नया विवाह -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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hamari deh purani hai, lekin isamean sadaiv naya rakt dau data rahata hai. naye rakt ke pravah par hi hamare jivan ka adhar hai. prithvi ki is chirantan vyavastha mean yah nayapan usake ek-ek anu mean, ek-ek kan mean, tar mean base hue svaroan ki bhaanti, gooanjata rahata hai aur yah sau sal ki budhiya aj bhi naveli dulhan bani huee hai. jab se lala dangamal ne naya vivah kiya hai, unaka yauvan naye sire se jag utha hai. jab pahali stri jivit thi, tab ve ghar mean bahut kam rahate the. prat: se das gyarah baje tak to pooja-path hi karate rahate the. phir bhojan karake dookan chale jate. vahaan se ek baje rat lautate aur thake-maande so jate. yadi lila kabhi kahati, jara aur sabere a jaya karo, to big d jate aur kahate tumhare lie kya dookan chho d dooan, ya rozagar band kar dooan ? yah vah jamana nahian hai ki ek lota jal chadhakar lakshmi prasann kar li jayan. aj unaki chaukhat par matha rag dana p data hai; tab bhi unaka muanh sidha nahian hota. lila bechari chup ho jati.  abhi chh: mahine ki bat hai. lila ko jvar chadha hua tha. lalaji dookan jane lage, tab usane darate-darate kaha, tha dekho, mera ji achchha nahian hai. jara sabere a jana. dangamal ne pag di utarakar khooanti par lataka di aur bole agar mere baithe rahane se tumhara ji achchha ho jay, to maian dookan n jaooanga. lila hatash hokar boli, maian dookan jane ko to nahian mana karati. keval jara sabere ane ko kahati hooan. 'to kya dookan par baitha mauj kiya karata hooan. ?' lila isaka kya javab deti ? pati ka yah snehahin vyavahar usake lie koee nayi bat n thi. idhar kee sal se use isaka kathor anubhav ho raha tha ki usaki is ghar mean kadr nahian hai. vah aksar is samasya par vichar bhi kiya karati, par vah apana koee aparadh n pati. vah pati ki seva ab pahale se kahian zyada karati, unake kary-bhar ko halaka karane ki barabar cheshta karati rahati, barabar prasannachitt rahati; kabhi unaki ichchha ke viruddh koee kam nahian karati. agar usaki javani dhal chuki thi, to isamean usaka kya aparadh tha ? kisaki javani sadaiv sthir rahati hai ? agar ab usaka svasthy utana achchha n tha, to isamean usaka kya dosh ? use bekasoor kyoan dand diya jata hai ? uchit to yah tha ki 25 sal ka sahachary ab ek gahari manasik aur atmik anuroopata ka roop dharan kar leta, jo dosh ko bhi gun bana leta hai, jo pake phal ki tarah zyada rasila, zyada mitha, zyada sundar ho jata hai. lekin lalaji ka vanik-hriday har ek padarth ko vanijy ki tarajoo se taulata tha. boodhi gay jab n doodh de sakati hai n bachche, tab usake lie goshala hi sabase achchhi jagah hai. unake vichar mean lila ke lie itana hi kafi tha ki ghar ki malakin bani rahe; aram se khay aur p di rahe. use akhtiyar hai chahe jitane jevar banavaye, chahe jitana snan v pooja kare, keval unase door rahe.   manav-prakriti ki jatilata ka ek rahasy yah tha ki dangamal jis anand se lila ko vanchit rakhana chahate the, jisaki usake lie koee zaroorat hi n samajhate the, khud usi ke lie sadaiv prayatn karate rahate the. lila 40 varsh ki hokar boodhi samajh li gayi thi, kintu ve taiantalis ke hokar abhi javan hi the, javani ke unmad aur ullas se bhare hue. lila se ab unhean ek tarah ki aruchi hoti thi aur vah dukhiya jab apani trutiyoan ka anubhav karake prakriti ke nirday aghatoan se bachane ke lie rang v rogan ki a d leti, tab lalaji