सती -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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muliya ko dekhate hue usaka pati kalloo kuchh bhi nahian hai. phir kya karan hai ki muliya santusht aur prasann hai aur kalloo chintit aur sashankit ? muliya ko kau di mili hai, use doosara kaun poochhega ? kalloo ko ratn mila hai, usake saik doan grahak ho sakate haian. khasakar use apane chachere bhaee raja se bahut khataka rahata hai. raja roopavan hai, rasik hai, batachit mean kushal hai, striyoan ko rijhana janata hai. isase kalloo muliya ko bahar nahian nikalane deta. us par kisi ki nigah bhi p d jay, yah use asahy hai. vah ab rat-din mehanat karata hai, jisase muliya ko kisi bat ka kasht n ho. use n jane kis poorv-janm ke sanskar se aisi stri mil gayi hai. us par pranoan ko nyochhavar kar dena chahata hai. muliya ka kabhi sir bhi dukhata hai, to usaki jan nikal jati hai. muliya ka bhi yah hal hai ki jab tak vah ghar nahian ata, machhali ki bhaanti t dapati rahati hai. gaanv mean kitane hi yuvak haian, jo muliya se chhe dachha d karate rahate haian; par us yuvati ki drishti mean kuroop kalua sansar-bhar ke adamiyoan se achchha hai. ek din raja ne kaha, 'bhabhi, bhaiya tumhare jog n the. ' muliya boli, 'bhag mean to vah likhe the; tum kaise milate ? '

raja ne man mean samajha, 'bas, ab mar liya hai. bola, 'vidhi ne yahi to bhool ki. '

muliya muskarakar boli, 'apani bhool to vahi sudharega. raja nihal ho gaya. '

tij ke din kalloo muliya ke lie latthe ki sa di laya. chahata to tha koee achchhi sa di le; par rupaye n the aur bajaj ne udhar n mana.

raja bhi usi din apane bhagy ki pariksha karana chahata tha. ek sundar chuandari lakar muliya ko bheant ki.

muliya ne kaha, 'mere lie to sa di a gayi hai. '

raja bola, 'maianne dekhi hai. tabhi to maian ise laya. tumhare layaq nahian hai. bhaiya ko kiphayat bhi soojhati hai, to aisi batoan mean. '

muliya kataksh karake boli, 'tum samajha kyoan nahian dete ? '

raja par ek kulh d ka nasha chadh gaya. bola, 'boodha tota nahian padhata hai. '

muliya —‘mujhe to latthe ki sa di hi pasand hai. '

raja —‘zara yah chuandari pahanakar dekho, kaisi khilati hai. '

muliya —‘zo lattha pahanakar khush hota hai, vah chuandari pahan lene se khush n hoga. unhean chuandari pasand hoti, to chuandari hi late. '

raja —‘unhean dikhane ka kam nahian hai ? '

muliya vismay se boli, 'maian kya unase bina poochhe le looangi ? '

raja—‘isamean poochhane ki kaun-si bat hai. jab vah kam par chala jay,pahan lena. maian bhi dekh looanga.‘

muliya thattha marakar hansati huee boli, 'yah n hoga, devaraji. kahian dekh lean, to meri samat hi a jay. ise tum liye jao. '

raja ne agrah karake kaha, 'ise n logi bhabhi, to maian zahar khake so rahooanga. '

muliya ne sa di uthakar ale par rakh di aur boli, 'achchha lo, ab to khush hue. '

raja ne uangali pak di 'abhi to bhaiya nahian haian, jara pahan lo. '

muliya ne andar jakar chuandari pahan li aur phool ki tarah mahakati-damakati bahar ayi.

raja ne pahuancha pak dane ko hath phailaya bola, 'aisa ji chahata hai ki tumhean lekar bhag jaooan. '

muliya usi vinod-bhav se boli, 'zanate ho, tumhare bhaiya ka kya hal hoga ? '

yah kahate hue usane kiva d band kar liye. raja ko aisa maloom hua ki thali parosakar usake samane se utha li gayi. muliya ka man bar-bar karata tha ki chuandari kalloo ko dikha de; par natija sochakar rah jati thi. usane chuandari rakh kyoan li ? use apane oopar krodh a raha tha, lekin raja ko kitana du:kh hota. kya hua usaki chuandari chhan-bhar pahan lene se, usaka man to rah gaya. lekin usake prashaant manas-sagar mean yah ek kit akar use math raha tha. usane kyoan chuandari rakh li ? kya yah kalloo ke sath vishvasaghat nahian hai ? usaka chitt is vichar se vikal ho gaya. usane man ko samajhaya, vishvasaghat kyoan hua; isamean vishvasaghat ki kya bat hai. kaun vah raja se kuchh boli, ? jara-sa hans dene se agar kisi ka dil khush ho jata

hai, to isamean kya buraee hai ?

