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

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horiram ne donoan bailoan ko sani-pani de kar apani stri dhaniya se kaha - gobar ko ookh go dane bhej dena. maian n jane kab lautooan. jara meri lathi de de.

dhaniya ke donoan hath gobar se bhare the. upale path kar aee thi. boli - are, kuchh ras-pani to kar lo. aisi jaldi kya hai?

hori ne apane jhurriyoan se bhare hue mathe ko siko d kar kaha - tujhe ras-pani ki p di hai, mujhe yah chianta hai ki aber ho gee to malik se bheant n hogi. asanan-pooja karane lageange, to ghantoan baithe bit jayaga.

'isi se to kahati hooan, kuchh jalapan kar lo aur aj n jaoge to kaun haraj hoga! abhi to parasoan ge the.'

'too jo bat nahian samajhati, usamean taang kyoan a dati hai bhaee! meri lathi de de aur apana kam dekh. yah isi milate-julate rahane ka parasad hai ki ab tak jan bachi huee hai, nahian kahian pata n lagata ki kidhar ge. gaanv mean itane adami to haian, kis par bedakhali nahian aee, kis par ku daki nahian aee. jab doosare ke paanvoan-tale apani gardan dabi huee hai, to un paanvoan ko sahalane mean hi kusal hai.'

dhaniya itani vyavahar-kushal n thi. usaka vichar tha ki hamane zamiandar ke khet jote haian, to vah apana lagan hi to lega. usaki khushamad kyoan karean, usake talave kyoan sahalaean. yadyapi apane vivahit jivan ke in bis barasoan mean use achchhi tarah anubhav ho gaya tha ki chahe kitani hi katar-byoant karo, kitana hi pet-tan kato, chahe ek-ek kau di ko daant se pak do; magar lagan ka bebak hona mushkil hai. phir bhi vah har n manati thi, aur is vishay par stri-purush mean ae din sangram chhi da rahata tha. usaki chh: santanoan mean ab keval tin jianda haian, ek l daka gobar koee solah sal ka, aur do l dakiyaan sona aur roopa, barah aur ath sal ki. tin l dake bachapan hi mean mar ge. usaka man aj bhi kahata tha, agar unaki dava-davaee hoti to ve bach jate; par vah ek dhele ki dava bhi n mangava saki thi. usaki hi umr abhi kya thi. chhattisavaan hi sal to tha; par sare bal pak ge the, chehare par jhurriyaan p d gee thian. sari deh dhal gee thi, vah suandar gehuanaan rang sanvala gaya tha, aur aankhoan se bhi kam soojhane laga tha. pet ki chianta hi ke karan to. kabhi to jivan ka sukh n mila. is chirasthayi jirnavastha ne usake atmasamman ko udasinata ka roop de diya tha. jis grihasthi mean pet ki rotiyaan bhi n milean, usake lie itani khushamad kyoan? is paristhiti se usaka man barabar vidroh kiya karata tha, aur do-char ghu dakiyaan kha lene par hi use yatharth ka jnan hota tha.

usane parast ho kar hori ki lathi, mirajee, joote, pag di aur tamakhoo ka batua la kar samane patak die.

hori ne usaki or aankhean tarer kar kaha - kya sasural jana hai, jo paanchoan posak laee hai? sasural mean bhi to koee javan sali-salahaj nahian baithi hai, jise ja kar dikhaooan.

hori ke gahare saanvale, pichake hue chehare par muskarahat ki mriduta jhalak p di. dhaniya ne lajate hue kaha - aise hi b de sajile javan ho ki sali-salahajean tumhean dekh kar rijh jaeangi.

hori ne phati huee mirajee ko b di savadhani se tah karake khat par rakhate hue kaha - to kya too samajhati hai, maian boodha ho gaya? abhi to chalis bhi nahian hue. mard sathe par pathe hote haian.

'ja kar sise mean muanh dekho. tum-jaise mard sathe par pathe nahian hote. doodh-ghi aanjan lagane tak ko to milata nahian, pathe hoange. tumhari dasa dekh-dekh kar to maian aur bhi sookhi jati hooan ki bhagavan yah budhapa kaise katega? kisake dvar par bhikh maangeange?'

hori ki vah kshanik mriduta yatharth ki is aanch mean jhulas gee. lak di sanbhalata hua bola - sathe tak pahuanchane ki naubat n ane paegi dhaniya, isake pahale hi chal deange.

dhaniya ne tiraskar kiya - achchha rahane do, mat asubh muanh se nikalo. tumase koee achchhi bat bhi kahe, to lagate ho kosane.

