विचित्र होली -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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holi ka din tha; mistar e.bi. kras shikar khelane gaye hue the. saees, ardali, mehatar, bhishti, gvala, dhobi sab holi mana rahe the. saboan ne sahab ke jate hi khoob gahari bhang chadhayi thi aur is samay bagiche mean baithe hue holi, phag ga rahe the. par rah-rahakar bangale ke phatak ki taraph jhaank lete the ki sahab a to nahian rahe haian. itane mean shekh noorali akar samane kh de ho gaye.

saees ne poochha- kaho khanasamaji, sahab kab ayeange?

noorali bola- usaka jab ji chahe aye, mera aj istipha hai. ab isaki naukari n karooanga.

ardali ne kaha- aisi naukari phir n paoge. char paise oopar ki amadani hai. nahak chho date ho.

noorali- aji, lanat bhejo ! ab mujhase gulami n hogi. yah hamean jootoan se thukarayean aur ham inaki gulami karean ! aj yahaan se dera kooch hai. ao, tum logoan ki davat karooan. chale ao kamare mean aram se mej par dat jao, vah botalean pilaooan ki jigar thanda ho jay.

saees- aur jo kahian sahab a jayan?

noorali- vah abhi nahian ane ka. chale ao.

sahaboan ke naukar prayah sharabi hote haian. jis din se sahab ke yahaan gulami likhayi, usi din se yah bala unake sir p d jati hai. jab malik svayan botal-ki-botal uan del jata ho, to bhala naukar kyoan chookane lage. yah nimantran pakar sab-ke-sab khil uthe. bhang ka nasha chadha hi hua tha. dhol-manjire chho d-chha dakar noorali ke sath chale aur sahab ke khane ke kamare mean kursiyoan par a baithe. noorali ne hviski ki botal kholakar glas bhare aur charoan ne chadhana shuroo kar diya. tharra pinevaloan ne jab yah majedar chizean payian to glas ludhakane lage. khanasama bhi uttejit karata jata tha. jara der mean saboan ke sir phir gaye. bhay jata raha. ek ne holi chhe di, doosare ne sur milaya. gana hone laga. noorali ne dhol-majira lakar rakh diya. vahian majalis jam gayi. gate-gate ek uthakar nachane laga. doosara utha. yahaan tak ki sab-ke-sab kamare mean chauk diyaan bharane lage. hoo-hak machane laga. kabir, phag, chautal, gali-galauj, mar-pit bari-bari sabaka nambar aya. sab aise nidar ho gaye the, mano apane ghar mean haian. kursiyaan ulat gayian. divaroan par ki tasavirean toot gayian. ek ne mej ulat di. doosare ne rikabiyoan ko geand banakar uchhalana shuroo kiya.

yahaan yahi hangama macha hua tha ki shahar ke rees lala ujagaramal ka agaman hua. unhoanne yah kautuk dekha to chakaraye. khanasama se poochha- yah kya golamal hai shekhaji, sahab dekheange to kya kaheange?

noorali- sahab ka hukm hi aisa hai to kya karean. aj unhoanne apane naukaroan ki davat ki hai, unase holi khelane ko bhi kaha hai. sunate haian, lat sahab ke yahaan se hukm aya hai ki riaya ke sath khoob rabt-jabt rakho, unake tyoharoan mean sharik ho. tabhi to yah hukm diya hai, nahian to inake mizaj hi n milate the. aie, tashariph rakhie. nikalooan koee majedar chiz ! abhi hal mean vilayat se parasal aya hai.

seth ujagaramal b de udar vicharoan ke manushy the. aangreji davatoan mean bedh dak sharik hote the, rahan-sahan bhi aangreji hi tha aur yooniyan klab ke to vah ekamatr kartta hi the, aangrejoan se unaki khoob chhanati thi aur mistar kras to unake param mitr hi the. jiladhish se, chahe vah koee ho, sadaiv unaki ghanishthata rahati thi. noorali ki batean sunate hi ek kursi par baith gaye aur bole- achchha ! yah bat hai? haan, to phir nikalo koee majedar chiz ! kuchh gajal bhi ho.

noorali- hajoor, apake lie sabakuchh hajir hai.

lala sahab kuchh to ghar hi se pikar chale the, yahaan kee glas chadhaye to jaban l dakh date hue bole- kyoan noorali, aj sahab holi kheleange?

noorali- ji haan.

ujagar- lekin maian rang-vang to laya nahian. bhejo chatapat kisi ko meri kothi se rang-pichakari vagairah laye. (saees se) kyoan ghasite, aj to b di bahar hai.

ghasite- b di bahar hai, bahar hai, holi hai !

