समर-यात्रा -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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aj savere hi se gaanv mean halachal machi huee thi. kachchi jhoanp diyaan hansati huee jan p dati thian. aj satyagrahiyoan ka jattha gaanv mean ayega. kodee chaudhari ke dvar par chandova tana hua hai. ata, ghi, tarakari, doodh aur dahi jama kiya ja raha hai. sabake cheharoan par umang hai, hausala hai, anand hai. vahi bianda ahir, jo daure ke hakimoan ke p dav par pav-pav bhar doodh ke lie muanh chhipata phirata tha, aj doodh aur dahi ke do matake ahirane se bator kar rakh gaya hai. kumhar, jo ghar chho dakar bhag jaya karata tha, mitti ke bartanoan ka atam laga gaya hai. gaanv ke naee-kahar sab ap hi ap dau de chale a rahe haian. agar koee prani dukhi hai, to vah nohari budhiya hai. vah apani jhoanp di ke dvar par baithi huee apani pachahattar sal ki boodhi siku di huee aankhoan se yah samaroh dekh rahi hai aur pachhata rahi hai. usake pas kya hai, jise le kar kodee ke dvar par jay aur kahe-maian yah layi hooan. vah to danoan ko muhataj hai.

magar nohari ne achchhe din bhi dekhe haian. ek din usake pas dhan, jan sab kuchh tha. gaanv par usi ka rajy tha. kodee ko usane hamesha niche dabaye rakha. vah stri hokar bhi purush thi. usaka pati ghar mean sota tha, vah khet mean sone jati thi. mamale-mukadame ki pairavi khud hi karati thi. lena-dena sab usi ke hathoan mean tha lekin vah sab kuchh vidhata ne har liya; n dhan raha, n jan rahe-ab unake namoan ko rone ke lie vahi baki thi. aankhoan se soojhata n tha, kanoan se sunayi n deta tha, jagah se hilana mushkil tha. kisi tarah ziandagi ke din poore kar rahi thi aur udhar kodee ke bhag uday ho gaye the. ab charoan or se kodee ki poochh thi-pahuanch thi. aj jalasa bhi kodee ke dvar par ho raha hai. nohari ko ab kaun poochhega. yah sochakar usaka manasvi hriday mano kisi patthar se kuchal utha. hay ! magar bhagavan ne use itana apang n kar diya hota, to aj jhop de ko lipati, dvar par baje bajavati, kadhav chadha deti, poo diyaan banavati aur jab vah log kha chukate; to aanjuli bhar rupaye unaki bheant kar deti.

use vah din yad aya, jab vah apane boodhe pati ko le kar yahaan se bis kos mahatma ji ke darshan karane gayi thi. vah utsah, vah satvik prem, vah shraddha, aj usake hriday mean akash ke matiyale meghoan ki bhaanti um dane lagi.

kodee ne akar popale muanh se kaha-bhabhi, aj mahatma ji ka jattha a raha hai, tumhean bhi kuchh dena hai.

nohari ne chaudhari ko katar bhari huee aankhoan se dekha. nirdayi mujhe jalane aya hai. mujhe nicha dikhana chahata hai. jaise akash par chadh kar boli-mujhe jo kuchh dena hai, vah unhian logoan ko dooangi. tumhean kyoan dikhaooan !

kodee ne muskara kar kaha-ham kisi se kaheange nahian, sach kahate haian bhabhi, nikalo vah purani haan di ! ab kis din ke lie rakhe hue ho. kisi ne kuchh nahian diya. gaanv ki laj kaise rahegi ?

nohari ne kathor dinata ke bhav se kaha-jale par namak n chhi dako, devar ji ! bhagavan ne diya hota, to tumhean kahana n p data. isi dvar par ek din sadhu-sant, jogi-jati, hakim-soova sabhi ate the; magar sab din barabar nahian jate !

kodee lajjit ho gaya. usake mukh ki jhurriyaan mano reangane lagian. bola-tum to hansi-hansi mean big d jati ho bhabhi ! maianne to isalie kaha tha ki pichhe se tum yah n kahane lago-mujhase to kisi ne kuchh kaha hi nahian.

yah kahata hua vah chala gaya. nohari vahian baithi usaki or takati rahi. usaka vah vyangy sarp ki bhaanti usake samane baitha hua maloom hota tha.

