पंच-परमेश्‍वर -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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jumman shekh aur alagoo chaudhari mean gadhi mitrata thi. sajhe mean kheti hoti thi. kuchh len-den mean bhi sajha tha. ek ko doosare par atal vishvas tha. jumman jab haj karane gaye the, tab apana ghar alagoo ko sauanp gaye the, aur alagoo jab kabhi bahar jate, to jumman par apana ghar chho d dete the. unamean n khan-pan ka vyavahar tha, n dharm ka nata; keval vichar milate the. mitrata ka moolamantr bhi yahi hai.

is mitrata ka janm usi samay hua, jab donoan mitr balak hi the; aur jumman ke poojy pita, jumarati, unhean shiksha pradan karate the. alagoo ne guru ji ki bahut seva ki thi, khoob rakabiyaan maanji, khoob pyale dhoye. unaka huqqa ek kshan ke lie bhi vishram n lene pata tha; kyoanki pratyek chilam alagoo ko adh ghante tak kitaboan se alag kar deti thi. alagoo ke pita purane vicharoan ke manushy the. unhean shiksha ki apeksha guru ki seva-shushroosha par adhik vishvas tha. vah kahate the ki vidya padhane se nahian ati; jo kuchh hota hai, guru ke ashirvad se. bas, guru ji ki kripa-drishti chahie. atev yadi alagoo par jumarati shekh ke ashirvad athava satsang ka kuchh phal n hua, to yah manakar santosh kar lega ki vidyoparjan mean usane yathashakti koee bat utha nahian rakhi, vidya usake bhagy hi mean n thi, to kaise ati ?

magar jumarati shekh svayan ashirvad ke kayal n the. unhean apane sote par adhik bharosa tha, aur usi sote ke pratap se aj as-pas ke gaanvoan mean jumman ki pooja hoti thi. unake likhe hue rehananame ya bainame par kachahari ka muharrir bhi kalam n utha sakata tha. halake ka dakiya, kaanstebil aur tahasil ka chaparasi-sab unaki kripa ki akaanksha rakhate the. atev alagoo ka man unake dhan ke karan tha, to jumman shekh apani anamol vidya se hi sabake adarapatr bane the.

jumman shekh ki ek boodhi khala (mausi) thi. usake pas kuchh tho di-si milakiyat thi; parantu usake nikat sanbandhiyoan mean koee n tha. jumman ne lambe-chau de vade karake vah milakiyat apane nam likhava li thi. jab tak danapatr ki rajistri n huee thi, tab tak khalajan ka khoob adar-satkar kiya gaya. unhean khoob svadisht padarth khilaye gaye. halave-pulav ki varsha-si ki gayi; par rajistri ki mohar ne in khatiradariyoan par bhi mano muhar laga di. jumman ki patni kariman rotiyoan ke sath k davi batoan ke kuchh tej, tikhe salan bhi dene lagi. jumman shekh bhi nithur ho gaye. ab bechari khalajan ko prayah nity hi aisi batean sunani p dati thian.

budhiya n jane kab tak jiyegi. do-tin bighe oosar kya de diya, mano mol le liya hai ! baghari dal ke bina rotiyaan nahian utaratian ! jitana rupaya isake pet mean jhoank chuke, utane se to ab tak gaanv mol le lete.

kuchh din khalajan ne suna aur saha; par jab n saha gaya tab jumman se shikayat ki. jumman ne sthaniy karmachari-grihasvami-ke prabandh mean dakhal dena uchit n samajha. kuchh din tak aur yoan hi ro-dhokar kam chalata raha. aant mean ek din khala ne jumman se kaha-beta ! tumhare sath mera nirvah n hoga. tum mujhe rupaye de diya karo, maian apana paka-kha looangi.

jumman ne dhrishtata ke sath uttar diya-rupaye kya yahaan phalate haian ?

khala ne namrata se kaha-mujhe kuchh rookha-sookha chahie bhi ki nahian ?

jumman ne gambhir svar se javab diya-to koee yah tho de hi samajha tha ki tum maut se l dakar ayi ho ?

