ग़बन उपन्यास भाग-25

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

ramanath ko kalakatta ae do mahine ke oopar ho ge haian. vah abhi tak devidin ke ghar padahua hai. use hamesha yahi dhun savar rahati hai ki rupaye kahaan se avean, tarah-tarah ke mansoobe baandhata hai, bhaanti-bhaanti ki kalpanaean karata hai, par ghar se bahar nahian nikalata. haan, jab khoob aandhera ho jata hai, to vah ek bar muhalle ke vachanalay mean zaroor jata hai. apane nagar aur praant ke samacharoan ke lie usaka man sadaiv utsuk rahata hai. usane vah notis dekhi, jo dayanath ne patroan mean chhapavaee thi, par us par vishvas n aya. kaun jane, pulis ne use giraphtar karane ke lie maya rachi ho rupaye bhala kisane chukae hoange? asanbhav... ek din usi patr mean ramanath ko jalapa ka ek khat chhapa mila, jalapa ne agrah aur yachana se bhare hue shabdoan mean use ghar laut ane ki prerana ki thi. usane likha tha,tumhare zimme kisi ka kuchh baki nahian hai, koee tumase kuchh n kahega. rama ka man chanchal ho utha, lekin turant hi use khayal aya,yah bhi pulis ki shararat hogi. jalapa ne yah patr likha, isaka kya praman hai? agar yah bhi man liya jay ki rupaye gharavaloan ne ada kar die hoange, to kya is dasha mean bhi vah ghar ja sakata hai. shahar bhar mean usaki badanami ho hi gee hogi, pulis mean ittala ki hi ja chuki hogi. usane nishchay kiya ki maian nahian jaooanga. jab tak kam-se-kam paanch hazar rupaye hath mean n ho jayange,

ghar jane ka nam n looanga. aur rupaye nahian die ge, pulis meri khoj mean hai, to kabhi ghar n jaooanga. kabhi nahian.

devidin ke ghar mean do kothariyaan thian aur samane ek baramada tha. baramade mean dukan thi, ek kothari mean khana banata tha, doosari kothari mean baratan?bhaan de rakkhe hue the. oopar ek kothari thi aur chhoti-si khuli huee chhatab rama isi oopar ke hisse mean rahata tha. devidin ke rahane, sone, baithane ka koee vishesh sthan n tha. rat ko dukan badhane ke bad vahi baramada shayanagrih ban jata tha. donoan vahian p de rahate the. devidin ka kam chilam pina aur dinabhar gappean ladana tha.

dukan ka sara kam budhiya karati thi. mandi jakar mal lana, steshan se mal bhejana ya lena, yah sab bhi vahi kar leti thi. devidin grahakoan ko pahachanata tak n tha. tho di-si hiandi janata tha. baitha-baitha ramayan, tota-maina, ramalila ya mata mariyam ki kahani padha karata. jab se rama a gaya hai, budadhe ko aangrezi padhane ka shauq ho gaya hai. sabere hi praimar lakar baith jata hai, aur nau-das baje tak akshar padhata rahata hai. bich-bich mean latiphe bhi hote jate haian, jinaka devidin ke pas akhand bhandar hai. magar jaggo ko rama ka asan jamana achchha nahian lagata. vah use apana munim to banae hue hai,hisab-kitab usi se likhavati hai, par itane se kam ke lie vah ek adami rakhana vyarth samajhati hai. yah kam to vah gahakoan se yoan hi kara leti thi. use rama ka rahana khalata tha, par rama itana vinamr, itana seva-tatpar, itana dharmanishth hai ki vah spasht roop se koee apatti nahian kar sakati. haan, doosaroan par rakhakar shlesh roop se use sunasunakar dil ka gubar nikalati rahati hai. rama ne apane ko brahman kah rakkha hai aur usi dharm ka palan karata hai. brahman aur dharmanishth banakar vah donoan praniyoan ka shraddhapatr ban sakata hai. budhiya ke bhav aur vyavahar ko vah khoob samajhata hai, par kare kya? behayaee karane par majaboor hai. paristhiti ne usake atmasamman ka apaharan kar dala hai. ek din ramanath vachanalay mean baitha hua patr padharaha tha ki ekaek use ratan dikhaee p d gee. usake aandaz se maloom hota tha ki vah kisi ko khoj rahi hai. bisoan adami baithe pustakean aur patr padharahe the. rama ki chhati dhakadhak karane lagi. vah ratan ki aankhean bachakar sir jhukae hue kamare se nikal gaya aur pichhe ke aandhere baramade mean, jahaan purane toote-phate sandook aur kursiyaan p di huee thian, chhipa khada raha. ratan se milane aur ghar ke samachar poochhane ke lie usaki atma t dap rahi thi par mare sankoch ke samane n a sakata tha. ah! kitani batean poochhane ki thian! par unamean mukhy yahi thi ki jalapa ke vichar usake vishay mean kya haian. usaki nishthurata par roti to nahian hai. usaki uddandata par kshubdha to nahian hai? use dhoort aur beeeman to nahian samajh rahi hai? dubali to nahian ho gee hai? aur logoan ke kya bhav haian?kya ghar ki talashi huee? mukadama chala? aisi hi hazaroan batean janane ke lie vah vikal ho raha tha, par muanh kaise dikhae ! vah jhaank-jhaankakar dekhata raha. jab ratan chali gee, motar chal diya, tab usaki jan mean jan aee. usi din se ek saptah tak vah vachanalay n gaya. ghar se nikala tak nahian.