usake boodhe nakharoan se aur bhi ghrina karane lagate. ve kahate vah ri trishna ! sat l dakoan ki to maan ho gayi, bal khich di ho gaye, chehara dhule hue phalalain ki tarah siku d gaya, magar apako abhi mahavar, seandur, mehandi aur ubatan ki havas baki hi hai. auratoan ka svabhav bhi kitana vichitr hai ! n-jane kyoan banav-siangar par itana jan deti haian ? poochho, ab tumhean aur kya chahie. kyoan nahian man ko samajha letian ki javani vida ho gayi aur in upadanoan se vah vapas nahian bulayi ja sakati ! lekin ve khud javani ka svapn dekhate rahate the. unaki javani ki trishna abhi shant n huee thi. ja doan mean rasoan aur pakoan ka sevan karate rahate the. haphte mean do bar khijab lagate aur ek daktar se mankiglaiand ke vishay mean patr-vyavahar kar rahe the.   lila ne unhean asamanjas mean dekhakar katar-svar mean poochha, ‘quchh batala sakate ho, kai baje aoge ?’ lalaji ne shant bhav se poochha, ‘tumhara ji aj kaisa hai ?’ lila kya javab de ? agar kahati hai ki bahut kharab hai, to shayad ve mahashay vahian baith jayan aur use jali-kati sunakar apane dil ka bukhar nikalean. agar kahati hai ki achchhi hooan, to shayad nishchint hokar do baje tak kahian khabar lean. is duvidha mean darate-darate boli, ‘ab tak to halaki thi, lekin ab kuchh bhari ho rahi hai. tum jao, dookan par log tumhari rah dekhate hoange. haan, eeshvar ke lie ek-do n baja dena. l dake so jate haian, mujhe jara bhi achchha nahian lagata, ji ghabarata hai !’ sethaji ne apane svar mean sneh ki chashani dekar kaha, ‘barah baje tak a zaroor jaooanga !’ lila ka mukh dhoomil ho gaya. usane kaha, das baje tak nahian a sakate ?’ 'sadhe gyarah se pahale kisi tarah nahian.' 'nahian, sadhe das.' 'achchha, gyarah baje.'   lala vada karake chale gaye, lekin das baje rat ko ek mitr ne mujara sunane ke lie bula bheja. is nimantran ko kaise inakar kar dete. jab ek adami apako khatir se bulata hai, tab yah kahaan ki bhalamanasahat hai ki ap usaka nimantran asvikar kar dean ? lalaji mujara sunane chale gaye, do baje laute. chupake se akar naukar ko jagaya aur apane kamare mean akar let rahe. lila unaki rah dekhati, pratikshan vikal-vedana ka anubhav karati huee n-jane kab so gayi thi. ant ko is bimari ne abhagini lila ki jan hi lekar chho da. lalaji ko usake marane ka b da du:kh hua. mitroan ne samavedana ke tar bheje. ek dainik patr ne shok prakat karate hue lila ke manasik aur dharmik sadgunoan ko khoob badhakar varnan kiya. lalaji ne in sabhi mitroan ko hardik dhanyavad diya aur lila ke nam se balika-vidyalay mean paanch vajiphe pradan kiye tatha mritak-bhoj to jitane samaroh se kiya gaya, vah nagar ke itihas mean bahut dinoan tak yad rahega. lekin ek mahina bhi n gujarane paya tha ki lalaji ke mitroan ne chara dalana shuroo kar diya aur usaka yah asar hua ki chh: mahine ki vidhurata ke tap ke bad unhoanne doosara vivah kar liya. akhir bechare kya karate ? jivan mean ek sahachari ki avashyakata to thi hi aur is umr mean to ek tarah se vah anivary ho gayi thi.   jab se nayi patni ayi, lalaji ke jivan mean ashcharyajanak parivartan ho gaya. dookan se ab utana prem nahian tha. lagatar haphtoan n jane mean bhi unake karabar mean koee harj nahian hota tha. jivan ke upabhog ki jo shakti din-din kshin hoti jati thi, ab vah chhiante pakar sajiv ho gayi thi, sookha pe d hara ho gaya tha, usamean nayi-nayi kopalean phootane lagi thian. motar nayi a gayi thi, kamare naye pharnichar se saja diye