चूड़ीवाली -जयशंकर प्रसाद

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

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‘‘abhi to pahana gee ho.’’

‘‘bahooji, b di achchhi choodiy़aan haian. sidhe bambee se parasal mangaya hai. sarakar ka hukm hai; isalie nayi choodiy़aan ate hi chali ati hooan.’’

‘‘to jao, sarakar ko hi pahanao, maian nahian pahanati.’’

‘‘bahooji! jara dekh to lijie.’’ kahati muskarati huee dhith choo divali apana baks kholane lagi. vah pachis varsh ki ek gori chharahari stri thi. usaki kalaee sachamuch choo di pahanane ke lie dhali thi. pan se lal patale-patale oth do-tin vakrataoan mean apana rahasy chhipaye hue the. unhean dekhane ka man karata, dekhane par un salone adharoan se kuchh bolavane ka ji chahata hai. bolane par hansane ki ichchha hoti aur usi hansi mean shaishav ka alh dapan, yauvan ki taravat aur praudh ki-si gambhirata bijali ke saman l d jati.

bahooji ko usaki hansi bahut buri lagati; par jab panjoan mean achchhi choo di chadhakar, sankat mean phansakar vah hansate hue kahati-‘‘ek pan mile bina yah choo di nahian chadhati.’’ tab bahooji ko krodh ke sath hansi a jati aur usaki taral hansi ki tari lene mean tanmay ho jatian.

kuchh hi dinoan se yah choo divali ane lagi hai. kabhi-kabhi bina bulaye hi chali ati aur aise dhang phailati ki bina sarakar ke aye nibatara n hota. yah bahooji ko asahy ho jata. aj usako choo di phansate dekh bahooji jhallakar bolian-‘‘aj-kal dookan par grahak kam ate haian kya?’’

‘‘bahooji, aj-kal kharidane ki dhun mean hooan, bechati hooan kam.’’ itana kahakar kee darjan choodiy़aan bahar saja dian. sliparoan ke shabd sunaee p de. bahooji ne kap de samhale, par vah dhith choo divali balikaoan ke saman sir tedha karake ‘‘yah jarmani ki hai, yah pharaansisi hai, yah japani hai’’ kahati jati thi. sarakar pichhe kh de muskara rahe the.

‘‘kya roj nayi choodiy़aan pahanane ke lie inhean hukm mila hai?’’ bahooji ne garv se poochha.

sarakar ne kaha-‘‘pahano, to bura kya hai?’’

‘‘bura to kuchh nahian, choo di chadhate hue kalaee dukhati hogi.’’ choo divali ne sir nicha kiye kanakhiyoan se dekhate hue kaha! ek lahar-si lali aankhoan ki or se kapoloan ko tar karati huee dau d jati thi. sarakar ne dekha, ek lalasa-bhari yuvati vyang kar rahi hai. hriday mean halachal mach gayi, ghabarakar bole-‘‘aisa hai, to n pahanean.’’

‘‘bhagavan karean, roj pahanean.’’ choo divali ashirvad dene ke gambhir svar mean praudha ke saman boli.

‘‘achchha, tum abhi jao.’’ sarakar aur choo divali donoan ki or dekhate hue bahooji ne jhuanjhalakar kaha.

‘‘to kya maian laut jaooan? ap to kahati thian n, ki sarakar ko hi pahanao, to jara unase pahanane ke lie kah dijie’’

‘‘nikal mere yahaan se.’’ kahate hue bahooji ki aankhe tilamila uthi. sarakar dhire se nikal gaye. aparadhi ke saman sar nicha kiye choo divali apani choodiy़aan batorakar uthi. hriday ki dh dakan mean apani rahasyapoorn nishvas chho dati huee chali gayi.

bhag 2

choo divali ka nam tha vilasini. vah nagar ki ek prasiddh nartaki ki kanya thi. usake roop aur sangit-kala ki sukhyati thi, vaibhav bhi kam n tha! vilas aur pramod ka paryapt sambhar milane par bhi use santosh n tha. hriday mean koee abhav khatakata tha, vastav mean usaki manovritti usake vyavasay ke pratikool thi.

kulavadhoo banane ki abhilasha hriday mean aur dampaty-sukh ka svargiy svapn usaki aankhoan mean samaya tha. svachhand pranay ka vyapar aruchikar ho gaya. parantu samaj usase hiansr pashu ke saman sashank tha. usase ashray milana asambhav janakar vilasini ne chhal ke dvara vahi sukh lena chaha. yah usaki saral avashyakata thi, kyoanki apane vyavasay mean usaka prem kray karane ke lie bahut-se log ate the, par vilasini apana hriday khol kar kisi se prem n kar sakati thi.

unhian dinoan sarakar ke roop, yauvan aur charitry ne use pralobhan diya. nagar ke samip baboo vijaykrishna ki, apani jamiandari mean b di sundar attalika thi. vahian rahate the. unake anuchar aur praja unhean sarakar kahakar pukarati thi. vilasini ki aankhe vijaykrishna par g d gayian. apana chir-sanchit manorath poorn karane ke lie vah kuchh dinoan ke lie choo divali ban gayi thi.

