काबुलीवाला -रविन्द्र नाथ टैगोर

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

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meri paanch varsh ki chhoti l daki mini se pal bhar bhi bat kie bina nahian raha jata. duniya mean ane ke bad bhasha sikhane mean usane sirph ek hi varsh lagaya hoga. usake bad se jitani der tak so nahian pati hai, us samay ka ek pal bhi vah chuppi mean nahian khoti. usaki mata bahudha daant-phatakarakar usaki chalati huee jaban band kar deti hai; kintu mujhase aisa nahian hota, mini ka maun mujhe aisa asvabhavik-sa pratit hota hai, ki mujhase vah adhik der tak saha nahian jata aur yahi karan hai ki mere sath usake bhavoan ka adan-pradan kuchh adhik utsah ke sath hota rahata hai.

savere maianne apane upanyas ke satrahavean adhh‍yay mean hath lagaya hi tha ki itane mean mini ne akar kahana arambh kar diya-babooji! ramadayal daraban kal 'kak' ko kaua kahata tha. vah kuchh janata hi nahian, n babooji?

vishv ki bhashaoan ki vibhinnata ke vishay mean mere kuchh batane se pahale hi usane doosara prasang chhe d diya- babooji! bhola kahata tha akash muanh se pani pheankata hai, isi se barasa hoti hai. achchha babooji, bhola jhooth-mooth kahata hai n? khali bak-bak kiya karata hai, din-rat bakata rahata hai.

is vishay mean meri ray ki tanik bhi rah n dekh karake, chat se dhime svar mean ek jatil prashn kar baithi, babooji, maan tumhari kaun lagati hai?

man-hi-man mean maianne kaha sali aur phir bola- mini, too ja, bhola ke sath khel, mujhe abhi kam hai, achchha.

tab usane meri mej ke parshv mean pairoan ke pas baithakar apane donoan ghutane aur hathoan ko hila-hilakar b di shighrata se muanh chalakar 'atakan-batakan dahi chatake' kahana arambh kar diya. jabaki mere upanyas ke adhh‍yay mean pratapasianh us samay kanchanamala ko lekar ratri ke pragadh andhakar mean bandigrih ke ooanche jharokhe se niche kalakal karati huee sarita mean kood rahe the.

mera ghar s dak ke kinare par tha, sahasa mini apane atakan-batakan ko chho dakar kamare ki khi daki ke pas dau d gee, aur jor-jor se chillane lagi, kabul vala, o kabul vala.

maile-kuchaile dhile kap de pahane, sir par kulla rakhe, us par safa baandhe kandhe par sookhe phaloan ki maili jholi latakaye, hath mean chaman ke aangooroan ki kuchh pitariyaan liye, ek lamba-tag da-sa kabuli mand chal se s dak par ja raha tha. use dekhakar meri chhoti beti ke hriday mean kaise bhav uday hue vah batana asambhav hai. usane joroan se pukarana shuroo kiya. maianne socha, abhi jholi kandhe par dale, sar par ek musibat a kh di hogi aur mera satrahavaan adhh‍yay aj adhoora rah jayega.

kintu mini ke chillane par jyoanhi kabuli ne hansate hue usaki or muanh phera aur ghar ki or badhane laga; tyoanhi mini bhay khakar bhitar bhag gee. phir usaka pata hi nahian laga ki kahaan chhip gee? usake chhote se man mean vah andhavishvas baith gaya tha ki us maili-kuchaili jholi ke andar dhooandhane par us jaisi aur bhi jiti-jagati bachchi nikal sakati haian.

idhar kabuli ne akar muskarate hue mujhe hath uthakar abhivadan kiya aur kh da ho gaya. maianne socha, vastav mean pratapasianh aur kanchanamala ki dasha atyant sankatapann hai, phir bhi ghar mean bulakar isase kuchh n kharidana achchha n hoga.

kuchh sauda kharida gaya. usake bad maian usase idhar-udhar ki batean karane laga. rahamat, roos, aangrej, simant raksha ke bare mean gap-shap hone lagi.

ant mean uthakar jate hue usane apani mili-juli bhasha mean poochha- babooji, apaki bachchi kahaan gee?

maianne mini ke man se vyarth ka bhay door karane ke abhipray se use bhitar se bulava liya. vah mujhase bilkul lagakar kabuli ke mukh aur jholi ki or sandehatmak drishti dalati huee kh di rahi. kabuli ne jholi mean se kisamis aur khubani nikalakar deni chahian, par usane n lian, aur dugune sandeh ke sath mere ghutanoan se lipat gee. usaka pahala parichay is prakar hua.

