कर्मभूमि उपन्यास भाग-5 अध्याय-3

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

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pulis ne us paha di ilake ka ghera dal rakha tha. sipahi aur savar chaubisoan ghante ghoomate rahate the. paanch adamiyoan se jyada ek jagah jama n ho sakate the. sham ko ath baje ke bad koee ghar se nikal n sakata tha. pulis ko ittila die bagair ghar mean mehaman ko thaharane ki bhi manahi thi. fauji qanoon jari kar diya gaya tha. kitane hi ghar jala die ge the aur unake rahane vale haboo doan ki bhaanti vrikshoan ke niche bal-bachchoan ko lie p de the. pathashala mean ag laga di gee thi aur usaki adhi-adhi kali divarean mano kesh khole matam kar rahi thian. svami atmanand baans ki chhatari lagae ab bhi vahaan date hue the. jara-sa mauqa pate hi idhar-udhar se das-bis adami akar jama ho jate par savaroan ko ate dekha aur gayab.

sahasa lala samarakant ek gatthar pith par lade madarase ke samane akar kh de ho ge. svami ne dau dakar unaka bistar le liya aur khat ki fikr mean dau de. gaanv-bhar mean bijali ki tarah khabar dau d gee-bhaiya ke bap ae haian. haian to vridhd magar abhi tanaman haian. seth-sahookar se lagate haian. ek kshan mean bahut se adamiyoan ne akar gher liya. kisi ke sir mean patti bandhi thi, kisi ke hath mean. kee lang da rahe the. sham ho gee aur aj koee vishesh khataka n dekhakar aur sare ilake mean dande ke bal se shaanti sthapit karake pulis vishram kar rahi thi. bechare rat-din dau date-dau date adhamare ho ge the.

good d ne lathi tekate hue akar samarakant ke charan chhue aur bole-amar bhaiya ka samachar to apako mila hoga. ajakal to pulis ka dhava hai. hakim kahata hai-barah ane leange, ham kahate haian hamare pas hai hi nahian, dean kahaan se- bahut-se log to gaanv chho dakar bhag ge. jo haian, unaki dasa ap dekh hi rahe haian. munni bahoo ko pak dakar jel mean dal diya. ap aise samay mean ae ki apaki kuchh khatir bhi nahian kar sakate.

samarakant madarase ke chabootare par baith ge aur sir par hath rakhakar sochane lage-in gariboan ki kya sahayata karean- krodh ki ek jvala-si uthakar rom-rom mean vyapt ho gee, poochha-yahaan koee aphasar bhi to hoga-

good d ne kaha-haan, aphasar to ek nahian, pachchis haian ji. sabase b da aphasar to vahi miyaanji haian, jo amar bhaiya ke dost haian.

'tum logoan ne us lagange se poochha nahian-marapit kyoan karate ho, kya yah bhi qanoon hai?'

good d ne saloni ki m daiya ki or dekhakar kaha-bhaiya, kahate to sab kuchh haian, jab koee sune salim sahab ne khud apane hathoan se hantar mare. unaki bedardi dekhakar pulis vale bhi daantoan tale uangali dabate the. saloni meri bhavaj lagati hai. usane unake muanh par thook diya tha. yah use n karana chahie tha. pagalapan tha aur kya- miyaan sahab ag ho ge aur budhiya ko itane hantar jamae ki bhagavanh hi bachae to bache. murda vah bhi hai apani dhun ki pakki, harek hantar par gali deti thi. jab bedam hokar gir p di, tab jakar usaka muanh band hua. bhaiya use kaki-kaki karate rahate the. kahian se avean, sabase pahale kaki ke pas jate the. uthane layaq hoti to zaroor-se-zaroor ati.

atmanand ne chidhakar kaha-are to ab rahane bhi de, kya sab aj hi kah daloge- pani mangavao, ap hath-muanh dhoean, jara aram karane do, thake-maande a rahe haian-vah dekho, saloni ko bhi khabar mil gee, lathi tekati chali a rahi hai .

saloni ne pas akar kaha-kahaan ho devaraji, savan mean ate to tumhare sath jhoola jhoolati, chale ho katik mean jisaka aisa saradar aur aisa beta, use kisaka dar aur kisaki chianta tumhean dekhakar sara du:kh bhool gee, devaraji .

