ग़बन उपन्यास भाग-8

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

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shataranj ki badaulat usaka kitane hi achchhe-achchhe adamiyoan se parichay tha, lekin vah sankoch aur dar ke karan kisi se apani sthiti prakat n kar sakata tha. yah bhi janata tha ki yah man-samman usi vakt tak hai, jab tak kisi ke samane madad ke lie hath nahian phailata. yah an tooti, phir koeebat bhi n poochhega. koee aisa bhalamanus n dikhata tha, jo kuchh bina kahe hi jan jae, aur use koee achchhi-si jagah dila de. aj usaka chitt bahut khikai tha. mitroan par aisa krodh a raha tha ki ek-ek ko phatakare aur aean to dvar se dutkar de. ab kisi ne shataranj khelane ko bulaya, to aisi phatakar sunaooanga ki bacha yad karean, magar vah zara gaur karata to use maloom ho jata ki is vishay mean mitroan ka utana dosh n tha, jitana khud usaka. koee aisa mitr n tha, jisase usane badh-badhakar batean n ki hoan. yah usaki adat thi. ghar ki asali dasha ko vah sadaiv badanami ki tarah chhipata raha. aur yah usi ka phal tha ki itane mitroan ke hote hue bhi vah bekar tha. vah kisi se apani manovyatha n kah sakata tha aur manovyatha saans ki bhaanti aandar ghutakar asahy ho jati hai. ghar mean akar muanh latakae hue baith gaya.

jageshvari ne pani lakar rakh diya aur poochha--aj tum dinabhar kahaan rahe?lo hath- muanh dho dalo. rama ne lota uthaya hi tha ki jalapa ne akar ugr bhav se kaha--mujhe mere ghar pahuancha do, isi vakt! rama ne lota rakh diya aur usaki or is tarah takane laga, mano usaki bat samajh mean n aee ho.

jageshvari boli--bhala is tarah kahian bahoo-betiyaan vida hoti haian, kaisi bat kahati ho, bahoo?

jalapa--maian un bahoo-betiyoan mean nahian hooan. mera jis vakt ji chahega, jaooangi, jis vakt ji chahega, aooangi. mujhe kisi ka dar nahian hai. jab yahaan koee meri bat nahian poochhata, to maian bhi kisi ko apana nahian samajhati. sare din anathoan ki tarah p di rahati hooan. koee jhaankata tak nahian. maian chidiya nahian hooan, jisaka pianjadadana-pani rakhakar band kar diya jay. maian bhi adami hooan. ab is ghar mean maian kshan-bhar n rookooangi. agar koee mujhe bhejane n jayaga, to akeli chali jauangi. rah mean koee bhediya nahian baitha hai, jo mujhe utha le jaega aur utha bhi le jae, to kya gam. yahaan kaun-sa sukh bhog rahi hooan.

rama ne savadhan hokar kaha--akhir kuchh maloom bhi to ho, kya bat huee?

jalapa--bat kuchh nahian huee, apana ji hai. yahaan nahian rahana chahati.

ramanath--bhala is tarah jaogi to tumhare gharavale kya kaheange, kuchh yah bhi to socho!

jalapa--yah sab kuchh soch chuki hooan, aur zyada nahian sochana chahati. maian jakar apane kap de baandhati hooan aur isi ga di se jaooangi.

yah kahakar jalapa oopar chali gee. rama bhi pichhe-pichhe yah sochata hua chala, ise kaise shaant karooan. jalapa apane kamare mean jakar bistar lapetane lagi ki rama ne usaka hath pak d liya aur bola--tumhean meri kasam jo is vakt jane ka nam lo!

jalapa ne tyori chadhakar kaha--tumhari kasam ki hamean kuchh parava nahian hai.

usane apana hath chhudaliya aur phir bichhavan lapetane lagi. rama khisiyana-sa hokar ek kinare khadaho gaya. jalapa ne bistaraband se bistare ko baandha aur phir apane sandook ko saf karane lagi. magar ab usamean vah pahale-si tatparata n thi, bar-bar sandook band karati aur kholati.

varsha band ho chuki thi, keval chhat par rooka hua pani tapak raha tha. akhir vah usi bistar ke bandal par baith gee aur boli--tumane mujhe kasam kyoan dilaee? rama ke hriday mean asha ki gudagudi huee. bola--isake siva mere pas tumhean rokane ka aur kya upay tha?

jalapa--kya tum chahate ho ki maian yahian ghut-ghutakar mar jaooan?

ramanath--tum aise manahoos shabd kyoan muanh se nikalati ho? maian to chalane ko taiyar hooan, n manogi to pahuanchana hi p dega. jao, mera eeshvar malik hai, magar kam-se-kam babooji aur ammaan se poochh lo.

