रसिक सम्पादक -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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'navaras' ke sanpadak pan. chokhelal sharma ki dharmapatni ka jab se dehaant hua hai, apako striyoan se vishesh anurag ho gaya hai aur rasikata ki matra bhi kuchh badh gayi hai. purushoan ke achchhe-achchhe lekh raddi mean dal diye jate haian; par deviyoan ke lekh kaise bhi hoan, turant svikar kar liye jate haian aur bahudha lekh ki rasid ke sath lekh ki prashansa kuchh in shabdoan mean ki jati hai- apaka lekh padhakar dil thamakar rah gaya, atit jivan aankho ke samane moortiman ho gaya, athava apake bhav sahity-sagar ke ujjval ratn haian, jinaki chamak kabhi kam n hogi. aur kavitaean to hriday ki hilorean, vishv-vina ki amar tan, anant ki madhur vedana, nisha ka nirav gan hoti thian. prashansa ke sath darshan ki utkat abhilasha bhi prakat ki jati thi. yadi ap kabhi idhar se gujarean to mujhe n bhooliega. jisane aisi kavita ki srishti ki hai, usake darshan ka saubhagy mujhe mila, to apane ko dhany manooanga.

lekhikaean anuragamay protsahan se bhare hue patr pakar phooli n samatian. jo lekh abhage bhikshuk ki bhaanti kitane hi patr-patrikaoan ke dvar se nirash laut aye the, unaka yahaan itana adar ! pahali bar hi aisa sanpadak janma hai, jo gunoan ka parakhi hai. aur sabhi sanpadak ahanmany haian, apane age kisi ko samajhate hi nahian haian. jara-si sanpadaki kya mil gayi mano koee rajy mil gaya. sanpadakoan ko kahian sarakari pad mil jay to aandher macha dean. vah to kaho ki sarakar inhean poochhati nahian. usane bahut achchha kiya jo ardinens pas kar diye. aur striyoan se dvesh karo. yah usi ka dand hai. yah bhi sanpadak hi haian, koee ghas nahian chhilate aur sanpadak bhi ek jagath-vikhyat patr ke. 'navaras' sab patroan mean raja hai.

chokhelalaji ke patr ki grahak-sankhya b de veg se badhane lagi. har dak se dhanyavadoan ki ek badh-si a jati, aur lekhikaoan mean unaki pooja hone lagi. byah, gauna, muandan, chhedan, janm, maran ke samachar ane lage. koee ashirvad maangati, koee unake mukh se saantvana ke do shabd sunane ki abhilasha karati, koee unase ghareloo sankatoan mean paramarsh poochhati. aur mahine mean das-paanch mahilaean unhean darshan bhi de jatian. sharmaji unaki avaee ka tar ya patr pate hi steshan par jakar unaka svagat karate, b de agrah se unhean ekadh din thaharate, unaki khoob khatir karate. sinema ke phri pas mile hue the hi, khoob sinema dikhate. mahilaean unake sadbhatav se mugdh hokar vida hotian. mashahoor to yahaan tak ki sharmaji ka kee lekhikaoan se bahut hi ghanishth sanbandh ho gaya hai; lekin is vishay mean ham nishchayapoorvak kuchh nahian kah sakate. ham to itana hi janate haian ki jo deviyaan ekabar yahaan a jatian, vah sharmaji ki anany bhakt ho jatian. bechara sahity ki kutiya ka tapasvi hai. apane vidhur jivan ki nirashaoan ko apane aantahstal mean sanchit rakhakar mook vedana mean prem-madhury ka rasapan kar raha hai. sanpadakaji ke jivan mean jo kami a gayi thi, usaki kuchh poorti karana mahilaoan ne apana dharm-sa man liya. unake bhare hue bhandar mean se agar ek kshudhit prani ko tho di-si mithaee di ja sake, to usase bhandar ki shobha hi hai. koee devi parasal se achar bhej deti, koee laddoo; ek ne pooja ka ooni asan apane hathoan banakar bhej diya. ek devi mahine mean ek bar akar unake kap doan ki marammat kar deti thian. doosari devi mahine mean do-tin bar akar unhean achchhi-achchhi chizean banakar khila jati thian. ab vah kisi ek ke n hokar sabake ho gaye the. striyoan ke adhikaroan ka unase b da rakshak shayad hi koee mile. purushoan se to sharmaji ko hamesha tivr alochana hi milati thi. shraddhamay sahanubhooti ka anand to unhoanne striyoan hi mean paya.

