अनमोल भेंट -रविन्द्र नाथ टैगोर
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rayacharan barah varsh ki ayu se apane malik ka bachhcha khilane par naukar hua tha. usake pashchath kafi samay bit gaya. nanha bachhcha rayacharan ki god se nikalakar skool mean pravisht hua, skool se k aaulij mean pahuancha, phir ek sarakari sthan par lag gaya. kintu rayacharan ab bhi bachhcha khilata tha, yah bachhcha usaki god ke pale hue anukool baboo ka putr tha.
bachhcha ghutanoan ke bal chalakar bahar nikal jata. jab rayacharan dau dakar usako pak data to vah rota aur apane nanhe-nanhe hathoan se rayacharan ko marata.
rayacharan hansakar kahata- hamara bhaiya bhi b da hokar jaj sahab banega- jab vah rayacharan ko channa kahakar pukarata to usaka hriday bahut harshit hota. vah donoan hath prithvi par tekakar gho da banata aur bachhcha usaki pith par savar ho jata.
inhian dinoan anukool baboo ki badali parayaan nadi ke kinare ek zile mean ho gee. ne sthan ki or jate hue kalakatte se unhoanne apane bachche ke lie moolyavan abhooshan aur kap doan ke atirikt ek chhoti-si sundar ga di bhi kharidi.
varsha rritu thi. kee dinoan se moosaladhar varsha ho rahi thi. eeshvar-eeshvar karate hue badal phate. sandhya ka samay tha. bachche ne bahar jane ke lie agrah kiya. rayacharan use ga di mean bithakar bahar le gaya. khetoan mean pani khoob bhara hua tha. bachche ne phooloan ka guchchha dekhakar zid ki, rayacharan ne use bahalana chaha kintu vah n mana. vivash rayacharan bachche ka man rakhane ke lie ghutanoan-ghutanoan pani mean phool to dane laga. kee sthanoan par usake paanv kich d mean buri tarah dhans gaye. bachhcha tanik der maun ga di mean baitha raha, phir usaka dhyan laharati huee nadi ki or gaya. vah chupake se ga di se utara. pas hi ek lak di p di thi, utha li aur bhayanak nadi ke tat par pahuanchakar usaki laharoan se khelane laga. nadi ke shor mean aisa maloom hota tha ki nadi ki chanchal aur muanhajor jal-pariyaan sundar bachche ko apane sath khelane ke lie bula rahi haian.
rayacharan phool lekar vapas aya to dekha ga di khali hai. usane idhar-udhar dekha, pairoan ke niche se dharati nikal gee. pagaloan ki bhaanti chahuanor dekhane laga. vah bar-bar bachche ka nam lekar pukarata tha lekin uttar mean 'channa' ki madhur dhvani n ati thi.
charoan or aandhera chha gaya. bachche ki mata ko chinta hone lagi. usane charoan or adami dau daye. kuchh vyakti lalaten liye hue nadi ke kinare khoj karane pahuanche. rayacharan unhean dekhakar unake charanoan mean gir p da. unhoanne usase prashn karane arambh kiye kintu vah pratyek prashn ke uttar mean yahi kahata-mujhe kuchh maloom nahian.
yadyapi pratyek vyakti ki yah sammati thi ki chhote bachche ko parayaan nadi ne apane aanchal mean chhipa liya hai kintu phir bhi hriday mean vibhinn prakar ki shankayean utpann ho rahi thian. ek yah ki usi sandhya ko nirvasitoan ka ek samooh nagar se gaya tha aur maan ko sandeh tha ki rayacharan ne kahian bachche ko nirvasit ke hathoan n bech diya ho. vah rayacharan ko alag le gee aur usase vinati karate hue kahane lagi-rayacharan, tum mujhase jitana rupaya chaho le lo, kintu paramatma ke lie meri dasha par taras khakar mera bachhcha mujhako vapas kar do.
parantu rayacharan kuchh uttar n de saka, keval mathe par hath marakar maun ho gaya.
svamini ne krodh aur avesh ki dasha mean usako ghar-se bahar nikal diya. anukool baboo ne patni ko bahut samajhaya kintu mata ke hriday se shankaean door n hueean. vah barabar yahi kahati rahi ki- mera bachhcha sone ke abhooshan pahane hue tha, avashy isane...
rayacharan apane gaanv vapas chala aya. use koee santan n thi aur n hi santan hone ki koee sambhavana thi. kintu sal ki samapti par usake ghar putr ne janm liya; parantu patni sootika-grih mean hi mar gee. ghar mean ek vidhava bahan thi. usane bachche ke palan-poshan ka bhar apane oopar liya.
