घर जमाई -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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haridhan jeth ki dupahari mean ookh mean pani dekar aya aur bahar baitha raha. ghar mean se dhuaan uthata najar ata tha. chhan-chhan ki avaz bhi a rahi thi. usake donoan sale usake bad aye aur ghar mean chale ge. donoan saloan ke l dake bhi aye aur usi tarah aandar dakhil ho gaye; par haridhan aandar n ja saka. idhar ek mahine se usake sath yahaan jo bartav ho raha tha aur visheshakar kal use jaisi phatakar sunani p di thi, vah usake paanv mean be diyaan-si dale hue tha. kal usaki sas hi ne to kaha, tha, mera ji tumase bhar gaya, maian tumhari ziandagi-bhar ka thika liye baithi hooan kya ? aur sabase badhakar apani stri ki nishthurata ne usake hriday ke tuk de-tuk de kar diye the. vah baithi yah phatakar sunati rahi; par ek bar to usake muanh se n nikala, ammaan, tum kyoan inaka apaman kar rahi ho ! baithi gat-gat sunati rahi. shayad meri durgati par khush ho rahi thi. is ghar mean vah kaise jay ? kya phir vahi galiyaan khane, vahi phatakar sunane ke lie ? aur aj is ghar mean jivan ke das sal gujar jane par yah hal ho raha hai. maian kisi se kam kam karata hooan ? donoan sale mithi niand so rahate haian aur maian bailoan ko sani-pani deta hooan; chhaanti katata hooan. vahaan sab log pal-pal par chilam pite haian, maian aankhean band kiye apane kam mean laga rahata hooan. sandhya samay gharavale gane-bajane chale jate haian, maian gh di rat tak gay-bhaianse duhata rahata hooan. usaka yah puraskar mil raha hai ki koee khane ko bhi nahian poochhata. ulte galiyaan milati haian.

usaki stri ghar mean se dol lekar nikali aur boli- jara ise kuean se khianch lo. ek booand pani nahian hai.

haridhan ne dol liya aur kuean se pani bhar laya. use zor ki bhookh lagi huee thi, samajha ab khane ko bulane avegi; magar stri dol lekar aandar gayi to vahian ki ho rahi. haridhan thaka-maanda kshudha se vyakul p da-p da so gaya.

sahasa usaki stri gumani ne akar use jagaya.

haridhan ne p de-p de kaha- kya hai ? kya p da bhi n rahane degi ya aur pani chahie.

gumani katu svar mean boli- gurrate kya ho, khane ko to bulane ayi hooan.

haridhan ne dekha, usake donoan sale aur b de sale ke donoan l dake bhojan kiye chale a rahe the. usaki deh mean ag lag gayi. meri ab yah naubat pahuanch gayi ki in logoan ke sath baithakar kha bhi nahian sakata. ye log malik haian. maian inaki joothi thali chatane vala hooan. maian inaka kutta hooan, jise khane ke bad ek tuk da roti dal di jati hai. yahi ghar hai jahaan aj se das sal pahale usaka kitana adar-satkar hota tha. sale gulam bane rahate the. sas muanh johati rahati thi. stri pooja karati thi. tab usake pas rupaye the, jayadad thi. ab vah daridr hai, usaki sari jayadad ko inhian logoan ne koo da kar diya. ab use rotiyoan ke bhi lale haian. usake ji mean ek jvala-si uthi ki isi vakt aandar jakar sas ko aur saloan ko bhigo- bhigokar lagaye; par jabt karake rah gaya. p de-p de bola- mujhe bhookh nahian hai. aj n khaooanga.

gumani ne kaha- n khaoge meri bala se, haan nahian to ! khaoge, tumhare hi pet mean jayaga, kuchh mere pet mean tho de hi chala jayaga.

haridhan ka krodh aansoo ban gaya. yah meri stri hai, jisake lie maianne apana sarvasv mitti mean mila diya. mujhe ulloo banakar yah sab ab nikal dena chahate haian. vah ab kahaan jay ! kya kare !

