गोदान उपन्यास भाग-14
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hori ki phasal sari ki sari daan d ki bheant ho chuki thi. vaishakh to kisi tarah kata, magar jeth lagate-lagate ghar mean anaj ka ek dana n raha. paanch-paanch pet khane vale aur ghar mean anaj nadarad. donoan joon n mile, ek joon to milana hi chahie. bhar-pet n mile, adha pet to mile. nirahar koee kai din rah sakata hai! udhar le to kisase? gaanv ke chhote-b de mahajanoan se to muanh churana p data tha. majoori bhi kare, to kisaki? jeth mean apana hi kam dheroan tha. ookh ki sianchaee lagi huee thi, lekin khali pet mehanat bhi kaise ho!
saanjh ho gee thi. chhota bachcha ro raha tha. maan ko bhojan n mile, to doodh kahaan se nikale? sona paristhiti samajhati thi, magar roopa kya samajhe. bar-bar roti-roti chilla rahi thi. din-bhar to kachchi amiya se ji bahala, magar ab to koee thos chiz chahie. hori dulari sahuain se anaj udhar maangane gaya tha, par vah dukan band karake paianth chali gee thi. mangaroo sah ne keval inakar hi n kiya, lata d bhi di - udhar maangane chale haian, tin sal se dhela sood nahian diya, us par udhar die jao. ab akabat mean deange. khoti niyat ho jati hai, to yahi hal hota hai. bhagavan se bhi yah aniti nahian dekhi jati hai. karakun ki daant p di, to kaise chupake se rupe ugal die. mere rupe, rupe hi nahian haian aur mehariya hai ki usaka mizaj hi nahian milata.
vahaan se rooaansa ho kar udas baitha tha ki punni ag lene aee. rasoee ke dvar par ja kar dekha to aandhera p da hua tha. boli - aj roti nahian bana rahi ho kya bhabhiji? ab to bela ho gee.
jab se gobar bhaga tha, punni aur dhaniya mean bolachal ho gee thi. hori ka ehasan bhi manane lagi thi. hira ko ab vah galiyaan deti thi - hatyara, goo-hatya karake bhaga. muanh mean kalikh lagi hai, ghar kaise ae? aur ae bhi to ghar ke aandar paanv n rakhane dooan. goo-hatya karate ise laj bhi n aee. bahut achchha hota, pulis baandh kar le jati aur chakki pisavati!
dhaniya koee bahana n kar saki. boli - roti kahaan se bane, ghar mean dana to hai hi nahian. tere mahato ne biradari ka pet bhar diya, bal-bachche marean ya jiean. ab biradari jhaankati tak nahian.
puniya ki phasal achchhi huee thi, aur vah svikar karati thi ki yah hori ka purusharth hai. hira ke sath kabhi itani barakkat n huee thi.
boli - anaj mere ghar se kyoan nahian mangava liya? vah bhi to mahato hi ki kamaee hai, ki kisi aur ki? sukh ke din aean, to l d lena, du:kh to sath rone hi se katata hai. maian kya aisi aandhi hooan ki adami ka dil nahian pahachanati. mahato ne n sanbhala hota, to aj mujhe kahaan saran milati?
vah ulte paanv lauti aur sona ko bhi sath leti gee. ek kshan mean do dalle anaj se bhare la kar aangan mean rakh die. do man se kam jau n tha. dhaniya abhi kuchh kahane n paee thi ki vah phir chal di aur ek kshan mean ek b di-si tokari arahar ki dal se bhari huee la kar rakh di aur boli - chalo, maian ag jalae deti hooan.
dhaniya ne dekha to jau ke oopar ek chhoti-si daliya mean char-paanch ser ata bhi tha. aj jivan mean pahali bar vah parast huee. aankhoan mean prem aur kritajnata ke moti bhar kar boli - sab-ka-sab utha laee ki ghar mean kuchh chho da? kahian bhaga jata tha?
aangan mean bachcha khatole par p da ro raha tha. puniya use god mean le kar dularati huee boli - tumhari daya se abhi bahut hai bhabhi ji! pandrah man to jau hua hai aur das man gehooan. paanch man matar hua, tumase kya chhipana hai. donoan gharoan ka kam chal jayaga. do-tin mahine mean phir makee ho jayagi. age bhagavan malik hai.
jhuniya ne a kar aanchal se chhoti sas ke charan chhue. puniya ne asis diya. sona ag jalane chali, roopa ne pani ke lie kalasa uthaya. rooki huee ga di chal nikali. jal mean avarodh ke karan jo chakkar tha, phen tha, shor tha, gati ki tivrata thi, vah avarodh ke hat jane se shaant madhur-dhvani ke sath sam, dhimi, ek-ras dhar mean bahane laga.
puniya boli - mahato ko daan d dene ki aisi jaldi kya p di thi?
dhaniya ne kaha - biradari mean surakharoo kaise hote?
