ग़बन उपन्यास भाग-35

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

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roodan mean kitana ullas, kitani shaanti, kitana bal hai. jo kabhi ekaant mean baithakar, kisi ki smriti mean, kisi ke viyog mean, sisak-sisak aur bilakhabilakh nahian roya, vah jivan ke aise sukh se vanchit hai, jis par saik doan hansiyaan nyochhavar haian. us mithi vedana ka anand unhian se poochho, jinhoanne yah saubhagy prapt kiya hai. hansi ke bad man khikai ho jata hai, atma kshubdha ho jati hai, mano ham thak ge hoan, parabhoot ho ge hoan. roodan ke pashchath ek navin sphoorti,

ek navin jivan, ek navin utsah ka anubhav hota hai. jalapa ke pas ‘praja-mitr’ karyalay ka patr pahuancha, to use padhakar vah ro p di. patr ek hath mean liye, doosare hath se chaukhat pak de, vah khoob roee.kya sochakar roee, vah kaun kah sakata hai. kadachit apane upay ki is ashatit saphalata ne usaki atma ko vihnal kar diya, anand ki us gaharaee par pahuancha diya jahaan pani

hai, ya us ooanchaee par jahaan ushnata him ban jati hai. aj chhah mahine ke bad yah sukh-sanvad mila. itane dinoan vah chhalamayi asha aur kathor durasha ka khilauna bani rahi. ah! kitani bar usake man mean tarang uthi ki is jivan ka kyoan n aant kar dooan! kahian maianne sachamuch pran tyag die hote to unake darshan bhi n pati! par unaka hiya kitana kathor hai. chhah mahine se vahaan baithe haian, ek patr bhi n likha, khabar tak nahian li. akhir yahi n samajh liya hoga ki

bahut hoga ro-rokar mar jayagi. unhoanne meri paravah hi kab ki! das-bis rupaye to adami yar-dostoan par bhi kharch kar deta hai. vah prem nahian hai. prem hriday ki vastu hai, rupaye ki nahian. jab tak rama ka kuchh pata n tha, jalapa sara ilazam apane sir rakhati thi,, par aj unaka pata pate hi usaka man akasmat kathor ho gaya. tarah-tarah ke shikave paida hone lage. vahaan kya samajhakar baithe haian?isilie to ki vah svadhin haian, azad haian, kisi ka diya nahian khate.

isi tarah maian kahian bina kahe-sune chali jati, to vah mere sath kis tarah pesh ate?shayad talavar lekar gardan par savar ho jate ya ziandagi-bhar muanh n dekhate. vahian kh de-kh de jalapa ne man-hi-man shikayatoan ka daftar khol diya.

sahasa ramesh baboo ne dvar par pukara, ‘gopi, gopi, zara idhar ana.’ muanshiji ne apane kamare mean p de-p de karahakar kaha, ‘kaun hai bhaee, kamare mean a jao. are! ap haian ramesh baboo! babooji, maian to marakar jiya hooan. bas yahi samajhie ki nee ziandagi huee. koee asha n thi. koee age n koee pichhe, donoan lauande avara haian, maian meean ya jiooan, unase matalab nahian. unaki maan ko meri soorat dekhate dar lagata hai. bas bechari bahoo ne meri jan bachaeeb vah n hoti to ab tak chal basa hota.’

ramesh baboo ne kritrim sanvedana dikhate hue kaha, ‘ap itane bimar ho ge aur mujhe khabar tak n huee. mere yahaan rahate apako itana kasht hua! bahoo ne bhi mujhe ek purza n likh diya. chhutti leni p di hogi?’

muanshi—‘chhutti ke lie darakhvast to bhej di thi, magar sahab maianne daktari sartiphiket nahian bheji. solah rupaye kisake ghar se lata. ek din sivil sarjan ke pas gaya, magar unhoanne chitthi likhane se inakar kiya. ap to janate haian vah bina phis liye bat nahian karate. maian chala aya aur darakhvast bhej di. maloom nahian manjoor huee ya nahian. yah to daktaroan ka hal hai. dekh rahe haian

ki adami mar raha hai, par bina bheant liye qadam n uthaveange! ’

ramesh baboo ne chiantit hokar kaha, ‘yah to apane buri khabar sunaee, magar apaki chhutti namanjoor huee to kya hoga?’

muanshiji ne matha thoankar kaha,’hoga kya, ghar baith rahooanga. sahab poochheange to saf kah dooanga, maian sarjan ke pas gaya tha, usane chhutti nahian di. akhir inhean kyoan sarakar ne naukar rakkha hai. mahaz kursi ki shobha badhane ke lie? mujhe disamis ho jana manzoor hai, par sartigishdhat n dooanga. lauande gayab haian. apake lie pan tak lane vala koee nahian. kya karooan?’

