कर्मभूमि उपन्यास भाग-1 अध्याय-8

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

amarakant nau bajate-bajate lauta to lala samarakant ne poochha-tum dookan band karake kahaan chale ge the- isi tarah dookan par baitha jata hai-

amar ne saphaee di-budhiya pathanin rupaye lene aee thi. bahut aandhora ho gaya tha. maianne samajha kahian gir-gira p de isalie use ghar tak pahuanchane chala gaya tha. vah to rupaye leti hi n thi par jab bahut der ho gee to maianne rokana uchit n samajha.

'kitane rupaye die?'

'paanch.'

lalaji ko kuchh dhairy hua.

'aur koee asami aya tha- kisi se kuchh rupaye vasool hue?'

'ji nahian.'

'ashchary hai.'

'aur to koee nahian aya, haan, vahi badamash kale khaan sone ki ek chiz bechane laya tha. maianne lauta diya.'

samarakant ki tyoriyaan badalian-kya chiz thi-

'sone ke k de the. das tole batata tha.'

'tumane taula nahian?'

'maianne hath se chhua tak nahian.'

'haan, kyoan chhoote, usamean pap lipata hua tha n kitana maangata tha?'

'do sau.'

'jhooth bolate ho.'

'shuroo do sau se kie the, par utarate-utarate tis rupaye tak aya tha.'

lalaji ki mudra kathor ho gee-phir bhi tumane lauta die-

'aur kya karata- maian to use seant mean bhi n leta. aisa rozagar karana maian pap samajhata hooan.'

samarakant krodh se vikrit hokar bole-chup raho, sharamate to nahian, oopar se batean banate ho. dedh sau rupaye baithe-baithae milate the, vah tumane dharm ke ghamand mean kho die, us par se ak date ho. janate bhi ho, dharm hai kya chij- sal mean ek bar bhi ganga-snan karate ho- ek bar bhi devataoan ko jal chadhate ho- kabhi ram ka nam liya hai ziandagi mean- kabhi ekadashi ya koee doosara vrat rakha hai- kabhi katha-puran padhate ya sunate ho- tum kya jano dharm kise kahate haian- dharm aur chiz hai, rozagar aur chij. chhi: saf dedh sau pheank die.

amarakant dharm ki is vyakhya par man-hi-man hansakar bola-ap ganga-snan, pooja-path ko mukhy dharm samajhate haian maian sachchaee, seva aur paropakar ko mukhy dharm samajhata hooan. snan-dhayan, pooja-vrat dharm ke sadhan matr haian, dharm nahian.

samarakant ne muanh chidhakar kaha-thik kahate ho, bahut thik ab sansar tumhian ko dharm ka achary manega. agar tumhare dharm-marg par chalata, to aj maian bhi langoti lagae ghoomata hota, tum bhi yoan mahal mean baithakar mauj n karate hote. char akshar aangreji padh li n, yah usi ki vibhooti hai lekin maian aise logoan ko bhi janata hooan, jo aangreji ke vidvanh hokar apana dharm-karm nibhae jate haian. saf dedh sau pani mean dal die.

amarakant ne adhir hokar kaha-ap bar-bar, usaki charcha kyoan karate haian- maian chori aur dake ke mal ka rozagar n karooanga, chahe ap khush hoan ya naraj. mujhe aise rozagar se ghrina hoti hai.

'to mere kam mean vaisi atma ki zaroorat nahian. maian aisi atma chahata hooan, jo avasar dekhakar, hani-labh ka vichar karake kam kare.'

'dharm ko maian hani-labh ki tarajoo par nahian taul sakata.'

is vajr-moorkhata ki dava, chaante ke siva aur kuchh n thi. lalaji khoon ka ghooant pikar rah ge. amar hashh‍t-pusht n hota, to aj use dharm ki nianda karane ka maja mil jata. bole-bas, tumhian to sansar mean ek dharm ke thekedar rah ge ho, aur sab to adharmi haian. vahi mal jo tumane apane ghamand mean lauta diya, tumhare kisi doosare bhaee ne do-char rupaye kam-besh dekar le liya hoga. usane to rupaye kamae, tum nianboo-non chatakar rah ge. dedh-sau rupaye tab milate haian, jab dedh sau than kap da ya dedh sau bore chini bik jae. muanh ka kaur nahian hai. abhi kamana nahian p da hai, doosaroan ki kamaee se chain u da rahe ho, tabhi aisi batean soojhati haian. jab apane sir p degi, tab aankheanan khuleangi.

