गूंगी -रविन्द्र नाथ टैगोर

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

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kanya ka nam jab subhashini rakha gaya tha tab kaun janata tha ki vah gooangi hogi. isake pahale, usaki do b di bahanoan ke sukeshini aur suhasini nam rakhe ja chuke the, isi se tukabandi milane ke hetu usake pita ne chhoti kanya ka nam rakh diya subhashini. ab keval sab use 'subha' hi kahakar bulate haian. bahut khoj aur kharch ke bad donoan b di kanyaoan ke hath pile ho chuke haian, aur ab chhoti kanya subha mata-pita ke hriday ke nirav bojh ki tarah ghar ki shobha badha rahi hai. jo bol nahian sakati, vah sab-kuchh anubhav kar sakati hai- yah bat sabaki samajh mean nahian ati, aur isi se subha ke samane hi sab usake bhavishy ke bare mean tarah-tarah ki chinta-phikr ki batean kiya karate haian. kintu svayan subha is bat ko bachapan se hi samajh chuki hai ki usane vidhata ke shap ke vashibhoot hokar hi is ghar mean janm liya hai. isaka phal yah nikala ki vah sadaiv apane ko sab parijanoan ki drishti se bachaye rakhane ka prayatn karane lagi. vah man-hi-man sochane lagi ki use sab bhool jaean to achchha ho. lekin, jahaan pi da hai, us sthan ko kya kabhi koee bhool sakata hai? mata-pita ke man mean vah har samay pi da ki tarah jiti-jagati bani rahati hai. visheshakar usaki mata use apani hi kisi galati ke roop mean dekhati hai; kyoanki pratyek mata putr ki apeksha putri ko kahian adhik apane aansh ke roop mean dekhati hai. aur, putri mean kisi prakar ki kami hone par, use apane lie mano vishesh roop se lajjajanak batean samajhati hai. subha ke pita vanikanth to subha ko apani donoan b di putriyoan ki apeksha kuchh adhik hi sneh karate haian; par mata use apane garbh ka kalank samajhakar usase udasin hi rahati hai. subha ko bolane ki jaban nahian hai, par usaki lambi-lambi palakoan mean do b di-b di kali aankhean avashy haian, aur usake oshth to man ke bhavoan ke tanik se sanket par ne pallav ki tarah kaanp-kaanp uthate haian. vani dvara ham jo apane man ke bhav prakat karate haian usako hamean bahut kuchh apani cheshtaoan se gadh lena p data hai, bas, kuchh anuvad karane ke saman hi samajhie. aur, vah har samay thik bhi nahian hota, takat ki kami se bahudha usamean bhool ho jati hai. lekin khanjan jaisi aankhoan ko kabhi kuchh bhi anuvad nahian karana p data, man apane-ap hi un par chhaya dalata rahata hai, man ke bhav apane ap hi us chhaya mean kabhi vistrit hote aur kabhi siku date haian. kabhi-kabhi aankhean chamak-damakakar jalane lagati haian aur kabhi udasinata ki kalima mean bujh-si jati haian, kabhi doobate hue chandrama ki tarah takataki lagae n jane kya dekhati rahati haian to kabhi chanchal damini ki tarah, oopar-niche, idhar-udhar charoan or b di tezise chhitakane lagati haian. aur visheshakar muanh ke bhav ke siva jisake pas janm se hi aur koee bhasha nahian, usaki aankhoan ki bhasha to bahut udar aur athah gahari hoti hi hai, qarib- qarib saph-suthare nil-gagan ke saman. un aankhoan ko uday se ast tak, subah se sham tak aur sham se subah tak chhavi-lok ki nistabdh rangabhoomi hi manana chahie. jihnahin is kanya mean vishal prakriti ke saman ek janahin mahanata hai; aur yahi karan hai ki sadharan l dake-l dakiyoan ko usaki or se kisi-n-kisi prakar ka bhay-sa bana rahata, usake sath koee khelata nahian. vah nirav dupahariya ke saman shabdahin aur sangahin ekantavasini bani rahati.

