गोदान उपन्यास भाग-16

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

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rayasahab ko khabar mili ki ilake mean ek varadat ho gee hai aur hori se gaanv ke panchoan ne juramana vasool kar liya hai, to phoran nokheram ko bula kar javab-talab kiya - kyoan unhean isaki ittala nahian di gee. aise namakaharam aur dagabaj adami ke lie unake darabar mean jagah nahian hai.

nokheram ne itani galiyaan khaeean, to jara garm ho kar bole - maian akela tho da hi tha. gaanv ke aur panch bhi to the. maian akela kya kar leta?

rayasahab ne unaki toand ki taraph bhale-jaisi nukili drishti se dekha - mat bako ji. tumhean usi vakt kahana chahie tha, jab tak sarakar ko ittala n ho jay, maian panchoan ko juramana n vasool karane dooanga. panchoan ko mere aur meri riaya ke bich mean dakhal dene ka hak kya hai? is daan d-baandh ke siva ilake mean aur kaun-si amadani hai? vasooli sarakar ke ghar gee. bakaya asamiyoan ne daba liya. tab maian kahaan jaooan? kya khaooan, tumhara sir. yah lakhoan rupe ka kharch kahaan se ae? khed hai ki do pushtoan se kariandagiri karane par bhi mujhe aj tumhean yah bat batalani p dati hai. kitane rupe vasool hue the hori se?

nokheram ne sitapita kar kaha - assi rupe.

'nakad?'

'nakad usake pas kahaan the huzoor! kuchh anaj diya, baki mean apana ghar likh diya.'

rayasahab ne svarth ka paksh chho d kar hori ka paksh liya - achchha, to apane aur bagulabhagat panchoan ne mil kar mere ek matabar asami ko tabah kar diya. maian poochhata hooan, tum logoan ko kya hak tha ki mere ilake mean mujhe ittila die bagair mere asami se juramana vasool karate? isi bat par agar maian chahooan, to apako, us jalie patavari aur us dhoort pandit ko sat-sat sal ke lie jel bhijava sakata hooan. apane samajh liya ki ap hi ilake ke badashah haian. maian kahe deta hooan, aj sham tak juramane ki poori rakam mere pas pahuanch jay, varana bura hoga. maian ek-ek se chakki pisava kar chhodooanga. jaie, haan, hori ko aur usake l dake ko mere pas bhej dijiega.

nokheram ne dabi jaban se kaha - usaka l daka to gaanv chho d kar bhag gaya. jis rat ko yah varadat huee, usi rat ko bhaga.

rayasahab ne rosh se kaha - jhooth mat bolo. tumhean maloom hai, jhooth se mere badan mean ag lag jati hai. maianne aj tak kabhi nahian suna ki koee yuvak apane premika ko usake ghar se la kar phir khud bhag jae. agar use bhagana hi hota, to vah us l daki ko lata kyoan? tum logoan ki isamean bhi zaroor koee shararat hai. tum ganga mean doob kar bhi apani saphaee do, to maian manane ka nahian. tum logoan ne apane samaj ki pyari maryada ki raksha ke lie use dhamakaya hoga. bechara bhag n jata, to kya karata!

nokheram isaka prativad n kar sake. malik jo kuchh kahean, vah thik hai. vah yah bhi n kah sake ki ap khud chal kar jhooth-sach ki jaanch kar lean. b de adamiyoan ka krodh poora samarpan chahata hai. apane khilaf ek shabd bhi nahian sun sakata.

panchoan ne rayasahab ka phaisala suna, to nasha hiran ho gaya. anaj to abhi tak jyoan-ka-tyoan p da tha, par rupe to kab ke gayab ho ge. hori ko makan rehan likha gaya tha, par us makan ko dehat mean kaun poochhata tha? jaise hiandoo stri pati ke sath ghar ki svamini hai, aur pati tyag de, to kahian ki nahian rahati, usi tarah yah ghar hori ke lie lakh rupe ka hai, par usaki asali kimat kuchh bhi nahian. aur idhar rayasahab bina rupe lie manane ke nahian. yahi hori ja kar ro aya hoga. pateshvari lal sabase zyada bhayabhit the. unaki to naukari hi chali jayagi. charoan sajjan is gahan samasya par vichar kar rahe the, par kisi ki akl kam n karati thi. ek-doosare par dosh rakhata tha. phir khoob jhag da hua.

