चित्र-मंदिर -जयशंकर प्रसाद

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

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prakriti tab bhi apane nirman aur vinash mean hansati aur roti thi. prithvi ka puratan parvat vindhy usaki srishti ke vikas mean sahayak tha. praniyoan ka sanchar usaki gambhir hariyali mean bahut dhire-dhire ho raha tha. manushyoan ne apane hathoan ki prithvi se uthakar apane pairoan par kh de hone ki soochana de di thi. jivan-devata ki ashirvad-rashmi unhean alok mean ane ke lie amantrit kar chuki thi.

yauvan-jal se bhari huee kadambini-si yuvati nari richh ki khal lapete ek vriksh ki chhaya mean baithi thi. usake pas chakamak aur sookhi lak diyoan ka dher tha. chhote-chhote hiranoan ka jhund usi srot ke pas jal pine ke lie ata. unhean pak dane ki tak mean yuvati b di der se baithi thi; kyoanki us kal mean bhi shastroan se akhet nar hi karate the aur unaki nariyaan kabhi-kabhi chhote-mote jantuoan ko pak d lene mean abhyast ho rahi thian.

srot mean jal kam tha. vany kusum dhire-dhire bahate hue ek ke bad ek akar mala ki l di bana rahe the. yuvati ne unaki vilakshan pankh diyoan ko ashchary se dekha. ve sundar the, kintu usane inhean apani do arambhik avashyakataoan kam aur bhookh se bahar ki vastu samajha. vah phir hiranoan ki pratiksha karane lagi. unaka jhund a raha tha. yuvati ki aankhe pralobhan ki rangabhoomi ban rahi thian. usane apani hi bhujaoan se chhati dabakar anand aur ullas ka pradarshan kiya.

door se ek kook sunaee p di aur ek bhadde phalavala bhala lakshy se chookakar usi ke pas ke vriksh ke tane mean dhansakar rah gaya. haan, bhale ke dhansane par vah jaise n jane kya sochakar pulakit ho uthi. hiran usake samip a rahe the; parantu usaki bhookh par doosari prabal ichchha vijayani huee. paha di se utarate hue nar ko vah satrishn dekhane lagi. nar apane bhale ke pichhe a raha tha. nari ke aang mean kamp, pulak aur sved ka udgam hua.

‘haan, vahi to hai, jisane us din bhayanak richh ko apane prachand bal se parast kiya tha. aur, usi ki khal yuvati aj lapete thi. kitani hi bar tab se yuvak aur yuvati ki bheant nirjan kandaraoan aur lataoan ke jhuramut mean ho chuki thi. nari ke akarshan se khiancha hua vah yuva doosari shailamala se pray: idhar aya karata aur tab us jangali jivan mean donoan ka sahayog hua karata. aj nar ne dekha ki yuvati ki anyamanaskata se usaka lakshy pashu nikal gaya. vihar ke prathamik upachar ki sambhavana n rahi, use is sandhya mean bina ahar ke hi lautana p dega. ‘‘to kya jan-boojhakar usane aher ko bahaka diya, aur keval apani ichchha ki poorti ka anurodh lekar chali a rahi hai. lo, usaki baanhe vyakulata se aliangan ke lie bula rahi haian. nahian, use is samay apana ahar chahie.’’ usake bahupash se yuvak nikal gaya. nar ke lie donoan hi aher the, nari ho ya pashu. is samay nar ko nari ki avashyakata n thi. usaki gupha mean maans ka abhav tha.

sandhya a gayi. nakshatr ooanche akash-giri par chadhऩe lage. aliangan ke lie uthi huee baanhean gir gayian. is drishy jagath ke us par se, vishv ke gambhir antastal se ek karun aur madhur antarnad gooanj utha. nari ke hriday mean pratyakhyan ki pahali thes lagi thi. vah us kal ke sadharan jivan se ek vilakshan anubhooti thi. van-path mean hiansr pashuoan ka sanchar badhऩe laga; parantu yuvati us nadi-tat se n uthi. nadi ki dhara mean phooloan ki shreni big d chuki thi—aur nari ki akaanksha ki gati bhi vichchhinn ho rahi thi. aj usake hriday mean ek apoorv parichit bhav jag p da, jise vah samajh nahian pati thi. apane daloan ke door gaye hue logoan ko bulane ki pukar vayumandal mean gooanj rahi thi; kintu nari ne apani bulahat ko pahachanane ka prayatn kiya. vah kabhi nakshatr se chitrit us srot ke jal ko dekhati aur kabhi apane samip ki us tikoni aur chhoti-si gupha ko, jise vah apana adhivas samajh lene ke lie badhy ho rahi thi.

bhag 2

rajani ka andhakar kramash: saghan ho raha tha. nari barambar aang daee leti huee so gayi. tab bhi aliangan ke lie usake hath niand mean uthate aur girate the.