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nohari abhi baithi huee thi ki shor macha-jattha a gaya. pashchim mean gard u dati huee najar a rahi thi, mano prithvi un yatriyoan ke svagat mean apane raj-ratnoan ki varsha kar rahi ho. gaanv ke sab stri-purush sab kam chho d-chho dakar unaka abhivadan karane chale. ek kshan mean tirangi pataka hava mean phaharati dikhayi di, mano svarajy ooanche asan par baitha hua sabako ashirvad de raha hai.

striyaan mangal-gan karane lagian. jara der mean yatriyoan ka dal saf najar ane laga. do-do adamiyoan ki katarean thian. har ek ki deh par khaddar ka kurtta tha, sir par gaandhi topi, bagal mean thaila latakata hua, donoan hath khali, mano svarajy ka aliangan karane ko taiyar hoan. phir unaka kanth-svar sunayi dene laga. unake maradane galoan se ek kaumi tarana nikal raha tha, garm, gahara, diloan mean sphoorti dalanevala-

ek din vah tha ki ham sare jahaan mean phard the,

ek din yah hai ki ham-sa behaya koee nahian.

ek din vah tha ki apani shan par dete the jan,

ek din yah hai ki ham-sa behaya koee nahian.

gaanvavaloan ne kee qadam age badhakar yatriyoan ka svagat kiya. becharoan ke siroan par dhool jami huee thi, oanth sookhe hue, chehare sanvalaye; par aankhoan mean jaise azadi ki jyoti chamak rahi thi.

striyaan ga rahi thian, balak uchhal rahe the aur purush apane aangochhoan se yatriyoan ko hava kar rahe the. is samaroh mean nohari ki or kisi ka dhyan n gaya, vah apani lathiya pak de sabake pichhe sajiv ashirvad bani kh di thi. usaki aankhean dabadabayi huee thian, mukh se gaurav ki aisi jhalak a rahi thi mano vah koee rani hai, mano yah sara gaanv usaka hai, ve sabhi yuvak usake balak haian. apane man mean usane aisi shakti, aise vikas, aise utthan ka anubhav kabhi n kiya tha.

sahasa usane lathi pheank di aur bhi d ko chirati huee yatriyoan ke samane a kh di huee, jaise lathi ke sath hi usane budhape aur duahkh ke bojh ko pheank diya ho ! vah ek pal anurakt aankhoan se azadi ke sainikoan ki or takati rahi, mano unaki shakti ko apane aandar bhar rahi ho, tab vah nachane lagi, is tarah nachane lagi, jaise koee sundari navayauvana prem aur ullas ke mad se vihval ho kar nache. log do-do, char-char qadam pichhe hat gaye, chhota-sa aangan ban gaya aur us aangan mean vah budhiya apana atit nrity kaushal dikhane lagi. is alaukik anand ke rele mean vah apana sara duahkh aur santap bhool gayi. usake jirn aangoan mean jahaan sada vayu ka prakop rahata tha, vahaan n jane itani chapalata, itani lachak, itani phurati kahaan se a gayi thi ! pahale kuchh der to log majak se usaki or takate rahe jaise balak bandar ka nach dekhate haian, phir anurag ke is pavan pravah ne sabhi ko matavala kar diya. unhean aisa jan p da ki sari prakriti ek virat vyapak nrity ki god mean khel rahi hai.

kodee ne kaha-bas karo bhabhi, bas karo.

nohari ne thirakate hue kaha-kh de kyoan ho, ao n jara dekhooan kaisa nachate ho!