samarakant ne dekha-saloni ki sari deh sooj uthi hai aur sa di par lahoo ke dag sookhakar katthee ho ge haian. muanh sooja hua hai. is murade par itana krodh us par vidvanh banata hai unaki aankhoan mean khoon utar aya. hiansa-bhavana man mean prachand ho uthi. nirbal krodh aur chahe kuchh n kar sake, bhagavanh ki khabar zaroor leta hai. tum aantaryami ho, sarvashaktiman ho, dinoan ke rakshak ho aur tumhari aankhoan ke samane yah aandher is jagath ka niyanta koee nahian hai. koee dayamay bhagavanh srishti ka karta hota, to yah atyachar n hota achchhe sarvashaktiman ho. kyoan narapishachoan ke hriday mean nahian paith jate, ya vahaan tumhari pahuanch nahian hai- kahate haian, yah sab bhagavanh ki lila hai. achchhi lila hai agar tumhean is vyapar ki khabar nahian hai, to phir sarvavyapi kyoan kahalate ho-

samarakant dharmik pravritti ke adami the. dharm-granthoan ka adhayayan kiya tha. bhagavadgita ka nity path kiya karate the, par is samay vah sara dharmajnan unhean pakhand-sa pratit hua.

vah usi tarah uth kh de hue aur poochha-salim to sadar mean hoga-

atmanand ne kaha-ajakal to yahian p dav hai. dak bangale mean thahare hue haian.

'maian jara unase milooanga.'

'abhi vah krodh mean haian, ap milakar kya kijiega. apako bhi apashabd kah baitheange.'

'yahi dekhane to jata hooan ki manushy ki pashuta kis sima tak ja sakati hai.'

'to chalie, maian bhi apake sath chalata hooan.'

good d bol uthe-nahian-nahian, tum n jiyo, svamiji bhaiya, yah haian to sannyasi aur daya ke avatar, murda krodh mean bhi durvasa muni se kam nahian haian. jab hakim sahab saloni ko mar rahe the, tab char adami inhean pak de hue the, nahian to us bakhat miyaan ka khoon choos lete, chahe pichhe se phaansi ho jati. gaanv bhar ki maraham-patti inhian ke supurd hai.

saloni ne samarakant ka hath pak dakar kaha-maian chalooangi tumhare sath devaraji. use dikha dooangi ki budhiya teri chhati par mooang dalane ko baithi huee hai too maranahar hai, to koee tujhase b da rakhanahar bhi hai. jab tak usaka hukam n hoga, too kya mar sakega .

bhagavanh mean usaki yah apar nishtha dekhakar samarakant ki aankhean sajal ho geean, socha -mujhase to ye moorkh hi achchhe jo itani pi da aur du:kh sahakar bhi tumhara hi nam ratate haian. bole-nahian bhabhi, mujhe akele jane do. maian abhi unase do-do batean karake laut ata hooan.

saloni lathi sanbhal rahi thi ki samarakant chal p de. teja aur durajan age-age dak bangale ka rasta dikhate hue chale.

teja ne poochha-dada, jab amar bhaiya chhote-se the, to b de shaitan the n-

samarakant ne is prashn ka ashay n samajhakar kaha-nahian to, vah to l dakapan hi se b da sushil tha.

durajan tali bajakar bola-ab kaho tejoo, hare ki nahian- dada, hamara-inaka yah jhag da hai ki yah kahate haian, jo l dake bachapan mean b de shaitan hote haian, vahi b de hokar sushil ho jate haian, aur maian kahata hooan, jo l dakapan mean sushil hote haian, vahi b de hokar bhi sushil rahate haian. jo bat adami mean hai nahian vah bich mean kahaan se a jaegi-

teja ne shanka ki-l dake mean to akal bhi nahian hoti, javan hone par kahaan se a jati hai- akhuve mean to khali do dal hote haian, phir unamean dal-pat kahaan se a jate haian- yah koee bat nahian. maian aise kitane hi nami adamiyoan ke udaharan de sakata hooan, jo bachapan mean b de paji the, par age chalakar mahatma ho ge.

samarakant ko balakoan ke is tark mean b da anand aya. madhayasth banakar donoan or kuchh sahara dete jate the. raste mean ek jagah kich d bhara hua tha. samarakant ke joote kich d mean phansakar paanv se nikal ge. is par b di hansi huee.

