पथ के दावेदार भाग-9

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

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bharati prasannata bhare svar mean pukar uthi, shashi baboo, ham log a ge. khilane-pilane ka iantajam kijie. navatara kahaan hai? navatara!....navatara....!!
shashi bole, aie, navatara yahaan nahian hai.
d aauktar ne muskarate hue poochha, grih grihini shoony kyoan hai kavi? use bulao. akar ham logoan ka svagat karake aandar le jae. nahian to ham yahian kh de raheange. shayad bhojan bhi nahian kareange.
shashi bole, navatara nahian hai d aauktar, vah sab ghoomane ge haian.
usaka chehara dekhakar bharati dar gee. usane poochha, vah ghoomane chali gee? aj ke din? kaisi adbhut samajh hai?
shashi bole, vivah ho jane ke bad vah log rangoon ghoomane ge haian.
apane pati ko chho dakar kisake sath ghoomane gee hai? bharati ne poochha.
nahian, nahian mere sath vivah nahian hua. vah jo ahamad nam ka adami hai, gora-gora-sa, dekhane mean suandar, koot sahab ki mil ka taim kipar....apane use dekha nahian hai. aj dopahar ko usi ke sath navatara ka vivah ho gaya tha. unaka sab kuchh pahale se hi thik tha. mujhe bataya hi nahian.
ve donoan ashchary se aankhean pha de dekhate rah ge.
shashi uthakar kamare ke ek kone se kap de ka ek thaila utha laya aur d aauktar ke pairoan ke pas rakhate hue bola, rupe to mujhe mil ge d aauktar. navatara ko paanch hazar dene ke lie kaha tha so maianne vah rupe use de die. baki bache haian sadhe char hajar. maianne le lie lekin.....
d aauktar ne poochha, yah rupe kya mujhe de rahe ho?
shashi bole, haan, maian kya karooanga? apake kam a jaeange.
bharati ne poochha, lekin use kab rupe de die?
shashi ne kaha, kal rupe pate hi use de aya tha.
usane le lie the?
shashi ne kaha, haan, ahamad ko to kul tis rupe tanakhvah milati hai. vah ek makan kharidegi.
zaroor kharidegi. yah kahakar d aauktar hansate hue mu dakar dekha, aankhoan par aanchal rakhe bharati baramade ke ek or hatati jati hai.
shashi ne kaha, presideant ne apase ek bar bheant karane ko kaha hai. vah saravaya ja rahi haian.
d aauktar ne poochha, kab jaeangi?
shashi ne kaha, jaldi hi. liva jane ko ek adami aya hai.
bharati ne lautakar poochha, sumitra jiji kya sachamuch hi chali jane ko kahati thian shashi baboo?
shashi bole, haan sachamuch hi. unaki maan ke chacha ke pas agadh sampatti thi. hal hi mean unaki mrityu huee hai. inake alava aur koee uttaradhikari nahian hai. usake bina kam nahian chalega.
d aauktar bole, kam nahian chalega? ....tab to zaroor jaegi.
shashi ne bharati ki or mu dakar kaha, khane ko saman bahut p da hai. kuchh khaiega?
bharati se pahale hi d aauktar bol uthe, zaroor...chalo kya hai dekhooan, yah kahakar vah use aandar le ge.
shashi ne aandar jate hue kaha, aur ek soochana hai d aauktar, apoorv baboo laut ae haian.
d aauktar ashchary se bole, yah kya kahate ho shashi? kisase suna?
shashi ne kaha, kal bangal baiank mean achanak bheant ho gee thi. unaki maan bimar haian.

shashi ne badha-chadhakar nahian kaha tha. kamare mean pahuanchate hi dekha-khane-pine ki dher sari chizean rakhi thian. kamare ka dakshini bhag ekadam thasa-thas bhara hua hai.
d aauktar ka ullas sahasa kahakaha banakar phat p da, h:, h:, h:, h:-grihasth ka jay-jayakar ho. shashi! kavi! h: h: h: h:.
bharati aur n sah saki. muanh pherakar sajal aankhoan se narajagi ke sath dekhati huee boli, bhaiya, kya tumhare man mean jara bhi daya-maya nahian? kya kar rahe ho batao to?
vah! jinaki kripa se achchhi-achchhi chizean aj pet bharakar khaooanga unako tho da-sa ashirvad, vah, h: h: h: h:.
bharati roothakar baramade mean chali gee. do-tin minat bitane par shashi jakar use lauta laya to usane plet mean maans, phal-phool, pulav, mithaee adi sajakar d aauktar ke samane rakh die aur banavati narajagi se boli, lo, ab daant nikalakar rakshas ki tarah khao. hansi to band ho jae. nahian to muhalle valoan ki niand toot jaegi.
d aauktar ne ek saans khianchakar kaha, aha, kaisa badhiya bhojan hai. isaka to svad-gandh tak maian bhool gaya hooan.
yah bat bharati ke hriday mean jakar biandh gee. use us rat ka sookha bhat aur jali machhali yad a gee.
d aauktar ne bhojan shuroo karate hue kaha, kavi ko nahian diya bharati?
la rahi hooan, kahakar usane plet mean bhojan sajakar shashi ke samane rakh diya aur d aauktar ke samane baithakar boli, lekin sab kha lena p dega bhaiya. pheank nahian sakate.
nahian, lekin tum nahian khaogi?
maian? koee bhi stri yah sab kha sakati hai? tumhian batao?
bhojan to aisa pakaya hai mano amrit.
isase achchha amrit banakar to maian rojana khila sakati hooan bhaiya.
d aauktar ne apana bayaan hath mathe se lagakar kaha, kya karogi bahin, bhagy ki bat hai. jisako khilana chahie vah yah sab khata hi nahian hai. jo khaega use ek din se adhik do din khilane ki cheshta karane se hi tumhara suyash poore desh mean phail jaega.
is bar bharati hans p di. lekin turant svayan ko sanbhalakar lajjit hokar boli, tumhari dushtata ki jvala se hansi roki nahian ja sakati. lekin yah to tumhara bhari anyay hai. pet bhar kha-pi chukane ke bad rupayoan ki thaili bhi lekar chale jaoge kya?
d aauktar muanh kaur nigalate hue bole, zaroor, zaroor-adhe rupe to chale ge navatara ke makan banane ke khate mean. shesh kya ahamad abdulla sahab ki ga di kharidane ke lie chho d jaooan? tamashe ko sarvaang suandar banane ke lie tumane koee buri ray nahian di bharati. h: h: h:.
bharati boli, bhaiya tumako hansi-majak karate hue maianne pahale bhi dekha hai lekin is tarah pagaloan ki tarah hansate hue to maianne kabhi nahian dekha.
d aauktar uttar dene ja rahe the lekin bharati ke chehare ko dekhakar kuchh bhi n kah sake.
bharati ne kaha, stri-purush ka prem kya tumhari tarah sabhi ke lie upahas ki vastu hai bhaiya, ya tash ke chhakke-panje ki har ki tarah isako bhi har-jit mean kahakahe lagane ke alava aur kuchh karane ke lie shesh nahian rah gaya hai? svatantrata-paratantrata ke atirikt manushy ko vyathit karane vali koee aur bhi chiz is sansar mean maujood hai. is bat ko kya tum kabhi sochoge bhi nahian? shashi baboo ki or dekho. ek hi pahar mean inaki kaisi halat ho gee hai. apoorv baboo jis din ge the us din bhi tum shayad isi tarah hans p de the.
nahi, nahian, vah to hua.....
bharati bich mean hi rokakar boli, nahian, nahian. yah kaise kahate ho bhaiya? shashi baboo tumhare sneh ke patr haian. tum yah sochakar khush ho uthe ki unako bhola-bhala pakar navatara bahut du:kh deti. bhavishy mean us du:kh mean p dane se vah bach ge. lekin kya bhavishy hi sab kuchh hai manushy ke lie? aj ka yah ek hi din jo vyatha ke bhar se usake sare bhavishy ko laangh gaya, yah bat tum kis tarah janoge! tumane to kabhi kisi ko pyar kiya hi nahian.