is ghatana ke kuchh din bad ek din savere maian kisi avashyak karyavash bahar ja raha tha? dekhooan to meri bitiya daravaze ke pas baianch par baithi huee kabuli se hans-hansakar batean kar rahi hai aur kabuli usake pairoan ke samip baitha-baitha muskarata hua, unhean dhyan se sun raha hai aur bich-bich mean apani ray mili-juli bhasha mean vyakt karata jata hai. mini ko apane paanch varsh ke jivan mean, babooji ke siva, aisa dhairy vala shrota shayad hi kabhi mila ho. dekha to, usaka phirak ka agrabhag badam-kisamis se bhara hua hai. maianne kabuli se kaha- ise yah sab kyoan de diya? ab kabhi mat dena? kahakar kurte ki jeb mean se ek athanni nikalakar use di. usane bina kisi hichak ke athanni lekar apani jholi mean rakh li?

kuchh der bad, ghar lautakar dekhata hooan to us athanni ne b da bhari upadrav kh da kar diya hai.

mini ki maan ek saphed chamakila golakar padarth hath mean liye daant-dapatakar mini se poochh rahi thi- toone yah athanni paee kahaan se, bata?

mini ne kaha- kabul vale ne di hai.

kabul vale se toone athanni li kaise, bata?

mini ne rone ka upakram karate hue kaha-maianne maangi nahian thi, usane ap hi di hai.

maianne jakar mini ki us akasmat musibat se raksha ki, aur use bahar le aya.

maloom hua ki kabuli ke sath mini ki yah doosari hi bheant thi, so bat nahian. is dauran mean vah roj ata raha hai aur pista-badam ki rishvat de-dekar mini ke chhote se hriday par bahut adhikar kar liya hai.

dekha ki is nee mitrata mean bandhi huee batean aur hansi hi prachalit hai. jaise meri bitiya, rahamat ko dekhate hi, hansati huee poochhati- kabul vala aur kabul vala, tumhari jholi ke bhitar kya hai? kabuli jisaka nam rahamat tha, ek anavashyak chandr-bindu jo dakar muskarata hua uttar deta- haan bitiya usake parihas ka rahasy kya hai, yah to nahian kaha ja sakata; phir bhi in ne mitroan ko isase tanik vishesh khel-sa pratit hota hai aur ja de ke prabhat mean ek sayane aur ek bachchi ki saral hansi sunakar mujhe bhi b da achchha lagata.

un donoan mitroan mean aur bhi ek-adh bat prachalit thi. rahamat mini se kahata-tum sasural kabhi nahian jana, achchha?

hamare desh ki l dakiyaan janm se hi 'sasural' shabd se parichit rahati haian; kintu ham log tanik kuchh nee roshani ke hone ke karan tanik-si bachchi ko sasural ke vishay mean vishesh jnani nahian bana sake the, at: rahamat ka anurodh vah spasht roop se nahian samajh pati thi; is par bhi kisi bat ka uttar diye bina chup rahana usake svabhav ke bilkul hi virudhd tha. ulte vah rahamat se hi poochhati- tum sasural jaoge?

rahamat kalpanik shvasur ke lie apana jabardast ghooansa tanakar kahata- ham sasur ko marega.

sunakar mini 'sasur' namak kisi anajane jiv ki duravastha ki kalpana karake khoob hansati.

dekhate-dekhate ja de ki suhavani rritu a gee. poorv yug mean isi samay raja log digvijay ke lie kooch karate the. maian kalakatta chho dakar kabhi kahian nahian gaya, shayad isilie mera man brahmand mean ghooma karata hai. yani, maian apane ghar mean hi chir pravasi hooan, bahari brahmand ke lie mera man sarvada atur rahata hai. kisi videsh ka nam age ate hi mera man vahian ki u dan lagane lagata hai. isi prakar kisi videshi ko dekhate hi tatkal mera man sarita-parvat-bih d van ke bich mean ek kutir ka drishy dekhane lagata hai aur ek ullasapoorn svatantr jivan-yatra ki bat kalpana mean jag uthati hai.

idhar dekha to maian aisi prakriti ka prani hooan, jisaka apana ghar chho dakar bahar nikalane mean sir katata hai. yahi karan hai ki savere ke samay apane chhote se kamare mean mej ke samane baithakar us kabuli se gap-shap l dakar bahut kuchh bhraman ka kam nikal liya karata hooan. mere samane kabul ka poora chitr khianch jata. donoan or oob dakhab d, lal-lal ooanche durgam parvat haian aur registani marg, un par lade hue ooantoan ki katar ja rahi hai. ooanche-ooanche saphe baandhe hue saudagar aur yatri kuchh ooant ki savari par haian to kuchh paidal hi ja rahe haian. kinhian ke hathoan mean barachha hai, to koee baba adam ke jamane ki purani bandook thame hue hai. badaloan ki bhayanak garjan ke svar mean kabuli log apane mili-juli bhasha mean apane desh ki batean kar rahe haian.