ek din sanpadakaji ko ek aisi kavita mili, jisamean lekhika ne apane ugr prem ka roop dikhaya tha. any sanpadak use ashlil kahate, lekin chokhelal idhar bahut udar ho gaye the. kavita itane suandar aksharoan mean likhi thi, lekhika ka nam itana mohak tha ki sanpadakaji ke samane usaka ek kalpana-chitr sa akar kh da ho gaya. bhavuk prakriti, komal gat, yachana-bhare netr, bianb-adhar, chanpee rang, aang-aang mean chapalata bhari huee, pahale goand ki tarah shushk aur kathor, ardr hote hi chipak jane vali. unhoanne kavita ko do-tin bar padha aur har bar unake man mean sanasani dau di-

kya tum samajhate ho mujhe chho dakar bhag jaoge ?

bhag sakoge ?

maian tumhare gale mean hath dal dooangi;

maian tumhari kamar mean kar-pash kas dooangi;

maian tumhara paanv pak dakar rok looangi;

tab us par sir rakh dooangi.

kya tum samajhate ho, mujhe chho dakar bhag jaoge ?

chho d sakoge ?

maian tumhare adharoan par apane kapol chipaka dooangi;

us pyale mean jo madak sudha hai-

use pikar tum mast ho jaoge.

aur mere pairoan par sir rakh doge.

kya tum samajhate ho mujhe chho dakar bhag jaoge.

-'kamakshi'

sharmaji ko har bar is kavita mean ek naya ras milata tha. unhoanne usi kshan kamakshi devi ke nam yah patr likha-

'apaki kavita padhakar maian nahian kah sakata, mere chitt ki kya dasha huee. hriday mean ek aisi trishna jag uthi hai, jo mujhe bhasm kiye dalati hai. nahian janata, ise kaise shaant karooan ? bas, yahi asha hai ki isako shital karane vali sudha bhi vahian milegi, jahaan se yah trishna mili hai. man matang ki bhaanti janjir tu dakar bhag jana chahata hai. jis hriday se yah bhav nikale haian, usamean prem ka kitana akshay bhandar hai, us prem ka, jo apane ko samarpit kar dene mean hi anand pata hai. maian apase saty kahata hooan, aisi kavita maianne aj tak nahian padhi thi aur isane mere aandar jo toofan utha diya hai, vah meri vidhur shaanti ko chhinn-bhinn kiye dalata hai. apane ek garib ki phoos ki jhop di mean ag laga di hai; lekin man yah svikar nahian karata ki yah keval vinod-kri da hai. in shabdoan mean mujhe ek aisa hriday chhipa hua jnat hota hai, jisane prem ki vedana sahi hai, jo lalasa ki ag mean tapa hai. maian ise apana param saubhagy samajhooanga, yadi apake darshanoan ka saubhagy pa saka. yah kutiya anurag ki bheant liye apaka svagat karane ko t dap rahi hai.’

‘saprem’

tisare hi din uttar a gaya. kamakshi ne b de bhavukatapoorn shabdoan mean kritajnata prakat ki thi aur apane ane ki tithi bataee thi.