ujagar- (gate hue) aj sahab ke sath meri holi machegi, aj sahab ke sath meri holi machegi, khoob pichakari chalaooanga.

ghasite- khoob abir lagaooanga.

gvala- khoob gulal u daooanga.

dhobi- botal-par-botal chadhaooanga.

aradali- khoob kabire sunaooanga.

ujagar- aj sahab ke sath meri holi machegi.

noorali- achchha, sab log sanbhal jao. sahab ka motar a raha hai. sethaji, yah lijie, maian dau dakar rang-pichakari laya, bas ek chautal chhe d dijie aur jaise hi sahab kamare mean ayean, un par pichakari chho die aur (doosare se) tum log bhi unake muanh mean gulal malo, sahab mare khushi ke phool jayeange. vah lo, motar hate mean a gaya. hoshiyar!

2

mistar kras apani bandook hath mean liye motar se utare aur lage adamiyoan ko bulane; par vahaan to joroan se chautal ho raha tha, sunata kaun hai. chakaraye, yah mamala kya hai. kya sab mere bangale mean ga rahe haian? krodh se bhare hue bangale mean dakhil hue to dainiangaroom (bhojan karane ke kamare mean) se gane ki avaz a rahi thi. ab kya tha? jame se bahar ho gaye. chehara vikrit ho gaya. hantar utar liya aur dainiangaroom ki or chale; lekin abhi tak ek qadam daravaze ke bahar hi tha ki seth ujagaramal ne pichakari chho di. sare kap de tar ho gaye. aankhoan mean bhi rang ghus gaya. aankhean poanchh hi rahe the ki saees, gvala sab-ke-sab dau de aur sahab ko pak dakar unake muanh mean rang malane lage. dhobi ne tel aur kalikh ka paudar laga diya ! sahab ke krodh ki sima n rahi, hantar lekar saboan ko aandhadhuandh pitane laga. bechare soche hue the ki sahab khush hokar inam deange. hantar p de to nasha hiran ho gaya. koee idhar bhaga, koee udhar. seth ujagaramal ne yah rang dekha to ta d gaye ki noorali ne jhaansa diya. ek kone mean dabak rahe. jab kamara naukaroan se khali ho gaya, to sahab unaki or badhe. lala sahab ke hosh u d gaye. tezise kamare ke bahar nikale aur sir par pair rakhakar betahasha bhage. sahab unake pichhe dau de. sethaji ki phitan phatak par kh di thi. gho de ne dham-dham khatapat suni to chauanka. kanautiyaan kh di kian aur phitan le bhaga. vichitr drishy tha. age-age phitan, usake pichhe seth ujagaramal, unake pichhe hantaradhari mistar kras. tinoan bagatut dau de chale jate the. sethaji ek bar thokar khakar gire, par sahab ke pahuanchate-pahuanchate sanbhalakar uthe. hate ke bahar s dak tak ghu dadau d rahi. aant mean sahab ruk gaye. muanh mean kalikh lagaye ab aur age jana hasyajanak maloom hua. yah vichar bhi hua ki sethaji ko kafi saza mil chuki. apane naukaroan ki khabar lena bhi zaroori tha. laut gaye. seth ujagaramal ke jan mean jan ayi. baithakar haanphane lage. gho da bhi thithak gaya. kochavan ne utarakar unhean sanbhala aur god mean uthakar ga di par baitha diya.

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lala ujagaramal shahar sahayogi samaj ke neta the. unhean aangrejoan ki bhavi shubhakamanaoan par poornavishvas tha. aangreji rajy ki tamili, mali aur mulki taraqqi ke rag gate rahate the. apani vaktritaoan mean sahayogiyoan ko khoob phatakara karate the. aangrejoan mean idhar unaka adar-samman vishesh roop se hone laga tha. kee b de-b de theke, jo pahale aangrej thekedaroan hi ko mila karate the unhean diye gaye the. sahayog ne unake man aur dhan ko khoob badhaya tha, atev muanh se chahe vah asahayog ki kitani hi ninda karean, par man mean usaki unnati chahate the. unhean yakin tha ki asahayog ek hava hai, jab tak chalati rahe usamean apane gile kap de sukha lean. vah asahayogiyoan ke krityoan ka khoob badha-badha kar bayan kiya karate the, aur adhikariyoan ke krityoan ko in gadhi huee batoan par vishvas karate dekhakar dil mean un par khoob hansate the. jyoan-jyoan samman badhata tha, unaka atmabhiman bhi badhata tha. vah ab pahale ki bhaanti bhiru n the. ga di par baithe aur jara saans phoolana band hua, to is ghatana ki vivechana karane lage. avashy noorali ne mujhe dhokha diya, usaki asahayogiyoan se bhi milibhagat hai. yah log holi nahian khelate to inaka itana krodhonmatt hona isake sivay aur kya batalata hai ki hamean yah log kuttoan se behatar nahian samajhate. inako apane prabhutv ka kitana ghamand hai ! yah mere pichhe hantar lekar dau de ! ab vidit hua ki yah jo mera tho da-bahut samman karate the, vah keval dhokha tha. man mean yah hamean ab nich aur kamina samajhate haian, lal rang koee ban nahian tha. ham b de dinoan mean giraje jate haian, inhean daliyaan dete haian. vah hamara tyohar nahian hai. par, yah jara-sa rang chho d dene par itana big d utha ! ha ! itana apaman ! mujhe usake samane tal thokakar kh da ho jana chahie tha. bhagana kayarata thi. isi se yah sab sher ho jate haian. koee sandeh nahian ki yah sab hamean milakar asahayogiyoan ko dabana chahate haian. inaki yah vinayashilata aur sajjanata keval apana matalab gaanthane ke lie hai. inaki nirankushata, itana garv vahi hai, jara bhi aantar nahian.