'bhabhi, bura n mano to, ek bat kahooan?'
'kah, bura kyoan manooangi?'
'n kahooangi, kahian tum big dane n lago?'
'kahati hooan, kuchh n bolooangi, kah to.'
'tumhean jhuniya ko ghar mean rakhana n chahie tha!'
'tab kya karati? vah doob marati thi.'
'mere ghar mean rakh deti. tab to koee kuchh n kahata.'
'yah to too aj kahati hai. us din bhej deti, to jha doo le kar dau dati!'
'itane kharach mean to gobar ka byah ho jata.'
'honahar ko kaun tal sakata hai pagali! abhi itane hi se gala nahian chhoota, bhola ab apani gay ke dam maang raha hai. tab to gay di thi ki meri sagaee kahian thik kar do. ab kahata hai, mujhe sagaee nahian karani, mere rupe de do. usake donoan bete lathi lie phirate haian. hamare kaun baitha hai, jo usase l de. is satyanasi gay ne a kar ghar chaupat kar diya.'
kuchh aur batean karake puniya ag le kar chali gee. hori sab kuchh dekh raha tha. bhitar a kar bola - puniya dil ki saf hai.
'hira bhi to dil ka saf tha?'
dhaniya ne anaj to rakh liya tha, par man mean lajjit aur apamanit ho rahi thi. yah dinoan ka pher hai ki aj use yah nicha dekhana p da.
'too kisi ka ausan nahian manati, yahi tujhamean buraee hai.'
'ausan kyoan manooan? mera adami usaki girasti ke pichhe jan nahian de raha hai? phir maianne dan tho de hi liya hai. usaka ek-ek dana bhar dooangi.'
magar puniya apane jithani ke manobhav samajh kar bhi hori ka ehasan chukati jati thi. jab anaj chuk jata, man-do-man de jati, magar jab chaumasa a gaya aur varsha n huee to samasya atyant jatil ho gee. savan ka mahina a gaya tha aur bagule uth rahe the. kuoan ka pani bhi sookh gaya tha aur ookh tap se jali ja rahi thi. nadi se tho da-tho da pani milata tha, magar usake pichhe ae din lathiyaan nikalati thian. yahaan tak ki nadi ne bhi javab de diya. jagah-jagah choriyaan hone lagian, dake p dane lage. sare praant mean hahakar mach gaya. bare kushal huee ki bhadoan mean varsha ho gee aur kisanoan ke pran hare hue. kitana uchhah tha us din! pyasi prithvi jaise aghati hi n thi aur pyase kisan aise uchhal rahe the, mano pani nahian, asharphiyaan baras rahi hoan. bator lo, jitana batorate bane. khetoan mean jahaan bagule uthate the, vahaan hal chalane lage. balavriand nikal-nikal kar talaboan aur pokharoan aur g dahiyoan ka muayana kar rahe the. oho! talab to adha bhar gaya, aur vahaan se g dahiya ki taraph dau de.
magar ab kitana hi pani barase, ookh to vida ho gee. ek-ek hath ki hoke rah jayagi, makka aur juar aur kodoan se lagan tho de hi chukega, mahajan ka pet tho de hi bhara jayaga. haan, gauoan ke lie chara ho gaya aur adami ji gaya.
jab magh bit gaya aur bhola ke rupe n mile, to ek din vah jhallaya hua hori ke ghar a dhamaka aur bola - yahi hai tumhara kaul? isi muanh se tumane ookh per kar mere rupe dene ka vada kiya tha? ab to ookh per chuke. lao rupe mere hath mean.
hori jab apane vipatti suna kar aur sab tarah se chirauri karake har gaya aur bhola dvar se n hata, to usane jhuanjhala kar kaha - to mahato, is bakhat to mere pas rupe nahian haian aur n mujhe kahian udhar hi mil sakata hai. maian kahaan se laooan? dane-dane ki tangi ho rahi hai. bisvas n ho, ghar mean a kar dekh lo. jo kuchh mile, utha le jao.
bhola ne nirmam bhav se kaha - maian tumhare ghar mean kyoan talasi lene jaooan aur n mujhe isase matalab hai ki tumhare pas rupe haian ya nahian. tumane ookh per kar rupe dene ko kaha tha. ookh per chuke. ab rupe mere havale karo.