bhag 2

gaanv ka nam hai chandipur. usake parshv mean bahane vali sarita bangal ki ek chhoti-si sarita hai, grihasth ke ghar ki chhoti l daki ke saman. bahut door tak usaka phailav nahian hai, usako tanik bhi alasy nahian, vah apani ikahari deh liye apane donoan chhoroan ki raksha karati huee apana kam karati jati hai. donoan chhoroan ke gramavasiyoan ke sath mano usaka ek-n-ek sambandh sthapit ho gaya hai. donoan or gaanv haian, aur vrikshoan ke chhayadar ooanche kinare haian, jinake niche se gaanv ki lakshmi sarita apane-apako bhoolakar shighrata ke sath qadam badhati huee bahut hi prasann-chitt asankhy shubh karyoan ke lie chali ja rahi hai. vanikanth ka apana ghar nadi ke bilkul ek chhor par hai. usaka khapachchiyoan ka be da, ooancha chhappar gay-ghar, bhus ka dher, am, katahal aur keloan ka bagicha harek navik ki drishti apani or akarshit karata hai. aise ghar mean, asani se chalane vali aisi sukh ki grihasthi mean, us gooangi kanya par kisi ki drishti p dati hai ya nahian, maloom nahian. par kam-dhandhoan se jyoanhi use tanik phursat milati, tyoanhi jhat se vah us nadi ke kinare ja baithati. prakriti apane parshv mean baithakar usaki sari kami ko poorn kar deti hai. nadi ki svar-dhvani, manushyoan ka shor, navikoan ka sumadhur gan, chi diyoan ka chahachahana, pe d-paudhoan ki marmar dhvani, sab milakar charoan or ke gamanagaman andolan aur kampan ke sath hokar sagar ki uttal tarangoan ke saman us balika ke chir-stabdh hriday upakool ke parshv mean a kar mano toot-phoot p dati haian. prakriti ke ye anokhe shabd aur anokhe git-yah bhi to gooangi ki hi bhasha hai, b di-b di aankhoan aur usamean bhi b di palakoan vali subhashini ki jo bhasha hai, usi ka mano vah vishvavyapi phailav hai. jisamean jhianguroan ki jhin-jhin dhvani se gooanjati huee trinabhoomi se lekar shabdatit nakshatr-lok tak keval iangit, sangit, krandan aur uchchhvasean bhari p di haian. aur dupahariya ko navik aur machhue, khane ke lie apane-apane ghar jate, grihasth aur pakshi aram karate, par utarane vali nauka band p di rahati, jan-samaj apane sare kam-dhandhoan ke bich mean rukakar sahasa bhayanak nirjan moorti dharan karata, tab rudr mahakal ke niche ek gooangi prakriti aur ek gooangi kanya donoan amane-samane chupachap baithi rahatian. ek door tak phaili huee dhoop mean aur doosari ek chhote-se vriksh ki chhaya mean.

bhag 3

subhashini ki koee saheli ho hi nahian, so bat nahian. gau-ghar mean do gayean haian, ek ka nam hai sarasvati aur doosari ka nam hai parvati. ye nam subhashini ke muanh se un gayoan ne kabhi bhi nahian sune, parantu ve usake pairoan ki manthar gati ko bhalibhaanti pahachanati haian. subhashini ka bina batoan ka ek aisa karun svar hai, jisaka arth ve bhasha ki apeksha kahian adhik saralata se samajh jati haian. vah kabhi un par la d karati, kabhi daantati aur kabhi prarthana ka bhav darshakar unhean manati aur in batoan ko usaki 'saro' aur 'paro' insan se kahian adhik aur bhalibhaanti samajh jati haian. subhashini gau-ghar mean ghusakar apani donoan baanhoan se jab 'saro' ki gardan pak dakar usake kan ke pas apani kanapati rag dati hai, tab 'paro' sneh ki drishti se usaki or niharati huee, usake sharir ko chatane lagati hai. subhashini din-bhar mean kam-se-kam do-tin bar to niyam se gau-ghar mean jaya karati. isake siva aniyamit ana-jana bhi bana rahata. ghar mean jis din vah koee sakht bat sunati, us din usaka samay apani gooangi sakhiyoan ke pas bitata. subhashini ki sahanashil aur vishad-shant chitavan ko dekhakar ve n jane kaisi ek any anuman shakti mean usaki marm-vedana ko samajh jatian aur usaki deh se satakar dhire-dhire usaki baanhoan par siang dhis-ghisakar apani maun akulata se usako dhairy bandhane ka prayatn karatian. isake siva, ek bakari aur billi ka bachcha bhi tha. unake sath subhashini ki gahari mitrata to nahian thi, phir bhi ve usase bahut pyar rakhate aur kahane ke anusar chalate. billi ka bachcha, chahe din ho ya rat, jab-tab subhashini ki garm god par bina kisi sankoch ke apana hak jama leta aur sukh ki niand sone ki taiyari karata aur subhashini jab usaki gardan aur pith par apani komal uangaliyaan pherati, tab to vah aise antarik bhav darshane lagata, mano usako niand mean khas sahayata mil rahi hai.