gaye the, naukaroan ki bhi sankhya badh gayi thi, rediyo a pahuancha tha aur pratidin naye-naye upahar ate rahate the. lalaji ki boodhi javani javanoan ki javani se bhi prakhar ho gayi thi, usi tarah jaise bijali ka prakash chandrama ke prakash se zyada svachchh aur manoranjak hota hai. lalaji ko unake mitr is roopantar par badhaiyaan dete, jab ve garv ke sath kahate bhaee, ham to hamesha javan rahe aur hamesha javan raheange. budhapa yahaan aye to usake muanh mean kalikh lagakar gadho par ulata savar karake shahar se nikal dean. javani aur budhape ko n jane kyoan log avastha se sambaddh kar dete haian. javani ka umr se utana hi sambandh hai; jitana dharm ka achar se, rupaye ka eemanadari se, roop ka shrriangar se. ajakal ke javanoan ko ap javan kahate haian ? unaki ek hazar javaniyoan ko apane ek ghante se bhi n badalooanga. maloom hota hai unaki zindagi mean koee utsah hi nahian, koee shauq nahian. jivan kya hai, gale mean p da hua ek dhol hai. yahi shabd ghata-badhakar ve asha ke hriday-patal par aankit karate rahe the. usase barabar sinema, thiyetar aur dariya ki sair ke lie agrah karate rahate. lekin asha ko n-jane kyoan in batoan mean jara bhi ruchi n thi. vah jati to thi, magar bahut tal-toot karane ke bad. ek din lalaji ne akar kaha, chalo, ‘aj bajare par dariya ki sair karean.‘   varsha ke din the, dariya chadha hua tha, megh-malaean antararashtriy senaoan ki bhaanti rang-birangi vardiyaan pahane akash mean kavayad kar rahi thian. s dak par log malar aur barahamasa gate chalate the. bagoan mean jhoole p d gaye the. asha ne bedili se kaha, ‘mera ji to nahian chahata.‘ lalaji ne mridu prerana ke sath kaha, ‘tumhara man kaisa hai jo amod-pramod ki or akarshit nahian hota ? chalo, jara dariya ki sair dekho. sach kahata hooan, bajare par b di bahar rahegi.‘ 'ap jayan. mujhe aur kee kam karane haian.' 'kam karane ko adami haian. tum kyoan kam karogi ?' 'maharaj achchhe salan nahian pakata. ap khane baitheange to yoan hi uth jayange.'   asha apane avakash ka b da bhag lalaji ke lie tarah-tarah ka bhojan pakane mean hi lagati thi. usane kisi se sun rakha tha ki ek vishesh avastha ke bad purush ke jivan ka sabase b da sukh, rasana ka svad hi rah jata hai. lalaji ki atma khil uthi. unhoanne socha ki asha ko unase kitana prem hai ki vah dariya ki sair ko unaki seva ke lie chho d rahi hai.  ek lila thi ki 'man-n-man' chalane ko taiyar rahati thi. pichha chhu dana p data tha, khvamakhvah sir par savar ho jati thi aur sara maja kirakira kar deti thi. sneh-bhare ulahane se bole, ‘tumhara man bhi vichitr hai. agar ek din salan phika hi raha, aisa kya toofan a jayaga ? tum to mujhe bilakul nikamma banaye deti ho. agar tum n chalogi, to maian bhi n jaooanga. asha ne jaise gale se phanda chhu date hue kaha, ‘ap bhi to mujhe idhar-udhar ghuma-ghumakar mera mizaj biga d dete haian. yah adat p d jayagi, to ghar ka dhandha kaun karega ? 'mujhe ghar ke dhandhoan ki ratti-bhar bhi parava nahian bal ki nok barabar bhi nahian. maian chahata hooan ki tumhara mizaj big de aur tum grihasthi ki chakki se door raho aur tum mujhe bar-bar ap kyoan kahati ho ? maian chahata hooan, tum mujhe tum kaho, too kaho, galiyaan do, dhaul jamao. tum to mujhe ap kahake jaise devata ke sianhasan par baitha deti ho ! maian apane ghar mean devata nahian, chanchal balak banana chahata hooan.' asha ne muskarane ki cheshta karake kaha, ‘bhala, maian apako 'tum' kahooangi. tum barabar vale ko kaha, jata hai ki b doan ko ?