मृत्यु के पीछे- 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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baboo eeshvarachandr ko samacharapatroan mean lekh likhane ki chat unhian dinoan p di jab ve vidyabhyas kar rahe the. nity naye vishayoan ki chianta mean lin rahate. patroan mean apana nam dekh kar unhean usase kahian zyada khushi hoti thi jitani parikshaoan mean uttirn hone ya kaksha mean uchch sthan prapt karane se ho sakati thi. vah apane kalej ke garam-dal ke neta the. samacharapatroan mean parikshapatroan ki jatilata ya adhyapakoan ke anuchit vyavahar ki shikayat ka bhar unhian ke sir tha. isase unhean kalej mean pratinidhitv ka kam mil gaya. pratirodh ke pratyek avasar par unhian ke nam netritv ki goti p d jati thi. unhean vishvas ho gaya ki maian is parimit kshetr se nikal kar sansar ke vistrit kshetr mean adhik saphal ho sakata hooan. sarvajanik jivan ko vah apana bhagy samajh baithe the. kuchh aisa sanyog hua ki abhi em.e. pariksharthiyoan mean unaka nam nikalane bhi n paya tha ki gaurav ke sampadak mahoday ne vanaprasth lene ki thani aur patrika ka bhar eeshvarachandr datt ke sir par rakhane ka nishchay kiya. baboo ji ko yah samachar mila to uchhal p de. dhany bhagy ki maian is sammanit pad ke yogy samajha gaya ! isamean sandeh nahian ki vah is dayitv ke gurutv se bhali-bhaanti parichit the lekin kirtilabh ke prem ne unhean badhak paristhitiyoan ka samana karane par udyat kar diya. vah is vyavasay mean svatantray atmagaurav anushilan aur dayitv ki matr ko badhana chahate the. bharatiy patroan ko pashchim ke adarsh par chalane ke ichchhuk the. in iradoan ke poora karane ka suavasar hath aya. ve premollas se uttejit ho kar nali mean kood p de.

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eeshvarachandr ki patni ek ooanche aur dhanadhy kul ki l daki thi aur vah aise kuloan ki maryadapriyata tatha mithya gauravaprem se sampann thi. yah samachar pa kar dari ki pati mahashay kahian is jhanjhat mean phans kar qanoon se muanh n mo d lean. lekin jab baboo sahab ne ashvasan diya ki yah kary unake qanoon ke abhyas mean badhak n hoga to kuchh n boli.

