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

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satyaprakash ke janmotsav mean lala devaprakash ne bahut rupaye kharch kiye the. usaka vidyarambh-sanskar bhi khoob dhoom-dham se kiya gaya. usake hava khane ko ek chhoti-si ga di thi. sham ko naukar use tahalane le jata tha. ek naukar use pathashala pahuanchane jata. din bhar vahian baitha rahata aur use sath lekar ghar ata. kitana sushil honahar balak tha ! gora mukh da b di-b di aankhean ooancha mastak patale-patale lal adhar bhare hue paanv. use dekh kar sahasa muanh se nikal p data tha-bhagavanh ise zila dean pratapi manushy hoga. usaki bal-buddhi ki prakharata par logoan ko ashchary hota tha. nity usake mukhachandr par hansi khelati rahati thi. kisi ne use hath karate ya rote nahian dekha.

varsha ke din the. devaprakash patni ko le kar gangasnan karane gaye. nadi khoob chadhi huee thi mano anath ki aankhean hoan. unaki patni nirmala jal mean baith kar jal kri da karane lagi. kabhi age jati kabhi pichhe jati kabhi dubaki marati kabhi aanjuliyoan se chhiante u dati. devaprakash ne kaha-achchha ab nikalo saradi ho jayagi. nirmala ne kaha-kaho maian chhati tak pani mean chali jaooan

devaprakash-aur jo kahian pair phisal jay

nirmala-pair kya phisalega !

yah kah kar vah chhati tak pani mean chali gayi. pati ne kaha-achchha ab age pair n rakhana kiantu nirmala ke sir par maut khel rahi thi. yah jal kri da nahian mrityu-kri da thi. usane ek pag aur age badhaya aur phisal gayi. muanh se ek chikh nikali donoan hath sahare ke lie oopar uthe aur phir jalamagn ho gaye. ek pal mean pyasi nadi use pi gayi. devaprakash kh de tauliya se deh poanchh rahe the. turant pani mean koode sath ka kahar bhi kooda. do mallah bhi kood p de. sabane dubakiyaan marian tatola par nirmala ka pata n chala. tab doangi mangavayi gayi. mallah ne bar-bar gote mare par lash hath n ayi. devaprakash shok mean doobe hue ghar aye. satyaprakash kisi upahar ki asha se dau da. pita ne god mean utha liya aur b de yatn karane par bhi apani sisaki ko n rok sake. satyaprakash ne poochha-ammaan kahaan hai

dev.-beta ganga ne unhean nevata khane ke lie rok liya.

satyaprakash ne unake mukh ki or jijnasabhav se dekha aur ashay samajh gaya. ammaan-ammaan kah kar rone laga.

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matrihin balak sansar ka sabase karunajanak prani hai. din se din praniyoan ko bhi eeshvar ka adhar hota hai jo unake hriday ko sahalata rahata hai. matrihin balak is adhar se vanchit hota hai. mata hi usake jivan ka ekamatr adhar hoti hai. mata ke bina vah pankhahin pakshi hai.

satyaprakash ka ekaant se prem ho gaya. akela baitha rahata. vrikshoan mean use kuchh-kuchh sahanubhooti ka ajnat anubhav hota tha jo ghar ke praniyoan se use n milati thi. mata ka prem tha to sabhi prem karate the mata ka prem uth gaya to sabhi nishthur ho gaye. pita ki aankhoan mean bhi vah prem-jyoti n rahi. daridr ko kaun bhiksha deta hai.

chhah mahine bit gaye. sahasa ek din use maloom hua meri nayi mata anevali haian. dau da pita ke pas gaya aur poochha-kya meri nayi mata ayeangi.

pita ne kaha-haan beta ve a kar tumhean pyar kareangi.

saty.-kya meri hi maan svarg se a jayeangi

dev.-haan vahi mata a jayagi.

saty.-mujhe usi tarah pyar kareangi

devaprakash isaka kya uttar dete magar satyaprakash us din se prasann-man rahane laga. ammaan ayeangi ! mujhe god mean le kar pyar kareangi ! ab maian unhean kabhi dik n karooanga kabhi zid n karooanga unhean achchhi kahaniyaan sunaya karooanga.

vivah ke din aye. ghar mean taiyariyaan hone lagian. satyaprakash khushi se phoola n samata. meri nayi ammaan ayeangi. barat mean vah bhi gaya. naye-naye kap de mile. palaki par baitha. nani ne aandar bulaya aur use god mean le kar ek asharaphi di. vahian use nayi mata ke darshan hue. nani ne nayi mata se kaha-beti kaisa sundar balak hai ! ise pyar karana.

satyaprakash ne nayi mata ko dekha aur mugdh ho gaya. bachche bhi roop ke upasak hote haian. ek lavanyamayi moorti abhooshan se ladi samane kh di thi. usane donoan hathoan se usaka aanchal pak d kar kaha-ammaan !

kitana aruchikar shabd tha kitana lajjayukt kitana apriy ! vah lalana jo devapriya nam se sambodhit hoti thi yah uttaradayitv tyag aur kshama ka sambodhan n sah saki. abhi vah prem aur vilas ka sukh-svapn dekh rahi thi-yauvanakal ki madamay vayutarangoan mean aandolit ho rahi thi. is shabd ne usake svapn ko bhang kar diya. kuchh rusht hokar boli-mujhe ammaan mat kaho.

satyaprakash ne vismit netroan se dekha. usaka balasvapn bhi bhang ho gaya. aankhean dabadaba gayian. nani ne kaha-beti dekho l dake ka dil chhota ho gaya. vah kya jane kya kahana chahie. ammaan kah diya to tumhean kaun-si chot lag gayi

devapriya ne kaha-mujhe ammaan n kahe.

