एक आँच की कसर -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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sare nagar mean mahashay yashodanand ka bakhan ho raha tha. nagar hi mean nahian, samast praant mean unaki kirti gayi jati thi, samachar-patroan mean tippaniyaan ho rahi thian, mitroan se prashansapoorn patroan ka taanta laga hua tha. samaj-seva isako kahate haian! unnat vichar ke log aisa hi karate haian. mahashayaji ne shikshit samuday ka mukh ujjval kar diya. ab kaun yah kahane ka sahas kar sakata hai ki hamare neta keval bat ke dhani haian, kam ke dhani nahian! mahashayaji chahate to apane putr ke lie unhean kam-se-kam 20 hazar rupaye dahej mean milate, us par khushamad ghate mean! magar lala sahab ne sidhdant ke samane dhan ki ratti barabar parava n ki aur apane putr ka vivah bina ek paee dahej liye svikar kiya. vah! vah! himmat ho to aisi ho, sidhdaant-prem ho to aisa ho, adarsh-palan ho to aisa ho. vah re sachche vir, apani mata ke sachche sapoot toone vah kar dikhaya jo kabhi kisi ne n kiya tha. ham b de garv se tere samane mastak navate haian.

mahashay yashodanand ke do putr the. b da l daka padh-likhakar phajil ho chuka tha. usi ka vivah ho raha tha aur jaisa ham dekh chuke haian, bina kuchh dahej liye.

aj var ka tilak tha. shahajahaanpur ke mahashay svamidayal tilak lekar ane vale the. shahar ke ganyamany sajjanoan ko nimantran de diye the. ve log jama ho gaye the. mahaphil saji huee thi. ek pravin sitariya apana kaushal dikhakar logoan ko mugdha kar raha tha. davat ka saman bhi taiyar tha. mitragan yashodanand ko badhaiyaan de rahe the.

ek mahashay bole- tumane to yar kamal kar diya!

doosare- kamal! yah kahie ki jhande ga d diye. ab tak jise dekha manch par vyakhyan jha date hi dekha. jab kam karane ka avasar ata tha to log dum daba lete the.

tisare- kaise-kaise bahane gadhe jate haian- sahab hamean to dahej se sakht napharat hai. yah mere sidhdaant ke virudhd hai, par karooan kya, bachche ki ammijan nahian manatian. koee apane bap par pheankata hai, koee aur kisi khurrat par.

chauthe- aji, kitane to aise behaya haian jo saph-saph kah dete haian ki hamane l dake ki shiksha-diksha mean jitana kharch kiya hai, vah hamean milana chahie. mano unhoanne yah rupaye kisi baiank mean jama kiye the!

paanchavean- khoob samajh raha hooan, ap log mujh par chhiante u da rahe haian. isamean l dakevaloan ka hi sara dosh hai ya l dakivale ka bhi kuchh hai?

pahale- l dakivale ka kya dosh hai siva isake ki vah l daki ka bap hai.

doosare- sara dosh eeshvar ka jisane l dakiyaan paida kian. kyoan?

paanchavean- maian yah nahian kahata. n sara dosh l dakivale ka hai, n sara dosh l dakevale ka. donoan hi doshi haian. agar l dakivala kuchh n deta to use yah shikayat karane ka to koee adhikar nahian hai ki dal kyoan nahian laye, suandar jo de kyoan nahian laye, baje-gaje aur dhoomadham ke sath kyoan nahian aye? bataie!

chauthe- haan, apaka yah prashn gaur karane ke layaq hai. meri samajh mean to aisi dasha mean l dake ke pita se yah shikayat n honi chahie.

paanchavean- to yoan kahie ki dahej ki pratha ke sath hi dal, gahane aur jo doan ki pratha bhi tyajy hai. keval dahej ko mitane ka prayatn karana vyarth hai.

yashodanand- yah bhi lame excuse1 hai. maianne dahej nahian liya hai, lekin kya dal-gahane n le jaooanga.

