ग़बन उपन्यास भाग-6

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

dayanath--hamane to dinadayal se yah kabhi n kaha tha ki ham lakhapati haian.

ramanath--to apane yahi kab kaha tha ki ham udhar gahane lae haian aur do-char din mean lauta deange! akhir yah sara svaang apani dhak baithane ke lie hi kiya tha ya kuchh aur?

dayanath--to phir kisi doosare bahane se maangana p dega. bina maange kam nahian chal sakata kal ya to rupaye dene p deange, ya gahane lautane p deange. aur koee rah nahian.

ramanath ne koee javab n diya. jageshvari boli--aur kaun-sa bahana kiya jayaga- agar kaha jay, kisi ko mangani dena hai, to shayad vah degi nahian. degi bhi to do-char din mean lautaeange kaise ?

dayanath ko ek upay soojha.bole--agar un gahanoan ke badale mulamme ke gahane de die jaean? magar turant hi unhean jnat ho gaya ki yah lachar bat hai, khud hi usaka virodh karate hue kaha--haan, bad mulamma u d jayaga to phir lajjit hona p dega. akl kuchh kam nahian karati. mujhe to yahi soojhata hai, yah sari sthiti use samajha di jay. zara der ke lie use du:kh to zaroor hoga,lekin age ke vaste rasta saf ho jaega.

sanbhav tha, jaisa dayanath ka vichar tha, ki jalapa ro-dhokar shaant ho jayagi, par rama ki isamean kirakiri hoti thi. phir vah muanh n dikha sakega. jab vah usase kahegi, tumhari jamiandari kya huee- baiank ke rupaye kya hue, to use kya javab dega- virakt bhav se bola--isamean beijjati ke siva aur kuchh n hoga. ap kya sarraph ko do-char-chhah mahine nahian tal sakate?ap dena chahean, to itane dinoan mean hajar-barah sau rupaye badi asani se de sakate haian.

dayanath ne poochha--kaise ?

ramanath--usi tarah jaise apake aur bhaee karate haian!

dayanath--vah mujhase nahian ho sakata.

tinoan kuchh der tak maun baithe rahe. dayanath ne apana phaisala suna diya. jageshvari aur rama ko yah phaisala manjoor n tha. isalie ab is gutthi ke sulajhane ka bhar unhian donoan par tha. jageshvari ne bhi ek tarah se nishchay kar liya tha. dayanath ko jhakh marakar apana niyam to dana p dega. yah kahaan ki niti hai ki hamare oopar sankat pada hua ho aur ham apane niyamoan ka rag alape jayan. ramanath buri tarah phansa tha. vah khoob janata tha ki pitaji ne jo kam kabhi nahian kiya, vah aj n kareange. unhean jalapa se gahane maangane mean koee sankoch n hoga aur yahi vah n chahata tha. vah pachhata raha tha ki maianne kyoan jalapa se diangean marian. ab apane muanh ki lali rakhane ka sara bhar usi par tha. jalapa ki anupam chhavi ne pahale hi din us par mohini dal di thi. vah apane saubhagy par phoola n samata tha. kya yah ghar aisi anany suandari ke yogy tha? jalapa ke pita paanch rupaye ke naukar the, par jalapa ne kabhi apane ghar mean jha doo n lagaee thi. kabhi apani dhoti n chhaanti thi. apana bichhavan n bichhaya tha. yahaan tak ki apani ke dhoti ki khianch tak n si thi. dayanath pachas rupaye pate the, par yahaan keval chauka-basan karane ke lie mahari thi. baki sara kam apane hi hathoan karana p data tha. jalapa shahar aur dehat ka farq kya jane! shahar mean rahane ka use kabhi avasar hi n padatha. vah kee bar pati aur sas se sashchary poochh chuki thi, kya yahaan koee naukar nahian hai? jalapa ke ghar doodh-dahi-ghi ki kami nahian thi. yahaan bachchoan ko bhi doodh mayassar n tha. in sare abhavoan ki poorti ke lie ramanath ke pas mithi-mithi badi- badi batoan ke siva aur kya tha. ghar ka kiraya paanch rupaya tha, ramanath ne pandrah batalae the. l dakoan ki shiksha ka kharch mushkil se das rupaye tha, ramanath ne chalis batalae the. us samay use isaki zara bhi shanka n thi, ki ek din sara bhanda phat jayaga. mithya dooradarshi nahian hota, lekin vah din itani jaldi ayaga, yah kaun janata tha. agar usane ye diangean n mari hotian, to jageshvari ki tarah vah bhi sara bhar dayanath par chho dakar nishchint ho jata, lekin is vakt vah apane hi banae hue jal mean phans gaya tha. kaise nikale! usane kitane hi upay soche, lekin koee aisa n tha, jo age chalakar use ulajhanoan mean n dal deta, daladal mean n phansa deta. ekaek use ek chal soojhi. usaka dil uchhal pada, par is bat ko vah muanh tak n la saka, oh!

