पाप की पराजय -जयशंकर प्रसाद

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

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ghane hare kanan ke hriday mean paha di nadi jhir-jhir karati bah rahi hai. gaanv se door, bandook liye hue shikari ke vesh mean, ghanashyam door baitha hai. ek nirih shashak marakar prasannata se patali-patali lak diyoan mean usaka jalana dekhata hua prakriti ki kamaniyata ke sath vah b da anyay kar raha hai. kintu use dayitv-vihin vicharapati ki tarah beparavahi hai. jangali jivan ka aj use b da abhiman hai. apani saphalata par ap hi mugdh hokar manav-samaj ki shaishavavastha ki punaravritti karata hua nirday ghanashyam us adhajale jantu se udar bharane laga. tript hone par van ki sudhi aee. chakit hokar dekhane laga ki yah kaisa ramaniy desh hai. tho di der mean tandra ne use daba diya. vah komal vritti vilin ho gayi. svapn ne use phir udvelit kiya. nirmal jal-dhara se dhule hue pattoan ka ghana kanan, sthan-sthan par kusumit kunj, antarik aur svabhavik alok mean un kunjoan ki komal chhaya, hriday-sparshakari shital pavan ka sanchar, asphut alekhy ke saman usake samane sphurit hone lage.

ghanashyam ko sudoor se madhur jhankar-si sunaee p dane lagi. usane apane ko vyakul paya. dekha to ek adh‌bhut drishy! indranil ki putali phooloan se saji huee jharane ke us par paha di se utar kar baithi hai. usake sahaj-kunchit kesh se vany kuruvak kaliyaan kood-kood kar jal-lahariyoan se kri da kar rahi haian. ghanashyam ko vah vanadevi-si pratit huee. yadyapi usaka rang kanchan ke saman nahian, phir bhi gathan saanche mean dhala hua hai. akarn vistrit netr nahian, to bhi unamean ek svabhavik rag hai. yah kavi ki kalpana-si koee svargiya akriti nahian, pratyut ek bhillini hai. tab bhi isamean saundary nahian hai, yah koee sahas ke sath nahian kah sakata. ghanashyam ne tandra se chauankakar us sahaj saundary ko dekha aur visham samasya mean p dakar yah sochane laga-‘‘kya saundary upasana ki hi vastu hai, upabhog ki nahian?’’ is prashn ko hal karane ke lie usane hantiang kot ke paket ka sahara liya. klantiharini ka pan karane par usaki aankhoan par rangin chashma chadh gaya. usaki tandra ka yah kalpanik svarg dhire-dhire vilas-mandir mean parinat hone laga. ghanashyam ne dekha ki adabhut roop, yauvan ki charam sima aur svasthy ka manohar sanskaran, rang badalakar pap hi samane aya.

pap ka yah roop, jab vah vasana ko phaans kar apani or mila chukata hai, b da komal athach kathor evan bhayanak hota hai aur tab pap ka mukh kitana sundar hota hai! sundar hi nahian, akarshak bhi, vah bhi kitana pralobhan-poorn aur kitana shaktishali, jo anubhav mean nahian a sakata. usamean vijay ka darp bhara rahata hai. vah apane ek mridu muskan se sudridh vivek ki avahelana karata hai. ghanashyam ne dhokha khaya aur kshan bhar mean vah saral sushama vilupt hokar uddipan ka abhinay karane lagi. yauvan ne bhi us samay kam se mitrata kar li. pap ki sena aur usaka akraman prabal ho chala. vichalit hote hi ghanashyam ko parajit hona p da. vah avesh mean baanhean phailakar jharane ko par karane laga.

nil ki putali ne us or dekha bhi nahian. yuvak ki maansal pin bhujayean use aliangan kiya hi chahati thian ki oopar paha di par se shabd sunaee p da-‘‘kyoan nila, kab tak yahian baithi rahegi? mujhe der ho rahi hai. chal, ghar chalean.’’