samane se paanch savar ate dikhaee die. teja ne ek patthar uthakar ek savar par nishana mara. usaki pag di zamin par gir p di. vah to gho de se utarakar pag di uthane laga, baki charoan gho de dau date hue samarakant ke pas a pahuanche.

teja dau dakar ek pe d par chadh gaya. do savar usake pichhe dau de aur niche se galiyaan dene lage. baki tin savaroan ne samarakant ko gher liya aur ek ne hantar nikalakar oopar uthaya hi tha ki ekaek chauank p da aur bola-are ap haian sethaji ap yahaan kahaan-

sethaji ne salim ko pahachanakar kaha-haan-haan, chala do hantar, rook kyoan ge- apani karagujari dikhane ka aisa mauqa phir kahaan milega- hakim hokar gariboan par hantar n chalaya, to hakimi kis kam ki-

salim lajjit ho gaya-ap in lauandoan ki shararat dekh rahe haian, phir bhi mujhi ko kasooravar thaharate haian. usane aisa patthar mara ki in darogaji ki pag di gir gee. khairiyat huee ki aankh mean n laga.

samarakant avesh mean auchity ko bhoolakar bole-thik to hai, jab us lauande ne patthar chalaya, jo abhi nadan hai, to phir hamare hakim sahab jo vidya ke saphar haian, kya hantar bhi n chalaean - kah do donoan savar pe d par chadh jaean, lauande ko dhakel dean, niche gir p de. mar jaega, to kya hua, hakim se beadabi karane ki saza to pa jaega.

salim ne saphaee di-ap to abhi ae haian, apako kya khabar yahaan ke log kitane muphasid haian- ek budhiya ne mere muanh par thook diya, maianne jabt kiya, varana sara gaanv jel mean hota.

samarakant yah bamagola khakar bhi parast n hue-tumhare jabt ki banagi dekhe a raha hooan beta, ab muanh n khulavao. vah agar jahil besamajh aurat thi, to tumhian ne alim-gajil hokar kon-si sharaphat ki- usaki sari deh lahoo-luhan ho rahi hai. shayad bachegi bhi nahian. kuchh yad hai kitane adamiyoan ke aang-bhang hue- sab tumhare nam ki duaean de rahe haian. agar unase rupaye n vasool hote the, to bedakhal kar sakate the, unaki phasal kurk kar sakate the. mar-pit ka qanoon kahaan se nikala-

'bedakhali se kya natija, zamin ka yahaan kaun kharidadar hai- akhir sarakari rakam kaise vasool ki jae?'

'to mar dalo sare gaanv ko, dekho kitane rupaye vasool hote haian. tumase mujhe aisi asha n thi, magar shayad hukoomat mean kuchh nasha hota hai.'

'apane abhi in logoan ki badamashi nahian dekhi. mere sath aie, to maian sari dastan sunaooan ap is vakt a kahaan se rahe haian?'

samarakant ne apane lakhanoo ane aur sukhada se milane ka hal kaha. phir matalab ki bat chhe di-amar to yahian hoga- suna, tisare daraje mean rakha gaya hai.

aandhera jyada ho gaya tha. kuchh thand bhi p dane lagi thi. char savar to gaanv ki taraph chale ge, salim gho de ki ras thame hue paanv-paanv samarakant ke sath dak bangale chala.

kuchh door chalane ke bad samarakant bole-tumane dost ke sath khoob dosti nibhaee. jel bhej diya, achchha kiya, magar kam-se-kam use koee achchha daraja to dila dete. magar hakim thahare, apane dost ki sipharish kaise karate-

salim ne vyathit kanth se kaha-ap to lalaji, mujhi par sara gussa utar rahe haian. maianne to doosara daraja dila diya tha magar amar khud mamooli kaidiyoan ke sath rahane par zid karane lage, to maian kya karata- meri badanasibi hai ki yahaan ate hi mujhe vah sab kuchh karana p da, jisase mujhe napharat thi.

dak bangale pahuanchakar sethaji ek aramakurasi par let ge aur bole-to mera yahaan ana vyarth hua. jab vah apani khushi se tisare daraje mean hai, to lachari hai. mulakat ho jaegi-

salim ne uttar diya-maian apake sath chalooanga. mulakat ki tarikh to abhi nahian aee hai, magar jel vale shayad man jaean. haan, aandesha amar ki taraph se hai. vah kisi kism ki riayat nahian chahate.

