ग़बन उपन्यास भाग-32

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

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shodashi ke bad se jalapa ne ratan ke ghar ana-jana kam kar diya tha. keval ek bar ghante-do ghante ke lie chali jaya karati thi. idhar kee dinoan se muanshi dayanath ko jvar ane laga tha. unhean jvar mean chho dakar kaise jati. muanshiji ko zara bhi jvar ata, to vah bak-jhak karane lagate the. kabhi gate, kabhi rote, kabhi yamadootoan ko apane samane nachate dekhate. unaka ji chahata ki sara ghar mere pas baitha rahe, sanbandhiyoan ko bhi bula liya jay, jisamean vah sabase aantim bheant kar lean. kyoanki is bimari se bachane ki unhean asha n thi. yamaraj svayan unake samane viman liye kh de the. jageyeshvari aur sab kuchh kar sakati thi, unaki bak-jhak n sun sakati thi. jyoanhi vah rone lagate, vah kamare se nikal jati. use bhoot-badha ka bhram hota tha. muanshiji ke kamare mean kee samachar-patroan ke gail the. yahi unhean ek vyasan tha. jalapa ka ji vahaan baithe-baithe ghabadane lagata, to in gailoan ko ulatapalatakar dekhane lagati. ek din usane ek purane patr mean shataranj ka ek naksha dekha, jise hal kar dene ke lie kisi sajjan ne puraskar bhi rakkha tha. use

khayal aya ki jis tak par ramanath ki bisat aur muhare rakkhe hue haian us par ek kitab mean kee nakshe bhi die hue haian. vah turant dau di huee oopar gee aur vah kapi utha laeeb yah naksha us kapi mean maujood tha, aur naksha hi n tha, usaka hal bhi diya hua tha. jalapa ke man mean sahasa yah vichar chamak pada, is nakshe ko kisi patr mean chhapa dooan to kaisa ho! shayad unaki

nigah p d jay. yah naksha itana saral to nahian hai ki asani se hal ho jay. is nagar mean jab koee unaka sani nahian hai, to aise logoan ki sankhya bahut nahian ho sakati, jo yah naksha hal kar sakeanb kuchh bhi ho, jab unhoanne yah naksha hal kiya hai, to ise dekhate hi phir hal kar leange. jo log pahali bar dekheange, unhean do-ek din sochane mean lag jayange. maian likh dooangi ki jo sabase pahale hal kar le, usi ko puraskar diya jay. jua to hai hi. unhean rupaye n bhi milean, to bhi itana to sanbhav hai hi ki hal karane valoan mean unaka nam bhi ho kuchh pata lag jayaga. kuchh bhi n ho, to rupaye hi to jayange. das rupaye ka puraskar rakh dooan. puraskar kam hoga, to koee bada khila di idhar dhyan n dega. yah bat bhi rama ke hit ki hi hogi. isi udhe d-bun mean vah aj ratan se n mil saki. ratan dinabhar to usaki rah dekhati rahi. jab vah sham ko bhi n gee, to usase n raha gaya.

aj vah pati-shok ke bad pahali bar ghar se nikali. kahian raunak n thi, kahian jivan n tha, mano sara nagar shok mana raha hai. use tez motar chalane ki dhun thi, par aj vah taange se bhi kam ja rahi thi. ek vriddha ko sadak ke kinare baithe dekhakar usane motar rok diya aur use char ane de die. kuchh age aur badhi, to do kaanstebal ek kaidi ko liye ja rahe the. usane motar rokakar ek kaanstebal ko bulaya aur use ek rupaya dekar kaha,is kaidi ko mithaee khila dena. kaanstebal ne salam karake rupaya le liya. dil mean khush hua, aj kisi bhagyavan ka muanh dekhakar utha tha.

jalapa ne use dekhate hi kaha, ‘kshama karana bahan, aj maian n a saki. dadaji ko kee din se jvar a raha hai.’

ratan ne turant muanshiji ke kamare ki or qadam uthaya aur poochha, ‘yahian haian n? tumane mujhase n kaha.’