kabhi-kabhi p de-p de rama ka ji aisa ghabadata ki pulis mean jakar sari katha kah sunae. jo kuchh hona hai, ho jay. sal-do sal ki kaid is ajivan karavas se to achchhi hi hai. phir vah ne sire se jivan?sangram mean pravesh karega, hath-paanv bachakar kam karega, apani chadar ke bahar jau-bhar bhi paanv n phailaega, lekin ek hi kshan mean himmat toot jati. is prakar do mahine aur bit ge. poos ka mahina aya. rama ke pas ja doan ka koee kapada n tha. ghar se to vah koee chiz laya hi n tha, yahaan bhi koee chiz banava n saka tha. ab tak to usane dhoti odhakar kisi tarah ratean katian, par poos ke kadak. date ja de lihaph ya kanbal ke bagair kaise katate.

bechara rat-bhar gathari bana pada rahata. jab bahut sardi lagati, to bichhavan odh leta. devidin ne use ek purani dari bichhane ko de di thi. usake ghar mean shayad yahi sabase achchha bichhavan tha. is shreni ke log chahe das hazar ke gahane pahan lean, shadi-byah mean das hazar kharch kar dean, par bichhavan goodadahi rakkheange. is s di huee dari se jadabhala kya jata, par kuchh n hone se achchha hi tha.

rama sankochavash devidin se kuchh kah n sakata tha aur devidin bhi shayad itana bada kharch n uthana chahata tha, ya sanbhav hai, idhar usaki nigah hi n jati ho jab din dhalane lagata, to rama rat ke kasht ki kalpana se bhayabhit ho uthata tha, mano kali bala dau dati chali ati ho rat ko bar-bar khi daki kholakar dekhata ki sabera hone mean kitani kasar hai. ek din sham ko vah vachanalay ja raha tha ki usane dekha, ek badi kothi ke samane hazaroan kangale jama haian. usane socha,yah kya bat hai, kyoan itane adami jama haian?bhi d ke aandar ghusakar dekha, to maloom hua, sethaji kanbaloan ka dan kar rahe haian. kanbal bahut ghatiya the, patale aur haldh; par janata ek

par ek tooti p dati thi. rama ke man mean aya, ek kanbal le looan. yahaan mujhe kaun janata hai. agar koee jan bhi jay, to kya haraz- garib brahman agar dan ka adhikari nahian to aur kaun hai. lekin ek hi kshan mean usaka atmasamman jag utha. vah kuchh der vahaan khada takata raha, phir age badha. usake mathe par tilak dekhakar munimaji ne samajh liya, yah brahman hai. itane sare kangaloan mean brahmanoan ki sankhya bahut kam thi. brahmanoan ko dan dene ka puny kuchh aur

hi hai. munim man mean prasann tha ki ek brahman devata dikhaee to die! isalie jab usane rama ko jate dekha, to bola, ‘panditaji, kahaan chale, kanbal to lete jaie!’ rama mare sankoch ke g d gaya. usake muanh se keval itana hi nikala,’mujhe ichchha nahian hai.’ yah kahakar vah phir badha, munimaji ne samajha, shayad kanbal ghatiya dekhakar devataji chale ja rahe haian. aise atm-samman vale devata use apane jivan mean shayad kabhi mile hi n the. koee doosara brahman hota, do-char chikani-chup di batean karata aur achchhe kanbal maangata. yah devata bina kuchh kahe, nirvyaj bhav se chale ja rahe haian, to avashy koee tyagi jiv haian. usane lapakakar rama ka hath pak d liya aur bola,’ao to maharaj,apake lie chokha kanbal rakkha hai. yah to kangaloan ke lie hai. rama ne dekha ki bina maange ek chiz mil rahi hai, zabaradasti gale lagaee ja rahi hai, to vah do bar aur nahian – nahian karake munim ke sath aandar chala gaya. munim ne use kothi mean le jakar takht par baithaya aur ek achchha-sa dabij kanbal bheant kiya. rama ki santosh vritti ka us par itana prabhav pada ki usane paanch rupaye dakshina bhi dena chaha,kintu rama ne use lene se saf iankar kar diya. janm-janmaantar ki sanchit maryada kanbal lekar hi ahat ho uthi thi. dakshina ke lie hath phailana usake lie asanbhav ho gaya.

munim ne chakit hokar kaha, ‘ap yah bheant n svikar kareange, to sethaji ko bada duahkh hoga.’

rama ne virakt hokar kaha,apake agrah se maianne kanbal le liya, par dakshina nahian le sakata mujhe dhan ki avashyakata nahian. jis sajjan ke ghar tika hua hooan, vah mujhe bhojan dete haian. aur mujhe lekar kya karana hai?’

