कामना-तरु -प्रेमचंद

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

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raja indranath ka dehaant ho jane ke bad kuanvar rajanath ko shatruoan ne charoan or se aisa dabaya ki unhean apane pran le kar ek purane sevak ki sharan jana p da, jo ek chhote-se gaanv ka jagiradar tha. kuanvar svabhav se hi shaantipriy, rasik, hans-khel kar samay katanevale yuvak the. ranakshetra ki apeksha kavitv ke kshetra mean apana chamatkar dikhana unhean adhik priy tha. rasikajanoan ke sath, kisi vriksh ke niche baithe hue, kavy-charcha karane mean unhean jo anand milata tha, vah shikar ya raj-darabar mean nahian. is parvatamalaoan se ghire hue gaanv mean a kar unhean jis shaanti aur anand ka anubhav hua, usake badale mean vah aise-aise kee rajy-tyag kar sakate the. yah parvatamalaoan ki manohar chhata, yah netraranjak hariyali, yah jal-pravah ki madhur vina, yah pakshiyoan ki mithi boliyaan, yah mrig-shavakoan ki chhalaangean, yah bachh doan ki kulelean, yah gram-nivasiyoan ki balochit saralata, yah ramaniyoan ki sankochamay chapalata ! ye sabhi batean unake lie nayi thian, par in saboan se badh kar jo vastu unako akarshit karati thi, vah jagiradar ki yuvati kanya chanda thi. chanda ghar ka sara kam-kaj ap hi karati thi. usako mata ki god mean khelana nasib hi n hua tha. pita ki seva hi mean rat rahati thi. usaka vivah isi sal hone vala tha, ki isi bich mean kuanvar ji ne a kar usake jivan mean navin bhavanaoan aur ashaoan ko aankurit kar diya. usane apane pati ka jo chitr man mean khianch rakha tha, vahi mano roop dharan karake usake sammukh a gaya. kuanvar ki adarsh ramani bhi chanda hi ke roop mean avatarit ho gayi; lekin kuanvar samajhate the , mere aise bhagy kahaan ? chanda bhi samajhati thi , kahaan yah aur kahaan maian ! dopahar ka samay tha aur jeth ka mahina. khaparail ka ghar bhatthi ki bhaanti tapane laga. khas ki tattiyoan aur tahakhanoan mean rahane vale rajakumar ka chitt garami se itana bechain hua ki vah bahar nikal aye aur samane ke bag mean ja kar ek ghane vriksh ki chhaanv mean baith gaye. sahasa unhoanne dekha , chanda nadi se jal ki gagar liye chali a rahi hai. niche jalati huee ret thi, oopar jalata hua soory. loo se deh jhulasi jati thi. kadachith is samay pyas se t dapate hue adami ki bhi nadi tak jane ki himmat n p dati. chanda kyoan pani lene gayi thi ? ghar mean pani bhara hua hai. phir is samay vah kyoan pani lene nikali ? kuanvar dau dakar usake pas pahuanche aur usake hath se gagar chhin lene ki cheshta karate hue bole —  mujhe de do aur bhag kar chhaanh mean chali jao. is samay pani ka kya kam tha ? chanda ne gagar n chho di. sir se khisaka hua aanchal sanbhalakar boli —  tum is samay kaise a gaye ? shayad mare garami ke aandar n rah sake ? kuanvar —mujhe de do, nahian to maian chhin looanga. chanda ne muskara kar kaha — rajakumaroan ko gagar le kar chalana shobha nahian deta. kuanvar ne gagar ka muanh pak d kar kaha —is aparadh ka bahut dand sah chuka hooan. chanda, ab to apane ko rajakumar kahane mean bhi lajja ati hai. chanda —dekho, dhoop mean khud hairan hote ho aur mujhe bhi hairan karate ho. gagar chho d do. sach kahati hooan, pooja ka jal hai. kuanvar —kya mere le jane se pooja ka jal apavitr ho jaeega ? chanda —achchha bhaee, nahian manate, to tumhian le chalo. haan, nahian to. kuanvar gagar le kar age-age chale. chanda pichhe ho li. bagiche mean pahuanche, to chanda ek chhote-se paudho ke pas ruk kar boli —  isi devata ki pooja karani hai, gagar rakh do. kuanvar ne ashchary se poochha—yahaan kaun devata hai, chanda ? mujhe to nahian