गोदान उपन्यास भाग-10

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

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hira ka kahian pata n chala aur din gujarate jate the. hori se jahaan tak dau d-dhoop ho saki, ki; phir har kar baith raha. kheti-bari ki bhi fikr karana thi. akela adami kya-kya karata? aur ab apani kheti se zyada fikr thi puniya ki kheti ki. puniya ab akeli ho kar aur bhi prachand ho gee thi. hori ko ab usaki khushamad karate bitati thi. hira tha, to vah puniya ko dabae rahata tha. usake chale jane se ab puniya par koee aankus n rah gaya tha. hori ki pattidari hira se thi. puniya abala thi. usase vah kya tanatani karata? aur puniya usake svabhav se parichit thi aur usaki sajjanata ka use khoob dand deti thi. khairiyat yahi huee ki karakun sahab ne puniya se bakaya lagan vasool karane ki koee sakhti n ki, keval tho di-si pooja le kar raji ho ge. nahian, hori apane bakaya ke sath usaki bakaya chukane ke lie bhi karz lene ko taiyar tha. savan mean dhan ki ropaee ki aisi dhoom rahi ki majoor n mile aur hori apane khetoan mean dhan n rop saka, lekin puniya ke khetoan mean kaise n ropaee hoti? hori ne pahar rat-rat tak kam karake usake dhan rope. ab hori hi to usaka rakshak hai! agar puniya ko koee kasht hua, to duniya usi ko to hansegi. natija yah hua ki hori ki khariph ki phasal mean bahut tho da anaj mila, aur puniya ke bakhar mean dhan rakhane ki jagah n rahi.

hori aur dhaniya mean us din se barabar manamutav chala ata tha. gobar se bhi hori ki bolachal band thi. maan-bete ne mil kar jaise usaka bahishkar kar diya tha. apane ghar mean paradesi bana hua tha. do navoan par savar hone valoan ki jo durgati hoti hai, vahi usaki ho rahi thi. gaanv mean bhi ab usaka utana adar n tha. dhaniya ne apane sahas se striyoan ka hi nahian, purushoan ka netritv bhi prapt kar liya tha. mahinoan tak asapas ke ilakoan mean is kaand ki khoob charcha rahi. yahaan tak ki vah ek alaukik roop tak dharan karata jata tha -'dhaniya nam hai usaka ji. bhavani ka isht hai use. daroga ji ne jyoan hi usake adami ke hath mean hathak di dali ki dhaniya ne bhavani ka sumiran kiya. bhavani usake sir a gee. phir to usamean itani shakti a gee ki usane ek jhatake mean pati ki hathak di to d dali aur daroga ki mooanchhean pak d kar ukha d lian, phir usaki chhati par chadh baithi. daroga ne jab bahut manata ki, tab ja kar use chho da.' kuchh din to log dhaniya ke darshanoan ko ate rahe. vah bat ab purani p d gee thi, lekin gaanv mean dhaniya ka samman bahut badh gaya tha. usamean adbhut sahas hai aur samay p dane par vah mardoan ke bhi kan kat sakati hai.

magar dhire-dhire dhaniya mean ek parivartan ho raha tha. hori ko puniya ki kheti mean lage dekh kar bhi vah kuchh n bolati thi. aur yah isalie nahian ki vah hori se virakt ho gee thi, balki isalie ki puniya par ab use bhi daya ati thi. hira ka ghar se bhag jana usaki pratishodh-bhavana ki tushti ke lie kafi tha.

