मनोवृत्ति -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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ek suandar yuvati, prat:kal, gaandhi-park mean billaur ke beanch par gahari niand mean soyi payi jay, yah chauanka denevali bat hai. suandariyaan parkoan mean hava khane ati haian, hansati haian, dau dati haian, phool-paudhoan se khelati haian, kisi ka idhar dhyan nahian jata; lekin koee yuvati ravish ke kinare vale beanch par bekhabar soye, yah bilakul gair mamooli bat hai, apani or bal-poorvak akarshit karane vali. ravish par kitane adami chahalakadami kar rahe haian, boodhe bhi, javan bhi, sabhi ek kshan ke lie vahaan thithak jate haian, ek najar vah drishy dekhate haian aur tab chale jate haian. yuvakavriand rahasyabhav se musakirate hue, vriddhajan chianta-bhav se sir hilate hue aur yuvatiyaan lajja se aankhean niche kiye hue.

2

basant aur hashim nikar aur baniyan pahane nange paanv dau d rahe haian. b de din ki chhuttiyoan mean olianpiyan res hone vala hai, donoan usi ki taiyari kar rahe haian. donoan is sthal par pahuanchakar ruk jate haian aur dabi aankho se yuvati ko dekhakar apas mean khayal dau dane lagate haian.

basant ne kaha- ise aur kahian sone ki jagah hi nahian mili.

hashim ne javab diya- koee veshya hai.

'lekin veshyaean bhi to is tarah besharmi nahian karatian.'

'veshya agar besharm n ho to veshya nahian.'

'bahut-si aisi batean haian, jinamean kulavadhoo aur veshya donoan ek vyavahar karati haian. koee veshya mamooli taur par s dak par sona nahian chahati.'

'roop-chhavi dikhane ka naya art hai.'

'art ka sabase suandar roop chhipav hai, dikhav nahian. veshya is rahasy ko khoob samajhati hai.'

'usaka chhipav keval akarshan badhane ke lie hai.'

'ho sakata hai; magar keval yahaan so jana yah pramanit nahian karata ki yah veshya hai. isaki maang mean seandur hai.'

'veshyaean avasar p dane par saubhagyashali ban jati haian. rat-bhar pyale ke daur chale hoange. kam-kri daean huee hoangi. avasad ke karan, thandak pakar so gayi hogi.'

'mujhe to kulavadhoo-si lagati hai ?'

'kulavadhoo park mean sone ayegi ?'

'ho sakata hai, ghar se roothakar ayi ho ?'

'chalakar poochh hi kyoan n lean.'

'nire ahamak ho ! bagair parichay ke ap kisi ko jaga kaise sakate haian ?'

'aji chalakar parichay kar leange. ulate aur ehasan jatayeange.'

'aur jo kahian jhi dak de ?'

'jhi dakane ki koee bat bhi ho. usase saujany aur sadayata mean doobi huee batean kareange. koee yuvati aisi batean sunakar chidh nahian sakati. aji, gat-yauvanaean tak to ras-bhari batean sunakar phool hi uthati haian. yah to navayauvana hai. maianne roop aur yauvan ka aisa suandar sanyog nahian dekha tha.'

'mere hriday par to yah roop ab jivan-paryant ke lie aankit ho gaya ! shayad kabhi n bhool sakooan.'

'maian to phir yahi kahata hooan ki koee veshya hai.'

'roop ki devi veshya bhi ho, upasy hai.'

'yahian kh de-kh de kaviyoan ki-si batean karoge, jara vahaan chalate kyoan nahian. tum keval kh de rahana, pash to maian dalooanga.'

'koee kulavadhoo hai.'

'kulavadhoo park mean akar soye, to isaka isake siva koee arth nahian ki vah akarshit karana chahati hai, aur yah veshya manovritti hai.'

'ajakal ki yuvatiyaan bhi to pharvard hone lagi haian.'

'pharvard yuvatiyaan yuvakoan se aankhean nahian churatian.'

'haan, lekin hai kulavadhoo, kulavadhoo se kisi tarah ki batachit karana maian behoodagi samajhata hooan.'

'to chalo phir dau d lagavean.'

'lekin dil mean to vah moorti dau d rahi hai.'

'to ao baithean. jab vah uthakar jane lage; to usake pichhe chalean. maian kahata hooan veshya hai.'

'aur maian kahata hooan, kulavadhoo hai.'

'to das-das ki bazi rahi.'

