कर्मभूमि उपन्यास भाग-3 अध्याय-11

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

savan mean naina maike aee. sasural char qadam par thi, par chh: mahine se pahale ane ka avasar n mila. maniram ka bas hota to ab bhi n ane deta lekin sara ghar naina ki taraph tha. savan mean sabhi bahuean maike jati haian. naina par itana b da atyachar nahian kiya ja sakata.

savan ki jh di lagi huee thi kahian koee makan girata tha, kahian koee chhat baithati thi. sukhada baramade mean baithi huee aangan mean uthate hue bulabuloan ki sair kar rahi thi. aangan kuchh gahara tha, pani rook jaya karata tha. bulabuloan ka batasoan ki tarah uthakar kuchh door chalana aur gayab ho jana, usake lie manoranjak tamasha bana hua tha. kabhi-kabhi do bulabule amane-samane a jate aur jaise ham kabhi-kabhi kisi ke samane a jane par katarakar nikal jana chahate haian par jis taraph ham mu date haian, usi taraph vah bhi mu data hai aur ek sekand tak yahi daanv-ghat hota rahata hai, yahi tamasha yahaan bhi ho raha tha. sukhada ko aisa abhas hua, mano yah janadar haian, mano nanhean-nanhean balak gol topiyaan lagae jal-kri da kar rahe haian.

isi vakt naina ne pukara-bhabhi, ao, nav-nav khelean. maian nav bana rahi hooan.

sukhada ne bulabuloan ki or takate hue javab diya-tum khelo, mera ji nahian chahata.

naina ne n mana. do navean lie akar sukhada ko uthane lagi-jisaki nav kinare tak pahuanch jay usaki jit. paanch-paanch rupaye ki baji.

sukhada ne anichchha se kaha-tum meri taraph se bhi ek nav chho d do. jit jana, to rupaye le lena par usaki mithaee nahian aegi, batae deti hooan.

'to kya davaean aeangi?'

'vah, usase achchhi aur kya bat hogi- shahar mean hajaroan adami khaansi aur jvar mean p de hue haian. unaka kuchh upakar ho jaega.'

sahasa munne ne akar donoan navean chhin lian aur unhean pani mean dalakar taliyaan bajane laga.

naina ne balak ka chuanban lekar kaha-vahaan do-ek bar roj ise yad karake roti thi. n jane kyoan bar-bar isi ki yad ati rahati thi.

'achchha, meri yad bhi kabhi ati thi?'

'kabhi nahian. haan, bhaiya ki yad bar-bar ati thi- aur vah itane nithur haian ki chh: mahine mean ek patr bhi n bheja. maianne bhi than liya hai ki jab tak unaka patr n aega, ek khat bhi n likhooangi.'

'to kya sachamuch tumhean meri yad n ati thi- aur maian samajh rahi thi ki tum mere lie vikal ho rahi hogi. akhir apane bhaee ki bahan hi to ho. aankh ki ot hote hi gayab.'

'mujhe to tumhare oopar krodh ata tha. in chh: mahinoan mean keval tin bar geean aur phir bhi munne ko n le geean.'

'yah jata, to ane ka nam n leta.'

'to kya maian isaki dushman thi?'

'un logoan par mera vishvas nahian hai, maian kya karooan- meri to yahi samajh nahian ata ki tum vahaan kaise rahati thian?'

'to kya karati, bhag ati- tab bhi to jamana mujhi ko hansata.'

'achchha sach batana, patidev tumase prem karate haian?'

'vah to tumhean maloom hi hai.'

'maian to aise adami se ek bar bhi n bolati.'

'maian bhi kabhi nahian boli.'

'sach bahut big de hoange- achchha, sara vrittaant kaho. sohagarat ko kya hua- dekho, tumhean meri kasam, ek shabd bhi jhooth n kahana.'

naina matha siko dakar boli-bhabhi, tum mujhe dik karati ho, lekar kasam rakha di. jao, maian kuchh nahian batati.

