प्रतिज्ञा उपन्यास भाग-6

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

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lala badariprasad ke lie amritaray se ab koee sansarg rakhana asanbhav tha, vivah to doosari bat thi. samaj mean itane ghor anachar ka paksh le kar amritaray ne apane ko unaki najaroan se gira diya. unase ab koee sanbandh karana badariprasad ke lie kalank ki bat thi. amritaray ke bad dananath se uttam var unhean koee aur n dikhaee diya. adhik khoj-poochh karane ka ab samay bhi n tha. amritaray ke iantazar mean pahale hi bahut bilanb ho chuka tha, biradari mean log uangaliyaan uthane lage the. ne sanbandh ki khoj mean vivah ke ek anishchit samay tak tal jane ka bhay tha. isalie man idhar-udhar n dau da kar unhoanne dananath hi se bat pakki karane ka nishchay kar liya. devaki ne bhi koee apatti n ki. prema ne is vishay mean udasinata prakat ki. ab usake lie sabhi purush saman the, vah kisi ke sath jivan ka nirvah kar sakati thi. usaki chalati to vah avivahita hi rahana pasand karati, par javan l daki baithi rahe, yah kul ke lie ghor apaman ki bat thi. is vishay mean kisi prakar ka duragrah karake vah mata-pita ka dil n dukhana chahati thi. jis din amritaray ne vah bhishan pratijna ki, usi din prema ne samajh liya ki ab jivan mean mere lie sukh lop ho gaya, par avivahita rah kar apani hansi karane ki apeksha kisi ki ho kar rahana kahian sulabh tha. aj do-tin sal pahale dananath hi se usake vivah ki batachit ho rahi thi, yah vah janati hi thi bich mean paristhiti n badal gee hoti, to aj vah dananath ke ghar hoti. dananath ko vah kee bar dekh chuki thi. vah rasik haian, sajjan haian, vidvanh haian, yah use maloom tha. unaki sachcharitrata par bhi kisi ko sandeh n tha, dekhane mean bhi bahut hi sajile-gathile adami the. brahmachary ki kaanti mukh par jhalakati thi. usase unhean prem tha, yah bhi usase chhipa n tha. aankhean hriday ke bhed khol hi deti haian. amritaray ne hansi-hansi mean prema se isaki charcha bhi kar di thi. yah sab hote hue prema ko inaka jo kuchh khayal tha, vah itana hi tha ki vah amritaray ke gahare dost haian. unamean b di ghanishthata hai. vah dhani nahian the, par yah koee aib n tha, kyoanki prema vilasini n thi. kyoan usaka man amritaray ki or badhata tha aur dananath ki or se khianchata tha, isaka koee karan vah spasht nahian kar sakati thi, par is paristhiti mean usake lie aur koee upay nahian tha. phir bhi ab tak usane dananath ko kabhi is drishti se n dekha tha. usane man mean ek sankalp kar liya tha. ab hriday mean vah sthan khali ho jane ke bad dananath ko vahaan pratishthit karane mean use kshobh nahian hua. usane man ko tatol kar dekha, to use aisa maloom hua ki vah dananath se prem bhi kar sakati hai. badariprasad vivah ke vishay mean usaki anumati avashyak samajhate the. kitani hi batoan mean vah bahut hi udar the. prema ki anumati pate hi unhoanne dananath ke pas paigam bhej diya.

dananath ab b de asamanjas mean p de. yah paigam pate hi unhean phool uthana chahie tha, par yah bat n huee. unhean apani svikriti likh bhejane mean ek saptah se adhik lag gaya. bhaanti-bhaanti ki shankaean hoti thian-vah prema ko prasann rakh sakeange? usake hriday par adhikar pa sakeange? aisa to n hoga ki jivan bhar-svaroop ho jae, unaka hriday in prashnoan ka bahut hi santoshaprad uttar deta tha. prem mean yadi prem ko khianchane ki shakti hai, to vah avashy saphal hoange, lekin auchity ki kasauti par kasane mean unhean apana vyavahar maitri hi nahian saujany ke pratikool janchata tha. apane pranoan se bhi pyare mitr ke tyag se labh uthane ka vichar unhean katar kar deta tha. aisa hi pratit hota tha, mano usaka ghar jal raha hai aur vah tap rahe haian. unhean vishvas tha ki prema se jitana prem maian karata hooan, utana amritaray nahian karate. usake bina unhean apana jivan shoony nirooddeshy jan p data tha. vah parivarik vritti ke manushy the seva, prachar aur aandolan unake svabhav mean nahian tha, kirti ki abhilasha bhi n thi, nishkam karm to bahut door ki bat hai.