shashi ne kisi prakar kahana chaha ki yah dosh mera hi hai. meri hi bhool hai. saansarik budhdi n rahane se hi.....
bharati vyagr svar mean bol uthi, lajja karane ki kaun-si bat hai shashi baboo? yah bhool kya sansar mean akele apane hi ki hai? apase sauguni bhool kya maianne nahian ki? aur usase bhi hazar guni bhool karake jo abhagin chupachap chirakal ke lie is desh ko chho dane ke lie taiyar huee hai, use kya d aauktar nahian pahachanate?
d aauktar ne ashchary se usaki or dekha. lekin bharati ne usaki paravah nahian ki. kahane lagi, saansarik budhdi ap mean kam hai. mujhamean kam nahian thi? sumitra jiji ki budhdi ki to tulana nahian ki ja sakati phir bhi vah kisi ke kam n a sakian. vah parajit ho geean tumhari budhdi ke samane jo chirakal se ajey hai. jisake marg ko kabhi badha nahian mili, vah jo tumhare pashan dvar par pachha d khakar choor-choor ho gaya. aandar jane ka jara-sa marg use nahian mila.
d aauktar ne is abhiyog ka uttar nahian diya. keval usake chehare ki or dekhakar jara-sa hans p de.
bharati ne kaha, shashi baboo, maianne apake prati b da aparadh kiya hai. usake lie kshama chahati hooan.....!
shashi samajh n saka. lekin kuanthit ho utha.
bharati pal bhar chup rahakar kahane lagi, ek din bhaiya se maianne apake bare mean kaha tha-koee bhi stri apako kabhi pyar nahian kar sakati. us din maianne apako pahachana nahian tha. aj aisa lag raha hai ki jisane apoorv baboo ko pyar kiya tha vah agar apako pa jati to dhany ho jati. sabhi apaki upeksha karate ae haian. keval ek vyakti ne nahian ki. aur vah haian yahi d aauktar. manushy ko pahachanane mean inase galati nahian hoti. isalie us din du:khi hokar inhoanne mujhase kaha tha, kash, shashi kisi doosari stri ko pyar karata. lekin tum mujhase yah kabhi nahian kah sake ki bharati, itani b di galati tum mat karo. purush ke do adarsh-tum donoan mere samane baithe ho. aj meri aruchi ki koee sima hi nahian hai.
d aauktar ne poochha, apoorv ne kya kaha shashi?
bharati ne uttar diya, maan bimar hai. ilaj karana zaroori hai. lekin rupe pas nahian haian. lautakar chhipe dhang se gulami karane par koee jan nahian sakega. dar hai talavalakar ka, aur brajendr ka. lekin usake kaka haian pulis karmachari. isalie koee vyavastha avashy hi ho gee hogi. bhaiya, mujhe aur tumhean bhi shayad chhutakara nahian milega. kshudr, lobhi, sankirn hriday, darapok, chhi:.....
d aauktar muskarakar bole, sachcha pyar karane par is tarah badanam nahian kiya ja sakata. kavi, ab tumhari bari hai. sarasvati ka smaran karake ab tum bhi navatara ke gunoan ka kirtan karana arambh kar do.
bhaiya, tumane mera tiraskar kiya?
shayad aisi hi bat ho.
abhiman, vyatha aur krodh se bharati ka chehara lal ho utha. boli, tum kabhi mujhe aisi katookti n suna sakoge. tumane kya yah socha hai ki sabhi shashi baboo ki tarah muanh band karake sah sakate haian. tum kya janate ho ki manushy ki kya dasha ho jati hai. uttejit vedana se usaka gala ruandha gaya. boli, vah laut ae haian. ab tum mujhe yahaan se kisi doosari jagah le chalo bhaiya. maian bhi kis abhage ke charanoan mean apana sarvasv visarjit karake baithi huee hooan....kahate-kahate vah pharsh par matha rakhakar bachche ki tarah rone lagi.
d aauktar muskarate hue chupachap bhojan karane lage. unaka nirvikar bhav dekhakar yah pata n chal saka ki in sab pranay-uchchhvasoan ne inako leshamatr bhi vichalit kiya hai. paanch-sat minat ke bad bharati uthakar pas vale kamare mean chali gee aur aankh-muanh achchhi tarah dho-poanchhakar yathasthan akar baith gee.
usane poochha, 'bhaiya, tum logoan ko kuchh aur dooan?
d aauktar ne jeb se roomal nikalakar kaha, brahman ka l daka hooan. kuchh chhanna baandh do jisase do din nishchiant rah sakooan.
maila roomal lautakar bharati ne ek dhula hua tauliya nikala aur khane ki tarah-tarah ki chijoan ki ek potali baandhakar d aauktar ke samane rakhate hue kaha, yah hai brahman ke l dake ka chhanna aur rupayoan ki thaili.
d aauktar ne hansate hue kaha, yah huee brahman ki bhojan-dakshina.
bharati boli, arthath tuchchh vivahotsav ke siva sabhi asali avashyak kary nirvighn samapt ho ge.
hansi rokakar d aauktar bole, yah mere lie bhagavan ka kaisa abhishap hai bharati ki jyoan hi hansi ane lagati hai, mere muanh se thahakoan ke siva aur kuchh nahian nikalata. thahakoan jaisa rona rone ke lie tumhean sath n laya hota to aj muanh dikhana kathin ho jata.
bhaiya, phir mujhe pareshan karane lage?
pareshan kar raha hooan ya kritajnata prakat kar raha hooan.
bharati ne roothakar muanh doosari or pher liya.
shashi chup tha. achanak atyant gambhirata ke sath bola, agar naraj n ho to ek bat kah sakata hooan? kuchh logoan ko sandeh hai ki apake sath hi ek din bharati ka vivah hoga.
d aauktar palabhar ke lie chauank uthe, yah kya kahate ho shashi? tumhare muanh par phool-chandan p de- aisa sudin itane b de abhage ke bhagy mean aega? yah to sapanoan se bhi pare ki bat hai kavi.
shashi bola, lekin bahut se log yahi sochate haian.
d aauktar ne kaha, 'hay, hay! bahut n sochate, agar ek hi vyakti palabhar ke lie yah sochata.....
bharati hansakar boli, abhage ka bhagy to palabhar mean badal sakata hai bhaiya. tum ajna dekar yadi kah do-bharati, kal hi tumhean mujhase byah karana hoga-to maian tumhari shapath lekar kahati hooan ki ek din bhi thaharane ko nahian kahooangi.
d aauktar bole, lekin bechara apoorv, jo pranoan ka moh chho dakar laut aya hai, usaka kya hoga.
bharati boli, usaki bhavi patni ke roop mean kisi ki kanya desh mean maujood hai-unake lie chianta mat karo. vah chhati pha dakar nahian mar jaeange.
d aauktar gambhir hokar bole, lekin mujhase vivah karane ke lie raji ho rahi ho? tumhara bharosa to kam nahian hai bharati.
bharati ne kaha, tumhare hath padooangi, isamean phir dar kaisa?
d aauktar ne shashi ki or dekhate hue kaha, sun lo kavi! bhavishy mean agar inkar kare to tumhean gavahi deni hogi.
bharati boli, kisi ko gavahi nahian deni p degi bhaiya. maian shapath lekar inkar nahian karooangi. keval tumhari svikriti se kam ban jaega.
d aauktar ne kaha, achchha, tab dekh looanga.'
dekh lena, bharati hansakar boli, bhaiya, kya maian aur sumitra! svarg ke iandradev bhi agar urvashi, menaka aur rambha ko bulakar kahate ki us prachin yug ke rrishi-muniyoan ke badale tumhean is yug ke savyasachi ki tapasya bhang karani hogi to maian nishchit roop se kahati hooan bhaiya ki unhean muanh par syahi potakar vapas chale jana p data. rakt-maans ka hriday jita ja sakata hai lekin patthar ke sath kya l daee chal sakati hai? paradhinata ke ag mean jalakar tumhara hriday patthar ban gaya hai.