amar ab bhi kayal n hua. bola-maian kabhi yah rozagar n karooanga.

lalaji ko l dake ki moorkhata par krodh ki jagah krodh-mishrit daya a gee. bole-to phir kaun rozagar karoge- kaun rozagar hai, jisamean tumhari atma ki hatya n ho, len-den, sood-bakra, anaj-kap da, tel-ghi, sabhi rozagaroan mean daanv-ghat hai. jo daanv-ghat samajhata hai, vah naga uthata hai, jo nahian samajhata, usaka divala pit jata hai. mujhe koee aisa rozagar bata do, jisamean jhooth n bolana p de, beeemani n karani p de. itane b de-b de hakim haian, batao kaun ghoos nahian leta- ek sidhi-si nakal lene jao, to ek rupaya lag jata hai. bina taharir lie thanedar rapat tak nahian likhata. kaun vakil hai, jo jhoothe gavah nahian banata- lidaroan hi mean kaun hai, jo chande ke rupaye mean noch-khasot n karata ho- maya par to sansar ki rachana huee hai, isase koee kaise bach sakata hai-

amar ne udasin bhav se sir hilakar kaha-agar rozagar ka yah hal hai, to maian rozagar karooanga hi nahian.

'to ghar-girasti kaise chalegi- kuean mean pani ki amad n ho, to kai din pani nikale?'

amarakant ne is vivad ka aant karane ke irade se kaha-maian bhookhoan mar jaooanga, par atma ka gala n ghoantooanga.

'to kya majoori karoge?'

'majoori karane mean koee sharm nahian hai.'

samarakant ne hathau de se kam chalate n dekhakar ghan chalaya-sharm chahe n ho par tum kar n sakoge, kaho likh dooan- muanh se bak dena saral hai, kar dikhana kathin hota hai. choti ka pasina e di tak ata hai, tab char gande paise milate haian. majoori kareange ek gh da pani to apane hathoan khiancha nahian jata, char paise ki bhaji leni hoti hai, to naukar lekar chalate haian, yah majoori kareange. apane bhagy ko saraho ki maianne kamakar rakh diya hai. tumhara kiya kuchh n hoga. tumhari in batoan se aisa ji jalata hai ki sari jayadad krishnaarpan kar dooan phir dekhooan tumhari atma kidhar jati hai-

amarakant par unaki is chot ka bhi koee asar n hua-ap khushi se apani jayadad krishnaarpan kar dean. mere lie rath‍ti bhar bhi chianta n karean. jis din ap yah punit kary kareange, us din mera saubhagy-soory uday hoga. maian is moh se mukt hokar svadhain ho jaooanga. jab tak maian is bandhan mean p da rahooanga, meri atma ka vikas hoga.

samarakant ke pas ab koee shastr n tha. ek kshan ke lie krodh ne unaki vyavahar-budhdi ko bhrasht kar diya. bole-to kyoan is bandhan mean p de ho- kyoan apani atma ka vikas nahian karate- mahatma hi ho jao. kuchh karake dikhao to jis chiz ki tum qadar nahian kar sakate, vah maian tumhare gale nahian madhana chahata.

yah kahate hue vah thakuradvare mean chale ge, jahaan is samay arati ka ghanta baj raha tha. amar is chunauti ka javab n de saka. ve shabd jo bahar n nikal sake, usake hriday mean pho de qi tarah tisane lage-mujh par apani sanpatti ki dhauans jamane chale haian- chori ka mal bechakar, juariyoan ko char ane rupaye byaj par rupaye dekar, garib majooroan aur kisanoan ko thagakar to rupaye jo de haian, us par apako itana abhiman hai eeshvar n kare ki maian us dhan ka gulam banooan.

vah inhian uth‍tejana se bhare hue vicharoan mean dooba baitha tha ki naina ne akar kaha-dada big d rahe the, bhaiyaji.

amarakant ke ekaant jivan mean naina hi sneh aur saantvana ki vastu thi. apana sukh-dukh apani vijay aur parajay, apane mansoobe aur irade vah usi se kaha karata tha. yadyapi sukhada se ab use utana virag n tha, ab usase prem bhi ho gaya tha par naina ab bhi usamean nikatatar thi. sukhada aur naina donoan usake aantasthal ke do kool the. sukhada ooanchi, durgam aur vishal thi. laharean usake charanoan hi tak pahuanchakar rah jati thian. naina samatal, sulabh aur samip. vayu ka tho da veg pakar bhi laharean usake marmasthal tak pahuanchati thian.

amar apani manovyatha mand muskan ki a d mean chhipata hua bola-koee nee bat nahian thi naina. vahi purana pach da tha. tumhari bhabhi to niche nahian thian-

'abhi tak to yahian thian. jara der huee oopar chali geean.'

