कर्मभूमि उपन्यास भाग-1 अध्याय-4

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

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amarakant maiti'kuleshan ki pariksha mean praant mean sarvapratham aya par avastha adhik hone ke karan chhatravritti n pa saka. isase use nirasha ki jagah ek tarah ka santosh hua kyoanki vah apane manovikaroan ko koee tikauna n dena chahata tha. usane kee b di-b di kothiyoan mean patr-vyavahar karane ka kam utha liya. dhani pita ka putr tha, yah kam use asani se mil gaya. lala samarakant ki vyavasay-niti se pray: unaki biradari vale jalate the aur pita-putr ke is vaimanasy ka tamasha dekhana chahate the. lalaji pahale to bahut big de. unaka putr unhian ke sahavargiyoan ki seva kare, yah unhean apamanajanak jan p da par amar ne unhean sujhaya ki vah yah kam keval vyavasayik jnanoparjan ke bhav se kar raha hai. lalaji ne bhi samajha, kuchh-n-kuchh sikh hi jaega. virodh karana chho d diya. sukhada itani asani se manane vali n thi. ek din donoan mean isi bat par jh dap ho gee.

sukhada ne kaha-tum das-das, paanch-paanch rupaye ke lie doosaroan ki khushamad karate phirate ho tumhean sharm bhi nahian ati

amar ne shaantipoorvak kaha-kam karake kuchh uparjan karana sharm ki bat nahian : doosaroan ka muanh takana sharm ki bat hai.

'to ye dhaniyoan ke jitane l dake haian, sabhi besharm haian?'

'haian hi, isamean ashchary ki koee bat nahian. ab to lalaji mujhe khushi se bhi rupaye dean to n looan. jab tak apani samarthy ka jnan n tha, tab tak unhean kasht deta tha. jab maloom ho gaya ki maian apane kharch bhar ko kama sakata hooan, to kisi ke samane hath kyoan phailaooan?'

sukhada ne nirdayata ke sath kaha-to jab tum apane pita se kuchh lena apaman ki bat samajhate ho, to maian kyoan unaki ashrit banakar rahooan- isaka ashay to yahi ho sakata hai ki maian bhi kisi pathashala mean naukari karooan ya sine-pirone ka dhandha uthaooan-

amarakant ne sankat mean p dakar kaha-tumhare lie isaki zaroorat nahian.

'kyoan maian khati-pahanati hooan, gahane banavati hooan, pustakean leti hooan, patrikaean mangavati hooan, doosaroan hi ki kamaee par to- isaka to yah ashay bhi ho sakata hai ki mujhe tumhari kamaee par bhi koee adhikar nahian. mujhe khud parishram karake kamana chahie.'

amarakant ko sankat se nikalane ki ek yukti soojh gee-agar dada, ya tumhari ammaanji tumase chidhean aur maian bhi tane dooan, tab nissandeh tumhean khud dhan kamane ki zaroorat p degi.

'koee muanh se n kahe par man mean to samajh sakata hai. ab tak to maian samajhati thi, tum par mera adhikar hai. tumase jitana chahooangi, l dakar le looangi lekin ab maloom hua, mera koee adhikar nahian. tum jab chaho, mujhe javab de sakate ho. yahi bat hai ya kuchh aur?'

amarakant ne harakar kaha-to tum mujhe kya karane ko kahati ho- dada se har mahine rupaye ke lie l data rahooan-

sukhada boli-haan, maian yahi chahati hooan. yah doosaroan ki chakari chho d do aur ghar ka dhandha dekho. jitana samay udhar dete ho utana hi samay ghar ke kamoan mean do.

'mujhe is len-den, sood-byaj se ghrina hai.'

sukhada muskarakar boli-yah to tumhara achchha tark hai. mariz ko chho d do, vah ap-hi-ap achchha ho jaega. is tarah mariz mar jaega, achchha n hoga. tum dookan par jitani der baithoge, kam-se-kam utani der to yah ghrinit vyapar n hone doge. yah bhi to sanbhav hai ki tumhara anurag dekhakar lalaji sara kam tumhian ko sauanp dean. tab tum apani ichchhanusar ise chalana. agar abhi itana bhar nahian lena chahate, to n lo lekin lalaji ki manovritti par to kuchh-n-kuchh prabhav dal hi sakate ho. vah vahi kar rahe haian jo apane-apane dhang se sara sansar kar raha hai. tum virakt hokar unake vichar aur niti ko nahian badal sakate. aur agar tum apana hi rag alapoge, to maian kahe deti hooan, apane ghar chali jaooangi. tum jis tarah jivan vyatit karana chahate ho, vah mere man ki bat nahian. tum bachapan se thukarae ge ho aur kasht sahane mean abhyast ho. mere lie yah naya anubhav hai.

