बेड़ी -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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‘‘babooji, ek paisa!’’

maian sunakar chauank p da, kitani karunik avaz thi. dekha to ek 9-10 baras ka ladaqa andhe ki lathi pak de kh da tha. maianne kaha-sooradas, yah tumako kahaan se mil gaya?

andhe ko andha n kah kar sooradas ke nam se pukarane ki chal mujhe bhali lagi. is sambodhan mean us din ke abhav ki or sahanubhooti aur samman ki bhavana thi, vyang n tha.

usane kaha-babooji, yah mera ladaqa hai-mujh andhe ki lak di hai. isake rahane se pet bhar khane ko maang sakata hooan aur dabane-kuchalane se bhi bach jata hooan.

maianne use ikanni di, balak ne utsah se kaha-aha ikanni! buddhe ne kaha-data, jug-jug jiyo!

maian age badha aur sochata jata tha, itane kasht se jo jivan bita raha hai, usake vichar mean bhi jivan hi sabase amooly vastu hai, he bhagavanh!

dinanath kari kyoan deri?-dashashvamedh ki or jate hue mere kanoan mean ek praudh svar sunaee p da. usamean sachchi vinay thi-vahi jo tulasidas ki vinay-patrika mean ot-prot hai. vahi akulata, sannidhy ki pukar, prabal prahar se vyathit ki karah! motar ki dambh bhari bhishan bhoan-bhoan mean vilin hokar bhi vayumandal mean tirane lagi. maian avakh hokar dekhane laga, vahi buddha! kintu aj akela tha. maianne use kuchh dete hue poochha-kyoanji, aj vah tumhara ladaqa kahaan hai?

babooji, bhikh mean se kuchh paisa chura kar rakhata tha, vahi lekar bhag gaya, n jane kahaan gaya!-un phooti aankhoan se pani bahane laga. maianne poochha-usaka pata nahian laga? kitane din hue?

log kahate haian ki vah kalakatta bhag gaya! us natakhat l dake par krodh se bhara hua maian ghat ki or badha, vahaan ek vyas ji shravan-charit ki katha kah rahe the. maian sunate-sunate us balak par adhik uttejit ho utha. dekha to pani ki kal ka dhuaan poorv ke akash mean ajagar ki tarah phail raha tha.

kee mahine bitane par chauk mean vahi buddha dikhaee p da, usaki lathi pak de vahi ladaqa ak da hua kh da tha. maianne krodh se poochha-kyoan be, too andhe pita ko chho dakar kahaan bhaga tha? vah muskarate hue bola-baboo ji, naukari khojane gaya tha. mera krodh usaki kartavy-buddhi se shant hua. maianne use kuchh dete hue kaha-l dake, teri yahi naukari hai, too apane bap ko chho dakar n bhaga kar.

buddha bol utha-babooji, ab yah nahian bhag sakega, isake pairoan mean be di dal di gee hai. maianne ghrina aur ashchary se dekha, sachamuch usake pairoan mean be di thi. balak bahut dhire-dhire chal sakata tha. maianne man-hi-man kaha-he bhagavanh, bhikh mangavane ke lie, bap apane bete ke pair mean be di bhi dal sakata hai aur vah natakhat phir bhi muskarata tha. sansar, teri jay ho!

maian age badh gaya.

maian ek sajjan ki pratiksha mean kh da tha, aj nav par ghoomane ka unase nishchay ho chuka tha. ga di, motar, taange takarate-takarate bhage ja rahe the, sab jaise vyakul. maian darshanik ki tarah unaki chanchalata ki alochana kar raha tha! siras ke vriksh ki a d mean phir vahi kanth-svar sunayi p da. buddhe ne kaha-beta, tin din aur n le paisa, maianne ramadas se kaha hai sat ane mean tera kurata ban jayaga, ab thand p dane lagi hai. usane thunakate hue kaha-nahian, aj mujhe do paisa do, maian kachaloo khaooanga, vah dekho us patari par bik raha hai. balak ke muanh aur aankh mean pani bhara tha. durbhagy se buddha use paisa nahian de sakata tha. vah n dene ke lie hath karata hi raha; parantu balak ki hi vijay huee. vah paisa lekar s dak ki us patari par chala. usake be di se jak de hue pair paiantara kat kar chal rahe the. jaise yuddh-vijay ke lie.

navin baboo chalis mil ki spid se motar apane hath se dau da rahe the. darshakoan ki chitkar se balak gir p da, bhi d dau di. motar nikal gee aur yah buddha vikal ho rone laga-andha kidhar jay!

ek ne kaha-chot adhik nahian.

doosare ne kaha-hatyare ne be di pahana di hai, nahian to kyoan chot khata.

buddhe ne kaha-kat do be di baba, mujhe n chahie.

aur maianne hatabuddhi hokar dekha ki balak ke pran-pakheroo apani be di kat chuke the.