निमंत्रण -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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pandit moteram shastri ne aandar ja kar apane vishal udar par hath pherate hue yah pad pancham svar mean gaya, ajagar kare n chakari, panchhi kare n kam, das malooka kah gaye, sabake data ram ! sona ne praphullit ho kar poochha, ' koee mithi taji khabar hai kya ? ' shastri ji ne paiantare badal kar kaha, ' mar liya aj. aisa tak kar mara ki charoan khane chitt. sare ghar ka nevata ! sare ghar ka. vah badh-badhakar hath marooanga ki dekhane vale dang rah jaeeange. udar maharaj abhi se adhir ho rahe haian.' sona - ‘' kahian pahale ki bhaanti ab ki bhi dhokha n ho. pakka-podha kar liya hai n ? ' moteram ne mooanchhean aianthate hue kaha, ' aisa asagun muanh se n nikalo. b de jap-tap ke bad yah shubh din aya hai. jo taiyariyaan karani hoan, kar lo.' sona - ‘vah to karooangi hi. kya itana bhi nahian janati ? janm bhar ghas tho de hi khodati rahi hooan; magar hai ghar bhar ka n ? ' moteram - ‘ab aur kaise kahooan; poore ghar bhar ka hai. isaka arth samajh mean n aya ho, to mujhase poochho. vidvanoan ki bat samajhana sabaka kam nahian.' magar unaki bat sabhi samajh lean, to unaki vidvatta ka mahattv hi kya rahe; batao, kya samajhian ? maian is samay bahut hi saral bhasha mean bol raha hooan; magar tum nahian samajh sakian. batao, vidvattaa kise kahate haian ? mahattv hi ka arth batao. ghar bhar ka nimantran dena kya dillagi hai ? haan, aise avasar par vidvanh log rajaniti se kam lete haian aur usaka vahi ashay nikalate haian, jo apane anukool ho. muradapur ki rani sahab sat brahmanoan ko ichchhapoorn bhojan karana chahati haian. kaun-kaun mahashay mere sath jaeeange, yah nirnay karana mera kam hai. alagooram shastri, beniram shastri, chhediram shastri, bhavaniram shastri, phekooram shastri, moteram shastri adi jab itane adami apane ghar hi mean haian, tab bahar kaun brahmanoan ko khojane jaee. sona - ‘aur satavaan kaun hai ? ' mote.-’'buddhi dau dao.' sona - ‘ek pattal ghar lete ana.' mote.-’phir vahi bat kahi, jisamean badanami ho. chhi: chhi: ! pattal ghar laooan. us pattal mean vah svad kahaan jo jajaman ke ghar par baith kar bhojan karane mean hai. suno, satavean mahashay haian, pandit sonaram shastri.' sona - ‘chalo, dillagi karate ho. bhala, kaise jaooangi ? ' mote.-’aise hi kathin avasaroan par to vidya ki avashyakata p dati hai. vidvanh adami avasar ko apana sevak bana leta hai, moorkh apane bhagy ko rota hai. sonadevi aur sonaram shastri mean kya aantar hai, janati ho ? keval paridhan ka. paridhan ka arth samajhati ho ? paridhan 'pahanav' ko kahate haian. isi sa di ko meri tarah baandha lo, meri mirajee pahan lo, oopar se chadar odh lo. pag di maian baandha dooanga. phir kaun pahachan sakata hai ? sona ne hansakar kaha, 'mujhe to laj lagegi.' mote.-’tumhean karana hi kya hai ? batean to ham kareange.' sona ne man hi man anevale padarthoan ka anand le kar kaha, 'b da maja hoga ! ' mote.-’bas, ab vilamb n karo. taiyari karo, chalo.' sona - ‘kitani phanki bana looan ?' mote.-’yah maian nahian janata. bas, yahi adarsh samane rakho ki adhik se adhik labh ho. sahasa sonadevi ko ek bat yad a gayi. boli, achchha, in bichhuoan ko kya karooangi ? ' moteram ne tyori chadha kar kaha, 'inhean uthakar rakh dena, aur kya karogi ? ' sona - ‘haan ji, kyoan nahian. utar kar rakh kyoan n dooangi ? mote.-’to kya tumhare bichhue pahane hi se maian ji raha hooan ? jita hooan paushtik padarthoan ke sevan se. tumhare bichhuoan ke puny se nahian jita.' sona - ‘nahian bhaee, maian bichhue n utarooangi.' moteram ne soch kar kaha, 'achchha, pahane chalo, koee hani nahian. govardhanadhari yah badha bhi har leange. bas, paanv mean bahut-se kap de lapet lena. maian kah dooanga, in pandit ji ko philapaanv ho gaya. kyoan, kaisi soojhi ? ' panditain ne patidev ko prashansa-soochak netroan se dekh kar kaha, 'janm bhar padha nahian hai ?' sandhya-samay pandit ji ne paanchoan putroan ko bulaya aur upadesh dene lage, 'putro, koee kam karane ke pahale khoob soch-samajh lena chahie ki kaisa kya hoga. man lo, rani sahab ne tum logoan ka pata-thikana poochhana arambh kiya, to tum log kya uttar doge ? yah to mahanh moorkhata hogi ki tum sab mera nam lo. socho, kitane kalank aur lajja ki bat hogi ki mujh-jaisa vidvanh keval bhojan ke lie itana b da kuchakr rache. isalie tum sab tho di der ke lie bhool jao ki mere putr ho. koee mera nam n batalaye. sansar mean namoan ki kami nahian, koee achchha-sa nam chun kar bata dena. pita ka nam badal dene se koee gali nahian lagati. yah koee aparadh nahian.’ alagoo. - ’ap hi bata dijie.’ mote.