bhag 4

ooanchi shreni ke praniyoan mean subhashini ko aur bhi ek mitr mil gaya tha, kintu usake sath usaka thik kaisa sambandh tha, isaki pakki khabar batana mushkil hai. kyoanki usake bolane ki jihna hai aur vah gooangi hai, at: donoan ki bhasha ek nahian thi. vah tha gusaiyoan ka chhota l daka pratap! pratap bilkul alasi aur nikamma tha. usake mata-pita ne b de prayatnoan ke uparant is bat ki asha to bilkul chho d di thi ki vah koee kam-kaj karake ghar-grihasthi ki kuchh sahayata karega. nikammoan ke lie ek b da subhita yah hai ki parijan un par beshak naraj rahean par bahari janoan ke lie ve pray: snehapatr hote haian, karan, kisi vishesh kam mean n phanse rahane se ve sarakari milakiyat-se ban jate haian. nagaroan mean jaise ghar ke parshv mean ya kuchh door par ek-adh sarakari bagiche ka rahana avashyak hai, vaise hi gaanvoan mean do-char nithalle-nikamme sarakari insanoan ka rahana avashyak hai. kam-dhandhoan mean, has-parihas mean aur jahaan kahian bhi ek-adh ki kami dekhi, vahian ve chat-se hath ke pas hi mil jate haian. pratap ki vishesh ruchi ek hi hai. vah hai machhali pak dana. isase usaka bahut-sa samay asani ke sath kat jata hai. tisare pahar sarita ke tir par bahudha vah is kam mean tallin dikhaee deta aur isi bahane subhashini se usaki bheant hua karati. chahe kisi bhi kam mean ho, parshv mean ek hamajoli milane matr se hi pratap ka hriday khushi se nach uthata. machhali ke shikar mean maun sathi hi sabase shreyaskar mana jata hai, at: pratap subhashini ki khoobi ko janata hai aur kadr karata hai. yahi karan hai ki aur sab to subhashini ko 'subha' kahate, kintu pratap usamean aur bhi sneh bharakar subha ko 'soo' kahakar pukarata. subhashini imali ke vriksh ke niche baithi rahati aur pratap pas hi zamin par baitha hua sarita-jal mean kaanta dalakar usi ki or niharata rahata. pratap ke lie usaki or se har roj ek pan ka bi da bandha hua tha aur use svayan vah apane hath se laga kar lati. aur shayad, bahut der tak baithe-baithe, dekhate-dekhate usaki ichchha hoti ki vah pratap ki koee vishesh sahayata kare, usake kisi kam mean sahara de. usake aisa man mean ata ki kisi prakar vah yah bata de ki sansar mean vah bhi ek kam avashyak vyakti nahian. lekin usake pas n to kuchh karane ko tha aur vah n kuchh kar hi sakati thi. tab vah man-hi-man bhagavan se aisi alaukik shakti ke lie vinati karati ki jisase vah jadoo-mantar se chat se aisa koee chamatkar dikha sake jise dekhakar pratap dang rah jaye, aur kahane lage- achchha! 'soo' mean yah karamat! mujhe kya pata tha? man lo, subhashini yadi jal-pari hoti aur dhire-dhire jal mean se nikalakar sarp ke mathe ki mani ghat par rakh deti aur pratap apane us chhote-se dhandhe ko chho dakar mani ko pakar jal mean dubaki lagata aur patal mean pahuanchakar dekhata ki rajat-prasad mean svarn-j dit shaiya par kaun baithi hai? aur ashchary se muanh kholakar kahata- are! yah to apani vanikanth ke ghar ki vahi gooangi chhoti kanya hai 'soo'! meri soo' aj maniyoan se jatit, gambhir, nistabdh patalapuri ki ekamatr jalapari bani baithi hai. to! kya yah bat ho hi nahian sakati, kya yah nitant asambhav hi hai? vastav mean kuchh bhi asambhav nahian. lekin phir bhi, 'soo' praja-shoony patalapuri ke rajagharane mean janm n lekar vanikanth ke ghar paida huee hai, aur isilie vah aj 'gusaaniyoan ke ghar ke l dake pratap ko kisi prakar ke ashchary se achambhit nahian kar sakati.

