कर्मभूमि उपन्यास भाग-2 अध्याय-6
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saloni kaki ne apane ghar ki jagah pathashale ke lie de di hai. l dake bahut ane lage haian. us chhoti-si kothari mean jagah nahian hai. saloni se kisi ne jagah maangi nahian, koee dabav bhi nahian dala gaya. bas, ek din amar aur chaudhari baithe batean kar rahe the ki nee shala kahaan banaee jae, gaanv mean to bailoan ke bandhane ki jagah nahian. saloni unaki batean sunati rahi. phir ekaek bol uthi-mera ghar kyoan nahian le lete- bis hath pichhe khali jagah p di hai. kya itani zamin mean tumhara kam nahian chalega-
donoan adami chakit hokar saloni ka muanh takane lage.
amar ne poochha-aur too rahegi kahaan, kaki-
saloni ne kaha-uanh mujhe ghar-dvar lekar kya karana hai beta- tumhari hi kothari mean akar ek kone mean p di rahooangi.
good d ne man mean hisab lagakar kaha-jagah to bahut nikal aegi.
amar ne sir hilakar kaha-maian kaki ka ghar nahian lena chahata. mahantaji se milakar gaanv ke bahar pathashala banavaooanga.
kaki ne du:khit hokar kaha-kya meri jagah mean koee chhoot lagi hai, bhaiya-
good d ne phaisala kar diya. kaki ka ghar madarase ke lie le liya jae. usi mean ek kothari amar ke lie bhi bana di jay. kaki amar ki jhoanp di mean rahegi. ek kinare gay-bail bandh legi. ek kinare pade. raheangi.
aj saloni jitani khush hai, utani shayad aur kabhi n huee ho. vahi budhiya, jisake dvar par koee bail bandh deta, to l dane ko taiyar ho jati, jo bachchoan ko apane dvar par goliyaan n khelane deti, aj apane purakhoan ka ghar dekar apana jivan saphal samajh rahi hai. yah kuchh asangat-si bat hai par dan kripan hi de sakata hai . haan, dan ka hetu aisa hona chahie jo usaki najar mean usake mar-mar sanche hue dhan ke yogy ho.
chatapat kam shuroo ho jata hai. gharoan se lak diyaan nikal aeean, rassi nikal aee, majoor nikal ae, paise nikal ae. n kisi se kahana p da, n sunana. vah unaki apani shala thi. unhian ke l dake-l dakiyaan to padhati thian. aur in chh:-sat mahine mean hi un par shiksha ka kuchh asar bhi dikhaee dene laga tha. vah ab saf rahate haian, jhooth kam bolate haian, jhoothe bahane kam karate haian, galiyaan kam bakate haian, aur ghar se koee chiz chura kar nahian le jate. n utani zid hi karate haian. ghar ka jo kuchh kam hota hai, use shauq se karate haian. aisi shala ki kaun madad n karega-
phagun ka shital prabhat sunahare vastr pahane paha d par khel raha tha. amar kee l dakoan ke sath ganga-snan karake lauta par aj abhi tak koee adami kam karane nahian aya. yah bat kya hai- aur din to usake snan karake lautane ke pahale hi karigar a jate the. aj itani der ho gee aur kisi ka pata nahian.
sahasa munni sir par kalasa rakhe akar kh di ho gee. vahi shital, sunahara prabhat usake gehuean mukh de par machal raha tha.
amar ne muskarakar kaha-yah dekho, sooraj devata tumhean ghoor rahe haian.
munni ne kalasa utarakar hath mean le liya aur boli-aur tum baithe dekh rahe ho-
phir ek kshan ke bad usane kaha-tum to jaise ajakal gaanv mean rahate hi nahian ho. madarasa kya banane laga, tumhare darshan hi durlabh ho ge. maian darati hooan, kahian tum sanak n jao.
'maian to din-bhar yahian rahata hooan, tum alabatta jane kahaan rahati ho- aj yah sab adami kahaan chale ge- ek bhi nahian aya.'
'gaanv mean hai hi kaun?'
'kahaan chale ge sab?'
'vah tumhean khabar hi nahian- pahar rat siromanapur ke thakur ki gay mar gee, sab log vahian ge haian. aj ghar-ghar sikar banega.'
'amar ne ghrina-soochak bhav se kaha-mari gay?'
'hamare yahaan bhi to khate haian, yah log.'
'kya jane- maianne kabhi nahian dekha. tum to...'
munni ne ghrina se muanh banakar kaha-maian to udhar takati bhi nahian.
'samajhati nahian in logoan ko?'
'uanh samajhane se mane jate haian, aur mere samajhane se.'
amarakant ki vanshagat vaishnav vritti is ghrinit, pishach karm se jaise matalane lagi. use sachamuch matali ho aee. usane chhoot-chhat aur bhedabhav ko man se nikal dala tha par akha? se vahi purani ghrina bani huee thi. aur vah das-gyarah mahine se inhian muradakhoroan ke ghar bhojan kar raha hai.
