पूर्व संस्कार -प्रेमचंद

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is lekh ka punarikshan evan sampadan hona avashyak hai. ap isamean sahayata kar sakate haian. "sujhav"

sajjanoan ke hisse mean bhautik unnati kabhi bhool kar hi ati hai. ramatahal vilasi, durvyasani, charitrahin adami the, par saansarik vyavaharoan mean chatur, sood-byaj ke mamale mean daksh aur mukadame-adalat mean kushal the. unaka dhan badhata tha. sabhi unake asami the. udhar unhian ke chhote bhaee shivatahal sadhu-bhakt, dharm-parayan aur paropakari jiv the. unaka dhan ghatata jata tha. unake dvar par do-char atithi bane rahate the. b de bhaee ka sare muhalle par dabav tha. jitane nich shreni ke adami the, unaka hukm pate hi phauran unaka kam karate the. unake ghar ki marammat begar mean ho jati. rrini kuanj de sag-bhaji bheant mean de jate. rrini gvala unhean bazar-bhav se dyodha doodh deta. chhote bhaee ka kisi par rob n tha. sadhu-sant ate aur ichchhapoorn bhojan karake apani rah lete. do-char adamiyoan ko rupaye udhar diye bhi to sood ke lalach se nahian, balki sankat se chhu dane ke lie. kabhi zor de kar tagada n karate ki kahian unhean duahkh n ho.

is tarah kee sal gujar gaye. yahaan tak ki shivatahal ki sari sampatti paramarth mean u d gayi. rupaye bhi bahut doob gaye ! udhar ramatahal ne naya makan banava liya. sone-chaandi ki dookan khol li. tho di zamin bhi kharid li aur kheti-bari bhi karane lage.

shivatahal ko ab chianta huee. nirvah kaise hoga ? dhan n tha ki koee rozagar karate. vah vyavahar-buddhi bhi n thi, jo bina dhan ke bhi apani rah nikal leti hai. kisi se rrin lene ki himmat n p dati thi. rozagar mean ghata hua to deange kahaan se ? kisi doosare adami ki naukari bhi n kar sakate the. kul-maryada bhang hoti thi. do-char mahine to jyoan-tyoan karake kate, aant mean charoan or se nirash ho kar b de bhaee ke pas gaye aur kaha- bhaiya, ab mere aur mere parivar ke palan ka bhar apake oopar hai. apake siva ab kisaki sharan looan ?

ramatahal ne kaha- isaki koee chinta nahian. tumane kukarm mean to dhan u daya nahian. jo kuchh kiya, usase kul-kirti hi phaili hai. maian dhoort hooan; sansar ko thagana janata hooan. tum sidhe-sade adami ho. doosaroan ne tumhean thag liya. yah tumhara hi ghar hai. maianne jo zamin li hai, usaki tahasil vasool karo, kheti-bari ka kam sanbhalo. mahine mean tumhean jitana kharch p de, mujhase le jao. haan, ek bat mujhase n hogi. maian sadhu-santoan ka satkar karane ko ek paisa bhi n dooanga aur n tumhare muanh se apani nianda sunooanga.

shivatahal ne gadh‌gad kanth se kaha- bhaiya, mujhase itani bhool avashy huee ki maian sabase apaki nianda karata raha hooan, use kshama karo. ab se mujhe apani nianda karate sunana to jo chahe dand dena. haan, apase meri ek vinay hai. maianne ab tak achchha kiya ya bura, par bhabhi ji ko mana kar dena ki usake lie mera tiraskar n karean.

ramatahal- agar vah kabhi tumhean tana deangi, to maian unaki jibh khianch looanga.

ramatahal ki zamin shahar se das-barah kos par thi. vahaan ek kachcha makan bhi tha. bail, ga di, kheti ki any samagriyaan vahian rahati thian. shivatahal ne apana ghar bhaee ko sauanpa aur apane bal-bachchoan ko le kar gaanv chale gaye. vahaan utsah ke sath kam karane lage. naukaroan ne kam mean chaukasi ki. parishram ka phal mila. pahale hi sal upaj dyodhi ho gayi aur kheti ka kharch adha rah gaya.

