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

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vidyalayoan mean vinod ki jitani lilaean hoti rahati haian, ve yadi ekatr ki ja sakean, to manoranjan ki b di uttam samagri hath aye. vahaan adhikaansh chhatr- jivan ki chiantaoan se mukt rahate haian. kitane hi to parikshaoan ki chianta se bhi bari rahate haian. vahaan mataragasht karane, gappean u dane aur hansi-majak karane ke siva unhean koee aur kam nahian rahata ! unaka kriyashil utsah kabhi vidyalay ke naty-manch par prakat hota hai, kabhi vishesh utsavoan ke avasar par. unaka shesh samay apane mitroan ke manoranjan mean vyatit hota hai. vahaan jahaan kisi mahashay ne kisi vibhag mean vishesh utsah dikhaya (kriket, haki, phutabal ko chho dakar) aur vah vinod ka lakshy bana. agar koee mahashay b de dharmanishth haian, sandhya aur havan mean tatpar rahate haian, bina naga namajean ada karate haian, to unhean hasy ka lakshy banane mean der nahian lagati. agar kisi ko pustakoan se prem hai, koee pariksha ke lie b de utsah se taiyariyaan karata hai, to samajh lijie ki usaki mitti kharab karane ke lie kahian-n-kahian avashy shadyantr racha ja raha hai. saraansh yah hai ki vahaan nirdvandv, nirih, khule dil adamiyoan ke lie koee badha nahian, unase kisi ko shikayat nahian hoti; lekin mullaoan aur panditoan ki b di durgati hoti hai.

mahashay chakradhar ilahabad ke ek suvikhyat vidyalay ke chhatr the. em.e. klas mean darshan ka adhyayan karate the. kiantu jaisa vidvajjanoan ka svabhav hota hai, hansi-dillagi se kosoan door bhagate the. jatiyata ke garv mean choor rahate the. hiandoo achar-vichar ki saralata aur pavitrata par mugdh the. unhean nekataee, kalar, vaskat adi vastroan se ghrina thi. sidha-sada mota kurata aur chamaraudhe joote pahanate. pratahkal niyamit roop se sandhya-havan karake mastak par chandan ka tilak bhi lagaya karate the. brahmachary ke siddhaantoan ke anusar sir ghutate the; kiantu lambi choti rakh chho di thi. unaka kathan tha ki choti rakhane mean prachin ary-rrishiyoan ne apani sarvajnata ka prachand parichay diya hai. choti ke dvara sharir ki anavashyak ushnata bahar nikal jati hai aur vidyuth-pravah sharir mean pravisht hota hai. itana hi nahian, shikha ko rrishiyoan ne hiandoo-jatiyata ka mukhy lakshan ghoshit kiya hai. bhojan sadaiv apane hath se banate the aur vah bhi bahut supachy aur sookshm. unaki dharana thi ki ahar ka manushy ke naitik vikas par vishesh prabhav p data hai. vijatiy vastuoan ko hey samajhate the. kabhi kriket ya haki ke pas n phatakate the. pashchaty sabhyata ke to vah shatru hi the. yahaan tak ki aangreji likhane-bolane mean bhi unhean sankoch hota tha, jisaka parinam yah tha ki unaki aangreji kamazor thi aur vah usamean sidha-sa patr bhi mushkil se likh sakate the. agar unako koee vyasan tha, to pan khane ka. isake gunoan ka samarthan aur vaidyak granthoan se usaki paripushti karate the.

vidyalay ke khila diyoan ko itana dhairy kahaan ki aisa shikar dekhean aur us par nishana n marean. apas mean kanaphoosi hone lagi ki is jangali ko sidhe raste par lana chahie. kaisa pandit bana phirata hai ! kisi ko kuchh samajhata hi nahian. apane siva sabhi ko jatiy bhav se hin samajhata hai. isaki aisi mitti palid karo ki sara pakhand bhool jay !

sanyog se avasar bhi achchha mil gaya. kalej khulane ke tho de hi dinoan bad ek aianglo iandiyan ramani darshan ke klas mean sammilit huee. vah kavikalpit sabhi upamaoan ki agar thi. seb ka-sa khila hua rang, sukomal sharir, sahasay chhavi aur us par manohar vesh-bhoosha ! chhatroan ko vinod ka masala hath laga. log itihas aur bhasha chho d-chho dakar darshan ki kaksha mean pravisht hone lage.

sabhi ki aankhean usi chandramukhi ki or chakor ki naeean lagi rahati thian. sab usaki kripa-kataksh ke abhilashi the. sabhi usaki madhur vani sunane ke lie lalayit the. kiantu prakriti ka jaisa niyam hai, acharashil hridayoan par prem ka jadoo jab chal jata hai, tab vara-nyara karake hi chho data hai. aur log to aankhean hi seankane mean magn raha karate, kiantu pandit chakradhar prem-vedana se vikal aur saty anurag se unmatt ho uthe. ramani ke mukh ki or takate bhi jheanpate the ki kahian kisi ki nigah n p d jay, to is tilak aur shikha par phabatiyaan u dane lagean. jab avasar pate, to atyant vinamr, sachesht, atur aur anurakt netroan se dekh lete kiantu aankhean churaye hue aur sir jhukaye hue, ki kahian apana parada n khul jay, divar se kanoan ko khabar n ho jay.

magar daee se pet kahaan chhip sakata hai. ta danevale ta d gaye. yaroan ne panditaji ki muhabbat ki nigah pahachan hi li. muanhamaangi murad payi. bachhean khil gayian. do mahashayoan ne unase ghanishthata badhani shuroo kar di. maitri ko sanghatit karane lage. jab samajh gaye ki in par hamara vishvas jam gaya, shikar par var karane ka avasar a gaya, to ek roj donoan ne baithakar lediyoan ki shaili mean panditaji ke nam ek patr likha-