hori kandhoan par lathi rakh kar ghar se nikala, to dhaniya dvar par kh di use der tak dekhati rahi. usake in nirasha-bhare shabdoan ne dhaniya ke chot khae hue hriday mean atankamay kanpan-sa dal diya tha. vah jaise apane naritv ke sanpoorn tap aur vrat se apane pati ko abhay-dan de rahi thi. usake aant:karan se jaise ashirvadoan ka vyooh-sa nikal kar hori ko apane aandar chhipae leta tha. vipannata ke is athah sagar mean sohag hi vah trin tha, jise pak de hue vah sagar ko par kar rahi thi. in asangat shabdoan ne yatharth ke nikat hone par bhi, mano jhataka de kar usake hath se vah tinake ka sahara chhin lena chaha. balki yatharth ke nikat hone ke karan hi unamean itani vedana-shakti a gee thi. kana kahane se kane ko jo du:kh hota hai, vah kya do aankhoan vale adami ko ho sakata hai?

hori qadam badhae chala jata tha. pagadandi ke donoan or ookh ke paudhoan ki laharati huee hariyali dekh kar usane man mean kaha - bhagavan kahian gauan se barakha kar de aur daan di bhi subhite se rahe, to ek gay zaroor lega. desi gaean to n doodh dean, n unake bachhave hi kisi kam ke hoan. bahut hua to teli ke kolhoo mean chale. nahian, vah pachhaeean gay lega. usaki khoob seva karega. kuchh nahian to char-paanch ser doodh hoga? gobar doodh ke lie taras-taras rah jata hai. is umir mean n khaya-piya, to phir kab khaega? sal-bhar bhi doodh pi le, to dekhane layaq ho jae. bachhave bhi achchhe bail nikaleange. do sau se kam ki goanee n hogi. phir goo se hi to dvar ki sobha hai. sabere-sabere goo ke darsan ho jayan to kya kahana! n jane kab yah sadh poori hogi, kab vah subh din aega!

har ek grihasth ki bhaanti hori ke man mean bhi goo ki lalasa chirakal se sanchit chali ati thi. yahi usake jivan ka sabase b da svapn, sabase b di sadh thi. baiank ke sood se chain karane ya zamin kharidane ya mahal banavane ki vishal akaankshaean usake nanhean-se hriday mean kaise samatian !

jeth ka soory amoan ke jhuramut se nikal kar akash par chhaee huee lalima ko apane rajat-pratap se tej pradan karata hua oopar chadh raha tha aur hava mean garami ane lagi thi. donoan or khetoan mean kam karane vale kisan use dekh kar ram-ram karate aur samman-bhav se chilam pine ka nimantran dete the; par hori ko itana avakash kahaan tha? usake aandar baithi huee samman-lalasa aisa adar pa kar usake sookhe mukh par garv ki jhalak paida kar rahi thi. malikoan se milate-julate rahane hi ka to yah prasad hai ki sab usaka adar karate haian, nahian use kaun poochhata- paanch bighe ke kisan ki bisat hi kya? yah kam adar nahian hai ki tin-tin, char-char hal vale mahato bhi usake samane sir jhukate haian.

ab vah khetoan ke bich ki pagadandi chho d kar ek khaleti mean a gaya tha, jahaan barasat mean pani bhar jane ke karan tari rahati thi aur jeth mean kuchh hariyali najar ati thi. as-pas ke gaanvoan ki guean yahaan charane aya karati thian. us umas mean bhi yahaan ki hava mean kuchh tajagi aur thandak thi. hori ne do-tin saansean zor se lian. usake ji mean aya, kuchh der yahian baith jae. din-bhar to loo-lapat mean marana hai hi. kee kisan is gaddhe ka patta likhane ko taiyar the. achchhi rakam dete the; par eeshvar bhala kare rayasahab ka ki unhoanne saf kah diya, yah zamin janavaroan ki charaee ke lie chho d di gee hai aur kisi dam par bhi n uthaee jayagi. koee svarthi zamiandar hota, to kahata gaean jayan bha d mean, hamean rupe milate haian, kyoan chho dean; par rayasahab abhi tak purani maryada nibhate ate haian. jo malik praja ko n pale, vah bhi koee adami hai?