usane jara muskarakar kaha-ab to ap bhi in kamoan mean sharik hone lage-

sethaji ne namrata se kaha-ab maian is umr mean kya kam karooanga. boodhe dil mean javani ka josh kahaan se ae- bahoo jel mean hai, l daka jel mean hai, shayad l daki bhi jel ki taiyari kar rahi hai aur maian chain se khata-pita hooan. aram se sota hooan. meri aulad mere papoan ka prayashchit kar rahi hai, maianne gariboan ka kitana khoon choosa hai, kitane ghar tabah kie haian. usaki yad karake khud sharmianda ho jata hooan. agar javani mean samajh a gee hoti, to kuchh apana sudhar karata. ab kya karooanga- bap santan ka guru hota hai. usi ke pichhe l dake chalate haian. mujhe apane l dakoan ke pichhe chalana p da. maian dharm ki asaliyat ko n samajhakar dharm ke svaang ko dharm samajhe hue tha. yahi meri ziandagi ki sabase b di bhool thi. mujhe to aisa maloom hota hai ki duniya ka kaianda hi big da hua hai. jab tak hamean jayadad paida karane ki dhun rahegi, ham dharm se kosoan door raheange. eeshvar ne sansar ko kh‍yoan is dhang par lagaya, yah meri samajh mean nahian ata. duniya ko jayadad ke moh-bandhan se chhu dana p dega, tabhi adami adami hoga, tabhi duniya se pap ka nash hoga.

salim aisi ooanchi batoan mean n p dana chahata tha. usane socha-jab maian bhi inaki tarah ziandagi ke sukh bhog looanga to marate-samay philasaphar ban jaooanga. donoan kee minat tak chupachap baithe rahe. phir lalaji sneh se bhare svar mean bole-naukar ho jane par adami ko malik ka hukm manana hi p data hai. isaki maian buraee nahian karata. haan, ek bat kahooanga. jin par tumane julm kiya hai, chalakar unake aansoo poanchh do. yah garib adami tho di-si bhalamanasi se kaboo mean a jate haian. sarakar ki niti to tum nahian badal sakate, lekin itana to kar sakate ho ki kisi par beja sakhti n karo.

salim ne sharamate hue kaha-logoan ki gustakhi par gussa a jata hai, varana maian to khud nahian chahata ki kisi par sakhti karooan. phir sir par kitani b di zimmedari hai. lagan n vasool hua, to maian kitana nalayaq samajha jaooanga-

samarakant ne tej hokar kaha-to beta, lagan to n vasool hoga, haan adamiyoan ke khoon se hath rang sakate ho.

'yahi to dekhana hai.'

'dekh lena. maianne bhi isi duniya mean bal saphed kie haian. hamare kisan aphasaroan ki soorat se kaanpate the, lekin jamana badal raha hai. ab unhean bhi man-apaman ka khayal hota hai. tum murti mean badanami utha rahe ho.'

'apana pharj ada karana badanami hai, to mujhe usaki paravah nahian.'

samarakant ne aphasari ke is abhiman par hansakar kaha-pharj mean tho di-si mithas mila dene se kisi ka kuchh nahian big data, haan, ban bahut kuchh jata hai, yah bechare kisan aise garib haian ki tho di-si hamadardi karake unhean apana gulam bana sakate ho. hukoomat vah bahut jhel chuke. ab bhalamanasi ka baratab chahate haian. jis aurat ko tumane hantaroan se mara, use ek bar mata kahakar usaki garadan kat sakate the. yah mat samajho ki tum un par hukoomat karane ae ho. yah samajho ki unaki seva karane ae ho man liya, tumhean talab sarakar se milati hai, lekin ati to hai inhian ki gaanth se. koee moorkh ho to use samajhaooan. tum bhagavanh ki kripa se ap hi vidvanh ho. tumhean kya samajhaooan- tum pulis valoan ki batoan mean a ge. yahi bat hai n-

