धोखा- 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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satikund mean khile hue kamal vasant ke dhime-dhime jhoankoan se lahara rahe the aur pratahkal ki mand-mand sunahari kiranean unase mil-mil kar muskarati thian. rajakumari prabha kund ke kinare hari-hari ghas par kh di sundar pakshiyoan ka kalarav sun rahi thi. usaka kanak varn tan inhian phooloan ki bhaanti damak raha tha. mano prabhat ki sakshath saumy moorti hai jo bhagavanh aanshumali ke kiranakaroan dvara nirmit huee thi.

prabha ne maulasiri ke vriksh par baithi huee ek shyama ki or dekh kar kaha-mera ji chahata hai ki maian bhi ek chi diya hoti.

usaki saheli uma ne muskara kar poochha-kyoan

prabha ne kund ki or takate hue uttar diya-vriksh ki hari-bhari daliyoan par baithi huee chahachahati mere kalarav se sara bag gooanj uthata.

uma ne chhe d kar kaha-naugadh ki rani aisi kitani hi pakshiyoan ka gana jab chahe sun sakati hai.

prabha ne sankuchit ho kar kaha-mujhe naugadh ki rani banane ki abhilasha nahian hai. mere lie kisi nadi ka sunasan kinara chahie. ek vina aur aise hi sundar suhavane pakshiyoan ke sangit ki madhur dhvani mean mere lie sare sansar ka aishvary bhara hua hai.

prabha ka sangit par aparimit prem tha. vah bahudha aise hi sukh-svapn dekha karati thi. uma uttar dena hi chahati thi ki itane mean bahar se kisi ke gane ki avaz ayi-

kar gaye tho de din ki priti.

prabha ne ekagr man ho kar suna aur adhir ho kar kaha-bahan is vani mean jadoo hai. mujhase ab bina sune nahian raha jata ise bhitar bula lao.

us par bhi git ka jadoo asar kar raha tha. vah boli-niahsandeh aisa rag maianne aj tak nahian suna khi daki khol kar bulati hooan.

tho di der mean ragiya bhitar aya-sundar sajile badan ka naujavan tha. nange pair nange sir kandhe par ek mrigacharm sharir par ek gerua vastr hathoan mean ek sitar. mukharaviand se tej chhitak raha tha. usane dabi huee drishti se donoan komalaangi ramaniyoan ko dekha aur sir jhuka kar baith gaya.

prabha ne jhijhakati huee aankhoan se dekha aur drishti niche kar li. uma ne kaha-yogi ji hamare b de bhagy the ki apake darshan hue hamako bhi koee pad suna kar kritarth kijie.

yogi ne sir jhuka kar uttar diya-ham yogi log narayan ka bhajan karate haian. aise-aise darabaroan mean ham bhala kya ga sakate haian par apaki ichchha hai to sunie-

kar gaye tho de din ki priti.

kahaan vah priti kahaan yah bichharan kahaan madhuban ki riti

kar gaye tho de din ki priti.

yogi ka rasila karun svar sitar ka sumadhur ninad us par git ka madhury prabha ko besudh kiye deta tha. isaka rasajn svabhav aur usaka madhur rasila gan apoorv sanyog tha. jis bhaanti sitar ki dhvani gaganamandal mean pratidhvanit ho rahi thi usi bhaanti prabha ke hriday mean laharoan ki hilorean uth rahi thian. ve bhavanaean jo ab tak shaant thian jag p dian. hriday sukh svapn dekhane laga. satikund ke kamal tilism ki pariyaan ban-ban kar mandarate hue bhauanroan se kar jo d sajal nayan ho kahate the-

kar gaye tho de din ki priti.

surkh aur hari pattiyoan se ladi huee daliyaan sir jhukaye chahakate hue pakshiyoan se ro-ro kar kahati thian-

kar gaye tho de din ki priti.

aur rajakumari prabha ka hriday bhi sitar ki mastani tan ke sath gooanjata tha-

kar gaye tho de din ki priti.