kalloo ne poochha, 'aj rajjoo kya karane aya tha ? '

muliya ki deh thar-thar kaanpane lagi. bahana kar gayi, 'tamakhoo maangane aye the.'

kalloo ne bhॅvean siko dakar kaha, 'use andar mat ane diya karo. achchha adami nahian hai.'

muliya—‘ maianne kah diya tamakhoo nahian hai, to chale gaye.'

kalloo ne abaki tejasvita ke sath kaha, 'kyoan jhooth bolati hai ? vah tamakhoo maangane nahian aya tha.'

muliya –‘to aur yahaan kya karane ate ?

kalloo –‘chahe jis kam se aya ho, tamakhoo maangane nahian aya. vah janata tha, mere ghar mean tamakhoo nahian hai. maian tamakhoo ke lie usake ghar gaya tha.'

muliya ki deh mean kato to lahoo nahian. chehare ka rang u d gaya. sir jhukakar boli, 'maian kisi ke man ka hal kya janooan ? '

aj tij ka ratajaga tha. muliya pooja ka saman kar rahi thi; par is tarah jaise man mean jara bhi utsah, jara bhi shrriddha nahian hai. use aisa maloom ho raha hai, usake mukh mean kalima put gayi hai aur ab vah kalloo ki aankhoan se gir gayi hai. use apana jivan niradhar-sa jan p data tha. sochane lagi bhagavanh ne mujhe yah roop kyoan diya ? yah roop n hota to raja kyoan mere pichhe p data aur kyoan aj meri yah gat hoti ? maian kali-kuroop rahakar isase kahian sukhi rahati. tab to man itana chanchal n hota. jinhean roop ki kamaee khani ho, vah roop par phoolean, yahaan to isane matiyamet kar diya.

n jane kab use jhapaki a gayi, to dekhati hai, kalloo mar gaya hai aur raja ghar mean ghusakar use pak dana chahata hai. usi dam ek vriddha stri n jane kidhar se akar use apani god mean le leti hai aur kahati hai toone

kalloo ko kyoan mar dala ? muliya rokar kahati hai mata, maianne unhean nahian mara. vriddha kahati hai haan, toone chhuri-katar se nahian mara, us din tera tap chhin ho gaya aur isi se vah mar gaya.

muliya ne chaukanni aankhean khol dian. samane aangan mean kalloo soya hua tha. vah dau di huee usake pas gayi aur usaki chhati par sir rakhakar phoot-phootakar rone lagi.

kalloo ne ghab dakar poochha, 'qaun hai ? muliya ! kyoan roti ho ? kya dar lag raha hai. maian to jag hi raha hooan.'

muliya ne sisakate hue kaha, 'mujhase aj ek aparadh hua hai. use kshama kar do.'

kalloo uth baitha, 'kya bat hai ? kaho to, roti kyoan ho ? '

muliya –‘raja tamakhoo maangane nahian aya tha. maianne tumase jhooth kaha tha.'

kalloo hansakar bola, 'vah to maian pahale hi samajh gaya tha.'

muliya –‘vah mere lie chuandari laya tha.'

'tumane lauta di ?'

muliya kaanpati huee boli, 'maianne le li. kahate the, maian zahar-mahur kha looanga.'

kalloo nirjiv ki bhaanti khat par gir p da aur bola, 'to roop mere bas ka nahian hai. dev ne kuroop bana diya, to sundar kaise ban jaooan ? '

kalloo ne agar muliya ko khaulate hue tel mean dal diya hota, to bhi use itani pi da n hoti. kalloo us din se kuchh khoya-khoya-sa rahane laga. jivan mean n vah utsah raha, n vah anand. hansana-bolana bhool-sa gaya. muliya ne usake sath jitana vishvasaghat kiya tha, usase kahian zyada usane samajh liya. aur yah bhram usake hriday mean kev de ke saman chipat gaya. vah ghar ab usake lie keval letane-baithane ka sthan tha aur muliya keval bhojan bana denevali mashin. anand ke lie vah kabhi-kabhi ta dikhane chala jata, ya charas ke dam lagata. muliya usaki dasha dekh-dekh andar-hi-andar kudhati thi. vah us bat

ko usake di se nikal dena chahati thi, isalie usaki seva aur man laga kar karati. use prasann karane ke lie bar-bar prayatn karati; par vah jitana hi usako khianchane ki cheshta karati thi, utana hi vah usase vichalata

tha, jaise koee kॅtiye mean phॅsi huee machhali ho. kushal yah tha ki raja jis aangrez ke yahaan khanasama tha, usaka tabadala ho gaya aur raja usake sath chala gaya tha, nahian to donoan bhaiyoan mean se kisi-n-kisi ka zaroor khoon ho jata. is tarah sal-bhar bit gaya.