lekin eeshvarachandr ko bahut jald maloom ho gaya ki patr sampadan ek bahut hi eershyayukt kary hai jo chitt ki samagr vrittiyoan ka apaharan kar leta hai. unhoanne ise manoranjan ka ek sadhan aur khyatilabh ka ek yantr samajha tha. usake dvara jati ki kuchh seva karana chahate the. usase dravyoparjan ka vichar tak n kiya tha. lekin nauka mean baith kar unhean anubhav hua ki yatr utani sukhad nahian hai jitani samajhi thi. lekhoan ke sanshodhan parivardhan aur parivartan lekhakagan se patr-vyavahar aur chittakarshak vishayoan ki khoj aur sahayogiyoan se age badh jane ki chianta mean unhean qanoon ka adhyayan karane ka avakash hi n milata tha. subah ko kitabean khol kar baithate ki 100 prishth samapt kiye bina kadapi n uthooanga kintu jyoan hi dak ka pulianda a jata ve adhir ho kar us par toot p date kitab khuli ki khuli rah jati thi. bar-bar sankalp karate ki ab niyamit roop se pustakavalokan karooanga aur ek nirdisht samay se adhik sampadanakary mean n lagaooanga. lekin patrikaoan ka bandal samane ate hi dil kaboo ke bahar ho jata. patroan ke nok-jhoank patrikaoan ke tark-vitark alochana-pratyalochana kaviyoan ke kavyachamatkar lekhakoan ka rachanakaushal ityadi sabhi batean un par jadoo ka kam karatian. is par chhapaee ki kathinaiyaan grahak-sankhya badhane ki chianta aur patrika ko sarvaang-suandar banane ki akaanksha aur bhi pranoan ko sankat mean dale rahati thi. kabhi-kabhi unhean khed hota ki vyarth hi is jhamele mean p da yahaan tak ki pariksha ke din sir par a gaye aur ve isake lie bilakul taiyar n the. ve usamean sammilit n hue. man ko samajhaya ki abhi is kam ka shriganesh hai isi karan yah sab badhaean upasthit hoti haian. agale varsh yah kam ek suvyavasthit roop mean a jayaga aur tab maian nishchiant ho kar pariksha mean baithooanga ! pas kar lena kya kathin hai. aise buddhoo pas ho jate haian jo ek sidha-sa lekh bhi nahian likh sakate to kya maian hi rah jaooanga manaki ne unaki yah batean sunian to khoob dil ke phaphole pho de- maian to janati thi ki yah dhun tumhean matiyamet kar degi. isalie bar-bar rokati thi lekin tumane meri ek n suni. ap to doobe hi mujhe bhi le doobe. unake poojy pita bhi big de hitaishiyoan ne bhi samajhaya- abhi is kam ko kuchh dinoan ke lie sthagit kar do qanoon mean uttirn ho kar nirdvandv deshoddhar mean pravritt ho jana. lekin eeshvarachandr ek bar maidan mean a kar bhagana niandy samajhate the. haan unhoanne dridh pratijna ki ki doosare sal pariksha ke lie tan-man se taiyari karooanga. atev naye varsh ke padarpan karate hi unhoanne qanoon ki pustakean sangrah kian pathyakram nishchit kiya rojanamacha likhane lage aur apane chanchal aur bahanebaj chitt ko charoan or se jak da magar chatapate padarthoan ka asvadan karane ke bad saral bhojan kab ruchikar hota hai ! qanoon mean ve ghatean kahaan vah unmad kahaan ve chotean kahaan vah uttejana kahaan vah halachal kahaan ! baboo sahab ab nity ek khoyi huee dasha mean rahate. jab tak apane ichchhanukool kam karate the chaubis ghantoan mean ghante-do ghante qanoon bhi dekh liya karate the. is nashe ne manasik shaktiyoan ko shithil kar diya. snayu nirjiv ho gaye. unhean jnat hone laga ki ab taian qanoon ke layaq nahian raha aur is jnan ne qanoon ke prati udasinata ka roop dharan kiya. man mean santoshavritti ka pradurbhav hua. prarabdh aur poorvasanskar ke siddhaantoan ki sharan lene lage.

ek din manaki ne kaha-yah kya bat hai kya qanoon se phir ji uchat hua

eeshvarachandr ne dussahasapoorn bhav se uttar diya-haan bhee mera ji usase bhagata hai.

manaki ne vyangy se kaha-bahut kathin hai

eeshvarachandr-kathin nahian hai aur kathin bhi hota to maian usase darane vala n tha lekin mujhe vakalat ka pesha hi patit pratit hota hai. jyoan-jyoan vakiloan ki aantarik dasha ka jnan hota hai mujhe us peshe se ghrina hoti jati hai. isi shahar mean saik doan vakil aur bairistar p de hue haian lekin ek vyakti bhi aisa nahian jisake hriday mean daya ho jo svarthaparata ke hathoan bik n gaya ho. chhal aur dhoortata is peshe ka mool tattv hai. isake bina kisi tarah nirvah nahian. agar koee mahashay jatiy aandolan mean sharik bhi hote haian to svarthasiddhi karane ke lie apana dhol pitane ke lie. ham logoan ka samagr jivan vasana-bhakti par arpit ho jata hai. durbhagy se hamare desh ka shikshit samuday isi daragah ka mujavar hota jata hai aur yahi karan hai ki hamari jatiy sansthaoan ki shrivriddhi nahian hoti. jis kam mean hamara dil n ho ham keval khyati aur svarth-labh ke lie usake karnadhar bane hue hoan vah kabhi nahian ho sakata. vartaman samajik vyavastha ka anyay hai jisane is peshe ko itana uchch sthan pradan kar diya hai. yah videshi sabhyata ka nikrishtatam svaroop hai ki desh ka buddhibal svayan dhanoparjan n karake doosaroan ki paida ki huee daulat par chain karata shahad ki makkhi n ban kar chianti banana apane jivan ka lakshy samajhata hai.

