ग़बन उपन्यास भाग-7
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rama ko dekhate hi l dakoan ne tash ko tat ke niche chhipa diya aur padhane lage. sir jhukae chapat ki pratiksha kar rahe the, par ramanath ne chapat nahian lagaee, modhe par baithakar gopinath se bola--tumane bhang ki dukan dekhi hai n, nukk d par?
gopinath prasann hokar bola--haan, dekhi kyoan nahian. jakar char paise ka majoon le lo, dau de hue ana. haan, halavaee ki dukan se adha ser mithaee bhi lete ana. yah rupaya lo.
koee pandrah minat mean rama ye donoan chizean le, jalapa ke kamare ki or chala. rat ke das baj ge the. jalapa khuli huee chhat par leti huee thi. jeth ki sunahari chaandani mean samane phaile hue nagar ke kalash, guanbad aur vriksh svapn-chitroan se lagate the. jalapa ki aankhean chandrama ki or lagi huee thian. use aisa maloom ho raha tha, maian chandrama ki or u di ja rahi hooan. use apani nak mean khushki, aankhoan mean jalan aur sir mean chakkar maloom ho raha tha. koee bat dhyan mean ate hi bhool jati, aur bahut yad karane par bhi yad n ati thi. ek bar ghar ki yad a gee, rone lagi. ek hi kshan mean saheliyoan ki yad a gee, hansane lagi. sahasa ramanath hath mean ek potali liye, muskarata hua aya aur charapaee par baith gaya.
jalapa ne uthakar poochha--potali mean kya hai?
ramanath--boojh jao to janooan .
jalapa--hansi ka golagappa hai! (yah kahakar hansane lagi.)
ramanath—malatab?
jalapa--niand ki gathari hogi!
ramanath--malatab?
jalapa--to prem ki pitari hogi!
ramanath- thik, aj maian tumhean phooloan ki devi banaooanga.
jalapa khil uthi. rama ne bade anurag se use phooloan ke gahane pahanane shuroo kie, phooloan ke shital komal sparsh se jalapa ke komal sharir mean gudagudi-si hone lagi. unhian phooloan ki bhaanti usaka ek-ek rom praphullit ho gaya. rama ne muskarakar kaha--kuchh upahar?
jalapa ne kuchh uttar n diya. is vesh mean pati ki or takate hue bhi use sankoch hua. usaki badi ichchha huee ki zara aine mean apani chhavi dekhe. samane kamare mean laianp jal raha tha, vah uthakar kamare mean gee aur aine ke samane kh di ho gee. nashe ki tarang mean use aisa maloom hua ki maian sachamuch phooloan ki devi hooan. usane panadan utha liya aur bahar akar pan banane lagi. rama ko is samay apane kapat-vyavahar par badi glani ho rahi thi. jalapa ne kamare se lautakar premollasit najaroan se usaki or dekha, to usane muanh udhar liya. us saral vishvas se bhari huee aankhoan ke samane vah tak n saka. usane socha--maian kitana bada kayar hooan. kya maian babooji ko saph-saph javab n de sakata tha?maianne hami hi kyoan bhari- kya jalapa se ghar ki dasha saph-saph kah dena mera kartavy n tha - usaki aankhean bhar aee. jakar muander ke pas khada ho gaya. pranay ke us nirmal prakash mean usaka manovikar kisi bhanyakar jantu ki bhaanti ghoorata hua jan p data tha. use apane oopar itani ghrina huee ki ek bar ji mean aya, sara kapat-vyavahar khol dooan, lekin sanbhal gaya. kitana bhayankar parinam hoga. jalapa ki nazaroan se phir jane ki kalpana hi usake lie asahy thi.
jalapa ne prem-saras najaroan se dekhakar kaha - mere dadaji tumhean dekhakar ge aur ammaanji se tumhara bakhan karane lage, to maian sochati thi ki tum kaise hoge. mere man mean tarah-tarah ke chitr ate the. '
ramanath ne ek lanbi saans khianchi. kuchh javab n diya.
jalapa ne phir kaha - meri sakhiyaan tumhean dekhakar mugdh ho gee. shahajadi to khi daki ke samane se hatati hi n thi. tumase batean karane ki usaki badi ichchha thi. jab tum aandar ge the to usi ne tumhean pan ke bi de die the, yad hai?'
rama ne koee javab n diya . jalapa--aji, vahi jo rang-roop mean sabase achchhi thi, jisake gal par ek til tha, tumane usaki or bade prem se dekha tha, bechari laj ke mare g d gee thi. mujhase kahane lagi, jija to bade rasik jan p date haian. sakhiyoan ne use khoob chidhaya, bechari rooaansi ho gee. yad hai? '
rama ne mano nadi mean doobate hue kaha--mujhe to yad nahian ata.'
