परीक्षा-2 -प्रेमचंद

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

jab riyasat devagadh ke divan saradar sujanasianh boodhe hue to paramatma ki yad aee. ja kar maharaj se vinay ki ki dinabandhu! das ne shrimanh ki seva chalis sal tak ki, ab meri avastha bhi dhal gee, raj-kaj sanbhalane ki shakti nahian rahi. kahian bhool-chook ho jae to budhape mean dag lage. sari ziandagi ki nekanami mitti mean mil jae.

raja sahab apane anubhavashil nitikushal divan ka b da adar karate the. bahut samajhaya, lekin jab divan sahab ne n mana, to har kar unaki prarthana svikar kar li, par shart yah laga di ki riyasat ke lie naya divan ap hi ko khojana p dega.

doosare din desh ke prasiddh patroan mean yah vijnapan nikala ki devagadh ke lie ek suyogy divan ki zaroorat hai. jo sajjan apane ko is pad ke yogy samajhean ve vartaman sarakar sujanasianh ki seva mean upasthit hoan. yah zaroori nahian hai ki ve grejuet hoan, magar hrisht-pusht hona avashyak hai, mandagni ke mariz ko yahaan tak kasht uthane ki koee zaroorat nahian. ek mahine tak ummidavaroan ke rahan-sahan, achar-vichar ki dekhabhal ki jaegi. vidya ka kam, parantu kartavy ka adhik vichar kiya jaega. jo mahashay is pariksha mean poore utareange, ve is uchch pad par sushobhit hoange.

2

is vijnapan ne sare mulk mean tahalaka macha diya. aisa ooancha pad aur kisi prakar ki qaid nahian? keval nasib ka khel hai. saik doan adami apana-apana bhagy parakhane ke lie chal kh de hue. devagadh mean naye-naye aur rang-birange manushy dikhayi dene lage. pratyek relaga di se ummidavaroan ka ek mela-sa utarata. koee panjab se chala ata tha, koee madras se, koee nee phaishan ka premi, koee purani sadagi par mita hua. panditoan aur maulaviyoan ko bhi apane-apane bhagy ki pariksha karane ka avasar mila. bechare sanad ke nam roya karate the, yahaan usaki koee zaroorat nahian thi. rangin emame, choge aur nana prakar ke aangarakhe aur kantop devagadh mean apani saj-dhaj dikhane lage. lekin sabase vishesh sankhya grejuetoan ki thi, kyoanki sanad ki qaid n hone par bhi sanad se parada to dhaka rahata hai.

saradar sujanasianh ne in mahanubhavoan ke adar-satkar ka b da achchha prabandh kar diya tha. log apane-apane kamaroan mean baithe hue rojedar musalamanoan ki tarah mahine ke din gina karate the. har ek manushy apane jivan ko apani buddhi ke anusar achchhe roop mean dikhane ki koshish karata tha. mistar a nau baje din tak soya karate the, ajakal ve bagiche mean tahalate hue oosha ka darshan karate the. mi. b ko hukka pine ki lat thi, ajakal bahut rat gaye kiva d band karake aandhere mean siangar pite the. mi. d s aur j se unake gharoan par naukaroan ki nak mean dam tha, lekin ye sajjan ajakal 'ap' aur 'janab' ke bagair naukaroan se batachit nahian karate the. mahashay k nastik the, haksale ke upasak, magar ajakal unaki dharmanishtha dekh kar mandir ke pujari ko padachyut ho jane ki shanka lagi rahati thi ! mi. l ko kitab se ghrina thi, parantu ajakal ve b de-b de granth dekhane-padhane mean doobe rahate the. jisase bat kijie, vah namrata aur sadachar ka devata bana maloom deta tha. sharma ji gh di rat se hi ved-mantra padhane mean lagate the aur maulavi sahab ko namaj aur talavat ke siva aur koee kam n tha. log samajhate the ki ek mahine ka jhanjhat hai, kisi tarah kat lean, kahian kary siddh ho gaya to kaun poochhata hai lekin manushyoan ka vah boodha jauhari a d mean baitha hua dekh raha tha ki in baguloan mean hans kahaan chhipa hua hai.

3

ek din naye phaishanavaloan ko soojhi ki apas mean haki ka khel ho jae. yah prastav haki ke manje hue khila diyoan ne pesh kiya. yah bhi to akhir ek vidya hai. ise kyoan chhipa rakhean. sanbhav hai, kuchh hathoan ki saphaee hi kam kar jae. chalie tay ho gaya, phild ban gee, khel shuroo ho gaya aur geand kisi daphtar ke apreantis ki tarah thokarean khane laga. riyasat devagadh mean yah khel bilakul nirali bat thi. padhe-likhe bhalemanus log shataranj aur tash jaise ganbhir khel khelate the. dau d-kood ke khel bachchoan ke khel samajhe jate the. khel b de utsah se jari tha. dhave ke log jab geand ko le kar tezise u date to aisa jan p data tha ki koee lahar badhati chali ati hai. lekin doosari or ke khila di is badhati huee lahar ko is tarah rok lete the ki mano lohe ki divar hai.