'achchha, n batao bhaee, koee jabaradasti hai?'

yah kahakar vah uthakar oopar chali. naina ne usaka hath pak dakar kaha-ab bhabhi kahaan jati ho, kasam to rakha chukian- baithakar sunati jao. aj tak meri aur unaki ek bar bhi bolachal nahian huee.

sukhada ne chakit hokar kaha-are sach kaho....

naina ne vyathit hriday se kaha-haan, bilakul sach hai, bhabhi jis din maian gee us din rat ko vah gale mean har dale, aankhean nashe se lal, unmatta ki bhaanti pahuanche, jaise koee pyada asami se mahajan ke rupaye vasool karane jay. aur mera ghooghant hatate hue bole-maian tumhara ghooanghat dekhane nahian aya hooan, aur n mujhe yah dhakosala pasand hai. akar is kursi par baitho. maian un dakiyanoosi mardoan mean nahian hooan jo ye gu diyoan ke khel khelate haian. tumhean hansakar mera svagat karana chahie tha aur tum ghooghant nikale baithi ho, mano tum mera muanh nahian dekhana chahatian. unaka hath p date hi meri deh mean jaise sarp ne kat liya. maian sir se paanv tak sihar uthi. inhean meri deh ko sparsh karane ka kya adhikar hai- yah prashn ek jvala ki bhaanti mere man mean utha. meri aankhoan se aansoo girane lage, vah sare sone ke svapn, jo maian kee dinoan se dekh rahi thi, jaise u d ge. itane dinoan se jis devata ki upasana kar rahi thi, kya usaka yahi roop tha isamean n devatv tha, n manushyatv tha. keval madaandhata thi, adhikar ka garv tha aur hridayahin nirlajjata thi. maian shradhda ke thal mean apani atma ka sara anurag, sara anand, sara prem svami ke charanoan par samarpit karane ko baithi huee thi. unaka yah roop dekhakar, jaise thal mere hath se chhootakar gir p da aur isaka dhoop-dip-naive? jaise bhoomi par bikhar gaya. meri chetana ka ek-ek rom, jaise is adhikar-garv se vidroh karane laga. kahaan tha vah atm-samarpan ka bhav, jo mere anu-anu mean vyapt ho raha tha. mere ji mean aya, maian bhi kah dooan ki tumhare sath mere vivah ka yah ashay nahian hai ki maian tumhari lauandi hooan. tum mere svami ho, to maian bhi tumhari svamini hooan. prem ke shasan ke siva maian koee doosara shasan svikar nahian kar sakati aur n chahati hooan ki tum svikar karo lekin ji aisa jal raha tha ki maian itana tiraskar bhi n kar saki. turant vahaan se uthakar baramade mean a kh di huee. vah kuchh der kamare mean meri pratiksha karate rahe, phir jhallakar uthe aur mera hath pak dakar kamare mean le jana chaha. maianne jhatake se apana hath chhu da liya aur kathor svar mean boli-maian yah apaman nahian sah sakati.

ap bole-ugarhiaeh, is roop par itana abhiman .

meri deh mean ag lag gee. koee javab n diya. aise adami se bolana bhi mujhe apamanajanak maloom hua. maianne aandar akar kiva d band kar lie, aur us din se phir n boli. maian to eeshvar se yahi manati hooan ki vah apana vivah kar lean aur mujhe chho d dean. jo stri mean keval roop dekhana chahata hai, jo keval hav-bhav aur dikhave ka gulam hai, jisake lie stri keval svarth siddh sadhan hai, use maian apana svami nahian svikar kar sakati.

sukhada ne vinod-bhav se poochha-lekin tumane hi apane prem ka kaun-sa parichay diya. kya vivah ke nam mean itani barakat hai ki patidev ate-hi-ate tumhare charanoan par sir rakh dete -

naina ganbhir hokar boli-haan, maian to samajhati hooan, vivah ke nam mean hi barakat hai. jo vivah ko dharm ka bandhan nahian samajhata hai, ise keval vasana ki tripti ka sadhan samajhata hai, vah pashu hai.

sahasa shantikumar pani mean lathapath akar kh de ho ge.

sukhada ne poochha-bhig kahaan ge, kya chhatari n thi-

shantikumar ne barasati utarakar alagani par rakh di, aur bole-aj bord ka jalasa tha. lautate vakt koee savari n mili.

'kya hua bord mean- hamara prastav pesh hua?'

'vahi ha, jisaka bhay tha.'

'kitane votoan se hare.'