pateshvari ne apani lanbi shankashil gardan hila kar kaha - maian mana karata tha ki hori ke vishay mean hamean chuppi sadh kar rah jana chahie. gay ke mamale mean sabako tavan dena p da. is mamale mean tavan hi se gala n chhootega, naukari se hath dhona p dega, magar tum logoan ko rupe ki p di thi. nikalo bis-bis rupe. ab bhi kushal hai. kahian rayasahab ne rapat kar di, to sab jane bandha jaoge.

datadin ne brahm tej dikha kar kaha - mere pas bis rupe ki jagah bis paise bhi nahian haian. brahmanoan ko bhoj diya gaya, hom hua. kya isamean kuchh kharach hi nahian hua? rayasahab ki himmat hai ki mujhe jehal le jayan. brahm ban kar ghar ka ghar mita dooanga. abhi unhean kisi brahman se pala nahian p da.

jhiangurisianh ne bhi kuchh isi ashay ke shabd kahe. vah rayasahab ke naukar nahian haian. unhoanne hori ko mara nahian, pita nahian, koee dabav nahian dala. hori agar prayashchit karana chahata tha, to unhoanne isaka avasar diya. isake lie koee un par aparadh nahian laga sakata, magar nokheram ki gardan itani asani se n chhoot sakati thi. yahaan maje se baithe raj karate the. vetan to das rupe se zyada n tha, par ek hazar sal ki oopar ki amadani thi, saik doan adamiyoan par hukoomat, char-char pyade hajir, begar mean sara kam ho jata tha, thanedar tak kurasi dete the, yah chain unhean aur kahaan tha. aur pateshvari to naukari ke badaulat mahajan bane hue the. kahaan ja sakate the. do-tin din isi chianta mean p de rahe ki kaise is vipatti se nikalean. akhir unhean ek marg soojh hi gaya. kabhi-kabhi kachahari mean unhean dainik 'bijali' dekhane ko mil jati thi. yadi ek gumanam patr usake sanpadak ki seva mean bhej diya jay ki rayasahab kis tarah asamiyoan se juramana vasool karate haian, to bacha ko lene ke dene p d jayan. nokheram bhi sahamat ho ge. donoan ne mil kar kisi tarah ek patr likha aur rajistari se bhej diya.

sanpadak oankaranath to aise patroan ki tak mean rahate the. patr pate hi turant rayasahab ko soochana di. unhean ek aisa samachar mila hai, jis par vishvas karane ki unaki ichchha nahian hoti, par sanvadadata ne aise praman die haian ki sahasa avishvas bhi nahian kiya ja sakata. kya yah sach hai ki rayasahab ne apane ilake ke ek asami se assi rupe tavan isalie vasool kie ki usake putr ne ek vidhava ko ghar mean dal liya tha? sanpadak ka kartavy unhean majaboor karata hai ki vah muamale ki jaanch karean aur janata ke hitarth use prakashit kar dean. rayasahab is vishay mean jo kuchh kahana chahean, sanpadak ji use bhi prakashit kar deange. sanpadak ji dil se chahate haian ki yah khabar galat ho, lekin usamean kuchh bhi saty hua, to vah use prakash mean lane ke lie vivash ho jaeange. maitri unhean kartavy-path se nahian hata sakati.

rayasahab ne yah soochana paee, to sir pit liya. pahale to unako aisi uttejana huee ki ja kar oankaranath ko gin kar pachas hantar jamaean aur kah dean, jahaan vah patr chhapana, vahaan yah samachar bhi chhap dena, lekin isaka parinam soch kar man ko shaant kiya aur turant unase milane chale. agar der ki, aur oankaranath ne vah sanvad chhap diya, to unake sare yash mean kalima put jayagi.

