काठ का सपना (कहानी) -गजानन माधव मुक्तिबोध

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

bhari, dhuaanti maili ag jo man mean hai aur kabhi-kabhi sunahali aanch bhi deti hai. poora shanishh‍chari roop. ve ek balika ke pita haian, aur vah balika ek ghar ke baramade ki gali mean nikali muander par baithi hai, apane pita ko dekhati huee. unh‍hean dekh usake dubale pile chehare par mush‍karahat khilati hai. aur vah apane donoan hath age kar deti hai jisase ki usake kaka use apane kandhoan par le lean.

usake pita apani balikaoan ko dekh prasanh‍n nahian hote haian. vikshubh‍dh ho jata hai unaka man. nanh‍hian balika saroj ka pila utara chehara, tan mean phata hua sirph ek 'phrak' aur usake dubale hath unh‍hean balika ke prati apane kartavh‍y ki yad dilate haian; aise kartavh‍y ki jise ve poora nahian kar sake, kar bhi nahian sakegean, nahian kar sakate the. apani akshamata ke bodh se ye chidh jate haian. aur ve us nanh‍hian balika ko daant kar poochhate haian, 'yahaan kh‍yoan baithi hai? aandar kh‍yoan nahian jati.'

balika saroj, ganbhir, vriddh darshanik-si baithi rahati hai. apane krodh par pita ko lajh‍ja ati hai. unaka man galane lagata hai. unake hriday mean bachh‍chi ke prati ph‍yar um data hai. ve use apane kandhe par le lete haian. ooanche uthane ka sukh anubhav kar bachh‍chi muskara uthati hai.

pita bachh‍chi ko lie ghar mean pravesh karate haian to ek thanda soona, matiyali bas-bhara aandhera prash‍tut hota hai, pichhava de ke aantim chhor mean asaman ki nilaee ka ek chhota chaukor tuk da kh da hua hai! vah daravaja hai.

ghar mean koee nahian hai.

sirph do saansean haian,

ek pita ki.

doosari putri ki.

ve ek aandhere kone mean baith jate haian aur unake ghutanoan mean vah balika hai. usaka chehara pita ko dikhaee nahian deta. phir bhi vah poora-ka-poora mahasoos hota hai. ve chupachap usake gal par hath pherate jate haian aur sochate haian ki vah l daki mere saman hi dhairyavan hai, sab kuchh pahachanati hai. b di ph‍yari l daki hai. unh‍hean lagata hai ki unaki aankhe tar ho rahi haian.

ekaek khayal ata hai ki agar ghar mean b da aeena hota to achh‍chha hota; apani b di aansoo-bhari soorat ki badasoorati dekh lete. unh‍hean umar rasida adamiyoan ka rona achh‍chha nahian lagata.

samane, aandhere mean, rang-birangi par dhuandhali akritiyaan tair jati haian. suandar cheharevali ek l daki hai, vah unaki saroj hai! narangi sa di hai, sunahali kinari hai saphed bh‍lauj hai! gale mean har hai. hathoan mean rang-birangi choo diyaan haian - ek-ek darjan! pati ke ghar se vapas lauti hai. khush hai, damad maikenikal ianjiniyar hai jisaki garib soorat hai. aur vah bahar baramade mean kurasi par baitha hai; kh‍ya kare soojhata nahian!

ghar mean unaki sh‍tri poo di bana rahi hai. pakau diyaan ban rahi haian. bahut-bahut-si chijean haian. bhag-dau d hai. halh‍la-gulh‍la hai. shor-sharaba hai. log a-a kar baith rahe haian - a rahe haian, ja rahe haian. pas-p dos ki lugaiyaan chauke mean madad kar rahi haian. aur unake dil mean... kh‍ya karean, kh‍ya n karean, sab kuchh kar dalean! kh‍ya hi achh‍chha hota ki unamean yah takat hoti ki ve sabako prasanh‍n kar sakate aur sari duniya ko khush dekh sakate. ...ki itane mean sapana toot jata hai.

baramade ka daravaja baj uthata hai. pairoan ki avaj se saph jahir hota hai ki sh‍tri, jo kahian gee thi laut aee hai.

aandar a kar dekhati hai. use achanbha hota hai. 'yahaan kh‍ya kar rahe ho?'

usaki avaj gooanjati hai. jaise lohe ki saankal bajati hai. jaise eeman bajata hai!

