ब्रह्म का स्वांग -प्रेमचंद

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

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maian vastav mean abhagin hooan, nahian to kya mujhe nity aise-aise ghrinit drishy dekhane p date ! shok ki bat yah hai ki ve mujhe keval dekhane hi nahian p date, varanh durbhagy ne unhean mere jivan ka mukhy bhag bana diya hai. maian us supatr brahman ki kanya hooan, jisaki vyavastha b de-b de gahan dharmik vishayoan par sarvamany samajhi jati hai. mujhe yad nahian, ghar par kabhi bina snan aur devopasana kiye pani ki ek booand bhi muanh mean dali ho. mujhe ek bar kathin jvar mean snanadi ke bina dava pini p di thi; usaka mujhe mahinoan khed raha. hamare ghar mean dhobi qadam nahian rakhane pata ! chamarin dalan mean bhi nahian baith sakati thi. kiantu yahaan a kar maian mano bhrashtalok mean pahuanch gayi hooan. mere svami b de dayalu, b de charitravan aur b de suyogy purush haian ! unake yah sadgun dekh kar mere pitaji un par mugdh ho gaye the. lekin ! ve kya janate the ki yahaan log aghor-panth ke anuyayi haian. sandhya aur upasana to door rahi, koee niyamit roop se snan bhi nahian karata. baithak mean nity musalaman, kristan sab aya-jaya karate haian aur svami ji vahian baithe-baithe pani, doodh, chay pi lete haian. itana hi nahian, vah vahian baithe-baithe mithaiyaan bhi kha lete haian. abhi kal ki bat hai, maianne unhean lemoned pite dekha tha. saees jo chamar hai, berok-tok ghar mean chala ata hai. sunati hooan ve apane musalaman mitroan ke ghar davatean khane bhi jate haian. yah bhrashtachar mujhase nahian dekha jata. mera chitt ghrina se vyapt ho jata hai. jab ve muskarate hue mere samip a jate haian aur hath pak d kar apane samip baitha lete haian to mera ji chahata hai ki dharati phat jay aur maian usamean sama jaooan. ha hiandoo jati ! toone ham striyoan ko purushoan ki dasi banana hi kya hamare jivan ka param kartavy bana diya ! hamare vicharoan ka, hamare siddhaantoan ka, yahaan tak ki hamare dharm ka bhi kuchh mooly nahian raha.

ab mujhe dhairy nahian. aj maian is avastha ka aant kar dena chahati hooan. maian is asurik bhrasht-jal se nikal jaooangi. maianne apane pita ki sharan mean jane ka nishchay kar liya hai. aj yahaan sahabhojan ho raha hai, mere pati usamean sammilit hi nahian, varanh usake mukhy preshakoan mean haian. inhian ke udyog tatha prerana mean yah vidharmiy atyachar ho raha hai. samast jatiyoan ke log ek sath baith kar bhojan kar rahe haian. sunati hooan, musalaman bhi ek hi pankti mean baithe hue haian. akash kyoan nahian gir p data ! kya bhagavanh dharm ki raksha karane ke lie avatar n leange. brahman jati apane niji bandhuoan ke sivay any brahmanoan ka bhi pakaya bhojan nahian karati, vahi mahanh jati is adhogati ko pahuanch gayi ki kayasthoan, baniyoan, musalamanoan ke sath baith kar khane mean leshamatr bhi sankoch nahian karati, balki ise jatiy gaurav, jatiy ekata ka hetu samajhati hai.

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vah kaun shubh gh di hogi ki is desh ki striyoan mean jnan ka uday hoga aur ve rashtriy sangathan mean purushoan ki sahayata kareangi ? ham kab tak brahmanoan ke gorakhadhandhe mean phanse raheange ? hamare vivah-pravesh kab tak janeange ki stri aur purushoan ke vicharoan ki anukoolata aur samanata gotr aur varn se kahian adhik mahattv rakhati hai. yadi aisa jnat hota to maian vrinda ka pati n hota aur n vrinda meri patni. ham donoan ke vicharoan mean zamin aur asaman ka antar hai. yadyapi vah pratyaksh nahian kahati, kiantu mujhe vishvas hai ki vah mere vicharoan ko ghrina ki drishti se dekhati hai, mujhe aisa jnat hota hai ki vah mujhe sparsh bhi nahian karana chahati. yah usaka dosh nahian, yah hamare mata-pita ka dosh hai, jinhoanne ham donoan par aisa ghor atyachar kiya.