manaki chidh kar boli-pahale tum vakiloan ki itani nianda n karate the !

eeshvarachandr ne uttar diya-tab anubhav n tha. bahari timatam ne vashikaran kar diya tha.

manaki-kya jane tumhean patroan se kyoan itana prem hai maian jise dekhati hooan apani kathinaiyoan ka rona rote hue pati hooan. koee apane grahakoan se naye grahak banane ka anurodh karata hai koee chanda n vasool hone ki shikayat karata hai. bata do ki koee uchch shiksha prapt manushy kabhi is peshe mean aya hai. jise kuchh nahian soojhati jisake pas n koee sanad ho n koee digri vahi patr nikal baithata hai aur bhookhoan marane ki apeksha rookhi rotiyoan par hi santosh karata hai. log vilayat jate haian vahaan koee daktari padhata hai koee ianjiniyari koee sivil sarvis lekin aj tak n suna ki koee editari ka kam sikhane gaya. kyoan sikhe kisi ko kya p di hai ki jivan ki mahattvakaankshaoan ko khak mean mila kar tyag aur virag mean umr kate haan jinako sanak savar ho gayi ho unaki bat nirali hai.

eeshvarachandr-jivan ka uddeshy keval dhan-sanchay karana hi nahian hai.

manaki-abhi tumane vakiloan ki nianda karate hue kaha yah log doosaroan ki kamaee kha kar mote hote haian. patr chalanevale bhi to doosaroan ki hi kamaee khate haian.

eeshvarachandr ne bagalean jhaankate hue kaha-ham log doosaroan ki kamaee khate haian to doosaroan par jan bhi dete haian. vakiloan ki bhaanti kisi ko lootate nahian.

manaki-yah tumhari hathadharmi hai. vakil bhi to apane muvakkiloan ke lie jan l da dete haian. unaki kamaee bhi utani hi hai jitani patravaloan ki. aantar keval itana hai ki ek ki kamaee paha di òota hai doosare ki barasati nala. ek mean nity jalapravah hota hai doosare mean nity dhool u da karati hai. bahut hua to barasat mean gh di-do gh di ke lie pani a gaya.

eeshvar.-pahale to maian yahi nahian manata ki vakiloan ki kamaee halal hai aur yah man bhi looan to yah kisi tarah nahian man sakata ki sabhi vakil phooloan ki sej par sote haian. apana-apana bhagy sabhi jagah hai. kitane hi vakil haian jo jhoothi gavahiyaan de kar pet palate haian. is desh mean samacharapatroan ka prachar abhi bahut kam hai isi karan patrasanchalakoan ki arthik dasha achchhi nahian hai. yoorop aur amarika mean patr chala kar log karo dapati ho gaye haian. is samay sansar ke sabhi samunnat deshoan ke sootradhar ya to samacharapatroan ke sampadak aur lekhak haian ya patroan ke svami. aise kitane hi arabapati haian jinhoanne apani sampatti ki nianv patroan par hi kh di ki thi...

eeshvarachandr siddh karana chahate the ki dhan khyati aur samman prapt karane ka patr-sanchalan se uttam aur koee sadhan nahian hai aur sabase b di bat to yah hai ki is jivan mean saty aur nyay ki raksha karane ke sachche avasar milate haian parantu manaki par is vaktrita ka jara bhi asar n hua. sthool drishti ko door ki chizean saf nahian dikhatian. manaki ke samane saphal sampadak ka koee udaharan n tha.