‘   munim ne ek lakh ke ghate ki khabar sunayi hoti, to bhi shayad lalaji ko itana du:kh n hota, jitana asha ke in kathor shabdoan se hua. unaka sara utsah, sara ullas jaise thanda p d gaya. sir par baanki rakhi huee phooladar topi, gale mean p di huee jogiye rang ki chuni huee reshami chadar, vah tanjeb ka beladararh kutta, jisamean sone ke batan lage hue the yah sara thath kaise unhean hasyajanak jan p dane laga, jaise vah sara nasha kisi mantr se utar gaya ho. nirash hokar bole, ‘to tumhean chalana hai ya nahian.‘ 'mera ji nahian chahata.' 'to maian bhi n jaooan ?' 'maian apako kab mana karati hooan ?' 'phir 'ap' kaha, ?' asha ne jaise bhitar se zor lagakar kaha, 'tum' aur usaka mukhamandal lajja se arakt ho gaya. 'haan, isi tarah 'tum' kaha, karo. to tum nahian chal rahi ho ? agar maian kahooan, tumhean chalana p dega ?' 'tab chalooangi. apaki ajna manana mera dharm hai.' lalaji ajna n de sake. ajna aur dharm jaise shabd unake kanoan mean chubhane-se lage. khisiyaye hue bahar ko chal p de; us vakt asha ko un par daya a gayi. boli, ‘to kab tak lautoge ?’ 'maian nahian ja raha hooan.' 'achchha, to maian bhi chalati hooan.' jaise koee jiddi l daka rone ke bad apani ichchhit vastu pakar use pairoan se thukara deta hai, usi tarah lalaji ne muanh banakar kaha, ‘tumhara ji nahian karata, to n chalo. maian agrah nahian karata.‘ 'ap nahian, tum bura man jaoge.'   asha gayi, lekin umang se nahian. jis mamooli vesh mean thi, usi tarah chal kh di huee. n koee sajili sa di, n j daoo gahane, n koee siangar, jaise koee vidhava ho. aisi hi batoan par lalaji man mean jhuanjhala uthate the. byah kiya tha, jivan ka anand uthane ke lie, jhilamilate hue dipak mean tel dalakar use aur chatak karane ke lie. agar dipak ka prakash tej n hua, to tel dalane se labh ? n-jane isaka man kyoan itana shushk aur niras hai, jaise koee oosar ka pe d ho, kitana hi pani dalo, usamean hari pattiyoan ke darshan n hoange. j daoo gahanoan se bhari petariyaan khuli huee haian, kahaan-kahaan se mangavaye dilli se, kalakatte se. kaisi-kaisi bahumooly sa diyaan rakhi huee haian. ek nahian, saik doan. par keval sandook mean ki doan ka bhojan banane ke lie. daridr ghar ki l dakiyoan mean yahi aib hota hai. unaki drishti sadaiv sankirn rahi hai. n kha sakean, n pahan sakean, n de sakean. unhean to khazana bhi mil jay, to yahi sochati raheangi ki kharch kaise karean. dariya ki sair to huee, par vishesh anand n aya.   kee mahine tak asha ki manovrittiyoan ko jagane ka asaphal prayatn karake lalaji ne samajh liya ki isaki paidaish hi muharrami hai. lekin phir bhi nirash n hue. aise vyapar mean ek b di rakam lagane ke bad ve usamean adhik-se-adhik labh uthane ki vanik-pravritti ko kaise tyag dete ? vinod ki nayi-nayi yojanaean paida ki jatian gramophon agar big d gaya hai, gata nahian, ya saf avaz nahian nikalati, to usaki marammat karani p degi. use uthakar rakh dena, to moorkhata hai. idhar boodha maharaj ekaek bimar hokar ghar chala gaya tha aur usaki jagah usaka satrah-atharah sal ka javan l daka a gaya tha quchh ajib ganvar tha, bilakul jhang d, ujadd. koee bat hi n samajhata tha. jitane phulake banata, utani tarah ke. haan, ek bat saman hoti. sab bich mean mote hote, kinare patale. dal kabhi to itani patali jaise chay, kabhi itani gadhi jaise dahi. namak kabhi itana kam ki bilakul phiki, kabhi itana tej ki nianboo ka shaukin. asha muanh-hath dhokar chauke mean pahuanch jati aur is daporashankh ko bhojan pakana sikhati. ek din usane kaha, ‘tum kitane nalayaq adami ho jugal. akhir itani umr tak tum ghas khodate rahe ya bha d jhoankate rahe ki phulake tak nahian bana sakate ?’ jugal aankhoan mean aansoo bhar-kar kahata bahooji, ‘abhi meri umr hi kya hai ? satrahavaan hi to poora hua hai !’ asha ko usaki bat par hansi a gayi. usane kaha, ‘to rotiyaan pakana kya das-paanch sal mean ata hai ? 'ap ek mahina sikha dean bahooji, phir dekhie, maian apako kaise phulake khilata hooan ki ji khush ho jay. jis din mujhe phulake banane a jayange, maian apase koee inam looanga. salan to ab maian kuchh-kuchh banane laga hooan, kyoan ?' asha ne hausala badhane vali muskarahat ke sath kaha, ‘salan nahian, vo banana ata hai. abhi kal hi namak itana tej tha ki khaya n gaya. masale mean kachaandha a rahi thi.‘ 'maian jab salan bana raha tha, tab ap yahaan kab thian ?' 'achchha, to maian jab yahaan baithi rahooan tab tumhara salan badhiya pakega ?' 'ap baithi rahati haian, tab meri akl thikane rahati hai.'   asha ko jugal ki in bholi batoan par khoob hansi a rahi thi. hansi ko rokana chahati thi, par vah is tarah nikali p dati thi jaise bhari botal uan del di gayi ho. 'aur maian nahian rahati tab ?' 'tab to apake kamare ke dvar par ja baithata hooan. vahaan baithakar apani takadir ko rota hooan.' asha ne hansi ko rokakar poochha, kyoan, rote kyoan ho ? 'yah n poochhie bahooji, ap in batoan ko nahian samajheangi.' asha ne usake muanh ki or prashn ki aankhoan se dekha. usaka ashay kuchh to samajh gayi, par n samajhane ka bahana kiya. 'tumhare dada a jayange; tab tum chale jaoge ?' 'aur kya karooanga bahooji. yahaan koee kam dilava dijiega, to p da rahooanga. mujhe motar chalana sikhava dijie. apako khoob sair karaya karooanga.‘ nahian, nahian bahooji, ap hat jaie, maian patili utar looanga. aisi achchhi sa di hai apaki, kahian koee dag p d jay, to kya ho ?' asha patili utar rahi thi. jugal ne usake hath se san dasi le leni chahi. 'door raho. phooh d to tum ho hi. kahian patili paanv par gira li, to mahinoan jhiankoge.' jugal ke mukh par udasi chha gayi. asha ne muskarakar poochha, ‘kyoan, muanh kyoan latak gaya sarakar ka ?’ jugal ruaansa hokar bola, ‘ap mujhe daant deti haian, bahooji, tab mera dil toot jata hai. sarakar kitana hi ghu dakean, mujhe bilakul hi du:kh nahian hota. apaki najar k di dekhakar mera khoon sard ho jata hai.‘ asha ne dilasa diya, ‘maianne tumhean daanta to nahian, keval yahi to kaha, ki kahian patili tumhare paanv par gir p de to kya ho ?’ 'hath hi to apaka bhi hai. kahian apake hi hath se chhoot p de to ?' lala dangamal ne rasoee-ghar ke dvar par akar kaha, ‘asha, jara yahaan ana. dekho, tumhare lie kitane sundar gamale laya hooan. tumhare kamare ke samane rakhe jayange. tum yahaan dhuean-dhakk d mean kyoan halakan hoti ho ? is l dake se kah do ki jaldi maharaj ko bulaye. nahian to maian koee doosara adami rakh looanga. maharajoan ki kami nahian hai. akhir kab tak koee riayat kare, gadho ko jara bhi tamij nahian ayi. sunata hai jugal, likh de aj apane bap ko. choolhe par tava rakha hua tha. asha rotiyaan belane mean lagi thi. jugal tave ke lie rotiyoan ka intajar kar raha tha. aisi halat mean bhala asha kaise gamale dekhane jati ? usane kaha, ‘zugal rotiyaan tedhi-medhi bel dalega.‘ lalaji ne kuchh chidhakar kaha, ‘agar rotiyaan tedhi-medhi belega, to nikal diya jayaga !’ asha anasuni karake boli, ‘das-paanch din mean sikh jayaga, nikalane ki kya zaroorat hai ?’ 'tum akar batala do, gamale kahaan rakhe jayan.' 'kahati to hooan, rotiyaan belakar ayi jati hooan.' 'nahian, maian kahata hooan tum rotiyaan mat belo.' 'ap to khvamakhvah zid karate haian.'   lalaji sannate mean a gaye. asha ne kabhi itani rukhaee se unhean javab n diya tha. aur yah keval rukhaee n thi, isamean katuta bhi thi. lajjit hokar chale gaye. unhean aisa krodh a raha tha ki in gamaloan ko to dakar pheank dean aur sare paudhoan ko choolhe mean dal dean. jugal ne sahame hue svar mean kaha, ‘ap chali jayan bahooji, sarakar big d jayange.‘ 'bako mat, jaldi-jaldi phulake seanko, nahian to nikal diye jaoge. aur aj mujhase rupaye lekar apane lie kap de banava lo. bhikhamangoan ki-si soorat banaye ghoomate ho. aur bal kyoan itane badha rakhe haian ? tumhean naee bhi nahian ju data ?' jugal ne door ki bat sochi. bola, ‘qap de banava looan, to dada ko hisab kya dooanga ?’ 'are pagal ! maian hisab mean nahian dene kahati. mujhase le jana.' jugal kahilapan ki hansi hansa. 'ap banavayeangi, to achchhe kap de looanga. khaddar ke malamal ka kurtta, khaddar ki dhoti, reshami chadar, achchha-sa chappal.' asha ne mithi muskan se kaha, ‘aur agar apane dam se banavane p de. ‘ 'tab kap de hi kyoan banavaooanga ?' 'b de chalak ho tum.'   jugal ne apani buddhimatta ka pradarshan kiya adami apane ghar mean sookhi rotiyaan khakar so rahata hai, lekin davat mean to achchhe-achchhe pakavan hi khata hai. vahaan bhi yadi rookhi rotiyaan milean, to vah davat mean jay hi nahian. 'yah sab maian nahian janati. ek gadhe ka kurtta banava lo aur ek topi le lo, hajamat ke lie do ane paise oopar se le lo.' jugal ne man karake kaha, ‘rahane dijie. maian nahian leta. achchhe kap de pahanakar nikalooanga, tab to apaki yad avegi. s diyal kap de pahanakar to aur ji jalega.‘ 'tum svarthi ho, muft ke kap de loge aur sath hi badhiya bhi.' 'jab yahaan se jane lagooan, tab ap mujhe apana ek chitr dijiega.' 'mera chitr lekar kya karoge ?' 'apani kothari mean lagaooanga aur nity dekha karooanga. bas, vahi sa di pahanakar khianchavana, jo kal pahani thi aur vahi motiyoan ki mala bhi ho. mujhe nangi-nangi soorat achchhi nahian lagati. apake pas to bahut gahane hoange. ap pahanati kyoan nahian !' 'to tumhean gahane achchhe lagate haian ?' 'bahut.'   lalaji ne phir akar jalate hue man se kaha, ‘abhi tak tumhari rotiyaan nahian pakian jugal ? agar kal se toone apane-ap achchhi rotiyaan n pakayian to maian tujhe nikal dooanga.‘ asha ne turant hath-muanh dhoya aur b de prasann man se lalaji ke sath gamale dekhane chali. is samay usaki chhavi mean praphullata ki raunak thi, batoan mean bhi jaise shakkar ghuli huee thi. lalaji ka sara khisiyanapan mit gaya tha. usane gamaloan ko mugdha aankhoan se dekha. usane kaha, maian inamean se koee gamala n jane dooangi. sab mere kamare ke samane rakhavana, sab ! kitane sundar paudhe haian, vah ! inake hindi nam bhi mujhe batala dena.‘ lalaji ne chhe da, ‘sab gamale kya karogi ? das-paanch pasand kar lo. shesh maian bahar rakhava dooanga.‘ 'ji nahian. maian ek bhi n chhonooangi. sab yahian rakhe jayange.' 'b di lalachin ho tum.' 'lalachin hi sahi. maian apako ek bhi n dooangi.' 'do-char to de do ? itani mehanat se laya hooan.' 'ji nahian, inamean se ek bhi n milega.'   