kal vrinda khul p di. mere kee mitroan ne sahabhoj ka prastav kiya tha. maianne usaka saharsh samarthan kiya. kee din ke vad-vivad ke pashchath aant ko kal kuchh gine-ginaye sajjanoan ne sahabhoj ka saman kar hi dala. mere atirikt keval char aur sajjan brahman the, shesh any jatiyoan ke log the. yah udarata vrinda ke lie asahy ho gayi. jab maian bhojan karake lauta to vah aisi vikal thi mano usake marmasthal par aghat hua ho. meri or vishadapoorn netroan se dekh kar boli ab to svarg ka dvar avashy khul gaya hoga !

yah kathor shabd mere hriday par tir ke saman lage ! aianthakar bola svarg auranarakaki chianta mean ve rahate haian jo apahij haian, karttavy-hin haian, nirjiv haian. hamara svarg auranarakasab isi prithvi par hai. ham is karmakshetr mean kuchh kar jana chahate haian.

vrinda dhany hai apake purusharth ko, apake samarthy ko. aj sansar mean sukh aur shaanti ka samrajy ho jayaga. apane sansar ka uddhar kar diya. isase badh kar usaka kalyan kya ho sakata hai ?

maianne jhuanjhala kar kaha ab tumhean in vishayoan ke samajhane ki eeshvar ne buddhi hi nahian di, to kya samajhaooan. is parasparik bhedabhav se hamare rashtr ko jo hani ho rahi hai, use moti se moti buddhi ka manushy bhi samajh sakata hai. is bhed ko mitane se desh ka kitana kalyan hota hai, isamean kisi ko sandeh nahian. haan, jo janakar bhi anajan bane usaki bat doosari hai.

vrinda bina ek sath bhojan kiye paraspar prem utpann nahian ho sakata ?

maianne is vivad mean p dana anupayukt samajha. kisi aisi niti ki sharan leni avashyak jan p di, jisamean vivad ka sthan hi n ho. vrinda ki dharm par b di shraddha hai, maianne usi ke shastra se use parajit karana nishchay kiya. b de gambhir bhav se bola yadi asambhav nahian to kathin avashy hai. kintu socho to yah kitana ghor anyay hai ki ham sab ek hi pita ki santan hote hue, ek doosare se ghrina karean, ooanch-nich ki vyavastha mean magn rahean. yah sara jagath usi paramapita ka virat roop hai. pratyek jiv mean usi paramatma ki jyoti alokit ho rahi hai. keval isi bhautik parade ne hamean ek doosare se prithakh kar diya hai. yatharth mean ham sab ek haian. jis prakar soory ka prakash alag-alag gharoan mean ja kar bhinn nahian ho jata, usi prakar eeshvar ki mahanh atma prithakh-prithakh jivoan mean pravrisht ho kar vibhinn nahian hoti ...

meri is jnan-varsha ne vrinda ke shushk hriday ko tript kar diya. vah tanmay ho kar meri bat sunati rahi. jab maian chup hua to usane mujhe bhakti-bhav se dekha aur rone lagi.

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svami ke jnanopadesh ne mujhe sajag kar diya, maian aandhere kuean mean p di thi. is upadesh ne mujhe utha kar parvat ke jyotirmay shikhar par baitha diya. maianne apani kulinata se, jhoothe abhiman se, apane varn ki pavitrata ke garv mean, kitani atmaoan ka niradar kiya ! paramapita, tum mujhe kshama karo, maianne apane poojyapad pati se is ajnan ke karan, jo ashraddha prakat ki hai, jo kathor shabd kahe haian, unhean kshama karana !

