गोदान उपन्यास भाग-27

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

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aur gobar javani ke nashe mean mast tha. usaki atript lalasaean vishay-bhog ke saphar mean doob jana chahati thian. kisi kam mean usaka man n lagata. khoancha le kar jata, to ghante-bhar hi mean laut ata. manoranjan ka koee doosara saman n tha. p dos ke majoor aur ikkevan rat-rat bhar tash aur jua khelate the. pahale vah bhi khoob khelata tha, magar ab usake lie keval manoranjan tha, jhuniya ke sath has-vilas. tho de hi dinoan mean jhuniya is jivan se oob gee. vah chahati thi, kahian ekaant mean ja kar baithe, khoob nishchiant ho kar lete-soe, magar vah ekaant kahian n milata. use ab gobar par gussa ata. usane shahar ke jivan ka kitana mohak chitr khiancha tha, aur yahaan is kal-kothari ke siva aur kuchh nahian. balak se bhi use chidh hoti thi. kabhi-kabhi vah use mar kar nikal deti aur aandar se kiva d band kar leti. balak rote-rote bedam ho jata.

us par vipatti yah ki use doosara bachcha paida hone vala tha. koee age n pichhe. aksar sir mean dard hua karata. khane se aruchi ho gee thi. aisi tandra hoti thi ki kone mean chupachap p di rahe. koee usase n bole-chale, magar yahaan gobar ka nishthur prem svagat ke lie dvar khatakhatata rahata tha. stan mean doodh nam ko nahian, lekin lalloo chhati par savar rahata tha. deh ke sath usaka man bhi durbal ho gaya. vah jo sankalp karati, use tho de-se agrah par to d deti. vah leti rahati aur lalloo a kar jabaradasti usaki chhati par baith jata aur stan muanh mean le kar chabane lagata. vah ab do sal ka ho gaya tha. b de tej daant nikal ae the. muanh mean doodh n jata, to vah krodh mean a kar stan mean daant kat leta, lekin jhuniya mean ab itani shakti bhi n thi ki use chhati par se dhakel de. use haradam maut samane kh di najar ati. pati aur putr kisi se bhi use sneh n tha. sabhi apane matalab ke yar haian. barasat ke dinoan mean jab lalloo ko dast ane lage to usane doodh pina chho d diya, to jhuniya ko sir se ek vipatti tal jane ka anubhav hua, lekin jab ek saptah ke bad balak mar gaya, to usaki smriti putr-sneh se sajiv ho kar use rulane lagi.

aur jab gobar balak ke marane ke ek hi saptah bad phir agrah karane laga, to usane krodh mean jal kar kaha - tum kitane pashu ho!

jhuniya ko ab lalloo ki smriti lalloo se bhi kahian priy thi. lalloo jab tak samane tha, vah usase jitana sukh pati thi, usase kahian zyada kasht pati thi. ab lalloo usake man mean a baitha tha, shaant, sthir, sushil, suhas. usaki kalpana mean ab vedanamay anand tha, jisamean pratyaksh ki kali chhaya n thi. bahar vala lalloo usake bhitar vale lalloo ka pratibianb matr tha. pratibianb samane n tha, jo asaty tha, asthir tha. saty roop to usake bhitar tha, usaki ashaoan aur shubhechchhaoan se sajiv. doodh ki jagah vah use apana rakt pila-pila kar pal rahi thi. use ab vah band kothari, aur vah durgandhamayi vayu aur vah donoan joon dhuean mean jalana, in batoan ka mano jnan hi n raha. vah smriti usake bhitar baithi huee jaise use shakti pradan karati rahati. jite-ji jo usake jivan ka bhar tha, mar kar usake pranoan mean sama gaya tha. usaki sari mamata aandar ja kar bahar se udasin ho gee. gobar der mean ata hai ya jald, ruchi se bhojan karata hai ya nahian, prasann hai ya udas, isaki ab use bilakul chianta n thi. gobar kya kamata hai aur kaise kharch karata hai, isaki bhi use parava n thi. usaka jivan jo kuchh tha, bhitar tha, bahar vah keval nirjiv thi.

usake shok mean bhag le kar, usake aantarjivan mean paith kar, gobar usake samip ja sakata tha, usake jivan ka aang ban sakata tha, par vah usake bahy jivan ke sookhe tat par a kar hi pyasa laut jata tha.

ek din usane rookhe svar mean kaha - to lalloo ke nam ko kab tak roe jayagi! char-paanch mahine to ho ge.

jhuniya ne thandi saans le kar kaha - tum mera du:kh nahian samajh sakate. apana kam dekho. maian jaisi hooan, vaisi p di rahane do.