sarakar choo divali ko janate hue bhi anajan bane rahe. amiri ka ek kautuk tha, ek khilava d samajhakar usake ane-jane mean badha n dete. vilasini ke kala-poorn saundary ne jo kuchh prabhav unake man par dala tha, usake lie unake suruchipoorn man ne achchha bahana khoj liya tha, ve sochate, ‘bahooji ka kul-vadhoo-janochit saundary aur vaibhav ki maryada dekhakar choo divali svayan parajay svikar kar legi aur apana nishphal prayatn chho d degi, tab tak yah ek achchha manovinod chal raha hai!’

choo divali apane kautoohalapoorn kaushal mean saphal n ho saki thi, parantu bahooji ke aj ke duvryavahar ne pratikriya utpann kar di aur chot khakar usane sarakar ko ghayal kar diya.

bhag 3

ab sarakar prakashy roop se usake yahaan jane lage. vilas-rajani ka prabhat bhi choo divali ke upavan mean katata. kul-maryada, lok-laj aur jamiandari sab ek or aur choo divali akele. dalan mean kursiyoan par sarakar aur choo divali baithakar ratri-jagaran ka khed mita rahe the. pas hi anar ka vriksh tha, usamean phool khile the. ek bahut hi chhoti kali chidiy़a un phooloan mean choanch dalakar makarand pan karati aur kuchh kesar khati, phir hridayavimohak kal-nad karati huee u d jati.

sarakar b di der se kautuk dekh rahe the, bole-‘‘ise pak dakar palatoo banaya jay, to kaisa?’’

‘‘uhooan, yah phoolasuanghi hai. pianjare mean ji nahian sakati. use phooloan ka pradesh hi zila sakata hai, svarn-pinjar nahian, use khane ke lie phooloan ki kesar ka chara aur pine ke lie makarand-madira kaun jutayega?’’

‘‘par isaki sundar-boli sangit-kala ki charam sima hai; vina mean bhi koee-koee mi d aisi nikalati hogi. ise avashy pakadऩa chahie.’’

‘‘jisamean badha nahian, bandhan nahian, jisaka saundary svachhand hai, us asadharan prakritik kala ka mooly kya bandhan haian? kuruchi ke dvara vah kalankit bhale hi ho jay parantu puraskrit nahian ho sakati. use ap pianjare mean band karake puraskar deange ya dand?’’ kahate hue usane vijay ki ek vyang-bhari muskan chho di. sarakar ki-us van-vihangam ko pak dane ki lalasa balavati ho uthi. unhoanne kaha-‘‘jane bhi do, vah achchhi kala nahian janati.’’ prasang badal gaya. nity ka sadharan vinod-poorn kram chala.

bhag 4

choo divali apane abhyas ke anusar samajhati ki yadi bahooji ki apar pranay sampatti mean se kuchh aansh maian bhi leti hooan, to hani kya, parantu bahooji ko apane pranay ke ekadhipaty par poorn vishvas tha. vah nishkriy pratirodh karane lagian. rajayakshma ke bhayanak akraman se vah ghulane lagian aur sarakar van-vihangini vilasini ko svayatt karane mean dattachitt hue. rogi ki shushroosha aur seva mean koee kami n thi, parantu ek b de mukadame mean sarakar ka udhar sarvasvant hua, idhar bahooji chal basian.

choo divali ne samajha ki usaki poorn vijay huee, par bat kuchh doosari thi. vijaykrishna ka vah ek vinod tha. jab sab kuchh chala gaya, tab vinod lekar kya hoga. ek din choo divali se chhutti maangi. usane kaha-‘‘kami kis bat ki hai, maian tumhari hi hooan aur sab vibhav bhi tumhara hai.’’ vijaykrishna ne kaha-‘‘maian veshya ki di huee jivika se pet palane mean asamarth hooan.’’ choo divali bilakhane lagi, vinay kiya, roee, gi dagi daee par vijaykrishna chale hi gaye! vah sochane lagi ki-‘‘apana vyavasay aur vijay ki grihasthi biga dakar jo sukh kharida tha, usaka koee mooly nahian. maian kulavadhoo hone ke upayukt nahian. kya samaj ke pas isaka koee pratikar nahian? itani tapasya aur itana svarth-tyag vyarth hai?’’

parantu vilasini yah n janati thi ki stri aur purush-sambandhi samast antim nirnay karane mean samaj kitana hi udar kyoan n ho; donoan pakshoan ko sarvatha santusht nahian kar saka aur n kar sakane ki asha hai. yah rahasy srishti ko ulajha rakhane ki kunji hai.

