गोदान उपन्यास भाग-8

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

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jab se hori ke ghar mean gay a gee hai, ghar ki shri hi kuchh aur ho gee hai. dhaniya ka ghamand to usake sanbhal se bahar ho-ho jata hai. jab dekho, gay ki charcha.

bhoosa chhij gaya tha. ookh mean tho di-si chari bo di gee thi. usi ki kutti kat kar janavaroan ko khilana p data tha. aankhean akash ki or lagi rahati thian ki pani barase aur ghas nikale. adha asadh bit gaya aur varsha n huee.

sahasa ek din badal uthe aur asadh ka pahala dauang da gira. kisan khariph bone ke lie hal le-le kar nikale ki rayasahab ke karakun ne kahala bheja, jab tak baki n chuk jayagi, kisi ko khet mean hal n le jane diya jayaga. kisanoan par jaise vajrapat ho gaya. aur kabhi to itani k daee n hoti thi, abaki yah kaisa hukm. koee gaanv chho d kar bhaga tho de hi jata hai, agar khetoan mean hal n chale, to rupe kahaan se a jaeange? nikaleange to khet hi se. sab mil kar karakun ke pas ja kar roe. karakun ka nam tha pandit nokheram. adami bure n the, magar malik ka hukm tha. use kaise talean? abhi us din rayasahab ne hori se kaisi daya aur dharm ki batean ki thian aur aj asamiyoan par yah julm. hori malik ke pas jane ko taiyar hua, lekin phir socha, unhoanne karakun ko ek bar jo hukm de diya, use kyoan talane lage? vah aguva ban kar kyoan bura bane? jab aur koee kuchh nahian bolata, to vahi ag mean kyoan koode? jo sabake sir p degi, vah bhi jhel lega.

kisanoan mean khalabali machi huee thi. sabhi gaanv ke mahajanoan ke pas rupe ke lie dau de. gaanv mean mangaroo sah ki ajakal chadhi huee thi. is sal san mean use achchha fayada hua tha. gehooan aur alasi mean bhi usane kuchh kam nahian kamaya tha. pandit datadin aur dulari sahuain bhi len-den karati thian. sabase b de mahajan the jhiangurisianh. vah shahar ke ek b de mahajan ke ejeant the. unake niche kee adami aur the, jo as-pas ke dehatoan mean ghoom-ghoom kar len-den karate the. inake uparaant aur bhi kee chhote-mote mahajan the, jo do ane rupe byaj par bina likha-padhi ke rupe dete the. gaanv valoan ko len-den ka kuchh aisa shauq tha ki jisake pas das-bis rupe jama ho jate, vahi mahajan ban baithata tha. ek samay hori ne bhi mahajani ki thi. usi ka yah prabhav tha ki log abhi tak yahi samajhate the ki hori ke pas dabe hue rupe haian. akhir vah dhan gaya kahaan? bantavare mean nikala nahian, hori ne koee tirth, vrat, bhoj kiya nahian, gaya to kahaan gaya? joote phat jane par bhi unake ghatthe bane rahate haian.

kisi ne kisi devata ko sidha kiya, kisi ne kisi ko. kisi ne ana rupaya byaj dena svikar kiya, kisi ne do ana. hori mean atmasamman ka sarvatha lop n hua tha. jin logoan ke rupe us par baki the, unake pas kaun muanh le kar jay? jhiangurisianh ke siva use aur koee n soojha. vah pakka kagaz likhate the, najarana alag lete the, dastoori alag, staanp ki likhaee alag. us par ek sal ka byaj peshagi kat kar rupaya dete the. pachchis rupe ka kagaz likha to mushkil se satrah rupe hath lagate the; magar is gadhe samay mean aur kya kiya jay? rayasahab ki jabaradasti hai, nahian is samay kisi ke samane kyoan hath phailana p data?

jhiangurisianh baithe datoon kar rahe the. nate, mote, khalvat, kale, lanbi nak aur b di-b di mooanchhoan vale adami the, bilakul vidooshak-jaise. aur the bhi b de hanso d. is gaanv ko apane sasural bana kar mardoan se sale ya sasur aur auratoan se sali ya salahaj ka nata jo d liya tha. raste mean l dake unhean chidhate - pandit ji pailagi! aur jhiangurisianh unhean chatapat ashirvad dete - tumhari aankhean phootean, ghutana toote, mirgi ae, ghar mean ag lag jay adi. l dake is ashirvad se kabhi n aghate the, magar len-den mean b de kathor the. sood ki ek paee n chho date the aur vade par bina rupe lie dvar se n talate the.

hori ne salam karake apane vipatti-katha sunaee.

jhiangurisianh ne muskara kar kaha - vah sab purana rupaya kya kar dala?

