ग़बन उपन्यास भाग-4
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natak us vakt pas hota hai, jab rasik samaj use pansad kar leta hai. barat ka natak us vakt pas hota hai, jab rah chalate adami use pansad kar lete haian. natak ki pariksha char-paanch ghante tak hoti rahati hai, barat ki pariksha ke lie keval itane hi minatoan ka samay hota hai. sari sajavat, sari dau dadhoop aur taiyari ka nibatara paanch minatoan mean ho jata hai. agar sabake muanh se vah-vah nikal gaya, to tamasha pas nahian to ! rupaya, mehanat, fikr, sab akarath. dayanath ka tamasha pas ho gaya. shahar mean vah tisare darje mean ata, gaanv mean avval darje mean aya. koee bajoan ki dhoandhoan-poan-poan sunakar mast ho raha tha, koee motar ko aankheanan ga d-ga dakar dekh raha tha. kuchh log phulavariyoan ke takht dekhakar lot-lot jate the. atishabaji hi manoranjan ka keandr thi. havaiyaan jab sakai se oopar jatian aur akash mean lal, hare, nile, pile, kumakume-se bikhar jate, jab charkhiyaan chhootatian aur unamean nachate hue mor nikal ate, to log mantramugdh-se ho jate the. vah, kya karigari hai! jalapa ke lie in chijoan mean leshamatr bhi akarshan n tha. haan, vah var ko ek aankh dekhana chahati thi, vah bhi sabase chhipakar; par us bhi d-bha d mean aisa avasar kahaan. dvarachar ke samay usaki sakhiyaan use chhat par khianch le gee aur usane ramanath ko dekha. usaka sara virag, sari udasinata, sari manovyatha mano chhoo-mantar ho gee thi. muanh par harsh ki lalima chha gee. anurag sphoorti ka bhandar hai.
dvarachar ke bad barat janavase chali gee. bhojan ki taiyariyaan hone lagian. kisi ne pooriyaan khaee, kisi ne upaloan par khich di pakaee. dehat ke tamasha dekhane valoan ke manoranjan ke lie nach-gana hone laga. das baje sahasa phir baje bajane lage. maloom hua ki chadhava a raha hai. barat mean har ek rasm danke ki chot par ada hoti hai. doolha kaleva karane a raha hai, baje bajane lage. samadhi milane a raha hai, baje bajane lage. chadhava jyoanhi pahuancha, ghar mean halachal mach gee. stri-purush, boodhe-javan, sab chadhava dekhane ke lie utsuk ho uthe. jyoanhi kishtiyaan mandap mean pahuanchian, log sab kam chho dakar dekhane dau de. apas mean dhakkam-dhakka hone laga. manaki pyas se behal ho rahi thi, kanth sookha jata tha, chadhava ate hi pyas bhag gee. dinadayal mare bhookh-pyas ke nirjiv-se p de the, yah samachar sunate hi sachet hokar dau de. manaki ek-ek chiz ko nikal-nikalakar dekhane aur dikhane lagi. vahaan sabhi is kala ke visheshajn the. madooo ne gahane banavae the, auratoan ne pahane the, sabhi alochana karane lage. choohedanti kitani suandar hai, koee das tole ki hogi vah! sadhe. gyarah tole se ratti-bhar bhi kam nikal jae, to kuchh har jaooan! yah sheradahaan to dekho, kya hath ki saphaee hai! ji chahata hai karigar ke hath choom lean. yah bhi barah tole se kam n hoga. vah! kabhi dekha bhi hai, solah tole se kam nikal jae, to muanh n dikhaooan. haan, mal utana chokha nahian hai. yah kangan to dekho, bilakul pakki jadaee hai, kitana barik kam hai ki aankh nahian thaharati! kaisa damak raha hai. sachche nagine haian. jhoothe naginoan mean yah ab kahaan. chiz to yah gulooband hai, kitane khoobasoorat phool haian! aur unake bich ke hire kaise chamak rahe haian! kisi bangali sunar ne banaya hoga. kya bangaliyoan ne karigari ka theka le liya hai, hamare desh mean ek-se-ek karigar p de hue haian. bangali sunar bechare unaki kya barabari kareange. isi tarah ek-ek chiz ki alochana hoti rahi. sahasa kisi ne kaha--chandrahar nahian hai kya!
manaki ne roni soorat banakar kaha--nahian, chandrahar nahian aya.
ek mahila boli--are, chandrahar nahian aya?
dinadayal ne ganbhir bhav se kaha--aur sabhi chizean to haian, ek chandrahar hi to nahian hai.
usi mahila ne muanh banakar kaha--chandrahar ki bat hi aur hai!
manaki ne chadhav ko samane se hatakar kaha--bechari ke bhag mean chandrahar likha hi nahian hai.
