दुस्साहस -प्रेमचंद

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

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lakhanoo ke naubaste mohalle mean ek muanshi maikoolal mukhtar rahate the. b de udar, dayalu aur sajjan purush the. apane peshe mean itane kushal the ki aisa birala hi koee mukadama hota tha jisamean vah kisi n kisi paksh ki or se n rakhe jate hoan. sadhu-santoan se bhi unhean prem tha. unake satsang se unhoanne kuchh tattvajnan aur kuchh gaanje-charas ka abhyas prapt kar liya tha. rahi sharab, yah unaki kul-pratha thi. sharab ke nashe mean vah qanooni masaude khoob likhate the, unaki buddhi prajvalit ho jati thi. gaanje aur charas ka prabhav unake jnan par p data tha. dam laga kar vah vairagy aur dhyan mean tallin ho jate the. mohallevaloan par unaka b da rob tha. lekin yah unaki qanooni pratibha ka nahian, unaki udar sajjanata ka phal tha. mohalle ke ekkevan, gvale aur kahar unake ajnakari the, sau kam chho d kar unaki khidamat karate the. unaki madyajanit udarata ne saboan ko vashibhoot kar liya tha. vah nity kachahari se ate hi alagoo kahar ke samane do rupaye pheank dete the. kuchh kahane-sunane ki zaroorat n thi, alagoo isaka ashay samajhata tha. sham ko sharab ki ek botal aur kuchh gaanja tatha charas muanshi ji ke samane a jata tha. bas, mahaphil jam jati. yar log a pahuanchate. ek or muvakkiloan ki katar baithati, doosari or sahavasiyoan ki. vairagy ki aur jnan ki charcha hone lagati. bich-bich mean muvakkiloan se bhi mukadame ki do-ek batean kar lete ! das baje rat ko vah sabha visarjit hoti thi. muanshi ji apane peshe aur jnan charcha ke siva aur koee dard sir mol n lete the. desh ke kisi andolan, kisi sabha, kisi samajik sudhar se unaka sambandh n tha. is vishay mean vah sachche virakt the. bang-bhang hua, naram-garam dal bane, rajanitik sudharoan ka avirbhav hua, svarajy ki akaanksha ne janm liya, atm-raksha ki avajean desh mean gooanjane lagian, kiantu muanshi ji ki aviral shaanti mean jara bhi vighn n p da. adalat aur sharab ke sivay vah sansar ki sabhi chijoan ko maya samajhate the, sabhi se udasin rahate the.

chirag jal chuke the. muanshi maikoolal ki sabha jam gayi thi, upasakagan jama ho gaye the, abhi tak madira devi prakat n huee thi. alagoo bazar se n lauta tha. sab log bar-bar utsuk netroan se tak rahe the. ek adami baramade mean pratikshasvaroop kh da tha, do-tin sajjan toh lene ke lie s dak par kh de the, lekin alagoo ata najar n ata tha. aj jivan mean pahala avasar tha ki muanshi ji ko itana iantazar khianchana p da. unaki pratikshajanak udvignata ne gahari samadhi ka roop dharan kar liya tha, n kuchh bolate the, n kisi or dekhate the. samast shaktiyaan pratikshabiandu par keandribhoot ho gayian.

akasmath soochana mili ki alagoo a raha hai. muanshi ji jag p de, sahavasigan khil gaye, asan badal kar sanbhal baithe, unaki aankhean anurakt ho gayian. ashamay vilamb anand ko aur badha deta hai.

ek kshan mean alagoo a kar samane kh da ho gaya. muanshi ji ne use daanta nahian, yah pahala aparadh tha, isaka kuchh n kuchh karan avashy hoga, dabe hue par utkanthayukt netroan se alagoo ke hath ki or dekha. botal n thi. vismay hua, vishvas n aya, phir gaur se dekha botal n thi. yah aprakritik ghatana thi, par is par unhean krodh n aya, namrata ke sath poochha botal kahaan hai ?

alagoo- aj nahian mili.

maikoolal- yah kyoan ?

alagoo- dookan ke donoan nake roke hue surajavale kh de haian, kisi ko udhar jane hi nahian dete.

ab muanshi ji ko krodh aya, alagoo par nahian, svarajyavaloan par. unhean meri sharab band karane ka kya adhikar hai ? tark bhav se bole- tumane mera nam nahian liya ?

alagoo- bahut kaha, lekin vahaan kaun kisi ki sunata tha ? sabhi log laute ate the, maian bhi laut aya.

muanshi- charas laye ?

alagoo- vahaan bhi yahi hal tha.

muanshi- tum mere naukar ho ya svarajyavaloan ke ?

alagoo- muanh mean kalikh lagavane ke lie tho de hi naukar hooan ?