khala big d gayian, unhoanne panchayat karane ki dhamaki di. jumman hanse, jis tarah koee shikari hiran ko jal ki taraph jate dekh kar man hi man hansata hai. vah bole-haan, zaroor panchayat karo. phaisala ho jay. mujhe bhi yah rat-din ki khatakhat pasand nahian.

panchayat mean kisaki jit hogi, is vishay mean jumman ko kuchh bhi sandeh n tha. as-pas ke gaanvoan mean aisa kaun tha, jo usake anugrahoan ka rrini n ho; aisa kaun tha, jo usako shatru banane ka sahas kar sake ? kisamean itana bal tha, jo usaka samana kar sake ? asaman ke pharishte to panchayat karane aveange nahian.

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isake bad kee din tak boodhi khala hath mean ek lak di liye as-pas ke gaanvoan mean dau dati rahian. kamar jhuk kar kaman ho gayi thi. ek-ek pag chalana doobhar tha; magar bat a p di thi. usaka nirnay karana zaroori tha.

birala hi koee bhala adami hoga, jisake samane budhiya ne duahkh ke aansoo n bahaye haan. kisi ne to yoan hi oopari man se hooan-haan karake tal diya, aur kisi ne is anyay par jamane ko galiyaan dian ! kaha-qabr mean paanv latake hue haian, aj mare kal doosara din; par havas nahian manati. ab tumhean kya chahie ? roti khao aur allah ka nam lo. tumhean ab kheti-bari se kya kam hai ? kuchh aise sajjan bhi the, jinhean hasy-ras ke rasasvadan ka achchha avasar mila. jhuki huee kamar, popala muanh, san ke-se bal-itani samagri ekatr hoan, tab hansi kyoan n ave ? aise nyayapriy, dayalu, din-vatsal purush bahut kam the, jinhoanne us abala ke dukh de ko gaur se suna ho aur usako saantvana di ho. charoan or se ghoom-gham kar bechari alagoo chaudhari ke pas ayi. lathi patak di aur dam le kar boli-beta, tum bhi dam bhar ke lie meri panchayat mean chale ana.

alagoo-mujhe bula kar kya karogi ? kee gaanv ke adami to aveange hi.

khala-apani vipad to sabake age ro ayi. ab ane-n-ane ka akhtiyar unako hai.

alagoo-yoan ane ko a jaooanga; magar panchayat mean muanh n kholooanga.

khala-kyoan beta ?

alagoo-ab isaka kya javab dooan ? apani khushi. jumman mera purana mitr hai. usase biga d nahian kar sakata.

khala-beta, kya biga d ke dar se eeman ki bat n kahoge ?

hamare soye hue dharm-jnan ki sari sampatti lut jay, to use khabar nahian hoti, parantu lalakar sun kar vah sachet ho jata hai. phir use koee jit nahian sakata. alagoo is saval ka koee uttar n de saka, par usake hriday mean ye shabd gooanj rahe the-kya biga d ke dar se eeman ki bat n kahoge ?

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sandhya samay ek pe d ke niche panchayat baithi. shekh jumman ne pahale se hi pharsh bichha rakha tha. unhoanne pan, ilayachi, hukke-tambakoo adi ka prabandh bhi kiya tha. haan, vah svayan alabatta alagoo chaudhari ke sath jara door par baithe hue the. jab panchayat mean koee a jata tha, tab dabe hue salam se usaka svagat karate the. jab soory ast ho gaya aur chi diyoan ki kalaravayukt panchayat pe doan par baithi, tab yahaan bhi panchayat shuroo huee. pharsh ki ek-ek aangul zamin bhar gayi; par adhikaansh darshak hi the. nimantrit mahashayoan mean se keval ve hi log padhare the, jinhean jumman se apani kuchh kasar nikalani thi. ek kone mean ag sulag rahi thi. naee tab dato d chilam bhar raha tha. yah nirnay karana asambhav tha ki sulagate hue upaloan se adhik dhuaan nikalata tha ya chilam ke damoan se. l dake idhar-udhar dau d rahe the. koee apas mean gali-galauj karate aur koee rote the. charoan taraph kolahal mach raha tha. gaanv ke kutte is jamav ko bhoj samajh kar jhuand ke jhuand jama ho gaye the.

