कर्मभूमि उपन्यास भाग-1 अध्याय-7

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

amarakant ne am jalasoan mean bolana to door raha, sharik hona bhi chho d diya par usaki atma is bandhan se chhatapatati rahati thi aur vah kabhi-kabhi samayik patr-patrikaoan mean apane manovikaroan ko prakat karake santosh labh karata tha. ab vah kabhi-kabhi dookan par bhi a baithata. visheshakar chhut़tiyoan ke din to vah adhikatar dookan par rahata tha. use anubhav ho raha tha ki manavi prakriti ka bahut-kuchh jnan dookan par baithakar prapt kiya ja sakata hai. sukhada aur renuka donoan ke sneh aur prem ne use jak d liya tha. hriday ki jalan jo pahale ghar valoan se, aur usake phalasvaroop, samaj se vidroh karane mean apane ko sarthak samajhati thi, ab shaant ho gee thi. rota hua balak mithaee pakar rona bhool gaya.

ek din amarakant dookan par baitha tha ki ek asami ne akar poochha-bhaiya kahaan haian babooji, b da zaroori kam tha-

amar ne dekha-adho d, balishth, kala, kathor akriti ka manushy hai. nam hai kale khaan. rookhaee se bola-vah kahian ge hue haian. kya kam hai-

'b da zaroori kam tha. kuchh kah nahian ge, kab tak aeange?'

amar ko sharab ki aisi durphandha aee ki usane nak band kar li aur muanh pherakar bola-kya tum sharab pite ho-

kale khaan ne hansakar kaha-sharab kise mayassar hoti hai lala, rookhi rotiyaan to milati nahian- aj ek natedari mean gaya tha, un logoan ne pila di.

vah aur samip a gaya aur amar ke kan ke pas muanh lagakar bola-ek rakam dikhane laya tha. koee das tole ki hogi. bazar mean dhaee sau se kam nahian hai lekin maian tumhara purana asami hooan. jo kuchh de doge, le looanga.

usane kamar se ek jo da sone ke k de nikale aur amar ke samane rakh die. amar ne k daean ko bina uthae hue poochha-yah k de tumane kahaan pae-

kale khaan ne behayaee se muskarakar kaha-yah n poochho raja, allah dene vala hai.

amarakant ne ghrina ka bhav dikhakar kaha-kahian se chura lae hoge-

kale khaan phir hansa-chori kise kahate haian raja, yah to apani kheti hai. allah ne sabake pichhe hila laga diya hai. koee naukari karake lata hai, koee majoori karata hai, koee rozagar karata hai, deta sabako vahi khuda hai. to phir nikalo rupaye, mujhe der ho rahi hai. in lal pag di valoan ki b di khatir karani p dati hai bhaiya, nahian ek din kam n chale.

amarakant ko yah vyapar itana jaghany jan p da ki ji mean aya kale khaan ko dutkar de. lala samarakant aise samaj ke shatruoan se vyavahar rakhate haian, yah khayal karake usake roean kh de ho ge. use us dookan se, us makan se, us vatavaran se, yahaan tak ki svayan apane apase ghrina hone lagi. bola-mujhe is chiz ki zaroorat nahian hai. ise le jao, nahian maian pulis mean ittila kar dooanga. phir is dookan par aisi chiz lekar n ana, kahe deta hooan.

kale khaan jara bhi vichalit n hua, bola-yah to tum bilakul nee bat kahate ho bhaiya lala is niti par chalate, to aj mahajan n hote. hajaroan rupaye ki chiz to maian hi de gaya hooanga. aanganoo, mahajan, bhikhari, hiangan, sabhi se lala ka vyavahar hai. koee chiz hath lagi aur aankh band karake yahaan chale ae, dam liya aur ghar ki rah li. isi dookan se bal-bachchoan ka pet chalata hai. kaanta nikalakar taul lo. das tole se kuchh oopar hi nikalega magar yahaan purani jajamani hai, lao dedh sau hi do, ab kahaan dau date phirean-

amar ne dridhata se kaha-maianne kah diya mujhe isaki zaroorat nahian.