usaki sas akar boli- chalakar kha kyoan nahian lete ji, roothate kis par ho ? yahaan tumhare nakhare sahane ka kisi mean boota nahian hai. jo dete ho vah mat dena aur kya karoge. tumase beti byahi hai, kuchh tumhari ziandagi ka thika nahian likha hai.

haridhan ne marmahat hokar kaha- haan ammaan, meri bhool thi ki maian yahi samajh raha tha. ab mere pas kya hai ki tum meri ziandagi ka thika logi. jab mere pas bhi dhan tha tab sab kuchh ata tha. ab daridr hooan, tum kyoan bat poochhogi.

boodhi sas bhi muanh phulakar bhitar chali gayi.

2

bachchoan ke lie bap ek falatoo-si chiz - ek vilas ki vastu hai, jaise gho de ke lie chane ya babuoan ke lie mohanabhog. maan roti-dal hai. mohanabhog umr-bhar n mile to kisaka nukasan hai; magar ek din roti-dal ke darshan n hoan, to phir dekhie, kya hal hota hai. pita ke darshan kabhi-kabhi sham-sabere ho jate haian, vah bachche ko uchhalata hai, dularata hai, kabhi god mean lekar ya uangali pak dakar sair karane le jata hai aur bas, yahi usake kartavy ki iti hai. vah parades chala jay, bachche ko paravah nahian hoti; lekin maan to bachche ka sarvasv hai. balak ek minit ke lie bhi usaka viyog nahian sah sakata. pita koee ho, use paravah nahian, keval ek uchhalane-koodanevala adami hona chahie; lekin mata to apani hi honi chahie, solahoan ane apani; vahi roop, vahi rang, vahi pyar, vahi sab kuchh. vah agar nahian hai to balak ke jivan ka srot mano sookh jata hai, phir vah shiv ka nandi hai, jis par phool ya jal chadhana lajimi nahian, akhtiyari hai. haridhan ki mata ka aj das sal hue dehaant ho gaya tha; us vakt usaka vivah ho chuka tha. vah solah sal ka kumar tha. par maan ke marate hi use maloom hua, maian kitana nissahay hooan. jaise us par usaka koee adhikar hi n raha ho. bahanoan ke vivah ho chuke the. bhaee koee doosara n tha. bechara akele ghar mean jate bhi darata tha. maan ke lie rota tha; par maan ki parachhaeean se darata tha. jis kothari mean usane deh-tyag kiya tha, udhar vah aankhean tak n uthata. ghar mean ek bua thi, vah haridhan ka bahut dular karati. haridhan ko ab doodh zyada milata, kam bhi kam karana p data. bua bar-bar poochhati- beta ! kuchh khaoge ? bap bhi ab use zyada pyar karata, usake lie alag ek gay mangava di, kabhi-kabhi use kuchh paise de deta ki jaise chahe kharch kare. par in marahamoan se vah ghav n poora hota tha; jisane usaki atma ko ahat kar diya tha. yah dular aur pyar use bar-bar maan ki yad dilata. maan ki ghu dakiyoan mean jo maja tha; vah kya is dular mean tha ? maan se maangakar, l dakar, thunakakar, roothakar lene mean jo anand tha, vah kya is bhikshadan mean tha ? pahale vah svasth tha, maangakar khata, l d-l dakar khata, ab vah bimar tha, achchhe-se-achchhe padarth use diye jate the; par bhookh n thi.

sal-bhar tak vah is dasha mean raha. phir duniya badal gayi. ek nayi stri jise log usaki mata kahate the, usake ghar mean ayi aur dekhate-dekhate ek kali ghata ki tarah usake sankuchit bhoomandal par chha gayi- sari hariyali, sare prakash par aandhakar ka parada p d gaya. haridhan ne is nakali maan se bat tak n ki, kabhi usake pas gaya tak nahian. ek din ghar se nikala aur sasural chala aya.

