गोदान उपन्यास भाग-34

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

siliya ka balak ab do sal ka ho raha tha aur sare gaanv mean dau d lagata tha. apane sath vah ek vichitr bhasha laya tha, aur usi mean bolata tha, chahe koee samajhe ya n samajhe. usaki bhasha mean t, l aur gh ki kasarat thi aur s, r adi varn gayab the. us bhasha mean roti ka nam tha oti, doodh ka toot, saf ka chhag aur kau di ka tauli. janavaroan ki boliyoan ki aisi nakal karata hai ki hansate-hansate logoan ke pet mean bal p d jata hai. kisi ne poochha - ramoo, kutta kaise bolata hai? ramoo ganbhir bhav se kahata - bhoan-bhoan, aur katane dau data. billi kaise bole - aur ramoo myaanv-myaanv karake aankhean nikal kar takata aur panjoan se nochata. b da mast l daka tha. jab dekho khelane mean magan rahata, n khane ki sudhi thi, n pine ki. god se use chidh thi. usake sabase sukh ke kshan vah hote, jab dvar par nim ke niche manoan dhool bator kar usamean lotata, sir par chadhata, usaki dheriyaan lagata, gharauande banata. apani umr ke l dakoan se usaki ek kshan n patati. shayad unhean apane sath khelane ke yogy n samajhata tha.

koee poochhata - tumhara nam kya hai?

chatapat kahata - lamoo.

'tumhare bap ka kya nam hai?'

'matadin.'

'aur tumhari maan ka?'

'chhiliya.'

'aur datadin kaun hai?'

'vah amala chhala hai.'

n jane kisane datadin se usaka yah nata bata diya tha.

ramoo aur roopa mean khoob patati thi. vah roopa ka khilauna tha. use ubatan malati, kajal lagati, nahalati, bal sanvarati, apane hathoan kaur bana-bana kar khilati, aur kabhi-kabhi use god mean lie rat ko so jati. dhaniya daantati, too sab kuchh chhuachhoot kie deti hai, magar vah kisi ki n sunati. chith de ki gu diyoan ne use mata banana sikhaya tha. vah matri-bhavana jita-jagata balak pa kar ab gu diyoan se santusht n ho sakati thi.

hori ke ghar ke pichhava de jahaan kisi jamane mean usaki baradaur thi, usi ke khandahar mean siliya apana ek phoos ka jhoanp da dal kar rahane lagi thi. hori ke ghar mean umr to nahian kat sakati thi.

matadin ko kee sau rupe kharch karane ke bad aant mean kashi ke panditoan ne phir se brahman bana diya tha. us din b da bhari hom hua, bahut-se brahmanoan ne bhojan kiya aur bahut se mantr aur shlok padhe ge. matadin ko shudd gobar aur gomootr khana-pina p da. gobar se usaka man pavitr ho gaya. mootr se usaki atma mean ashuchita ke kitanu mar ge.

lekin ek tarah se is prayashchit ne use sachamuch pavitr kar diya. hom ke prachand agnikuand mean usaki manavata nikhar gee aur hom ki jvala ke prakash se usane dharm-stanbhoan ko achchhi tarah parakh liya. us din se use dharm ke nam se chidh ho gee. usane janeoo utar pheanka aur purohiti ko ganga mean duba aya. ab vah pakka khetihar tha. usane yah bhi dekha ki yaddapi vidvanoan ne usaka brahmanatv svikar kar liya, lekin janata ab bhi usake hath ka pani nahian piti, usase muhoort poochhati hai, sait aur lagn ka vichar karavati hai, use parv ke din dan bhi de deti hai, par usase apane baratan nahian chhulati.

jis din siliya ke balak ka janm hua, usane dooni matra mean bhang pi, aur garv se jaise usaki chhati tan gee aur uangaliyaan bar-bar mooanchhoan par p dane lagian. bachcha kaisa hoga? usi ke jaisa? kaise dekhe? usaka man masos kar rah gaya.

tisare din use roopa khet mean mili. usane poochha - rupiya, toone siliya ka l daka dekha?

rupiya boli - dekha kyoan nahian! lal-lal hai, khoob mota, b di-b di aankhean haian, sir mean jhabarale bal haian, tukur-tukur takata hai.

matadin ke hriday mean jaise vah balak a baitha tha, aur hath-paanv pheank raha tha. usaki aankhoan mean nasha-sa chha gaya. usane us kishori roopa ko god mean utha liya, phir kandhoan par bitha liya, phir utar kar usake kapoloan ko choom liya.

roopa bal sanbhalati huee dhith ho kar boli - chalo, maian tumako door se dikha dooan. osare mean hi to hai. siliya bahan n jane kyoan haradam roti rahati hai.

matadin ne muanh pher liya. usaki aankhean sajal ho aee thian aur hoanth kaanp rahe the.

