कर्मभूमि उपन्यास भाग-1 अध्याय-11
chitr:Icon-edit.gif | is lekh ka punarikshan evan sampadan hona avashyak hai. ap isamean sahayata kar sakate haian. "sujhav" |
sare shahar mean kal ke lie donoan tarah ki taiyariyaan hone lagian-hay-hay ki bhi aur vah-vah ki bhi. kali jhandiyaan bhi banian aur phaloan ki daliyaan bhi jama ki geean, par ashavadi kam the, nirashavadi zyada. goroan ka khoon hua hai. jaj aise mamale mean bhala kya iansaph karega, kya bacha hua hai- shantikumar aur salim to khullamakhulla kahate phirate the ki jaj ne phaansi ki saza de di. koee khabar lata tha-fauj ki ek poori rejimeant kal adalat mean talab ki gee hai. koee fauj tak n jakar, sashastr pulis tak hi rah jata tha. amarakant ko fauj ke bulae jane ka vishvas tha.
das baje rat ko amarakant salim ke ghar pahuancha. abhi yahaan ghante hi bhar pahale aya tha. salim ne chiantit hokar poochha-kaise laut p de bhaee, kya koee nee bat ho gee-
amar ne kaha-ek bat soojh gee. maianne kaha, tumhari ray bhi le looan. phaansi ki saza par khamosh rah jana, to bujadili hai. kichaloo sahab (jaj) ko sabak dene ki zaroorat hogi taki unhean bhi maloom ho jae ki naujavan bharat iansaph ka khoon dekhakar khamosh nahian rah sakata. soshal bayakat kar diya jae. unake maharaj ko maian rakh looanga, kochamain ko tum rakh lena. bachcha ko pani bhi n mile. jidhar se nikalean, udhar taliyaan bajean.
salim ne muskarakar kaha-sochate-sochate sochi bhi to vahi baniyoan ki bat.
'magar aur kar hi kya sakate ho?'
'is bayakat se kya hoga- kotavali ko likh dega, bis maharaj aur kochavan hajir kar die jaeange.'
'do-char din pareshan to hoange hajarat.'
'bilakul phajool-si bat hai. agar sabak hi dena hai, to aisa sabak do, jo kuchh din hajarat ko yad rahe. ek adami thik kar liya jae to ain us vakt, jab hajarat phaisala sunakar baithane lagean, ek joota aise nishane se chalae ki unake muanh par lage.'
amarakant ne kahakaha marakar kaha-b de masakhare ho yar .
'isamean masakharepan ki kya bat hai?'
'to kya sachamuch tum joote lagavana chahate ho?'
'ji haan, aur kya majak kar raha hooan- aisa sabak dena chahata hooan ki phir hajarat yahaan muanh n dikha sakean.'
amarakant ne socha-kuchh bhala kam to hai hi, par buraee kya hai- latoan ke devata kahian batoan se manate haian- bola-achchhi bat hai, dekhi jaeegi par aisa adami kahaan milega?
salim ne usaki saralata par muskarakar kaha-adami to aise mil sakate haian jo rah chalate garadan kat lean. yah kaun-si b di bat hai- kisi badamash ko do sau rupaye de do, bas. maianne to kale khaan ko socha hai.
'achchha vah use to maian ek bar apani dookan par phatakar chuka hooan.'
'tumhari himakat thi. aise do-char adamiyoan ko milae rahana chahie. vakt par unase b da kam nikalata hai. maian aur sab batean tay kar looanga par rupaye ki fikr tum karana. maian to apana bajat poora kar chuka.'
'abhi to mahina shuroo hua hai, bhaee .'
'ji haan, yahaan shuroo hi mean khatm ho jate haian. phir noch-khasot par chalati hai. kahian ammaan se das rupaye u da lae, kahian abbajan se kitab ke bahane se das-paanch aianth lie. par do sau ki thaili jara mushkil se milegi. haan, tum iankar kar doge, to majaboor hokar ammaan ka gala dabaooanga.'
amar ne kaha-rupaye ka gam nahian. maian jakar lie ata hooan.
salim ne itani rat ge rupaye lana munasib na samajha. bat kal ke lie utha rakhi gee. prat:kal amar rupaye laega aur kalekhaan se batachit pakki kar li jaegi.
