दो भाई -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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pratahkal soory ki suhavani sunahari dhoop mean kalavati donoan betoan ko jaanghoan par baitha doodh aur roti khilati. kedar b da tha, madhav chhota. donoan muanh mean kaur liye, kee pag uchhal-kood kar phir jaanghoan par a baithate aur apani totali boli mean is prarthana ki rat lagate the, jisamean ek purane sahriday kavi ne kisi ja de ke sataye hue balak ke hridayodh‍gar ko prakat kiya hai-

daiv-daiv gham karo tumhare balak ko lagata ja d

maan unhean chumakar kar bulati aur b de-b de kaur khilati. usake hriday mean prem ki umang thi aur netroan mean garv ki jhalak. donoan bhaee b de hue. sath-sath gale mean baanhean dale khelate the. kedar ki buddhi chust thi. madhav ka sharir. donoan mean itana sneh tha ki sath-sath pathashala jate, sath-sath khate aur sath hi sath rahate the ! donoan bhaiyoan ka byah hua. kedar ki vadhoo champa amit-bhashini aur chanchala thi. madhav ki vadhoo shyama saanvali-saloni, rooparashi ki khan thi. b di hi mridubhashini, b di hi sushila aur shaantasvabhava thi.

kedar champa par mohe aur madhav shyama par rijhe. parantu kalavati ka man kisi se n mila. vah donoan se prasann aur donoan se aprasann thi. usaki shiksha-diksha ka bahut aansh is vyarth ke prayatn mean vyay hota tha ki champa apani karyakushalata ka ek bhag shyama ke shaant svabhav se badal le.

donoan bhaee santanavan hue. hara-bhara vriksh khoob phaila aur phaloan se lad gaya. kutsit vriksh mean keval ek phal drishtigochar hua, vah bhi kuchh pila-sa, murajhaya hua; kiantu donoan aprasann the. madhav ko dhan-sampatti ki lalasa thi aur kedar ko santan ki abhilasha.

bhagy ki is kootaniti ne shanaiah-shanaiah dvesh ka roop dharan kiya, jo svabhavik tha. shyama apane l dakoan ko sanvarane-sudharane mean lagi rahati; use sir uthane ki phurasat nahian milati thi. bechari champa ko choolhe mean jalana aur chakki mean pisana p data. yah aniti kabhi-kabhi katu shabdoan mean nikal jati. shyama sunati, kudhati aur chupachap sah leti. parantu usaki yah sahanashilata champa ke krodh ko shaant karane ke badale aur badhati. yahaan tak ki pyala labalab bhar gaya. hiran bhagane ki rah n pa kar shikari ki taraph lapaka. champa aur shyama samakon bananevali rekhaoan ki bhaanti alag ho gayian. us din ek hi ghar mean do choolhe jale, parantu bhaiyoan ne dane ki soorat n dekhi aur kalavati sare din roti rahi.

kee varsh bit gaye. donoan bhaee jo kisi samay ek hi palathi par baithate the, ek hi thali mean khate the aur ek hi chhati se doodh pite the, unhean ab ek ghar mean, ek gaanv mean rahana kathin ho gaya. parantu kul ki sakh mean batta n lage, isalie eershya aur dvesh ki dhadhaki huee ag ko rakh ke niche dabane ki vyarth cheshta ki jati thi. un logoan mean ab bhratri-sneh n tha. keval bhaee ke nam ki laj thi. maan bhi jivit thi, par donoan betoan ka vaimanasy dekh kar aansoo bahaya karati. hriday mean prem tha, par netroan mean abhiman n tha. kusum vahi tha, parantu vah chhata n thi.

donoan bhaee jab l dake the, tab ek ko rote dekh doosara bhi rone lagata tha, tab vah nadan besamajh aur bhole the. aj ek ko rote hue dekh doosara hansata aur taliyaan bajata. ab vah samajhadar aur buddhiman ho gaye the.

jab unhean apane-paraye ki pahachan n thi, us samay yadi koee chhe dane ke lie ek ko apane sath le jane ki dhamaki deta, to doosara zamin par lot jata aur us adami ka kurta pak d leta. ab yadi ek bhaee ko mrityu bhi dhamakati to doosare ke netroan mean aansoo n ate. ab unhean apane-paraye ki pahachan ho gayi thi.

bechare madhav ki dasha shochaniy thi. kharch adhik tha aur amadani kam. us par kul-maryada ka nirvah. hriday chahe roye, par hoanth hansate rahean. hriday chahe malin ho, par kap de maile n hoan. char putr the, char putriyaan aur avashyak vastuean motiyoan ke mol. kuchh paiyoan ki jamiandari kahaan tak samhalati. l dakoan ka byah apane vash ki bat thi. par l dakiyoan ka vivah kaise tal sakata. do paee zamin pahali kanya ke vivah mean bheant ho gayi. us par bhi barati bina bhat khaye aangan se uth gaye. shesh doosari kanya ke vivah mean nikal gayi. sal bhar bad tisari l daki ka vivah hua, pe d-patte bhi n bache. haan, ab ki dal bharapoor thi. parantu daridrata aur dharohar mean vahi sambandh hai jo maans aur kutte mean.

