शंखनाद -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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bhanu chaudhari apane gaanv ke mukhiya the. gaanv mean unaka b da man tha. daroga ji unhean tat bina zamin par n baithane dete. mukhiya sahab ki aisi dhak bandhi huee thi ki unaki maraji bina gaanv mean ek patta bhi nahian hil sakata tha. koee ghatana, chahe vah sas-bahoo ka vivad ho, chahe mean d ya khet ka jhag da, chaudhari sahab ke shasanadhikar ko poornaroop se sachet karane ke lie kafi thi, vah turant ghatanasthal par ja pahuanchate, tahakikat hone lagati, gavah aur saboot ke siva kisi abhiyog ko saphalata sahit chalane mean jin batoan ki zaroorat hoti hai, un sab par vichar hota aur chaudhari ji ke darabar se phaisala ho jata. kisi ko adalat jane ki zaroorat n p dati. haan, is kasht ke lie chaudhari sahab kuchh phis zaroor lete the. yadi kisi avasar par phis milane mean asuvidha ke karan unhean dhiraj se kam lena p data to gaanv mean aphat mach jati thi; kyoanki unake dhiraj aur daroga ji ke krodh mean koee ghanishth sanbandh tha. saraansh yah ki chaudhari se unake dost-dushman sabhi chaukanne rahate the.

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chaudhari mahashay ke tin suyogy putr the. b de l dake bitan ek sushikshit manushy the. dakiye ke rajistar par dastakhat kar lete the. b de anubhavi, b de marmajn, b de niti-kushal. mirjee ki jagah kamij pahanate, kabhi-kabhi sigaret bhi pite, jisase unaka gaurav badhata tha. yadyapi unake ye durvyasan boodhe chaudhari ko napasand the, par bechare vivash the; kyoanki adalat aur qanoon ke mamale bitan ke hathoan mean the. vah qanoon ka putala tha. qanoon ki daphaean usaki jaban par rakhi rahati thian. gavah gadhane mean vah poora ustad tha. majhale l dake shan chaudhari krishi-vibhag ke adhikari the. bu़ddhi ke mand; lekin sharir se b de parishrami. jahaan ghas n jamati ho, vahaan kesar jama dean. tisare l dake ka nam guman tha. vah b da rasik, sath hi uddand bhi tha. muharram mean dhol itane joroan se bajata ki kan ke parde phat jate. machhali phansane ka b da shaukin tha. b da rangila javan tha. khanj di baja-bajakar jab vah mithe svar se khyal gata, to rang jam jata. use dangal ka aisa shauq tha ki kosoan tak dhava marata; par gharavale kuchh aise shushk the ki usake in vyasanoan se tanik bhi sahanubhooti n rakhate the. pita aur bhaiyoan ne to use oosar khet samajh rakha tha. ghu daki-dhamaki, shiksha aur upadesh, sneh aur vinay, kisi ka us par kuchh bhi asar n hua. haan, bhavajean abhi tak usaki or se nirash n huee thian. ve abhi tak use k davi davaiyaan pilaye jati thian; par alasy vah raj rog hai jisaka rogi kabhi nahian sanbhalata. aisa koee birala hi din jata hoga ki baanke guman ko bhavajoan ke katu vaky n sunane p date hoan. ye vishaile shar kabhi-kabhi usake kathor hriday mean chubh jate; kintu yah ghav rat bhar se adhik n rahata. bhor hote hi thakan ke sath hi yah pi da bhi shaant ho jati. t daka hua, usane hath-muanh dhoya, banshi uthayi aur talab ki or chal kh da hua. bhavajean phooloan ki varsha kiya karatian; boodhe chaudhari paiantare badalate rahate aur bhaee log tikhi nigah se dekha karate, par apani dhun ka poora baanka guman un logoan ke bich se is tah ak data chala jata, jaise koee mast hathi kuttoan ke bich se nikal jata hai. use sumarg par lane ke lie kya-kya upay nahian kiye gaye. bap samajhata-beta aisi rah chalo jisamean tumhean bhi paise milean aur grihasthi ka bhi nirvah ho. bhaiyoan ke bharose kab tak rahoge ? maian paka am hooan-aj tapak p da ya kal. phir tumhara nibah kaise hoga ? bhaee bat bhi n poochheange; bhavajoan ka rang dekh hi rahe ho. tumhare bhi l dake-bale haian, unaka bhar kaise sanbhaloge ? kheti mean ji n lage, kaho kaanstibali mean bharati kara dooan ? baanka guman kh da-kh da yah sab sunata, lekin patthar ka devata tha, kabhi n pasijata. in mahashay ke atyachar ka dand unaki stri bechari ko bhogana p data tha. mehanat ke ghar ke jitane kam hote, ve usi ke sir thope jate. upale pathati, kuean se pani lati, ata pisati aur tis par bhi jethaniyaan sidhe muanh bat n karatian, vaky-banoan se chheda karatian. ek bar jab vah pati se kee din roothi rahi, to baanke guman kuchh narm hue. bap se ja kar bole-mujhe koee dookan kholava dijie. chaudhari ne paramatma ko dhanyavad diya. phoole n samaye. kee sau rupaye laga kar kap de ki dookan khulava di. guman ke bhag jage. tanajeb ke chunnatadar kurate banavaye, malamal ka safa dhani rang mean rangavaya. sauda bike ya n bike, use labh hi hona tha ! dookan khuli huee hai, das-paanch gadhe mitr jame hue haian, charas ki dam aur khyal ki tanean u d rahi haian-