ghanashyam ne sir utha kar dekha to jyotirmayi divy moorti ramani sulabh pavitrata ka jvalant praman, keval yauvan se hi nahian, balki kala ki drishti se bhi, drishtigat huee. kintu atm-gaurav ka durg kisi ki sahaj pap-vasana ko vahaan phatakane nahian deta tha. shikari ghanashyam lajjit to hua hi, par vah bhayabhit bhi tha. puny-pratima ke samane pap ki parajay huee. nila ne ghabarakar kaha-‘‘rani ji, ati hooan. jara maian thak gayi thi.’’ rani aur nila donoan chali gayian. abaki bar ghanashyam ne phir sochane ka prayas kiya-kya saundary upabhog ke liye nahian, keval upasana ke lie hai?’’ khinn hokar vah ghar lauta. kintu bar-bar vah ghatana yad ati rahi. ghanashyam kee bar us jharane par kshama maangane gaya. kintu vahaan use koee n mila.

bhag 2

jo kathor saty hai, jo pratyaksh hai, jisaki prachand lapat abhi nadi mean pratibhashit ho rahi hai, jisaki garmi is shital ratri mean bhi aank mean anubhoot ho rahi hai, use asaty ya use kalpana kah kar u da dene ke lie ghanashyam ka man hath kar raha hai.

tho di der pahale jab (nadi par se mukt akash mean ek tuk da badal ka uth aya tha) chita lag chuki thi, ghanashyam ag lagane ko upasthit tha. usaki stri chita par atit nidra mean nimagn thi,. nithur hindoo-shastr ki kathor ajna se jab vah vidroh karane laga tha, usi samay ghanashyam ko santvana huee, usane achanak moorkhata se agni laga di. use dhyan hua ki badal baras kar nirday chita ko bujha deange, use jalane n deange. kintu vyarth? chita thandi hokar aur bhi thahar-thahar kar sulagane lagi, kshan bhar mean jal kar rakh n hone payi.

ghanashyam ne hriday mean socha ki yadi ham musalaman ya eesaee hote to? ah! phooloan se mili huee mulayam mitti mean ise sula dete, sundar samadhi banate, ajivan prati sandhya ko dip jalate, phool chadhate, kavita padhate, rote, aansoo bahate, kisi tarah din bit jate. kintu yahaan kuchh bhi nahian. hatyara samaj! kathor dharm! kutsit vyavastha! inase kya asha? chita jalane lagi.

bhag 3

shmashan se lautate samay ghanashyam ne sathiyoan ko chho dakar jangal ki or pair badhaya. jahaan pray: shikar khelane jaya karata, vahian jakar baith gaya. aj vah bahut dinoan par idhar aya hai. kuchh hi doori par dekha ki sakhoo ke vriksh ki chhaya mean ek sukumar sharir p da hai. sirahane takiya ka kam hath de raha hai. ghanashyam ne abhi k di chot khayi hai. karun-kamal ka usake adrr manas mean vikas ho gaya tha. usane samip jakar dekha ki vah ramani aur koee nahian hai, vah rani hai, jise usane bahut din hue ek anokhe dhang mean dekha tha. ghanashyam ki ahat pate hi rani uth baithi. ghanashyam ne poochha-‘‘ap kaun haian? kyoan yahaan p di haian?’’

rani-‘‘maian ketaki-van ki rani hooan.’’

‘‘tab aise kyoan?’’

‘‘samay ki pratiksha mean p di hooan.’’

‘‘kaisa samay?’’

‘‘ap se kya kam?’’ kya shikar khelane aye haian?’’

‘‘nahian devi! aj svayan shikar ho gaya hooan?’’

‘‘tab to ap shighr hi shahar ki or palateange. kya kisi bhillani ke nayan-ban lage haian? kintu nahian, maian bhool kar rahi hooan. un bechariyoan ko kshudha-jvala ne jala rakkha hai. oh, vah gadhe mean dhansi huee aankhean ab kisi ko akarshit karane ka samathry nahian rakhatian. he bhagavan, maian kisalie paha di se utar kar ayi hooan.’’