muanshi- to kya vahaan badamash log muanh mean kalikh bhi laga rahe haian ?

alagoo- dekha to nahian, lekin sab yahi kahate the.

muanshi- achchhi bat hai, maian khud jata hooan, dekhooan kisaki majal hai jo roke. ek-ek ko lal ghar dikha dooanga, yah sarakar ka raj hai, koee badamili nahian hai. vahaan koee pulis ka sipahi nahian tha ?

alagoo- thanedar sahab ap hi kh de sabase kahate the jisaka ji chahe jay sharab le ya piye lekin laut ate the, unaki koee n sunata tha.

muanshi- thanedar mere dost haian, chalo ji eedoo chalate ho. ramabali, bechan, jhinakoo sab chalo. ek-ek botal le lo, dekhooan kaun rokata hai. kal hi to maja chakha dooanga.

muanshi ji apane charoan sathiyoan ke sath sharabakhane ki gali ke samane pahuanche to vahaan bahut bhi d thi. bich mean do saumy moortiyaan kh di thian. ek maulana jamin the jo shahar ke mashahoor mujatahid the, doosare svami ghananand the jo vahaan ki sevasamiti ke sansthapak aur praja ke b de hitachiantak the. unake sammukh hi thanedar sahab kee kanastebaloan ke sath kh de the. muanshi ji aur unake sathiyoan ko dekhate hi thanedar sahab prasann hokar bole aie mukhtar sahab, kya aj ap hi ko takaliph karani p di ? yah charoan ap hi ke hamarah haian n ?

muanshi ji bole- ji haan, pahale adami bheja, vah nakam vapas gaya. suna aj yahaan h daboang machi huee hai, svarajyavale kisi ko aandar jane hi nahian dete.

thanedar- ji nahian, yahaan kisaki majal hai jo kisi ke kam mean hajir ho sake. ap shauq se jaie. koee chooan tak nahian kar sakata. akhir maian yahaan kis lie hooan.

muanshi ji ne gauravonmatt drishti se apane sathiyoan ko dekha aur gali mean ghuse ki itane mean maulana jamin ne eedoo se b di namrata se kaha- dost, yah to tumhari namaz ka vakt hai, yahaan kaise aye ? kya isi dinadari ke bal par khilaphat ka masala hal kareange ?

eedoo ke pairoan mean jaise lohe ki be di p d gayi. lajjit bhav se kh da bhoomi ki or takane laga. age qadam rakhane ka sahas n hua.

svami ghananand ne muanshi ji aur unake baki tinoan sathiyoan se kaha- bachcha, yah panchamrit lete jao, tumhara kalyan hoga. jhinakoo, ramabali aur bechan ne anivary bhav se hath phaila diye aur svami ji se panchamrit le kar pi gaye. muanshi ji ne kaha- ise ap khud pi jaie. mujhe zaroorat nahian.

svami ji unake samane hath jo d kar kh de ho gaye aur vinod bhav se bole- is bhikshuk par aj daya kijie, udhar n jaie.

lekin muanshi ji ne unaka hath pak d kar samane se hata diya aur gali mean dakhil ho gaye. unake tinoan sathi svami ji ke pichhe sir jhukaye kh de rahe.

muanshi- ramabali, jhinakoo ate kyoan nahian ? kisaki takat hai ki hamean rok sake.

jhinakoo- tum hi kahe nahian laut avat ho. sadhu-santan ki bat mane ka hot hai.

muanshi- to isi hausale par ghar se nikale the ?

ramabali- nikale the ki koee jabardasti rokega to usase samajheange. sadhu-santoan se l daee karane tho de hi chale the.

muanshi- sach kaha hai, ganvar bhe d hote haian.

bechan- ap sher ho jayan, ham bhe d hi bane raheange.

muanshi ji ak date hue sharabakhane mean dakhil hue. dookan par udasi chhayi huee thi, kalavar apani gaddi par baitha ooangh raha tha. muanshi ji ki ahat pa kar chauank p da, unhean tivr drishti se dekha mano yah koee vichitr jiv hai, botal bhar di aur ooanghane laga.

muanshi ji gali ke dvar par aye to apane sathiyoan ko n paya. bahut se adamiyoan ne unhean charoan or se gher liya aur niandasoochak boliyaan bolane lage.

ek ne kaha- dilavar ho to aisa ho.

doosara bola- sharmache kuttist ki peshe maradaan vivaad (maradoan ke samane lajja nahian a sakati.)

tisara bola- hai koee purana piyakk d pakka latiyal.

itane mean thanedar sahab ne a kar bhi d hata di. muanshi ji ne unhean dhanyavad diya aur ghar chale. ek kanastebal bhi raksharth unake sath chala.

muanshi ji ke charoan mitroan ne botalean pheank dian aur apas mean batean karate hue chale.