kodee bole-ab budhape mean kya nachooan ?

nohari ne ruk kar kaha-kya tum aj bhi boodhe ho ? mera budhapa to jaise bhag gaya. in viroan ko dekh kar bhi tumhari chhati nahian phoolati ? hamara hi duahkh-dard harane ke lie to inhoanne yah paran thana hai. inhian hathoan se hakimoan ki begar bajayi hai, inhian kanoan se unaki galiyaan aur ghu dakiyaan suni haian. ab to us jor-julum ka nash hoga-ham aur tum kya abhi boodhe hone jog the ? hamean pet ki ag ne jalaya hai. bolo eeman se, yahaan itane adami haian, kisi ne idhar chhah mahine se pet-bhar roti khayi hai ? ghi kisi ko sooanghane ko mila hai ! kabhi niand-bhar soye ho ! jis khet ka lagan tin rupaye dete the, ab usi ke nau-das dete ho. kya dharati sona ugalegi ? kam karate-karate chhati phat gayi. hamian haian ki itana sah kar bhi jite haian. doosara hota, to ya to mar dalata, ya mar jata. dhany haian mahatma aur unake chele ki dinoan ka duahkh samajhate haian, unake uddhar ka jatan karate haian. aur to sabhi hamean pisakar hamara rakt nikalana janate haian.

yatriyoan ke chehare chamak uthe, hriday khil uthe. prem ki doobi huee dhvani nikali-

ek din tha ki paras thi yahaan ki sarajamin,

ek din yah hai ki yoan be-dastopa koee nahian.

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kodee ke dvar par mashalean jal rahi thian. kee gaanvoan ke adami jama ho gaye the. yatriyoan ke bhajen kar lene ke bad sabha shuroo huee. dal ke nayak ne kh de ho kar kaha-

bhaiyo, apane aj ham logoan ka jo adar-satkar kiya, usase hamean yah asha ho rahi hai ki hamari be diyaan jald hi kat jayangi. maianne poorab aur pashchim ke bahut se deshoan ko dekha hai, aur maian tajarabe se kahata hooan ki apamean jo saralata, jo eemanadari, jo shram aur dharmabuddhi hai, vah sansar ke aur kisi desh mean nahian. maian to yahi kahooanga ki ap manushy nahian, devata haian. apako bhog-vilas se matalab nahian, nasha-pani se matalab nahian, apana kam karana aur apani dasha par santosh rakhana. yah apaka adarsh hai, lekin apaka yahi devatv, apaka yahi sidhapan apake hak mean ghatak ho raha hai. bura n maniega, ap log is sansar mean rahane ke yogy nahian. apako to svarg mean koee sthan pana chahie tha. khetoan ka lagan barasati nale ki tarah badhata jata hai, ap chooan nahian karate. amale aur ahalakar apako nochate rahate haian, ap jaban nahian hilate. isaka yah natija ho raha hai ki apako log donoan hathoan loot rahe haian, par apako khabar nahian. apake hathoan se sabhi rozagar chhinate jate haian, apaka sarvanash ho raha hai, par ap aankhean khol kar nahian dekhate. pahale lakhoan bhaee soot kat kar, kap de bunakar gujar karate the. ab sab kap da videsh se ata hai. pahale lakhoan adami yahian namak banate the. ab namak bahar se ata hai. yahaan namak banana jurm hai. apake desh mean itana namak hai ki sare sansar ka do sau sal tak usase kam chal sakata hai, par ap sat karo d rupaye sirph namak ke lie dete haian. apake oosaroan mean, jhiloan mean namak bhara p da hai, ap use chhoo nahian sakate. shayad kuchh dinoan mean apake kuoan par bhi mahasool lag jay. kya ap ab bhi yah anyay sahate raheange ?

ek avaz ayi-ham kis layaq haian ?

