ग़बन उपन्यास भाग-29

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

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kalakatta mean vakil sahab ne tharahane ka pahale hi iantazam kar liya tha. koee kasht n hua. ratan ne maharaj aur timal kahar ko sath le liya tha. donoan vakil sahab ke purane naukar the aur ghar ke-se adami ho ge the. shahar ke bahar ek bangala tha. usake tin kamare mil ge. isase zyada jagah ki vahaan zaroorat bhi n thi. hate mean tarah-tarah ke phal-paudho lage hue the. sthan bahut suandar maloom hota tha. pas-p dos mean aur kitane hi bangale the. shahar ke log udhar havakhori ke lie jaya karate the aur hare hokar lautate the, par ratan ko vah jagah pha de khati thi. bimar ke sath vale bhi bimar hote haian. udasoan ke lie svarg bhi udas hai. sagashr ne vakil sahab ko aur bhi shithil kar diya tha. do-tin din to unaki dasha usase bhi kharab rahi, jaisi prayag mean thi,, lekin dava shuroo hone ke do-tin din bad vah kuchh sanbhalane lage. ratan subah se adhi rat tak unake pas hi kursi dale baithi rahati. snan-bhojan ki bhi sudhi n rahati. vakil sahab chahate the ki yah yahaan se hat jay to dil kholakar karahean. use taskin

dene ke lie vah apani dasha ko chhipane ki cheshta karate rahate the. vah poochhati, aj kaisi tabiyat hai? to vah phiki muskarahat ke sath kahate, ‘aj to ji bahut halka maloom hota hai.’ bechare sari rat karavatean badalakar katate the, par ratan poochhati, ‘rat niand aee thi?’ to kahate, ‘haan, khoob soya.’ratan pathy samane le jati, to aruchi hone par bhi kha lete. ratan samajhati, ab yah achchhe ho rahe haian. kaviraj ji se bhi vah yahi samachar kahati. vah bhi apane upachar ki

saphalata par prasann the. ek din vakil sahab ne ratan se kaha, ‘mujhe dar hai ki mujhe achchha hokar tumhari dava n karani p de.’

ratan ne prasann hokar kaha, ‘isase badhakar kya bat hogi. maian to eeshvar se manati hooan ki tumhari bimari mujhe de dean. ‘sham ko ghoom aya karo. agar bimar p dane ki ichchha ho, to mere achchhe

ho jane par p dana.’

‘kahaan jaooan, mera to kahian jane ko ji hi nahian chahata. mujhe yahian sabase achchha lagata hai.’

vakil sahab ko ekaek ramanath ka khayal a gaya. bole, ‘zara shahar ke parko mean ghoom-gham kar dekho, shayad ramanath ka pata chal jay. ratan ko apana vada yad a gaya. rama ko pa jane ki anandamay asha ne ek kshan ke lie use chanchal kar diya. kahian vah park mean baithe mil jaean, to poochhooan kahie babooji, ab kahaan bhagakar jaiega? is kalpana se usaki mudra khil uthi. boli, ‘jalapa se maianne vada to kiya tha ki pata lagaooangi, par yahaan akar bhool gee.’

vakil sahab ne sagrah kaha, ‘aj chali jao. aj kya, sham ko roz ghante-bhar ke lie nikal jaya karo.’

ratan ne chiantit hokar kaha, ‘lekin chianta to lagi rahegi.’

vakil sahab ne muskarakar kaha, ‘meri? maian to achchha ho raha hooan.’

ratan ne sandigdh bhav se kaha, ‘achchha, chali jaooangi.’

ratan ko kal se vakil sahab ke ashvasan par kuchh sandeh hone laga tha. unaki cheshta se achchhe hone ka koee lakshan use n dikhaee deta tha. inaka chehara kyoan din-din pila p data jata hai! inaki aankheanan kyoan haradam band rahati haian! deh kyoan din-din ghulati jati hai! maharaj aur kahar se vah yah shanka n kah sakati thi. kaviraj se poochhate use sankoch hota tha. agar kahian rama

mil jate, to unase poochhati. vah itane dinoan se yahaan haian, kisi doosare daktar ko

dikhati. in kaviraj ji se use kuchh-kuchh nirasha ho chali thi. jab ratan chali gee, to vakil sahab ne timal se kaha, ‘mujhe zara uthakar bitha do, timal, p de-p de kamar sidhi ho gee. ek pyali chay pila do. kee din ho ge, chay ki soorat nahian dekhi. yah pathy mujhe mare dalata hai. doodh dekhakar jvar chadh ata hai, par unaki khatir se pi leta hooan! mujhe to in kaviraj ki

dava se koee fayada nahian maloom hota. tumhean kya maloom hota hai?’