'pachhataoge lala, kh de-kh de dhaee sau mean bech loge.'

'kyoan sir kha rahe ho, maian ise nahian lena chahata?'

'achchha lao, sau hi rupaye de do. allah janata hai, bahut bal khana p d raha hai par ek bar ghata hi sahi.'

'tum vyarth mujhe dikh rahe ho. maian chori ka mal nahian looanga, chahe lakh ki chiz dhole mean mile. tumhean chori karate sharm bhi nahian ati eeshvar ne hath-paanv die haian, khase mote-taje adami ho, mazadoori kyoan nahian karate- doosaroan ka mal u dakar apani duniya aur akabat donoan kharab kar rahe ho.'

kale khaan ne aisa muanh banaya, mano aisi bakavas bahut sun chuka hai aur bola-to tumhean nahian lena hai-

'nahian.'

'pachas dete ho?'

'ek kau di nahian.'

kale khaan ne k de uthakar kamar mean rakh lie aur dookan ke niche utar gaya. par ek kshan mean phir lautakar bola-achchha tis rupaye hi de do. allah janata hai, pag di vale adha le leange.

amarakant ne use dhakka dekar kaha-nikal ja yahaan se sooar, mujhe kyoan hairan kar raha hai-

kale khaan chala gaya, to amar ne us jagah ko jhadoo se saf karaya aur agarabatti jalakar rakh di. use abhi tak sharab ki durgandha a rahi thi. aj use apane pita se jitani abhakti huee, utani kabhi n huee thi. us ghar ki vayu tak use dooshit lagane lagi. pita ke hathakandoan se vah kuchh-kuchh parichit to tha par unaka itana patan ho gaya hai, isaka praman aj hi mila. usane man mean nishchay kiya aj pita se is vishay mean khoob achchhi tarah shastrarth karega. usane kh de hokar adhir netroan se s dak ki or dekha. lalaji ka pata n tha. usake man mean aya, dookan band karake chala jae aur jab pitaji a jae to saph-saph kah de, mujhase yah vyapar n hoga. vah dookan band karane hi ja raha tha ki ek budhiya lathi tekati huee akar samane kh di ho gee aur boli-lala nahian haian kya, beta -

budhiya ke bal san ho ge the. deh ki h dadiyaan tak sookh gee thian. jivan-yatra ke us sthan par pahuanch gee thi, jahaan se usaka akar matr dikhaee deta tha, mano do-ek kshan mean vah adrishy ho jaegi.

amarakant ke ji mean pahale to aya ki kah de, lala nahian haian, vah aean tab ana lekin budhiya ke pichake hue mukh par aisi karoon yachana, aisi shoony nirasha chhaee huee thi ki use us par daya a gee. bola-lalaji se kya kam hai- vah to kahian ge hue haian.

budhiya ne nirash hokar kaha-to koee haraj nahian beta, maian phir a jaooangi.

amarakant ne namrata se kaha-ab ate hi hoange, mata. oopar chali jao.

dookan ki kurasi ooanchi thi. tin sidhiyaan chadhani p dati thian. budhiya ne pahali patti par paanv rakha par doosara paanv oopar n utha saki. pairoan mean itani shakti n thi. amar ne niche akar usaka hath pak d liya aur use sahara dekar dookan par chadha diya. budhiya ne ashirvad dete hue kaha-tumhari b di umr ho beta, maian yahi darati hooan ki lala der mean aean aur aandhora ho gaya, to maian ghar kaise pahuanchooangi- rat ko kuchh nahian soojhata beta.

'tumhara ghar kahaan hai mata ?'

budhiya ne jyotihin aankhoan se usake mukh ki or dekhakar kaha-govardhan ki saray par rahati hooan, beta .

'tumhare aur koee nahian hai?'

