ग़बन उपन्यास भाग-31
chitr:Icon-edit.gif | is lekh ka punarikshan evan sampadan hona avashyak hai. ap isamean sahayata kar sakate haian. "sujhav" |
usi din shav kashi laya gaya. yahian usaki dah-kriya huee. vakil sahab ke ek bhatije malave mean rahate the. unhean tar dekar bula liya gaya. dah-kriya unhoanne ki. ratan ko chita ke drishy ki kalpana hi se romaanch hota tha. vahaan pahuanchakar shayad vah behosh ho jati. jalapa ajakal prayady sare din usi ke sath rahati. shokatur ratan ko n ghar-bar ki sudhi thi, n khane-pine ki. nity hi koee-n-koee aisi bat yad a jati jis par vah ghantoan roti. pati ke sath usaka jo dharm tha, usake ek aansh ka bhi usane palan kiya hota, to use bodh hota. apani kartavyahinata, apani nishthurata, apani shrriangar-lolupata ki charcha karake vah itana roti ki hichakiyaan bandh jatian. vakil sahab ke sadagunoan ki charcha karake hi vah apani atma ko shaanti deti thi. jab tak jivan ke dvar par ek rakshak baitha hua tha, use kuttoan ya billi ya chor-chakar ki chianta n thi, lekin ab dvar par koee rakshak n tha, isalie vah sajag rahati thi,pati ka gunagan kiya karati. jivan ka nirvah kaise hoga, naukaroan-chakaroan mean kin-kin ko javab dena hoga, ghar ka kaun-kaunasa kharch kam karana hoga, in prashnoan ke vishay mean donoan mean koee bat n hoti. mano yah chianta m!t atma ke prati abhakti hogi. bhojan karana, saf vastr pahanana aur man ko kuchh padhakar bahalana bhi use anuchit jan p data tha. shraddh ke din usane apane sare vastr aur abhooshan mahapatr ko dan kar die. inhean lekar ab vah kya karegi? inaka vyavahar karake kya vah apane jivan ko kalankit karegi! isake viruddh pati ki chhoti se chhoti vastu ko bhi smritichihn samajhakar vah dekhati – bhalati rahati thi. usaka svabhav itana komal ho gaya tha ki kitani hi badi hani ho jay, use krodh n ata tha. timal ke hath se chay ka set chhootakar phir pada, par ratan ke mathe par bal tak n aya. pahale ek davat toot jane par isi timal ko usane buri daant bataee thi, nikale deti thi, par aj usase kee gune nukasan par usane zaban tak n kholi. kathor bhav usake hriday mean ate hue mano darate the ki kahian aghat n pahuanche ya shayad pati-shok aur pati-gunagan ke siva aur kisi bhav ya vichar ko man mean lana vah pap samajhati thi. vakil sahab ke bhatije ka nam tha manibhooshanab bada hi milanasar, hansamukh, kary-kushalab isi ek mahine mean usane apane saik doan mitr bana lie.
shahar mean jin-jin vakiloan aur reesoan se vakil sahab ka parichay tha, un sabase usane aisa mel-jol badhaya, aisi betakalluphi paida ki ki ratan ko khabar nahian aur usane baiank ka len-den apane nam se shuroo kar diya. ilahabad baiank mean vakil sahab ke bis hazar rupaye jama the. us par to usane kabza kar hi liya, makanoan ke kirae bhi vasool karane laga. gaanvoan ki tahasil bhi khud hi shuroo kar di, mano ratan se koee matalab nahian hai. ek din timal ne akar ratan se kaha, ‘bahooji, jane vala to chala gaya, ab ghar-dvar ki bhi kuchh khabar lijie. maianne suna, bhaiyaji ne baiank ka sab rupaya apane nam kara liya.’
ratan ne usaki or aise kathor kupit najaroan se dekha ki use phir kuchh kahane ki himmat n p di. us din sham ko manibhooshan ne timal ko nikal diya,chori ka ilazam lagakar nikala jisase ratan kuchh kah bhi n sake. ab keval maharaj rah ge. unhean manibhooshan ne bhang pila-pilakar aisa milaya ki vah unhian ka dam bharane lage. mahari se kahate, babooji ka bada reesana mizaj hai. koee sauda lao, kabhi nahian poochhate, kitane ka lae. b doan ke ghar mean bade hi hote haian. bahooji bal ki khal nikala karati thian, yah bechare kuchh nahian bolate. mahari ka muanh pahale hi si diya gaya tha. usake adhe d yauvan ne ne malik ki rasikata ko chanchal kar diya tha. vah ek n ek bahane se bahar ki baithak mean hi mandalaya karati. ratan ko zara bhi khabar n thi, kis tarah usake lie vyooh racha ja raha hai.