oeankaranath sair karake laute the aur aj ke patr ke lie sanpadakiy lekh likhane ki chianta mean baithe hue the, par man pakshi ki bhaanti u da-u da phirata tha. unaki dharmapatni ne rat unhean kuchh aisi batean kah dali thian, jo abhi tak kaantoan ki tarah chubh rahi thian. unhean koee daridr kah le, abhaga kah le, buddhoo kah le, vah jara bhi bura n manate the, lekin yah kahana ki unamean purushatv nahian hai, yah unake lie asahay tha. aur phir apani patni ko yah kahane ka kya hak hai? usase to yah asha ki jati hai ki koee is tarah ka akshep kare, to usaka muanh band kar de. beshak vah aisi khabarean nahian chhapate, aisi tippaniyaan nahian karate ki sir par koee aphat a jae. phooank-phooank kar qadam rakhate haian. in kale qanoonoan ke yug mean vah aur kar hi kya sakate haian, magar vah kyoan saanp ke bil mean hath nahian dalate? isilie to ki unake ghar valoan ko kasht n uthane p dean. aur unaki sahishnuta ka unhean yah puraskar mil raha hai? kya aandher hai! unake pas rupe nahian haian, to banarasi sa di kaise manga dean? daktar, seth aur prophesar bhatiya aur n jane kis-kisaki striyaan banarasi sa di pahanati haian, to vah kya karean? kyoan unaki patni in sa divaliyoan ko apane khaddar ki sa di se lajjit nahian karati? unaki khud to yah adat hai ki kisi b de adami se milane jate haian, to mote se mote kap de pahan lete haian aur koee kuchh alochana kare, to usaka muanh to d javab dene ko taiyar rahate haian. unaki patni mean kyoan vahi atmabhiman nahian hai? vah kyoan doosaroan ka that-bat dekh kar vichalit ho jati hai? use samajhana chahie ki vah ek desh-bhakt purush ki patni hai. desh-bhakt ke pas apane bhakti ke siva aur kya sanpatti hai? isi vishay ko aj ke agralekh ka vishay banane ki kalpana karate-karate unaka dhyan rayasahab ke muamale ki or ja pahuancha. rayasahab soochana ka kya uttar dete haian, yah dekhana hai. agar vah apani saphaee dene mean saphal ho jate haian, tab to koee bat nahian, lekin agar vah yah samajhean ki oankaranath dabav, bhay ya mulahaje mean a kar apane kartavy se muanh pher leange to yah unaka bhram hai. is sare tap aur sadhana ka puraskar unhean isake siva aur kya milata hai ki avasar p dane par vah in qanooni dakaitoan ka bhandapho d karean. unhean khoob maloom hai ki rayasahab b de prabhavashali jiv haian. kauansil ke meanbar to haian hi. adhikariyoan mean bhi unaka kafi roosookh hai. vah chahean, to un par jhoothe mukadame chalava sakate haian, apane guandoan se rah chalate pitava sakate haian, lekin oankar in batoan se nahian darata. jab tak usaki deh mean pran hai, vah atatayiyoan ki khabar leta rahega.

sahasa motarakar ki avaz sun kar vah chauanke. turant kagaz le kar apana lekh aranbh kar diya. aur ek hi kshan mean rayasahab ne unake kamare mean qadam rakha.

oankaranath ne n unaka svagat kiya, n kushal-kshem poochha, n kurasi di. unhean is tarah dekha, mano koee mulajim unaki adalat mean aya ho aur rob se mile hue svar mean poochha - apako mera puraja mil gaya tha? maian vah patr likhane ke lie badhy nahian tha, mera kartavy yah tha ki svayan usaki tahakikat karata, lekin murauvat mean siddhaantoan ki kuchh n kuchh hatya karani hi p dati hai. kya us sanvad mean kuchh saty hai?

rayasahab usaka saty hona asvikar n kar sake. halaanki abhi tak unhean juramane ke rupe nahian mile the aur vah unake pane se saf inakar kar sakate the, lekin vah dekhana chahate the ki yah mahashay kis pahaloo par chalate haian.

oeankaranath ne khed prakat karate hue kaha - tab to mere lie us sanvad ko prakashit karane ke siva aur koee marg nahian hai. mujhe isaka du:kh hai ki mujhe apane ek param hitaishi mitr ki alochana karani p d rahi hai, lekin kartavy ke age vyakti koee chiz nahian. sanpadak agar apana kartavy n poora kar sake to use is asan par baithane ka koee hak nahian hai.