'to phir jo kaho, vah karooan?'
'maian kya kahooan ?'
'maian tumhian par chho data hooan.'
'maian tumhare donoan bail khol le jaooanga.'
hori ne usaki or vismay-bhari aankhoan se dekha, mano apane kanoan par vishvas n aya ho. phir hatabuddhi-sa sir jhuka kar rah gaya. bhola kya use bhikhari bana kar chho d dena chahate haian? donoan bail chale ge, tab to usake donoan hath hi kat jaeange.
din svar mean bola - donoan bail le loge, to mera sarvanas ho jayaga. agar tumhara dharam yahi kahata hai, to khol le jao.
'tumhare banane-big dane ki mujhe parava nahian hai. mujhe apane rupe chahie.'
aur jo maian kah dooan, maianne rupe de die?'
bhola sannate mean a gaya. use apane kanoan par vishvas n aya. hori itani b di beimani kar sakata hai, yah sanbhav nahian.
ugr ho kar bola - agar tum hath mean gangajali le kar kah do ki maianne rupe de die, to sabar kar looanga.
'kahane ka man to chahata hai, marata kya n karata, lekin kahooanga nahian.'
'tum kah hi nahian sakate.'
'haan bhaiya, maian nahian kah sakata. hansi kar raha tha.'
ek kshan tak vah duvidha mean p da raha. phir bola - tum mujhase itana bair kyoan pal rahe ho bhola bhaee! jhuniya mere ghar mean a gee, to mujhe kaun-sa sarag mil gaya? l daka alag hath se gaya, do sau rupaya daan d alag bharana p da. maian to kahian ka n raha aur ab tum bhi meri j d khod rahe ho. bhagavan janate haian, mujhe bilakul n maloom tha ki lauanda kya kar raha hai. maian to samajhata tha, gana sunane jata hoga. mujhe to us din pata chala, jab adhi rat ko jhuniya ghar mean a gee. us bakhat maian ghar mean n rakhata, to socho, kahaan jati? kisaki ho kar rahati?
jhuniya barauthe ke dvar par chhipi kh di yah batean sun rahi thi. bap ko ab vah bap nahian shatru samajhati thi. dari, kahian hori bailoan ko de n dean. ja kar roopa se boli - ammaan ko jaldi se bula la. kahana, b da kam hai, bilam n karo.
dhaniya khet mean gobar pheankane gee thi, bahoo ka sandesh suna, to a kar boli - kahe bulaya hai bahoo, maian to ghab da gee.
'kaka ko tumane dekha hai n?'
'haan dekha, kasaee ki tarah dvar par baitha hua hai. maian to boli bhi nahian.'
'hamare donoan bail maang rahe haian, dada se.'
dhaniya ke pet ki aantean bhitar simat geean.
'donoan bail maang rahe haian?'
'haan, kahate haian ya to hamare rupe do, ya ham donoan bail khol le jaeange.'
'tere dada ne kya kaha?'
'unhoanne kaha - tumhara dharam kahata ho, to khol le jao.'
'to khol le jay, lekin isi dvar par a kar bhikh n maange, to mere nam par thook dena. hamare lahoo se usaki chhati ju dati ho, to ju da le.'
vah isi taish mean bahar a kar hori se boli - mahato donoan bail maang rahe haian, to de kyoan nahian dete? unaka pet bhare, hamare bhagavan malik haian. hamare hath to nahian kat leange? ab tak apane majoori karate the, ab doosaroan ki majoori kareange. bhagavan ki maraji hogi, to phir bail-badhie ho jaeange, aur majoori hi karate rahe, to kaun buraee hai. boo de-sookhe aur pot-lagan ka bojh n rahega. maian n janati thi, yah hamare bairi haian, nahian gay le kar apane sir par vipatti kyoan leti! us nigo di ka paura jis din se aya, ghar tahas-nahas ho gaya.