jab bachhcha ghutanoan ke bal chalane laga, vah ghar valoan ki najar bacha kar bahar nikal jata. rayacharan jab use dau dakar pak data to vah chanchalata se usako marata. us samay rayacharan ke netroan ke samane apane us nanhean malik ki soorat phir jati jo parayaan nadi ki laharoan mean lupt ho gaya tha.
bachche ki jaban khuli to vah bap ko 'baba' aur bua ko 'mama' is dhang se kahata tha jis dhang se rayacharan ka nanha malik bolata tha. rayacharan usaki avaz se chauank uthata. use poorn vishvas tha ki usake malik ne usake ghar mean janm liya hai.
is vichar ko nirdharit karane ke lie usake pas tin praman the. ek to yah ki vah nanhe malik ki mrityu ke tho de hi samay pashchath utpann hua. doosare yah ki usaki patni vridhd ho gee thi aur santan-utpatti ki koee asha n thi. tisare yah ki bachche ke bolane ka dhang aur usaki sampoorn bhav-bhangimaean nanhe malik se milati-julati thian.
vah har samay bachche ki dekh-bhal mean sanlagn rahata. use bhay tha ki usaka nanha malik phir kahian gayab n ho jae. vah bachche ke lie ek ga di laya aur apani patni ke abhooshan bechakar bachche ke lie abhooshan banava diye. vah use ga di mean bithakar pratidin vayu-sevan ke lie bahar le jata tha.
dhire-dhire din bitate gaye aur bachhcha sayana ho gaya. parantu is la d-chav mean vah bahut big d gaya tha. kisi se sidhe muanh bat n karata. gaanv ke l dake use lat sahab kahakar chhe date.
jab l daka shiksha-yogy hua to rayacharan apani chhoti-si zamin bechakar kalakatta a gaya. usane dau d-dhoop karake naukari khoji aur phalan ko skool mean dakhil karava diya. usako poorn vishvas tha ki b da hokar phalan avashy jaj banega.
hote-hote ab phalan ki ayu barah varsh ho gee. ab vah khoob likh-padh sakata tha. usaka svasthy achchha aur soorat-shakl bhi achchhi thi. usako banav- shrriangar ki bhi b di chinta rahati thi. jab dekho darpan hath mean liye bal bana raha hai.
vah apavyayi bhi bahut tha. pita ki sari ay vyarth ki vilas-samagri mean vyay kar deta. rayacharan usase prem to pita ki bhaanti karata tha, kintu pray: usaka bartav us l dake se aisa hi tha jaise malik ke sath naukar ka hota hai. usaka phalan bhi use pita n samajhata tha. doosari bat yah thi ki rayacharan svayan ko phalan ka pita prakat bhi n karata tha.
chhatravas ke vidyarthi rayacharan ke ganvarapan ka upahas karate aur phalan bhi unhian ke sath sammilit ho jata.
rayacharan ne zamin bechakar jo kuchh rupaya prapt kiya tha vah ab lagabhag sara samapt ho chuka tha. usaka sadharan vetan phalan ke kharchoan ke lie kam tha. vah pray: apane pita se jeb-kharch aur vilas ki samagri tatha achchhe-achchhe vastroan ke lie jhag data rahata tha.
akhir ek yukti rayacharan ke mastishk mean aee usane naukari chho d di aur usake pas jo kuchh shesh rupaya tha phalan ko sauanpakar bola- phalan, maian ek avashyak kary se gaanv ja raha hooan, bahut jald vapas a jaooanga. tum kisi bat se ghabarana nahian.
bhag 2
rayacharan sidha us sthan par pahuancha jahaan anukool baboo jaj ke ohade par lage hue the. unake aur koee doosari santan n thi is karan unaki patni har samay chintit rahati thi.
anukool baboo kachahari se vapas akar kursi par baithe hue the aur unaki patni santanotpatti ke lie bazaroo dava bechane vale se j di-bootiyaan kharid rahi thi.
kafi dinoan ke pashchath vah apane vridhd naukar rayacharan ko dekhakar ashcharyachakit huee, purani sevaoan ka vichar karake usako rayacharan par taras a gaya aur usase poochha- kya tum phir naukari karana chahate ho?
rayacharan ne muskarakar uttar diya- maian apani malakin ke charan chhoona chahata hooan.
anukool baboo rayacharan ki avaz sunakar kamare se nikal aye. rayacharan ki shakl dekhakar unake kaleje ka jakhm taja ho gaya aur unhoanne mukh pher liya.
