ग़बन उपन्यास भाग-11

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

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mahashay dayanath ko jab rama ke naukar ho jane ka hal maloom hua, to bahut khush hue. vivah hote hi vah itani jald chetega isaki unhean asha n thi. bole--’jagah to achchhi hai. eemanadari se kam karoge, to kisi achchhe pad par pahuanch jaoge. mera yahi upadesh hai ki parae paise ko haram samajhana.’

rama ke ji mean aya ki saf kah dooan--’apana upadesh ap apane hi lie rakhie, yah mere anukool nahian hai.’ magar itana behaya n tha.

dayanath ne phir kaha--’yah jagah to tis rupaye ki thi, tumhean bis hi roope mile?’

ramanath--’ne adami ko poora vetan kaise dete, shayad sal-chhah mahine mean badh jay. kam bahut hai.’

dayanath--’tum javan adami ho, kam se n ghabadana chahie.’

rama ne doosare din naya soot banavaya aur phaishan ki kitani hi chizean kharidian. sasural se mile hue rupaye kuchh bach rahe the. kuchh mitroan se udhar le lie. vah sahabi thath banakar sare daftarapar rob jamana chahata tha. koee usase vetan to poochhega nahian, mahajan log usaka thath-bat dekhakar saham jaeange. vah janata tha, achchhi amadani tabhi ho sakati hai jab achchha thath ho, s dak ke chaukidar ko ek paisa kafi samajha jata hai, lekin usaki jagah sarjant ho, to kisi ki himmat hi n p degi ki use ek paisa dikhae. phatehal bhikhari ke lie chutaki bahut samajhi jati hai, lekin gerooe resham dharan karane vale babaji ko lajate-lajate bhi ek rupaya dena hi p data hai. bhekh aur bhikh mean sanatan se mitrata hai.

tisare din rama kot-paiant pahanakar aur hait lagakar nikala, to usaki shan hi kuchh aur ho gee. chaparasiyoan ne jhukakar salam kie. ramesh baboo se milakar jab vah apane kam ka charj lene aya, to dekha ek baramade mean phati huee maili dari par ek miyaan sahab sandook par rajistar phailae baithe haian aur vyapari log unhean charoan taraph se ghere kh de haian. samane gadiyoan, theloan aur ikkoan ka bazar laga hua hai. sabhi apane-apane kam ki jaldi macha rahe haian. kahian logoan mean

gali-galauj ho rahi hai, kahian chaparasiyoan mean hansi-dillagi. sara kam b de hi avyavasthit roop se ho raha hai. us phati huee dari par baithana rama ko apamanajanak jan p da. vah sidhe ramesh baboo se jakar bola--’kya mujhe bhi isi maili dari par bithana chahate haian?ek achchhi-si mez aur kee kursiyaan bhijavaie aur chaparasiyoan ko hukm dijie ki ek adami se zyada mere samane

n ane pave. ramesh baboo ne muskarakar mez aur kursiyaan bhijava dian. rama shan se kursi par baitha boodhe muanshiji usaki uchchhriankhalata par dil mean hans rahe the. samajh ge, abhi naya josh hai, nee sanak hai. charj de diya. charj mean tha hi kya, keval aj ki amadani ka hisab samajha dena tha. kis jians par kis hisab se chuangi li jati hai, isaki chhapi huee talika maujood thi, rama adha ghante mean apana kam samajh gaya. boodhe muanshiji ne yadyapi khud hi yah jagah chho di thi, par is vakt jate hue unhean duahkh ho raha tha. isi jagah vah tis sal se barabar baithate chale ate the. isi jagah ki badalaut unhoanne dhan aur yash donoan hi kamaya tha. use chho date hue kyoan n duahkh hota. charj dekar jab vah vida hone lage to rama unake sath jine ke niche tak gaya. khaan sahab usaki is namrata se prasann ho ge. muskarakar bole--’har ek bilti par ek ana bandha hua hai, khuli huee bat hai. log shauq se dete haian. ap amir adami haian, magar rasm n bigadiega. ek bar koee rasm toot jati hai, to usaka bandhana mushkil ho jata hai. is ek ane mean adha chaparasiyoan ka hak hai. jo bade baboo pahale the, vah pachis rupaye mahina lete the, magar yah kuchh nahian lete.’

rama ne aruchi prakat karate hue kaha--’ganda kam hai, maian sagaee se kam karana chahata hooan.’