bap ne bar-bar bulaya; par unake jite-ji vah phir us ghar mean n gaya. jis din usake pita ke dehaant ki soochana mili, use ek prakar ka eershyamay harsh hua. usaki aankhoan se aansoo ki ek booand bhi n ayi.

is naye sansar mean akar haridhan ko ek bar phir matri-sneh ka anand mila. usaki sas ne rrishi-varadan ki bhaanti usake shoony jivan ko vibhootiyoan se paripoorn kar diya. marubhoomi mean hariyali utpann ho gayi. saliyoan ki chuhal mean, sas ke sneh mean, saloan ke vakh-vilas mean aur stri ke prem mean usake jivan ki sari akaankshaean poori ho gayian. sas kahati- beta, tum is ghar ko apana hi samajho, tumhian meri aankhoan ke tare ho. vah usase apane l dakoan ki, bahuoan ki shikayat karati. vah dil mean samajhata tha, sasaji mujhe apane betoan se bhi zyada chahati haian. bap ke marate hi vah ghar gaya aur apane hisse ki jayadad ko koo da karake, rupayoan ki thaili lie hue a gaya. ab usaka doona adar-satkar hone laga. usane apani sari sanpatti sas ke charanoan par arpan karake apane jivan ko sarthak kar diya. ab tak use kabhi-kabhi ghar ki yad a jati thi. ab bhoolakar bhi usaki yad n ati, mano vah usake jivan ka koee bhishan kaand tha, jise bhool jana hi usake lie achchha tha. vah sabase pahale uthata, sabase zyada kam karata, usaka manoyog, usaka parishram dekhakar gaanv ke log daantoan tale uangali dabate the. usake sasur ka bhag bakhanate, jise aisa damad mil gaya; lekin jyoan-jyoan din gujarate gaye, usaka man-samman ghatata gaya. pahale devata, phir ghar ka adami, aant mean ghar ka das ho gaya. rotiyoan mean bhi badha p d gayi. apaman hone laga. agar ghar ke log bhookhoan marate aur sath hi use bhi marana p data, to use jara bhi shikayat n hoti. lekin jab dekhata, aur log mooanchhoan par tav de rahe haian, keval maian hi doodh ki makkhi bana diya gaya hooan, to usake aant:stal se ek lambi, thandi ah nikal ati. abhi usaki umr pachchis hi sal ki to thi. itani umr is ghar mean kaise gujaregi ? aur to aur, usaki stri ne bhi aankhean pher lian. yah us vipatti ka sabase kroor drishy tha.

3

haridhan to udhar bhookha -pyasa,chianta-dah mean jal raha tha, idhar ghar mean sas ji aur donoan saloan mean batean ho rahi thian. gumani bhi haan-mean-haan milati jati thi.

b de sale ne kaha- ham logoan ki barabari karate haian. yah nahian samajhate ki kisi ne unaki ziandagi bhar ka bi da tho de hi liya hai. das sal ho gaye. itane dinoan mean kya do-tin hazar n h dap gaye hoange ?

chhote sale bole- majoor ho to adami ghu dake bhi, daante bhi, ab inase koee kya kahe. n jane inase kabhi piand chhootega bhi ya nahian. apane dil mean samajhate hoange, maianne do hazar rupaye nahian diye haian ? yah nahian samajhate ki unake do hazar kab ke u d chuke. sava ser to ek joon ko chahie.

sas ne ganbhir bhav se kaha- b di bhari khorak hai !

gumani mata ke sir se jooan nikal rahi thi. sulagate hue hriday se boli- nikamme adami ko khane ke siva aur kam hi kya rahata hai ?

b de- khane ki koee bat nahian hai. jisaki jitani bhookh ho utana khay, lekin kuchh paida bhi to karana chahie. yah nahian samajhate ki pahunee mean kisi ke din kate haian !

chhote- maian to ek din kah dooanga, ab apani rah lijie, apaka karaja nahian khaya hai.

