कर्मभूमि उपन्यास भाग-1 अध्याय-14

chitr:Icon-edit.gif

is lekh ka punarikshan evan sampadan hona avashyak hai. ap isamean sahayata kar sakate haian. "sujhav"

munni ke bari hone ka samachar anan-phanan sare shahar mean phail gaya. is phaisale ki asha bahut kam adamiyoan ko thi. koee kahata tha-jaj sahab ki stri ne pati se l dakar phaisala likhaya. roothakar maike chali ja rahi thian. stri jab kisi bat par a d jae, to purush kaise nahian kar de- kuchh logoan ka kahana tha-sarakar ne jaj sahab ko hukm dekar phaisala karaya hai kyoanki bhikharin ko saja dene se shahar mean danga ho jane ka bhay tha. amarakant us samay bhoj ke saranjam karane mean vyast tha par yah khabar pa jara der ke lie sab kuchh bhool gaya aur is phaisale ka sara shrey khud lene laga. bhitar jakar renukadevi se bola-apane dekha ammaanji, maian kahata n tha, use bari karake dam looanga, vahi hua. vakiloan aur gavahoan ke sath kitani matha-pachchi karani p di hai ki mera dil hi janata hai. bahar akar mitroan se aur samane ke dookanadaroan se bhi usane yahi diang mari.

ek mitr ne kaha-aurat hai b di dhun ki pakki. shauhar ke sath n gee n gee bechara pairoan p data rah gaya.

amarakant ne darshanik vivechana ke bhav se kaha-jo kam khud n dekho, vahi chaupat ho jata hai. maian to idhar phans gaya. udhar kisi se itana bhi n ho saka ki us aurat ko samajhata. maian hota to majal thi ki vah yoan chali jati. maian janata ki yah hal hoga, to sab kam chho dakar jata aur use samajhata. maianne to samajha d aauktar sahab aur bisoan adami haian, mere n rahane se aisa kya ghi ka gh da ludhaka jata hai, lekin vahaan kisi ko kya paravah nam to ho gaya. kam ho ya jahannum mean jae .

lala samarakant ne nach-tamashe aur davat mean khoob dil kholakar kharch kiya. vahi amarakant jo in mithya vyavaharoan ki alochana karate kabhi n thakata tha, ab muanh tak n kholata tha balki ulate aur badhava deta tha-jo sanpann haian, vah aise shubh avasar par n kharch kareange, to kab kareange- dhan ki yahi shobha hai. haan, ghar ththankakar tamasha n dekhana chahie.

amarakant ko ab ghar se vishesh ghanishthata hoti jati thi. ab vah vidyalay to jane laga tha, par jalasoan aur sabhaoan se ji churata rahata tha. ab use len-den se utani ghrina n thi. sham-sabere barabar dookan par a baithata aur b di tandehi se kam karata. svabhav mean kuchh kripanata bhi a chali thi. du:khi janoan par ab bhi daya ati thi par vah dookan ki bandhi huee kau diyoan ka atikraman n karane pati. is alpakay shishu ne ooant ke nanhe-se nakel ki bhaanti usake jivan ka sanchalan apane hath mean le liya tha. mano dipak ke samane ek bhunage ne akar usaki jyoti ko sankuchit kar diya tha.

tin mahine bit ge the. sandhh‍ya ka samay tha. bachcha palane mean so raha tha. sukhada hath mean pankhiya lie ek modhe par baithi huee thi. krishaangi garbhini mat़th‍v ke tej aur shakti se jaise khil uthi thi. usake madhury mean kishori ki chapalata n thi, garbhini ki alasyamay katarata n thi, mata ka shaant santaph‍t mangalamay vilas tha.

amarakant k aaulej se sidhe ghar aya aur balak ko sanchit netroan se dekhakar bola-ab to jvar nahian hai .

sukhada ne dhire se shishu ke mathe par hath rakhakar kaha-nahian, is samay to nahian jan p data. abhi god mean so gaya tha, to maianne lita diya.

amar ne kurte ke batan kholate hue kaha-mera to aj vahaan bilakul ji n laga. maian to eeshvar se yah prarthana karata hooan ki mujhe sansar ki aur koee vastu n chahie, yah balak kushal se rahe. dekho kaise muskara raha hai.

sukhada ne mithe tiraskar se kaha-tumhian ne dekh-dekhakar najar laga di hai.

'mera ji to chahata hai, usaka chuanban le looan.'