timal ne vakil sahab ko takie ke sahare baithakar kaha, ‘babooji so dekh lev, yah to maian pahale hi kahane vala tha. so dekh lev, bahooji ke dar ke mare nahian kahata tha.’

vakil sahab ne kee minat chup rahane ke bad kaha, ‘maian maut se darata nahian, timal! bilakul nahian. mujhe svarg aur narak par bilakul vishvas nahian hai. agar sanskaroan ke anusar adami ko janm lena p data hai, to mujhe vishvas hai, mera janm kisi achchhe ghar mean hoga. phir bhi marane ko ji nahian chahata. sochata hooan, mar gaya to kya hoga.’

timal ne kaha, ‘babooji so dekh lev, ap aisi batean n karean. bhagavan chaheange, to ap achchhe ho jaeange. kisi doosare daktar ko bulaooan- ap log to aangarezi padhe haian, so dekh lev, kuchh manate hi nahian, mujhe to kuchh aur hi sandeh ho raha hai. kabhi-kabhi ganvaroan ki bhi sun liya karo. so dekh lev, ap mano chahe n mano, maian to ek sayane ko laooanga. bangal ke ojhe-sayane masahoor haian.’

vakil sahab ne muanh udhar liya. pret-badha ka vah hamesha mazak udaya karate the. kee ojhoan ko pit chuke the. unaka khayal tha ki yah pravanchana hai, dhoang hai, lekin is vakt unamean itani shakti bhi n thi ki timal ke is prastav ka virodh karate. muanh udhar liya.

maharaj ne chay lakar kaha, ‘sarakar, chay laya hooan.’

vakil sahab ne chay ke pyale ko kshudhit najaroan se dekhakar kaha, ‘le jao, ab n piooanga. unhean maloom hoga, to dukhi hoangi. kyoan maharaj, jab se maian aya hooan mera chehara kuchh hara hua hai?’

maharaj ne timal ki or dekha. vah hamesha doosaroan ki ray dekhakar ray diya karate the. khud sochane ki shakti unamean n thi. agar timal ne kaha hai, ap achchhe ho rahe haian, to vah bhi isaka samarthan kareange. timal ne isake viruddh kaha hai, to unhean bhi isake viruddh hi kahana chahie. timal ne unake asamanjas ko bhaanpakar kaha, ‘hara kyoan nahian hua hai, haan, jitana hona chahie utana nahian hua.’

maharaj bole, ‘haan, kuchh hara zaroor hua hai, muda bahut kam.’

vakil sahab ne kuchh javab nahian diya. do-char vaky bolane ke bad vah shithil ho jate the aur das-paanch minat shaant achet p de rahate the. kadachit unhean apani dasha ka yatharth jnan ho chuka tha. usake mukh par, buddhipar, mastishk par mrityuki chhaya p dane lagi thi. agar kuchh asha thi, to itani hi ki shayad man ki durbalata se unhean apani dasha itani hin maloom hoti ho unaka dam ab pahale se zyada phalane laga tha. kabhi-kabhi to oopar ki saans oopar hi rah jati thi. jan p data tha, bas ab pran nikala. bhishan pran-vedana hone lagati thi. kaun jane, kab yahi avarodh ek kshan aur badhakar jivan ka aant kar de.

samane udyan mean chaandani ddahare ki chadar odhe, zamin par p di sisak rahi thi. phal aur paudho malin mukh, sir jhukae, asha aur bhay se vikal ho-hokar mano usake vaksh par hath rakhate the, usaki shital deh ko sparsh karate the aur aansoo ki do booandean girakar phir usi bhaanti dekhane lagate the. sahasa vakil sahab ne aankheanan kholian. aankhoan ke donoan konoan mean aansoo ki booandean machal rahi thian.