is golakar jamaghat ke pichhe aandhere mean asha aur akaanksha ki moorti - si jalapa bhi kh di thi. aur sab gahanoan ke nam kan mean ate the, chandrahar ka nam n ata tha. usaki chhati dhak-dhak kar rahi thi. chandrahar nahian hai kya? shayad sabake niche ho is tarah vah man ko samajhati rahi. jab maloom ho gaya chandrahar nahian hai to usake kaleje par chot-si lag gee. maloom hua, deh mean rakt ki booand bhi nahian hai. mano use moorchchha a jayagi. vah unmad ki si dasha mean apane kamare mean aee aur phoot-phootakar rone lagi. vah lalasa jo aj sat varsh hue, usake hriday mean aankurit huee thi, jo is samay pushp aur pallav se ladi kh di thi, us par vajrapat ho gaya. vah hara-bhara lahalahata hua paudha jal gaya?-keval usaki rakh rah gee. aj hi ke din par to usaki samast ashaean avalanbit thian. durdaiv ne aj vah avalanb bhi chhin liya. us nirasha ke avesh mean usaka aisa ji chahane laga ki apana muanh noch dale. usaka vash chalata, to vah chadhave ko uthakar ag mean geank deti. kamare mean ek ale par shiv ki moorti rakkhi huee thi. usane use uthakar aisa pataka ki usaki ashaoan ki bhaanti vah bhi choor-choor ho gee. usane nishchay kiya, maian koee abhooshan n pahanooangi. abhooshan pahanane se hota hi kya hai. jo roop-vihin hoan, ve apane ko gahane se sajaean, mujhe to eeshvar ne yoan hi suandari banaya hai, maian gahane n pahanakar bhi buri n lagooangi. sasti chizean utha lae, jisamean rupaye kharch hote the, usaka nam hi n liya. agar ginati hi ginani thi, to itane hi damoan mean isake doone gahane a jate!
vah isi krodh mean bhari baithi thi ki usaki tin sakhiyaan akar kh di ho gee. unhoanne samajha tha, jalapa ko abhi chadhav ki kuchh khabar nahian hai. jalapa ne unhean dekhate hi aankheanan poanchh dalian aur muskarane lagi.
radha muskarakar boli--jalapa— maloom hota hai, toone badi tapasya ki thi, aisa chadhav maianne aj tak nahian dekha tha. ab to teri sab sadh poori ho gee. jalapa ne apani lanbi-lanbi palakean uthakar usaki or aise din -najar se dekha, mano jivan mean ab usake lie koee asha nahian hai? haan bahan, sab sadh poori ho gee. in shabdoan mean kitani apar marmantak vedana bhari huee thi, isaka anuman tinoan yuvatiyoan mean koee bhi n kar saki . tinoan kautoohal se usaki or takane lagian, mano usaka ashay unaki samajh mean n aya ho basanti ne kaha--ji chahata hai, karigar ke hath choom looan. shahajadi boli--chadhava aisa hi hona chahie, ki dekhane vale bh dak uthean.
basanti--tumhari sas badi chatur jan p dati haian, koee chiz nahian chho di.
jalapa ne muanh udharakar kaha--aisa hi hoga.
radha--aur to sab kuchh hai, keval chandrahar nahian hai.
shahajadi--ek chandrahar ke n hone se kya hota hai bahan, usaki jagah gulooband to hai.
jalapa ne vakrokti ke bhav se kaha--haan, deh mean ek aankh ke n hone se kya hota hai, aur sab aang hote hi haian, aankheanan huee to kya, n huee to kya!
balakoan ke muanh se ganbhir batean sunakar jaise hamean hansi a jati hai, usi tarah jalapa ke muanh se yah lalasa se bhari huee batean sunakar radha aur basanti apani hansi n rok sakian. haan, shahajadi ko hansi n aee. yah abhooshan lalasa usake lie hansane ki bat nahian, rone ki bat thi. kritrim sahanubhooti dikhati huee boli--sab n jane kahaan ke jangali haian ki aur sab chizean to lae, chandrahar n lae, jo sab gahanoan ka raja hai. lala abhi ate haian to poochhati hooan ki tumane yah kahaan ki riti nikali hai?-aisa anarth bhi koee karata hai. radha aur basanti dil mean kaanp rahi thian ki jalapa kahian ta d n jay. unaka bas chalata to shahajadi ka muanh band kar detian, bar-bar use chup rahane ka ishara kar rahi thian, magar jalapa ko shahajadi ka yah vyangy, sanvedana se paripoorn jan p da. sajal netr hokar boli--kya karogi poochhakar bahan, jo hona tha so ho gaya!
shahajadi--tum poochhane ko kahati ho, maian roolakar chho dooangi. mere chadhav par kangan nahian aya tha, us vakt man aisa khakra hua ki sare gahanoan par lat mar dooan. jab tak kangan n ban ge, maian niand bhar soee nahian.
radha--to kya tum janati ho, jalapa ka chandrahar n banega.
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