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aj kamakshi ka shubhagaman hai.

sharmaji ne prat:kal hajamat banavayi, sabun aur besan se snan kiya, mahin khaddar ki dhoti, kokati ka dhila chunnatadar kurata, malaee ke rang ki reshami chadar. is thath se akar karyalay mean baithe, to sara daftar gamak utha. daftar ki bhi khoob saphaee kara di gayi thi. baramade mean gamale rakhava diye gaye the. mej par guladaste saja diye gaye the. ga di nau baje ati hai, abhi sadhe ath haian, sadhe nau baje tak yahaan a jayegi. is pareshani mean koee kam nahian ho raha hai. bar-bar gh di ki or takate haian, phir aine mean apani soorat dekhakar kamare mean tahalane lagate haian. mooanchhoan mean do-char bal pake hue najar a rahe haian, unhean ukha d pheankane ka is samay koee sadhan nahian hai. koee haraj nahian. isase rang kuchh aur zyada jamega. prem jab shraddha ke sath ata hai tab vah aisa mehaman ho jata hai, jo upahar lekar ata ho. yuvakoan ka prem kharchili vastu hai, lekin mahatmaoan ya mahatmapan ke samip pahuanche hue logoan ko prem- ulate aur kuchh le ata hai. yuvak, jo rang bahumooly upaharoan se jamata hai, yah mahatma ya ardhd-mahatma log keval ashirvad se jama lete haian.

thik sadhe nau baje chaparasi ne akar ek kard diya. likha tha- 'kamakshi.'

sharmaji ne use deviji ko lane ki anumati dekar ek bar phir aine mean apani soorat dekhi aur ek moti-si pustak padhane lage, mano svadhyay mean tanmay ho gaye haian. ek kshan mean deviji ne kamare mean qadam rakha. sharmaji ko unake ane ki khabar n huee.

deviji darate-darate samip a gayian, tab sharmaji ne chauankakar sir uthaya, mano samadhi se jag p de hoan, aur kh de hokar deviji ka svagat kiya; magar yah vah moorti n thi, jisaki unhoanne kalpana kar rakhi thi.

ek kali, moti, adhe d, chanchal aurat thi, jo sharmaji ko is tarah ghoor rahi thi, mano unhean pi jayagi, sharmaji ka sara utsah, sara anurag thanda p d gaya. vah sari man ki mithaiyaan, jo vah mahinoan se kha rahe the, pet mean shool ki bhaanti chubhane lagian. kuchh kahate-sunate n bana. keval itana bole- sanpadakoan ka jivan bilakul pashuoan ka jivan hai. sir uthane ka samay nahian milata. us par karyadhiky se idhar mera svasthy bhi big d raha hai. rat hi se sir-dard se bechain hooan. apaki kya khatir karooan ?

kamakshi devi ke hath mean ek b da-sa pulianda tha. use mej par patakakar, roomal se muanh poanchhakar mridu-svar mean bolian- yah apane to b di buri khabar sunaee. maian to ek saheli se milane ja rahi thi. socha, raste mean apake darshan karati chalooan; lekin jab apaka svasthy thik nahian hai, to mujhe yahaan kuchh din rahakar apaka svasthy sudharana p dega. maian apake sanpadan-kary mean bhi apaki madad karooangi. apaka svasthy stri jati ke lie b de mahatv ki vastu hai. apako is dasha mean chho dakar maian ab ja nahian sakati.

sharmaji ko aisa jan p da, jaise unaka rakt-pravah ruk gaya hai; na di chhooti ja rahi hai. us chu dail ke sath rahakar to jivan hi narak ho jayega. chali haian kavita karane, aur kavita bhi kaisi ? ashlilata mean doobi huee. ashlil to hai hi. bilakul s di huee, gandi. ek suandari yuvati ki kalam se vah kavita kam-ban thi. is dain ki kalam se to vah paranale ka kich d hai. maian kahata hooan, ise aisi kavita likhane ka adhikar hi kya hai ? yah kyoan aisi kavita likhati hai ? kyoan nahian kisi kone mean baithakar ram-bhajan karati ? ap poochhati haian mujhe chho dakar bhag sakoge ? maian kahata hooan, apake pas koee ayega hi kyoan ? door se hi dekhakar n lanba ho jayega. kavita kya hai, jisaka n sir n pair, matraoan tak ka ise jnan nahian hai ! aur kavita karati hai ! kavita agar is kaya mean nivas kar sakati hai, to phir gadha bhi ga sakata hai. ooant bhi nach sakata hai ! is raand ko itana bhi nahian maloom ki kavita karane ke lie roop aur yauvan chahie, najakat chahie, naphasat chahie. bhootani-si to apaki soorat hai, rat ko koee dekh le, to dar jay aur ap uttejak kavita likhati haian. koee kitana hi kshudhatur ho to kya gobar kha lega ? aur chu dail itana b da potha leti ayi hai. isamean bhi vahi paranale ka ganda kich d hoga !

us moti pustak ki or dekhate hue bole- nahian-nahian, maian apako kasht nahian dena chahata. vah aisi koee bat nahian hai. do-char din ke vishram se thik ho jayega ? apaki saheli apaki pratiksha karati hogi.