rayasahab kurasi par dat ge aur pan ki gilauriyaan muanh mean bhar kar bole - lekin yah apake hak mean achchha n hoga. mujhe jo kuchh hona hai, pichhe hoga, apako tatkal dand mil jayaga agar ap mitroan ki paravah nahian karate, to maian bhi usi kaian de ka adami hooan.

oankaranath ne shahid ka gaurav dharan karake kaha - isaka to mujhe kabhi bhay nahian hua. jis din maianne patr-sanpadan ka bhar liya, usi din pranoan ka moh chho d diya, aur mere samip ek sanpadak ki sabase shanadar maut yahi hai ki vah nyay aur saty ki raksha karata hua apana balidan kar de.

'achchhi bat hai. maian apaki chunauti svikar karata hooan. maian ab tak apako mitr samajhata aya tha, magar ab ap l dane hi par taiyar haian, to l daee hi sahi. akhir maian apake patr ka panchaguna chanda kyoan deta hooan? keval isilie ki vah mera gulam bana rahe. mujhe paramatma ne rees banaya hai. apake banane se nahian bana hooan. sadharan chanda pandrah rupaya hai. maian pachahattar rupaya deta hooan, isalie ki apaka muanh band rahe. jab ap ghate ka rona rote haian aur sahayata ki apil karate haian, aur aisi shayad hi koee timahi jati ho, jab apaki apil n nikalati ho, to maian aise mauke par apaki kuchh-n-kuchh madad kar deta hooan. kisalie? dipavali, dashahara, holi mean apake yahaan baina bhejata hooan, aur sal mean pachchis bar apaki davat karata hooan, kisalie? ap rishvat aur kartavy donoan sath-sath nahian nibha sakate.'

oankaranath uttejit ho kar bole - maianne kabhi rishvat nahian li.

rayasahab ne phatakara - agar yah vyavahar rishvat nahian hai to rishvat kya hai, jara mujhe samajha dijie! kya ap samajhate haian, apako chho d kar aur sabhi gadhe haian, jo ni:svarth-bhav se apaka ghata poora karate rahate haian? nikalie apane bahi aur batalaie, ab tak apako meri riyasat se kitana mil chuka hai? mujhe vishvas hai, hajaroan ki rakam nikalegi. agar apako svadeshi-svadeshi chilla kar videshi davaoan aur vastuoan ka vijnapan chhapane mean sharam nahian ati, to maian apane asamiyoan se daan d, tavan aur jurmana lete kyoan sharamaooan? yah n samajhie ki ap hi kisanoan ke hit ka bi da uthae hue haian. mujhe kisanoan ke sath jalana-marana hai, mujhase badh kar doosara unaka hitechchhu nahian ho sakata, lekin meri gujar kaise ho? aphasaroan ko davatean kahaan se dooan, sarakari chande kahaan se dooan khanadan ke saik doan adamiyoan ki zarooratean kaise poori karooan? mere ghar ka kya kharch hai, yah shayad ap janate haian, to kya mere ghar mean rupe phalate haian? aega to asamiyoan hi ke ghar se. ap samajhate hoange, zamiandar aur tallukedar sare sansar ka sukh bhog rahe haian. unaki asali halat ka apako jnan nahian, agar vah dharmatma ban kar rahean, to unaka jianda rahana mushkil ho jae. aphasaroan ko daliyaan n dean, to jelakhana ghar ho jae. ham bichchhoo nahian haian ki anayas hi sabako dank marate phirean. n gariboan ka gala dabana koee b de anand ka kam hai, lekin maryadaoan ka palan to karana hi p data hai. jis tarah ap meri reesi ka fayada uthana chahate haian, usi tarah aur sabhi hamean sone ki murgi samajhate haian. aie mere bangale par to dikhaooan ki subah se sham tak kitane nishane mujh par p date haian. koee kashmir se shal-dushala lie chala a raha hai, koee itr aur tanbakoo ka ejeant hai, koee pustakoan aur patrikaoan ka, koee jivan bime ka, koee gramophon lie sir par savar hai, koee kuchh. chande vale to anaginati. kya sabake samane apana dukh da le kar baith jaooan? ye log mere dvar par dukh da sunane ate haian? ate haian mujhe ulloo bana kar mujhase kuchh aianthane ke lie. aj maryada ka vichar chho d dooan, to taliyaan pitane lagean. hukkam ko daliyaan n dooan, to bagi samajha jaooan. tab ap apane lekhoan se meri raksha n kareange. kaangres mean sharik hua, usaka tavan abhi tak deta jata hooan. kali kitab mean nam darj ho gaya. mere sir par kitana karz hai, yah bhi kabhi apane poochha hai? agar sabhi mahajan digriyaan kara lean, to mere hath ki yah aangoothi tak bik jayagi. ap kaheange, kyoan yah adanbar palate ho? kahie, sat pushtoan se jis vatavaran mean pala hooan, usase ab nikal nahian sakata. ghas chhilana mere lie asanbhav hai. apake pas zamin nahian, jayadad nahian, maryada ka jhamela nahian, ap nirbhik ho sakate haian, lekin ap bhi dum dabae baithe rahate haian. apako kuchh khabar hai, adalatoan mean kitani rishvatean chal rahi haian, kitane gariboan ka khoon ho raha hai, kitani deviyaan bhrasht ho rahi haian. hai boota likhane ka? samagri maian deta hooan, praman sahit.