amar ghar pahuancha to sadhe das baj rahe the. dvar par bijali jal rahi thi. baithak mean lalaji do-tin panditoan ke sath baithe batean kar rahe the. amarakant ko shanka huee, itani rat ge yah jag-jag kis bat ke lie hai. koee naya shigooga to nahian khila .
lalaji ne use dekhate hi daantakar kaha-tum kahaan ghoom rahe ho ji das baje ke nikale-nikale adhi rat ko laute ho. jara jakar ledi d aauktar ko bula lo, vahi jo b de aspatal mean rahati hai. apane sath lie hue ana.
amarakant ne darate-darate poochha-kya kisi ki tabiyat...
samarakant ne bat katakar k de svar mean kaha-kya bak-bak karate ho, maian jo kahata hooan, vah karo. tum logoan ne to vyarth hi sansar mean janm liya. yah mukadama kya ho gaya, sare ghar ke sir jaise bhoot savar ho gaya. chatapat jao.
amar ko phir kuchh poochhane ka sahas n hua. ghar mean bhi n ja saka, dhire se s dak par aya aur baisikal par baith hi raha tha ki bhitar se sillo nikal aee. amar ko dekhate hi boli-are bhaiya, suno, kahaan jate ho- bahooji bahut behal haian, kab se tumhean bula rahi haian- sari deh pasine se tar ho rahi hai. dekho bhaiya, maian sone ki kanthi looangi. pichhe se hila-havala n karana.
amarakant samajh gaya. baisikal se utar p da aur hava ki bhaanti jhapatata hua aandar ja pahuancha. vahaan renuka, ek daee, p dos ki ek brahyani aur naina aangan mean baithi huee thian. bich mean ek dholak rakhi huee thi. kamare mean sukhada prasav-vedana se hay-hay kar rahi thi.
naina ne dau dakar amar ka hath pak d liya aur roti huee boli-tum kahaan the bhaiya, bhabhi b di der se bechain haian.
amar ke hriday mean aansuoan ki aisi lahar uthi ki vah ro p da. sukhada ke kamare ke dvar par jakar kh da ho gaya par aandar paanv n rakh saka. usaka hriday gata jata tha.
sukhada ne vedana-bhari aankhoan se usaki or dekhakar kaha-ab nahian bachooangi hay pet mean jaise koee barchhi chubho raha hai. mera kaha-suna mag karana.
renuka ne dau dakar amarakant se kaha-tum yahaan se jao, bhaiya tumhean dekhakar vah aur bhi bechain hogi. kisi ko bhej do, ledi d aauktar ko bula lae. ji k da karo, samajhadar hokar rote ho-
sukhada boli-nahian ammaan, unase kah do jara yahaan baith jaean. maian ab n bachooangian. hay bhagavanh .
renuka ne amar ko daantakar kaha-maian tumase kahati hooan, yahaan se chale jao aur tum kh de ro rahe ho. jakar ledi d aauktar ko bulavao.
amarakant rota hua bahar nikala aur janane aspatal ki or chala par raste mean bhi rah-rahakar usake kaleje mean hook-si uthati rahi. sukhada ki vah vedanamayi moorti aankhoan ke samane phirati rahi.
ledi d aauktar mis hoopar ko aksar kusamay bulave ate rahate the. rat ki usaki phis duguni thi. amarakant dar raha tha ki kahian big de n ki itani rat ge kyoan ae lekin mis hoopar ne saharsh usaka svagat kiya aur motar lane ki ajna dekar usase batean karane lagi.
'yah pahala hi bachcha hai?'
'ji haan.'
'ap roean nahian. ghabarane ki koee bat nahian. pahali bar zyada dard hota hai. aurat bahut durbal to nahian hai?'
'ajakal to bahut dubali ho gee hai.'
'apako aur pahale ana chahie tha.'
amar ke pran sookh ge. vah kya janata tha, aj hi yah aphat ane vali hai, nahian to kachahari se sidhe ghar ata.
mem sahab ne phir kaha-ap log apani lediyoan ko koee eksarasaij nahian karavate. isalie dard zyada hota hai. aandar ke snayu bandhe rah jate haian n .
amarakant ne sisakakar kaha-maidam, ab to ap hi ki daya ka bharosa hai.