ek din kalloo rat ko ghar lauta, to use jvar tha. doosare din usaki deh mean dane nikal aye. muliya ne samajha, mata haian. man-manauti karane lagi; magar char-paanch din mean hi dane badhakar avale p d gaye aur maloom hua ki yah mata nahian haian; upadansh hai. kalloo ke kalushit bhog-vilas ka yah phal tha.

rog itani bhayankarata se badhane laga ki avaloan mean mavad p d gaya aur unamean se aisi durgandh u dane lagi ki pas baithate nak phatati thi. dehat mean jis prakar ka upachar ho sakata tha, vah muliya karati thi; par koee labh n hota tha aur kalloo ki dasha din-din big dati jati thi. upachar ki kasar vah abala apani snehamay seva se poori karati thi. us par grihasthi chalane ke lie ab mehanat-majoori bhi karani p dati thi. kalloo to apane kiye ka phal bhog raha tha. muliya apane kartavy ka palan karane mean mari ja rahi thi. agar kuchh santosh tha, to yah kalloo ka bhram usaki is tapasya se bhang hota jata tha. use ab vishvas hone laga tha ki muliya ab bhi usi ki hai. vah agar kisi tarah achchha ho jata, to phir use dil mean chhipakar rakhata aur usaki pooja karata.

prat:kal tha. muliya ne kalloo ka hath-muanh dhulakar dava pilayi aur kh di pankha dula rahi thi ki kalloo ne aansoo-bhari aankhoan se dekhakar kaha, 'muliya, maianne us janm mean koee bhari tap kiya tha ki too mujhe mil

gayi. tumhari jagah mujhe duniya ka raj mile to bhi n looan.'

muliya ne donoan hathoan se usaka muanh band kar diya aur boli, 'is tarah ki batean karoge, to maian rone lagooangi. mere dhany bhag ki tum-jaisa svami mila.' yah kahate hue usane donoan hath pati ke gale mean dal diye aur lipat gayi. phir boli, 'bhagavanh ne mujhe mere papoan ka dand diya hai.'

kalloo ne utsukata se poochha, 'sach kah do moola, raja aur tumamean kya mamala tha ?

muliya ne vismit hokar kaha, 'mere aur usake bich koee aur mamala hua ho, to bhagavanh meri durgati karean. usane mujhe chuandari di thi. vah maianne le li thi ! phir maianne use ag mean jala diya. tab se maian usase nahian boli.'

kalloo ne thandi saans khianchakar kaha, 'maianne kuchh aur hi samajh rakha tha. n-jane meri mati kahaan har gayi thi. tumhean pap lagakar maian ap pap mean phॅs gaya aur usaka phal bhog raha hooan.'

usane ro-rokar apane dushkrityoan ka parada kholana shuroo kiya aur muliya aansoo ki l diyaan bahakar sunane lagi. agar pati ki chinta n hoti, to usane vish kha liya hota.

kee mahine ke bad raja chhutti lekar ghar aya aur kalloo ki ghatak bimari ka hal suna, to dil mean khush hua; timaradari ke bahane se kalloo ke ghar ane-jane laga. kalloo use dekhakar muanh pher leta, lekin vah din mean do-char bar pahuanch hi jata.

ek din muliya khana paka rahi thi ki raja ne rasoee ke dvar par akar kaha, 'bhabhi, kyoan ab bhi mujh par daya n karogi ? kitani beraham ho tum ! kai din se tumhean khoj raha hooan, par tum mujhase bhagati phirati ho.

bhaiya ab achchhe n hoange. inhean garmi ho gayi hai. inake sath kyoan apani zindagi kharab kar rahi ho ? tumhari phool-si deh sookh gayi hai. mere sath chalo, kuchh zindagi ki bahar u dayean. yah javani bahut din n rahegi. yah dekho, tumhare lie ek karanaphool laya hooan, jara pahanakar mujhe dikha do.'

usane karanaphool muliya ki or badha diya. muliya ne usaki or dekha bhi nahian. choolhe ki or takati huee boli, 'lala, tumhare pairoan p dati hooan, mujhe mat chhe do. yah sari vipatti tumhari layi huee hai. tumhian mere shatru

ho. phir bhi tumhean laj nahian ati. kahate ho, bhaiya ab kis kam ke haian ?mujhe to ab vah pahale se kahian zyada achchhe lagate haian. jab maian n hoti, to vah doosari sagaee kar late, apane hathoan thok khate. aj maian hi unaka adhar hooan. vah mere sahare jite haian. agar maian is sankat mean unake sath daga karooan, to mujhase badhakar adham kaun hoga. jabaki maian janati hooan ki is sankat ka karan bhi maian hi hooan.'

raja ne hansakar kaha, 'yah to vahi hua, jaise kisi ki dal gir gayi, to usane kaha, mujhe to sookhi hi achchhi lagati hai.'