'saroj kahaan hai?'

koee avaj nahian! saroj aur usake pita sh‍tabh‍dh baithe haian.

pita bolate haian mano chhati ke kaph ko chirati huee gharagharati avaj a rahi ho. kahate haian, 'kahaan gee thi? ghar b da soona lag raha tha.'

sh‍tri koee javab nahian de kar vahaan se chali jati hai. aangan mean pahuanch kar, jamin mean g da hua ek purana pe d, jo kat chuka hai aur jisaki jhilliyaan bikhari haian, us par pair rakh kar kh di hoti hai. jamin mean us kate pe d mean se jamin ki tahean chhoote hue ne aankur nikale haian. bad me un par se utar kar vah jhilliyaan binati hai. p dos se laee huee kulh‍ha di chala kar un adhakate thooanthoan se lak di nikalane ka khayal ata hai. lekin katane ka ji nahian hota. isalie jhilliyaan bin kar vah unaka ek dher bana deti hai aur phir aangan ki divar ki muander par chadh jati hai, kh‍yoanki us muander ke ek or nim ki ek sookhi dal nikal aee hai.

use vah to dati hai. ooanchi muander par chadh kar nim ki sookhi dal to d lane ka jo sahas hai, us sahas se diph‍t ho kar vah praphulh‍l ho jati hai. sari lak di thande choolh‍he ke pas lati hai, jama kar deti hai.

saroj pita ki god se uth aee hai. vah dekhati hai ki choolh‍he mean sunahali jh‍vala nikal rahi hai! vah dekhati hai, aur dekhati rah jati hai. use us jh‍vala ka rang achh‍chha lagata hai. vah choolh‍he ke pas ja kar baith gee hai. usaki ridh ki haddi du:kh rahi hai, par choolh‍he mean jalati hee jh‍vala use achh‍chhi lag rahi hai.

sara chauka suhana ho uthata hai - bhoora-matiyala, saph-suthara! bhit ki patiya par rakhi pital ki ek bhagoni, chhote-chhote do gilas aur do katoriyaan, kaisi chamachama rahi haian, kitani suandar! un par maan ka hath phira hai. tabhi to... tabhi to....

subah ke pakae bhat mean pani dala jata hai aur namak! choolh‍he par chadh gaya hai bhat! subah ka besan bhi hai. usamean pani mila diya jata hai. use bhi choolh‍he ke doosare muanh par rakh diya gaya hai, sijhata rahega!

saroj bolati nahian, maan bolati nahian, pita bolate nahian!

jab vah nanh‍hi balika bhojan kar chuki to usaki jan mean jan aee. bore par bichhe, maan ke chith de se bane, apane mulayam bish‍tar par vah so gee. pitaji ke bish‍tar se sata hua usaka bish‍tar hai! ve use apane pas nahian lete. rat ko vah bish‍tar gila karati hai, isalie!

donoan tathakathit bish‍taroan par let ge haian! donoan ko niand nahian! donoan ek doosare se kuchh kahana chahate haian; kahana avashh‍yak hai. us poorv-jnan ko ve kahana-sunana nahian cha‍hate. vah poorv-jnan vedanakarak hai, isalie use n kahana hi achh‍chha! phir bhi n kahane se kam nahian banata, kh‍yoanki kah-sun lene se apane-apane nivedanoan par sil lag jati hai, vh‍yaktigat muhar lag jati hai. vah vh‍yaktigat muhar abhi lagi nahian haian. har ek uth‍tar har ek jnan hai. phir bhi bahut kuchh ajnat chhoot jata hai!

ve nahian cha‍hate the ki rat mean niand ke pahale ke ye kuchh kshan kharab ho jaean, man:sthiti vikrit ho aur durdamaniy chianta se grash‍t ho kar ve rat-bhar jagate-karahate rahean. nahian, aisa nahian! chianta subah uth kar kareange. rat hai. yah rat apani hai. kal ki kal dekhi jaegi!

kiantu in khayaloan se mathe ka dukhana nahian thamata, deh ki thakan door nahian hoti, asantosh ki ag aur bebasi ka dhuaan door nahian hota.

