कर्मभूमि उपन्यास भाग-1 अध्याय-12

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

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salim ne socha amarakant rupaye lie ata hoga par ath baje, nau ka amal hua aur amar ka kahian pata nahian. aya kyoan nahian- kahian bimar to nahian p d gaya. thik hai, rupaye ka iantajam kar raha hoga. bap to taka n deange. sas se jakar kahega, tab mileange. akhir das baj ge. amarakant ke pas chalane ko taiyar hua ki pro shantikumar a pahuanche. salim ne dvar tak jakar unaka svagat kiya. d aau. shantikumar ne kursi par letate hue pankha chalane ka ishara karake kaha-tumane kuchh suna, amar ke ghar l daka hua hai. vah aj kachahari n ja sakega. usaki sas bhi vahian haian. samajh mean nahian ata aj ka iantajam kaise hoga- usake bagair ham kisi tarah ka dimaansh‍treshan (pradarshan) n kar sakeange. renukadevi a jatian, to bahut-kuchh ho jata, par unhean bhi phursat nahian hai.

salim ne kale khaan ki taraph dekhakar kaha-yah to apane buri khabar sunaee. usake ghar mean aj hi l daka bhi hona tha. bolo kale khaan, ab-

kale khaan ne avichalit bhav se kaha-to koee harj nahian, bhaiya tumhara kam maian kar dooanga. rupaye phir mil jaeange. ab jata hooan, do-char rupaye ka saman lekar ghar mean rakh dooan. maian udhar hi se kachahari chala jaooanga jyoanhi tum ishara karoge, bas.

vah chala gaya, to shantikumar ne sandehatmak svar mean poochha-yah kya kah raha tha, maian n samajha-

salim ne is aandazase kaha mano yah vishay ganbhir vichar ke yogy nahian hai-kuchh nahian, jara kale khaan ki javaanmardi ka tamasha dekhana hai. amarakant ki yah salah hai ki jaj sahab aj phaisala suna chukean, to unhean tho da-sa sabak de diya jae.

d aauktar sahab ne lanbi saans khianchakar kaha-to kaho, tum log badamashi par utar ae. amarakant ki yah salah hai, yah aur bhi afasos ki bat hai. vah to yahaan hai hi nahian magar tumhari salah se yah tajavij huee hai, isilie tumhare oopar bhi isaki utani hi zimmedari hai. maian ise kaminapan kahata hooan tumhean yah samajhane ka koee hak nahian hai ki jaj sahab apane aphasaroan ko khush karane ke lie iansaph ka khoon kar deange. jo adami ilm mean, akl mean, tajurbe mean, ijjat mean tumase kosoan age hai, vah iansaph mean tumase pichhe nahian rah sakata. mujhe isalie aur bhi zyada ranj hai ki maian tum donoan ko sharif aur belaus samajhata tha.

salim ka muanh jara-sa nikal aya. aisi lata d usane umr mean kabhi n paee thi. usake pas apani saphaee dene ke lie ek bhi tark, ek bhi shabd n tha. amarakant ke sir isaka bhar dalane ki niyat se bola-maianne to amarakant ko mana kiya tha par jab vah n mane to maian kya karata-

d aauktar sahab ne daantakar kaha-tum jhooth bolate ho. maian yah nahian man sakata. yah tumhari shararat hai.

'apako mera yakin hi n ae, to kya ilaj?'

'amarakant ke dil mean aisi bat hargij nahian paida ho sakati.'

salim chup ho gaya. d aauktar sahab kah sakate-the man lean, amarakant hi ne yah prastav pas kiya to tumane ise kyoan man liya- isaka usake pas koee javab n tha.

ek kshan ke bad d aauktar sahab gh di dekhate hue bole-aj is lauande par aisi gussa a rahi hai ki ginakar pachas hantar jamaooan. itane dinoan tak is mukadame ke pichhe sir patakata phira, aur aj jab phaisale ka din aya to l dake ka janmotsav manane baith raha. n jane ham logoan mean apani zimmedari ka khayal kab paida hoga- poochho, is janmotsav mean kya rakha hai- mard ka kam hai sangram mean date rahana khushiyaan manana to vilasiyoan ka kam hai. maianne phatakara to hansane laga. adami vah hai jo jivan ka ek lakshy bana le aur ziandagi-bhar usake pichhe p da rahe. kabhirh kartavh‍y se muanh n mo de. yah kya ki kate hue patang ki tarah jidhar hava u da le jae, udhar chala jae. tum to kachahari chalane ko taiyar ho- hamean aur kuchh nahian kahana hai. agar phaisala anukool hai, to bhikharin ko juloos ke sath ganga-tat tak lana hoga. vahaan sab log snan kareange aur apane ghar chale jaeange. saza ho gee to use badhaee dekar vida karana hoga. aj hi sham ko 'talimi isalah' par meri spich hogi. usaki bhi fikr karani hai. tum bhi kuchh bologe-