saut ka putr vimata ki aankhoan mean kyoan itana khatakata hai isaka nirnay aj tak kisi manobhav ke pandit ne nahian kiya. ham kis ginati mean haian. devapriya jab tak garbhini n huee vah satyaprakash se kabhi-kabhi batean karati kahaniyaan sunatian kiantu garbhini hote hi usaka vyavahar kathor ho gaya aur prasavakal jyoan-jyoan nikat ata tha usaki kathorata badhati hi jati thi. jis din usaki god mean ek chaand-se bachche ka agaman hua satyaprakash khoob uchhala-kooda aur sauragrih mean dau da hua bachche ko dekhane laga. bachcha devapriya ki god mean so raha tha. satyaprakash ne b di utsukata se bachche ko vimata ki god se uthana chaha ki sahasa devapriya ne sarosh svar mean kaha-khabaradar ise mat chhoona nahian to kan pak d kar ukha d looangi !

balak ulte paanv laut aya aur kothe ki chhat par ja kar khoob roya. kitana sundar bachcha hai ! maian use god mean le kar baithata to kaisa maja ata ! maian use girata tho de hi phir inhoanne kyoan mujhe jhi dak diya bhola balak kya janata tha ki is jhi daki ka karan mata ki savadhani nahian kuchh aur hi hai.

ek din shishu so raha tha. usaka nam jnanaprakash rakha gaya tha. devapriya snanagar mean thi. satyaprakash chupake se aya aur bachche ka odhana hata kar use anuragamay netroan se dekhane laga. usaka ji kitana chaha ki use god mean le kar pyar karooan par dar ke mare usane use uthaya nahian keval usake kapoloan ko choomane laga. itane mean devapriya nikal ayi. satyaprakash ko bachche ko choomate dekh kar ag ho gayi. door hi se daanta hat ja vahaan se !

satyaprakash mata ko dinanetroan se dekhata hua bahar nikal aya !

sandhya samay usake pita ne poochha-tum lalla ko kyoan rulaya karate ho

saty.-maian to use kabhi nahian rulata. ammaan khilane ko nahian detian.

dev.-jhooth bolate ho. aj tumane bachche ko chutaki kati.

saty.-ji nahian maian to usaki muchchhiyaan le raha tha.

dev.-jhooth bolata hai !

saty.-maian jhooth nahian bolata.

devaprakash ko krodh a gaya. l dake ko do-tin tamache lagaye. pahali bar yah ta dana mili aur niraparadh ! isane usake jivan ki kayapalat kar di.

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us din se satyaprakash ke svabhav mean ek vichitr parivartan dikhayi dene laga. vah ghar mean bahut kam ata. pita ate to unase muanh chhipata phirata. koee khana khane ko bulane ata to choroan ki bhaanti dubaka hua ja kar kha leta n kuchh maangata n kuchh bolata. pahale atyant kushagrabuddhi tha. usaki saphaee salike aur phurati par log mugdh ho jate the. ab vah padhane se ji churata maile-kuchaile kap de pahine rahata. ghar mean koee prem karane vala n tha. bazar ke l dakoan ke sath gali-gali ghoomata kanakauve lootata galiyaan bakana bhi sikh gaya. sharir bhi durbal ho gaya. chehare ki kaanti gayab ho gayi. devaprakash ko ab aye-din usaki shararatoan ke ulahane milane lage aur satyaprakash nity ghu dakiyaan aur tamache khane laga yahaan tak ki agar vah ghar mean kisi kam se chala jata to sab log dur-dur karake dau date. jnanaprakash ko padhane ke lie mastar ata tha. devaprakash use roj sair karane sath le jate. hansamukh l daka tha. devapriya use satyaprakash ke sath se bhi bachati rahati thi. donoan l dakoan mean kitana aantar tha ! ek saf suthara sundar kap de pahine shil aur vinay ka putala sach bolanevala. dekhanevaloan ke muanh se anayas hi dua nikal ati thi. doosara maila natakhat choroan ki tarah muanh chhipaye hue muanhaphat bat-bat par galiyaan bakanevala. ek hara-bhara paudha tha prem se plavit sneh se sianchit doosara sookha hua tedha pallavahin navavriksh tha jisaki j doan ko ek muddat se pani nahian nasib hua. ek ko dekh kar pita ki chhati thandi hoti thi doosare ko dekh kar deh mean ag lag jati thi.

ashchary yah tha ki satyaprakash ko apane chhote bhaee se leshamatr bhi eershya n thi. agar usake hriday mean koee komal bhav shesh rah gaya tha to vah apane bhaee ke prati sneh tha. us marubhoomi mean yahi ek hariyali thi. eershya samyabhav ki dyotak hai. satyaprakash apane bhaee ko apane se kahian ooancha kahian bhagyashali samajhata tha. usamean eershya ka bhav hi lop ho gaya tha.

ghrina se ghrina utpann hoti hai. prem se prem. jnan bhi b de bhaee ko chahata tha. kabhi-kabhi usaka paksh le kar apani maan se vad-vivad kar kahata bhaiya ki achakan phat gayi hai ap nayi achakan kyoan nahian banava detian maan uttar deti-usake lie vahi achakan achchhi hai. abhi kya kabhi to vah nanga phirega. jnanaprakash bahut chahata tha ki apane jeb-kharch se bacha kar kuchh apane bhaee ko de par satyaprakash kabhi ise svikar n karata tha. vastav mean jitani der vah chhote bhaee ke sath rahata utani der use ek shaantimay anand ka anubhav hota. tho di der ke lie vah sadbhavoan ke samrajy mean vicharane lagata. usake mukh se koee bhaddi aur apriy bat n nikalati. ek kshan ke lie usaki soyi huee atma jag uthati.