vilasini ne bahut soch-samajhakar apani jivanacharya badal dali. sarakar se mili huee jo kuchh sampatti thi, use bechakar pas hi ke ek gaanv mean kheti karane ke lie bhoomi lekar adarsh hindoo grihasth ki-si tapasya karane mean apana bikhara hua man usane laga diya. usake kachche makan ke pas ek vishal vat-vriksh aur nirmal jal ka sarovar tha. vahian baithakar choo divali ne pathikoan ki seva karane ka sankalp kiya. tho de hi dinoan mean achchhi kheti hone lagi aur ann se usaka ghar bhara rahane laga. bhikhariyoan ko ann dekar unhean khila dene mean use akathaniy sukh milata. dhire-dhire din dhalane laga, choo divali ko saheli banane ke lie yauvan ka tisara pahar karuna aur shanti ko pak d laya. us path se chalanevale pathikoan ko door se kisi kala-kushal kanth ki tan sunaee p dati-

ab lauan nasani ab n nasaihauan.

vat-vriksh ke niche ek anath balak nandoo ko chana aur gu d ki dookan choo divali ne kara di hai. jin pathikoan ke pas paise n hote, unaka mooly vah svayan dekar nandoo ki dookan mean ghata n hone deti, aur pathik bhi vishram kiye bina us talab se n jata. kuchh hi dinoan mean choo divali ka talab vikhyat ho gaya.

bhag 5

sandhya ho chali thi. pakheruoan ka basere ki or lautane ka kolahal macha aur vat-vriksh mean chahal-pahal ho gee. choo divali charani ke pas kh di bailoan ko dekh rahi thi. dalan mean dipak jal raha tha, andhakar usake ghar aur man mean barajori ghus raha tha. kolahal-shoony jivan mean bhi choo divali ko shanti mili, aisa vishvas nahian hota tha. pas hi usaki pinduliyoan se sir rag data hua kalua dum hila raha tha. sukhiya usake lie ghar mean se kuchh khane ko le ayi thi; par kalua udhar n dekhakar apani svamini se sneh jata raha tha. choo divali ne hansate hue kaha-‘‘chal, tera dular ho chuka. ja, kha le.’’ choo divali ne man mean socha, kangal manushy sneh ke lie kyoan bhikh maangata hai.? vah svayan nahian karata, nahian to trin-virudh tatha pashu-pakshi bhi to sneh karane ke lie prastut haian. itane mean nandoo ne akar kaha-‘‘maan, ek batohi bahut thaka hua abhi aya hai. bhookh ke mare vah jaise shithil ho gaya hai.’’

‘‘toone kyoan nahian de diya?’’

‘‘leta bhi nahian, kahata hai, too b da garib ladaqa hai, tujhase n looanga.’’

choo divali vat-vriksh ki or chal p di. aandhera ho gaya tha. pathik j d ka sahara lekar leta tha. choo divali ne hath jo dakar kaha-‘‘maharaj, ap kuchh bhojan kijie.’’

‘‘tum kaun ho?’’

‘‘pahale ki ek veshya.’’

‘‘chhi:, mujhe p de rahane do, maian nahian chahata ki tum mujhase bolo bhi, kyoanki tumhara vyavasay kitane hi sukhi gharoan ko uja dakar shmashan bana deta hai.’’

‘‘maharaj, ham log to kala ke vyavasayi haian. yah aparadh kala ka mooly laganevaloan ki kuruchi aur kutsit ichchha ka hai. sansar mean bahut-se nirlajj svarthapoorn vyavasay chalate haian. phir isi par itana krodh kyoan?’’

‘‘kyoanki vah un saboan mean adham aur nikrisht hai.’’

‘‘parantu veshya ka vyavasay karake bhi maianne ek hi vyakti se prem kiya tha. maian aur dharm nahian janati, par apane sarakar se jo kuchh mujhe mila, use maian lok-seva mean lagati hooan. mere talab par koee bhookha nahian rahane pata. meri jivika chahe jo rahi ho, mere atithi-dharm mean badha n dijie.’’

pathik ek bar hi uthakar baith gaya aur aankh g dakar aandhere mean dekhane laga. sahasa bol utha-‘‘choo divali?’’

‘‘kaun, sarakar?’’

‘‘haan, tumane shok har liya. mere aparadhajanak tamam tyag mean puny ka bhi bhag tha, yah maian nahian janata.’’

‘‘sarakar! maianne grihasth-kulavadhoo hone ke lie kathor tapasya ki hai. in char varshoan mean mujhe vishvas ho gaya hai ki kulavadhoo hone mean jo mahatv hai, vah seva ka hai, n ki vilas ka.’’

‘‘seva hi nahian, choo divali! usamean vilas ka anant yauvan hai, kyoanki keval stri-purush ke sharirik bandhan mean vah paryavasit nahian hai, bahy sadhanoan ke vikrit ho jane tak hi, usaki sima nahian, garhasthy jivan usake lie prachur upakaran prastut karata hai, isalie vah prey bhi hai aur shrey bhi hai. mujhe vishvas hai ki tum ab saphal ho jaogi.’’

‘‘meri saphalata apaki kripa par hai. vishvas hai ki ab itane nirday n hoange’’-kahate-kahate choo divali ne sarakar ke pair pak d liye.

sarakar ne usake hath pak d liye.

sanbandhit lekh

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