jab se maianne yah amrit vani suni hai, mera hriday atyant komal ho gaya hai, nana prakar ki sadkalpanaean chitt mean uthati rahati haian. kal dhobin kap de lekar ayi thi. usake sir mean b da dard tha. pahale maian use is dasha mean dekh kar kadachith maukhik sanvedana prakat karati, athava mahari se use tho da tel dilava deti, par kal mera chitt vikal ho gaya. mujhe pratit hua, mano yah meri bahin hai. maianne use apane pas baitha liya aur ghante bhar tak usake sir mean tel malati rahi. us samay mujhe jo svargiy anand ho raha tha, vah akathaniy hai. mera aantahkaran kisi prabal shakti ke vashibhoot ho kar usaki or khiancha chala jata tha. meri nanad ne a kar mere is vyavahar par kuchh nak-bhauan chadhayi, par maianne leshamatr bhi paravah n ki. aj pratahkal k dake ki sardi thi. hath-paanv gale jate the. mahari kam karane ayi to kh di kaanp rahi thi. maian lihaph odhe aangithi ke samane baithi huee thi ! tis par bhi muanh bahar nikalate n banata tha. mahari ki soorat dekh kar mujhe atyant duahkh hua. mujhe apani svarthavritti par lajja ayi. isake aur mere bich mean kya bhed hai. isaki atma mean usi prakar ki jyoti hai. yah anyay kyoan ? kyoan isilie ki maya ne ham mean bhed kar diya hai ? mujhe kuchh aur sochane ka sahas nahian hua. maian uthi, apani ooni chadar lakar mahari ko odha di aur use hath pak d kar aangithi ke pas baitha liya. isake uparaant maianne apana lihaph rakh diya aur usake sath baith kar bartan dhone lagi. vah saral hriday mujhe vahaan se bar-bar hatana chahati thi. meri nanad ne a kar mujhe kautoohal se dekha aur is prakar muanh bana kar chali gayi, mano maian kri da kar rahi hooan. sare ghar mean halachal p d gayi aur is jara-si bat par ! hamari aankhoan par kitane mote parade p d gaye haian. ham paramatma ka kitana apaman kar rahe haian ?

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kadachith madhy path par rahana nari-prakriti hi mean nahian hai vah keval simaoan par hi rah sakati hai. vrinda kahaan to apani kulinata aur apani kul-maryada par jan deti thi, kahaan ab samy aur sahridayata ki moorti bani huee hai. mere us samany upadesh ka yah chamatkar hai ! ab maian bhi apani prerak shaktiyoan par garv kar sakata hooan. mujhe usamean koee apatti nahian hai ki vah nich jati ki striyoan ke sath baithe, hanse aur bole. unhean kuchh padh kar sunaye, lekin unake pichhe apane ko bilakul bhool jana maian kadapi pasand nahian kar sakata. tin din hue, mere pas ek chamar apane zamiandar par nalish karane aya tha. nissandeh jamiandaroan ne usake sath jyadati ki thi, lekin vakiloan ka kam muft mean mukadame dayar karana nahian. phir ek chamar ke pichhe ek b de zamiandar se bair karooan ! aise to vakalat kar chuka ! usake rone ki bhanak vrinda ke kan mean bhi p d gayi. bas, vah mere pichhe p d gayi ki us mukadame ko zaroor lo. mujhase tark-vitark karane par udyat ho gayi. maianne bahana karake use kisi prakar talana chaha, lekin usane mujhase vakalataname par hastakshar kara kar tab piand chho da. usaka parinam yah hua ki, pichhale tin din mere yahaan muftakhor muvakkiloan ka taanta laga raha aur mujhe kee bar vrinda se kathor shabdoan mean batean karani p dian. isi se prachin kal ke vyavasthakaroan ne striyoan ko dharmik upadeshoan ka patr nahian samajha tha. inaki samajh mean yah nahian ata ki pratyek siddhaant ka vyavaharik roop kuchh aur hi hota hai. ham sabhi janate haian ki eeshvar nyayashil hai, kintu nyay ke pichhe apani paristhiti ko kaun bhoolata hai. atma ki vyapakata ko yadi vyavahar mean laya jay to aj sansar mean samy ka rajy ho jay, kiantu usi bhaanti samy jaise darshan ka ek siddhaant hi raha aur rahega, vaise hi rajaniti bhi ek alabhy vastu hai aur rahegi. ham in donoan siddhaantoan ki mukt kanth se prashansa kareange, un par tark kareange. apane paksh ko siddh karane mean unase sahayata leange, kiantu unaka upayog karana asambhav hai. mujhe nahian maloom tha ki vrinda itani moti-si bat bhi n samajhegi !