isi bich mean hori ko jvar ane laga. phasli bukhar phaila tha hi. hori usake chapet mean a gaya. aur kee sal ke bad jo jvar aya, to usane sari bakaya chuka li. ek mahine tak hori khat par p da raha. is bimari ne hori ko to kuchal dala hi, par dhaniya par bhi vijay pa gee. pati jab mar raha hai, to usase kaisa bair? aisi dasha mean to bairiyoan se bhi bair nahian rahata, vah to apana pati hai. lakh bura ho, par usi ke sath jivan ke pachis sal kate haian, sukh kiya hai to usi ke sath, du:kh bhoga hai to usi ke sath. ab to chahe vah achchha hai ya bura, apana hai. dadhijar ne mujhe sabake samane mara, sare gaanv ke samane mera pani utar liya, lekin tab se kitana lajjit hai ki sidhe takata nahian. khane ata hai to sir jhukae kha kar uth jata hai, darata rahata hai ki maian kuchh kah n baithooan.

hori jab achchha hua, to pati-patni mean mel ho gaya tha.

ek din dhaniya ne kaha - tumhean itana gussa kaise a gaya? mujhe to tumhare oopar kitana hi gussa ae, magar hath n uthaooangi.

hori lajata hua bola - ab usaki charcha n kar dhaniya! mere oopar koee bhoot savar tha. isaka mujhe kitana du:kh hua hai, vah maian hi janata hooan.

aur jo maian bhi krodh mean doob mari hoti!'

to kya maian rone ke lie baitha rahata? meri lahas bhi tere sath chita par jati.'

'achchha chup raho, bebat ki bat mat karo.'

'gay gee so gee, mere sir par ek vipatti dal gee. puniya ki phikar mujhe mare dalati hai.'

'isilie to kahate haian, bhagavan ghar ka b da n banae. chhotoan ko koee nahian hansata. neki-badi sab b doan ke sir jati hai.'

magh ke din the. mahavat lagi huee thi. ghatatop aandhera chhaya hua tha. ek to ja doan ki rat, doosare magh ki varsha. maut ka sa-sannata chhaya hua tha. aandhera tak n soojhata tha. hori bhojan karake puniya ke matar ke khet ki mean d par apane man daiya mean leta hua tha. chahata tha, shit ko bhool jay aur so rahe, lekin tar-tar kanbal aur gati huee mirjee aur shit ke jhoankoan se gili pual. itane shatruoan ke sammukh ane ka niand mean sahas n tha. aj tamakhoo bhi n mila ki usi se man bahalata. upala sulaga laya tha, par shit mean vah bhi bujh gaya. bevay phate pairoan ko pet mean dal kar aur hathoan ko jaanghoan ke bich mean daba kar aur kanbal mean muanh chhipa kar apane hi garm saansoan se apane ko garm karane ki cheshta kar raha tha. paanch sal hue, yah mirjee banavaee thi. dhaniya ne ek prakar se jabaradasti banava di thi, vahi jab ek bar kabuli se kap de lie the, jisake pichhe kitani saansat huee, kitani galiyaan khani p dian. aur yah kanbal usake janm se bhi pahale ka hai. bachapan mean apane bap ke sath vah isi mean sota tha, javani mean gobar ko le kar isi kanbal mean usake ja de kate the aur budhape mean aj vahi boodha kanbal usaka sathi hai, par ab vah bhojan ko chabane vala daant nahian, dukhane vala daant hai. jivan mean aisa to koee din hi nahian aya ki lagan aur mahajan ko de kar kabhi kuchh bacha ho. aur baithe-baithae yah ek naya janjal p d gaya. n karo to duniya hanse, karo to yah sanshay bana rahe ki log kya kahate haian. sab yah samajhate haian ki vah puniya ko loot leta hai, usaki sari upaj ghar mean bhar leta hai. ehasan to kya hoga, ulata kalank lag raha hai. aur udhar bhola kee ber yad dila chuke haian ki kahian koee sagaee ka daul karo, ab kam nahian chalata. sobha usase kee bar kah chuka hai ki puniya ke vichar usaki or se achchhe nahian haian. n hoan. puniya ki grihasthi to use sanbhalani hi p degi, chahe hans kar sanbhale ya ro kar.