sahasa usane dekha, bhola apani gay lie isi taraph chala a raha hai. bhola isi gaanv se mile hue purave ka gvala tha aur doodh-makkhan ka vyavasay karata tha. achchha dam mil jane par kabhi-kabhi kisanoan ke hath gaean bech bhi deta tha. hori ka man un gayoan ko dekh kar lalacha gaya. agar bhola vah age vali gay use de to kya kahana! rupe age-pichhe deta rahega. vah janata tha, ghar mean rupe nahian haian. abhi tak lagan nahian chukaya ja saka; bisesar sah ka dena bhi baki hai, jis par ane rupe ka sood chadh raha hai, lekin daridrata mean jo ek prakar ki adooradarshita hoti hai, vah nirlajjata jo takaje, gali aur mar se bhi bhayabhit nahian hoti, usane use protsahit kiya. barasoan se jo sadh man ko aandolit kar rahi thi, usane use vichalit kar diya. bhola ke samip ja kar bola - ram-ram bhola bhaee, kaho kya rang-dhang haian? suna abaki mele se nee gaean lae ho?

bhola ne rookhaee se javab diya. hori ke man ki bat usane ta d li thi - haan, do bachhiean aur do gaean laya. pahalevali gaean sab sookh gee thi. bandhi par doodh n pahuanche to gujar kaise ho?

hori ne age vali gay ke putte par hath rakh kar kaha - dudhar to maloom hoti hai. kitane mean li?

bhola ne shan jamaee - abaki bazar tej raha mahato, isake assi rupe dene p de. aankhean nikal geean. tis-tis rupe to donoan kaloroan ke die. tis par gahak rupe ka ath ser doodh maangata hai.

'b da bhari kaleja hai tum logoan ka bhaee, lekin phir lae bhi to vah mal ki yahaan das-paanch gaanvoan mean to kisi ke pas nikalegi nahian.'

bhola par nasha chadhane laga. bola - rayasahab isake sau rupe dete the. donoan kaloroan ke pachas-pachas rupe, lekin hamane n die. bhagavan ne chaha to sau rupe isi byan mean pit looanga.

'isamean kya sandeh hai bhaee. malik kya kha ke leange? najarane mean mil jay, to bhale le lean. yah tumhian logoan ka gurda hai ki aanjuli-bhar rupe takadir ke bharose gin dete ho. yahi ji chahata hai ki isake darasan karata rahooan. dhany hai tumhara jivan ki goooan ki itani seva karate ho! hamean to gay ka gobar bhi mayassar nahian. girast ke ghar mean ek gay bhi n ho, to kitani lajja ki bat hai. sal-ke-sal bit jate haian, goras ke darasan nahian hote. gharavali bar-bar kahati hai, bhola bhaiya se kyoan nahian kahate? maian kah deta hooan, kabhi mileange to kahooanga. tumhare subhav se b di parasan rahati hai. kahati hai, aisa mard hi nahian dekha ki jab batean kareange, nichi aankhean karake kabhi sir nahian uthate.'

bhola par jo nasha chadh raha tha, use is bharapoor pyale ne aur gahara kar diya. bola - adami vahi hai, jo doosaroan ki bahoo-beti ko apani bahoo-beti samajhe. jo dusht kisi mehariya ki or take, use goli mar dena chahie.

'yah tumane lakh rupe ki bat kah di bhaee! bas sajjan vahi, jo doosaroan ki abaroo samajhe.'

'jis tarah mard ke mar jane se aurat anath ho jati hai, usi tarah aurat ke mar jane se mard ke hath-paanv toot jate haian. mera to ghar uj d gaya mahato, koee ek lota pani dene vala bhi nahian.'

gat varsh bhola ki stri loo lag jane se mar gee thi. yah hori janata tha, lekin pachas baras ka khankh d bhola bhitar se itana snigdh hai, vah n janata tha. stri ki lalasa usaki aankhoan mean sajal ho gee thi. hori ko asan mil gaya. usaki vyavaharik krishak-buddhi sajag ho gee.

'purani masal jhoothi tho de hai - bin gharani ghar bhoot ka dera. kahian sagaee kyoan nahian thik kar lete?'

'tak mean hooan mahato, par koee jaldi phansata nahian. sau-pachas kharach karane ko bhi taiyar hooan. jaisi bhagavan ki ichchha.'

'ab maian bhi phirak mean rahooanga. bhagavan chaheange, to jaldi ghar bas jayaga.'

'bas, yahi samajh lo ki ubar jaooanga bhaiya! ghar mean khane ko bhagavan ka diya bahut hai. char paseri roj doodh ho jata hai, lekin kis kam ka?'

'mere sasural mean ek mehariya hai. tin-char sal hue, usaka adami use chho d kar kalakatte chala gaya. bechari pisaee karake gujara kar rahi hai. bal-bachcha bhi koee nahian. dekhane-sunane mean achchhi hai. bas, lachchhami samajh lo.'

bhola ka siku da hua chehara jaise chikana gaya. asha mean kitani sudha hai! bola - ab to tumhara hi asara hai mahato! chhutti ho, to chalo ek din dekh aean.

