पथ के दावेदार भाग-4

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

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tho di door chalakar apoorv ne saujanyatapoorvak kaha, apaka sharir itana asvasth aur durbal hai ki is halat mean aur age chalane ki zaroorat nahian hai. yahi rasta to sidhe jakar b de raste se mil gaya hai. maian chala jaooanga.
tanik muskarakar d aauktar ne kaha, jane se hi kya chala jaya ja sakata hai apoorv baboo! saanjh ko yah rasta sidha tha. lekin rat ko pathan-habshi ise tedha bana dete haian. chale chalie.
yah log kya karate haian, marapit?
d aauktar bole, apani sharab ka kharch doosare ke kandho par ladane ke lie yah log aisa karate haian. jaise apaki yah sone ki gh di hai. isake doosari jeb mean jate samay apatti uthane ki sambhavana hai. thik hai n?
apoorv ghabarakar bola, lekin yah to mere pitaji ki hai.
d aauktar bole, lekin yah bat to vah log samajhana hi nahian chahate. lekin aj unhean samajhana hi hoga.
yani?
yani, aj isake badale kisi ko sharab pine ki suvidha n mil sakegi.
apoorv ne shankit svar mean kaha, n ho, chalie. kisi doosare raste se ghoomakar chala jae.
d aauktar khilakhilakar hans p de. unaki hansi striyoan ki tarah snigdh kautuk bhari thi. bole, ghoomakar? is adhi rat ko? nahian-nahian, isaki zaroorat nahian hai, chalie. yah kahakar us jirn hath se apoorv ka dayaan hath tham liya. dabav p date hi apoorv ke varshoan ke jimanastik aur kriket-h aauki khelane se pusht hath ki haddiyaan maramara uthian.
apoorv bola, chalie, samajh gaya. chacha ji ne us din apaki bat chalane par kaha tha ki ham logoan ke gupt rajistaroan mean likha hai ki kripa karane par vah paanch-sat-das pulis valoan ki jivan lila keval thapp d marakar samapt kar sakate haian chacha ji ki us mukh bhangima par ham log khoob hansate rahe the. lekin ab soch raha hooan ki hansana uchit nahian tha. ap sambhavat: aisa kabhi kar sakate haian.
d aauktar ke chehare ke bhav badal ge. bole, chacha ji ki yah to atishayokti thi.
sooni gali ko par karake vah b di s dak ke pas pahuanche to apoorv bola, ab lagata hai ki maian bekhatake ja sakooanga. dhanyavad.
d aauktar ne raste par door tak najar dalakar dhire se kaha, ja sakeange.... shayad....
namaskar karake vida hote samay apoorv apane aantarik kautuhal ko kisi bhi prakar rok nahian saka. bola, achchha savy......
nahian, nahian, savy nahian.... d aauktar kaho.
apoorv lajjit hokar bola, achchha d aauktar sahab, hamara yah saubhagy hai ki raste mean koee mila nahian. lekin man lijie, agar unake dal mean adhik sankhya mean log hote, to bhi kya ham log sankat mukt the.
d aauktar bol, unake dal mean das-paanch adami hi to rahate haian.
das hoan ya paanch, hamean bhay nahian tha?
d aauktar muskarakar bole, nahian.
mo d par pahuanchakar apoorv ne poochha, achchha, kya sachamuch hi apaki pistaul ka nishana kabhi khali nahian jata?
d aauktar hansate hue bole, nahian, lekin kyoan, bataie to? mere pas to pistaul hai nahian.
apoorv bola, bina lie hi nikal p de? ashchary hai. d aauktar sahab mera dera yahaan se lagabhag ek kos hoga ya nahian?
avashy hoga.
achchha namaskar. maianne apako bahut kasht diya. vah phir bola, achchha yah bhi ho sakata hai ki ve log aj kisi doosare raste par kh de hoan.
d aauktar bole, koee ashchary to hai nahian.
nahian bhi hai. hai bhi. achchha namaskar. lekin maja to dekhie, jahaan vastav mean avashyakata hai vahaan pulis ki parachhaee tak nahian. yahi hai un logoan ka karttavy bodh. kya ham log isalie mar-mar kar taiks dete haian. sab band kar dena chahie....kya kahate haian ap?
isamean sandeh nahian, kahakar d aauktar sahab hans p de, bole, 'chalie bat-chit karate-karate apako kuchh door aur pahuancha dooan.
apoorv lajja bhare svar mean bola, maian bahut darapok adami hooan d aauktar sahab. mujhamean tanik bhi sahas nahian hai. doosara koee hota to itani rat apako kasht n deta.
usaki aisi vinamr, abhiman rahit sachchi bat sunakar d aauktar sahab apani hansi ke lie svayan hi lajjit ho ge. sneh se usake kandhe par hath rakhakar bole, sath chalane ke lie hi to maian aya hooan apoorv baboo! nahian to presideant mere hath mean is chiz ko nahian sauanpatian yah kahakar unhoanne baean hath ki kali moti lathi dikha di.
kya vah apako adesh de sakati hai?
d aauktar hansakar bole, avashy de sakati haian.
lekin kisi doosare ko bhi to mere sath bhej sakati thian.
isaka arth hota, sabako dal banakar bhejana. usase to yahi vyavastha thik huee apoorv baboo! d aauktar ne kaha, vah hamare dal ki presideant haian. unako sab kuchh samajhakar kam karana p data hai. jahaan chhurebaji hoti hai vahaan har kisi ko nahian bheja ja sakata. agar maian n hota to aj rat ko rukana p data. vah apako ane n detian.
lekin ab isi raste se apako akele hi lautana p dega.
d aauktar bole, padega hi.
apoorv aur kuchh nahian bole. pandrah minat aur chalakar pahale pulis steshan ko daeean or chho dakar basti mean qadam rakhate hi apoorv ne kaha, d aauktar sahab, ab mera dera adhik door nahian hai. aj rat yahian thahar jaean to kya hani hai.
d aauktar hansate hue bole, hani to bahut-si batoan mean nahian hoti apoorv baboo! lekin bekar kam karane ki ham logoan ko manahi hai. isaka koee prayojan nahian hai, isalie mujhe laut jana padega.
kya ap loga bina prayojan koee bhi kam nahian karate?
karane ka nishedh hai. achchha, ab maian chalata hooan apoorv baboo!
ek bar mu dakar pichhe ke aandhere se bhare raste ko dekhakar apoorv is vyakti ke akele laut jane ki kalpana se sihar utha. bola, d aauktar sahab logoan ki maryada ki raksha karane ki bhi kya ap logoan ko manahi hai?
d aauktar ne ashchary se poochha, achanak yah prashn kyoan?
apoorv ne kshubdh abhiman ke svar mean kaha, isake atirikt aur kya kahooan, bataie? maian darapok adami hooan. dalabadhd guandoan ke bich se akela hi ja sakata. lekin mujhe nirapad pahuanchakar usi sankat ke bich se yadi ap akele lauteange to maian muanh dikhane ke yogy nahian rahooanga.
b de sneh se usake donoan hath pak dakar d aauktar ne kaha, achchha chalie, aj rat apake dere par hi chalakar atithi banakar rahooan. lekin yah sab bakhe da kyoan mol le rahe ho bhaee.
apoorv is bat ko thik arth nahian samajh saka. lekin do-char qadam age badhate hi, hath mean n jane kis prakar ka khianchav anubhav karake ghoomakar bola, apaka joota shayad kat raha hai d aauktar sahab! ap langada rahe haian.
d aauktar ne hansate hue kaha, yah kuchh nahian hai. logoan ke gharoan ke pas pahuanchate hi mere pair apane ap lang dane lagate haian. girish mahapatr ka chalana yad hai n?