d aauktar muskarane lage. bharati ki donoan aankhean shradhda aur sneh se bhar aeean. boli, itana vishvas n rahane par kya maian is tarah tumhare samane atm-samarpan kar sakati thi? maian navatara nahian hooan. maian janati hooan ki mujhase b di bhari galati ho gee hai. lekin is jivan mean usake sudhar ka koee doosara marg bhi nahian hai. ek din ke lie bhi jise man-hi-man.....?
bharati ki aankhoan se phir aansoo bahane lage. jhatapat hath se unhean poanchhakar hansane ki cheshta karati huee boli, bhaiya, kya lautane ka samay abhi nahian hua? bhata ane mean abhi kitani der hai?
d aauktar ne divar gh di ki or dekhakar kaha, abhi der hai bahin?' phir dayaan hath bharati ke sir par rakhate hue kaha, ashchary hai, itani durdasha mean bhi bangal ka yah amooly ratn ab tak nasht nahian hua! jane do navataroan ko. bharati to ham logoan ki hai. shashi sari prithvi par isaki jo di nahian milegi. hajaroan savyasachiyoan mean bhi shakti nahian hai ki ek tuchchh apoorv ko ot karake kh de ho jae. achchhi bat hai shashi, tumhari sharab ki botal kahaan hai?
shashi lajjit hokar bola, kharidi nahian. maian ab nahian piooanga.
bharati boli, tumhean yad nahian, navatara ne pratijna karaee thi.
shashi ne usaki bat ka samarthan karate hue kaha, sachamuch hi navatara ke samane pratijna kar li thi ki maian ab sharab nahian piooanga. us pratijna ko ab nahian todooanga d aauktar.
d aauktar hansakar bole, sharab gee, navatara gee. sarvasv bechakar jo rupe mile the vah bhi chale ge. ek sath itana kaise saha jaega?
shashi ka chehara dekhakar bharati ko du:kh hua. boli, majak karana sahaj hai bhaiya. sochakar to dekho.
d aauktar bole, soch-vichar karake hi kah raha hooan bharati. in rupayoan par shashi ki kitani asha-akaankshaean thian, yah bat mujhase adhik koee nahian janata. usake parichitoan mean aisa bhi koee nahian hai jisane yah bat n suni ho. usake bad aee navatara. chh:-sat mahine tak thi. usaka jnan-dhyan tha. aur sharab-vah to shashi ke sukh-du:kh ki ekamatr sangini hai. kal sab kuchh tha. lekin aj usake jivan ka jo kuchh anand tha, jo kuchh saantvana thi, vah sab ek hi din mean ekaek jaise shadayantr karake use chho dakar chali gee. phir bhi kisi ke virudhd usake man mean koee vidvesh nahian. shikayat nahian, yahaan tak ki akash ki or dekhakar ek bar bhi aansoo bhari aankhoan se yah n kah saka ki he bhagavan, maianne kisi ka anisht chiantan nahian kiya. agar bhagavan vastav mean ho to isaka vichar karana.
bharati lambi saans lekar boli, isilie in par tumhara itana sneh hai?
d aauktar bole, keval sneh hi nahian shradhda bhi hai. shashi sadhu purush hai. isaka sanpoorn hriday ganga jal ke saman shuddh aur nirmal hai. mere jane ke bad bharati, jara isaki dekhabhal rakhana. yah svayan du:kh bhogega lekin kisi doosare ko du:kh nahian dega.
shashi ka chehara lajja aur sankoch se lal ho utha. isake bad kuchh der tak shayad bat ke abhav se hi tinoan chup baithe rahe.
d aauktar ne poochha, ab tum kya karoge kavi? tumhare pas to keval behala hi bacha hai. pahale ki tarah phir desh-desh mean bajate phiroge?
shashi ne hansate hue kaha, apane kam mean ap mujhe bharti kar lijie. maian sachamuch ab sharab nahian piooanga.
usaki bat aur kahane ka aandazadekhakar bharati hans p di.
d aauktar bhi hansane lage. phir sneh se bhige svar mean bole, nahian kavi, isamean tumhean bharti hone ki avashyakata nahian hai. tum meri is bahin ke pas raho, isi mean mera bahut kam ho jaega.
shashi ne palabhar maun rahakar sankoch ke sath kaha, pahale maian kavita likha karata tha d aauktar, shayad ab bhi likh sakata hooan.
d aauktar ne khush hokar kaha, isamean mera bahut kam ban jaega.
maian phir arambh karooanga. ab keval kisan-mazadooroan ke lie likhooanga.
lekin vah log to padhana janate nahian kavi?
phir bole, 'yah kam asvabhavik hoga. aur koee bhi asvabhavik chiz tikati nahian hai. anapadhoan ke lie any kshetr khola ja sakata hai. kyoanki unhean bhookh ka jnan hai. lekin unake samane sahity nahian parosa ja sakata. unake sukh-du:kh ka varnan karane ko sahity nahian kahate. kisi din agar sambhav hua to apane sahity ki vah svayan hi rachana kar leange. nahian to tumhare kanth se nikale git haladharoan ke lie git kavy nahian ho sakate. yah asambhav prayas tum mat karana kavi.
to maian kya karooan?
tum viplav ke git gana. jahaan tumane janm liya hai, jahaan jati adami bane ho, keval unhian ke lie. keval shikshit aur bhadr ke lie.
bharati vismit hone ke sath vyathit bhi huee. boli, bhaiya tum bhi jati manate ho? tumhara dhyan bhi keval bhadr jati ki or hi hai.
d aauktar bole, maianne varnashram ki bat to kahi nahian bharati. us balapoorvak bane jati bhed ki charcha maianne nahian ki. yah vaishamy mujhamean nahian hai. lekin shikshit ka jati bhed mane bina to maian rah nahian sakata. yahi to sachchi jati hai, yahi to bhagavan ke hath ki bani huee srishti hai. eesaee hone ke karan maian tumhean thelakar kya alag rakh saka hooan bahin? tumhari barabari ka mujhe apana kahane ke lie or kaun hai?
bharati ne shradhda bhari najaroan se unaki or dekhate hue kaha, lekin tumhara viplav gan to shashi baboo ke muanh se shobha nahian dega bhaiya. tumhare viplav ka git, tumhari gupt samiti ka....
d aauktar ne use bich mean hi rokakar kaha, nahian, meri gupt samiti ka bhar mere hi oopar rahane do bahin. us bojh ko dhone yogy shakti.... nahian, nahian, use rahane do.... vah keval mere lie hai.tum se to maian kah chuka hooan bharati viplav ka arth keval khoon-kharaba nahian hai. viplav ka arth hai-atyadhik tivrata se amool parivartan. rajanitik viplav nahian.... vah to mera hi hai. kavi, tum dil kholakar samajik viplav ke git gane shuroo kar do. jo kuchh sanatan hai, jo kuchh prachin hai, jirn aur purana hai-dharm, samaj, sanskar-sab toot-phootakar dhvans ho jae, aur kuchh n kar sako shashi to keval is mahasaty ka hi mukt kanth se prachar karo ki isase badhakar b da shatru bharat ka aur koee nahian hai. usake bad desh ki svadhinata ka bhar mujh par rahane do.
sidhi par kisi ki ahat sunaee di.
kaun hai? shashi ne poochha.
d aauktar palak jhapakate hi tej chal se baramade mean chale ge. phir turant hi vapas akar bol, bharati, sumitra a rahi hai.