jalapa--achchha, abaki chaloge to dikha dooangi. aj tum bazar ki taraph ge the ki nahian?'
rama ne sir jhukakar kaha--aj to phurasat nahian mili.'
jalapa--jao, maian tumase n bolooangi! roj hile-havale karate ho achchha, kal la doge n?'
ramanath ka kaleja masos utha. yah chandrahar ke lie itani vikal ho rahi hai. ise kya maloom ki durbhagy isaka sarvasv lootane ka saman kar rahahai. jis saral balika par use apane pranoan ko nyochhavar karana chahie tha, usi ka sarvasv apaharan karane par vah tula hua hai! vah itana vyagr hua,ki ji mean aya, kothe se koodakar pranoan ka aant kar de.
adhi rat bit chuki thi. chandrama chor ki bhaanti ek vriksh ki a d se jhaank raha tha. jalapa pati ke gale mean hath dale hue nidra mean magn thi. rama man mean vikat sankalp karake dhire se utha, par nidra ki god mean soe hue pushp pradip ne use asthir kar diya. vah ek kshan khada mugdh najaroan se jalapa ke nidra-vihasit mukh ki or dekhata raha. kamare mean jane ka sahas n hua. phir let gaya.
jalapa ne chauankakar poochha--kahaan jate ho, kya savera ho gaya?
ramanath--abhi to badi rat hai.
jalapa--to tum baithe kyoan ho?
ramanath--kuchh nahian, zara pani pine utha tha.
jalapa ne prematur hokar rama ke gale mean baanhean dal dian aur use sulakar kaha--tum is tarah mujh par tona karoge, to maian bhag jaooangi. n jane kis tarah takate ho, kya karate ho, kya mantr padhate ho ki mera man chanchal ho jata hai. basanti sach kahati thi, purushoan ki aankh mean tona hota hai.
rama ne phate hue svar mean kaha--tona nahian kar raha hooan, aankhoan ki pyas bujha raha hooan.
donoan phir soe, ek ullas mean doobi huee, doosara chianta mean magn.
tin ghante aur gujar ge. dvadashi ke chaand ne apana vishv-dipak bujha diya. prabhat ki shital-samir prakriti ko mad ke pyale pilati phirati thi. adhi rat tak jagane vala bazar bhi so gaya. keval rama abhi tak jag raha tha. man mean bhaanti-bhaanti ke tark-vitark uthane ke karan vah bar-bar uthata tha aur phir let jata tha. akhir jab char bajane ki avaz kan mean aee, to ghabarakar uth baitha aur kamare mean ja pahuancha. gahanoan ka sandookacha alamari mean rakkha hua tha, rama ne use utha liya, aur tharathar kaanpata hua niche utar gaya. is ghabarahat mean use itana avakash n mila ki vah kuchh gahane chhaantakar nikal leta. dayanath niche baramade mean so rahe the. rama ne unhean dhire-se jagaya, unhoanne hakabakakar poochha —kaun
rama ne hoanth par uangali rakhakar kaha--maian hooan. yah sandookachi laya hooan. rakh lijie.
dayanath savadhan hokar baith ge. abhi tak keval unaki aankhean jagi thian, ab chetana bhi jagrat ho gee. rama ne jis vakt unase gahane utha lane ki bat kahi thi, unhoanne samajha tha ki yah avesh mean aisa kah raha hai. unhean isaka vishvas n aya tha ki rama jo kuchh kah raha hai, use bhi poora kar dikhaega. in kamini chaloan se vah alag hi rahana chahate the. aise kutsit kary mean putr se sath-gaanth karana unaki aantaratma ko kisi tarah svikar n tha. poochha--ise kyoan utha lae?
rama ne dhrishtata se kaha--ap hi ka to hukm tha.
dayanath--jhooth kahate ho!
ramanath--to kya phir rakh aooan?
rama ke is prashn ne dayanath ko ghor sankat mean dal diya. jheanpate hue bole--ab kya rakh aoge, kahian dekh le, to gajab hi ho jae. vahi kam karoge, jisamean jag-hansaee ho kh de kya ho, sandookachi mere bade sandook mean rakh ao aur jakar let raho kahian jag p de to bas! baramade ke pichhe dayanath ka kamara tha. usamean ek devadar ka purana sandook rakha tha. rama ne sandookachi usake aandar rakh di aur badi phurti se oopar chala gaya. chhat par pahuanchakar usane ahat li, jalapa pichhale pahar ki sukhad nidra mean magn thi.