pahale- mahashay, apaki bat nirali hai. ap apani ginati ham duniyavaloan ke sath kyoan karate haian? apaka sthan to devataoan ke sath hai.

doosare- 20 hazar ki rakam chho d di? kya bat hai!

yashodanand- mera to yah nishchay hai ki hamean sadaiv principles2 par sthir rahana chahie. principles3 ke samane money4 ki koee value5 nahian hai. dahej ki kupratha par maianne khud koee vyakhyan nahian diya, shayad koee not tak nahian likha. haan, conference6 mean is prastav ko second7 kar chuka hooan aur isalie maian apane ko us prastav se bandh hua pata hooan. maian use to dana bhi chahooan to atma n to dane degi. maian saty kahata hooan, yah rupaye le looan to mujhe itani manasik vedana hogi ki shayad maian is aghat se bach hi n sakooan.

paanchavean- ab ki conference apako sabhapati n banaye to usaka ghor anyay hai.

yashodanand- maianne apani duty8 kar di, usaka recognition9 ho ya n ho, mujhe isaki parava nahian.

itane mean khabar huee ki mahashay svamidayal a pahuanche. log unaka abhivadan karane ko taiyar hue, unhean manasad par la bithaya aur tilak ka sanskar arambh ho gaya. svamidayal ne ek dhak ke pattal par nariyal, supari, chaval, pan adi vastuean var ke samane rakhian. brahmanoan ne mantr padhe, havan hua aur var ke mathe par tilak laga diya gaya. turant ghar ki striyoan ne mangalacharan gana shuroo kiya. yahaan mahaphil mean mahashay yashodanand ne ek chauki par kh de hokar dahej ki kupratha par vyakhyan dena shuroo kiya. vyakhyan pahale se likhakar taiyar kar liya gaya tha. unhoanne dahej ki aitihasik vyakhya ki thi. poorvakal mean dahej ka nam bhi n tha. mahashayo! koee janata hi n tha ki dahej ya thaharauni kis chi diya ka nam hai. saty manie, koee janata hi n tha ki thaharauni hai kya chij, pashu ya pakshi, asaman mean ya zamin mean, khane mean ya pine mean. badashahi jamane mean is pratha ki buniyad p di. hamare yuvak senaoan mean sammilit hone lage, yah vir log the, senaoan mean jana garv ki bat samajhate the. mataean apane dularoan ko apane hath se shastro se sajakar ranakshetr mean bhejati thian. is bhaanti yuvakoan ki sankhya kam hone lagi aur l dakoan ka mol-tol shuroo hua. aj yah naubat a gayi hai ki meri is tuchchh-mahatuchchh seva par patroan mean tippniyaan ho rahi haian mano maianne koee asadharan kam kiya hai. maian kahata hooan; agar ap sansar mean jivit rahana chahate haian to is pratha ka turant aant kijie.

ek mahashay ne shanka ki- kya isaka aant kiye bina ham sab mar jayeange?

yashodanand- agar aisa hota to kya poochhana tha, logoan ko dand mil jata aur vastav mean aisa hona chahie. yah eeshvar ka atyachar hai ki aise lobhi, dhan par giranevale, burda-farosh, apani santan ka vikray karanevale naradham jivit haian aur sukhi haian. samaj unaka tiraskar nahian karata. magar vah sab burda-farosh haian- ityadi.

vyakhyan bahut lamba aur hasy se bhara hua tha. logoan ne khoob vah-vah ki. apana vaktavy samapt karane ke bad unhoanne apane chhote l dake paramanand ko, jisaki avastha koee 7 varsh ki thi, manch par kh da kiya. use unhoanne ek chhota-sa vyakhyan likhakar de rakha tha. dikhana chahate the ki is kul ke chhote balak bhi kitane kushagr-budhdi haian. sabha-samajoan mean balakoan se vyakhyan dilane ki pratha hai hi, kisi ko kutoohal n hua. balak b da suandar, honahar, hansamukh tha. muskarata hua manch par aya aur jeb se ek kagaz nikalakar b de garv ke sath uchch svar mean padhane laga-