salim bhala yah kaise svikar karata-

lekin samarakant a de rahe-maian ise nahian man sakata. tum to kisi se najar nahian lena chahate, lekin jin logoan ki rotiyaan noch-khasot par chalati haian unhoanne zaroor tumhean bhara hoga. tumhara chehara kahe deta hai ki tumhean gariboan par julm karane ka afasos hai. maian yah to nahian chahata ki ath ane se ek paee bhi jyada vasool karo, lekin dilajoee ke sath tum beshi bhi vasool kar sakate ho. jo bhookhoan marate haian chith de pahanakar aur pual mean sokar din katate haian unase ek paisa bhi dabakar lena anyay hai. jab ham aur tum do-char ghante aram se kam karake aram se rahana chahate haian, jayadadean banana chahate haian, shauq ki chizean jama karate haian, to kya yah anyay nahian hai ki jo log stri-bachchoan samet atharah ghante roj kam karean, vah roti-kap de ko tarasean- bechare garib haian, bejaban haian, apane ko sangathit nahian kar sakate, isalie sabhi chhote-b de un par rob jamate haian. magar tum jaise sahriday aur vidvanh log bhi vahi karane lagean, jo mamooli amale karate haian, to afasos hota hai. apane sath kisi ko mat lo, mere sath chalo. maian jimma leta hooan ki koee tumase gustakhi n karega. unake jakhm par maraham rakh do, maian itana hi chahata hooan. jab tak jieange, bechare tumhean yad kareange. sadbhav mean sammohan ka-sa asar hota hai.

salim ka hriday abhi itana kala n hua tha ki us par koee rang hi n chadhata. sakuchata hua bola-meri taraph se ap hi ko kahana p dega.

'haan-haan, yah sab maian kah dooanga, lekin aisa n ho, maian udhar chalooan, idhar tum hantarabaji shuroo karo.'

'ab jyada sharmianda n kijie.'

'tum yah tajavij kyoan nahian karate ki asamiyoan ki halat ki jaanch ki jay. aankhean band karake hukm manana tumhara kam nahian. pahale apana itminan to kar lo ki tum beiansaphi to nahian kar rahe ho- tum khud aisi riport kyoan nahian likhate- mumakin hai hukkam ise pasand n karean, lekin hak ke lie kuchh nukasan uthana p de, to kya chianta?'

salim ko yah batean nyay-sangat jan p dian. khooante ki patali nok zamin ke aandar pahuanch chuki thi. bola-is bujurgana salah ke lie apaka ehasanamand hooan aur us par amal karane ki koshish karooanga.

bhojan ka samay a gaya tha. salim ne poochha-apake lie kya khana banavaooan-

'jo chahe banavao, par itana yad rakho ki maian hindoo hooan aur purane jamane ka adami hooan. abhi tak chhoot-chhat ko manata hooan.'

'ap chhoot-chhat ko achchha samajhate haian?'

'achchha to nahian samajhata par manata hooan.'

'tab manate hi kyoan haian?'

'isalie ki sanskaroan ko mitana mushkil hai. agar zaroorat p de, to maian tumhara mal uthakar pheank dooanga lekin tumhari thali mean mujhase n khaya jaega.'

'maian to aj apako apane sath baithakar khilaooanga.'

'tum pyaj, maans, aande khate ho. mujhase to un baratanoan mean khaya hi n jaega.'

'ap yah sab kuchh n khaiega magar mere sath baithana p dega. maian roj sabun lagakar nahata hooan.'

'baratanoan ko khoob saf kara lena.'

'apaka khana hindoo banaega, sahab bas, ek mej par baithakar kha lena.'

'achchha kha looanga, bhaee maian doodh aur ghi khoob khata hooan.'

sethaji to sandhh‍yopasan karane baithe, phir path karane lage. idhar salim ke sath ke ek hindoo kaanstebal ne poori, kachauri, halava, khir pakaee. dahi pahale hi se rakha hua tha. salim khud aj yahi bhojan karega. sethaji sandhh‍ya karake laute, to dekha do kanbal bichhe hue haian aur thaliyaan rakhi huee haian.

sethaji ne khush hokar kaha-yah tumane bahut achchha intazam kiya.

salim ne hansakar kaha-maianne socha, apaka dharm kyoan looan, nahian ek hi kanbal rakhata.

'agar yah khayal hai, to tum mere kanbal par a jao. nahian, maian hi ata hooan.'

vah thali uthakar salim ke kanbal par a baithe. apane vichar mean aj unhoanne apane jivan ka sabase mahanh tyag kiya. sari sanpatti dan dekar bhi unaka hriday itana gauravanvit n hota.

salim ne chutaki li-ab to ap musalaman ho ge.

sethaji bole-maian musalaman nahian hua. tum hindoo ho ge.