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16 varsh gujar gaye. eeshvarachandr ne sampadakiy jagath mean khoob nam paida kiya jatiy andolanoan mean agrasar hue pustakean likhian ek dainik patr nikala adhikariyoan ke bhi sammanapatr hue. b da l daka bi. e. mean ja pahuancha chhote l dake niche ke darajoan mean the. ek l daki ka vivah bhi ek dhanasampann kul mean kiya hai. vidit yahi hota tha ki unaka jivan b da hi sukhamay hai magar unaki arthik dasha ab bhi santoshajanak n thi. kharch amadani se badha hua tha. ghar ki kee hazar ki jayadad hath se nikal gayi is par baiank ka kuchh n kuchh dena sir par savar rahata tha. bazar mean bhi unaki sakh n thi. kabhi-kabhi to yahaan tak naubat a jati ki unhean bazar ka rasta chho dana p data. ab vah aksar apani yuvavastha ki adooradarshita par afasos karate the. jatiy seva ka bhav ab bhi unake hriday mean tarangean marata tha lekin vah dekhate the ki kam to maian tay karata hooan aur yash vakiloan aur sethoan ke hissoan mean a jata tha. unaki ginati abhi tak chhutabhaiyoan mean thi. yadyapi sara nagar janata tha ki yahaan ke sarvajanik jivan ke pran vahi haian par yah bhav kabhi vyakt n hota tha. inhian karanoan se eeshvarachandr ko sampadan kary se aruchi hoti thi. dinoandin utsah kshin hota jata tha lekin is jal se nikalane ka koee upay n soojhata tha. unaki rachana mean sajivata n thi n lekhani mean shakti. unake patr aur patrika donoan hi se udasinata ka bhav jhalakata tha. unhoanne sara bhar sahayakoan par chho d diya tha khud bahut kam kam karate the. haan donoan patroan ki j d jam chuki thi isalie grahak-sankhya kam n hone pati thi. ve apane nam par chalate the.

lekin is sangharsh aur sangram ke kal mean udasinata ka nirvah kahaan. gaurav ne pratiyogi kh de kar diye jinake navin utsah ne gaurav se bazi mar li. usaka bazar thanda hone laga. naye pratiyogiyoan ka janata ne b de harsh se svagat kiya. unaki unnati hone lagi. yadyapi unake siddhaant bhi vahi lekhak bhi vahi vishay bhi vahi the lekin agantukoan ne unhian purani batoan mean nayi jan dal di. unaka utsah dekh eeshvarachandr ko bhi josh aya ki ek bar phir apani ruki huee ga di mean zor lagayean lekin n apane mean samarthy thi n koee hath bantanevala najar ata tha. idhar-udhar nirash netroan se dekh kar hatotsah ho jate the. ha ! maianne apana sara jivan sarvajanik karyoan mean vyatit kiya khet ko boya siancha din ko din aur rat ko rat n samajha dhoop mean jala pani mean bhiga aur itane parishram ke bad jab phasal katane ke din aye to mujhamean hansiya pak dane ka bhi boota nahian. doosare log jinaka us samay kahian pata n tha anaj kat-kat kar khalihan bhare lete haian aur maian kh da muanh takata hooan. unhean poora vishvas tha ki agar koee utsahashil yuvak mera sharik ho jata to gaurav ab bhi apane pratidvandviyoan ko parast kar sakata. sabhy-samaj mean unaki dhak jami huee thi paristhiti unake anukool thi. zaroorat keval taje khoon ki thi. unhean apane b de l dake se zyada upayukt is kam ke lie aur koee n dikhata tha. usaki ruchi bhi is kam ki or thi par manaki ke bhay se vah is vichar ko jaban par n la sake the. isi chianta mean do sal gujar gaye aur yahaan tak naubat pahuanchi ki ya to gaurav ka tat ulat diya jay ya ise punah apane sthan par pahuanchane ke lie katibaddh hua jay. eeshvarachandr ne isake punuruddhar ke lie aantim udyog karane ka dridh nishchay kar liya. isake siva aur koee upay n tha. yah patrika unake jivan ka sarvasv thi. isase unake jivan aur mrityu ka sambandh tha. usako band karane ki vah kalpana bhi n kar sakate the. yadyapi unaka svasthy achchha n tha par pranaraksha ki svabhavik ichchha ne unhean apana sab kuchh apani patrika par nyochhavar karane ko udyat kar diya. phir din ke din likhane-padhane mean rat rahane lage. ek kshan ke lie bhi sir n uthate. gaurav ke lekhoan mean phir sajivata ka udbhav hua vidvajjanoan mean phir usaki charcha hone lagi sahayogiyoan ne phir usake lekhoan ko uddhrit karana shuroo kiya patrikaoan mean phir usaki prashansasoochak alochanaean nikalane lagian. purane ustad ki lalakar phir akha de mean gooanjane lagi.