‘‘devi! apaka abhipray kya hai, maian samajh n saka. kya oopar akal hai, durbhiksh hai?’’

‘‘nahian-nahian, eeshvar ka prakop hai, pavitrata ka abhishap hai, karuna ki vibhats moorti ka darshan hai.’’

‘‘tab apaki kya ichchha hai?’’

‘‘maian vahaan ki rani hooan. mere vastr-abhooshan-bhandar mean jo kuchh tha, sab bech kar tin mahine kisi prakar unhean khila saki, ab mere pas keval is vastr ko chho dakar aur kuchh nahian raha ki vikray karake ek bhi kshudhit pet ki jvala bujhati, isalie .....’’

‘‘kya?’’

‘‘shahar chalooangi. suna hai ki vahaan roop ka bhi dam milata hai. yadi kuchh mil sake ..’’

‘‘tab?’’

‘‘to ise bhi bech dooangi. anath balakoan ko isase kuchh to sahayata pahuanch sakegi. kyoan, kya mera roop bikane yogy nahian hai?’’

yuvak ghanashyam isaka uttar dene mean asamarth tha. kuchh din pahale vah apana sarvasv dekar bhi aisa roop kray karane ko prastut ho jata. aj vah apani stri ke viyog mean b da hi sidha, dharmik, nirih evan paropakari ho gaya tha. art mumukshu ki tarah use n jane kis vastu ki khoj thi.

ghanashyam ne kaha-‘‘maian kya uttar dooan?’’

‘‘kyoan? kya dam n lagega? haan tum bhi aj kis vesh mean ho? kya sochate ho? bolate kyoan nahian?

‘‘meri stri ka sharirant ho gaya.’’

‘‘tab to achchha hua, tum nagar ke dhani ho. tumhean to roop ki avashyakata hoti hogi. kya ise kray karoge?’’

ghanashyam ne hath jo dakar sir nicha kar liya. tab us rani ne kaha-‘‘us din to ek bhillani ke roop par marate the. kyoan, aj kya hua?’’

‘‘devi, mera sahas nahian hai-vah pap ka veg tha.’’

‘‘chhi: pap ke lie sahas tha aur puny ke lie nahian?’’

ghanashyam ro p da aur bola-‘‘kshama kijiega. puny kis prakar sampadit hota hai, mujhe nahian maloom. kintu ise puny kahane mean...’’

‘‘sankoch hota hai. kyoan?’’

isi samay do-tin balak, char-paanch striyaan aur chh:-sat bhil anahar-klisht shirn kalevar pavan ke bal se hilate-dulate rani ke samane akar kh de ho gaye.

rani ne kaha-‘‘kyoan ab pap ki paribhasha karoge?’’

ghanashyam ne kaanp kar kaha-‘‘nahian, prayashchit karooanga, us din ke pap ka prayashchit.’’

yuvak ghanashyam veg se uth kh da hua, bola-‘‘bahin, tumane mere jivan ko avalamb diya hai. maian niruddeshy ho raha tha, kartavy nahian soojh p data tha. apako kray-vikray n karana p dega. devi! maian sandhya tak a jaooanga.’’

‘‘sandhya tak?’’

‘‘aur bhi pahale.’’

balak rone lage-‘‘rani maan, ab nahian rah jata.’’ ghanashyam se bhi nahian raha gaya, vah bhaga.

ghanashyam ki papabhoomi, dekhate-dekhate ga di aur chhak doan se bhar gayi, bazar lag gaya, rani ke prabandh mean ghanashyam ne vahian par akal pi ditoan ki seva arambh kar di.

jo ghatana use bar-bar smaran hoti thi, usi ka yah prayashchit tha. ghanashyam ne usi bhillani ko pradhan prabandh karane vali dekh kar ashchary kiya. use n jane kyoan harsh aur utsah donoan hue.

sanbandhit lekh

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