‘maee diyar chakradhar, bahut dinoan se vichar kar rahi hooan ki apako patr likhooan; magar is bhay se ki bina parichay se aisa sahas karana anuchit hoga, ab tak jabt karati rahi. par ab nahian raha jata. apane mujh par n-jane kya jadoo kar diya hai ki ek kshan ke lie bhi apaki soorat aankhoan se nahian utarati. apaki saumy moorti, pratibhashali mastak aur sadharan pahanava sadaiv aankhoan ke samane phira karata hai. mujhe svabhavatah adambar se ghrina hai. par yahaan sabhi ko kritrimata ke rang mean dooba pati hooan. jise dekhie, mere prem mean anurakt hai; par maian un premiyoan ke manobhavoan se parichit hooan. ve sab-ke-sab lampat aur shohade haian. keval ap ek aise sajjan haian jinake hriday mean mujhe sadbhav aur sadanurag ki jhalak dikh p dati hai. bar-bar utkantha hoti hai ki apase kuchh batean karati; magar ap mujhase itani door baithate haian ki vartalap ka suavasar nahian prapt hota. eeshvar ke lie kal se ap mere samip hi baitha kijie, aur kuchh n sahi to apake samipy hi se meri atma tript hoti rahegi.

is patr ko padhakar pha d daliega aur isaka uttar likhakar pustakalay ki tisari alamari ke niche rakh dijiega.

apaki

loosi’

yah patr dak mean dal diya gaya aur log utsuk netroan se dekhane lage ki isaka kya asar hota hai. unhean bahut lamba iantazar n karana p da. doosare din kalej mean akar panditaji ko loosi ke sannikat baithane ki fikr huee. ve donoan mahashay jinhoanne unase atmiyata badha rakhi thi, loosi ke nikat baitha karate the. ek ka nam tha neem aur doosare ka giridhar sahay. chakradhar ne akar giridhar se kaha- yar, tum meri jagah ja baitho. mujhe yahaan baithane do.

neem- kyoan ? apako hasad hota hai kya ?

chakradhar- hasad-vasad ki bat nahian. vahaan prophesar sahab ka lekchar sunayi nahian deta. maian kanoan ka jara bhari hooan.

giridhar- pahale to apako yah bimari n thi. yah rog kab se utpann ho gaya ?

neem- aur phir prophesar sahab to yahaan se aur bhi door ho jayange ji ?

chakradhar- door ho jayange to kya, yahaan achchha rahega. mujhe kabhi-kabhi jhapakiyaan a jati haian. samane dar laga rahata hai ki kahian unaki nigah n p d jay.

giridhar- apako to jhapakiyaan hi ati haian n. yahaan to vahi ghanta sone ka hai. poori ek niand leta hooan. phir ?

neem- tum bhi ajib adami ho. jab dost hokar ek bat kahate haian, to usako manane mean tumhean kya etaraj ? chupake se doosari jagah ja baitho.

giridhar- achchhi bat hai, chho de deta hooan. kiantu yah samajh lijiega ki yah koee sadharan tyag nahian hai. maian apane oopar bahut jabr kar raha hooan. koee doosara lakh rupaye bhi deta, to jagah n chho data.

neem- are bhaee, yah jannat hai jannat ! lekin dost ki khatir bhi to hai koee chiz ?

chakradhar ne kritajnatapoorn drishti se dekha aur vahaan jakar baith gaye. tho di der ke bad loosi bhi apani jagah par baithi. ab panditaji bar-bar usaki or sapeksh bhav se takate rahe ki vah kuchh batachit kare, aur vah prophesar ka bhashan sunane mean tanmay ho rahi hai. apane samajha shayad lajjavash nahian bolati. lajjashilata ramaniyoan ka sabase suandar bhooshan bhi to hai. usake desk ki or muanh pher-pherakar takane lage. use inake pan chabane se shayad ghrina hoti thi- bar-bar muanh doosari or pher leti. kiantu panditaji itane sookshmadarshi, itane kushagrabuddhi n the. itane prasann the mano satavean asaman par haian. sabako upeksha ki drishti se dekhate the mano pratyaksh roop se kah rahe the ki tumhean yah saubhagy kahaan nasib ? mujh-sa pratapi aur kaun hoga ?

din to gujara. sandhya-samay panditaji neem ke kamare mean aye aur bole- yar, ek letar-raitar (patr-vyavahar-shikshak) ki avashyakata hai. kisaka letar-raitar sabase achchha hai ?

neem ne giridhar ki or kanakhiyoan se dekhakar poochha- letar-raitar lekar kya kijiega ?

giridhar- phajool hai. neem khud kis letar-raitar se kam hai.

chakradhar ne kuchh sakuchate hue kaha- achchha, koee prem-patr likhana ho, to kaise arambh kiya jay.

neem- ‘darliang’ likhate haian. aur jo bahut hi ghanishth sambandh ho, to diyar ‘darliang’ likh sakate haian.

chakradhar- aur samapt kaise karana chahie ?

neem- poora hal bataie to khat hi n likh dean ?

chakradhar- nahian, ap itana bata dijie, maian likh looanga.

neem- agar bahut pyara mashook ho, to likhie- Your Dying Lover aur agar sadharan prem ho to likh sakate haian- Yours' for ever

chakradhar- kuchh shubhakamana ke bhav bhi to rahane chahie n ?

neem- beshak. bila adab ke bhi koee khat hota hai, aur vah bhi muhabbat ka ? mashook ke lie adab likhane mean fakiroan ki tarah duaean deni chahie. ap likh sakate haian- God give you everlasting grace and beauty, ya May you remain happy in love and lovely

chakradhar- kagaz par likh do.

giridhar ne ek patr ke tuk de par kee vaky likh diye. jab bhojan karake laute to chakradhar ne apane kiva d band kar liye, aur khoob bana-bana kar patr likha. akshar big d-big d jate the, isalie kee bar likhana p da. kahian pichhale pahar jakar patr samapt hua. tab apane use itr mean basaya, doosare din pustakalay mean nirdisht sthan par rakh diya. yar log to tak mean the hi, patr u da laye aur khoob maje le-lekar padha.