bhag 5

subhashini ki avastha din-pratidin badhati hi ja rahi hai. dhire-dhire mano vah apane apako anubhav kar rahi hai. mano kisi ek poornima ko kisi sagar se ek jvar-sa akar usake antaral ko kisi ek navin anirvachaniy chetana-shakti se bhar-bhar deta hai. ab mano vah apane-apako dekh rahi hai, apane vishay mean kuchh soch rahi hai, kuchh poochh rahi hai, lekin kuchh samajh nahian pati. poornima ki gadhi ratri mean usane ek din dhire-se kaksh ke jharokhe ko kholakar, bhayatrastavastha mean muanh nikal kar bahar ki or dekha. dekha ki sampoorn-prakriti bhi usake saman soti huee duniya par akeli baithi huee jag rahi hai. vah bhi yauvan ke unmad se, anand se, vishad se, asim niravata ki antim paridhi tak, yahaan tak ki use bhi par karake chupachap sthir baithi hai, ek shabd bhi usake mukh se nahian nikal raha hai. mano is sthir nistabdh prakriti ke ek chhor par usase bhi sthir aur usase bhi nistabdh ek bholi l daki kh di ho. idhar kanya ke vivah ki chinta mean mata-pita bahut bechain ho uthe haian aur gaanv ke log bhi yatr-tatr ninda kar rahe haian. yahaan tak ki jativichchhed kar dene ki bhi aphavah u di huee hai. vanikanth ki arthik dasha vaise achchhi hai, khate-pite aram se haian aur isi karan inake shatruoan ki bhi ginati nahian hai. stri-purushoan mean is bat par bahut-kuchh salah-mashavira hua. kuchh dinoan ke lie vanikanth gaanv se bahar paradesh chale gaye. ant mean, ek din ghar lautakar patni se bole-chalo, kalakatte chale chalean? kalakatta-gaman ki taiyariyaan poore jor-shor se hone lagian. kuhare se dhake hue savere ke saman subha ka sara ant:karan ashruoan ki bhap se oopar tak bhar aya. bhavi ashanka se bhayabhit hokar vah kuchh dinoan mean mook pashu ki tarah lagatar apane mata-pita ke sath rahati aur apane b de-b de netroan se unake mukh ki or dekhakar mano kuchh samajhane ka prayatn kiya karati par ve use, koee bhi bat samajhakar batate hi nahian the. isi bich mean ek din tisare pahar, tat ke samip machhali ka shikar karate hue pratap ne hansate-hansate poochha- kyoan ri soo, maianne suna hai ki tere lie var mil gaya hai, too vivah karane kalakatta ja rahi hai. dekhana, kahian ham logoan ko bhool mat jana. itana kahakar vah jal ki or niharane laga. tir se ghayal hirani jaise shikari ki or takati aur aankhoan-hi-aankhoan mean vedana prakat karati huee kahati rahati hai, maianne tumhara kya biga da tha? subha ne lagabhag vaise hi pratap ki or dekha, us din vah vriksh ke niche nahian baithi. vanikanth jab bistar se uthakar dhoomrapan kar rahe the. subha unake charanoan ke pas baithakar unake mukh ki or dekhati huee rone lagi. ant mean beti ko dhadhas aur santvana dete hue pita ke sookhe hue kapoloan par ashru ki do booandean dhulak p dian. kal kalakatta jane ka shubhamuhoort hai. subha gval-ghar mean apani chir-sanginiyoan se vida lene ke lie gee. unhean apane hath se khilakar gale mean baanh dalakar vah apani donoan aankhoan se khoob ji-bhar ke unase batean karane lagi. usake donoan netr ashruoan ke baandh ko n rok sake. us din shukla-dvadashi ki rat thi. subha apani kothari mean se nikal kar usi jane-pahachane sarita-tat ke kachche ghat ke pas ghas par auandhi let gee. mano vah apani aur apani gooangi jati ki prithvi mata se apani donoan baanhoan ko lipatakar kahana chahati hai, too mujhe kahian ke lie mat vida kar maan, mere saman too mujhe apani bahoan se pak de rakh, kahian mat vida kar.

