कर्मभूमि उपन्यास भाग-3 अध्याय-1
chitr:Icon-edit.gif | is lekh ka punarikshan evan sampadan hona avashyak hai. ap isamean sahayata kar sakate haian. "sujhav" |
lala samarakant ki ziandagi ke sare mansoobe dhool mean mil ge. unhoanne kalpana ki thi ki jivan-sandhhya mean apana sarvasv bete ko sauanpakar aur beti ka vivah karake kisi ekaant mean baithakar bhagavath-bhajan mean vishram leange, lekin man ki man mean hi rah gee. yah to mani huee bat thi ki vah aantim saans tak vishram lene vale prani n the. l dake ko badhata dekhakar unaka hausala aur badhata, lekin kahane ko ho gaya. bich mean amar kuchh dharre par ata hua jan p data tha lekin jab usaki buddhi hi bhrasht ho gee, to ab usase mean kya asha ki ja sakati thi amar mean aur chahe jitani buraiyaan hoan, usake charitr ke vishay mean koee sandeh n tha par kusangati mean p dakar usane dharm bhi khoya, charitr bhi khoya aur kul-maryada bhi khoee. lalaji kutsit sanbandh ko bahut bura n samajhate the. reesoan mean yah pratha prachinakal se chali ati hai. vah rees hi kya, jo is tarah ka khel n khele lekin dharm ko chho dane ko taiyar ho jana, khule khazane samaj ki maryadaoan ko to d dalana, yah to pagalapan hai, balki gadhapan.
samarakant ka vyavaharik jivan unake dharmik jivan se bilakul alag tha. vyavahar aur vyapar mean vah dhokha-dha di, chhal-prapanch, sab kuchh kshamy samajhate the. vyapar-niti mean san ya kapas mean kachara bhar dena, ghi mean aloo ya ghuiyaan mila dena, auchity se bahar n tha par bina snan kie vah muanh mean pani n dalate the. chalis varshoan mean aisa shayad hi koee din hua ho ki unhoanne sandhhya samay ki arati n li ho aur tulasi-dal mathe par n chadhaya ho. ekadashi ko barabar nirjal vrat rakhate the. saraansh yah ki unaka dharm adanbar matr tha jisaka unake jivan mean koee prayojan n tha.
salim ke ghar se lautakar pahala kam jo lalaji ne kiya, vah sukhada ko phatakarana tha. isake bad naina ki bari aee. donoan ko roolakar vah apane kamare mean ge aur khud rone lage.
ratoan-rat yah khabar sare shahar mean phail gee- tarah-tarah ki miskaut hone lagi. samarakant din-bhar ghar se nahian nikale. yahaan tak ki aj ganga-snan karane bhi n ge. kee asami rupaye lekar ae. munim tijori ki kuanji maangane ge. lalaji ne aisa daanta ki vah chupake se bahar nikal gaya. asami rupaye lekar laut ge.
khidamatagar ne chaandi ka g dag da lakar samane rakh diya. tanbakoo jal gaya. lalaji ne nigali bhi muanh mean n li.
das baje sukhada ne akar kaha-ap kya bhojan kijiega-
lalaji ne use kathor aankhoan se dekhakar kaha-mujhe bhookh nahian hai.
sukhada chali gee. din-bhar kisi ne kuchh n khaya.
nau baje rat ko naina ne akar kaha-dada, arati mean n jaiega-
lalaji chauanke-haan-haan, jaooanga kyoan nahian- tum logoan ne kuchh khaya ki nahian-
naina boli-kisi ki ichchha hi n thi. kaun khata-
'to kya usake pichhe sara ghar pran dega?'
sukhada isi samay taiyar hokar a gee. boli-jab ap hi pran de rahe haian, to doosaroan par big dane ka apako kya adhikar hai-
lalaji chadar odhakar jate hue bole-mera kya big da hai ki maian pran dooan- yahaan tha, to mujhe kaun-sa sukh deta tha- maianne to bete ka sukh hi nahian jana. tab bhi jalata tha, ab bhi jala raha hai. chalo, bhojan banao, maian akar khaooanga. jo gaya, use jane do. jo haian unhian ko us jane vale ki kami poori karani hai. maian kya pran dene laga- maianne putr ko janm diya. usaka vivah bhi maianne kiya. sari grihasthi maianne banaee. isake chalane ka bhar mujh par hai. mujhe ab bahut din jina hai. magar meri samajh mean yah bat nahian ati ki is lauande ko yah kya soojhi- pathanin ki poti apsara nahian ho sakati. phir usake pichhe yah kyoan itana lattoo ho gaya- usaka to aisa svabhav n tha. isi ko bhagavanh ki lila kahate haian.