ek bar kee din tak satyaprakash madarase n gaya. pita ne poochha-tum ajakal padhane kyoan nahian jate kya soch rakha hai ki maianne tumhari zindagi bhar ka theka le rakha hai.

saty.-mere oopar jurmane aur phis ke kee rupaye ho gaye haian. jata hooan to daraje se nikal diya jata hooan.

dev.-phis kyoan baki hai tum to mahine-mahine le liya karate ho n

saty.-aye-din chande laga karate haian phis ke rupaye chande mean de diye.

dev.-aur jurmana kyoan hua

saty.-phis n dene ke karan.

dev.-tumane chanda kyoan diya !

saty.-jnanoo ne chanda diya to maianne bhi diya.

dev.-tum jnanoo se jalate ho

saty.-maian jnanoo se kyoan jalane laga. yahaan ham aur vah do haian bahar ham aur vah ek samajhe jate haian. maian yah nahian kahana chahata ki mere kuchh nahian hai.

dev.-kyoan yah kahate sharm ati hai

saty.-ji haan apaki badanami hogi.

dev.-achchha to ap meri manaraksha karate haian. yah kyoan nahian kahate ki padhana ab mujhe manjoor nahian hai. mere pas itana rupaya nahian ki tumhean ek-ek klas mean tin-tin sal padhaooan aur oopar se tumhare kharch ke lie bhi pratimas kuchh dooan. jnanababoo tumase kitana chhota hai lekin tumase ek hi darja niche hai. tum is sal zaroor hi phel hooge aur vah zaroor hi pas ho kar agale sal tumhare sath ho jayaga. tab to tumhare muanh mean kalikh lagegi

saty.-vidya mere bhagy hi mean nahian hai.

dev.-tumhare bhagy mean kya hai

saty.-bhikh maangana.

dev.-to phir bhikh maango. mere ghar se nikal jao.

devapriya bhi a gayi. boli-sharamata to nahian aur batoan ka javab deta hai !

saty.-jinake bhagy mean bhikh maangana hota hai vahi bachapan mean anath ho jate haian.

devapriya-ye jali-kati batean ab mujhase n sahi jayeangi. maian khoon ka ghooant pi-pi kar rah jati hooan.

devaprakash-behaya hai. kal se isaka nam katava dooanga. bhikh maangani hai to bhikh hi maange.

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doosare din satyaprakash ne ghar se nikalane ki taiyari kar di. usaki umr ab 16 sal ki ho gayi thi. itani batean sunane ke bad ab use us ghar mean rahana asahy ho gaya. jab hath-paanv n the kishoravastha ki asamarthata thi tab tak avahelana niradar nishthurata bhartsana sab kuchh sah kar ghar mean rahata tha. ab hath-paanv ho gaye the us bandhan mean kyoan rahata. atmabhiman asha ki bhaanti bahut chiranjivi hota hai.

garmi ke din the. dopahar ka samay. ghar ke sab prani so rahe the. satyaprakash ne apani dhoti bagal mean dabayi chhota-sa beg hath mean liya aur chahata tha ki chupake se baithak se nikal jay ki jnanoo a gaya aur use kahian jane ko taiyar dekh kar bola-kahaan jate ho bhaiya

saty.-jata hooan kahian naukari karooanga.

jnanoo.-maian ja kar ammaan se kahe deta hooan.

saty.-to phir maian tumase chhipakar chala jaooanga.

jnanoo.-kyoan chale jaoge tumhean meri jara bhi muhabbat nahian

satyaprakash ne bhaee ko gale laga kar kaha-tumhean chho d kar jane ko ji to nahian chahata lekin jahaan koee poochhane vala nahian hai vahaan p de rahana behayaee hai. kahian das-paanch ki naukari kar looanga aur pet palata rahooanga. aur kis layaq hooan

jnanoo.-tumase ammaan kyoan itana chidhati haian mujhe tumase milane ko mana kiya karati haian

saty.-mere nasib khote haian aur kya.

jnanoo.-tum likhane-padhane mean ji nahian lagate

saty.-lagata hi nahian kaise lagaooan jab koee parava nahian karata to maian bhi sochata hooan-uanh yahi n hoga thokar khaooanga. bala se !

jnanoo.-mujhe bhool to n jaoge maian tumhare pas khat likha karooanga mujhe bhi ek bar apane yahaan bulana.

saty.-tumhare skool ke pate se chitthi likhooanga.

jnanoo.-(rote-rote) mujhe n jane kyoan tumhari b di muhabbat lagati hai !

saty.-maian tumhean sadaiv yad rakhooanga.

yah kah kar usane phir bhaee ko gale lagaya aur ghar se nikal p da. pas ek kau di bhi n thi aur vah kalakatte ja raha tha.

