गोदान उपन्यास भाग-36

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

do din tak gaanv mean khoob dhoomadham rahi. baje baje, gana-bajana hua aur roopa ro-dho kar bida ho gee, magar hori ko kisi ne ghar se nikalate n dekha. aisa chhipa baitha tha, jaise muanh mean kalikh lagi ho. malati ke a jane se chahal-pahal aur badh gee. doosare gaanv ki striyaan bhi a geean.

gobar ne apane shil-sneh se sare gaanv ko mugdh kar liya hai. aisa koee ghar n tha, jahaan vah apane mithe vyavahar ki yad n chho d aya ho. bhola to usake pairoan par gir p de. unaki stri ne usako pan khilae aur ek rupaya bidaee di aur usaka lakhanoo ka pata bhi poochha. kabhi lakhanoo aegi to usase zaroor milegi. apane rupe ki usase koee charcha n ki.

tisare din jab gobar chalane laga, to hori ne dhaniya ke samane aankhoan mean aansoo bhar kar vah aparadh svikar kiya, jo kee din se usaki atma ko math raha tha, aur ro kar bola - beta, maianne is zamin ke moh se pap ki gathari sir par ladi. n jane bhagavan mujhe isaka kya dand deange.

gobar jara bhi garm n hua, kisi prakar ka rosh usake muanh par n tha. shraddhabhav se bola - isamean aparadh ki koee bat nahian hai dada! haan, ramasevak ke rupe ada kar dena chahie. akhir tum kya karate? maian kisi layaq nahian, tumhari kheti mean upaj nahian, karaj kahian mil nahian sakata, ek mahine ke lie bhi ghar mean bhojan nahian. aisi dasa mean tum aur kar hi kya sakate the? jaijat n bachate to rahate kahaan? jab adami ka koee bas nahian chalata, to apane ko takadir par hi chho d deta hai. n jane yah dhaandhali kab tak chalati rahegi? jise pet ki roti mayassar nahian, usake lie marajad aur ijjat sab dhoang hai. auroan ki tarah tumane bhi doosaroan ka gala dabaya hota, unaki jama mari hoti, to tum bhi bhale adami hote. tumane kabhi niti ko nahian chho da, yah usi ka dand hai. tumhari jagah maian hota, ya to jehal mean hota ya phaansi pa gaya hota. mujhase yah kabhi baradas n hota ki maian kama-kama kar sabaka ghar bharooan aur ap apane bal-bachchoan ke sath muanh mean jali lagae baitha rahooan.

dhaniya bahoo ko usake sath bhejane ko raji n huee. jhuniya ka man bhi abhi kuchh din yahaan rahane ka tha. tay hua ki gobar akela hi jae.

doosare din prat:kal gobar sabase vida ho kar lakhanoo chala. hori use gaanv ke bahar tak pahuanchane aya. gobar ke prati itana prem use kabhi n hua tha. jab gobar usake charanoan par jhuka, to hori ro p da, mano phir use putr ke darshan n hoange. usaki atma mean ullas tha, garv tha, sankalp tha. putr se yah shraddha aur sneh pa kar vah tejavan ho gaya hai, vishal ho gaya hai. kee din pahale us par jo avasad-sa chha gaya tha, ek aandhakar-sa, jahaan vah apana marg bhoola jata tha, vahaan ab utsah hai aur prakash hai.

roopa apane sasural mean khush thi. jis dasha mean usaka balapan bita tha, usamean paisa sabase kimati chiz tha. man mean kitani sadhe thian, jo man hi mean ghut-ghut kar rah gee thian. vah ab unhean poora kar rahi thi aur ramasevak adhe d ho kar bhi javan ho gaya tha. roopa ke lie vah pati tha, usake javan, adhe d ya boodhe hone se usaki nari-bhavana mean koee aantar n a sakata tha. usaki yah bhavana pati ke rang-roop ya umr par ashrit n thi, usaki buniyad isase bahut gahari thi, shashvat paranparaoan ki tah mean, jo keval kisi bhookanp se hi hil sakati thi. usaka yauvan apane hi mean mast tha, vah apane hi lie apana banav-siangar karati thi aur ap hi khush hoti thi. ramasevak ke lie usaka doosara roop tha. tab vah grihini ban jati thi, ghar ke kam-kaj mean lagi huee. apani javani dikha kar use lajja ya chianta mean n dalana chahati thi. kisi tarah ki apoornata ka bhav usake man mean n ata tha. anaj se bhare hue bakhar aur gaanv ki sivan tak phaile hue khet aur dvar par dhoroan ki katarean aur kisi prakar ki apoornata ko usake aandar ane hi n deti thian.