us rat ko jab sara gaanv so gaya aur pe d aandhakar mean doob ge, to vah siliya ke dvar par aya aur sanpoorn pranoan se balak ka rona suna, jisamean sari duniya ka sangit, anand aur madhury bhara hua tha.

siliya bachche ko hori ke ghar mean khatole par sula kar majoori karane chali jati. matadin kisi-n-kisi bahane se hori ke ghar ata aur kanakhiyoan se bachche ko dekh kar apana kaleja aur aankhean aur pran shital karata.

dhaniya muskara kar kahati - lajate kyoan ho, god mean le lo, pyar karo, kaisa kath ka kaleja hai tumhara! bilakul tumako p da hai.

matadin ek-do rupe siliya ke lie pheank kar bahar nikal ata. balak ke sath usaki atma bhi badh rahi thi, khil rahi thi, chamak rahi thi. ab usake jivan ka bhi ek uddeshy tha, ek vrat tha. usamean sanyam a gaya, ganbhirata a gee, dayitv a gaya.

ek din ramoo khatole par leta hua tha. dhaniya kahian gee thi. roopa bhi l dakoan ka shor sun kar khelane chali gee. ghar akela tha. usi vakt matadin pahuancha. balak nile akash ki or dekh-dekh hath-paanv pheank raha tha, humak raha tha-jivan ke us ullas ke sath jo abhi usamean taja tha. matadin ko dekh kar vah hans p da. matadin sneh-vivhal ho gaya. usane balak ko utha kar chhati se laga liya. usaki sari deh aur hriday aur pran romaanchit ho uthe, mano pani ki laharoan mean prakash ki rekhaean kaanp rahi hoan. bachche ki gahari, nirmal, athah, mod-bhari aankhoan mean jaise usako jivan ka saty mil gaya. use ek prakar ka bhay-sa laga, mano vah drishti usake hriday mean chubhi jati ho - vah kitana apavitr hai, eeshvar ka vah prasad kaise chhoo sakata hai? usane balak ko sashank man ke sath phir lita diya. usi vakt roopa bahar se a gee aur vah bahar nikal gaya.

ek din khoob ole gire. siliya ghas le kar bazar gee huee thi. roopa apane khel mean magan thi. ramoo ab baithane laga tha. kuchh-kuchh bakavaan chalane bhi laga tha. usane jo aangan mean binaule bichhe dekhe, to samajha batashe phaile hue haian. kee utha kar khae aur aangan mean khoob khela. rat ko use jvar a gaya. doosare din nimoniya ho gaya. tisare din sandhya samay siliya ki god mean hi balak ke pran nikal ge.

lekin balak mar kar bhi siliya ke jivan ka keandr bana raha. usaki chhati mean doodh ka ubal-sa ata aur aanchal bhig jata. usi kshan aankhoan se aansoo bhi nikal p date. pahale sab kamoan se chhutti pa kar rat ko jab vah ramoo ko hie se laga kar stan usake muanh mean de deti, to mano usake pranoan mean balak ki sphurti bhar jati. tab vah pyare-pyare git gati, mithe-mithe svapn dekhati aur ne-ne sansar rachati, jisaka raja ramoo hota. ab sab kamoan se chhutti pa kar vah apani sooni jhop di mean roti thi aur usake pran t dapate the, u d jane ke lie us lok mean, jahaan usaka lal is samay bhi khel raha hoga. sara gaanv usake du:kh mean sharik tha. ramoo kitana choanchal tha, jo koee bulata, usi ki god mean chala jata. mar kar aur pahuanch se bahar ho kar vah aur bhi priy ho gaya tha, usaki chhaya usase kahian suandar, kahian choanchal, kahian lubhavani thi.

matadin us din khul p da. parada hota hai hava ke lie. aandhi mean parade uthake rakh die jate haian ki aandhi ke sath u d n jayan. usane shav ko donoan hatheliyoan par utha liya aur akela nadi ke kinare tak le gaya, jo ek mil ka pat chho d kar patali-si dhar mean sama gee thi. ath din tak usake hath sidhe n ho sake. us din vah jara bhi nahian lajaya, jara bhi nahian jhijhaka.

aur kisi ne kuchh kaha bhi nahian, balki sabhi ne usake sahas aur dridhata ki tariph ki.

hori ne kaha - yahi marad ka dharam hai. jisaki baanh pak di, use kya chho dana!

dhaniya ne aankhean nacha kar kaha - mat bakhan karo, ji jalata hai. yah marad hai? maian aise marad ko namarad kahati hooan. jab baanh pak di thi, tab kya doodh pita tha ki siliya baanbhani ho gee thi?

ek mahina bit gaya. siliya phir majoori karane lagi thi. sandhya ho gee thi. poornamasi ka chaand vihansata-sa nikal aya tha. siliya ne kate hue khet mean se gire hue jau ke bal chun kar tokari mean rakh lie the aur ghar jana chahati thi ki chaand par nigah p d gee aur dard-bhari smritiyoan ka mano srot khul gaya. aanchal doodh se bhig gaya aur mukh aansuoan se. usane sir lataka liya aur jaise roodan ka anand lene lagi.

sahasa kisi ki ahat pa kar vah chauank p di. matadin pichhe se a kar samane kh da ho gaya aur bola - kab tak roe jayagi siliya? rone se vah phir to n a jayaga.

aur yah kahate-kahate vah khud ro p da.

siliya ke kanth mean ae hue bhartsana ke shabd pighal ge. avaz sanbhal kar boli - tum aj idhar kaise a ge?

matadin katar ho kar bola - idhar se ja raha tha. tujhe baitha dekha, chala aya.