par svabhav ko kaise badalean ? pahale ki tarah to nahian, par ab bhi do-char moortiyaan shivatahal ki kirti sunakar a hi jati thian. aur shivatahal ko vivash ho kar unaki seva aur satkar karana hi p data tha. haan, apane bhaee se yah bat chhipate the ki kahian vah aprasann ho kar jivika ka yah adhar bhi n chhin lean. phal yah hota ki unhean bhaee se chhipa kar anaj, bhoosa, khali adi bechana p data. is kami ko poori karane ke lie vah mazadooroan se aur bhi k di mehanat lete the aur khud bhi k di mehanat karate. dhoop-thand, pani-booandi ki bilakul paravah n karate the. magar kabhi itana parishram to kiya n tha. sharir shaktihin hone laga. bhojan bhi rookha-sookha milata tha. us par koee thik samay nahian. kabhi dopahar ko khaya, kabhi tisare pahar. kabhi pyas lagi, to talab ka pani pi liya. durbalata rog ka poorv roop hai. bimar p d gaye. dehat mean dava-daroo ka subhita n tha. bhojan mean bhi kupathy karana p data tha. rog ne j d pak d li. jvar ne pliha ka roop dharan kiya aur pliha ne chhah mahine mean kam tamam kar diya.

ramatahal ne yah shok-samachar suna, to unhean b da duahkh hua. in tin varshoan mean unhean ek paise ka naj nahian lena p da. gu d, ghi, bhoosa-chara, upale-eeandhan sab gaanv se chala ata tha. bahut roye, pachhatava hua ki maianne bhaee ki dava-darapan ki koee fikr nahian ki; apane svarth ki chianta mean use bhool gaya. lekin maian kya janata tha ki maleriya ka jvar pranaghatak hi hoga ! nahian to yathashakti avashy ilaj karata. bhagavanh ki yahi ichchha thi, phir mera kya vash !

ab koee kheti ko sanbhalane vala n tha. idhar ramatahal ko kheti ka maja mil gaya tha ! us par vilasita ne unaka svasthy bhi nasht kar dala tha. ab vah dehat ke svachchh jalavayu mean rahana chahate the. nishchay kiya ki khud hi gaanv mean jakar kheti-bari karooan. l daka javan ho gaya tha. shahar ka len-den use sauanpa aur dehat chale aye.

yahaan unaka samay aur chitt vishesh kar gauoan ki dekhabhal mean lagata tha. unake pas ek jamunapari b di ras ki gay thi. use kee sal hue b de shauq se kharida tha. doodh khoob deti thi, aur sidhi vah itani ki bachcha bhi siang pak d le, to n bolati. vah in dinoan gabhin thi. use bahut pyar karate the. sham-sabere usaki pith suhalate, apane hathoan se naj khilate. kee adami usake dyodhe़ dam dete the, par ramatahal ne n bechi. jab samay par goo ne bachcha diya, to ramatahal ne dhoomadham se usaka janmotsav manaya, kitane hi brahmanoan ko bhojan karaya. kee din tak gana-bajana hota raha. is bachh de ka nam rakha gaya ‘javahir’. ek jyotishi se usaka janm-patra bhi banavaya gaya. usake anusar bachh da b da honahar, b da bhagyashali, svamibhakt nikala. keval chhathe varsh us par ek sankat ki shanka thi. usase bach gaya to phir jivan-paryant sukh se rahega.

bachh da shvet-varn tha. usake mathe par ek lal tilak tha. aankhean kajari thian. svaroop ka atyant manohar aur hath-paanv ka sudaul tha. din bhar kalolean kiya karata. ramatahal ka chitt use chhalaangean bharate dekh kar praphullit ho jata tha. vah unase itana hil-mil gaya ki unake pichhe-pichhe kutte ki bhaanti dau da karata tha. jab vah sham aur subah ko apani khat par baith kar asamiyoan se batachit karane lagate, to javahir unake pas kh da ho kar unake hath ya paanv ko chatata tha. vah pyar se usaki pith par hath pherane lagate, to usaki pooanchh kh di ho jati aur aankhean hriday ke ullas se chamakane lagatian. ramatahal ko bhi usase itana sneh tha ki jab tak vah unake samane chauke mean n baitha ho, bhojan mean svad n milata. vah use bahudha god mean chipata liya karate. usake lie chaandi ka har, reshami phool, chaandi ki jhaanjhean banavayian. ek adami use nity nahalata aur jha data-poanchhata rahata tha. jab kabhi vah kisi kam se doosare gaanv mean chale jate to unhean gho de par ate dekh kar javahir kulelean marata hua usake pas pahuanch jata aur unake pairoan ko chatane lagata. pashu aur manushy mean yah pita-putra-sa prem dekh kar log chakit ho jate.