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tin din ke bad chakradhar ko phir ek patr mila. likha-

‘maee diyar chakradhar,

tumhari prem-patri mili. bar-bar padha. aankhoan se lagaya; chumban liya. kitani manohar mahak thi. eeshvar se yahi prarthana hai ki hamara prem bhi aisa hi surabhisianchit rahe. apako shikayat hai ki maian apase batean kyoan nahian karati. priy, prem batoan se nahian, hriday se hota hai. jab maian tumhari or se muanh pher leti hooan, to mere dil par kya gujarati hai, yah maian hi janati hooan. ek dabi huee jvala hai, jo aandar hi aandar mujhe bhasm kar rahi hai. apako maloom nahian, kitani aankhean hamari or ekatak takati rahati haian. jara bhi sandeh hua, aur chir-viyog ki vipatti hamare sir p di. isilie hamean bahut hi savadhan rahana chahie. tumase ek yachana karati hooan, kshama karana. maian tumhean aangreji poshak mean dekhane ko bahut utkanthit ho rahi hooan. yoan to tum chahe jo vastr dharan karo, meri aankhoan ke tare ho- visheshakar tumhara sada kurata mujhe bahut hi sundar maloom hota hai- phir bhi, balyavastha se jin vastroan ko dekhate chali ayi hooan, un par vishesh anurag hona svabhavik hai. mujhe asha hai, tum nirash n karoge. maianne tumhare lie ek vaskat banayi hai ! use mere prem ka tuchchh upahar samajhakar svikar karo.

tumhari

loosi’

patr ke sath ek chhota-sa paiket tha. vaskat usi mean band tha. yaroan ne apas mean chanda karake b di udarata se usaka mooladhan ekatr kiya tha. us par seant-paraseant se bhi adhik labh hone ki sambhavana thi. pandit chakradhar ukt upahar aur patr pakar itane prasann hue, jisaka thikana nahian, use lekar sare chhatravas mean chakkar laga aye. mitr-vrind dekhate the, usaki kat-chhaant ki sarahana karate the; tariphoan ke pul baandhate the; usake mooly ka atishayoktipoorn anuman karate the. koee kahata tha- yah sidhe peris se sil kar aya hai; is mulk mean aise karigar kahaan kaun, agar koee is takkar ka vaskat silava de, to 100 ru. ki bazi badata hooan ? par vastav mean usake kap de ka rang itana gahara tha ki koee suruchi rakhane vala manushy use pahanana pasand n karata. chakradhar ko logoan ne poorv mukh karake kh da kiya, aur phir shubh muhoort mean vah vaskat unhean pahanaya. ap phoole n samate the. koee idhar se jakar kahata- bhaee, tum to bilakul pahachane nahian jate. chola hi badal diya. apane vakt ke yoosuph ho. yar, kyoan n ho, tabhi to yah that hai. mukh da kaisa damakane laga, mano tapaya hua kuandan hai. aji, ek vaskat par yah jivan hai, kahian poora aangreji soot pahan lo to n jane kya gajab ho jay ? sari misean lot-pot ho jayan. gala chhu dana mushkil ho jay.

akhir salah huee ki unake lie ek aangreji soot banavana chahie. is kala ke visheshajn unake sath gut baandhakar soot banavane chale. panditaji ghar ke sampann the. ek aangreji dookan se bahumooly soot liya gaya. rat ko isi utsav mean gana-bajana bhi hua. doosare din, das baje, logoan ne panditaji ko soot pahanaya. ap apani udasinata dikhane ke lie bole- mujhe to bilakul achchha nahian lagata. ap logoan ko n-jane kyoan ye kap de achchhe lagate haian.

neem- jara aine mean soorat dekhiye, to maloom ho. khase shahajade maloom p date ho. tumhare hushn par mujhe to rask hai. khuda ne to apako aisi soorat di, aur use ap mote kap doan mean chhipaye hue the.

chakradhar ko nekataee baandhane ka jnan n tha. bole- bhaee, ise to thik kar do.

giridhar sahay ne nekataee itani kasakar baandhi ki panditaji ko saans lena bhi mushkil ho gaya. bole- yar bahut tang hai.

giridhar- isaka phaishan hi yah hai; ham kya karean. dhili taee aib mean dakhil hai.

neem- inhoanne to phir bhi bahut dhili rakhi hai. maian to aur bhi kasakar baandhata hooan.

chakradhar- aji, yahaan to dam ghut raha hai !

neem- aur taee ka mansha hi kya hai ? isilie to baandhi jati hai ki adami bahut jor-jor se saans n le sake.

chakradhar ke pran sankat mean the. aankhean sajal ho rahi thian, chehara surkh ho gaya tha. magar taee ko dhila karane ki himmat n p dati thi. is sajadhaj se ap kalej chale to mitroan ka ek gol samman ka bhav dikhata apake pichhe-pichhe chala, manoan baratiyoan ka samooh hai. ek-doosare ki taraph takata; aur roomal muanh mean dekar hansata tha. magar panditaji ko kya khabar ? vah to apani dhun mean mast the. ak d-ak dakar chalate hue akar klas mean baith gaye. tho di der bad loosi bhi ayi. pandit ka yah vesh dekha, to chakit ho gayi. usake adharoan par muskan ki ek apoorv rekha aankit ho gayi ! panditaji ne samajha, yah usake ullas ka chihn hai. bar-bar muskarakar usaki or takane aur rahasyapoorn bhav se dekhane lage, kintu vah leshamatr bhi dhyan n deti thi.