gumani gharavaloan ki aisi-aisi batean sunakar apane pati se dvesh karane lagi thi. agar vah bahar se char paise lata, to is ghar mean usaka kitana man-samman hota, vah bhi rani banakar rahati. n jane kyoan, kahian bahar jakar kamate usaki nani marati hai. gumani ki manovrittiyaan abhi tak bilakul balapan ki-si thian. usaka apana koee ghar n tha. usi ghar ka hit-ahit usake lie bhi pradhan tha. vah bhi unhian shabdoan mean vichar karati, is samasya ko unhian aankhoan se dekhati jaise usake gharavale dekhate the. sach to, do hazar rupaye mean kya kisi ko mol le leange ? das sal mean do hazar hote hi kya haian. do sau hi to sal bhar ke hue. kya do adami sal bhar mean do sau bhi n khayeange. phir kap de-latte, doodh-ghi, sabhi kuchh to hai. das sal ho gaye, ek pital ka chhalla nahian bana. ghar se nikalate to jaise inake pran nikalate haian. janate haian jaise pahale pooja hoti thi vaise hi janam-bhar hoti rahegi. yah nahian sochate ki pahale aur bat thi, ab aur bat hai. bahoo to pahale sasural jati hai to usaka kitana mahatam hota hai. usake doli se utarate hi baje bajate haian, gaanv-muhalle ki auratean usaka muanh dekhane ati haian aur rupaye deti haian. mahinoan use ghar bhar se achchha khane ko milata hai, achchha pahanane ko, koee kam nahian liya jata; lekin chh: mahinoan ke bad koee usaki bat bhi nahian poochhata, vah ghar-bhar ki lauandi ho jati hai. unake ghar mean meri bhi to vahi gati hoti. phir kahe ka rona. jo yah kaho ki maian to kam karata hooan, to tumhari bhool hai, majoor ki aur bat hai. use adami daantata bhi hai, marata bhi hai, jab chahata hai, rakhata hai, jab chahata hai, nikal deta hai. kasakar kam leta hai. yah nahian ki jab ji mean aya, kuchh kam kiya, jab ji mean aya, p dakar so rahe.

4

haridhan abhi p da aandar-hi-aandar sulag raha tha, ki donoan sale bahar aye aur b de sahab bole- bhaiya, utho tisara pahar dhal gaya, kab tak sote rahoge ? sara khet p da hua hai.

haridhan chat uth baitha aur tivr svar mean bola- kya tum logoan ne mujhe ulloo samajh liya hai.

donoan sale hakka-bakka ho gaye. jis adami ne kabhi jaban nahian kholi, hamesha gulamoan ki tarah hath baandh hajir raha, vah aj ekaek itana atmabhimani ho jay, yah unako chauanka dene ke lie kafi tha. kuchh javab n soojha.

haridhan ne dekha, in donoan ke qadam ukh d gaye haian, to ek dhakka aur dene ki prabal ichchha ko n rok saka. usi dhang se bola- meri bhi aankhean haian. aandha nahian hooan, n bahara hi hooan. chhati pha dakar kam karooan aur us par bhi kutta samajha jaooan; aise gadhe aur kahian hoange !

ab b de sale bhi garm p de- tumhean kisi ne yahaan badhan to nahian rakkha hai.

abaki haridhan lajavab hua. koee bat n soojhi.

b de ne phir usi dhang se kaha- agar tum yah chaho ki janm-bhar pahune bane raho aur tumhara vaisa hi adar-satkar hota rahe, to yah hamare vash ki bat nahian hai.

haridhan ne aankhean nikalakar kaha- kya maian tum logoan se kam kam karata hooan ?

b de - yah kaun kahata hai ?

haridhan- to tumhare ghar ki niti hai ki jo sabase zyada kam kare vahi bhookhoan mara jay ?

b de- tum khud khane nahian gaye. kya koee tumhare muanh mean kaur dal deta ?

haridhan ne oth chabakar kaha- maian khud khane nahian gaya kahate tumhean laj nahian ati ?