'tere rote rahane se lalloo laut aega?'

jhuniya ke pas koee javab n tha. vah uth kar patili mean kachaloo ke lie aloo ubalane lagi. gobar ko aisa pashan-hriday usane n samajha tha.

is bedardi ne usake lalloo ko usake man mean aur bhi sajag kar diya. lalloo usi ka hai, usamean kisi ka sajha nahian, kisi ka hissa nahian. abhi tak lalloo kisi aansh mean usake hriday ke bahar bhi tha, gobar ke hriday mean bhi usaki kuchh jyoti thi. ab vah sanpoorn roop se usaka tha.

gobar ne khoanche se nirash ho kar shakkar ke mil mean naukari kar li thi. mistar khanna ne pahale mil se protsahit ho kar hal mean yah doosara mil khol diya tha. gobar ko vahaan b de sabere jana p data, aur din-bhar ke bad jab vah diya-jale ghar lautata, to usaki deh mean jara bhi jan n rahati thi. ghar par bhi use isase kam mehanat n karani p dati thi, lekin vahaan use jara bhi thakan n hoti thi. bich-bich mean vah hans-bol bhi leta tha. phir us khule maidan mean, unmukt akash ke niche, jaise usaki kshati poori ho jati thi. vahaan usaki deh chahe jitana kam kare, man svachchhand rahata tha. yahaan deh ki utani mehanat n hone par bhi jaise us kolahal, us gati aur toofani shor ka us par bojh-sa lada rahata tha. yah shanka bhi bani rahati thi ki n jane kab daant p d jae. sabhi shramikoan ki yahi dasha thi. sabhi ta di ya sharab mean apane daihik thakan aur manasik avasad ko dubaya karate the. gobar ko bhi sharab ka chaska p da. ghar ata to nashe mean choor, aur pahar rat ge. aur a kar koee-n-koee bahana khoj kar jhuniya ko galiyaan deta, ghar se nikalane lagata aur kabhi-kabhi pit bhi deta.

jhuniya ko ab yah shanka hone lagi ki vah rakheli hai, isi se usaka yah apaman ho raha hai. byahata hoti, to gobar ki majal thi ki usake sath yah bartav karata. biradari use dand deti, hukka-pani band kar deti. usane kitani b di bhool ki ki is kapati ke sath ghar se nikal bhagi. sari duniya mean hansi bhi huee aur hath kuchh n aya. vah gobar ko apana dushman samajhane lagi. n usake khane-pine ki parava karati, n apane khane-pine ki. jab gobar use marata, to use aisa krodh ata ki gobar ka gala chhure se ret dale. garbh jyoan-jyoan poora hota jata hai, usaki chianta badhati jati hai. is ghar mean to usaki maran ho jayagi. kaun usaki dekhabhal karega, kaun use sanbhalega? aur jo gobar isi tarah marata-pitata raha, tab to usaka jivan narak hi ho jayaga.

ek din vah banbe par pani bharane gee, to p dos ki ek stri ne poochha - kai mahine hai re?

jhuniya ne laja kar kaha - kya jane didi, maianne to gina-ginaya nahian hai.

dohari deh ki, kali-kalooti, nati, kuroopa, b de-b de stanoan vali stri thi. usaka pati ekka haankata tha aur vah khud lak di ki dukan karati thi. jhuniya kee bar usaki dukan se lak di laee thi. itana hi parichay tha.

muskara kar boli - mujhe to jan p data hai, din poore ho ge haian. aj hi kal mean hoga. koee daee-vaee thik kar li hai?

jhuniya ne bhayatur svar mean kaha - maian to yahaan kisi ko nahian janati.

'tera mardua kaisa hai, jo kan mean tel dale baitha hai?'

'unhean meri kya phikar!'

'haan, dekh to rahi hooan. tum to saur mean baithogi, koee karane-dharane vala chahie ki nahian? sas-nanad, devarani-jethani, koee hai ki nahian? kisi ko bula lena tha.'