panch log baith gaye, to boodhi khala ne unase vinati ki-

‘pancho, aj tin sal hue, maianne apani sari jayadad apane bhanaje jumman ke nam likh di thi. ise ap log janate hi hoange. jumman ne mujhe ta-hayat roti-kap da dena kabool kiya. sal bhar to maianne isake sath ro-dhokar kata. par ab rat-din ka rona nahian saha jata. mujhe n pet ki roti milati hai n tan ka kap da. bekas beva hooan. kachahari-darabar nahian kar sakati. tumhare siva aur kisako apana duahkh sunaooan ? tum log jo rah nikal do, usi rah par chalooan. agar mujhamean koee aib dekho, to mere muanh par thapp d maro. jumman mean buraee dekho, to use samajhao, kyoan ek bekas ki ah leta hai ! maian panchoan ka hukm sir-mathe par chadhaooangi.’

ramadhan mishr, jinake kee asamiyoan ko jumman ne apane gaanv mean basa liya tha, bole-jumman miyaan, kise panch badate ho ? abhi se isaka nipatara kar lo. phir jo kuchh panch kaheange, vahi manana pade़ga.

jumman ko is samay sadasyoan mean visheshakar ve hi log dikh p de, jinase kisi n kisi karan unaka vaimanasy tha. jumman bole-panchoan ka hukm allah ka hukm hai. khalajan jise chahean, use badean. mujhe koee ujr nahian.

khala ne chilla kar kaha-are allah ke bande ! panchoan ka nam kyoan nahian bata deta ? kuchh mujhe bhi to maloom ho.

jumman ne krodh se kaha-ab is vakt mera muanh n khulavao. tumhari ban p di hai, jise chaho, panch bado.

khalajan jumman ke akshep ko samajh gayian, vah bolian-beta, khuda se daro, panch n kisi ke dost hote haian, n kisi ke dushman. kaisi bat kahate ho ! aur tumhara kisi par vishvas n ho, to jane do; alagoo chaudhari ko to manate ho ? lo, maian unhian ko sarapanch badati hooan.

jumman shekh anand se phool uthe, parantu bhavoan ko chhipa kar bole-alagoo hi sahi, mere lie jaise ramadhan vaise alagoo.

alagoo is jhamele mean phansana nahian chahate the. ve kanni katane lage. bole-khala, tum janati ho ki meri jumman se gadhi dosti hai.

khala ne gambhir svar mean kaha-beta, dosti ke lie koee apana eeman nahian bechata. panch ke dil mean khuda basata hai. panchoan ke muanh se jo bat nikalati hai, vah khuda ki taraph se nikalati hai.

alagoo chaudhari sarapanch hue. ramadhan mishr aur jumman ke doosare virodhiyoan ne budhiya ko man mean bahut kosa.

alagoo chaudhari bole-shekh jumman ! ham aur tum purane dost haian ! jab kam p da, tumane hamari madad ki hai aur ham bhi jo kuchh ban p da, tumhari seva karate rahe haian; magar is samay tum aur boodhi khala, donoan hamari nigah mean barabar ho. tumako panchoan se jo kuchh arj karani ho, karo.

jumman ko poora vishvas tha ki ab bazi meri hai. alagoo yah sab dikhave ki batean kar raha hai. atev shaant-chitt ho kar bole-pancho, tin sal hue khalajan ne apani jayadad mere nam hibba kar di thi. maianne unhean ta-hayat khana-kap da dena kabool kiya tha. khuda gavah hai, aj tak maianne khalajan ko koee takaliph nahian di. maian unhean apani maan ke saman samajhata hooan. unaki khidamat karana mera pharj hai; magar auratoan mean jara anaban rahati hai, usamean mera kya bas hai ? khalajan mujhase mahavar kharch alag maangati haian. jayadad jitani hai, vah panchoan se chhipi nahian. usase itana munapha nahian hota hai ki mahavar kharch de sakooan. isake alava hibbaname mean mahavar kharch ka koee zikr nahian. nahian to maian bhool kar bhi is jhamele mean n p data. bas, mujhe yahi kahana hai. aianda panchoan ka akhtiyar hai, jo phaisala chahean, karean.