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satyaprakash kalakatte kyoankar pahuancha isaka vrittaant likhana vyarth hai. yuvakoan mean dussahas ki matr adhik hoti hai. ve hava mean kile bana sakate haian dharati par nav chala sakate haian. kathinaiyoan ki unhean kuchh parava nahian hoti. apane oopar asim vishvas hota hai. kalakatte pahuanchana aisa kasht-sadhy n tha. satyaprakash chatur yuvak tha. pahile hi usane nishchay kar liya tha ki kalakatte mean kya karooanga kahaan rahooanga. usake beg mean likhane ki samagri maujood thi. b de shahar mean jivika ka prashn kathin bhi hai aur saral bhi hai. saral hai unake lie jo hath se kam kar sakate haian kathin hai unake lie jo kalam se kam karate haian. satyaprakash mazadoori karana nich kam samajhata tha. usane ek dharmashala mean asabab rakha. bad mean shahar ke mukhy sthanoan ka nirikshan karake ek dakaghar ke samane likhane ka saman lekar baith gaya aur apadh mazadooroan ki chitthiyaan maniardar adi likhane ka vyavasay karane laga. pahale kee din to usako itane paise bhi n mile ki bhar-pet bhojan karata lekin dhire-dhire amadani badhane lagi. vah mazadooroan se itane vinay ke sath batean karata aur unake samachar itane vistar se likhata ki bas ve patr ko sun kar bahut prasann hote. ashikshit log ek hi bat ko do-do tin-tin bar likhate haian. unaki dasha thik rogiyoan ki-si hoti hai jo vaidy se apani vyatha aur vedana ka vrittaant kahate nahian thakate. satyaprakash sootr ko vyakhya ka roop de kar mazadooroan ko mugdh kar deta tha. ek santusht ho kar jata to apane kee any bhaiyoan ko khoj lata. ek hi mahine mean use 1 ru. roj milane laga. usane dharmashala se nikal kar shahar se bahar 5 ru. mahine par ek chhoti-si kothari le li. ek joon khata. bartan apane hathoan se dhota. zamin par sota. use apane nirvasan par jara bhi khed aur duahkh n tha. ghar ke logoan ki kabhi yad n ati. vah apani dasha par santusht tha. keval jnanaprakash ki premayukt batean n bhoolatian. aandhakar mean yahi ek prakash tha. bidaee ka aantim drishy aankhoan ke samane phira karata. jivika se nishchiant ho kar usane jnanaprakash ko ek patr likha. uttar aya to usake anand ki sima n rahi. jnanoo mujhe yad karake rota hai mere pas ana chahata hai svasthy bhi achchha nahian hai. pyase ko pani se jo tripti hoti hai vahi tripti is patr se satyaprakash ko huee. maian akela nahian hooan koee mujhe bhi chahata hai-mujhe bhi yad karata hai.

usi din se satyaprakash ko yah chianta huee ki jnan ke lie koee upahar bhejooan. yuvakoan ko mitr bahut jald mil jate haian. satyaprakash ko bhi kee yuvakoan se mitrata ho gayi thi. unake sath kee bar sinema dekhane gaya. kee bar booti-bhang sharab-kabab ki bhi thahari. aeena tel kanghi ka shauq bhi paida hua jo kuchh pata u da deta. b de veg se naitik patan aur sharirik vinash ki or dau da chala jata tha. is prem-patr ne usake pair pak d liye. upahar ke prayas ne in durvyasanoan ko tirohit karana shuroo kiya. sinema ka chasaka chhoota mitroan ko hile-havale karake talane laga. bhojan bhi rookha-sookha karane laga. dhan-sanchay ki chianta ne sari ichchhaoan ko parast kar diya. usane nishchay kiya ki achchhi-si gh di bhejooan. usaka dam kam se kam 40 ru. hoga. agar tin mahine tak ek kau di ka bhi apavyay n karooan to gh di mil sakati hai. jnanoo gh di dekh kar kaisa khush hoga ! ammaan aur baboo ji bhi dekheange. unhean maloom ho jayaga ki maian bhookhoan nahian mar raha hooan. kiphayat ki dhun mean vah bahudha diya-batti bhi n karata. b de sabere kam karane chala jata aur sare din do-char paise ki mithaee kha kar kam karata rahata. usake grahakoan ki sankhya din-dooni hoti jati thi. chitthi-patri ke atirikt ab usane tar likhane ka bhi abhyas kar liya tha. do hi mahine mean usake pas 50 ru. ekatr ho gaye aur jab gh di ke sath sunahari chen ka parasal bana kar jnanoo ke nam bhej diya to usaka chitt itana utsahit tha mano kisi nissantan purush ke balak hua ho.

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ghar kitani komal pavitr manohar smritiyoan ko jagrit kar deta hai ! yah prem ka nivas-sthan hai. prem ne bahut tapasya karake yah varadan paya hai.

kishoravastha mean ghar mata-pita bhaee-bahan sakhi-saheli ke prem ki yad dilata hai praudhavastha mean grihini aur bal-bachchoan ke prem ki. yahi vah lahar hai jo manav-jivan matr ko sthir rakhata hai use samudr ki vegavati laharoan mean bahane aur chattanoan se takarane se bachata hai. yahi vah mandap hai jo jivan ko samast vighn-badhaoan se surakshit rakhata hai.

satyaprakash ka ghar kahaan tha vah kaun-si shakti thi jo kalakatte ke virat pralobhanoan se usaki raksha karati thi -mata ka prem pita ka sneh bal-bachchoan ki chianta -nahian unaka rakshak uddharak usaka paritoshik keval jnanaprakash ka sneh tha. usi ke nimitt vah ek-ek paise ki kiphayat karata tha usi ke lie vah kathin parishram karata tha aur dhanoparjan ke naye-naye upay sochata tha. use jnanaprakash ke patroan se maloom hua tha ki in dinoan devaprakash ki arthik sthiti achchhi nahian hai. ve ek ghar banava rahe haian jisamean vyay anuman se adhik ho jane ke karan rrin lena p da hai isalie ab jnanaprakash ko padhane ke lie ghar par mastar nahian ata. tab se satyaprakash pratimah jnanoo ke pas kuchh n kuchh avashy bhej deta tha. vah ab keval patralekhak n tha likhane ke saman ki ek chhoti-dookan bhi usane khol li thi. isase achchhi amadani ho jati thi. is tarah paanch varsh bit gaye. rasik mitroan ne jab dekha ki ab yah hatthe nahian chadhata to usake pas ana-jana chho d diya.

