प्रतिज्ञा उपन्यास भाग-3

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

holi ka din aya. pandit vasant kumar ke lie yah bhang pine ka din tha. mahinoan pahale se bhang mangava rakhi thi. apane mitroan ko bhang pine ka nevata de chuke the. savere uthate hi pahala kam jo unhoanne kiya, vah bhang dhona tha.

mohalle ke do-char lauande aur do-char bephikare jama ho ge. bhang dhulane lagi, koee mirch pisane laga, koee badam chhilane laga, do adami doodh ka prabandh karane ke lie chhoote, do adami sil-batta dhone lage. khasa hangama ho gaya.

sahasa baboo kamalaprasad a pahuanche. yah jamaghat dekh kar bole - 'kya ho raha hai? bhee, hamara hissa bhi hai n?'

vasant kumar ne age badh kar svagat kiya, bole -'zaroor-zaroor, mithi lijiega ki namakin?'

kamalaprasad - 'aji mithi pilao, namakin kya? magar yar, kesar aur kev da zaroor ho, kisi ko bhejie mere yahaan se le ae. kisi lauande ko bhejie jo mere ghar ja kar prema se maang lae. kahian dharmapatni ji ke pas n chala jae, nahian to muft galiyaan milean. tyohar ke din unaka mizaj garam ho jaya karata hai. yar vasant kumar, dharmapatniyoan ko prasann rakhane ka koee asan nuskha batao. maian to tang a gaya.'

vasant kumar ne muskara kar kaha - 'hamare yahaan to yah bimari kabhi nahian hoti.'

kamalaprasad - 'to yar, tum b de bhagyavan ho. kya poorna tumase kabhi nahian roothati?'

vasant kumar - 'kabhi nahian.'

kamalaprasad - 'kabhi kisi chiz ke lie hath nahian karati?'

vasantakumar - 'kabhi nahian.'

kamalaprasad - 'to yar, tum b de bhagyavan ho. yahaan to umr kaid ho gee hai. agar gh di bhar bhi ghar se bahar rahooan, to javab-talab hone lage. sinema roj jata hooan aur roj ghantoan manavan karani p dati hai.'

vasant kumar - 'to sinema dekhane n jaya kijie.'

kamalaprasad - 'vah vah! yah to tumane khoob kahi. kasam allah pak ki, khoob kahi. jis kal vah bithae, us kal baith jaooan? phir jhag da hi n ho, kyoan? achchhi bat hai. kal din bhar ghar se nikalooanga hi nahian, dekhooan tab kya kahati hai. dekha, ab tak lauanda kesar aur kev da le kar nahian lauta. kan mean bhanak p d gee hogi, prema ko mana kar diya hoga. bhaee, ab to nahian raha jata, aj jo koee mere muanh laga to bura hoga. maian abhi ja kar sab chizean bhej deta hooan. magar jab tak maian n aooan, ap n banavaiega. yahaan is phan ke ustad haian. mauroosi bat hai. dada tole bhar ka nashta karate haian. umr mean kabhi ek din ka bhi naga nahian kiya. magar kya majal ki nasha ho jae.'

yah kahate hue kamalaprasad jhallae hue ghar chale ge. vasant kumar kisi kam se aandar ge, to dekha poorna ubatan pis rahi hai. pandit ji ke vivah ke bad yah doosari holi thi. pahali holi mean bechare khali hath the, poorna ki kuchh khatir n kar sake the. par abaki unhoanne b di-b di taiyariyaan ki thian. parishram karake koee dedh sau rupe oopar se kamae the. usase poorna ke lie achchhi sa di lae the. ek-do chhoti-moti chizean bhi banava di thian. poorna aj vah sa di pahan kar unhean apsara-si dikh p dane lagi. samip ja kar bole - 'aj to ji chahata hai, tumhean aankhoan mean bitha looan.'

poorna ne ubatan ek pyali mean uthate hue kaha -' yah dekho, maian to pahale hi se baithi huee hooan.'

