गृह-नीति -प्रेमचंद

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

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jab maan, bete se bahoo ki shikayatoan ka daftar khol deti hai aur yah silasila kisi tarah khatm hote najar nahian ata, to beta ukata jata hai aur din-bhar ki thakan ke karan kuchh jhuanjhalakar maan se kahata hai, ‘to akhir tum mujhase kya karane ko kahati ho ammaan ? mera kam stri ko shiksha dena to nahian hai. yah to tumhara kam hai ! tum use daanto, maro, jo saza chahe do. mere lie isase zyada khushi ki aur kya bat ho sakati hai ki tumhare prayatn se vah adami ban jay ? mujhase mat kaho ki use salika nahian hai, tamij nahian hai, be-adab hai. use daantakar sikhao.‘ maan –‘vah, muanh se bat nikalane nahian deti, datooan to mujhe hi noch khay. usake samane apani abaroo bachati phirati hooan, ki kisi ke muanh par mujhe koee anuchit shabd n kah baithe. beta to phir isamean meri kya khata hai ? ‘maian to use sikha nahian deta ki tumase be-adabi kare !’ maan—‘to aur kaun sikhata hai ?’ beta –‘tum to andher karati ho ammaan !’ maan —‘andher nahian karati, saty kahati hooan. tumhari hi shah pakar usaka dimag badh gaya hai. jab vah tumhare pas jakar tesuve bahane lagati hai, to kabhi tumane use daanta, kabhi samajhaya ki tujhe ammaan ka adab karana chahie ? tum to khud usake gulam ho gaye ho. vah bhi samajhati hai, mera pati kamata hai, phir maian kyoan n rani banooan, kyoan kisi se dabooan ? mard jab tak shah n de, aurat ka itana gurda ho hi nahian sakata.‘ beta —‘to kya maian usase kah dooan ki maian kuchh nahian kamata, bilakul nikhattoo hooan ? kya tum samajhati ho, tab vah mujhe jalil n samajhegi ? har ek purush chahata hai ki usaki stri use kamaoo, yogy, tejasvi samajhe aur samanyat: vah jitana hai, usase badhakar apane ko dikhata hai. maianne kabhi nadani nahian ki, kabhi stri ke samane diang nahian mari; lekin stri ki drishti mean apana samman khona to koee bhi n chahega.‘ maan —‘tum kan lagakar, dhyan dekar aur mithi muskarahat ke sath usaki batean sunoge, to vah kyoan n sher hogi ? tum khud chahate ho ki stri ke hathoan mera apaman karao. maloom nahian, mere kin papoan ka tum mujhe yah dand de rahe ho. kin aramanoan se, kaise-kaise kasht jhelakar, maianne tumhean pala. khud nahian pahana, tumhean pahanaya; khud nahian khaya, tumhean khilaya. mere lie tum us maranevali ki nishani the aur meri sari abhilashaoan ka kendr. tumhari shiksha par maianne apane hajaroan ke abhooshan hom kar diye. vidhava ke pas doosari kaun-si nidhi thi ? isaka tum mujhe yah puraskar de rahe ho ?’ beta —‘meri samajh mean nahian ata ki ap mujhase chahati kya haian ? apake upakaroan ko maian kab met sakata hooan ? apane mujhe keval shiksha hi nahian dilayi, mujhe jivan-dan diya, meri srishti ki. apane gahane hi nahian hom kiye, apana rakt tak pilaya. agar maian sau bar avatar looan, to bhi isaka badala nahian chuka sakata. maian apani jan mean apaki ichchha ke viruddh koee kam nahian karata, yathasadhay apaki seva mean koee bat utha nahian rakhata; jo kuchh pata hooan, lakar apake hathoan par rakh deta hooan; aur mujhase kya chahati haian? aur maian kar hi kya sakata hooan ? eeshvar ne hamean tatha apako aur sare sansar ko paida kiya. usaka ham use kya badala dete haian ? kya badala de sakate haian ? usaka nam bhi to nahian lete. usaka yash bhi to nahian gate. isase kya usake upakaroan ka bhar kuchh kam ho jata hai ? maan ke balidanoan ka pratishodh koee beta nahian kar sakata, chahe vah bhoo-mandal ka svami hi kyoan n ho. zyada-se-zyada maian apaki dilajoee hi to kar sakata hooan aur mujhe yad nahian ata ki maianne kabhi apako asantusht kiya ho.