thakuradvare mean log jama ho ge. lala samarakant ko dekhate kee sajjanoan ne poochha-amar kahian chale ge kya sethaji kya bat huee-
lalaji ne jaise is var ko katate hue kaha-kuchh nahian, usaki bahut dinoan se ghoomane-ghamane ki ichchha thi, poorvajanm ka tapasvi hai koee, usaka bas chale, to meri sari grihasthi ek din mean luta de. mujhase yah nahian dekha jata. bas, yahi jhag da hai. maianne garibi ka maja bhi chakha hai amiri ka maja bhi chakha hai. usane abhi garibi ka maja nahian chakha. sal-chh: mahine usaka maja chakh lega, to aankheanan khul jaeangi. tab use maloom hoga ki janata ki seva bhi vahi log kar sakate haian, jinake pas dhan hai. ghar mean bhojan ka adhar n hota, to meanbari bhi n milati.
kisi ko aur kuchh poochhane ka sahas n hua. magar moorkh poojari poochh hi baitha-suna, kisi julahe ki l daki se phans ge the-
yah akkh d prashn sunakar logoan ne jibh katakar muanh pher lie. lalaji ne pujari ko rakt-bhari aankhoan se dekha aur ooanche svar mean bole-haan phans ge the, to phir- krishna bhagavanh ne ek hazar raniyoan ke sath nahian bhog kiya tha- raja shantanu ne machhue ki kanya se nahian bhog kiya tha- kaun raja hai, jisake mahal mean sau do-sau raniyaan n hoan. agar usane kiya to koee nee bat nahian ki. tum jaisoan ke lie yahi javab hai. samajhadaroan ke lie yah javab hai ki jisake ghar mean apsara-si stri ho, vah kyoan joothi pattal chatane laga- mohan bhog khane vale adami chabaine par nahian girate.
yah kahate hue lalaji pratima ke sammukh ge par aj unake man mean vah shradhda n thi. du:khi asha se eeshvar mean bhakti rakhata hai, sukhi bhay se. du:khi par jitana hi adhik du:kh p de, usaki bhakti badhati jati hai. sukhi par du:kh p data hai, to vah vidroh karane lagata hai. vah eeshvar ko bhi apane dhan ke age jhukana chahata hai. lalaji ka vyathit hriday aj sone aur resham se jagamagati huee pratima mean dhairy aur santosh ka sandesh n pa saka. kal tak yahi pratima unhean bal aur utsah pradan karati thi. usi pratima se aj unaka vipadgrast man vidroh kar raha tha. unaki bhakti ka yahi puraskar hai- unake snan aur vrat aur nishtha ka yahi phal hai .
vah chalane lage to brahyachari bole-lalaji, abaki yahaan shri valmikiy katha ka vichar hai.
lalaji ne pichhe phirakar kaha-haan-haan, hone do.
ek baboo sahab ne kaha-yahaan kisi mean itana samarthy nahian hai. ap hi himmat karean, to ho sakati hai.
samarakant ne utsah se kaha-haan-haan, maian usaka sara bhar lene ko taiyar hooan. bhagavadh bhajan se badhakar dhan ka sadupayog aur kya hoga-
unaka yah utsah dekhakar log chakit ho ge. vah kripan the aur kisi dharmakary mean agrasar n hote the. logoan ne samajha tha, isase das-bis rupaye hi mil jayan, to bahut hai. unhean yoan bazi marate dekhakar aur log bhi garamae. seth dhaniram ne kaha-apase sara bhar lene ko nahian kaha jata, lalaji ap lakshmi-patr haian sahi par auroan ko bhi to shradhda hai. chande se hone dijie.
samarakant bole-to aur log apas mean chanda kar lean. jitani kami rah jaegi, vah maian poori kar dooanga.
dhaniram ko bhay hua, kahian yah mahashay saste n chhoot jaean. bole-yah nahian, apako jitana likhana ho likh dean.
samarakant ne ho d ke bhav se kaha-pahale ap likhie.
kagaj, kalam, davat laya gaya, dhaniram ne likha ek sau ek rupaye.
samarakant ne brahyachariji se poochha-apake anuman se kul kitana kharch hoga-
brahyachariji ka takhamina ek hazar ka tha.
samarakant ne ath sau ninyanave likh die. aur vahaan se chal die. sachchi shradhda ki kami ko vah dhan se poora karana chahate the. dharm ki kshati jis anupat se hoti hai, usi anupat se adanbar ki vridhdi hoti hai.