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is kanya ka abhi gauna n hua tha ki madhav par do sal ke bakaya lagan ka varant a pahuancha. kanya ke gahane giroan (bandhak) rakhe gaye. gala chhoota. champa isi samay ki tak mean thi. turant naye natedaroan ko soochana di. tum log besudh baithe ho, yahaan gahanoan ka saphaya hua jata hai. doosare din ek naee aur do brahman madhav ke daravaze par akar baith gaye. bechare ke gale mean phaansi p d gayi. rupaye kahaan se avean, n zamin, n jayadad, n bag, n bagicha. raha vishvas, vah kabhi ka uth chuka tha. ab yadi koee sampatti thi, to keval vahi do kothariyaan, jisamean usane apani sari ayu bitayi thi, aur unaka koee grahak n tha. vilamb se nak kati jati thi. vivash ho kar kedar ke pas aya aur aankhoan mean aansoo bhare bola, bhaiya is samay maian b de sankat mean hooan, meri sahayata karo.

kedar ne uttar diya-maddhoo ! ajakal maian bhi tang ho raha hooan, tumase sach kahata hooan.

champa adhikarapoorn svar se boli-are, to kya inake lie bhi tang ho rahe haian ! alag bhojan karane se kya ijjat alag ho jayegi !

kedar ne stri ki or kanakhiyoan se tak kar kaha-nahian-nahian, mera yah prayojan nahian tha. hath tang hai to kya, koee n koee prabandh kiya hi jayega.

champa ne madhav se poochha-paanch bis se kuchh oopar hi par gahane rakhe the n.

madhav ne uttar diya-haan, byaj sahit koee sava sau rupaye hote haian.

kedar ramayan padh rahe the. phir padhane mean lag gaye. champa ne tattv ki batachit shuroo ki- rupaya bahut hai, hamare pas hota to koee bat n thi parantu hamean bhi doosare se dilana p dega aur mahajan bina kuchh likhaye-padhaye rupaya dete nahian.

madhav ne socha, yadi mere pas kuchh likhane-padhane ko hota, to kya aur mahajan mar gaye the, tumhare daravaze ata kyoan? bola-likhane-padhane ko mere pas hai hi kya? jo kuchh jagah-jayadad hai, vah yahi ghar hai.

kedar aur champa ne ek doosare ko marmabhedi nayanoan se dekha aur man hi man kaha-kya aj sachamuch jivan ki pyari abhilashaean poori hoangi. parantu hriday ki yah umang muanh tak ate-ate gambhir roop dharan kar gayi. champa b di gambhirata se boli-ghar par to koee mahajan kadachith hi rupaya de. shahar ho to kuchh kiraya hi ave, par ganvee mean to koee seant mean rahane vala bhi nahian. phir sajhe ki chiz thahari.

kedar dare ki kahian champa ki kathorata se khel big d n jay. bole-ek mahajan se meri jan-pahachan hai. vah kadachith kahane-sunane mean a jay !

champa ne gardan hila kar is yukti ki sarahana ki aur boli-par do-tin bis se adhik milana kathin hai.

kedar ne jan par khel kar kaha-are, bahut dabane par char bis ho jayeange. aur kya !

abaki champa ne tivr drishti se kedar ko dekha aur anamani-si hokar boli-mahajan aise aandhe nahian hote.

madhav apane bhaee-bhavaj ke is gupt rahasy ko kuchh-kuchh samajhata tha. vah chakit tha ki inhean itani buddhi kahaan se mil gayi. bola-aur rupaye kahaan se aveange.

champa chidh kar boli-aur rupayoan ke lie aur fikr karo. sava sau rupaye in do kothariyoan ke is janam mean koee n dega, char bis chaho to ek mahajan se dila dooan, likha-padhi kar lo.

madhav in rahasyamay batoan se sashank ho gaya. use bhay hua ki yah log mere sath koee gahari chal chal rahe haian. dridhata ke sath a d kar bola-aur kaun si fikr karooan? gahane hote to kahata, lao rakh dooan. yahaan to kachcha soot bhi nahian hai. jab badanam hue to kya das ke lie kya pachas ke lie, donoan ek hi bat hai. yadi ghar bech kar mera nam rah jay, to yahaan tak to svikar hai; parantu ghar bhi bechooan aur us par bhi pratishtha dhool mean mile, aisa maian n karooanga. keval nam ka dhyan hai, nahian ek bar nahian kar jaooan to mera koee kya karega. aur sach poochho to mujhe apane nam ki koee chianta nahian hai. mujhe kaun janata hai? sansar to bhaiya ko hansega.

