata.
bharat mean shanti sthapit ho gayi hai. ab vilphard aur elis apani nil ki kothi par vapas jane vale haian. chandanapur mean unhean bahut din rahana p da. nil-kothi vahaan se door hai.
do gho de saje-sajaye kh de haian aur kishor sianh ke ath sashastr sipahi unako pahuanchane ke lie upasthit haian. vilphard sahab kishor sianh se bat-chit karake chhutti pa chuke haian. keval elis abhi tak bhitar se nahian ayi. unhian ke ane ki der hai.
vilphard aur kishor sianh paeean-bag mean tahal rahe the. itane mean sat-ath striyoan ka jhuand makan se bahar nikala. haian! yah kya? elis ne apana gaun nahian pahana, usake badale phiroji rang ke reshami kap de ka kamadani lahanga aur makhamal ki kanchuki, jisake sitare reshami odhani ke oopar se chamak rahe haian. haian! yah kya? svabhavik arun adharoan mean pan ki lali bhi hai, aankhoan mean kajal ki rekha bhi hai, choti bhi phooloan se gooanthi ja chuki hai, aur mastak mean sundar sa bal-arun ka bindu bhi to hai!
dekhate hi kishor sianh khilakhilakar hans p de, aur vilphard to bhauanchakke-se rah gaye.
kishor sianh ne elis se kaha-apake liye bhi gho da taiyar hai-par sukumari ne kaha-nahian, inake liye palaki manga do.
tika tippani aur sandarbh