कर्मभूमि उपन्यास भाग-2 अध्याय-1

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

uttar ki parvat-shreniyoan ke bich ek chhota-sa ramanik gaanv hai. samane ganga kisi balika ki bhaanti hansati, uchhalati, nachati, gati, dau dati chali jati hai. pichhe ooancha paha d kisi vridhd yogi ki bhaanti jata badhae shaant, ganbhir, vicharamagn kh da hai. yah gaanv mano usaki bal-smriti hai, amod-vinod se ranjit, ya koee yuvavastha ka sunahara madhur svapn. ab bhi un smritiyoan ko hriday mean sulae hue, us svapn ko chhati se chipakae hue hai.

is gaanv mean mushkil se bis-pachchis jhoanp de hoange. patthar ke ro doan ko tale-oopar rakhakar divarean bana li gee haian. un par chhappar dal diya gaya hai. dvaroan par banakat ki tattiyaan haian. inhian kabukoan mean is gaanv ki janata apane gay-bailoan, bhe d-bakariyoan ko lie anant kal se vishram karati chali ati hai.

ek din sandhh‍ya samay ek saanvala-sa, dubala-patala yuvak mota kurta, ooanchi dhoti aur chamaraudho joote pahane, kandho par lutiya-dor rakhe bagal mean ek potali dabae is gaanv mean aya aur ek budhiya se poochha-kyoan mata, yahaan paradeshi ko rat bhar rahane ka thikana mil jaega-

budhiya sir par lak di ka gattha rakhe, ek boodhi gay ko har ki or se haankati chali ati thi. yuvak ko sir se paanv tak dekha, pasine mean tar, sir aur muanh par gard jami huee, aankheanan bhookhi, mano jivan mean koee ashray dhooandhata phirata ho. dayardr hokar boli-yahaan to sab raidas rahate haian, bhaiya .

amarakant isi bhaanti mahinoan se dehatoan ka chakkar lagata chala a raha hai. lagabhag pachas chhote-b de gaanvoan ko vah dekh chuka hai, kitane hi adamiyoan se usaki jan-pahachan ho gee hai, kitane hi usake sahayak ho ge haian, kitane hi bhakt ban ge haian. nagar ka vah sukumar yuvak dubala to ho gaya hai par dhoop aur loo, aandhi aur varsha, bhookh aur pyas sahane ki shakti usamean prakhar ho gee hai. bhavi jivan ki yahi usaki taiyari hai, yahi tapasya hai. vah gramavasiyoan ki saralata aur sahridayata, prem aur santosh se mugdh ho gaya hai. aise sidhe-sade, nishkapat manushyoan par ae din jo atyachar hote rahate haian unhean dekhakar usaka khoon khaul uthata hai. jis shaanti ki asha use dehati jivan ki or khianch laee thi, usaka yahaan nam bhi n tha. ghor anyay ka rajy tha aur jhanda uthae phirati thi.

amar ne namrata se kaha-maian jat-paant nahian manata, mataji jo sachcha hai, vah chamar bhi ho, to adar ke yogy hai jo dagabaj, jhootha, lanpat ho vah brahyan bhi ho to adar ke yogy nahian. lao, lak diyoan ka gattha maian leta chalooan.

usane budhiya ke sir se gattha utarakar apane sir par rakh liya.

budhiya ne ashirvad dekar poochha-kahaan jana hai, beta-

'yoan hi maangata-khata hooan mata, ana-jana kahian nahian hai. rat ko sone ki jagah to mil jaegi?'

