ग़बन उपन्यास भाग-33

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

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ramanath ki chay ki dookan khul to gee, par keval rat ko khulati thi. din-bhar band rahati thi. rat ko bhi adhikatar devidin hi dukan par baithata, par bikri achchhi ho jati thi. pahale hi din tin rupaye ke paise ae, doosare din se charapaanch rupaye ka ausat p dane laga. chay itani svadisht hoti thi ki jo ek bar yahaan chay pi leta phir doosari dookan par n jata. rama ne manoranjan ki bhi kuchh samagri jama kar di. kuchh rupaye jama ho ge, to usane ek suandar mez li. chirag jalane ke bad saph-bhaji ki bikri zyada n hoti thi. vah un tokaroan ko uthakar aandar rakh deta aur baramade mean vah mez laga deta. us par tash ke set rakh deta. do dainik-patr bhi mangane laga. dukan chal nikali. unhian tin-char ghantoan mean chhah-sat rupaye a jate the aur sab kharch nikalakar tinachar rupaye bach rahate the.

in char mahinoan ki tapasya ne rama ki bhog-lalasa ko aur bhi prachand kar diya tha. jab tak hath mean rupaye n the, vah majaboor tha. rupaye ate hi sairasapate ki dhun savar ho gee. sinema ki yad bhi aee. roz ke vyavahar ki mamooli chijean, zinhean ab tak vah talata aya tha, ab abadha roop se ane lagian. devidin ke lie vah ek suandar reshami chadar laya. jaggo ke sir mean pida hoti rahati thi. ek din sugandhit tel ki shishiyaan lakar use de dian. donoan nihal ho ge. ab budhiya kabhi apane sir par bojh lati to daantata, ‘kaki, ab to maian bhi char paise kamane laga hooan, ab too kyoan jan deti hai? agar phir kabhi tere sir par tokari dekhi to kahe deta hooan, dookan uthakar pheank dooanga. phir mujhe jo saza chahe de dena. budhiya bete ki daant sunakar gadagad ho jati. mandi se bojh lati to pahale chupake se dekhati, rama dukan par nahian hai. agar vah baitha

hota to kisi ddali ko ek-do paisa dekar usake sir par rakh deti. vah n hota to lapaki huee ati aur jaldi se bojh utarakar shaant baith jati, jisase rama bhaanp n sake.

ek din ‘manorama thiyetar’ mean radheshyam ka koee naya drama hone vala tha. is drame ki badi dhoom thi. ek din pahale se hi log apani jagahean rakshit kara rahe the. rama ko bhi apani jagah rakshit kara lene ki dhun savar huee. socha, kahian rat ko tikat n mila to tapate rah jayange. tamashe ki badi tariph hai. us vakt ek ke do dene par bhi jagah n milegi. isi utsukata ne pulis ke bhay ko bhi pichhe dal diya. aisi aphat nahian aee hai ki ghar se nikalate hi pulis pak d legi. din ko n sahi, rat ko to nikalata hi hooan. pulis chahati to kya rat ko n pak d leti. phir mera vah huliya bhi nahian raha. pag di chehara badal dene ke lie kafi hai. yoan man ko samajhakar vah das baje ghar se nikala. devidin kahian gaya hua tha. budhiya ne poochha,kahaan jate ho, beta- rama ne kaha, ‘kahian nahian kaki, abhi ata hooan.’