apoorv bola, apako chalana nahian p dega, d aauktar sahab!
d aauktar muskarakar bole, lekin apaki maryada.
apase maryada ki kya bat hai. maian to apaki charan-dhooli ke barabar bhi nahian. apake atirikt kisamean sahas hai?
is raste se akele chalane mean is vyakti ke lie kya kathinaee hai? pulisavale jise savyasachi ke nam se janate haian unaki rah das-barah guande milakar bhala kaise rok sakate haian?
d aauktar ne hansi chhipakar bhale adami ki tarah kaha, isase to yahi uchit hoga ki ham donoan hi phir ek sath laut chalean. mujhe akela dekhakar agar koee akraman karane ka sahas kare bhi to apake sath rahane se isaki sambhavana nahian raheangi.
apoorv bola, phir laut chalooan?
hani hi kya hai? akele jane mean mujhe jo shak hai, vah to n rahegi.
maian thaharooanga kahaan?
mere yahaan.
aauphis se lautane par apoorv ko aj bhojan bhi nahian mila tha. b de zor ki bhookh lag rahi thi. kuchh lajjit hokar bola, dekhie, abhi tak maianne kuchh khaya bhi nahian hai. apake lie....
d aauktar ne hansate hue kaha, chalie n, aj bhagy ki pariksha karake dekh li jae. lekin ek bat hai, tivari ko bahut chianta hogi.
tivari ki charcha hote hi apoorv ke man mean achanak ek hiansr pratishodh ki bhavana jag uthi. krudhd hokar bola, mar jae sochate-sochate. chalie, laut chalean.
donoan phir sunasan raste se laut p de.
lekin is bar use dar ki batean hi yad nahian aeean. pulis steshan par karake achanak poochh baitha, 'd aauktar sahab, ap enarkist haian?
apake chacha ji kya kahate haian?
unaka kahana hai ki ap ek bhayanak enarkist haian.
maian savyasachi hooan is sanbandh mean apako sandeh nahian?
nahian.
enarkist se ap kya arth lagate haian?
rajadrohi-arthath jo raja ka shatru ho.
d aauktar bole, hamare raja vilayat mean rahate haian. log kahate haian, bahut hi bhale adami haian. maianne apani aankhoan se unhean kabhi nahian dekha. unhoanne bhi meri kabhi koee hani nahian ki. phir unake prati shatruta ka bhav mere man mean kyoan hoga?
apoorv bola, jin logoan ke man mean ata hai unamean bhi vah kis prakar ata hai, bataie to? unaka bhi to unhoanne kabhi anisht nahian kiya.
d aauktar bole, isilie to ap jo kuchh kah rahe haian saty nahian hai.
ise asvikar karane se apoorv chauank p da. avishvas karane ka unamean sahas nahian tha. kuchh sochakar bola, raja bhale hi n ho, raj karmachariyoan ke virudhd jo shadayantr hai vah to asaty nahian hai d aauktar sahab!
karmachari raja ke naukar haian, vetan pate haian, aur ajnapalan karate haian, ek jata hai to doosara a jata hai. lekin is sahaj ko jatil aur virat ko sookshm karake jab dekhane ki cheshta karata hai tabhi vyakti sabase b di bhool karata hai. isalie un logoan par aghat karane ko ek shakti ke mool mean aghat karana kahakar kuchh log atmavanchana karate haian, itani b di saanghatik vyarthata doosari nahian hai.
apoorv bola, lekin yah vyarth kam karane vale log kya bharat mean nahian haian?
ho sakate haian.
achchha d aauktar sahab, sab log kahaan rahate haian aur kya karate haian? apoorv ne poochha.
usaki utsukata aur vyagrata dekhakar d aauktar keval muskara die.
apoorv bola, hans kyoan die?
d aauktar bole, apake chacha hote to samajh jate. apako vishvas hai ki maian enarkistoan ka neta hooan. mere hi muanh se uttar ki asha karana kya uchit hoga. apoorv baboo!
apani budhdihinata par apoorv apratibh hokar bola, asha karana poori tarah anuchit ho jata agar ap mujhe aj apane dal mean bharti n kar lete. sadasyoan ka itani bat jan lene ka adhikar hai. isase adhik janane ki use zaroorat nahian hai.
adhikar hai kahakar d aauktar hans p de, vidrohi dal ke khate mean jisaka nam likha gaya hai usake prashn ka yahi uttar hai; isase adhik janane ki zaroorat nahian hai.
apoorv tikhe svar mean bola, 'dal ke khate mean jhatapat nam likh lene se hi to kuchh nahian hota. usaka phalaphal bhi to samajhana p data hai.
lekin un logoan ne kya aisa nahian kiya hai?
kuchh bhi nahian. 'path ke davedar,' dave ka itana that-bat hai, yah kaun janata tha aur ap bhi the. nam likhane ke pahale apako bhi to jan lena uchit tha ki mera vastavik uddeshy kya hai?
d aauktar tanik lajjit hokar bole, mahilaoan ne hi yah sab ayojan kiya hai. vah hi janati haian-kise sadasy banaean, kise nahian. vastav mean maian in logoan ki sabha ki koee vishesh bat nahian janata apoorv baboo!'
apoorv samajh gaya ki yah bhi parihas hi hai. utkantha aur ashanka se krudhd hokar bola, chhipa kyoan rahe haian. d aauktar sahab! sumitra ko hi adhyaksh banaie aur jise jo chahe bana dijie. yah dal apaka hai aur ap hi isake sab kuchh haian, isamean sandeh nahian. pulis ki aankhoan mean ap dhool jhoank sakeange, lekin meri aankhoan ko dhokha nahian de sakate, yah samajh lijie.
d aauktar ne aankhean pha dakar kaha, mere dal ka arth enarkistoan ka dal hi to hai. ap vyarth hi shankit ho uthe haian apoorv baboo! adi se aant tak apane galat samajha hai. yah log jivan-maran ke khel mean shamil haian. vah log apake jaise kayar adami ko apane dal mean kyoan shamil kareange? vah kya pagal haian?
apoorv lajja se lal ho utha, lekin usaki chhati par ka bhari bojh hat gaya.
d aauktar ne kaha, 'path ke davedar' nam rakhakar sumitra ne is dal ki sthapana ki hai. jivan-yatra mean, path par chalane ka manushy ko kitana b da adhikar hai, sanstha ke sadasy apana poora jivan lagakar yahi bat har manushy ko bata dena chahate haian. sumitra ke anurodh par jitane din yahaan rahooanga is dal ko susangathit karane ka prayatn karooanga. isake atirikt mera kuchh sanbandh nahian. yah hai samaj sudharak. lekin samaj-sudhar ke lie ghoomane ko n to mere pas samay hai n dhairy. ho sakata hai kuchh din yahaan rahooan. ho sakata hai kal hi chalata banooan. phir jivan bhar bheant n ho. mere jine ya marane ka samachar bhi sambhav hai ap tak n pahuanche.
yah vachan shaant aur dhime the. uchchhvas ka aveg unamean nahian tha. savyasachi ka jo vivaran usane chacha ji se suna tha vah apoorv ko yad a gaya. lekin tabhi yad aya-vah to patthar hai usake lie pi da ka anubhav kaisa?
usane poochha, sumitra kaun hai? apase kaise parichay hua?
d aauktar tho da hans die. uttar n milane par apoorv svayan samajh gaya ki poochhana thik nahian hua?
kuchh pal maun rahakar d aauktar bole, apaki kripa se aj rasta nirvighn hai. lekin akasar hota nahian. lekin ap kya soch rahe haian, sunooan to?
