बिसाती -जयशंकर प्रसाद

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

udyan ki shail-mala ke niche ek hara-bhara chhota-sa gaanv hai. vasant ka sundar samir use aliangan karake phooloan ke saurabh se usake jhop doan ko bhar deta hai. talahati ke him-shital jharane usako apane bahupash mean jak de hue haian. us ramaniy pradesh mean ek snigdh-sangit nirantar chala karata hai, jisake bhitar bulabuloan ka kalanad, kamp aur lahar utpann karata hai.

da dim ke lal phooloan ki rangili chhaya sandhya ki arun kiranoan se chamakili ho rahi thi. shirian usi ke niche shilakhand par baithi huee samane gulaboan ki jhuramut dekh rahi thi, jisamean bahut se bulabul chahachaha rahe the, ve samiran ke sath chhool-chhulaiya khelate hue akash ko apane kalarav se gunjit kar rahe the.

shirian ne sahasa avagunthan ulat diya. prakriti prasann ho hans p di. gulaboan ke dal mean shirian ka mukh raja ke saman sushobhit tha. makarand muanh mean bhare do nil-bhramar us gulab se u dane mean asamarth the, bhauanroan ke pad par nispand the. kantili jha diyoan ki kuchh parava n karate hue bulabuloan ka usamean ghusana aur u d bhagana shirian tanmay hokar dekh rahi thi.

usaki sakhi julekha ke ane se usaki ekant bhavana bhang ho gee. apana avagunthan ulatate hue julekha ne kaha-‘‘shirian! vah tumhare hathoan par akar baith janevala bulabul, aj-kal nahian dikhalaee deta?’’

ah khianchakar shirian ne kaha-‘‘k de shit mean apane dal ke sath maidan ki or nikal gaya. vasant to a gaya par vah nahian laut aya.’’

‘‘suna hai ki ye sab hindustan mean bahut door tak chale jate haian. kya yah sach hai, shirian?’’

‘‘haan pyari! unhean svadhin vicharana achchha lagata hai. inaki jati b di svatantrata-priy hai.’’

‘‘toone apani ghangharali alakoan ke pash mean use kyoan n baandh liya?’’

‘‘mere pash us pakshi ke lie dhile p d jate the.’’

‘‘achchha laut avega-chinta n kar. maian ghar jati hooan.’’ shirian ne sir hila diya.

julekha chali gee.

jab paha di akash mean sandhya apane rangile pat phaila deti, jab vihang keval kalarav karate pankti baandhakar u date hue gunjan jha diyoan ki or lautate aur anil mean unake komal paroan se lahar uthati, jab samir apani jhoankedar tarangoan me bar-bar andhakar ko khianch lata, jab gulab adhikadhik saurabh lutakar hari chadar mean muanh chhipa lena chahate the; tab shirian ki asha-bhari drishti kalima se abhibhoot hokar palakoan mean chhipane lagi. vah jagate hue bhi ek svapn ki kalpana karane lagi.

hindustan ke samriddhishali nagar ki gali mean ek yuvak pith par gatthar lade ghoom raha hai. parishram aur anahar se usaka mukh vivarn hai. thakakar vah kisi ke dvar par baith gaya hai. kuchh bechakar us din ki jivika prapt karane ki utkantha usaki dayaniy batoan se tapak rahi hai. parantu vah grihasth kahata hai-‘‘tumhean udhar dena ho to do, nahian to apani gathari uthao. samajhe aga?’’

yuvak kahata hai-‘‘mujhe udhar dene ki samarthy nahian.’’

‘‘to mujhe bhi kuchh nahian chahie.’’

shirian apani is kalpana se chauank uthi. kaphile ke sath apani sampatti ladakar khaibar ke giri-sankat ko vah apani bhavana se padakrant karane lagi.

usaki ichchha huee ki hindustan ke pratyek grihasth ke pas ham itana dhan rakh dean ki ve anavashyak hone par bhi us yuvak ki sab vastuoan ka mooly dekar usaka bojh utar dean. parantu sarala shirian nissahay thi. usake pita ek kroor paha di saradar the. usane apana sir jhuka liya. kuchh sochane lagi.

sandhya ka adhikar ho gaya. kalarav band hua. shirian ki saansoan ke saman samir ki gati avaruddh ho uthi. usaki pith shila se tik gee.

dasi ne akar usako prakritisth kiya. usane kaha-‘‘begam bula rahi haian. chalie, meanhadi a gee hai.’’

mahinoan ho gaye. shirian ka byah ek dhani saradar se ho gaya. jharane ke kinare shirian ke bag mean shavari khianchi hai. pavan apane ek-ek thape de mean saik doan phaloan ko rula deta hai. madhu-dhara bahane lagati hai. bulabul usaki nirdayata par krandan karane lagate haian. shirian sab sahan karati rahi. saradar ka mukh utsahapoorn tha. sab hone par bhi vah ek sundar prabhat tha.

ek durbal aur lanba yuvak pith par gatthar lade samane akar baith gaya. shirian ne use dekha par vah kisi or dekhata nahian. apana saman kholakar sajane laga.

saradar apani preyasi ko upahar dene ke lie kaanch ki pyali aur kashmiri saman chhaantane laga.

shirian chupachap thi, usake hriday-kanan mean kalaravoan ka krandan ho raha tha. saradar ne dam poochha. yuvak ne kaha-‘‘maian upahar deta hooan. bechata nahian. ye vilayati aur kashmiri maianne chunakar liye haian. inamean mooly hi nahian, hriday bhi laga hai. ye dam par nahian bikate.’’

saradar ne tikshn svar mean kaha-‘‘tab mujhe n chahie. le jao- uthao.’’

‘‘achchha, utha le jaooanga. maian thaka hua a raha hooan, tho da avasar dijie, maian hath-muanh dho looan.’’ kahakar yuvak bharabharaee huee aankhoan ko chhipate, uth gaya.

saradar ne samajha, jharane ki or gaya hoga. vilamb hua par vah n aya. gahari chot aur nirmam vyatha ko vahan karate kaleja hath se pak de hue, shirian gulab ki jha diyoan ki or dekhane lagi. parantu usaki aansoo-bhari aankhoan ko kuchh n soojhata tha. saradar ne prem se usaki pith par hath rakhakar poochha- ‘‘kya dekh rahi ho?’’

‘‘mera ek palatoo bulabul shit mean hindustan ki or chala gaya tha. vah lautakar aj savere dikhalaee p da, par jab vah pas a gaya aur maianne pakadऩa chaha, to vah udhar kohakaph ki or bhag gaya!’’-shirian ke svar mean kampan tha, phir bhi ve shabd bahut sambhalakar nikale the. saradar ne hansakar kaha-‘‘phool ko bulabul ki khoj? ashchary hai!’’

bisati apana saman chho d gaya. phir lautakar nahian aya. shirian ne bojh to utar liya, par dam nahian diya.