us gahan ratri mean sumitra ke ane ka samachar jaisa apratyashit tha vaisa hi apritikar bhi tha. bharati vyathit aur trast ho uthi. palabhar bad sumitra ke ane par d aauktar ne svabhavik svar mean svagat karate hue kaha, baitho, kya akeli hi aee ho?
sumitra ne kaha, haan. phir usane bharati se poochha, achchhi tarah ho n?
is ek hi minat mean bharati ne n jane kya-kya soch dala, isaka thikana nahian. us din ki tarah aj bhi sumitra usaki koee paravah nahian karegi, yah vah nishchit roop se janati thi. lekin is kushal prashn se nahian balki usaki avaz mean snigdh komalata dekhakar bharati mano sahasa apane hathoan mean chandrama ko pa gee. boli, 'achchhi tarah hooan jiji, ap to achchhi tarah haian n?
haan, achchhi tarah hooan. kahakar sumitra ek or baith gee.
d aauktar bole, shashi ke muanh se maianne suna ki tum bahut hi b di sampatti ki uttaradhikari hokar java ja rahi ho?
haan, mujhe le jane ke lie adami aya hai.
kab jaogi?
shanivar ko pahale stimar se.
ab to tum b di dhanavan ho.
haan, sab mil gaya to ban jaooangi.
d aauktar bole, mil hi jaega. et aaurni ki ray ke bina koee kam mat karana. savadhan rahana. jo tumhean le jane ke lie ae haian vah parichit to haian n?
sumitra boli, haan, bharose ke adami haian. maian pahachanati hooan.
tab koee bat nahian.
achanak shashi bol utha, yah to bahut buri bat huee d aauktar. jin tin bangali mahilaoan ko apane liya tha-navatara gee, svayan presideant jane ko taiyar haian. keval bharati.....
d aauktar hansate hue bole, chianta mat karo. bharati bhi mahajanoan ke panth ka anusaran karegi-yah ek prakar se nishchit ho chuka hai.
bharati ne gusse se dekha.
d aauktar ke parihas mean chhipi vyatha ka anuman karake shashi ne kaha, apako jaldi hi chala jana p dega. ab to ap dekhie ki apake 'path ke davedaroan' ki ektiviti kam-se-kam barma mean to samapt ho gee. ise ab kaun chalaega?
vah usi tarah hansate hue bole, yah kaisi bat kah rahe ho kavi? itane samay se itana dekh-sunakar bhi aant mean savyasachi ke lie tumhare hi muanh se yah sartiphiket? tin mahilaean chali jaeangi, kya isilie 'path ke davedar' samapt ho jaega? sharab chho d dene ka kya yahi phal hua hai? isase to achchha hai ki phir pina shuroo kar do.
bat majak-si sunaee p dane par bhi majak nahian hai, yah samajh lene par bhi bharati thik-thik nahian samajh saki. kanakhiyoan se usane b de dhyan se dekha, sumitra aankhean jhukae chupachap baithi hai.
usane muanh uthakar d aauktar ke chehare par najarean tikae rakhakar kaha, bhaiya, samajhane ke lie mujhe to sharab shuroo karane ki zaroorat nahian hai, lekin phir bhi maian kuchh nahian samajh paee. navatara kuchh bhi nahian hai. aur maian to usase bhi tuchchh hooan. lekin sumitra jiji-jinhean tumane presideant ka asan diya hai, unake chale jane par kya tumhare path ke davedar ko chot nahian pahuanchegi, sach batao bhaiya, keval kisi ko laanchhit karane ke lie hi naraj hokar mat kahana.
sumitra jis tarah muanh jhukae baithi thi, usi tarah chupachap nicha muanh kie moorti ki bhaanti baithi rahi.
d aauktar pal bhar maun rahe usake bad dhire-dhire bole, bharati, maianne krodh mean yah bat nahian kahi hai. sumitra avahelana ki vastu nahian hai. tum shayad nahian janati, lekin sumitra svayan achchhi tarah janati hai ki in mamaloan mean apani hani ki ganana nahian karani chahie. isake lie kisake pran falatoo haian? pranoan ka mooly kis chiz se nishchit kiya ja sakata hai? batao to. manushy to jaega hi. vah chahe jitana bhi b da kyoan n ho, kisi ke abhav ko hi hamean sarvanash nahian samajh lena chahie. jal ke srot ke saman, ek ka sthan doosara svachchhandata se aur bilkul anayas hi poora kar sakata hai, yahi shiksha hamari pahali aur pradhan shiksha hai bharati.
bharati boli, lekin aisa to sansar mean hota nahian. udaharan ke roop mean tumhian ko man liya jae. tumhara abhav koee kisi din poora kar sakata hai-yah bat maian soch bhi nahian sakati bhaiya.
d aauktar bole, tumhari vicharadhara alag hi hai bharati aur jis din mujhe isaka pata chala, usi din se maian tumhean phir se is dal mean khianch lane mean asamarth ho gaya. mere man mean bar-bar yahi vichar aya hai ki sansar mean tumhare lie yah nahian, doosara kam hai.
bharati boli, aur mujhe bhi barabar yahi khayal ata raha hai ki tum mujhe ayogy samajh kar door hata dena chahate ho. agar mere lie doosara kam ho to maian usi ke lie abhi se nikal padooangi. lekin mere prashn ka to yah uttar nahian hai bhaiya. vastavik bat hi tuchchh ho gee hai. tumhara abhav jal ke srot ke saman poora ho sakata hai ya nahian? tum kah rahe ho ki ho sakata hai. aur maian kah rahi hooan ki nahian ho sakata. maian janati hooan ki nahian ho sakata....maian janati hooan ki manushy keval jal ka srot nahian hai....tum to avashy hi nahian ho.
pal bhar maun rahakar usane phir kaha, keval isi bat ko janane ke lie maian tumhean pareshan n karati. lekin jo nahian hai. jise tum svayan janate ho ki vah saty nahian hai-mujhe usi se phusalana chahate ho?
bharati hi ne phir kaha, is desh mean ab tumhara thaharana nahian ho sakata. tum jane ko baithe ho. phir tumhean vapas pana kitana anishchit hai-yah sochate hi hriday mean jvala dhadhak uthati hai. isi se usaka soch nahian karati. phir bhi saty ko pratikshan anubhav kie bina nahian rah sakati. is vyatha ki sima nahian hai. lekin isase bhi badhakar meri vyatha yah hai ki tumako is tarah pakar bhi maian nahian pa saki. aj mujhe kitane prashn yad a rahe haian bhaiya. lekin maianne jab bhi un prashnoan ko poochha hai-tumane sach bhi kaha hai aur jhooth bhi kaha hai. sach aur jhooth milakar bhi kaha hai. lekin kisi bhi tarah mujhe saty kya hai, yah janane nahian diya. tumhare path ke davedar ki maian sekretari hooan phir bhi tumhare kary-padhdati mean meri bilkul shradhda nahian hai. maianne yah bat kabhi nahian chhipaee. tum naraj nahian hue. n avishvas hi kiya. muskarate hue keval mujhe alag kar dena chaha hai. apoorv baboo ke jivan-dan ki bat bhi maian bhooli nahian hooan. maloom hota hai-mere chhote se jivan ka kalyan keval tumhian nirdeshit kar sakate ho. bhaiya, jate samay ab apane apako chhipakar mat jao. tumhara, mera, sabhi ka jo param saty hai-use hi aj kapat chho dakar spasht prakat kar do.
is anokhi prarthana ka arth n samajh pane ke karan shashi aur sumitra donoan hi ashcharyachakit hokar takate rah ge aur unaki aankhoan par najar dalakar bharati ne apani vyakulata se svayan hi lajjit ho uthi. yah lajja d aauktar ki najaroan se chhipi n rah saki. unhoanne hansate hue kaha, sach, jhooth aur saphed jhooth-ek mean milakar to sabhi bolate haian bharati. isamean mera vishesh dosh kya hai? isake atirikt yadi kisi ke lie yah bat lajja karane ki ho to vah mere hi lie hai. lekin lajjit tum ho rahi ho.
