कर्मभूमि उपन्यास भाग-5 अध्याय-1

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

yah hamara lakhanoo ka seantal jel shahar se bahar khuli huee jagah mean hai. sukhada usi jel ke janane vard mean ek vriksh ke niche kh di badaloan ki ghu dadau d dekh rahi hai. barasat bit gee hai. akash mean b di dhoom se gher-ghar hota hai par chhiante p dakar rah jate haian. dani ke dil mean ab bhi daya hai par hath khali hai. jo kuchh tha, luta chuka.

jab koee aandar ata hai aur sadar dvar khulata hai, to sukhada dvar ke samane akar kh di ho jati hai. dvar ek hi kshan mean band ho jata hai par bahar ke sansar ki usi ek jhalak ke lie vah kee-kee ghante us vriksh ke niche kh di rahati hai, jo dvar ke samane hai. us mil-bhar ki char-divari ke aandar jaise dam ghutata hai. use yahaan ae abhi poore do mahine bhi nahian hue, par aisa jan p data hai, duniya mean n jane kya-kya parivartan ho ge. pathikoan ko rah chalate dekhane mean bhi ab ek vichitr anand tha. bahar ka sansar kabhi itana mohak natha.

vah kabhi-kabhi sochati hai-usane saphaee di hoti, to shayad bari ho jati par kya maloom tha, chitt ki yah dasha hogi. ve bhavanaean, jo kabhi bhoolakar man mean n ati thian, ab kisi rogi ki kupathy-cheshtaoan ki bhaanti man ko udvign karati rahati thian. jhoola jhoolane ki use kabhi ichchha n hoti thi par aj bar-bar ji chahata tha-rassi ho, to isi vriksh mean jhoola dalakar jhoole. ahate mean gvaloan ki l dakiyaan bhaiansean charati huee am ki ubali huee guthaliyaan to d-to dakar kha rahi haian. sukhada ne ek bar bachapan mean ek guthali chakhi thi. us vakt vah kasaili lagi thi. phir us anubhav ko usane nahian duharaya par is samay un guthaliyoan par usaka man lalacha raha hai. unaki kathorata, unaka soandhapan, unaki sugandh use kabhi itani priy n lagi thi. usaka chitt kuchh adhik komal ho gaya hai, jaise pal mean p dakar koee phal adhik rasila, svadisht, madhur, mulayam ho gaya ho. munne ko vah ek kshan ke lie bhi aankhoan se ojhal n hone deti. vahi usake jivan ka adhar tha. din mean kee bar usake lie doodh, halava adi pakati. usake sath dau dati, khelati, yahaan tak ki jab vah bua ya dada ke lie rota, to khud rone lagati thi. ab use bar-bar amar ki yad ati hai. usaki giraphtari aur saza ka samachar pakar unhoanne jo khat likha hoga, use padhane ke lie usaka man t dap-t dap kar rah jata hai.

ledi met'n ne akar kaha-sukhadadevi, tumhare sasur tumase milane ae haian. taiyar ho jao sahab ne bis minat ka samay diya hai.

sukhada ne chatapat munne ka muanh dhoya, ne kap de pahanae, jo kee din pahale jel mean sile the, aur use god mean lie met'n ke sath bahar nikali, mano pahale hi se taiyar baithi ho.

mulakat ka kamara jel ke madhay mean tha aur rasta bahar hi se tha. ek mahine ke bad jel se bahar nikalakar sukhada ko aisa ullas ho raha tha, mano koee rogi shayya se utha ho. ji chahata tha, samane ke maidan mean khoob uchhale aur munna to chi diyoan ke pichhe dau d raha tha.

lala samarakant vahaan pahale hi se baithe hue the. munne ko dekhate hi gadgad ho ge aur god mean uthakar bar-bar usaka muanh choomane lage. usake lie mithaee, khilaune, phal, kap da, poora ek gatthar lae the. sukhada bhi shradhda aur bhakti se pulakit ho uthi unake charanoan par gir p di aur rone lagi isalie nahian ki us par koee vipatti p di hai, balki rone mean hi anand a raha hai.

samarakant ne ashirvad dete hue poochha-yahaan tumhean jis bat ka kasht ho, met'n sahab se kahana. mujh par inaki b di kripa hai. munna ab sham ko roj bahar khela karega aur kisi bat ki takaliph to nahian hai-

sukhada ne dekha, samarakant dubale ho ge haian. sneh se usaka hriday jaise jhalak utha. boli-maian to yahaan b de aram se hooan par ap kyoan itane dubale ho ge haian-