apoorv bola, sochata to bahut kuchh hooan. lekin....use chho die. achchha apane kaha, 'manushy ka path par nirvighn chalane ka adhikar.' jis prakar aj ham log path par nirvighn chal rahe haian-aisa hi n?
d aauktar hansakar bole, haan, kuchh-kuchh aisa hi.
apoorv ne kaha, jo stri pati ko chho dakar path ke davedaroan ke sadasy banane aee hai, vah bhi maian achchhi tarah nahian samajh saka.
maian bhi thik prakar se samajh gaya hooan-kah nahian sakata. un sab batoan ko sumitra hi achchhi tarah janati hai?
apoorv ne poochha, usake pati shayad nahian haian?
d aauktar chup ho rahe. apoorv ko lajja se phir yad aya ki vah koee uttar nahian deange. d aauktar ke muanh ki or dekhakar use laga mano is ashcharyamay vyakti ke ashaant jivan ke ek gopaniy bhag ko achanak usane dekh liya hai, usane spasht dekha-us bhishan roop se satark vyakti ki aankhoan par ek dhuandhala-sa jala chha gaya tha.
apoorv ne aur kuchh nahian poochha. chupachap chalane laga.
achanak d aauktar ne hansakar poochha, dekhie apoorv baboo, apase maian sach kahata hooan, striyoan ki yah pranay janit man-abhiman ki batean-maian kuchh nahian samajhata. inamean bekar hi samay nasht hota hai. itana samay mere pas kahaan hai!
apoorv ke prashn ka yah uttar nahian tha. vah chup hi raha.
d aauktar bole, chup kyoan ho? batachit kyoan nahian karate?
kya kahooan, bataie.
d aauktar bole, dekhie apoorv baboo, bharati bahut achchhi l daki hai. jaisi budhdimati hai vaisi hi karmath aur shisht bhi.
yah bat bhi bekar thi. lekin apoorv ne yah bhi nahian poochha ki ap usase kitane dinoan se parichit haian aur kis prakar? vah bola, haan.
lekin d aauktar shayad apani aantim bat ka hi sootr pak dakar bole, apake vishay mean unhoanne bataya tha ki ap bhayankar hiandoo haian-ekadam kattar. bharati ne kaha tha ki usane itane kattar hiandoo ki bhi jat biga d di haian.
apoorv bola, ho sakata hai.
usaki tark karane ki ichchha nahian thi. rasta bhi lagabhag samapt ho chala tha. gali ke mo d par d aauktar ne jaise apane sust man ko ekaek jhakajhor kar jaga diya. bole, apoorv baboo?
svar ki tezise sachet hokar apoorv ne satark hokar kaha, kahie.
d aauktar bole, mere yahaan rahane ki koee avashyakata nahian. mere chale jane par apana sankoch chho dakar sumitra ki sahayata kijiega. aisi stri ap sare sansar mean bhi n pa sakeange. isaka 'path ka davedar' kahian niradar tatha avahelana se mar n jae.
to phir ap chho dakar kyoan ja rahe haian?
yahaan se chale jana hi mangalamay hai. meri sahayata ki ap logoan ko zaroorat nahian. sab log milakar ise sangathit kijie. isi ke dvara desh ka sabase b da kalyan hoga.
navatara ki ghatana par to maian vishvas nahian kar sakata d aauktar sahab.
lekin sumitra par to kareange? vishvas ke lie itana ooancha sthan aur kahian nahian milega. apoorv baboo! maianne pahale hi bata diya hai ki striyoan ki batean maian bilkul samajh nahian sakata. lekin jab sumitra kahati hai ki vighn-badha hin svatantr jivan-yatra ka manav ko adhikar hai tab is dave ki kisi bhi yukti se avahelana nahian ki ja sakati. keval manohar ke hi nahian, anek logoan ke nirdisht marg par chalane se navatara ka jivan nirvighn ho jata- yah maian janata hooan. aur jis path ko usane svayan chuna hai vah bhi nirapad nahian hai. lekin svayan vipatti mean doobe rahakar maian bhi bhala kis boote par us par vichar karooan, bataie to? sumitra kahati hai, is jivan ko nirvighn bita pana hi kya manushy ka charam kalyan hai? manushy ke vichar aur pravritti hi usake karttavy ko nirdharit karate haian. lekin doosaroan ke dvara nirdharit vicharoan aur pravritti ke dvara jab vah apane svadhin vicharoan ka muanh band kar deta hai tab usase badhakar atmahatya to manushy ke lie kuchh ho hi nahian sakati. is bat ka koee bhi uttar maian khojane par bhi nahian pa sakata hooan apoorv baboo!
lekin yadi sabhi apane hi vicharoan ke anusar...?
d aauktar ne bich mean hi rokakar kaha, arthath agar sabhi apane hi vicharoan ke anusar kam karana chahean? us disha mean kaisa kaand hoga-yah bat ap ek bar sumitra se poochhakar dekhie.
apane prashn ki truti samajhakar apoorv use sudharana chahata tha lekin samay nahian mila. d aauktar ne rokakar kaha, lekin ab koee tark nahian chalega apoorv baboo! ham log ab pahuanch ge. is vishay mean phir kabhi bat ki jaegi.
apoorv ne dekha, vahi lal rang ka vidyalay-usake do talle ke bharati ke kamare mean us samay bhi roshani dikhaee de rahi thi.
d aauktar ne pukara, bharati?
khi daki se jhaankakar bharati ne vyakul svar mean poochha, vijay se apaki bheant huee d aauktar sahab? vah apako bulane gaya hai.
d aauktar ne hansakar kaha, tum logoan ko presideant ka adesh hi to hai. lekin koee bhi adesh itani rat ge kisi ko bhi us raste se bhej nahian sakega. dekh rahi ho kisi ko sath lauta laya hooan.
bharati ne dhyan se dekhakar aandhere mean bhi pahachan liya, boli, thik nahian kiya. lekin ap shighr jaie. narahari ne sharab pikar apani hem ke sir par kulha di mar di hai. bachegi ya nahian, isamean sandeh hai. sumitra didi vahian gee haian.
d aauktar bole, achchha hi to kiya hai. marati ho to mar jae. lekin mere atithi....?
bharati boli, 'mahilaoan par apaki vishesh anukampa rahati hai. lekin hem ke bajay agar narahari ke sath aisa hua hota to ap ab tak dau de chale ge hote.
man lo, dau da chala ja raha hooan. lekin mere atithi....?
bharati dipak lie niche a gee aur dvar kholakar boli, ab ap der mat kijie.
lekin kya inako eesaee atithy svikar hoga? inako chho dakar kaise jaooan bharati? use tum logoan ne aspatal bhejane ki vyavastha kyoan nahian ki?
bharati naraj hokar boli, jo kuchh karana ho kijie. apake pair p dati hooan, der n kijie. inako maian sanbhal looangi. mujhe abhyas hai. kripaya ap phauran chale jaie.
apoorv kuchh kahana hi chahata tha lekin usase pahale hi d aauktar tezise aandhere mean vilin ho ge.