aur usaki sabase b di abhilasha thi apane ghar valoan ko khush dekhana. unaki garibi kaise door kar de? us gay ki yad abhi tak usake dil mean hari thi, jo mehaman ki tarah aee thi aur sabako rota chho d kar chali gee thi. vah smriti itane dinoan ke bad aur bhi mridu ho gee thi. abhi usaka nijatv is ne ghar mean n jam paya tha. vahi purana ghar usaka apana ghar tha. vahian ke log apane atmiy the, unhian ka du:kh usaka du:kh aur unhian ka sukh usaka sukh tha. is dvar par dhoroan ka ek rev d dekh kar use vah harsh n ho sakata tha, jo apane dvar par ek gay dekh kar hota. usake dada ki yah lalasa kabhi poori n huee thi. jis din vah gay aee thi, unhean kitana uchhah hua tha. jaise akash se koee devi a gee ho. tab se phir unhean itani samaee hi n huee ki doosari gay late, par vah janati thi, aj bhi vah lalasa hori ke man mean utani hi sajag hai. abaki vah jayagi, to sath vah dhauri gay zaroor leti jayagi. nahian, apane adami ke hath kyoan n bhejava de. ramasevak se poochhane ki der thi. manjoori ho gee, aur doosare din ek ahir ke maraphat roopa ne gay bhej di. ahir se kaha - dada se kah dena, mangal ke doodh pine ke lie bheji hai. hori bhi gay lene ki fikr mean tha. yoan abhi use gay ki koee jaldi n thi, magar mangal yahian hai aur vah bina doodh ke kaise rah sakata hai! rupe milate hi vah sabase pahale gay lega. mangal ab keval usaka pota nahian hai, keval gobar ka beta nahian hai, malati devi ka khilauna bhi hai. usaka lalan-palan usi tarah ka hona chahie.

magar rupe kahaan se aean? sanyog se usi din ek thikedar ne s dak ke lie gaanv ke oosar mean kank d ki khudaee shuroo ki. hori ne suna to chat-pat vahaan ja pahuancha, aur ath ane roj par khudaee karane laga, agar yah kam do mahine bhi tik gaya to gay bhar ko rupe mil jaeange. din-bhar loo aur dhoop mean kam karane ke bad vah ghar ata, to bilakul mara hua, lekin avasad ka nam nahian. usi utsah se doosare din phir kam karane jata. rat ko bhi khana kha kar dhibari ke samane baith jata aur sutali katata. kahian barah-ek baje sone jata. dhaniya bhi pagala gee thi, use itani mehanat karane se rokane ke badale khud usake sath baithi-baithi sutali katati. gay to leni hi hai, ramasevak ke rupe bhi to ada karane haian. gobar kah gaya hai. use b di chianta hai.

rat ke barah baj ge the. donoan baithe sutali kat rahe the. dhaniya ne kaha - tumhean niand ati ho to jake so raho. bhore phir to kam karana hai.

hori ne asaman ki or dekha - chala jaooanga. abhi to das baje hoange. too ja, so rah.

maian to dopahar ko chhan-bhar paudh rahati hooan.'

'maian bhi chabena karake pe d ke niche so leta hooan.'

'b di loo lagati hogi.'

'loo kya lagegi? achchhi chhaanh hai.'

'maian darati hooan, kahian tum bimar n p d jao.'

'chal; bimar vah p date haian, jinhean bimar p dane ki phurasat hoti hai. yahaan to yah dhun hai ki abaki gobar ay, to ramasevak ke adhe rupe jama rahean. kuchh vah bhi layaga. bas, is sal is rin se gala chhoot jay, to doosari ziandagi ho.'

'gobar ki abaki b di yad ati hai, kitana sushil ho gaya hai.'

'chalati ber pairoan par gir p da.'

'mangal vahaan se aya to kitana taiyar tha. yahaan a kar kitana dubala ho gaya hai.'

'vahaan doodh, makkhan, kya nahian pata tha? yahaan roti mil jay, vahi bahut hai. thikedar se rupe mile aur gay laya.'

'gay to kabhi a gee hoti, lekin tum jab kahana mano. apani kheti to sanbhale n sanbhalati thi, puniya ka bhar bhi apane sir le liya.'

'kya karata, apana dharam bhi to kuchh hai. hira ne nalayaki ki to usake bal-bachchoan ko sanbhalane vala to koee chahie hi tha. kaun tha mere siva bata? maian n madad karata, to aj unaki kya gati hoti, soch. itana sab karane par bhi to mangaroo ne us par nalis kar hi di.'

'rupe ga d kar rakhegi to kya nalis n hogi?'

'kya bakati hai. kheti se pet chal jay, yahi bahut hai. ga d kar koee kya rakhega.'

'hira to jaise sansar se hi chala gaya.'