'purane rupe hote thakur, to mahajanoan se apana gala n chhu da leta, ki sood bharate kisi ko achchha lagata hai?'

g de rupe n nikalean, chahe sood kitana hi dena p de. tum logoan ki yahi niti hai.'

'kahaan ke g de rupe baboo sahab, khane ko to hota nahian. l daka javan ho gaya, byah ka kahian thikana nahian. b di l daki bhi byahane jog ho gee. rupe hote, to kis din ke lie ga d rakhate?'

jhiangurisianh ne jab se usake dvar par gay dekhi thi, us par daant lagae hue the. gay ka dil-daul aur gathan kah raha tha ki usamean paanch ser se kam doodh nahian hai. man mean soch liya tha, hori ko kisi a dadab mean dal kar gay ko u da lena chahie. aj vah avasar a gaya.

bole - achchha bhee, tumhare pas kuchh nahian hai, ab raji hue. jitane rupe chaho, le jao, lekin tumhare bhale ke lie kahate haian, kuchh gahane-gathe hoan, to giro rakh kar rupe le lo. isatam likhoge, to sood badhega aur jhamele mean p d jaoege.

hori ne kasam khaee ki ghar mean gahane ke nam kachcha soot bhi nahian hai. dhaniya ke hathoan mean k de haian, vah bhi gilat ke.

jhiangurisianh ne sahanubhooti ka rang muanh par pot kar kaha - to ek bat karo, yah nee gay jo lae ho, ise hamare hath bech do. sood isatam sab jhag doan se bach jao, char adami jo dam kahean, vah hamase le lo. ham janate haian, tum use apane shauq se lae ho aur bechana nahian chahate, lekin yah sankat to talana hi p dega.

hori pahale to is prastav par hansa, us par shaant man se vichar bhi n karana chahata tha, lekin thakur ne ooanch-nich sujhaya, mahajani ke hathakandoan ka aisa bhishan roop dikhaya ki usake man mean bhi yah bat baith gee. thakur thik hi to kahate haian, jab hath mean rupe a jayan, gay le lena. tis rupe ka kagad likhane par kahian pachchis rupe mileange aur tin-char sal tak n die ge, to poore sau ho jaeange. pahale ka anubhav yahi bata raha tha ki karz vah mehaman hai, jo ek bar a kar jane ka nam nahian leta.

bola - maian ghar ja kar sabase salah kar looan, to bataooan.

'salah nahian karana hai, unase kah dena hai ki rupe udhar lene mean apane barbadi ke siva aur kuchh nahian.'

'maian samajh raha hooan thakur, abhi a ke javab deta hooan.'

lekin ghar a kar usane jyoan hi vah prastav kiya ki kuharam mach gaya. dhaniya to kam chillaee, donoan l dakiyoan ne to duniya sir par utha li. nahian dete apane gay, rupe jahaan se chahe lao. sona ne to yahaan tak kah dala, isase to kahian achchha hai, mujhe bech dalo. gay se kuchh besi hi mil jayaga. hori asamanjas mean p d gaya.

donoan l dakiyaan sachamuch gay par jan deti thian. roopa to usake gale se lipat jati thi aur bina use khilae kaur muanh mean n dalati thi. gay kitane pyar se usaka hath chatati thi, kitani snehabhari aankhoan se use dekhati thi. usaka bachh da kitana suandar hoga. abhi se usaka namakaran ho gaya tha - matee. vah use apane sath le kar soegi. is gay ke pichhe donoan bahanoan mean kee bar l daiyaan ho chuki thian. sona kahati, mujhe zyada chahati hai, roopa kahati, mujhe. isaka nirnay abhi tak n ho saka tha. aur donoan dave qayam the.

magar hori ne aga-pichha sujha kar akhir dhaniya ko kisi tarah raji kar liya. ek mitr se gay udhar le kar bech dena bhi bahut hi vaisi bat hai, lekin bipat mean to adami ka dharam tak chala jata hai, yah kaun-b di bat hai. aisa n ho to log bipat se itana darean kyoan? gobar ne bhi vishesh apatti n ki. vah ajakal doosari hi dhun mean mast tha. yah tai kiya ki jab donoan l dakiyaan rat ko so jayan, to gay jhiangurisianh ke pas pahuancha di jae.

