कर्मभूमि उपन्यास भाग-3 अध्याय-4

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

us din phir katha n huee. kuchh logoan ne brahyachari hi par akshep karana shuroo kiya. baithe to the bechare ek kone mean, unhean uthane ki zaroorat hi kya thi- aur uthaya bhi, to namrata se uthate. mar-pit se kya phayada-

doosare din niyat samay par katha shuroo huee par shrotaoan ki sankhya bahut kam ho gee thi. madhusoodanaji ne bahut chaha ki rang jama dean par log jamhaiyaan le rahe the aur pichhali sagoan mean to log dh dalle se so rahe the. maloom hota tha, mandir ka aangan kuchh chhota ho gaya hai, daravaze kuchh niche ho ge haian, bhajan-mandali ke n hone se aur bhi sannata hai. udhar naujavan sabha ke samane khule maidan mean shantikumar ki katha ho rahi thi. brajanath, salim, atmanand adi ane valoan ka svagat karate the. tho di der mean dariyaan chhoti p d geean aur tho di der aur gujarane par maidan bhi chhota p d gaya. adhikaansh log nange badan the, kuchh log chith de pahane hue. unaki deh se tanbakoo aur mailepan ki durgandha a rahi thi. striyaan abhooshanahin, maili-kuchaili dhotiyaan ya lahange pahane hue thian. resham aur sugandh aur chamakile abhooshanoan ka kahian nam n tha, par hridayoan mean daya thi, dharm tha, seva-bhav tha, tyag tha. ne ane valoan ko dekhate hi log jagah gherane ko paanv n phaila lete the, yoan n takate the, jaise koee shatru a gaya ho balki aur simat jate the aur khushi se jagah de dete the.

nau baje katha aranbh huee. yah devi-devataoan aur avataroan ki katha n thi. brarhyanshiyoan ke tap aur tej ka vrittaant n tha, kshatriyoan ke shaury aur dan ki gatha n thi. yah us purush ka pavan charitr tha, jisake yahaan man aur karm ki shudvata hi dharm ka mool tath‍v hai. vahi ooancha hai, jisaka man shuddh hai vahi nich hai, jisaka man ashuddh hai-jisane varn ka svaang rachakar samaj ke ek aang ko madaandha aur doosare ko mlechchh nahian banaya kisi ke lie unnati ya udhar ka dvar nahian band kiya-ek ke mathe par b dappan ka tilak aur doosare ke mathe par nichata ka kalank nahian lagaya. is charitr mean atmonnati ka ek sajiv sandesh tha, jise sunakar darshakoan ko aisa pratit hota tha, mano unaki atma ke bandhan khul ge haian sansar pavitr aur suandar ho gaya hai.

naina ko bhi dharm ke pakhand se chidh thi. amarakant usase is vishay par aksar batean kiya karata tha. achhootoan par yah atyachar dekhakar usaka khoon bhi khaul utha tha. samarakant ka bhay n hota, to usane brahyachariji ko phatakar bataee hoti isilie jab shantikumar ne tilakadhaariyoan ko a de hath liya, to usaki atma jaise mugdh hokar unake charanoan par lotane lagi. amarakant se unaka bakhan kitani hi bar sun chuki thi. is samay unake prati usake man mean aisi shradhda uthi ki jakar unase kahe-tum dharm ke sachche devata ho, tumhean namaskar karati hooan. apane asapas ke adamiyoan ko krodhit dekh-dekhakar use bhay ho raha tha ki kahian yah log un par toot n p dean. usake ji mean ata tha, jakar d aauktar ke pas kh di ho jae aur unaki raksha kare. jab vah bahut-se adamiyoan ke sath chale ge, to usaka chitt shaant ho gaya. vah bhi sukhada ke sath ghar chali aee.

sukhada ne raste mean kaha-ye dusht n jane kahaan se phat p de- us par d aauktar sahab ulte unhian ka paksh lekar l dane ko taiyar ho ge.

naina ne kaha-bhagavanh ne to kisi ko ooancha aur kisi ko nicha nahian banaya-

'bhagavanh ne nahian banaya, to kisane banaya?'

'anyay ne.'

