मोटर की छींटे -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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kya nam ki... prat:kal snan-pooja se nipat, tilak laga, pitambar pahan, kh daooan paanv mean dal, bagal mean patra daba, hath mean mota-sa shatru-mastak-bhanjan le ek jajaman ke ghar chala. vivah ki sait vicharani thi. kam-se-kam ek kaladar ka daul tha. jalapan oopar se. aur mera jalapan mamooli jalapan nahian hai. babuoan ko to mujhe nimantrit karane ki himmat hi nahian p dati. unaka mahine-bhar ka nashta mera ek din ka jalapan hai. is vishay mean to ham apane sethoan-sahookaroan ke kayal haian, aisa khilate haian, aisa khilate haian, aur itane khule man se ki chola anandit ho uthata hai. jajaman ka dil dekhakar hi maian unaka nimantran svikar karata hooan. khilate samay kisi ne roni soorat banayi aur meri kshudha gayab huee. rokar kisi ne khilaya to kya ? aisa bhojan kam-se-kam mujhe nahian pachata. jajaman aisa chahie ki lalakarata jay lo shastriji, ek balooshahi aur, maian kahata jaooan ... nahian jajaman ab nahian !

rat khoob varsha huee thi, s dak par jagah-jagah pani jama tha. maian apane vicharoan mean magan chala jata tha ki ek motar chhap-chhap karati huee nikal gayi. muanh par chhiante p de. jo dekhata hooan, to dhoti par mano kisi ne kich d gholakar dal diya ho. kap de bhrasht hue, vah alag, deh bhrasht huee, vah alag, arthik kshati jo huee, vah alag. agar motaravaloan ko pak d pata, to aisi marammat karata ki ve bhi yad karate. man masosakar rah gaya. is vesh mean jajaman ke ghar to ja nahian sakata tha, apana ghar bhi mil-bhar se kam n tha. phir ane-jane vale sab meri or dekh-dekhakar taliyaan baja rahe the. aisi durgati meri kabhi nahian huee thi. ab kya karoge man ? ghar jaoge, to panditain kya kaheangi ?

maianne chatapat apane kartavy ka nishchay kar liya. idhar-udhar se das-barah patthar ke tuk de bator liye aur doosari motar ki rah dekhane laga. brahmatej sir par chadh baitha ! abhi das minat bhi n gujare hoange ki ek motar ati huee dikhayi di ! oho vahi motar thi. shayad svami ko steshan se lekar laut rahi thi. jyoan hi samip ayi, maianne ek patthar chalaya, bharapoor zor lagakar chalaya. sahab ki topi u dakar s dak ke us bajoo par giri. motar ki chal dhimi huee. maianne doosara phair kiya. khi daki ke shishe choor-choor ho gaye aur ek tuk da sahab bahadur ke gal mean bhi laga. khoon bahane laga. motar ruki aur sahab utarakar meri taraph aye aur ghooansa tanakar bole ‘sooar, ham tumako pulis mean dega.‘  itana sunana tha ki maianne pothi-patra zamin par pheanka aur sahab ki kamar pak dakar adangi lagayi, to kich d mean bhad-se gire. maianne chat savari gaanthi aur garadan par ek pachis radde tab dato d jamaye ki sahab chauandhiya gaye. itane mean unaki patniji utar ayian. ooanchi e di ka joota, reshami sa di, galoan par paudar, othoan par rang, bhॅvoan par syahi, mujhe chhate se godane lagian. maianne sahab ko chho d diya aur danda sambhalata hua bola, ‘deviji, ap maradoan ke bich mean n p dean, kahian chot-chapet a jay, to mujhe du:kh hoga.‘   sahab ne avasar paya, to samhalakar uthe aur apane bootadar pairoan se mujhe ek thokar jamayi. mere ghutane mean b di chot lagi. maianne baukhalakar danda utha liya. aur sahab ke paanv mean jama diya. vah kate pe d ki tarah gire. mem sahab chhatari tanakar dau dian. maianne dhire se unaki chhatari chhinakar pheank di. draivar abhi tak baitha tha. ab vah bhi utara aur chh di lekar mujh par pil p da. maianne ek danda usake bhi jamaya, lot gaya. pachasoan adami tamasha dekhane jama ho ge. sahab bhoomi par p de-p de bole, ‘raiskel, ham tumako pulis mean dega.‘ maianne phir danda sanbhala aur chahata tha ki khop di par jamaooan ki sahab ne hath jo dakar kaha, ‘nahian-nahian, baba, ham pulis mean nahian jayaga, maphi do.‘ maianne kaha, ‘haan, pulis ka nam n lena, nahian to yahian khop di rang dooanga. bahut hoga chh: mahine ki saza ho jayagi, magar tumhari adat chhu da dooanga. motar chalate ho, to chhiante u date chalate ho, mare ghamand ke andhe ho jate ho. samane ya bagal mean kaun ja raha hai, isaka kuchh dhyan hi nahian rakhate. ek darshak ne alochana ki ‘are maharaj, motaravale jan-boojhakar chhiante u date haian aur jab adami lathapath ho jata hai, to sab usaka tamasha dekhate haian. aur khoob hansate haian. apane b da achchha kiya, ki ek ko thik kar diya.‘ maianne sahab ko lalakarakar kaha, ‘sunata hai kuchh, janata kya kahati hai. sahab ne us adami ki or lal-lal aankhoan se dekhakar kaha, ‘tum jhooth bolata hai, bilakul jhooth bolata hai.‘ maianne daanta –‘abhi tumhari hek di kam nahian huee, aooan phir aur dooan ek soanta kasake ?’ sahab ne ghighiyakar kaha, ‘are nahian baba, sach bolata hai, sach bolata hai. ab to khush hua.‘ doosara darshak bola, ‘abhi jo chahean kah dean, lekin jyoan hi ga di par baithe, phir vahi harakat shuroo kar deange. ga di par baithate hi sab apane ko navab ka nati samajhane lagate haian.‘ doosare mahashay bole, ‘isase kahie thookakar chate.‘ tisare sajjan ne kaha, ‘nahian, kan pak dakar uthaie-baithaie.‘ chautha bola, ‘are draivar ko bhi. ye sab aur badamash hote haian. maladar adami ghamand kare, to ek bat hai, tum kis bat par ak date ho. chakkar hath mean liya aur aankhoan par parada p da.‘ maianne yah prastav svikar kiya. ‘draivar aur malik donoan hi ko kan pak dakar uthana-baithana chahie aur mem sahab ginean. suno mem sahab, tumako ginana hoga. poori sau baithakean. ek bhi kam nahian, zyada jitani chahean, ho jayan. do adamiyoan ne sahab ka hath pak dakar uthaya, do ne draivar mahoday ka. draivar bechare ki taang mean chot thi, phir bhi vah baithakean lagane laga. sahab ki ak d abhi kafi thi. ap let gaye aur ool-jalool bakane lage. maian us samay rudr bana hua tha. dil mean than liya tha ki isase bina sau baithakean lagavaye n chhonooanga. char adamiyoan ko hukm diya ki ga di ko dhakelakar s dak ke niche gira do.

