अघोरी का मोह -जयशंकर प्रसाद

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

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‘‘aj to bhaiya, mooang ki baraphi khane ko ji nahian chahata, yah sag to b da hi chatakila hai. maian to....’’

‘‘nahian-nahian jagannath, use do baraphi to zaroor hi de do.’’

‘‘n-n-n. kya karate ho, maian ganga ji mean pheank dooanga.’’

‘‘lo, tab maian tumhi ko ulate deta hooan.’’ lalit ne kah kar kishor ki gardan pak d li. dinata se bholi aur prem-bhari aankhoan se chandrama ki jyoti mean kishor ne lalit ki or dekha. lalit ne do baraphi usake khule mukh mean dal di. usane bhare hue mukh se kaha,-bhaiya, agar zyada khakar maian bimar ho gaya.’’ lalit ne usake barf ke saman galoan par chapat lagakar kaha-‘‘to maian sudhavindu ka nam garaladhara rakh dooanga. usake ek booand mean satrah baraphi pachane ki takat hai. nirbhay hokar bhojan aur bhajan karana chahie.’’

sharad ki nadi apane kararoan mean dabakar chali ja rahi hai. chhota-sa bajara bhi usi mean apani ichchha se bahata hua ja raha hai, koee rok-tok nahian hai. chaandani nikhar rahi thi, nav ki sair karane ke lie lalit apane atithi kishor ke sath chala aya hai. donoan mean pavitr sauhadrr hai. jahnavi ki dhavalata a donoan ki svachchh hansi mean chandrika ke sath milakar ek kutoohalapoorn jagath ko dekhane ke lie avahan kar rahi hai. dhani santan lalit apane vaibhav mean bhi kishor ke sath dinata ka anubhav karane mean b da utsuk hai. vah sanand apani durbalataoan ko, apane abhav ko, apani karuna ko, us kishor balak se vyakt kar raha hai. isamean use sukh bhi hai, kyoanki vah ek n samajhane vale hiran ke saman b di-b di bholi aankhoan se dekhate hue keval sun lene vale vyakti se apani samast katha kahakar apana bojh halaka kar leta hai. aur usaka du:kh koee samajhane vala vyakti n sun saka, jisase use lajjit hona p data, yah use b da suyog mila hai.

lalit ko kaun du:kh hai? usaki atma kyoan itani gambhir hai? yah koee nahian janata. kyoanki use sab vastu ki poornata hai, jitani sansar mean sadharanat: chahie; phir bhi usaki nil nirad-mala-si gambhir mukhakriti mean kabhi-kabhi udasinata bijali ki tarah chamak jati hai.

lalit aur kishor bat karate-karate hansate-hansate ab thak gaye haian. vinod ke bad avasad ka agaman hua. pan chabate-chabate lalit ne kaha-‘‘chalo ji, ab ghar ki or.’’

maanjhiyoan ne daan d lagana arambh kiya. kishor ne kaha-‘‘bhaiya, kal din mean idhar dekhane ki b di ichchha hai. bolo, kal aoge?’’ lalit chup tha. kishor ne kan mean chilla kar kaha-‘‘bhaiya! kal aoge n?’’ lalit ne chuppi sadh li. kishor ne phir kaha-‘‘bolo bhaiya, nahian to maian tumhara pair dabane lagooanga.’’

lalit pair chhoone se ghabara kar bola-‘‘achchha, tum kaho ki hamako kisi din apani sookhi roti khilaoge?...’’

kishor ne kaha-‘‘maian tumako khiramohan, dilakhush..’’ lalit ne kaha-‘‘n-n-n.. maian tumhare hath se sookhi roti khaooanga-bolo, svikar hai? nahian to maian kal nahian aooanga.’’

kishor ne dhire se svikar kar liya. lalit ne chandrama ki or dekhakar aankh band kar liya. barauniyoan ki jali se indu ki kiranean ghusakar phir kor mean se moti ban-ban kar nikal bhagane lagian. yah kaisi lila thi!

bhag 2

25 varsh ke bad

koee use aghori kahate haian, koee yogi. murda khate hue kisi ne nahian dekha hai, kintu khop diyoan se khelate hue, usake jo d ki lipiyoan ko padhate hue, phir hansate hue, kee vyaktiyoan ne dekha hai. gaanv ki striyaan jab nahane ati haian, tab kuchh roti, doodh, bacha hua chaval leti ati haian. panchavati ke bich mean jhoanp di mean rakh jati haian. koee usase yah bhi nahian poochhata ki vah khata hai ya nahian. kisi stri ke poochhane par-‘‘baba, aj kuchh khaoge-, aghori balakoan ki-si saphed aankhoan se dekh kar bol uthata-‘‘maan.’’ yuvatiyaan laja jatian. vriddhaean karuna se gadh-gad ho jatian aur balikaean khilakhila kar hans p datian tab aghori ganga ke kinare utar kar chala jata aur tir par se ganga ke sath dau d lagate hue kosoan chala jata, tab log use pagal kahate the. kintu kabhi-kabhi sandhya ko santare ke rang se jab jahnavi ka jal rang jata hai aur poore nagar ki attalikaoan ka pratibimb chhaya-chitr ka drishy banane lagata, tab bhav-vibhor hokar kalpanashil bhavuk ki tarah vahi pagal nirnimesh drishti se prakriti ke adrishy hathoan se banaye hue komal karigari ke kamaniy kusum ko-nanhean-se phool ko-bina to de hue unhian ghasoan mean hilakar chho d deta aur sneh se usi or dekhane lagata, jaise vah us phool se koee sandesh sun raha ho.