-’achchhi bat hai, bahut achchhi bat hai. haan, itane mahattv ka kam mujhe svayan karana chahie. achchha suno, alagooram ke pita ka nam hai pandit keshav paande, khoob yad kar lo. beniram ke pita ka nam pandit mangaroo ojha, khoob yad rakhana. chhediram ke pita haian pandit dam di tivari, bhoolana nahian. bhavani, tum gangoo paande batalana, khoob yad kar lo. ab rahe phekooram, tum beta batalana setooram pathak. ho gaye sab ! ho gaya sabaka namakaran ! achchha ab maian pariksha looanga. hoshiyar rahana. bolo alagoo, tumhare pita ka kya nam hai ? ’ alagoo. - ’pandit keshav paande.’ 'beniram, tum batao.' 'dam di tivari.' chhedi. - ’yah to mere pita ka nam hai.’ beni.- ’ maian to bhool gaya.’ mote.-’ bhool gaye ! pandit ke putr ho kar tum ek nam bhi nahian yad kar sakate. b de du:kh ki bat hai. mujhe paanchoan nam yad haian, tumhean ek nam bhi yad nahian ? suno, tumhare pita ka nam hai pandit mangaroo ojha. pandit ji l dakoan ki pariksha le hi rahe the ki unake param mitr pandit chiantamani ne dvar par avaz di. pandit moteram aise ghabaraye ki sir-pair ki sudhi n rahi. l dakoan ko bhagana hi chahate the ki pandit chiantamani aandar chale aye. donoan sajjanoan mean bachapan se gadhi maitri thi. donoan bahudha sath-sath bhojan karane jaea karate the, aur yadi pandit moteram avval rahate, to pandit chiantamani ke dvitiy pad mean koee badhak n ho sakata tha; par aj moteram ji apane mitr ko sath nahian le jana chahate the. unako sath le jana, apane gharavaloan mean se kisi ek ko chho d dena tha aur itana mahanh atmatyag karane ke lie ve taiyar n the. chiantamani ne yah samaroh dekha, to prasann ho kar bole, 'kyoan bhaee, akele hi akele ! maloom hota hai, aj kahian gahara hath mara hai.' moteram ne muanh lataka kar kaha, 'kaisi batean karate ho, mitr ! aisa to kabhi nahian hua ki mujhe koee avasar mila ho aur maianne tumhean soochana n di ho. kadachith kuchh samay hi badal gaya, ya kisi grah ka pher hai. koee jhooth ko bhi nahian bulata.' pandit chiantamani ne avishvas ke bhav se kaha, 'koee n koee bat to mitr avashy hai, nahian to ye balak kyoan jama haian ? ' mote.-’tumhari inhian batoan par mujhe krodh ata hai. l dakoan ki pariksha le raha hooan. brahman ke l dake haian, char akshar padhe bina inako kaun poochhega ? ' chiantamani ko ab bhi vishvas n aya. unhoanne socha, l dakoan se hi is bat ka pata lag sakata hai. phekooram sabase chhota tha. usi se poochha, kya padh rahe ho beta ! hamean bhi sunao. moteram ne phekooram ko bolane ka avasar n diya. dare ki yah to sara bhanda pho d dega. bole, abhi yah kya padhega. din bhar khelata hai. phekooram itana b da aparadh apane nanhe-se sir par kyoan leta. bal-sulabh garv se bola, 'hamako to yad hai, pandit setooram pathak. ham yad bhi kar lean, tisapar bhi kahate haian, haradam khelata hai ! ' yah kahate hue rona shuroo kiya. chiantamani ne balak ko gale laga liya aur bole, 'nahian beta, tumane apana path suna diya hai. tum khoob padhate ho. yah setooram pathak kaun hai, beta ? moteram ne big d kar kaha, 'tum bhi l dakoan ki batoan mean ate ho. sun liya hoga kisi ka nam. (phekoo se) 'ja, bahar khel.' chiantamani apane mitr ki ghabarahat dekh kar samajh gaye ki koee n koee rahasy avashy hai. bahut dimag l dane par bhi setooram pathak ka ashay unaki samajh mean n aya. apane param mitr ki is kutilata par man mean dukhit hokar bole, achchha, 'ap path padhaiye aur pariksha lijie. maian jata hooan. tum itane svarthi ho, isaka mujhe guman tak n tha. aj tumhari mitrata ki pariksha ho gayi.' pandit chiantamani bahar chale gaye. moteramaji ke pas unhean manane ke lie samay n tha. phir pariksha lene lage. sona ne kaha, 'mana lo, mana lo. roothe jate haian. phir pariksha lena. mote.-’jab koee kam p dega, mana looanga. nimantran ki soochana pate hi inaka sara krodh shant ho jayaga ! haan bhavani, tumhare pita ka kya nam hai, bolo.' bhavani. - 'gangoo paande.' mote.-’aur tumhare pita ka nam, phekoo ? ' phekoo, - 'bata to diya, us par kahate haian, padhata nahian ! ' mote.-’hamean bhi bata do.' phekoo, - 'setooram pathak to hai.' mote.-’bahut thik, hamara l daka b da raja hai. aj tumhean apane sath baithayeange aur sabase achchha mal tumhian ko khilayeange.' sona - ‘hamean bhi koee nam bata do.' moteram ne rasikata se musakara kar kaha, 'tumhara nam hai pandit mohanasaroop sukul.' sonadevi ne laja kar sir jhuka diya. sonadevi to l dakoan ko kap de pahanane lagian. udhar phekoo anand ki umang mean ghar se bahar nikala. pandit chiantamani rooth kar to chale the; par kutoohalavash abhi tak dvar par dubake kh de the. in batoan ki bhanak itani der mean unake kanoan mean p di, usase yah to jnat ho gaya ki kahian nimantran hai; par kahaan hai, kaun-kaun se log nimantrit haian, yah jnat n hua tha. itane mean phekoo bahar nikala, to unhoanne use god mean utha liya aur bole, kahaan nevata hai, beta ? apani