ग़बन उपन्यास भाग-38

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

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vah ramanath—,jo pulis ke bhay se bahar n nikalata tha, jo devidin ke ghar mean choroan ki tarah pada ziandagi ke din poore kar raha tha, aj do mahinoan se rajasi bhog-vilas mean dooba hua hai. rahane ko suandar saja hua bangala hai, seva-tahal ke lie chaukidaroan ka ek dal, savari ke lie motarab bhojan pakane ke lie ek kashmiri bavarachi hai. b de-bade aphasar usaka muanh takash karate haian. usake muanh se bat nikali nahian ki poori huee! itane hi dinoan mean usake mizaj mean itani

naphasat a gee hai, mano vah khanadani rees ho vilas ne usaki vivek- buddhiko sammohit-sa kar diya hai. use kabhi isaka khayal bhi nahian ata ki maian kya kar raha hooan aur mere hathoan kitane begunahoan ka khoon ho raha hai. use ekaant-vichar ka avasar hi nahian diya jata. rat ko vah adhikariyoan ke sath sinema ya thietar dekhane jata hai, sham ko motaroan ki sair hoti hai. manoranjan ke nity ne saman hote rahate haian. jis din abhiyuktoan ko maijistret ne seshan

supurd kiya, sabase zyada khushi usi ko huee. use apana saubhagy-soory uday hota hua maloom hota tha.

pulis ko maloom tha ki seshan jaj ke ijalas mean yah bahar n hogi. sanyog se jaj hindustani the aur nishpakshata ke lie badanam, pulis ho ya chor, unaki nigah mean barabar tha. vah kisi ke sath riayat n karate the. isalie pulis ne rama ko ek bar un sthanoan ki sair karana zaroori samajha, jahaan varadatean huee thian. ek zamiandar ki saji-sajaee kothi mean dera p da. din?bhar log shikar khelate, rat ko gramophon sunate, tash khelate aur bazaroan par nadiyoan ki sair karate. aisa jan p data tha ki koee rajakumar shikar khelane nikala hai. is bhog-vilas mean rama ko agar koee abhilasha thi, to yah ki jalapa bhi yahaan hoti. jab tak vah parashrit tha, daridr tha, usaki vilaseandriyaan mano moochrchhit ho rahi thian. in shital jhoankoan ne unhean phir sachet kar diya. vah is kalpana mean magn tha ki yah mukadama khatm hote hi use achchhi jagah mil jayagi. tab vah jakar jalapa ko mana lavega aur anand se jivanasukh bhogega.

haan, vah ne prakar ka jivan hoga, usaki maryada kuchh aur hogi, siddhant kuchh aur hoange. usamean kathor sanyam hoga aur pakka niyaann! ab usake jivan ka kuchh uddeshy hoga, kuchh adarsh hoga. keval khana, sona aur rupaye ke lie hay-hay karana hi jivan ka vyapar n hoga. isi mukadame ke sath is margahin jivan ka aant ho jayaga. durbal ichchha ne use yah din dikhaya tha aur ab ek ne aur sanskrit jivan ka svapn dikha rahi thi. sharabiyoan ki tarah aise manushy roz hi sankalp karate haian, lekin un sankalpoan ka aant kya hota hai? ne-ne pralobhan samane ate rahate haian aur sankalp ki avadhi bhi badhati chali jati hai. ne prabhat ka uday kabhi nahian hota.

ek mahina dehat ki sair ke bad rama pulis ke sahayogiyoan ke sath apane bangale par ja raha tha. rasta devidin ke ghar ke samane se tha, kuchh door hi se use apana kamara dikhaee diya. anayas hi usaki nigah oopar uth gee. khi daki ke samane koee khadatha. is vakt devidin vahaan kya kar raha hai? usane zara dhyan se dekha. yah to koee aurat hai! magar aurat kahaan se aee-

kya devidin ne vah kamara kirae par to nahian utha diya, aisa to usane kabhi nahian kiya.

motar zara aur samip aee to us aurat ka chehara saf nazar ane laga. rama chauank p da. yah to jalapa hai! beshak jalapa hai! magar nahian, jalapa yahaan kaise ayagi? mera pata-thikana use kahaan maloom! kahian budadhe ne use khat to nahian likh diya? jalapa hi hai. nayab daroga motar chala raha tha. rama ne badi mitrata ke sath kaha,saradar sahab, ek minat ke lie rook jaie. maian zara devidin se ek bat kar looan. nayab ne motar zara dhimi kar di, lekin phir kuchh sochakar use age badha diya.

rama ne tez hokar kaha, ‘ap to mujhe kaidi banae hue haian.’

nayab ne khisiyakar kaha, ‘ap to janate haian, dipti sahab kitani jald jame se bahar ho jate haian.’