'nahian-nahian, sote hue bachchoan ka chuanban n lena chahie.'

sahasa kisi ne dayodhi mean akar pukara. amar ne jakar dekha, to budhiya pathanin lathiya ke sahare kh di hai. bola-ao pathanin, tumane to suna hoga, ghar mean bachcha hua hai-

pathanin ne bhitar akar kaha-allah kare jug-jug jie aur meri umr pae. kyoan beta sare shahar ko nevata hua aur ham poochhe tak n ge. kya hamian sabase gair the- allah janata hai, jis din yah khushakhabari suni, dil se dua nikali ki allah ise salamat rakhe.

amar ne lajjit hokar kaha-haan, yah galati mujhase huee pathanin, muaph karo. ao, bachche ko dekho. aj ise n jane kyoan bukhar ho aya hai-

budhiya dabe paanv aangan mean hoti huee samane ke baramade mean pahuanchi aur bahoo ko duaean deti huee bachche ko dekhakar boli-kuchh nahian beta najar ka phasad hai. maian ek tabij die deti hooan, allah chahega, abhi hansane-khelane lagega.

sukhada ne mat़th‍v -janit namrata se budhiya ke pairoan ko aanchal se sparsh kiya aur boli-char din bhi achchhi tarah nahian rahata, mata ghar mean koee b di-boodhi to hai nahian. maian kya janooan, kaise kya hota hai- meri ammaan haian par vah roj to yahaan nahian a sakatian, n maian hi roj unake pas ja sakati hooan.

budhiya ne phir ashirvad diya aur boli-jab kam p de, mujhe bula liya karo beta, maian aur kis din ke lie jiti hooan- jara tum mere sath chale chalo bhaiya, maian tabij de dooan.

budhiya ne apane salooke ki jeb se ek reshami kurta aur topi nikali aur shishu ke sirahane rakhate hue boli-yah mere lal ki najar hai beta, ise manjoor karo. maian aur kis layak hooan- sakina kee din se sikar rakhe hue thi, chala nahian jata beta, aj b di himmat karake aee hooan.

sukhada ke pas sanbandhiyoan se mile hue kitane achchhe-se-achchhe kap de rakhe hue the par is saral upahar se use jo hardik anand prapt hua vah aur kisi upahar se n hua tha, kyoanki isamean amiri ka garv, dikhave ki ichchha ya pratha ki shushkata n thi. isamean ek shubhachiantak ki atma thi, prem tha aur ashirvad tha.

budhiya chalane lagi, to sukhada ne use ek potali mean tho di-si mithaee di, pan khilae aur barauthe tak use vida karane aee. amarakant ne bahar akar ek ikka kiya aur budhiya ke sath baithakar tabij lene chala. gande-tabij par use vishvas n tha par vridhdajanoan ke ashirvad par tha, aur us tabij ko vah keval ashirvad samajh raha tha.

raste mean budhiya ne kaha-maianne tumase kaha tha vah tum bhool ge, beta-

amar sachamuch bhool gaya tha. sharamata hua bola-haan, pathanin, mujhe yad nahian aya. muaph karo.

'vahi sakina ke bare mean.'

amar ne matha thokakar kaha-haan mata, mujhe bilakul khayal n raha.

'to ab khayal rakho, beta mere aur kaun baitha hua hai jisase kahooan- idhar sakina ne kee roomal banae haian. kee topiyoan ke palle bhi kadhe haian par jab chij bikati nahian, to dil nahian badhata.'

'mujhe vah sab chijean de do. maian bechava dooanga.'

'tumhean takaliph n hogi?'

'koee takaliph nahian. bhala isamean kya takaliph?'

amarakant ko budhiya ghar mean n le gee. idhar usaki dasha aur bhi hin ho gee thi. rotiyoan ke bhi lale the. ghar ki ek-ek aangul jamin par usaki daridrata aankit ho rahi thi. us ghar mean amar ko kya le jati- budhapa nissankoch hone par bhi kuchh parada rakhana hi chahata hai. yah use ikke hi par chho dakar aandar gee, aur tho di der mean tabij aur roomaloan ki bakachi lekar a pahuanchi.

'tabij usake gale mean bandha dena. phir kal mujhase hal kahana.'

'kal meri tatil hai. do-char dostoan se bat karooanga. sham tak ban p da to aooanga, nahian phir kisi din a jaooanga.'

ghar akar amar ne tabij bachche ke gale mean bandhi aur dookan par ja baitha. lalaji ne poochha-kahaan ge the- dookan ke vakt kahian mat jaea karo.

amar ne kshama-prarthana ke bhav se kaha-aj pathanin a gee. bachche ke lie tabij dene ko kaha tha, vahi lene chala gaya tha.