'chhote-b de sansar mean sada rahe haian aur raheange.'

naina ne vad-vivad karana uchit n samajha.

doosare din sandhh‍ya samay use khabar mili ki aj naujavan-sabha mean achhootoan ke lie alag katha hogi, to usaka man vahaan jane ke lie lalayit ho utha. vah mandir mean sukhada ke sath to gee par usaka ji uchat ho raha tha. jab sukhada jhapakiyaan lene lagi-aj yah krity shighr hi hone laga-to vah chupake se bahar aee aur ek taange par baithakar naujavan-sabha chali. vah door se jamav dekhakar laut ana chahati thi, jisamean sukhada ko usake ane ki khabar n ho. use door se gais ki roshani dikhaee di. jara aur age badhi, to brajanath ki svar lahariyaan kanoan mean aeean. taanga us sthan par pahuancha, to shantikumar manch par a ge the. adamiyoan ka ek samudr um da hua tha aur d aauktar sahab ki pratibha us samudr ke oopar kisi vishal vyapak atma ki bhaanti chhaee huee thi. naina kuchh der to taange par mantr-mugdh-si baithi sunati rahi, phir utarakar pichhali katar mean sabake pichhe kh di ho gee.

ek budhiya boli-kab tak kh di rahogi bitiya, bhitar jakar baith jao.

naina ne kaha-b de aram se hooan. sunaee de raha hai.

budhiya age thi. usane naina ka hath pak dakar apani jagah par khianch liya aur ap usaki jagah par pichhe hat aee. naina ne ab shantikumar ko samane dekha. unake mukh par devopam tej chhaya hua tha. jan p data tha, is samay vah kisi divy jagath mean hai. mano vahaan ki vayu sudhamayi ho gee hai. jin daridr cheharoan par vah phatakar barasate dekha karati thi, un par aj kitana garv tha, mano ve kisi navin sanpatti ke svami ho ge haian. itani namrata, itani bhadrata, in logoan mean usane kabhi n dekhi thi.

shantikumar kah rahe the-kya tum eeshvar ke ghar se gulami karane ka bi da lekar ae ho- tum tan-man se doosaroan ki seva karate ho par tum gulam ho. tumhara samaj mean koee sthan nahian. tum samaj ki buniyad ho. tumhare hi oopar samaj kh da hai, par tum achhoot ho. tum mandiroan mean nahian ja sakate. aisi aniti is abhage desh ke siva aur kahaan ho sakati hai- kya tum sadaiv isi bhaanti patit aur dalit bane rahana chahate ho-

ek avaz aee-hamara kya bas hai-

shantikumar ne uth‍tejana-poorn svar mean kaha-tumhara bas us samay tak kuchh nahian hai jab tak samajhate ho tumhara bas nahian hai. mandir kisi ek adami ya samurday ki chiz nahian. vah hindoo-matr ki chiz hai. yadi tumhean koee rokata hai, to yah usaki jabardasti hai. mat talo us mandir ke dvar se, chahe tumhare oopar goliyoan ki varsha hi kyoan n ho tum jara-jara-si bat ke pichhe apana sarvasv ganva dete ho, jan de dete ho, yah to dharm ki bat hai, aur dharm hamean jan se bhi pyara hota hai. dharm ki raksha sada pranoan se huee hai aur pranoan se hogi.

kal ki maradha d ne sabhi ko uttojit kar diya tha. din-bhar usi vishay ki charcha hoti rahi. baeed taiyar hoti rahi. usamean chiangari ki kasar thi. ye shabd chiangari ka kam kar ge. sangh-shakti ne himmat bhi badha di. logoan ne pag diyaan sanbhalian, asan badale aur ek-doosare ki or dekha, mano poochh rahe hoan- chalate ho, ya abhi kuchh sochana baki hai- aur phir shaant ho ge. sahas ne choohe ki bhaanti bil se sir nikalakar phir aandar khianch liya.

naina ke pas vali budhiya ne kaha-apana mandir lie rahean, hamean kya karana hai-

naina ne jaise girati huee divar ko sanbhala-mandir kisi ek adami ka nahian hai.

shantikumar ne gooanjati huee avaz mean kaha-kaun chalata hai mere sath apane thakuraji ke darshan karane-

budhiya ne sashank hokar kaha-kya aandar koee jane dega-

shantikumar ne mutthi bandhakar kaha-maian dekhooanga kaun nahian jane deta- hamara eeshvar kisi ki sanpatti nahian hai, jo sandook mean band karake rakha jay. aj is muamale ko tay karana hai, sada ke lie.

kee sau stri-purush shanti kumar ke sath mandir ki or chale. naina ka hriday dh dakane laga par usane apane man ko dhikkara aur jatthe ke pichhe-pichhe chali. vah yah soch-sochakar pulakit ho rahi thi ki bhaiya is samay yahaan hote to kitane prasann hote. isake sath bhaanti-bhaanti ki shankaean bhi bulabuloan ki tarah uth rahi thian.

