प्रतिज्ञा उपन्यास भाग-14

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

baboo dananath ke svabhav mean madhyam n tha. vah jisase mitrata karate the, usake das ban jate the, usi bhaanti jisaka virodh karate the, use mitti mean mila dena chahate the. kee mahine tak vah kamalaprasad ke mitr bane rahe. bas, jo kuchh the kamalaprasad the. unhian ke sath ghoomana, unhian ke sath uthana-baithana. amritaray ki soorat se bhi ghrina thi - unhian ki alochana karane mean din gujarata tha. unake viruddh vyakhyan die jate the, lekh likhe jate the aur jis din prema ne taun h aaul mean ja kar unake kuchakroan ko matiyamet kar diya, us din se to vah amritaray ke khoon ke pyase ho rahe. prema se pahale hi dil saf n tha, ab to unake krodh ka vara-par n raha. prema se kuchh n kaha, is vishay ki charcha tak n ki. prema javab dene ko taiyar baithi thi, lekin usase bolana-chalana chho d diya. bhaee par to jan dete the aur bahan ki soorat se bhi bejar balki yoan kahie ki ziandagi hi se bejar the. unhoanne jis anandamay jivan ki kalpana ki thi, vah dussah rog ki bhaanti unhean ghumae dalata tha. unaki dasha us manushy ki-si thi, jo ek gho de ke rang, roop aur chal dekh kar us par lattoo ho jae, par hath a jane par us par savar n ho sake usaki kanautiyaan, usake tevar, usaka hinahinana, usaka paanv se zamin khurachana ye sari batean usane pahale n dekhian thian. ab usake putthe par hath rakhate bhi shanka hoti hai. jis moorti ki kalpana karake dananath ek din man mean phool uthate the, use ab samane dekh kar unaka chitt leshamatr bhi prasann n hota tha. prema ji-jan se unaki seva karati thi, unaka muanh joha karati thi, unhean prasann karane ki cheshta kiya karati thi, par dananath ko usaki bhav-bhangimaoan mean banavat ki gandh ati. vah apani bhool par man-hi-man pachhatate the aur unake bhitar ki jvala dvesh ka roop dharan karake amritaray par mithya dosh lagane aur unaka virodh karane mean shaanti labh karati thi. lekin shighr hi manastap ko shaant karane ka yah marg bhi unake lie band ho gaya.

sandhya ka samay tha. dananath baithe kamalaprasad ki rah dekh rahe the. aj vah ab tak kyoan nahian ae. ane ka vada karake ge the, phir ae kyoan nahian? yah soch kar unhoanne kap de pahane aur kamalaprasad ke ghar jane ko taiyar hue ki ek mitr ne a kar aj ki durghatana ki khabar sunaee. dananath ko vishvas n hua, bole - 'apane yah gap suni kahaan?'

'sare shahar mean charcha ho rahi hai, ap kahate haian, suni kahaan?'

'kisi ne yoan hi aphavah u daee hogi. kam-se-kam maian kamalaprasad ko aisa adami nahian samajhata!'

'isaki vajah yahi hai ki ap adamiyoan ko pahachan nahian sakate. mujhase khud un d aauktar sahab ne kaha, jo kamalaprasad ki maraham-patti karane ge the unhean kamalaprasad se koee adavat nahian hai.'

'd aauktar sahab ne kya kaha?'

'unhoanne saf kaha ki kamalaprasad ke muanh aur chhati mean sakht chot aee hai aur ek daant toot gaya hai.'

dananath ne muskara kar kaha - 'jisake muanh aur chhati mean chot ae aur ek daant bhi toot jae, vah avashy hi lanpat hai.'

dananath ko us vakt tak vishvas n aya, jab tak ki unhoanne kamalaprasad ke ghar ja kar tahakikat n kar li. kamalaprasad muanh mean patti baandhe aankhean band kie p da tha. aisa maloom hota tha, mano goli lag gee hai. dananath ki avaz suni to aankhean kholian aur nak siko d kar karahate hue bola - 'aie bhaee sahab, baithie, kya apako ab khabar huee ya ane ki phurasat hi n mili? bure vakt mean kaun kisaka hota hai?'

dananath ne khed prakat karate hue kaha - 'yah bat nahian hai bhaee sahab, mujhe to abhi-abhi malum hua. sunate hi dau da a raha hooan bat kya hai?

kamalaprasad ne karah kar kaha - 'bhagy ki bat hai, bhaee sahab aur kya kahooan? us stri se aisi asha n thi. jab dane-dane ki muhataj thi, tab apane ghar laya. barabar apani bahan samajhata raha, jo aur log khate the, vahi vah bhi khati thi, jo aur log pahanate the, vahi vah bhi pahanati thi, magar vah bhi shatruoan se mili huee thi. kee din se kah rahi thi ki jara mujhe apane bagiche ki sair kara do. aj jo use le kar gaya to kya dekhata hooan ki do mustande bangale ke baramade mean kh de haian. mujhe dekhate hi donoan hi toot p de akele maian kya karata. vah pishachini bhi un donoan ke sath mil gee aur mujh par dandoan ka prahar karane lagi. aisi mar p di hai, bhaee sahab ki bas, kuchh n poochhie. vahaan n koee adami n adamajat; kise pukarata? jab maian behosh gir p da to tinoan vahaan se khisak ge.'

dananath ne ek kshan tak vichar mean doobe rahane ke bad poochha - 'baboo amritaray ka svabhav to aisa nahian hai. haan, sanbhav hai shohadoan ki shararat ho.'