kshin svar mean bole, ‘timal! kya siddhoo ae the?’

phir is prashn par ap hi lajjit ho muskarate hue bole, ‘mujhe aisa maloom hua, jaise siddhoo ae hoan.’

phir gahari saans lekar chup ho ge, aur aankheanan band kar lian. siddhoo us bete ka nam tha, jo javan hokar mar gaya tha. is samay vakil sahab ko barabar usi ki yad a rahi thi. kabhi usaka balapan samane a jata, kabhi usaka marana age dikhaee dene lagata,kitane spasht, kitane sajiv chitr the. unaki smriti kabhi itani moortiman, itani chitramay n thi. kee minat ke bad unhoanne phir aankheanan kholian aur idhar-udhar khoee huee aankhoan se dekha. unhean abhi aisa jan p data tha ki meri mata akar poochh rahi haian, ‘beta, tumhara ji kaisa hai?’

sahasa unhoanne timal se kaha, ‘yahaan ao. kisi vakil ko bula lao, jaldi jao, nahian vah ghoomakar ati hoangi.’

itane mean motar ka harn sunaee diya aur ek pal mean ratan a pahuanchi. vakil ko bulane ki bat u d gee. vakil sahab ne prasann-mukh hokar poochha, ‘kahaan?kahaan gee?kuchh usaka pata mila?’

ratan ne unake mathe par hath rakhate hue kaha, ‘kee jagah dekha. kahian n dikhaee die. itane bade shahar mean s dakoan ka pata to jaldi chalata nahian, vah bhala kya mileange. dava khane ka samay to a gaya n?’

vakil sahab ne dabi zaban se kaha, ‘lao, kha looan.’

ratan ne dava nikali aur unhean uthakar pilaee. is samay vah n janekyoan kuchh bhayabhit-si ho rahi thi. ek aspasht, ajnat shanka usake hriday ko dabae hue thi. ekaek usane kaha, ‘un logoan mean se kisi ko tar de dooan?’

vakil sahab ne prashn ki aankhoan se dekha. phir ap hi ap usaka ashay samajhakar bole, ‘nahian-nahian, kisi ko bulane ki zaroorat nahian. maian achchha ho raha hooan.’

phir ek kshan ke bad savadhan hone ki cheshta karake bole, ‘maian chahata hooan ki apani vasiyat likhava dooan.’

jaise ek shital, tivr ban ratan ke pair se ghusakar sir se nikal gaya. mano usaki deh ke sare bandhan khul ge, sare avayav bikhar ge, usake mastishk ke sare paramanu hava mean u d ge. mano niche se dharati nikal gee, oopar se akash nikal gaya aur ab vah niradhar, nispand, nirjiv kh di hai. avaruddh, ashrukanpit kanth se boli-ghar se kisi ko bulaooan? yahaan kisase salah li jae? koee bhi to apana nahian hai.

‘apanoan’ ke lie is samay ratan adhir ho rahi thi. koee bhi to apana hota, jis par vah vishvas kar sakati, jisase salah le sakati. ghar ke log a jate, to dau d-dhoop karake kisi doosare daktar ko bulate. vah akeli kya? kya kare- akhir bhaee-band aur kis din kam aveange. sankat mean hi apane kam ate haian. phir yah kyoan kahate haian ki kisi ko mat bulao!

vasiyat ki bat phir use yad a gee! yah vichar kyoan inake man mean aya? vaidy ji ne kuchh kaha to nahian? kya hone vala hai, bhagavan! yah shabd apane sare sansargo ke sath usake hriday ko vidirn karane laga. chilla-chillakar rone ke lie usaka man vikal ho utha. apani mata yad aee. usake aanchal mean muanh chhipakar rone ki akaanksha usake man mean utpann huee. us snehamay aanchal mean rokar usaki bal-atma ko kitana santosh hota tha. kitani jald usaki sari manovyatha shaant ho jati thi. ah! yah adhar bhi ab nahian. maharaj ne akar kaha, ‘sarakar, bhojan taiyar hai. thali parasooan?’