nahian, usaka ek upay hai! jabaradash‍ti niand lane ke lie ap ek se sau tak ginate jaie! is tarah, ap kee bar gineange, dimag thak jaega aur ap hi ap bhitar aandhera chha jaega. ek doosara tarika hai! rekhaganit ki ek samash‍ya le lijie. man-hi-man chitr taiyar kijie. usake konoan ko nam dijie aur age badhate jaie. aant tak ane ke pahale hi niand gher legi. ek aur bhi marg hai, jise is lekh ka lekhak apanaya karata hai! mastishh‍k ki sari nasean dhili kar dijie. aankhe mooand kar palakean bilakul band karake, sirph aandhere ko ekagr de‍khate rahie. tarah-tarah ki tasavirean baneangi. pe dadar rash‍te aur us par chalati huee bhi d athava paha d aur nadiyaan jinakoan par karati huee relaga di... bhak-bhak-bhak .

aandhera j d ho gaya aur chhati par baith gaya. nahian, use hatana p dega hi - saroj ke pita soch rahe haian! aur unaki aankhe bagal mean p de hue bish‍tar ki or geean.

vahaan halachal hai. vahaan bhi bechaini hai. lekin kaisi?

...lekin un donoan mean n sh‍vikar hai n ash‍vikar! sirph ek sandeh hai, yah sandeh sadhar hai ki is nishkriyata mean ek alagav hai - ek bhitari alagav hai. alagav mean virodh hai, virodh mean alochana hai, alochana mean karuna hai. alochana poornat: sh‍vikaraniy hai, jise is purush ne kabhi poora nahian kiya. vah poora nahian kar sakata.

kartavh‍y karm ko poora karana keval usake sankalh‍p-dvara hi nahian ho sakata. usake lie aur bhi kuchh chahie! phir bhi, vah purush man-hi-man yah vachan deta hai, yah pratijna karata hai ki kal zaroor vah kuchh-n-kuchh karega; vijayi ho kar lautega.

purush mean bhi avesh nahian hai. vah bhi thanda hai, sirph garami lane ki koshish kar raha hai.

vah usaki baanhoan mean thi. nishh‍cheshh‍t sharir! phir bhi, usamean ek ushh‍ma hai, jo mano sau netroan se apane purush ko dekh rahi ho, nirnay pradan karane ke lie praman ekatr kar rahi ho. phir bhi nishh‍cheshh‍t aur sakriy!

purush sanvedanaoan ke jal mean kho gaya. use sh‍tri ke hoth gulab ki sookhi pankhuriyoan-se lage, jisase use sooraj ki garami ki yad aee. usake kapol mitti-se the - bhusabhusi, namakin, shushh‍k mrittika! usaka hriday ek anajani goodh karuna ki soochana se bhar utha. ...haan, usaka pet, usaki th‍vacha mean to ghareloo bas thi. usane use apani baanhoan mean bhar liya aur vah, man-hi-man, us poori garam chilakati huee prithh‍vi ko yad karane laga jis par vah besahara mara-mara phirata hai. kh‍ya yah prithh‍vi utani hi du:khi rahi hai jitana ki vah sh‍vayan hai!

ek urja uthi aur gir gee. purush nishh‍cheshh‍t p da raha. man jagrat tha.

...donoan sh‍tri-purush ke jivan par viram ka poorn chihn lag gaya hai, kath ho ge haian. badh ati hai. kinare par p de hue kathoan ko baha kar le jati hai. jal-viph‍lav mean. kath bahate jate haian, phir bhi ve pranahin kath, apas mean guanthe hue bahe ja rahe haian.

badal-toophan ke karan, pe d tirachhe ho rahe haian. par ve guanthe-bandhe bahe ja rahe haian, bahe ja rahe haian... aur, haan guanthe-bandhe kath khali nahian haian. un par ek balika baithi huee hai. haan, vah saroj hai. apane nanh‍he do hath usane donoan ke kathoan par tek die haian, jinake sahare vah sh‍vayan chali ja rahi hai.

saroj ki us bal moorti ki raksha karani hi hogi! un do nishh‍pran kath-latthoan ka yahi kartavh‍y hai.

purush is sh‍vaph‍n ko dekhata hi rahata hai. barah ka gajar hota hai. rat aur age badhati hai. saph‍tarshi, jo ab tak kone mean the, samane a kar saph dikhaee dete haian.

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