'mere lie sab mar ge.'

vah pani la kar joothe baratan maanjane lagi, to prasav ki shanka se hriday mean dh dakanean ho rahi thian. sochane lagi - kaise kya hoga bhagavan? uanh! yahi to hoga, mar jaooangi, achchha hai, janjal se chhoot jaooangi.

sham ko usake pet mean dard hone laga. samajh gee vipatti ki gh di a pahuanchi. pet ko ek hath se pak de hue pasine se tar usane choolha jalaya, khich di dali aur dard se vyakul ho kar vahian zamin par let rahi. koee das baje rat ko gobar aya, ta di ki durgandh u data hua. latapatati huee jaban se ootapataang bak raha tha - mujhe kisi ki parava nahian hai. jise sau daphe garaj ho, rahe, nahian chala jae. maian kisi ka tav nahian sah sakata. apane maan-bap ka tav nahian saha, jinane janam diya. tab doosaroan ka tav kyoan sahooan? jamadar aankhean dikhata hai. yahaan kisi ki dhauans sahane vale nahian haian. logoan ne pak d n liya hota, to khoon pi jata, khoon! kal dekhooanga bacha ko. phaansi hi to hogi. dikha dooanga ki mard kaise marate haian. hansata hua, ak data hua, mooanchhoan par tav deta hua phaansi ke takhte par jaooan, to sahi. aurat ki jat! kitani bevapha hoti hai. khich di dal di aur taang pasar kar so rahi. koee khay ya n khay, usaki bala se. ap maje se phulake u dati hai, mere lie khich di! achchha sata le jitana satate bane, tujhe bhagavan sataeange. jo nyay karate haian.

usane jhuniya ko jagaya nahian. kuchh bola bhi nahian. chupake se khich di thali mean nikali aur do-char kaur nigal kar baramade mean let raha. pichhale pahar use sardi lagi. kothari se kanbal lene gaya to jhuniya ke karahane ki avaz suni. nasha utar chuka tha. poochha - kaisa ji hai jhuniya! kahian darad hai kya.

'haan, pet mean zor se darad ho raha hai?'

'toone pahale kyoan nahian kaha ab is bakhat kahaan jaooan?'

'kisase kahati?'

'maian mar gaya tha kya?'

'tumhean mere marane-jine ki kya chianta?'

gobar ghabaraya, kahaan daee khojane jay? is vakt vah ane hi kyoan lagi? ghar mean kuchh hai bhi to nahian. chu dail ne pahale bata diya hota to kisi se do-char rupe maang lata. inhian hathoan mean sau-pachas rupe haradam p de rahate the, char adami khusamad karate the. is kulachchhani ke ate hi jaise lachchhami rooth gee. take-take ko muhataj ho gaya.

sahasa kisi ne pukara - yah kya tumhari gharavali karah rahi hai? darad to nahian ho raha hai?

yah vahi moti aurat thi, jisase aj jhuniya ki batachit huee thi. gho de ko dana khilane uthi thi. jhuniya ka karahana sun kar poochhane a gee thi.

gobar ne baramade mean ja kar kaha - pet mean darad hai. chhatapata rahi hai. yahaan koee daee milegi?

'vah to maian aj use dekh kar hi samajh gee thi. daee kachchi saray mean rahati hai. lapak kar bula lao. kahana, jaldi chal. tab tak maian yahian baithi hooan.'

'maianne to kachchi saray nahian dekhi, kidhar hai?'

'achchha, tum use pankha jhalate raho, maian bulae lati hooan. yahi kahate haian, ana di adami kisi kam ka nahian. poora pet aur daee ki khabar nahian.'

yah kahati huee vah chal di. isake muanh par to log ise chuhiya kahate haian, yahi isaka nam tha, lekin pith pichhe motalli kaha - karate the. kisi ko motalli kahate sun leti thi, to usake sat purakhoan tak chadh jati thi.

gobar ko baithe das minat bhi n hue hoange ki vah laut aee aur boli - ab sansar mean gariboan ka kaise nibah hoga. raan d kahati hai, paanch rupe looangi?tab chalooangi. aur ath ane roj. barahavean din ek sa di. maianne kaha - tera muanh jhulas dooan. too ja choolhe mean! maian dekh looangi. barah bachchoan ki maan yoan hi nahian ho gee hooan. tum bahar a jao gobaradhan, maian sab kar looangi. bakhat p dane par adami hi adami ke kam ata hai. char bachche jana lie to daee ban baithi!

vah jhuniya ke pas ja baithi aur usaka sir apani jaangh par rakh kar usaka pet sahalati huee boli - maian to aj tujhe dekhate hi samajh gee thi. sach poochho, to isi dh dake mean aj mujhe niand nahian aee. yahaan tera kaun saga baitha hai?

jhuniya ne dard se daant jama kar si karate hue kaha - ab n bachooangi! didi! hay maian to bhagavan se maangane n gee thi. ek ko pala-posa. use tumane chhin liya, to phir isaka kaun kam tha? maian mar jaooan mata, to tum bachche par daya karana. use pal-pos dena. bhagavan tumhara bhala kareange.

chuhiya sneh se usake kesh sulajhati huee boli - dhiraj dhar beti, dhiraj dhar. abhi chhan-bhar mean kasht kata jata hai. toone bhi to jaise chuppi sadh li thi. isamean kis bat ki laj! mujhe bata diya hota, to maian maulavi sahab ke pas se tabij la deti. vahi mirja ji jo is hate mean rahate haian.