bharati muanh jhukae baithi rahi.
sumitra ne isaka uttar dete hue kaha, lekin agar d aauktar, tumhare pas lajja ho hi nahian-tab? lekin striyaan to muanh par sach bat bhi spasht roop se kahane mean lajja ka anubhav karati haian. koee-koee to kah hi nahian sakati.
yah bat kisako lakshy karake kisalie kahi gee, yah kisi se chhipi nahian rahi lekin jo shradhda aur samman unake lie sahaj prapy maloom hote haian unhoanne hi sabako niruttar kar diya.
do-tin minat isi tarah chupachap bit jane par d aauktar ne bharati ki or dekhate hue kaha, bharati, sumitra ne kaha hai ki mujh mean lajja nahian hai. tumane yah arop lagaya hai ki maian suvidhanusar sach-jhooth donoan hi bola karata hooan. aj bhi usi tarah kuchh kahakar is prasang ko maian samapt kar sakata tha. yadi isake sath mere path ke davedar ka koee sanbandh n hota. isaki bhalaee-buraee se hi mera sach-jhooth nirdharit hota hai. yahi mera niti shastr hai. yahi meri akapat moorti hai.
bharati avakh hokar boli, yah kya kahate ho bhaiya. yahi tumhari niti hai? yahi tumhari akapat moorti hai?
sumitra bol uthi, haan, thik yahi hai. yahi inaka yatharth svaroop hai. daya nahian, mamata nahian, dharm nahian-is patthar ki moorti ko maian pahachanati hooan.
sumitra ki bat par bharati ne vishvas kar liya ho, aisi bat nahian hai. lekin sunakar vah stabdh ho gee.
d aauktar bole, tum log kaha karati ho charam saty, param saty-aur yah arthahin, nishphal shabd tum logoan ke lie atyadhik moolyavan haian. moorkhoan ko bhulave mean dalane ke lie isase b da jadoo-mantr aur koee nahian hai. tum log sochati ho ki jhooth ko hi banana p data hai. saty shashvat, sanatan aur apaurushey hai. yahi jhoothi bat hai. jhooth ki hi tarah sach ko bhi manav jati din-rat banati hai. yah bhi shashvat nahian. isaka janm hai, mrityu hai. maian jhooth nahian bolata, saty ki srishti karata hooan.
yah parihas nahian, savyasachi ke hriday ki ukti hai, bharati sunakar pili p d gee asphut svar mean usane poochha, bhaiya! kya yahi tumhare path ke davedar ki niti hai?
d aauktar ne uttar diya, bharati, 'path ke davedar' meri tark shastr ki pathashala nahian hai. yah meri path par chalane ke adhikar ki shakti hai. kaun, kab, kise ajnat avashyakata ke lie niti vaky ki rachana kar gaya-vahi ho jaega path ke davedaroan ke lie saty? aur isake lie jisaki gardan phaansi ke rassi se bandhi hai, usake hriday ka vaky ho jaega jhooth? tumhara param saty kya hai, maian nahian janata. lekin param mithya yadi kahian ho to vah yahi hai.
uttejana se sumitra ki aankhean chamak uthian. lekin itani bhayanak bat sunakar bharati ashanka se ekadam abhibhoot ho uthi.
kavi.
ji.
d aauktar hans p de, shashi ki, kaisi bhakti hai, dekh li?
lekin d aauktar ki hansi mean koee bhi shamil nahian hua. d aauktar ne divar gh di ki or dekhakar kaha, jvar samapt hone mean ab der nahian hai. mere jane ka samay ho gaya. tumhare tara vihin 'shashi-tara l aauj' ane ka samay ab mujhe nahian milega.
shashi ne kaha, maian yah makan kal hi chho d dooanga.
kahaan jaoge?
apake adeshanusar bharati ke ghar.
d aauktar hansate hue bole, dekh rahi ho bharati, shashi mera adesh amany nahian karata. us makan ka nam kya rakhoge shashi?....'shashi-bharati l aauj' tumhean tin bar dhokha khate to maianne dekha hai. is bar shayad saphalata mil jae. bharati bahut achchhi l daki hai.
itane kasht mean bhi bharati hans p di. sumitra ne bhi hansate hue sir jhuka liya.
d aauktar bole, tumhare rupayoan ki thaili, jise maian sath lekar ja raha tha. bharati ke pas chho d jaooanga, vah bhi ek makan kharidegi.
bharati boli, kya ghav par namak chhi dakana band nahian hoga bhaiya?
shashi ne kaha, rupe ap le lijie d aauktar, maianne apako de die. mere desh ke ghar-dvar bechakar mile rupe desh ke kam mean hi lagane dijie.
d aauktar hans p de. lekin doosare hi pal unaki aankhean dabadaba uthian. bole, rupe mere pas haian shashi, ab unaki zaroorat nahian hai. isake atirikt ab shayad rupayoan ki kami kabhi bhi n hogi. kahakar vah hansate hue sumitra ki or dekhane lage.
sumitra ki donoan aankhean kritajnata se bhar uthian. usane muanh se kuchh nahian kaha. lekin usake sarvaang se yahi bat phootakar bahar nikal p di-sab kuchh to tumhara hi hai. lekin kya tum use chhuoge?
d aauktar apani drishti doosari or hatakar kuchh der stabdh rahane ke bad bole, kavi?
kahie.
brahman bhojan kuchh pahale hi poora kar dala. isalie du:khi mat hona. kyoanki ab jab shubh muhoort aega tab mujhe avakash nahian milega. lekin vah din aega avashy. tarah-tarah ke bhojan se tript hokar aj maian tumhean varadan de raha hooan-tum sukhi hoo. lekin tum do kam kabhi mat karana. sharab mat pina aur rajanitik vilapv mean bhag mat lena. tum kavi ho, desh ke bahut b de kalakar ho. tum rajaniti se b de ho- is bat ko mat bhoolana.
shashi ne du:khi hokar kaha, ap jisamean haian usamean mere rahane se dosh hoga. kya maian apase bhi b da hooan?
d aauktar ne kaha, b de to ho hi. tumhara parichay hi to jati ka sachcha parichay hai. tum logoan ko chho d dene par ise kis chiz se tola jaega? kisi din svadhinata ki is samasya ka samadhan hoga hi. tab ise du:kh-du:kh ki kahani ka janashruti se adhik mooly nahian milega. lekin tumhare karyoan ka mooly-nirdharan kaun karega? tum hi to desh ki samast vichchhinn, vikshipt dharaoan ki mala ki bhaanti guanth jaoge.
sumitra boli, kab gooantheange, yah bat vah hi janate haian. lekin tumane batean gooanthakar unaka jo mooly badha diya hai, use bharati kaise sanbhalegi.
sunakar sabhi hansane lage.
d aauktar ne kaha, shashi hoga ham logoan ka rashtr-kavi. hianduoan ka nahian, musalamanoan ka nahian, eesaiyoan ka nahian-keval mere desh ka kavi. sahasr nad-nadi pravahit hamara bang desh, hamari sujala-suphala-shasy shyamalaan, khetoan se bhari bang bhoomi. mithya rog ka du:kh nahian, mithya durbhiksh ki kshudha nahian, videshi shasan ke dussah apaman ki jvala nahian, manushyatv hinata ki laanchhana nahian-shashi tum hoge usi ka charan kavi. kya tum n ho sakoge bhaee?
bharati ka samoocha badan romaanchit ho utha. shashi 'bhaee' sambodhan ki madhurata se vigalit hokar bola, d aauktar cheshta karane par maian aangreji mean bhi kavita likh sakata hooan. yahaan tak ki....
d aauktar bich mean hi rokakar bol uthe, nahian, nahian aangreji mean nahian. keval bangala mean. keval sat karo d adhivasiyoan ki matribhasha mean. shashi, sansar ki lagabhag sabhi bhashaean maian janata hooan. lekin sahasr daloan mean vikasit aisi madhu se bhari bhasha aur nahian hai. maian aksar sochata rahata hooan bharati, aisa amrit is desh mean kab, kaun laya.