lekin patrika ke punah sanskar ke sath unaka sharir aur bhi jarjar hone laga. hridrog ke lakshan dikhaee dene lage. rakt ki nyoonata se mukh par pilapan chha gaya. aisi dasha mean vah subah se sham tak apane kam mean tallin rahate dhan aur shram ka sangram chhi da hua tha. eeshvarachandr ki saday prakriti ne unhean shram ka sapakshi bana diya tha. dhanavadiyoan ka khandan aur prativad karate hue unake khoon mean garami a jati thi shabdoan se chinagariyaan nikalane lagati thian yadyapi yah chinagariyaan keandrasth garami ko chhinn kiye deti thian.

ek din rat ke das baj gaye the. saradi khoob p d rahi thi. manaki dabe pair unake kamare mean ayi. dipak ki jyoti mean unake mukh ka pilapan aur bhi spasht ho gaya tha. vah hath mean kalam liye kisi vichar mean magn the. manaki ke ane ki unhean bhi ahat n mili. manaki ek kshan tak unhean vedana-yukt netroan se takati rahi. tab boli ab to yah potha band karo. adhi rat hone ko ayi. khana pani hua jata hai.

eeshvarachandr ne chauank kar sir uthaya aur bole-kyoan kya adhi rat ho gayi nahian abhi mushkil se das baje hoange. mujhe abhi jara bhi bhookh nahian hai.

manaki-kuchh tho da-sa kha lo n.

eeshvar.-ek gras bhi nahian. mujhe isi samay apana lekh samapt karana hai.

manaki-maian dekhati hooan tumhari dasha din-din big dati jati hai. dava kyoan nahian karate jan khapa kar tho de hi kam kiya jata hai

eeshvar.-apani jan ko dekhooan ya is ghor sangram ko dekhooan jisane samast desh mean halachal macha rakhi hai. hajaroan-lakhoan janoan ki himayat mean ek jan n bhi rahe to kya chianta

manaki-koee suyogy sahayak kyoan nahian rakh lete

eeshvarachandr ne thandi saans le kar kaha-bahut khojata hooan par koee nahian milata. ek vichar kee dinoan se mere man mean uth raha hai agar tum dhairy se sunana chaho to kahooan.

manaki-kaho sunooangi. manane layaq hogi to manooangi kyoan nahian !

eeshvarachandr-maian chahata hooan ki krishnachandr ko apane kam mean sharik kar looan. ab to vah em.e. bhi ho gaya. is peshe se use ruchi bhi hai maloom hota hai ki eeshvar ne use isi kam ke lie banaya hai.

manaki ne avahelana-bhav se kaha-kya apane sath use bhi le doobane ka irada hai ghar ki seva karane vala bhi koee chahie ki sab desh ki hi seva kareange

eeshvar.-krishnachandr yahaan kisi se bura n rahega.

manaki-kshama kijie. baj ayi. vah koee doosara kam karega jahaan char paise milean. yah ghar-phooank kam ap hi ko mubarak rahe.

eeshvar.-vakalat mean bhejogi par dekh lena pachhatana p dega. krishnachandr us peshe ke lie sarvatha ayogy hai.

manaki-vah chahe majoori kare par is kam mean n dalooangi.

eeshvar.-tumane mujhe dekh kar samajh liya ki is kam mean ghata hi ghata hai. par isi desh mean aise bhagyavan log maujood haian jo patroan ki badaulat dhan aur kirti se malamal ho rahe haian.

manaki-is kam mean to agar kanchan bhi barase to maian use n ane dooan. sara jivan vairagy mean kat gaya. ab kuchh din bhog bhi karana chahati hooan.