vrinda ki buddhi dinoandin ulati hoti jati hai. aj rasoee mean sabake lie ek hi prakar ke bhojan bane. ab tak gharavaloan ke lie mahin chaval pakate the, tarakariyaan ghi mean banati thian, doodh-makkhan adi diya jata tha. naukaroan ke lie mota chaval, matar ki dal aur tel ki bhajiyaan banati thian. b de-b de reesoan ke yahaan bhi yahi pratha chali ati hai. hamare naukaroan ne kabhi is vishay mean shikayat nahian ki. kiantu aj dekhata hooan, vrinda ne sabake lie ek hi bhojan banaya hai. maian kuchh bol n saka, bhauanchakka-sa ho gaya. vrinda sochati hogi ki bhojan mean bhed karana naukaroan par anyay hai. kaisa bachchoan ka-sa vichar hai ! nasamajh ! yah bhed sada raha hai aur rahega. maian rashtriy aiky ka anuragi hooan. samast shikshit samuday rashtriyata par jan deta hai. kiantu koee svapn mean bhi kalpana nahian karata ki ham mazadooroan ya sevavrittidhariyoan ko samata ka sthan deange. ham unamean shiksha ka prachar karana chahate haian. unako dinavastha se uthana chahate haian. yah hava sansar bhar mean phaili huee hai par isaka marm kya hai, yah dil mean bhi samajhate haian, chahe koee khol kar n kahe. isaka abhipray yahi hai ki hamara rajanitik mahattv badhe, hamara prabhutv uday ho, hamare rashtriy aandolan ka prabhav adhik ho, hamean yah kahane ka adhikar ho jay ki hamari dhvani keval mutthi bhar shikshit varg hi ki nahian, varanh samast jati ki sanyukt dhvani hai, par vrinda ko yah rahasy kaun samajhave !

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kal mere pati mahashay khul p de. isilie mera chitt khinn hai. prabho ! sansar mean itana dikhava, itani svarthaandhata hai, ham itane din ghatak haian. unaka upadesh sun kar maian unhean devatuly samajhane lagi thi. aj mujhe jnan ho gaya ki jo log ek sath do nav par baithana janate haian, ve hi jati ke hitaishi kahalate haian.

kal meri nanad ki vidaee thi. vah sasural ja rahi thi. biradari ki kitani hi mahilaean nimantrit thian. ve uttam-uttam vastrabhooshan pahane kalinoan par baithi huee thian. maian unaka svagat kar rahi thi. nidan mujhe dvar ke nikat kee striyaan bhoomi par baithi huee dikhayi dian, jahaan in mahilaoan ki jootiyaan aur sliparean rakkhi huee thian. ve bechari bhi vidaee dekhane ayi thian. mujhe unaka vahaan baithana anuchit jan p da. maianne unhean bhi la kar kalin par baitha diya. is par mahilaoan mean matakiyaan hone lagian aur tho di der mean ve kisi n kisi bahane se ek-ek karake chali gayian. mere pati mahashay se kisi ne yah samachar kah diya. ve bahar se krodh mean bhare hue aye aur aankhean lal karake bole yah tumhean kya soojhi hai, kya hamare muanh mean kalikh lagavana chahati ho ? tumhean eeshvar ne itani bhi buddhi nahian di ki kisake sath baithana chahie. bhale ghar ki mahilaoan ke sath nich striyoan ko baitha diya ! ve apane man mean kya kahati hoangi ! tumane mujhe muanh dikhane layaq nahian rakha. chhiah ! chhiah !!

maianne saral bhav se kaha isase mahilaoan ka to kya apaman hua ! atma to sabaki ek hi hai. abhooshanoan se atma to ooanchi nahian ho jati !

