नेऊर -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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akash mean chaandi ke paha d bhag rahe the, takara rahe the gale mil rahean the, jaise soory megh sangram chhi da hua ho. kabhi chhaya ho jati thi kabhi tej dhoop chamak uthati thi. barasat ke din the. umas ho rahi thi . hava badan ho gayi thi. gavan ke bahar kee majoor ek khet ki me d baandh rahe, the. nange badan pasine mean tar kachhani kase hue, sab ke sab phav de se mitati khodakar me d par rakhate jate the. pani se mitti naram ho gayi thi. gobar ne apani kani aankh matakakar kahaan-ab to hath nahian chalata bhaee gol bhi chhoot gaya hoga, chabena kar le.  neur ne hansakar kaha-yah me d to poori kar lo phir chabena kar lena mai to tumase pahale aya. dono ne sir par jhauva uthate hue kaha-tumane apani javani mean jitani ghi khaya hoga neur dada utana to ab hamean pani bhi nahian milata. neur chhote dil ka gathila kala, phurtila adami,tha. umr pachas se oopar thi, magar achchhe achchhe naujavan usake barabar mehanat n kar sakate the abhi do tin sal pahale tak kushti l dana chhod diya tha. gobar–tumane tamakhoo piye bina kaise raha jata hai neur dada? yahaan to chahe roti ne mile lekin tamakhoo ke bina nahian raha jata. dina–to yahaan se akar roti banaoge dada? buchhiya kuchh nahian karati? hamase to dada aisi mehariy se ek din n pate.  neur ke pichak khich di mooanchho se dhake mukh parahasy ki smit-rekha chamak uthi jisane usaki kurupata ko bhi sundar banar diya. bola-javani to usi ke sath kati hai beta, ab usase koee kam nahian hota. to kya karuan. gobar–tumane use sir chadha rakha hai, nahian to kam kyo n karati? maje se khat par baithi chilam piti rahati hai aur sare gaanv se l da karati hai toom boodhe ho gaye, lekin vah to ab bhi javan bani hai.  dina–javan aurat usaki kya barabari karegi? seandur, tikuli, kajal, mehadi mean to usaka man basata hai. bina kinaradar rangin dhoti ke use kabhi udekha hi nahian us par gahanoan se bhi ji nahian bharata. tum goo ho isase nibah ho jata hai, nahian to ab tak gali gali thokarean khati hoti. gobar – mujhe to usake banav siangar par gussa atahai . kat kuchhan karegi; par khane pahanane ko achchha hi chahie.  neur-tum kya jano beta jab vah ayi thi to mere ghar sat hal ki kheti hoti thi. rani bani baithi rahati thi. jamana badal gaya, to kya hua. usaka man to vahi hai. gh di bhar choolhe ke samane baith jati hai to kya hua! usaka man to vahi hai. gh di bhar choolhe ke samane baith jati hai to aankhean lal ho jati hai aur moo d thamakar p d jati hai. majhase to yah nahian dekha jata. isi din rat ke lie to adami shadi byah karata hai aur isame kya rakha hai. yahaan se jakar roti banauanga pani, laoogaan, tab do kaur khayegi. nahian to mujhe kya tha tumhari tarah char phanki marakar ek lota pani pi leta. jab se bitiya mar gayi. tab se to vah aur bhi last ho gayi. yah b da bhari dhakka laga. maan ki mamata ham–tum kya samajhegean beta! pahale to kabhi kabhi daant bhi deta tha. abakis muanh se daantooan? dina-tum kal pe d kahe ko chadhe the, abhi goolar kaun paki hai? neur-us bakari ke lie tho di patti to d raha tha. bitiya ko doodh pilane ko bakari li thi. ab budhiya ho gayi hai. lekin tho da doodh de deti hai. usi ka doodh aur roti budhiya ka adhar hai. ghar pahuanchakar neur ne lota aur dor uthaya aur nahane chala ki stri ne khat par lete–lete kaha- itani der kyoan kar diya karate ho? adami kam ke pichhe paran tho de hi deta hai? jab majoori sab ke barabar milati hai to kyo kam kam kepichhe marate ho? neur ka ant:karan ek madhury se sarabor ho gaya. usake atmasamarpan se bhare hue prem mean maian ki gandh bhi to nahian thi. kitani sneh! aur kise usake aram ki, usake marane jine ki chinta hai? phir yah kyoan n apani budhiya ke lie mare? bola–too un janam mean koee devi rahi hogi budhiya,sach. ‘‘achchha rahane do yah chapaloosi . hamare age ab kaun baitha hua hai, jisake lie itani hay–hay karate ho?’’ neur gaj bhar ki chhati kiye snan karane chala gaya. lautakar usane moti moti rotiyaan banayi. aloo choolhe mean dal diye. unaka bhurata banaya, phir budhiya aur vah dono sath khane baithe.  