nayak-yahi to apaka bhram hai. ap hi ki gardan par itana b da rajy thama hua hai. ap hi in b di-b di faujoan, in b de-b de aphasaroan ke malik haian; magar phir bhi ap bhookhoan marate haian, anyay sahate haian. isalie ki apako apani shakti ka jnan nahian. yah samajh lijie ki sansar mean jo adami apani raksha nahian kar sakata, vah sadaiv svarthi aur anyayi adamiyoan ka shikar bana rahega ! aj sansar ka sabase b da adami apane pranoan ki bazi khel raha hai. hajaroan javan apani janean hatheli par liye apake duahkhoan ka aant karane ke lie taiyar haian. jo log apako asahay samajh kar donoan hathoan se apako loot rahe haian, vah kab chaheange ki unaka shikar unake muanh se chhin jay. ve apake in sipahiyoan ke sath jitani sakhtiyaan kar sakate haian, kar rahe haian; magar ham log sab kuchh sahane ko taiyar haian. ab sochie ki ap hamari kuchh madad kareange ? maradoan ki tarah nikal kar apane ko anyay se bachayeange ya kayaroan ki tarah baithe hue takadir ko kosate raheange ? aisa avasar phir shayad kabhi n aye. agar is vakt chooke, to phir hamesha hath malate rahiega. ham nyay aur saty ke lie l d rahe haian; isalie nyay aur saty hi ke hathiyaroan se hamean l dana hai. hamean aise viroan ki zaroorat hai, jo hiansa aur krodh ko dil se nikal dalean aur eeshvar par atal vishvas rakh kar dharm ke lie sab kuchh jhel sakean ! bolie ap kya madad kar sakate haian ?

koee age nahian badhata. sannata chhaya rahata hai.

ekaek shor macha-pulis ! pulis a gayi !!

pulis ka daroga kaanstebaloan ke ek dal ke sath a kar samane kh da ho gaya. logoan ne sahami huee aankhoan aur dh dakate hue diloan se unaki or dekha aur chhipane ke lie bil khojane lage.

daroga ji ne hukm diya-mar kar bhaga do in badamashoan ko ?

kaanstebaloan ne apane dande sanbhale; magar isake pahale ki ve kisi par hath chalayean, sabhi log hurr ho gaye ! koee idhar se bhaga, koee udhar se. bhagad d mach gayi. das minat mean vahaan gaanv ka ek adami bhi n raha. haan, nayak apane sthan par ab bhi kh da tha aur jattha usake pichhe baitha hua tha; keval kodee chaudhari nayak ke samip baithe hue thir aankhoan se bhoomi ki or tak rahe the.

daroga ne kodee ki or kathor aankhoan se dekh kar kaha-kyoan re kodiya, toone in badamashoan ko kyoan thaharaya yahaan ?

kodee ne lal-lal aankhoan se daroga ki or dekha aur zahar ki tarah gusse ko pi gaye. aj agar unake sir grihasthi ka bakhe da n hota, lena-dena n hota to vah bhi isaka muanhato d javab dete. jis grihasthi par unhoanne apane jivan ke pachas sal hom kar diye the, vah is samay ek vishaile sarp ki bhaanti unaki atma mean lipati huee thi.

kodee ne abhi koee javab n diya tha ki nohari pichhe se a kar boli-kya lal pag di baandh kar tumhari jibh aianth gayi hai ? kodee kya tumhare gulam haian ki kodiya-kodiya kar rahe ho ? hamara hi paisa khate ho aur hamian ko aankhean dikhate ho ? tumhean laj nahian ati ?

nohari is vakt dopahari ki dhoop ki tarah kaanp rahi thi. daroga ek kshan ke lie sannate mean a gaya. phir kuchh sochakar aur aurat ke muanh lagana apani shan ke khilaf samajh kar kodee se bola-yah kaun shaitan ki khala hai, kodee ! khuda ka khauph n hota to isaki jaban taloo se khianch leta.