najar ata. chanda ne paudho ko sianchate hue kaha —yahi to mera devata hai. pani pi kar paudho ki murajhayi huee pattiyaan hari ho gayian, mano unaki aankhean khul gayi hoan. kuanvar ne poochha—yah paudha kya tumane lagaya hai, chanda ? chanda ne paudho ko ek sidhi lak di se baandhate hue kaha —haan, usi din to, jab tum yahaan aye. yahaan pahale meri gu diyoan ka gharauanda tha. maianne gu diyoan par chhaanh karane ke lie amola laga diya tha. phir mujhe isaki yad nahian rahi. ghar ke kam-dhandho mean bhool gayi. jis din tum yahaan aye, mujhe n-jane kyoan is paudho ki yad a gayi. maianne a kar dekha, to vah sookh gaya tha. maianne turant pani la kar ise siancha, to kuchh-kuchh taja hone laga. tab se ise sianchati hooan. dekho, kitana hara-bhara ho gaya hai. yah kahate-kahate usane sir utha kar kuanvar ki or takate hue kaha —aur sab kam bhool jaooan; par is paudho ko pani dena nahian bhoolati. tumhian isake pranadata ho. tumhian ne a kar ise zila diya, nahian to bechara sookh gaya hota. yah tumhare shubhagaman ka smriti-chihn hai. jara ise dekho. maloom hota hai, hans raha hai. mujhe to jan p data hai ki yah mujhase bolata hai. sach kahati hooan, kabhi yah rota hai, kabhi hansata hai, kabhi roothata hai; aj tumhara laya hua pani pa kar yah phoola nahian samata. ek-ek patta tumhean dhanyavad de raha hai. kuanvar ko aisa jan p da, mano vah paudha koee nanha-sa kri dashil balak hai. jaise chuanban se prasann ho kar balak god mean chadhane ke lie donoan hath phaila deta hai, usi bhaanti yah paudha bhi hath phailaye jan p da. usake ek-ek anu mean chanda ka prem jhalak raha tha. chanda ke ghar mean kheti ke sabhi aujar the. kuanvar ek phav da utha laye aur paudho ka ek thala bana kar charoan or ooanchi mean d utha di. phir khurapi lekar aandar ki mitti ko goan d diya. paudha aur bhi lahalaha utha. chanda boli —  kuchh sunate ho, kya kah raha hai ? kuanvar ne muskara kar kaha —haan, kahata hai , ammaan ki god mean baithooanga. chanda —nahian, kah raha hai, itana prem karake phir bhool n jana. magar kuanvar ko abhi raj-putr hone ka dand bhogana baki tha. shatruoan ko n-jane kaise unaki toh mil gayi. idhar to hitachiantakoan ke agrah se vivash ho kar boodha kuberasianh chanda aur kuanvar ke vivah ki taiyariyaan kar raha tha, udhar shatruoan ka ek dal sir par a pahuancha. kuanvar ne us paudho ke as-pas phool-patto laga kar ek phulava di-si bana di thi ! paudho ko sianchana ab unaka kam tha. prat:kal vah kandho par kaanvar rakhe nadi se pani la rahe the, ki das-barah adamiyoan ne unhean raste mean gher liya. kuberasianh talavar le kar dau da; lekin shatruoan ne use mar giraya. akela astrahin kuanvar kya karata ? kandho par kaanvar rakhe hue bola —  ab kyoan mere pichhe p de ho, bhaee ? maianne to sab-kuchh chho d diya. saradar bola —  hamean apako pak d le jane ka hukm hai. 'tumhara svami mujhe is dasha mean bhi nahian dekh sakata ? khair, agar dharm samajho to kuverasianh ki talavar mujhe de do. apani svadhinata ke lie l d kar pran dooan.' isaka uttar yahi mila ki sipahiyoan ne kuanvar ko pak d kar mushkean kas dian aur unhean ek gho de par bithakar gho de ko bhaga diya. kaanvar vahian p di rah gayi. usi samay chanda ghar se nikali. dekha , kaanvar p di huee hai aur kuanvar ko log gho de par bithaye ja rahe haian. chot khaye hue pakshi ki bhaanti vah kee qadam dau di, phir gir p di. usaki aankhoan mean aandhera chha gaya. sahasa usaki drishti pita ki lash par p di. vah ghabara kar uthi aur lash ke pas ja pahuanchi ! kuber abhi mara n tha. pran aankhoan mean atake hue the. chanda ko dekhate hi kshin svar mean bola —  beti...kuanvar ! isake age vah kuchh n kah saka. pran nikal gaye; par is shabd , 'kuanvar' , ne usaka ashay prakat kar diya. bis varsh bit gaye ! kuanvar kaid se n chhoot sake. yah ek paha di kila tha. jahaan tak nigah jati, paha diyaan hi najar atian. kile mean unhean koee kasht n tha. naukar-chakar, bhojan-vastr, sair-shikar kisi bat ki kami n thi. par, us viyogagni ko kaun shaant karata, jo nity kuanvar ke hriday mean jala karati thi. jivan mean ab unake lie koee asha n thi, koee prakash n tha. agar koee ichchha thi, to yahi ki ek bar us prematirth ki yatra kar lean, jahaan unhean vah sab kuchh mila, jo manushy ko mil sakata hai. haan, unake man mean ekamatra yahi abhilasha thi ki un pavitr smritiyoan se ranjit bhoomi ke darshan karake jivan ka usi nadi ke tat par aant kar dean. vahi nadi ka kinara, vahi vriksh ka kuanj, vahi chanda ka chhota-sa sundar ghar usaki aankhoan mean phira karata; aur vah paudha jise un donoan ne mil kar siancha tha, usamean to mano usake pran hi basate the. kya vah din bhi ayega,jab vah us paudho ko hari-hari pattiyoan se lada hua dekhega ? kaun jane, vah ab hai bhi ya sookh gaya ? kaun ab usako sianchata hoga ? chanda itane dinoan avivahit tho de hi baithi hogi ? aisa sanbhav bhi to nahian. use ab meri sudh bhi n hogi. haan, shayad kabhi apane ghar ki yad khianch lati ho, to paudho ko dekh kar use meri yad a jati ho. mujh-jaise abhage ke lie isase adhik vah aur kar hi kya sakati hai ! us bhoomi ko ek bar dekhane ke lie vah apana jivan de sakata tha; par yah abhilasha n poori hoti thi. ah ! ek yug bit gaya, shok aur nairashy ne uthati javani ko kuchal diya. n aankhoan mean jyoti rahi, n pairoan mean shakti. jivan kya tha, ek du:khadayi svapn tha. us saghan aandhakar mean use kuchh n soojhata tha. bas, jivan ka adhar ek abhilasha thi, ek sukhad svapn, jo jivan mean n jane kab usane dekha tha. ek bar phir vahi svapn dekhana chahata tha. phir usaki abhilashaoan ka aant ho jayaga, use koee ichchha n rahegi. sara anant bhavishy, sari anant chiantaean isi ek svapn mean lin ho jati thian. usake rakshakoan ko ab usaki or se koee shanka n thi. unhean us par daya ati thi. rat ko pahare par keval koee ek adami rah jata tha aur log mithi niand sote the. kuanvar bhag ja sakata hai, isaki koee sambhavana, koee shanka n thi. yahaan tak ki ek din yah sipahi bhi nishshank hokar bandook liye let raha. nidra kisi hiansak pashu ki bhaanti tak lagaye baithi thi. letate hi toot p di. kuanvar ne sipahi ki nak ki avaz suni. unaka hriday b de veg se uchhalane laga. yah avasar aj kitane dinoan ke bad mila tha. vah uthe; magar paanv thar-thar kaanp rahe the. baramade ke niche utarane ka sahas n ho saka. kahian isaki niand khul gayi to ? hiansa unaki sahayata kar sakati thi. sipahi ki bagal mean usaki talavar p di thi; par prem ka hiansa se bair hai. kuanvar ne sipahi ko jaga diya. vah chauank kar uth baitha. raha-saha sanshay bhi usake dil se nikal gaya. doosari bar jo soya, to kharrate lene laga. prat:kal jab usaki nidra tooti, to usane lapak kar kuanvar ke kamare mean jhaanka. kuanvar ka pata n tha. kuanvar is samay hava ke gho de par savar, kalpana ki drutagati se bhaga ja raha tha , us sthan ko, jahaan usane sukh-svapn dekha tha. kile mean charoan or talash huee, nayak ne savar dau daye; par kahian pata n chala. paha di rastoan ka katana kathin, us par ajnatavas ki kaid, mrityu ke doot pichhe lage hue, jinase bachana mushkil. kuanvar ko kamana-tirth mean mahinoan lag gaye. jab yatra poori huee, to kuanvar mean ek kamana ke siva aur kuchh shesh n tha. din bhar ki kathin yatra ke bad jab vah us sthan par pahuanche, to