प्रतिमा -जयशंकर प्रसाद

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

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jab anek prarthana karane par yahaan tak ki apani samast upasana aur bhakti ka pratidan maangane par bhi ‘kunjabihari’ ki pratima n pighali, komal pranoan par daya n ayi, aansuoan ke aghry dene par bhi n pasiji, aur kunjanath kisi prakar devata ko prasann n kar sake, bhayanak shikari ne sarala ke pran le hi liye, kintu pashani pratima achal rahi, tab bhi usaka rag-bhog usi prakar chalata raha; shankh, ghanta aur dipamala ka ayojan yatha-niyam hota raha. keval kunjanath tab se mandir ki phulavari mean patthar par baithakar hath jo dakar chala ata. ‘‘kunjabihari’’ ke samaksh jane ka sahas nahian hota. n jane moorti mean use vishvas hi kam ho gaya tha ki apani shraddha ki, vishvas ki durbalata use sankuchit kar deti.

aj chaandani nikhar rahi thi. chandr ke manohar mukh par rijhakar sur-balaean tarak-kusum ki varsha kar rahi thian. snigdh malayanil pratyek kusum-stavak ko choomakar mandir ki anek malaoan ko hila deta tha. kunj patthar par baitha hua sab dekh raha tha. manohar madanamohan moorti ki seva karane ko chitt uttejit ho utha. kunjanath ne seva, pujari ke hath se le li. b di shraddha se pooja karane laga. chaandi ki arati lekar jab dev-vigrah ke samane yuvak kunjanath kh da hua, akasmath manasik vritti palati aur sarala ka mukh smaran ho aya. kunjabihari ji ki pratima ke mukh-mandal par usane apani drishti jamayi.

‘‘maian anant kal tak tarangoan ka aghat, varsha, pavan, dhoop, dhool se tatha manushyoan ke apaman shlagha se bachane ke lie giri-garbh mean chhipa p da raha, moorti meri thi ya maian svayan moorti tha, yah sambandh vyakt nahian tha. nishthur lauh-astr se jab katakar maian alag kiya gaya, tab kisi prani ne apani samast sahridayata mujhe arpan ki, usaki chetavani mere pashan mean mili, atmanubhav ki tivr vedana yah sab mujhe milate rahe, mujhamean vibhram tha, vilas tha, shakti thi. ab to pujari bhi vetan pata hai aur maian bhi usi ke avashisht se apana nirvah......’’

aur bhi kya moorti kah rahi thi, kintu shankh aur ghanta bhayanak svar se baj uthe. svami ko dekh kar pujari logoan ne dhatu-patroan ko aur bhi veg se bajana arambh kar diya. kunjanath ne arati rakh di. door se koee gata hua ja raha tha:

‘‘sach kah dooan ai birahaman gar too bura n mane.

tere sanamakade ke but ho gaye purane.’’

kunjanath ne sthir drishti se dekha, moorti mean vah saundary nahian, vah bhakti sphurit karane vali kanti nahian. vah lalit bhav-lahari ka avirbhav-tirobhav mukh-mandal se jane kahaan chala gaya hai. dhairy chho dakar kunjanath chala aya. pranam bhi nahian kar saka.

bhag 2

‘‘kahaan jati hai?’’

‘‘maan aj shivaji ki pooja nahian ki.’’

‘‘beti, tujhe kal rat se jvar tha, phir is samay jakar kya nadi mean snan karegi?’’

‘‘haan, maian bina pooja kiye jal n piyooangi.’’

‘‘rajani, too b di hathili hoti ja rahi hai. dharm ki aisi k di ajna nahian hai ki vah svasthy ko nasht karake palan ki jay.’’

‘‘maan, mere gale se jal n utarega. ek bar vahaan tak jaooangi.’’

‘‘too kyoan itani tapasya kar rahi hai?’’

‘‘too kyoan p di-p di roya karati hai?’’

‘‘tere lie.’’

‘‘aur maian bhi pooja karati hooan tere lie ki tera rona chhoot jay’’- itana kahakar kalasi lekar rajani chal p di.’’

