स्वत्व-रक्षा -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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mir dilavar ali ke pas ek b di ras ka kummait gho da tha. kahate to vah yahi the ki maianne apani zindagi ki adhi kamaee is par kharch ki hai, par vastav mean unhoanne ise palatan se saste damoan mol liya tha. yoan kahie ki yah palatan ka nikala hua gho da tha. shayad palatan ke adhikariyoan ne ise apane yahaan rakhana uchit n samajh kar nilam kar diya tha. mir sahab kachahari mean moharrir the. shahar ke bahar makan tha. kachahari tak ane mean tin mil ki manzil tay karani p dati thi, ek janavar ki fikr thi. yah gho da subhite se mil gaya, le liya. pichhale tin varshoan se vah mir sahab ki hi savari mean tha. dekhane mean to usamean koee aib n tha, par kadachith atm-samman ki matr adhik thi. use usaki ichchha ke viruddh ya apamanasoochak kam mean lagana dustar tha. khair, mir sahab ne saste damoan mean kalaan ras ka gho da paya, to phoole n samaye. la kar dvar par baandh diya. saees ka iantajam karana kathin tha. bechare khud hi sham-sabere us par do-char hath pher lete the. shayad gho da is samman se prasann hota tha. isi karan ratib ki matr bahut kam hone par bhi vah asantusht nahian jan p data tha. use mir sahab se kuchh sahanubhooti ho gayi thi. is svamibhakti mean usaka sharir bahut kshin ho chuka tha; par vah mir sahab ko niyat samay par prasannatapoorvak kachahari pahuancha diya karata tha. usaki chal usake atmik santosh ki dyotak thi. dau dana vah apani svabhavik gambhirata ke pratikool samajhata tha. usaki drishti mean uchchhriankhalata thi. svamibhakti mean usane apane kitane hi chir-sanchit svatvoan ka balidan kar diya tha. ab agar kisi svatv se prem tha to vah ravivar ka shaantinivas tha. mir sahab itavar ko kachahari n jate the. gho de ko malate, nahalate, tairate the. isamean use hardik anand prapt hota tha. vahaan kachahari mean pe d ke niche bandhe hue sookhi ghas par muanh marana p data tha, loo se sara sharir jhulas jata tha; kahaan is din chhapparoan ki shital chhaanh mean hari-hari doob khane ko milati thi. atev itavar ko aram vah apana hak samajhata tha aur mumakin n tha ki koee usaka yah hak chhin sake. mir sahab ne kabhi-kabhi bazar jane ke lie is din us par savar hone ki cheshta ki, par is udyog mean buri tarah muanh ki khayi. gho de ne muanh mean lagam tak n li. aant ko mir sahab ne apani har svikar kar li. vah usake atm-samman ko aghat pahuancha kar apane avayavoan ko pariksha mean n dalana chahate the.

mir sahab ke p dos mean ek muanshi saudagaralal rahate the. unaka bhi kachahari se kuchh sambandh tha. vah muharrir n the, karmachari bhi n the. unhean kisi ne kabhi kuchh likhate-padhate n dekha tha. par unaka vakiloan aur mukhtaroan ke samaj mean b da man tha. mir sahab se unaki daant-kati roti thi.

jeth ka mahina tha. baratoan ki dhoom thi. bajevale sidhe muanh bat n karate the. atishabaj ke dvar par garaj ke bavale log charkhi ki bhaanti chakkar lagate the. bhaan d aur kathak logoan ko uangaliyoan par nachate the. palaki ke kahar patthar ke devata bane hue the, bheant le kar bhi n pasijate the. isi sahalogoan ki dhoom mean muanshiji ne bhi l dake ka vivah than diya. dabavavale adami the. dhire-dhire barat ka sab saman juta to liya, par palaki ka prabandh n kar sake. kaharoan ne ain vakt par bayana lauta diya. muanshi ji bahut garam p de, harajane ki dhamaki di, par kuchh phal n hua. vivash hokar yahi nishchay kiya ki var ko gho de par bitha kar var-yatr ki rasm poori kar li jay. chhah baje sham ko barat chalane ka muhoort tha. char baje muanshi ne a kar mir sahab se kaha- yar apana gho da de do, var ko steshan tak pahuancha dean. palaki to kahian milati nahian.

mirasahab- apako maloom nahian, aj itavar ka din hai.

muanshi ji- maloom kyoan nahian hai, par akhir gho da hi to thahara. kisi n kisi tarah steshan tak pahuancha hi dega. kaun door jana hai ?

mirasahab- yoan apaka janavar hai, le jaie. par mujhe ummid nahian ki aj vah putthe par hath tak rakhane de.

muanshi ji- aji mar ke age bhoot bhagata hai. ap darate haian. isalie ap se badamashi karata hai. bachcha pith par baith jayange to kitana hi uchhale-koode par unhean hila n sakega.