rayacharan ne anukool baboo ko sambodhit karake kaha- sarakar, apake bachche ko parayaan ne nahian, balki maianne churaya tha.
anukool baboo ne ashchary se kaha- tum yah kya kah rahe ho, kya mera bachhcha vastav mean zinda hai?
usaki patni ne uchhalakar kaha- bhagavan ke lie batao mera bachhcha kahaan hai?
rayacharan ne kaha- ap santosh rakhean, apaka bachhcha is samay bhi mere pas hai.
anukool baboo ki patni ne rayacharan se atyadhik vinati karate hue kaha- mujhe batao.
rayacharan ne kaha- maian use parasoan le aooanga.
bhag 3
ravivar ka din tha. jaj sahab apane makan mean bechaini se rayacharan ki pratiksha kar rahe the. kabhi vah kamare mean idhar-udhar tahalane lagate aur kabhi tho de samay ke lie aram-kursi par baith jate. akhir das baje ke lagabhag rayacharan ne phalan ka hath pak de hue kamare mean pravesh kiya.
anukool baboo ki gharavali phalan ko dekhate hi divanoan ki bhaanti usaki or lapaki aur use b de zor se gale laga liya. unake netroan se ashruoan ka samudr um d p da. kabhi vah usako pyar karati, kabhi ashchary se usaki soorat takane lag jati. phalan sundar tha aur usake kap de bhi achchhe the. anukool baboo ke hriday mean bhi putr-prem ka avesh utpann hua, kintu jara-si der ke bar unake pitri-prem ka sthan qanoon bhavana ne le liya aur unhoanne rayacharan se poochha-bhala isaka praman kya hai ki yah bachhcha mera hai?
rayacharan ne uttar diya- isaka uttar maian kya dooan sarakar! is bat ka jnan to paramatma ke sivay aur kisi ko nahian ho sakata ki maianne hi apaka bachhcha churaya tha.
jab anukool baboo ne dekha ki unaki patni phalan ko kaleje se lagaye hue hai to praman maangana vyarth hai. isake atirikt unhean dhyan aya ki is ganvar ko aisa sundar bachhcha kahaan mil sakata tha aur jhooth bolane se kya labh ho sakata hai.
sahasa unhean apane vridhd naukar ki bedhyani yad a gee aur qanooni mudra mean bole-rayacharan, ab tum yahaan nahian rah sakate.
rayacharan ne thandi usaans bharakar kaha-sarakar, ab maian kahaan jaooan. boodha ho gaya hooan, ab mujhe koee naukar bhi n rakhega. bhagavan ke lie apane dvar par p da rahane dijiye.
anukool baboo ki patni boli- rahane do, hamara kya nukasan hai? hamara bachhcha bhi ise dekhakar prasann rahega.
kintu anukool baboo ki qanooni nas bh daki huee thi. unhoanne turant uttar diya-nahian, isaka aparadh bilkul kshama nahian kiya ja sakata.
rayacharan ne anukool baboo ke paanv pak date hue kaha- sarakar, mujhe n nikalie, maianne apaka bachhcha nahian churaya tha balki paramatma ne churaya tha.
anukool baboo ko ganvar ki is bat par aur bhi adhik krodh a gaya. bole-nahian, ab maian tum par vishvas nahian kar sakata. tumane mere sath kritaghnata ki hai.
rayacharan ne phir kaha- sarakar, mera kuchh aparadh nahian.
anukool baboo tyauriyoan par bal dalakar kahane lage- to phir kisaka aparadh hai?
rayacharan ne uttar diya- mere bhagy ka.
parantu shikshit vyakti bhagy ka astitv svikar nahian kar sakata.
phalan ko jab maloom hua ki vah vastav mean ek dhani vyakti ka putr hai to use bhi rayacharan ki is cheshta par krodh aya, ki usane itane dinoan tak kyoan use kasht mean rakha. phir rayacharan ko dekhakar use daya bhi a gee aur usane anukool baboo se kaha- pitaji, isako kshama kar dijie. yadi ap isako apane sath nahian rakhana chahate to isaki tho di peanshan kar dean.
itana sunane ke bad rayacharan apane bete ko antim bar dekhakar anukool baboo ki kothi se nikalakar chupachap kahian chala gaya.
mahina samapt hone par anukool baboo ne rayacharan ke gaanv kuchh rupaya bheja kintu maniardar vapas a gaya kyoanki gaanv mean ab is nam ka koee vyakti n tha.
tika tippani aur sandarbh