chal jhatapat ri, jamuna-tat ri, kh do natakhat ri.

is tarah tin mahine chain se kate. baanke guman ne khoob dil khol kar araman nikale, yahaan tak ki sari lagat labh ho gayi. tat ke tukade़ ke siva aur kuchh n bacha. boodhe chaudhari kuean mean girane chale, bhavajoan ne ghor andolan machaya-are ram ! hamare bachche aur ham chith doan ko tarasean, gadhe़ ka ek kurata bhi nasib n ho, aur itani b di dookan is nikhattoo ka kafan ban gayi. ab kaun muanh dikhayega ? kaun muanh le kar ghar mean pair rakhega ? kiantu baanke guman ke tevar jara bhi maile n hue. vahi muanh liye vah phir ghar aya aur phir vahi purani chal chalane laga. qanoonadaan bitan unake ye that-bat dekh kar jal jata. maian sare din pasina bahaooan, mujhe nainasukh ka kurata bhi n mile, yah apahij sare din charapaee to de aur yoan ban-than kar nikale ? aise vastr to shayad mujhe apane byah mean bhi n mile hoange. mithe shan ke hriday mean bhi kuchh aise hi vichar uthate the. aant mean yah jalan n sahi gayi, aur agni bh daki, to ek din qanoonadaan bitan ki patni guman ke sare kap de utha layi aur un par mitti ka tel uan del kar ag laga di. jvala uthi, sare kap de dekhate-dekhate jal kar rakh ho gaye. guman rote the. donoan bhaee kh de tamasha dekhate the. boodhe chaudhari ne yah drishy dekha, aur sir pit liya. yah dveshagni hai. ghar ko jala kar tab bujhegi.

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yah jvala to tho di der mean shaant ho gayi, parantu hriday ki ag jyoan ki tyoan dahakati rahi. aant mean ek din boodhe chaudhari ne ghar ke sab membaroan ko ekatr kiya aur is goodh vishay par vichar karane lage ki be da kaise par ho. bitan se bole-beta, tumane aj dekha ki bat ki bat mean saik doan rupayoan par pani phir gaya. ab is tarah nirvah hona asambhav hai. tum samajhadar ho, mukadame-mamale karate ho, koee aisi rah nikalo ki ghar doobane se bache. maian to yah chahata tha ki jab tak chola rahe, sabako samete rahooan, magar bhagavanh ke man mean kuchh aur hi hai.

bitan ki nitikushalata apani chatur sahagamini ke samane lupt ho jati thi. vah abhi usaka uttar soch hi rahe the ki shrimati ji bol uthian-dada ji ! ab samujhane-bujhane se kam n chalega, sahate-sahate hamara kaleja pak gaya. bete ki jitani pir bap ko hogi, bhaiyoan ko utani kya, usaki adhi bhi nahian ho sakati. maian to saf kahati hooan-guman ka tumhari kamaee mean hak hai, unhean kanchan ke kaur khilao aur chaandi ke hiandole mean jhulao. hamamean n itana boota hai, n itana kaleja. ham apani jhoanp di alag bana leange. haan, jo kuchh hamara ho, vah hamako milana chahie. baant-bakhara kar dijie. bala se char adami hanseange, ab kahaan tak duniya ki laj dhovean ?

nitijn bitan par is prabal vaktrita ka jo asar hua vah unake vikasit aur pramudit chehare se jhalak raha tha. unamean svayan itana sahas n tha ki is prastav ko itani spashtata se vyakt kar sakate. nitijn mahashay ganbhirata se bole-jayadad mushtaraka, mankoola ya gairamankoola, apake hin-hayat takasim ki ja sakati hai, isaki najirean maujood haian. zamiandar ko sakitulamilkiyat karane ka koee istahaqaq nahian hai.