dhaniya ka dil bhi abhi tak saf nahian hua. abhi tak usake man mean malal bana hua hai. mujhe sab adamiyoan ke samane usako marana n chahie tha. jisake sath pachchis sal gujar ge, use marana aur sare gaanv ke samane, meri nichata thi, lekin dhaniya ne bhi to meri abaroo utarane mean koee kasar nahian chho di. mere samane se kaisa katara kar nikal jati hai, jaise kabhi ki jan-pahachan hi nahian. koee bat kahani hoti hai, to sona ya roopa se kahalati hai. dekhata hooan, usaki sa di phat gee hai, magar kal mujhase kaha bhi, to sona ki sa di ke lie, apane sa di ka nam tak n liya. sona ki sa di abhi do-ek mahine thegaliyaan laga kar chal sakati hai. usaki sa di to mare paibandoan ke bilakul kathari ho gee hai. aur phir maian hi kaun usaka manuhar kar raha hooan? agar maian hi usake man ki do-char batean karata rahata, to kaun chhota ho jata? yahi to hota, vah tho da-sa adaravan karati, do-char lagane vali batean kahati, to kya mujhe chot lag jati, lekin maian buddha ho kar bhi ulloo bana rah gaya. vah to kaho, is bimari ne a kar use narm kar diya, nahian jane kab tak muanh phulae rahati.

aur aj un donoan mean jo batean huee thian, vah mano bhookhe ka bhojan thian. vah dil se boli thi aur hori gadagad ho gaya tha. usake ji mean aya, usake pairoan par sir rakh de aur kahe - maianne tujhe mara hai to le maian sir jhukae leta hooan, jitana chahe mar le, jitani galiyaan dena chahe de le.

sahasa use man daiya ke samane choo diyoan ki jhankar sunaee di. usane kan laga kar suna. haan, koee hai. patavari ki l daki hogi, chahe pandit ki gharavali ho. matar ukha dane aee hogi. n jane kyoan in logoan ki niyat itani khoti hai. sare gaanv se achchha pahanate haian. sare gaanv se achchha khate haian, ghar mean hajaroan rupe g de hue haian, len-den karate haian, dyodhi-savaee chalate haian, ghoos lete haian, dastoori lete haian, ek-n-ek mamala kh da karake hama-suma ko pisate hi rahate haian, phir bhi niyat ka yah hal! bap jaisa hoga, vaisi hi santan bhi hogi. aur ap nahian ate, auratoan ko bhejate haian. abhi uth kar hath pak d looan to kya pani rah jay! nich kahane ko nich haian, jo ooanche haian, unaka man to aur nicha hai. aurat jat ka hath pak date bhi to nahian banata, aankhean dekh kar makkhi nigalani p dati hai. ukha d le bhaee, jitana tera ji chahe. samajh le, maian nahian hooan. b de adami apane laj n rakhean, chhotoan ko to unaki laj rakhani hi p dati hai.

magar nahian, yah to dhaniya hai. pukar rahi hai.

dhaniya ne pukara - so ge ki jagate ho?

hori jhatapat utha aur man daiya ke bahar nikal aya. aj maloom hota hai, devi prasann ho gee, use varadan dene aee haian, isake sath hi is badal-booandi aur ja de-pale mean itani rat ge usaka ana shankaprad bhi tha. zaroor koee-n-koee bat huee hai.

bola - thand ke mare niand bhi ati hai - too is ja de-pale mean kaise aee? sab kusal to hai?

'haan, sab kusal hai.'

'gobar ko bhej kar mujhe kyoan nahian bulava liya?'

dhaniya ne koee uttar n diya. man daiya mean a kar pual par baithati huee boli - gobar ne to muanh mean kalikh laga di, usaki karani kya poochhate ho! jis bat ko darati thi, vah ho kar rahi.

'kya hua? kisi se mar-pit kar baitha?'

'ab maian kya janooan, kya kar baitha, chal kar poochho usi raan d se?'

