कर्मभूमि उपन्यास भाग-1 अध्याय-6

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

d aau. shantikumar ek mahine tak aspatal mean rahakar achchhe ho ge. tinoan sainikoan par kya biti, nahian kaha ja sakata par achchhe hote hi pahala kam jo d aauktar sahab ne kiya, vah taange par baithakar chhavani mean jana aur un sainikoan ki kushal poochhana tha. maloom hua ki vah tinoan bhi kee-kee din aspatal mean rahe, phir tabadil kar die ge. rejimeant ke kaptan ne d aauktar sahab se apane adamiyoan ke aparadh ki kshama maangi aur vishvas dilaya ki bhavishy mean sainikoan par zyada k di nigah rakhi jaegi. d aauktar sahab ki is bimari mean amarakant ne tan-man se unaki seva ki, keval bhojan karane aur renuka se milane ke lie ghar jata, baki sara din aur sari rat unhian ki seva mean vyatit karata. renuka bhi do-tin bar d aauktar sahab ko dekhane geean.

idhar se phurasat pate hi amarakant kaangres ke kamoan mean zyada utsah se sharik hone laga. chanda dene mean to bas sanstha mean koee usaki barabari n kar sakata tha.

ek bar ek am jalase mean vah aisi ud़danta se bola ki pulis ke suparianteandeant ne lala samarakant ko bulakar l dake ko sanbhalane ki chetavani de dali. lalaji ne vahaan se lautakar khud to amarakant se kuchh n kaha, sukhada aur renuka donoan se j d diya. amarakant par ab kisaka shasan hai, vah khud samajhate the. idhar bete se vah sneh karane lage the. har mahine padhaee ka kharch dena p data tha, tab usaka skool jana unhean zahar lagata tha, kam mean lagana chahate the aur usake kam n karane par big date the. ab padhaee ka kuchh kharch n dena p data tha. isalie kuchh n bolate the balki kabhi-kabhi sandook ki kuanji n milane ya uthakar sandook kholane ke kasht se bachane ke lie, bete se rupaye udhar le liya karate. amarakant n maangata, n vah dete.

sukhada ka prasavakal samip ata jata tha. usaka mukh pila p d gaya tha. bhojan bahut kam karati thi aur hansati-bolati bhi bahut kam thi. vah tarah-tarah ke du:svapn dekhati rahati thi, isase chitta aur bhi sashankit rahata tha. renuka ne janan-sanbadhi kee pustakean usako manga di thian. inhean padhakar vah aur bhi chiantit rahati thi. shishu ki kalpana se chitta mean ek garvamay ullas hota tha par isake sath hi hriday mean kanpan bhi hota tha n jane kya hoga?

us din sandhh‍ya samay amarakant usake pas aya, to vah jali baithi thi. tikshn netroan se dekhakar boli-tum mujhe tho di-si sankhiya kyoan nahian de dete- tumhara gala bhi chhoot jae, maian bhi janjal se mukt ho jaooan.

amar in dinoan adarsh pati bana hua tha. roop-jyoti se chamakati huee sukhada aankhoan ko unmatta karati thi par mat़th‍v ke bhar se ladi huee yah pile mukh vali rogini usake hriday ko jyoti se bhar deti thi. vah usake pas baitha hua usake rookhe keshoan aur sookhe hathoan se khela karata. use is dasha mean lane ka aparadhi vah hai isalie is bhar ko sahy banane ke lie vah sukhada ka muanh johata rahata tha. sukhada usase kuchh pharamaish kare, yahi in dinoan usaki sabase b di kamana thi. vah ek bar svarg ke tare to d lane par bhi utaee ho jata. barabar use achchhi-achchhi kitabean sunakar use prasann karane ka prayatn karata rahata tha. shishu ki kalpana se use jitana anand hota tha usase kahian adhik sukhada ke vishay mean chianta thi-n jane kya hoga- ghabarakar bhari svar mean bola-aisa kyoan kahati ho sukhada, mujhase galati huee ho to, bata do?

sukhada leti huee thi. takie ke sahare tek lagakar boli-tum am jalasoan mean k di-k di spichean dete phirate ho, isaka isake siva aur kya matalab hai ki tum pak de jao aur apane sath ghar ko bhi le doobo. dada se pulis ke kisi b de aphasar ne kaha hai. tum unaki kuchh madad to karate nahian, ulte aur unake kie-karae ko dhool mean milane ko tule baithe ho. maian to ap hi apani jan se mar rahi hooan, us par tumhari yah chal aur bhi mare dalati hai. mahine bhar d aauktar sahab ke pichhe halakan hue. udhar se chhutti mili to yah pach da le baithe. kya tumase shaantipoorvak nahian baitha jata- tum apane malik nahian ho, ki jis rah chaho, jao. tumhare paanv mean be diyaan haian. kya ab bhi tumhari aankhean nahian khulatian-

amarakant ne apani saphaee di-maianne to koee aisi spich nahian di jo k di kahi ja sake.