budhiya–meri jat se tumhe koee sukh n mila. p de-p de khati hooan aur tumhe tang karati hooan aur isase to kahian achchha tha ki bhagavan mujhe utha lete.’  ‘bhagavan ayeange to mai kahooanga pahale mujhe le chaloan. tab is sooni jhop di mean kaun rahega.’ ‘tum n rahoge, to meri kya dasha hogi. yah sochakar meri aankho mean aandhera a jata hai. maine koee b da pun kiya tha. ki tumhean paya tha. kisi aur ke sath mera bhala kya nibah hota?’ aise mithe sanntosh ke lie neur kya nahian kar dalana chahata tha.  alasin lobhin, svarthin budhiyaanapani jibh par keval mithas rakhakar neur ko nachati thi jaise koee shikari kantiye mean chara lagakar machhali ko khilata hai. pahale kaun mare, is vishay par aj yah pahali hi bar batachit n huee thi. isake pahale bhi kitani hi bar yah prashn utha tha aur ya hi chho d diya gaya tha;! lekin n jane kyoan neur ne apani digri kar li thi aur use nishchay tha ki pahale maian jaooanga. usake pichhe bhi budhiya jab tak rah aram se rahe, kisi ke samane hath n phailaye, isilie vah marata rahata tha, jisame hath mean char paise jamaho jaye.‘ kathin se kathin kam jise koee n kar sake neur karata din bhar phav de kudal ka kam karane ke bad rat ko vah ookh ke dinoan mean kisi ki ookh perata ya khetoan ki rakhavali karata, lekin din nikalate jate the aur jo kuchh kamata tha vah bhi nikala jata tha. budhiya ke bagair vah jivan....nahian, isaki vah kalpana hi n kar sakata tha. lekin aj ki bate ne neur ko sashank kar diya. jal mean ek booand rang ki bhati yah shaka usake man me sama kar atirajitan hone lagi. 

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gaanv mean neur ko kam ki kami n thi, par majoori to vahi milati thi, jo ab tak milati ayi thi; is mandi mean vah majoori bhi nahian rah gayi thi. ekaek gaanv mean ek sadhu kahian se ghoomate–phirate a nikale aur neur ke ghar ke samane hi pipal ki chhaanh me unaki dhuni jal gee gaanv valo ne apana dhany bhagy samajha. babaji ka seva stkar karane ke lie sabhi jama ho gaye. kahian se lak di a gayi se kahian se bichhane ko kambal kahian se ata–dal. neur ke pas kya tha.? babaji ke lie bhejan banane ki seva usane li. charas a gayi , dam lagane laga.  do tin din mean hi babaji ki kirti phailane lagi. vah atmadarshi hai bhoot bhavishy b bat dete hai. lobh to chhoo nahian gaya. paisa hath se nahian chhoote aur bhojan bhi kya karate hai. ath pahar mean ek do batiyaan kha li; lekin mukh dipak ki tarah damak raha hai. kitani mithi bani hai.! saral hriday neur babaji ka sabase b da bhakt tha. us par kahian babaji ki daya ho gayi. to paras hi ho jayaga. sara du:kh daliddar mit jayaga.  bhaktajan ek-ek karake chale gaye the. khoob k dake ki than d p d rahi thi keval neur baitha babaji ke paanv daba raha tha.  baba ji ne kaha- bachcha! sansar maya hai isamean kyoan phanse ho?  neur ne nat mastak hokar kaha-ajnani huan maharaj, kya karooan? stri hai use kis par chhodooan! ‘too samajhata hai too stri ka palan karata hai?’  ‘aur kaun sahara hai use babaji?’ ‘eeshvar kud nahian hai too hi sab kuchh hai?’ neur ke man mean jaise jnan-uday ho gaya. tu itana abhimani ho gaya hai. tera itana dimag! mazadoori karate karate jan jati hai aur too samajhata hai mai hi budhiya ka sab kuchh hooan. prabhu jo sansar ka palan karate hai, tu unake kam mean dakhal dene ka dava karata hai. usake saral karate hai. astha ki dhvani si uthakar use dhikkarane lagi bola–ajnani hooan maharaj! isase zyada vah aur kuchh n kah saka. akhoan se din vishad ke aansu girane lage. babaji ne tejasvita se kaha –‘dekhana chahata hai eeshvar ka chamatkar! vah chahe to kshan bhar me tujhe lakhapati kar de. kshan bhar mean teri sari chintaean. har le! mai usaka ek tuchchh bhakt hooan kakavishta; lekin mujhemean bhi itani shakti hai ki tujhe paras bana dooan. too saf dil ka, sachcha eemanadar adami hai. moojhe tujhapar daya ati hai. maine is gaanv mean sabako dhyan se dekha. kisi mean shakti nahian vishvas nahian . tujhame maine bhakt ka hriday paya tere pas kuchh chaandi hai?’’ neur ko jan pad raha tha ki samane svarg ka dvar hai. ‘das p aauanch rupaye hoge maharaj?’ ‘kuchh chaandi ke toote phoote gahane nahian hai?’ ‘gharavali ke pas kuchh gahane hai.’ ‘kal rat ko jitani chaand mil sake yahaan la aur eeshvar ki prabhuta dekh. tere samane mai chaandi ki haan di mean rakhakar isi dhuni mean rakh dooanga prat:kal akar haandi nikala lena; magar itana yad rakhana ki un asharphiyo ko agar sharab pine mean jua khelane mean ya kisi doosare bure kam mean kharch kiya to kodhi ho jaega. ab ja so rah. haan itana aur sun le isaki charcha kisi se mat karana gharavaloan se bhi nahian.’ neur ghar chala, to aisa prasann tha mano eeshvar ka hath usake sir par hai. rat-bhar use niand nahian ayi. sabere usane kee adamiyoan se do-do char char rupaye udhar lekar pachas rupaye jode! log usaka vishvas karate the. kabhi kisi ka paisa bhi n dabata tha. vade ka pakka niyat ka saph. rupaye milane mean dikkat n huee. pachis rupaye usake pas the. budhiya se gahane kaise le. chal chali. tere gahane bahut maile ho gaye hai. khataee se saf kar le . rat bhar khataee mean rahane se ne ho jayege. budhiya chakame mean a gayi. haan di mean khataee dalakar gahane bhigo die aur jab rat ko vah so gayi to neur ne rupaye bhi usi haandi me dala die aur babaji ke pas pahuancha. babaji ne kuchh mantr padha. haan di ko chhooni ki rakh mean rakha aur neur ko ashirvad dekar vida kiya.  rat bhar karabatean badalane ke bad neur muanh aandhere baba ke darshan karane gaya. magar babaji ka vahaan pata n tha. adhir hokar usane dhooni ki jalati huee rakh tatoli . haan di gayab thi. chhati dhak-dhak karane lagi. badahavas hokar baba ko khojane laga. hat ki taraph gaya. talab ki or pahuancha. das minat, bis minat, adha ghanta! baba ka kahian nishan nahian. bhakt ane lage. baba kahaan ge? kambal bhi nahian baratan bhi nahian! bhakt ne kaha–ramate sadhuoan ka kya thikana! aj yahaan kal vahaan, ek jagah rahe to sadhu kaise? logo se hel-mel ho jae, bandhan mean p d jayean. ‘siddh the.’ ‘lobh to chhoo nahian gaya tha.’ neur kaha hai? us par b di daya karate the. usase kah gaye hoge.’  neur ki talash hone lagi, kahian pata nahian. itane mean budhiya neur ko pukarati huee ghar mean se nikali. phir kolahal mach gaya. budhiya roti thi aur neur ko galiyaan deti thi. neur kheto ki me do se betahasha bhagata chala jata tha. mano us papi sansar is nikal jaega. ek adami ne kaha- neur ne kal mujhase paanch rupaye liye the. aj saanjh ko dene ko kaha tha. doosara–hamase bhi do rupaye aj hi ke vade par liye the. budhiya royi–dadhijar mere sare gahane legaya. pachis rupaye rakhe the vah bhi utha le gaya.  log samajh gaye, baba koee dhoort tha. neur ko sajha de gaya. aise-aise thag p de hai sansar mean. neur ke bare mean bare mean kisi ko aisa sandeh nahian thi. bechara sidha adami a gaya patti mean. mare laj ke kahian chhipa baitha hoga