'maian thik-thak karake tab tumase kahooanga. bahut utavali karane se bhi kam big d jata hai.'

'jab tumhari ichchha ho tab chalo. utavali kahe ki - is kabari par man lalachaya ho, to le lo.'

'yah gay mere man ki nahian hai dada. maian tumhean nukasan nahian pahuanchana chahata. apana dharam yah nahian hai ki mitroan ka gala dabaean. jaise itane din bite haian, vaise aur bhi bit jaeange.'

'tum to aisi batean karate ho hori, jaise ham-tum do haian. tum gay le jao, dam jo chahe dena. jaise mere ghar rahi, vaise tumhare ghar rahi. assi rupe mean li thi, tum assi rupe hi dena dena. jao.'

'lekin mere pas nagad nahian hai dada, samajh lo.'

'to tumase nagad maangata kaun hai bhaee?'

hori ki chhati gaj-bhar ki ho gee. assi rupe mean gay mahangi n thi. aisa achchha dil-daul, donoan joon mean chh:-sat ser doodh, sidhi aisi ki bachcha bhi duh le. isaka to ek-ek bachha sau-sau ka hoga. dvar par bandhegi to dvar ki sobha badh jayagi. use abhi koee char sau rupe dene the; lekin udhar ko vah ek tarah se muft samajhata tha. kahian bhola ki sagaee thik ho gee, to sal-do sal to vah bolega bhi nahian. sagaee n bhi huee, to hori ka kya big data hai! yahi to hoga, bhola bar-bar tagada karane aega, big dega, galiyaan dega; lekin hori ko isaki zyada sharm n thi. is vyavahar ka vah adi tha. krishak ke jivan ka to yah prasad hai. bhola ke sath vah chhal kar raha tha aur yah vyapar usaki maryada ke anukool n tha. ab bhi len-den mean usake lie likha-padhi hone aur n hone mean koee aantar n tha. sookhe-boo de ki vipadaean usake man ko bhiru banae rahati thian. eeshvar ka rudr roop sadaiv usake samane rahata tha; par yah chhal usaki niti mean chhal n tha. yah keval svarth-siddhi thi aur yah koee buri bat n thi. is tarah ka chhal to vah din-rat karata rahata tha. ghar mean do-char rupe p de rahane par bhi mahajan ke samane kasamean kha jata tha ki ek paee bhi nahian hai. san ko kuchh gila kar dena aur rooee mean kuchh binaule bhar dena usaki niti mean jayaj tha aur yahaan to keval svarth n tha, tho da-sa manoranjan bhi tha. buddhoan ka budhabhas hasyaspad vastu hai aur aise buddhoan se agar kuchh aianth bhi liya jay, to koee dosh-pap nahian.

bhola ne gay ki pagahiya hori ke hath mean dete hue kaha - le jao mahato, tum bhi kya yad karoge. byate hi chh: ser doodh lena. chalo, maian tumhare ghar tak pahuancha dooan. sait tumhean anajan samajh kar raste mean kuchh dik kare. ab tumase sach kahata hooan, malik nabbe rupe dete the, par unake yahaan goooean ki kya qadar. mujhase le kar kisi hakim-hukkam ko de dete. hakimoan ko goo ki seva se matalab? vah to khoon choosana-bhar janate haian. jab tak doodh deti, rakhate, phir kisi ke hath bech dete. kisake palle p dati, kaun jane. rupaya hi sab kuchh nahian hai bhaiya, kuchh apana dharam bhi to hai. tumhare ghar aram se rahegi to. yah n hoga ki tum ap kha kar so raho aur goo bhookhi kh di rahe. usaki seva karoge, pyar karoge, chumakaroge. goo hamean asiravad degi. tumase kya kahooan bhaiya, ghar mean changul-bhar bhi bhoosa nahian raha. rupe sab bazar mean nikal ge. socha tha, mahajan se kuchh le kar bhoosa le leange; lekin mahajan ka pahala hi nahian chuka. usane inakar kar diya. itane janavaroan ko kya khilaean, yahi chianta mare dalati hai. chutaki-chutaki bhar khilaooan, to man-bhar roj ka kharach hai. bhagavan hi par lagaean to lage.

hori ne sahanubhooti ke svar mean kaha - tumane hamase pahale kyoan nahian kaha - hamane ek ga di bhoosa bech diya.