javahir ki avastha dhaee varsh ki huee. ramatahal ne use apani savari ki bahali ke lie nikalane ka nishchay kiya. vah ab bachh de se bail ho gaya tha. usaka ooancha dil, gathe hue aang, sudridh maansapeshiyaan, gardan ke oopar ooancha dil, chau di chhati aur mastani chal thi. aisa darshaniy bail sare ilake mean n tha. b di mushkil se usaka baandha mila. par dekhane vale saf kahate the ki jo d nahian mila. rupaye apane bahut kharch kiye haian, par kahaan javahir aur kahaan yah ! kahaan laianp aur kahaan dipak !

par kautoohal ki bat yah thi ki javahir ko koee ga divan haankata to vah age pair n uthata. gardan hila-hila kar rah jata. magar jab ramatahal ap pagaha hath mean le lete aur ek bar chumakar kar kahate chalo beta, to javahir unmatt hokar ga di ko le u data. do-do kos tak bina ruke, ek hi saans mean dau data chala jata. gho de bhi usaka mukabala n kar sakate.

ek din sandhya samay jab javahir naand mean khali aur bhoosa kha raha tha aur ramatahal usake pas kh de usaki makkhiyaan u da rahe the, ek sadhu mahatma a kar dvar par kh de ho gaye. ramatahal ne avinayapoorn bhav se kaha- yahaan kyoan kh de ho maharaj, age jao.

sadhu- kuchh nahian baba, isi bail ko dekh raha hooan. maianne aisa sundar bail nahian dekha.

ramatahal- (dhyan de kar) ghar hi ka bachh da hai.

sadhu- sakshath devaroop hai.

yah kah kar mahatma ji javahir ke nikat gaye aur usake khur choomane lage.

ramatahal- apaka shubhagaman kahaan se hua ? aj yahian vishram kijie to b di daya ho.

sadhu- nahian baba, kshama karo. mujhe avashyak kary se relaga di par savar hona hai. rato-rat chala jaooanga ! thaharane se vilamb hoga.

ramatahal- to phir aur kabhi darshan hoange ?

sadhu- haan, tirth-yatra se tin varsh mean laut kar idhar se phir jana hoga. tab apaki ichchha hogi to thahar jaooanga ! ap b de bhagyashali purush haian ki apako aise devaroop nandi ki seva ka avasar mil raha hai. inhean pashu n samajhie, yah koee mahanh atma haian. inhean kasht n dijiega. inhean kabhi phool se bhi n mariega.

yah kah kar sadhu ne phir javahir ke charanoan par sis navaya aur chale gaye.

us din se javahir ki aur bhi khatir hone lagi. vah pashu se devata ho gaya. ramatahal use pahale rasoee ke sab padarth khilakar tab ap bhojan karate. pratahkal uth kar usake darshan karate. yahaan tak ki vah use apani bahali mean bhi n jotana chahate. lekin jab unako kahian jana hota aur bahali bahar nikali jati, to javahir usamean jutane ke lie itana adhir aur utkanthit ho jata, sir hila-hila kar is tarah apani utsukata prakat karata ki ramatahal ko vivash ho kar use jotana p data. do-ek bar vah doosari jo di jot kar chale to javahir ko itana duahkh hua ki usane din bhar naand mean muanh nahian dala. isalie vah ab bina kisi vishesh kary ke kahian jate hi n the.

unaki shraddha dekh kar gaanv ke any logoan ne bhi javahir ko ann gras dena shuroo kiya. subah usake darshan karane to prayah sabhi a jate the.

is prakar tin sal aur bite. javahir ko chhatha varsh laga.

ramatahal ko jyotishi ki bat yad thi. bhay hua, kahian usaki bhavishyavani saty n ho. pashu-chikitsa ki pustakean manga kar padhian. pashu-chikitsak se mile aur kee aushadhiyaan la kar rakhian. javahir ko tika lagava diya. kahian naukar use kharab chara ya ganda pani n khila-pila dean, is ashanka se vah apane hathoan se use kholane-baandhane lage. pashushala ka pharsh pakka kara diya jisamean koee ki da-mako da n chhip sake. use nityaprati khoob dhulavate bhi the.