muanshiji ka jvar is samay kuchh utara hua tha. ratan ko dekhate hi bole, ‘bada duahkh hua deviji, magar yah to sansar hai. aj ek ki bari hai, kal doosare ki bari hai. yahi chal-chalav laga hua hai. ab maian bhi chala. nahian bach sakata badi pyas hai, jaise chhati mean koee bhatathi jal rahi ho phuanka jata hooan. koee apana nahian hota. baeeji, sansar ke nate sab svarth ke nate haian. adami akela hath pasare ek din chala jata hai. hay-hay! l daka tha vah bhi hath se nikal gaya! n jane kahaan gaya. aj hota, to ek pani dene vala to hota. yah do lauande haian, inhean koee fikr hi nahian, maian mar jaooan ya ji jaooan. inhean tin vakt khane ko chahie, tin datth pani pine ko, bas aur kisi kam ke nahian. yahaan baithate donoan ka dam ghutata hai. kya karooan. abaki n bachooanga.’

ratan ne taskin di, ‘yah maleriya hai, do-char din mean ap achchhe ho jayange. ghabadane ki koee bat nahian.’

muanshiji ne din najaroan se dekhakar kaha, ‘baith jaie bahooji, ap kahati haian, apaka ashirvad hai, to shayad bach jaooan, lekin mujhe to asha nahian hai. maian bhi tal thoke yamaraj se l dane ko taiyar baitha hooan. ab unake ghar mehamani khaooanga. ab kahaan jate haian bachakar bacha! aisa-aisa ragedooan, ki vah bhi yad karean. log kahate haian, vahaan bhi atmaean isi tarah rahati haian. isi tarah vahaan bhi kachahariyaan haian, hakim haian, raja haian, rank haian. vyakhyan hote haian, samachar-patr chhapate haian. phir kya chianta hai. vahaan bhi ahalamad ho jaooanga. maze se akhabar padha karooanga.’

ratan ko aisi hansi chhooti ki vahaan kh di n rah saki. muanshiji vinod ke bhav se ve batean nahian kar rahe the. unake chehare par ganbhir vichar ki rekha thi. aj dedh-do mahine ke bad ratan hansi, aur is asamayik hansi ko chhipane ke lie kamare se nikal aee. usake sath hi jalapa bhi bahar a gee. ratan ne aparadhi najaroan se usaki or dekhakar kaha, ‘dadaji ne man mean kya samajha hoga. sochate hoange, maian to jan se mar raha hooan aur ise hansi soojhati hai. ab vahaan n jaooangi, nahian aisi hi koee bat phir kaheange, to maian bina hanse n rah sakooangi. dekho to aj kitani be-mauqa hansi aee hai. vah apane man ko is uchchhriankhalata ke lie dhikkarane lagi. jalapa ne

usake man ka bhav ta dakar kaha,mujhe bhi aksar inaki batoan par hansi a jati hai, bahan! is vakt to inaka jvar kuchh halka hai. jab zor ka jvar hota hai tab to yah aur bhi ool-jalool bakane lagate haian. us vakt hansi rokani mushkil ho jati hai. aj sabere kahane lage,mera pet bhak ho gaya,mera pet bhak ho gaya. isaki rat laga di. isaka ashay kya tha, n maian samajh saki,

n ammaan samajh sakian, par vah barabar yahi rate jate the,pet bhak ho gaya! pet bhak ho gaya! ao kamare mean chalean.‘

ratan—‘mere sath n chalogi?’

jalapa—‘aj to n chal sayangi, bahan.‘

‘kal aogi?’

‘kah nahian sakati. dada ka ji kuchh halka raha, to aooangi.’

‘nahian bhaee, zaroor ana. tumase ek salah karani hai.’

‘kya salah hai?’

‘manni kahate haian, yahaan ab rahakar kya karana hai, ghar chalo. bangale ko bech dene ko kahate haian.’