din kisi tarah kat gaya. saanjh huee. donoan l dakiyaan ath bajate-bajate kha-pi kar so geean. gobar is karun drishy se bhag kar kahian chala gaya. vah gay ko jate kaise dekh sakega? apane aansuoan ko kaise rok sakega? hori bhi oopar hi se kathor bana hua tha. man usaka bhi chanchal tha. aisa koee maee ka lal nahian, jo is vakt use pachchis rupe udhar de-de, chahe phir pachas rupe hi le-le. vah gay ke samane ja kar kh da hua, to use aisa jan p da ki usaki kali-kali aankhoan mean aansoo bhare hue haian aur vah kah rahi hai - kya char din mean hi tumhara man mujhase bhar gaya? tumane to vachan diya tha ki jite-ji ise n bechooanga. yahi vachan tha tumhara! maianne to tumase kabhi kisi bat ka gila nahian kiya. jo kuchh rookha-sookha tumane diya, vahi kha kar santusht ho gee. bolo.

dhaniya ne kaha - l dakiyaan to so geean. ab ise le kyoan nahian jate? jab bechana hi hai, to abhi bech do.

hori kaanpate hue svar mean kaha - mera to hath nahian uthata dhaniya! usaka muanh nahian dekhati? rahane do, rupe sood par le looanga. bhagavan ne chaha to sab ada ho jaeange, tin-char sau hote hi kya haian. ek bar ookh lag jae.

dhaniya ne garv-bhare prem se usaki or dekha - aur kya! itani tapasya ke bad to ghar mean goo aee. use bhi bech do. le lo kal rupe. jaise aur sab chukae jaeange, vaise ise bhi chuka deange.

bhitar b di umas ho rahi thi. hava band thi. ek patti n hilati thi. badal chhae hue the, par varsha ke lakshan n the. hori ne gay ko bahar baandh diya. dhaniya ne toka bhi, kahaan lie jate ho? par hori ne suna nahian, bola - bahar hava mean baandh deta hooan. aram se rahegi, usake bhi to jan hai. gay baandh kar vah apane manjhale bhaee sobha ko dekhane gaya. sobha ko idhar kee mahine se dame ka araja ho gaya tha. dava-daee ki jugat nahian. khane-pine ka prabandh nahian, aur kam karana p data tha ji to d kar, isalie usaki dasha din-din big dati jati thi. sobha sahanashil adami tha, l daee-jhag doan se kosoan door bhagane vala. kisi se matalab nahian. apane kam se kam. hori use chahata tha aur vah bhi hori ka adab karata tha. donoan mean rupe-paise ki batean hone lagian. rayasahab ka yah naya pharaman alochanaoan ka keandr bana hua tha.

koee gyarah bajate-bajate hori lauta aur bhitar ja raha tha ki use bhas hua, jaise gay ke pas koee adami kh da hai. poochha - kaun kh da hai vahaan?

hira bola - maian hooan dada, tumhare kau de mean ag lene aya tha.

hira usake kau de mean ag lene aya hai, is jara-si bat mean hori ko bhaee ki atmiyata ka parichay mila. gaanv mean aur bhi to kau de haian. kahian bhi ag mil sakati thi. hira usake kau de mean ag le raha hai, to apana hi samajh kar to. sara gaanv is kau de mean ag lene ata tha. gaanv mean sabase sanpann yahi kau da tha, magar hira ka ana doosari bat thi. aur us din ki l daee ke bad. hira ke man mean kapat nahian rahata. gussail hai, lekin dil saph.

usane sneh-bhare svar mean poochha - tamakhoo hai ki la dooan?

'nahian, tamakhoo to hai dada.'

'sobha to aj bahut behal hai.'

'koee davaee nahian khata, to kya kiya jae. usake lekhe to sare baid, daktar, hakim ana di haian. bhagavan ke pas jitani akkal thi, vah usake aur usaki gharavali ke hisse p d gee.'

hori ne chianta se kaha - yahi to buraee hai usamean. apane samane kisi ko ginata hi nahian. aur chidhane to bimari mean sabhi ho jate haian. tumhean yad hai ki nahian, jab tumhean ianfija ho gaya tha, to davaee utha kar pheank dete the. maian tumhare donoan hath pak data tha, tab tumhari bhabhi tumhare muanh mean davaee dalati thian. us par tum use hajaroan galiyaan dete the.

'haan dada, bhala vah bat bhool sakata hooan? tumane itana n kiya hota, to tumase l dane ke lie kaise bacha rahata.'

hori ko aisa maloom hua ki hira ka svar bhari ho gaya hai. usaka gala bhi bhar aya.