'maianne abhi dekha. ab to achchha maloom hota hai. dusht ne meri mooanchhean pak dakar khianch lian. maianne bhi kasakar ek ghooansa jamaya bachcha ko. haan, khoob yad aee, tum baitho, maian jara shastriji ke pas se janm-patri leta aooan. aj unhoanne dene ka vada kiya tha.'

lalaji chale ge, to amar phir ghar mean ja pahuancha aur bachche ko god mean lekar bola-kyoan ji tum hamare bapoo ki mooanchhean ukha date ho khabaradar, jo phir unaki mooanchhean chhueean, nahian daant to d dooanga.

balak ne usaki nak pak d li aur use nigal jane ki cheshta karane laga, jaise hanuman soory ko nigal rahe hoan.

sukhada hansakar boli-pahale apani nak bachao, phir bap ki mooanchhean bachana.

salim ne itane jor se pukara ki sara ghar hil utha.

amarakant ne bahar akar kaha-tum b de shaitan ho yar, aisa chillae ki maian ghabara gaya. kidhar se a rahe ho- ao, kamare mean chalo.

donoan adami bagal vale kamare mean ge. salim ne rat ko ek gajal kahi thi. vahi sunane aya tha. gajal kah lene ke bad jab tak vah amar ko suna n le, use chain n ata tha.

amar ne kaha-magar maian tariph n karooanga, yah samajh lo .

shart to jab hai ki tum tariph n karana chaho, phir bhi karo :

yahi duniyae ulagat mean, hua karata hai hone do.

tumhean hansana mubarak ho, koee rota hai rone do.

amar ne jhoomakar kaha-lajavab sher hai, bhee banavat nahian, dil se kahata hooan. kitani majaboori hai-vah .

salim ne doosara sher padha :

kasam le lo jo shikava ho tumhari bevaphaee ka

kie ko apane rota hooan mujhe ji bhar ke rone do.

amar-b da dardanak sher hai, roangate kh de ho ge. jaise koee apani biti ga raha ho. is tarah salim ne poori gajal sunaee aur amar ne jhoom-jhoomakar suni phir batean hone lagian. amar ne pathanin ke roomal dikhane shuroo kie.

'ek budhiya rakh gee hai. garib aurat hai. ji chahe do-char le lo.'

salim ne roomaloan ko dekhakar kaha-chij to achchhi hai yar, lao ek darjan leta jaooan. kisane banae haian-

'usi budhiya ki ek poti hai.'

'achchha, vahi to nahian, jo ek bar kachahari mean pagali ke mukadame mean gee thi- mashook to yar tumane achchha chhaanta.'

amarakant ne apani saphaee di-kasam le lo, jo maianne usaki taraph dekha bhi ho.

'mujhe kasam lene ki jaroorat nahian tumhean vah mubarak ho, maian tumhara rakib nahian banana chahata. darjan roomal kitane ke haian-

'jo munasib samajho de do.'

'isaki kimat banane vale ke oopar munahasar hai. agar us hasina ne banae haian, to phi roomal paanch rupaye. budhiya ya kisi aur ne banae haian, to phi roomal char ane.'

'tum majak karate ho. tumhean lena manjoor nahian.'

'pahale yah batao kisane banae haian?'

'banae haian sakina hi ne.'

'achchha usaka nam sakina hai. to maian phi roomal paanch rupaye de dooanga. shart yah ki tum mujhe usaka ghar dikha do.'

'haan shauk se lekin tumane koee shararat ki to maian tumhara jani dushman ho jaooanga. agar hamadard banakar chalana chaho to chalo. maian to chahata hooan, usaki kisi bhale adami se shadi ho jae. hai koee tumhari nigah mean aisa adami- bas, yahi samajh lo ki usaki takadir khul jaegi. maianne aisi hayadar aur salikemand l daki nahian dekhi. mard ko lubhane ke lie aurat mean jitani batean ho sakati haian, vah sab usamean maujood haian.'

salim ne muskarakar kaha-maloom hota hai, tum khud us par rijh chuke. husn mean to vah tumhari bivi ke talavoan ke barabar bhi nahian.

amarakant ne alochak ke bhav se kaha-aurat mean roop hi sabase pyari chij nahian hai. maian tumase sach kahata hooan, agar meri shadi n huee hoti aur majahab ki rookavat n hoti to maian usase shadi karake apane ko bhagyavan samajhata.

'akhir usamean aisi kya bat hai, jis par tum itane lattoo ho?'