salim ne sakuchate hue kaha-maian aise masale par kya bolooanga-

'kyoan, harj kya hai- mere khayalat tumhean maloom haian. yah kirae ki talim hamare kairektar ko tabah kie dalati hai. hamane talim ko bhi ek vyapar bana liya hai. vyapar mean zyada pooanji lagao, zyada naga hoga. talim mean bhi kharch zyada karo, zyada ooancha ohada paoge. maian chahata hooan, ooanchi-se-ooanchi talim sabake lie muaph ho taki garib-se-garib adami bhi ooanchi-se-ooanchi liyakat hasil kar sake aur ooanche-se-ooancha ohada pa sake. yoonivarsiti ke daravaze maian sabake lie khule rakhana chahata hooan. sara kharch gavarnameant par p dana chahie. mulk ko talim ki usase kahian zyada zaroorat hai, jitani fauj ki.'

salim ne shanka ki-fauj n ho, to mulk ki higajat kaun kare-

d aauktar sahab ne ganbhirata ke sath kaha-mulk ki higajat kareange ham aur tum aur mulk ke das karo d javan jo ab bahaduri aur himmat mean duniya ki kisi kaum se pichhe nahian haian. usi tarah, jaise ham aur tum rat ko choroan ke a jane par pulis ko nahian pukarate balki apani-apani lak diyaan lekar gharoan se nikal p date haian.

salim ne pichha chhu dane ke lie kaha-maian bol to n sakooanga, lekin aooanga zaroor.

salim ne motar mangavaee aur donoan adami kachahari chale. aj vahaan aur dinoan se kahian zyada bhi d rthiaianpar jaise bin doolha ki barat ho. kahian koee shan!khala n thi. sau sau, pachas-pachas ki toliyaan jagah-jagah kh di ya baithi shoony-drishti se tak rahi thian. koee bolane lagata tha, to sau-do sau adami idhar-udhar se akar use ghar lete the. d aauktar sahab ko dekhate hi hajaroan adami unaki taraph dau de. d aauktar sahab mukhy karyakartaoan ko avashyak batean samajhakar vakalatakhane ki taraph chale, to dekha lala samarakant sabako nimantran-patr baant rahe haian. vah utsav us samay vahaan sabase akarshak vishay tha. log b di utsukata se poochh rahe the, kaun-kaun si tavayaphean bulaee gee haian- bhaan d bhi haian ya nahian- maansahariyoan ke lie bhi kuchh prabandh hai- ek jagah das-barah sajjan nach par vad-vivad kar rahe the. d aauktar sahab ko dekhate hi ek mahashay ne poochha-kahie ap utsav mean aeange, ya apako koee apatti hai-

d aau. shantikumar ne upeksha-bhav se kaha-mere pas isase zyada zaroori kam hai.

ek sahab ne poochha-akhir apako nach se kyoan etaraj hai-

d aauktar ne anichchha se kaha-isalie ki ap aur ham nachana aib samajhate haian. nachana vilas ki vastu nahian, bhakti aur adhayatmik anand ki vastu hai par hamane ise lajjaspad bana rakha hai. deviyoan ko vilas aur bhog ki vastu banana apani mataoan aur bahanoan ka apaman karana hai. ham saty se itani door ho ge haian ki usaka yatharth roop bhi hamean nahian dikhaee deta. n!ty jaise pavitr...

sahasa ek yuvak ne samip akar d aauktar sahab ko pranam kiya. lanba, dubala-patala adami tha, mukh sookha hua, udas, kap de maile aur jirn, baloan par gard p di huee. usaki god mean ek sal bhar ka hashh‍t-pusht balak tha, b da chanchal lekin kuchh dara hua.

d aauktar ne poochha-tum kaun ho- mujhase kuchh kam hai-

yuvak ne idhar-udhar sanshay-bhari aankhoan se dekha mano in adamiyoan ke samane vah apane vishay mean kuchh kahana nahian chahata, aur bola-maian to thakur hooan. yahaan se chh: sat kos par ek gaanv hai mahuli, vahian rahata hooan.