isake bad jhuniya ko kuchh hosh n raha. nau baje subah use hosh aya, to usane dekha, chuhiya shiush ko lie baithi hai aur vah saf sa di pahane leti huee hai. aisi kamazori thi, mano deh mean rakt ka nam n ho.

chuhiya roj sabere a kar jhuniya ke lie harira aur halava paka jati aur din mean bhi kee bar a kar bachche ko ubatan mal jati aur oopar ka doodh pila jati. aj chautha din tha, par jhuniya ke stanoan mean doodh n utarata tha. shishu ro-ro kar gala ga de leta tha, kyoanki oopar ka doodh use pachata n tha. ek chhan ko bhi chup n hota tha. chuhiya apana stan usake muanh mean deti. bachcha ek kshan choosata, par jab doodh n nikalata, to phir chikhane lagata. jab chauthe din saanjh tak jhuniya ke doodh n utara, to chuhiya ghabaraee. bachcha sookhata chala jata tha. nakhas mean ek peanshanar daktar rahate the. chuhiya unhean le aee. daktar ne dekh-bhal kar kaha - isaki deh mean khoon to hai hi nahian, doodh kahaan se ae? samasya jatil ho gee. deh mean khoon lane ke lie mahinoan pushtikarak davaean khani p deangi, tab kahian doodh utarega. tab tak to is maans ke loth de ka hi kam tamam ho jayaga.

pahar rat ho gee thi. gobar ta di pie osare mean p da hua tha. chuhiya bachche ko chup karane ke lie usake muanh mean apane chhati dale hue thi ki sahasa use aisa maloom hua ki usaki chhati mean doodh a gaya hai. prasann ho kar boli - le jhuniya, ab tera bachcha ji jayaga, mere doodh a gaya.

jhuniya ne chakit ho kar kaha - tumhean doodh a gaya?

'nahian ri, sach.'

'maian to nahian patiyati.'

'dekh le!'

usane apana stan daba kar dikhaya. doodh ki dhar phoot nikali.

jhuniya ne poochha - tumhari chhoti bitiya to ath sal se kam ki nahian hai.

'haan athavaan hai, lekin mujhe doodh bahut hota tha.'

'idhar to tumhean koee bal-bachcha nahian hua.'

'vahi l daki pet-pochhani thi. chhati bilakul sookh gee thi, lekin bhagavan ki lila hai, aur kya!'

ab se chuhiya char-paanch bar a kar bachche ko doodh pila jati. bachcha paida to hua tha durbal, lekin chuhiya ka svasth doodh pi kar gadaraya jata tha. ek din chuhiya nadi snan karane chali gee. bachcha bhookh ke mare chhatapatane laga. chuhiya das baje lauti, to jhuniya bachche ko kandhoan se lagae jhula rahi thi aur bachcha roe jata tha. chuhiya ne bachche ko usaki god se le kar doodh pila dena chaha, par jhuniya ne use jhi dak kar kaha - rahane do. abhaga mar jay, vahi achchha. kisi ka ehasan to n lena p de.

chuhiya gi dagi dane lagi. jhuniya ne b de adaravan ke bad bachcha usaki god mean diya.

lekin jhuniya aur gobar mean ab bhi n patati thi. jhuniya ke man mean baith gaya tha ki yah pakka matalabi, bedard adami hai, mujhe keval bhog ki vastu samajhata hai. chahe maian marooan ya jiooan, usaki ichchha poori kie jaooan, use bilakul gam nahian. sochata hoga, yah mar jayagi to doosari laooanga, lekin muanh dho rakhean bachchoo! maian hi aisi alh d thi ki tumhare phande mean a gee. tab to pairoan par sir rakhe deta tha. yahaan ate hi n jane kyoan jaise isaka mizaj hi badal gaya. ja da a gaya tha, par n odhan, n bichhavan. roti-dal se jo do-char rupe bachate, ta di mean u d jate. ek purana lihaph tha. donoan usi mean sote the, lekin phir bhi unamean sau kos ka aantar tha. donoan ek hi karavat mean rat kat dete.