jan mean to unhoanne bahut dhire se poochha tha; par n-jane kaise pandit moteram ke kan mean bhanak p d gayi. turant bahar nikal aye. dekha, to chiantamani ji phekoo ko god mean liye kuchh poochh rahe haian. lapak kar l dake ka hath pak d liya aur chaha ki use apane mitr ki god se chhin lean; magar chiantamani ji ko abhi apane prashn ka uttar n mila tha. atev ve l dake ka hath chhu da kar use liye hue apane ghar ki or bhage. moteram bhi yah kahate hue unake pichhe dau de , 'use kyoan liye jate ho ? dhoort kahian ka, dusht ! chiantamani, maian kahe deta hooan, isaka natija achchha n hoga; phir kabhi kisi nimantran mean n le jaooanga. bhala chahate ho, to use utar do.... ' magar chiantamani ne ek n suni. bhagate hi chale gaye. unaki deh abhi sanbhal ke bahar n huee thi; dau d sakate the; magar moteram ji ko ek-ek pag age badhana dustar ho raha tha. bhaianse ki bhaanti haanphate the aur nana prakar ke visheshanoan ka prayog karate dulaki chal se chale jate the. aur yadyapi pratikshan aantar badhata jata tha; aur pichha n chho date the. achchhi ghu dadau d thi. nagar ke do mahatma dau date hue aise jan p date the, mano do gaiande chi diyaghar se bhag aye hoan. saik doan adami tamasha dekhane lage. kitane hi balak unake pichhe taliyaan bajate hue dau de. kadachith yah dau d pandit chiantamani ke ghar par hi samapt hoti; par pandit moteram dhoti ke dhili ho jane ke karan ulajh kar gir p de. chiantamani ne pichhe phir kar yah drishy dekha, to ruk gaye aur phekooram se poochha , 'kyoan beta, kahaan nevata hai ? ' phekoo. - ‘- 'bata dean, to hamean mithaee doge n ? ' chianta. - 'haan, dooanga; batao.' phekoo. - 'rani ke yahaan.'- chianta. - kahaan ki rani. phekoo. - yah maian nahian janata. koee b di rani hai. nagar mean kee b di-b di raniyaan thian. pandit ji ne socha, sabhi raniyoan ke dvar par chakkar lagaooanga. jahaan bhoj hoga, vahaan kuchh bhi d-bha d hogi hi, pata chal jayaga. yah nishchay karake ve laut p de. sahanubhooti prakat karane mean ab koee badha n thi. moteram ji ke pas aye, to dekha ki ve p de karah rahe haian. uthane ka nam nahian lete. ghabara kar poochha , 'gir kaise p de mitr, yahaan kahian gadha bhi to nahian hai ! ' mote - 'tumase kya matalab ! tum l dake ko le jao, jo kuchh poochhana chaho, poochho.' chianta. - 'maian yah kapat-vyavahar nahian karata. dillagi ki thi, tum bura man gaye. le uth to baith ram ka nam leke. maian sach kahata hooan, maianne kuchh nahian poochha.' mote.- 'chal jhootha.' chianta. - 'janeoo hath mean le kar kahata hooan.' mote - 'tumhari shapath ka vishvas nahian.' chianta. - 'tum mujhe itana dhoort samajhate ho ? ' mote - 'isase kahian adhik. tum ganga mean doob kar shapath khao, to bhi mujhe vishvas n aye.' chianta. - 'doosara yah bat kahata, to mooanchh ukha d leta.' mote - ' to phir a jao ! ' chianta. - 'pahale panditain se poochh ao.' moteram yah bhasmak vyangy n sah sake. chat uth baithe aur pandit chiantamani ka hath pak d liya. donoan mitroan mean mall-yuddh hone laga. donoan hanuman ji ki stuti kar rahe the aur itane zor se garaj-garajakar mano sianh daha d rahe hoan. bas aisa jan p data tha, mano do pipe apas mean takara rahe hoan.' mote - ’mahabali vikram bajarangi.' chianta. -’bhoot-pishach nikat nahian ave.' mote - ’jay-jay-jay hanuman gosaeean.' chianta. -’prabhu, rakhie laj hamari.' mote - ’(big dakar) yah hanuman-chalisa mean nahian hai.' chianta. -’yah hamane svayan racha hai. kya tumhari tarah ki yah ratant vidya hai ! jitana kaho, utana rach dean.' mote - ’abe, ham rachane par a jaean to ek din mean ek lakh stutiyaan rach dalean; kintu itana avakash kise hai.' donoan mahatma alag kh de hokar apane-apane rachana-kaushal ki diangean mar rahe the. mall-yuddh shastrarth ka roop dharan karane laga, jo vidvanoan ke lie uchit hai ! itane mean kisi ne chiantamani ke ghar ja kar kah diya ki pandit moteram aur chiantamani ji mean b di l daee ho rahi hai. chiantamani ji tin mahilaoan ke svami the. kulin brahman the, poore bis bisve. us par vidvanh bhi uchchakoti ke, door-door tak yajamani thi. aise purushoan ko sab adhikar hai. kanya ke sath-sath jab prachur dakshina bhi milati ho, tab kaise inakar kiya jae. in tinoan mahilaoan ka sare muhalle mean atank chhaya hua tha. pandit ji ne unake nam bahut hi rasile rakhe the. b di stri ko 'amirati', manjhali ko 'gulabajamun' aur chhoti ko 'mohanabhog' kahate the; par muhalle valoan ke lie tinoan mahilaean trayatap se kam n thian. ghar mean nity aansuoan ki nadi bahati rahati , khoon ki nadi to pandit ji ne bhi kabhi nahian bahayi, adhik se adhik shabdoan ki hi nadi bahayi thi; par majal n thi ki bahar ka adami kisi ko kuchh kah jae. sankat ke samay tinoan ek ho jati thian. yah pandit ji ke niti-chatury ka suphal