panditaji ki jivanacharya, dharmotsah aur jatiy prem mean b de veg se parivartan hone lage. sabase pahale shikha par chhura phira. aangreji phaishan ke bal katavaye gaye. logoan ne kaha- yah kya mahashay ? ap to pharamate the ki shikha dvara vidhutpravah sharir mean pravesh karata hai. ab vah kis marg se jayaga ?

panditaji ne darshanik bhav se muskarakar kaha- maian tum logoan ko ulloo banata tha. kya maian itana bhi nahian janata ki yah sab pakhand hai ? mujhe aantahkaran se is par vishvas hi kab tha; ap logoan ko chakama dena chahata tha.

neem- vallah, ap ek hi jhaansebaj nikale. ham log apako bachhiya ke taoo hi samajhate the magar ap to athoan gaanth kummait nikale.

chakradhar- dekhata ki log kahate kya haian !

shikha ke sath-sath sandhya aur havan ki bhi itishri ho gayi. havan-kuand kamare mean charapaee ke niche pheank diya gaya. kuchh dinoan ke bad sigaret ke jale hue tuk de rakhane ka kam dene laga. jis asan par baithakar havan kiya karate the, vah payadan bana. ab pratidin sabun rag date, baloan mean kanghi karate aur sigar pite. yar unhean chang par chadhaye rahate the. yah prastav hua ki is chandool se vaskat ke rupaye vasool karane chahie may sood ke. phir kya tha, loosi ka ek patr a gaya- apake roopaantar se mujhe jitana anand hua use shabdoan mean nahian prakat kar sakati ! apase mujhe aisi hi asha thi. ab ap is yogy ho gaye haian ki koee yoropiyan ledi apake sahavas mean apana apaman nahian samajh sakati. ab apase prarthana keval yahi hai ki mujhe apane anant aur aviral prem ka koee chihn pradan kijie, jise maian sadaiv apane pas rakhooan. maian koee bahumooly vastu nahian, keval premopahar chahati hooan.

chakradhar ne mitroan se poochha- apani patni ke lie kuchh saugat bhejana chahata hooan. kya bhejana uchit hoga ?

neem- janab, yah to usaki talim aur mizaj par munahasar hai. agar vah naye phaishan ki ledi hai, koee beshakimat, subuk vajahadar chiz ya aisi hi kee chizean bhejie. masalan roomal, ristavach, laveandar ki shishi, phansi kanghi, aeena, laket, broos vagairah. aur khuda n khasta agar ganvarin hai, to kisi doosare adami se poochhie. mujhe ganvariyoan ke mizaj ka ilm nahian.

chakradhar- janab, aangreji padhi huee haian. b de ooanche khanadan ki haian.

neem- to phir meri salah par amal kijie.

sandhya samay mitragan chakradhar ke sath bazar gaye aur dher-ki-dher chizean bator laye. sab-ki-sab ooanche daraje ki. koee 75 ru. kharch hue. magar panditaji ne uphh tak n ki. hansate hue rupaye nikale. lautate vakt neem ne kaha- afasos, hamean aisi khushamizaj bivi n mili !

giridhar- zahar kha lo, zahar !

neem- bhee, dosti ke mane to yahi haian ki ek bar hamean bhi unaki jiyarat ho. kyoan panditaji, ap isamean koee haraj samajhate haian ?

giridhar- khair, khuda unhean jald duniya se najat de.

ratoanrat paiket bana aur pratahkal panditaji use le jakar laibreri mean rakh aye. laibreri savere hi khul jati thi. koee a dachan n huee. unhoanne idhar muanh phera. udhar yaroan ne mal u daya aur champat hue. neem ke kamare mean chande ke hisab se hissa-baant hua. kisi ne gh di payi, kisi ne roomal, kisi ne kuchh. ek rupaye ke badale paanch-paanch rupaye hath lage.

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premijan ka dhairy apar hota hai. nirasha par nirasha hoti hai, par dhairy hath se nahian chhootata. panditaji bechare vipul dhan vyay karane ke pashchath bhi premika se sambhashan ka saubhagy n prapt kar sake. premika bhi vichitr thi, jo patroan mean misari ki dali ghol deti, magar pratyaksh drishtipat bhi n karati thi. bechare bahut chahate the ki svayan hi agrasar hoan, par himmat n p dati thi. vikat samasya thi. kiantu isase bhi vah nirash n the. havan-sandhya to chho d hi baithe the. naye phaishan ke bal kat hi chuke the. ab bahudha aangreji hi bolate, yadyapi vah ashuddh aur bhrasht hoti thi. rat ko aangreji muhavaroan ki kitab lekar path ki bhaanti ratate. niche ke darajoan mean bechare ne itane shram se kabhi path n yad kiya tha. unhian rate hue muhavaroan ko mauke-be-mauke kam mean late. do-char loosi ke samane bhi aangreji bagharane lage, jisase unaki yogyata ka parada aur bhi khul gaya.

kiantu dushtoan ko ab bhi un par daya n ayi. ek din chakradhar ke pas loosi ka patr pahuancha, jisamean bahut anunay-vinay ke bad yah ichchha prakat ki gayi thi ki- maian bhi apako aangreji khel khelate dekhana chahati hooan. maianne apako kabhi phutabal ya haki khelate nahian dekha. aangrej jeantilamain ke lie h aauki, kriket adi mean siddhahast hona paramavashyak hai ! mujhe asha hai, ap meri yah tuchchh yachana svikar kareange. aangreji vesh-bhoosha mean, bolachal mean, achar-vyavahar mean, kalej mean ab apaka koee pratiyogi nahian raha. maian chahati hooan ki khel ke maidan mean bhi apaki sarvashreshthata siddh ho jay. kadachith kabhi apako mere sath lediyoan ke sammukh khelana p de, to us samay apaki aur apase zyada meri hethi hogi. isalie tenis avashy kheliye.