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tin mahine gujar gaye. jhaansi zile mean dhasan nadi ke kinare ek chhota sa gaanv hai- kashipur nadi ke kinare ek paha di tila hai. usi par kee din se ek sadhu ne apana asan jamaya hai. nate qad ka adami hai, kale tave ka-sa rang deh gathi huee. yah neur hai jo sadhu besh mean duniya ko dhokha de raha hai. vahi saral nishkapat neur hai jisane kabhi paraye mal ki or aankh nahian uthayo jo pasina ki roti khakar magn tha. ghar ki gavan ki aur budhiya ki yad ek kshan bhi use nahian bhoolati is jivan mean phir koee din ayega. ki vah apane ghar pahuanchega aur phir us sansar me hansata- khelata apani chhoti–chhoti chintao aur chhoti–chhoti ashao ke bich anand se rahega. vah jivan kitana sukhamay tha. jitane the. sab apane the sabhi adar karate the. sahanubhooti rakhate the. din bhar ki majoori, tho da-sa anaj ya tho de se paise lekar ghar ata tha, to budhiya kitane mithe sneh se usaka svagat karati thi. vah sari mehanat, sari thakavat jaise use mithas mean sanakar aur mithi ho jati thi. hay ve din phir kab ayege? n jane budhiya kaise rahati hogi. kaun use pan ki tarah pherega? kaun use pakakar khilayega? ghar mean paisa bhi to nahian chho da gahane tak daba diye. tab use krodh ata. ki us baba ko pa jay, to kachch hikha jae. hay lobh! lobh! unake anany bhakto mean ek sundari yuvati bhi thi jisake pati ne use tyag diya tha. usaka bap fauji-peanshanar tha, ek padhe likhe adami se l daki ka vivah kiya: lekin l daka m aauan ke kahane mean tha aur yuvati ki apani saans se n patati. vah cha hati thi shauhar ke sath sas se alag rahe shauhar apani maan se alag hone par n raji hua. vah ruthakar maike chali ayi. tab se tin sal ho gaye the aur sasural se ek bar bhi bulava n aya n patidev hi aye. yuvati kisi tarah pati ko apane vash mean kar lena chahati thi. mahatmaoan ke lie tarah pati ko apane vash mean kar lena chahati thi mahatmao ke lie kisi ka dil pher dena aisa kya mushikal hai! haan, unaki daya chahie. ek din usane ekant mean babaji se apani vipati kah sunayi. neur ko jis shikar ki toh thi vah aj milata hooa jan p da ganbhir bhav se bola-beti mai n siddh hooan n mahatma n mai sansar ke jhamelo mean p data hooan par teri saradha aur parem dekhakar tujh par daya ati hau. bhagavan ne chaha to tera manoradh poora ho jayega. ‘ap samarth hai aur mujhe apake oopar vishvas hai.’ ‘bhagavan ki jo ichchha hogi vahi hoga.’ ‘is abhagini ki dogi ap vahi hoga.’ ‘mere bhagavan ap hi ho.’ neur ne mano dharm-sakatan mean p dakar kaha-lekin beti, us kam mean b da anushthan karana padega. aur anushthan mean saik do hajaroan ka kharch hai. us par bhi tera kaj siddh hoga ya nahi, yah mai nahian kah sakata. haan mujhase jo kuchh ho sakega, vah mai kar dooanga. par sab kuchh bhagavan ke hath mean hai. mai maya ko hath se nahian chhoota; lekin tera du:kh nahian dekha jata. usi rat ko yuvati ne apane sone ke gahanoan ki petari lakar babaji ke charanoan par rakh di babaji ne kaanpate hue hathoan se petari kholi aur chandrama ke ujjval prakash mean abhooshano ko dekha . unaki badhe jhapak gayian yah sari maya unaki hai vah unake samane hath badhe kh di kah rahi hai mujhe aangikar kijie kuchh bhi to karana nahian hai keval petari lekar apane sirahane rakh lena hai aur yuvati ko ashirvad dekar vida kar dena hai. prat kal vah ayegi us vakt vah utana door hogean jahaan unaki tage le jayegi. aisa ashatit saubhagy! jab vah rupaye se bhari thailiyaan lie gaanv mean pahuanchege aur budhiya ke samane rakh dege! oh! isase bade anand ki to vah kalpana bhi nahian kar sakate. lekin n jane kyoan itana jara sa kam bhi usase nahian ho sakata tha. vah