doosare din asha ne apane ko abhooshan se khoob sajaya aur phiroji sa di pahanakar nikali, tab lalaji ki aankhoan mean jyoti a gayi. samajhe, avashy hi ab unake prem ka jadoo 'kuchh-kuchh' chal raha hai. nahian to unake bar-bar ke agrah karane par bhi, bar-bar yachana karane par bhi, usane koee abhooshan n pahana tha. kabhi-kabhi motiyoan ka har gale mean dal leti thi, vah bhi oopari man se. aj vah abhooshanoan se alankrit hokar phooli nahian samati, itarayi jati hai, mano kahati ho, dekho, maian kitani sundar hooan ! pahale jo band kali thi, vah aj khil gayi thi. lalaji par gh doan nasha chadha hua tha. ve chahate the, unake mitr aur bandhu-varg akar is sone ki rani ke darshanoan se apani aankhean thandi karean. dekhean ki vah kitani sukhi, santusht aur prasann hai. jin vidrohiyoan ne vivah ke samay tarah-tarah ki shankaean ki thian, ve aankhean kholakar dekhean ki dangamal kitana sukhi hai. vishvas, anurag aur anubhav ne chamatkar kiya hai ! unhoanne prastav kiya chalo, kahian ghoom ayean. b di majedar hava chal rahi hai. asha is vakt kaise ja sakati thi ? abhi use rasoee mean jana tha, vahaan se kahian barah-ek baje phursat milegi. phir ghar ke doosare dhandhoan sir par 'savar' ho jayange. sair-sapate ke pichhe kya ghar chaupat kar dean ? sethaji ne usaka hath pak d liya aur kaha, ‘nahian, aj maian tumhean rasoee mean n jane dooanga.‘ 'maharaj ke kiye kuchh n hoga.' 'to aj usaki shamat bhi a jayagi.'   asha ke mukh par se vah praphullata jati rahi. man bhi udas ho gaya. ek sofa par letakar boli, aj n-jane kyoan kaleje mean mitha-mitha dard ho raha hai. aisa dard kabhi nahian hota tha. sethaji ghabara uthe. 'yah dard kab se ho raha hai ?' 'ho to raha hai rat se hi, lekin abhi kuchh kam ho gaya tha. ab phir hone laga hai. rah-rahakar jaise chubhan ho jati hai.' sethaji ek bat sochakar dil-hi-dil mean phool uthe. ab ve goliyaan rang la rahi haian. rajavaidyaji ne kaha, bhi tha ki jara soch-samajhakar inaka sevan kijiega. kyoan n ho ! khanadani vaidy haian. inake bap banaras ke maharaj ke chikitsak the. purane aur parikshit nuskhe haian inake pas ! unhoanne kaha, to rat se hi yah dard ho raha hai ? tumane mujhase kaha, ‘nahian, nahian to vaidyaji se koee dava mangavata.‘ 'maianne samajha tha, ap-hi-ap achchha ho jayaga, magar ab badh raha hai.' 'kahaan dard ho raha hai ? jara dekhooan ! kuchh soojan to nahian hai ?' sethaji ne asha ke aanchal ki taraph hath badhaya. asha ne sharmakar sir jhuka liya. usane kaha, ‘yah tumhari shararat mujhe achchhi nahian lagati. maian apani jan se marati hooan tumhean hansi soojhati hai. jakar koee dava la do.‘   sethaji apane puansatv ka yah diploma pakar usase kahian zyada prasann hue, jitana rayabahaduri pakar hote. is vijay ka danka pite bina unhean kaise chain a sakata tha ? jo log unake vivah ke vishay mean dveshamay tippaniyaan kar rahe the, unhean nicha dikhane ka kitana achchha avasar hath aya hai aur itani jaldi. pahale pandit bholanath ke pas gaye aur bhagy thoankakar bole, ‘bhee, maian to b di vipatti mean phans gaya. kal se unake kaleje mean dard ho raha hai. kuchh buddhi kam nahian karati. kahati hai, aisa dard pahale kabhi nahian hua tha.‘

