ग़बन उपन्यास भाग-13

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

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gangoo ki shishtata ne rama ki himmat khol di. agar usane itane agrah se n bulaya hota to shayad rama ko dukan par jane ka sahas n hota. apani sakh ka use abhi tak anubhav n hua tha. dukan par jakar bola, ‘yahaan ham jaise mazadooroan ka kahaan guzar hai, maharaj! gaanth mean kuchh ho bhi to!

gangoo—‘yah ap kya kahate haian sarakar, apaki dukan hai, jo chiz chahie le jaie, dam age-pichhe milate raheange. ham log adami pahachanate haian baboo sahab, aisi bat nahian hai. dhany bhag ki ap hamari dukan par ae to. dikhaooan koee jadaoo chiz? koee kangan, koee har- abhi hal hi mean dilli se mal aya hai.’

ramanath—‘koee halake damoan ka har dikhaie.’

gangoo—‘yahi koee sat-ath sau tak?’

ramanath—‘aji nahian, had char sau tak.’

gangoo—‘maian apako donoan dikhae deta hooan. jo pasand avean, le lijiega. hamare yahaan kisi tarah ka daphal-gasal nahian baboo sahab! isaki ap zara bhi chianta n karean. paanch baras ka l daka ho ya sau baras ka boodha, sabake sath ek bat rakhate haian. malik ko bhi ek din muanh dikhana hai, baboo!’

sandook samane aya, gangoo ne har nikal-nikalakar dikhane shuroo kie. rama ki aankheanan khul gee, ji lot-pot ho gaya. kya sagaee thi! naginoan ki kitani suandar sajavat! kaisi ab-tab! unaki chamak dipak ko mat karati thi. rama ne soch rakha tha sau rupaye se zyada udhar n lagaooanga, lekin char sau vala har aankhoan mean kuchh janchata n tha. aur jeb mean ddah tin sau rupaye the. socha, agar yah har le gaya aur jalapa ne pasand n kiya, to fayada hi kya? aisi chiz le jaooan ki vah dekhate hi bh dak uthe. yah jadaoo har usaki gardan mean kitani shobha dega. vah har ek sahasr mani-ranjit najaroan se usake man ko khianchane laga. vah abhibhoot hokar usaki or tak raha tha, par muanh se kuchh kahane ka sahas n hota tha. kahian gangoo ne tin sau rupaye udhar lagane se iankar kar diya, to use kitana lajjit hona p dega. gangoo ne usake man ka sanshay ta dakar kaha, ‘apake layaq to babooji yahi chiz hai, aandhere ghar mean rakh dijie, to ujala ho jay.‘

ramanath—‘pasand to mujhe bhi yahi hai, lekin mere pas kul tin sau rupaye haian, yah samajh lijie.

sharm se rama ke muanh par lali chha gee. vah dh dakate hue hriday se gangoo ka muanh dekhane laga.gangoo ne nishkapat bhav se kaha, ‘baboo sahab, rupaye ka to zikr hi n kijie. kahie das hazar ka mal sath bhej dooan. dukan apaki hai, bhala koee bat hai? hukm ho, to ek-adha chiz aur dikhaooan? ek shishaphool abhi banakar aya hai, bas yahi maloom hota hai, gulab ka phal khila hua hai. dekhakar ji khush ho jaega. munimaji, zara vah shishaphool dikhana to. aur dam ka bhi kuchh aisa bhari nahian, apako dhaee sau mean de dooanga.‘

rama ne muskarakar kaha, ‘maharaj, bahut batean banakar kahian ulte chhure se n mooan d lena, gahanoan ke mamale mean bilakul ana di hooan. ‘ gangoo—‘aisa n kaho babooji, ap chiz le jaie, bazar mean dikha lijie, agar koee. dhaee sau se kau di kam mean de de, to maian muft de dooanga. shishaphool aya, sachamuch gulab ka phool tha, jis par hire ki kaliyaan os ki booandoan ke saman chamak rahi thian. rama ki takataki bandh gee, mano koee alaukik vastu samane a gee ho .

gangoo—‘babooji, dhaee sau rupaye to karigar ki sagaee ke inam haian. yah ek chiz hai.‘

ramanath—‘haan, hai to suandar, magar bhaee aisa n ho, ki kal hi se dam ka takaja karane lago. maian khud hi jahaan tak ho sakega, jaldi de dooanga.‘

gangoo ne donoan chizean do suandar makhamali kesoan mean rakhakar rama ko de dian. phir munimaji se nam tankavaya aur pan khilakar vida kiya. rama ke manollas ki is samay sima n thi, kiantu yah vishuddh ullas n tha, isamean ek shanka ka bhi samavesh tha. yah us balak ka anand n tha jisane mata se paise maangakar mithaee li ho; balki us balak ka, jisane paise churakar li ho, use mithaiyaan mithi to lagati haian, par dil kaanpata rahata hai ki kahian ghar chalane par mar n p dane lage. sadhe chhah sau rupaye chuka dene ki to use vishesh chianta n thi, ghat lag jay to vah chhah mahine mean chuka dega. bhay yahi tha ki babooji suneange to zaroor naraz hoange, lekin jyoan-jyoan age badhata tha, jalapa ko in abhooshanoan se sushobhit dekhane ki utkantha is shanka par vijay pati thi. ghar pahuanchane ki jaldi mean usane s dak chho d di, aur ek gali mean ghus gaya. saghan aandhera chhaya hua tha. badal to usi vakt chhae hue the, jab vah ghar se chala tha. gali mean ghusa hi tha, ki pani ki booand sir par chharre ki tarah p di. jab tak chhatari khole, vah lathapath ho chuka tha. use shanka huee, is aandhakaramean koee akar donoan chizean chhin n le, pani ki jharajhar mean koee avaz bhi n sune. aandheri galiyoan mean khoon tak ho jate haian. pachhatane laga, nahak idhar se aya. do-char minat der hi mean pahuanchata, to aisi kaun-si aphat a jati. asamayik vrishti ne usaki anand-kalpanaoan mean badha dal di. kisi tarah gali ka aant hua aur s dak mili. lalatenean dikhaee dian. prakash kitani vishvas utpann karane vali shakti hai, aj isaka use yatharth anubhav hua. vah ghar pahuancha to dayanath baithe huqqa pi rahe the. vah us kamare mean n gaya. unaki aankh bachakar aandar jana chahata tha ki unhoanne toka, ‘is vakt kahaan ge the?‘