'sab haian bhaiya, bete haian, pote haian, bahuean haian, potoan ki bahuean haian par jab apana koee nahian, to kis kam ka- nahian lete meri sudha, n sahi. haian to apane. mar jaooangi, to mitti to thikane laga deange.'

'to vah log tumhean kuchh dete nahian?'

budhiya ne sneh mile hue garv se kaha-maian kisi ke asare-bharose nahian hooan beta jite rahean mera lala samarakant, vah meri paravarish karate haian. tab to tum bahut chhote the bhaiya, jab mera saradar lala ka chaparasi tha. isi kamaee mean khuda ne kuchh aisi barakkat di ki ghar-dvar bana, bal-bachchoan ka byah-gauna hua, char paise hath mean hue. the to paanch rupaye ke pyade, par kabhi kisi se dabe nahian, kisi ke samane gardan nahian jhukaee. jahaan lala ka pasina gire, vahaan apana khoon bahane ko taiyar rahate the. adhi rat, pichhali rat, jab bulaya, hajir ho ge. the to adana-se naukar, muda lala ne kabhi 'tum' kahakar nahian pukara. barabar khaan sahab kahate the. b de-b de sethie kahate-khaan sahab, ham isase dooni talab deange, hamare pas a jao par sabako yahi javab dete ki jisake ho ge usake ho ge. jab tak vah dutkar n dega, usaka daman n chhodegean. lala ne bhi aisa nibhaya ki kya koee nibhaega- unhean mare aj bisavaan sal hai, vahi talab mujhe dete jate haian. l dake parae ho ge, pote bat nahian poochhate par allah mere lala ko salamat rakhe, mujhe kisi ke samane hath phailane ki naubat nahian aee.

amarakant ne apane pita ko svarthi, lobhi, bhavahin samajh rakha tha. aj use maloom hua, unamean daya aur vatsaly bhi hai. garv se usaka hriday pulakit ho utha. bola-to tumhean paanch rupaye milate haian-

'haan beta, paanch rupaye mahina dete jate haian.'

'to maian tumhean rupaye die deta hooan, leti jao. lala shayad der mean aean.'

vridhda ne kanoan par hath rakhakar kaha-nahian beta, unhean a jane do. lathiya tekati chali jaooangi. ab to yahi aankh rah gee hai.

'isamean harj kya hai- maian unase kah dooanga, pathanin rupaye le gee. aandhore mean kahian gir-gira p dogi.'

'nahian beta, aisa kam nahian karati, jisamean pichhe se koee bat paida ho. phir a jaooangi.'

nahian, maian bina lie n jane dooanga.'

budhiya ne darate-darate kaha-to lao de do beta, mera nam taank lena pathanin.

amarakant ne rupaye de die. budhiya ne kaanpate hathoan se rupaye lekar girah baandho aur duaean deti huee, dhire-dhire sidhiyoan se niche utari magar pachas qadam bhi n gee hogi ki pichhe se amarakant ek ikka lie hue aya aur bola-boodhi mata, akar ikke par baith jao, maian tumhean pahuancha dooan.

budhiya ne ashcharyachakit netroan se dekhakar kaha-are nahian, beta tum mujhe pahuanchane kahaan jaoge maian lathiya tekati huee chali jaooangi. allah tumhean salamat rakhe.

amarakant ikka la chuka tha. usane budhiya ko god mean uthaya aur ikke par baithakar poochha-kahaan chalooan-

budhiya ne ikke ke dandoan ko mazabooti se pak dakar kaha-govardhan ki saray chalo beta, allah tumhari umr daraj kare. mera bachcha is budhiya ke lie itana hairan ho raha hai. ith‍ti door se dau da aya. padhane jate ho n beta, allah tumhean b da daraja de.

pandrah-bis minat mean ikka govardhan ki saray pahuanch gaya. s dak ke dahine hath ek gali thi. vahian budhiya ne ikka rookava diya, aur utar p di. ikka age n ja sakata tha. maloom p data tha, aandhore ne muanh par tarakol pot liya hai.