mini ki maan b di vahami tabiyat ki hai. rah mean kisi prakar ka shor-gul hua nahian ki usane samajh liya ki sansar bhar ke sare mast sharabi hamare hi ghar ki or dau de a rahe haian? usake vicharoan mean yah duniya is chhor se us chhor tak chor-dakait, mast, sharabi, saanp, bagh, rogoan, maleriya, tilachatte aur aangrejoan se bhari p di hai. itane din hue is duniya mean rahate hue bhi usake man ka yah rog door nahian hua.

rahamat kabuli ki or se bhi vah poori tarah nishchiant nahian thi. us par vishesh najar rakhane ke lie mujhase bar-bar anurodh karati rahati. jab maian usake shak ko parihas ke avaran se dhakana chahata to mujhase ek sath kee prashn poochh baithati- kya kabhi kisi ka l daka nahian churaya gaya? kya kabul mean gulam nahian bikate? kya ek lambe-tag de kabuli ke lie ek chhote bachche ka utha le jana asambhav hai? ityadi.

mujhe manana p data ki yah bat nitant asambhav ho so bat nahian par bharose ke kabil nahian. bharosa karane ki shakti sab mean saman nahian hoti, at: mini ki maan ke man mean bhay hi rah gaya lekin keval isilie bina kisi dosh ke rahamat ko apane ghar mean ane se mana n kar saka.

har varsh rahamat magh mas mean lagabhag apane desh laut jata hai. is samay vah apane vyapariyoan se rupaya-paisa vasool karane mean tallin rahata hai. use ghar-ghar, dukan-dukan ghoomana p data hai, lekin phir bhi mini se usaki bheant ek bar avashy ho jati hai. dekhane mean to aisa pratit hota hai ki donoan ke madhy kisi shadayantr ka shriganesh ho raha hai. jis din vah severe nahian a pata, us din dekhooan to vah sandhya ko hajir hai. aandhere mean ghar ke kone mean us dhile-dhale jama-pajama pahane, jholi vale lambe-tag de adami ko dekhakar sachamuch hi man mean achanak bhay-sa paida ho jata hai.

lekin, jab dekhata hooan ki mini 'o kabul vala' pukarati huee hansati-hansati dau di ati hai aur do bhinn-bhinn ayu ke asam mitroan mean vahi purana has-parihas chalane lagata hai, tab mera sara hriday khushi se nach uthata hai.

ek din savere maian apane chhote kamare mean baitha hua nee pustak ke prooph dekh raha tha. ja da, vida hone se poorv, aj do-tin din khoob joroan se apana prakop dikha raha hai. jidhar dekho, udhar us ja de ki hi charcha hai. aise ja de-pale mean khi daki mean se savere ki dhoop mej ke niche mere pairoan par a p di. usaki garmi mujhe achchhi pratit hone lagi. lagabhag ath baje ka samay hoga. sir se maphalar lapete ooshacharan savere ki sair karake ghar ki or laut rahe the. thik is samay rah mean ek b de zor ka shor sunaee diya.

dekhooan to apane us rahamat ko do sipahi baandhe liye ja rahe haian. unake pichhe bahut se tamashahi bachchoan ka jhuand chala a raha hai. rahamat ke dhile-dhale kurte par khoon ke dag haian aur ek sipahi ke hath mean khoon se lathapath chhura. maianne dvar se bahar nikalakar sipahi ko rok liya, poochha- kya bat hai?

kuchh sipahi se aur kuchh rahamat se suna ki hamare ek p dosi ne rahamat se ramapuri chadar kharidi thi. usake kuchh rupaye usaki or baki the, jinhean dene se usane saf inkar kar diya. bas isi par donoan mean bat badh gee aur rahamat ne chhura nikalakar ghoanp diya.

rahamat us jhoothe beeeman adami ke lie bhinn-bhinn prakar ke apashabd suna raha tha. itane mean kabul vala! o kabul vala! pukarati huee mini ghar se nikal aee.

rahamat ka chehara kshan-bhar mean kautuk hasy se chamak utha. usake kandhe par aj jholi nahian thi. at: jholi ke bare mean donoan mitroan ki abhyast alochana n chal saki. mini ne ate ke sath hi usane poochha- tum sasural jaoge.