ab mandabuddhi shan ki bari ayi, par bechara kisan, bailoan ke pichhe aankhean band karake chalanevala, aise goodh vishay par kaise muanh kholata. duvidha mean p da hua tha. tab usaki satyavakta dharmapatni ne apani jethani ka anusaran kar yah kathin kary sampann kiya. boli-b di bahan ne jo kuchh kaha, usake siva aur doosara upay nahian. koee to kaleja to d-to d kar kamaye magar paise-paise ko tarase, tan dhaankane ko vastr tak n mile, aur koee sukh ki niand soye, hath badha-badha ke khay ! aisi aandher nagari mean ab hamara nibah n hoga.

shan chaudhari ne bhi is prastav ka muktakanth se anumodan kiya. ab boodhe chaudhari guman se bole-kyoan beta, tumhean bhi yahi manjoor hai ? abhi kuchh nahian big da. yah ag ab bhi bujh sakati hai. kam sabako pyara hai, cham kisi ko nahian. bolo, kya kahate ho ? kuchh kam-dhandha karoge ya abhi aankhean nahian khulian ?

guman mean dhairy ki kami n thi. batoan ko is kan se sun kar us kan se u da dena usaka nity-karm tha. kiantu bhaiyoan ki is jan-muridi par use krodh a gaya. bola-bhaiyoan ki jo ichchha hai, vahi mere man mean bhi lagi huee hai. maian bhi is janjal se bhagana chahata hooan. mujhase n majoori huee, n hogi. jisake bhagy mean chakki pisana bada ho, vah pise ! mere bhagy mean chain karana likha hai, maian kyoan apana sir okhali mean dooan ? maian to kisi se kam karane ko nahian kahata. ap log kyoan mere pichhe p de hue haian. apani-apani fikr kijie. mujhe adh ser ate ki kami nahian hai.

is tarah ki sabhaean kitani hi bar ho chuki thian, parantu is desh ki samajik aur rajanitik sabhaoan ki tarah isamean bhi koee prayojan siddh nahian hota tha. do-tin din guman ne ghar par khana nahian khaya. jatanasianh thakur shaukin adami the, unhian ki chaupal mean p da rahata. aant mean boodhe़ chaudhari gaye aur mana ke laye. ab phir vah purani ga di a dati, machalati, hilati chalane lagi.

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paande ke ghar ke choohoan ki tarah, chaudhari ke ghar mean bachche bhi sayane the. unake lie gho de mitti ke gho de aur navean kagaz ki navean thian. phaloan ke vishay mean unaka jnan asim tha, goolar aur jangali ber ke siva koee aisa phal n tha, jise ve bimariyoan ka ghar n samajhate hoan, lekin guradin ke khoanche mean aisa prabal akarshan tha ki usaki lalakar sunate hi unaka sara jnan vyarth ho jata tha. sadharan bachchoan ki tarah yadi sote bhi hoan, to chauank p date the. guradin us gaanv mean saptahik phere lagata tha. usake shubhagaman ki pratiksha aur akaanksha mean kitane hi balakoan ko bina kiandaragartan ki rangin goliyoan ke hi, sankhyaean aur dinoan ke nam yad ho gaye the. guradin boodha-sa, maila-kuchaila adami tha; kiantu as-pas mean usaka nam upadravi l dakoan ke lie hanuman-mantr se kam n tha. usaki avaz sunate hi usake khoanche par l dakoan ka aisa dhava hota ki makkhiyoan ki asankhy sena ko bhi ran-sthal se bhagana p data tha. aur jahaan bachchoan ke lie mithaiyaan thian, vahaan guradin ke pas mataoan ke lie isase bhi zyada mithi batean thian. maan kitana hi mana karati rahe, bar-bar paisa n rahane ka bahana kare par guradin chatapat mithaiyoan ka dona bachchoan ke hath mean rakh hi deta aur snehapoorn bhav se kahata-bahoo ji, paisoan ki koee chinta n karo, phir milate raheange, kahian bhage thode़ hi jate haian. narayan ne tumako bachche diye haian, to mujhe bhi unaki nyochhavar mil jati hai, unhian ki badaulat mere bal-bachche bhi jite haian. abhi kya, eeshvar inaka maur to dikhave, phir dekhana kaisa thanagan karata hooan.

guradin ka yah vyavahar chahe vanijy-niyamoan ke pratikool hi kyoan n ho, chahe ‘nau nagad sahi, terah udhar nahian’ vali kahavat anubhavasiddh hi kyoan n ho, kiantu mishtabhashi guradin ko kabhi apane is vyavahar par pachhatane ya usamean sanshodhan karane ki zaroorat nahian huee.