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prabha baghauli ke rav devichand ki ekalauti kanya thi. rav purane vicharoan ke rees the. krishna ki upasana mean lavalin rahate the isalie inake darabar mean door-door ke kalavant aur gavaiye aya karate aur inam-ekaram pate the. rav sahab ko gane se prem tha ve svayan bhi is vidya mean nipun the. yadyapi ab vriddhavastha ke karan yah shakti niahshesh ho chali thi par phir bhi vidya ke goodh tattvoan ke poorn janakar the. prabha balyakal se hi inaki sohabatoan mean baithane lagi. kuchh to poorv-janm ka sanskar aur kuchh rat-din gane ki hi charchaoan ne use bhi is phan mean anurakt kar diya tha. is samay usake sauandary ki khoob charcha thi. ravasahab ne naugadh ke navayuvak aur sushil raja harishchandr se usaki shadi tajavij ki thi. ubhay paksh mean taiyariyaan ho rahi thian. raja harishchandr meyo kalij ajamer ke vidyarthi aur nayi roshani ke bhakt the. unaki akaanksha thi ki unhean ek bar rajakumari prabha se sakshatkar hone aur premalap karane ka avasar diya jaye kiantu ravasahab is pratha ko dooshit samajhate the.

prabha raja harishchandr ke navin vicharoan ki charcha sun kar is sanbandh se bahut santusht n thi. par jab se usane is premamay yuva yogi ka gana suna tha tab se to vah usi ke dhyan mean doobi rahati. uma usaki saheli thi. in donoan ke bich koee parada n tha parantu is bhed ko prabha ne usase bhi gupt rakha. uma usake svabhav se parichit thi ta d gayi. parantu usane upadesh karake is agni ko bh dakana uchit n samajha. usane socha ki tho de dinoan mean yah agni ap se ap shaant ho jayagi. aisi lalasaoan ka aant prayah isi tarah ho jaya karata hai kiantu usaka anuman galat siddh hua. yogi ki vah mohini moorti kabhi prabha ki aankhoan se n utarati usaka madhur rag pratikshan usake kanoan mean gooanja karata. usi kund ke kinare vah sir jhukaye sare din baithi rahati. kalpana mean vahi madhur hridayagrahi rag sunati aur vahi yogi ki manoharini moorti dekhati. kabhi-kabhi use aisa bhas hota ki bahar se yah avaz a rahi hai. vah chauank p dati aur trishna se prerit ho kar vatika ki chaharadivari tak jati aur vahaan se nirash ho kar laut ati. phir ap hi vichar karati-yah meri kya dasha hai ! mujhe yah kya ho gaya hai ! maian hiandoo kanya hooan mata-pita jise sauanp dean usaki dasi ban kar rahana dharm hai. mujhe tan-man se usaki seva karani chahie. kisi any purush ka dhyan tak man mean lana mere lie pap hai ! ah ! yah kalushit hriday le kar maian kis muanh se pati ke pas jaooangi ! in kanoan se kyoankar pranay ki batean sun sakooangi jo mere lie vyangy se bhi adhik karn-katu hoangi ! in papi netroan se vah pyari-pyari chitavan kaise dekh sakooangi jo mere lie vajr se bhi hriday-bhedi hogi ! is gale mean ve mridul premabahu p deange jo lauh-dand se bhi adhik bhari aur kathor hoange. pyare tum mere hriday mandir se nikal jao. yah sthan tumhare yogy nahian. mera vash hota to tumhean hriday ki sej par sulati parantu maian dharm ki rassiyoan mean bandhi hooan.