alagoo chaudhari ko hamesha kachahari se kam p data tha. atev vah poora qanooni adami tha. usane jumman se jirah shuroo ki. ek-ek prashn jumman ke hriday par hathau de ki chot ki tarah p data tha. ramadhan mishr in prashnoan par mugdh hue jate the. jumman chakit the ki alagoo ko kya ho gaya. abhi yah alagoo mere sath baitha hua kaisi-kaisi batean kar raha tha ! itani hi der mean aisi kayapalat ho gayi ki meri j d khodane par tula hua hai. n maloom kab ki kasar yah nikal raha hai ? kya itane dinoan ki dosti kuchh bhi kam n avegi ?

jumman shekh to isi sankalp-vikalp mean p de hue the ki itane mean alagoo ne phaisala sunaya-

jumman shekh ! pancho ne is mamale par vichar kiya. unhean yah niti- sangat maloom hota hai ki khalajan ko mahavar kharch diya jay. hamara vichar hai ki khala ki jayadad se itana munapha avashy hota hai ki mahavar kharch diya ja sake. bas, yahi hamara phaisala hai, agar jumman ko kharch dena manjoor n ho, to hibbanama radd samajha jay.

yah phaisala sunate hi jumman sannate mean a gaye. jo apana mitr ho, vah shatru ka vyavahar kare aur gale par chhuri phere, ise samay ke her-pher ke siva aur kya kahean ? jis par poora bharosa tha, usane samay p dane par dhokha diya. aise hi avasaroan par jhoothe-sachche mitroan ki pariksha ki jati hai. yahi kaliyug ki dosti hai. agar log aise kapati-dhokhebaj n hote, to desh mean apattiyoan ka prakop kyoan hota ? yah haija-pleg adi vyadhiyaan dushkarmoan ke hi dand haian.

magar ramadhan mishr aur any panch alagoo chaudhari ki is niti-parayanata ki prashansa ji kholakar kar rahe the. ve kahate the-isaka nam panchayat hai ! doodh ka doodh aur pani ka pani kar diya. dosti, dosti ki jagah hai, kiantu dharm ka palan karana mukhy hai. aise hi satyavadiyoan ke bal par prithvi thahari hai, nahian to vah kab ki rasatal ko chali jati .

is phaisale ne alagoo aur jumman ki dosti ki j d hila di. ab ve sath-sath batean karate nahian dikhayi dete. itana purana mitrata-roopi vriksh saty ka ek jhoanka bhi n sah saka. sachamuch vah baloo ki hi zamin par kh da tha.

unamean ab shishtachar ka adhik vyavahar hone laga. ek doosare ki avabhagat zyada karane laga. ve milate-julate the, magar usi tarah, jaise talavar se dhal milati hai.

jumman ke chitt mean mitr ki kutilata athoan pahar khataka karati thi. use har gh di yahi chianta rahati thi ki kisi tarah badala lene ka avasar mile.

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achchhe kamoan ki siddhi mean b di der lagati hai; par bure kamoan ki siddhi mean yah bat nahian hoti. jumman ko bhi badala lene ka avasar jald hi mil gaya. pichhale sal alagoo chaudhari batesar se bailoan ki ek bahut achchhi goee mol laye the. bail pachhahian jati ke suandar, b de-b de siangoanvale the. mahinoan tak as-pas ke gaanv ke log darshan karate rahe. daivayog se jumman ki panchayat ke ek mahine ke bad is jo di ka ek bail mar gaya. jumman ne dostoan se kaha-yah dagabaji ki saza hai. insan sabr bhale hi kar jay, par khuda nek-bad sab dekhata hai. alagoo ko sandeh hua ki jumman ne bail ko vish dila diya hai. chaudharain ne bhi jumman par hi is durghatana ka dosharopan kiya. usane kaha-jumman ne kuchh kar-kara diya hai. chaudharain aur kariman mean is vishay par ek din khoob hi vad-vivad hua. donoan deviyoan ne shabd-bahuly ki nadi baha di. vyangy, vakrokti, anyokti aur upama adi alankaroan mean batean hueean. jumman ne kisi tarah shaanti sthapit ki. unhoanne apani patni ko daant-dapat kar samajha diya. vah use us ranabhoomi se hata bhi le gaye. udhar alagoo chaudhari ne samajhane-bujhane ka kam apane tark-poorn soante se liya.