‘ maan –‘tum meri dilajoee karate ho ! tumhare ghar mean maian is tarah rahati hooan jaise koee lauandi. tumhari bivi kabhi meri bat bhi nahian poochhati. maian bhi kabhi bahoo thi. rat ko ghante-bhar sas ki deh dabakar, unake sir mean tel dalakar, unhean doodh pilakar tab bistar par jati thi. tumhari stri nau baje apani kitabean lekar apani sahanachi mean ja baithati hai, donoan khi dakiyaan khol leti hai aur maje se hava khati hai. maian marooan ya jiooan, usase matalab nahian, isilie maianne pala tha ?’ beta –‘tumane mujhe pala tha, to yah sari seva mujhase leni chahie thi, magar tumane mujhase kabhi nahian kaha,. mere any mitr bhi haian. unamean bhi maian kisi ko maan ki deh mean mukkiyaan lagate nahian dekhata. ap mere kartavy ka bhar meri stri par kyoan dalati haian ? yoan agar vah apaki seva kare, to mujhase zyada prasann aur koee n hoga. meri aankhoan mean usaki ijjat dooni ho jayegi. shayad usase aur zyada prem karane lagooan. lekin agar vah apaki seva nahian karati, to apako usase aprasann hone ka koee karan nahian hai. shayad usaki jagah maian hota, to maian bhi aisa hi karata. sas mujhe apani l daki ki tarah pyar karati, to maian usake talue sahalata, isalie nahian ki vah mere pati ki maan hoti, balki isalie ki vah mujhase matrivath sneh karati, magar mujhe khud yah bura lagata hai ki bahoo sas ke paanv dabaye. kuchh din pahale striyaan pati ke paanv dabati thian. aj bhi us pratha ka lop nahian hua hai, lekin meri patni mere paanv dabaye, to mujhe glani hogi. maian usase koee aisi khidamat nahian lena chahata, jo maian usaki bhi n kar sakooan. yah rasm us jamane ki yadagar hai, jab stri pati ki lauandi samajhi jati thi ! ab patni aur pati donoan barabar haian. kam-se-kam maian aisa hi samajhata hooan.‘ maan –‘to maian kahati hooan ki tumhian ne use aisi-aisi batean padhakar sher kar diya hai. tumhian mujhase bair sadh rahe ho. aisi nirlajj, aisi badajaban, aisi tarri, phooh d chhokari sansar mean n hogi ! ghar mean aksar mahalle ki bahanean milane ati rahati haian. yah raja ki beti n jane kin ganvaroan mean pali hai ki kisi ka bhi adar-satkar nahian karati. kamare se nikalati tak nahian. kabhi-kabhi jab ve khud usake kamare mean chali jati haian, to bhi yah gadhi charapaee se nahian uthati. pranam tak nahian karati, charan chhoona to door ki bat hai.‘ beta –‘vah deviyaan tumase milane ati hoangi. tumhare aur unake bich mean n-jane kya batean hoti hoan, agar tumhari bahoo bich mean a koode to maian use badatamij kahooanga. kam-se-kam maian to kabhi pasand n karooanga ki jab maian apane mitroan se batean kar raha hooan, to tum ya tumhari bahoo vahaan jakar kh di ho jay. stri bhi apani saheliyoan ke sath baithi ho, to maian vahaan bina bulaye n jaooanga. yah to ajakal ka shishtachar hai.‘ maan –‘tum to har bat mean usi ka paksh karate ho beta, n-jane usane kaun-si j di suangha di hai tumhean. yah kaun kahata hai ki vah ham logoan ke bich mean a koode, lekin b doan ka use kuchh to adar-satkar karana chahie.‘ beta –‘qis tarah ?’ maan –‘akar aanchal se usake charan chhue, pranam kare, pan khilaye, pankha jhale. inhian batoan se bahoo ka adar hota hai. log usaki prashansa karate haian. nahian to sab-ki-sab yahi kahati hoangi ki bahoo ko ghamand ho gaya hai, kisi se sidhe muanh bat nahian karati ! beta (vichar karake) ‘haan, yah avashy usaka dosh hai. maian use samajha dooanga.‘ maan–‘(prasann hokar), ‘tumase sach kahati hooan beta, charapaee se uthati tak nahian, sab auratean thu di-thu di karati haian, magar use to sharm jaise chhoo hi nahian gayi aur maian hooan, ki mare sharm ke mari jati hooan.‘ beta –‘yahi meri samajh mean nahian ata ki tum har bat mean apane ko usake kamoan ki zimmedar kyoan samajh leti ho ? mujh par daftar mean n-jane kitani ghu dakiyaan p dati haian; roj hi to javab-talab hota hai, lekin tumhean ulate mere sath sahanubhooti hoti hai. kya tum samajhati ho, aphasaroan ko mujhase koee bair hai, jo anayas hi mere pichhe p de rahate haian, ya unhean unmad ho gaya hai, jo akaran hi mujhe katane dau date haian ? nahian, isaka karan yahi hai ki maian apane kam mean chaukas nahian hooan. galtiyaan karata hooan, susti karata hooan, laparavahi karata hooan. jahaan aphasar samane se hata ki lage samacharapatr padhane ya tash khelane. kya us vakt hamean yah khayal nahian rahata ki kam p da hua hai. aur yah sahab daant hi to batayeange, sir jhukakar sun leange, badha tal jayagi.par tash khelane ka avasar nahian hai, lekin kaun paravah karata hai. sochate haian, tum mujhe doshi samajhakar bhi mera paksh leti ho aur tumhara bas chale, to hamare b de baboo ko mujhase javab-talab karane ke abhiyog mean kalepani bhej do.‘ maan –‘(khilakar), ‘mere l dake ko koee saza dega, to kya maian pan-phool se usaki pooja karooangi ?’ beta –‘harek beta apani mata se isi tarah ki kripa ki asha rakhata hai aur sabhi mataean apane l dakoan ke aiboan par parda dalati haian. phir bahuoan ki or se kyoan unaka hriday itana kathor ho jata hai, yah meri samajh mean nahian ata. tumhari bahoo par jab doosari striyaan chot karean, to tumhare matri-sneh ka yah dharm hai ki tum usaki taraph se kshama maango, koee bahana kar do, unaki najaroan mean use uthane ki cheshta karo. is tiraskar mean tum kyoan unase sahayog karati ho ? tumhean kyoan usake apaman mean maja ata hai ? maian bhi to harek brahman ya b de-boodhe ka adar-satkar nahian karata. maian kisi aise vyakti ke samane sir jhuka hi nahian sakata jisase mujhe hardik shraddha n ho. keval saphed bal, siku di huee khal, popala muanh aur jhuki huee kamar kisi ko adar ka patr nahian bana deti aur n janeoo ya tilak ya pandit aur sharma ki upadhi hi bhakti ki vastu hai. maian lakir-pitoo samman ko naitik aparadh samajhata hooan. maian to usi ka samman karooanga jo manasa-vacha-karmana har pahaloo se samman ke yogy hai. jise maian janata hooan ki makkari, svarth-sadhan aur ninda ke siva aur kuchh nahian karata, jise maian janata hooan ki rishvat aur sood tatha khushamad ki kamaee khata hai, vah agar brahma ki ayu lekar bhi mere samane aye, to bhi maian use salam n karooan. ise tum mera ahankar kah sakati ho. lekin maian majaboor hooan, jab tak mera dil n jhuke, mera sir bhi n jhukega. mumakin hai, tumhari bahoo ke man mean bhi un deviyoan ki or se ashraddha ke bhav hoan. unamean se do-char ko maian bhi janata hooan. haian ve sab b de ghar ki; lekin sabake dil chhote, vichar chhote. koee ninda ki putali hai, to koee khushamad mean yukt, koee gali-galauj mean anupam. sabhi roodhiyoan ki gulam eershya-dvesh se jalane vali. ek bhi aisa nahian, jisane apane ghar ko narak ka namoona n bana rakha ho. agar tumhari bahoo aisi auratoan ke age sir nahian jhukati, to maian use doshi nahian samajhata.