sidhiyaan chadhakar apoorv bharati ke kamare mean pahuancha aur achchhi tarah dekhakar ek aram kursi bichhakar let gaya.
kuchh der bad jab bharati ne oopar akar tipaee par dipak rakha to apoorv ko ekaek lajja ka anubhav hua. yah koee nee bat nahian thi. isase pahale bhi un donoan ne ek kamare mean rat bitaee hai, lekin aj yah lajja kyoan? vah man-hi-man isaka karan khojane laga to sahasa use tivari ki yad a gee. bharati ne use jagane ka prayas nahian kiya. lekin purane makan ke daravaze-khidakiyaan band karane mean jo khatapat ki avaz huee, yah vastavik niand ke lie atyant vighnakarak thi. apoorv uth baitha. aankhean malakar janbhaee lete hue bola, oh, itani rat ko phir laut ana p da.
jate samay yah bat batakar kyoan nahian ge? sarakar ji se kahakar apake lie bhojan mangavakar rakh leti?
laut ane ki bat kya maian janata tha?
bharati ne sahaj svar mean kaha, mujhase hi bhool huee. bhojan ke bare mean unase usi samay kah dena chahie tha. itani rat ge yah bakhe da uthane ki naubat n ati. itani der tak ap log kahaan baithe rahe?
unhian se poochhie ki tin kos ka marg chalana, baithakar samay bitana kahalata hai ya nahian?
bharati boli, gorakh dhandhe mean p d ge the, yahi n. phir chalana hi sar nikala, yah kahakar kh de hone ke bad jara hansakar boli, sandhya adi ab bhi karate haian ya nahian? kap da de rahi hooan. in kap doan ko utar dijie. yah kahakar aanchal samet chabiyoan ka guchchha hath mean lekar ek alamari kholati huee boli, bechara tivari ghabara jaega. lagata hai aauphis se lautane par ek bar bhi dere par jane ka samay nahian mila.
apoorv krodh ko dabate hue kaha, avashy hi ap aisi anek vastuean dekh leti haian, jinhean maian nahian dekh pata, svikar karata hooan ise. lekin kap da nikalane ki zaroorat nahian hai. sandhya adi ka jhanjhat kahian nahian gaya. is janm mean jaega-aisa bhi samajh mean nahian ata. lekin apake die kapade se isake lie suvidha nahian hogi. rahane dijie. kasht mat kijie.
pahale dekhie to ki maian kya deti hooan.
maian janata hooan. tasar resham. lekin mujhe zaroorat nahian. mat nikalie.
sandhya nahian kareange?
nahian.
soeange kya pahanakar? kot-pataloon pahanakar?
haan.
khana bhi nahian khaiega?
nahian.
sach?
apoorv ne big dakar kaha, ap kya khel kar rahi haian?
bharati usake chehare ki or dekhakar boli, khel to ap hi kar rahe haian, kya ap mean shakti hai ki bhojan n karake, upavas karake rah sakean?
yah kahakar usane alamari kholi. tasar ki ek suandar sa di nikalakar boli, ekadam pavitr hai. maianne ise kabhi pahana nahian hai. us chhote kamare mean jakar kap de badal aie. niche nal hai. hath-muanh dhokar sandhya-pooja kar lijie.
achanak usaki batachit ka dhang aisa badal gaya ki apoorv avakh rah gaya. dhire se bola, laie kap da. maian niche jaooan, lekin maian kisi ke hath ka bhat n kha sakooanga. yah kahe deta hooan.
bharati komal hokar boli, sarakar ji achchhe brahman haian. acharahin nahian haian. svayan rasoee banate haian. sab khate haian unake hath ka. koee bhi apatti nahian karata. d aauktar sahab ka khana bhi unhian ke yahaan se ata hai.
apoorv ka sandeh tab bhi door nahian hua. udas man se bola, jis-tis ke hath ki vastu se mujhe ghrina hoti hai.
bharati hansakar boli, jis-tis ke hath ki vastu khane ke lie kya maian apako de sakati hooan? maian unhian se mangavaooangi. tab to apako koee apatti nahian hogi? -yah kahakar vah hans p di.
apoorv niche chala gaya. lekin usake chehare ka bhav dekhakar bharati ko yah samajhane mean der nahian lagi ki hotal ka khana khane mean use sankoch ho raha hai.
apoorv reshami sa di lapetakar kath ki beanch par baitha sandhya kar raha tha. bharati bahar jati huee boli, sarakar ji ko lekar lautane mean mujhe der nahian lagegi. tab tak ap niche hi rahiega.
bharati ko lautane mean der huee bhi nahian. apoorv sandhya-pooja kar chuka tha. bharati ke sath sarakar ji the. unake hath mean bhojan ka thal tha. dharati par jal chhi dakakar phir chauka thik karake thal rakh diya.
usake jane par bharati ne hath jo dakar kaha, yah mlechchh ka ann nahian hai. sab kharch d aauktar sahab ne kiya hai. ap sankoch chho dakar bhojan kijie.
apoorv is parihas ko prasannata se sahan n kar saka. vah kisi ka chhua ann nahian khata. hotal ke bhojan mean usaki ruchi nahian hai. lekin vyay kisi mlechchh ne kiya ya brahman ne, isake lie bekar ka kattarapan usamean nahian hai. usake b de bhaiyoan ne usaki shudhdacharini maan ko anek du:kh die haian. bhali ho ya buri ho, use mata ki ajna ka ullanghan karane mean atyant pi da hoti hai. bharati yah nahian janati-aisi bat nahian hai. phir bhi is vyangy se usaka man du:khi ho utha. lekin koee uttar n dekar vah asan par a baitha aur bhojan karane laga.
bharati kuchh door dharati par baithi rahi. sahasa vah man-hi-man kuanthit ho utha. eesaee hone ka karan vah hotal ke rasoeeghar mean nahian gee thi. itani rat ge, sabaka khana-pina ho chukane ke bad jo kuchh bacha tha, sarakar ji usi ko utha lae the. use bharati ne dekha nahian tha.
kamare mean roshani poori n hote hue bhi use jo khana dikhaee diya use dekhate hi stabdh ho uthi. kitani hi bar usane apane oopar vale kamare ke pharsh ke chhed se jhaankakar chori-chhipe is vyakti ka bhojan karate dekha tha. tivari ki chhoti-se-chhoti galati se hi is chi dachi de adami ko bhojan barbad hote bharati ne anek bar dekha tha. vahi vyakti aj chupachap jab us n khane yogy bhojan ko khane laga to vah chup n rah saki. vyakul hokar bol uthi-rahane dijie, rahane dijie-ise khane ki avashyakata nahian, ap ise nahian kha sakeange.
apoorv vismit hokar bola, kha n sakooanga? kyoan....?
nahian, nahian kha sakate.
nahian, kha sakooanga? yah kahakar vah khane hi ja raha tha ki bharati pas akar boli? ap to kha sakeange lekin maian khila nahian sakooangi, khakar bimar p dane par is desh mean mujhe hi to bharana p dega. uthie.
apoorv ne uthakar poochha, to maian kya khaooanga? yah kahakar usane bharati ki or is tarah dekha ki usaki asahay bhookh ki bat bharati se chhipi n rah saki.
apoorv shaant ajnakari balak ke saman hath dhokar oopar ki manzil par chala gaya. kuchh der bad hi sarakar ji aur unake hotal ke sahayogi a ge. ek adami ke hath mean pharoohi ki dali aur doodh ki katori thi, doosare ke hath mean tho de se phal aur jal ka lota tha. yah ayojan dekh, vah man-hi-man prasann ho utha. prasann hokar usane khane mean man lagae. daravaze ke bahar sidhi ke pas kh di bharati dekhati rahi.
apoorv bola, kamarean mean a jaie. kath ke pharsh ka sparsh-dosh manane se barma mean nahian raha ja sakata.
bharati hansakar boli, yah kya kah rahe haian? ap to bahut udar ho ge haian.
apoorv ne kaha, vastav mean isamean koee dosh nahian hai. d aauktar sahab ne kaha, 'chalie, laut chalean,' maian laut aya. yahaan sharabiyoan ki vajah se khoon-kharabi ho gee hai, yah kaun janata tha.
janate to kya karate?
mere lie apako itana kasht uthana padega, yah janata to kabhi n lautata.
bharati boli, sambhav hai. lekin maianne to socha tha ki ap svayan apani ichchha se laut ae haian.