bholanath ne kuchh bahut hamadardi n dikhayi. sethaji yahaan se uthakar apane doosare mitr lala phagamal ke pas pahuanche, aur unase bhi lagabhag inhian shabdoan mean yah shok-samvad kaha. phagamal b da shohada tha. muskarakar bola, mujhe to apaki shararat maloom hoti hai. sethaji ki baanchhean khil gayian. unhoanne kaha, ‘maian apana du:kh suna raha hooan aur tumhean dillagi soojhati hai, jara bhi adamiyat tumamean nahian hai.‘ 'maian dillagi nahian kar raha hooan. isamean dillagi ki kya bat hai ? ve haian kamasin, komalaangi, ap thahare purane lathait, dangal ke pahalavan ! bas ! agar yah bat n nikale, to mooanchhean mu da looan.' seth ki aankhean jagamaga uthian. man mean yauvan ki bhavana prabal ho uthi aur usake sath hi mukh par bhi yauvan ki jhalak a gayi. chhati jaise kuchh phail gayi. chalate samay unake pag kuchh adhik mazabooti se zamin par p dane lage aur sir ki topi bhi n jane kaise baanki ho gayi. akriti se baankapan ki shan barasane lagi.   jugal ne asha ko sir se paanv tak jagamagate dekhakar kaha, ‘bas bahooji,ap isi tarah pahane-odhe raha karean. aj maian apako choolhe ke pas n ane dooanga.‘ asha ne nayan-ban chalakar kaha, ‘kyoan, aj yah naya hukm kyoan ? pahale to tumane kabhi mana nahian kiya.‘ 'aj ki bat doosari hai.' 'jara sunooan, kya bat hai ?' 'maian darata hooan, ap kahian naraz n ho jayan ?' 'nahian-nahian, kaho, maian naraz n hoooangi.' 'aj ap bahut sundar lag rahi haian.' lala dangamal ne asankhy bar asha ke roop aur yauvan ki prashansa ki thi; magar unaki prashansa mean use banavat ki gandh ati thi. vah shabd unake mukh se nikalakar kuchh aise lagate the, jaise koee pangu dau dane ki cheshta kar raha ho. jugal ke in sidhe shabdoan mean ek unmad tha, nasha tha, ek chot thi ? asha ki sari deh prakampit ho gayi. 'tum mujhe najar laga doge jugal, is tarah kyoan ghoorate ho ?' 'jab yahaan se chala jaooanga, tab apaki bahut yad ayegi.' 'rasoee pakakar tum sare din kya kiya karate ho ? dikhayi nahian dete !' 'sarakar rahate haian, isilie, nahian ata. phir ab to mujhe javab mil raha hai. dekhie, bhagavanh kahaan le jate haian.' asha ki mukh-mudra kathor ho gayi. usane kaha, ‘qaun tumhean javab deta hai ?’ 'sarakar hi to kahate haian, tujhe nikal dooanga.' 'apana kam kiye jao, koee nahian nikalega. ab to tum phulakebhi achchhe banane lage.' 'sarakar haian b de gussevar.' 'do-char din mean unaka mizaj thik kiye deti hooan.' 'apake sath chalate haian to apake bap-se lagate haian.' 'tum b de muanhaphat ho. khabaradar, jaban sanbhalakar batean kiya karo.' kintu aprasannata ka yah jhina avaran unake manorahasy ko n chhipa saka. vah prakash ki bhaanti usake andar se nikala p data tha. jugal ne phir usi nirbhikata se kaha, ‘mera muanh koee band kar le, yahaan yoan sabhi yahi kahate haian. mera byah koee 50 sal ki budhiya se kar de, to maian ghar chho dakar bhag jaooan. ya to khud zahar kha looan ya use zahar dekar mar dalooan. phaansi hi to hogi ?’ asha us kritrim krodh ko qayam n rakh saki. jugal ne usaki hridayavina ke taroan par mizarab ki aisi chot mari thi ki usake bahut zabt karane par bhi man ki vyatha bahar nikal ayi. usane kaha, ‘bhagy bhi to koee vastu hai.‘ 'aisa bhagy jay bha d mean.' 'tumhara byah kisi budhiya se hi karooangi, dekh lena !' 'to maian bhi zahar kha looanga. dekh lijiega.' 'kyoan budhiya tumhean javan stri se zyada pyar karegi, zyada seva karegi. tumhean sidhe raste par rakhegi.' 'yah sab maan ka kam hai. bivi jis kam ke lie hai, usi kam ke lie hai.' 'akhir bivi kis kam ke lie hai ?'   motar ki avaz ayi. n-jane kaise asha ke sir ka aanchal khisakakar kandho par a gaya. usane jaldi se aanchal khianchakar sir par kar liya aur yah kahati huee apane kamare ki or lapaki ki ‘lala bhojan karake chale jayan, tab ana.‘

sanbandhit lekh

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