mangal ka shubh din tha. bachche b di bechaini se apane daravajoan par kh de guradin ki rah dekh rahe the. kee utsahi l dake pe doan par chadh gaye aur koee-koee anurag se vivash ho kar gaanv ke bahar nikal gaye the. soory bhagavanh apana sunahala thal lie poorab se pashchim ja pahuanche the, itane mean hi guradin ata hua dikhayi diya. l dakoan ne dau dakar usaka daman pak da aur apas mean khianchatani hone lagi. koee kahata tha mere ghar chalo; koee apane ghar ka nyota deta tha. sabase pahale bhanu chaudhari ka makan p da. guradin ne apana khoancha utar diya. mithaiyoan ki loot shuroo ho gayi. balakoan aur striyoan ka thatth lag gaya. harsh aur vishad, santosh aur lobh, eershya aur kshobh, dvesh aur jalan ki natyashala saj gayi. qanoonadaan bitan ki patni apane tinoan l dakoan ko liye hue nikali. shan ki patni bhi apane donoan l dakoan ke sath upasthit huee. guradin ne mithi batean karani shuroo kian. paise jholi mean rakhe, dhele ki mithaee di aur dhele ka ashirvad. l dake done lie uchhalate-koodate ghar mean dakhil hue. agar sare gaanv mean koee aisa balak tha jisane guradin ki udarata se labh uthaya ho, to vah baanke guman ka l daka dhan tha.

yah kathin tha ki balak dhan apane bhaiyoan-bahanoan ko hans-hans aur uchhal-uchhal kar mithaiyaan khate dekh kar sabr kar jay ! us par turra yah ki ve use mithaiyaan dikha-dikha kar lalachate aur chidhate the. bechara dhan chikhata aur apani mata ka aanchal pak d-pak d kar daravaze ki taraph khianchata tha; par vah abala kya kare. usaka hriday bachche ke lie aianth-aianth kar rah jata tha. usake pas ek paisa bhi nahian tha. apane durbhagy par, jethaniyoan ki nishthurata par aur sabase zyada apane pati ke nikhattoopan par kudh-kudh kar rah jati thi. apana adami aisa nikamma n hota, to kyoan doosaroan ka muanh dekhana p data, kyoan doosaroan ke dhakke khane p date ? usane dhan ko god mean utha liya aur pyar se dilasa dene lagi-beta, roo mat, abaki guradin avega to tumhean bahut-si mithaee le dooangi, maian isase achchhi mithaee bazar se mangava dooangi, tum kitani mithaee khaoge ! yah kahate-kahate usaki aankhe bhar ayian. ah ! yah manahoos mangal aj hi phir avega, aur phir ye hi bahane karane p deange ! hay, apana pyara bachcha dhele ki mithaee ko tarase aur ghar mean kisi ka patthar-sa kaleja n pasije ! vah bechari to in chiantaoan mean doobi huee thi aur dhan kisi tarah chup hi n hota tha. jab kuchh vash n chala, to maan ki god se zamin par utar kar lotane laga aur ro-ro kar duniya sir par utha li. maan ne bahut bahalaya, phusalaya, yahaan tak ki use bachche ke is hath par krodh bhi a gaya. manav hriday ke rahasy kabhi samajh mean nahian ate. kahaan to bachche ko pyar se chipatati thi, aisi jhallayi ki use do-tin thapp d zor se lagaye aur ghu dak kar boli-chup rah abhage ! tera hi muanh mithaee khane ka hai ? apane din ko nahian rota, mithaee khane chala hai ?

baanka guman apani kothari ke dvar par baitha hua yah kautuk b de dhyan se dekh raha tha. vah is bachche ko bahut chahata tha. is vakt ke thapp d usake hriday mean tej bhale ke saman lage aur chubh gaye. shayad unaka abhipray bhi yahi tha. dhuniya ruee ko dhunane ke lie taant par chot lagata hai.

jis tarah patthar aur pani mean ag chhipi rahati hai, usi tarah manushy ke hriday mean bhi, chahe vah kaisa hi kroor aur kathor kyoan n ho, utkrisht aur komal bhav chhipe rahate haian. guman ki aankhean bhar ayian. aansoo ki booandean bahudha hamare hriday ki malinata ko ujjval kar deti haian. guman sachet ho gaya. usane ja kar bachche ko god mean utha liya aur apani patni se karunotpadak svar mean bola-bachche par itana krodh kyoan karati ho ? tumhara doshi maian hooan, mujhako jo dand chaho, do. paramatma ne chaha to kal se log is ghar mean mera aur mere bal-bachchoan ka bhi adar kareange. tumane aj mujhe sada ke lie is tarah jaga diya, mano mere kanoan mean shankhanad kar mujhe karm-path mean pravesh ka upadesh diya ho.

sanbandhit lekh

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