das baje panditaji ko vah patr mila. dopahar ko jyoan hi vishram ki ghanti baji ki apane neem se jakar kaha- yar, jara phutabal nikal do.

neem phutabal ke kaptan bhi the. muskarakar bole- khair to hai, is dopahar mean phutabal lekar kya kijiega ? ap to kabhi maidan ki taraph jhaankate bhi nahian. aj is jalati-balati dhoop mean phutabal khelane ki dhun kyoan savar hai ?

chakradhar- apako isase kya matalab. ap geand nikal dijie. maian geand mean bhi ap logoan ko nicha dikhaooanga.

neem- janab, kahian chot-chapet a jayagi, muft mean pareshan hoiega. hamare hi sir maraham-patti ka bojh p dega. khuda ke lie is vakt rahane dijie.

chakradhar- akhir chot to mujhe lagegi apaka isase kya nukasan hota hai ? apako jara-sa geand nikal dene mean itani apatti kyoan hai ?

neem ne geand nikal diya aur panditaji usi jalati huee dopahari mean abhyas karane lage. bar-bar girate the, bar-bar taliyaan p dati thian, magar vah apani dhun mean aise mast the ki usaki kuchh parava hi n karate the. isi bich mean apane loosi ko ate dekh liya, aur bhi phool gaye. bar-bar pair chalate the, magar nishana khali jata tha; pair p date bhi the to geand par kuchh asar n hota tha. aur log akar geand ko ek thokar mean asaman tak pahuancha dete, to ap kahate haian, maian zor se marooan, to isase bhi oopar jay, lekin fayada kya ? loosi do-tin minat tak kh di unaki baukhalahat par hansati rahi. akhir neem se boli- vel neem, is pandit ko kya ho gaya hai ? roj ek n ek svaang bhara karata hai. isake dimag mean khalal to nahian p d gaya ?

neem- maloom to kuchh aisa hi hota hai.

sham ko sab log chhatralay mean aye, to mitroan ne jakar panditaji ko badhaee di. yar, ho b de khushanasib, ham log phutabal ko kalej ki choti tak pahuanchate rahe, magar kisi ne tariph n ki. tumhare khel ki sabane tariph ki, khasakar loosi ne. vah to kahati thi, jis dhang se yah khelate haian, us dhang se maianne bahut kam hiandustaniyoan ko khelate dekha hai. maloom hota hai, aksaphord ka abhyast khila di hai.

chakradhar- aur bhi kuchh boli ? kya kaha, sach batao ?

neem- aji, ab saph-saph n kahalavaie. maloom hota hai, apane tatti ki a d se shikar khela hai. b de ustad ho yar ! ham log muanh takate rahe aur tum maidan mar le gaye. jabhi ap roj yah kalevar badala karate the ? ab bhed khula. vakee khushanasib ho.

chakradhar- maian usi kayade se geand mean thokar marata tha, jaise kitab mean likha hai.

neem- tabhi to bazi mar le gaye bhaee ! aur nahian kya ham apase kisi bat mean kam haian. haan, tumhari-jaisi soorat kahaan se lavean.

chakradhar- bahut banao nahian. maian aisa kahaan ka b da roopavan hooan.

neem- aji yah to natije hi se zahir hai. yahaan sabun aur tel lagate-lagate bhauanra hua jata hooan aur kuchh asar nahian hota. magar apaka rang bina harre-phitakiri ke hi chokha hai.

chakradhar- kuchh mere kap de vagairah ki nisbat to nahian kahati thi ?

neem- nahian, aur to kuchh nahian kaha. haan, itana dekha ki jab tak kh di rahi, apaki hi taraph usaki takataki lagi huee thi.

panditaji ak de jate the. hriday phoola jata tha. jinhoanne unaki vah anupam chhavi dekhi, ve bahut dinoan tak yad rakheange. magar is atul anand ka mooly unhean bahut dena p da, kyoanki ab kalej ka seshan samapt hone vala tha aur mitroan ki panditaji ke mathe ek bar davat khane ki b di abhilasha thi. prastav hone ki der thi. tisare din unake nam loosi ka patr pahuancha- viyog ke durdin a rahe haian; n-jane ap kahaan hoange aur maian kahaan hooangi. maian chahati hooan, is atal prem ki yadagar mean ek davat ho. agar usaka vyay apake lie asahy ho, to maian sampoorn bhar lene ko taiyar hooan. is davat mean maian aur meri sakhiyaan-saheliyaan nimantriat hoangi, kalej ke chhatr aur adhyapakagan sammilit hoange. bhojan ke uparaant ham apane viyukt hriday ke bhavoan ko prakat kareange. kash, apaka dharm, apaki jivan-pranali aur mere mata-pita ki nirdayata badhak n hoti, to hamean sansar ki koee shakti juda nahian kar sakati.

chakradhar yah patr pate hi baukhala uthe. mitroan se kaha- bhaee, chalate-chalate ek bar sahabhoj to ho jay. phir n jane kaun kahaan hoga. mis loosi ko bhi bulaya jay.

yadyapi panditaji ke pas is samay rupaye n the, gharavale unaki phijoolakharchi ki kee bar shikayat kar chuke the, magar panditaji ka atmabhiman yah kab manata ki pritibhoj ka bhar loosi par rakha jay. vah to apane pran tak us par var chuke the. n-jane kya-kya bahane banakar sasural se rupaye mangavaye aur b de samaroh se davat ki taiyariyaan hone lagian. kard chhapavaye gaye, bhojan parosanevale ke lie nayi varadiyaan banavayi gayian. aangreji aur hiandustani, donoan hi prakar ke vyanjanoan ki vyavastha ki gayi. aangreji khane ke lie rayal hotal se batachit ki gayi. isamean bahut suvidha thi. yadyapi chizean bahut mahangi thian, lekin jhanjhat se najat ho gayi. anyatha sara bhar neem aur usake dost giridhar par p data. hiandustani bhojan ke vyavasthapak giridhar hue.

