ग़बन उपन्यास भाग-23
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ek saptah ho gaya, rama ka kahian pata nahian. koee kuchh kahata hai, koee kuchh. bechare ramesh baboo din mean kee-kee bar akar poochh jate haian. tarah-tarah ke anuman ho rahe haian. keval itana hi pata chalata hai ki ramanath gyarah baje relave steshan ki or ge the. muanshi dayanath ka khayal hai, yadyapi ve ise spasht roop se prakat nahian karate ki rama ne atmahatya kar li. aisi dasha mean yahi hota hai. isaki kee misalean unhoanne khud aankhoan se dekhi haian. sas aur sasur donoan hi jalapa
par sara ilazam thop rahe haian. saph-saph kah rahe haian ki isi ke karan usake pran ge. isane usaka nakoan dam kar diya. poochho, tho di-si to apaki amadani, phir tumhean roz sair - sapate aur davat-tavaze ki kyoan soojhati thi. jalapa par kisi ko daya nahian ati. koee usake aansoo nahian poanchhata. keval ramesh baboo usaki tatparata aur sadabuddhi ki prashansa karate haian, lekin muanshi dayanath ki aankhoan mean us krity ka kuchh mooly nahian. ag lagakar pani lekar dau dane se koee nirdosh nahian ho jata!
ek din dayanath vachanalay se laute, to muanh lataka hua tha. ek to unaki soorat yoan hi muharrami thi, us par muanh lataka lete the to koee bachcha bhi kah sakata tha ki inaka mizaj bigada hua hai.
jageshvari ne poochha, ‘kya hai, kisi se kahian bahas ho gee kya?’
dayanath—‘nahian ji, in takashazoan ke mare hairan ho gaya. jidhar jao, udhar
log nochane dau date haian, n jane kitana karz le rakkha hai. aj to maianne saf kah
diya, maian kuchh nahian janata. maian kisi ka denadar nahian hooan. jakar memasahab se maango.
isi vakt zalapa a p di. ye shabd usake kanoan mean p d ge. in sat dinoan mean usaki soorat aisi badal gee thi ki pahachani n jati thi. rote-rote aankhean sooj aee thian. sasur ke ye kathor shabd sunakar tilamila uthi, boli, ‘ji haan . ap unhean sidhe mere pas bhej dijie, maian unhean ya to samajha dooangi, ya unake dam chuka dooangi.’
dayanath ne tikhe hokar kaha, ‘kya de dogi tum, hazaroan ka hisab hai,sat sau to ek hi sarraph ke haian. abhi kai paise die haian tumane?’
jalapa—‘usake gahane maujood haian, keval do-char bar pahane ge haian. vah ae to mere pas bhej dijie.maian usaki chizean vapas kar dooangi. bahut hoga, dasapaanch rupaye tavan ke le lega.’
yah kahati huee vah oopar ja rahi thi ki ratan a gee aur use gale se lagati huee boli, ‘kya ab tak kuchh pata nahian chala? jalapa ko in shabdoan mean sneh aur sahanubhooti ka ek sagar um data hua jan p da. yah gair hokar itani chiantit hai, aur yahaan apane hi sas aur sasur hath dhokar pichhe p de hue haian. in apanoan se gair hi achchhe.aankhoan mean aansoo bharakar boli, ‘abhi to kuchh pata nahian chala bahan! ‘
ratan—‘yah bat kya huee, kuchh tumase to kaha-suni nahian huee?’
jalapa—‘zara bhi nahian, kasam khati hooan. unhoanne notoan ke kho jane ka mujhase zikr hi nahian kiya. agar ishara bhi kar dete, to maian rupaye de deti. jab vah dopahar tak nahian ae aur maian khojati huee daftar gee, tab mujhe maloom hua, kuchh not kho ge haian. usi vakt jakar maianne rupaye jama kar die.’ ratan—‘maian to samajhati hooan, kisi se aankhean l d gee. das-paanch din mean ap pata lag jayaga. yah bat sach n nikale, to jo kaho dooan.’
jalapa ne hakabakakar poochha, ‘kya tumane kuchh suna hai?’
ratan—‘nahian, suna to nahianrri par mera anuman hai.’
jalapa—‘nahian ratan—‘ maian is par zara bhi vishvas nahian karati. yah buraee unamean nahian hai, aur chahe jitani buraiyaan hoan. mujhe un par sandeh karane ka koee karan nahian hai.’
ratan ne hansakar kaha,’is kala mean ye log nipun hote haian. tum bechari kya jano!’
jalapa dridhata se boli, ‘agar vah is kala mean nipun hote haian, to ham bhi hriday ko parakhane mean kam nipun nahian hotian. maian ise nahian man sakati. agar vah mere svami the, to maian bhi unaki svamini thi.’
ratan—‘achchha chalo, kahian ghoomane chalati ho? chalo, tumhean kahian ghuma lavean.’
jalapa—‘nahian, is vakt to mujhe phurasat nahian hai. phir gharavale yoan hi pran lene par tule hue haian, tab to jita hi n chho deange. kidhar jane ka vichar hai?’
ratan—‘kahian nahian, zara bazar tak jana tha.’
jalapa—‘kya lena hai?’
ratan—‘jauhariyoan ki dukan par ek-do chiz dekhooangi. bas, maian tumhara jaisa
kangan chahati hooan. babooji ne bhi kee mahine ke bad rupaye lauta die. ab
khud talash karooangi.’
jalapa—‘mere kangan mean aise kaun?se roop lage haian. bazar mean usase bahut achchhe mil sakate haian.’