apoorv ka chehara lal p d gaya. muanh ka gras nigalakar bola, kabhi nahian, kabhi nahian. kal d aauktar baboo se poochhakar dekh lena.
poochhatachh ki kya zaroorat hai? ap kya jhooth boleange?
uttar sunakar apoorv jal utha. usake lautane par bharati ne jo vichar prakat kiya use yad karake bola, jhooth bolana mera svabhav nahian hai. ap vishvas nahian kar sakatian?
maian kyoan vishvas karooangi?
maian yah nahian janata. jisaka jaisa svabhav hota hai.... kahakar muanh nicha karake bhojan karane laga.
ap bekar hi naraj ho rahe haian. d aauktar sahab ke kahane se n akar apani ighchha se hi a jane mean kya dosh hai? vah jo ap svayan khojate hue mere pas ae usamean bhi kya dosh tha?
sandhya ko hal-chal janane ke lie ana aur adhi rat ko lautakar ana, donoan mean aantar hai.
bharati boli, nahian hai. isilie to maianne apase poochha tha ki agar batakar ge hote to khane-pine ki itani pareshani n hoti. sab kuchh thik-thak karake rakhava diya hota.
apoorv chupachap bhojan karane laga. jab bhojan samapt ho gaya to achanak muanh oopar uthakar dekha.... bharati snigdh hokar aur kautuk bhari najaroan se chupachap usaki or dekh rahi hai. boli, dekhie to, khane mean kitana kasht hua.
aj apako n jane kya ho gaya hai. sidhi-si bat bhi samajh nahian pa rahian.
aur aisa bhi to ho sakata hai ki bat sidhi-sadi n ho sakane ke karan samajh mean n a rahi ho, kahakar bharati khilakhilakar hans p di.
apoorv bhi hans p da. use sandeh hua ki itani der se bharati shayad use jhoothamooth hi pareshan kar rahi thi.
jal samapt ho gaya tha. khali gilas dekhakar bharati vyagr ho uthi yah jo....?
kya aur jal nahian hai?
hai to, kahakar bharati krudhd hokar boli, itana nasha karane se manushy ko yad nahian rahata. pine ke pani ka lota shiboo niche ke nal par hi chho d gaya. ab ap hath dhokar pi lijie. lekin krodh mat kijie, yah kahe deti hooan.
apoorv ne hansate hue kaha, isamean krodh karane ki kya bat hai?
bhojan ke samay pine bhar ko jal n milane par b di atripti hoti hai. lagata hai pet nahian bhara. lekin isilie kuchh chho dakar uth jane se bhi to kam nahian chalata. achchha jaooan, jaldi se shiboo ko bula laooan.
bhojan samapt ho chuka tha. phir bhi jabardasti do-char kaur muanh mean thooansakar jab vah uthakar kh da hua to use lajja mahasoos hone lagi. bola, maian sach kah raha hooan, mujhe kisi prakar ki asuvidha nahian huee. maian hath dhone ke bad pani pi looanga.
bharati hansakar boli, maian roshani dikhati hooan. ap niche chalakar muanh dho lijie. jal ka lota samane hi rakha hai. bhool n jaiega.
hath-muanh dhokar apoorv jab oopar aya to dekha ki usaki joothan hatakar bharati ne jagah saf kar di hai. ek or chhoti tipaee par tashtari mean ilayachi-supari adi rakhi hai. bharati ke hath se tauliya lekar hath-muanh poanchhakar, ilayachi-supari muanh mean dalakar vah aram kursi par a baitha. bola oh itani der ke bad sharir mean jaise pran a ge. kitani zor ki bhookh lagi thi.
phir dipak ke prakash mean bharati ka chehara dekhakar bola, dekh raha hooan apako bhi sardi lag rahi hai.
nahian to.... kahaan?
nahian kyoan? gala bhari hai, aankhean sooji huee haian. thand bahut hai. ab tak is or mera dhyan nahian gaya tha.
bharati ne uttar nahian diya.
apoorv bola, thand ka aparadh kya hai? itani rat ge dau d-dhoop jo karani p di hai.
kuchh rukakar phir bola, 'lautakar maianne apako vyarth hi kasht diya, lekin kaun janata tha ki d aauktar sahab bulakar aant mean aphat apake gale madhakar svayan khisak jaeange. bhugatana to apako p da.
bharati boli, yahi hua. lekin jab bhagavan ne bojha khianchane ka kam sauanpa hai to phir nalish kisase karane jaooan?
apoorv ashyarch se bola, isaka kya arth hai?
bharati usi tarah kam karate-karate boli, arth maian nahian janati. lekin dekh rahi hooan ki jab se apane barma mean paanv rakha hai tab se maian hi bojh dho rahi hooan. pitaji se jhag da apane kiya, dand maianne bhoga. ghar par paharedari ke lie tivari ko apane chho da, usaki seva karate-karate mar miti maian. bhay lag raha ki kahian sara jivan apaka bojh hi n dhona p de..... rat ho gee, soiega kahaan?
maian kya janooan?
bharati boli, hotal mean d aauktar sahab ke kamare mean apake lie bistar thik karane ko kah aee hooan. shayad vyavastha ho gee ho.
vahaan mujhe kaun le jaega? mujhe to pata nahian.
maian chalati hooan.
chalie, kahakar apoorv uth kh da hua. phir kuchh sankoch ke sath bola, lekin takiya aur bichhaune-chadar leta jaooanga. doosare ke bichhaune par maian so nahian paooanga.
yah kahakar bichhauna uthane ja raha tha ki bharati ne rok diya. itani der ke bad usaka gambhir chehara hansi se khil utha. lekin use chhipane ke lie muanh pherakar dhire se boli, yah bhi to doosare ka hi bichhauna hai apoorv baboo! is par baithane mean apako ghrina ka anubhav n hota ho to bhari ashchary hai. lekin agar aisi hi ho to apako hotal mean sone ki zaroorat hi kya hai. ap yahian soie.
lekin ap kahaan soeangi? apako kasht hoga. bharati boli, nahian, phir uangali se dikhakar kaha, us chhote se kamare mean kuchh bichhakar maian achchhi tarah so sakooangi. keval kath ke pharsh par hath ko hi takiya banakar tivari ke pas kitani hi ratean bitani p di thian.
ek mahine pahale ki bat yad karake apoorv bola, ek rat maianne bhi dekha tha.
bharati ne hansate hue kaha, yah bat apako yad hai? aj usi tarah phir dekh lena.
tab to tivari bahut bimar tha. lekin ab log kya socheange?
socheange kya? doosaroan ke bare mean vyarth ki kuchh sochane ka chhota man yahaan kisi ka nahian hai.
lekin niche ki beanch par bhi to maian so sakata hooan?
bharati boli, tab, jab maian sone dooan. isaki avashyakata nahian hai. maian apake lie asprishy hooan. isalie apase mujhe koee hani pahuanch sakati hai, yah bhay nahian hai.
apoorv aveg se bola, mujhase apaka kabhi akalyan ho sakata hai, yah bhay mujhe bhi nahian hai. lekin kisi ko asprishy kahane se mujhe sabase adhik pi da hoti hai. asprishy shabd mean ghrina ka bhav hai. lekin apase to ghrina nahian karata. ham logoan ki jati alag hai, isalie apaka chhua maian kha nahian sakata. lekin isaka karan kya ghrina hai? yah jhooth hai. isake lie ap man-hi-man mujhase ghrina karati haian. us din bhor mean hi mujhe athah sagar mean dalakar jab ap chali aeean us samay ki apaki mukhakriti mujhe aj bhi yad hai. use maian jivan bhar n bhool sakooanga.
sab kuchh chahe bhool jaean lekin mera yah aparadh n bhooliega.