jhinakoo- ek ber hamara ekka begar mean pak d jat rahe to yahi svami ji chaparasi se kah-sun ke chhu day dihen raha.

ramabali- pichhale sal jab hamare ghar mean ag lagi thi tab bhi to yahi seva-samiti valoan ko le kar pahuanch gaye the, nahian to ghar mean ek soot n bachata.

bechan- mukhtar apane samane kisi ko ginate hi nahian. adami koee bura kam karata hai to chhip ke karata hai, yah nahian ki behaee par kamar baandh le.

jhinakoo- bhaee, pith pichhe kooo ki buraee n karai chahi. aur jaun kuchh hoy par adami b da akabali hau. utane adamiyan ke bich maan kaisa ghusat chala gava.

ramabali- yah koee akabal nahian hai. thanedar n hota to ate-dal ka bhav maloom ho jata.

bechan- mujhe to koee pachas rupaye deta to bhi gali mean pair n rakh sakata. sharm se sir hi nahian uthata tha !

eedoo- inake sath a kar aj b di musibat mean phans gaya. maulana jahaan dekheange vahaan a de hathoan leange. din ke khilaf aisa kam kyoan karean ki sharmianda hona p de. maian to aj mare sharm ke g d gaya. aj toba karata hooan. ab isaki taraph aankh utha kar bhi n dekhooanga.

ramabali- sharabiyoan ki toba kachche dhage se mazaboot nahian hoti.

eedoo - agar phir kabhi mujhe pite dekhana to muanh mean kalikh laga dena.

bechan- achchha to isi bat par aj se maian ise chho data hooan. ab piooan to goo-rakt barabar.

jhinakoo- to ka ham hi sabase papi han. phir kabhoo jo hamaka piyat dekhyo, baithay ke pachas joota lagayo.

ramabali- are ja, abhi muanshi ji bulayeange, to kutte ki tarah dau date hue jaoge.

jhinakoo- muanshi ji ke sath baithe dekhyo to sau joota lagayo, jinake bat mean pharak hai unake bap mean pharak hai.

ramabali- to bhaee maian bhi kasam khata hooan ki aj se gaanth ke paise nikal kar n piooanga. haan, muft ki pine mean inakar nahian.

bechan- gaanth ke paise tumane kabhi kharch kiye haian ?

itane mean muanshi maikoolal lapake hue ate dikhayi diye. yadyapi vah bazi mar kar aye the, mukh par vijay garv ki jagah khisiyanapan chhaya hua tha. kisi avyakt karanavash vah is vijay ka hardik anand n utha sakate the. hriday ke kisi kone mean chhipi huee lajja unhean chutakiyaan le rahi thi. vah svayan ajnat the, par us dussahas ka khed unhean vyathit kar raha tha.

ramabali ne kaha- aie mukhtar sahab, b di der lagayi.

muanshi- tum sab-ke-sab gavadi hi nikale, ek sadhu ke chakame mean a gaye.

ramabali- in logoan ne to aj se sharab n pine ki kasam kha li hai.

muanshi- aisa to maianne mard hi nahian dekha jo ek bar isake changul mean phans kar nikal jay. muanh se bakana doosari bat hai.

eedoo- zindagi rahi to dekh lijiyega.

jhinakoo- dana-pani to kooo se nahian chhoot sakat hai aur batan ka jab manama ave chho d dev. bas chot lag jay ka chahi, nasha khaye bina kooo mar nahian jat hai.

muanshi- dekhooanga tumhari bahaduri bhi.

bechan- dekhana kya hai, chho d dena koee b di bat nahian. yahi n hoga ki do-char din ji sust rahega. l daee mean aangarejoan ne chho d diya tha jo ise pani ki tarah pite haian to hamare lie koee mushkil kam nahian.

yahi batean karate hue log mukhtar sahab ke makan par a pahuanche.

divanakhane mean sannata tha. muvakkil chale gaye the. alagoo p da so raha tha. muanshi ji masanad par ja baithe aur alamari se glas nikalane lage. unhean abhi tak apane sathiyoan ki pratijna par vishvas n ata tha. unhean poora yakin tha ki sharab ki sugandh aur lalima dekhate hi sabhoan ki toba toot jayagi. jahaan maianne jara badhava diya vahian sab-ke-sab akar dat jayange aur mahaphil jam jayagi. jab eedoo salam karake chalane laga aur jhinakoo ne apana danda sanbhala to muanshi ji ne donoan hath pak d liye aur b de mridul shabdoan mean bole yaro, yoan sath chho dana achchha nahian. ao jara aj isaka maja to chakho, khas taur par achchhi hai.

muanshi- aji ao to, in batoan mean kya dhara hai ?

eedoo- ap hi ko mubarak rahe, mujhe jane dijie.