amarakant parast ho gaya. isake kee din bad use kee javab soojhe par is vakt vah kuchh javab n de saka. nahian, use sukhada ki batean nyay-sangat maloom hueean. abhi tak usaki svatantr kalpana ka adhar pita ki kripanata thi. usaka aankur vimata ki nirmamata ne jamaya tha. tark ya sidhdaant par usaka adhar n tha aur vah din to abhi door, bahut door tha, jab usake chitta ki vritti hi badal jae. usane nishchay kiya-patr-vyavahar ka kam chho d dooanga. dookan par baithane mean bhi usaki apatti utani tivr n rahi. haan, apani shiksha ka kharch vah pita se lene par kisi tarah apane man ko n daba saka. isake lie use koee doosara hi gupt marg khojana p dega. sukhada se kuchh dinoan ke lie usaki sandhi-si ho gee.

isi bich mean ek aur ghatana ho gee, jisane usaki svatantr kalpana ko bhi shithil kar diya.

sukhada idhar sal bhar se maike n gee thi. vidhava mata bar-bar bulati thian, lala samarakant bhi chahate the ki do-ek mahine ke lie ho ae par sukhada jane ka nam n leti thi. amarakant ki or se nishh‍chiant n ho sakati thi. vah aise gho de par savar thi, jise nity pherana lajimi tha, das-paanch din bandha raha, to phir putthe par hath hi n rakhane dega. isilie vah amarakant ko chho dakar n jati thi.

aant mean mata ne svayan kashi ane ka nishchay kiya. unaki ichchha ab kashivas karane ki bhi ho gee. ek mahine tak amarakant unake svagat ki taiyariyoan mean laga raha. gangatat par b di mushkil se pasand ka ghar mila, jo n bahut b da tha n bahut chhota. usaki saphaee aur saphedi mean kee din lage. grihasthi ki saik doan hi chizean jama karani thian. usake nam sas ne ek hazar ka bima bhej diya tha. usane katarabyoant se usake adho hi mean sara prabandh kar diya. paee-paee ka hisab likha taiyar tha. jab sas ji prayag ka snan karati hueean, magh mean kashi pahuanchian, to vahaan ka suprabandh dekhakar bahut prasann hueean.

amarakant ne bachat ke paanch sau rupaye unake samane rakh die.

renukadevi ne chakit hokar kaha-kya paanch sau hi mean sab kuchh ho gaya- mujhe to vishvas nahian ata.

'ji nahian, paanch sau hi kharch hue.'

'yah to tumane inam dene ka kam kiya hai. yah bachat ke rupaye tumhare haian.'

amar ne jheanpate hue kaha-jab mujhe zaroorat hogi, apase maang looanga. abhi to koee aisi zaroorat nahian hai.

renukadevi roop aur avastha se nahian, vichar aur vyavahar se vridhda thian. jnan aur vrat mean unaki astha n thi lekin lokamat ki avahelana n kar sakati thian. vidhava ka jivan tap ka jivan hai. lokamat isake viparit kuchh nahian dekh sakata. renuka ko vivash hokar dharm ka svaang bharana p data tha kiantu jivan bina kisi adhar ke to nahian rah sakata. bhog-vilas, sair-tamashe se atma usi bhaanti santusht nahian hoti, jaise koee chatani aur achar khakar apani kshudha ko shaant nahian kar sakata. jivan kisi tathy par hi tik sakata hai. renuka ke jivan mean yah adhar pashu-prem tha. vah apane sath pashu-pakshiyoan ka ek chi diyaghar laee thian. tote, maine, bandar, billi, gaean, hiran, mor, kutto adi pal rakhe the aur unhian ke sukh-dukh mean sammilit hokar jivan mean sarthakata ka anubhav karati thian. harek ka alag-alag nam tha, rahane ka alag-alag sthan tha, khane-pine ke alag-alag bartan the. any reesoan ki bhaanti unaka pashu-prem numayashi, vshanebal ya manoranjak n tha. apane pashu-pakshiyoan mean unaki jan basati thi. vah unake bachchoan ko usi mat़th‍v -bhare sneh se khelati thian mano apane nati-pote hoan. ye pashu bhi unaki batean, unake ishare, kuchh is tarah samajh jate the ki ashchary hota tha.