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vat-vriksh ke niche usi ki j d mean patthar ka chhota-sa jirn mandir hai. usi mean shivamoorti hai, vat ki jata se latakata hua mitti ka bartan apane chhidr se jal-bindu girakar jahnavi aur jata ki kalpana ko sarthak kar raha hai. baishakh ke komal vilvadal us shyamal moorti par lipate haian. godhooli ka samay, shitalavahini sarita mean snan karake rajani ne dipak jalakar aanchal ki ot mean chhipakar usi moorti ke samane lakar dhar diya. bhaktibhav se hath jo dakar baith gayi aur karuna, prem tatha bhakti se bhagavanh ko prasann karane lagi. sandhya ki malinata dipak ke prakash mean sachamuch vah patthar ki moorti maansal ho gayi. pratima mean sajivata a gayi. dipak ki lau jab pavan se hilati thi, tab vidit hota tha ki pratima prasann hokar jhoomane lagi hai. ekant mean bhakt bhagavanh ko prasann karane laga. antaratma ke milan se us j d pratima ko adrr bana dala. rajani ne vidhava mata ki vikalata ki pushpanjali banakar devata ke charanoan mean dal di. bele ka phool aur vilvadal sandhy-pavan se hil kar pratima se khisakakar gir p da. rajani ne kamana poorn hone ka sanket paya. pranam karake kalasi uthakar gaanv ki jhop di ki or agrasar huee.

bhag 3

‘‘manushy itana patit kabhi n hota, yadi samaj use n bana deta. maian ab is kankal samaj se koee sambandh n rakkhooanga. jisake sath sneh karo, vahi kapat rakhata hai. jise apana samajho, vahi katarani liye rahata hai. oh, ham vidvesh karake itane koohrar bana diye gaye haian, hamean logoan ne bura bana diya hai. apane svarth ke lie, ham kadapi itane dusht nahian ho sakate the. hamari shuddh atma mean kisane vish mila diya hai, kalushit kar diya hai, kisane kapat, chaturi, pravanchana sikhayi hai? isi paishachik samaj ne, ise chhodऩa hoga. kisi se sambandh hi n rahega, to phir vidvesh ka mool hi n rah jayaga. chalo, aj se ise tilanjali de do. bas ....’’ yuvak kunjanath amr-kanan ke kone par se sandhya ke akash ko dekhate hue kah raha tha. lata ki a d se nikalati huee rajani ne kaha-‘‘haian! haian! kise chho date ho?’’

kunjanath ne ghoomakar dekha ki unaki svargiy stri ki bhagini rajani kalasi liye a rahi hai. kunjanath ki bhavana prabal ho uthi. aj bahut dinoan par rajani dikhaee p di hai. daridra sas ko kunjanath b di anadar ki drishti se dekhate the. usase kabhi milana bhi apani pratishtha ke viruddh samajhate the. jab se sarala ka dehant hua, tab se aur bhi. daridr-kanya se byah karake unhean samaj mean sir nicha karana p da tha. is pap ka phal rajani ki maan ko bina diye, bina pratishodh liye kunjanath ko chain nahian. rajani jab balika thi, kee bar bahan ke pas baith kar kunjanath se saral vinod kar chuki thi. aj usake man mean us balika-sulabh chanchaly ka uday ho gaya. vah bol uthi-‘‘kunj baboo! kise chhodऩa chahate ho?’’

kunj, dhani jamiandar-santan tha. usase pragalbh vyavahar karana sadharan kam nahian tha. koee doosara samay hota, to kunjanath big d uthata, par do din se usake hriday mean b di karuna hai, at: krodh ko avakash nahian. hans kar poochha-‘‘kahaan se ati ho, rajani?’’

rajani ne kaha-‘‘shiv-poojan karake a rahi hooan.’’

kunj ne poochha-‘‘tumhare shivaji kahaan haian?’’

rajani-‘‘yahian nadi ke kinare.’’

kunj-‘‘maian bhi dekhooanga.’’

rajani-‘‘chalie.’’

donoan nadi ki or chale. yuvak ne dekha bhagn-mandir ka nagn devata-n to vastr haian, n alankar, n chaandi ke patr haian, n javaharat ki chamak. keval shyamal moorti par hare-hare vilvadal aur chhota-sa dipak ka prakash. kunjanath ko bhakti ka udrek hua. devamoorti ke samane usane jhukakar pranam kiya.

kshan bhar mean ashchary se kunj ne dekha ki svargiy sarala ki pratima rajani, hath jo de hai, aur vah shiv-pratima kunjabihari ho gayi hai.