tha. jyoan hi khabar mili ki pandit chiantamani par sankat p da hua hai, tinoan tridosh ki bhaanti kupit ho kar ghar se nikalian aur unamean jo any donoan-jaisi moti nahian thi, sabase pahale samarabhoomi mean ja pahuanchi. pandit moteram ji ne use ate dekha, to samajh gaye ki ab kushal nahian. apana hath chhu da kar bagatut bhage, pichhe phir kar bhi n dekha. chiantamani ji ne bahut lalakara; par moteram ke qadam n ruke. chianta. -’aji, bhage kyoan ? thaharo, kuchh maja to chakhate jao.' mote - ’maian har gaya, bhaee, har gaya.' chianta. -’abhi, kuchh dakshina to lete jao.' moteram ne bhagate hue kaha , d'ya karo, bhaee, daya karo.' ath bajate-bajate pandit moteram ne snan aur pooja karake kaha , 'ab vilamb nahian karana chahie, phanki taiyar hai n ? sona - taphanki liye to kab se baithi hooan, tumhean to jaise kisi bat ki sudhi hi nahian rahati. rat ko kaun dekhata hai ki kitani der tak pooja karate ho.' mote - ’maian tumase ek nahian, hazar bar kah chuka ki mere kamoan mean mat bola karo. tum nahian samajh sakatian ki maianne itana vilamb kyoan kiya. tumhean eeshvar ne itani buddhi hi nahian di. jaldi jane se apaman hota hai. jaman samajhata hai, lobhi hai, bhukkh d hai. isalie chatur log vilamb kiya karate haian, jisamean yajaman samajhe ki pandit ji ko isaki sudhi hi nahian hai, bhool gaye hoange. bulane ko adami bhejean. is prakar jane mean jo man-mahattv hai, vah marabhukhoan ki tarah jane mean kya kabhi ho sakata hai ? maian bulane ki pratiksha kar raha hooan. koee n koee ata hi hoga. lao tho di phanki. balakoan ko khila di hai n ? ' sona - 'unhean to maianne saanjh hi ko khila di thi.' mote - ’koee soya to nahian ? ' sona - 'aj bhala kaun soyega ? sab bhookh-bhookh chilla rahe the, to maianne ek paise ka chabena mangava diya. sab ke sab oopar baithe kha rahe haian. sunate nahian ho, mar-pit ho rahi hai.' moteram ne daant pis kar kaha , 'ji chahata hai ki tumhari garadan pak d kar aianth dooan. bhala, is bela chabena mangane ka kya kam tha? chabena kha leange, to vahaan kya tumhara sir khayeange ? chhi: chhi:! jara bhi buddhi nahian! ' sona ne aparadh svikar karate hue kaha , 'haan, bhool to huee; par sab ke sab itana kolahal machaye hue the ki suna nahian jata tha.' mote - ’rote hi the n, rone deti. rone se unaka pet n bharata; balki aur bhookh khul jati.' sahasa ek adami ne bahar se avaz di , 'pandit ji, maharani bula rahi haian, aur logoan ko le kar jaldi chalo.' pandit ji ne patni ki or garv se dekh kar kaha , 'dekha, ise nimantran kahate haian. ab taiyari karani chahie. bahar a kar pandit ji ne us adami se kaha , tum ek kshan aur n ate, to maian katha sunane chala gaya hota. mujhe bilakul yad n thi. chalo, ham bahut shighr ate haian.' nau bajate-bajate pandit moteram bal-gopal sahit rani sahab ke dvar par ja pahuanche. rani b di vishalakay evan tejasvini mahila thian. is samay ve karachobidar takiya lagaye takht par baithi huee thian. do adami hath baandhe pichhe kh de the. bijali ka pankha chal raha tha. pandit ji ko dekhate hi rani ne takht se uth kar charan-sparsh kiya aur is balak-mandal ko dekhakar muskarati huee bolian , 'in bachchoan ko ap kahaan se pak d laye ? ' mote - ’karata kya ? sara nagar chhan mara; kisi pandit ne ana svikar n kiya. koee kisi ke yahaan nimantrit hai, koee kisi ke yahaan. tab to maian bahut chakaraya. aant mean maianne unase kaha , 'achchha, ap nahian chalate to hari ichchha; lekin aisa kijie ki mujhe lajjit n hona p de. tab jabaradasti pratyek ke ghar se jo balak mila, use pak d lana p da. kyoan phekooram, tumhare pita ji ka kya nam hai ? ' phekooram ne garv se kaha , 'pandit setooram pathak.' rani - 'balak to b da honahar hai.' aur balakoan ko bhi utkantha ho rahi thi ki hamari bhi pariksha li jae; lekin jab pandit ji ne unase koee prashn n kiya aur udhar rani ne phekooram ki prashansa kar di, tab to ve adhir ho uthe. bhavani bola , 'mere pita ka nam hai pandit gangoo paande.' chhedi bola , 'mere pita ka nam hai dam di tivari ! ' beniram ne kaha , 'mere pita ka nam hai pandit mangaroo ojha.' alagooram samajhadar tha. chupachap kh da raha. rani ne usase poochha , 'tumhare pita ka kya nam hai, ji ? ' alagooram ko is vakt pita ka nirdisht nam yad n aya. n yahi soojha ki koee aur nam le le. hatabuddhi-sa kh da raha. pandit moteram ne jab usaki or daant pis kar dekha, tab raha-saha havas bhi gayab ho gaya. phekooram ne kaha , 'ham bata dean. bhaiya bhool gaye.' rani ne ashchary se poochha , kya apane pita ka nam bhool gaya ? yah to vichitr bat dekhi. moteram ne alagoo ke pas jakar kaha , 'k se hai.' alagooram bol utha , 'keshav paande.' rani - 'to ab tak kyoan chup tha ? ' mote - ’kuchh ooancha sunata hai, sarakar.' rani - 'maianne saman to bahut-sa mangavaya hai. sab kharab