jhinakoo- ham to bhagavanh chahi to eke niyar n jab; joota kaun khay ?

yah kah kar donoan apane-apane hath chho da kar chale gaye tab mukhtar sahab ne bechan ka hath pak da jo baramade se niche utar raha tha, bole- bechan, kya tum bhi bevaphaee karoge ?

bechan- maianne to b di kasam khayi hai. jab ek bar ise goo-rakt kah chuka to phir isaki or tak bhi nahian sakata. kitana hi gaya-bita hooan to kya goo-rakt ki laj bhi n rakhooanga. ab ap bhi chho die, kuchh din ram-ram kijie. bahut din to pite ho gaye.

yah kah kar vah bhi salam karake chalata hua. ab akele ramabali rah gaya. muanshi ji ne usase shokatur ho kar kaha- dekho ramabali, in sabhoan ki bevaphaee ? yah log aise dhulamul hoange, maian n janata tha. ao, aj hamian tum sahi. do sachche dost aise darajanoan kachalohiyoan se achchhe haian. ao, baith jao.

ramabali- maian to hajir hi hooan, lekin maianne bhi kasam khayi hai ki kabhi gaanth ke paise kharch karake n piooanga.

muanshi- aji jab tak mere dam mean dam hai, tum jitana chaho piyo, gam kya hai ?

ramabali- lekin ap n rahe tab ? aisa sajjan phir kahaan paooanga ?

muanshi- aji tab dekhi jayagi, maian aj mara tho de hi jata hooan.

ramabali- zindagi ka koee etabar nahian, ap mujhase pahale zaroor hi mareange, to us vakt mujhe kaun roj pilayega. tab to chho d bhi n sakooanga. isase behatar yahi hai ki abhi se fikr karooan.

muanshi- yar aisi batean karake dil n chhota karo. ao baith jao, ek hi gilas le lena.

ramabali- mukhtar sahab, ab zyada majaboor n kijie. jab eedoo aur jhinakoo jaise latiyoan ne kasam kha li jo auratoan ke gahane bech-bech pi gaye aur nire moorkh haian, to maian itana nirlajj nahian hooan ki isaka gulam bana rahooan. svami ji ne mera sarvanash hone se bachaya hai. unaki ajna maian kisi tarah nahian tal sakata. yah kah kar ramabali bhi vida ho gaya.

muanshiji ne pyala muanh se lagaya, lekin doosara pyala bharane ke pahale unaki madyaturata gayab ho gayi thi. jivan mean yah pahala avasar tha ki unhean ekaant mean baith kar dava ki bhaanti sharab pini p di. pahale to sahavasiyoan par jhuanjhalaye. dagabajoan ko maianne saik doan rupaye khila diye hoange, lekin aj jara-si bat par sab-ke-sab phirant ho gaye. ab maian bhoot ki bhaanti akela p da hua hooan, koee hansane-bolane vala nahian. yah to sohabat ki chiz hai, jab sohabat ka anand hi n raha to pi kar khat par p d rahane se kya fayada ?

mera aj kitana apaman hua! jab maian gali mean ghusa hooan to saik doan hi adami meri or agney drishti se tak rahe the. sharab lekar lauta hooan tab to logoan ka vash chalata to meri botiyaan noch khate. thanedar n hota to ghar tak ana mushkil tha. yah apaman aur lokaninda kis lie. isalie ki gh di bhar baith kar muanh k dava karooan aur kaleja jalaooan. koee hansi-chuhal karane vala tak nahian.

log ise kitani tyajy-vastu samajhate haian, isaka anubhav mujhe aj hi hua, nahian to ek sannyasi ke jara-se ishare par barasoan ke lati piyakk d yoan meri avahelana n karate. bat yahi hai ki aantahkaran se sabhi ise nishiddh samajhate haian. jab mere sath ke gvale, ekkevan aur kahar tak ise tyag sakate haian to kya maian unase bhi gaya-gujara hooan? itana apaman sah kar, janata ki nigah mean patit ho kar, sare shahar mean badanam ho kar, nakkoo ban kar ek kshan ke lie sir mean saroor paida kar liya to kya kam kiya ? kuvasana ke lie atma ko itana niche girana kya achchhi bat hai ? yah charoan is gh di meri ninda kar rahe hoange, mujhe dusht bana rahe hoange, mujhe nich samajh rahe hoange. in nichoan ki drishti mean maian nicha ho gaya. yah duravastha nahian sahi jati. aj is vasana ka aant kar dooanga, apaman ka aant kar dooanga.

ek kshan mean dh dake ki avaz huee. alagoo chauank kar utha to dekha ki muanshi ji baramade mean kh de haian aur botal zamin par tooti p di hai !

sanbandhit lekh

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