d aauktar sahab ne use tivr netroan se dekha, aur samajh ge. bole-achchha, vahi gaanv, jo s dak ke pashchim taraph hai. ao mere sath.

d aauktar sahab use lie pas vale bagiche mean chale ge aur ek beanch par baithakar usaki or prashnavachak nigahoan se dekha ki ab vah usaki katha sunane ko taiyar hai.

yuvak ne sakuchate hue kaha-is mukadame mean jo aurat hai, vah isi balak ki maan hai. ghar mean ham do praniyoan ke siva koee aur nahian hai. maian kheti-ba di karata hooan. vah bazar mean kabhi-kabhi sauda-sulug lane chali jati thi. us din gaanv valoan ke sath apane lie ek sa di lene gee thi. lautati bar vah varadat ho gee gaanv ke sab adami chho dakar bhag ge. us din se vah ghar nahian gee. maian kuchh nahian janata, kahaan ghoomati rahi maianne bhi usaki khoj nahian ki. achchha hi hua ki vah us samay ghar nahian gee, nahian ham donoan mean ek ki ya donoan ki jan jati. is bachche ke lie mujhe vishesh chianta thi. bar-bar maan ko khojata par maian ise bahalata rahata. isi ki niand sota aur isi ki niand jagata. pahale to maloom hota tha, bachega nahian lekin bhagavanh ki daya thi. dhire-dhiremaan ko bhool gaya. pahale maian isaka bap tha, ab to maan-bap donoan maian hi hooan. bap kam, maan zyada. maianne man mean samajha tha, vah kahian doob mari hogi. gaanv ke log kabhi-kabhi kahate-usaki tarah ki ek aurat chhavani ki or hai par maian kabhi un par vishvas n karata.

jis din mujhe khabar mili ki lala samarakant ki dookan par ek aurat ne do goroan ko mar dala aur us par mukadama chal raha hai, tab maian samajh gaya ki vahi hai. us din se har peshi par ata hooan aur sabake pichhe kh da rahata hooan. kisi se kuchh kahane ki himmat nahian hoti. aj maianne samajha, ab usase sada ke lie nata toot raha hai isalie bachche ko leta aya ki isake dekhane ki use lalasa n rah jae. ap logoan ne to bahut kharach-barach kiya par bhagy mean jo likha tha, vah kaise talata- apase yahi kahana hai ki jaj sahab phaisala suna chukean to ek chhin ke lie usase meri bheant kara dijiega. maian apase saty kahata hooan babooji, vah agar bari ho jaee to maian usake charan dho-dhokar piooan aur ghar le jakar usaki pooja karooan. mere bhaee-band ab bhi nak-bhauan siko deange par jab ap log jaise b de-b de adami mere paksh mean haian, to mujhe biradari ki paravah nahian.

shantikumar ne poochha-jis din usaka bayan hua, us din tum the-

yuvak ne sajal netr hokar kaha-haan babooji, tha. sabake pichhe dvar par kh da ro raha tha. yahi ji mean ata tha ki dau dakar charanoan se lipat jaooan aur kahooan-munni, maian tera sevak hooan, too ab tak meri stri thi aj se meri devi hai. munni ne mere purakhoan ko tar diya babooji, aur kya kahooan-

shantikumar ne phir poochha-man lo, aj vah chhoot jae, to tum use ghar le jaoge-

yuvak ne pulakit kanth se kaha-yah poochhane ki bat nahian hai, babooji maian use aankhoan par baithakar le jaooanga aur jab tak jiooanga, usaka das bana rahakar apana janam saphal karooanga.

ek kshan ke bad usane b di utsukata se poochha-kya chhootane ki kuchh asha hai, babooji-

'auroan ko to nahian hai par mujhe hai.'

yuvak d aauktar sahab ke charanoan par girakar rone laga. charoan or nirasha ki batean sunane ke bad aj usane asha ka shabd suna hai aur vah nidhi pakar usake hriday ki samast bhavanaean mano mangalagan kar rahi haian. aur harsh ke atirek mean manushy kya aansuoan ko sanyat rakh sakata hai-

motar ka harn sunate hi donoan ne kachahari ki taraph dekha. jaj sahab a ge. janata ka vah apar saphar charoan or se um dakar adalat ke kamare ke samane ja pahuancha. phir bhikharin laee gee. janata ne use dekhakar jay-ghosh kiya. kisi-kisi ne pushp-varsha bhi ki. vakil, bairistar, pulis-karmachari, aphasar sabhi a-akar yathasthan baith ge.