rama ne unhean kuchh javab n diya. kahian vah akhabar sunane lage, to ghantoan ki khabar leange. sidha aandar ja pahuancha. jalapa dvar par kh di usaki rah dekh rahi thi, turant usake hath se chhatari le li aur boli, ‘tum to bilakul bhig ge. kahian thahar kyoan n ge.‘

ramanath—‘pani ka kya thikana, rat-bhar barasata rahe.‘

yah kahata hua rama oopar chala gaya. usane samajha tha, jalapa bhi pichhepichhe ati hogi, par vah niche baithi apane devaroan se batean kar rahi thi, mano use gahanoan ki yad hi nahian hai. jaise vah bilakul bhool gee hai ki rama sarraphe se aya hai. rama ne kap de badale aur man mean jhuanjhalata hua niche chala aya. usi samay dayanath bhojan karane a ge. sab log bhojan karane baith ge. jalapa ne zabt to kiya tha, par is utkantha ki dasha mean aj usase kuchh khaya n gaya. jab vah oopar pahuanchi, to rama charapaee par leta hua tha. use dekhate hi kautuk se bola, ‘aj sarraphe ka jana to vyarth hi gaya. har kahian taiyar hi n tha. banane ko kah aya hooan. jalapa ki utsah se chamakati huee mukh-chhavi malin p d gee, boli, ‘vah to pahale hi janati thi. banate-banate paanch-chhah mahine to lag hi jaeange.‘

ramanath—‘nahian ji, bahut jald bana dega, kasam kha raha tha.‘

jalapa—‘ooh, jab chahe de! ‘

utkantha ki charam sima hi nirasha hai. jalapa muanh udharakar letane ja rahi thi, ki rama ne zor se kahakaha mara. jalapa chauank p di. samajh gee, rama ne shararat ki thi. muskarati huee boli, ‘tum bhi bade natakhat ho kya lae?

ramanath—‘ kaisa chakama diya?’

jalapa—‘yah to maradoan ki adat hi hai, tumane nee bat kya ki?’

jalapa donoan abhooshanoan ko dekhakar nihal ho gee. hriday mean anand ki laharean-si uthane lagian. vah manobhavoan ko chhipana chahati thi ki rama use ochhi n samajhe, lekin ek-ek aang khil jata tha. muskarati huee aankheanan, damakate hue kapol aur khile hue adhar usaka bharam ganvae dete the. usane har gale mean pahana, shishaphal joo de mean sajaya aur harsh se unmatt hokar boli, ‘tumhean ashirvad deti hooan, eeshvar tumhari sari manokamanaean poori kare.‘ aj jalapa ki vah abhilasha poori huee, jo bachapan hi se usaki kalpanaoan ka ek svapn, usaki ashaoan ka kridasthal bani huee thi. aj usaki vah sadh poori ho gee. yadi manaki yahaan hoti, to vah sabase pahale yah har use dikhati aur kahati, ‘tumhara har tumhean mubarak ho! ‘

rama par gh doan nasha chadha hua tha. aj use apana jivan saphal jan p da. apane jivan mean aj pahali bar use vijay ka anand prapt hua. jalapa ne poochha, ‘jakar ammaanji ko dikha aooan?

rama ne namrata se kaha, ‘ammaan ko kya dikhane jaogi. aisi kaun-si badi chizean haian.

jalapa—‘ab maian tumase sal-bhar tak aur kisi chiz ke lie n kahooangi. isake rupaye dekar hi mere dil ka bojh halka hoga.‘

rama garv se bola, ‘rupaye ki kya chianta! haian hi kitane! ‘

jalapa—‘zara ammaanji ko dikha aooan, dekhean kya kahati haian! ‘

ramanath—‘magar yah n kahana, udhar lae haian.‘

jalapa is tarah dau di huee niche gee, mano use vahaan koee nidhi mil jayagi.

adhi rat bit chuki thi. rama anand ki niand so raha tha. jalapa ne chhat par akar ek bar akash ki or dekha. nirmal chaandani chhitaki huee thi,vah kartik ki chaandani jisamean sangit ki shaanti haian, shaanti ka madhury aur madhury ka unmadab jalapa ne kamare mean akar apani sandookachi kholi aur usamean se vah kaanch ka chandrahar nikala jise ek din pahanakar usane apane ko dhany mana tha. par ab is ne chandrahar ke samane usaki chamak usi bhaanti mand p d gee thi, jaise is nirmal chandrajyoti ke samane taroan ka alokab usane us nakali har ko to d dala aur usake danoan ko niche gali mean geank diya, usi bhaanti jaise poojan samapt ho jane ke bad koee upasak mitti ki moortiyoan ko jal mean visarjit kar deta hai.

sanbandhit lekh

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