ratan ne usaki or kathor najaroan se dekha. vah bina javab ki apeksha kie chupake-se chala gaya.

magar ek hi kshan mean ratan ko maharaj par daya a gee. usane kaun-si buraee ki jo bhojan ke lie poochhane aya. bhojan bhi aisi chiz hai, jise koee chho d sake! vah rasoee mean jakar maharaj se boli, ‘tum log kha lo, maharaj! mujhe aj bhookh nahian lagi hai.’

maharaj ne agrah kiya, ‘do hi phulake kha lijie, sarakar!’

ratan thithak gee. maharaj ke agrah mean itani sahridayata, itani sanvedana bhari huee thi ki ratan ko ek prakar ki saantvana ka anubhav hua. yahaan koee apana nahian hai, yah sochane mean use apani bhool pratit huee. maharaj ne ab tak ratan ko kathor svamini ke roop mean dekha tha. vahi svamini aj usake samane kh di mano sahanubhooti ki bhiksha maang rahi thi. usaki sari sadavrittiyaan um d uthian.

ratan ko usake durbal mukh par anurag ka tez nazar aya. usane poochha, ‘kyoan maharaj, babooji ko is kaviraj ki dava se koee labh ho raha hai?’

maharaj ne darate-darate vahi shabd duhara die, jo aj vakil sahab se kahe the,kuchh-kuchhato ho raha hai, lekin jitana hona chahie utana nahian.

ratan ne avishvas ke aandazase dekhakar kaha,tum bhi mujhe dhokha dete ho, maharaj!

maharaj ki aankheanan dabadaba gee. bole, ‘bhagavan sab achchha hi kareange bahooji, ghabadane se kya hoga. apana to koee bas nahian hai.’

ratan ne poochha, ‘yahaan koee jyotishi n milega? zara usase poochhate. kuchh poojapath bhi kara lene se achchha hota hai.’

maharaj ne tushti ke bhav se kaha, ‘yah to maian pahale hi kahane vala tha, bahooji! lekin babooji ka mizaj to janati ho in batoan se vah kitana big date haian.’

ratan ne dridhata se kaha, ‘sabere kisi ko zaroor bula lana.’

‘sarakar chidheange!’

‘maian to kahati hooan.’

yah kahati huee vah kamare mean aee aur roshani ke samane baithakar jalapa ko patr likhane lagi,

‘bahan, nahian kah sakati, kya hone vala hai. aj mujhe maloom hua hai ki maian ab tak mithe bhram mean p di huee thi. babooji ab tak mujhase apani dasha chhipate the, magar aj yah bat unake kaboo se bahar ho gee. tumase kya kahooan, aj vah vasiyat likhane ki charcha kar rahe the. maianne hi tala. dil ghabada raha hai .han, ji chahata hai, tho di-si sankhiya khakar so rahooan. vidhata ko sansar

dayalu, kripalu, din?bandhu aur jane kaun?kaun?si upadhiyaan deta hai. maian kahati hooan, usase nirdayi, nirmam, nishthur koee shatru bhi nahian ho sakata poorvajanm ka sanskar keval man ko samajhane ki chiz hai. jis dand ka hetu hi hamean n maloom ho, us dand ka mooly hi kya! vah to zabardast ki lathi hai, jo aghat karane ke lie koee karan gadhaleti hai. is aandhere, nirjan, kaantoan se bhare hue jivan-marg mean mujhe keval ek timatimata hua dipak mila tha. maian use aanchal mean chhipae,

vidhi ko dhanyavad deti huee, gati chali jati thi, par vah dipak bhi mujhase chhina ja raha hai. is aandhakar mean maian kahaan jaooangi, kaun mera rona sunega, kaun meri baanh pak dega. bahan, mujhe kshama karana. mujhe babooji ka pata lagane ka avakash nahian mila. aj kee parko ka chakkar laga aee, par kahian pata nahian chala. kuchh avasar mila to phir jaooangi.

‘ mataji ko mera pranam kahana. ‘

patr likhakar ratan baramade mean aee. shital samir ke jhoanke a rahe the. prakriti mano rog-shayya par p di sisak rahi thi. usi vakt vakil sahab ki saans veg se chalane lagi.

sanbandhit lekh

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