kedar ka muanh sookh gaya. champa bhi chakara gayi. vah b di chatur vaknipun ramani thi. use madhav jaise ganvar se aisi dridhata ki asha n thi. usaki or adar se dekh kar boli-laloo, kabhi-kabhi tum bhi l dakoan ki-si batean karate ho? bhala is jhoanp di par kaun sau rupaye nikal kar dega? tum sava sau ke badale sau hi dilao, maian aj hi apana hissa bechati hooan. utana hi mera bhi to hai? ghar par to tumako vahi char bis mileange. haan, aur rupayoan ka prabandh ham-ap kar deange. ijjat hamari-tumhari ek hi hai, vah n jane payegi. vah rupaya alag khate mean chadha liya jayega.

madhav ki ichchhaean poori hueean. usane maidan mar liya. sochane laga, mujhe to rupayoan se kam hai. chahe ek nahian, das khate mean chadha lo. raha makan, vah jite ji nahian chho dane ka. prasann ho kar chala. usake jane ke bad kedar aur champa ne kapat-bhesh tyag diya aur b di der tak ek doosare ko is k de saude ka doshi siddh karane ki cheshta karate rahe. aant mean man ko is tarah santosh diya ki bhojan bahut madhur nahian, kiantu bhar-kathaut to hai. ghar, haan dekheange ki shyama rani is ghar mean kaise raj karati haian.

kedar ke daravaze़ par do bail kh de haian. inamean kitani sangh-shakti, kitani mitrata aur kitana prem hai. donoan ek hi jue mean chalate haian, bas inamean itana hi nata hai. kiantu abhi kuchh din hue, jab inamean se ek champa ke maike mangani gaya tha, to doosare ne tin din tak nad mean muanh nahian dala. parantu shok, ek god ke khele bhaee, ek chhati se doodh pinevale aj itane begane ho rahe haian ki ek ghar mean rahana bhi nahian chahate.

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pratahkal tha. kedar ke dvar par gaanv ke mukhiya aur nanbaradar virajaman the. muanshi datadayal abhiman se charapaee par baithe rehan ka masavida taiyar karane mean lage the. bar-bar kalam banate aur bar-bar khat rakhate, par khat ki shan n sudharati thi. kedar ka mukharaviand vikasit tha aur champa phooli nahian samati thi. madhav kumhalaya aur mlan tha.

mukhiya ne kaha-bhaee aisa hit, n bhaee aisa shatru. kedar ne chhote bhaee ki laj rakh li.

nambaradar ne anumodan kiya-bhaee ho to aisa ho.

mukhtar ne kaha-bhaee, sapootoan ka yahi kam hai.

datadayal ne poochha-rehan likhanevale ka nam?

b de bhaee bole-madhav vald shivadatt.

‘aur likhanevale ka?’

‘kedar vald shivadatt.’

madhav ne b de bhaee ki or chakit ho kar dekha. aankhean dabadaba ayian. kedar usaki or dekh n saka. nanbaradar, mukhiya aur mukhtar bhi vismit hue. kya kedar khud hi rupaya de raha hai? batachit to kisi sahookar ki thi. jab ghar hi mean rupaya maujood hai to is rehananame ki avashyakata hi kya thi? bhaee-bhaee mean itana avishvas . are, ram ! ram ! kya madhav 80 ru. ka bhi mahanga hai. aur yadi daba hi baithata, to kya rupaye pani mean chale jate.

sabhi ki aankhean sain dvara paraspar batean karane lagian, mano ashchary ki athah nadi mean naukaean dagamagane lagian.

shyama daravaze ki chaukhat par kh di thi. vah sada kedar ki pratishtha karati thi, parantu aj keval lokariti ne use apane jeth ko a de hathoan lene se roka.

boodhi ammaan ne suna to sookhi nadi um d ayi. usane ek bar akash ki or dekha aur matha thoank liya.

ab use us din ka smaran ho aya jab aisa hi suhavana sunahara prabhat tha aur do pyare-pyare bachche usaki god mean baithe hue uchhal-kood kar doodh-roti khate the. us samay mata ke netroan mean kitana abhiman tha, hriday mean kitani umang aur kitana utsah.

parantu aj, ah ! aj nayanoan mean lajja hai aur hriday mean shok-santap. usane prithvi ki or dekh kar katar svar mean kaha-he narayan ! kya aise putroan ko meri hi kokh mean janm lena tha?

sanbandhit lekh

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