प्रेम की होली- 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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gangi ka satrahavaan sal tha, par vah tin sal se vidhava thi, aur janati thi ki maian vidhava hooan, mere lie sansar ke sukhoan ke dvar band haian. phir vah kyoan roye aur kalape? mele se sabhi to mithaee ke done aur phooloan ke har lekar nahian lautate? kitanoan hi ka to mele ki saji dookanean aur un par kh de nar-nari dekhakar hi manoranjan ho jata hai. gangi khati-piti thi, hansati-bolati thi, kisi ne use muanh latakaye, apane bhagy ko rote nahian dekha. gh di rat ko uthakar gobar nikalakar, gay-bailoan ko sani dena, phir upale pathana, usaka nity ka niyam tha. tab vah apane bhaiya ko gay duhane ke lie jagati thi. phir kuean se pani lati, chauke ka dhandha shuroo ho jata. gaanv ki bhavajean usase hansi karatian, par ek vishesh prakar ki hansi chhodaqar saheliyaan sasural se akar usase sari katha kahatian, par ek vishesh prasang bachakar. sabhi usake vaidhavy ka adar karate the. jis chhote se aparadh ke lie, usaki bhavaj par ghu dakiyaan p datian, usaki maan ko galiyaan milatian, usake bhaee par mar p dati, vah usake lie kshamy tha. jise eeshvar ne mara hai, use kya koee mare! jo batean usake lie varjit thian unaki or usaka man hi n jata tha. usake lie usaka astitv hi n tha. javani ke is um de hue sagar mean matavali laharean n thian, daravani garaj n thi, achal shanti ka samrajy tha.

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holi ayi, sabane gulabi sadiy़aan pahanian, gangi ki sa di n rangi gayi. maan ne poochha-beti, teri sa di bhi rang dooan. gangi ne kaha-nahian ammaan, yoan hi rahane do. bhavaj ne phag gaya. vah pakavan banati rahi. use isi mean anand tha.

tisare pahar doosare gaanv ke log holi khelane aye. yah log bhi holi lautane jaeange. gaanvoan mean yahi paraspar vyavahar hai. maikoo mahato ne bhang banava rakhi thi, charas-gaanja, majoom sab kuchh laye the. gangi ne hi bhang pisi thi, mithi alag banayi thi, namakin alag. usaka bhaee pilata tha, vah hath dhulati thi. javan sir nicha kiye pikar chale jate, boodhe, gangi se poochh lete-achchhi tarah ho n beti, ya chuhal karate-kyoan ri gangiya bhavaj tujhe khana nahian deti kya, jo itani dubali ho gayi hai! gangiya hansakar rah jati.. deh kya usake bas ki thi. n jane kyoan vah moti huee thi.

bhang pine ke bad log phag gane lage. gangiya apani chaukhat par kh di sun rahi thi. ek javan thakur ga raha tha. kitana achchha svar tha, kaisa mitha. gangiya ko b da anand a raha tha. maan ne kee bar pukara-sun ja. vah n gayi. ek bar gayi bhi to jaldi se laut ayi. usaka dhyan usi gane par tha. n jane kya bat use khianche leti thi, baandhe leti thi. javan thakur bhi bar-bar gangiya ki or dekhata aur mast ho-hokar gata. usake sath valoan ko ashchary ho raha tha. thakur ko yah siddhi kahaan mil gayi! vah log vida hue to gangiya chaukhate par kh di thi. javan thakur ne bhi usaki or dekha aur chala gaya.

gangiya ne apane bap se poochha-kaun gata tha dada?

maikoo ne kaha-kothar ke buddhoosianh ka ladaqa hai, garibasianh. buddhoo riti vyavahar mean ate-jate the. unake marane ke bad ab vahi ladaqa ane-jane laga.

gangi-yahaan to pahale pahal aya hai?

maikoo-haan, aur to kabhi nahian dekha. mizaj bilakul bap ka-sa hai aur vaisi hi mithi boli hai. ghamand to chhoo nahian gaya. buddhoo ke bakhar mean anaj rakhane ko jagah n thi, par chamar ko bhi dekhate to pahale hath uthate. vahi isaka svabhav hai. goroo a rahe the. gangi pagahiya lene bhitar chali gayi. vahi svar usake kanoan mean gooanj raha tha.