aant mean bahut sochane-vicharane ke bad unhoanne yahi sthir kiya ki ek bar amritaray ko phir tatolana chahie. yadi ab bhi unaka mat vah badal sake, to unhean anand hi hoga, isamean koee sandeh n tha. jivan ka sukh to abhilasha mean hai. yah abhilasha poori huee, to koee doosari kh di hogi. jab ek-n-ek abhilasha ka rahana nishchit hai, to yahi kyoan n rahe? isase suandar, anandaprad aur kaun-si abhilasha ho sakati hai? isake siva yah bhay bhi tha ki kahian jivan ka yah abhinay viyogaant n ho. pratham prem kitana amit hota hai, yah vah khoob janate the.

ajakal k aaulej to band tha. par dananath 'd aauktar' ki upadhi ke lie ek granth likh rahe the. bhojan karake k aaulej chale jate the. vahaan pustakalay mean baithe jitani suvidhaean thian, ghar par n ho sakati thian. aj vah sare din pustakalay mean baithe rahe, par n to ek akshar likha aur n ek lain padhi. unhoanne vah dustar kary kar dalane ka aj nishchay kiya tha, jise vah kee dinoan se talate ate the. kya-kya batean hoangi, man mean yahi sochate hue vah amritaray ke bangale par ja pahuanche. sooryadev pushpoan aur pallavoan par apane aantim prasad ki svarn varsha karate hue ja rahe the. tamatam taiyar kh di thi, par amritaray ka pata n tha. naukar se poochha to maloom hua kamare mean haian. kamare ke dvar ka parada uthate hue bole - 'bhale adami, tumhean garami bhi nahian lagati, yahaan saans lena mushkil hai aur ap baithe tapasya kar rahe haian.'

prakash ki ek sookshm rekha chik mean pravesh karati huee amritaray ke mukh par p di. amritaray chauank p de. vah mukh pitavarn ho raha tha. ath-das din pahale jo kaanti thi, usaka kahian nam tak n tha. ghabara kar kaha - 'yah tumhari kya dasha hai? kahian loo to nahian lag gee? kaisi tabiyat hai?'

amritaray ne dananath ko gale lagate hue kaha - 'aisa bhi kabhi hua hai ki tumane mujhe dekh kar kaha ho, ajakal tum khoob hare ho. tumhean to maian hamesha hi bimar najar ata hooan, har bar pahale se adhik. jita kaise hooan, yah bhagavan hi janean.'

dananath hans p de, par amritaray ko hansi nahian aee. ganbhir svar mean bole - 'sari duniya ke siddhaant chate baithe ho, abhi svasthy-raksha par bolana p de to is vishay ke panditoan ko bhi lajjit kar doge, par itana nahian ho sakata ki sham ko sair hi kar liya karo.'

dananath ne muskarate hue kaha - 'mere pas tamatam hoti to sare din dau data. gho da bhi yad karata ki kisi se pala p da tha. paidal mujhe sair mean maja nahian ata. ab nikalo, kuchh sigar-vigar nikaloge, ya boodhoan ki tarah kosate hi jaoge. tumhean sansar mean b de-b de kam karane haian, tum deh ki raksha karo. tumhian ne to sansar ke uddhar karane ka theka liya hai. yahaan kya, ek din chupake se chal dena hai. chahata to maian bhi yahi hooan ki sanyam-niyam ke sath rahooan, lekin jab nibh jae tab to? kitani bar dand, mugdar, danbel shuroo kiya, par kabhi nibha sakata? akhir samajh gaya ki svasthy mere lie hai hi nahian. phir usake lie kyoan vyarth mean jan dooan. itana janata hooan ki rogiyoan ki ayu lanbi hoti hai. tum sal mean ek bar maleriya ke dinoan mean mar kar jite ho. tumhean jvar ata hai to sidha 106 F°aansh tak ja pahuanchata hai. mujhe ek to jvar ata hi nahian aur aya bhi to 101 F° aansh se age badhane ka sahas nahian karata. dekh lena, tum mujhase pahale chaloge. halaanki meri hardik ichchha yahi hai ki tumhari god mean mera pran nikale. agar tumhare samane marooan to meri yadagar zaroor banavana. tumhari yadagar bananevale to bahut nikal aveange, lekin meri dau d to tumhian tak hai. mera mahatv aur kaun janata hai?'