budhiya lathi tek kar daroga ki or ghoomati huee boli-kyoan khuda ki duhaee de kar khuda ko badanam karate ho. tumhare khuda to tumhare aphasar haian, jinaki tum jootiyaan chatate ho. tumhean to chahie tha ki doob marate chulloo bhar pani mean ! janate ho, yah log jo yahaan aye haian, kaun haian ? yah vah log haian, jo ham gariboan ke lie apani jan tak homane ko taiyar haian. tum unhean badamash kahate ho ! tum jo ghoos ke rupaye khate ho, jua khelate ho, choriyaan karavate ho, dake dalavate ho, bhale adamiyoan ko phansa kar mutthiyaan garam karate ho aur apane devataoan ki jootiyoan par nak rag date ho, tum inhean badamash kahate ho !

nohari ki tikshn batean sunakar bahut-se log jo idhar-udhar dabak gaye the, phir jama ho gaye. daroga ne dekha, bhi d badhati jati hai, to apana hantar lekar un par pil p de. log phir titar-bitar ho gaye. ek hantar nohari par bhi p da. use aisa maloom hua ki koee chinagari sari pith par dau d gayi. usaki aankhoan tale aandhera chha gaya, par apani bachi huee shakti ko ekatr karake ooanche svar se boli-l dako, kyoan bhagate ho ? kya nevata khane aye the ya koee nach-tamasha ho raha tha ? tumhare isi lean dipan ne in saboan ko sher bana rakha hai. kab tak yah mar-dha d, gali-gupta sahate rahoge.

ek sipahi ne budhiya ki garadan pak d kar zor se dhakka diya. budhiya do-tin qadam par auandhe muanh gira chahati thi ki kodee ne lapak kar use sanbhal liya aur bola-kya ek dukhiya par gussa dikhate ho yaro ? kya gulami ne tumhean namard bhi bana diya hai ? auratoan par, boodhoan par, nihatthoan par, var karate ho, yah maradoan ka kam nahian hai.

nohari ne zamin par p de-p de kaha-mard hote, to gulam hi kyoan hote ! bhagavanh ! adami itana nirdayi bhi ho sakata hai ? bhala aangarej is tarah bedaradi kare to ek bat hai. usaka raj hai. tum to usake chakar ho, tumhean raj to n milega, magar raand maand mean hi khush ! inhean koee talab deta jay, doosaroan ki garadan bhi katane mean inhean sankoch nahian !

ab daroga ne nayak ko daantana shuroo kiya-tum kisake hukm se is gaanv mean aye ?

nayak ne shaant bhav se kaha-khuda ke hukm se.

daroga-tum riaya ke aman mean khalal dalate ho ?

nayak-agar tumhean unaki halat batana unake aman mean khalal dalana hai to beshak ham unake aman mean khalal dal rahe haian.

bhaganevaloan ke qadam ek bar phir ruk gaye. kodee ne unaki or nirash aankhoan se dekhakar kaanpate hue svar mean kaha-bhaiyo, is bakhat kee gaanvoan ke adami yahaan jama haian ? daroga ne hamari jaise beabarooee ki hai, kya use sah kar tum aram ki niand so sakate ho ? isaki phariyad kaun sunega ? hakim log kya hamari phariyad suneange ? kabhi nahian. aj agar ham log mar dale jayan, to bhi kuchh n hoga. yah hai hamari ijjat aur abaroo ? thu di hai is ziandagi par !

samooh sthir bhav se kh da ho gaya, jaise bahata hua pani mean d se ruk jay. bhay ka dhuaan jo logoan ke hriday par chha gaya tha, ekaek hat gaya. unake chehare kathor ho gaye. daroga ne unake tivar dekhe, to turant gho de par savar ho gaya aur kodee ko giraphtar karane ka hukm diya. do sipahiyoan ne badh kar kodee ki baanh pak d li. kodee ne kaha-ghab date kyoan ho, maian kahian bhagooanga nahian. chalo, kahaan chalate ho ?