bujhati huee ag mean tel p d gaya. jalapa t dapakar boli--vah mere kaun hote haian,jo unase poochhooan?

ramanath--koee nahian hote?

jalapa--koee nahian! agar koee hote, to mujhe yoan n chho d dete. rupaye rakhate hue koee apane priyajanoan ka kasht nahian dekh sakata ye log kya mere aansoo n poanchh sakate the? maian din-ke din yahaan p di rahati hooan, koee jhoothoan bhi poochhata hai? muhalle ki striyaan milane ati haian, kaise milooan ? yah soorat to mujhase nahian dikhaee jati. n kahian ana n jana, n kisi se bat n chit, aise koee kitane din rah sakata hai? mujhe in logoan se ab koee asha nahian rahi. akhir do lanake aur bhi to haian, unake lie bhi kuchh jo deange ki tumhian ko de dean!

rama ko badi-badi batean karane ka phir avasar mila. vah khush tha ki itane dinoan ke bad aj use prasann karane ka mauqa to milab bola--priye, tumhara khyal bahut thik hai. zaroor yahi bat hai. nahian to dhaee-tin hazar unake lie kya badi bat thi? pachasoan hazar baiank mean jama haian, daftar to keval dil bahalane jate haian.

jalapa--magar haian makkhichoos palle sire ke!

ramanath--makkhichoos n hote, to itani sanpatti kahaan se ati!

jalapa--mujhe to kisi ki parava nahian hai ji, hamare ghar kis bat ki kami hai! dal-roti vahaan bhi mil jayagi. do-char sakhi-saheliyaan haian, khet- khalihan haian, bag-bagiche haian, ji bahalata rahega.

ramanath--aur meri kya dasha hogi, janati ho? ghul-ghulakar mar jaooanga. jab se chori huee, mere dil par jaisi gujarati hai, vah dil hi janata hai. ammaan aur babooji se ek bar nahian, lakhoan bar kaha, zor dekar kaha ki do-char chizean to banava hi dijie, par kisi ke kan par jooan tak n reangi. n jane kyoan mujhase aankheanan udhar kar lian.

jalapa--jab tumhari naukari kahian lag jay, to mujhe bula lena.

ramanath--talash kar raha hooan. bahut jald milane vali hai. hazaroan b de-bade adamiyoan se mulakat hai, naukari milate kya der lagati hai, haan, zara achchhi jagah chahata hooan.

jalapa--maian in logoan ka rukhasamajhati hooan. maian bhi yahaan ab dave ke sath rahooangi. kyoan, kisi se naukari ke lie kahate nahian ho?

ramanath--sharm ati hai kisi se kahate hue.

jalapa--isamean sharm ki kaun-si bat hai - kahate sharm ati ho, to khat likh do.

rama uchhal pada, kitana saral upay tha aur abhi tak yah sidhi-si bat use n soojhi thi. bola--haan, yah tumane bahut achchhi tarakib batalaee, kal zaroor likhooanga.

jalapa--mujhe pahuanchakar ana to likhana. kal hi tho de laut aoge.

ramanath--to kya tum sachamuch jaogi? tab mujhe naukari mil chuki aur maian khat likh chuka! is viyog ke duahkh mean baithakar roooanga ki naukari dhooandhooga. nahian, is vakt jane ka vichar chho do. nahian, sach kahata hooan, maian kahian bhag jaooanga. makan ka hal dekh chuka. tumhare siva aur kaun baitha hua hai, jisake lie yahaan pada-sada karooan. hato to zara maian bistar khol dooan.

jalapa ne bistar par se zara khisakakar kaha--maian bahut jald chali aooangi. tum ge aur maian aee.

rama ne bistar kholate hue kaha--ji nahian, maph kijie, is dhokhe mean nahian ata. tumhean kya, tum to saheliyoan ke sath vihar karogi, meri khabar tak n logi, aur yahaan meri jan par ban avegi. is ghar mean phir kaise qadam rakkha jayaga.

jalapa ne ehasan jatate hue kaha--apane mera bandha-bandhaya bistar khol diya, nahian to aj kitane anand se ghar pahuanch jati. shahajadi sach kahati thi, mard bade tonahe hote haian. maianne aj pakka irada kar liya tha ki chahe brahma bhi utar aean, par maian n manooangi. par tumane do hi minat mean mere sare manasoobe chaupat kar die. kal khat likhana zaroor. bina kuchh paida kie ab nirvah nahian hai.

ramanath--kal nahian, maian isi vakt jakar do-tin chitthiyaan likhata hooan.

jalapa--pan to khate jao.

ramanath ne pan khaya aur mardane kamare mean akar khat likhane baithe. magar phir kuchh sochakar uth kh de hue aur ek taraph ko chal die. stri ka saprem agrah purush se kya nahian kara sakata.

sanbandhit lekh

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