'yah to maian khud nahian samajh raha hooan. shayad usaka bholapan ho. tum khud kyoan nahian kar lete- maian yah kah sakata hooan ki usake sath tumhari jiandagi jannat ban jaegi.'

salim ne sandigdha bhav se kaha-maianne apane dil mean jis aurat ka naksha khianch rakha hai vah kuchh aur hi hai. shayad vaisi aurat meri khayali duniya ke bahar kahian hogi bhi nahian. meri nigah mean koee adami aega, to bataooanga. is vakt to maian ye roomal lie leta hooan. paanch rupaye se kam kya dooan- sakina kap de bhi si leti hogi- mujhe ummid hai ki mere ghar se use kaphi kam mil jaega. tumhean bhi ek dostana salah deta hooan. maian tumase badagumani nahian karata lekin vahaan bahut amadorarti n rakhana, nahian badanam ho jaoge. tum chahe kam badanam ho, us garib ki to jiandagi hi kharab ho jaegi. aise bhale adamiyoan ki kami bhi nahian hai, jo is muamale ko majahabi rang dekar tumhare pichhe p d jaeange. usaki madad to koee n karega tumhare oopar uangali uthane vale bahutere nikal aeange.

amarakant mean ud़danta n thi par is samay vah jhallakar bola-mujhe aise kamine adamiyoan ki paravah nahian hai. apana dil saph rahe, to kisi bat ka gam nahian.

salim ne jara bhi bura n manakar kaha-tum jaroorat se zyada sidhe ho yar, khauph hai, kisi aphat mean n phans jao.

doosare din amarakant ne dookan badhakar jeb mean paanch rupaye rakhe, pathanin ke ghar pahuancha aur avaj di. vah soch raha tha-sakina rupaye pakar kitani khush hogi

aandar se avaj aee-kaun hai-

amarakant ne apana nam bataya.

dvar turant khul ge aur amarakant ne aandar kadam rakha par dekha to charoan taraph aandhora. poochha-aj diya nahian jalaya, ammaan-

sakina boli-ammaan to ek jagah silaee ka kam lene gee haian.

aandhora kyoan haian- chirag mean tel nahian hai-

sakina dhire se boli-tel to hai.

'phir diya kyoan nahian jalati, diyasalaee nahian hai?'

'diyasalaee bhi hai.'

'to phir chirag jalao. kal jo roomal maian le gaya tha, vah paanch rupaye par bik ge haian, ye rupaye le lo. chatapat chirag jalao.'

sakina ne koee javab n diya. usaki sisakiyoan ki avaj sunaee di. amar ne chauankakar poochha-kya bat hai sakina- tum ro kyoan rahi ho-

sakina ne sisakate hue kaha-kuchh nahian, ap jaie. maian ammaan ko rupaye de dooangi.

amar ne vyakulata se kaha-jab tak tum bata n dogi, maian n jaooanga. tel n ho to maian la dooan, diyasalaee n ho to maian la dooan, kal ek laianp leta aooanga. kuppi ke samane baithakar kam karane se aankhean kharab ho jati haian. ghar ke adami se kya parada- maian agar tumhean gair samajhata, to is tarah bar-bar kyoan ata-

sakina samane ke sayaban mean jakar boli-mere kap de gile haian. apaki avaj sunakar maianne chirag bujha diya.

'to gile kap de kyoan pahan rakhe haian?'

'kap de maile ho ge the. sabun lagakar rakh die the. ab aur kuchh n poochhie. koee doosara hota, to maian kiva d n kholati.'

amarakant ka kaleja masos utha. uph itani ghor daridrata pahanane ko kap de tak nahian. ab use jnat hua ki kal pathanin ne reshami kurta aur topi upahar mean di thi, usake lie kitana tyag kiya tha. do rupaye se kam kya kharch hue hoange- do rupaye mean do pajame ban sakate the. in garib praniyoan mean kitani udarata hai. jise ye apana dharm samajhate haian, usake lie kitana kasht jhelane ko taiyar rahate haian.

usane sakina se kaanpate svar mean kaha-tum chirag jala lo. maian abhi ata hooan.

govaradhan saray se chauk tak vah hava ke veg se gaya par bajar band ho chuka tha. ab kya kare- sakina abhi tak gile kap de pahane baithi hogi. aj in saboan ne itani jald kyoan dookan band kar di- vah yahaan se usi veg ke sath ghar pahuancha. sukhada ke pas pachasoan sa diyaan haian. kee mamooli bhi haian. kya vah unamean se sa diyaan n de degi- magar vah poochhegi-kya karoge, to kya javab dega- saph-saph kahane se to vah shayad sandeh karane lage. nahian, is vakt saphaee dene ka avasar n tha. sakina gile kap de pahane usaki pratiksha kar rahi hogi. sukhada niche thi. vah chupake se oopar chala gaya, gathari kholi aur usamean se char sa diyaan nikalakar dabe paanv chal diya.