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jab nakshatroan ki rashmiyaan ujjval hone lagian, aur ve pusht hokar prithvi par paraspar chumban karane lagian, tab jaise antariksh mean baithakar kisi ne apane hathoan se unaki doriyaan bat dian aur us par jhoolati huee do devakumariyaan utari.

ek ne kaha—‘‘sakhi vidhata, tum b di nishthur ho. maian jin praniyoan ki srishti karati hooan, tum unake lie alag-alag vidhan banakar usi ke anusar kuchh dinoan tak jine, apane sanket par chalane aur phir mar jane ke lie vivash kar deti ho.’’

doosari ne kaha—‘‘dhata, tum bhi b di pagali ho. yadi samast praniyoan ki vyavastha ek-si hi ki jati, to tumhari srishti kaisi niras hoti aur phir yah tumhari kri da kaise chalati? dekho n, aj ki hi rat hai. gandhamadan mean dev-balaoan ka nrity aur asuroan ke desh mean rajy-viplav ho raha hai. atalant samudr sookh raha hai. mahamarusthal mean jal ki dharaean bahane lagi haian, aur aryavart ke dakshin vindhy ke anchal mean ek hiran n pane par ek yuva nar apani preyasi nari ko chho dakar chala jata hai. use hai bhookh, keval bhookh.’’

dhata ne kaha—‘‘haan bahan, inhean utpann hue bahut din ho chuke; par ye abhi tak apane sahachari pashuoan ki tarah rahate haian.’’

vidhata ne kaha—‘‘nahian ji, aj hi maianne is varg ke ek prani ke man mean lalit komal andolan ka arambh kiya hai. inake hriday mean ab bhavalok ki srishti hogi.’’

dhata ne prasann hokar poochha—‘‘to ab inaki j data chhootegi n?’’

vidhata ne kaha—‘‘haan, bahut dhire-dhire. manobhavoan ko abhivyakt karane ke lie abhi inake pas sadhanoan ka abhav hai.’’

dhata kuchh rooth-si gayi. usane kaha—‘‘chalo bahan, devanrity dekhean. mujhe tumhari kathorata ke karan apani hi srishti achchhi nahian lagati. kabhi-kabhi to oob jati hooan.’’

vidhata ne kaha—‘‘to chupachap baith jao, apana kam band kar do, meri bhi jalan chhoote.’’

dhata ne khinn hokar kaha—‘‘abhyas kya ek din mean chhoot jayaga, bahan?’’

‘‘tab kya tumhari srishti ek din mean svarg ban jayagi? chalo, sur-balaoan ka somapan ho raha hai. ek-ek chashak ham log bhi lean.’’—kahakar vidhata ne kiranoan ki rassi pak d li aur dhata ne bhi! donoan peang badhane lagian. ooanche jate-jate antariksh mean ve chhip gayian.

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nari jaise sapana dekhakar uth baithi. prabhat ho raha tha. usaki aankhoan mean madhur svapn ki masti bhari thi. nadi ka jal dhire-dhire bah raha tha. poorv mean lali chhitak rahi thi. malayavat se bikhare hue keshapash ko yuvati ne pichhe hataya. hiranoan ka jhund phir dikhaee p da. usaka hriday samvedanashil ho raha tha. us drishy ko ni:sprih dekhane lagi.

oosha ke madhur prakash mean hiranoan ka dal chhalaang bharata hua srot laangh gaya; kintu ek shavak chakit-sa vahian kh da rah gaya. pichhe akhet karanevaloan ka dal a raha tha. yuvati ne shavak ko god mean utha liya. dal ke aur log to srot ke sankirn tat ki or dau de; kintu vah parichit yuvak yuvati ke pas chala aya. nari ne use dekhane ke lie muanh phiraya tha ki shavak ki b di-b di aankhoan mean use apana pratibimb dikhaee p da. kshan-bhar ke lie tanmay hokar un nirih nayanoan mean nari apani chhaya dekhane lagi.

nar ki pashav pravritti jag p di. vah ab bhi sandhya ki ghatana ko bhool n saka tha. usane shavak chhin lena chaha. sahasa nari mean adh‌bhut parivartan hua. shavak ko god mean chipakaye jidhar hiran gaye the, usi or vah bhi dau di. nar chakit-sa kh da rah gaya.

nari hiranoan ka anusaran kar rahi thi. nale, khoh aur chhoti pahadiy़aan, phir nala aur samatal bhoomi. vah door hiranoan ka jhund, vahian kuchh door! barabar age badhi ja rahi thi. akhet ke lie un adim naroan ka jhund bich-bich mean milata. parantu use kya? vah to us jhund ke pichhe chali ja rahi thi, jisamean kali pithavale do hiran age-age chauk di bhar rahe the.