jyoan hi kodee donoan sipahiyoan ke sath chala, usake donoan javan bete kee adamiyoan ke sath sipahiyoan ki or lapake ki kodee ko unake hathoan se chhin lean. sabhi adami vikat avesh mean a kar pulisavaloan ke charoan or jama ho gaye.

daroga ne kaha-tum log hat jao varana maian phayar kar dooanga. samooh ne is dhamaki ka javab ‘bharat mata ki jay !’ se diya aur ekaek do-do qadam aur age khisak aye.

daroga ne dekha, ab jan bachati nahian najar ati hai. namrata se bola-nayak sahab, yah log phasad par amada haian. isaka natija achchha n hoga.

nayak ne kaha-nahian, jab tak hamamean ek adami bhi yahaan rahega, apake oopar koee hath n utha sakega. apase hamari koee dushmani nahian hai. ham aur ap donoan ek hi pairoan ke tale dabe hue haian. yah hamari badanasibi hai ki ham, ap do virodhi daloan mean kh de haian.

yah kahate hue nayak ne gaanvavaloan ko samajhaya-bhaiyo, maian apase kah chuka hooan, yah nyay aur dharm ki l daee hai aur hamean nyay aur dharm ke hathiyar se hi l dana hai. hamean apane bhaiyoan se nahian l dana hai. hamean to kisi se bhi l dana nahian hai. daroga ki jagah koee aangarej hota, to bhi ham usaki itani hi raksha karate. daroga ne kodee chaudhari ko giraphtar kiya hai. maian ise chaudhari ka saubhagy samajhata hooan. dhany haian ve log jo azadi ki l daee mean saza payean. yah big dane ya ghab dane ki bat nahian hai. ap log hat jayan aur pulis ko jane dean.

daroga aur sipahi kodee ko le kar chale. logoan ne jayadhvani ki-‘bharat mata ki jay.’

kodee ne javab diya-ram-ram bhaiyo, ram-ram. date rahana maidan mean. ghab dane ki koee bat nahian hai. bhagavanh sabaka malik hai.

donoan l dake aankhoan mean aansoo bhare aye aur katar svar mean bole-hamean kya kahe jate ho dada !

kodee ne unhean badhava dete hue kaha-bhagavanh ka bharosa mat chho dana aur vah karana jo maradoan ko karana chahie. bhay sari buraiyoan ki j d hai. ise man se nikal dalo, phir tumhara koee kuchh nahian kar sakata. saty ki kabhi har nahian hoti.

aj pulis ke sipahiyoan ke bich mean kodee ko nirbhayata ka jaisa anubhav ho raha tha, vaisa pahale kabhi n hua tha. jel aur phaansi usake lie aj bhay ki vastu nahian, gaurav ki vastu ho gayi thi ! saty ka pratyaksh roop aj usane pahali bar dekha mano vah kavach ki bhaanti usaki raksha kar raha ho.

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gaanvavaloan ke lie kodee ka pak d liya jana lajjajanak maloom ho raha tha. unaki aankhoan ke samane unake chaudhari is tarah pak d liye gaye aur ve kuchh n kar sake. ab ve muanh kaise dikhayean ! har ek ke mukh par gahari vedana jhalak rahi thi jaise gaanv lut gaya !