oankaranath kuchh narm ho kar bole - jab kabhi avasar aya hai, maianne qadam pichhe nahian hataya.

rayasahab bhi kuchh narm hue - haan, maian svikar karata hooan ki do-ek maukoan par apane javaanmardi dikhaee, lekin apaki nigah hamesha apane labh ki or rahi hai, praja-hit ki or nahian. aankhean n nikalie aur n muanh lal kijie. jab kabhi ap maidan mean ae haian, usaka shubh parinam yahi hua ki apake samman aur prabhav aur amadani mean ijafa hua hai, agar mere sath bhi ap vahi chal chal rahe hoan, to apaki khatir karane ko taiyar hooan. rupe n dooanga, kyoanki vah rishvat hai. apaki patniji ke lie koee abhooshan banava dooanga. hai manjoor? ab maian apase saty kahata hooan ki apako jo sanvad mila, vah galat hai, magar yah bhi kah dena chahata hooan ki apane aur sabhi bhaiyoan ki tarah maian bhi asamiyoan se juramana leta hooan aur sal mean das-paanch hazar rupe mere hath lag jate haian, aur agar ap mere muanh se yah kaur chhinana chaheange, to ap ghate mean raheange. ap bhi sansar mean sukh se rahana chahate haian, maian bhi chahata hooan. isase kya fayada ki ap nyay aur kartavy ka dhoang rach kar mujhe bhi jerabar karean, khud bhi jerabar hoan. dil ki bat kahie. maian apaka bairi nahian hooan. apake sath kitani hi bar ek chauke mean ek mej par kha chuka hooan. maian yah bhi janata hooan ki ap takaliph mean haian. apaki halat shayad meri halat se bhi kharab hai. haan, agar apane harishchandr banane ki kasam kha li hai, to apaki khushi. maian chalata hooan.

rayasahab kurasi se uth kh de hue. oankaranath ne unaka hath pak d kar sandhi-bhav se kaha - nahian-nahian, abhi apako baithana p dega. maian apani pojishan saf kar dena chahata hooan. apane mere sath jo salook kie haian, unake lie maian apaka abhari hooan, lekin yahaan siddhaant ki bat a gee hai aur ap to janate haian, siddhaant pranoan se bhi pyare hote haian.

rayasahab kurasi par baith kar jara mithe svar mean bole - achchha bhaee, jo chahe likho. maian tumhare siddhaant ko to dana nahian chahata. aur to kya hoga, badanami hogi. haan, kahaan tak nam ke pichhe marooan! kaun aisa tallukedar hai, jo asamiyoan ko tho da-bahut nahian satata ? kutta haddi ki rakhavali kare to khae kya? maian itana hi kar sakata hooan ki age apako is tarah ki koee shikayat n milegi, agar apako mujh par kuchh vishvas hai, to is bar kshama kijie. kisi doosare sanpadak se maian is tarah khushamad nahian karata. use sare bazar pitavata, lekin mujhase apaki dosti hai, isalie dabana hi p dega. yah samachar-patroan ka yug hai. sarakar tak unase darati hai, meri hasti kya. ap jise chahean bana dean. khair, yah jhag da khatm kijie. kahie, ajakal patr ki kya dasha hai? kuchh grahak badhe?