'maian to chalati hooan lekin shayad sivil sarjan ko bulana p de.'
amar ne bhayatur hokar kaha-kahie to unako leta chalooan.
mem ne usaki or dayabhav se dekha-nahian, abhi nahian. pahale mujhe chalakar dekh len do.
amarakant ko ashvasan n hua. usane bhay-katar svar mean kaha-maidam, agar sukhada ko kuchh ho gaya, to maian bhi mar jaooanga.
mem ne chiantit hokar poochha-to kya halat achchhi nahian hai-
'dard bahut ho raha hai.'
'halat to achchhi hai?'
'chehara pila p d gaya hai, pasinajh.'
'ham poochhate haian halat kaisi hai- usaka ji to nahian doob raha hai- hath-paanv to thande nahian ho ge haian?'
motar taiyar ho gee. mem sahab ne kaha-tum bhi akar baith jao. saikil kal hamara adami de aega.
amar ne din agrah ke sath kaha-ap chalean, maian jara sivil sarjan ke pas hota aooan. bulanale par lala samarakant ka makan...
'ham janate haian.'
mem sahab to udhar chali, amarakant sivil sarjan ko bulane chala. gyarah baj ge the. s dakoan par bhi sannata tha. aur poore tin mil ki manzil thi. sivil sarjan chhavani mean rahata tha. vahaan pahuanchate-pahuanchate barah ka amal ho aya. sadar phatak khulavane, phir sahab ko ittala karane mean ek ghante se zyada lag gaya. sahab uthe to, par jame se bahar. garajate hue bole-ham is vakt nahian ja sakata.
amar ne nishank hokar kaha-ap apani phis hi to leange-
'hamara rat ka phis sau rupaye hai.'
'koee haraj nahian hai.'
'tum phis laya hai?'
amar ne daant bataee-ap harek se peshagi phis nahian lete. lala samarakant un adamiyoan mean nahian haian jin par sau rupaye ka bhi vishvas n kiya ja sake. vah is shahar ke sabase b de sahookar haian. maian unaka l daka hooan.
sahab kuchh thande pade॥ amar ne unako sari kaiphiyat sunaee to chalane par taiyar ho ge, amar ne saikil vahian chho di aur sahab ke sath motar mean ja baitha. adha ghante mean motar bulanale ja pahuanchi. amarakant ko kuchh door se hi shahanaee ki avaz sunaee di. bandookean chhoot rahi thian. usaka hriday anand se phool utha.
dvar par motar rooki, to lala samarakant ne akar d aauktar ko salam kiya aur bole-huzoor ke iqabal se sab chain-chan hai. pote ne janm liya hai.
unake jane ke bad lalaji ne amarakant ko a de hathoan liya-murti mean sau rupaye ki chapat p di. amarakant ne jhallakar kaha-mujhase rupaye le lijiega. adami se bhool ho hi jati hai. aise avasar par maian rupaye ka muanh nahian dekhata.
kisi doosare avasar par amarakant is phatakar par ghantoan bisoora karata, par is vakt usaka man utsah aur anand mean bhara hua tha. bhare hue geand par thokaroan ka kya asar- usake ji mean to a raha tha, is vakt kya luta dooan. vah ab ek putr ka pita hai. ab kaun usase hek di jata sakata hai vah navajat shishu jaise svarg se usake lie asha aur amarata ka ashirvad lekar aya hai. use dekhakar apani aankhean shital karane ke lie vah vikal ho raha tha. oho inhian aankhoan se vah us devata ke darshan karega
ledi hoopar ne use pratiksha bhari aankhoan se takate dekhakar kaha-babooji, ap yoan balak ko nahian dekh sakeange. apako b da-sa inam dena p dega.
amar ne sanpann namrata ke sath kaha-balak to apaka hai. maian to keval apaka sevak hooan. jachcha ki tabiyat kaisi hai-
'bahut achchhi. abhi so gee hai.'
'balak khoob svasth hai?'
