कर्मभूमि उपन्यास भाग-3 अध्याय-5

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

naina bar-bar dvar par ati hai aur samarakant ko baithe dekhakar laut jati hai. ath baj ge aur lalaji abhi tak ganga-snan karane nahian ge. naina rat-bhar karavatean badalati rahi. us bhishan ghatana ke bad kya vah so sakati thi- usane shatiankumarako chot khakar girate dekha, par nirjiv-si kh di rahi thi. amar ne use praranbhik chikitsa ki moti-moti batean sikha di thian par vah us avasar par kuchh bhi to n kar saki. vah dekh rahi thi ki adamiyoan ki bhi d ne unhean gher liya hai. phir usane dekha ki d aauktar aya aur shantikumar ko ek doli par letakar le gaya par vah apani jagah se nahian hili. usaka man kisi bandhue pashu ki bhaanti bar-bar bhagana chahata tha par vah rassi ko donoan hath se pak de hue poore bal ke sath use rok rahi thi. karan kya tha- sankoch akhir usane kaleja mazaboot kiya aur dvar se nikalakar baramade mean a gee. samarakant ne poochha-kahaan jati hai-

'jara mandir tak jati hooan.'

'vahaan ka rasta hi band hai. jane kahaan ke chamar-siyar akar dvar par baithe haian. kisi ko jane hi nahian dete. pulis kh di unhean hatane ka yatn kar rahi hai par abhage kuchh sunate hi nahian. yah sab usi shantikumar ka pajipan hai. aj vahi in logoan ka neta bana hua hai. vilayat jakar dharm to kho hi aya tha, ab yahaan hindoo-dharm ki j d khod raha hai. n koee achar n vichar, usi shohade salim ke sath khata-pita hai. aise dharmadrohiyoan ko aur kya soojhegi- inhian sabhi ki sohabbat ne amar ko chaupat kiya ise n jane kisane adhh‍yapak bana diya?'

naina ne door se hi yah drishy dekhakar laut ane ka bahana kiya, aur mandir ki or chali. phir kuchh door ke bad ek gali mean hokar aspatal ki or chal p di. dahine-baean chaukanni aankhoan se takati huee, vah tezise chali ja rahi thi, mano chori karane ja rahi ho.

aspatal mean pahuanchi to dekha, hajaroan adamiyoan ki bhi d lagi huee hai, aur yoonivarsiti ke l dake idhar-udhar dau d rahe haian. salim bhi najar aya. vah use dekhakar pichhe lautana chahati thi ki brajanath mil gaya-are nainadevi tum yahaan kahaan- d aauktar sahab ko rat-bhar hosh nahian raha. salim aur maian unake pas baithe rahe. is vakt jakar aankheanan kholi haian.

itane parichit adamiyoan ke samane naina kaise thaharati- vah turant laut p di par yahaan ana nishphal n hua. d aauktar sahab ko hosh a gaya hai.

vah marg mean hi thi usane saik doan adamiyoan ko dau date hue ate dekha. vah ek gali mean chhip gee. shayad faujadari ho gee. ab vah ghar kaise pahuanchegi- sanyog se atmanandaji mil ge. naina ko pahachanakar bole-yahaan to goliyaan chal rahi haian. pulis kaptan ne akar vr kara diya.

naina ke chehare ka rang u d gaya. jaise nasoan mean rakt ka pravah band ho gaya ho. boli- kya ap udhar hi se a rahe haian-

'haan, marate-marate bacha. gali-gali nikal aya. ham log keval kh de the. bas, kaptan ne vr karane ka hukm de diya. tum kahaan gee thian?'

'maian ganga-snan karake lauti ja rahi thi. logoan ko bhagate dekhakar idhar chali aee. kaise ghar pahuanchooangi?'