muliya ne sir uthakar usaki or sajot netroan se takate hue kaha, 'tum unake pairoan ki dhool ke barabar nahian ho lala, kya kahate ho tum ? ujale kap de aur chikane mukh de se koee adami sundar nahian hota. meri aankhoan mean

to unake barabar koee dikhayi nahian deta. '

kalloo ne pukara, 'moola, tho da pani de.' muliya pani lekar dau di.

chalate-chalate karanaphool ko aisa thukaraya ki aangan mean ja gira. raja ne jaldi se karanaphool utha liya aur krodh mean bhara hua chal diya.

rog din-par-din badhata gaya. thikane se dava-daroo hoti, to shayad achchha ho jata; magar akeli muliya kya-kya karati ? daridrata mean bimari kodh ka khaj hai. akhir ek din paravana a pahuancha. muliya ghar ka kam-dhandha karake ayi, to dekha kalloo ki saans chal rahi hai. ghab dakar boli, 'qaisa ji hai tumhara ? '

kalloo ne sajal aur dinata-bhari aankhoan se dekha aur hath jo dakar sir nicha kar liya. yahi antim bidaee thi.

muliya usake sine par sir rakhakar rone lagi aur unmad ki dasha mean usake ahat hriday se rakt ki booandoan ke saman shabd nikalane lage, 'tumase itana bhi n dekha gaya, bhagavanh ! us par nyayi aur dayalu kahalate ho !

isilie tumane janm diya ! yahi khel khelane ke lie ! hay nath ! tum to itane nishthur n the ! mujhe akeli chho dakar chale ja rahe ho ! hay ! ab kaun moola kahakar pukarega ! ab kisake lie kuean se pani khianchooangi ! kise baithakar khilaooangi, pankha dulaooangi ! sab sukh har liya, to mujhe bhi kyoan nahian utha lete ! '

sara gaanv jama ho gaya. sabhi samajha rahe the. muliya ko dhairy n hota tha. yah sab mere karan hua; yah bat use nahian bhoolati. hay ! hay ! use bhagavanh ne samarthy diya hota, to aj usaka sirataj yoan uth jata ?

shav ki dah-kriya ki taiyariyaan hone lagian. kalloo ko mare chh: mahine ho gaye. muliya apana kamati hai, khati hai aur apane ghar mean p di rahati hai. din-bhar kam-dhandho se chhutti nahian milati. haan, rat ko ekant mean ro liya karati hai.

udhar raja ki stri mar gayi, magar do-char din ke bad vah phir chhaila bana ghoomane laga. aur bhi chhoota saan d ho gaya. pahale stri se jhag da ho jane ka kuchh dar tha. ab vah bhi n raha. abaki naukari par se lauta, to sidhe

muliya ke ghar pahuancha. aur idhar-udhar ki batean karane ke bad bola, 'bhabhi, ab to meri abhilasha poori karogi ya abhi aur kuchh baki hai ? ab to bhaiya bhi nahian rahe. idhar meri gharavali bhi sidhari ! maianne to usaka gam bhula diya. tum kab tak bhaiya ke nam ko roti rahogi ? '

muliya ne ghrina se usaki or dekhakar kaha, 'bhaiya nahian rahe, to kya hua; bhaiya ki yad to hai, unaka prem to hai, unaki soorat to dil mean hai, unaki batean to kanoan mean haian. tumhare lie aur duniya ke lie vah nahian haian, mere lie vah ab bhi vaise hi jite-jagate haian. maian ab bhi unhean vaise hi baithe dekhati hooan. pahale to deh ka antar tha. ab to vah mujhase aur bhi nagich ho gaye haian. aur jyoan-jyoan din biteange aur bhi nagich hote jayange. bhare-poore ghar mean dane ki kaun qadar karata hai. jab ghar khali ho jata hai, tab maloom hota hai ki dana kya hai. paisevale paise ki qadar kya janean. paise ki qadar tab hoti hai, jab hath khali ho jata hai. tab adami ek-ek kau di daant se pak data hai. tumhean bhagavanh ne dil hi nahian diya, tum kya jano, sohabat kya hai. gharavali ko mare abhi chh: mahine bhi nahian hue aur tum saan d ban baithe. tum mar gaye hote, to isi tarah vah bhi ab tak kisi ke pas chali gayi hoti ? maian janati hooan ki maian mar jati, to mera sirataj 'janm' bhar mere nam ko roya karata. aise hi purushoan ki striyaan un par pran deti haian. tum-jaise sohadoan ke bhag mean pattal chatana likha hai; chato; magar khabaradar, aj se mere ghar mean paanv n rakhana, nahian to jan se hath dhooge ! bas, nikal jao.'

usake mukh par aisa tej, svar mean itani katuta thi ki raja ko jaban kholane ka bhi sahas n hua. chupake se nikal bhaga.

sanbandhit lekh

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