sahasa jaj sahab ne ek u dati huee nigah se janata ko dekha. charoan taraph sannata ho gaya. asankhy aankhean jaj sahab ki or takane lagian, mano kah rahi thian-ap hi hamare bhagy vidhata haian.

jaj sahab ne sandook se taip kiya hua phaisala nikala aur ek bar khaansakar use padhane lage. janata simatakar aur samip a gee. adhikaansh log phaisale ka ek shabd bhi samajhate n the par kan sabhi lagae hue the. chaval aur batashoan ke sath n jane kab rupaye bhi loot mean mil jaean.

koee pandrah minat tak jaj sahab phaisala padhate rahe, aur janata chiantamay pratiksha se tanmay hokar sunati rahi.

aant mean jaj sahab ke mukh se nikala-yah hi hai ki munni ne hatya ki...

kitanoan hi ke dil baith ge. ek-doosare ki or paradhin netroan se dekhane lage-

jaj ne vaky ki poorti ki-lekin yah bhi hi hai ki usane yah hatya manasik asthirata ki dasha mean ki-isalie maian use mukt karata hooan.

vaky ka aantim shabd anand ki us toofani umang mean doob gaya. anand, mahinoan chianta ke bandhanoan mean p de rahane ke bad aj jo chhoota, to chhoote hue bachh de ki bhaanti kulaanchean marane laga. log matavale ho-hokar ek-doosare ke gale milane lage. ghanishth mitroan mean dhaul-dhappa hone laga. kuchh logoan ne apani-apani topiyaan uchhalian. jo masakhare the, unhean joote uchhalane ki soojhi. sahasa munni, d aauktar shantikumar ke sath ganbhir hasy se alankrit, bahar nikali, mano koee rani apane mantri ke sath a rahi hai. janata ki vah sari ud़danta shaant ho gee. rani ke sammukh beadabi kaun kar sakata hai .

program pahale hi nishchit tha. pushp-varsha ke pashchath munni ke gale mean jayamal dalana tha. yah gaurav jaj sahab ki dharmapatni ko prapt hua, jo is phaisale ke bad janata ki shradhda-patri ho chuki thian. phir baiand bajane laga. seva-samiti ke do sau yuvak kesarie bane pahane juloos ke sath chalane ke lie taiyar the. rashh‍triy sabha ke sevak bhi khaki vardiyaan pahane jhandiyaan lie jama ho ge. mahilaoan ki sankhya ek hazar se kam n thi. nishchit kiya gaya tha ki juloos ganga-tat tak jae, vahaan ek virath sabha ho, munni ko ek thaili bheant ki jae aur sabha bhang ho jae.

munni kuchh der tak to shaant bhav se yah samaroh dekhati rahi, phir shantikumar se boli -babooji, ap logoan ne mera jitana samman kiya, maian usake yogy nahian thi ab meri apase yahi vinati hai ki mujhe haridvar ya kisi doosare tirth-sthan mean bhej dijie. vahian bhiksha maangakar, yatriyoan ki seva karake din katooangi. yah juloos aur yah dhoom-dhamamujh-jaisi abhagin ke lie shobha nahian deta. in sabhi bhaee-bahanoan se kah dijie, apane-apane ghar jaean. maian dhool mean p di huee thi. ap logoan ne mujhe akash par chadha diya. ab usase oopar jane ki mujhamean samarthy nahian hai, sir mean chakkar a jaega. mujhe yahian se steshan bhej dijie. apake pairoan p dati hooan.

shantikumar is atm-daman par chakit hokar bole-yah kaise ho sakata hai, bahan. itane stri-purush jama haian inaki bhakti aur prem ka to vichar kijie. ap juloos mean n jaeangi, to inhean kitani nirasha hogi. maian to samajhata hooan ki yah log apako chho dakar kabhi n jaeange.

'ap log mera svaang bana rahe haian.'

'aisa n kaho bahan tumhara samman karake ham apana samman kar rahe haian. aur tumhean haridvar jane ki zaroorat kya hai- tumhara pati tumhean apane sath le jane ke lie aya huahai.'

munni ne ashchary se d aauktar ki or dekha-mera pati mujhe apane sath le jane ke lie aya hua hai- apane kaise jana-

'mujhase tho di der pahale mila tha.'