‘sethaji maneange nahian!’

‘ap meri or se kshama maang lijiega. ‘

‘apake tyag ko dhany hai. aise hi brahmanoan se dharm ki maryada bani huee hai. kuchh der baithie to, sethaji ate hoange. apake darshan pakar bahut prasann hoange. brahmanoan ke param bhakt haian. aur trikal sandhya-vandan karate haian maharaj, tin baje rat ko ganga-tat par pahuanch jate haian aur vahaan se akar pooja par baith jate haian. das baje bhagavat ka parayan karate haian. bhojan pate haian, tab kothi mean ate haian. tin-char baje phir sandhya karane chale jate haian. ath baje tho di der ke lie phir ate haian. nau baje thakuradvare mean kirtan sunate haian aur phir sandhya karake bhojan pate haian. tho di der mean ate hi hoange. ap kuchh der baithean, to bada achchha ho apaka sthan kahaan hai?’

rama ne prayag n batakar kashi batalaya. is par munimaji ka agrah aur badha, par rama ko yah shanka ho rahi thi ki kahian sethaji ne koee dharmik prasang chhe d diya, to sari kalee khul jayagi. kisi doosare din ane ka vachan dekar usane piand chhudaya.

nau baje vah vachanalay se lauta, to dar raha tha ki kahian devidin ne kanbal dekhakar poochha,kahaan se lae, to kya javab dooanga. koee bahana kar dooanga. kah dooanga, ek pahachan ki dukan se udhar laya hooan. devidin ne kanbal dekhate hi poochha, ‘seth karo dimal ke yahaan pahuanch ge kya, maharaj?’

rama ne poochha, ‘kaun seth karo dimal?’

‘are vahi, jisaki vah badi lal kothi hai.’

rama koee bahana n kar saka. bola, ‘haan, munimaji ne piand hi n chhoda! bada dharmatma jiv hai.’

devidin ne muskarakar kaha, ‘bada dharmatma! usi ke thame to yah dharati thami hai, nahian to ab tak mit gee hoti!’

ramanath—‘kam to dharmatmaoan hi ke karata hai, man ka hal eeshvar jane. jo sare din poojapath aur dan?vrat mean laga rahe, use dharmatma nahian to aur kya kaha jay.’

devidin—‘use papi kahana chahie, mahapapi, daya to usake pas se hokar bhi nahian nikali. usaki joot ki mil hai. majooroan ke sath jitani nirdayata isaki mil mean hoti hai, aur kahian nahian hoti. adamiyoan ko hantaroan se pitavata hai, hantaroan se. charbi-mila ghi bechakar isane lakhoan kama lie. koee naukar ek minat ki bhi der kare to turant talab kat leta hai. agar sal mean do-char hazar dan n kar de, to pap ka dhan pache kaise! dharm-karm vale brahman to usake dvar par

jhaankate bhi nahian. tumhare siva vahaan koee pandit tha?’rama ne sir hilaya.

‘koee jata hi nahian. haan, lobhi-lanpat pahuanch jate haian. jitane pujari dekhe, sabako patthar hi paya. patthar poojate-poojate inake dil bhi patthar ho jate haian. isake tin to b de-bade dharamashale haian, muda hai pakhandi. adami chahe aur kuchh n kare, man mean daya banae rakhe. yahi sau dharam ka ek dharam hai.’

din ki rakkhi huee rotiyaan khakar jab rama kanbal odhakar leta, to use badi glani hone lagi. rishvat mean usane hazaroan rupaye mare the, par kabhi ek kshan ke lie bhi use glani n aee thi. rishvat buddhise, kaushal se, purusharth se milati hai. dan paurooshahin, karmahin ya pakhandiyoan ka adhar hai. vah soch raha tha,maian ab itana din hooan ki bhojan aur vastr ke lie mujhe dan lena p data

hai! vah devidin ke ghar do mahine se padahua tha, par devidin use bhikshuk nahian mehaman samajhata tha. usake man mean kabhi dan ka bhav aya hi n tha. rama ke man mean aisa udveg utha ki isi dam thane mean jakar apana sara vrittaant kah sunae. yahi n hoga, do-tin sal ki saza ho jaegi, phir to yoan pran sooli par n tange raheange. kahian doob hi kyoan n meeanb is tarah jine se fayada hi kya! n ghar ka hooan n ghat ka. doosaroan ka bhar to kya uthaooanga, apane hi lie doosaroan ka muanh takata hooan. is jivan se kisaka upakar ho raha hai? dhikkar hai mere jine ko! rama ne nishchay kiya, kal nidyashank hokar kam ki toh mean nikalooanga. jo kuchh hona hai, ho.

sanbandhit lekh

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