rahamat ne praphullit man se kaha- haan, vahian to ja raha hooan.

rahamat ta d gaya ki usaka yah javab mini ke chehare par hansi n la sakega aur tab usane hath dikhakar kaha- sasur ko marata, par kya karooan, hath bandhe hue haian.

chhura chalane ke jurm mean rahamat ko kee varsh ka karavas mila.

rahamat ka dhyan dhire-dhire man se bilkul utar gaya. ham log ab apane ghar mean baithakar sada ke abhyast hone ke karan, nity ke kam-dhandhoan mean ulajhe hue din bita rahe the. tabhi ek svadhin parvatoan par ghoomane vala insan karagar ki prachiroan ke andar kaise varsh par varsh kat raha hoga, yah bat hamare man mean kabhi uthi hi nahian.

aur chanchal mini ka acharan to aur bhi lajjaprad tha. yah bat usake pita ko bhi manani p degi. usane sahaj hi apane purane mitr ko bhoolakar pahale to nabi sees ke sath mitrata jo di, phir kramash: jaise-jaise usaki vayovridhdi hone lagi vaise-vaise sakha ke badale ek ke bad ek usaki sakhiyaan jutane lagian aur to kya, ab vah apane babooji ke likhane ke kamare mean bhi dikhaee nahian deti. mera to ek tarah se usake sath nata hi toot gaya hai.

kitane hi varsh bit gaye? varshoan bad aj phir ek sharad rritu aee hai. mini ki sagaee ki bat pakki ho gee. pooja ki chhuttiyoan mean usaka vivah ho jayega. kailashavasini ke sath-sath abaki bar hamare ghar ki anandamayi mini bhi maan-bap ke ghar mean aandhera karake sasural chali jayegi.

savere divakar b di saj-dhaj ke sath nikale. varshoan ke bad sharad rritu ki yah nee dhaval dhoop sone mean suhage ka kam de rahi hai. kalakatta ki sankari galiyoan se paraspar sate hue purane eetajhar gande gharoan ke oopar bhi is dhoop ki abha ne ek prakar ka anokha saundary bikher diya hai.

hamare ghar par divakar ke agaman se poorv hi shahanaee baj rahi hai. mujhe aisa pratit ho raha hai ki jaise yah mere hriday ki dh dakanoan mean se ro-rokar baj rahi ho. usaki karun bhairavi ragini mano meri vichchhed pi da ko ja de ki dhoop ke sath sare brahmand mean phaila rahi hai. meri mini ka aj vivah hai.

savere se ghar bavandar bana hua hai. har samay ane-jane valoan ka taanta bandha hua hai. aangan mean baansoan ka mandap banaya ja raha hai. harek kamare aur baramade mean jha daphanoos latakaye ja rahe haian, aur unaki tak-tak ki avaz mere kamare mean a rahi hai. 'chalo re', 'jaldi karo', 'idhar ao' ki to koee ginati hi nahian hai.

maian apane likhane-padhane ke kamare mean baitha hua hisab likh raha tha. itane mean rahamat aya aur abhivadan karake kh da ho gaya.

pahale to maian use pahachan n saka. usake pas n to jholi thi aur n pahale jaise lambe-lambe bal aur n chehare par pahale jaisi divy jyoti hi thi. ant mean usaki muskan dekhakar pahachan saka ki vah rahamat hai.

maianne poochha-kyoan rahamat, kab aye?

usane kaha-kal sham ko jel se chhoota hooan.

sunate hi usake shabd mere kanoan mean khat se baj uthe. kisi khooni ko maianne kabhi aankhoan se nahian dekha tha, use dekhakar mera sara man ekaek siku d-sa gaya? meri yahi ichchha hone lagi ki aj ke is shubh din mean vah iansan yahaan se tal jaye to achchha ho.

maianne usase kaha- aj hamare ghar mean kuchh avashyak kam hai, so aj maian usamean laga hua hooan. aj tum jao, phir ana.

meri bat sunakar vah usi kshan jane ko taiyar ho gaya. par dvar ke pas akar kuchh idhar-udhar dekhakar bola- kya, bachchi ko tanik nahian dekh sakata?

shayad use yahi vishvas tha ki mini ab tak vaisi hi bachchi bani hai. usane socha ho ki mini ab bhi pahale ki tarah 'kabul vala, o kabul vala' pukarati huee dau di chali ayegi. un donoan ke pahale has-parihas mean kisi prakar ki rukavat n hogi? yahaan tak ki pahale ki mitrata ki yad karake vah ek peti aangoor aur ek kagaz ke done mean tho di-si kisamis aur badam, shayad apane desh ke kisi adami se maang-taangakar leta aya tha? usaki pahale ki maili-kuchaili jholi aj usake pas n thi.