in uchchhriankhal shabdoan mean vinod ke sath kitani atmiyata, kitana pragadh sneh bhara hua tha ki donoan hi mitroan ki aankhean sajal ho geean. dananath to muskara p de, lekin amritaray ka mukh ganbhir ho gaya. dananath to hansamukh the, par vinod ki shaili kisi marmaantak vedana ka pata de rahi thi.

amritaray ne poochha - 'lala badariprasad ke yahaan se koee sandesh aya? tum to idhar kee din se dikhaee hi nahian die. maian samajh gaya ki vahaan apana rang jama rahe hoange, isilie gaya bhi nahian.'

amritaray ne yah prasang chhe d kar dananath par b da ehasan kiya, nahian to vah yahaan ghantoan gapashap karate rahane par bhi yah prashn mukh par n la sakate. ab bhi unake mukh ke bhav se kuchh aisa jan p da ki yah prasang vyarth chhe da gaya. b de sankoch ke sath bole - 'haan, sandesha to aya hai, par maianne javab de diya.'

amritaray ne ghab da kar poochha - 'kya javab de diya?'

dananath - 'jo mere ji mean aya.'

'akhir sunooan to, tumhare ji mean kya aya?'

'yahi ki, mujhe svikar nahian hai.'

'yah kyoan, bhaee? kya prema tumhare yogy nahian hai.'

'nahian, yah bat nahian maian khud usake yogy nahian hooan.'

amritaray ne tivr svar mean kaha - 'usake yogy nahian ho, to itane dinoan se usake nam par tapasya kyoan kar rahe ho? maian bich mean n a p data, to kya isamean koee sandeh hai ki usase tumhara vivah ho gaya hota. maianne dekha ki tum is shok mean apana jivan nasht kie dalate ho. tumane kitane hi paigam lauta die, yahaan tak ki mujhe isake sivay koee upay n raha ki maian tumhare raste se hat jaooan. mujhe bhay hua ki usake viyog mean ghulate-ghulate kahian tum ek din mujhe akela chho d kar bachata dhandha n karo. maianne apane hriday ko tatola to mujhe jan p da - maian yah aghat sah sakata hooan, par tum nahian sah sakate. bhale adami, tumhare lie to maianne apane oopar itana b da jabr kiya aur ab tum kanniyaan kat rahe ho. ab agar tumane koee min-mekh nikali to maian tumhean mar hi dalooanga, samajh lena, chupake se meri tamatam par baitho aur lala badariprasad ke pas ja kar mamala khara kar ao.'

dananath ne bijali ka batan dabate hue kaha - 'tum is kam ko jitana asan samajhate ho, utana asan nahian hai. kam-se-kam mere lie.'

amritaray ne mitr ke mukh ko sneh mean doobi huee aankhoan se dekh kar kaha - 'yah janata hooan beshak asan nahian hai. maian hi pahale badhak tha. maian hi ab bhi badhak hooan, lekin tum janate ho maianne ek bar jo bat than li, vah than li. ab brahma bhi utar aean to mujhe vichalit nahian kar sakate. pandit amaranath ki yukti mere man mean baith gee. mujhe aisa jan p data hai ki prema hi nahian, kisi kvaanri kanya se vivah karane ka adhikar mujhe nahian hai. eeshvar ne vah adhikar mere hath se chhin liya. prema jaisi durlabh vastu ko pa kar chho d dene ka mujhe kitana duahkh ho raha hai, yah maian hi janata hooan aur kuchh-kuchh tum bhi janate ho, lekin is shok mean chahe mere pran nikal jaean, jisaki koee sanbhavana nahian hai, to bhi maian apane vidhur jivan mean prema ko pravesh n karane dooanga. ab to tum meri or se nishchiant ho ge.