hoga. l dake kya khayeange ! ' mote - ’sarakar inhean balak n samajhean. inamean jo sabase chhota hai, yah do pattal kha kar uthega.' jab samane pattalean p d gayian aur bhandari chaandi ki thaloan mean ek se ek uttam padarth la-la kar parasane laga, tab pandit moteram ji ki aankhean khul gayian. unhean aye-din nimantran milate rahate the. par aise anupam padarth kabhi samane n aye the. ghi ki aisi soandhi sugandh unhean kabhi n mili thi. pratyek vastu se kev de aur gulab ki lapatean u d rahi thian. ghi tapak raha tha. pandit ji ne socha , aise padarthoan se kabhi pet bhar sakata hai ! manoan kha jaooan, phir bhi aur khane ko ji chahe. devatagan inase uttam aur kaun-se padarth khate hoange ? inase uttam padarthoan ki to kalpana bhi nahian ho sakati. pandit ji ko is vakt apane paramamitr pandit chiantamani ki yad ayi. agar ve hote, to rang jam jata. unake bina rang phika rahega. yahaan doosara kaun hai jisase lag-d aaug karooan. l dake do-do pattaloan mean chean bol jaeange. sona kuchh sath degi; magar kab tab ! chiantamani ke bina rang n gathega. ve mujhe lalakareange, maian unhean lalakarooanga. us umang mean pattaloan ki kaun ginati. hamari dekha-dekhi l dake bhi dat jaeange. oh, b di bhool ho gayi. yah khayal mujhe pahale n aya. rani sahab se kahooan, bura to n maneangi. uanh ! jo kuchh ho, ek bar zor to lagana hi chahie. turant kh de ho kar rani sahab se bole , 'sarakar ! ajna ho, to kuchh kahooan. rani - 'kahie, kahie maharaj, kya kisi vastu ki kami hai ? ' mote - ’nahian sarakar, kisi bat ki nahian. aise uttam padarth to maianne kabhi dekhe bhi n the. sare nagar mean apaki kirti phail jayagi. mere ek paramamitr pandit chiantamani ji haian, ajna ho to unhean bhi bula looan. b de vidvanh karmanishth brahman haian. unake jo d ka is nagar mean doosara nahian hai. maian unhean nimantran dena bhool gaya. abhi sudhi ayi. ' rani - 'apaki ichchha ho, to bula lijie, magar ane-jane mean der hogi aur bhojan paros diya gaya hai. ' mote - ’maian abhi ata hooan, sarakar, dau data hua jaooanga. ' rani -tameri motar le lijie. ' jab panditaji chalane ko taiyar hue, tab sona ne kaha, 'tumhean aj kya ho gaya hai,ji! use kyoan bula rahe ho?' mote - ’koee sath denevala bhi to chahie ? ' sona -  'maian kya tumase dab jati ? ' pandit ji ne muskara kar kaha , 'tum janatian nahian, ghar ki bat aur hai; dangal ki bat aur hai. purana khila di maidan mean ja kar jitana nam karega, utana naya pattha nahian kar sakata. vahaan bal ka kam nahian, sahas ka kam hai. bas, yahaan bhi vahi hal samajho. jhande ga d dooanga. samajh lena. ' sona -  'kahian l dake so jaean to ? ' mote - ’aur bhookh khul jayagi. jaga to maian looanga. ' sona-  'dekh lena, aj vah tumhean pachha d dega. usake pet mean to shanichar hai. ' mote - ’buddhi ki sarvatra pradhanata rahati hai. yah n samajho ki bhojan karane ki koee vidya hi nahian. isaka bhi ek shastr hai, jise mathura ke shanicharanand maharaj ne racha hai. chatur adami tho di-si jagah mean grihasthi ka sab saman rakh deta hai. ana di bahut-si jagah mean bhi yahi sochata hai ki kaun vastu kahaan rakhooan. ganvar adami pahale se hi habak-habak kar khane lagata hai aur chat ek lota pani pi kar aphar jata hai. chatur adami b di savadhani se khata hai, usako kaur niche utarane ke lie pani ki avashyakata nahian p dati. der tak bhojan karate rahane se vah supachy bhi ho jata hai. chiantamani mere samane kya thaharega. ' chiantamani ji apane aangan mean udas baithe hue the. jis prani ko vah apana paramahitaishi samajhate the, jisake lie ve apane pran tak dene ko taiyar rahate the, usi ne aj unake sath bevaphaee ki. bevaphaee hi nahian ki, unhean utha kar de mara. pandit moteram ke ghar se to kuchh jata n tha. agar ve chiantamani ji ko sath le jate, to kya rani sahab unhean dutkar detian ? svarth ke age kaun kisako poochhata hai ? un amooly padarthoan ki kalpana karake chiantamani ke muanh se lar tapaki p dati thi. ab samane pattar a gayi hogi ! ab thaloan mean amiratiyaan liye bhandari ji aye hoange ! oho. kitani sundar, komal, kurakuri, rasili amiratiyaan hoangi ! ab besan ke laddoo aye hoange. oho, kitane sudaul, mevoan se bhare hue, ghi se taratar laddoo hoange, muanh mean rakhate hi ghul jate hoange, jibh bhi n dulani p dati hogi. aha ! ab mohanabhog aya hoga ! hay re durbhagy ! maian yahaan p da s d raha hooan aur vahaan yah bahar ! b de nirdayi ho moteram - ‘tumase is nishthurata ki asha n thi. amiratidevi bolian , 'tum itana dil chhota kyoan karate ho ? pitripaksh to a hi raha hai, aise-aise n jane kitane ayeange. ' chiantamani -  'aj kisi abhage ka muanh dekhakar utha tha. lao to patra, dekhooan, kaisa muhoort hai. ab nahian raha jata. sara nagar chhan dalooanga, kahian to pata chalega, nasika to dahini