vasantakumar - 'jara snan karata aooan. kamala baboo ab das baje ke pahale n lauteange.'

poorna - 'pahale jara yahaan a kar baith jav, ubatan to mal dooan, phir nahane jana.'

vasantakumar - 'nahian-nahian, rahane do, maian ubatan n malavaooanga. lao, meri dhoti do.'

poorna - 'vah, ubatan kyoan n malavaoge? aj ki to yah riti hai, ake baith jav.'

vasantakumar - 'b di garami hai, bilkul ji nahian chahata.'

poorna ne lapak kar unaka hath pak d liya aur ubatan bhara hath unaki deh mean pot diya. tab boli -'sidhe se kahati thi, to nahian manate the ab to baithoge.'

vasantakumar ne jheanpate hue kaha - 'magar jara jaldi karana, dhoop ho rahi hai.'

poorna - 'ab ganga ji kahaan jaoge. yahian naha lena..'

vasantakumar - 'nahian, aj ganga kinare b di bahar hogi.'

poorna - 'achchha, to jaldi laut ana, yah nahian ki idhar-udhar tairane lago. nahate vakt tum bahut door tair jaya karate ho.'

pandit ji ubatan malava kar snan karane chale. unaka kayada tha ki ghat se jara alag nahaya karate the. tairak bhi achchhe the. kee bar shahar ke achchhe tairakoan se bazi mar chuke the. yadyapi aj ghar se vada karake chale the ki n taireange, par hava aisi dhimi-dhimi chal rahi thi ki ji tairane ke lie lalacha utha. turant pani mean kood p de aur idhar-udhar kalolean karane lage. sahasa unhean bich dhar mean koee lal chiz dikhaee di. gaur se dekha to kamal the. soory ki kiranoan mean chamakate hue ve aise suandar maloom hote the ki vasant kumar ka ji un par machal p da. socha, agar ye mil jaean, to poorna ke lie jhumake banaooan. usake harsh ka anuman karake unaka hriday nach utha. hrisht-pusht adami the bich dhar tak tair jana, unake lie koee b di bat nahian thi. unako poora vishvas tha ki maian phool la sakata hooan. javani divani hoti hai. yah n socha ki jyoan-jyoan maian age badhooanga, phool bhi badheange. unaki taraph chale aur pandrah minat mean bich dhar mean pahuanch ge.

magar vahaan ja kar dekha to phool itani hi door aur age the. ab kuchh thakan maloom hone lagi thi, kiantu bich mean koee ret aisa n tha ki jis par baith kar dam lete. age badhate hi ge. kabhi hathoan se zor marate, kabhi pairoan se zor lagate phooloan tak pahuanche. par, us vakt tak sare aang shithil ho ge the. yahaan tak ki phooloan ko lene ke lie jab hath lapakana chaha, to hath n uth saka. akhir unako daantoan mean dabaya aur laute. magar, jab vahaan se unhoanne kinare ki taraph dekha to aisa maloom hua, mano ek hazar kos ki manzil hai. sharir bilkul ashakt ho gaya tha aur jal-pravah bhi pratikool tha. unaki himmat chhoot gee. hath-paanv dhile p d ge. as-pas koee nav ya doangi n thi aur n kinare tak avaz hi pahuanch sakati thi. samajh ge, yahian jal-samadhi hogi. ek kshan ke lie poorna ki yad aee. hay, vah unaki bat dekh rahi hogi, use kya maloom ki vah apani jivan-lila samapt kar chuke. vasant kumar ne ek bar phir zor mara, par hath paanv hil n sake. tab unaki aankhoan se aansoo bahane lage. tat par logoan ne doobate dekha. do-char adami pani mean koode, par ek hi kshan mean vasant kumar laharoan mean sama ge. keval kamal ke phool pani par tairate rah ge, mano us jivan ka aant ho jane ke bad usaki atript lalasa apani rakt-ranjit chhata dikha rahi ho.

sanbandhit lekh

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