ab akela bail kis kam ka ? usaka jo d bahut dhooandha gaya, par n mila. nidan yah salah thahari ki ise bech dalana chahie. gaanv mean ek samajhoo sahu the, vah ikka-ga di haankate the. gaanv ke gu d-ghi lad kar mandi le jate, mandi se tel, namak bhar late, aur gaanv mean bechate. is bail par unaka man laharaya. unhoanne socha, yah bail hath lage to din-bhar mean bekhatake tin khep hoan. ajakal to ek hi khep mean lale p de rahate haian. bail dekha, ga di mean dau daya, bal-bhauanri ki pahachan karayi, mol-tol kiya aur use la kar dvar par baandh hi diya. ek mahine mean dam chukane ka vada thahara. chaudhari ko bhi garaj thi hi, ghate ki parava n ki.

samajhoo sahu ne naya bail paya, to lage use ragedane. vah din mean tin-tin, char-char khepean karane lage. n chare ki fikr thi, n pani ki, bas khepoan se kam tha. mandi le gaye, vahaan kuchh sookha bhoosa samane dal diya. bechara janavar abhi dam bhi n lene paya tha ki phir jot diya. alagoo chaudhari ke ghar tha to chain ki banshi bajati thi. bailaram chhathe-chhamahe kabhi bahali mean jote jate the. khoob uchhalate-koodate aur kosoan tak dau date chale jate the. vahaan bailaram ka ratib tha-saph pani, dali huee arahar ki dal aur bhoose ke sath khali, aur yahi nahian, kabhi-kabhi ghi ka svad bhi chakhane ko mil jata tha. sham-sabere ek adami kharahare karata, poanchhata aur sahalata tha. kahaan vah sukh-chain, kahaan yah athoan pahar ki khapat ! mahine bhar hi mean vah pis-sa gaya. ikke ka jua dekhate hi usaka lahoo sookh jata tha. ek-ek pag chalana doobhar tha. haddiyaan nikal ayi thian; par tha vah panidar, mar ki baradasht n thi.

ek din chauthi khep mean sahu ji ne doona bojh lada. din-bhar ka thaka janavar, pair n uthate the. par sahu ji ko de phatakarane lage. bas, phir kya tha, bail kaleja to d kar chala. kuchh door dau da aur chaha ki jara dam le looan; par sahu ji ko jald pahuanchane ki fikr thi; atev unhoanne kee kode़ b di nirdayata se phatakare. bail ne ek bar phir zor lagaya; par abaki bar shakti ne javab de diya. vah dharati par gir p da, aur aisa gira ki phir n utha. sahu ji ne bahut pita, taang pak d kar khiancha, nathanoan mean lak di thooans di; par kahian mritak bhi uth sakata hai ? tab sahu ji ko kuchh shak hua. unhoanne bail ko gaur se dekha, khol kar alag kiya; aur sochane lage ki ga di kaise ghar pahuanche. bahut chikhe-chillaye; par dehat ka rasta bachchoan ki aankh ki tarah saanjh hote hi band ho jata hai. koee najar n aya. as-pas koee gaanv bhi n tha. mare krodh ke unhoanne mare hue bail par aur durre lagaye aur kosane lage-abhage. tujhe marana hi tha, to ghar pahuanch kar marata ! sasura bich raste hi mean mar raha ! ab ga di kaun khianche ? is tarah sahu ji khoob jale-bhune. kee bore gu d aur kee pipe ghi unhoanne beche the, do-dhaee sau rupaye kamar mean bandhe the. isake siva ga di par kee bore namak ke the; atev chho d kar ja bhi n sakate the. lachar bechare ga di par hi let gaye. vahian ratajaga karane ki than li. chilam pi, gaya. phir huqqa piya. is tarah sahu ji adhi rat tak niand ko bahalate rahe. apani jan mean to vah jagate hi rahe; par pau phatate hi jo niand tooti aur kamar par hath rakha, to thaili gayab ! ghabara kar idhar-udhar dekha, to kee kanastar tel bhi nadarat ! afasos mean bechare ne sir pit liya aur pachha d khane laga. pratahkal rote-bilakhate ghar pahuanche. sahuain ne jab yah buri sunavani suni, tab pahale to royi, phir alagoo chaudhari ko galiyaan dene lagi-nigode़ ne aisa kulachchhani bail diya ki janm bhar ki kamaee lut gayi.