poore do saptah tak taiyariyaan huee thian. neem aur giridhar to kalej mean keval manoranjan ke lie the. padhana-padhana to unako tha nahian, amod-pramod hi mean samay vyatit kiya karate the; kavi-sammelan ki bhi thahari. kavijanoan ke nam bulave bheje gaye. saraansh yah ki b de paimane par pritibhoj ka prabandh kiya gaya aur bhoj hua bhi virath. vidyalay ke naukaroan ne pooriyaan bechi. vidyalay ke itihas mean vah bhoj chirasmaraniy rahega. mitroan ne khoob badh-badh kar hath mare, do-tin misean bhi khianch bulayi gayian. miraza neem loosi ko gher-ghar kar le hi aye. isane bhojan ko aur bhi rasamay bana diya.

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kiantu shok, mahashok, is bhoj ka parinam abhage chakradhar ke lie kalyanakari n hua. chalate-chalate lajjit aur apamanit hona padha tha. mitroan ki to dillagi thi aur us bechare ki jan par ban rahi thi. soche, ab to bida hote hi haian, phir mulakat ho ya n ho. ab kis din ke lie sabr karean ? man ke premodgar ko nikal kyoan n lean. kaleja chirakar dikha kyoan n dean. aur log to davat khane mean jute hue the; aur vah madan-ban-pi dit yuvak baitha soch raha tha ki yah abhilasha kyoankar poori ho ? ab yah atmadaman kyoan ? lajja kyoan ? virakti kyoan ? gupt rodan kyoan ? maun-mukhapeksha kyoan ? aantarvedana kyoan ? baithe-baithe prem ko kriyashil banane ke lie man mean bal ka sanchar karate rahe, kabhi devataoan ka smaran karate, kabhi eeshvar ko apani bhakti ki yad dilate. avasar ki tak mean is bhaanti baithe the, jaise bagula meandhak ki tak mean baithata hai. bhoj samapt ho gaya. pan-ilaichi bant chuki, viyogavarta ho chuki. mis loosi apani shravanamadhur vani se hridayoan mean hahakar macha chuki, aur bhojashala se nikalakar baeesikil par baithi. udhar kavi-sammelan mean is tarah misara padha gaya-

koee divana banaye, koee divana bane.

idhar chakradhar chupake se loosi ke pichhe ho lie aur saikil ko bhayankar veg se dau date hue use adhe raste mean ja pak da. vah inhean is vyagrata se dau de ate dekhakar saham uthi ki koee durghatana to nahian ho gayi. boli- vel panditaji ! kya bat hai ? ap itane badahavas kyoan haian ? kushal to hai ?

chakradhar ka gala bhar aya. kampit svar se bole- ab apase sadaiv ke lie bichhu d hi jaooanga. yah kathin virah-pi da kaise sahi jayagi ! mujhe to shanka hai, kahian pagal n ho jaooan !

loosi ne vismit hokar poochha- apaki mansha kya hai ? ap bimar haian kya ?

chakradhar- ah diyar darliang, tum poochhati ho, bimar hooan ? maian mar raha hooan, pran nikal chuke haian keval premabhilasha ka avalamban hai !

yah kahakar apane usaka hath pak dana chaha. vah unaka unmad dekhakar bhayabhit ho gayi. krodh mean akar boli- ap mujhe yahaan rokakar mera apaman kar rahe haian. isake lie apako pachhatana p dega.

chakradhar- loosi, dekho chalate-chalate itani nishthurata n karo. maianne ye virah ke din kis tarah kate haian, so mera dil hi janata hai. maian hi aisa behaya hooan ki ab tak jita hooan. doosara hota to ab tak chal basa hota. bas, keval tumhari sudhamayi patrikaean hi mere jivan ka ekamatr adhar thian.

loosi- meri patrikaean ! kaisi ? maianne apako kab patr likhe ! ap koee nasha to nahian kha aye haian ?

chakradhar- diyar darliang, itani jald n bhool jao, itani nirdayata n dikhao. tumhare ve prem-patr, jo tumane mujhe likhe haian, mere jivan ki sabase b di sampatti raheange. tumhare anurodh se maianne yah vesh dharan kiya, apana sandhya-havan chho da, yah achar-vyavahar grahan kiya. dekho to jara, mere hriday par hath rakhakar, kaisi dh dakan ho rahi hai. maloom hota hai, bahar nikal p dega. tumhara yah kutil hasy mere pran hi lekar chho dega. meri abhilashaoan ...

loosi- tum bhang to nahian kha gaye ho ya kisi ne tumhean chakama to nahian diya hai ? maian tumako prem-patr likhati. hah hah. jara apani soorat to dekho, khase banaile suar maloom hote ho.

kiantu panditaji abhi tak yahi samajh rahe the ki yah mujhase vinod kar rahi hai. usaka hath pak dane ki cheshtakarake bole- priye, bahut dinoan ke bad yah suavasar mila hai. ab n bhagane paogi.

loosi ko ab krodh a gaya. usane zor se ek chaanta unake lagaya, aur sianhini ki bhaanti garajakar boli- yoo bladi, hat ja raste se, nahian to, abhi pulis ko bulati hooan. raskel !