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sandhya ka samay tha. devaprakash apane makan mean baithe devapriya se jnanaprakash ke vivah ke sambandh mean batean kar rahe the. jnanoo ab 17 varsh ka suandar yuvak tha. balavivah ke virodhi hone par bhi devaprakash ab is shubhamuhoort ko n tal sakate the. visheshatah jab koee mahashay 50 000 ru. dayaj dene ko prastut hoan.

devaprakash-maian to taiyar hooan lekin tumhara l daka bhi to taiyar ho !

devapriya-tum batachit pakki kar lo vah taiyar ho hi jayaga. sabhi l dake pahale nahian karate haian.

dev.-jnanoo ka inakar keval sankoch ka inakar nahian hai vah siddhaant ka inakar hai. vah saph-saph kah raha hai ki jab tak bhaiya ka vivah n hoga maian apana vivah karane par raji nahian hooan.

devapriya-usaki kaun chalave vahaan koee rakhaili rakh li hogi vivah kyoan karega vahaan koee dekhane jata hai

dev.-(jhuanjhala kar) rakhaili rakh li hoti to tumhare l dake ko 40 ru. mahine n bhejata aur n ve chizean hi deta jo pahale mahine se ab tak barabar deta chala ata hai. n jane kyoan tumhara man usaki or se itana maila ho gaya hai ! chahe vah jan nikal kar bhi de de lekin tum n pasijogi. devapriya naraz ho kar chali gayi. devaprakash usase yahi kahalana chahate the ki pahile satyaprakash ka vivah karana uchit hai kiantu vah kabhi is prasang ko ane hi n deti thi. svayan devaprakash ki yah hardik ichchha thi ki pahile b de l dake ka vivah karean par unhoanne bhi aj tak satyaprakash ko koee patr n likha tha. devapriya ke chale jane ke bad unhoanne aj pahali bar satyrapakash ko patr likha. pahile itane dinoan tak chupachap rahane ke lie kshama maangi tab use ek bar ghar ane ka premagrah kiya. likha ab maian kuchh hi dinoan ka mehaman hooan. meri abhilasha hai ki tumhara aur tumhare chhote bhaee ka vivah dekh looan. mujhe bahut duahkh hoga yadi tum meri vinay svikar n karoge. jnanaprakash ke asamanjas ki bat bhi likhi aant mean is bat par zor diya ki kisi aur vichar se nahian to jnanoo ke prem ke nate hi tumhean is bandhan mean p dana hoga.

satyaprakash ko yah patr mila to use bahut khed hua. mere bhratrisneh ka yah parinam hoga mujhe n maloom tha. isake sath hi use yah eershyamay anand hua ki ammaan aur dada ko ab to kuchh manasik pi da hogi. meri unhean kya chianta thi maian to mar bhi jaooan to bhi unaki aankhoan mean aansoo n ayean. 7 varsh ho gaye kabhi bhool kar bhi patr n likha ki mara hai ya jita hai. ab kuchh chetavani milegi. jnanaprakash aant mean vivah karane par raji to ho jayaga lekin sahaj mean nahian. kuchh n ho to mujhe to ek bar apane inakar ke karan likhane ka avasar mila. jnanoo ko mujhase prem hai lekin usake karan maian parivarik anyay ka doshi n banooanga. hamara parivarik jivan sampoornatah anyayamay hai. yah kumati aur vaimanasy kroorata aur nrishansata ka bijaropan karata hai. isi maya mean phans kar manushy apani santan ka shatru ho jata hai. n maian aankhoan dekh kar yah makkhi n nigalooanga. maian jnanoo ko samajhaooanga avashy. mere pas jo kuchh jama hai vah sab usake vivah ke nimitt arpan bhi kar dooanga. bas isase zyada maian aur kuchh nahian kar sakata. agar jnanoo bhi avivahit rahe to sansar kaun soona ho jayaga aise pita ka putr kya vanshaparampara ka palan n karega kya usake jivan mean phir vahi abhinay n duharaya jayaga jisane mera sarvanash kar diya

doosare din satyaprakash ne 500 ru. pita ke pas bheje aur patr ka uttar likha ki mera ahobhagy jo apane mujhe yad kiya. jnanoo ka vivah nishchit ho gaya isaki badhaee ! in rupayoan se navavadhoo ke lie koee abhooshan banava dijiega. rahi mere vivah ki bat. maianne apani aankhoan se jo kuchh dekha hai aur mere sir par jo kuchh bita hai us par dhyan dete hue yadi maian kutumbapash mean phansoo to mujhase b da ulloo sansar mean n hoga. mujhe asha hai ap mujhe kshama kareange. vivah ki charcha hi se mere hriday ko aghat pahuanchata hai.

doosara patr jnanaprakash ko likha ki mata-pita ki ajna ko shirodhary karo. maian apadh moorkh buddhihin adami hooan mujhe vivah karane ka koee adhikar nahian hai. maian tumhare vivah ke shubhotsav mean sammilit n ho sakooanga lekin mere lie isase badh kar anand aur santosh ka koee vishay nahian ho sakata.

