गोदान उपन्यास भाग-32
chitr:Icon-edit.gif | is lekh ka punarikshan evan sampadan hona avashyak hai. ap isamean sahayata kar sakate haian. "sujhav" |
mirja khurshed ne aspatal se nikal kar ek naya kam shuroo kar diya tha. nishchiant baithana unake svabhav mean n tha. yah kam kya tha? nagar ki veshyaoan ki ek natak-mandali banana. apane achchhe dinoan mean unhoanne khoob aiyashi ki thi aur in dinoan aspatal ke ekaant mean ghavoan ki pi daean sahate-sahate unaki atma nishthavan ho gee thi. us jivan ki yad karake unhean gahari manovyatha hoti thi, us vakt agar unhean samajh hoti, to vah praniyoan ka kitana upakar kar sakate the, kitanoan ke shok aur daridrata ka bhar halka kar sakate the, magar vah dhan unhoanne aiyashi mean u daya. yah koee naya avishkar nahian hai ki sankatoan mean hi hamari atma ko jagriti milati hai. budhape mean kaun apani javani ki bhooloan par du:khi nahian hota? kash, vah samay jnan ya shakti ke sanchay mean lagaya hota, sukritiyoan ka kosh bhar liya hota, to aj chitt ko kitani shaanti milati. vahian unhean isaka vedanamay anubhav hua ki sansar mean koee apana nahian, koee unaki maut par aansoo bahane vala nahian. unhean rah-rah kar jivan ki ek purani ghatana yad ati thi. basare ke gaanv mean jab vah kaianp mean maleriya se grast p de the, ek gramin bala ne unaki timaradari kitane atm-samarpan se ki thi. achchhe ho jane par jab unhoanne rupe aur abhooshanoan se usake ehasanoan ka badala dena chaha tha, to usane kis tarah aankhoan mean aansoo bhar kar sir nicha kar liya tha aur un upaharoan ko lene se inakar kar diya tha. in narsoan ki shushroosha mean niyam hai, vyavastha hai, sachchaee hai, magar vah prem kahaan, vah tanmayata kahaan, jo us bala ki abhyasahin, alh d sevaoan mean thi? vah anuragamoorti kab ki unake dil se mit chuki thi. vah usase phir ane ka vada karake kabhi usake pas n ge. vilas ke unmad mean kabhi usaki yad hi n aee. aee bhi to usamean keval daya thi, prem n tha. maloom nahian, us bala par kya gujari? magar ajakal usaki vah atur, namr, shaant, saral mudra barabar unaki aankhoan ke samane phira karati thi. kash, usase vivah kar liya hota to aj jivan mean kitana ras hota! aur usake prati anyay ke du:kh ne us sanpoorn varg ko unaki seva aur sahanubhooti ka patr bana diya. jab tak nadi badh par thi, usake gandale, tej, phenil pravah mean prakash ki kiranean bikhar kar rah jati thian. ab pravah sthir aur shaant ho gaya tha aur rashmiyaan usaki tah tak pahuanch rahi thian.
mirja sahab basant ki is shital sandhya mean apane jhoanp de ke baramade mean do varaanganaoan ke sath baithe kuchh batachit kar rahe the ki mistar mehata pahuanche. mirja ne b de tapak se hath milaya aur bole - maian to apaki khatiradari ka saman lie apaki rah dekh raha hooan.
donoan suandariyaan muskaraeean. mehata kat ge.
mirja ne donoan auratoan ko vahaan se chale jane ka sanket kiya aur mehata ko masanad par baithate hue bole - maian to khud apake pas ane vala tha. mujhe aisa maloom ho raha hai ki maian jo kam karane ja raha hooan, vah apaki madad ke bagair poora n hoga. ap sirph meri pith par hath rakh dijie aur lalakarate jaie - haan mirja, badhe chal patte!
mehata ne hans kar kaha - ap jis kam mean hath lagaeange, usamean ham jaise kitabi ki doan ki zaroorat n hogi. apaki umr mujhase zyada hai. duniya bhi apane khoob dekhi hai aur chhote-chhote adamiyoan par apana asar dal sakane ki jo shakti ap mean hai, vah mujhamean hoti, to maianne khuda jane kya kiya hota.
mirja sahab ne tho de-se shabdoan mean apani nee skim unase bayan ki. unaki dharana thi ki roop ke bazar mean vahi striyaan ati haian, jinhean ya to apane ghar mean kisi karan se sammanapoorn ashray nahian milata, ya jo arthik kashtoan se majaboor ho jati haian aur agar yah donoan prashn hal kar die jaean, to bahut kam auratean is bhaanti patit hoan.
mehata ne any vicharavan sajjanoan ki bhaanti is prashn par kafi vichar kiya tha aur unaka khayal tha ki mukhyat: man ke sanskar aur bhog-lalasa hi auratoan ko is or khianchati hai. isi bat par donoan mitroan mean bahas chhi d gee. donoan apane-apane paksh par a d ge.
mehata ne mutthi baandh kar hava mean patakate hue kaha - apane is prashn par thande dil se gaur nahian kiya. roji ke lie aur bahut se jarie haian. magar aish ki bhookh rotiyoan se nahian jati. usake lie duniya ke achchhe-se-achchhe padarth chahie. jab tak samaj ki vyavastha oopar se niche tak badal n dali jay, is tarah ki mandali se koee fayada n hoga.