panditaji chaanta khakar chauandhiya gaye. aankhoan ke samane aandhera chha gaya. manasik aghat par yah sharirik vajrapat ! yah duhari vipatti ! vah to chaanta marakar hava ho gayi aur yah vahian zamin par baithakar is sampoorn vrittaant ki man-hi-man alochana karane lage. chaante ne bahar ki aankhean aansuoan se bhar di thian, par aandar ki aankhean khol di thian. kahian kalej ke lauandoan ne to yah shararat nahian ki ? avashy yahi bat hai. ah ! pajiyoan ne b da chakama diya ! tabhi sab-ke-sab mujhe dekh-dekhakar hansa karate the ! maian bhi kuchh kamakal hooan nahian to inake hathoan tesoo kyoan banata ! b da jhaansa diya. umr-bhar yad rahega. vahaan se jhallaye hue aye aur neem se bole- tum b de dagabaj ho, parale sire ke dhoort, paji, ulloo, gadhe, shaitan !

neem- akhir koee bat bhi kahie, ya galiyaan hi dete jaiega ?

giridhar- kya bat huee, kahian loosi se apane kuchh kaha to nahian ?

chakradhar- usi ke pas se a raha hooan chaanta khakar aur muanh mean kalikh lagavakar ! tum donoan ne milakar mujhe khoob ulloo banaya. isaki kasar n looan, to mera nam nahian. maian nahian janata tha ki tum log mitr banakar meri garadan par chhura chala rahe ho ! achchha jo vah gusse mean akar pistaul chala deti to.

neem- are yar, mashookoan ki ghatean nirali hoti haian !

chakradhar- tumhara sir ! mashook chaante lagaya karate haian. ve aankhoan se tir chalate haian, katar marate haian; ya hathoan se mushti-prahar karate haian ?

giridhar- usase apane kya kaha ?

chakradhar- kaha kya, apani birah vyatha ki gatha sunata raha. is par usane aisa chaanta rasid kiya ki kan bhanna uthe. hath haian usake ki patthar !

giridhar- gajab hi ho gaya. ap haian nire choanch ! bhale adami, itani moti buddhi hai tumhari ! ham kya janate the ki ap aise chhichhore haian, nahian to majak hi kyoan karate. ab apake sath ham logoan par bhi aphat ayi. kahian usane priansipal se shikayat kar di, to n idhar ke hue n udhar ke. aur jo kahian apane kisi aangrej ashana se kaha, to jan ke lale p d jayeange. b de bevakooph ho yar, nire choanch ho. itana bhi nahian samajhe ki vah sab dillagi thi. aise b de khoobasoorat bhi to nahian ho.

chakradhar- dillagi tumhare lie thi, meri to maut ho gayi. chi diya jan le gayi, l dakoan ka khel hua. ab chupake se mere paanch sau rupaye lauta dijie, nahian to garadan hi to d dooanga !

neem- rupayoan ke badale khidamat chahe le lo. kaho tumhari hajamat bana dean, joote saf kar dean, sir sahala dean. bas, khana dete jana. kasam le lo, jo ziandagi-bhar kahian jaooan, ya taraqqi ke lie kahooan. maan-bap ke sir se to bojh tal jayaga.

chakradhar- mat jale par namak chhi dako ji ! apake ap gaye, mujhe le doobe. tumhari to aangreji achchhi hai, lot-potakar nikal jaoge. maian to pas bhi n hooanga. badanam hua, vah alag paanch sau ki chapat bhi p di. yah dillagi hai ki gala katana ? khair samajhooanga aur chahe maian n samajhooan, par eeshvar zaroor samajheange.

neem- galati huee bhaee, mujhe ab khud isaka afasos hai.

giridhar- khair, rone-dhone ka abhi bahut mauqa hai, ab yah batalaie ki loosi ne priansipal se kah diya to kya natija hoga. tinoan adami nikal diye jayeange. naukari se bhi hath dhona p dega ! phir ?

chakradhar- maian to priansipal se tum logoan ki sari kalee khol dooanga.

neem- kyoan yar, dost ke yahi mane haian ?

chakradhar- ji haan, ap jaise dostoan ki yahi saza hai.

udhar to rat-bhar mushayare ka bazar garam raha aur idhar yah trimoorti baithi pran-raksha ke upay soch rahi thi. priansipal ke kanoan tak bat pahuanchi aur aphat ayi. aangrejavali bat hai, n-jane kya kar baithe. akhir bahut vad-vivad ke pashchath yah nishchit hua ki neem aur giridhar pratahkal mis loosi ke bangale par jayan, usase kshama-yachana karean. aur is apaman ke lie vah jo prayashchitt kahe, use svikar karean.

chakradhar- maian ek kau di n dooanga.

neem- n dena bhaee ! hamari jan to hai n.

giridhar- jan lekar vah chategi. pahale rupaye ki fikr kar lo ! vah bina tavan liye n manegi.

neem- bhaee chakradhar, khuda ke lie is vakt dil n chhotakaro, nahian to ham tinoan ki mitti kharab hogi. jo kuchh hua use muaph karo, ab phir aisi khata n hogi.

chakradhar- ooanh, yahi n hoga nikal diya jaooanga. dookan khol looanga. tumhari mitti kharab hogi. is shararat ka maja chakhoge. oh, kaisa chakama diya.