boodhe miyaan ne hansakar kaha--’abhi ganda maloom hota hai, lekin phir isi mean maza aega.’

khaan sahab ko vida karake rama apani kursi par a baitha aur ek chaparasi se bola--’in logoan se kaho, baramade ke niche chale jaean . ek-ek karake nanbaravar avean, ek kagaz par sabake nam nanbaravar likh liya karo.’

ek baniya, jo do ghante se khada tha, khush hokar bola--’haan sarakar, yah bahut achchha hoga.’

ramanath--’jo pahale ave, usaka kam pahale hona chahie. baki log apana nanbar ane tak bahar rahean. yah nahian ki sabase pichhe vale shor machakar pahale a jaean aur pahale vale kh de muanh takate rahean. ’ kee vyapariyoan ne kaha--’haan babooji, yah iantajam ho jae, to bahut achchha ho bhabhbh d mean badi der ho jati hai.’

itana niyantran rama ka rob jamane ke lie kafi tha. vanik-samaj mean aj hi usake rang-dhang ki alochana aur prashansa hone lagi. kisi b de k aaulej ke prophasar ko itani khyati umrabhar mean n milati. do-char din ke anubhav se hi rama ko sare daanv-ghat maloom ho ge. aisi-aisi batean soojh gee jo khaan sahab ko khvab mean bhi n soojhi thian. mal ki taul, ginati aur parakh mean itani dhaandhali thi jisaki koee had nahian. jab is dhaandhali se vyapari log saik doan ki rakam dakar jate haian, to rama bilti par ek ana lekar hi kyoan santusht ho jay, jisamean adha ana chaparasiyoan ka hai. mal ki taul aur parakh mean dridhata se niyamoan ka palan karake vah dhan aur kirti, donoan hi kama sakata hai. yah avasar vah kyoan chho dane laga – visheshakar jab bade baboo usake gahare dost the. ramesh baboo is ne rang eet ki kary-patuta par mugdh ho ge. usaki pith thoankakar bole--’kayade ke aandar raho aur jo chaho karo. tum par aanch tak n ane payegi.’

rama ki amadani tezi se badhane lagi. amadani ke sath prabhav bhi badha. sookhi kalam ghisane vale daftarake babuoan ko jab sigaret, pan, chay ya jalapan ki ichchha hoti, to rama ke pas chale ate, us bahati ganga mean sabhi hath dho sakate the. sare daftar mean rama ki sarahana hone lagi. paise ko to vah thikara samajhata hai! kya dil hai ki vah! aur jaisa dil hai, vaisi hi zaban bhi. maloom hota hai, nas-nas mean sharaphat bhari huee hai. babuoan ka jab yah hal tha, to chaparasiyoan aur muharriroan ka poochhana hi kya? sab-ke-sab rama ke bina damoan gulam the. un gariboan ki amadani hi nahian, pratishtha bhi khoob badh gee thi. jahaan ga divan tak phatakar diya karate the, vahaan ab achchhe-achchhe ki gardan pak dakar niche dhakel dete the. ramanath ki tooti bolane lagi.

magar jalapa ki abhilashaean abhi ek bhi poori n huee. nagapanchami ke din muhalle ki kee yuvatiyaan jalapa ke sath kajali khelane ai, magar jalapa apane kamare ke bahar nahian nikali. bhadoan mean janmashtami ka utsav aya. p dos hi mean ek sethaji rahate the, unake yahaan badi dhoomadham se utsav manaya jata tha. vahaan se sas aur bahoo ko bulava aya. jageshvari gee, jalapa ne jane se iankar kiya. in tin mahinoan mean usane rama se ek bar bhi abhooshan ki charcha n ki,par usaka yah ekaant-prem, usake acharan se uttejak tha. isase zyada uttejak vah purana soochi-patr tha, jo ek din rama kahian se utha laya tha. isamean bhaanti- bhaanti ke suandar abhooshanoan ke namoone bane hue the. unake mooly bhi likhe hue the. jalapa ekaant mean is soochi-patr ko bade dhyan se dekha karati. rama ko dekhate hi vah soochi-patr chhipa leti thi. is hardik kamana ko prakat karake vah apani hansi n u davana chahati thi.

rama adhi rat ke bad lauta, to dekha, jalapa charapaee par p di hai. hansakar bola-bada achchha gana ho raha tha. tum nahian gee; b di galati ki.’