dananath ab bhi nishchiant nahian hue the. unake man mean, ek nahian saik doan badhaean a rahi thian. is bhay se ki yah nee shanka sun kar amritaray hans n p de, vah svayan hans kar bole - 'mujh jaise laphange ko prema svikar karegi, yah bhi dhyan mean aya hai janab ke?'

amritaray ne zor se kahakaha mara - 'bhee vah, kya bat soojhi hai tumhean. manata hooan. are moorkhachand, jab lala badariprasad ne tumhare yahaan paigam bheja, to samajh lo unhoanne prema se poochh liya hai. isaka nishchay kie bina vah kabhi paigam n bhejate. kanya ko ooanchi shiksha dene ka prayashchit to unhean bhi karana hi p data hai. kuchh batoan mean to vah ham logoan se bhi udar hai aur kuchh batoan mean moorkhoan se bhi pichhe. parade se unhean chidh hai, yah janate hi ho. vidhava-vivah unaki najar mean sabase ghor samajik anachar hai. tumhari yah shanka to nirmool siddh huee. haan, yah shanka ho sakati hai ki prema ko tumase prem n ho, lekin aisi shanka karana hi prema ke prati ghor anyay hai. vah kulapratha par mar mitane vali, sachchi ary ramani hai. usake prem ka arth hi hai pati-prem. prem ka doosara koee roop vah janati hi nahian aur n shayad janegi. mujhase use isilie prem tha ki vah mujhe apana bhavi pati samajhati thi. bas usaka prem usake kartavy ke adhin hai. aisi vyarth ki shankaean karake nahak din ganva rahe ho, yah sahalag nikal jaega, to phir sal bhar ki ummidavari karani p degi.'

dananath chianta mean doob ge. yadyapi unaki shankaoan ka pratikar ho chuka tha, par ab bhi unake man mean aisi anek batean thian. jinhean ve prakat n kar sakate the. unaka roop alakshit, avyakt tha. shanka tark se kat jane par bhi nirmool nahian hoti. mitr se bevaphaee ka khayal unake dil mean kuchh is tarah chhip kar baitha hua tha ki us par koee var ho hi nahian sakata tha.

sahasa amritaray ne ghanti bajaee. ek boodha adami samane a kar kh da ho gaya. amritaray ne lala badariprasad ke nam ek patr likha aur dananath se bole - 'is par dastakhat kar do.'

dananath khi daki ke samane kh de sigaret pi rahe the. poochha - 'kaisa khat hai?'

'padh lo n samane to hai.'

'tum meri garadan par chhuri chala rahe ho.'

'bas chupake se hastakshar kar do. mujhe ek mitiang mean jana hai, der ho rahi hai.'

'to goli hi kyoan n mar do ki hamesha ka jhanjhat mit jae.'

'bas ab chian-chap d n karo, nahian to yad rakho phir tumhari soorat n dekhooanga.'

yah dhamaki apana kam kar gee. dananath ne patr par hastakshar kar diya aur tab big d kar bole - 'dekh lena maian aj sankhiya kha leta hooan ki nahian. yah patr rakha hi rah jaega. 'sabere ram nam satt hogi.'

amritaray ne patr ko liphaphe mean band karake vriddh ko diya. badariprasad ka nam sunate hi boodha muskaraya aur khat le kar chala gaya.

tab amritaray ne hans kar kaha- 'sankhiya n ho, to maian de dooanga. ek bar kisi dava mean dalane ke lie mangavaee thi.'

dananath ne big d kar kaha - 'maian tumhara sir pho d dooanga. tum hamesha se mujh par hukoomat karate ae ho, aur ab bhi karana chahate ho, lekin ab mujh par tumhara koee daanv n chalega. akhir maian bhi to koee chiz hooan.'

amritaray apani hansi ko n rok sake.

sanbandhit lekh

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