mirasahab- achchhi bat hai, jaie. aur agar usaki yah zid ap logoan ne to d di, to maian apaka b da ehasan manooanga.

magar jyoan hi muanshi ji astabal mean pahuanche, gho de ne shashank netroan se dekha aur ek bar hinahina kar ghoshit kiya ki tum aj meri shaanti mean vighn dalane vale kaun hote ho. baje ki dh d-dh d, poan-poan se vah uttejit ho raha tha. muanshi ji ne jab pagahe ko kholana shuroo kiya to usane kanautiyaan kh di kian aur abhimanasoochak bhav se hari-hari ghas khane laga.

lekin muanshi ji bhi chatur khila di the. turant ghar se tho da-sa dana mangavaya aur gho de ke samane rakh diya. gho de ne idhar bahut dinoan se dane ki soorat n dekhi thi ! b di ruchi se khane laga aur tab kritajn netroan se muanshi ji ki or taka, mano anumati di ki mujhe apake sath chalane mean koee apatti nahian hai.

muanshi ji ke dvar par baje baj rahe the. var vastrabhooshan pahane hue gho de ki pratiksha kar raha tha. muhalle ki striyaan use vida karane ke lie arati liye kh di thian. paanch baj gaye the. sahasa muanshi ji gho da late hue dikhayi diye. bajevaloan ne age ki taraph qadam badhaya. ek adami mir sahab ke ghar se dau d kar saj laya.

gho de ko khianchane ki thahari, magar vah lagam dekh kar muanh pher leta tha. muanshi ji ne chumakara-puchakara, pith sahalayi, phir dana dikhalaya. par gho de ne muanh tak n khola, tab unhean krodh a gaya. tab dato d kee chabuk lagaye. gho de ne jab ab bhi muanh mean lagam n li, to unhoanne usake nathanoan par chabuk ke beant se kee bar mara. nathanoan se khoon nikalane laga. gho de ne idhar-udhar din aur vivash aankhoan se dekha. samasya kathin thi. itani mar usane kabhi n khayi thi. mir sahab ki apani chiz thi. yah itani nirdayata se kabhi n pesh ate the. socha muanh nahian kholata to nahian maloom aur kitani mar p de. lagam le li. phir kya tha, muanshi ji ki fatah ho gayi. unhoanne turant jin bhi kas di. doolha kood kar gho de par savar ho gaya.

jab var ne gho de ki pith par asan jama liya, to gho da mano niand se jaga. vichar karane laga, tho de-se dane ke badale apane is svatv se hath dhona ek katore kadhi ke lie apane janmasiddh adhikaroan ko bechana hai. use yad aya ki maian kitane dinoan se aj ke din aram karata raha hooan, to aj kyoan yah begar karooan ? ye log mujhe n jane kahaan le jayange, lauanda asan ka pakka jan p data hai, mujhe dau dayega, ean d lagayega, chabuk se mar-mar kar adhamuana kar dega, phir n jane bhojan mile ya nahian. yah soch-vichar kar usane nishchay kiya ki maian yahaan se qadam n uthaooanga. yahi n hoga mareange, savar ko liye hue zamin par lot jaooanga. ap hi chho d deange. mere malik mir sahab bhi to yahian kahian hoange. unhean mujh par itani mar p dati kabhi pasand n ayegi ki kal unhean kachahari bhi n le ja sakooan.

var jyoan hi gho de par savar hua striyoan ne mangalagan kiya, phooloan ki varsha huee. barat ke log age badhe. magar gho da aisa a da ki pair hi nahian uthata. var use eand lagata hai, chabuk marata hai, lagam ko jhatake deta hai, magar gho de ke qadam manoan zamin mean aise g d gaye haian ki ukh dane ka nam nahian lete.

muanshi ji ko aisa krodh ata tha ki apana janavar hota to goli mar dete. mitr ne kaha a diyal janavar hai, yoan n chalega. isake pichhe se dande lagao, ap dau dega.

muanshi ji ne yah prastav svikar kar liya. pichhe se jakar kee dande lagaye, par gho de ne pair n uthaye, uthaye to bhi agale pair, aur akash ki or. do-ek bar pichhale pair bhi, jisase vidit hota tha ki vah bilakul pranahin nahian hai. muanshi ji bal-bal bach gaye.

tab doosare mitr ne kaha isaki pooanchh ke pas ek jalata hua kuanda jalao, aanch ke dar se bhagega.

yah prastav bhi svikrit hua. phal yah hua ki gho de ki pooanchh jal gayi. vah do-tin bar uchhala-kooda par age n badha. pakka satyagrahi tha, kadachith in yantranaoan ne usake sankalp ko aur bhi dridh kar diya.