sandhya tak yahi dhoomadham rahi. log pasine se tar ho gaye. khoon ki garmi aankh aur chehare se jhalak rahi thi. haanphate-haanphate bedam ho gaye, lekin har-jit ka nirnay n ho saka. aandhera ho gaya tha. is maidan se jara door hat kar ek nala tha. us par koee pul n tha. pathikoan ko nale mean se chal kar ana p data tha. khel abhi band hi hua tha aur khila di log baithe dam le rahe the ki ek kisan anaj se bhari huee ga di liye hue us nale mean aya lekin kuchh to nale mean kich d tha aur kuchh usaki chadhaee itani ooanchi thi ki ga di oopar n chadh sakati thi. vah kabhi bailoan ko lalakarata, kabhi pahiyoan ko hath se dhakelata lekin bojh adhik tha aur bail kamazor. ga di oopar ko n chadhati aur chadhati bhi to kuchh door chadhakar phir khisak kar niche pahuanch jati. kisan bar-bar jor lagata aur bar-bar jhuanjhala kar bailoan ko marata, lekin ga di ubharane ka nam n leti. bechara idhar-udhar nirash ho kar takata magar vahaan koee sahayak najar n ata. ga di ko akele chho dakar kahian ja bhi nahian sakata. b di apatti mean phansa hua tha. isi bich mean khila di hathoan mean dande liye ghoomate-ghamate udhar se nikale. kisan ne unaki taraph sahami huee aankhoan se dekha, parantu kisi se madad maangane ka sahas n hua. khila diyoan ne bhi usako dekha magar band aankhoan se, jinamean sahanubhooti n thi. unamean svarth tha, mad tha, magar udarata aur vatsaly ka nam bhi n tha.

4

lekin usi samooh mean ek aisa manushy tha jisake hriday mean daya thi aur sahas tha. aj haki khelate hue usake pairoan mean chot lag gee thi. lang data hua dhire-dhire chala ata tha. akasmath usaki nigah ga di par p di. thithak gaya. use kisan ki soorat dekhate hi sab batean jnat ho gayian. danda ek kinare rakh diya. kot utar dala aur kisan ke pas ja kar bola maian tumhari ga di nikal dooan ?

kisan ne dekha ek gathe hue badan ka lamba adami samane kh da hai. jhuk kar bola- hujoor, maian apase kaise kahooan? yuvak ne kaha maloom hota hai, tum yahaan b di der se phanse ho. achchha, tum ga di par jakar bailoan ko sadho, maian pahiyoan ko dhakelata hooan, abhi ga di oopar chadh jati hai. kisan ga di par ja baitha. yuvak ne pahiye ko jor laga kar ukasaya. kich d bahut jyada tha. vah ghutane tak jamin mean g d gaya, lekin himmat n hari. usane phir jor kiya, udhar kisan ne bailoan ko lalakara. bailoan ko sahara mila, himmat bandh gee, unhoanne kandhe jhuka kar ek bar jor kiya to ga di nale ke oopar thi. kisan yuvak ke samane hath jo d kar kh da ho gaya. bola- maharaj, apane aj mujhe ubar liya, nahian to sari rat mujhe yahaan baithana p data. yuvak ne hans kar kaha- ab mujhe kuchh inam dete ho? kisan ne gambhir bhav se kaha narayan chaheange to divani apako hi milegi.

yuvak ne kisan ki taraph gaur se dekha. usake man mean ek sandeh hua, kya yah sujanasianh to nahian haian ? avaz milati hai, chehara-mohara bhi vahi. kisan ne bhi usaki or tivr drishti se dekha. shayad usake dil ke sandeh ko bhaanp gaya. muskara kar bola- gahare pani mean paithane se hi moti milata hai.

5

nidan mahina poora hua. chunav ka din a pahuancha. ummidavar log pratahkal hi se apani kismatoan ka faisala sunane ke lie utsuk the. din katana paha d ho gaya. pratyek ke chehare par asha aur nirasha ke rang ate the. nahian maloom, aj kisake nasib jageange! n jane kis par lakshmi ki kripadrishti hogi. sandhya samay raja sahab ka darabar sajaya gaya. shahar ke rees aur dhanadhy log, rajy ke karmachari aur darabari tatha divani ke ummidavaroan ka samooh, sab rang-birangi saj-dhaj banaye darabar mean a viraje ! ummidavaroan ke kaleje dh dak rahe the. jab saradar sujanasianh ne kh de ho kar kaha- mere divani ke ummidavar mahashayo! maianne ap logoan ko jo kasht diya hai, usake lie mujhe kshama kijie. is pad ke lie aise purush ki avashyakata thi jisake hriday mean daya ho aur sath-sath atmabal. hriday vah jo udar ho, atmabal vah jo apatti ka virata ke sath samana kare aur is riyasat ke saubhagy se hamean aisa purush mil gaya. aise gunavale sansar mean kam haian aur jo haian, ve kirti aur man ke shikhar par baithe hue haian, un tak hamari pahuanch nahian. maian riyasat ke pandit janakinath-sa divan pane par badhaee deta hooan.

riyasat ke karmachariyoan aur reesoan ne janakinath ki taraph dekha. ummidavar dal ki aankhean udhar uthian, magar un aankhoan mean satkar tha, in aankhoan mean eershya. saradar sahab ne phir pharamaya- ap logoan ko yah svikar karane mean koee apatti n hogi ki jo purush svayan zakhmi hokar bhi ek garib kisan ki bhari huee ga di ko daladal se nikal kar nale ke oopar chadha de usake hriday mean sahas, atmabal aur udarata ka vas hai. aisa adami gariboan ko kabhi n satavega. usaka sankalp dridh hai jo usake chitt ko sthir rakhega. vah chahe dhokha kha jaye, parantu daya aur dharm se kabhi n hatega.