jalapa ne ekaek thithakakar usaka hath pak d liya aur boli, ‘yah to tumane buri khabar sunaee, bahan! mujhe is dasha mean tum chho dakar chali jaogi? maian n jane dooangi! manni se kah do, bangala bech dean, magar jab tak unaka kuchh pata n chal jayaga. maian tumhean n chho dooangi. tum kul ek haphte bahar rahian, mujhe ek-ek pal paha d ho gaya. maian n janati thi ki mujhe tumase itana prem ho gaya hai. ab to shayad maian mar hi jaooan. nahian bahan, tumhare pairoan p dati hooan, abhi jane

ka nam n lena.‘

ratan ki bhi aankheanan bhar aee. boli, ‘mujhase bhi vahaan n raha jayaga, sach kahati hooan. maian to kah dooangi, mujhe nahian jana hai.‘ jalapa usaka hath pak de hue oopar apane kamare mean le gee aur usake gale mean hath dalakar boli, ‘kasam khao ki mujhe chho dakar n jaogi.‘

ratan ne use aankavar mean lekar kaha, ‘lo, kasam khati hooan, n jaooangi. chahe idhar ki duniya udhar ho jay. mere lie vahaan kya rakkha hai. bangala bhi kyoan bechooan, do-dhaee sau makanoan ka kiraya hai. ham donoan ke guzar ke lie kafi hai. maian aj hi manni se kah dooangi,maian n jaooangi.‘

sahasa pharsh par shataranj ke muhare aur nakshe dekhakar usane poochha,yah shataranj kisake sath khel rahi thian?

jalapa ne shataranj ke nakshe par apane bhagy ka paansa pheankane ki jo bat sochi thi, vah sab usase kah sunaee,man mean dar rahi thi ki yah kahian is prastav ko vyarth n samajhe, pagalapan n khayal kare, lekin ratan sunate hi bag-bag ho gee. boli,das rupaye to bahut kam puraskar hai. pachas rupaye kar do. rupaye maian deti hooan.

jalapa ne shanka ki, ‘lekin itane puraskar ke lobh se kahian achchhe shataranjabazoan ne maidan mean qadam rakkha to?’

ratan ne dridhata se kaha,koee haraj nahian. babooji ki nigah p d gee, to vah ise zaroor hal kar leange aur mujhe asha hai ki sabase pahale unhian ka nam avega. kuchh n hoga, to pata to lag hi jayaga. akhabar ke daftar mean to unaka pata a hi jayaga. tumane bahut achchha upay soch nikala hai. mera man kahata hai, isaka achchha phal hoga, maian ab man ki prerana ki kayal ho gee hooan. jab maian inhean lekar kalakatta chali thi, us vakt mera man kah raha tha, yahaan

jana achchha n hoga.‘

jalapa—‘to tumhean asha hai?‘

‘poori! maian kal sabere rupaye lekar aooangi.’

‘to maian aj khat likh rakkhooangi. kisake pas bhejooan? vahaan ka koee prasiddh patr hona chahie.’

‘vahaan to ‘praja-mitr’ ki badi charcha thi. pustakalayoan mean aksar log usi ko padhate nazar ate the. ‘

‘to ‘praja-mitr’ hi ko likhooangi, lekin rupaye h dap kar jay aur naksha n chhape to kya ho?’

‘hoga kya, pachas rupaye hi to le jaega. dam di ki handiya khokar kuttoan ki jat to pahachan li jayagi, lekin aisa ho nahian sakata jo log deshahit ke lie jel jate haian, tarah-tarah ki dhauans sahate haian, ve itane nich nahian ho sakate. mere sath adha ghante ke lie chalo to tumhean isi vakt rupaye de dooan.’

jalapa ne nimaraji hokar kaha, ‘is vakt qahaan chalooan. kal hi aooangi.’

usi vakt muanshiji pukar uthe, ‘bahoo! bahoo!’

jalapa to lapaki huee unake kamare ki or chali. ratan bahar ja rahi thi ki jageshvari pankha liye apane ko jhalati huee dikhaee p d gee. ratan ne poochha, ‘tumhean garmi lag rahi hai ammaanji? maian to thand ke mare kaanp rahi hooan. are! tumhare paanvoan mean yah kya ujala-ujala laga hua hai? kya ata pis rahi thian?’

jageshvari ne lajjit hokar kaha, ‘haan, vaidy ji ne inhean hath ke ate ki roti khane ko kaha hai. bazar mean hath ka ata kahaan mayassar- muhalle mean koee pisanahari nahian milati. majoorinean tak chakki se ata pisava leti haian. maian to ek ana ser dene ko razi hooan, par koee milati hi nahian.’

ratan ne achanbhe se kaha, ‘tumase chakki chal jati hai?’