'jagah ki kaun kami hai bhaiya, mandir ke chauantare par so rahana. kisi sadhu-sant ke phere mean to nahian p d ge ho- mera bhi ek l daka unake jal mean phans gaya. phir kuchh pata n chala. ab tak kee l dakoan ka bap hota.'

donoan gaanv mean pahuanch ge. budhiya ne apani jhopadi ki tatti kholate hue kaha-lao, lak di rakh do yahaan. thak ge ho, tho da-sa doodh rakha hai, pi lo. aur sab goee to mar ge, beta yahi gay rah gee hai. ek pav bhar doodh de deti hai. khane ko to pati nahian, doodh kahaan se de.

amar aise saral sneh ke prasad ko asvikar n kar saka. jhopadi mean gaya to usaka hriday kaanp utha. mano daridrata chhati pit-pitakar ro rahi hai. aur hamara unnat samaj vilas mean magn hai. use rahane ko bangala chahie savari ko motar. is sansar ka vidhavans kyoan nahian ho jata.

budhiya ne doodh ek pital ke katore me uan del diya aur ap gh da uthakar pani lane chali. amar ne kaha-maian khianche lata hooan mata, rassi to kuean par hogi-

'nahian beta, tum kahaan jaoge pani bharane- ek rat ke lie a ge, to maian tumase pani bharaooan?'

budhiya haan, haan, karati rah gee. amarakant gh da lie kuean par pahuanch gaya. budhiya se n raha gaya. vah bhi usake pichhe-pichhe gee.

kuean par kee auratean pani khianch rahi thian. amarakant ko dekhakar ek yuvati ne poochha-koee pahune haian kya, saloni kaki-

budhiya hansakar boli-pahune hote, to pani bharane kaise ate tere ghar bhi aise pahune ate haian-

yuvati ne tirachhi aankhoan se amar ko dekhakar kaha-hamare pahune to apane hath se pani bhi nahian pite, kaki aise bhole-bhale pahune ko maian apane ghar le jaooangi.

amarakant ka kaleja dhak-dhak-se ho gaya. vah yuvati vahi munni thi, jo khoon ke mukadame se bari ho gee thi. vah ab utani durbal, utani chiantit nahian hai. roop madhury hai, aangoan mean vikas, mukh par hasy ki madhur chhavi . anand jivan ka tath‍v hai. vah atit ki paravah nahian karata par shayad munni ne amarakant ko nahian pahachana. usaki soorat itani badal gee hai. shahar ka sukumar yuvak dehat ka majoor ho gaya hai.

amar jheanpate hue kaha-maian pahuna nahian hooan devi, paradeshi hooan. aj is gaanv mean a nikala. is nate sare gaanv ka atithi hooan.

yuvati ne muskarakar kaha-tab ek-do gh doan se piand n chhootega. do sau gh de bharane p deange, nahian to gh da idhar badha do. jhooth to nahian kahati, kaki .

usane amarakant ke hath se gh da le liya aur chat phanda laga, kuane mean dal, bat-ki-bat mean gh da khianch liya.

amarakant gh da lekar chala gaya, to munni ne saloni se kaha-kisi bhale ghar ka adami hai, kaki dekha kitana sharamata tha. mere yahaan se achar mangava lijiyo, ata-vata to hai-

saloni ne kaha-bajare ka hai, gehooan kahaan se lati-

'to maian ata lie ati hooan. nahian, chalo de dooan. vahaan kam-dhandho mean lag jaooangi, to surati n rahegi.'

munni ko tin sal hue mukhiya ka l daka haridvar se laya tha. ek saptah se ek dharmashala ke dvar par jirn dasha mean p di thi. b de-b de adami dharmashala mean ate the, saik doan-hajaroan dan karate the par is dukhiya par kisi ko daya n ati thi. vah chamar yuvak joote bechane ata tha. is par use daya a gee. ga di par lad kar ghar laya. dava-daroo hone lagi. chaudhari big de, yah murda kyoan laya par yuvak barabar dau d-dhoop karata raha. vahaan d aauktar-vai? kahaan the- bhabhoot aur ashirvad ka bharosa tha. ek ojhe ki tariph suni, murdoan ko zila deta hai. rat ko use bulane chala, chaudhari ne kaha-din hone do tab jana. yuvak n mana, rat ko hi chal diya. ganga chadhi huee thi use par jana tha. socha, tairakar nikal jaooanga, kaun bahut chau da pat hai. saik doan hi bar is tarah a-ja chuka tha. nishank pani mean ghus p da par laharean tej thian, paanv ukh d ge, bahut sanbhalana chaha par n sanbhal saka. doosare din do kos par usaki lash mili ek chattan se chimati p di thi. usake marate hi munni ji uthi aur tab se yahian hai. yahi ghar usaka ghar hai. yahaan usaka adar hai, man hai. vah apani jat-paant bhool gee, achar-vichar bhool gee, aur ooanch jati thakurain achhootoan ke sath achhoot banakar anandapoorvak rahane lagi. vah ghar ki malakin thi. bahar ka sara kam vah karati, bhitar ki rasoee-pani, kootana-pisana donoan devaraniyaan karati thian. vah bahari n thi. chaudhari ki b di bahoo ho gee thi.