rama s dak par aya, to usaka sahas him ki bhaanti pighalane laga. use pag-pag par shanka hoti thi, koee kaanstebal n a raha ho use vishvas tha ki pulis ka ek-ek chaukidar bhi usaka huliya pahachanata hai aur usake chehare par nigah p date hi pahachan lega. isalie vah niche sir jhukae chal raha tha. sahasa use khayal aya, gupt pulis vale sade kap de pahane idhar-udhar ghooma

karate haian. kaun jane, jo adami mere bagal mean a raha hai, koee jasoos hi ho meri or dhyan se dekh raha hai. yoan sir jhukakar chalane se hi to nahian use sandeh ho raha hai. yahaan aur sabhi samane tak rahe haian. koee yoan sir jhukakar nahian chal raha hai. motaroan ki is rel-pel mean sir jhukakar chalana maut ko nevata dena hai. park mean koee is tarah chahalakadami kare, to kar sakata hai. yahaan to samane dekhana chahie. lekin bagalavala adami abhi tak meri hi taraph tak raha hai. hai shayad koee khuphiya hi. usaka sath chho dane ke lie vah ek tanboli ki dookan par pan khane laga. vah adami age nikal gaya. rama ne aram ki lanbi saans li.

ab usane sir utha liya aur dil mazaboot karake chalane laga. is vakt tram ka bhi kahian pata n tha, nahian usi par baith leta. tho di hi door chala hoga ki tin kaanstebal ate dikhaee die. rama ne s dak chho d di aur patari par chalane laga. khvamakhvah saanp ke bil mean uangali dalana kaunasi bahaduri hai. durbhagy ki bat, tinoan kaanstebaloan ne bhi s dak chho dakar vahi patari le li. motaroan ke ane-jane se bar-bar idhar-udhar dau dana p data tha. rama ka kaleja dhak-

dhak karane laga. doosari patari par jana to sandeh ko aur bhi badha dega. koee aisi gali bhi nahian jisamean ghus jaooan. ab to sab bahut samip a ge. kya bat hai, sab meri hi taraph dekh rahe haian. maianne badi himakat ki ki yah pagg d baandh liya aur bandhi bhi kitani betuki. ek tile-sa oopar uth gaya hai. yah pag di aj mujhe pakadavegi. baandhi thi ki isase soorat badal jaegi. yah ulte aur tamasha ban gee. haan, tinoan meri hi or tak rahe haian. apas mean kuchh batean bhi kar rahe haian. rama ko aisa jan pada, pairoan mean shakti nahian hai.b shayad sab man mean mera huliya mila rahe haian. ab nahian bach sakata ghar valoan ko mere pak de jane ki khabar milegi, to kitane lajjit hoange. jalapa to ro-rokar pran hi de degi. paanch sal se kam saza n hogi. aj is jivan ka aant ho raha hai. is kalpana ne usake oopar kuchh aisa atank jamaya ki usake ausan

jate rahe. jab sipahiyoan ka dal samip a gaya, to usaka chehara bhay se kuchh aisa vikrit ho gaya, usaki aankhean kuchh aisi sashank ho gee aur apane ko unaki aankhoan se bachane ke lie vah kuchh is tarah doosare adamiyoan ki a d khojane laga ki mamooli adami ko bhi us par sandeh hona svabhavik tha, phir pulis valoan ki manji huee aankhean kyoan chookatian. ek ne apane sathi se kaha, ‘yo manee chor n hoy, to tumari taangan te nikar jaeeb kas choran ki naee takat hai.’ doosara bola, ‘kuchh sandeh to hamoo ka huy raha hai. phurai kah paande, asali chor hai.‘

tisara adami musalaman tha, usane ramanath ko lalakara, ‘o ji o pag di, zara idhar ana, tumhara kya nam hai?’

ramanath ne sinajori ke bhav se kaha,’hamara nam poochhakar kya karoge? maian kya chor hooan?’

‘chor nahian, tum sah ho, nam kyoan nahian batate?’

rama ne ek kshan aga-pichha mean p dakar kaha, ‘hiralal.’

‘ghar kahaan hai?’

‘ghar!’

‘haan, ghar hi poochhate haian.’

‘shahajahaanpur.’