rama jyoanhi charapaee par baitha, jalapa chauank p di aur usase chimat gee.
rama ne poochha--kya hai, tum chauank kyoan p dian?
jalapa ne idhar-udhar prasann najaroan se takakar kaha--kuchh nahian, ek svapn dekh rahi thi. tum baithe kyoan ho, kitani rat hai abhi?
rama ne letate hue kaha--savera ho raha hai, kya svapn dekhati thian?
jalapa--jaise koee chor mere gahanoan ki sandookachi uthae liye jata ho.
rama ka hriday itane zor se dhak-dhak karane laga, mano us par hathau de p d rahe haian. khoon sard ho gaya. parantu sandeh hua, kahian isane mujhe dekh to nahian liya. vah zor se chilla pada--chor! chor! niche baramade mean dayanath bhi chilla uthe--chor! chor! jalapa ghabadakar uthi. dau di huee kamare mean gee, jhatake se alamari kholi. sandookachi vahaan n thi? moorchhit hokar phir p di.
savera hote hi dayanath gahane lekar sarraph ke pas pahuanche aur hisab hone laga. sarraph ke pandrah sau roo. ate the, magar vah keval pandrah sau roo. ke gahane lekar santusht n hua. bike hue gahanoan ko vah bakre par hi le sakata tha. biki huee chiz kaun vapas leta hai. rok d par die hote, to doosari bat thi. in chizoan ka to sauda ho chuka tha. usane kuchh aisi vyaparik siddhant ki batean kian,dayanath ko kuchh aisa shikanje mean kasa ki bechare ko haan-haan karane ke siva aur kuchh n soojha. daftar ka baboo chatur dukanadar se kya pesh pata - pandrah sau roo. mean pachchis sau roo. ke gahane bhi chale ge, oopar se pachas roo. aur baki rah ge. is bat par pita-putr mean kee din khoob vad-vivad hua. donoan ekadoosare ko doshi thaharate rahe. kee din apas mean bolachal band rahi, magar is chori ka hal gupt rakha gaya. pulis ko khabar ho jati, to bhanda phat jane ka bhay tha. jalapa se yahi kaha gaya ki mal to milega nahian, vyarth ka jhanjhat bhale hi hoga. jalapa ne bhi socha, jab mal hi n milega, to rapat vyarth kyoan ki jay.
jalapa ko gahanoan se jitana prem tha, utana kadachit sansar ki aur kisi vastu se n tha, aur usamean ashchary ki kaun-si bat thi. jab vah tin varsh ki abodh balika thi, us vakt usake lie sone ke choo de banavae ge the. dadi jab use god mean khilane lagati, to gahanoan ki hi charcha karati--tera doolha tere lie bade suandar gahane laega. thumak-thumakakar chalegi. jalapa poochhati--chaandi ke hoange ki sone ke, dadiji?
dadi kahati--sone ke hoange beti, chaandi ke kyoan laega- chaandi ke lae to tum uthakar usake muanh par patak dena.
manaki chhe dakar kahati--chaandi ke to laega hi. sone ke use kahaan mile jate haian!
jalapa rone lagati, is boodhi dadi, manaki, ghar ki mahariyaan, p dosinean aur dinadayal--sab hansate. un logoan ke lie yah vinod ka ashesh bhandar tha. balika jab zara aur badi huee, to gudiyoan ke byah karane lagi. ladake ki or se chadhave jate, dulahin ko gahane pahanati, doli mean baithakar vida karati, kabhi-kabhi dulahin gudiya apane guye doolhe se gahanoan ke lie man karati, gudda bechara kahian-n-kahian se gahane lakar stri ko prasann karata tha. unhian dinoan bisati ne use vah chandrahar diya, jo ab tak usake pas surakshit tha. zara aur badi huee to badi-boodhi.yoan mean baithakar gahanoan ki batean sunane lagi. mahilaoan ke us chhote-se sansar mean isake siva aur koee charcha hi n thi. kisane kaun-kaun gahane banavae, kitane dam lage, thos haian ya pole, jadaoo haian ya sade, kis ladaki ke vivah mean kitane gahane ae? inhian mahattvapoorn vishayoan par nity alochana-pratyalochana, tika-tippani hoti rahati thi. koee doosara vishay itana rochak, itana grahy ho hi nahian sakata tha. is abhooshan-mandit sansar mean pali huee jalapa ka yah abhooshan-prem svabhavik hi tha.
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