is ghatana ko hue kee mahine bit gaye. alagoo jab apane bail ke dam maangate tab sahu aur sahuain, donoan hi jhallaye hue kutte ki tarah chadh baithate aur aand-band bakane lagate-vah ! yahaan to sare janm ki kamaee lut gayi, satyanash ho gaya, inhean damoan ki p di hai. murda bail diya tha, us par dam maangane chale haian ! aankhoan mean dhool jhoank di, satyanashi bail gale baandh diya, hamean nira poanga hi samajh liya hai ! ham bhi baniye ke bachche haian, aise buddhoo kahian aur hoange. pahale ja kar kisi g dahe mean muanh dho ao, tab dam lena. n ji manata ho, to hamara bail khol le jao. mahina bhar ke badale do mahina jot lo. aur kya loge ?

chaudhari ke ashubhachiantakoan ki kami n thi. aise avasaroan par ve bhi ekatr ho jate aur sahu ji ke barrane ki pushti karate. parantu dedh sau rupaye se is tarah hath dho lena asan n tha. ek bar vah bhi garam p de . sahu ji big d kar lathi dhooandhane ghar mean chale gaye. ab sahuain ne maidan liya. prashnottar hote-hote hathapaee ki naubat a pahuanchi. sahuain ne ghar mean ghus kar kiva d band kar liye. shoragul sun kar gaanv ke bhalemanas jama ho gaye. unhoanne donoan ko samajhaya. sahu ji ko dilasa de kar ghar se nikala. vah paramarsh dene lage ki is tarah se kam n chalega. panchayat kar lo. jo kuchh tay ho jay, use svikar kar lo. sahu ji raji ho gaye. alagoo ne bhi hami bhar li.

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panchayat ki taiyariyaan hone lagian. donoan pakshoan ne apane-apane dal banane shuroo kiye. isake bad tisare din usi vriksh ke niche panchayat baithi. vahi sandhya ka samay tha. khetoan mean kaue panchayat kar rahe the. vivadagrast vishay tha yah ki matar ki phaliyoan par unaka koee svatv hai ya nahian; aur jab tak yah prashn hal n ho jay, tab tak ve rakhavale ki pukar par apani aprasannata prakat karana avashyak samajhate the. pe d ki daliyoan par baithi shuk-mandali mean yah prashn chhi da hua tha ki manushyoan ko unhean bemurauvat kahane ka kya adhikar hai, jab unhean svayan apane mitroan se daga karane mean bhi sankoch nahian hota.

panchayat baith gayi, to ramadhan mishr ne kaha-ab deri kya hai ? panchoan ka chunav ho jana chahie. bolo chaudhari; kis-kis ko panch badate ho.

alagoo ne din bhav se kaha-samajhoo sahu hi chun lean.

samajhoo kh de hue aur k dak kar bole-meri or se jumman shekh.

jumman ka nam sunate hi alagoo chaudhari ka kaleja dhakh-dhakh karane laga, mano kisi ne achanak thapp d mar diya ho. ramadhan alagoo ke mitr the. vah bat ko ta d gaye. poochha-kyoan chaudhari tumhean koee ujr to nahian.

chaudhari ne nirash ho kar kaha-nahian, mujhe kya ujr hoga ?

