अनुभव -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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priyatam ko ek varsh ki saza ho gayi. aur aparadh keval itana tha, ki tin din pahale jeth ki tapati dopahari mean unhoanne rashtr ke kee sevakoan ka sharbat-pan se satkar kiya tha. maian us vakt adalat mean kh di thi. kamare ke bahar sare nagar ki rajanitik chetana kisi bandi pashu ki bhaanti kh di chitkar kar rahi thi. mere pranadhan hathak diyoan se jak de hue laye gaye. charoan or sannata chha gaya. mere bhitar hahakar macha hua tha, mano pran pighala ja raha ho. avesh ki laharean-si uth-uthakar samast sharir ko romaanchit kiye deti thian. oh itana garv mujhe kabhi nahian hua tha. vah adalat, kurasi par baitha hua aangrez aphasar, lal jaridar pag diyaan baandhe hue pulis ke karmachari sab meri aankho mean tuchchh jan p date the. bar-bar ji mean ata tha, dau dakar jivan-dhan ke charanoan mean lipat jaooan aur usi dasha mean pran tyag dooan. kitani shaant, avichalit, tej aur svabhiman se pradipt moorti thi. glani, vishad ya shok ki chhaya bhi n thi. nahian, un othoan par ek sphoorti se bhari huee manoharini, ojasvi muskan thi. is aparadh ke lie ek varsh ka kathin karavas! vah re nyay! teri balihari hai! maian aise hazar aparadh karane ko taiyar thi. prananath ne chalate samay ek bar meri or dekha, kuchh muskaraye, phir unaki mudra kathor ho gayi. adalat se lautakar maianne paanch rupaye ki mithaee mangavayi aur svayansevakoan ko bulakar khilaya. aur sandhya samay maian pahali bar kaangres ke jalase mean sharik huee- sharik hi nahian huee, manch par jakar boli, aur satyagrah ki pratijna le li. meri atma mean itani shakti kahaan se a gayi, nahian kah sakati. sarvasv lut jane ke bad phir kisaki shanka aur kisaka dar. vidhata ka kathor-se-kathor aghat bhi ab mera kya ahit kar sakata tha?

2

doosare din maianne do tar diye. ek pitaji ko, doosara sasuraji ko. sasuraji peanshan pate the. pitaji jangal ke mahakame mean achchhe pad par the; par sara din gujar gaya, tar ka javab nadarad! doosare din bhi koee javab nahian. tisare din donoan mahashayoan ke patr aye. donoan jame se bahar the. sasuraji ne likha - asha thi, tum log budhape mean mera palan karoge. tumane us asha par pani pher diya. kya ab chahati ho, maian bhiksha maangooan. maian sarakar se peanshan pata hooan. tumhean ashray dekar maian apani peanshan se hath nahian dho sakata. pitaji ke shabd itane kathor n the, par bhav lagabhag aisa hi tha. isi sal unhean gred milanevala tha. vah mujhe bulayeange, to sanbhav hai, gred se vanchit hona p de. haan, vah meri sahayata maukhik roop se karane ko taiyar the. maianne donoan patr pha dakar pheank diye aur unhean koee patr n likha. ha svarth! teri maya kitani prabal hai! apana hi pita, keval svarth mean badha p dane ke bhay se, l daki ki taraph se itana nirday ho jay. apana sasur apani bahoo ki or se itana udasin ho jay! magar abhi meri umr hi kya hai! abhi to sari duniya dekhane ko p di hai.

ab tak maian apane vishay mean nishchiant thi; lekin ab yah nayi chianta savar huee. is nirjan ghar mean, niradhar, nirashray kaise rahooangi. magar jaooangi kahaan? agar koee mard hoti, to kaangres ke ashram mean chali jati, ya koee majoori kar leti. mere pairoan mean naritv ki be diyaan p di huee thian. apani raksha ki itani chianta n thi, jitani apane naritv ki raksha ki. apani jan ki fikr n thi; par naritv ki or kisi ki aankh bhi n uthani chahie.

kisi ki ahat pakar maianne niche dekha. do adami kh de the. ji mean aya, poochhooan tum kaun ho. yahaan kyoan kh de ho? magar phir khayal aya, mujhe yah poochhane ka kya hak? am rasta hai. jisaka ji chahe kh da ho.

par mujhe khataka ho gaya. us shanka ko kisi tarah dil se n nikal sakati thi. vah ek chinagari ki bhaanti hriday ke aandar sama gayi thi.

garami se deh phuanki jati thi; par maianne kamare ka dvar bhitar se band kar liya. ghar mean ek b da-sa chakoo tha. use nikalakar sirahane rakh liya. vah shanka samane baithi ghoorati huee maloom hoti thi.

kisi ne pukara. mere royean kh de ho gaye. maianne dvar se kan lagaya. koee meri kuandi khatakhata raha tha. kaleja dhakh-dhakh karane laga. vahi donoan badamash hoange. kyoan kuandi khatakhata rahe haian? mujhase kya kam hai? mujhe jhuanjhalahat a gayi. maianne dvar khola aur chhajje par kh di hokar zor se boli, kaun kuandi kh dakh da raha hai? avaz sunakar meri shanka shaant ho gayi. kitana dhadhas ho gaya! yah baboo jnanachand the. mere pati ke mitroan mean inase zyada sajjan doosara nahian hai. maianne niche jakar dvar khol diya. dekha to ek stri bhi thi. vah misej jnanachand thian. yah mujhase b di thian. pahale-pahal mere ghar ayi thian. maianne unake charan sparsh kiye. hamare vahaan mitrata mardoan hi tak rahati hai. auratoan tak nahian jane pati.