bangale par pahuanchakar rama sochane laga, jalapa se kaise milooan. vahaan jalapa hi thi, isamean ab use koee shubaha n tha. aankhoan ko kaise dhokha deta. hriday mean ek jvala-si uthi huee thi, kya karooan? kaise jaooan?’ use kap de utarane ki sudhi bhi n rahi. pandrah minat tak vah kamare ke dvar par khadaraha. koee hikamat n soojhi. lachar palang par leta raha. zara hi der mean vah phir utha aur samane sahan mean nikal aya. sadak par usi vakt bijali roshan ho gee. phatak par chaukidar khada tha. rama ko us par is samay itana krodh aya, ki goli mar de. agar mujhe koee achchhi jagah mil gee, to ek-ek se samajhooanga. tumhean to disamis karake chho dooanga. kaisa shaitan ki tarah sir par savar hai. muanh to dekho zarab maloom hota hai .kari ki dum hai. vah re apaki pag di, koee tokari dhone vala kuli hai. abhi kutta bhooank p de, to ap dum dabakar bhageange, magar yahaan aise date kh de haian mano kisi kile ke dvar ki raksha kar rahe haian.

ek chaukidar ne akar kaha, ‘isapiktar sahab ne bulaya hai. kuchh ne tave mangavae haian.

rama ne jhallakar kaha, ‘mujhe is vakt phurasat nahian hai.’

phir sochane laga. jalapa yahaan kaise aee, akele hi aee hai ya aur koee sath hai? jalim ne budadhe se ek minat bhi bat nahian karane diya. jalapa poochhegi to zaroor, ki kyoan bhage the. saph-saph kah dooanga, us samay aur kar hi kya sakata tha. par in tho de dinoan ke kasht ne jivan ka prashn to hal kar diya. ab anand se ziandagi kategi. koshish karake usi taraph apana tabadala karava looanga. yah sochate-sochate rama ko khayal aya ki jalapa bhi yahaan mere sath rahe, to kya haraj hai. bahar valoan se milane ki rok-tok hai. jalapa ke lie kya rookavat ho sakati hai. lekin is vakt is prashn ko chhe dana uchit nahian. kal ise tay karooanga. devidin bhi vichitr jiv hai. pahale to kee bar aya, par aj usane bhi sannata khianch liya. kam-se-kam itana to ho sakata tha ki akar pahare vale kaanstebal se jalapa ke ane ki khabar mujhe deta. phir maian dekhata ki kaun jalapa ko nahian ane deta. pahale is tarah ki kaid zaroori thi, par ab to meri pariksha poori ho chuki. shayad sab log khushi se raji ho jaeange.

rasoiya thali laya. maans ek hi tarah ka tha. rama thali dekhate hi jhalla gaya. in dinoan ruchikar bhojan dekhakar hi use bhookh lagati thi. jab tak char-paanch prakar ka maans n ho, chatani-achar n ho, usaki tripti n hoti thi. big dakar bola, ‘kya khaooan tumhara sir- thali utha le jao.‘

rasoie ne darate-darate kaha,’huzoor, itani jald aur chizean kaise banata! abhi kul do ghante to ae hue haian.’

‘do ghante tumhare lie tho de hote haian!’

‘ab huzoor se kya kahooan!’

‘mat bako.’

‘huzoor’

‘mat bako - daim!’

rasoie ne phir kuchh n kaha. botal laya, barf to dakar glas mean dali aur pichhe hatakar khadaho gaya. rama ko itana krodh a raha tha ki rasoie ko noch khae. usaka mizaj in dinoan bahut tez ho gaya tha. sharab ka daur shuroo hua, to rama ka gussa aur bhi tez ho gaya. lal – lal aankhoan se dekhakar bola, ‘chahooan to abhi tumhara kan pak dakar nikal dooan. abhi, isi dam! tumane samajha kya hai!’