kee mahine gujar gaye. ek din gangi gobar path rahi thi. sahasa usane dekha, vahi thakur sir jhukaye dvar par se chala ja raha hai. vah gobar chhodaqar uth kh di huee. ghar mean koee mard n tha. sab bahar chale gaye the. yah kahana chahati thi-thakur! baitho, pani pite jav. par usake muanh se bat n nikali. usaki chhati kitane zor se dhadaq rahi thi. use ek vichitr ghabarahat hone lagi-kya kare, kaise use rok le. garibasianh ne ek bar usaki or taka aur phir aankhean nichi kar lian. us drishti mean kya bat thi ki gangi ke roean kh de ho gaye. vah dau di ghar mean gayi aur maan se boli-ammaan, vah thakur ja rahe haian, garibasianh. maan ne kaha-kisi kam se aye hoange. gangi bahar gayi to thakur chala gaya tha. vah phir gobar pathane lagi, par upale toot-toot jate the, ap hi ap hath band ho jate, magar phir chauankakar pathane lagati, jaise kahian door se usake kanoan mean avaz a rahi ho. vahi drishti aankhoan ke samane thi. usamean kya jadoo tha? kya mohini thi? usane apani mook bhasha mean kuchh kaha. gangi ne bhi kuchh suna. kya kaha? yah vah nahian janati, par vah drishti usaki aankhoan mean basi huee thi.

rat ko leti tab bhi vahi drishti samane thi. svapn mean bhi vahi drishti dikhaee di.

phir kee mahine gujar gaye. ek din sandhya samay maikoo dvar par baithe san kat rahe the aur gangi bailoan ko sani chala rahi thi ki sahasa chilla uthi-dada, dada, thakur.

maikoo ne sir uthaya to dvar par garibasianh chala a raha tha. ram-ram hua.

maikoo ne poochha-kahaan garibasianh! pani to pite jav.

garib akar ek machi par baith gaya. usaka chehara utara hua tha. kuchh vah bimar-sa jan p data tha. maikoo ne kaha-kuchh bimar the kya?

garib-nahian to dada!

maikoo-kuchh muanh utara hua hai, kya sood-byaj ki chinta mean p d gaye?

garib-tumhare jite mujhe kya chinta hai dada!

maikoo-baki de di n?

garib-haan dada, sab bebak kar diya.

maikoo ne gangi se kaha-beti ja, kuchh thakur ko pani pine ko la. bhaiya ho to kah dena chilam de jae.

garib ne kaha-chilam rahane do dada! maian nahian pita.

maikoo-abaki ghar hi tamakoo bani hai, savad to dekho. pite to ho?

garib-itana beadab n banao dada. kaka ke samane chilam nahian chhuee. maian tumako unhian ki jagah deta hooan.

yah kahate-kahate usaki aankhean bhar ayian. maikoo ka hriday bhi gadgad ho utha. gangi hath ki tokari liye moorti ke saman kh di thi. usaki sari chetana, sari bhavana, garibasianh ki batoan ki or khianchi huee thi! usamean aur kuchh sochane ki, aur kuchh karane ki shakti n thi. oh! kitani namrata hai, kitani sajjanata, kitana adab.

maikoo ne phir kaha-suna nahian beti, jakar kuchh pani pine ko lav! gangi chauank p di. dau di huee ghar mean gayi. katora maanja, usamean tho di-si rab nikali. phir lota-gilas maanjakar sharbat banaya.

maan ne poochha-kaun aya hai gangiya?

gangi-vah haian thakur garibasianh. doodh to nahian hai ammaan, ras mean mila deti?

maan-hai kyoan nahian, ha di mean dekh.

gangi ne sari malaee utarakar ras mean mila di aur lota-gilas liye bahar nikali. thakur ne usaki or dekha. gangi ne sir jhuka liya! yah sankoch usamean kahaan se a gaya?