3

do vriddh purush dhire-dhire zamin ki or takate a rahe haian, mano khoyi javani dhooandh rahe hoan. ek ki kamar jhuki, bal kale, sharir sthool; doosare ke bal pake hue, par kamar sidhi, ikahara sharir. donoan ke daant toote; par nakali daant lagaye, donoan ki aankho par ainak. mote mahashay vakil haian, chharahare mahoday daktar.

vakil - dekha, yah bisavian sadi ki karamat !

daktar- ji haan dekha, hiandustan duniya se alag to nahian hai.

'lekin ap ise shishtata to nahian kah sakate ?'

'shishtata ki duhaee dene ka ab samay nahian.'

'hai kisi bhale ghar ki l daki.'

'veshya hai sahab, ap itana bhi nahian samajhate.'

'veshya itani phooh d nahian hoti.'

'aur bhale ghar ki l dakiyaan phooh d hoti haian ?'

'nayi azadi hai, naya nasha hai.'

'ham logoan ki to buri-bhali kat gayi. jinake sir ayegi, vah jheleange.'

'afasos, javani rukhsat ho gayi.'

'ziandagi jahannum se badatar ho jayegi.'

'magar aankh to nahian rukhsat ho gayi; vah dil to nahian rukhsat ho gaya.'

'bas aankh se dekha karo, dil jalaya karo.'

'mera to phir javan hone ko ji chahata hai. sach poochho to ajakal ke jivan mean hi ziandagi ki bahar hai. hamare vaktoan mean to kahian koee soorat hi najar n ati thi. aj to jidhar jao, husn-hi-husn ke jalave.'

'suna, yuvatiyoan ko duniya mean jis chiz se sabase zyada napharat hai, vah boodhe mard haian.'

'maian isaka kayal nahian. purush ka jauhar usaki javani nahian, usaka shaktisanpann hona hai. kitane hi boodhe javanoan se zyada k diyal hote haian. mujhe to aye din isake tajarabe hote haian. maian hi apane ko kisi javan se kam nahian samajhata.'

'yahi sab sahi hai; par boodhoan ka dil kamazor ho jata hai. agar yah bat n hoti to is ramani ko is tarah dekhakar ham log yoan n chale jate. maian to aankho bhar dekh bhi n saka. dar lag raha tha ki kahian usaki aankhean khul jayean aur vah mujhe takate dekh le to dil mean kya samajhe.'

'khush hoti ki boodhe par bhi usaka jadoo chal gaya.'

'aji rahane bhi do.'

'ap kuchh dinoan 'okasa' ka sevan kijie.'

'chandroday khakar dekh chuka. sab lootane ki bate haian.'

'manki glaiand lagava lijie n ?'

'ap is yuvati se meri batean pakki kara dean. maian taiyar hooan.'

'haan, yah mera jimma, magar bhaee hamara hissa bhi rahega.'

'arthath ?'

'arthath yah ki kabhi-kabhi maian apake ghar akar apani aankhean thandi kar liya karooanga.'

'agar ap is irade se ayean to maian apaka dushman ho jaooan.'

'o ho, ap to manki glaiand ka nam sunate hi javan ho gaye.'

'maian to samajhata hooan, yah bhi daktaroan ne lootane ka ek lataka nikala hai. sach !'

'are sahab, is ramani ke sparsh mean javani hai, ap haian kis pher mean ! usake ek-ek aang mean, ek-ek chitavan mean, ek-ek musakan mean, ek-ek vilas mean javani bhari huee hai. n sau manki glaiand n ek ramani ka bahu-pash.'

'achchha qadam badhaiye, muvakkil akar baithe hoange.'

'yah soorat yad rahegi.'

'phir apane yad dila di.'

'vah is tarah soyi hai, isalie ki log usake roop ko, usake aang-vinyas ko, usake bikhare hue keshoan ko, usaki khuli huee gardan ko dekhean aur apani chhati pitean. is tarah chale jana, usake sath anyay hai. vah bula rahi hai, aur ap bhage ja rahe haian.'

'ham jis tarah dil se prem kar sakate haian, javan kabhi kar sakata hai ?'

'bilakul thik ! mujhe to aisi auratoan se sabika p d chuka hai, jo rasik boodhoan ko khoja karati haian. javan to chhichhore, uchchhriankhal, asthir aur garvile hote haian. ve prem ke badale mean kuchh chahate haian. yahaan ni:svarth bhav se atm-samarpan karate haian.'

'apaki batoan se dil mean gudagudi ho gayi.'

'magar ek bat yad rakhie, kahian usaka javan premi mil gaya to ?'

'to mila kare, yahaan aisoan se nahian darate.'

'apaki shadi ki kuchh batachit thi to ?'