'tum to use khela bhi n pae.'

'nahian siliya, ek din khelaya tha.'

'sach?'

'sach!'

'maian kahaan thi?'

'too bazar gee thi?'

'tumhari god mean roya nahian?'

'nahian siliya, hansata tha.'

'sach?'

'sach!'

'bas, ek hi din khelaya?'

'haan, ek hi din, magar dekhane roj ata tha. use khatole par khelate dekhata tha aur dil thamakar chala jata tha.'

'tumhian ko p da tha.'

'mujhe to pachhatava hota hai ki nahak us din use god mean liya. yah mere papoan ka dand hai.'

siliya ki aankhoan mean kshama jhalak rahi thi. usane tokari sir par rakh li aur ghar chali. matadin bhi usake sath-sath chala.

siliya ne kaha - maian to ab dhaniya kaki ke barauthe mean soti hooan. apane ghar mean achchha nahian lagata.

'dhaniya mujhe barabar samajhati rahati thi.'

'sach?'

'haan sach. jab milati thi, samajhane lagati thi.'

gaanv ke samip a kar siliya ne kaha - achchha, ab idhar se apane ghar jao. kahian pandit dekh n lean.

matadin ne gardan utha kar kaha - maian ab kisi se nahian darata.

'ghar se nikal deange to kahaan jaoge?'

'maianne apana ghar bana liya hai.'

'sach?'

'haan, sach.'

'kahaan, maianne to nahian dekha.'

'chal to dikhata hooan.'

donoan aur age badhe. matadin age tha. siliya pichhe. hori ka ghar a gaya. matadin usake pichhava de ja kar siliya ki jhop di ke dvar par kh da ho gaya aur bola - yahi mera ghar hai.

siliya ne avishvas, kshama, vyang aur du:kh bhare svar mean kaha - yah to siliya chamarin ka ghar hai.

matadin ne dvar ki tati kholate hue kaha - yah meri devi ka mandir hai.

siliya ki aankhean chamakane lagian. boli - mandir hai to ek lota pani uan del kar chale jaoge!

matadin ne usake sir ki tokari utarate hue kanpit svar mean kaha - nahian siliya, jab tak pran hai, teri sharan mean rahooanga. teri hi pooja karooanga!

'jhooth kahate ho.'

'nahian, maian tere charan chhoo kar kahata hooan. suna, patavari ka lauanda bhunesari tere pichhe bahut p da tha. toone use khoob daanta.'

'tumase kisane kaha?'

'bhunesari ap hi kahata tha.'

'sach?'

'haan, sach.'

siliya ne diyasalaee se kuppi jalaee. ek kinare mitti ka gh da tha, doosari or choolha tha, jahaan do-tin pital aur lohe ke basan manje-dhule rakhe the. bich mean pual bichha tha. vahian siliya ka bistar tha. is bistar ke sirahane ki or ramoo ki chhoti-si khatoli jaise ro rahi thi, aur usi ke pas do-tin mitti ke hathi-gho de aang-bhang dasha mean p de hue the. jab svami hi n raha to kaun unaki dekhabhal karata? matadin pual par baith gaya. kaleje mean hook-si uth rahi thi, ji chahata tha, khoob roe.

siliya ne usaki pith par hath rakh kar poochha - tumhean kabhi meri yad ati thi?

matadin ne usaka hath pak d kar hriday se laga kar kaha - too haradam meri aankhoan ke samane phirati rahati thi. too bhi kabhi mujhe yad karati thi.

'mera to tumase ji jalata tha.'

'aur daya nahian ati thi?'

'kabhi nahian.'

'to bhunesari?'

'achchha, gali mat do. maian dar rahi hooan, ki gaanv vale kya kaheange.'

'jo bhale adami haian, vah kaheange, yahi isaka dharam tha. jo bure haian, unaki maian parava nahian karata.'

'aur tumhara khana kaun pakaega?'

'meri rani, siliya.'

'to baanbhan kaise rahoge?'

'maian baanbhan nahian, chamar hi rahana chahata hooan. jo apana dharam pale, vahi baanbhan hai, jo dharam se muanh mo de, vahi chamar hai.'

siliya ne usake gale mean baanhe dal dian.