sandhya ho gayi thi. ramatahal naand ke pas kh de javahir ko khila rahe the ki itane mean sahasa vahi sadhu mahatma a nikale jinhoanne aj se tin varsh pahale darshan diye the. ramatahal unhean dekhate hi pahachan gaye. jakar dandavath ki, kushal-samachar poochhe aur unake bhojan ka prabandh karane lage. itane mean akasmath javahir ne zor se dakar li aur dham-se bhoomi par gir p da. ramatahal dau de hue usake pas aye. usaki aankhean pathara rahi thian. pahale ek snehapoorn drishti un par dali aur chit ho gaya.

ramatahal ghabaraye hue ghar se davaean lane dau de. kuchh samajh mean n aya ki kh de-kh de ise ho kya gaya. jab vah ghar mean se davaiyaan le kar nikale tab javahir ka aant ho chuka tha.

ramatahal shayad apane chhote bhaee ki mrityu par bhi itane shokatur n hue the. vah bar-bar logoan ke rokane par bhi dau d-dau d kar javahir ke shav ke pas jate aur usase lipat kar rote.

rat unhoanne ro-ro kar kati. usaki soorat aankhoan se n utarati thi. rah-rah kar hriday mean ek vedana-si hoti aur shok se vihval ho jate.

pratahkal lash uthayi gayi, kintu ramatahal ne gaanv ki pratha ke anusar use chamaroan ke havale nahian kiya. yathavidhi usaki dah-kriya ki, svayan ag di. shastranusar sab sanskar kiye. terahavean din gaanv ke brahmanoan ko bhojan karaya gaya. ukt sadhu mahatma ko unhoanne ab tak nahian jane diya tha. unaki shaanti dene vali batoan se ramatahal ko b di saantvana milati thi.

ek din ramatahal ne sadhu se poochha mahatma ji, kuchh samajh mean nahian ata ki javahir ko kaun-sa rog hua tha. jyotishi ji ne usake janmapatra mean likha tha ki usaka chhatha sal achchha n hoga. lekin maianne is tarah kisi janavar ko marate nahian dekha. ap to yogi haian, yah rahasy kuchh apaki samajh mean ata hai ?

sadhu haan, kuchh tho da-tho da samajhata hooan.

ramatahal kuchh mujhe bhi bataie. chitt ko dhairy nahian ata.

sadhu vah us janm ka koee sachcharitr, sadhu-bhakt, paropakari jiv tha. usane apaki sari sampatti dharm-karyoan mean u da di thi. apake sambandhiyoan mean aisa koee sajjan tha ?

ramatahal haan maharaj, tha.

sadhu usane tumhean dhokha diya tumase vishvasaghat kiya. tumane use apana koee kam sauanpa tha. vah tumhari aankh bacha kar tumhare dhan se sadhujanoan ki seva-satkar kiya karata tha.

ramatahal mujhe us par itana sandeh nahian hota. vah itana saral prakriti, itana sachcharitr manushy tha ki beeemani karane ka use kabhi dhyan bhi nahian a sakata tha.

sadhu lekin usane vishvasaghat avashy kiya. apane svarth ke lie nahian, atithi-satkar ke lie sahi, par tha vah vishvasaghati.

ramatahal- sanbhav hai duravastha ne use dharm-path se vichalit kar diya ho.

sadhu- haan, yahi bat hai. us prani ko svarg mean sthan dene ka nishchay kiya gaya. par use vishvasaghat ka prayashchitt karana avashyak tha. usane beeemani se tumhara jitana dhan har liya tha, usaki poorti karane ke lie use tumhare yahaan pashu ka janm diya gaya. yah nishchay kar liya gaya ki chhah varsh mean prayashchitt poora ho jayaga. itani avadhi tak vah tumhare yahaan raha. jyoan hi avadhi poori ho gayi tyoan hi usaki atma nishpap aur nirlipt ho kar nirvanapad ko prapt ho gayi.

mahatma ji to doosare din vida ho gaye, lekin ramatahal ke jivan mean usi din se ek b da parivartan dekh p dane laga. unaki chitt-vritti badal gayi. daya aur vivek se hriday paripoorn ho gaya. vah man mean sochate, jab aise dharmatma prani ko jara se vishvasaghat ke lie itana kathor dand mila to mujh jaise kukarmi ki kya durgati hogi ! yah bat unake dhyan se kabhi n utarati thi.