mirja ne mooanchhean kh di ki - aur maian kahata hooan ki yah mahaj roji ka saval haian. haan, yah saval sabhi adamiyoan ke lie ek-sa nahian hai. mazadoor ke lie vah mahaj ate-dal aur ek phoos ki jhop di ka saval hai. ek vakil ke lie vah ek kar aur bangale aur khidamatagaroan ka saval hai. adami mahaj roti nahian chahata aur bhi bahut-si chizean chahata hai. agar auratoan ke samane bhi vah prashn tarah-tarah ki sooratoan mean ata hai to unaka kya kasoor hai?
daktar mehata agar jara gaur karate, to unhean maloom hota ki unamean aur mirja mean koee bhed nahian, keval shabdoan ka her-ger hai, par bahas ki garami mean gaur karane ka dhairy kaha? garm ho kar bole - muaph kijie, mirja sahab, jab tak duniya mean daulat vale raheange, veshyaean bhi raheangi. apaki mandali agar saphal bhi ho jae, halaanki mujhe usamean bahut sandeh hai, to ap das-paanch auratoan se zyada unamean kabhi n le sakeange, aur vah bhi tho de dinoan ke lie. sabhi auratoan mean natay karane ki shakti nahian hoti, usi tarah jaise sabhi adami kavi nahian ho sakate. aur yah bhi man lean ki veshyaean apaki mandali mean sthayi roop se tik jayangi, to bhi bazar mean unaki jagah khali n rahegi. j d par jab tak kulha de n chaleange, pattiyaan to dane se koee natija nahian. daulat valoan mean kabhi-kabhi aise logoan nikal ate haian, jo sab kuchh tyag kar khuda ki yad mean ja baithate haian, magar daulat ka rajy badastoor qayam hai. usamean jara bhi kamazori nahian ane paee.
mirja ko mehata ki hathadharmi par du:kh hua. itana padha-likha vicharavan adami is tarah ki batean kare! samaj ki vyavastha kya asani se badal jayagi? vah to sadiyoan ka muamala hai. tab tak kya yah anarth hone diya jay? usaki rokatham n ki jay, in abalaoan ko mardoan ki lipsa ka shikar hone diya jay? kyoan n sher ko pianjare mean band kar diya jae ki vah daant aur nakhoon hote hue bhi kisi ko hani n pahuancha sake. kya us vakt tak chupachap baitha raha jae, jab tak sher ahiansa ka vrat n le le? daulat vale aur jis tarah chahean apani daulat u daean mirja ji ko gam nahian. sharab mean doob jaean, karoan ki mala gale mean dal lean, kile banavaean, dharmashale aur masjidean kh di karean, unhean koee parava nahian. abalaoan ki ziandagi n kharab karean. yah mirja ji nahian dekh sakate. vah roop ke bazar ko aisa khali kar deange ki daulat valoan ki asharphiyoan par koee thookanevala bhi n mile. kya jin dinoan sharab ki dookanoan ki piketiang hoti thi, achchhe-achchhe sharabi pani pi-pi kar dil ki ag nahian bujhate the?
mehata ne mirja ki bevakoophi par hans kar kaha - apako maloom hona chahie ki duniya mean aise mulk bhi haian, jahaan veshyaean nahian haian. magar amiroan ki daulat vahaan bhi dilachaspiyoan ke saman paida kar leti hai.
mirja ji bhi mehata ki j data par hanse - janata hooan meharaban, janata hooan. apaki dua se duniya dekh chuka hooan, magar yah hiandustan hai, yoorop nahian hai.
'iansan ka svabhav sari duniya mean ek-sa hai.'
'magar yah bhi maloom rahe ki har ek kaum mean ek aisi chiz hai jise usaki atma kah sakate haian. asamat (satitv) hiandustani tahajib ki atma hai.'
'apane muanh miyaan-mitthoo ban lijie.'
'daulat ki ap itani buraee karate haian, phir bhi khanna ki himayat karate nahian thakate. kahiega!'
mehata ka tej vida ho gaya. namr bhav se bole - maianne khanna ki himayat us vakt ki hai, jab vah daulat ke panje se chhoot ge haian, aur ajakal ap unaki halat dekhean to apako daya aegi. aur maian kya himayat karooanga, jise apani kitaboan aur vidyalay se chhutti nahian, zyada-se-zyada sookhi hamadardi hi to kar sakata hooan. himayat ki hai mis malati ne ki khanna ko bacha liya. iansan ke dil ki gaharaiyoan mean tyag aur kurbani mean kitani takat chhipi hoti hai, isaka mujhe ab tak tajaraba n hua tha. ap bhi ek din khanna se mil aie. phoola n samaega. is vakt unhean jis chiz ki sabase zyada zaroorat hai, vah hamadardi hai.
mirja ne jaise apani ichchha ke viruddh kaha - ap kahate haian, to jaooanga. apake sath jahannum mean jane mean bhi mujhe ujr nahian, magar mis malati se to apaki shadi hone vali thi. b di garm khabar thi.
mehata ne jheanpate hue kaha - tapasya kar raha hooan. dekhie, kab varadan mile.
'aji, vah to ap par marati thi.'
'mujhe bhi yahi vaham hua tha, magar jab maianne hath badha kar use pak dana chaha to dekha, vah asaman par ja baithi hai. us ooanchaee tak to kya maian pahuanchooanga, arajoo-minnat kar raha hooan ki niche a jae. ajakal to vah mujhase bolati bhi nahian.'
yah kahate hue mehata zor se roti huee hansi hanse aur uth kh de hue.
mirja ne poochha - ab phir kab mulakat hogi?
'abaki apako takaliph karani p degi. khanna ke pas jaiega zaroor.'
'jaooanga.'
mirja ne khi daki se mehata ko jate dekha. chal mean vah tezin thi, jaise kisi chianta mean doobe hoan.
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