ज्योतिष्मती -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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tamasi rajani ke hriday mean nakshatr jagamaga rahe the. shital pavan ki chadar unhean dhank lena chahati thi, parantu ve nivi d andhakar ko bhedakar nikal aye the, phir yah jhina avaran kya tha!

bih d, shail-sankul vany-pradesh, trin aur vanaspatiyoan se ghira tha. vasant ki lataean charoan or phaili huee thian. himadan ki uchch upatyaka prakriti ka ek sajiv, gambhir aur prabhavashali chitr bani thi!

ek balika, sookshm kanval-vasini sundari balika charoan or dekhati huee chupachap chali ja rahi thi. virath himagiri ki god mean vah shishu ke saman khel rahi thi. bikhare hue baloan ko samhal kar unhean vah bar-bar hata deti thi aur pair badhati huee chali ja rahi thi. vah ek kri da-si thi. parantu supt himanchal usaka chumban n le sakata tha. nirav pradesh us saundary se alokit ho uthata tha. balika n jane kya khojati chali jati thi. jaise shital jal ka ek svachchh sota ekagr man se bahata jata ho.

bahut khojane par bhi use vah vastu n mili, jise vah khoj rahi thi. sambhavat: vah svayan kho gee. path bhool gaya, ajnat pradesh mean ja nikali. samane nisha ki nistabdhata bhang karata hua ek nirjhar kalarav kar raha tha. sundari thithak gee. kshan bhar ke lie tamisra ki gambhirata ne use abhibhoot kar liya. hatash hokar shila-khand par baith gee.

vah shrant ho gayi thi. nil nirjhar ka tam-samudr mean sangam, ekatak vah ghantoan dekhati rahi. aankhean oopar uthati, taragan jhalajhala jate the. niche nirjhar chhalachhalata tha. usaki jijnasa ka koee spasht uttar n deta. maun prakriti ke desh mean n svayan kuchh kah sakati aur n unaki bat samajh mean ati. akasmath kisi ne pith par hath rakh diya. vah sihar uthi, bhay ka sanchar ho gaya. kampit svar se balika ne poochha, ‘‘kaun?’’

‘‘yah mera prashn hai. is nirjan nishith mean jab satv vicharate haian, dasyu ghoomate haian, tum yahaan kaise?’’ gambhir karkash kanth se agantuk ne poochha.

sukumari balika satvoan aur dasyuoan ka smaran karate hi ek bar kaanp uthi. phir samhal kar boli-

‘‘meri vah nitant avashyakata hai. vah mujhe bhay hi sahi, tum kaun ho?’’

‘‘ek sahasik-’’

‘‘sahasik aur dasyu to kya, satv bhi ho, to use mera kam karana hoga.’’

‘‘b da sahas hai! tumhean kya chahie, sundari? tumhara nam kya hai?’’

‘‘vanalata!’’

‘‘boodhe vanaraj, andhe vanaraj ki sundari balika vanalata?’’

‘‘haan.’’

‘‘jisane mera anisht karane mean kuchh bhi utha n rakha, vahi vanaraj!’’ krodh-kampit svar se agantuk ne kaha.

‘‘maian nahian janati, par kya tum meri yachana poori karoge?’’

shital prakash mean lambi chhaya jaise hans p di aur boli-

‘‘maian tumhara vishvast anuchar hooan. kya chahati ho, bolo?’’

‘‘pitaji ke lie jyotishmati chahiye.’’

‘‘achchha chalo, khojean.’’ kahakar agantuk ne balika ka hath pak d liya. dono bih d van mean ghuse. thokarean lag rahi thian. aangoothe kshat-vikshat the. sahasik ki lambi dagoan ke sath balika haanphati huee chali ja rahi thi.

sahasa sathi ne kaha-‘‘thaharo, dekho, vah kya hai?’’

shyama saghan, trin-sankul shail-mandap par hiranyalata tara ke saman phooloan se ladi huee mand marut se vikampit ho rahi thi. pashchim mean nishith ke chaturth prahar mean apani svalp kiranoan se chatudarshi ka chandrama hans raha tha. poorv prakriti apane svapn-mukulit netroan ko alas se khol rahi thi. vanalata ka vadan sahasa khil utha. anand se hriday adhir hokar nachane laga. vah bol uthi-‘‘yahi to hai.’’

sahasik apani saphalata par prasann hokar age badhana chahata tha ki vanalata ne kaha-‘‘thaharo, tumhean ek bat batani hogi.’’

‘‘vah kya hai?’’

‘‘jise tumane kabhi pyar kiya ho, usase koee asha to nahian rakhate?’’

‘‘sundari! puny ki prasannata ka upabhog n karane se vah pap ho jayaga.’’

‘‘tab tumane kisi ko pyar kiya hai?’’

‘‘kyoan? tumhian ko!’’ kahakar age badha!

‘‘suno, suno; jisane chandrashalini jyotishmati rajani ke charoan pahar kabhi bina palak lage priy ki nishchhal chinta mean n bitaye hoan, use jyotishmati n chhooni chahie. ise jangal ke pavitr premi hi chhoote haian, le ate haian, tabhi isaka gun....’’

vanalata ki in batoan ko bina sune hue vah balishth yuvak apani talavar ki mooanth dridhata se pak d kar vanaspati ki or agrasar hua.

balika chhatapata kar kahane lagi-‘‘haan-haan, chhoona mat, pita ji ki aankhean, ah!’’ tab tak sahasik lambi chhaya ne jyotishmati par p dati huee chandrika ko dhank liya. vah ek dirgh nishvas pheankakar jaise so gee. bijali ke phool megh mean vilin ho gaye. chandrama khisakakar pashchimi shail-mala ke niche ja gira.

vanalata-jhanjhavat se bhagn hote hue vriksh ki vanalata ke saman vasudha ka aliangan karane lagi aur sahasik yuvak ke oopar kalima ki lahar takarane lagi.

sanbandhit lekh

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