'yah n poochho, yah poochho ki ap jite kaise haian- naina bhi chali gee, ab ghar bhootoan ka dera ho gaya hai. sunata hooan lala maniram apane pita se alag hokar doosara vivah karane ja rahe haian. tumhari mataji tirth-yatra karane chali geean. shahar mean aandolan chalaya ja raha hai. us zamin par din-bhar janata ki bhi d lagi rahati hai. kuchh log rat ko vahaan sote haian. ek din to rato-rat vahaan saiankadoan jhoanp de kh de ho ge lekin doosare din pulis ne unhean jala diya aur kee chaudhariyoan ko pak d liya.'

sukhada ne man-hi-man harshit hokar poochha-yah logoan ne kya nadani ki vahaan ab kothiyaan banane lagi hoangi-

samarakant bole-haan eeantean, choona, surkhi to jama ki gee thi lekin ek din ratoan-rat sara saman u d gaya. eeantean bakher di geean, choona mitti mean mila diya gaya. tab se vahaan kisi ko majoor hi nahian milate. n koee beladar jata hai, n karigar. rat ko pulis ka pahara rahata hai. vahi budhiya pathanin ajakal vahaan sab kuchh kar-dhar rahi hai. aisa sangathan kar liya hai ki ashchary hota hai.

jis kam mean vah asaphal huee, use vah khappat budhiya suchaee roop se chala rahi hai is vichar se usake atmabhiman ko chot lagi. boli-vah budhiya to chal-phir bhi n pati thi.

'haan, vahi budhiya achchhe-achchhoan ke daant khatte kar rahi hai. janata ko to usane aise mutthi mean kar liya hai ki kya kahooan- bhitar baithe hue kal ghumane vale shanti baboo haian.'

sukhada ne aj tak unase ya kisi se, amarakant ke vishay mean kuchh n poochha tha par is vakt vah man ko n rok saki-haridvar se koee patr aya tha-

lala samarakant ki mudra kathor ho gee. bole-haan, aya tha. usi shohade salim ka khat tha. vahi us ilake ka hakim hai. usane bhi pak d-dhak d shuroo kar di hai. usane khud lalaji ko giraphtar kiya. yah apake mitroan ka hal hai. ab aankhean khuli hoangi. mera kya big da- ab thokarean kha rahe haian. ab jel mean chakki pis rahe hoange. ge the gariboan ki seva karane. yah usi ka upahar hai. maian to aise mitr ko goli mar deta. giraphtar tak hue par mujhe patr n likha. usake hisab se to maian mar gaya magar bundha abhi marane ka nam nahian leta, chain se khata hai aur sota hai. kisi ke manane se nahian mara jata. jara yah muthamaradi dekho ki ghar mean kisi ko khabar tak n di. maian dushman tha, naina to dushman n thi, shantikumar to dushman n the. yahaan se koee jakar mukadame ki pairavi karata, to e, bi. ka darja to mil jata. nahian, mamooli kaidiyoan ki tarah p de hue haian ap roeange, mera kya big data hai.

sukhada katar kanth se boli-ap ab kyoan nahian chale jate-

samarakant ne nak siko dakar kaha-maian kyoan jaooan, apane karmoan ka phal bhoge. vah l daki jo thi, sakina, usaki shadi ki batachit usi dusht salim se ho rahi hai, jisane lalaji ko giraphtar kiya hai. ab aankhean khuli hoangi.

sukhada ne sahridayata se bhare hue svar mean kaha-ap to unhean kos rahe haian, dada vastav mean dosh unaka n tha. sarasar mera aparadh tha. unaka-sa tapasvi purush mujh-jaisi vilasini ke sath kaise prasann rah sakata tha balki yoan kaho ki dosh n mera tha, n apaka, n unaka, sara vish lakshmi ne boya. apake ghar mean unake lie sthan n tha. ap unase barabar khianche rahate the. maian bhi usi jalavayu mean pali thi. unhean n pahachan saki. vah achchha ya bura jo kuchh karate the, ghar mean usaka virodh hota tha. bat-bat par unaka apaman kiya jata tha. aisi dasha mean koee bhi santusht n rah sakata tha. maianne yahaan ekaant mean is prashn par khoob vichar kiya hai aur mujhe apana dosh svikar karane mean leshamatr bhi sankoch nahian hai. ap ek kshan bhi yahaan n thaharean. vahaan jakar adhikariyoan se milean, salim se milean aur unake lie jo kuchh ho sake, karean. hamane unaki vishal tapasvi atma ko bhog ke bandhano se bandhakar rakhana chaha tha. akash mean u dane vale pakshi ko pij de mean band karana chahate the. jab pakshi pianj de ko to dakar u d gaya, to maianne samajha, maian abhagini hooan. aj mujhe maloom ho raha hai, vah mera param saubhagy tha.