'kis raan d se? kya kahati hai too - baura to nahian gee?'

'haan, baura kyoan n jaooangi. bat hi aisi huee hai ki chhati dugani ho jay!'

hori ke man mean prakash ki ek lanbi rekha ne pravesh kiya.

'saph-saph kyoan nahian kahati. kis raan d ko kah rahi hai?'

'usi jhuniya ko, aur kisako!'

'to jhuniya kya yahaan aee hai?'

'aur kahaan jati, poochhata kaun?'

'gobar kya ghar mean nahian hai?'

'gobar ka kahian pata nahian. jane kahaan bhag gaya. ise paanch mahine ka pet hai.'

hori sab kuchh samajh gaya. gobar ko bar-bar ahirane jate dekh kar vah khataka tha zaroor, magar use aisa khila di n samajhata tha. yuvakoan mean kuchh rasikata hoti hi hai, isamean koee nee bat nahian. magar jis rooee ke gole ko usane nile akash mean hava ke jhoanke se u date dekh kar keval muskara diya tha, vah sare akash mean chha kar usake marg ko itana aandhakaramay bana dega, yah to koee devata bhi n jan sakata tha. gobar aisa lanpat! vah saral ganvar, jise vah abhi bachcha samajhata tha! lekin use bhoj ki chianta n thi, panchayat ka bhay n tha, jhuniya ghar mean kaise rahegi, isaki chianta bhi use n thi. use chianta thi gobar ki. l daka lajjashil hai, ana di hai, atmabhimani hai, kahian koee nadani n kar baithe.

ghab da kar bola - jhuniya ne kuchh kaha? nahian, gobar kahaan gaya? usase kah kar hi gaya hoga?

dhaniya jhuanjhala kar boli - tumhari akkal to ghas kha gee hai. usaki chaheti to yahaan baithi hai, bhag kar jayaga kahaan? yahian kahian chhipa baitha hoga. doodh tho de hi pita hai ki kho jayaga. mujhe to is kalamuanhi jhuniya ki chianta hai ki ise kya karooan? apane ghar mean maian to chhan-bhar bhi n rahane dooangi. jis din gay lane gaya hai, usi din donoan mean tak-jhaank hone lagi. pet n rahata to abhi bat n khulati. magar jab pet rah gaya, to jhuniya lagi ghab dane. kahane lagi, kahian bhag chalo. gobar talata raha. ek aurat ko sath le ke kahaan jay, kuchh n soojha. akhir jab aj vah sir ho gee ki mujhe yahaan se le chalo, nahian maian paran de dooangi, to bola - too chal kar mere ghar mean rah, koee kuchh n bolega, maian ammaan ko mana looanga. yah gadhi usake sath chal p di. kuchh door to age-age ata raha, phir n jane kidhar sarak gaya. yah kh di-kh di use pukarati rahi. jab rat bhig gee aur vah n lauta, bhagi yahaan chali aee. maianne to kah diya, jaisa kiya hai, usaka phal bhog. chu dail ne leke mere l dake ko chaupat kar diya. tab se baithi ro rahi hai. uthati hi nahian. kahati hai, apane ghar kaun muanh le kar jaooan. bhagavan aisi santan se to baanjh hi rakhean to achchha. sabera hote-hote sare gaanv mean kaanv-kaanv mach jayagi. aisa ji hota hai, mahur kha looan. maian tumase kahe deti hooan, maian apane ghar mean n rakhooangi. gobar ko rakhana ho, apane sir par rakhe. mere ghar mean aisi chhattisiyoan ke lie jagah nahian hai aur agar tum bich mean bole, to phir ya to tumhian rahoge, ya maian hi rahooangi.

hori bola - tujhase bana nahian. use ghar mean ane hi n dena chahie tha.

'sab kuchh kah ke har gee. talati hi nahian. dharana die baithi hai.'