'ap to mahashayaji sankoch kar rahe haian. maian das-paanch din ke bad bhi chali jaooangi, to koee hani n hogi.'

'isaki koee avashyakata nahian hai deviji.'

'apake muanh par to apaki prashansa karana khushamad hogi, par jo sajjanata maianne ap mean dekhi, vah kahian nahian payi. ap pahale mahanubhav haian, jinhoanne meri rachana ka adar kiya, nahian to maian nirash hi ho chuki thi. apake protsahan ka yah shubh phal hai ki maianne itani kavitaean rach dalian. ap inamean se jo chahean rakh lean. maianne ek drama bhi likhana shuroo kar diya hai. use bhi shighr hi apaki seva mean bhejooangi. kahie to do-char kavitaean sunaooan ? aisa avasar mujhe phir kab milega ! yah to nahian janati ki kavitaean kaisi haian, par ap sunakar prasann hoange. bilakul usi rang ki haian.'

usane anumati ki pratiksha n ki. turant potha kholakar ek kavita sunane lagi. sharmaji ko aisa maloom hone laga, jaise koee bhigo-bhigokar joote mar raha hai. kee bar unhean matali a gayi, jaise ek hazar gadhe kanoan ke pas kh de apana svar alap rahe hoan. kamakshi ke svar mean koyal ka madhury tha; par sharmaji ko is samay vah bhi apriy lag raha tha. sir mean sachamuch dard hone laga. vah gadhi talegi bhi, ya yoan hi baithi sir khati rahegi ? ise mere chehare se bhi mere manobhavoan ka jnan nahian ho raha hai. us par ap kavita karane vali haian ! is muanh se to mahadevi ya subhadrakumari ki kavitaean bhi ghrina hi utpann kareangi.

akhir n raha gaya. bole- apaki rachanaoan ka kya kahana, ap yah sangrah yahian chho d jayean. maian avakash mean padhooanga. is samay to bahut-sa kam hai.

kamakshi ne dayardr hokar kaha- ap itana durbal svasthy hone par bhi itane vyast rahate haian ? mujhe ap par daya ati hai.

'apaki kripa hai.'

'apako kal avakash rahega ? jara maian apana drama sunana chahati thi ?'

'khed hai, kal mujhe jara prayag jana hai.'

'to maian bhi apake sath chalooan ? ga di mean sunati chalooangi.'

'kuchh nishchay nahian, kis ga di se jaooan.'

'ap lauteange kab tak ?'

'yah bhi nishchay nahian.'

aur teliphon par jakar bole- hallo, nan. 77.

kamakshi ne adha ghante tak unaka iantazar kiya; magar sharmaji ek sajjan se aisi mahatv ki batean kar rahe the, jisaka aant hi hone n pata tha.

nirash hokar kamakshi devi vida hueean aur shighr hi phir ane ka vada kar gayian. sharmaji ne aram ki saans li aur us pothe ko uthakar raddi mean dal diya, aur jale hue dil se ap-hi-ap kaha- eeshvar n kare ki phir tumhare darshan hoan. kitani besharm hai, kulata kahian ki. aj isane sara maja kirakira kar diya.

phir mainejar ko bulakar kaha- kamakshi ki kavita nahian jayagi.

mainejar ne stanbhit hokar kaha- pharm to mashin par hai.

'koee haraj nahian. pharm utar lijie.'

'b di der hogi.'

'hone dijie. vah kavita nahian jayagi.'

sanbandhit lekh

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