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devaprakash yah padh kar avakh rah gaye. phir agrah karane ka sahas n hua. devapriya ne nak siko d kar kaha-yah lauanda dekhane ko sidha hai hai zahar ka bujhaya hua ! kaisa sau kos se baitha hua barachhiyoan se chhed raha hai.

kiantu jnanaprakash ne yah patr padha to use marmaghat pahuancha. dada aur ammaan ke anyay ne hi unhean yah bhishan vrat dharan karane par badhy kiya hai. inhian ne unhean nirvasit kiya hai aur shayad sada ke lie. n jane ammaan ko unase kyoan itani jalan huee. mujhe to ab yad ata hai ki kishoravastha hi se ve b de ajnakari vinayashil aur gambhir the. ammaan ki batoan ka unhean javab dete nahian suna. maian achchhe se achchha khata tha phir bhi unake tivar maile n hue halaanki unhean jalana chahie tha. aisi dasha mean agar unhean garhasthy-jivan se ghrina ho gayi to ashchary hi kya phir maian hi kyoan is vipatti mean phasooan kaun jane mujhe bhi aisi hi paristhiti ka samana karana p de. bhaiya ne bahut soch-samajh kar yah dharana ki hai.

sandhya samay jab usake mata-pita baithe hue isi samasya par vichar kar rahe the jnanaprakash ne a kar kaha-maian kal bhaiya se milane jaooanga.

devapriya-kya kalakatte jaoge

jnan.-ji haan.

devapriya-unhian ko kyoan nahian bulate

jnan.-unhean kaun muanh le kar bulaooan ap logoan ne pahile hi mere muanh mean kalikh laga di hai. aisa dev-purush ap logoan ke karan videsh mean thokar kha raha hai aur maian itana nirlajj ho jaooan ki...

devapriya-achchha chup rah nahian byah karana hai n kar jale par lon mat chhi dak ! mata-pita ka dharm hai isalie kahati hooan nahian to yahaan theange ki parava nahian hai. too chahe byah kar chahe kvaanra rah par meri aankhoan se door ho ja.

jnan.-kya meri soorat se bhi ghrina ho gayi

devapriya-jab too hamare kahane hi mean nahian to jahaan chahe rah. ham bhi samajh leange ki bhagavanh ne l daka hi nahian diya.

dev.-kyoan vyarth mean aise katuvachan bolati ho

jnan.-agar ap logoan ki yahi ichchha hai to yahi hoga. devaprakash ne dekha ki bat ka batang d hua chahata hai jnanaprakash ko ishare se tal diya aur patni ke krodh ko shaant karane ki cheshta karane lage. magar devapriya phoot-phoot kar ro rahi thi aur bar-bar kahati thi maian isaki soorat nahian dekhooangi. aant mean devaprakash ne chidh kar kaha-to tumhian ne to katuvachan kah kar use uttejit kar diya.

devapriya-yah sab vish usi chaandal ne boya hai jo yahaan se sat samudr par baitha mujhe mitti mean milane ka upay kar raha hai. mere bete ko mujhase chhinane ke lie usane yah prem ka svaang bhara hai. maian usaki nas-nas pahichanati hooan. usaka yah mantr meri jan le kar chho dega nahian to mera jnanoo jisane kabhi meri bat ka javab nahian diya yoan mujhe n jalata !

dev.-are to kya vah vivah hi n karega ! abhi gusse mean anap- shanap bak gaya hai. jara shaant ho jayaga to maian samajha kar raji kar dooanga.

devapriya-mere hath se nikal gaya.

devapriya ki ashanka saty nikali. devaprakash ne bete ko bahut samajhaya. kaha-tumhari mata is shok se mar jayagi kiantu kuchh asar n hua. usane ek bar nahian karake haan n ki. nidan pita bhi nirash ho kar baith rahe.

tin sal tak prativarsh vivah ke dinoan mean yah prashn uthata raha par jnanaprakash apani pratijna par atal raha. mata ka rona-dhona nishphal hua. haan usane mata ki ek bat man li-vah bhaee se milane kalakatta n gaya.

tin sal mean ghar mean b da parivartan ho gaya. devapriya ki tinoan kanyaoan ka vivah ho gaya. ab ghar mean usake siva koee stri n thi. soona ghar use pha de khata tha. jab vah nairashy aur krodh se pagal ho jati to satyaprakash ko khoob ji bhar kar kosati ! magar donoan bhaiyoan mean prem-patravyavahar barabar hota rahata tha.

devaprakash ke svabhav mean ek vichitr udasinata prakat hone lagi. unhoanne peanshan le li thi aur prayah dharmagranthoan ka adhyayan kiya karate the. jnanaprakash ne bhi achary ki upadhi prapt kar li thi aur ek vidyalay mean adhyapak ho gaye the. devapriya ab sansar mean akeli thi.

devapriya apane putr ko grihasthi ki or khianchane ke lie nity tone-totake kiya karati. biradari mean kaun-si kanya sundari hai gunavati hai sushikshita hai-usaka bakhan kiya karati par jnanaprakash ko in batoan ke sunane ki bhi phurasat n thi.