maianne kaha- aj ghar mean bahut kam hai. so kisi se bheant n ho sakegi?

mera uttar sunakar vah kuchh udas-sa ho gaya. usi mudra mean usane ek bar mere mukh ki or sthir drishti se dekha. phir abhivadan karake daravaze ke bahar nikal gaya.

mere hriday mean jane kaisi ek vedana-si uthi. maian soch hi raha tha ki use bulaooan, itane mean dekha to vah svayan hi a raha hai.

vah pas akar bola- ye aangoor aur kuchh kisamis, badam bachchi ke lie laya tha, usako de dijiyega.

maianne usake hath se saman lekar paise dene chahe, lekin usane mere hath ko thamate hue kaha- apaki bahut meharabani hai baboo sahab, hamesha yad rahegi, pisa rahane dijie. tanik rukakar phir bola- baboo sahab! apaki jaisi meri bhi desh mean ek bachchi hai. maian usaki yad kar-kar apaki bachchi ke lie tho di-si meva hath mean le aya karata hooan. maian yah sauda bechane nahian ata.

kahate hue usane dhile-dhale kurte ke andar hath dalakar chhati ke pas se ek maila-kuchaila mu da hua kagaz ka tuk da nikala, aur b de jatan se usaki charoan tah kholakar donoan hathoan se use phailakar meri mej par rakh diya.

dekha ki kagaz ke us tuk de par ek nanhe se hath ke chhote se panje ki chhap hai. photo nahian, telachitr nahian hath mean tho di si kalikh lagakar kagaz ke oopar usi ka nishan le liya gaya hai. apani beti ke is smriti-patr ko chhati se lagakar, rahamat har varsh kalakatta ki gali-koochoan mean sauda bechane ke lie ata hai aur tab vah kalikh chitr mano usaki bachchi ke hath ka komal-sparsh, usake bichh de hue vishal vaksh:sthal mean amrit u delata rahata hai.

dekhakar meri aankhean bhar aeean aur phir maian is bat ko bilkul hi bhool gaya ki vah ek mamooli kabuli meva vala hai, maian ek uchchavansh ka rees hooan. tab mujhe aisa lagane laga ki jo vah hai, vahi maian hooan. vah bhi ek bap hai aur maian bhi. usaki parvatavasini chhoti bachchi ki nishani meri hi mini ki yad dilati hai. maianne tatkal hi mini ko bahar bulavaya; halaanki is par andar ghar mean apatti ki gee, par maianne us par kuchh bhi dhyan nahian diya. vivah ke vastroan aur alankaroan mean lipati huee bechari mini mare lajja ke siku di huee-si mere pas akar kh di ho gee.

us avastha mean dekhakar rahamat kabul pahale to sakapaka gaya. usase pahale jaisi batachit n karate bana. bad mean hansate hue bola- lalli! sas ke ghar ja rahi hai kya?

mini ab sas ka arth samajhane lagi thi, at: ab usase pahale ki tarah uttar dete n bana. rahamat ki bat sunakar mare lajja ke usake kapol lal-surkh ho uthe. usane muanh ko pher liya. mujhe us din ki yad aee, jabaki rahamat ke sath mini ka pratham parichay hua tha. man me ek pi da ki lahar dau d gee.

mini ke chale jane ke bad, ek gahari saans lekar rahamat pharsh par baith gaya. shayad usaki samajh mean yah bat ekaek saf ho gee ki usaki beti bhi itane dinoan mean b di ho gee hogi, aur usake sath bhi use ab phir se nee jan-pahachan karani p degi. sambhavat: vah use pahale jaisi nahian payega. in ath varshoan mean usaka kya hua hoga, kaun jane? savere ke samay sharad ki snigdh soory kiranoan mean shahanaee bajane lagi aur rahamat kalakatta ki ek gali ke bhitar baitha hua afaganistan ke meru-parvat ka drishy dekhane laga.

maianne ek not nikalakar usake hath mean diya aur kaha, rahamat, tum desh chale jao, apani l daki ke pas. tum donoan ke milan-sukh se meri mini sukh payegi.

rahamat ko rupaye dene ke bad vivah ke hisab mean se mujhe utsav-samaroh ke do-ek aang chhaantakar kat dene p de. jaisi man mean thi, vaisi roshani nahian kara saka, aangreji baja bhi nahian aya, ghar mean auratean b di big dane lagian, sab-kuchh hua, phir bhi mera vichar hai, ki aj ek apoorv jyotsna se hamara shubh samaroh ujjval ho utha.