sandhya ho gayi thi. vahaan basti ka nam bhi n tha. do-char toote-phoote jhop de us basti ke chihn-svaroop shesh rah gaye the. vah jhop da, jisamean kabhi prem ka prakash tha, jisake niche unhoanne jivan ke sukhamay din kate the, jo unaki kamanaoan ka agar aur upasana ka mandir tha, ab unaki abhilashaoan ki bhaanti bhagn ho gaya tha. jhop de ki bhagnavastha mook bhasha mean apani karun-katha suna rahi thi ! kuanvar use dekhate hi 'chanda-chanda !' pukarate hue dau de, unhoanne us raj ko mathe par mala, mano kisi devata ki vibhooti ho, aur usaki tooti huee divaroan se chimat kar b di der tak rote rahe. hay re abhilasha ! vah rone hi ke lie itani door se aye the ! rone ki abhilasha itane dinoan se unhean vikal kar rahi thi. par is rudan mean kitana svargiy anand tha ! kya samast sansar ka sukh in aansuoan ki tulana kar sakata tha ? tab vah jhop de se nikale. samane maidan mean ek vriksh hare-hare navin pallavoan ko god mean liye mano unaka svagat karane kh da tha. yah vah paudha hai, jise aj se bis varsh pahale donoan ne aropit kiya tha. kuanvar unmatta ki bhaanti dau de aur jakar us vriksh se lipat gaye, mano koee pita apane matrihin putr ko chhati se lagaye hue ho. yah usi prem ki nishani hai, usi akshay prem ki jo itane dinoan ke bad aj itana vishal ho gaya hai. kuanvar ka hriday aisa ho utha, mano is vriksh ko apane andar rakh lega jisamean use hava ka jhoanka bhi n lage. usake ek-ek pallav par chanda ki smriti baithi huee thi. pakshiyoan ka itana ramy sangit kya kabhi unhoanne suna tha ? unake hathoan mean dam n tha, sari deh bhookh-pyas aur thakan se shithil ho rahi thi. par, vah us vriksh par chadh gaye, itani phurti se chadhe ki bandar bhi n chadhata. sabase ooanchi phunagi par baith kar unhoanne charoan or garvapoorn drishti dali. yahi unaki kamanaoan ka svarg tha. sara drishy chandamay ho raha tha. door ki nili parvatashreniyoan par chanda baithi ga rahi thi. akash mean tairane vali lalimamayi naukaoan par chanda hi u di jati thi. soory ki shvet-pit prakash ki rekhaoan par chanda hi baithi hans rahi thi. kuanvar ke man mean aya, pakshi hota to inhian daliyoan par baitha hua jivan ke din poore karata. jab aandhera ho gaya, to kuanvar niche utare aur usi vriksh ke niche tho di-si bhoomi jha d kar pattiyoan ki shayya banayi aur lete. yahi unake jivan ka svarn-svapn tha ah ! yahi vairagy ! ab vah is vriksh ki sharan chho d kar kahian n jaeange, dilli ke takht ke lie bhi vah is ashram ko n chho deange. usi snigdh, amal chaandani mean sahasa ek pakshi a kar us vriksh par baitha aur dard mean doobe hue svaroan mean gane laga. aisa jan p da, mano vah vriksh sir dhun raha hai ! vah nirav ratri us vedanamay sangit se hil uthi. kuanvar ka hriday is tarah aianthane laga, mano vah phat jayaga. svar mean karuna aur viyog ke tir-se bhare hue the. ah pakshi ! tera bhi jo da avashy bichhu d gaya hai. nahian to tere rag mean itani vyatha, itana vishad, itana rudan kahaan se ata ! kuanvar ke hriday ke tuk de hue jate the, ek-ek svar tir ki bhaanti dil ko chhede dalata tha. vah baithe n rah sake. uth kar atm-vismriti ki dasha mean dau de hue jhop de mean gaye, vahaan se phir vriksh ke niche aye. us pakshi ko kaise payean. kahian dikhayi nahian deta. pakshi ka gana band hua, to kuanvar ko niand a gayi. unhean svapn mean aisa jan p da ki vahi pakshi unake samip aya. kuanvar ne dhyan se dekha, to vah pakshi n tha, chanda thi; haan, pratyaksh chanda thi. kuanvar ne poochha—chanda, yah pakshi yahaan kahaan ? chanda ne kaha —maian hi to vah pakshi hooan. kuanvar —tum pakshi ho ! kya tumhian ga rahi thian ? chanda —haan priyatam, maian