jalapa ne muanh udhar liya, koee uttar n diya.

rama ne phir kaha--’yahaan akele p de-p de tumhara ji ghabarata raha hoga! ’

jalapa ne tivr svar mean kaha--’tum kahate ho, maianne galati ki, maian samajhati hooan, maianne achchha kiya. vahaan kisake muanh mean kalikh lagati.’

jalapa tana to n dena chahati thi, par rama ki in batoan ne use uttejit kar diya. rosh ka ek karan yah bhi tha ki use akeli chho dakar sara ghar utsav dekhane chala gaya. agar un logoan ke hriday hota, to kya vahaan jane se iankar n kar dete?

rama ne lajjit hokar kaha--’kalikh lagane ki to koee bat n thi, sabhi janate haian ki chori ho gee hai, aur is zamane mean do-char hazar ke gahane banava lena, muanh ka kaur nahian hai.’

chori ka shabd zaban par late hue, rama ka hriday dh dak utha. jalapa pati ki or tivr drishti se dekhakar rah gee. aur kuchh bolane se bat badh jane ka bhay tha, par rama ko usaki drishti se aisa bhasit hua, mano use chori ka rahasy maloom hai aur vah keval sankoch ke karan use kholakar nahian kah rahi hai. use us svapn ki bat bhi yad aee, jo jalapa ne chori ki rat ko dekha tha. vah drishti ban ke saman usake hriday ko chhedane lagi; usane socha, shayad mujhe bhamr hua. is drishti mean rosh ke siva aur koee bhav nahian hai, magar yah kuchh bolati kyoan nahian- chup kyoan ho gee?usaka chup ho jana hi gajab tha. apane man ka sanshay mitane aur jalapa ke man ki thah lene ke lie rama ne mano dubbi mari--’yah kaun janata tha ki doli se utarate hi yah vipatti tumhara svagat karegi.’

jalapa aankhoan mean aansoo bharakar boli--’to maian tumase gahanoan ke lie roti to nahian hooan. bhagy mean jo likha tha, vah hua. age bhi vahi hoga, jo likha hai. jo auratean gahane nahian pahanatian, kya unake din nahian katate?’

is vaky ne rama ka sanshay to mita diya, par isamean jo tivr vedana chhipi huee thi, vah usase chhipi n rahi. in tin mahinoan mean bahut prayatn karane par bhi vah sau rupaye se adhik sangrah n kar saka tha. baboo logoan ke adar-satkar mean use bahut-kuchh phalana p data tha; magar bina khilae-pilae kam bhi to n chal sakata tha. sabhi usake dushman ho jate aur use ukha dane ki ghatean sochane lagate. muft ka dhan akele nahian hajam hota, yah vah achchhi tarah janata tha. vah svayan ek paisa bhi vyarth kharch n karata. chatur vyapari ki bhaanti vah jo kuchh kharch karata tha, vah keval kamane ke lie. ashvasan dete hue bola--’eeshvar ne chaha to do-ek mahine mean koee chiz ban jaegi.’

jalapa--’maian un striyoan mean nahian hooan, jo gahanoan par jan deti haian. haan, is tarah kisi ke ghar ate-jate sharm ati hi hai.’

rama ka chitt glani se vyakul ho utha. jalapa ke ek-ek shabd se nirasha tapak rahi thi. is apar vedana ka karan kaun tha?kya yah bhi usi ka dosh n tha ki in tin mahinoan mean usane kabhi gahanoan ki charcha nahian ki?jalapa yadi sankoch ke karan isaki charcha n karati thi, to rama ko usake aansoo poanchhane ke lie, usaka man rakhane ke lie, kya maun ke siva doosara upay n tha?muhalle mean roz hi ek-n-ek utsav hota rahata hai, roz hi pasap dos ki auratean milane ati haian, bulave bhi roj ate hi rahate haian, bechari jalapa kab tak is prakar atma ka daman karati rahegi, aandar-hi-aandar kudhati rahegi. hansane-bolane ko kisaka ji nahian chahata, kaun kaidiyoan ki tarah akela pada rahana pasand karata hai? mere hi karan to ise yah bhishan yatana sahani p d rahi hai. usane socha, kya kisi sarraph se gahane udhar nahian lie ja sakate?kee bade sarraphoan se usaka parichay tha, lekin unase vah yah bat kaise kahata- kahian ve iankar kar dean to- ya sanbhav hai, bahana karake tal dean. usane nishchay kiya ki abhi udhar lena thik n hoga. kahian vade par rupaye n de saka, to vyarth mean thukka-phajihat hogi. lajjit hona p dega. abhi kuchh din aur dhairy se kam lena chahie. sahasa usake man mean aya, is vishay mean jalapa ki ray looan. dekhooan vah kya kahati hai. agar usaki ichchha ho to kisi sarraph se vade par chizean le li jayan, maian is apaman aur sankoch ko sah looanga. jalapa ko santusht karane ke lie ki usake gahanoan ki use kitani fikr hai! bola--’tumase ek salah karana chahata hooan. poochhooan ya n poochhooan. ’