‘kaun muhalla-’

rama shahajahaanpur n gaya tha, n koee kalpit nam hi use yad aya ki bata de. dussahas ke sath bola, ‘tum to mera huliya likh rahe ho!’

kaanstebal ne bhabhaki di,’tumhara huliya pahale se hi likha hua hai! nam jhooth bataya, sayanat jhooth bataee, muhalla poochha to bagalean jhaankane lage. mahinoan se tumhari talash ho rahi hai, aj jakar mile ho chalo thane par.’ yah kahate hue usane ramanath ka hath pak d liya. rama ne hath chhudane ki cheshta karake kaha, ‘varant lao tab ham chaleange. kya mujhe koee dehati samajh liya hai?’

kaanstebal ne ek sipahi se kaha, ‘pak d lo ji inaka hath, vahian thane par varant dikhaya jaega.’

shaharoan mean aisi ghatanaean madariyoan ke tamashoan se bhi zyada manoranjak hoti haian. saik doan adami jama ho ge. devidin isi samay aphim lekar lauta a raha tha, yah jamav dekhakar vah bhi a gaya. dekha ki tin kaanstebal ramanath ko ghasite liye ja rahe haian. age badhakar bola, ‘haian?haian, jamadar! yah kya karate ho? yah panditaji to hamare mihaman haian, kahaan pak de liye jate ho? ‘

tinoan kaanstebal devidin se parichit the. rook ge. ek ne kaha, ‘tumhare mihaman haian yah, kab se? ‘

devidin ne man mean hisab lagakar kaha, ‘char mahine se kuchh beshi hue hoange. mujhe prayag mean mil ge the. rahane vale bhi vahian ke haian. mere sath hi to ae the.‘

musalaman sipahi ne man mean prasann hokar kaha, ‘inaka nam kya hai?‘

devidin ne sitapitakar kaha, ‘nam inhoanne bataya n hoga? ‘

sipahiyoan ka sandeh dridh ho gaya. paande ne aankhean nikalakar kaha, ‘jan parat hai tumahoo mile hau, naanv kahe nahian batavat ho inaka? ‘

devidin ne adharahin sahas ke bhav se kaha, ? ‘mujhase rob n jamana paande, samajhe! yahaan dhamakiyoan mean nahian ane ke.‘

musalaman sipahi ne mano madhyasth banakar kaha, ‘boodhe baba, tum to khvamakhvah big d rahe ho inaka nam kyoan nahian batala dete?’

devidin ne katar najaroan se rama ki or dekhakar kaha, ‘ham log to ramanath kahate haian. asali nam yahi hai ya kuchh aur, yah ham nahian janate. ‘

paande ne aankhean nikalakar hatheli ko samane karake kaha, ‘bolo panditaji, kya nam hai tumhara? ramanath ya hiralal? ya donoan,ek ghar ka ek sasural ka? ‘

tisare sipahi ne darshakoan ko sanbodhit karake kaha, ‘naanv hai ramanath, batavat hai hiralal? saboot huy gava.‘ darshakoan mean kanaphasi hone lagi. shubahe ki bat to hai.

‘saph hai, nam aur pata donoan galat bata diya.’

ek marava di sajjan bole, ‘uchakko so hai.‘

ek maulavi sahab ne kaha, ‘koee ishtihari mulazim hai.’

janata ko apane sath dekhakar sipahiyoan ko aur bhi zor ho gaya. rama ko bhi ab unake sath chupachap chale jane hi mean apani kushal dikhaee di. is tarah sir jhuka liya, mano use isaki bilakul parava nahian hai ki us par lathi p dati hai ya talavar. itana apamanit vah kabhi n hua tha. jel ki kathoratam yatana bhi itani glani n utpann karati. tho di der mean pulis steshan dikhaee diya. darshakoan ki bhi d bahut kam ho gee thi. rama ne ek bar unaki or lajjit asha ke bhav se taka, devidin ka pata n tha. rama ke muanh se ek lanbi saans nikal gee. is vipatti mean kya yah sahara bhi hath se nikal gaya?

sanbandhit lekh

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