donoan jane oopar aye! jnan baboo ek skool mean mastar haian. b de hi udar, vidvan, nishkapat, par aj mujhe maloom hua ki unaki path-pradarshika unaki stri haian. vah dohare badan ki, pratibhashali mahila thian. chehare par aisa rob tha, mano koee rani hoan. sir se paanv tak gahanoan se ladi huee. mukh suandar n hone par bhi akarshak tha. shayad maian unhean kahian aur dekhati; to muanh pher leti. garv ki sajiv pratima thian; vah bahar jitani kathor, bhitar utani hi dayalu.

'ghar koee patr likha?' yah prashn unhoanne kuchh hichakate hue kiya.

maianne kaha- haan, likha tha.

'koee lene a raha hai?'

'ji nahian. n pitaji apane pas rakhana chahate haian, n sasuraji.'

'to phir?'

'phir kya, abhi to yahian p di hooan.'

'to mere ghar kyoan nahian chalatian? akele to is ghar mean maian n rahane dooangi.'

'khuphiya ke do adami is vakt bhi date hue haian.'

'maian pahale hi samajh gayi thi, donoan khuphiya ke adami hoange.'

jnan baboo ne patni ki or dekhakar, mano usaki ajna se kaha- to maian jakar taanga laooan?

deviji ne is tarah dekha, mano kah rahi hoan, kya abhi tum yahian kh de ho?

mastar sahab chupake se dvar ki or chale.

'thaharo'- deviji bolian- kai taange laoge?

'kai!' mastar sahab ghab da gaye.

'haan kai! ek taange par tin savariyaan hi baitheangi. sandook, bichhavan, baratan-bhaande kya mere sir par jayeange?'

'to do leta aooanga.'- mastar sahab darate-darate bole.

'ek taange mean kitana saman bhar doge?'

'to tin leta aooan?'

'are to jaoge bhi. jara-si bat ke lie ghanta bhar laga diya.'

maian kuchh kahane n payi thi, ki jnan baboo chal diye. maianne sakuchate hue kaha- bahan, tumhean mere jane se kasht hoga aur...

deviji ne tikshn svar mean kaha- haan, hoga to avashy. tum donoan joon mean do-tin pav bhar ata khaogi, kamare ke ek kone mean adda jama logi, sir mean ane ka tel dalogi. yah kya tho da kasht hai!'

maianne jheanpate hue kaha- ap to bana rahi haian.'

deviji ne sahriday bhav se mera kandha pak dakar kaha- jab tumhare babooji, laut avean; to mujhe bhi apane ghar mehaman rakh lena. mera ghata poora ho jayaga. ab to raji huee. chalo asabab baandho. khat-vat kal mangava leange.'

3

maianne aisi sahriday, udar, mithi batean karane vali stri nahian dekhi. maian unaki chhoti bahan hoti, to bhi shayad isase achchhi tarah n rakhatian. chianta ya krodh ko to jaise unhoanne jit liya ho. sadaiv unake mukh par madhur vinod khela karata tha. koee l daka-bala n tha, par maianne unhean kabhi dukhi nahian dekha. oopar ke kam ke lie lauanda rakh liya tha. bhitar ka sara kam khud karatian. itana kam khakar aur itani mehanat karake vah kaise itani hrasht-pusht thian, maian nahian kah sakati. vishram to jaise unake bhagy mean hi nahian likha tha. jeth ki dupahari mean bhi n letati thian! haan, mujhe kuchh n karane detian, us par jab dekho kuchh khilane ko sir par savar. mujhe yahaan bas yahi ek takaliph thi.

magar ath hi din gujare the ki ek din maianne unhian donoan khuphiyoan ko niche baitha dekha. mera matha thanaka. yah abhage yahaan bhi mere pichhe p de haian. maianne turant bahanaji se kaha- ve donoan badamash yahaan bhi mandara rahe haian.

unhoanne hikarat se kaha- kutte haian. phirane do.

maian chiantit hokar boli- koee svaang n kh da karean.

usi beparavahi se bolian- bhooankane ke siva aur kya kar sakate haian?

maianne kaha- kat bhi to sakate haian.

hansakar bolian- isake dar se koee bhag to nahian jata n!'

magar meri dal mean makkhi p d gayi. bar-bar chhajje par jakar unhean tahalate dekh ati. yah sab mere pichhe p de hue haian! akhir maian naukarashahi ka kya biga d sakati hooan. meri samarthy hi kya hai? kya yah sab is tarah se mujhe yahaan se bhagane par tule haian. isase unhean kya milega? yahi to ki maian mari-mari phirooan! kitani nichi tabiyat hai?

ek haphta aur gujar gaya. khuphiya ne piand n chho da. mere pran sookhate jate the. aisi dasha mean yahaan rahana mujhe anuchit maloom hota tha; par deviji se kuchh kah n sakati thi.

ek din sham ko jnan baboo aye, to ghab daye hue the. maian baramade mean thi. paraval chhil rahi thi. jnan baboo ne kamare mean jakar deviji ko ishare se bulaya.

sanbandhit lekh

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