doosare din maan-beti mean batean hone lagian.

renuka ne kaha-tujhe sasural itani pyari ho gee-

sukhada lajjit hokar boli-kya karooan ammaan, aisi ulajhan mean p di hooan ki kuchh soojhata hi nahian. bap-bete mean bilakul nahian banati. dadaji chahate haian, vah ghar ka dhandha dekhean. vah kahate haian, mujhe is vyavasay se ghrina hai. maian chali jati, to n jane kya dasha hoti. mujhe barabar khataka laga rahata hai ki vah desh-videsh ki rah n lean. tumane mujhe kuean mean dhakel diya aur kya kahooan?

renuka chiantit hokar bolian-maianne to apani samajh mean ghar-var donoan hi dekhabhal kar vivah kiya tha magar teri takadir ko kya karati- l dake se teri ab patati hai, ya vahi hal hai-

sukhada phir lajjit ho gee. usake donoan kapol lal ho ge. sir jhukakar boli-unhean apani kitaboan aur sabhaoan se chhutti nahian milati.

'teri jaisi roopavati ek sidhe-sade chhokare ko bhi n sanbhal saki- chal-chalan ka kaisa hai?'

sukhada janati thi, amarakant mean is tarah ki koee durvasana nahian hai par is samay vah is bat ko nishchayatmak roop se n kah saki. usake naritv par dhabba ata tha. boli-maian kisi ke dil ka hal kya janooan, ammaan itane din ho ge, ek din bhi aisa n hua hoga ki koee chiz lakar dete. jaise chahooan rahooan, unase koee matalab hi nahian.

renuka ne poochha-too kabhi kuchh poochhati hai, kuchh banakar khilati hai, kabhi usake sir mean tel dalati hai-

sukhada ne garv se kaha-jab vah meri bat nahian poochhate to mujhe kya garaj p di hai vah bolate haian, to maian bolati hooan. mujhase kisi ki gulami nahian hogi.

renuka ne ta dana di-beti, bura n manana, mujhe bahut-kuchh tera hi dosh dikhata hai. tujhe apane roop ka garv hai. too samajhati hai, vah tere roop par mugdha hokar tere pairoan par sir rag dega. aise mard hote haian, yah maian janati hooan par vah prem tikaoo nahian hota. n jane too kyoan usase tani rahati hai- mujhe to vah b da garib aur bahut hi vicharashil maloom hota hai. sach kahati hooan, mujhe us par daya ati hai. bachapan mean to bechare ki maan mar gee. vimata mili, vah dain. bap ho gaya shatru. ghar ko apana ghar n samajh saka. jo hriday chianta-bhar se itana daba hua ho, use pahale sneh aur seva se pola karane ke bad tabhi prem ka bij boya ja sakata hai.

sukhada chidhakar boli-vah chahate haian, maian unake sath tapasvini banakar rahooan. rookha-sookha khaooan, mota-jhota pahanooan aur vah ghar se alag hokar mehanat aur majoori karean. mujhase yah n hoga, chahe sadaiv ke lie unase nata hi toot jae. vah apane man ki kareange, mere aram-takaliph ki bilakul paravah n kareange, to maian bhi unaka muanh n johooangi.

renuka ne tiraskar bhari chitavanoan se dekha aur boli-aur agar aj lala samarakant ka divala pit jae-

sukhada ne is sanbhavana ki kabhi kalpana hi n ki thi.

vimoodh hokar boli-divala kyoan pitane laga-

'aisa sanbhav to hai.'

sukhada ne maan ki sanpatti ka ashray n liya. vah n kah saki,'tumhare pas jo kuchh hai, vah bhi to mera hi hai.' atm-samman ne use aisa n kahane diya. maan ke is nirday prashn par jhuanjhalakar boli-jab maut ati hai, to adami mar jata hai. jan-boojhakar ag mean nahian kooda jata.

batoan-batoan mean mata ko jnat ho gaya ki unaki sanpatti ka varis ane vala hai. kanya ke bhavishy ke vishay mean unhean b di chianta ho gee thi. is sanvad ne us chianta ka shaman kar diya.

unhoanne anand vihnal hokar sukhada ko gale laga liya.

sanbandhit lekh

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