petari ko uthakar apane sirahane kanbal ke niche dabakar nahian rakh sakata. hai. kuchh nahian; par usake lie asoojh hai, asadhy hai vah us petari ki or hath bhi nahian badha sakata hai itana kahane me kaun si duniya ulati jati hai. ki beti ise uthakar is kambal ke niche rakh de. jaban kat to n jayagi, ;magar ab use maloom hota ki jaban par bhi usaka kaboo nahian hai. aankho ke ishare se bhi yah kam ho sakata hai. lekin is samay aankhean bhi d bagavat kar rahi hai. man ka raja itane matriyoan aur samanto ke hote hue bhi ashakt hai nirih hai lakh rupaye ki thaili samane rakhi ho nangi talavar hath mean ho gay mazaboot rassi ke samane bandhi ho, kya us gay ki garadan par usake hath uthegean. kabhi nahian koee usaki garadan bhale hi kat le. vah goo ki hatya nahian kar sakata. vah parityakta use usi gu ki hatya nahian kar sakata vah papityakta use usi goo ki tarah lagar hi thi. jis avasar ko vah tin mahine khoj raha hai use pakar aj usaki atma kaanp rahi hai. trishna kisi vany jantu ki bhaanti apane sanskare se akhetapriy hai lekin janjiro se badhe–badhe usake nakh gir gaye hai aur datan kamazor ho gaye haian. usane rote huane kaha–beti petari utha le jao. mai tumhari pariksha kar raha tha. manorath poora ho jayega. ch aauand nadi ke par vriksho ki god mean vishram kar chuka tha. neur dhire se utha aur dhasan me snan karake ek or chal diya. bhabhoot aur tilak se use ghrina ho rahi thi use ashchary ho raha tha ki vah ghar se nikala hi kaise? tho de upahas ke bhay se! use apane andar ek vichitr ullas ka anubhav ho raha tha mano vah be diyo se mukt ho gaya ho koee bahut b di chijay prapt ki ho. 4 a thave din neur gaanv pahuanch gaya. l dako ne dauthakar uchhal kuchhakar, usaki lak di usake hath usaka svagat kiya. ek l dake ne kaha kaki to maragayi dada. neur ke paanv jaise bandh gaye muanh ke dono kone niche jhuke gaye. dinavishad akhoan mean chamak utha kuchh bola nahian, kuchh poochha bhi nahian. palbhar jaise nissanjn kh da raha phir badi tezise apani jhop di ki or chala. balakavrinad bhi usake pichhe daude magar unaki shararat aur chanchalata bhagachali thi. jhop di khuli p di thi budhiya ki charapaee jaha ki tahaan thi. usaki chilam aur nariyal jyo ke jyo dhare hue the. ek kone mean do char mitati aur pital ke baratan pade huane the ladek bahar hi khade rah gaye jhepadi ke andar kaise jay vahaan budhiya baithi hai. gaanv me bhagadad mach gayi. neur dada a gaye. jhop di ke dvar par bhi d lag gayi prashano kataanta badh gaya.–toom itane dinokahaan the. dada? tumhare jane ke bad tisare hi din kaki chal basian rat din tumhean galiyaan deti thi. marate marate tumhe gariyati hi rahi. tisare din aye to meri p di kthi. tum itane din kaha rahe?  neur ne koee javab n diya. keval shuny nirash karun ahat netro se logo ki or dekhata raha mano usaki vani har ligayi hai. us din se kisi ne use bolate ya rote-hansate nahian dekha. gaanv se adh mil par pakki s dak hai. achchhi amadaraphat hai. neur bed sabere jakar s dak ke kinare ek ped ke niche baith jata hai. kisi se kuchh maangata nahian par rahagir koochh n kuchh de hi dete hai.– chebana anaj paise. sadhyaan sayam vah apani jhop di me a jata hai, chirag jalata hai bhojan banata hai, khana hai aur usi khat par p da rahata hai. usake jivan, mai jo ek sanchalak shakti thi,vah lupt ho gayi hai ai vah ab keval jivadhari hai. kitani gahari manovyadha hai. gaanv mean pleg aya. log ghar chho d chho dakar bhagane lage neur ko ab kisi ki paravah n thi. n kisi ko usase bhay tha n prem. sara gaanv bhag gaya. neur apani jhop di se n nikala aur aj bhi vah usi peu़ ke niche s dak ke kinare usi tarah maun baitha hua najar ata hai- nishchesht, nirjiv.