is tarah ek mahina bit gaya. byah ke din nikat ate jate the aur prabha ka kamal-sa mukh kumhalaya jata tha. kabhi-kabhi virah vedana evan vichar-viplav se vyakul hokar usaka chitt chahata ki sati-kund ki god mean shaanti looan kiantu ravasahab is shok mean jan hi de deange yah vichar kar vah ruk jati. sochati maian unaki jivan sarvasv hooan mujh abhagini ko unhoanne kis la d-pyar se pala hai maian hi unake jivan ka adhar aur aantakal ki asha hooan. nahian yoan pran de kar unaka ashaoan ki hatya n karooangi. mere hriday par chahe jo bite unhean n kudhaooangi ! prabha ka ek yogi gavaiye ke pichhe unmatt ho jana kuchh shobha nahian deta. yogi ka gan tanasen ke ganoan se bhi adhik manohar kyoan n ho par ek rajakumari ka usake hathoan bik jana hriday ki durbalata prakat karata hai ravasahab ke darabar mean vidya ki shaury ki aur virata se pran havan karane ki charcha n thi. yahaan to rat-din rag-rang ki dhoom rahati thi. yahaan isi shastr ke achary pratishtha ke masanad par virajit the aur unhian par prashansa ke bahumooly ratn lutaye jate the. prabha ne praranbh hi se isi jalavayu ka sevan kiya tha aur us par inaka gadha rang chadh gaya tha. aisi avastha mean usaki gan-lipsa ne yadi bhishan roop dharan kar liya to ashchary hi kya hai !

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shadi b di dhoomadham se huee. ravasahab ne prabha ko gale laga kar vida kiya. prabha bahut royi. uma ko vah kisi tarah chho dati n thi.

naugadh ek b di riyasat thi aur raja harishchandr ke suprabandh se unnati par thi. prabha ki seva ke lie dasiyoan ki ek poori fauj thi. usake rahane ke lie vah anand-bhavan sajaya gaya tha jisake banane mean shilp visharadoan ne apoorv kaushal ka parichay diya tha. shrriangar chaturaoan ne dulahin ko khoob sanvara. rasile raja sahab adharamrit ke lie vihval ho rahe the. aantahpur mean gaye. prabha ne hath jo d kar sir jhuka kar unaka abhivadan kiya. usaki aankhoan se aansoo ki nadi bah rahi thi. pati ne prem ke mad mean matt ho kar ghooanghat hata diya dipak tha par bujha hua. phool tha par murajhaya hua.

doosare din se raja sahab ki yah dasha huee ki bhauanre ki tarah pratikshan is phool par mandaraya karate. n raj-pat ki chianta thi n sair aur shikar ki parava. prabha ki vani rasila rag thi usaki chitavan sukh ka sagar aur usaka mukh-chandr amod ka suhavana kuanj. bas prem-mad mean raja sahab bilakul matavale ho gaye the unhean kya maloom tha ki doodh mean makkhi hai.

yah asambhav tha ki rajasahab ke hridayahari aur saras vyavahar ka jisamean sachcha anurag bhara hua tha prabha par koee prabhav n p data. prem ka prakash aandhere hriday ko bhi chamaka deta hai. prabha man mean bahut lajjit hoti. vah apane ko is nirmal aur vishuddh prem ke yogy n pati thi is pavitr prem ke badale mean use apane kritrim range hue bhav prakat karate hue manasik kasht hota tha. jab tak rajasahab usake sath rahate vah unake gale lata ki bhaanti lipati huee ghantoan prem ki batean kiya karati. vah unake sath suman-vatika mean chuhal karati unake lie phooloan ka har gooanthati aur unake gale mean hath dal kar kahati-pyare dekhana ye phool murajha n jayean inhean sada taja rakhana. vah chaandani rat mean usake sath nav par baith kar jhil ki sair karati aur unhean prem ka rag sunati. yadi unhean bahar se ane mean jara bhi der ho jati to vah mitha-mitha ulahana deti unhean nirday tatha nishthur kahati. unake samane vah svayan hansati unaki aankhean hansatian aur aankhoan ka kajal hansata tha. kiantu ah! jab vah akeli hoti usaka chanchal chitt u d kar usi kuand ke tat par ja pahuanchata kuand ka vah nila-nila pani us par tairate hue kamal aur maulasiri ki vriksh-panktiyoan ka suandar drishy aankhoan ke samane a jata. uma muskarati aur najakat se lachakati huee a pahuanchati tab rasile yogi ki mohani chhavi aankhoan mean a baithati aur sitar ke sulasit sur gooanjane lagate-

kar gaye tho de din ki priti.

tab vah ek dirgh niahshvas le kar uth baithati aur bahar nikal kar pianjare mean chahakate hue pakshiyoan ke kalarav mean shaanti prapt karati. is bhaanti yah svapn tirohit ho jata.