‘  maan –‘achchha, ab chup raho beta, dekh lena tumhari yah rani ek din tumase choolha n jalavaye aur jhadoo n lagavaye, to sahi. auratoan ko bahut sir chadhana achchha nahian hota. is nirlajjata ki bhi koee had hai, ki boodhi sas to khana pakaye aur javan bahoo baithi upanyas padhati rahe.‘ beta –‘beshak yah buri bat hai aur maian hargij nahian chahata ki tum khana pakao aur vah upanyas padhe chahe vah upanyas premachandaji hi ke kyoan n hoan; lekin yah bhi to dekhana hoga ki usane apane ghar kabhi khana nahian pakaya. vahaan rasoiya maharaj hai. aur jab choolhe ke samane jane se usake sir mean dard hone lagata hai, to use khana pakane ke lie majaboor karana us par atyachar karana hai. maian to samajhata hooan jyoan-jyoan hamare ghar ki dasha ka use jnan hoga, usake vyavahar mean ap-hi-ap isktah hoti jayagi. yah usake gharavaloan ki galati hai, ki unhoanne usaki shadi kisi dhani ghar mean nahian ki. hamane bhi yah shararat ki ki apani asali halat unase chhipayi aur yah prakat kiya ki ham purane rees haian. ab ham kis muanh se yah kah sakate haian ki too khana paka, ya baratan maanj athava jha doo laga ? hamane un logoan se chhal kiya hai aur usaka phal hamean chakhana p dega. ab to hamari kushal isi mean hai ki apani durdasha ko namrata, vinay aur sahanubhooti se dh aaukean aur use apane dil ko yah tasalli dene ka avasar dean ki bala se dhan nahian mila, ghar ke adami to achchhe mile. agar yah tasalli bhi hamane usase chhin li, to tumhian socho, usako kitani vidarak vedana hogi ! shayad vah ham logoan ki soorat se bhi ghrina karane lage.‘ maan—‘usake gharavaloan ko sau daphe garaj thi, tab hamare yahaan byah kiya. ham kuchh unase bhikh maangane gaye the ? beta –‘unako agar l dake ki garaj thi, to hamean dhan aur kanya donoan ki garaj thi. maan –‘yahaan ke b de-b de rees hamase nata karane ko muanh phailaye hue the.‘ beta –‘isilie ki hamane reesoan ka svaang bana rakha hai. ghar ki asali halat khul jay, to koee bat bhi n poochhe !’ maan –‘to tumhare sasuralavale aise kahaan ke rees haian. idhar jara vakalat chal gayi, to rees ho gaye, nahian to tumhare sasur ke bap mere samane chaparasagiri karate the. aur l daki ka yah dimag ki khana pakane se sir mean dard hota hai. achchhe-achchhe gharoan ki l dakiyaan gariboan ke ghar ati haian aur ghar ki halat dekhakar vaisa hi bartav karati haian. yah nahian ki baithi apane bhagy ko kosa karean. is chhokari ne hamare ghar ko apana samajha hi nahian. beta –‘zab tum samajhane bhi do. jis ghar mean ghu dakiyoan, galiyoan aur katutaoan ke siva aur kuchh n mile, use apana ghar kaun samajhe ? ghar to vah hai jahaan sneh aur pyar mile. koee l daki doli se utarate hi sas ko apani maan nahian samajh sakati. maan tabhi samajhegi, jab sas pahale usake sath maan ka-sa bartav kare, balki apani l daki se zyada priy samajhe.‘ maan –‘achchha, ab chup raho. ji n jalao. yah jamana hi aisa hai ki l dakoan ne stri ka muanh dekha aur usake gulam hue. ye sab n-jane kaun-sa mantar sikhakar ati haian. yah bahoo-beti ke lachchhan haian ki pahar din chadhe sokar uthean ? aisi kulachchhani bahoo ka to muanh n dekhe.