sukhada ne poochha-ab kahaan ja rahe ho- bhojan kyoan nahian kar lete-

amar ne barothe se javab diya-abhi ata hooan.

kuchh door jane par usane socha-kal kahian sukhada ne apani gathari kholi aur sa diyaan n milian to b di mushkil p degi. naukaroan ke sir jaegi. kya vah us vakt yah kahane ka sahas rakhata tha ki ve sa diyaan maianne ek garib aurat ko de di haian- nahian, vah yah nahian kah sakata, to sa diyaan le jakar rakh de- magar vahaan sakina gile kap de pahane baithi hogi. phir khayal aya-sakina in sa diyoan ko pakar kitani prasann hogi is khayal ne use unmatt kar diya. jald-jald kadam badhata hua sakina ke ghar ja pahuancha.

sakina ne usaki avaj sunate hi dvar khol diya. chirag jal raha tha. sakina ne itani der mean ag jalakar kap de sukha lie the aur kurata-pajama pahane, odhani odhe kh di thi amar ne sa diyaan khat par rakh dian aur bola-bajar mean to n milian, ghar jana p da. hamadardoan se parada n rakhana chahie.

sakina ne sa diyoan ko lekar dekha aur sakuchati huee boli-babooji, ap nahak sa diyaan lae. ammaan dekheangi, to jal utheangi. phir shayad apaka yahaan ana mushkil ho jae. apaki sharaphat aur hamadardi ki jitani tariph ammaan karati thian, usase kahian zyada paya. ap yahaan zyada aya bhi n karean, nahian khvamakhvah logoan ko shubaha hoga. meri vajah se apake oopar koee shubaha kare, yah maian nahian chahati.

avaj kitani mithi thi. bhav mean kitani namrata, kitana vishvas. par usamean vah harsh n tha, jisaki amar ne kalpana ki thi. agar budhiya is saral sneh ko sandeh ki drishti se dekhe, to nishchay hi usaka ana-jana band ho jaega. usane apane man ko tatolakar dekha, us prakar ke sandeh ka koee karan nahian hai. usaka man svachchh tha. vahaan kisi prakar ki kutsit bhavana n thi. phir bhi sakina se milana band ho jane ki sanbhavana usake lie asahy thi. usaka shasit, dalit purushatv yahaan apane prakritik roop mean prakat ho sakata tha. sukhada ki pratibha, pragalbhata aur svatantrata, jaise usake sir par savar rahati thi. vah usake samane apane ko dabae rakhane par majaboor tha. atma mean jo ek prakar ke vikar aur vyaktikaran ki akaanksha hoti hai, vah apoorn rahati thi. sukhada use parabhoot kar deti thi, sakina use gauravanvit karati thi. sukhada usaka daphtar thi, sakina ghar. vahaan vah das tha, yahaan svami.

usane sa diyaan utha lian aur vyathit kanth se bola-agar yah bat hai, to maian in sa diyoan ko lie jata hooan sakina lekin maian kah nahian sakata, mujhe isase kitana ranj hoga. raha mera ana-jana, agar tumhari ichchha hai ki maian n aooan, to maian bhoolakar bhi n aooanga lekin p dosiyoan ki mujhe paravah nahian hai.

sakina ne karoon svar mean kaha-babooji, maian apase hath jo dati hooan, aisi bat muanh se n nikalie. jab se ap ane-jane lage haian, mere lie duniya kuchh aur ho gee hai. maian apane dil mean ek aisi takat, aisi umang pati hooan, jise ek tarah ka nasha kah sakati hooan, lekin badagoee se to darana hi p data hai.

amar ne unmatta hokar kaha-maian badagoee se nahian darata, sakina rath‍ti bhar bhi nahian.

lekin ek hi pal mean vah samajh gaya-maian bahaka jata hooan bola-magar tum thik kahati ho. duniya aur chahe kuchh n kare, badanam to kar hi sakati hai.

donoan ek minat shaant baithe rahe, tab amar ne kaha-aur roomal bana lena. kap doan ka prabandh bhi ho raha hai. achchha ab chalooanga. lao, sa diyaan leta jaooan.

sakina ne amar ki mudra dekhi. maloom hota tha, rona hi chahata hai. usake ji mean aya, sa diyaan uthakar chhati se laga le, par sanyam ne hath n uthane diya. amar ne sa diyaan utha lian aur l dakh data hua dvar se nikal gaya, mano ab gira, ab gira.