'achchha chal, dekhooan kaise nahian uthati, ghasit kar bahar nikal dooanga.'

'dadhijar bhola sab kuchh dekh raha tha, par chuppi sadhe baitha raha. bap bhi aise behaya hote haian.'

'vah kya janata tha, inake bich kya khich di pak rahi hai.'

'janata kyoan nahian tha? gobar din-rat ghere rahata tha to kya usaki aankhean phoot geean thian! sochana chahie tha n, ki yahaan kyoan dau d-dau d ata hai.'

'chal, maian jhuniya se poochhata hooan n!'

donoan man daiya se nikal kar gaanv ki or chale. hori ne kaha - paanch gh di ke oopar rat gee hogi.

dhaniya boli - haan, aur kya, magar kaisa sota p d gaya hai! koee chor ae, to sare gaanv ko moos le jae.

'chor aise gaanv mean nahian ate. dhaniyoan ke ghar jate haian.'

dhaniya ne thithak kar hori ka hath pak d liya aur boli - dekho, halla n machana, nahian sara gaanv jag uthega aur bat phail jayagi.

hori ne kathor svar mean kaha - maian yah kuchh nahian janata. hath pak d kar ghasit laooanga aur gaanv ke bahar kar dooanga. bat to ek din khulani hi hai, phir aj hi kyoan n khul jay? vah mere ghar aee kyoan? jay jahaan gobar hai. usake sath kukaram kiya, to kya hamase poochh kar kiya tha?

dhaniya ne phir usaka hath pak da aur dhire-se boli - tum usaka hath pak doge to vah chillaegi.

'to chillaya kare.'

'muda itani rat ge, aandhere sannate rat mean jayagi kahaan, yah to socho.'

'jay jahaan usake sage hoan. hamare ghar mean usaka kya rakha hai?'

'haan, lekin itani rat ge, ghar se nikalana uchit nahian. paanv bhari hai, kahian dar-dara jay, to aur agat ho. aisi dasa mean kuchh karate-dharate bhi to nahian banata!'

'hamean kya karana hai, mare ya jie. jahaan chahe jae. kyoan apane muanh mean kalikh lagaooan? maian to gobar ko bhi nikal bahar karooanga.

dhaniya ne ganbhir chianta se kaha - kalikh jo lagani thi, vah to ab lag chuki. vah ab jite-ji nahian chhoot sakati. gobar ne nauka duba di.

'gobar ne nahian, dubaee isi ne. vah to bachcha tha. isake panje mean a gaya.'

'kisi ne dubaee, ab to doob gee.'

donoan dvar ke samane pahuanch ge. sahasa dhaniya ne hori ke gale mean hath dal kar kaha - dekho, tumhean meri sauanh, us par hath n uthana. vah to ap hi ro rahi hai. bhag ki khoti n hoti, to yah din hi kyoan ata?

hori ki aankhean ardr ho geean. dhaniya ka yah matri-sneh us aandhere mean bhi jaise dipak ke saman usaki chianta-jarjar akriti ko shobha pradan karane laga. donoan hi ke hriday mean jaise atit-yauvan sachet ho utha. hori ko is vit-yauvana mean bhi vahi komal hriday balika najar aee, jisane pachchis sal pahale usake jivan mean pravesh kiya tha. us aliangan mean kitana athah vatsaly tha, jo sare kalank, sari badhaoan aur sari moolabaddh paranparaoan ko apane aandar samete leta tha.

donoan ne dvar par a kar kiva doan ke daraj se aandar jhaanka. divat par tel ki kuppi jal rahi thi aur usake maddham prakash mean jhuniya ghutane par sir rakhe, dvar ki or muanh kie, aandhakar mean us anand ko khoj rahi thi, jo ek kshan pahale apane mohini chhavi dikha kar vilin ho gaya tha. vah agat ki mari, vyang-banoan se ahat aur jivan ke aghatoan se vyathit kisi vriksh ki chhaanh khojati phirati thi, aur use ek bhavan mil gaya tha, jisake ashray mean vah apane ko surakshit aur sukhi samajh rahi thi, par aj vah bhavan apana sara sukh-vilas lie aladin ke rajamahal ki bhaanti gayab ho gaya tha aur bhavishy ek vikaral danav ke saman use nigal jane ko kh da tha.