kitani nichata hai! kitana kapat! kitani nirdayata! apani preyasi ke sath aisi dhoortata! usake man ne use dhikkarab agar is vakt use koee ek hazar rupaya de deta, to vah usaka umrabhar ke lie gulam ho jata. dayanath ne poochha--koee bat soojhi?mujhe to kuchh nahian soojhata.

koee upay sochana hi p dega.ap hi sochie, mujhe to kuchh nahian soojhata.

kyoan nahian usase do-tin gahane maang lete?tum chaho to le sakate ho,

hamare lie mushkil hai.

mujhe sharm ati hai.

tum vichitr adami ho, n khud maangoge n mujhe maangane doge, to akhir yah nav kaise chalegi? maian ek bar nahian, hazar bar kah chuka ki mujhase koee asha mat rakkho. maian apane akhiri din jel mean nahian kat sakata isamean sharm ki kya bat hai, meri samajh mean nahian ata. kisake jivan mean aise kuavasar nahian ate?tumhian apani maan se poochho.

jageshvari ne anumodan kiya--mujhase to nahian dekha jata tha ki apana adami chianta mean pada rahe, maian gahane pahane baithi rahooan. nahian to aj mere pas bhi gahane n hote?ek-ek karake sab nikal ge. vivah mean paanch hazar se kam ka chadhava nahian gaya tha, magar paanch hi sal mean sab svaha ho gaya. tab se ek chhalla banavana bhi nasib n hua.

dayanath zor dekar bole--sharm karane ka yah avasar nahian hai. inhean maangana p dega!

ramanath ne jheanpate hue kaha--maian maang to nahian sakata, kahie utha laooan. yah kahate-kahate lajja, kshobh aur apani nichata ke jnan se usaki aankheanan sajal ho gee.

dayanath ne bhauanchakdh hokar kaha--utha laoge, usase chhipakar?

ramanath ne tivr kanth se kaha--aur ap kya samajh rahe haian?

dayanath ne mathe par hath rakh liya, aur ek kshan ke bad ahat kanth se bole--nahian, maian aisa n karane dooanga. maianne chhal kabhi nahian kiya, aur n kabhi karooanga. vah bhi apani bahoo ke sath! chhiah-chhiah, jo kam sidhe se chal sakata hai, usake lie yah phareb- kahian usaki nigah p d gee, to samajhate ho, vah tumhean dil mean kya samajhegi? maang lena isase kahian achchha hai.

ramanath--apako isase kya matalab. mujhase chizean le lijiega, magar jab ap janate the, yah naubat aegi, to itane jevar le jane ki zaroorat hi kya thi ? vyarth ki vipatti mol li. isase kee lakh guna achchha tha ki asani se jitana le ja sakate, utana hi le jate. us bhojan se kya labh ki pet mean pida hone lage?maian to samajh raha tha ki apane koee marg nikal liya hoga. mujhe kya maloom tha ki ap mere sir yah musibatoan ki tokari patak deange. varana maian un chizoan ko kabhi n le jane deta.

dayanath kuchh lajjit hokar bole--itane par bhi chandrahar n hone se vahaan hay-toba mach gee.

ramanath--us hay-toba se hamari kya hani ho sakati thi. jab itana karane par bhi hay-toba mach gee, to matalab bhi to n poora hua. udhar badanami huee, idhar yah aphat sir par aee. maian yah nahian dikhana chahata ki ham itane phatehal haian. chori ho jane par to sabr karana hi p dega. dayanath chup ho ge. us avesh mean rama ne unhean khoob khari-khari sunaee aur vah chupachap sunate rahe. akhir jab n suna gaya, to uthakar pustakalay chale ge. yah unaka nity ka niyam tha. jab tak do-char patr-patrikaean n padhalean, unhean khana n hajam hota tha. usi surakshit gadhi mean pahuanchakar ghar ki chiantaoan aur badhaoan se unaki jan bachati thi. rama bhi vahaan se utha, par jalapa ke pas n jakar apane kamare mean gaya. usaka koee kamara alag to tha nahian, ek hi mardana kamara tha, isi mean dayanath apane dostoan se gap-shap karate, donoan lanake padhate aur rama mitroan ke sath shataranj khelata. rama kamare mean pahuancha, to donoan lanake tash khel rahe the. gopi ka terahavaan sal tha, vishvambhar ka navaan. donoan rama se tharathar kaanpate the. rama khud khoob tash aur shataranj khelata, par bhaiyoan ko khelate dekhakar hath mean khujali hone lagati thi. khud chahe dinabhar sair - sapate kiya kare, magar kya majal ki bhaee kahian ghoomane nikal jayan. dayanath khud l dakoan ko kabhi n marate the. avasar milata, to unake sath khelate the. unhean kanakauve udate dekhakar unaki bal-prakriti sajag ho jati thi. do-char peanch ladadete. bachchoan ke sath kabhi-kabhi gulli-danda bhi khelate the. isalie lanake jitana rama se darate, utana hi pita se prem karate the.