samarakant ek kshan tak chakit netroan se sukhada ki or takate rahe, mano apane kanoan par vishvas n a raha ho. is shital kshama ne jaise unake murajhae hue putr-sneh ko hara kar diya. bole-isaki to maianne khoob jaanch ki, bat kuchh nahian thi. us par krodh tha, usi krodh mean jo kuchh muanh mean a gaya, bak gaya. yah aib usamean kabhi n tha lekin us vakt maian bhi aandha ho raha tha. phir maian kahata hooan, mithya nahian, saty hi sahi, solahoan ane saty sahi, to kya sansar mean jitane aise manushy haian, unaki garadan kat di jati hai- maian b de-b de vyabhichariyoan ke samane mastak navata hooan. to phir apane hi ghar mean aur unhian ke oopar jinase kisi pratikar ki shanka nahian, dharm aur sadachar ka sara bhar lad diya jay- manushy par jab prem ka bandhan nahian hota tabhi vah vyabhichar karane lagata hai. bhikshuk dvar-dvar isilie jata hai ki ek dvar se usaki kshudha-tripti nahian hoti. agar ise dosh bhi man looan, to eeshvar ne kyoan nirdosh sansar nahian banaya- jo kaho ki eeshvar ki ichchha aisi nahian hai, to maian poochhooanga, jab sab eeshvar ke adhin hai, to vah man ko aisa kyoan bana deta hai ki use kisi tooti jhoanp di ki bhaanti bahut-si thooniyoan se sanbhalana p de. yahaan to aisa hi hai jaise kisi rogi se kaha jay ki too achchha ho ja. agar rogi mean samarthy hoti, to vah bimar hi kyoan p data-

ek hi saans mean apane hriday ka sara maliny uandel dene ke bad lalaji dam lene ke lie rook ge. jo kuchh idhar-udhar laga-chipata rah gaya ho, shayad use bhi khurachakar nikal dene ka prayatn kar rahe the.

sukhada ne poochha-to ap vahaan kab ja rahe haian-

lalaji ne tatparata se kaha-aj hi, idhar hi se chala jaooanga. suna hai, vahaan joroan se daman ho raha hai. ab to vahaan ka hal samachar-patroan mean bhi chhapane laga. kee din hue, munni nam ki koee stri bhi kee adamiyoan ke sath giraphtar huee hai. kuchh isi tarah ki halachal sare praant, balki sare desh mean machi huee hai. sabhi jagah pak d-dhak d ho rahi hai.

balak kamare ke bahar nikal gaya tha. lalaji ne use pukara, to vah s dak ki or bhaga. samarakant bhi usake pichhe dau de. balak ne samajha, khel ho raha hai. aur tej dau da. dhaee-tin sal ke balak ki tezihi kya, kintu samarakant jaise sthool adami ke lie poori kasarat thi. b di mushkil se use pak da.

ek minat ke bad kuchh is bhav se bole, jaise koee saragarbhit kathan ho-maian to sochata hooan, jo log jati-hit ke lie apani jan hom karane ko haradam taiyar rahate haian, unaki buraiyoan par nigah hi n dalani chahie.

sukhada ne virodh kiya-yah n kahie, dada aise manushyoan ka charitr adarsh hona chahie nahian to unake paropakar mean bhi svarth aur vasana ki gandh ane lagegi.

samarakant ne tath‍vajnan ki bat kahi-svarth maian usi ko kahata hooan, jisake milane se chitt ko harsh aur n milane se kshobh ho. aisa prani, jise harsh aur kshobh ho hi nahian, manushy nahian, devata bhi nahian, j d hai.

sukhada muskaraee-to sansar mean koee nisvarth ho hi nahian sakata-

'asanbhav svarth chhota ho, to svarth hai b da ho, to upakar hai. mera to vichar hai, eeshvar-bhakti bhi svarth hai.'

mulakat ka samay kab ka gujar chuka tha. met'n ab aur riayat n kar sakati thi. samarakant ne balak ko pyar kiya, bahoo ko ashirvad diya aur bahar nikale.

bahut dinoan ke bad aj unhean apane bhitar anand aur prakash ka anubhav hua, mano chandradev ke mukh se meghoan ka avaran hat gaya ho.