कौशल -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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pandit balakaram shastri ki dharmapatni maya ko bahut dinoan se ek har ki lalasa thi aur vah saik doan hi bar panditaji se usake lie agrah kar chuki thi; kiantu panditaji hila-havala karate rahate the. yah to saph-saph n kahate the ki mere pas rupaye nahian haian- isase unake parakram mean batta lagata tha- tarkanaoan ki sharan liya karate the. gahanoan se kuchh labh nahian, ek to dhatu achchhi nahian milati; us par sonar rupaye ke ath-ath ane kar deta hai aur sabase b di bat yah hai ki ghar mean gahane rakhana choroan ko nevata dena hai. gh di-bhar shrriangar ke lie itani vipatti sir par lena moorkhoan ka kam hai. bechari maya tarkashastran n padhi thi, in yuktiyoan ke samane niruttar ho jati. p dosinoan ko dekh-dekhakar usaka ji lalacha karata tha, par du:kh kisase kahe. yadi panditaji zyada mehanat karane ke yogy hote to yah mushkil asan ho jati. par ve alasi jiv the, adhikaansh samay bhojan aur vishram mean vyatit kiya karate the. patniji ki katooktiyaan sunani manjoor thian, lekin nidra ki matra mean kami n kar sakate the.

ek din panditaji pathashala se aye to dekha ki maya ke gale mean sone ka har viraj raha hai. har ki chamak se usaki mukh-jyoti chamak uthi thi.

unhoanne use kabhi itani sundar n samajha tha. poochha- yah har kisaka hai?

maya boli- p dos mean jo babooji rahate haian unaki stri ka hai. aj unase milane gayi thi, yah har dekha, bahut pasand aya. tumhean dikhane ke lie pahanakar chali ayi. bas, aisa hi ek har mujhe banava do.

pandit- doosare ki chiz nahak maang layi. kahian chori ho jay to har to banavana hi p de, oopar se badanami bhi ho.

maya- maian to aisa hi har looangi. 20 tole ka hai.

pandit- phir vahi jid.

maya- jab sabhi pahanati haian to maian hi kyoan n pahanooan?

pandit- sab kuean mean gir p dean to tum bhi kuean mean gir p dogi? socho to, is vakt is har ke banavane mean 600 rupaye lageange. agar 1 ru. prati saik da bhi byaj rakh liya jay to 5 varsh mean 600 ru. ke lagabhag 1000 ru. ho jayeange. lekin 5 varsh mean tumhara har mushkil se 300 ru. ka rah jayaga. itana b da nukasan uthakar har pahanane se kya sukh? yah har vapas kar do, bhojan karo aur aram se p di raho. yah kahate hue panditaji bahar chale gaye.

rat ko ekaek maya ne shor machakar kaha- chor! chor! hay, ghar mean chor! mujhe ghasite lie jate haian.

panditaji hakabaka kar uthe aur bole- kahaan, kahaan? dau do, dau do.

maya- meri kothari mean gaya hai. maianne usaki parachhaeean dekhi.

pandit- lalaten lao, jara meri lak di utha lena.

maya- mujhase to mare dar ke utha nahian jata.

kee adami bahar se bole- kahaan haian panditaji, koee seandh p di hai kya?

maya- nahian, nahian, khaparail par se utare haian. meri niand khuli to koee mere oopar jhuka hua tha. hay ram! yah to har hi le gaya! pahane-pahane so gayi thi. muye ne gale se nikal liya. hay bhagavanh!

pandit- tumane har utar kyoan n diya tha?

maya- maian kya janati thi ki aj hi yah musibat gir p dane vali hai, hay bhagavanh!

pandit- ab hay-hay karane se kya hoga? apane karmoan ko roo! isilie kaha karata tha ki sab gh di barabar nahian ati, n jane kab kya ho jay. ab ayi samajh mean meri bat! dekho aur kuchh to nahian le gaya?

p dosi lalaten liye a pahuanche. ghar mean kona-kona dekha. kariyaan dekhian, chhat par chadhakar dekha, agava de-pichhava de dekha, shauch-grih mean jhaanka, kahian chor ka pata n tha.

ek p dosi- kisi janakar adami ka kam hai.

doosara p dosi- bina ghar ke bhediye ke kabhi chori hoti nahian. aur kuchh to nahian le gaya?

maya- aur to kuchh nahian le gaya. baratan sab p de hue haian. sandook bhi band p de hue haian. nigo de ko le hi jana tha to meri chizean le jata. parayi chiz thahari. bhagavanh, unhean kaun muanh dikhaooangi.