‘ beta –‘maian bhi to der mean sokar uthata hooan, ammaan. mujhe to tumane kabhi nahian kosa.‘ maan –‘ tum har bat mean usase apani barabari karate ho ?’ beta –‘yah usake sath ghor anyay hai; kyoanki jab tak vah is ghar ko apana nahian samajhati, tab tak usaki haisiyat mehaman ki hai aur mehaman ki ham khatir karate haian, usake aib nahian dekhate.‘ maan –‘eeshvar n kare ki kisi ko aisi bahoo mile !’ beta –‘to vah tumhare ghar mean rah chuki.‘ maan –‘kya sansar mean auratoan ki kami hai ? beta –‘auratoan ki kami to nahian; magar deviyoan ki kami zaroor hai !’ maan –‘nauj aisi aurat. sone lagati hai, to bachcha chahe rote-rote bedam ho jay, minakati tak nahian. phool-sa bachcha lekar maike gayi thi, tin mahine mean lauti, to bachcha adha bhi nahian hai.‘ beta –‘to kya maian yah man looan ki tumhean usake l dake se jitana prem hai, utana use nahian hai ? yah to prakriti ke niyam ke viruddh hai. aur man lo, vah niramohin hi hai, to yah usaka dosh hai. tum kyoan usaki zimmedari apane sir leti ho ? use poori svatantrata hai, jaise chahe apane bachche ko pale, agar vah tumase koee salah poochhe, prasann-mukh se de do, n poochhe to samajh lo, use tumhari madad ki zaroorat nahian hai. sabhi mataean apane bachche ko pyar karati haian aur vah apavad nahian ho sakati.‘ maan –‘to maian sabakuchh dekhooan, muanh n kholooan ? ghar mean ag lagate dekhooan aur chupachap muanh mean kalikh lagaye kh di rahooan ?’ beta –‘tum is ghar ko jald chho danevali ho, use bahut din rahana hai. ghar ki hani-labh ki jitani chinta use ho sakati hai, tumhean nahian ho sakati. phir maian kar hi kya sakata hooan ? zyada-se-zyada use daant bata sakata hooan; lekin vah daant ki paravah n kare aur turki-baturki javab de, to mere pas aisa kaun-sa sadhan hai, jisase maian use ta dana de sakooan ?’ maan –‘tum do din n bolo, to devata sidhe ho jayan, samane nak rag de.‘ beta –‘mujhe isaka vishvas nahian hai. maian usase n bolooanga, vah bhi mujhase n bolegi. zyada pichhe panooanga, to apane ghar chali jayagi.t maan –‘eeshvar yah din laye. maian tumhare lie nayi bahoo laooan.‘ beta –‘sambhav hai, isaki bhi chachi ho.‘ (sahasa bahoo akar kh di ho jati hai. maan aur beta donoan stambhit ho jate haian, mano koee bam gola a gira ho. roopavati, najuk-mizaj, garvili ramani hai, jo mano shasan karane ke lie hi bani hai. kapol tamatamaye hue haian; par adharoan par vish bhari muskan hai aur aankhoan mean vyangy-mila parihas.) maan (apani jheanp chhipakar) ‘tumhean kaun bulane gaya tha ?’ bahoo –‘kyoan, yahaan jo tamasha ho raha hai, usaka anand maian n uthaooan ? beta –‘maan-bete ke bich mean tumhean dakhal dene ka koee hak nahian.‘ (bahoo ki mudra sahasa kathor ho jati hai.) bahoo –‘achchha, ap jaban band rakhie. jo pati apani stri ki ninda sunata rahe, vah pati banane ke yogy nahian. vah pati-dharm ka k kh g bhi nahian janata. mujhase agar koee tumhari buraee karata, chahe vah meri pyari maan hi kyoan n hoti, to maian usaki jaban pak d leti ! tum mere ghar jate ho, to vahaan to jise dekhati hooan, tumhari prashansa hi karata hai. chhote se b de tak gulamoan ki tarah dau date phirate haian. agar unake bas mean ho, to tumhare lie svarg ke tare to d layean aur usaka javab mujhe yahaan yah milata hai ki bat-bat par tane-mehane, tiraskar-bahishkar. mere ghar to tumase koee nahian kahata ki tum der mean kyoan