'bhaee sahab, adami ke bhitar kya hai, ise brahma bhi nahian jan sakate; hamari-apaki hasti bhi kya hai. sadhuoan ke bhesh mean bahudha dusht.........'

sahasa lala badariprasad ne kamare mean qadam rakhate hue kaha - 'jaise tum khud ho. sharm nahian ati, bolane ko marate ho. tumhean to muanh mean kalikh pot kar doob marana chahie tha. magar tum jaise papiyoan mean itana atmabhiman kahaan? tumane sach kaha ki bahudha sadhuoan ke bhesh mean dusht chhipe hote haian. jinaki god mean khel kar tum pale unhean bhi tumane ulloo bana diya. mujh jaise duniya dekhe hue adami ko bhi tumane butta diya. agar mujhe maloom hota ki tum itane bhrasht-charitr ho, to maianne tumhean vish de diya hota. mujhe tumhari sachcharitrata par abhiman tha. maian samajhata tha, tumamean chahe kitani buraiyaan hoan, tumhara charitr nishkalank hai. magar aj jnat hua ki tum jaisa nich aur adham prani sansar mean n hoga. jis anathini ko maianne apane ghar mean sharan di, jise maian apani kanya samajhata tha, jise tum apani bahan kahate the, usi ke prati tumhari yah niyat! tumhean chulloo-bhar pani mean doob marana chahie. usane tumhean mar kyoan n dala, mujhe yahi duahkh hai. tum jaise kayar ko yahi dand uchit tha.'

dananath ne dabi jaban se poochha - 'bhaee sahab ka khayal hai ki amritaray......'

badariprasad ne daant pis kar kaha - 'bilkul jhooth, sarasar jhooth, solahoan ana jhooth. hamara amritaray se samajik prashnoan par matabhed hai, lekin unaka charitr ujjval hai, vaisa sansar mean kam adamiyoan ka hoga. tum to unake bachapan ke mitr ho, tumhian batao maian jhooth kahata hooan ya sach!'

dananath ne dekha ki ab spasht kahane ke sivay aur marg nahian hai, chahe kamalaprasad naraj hi kyoan n ho jae. sir nicha karake ek apriy saty, ek kathor kartavy ka palan karane ke bhav se bole - 'ap bilkul saty kahate haian. unamean yahi to ek shakti hai, jo unamean kattar shatruoan ko bhi khullam-khulla unake samane nahian ane deti.'

badariprasad ne kamalaprasad ki or hath utha kar kaha - 'maro isake muanh mean thapp d. ab bhi sharm aee ki nahian. abhi hua hi kya hai. abhi to keval ek daant toota hai aur sir mean jara chot aee, lekin asali mar to tab p degi, jab sare shahar mean log thookeange aur ghar se nikalana mushkil ho jaega. papi mujhe bhi apane sath le dooba. purakhoan ki gadhi kamaee an-ki-an mean u da di. kul-maryada yugoan mean banati hai aur kshan mean big d jati hai. yah koee mamooli bat nahian. mujhe to ab yahi chianta hai ki maian kaun muanh le kar bahar nikalooanga. sapoot ne kahian muanh dikhane ki jagah nahian rakhi.'

yah kahate hue lala badariprasad bahar chale ge. dananath bhi unhian ke sath bahar nikal ge. kamalaprasad aankhean band kie chupachap sunata raha. use bhi kul maryada apane pita hi ki bhaanti pyari thi. behayaee ka jama abhi tak usane n pahana tha. prem ke kshetr mean abhi yah usaki pahali kri da thi, aur is pahali hi kri da mean usake paanv mean aisa kaanta chubha ki kadachit vah phir idhar qadam rakhane ka sahas bhi n kar sake. magar dananath ke samane vah phatakar n sunana chahata tha. lala badariprasad ne use keval phatakar nahian sunaee, use jhootha aur dagabaj banaya. apani atm-raksha ke lie usane jo katha gadhi thi, usaka bhaanda pho d diya. kya sansar mean koee pita aisa nirdayi ho sakata hai? us din se kamalaprasad ne phir pita se bat n ki.

sanbandhit lekh

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