amarakant ne ikke ko lautane ke lie kaha, to budhiya boli-nahian mere lal, ith‍ti door ae ho, to pal-bhar mere ghar bhi baith lo, tumane mera kaleja thanda kar diya.

gali mean b di durgandha thi. gande pani ke nale donoan taraph bah rahe the. ghar pray: sabhi kachche the. gariboan ka muhalla tha. shaharoan ke bazaroan aur galiyoan mean kitana aantar hai ek phool hai-suandar, svachchh, sugandhamay doosari j d hai-kich d aur durganh‍dh se bhari, tedhi-medhi lekin kya phool ko maloom hai ki usaki hasti j d se hai-

budhiya ne ek makan ke samane kh de hokar dhire se pukara-sakina aandar se avaz aee-ati hooan ammaan itani der kahaan lagaee-

ek kshan mean samane ka dvar khula aur ek balika hath mean mitti ke tel ki kuppi lie dvar par kh di ho gee. amarakant budhiya ke pichhe kh da tha, us par balika ki nigah n p di lekin budhiya age badhi, to sakina ne amar ko dekha. turant odhani mean muanh chhipati huee pichhe hat gee aur dhire se poochha-yah kaun haian, ammaan?

budhiya ne kone mean apani lak di rakh di aur boli-lala ka l daka hai, mujhe pahuanchane aya hai. aisa nek-shariph l daka to maianne dekha hi nahian.

usane ab tak ka sara vrith‍taant apane ashirvadoan se bhari bhasha mean kah sunaya aur boli-aangan mean khat dal de beti, jara bula looan. thak gaya hoga.

sakina ne ek tooti-si khat aangan mean dal di aur us par ek s di-si chadar bichhati huee boli-is khatole par kya bithaogi ammaan, mujhe to sharm ati hai-

budhiya ne jara k di aankhoan se dekhakar kaha-sharm ki kya bat hai isamean- hamara hal kya inase chhipa hai-

usane bahar jakar amarakant ko bulaya. dvar ek parade ki divar mean tha. us par ek tat ka gata-purana parada p da hua tha. dvar ke aandar qadam rakhate hi ek aangan tha, jisamean mushkil se do khatole p d sakate the. samane khaparail ka ek nicha sayaban tha aur sayaban ke pichhe ek kothari thi, jo is vakt aandhori p di huee thi. sayaban mean ek kinare choolha bana hua tha aur tin aur mitti ke do-char bartan, ek gh da aur ek mataka rakhe hue the. choolhe mean ag jal rahi thi aur tava rakha hua tha.

amar ne khat par baithate hue kaha-yah ghar to bahut chhota hai. isamean gujar kaise hoti hai-

budhiya khat ke pas zamin par baith gee aur boli-beta, ab to do hi adami haian, nahian, isi ghar mean ek poora kunaba rahata tha. mere do bete, do bahuean, unake bachche, sab isi ghar mean rahate the. isi mean saboan ke shadi-byah hue aur isi mean sab mar bhi ge. us vakt yah aisa gulazar lagata tha ki tumase kya kahooan- ab maian hooan aur meri yah poti hai. aur sabako allah ne bula liya. pakate haian aur p de rahate haian. tumhare pathan ke marate hi ghar mean jaise jhadoo phir gee. ab to allah se yahi dua hai ki mere jite-ji yah kisi bhale adami ke pale p d jae, tab allah se kahooangi ki ab mujhe utha lo. tumhare yar-dost to bahut hoange beta, agar sharm ki bat n samajho, to kisi se zikr karana. kaun jane tumhare hi hile se kahian batachit thik ho jae.

sakina kurata-pajama pahane, odhani se matha chhipae sayaban mean kh di thi. budhiya ne jyoanhi usaki shadi ki charcha chhe di, vah choolhe ke pas ja baithi aur ate ko aanguliyoan se godane lagi. vah dil mean jhuanjhala rahi thi ki ammaan kyoan inase mera dukh da le baithi- kisase kaun bat kahani chahie, kaun bat nahian, isaka inhean jara bhi lihaz nahian- jo aira-gaira a gaya, usi se shadi ka pach da gane lagian. aur sab batean geean, bas ek shadi rah gee.