saloni ko le jakar munni ne thal mean ata, achar aur dahi rakhakar diya par saloni ko yah thal lekar ghar jate laj ati thi. pahuna dvar par baitha hua hai. sochega, isake ghar mean ata bhi nahian hai- jara aur aandhera ho jay, to jaooan.

munni ne poochha-kya sochati ho kaki-

'sochati hooan, jara aur aandhera ho jay to jaooan. apane man mean kya kahega?'

'chalo, maian pahuancha deti hooan. kahega kya, kya samajhata hai yahaan dhannaseth basate haian- maian to kahati hooan, dekh lena, vah bajare ki hi rotiyaan khaega. gehooan ki chhuega bhi nahian.'

donoan pahuanchian to dekha amarakant dvar par jhadoo laga raha hai. mahinoan se jhadoo n lagi thi. maloom hota tha, ulajhe-bikhare baloan par kanghi kar di gee hai.

saloni thali lekar jaldi se bhitar chali gee. munni ne kaha-agar aisi mehamani karoge, to yahaan se kabhi n jane paoge.

usane amar ke pas jakar usake hath se jhadoo chhin li. amar ne koode. ko pairoan se ek jagah bator kar kaha-sagaee ho gee, to dvar kaisa achchha lagane laga-

'kal chale jaoge, to yah batean yad aeangi. paradesiyoan ka kya vishvas- phir idhar kyoan aoge?'

munni ke mukh par udasi chha gee.

'jab kabhi idhar ana hoga, to tumhare darshan karane avashy aooanga. aisa suandar gaanv maianne nahian dekha. nadi, paha d, jangal, isaki bhi chhata nirali hai. ji chahata hai yahian rah jaooan aur kahian jane ka nam n looan.'

munni ne utsukata se kaha-to yahian rah kyoan nahian jate- magar phir kuchh sochakar boli-tumhare ghar mean aur log bhi to hoange, vah tumhean yahaan kyoan rahane deange-

'mere ghar mean aisa koee nahian hai, jise mere marane-jine ki chianta ho. maian sansar mean akela hooan.'

munni agrah karake boli-to yahian rah jao, kaun bhaee ho tum-

'yah to maian bilakul bhool gaya, bhabhi jo bulakar prem se ek roti khila de vahi mera bhaee hai.'

'to kal mujhe a lene dena. aisa n ho, chupake se bhag jao.'

amarakant ne jhopadi mean akar dekha, to budhiya choolha jala rahi thi. gili lak di, ag n jalati thi. popale muanh mean ththank bhi n thi. amar ko dekhakar boli-tum yahaan dhuean mean kahaan a ge, beta- jakar bahar baitho, yah chataee utha le jao.

amar ne choolhe ke pas jakar kaha-too hat ja, maian ag jalae deta hooan.

saloni ne snehamay kathorata se kaha-too bahar kyoan nahian jata- maradoan ka is tarah rasoee mean ghusana achchha nahian lagata.

budhiya dar rahi thi ki kahian amarakant do prakar ke ate n dekh le. shayad vah use dikhana chahati thi ki maian bhi gehooan ka ata khati hooan. amar yah rahasy kya jane- bola- achchha to ata nikal de, maian gooanth dooan.

