अधिकार चिन्ता- प्रेमचंद

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

tami yoan dekhane mean to bahut tag da tha. bhooankata to sunanevale ke kanoan ke parade phat jate. dil-daul bhi aisa ki aandheri rat mean us par gadhe ka bhram ho jata. lekin usaki shvanochit virata kisi sangramakshetr mean pramanit n hoti thi. do-char daphe jab bazar ke lediyoan ne use chunauti di to vah unaka garv-mardan karane ke lie maidan mean aya aur dekhanevaloan ka kahana hai ki jab tak l da jivat se l da nakhoan aur daantoan se zyada chotean usaki dum ne ki. nishchit roop se nahian kaha ja sakata ki maidan kisake hath raha kiantu jab us dal ko kumak mangani p di to ran-shastra ke niyamoan ke anusar vijay ka shrey tami hi ko dena uchit nyayanukool jan p data hai. tami ne us avasar par kaushal se kam liya aur daant nikal diye jo sandhi ki yachana thi. kiantu tab se usane aise sanniti-vihin pratidvandviyoan ke muanh lagana uchit n samajha.

itana shaantipriy hone par bhi tami ke shatruoan ki sankhya dinoandin badhati jati thi. usake barabaravale usase isalie jalate ki vah itana mota-taja ho kar itana bhiru kyoan hai. bazari dal isalie jalata ki tami ke mare ghooroan par ki haddiyaan bhi n bachane pati thian. vah gh di-rat rahe uthata aur halavaiyoan ki dookanoan ke samane ke done aur pattal kasaeekhane ke samane ki haddiyaan aur chhichh de chaba dalata. atev itane shatruoan ke bich mean rah kar tami ka jivan sankatamay hota jata tha. mahinoan bit jate aur pet bhar bhojan n milata. do-tin bar use manamane bhojan karane ki aisi prabal utkantha huee ki usane sandigdh sadhanoan dvara usako poora karane ki cheshta ki par jab parinam asha ke pratikool hua aur svadisht padarthoan ke badale aruchikar durgrahy vastuean bharapet khane ko milian-jisase pet ke badale kee din tak pith mean visham vedana hoti rahi-to usane vivash ho kar phir sanmarg ka ashray liya. par dandoan se pet chahe bhar gaya ho vah utkantha shaant n huee. vah kisi aisi jagah jana chahata tha jahaan khoob shikar mile kharagosh hiran bhe doan ke bachche maidanoan mean vichar rahe hoan aur unaka koee malik n ho jahaan kisi pratidvandvi ki gandh tak n ho aram karane ko saghan vrikshoan ki chhaya ho pine ko nadi ka pavitr jal. vahaan manamana shikar karooan khaooan aur mithi niand soooan. vahaan charoan or meri dhak baith jay sab par aisa rob chha jay ki mujhi ko apana raja samajhane lagean aur dhire-dhire mera aisa sikka baith jay ki kisi dveshi ko vahaan pair rakhane ka sahas hi n ho.

sanyogavash ek din vah inhian kalpanaoan ke sukh svapn dekhata hua sir jhukaye s dak chho d kar galiyoan se chala ja raha tha ki sahasa ek sajjan se usaki muthabhe d ho gayi. tami ne chaha ki bach kar nikal jaooan par vah dusht itana shaantipriy n tha. usane turant jhapat kar tami ka tetua pak d liya. tami ne bahut anunay-vinay ki gi dagi da kar kaha-eeshvar ke lie mujhe yahaan se chale jane do kasam le lo jo idhar pair rakhooan. meri shamat ayi thi ki tumhare adhikar kshetr mean chala aya. par us madaandh aur nirdayi prani ne jara bhi riayat n ki. aant mean har kar tami ne gardabh svar mean phariyad karani shuroo ki. yah kolahal sun kar mohalle ke do-char neta log ekatr ho gaye par unhoanne bhi din par daya karane ke badale ulate usi par dant-prahar karana shuroo kiya. is anyayapoorn vyavahar ne tami ka dil to d diya. vah jan chhu da kar bhaga. un atyachari pashuoan ne bahut door tak usaka pichha kiya yahaan tak ki marg mean ek nadi p d gayi aur tami ne usamean kood kar apani jan bachayi.

kahate haian ek din sabake din phirate haian. tami ke din bhi nadi mean koodate hi phir gaye. kooda tha jan bachane ke lie hath lag gaye moti. tairata hua us par pahuancha to vahaan usaki chir-sanchit abhilashaean moortimati ho rahi thian.

2 yah ek vistrit maidan tha. jahaan tak nigah jati thi hariyali ki chhata dikhayi deti thi. kahian naloan ka madhur kalarav tha kahian jharanoan ka mand gan kahian vrikshoan ke sukhad puanj the kahian ret ke sapat maidan. b da suramy manohar drishy tha.

yahaan b de tej nakhoanvale pashu the jinaki soorat dekh kar tami ka kaleja dahal uthata tha par unhoanne tami ki kuchh parava n ki. ve apas mean nity l da karate the nity khoon ki nadi baha karati thi. tami ne dekha yahaan in bhayankar jantuoan se pesh n pa sakooanga. usane kaushal se kam lena shuroo kiya. jab do l danevale pashuoan mean ek ghayal aur murda hokar gir p data to tami lapak kar maans ka koee tuk da le bhagata aur ekaant mean baith kar khata. vijayi pashu vijay ke unmad mean use tuchchh samajh kar kuchh n bolata.

ab kya tha tami ke pau-barah ho gaye. sada divali rahane lagi. n gu d ki kami thi n gehooan ki. nity naye padarth u data aur vrikshoan ke niche anand se sota. usane aise sukh svarg ki kalpana bhi n ki thi. vah mar kar nahian jite ji svarg pa gaya.