'to aj udhar se bhi shastr-prahar hoange. dada ne to aj mujhase saf kah diya, tum apane lie koee rah nikalo, aur maian bhi sochata hooan, mujhe ab kuchh-n-kuchh karana chahie. yah roj-roj ki phatakar nahian sahi jati. maian koee buraee karooan, to vah mujhe das joote bhi jama dean, chooan n karooanga lekin adharm par mujhase n chala jaega.'

naina ne is vakt mithi pakau diyaan, namakin pakau diyaan aur n jane kya-kya paka rakhe the. usaka man un padarthoan ko khilane aur khane ke anand mean basa hua tha. yah dharm-adharm ke jhag de use vyarth-se jan p de. boli-pahale chalakar pakau diyaan kha lo, phir is vishay par salah hogi.

amar ne vit़shh‍na ke bhav se kaha-byaloo karane ki meri ichchha nahian hai. lat ki mari rotiyaan kanth ke niche n utareangi. dada ne aj phaisala kar diya .

'ab tumhari yahi bat mujhe achchhi nahian lagati. aj ki-si majedar pakau diyaan tumane kabhi n khaee hoangi. tum n khaoge, to maian n khaooangi.'

naina ki is dalil ne usake iankar ko kee qadam pichhe dhakel diya-too mujhe bahut dikh karati hai naina, sach kahata hooan, mujhe bilakul ichchha nahian hai.

'chalakar thal par baitho to, pakau diyaan dekhate hi toot n p do, to kahana.'

'too jakar kha kyoan nahian leti- maian ek din n khane se mar to n jaooanga.'

'to kya maian ek din n khane se mar jaooangi- maian nirjala shivaratri rakhati hooan, tumane to kabhi vrat nahian rakha.'

naina ke agrah ko talane ki shakti amarakant mean n thi.

lala samarakant rat ko bhojan n karate the. isalie bhaee, bhavaj, bahan sath hi kha liya karate the. amar aangan mean pahuancha, to naina ne bhabhi ko bulaya. sukhada ne oopar hi se kaha-mujhe bhookh nahian hai.

manavan ka bhar amarakant ke sir p da. vah dabe paanv oopar gaya. ji mean dar raha tha ki aj muamala tool khianchega par isake sath hi dridh bhi tha. is prashn par dabega nahian. yah aisa marmik vishay tha, jis par kisi prakar ka samajhauta ho hi n sakata tha.

amarakant ki ahat pate hi sukhada sanbhal baithi. usake pile mukh par aisi karoon vedana jhalak rahi thi ki ek kshan ke lie amarakant chanchal ho gaya.

amarakant ne usaka hath pak dakar kaha-chalo, bhojan kar lo. aj bahut der ho gee.

'bhojan pichhe karooangi, pahale mujhe tumase ek bat ka phaisala karana hai. tum aj phir dadaji se l d p de?'

'dadaji se maian l d p da, ya unhian ne mujhe akaran daantana shuroo kiya?'

sukhada ne darshanik nirapekshata ke svar mean kaha-to unhean daantane ka avasar hi kyoan dete ho- maian manati hooan ki unaki niti tumhean achchhi nahian lagati. maian bhi usaka samarthan nahian karati lekin ab is umr mean tum unhean ne raste par nahian chala sakate. vah bhi to usi raste par chal rahe haian, jis par sari duniya chal rahi hai. tumase jo kuchh ho sake, unaki madad karo jab vah n raheange us vakt apane adarshoan ka palan karana. tab koee tumhara hath n pak dega. is vakt tumhean apane sidhdaantoan ke viroodvadv' bhi koee bat karani p de, to bura n manana chahie. unhean kam-se-kam itana santosh to dila do ki unake pichhe tum unaki kamaee luta n doge. maian aj tum donoan ki batean sun rahi thi. mujhe to tumhari hi jyadati maloom hoti thi.

amarakant usake prasav-bhar par chianta-bhar n ladana chahata tha par prasang aisa a p da tha ki vah apane ko nirdosh hi karana avashyak samajhata tha. bola-unhoanne mujhase saph-saph kah diya, tam apani fikr karo. unhean apana dhan mujhase zyada pyara hai.