saloni ne hairan hokar kaha-too kaisa l daka hai, bhaee bahar jakar kyoan nahian baithata-

use vah din yad ae, jab usake bachche use ammaan-ammaan kahakar gher lete the aur vah unhean daantati thi. us uj de hue ghar mean aj ek diya jal raha tha par kal phir vahi aandhera ho jaega. vahi sannata. is yuvak ki or kyoan usaki itani mamata ho rahi thi- kaun jane kahaan se aya hai, kahaan jaega par yah janate hue bhi amar ka saral balakoan ka-sa nishkapat vyavahar, usaka bar-bar ghar mean ana aur harek kam karane ko taiyar ho jana, usaki bhookhi math-bhavana ko sianchata hua-sa jan p data tha, mano apane hi sidhare hue balakoan ki pratidhh‍vani kahian door se usake kanoan mean a rahi hai.

ek balak lalaten lie kandho par ek dari rakhe aya aur donoan chizean usake pas rakhakar baith gaya. amar ne poochha-dari kahaan se lae-

'kaki ne tumhare lie bheji hai. vahi kaki, jo abhi aee thian.'

amar ne pyar se usake sir par hath pherakar kaha-achchha, tum unake bhatije ho tumhari kaki kabhi tumhean marati to nahian

balak sir hilakar bola-kabhi nahian. vah to hamean khelati hai. durajan ko nahian khelati vah b da badamash hai.

amar ne muskarakar poochha-kahaan padhane jate ho-

balak ne niche ka hoanth siko dakar kaha-kahaan jaean, hamean kaun padhae- madarase mean koee jane to deta nahian. ek din dada donoan ko lekar ge the. panditaji ne nam likh liya par hamean sabase alag baithate the sab l dake hamean 'chamar-chamar' kahakar chidhate the. dada ne nam kata liya.

amar ki ichchha huee, chaudhari se jakar mile. koee svabhimani adami maloom hota hai. poochha-tumhare dada kya kar rahe haian-

balak ne lalaten se khelate hue kaha-botal lie baithe haian. bhune chane dhare haian, bas abhi bak-jhak kareange, khoob chillaeange, kisi ko mareange, kisi ko galiyaan deange. din bhar kuchh nahian bolate. jahaan botal chadhaee ki bak chale.

amar ne is vakt unase milana uchit n samajha.

saloni ne pukara-bhaiya, roti taiyar hai, ao garam-garam kha lo.

amarakant ne hath-muanh dhoya aur aandar pahuancha. pital ki thali mean rotiyaan thian, pathari mean dahi, patto par achar, lote mean pani rakha hua tha. thali par baithakar bola-tum bhi kh‍yoan nahian khatian-

'tum kha lo beta, maian phir kha looangi.'

'nahian, maian yah n manooanga. mere sath khao .'

'rasoee joothi ho jaegi ki nahian?'

'ho jane do. maian hi to khane vala hooan.'

'rasoee mean bhagavanh rahate haian. use joothi n karani chahie.'

'to maian bhi baitha rahooanga.'

'bhaee, too b da kharab l daka hai.'

rasoee mean doosari thali kahaan thi- saloni ne hatheli par bajare ki rotiyaan le lian aur rasoee ke bahar nikal aee. amar ne bajare ki rotiyaan dekh lian. bola-yah n hoga, kaki. mujhe to yah phulake de die, ap majedar rotiyaan u da rahi haian.

'too kya bajare ki rotiyaan khaega beta- ek din ke lie a p da, to bajare ki rotiyaan khilaooan?'

'maian to mehaman nahian hooan. yahi samajh lo ki tumhara khoya hua balak a gaya hai.'

'pahale din us l dake ki bhi mehamani ki jati hai. maian tumhari kya mehamani karooangi, beta rookhi rotiyaan bhi koee mehamani hai- n daroo, n sikar.'

'maian to daroo-shikar chhoota bhi nahian, kaki.'

amarakant ne bajare ki rotiyoan ke lie jyada agrah n kiya. budhiya ko aur du:kh hota. donoan khane lage. budhiya yah bat sunakar boli-is umir mean to bhagatee nahian achchhi lagati, beta yahi to khane-pine ke din haian. bhagatee ke lie to budhapa hai hi.'

'bhagat nahian hooan, kaki mera man nahian chahata.'