oankaranath ne anichchha ke bhav se kaha - kisi n kisi tarah kam chal jata hai aur vartaman paristhiti mean maian isase adhik asha nahian rakhata. maian is taraph dhan aur bhog ki lalasa le kar nahian aya tha, isalie mujhe shikayat nahian hai. maian janata ki seva karane aya tha aur vah yathashakti kie jata hooan. rashtr ka kalyan ho, yahi meri kamana hai. ek vyakti ke sukh-du:kh ka koee mooly nahian hai.

rayasahab ne jara aur sahriday ho kar kaha - yah sab thik hai bhaee sahab, lekin seva karane ke lie bhi jina zaroori hai. arthik chiantaoan mean ap ekagrachitt ho kar seva bhi to nahian kar sakate. kya grahak-sankhya bilakul nahian badh rahi hai?

'bat yah hai ki maian apane patr ka adarsh girana nahian chahata, agar maian bhi aj sinema-staroan ke chitr aur charitr chhapane lagooan to mere grahak badh sakate haian, lekin apani to yah niti nahian! aur bhi kitane hi aise hathakande haian, jinase patroan dvara dhan kamaya ja sakata hai, lekin maian unhean garhit samajhata hooan.'

'isi ka yah phal hai ki aj apaka itana samman hai. maian ek prastav karana chahata hooan. maloom nahian, ap use svikar kareange ya nahian. ap meri or se sau adamiyoan ke nam phri patr jari kar dijie. chanda maian de dooanga.'

oankaranath ne kritajnata se sir jhuka kar kaha - maian dhanyavad ke sath apaka dan svikar karata hooan. khed yahi hai ki patroan ki or se janata kitani udasin hai. skool aur kalijoan aur mandiroan ke lie dhan ki kami nahian hai, par aj tak ek bhi aisa dani n nikala, jo patroan ke prachar ke lie dan deta, halaanki jan-shiksha ka uddeshy jitane kam kharch mean patroan se poora ho sakata hai, aur kisi tarah nahian ho sakata. jaise shikshalayoan ko sansthaoan dvara sahayata mila karati hai, aise hi agar patrakaroan ko milane lage, to in becharoan ko apana jitana samay aur sthan vijnapanoan ki bheant karana p data hai, vah kyoan karana p de? maian apaka b da anugrihit hooan.

rayasahab bida ho ge. oankaranath ke mukh par prasannata ki jhalak n thi. rayasahab ne kisi tarah ki shart n ki thi, koee bandhan n lagaya tha, par oankaranath aj itani karari phatakar pa kar bhi is dan ko asvikar n kar sake. paristhiti aisi a p di thi ki unhean ubarane ka koee upay hi n soojh raha tha. pres ke karmachariyoan ka tin mahine ka vetan baki p da hua tha. kagaz vale ke ek hazar se oopar a rahe the, yahi kya kam tha ki unhean hath nahian phailana p da.

unaki stri gomati ne a kar vidroh ke svar mean kaha - kya abhi bhojan ka samay nahian aya, ya yah bhi koee niyam hai ki jab tak ek n baj jay, jagah se n utho? kab tak koee choolha agorata rahe?

oankaranath ne du:khi aankhoan se patni ki or dekha. gomati ka vidroh u d gaya. vah unaki kathinaiyoan ko samajhati thi. doosari mahilaoan ke vastrabhooshan dekh kar kabhi-kabhi usake man mean vidroh ke bhav jag uthate the aur vah pati ko do-char jali kati suna jati thi, par vastav mean yah krodh unake prati nahian, apane durbhagy ke prati tha, aur isaki tho di-si aanch anayas hi oankaranath tak pahuanch jati thi. vah unaka tapasvi jivan dekh kar man mean kudhati thi aur unase sahanubhooti bhi rakhati thi. bas, unhean tho da-sa sanaki samajhati thi. unaka udas muanh dekh kar poochha - kyoan udas ho, pet mean kuchh g dab d hai kya?