bharati ki aankhoan ki koroan mean aansoo bhar ae. usane kaha, maian socha karati hooan bhaiya, desh ko itana pyar karana tumhean kisane sikhaya tha?
shashi bol utha, is vigat-gaurav ka gan hi mera gan hoga. yah prem ka sur hi mera sur hoga. apane desh ko ham log....jisase phir usi tarah pyar karane lagean aisi shiksha hi meri shiksha hogi.
d aauktar ne ashchary bhari najaroan se shashi ki or dekha. sumitra ke chehare par bhi najar dali. aur aant mean donoan ki samajh mean nahian aya. isalie vah donoan hi apratibh ho ge.
d aauktar bole, kya phir usi prakar pyar karane lagoge, tumane jis prakar ke prem ka sanket kiya hai! shashi, us prakar ka prem bangaliyoan nean kabhi apane bang desh se nahian kiya. usaka tilarth prem bhi hota to kya bangali hi videshiyoan ke sath shadayantr karake apane sat karo d bhaee-bahinoan ko doosaroan ke hathoan mean sauanp sakate the.? janani bhoomi-keval kahane bhar ki bat thi. musalaman badashahoan ke pairoan ke niche aanjali dene ke lie hiandoo manasihan, hiandoo pratapadity ko janavar ki tarah baandh kar le gaya tha aur usake lie rasad jutakar, rasta dikhakar ae the bangali. jab barmi log hamara desh lootane ke lie ate the tab bangali l date nahian the. sir par haandi rakhakar pani mean baithe rahate the. musalaman dasyu mandir dhvans karake jab hamare devataoan ke kan kat lete the, tab bangali sir par paanv rakhakar bhag jate the. dharm ki raksha ke lie gardan nahian dete the. vah bangali hamare kuchh bhi nahian lagate kavi. gaurav karane yogy unamean kuchh bhi nahian tha. ham log unako bilkul asvikar karake chaleange. unaka dharm, unaka anushasan, unaki bhiruta, unaki deshadrohita, unaki riti-niti-unaka jo kuchh bhi hai, vahi to hoga tumhara viplav gan. vahi to hoga tumhara sachcha desh-prem.
shashi vimoodh-sa dekhata rah gaya.
d aauktar bole, 'unaki kapurushata se ham log vishv ke samane hey ho rahe haian. unaki svarthaparata ke bhar se sankatagrast aur pangu ho ge haian. yah keval kya desh hi ki bat hai? jis dharm ko vah svayan nahian manate the, jis devata par unake man mean shradhda hi nahian thi, unaki hi duhaee dekar vah samoochi jati ke sir se paanv tak yuktihin vidhi-nishedhoan ke hajaroan bandhanoan mean kya nahian baandh ge haian? yah adhinata hi to hamare anek du:khoan ki j d hai.
shashi ne kaha, yah sab ap kya kah rahe haian?
bharati boli, bhaiya, maian aj eesaee hooan. lekin vah log mere bhi to poorv pitamah haian. unake aur aparadh jo bhi rahe hoan, lekin unake dharmik vishvas mean bhi chhal-kapat tha-aisi anyay poorn katookti mat karo.
sumitra chup baithi sun rahi thi. ab bol uthi. bharati ki or dekhakar boli, kisi ke sanbandh mean katookti karana anyay hai to ashradhdey par shradhda karana bhi anyay hai. yahaan tak ki bhale hi vah apane poorv pitamah hi kyoan n hoan. isamean dhrishtata ho sakati hai. lekin tumhari bat mean koee tark nahian hai bharati, kusanskar hai, unako chho dana sikho.
bharati chup baithi rahi.
d aauktar ne shashi se kaha, koee bhi vastu, keval prachinata ke bal par saty nahian ho sakati kavi. puratan ka gunagan kar pana hi koee b da gun nahian. isake atirikt ham log kraantikari haian. purane ka moh ham logoan ke lie nahian hai. hamari drishti, hamari gati, hamare lakshy keval samane ki or haian. purane ka dhvans karake hi to hamean apana rasta banana p data hai. isamean maya-mamata ke lie sthan kahaan hai? jirn aur mrit hi rasta roke raheange to ham path ke davedaroan ka path kahaan paeange?
bharati ne kaha, maian keval tark ke lie hi tark nahian kar rahi hooan. maian sachamuch hi tumhare pas rahakar apane jivan ka path dhooandhati huee ghoom rahi hooan. tum purane ke shatru ho, lekin koee ek sanskar ya riti-niti keval prachin hone ke karan hi kya nishphal, vyarth aur tyajy ho jaegi? tak manushy kisi sanshay ke bina kisake oopar nirbhar hokar kh da rahega?
d aauktar bole, itana bhar sahane vali vastu sansar mean kaun-si hai, yah maian nahian janata. lekin yah janata hooan ki bharati ki samay ke sath ek din sabhi chizean prachin, jirn aur nikammi ho jane par tyajy ho utheangi. pratidin manushy age hi badhate jaeange. aur unake pitamahoan dvara pratishthit hajaroan varsh ki purani riti-nitiyaan ek hi sthan par achal hokar rah jaeangi. aisa ho to shayad achchha hi ho, lekin aisa hota nahian hai. isamean aphat to yahi hai ki keval varshoan ki sankhya se hi kisi ek sanskar ki prachinata niroopit nahian ki ja sakati. varana tum bhi aj hamare sath avaz milakar kahatian-bhaiya, jo kuchh purana hai, jo kuchh jirn hai sabako kuchh vichar kie bina hi mamata chho dakar dhvast kar dalo. ne jagath ki pratishtha ho jae.
bharati ne poochha, tum kya yah svayan kar sakate ho?
kya kar sakata hooan bahin?
jo kuchh prachin hai, sabhi ko kathorata se dhvast kar sakate ho?
d aauktar bole, kar sakata hooan. yahi to ham logoan ka vrat hai. purane ka arth pavitr nahian hota bharati. koee manushy sattar varsh ka purana ho jane se das varsh ke bachche se adhik pavitr nahian ho jata. tum apani or hi najar dalakar dekho, manav ki avishram yatra ke marg mean bharat ka varnashram dharm to sab tarah hi asaty ho gaya hai. brahman, kshatriy, vaishy, shudr koee bhi to ab us ashram ke adhar par nahian rahata. agar koee aisa kare to use marana hoga. us yug ke bandhan aj chhinn-bhinn ho ge haian. phir bhi usi ko pavitr man raha hai, kaun?- janati ho bharati? brahman. chirasthayi vyavastha ko hi atishay pavitr samajhakar kaun usake sath chipaka rahana chahata hai, janati ho? jamiandar- usaka svaroop samajhana to kathin nahian hai bahin. jis sanskar ke moh se, apoorv aj tumhari jaisi nari ko bhi chho dakar ja sakata hai usase badhakar asaty aur kya hai? aur kya keval apoorv ke varnashram dharm ki hi aisi dasha hai? tumhara eesaee dharm bhi vaisa hi asaty ho gaya hai bharati. usaki bhi prachinata ka moh tumhean tyag dena p dega.
bharati ne darakar kaha, jis dharm ko maian pyar karati hooan, vishvas karati hooan, tum usi ko chho d dene ko kah rahe ho bhaiya?
d aauktar bole, haan, kah raha hoo. kyoanki sabhi dharm asaty haian. adim dinoan ke kusanskar haian. vishv-manavata ke itane b de shatru aur koee bhi nahian haian.
bharati udas aur stabdh hokar baithi rahi. bahut der ke bad vah dhire-dhire boli, bhaiya, tum jahaan bhi raho, maian tumako pyar karati rahooangi. lekin agar yahi tumhara yatharth mat ho to aj se mera aur tumhara rasta bilkul alag hai. maianne ek din bhi yah nahian socha tha ki tumhare path ke davedar ka marg itane bhayankar pap ka marg hai.