'is samay to udhar jane mean jokhim hai.'

phir ek kshan ke bad kadachit apani kayarata par lajjit hokar kaha-kiantu galiyoan mean koee dar nahian hai. chalo, maian tumhean pahuancha dooan. koee poochhe, to kah dena, maian lala samarakant ki kanya hooan.

naina ne man mean kaha-yah mahashay sannyasi banate haian, phir bhi itane darapok pahale to gariboan ko bh dakaya aur jab mar p di, to sabase age bhag kh de hue. mauqa n tha, nahian unhean aisa phatakarati ki yad karate. unake sath kee galiyoan ka chakkar lagati koee das baje ghar pahuanchi. atmanand phir usi raste se laut ge. naina ne unhean dhanyavad bhi n diya. unake prati ab use leshamatr bhi shradhda n thi.

vah aandar gee, to dekha-sukhada sadar dvar par kh di hai aur samane s dak se log bhagate chale ja rahe haian.

sukhada ne poochha-tum kahaan chali gee thian bibi- pulis ne vr kar diya bechare, adami bhage ja rahe haian.

'mujhe to raste hi mean pata laga. galiyoan mean chhipati huee aee hooan.'

'log kitane kayar haian gharoan ke kiva d tak band kar lie.'

'lalaji jakar pulis valoan ko mana kyoan nahian karate?'

'inhian ke adesh se to goli chali hai. mana kaise kareange?'

'achchha dada hi ne goli chalavaee hai?'

'haan, inhian ne jakar kaptan se kaha hai. aur ab ghar mean chhipe baithe haian. maian achhootoan ka mandir jana uchit nahian samajhati lekin goliyaan chalate dekhakar mera khoon khaul raha hai. jis dharm ki raksha goliyoan se ho, us dharm mean saty ka lop samajho. dekho, dekho us adami bechare ko goli lag gee chhati se khoon bah raha hai.'

yah kahati huee vah samarakant ke samane jakar boli-kyoan lalaji, rakt ki nadi bah jay par mandir ka dvar n khulega .

samarakant ne avichalit bhav se uttar diya-kya bakati hai bahoo, in dom-chamaroan ko mandir mean ghusane dean- too to amar se bhi do-do hath age badhi jati hai. jisake hath ka pani nahian pi sakate, use mandir mean kaise jane dean-

sukhada ne aur vad-vivad n kiya. vah manasvi mahila thi. yahi tejasvita, jo abhiman banakar use vilasini banae hue thi, jo use chhotoan se milane n deti thi, jo use kisi se dabane n deti thi, utsarg ke roop mean ubal p di. vah unmad ki dasha mean ghar se nikali aur pulis valoan ke samane kh di hokar, bhagane valoan ko lalakarati huee boli-bhaiyo kyoan bhag rahe ho - yah bhagane ka samay nahian, chhati kholakar samane ane ka samay hai. dikha do ki tum dharm ke nam par kis tarah pranoan ko hom karate ho. dharmavir hi eeshvar ko pate haian. bhagane valoan ki kabhi vijay nahian hoti.

bhagane valoan ke paanv sanbhal ge. ek mahila ko goliyoan ke samane kh di dekhakar kayarata bhi lajjit ho gee. ek budhiya ne pas akar kaha-beti, aisa n ho, tumhean goli lag jay .

sukhada ne nishchal bhav se kaha-jahaan itane adami mar ge vahaan mere jane se koee hani n hogi. bhaiyo, bahano bhago mat tumhare pranoan ka balidan pakar hi thakuraji tumase prasann hoange .

kayarata ki bhaanti virata bhi sankramak hoti hai. ek kshan mean u date hue path‍toan ki tarah bhagane vale adamiyoan ki ek divar-si kh di ho gee. ab dande padean., ya goliyoan ki varsha ho, unhean bhay nahian.

bandookoan se dhaany dhaany ki avajean nikalian. ek goli sukhada ke kanoan ke pas se san se nikal gee. tin-char adami gir p de par divar jyoan-ki-tyoan achal kh di thi.

phir bandookean chhootian. char-paanch adami phir gire lekin divar n hili. sukhada use thame hue thi. ek jyoti sare ghar ko prakash se bhar deti hai. balavanh hriday use dipak ki bhaanti samooh mean sahas bhar deta hai.