'nahian ayi thi bahan tumhean bulane ?'

chhote sale ne kaha- ammaan bhi to ayi thian. tumane kah diya, mujhe bhookh nahian hai, to kya karatian.

sas bhitar se lapaki chali a rahi thi. yah bat sunakar boli- kitana kahakar har gayi, koee uthe n to maian kya karooan ?

haridhan ne vish, khoon aur ag se bhare hue svar mean kaha- maian tumhare l dakoan ka jhootha khane ke lie hooan ? maian kutta hooan ki tum log khakar mere samane rookhi roti ka tuk da pheank do ?

budhiya ne aianthakar kaha- to kya tum l dakoan ki barabari karoge ?

haridhan parast ho gaya. budhiya ne ek hi vakh-prahar mean usaka kam tamam kar diya. usaki tani huee bhavean dhili p d gayian, aankhoan ki ag bujh gayi, ph dakate hue nathune shaant ho gaye. kisi ahat manushy ki bhaanti vah zamin par gir p da. 'kya tum mere l dakoan ki barabari karoge ?' yah vaky ek lanbe bhale ki tarah usake hriday mean chubhata chala jata tha, n hriday ka aant tha, n us bhale ka !

5

sare ghar ne khaya; par haridhan n utha. sas ne manaya, saliyoan ne manaya, sasur ne manaya, donoan sale manakar thak gaye. haridhan n utha; vahian dvar par ek tat par p da tha. use uthakar sabase alag kuean par le gaya aur jagath par bichhakar p da raha.

rat bhig chuki thi. anant prakash mean ujjval tare balakoan ki bhaanti kri da kar rahe the. koee nachata tha, koee uchhalata tha, koee hansata tha, koee aankhe bhianchakar phir khol deta, koee sahasi balak sapat bharakar ek pal mean us vistrit kshetr ko par kar leta tha aur n jane kahaan chhip jata tha. haridhan ko apana bachapan yad aya, jab vah bhi isi tarah kri da karata tha. usaki bal-smritiyaan unhian chamakile taroan ki bhaanti prajvalit ho gayi. vah apana chhota – sa ghar, vah am ke bag, jahaan vah keriyaan chuna karata tha, vah maidan jahaan vah kabaddi khela karata tha, sab use yad ane lage. phir apani snehamayi mata ki saday moorti usake samane kh di ho gayi. un aankhoan mean kitani karuna thi, kitani daya thi. use aisa jan p da mano mata aankhoan mean aansoo bhare, use chhati se laga lene ke lie hath phailaye usaki or chali a rahi hai. vah us madhur bhavana mean apane ko bhool gaya. aisa jan p da mano mata ne use chhati se laga liya hai aur usake sir par hath pher rahi hai. vah rone laga, phoot-phootakar rone laga. usi atm-sammohit dasha mean usake muanh se yah shabd nikala, amma, tumane mujhe itana bhula diya. dekho, tumhare pyare lal ki kya dasha ho rahi hai ? koee use pani ko bhi nahian poochhata. kya jahaan tum ho, vahaan mere lie jagah nahian hai ?

sahasa gumani ne akar pukara- kya so gaye tum, nauj kisi ko aisi rakshasi niand aye. chalakar kha kyoan nahian lete ? kab tak koee tumhare lie baitha rahe ?

haridhan us kalpana-jagath se kroor pratyaksh mean a gaya. vahi kuean ki jagath thi, vahi phata hua tat aur gumani samane kh di kah rahi thi, kab tak koee tumhare lie baitha rahe !

haridhan uth baitha aur mano talavar myan se nikalakar bola- bhala tumhean meri sudh to ayi. maianne to kah diya tha, mujhe bhookh nahian hai.

gumani- to kai din n khaoge ?