pandit- ab gahane ka maja mil gaya n?

maya- hay bhagavanh, yah apajas bada tha.

pandit- kitana samajha ke har gaya, tum n manian, n manian. bat ki bat mean 600 ru. nikal gaye! ab dekhooan bhagavanh kaise laj rakhate haian.

maya- abhage mere ghar ka ek-ek tinaka chun le jate to mujhe itana du:kh n hota. abhi bechari ne naya hi banavaya tha.

pandit- khoob maloom hai, 20 tole ka tha?

maya- 20 hi tole ka to kahati thian.

pandit- badhiya baith gayi aur kya?

maya- kah dooangi, ghar mean chori ho gayi. kya jan leangi? ab unake lie koee chori tho de hi karane jayaga!

pandit- tumhare ghar se chiz gayi, tumhean deni p degi. unhean isase kya prayojan ki chor le gaya ya tumane uthakar rakh liya. patiyayeangi hi nahian.

maya- to itane rupaye kahaan se ayeange?

pandit- kahian n kahian se to ayeange hi, nahian to laj kaise rahegi; magar ki tumane b di bhool.

maya bhagavanh se mangani ki chiz bhi n dekhi gayi. mujhe kal ne ghera tha, nahian to gh di-bhar gale mean dal lene se aisa kaun-sa b da sukh mil gaya? maian hooan hi abhagini.

pandit- ab pachhatane aur apane ko kosane se kya fayada? chup ho ke baitho, p dosin se kah dena, ghabarao nahian, tumhari chiz jab tak lauta n deange, tab tak hamean chain n ayega.

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pandit balakaram ko ab nity hi chianta rahane lagi ki kisi tarah har bane. yoan agar tat ulat dete to koee bat n thi. p dosin ko santosh hi karana p data, brrahman se daan d kaun leta; kintu panditaji brahmanatv ke gaurav ko itane saste damoan n bechana chahate the. alasy chho dakar dhanoparjan mean dattachitt ho gaye.

chh: mahine tak unhoanne din-ko-din aur rat-ko-rat nahian jana. dopahar ko sona chho d diya, rat ko bhi bahut der tak jagate. pahale keval ek pathashala mean padhaya karate the. isake siva vah brahman ke lie khule hue ek sau ek vyavasayoan mean vah sabhi ko niandaniy samajhate the. par ab pathashala se akar sandhya samay ek jagah 'bhagavat ki katha' kahane jate, vahaan se laut kar 11-12 baje rat tak janm-kuandaliyaan, varsh-phal adi banaya karate. prat:kal mandir mean 'durgaji ka path' karate. maya panditaji ka adhyavasay dekh-dekhakar kabhi-kabhi pachhatati ki kahaan se kahaan maianne ye vipatti sir par li. kahian bimar p d jayean to lene ke dene p dean. unaka sharir kshin hote dekh kar use ab yah chianta vyathit karane lagi. yahaan tak ki paanch mahine gujar gaye.

ek din sandhyak samay vah diya-batti karane ja rahi thi ki panditaji aye, jeb se pu diya nikalakar usake samane pheank di aur bole- lo, aj tumhare rrin se mukt ho gaya. maya ne pu diya kholi to usamean sone ka har tha, usaki chamak-damak, usaki suandar banavat dekhakar usake aantastal mean gudagudi-si hone lagi. mukh par anand ki abha dau d gayi. usane katar netroan se dekhakar poochha- khush ho kar de rahe ho ya naraz hokar?

pandit- isase kya matalab? rrin to chukana hi p dega, chahe khushi se ya nakhushi se.

maya- yah rrin nahian hai.

pandit- aur kya hai! badala sahi.

maya- badala bhi nahian hai.

pandit- phir kya hai?

maya- tumhari...nishani.

pandit- to kya rrin ke lie koee doosara har banavana p dega?

maya- nahian-nahian, vah har chori nahian gaya tha. maianne jhooth-mooth shor machaya tha.

pandit- sach?

maya- haan, sach kahati hooan.

pandit- meri kasam?

maya- tumhare charan chhookar kahati hooan.

pandit- to tumane mujhase kaushal kiya tha?

maya- haan?

pandit- tumhean maloom hai, tumhare kaushal ka mujhe kya mooly dena p da.

maya- kya 600 ru. se oopar?

pandit- bahut oopar? isake lie mujhe apane atmasvatantry ko balidan karana p da.

sanbandhit lekh

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