jageshvari ne jheanp se muskarakar kaha,’kaun bahut tha. pav-bhar to do din ke lie ho jata hai. khate nahian ek kaur bhi, bahoo pisane ja rahi thi, lekin phir mujhe unake pas baithana p data. mujhe rat-bhar chakki pisana gauan hai, unake pas gh di-bhar baithana gauan nahian.

ratan jakar jaant ke pas ek minat kh di rahi, phir muskarakar machi par baith gee aur boli, ‘tumase to ab jaant n chalata hoga, maanji! lao thodasa gehooan mujhe do, dekhooan to.’

jageshvari ne kanoan par hath rakhakar kaha, ‘are nahian bahoo, tum kya pisogi!chalo yahaan se.’

ratan ne praman diya, ‘maianne bahut dinoan tak pisa hai, maanjib jab maian apane ghar thi, to roz pisati thi. meri ammaan, lao thoda-sa gehooan.’

‘hath dukhane lagega. chhale p d jaeange.’

‘kuchh nahian hoga maanji, ap gehooan to laie.’

jageshvari ne usaka hath pak dakar uthane ki koshish karake kaha, ‘gehooan ghar mean nahian haian. ab is vakt bazar se kaun lave.’

‘achchha chalie, maian bhandare mean dekhooan. gehooan hoga kaise nahian.’

rasoee ki bagal vali kothari mean sab khane-pine ka saman rahata tha. ratan aandar chali gee aur haandiyoan mean tatol-tatolakar dekhane lagi. ek haandi mean gehooan nikal ae. badi khush huee. boli,dekho maanji, nikale ki nahian, tum mujhase bahana kar rahi thian. usane ek tokari mean thoda-sa gehooan nikal liya aur khush-khush chakki par jakar pisane lagi. jageshvari ne jakar jalapa se kaha, ‘bahoo, vah jaant par baithi gehooan pis rahi haian. uthati hooan, uthatian hi nahian. koee dekh le to kya kahe.

jalapa ne muanshiji ke kamare se nikalakar sas ki ghabarahat ka anand uthane ke lie kaha, ‘yah tumane kya gazab kiya, ammaanji! sachamuch, koee dekh le to nak hi kat jay! chalie, zara dekhooan.’

jageshvari ne vivashata se kaha, ‘kya karooan, maian to samajha ke har gee, manatian hi nahian.’

jalapa ne jakar dekha, to ratan gehooan pisane mean magn thi. vinod ke svabhavik anand se usaka chehara khila hua tha. itani hi der mean usake mathe par pasine ki booandean a gee thian. usake balishth hathoan mean jaant lattoo ke saman nach raha tha.

jalapa ne hansakar kaha, ‘o ri, ata mahin ho, nahian paise n mileange.’

ratan ko sunaee n diya. baharoan ki bhaanti anishchit bhav se muskaraee.

jalapa ne aur zor se kaha, ‘ata khoob mahin pisana, nahian paise n paegi.’ ratan ne bhi hansakar kaha, jitana mahin kahie utana mahin pis dooan, bahooji. pisaee achchhi milani chahie.

jalapa—‘mole ser.’

ratan—‘mole ser sahi.’

jalapa—‘muanh dho ao. dhole ser mileange.’

ratan—‘maian yah sab pisakar uthooangi. tum yahaan kyoan kh di ho?’

jalapa—‘a jaooan, maian bhi khiancha dooan.‘

ratan—‘ji chahata hai, koee jaant ka git gaooan!’

jalapa—‘akele kaise gaogi! (jageshvari se) ammaan ap zara dadaji ke pas baith jayan, maian abhi ati hooan.’

jalapa bhi jaant par ja baithi aur donoan jaant ka yah git gane lagian.

‘mohi jogin banake kahaan ge re jogiya.’

donoan ke svar madhur the. jaant ki ghumur-ghumur unake svar ke sath saz ka kam kar rahi thi. jab donoan ek k di gakar chup ho jatian, to jaant ka svar mana kanth-dhvani se ranjit hokar aur bhi manohar ho jata tha. donoan ke hriday is samay jivan ke svabhavik anand se poorn the? n shok ka bhar tha, n viyog ka duahkh. jaise do chidiyaan prabhat ki apoorv shobha se magn hokar chahak rahi hoan.

sanbandhit lekh

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