'ab is ghar ka pani bhi n piooanga, tujhe mere sath chalana hai ya nahian ?'

dridh sankalp se bhare hue in shabdoan ko sunakar gumani saham uthi. boli- kahaan ja rahe ho.

haridhan ne mano nashe mean kaha- tujhe isase kya matalab ? mere sath chalegi ya nahian ? phir pichhe se n kahana, mujhase kaha nahian.

gumani apatti ke bhav se boli- tum batate kyoan nahian, kahaan ja rahe ho ?

'too mere sath chalegi ya nahian ?'

'jab tak tum bata n doge, maian nahian jaooangi.'

'to maloom ho gaya, too nahian jana chahati. mujhe itana hi poochhana tha, nahian ab tak maian adhi door nikal gaya hota.'

yah kahakar vah utha aur apane ghar ki or chala. gumani pukarati rahi, 'sun lo', 'sun lo'; par usane pichhe phir kar bhi n dekha.

6

tis mil ki manzil haridhan ne paanch ghantoan mean tay ki. jab vah apane gaanv ki amaraiyoan ke samane pahuancha, to usaki matri-bhavana usha ki sunahari god mean khel rahi thi. un vrikshoan ko dekhakar usaka vihval hriday nachane laga. mandir ka vah sunahara kalash dekhakar vah is tarah dau da mano ek chhalaang mean usake oopar ja pahuanchega. vah veg mean dau da ja raha tha mano usaki mata god phailaye use bula rahi ho. jab vah amoan ke bag mean pahuancha, jahaan daliyoan par baithakar vah hathi ki savari ka anand pata tha, jahaan ki kachchi beroan aur liso doan mean ek svargiy svad tha, to vah baith gaya aur bhoomi par sir jhuka kar rone laga, mano apani mata ko apani vipatti-katha suna raha ho. vahaan ki vayu mean, vahaan ke prakash mean, mano usaki virat roopini mata vyapt ho rahi thi, vahaan ki aangul-aangul bhoomi mata ke pad-chihnoan se pavitr thi, mata ke sneh mean doobe hue shabd abhi tak mano akash mean gooanj rahe the. is vayu aur is akash mean n jane kaun-si sanjivani thi jisane usake shorkatt hriday ko balotsah se bhar diya. vah ek pe d par chadh gaya aur adhar se am to d-to dakar khane laga. sas ke vah kathor shabd, stri ka vah nishthur aghat, vah sara apaman vah bhool gaya. usake paanv phool gaye the, talavoan mean jalan ho rahi thi; par is anand mean use kisi bat ka dhyan n tha.

sahasa rakhavale ne pukara- vah kaun oopar chadha hua hai re ? utar abhi nahian to aisa patthar khianchakar marooanga ki vahian thande ho jaoge.

usane kee galiyaan bhi dian. is phatakar aur in galiyoan mean is samay haridhan ko alaukik anand mil raha tha. vah daliyoan mean chhip gaya, kee am kat-katakar niche giraye, aur zor se thattha marakar hansa. aisi ullas se bhari huee hansi usane bahut din se n hansi thi.

rakhavale ko vah hansi parichit-si maloom huee. magar haridhan yahaan kahaan ? vah to sasural ki rotiyaan to d raha hai. kaisa hanso da tha, kitana chibilla ! n jane bechare ka kya hal hua ? pe d ki dal se talab mean kood p data tha. ab gaanv mean aisa kaun hai ?

daantakar bola- vahaan baithe-baithe hansoge, to akar sari hansi nikal dooanga, nahian sidhe se utar ao.

vah galiyaan dene ja raha tha ki ek guthali akar usake sir par lagi. sir sahalata hua bola- yah kaun saitan hai ? nahian manata, thahar to, maian akar teri khabar leta hooan.

usane apani lak di niche rakh di aur bandaroan ki tarah chatapat oopar chadh gaya. dekha to haridhan baitha musakira raha hai. chakit hokar bola- are haridhan ! tum yahaan kab aye ? is pe d par kab se baithe ho ?

donoan bachapan sakha vahian gale mile.