sahasa nohari ne chillakar kaha-ab sab jane kh de kya pachhata rahe ho ? dekh li apani durdasha, ya abhi kuchh baki hai ! aj tumane dekh liya n ki hamare oopar qanoon se nahian lathi se raj ho raha hai ! aj ham itane besharam haian ki itani durdasha hone par bhi kuchh nahian bolate ! ham itane svarthi, itane kayar n hote, to unaki majal thi ki hamean ko doan se pitate. jab tak tum gulam bane rahoge, unaki seva-tahal karate rahoge, tumhean bhoosa-chokar milata rahega, lekin jis din tumane kandha tedha kiya, usi din mar p dane lagegi. kab tak is tarah mar khate rahoge ? kab tak murdoan ki tarah p de giddhoan se apane apako nochavate rahoge ? ab dikha do ki tum bhi jite-jagate ho aur tumhean bhi apani ijjat-abaroo ka kuchh khayal hai. jab ijjat hi n rahi to kya karoge kheti-bari karake, dharm kama kar ? ji kar hi kya karoge ? kya isilie ji rahe ho ki tumhare bal-bachche isi tarah latean khate jayan, isi tarah kuchale jayan ? chho do yah kayarata ! akhir ek din khat par p de-p de mar jaoge. kyoan nahian is dharam ki l daee mean akar viroan ki tarah marate ! maian to boodhi aurat hooan, lekin aur kuchh n kar sakooangi, to jahaan yah log soyeange vahaan jha doo to laga dooangi, inhean pankha to jhalooangi.

kodee ka b da l daka maikoo bola-hamare jite-ji tum jaogi kaki, hamare jivan ko dhikkar hai ! abhi to ham tumhare balak jite hi haian. maian chalata hooan udhar ! kheti-bari ganga dekhega.

ganga usaka chhota bhaee tha. bola-bhaiya tum yah anyay karate ho. mere rahate tum nahian ja sakate. tum rahoge, to girasti sanbhaloge. mujhase to kuchh n hoga. mujhe jane do.

maikoo-ise kaki par chho d do. is tarah hamari-tumhari l daee hogi. jise kaki ka hukm ho vah jay.

nohari ne garv se muskara kar kaha-jo mujhe ghoos dega, usi ko jitaooangi.

maikoo-kya tumhari kachahari mean bhi vahi ghoos chalega kaki ? hamane to samajha tha, yahaan eeman ka phaisala hoga !

nohari-chalo rahane do. marati dayian raj mila hai to kuchh to kama looan.

ganga hansata hua bola-maian tumhean ghoos dooanga kaki. abaki bazar jaooanga, to tumhare lie poorvi tamakhoo ka patta laooanga.

nohari-to bas teri hi jit hai, too hi jana.

maikoo-kaki, tum nyay nahian kar rahi ho.

nohari-adalat ka phaisala kabhi donoan pharik ne pasand kiya hai ki tumhian karoge ?

ganga ne nohari ke charan chhue, phir bhaee se gale mila aur bola-kal dada ko kahala bhejana ki maian jata hooan.

ek adami ne kaha-mera bhi nam likh lo bhaee-sevaram.

sabane jay-ghosh kiya. sevaram akar nayak ke pas kh da ho gaya.

doosari avaz ayi-mera nam likh lo-bhajanasianh.

sabane jay-ghosh kiya. bhajanasianh jakar nayak ke pas kh da ho gaya.

bhajanasianh das-paanch gaanvoan mean pahalavani ke lie mashahoor tha. yah apani chau di chhati tane, sir uthaye nayak ke pas kh da hua, to jaise mandap ke niche ek naye jivan ka uday ho gaya.

turant hi tisari avaz ayi-mera nam likho-ghoore.

yah gaanv ka chaukidar tha. logoan ne sir utha-uthakar use dekha. sahasa kisi ko vishvas n ata tha ki ghoore apana nam likhayega.

bhajanasianh ne hansate hue poochha-tumhean kya hua hai ghoore ?

ghoore ne kaha-mujhe vahi hua hai, jo tumhean hua hai. bis sal tak gulami karate-karate thak gaya.

phir avaz ayi-mera nam likho-kale khaan.

vah zamiandar ka sahana tha, b da hi jabir aur dabang. phir logoan ko ashchary hua.

maikoo bola-maloom hota hai, hamako loot-lootakar ghar bhar liya hai, kyoan.