bhag 6

kalakatte ke ek kiraye ke makan mean ek din subha ki mata ne use vastroan se khoob saja diya. kasakar usaka joo da baandh diya, usamean jari ka phita lapet diya, abhooshanoan se ladakar usake svabhavik sauandary ko bharasak mita diya. subha ke donoan netr ashruoan se gile the. netr kahian sookh n jayean, is bhay se mata ne use bahut samajhaya-bujhaya aur ant mean phatakara bhi, par ashruoan ne phatakar ki koee paravah n ki. us din kee mitroan ke sath vah kanya ko dekhane ke lie aya. kanya ke mata-pita chintit, shankit aur bhayabhit ho uthe. mano devata svayan apani bali ke pashuoan ko dekhane aye hoan. andar se bahut daant-phatakar batakar kanya ke ashruoan ki dhara ko aur bhi tivr roop dekar use nirikshakoan ke sammukh bhej diya. nirikshakoan ne bahut der tak dekhabhal ke uparant kaha- aisi koee buri bhi nahian hai. visheshakar kanya ke ashruoan ko dekhakar ve samajh gaye ki isake hriday mean kuchh dard bhi hai; aur phir hisab lagakar dekha ki jo hriday aj mata-pita ke bichhoh ki bat sochakar is prakar dravit ho raha hai, ant mean kal unhian ke kam vah ayega. sip ke moti ke saman kanya ke aansuoan ki booandean usaka mooly badhane lagian. usaki or se aur kisi ko kuchh kahana hi nahian p da. patr dekhakar, khoob achchhe muhoort mean subha ka vivah-sanskar ho gaya. gooangi kanya ko doosaroan ke hath sauanpakar mata-pita apane ghar laut aye. aur tab kahian unaki jati aur paralok ki raksha ho saki. subha ka pati pachhaanh ki or naukari karata hai. vivah ke uparant shighr hi vah patni ko lekar naukari par chala gaya. ek saptah ke andar sasural ke sab log samajh gaye ki bahoo gooangi hai, par itana kisi ne n samajha ki isamean usaka apana koee dosh nahian, usane kisi ke sath vishvasaghat nahian kiya hai. usake netroan ne sabhi batean kah di thian, kintu koee use samajh n saka. ab vah charoan or niharati rahati hai, use apane man ki bat kahane ki bhasha nahian milati. jo gooange ki bhasha samajhate the, usake janm se parichit the, ve chehare use yahaan dikhaee nahian dete. kanya ke gahare shant ant:karan mean asim avyakt krandan dhvanit ho utha, aur srishtikarta ke siva aur koee use sun hi n saka. ab ki bar usaka pati apani aankhoan aur kanoan se thik prakar pariksha lekar ek bolane vali kanya ko byah laya.