hi ga rahi thi. isi tarah rote-rote ek yug bit gaya. kuanvar —tumhara ghoansala kahaan hai ? chanda —usi jhop de mean, jahaan tumhari khat thi. usi khat ke ban se maianne apana ghoansala banaya hai. kuanvar —aur tumhara jo da kahaan hai ? chanda —maian akeli hooan. chanda ko apane priyatam ke smaran karane mean, usake lie rone mean jo sukh hai, vah jo de mean nahian; maian isi tarah akeli rahooangi aur akeli marooangi. kuanvar —maian kya pakshi nahian ho sakata ? chanda chali gayi. kuanvar ki niand khul gayi. usha ki lalima akash par chhayi huee thi aur vah chi diya kuanvar ki shayya ke samip ek dal par baithi chahak rahi thi. ab us sangit mean karuna n thi, vilap n tha; usamean anand tha, chapaly tha, saraly tha; vah viyog ka karun-krandan nahian, milan ka madhur sangit tha. kuanvar sochane lage , is svapn ka kya rahasy hai ? kuanvar ne shayya se uthate hi ek jhadoo banayi aur jhop de ko saf karane lage. unake jite-ji isaki yah bhagn dasha nahian rah sakati. vah isaki divarean uthayeange, is par chhappar daleange, ise lipeange. isamean unaki chanda ki smriti vas karati hai. jhop de ke ek kone mean vah kaanvar rakhi huee thi, jis par pani la-la kar vah is vriksh ko sianchate the. unhoanne kaanvar utha li aur pani lane chale. do din se kuchh bhojan n kiya tha. rat ko bhookh lagi huee thi; par is samay bhojan ki bilakul ichchha n thi. deh mean ek adbhut sphoorti ka anubhav hota tha. unhoanne nadi se pani la-la kar mitti bhigona shuroo kiya. dau de jate the aur dau de ate the. itani shakti unamean kabhi n thi. ek hi din mean itani divar uth gayi, jitani char mazadoor bhi n utha sakate the. aur kitani sidhi, chikani divar thi ki karigar bhi dekh kar lajjit ho jata ! prem ki shakti apar hai ! sandhya ho gayi. chi diyoan ne basera liya. vrikshoan ne bhi aankhean band kian; magar kuanvar ko aram kahaan ? taroan ke malin prakash mean mitti ke radde rakhe ja rahe the. hay re kamana ! kya too is bechare ke pran hi lekar chho degi ? vriksh par pakshi ka madhur svar sunayi diya. kuanvar ke hath se gh da chhoot p da. hath aur pairoan mean mitti lapet kar vah vriksh ke niche jakar baith gaye. us svar mean kitana lality tha, kitana ullas, kitani jyoti ! manav-sangit isake samane besura alap tha. usamean yah jagriti, yah amrit, yah jivan kahaan ? sangit ke anand mean vismriti hai; par vah vismriti kitani smritimay hoti hai, atit ko jivan aur prakash se ranjit karake pratyaksh kar dene ki shakti sangit ke siva aur kahaan hai ! kuanvar ke hriday-netroan ke samane vah drishy kh da hua jab chanda isi paudho ko nadi se jal la-la kar sianchati thi. hay, kya ve din phir a sakate haian ? sahasa ek batohi a kar kh da ho gaya aur kuanvar ko dekh kar vah prashn karane laga, jo sadharanat: do aparichit praniyoan mean hua karate haian , kaun ho, kahaan se ate ho, kahaan jaoge ? pahale vah bhi isi gaanv mean rahata tha; par jab gaanv uj d gaya, to samip ke ek doosare gaanv mean ja basa tha. ab bhi usake khet yahaan the. rat ko jangali pashu se apane khetoan ki raksha karane ke lie vah a kar sota tha. kuanvar ne poochha—tumhean maloom hai, is gaanv mean ek kuberasianh thakur rahate the ? kisan ne b di utsukata se kaha —haan-haan, bhaee, janata kyoan nahian ! bechare yahian to mare gaye. tumase bhi kya jan-pahachan thi ? kuanvar —haan, un dinoan kabhi-kabhi aya karata tha. maian bhi raja ki seva mean naukar tha. unake ghar mean aur koee n tha ? kisan , are bhaee, kuchh n poochho; b di karun-katha hai. unaki stri to pahale hi mar chuki thi. keval l daki bach rahi thi. ah ! kaisi sushila, kaisi sugh d l daki thi ! use dekh kar aankhoan mean