'sirph paanch votoan se. inhian paanchoan ne daga di. lala dhaniram ne koee bat utha nahian rakhi.'

sukhada ne hatotsah hokar kaha-to phir ab-

'ab to samachar-patroan aur vyakhyanoan se aandolan karana hoga.'

sukhada uttojit hokar boli-ji nahian, maian itani sahanashil nahian hooan. lala dhaniram aur unake sahayogiyoan ko maian chain ki niand n sone dooangi. itane dinoan sabaki khushamad karake dekh liya. ab apani shakti ka pradarshan karana p dega. phir das-bis pranoan ki ahuti deni p degi, tab logoan ki aankhean khuleangi. maian in logoan ka shahar mean rahana mushkil kar dooangi.

shantikumar lala dhaniram se jale hue the. bole-yah unhian seth dhaniram ke hathakande haian.

sukhada ne dvesh bhav se kaha-kisi ram ke hathakande hoan, mujhe isaki paravah nahian. jab bord ne ek nishchay kiya, to usaki zimmedari ek adami ke sir nahian, sare bord par hai. maian in mahal-nivasiyoan ko dikha dooangi ki janata ke hathoan mean bhi kuchh bal hai. lala dhaniram zamin ke un tuk doan par apane paanv n jama sakeange.

shantikumar ne katar bhav se kaha-mere khayal mean to is vakt propegaianda karana hi kafi hai. abhi mamala tool ho jaega.

trash‍t ban jane ke bad se shanti kumar kisi jokhim ke kam mean age qadam uthate hue ghabarate the. ab unake oopar ek sanstha ka bhar tha aur any sadhakoan ki bhaanti vah bhi sadhana ko hi si' samajhane lage the. ab unhean bat-bat mean badanami aur apani sanstha ke nasht ho jane ki shanka hoti thi.

sukhada ne unhean phatakar bataee-ap kya batean kar rahe haian, d aauktar sahab maianne in padhe-likhe svarthiyoan ko khoob dekh liya. mujhe ab maloom ho gaya ki yah log keval batoan ke sher haian. maian unhean dikha dooangi ki jin gariboan ko tum ab tak kuchalate ae ho, vahi ab saanp banakar tumhare pairoan se lipat jaeange. ab tak yah log unase riayat chahate the, ab apana hak maangeange. riayat n karane ka unhean akhtiyar hai, par hamare hak se hamean kaun vanchit rakh sakata hai- riayat ke lie koee jan nahian deta, par hak ke lie jan dena sab janate haian. maian bhi dekhooangi, lala dhaniram aur unake pitthoo kitane pani mean haian-

yah kahati huee sukhada pani barasate mean kamare se nikal aee.

ek minat ke bad shantikumar ne naina se poochha-kahaan chali geean- bahut jald garam ho jati haian.

naina ne idhar-udhar dekhakar kahar se poochha, to maloom hua, sukhada bahar chali gee. usane akar shanti kumar se kaha .

shantikumar ne vismit hokar kaha-is pani mean kahaan gee hoangi- maian darata hooan, kahian h datal-v datal n karane lagean. tum to vahaan jakar mujhe bhool geean naina, ek patr bhi n likha.

ekaek unhean aisa jan p da ki unake muanh se ek anuchit bat nikal gee hai. unhean naina se yah prashn n poochhana chahie tha. isaka vah jane man mean kya ashay samajhe. unhean yah maloom hua, jaise koee usaka gala dabae hue hai. vah vahaan se bhag jane ke lie rasta khojane lage. vah ab yahaan ek kshan bhi nahian baith sakate. unake dil mean halachal hone lagi, kahian naina aprasann hokar kuchh kah n baithe aisi moorkhata unhoanne kaise kar dali ab to unaki ijjat eeshvar ke hath hai .

naina ka mukh lal ho gaya. vah kuchh javab n dekar munne ko pukarati huee kamare se nikal gee. shantikumar moortivat baithe rahe. aant ko vah uthakar sir jhukae is tarah chale, mano joote p d ge hoan. naina ka yah arakt mukh-mandal ek dipak ki bhaanti unake ant:pat ko jaise jalae dalata tha.

naina ne sahridayata se kaha-kahaan chale d aauktar sahab, pani to nikal janedijie .

shantikumar ne kuchh bolana chaha, par shabdoan ki jagah kanth mean jaise namak ka dala p da hua tha. vah jaldi se bahar chale ge, is tarah l dakh date hue, mano ab gire tab gire. aankhoan mean aansuoan ka saphar um da hua tha.

sanbandhit lekh

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