'yahaan kab aye ? chalo, ghar chalo bhale adami, kya vahaan am bhi mayassar n hote the ?'

haridhan ne muskirakar kaha- mangaroo, in amoan mean jo svad hai, vah aur kahian ke amoan mean nahian hai. gaanv ka kya rang-dhang hai ?

mangaroo- sab chainachan hai bhaiya ! tumane to jaise nata hi to d liya. is tarah koee apana gaanv-ghar chho d deta hai ? jab se tumhare dada mare sari girasti chaupat ho gayi. do chhote-chhote l dake haian, unake kiye kya hota hai ?

haridhan- mujhe ab us girasti se kya vasta hai bhaee ? maian to apana le-de chuka. majoori to milegi n ? tumhari gaiya maian hi chara diya karooanga; mujhe khane ko de dena.

mangaroo ne avishvas ke bhav se kaha- are bhaiya kaisi bat karate ho, tumhare lie jan tak hajir hai. kya sasural mean ab n rahoge ? koee chianta nahian. pahale to tumhara ghar hi hai. use sanbhalo. chhote-chhote bachche haian, unako palo. tum nayi ammaan se nahak darate the. b di sidhi hai bechari. bas, apani maan hi samajho, tumhean pakar to nihal ho jayagi. achchha, gharavali ko bhi to laoge ?

haridhan- usaka ab muanh n dekhooanga. mere lie vah mar gayi.

mangaroo- to doosari sagaee ho jayagi. abaki aisi mehariya la dooanga ki usake pair dho-dhokar pioge; lekin kahian pahali bhi a gayi to ?

haridhan- vah n ayegi.

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haridhan apane ghar pahuancha to donoan bhaee, 'bhaiya aye ! bhaiya aye !' kahakar bhitar dau de aur maan ko khabar di.

us ghar mean qadam rakhate hi haridhan ko aisi shaant mahima ka anubhav hua mano vah apani maan ki god mean baitha hua hai. itane dinoan thokarean khane se usaka hriday komal ho gaya tha. jahaan pahale abhiman tha, agrah tha, hek di thi, vahaan ab nirasha thi, parajay thi aur yachana thi. bimari ka zor kam ho chala tha; ab us par mamooli dava bhi asar kar sakati thi, kile ki divarean chhid chuki thian, ab usamean ghus jana asahy n tha. vahi ghar jisase vah ek din virakt ho gaya tha, ab god phailaye use ashray dene ko taiyar tha. haridhan ka niravalanban man yah ashray pakar mano tript ho gaya.

sham ko vimata ne kaha- beta, tum ghar a gaye, hamare dhanabhag. ab in bachchoan ko palo; maan ka nata n sahi, bap ka nata to hai hi. mujhe ek roti de dena, khakar ek kone mean p di rahooangi. tumhari ammaan se mera bahan ka nata hai. us nate se bhi to tum mere l dake hote ho ?

haridhan ki matri-vihval aankhoan ko vimata ke roop mean apani mata ke darshan hue. ghar ke ek-ek kone mean matri-smritiyoan ki chhata chaandani ki bhaanti chhitaki huee thi, vimata ka praudh mukhamandal bhi usi chhata se ranjit tha.

doosare din haridhan phir kandhe par hal rakhakar khet ko chala. usake mukh par ullas tha aur aankhoan mean garv. vah ab kisi ka ashrit nahian; ashrayadata tha; kisi ke dvar ka bhikshuk nahian, ghar ka rakshak tha.

ek din usane suna, gumani ne doosara ghar kar liya. maan se bola- tumane suna kaki ! gumani ne ghar kar liya.

kaki ne kaha- ghar kya kar legi, thattha hai ? biradari mean aisa aandher ? panchayat nahian, adalat to hai ?

haridhan ne kaha- nahian kaki, bahut achchha hua. la, mahabiraji ko ladadoo chadha aooan. maian to dar raha tha, kahian mere gale n a p de. bhagavan ne meri sun li. maian vahaan se yahi thanakar chala tha, ab usaka muanh n dekhooanga.

sanbandhit lekh

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