'beta, l daee-jhag da to ziandagi ka dharam hai. isase jo apane haian, vah parae tho de hi ho jate haian, jab ghar mean char adami rahate haian, tabhi to l daee-jhag de bhi hote haian, jisake koee hai hi nahian, usase kaun l daee karega?'

donoan ne sath chilam pi. tab hira apane ghar gaya, hori aandar bhojan karane chala.

dhaniya rosh se boli - dekhi apane sapoot ki lila - itani rat gee aur abhi use apane sail se chhutti nahian mili. maian sab janati hooan. mujhako sara pata mil gaya hai. bhola ki vah raan d l daki nahian hai, jhuniya. usi ke ghar mean p da rahata hai.

hori ke kanoan mean bhi is bat ki bhanak p di thi, par use vishvas n aya tha. gobar bechara in batoan ko kya jane.

bola - kisane kaha? tumase?

dhaniya prachand ho gee - tumase chhipi hogi aur to sabhi jagah charcha chal rahi hai. yah hai, bhugga, vah bahattar ghat ka pani pie hue. ise uangaliyoan par nacha rahi hai, aur yah samajhata hai, vah is par jan deti hai. tum use samajha do, nahian koee aisi-vaisi ho gee, to kahian ke n rahoge.

hori ka dil umang par tha. chuhal ki soojhi - jhuniya dekhane-sunane mean to buri nahian hai. usi se kar le sagaee. aisi sasti mehariya aur kahaan mili jati hai?

dhaniya ko yah chuhal tir-sa laga - jhuniya is ghar mean ae, to muanh jhulas dooan raan d ka. gobar ki chaheti hai, to use le kar jahaan chahe rahe.

'aur jo gobar isi ghar mean lae?'

'to yah donoan l dakiyaan kisake gale baandhoge? phir biradari mean tumhean kaun poochhega, koee dvar par kh da tak to hoga nahian.'

'use isaki kya paravah.'

'is tarah nahian chhodooangi lala ko. mar-mar maianne pala hai aur jhuniya a kar raj karegi. muanh mean ag laga dooangi raan d ke.'

sahasa gobar a ke ghab daee huee avaz mean bola - dada, suandariya ko kya ho gaya? kya kale nag ne chhoo liya? vah to p di t dap rahi hai.

hori chauke mean ja chuka tha. thali samane chho d kar bahar nikal aya aur bola - kya asagun muanh se nikalate ho. abhi to maian dekhe a raha hooan. leti thi.

tinoan bahar ge. chirag le kar dekha. suandariya ke muanh se phichakur nikal raha tha. aankhean pathara gee thian, pet phool gaya tha aur charoan paanv phail ge the. dhaniya sir pitane lagi. hori pandit datadin ke pas dau da. gaanv mean pashu-chikitsa ke vahi achary the. pandit ji sone ja rahe the. dau de hue ae. dam-ke-dam mean sara gaanv jama ho gaya. gay ko kisi ne kuchh khila diya. lakshan spasht the. saf vish diya gaya hai, lekin gaanv mean kaun aisa muddee hai, jisane vish diya ho, aisi varadat to is gaanv mean kabhi huee nahian, lekin bahar ka kaun adami gaanv mean aya. hori ki kisi se dushmani bhi n thi ki us par sandeh kiya jae. hira se kuchh kaha-suni huee thi, magar vah bhaee-bhaee ka jhag da tha. sabase zyada du:khi to hira hi tha. dhamakiyaan de raha tha ki jisane yah hatyaroan ka kam kiya hai, use pae to khoon pi jae. vah lakh gussail ho, par nich kam nahian kar sakata.

adhi rat tak jamaghat raha. sabhi hori ke du:kh mean du:khi the aur badhik ko galiyaan dete the. vah is samay pak da ja sakata, to usake pranoan ki kushal n thi. jab yah hal hai to koee janavaroan ko bahar kaise baandhega? abhi tak rat-birat sabhi janavar bahar p de rahate the. kisi tarah ki chianta n thi, lekin ab to ek nee vipatti a kh di huee thi. kya gay thi ki bas dekhata rahe! poojane jog. paanch ser se kam doodh n tha. sau-sau ka ek-ek bachha hota. ate der n huee aur yah vajr gir p da.