mohalle ke aur gharoan mean nity hi vivah hote rahate the. bahuean ati thian unaki god mean bachche khelane lagate the ghar gulazar ho jata tha. kahian bidaee hoti thi kahian badhaiyaan ati thian kahian gana-bajana hota tha kahian baje bajate the. yah chahal-pahal dekh kar devapriya ka chitt chanchal ho jata. use maloom hota maian hi sansar mean sabase abhagini hooan. mere hi bhagy mean yah sukh bhogana nahian bada hai. bhagavanh aisa bhi koee din ayega ki maian apani bahoo ka mukhachandr dekhooangi usake balakoan ko god mean khilaooangi. vah bhi koee din hoga ki mere ghar mean bhi anandotsav ke madhur gan ki tanean utheangi ! rat-din ye hi batean sochate-sochate devapriya ki dasha unmadini ki-si ho gayi. ap hi ap satyaprakash ko kosane lagati. vahi mere pranoan ka ghatak hai. tallinata unmad ka pradhan gun hai. tallinata atyant rachanashil hoti hai. vah akash mean devataoan ke viman u dane lagati hai. agar bhojan mean namak tej ho gaya to yah shatru ne koee ro da rakh diya hoga. devapriya ko ab kabhi-kabhi dhokha ho jata ki satyaprakash ghar mean gaya hai vah mujhe marana chahata hai jnanaprakash ko vish khilaye deta hai. ek din usane satyaprakash ke nam ek patr likha aur use jitana kosate bana utana kosa. too mere pranoan ka vairi hai mere kul ka ghatak hai hatyara hai. vah kaun din ayega ki teri mitti uthegi. toone mere l dake par vashikaran-mantr chala diya hai. doosare din phir aisa hi ek patr likha. yahaan tak ki yah usaka nity ka karm ho gaya. jab tak ek chitthi mean satyaprakash ko galiyaan n de leti use chain hi n ata tha. in patroan ko vah kaharin ke hath dakaghar bhijava diya karati thi.

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jnanaprakash ka adhyapak hona satyaprakash ke lie ghatak ho gaya. paradesh mean use yahi santosh tha ki maian sansar mean niradhar nahian hooan. ab yah avalamb bhi jata raha. jnanaprakash ne zor de kar likha ab ap mere hetu koee kasht n uthayean. mujhe apani gujar karane ke lie kafi se zyada milane laga hai.

yadyapi satyaprakash ki dookan khoob chalati thi lekin kalakatte-jaise shahar mean ek chhote-se dookanadar ka jivan bahut sukhi nahian hota. 660-70 ru. ki masik amadani hoti hi kya hai ab tak jo kuchh bachata tha vah vastav mean bachat n thi balki tyag tha. ek vakt rookha-sookha kha kar ek tang ardr kothari mean rah kar 25-30 ru. bach rahate the. ab donoan vakt bhojan karane laga. kap de bhi jara saf pahinane laga. magar tho de hi dinoan mean usake kharch mean aushadhiyoan ki ek mad badh gayi aur phir vahi pahile ki-si dasha ho gayi. barasoan tak shuddh vayu prakash aur pushtikar bhojan se vanchit rah kar achchhe se achchha svasthy bhi nasht ho sakata hai. satyaprakash ko bhi aruchi mandagni adi rogoan ne a ghera. kabhi-kabhi jvar bhi a jata. yuvavastha mean atmavishvas hota hai kisi avalamb ki parava nahian hoti. vayovriddhi doosaroan ka muanh takati hai ashray dhooandhati hai. satyaprakash pahile sota to ek hi karavat mean sabera ho jata. kabhi bazar se pooriyaan le kar kha leta kabhi mithaiyoan par tal deta. par ab rat ko achchhi tarah niand n ati bazari bhojan se ghrina hoti rat ko ghar ata to thak kar choor-choor ho jata tha. us vakt choolha jalana bhojan pakana bahut akharata. kabhi-kabhi vah apane akelepan par rota. rat ko jab kisi tarah niand n ati to usaka man kisi se batean karane ko lalayit hone lagata. par vahaan nishaandhakar ke siva aur kaun tha divaloan ke kan chahe hoan muanh nahian hota. idhar jnanaprakash ke patr bhi ab kam ate the aur ve bhi rookhe. unamean ab hriday ke saral udgaroan ka lesh bhi n hota. satyaprakash ab bhi vaise hi bhavamay patr likhata tha par ek adhyapak ke lie bhavukata kab shobha deti hai. shanaiah-shanaiah satyaprakash ko bhram hone laga ki jnanaprakash bhi mujhase nishthurata karane laga nahian to kya mere pas do-char din ke lie ana asambhav tha mere lie to ghar ka dvar band hai par use kaun-si badha hai us garib ko kya maloom ki yahaan jnanaprakash ne mata se kalakatte n jane ki kasam kha li hai. is bhram ne use aur bhi hatash kar diya.

shaharoan mean manushy bahut hote haian par manushyata birale hi mean hoti hai. satyaprakash us bahusankhyak sthan mean bhi akela tha. usake man mean ab ek nayi akaanksha aankurit huee. kyoan n ghar laut chalooan kisi sangini ke prem mean kyoan n sharan looan vah sukh aur shaanti aur kahaan mil sakati hai. mere jivan ke nirashaandhakar ko aur kaun jyoti alokit kar sakati hai vah is avesh ko apani sampoorn vicharashakti se rokata jis bhaanti kisi balak ko ghar mean rakhi huee mithaiyoan ki yad bar-bar khel se ghar khianch lati hai usi tarah usaka chitt bhi bar-bar unhian madhur chiantaoan mean magn ho jata tha. vah sochata-mujhe vidhata ne sab sukh se vanchit kar diya hai nahian to meri dasha aisi hin kyoan hoti mujhe eeshvar ne buddhi n di thi kya kya maian shram se ji churata tha agar balapan mean hi mere utsah aur abhiruchi par tushar n p d gaya hota meri buddhi-shaktiyoan ka gala n ghoant diya gaya hota to maian aj adami hota. pet palane ke lie is videsh mean n p da rahata. nahian maian apane oopar yah atyachar n karooanga.