bhola ne ab tak jis shastr ko chhipa rakha tha, ab use nikalane ka avasar a gaya. use vishvas ho gaya, bailoan ke siva in saboan ke pas koee avalanb nahian hai. bailoan ko bachane ke lie ye log sab kuchh karane ko taiyar ho jaeange. achchhe nishanebaj ki tarah man ko sadh kar bola - agar tum chahate ho ki hamari beijjati ho aur tum chain se baitho, to yah n hoga. tum apane sau-do-sau ko rote ho. yahaan lakh rupe ki abaroo big d gee. tumhari kusal isi mean hai ki jaise jhuniya ko ghar mean rakha tha, vaise hi ghar se nikal do, phir n ham bail maangeange, n gay ka dam maangeange. usane hamari nak katavaee hai, to maian bhi use thokarean khate dekhana chahata hooan. vah yahaan rani bani baithi rahe, aur ham muanh mean kalikh lagae usake nam ko rote rahean, yah maian nahian dekh sakata. vah meri beti hai, maianne use god mean khilaya hai, aur bhagavan sakhi hai, maianne use kabhi betoan se kam nahian samajha, lekin aj use bhikh maangate aur ghoor par dane chunate dekh kar meri chhati sital ho jayagi. jab bap ho kar maianne apana hirada itana kathor bana liya hai, tab socho, mere dil par kitani b di chot lagi hogi. is muanhajali ne sat pust ka nam duba diya. aur tum use ghar mean rakhe hue ho, yah meri chhati par mooang dalana nahian to aur kya hai!
dhaniya ne jaise patthar ki lakir khianchate hue kaha - to mahato, meri bhi sun lo. jo bat tum chahate ho, vah n hogi. sau janam n hogi. jhuniya hamari jan ke sath hai. tum bail hi to le jane ko kahate ho, le jao, agar isase tumhari kati huee nak ju dati ho, to jo d lo, purakhoan ki abaroo bachati ho, to bacha lo. jhuniya se buraee zaroor huee. jis din usane mere ghar mean paanv rakha, maian jha doo le kar marane ko uthi thi, lekin jab usaki aankhoan se jhar-jhar aansoo bahane lage, to mujhe us par daya a gee. tum ab boodhe ho ge mahato! par aj bhi tumhean sagaee ki dhun savar hai. phir vah to abhi bachcha hai.
bhola ne apil-bhari aankhoan se hori ko dekha - sunate ho hori isaki batean! ab mera dos nahian. maian bina bail lie n jaooanga.
hori ne dridhata se kaha - le jao.
'phir rona mat ki mere bail khol le ge!'
'nahian roooanga.'
bhola bailoan ki pagahiya khol hi raha tha ki jhuniya chakatiyoandar sa di pahane, bachche ko god mean lie, bahar nikal aee aur kanpit svar mean boli - kaka, lo maian is ghar se nikal jati hooan aur jaisi tumhari manokamana hai, usi tarah bhikh maang kar apana aur apane bachche ka pet palooangi, aur jab bhikh bhi n milegi, to kahian doob marooangi.
bhola khisiya kar bola - door ho mere samane se. bhagavan n kare, mujhe phir tera muanh dekhana p de. kulachchhini, kul-kalankani kahian ki! ab tere lie doob marana hi uchit hai.
jhuniya ne usaki or taka bhi nahian. usamean vah krodh tha, jo apane ko kha jana chahata hai, jisamean hiansa nahian, atmasamarpan hai. dharati is vakt muanh khol kar use nigal leti, to vah kitana dhany manati. usane age qadam uthaya.
lekin vah do qadam bhi n gee thi ki dhaniya ne dau d kar use pak d liya aur hiansa-bhare sneh se boli - too kahaan jati hai bahoo, chal ghar mean. yah tera ghar hai, hamare jite bhi aur hamare marane ke pichhe bhi. doob mare vah, jise apane santan se bair ho. is bhale adami ko muanh se aisi bat kahate laj nahian ati. mujh par dhauans jamata hai nich! le ja, bailoan ka rakat pi....
jhuniya roti huee boli - ammaan, jab apana bap ho ke mujhe dhikkar raha hai, to mujhe doob hi marane do. mujh abhagini ke karan to tumhean du:kh hi mila. jab se aee, tumhara ghar mitti mean mil gaya. tumane itane din mujhe jis parem se rakha, maan bhi n rakhati. bhagavan mujhe phir janam dean, to tumhari kokh se dean, yahi meri abhilakha hai.
dhaniya usako apani or khianchati huee boli - yah tera bap nahian hai, tera bairi hai, hatyara. maan hoti, to alabatte use kalank hota. la sagaee. mehariya jootoan se n pite, to kahana!