'to dada jhooth kahate the?'

'isaka to yah arth hai ki maian apana muanh si looan?'

'haan, tumhean apana muanh sina p dega.'

donoan ek kshan bhoomi aur akash ki or takate rahe. tab amarakant ne parast hokar kaha-achchhi bat hai. aj se apana muanh si looanga. phir tumhare samane aisi shikayat ae, to mere kan pak dana.

sukhada naram hokar boli-tum naraj hokar yah pran nahian kar rahe ho- maian tumhari aprasannata se thar-thar kaanpati hooan. maian bhi janati hooan ki ham log paradhin haian. paradhinata mujhe bhi utani hi akharati hai jitani tumhean. hamare paanvoan mean to dohari be diyaan haian-samaj ki alag, sarakar ki alag lekin age-pichhe bhi to dekhana hota hai. desh ke sath hamara jo dharm hai, vah aur prabal roop mean pita ke sath hai, aur usase bhi prabal roop mean apani santan ke sath. pita ko dukhi aur santan ko nissahay chho dakar desh dharm ka palan aisa hi hai jaise koee apane ghar mean ag lagakar khule akash mean rahe. jis shishu ko maian apana hriday-rakt pila-pilakar pal rahi hooan, use maian chahati hooan, tum bhi apana sarvasv samajho. tumhare sare sneh aur nishtha ka maian ekamatr usi ko adhikari dekhana chahati hooan.

amarakant sir jhukae yah upadesh sunata raha. usaki atma lajjit thi aur use dhikkar rahi thi. usane sukhada aur shishu donoan hi ke sath anyay kiya hai. shishu ka kalpana-chitr usi aankhoan mean khianch gaya. vah navanit-sa komal shishu usaki god mean khel raha tha. usaki sanpoorn chetana isi kalpana mean magn ho gee. divar par shishu krishna ka ek suandar chitr latak raha tha. us chitr mean aj use jitana marmik anand hua, utana aur kabhi n hua tha. usaki aankhean sajal ho geean.

sukhada ne use ek pan ka bi da dete hue kaha-ammaan kahati haian, bachche ko lekar maian lakhanoo chali jaooangi. maianne kaha-ammaan, tumhean bura lage ya bhala, maian apana balak n dooangi.

amarakant ne utsuk hokar poochha-to big di hoangi-

'nahian ji, big dane ki kya bat thi- haan, unhean kuchh bura zaroor laga hoga lekin maian dillagi mean bhi apane sarvasv ko nahian chho d sakati.'

'dada ne pulis karmachari ki bat ammaan se bhi kahi hogi?'

'haan, maian janati hooan kahi hai. jao, aj ammaan tumhari kaisi khabar leti haian.'

'maian aj jaooanga hi nahian.'

'chalo, maian tumhari vakalat kar dooangi.'

'muaph kijie. vahaan mujhe aur bhi lajjit karogi.'

'nahian sach kahati hooan. achchha batao, balak kisako p dega, mujhe ya tumhean. maian kahati hooan tumhean p dega.'

'maian chahata hooan tumhean p de.'

'yah kyoan- maian to chahati hooan tumhean p de.'

'tumhean p dega, to maian use aur zyada chahooanga.'

'achchha, us stri ki kuchh khabar mili jise goroan ne sataya tha?'

'nahian, phir to koee khabar n mili.'

'ek din jakar sab koee usaka pata kyoan nahian lagate, ya spich dekar hi apanerh kartavh‍y se mukt ho ge?'

amarakant ne jheanpate hue kaha-kal jaooanga.

'aisi hoshiyari se pata lagao ki kisi ko kanoan-kan khabar n ho agar ghar valoan ne usaka bahishkar kar diya ho, to use lao. ammaan ko use apane sath rakhane mean koee apatti n hogi, aur yadi hogi to maian apane pas rakh looangi.'

amarakant ne shradhda-poorn netroan se sukhada ko dekha. isake hriday mean kitani daya, kitana seva-bhav, kitani nirbhikata hai. isaka aj use pahali bar jnan hua.

usane poochha-tumhean usase jara bhi ghrina n hogi?

sukhada ne sakuchate hue kaha-agar maian kahooan, n hogi, to asaty hoga. hogi avashy par sanskaroan ko mitana hoga. usane koee aparadh nahian kiya, phir saza kyoan di jae-

amarakant ne dekha, sukhada nirmal naritv ki jyoti mean naha uthi hai. usaka devitv jaise prasphutit hokar usase aliangan kar raha hai.