bahut khushamad aur chirauri ke bad devata sidhe hue. pratahkal neem loosi ke bangale par pahuanche. vahaan maloom hua ki vah priansipal ke bangale par gayi hai. ab kato to badan mean lahoo nahian. ya ali, tumhian mushkil ko asan karanevale ho, ab jan ki khair nahian. priansipal ne suna, to kachcha hi kha jayaga, namak tak n maangega. is kambakht pandit ki badaulat ajab mean jan phansi. is behoode ko soojhi kya ? chala najanin se ishk jatane ! banabilas ki-si to apaki soorat hai. aur khabt yah ki yah maharoo mujh par rijh gayi. hamean bhi apane sath duboye deta hai. kahian loosi se raste mean mulakat ho gayi, to shayad arajoo-minnat karane se man jay; lekin jo vahaan pahuanch chuki hai to phir koee ummid nahian. vah phir pairaga di par baithe aur betahasha priansipal ke bangale ki taraph bhage. aise tej ja rahe the, mano pichhe maut a rahi hai. jara-si thokar lagati, to haddi-pasali choor-choor ho jati. par shok ! kahian loosi ka pata nahian. adha rasta nikal gaya aur loosi ki gard tak n najar ayi. nairashy ne gati ko mand kar diya. phir himmat karake chale. bangale ke dvar par bhi mil gayi, to jan bach jayagi. sahasa loosi dikhayi di. neem ne pairoan ko aur bhi tej chalana shuroo kiya. vah priansipal ke bangale ke daravaze par pahuanch chuki thi. ek sekeand mean vara-nyara hota tha, nav doobati thi ya par jati thi. hriday uchhal-uchhalakar kanth tak a raha tha. zor se pukara- mis taranar, helo mis taranar, jara thahar jao.

loosi ne pichhe phirakar dekha, neem ko pahachanakar thahar gayi aur boli- mujhase us pandit ki sipharish karane to nahian aye ho ! maian priansipal se usaki shikayat karane ja rahi hooan.

neem- to pahale mujhe aur giridhar- donoan ko goli mar do, phir jana.

loosi- behaya logoan par goli ka asar nahian hota. usane mujhe bahut iansalt kiya hai.

neem- loosi, tumhare kusooravar hami donoan haian. vah bechara pandit to hamare hath ka khilauna tha. sari shararat ham logoan ki thi. kasam tumhare sir ki !

loosi- lvan dannahijal ival !

neem- ham donoan use dil-bahalav ka ek svaang banaye hue the. isaki hamean jara bhi khabar n thi ki vah tumhean chhe dane lagega. ham to samajhate the ki usamean itani himmat hi nahian hai. khuda ke lie muaf karo, varana ham tinoan ka khoon tumhari garadan par hoga.

loosi- khair, tum kahate ho to priansipal se n kahooangi, lekin shart yah hai ki pandit mere samane bis marataba kan pak dakar uthe-baithe aur mujhe kam se kam 200) ru. tavan de.

neem- loosi itani berahami n karo. yah samajho, us garib ke dil par kya gujar rahi hogi. kash, agar tum itani hasin n hotian.

loosi muskarakar boli- khushamad karana koee tumase sikh le.

neem- to ab vapas chalo.

loosi- meri donoan shartean manjoor karate ho n ?

neem- tumhari doosari shart to ham sab milakar poori kar deange, lekin pahali shart sakht hai, bechara zahar khakar mar jayaga. haan, usake evaj mean maian pachas dapha kan pak dakar uth-baith sakata hooan.

loosi- tum chhante hue shohade ho. tumhean sharm kahaan ! maian usi ko saza dena chahati hooan. badamash, mera hath pak dana chahata tha.

neem- jara bhi raham n karogi !

loosi- nahian, sau bar nahian.

neem loosi ko sath laye. pandit ke samane donoan shartean rakhi gayian, to bechara bilabila utha. loosi ke pairoan par gir p da aur sisak-sisakakar rone laga. neem aur giridhar bhi apane kukrity par lajjit hue. ant mean loosi ko daya ayi. boli- achchha, in donoan mean se koee ek shart manjoor kar lo maian muaf kar dooangi.

logoan ko poora vishvas tha ki chakradhar rupayevali hi shart svikar kareange. loosi ke samane vah kabhi kan pak dakar utha-baithi n kareange. isalie jab chakradhar ne kaha, maian rupaye to n dooanga. haan, bis ki jagah chalis bar utha-baithi kar looanga, to sab log chakit ho gaye. neem ne kaha- yar, kyoan ham logoan ko jalil karate ho ? rupaye kyoan nahian dete ?

chakradhar- rupaye bahut kharch kar chuka. ab is chu dail ke lie kani kau di to kharch karooanga nahian, do sau bahut hote haian. isane samajha hoga, chalakar maje se do sau rupaye mar laooangi aur gulachharre u daooangi. yah n hoga. ab tak rupaye kharch karake apani hansi karayi hai, ab bina kharch kiye hansi karaooanga. mere pairoan me dard ho bala se, sab log hansean bala se, par isaki mutthi to n garam hogi.

yah kahakar chakradhar ne kurata utar pheanka, dhoti oopar chadha li aur baramade se niche maidan mean utarakar utha-baithi karane lage. mukh-mandal krodh se tamatamata hua tha, par vah baithakean lagaye jate the. maloom hota tha, koee pahalavan apana karatab dikha raha hai. pandit ne agar buddhimatta ka kabhi parichay diya to isi avasar par. sab log kh de the, par kisi ke hoanthoan par hansi n thi ? sab log dil mean kate jate the. yahaan tak ki loosi ko bhi sir uthane ka sahas n hota tha. sir g daye baithi thi. shayad use khed ho raha tha ki maianne nahak yah dand-yojana ki.

bis bar uthate-baithate kitani der lagati hai. pandit ne khoob uchch svar se gin-ginakar bis ki sankhya poori ki aur garv se sir uthaye apane kamare mean chale gaye. loosi ne unhean apamanit karana chaha tha, ulate usi ka apaman ho gaya.

is durghatana ke pashchath ek saptah tak kalej khula raha; kintu panditaji ko kisi ne hansate nahian dekha. vah viman aur virakt bhav se apane kamare mean baithe rahate the. loosi ka nam jaban par ate jhalla p date the.

is sal ki pariksha mean panditaji phel ho gaye; par is kalej mean phir n aye, shayad aligadh chale gaye.

sanbandhit lekh

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