'mera man to kahata hai ki vah avega, kabhi n kabhi zaroor.'

donoan soe. hori aandhere muanh utha to dekhata hai ki hira samane kh da hai, bal badhe hue, kap de tar-tar, muanh sookha hua, deh mean rakt aur maans ka nam nahian, jaise qad bhi chhota ho gaya hai. dau d kar hori ke kadamoan par gir p da.

hori ne use chhati se laga kar kaha - tum to bilakul ghul ge hira! kab ae? aj tumhari bar-bar yad a rahi thi. bimar ho kya?

aj usaki aankhoan mean vah hira n tha, jisane usaki ziandagi talkh kar di thi, balki vah hira tha, jo be-maan-bap ka chhota-sa balak tha. bich ke ye pachchis-tis sal jaise mit ge, unaka koee chihn bhi nahian tha.

hira ne kuchh javab n diya. kh da ro raha tha.

hori ne usaka hath pak d kar gadagad kanth se kaha - kyoan rote ho bhaiya, adami se bhool-chook hoti hi hai. kahaan raha itane din?

hira katar svar mean bola - kahaan bataooan dada! bas, yahi samajh lo ki tumhare darshan bade the, bach gaya. hatya sir par savar thi. aisa lagata tha ki vah goo mere samane kh di hai, haradam, sote-jagate, kabhi aankhoan se ojhal n hoti. maian pagal ho gaya aur paanch sal pagalakhane mean raha. aj vahaan se nikale chh: mahine hue. maangata-khata phirata raha. yahaan ane ki himmat hi n p dati thi. sansar ko kaun muanh dikhaooanga? akhir ji n mana. kaleja mazaboot karake chala aya. tumane bal-bachchoan ko...

hori ne bat kati - tum nahak bhage. are, daroga ko das-paanch de kar mamala raphe-daphe kara diya jata aur hota kya?

'tum se jite-ji urin n hooanga dada!'

'maian koee gair tho de hi hooan bhaiya!'

hori prasann tha. jivan ke sare sankat, sari nirashaean, mano usake charanoan par lot rahi thian. kaun kahata hai, jivan-sangram mean vah hara hai. yah ullas, yah garv, yah pulak kya har ke lakshan haian? inhian haroan mean usaki vijay hai. usake toote-phoote astr usaki vijay patakaean haian. usaki chhati phool uthi hai. mukh par tej a gaya hai. hira ki kritajnata mean usake jivan ki sari saphalata moortiman ho gee hai. usake bakhar mean sau-do sau man anaj bhara hota, usaki haandi mean hajar-paanch sau g de hote, par usase yah svarg ka sukh kya mil sakata tha?

hira ne use sir par paanv tak dekh kar kaha - tum bhi to bahut dubale ho ge dada!

hori ne hans kar kaha - to kya yah mere mote hone ke din haian? mote vah hote haian, jinhean n rin ki soch hoti hai, n ijjat ki. is jamane mean mota hona behayaee hai. sau ko dubala karake tab ek mota hota hai. aise motepan mean kya sukh? sukh to jab hai ki sabhi mote hoan, sobha se bheant huee.

'usase to rat hi bheant ho gee thi. tumane to apanoan ko bhi pala, jo tumase bair karate the, unako bhi pala aur apana marajad banae baithe ho. usane to kheti-bari sab bech-bach dali aur ab bhagavan hi jane, usaka nibah kaise hoga?'

aj hori khudaee karane chala, to deh bhari thi. rat ki thakan door n ho paee thi, par usake qadam tej the aur chal mean nirdvandata ki ak d thi.

aj das baje hi se loo chalane lagi aur dopahar hote-hote to ag baras rahi thi. hori kank d ke jhauve utha-utha kar khadan se s dak par lata tha aur ga di par ladata tha. jab dopahar ki chhutti huee, to vah bedam ho gaya tha. aisi thakan use kabhi n huee thi. usake paanv tak n uthate the. deh bhitar se jhulasi ja rahi thi. usane n snan hi kiya n chabena, usi thakan mean apana aangochha bichha kar ek pe d ke niche so raha, magar pyas ke mare kanth sookha jata hai. khali pet pani pina thik nahian. usane pyas ko rokane ki cheshta ki, lekin pratikshan bhitar ki dah badhati jati thi, n raha gaya. ek mazadoor ne balti bhar rakhi thi aur chabena kar raha tha. hori ne uth kar ek lota pani khianch kar piya aur phir a kar let raha, magar adha ghante mean use kai ho gee aur chehare par murdani-si chha gee.

us mazadoor ne kaha - kaisa ji hai hori bhaiya?

hori ke sir mean chakkar a raha tha. bola - kuchh nahian, achchha hooan.