jhuniya sas ke pichhe-pichhe ghar mean chali gee. udhar bhola ne ja kar donoan bailoan ko khooantoan se khola aur haankata hua ghar chala, jaise kisi nevate mean ja kar pooriyoan ke badale joote p de hoan? ab karo kheti aur bajao bansi. mera apaman karana chahate haian sab, n jane kab ka bair nikal rahe haian. nahian, aisi l daki ko kaun bhala adami apane ghar mean rakhega? sab-ke-sab besaram ho ge haian. lauande ka kahian byah n hota tha isi se. aur is raan d jhuniya ki dhithaee dekho ki a kar mere samane kh di ho gee. doosari l daki hoti, to muanh n dikhati. aankhoan ka pani mar gaya hai. sabake sab dusht aur moorakh bhi haian. samajhate haian, jhuniya ab hamari ho gee. yah nahian samajhate, jo apane bap ke ghar n rahi, vah kisi ke ghar nahian rahegi. samay kharab hai, nahian bich bazar mean is chu dail dhaniya ke jhoante pak d kar ghasitata. mujhe kitani galiyaan deti thi.
phir usane donoan bailoan ko dekha, kitane taiyar haian. achchhi jo di hai. jahaan chahooan, sau rupe mean bech sakata hooan. mere assi rupe khare ho jaeange.
abhi vah gaanv ke bahar bhi n nikala tha ki pichhe se datadin, pateshvari, shobha aur das-bis adami aur dau de ate dikhaee die! bhola ka lahoo sard ho gaya. ab phojadari huee, bail bhi chhin jaeange, mar bhi p degi. vah rook gaya kamar kas kar. marana hi hai to l d kar marega.
datadin ne samip a kar kaha - yah tumane kya anarth kiya bhola, aian! usake bail khol lae, vah kuchh bola nahian, isi se ser ho ge. sab log apane-apane kam mean lage the, kisi ko khabar bhi n huee. hori ne jara-sa ishara kar diya hota, to tumhara ek-ek bal nuch jata. bhala chahate ho, to le chalo bail, jara bhi bhalamansi nahian hai tumamean.
pateshvari bole - yah usake sidhepan ka phal hai. tumhare rupe us par ate haian, to ja kar divani mean dava karo, digari karao. bail khol lane ka tumhean kya akhtiyar hai? abhi faujadari mean dava kar de to bandhe-bandhe phiro.
bhola ne dab kar kaha - to lala sahab, ham kuchh jabaradasti tho de hi khol lae. hori ne khud die.
pateshvari ne bhola se kaha - tum bailoan ko lauta do bhola! kisan apane bail khushi se dega, ki inhean hal mean jotega.
bhola bailoan ke samane kh da ho gaya - hamare rupe dilava do, hamean bailoan ko le kar kya karana hai?
'ham bail lie jate haian, apane rupe ke lie dava karo aur nahian to mar kar gira die jaoge. rupe die the nagad tumane? ek kulachchhini gay bechare ke sir madh di aur ab usake bail khole lie jate ho.'
bhola bailoan ke samane se n hata. kh da raha gumasum, dridh, mano mar kar hi hatega. patavari se dalil karake vah kaise pesh pata?
datadin ne ek qadam age badha kar apane jhuki kamar ko sidha karake lalakara - tum sab kh de takate kya ho, mar ke bhaga do isako. hamare gaanv se bail khol le jayaga.
banshi balishth yuvak tha. usane bhola ko zor se dhakka diya. bhola sanbhal n saka, gir p da. uthana chahata tha ki banshi ne phir ek ghooansa diya.
hori dau data hua a raha tha. bhola ne usaki or das qadam badh kar poochha - eeman se kahana hori mahato, maianne bail jabaradasti khol lie?
datadin ne isaka bhavarth kiya - yah kahate haian ki hori ne apane khushi se bail mujhe de die. hamian ko ulloo banate haian!
hori ne sakuchate hue kaha - yah mujhase kahane lage ya to jhuniya ko ghar se nikal do, ya mere rupe do, nahian to maian bail khol le jaooanga. maianne kaha - maian bahoo ko to n nikalooanga, n mere pas rupe haian, agar tumhara dharam kahe, to bail khol lo. bas, maianne inake dharam par chho d diya aur inhoanne bail khol lie.
pateshvari ne muanh lataka kar kaha - jab tumane dharam par chho d diya, tab kahe ki jabaradasti. usake dharam ne kaha - lie jata hai. jao bhaiya, bail tumhare haian.
datadin ne samarthan kiya - haan, jab dharam ki bat a gee, to koee kya kahe. sab-ke-sab hori ko tiraskar ki aankhoan se dekhate parast ho kar laut p de aur vijayi bhola shan se gardan uthae bailoan ko le chala.
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