ekaek dvar khulate aur hori ko ate dekh kar vah bhay se kaanpati huee uthi aur hori ke pairoan par gir kar roti huee boli - dada, ab tumhare sivay mujhe doosara thaur nahian hai, chahe maro chahe kato, lekin apane dvar se duradurao mat.

hori ne jhuk kar usaki pith par hath pherate hue pyar-bhare svar mean kaha - dar mat beti, dar mat. tera ghar hai, tera dvar hai, tere ham haian. aram se rah. jaisi too bhola ki beti hai, vaisi hi meri beti hai. jab tak ham jite haian, kisi bat ki chianta mat kar. hamare rahate, koee tujhe tirachhi aankhoan se n dekh sakega. bhoj-bhat jo lagega, vah ham sab de leange, too khatir jama rakh.

jhuniya, saantvana pa kar aur bhi hori ke pairoan se chimat gee aur boli - dada, ab tumhian mere bap ho, aur ammaan, tumhian meri maan ho. maian anath hooan. mujhe saran do, nahian mere kaka aur bhaee mujhe kachcha hi kha jaeange.

dhaniya apane karuna ke avesh ko ab n rok saki. boli - too chal ghar mean baith, maian dekh looangi kaka aur bhaiya ko. sansar mean unhian ka raj nahian hai. bahut kareange, apane gahane le leange. pheank dena utar kar.

abhi jara der pahale dhaniya ne krodh ke avesh mean jhuniya ko kulata aur kalankini aur kalamuanhi, n jane kya-kya kah dala tha. jha doo mar kar ghar se nikalane ja rahi thi. ab jo jhuniya ne sneh, kshama aur ashvasan se bhare yah vaky sune, to hori ke paanv chho d kar dhaniya ke paanv se lipat gee aur vahi sadhvi, jisane hori ke siva kisi purush ko aankh bhar kar dekha bhi n tha, is papishtha ko gale lagae, usake aansoo poanchh rahi thi aur usake trast hriday ko komal shabdoan se shaant kar rahi thi, jaise koee chi diya apane bachche ko paroan mean chhipae baithi ho.

hori ne dhaniya ko sanket kiya ki ise kuchh khila-pila de aur jhuniya se poochha - kyoan beti, tujhe kuchh maloom hai, gobar kidhar gaya.

jhuniya ne sisakate hue kaha - mujhase to kuchh nahian kaha. mere karan tumhare oopar...yah kahate-kahate usaki avaz aansuoan mean doob gee.

hori apane vyakulata n chhipa saka.

'jab toone aj use dekha, to kuchh du:khi tha?'

'batean to hans-hans kar rahe the. man ka hal bhagavan jane.'

'tera man kya kahata hai, hai gaanv mean hi ki kahian bahar chala gaya?'

'mujhe to shanka hoti hai, kahian bahar chale ge haian.'

'yahi mera man bhi kahata hai, kaisi nadani ki. ham usake dusaman tho de hi the. jab bhali ya buri ek bat ho gee, to vah nibhani p dati hai. is tarah bhag kar to usane hamari jan aphat mean dal di.'

dhaniya ne jhuniya ka hath pak d kar aandar le jate hue kaha - kayar kahian ka! jisaki baanh pak di, usaka nibah karana chahie ki muanh mean kalikh laga kar bhag jana chahie! ab jo ae, to ghar mean paithane n dooan.

hori vahian pual par leta. gobar kahaan gaya? yah prashn usake hridayakash mean kisi pakshi ki bhaanti mandarane laga.

sanbandhit lekh

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