d aauktar ne jara muskara diya.
bharati ne kaha, maian nishchayapoorvak janati hooan ki tumhare is dayahin, nishthur dhvans ke path mean kalyan kadapi nahian hai. mera sneh ka path, karuna ka marg, dharmik vishvas ki rah-yahi mera shrey hai. yahi path saty hai.
isilie to tumako khianchana nahian chaha bharati, tumhare sanbandh mean galati ki thi sumitra ne. lekin mujhase kabhi galati nahian huee. apane marg se hi chalo. sneh ke ayojan, karuna ki sansthaean sansar mean khojane par anek mil jaeangi. milega nahian to keval 'path ka davedar'.-kahate-kahate unaki aankhoan ki drishti palabhar ke lie jalakar phir bujh gee. lekin unaka kanth svar sthir aur gambhir tha.
bharati aur sumitra donoan hi samajh geean ki savyasachi ki yah shaant mukhashri, yah sanyat-achanchal bhasha hi sabase adhik bhishan hai.
savyasachi ne muanh uthakar kaha, tumase to kee bar kah chuka hooan bharati ki mujhe kalyan ki kamana nahian hai. mujhe to kamana hai keval svadhinata ki. rana pratap ne chitau d ko jab janahin van mean parinat kar diya tha tab sare rajapootane mean unase badhakar akalyan ki moorti aur kahian bhi nahian thi. yah ghatana jab huee tab se kitani shatabdiyaan bit geean phir bhi vah akalyan hi aj hajaroan kalyanoan se b da ho gaya hai. lekin jane do in vyarth ke tarkoan ko. jo mera vrat hai usake samane mere lie kuchh bhi asaty nahian hai, kuchh bhi akalyan nahian hai.
bharati chupachap baithi rahi. tark aur matabhed to pahale bhi anek bar ho chuke haian. lekin is prakar ke nahian.
d aauktar ne gh di ki or dekha, usake bad hansate hue kaha, lekin nadi mean phir jvar ane ka samay ho gaya bharati, utho.
bharati uthakar boli, chalie.
d aauktar khane ki potali uthakar bole, sumitra brajendr kahaan hai?
sumitra ne uttar nahian diya. chupachap baithi rahi.
tumako maian pahuancha aooan kya?
sumitra ne gardan hilakar kaha, nahian.
d aauktar bole, achchha. phir bharati se unhoanne kaha, ab der mat karo bahin, chalo. yah kahakar vah bahar chale ge.
sumitra usi tarah muanh jhukae baithi rahi. bharati ne usako namaskar kiya aur d aauktar ke pichhe-pichhe chal p di.

bharati nav par akar is tarah baith gee jaise sapanoan mean khoee ho. nadi ke poore raste vah barabar chupachap hi baithi rahi.
rat ka shayad tisara pahar ho chuka tha. akash ke asankhy nakshatroan ke prakash se prithvi ka aandhakar svachchh hota chala a raha tha. nav jakar us par ke ghat par lag gee. hath pak dakar bharati ko utar chukane par savyasachi svayan bhi utarane ko taiyar ho rahe the ki usi samay bharati ne unhean rokate hue kaha, mujhe pahuanchane ki avashyakata nahian hai bhaiya. khud chali jaooangi.
akeli jate samay dar nahian lagega?
lagega. lekin isake lie tum ko chalane ki zaroorat nahian hai.
savyayachi ne kaha, tho di door hi to chalana hai. chalo n, tumhean jhatapat pahuancha aooan bahin, itana kahakar unhoanne jyoan hi niche sidhi par pair badhaya, bharati ne hath jo dakar kaha, mujhe bachao bhaiya, tum mere sath chalakar mere bhay ko hazar guna mat badhao. tum ghar chale jao.
vastav mean sath jana atyant sankatapoorn kam tha, isamean sandeh nahian tha. isilie d aauktar ne bhi zid nahian ki. lekin bharati ke chale jane ke bad bhi vah nadi kinare sthir bhav se kh de rahe.
ghar pahuanchakar bharati ne tala kholakar aandar qadam rakha. dipak jalakar charoan or savadhani se nirikshan kiya. usake bad kisi tarah bichhauna bichhakar let gee. sharir thak gaya tha. donoan aankhean thakan se muandi ja rahi thian. lekin use kisi bhi tarah niand nahian aee. ghoom phir kar savyayachi ki yahi bat use barabar yad ane lagi ki parivartanashil sansar mean saty ki upalabdhi nam ki koee shashvat vastu nahian hai. janm hai, maran hai, yug-yug mean, samay-samay par use naya roop dhaaran karake ana p data hai. atit ke saty ko vartaman mean bhi saty svikar karana chahie, yah vishvas bhraant hai. yah dharana kusanskar hai.
bharati man-hi-man boli-manav ki avashyakata ke lie arthath bharat ki svadhinata ki avashyakata ke lie ne saty ki srishti karana hi bharatavasiyoan ke lie sabase b da saty hai. arthath isake samane koee bhi asaty nahian hai. koee bhi upay ya koee bhi abhisandhi hey nahian hai. yah jo karakhanoan ke gande kuli-mazadooroan ko saty marg par lane ka udyam hai, yah jo unaki santan ko vidya-shiksha dene ka ayojan hai, unake lie yah jo ratri pathashalaean haian, in sabaka lakshy kuchh aur hi hai. is bat ko nissankoch svikar kar lene mean savyasachi ko koee duvidha nahian huee. lajja maloom nahian huee. paradhin desh ki mukti-yatra mean path chunane ki chhanabin kaisi?
ek din savyasachi ne kaha tha, 'paradhin desh mean shasakoan aur shasitoan ki naitik budhdi jab ek ho jati hai tab desh ke lie isase badhakar durbhagy ki aur koee bhi bat nahian hoti bharati.' us din is bat ka arth nahian samajh saki thi. aj vah matalab usake samane spasht prakat ho gaya.
gh di mean tin baj ge. isake bad vah kab so gee, pata nahian, lekin use yah yad raha ki niand ke avesh mean usane bar-bar yah doharaya tha ki bhaiya, tum ati manav ho. tumhare oopar meri bhakti, shradhda aur sneh hamesha achal bana rahega. lekin tumhari is vichar budhdi ko maian kisi tarah bhi grahan n kar sakooangi. bhagavan kare, tumhare hathoan se hi desh ko mukti mile. lekin anyay ko kabhi nyay ki moorti banakar kh da mat karana. tum mahanh pandit ho. tumhari budhdi ki sima nahian hai. tark mean tumako jita nahian ja sakata. tum sab kuchh kar sakate ho. videshiyoan ke hath se, paradhinoan ke hath se, paradhinoan ko jitani laanchhana milati hai, du:kh ke is sagar mean hamara prayojan kitana hai. desh ki l daki hokar kya maian yah nahian janati bhaiya? isalie agar avashyakata ko hi sarvochch sthan dekar durbal chitt manushyoan ke samane adharm ko hi dharm bana daloge to phir is du:kh ka tumhean kabhi aant hi nahian milega.
doosare din jab bharati ki niand tooti, din chadh chuka tha. l dake daravaze ke bahar kh de hokar pukar rahe the. jhatapat hath-muanh dhokar vah niche a gee. daravaza kholate hi kuchh chhatr-chhatraean pustakean-sletean lie aandar a ge. unhean baithane ko kahakar bharati kap de badalane oopar ja rahi thi ki tabhi hotal ke malik sarakar maharaj a ge. bole, apoorv tum ko kal rat se hi.....
bharati ne bat katakar poochha, rat ko ae the?
maharaj bola, aj bhi savere se baithe haian. bhej dooan?
bharati ka muanh utar gaya. boli, mujhase unhean kya kam hai?
brahman ne kaha, vah to maian nahian janata bahin ji. shayad unaki maan bimar haian. usi ke sanbandh mean kuchh kahana chahate haian.