jyoan-jyoan jattha age badhata tha aur log a-akar milate jate the par jyoan-jyoan mandir samip ata tha, logoan ki himmat kam hoti jati thi. jis adhikar se ye sadaiv vanchit rahe, usake lie unake man mean koee tivr ichchha n thi. keval du:kh tha mar ka. vah vishvas, jo nyay-jnan se paida hota hai, vahaan n tha. phir bhi manushyoan ki sankhya badhati jati thi. pran dene vale to birale hi the. samooh ki dhauans jamakar vijay pane ki asha hi unhean badha rahi thi.

jattha mandir ke samane pahuancha to das baj ge the. brahyachariji kee pujariyoan aur pandoan ke sath lathiyaan lie dvar par kh de the. lala samarakant bhi paiantare badal rahe the.

naina ko brahyachari par aisa krodh a raha tha ki jakar phatakare, tum b de dharmatma bane ho adhi rat tak isi mandir mean jua khelate ho, paise-paise par eeman bechate ho, jhoothi gavahiyaan dete ho, dvar-dvar bhikh maangate ho. phir bhi tum dharm ke thekedar ho. tumhare to sparsh se hi devataoan ko kalank lagata hai.

vah man ke is agrah ko rok n saki. pichhe se bhi d ko chirati huee mandir ke dvar ko chali a rahi thi ki shantikumar ki nigah us par p d gee. chauankakar bole-tum yahaan kahaan naina- maianne to samajha tha, tum aandar katha sun rahi hogi.

naina ne banavati rosh se kaha-apane to rasta rok rakha hai. kaise jaooan-

shanti kumar ne bhi d ko samane se hatate hue kaha-mujhe maloom n tha ki tum rooki kh di ho.

naina ne jara thithakakar kaha-ap hamare thakuraji ko bhrasht karana chahate haian-

shantikumar usaka vinod n samajh sake. udas hokar bole-kya tumhara bhi yahi vichar hai, naina-

naina ne aur rapra jamaya-ap achhootoan ko mandir mean bhar deange, to devata bhrasht n hoange-

shantikumar ne ganbhir bhav se kaha-maianne to samajha tha, devata bhrashtoan ko pavitr karate haian, khud bhrasht nahian hote.

sahasa brahyachari ne garajakar kaha-tum log kya yahaan balava karane ae ho thakuraji ke mandir ke dvar par-

ek adami ne age badhakar kaha-ham faujadari karane nahian ae haian. thakuraji ke darshan karane ae haian.

samarakant ne us adami ko dhakka dekar kaha-tumhare bap-dada bhi kabhi darshan karane ae the ki tumhian sabase vir ho .

shantikumar ne us adami ko sanbhalakar kaha-bap-dadoan ne jo kam nahian kiya, kya potoan-parapotoan ke lie bhi varjit hai, lalaji- bap-dade to bijali aur tar ka nam tak nahian janate the, phir aj in chijoan ka kyoan vyavahar hota hai- vicharoan mean vikas hota hi rahata hai, use ap nahian rok sakate.

samarakant ne vyangy se kaha-isilie tumhare vichar mean yah vikas hua hai ki thakuraji ki bhakti chho dakar unake drohi ban baithe-

shantikumar ne prativad kiya-thakuraji ka drohi maian nahian hooan, drohi vah haian jo unake bhaktoan ko unaki pooja nahian karane dete. kya yah log hindoo-sanskaroan ko nahian manate- phir apane mandir ka dvar kyoan band kar rakha hai-

brahyachari ne aankheanan nikalakar kaha-jo log maans-madira to khate haian, nikhid karm karate haian, unhean mandir mean nahian ane diya ja sakata.

shantikumar ne shaantabhav se javab diya-maans-madira to bahut-se brahyan, kshatri, vaishy bhi khate haian. ap unhean kyoan nahian rokate- bhang to pray: sabhi pite haian. phir ve kyoan yahaan achary aur pujari bane hue haian-

samarakant ne danda sanbhalakar kaha-yah sab yoan n maneange. inhean dandoan se bhagana p dega. jara jakar thane mean ittila kar do ki yah log faujadari karane ae haian.

is vakt tak bahut-se pande-pujari jama ho ge the. sab-ke-sab lathiyoan ke kuandoan se bhi d ko hatane lage. logoan mean bhagad d mach gee. koee poorab bhaga, koee pashchim. shantikumar ke sir par bhi ek danda p da par kh de adamiyoan ko samajhate rahe-bhago mat, bhago mat, sab-ke-sab vahian baith jao, thakur ke nam par apane ko balidan kar do, dharm ke lie....

par doosari lathi sir par itane zor se p di ki poori bat bhi muanh se n nikalane paee aur vah gir p de. sanbhalakar phir uthana chahate the ki tab d-to d kee lathiyaan p d geean. yahaan tak ki vah behosh ho ge.

sanbandhit lekh

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