yah kahate-kahate use phir kai huee aur hath-paanv thande hone lage. yah sir mean chakkar kyoan a raha hai? aankhoan ke samane jaise aandhera chhaya jata hai. usaki aankhean band ho geean aur jivan ki sari smritiyaan sajiv ho-ho kar hriday-pat par ane lagian, lekin bekram, age ki pichhe, pichhe ki age, svapn-chitroan ki bhaanti bemel, vikrit aur asanbaddh, vah sukhad balapan aya, jab vah gulliyaan khelata tha aur maan ki god mean sota tha. phir dekha, jaise gobar aya hai aur usake pairoan par gir raha hai. phir drishy badala, dhaniya dulahin bani huee, lal chuandari pahane usako bhojan kara rahi thi. phir ek gay ka chitr samane aya, bilakul kamadhenu-si. usane usaka doodh duha aur mangal ko pila raha tha ki gay ek devi ban gee aur......

usi mazadoor ne pukara - dopahari dhal gee hori, chalo jhauva uthao.

hori kuchh n bola. usake pran to n jane kis-kis lok mean u d rahe the. usaki deh jal rahi thi, hath-paanv thande ho rahe the. loo lag gee thi.

usake ghar adami dau daya gaya. ek ghanta mean dhaniya dau di huee a pahuanchi. sobha aur hira pichhe-pichhe khatole ki doli bana kar la rahe the.

dhaniya ne hori ki deh chhuee, to usaka kaleja san se ho gaya. mukh kaantihin ho gaya tha.

kaanpati huee avaz se boli - kaisa ji hai tumhara? hori ne asthir aankhoan se dekha aur bola - tum a ge gobar? maianne mangal ke lie gay le li hai. vah kh di hai, dekho.

dhaniya ne maut ki soorat dekhi thi. use pahachanati thi. use dabe paanv ate bhi dekha tha, aandhi ki tarah ate bhi dekha tha. usake samane sas mari, sasur mara, apane do balak mare, gaanv ke pachasoan adami mare. pran mean ek dhakka-sa laga. vah adhar jis par jivan tika hua tha, jaise khisaka ja raha tha, lekin nahian, yah dhairy ka samay hai, usaki shanka nirmool hai, loo lag gee hai, usi se achet ho ge haian.

um date hue aansuoan ko rok kar boli - meri or dekho, maian hooan, kya mujhe nahian pahachanate?

hori ki chetana lauti. mrityu samip a gee thi, ag dahakane vali thi. dhuaan shaant ho gaya tha. dhaniya ko din aankhoan se dekha, dono konoan se aansoo ki do booandean dhulak p dian. kshin svar mean bola - mera kaha suna maph karana dhaniya! ab jata hooan. gay ki lalasa man mean hi rah gee. ab to yahaan ke rupe kariya karam mean jaeange. ro mat dhaniya, ab kab tak jilaegi? sab durdasa to ho gee. ab marane de.

aur usaki aankhean phir band ho geean. usi vakt hira aur sobha doli le kar pahuanch ge. hori ko utha kar doli mean litaya aur gaanv ki or chale.

gaanv mean yah khabar hava ki tarah phail gee. sara gaanv jama ho gaya. hori khat par p da shayad sab kuchh dekhata tha, sab kuchh samajhata tha, par jaban band ho gee thi. haan, usaki aankhoan se bahate hue aansoo batala rahe the, ki moh ka bandhan to dana kitana kathin ho raha hai. jo kuchh apane se nahian ban p da, usi ke du:kh ka nam to moh hai. pale hue kartavy aur nipatae hue kamoan ka kya moh! moh to un anathoan ko chho d jane mean hai, jinake sath ham apana kartavy n nibha sake, un adhoore mansooboan mean hai, jinhean ham poora n kar sake.

magar sab kuchh samajh kar bhi dhaniya asha ki mitati huee chhaya ko pak de hue thi. aankhoan se aansoo gir rahe the, magar yantr ki bhaanti dau d-dau d kar kabhi am bhoon kar pana banati, kabhi hori ki deh mean bhoosi ki malish karati. kya kare, paise nahian haian, nahian kisi ko bhej kar daktar bulati.

hira ne rote hue kaha - bhabhi dil k da karo. godan kara do, dada chale.

dhaniya ne usaki or tiraskar ki aankhoan se dekha. ab vah dil ko aur kitana kathor kare? apane pati ke prati usaka jo dharm hai, kya yah usako batana p dega? jo jivan ka sangi tha, usake nam ko rona hi kya usaka dharm hai?

aur kee avajean aeean - haan, godan kara do, ab yahi samay hai.

dhaniya yantr ki bhaanti uthi, aj jo sutali bechi thi, usake bis ane paise laee aur pati ke thande hath mean rakh kar samane kh de matadin se boli - maharaj, ghar mean n gay hai, n bachhiya, n paisa. yahi paise haian, yahi inaka godan hai.

aur pachha d kha kar gir p di.

sanbandhit lekh

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