jyoti a jati thi. bilakul svarg ki devi jan p dati thi. jab kuberasianh jita tha, tabhi kuanvar rajanath yahaan bhag kar aye the aur usake yahaan rahe the, us l daki ki kuanvar se kahian batachit ho gayi. jab kuanvar ko shatruoan ne pak d liya, to chanda ghar mean akeli rah gayi. gaanvavaloan ne bahut chaha ki usaka vivah ho jae. usake lie varoan ka to da n tha bhaee ! aisa kaun tha, jo use pa kar apane ko dhany n manata; par vah kisi se vivah karane par raji n huee. yah pe d, jo tum dekh rahe ho, tab chhota-sa paudha tha. isake as-pas phooloan ki kee aur kyariyaan thian. inhian ko go dane, nirane, sianchane mean usaka din katata tha. bas, yahi kahati thi ki hamare kuanvar ate hoange. kuanvar ki aankhoan se aansoo ki varsha hone lagi. musaphir ne jara dam lekar kaha —din-din ghulati jati thi. tumhean vishvas n ayega bhaee, usane das sal isi tarah kat diye. itani durbal ho gayi thi ki pahachani n jati thi; par ab bhi use kuanvar sahab ke ane ki asha bani huee thi. akhir ek din isi vriksh ke niche usaki lash mili. aisa prem kaun karega, bhaee ! kuanvar n-jane mare ki jiye, kabhi unhean is virahini ki yad bhi ati hai ki nahian; par isane to prem ko aisa nibhaya jaisa chahie. kuanvar ko aisa jan p da, mano hriday phata ja raha hai. vah kaleja tham kar baith gaye. musaphir ke hath mean ek sulagata hua upala tha. usane chilam bhari aur do-char dam laga kar bola —  usake marane ke bad yah ghar gir gaya. gaanv pahale hi uja d tha. ab to aur bhi sunasan ho gaya. do-char adami yahaan a baithate the. ab to chi diya ka poot bhi yahaan nahian ata. usake marane ke kee mahine ke bad yahi chi diya is pe d par bolati huee sunayi di. tab se barabar ise yahaan bolate sunata hooan. rat ko sabhi chi diyaan so jati haian; par yah rat bhar bolati rahati hai. isaka jo da kabhi nahian dikhayi diya. bas, phuttail hai. din bhar usi jhop de mean p di rahati hai. rat ko is pe d par akar baithati hai; magar is samay isake gane mean kuchh aur hi bat hai, nahian to sunakar rona ata hai. aisa jan p data hai, mano koee kaleje ko masos raha hai. maian to kabhi-kabhi p de-p de ro diya karata hooan. sab log kahate haian ki yah vahi chanda hai. ab bhi kuanvar ke viyog mean vilap kar rahi hai. mujhe bhi aisa jan p data hai. aj n jane kyoan magan hai ? kisan tambakoo pi kar so gaya. kuanvar kuchh der tak khoye hue-se kh de rahe. phir dhire se bole —  chanda, kya sachamuch tumhian ho, mere pas kyoan nahian ati ? ek kshan mean chi diya a kar unake hath par baith gayi. chandrama ke prakash mean kuanvar ne chi diya ko dekha. aisa jan p da; mano unaki aankhean khul gayi hoan, mano aankhoan ke samane se koee avaran hat gaya ho. pakshi ke roop mean bhi chanda ki mukhakriti aankit thi. doosare din kisan so kar utha to kuanvar ki lash p di huee thi. kuanvar ab nahian haian, kintu unake jhop de ki divarean ban gayi haian, oopar phoos ka naya chhappar p d gaya hai, aur jhop de ke dvar par phooloan ki kee kyariyaan lagi haian. gaanv ke kisan isase adhik aur kya kar sakate the ? us jhop de mean ab pakshiyoan ke ek jo de ne apana ghoansala banaya hai. donoan sath-sath dane-chare ki khoj mean jate haian, sath-sath ate haian, rat ko donoan usi vriksh ki dal par baithe dikhaee dete haian. unaka suramy sangit rat ki niravata mean door tak sunayi deta hai. van ke jiv-jantu vah svargiy gan sun kar mugdh ho jate haian. yah pakshiyoan ka jo da kuanvar aur chanda ka jo da hai, isamean kisi ko sandeh nahian hai. ek bar ek vyadh ne in pakshiyoan ko phansana chaha; par gaanv valoan ne use mar kar bhaga diya.

sanbandhit lekh

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