pati mahashay ne hoanth chaba kar kaha chup bhi raho, besura rag alap rahi ho. bas vahi murgi ki ek taang. atma ek hai, paramatma ek hai ? n kuchh jano n boojho, sare shahar mean nakkoo bana diya, us par aur bolane ko marati ho. un mahilaoan ki atma ko kitana duahkh hua, kuchh is par bhi dhyan diya ?

maian vismit ho kar unaka muanh takane lagi.

aj pratahkal uthi to maianne ek vichitr drishy dekha. rat ko mehamanoan ki joothi pattal, sakore, done adi bahar maidan mean pheank diye gaye the. pachasoan manushy un pattaloan par gire hue unhean chat rahe the ! haan, manushy the, vahi manushy jo paramatma ke nij svaroop haian. kitane hi kutte bhi un pattaloan par jhapat rahe the, par ve kangale kuttoan ko mar-mar kar bhaga dete the. unaki dasha kuttoan se bhi gayi-biti thi. yah kautuk dekh kar mujhe romaanch hone laga, meri aankhoan se ashrudhara bahane lagi. bhagavanh ! ye bhi hamare bhaee-bahan haian, hamari atmaean haian. unaki aisi shochaniy, din dasha ! maianne tatkshan mahari ko bhej kar un manushyoan ko bulaya aur jitani poori-mithaiyaan mehamanoan ke lie rakhi huee thian, sab pattaloan mean rakhakar unhean de dian. mahari thar-thar kaanp rahi thi, sarakar suneange to mere sir ka bal bhi n chho deange. lekin maianne use dhadhas diya, tab usaki jan mean jan ayi.

abhi ye bechare kangale mithaiyaan kha hi rahe the ki pati mahashay muanh lal kiye hue aye aur atyant kathor svar mean bole tumane bhang to nahian kha li ? jab dekho, ek n ek upadrav kh da kar deti ho. meri to samajh mean nahian ata ki tumhean kya ho gaya hai. ye mithaiyaan dom doan ke lie nahian banayi gayi thian. inamean ghi, shakkar, maida laga tha, jo ajakal motiyoan ke mol bik raha hai. halavaiyoan ko doodh ke dhoye rupaye mazadoori ke diye gaye the. tumane utha kar sab dom doan ko khila dian. ab mehamanoan ko kya khilaya jayaga ? tumane meri ijjat biga dane ka pran kar liya hai kya ?

maianne gambhir bhav se kaha ap vyarth itane kruddh hote haian. apaki jitani mithaiyaan khila di haian, vah maian mangava dooangi. mujhase yah nahian dekha jata ki koee adami to mithaiyaan khay aur koee pattalean chatean. dom de bhi to manushy hi haian. unake jiv mean bhi to usi ...

svami ne bat kat kar kaha rahane bhi do, mari tumhari atma ! bas tumhari hi raksha se atma ki raksha hogi. yadi eeshvar ki ichchha hoti ki pranimatr ko saman sukh prapt ho to use sabako ek dasha mean rakhane se kisane roka tha ? vah ooanch-nich ka bhed hone hi kyoan deta hai ? jab usaki ajna ke bina ek patta bhi nahian hil sakata, to itani mahanh samajik vyavastha usaki ajna ke bina kyoankar bhang ho sakati hai ? jab vah svayan sarvavyapi hai to vah apane hi ko aise-aise ghrinotpadak avasthaoan mean kyoan rakhata hai ? jab tum in prashnoan ka koee uttar nahian de sakati to uchit hai ki sansar ki vartaman ritiyoan ke anusar chalo. in besir-pair ki batoan se hansi aur nianda ke sivay aur kuchh labh nahian.

mere chitt ki kya dasha huee, varnan nahian kar sakati. maian avakh rah gayi. ha svarth ! ha mayaandhakar ! ham brahm ka bhi svaang banate haian.

usi kshan se patishraddha aur patibhakti ka bhav mere hriday se lupt ho gaya !

yah ghar mujhe ab karagar lagata hai; kintu maian nirash nahian hooan. mujhe vishvas hai ki jaldi ya der brahm jyoti yahaan avashy chamakegi aur vah is aandhakar ko nasht kar degi.