jab sab log apane-apane ghar chale ge, to dhaniya hori ko kosane lagi - tumhean koee lakh samajhae, karoge apane man ki. tum gay khol kar aangan se chale, tab tak maian joojhati rahi ki bahar n le jao. hamare din patale haian, n jane kab kya ho jay, lekin nahian, use garami lag rahi hai. ab to khoob thandi ho gee aur tumhara kaleja bhi thanda ho gaya! thakur maangate the, de diya hota, to ek bojh sir se utar jata aur nihore ka nihora hota, magar yah tamacha kaise p data? koee buri bat hone vali hoti hai, to mati pahale hi har jati hai. itane din maje se ghar mean bandhati rahi, n garami lagi, n joo di aee. itani jaldi sabako pahachan gee thi ki maloom hi n hota tha ki bahar se aee hai. bachche usake siangoan se khelate rahate the. sir tak n hilati thi. jo kuchh naand mean dal do, chat-poanchh kar saf kar deti thi. lachchhami thi, abhagoan ke ghar kya rahati? sona aur roopa bhi yah halachal sun kar jag gee thian aur bilakh-bilakh kar ro rahi thian. usaki seva ka bhar adhikatar unhian donoan par tha. unaki sangini ho gee thi. donoan kha kar uthatian, to ek-ek tuk da roti use apane hathoan se khilatian. kaisa jibh nikal kar kha leti thi, aur jab tak unake hath ka kaur n pa leti, kh di takati rahati. bhagy phoot ge!

gobar aur donoan l dakiyaan ro-dho kar so gee thian. hori bhi leta. dhaniya usake sirahane pani ka lota rakhane aee, to hori ne dhire se kaha - tere pet mean bat pachati nahian, kuchh sun paegi, to gaanv bhar mean dhiandhora pitati phiregi.

dhaniya ne apatti ki - bhala sunooan, maianne kaun-si bat pit di ki yoan hi nam badanam kar diya.

'achchha, tera sandeh kisi par hota hai?'

'mera sandeh to kisi par nahian hai. koee bahari adami tha'

'kisi se kahegi to nahian?'

'kahooangi nahian, to gaanv vale mujhe gahane kaise gadhava deange.'

'agar kisi se kaha to mar hi dalooanga.'

'mujhe mar kar sukhi n rahoge. ab doosari mehariya nahian mili jati. jab tak hooan, tumhara ghar sanbhale hue hooan. jis din mar jaooangi, sir par hath dhar kar rooge. abhi mujhamean sari buraiyaan hi buraiyaan haian, tab aankhoan se aansoo nikaleange.'

'mera sandeh to hira par hota hai.'

'jhooth, bilakul jhooth. hira itana nich nahian hai. vah muanh ka hi kharab hai.'

'maianne apane aankhoan dekha. sach, tere sir ki sauanh.'

'tumane apane aankhoan dekha! kab?'

'vahi, maian sobha ko dekh kar aya, to vah suandariya ki naand ke pas kh da tha. maianne poochha - kaun hai, to bola, maian hooan hira, kau de mean se ag lene aya tha. tho di der mujhase batean karata raha. mujhe chilam pilaee. vah udhar gaya, maian bhitar aya aur vahian gobar ne pukar machaee. maloom hota hai, maian gay baandh kar sobha ke ghar gaya hooan, aur isane idhar a kar kuchh khila diya hai. sait phir yah dekhane aya tha ki mari ya nahian.'

dhaniya ne lanbi saans le kar kaha - is tarah ke hote haian bhaee, jinhean bhaee ka gala katane mean bhi hichak nahian hoti. uphphoh! hira man ka itana kala hai. aur dadhijar ko maianne pal-pos kar b da kiya.

'achchha, ja so rah, magar kisi se bhool kar bhi jikar n karana.'

'kaun, sabera hote hi lala ko thane n pahuanchaooan to apane asal bap ki nahian. yah hatyara bhaee kahane jog hai! yahi bhaee ka kam hai! vah bairi hai, pakka bairi aur bairi ko marane mean pap nahian, chho dane mean pap hai.'

hori ne dhamaki di - maian kahe deta hooan dhaniya, anarth ho jayaga.

dhaniya avesh mean boli - anarth nahian, anarth ka bap ho jae. maian lala ko bina b de ghar bhijavae, manooangi nahian. tin sal chakki pisavaooangi, tin sal. vahaan se chhooteange, to hatya lagegi, tirath karana p dega. bhoj dena p dega. is dhokhe mean n rahean lala aur gavahi dilavaooangi tumase, bete ke sir par hath rakh kar.

usane bhitar ja kar kiva d band kar lie aur hori bahar apane ko kosata p da raha. jab svayan usake pet mean bat n pachi, to dhaniya ke pet mean kya pachegi? ab yah chu dail manane vali nahian! zid par a jati hai, to kisi ki sunati hi nahian. aj usane apane jivan mean sabase b di bhool ki.

charoan or nirav aandhakar chhaya hua tha. donoan bailoan ke gale ki ghantiyaan kabhi-kabhi baj uthati thian. das qadam par mritak gay p di huee thi aur hori ghor pashchatap mean karavatean badal raha tha. aandhakar mean prakash ki rekha kahian najar n ati thi.

sanbandhit lekh

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