jalapa ko niand a rahi thi, aankheanan band kie hue boli--’ab sone do bhee, savere uthana hai.’

ramanath--’agar tumhari ray ho, to kisi sarraph se vade par gahane banava laooan. isamean koee harj to hai nahian.’

jalapa ki aankheanan khul gee. kitana kathor prashn tha. kisi mehaman se poochhana--’kahie to apake lie bhojan laooan, kitani badi ashishtata hai. isaka to yahi ashay hai ki ham mehaman ko khilana nahian chahate. rama ko chahie tha ki chizean lakar jalapa ke samane rakh deta. usake bar-bar poochhane par bhi yahi kahana chahie tha ki dam dekar laya hooan. tab vah alabatta khush hoti. is vishay mean usaki salah lena, ghav par namak chhi dakana tha. rama ki or avishvas ki aankhoan se dekhakar boli--’maian to gahanoan ke lie itani utsuk nahian hooan.’

ramanath--’nahian, yah bat nahian, isamean kya harj hai ki kisi sarraph se chizean le looan. dhire-dhire usake rupaye chuka dooanga.’

jalapa ne dridhata se kaha--’nahian, mere lie karz lene ki zaroorat nahian. maian veshya nahian hooan ki tumhean noch-khasotakar apana rasta looan. mujhe tumhare sath jina aur marana hai. agar mujhe sari umr be-gahanoan ke rahana p de, to bhi maian kuchh lene ko n kahooangi. auratean gahanoan ki itani bhookhi nahian hotian. ghar ke praniyoan ko sankat mean dalakar gahane pahanane vali doosari hoangi. lekin tumane to pahale kaha tha ki jagah badi amadani ki hai, mujhe to koee vishesh bachat dikhaee nahian deti.’

ramanath--’bachat to zaroor hoti aur achchhi hoti, lekin jab ahalakaroan ke mare bachane bhi pae. sab shaitan sir par savar rahate haian. mujhe pahale n maloom tha ki yahaan itane pretoan ki pooja karani hogi.’

jalapa--’to abhi kaun-si jaldi hai, banate raheange dhire-dhire.’

ramanath--’khair, tumhari salah hai, to ek-adha mahine aur chup rahata hooan. maian sabase pahale kangan banavaooanga.’

jalapa ne gadagad hokar kaha--’tumhare pas abhi itane rupaye kahaan hoange?’

ramanath--’isaka upay to mere pas hai. tumhean kaisa kangan pasand hai?’

jalapa ab apane kritrim sanyam ko n nibha saki. alamari mean se abhooshanoan ka soochi-patr nikalakar rama ko dikhane lagi. is samay vah itani tatpar thi, mano sona lakar rakkha hua hai, sunar baitha hua hai, keval dizain hi pasand karana baki hai. usane soochi ke do dizain pasand kie. donoan vastav mean bahut hi suandar the. par rama unaka mooly dekhakar sannate mean a gaya. ek- ek hazar ka tha, doosara ath sau ka.

ramanath--’aisi chizean to shayad yahaan ban bhi n sakean, magar kal maian zara sarraph ki sair karooanga.’

jalapa ne pustak band karate hue karoon svar mean kaha--’itane rupaye n jane tumhare pas kab tak hoange? uanh, baneange-baneange, nahian kaun koee gahanoan ke bina mara jata hai.’

rama ko aj isi udhe dabun mean badi rat tak niand n aee. ye jadaoo kangan in gori-gori kalaiyoan par kitane khileange. yah moh-svapn dekhate-dekhate use n jane kab niand a gee.

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sanbandhit lekh

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