'priy bandhuvar,

namaskar.

apake patr se vidit hota hai ki apako mujh par vishvas nahian hai. maian eeshvar ko sakshi karake nivedan karata hooan ki nirdisht dhan apaki seva mean itani gupt riti se pahuanchega ki kisi ko leshamatr bhi sandeh n hoga. haan, keval ek jijnasa karane ki dhrisht ta karata hooan. is vyapar ko gupt rakhane se apako jo samman aur pratishtha-labh hoga aur mere nikatavarti mean meri jo nianda ki jayagi, usake upalakshy mean mere sath kya riayat hogi? mera vinit anurodh hai ki 25 mean se 5 nikalakar mere sath nyay kiya jay....'

mahashay yashodanand ghar mean mehamanoan ke lie bhojan parasane ka adesh karane gaye the. nikale to yah vaky unake kan mean p da- ‘25 mean se 5 nikal kar mere sath nyay kijie.’ chehara fak ho gaya, jhapatakar l dake ke pas gaye, kagaz usake hath se chhin liya aur bole- nalayak, yah kya padh raha hai, yah to kisi muvakkil ka khat hai jo usane apane mukadame ke bare mean likha tha. yah too kahaan se utha laya, shaitan, ja vah kagaz la, jo tujhe likhakar diya gaya tha.

ek mahashay- padhane dijie, is taharir mean jo lutf hai, vah kisi doosari taqarir mean n hoga.

doosare- jadoo vah jo sir par chadh ke bole !

tisare- ab jalasa barakhast kijie. maian to chala.

chauthe- yahaan bhi chalatoo hue.

yashodanand- baithie-baithie, pattal lagaye ja rahe haian.

pahale- beta paramanand, jara yahaan to ana, tumane vah kagaz kahaan paya ?

paramanand- babooji hi ne to likhakar apani mej ke aandar rakh diya tha. mujhase kaha tha ki ise padhana. ab nahak mujhase khapha ho rahe haian.

yashodanand- vah yah kagaz tha suar ! maianne to mej ke oopar hi rakh diya tha. toone draar mean se kyoan yah kagaz nikala ?

paramanand- mujhe mej par nahian mila.

yashodanand- to mujhase kyoan nahian kaha, draar kyoan khola ? dekho, aj aisi khabar leta hooan ki tum bhi yad karoge.

pahale- yah akashavani hai.

doosare- isako lidari kahate haian ki apana ulloo bhi sidha karo aur nekanam bhi bano.

tisare- sharam ani chahie. yah tyag se milata hai, dhokhedh di se nahian.

chauthe- mil to gaya tha par ek aanch ki kasar rah gayi.

paanchavean- eeshvar pakhandiyoan ko yoan hi dand deta hai.

yah kahate hue log uth kh de hue. yashodanand samajh gaye ki bhanda phoot gaya, ab rang n jamega, bar-bar paramanand ko kupit netroan se dekhate the aur danda taulakar rah jate the. is shaitan ne aj jiti-jitayi bazi kho di, muanh mean kalikh lag gayi, sir nicha ho gaya. goli mar dene ka kam kiya hai.

udhar raste mean mitr-varg yoan tippaniyaan karate ja rahe the-

ek- eeshvar ne muanh mean kaisi kalima lagayi ki hayadar hoga to ab soorat n dikhaega.

doosara- aise-aise dhani, mani, vidvanh log aise patit ho sakate haian, mujhe to yahi ashchary hai. lena hai to khule khazane lo, kaun tumhara hath pak data hai; yah kya ki mal bhi chupake-chupake u dao aur yash bhi kamao !

tisara- makkar ka muanh kala !

chautha- yashodanand par daya a rahi hai. bechare ne itani dhoortata ki, us par bhi kalee khul hi gayi. bas ek aanch ki kasar rah gayi.

sanbandhit lekh

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