ramesh ne muskarakar kaha, ‘mere lie ap taradadud n karean. maian aj pan khane nahian, bharapet mithaee khane aya hooan. (jalapa ko pukarakar) bahooji, tumhare lie khushakhabari laya hooan. mithaee mangava lo.’

jalapa ne pan ki tashtari unake samane rakhakar kaha, ‘pahale vah khabar sunaie. shayad ap jis khabar ko nee-nee samajh rahe hoan, vah purani ho gee ho’

ramesh—‘ji kahian ho n! ramanath ka pata chal gaya. kalakatta mean haian.’

jalapa—‘mujhe pahale hi maloom ho chuka hai.’

muanshiji jhapatakar uth baithe. unaka jvar mano bhagakar utsukata ki a d mean ja chhipa, ramesh ka hath pak dakar bole, ‘maloom ho gaya kalakatta mean haian? koee khat aya tha?’

ramesh—‘khat nahian tha, ek pulis iankvayari thi. maianne kah diya, un par kisi tarah ka ilazam nahian hai. tumhean kaise maloom hua, bahooji?’

jalapa ne apani skim bayan ki. ‘praja-mitr’ karyalay ka patr bhi dikhaya. patr ke sath rupayoan ki ek rasid thi jis par rama ka hastakshar tha. ramesh—‘dastakhat to rama baboo ka hai, bilakul saf dhokha ho hi nahian sakata man gaya bahooji tumhean! vah, kya hikamat nikali hai! ham sabake kan kat lie. kisi ko n soojhi. ab jo sochate haian, to maloom hota hai, kitani asan bat thi. kisi ko jana chahie jo bacha ko pak dakar ghasit lae. yah batachit ho rahi thi ki ratan a pahuanchi. jalapa use dekhate hi vahaan

se nikali aur usake gale se lipatakar boli, ‘bahan kalakatta se patr a gaya. vahian haian.’ratan—‘mere sir ki kasam?’

jalapa—‘haan, sach kahati hooan. khat dekho n!’

ratan—‘to aj hi chali jao.’

jalapa—‘yahi to maian bhi soch rahi hooan. tum chalogi?’

ratan—‘chalane ko to maian taiyar hooan, lekin akela ghar kis par chho dooan! bahan, mujhe manibhooshan par kuchh shubaha hone laga hai. usaki niyat achchhi nahian maloom hoti. baiank mean bis hazar rupaye se kam n the. sab n jane kahaan udadie. kahata hai, kriya-karm mean kharch ho ge. hisab maangati hooan, to aankhean dikhata hai. daftar ki kuanji apane pas rakhe hue hai. maangati hooan, to tal jata hai. mere sath koee qanooni chal chal raha hai. darati hooan, maian udhar jaooan, idhar vah sab kuchh le-dekar

chalata bane. bangale ke gahak a rahe haian. maian bhi sochati hooan, gaanv mean jakar shaanti se p di rahooan. bangala bik jayaga, to nakad rupaye hath a jaeange. maian n rahooangi,to shayad ye rupaye mujhe dekhane ko bhi n milean. gopi ko sath lekar aj hi chali jao. rupaye ka iantajam maian kar dooangi.‘

jalapa—‘gopinath to shayad n ja sakean, dada ki dava-daroo ke lie bhi to koee chahie.

ratan—‘vah maian kar dooangi. maian roz sabere a jaooangi aur dava dekar chali jaooangi. sham ko bhi ek bar a jaya karooangi. ‘ jalapa ne muskarakar kaha, ‘aur din?bhar unake pas baitha kaun rahega.‘

ratan—‘maian tho di der baithi bhi raha karooangi, magar tum aj hi jao. bechare vahaan n jane kis dasha mean hoange. to yahi tay rahi n? ‘

ratan muanshiji ke kamare mean gee, to ramesh baboo uthakar kh de ho ge aur bole, ‘aie deviji, rama baboo ka pata chal gaya! ‘

ratan—‘isamean adha shrey mera hai.‘

ramesh—‘apaki salah se to hua hi hoga. ab unhean yahaan lane ki fikr karani hai.‘

ratan—‘jalapa chali jaean aur pak d laean. gopi ko sath leti javean, apako isamean koee apatti to nahian hai, dadaji?’