yah jati ka sachcha sevak aant ko jatiy kashtoan ke sath rog ke kashtoan ko n sah saka. is vartalap ke bad mushkil se nau mahine gujare the ki eeshvarachandr ne sansar se prasthan kiya. unaka sara jivan saty ke poshan nyay ki raksha aur praja-kashtoan ke virodh mean kata tha. apane siddhaantoan ke palan mean unhean kitani hi bar adhikariyoan ki tivr drishti ka bhajan banana p da tha kitani hi bar janata ka avishvas yahaan tak ki mitroan ki avahelana bhi sahani p di thi par unhoanne apani atma ka kabhi hanan nahian kiya. atma ke gaurav ke samane dhan ko kuchh n samajha.

is shok samachar ke phailate hi sare shahar mean kuharam mach gaya. bazar band ho gaye shok ke jalase hone lage sahayogi patroan ne pratidvandvita ke bhav ko tyag diya charoan or se ek dhvani ati thi ki desh se ek svatantr satyavadi aur vicharashil sampadak tatha ek nirbhik tyagi deshabhakt uth gaya aur usaka sthan chirakal tak khali rahega. eeshvarachandr itane bahujanapriy haian isaka unake gharavaloan ko dhyan bhi n tha. unaka shav nikala to sara shahar gany-agany arthi ke sath tha. unake smarak banane lage. kahian chhatravrittiyaan di gayian kahian unake chitr banavaye gaye par sabase adhik mahattvashil vah moorti thi jo shramajiviyoan ki or se pratishthit huee thi.

manaki ko apane patidev ka lokasamman dekh kar sukhamay kutoohal hota tha. use ab khed hota tha ki maianne unake divy gunoan ko n pahachana unake pavitr bhavoan aur uchch vicharoan ki kadr n ki. sara nagar unake lie shok mana raha hai. unaki lekhani ne avashy inake aise upakar kiye haian jinhean ye bhool nahian sakate aur maian aant tak unaka marg-kantak bani rahi sadaiv trishna ke vash unaka dil dukhati rahi. unhoanne mujhe sone mean madh diya hota ek bhavy bhavan banavaya hota ya koee jayadad paida kar li hoti to maian khush hoti apana dhany bhagy samajhati. lekin tab desh mean kaun unake lie aansoo bahata kaun unaka yash gata yahian ek se ek dhanik purush p de hue haian. ve duniya se chale jate haian aur kisi ko khabar bhi nahian hoti. sunati hooan patidev ke nam se chhatroan ko vritti di jayagi. jo l dake vritti pa kar vidya-labh kareange ve marate dam tak unaki atma ko ashirvad deange. shok ! maianne unake atmatyag ka marm n jana. svarth ne meri aankhoan par parda dal diya tha.

manaki ke hriday mean jyoan-jyoan ye bhavanaean jagrit hoti thian use pati mean shraddha badhati jati thi. vah gauravashila stri thi. is kirtigan aur janasamman se usaka mastishk ooancha ho jata tha. isake uparaant ab usaki arthik dasha pahale ki-si chiantajanak n thi. krishnachandr ke asadharan adhyavasay aur buddhibal ne unaki vakalat ko chamaka diya tha. vah jatiy kamoan mean avashy bhag lete the patroan mean yathashakti lekh bhi likhate the is kam se unhean vishesh prem tha. lekin manaki hamesha in kamoan se door rakhane ki cheshta karati thi. krishnachandr apane oopar jabr karate the. maan ka dil dukhana unhean manjoor n tha.