uthe, tumane amuk mahoday ko salam nahian kiya, amuk ke charanoan par sir kyoan nahian pataka ? mere babooji kabhi gavara n kareange ki tum unaki deh par mukkiyaan lagao, ya unaki dhoti dhoo, ya unhean khana paka kar khilao. mere sath yahaan yah bartav kyoan ? maian yahaan lauandi banakar nahian ayi hooan. tumhari jivan- sangini banakar ayi hooan. magar jivan-sangini ka yah arth to nahian ki tum mere oopar savar hokar mujhe jalao. yah mera kam hai ki jis tarah chahooan, tumhare sath apane kartavy ka palan karooan. usaki prerana meri atma se honi chahie, ta dana ya tiraskar se nahian. agar koee mujhe kuchh sikhana chahata hai, to maan ki tarah prem se sikhaye, maian sikhooangi, lekin koee jabaradasti, meri chhati par chadhakar, amrit bhi mere kanth mean thooansana chahe to maian oanth band kar looangi. maian ab kab ki is ghar ko apana samajh chuki hoti; apani seva aur kartavy ka nishchay kar chuki hoti; magar yahaan to har gh di har pal, meri deh mean suee chubhakar mujhe yad dilaya jata hai ki too is ghar ki lauandi hai, tera is ghar se koee nata nahian, too sirph gulami karane ke lie yahaan layi gayi hai, aur mera khoon khaulakar rah jata hai. agar yahi hal raha, to ek din tum donoan meri jan lekar rahoge. maan – ‘sun rahe ho apani chaheti rani ki batean ? vah yahaan lauandi banakar nahian, rani banakar ayi hai, ham donoan usaki tahal karane ke lie haian, usaka kam hamare oopar shasan karana hai, use koee kuchh kam karane kaun kahe, maian khud mara karooan. aur tum usaki batean kan lagakar sunate ho. tumhara muanh kabhi nahian khulata ki use daanto ya samajhao. thar-thar kaanpate rahate ho.‘ beta –‘achchha ammaan, thande dil se socho. maian isaki batean n sunooan, to kaun sune ? kya tum isake sath itani hamadardi bhi nahian dekhana chahatian. akhir babooji jivit the, tab vah tumhari batean sunate the ya nahian ? tumhean pyar karate the ya nahian ? phir maian apani bivi ki batean sunata hooan to kaun-si nayi bat karata hooan. aur isamean tumhare bura manane ki kaun bat hai ? maan –‘hay beta, tum apani stri ke samane mera apaman kar rahe ho ! isi din ke lie maianne tumhean pal-posakar b da kiya tha ? kyoan meri chhati nahian phat jati ?’ (vah aansoo poanchhati, ape se bahar, kamare se nikal jati hai. stri-purush donoan kautuk-bhari aankhoan se use dekhate haian, jo bahut jald hamadardi mean badal jati haian.) pati –‘maan ka hriday ...’ stri –‘maan ka hriday nahian, stri ka hriday ...’ pati –‘arthath ?’ stri –‘zo ant tak purush ka sahara chahata hai, sneh chahata hai aur us par kisi doosari stri ka asar dekhakar eershya se jal uthata hai.‘ pati –‘kya pagali ki-si batean karati ho ?’ stri –‘yatharth kahati hooan.‘ pati –‘tumhara drishtikon bilakul galat hai. aur isaka tajaraba tumhean tab hoga, jab tum khud sas hogi. stri mujhe sas banana hi nahian hai. l daka apane hath-paanv ka ho jaye, byah kare aur apana ghar sanbhale. mujhe bahoo se kya sarokar ?’ pati –‘tumhean yah araman bilakul nahian hai ki tumhara l daka yogy ho,tumhari bahoo lakshmi ho, aur donoan ka jivan sukh se kate ? stri –‘kya maian maan nahian hooan ? pati –‘maan aur sas mean kya koee antar hai ?’ stri –‘utana hi jitana zamin aur asaman mean hai ! maan pyar karati hai, sas shasan karati hai. kitani hi dayalu, sahanashil satoguni stri ho, sas banate hi mano byayi huee gay ho jati hai. jise putr se jitana hi zyada prem hai, vah bahoo par utani hi nirdayata se shasan karati hai. mujhe bhi apane oopar vishvas nahian hai. adhikar pakar kise mad nahian ho jata ? maianne tay kar liya hai, sas banooangi hi nahian. aurat ki gulami sasoan ke bal par qayam hai. jis din sasean n raheangi, aurat ki gulami ka ant ho jayaga.‘ pati –‘mera khayal hai, tum jara bhi sahaj buddhi se kam lo, to tum ammaan par bhi shasan kar sakati ho. tumane hamari batean kuchh sunian ?’ stri –‘bina sune hi maianne samajh liya ki kya batean ho rahi hoangi. vahi bahoo ka rona...’ pati –‘nahian-nahian tumane bilakul galat samajha. ammaan ke mizaj mean aj maianne vismayakari antar dekha, bilakul abhootapoorv. aj vah jaise apani katutaoan par lajjit ho rahi thian. haan, pratyaksh roop se nahian, sanket roop se. ab tak vah tumase isalie naraz rahati thian ki tum der mean uthati ho. ab shayad unhean yah chinta ho rahi hai ki kahian sabere uthane se tumhean thand n lag jay. tumhare lie pani garm karane ko kah rahi thian ! stri (prasann hokar)—‘sach !’ pati—‘haan, mujhe to sunakar ashchary hua.‘ stri –‘to ab maian muanh-aandhere uthooangi. aisi thand kya lag jayagi; lekin tum mujhe chakama to nahian de rahe ho ?’ pati –‘ab is badagumani ka kya ilaj. adami ko kabhi-kabhi apane anyay par khed to hota hi hai. stri –‘tumhare muanh mean ghi-shakkar. ab maian gajaradam uthooangi. vah bechari mere lie kyoan pani garm kareangi ? maian khud garm kar looangi. adami karana chahe to kya nahian kar sakata ?’ pati –‘mujhe unaki bat sun-sunakar aisa lagata tha, jaise kisi daivi adesh ne unaki atma ko jaga diya ho. tumhare alh dapan aur chapalata par kitana bhannati haian. chahati thian ki ghar mean koee b di-boodhi a jay, to tum usake charan chhuo; lekin shayad ab unhean maloom hone laga hai ki is umr mean sabhi tho de-bahut alh d hote haian. shayad unhean apani javani yad a rahi hai. kahati thian, yahi to shauk-siangar, pahanane-odhane, khane-khelane ke din the. budhiyoan ka to din-bhar taanta laga rahata hai, koee kahaan tak unake charan chhue aur kyoan chhue ? aisi kahaan ki b di deviyaan haian.‘ stri –‘mujhe to harshonmad hua chahata hai.‘ pati –‘mujhe to vishvas hi n ata tha. svapn dekhane ka sandeh ho raha tha.‘ stri –‘ab aee haian rah par.‘ pati –‘qoee daivi prerana samajho.‘ stri –‘maian kal se theth bahoo ban jaooangi. kisi ko khabar bhi n hogi ki kab apana mek-ap karati hooan. sinema ke lie bhi saptah mean ek din kafi hai. boodhiyoan ke paanv chhoo lene mean hi kya haraj hai ? ve deviyaan n sahi, chu dailean hi sahi; mujhe ashirvad to deangi, mera gun to gaveangi.‘ pati –‘sinema ka to unhoanne nam bhi nahian liya.‘ stri –‘tumako jo isaka shauq hai. ab tumhean bhi n jane dooangi.‘ pati –‘lekin socho, tumane kitani ooanchi shiksha payi hai, kis kul ki ho, in khoosat budhiyoan ke paanv par sir rakhana tumhean bilakul shobha n dega.‘ stri –‘to kya ooanchi shiksha ke yah mani haian ki ham doosaroan ko nicha samajhean ? bundhe kitane hi moorkh hoan; lekin duniya ka tajaraba to rakhate haian. kul ki pratishtha bhi namrata aur sadvyavahar se hoti hai, hek di aur rukhaee se nahian. pati –‘mujhe to yahi tajjub hota hai ki itani jald inaki kayapalat kaise ho gayi. ab inhean bahuoan ka sas ke paanv dabana ya unaki sa di dhona, ya unaki deh mean mukkiyaan lagana bura lagane laga hai. kahati thian, bahoo koee lauandi tho de hi hai ki baithi sas ka paanv dabaye.