muanshiji ko apatti to thi, unaka bas chalata to is avasar par dasapaanch adamiyoan ko aur jama kar lete, phir ghar ke adamiyoan ke chale jane par kyoan apatti n hoti, magar samasya aisi a p di thi ki kuchh bol n sake. gopi kalakatta ki sair ka aisa achchha avasar pakar kyoan n khush hota. vishambhar dil mean aianthakar rah gaya. vidhata ne use chhota n banaya hota, to aj

usaki yah hakatalaphi n hoti. gopi aise kahaan ke bade hoshiyar haian, jahaan jate haian koee-n-koee chiz kho ate haian. haan, mujhase bade haian. is daivi vidhan ne use majaboor kar diya.

rat ko nau baje jalapa chalane ko taiyar huee. sas-sasur ke charanoan par sir jhukakar ashirvad liya, vishambhar ro raha tha, use gale laga kar pyar kiya aur motar par baithi. ratan steshan tak pahuanchane ke lie aee thi. motar chali to jalapa ne kaha, ‘bahan, kalakatta to bahut bada shahar hoga. vahaan kaise pata chalega?’

ratan—‘pahale ‘praja-mitr’ ke karyalay mean jana. vahaan se pata chal jaega. gopi baboo to haian hi.’

jalapa—‘thaharooangi kahaan? ’

ratan—‘kee dharmashale haian. nahian hotal mean thahar jana. dekho rupaye ki zaroorat p de, to mujhe tar dena. koee-n koee iantazam karake bhejooangi. babooji a jaean,to mera bada upakar ho yah manibhooshan mujhe tabah kar dega.’

jalapa—‘hotal vale badamash to n hoange? ’

ratan—‘koee zara bhi shararat kare, to thokar marana. bas, kuchh poochhana mat, thokar jamakar tab bat karana. (kamar se ek chhuri nikalakar) ise apane pas rakh lo. kamar mean chhipae rakhana. maian jab kabhi bahar nikalati hooan, to ise apane pas rakh leti hooan. isase dil bada mazaboot rahata hai. jo mard kisi stri ko chhe data hai, use samajh lo ki palle sire ka kayar, nich aur lanpat hai. tumhari chhuri ki chamak aur tumhare tevar dekhakar hi usaki eeh gashna ho jayagi. sidha dum

dabakar bhagega, lekin agar aisa mauqa a hi p de jab tumhean chhuri se kam lene ke lie majaboor ho jana p de, to zara bhi mat jhijhakana. chhuri lekar pil p dana. isaki bilakul fikr mat karana ki kya hoga, kya n hoga. jo kuchh hona hoga, ho jayaga. ’

jalapa ne chhuri le li, par kuchh boli nahian. usaka dil bhari ho raha tha. itani batean sochane aur poochhane ki thian ki unake vichar se hi usaka dil baitha jata tha.

steshan a gaya. ddaliyoan ne asabab utara, gopi tikat laya. jalapa patthar ki moorti ki bhaanti pletapharm par kh di rahi, mano chetana shoony ho gee ho kisi badi pariksha ke pahale ham maun ho jate haian. hamari sari shaktiyaan us sangram ki taiyari mean lag jati haian. ratan ne gopi se kaha, ‘hoshiyar rahana.’

gopi idhar kee mahinoan se kasarat karata tha. chalata to mudadhe aur chhati ko dekha karata. dekhane valoan ko to vah jyoan ka tyoan maloom hota hai, par apani nazar mean vah kuchh aur ho gaya tha. shayad use ashchary hota tha ki use ate dekhakar kyoan log raste se nahian hat jate, kyoan usake dil-daul se bhayabhit nahian ho jate. ak dakar bola, ‘kisi ne zara chian-chap d ki to to d dooanga.’

ratan muskaraee, ‘yah to mujhe maloom hai. so mat jana.’

gopi, ‘palak tak to jhapakegi nahian. majal hai niand a jay.’

ga di a gee. gopi ne ek dibbe mean ghusakar qabza jamaya. jalapa ki aankhoan mean aansoo bhare hue the. boli, bahan, ‘ashirvad do ki unhean lekar kushal se laut aooan.‘

is samay usaka durbal man koee ashray, koee sahara, koee bal dhooandh raha tha aur ashirvad aur prarthana ke siva vah bal use kaun pradan karata. yahi bal aur shaanti ka vah akshay bhandar hai jo kisi ko nirash nahian karata, jo sabaki baanh pak data hai, sabaka bedapar lagata hai. ianjan ne siti di. donoan saheliyaan gale milian. jalapa ga di mean ja baithi.

ratan ne kaha, ‘jate hi jate khat bhejana.‘ jalapa ne sir hilaya.

‘agar meri zaroorat maloom ho, to turant likhana. maian sab kuchh chho dakar chali aooangi.’

jalapa ne sir hila diya.

‘raste mean rona mat.’ jalapa hans p di. ga di chal di.

sanbandhit lekh

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