ek din manibhooshan ne ratan se kaha, ‘kakiji, ab to mujhe yahaan rahana vyarth maloom hota hai. maian sochata hooan, ab apako lekar ghar chala jaooan. vahaan apaki bahoo apaki seva karegi, bal-bachchoan mean apaka ji bahal jayaga aur kharch bhi kam ho jaega. ap kahean to yah bangala bech diya jay. achchhe dam mil jayange.’
ratan is tarah chauanki, mano usaki moorchchha bhang ho gee ho, mano kisi ne use jhanjho dakar jaga diya ho sakapakaee huee aankhoan se usaki or dekhakar boli, ‘kya mujhase kuchh kah rahe ho?’
manibhooshan—‘ji haan, kah raha tha ki ab ham logoan ka yahaan rahana vyarth hai. apako lekar chala jaooan, to kaisa ho?’
ratan ne udasinata se kaha, ‘haan, achchha to hoga.’
manibhooshan—‘kakaji ne koee vasiyatanama likha ho, to laie dekhooan, unako ichchhaoan ke age sir jhukana hamara dharm hai.’
ratan ne usi bhaanti akash par baithe hue, jaise sansar ki batoan se ab use koee sarokar hi n raha ho, javab diya, ‘vasiyat to nahian likhi, aur kya zaroorat thi?’
manibhooshan ne phir poochha, ‘shayad kahian likhakar rakh ge hoan?’
ratan—‘mujhe to kuchh maloom nahian. kabhi zikr nahian kiya.’
manibhooshan ne man mean prasann hokar kaha,meri ichchha hai ki unaki koee yadagar banava di jay.
ratan ne utsukata se kaha, ‘haan-haan, maian bhi chahati hooan.’
manibhooshan—‘gaanv ki amadani koee tin hazar sal ki hai, yah apako maloom hai. itana hi unaka varshik dan hota tha. maianne unake hisab ki kitab dekhi hai. do sau-dhaee sau se kisi mahine mean kam nahian hai. meri salah hai ki vah sab jyoan-ka-tyoan bana rahe.’
ratan ne prasann hokar kaha, haan, aur kya! ’
manibhooshan—‘to gaanv ki amadani to dharmarth par arpan kar di jae. makanoan ka kiraya koee do sau rupaye mahina hai. isase unake nam par ek chhotisi sanskrit pathashala khol di jae.
ratan—‘bahut achchha hoga.’
manibhooshan—‘aur yah bangala bech diya jae. is rupaye ko baiank mean rakh diya jay.’
ratan—‘bahut achchha hoga. mujhe rupaye-paise ki ab kya zaroorat hai.’
manibhooshan—‘apaki seva ke lie to ham sab hazir haian. motar bhi alag kar di jay. abhi se yah fikr ki jaegi, tab jakar kahian do-tin mahine mean phurasat milegi.’
ratan ne laparavahi se kaha, ‘abhi jaldi kya hai. kuchh rupaye baiank mean to haian.’
manibhooshan—‘baiank mean kuchh rupaye the, magar mahine-bhar se kharch bhi to horahe haian. hazar-paanch sau p de hoange. yahaan to rupaye jaise hava mean u d jate haian. mujhase to is shahar mean ek mahina bhi n raha jay. motar ko to jald hi nikal dena chahie.’
ratan ne isake javab mean bhi yahi kah diya, ‘achchha to hoga.’
vah us manasik durbalata ki dasha mean thi, jab manushy ko chhote-chhote kam bhi asoojh maloom hone lagate haian. manibhooshan ki kary-kushalata ne ek prakar se use parabhoot kar diya tha. is samay jo usake sath tho di-si bhi sahanubhooti dikha deta, usi ko vah apana shubhachiantak samajhane lagati. shok aur manastap ne usake man ko itana komal aur narm bana diya tha ki us par kisi ki bhi chhap p d sakati thi. usaki sari malinata aur bhikaita mano bhasm ho gee thi, vah sabhi ko apana samajhati thi. use kisi par sandeh n tha, kisi se shanka n thi. kadachit usake samane koee chor bhi usaki sanpatti ka apaharan karata to vah shor n machati.
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