yahi kaanta tha, jo amarakant ke hriday mean chubh raha tha.

sukhada ke pas javab taiyar tha-tumhean bhi to apana sidhdaant apane bap se zyada pyara hai- unhean to maian kuchh nahian kahati. ab sath baras ki umr mean unhean upadesh nahian diya ja sakata. kam-se-kam tumako yah adhikar nahian hai. tumhean dhan katata ho lekin manasvi, vir purushoan ne sadaiv lakshmi ki upasana ki hai. sansar ko purusharthiyoan ne hi bhoga hai aur hamesha bhogeange. tyag grihasthoan ke lie nahian hai, sannyasiyoan ke lie hai. agar tumhean tyagavrat lena tha to vivah karane ki zaroorat n thi, sir mu dakar kisi sadhu-sant ke chele ban jate. phir maian tumase jhag dane n ati. ab okhali mean sir dal kar tum moosaloan se nahian bach sakate. grihasthi ke charakhe mean p dakar b de-b doan ki niti bhi skhalit ho jati hai. krishna aur arjun tak ko ek ne tark ki sharan leni p di.

amarakant ne is jnanopadesh ka javab dene ki zaroorat n samajhi. aisi daliloan par ganbhir vichar kiya hi nahian ja sakata tha. bola-to tumhari salah hai ki sannyasi ho jaooan-

sukhada chidh gee. apani daliloan ka yah anadar n sah saki. boli-kayaroan ko isake sivay aur soojh hi kya sakata hai- dhan kamana asan nahian hai. vyavasayiyoan ko jitani kathinaiyoan ka samana karana p data hai, vah agar sannyasiyoan ko jhelani p dean, to sara sannyas bhool jae. kisi bhale adami ke dvar par jakar p de rahane ke lie bal, budhdi vidya, sahas kisi ki bhi zaroorat nahian. dhanoparjan ke lie khoon jalana p data hai maans sukhana p data hai. sahaj kam nahian hai. dhan kahian p da nahian hai ki jo chahe bator lae.

amarakant ne usi vinodi bhav se kaha-maian to dada ko gad़di par baithe rahane ke sivay aur kuchh karate nahian dekhata. aur bhi jo b de-b de seth-sahookar haian unhean bhi phoolakar kuppa hote hi dekha hai. rakt aur maans to mazadoor hi jalate haian. jise dekho kankal bana hua hai.

sukhada ne kuchh javab n diya. aisi moti akl ke adami se zyada bakavas karana vyarth tha.

naina ne pukara-tum kya karane lage, bhaiya ate kyoan nahian- pakau diyaan thandi huee jati haian.

sukhada ne kaha-tum jakar kha kyoan nahian lete- bechari ne din-bhar taiyariyaan ki haian.

'maian to tabhi jaooanga, jab tum bhi chalogi.'

'vada karo ki phir dadaji se l daee n karoge.'

amarakant ne ganbhir hokar kaha-sukhada, maian tumase saty kahata hooan, maianne is l daee se bachane ke lie koee bat utha nahian rakhi. in do saloan mean mujhamean kitana parivartan ho gaya hai, kabhi-kabhi mujhe is par svayan ashchary hota hai. mujhe jin batoan se ghrina thi, vah sab maianne aangikar kar lian lekin ab us sima par a gaya hooan ki jau bhar bhi age badha, to aise gart mean ja girooanga, jisaki thah nahian hai. us sarvanash ki or mujhe mat dhakelo.

sukhada ko is kathan mean apane oopar laanchhan ka abhas hua. ise vah kaise svikar karati- boli-isaka to yahi ashay hai ki maian tumhara sarvanash karana chahati hooan. agar ab tak mere vyavahar ka yahi tath‍v tumane nikala hai, to tumhean isase bahut pahale mujhe vish de dena chahie tha. agar tum samajhate ho ki maian bhog-vilas ki dasi hooan aur keval svarthavash tumhean samajhati hooan to tum mere sath ghoratam anyay kar rahe ho. maian tumako bata dena chahati hooan, ki vilasini sukhada avasar p dane par jitane kasht jhelane ki samarthy rakhati hai, usaki tum kalpana bhi nahian kar sakate. eeshvar vah din n lae ki maian tumhare patan ka sadhan banooan. haan, jalane ke lie svayan chita banana mujhe svikar nahian. maian janati hooan ki tum tho di budhdi se kam lekar apane sidhdaant aur dharm ki raksha bhi kar sakate ho aur ghar ki tabahi ko bhi rok sakate ho. dadaji padhe-likhe adami haian, duniya dekh chuke haian. agar tumhare jivan mean kuchh saty hai, to usaka un par prabhav p de bagair nahian rah sakata. ae din ki jhau d se tum unhean aur bhi kathor banae dete ho. bachche bhi mar se jid़di ho jate haian. boodhoan ki prakriti kuchh bachchoan ki-si hoti hai. bachchoan ki bhaanti unhean bhi tum seva aur bhakti se hi apana sakate ho.