kabhi nahian.
meri us mukhakriti mean kya bhavana thi? ghrina?
avashy hi.
bharati hans p di. boli, arthath manushy ka man samajhane ki budhdi apaki atyant tikshn hai. hai ya nahian? lekin ab zaroorat nahian hai. ap so jaie. mujhe to rat ko jagane ka abhyas hai. lekin ap aur adhik jageange to mujhe bhugatana hoga, kahakar vah pas ki kothari mean chali gee.
bharati chali gee lekin apoorv ki aankhoan mean niand ki chhaya tak n thi. kamare ke ek kone mean tangi huee batti timatima rahi thi. bahar rat ka aandhakar chhaya hua tha. usaka sampoorn sharir mano rom-rom mean yah anubhav karane laga ki kamare mean is bistar par, is nirav rat mean isi prakar chupachap so rahane ki tarah sundar vastu tinoan lok mean nahian hai.
prat:kal usaki niand bharati ke pukarane par tooti. aankhean kholate hi usane dekha- vah usake pairoan ke pas kh di hai.
uthie, kya aauphis nahian jana hai.
jana to hai. dekh raha hooan, ap naha bhi chuki haian.
apako bhi sare kam jaldi nipata lene chahie. kal atithi-satkar mean kafi truti huee. lekin aj hamari presideant ka adesh hai ki apako achchhi tarah khilae-pilae bina kisi bhi tarah se n jane diya jae.
apoorv ne poochha, kal vali stri bach gee?
use aspatal bhej diya gaya. bachane ki asha to hai.
us stri ko apoorv ne kabhi dekha nahian tha. phir bhi usake kushal-samachar se usane b di rahat mahasoos ki. aj kisi ka koee bhi akalyan mano vah sah nahian sakega. use aisa mahasoos hua.
snan, sandhya-pooja adi samapt karake, kap de pahanakar taiyar hokar jab vah oopar pahuancha to lagabhag nau baj chuke the. isi bich chauka thik karake sarakar ji bhojan rakh ge. apoorv ne asan par baithakar poochha, apaki presideant se to meri bheant nahian huee. kya unake atithi-satkar ki yahi riti hai.
apake jane se pahale bheant ho jaegi. apake sath unako shayad kuchh zaroori kam bhi hai.
aur d aauktar sahab-jo mujhe bulakar lae haian? shayad vah abhi bichhaune par hi p de haian.
bichhaune par letane ka unhean samay hi nahian mila. abhi-abhi aspatal se ae haian. sone, n sone kisi ka bhi unake nikat koee mooly nahian hai.
apoorv ne poochha? isase kya vah bimar nahian p date?
maianne to dekha nahian. lagata hai sukh-du:kh donoan hi unase har man kar bhag ge haian. samany manushy ke sath unaki tulana nahian ki ja sakati.
unake prati ap sab logoan ki apar shradhda hai.
shradhda hai. shradhda to anek logoan ko anek chijoan par hoti hai. kahate-kahate usaka kanth svar achanak bhari ho utha. boli, unake jate samay ji chahata hai ki raste ki dhool par leti rahooan. vah chhati ke oopar pair rakhakar chale jaean. ichchha hoti hai lekin asha kabhi poori nahian hoti apoorv baboo! yah kahakar usane muanh pherakar jhatapat aankhoan ke donoan kone poanchh dale.
apoorv ne kuchh nahian poochha. chupachap bhojan karane laga. use bar-bar yad ane laga ki sumitra aur bharati ke saman itani padhi-likhi aur budhdimati nariyoan ke hriday mean jis vyakti ne itani ooanchaee par sianhasan bana liya hai. bhagavan ne use kis dhatu ka banakar is sansar mean bheja hai. usake dvara vah kaun-sa asadharan kary sampann karaeange?
aauphis ke kap de pahanakar taiyar hokar usane kaha, chalie, d aauktar sahab se bheant kar aean.
chalie, unhoanne apako bulaya bhi hai.
sarakar ji ke jirn-shirn hotal ke ek bahut hi bhitari kamare mean d aauktar sahab rahate haian. roshani nahian hai, hava nahian hai. as-pas ganda pani jama ho jane se badaboo phail rahi hai. atyant purane takhtoan par pair rakhane se lagata hai ki kahian toot kar n gir p de. aise hi ek gande tatha bhadde kamare mean rasta dikhati huee bharati use le gee to usake ashchary ki sima n rahi. us kamare mean pahuanchakar kuchh der tak to apoorv ko kuchh dikhaee hi nahian diya.
d aauktar sahab ne svagat karate hue kaha, aie, apoorv baboo!
oh kaisa bhayanak kamara apane dhooandh nikala hai d aauktar sahab?
lekin kitana sasta hai. das ane mahina kiraya hai-bas.
adhik hai, bahut adhik hai. das paise hi uchit hota.
d aauktar sahab bole, ham du:khi log kis tarah rahate haian, apako aankhoan se dekhana chahie. bahutoan ke lie to yahi raj mahal hai.
tab to bhagavan mujhe mahal se vanchit hi rakhean.
suna hai, kal rat apako bahut kasht uthana p da. kshama kijiega.
kshama tabhi karooanga jab ap yah kamara chho d deange, isase pahale nahian.
d aauktar hans p de. bole, achchha aisa hi hoga.
ab tak apoorv ne dekha nahian tha. use ek modhe par baithi sumitra ko dekhakar ashchary hua. ap yahaan haian? mujhe kshama karean, apako maianne dekha hi nahian tha.
aparadh apaka nahian, aandhakar ka hai apoorv baboo!
apoorv ne dhire se kaha, d aauktar sahab, aj apaka pahanava kaisa hai? kya kahian bahar ja rahe haian?
d aauktar ke sir par pag di, badan par lamba kot, dhila pajama, pairoan mean ravalapiandi ka nagauri joota. samane cham de ke bandhe kee gatthar the. bole, maian to ab ja raha hooan apoorv baboo! yah sabhi log.... raheange. apako dekhabhal karani hogi. isase adhik apako kuchh kahana mujhe avashyak nahian jan p data.
apoorv ghabarakar bola, achanak kaise ja rahe haian? kahaan jana hai?
d aauktar ne shaant svabhavik svar mean kaha, ham logoan ke shabdakosh mean kya 'achanak' shabd hota hai apoorv baboo? mamo ke raste mean jana hai. usake bhi aur uttar mean. kuchh sachchi jari ka mal hai. sipahi achchhe damoan mean kharid lete haian. yah kahakar vah hans p de.
sumitra bol uthi, un logoan ko peshavar se ekadam hatakar mamo laya gaya hai. tum janate ho, un logoan par kaisi buri nigarani rahati hai. tumako bahut se log pahachanate haian. yah mat soch lena ki sabaki aankhoan mean dhool jhoank sakoge. idhar kuchh dinoan tak n jane se kya kam nahian chalega?
aantim vaky kahate samay usaka svar kuchh vichitr-sa sunaee p da.
d aauktar ne kaha, tum to janati hi ho ki n jane se kam nahian chalega.
sumitra ne phir kuchh nahian kaha. lekin kshan bhar mean apoorv sari ghatana samajh gaya. usake samooche sharir mean ag-si jalane lagi. kisi prakar poochh baitha, man lijie, yadi unamean se koee pahachan hi le, yadi pak d le?
d aauktar bole, sambhav hai... pak d lene par phaansi de deange. lekin ab das baje ki tren chhootane mean der nahian hai apoorv baboo! maian ja raha hooan. yah kahakar unhoanne phite se bandhe bahut b de puliande ko b di asani se pith par rakha aur cham de ka baig hath mean utha liya.
abhi tak bharati ne ek shabd bhi nahian kaha tha. bina kuchh bole pairoan mean girakar pranam kar liya. sumitra ne bhi pranam kiya. lekin pairoan ke pas nahian ekadam pairoan ke oopar girakar.
d aauktar ne kamare ke bahar akar apoorv ke hath ko pichhali rat ki tarah apani mutthi mean bhianchakar kaha, maian ab ja raha hooan apoorv baboo!-maian hi savyasachi hooan.
apoorv ka chehara ekadam sookh gaya. gale se ek shabd bhi nahian nikala, lekin aankhoan ke palakoan ke girate-girate usake pairoan ke pas striyoan ki tarah dharati par girakar pranam kiya. d aauktar ne usake sir par hath rakha aur doosara hath bharati ke sir par rakhakar dhime svar mean kya kaha sunaee nahian diya. phir vah tezise bahar nikal ge.