'kya kahata tha?'

'yahi ki maian use apane sath le jaooanga aur use apane ghar ki devi samajhooanga.'

'usake sath koee balak bhi tha?'

'haan, tumhara chhota bachcha usaki god mean tha.'

'balak bahut dubala ho gaya hoga?'

'nahian, mujhe vah hashh‍t-pusht dikhata tha.'

'prasann bhi tha?'

'haan, khoob hans raha tha.'

'ammaan-ammaan to n karata hoga?'

'mere samane to nahian roya.'

'ab to chahe chalane laga ho?'

'god mean tha par aisa maloom hota tha ki chalata hoga.'

'achchha, usake bap ki kya halat thi- bahut dubale ho ge haian?'

'maianne unhean pahale kab dekha tha- haan, du:khi zaroor the. yahian kahian hoange, kaho to talash karooan. shayad khud ate hoan.'

munni ne ek kshan ke bad sajal netr hokar kaha-un donoan ko mere pas n ane dijiega, babooji maian apake pairoan p dati hooan. in adamiyoan se kah dijie apane-apane ghar jaean. mujhe ap steshan pahuancha dijie. maian aj hi yahaan se chali jaooangi. pati aur putr ke moh mean p dakar unaka sarvanash n karooangi. mera yah samman dekhakar patidev mujhe le jane par taiyar ho ge hoange par unake man mean kya hai, yah maian janati hooan. vah mere sath rahakar santusht nahian rah sakate. maian ab isi yogy hooan ki kisi aisi jagah chali jaooan, jahaan mujhe koee n janata ho vahian majoori karake ya bhiksha maangakar apana pet palooangi.

vah ek kshan chup rahi. shayad dekhati ki d aauktar sahab kya javab dete haian. jab d aauktar sahab kuchh n bole to usane ooanche, kaanpate svar mean logoan se kaha-bahano aur bhaiyo apane mera jo satkar kiya hai, usake lie apaki kahaan tak b daee karooan- apane ek abhagini ko tar diya. ab mujhe jane dijie. mera juloos nikalane ke lie hath n kijie. maian isi yogy hooan ki apana kala muanh chhipae kisi kone mean p di rahooan. is yogy nahian hooan ki meri durgati ka mahatmy kiya jae.

janata ne bahut shor-gul machaya, lidaroan ne samajhaya, deviyoan ne agrah kiya par munni juloos par raji n huee aur barabar yahi kahati rahi ki mujhe steshan par pahuancha do. akhir majaboor hokar d aauktar sahab ne janata ko vida kiya aur munni ko motar par baithaya.

munni ne kaha-ab yahaan se chalie aur kisi door ke steshan par le chalie, jahaan yah log ek bhi n hoan.

shantikumar ne idhar-udhar pratiksha ki aankhoan se dekhakar kaha-itani jaldi n karo bahan, tumhara pati ata hi hoga. jab yah log chale jaeange, tab vah zaroor aega.

munni ne ashaant bhav se kaha-maian unase nahian milana chahati babooji, kabhi nahian. unake mere samane ate hi mare lajja ke mere pran nikal jaeange. maian kah sakati hooan, maian mar jaooangi. ap mujhe jaldi se le chalie. apane balak ko dekhakar mere hriday mean moh ki aisi aandhi uthegi ki mera sara vivek aur vichar usamean trin ke saman u d jaega. us moh mean maian bhool jaooangi ki mera kalank unake jivan ka sarvanash kar dega. mera man n jane kaisa ho raha hai- ap mujhe jaldi yahaan se le chalie. maian us balak ko dekhana nahian chahati, mera dekhana usaka vinash hai.

shantikumar ne motar chala di par das hi bis gaj ge hoange ki pichhe se munni ka pati balak ko god mean lie dau data aur 'motar roko motar roko .' pukarata chala ata tha. munni ki us par najar p di. usane motar ki khi daki se sir nikalakar hath se mana karate hue chillakar kaha-nahian-nahian, tum jao, mere pichhe mat ao eeshvar ke lie mat ao .

phir usane donoan baanhean phaila dian, mano balak ko god mean le rahi ho aur moorchhit hokar gir p di.

motar tezise chali ja rahi thi, yuvak thakur balak ko lie kh da ro raha tha. kee hazar stri-purush motar ki taraph tak rahe the.

sanbandhit lekh

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