amar ne poochha-chori ka mal kharida karooan-

'kabhi nahian.'

'l daee to isi bat par huee.'

'tum us adami se kah sakate the-dada a jaean tab lana.'

'aur agar vah n manata- use tatkal rupaye ki zaroorat thi.'

'ap'rm bhi to koee chiz hai?'

'vah pakhandiyoan ka pakhand hai.'

'to maian tumhare nirjiv adarshavad ko bhi pakhandiyoan ka pakhand samajhati hooan.'

ek minat tak donoan thake hue yodvaoan ki bhaanti dam lete rahe. tab amarakant ne kaha-naina pukar rahi hai.

'maian to tabhi chalooangi, jab tum vah vada karoge.'

amarakant ne avichal bhav se kaha-tumhari khatir se kaho vada kar looan par maian use poora nahian kar sakata. yahi ho sakata hai ki maian ghar ki kisi bat se sarokar n rakhooan.

sukhada nishchayatmak roop se boli-yah isase kahian achchha hai ki roj ghar mean l daee hoti rahe. jab tak is ghar mean ho, is ghar ki hani-labh ka tumhean vichar karana p dega.

amar ne ak dakar kaha-maian aj is ghar ko chho d sakata hooan.

sukhada ne bam-sa pheanka-aur maian-

amar vismay se sukhada ka muanh dekhane laga.

sukhada ne usi svar mean kaha-is ghar se mera nata tumhare adhar par hai jab tum is ghar mean n rahoge, to mere lie yahaan kya rakha hai- jahaan tum rahoge, vahian maian bhi rahooangi.

amar ne sanshayatmak svar mean kaha-tum apani mata ke sath rah sakati ho.

'mata ke sath kyoan rahooan- maian kisi ki ashrit nahian rah sakati. mera du:kh-sukh tumhare sath hai. jis tarah rakhoge, usi tarah rahooangi. maian bhi dekhooangi, tum apane sidhdaantoan ke kitane pakke ho- maian pran karati hooan ki tumase kuchh n maangooangi. tumhean mere karan jara bhi kasht n uthana p dega. maian khud bhi kuchh paida kar sakati hooan, tho da milega, tho de mean gujar kar leange, bahut milega to poochhana hi kya. jab ek din hamean apani jhoanp di banani hi hai to kyoan n abhi se hath laga dean. tum kuean se pani lana, maian chauka-bartan kar looangi. jo adami ek mahal mean rahata hai, vah ek kothari mean bhi rah sakata hai. phir koee dhauans to n jama sakega.

amarakant parabhoot ho gaya. use apane vishay mean to koee chianta nahian lekin sukhada ke sath vah yah atyachar kaise kar sakata tha-

khisiyakar bola-vah samay abhi nahian aya hai, sukhada .

'kyoan jhooth bolate ho tumhare man mean yahi bhav hai aur isase b da anyay tum mere sath nahian kar sakate kasht sahane mean, ya sidhdaant ki raksha ke lie striyaan kabhi purushoan se pichhe nahian rahian. tum mujhe majaboor kar rahe ho ki aur kuchh nahian to laanchhan se bachane ke lie maian dadaji se alag rahane ki ajna maangoo. bolo?'

amar lajjit hokar bola-mujhe kshama karo sukhada maian vada karata hooan ki dadaji jaisa kaheange, vaisa hi karooanga.

'isalie ki tumhean mere vishay mean sandeh hai?'

'nahian, keval isalie ki mujhamean abhi utana bal nahian hai.'

isi samay naina akar donoan ko pakau diyaan khilane ke lie ghasit le gee. sukhada prasann thi. usane aj bahut b di vijay paee thi. amarakant jheanpa hua tha. usake adarsh aur dharm ki aj pariksha ho gee thi aur use apani durbalata ka jnan ho gaya tha. ooant paha d ke niche akar apani ooanchaee dekh chuka tha.