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shit-kal hai. madhyahn hai. savere se achchha kuhara p d chuka hai. nau bajane ke bad soory ka uday hua hai. chhota-sa bajara apani mastani chal se jahnavi ke shital jal mean santaran kar raha hai. bajare ki chhat par takiye ke sahare kee bachche aur stri-purush baithe hue jal-vihar kar rahe haian.

kamala ne kaha-‘‘bhojan kar lijie, samay ho gaya hai.’’ kishor ne kaha-‘‘bachchoan ko khila do, abhi aur door chalane par ham khaeange.’’ bajara jal se kallol karata hua chala ja raha hai. kishor shitakal ke soory ki kiranoan se chamakati huee jal-lahariyoan ko udasin athava sthir drishti se dekhata hua n jane kab ki aur kahaan ki batean soch raha hai. laharean kyoan uthati haian aur vilin hoti haian, budabud aur jal-rashi ka kya sambandh hai? manav-jivan budabud hai ki tarang? budabud hai, to vilin hokar phir kyoan prakat hota hai? malin aansh phen kuchh jalabindu se milakar budabud ka astitv kyoan bana deta hai? kya vasana aur sharir ka bhi yahi sambandh hai? vasana ki shakti? kahaan-kahaan kis roop mean apani ichchha charitarth karati huee jivan ko amrit-garal ka sangam banati huee anant kal tak dau d lagayegi? kabhi avasan hoga, kabhi anant jal-rashi mean vilin hokar vah apani akhand samadhi legi? ..... haian, kya sochane laga? vyarth ki chinta. uhan.’’

naval ne kaha-‘‘baba, oopar dekho. us vriksh ki j dean kaisi adh‌bhut phaili huee haian.’’

kishor ne chauank kar dekha. vah jirn vriksh, kuchh anokha tha. aur bhi kee vriksh oopar ke karare ko usi tarah ghere hue haian, yahaan aghori ki panchavati hai. kishor ne kaha-‘‘nav rok de. ham yahian oopar chalakar thahareange. vahian jalapan kareange.’’ tho di der mean bachchoan ke sath kishor aur kamala utarakar panchavati ke karare par chadhऩe lage.

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sab log kha-pi chuke. ab vishram karake nav ki or palatane ki taiyari hai. malin aang, kintu pavitrata ki chamak, mukh par rukshakesh, kaupinadhari ek vyakti akar un logoan ke samane kh da ho gaya.

‘‘mujhe kuchh khane ko do.’’ door kh da hua gaanv ka ek balak use maangate dekhakar chakit ho gaya. vah bola, ‘‘baboo ji, yah panchavati ke aghori haian.’’

kishor ne ek bar usaki or dekha, phir kamala se kaha-‘‘kuchh bacha ho, to ise de do.’’

kamala ne dekha, to kuchh paravathe bache the. usane nikalakar de diya.

kishor ne poochha-‘‘aur kuchh nahian hai?’’ usane kaha-‘‘nahian.’’

aghori us sookhe paravathe ko lekar hansane laga. bola-‘‘hamako aur kuchh n chahie.’’ phir ek khelate hue bachche ko god mean utha kar choomane laga. kishor ko bura laga. usane kaha-‘‘use chho d do, tum chale jao.’’

aghori ne hatash drishti se ek bar kishor ki or dekha aur bachche ko rakh diya. usaki aankhean bhari thian, kishor ko kutoohal hua. usane kuchh poochhana chaha, kintu vah aghori dhire-dhire chala gaya. kishor kuchh avyavasthit ho gaye. vah shighr nav par sab ko lekar chale aye.

nav nagar ki or chali. kintu kishor ka hriday bhari ho gaya tha. vah bahut vicharate the, koee bat smaran karana chahate the, kintu vah dhyan mean nahian ati thi-unake hriday mean koee bhooli huee bat chikoti katati thi, kintu vah vivash the. unhean smaran nahian hota tha. matri-sneh se bhari huee kamala ne socha ki hamare bachchoan ko dekhakar aghori ko moh ho gaya.

sanbandhit lekh

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