ratan—‘maian to usi namoone ka chahati hooan.’
jalapa—‘us namoone ka to bana-banaya mushkil se milega, aur banavane mean mahinoan ka jhanjhat. agar sabr n ata ho, to mera hi kangan le lo, maian phir banava looangi.’
ratan ne uchhalakar kaha, ‘vah, tum apana kangan de do, to kya kahana hai!moosaloan dhol bajaooan! chhah sau ka tha n?’
jalapa—‘haan, tha to chhah sau ka, magar mahinoan sarraph ki dookan ki khak chhanani p di thi. jadaee to khud baithakar karavaee thi. tumhare khatir de dooangi. jalapa ne kangan nikalakar ratan ke hathoan mean pahana die. ratan ke mukh par ek vichitr gaurav ka abhas hua, mano kisi kangal ko paras mil gaya ho yahi atmik anand ki charam sima hai. kritajnata se bhare hue svar se boli,
‘tum jitana kaho, utana dene ko taiyar hooan. tumhean dabana nahian chahati. tumhare lie yahi kya kam hai ki tumane ise mujhe de diya. magar ek bat hai. abhi maian sab rupaye n de sakooangi, agar do sau rupaye phir de dooan to kuchh haraj hai?’
jalapa ne sahasapoorvak kaha, ‘koee haraj nahian, ji chahe kuchh bhi mat do.’
ratan—‘nahian, is vakt mere pas char sau rupaye haian, maian die jati hooan. mere pas raheange to kisi doosari jagah kharch ho jaeange. mere hath mean to rupaye tikate hi nahian, karooan kya jab tak kharch n ho jaean, mujhe ek chianta-si lagi rahati hai, jaise sir par koee bojh savar ho jalapa ne kangan ki dibiya use dene ke lie nikali to usaka dil masos utha. usaki kalaee par yah kangan dekhakar rama kitana khush hota tha.’
aj vah hota to kya yah chiz is tarah jalapa ke hath se nikal jati! phir kaun jane kangan pahanana use nasib bhi hoga ya nahian. usane bahut zabt kiya, par aansoo nikal hi ae.
ratan usake aansoo dekhakar boli, ‘is vakt rahane do bahan, phir le looangi,jaldi hi kya hai.’
jalapa ne usaki or baks ko badhakar kaha, ‘kyoan, kya mere aansoo dekhakar? tumhari khatir se de rahi hooan, nahian yah mujhe pranoan se bhi priy tha. tumhare pas ise dekhooangi, to mujhe tasakin hoti rahegi. kisi doosare ko mat dena, itani daya karana.‘
ratan—‘kisi doosare ko kyoan dene lagi. ise tumhari nishani samajhooangi. aj bahut din ke bad mere man ki abhilasha poori huee. keval duahkh itana hi hai, ki babooji ab nahian haian. mera man kahata hai ki ve jaldi hi aeange. ve mare sharm ke chale ge haian, aur koee bat nahian. vakil sahab ko bhi yah sunakar bada duahkh hua. log kahate haian, vakiloan ka hriday kathor hota hai, magar inako
to maian dekhati hooan, zara bhi kisi ki vipatti suni aur t dap uthe.’
jalapa ne muskarakar kaha, ‘bahan, ek bat poochhooan, bura to n manogi? vakil sahab se tumhara dil to n milata hoga.’
ratan ka vinod-ranjit, prasann mukh ek kshan ke lie malin ho utha. mano kisi ne use us chir-sneh ki yad dila di ho, jisake nam ko vah bahut pahale ro chuki thi. boli, ‘mujhe to kabhi yah khayal bhi nahian aya bahan ki maian yuvati hooan aur ve boodhe. haian. mere hriday mean jitana prem, jitana anurag hai, vah sab maianne unake oopar arpan kar diya. anurag, yauvan ya roop ya dhan se
nahian utpann hota. anurag anurag se utpann hota hai. mere hi karan ve is avastha mean itana parishram kar rahe haian, aur doosara hai hi kaun. kya yah chhoti bat hai? kal kahian chalogi? kaho to sham ko aooan?’
jalapa—‘jaooangi to maian kahian nahian, magar tum ana zaroor. do gh di dil bahalega. kuchh achchha nahian lagata. man dal-dal dau data-phirata hai. samajh mean nahian ata, mujhase itana sankoch kyoan kiya- yah bhi mera hi dosh hai. mujhamean zaroor unhoanne koee aisi bat dekhi hogi, jisake karan mujhase parada karana unhean zaroori maloom hua. mujhe yahi duahkh hai ki maian unaka sachcha sneh n pa saki. jisase prem hota hai, usase ham koee bhed nahian rakhate.’
ratan uthakar chali, to jalapa ne dekha,kangan ka baks mez par pada hua hai. boli, ‘ise leti jao bahan, yahaan kyoan chho de jati ho .’ ratan—‘le jaooangi, abhi kya jaldi p di hai. abhi poore rupaye bhi to nahian die!’
jalapa—‘nahian, nahian, leti jao. maian n manooangi.’
magar ratan sidhi se niche utar gee. jalapa hath mean kangan liye kh di rahi. tho di der bad jalapa ne sandook se paanch sau rupaye nikale aur dayanath ke pas jakar boli,yah rupaye lijie, narayanadas ke pas bhijava dijie. baki rupaye bhi maian jald hi de dooangi. dayanath ne jheanpakar kaha, ‘’rupaye kahaan mil ge?’ jalapa ne nisankoch hokar kaha, ‘ratan ke hath kangan bech diya.’ dayanath usaka muanh takane lage.
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