usaka krodh badhata dekhakar rasoiya chupake-se sarak gaya. rama ne glas liya aur do-char lukame khakar bahar sahan mean tahalane laga. yahi dhun savar thi, kaise yahaan se nikal jaooan. ekaek use aisa jan padaki tar ke bahar vrikshoan ki a d mean koee hai. haan, koee khada usaki taraph tak raha hai. shayad ishare se apani taraph bula raha hai. ramanath ka dil dh dakane laga. kahian shadayantrakariyoan ne usake pran lene ki to nahian thani hai! yah shanka use sadaiv bani rahati thi. isi khayal se vah rat ko bangale ke bahar bahut kam nikalata tha. atm-raksha ke bhav ne use aandar chale jane ki prerana ki. usi vakt ek motar s dak par nikali. usake prakash mean rama ne dekha, vah aandheri chhaya stri hai. usaki sa di saf nazar a rahi hai. phir use aisa maloom hua ki vah stri usaki or a rahi hai. use phir shanka huee, koee mard yah vesh badalakar mere sath chhal to nahian kar raha hai. vah jyoan-jyoan pichhe hatata gaya, vah chhaya usaki or badhati gee, yahaan tak ki tar ke pas akar usane koee chiz rama ki taraph geanki. rama chikh marakar pichhe hat gaya, magar vah keval ek liphapha tha. use kuchh taskin huee. usane phir jo samane dekha, to vah chhaya aandhakaramean vilin ho gee thi. rama ne lapakakar vah liphapha utha liya. bhay bhi tha aur kautoohal bhi. bhay kam tha, kautoohal adhik. liphaphe ko hath mean lekar dekhane laga. siranama dekhate hi usake hriday mean phurahariyaan-si u dane lagian. likhavat jalapa ki thi. usane phauran liphapha khola. jalapa hi ki likhavat thi. usane ek hi saans mean patr padh dala aur tab ek lanbi saans li. usi saans ke sath chianta ka vah bhishan bhar jisane aj chhah mahine se usaki atma ko dabakar rakkha tha, vah sari manovyatha jo usaka jivanarakt choos rahi thi, vah sari durbalata, lajja, glani mano u d gee, chhoo mantar ho gee. itani sphoorti, itana garv, itana atm-vishvas use kabhi n hua tha. pahali sanak yah savar huee, abhi chalakar daroga se kah dooan, mujhe is mukadame se koee sarokar nahian hai, lekin phir khayal aya, bayan to ab ho hi chuka, jitana apayash milana tha, mil hi chuka, ab usake phal se kyoan hath dhoooan. magar in saboan ne mujhe kaisa chakama diya hai! aur abhi tak mugalate mean dale hue haian. sab-ke-sab meri dosti ka dam bharate haian, magar abhi tak asali bat mujhase chhipae hue haian. ab bhi inhean mujh par vishvas nahian. abhi isi bat par apana bayan badal dooan, to ate-dal ka bhav maloom ho yahi n hoga, mujhe koee jagah n milegi. bala se, in logoan ke manasoobe to khak mean mil jaeange. is dagabazi ki saza to mil jayagi. aur, yah kuchh n sahi, itani badi badanami se to bach jaooanga. yah sab shararat zaroor kareange, lekin jhootha ilazam lagane ke siva aur kar hi kya sakate haian. jab mera yahaan rahana sabit hi nahian to mujh par dosh hi kya lag sakata hai. saboan ke muanh mean kalikh lag jayagi. muanh to dikhaya n jaega, mukadama kya chalaeange. magar nahian, inhoanne mujhase chal chali hai, to maian bhi inase vahi chal chalooanga. kah dooanga, agar mujhe aj koee achchhi jagah mil jaegi, to maian shahadat dooanga, varana saf kah dooanga, is mamale se mera koee sanbandh nahian. nahian to pichhe se kisi chhote-mote thane mean nayab daroga banakar bhej dean aur vahaan sada karooan. looanga ianspektari aur kal das baje mere pas niyukti ka paravana a jana chahie. vah chala ki isi vakt daroga se kah dooan, lekin phir rook gaya. ek bar jalapa se milane ke lie usake pran t dap rahe the. usake prati itana anurag, itani shraddha use kabhi n huee thi, mano vah koee daivi-shakti ho jise devataoan ne usaki raksha ke lie bheja ho das baj ge the. ramanath ne bijali gul kar di aur baramade mean akar zor se kiva d band kar die, jisamean pahare vale sipahi ko maloom ho, aandar se kiva d band karake so rahe haian. vah aandhere baramade mean ek minat khada raha. tab ahista se utara aur kaantedar geansiang ke pas akar sochane laga, us par kaise jaooan?’ shayad abhi jalapa bagiche mean ho devidin zaroor usake sath hoga. keval yahi tar usaki rah roke hue tha. use gaand jana asanbhav tha. usane taroan ke bich se hokar nikal jane ka nishchay kiya. apane sab kap de samet lie aur kaantoan ko bachata hua sir aur kandho ko tar ke bich mean dala, par n jane kaise kap de phans ge. usane hath se kap doan ko chhudana chaha, to astin kaantoan mean phans gee. dhoti bhi ulajhi huee thi. bechara bade sankat mean p da. n is par ja sakata tha, n us parab zara bhi asavadhani huee aur kaante usaki deh mean chubh jaeange.