'maan-bap bhagat rahe hoange.'

'haan, vah donoan jane bhagat the.'

'abhi donoan haian n?'

'ammaan to mar geean, dada haian. unase meri nahian patati.'

'to ghar se roothakar ae ho?'

'ek bat par dada se kaha-suni ho gee. maian chala aya.'

'gharavali to hai n?'

'haan, vah bhi hai.'

'bechari ro-rokar mari jati hogi. kabhi chit़thi-pattar likhate ho?'

'use bhi meri paravah nahian hai, kaki b de ghar ki l daki hai, apane bhog-vilas mean magn hai. maian kahata hooan, chal kisi gaanv mean kheti-bari karean. use shahar achchha lagata hai.'

amarakant bhojan kar chuka, to apani thali utha li aur bahar akar maanjane laga. saloni bhi pichhe-pichhe akar boli-tumhari thali maian maanj deti, to chhoti ho jati-

amar ne hansakar kaha-to kya maian apani thali maanjakar chhota ho jaooanga-

'yah to achchha nahian lagata ki ek din ke lie koee aya to thali maanjane lage. apane man mean sochate hoge, kahaan is bhikharin ke yahaan thahara?'

amarakant ke dil par chot n lage, isalie vah muskaraee.

amar ne mugdh hokar kaha-bhikharin ke saral, pavitr sneh mean jo sukh mila, vah mata ki god ke siva aur kahian nahian mil sakata tha, kaki .

usane thali dho dhakar rakh di aur dari bichhakar zamin par letane hi ja raha tha ki pandrah-bis l dakoan ka ek dal akar kh da ho gaya. do-tin l dakoan ke sivay aur kisi ki deh par sabut kap de n the. amarakant kautoohal se uth baitha, mano koee tamasha hone vala hai.

jo balak abhi dari lekar aya tha, age badhakar bola-itane l dake haian hamare gaanv mean. do-tin l dake nahian ae, kahate the vah kan kat leange.

amarakant ne uthakar un sabhi ko katar mean kh da kiya aur ek-ek ka nam poochha. phir bole-tumamean se jo-jo roj hath-muanh dhota hai, apana hath uthae.

kisi l dake ne hath n uthaya. yah prashn kisi ki samajh mean n aya.

amar ne ashchary se kaha-ai tumamean se koee roj hath-muanh nahian dhota-

sabhi ne ek-doosare ki or dekha. dari vale l dake ne hath utha diya. use dekhate hi doosaroan ne bhi hath utha die.

amar ne phir poochha-tum mean se kaun-kaun l dake roj nahate haian, hath uthaean.

pahale kisi ne hath n uthaya. phir ek-ek karake sabane hath utha die. isalie nahian ki sabhi roj nahate the, balki isalie ki ve doosaroan se pichhe n rahean.

saloni kh di thi. boli-too to mahine bhar mean bhi nahian nahata re, jangaliya too kyoan hath uthae hue hai-

jangaliya ne apamanit hokar kaha-to good d hi kaun roj nahata hai. bhulee, punnoo, ghasite, koee bhi to nahian nahata.

sabhi ek-doosare ki kalee kholane lage.

amar ne daanta-achchha, apas mean l do mat. maian ek bat poochhata hooan, usaka javab do. roj muanh-hath dhona achchhi bat hai ya nahian-

sabhi ne kaha-achchhi bat hai.

'aur nahana?'

sabhi ne kaha-achchhi bat hai.

'muanh se kahate ho ya dil se?'

'dil se.'

'bas jao. maian das-paanch din mean phir aooanga aur dekhooanga ki kin l dakoan ne jhootha vada kiya tha, kisane sachcha.'

l dake chale ge, to amar leta. tin mahine lagatar ghoomate-ghoomate usaka ji oob utha tha. kuchh vishram karane ka ji chahata tha. kyoan n vah isi gaanv mean tik jay- yahaan use kaun janata hai- yahian usaka chhota-sa ghar ban gaya. sakina us ghar mean a gee, gay-bail aur aant mean niand bhi a gee.

sanbandhit lekh

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