thakur ne ras liya aur ram-ram karake chala gaya.

maikoo bola-kitana dubala ho gaya hai.

gangi-bimar haian kya?

maikoo-chinta hai aur kya? akela adami hai, itani b di girasti; kya kare.

gangi ko rat-bhar niand nahian ayi. unhean kaun-si chinta hai. dada se kuchh kaha bhi to nahian. kyoan itane sakuchate haian. chehara kaisa pila p d gaya hai.

sabere gangi ne maan se kaha-garibasianh abaki bahut dubale ho gaye haian ammaan!

maan-ab vah bephikri kahaan hai beti. bap ke jamane mean khate the aur khelate the. ab to girasti ka janjal sir par hai.

gangi ko is javab se santosh n hua. bahar jakar maikoo se boli-dada, tumane garibasianh ko samajha nahian diya-kyoan itani chinta karate ho?

maikoo ne aankhean phadaqar dekha aur kaha-ja, apana kam kar.

gangi par mano bajrapat ho gaya. vah kathor uttar aur dada ke muanh se. hay! dada ko bhi unaka dhyan nahian. koee usaka mitr nahian. unhean kaun samajhae! abaki vah aeange to maian khud unhean samajhaooangi.

gangi roj sochati-vah ate hoange, par thakur n aye. phir holi ayi. phir gaanv mean phag hone laga. ramaniyoan ne phir gulabi sadiy़aan pahanian. phir rang ghola gaya. maikoo ne bhang, charas, gaanja mangavaya. gangi ne phir mithi aur namakin bhang banaee! dvar par tat bichh gaya. vyavahari log ane lage. magar kothar se koee nahian aya. sham ho gayi. kisi ka pata nahian! gangi bekarar thi. kabhi bhitar jati, kabhi bahar ati. bhaee se poochhati-kya kothar vale nahian aye? bhaee kahata-nahian. dada se poochhati-bhang to nahian bachi, kothar vale aveange to kya piyeange? dada kahate-ab kya rat ko aveange, samane to gaanv hai. ate hote to dikhaee dete.

rat ho gayi, par gangi ko abhi tak asha lagi huee thi. vah mandir ke oopar chadh gayi aur kothar ki or nigah dau daee. koee n ata tha.

sahasa use usi sivane ki or ag dahakati huee dikhaee di. dekhate-dekhate jvala prachand ho gayi. yah kya! vahaan aj holi jal rahi hai. holi to kal hi jal gayi. kaun jane vahaan panditoan ne aj holi jalane ki sayat batayi ho. tabhi ve log aj nahian aye. kal aeange.

usane ghar akar maikoo se kaha-dada, kothar mean to aj holi jali hai.

maikoo-duth pagali! holi sab jagah kal jal gayi.

gangi-tum manate nahian ho, maian mandir par se dekh ayi hooan. holi jal rahi hai. n patiyate ho to chalo, maian dikha dooan.

maikoo-achchha chal dekhooan.

maikoo ne gangi ke sath mandir ki chhat par akar dekha. ek minat tak dekhate rahe. phir bina kuchh bole niche utar aye.

gangi ne kaha-hai holi ki nahian, tum n manate the?

maikoo-holi nahian hai pagali-chita hai. koee mar gaya hai. tabhi aj kothar vale nahian aye.

gangi ka kaleja dhakh-se ho gaya. itane mean kisi ne niche se pukara-maikoo mahato, kothar ke garibasianh gujar gaye.

maikoo niche chale gaye, par gangi vahian stambhit kh di rahi. kuchh khabar n rahi-maian kaun hooan, kahaan hooan, maloom hua jaise garibasianh us sudoor chita se nikalakar usaki or dekh raha hai-vahi drishti thi, vahi chehara, kya use vah bhool sakati thi? us divas se phir kabhi holi dekhane nahian gayi. holi har sal ati thi, har sal usi tarah bhang banati thi, har sal usi tarah phag hota tha; har sal abir-gulal u dati thi, par gangi ke lie holi sada ke lie chali gayi.

sanbandhit lekh

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