sethaji ke hridgat bhavoan ne ugr roop dharan kiya. meri yah adhogati ! apane apaman ki yad rah-rahakar unake chitt ko vihval kar rahi thi. yah mere sahayog ka phal hai. maian isi yogy hooan. maian unaki sauhardapoorn batean sun-sun phoola n samata tha. meri mandabuddhi ko itana bhi n soojhata tha ki svadhin aur paradhin mean koee mel nahian ho sakata. maian asahayogiyoan ki udasinata par hansata tha. ab maloom hua ki ve hasyaspad nahian haian, maian svayan niandaniy hooan.

vah apane ghar n jakar sidhe kaangres kameti ke karyalay ki or lapake. vahaan pahuanche to ek virat sabha dekhi. kameti ne shahar mean chhoot-achhoot, chhote-b de, sabako holi ka anand manane ke lie nimantrit kiya. hiandoo-musalaman sath-sath baithe hue prem se holi khel rahe the. phal-bhoj ka bhi prabandh kiya gaya tha. is samay vyakhyan ho raha tha. sethaji ga di se to utare, par sabha sthal mean jate sankoch hota tha. thithakate hue dhire se jakar ek or kh de ho gaye. unhean dekhakar log chauank p de. sab-ke-sab vismit hokar unaki or takane lage. yah khushamadiyoan ke achary aj yahaan kaise bhool p de? inhean to kisi sahayogi sabha mean raj-bhakti ka prastav pas karana chahie tha. shayad bhed lene aye haian ki ye log kya kar rahe haian. unhean chidhane ke lie logoan ne kaha- kaangres ki jay!

ujagaramal ne uchch svar se kaha- asahayog ki jay !

phir dhvani huee- khushamadiyoan ki kshay !

sethaji ne uchch svar se kaha- ji huzooroan ki kshay !

yah kahakar vah samast upasthit janoan ko vismay mean dalate hue manch par ja pahuanche aur gambhir bhav se bole- sajjano, mitro ! maianne ab tak apase asahayog kiya tha use kshama kijie. sachche dil se apase kshama maangata hooan. mujhe ghar ka bhedi, jasoos ya vibhishan n samajhie. aj meri aankhoan ke samane se parada hat gaya. aj is pavitr premamayi holi ke din maian apase premaliangan karane aya hooan. apani vishal udarata ka acharan kijie. apase droh karane ka aj mujhe dand mil gaya. jiladhish ne aj mera ghor apaman kiya. maian vahaan se hantaroan ki mar khakar apaki sharan aya hooan. maian desh ka drohi tha, jati ka shatru tha. maianne apane svarth ke vash, apane avishvas ke vash desh ka b da ahit kiya, khoob kaante boye. unaka smaran karake aisa ji chahata hai ki hriday ke tuk de-tuk de kar dooan. khh ek avaj- haan, avashy kar dijiye, apase n bane to maian taiyar hooan (pradhan ki avaj)- yah katu vakyoan ka avasar nahian hai. , nahian, apako yah kasht uthane ki zaroorat nahian, maian svayan yah kam bhali-bhaanti kar sakata hooan; par abhi mujhe bahut kuchh prayashchitt karana hai, jane kitane papoan ki poorti karani hai. asha karata hooan ki jivan ke bache hue din isi prayashchitt karane mean, yahi muanh ki kalima dhone mean katooan. apase keval itani hi prarthana hai ki mujhe atmasudhar ka avasar dijie. mujh par vishvas kijie aur mujhe apana din sevak samajhie. maian aj se apana tan, man, dhan sab ap par arpan karata hooan.

sanbandhit lekh

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