kale khaan gambhir svar mean bola-kya jo adami bhatakata rahe, use kabhi sidhe raste par n ane doge bhaee. ab tak jisaka namak khata tha, usaka hukm bajata tha. tumako loot-lootakar usaka ghar bharata tha. ab maloom hua ki maian b de bhari mugalate mean p da hua tha. tum sab bhaiyoan ko maianne bahut sataya hai. ab mujhe maphi do.

paanchoan rangaroot ek-doosare se lipatate the, uchhalate the, chikhate the, mano unhoanne sachamuch svarajy pa liya ho, aur vastav mean unhean svarajy mil gaya tha. svarajy chitt ki vrittimatr hai. jyoan hi paradhinata ka atank dil se nikal gaya, apako svarajy mil gaya. bhay hi paradhinata hai, nirbhayata hi svarajy hai. vyavastha aur sangathan to gaun haian.

nayak ne un sevakoan ko sambodhit karake kaha-mitro ! ap aj azadi ke sipahiyoan mean a mile, is par maian apako badhaee deta hooan. apako maloom hai, ham kis tarah l daee karane ja rahe haian ? apake oopar tarah-tarah ki sakhtiyaan ki jayangi, magar yad rakhie, jis tarah aj apane moh aur lobh ka tyag kar diya hai, usi tarah hiansa aur krodh ka bhi tyag kar dijie. ham dharm sangram mean ja rahe haian. hamean dharm ke raste par jama rahana hoga. ap isake lie taiyar haian ?

paanchoan ne ek svar mean kaha-taiyar haian !

nayak ne ashirvad diya-eeshvar apaki madad kare.

5

us suhavane-sunahale prabhat mean jaise umang ghuli huee thi. samir ke halake-halake jhoankoan mean, prakash ki halaki-halaki kiranoan mean umang sani huee thi. log jaise divane ho gaye the. mano azadi ki devi unhean apani or bula rahi ho. vahi khet-khalihan haian, vahi bag-bagiche haian, vahi stri-purush haian par aj ke prabhat mean jo ashirvad hai, jo varadan hai, jo vibhooti hai, vah aur kabhi n thi. vahi khet-khalihan, bag-bagiche, stri-purush aj ek nayi vibhooti mean rang gaye haian.

soory nikalane ke pahale hi kee hazar adamiyoan ka jamav ho gaya tha. jab satyagrahiyoan ka dal nikala to logoan ki mastani avajoan se akash gooanj utha. naye sainikoan ki vidaee, unaki ramaniyoan ka katar dhairy, mata-pita ka ardr garv, sainikoan ke parityag ka drishy logoan ko mast kiye deta tha.

sahasa nohari lathi tekati huee a kar kh di ho gayi.

maikoo ne kaha-kaki, hamean ashirvad do.

nohari-maian tumhare sath chalati hooan beta ! kitana ashirvad loge ?

kee adamiyoan ne ek svar se kaha-kaki, tum chali jaogi, to yahaan kaun rahega ?

nohari ne shubh-kamana se bhare hue svar mean kaha-bhaiya, jane ke to ab din hi haian, aj n jaooangi, do-char mahine bad jaooangi. abhi jaooangi, to jivan saphal ho jayaga. do-char mahine mean khat par p de-p de jaooangi, to man ki as man mean hi rah jayagi. itane balak haian, inaki seva se meri mukut ban jayagi. bhagavanh kare, tum logoan ke sudin ayean aur maian apani ziandagi mean tumhara sukh dekh looan.

yah kahate hue nohari ne sabako ashirvad diya aur nayak ke pas jakar kh di ho gayi.

log kh de dekh rahe the aur jattha gata hua jata tha.

ek din vah tha ki ham sare jahaan mean fard the,

ek din yah hai ki ham-sa behaya koee nahian.

nohari ke paanv zamin par n p date the, mano viman par baithi huee svarg ja rahi ho.

sanbandhit lekh

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