'aj maian khana nahian khaooanga, munni .'
'maian tumhara bhojan alag paka dooangi.'
'nahian munni jis ghar mean vah chiz pakegi, us ghar mean mujhase n khaya jayega.'
sahasa shor sunakar amar ne aankheanan uthaeean, to dekha ki pandrah-bis adami baans ki balliyoan par us mritak gay ko lade chale a rahe haian. samane kee l dake uchhalate-koodate taliyaan bajate chale ate the.
kitana bibhats drishy tha. amar vahaan kh da n rah saka. ganga-tat ki or bhaga.
munni ne kaha-to bhag jane se kya hoga- agar bura lagata hai to jakar samajhao.
'meri bat kaun sunega, munni?'
'tumhari bat n suneange, to aur kisaki bat suneange, lala?'
'aur jo kisi ne n mana?'
'aur jo man ge ao, kuchh-kuchh bad lo.'
'achchha kya badati ho?'
'man jayean to mujhe ek achchhi-si sa di la dena.'
'aur n mane, to tum mujhe kya dogi?'
'ek kau di.'
itani der mean vah log aur samip a ge. chaudhari senapati ki bhaanti age-age lapake chale ate the.
munni ne age badhakar kaha-la to rahe ho lekin lala bhage ja rahe haian.
good d ne kautoohal se poochha-kyoan kya hua hai-
'yahi gay ki bat hai. kahate haian, maian tum logoan ke hath ka pani n piooanga.'
payag ne ak dakar kaha-bakane do. n pieange hamare hath ka pani, to ham chhote n ho jaeange.
kashi bola-aj bahut dinoan ke bad sikar mila usamean bhi yah badha॥
good d ne samajhaute ke bhav se kaha-akhir kahate kya haian-
munni jhuanjhalakar boli-ab unhian se jakar poochho. jo chiz aur kisi ooanchi jat vale nahian khate, use ham kyoan khaean, isi se to log hamean nich samajhate haian.
payag ne avesh mean kaha-to ham kaun kisi bamhan-thakur ke ghar beti byahane jate haian- bamhanoan ki tarah kisi ke dvar par bhikh maangane to nahian jate yah to apana-apana rivaj hai.
munni ne daant bataee-yah koee achchhi bat hai ki sab log hamean nich samajhean, jibh ke savad ke lie-
gay vahian rakh di gee. do-tin adami gandase lene dau de. amar kh da dekh raha tha ki munni mana kar rahi hai par koee usaki sun nahian raha. usane udhar se muanh pher liya jaise use kai ho jaegi. muanh pher lene par bhi vahi drishy usaki aankhoan mean phirane laga. is saty ko vah kaise bhool jay ki usase pachas qadam par murada gay ki botiyaan ki ja rahi haian. vah uthakar ganga ki or bhaga.
good d ne use ganga ki or jate dekhakar chiantit bhav se kaha-vah to sachamuch ganga ki or bhage ja rahe haian. b da sanaki adami hai. kahian doob-dab n jay.
payag bola-tum apana kam karo, koee nahian doobe-dabega. kisi ko jan itani bhari nahian hoti.
munni ne usaki or kop-drishti se dekha-jan unhean pyari hoti hai, jo nich haian aur nich bane rahana chahate haian. jisamean laj hai, jo kisi ke samane sir nahian nicha karana chahata, vah aisi bat par jan bhi de sakata hai.
payag ne tana mara-unaka b da pachchh kar rahi ho bhabhi, kya sagaee ki thahar gee hai-
munni ne ahat kanth se kaha-dada, tum sun rahe ho inaki batean, aur muanh nahian kholate. unase sagaee hi kar looangi, to kya tumhari hansi ho jaegi- aur jab mere man mean vah bat a jaegi, to koee rok bhi n sakega. ab isi bat par maian dekhati hooan ki kaise ghar mean sikar jata hai. pahale meri gardan par gandasa chalega.
munni bich mean ghusakar gay ke pas baith gee aur lalakar boli-ab jise gandasa chalana ho chalae, baithi hooan.
payag ne katar bhav se kaha-hatya ke bal khelati-khati ho aur kya .
munni boli-tumhian jaisoan ne biradari ko itana badanam kar diya hai us par koee samajhata hai, to l dane ko taiyar hote ho.
good d chaudhari gahare vichar mean doobe kh de the. duniya mean hava kis taraph chal rahi hai, isaki bhi unhean kuchh khabar thi. kee bar is vishay par amarakant se batachit kar chuke the. ganbhir bhav se bole-bhaiyo, yahaan gaanv ke sab adami jama haian. batao, ab kya salah hai-
ek chau di chhati vala yuvak bola-salah jo tumhari hai, vahi sabaki hai. chaudhari to tum ho.
payag ne apane bap ko vichalit hote dekh, doosaroan ko lalakarakar kaha-kh de muanh kya takate ho, itane jane to ho. kyoan nahian munni ka hath pak dakar hata dete- maian gandasa lie kh da hooan.