use kya maloom ki apani santan ko vivahit dekhana budhape ki sabase b di abhilasha hai.

amarakant ne man mean musalaman mitroan ka sianhavalokan karate hue kaha-mere musalaman dost zyada to nahian haian lekin jo do-ek haian, unase maian zikr karooanga.

vridhda ne chiantit bhav se kaha-vah log dhani hoange-

'haan, sabhi khushahal haian.'

'to bhala dhani log gariboan ki bat kyoan poochheange- halaanki hamare nabi ka hukm hai ki shadi-byah mean amir-garib ka vichar n hona chahie, par unake hukm ko kaun manata hai nam ke musalaman, nam ke hindoo rah ge haian. n kahian sachcha musalaman najar ata hai, n sachcha hindoo. mere ghar ka to tum pani bhi n piyoge beta, tumhari kya khatir karooan (sakina se) beti, tumane jo roomal kadha hai vah lakar bhaiya ko dikhao. shayad inhean pasand a jae. aur hamean allah ne kis layaq banaya hai-

sakina rasoee se nikali aur ek tak par se sigaret ka ek b da-sa baks utha laee aur usamean se vah roomal nikalakar sir jhukae, jhijhakati huee, budhiya ke pas a, roomal rakh, tezise chali gee.

amarakant aankhean jhukae hue tha par sakina ko samane dekhakar aankhean nichi n rah sakian. ek ramani samane kh di ho, to usaki or se muanh pher lena kitani bhali bat hai. sakina ka rang saanvala tha aur roop-rekha dekhate hue vah suandari n kahi ja sakati thi aang-pratyang ka gathan bhi kavi-varnit upamaoan se mel n khata tha par rang-roop, chal-dhal, shil-sankoch, in sabane mil-julakar use akarshak shobha pradan kar di thi. vah b di-b di palakoan se aankhean chhipae, deh churae, shobha ki sugandha aur jyoti phailati huee is tarah nikal gee, jaise svapn-chitr ek jhalak dikhakar mit gaya ho.

amarakant ne roomal utha liya aur dipak ke prakash mean use dekhane laga. kitani saphaee se bel-boote banae ge the. bich mean ek mor ka chitr tha. is jhoanpade. mean itani suruchi-

chakit hokar bola-yah to khoobasoorat roomal hai, mataji sakina kadhane ke kam mean bahut hoshiyar maloom hoti hai.

budhiya ne garv se kaha-yah sabhi kam janati hai bhaiya, n jane kaise sikh liya- muhalle ki do-char l dakiyaan madarase padhane jati haian. unhian ko kadhate dekhakar isane sab kuchh sikh liya. koee mard ghar mean hota, to hamean kuchh kam mil jaea karata. gariboan ke muhalle mean in kamoan ki kaun qadar kar sakata hai- tum yah roomal lete jao beta, ek bekas ki najar hai.

amar ne roomal ko jeb mean rakha to usaki aankhean bhar aeean. usaka bas hota to isi vakt sau-do sau roomaloan ki pharamaish kar deta. phir bhi yah bat usake dil mean jam gee. usane kh de hokar kaha-maian is roomal ko hamesha tumhari dua samajhooanga. vada to nahian karata lekin mujhe yakin hai ki maian apane dostoan se apako kuchh kam dila sakooanga.

amarakant ne pahale pathanin ke lie 'tum' ka prayog kiya tha. chalate samay tak vah tum ap mean badal gaya tha. suruchi, suvichar, sadbhav use yahaan sab kuchh mila. haan, us par vipannata ka avaran p da hua tha. shayad sakina ne yah 'ap' aur 'tum' ka vivek utpann kar diya tha.

amar uth kh da hua. budhiya aanchal phailakar use duaean deti rahi.