ek b di nadi ke tat par jise laanghana asambhav samajhakar hiranoan ka jhund kh da ho gaya tha, nari ruk gayi. shavak ko unake bich mean usane chho d diya. nar aur pashuoan ke jivan mean vah ek ashcharyapoorn ghatana thi. shavak apani mata ka stan-pan karane laga. yuvati pahale-pahal muskura uthi. hiranoan ne sir jhuka diye. unaka virodh-bhav jaise nasht ho chuka tha. vah lautakar apani gupha mean ayi. chupachap thaki-si p d rahi. usake netroan ke samane do drishy the. ek mean prakand shariravala prachand balashali yuvak chakamak ke phal ka bhala liye pashuoan ka aher kar raha tha. doosare mean vah svayan hiranoan ke jhund mean ghiri huee kh di thi. ek mean bhay tha, doosare mean sneh. donoan mean kaun achchha hai, vah nishchay n kar saki.

bhag 3

nari ki dinacharya badal rahi thi. usake hriday mean ek lalit bhav ki srishti ho rahi thi. manas mean laharean uthane lagi thian. pahala yuvak pray: ata, usake pas baithata aur anek cheshtaean karata; kintu yuvati achal pashan-pratima ki tarah baithi rahati. ek doosara yuvak bhi ane laga tha. vah bhi aher ka maans ya phal kuchh-n-kuchh rakh hi jata. pahala ise dekhakar daant pisata, nas chatakata, uchhalata, koodata aur hath-pair chalata tha. tab bhi nari n to virodh karati, n anurodh. un krodhapoorn huankaroan ko jaise vah sunati hi n thi. yah lila pray: nity hua karati. vah ek prakar se apane dal se nirvasit usi gupha mean apani kathor sadhana mean jaise nimagn thi.

ek din usi gupha ke niche nadi ke pulin mean ek varah ke pichhe pahala yuvak apana bhala liye dau data a raha tha. samane se doosara yuvak bhi a gaya aur usane apana bhala chala hi diya. chot se vikal varah pahale yuvak ki or laut p da, jisake samane do aher the. usane bhi apana sudirgh bhala kuchh-kuchh jan mean aur kuchh anajan mean pheanka. vah krodh-moorti tha. doosara yuvak chhati ooanchi kiye a raha tha. bhala usamean ghus gaya. udhar varah ne apani paini dadh pahale yuvak ke sharir mean chubho di. donoan yuvak gir p de. varah nikal gaya. yuvati ne dekha, vah dau dakar pahale yuvak ko uthane lagi; kintu dal ke log vahaan pahuanch gaye. unaki ghrinapoorn drishti se ahat hokar nari gupha mean laut gayi.

aj usaki aankhoan se pahale-pahal aansoo bhi gire. ek din vah hansi bhi thi. manushy-jivan ki ye dono pradhan abhivyaktiyaan usake samane kram se ayian. vah roti thi aur hansati thi, hansati thi phir roti thi.

vasant bit chuka tha. prachand grishm ka arambh tha. paha diyoan se lal aur kale dhaturag bahane lage the. yuvati jaise us j d prakriti se apani tulana karane lagi. usaki ek aankh se hansi aur doosare se aansoo ka udgam hua karata, aur ve donoan drishy use prerit kiye rahate.

nari ne in donoan bhavoan ki abhivyakti ko sthayi roop dena chaha. shavak ki aankhoan mean usane pahala chitr dekha tha. kuchali huee vetas ki lata ko usane dhaturag mean duboya aur apani tikoni gupha mean pahali chiterin chitr banane baithi. usake pas do rang the, ek gairik, doosara krishna. gairik se usane apana chitr banaya, jisamean hiranoan ke jhund mean svayan vahi kh di thi, aur krishna dhaturag se akhet ka chitr, jisamean pashuoan ke pichhe apana bhala ooancha kiye hue bhishm akriti ka nar tha.

nadi ka vah tat, amangalajanak sthan bahut kal tak nar-sanchar-varjit raha; kintu nari vahian apane jivanaparyant un donoan chitroan ko dekhati rahati aur apane ko kritakrity samajhati.

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vindhy ke anchal mean manushyoan ke kitane hi dal vahaan aye aur gaye. kisi ne pahale us chitr-mandir ko bhay se dekha, kisi ne bhakti se.

manav-jivan ke us kal ka vah smritichihn—jab ki usane apane hriday-lok mean sansar ke do pradhan bhavoan ko pratishtha ki thi—aj bhi surakshit hai. us prant ke jangali log use rajadhani ki gupha aur lalitakala ke khoji use pahala chitr-mandir kahate haian.