bhola ne matha thok kar kaha - isilie nahian kaha - bhaiya ki sabase apana du:kh kyoan roooan; baantata koee nahian, hansate sab haian. jo gaean sookh gee haian, unaka gam nahian, patti-satti khila kar zila looanga; lekin ab yah to ratib bina nahian rah sakati. ho sake, to das-bis rupe bhoose ke lie de do.

kisan pakka svarthi hota hai, isamean sandeh nahian. usaki gaanth se rishvat ke paise b di mushkil se nikalate haian, bhav-tav mean bhi vah chaukas hota hai, byaj ki ek-ek paee chhu dane ke lie vah mahajan ki ghantoan chirauri karata hai, jab tak pakka vishvas n ho jay, vah kisi ke phusalane mean nahian ata, lekin usaka sanpoorn jivan prakriti se sthayi sahayog hai.‌ vrikshoan mean phal lagate haian, unhean janata khati hai, kheti mean anaj hota hai, vah sansar ke kam ata hai; gay ke than mean doodh hota hai, vah khud pine nahian jati, doosare hi pite haian, meghoan se varsha hoti hai, usase prithvi tript hoti hai. aisi sangati mean kutsit svarth ke lie kahaan sthan? hori kisan tha aur kisi ke jalate hue ghar mean hath seankana usane sikha hi n tha.

bhola ki sankat-katha sunate hi usaki manovritti badal gee. pagahiya ko bhola ke hath mean lautata hua bola - rupe to dada mere pas nahian haian. haan, tho da-sa bhoosa bacha hai, vah tumhean dooanga. chal kar uthava lo. bhoose ke lie tum gay bechoge, aur maian looanga! mere hath n kat jaeange?

bhola ne ardr kanth se kaha - tumhare bail bhookhoan n mareange. tumhare pas bhi aisa kaun-sa bahut-sa bhoosa rakha hai.

'nahian dada, abaki bhoosa achchha ho gaya tha.'

'maianne tumase nahak bhoose ki charcha ki.'

'tum n kahate aur pichhe se mujhe maloom hota, to mujhe b da ranj hota ki tumane mujhe itana gair samajh liya. avasar p dane par bhaee ki madad bhaee n kare, to kam kaise chale!'

'muda yah gay to lete jao.'

'abhi nahian dada, phir le looanga.'

'to bhoose ke dam doodh mean katava lena.'

hori ne du:khit svar mean kaha - dam-kau di ki isamean kaun bat hai dada, maian ek-do joon tumhare ghar kha looan to tum mujhase dam maangoge?

'lekin tumhare bail bhookhoan mareange ki nahi?

'bhagavan koee-n-koee sabil nikaleange hi. asadh sir par hai. k davi bo looanga.'

'magar yah gay tumhari ho gee. jis din ichchha ho, a kar le jana.'

'kisi bhaee ka lilam par chadha hua bail lene mean jo pap hai, vah is samay tumhari gay lene mean hai.'

hori mean bal ki khal nikalane ki shakti hoti, to vah khushi se gay le kar ghar ki rah leta. bhola jab nakad rupe nahian maangata, to spasht tha ki vah bhoose ke lie gay nahian bech raha hai, balki isaka kuchh aur ashay hai; lekin jaise pattoan ke kh dakane par gho da akaran hi thithak jata hai aur marane par bhi age qadam nahian uthata, vahi dasha hori ki thi. sankat ki chiz lena pap hai, yah bat janm-janmaantaroan se usaki atma ka aansh ban gee thi.

bhola ne gadagad kanth se kaha - to kisi ko bhej dooan bhoose ke lie?

hori ne javab diya - abhi maian rayasahab ki dyodhi par ja raha hooan. vahaan se gh di-bhar mean lautooanga, tabhi kisi ko bhejana.

bhola ki aankhoan mean aansoo bhar ae. bola - tumane aj mujhe ubar liya hori bhaee! mujhe ab maloom hua ki maian sansar mean akela nahian hooan. mera bhi koee hitoo hai. ek kshan ke bad usane phir kaha - us bat ko bhool n jana.

hori age badha, to usaka chitt prasann tha. man mean ek vichitr sphoorti ho rahi thi. kya hua, das-paanch man bhoosa chala jayaga, bechare ko sankat mean p d kar apani gay to n bechani p degi. jab mere pas chara ho jayaga tab gay khol laooanga. bhagavan karean, mujhe koee mehariya mil jae. phir to koee bat hi nahian.

usane pichhe phir kar dekha. kabari gay pooanchh se makkhiyaan u dati, sir hilati, mastani, mand-gati se jhoomati chali jati thi, jaise baandiyoan ke bich mean koee rani ho. kaisa shubh hoga vah din, jab yah kamadhenu usake dvar par bandhegi!

sanbandhit lekh

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