gobar ka ji shishu ko god mean le kar khelane ke lie taras kar rah jata tha. kabhi-kabhi vah rat ko uth kar usaka pyara mukh da dekh liya karata tha, lekin jhuniya ki or se usaka man khianchata tha. jhuniya bhi usase bat n karati, n usaki kuchh seva hi karati aur donoan ke bich mean yah maliny samay ke sath lohe ke morche ki bhaanti gahara, dridh aur kathor hota jata tha. donoan ek-doosare ki batoan ka ulta hi arth nikalate, vahi jisase apas ka dvesh aur bh dake. aur kee dinoan tak ek-ek vaky ko man mean pale rahate aur use apana rakt pila-pila kar ek-doosare par jhapat p dane ke lie taiyar rahate, jaise shikari kutte hoan.

udhar gobar ke karakhane mean bhi ae din ek-n-ek hangama uthata rahata tha. abaki bajat mean shakkar par dayooti lagi thi. mil ke malikoan ko majoori ghatane ka achchha bahana mil gaya. dayooti se agar paanch ki hani thi, to majoori ghata dene se das ka labh tha. idhar mahinoan se is mil mean bhi yahi masala chhi da hua tha. majooroan ka sangh h datal karane ko taiyar baitha hua tha. idhar majoori ghati aur udhar h datal huee. use majoori mean dhele ki katauti bhi svikar n thi. jab us tezike dinoan mean majoori mean ek dhele ki bhi badhati nahian huee, to ab vah ghate mean kyoan sath de.

mirja khurshed sangh ke sabhapati aur pandit oankaranath 'bijali' sanpadak, mantri the. donoan aisi h datal karane par tule hue the ki mil-malikoan ko kuchh din yad rahe. majooroan ko bhi aisi h datal se kshati pahuanchegi, yahaan tak ki hajaroan adami rotiyoan ko bhi mohataj ho jaeange, is pahaloo ki or unaki nigah bilakul n thi. aur gobar h dataliyoan mean sabase age tha. uddand svabhav ka tha hi, lalakarane ki zaroorat thi. phir vah marane-marane ko n darata tha. ek din jhuniya ne use ji k da karake samajhaya bhi - tum bal-bachche vale adami ho, tumhara is tarah ag mean koodana achchha nahian. is par gobar big d utha - too kaun hoti hai mere bich mean bolane vali? maian tujhase salah nahian poochhata. bat badh gee aur gobar ne jhuniya ko khoob pita. chuhiya ne a kar jhuniya ko chhu daya aur gobar ko daantane lagi. gobar ke sir par shaitan savar tha. lal-lal aankhean nikal kar bola - tum mere ghar mean mat aya karo chuhiya, tumhare ane ka kuchh kam nahian.

chuhiya ne vyang ke sath kaha - tumhare ghar mean n aooangi, to meri rotiyaan kaise chaleangi! yahian se maang-jaanch kar le jati hooan, tab tava garm hota hai! maian n hoti lala, to yah bibi aj tumhari latean khane ke lie baithi n hoti.

gobar ghooansa tan kar bola - maianne kah diya, mere ghar mean n aya karo. tumhian ne is chu dail ka mizaj asaman par chadha diya hai.

chuhiya vahian dati huee ni:shank kh di thi, boli-achchha, ab chup rahana gobar! bechari adhamari l dakori aurat ko mar kar tumane koee b di javaanmardi ka kam nahian kiya hai. tum usake lie kya karate ho ki tumhari mar sahe? ek roti khila dete ho isalie? apane bhag bakhano ki aisi goo aurat pa ge ho. doosari hoti, to tumhare muanh mean jha doo mar kar nikal gee hoti.

muhalle ke log jama ho ge aur charoan or se gobar par phatakarean p dane lagian. vahi log, jo apane gharoan mean apani striyoan ko roj pitate the, is vakt nyay aur daya ke putale bane hue the. chuhiya aur sher ho gee aur phariyad karane lagi - dadhijar kahata hai, mere ghar n aya karo. bibi-bachcha rakhane chala hai, yah nahian janata ki bibi-bachchoan ko palana b de gurde ka kam hai. isase poochho, maian n hoti to aj yah bachcha, jo bachh de ki tarah kulelean kar raha hai, kahaan hota? aurat ko mar kar javani dikhata hai. maian n huee teri bibi, nahian yahi jooti utha kar muanh par t dat d jamati aur kothari mean dhakel kar bahar se kiva d band kar deti. dane ko taras jate.

gobar jhallaya hua apane kam par chala gaya. chuhiya aurat n ho kar mard hoti, to maja chakha deta. aurat ke muanh kya lage.