eeshvarachandr ki pahali barasi thi. sham ko brahmabhoj hua. adhi rat tak gariboan ko khana diya gaya. pratahkal manaki apani sejaga di par baithakar ganga nahane gayi. yah usaki chirasanchit abhilasha thi jo ab putr ki matribhakti ne poori kar di thi. yah udhar se laut rahi thi ki usake kanoan mean baiand ki avaz ayi aur ek kshan ke bad ek juloos samane ata hua dikhayi diya. pahale kotal gho doan ki mala thi usake bad ashvarohi svayansevakoan ki sena. usake pichhe saik doan savariga diyaan thian. sabase pichhe ek saje hue rath par kisi devata ki moorti thi. kitane hi adami is viman ko khianch rahe the. manaki sochane lagi- yah kis devata ka viman hai n to ramalila ke hi din haian n rathayatr ke ! sahasa usaka dil zor se uchhal p da. yah eeshvarachandr ki moorti thi jo shramajiviyoan ki or se banavayi gayi thi aur log use b de maidan mean sthapit karane ke lie liye jate the. vahi svaroop tha vahi vastr vahi mukhakriti. moortikar ne vilakshan kaushal dikhaya tha. manaki ka hriday baansoan uchhalane laga. utkantha huee ki parade se nikal kar is juloos ke sammukh pati ke charanoan par gir padooan. patthar ki moorti manav-sharir se adhik shraddhaspad hoti hai. kiantu kaun muanh le kar moorti ke samane jaooan usaki atma ne kabhi usaka itana tiraskar n kiya tha. meri dhanalipsa unake pairoan ki be di n banati to vah n jane kis samman pad par pahuanchate. mere karan unhean kitana kshobh hua ! gharavaloan ki sahanubhooti baharavaloan ke samman se kahian utsahajanak hoti hai. maian inhean kya kuchh n bana sakati thi par kabhi ubharane n diya. svami ji mujhe kshama karo maian tumhari aparadhini hooan maianne tumhare pavitr bhavoan ki hatya ki hai maianne tumhari atma ko duahkhi kiya hai. maianne baj ko pianj de mean band karake rakha tha. shok !

sare din manaki ko vahi pashchattap hota raha. sham ko usase n raha gaya. vah apani kaharin ko le kar paidal us devata ke darshan ko chali jisaki atma ko usane duahkh pahuanchaya tha !

sandhya ka samay tha. akash par lalima chhayi thi. astachal ki or kuchh badal bhi ho aye the. sooryadev kabhi meghapat mean chhip jate the kabhi bahar nikal ate the. is dhoop-chhaanh mean eeshvarachandr ki moorti door se kabhi prabhat ki bhaanti prasannmukh aur kabhi sandhya ki bhaanti malin dekh p dati thi. manaki usake nikat gayi par usake mukh ki or n dekh saki. un aankhoan mean karun-vedana thi. manaki ko aisa maloom hua mano vah meri or tiraskarapoorn bhav se dekh rahi hai. usaki aankhoan se glani aur lajja ke aansoo bahane lage. vah moorti ke charanoan par gir p di aur muanh dhaanp kar rone lagi. man ke bhav dravit ho gaye.

vah ghar ayi to nau baj gaye the. krishna use dekh kar bole-ammaan aj ap is vakt kahaan gayi thian.

manaki ne harsh se kaha-gayi thi tumhare baboo ji ki pratima ke darshan karane. aisa maloom hota hai vahi sakshath kh de haian.

krishna-jayapur se ban kar ayi hai.

manaki-pahale to log unaka itana adar n karate the

krishna-unaka sara jivan saty aur nyay ki vakalat mean gujara hai. aise hi mahatmaoan ki pooja hoti hai.

manaki-lekin unhoanne vakalat kab ki

krishna-haan yah vakalat nahian ki jo maian aur mere hajaroan bhaee kar rahe haian jisase nyay aur dharm ka khoon ho raha hai. unaki vakalat uchchakoti ki thi.

manaki-agar aisa hai to tum bhi vahi vakalat kyoan nahian karate

krishna-bahut kathin hai. duniya ka janjal apane sir lijie doosaroan ke lie roie dinoan ki raksha ke lie latth liye phirie aur is kasht apaman aur yantrana ka puraskar kya hai apani jivanabhilashaoan ki hatya.

manaki-lekin yash to hota hai.

krishna-haan yash hota hai. log ashirvad dete haian.

manaki-jab itana yash milata hai to tum bhi vahi kam karo. ham log us pavitr atma ki aur kuchh seva nahian kar sakate to usi vatika ko chalate jayan jo unhoanne apane jivan mean itane utsarg aur bhakti se lagayi. isase unaki atma ko shaanti hogi.

krishnachandr ne mata ko shraddhamay netroan se dekh kar kaha-karooan to magar sanbhav hai tab yah tim-tam n nibh sake. shayad phir vahi pahale ki-si dasha ho jay.

manaki-koee haraj nahian. sansar mean yash to hoga aj to agar dhan ki devi bhi mere samane aye to maian aankhean n nichi karooan.

sanbandhit lekh

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