bhishan drishy tha. log apane pyaroan ko aankhoan ke samane t dapate dekhate the par kisi ki aankhoan mean aansoo ki booand n thi. unamean itana sahas kahaan se a gaya tha- faujean kya hamesha maidan mean dati hi rahati haian- vahi sena jo ek din pranoan ki bazi khelati hai, doosare din bandook ki pahali avaz par maidan se bhag kh di hoti hai par yah kirae ke sipahiyoan ka hal hai, jinamean saty aur nyay ka bal nahian hota. jo keval pet ke lie ya loot ke lie l date haian. is samooh mean saty aur dharm ka bal a gaya tha. harek stri aur purush, chahe vah kitana moorkh kyoan n ho, samajhane laga tha ki ham apane dharm aur hak ke lie l d rahe haian, aur dharm ke lie pran dena achhoot-niti mean bhi utani hi gaurav ki bat hai jitani dvij-niti mean.

magar yah kya- pulis ke javan kyoan sanginean utar rahe haian- bandookean kyoan kandho par rakh lian- are sab-ke-sab to pichhe ki taraph ghoom ge. unaki char-char ki katarean ban rahi haian. march ka hukm milata hai. sab-ke-sab mandir ki taraph laute ja rahe haian. ek kaanstebal bhi nahian raha. keval lala samarakant pulis suparianteandeant se kuchh batean kar rahe haian aur jan-samooh usi bhaanti sukhada ke pichhe nishchal kh da hai. ek kshan mean suparianteandeant bhi chala jata hai. phir lala samarakant sukhada ke samip akar ooanche svar mean bolate haian-

mandir khul gaya hai. jisaka ji chahe darshan karane ja sakata hai. kisi ke lie rok-tok nahian hai.

jan-samooh mean halachal p d jati hai. log unmatta ho-hokar sukhada ke pairoan par girate haian, aur tab mandir ki taraph dau date haian.

magar das minat ke bad hi samooh usi sthan par laut ata hai, aur log apane pyaroan ki lashoan se gale milakar rone lagate haian. sevashram ke chhatr doliyaan le-lekar a jate haian, aur ahatoan ki utha le jate haian. viragati pane valoan ke kriya-karm ka ayojan hone lagata hai. bajajoan ki dookanoan se kap de ke than a jate haian, kahian se baans, kahian se rassiyaan, kahian se ghi, kahian se lak di. vijetaoan ne dharm hi par vijay nahian paee hai, hridayoan par bhi vijay paee hai. sara nagar unaka samman karane ke lie utavala ho utha hai.

sandhh‍ya samay in dharm-vijetaoan ki arthiyaan nikalian. shahar phat p da. janaje pahale mandir-dvar par ge. mandir ke donoan dvar khule hue the. pujari aur brahyachari kisi ka pata n tha. sukhada ne mandir se tulasidal lakar arthiyoan par rakha aur marane valoan ke mukh mean charanamrit dala. inhian dvaroan ko khulavane ke lie yah bhishan sangram hua. ab vah dvar khula hua viroan ka svagat karane ke lie hath phailae hue hai par ye roothane vale ab dvar ki or aankh uthakar bhi nahian dekhate. kaise vichitr vijeta haian jis vastu ke lie pran die, usi se itana virag.

jara der ke bad arthiyaan nadi ki or chalian. vahi hindoo-samaj jo ek ghanta pahale in achhootoan se ghrina karata tha, is samay un arthiyoan par phooloan ki varsha kar raha tha. balidan mean kitani shakti hai-

aur sukhada- vah to vijay ki devi thi. pag-pag par usake nam ki jay-jayakar hoti thi. kahian phooloan ki varsha hoti thi, kahian meve ki, kahian rupayoan ki. gh di bhar pahale vah nagar mean nagany thi. is samay vah nagar ki rani thi. itana yash birale hi pate haian. use is samay vastav mean donoan taraph ke ooanche makan kuchh niche, aur s dak ke donoan or kh de hone vale manushy kuchh chhote maloom hote the, par itani namrata, itani vinay usamean kabhi n thi. mano is yash aur aishvary ke bhar se usaka sir jhuka jata ho.

idhar ganga ke tat par chitaean jal rahi thian udhar mandir is utsav ke anand mean dipakoan ke prakash se jagamaga raha tha mano viroan ki atmaean chamak rahi hoan॥

sanbandhit lekh

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