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mahinoan tak satyaprakash ke man aur buddhi mean yah sangram hota raha. ek din vah dookan se a kar choolha jalane ja raha tha ki dakiye ne pukara. jnanaprakash ke siva usake pas aur kisi ke patr n ate the. aj hi usaka patr a chuka tha. yah doosara patr kyoan kisi anisht ki ashanka huee. patr le kar padhane laga. ek kshan mean patr usake hath se chhoot kar gir p da aur vah sir tham kar baith gaya ki zamin par n gir p de. yah devapriya ki vishayukt lekhani se nikala hua zahar ka pyala tha jisane ek pal mean sanjnahin kar diya. usaki sari marmaantak vyatha-krodh nairashy kritaghnata glani-keval ek thandi saans mean samapt ho gayi.

vah ja kar charapaee par leta raha. manasik vyatha ag se pani ho gayi. ha ! sara jivan nasht ho gaya ! maian jnanaprakash ka shatru hooan. maian itane dinoan se keval usake jivan ko mitti mean milane ke lie hi prem ka svaang bhar raha hooan. bhagavanh ! isake tumhian sakshi ho !

doosare din phir devapriya ka patr pahuancha. satyaprakash ne use le kar pha d dala padhane ki himmat n p di.

ek hi din pichhe tisara patr pahuancha. usaka bhi vahi aant hua. phir vah ek nity ka karm ho gaya. patr ata aur pha d diya jata. kiantu devapriya ka abhipray bina padhe hi poora ho jata tha-satyaprakash ke marmasthan par ek chot aur p d jati thi.

ek mahine ki bhishan hardik vedana ke bad satyaprakash ko jivan se ghrina ho gayi. usane dookan band kar di bahar ana-jana chho d diya. sare din khat par p da rahata. ve din yad ate jab mata puchakar kar god mean bitha leti aur kahati beta ! pita bhi sandhya samay daftar se akar god mean utha lete aur kahate bhaiya ! mata ki sajiv moorti usake samane a kh di hoti thik vaisi hi jab vah ganga-snan karane gayi thi. usaki pyar-bhari batean kanoan mean ane lagatian. phir vah drishy samane a jata jab usane navavadhoo mata ko ammaan kahakar pukara tha. tab usake kathor shabd yad a jate usake krodh se bhare hue vikaral netr aankhoan ke samane a jate. use ab apana sisak-sisak kar rona yad a jata. phir sauragrih ka drishy samane ata. usane kitane prem se bachche ko god mean lena chaha tha ! tab mata ke vajr ke-se shabd kanoan mean gooanjane lagate. hay ! usi vajr ne mera sarvanash kar diya ! phir aisi kitani hi ghatanaean yad atian. ab bina kisi aparadh ke maan daant batati. pita ka nirday nishthur vyavahar yad ane lagata. unaka bat-bat par tiuriyaan badalana mata ke mithyapavadoan par vishvas karana-hay ! mera sara jivan nasht ho gaya ! tab vah karavat badal leta aur phir vahi drishy aankhoan mean phirane lagate. phir karavat badalata aur chilla kar kahata-is jivan ka ant kyoan nahian ho jata.

is bhaanti p de-p de use kee din ho gaye. sandhya ho gayi thi ki sahasa use dvar par kisi ke pukarane ki avaz sunayi p di. usane kan lagakar suna aur chauank p da. kisi parichit manushy ki avaz thi. dau da dvar par aya to dekha jnanaprakash kh da hai. kitana roopavan purush tha ! vah usake gale se lipat gaya. jnanaprakash ne usake pairoan ko sparsh kiya. donoan bhaee ghar mean aye. aandhakar chhaya hua tha. ghar ki yah dasha dekh kar jnanaprakash jo ab tak apane kanth ke aveg ko roke hue tha ro p da. satyaprakash ne lalaten jalayi. ghar kya tha bhoot ka dera tha. satyaprakash ne jaldi se ek kurata gale mean dal liya. jnanaprakash bhaee ka jarjar sharir pila mukh bujhi huee aankhean dekhata tha aur rota tha.

satyaprakash ne kaha-maian ajakal bimar hooan.

jnanaprakash-vah to dekh hi raha hooan.

saty.-tumane apane ane ki soochana bhi n di makan ka pata kaise chala

jnan.-soochana to di thi apako patr n mila hoga.

saty.-achchha haan di hogi patr dookan mean dal gaya hoga. maian idhar kee dinoan se dookan nahian gaya. ghar par sab kushal hai

jnan.-mata ji ka dehaant ho gaya.

saty.-are ! kya bimar thian

jnan.-ji nahian. maloom nahian kya kha liya. idhar unhean unmad-sa ho gaya tha pita ji ne kuchh katuvachan kahe the shayad isi par kuchh kha liya.

saty.-pita ji to kushal se haian

jnan.-haan abhi mare nahian haian.

saty.-are ! kya bahut bimar haian

jnan.-mata ne vish kha liya to ve unaka muanh khol kar dava pila rahe the. mata ji ne zor se unaki do uangaliyaan kat lian. vahi vish unake sharir mean pahuanch gaya. tab se sara sharir sooj aya hai. aspatal mean p de hue haian kisi ko dekhate haian to katane dau date haian. bachane ki asha nahian hai.

saty.-tab to ghar hi chaupat ho gaya.

jnan.-aise ghar ko abase bahut pahale chaupat ho jana chahie tha.

tisare din donoan bhaee pratahkal kalakatte se bida ho kar chal diye.

sanbandhit lekh

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