bharati aur apoorv donoan ne pichhe ki or ke band daravaze ki or mu dakar dekha, lekin kisi ne kuchh kaha nahian. donoan chupachap hotal se bahar ane lage to bharati ne kaha, chalie apoorv baboo, ham log apane kamare mean chalean.
lekin mera to aauphis ka samay.....
ravivar ko bhi aauphis?
ravivar?.... yah bat hai? apoorv prasann hokar bola, yah bat savere yad a jati to nahane-khane ke lie itana ghabarane ki zaroorat hi n p dati. apako itani batean yad rahati haian lekin is bat ko bhool geean.
aisa hi hua hai lekin kal rat ko apaka nirahar rahana maian nahian bhooli.
apoorv bola, der karane ke lie ab samay nahian hai. bechara tivari pareshan ho raha hoga.
bharati boli, nahian ho raha. apake jagane se pahale hi use apaki kushalata ki soochana mil chuki hai.
use kya pata ki maian yaha hooan?
pata hai. maianne adami bhej diya tha.
yah sunakar apoorv ke man par se bhari bojh utar gaya. tivari aur jo kuchh bhi kyoan n kare, lekin bharati ke muanh se nikali bat par mar jane ki sthiti mean bhi avishvas nahian karega. prasann hokar apoorv bola, apaki najar charoan or rahati hai. ghar par bhabhi ko bhi dekha hai. maan ko bhi dekha hai lekin har or jisaki drishti rahe, aisa koee nahian dekha. sach kahata hooan, ap jis ghar ki svamini hoangi us ghar ke log aankhean muandakar din bitaeange. kisi ko kabhi koee kasht nahian uthana p dega.
bharati ke chehare par bijali-si dau d gee. apoorv ne ise nahian dekha. vah pichhe-pichhe a raha tha.
is parae desh mean ap n hoti to meri kya dasha hoti bataie to? sab kuchh chori ho jata. shayad tivari kamare mean hi mar jata. brahman ke l dake ko dom-mehatar khianchakar uthate. maian bhi kya rah pata? naukari chho dakar shayad chala jana p data. usake bad vahi sthiti. bhabhiyoan ki garjana aur maan ki aankhoan ke aansoo. ap hi to sab kuchh haian. sab kuchh bacha diya apane.
phir bhi apane ate hi mere sath jhag da macha diya tha.
apoorv lajjit hokar bola, sara dosh tivari ka hi hai. lekin maan yah sunakar apako kitana ashirvad deangi, yah ap nahian janatian?
kaise janooan? maan ke ane par unhian ke muanh se to sun paooangi.
maan aeangi, is barma mean? yah ap kya kah rahi haian?
bharati ne bal dekar kaha, kyoan nahian aeangi. kitanoan hi ki maan ae din a rahi haian. yahaan ane se kya kisi ki jati chali jati hai?
apoorv jakar aram kursi par baith gaya. bharati boli, bhabhiyaan maan ki achchhi tarah seva nahian karatian. apako bahut dinoan tak videsh mean naukari karake rahana p de to unaki seva kaun karega?
maan kahati haian, chhoti dulhan unaki seva karegi.
bharati boli, agar vah bhi seva n kare to? ap raheange videsh mean, b di bahuoan ki dekha-dekhi yadi vah bhi unaki tarah maan ki seva n karake unhean kasht dene lage to kya kijiega?
apoorv bhayabhit hokar bola, aisa kabhi nahian ho sakata. kulin brahman vansh se akar kisi prakar bhi vah meri maan ko kasht nahian degi.
kulin brahman vansh..... bharati muskarakar boli, ab rahane dijie. agar zaroorat p di to vah kahani kisi doosare din apako sunaooangi. keval maan ki seva ke lie hi jisase vivah karake ap chho dakar chale aeange, usake prati kya yah apaka anyay nahian hoga?
anyay to avashy hoga.
aur is anyay ke badale mean ap svayan nyay ki apeksha kareange?
kuchh pal maun rahakar apoorv bola, lekin isake atirikt mere pas aur upay hi kya hai bharati?
upay nahian bhi aur ho bhi sakata hai. lekin asambhav bat ki asha ap bahut b de kulin ghar ki beti se bhi nahian kar sakate. isaka parinam kabhi shubh nahian hoga. apaki nirmamata ke badale mean vah jitana hi apana karttavy-palan karegi ap usake samane utane hi chhote ho jaeange. patni ke samane ashradhdey hone ki apeksha b da durbhagy sansar mean kuchh aur nahian hai.
is bar apoorv niruttar-sa ho gaya. mitr-mandali mean shastr ke anusar nari ko adhunikata ke virudhd shastr granthoan se praman udhdrit karake un logoan ko stabdh kar diya hai. lekin is eesaee l daki ke age usaka muanh nahian khula. vah itana hi kah saka, koee nahian.
bharati hansakar boli, ekadam koee nahian, yah bat nahian hai. kulin ghar ki n hokar kahian bhi koee ho sakati hai jo apake lie apane-apako sampoorn roop se samarpit kar de. lekin use ap khoj kahaan paeange?
apoorv apane ap mean hi dooba raha. bharati ki bat par usane dhyan nahian diya. bola, yahi to bat hai.
bharati ne poochha, ap ghar kab jaiega?
kya pata, maan kab chitthi bhejati hai. baboo ji ke sath matabhed hone ke karan maan ne jivan mean kabhi sukh nahian paya. us maan ko akeli chho d ane ke lie mera man kabhi taiyar n hota. phir bharati ki or dekhakar bola, dekhie, bahar se dekhane mean ham logoan ki avastha kitani hi achchhi kyoan n ho lekin bhitar se bahut kharab hai. bhabhiyaan kisi bhi din ham logoan ko alag kar sakati haian. vahaan jakar shayad phir lautakar n a sakooan.
bharati boli, apako ana hi padega.
maan ko chho dakar kab tak alag rahooanga?
unhean sahamat karake sath le aie. vah aeangi.
apoorv hansakar bola, kabhi nahian. maan ko ap nahian janatian. achchha man lo, vah a jaean, to unaki dekh-bhal kaun karega?
maian karooangi!
ap kareangi? apake ghar mean qadam rakhate hi maan bartan uthakar pheank deangi.
bharati boli, kitani bar pheank deangi. maian roj kamare mean jaooangi.
donoan hans p de. bharati ne sahasa gambhir hokar kaha, ap bhi to bartan pheankane valoan ke dal ke hi haian. lekin pheank dene se hi sara bakhe da samapt ho jata to sansar ki sari samasyaean sulajh jatian. vishvas n ho to tivari se poochh lijiega.
apoorv bola, yah to sach hai. vah bartan to pheank dega lekin sath hi usaki aankhoan se aansoo bhi baheange. apake lie usake man mean apar bhakti hai. tho da-sa sikhane-padhane se vah eesaee bhi ban sakata hai.