mil mean asantosh ke badal ghane hote ja rahe the. mazadoor 'bijali' ki pratiyaan jeb mean lie phirate aur jara bhi avakash pate, to do-tin mazadoor mil kar use padhane lagate. patr ki bikri khoob badh rahi thi. mazadooroan ke neta 'bijali' karyalay mean adhi rat tak baithe h datal ki skimean banaya karate aur prat:kal jab patr mean yah samachar mote-mote aksharoan mean chhapata, to janata toot p dati aur patr ki kapiyaan doone-tigune dam par bik jatian. udhar kanpani ke dayarektar bhi apane ghat mean baithe hue the. h datal ho jane mean hi unaka hit tha. adamiyoan ki kami to hai nahian. bekari badhi huee hai, isake adhe vetan par aise adami asani se mil sakate haian. mal ki taiyari mean ekadam adhi bachat ho jayagi. das-paanch din kam ka haraj hoga, kuchh paravah nahian. akhir yahi nishchay ho gaya ki majoori mean kami ka ailan kar diya jae. din aur samay niyat kar liya gaya, pulis ko soochana de di gee. majooroan ko kanoankan khabar n thi. ve apane ghat mean the. usi vakt h datal karana chahate the, jab godam mean bahut tho da mal rah jay aur maang ki teziho.

ekaek ek din jab majoor log sham ko chhutti pa kar chalane lage, to dayarektaroan ka ailan suna diya gaya. usi vakt pulis a gee. majooroan ko apani ichchha ke viruddh usi vakt h datal karani p di, jab godam mean itana mal bhara hua tha ki bahut tej maang hone par bhi chh: mahine se pahale n uth sakata tha.

mirja khurshed ne yah bat suni, to muskarae, jaise koee manasvi yoddha apane shatru ke ran-kaushal par mugdh ho gaya ho. ek kshan vicharoan mean doobe rahane ke bad bole - achchhi bat hai. agar dayarektaroan ki yahi ichchha hai, to yahi sahi. halatean unake muaphik haian, lekin hamean nyay ka bal hai. vah log ne adami rakh kar apana kam chalana chahate haian. hamari koshish yah honi chahie ki unhean ek bhi naya adami n mile. yahi hamari fatah hogi.

'bijali' karyalay mean usi vakt khatare ki mitiang huee, karyakarini samiti ka bhi sangathan hua, padadhikariyoan ka chunav hua aur ath baje rat ko majooroan ka lanba juloos nikala. das baje rat ko kal ka sara program tay kiya gaya aur yah takid kar di gee ki kisi tarah ka danga-phasad n hone pae.

magar sari koshish bekar hueean. h dataliyoan ne ne majooroan ka tiddi-dal mil ke dvar par kh da dekha, to inaki hiansa-vritti kaboo se bahar ho gee. socha tha, sau-sau, pachas-pachas adami roj bharti ke lie aeange. unhean samajha-bujha kar ya dhamaka kar bhaga deange. h dataliyoan ki sankhya dekh kar ne log ap hi bhayabhit ho jaeange, magar yahaan to naksha hi kuchh aur tha, agar yah sare adami bharti ho ge, to h dataliyoan ke lie samajhaute ki koee asha hi n thi. tay hua ki ne adamiyoan ko mil mean jane hi n diya jae. bal-prayog ke siva aur koee upay n tha. naya dal bhi l dane-marane par taiyar tha. unamean adhikaansh aise bhukhamare the, jo is avasar ko kisi tarah bhi n chho dana chahate the. bhookhoan mar jane se ya apane bal-bachchoan ko bhookhoan marate dekhane se to yah kahian achchha tha ki is paristhiti mean l d kar marean. donoan daloan mean faujadari ho gee. 'bijali' sanpadak to bhag kh de hue. bechare mirja ji pit ge aur unaki raksha karate hue gobar bhi buri tarah ghayal ho gaya. mirja ji pahalavan adami the aur manje hue phikait, apane oopar koee gahara var n p dane diya. gobar ganvar tha. poora latth marana janata tha, par apani raksha karana n janata tha, jo l daee mean marane se zyada mahatv ki bat hai. usake ek hath ki haddi toot gee, sir khul gaya aur aant mean vah vahian dher ho gaya. kandhoan par anaginati lathiyaan p di thian, jisase usaka ek-ek aang choor ho gaya tha. h dataliyoan ne use girate dekha, to bhag kh de hue. keval das-barah janche hue adami mirja ko gher kar kh de rahe. ne adami vijay-pataka u date hue mil mean dakhil hue aur parajit h datali apane hatahatoan ko utha-utha kar aspatal pahuanchane lage, magar aspatal mean itane adamiyoan ke lie jagah n thi. mirja ji to le lie ge. gobar ki maraham-patti karake usake ghar pahuancha diya gaya.