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is tarah kee mahine bit gaye. ek din raja harishchandr prabha ko apani chitrashala mean le gaye. usake pratham bhag mean aitihasik chitr the. samane hi shooravir maharana pratapasianh ka chitr najar aya. mukharaviand se virata ki jyoti sphutit ho rahi thi. tanik aur age badh kar dahini or svamibhakt jagamal viravar saanga aur diler durgadas virajaman the. bayian or udar bhimasianh baithe hue the. ranapratap ke sammukh maharashtr kesari vir shivaji ka chitr tha. doosare bhag mean karmayogi krishna aur maryada purushottam ram virajate the. chatur chitrakaroan ne chitr-nirman mean apoorv kaushal dikhalaya tha. prabha ne pratap ke pad-padmoan ko chooma aur vah krishna ke samane der tak netroan mean prem aur shraddha ke aansoo-bhare mastak jhukaye kh di rahi. usake hriday par is samay kalushit prem ka bhay khatak raha tha. use maloom hota tha ki yah un mahapurushoan ke chitr nahian unaki pavitr atmaean haian. unhian ke charitr se bharatavarsh ka itihas gauravanvit hai. ve bharat ke bahumooly jatiy ratn uchchakoti ke jatiy smarak aur gaganabhedi jatiy tumul dhvani haian. aisi uchch atmaoan ke samane kh de hote use sankoch hota tha. age badhi doosara bhag samane aya. yahaan jnanamay buddh yog-sadhan mean baithe hue dekh p de. unaki dahini or shastrajn shankar the aur darshanik dayanand. ek or shaantipathagami kabir aur bhakt ramadas yathayogy kh de the. ek divar par guru goviand apane desh aur jati par bali chadhanevale donoan bachchoan ke sath virajaman the. doosari divar par vedaant ki jyoti phailanevale svami ramatirth aur vivekanand virajaman the. chitrakaroan ki yogyata ek-ek avayav se tapakati thi. prabha ne inake charanoan par mastak teka. vah unake samane sir n utha saki. use anubhav hota tha ki unaki divy aankhean usake dooshit hriday mean chubhi jati haian

isake bad tisara bhag aya. yah pratibhashali kaviyoan ki sabha thi. sarvochch sthan par adikavi valmiki aur maharshi vedavyas sushobhit the. dahini or shrriangararas ke advitiy kavi kalidas the bayian taraph gambhir bhavoan se poorn bhavabhooti. nikat hi bhartrihari apane santoshashram mean baithe hue the.

dakshin ki divar par rashtrabhasha hiandi ke kaviyoan ka sammelan tha. sahriday kavi soor tejasvi tulasi sukavi keshav aur rasik bihari yathakram virajaman the. sooradas se prabha ka agadh prem tha. vah samip ja kar unake charanoan par mastak rakhana hi chahati thi ki akasmath unhian charanoan ke sammukh sar jhukaye use ek chhota-sa chitr dikh p da. prabha use dekh kar chauank p di. yah vahi chitr tha jo usake hriday pat par khiancha hua tha. vah khul kar usaki taraph tak n saki. dabi huee aankhoan se dekhane lagi. raja harishchandr ne muskara kar poochha-is vyakti ko tumane kahian dekha hai

is prashn se prabha ka hriday kaanp utha. jis tarah mrig-shavak vyadh ke samane vyakul ho kar idhar-udhar dekhata hai usi tarah prabha apani b di-b di aankhoan se divar ki or takane lagi. sochane lagi-kya uttar dooan isako kahian dekha hai unhoanne yah prashn mujhase kyoan kiya kahian ta d to nahian gaye he narayan meri pat tumhare hath hai kyoankar inakar karooan muanh pila ho gaya. sir jhuka kar kshin svar se boli haan dhyan ata hai ki kahian dekha hai.

harishchandr ne kaha-kahaan dekha hai

prabha ke sir mean chakkar-sa ane laga. boli-shayad ek bar yah gata hua meri vatika ke samane ja raha tha. uma ne bula kar isaka gana suna tha.