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apane uttaradayitv ka jnan bahudha hamare sankuchit vyavaharoan ka sudharak hota hai. jab ham rah bhool kar bhatakane lagate haian tab yahi jnan hamara vishvasaniy path-pradarshak ban jata hai.

patr-sanpadak apani shaanti kuti mean baitha hua kitani dhrishtata aur svatantrata ke sath apani prabal lekhani se mantrimandal par akraman karata hai; parantu aise avasar ate haian, jab vah svayan mantrimandal mean sammilit hota hai. mandal ke bhavan mean pag dharate hi usaki lekhani kitani marmajn, kitani vicharashil, kitani nyayaparayan ho jati hai. isaka karan uttaradayitv ka jnan hai. navayuvak yuvavastha mean kitana uddand rahata hai. mata-pita usaki or se kitane chiantit rahate haian ! ve use kul-kalank samajhate haian; parantu thode़ hi samay mean parivar ka bojh sir par p date hi vah avyavasthit-chitt unmatt yuvak kitana dhairyashil, kaisa shaantachitt ho jata hai, yah bhi uttaradayitv ke jnan ka phal hai.

jumman shekh ke man mean bhi sarapanch ka uchch sthan grahan karate hi apani zimmedari ka bhav paida hua . usane socha, maian is vakt nyay aur dharm ke sarvochch asan par baitha hooan. mere muanh se is samay jo kuchh nikalega, vah devavani ke sadrish hai-aur devavani mean mere manovikaroan ka kadapi samavesh n hona chahie. mujhe saty se jau bhar bhi talana uchit nahian !

panchoan ne donoan pakshoan se saval-javab karane shuroo kiye. bahut der tak donoan dal apane-apane paksh ka samarthan karate rahe. is vishay mean to sab sahamat the ki samajhoo ko bail ka mooly dena chahie. parantu do mahashay is karan riyayat karana chahate the ki bail ke mar jane se samajhoo ko hani huee. isake pratikool do sabhy mool ke atirikt samajhoo ko dand bhi dena chahate the, jisase phir kisi ko pashuoan ke sath aisi nirdayata karane ka sahas n ho. aant mean jumman ne phaisala sunaya-

alagoo chaudhari aur samajhoo sahu ! panchoan ne tumhare mamale par achchhi tarah vichar kiya. samajhoo ko uchit hai ki bail ka poora dam dean. jis vakt unhoanne bail liya, use koee bimari n thi. agar usi samay dam de diye jate, to aj samajhoo use pher lene ka agrah n karate . bail ki mrityu keval is karan huee ki usase b da kathin parishram liya gaya aur usake dane-chare ka koee achchha prabandh n kiya gaya.

ramadhan mishr bole-samajhoo ne bail ko jan-boojh kar mara hai, atev usase dand lena chahie.

jumman bole-yah doosara saval hai ! hamako isase koee matalab nahian !

jhag doo sahu ne kaha-samajhoo ke sath kuchh riyayat honi chahie.

jumman bole-yah alagoo chaudhari ki ichchha par nirbhar hai. yah riyayat karean, to unaki bhalamanasi.

alagoo chaudhari phoole n samaye. uth kh de hue aur zor se bole-panch-parameshvar ki jay !

isake sath hi charoan or se pratidhvani huee-panch-parameshvar ki jay !

pratyek manushy jumman ki niti ko sarahata tha-ise kahate haian nyay ! yah manushy ka kam nahian, panch mean parameshvar vas karate haian, yah unhian ki mahima hai. panch ke samane khote ko kaun khara kah sakata hai ?

tho di der bad jumman alagoo ke pas aye aur unake gale lipat kar bole-bhaiya, jab se tumane meri panchayat ki tab se maian tumhara pran-ghatak shatru ban gaya tha; par aj mujhe jnat hua ki panch ke pad par baith kar n koee kisi ka dost hota hai, n dushman. nyay ke siva use aur kuchh nahian soojhata. aj mujhe vishvas ho gaya ki panch ki jaban se khuda bolata hai. alagoo rone lage. is pani se donoan ke diloan ka mail dhul gaya. mitrata ki murajhayi huee lata phir hari ho gayi.

sanbandhit lekh

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