magar is vakt use kap doan ki parava n thi. usane gardan aur age badhaee aur kap doan mean lanba chira lagata us par nikal gaya. sare kap de tar-tar ho ge. pith mean bhi kuchh kharoanche lagerri par is samay koee bandook ka nishana baandhakar bhi usake samane khada ho jata, to bhi vah pichhe n hatata. phate hue kurate ko usane vahian pheank diya, gale ki chadar phat jane par bhi kam de sakati thi, use usane odhaliya, dhoti samet li aur bagiche mean ghoomane laga. sannata tha. shayad rakhavala khatik khana khane gaya hua tha. usane do-tin bar dhiredhire jalapa ka nam lekar pukara bhi. kisi ki ahat n mili, par nirasha hone par bhi moh ne usaka gala n chhoda. usane ek pe d ke niche jakar dekha. samajh gaya, jalapa chali gee. vah unhian pairoan devidin ke ghar ki or chala.

use zara bhi shok n tha. bala se kisi ko maloom ho jay ki maian bangale se nikal aya hooan, pulis mera kar hi kya sakati hai. maian kaidi nahian hooan, gulami nahian likhaee hai.

adhi rat ho gee thi. devidin bhi adha ghanta pahale lauta tha aur khana khane ja raha tha ki ek nange-dh dange adami ko dekhakar chauank p da. rama ne chadar sir par baandha li thi aur devidin ko darana chahata tha. devidin ne sashank hokar kaha, ‘kaun hai? ‘

sahasa pahachan gaya aur jhapatakar usaka hath pak data hua bola, ‘tumane to bhaiya khoob bhes banaya hai? kap de kya hue? ‘

ramanath—‘tar se nikal raha tha. sab usake kaantoan mean ulajhakar phat ge.‘

devidin—‘ram ram! deh mean to kaante nahian chubhe? ‘

ramanath—‘kuchh nahian, do-ek kharoanche lag ge. maian bahut bachakar nikala.‘

devidin—‘bahoo ki chitthi mil gee n? ‘

ramanath—‘haan, usi vakt mil gee thi. kya vah bhi tumhare sath thi? ‘

devidin—‘vah mere sath nahian thian, maian unake sath tha. jab se tumhean motar par ate dekha, tabhi se jane-jane lagae hue thian.‘

ramanath—‘tumane koee khat likha tha? ‘

devidin—‘maianne koee khat-pattar nahian likha bhaiya. jab vah aee to mujhe ap hi achanbha hua ki bina jane-boojhe kaise a gee. pichhe se unhoanne bataya. vah sataranj vala nakasa unhian ne parag se bheja tha aur inam bhi vahian se aya tha.‘

rama ki aankhean phail gee. jalapa ki chaturaee ne use vismay mean dal diya. isake sath hi parajay ke bhav ne use kuchh khikai kar diya. yahaan bhi usaki har huee! is buri tarah!

budhiya oopar gee huee thi. devidin ne jine ke pas jakar kaha, ‘are kya karati hai? bahoo se kah de. ek adami unase milane aya hai.‘

yah kahakar devidin ne phir rama ka hath pak d liya aur bola, ‘chalo,ab sarakar mean tumhari pesi hogi. bahut bhage the. bina varant ke pak de ge. itani asani se pulis bhi n pak d sakati! ‘

rama ka manollas kravit ho gaya tha. lajja se gada jata tha. jalapa ke prashnoan ka usake pas kya javab tha. jis bhay se vah bhaga tha, usane aant mean usaka pichha karake use parast hi kar diya. vah jalapa ke samane sidhi aankhean bhi to n kar sakata tha. usane hath chhuda liya aur jine ke pas thithak gaya. devidin ne poochha, ‘kyoan rook ge? ‘

rama ne sir khujalate hue kaha, ‘chalo, maian ata hooan.‘

budhiya ne oopar hi se kaha, ‘poochho, kaun adami hai, kahaan se aya hai? ‘

devidin ne vinod kiya, ‘kahata hai, maian jo kuchh kahooanga, bahoo se hi kahooanga.‘

‘koee chitthi laya hai?’

‘nahian!’’

sannata ho gaya. devidin ne ek kshan ke bad poochha, ‘kah dooan, laut jay? ‘

jalapa jine par akar boli, ‘kaun adami hai, poochhati to hooan!‘

‘kahata hai, badi door se aya hooan!’

‘hai kahaan?’

‘yah kya khadahai!’

‘achchha, bula lo!’

rama chadar odhe, kuchh jhijhakata, kuchh jheanpata, kuchh darata, jine par chadha. jalapa ne use dekhate hi pahachan liya. turant do qadam pichhe hat gee. devidin vahaan n hota to vah do qadam aur age badhi hoti. usaki aankhoan mean kabhi itana nasha n tha, aangoan mean kabhi itani chapalata n thi, kapol kabhi itane n damake the, hriday mean kabhi itana mridu kanpan n hua tha. aj usaki tapasya saphal huee!

sanbandhit lekh

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