tho de hi dinoan mean paushtik padarthoan ke sevan se tami ki cheshta hi kuchh aur ho gayi. usaka sharir tejasvi aur sugathit ho gaya. ab vah chhote-mote jivoan par svayan hath saf karane laga. jangal ke jantu ab chauanke aur use vahaan se bhaga dene ka yatn karane lage. tami ne ek nayi chal chali. vah kabhi kisi pashu se kahata tumhara phalaan shatru tumhean mar dalane ki taiyari kar raha hai kisi se kahata phalaan tumako gali deta tha. jangal ke jantu usake chakame mean a kar apas mean l d jate aur tami ki chaandi ho jati. aant mean yahaan tak naubat pahuanchi ki b de-b de jantuoan ka nash ho gaya. chhote-mote pashuoan ka usase mukabala karane ka sahas n hota tha. usaki unnati aur shakti dekh kar unhean aisa pratit hone laga mano yah vichitr jiv akash se hamare oopar shasan karane ke lie bheja gaya hai. tami bhi ab apani shikarabaji ke jauhar dikha kar unaki is bhraanti ko pusht kiya karata tha. b de garv se kahata- paramatma ne mujhe tumhare oopar rajy karane ke lie bheja hai. yah eeshvar ki ichchha hai. tum aram se apane ghar mean p de raho. maian tumase kuchh n bolooanga keval tumhari seva karane ke puraskarasvaroop tumamean se ekadh ka shikar kar liya karooanga. akhir mere bhi to pet hai bina ahar ke kaise jivit rahooanga aur kaise tumhari raksha karooanga. vah ab b di shan se jangal mean charoan or gauravanvit drishti se takata hua vichara karata.

tami ko ab koee chianta thi to yah ki is desh mean mera koee muddee n uth kh da ho. vah sajag aur sashastr rahane laga. jyoan-jyoan din gujarate the aur sukh-bhog ka chasaka badhata jata tha tyoan-tyoan usaki chianta bhi badhati jati thi. bas ab bahudha rat ko chauank p data aur kisi ajnat shatru ke pichhe dau data. aksar aandha kookur bat se bhooanke vali lokokti ko charitarth karata. van ke pashuoan se kahata- eeshvar n kare ki tum kisi doosare shasak ke panje mean phans jao. vah tumhean pis dalega. maian tumhara hitaishi hooan sadaiv tumhari shubh-kamana mean magn rahata hooan. kisi doosare se yah asha mat rakho. pashu ek svar mean kahate jab tak ham jiyeange ap hi ke adhin raheange.

akhirakar yah hua ki tami ko kshan bhar bhi shaanti se baithana durlabh ho gaya. vah rat-din din-din bhar nadi ke kinare idhar se udhar chakkar lagaya karata. dau date-dau date haanphane lagata bedam ho jata magar chitt ko shaanti n milati. kahian koee shatru n ghus aye.

lekin kvar ka mahina aya to tami ka chitt ek bar phir apane purane sahachari se milane ke lie lalayit hone laga. vah apane man ko kisi bhaanti rok n saka. vah din yad aya jab vah do-char mitroan ke sath kisi premika ke pichhe gali-gali aur kooche-kooche mean chakkar lagata tha. do-char din to usane sabr kiya par ant mean aveg itana prabal hua ki vah takadir thoank kar kh da hua. use ab apane tej aur bal par abhiman bhi tha. do-char ko to vahi maja chakha sakata tha.

kintu nadi ke is par ate hi usaka atmavishvas pratahkal ke tam ke saman phatane laga. usaki chal mand p d gayi ap hi ap sir jhuk gaya dum siku d gayi. magar ek premika ko ate dekh kar vah vihval ho utha usake pichhe ho liya. premika ko usaki vah kucheshta apriy lagi. usane tivr svar se usaki avahelana ki. usaki avaz sunate hi usake kee premi a pahuanche aur tami ko vahaan dekhate hi jame se bahar ho gaye. tami sitapita gaya. abhi nishchay n kar saka tha ki kya karooan ki charoan or se us par daantoan aur nakhoan ki varsha hone lagi. bhagate bhi n ban p da. deh lahooluhan ho gayi. bhaga bhi to shaitanoan ka ek dal pichhe tha.

us din se usake dil mean shanka-si sama gayi. har gh di yah bhay laga rahata ki akramanakariyoan ka dal mere sukh aur shaanti mean badha dalane ke lie mere svarg ko vidhvans karane ke lie a raha hai. yah shanka pahale bhi kam n thi ab aur bhi badh gayi.

ek din usaka chitt bhay se itana vyakul hua ki use jan p da shatru-dal a pahuancha. vah b de veg se nadi ke kinare aya aur idhar se udhar dau dane laga.

din bit gaya rat bit gayi par usane vishram n liya. doosara din aya aur gaya par tami nirahar nirjal nadi ke kinare chakkar lagata raha.

is tarah paanch din bit gaye. tami ke pair l dakh dane lage aankhoan-tale aandhera chhane laga. kshudha se vyakul ho kar gir p data par vah shanka kisi bhaanti shaant n huee.

ant mean satavean din abhaga tami adhikar-chinta se grast jarjar aur shithil ho kar paralok sidhara. van ka koee pashu usake nikat n gaya. kisi ne usaki charcha tak n ki kisi ne usaki lash par aansoo tak n bahaye. kee dinoan tak us par giddh aur kaue mandarate rahe ant mean asthipanjaroan ke siva aur kuchh n rah gaya.

sanbandhit lekh

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