jhuniya ne gobar ki vah cheshtahin loth dekhi, to usaka naritv jag utha. ab tak usane use sabal ke roop mean dekha tha, jo us par shasan karata tha, daantata tha, marata tha. aj vah apang tha, nissahay tha, dayaniy tha. jhuniya ne khat par jhuk kar aansoo-bhari aankhoan se gobar ko dekha aur ghar ki dasha ka khayal karake use gobar par ek eershyamay krodh aya. gobar janata tha ki ghar mean ek paisa nahian hai. vah yah bhi janata tha ki kahian se ek paisa milane ki asha nahian hai. yah janate hue bhi usake bar-bar samajhane par bhi, usane yah vipatti apane oopar li. usane kitani bar kaha tha tum is jhag de mean n p do. ag lagane vale ag laga kar alag ho jaeange, jayagi garibo ke sir; lekin vah kab usaki sunane laga tha! vah to usaki bairin thi. mitr to vah log the, jo ab maje se motaroan mean ghoom rahe haian. us krodh mean ek prakar ki tushti thi, jaise ham un bachchoan ko kurasi se gir p date dekh kar, jo bar-bar mana karane par kh de hone se baj n ate the, chilla uthate haian. achchha hua, bahut achchha, tumhara sir kyoan n do ho gaya!

lekin ek hi kshan mean gobar ka karun krandan sun kar usaki sari sanjna sihar uthi. vyatha mean doobe hue yah shabd usake muanh se nikale - hay-hay! sari deh bhurakus ho gee. saboan ko tanik bhi daya n aee.

vah usi tarah b di der tak gobar ka muanh dekhati rahi. vah kshin hoti huee asha se jivan ka koee lakshan pa lena chahati thi. aur pratikshan usaka dhairy ast hone vale soory ki bhaanti doobata jata tha, aur bhavishy mean aandhakar use apane aandar samete leta tha.

sahasa chuhiya ne a kar pukara - gobar ka kya hal hai, bahoo! maianne to abhi suna. dukan se dau di aee hooan.

jhuniya ke ruke hue aansoo ubal p de, kuchh bol n saki. bhayabhit aankhoan se chuhiya ki or dekha.

chuhiya ne gobar ka muanh dekha, usaki chhati par hath rakha, aur ashvasan-bhare svar mean boli - yah char din mean achchhe ho jaeange. ghab da mat. kushal huee. tera sohag balavan tha. kee adami usi dange mean mar ge. ghar mean kuchh rupe-paise haian?

jhuniya ne lajja se sir hila diya.

'maian lae deti hooan. tho da-sa doodh la kar garam kar le.'

jhuniya ne usake paanv pak d kar kaha - didi, tumhian meri mata ho. mera doosara koee nahian hai.

ja doan ki udas sandhya aj aur bhi udas maloom ho rahi thi. jhuniya ne choolha jalaya aur doodh ubalane lagi. chuhiya baramade mean bachche ko lie khila rahi thi.

sahasa jhuniya bhari kanth se boli - maian b di abhagin hooan didi! mere man mean aisa a raha hai, jaise mere hi karan inaki yah dasa huee hai. ji kudhata hai tab man du:khi hota hi hai, phir galiyaan bhi nikalati haian, sarap bhi nikalata hai. kaun jane meri galiyoan.........

isake age vah kuchh n kah saki. avaz aansuoan ke rele mean bah gee. chuhiya ne aanchal se usake aansoo poanchhate hue kaha - kaisi batean sochati hai beti! yah tere siandoor ka bhag hai ki yah bach ge. magar haan, itana hai ki apas mean l daee ho, to muanh se chahe jitana bak le, man mean kina n pale. bij aandar p da, to aankhua nikale bina nahian rahata.

jhuniya ne kanpan-bhare svar mean poochha - ab maian kya karooan didi?

chuhiya ne dhadhas diya - kuchh nahian beti! bhagavan ka nam le. vahi gariboan ki raksha karate haian.

usi samay gobar ne aankhean kholi aur jhuniya ko samane dekh kar yachana bhav se kshin svar mean bola - aj bahut chot kha gaya jhuniya! maian kisi se kuchh nahian bola. saboan ne anayas mujhe mara. kaha-suna maph kar! tujhe sataya tha, usi ka yah phal mila. tho di der ka aur mehaman hooan. ab n bachooanga. mare darad ke sari deh phati jati hai.

chuhiya ne aandar a kar kaha - chupachap p de raho. bolo-chalo nahian. maroge nahian, isaka mera jumma.

gobar ke mukh par asha ki rekha jhalak p di. bola - sach kahati ho, maian marooanga nahian?

'haan, nahian maroge. tumhean hua kya hai? jara sir mean chot a gee hai aur hath ki haddi utar gee hai. aisi chotean maradoan ko roj hi laga karati haian. in chotoan se koee nahian marata.'