munni ne krodh se kaha-mera hi maans kha jaoge, to kaun harj hai- vah bhi to maans hi hai.
aur kisi ko age badhate n dekhakar payag ne khud age badhakar munni ka hath pak d liya aur use vahaan se ghasitana chahata tha ki kashi ne use zor se dhakka diya aur lal aankheanan karake bola-bhaiya, agar usaki deh par hath rakha, to khoon ho jaega-kahe deta hooan. hamare ghar mean is goo maans ki gandh tak n jane paegi. ae vahaan se b de vir banakar .
chau di chhati vala yuvak madhayasth banakar bola-mari gay ke maans mean aisa kaun-sa maja rakha hai, jisake lie sab jane mare ja rahe ho. gandha khodakar maans pha d do, khal nikal lo. vah bhi jab amar bhaiya ki salah ho to. sari duniya hamean isilie to achhoot samajhati hai ki ham daroo-sarab pite haian, murada maans khate haian aur cham de ka kam karate haian. aur hamamean kya buraee hai- daroo-sarab hamane chho d di hai- raha cham de ka kam, use koee bura nahian kah sakata, aur agar kahe bhi to hamean usaki paravah nahian. cham da banana-bechana koee bura kam nahian hai.
good d ne yuvak ki or adar ki drishti se dekha-tum logoan ne bhoore ki bat sun li. to yahi sabaki salah hai-
bhoore bola-agar kisi ko ujar karana ho to kare.
ek boodhe ne kaha-ek tumhare ya hamare chho d dene se kya hota hai- sari biradari to khati hai.
bhoore ne javab diya-biradari khati hai, biradari nich bani rahe . apana-apana dharam apane-apane sath hai.
good d ne bhoore ko sanbodhit kiya-tum thik kahate ho, bhoore l dakoan ka padhana hi le lo. pahale koee bhejata tha apane l dakoan ko - magar jab hamare l dake padhane lage, to doosare gaanvoan ke l dake bhi a ge.
kashi bola-murada maans n khane ke aparadh ka dand biradari hamean n degi. isaka maian jumma leta hooan. dekh lena aj ki bat saanjh tak charoan or phail jaegi, aur vah log bhi yahi kareange. amar bhaiya ka kitana man hai. kisaki majal hai ki unaki bat ko kat de.
payag ne dekha, ab dal n galegi, to sabako dhikkarakar bola-ab mehariyoan ka raj hai, mehariyaan jo kuchh n karean vah tho da.
yah kahata hua vah gandasa lie ghar chala gaya.
good d lapake hue ganga ki or chale aur ek goli ke tappe se pukarakar bole-yahaan kyoan kh de ho bhaiya, chalo ghar, sab jhag da tay ho gaya.
amar vichar-magn tha. avaz usake kanoan tak n pahuanchi.
chaudhari ne aur samip jakar kaha-yahaan kab tak kh de rahoge bhaiya-
'nahian dada, mujhe yahian rahane do. tum log vahaan kat-koot karoge, mujhase dekha n jaega. jab tum phursat pa jaoge, to maian a jaooanga.'
'bahoo kahati thi, tum hamare ghar khane ko bhi nahian kahate ho?'
'haan dada, aj to n khaooanga, mujhe kai ho jaegi.'
'lekin hamare yahaan to ae din yahi dhandha laga rahata hai.'
'do-char din ke bad meri bhi adat p d jaegi.'
'tum hamean man mean rakshas samajh rahe hoge?'
amar ne chhati par hath rakhakar kaha-nahian dada, maian to tum logoan se kuchh sikhane, tumhari kuchh seva karake apana udhar karane aya hooan. yah to apani-apani pratha hai. chin ek bahut b da desh hai. vahaan bahut se adami budhhd bhagavanh ko manate haian. unake dharm mean kisi janavar ko marana pap hai. isalie vah log mare hue janavar hi khate haian. kutto, billi, gid d kisi ko bhi nahian chho date. to kya vah hamase nich haian- kabhi nahian. hamare hi desh mean kitane hi brahyan, kshatri maans khate haian- vah jibh ke svad ke lie jiv-hatya karate haian. tum unase to kahian achchhe ho.
good d ne hansakar kaha-bhaiya, tum b de buddhiman ho, tumase koee n jitega chalo, ab koee murada nahian khaega. ham logoan ne tay kar liya. hamane kya tay kiya, bahoo ne tay kiya. magar khal to n pheankani hogi-
amar ne prasann hokar kaha-nahian dada, khal kyoan pheankoge- joote banana to sabase b di seva hai. magar kya bhabhi bahut big di thian-
good d bola-big di hi nahian thi bhaiya, vah to jan dene ko taiyar thi. gay ke pas baith gee aur boli-ab chalao gandasa, pahala gandasa meri gardan par hoga phir kisaki himmat thi ki gandasa chalata.
amar ka hriday jaise ek chhalaang marakar munni ke charanoan par lotane laga.