oankaranath ko muskarana p da - kaun udas hai, maian? mujhe to aj jitani khushi hai, utani apane vivah ke din bhi n huee thi. aj sabere pandrah sau ki bohani huee. kisi bhagyavanh ka muanh dekha tha.

gomati ko vishvas n aya, boli - jhoothe ho, tumhean pandrah sau kahaan mil jate haian? pandrah rupe kaho, man leti hooan.

nahian-nahian, tumhare sir ki kasam, pandrah sau mare. abhi rayasahab ae the. sau grahakoan ka chanda apani taraph se dene ka vachan de ge haian.'

gomati ka chehara utar gaya- to mil chuke!

'nahian, rayasahab vade ke pakke haian.'

'maianne kisi tallukedar ko vade ka pakka dekha hi nahian. dada ek tallukedar ke naukar the. sal-sal bhar talab nahian milati thi. use chho d kar doosare ki naukari ki. usane do sal tak ek paee n di. ek bar dada garam p de, to mar kar bhaga diya. inake vadoan ka koee karar nahian.'

'maian aj hi bil bhejata hooan.'

'bheja karo. kah deange, kal ana. kal apane ilake par chale jaeange. tin mahine mean lauteange.'

oankaranath sanshay mean p d ge. thik to hai, kahian rayasahab pichhe se mukar ge to vah kya kar leange? phir bhi dil mazaboot karake kaha - aisa nahian ho sakata. kam-se-kam rayasahab ko maian itana dhokhebaj nahian samajhata. mera unake yahaan kuchh baki nahian hai.

gomati ne usi sandeh ke bhav se kaha - isi se to maian tumhean buddhoo kahati hooan. jara kisi ne sahanubhooti dikhaee aur tum phool uthe. mote rees haian. inake pet mean aise kitane vade hajam ho sakate haian. jitane vade karate haian, agar sab poora karane lagean, to bhikh maangane ki naubat a jae. mere gaanv ke thakur sahab to do-do, tin-tin sal tak baniyoan ka hisab n karate the. naukaroan ka vetan to nam ke lie dete the. sal-bhar kam liya, jab naukar ne vetan maanga, mar kar nikal diya. kee bar isi nadihandi mean skool se unake l dakoan ke nam kat ge. akhir unhoanne l dakoan ko ghar bula liya. ek bar rel ka tikat bhi udhar maanga tha. yah rayasahab bhi to unhian ke bhaeeband haian. chalo, bhojan karo aur chakki piso, jo tumhare bhagy mean likha hai. yah samajh lo ki ye b de adami tumhean phatakarate rahean, vahi achchha hai. yah tumhean ek paisa deange, to usaka chauguna apane asamiyoan se vasool kar leange. abhi unake vishay mean jo kuchh chahate ho, likhate ho. tab to thakurasohati hi karani p degi.

pandit ji bhojan kar rahe the, par kaur muanh mean phansa hua jan p data tha. akhir bina dil ka bojh halka kie, bhojan karana kathin ho gaya. bole - agar rupe n die, to aisi khabar looanga ki yad kareange. unaki choti mere hath mean hai. gaanv ke log jhoothi khabar nahian de sakate. sachchi khabar dete to unaki jan nikalati hai, jhoothi khabar kya deange. rayasahab ke khilaf ek riport mere pas aee hai. chhap dooan, to bacha ko ghar se nikalana mushkil ho jae. mujhe vah khairat nahian de rahe haian, b de dabasat mean p d kar is rah par ae haian. pahale dhamakiyaan dikha rahe the. jab dekha, isase kam n chalega, to yah chara pheanka. maianne bhi socha, ek inake thik ho jane se to desh se anyay mita jata nahian, phir kyoan n is dan ko svikar kar looan? maian apane adarsh se gir gaya hooan zaroor, lekin itane par bhi rayasahab ne daga ki, to maian bhi shathata par utar aooanga. jo gariboan ko lootata hai, usako lootane ke lie apani atma ko bahut samajhana n p dega.

sanbandhit lekh

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