'haan thi, magar apane hi l dake jab dushmani par kamar baandhean, to kya ho ! mera b da l daka yashavant to mujhe bandook dikhane laga. yah jamane ki khoobi hai.'

aktoobar ki dhoop tej ho chali thi. donoan mitr nikal gaye.

4

do deviyaan ek vriddha, doosari navayauvana park ke phatak par motar se utarian aur park mean hava khane ayian. unaki nigah bhi us niand ki mati yuvati par p di.

vriddha ne kaha- b di besharm hai !

navayauvana ne tiraskar-bhav se usaki or dekhakar kaha- that to bhale ghar ki deviyoan ke haian !

'bas that hi dekh lo. isi se mard kahate haian striyoan ko azadi n milani chahie.'

'mujhe to koee veshya maloom hoti hai.'

'veshya hi sahi, par use itani besharmi karake stri-samaj ko lajjit karane ka kya adhikar hai ?'

'kaise maje se so rahi hai, mano apane ghar mean hai.'

'behayaee hai. maian parada nahian chahati, purushoan ki gulami nahian chahati; lekin auratoan mean jo gauravashilata aur salajjata hai, use nahian chho dana chahati. maian kisi yuvati ko s dak par sigaret pite dekhati hooan, to mere badan mean ag lag jati hai, usi tarah adhi chhati ka janphar bhi mujhe nahian sohata. kya apane dharm ki laj chho d dene se hi sabit hoga ki ham bahut pharvard haian ? purush apani chhati ya pith khole to nahian ghoomate ?'

'isi bat par baeeji, jab maian apako a de hathoan leti hooan, to ap big dane lagati haian. purush svadhin hai, vah dil mean samajhata hai ki maian svadhin hooan. vah svadhinata ka svaang nahian bharata. stri apane dil mean samajhati hai ki vah svadhin nahian hai, isalie vah apani svadhinata ka dhoang karati hai. jo balavanh haian, ve ak date nahian. jo durbal haian, vahi ak d dikhate haian. kya ap unhean apane aansoo poanchhane ke lie itana adhikar bhi nahian dena chahatian ?'

'maian to kahati hooan, stri apane ko chhipakar purush ko jitana nacha sakati hai, apane ko kholakar nahian nacha sakati.'

'stri hi purush ke akarshan ki fikr kyoan kare ? purush kyoan stri se parda nahian karata ?'

'ab muanh n khulavao minoo ! is chhokari ko jagakar kah do jakar ghar par soye. itane adami a-ja rahe haian aur nirlajj taang phailaye p di hai. yahaan ise niand kaise a gayi ?'

'rat kitani garmi thi baeeji ! thandak pakar bechari ki aankh lag gayi hai.'

'rat-bhar yahian rahi hai, kuchh-kuchh badati hooan ?'

minoo yuvati ke pas jakar usaka hath pak dakar hilati hai, yahaan kyoan so rahi ho deviji, itana din chadh aya, uthakar ghar jao.

yuvati aankhean khol deti hai, oho, itana din chadh aya ? kya maian so gayi thi ? mere sir mean chakkar a jaya karata hai. maianne samajha shayad hava se kuchh labh ho. yahaan ayi; par aisa chakkar aya ki maian is beanch par baith gayi, phir mujhe kuchh hosh n raha. ab bhi maian kh di nahian ho sakati. maloom hota hai, maian gir p dooangi. bahut dava ki; par koee fayada nahian hota. ap daktar shyamanath ko janati hoangi, vah mere sasur haian.

yuvati ne ashchary se kaha- achchha ! vah to abhi idhar hi se gaye haian.

'sach ! lekin mujhe pahachan kaise sakate haian ? abhi mera gauna nahian hua hai.'

'to kya ap unake l dake vasantalal ki dharmapatni haian ?'

yuvati ne sharm se sir jhukakar svikar kiya. minoo ne hansakar kaha- vasantalal to abhi idhar se gaye haian ? mera unase yunivarsiti ka parichay hai.

'achchha ! lekin mujhe unhoanne dekha kahaan hai ?'

'to maian dau dakar daktar ko khabar de dooan.'

'ji nahian, maian tho di der mean bilakul achchhi ho jaooangi.'

'vasantalal bhi vah kh da hai, use bula dooan.'

'ji nahian, kisi ko n bulaie.'

'to chalo, apane motar par tumhean tumhare ghar pahuancha dooan.'

'apaki b di kripa hogi.'

'kis muhalle mean ?'

'begamaganj, mi. jayaramadas ke ghar.'

'maian aj hi mi. vasantalal se kahooangi.'

'maian kya janati thi ki vah is park mean ate haian.'

'magar koee adami to sath le liya hota ?'

'kisalie ? koee zaroorat n thi.'