chal rahi hai. ' ekaek motar ki avaz ayi. usake prakash se pandit ji ka sara ghar jagamaga utha. ve khi daki se jhaankane lage, to moteram ko motar se utarate dekha. ek lambi saans lekar charapaee par gir p de. man mean kaha ki dusht bhojan karake ab yahaan mujhase bakhan karane aya hai. amiratidevi ne poochha , 'kaun hai dadhijar, itani rat ko jagavat hai ? ' mote - ’ham haian ham ! gali n do ! ' amirati-  'are dur muanhajhauanse, taian kaun hai ! kahate haian, ham haian ham ! ko jane taian kaun hai ? ' mote - ’are hamari boli nahian pahachanati ho ? khoob pahachan lo. ham haian, tumhare devar. ' amirati - 'ai dur, tore muanh mean ka lage. tor lahas uthe. hamar devar banat hai, dadhijar. ' mote - ’are ham haian moteram shastri. kya itana bhi nahian pahachanati ? chiantamani ghar mean haian ? ' amirati ne kiva d khol diya aur tiraskar-bhav se boli , 'are tum the, to nam kyoan nahian batate the ? jab itani galiyaan kha lian, to bol nikala. kya hai, kya ? ' mote - ’kuchh nahian; chiantamani ji ko shubh-sanvad dene aya hooan. rani sahab ne unhean yad kiya hai. ' amirati - 'bhojan ke bad bula kar kya kareangi ? ' mote - ’abhi bhojan kahaan hua hai ! maianne jab inaki vidya, karmanishtha, sadvichar ki prashansa ki, tab mugdh ho gayian. mujhase kaha ki unhean motar par lao ! kya so gaye ? ' chiantamani charapaee par p de-p de sun rahe the. ji mean ata tha, chal kar moteram ke charanoan par gir p dooan. unake vishay mean ab tak jitane kutsit vichar uthe the, sab lupt ho gaye. glani ka avirbhav hua. rone lage. 'are bhaee, ate ho ya sote hi rahoge !' , yah kahate hue moteram unake samane ja kar kh de ho gaye. chianta. -’tab kyoan n le gaye ? jab itani durdasha kar liye; tab aye. abhi tak pith mean dard ho raha hai. ' mote - ’aji, vah tar-mal khilaooanga ki sara dard-vard bhag jayaga, tumhare yajamanoan ko bhi aise padarth mayassar n hue hoange ! aj tumhean bad kar pachha dooanga ? ' chianta. -’tum bechare mujhe kya pachha doge. sare shahar mean to koee aisa maee ka lal dikhayi nahian deta. hamean shanichar ka isht hai.  ' mote - ’aji, yahaan barasoan tapasya ki hai. bhandare ka bhandara saf kar dean aur ichchha jyoan ki tyoan bani rahe. bas, yahi samajh lo ki bhojan karake ham kh de nahian rah sakate. chalana to doosari bat hai. ga di par lad kar ate haian.  ' chianta. -’to yah kaun b di bat hai. yahaan to tikati par utha kar laye jate haian. aisi-aisi dakarean lete haian ki jan p data hai, bam-gola chhoot raha hai. ek bar khopiya pulis ne bam-gole ke sandeh mean ghar ki talashi tak li . ' mote - ’jhooth bolate ho. koee is tarah nahian dakar sakata. ' chianta. -’achchha, to a kar sun lena. dar kar bhag n jao, to sahi. ' ek kshan mean donoan mitr motar par baithe aur motar chali. raste mean pandit chiantamani ko shanka huee ki kahian aisa n ho ki maian pandit moteram ka pichhalaggoo samajha jaooan aur mera yathesht samman n ho. udhar pandit moteram ko bhi bhay hua ki kahian ye mahashay mere pratidvandvi n ban jaean aur rani sahab par apana rang jama lean. donoan apane-apane mansoobe baandhane lage. jyoan hi motar rani ke bhavan mean pahuanchi donoan mahashay utare. ab moteram chahate the ki pahale maian rani ke pas pahuanch jaooan aur kah dooan ki pandit ko le aya, aur chiantamani chahate the ki pahale maian rani ke pas pahuanchooan aur apana rang jama dooan. donoan qadam badhane lage. chiantamani halke hone ke karan jara age badh gaye, to pandit moteram dau dane lage. chiantamani bhi dau d p de. ghu dadau d-si hone lagi. maloom hota tha ki do gaiande bhage ja rahe haian. aant mean moteram ne haanphate hue kaha , 'rajasabha mean dau date hue jana uchit nahian. ' chianta. -’to tum dhire-dhire ao n, dau dane ko kaun kahata hai. ' mote - ’jara ruk jao, mere pair mean kaanta g d gaya hai. ' chianta. -’to nikal lo, tab tak maian chalata hooan. ' mote - ’maian n kahata, to rani tumhean poochhati bhi n ! ' moteram ne bahut bahane kiye, par chiantamani ne ek n suna. bhavan mean pahuanche. rani sahab baithi kuchh likh rahi thian aur rah-rahakar dvar ki or tak leti thian ki sahasa pandit chiantamani unake samane a kh de hue aur yoan stuti karane lage , 'he he yashode, too balakeshav, muraranama...' rani - ' kya matalab ? apana matalab kaho ? ' chianta. -’sarakar ko ashirvad deta hooan sarakar ne is das chiantamani ko nimantrit karake kitana anugrasit (anugrihit) kiya hai, usaka bakhan sheshanag apani sahastr jihna dvara bhi nahian kar sakate. ' rani -  'tumhara hi nam chiantamani hai ? ve kahaan rah gaye , pandit moteram shastri ? ' chianta. -’pichhe a raha hai, sarakar. mere barabar a sakata hai, bhala ! mera to shishy hai. ' rani - ' achchha, to ve apake shishy haian ! ' chianta. -’maian apane muanh se apani b daee nahian karana chahata sarakar ! vidvanoan ko namr hona chahie; par jo yatharth hai, vah to sansar janata hai. sarakar, maian kisi se vad-vivad nahian karata; yah mera anushilan (abhisht) nahian. mere shishy bhi bahudha mere guru ban jate haian; par maian kisi se kuchh nahian kahata. jo saty hai, vah sabhi janate haian. ' itane mean pandit moteram bhi girate-p date haanphate hue a pahuanche aur yah dekh kar ki chiantamani bhadrata aur sabhyata ki moorti bane kh de haian, ve devopam shanti ke sath kh de ho gaye. rani -  'pandit chiantamani b de sadhu prakriti evan vidvanh haian. ap unake shishy haian, phir bhi ve apako apana shishy nahian kahate haian.  ' mote - ’sarakar, maian inaka dasanudas hooan. ' chianta. -’jagatarini, maian inaka charan-raj hooan. ' mote - ’ripudalasanharini, maian inake dvar ka kookar hooan. ' rani - ' ap donoan sajjan poojy haian. ek se ek badhe hue. chalie, bhojan kijie. sonarani baithi pandit moteram ki rah dekh rahi thian. pati ki is mitr-bhakti par unhean b da krodh a raha tha. b de l dakoan ke vishay mean to koee chianta n thi, lekin chhote bachchoan ke so jane ka bhay tha. unhean kisse-kahaniyaan suna-suna kar bahala rahi thi ki bhandari ne akar kaha , maharaj chalo. donoan pandit ji asan par baith gaye. phir kya tha, bachche kood-kood kar bhojanashala mean ja pahuanche. dekha, to donoan pandit do viroan ki bhaanti amane-samane date baithe haian. donoan apana-apana purusharth dikhane ke lie adhir ho rahe the. chianta. -’bhandari ji, tum parosane mean b da vilamb karate ho ! kya bhitar ja kar sone lagate ho ? ' bhandari , 'chupaee mare baithe raho, jaun kuchh hoee, sab ay jaee. ghab daye ka nahian hot. tumhare sivay aur koee jivaiya nahian baitha hai. ' mote - ’bhaiya, bhojan karane ke pahale kuchh der sugandh ka svad to lo. ' chianta. -’aji, sugandh gaya choolhe mean, sugandh devata log lete haian. apane log to bhojan karate haian. ' mote - ’achchha batao, pahale kis chiz par hath pheroge ? ' chianta. -’maian jata hooan bhitar se sab chizean ek sath liye ata hooan. ' mote - ’dhiraj dharo bhaiya, sab padarthoan ko a jane do. thakur ji ka bhog to lag jae. ' chianta. -’to baithe kyoan ho, tab tak bhog hi lagao. ek badha to mite. nahian to lao, maian chatapat bhog laga dooan. vyarth der karoge. ' itane mean rani a gayian. chiantamani savadhan ho gaye. ramayan ki chaupaiyoan ka path karane lage , 'raha ek din avadh adhara. samujhat man du:kh bhayu apara॥ kaushalesh dasharath ke jaee. ham pitu bachan mani ban aye॥ ulati palati lanka kapi jari. kood p da tab siandhu majhari॥ jehi par ja kar saty sanehoo. so tehi mile n kachhu sandehoo॥ jamavant ke vachan suhaye. suni hanuman hriday ati bhaye॥ pandit moteram ne dekha ki chiantamani ka rang jamata jata hai to ve bhi apani vidvatta prakat karane ko vyakul ho gaye. bahut dimag l daya, par koee shlok, koee mantra, koee kavita yad n ayi tab unhoanne sidhe-sidhe ram-nam ka path aranbh kar diya , 'ram bhaj, ram bhaj, ram bhaj re man' , inhoanne itane ooanche svar se jap karana shuroo kiya ki chiantamani ko bhi apana svar ooancha karana p da. moteram aur zor se garajane lage. itane mean bhandari ne kaha , 'maharaj, ab bhog lagaiye. yah sun kar us pratispardha ka aant hua. bhog ki taiyari huee. bal-vriand sajag ho gaya. kisi ne ghanta liya, kisi ne gh diyal, kisi ne shankh, kisi ne karatal aur chiantamani ne arati utha li. moteram man mean aianth kar rah gaye. rani ke samip jane ka yah avasar unake hath se nikal gaya. par yah kise maloom tha ki vidhi-vam udhar kuchh aur hi kutil-kri da kar raha hai. arati samapt ho gayi thi, bhojan shuroo hone ko hi tha ki ek kutta n-jane kidhar se a nikala. pandit chiantamani ke hath se laddoo thal mean gir p da. pandit moteram achakacha kar rah gaye. sarvanash ! chiantamani ne moteram se ishare mean kaha , 'ab kya kahate ho, mitr ? koee upay nikalo, yahaan to kamar toot gayi. ' moteram ne lambi saans khianchakar kaha , 'ab kya ho sakata hai ? yah sasur aya kidhar se ? ' rani pas hi kh di thian, unhoanne kaha , are, kutta kidhar se a gaya ? yah roj bandha rahata tha, aj kaise chhoot gaya ? ab to rasoee bhrasht ho gayi. ' chianta. -’sarakar, acharyoan ne is vishay mean... ' mote - ’koee harj nahian hai, sarakar, koee harj nahian hai ! ' sona-  ' bhagy phoot gaya. johat-johat adhi rat bit gayi, tab ee vipatta phat pari. ' chianta. -’sarakar svan ke mukh mean amrit. '.. mote - ’to ab ajna ho to chalean. ' rani - ‘'haan aur kya. mujhe b da du:kh hai ki is kutte ne aj itana b da anarth kar dala. tum b de gustakh ho gaye, tami. bhandari, ye pattar utha kar mehatar ko de do. ' chianta. -’(sona se) 'chhati phati jati hai. ' sona ko balakoan par daya ayi. bechare itani der devopam dhairy ke sath baithe the. bas chalata, to kutto ka