‘ stri –‘meri kasam ?’ pati –‘haan ji, sach kahata hooan. aur to aur, ab vah tumhean khana bhi n pakane deangi. kahati thian, jab bahoo ke sir mean dard hota hai, to kyoan use sataya jay ? koee maharaj rakh lo.‘ stri –‘(phooli n samakar) maian to akash mean u di ja rahi hooan. aisi sas ke to charan dho-dhokar piyean; magar tumane poochha, nahian, ab tak tum kyoan use mar-marakar hakim banane par tuli rahati thian. pati poochha, kyoan nahian, bhala maian chho danevala tha. bolian, maian achchhi ho gayi thi, maianne hamesha khana pakaya hai, phir vah kyoan n pakaye. lekin ab unaki samajh mean aya hai ki vah nirdhan bap ki beti thian, tum sampann kul ki kanya ho !’ stri –‘ammaanji dil ki saf haian. inhean maian kshama ke yogy samajhati hooan. jis jalavayu mean ham palate haian, use ekabaragi nahian badal sakate. jin roodhiyoan aur paramparaoan mean unaka jivan bita hai, unhean turant tyag dena unake lie kathin hai. vah kyoan, koee bhi nahian chho d sakata. vah to phir bhi bahut udar haian. tum abhi maharaj mat rakho. khvamakhvah jerabar kyoan hoange, jab taraqqi ho jay, to maharaj rakh lena. abhi maian khud paka liya karooangi. tin-char praniyoan ka khana hi kya. meri jat se kuchh ammaan ko aram mile. maian janati hooan sab kuchh; lekin koee rob jamana chahe, to mujhase bura koee nahian.‘ pati –‘magar yah to mujhe bura lagega ki tum rat ko ammaan ke paanv dabane baitho.‘ stri –‘bura lagane ki kaun bat hai, jab unhean mera itana khayal hai, to mujhe bhi unaka lihaz karana hi chahie. jis din maian unake paanv dabane baithooangi, vah mujh par pran dene lageangi. akhir bahoo-bete ka kuchh sukh unhean bhi to ho ! b doan ki seva karane mean hethi nahian hoti. bura tab lagata hai, jab vah shasan karate haian aur ammaan mujhase paanv dabavayeangi tho de hi. seant ka yash milega. pati–‘ ab to ammaan ko tumhari phajoolakharchi bhi buri nahian lagati. kahati thian, rupaye-paise bahoo ke hath mean de diya karo.‘ stri –‘chidhakar to nahian kahati thian ? pati –‘nahian, nahian, prem se kah rahi thian. unhean ab bhay ho raha hai, ki unake hath mean paise rahane se tumhean asuvidha hoti hogi. tum bar-bar unase maangati lajati bhi hogi aur darati bhi hogi evan tumhean apani zarooratoan ko rokana p data hoga. ‘ stri –‘na bhaiya, maian yah janjal abhi apane sir n looangi. tumhari tho di-si to amadani hai, kahian jaldi se kharch ho jay, to mahina katana mushkil ho jay. tho de mean nirvah karane ki vidya unhian ko ati hai. meri aisi zarooratean hi kya haian ? maian to keval ammaanji ko chidhane ke lie unase bar-bar rupaye maangati thi. mere pas to khud sau-pachas rupaye p de rahate haian. babooji ka patr ata hai, to usamean das-bis ke not zaroor hote haian; lekin ab mujhe hath rokana p dega. akhir babooji kab tak dete chale jayange aur yah kaun-si achchhi bat hai ki maian hamesha un par taiks lagati rahooan ?’ pati –‘dekh lena, ammaan ab tumhean kitana pyar karati haian.‘ stri –‘tum bhi dekh lena, maian unaki kitani seva karati hooan.‘ pati –‘magar shuroo to unhoanne kiya ?’ stri –‘qeval vichar mean. vyavahar mean arambh meri hi or se hoga. bhojan pakane ka samay a gaya, chalati hooan. aj koee khas chiz to nahian khaoge ?’ pati –‘tumhare hathoan ki rookhi rotiyaan bhi pakavan ka maja deangi.‘ stri –‘ab tum natakhati karane lage.‘

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