hukm ki der thi. char ki jagah pachas adami lipat gaye aur ga di ko dhakelane lage. vah s dak bahut ooanchi thi. donoan taraph ki zamin nichi. ga di niche girati aur toot-tatakar dher ho jati. ga di s dak ke kinare tak pahuanch chuki thi, ki sahab kaankhakar uth kh de hue aur bole baba, ga di ko mat to do, ham uthe-baithega. maianne adamiyoan ko alag hat jane ka hukm diya; magar saboan ko ek dillagi mil gayi thi. kisi ne meri or dhyan n diya. lekin jab maian danda lekar unaki or dau da tab sab ga di chho dakar bhage aur sahab ne aankhean band karake baithakean lagani shuroo kian. maianne das baithakoan ke bad mem sahab se poochha, ‘qitani baithakean hueean ?’ mem sahab ne rob se javab diya, ‘ham nahian ginata.‘ 'to is tarah sahab din-bhar kaankhate raheange aur maian n chhonooanga. agar unako kushal se ghar le jana chahati ho, to baithakean gin do. maian unako riha kar dooanga.' sahab ne dekha ki bina dand bhoge jan n bachegi, to baithakean lagane lage. ek, do, tin, char, paanch. sahasa ek doosari motar ati dikhayi di. sahab ne dekha aur nak rag dakar bole, ‘panditaji, ap mera bap hai ! mujh par daya karo, ab ham kabhi motar par n baithega. mujhe bhi daya a gaya. bola, ‘nahian, motar par baithane se maian nahian rokata, itana hi kahata hooan ki motar par baithakar bhi adamiyoan ko adami samajho.‘ doosari ga di tej chali ati thi. maianne ishara kiya. sab adamiyoan ne do-do patthar utha liye. us ga di ka malik svayan draiv kar raha tha. ga di dhimi karake dhire se sarak jana chahata tha ki maianne badhakar usake donoan kan pak de aur khoob zor se hilakar aur donoan galoan par ek-ek p daka dekar bola, ‘ga di se chhianta n u daya karo, samajhe. chupake se chale jao.‘ yah mahoday bak-jhak to karate rahe; magar ek sau adamiyoan ko patthar liye kh da dekha, to bina kan-pooanchh dulaye chalate hue. unake jane ke ek hi minat bad doosari ga di ayi. maianne 50 adamiyoan ko rah rok lene ka hukm diya. ga di ruk gayi. maianne unhean bhi char p dake dekar vida kiya; magar yah bechare bhale adami the. maje se chaantean khakar chalate hue. sahasa ek adami ne kaha, ‘pulis a rahi hai.‘ aur sab-ke-sab hurr ho gaye ! maian bhi s dak ke niche utar gaya aur ek gali mean ghusakar gayab ho gaya.

sanbandhit lekh

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