harishchandr ne poochha-kaisa gana tha

prabha ke hosh u de hue the. sochati thi raja ke in savaloan mean zaroor koee bat hai. dekhooan laj rahati hai ya nahian. boli-usaka gana aisa bura n tha.

harishchandr ne muskara kar kaha-kya gata tha

prabha ne socha is prashn ka uttar de dooan to baki kya rahata hai. use vishvas ho gaya ki aj kushal nahian hai. vah chhat ki or nirakhati huee boli-sooradas ka koee pad tha.

harishchandr ne kaha-yah to nahian-

kar gaye tho de din ki priti.

prabha ki aankhoan ke samane aandhera chha gaya. sir ghoomane laga vah kh di n rah saki baith gayi aur hatash ho kar boli-haan yahi pad tha. phir usane kaleja mazaboot karake poochha-apako kaise maloom hua

harishchandr bole-vah yogi mere yahaan aksar aya-jaya karata hai. mujhe bhi usaka gana pasand hai. usi ne mujhe yah hal bataya tha kiantu vah to kahata tha ki rajakumari ne mere ganoan ko bahut pasand kiya aur punah ane ke lie adesh kiya.

prabha ko ab sachcha krodh dikhane ka avasar mil gaya. vah big d kar boli-yah bilakul jhooth hai. maianne usase kuchh nahian kaha.

harishchandr bole-yah to maian pahale hi samajh gaya tha ki yah un mahashay ki chalaki hai. diang marana gavaiyoan ki adat hai parantu isamean to tumhean inakar nahian ki usaka gan bura n tha

prabha boli-na ! achchhi chiz ko bura kaun kahega

harishchandr ne poochha-phir sunana chaho to use bulavaooan. sir ke bal dau da ayega.

kya unake darshan phir hoange is asha se prabha ka mukhamandal vikasit ho gaya. parantu in kee mahinoan ki lagatar koshish se jis bat ko bhulane mean vah kianchith saphal ho chuki thi usake phir navin ho jane ka bhay hua. boli-is samay gana sunane ko mera ji nahian chahata.

raja ne kaha-yah maian n manooanga ki tum aur gana nahian sunana chahati maian use abhi bulaye lata hooan.

yah kah kar raja harishchandr tir ki tarah kamare se bahar nikal gaye. prabha unhean rok n saki. vah b di chianta mean doobi kh di thi. hriday mean khushi aur ranj ki laharean bari-bari se uthati thian. mushkil se das minat bite hoange ki use sitar ke mastane sur ke sath yogi ki rasili tan sunaee di-

kar gaye tho de din ki priti.

vahi hridayagrahi rag tha vahi hridayabhedi prabhav vahi manoharata aur vahi sab kuchh jo man ko moh leta hai. ekakshan mean yogi ki mohini moorti dikhayi di. vahi mastanapan vahi matavale netr vahi nayanabhiram devataoan ka-sa svaroop. mukhamandal par mand-mand muskan thi. prabha ne usaki taraph sahami huee aankhoan se dekha. ekaek usaka hriday uchhal p da. usaki aankhoan ke age se ek parda hat gaya. prem-vihval ho aankhoan mean aansoo-bhare vah apane pati ke charanaraviandoan par gir p di aur gadgad kanth se boli-pyare ! priyatam !

raja harishchandr ko aj sachchi vijay prapt huee. unhoanne prabha ko utha kar chhati se laga liya. donoan aj ek pran ho gaye. raja harishchandr ne kaha-janati ho maianne yah svaang kyoan racha tha gane ka mujhe sada se vyasan hai aur suna hai tumhean bhi isaka shauq hai. tumhean apana hriday bheant karane se pratham ek bar tumhara darshan karana avashyak pratit hua aur usake lie sabase sugam upay yahi soojh p da.

prabha ne anurag se dekhakar kaha-yogi ban kar tumane jo kuchh pa liya vah raja rah kar kadapi n pa sakate. ab tum mere pati ho aur priyatam bhi ho par tumane mujhe b da dhokha diya aur meri atma ko kalankit kiya. isaka uttaradata kaun hoga ?

sanbandhit lekh

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