'ab maian jhuniya ko kabhi n marooanga.'

'darate hoge ki kahian jhuniya tumhean n mare.

'vah maregi bhi, to kuchh n bolooanga.

'achchhe hone par bhool jaoge.'

'nahian didi, kabhi n bhoolooanga.

gobar is samay bachchoan-si batean kiya karata. das-paanch minat achet-sa p da rahata. usaka man n jane kahaan-kahaan u data phirata. kabhi dekhata, vah nadi mean dooba ja raha hai, aur jhuniya use bachane ke lie nadi mean chali a rahi hai. kabhi dekhata, koee daity usaki chhati par savar hai aur jhuniya ki shakl mean koee devi usaki raksha kar rahi hai. aur bar-bar chauank kar poochhata - maian marooanga to nahian jhuniya?

tin din usaki yahi dasha rahi aur jhuniya ne rat ko jag kar aur din ko usake samane kh de rah kar jaise maut se usaki raksha ki. bachche ko chuhiya sanbhale rahati. chauthe din jhuniya ekka laee aur saboan ne gobar ko us par lad kar aspatal pahuanchaya. vahaan se laut kar gobar ko maloom hua ki ab vah sachamuch bach jayaga. usane aankhoan mean aansoo bhar kar kaha - mujhe kshama kar do jhunna!

in tin-char dinoan mean chuhiya ke tin-char rupe kharch ho ge the, aur ab jhuniya ko usase kuchh lete sankoch hota tha. vah bhi koee maladar to thi nahian. lak di ki bikri ke rupe jhuniya ko de deti. akhir jhuniya ne kuchh kam karane ka vichar kiya. abhi gobar ko achchhe hone mean mahinoan lageange. khane-pine ko bhi chahie, dava-daee ko bhi chahie. vah kuchh kam karake khane-bhar ko to le hi aegi. bachapan se usane goooan ka palana aur ghas chhilana sikha tha. yahaan guean kahaan thian? haan, vah ghas chhil sakati thi. muhalle ke kitane hi stri-purush barabar shahar ke bahar ghas chhilane jate the aur ath-das ane kama lete the. vah prat:kal gobar ka hath-muanh dhula kar aur bachche ko use sauanp kar ghas chhilane nikal jati aur tisare pahar tak bhookhi-pyasi ghas chhilati rahati. phir use mandi mean le ja kar bechati aur sham ko ghar ati. rat ko bhi vah gobar ki niand soti aur gobar ki niand jagati, magar itana kathor shram karane par bhi usaka man aisa prasann rahata, mano jhoole par baithi ga rahi hai, raste-bhar sath ki striyoan aur purushoan se chuhal aur vinod karati jati. ghas chhilate samay bhi saboan mean hansi-dillagi hoti rahati. n kismat ka rona, n musibat ka gila. jivan ki sarthakata mean, apanoan ke lie kathin se kathin tyag mean, aur svadhin seva mean jo ullas hai, usaki jyoti ek-ek aang par chamakati rahati. bachcha apane pairoan par kh da ho kar jaise taliyaan baja-baja kar khush hota hai, usi anand ka vah anubhav kar rahi thi, mano usake pranoan mean anand ka koee sota khul gaya ho. aur man svasth ho, to deh kaise asvasth rahe! us ek mahine mean jaise usaka kayakalp ho gaya ho. usake aangoan mean ab shithilata nahian, chapalata hai, lachak hai, sukumarata hai. mukh par pilapan nahian raha, khoon ki gulabi chamak hai. usaka yauvan jo is band kothari mean p de-p de apaman aur kalah se kuanthit ho gaya tha, vah mano taji hava aur prakash pa kar lahalaha utha hai. ab use kisi bat par krodh nahian ata. bachche ke jara-sa rone par jo vah jhuanjhala uthati thi, ab jaise usake dhairy aur prem ka aant hi n tha.

isake khilaf gobar achchha hote jane par bhi kuchh udas rahata tha. jab ham apane kisi priyajan par atyachar karate haian, aur jab vipatti a p dane par hamamean itani shakti a jati hai ki usaki tivr vyatha ka anubhav karean, to isase hamari atma mean jagriti ka uday ho jata hai, aur ham us beja vyavahar ka prayashchit karane ke lie taiyar ho jate haian. gobar usi prayashchit ke lie vyakul ho raha tha. ab usake jivan ka roop bilakul doosara hoga, jisamean katuta ki jagah mriduta hogi, abhiman ki jagah namrata. use ab jnat hua ki seva karane ka avasar b de saubhagy se milata hai, aur vah is avasar ko kabhi n bhoolega.

sanbandhit lekh

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