bharati boli, sansar mean kab kya ho jae, kuchh nahian kaha ja sakata, n naukar ke sanbandh mean aur n... yah kahakar usane hansi chhipane ke lie muanh nicha kiya to apoorv ka chehara lal ho utha. bola, par yah to nishchit hai ki naukar aur malik ki budhdi mean kuchh aantar rah sakata hai.
bharati boli, aantar to hai. isilie malik ke sahamat hone mean der ho sakati hai.
parihas samajh apoorv prasann hokar bola, kya ap aisa soch sakati haian?
haan, soch sakati hooan.
apoorv bola, lekin maian to pran jane par bhi dharm ka tyag nahian kar sakata.
bharati boli, pran jana kya vastu hai, ap yahi to nahian janate. tivari janata hai, lekin is vishay par bahas karane se ab kya labh hai? apaki tarah aandhakar mean doobe vyakti ko prakash mean lane ki apeksha adhik avashyak kam abhi mujhe karane baki haian. ap tho di der so rahie.
apoorv bola, maian din mean kabhi nahian sota.
bharati boli, mujhe to mutthi bhar ann pakakar khana p data hai. so nahian sakate to mere sath niche chalie. maian kya rasoee pakati hooan, kis tarah pakati hooan, yahi dekhie. jab ek din mere hath ka khana hi p dega to anajan rahana uchit nahian. yah kahakar khilakhilakar hans p dian.
apoorv bola, maian mar jane par bhi apake hath ka nahian khaooanga.
maian jivit rahate khane ki bat kah rahi hooan, kahakar hansati huee niche chali gee.
apoorv chillakar bola, tab maian apane dere par chala jata hooan, tivari pareshan hoga.
lekin koee uttar nahian mila. alasy a jane ke karan vah aram karane laga.

uthie, din bahut bit gaya.
apoorv aankhean malakar uth baitha. dekhakar bola, tin-char ghante ho ge, mujhe jaga kyoan nahian diya?
jaie, hath-muanh dho aie. sarakar ji jalapan ki thali le ae haian.
niche se hath-muanh dhokar ane ke bad apoorv jalapan karake supari-ilayachi adi muanh mean rakhakar bola, ab mujhe chhutti dijie. maian apane dere par jaooan.
bharati boli, yah nahian hoga. tivari ko maianne soochana pahuancha di hai, vah ghar par svasth hai. koee chianta nahian. aj sumitra devi asvasth haian, navatara atul baboo ko lekar us par gee hai. ap mere sath chalie. apake lie presideant ka yahi adesh hai. yah dhoti maianne la di hai. use ap pahan lijie.
kahaan jana hoga?
mazadooroan ke ghar. aj ravivar ke din vahaan kam karana hai.
lekin vahaan kisalie?
bharati ne hansakar kaha, ap is sanstha ke mananiy sadasy haian. nishchit sthan par n jane se kam ka dhang nahian samajh paeange.
chalie, apoorv taiyar ho gaya.
alamari se ek chiz nikalakar bharati ne chhipakar usaki jeb mean rakh di. apoorv bola, yah kya hai?
pistaul hai.
pistaul kyoan?
atmaraksha ke lie.
isaka laiseans hai?
nahian.
agar pulis pak d legi to donoan ki hi atmaraksha ho jaegi. kitane sal ki saza milegi, janati ho?
nahian, chalie.
apoorv bola, durga shrihari! chalie.
lamba rasta chalakar, ek karakhane ke samane pahuancha vah log phatak ke kate daravaze se nikalakar aandar chale ge. aandar karigaroan aur mazadooroan ke rahane ke lie toote-phoote kath aur tinoan ki lambi basti thi.
bharati boli, aj kam ka din hota to yahaan mar-pit khoon-kharaba ho raha hota.
yah to chhutti ke din ki bhi d se hi anubhav kar raha hooan.
samane ek madrasi mahila parda khisakakar pakhane ja rahi thi. parde ki halat dekhakar apoorv lajja se lal hokar bola, path ke dave karane hoan to kahian aur chalie. maian yahaan kh da nahian rah sakata.
pratyuttar mean bharati hans p di.
kee gharoan ko par karake donoan ek bangali mistri ke ghar mean pravesh kiye. us adami ki umr kafi ho chali hai. karakhane mean pital dhalane ka kam karata hai. sharab pikar, kath ke pharsh par leta muanh biga dakar kisi ko galiyaan de raha tha.
bharati boli, manik kis par naraj ho rahe ho? sushila do din se padhane kyoan nahian gee?
manik kisi tarah uthakar baith gaya. pahachanakar bola, bahin ji, ao baitho. sushila tumhare skool mean kaise jae, batao. rasoee-pani, bartan maanjane se lekar l dake ko sanbhalane tak ka kam. chhati phati ja rahi hai bahin ji. us sale ko agar mar n dalooan to maian vaivart samaj se kharij. b de sahab ke pas aisi arji bhejooanga ki sale ki naukari hi chhoot jaegi.
bharati hansakar boli, vahi karana. aur agar kaho to sumitra didi se kahakar tumhari arji likhava dooangi. lekin kal to phayar maidan mean hamari mitiang hai. yad hai n?
tabhi das-gyarah varsh ki ek l daki aee. usane sharab pharsh par rakhakar kaha, gho da marka sharab nahian mili, topi marka le aee hooan. char paise baki bache haian babooji. ramiya ne sharab mean dhut hokar mujhase kya kaha tha, janate ho?
pita ne ramiya ka nam lekar ek bhaddi gali di.
bharati boli, vahaan tum mat jana sushila. tumhari maan kahaan hai?
maan? maan parasoan rat ko hi yadu chacha ke sath chali gee. laeen ke bahar kiraye ke ek makan mean rahati hai.....
l daki aur bhi kuchh kahane ja rahi thi ki bap garajakar bola, rahane dooanga? byahi aurat hai, rakhail nahian. kahakar usane nee botal ki topi to d dali.
achanak bharati ki sa di ka chhor khianchakar apoorv bola, chalie yahaan se. isase pahale usane bharati ko kabhi chhua tak nahian tha.
tho di der aur thaharie.
nahian bilkul nahian, vah use jabardasti bahar le aya.
kamare mean manik botal kholakar garv se bola, khoon karake agar phaansi par bhi chadhana p de to bhi achchha hai. maian jel ya phaansi kisi se bhi nahian darata.
apoorv agnipiand ki tarah dahak utha, haramajada, paji, luchcha, badamash-narakakuand bana rakha hai. yahaan apako qadam rakhane mean ghrina nahian huee?
bharati boli, nahian. is narakakuand ka nirman in logoan ne nahian kiya.
apoorv bola, inhoanne nahian to kya maianne kiya hai. l daki ki bat suni? usaki maan tirthayatra karane gee hai. nirlajj, behaya, shaitan! phir kabhi yahaan aiega to achchha n hoga.
bharati hansakar boli, maian mlechchh hooan. mere yahaan ane mean kya dosh hai?
apoorv krudhd hokar bola, dosh nahian hai? eesaee ke lie kya apane samaj ke prati koee uttaradayitv nahian hai?
mera kaun hai jisake prati uttaradayitv dikhaooan? kisake sir mean mere lie pi da hoti hai?
yah apaki chalaki hai. ghar laut chalie.
mujhe paanch jagah aur jana hai. apako achchha n lagata ho to ap laut jaie.
yah kahane se hi kya maian apako chho dakar ja sakata hooan?
aisi bat hai to mere sath chalie. munashy par manushy ke atyachar aankhean kholakar dekhane chalie. keval chhuachhoot phailakar, apane ap sadhu banakar sochate haian ki puny sanchay karake ek din svarg jaeange, aisa sochiega bhi nahian.