gala ghoant deti. boli , larakan ka to dosh nahian parat hai. inhean kahe nahian khavay det kooo. ' chianta. -’moteram mahadusht hai. isaki buddhi bhrasht ho gayi hai. ' sona -  'aise to b de vidvanh bane rahaian. ab kahe nahian bolat banat. muanh mean dahi jam gaya, jibhai nahian khulat hai. ' chianta. -’saty kahata hooan, rani ko chakama de deta. us dusht ke mare sab khel big d gaya. sari abhilashaean man mean rah gayian. aise padarth ab kahaan mil sakate haian ? sona - ‘sari manusee nikal gayi. ghar hi mean garajai ke ser haian.' rani ne bhandari ko bula kar kaha , 'in chhote-chhote tinoan bachchoan ko khila do. ye bechare kyoan bhookhoan marean. kyoan phekooram, mithaee khaoge ! ' phekoo. - ‘isilie to aye haian.  ' rani - ‘kitani mithaee khaoge ? ' phekoo. - bahut-si (hathoan se bata kar) itani ! ' rani - ‘achchhi bat hai. jitani khaoge utani milegi; par jo bat maian poochhooan, vah batani p degi. bataoge n? ' phekoo. - ‘haan bataooanga, poochhie ! ' rani - ‘jhooth bole, to ek mithaee n milegi. samajh gaye. ' phekoo. - ‘mat dijiega. maian jhooth bolooanga hi nahian. ' rani - ‘apane pita ka nam batao. ' mote - ’balakoan ko haradam sab batean smaran nahian rahatian. usane to ate hi ate bata diya tha. ' rani - ‘maian phir poochhati hooan, isamean apaki kya hani hai ? ' chianta. -’nam poochhane mean koee harj nahian. mote - ’tum chup raho chiantamani, nahian to thik n hoga. mere krodh ko abhi tum nahian janate. daba baithooanga, to rote bhagoge.  ' rani - ‘ap to vyarth itana krodh kar rahe haian. bolo phekooram, chup kyoan ho, phir mithaee n paoge. chianta. -’maharani ki itani daya-drishti tumhare oopar haian, bata do beta ! ' mote - ’chiantamani ji, maian dekh raha hooan, tumhare adin aye haian. vah nahian batata, tumhara sajha , aye vahaan se b de khairakhvah ban ke. ' sona - ‘are haan, larakan se ee sab panvara se ka matalab. tumaka dharam pare mithaee dev, n dharam pare n dev. ee ka ki bap ka nam batao tab mithaee dev. ' phekooram ne dhire se koee nam liya. is par pandit ji ne use itane zor se d aauta ki usaki adhi bat muanh mean hi rah gayi. rani - ‘kyoan d aautate ho, use bolane kyoan nahian dete ? bolo beta ! ' mote - ’ap hamean apane dvar par bula kar hamara apaman kar rahi haian. ' chianta. -’isamean apaman ki to koee bat nahian hai, bhaee ! ' mote - ’ab ham is dvar par kabhi n ayeange. yahaan satpurushoan ka apaman kiya jata hai. ' alagoo , kahie to maian chiantamani ko ek patakan dooan. mote - ’nahian beta, dushtoan ko paramatma svayan dand deta hai. chalo, yahaan se chalean. ab bhool kar yahaan n ayeange. khilana n pilana, dvar par bula kar brahmanoan ka apaman karana. tabhi to desh mean ag lagi huee hai. ' chianta. -’moteram , ‘maharani ke samane tumhean itani katu batean n karani chahie. ' mote - ’bas chup hi rahana, nahian to sara krodh tumhare hi sir jayaga. mata-pita ka pata nahian, brahman banane chale haian. tumhean kaun kahata hai brahman ? ' chianta. -’jo kuchh man chahe, kah lo. chandrama par thookane se thook apane hi muanh par p data hai. jab tum dharm ka ek lakshan nahian janate, tab tumase kya batean karooan ? brahman ko dhairy rakhana chahie. ' mote - ’pet ke gulam ho. thakurasohati kar rahe ho ki ekadh pattal mil jae. yahaan maryada ka palan karate haian ! chianta -  ' kah to diya bhaee ki tum b de, maian chhota, ab aur kya kahooan. tum saty kahate hoge, maian brahman nahian shoodr hooan. ' rani - ‘aisa n kahie chiantamani ji. ' 'isaka badala n liya to kahana ! ' yah kahate hue pandit moteram balak-vriand ke sath bahar chale aye aur bhagy ko kosate hue ghar ko chale. bar-bar pachhata rahe the ki dusht chiantamani ko kyoan bula laya. sona ne kaha, 'bhanda phootat-phootat bach gaya. phekua naanv batay deta. kahe re, apane bap ker naanv batay dete! ' phekoo. - ‘aur kya. ve to sach-sach poochhati thian ! ' mote - ’chiantamani ne rang jama liya, ab anand se bhojan karega. ' sona - ‘tumhar eko vidya kam n ayi. ooan taun bazi mar laiga. ' mote - ’maian to janata hooan, rani ne jan-boojh kar kutte ko bula liya.  ' sona - ‘maian to okara muanh dekhat ta d gayi ki hamaka pahachan gayi. ' idhar to ye log pachhatate chale jate the, udhar chiantamani ki paanchoan aanguli ghi mean thian. asan mare bhojan kar rahe the. rani apane hathoan se mithaiyaan paros rahi thian; varttalap bhi hota jata tha. rani - ‘b da dhoortt hai ? maian balakoan ko dekhate hi samajh gayi. apani stri ko bhesh badal kar late use lajja n ayi.‘ chianta. -’mujhe kos rahe hoange ! ' rani - ‘mujhase u dane chala tha. maianne bhi kaha tha , bacha, tumako aisi shiksha dooangi ki umr bhar yad karoge. tami ko bula liya.' chianta. -’sarakar ki buddhi dhany hai ! '

sanbandhit lekh

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