itane mean sooryast hone laga. pandit ji ne kaha ‘jaldi kijie nahian to muhoort tal jayaga.’ lekin apane vash ki bat to thi nahian. jaldi kaise hoti. barati log gaanv ke bahar ja pahuanche. yahaan striyoan aur balakoan ka mela lag gaya. log kahane lage, ‘kaisa gho da hai ki pag hi nahian uthata.’ ek anubhavi mahashay ne kaha ‘mar-pit se kam n chalega. tho da-sa dana mangavaie. ek adami isake samane tob de mean dana dikhata hua chale. dane ke lalach se khat-khat chala jayaga.’ muanshi ji ne yah upay bhi karake dekha par saphal manorath ne hue. gho da apane svatv ko kisi dam par bechana n chahata tha. ek mahashay ne kaha ‘ise tho di-si sharab pila dijie, nashe mean a kar khoob chauk diyaan bharane lagega.’ sharab ki botal ayi. ek tasale mean sharab uan del kar gho de ke samane rakhi gayi, par usane sooanghi tak nahian.

ab kya ho ? chirag jal gaye muhoort tal chuka tha. gho da yah nana durgatiyaan sah kar dil mean khush hota tha aur apane sukh mean vighn dalanevale ki duravastha aur vyagrata ka anand utha raha tha. use is samay in logoan ki prayatnashilata par ek darshanik anand prapt ho raha tha. dekhean ap log ab kya karate haian. vah janata tha ki ab mar khane ki sambhavana nahian hai. log jan gaye ki marana vyarth hai. vah keval apani suyuktiyoan ki vivechana kar raha tha.

paanchavean sajjan ne kaha ab ek hi tarakib aur hai. vah jo khet mean khad pheankane ki do-pahiya ga di hoti hai, use gho de ke samane la kar rakhiye. isake donoan agale pair usamean rakh diye jayan aur ham log ga di ko khianchean. tab to zaroor hi usake pair uth jayeange. agale pair age badhe to pichhale pair bhi jhakh mar kar utheange hi. gho da chal nikalega.

muanshi ji doob rahe the. koee tinaka sahare ke lie kafi tha. do adami gaye. do-pahiya ga di nikal laye. var ne lagam tani. char-paanch adami gho de ke pas dande le kar kh de ho gaye. do adamiyoan ne usake agale paanv jabaradasti uthakar ga di par rakkhe. gho da abhi tak yah samajh raha tha ki maian yah upay bhi n chalane dooanga, lekin jab ga di chali, to usake pichhale pair ap hi ap uth gaye. use aisa jan p da, mano pani mean baha ja raha hooan. kitana hi chahata tha ki pairoan ko jama looan par kuchh akl kam n karati thi. charoan or shor macha ‘chala-chala.’ taliyaan p dane lagian ! log thatthe mar-mar hansane lage. gho de ko yah upahas aur yah apaman asahy tha, par karata kya ? haan, usane dhairy n chho da. man mean socha is tarah kahaan tak le jayeange. jyoan hi ga di rukegi maian bhi ruk jaooanga. mujhase b di bhool huee, mujhe ga di par pair hi n rakhana chahie tha.

aant mean vahi hua jo usane socha tha. kisi tarah logoan ne sau qadam tak ga di khianchi, age n khianch sake. sau-do-sau qadam hi khianchana hota, to shayad logoan ki himmat bandh jati par steshan poore tin mil par tha. itani door gho de ko khianch le jana dustar tha. jyoan hi ga di ruki gho da bhi ruk gaya ! var ne phir lagam ko jhatake diye, ean d lagayi. chabukoan ki varsha kar di, par gho de ne apani tek n chho di. usake nathanoan se khoon nikal raha tha, chabukoan se sara sharir chhil gaya tha, pichhale pairoan mean ghav ho gaye the, par vah dridh-pratijn gho da apani an par a da hua tha.

purohit ne kaha ‘ath baj gaye. muhoort tal gaya.’ din-durbal gho de ne maidan mar liya. muanshi ji krodhonmatt hokar ro p de. var ek qadam bhi paidal nahian chal sakata. vivah ke avasar par bhoomi par paanv rakhana varjit hai, pratishtha bhang hoti hai, nianda hoti hai, kul ko kalank lagata hai par ab paidal chalane ke sivay any upay n tha. a kar gho de ke samane kh de ho ge aur kuanthit svar se bole mahashay, apana bhagy bakhano ki mir sahab ke ghar ho. yadi maian tumhara malik hota to tumhari haddi-pasali ka pata n lagata. isake sath hi mujhe aj maloom hua ki pashu bhi apane svatv ki raksha kis prakar kar sakata hai. maian n janata tha, tum vratadhari ho. beta, utaro, barat steshan pahuanch rahi hogi. chalo paidal hi chalean. ham apas hi ke das-barah adami haian, hansane vala koee nahian. ye rangin kap de utar do. raste mean log hanseange ki paanv-paanv byah karane jata hai. chal be a diyal gho de, tujhe mir sahab ke havale kar aooan.

sanbandhit lekh

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