'haan, achchha hai. bahut suandar. gulab ka putala-sa.'
yah kahakar sauragrih mean chali gee. mahilaean to gane-bajane mean magn thian. muhalle ki pachasoan striyaan jama ho gee thian aur unaka sanyukt svar, jaise ek rassi ki bhaanti sthool hokar amar ke gale ko baandho leta tha. usi vakt ledi hoopar ne balak ko god mean lekar use sauragrih ki taraph ane ka ishara kiya. amar umang se bhara hua chala, par sahasa usaka man ek vichitr bhay se katar ho utha. vah age n badh saka. vah papi man lie hue is varadan ko kaise grahan kar sakega. vah is varadan ke yogy hai hi kab- usane isake lie kaun-si tapasya ki hai- yah eeshvar ki apar daya hai-jo unhoanne yah vibhooti use pradan ki. tum kaise dayalu ho, bhagavanh .
shyamal kshitij ke garbh se nikalane vali bal-jyoti ki bhaanti amarakant ko apane aant:karan ki sari kshudrata, sari kalushata ke bhitar se ek prakash-sa nikalata hua jan p da, jisane usake jivan ki rajat-shobha pradan kar di. dipakoan ke prakash mean, sangit ke svaroan mean, gagan ki tarikaoan mean usi shishu ki chhavi thi. usi ka madhury tha, usi ka n!ty tha.
sillo akar rone lagi. amar ne poochha-tujhe kya hua hai- kyoan roti hai-
sillo boli-mem sahab ne mujhe bhaiya ko nahian dekhane diya, dutkar diya. kya maian bachche ko najar laga deti- mere bachche the, maianne bhi bachche pale haian. maian jara dekh leti to kya hota-
amar ne hansakar kaha-too kitani pagal hai, sillo usane isalie mana kiya hoga ki kahian bachche ko hava n lag jae. in aangrez d aauktaraniyoan ke nakhare bhi to nirale hote haian. samajhati-samajhati nahian, tarah-tarah ke nakhare bagharati haian, lekin unaka raj to aj hi ke din hai n. phir to akeli daee rah jaegi. too hi to bachche ko palegi, doosara kaun palane vala baitha hua hai-
sillo ki aansoo-bhari aankhean muskara p dian. boli-maianne door se dekh liya. bilakul tumako p da hai. rang bahooji ka hai maian kanthi le looangi, kahe deti hooan .
do baj rahe the. usi vakt lala samarakant ne amar ko bulaya aur bole-niand to ab kya aegi- baithakar kal ke utsav ka ek takhamina bana lo. tumhare janm mean to karabar phaila n tha, naina kanya thi. pachchis varsh ke bad bhagavanh ne yah din dikhaya hai. kuchh log nach-mujare ka virodh karate haian. mujhe to isamean koee hani nahian dikhati. khushi ke yahi avasar haian, char bhaee-band, yar-dost ate haian, gana-bajana sunate haian, priti-bhoj mean sharik hote haian. yahi jivan ke sukh haian. aur is sansar mean kya rakha hai.
amar ne apatti ki-lekin randiyoan ka nach to aise shubh avasar par kuchh shobha nahian deta.
lalaji ne prativad kiya-tum apana vijnan yahaan n ghuse do. maian tumase salah nahian poochh raha hooan. koee pratha chalati hai, to usaka adhar bhi hota hai. shriramachandr ke janmotsav mean apsaraoan ka nach hua tha. hamare samaj mean ise shubh mana gaya hai.
amar ne kaha-aangrejoan ke samaj mean to is tarah ke jalase nahian hote.
lalaji ne billi ki tarah choohe par jhapatakar kaha-aangrejoan ke yahaan randiyaan nahian, ghar ki bahoo-betiyaan nachati haian, jaise hamare chamaroan mean hota hai. bahoo-betiyoan ko nachane se to yah kahian achchha hai ki randiyaan nachean. kam-se-kam maian aur meri tarah ke aur bundhe apani bahoo-betiyoan ko nachana kabhi pasand n kareange.
amarakant ko koee javab n soojha. salim aur doosare yar-dost aeange. khasi chahal-pahal rahegi. usane zid bhi ki to kya natija. lalaji manane ke nahian. phir ek usake karane se to nach ka bahishkar ho nahian jata .
vah baithakar takhamina likhane laga.
salim ne mamool se kuchh pahale uthakar kale khaan ko bulaya aur rat ka prastav usake samane rakha. do sau rupaye ki rakam kuchh kam nahian hoti. kale khaan ne chhati thoankakarar kaha-bhaiya, ek-do joote ki kya bat hai, kaho to ijalas par pachas ginakar lagaooan. chh: mahine se besi to hoti nahian. do sau rupaye bal-bachchoan ke khane-pine ke lie bahut haian.