bharati aprasannata se boli, maan bimar haian to maian kya karooan?
brahman ashchary mean p d gaya. apoorv baboo ko vah achchhi tarah pahachanata tha. vah sambhraant vyakti haian. pichhale dinoan isi ghar mean unake svagat-satkar ki koee kami nahian thi. lekin aj is asantosh bhare bhav ka karan vah nahian samajh saka. bola, maian jakar unako bhej deta hooan.
yah kahakar vah jane laga to bharati boli, is samay l dake-l dakiyaan a ge haian. unako padhana hai. kah do is samay bheant nahian hogi.
brahman bola, phir dopahar ya sham ko milane ke lie kah dooan?
bharati boli, nahian, mere pas samay nahian hai.
is prastav ko yahian samapt karake vah oopar chali gee.
snan karane ke bad taiyar hokar ghante bhar bad vah jab niche utari tab tak l dake-l dakiyoan se kamara bhar gaya tha aur unake padhane ki avajoan se sara muhalla gooanj utha tha. bharati padhane ke lie baithi lekin man nahian laga. path dene mean aur sunane mean use aj keval asaphalata hi nahian balki atmavanchana-si maloom hone lagi aur sabhi bhavanaoan ke bich-bich mean akar lagatar badha pahuanchane lagi apoorv ki chianta. use is prakar lauta dena ashobhaniy hi kyoan n ho, use prashray dena bahut bura hai. is vishay mean bharati ke man mean kisi bhi bahane se bheant karake vah pahale ke asvabhavik sanbandh ko aur bhi vikrit kar dena chahata hai. nahian to agar maan bimar hai to vah yahaan baitha kya kar raha hai? maan to usaki hai, bharati ki to hai nahian.
unaki khataranak bimari ka samachar pahuanchakar unaki rog-shayya ke pas pahuanchana putr ka pratham aur pradhan karttavy hai. yah vishay kya doosare se paramarsh karake samajhana hoga? use yah bat yad a gee ki rog ke mamale mean apoorv bahut darata hai. usaka komal man vyatha se vyakul hokar bahar se kitana hi kyoan n chhatapatata rahe, rogi ki seva karane ki usamean n to shakti hai n sahas. yah bhar us par sauanp dene ke saman sarvanash aur nahian hai. bharati yah sab janati thi. vah yah bhi janati thi ki apani maan ko apoorv kitana pyar karata hai. maan ke lie vah jo n kar sake aisa koee bhi kam sansar mean usake lie nahian hai.
unake hi pas n ja sakane ka apoorv ko kitana du:kh hai. isaki kalpana karake ek or usake man mean jis prakar karuna paida huee doosari or is asahaniy bhiruta se, krodh ke mare usaka sara sharir jalane laga.
bharati ne man-hi-man kaha, seva nahian kar sakata to kya isi karan bimar maan ke pas jane mean koee labh nahian hai? isi upadesh ki kya apoorv mujhase pratyasha karata hai?
bhookh n hone ke karan aj bharati ne rasoee banane ki cheshta nahian ki.
din ka jab tisara pahar bit chala tab ek gho daga di akar usake daravaze par kh di ho gee. bharati ne oopar ki khi daki se dekha to ashchary aur ashanka se usaka hriday bhar utha. gathari-potari adi apana sara saman ga di ki chhat par ladakar shashi a dhamaka tha. pichhali rat ke hansi-majak ko sansar mean koee bhi manushy aisi vastavikata mean parivartit kar sakata hai shayad bharati is bat ki kalpana bhi nahian kar sakati thi.
bharati niche utarakar boli, yah kya shashi baboo?
shashi bola, makan chho dakar a raha hooan. phir ga divan ko adesh diya, saman oopar le jao.
bharati boli, oopar jagah kahaan hai shashi baboo?
shashi bola, bahut achchha, to niche ke kamare mean rakh do.
bharati boli, niche ke kamare mean to pathashala hai.
shashi chiantit ho utha.
bharati ne use tasalli dete hue kaha, ek kam kiya jae shashi baboo! hotal mean d aauktar ka kamara khali hai. ap vahaan achchhi tarah raheange. khane-pine ka bhi kasht nahian hoga. chalie.
lekin kamare ka kiraya to dena hoga?
bharati hansakar boli,'nahian. bhaiya chh: mahine ka kiraya de ge haian.
shashi prasann n hote hue bhi is vyavastha se sahamat ho gaya. sare saman ke sath kavi ko maharaj ke hotal mean pratishthit karake bharati oopar apane sone ke kamare mean laut aee.
doosare din jab niand tooti tab bhookhe rahane ke karan kamazori se usaka sharir thaka hua tha.
jis adami se bharati ki maan ne vivah kiya tha vah b da durachari tha. usake sath ikatthe baithakar hi bharati ko bhojan karana p data tha. phir bhi kisi basi ya asvachchh vastu ko usane kabhi apana khady padarth nahian banaya, chhuachhoot ki bhavana usamean nahian thi lekin jahaan-tahaan, jis-tis ke hathoan ka bhojan grahan karate hue use ghrina hoti thi. maan ki mrityu ke bad se vah apane hi hath se rasoee banakar khati thi. lekin aj rasoee bana pane ki shakti usake sharir mean nahian thi. isalie hotal mean roti aur kuchh tarakari taiyar kar dene ke lie usane maharaj ke pas soochana bhej di.
dasi bhojan ki thali lekar aee to bharati ne apani thali aur katori lakar mej par rakh di. dasi ne door hi se usaki thali mean roti aur katori mean tarakari dalakar kaha, lo bhojan kar lo.
bharati ne b di narmi se kaha, tum jao, maian kha looangi.
dasi boli, jati hooan. naukar to unake sath chala gaya tha. akele sab dhona-maanjana-jo ho, lautakar bis rupe mere hath mean dekar baboo rokar bole, 'daee, aant samay mean tumane jo kiya, utana maan ki beti bhi pas rahate hue nahian kar sakati thi.' vah rone lage to maian bhi rone lagi. bahin ji, ah, kitana kasht uthaya. paradesh ki bhoomi, koee apana adami pas nahian. samandar ka rasta, tar bhej dene se hi to bahoo-bete u dakar a nahian sakate the. un logoan ka bhi kya dosh hai.
bharati ka hriday udveg aur ajnat ashanka se barph-sa ho gaya lekin muanh kholakar vah kuchh bhi n poochh saki.
dasi kahane lagi, maharaj ji ne bulakar kaha, 'baboo ki maan bahut bimar haian, tumako vahaan jana p dega jnana.' maian tab nahian, n kah saki. ek to nimoniya ki bimari, us par dharmashala ki bhi d. jangale-kiva d sab toote hue. ek bhi band nahian hota tha.....kaisa sankat. paanch bajane par pran nikal ge. lekin mes ke baboooan ko khabar dete, bulate-bulate shav utha rat ko do-dhaee baje. unake lautakar ane par din chadh aya tha. akeli mujhe hi sab dhona-poanchhana.....
bharati ne poochha, kya apoorv baboo ki maan mar gee?
dasi ne gardan hilakar kaha, haan bahin ji, mano unake lie barma mean zamin kharid li gee thi. vahi jo ek kahavat hai-'tahi tahaan le jae.' thik yahi bat huee. idhar se apoorv baboo ne prasthan kiya, udhar vah bhi l dake se jhag da karake jahaz par baith geean. bas ek naukar sath tha. jahaz hi mean bukhar a gaya. dharmashala mean utarate hi ekadam behoshi chha gee. ghar pahuanchate hi baboo vapasi jahaz se laut ae. yahaan akar unhoanne dekha, maan ja rahi hai. vastav mean chali hi geean. lekin ab batean karane ka samay nahian hai bahin ji, isi samay sabhi bahar nikal p deange. phir sham ko aooangi. kahakar vah chali gee.