मुफ्त का यश -प्रेमचंद

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

un dinoan sanyog se hakim-jila ek rasik sajjan the. itihas aur purane sikkoan ki khoj mean unhoanne achchhi khyati prapt kar li thi. eeshvar jane daftar ke sookhe kamoan se unhean aitihasik chhan-bin ke lie kaise samay mil jata tha. vahaan to jab kisi aphasar se poochhie, to vah yahi kahata hai 'mare kam ke mara jata hooan, sir uthane ki phurasat nahian milati.' shayad shikar aur sair bhi unake kam mean shamil hai ? un sajjan ki kirtiyaan maianne dekhi thian aur man mean unaka adar karata tha; lekin unaki aphasari kisi prakar ki ghanishthata mean badhak thi. mujhe sankoch tha ki agar meri or se pahal huee to log yahi kaheange ki isamean mera koee svarth hai aur maian kisi dasha mean bhi yah ilajam apane sir nahian lena chahata. maian to hukkam ki davatoan aur sarvajanik utsavoan mean nevata dene ka bhi virodhi hooan aur jab kabhi sunata hooan ki kisi aphasar ko kisi am jalase ka sabhapati banaya gaya ya koee skool, aushadhalay ya vidhavashram kisi gavarnar ke nam se khola gaya, to apane desh-bandhuoan ki das-manovritti par ghantoan afasos karata hooan; magar jab ek din hakim-jila ne khud mere nam ek rukka bheja ki maian apase milana chahata hooan; kya ap mere bangale par ane ka kasht svikar kareange, to maian b de duvidha mean p d gaya. kya javab dooan ? apane do-ek mitroan se salah li. unhoanne kaha, 'saph likh dijie, mujhe phurasat nahian. vah hakim-jila hoange, to apane ghar ke hoange, koee sarakari va jabte ka kam hota, to apaka jana anivary tha; lekin niji mulakat ke lie jana apaki shan ke khilaph hai. akhir vah khud apake makan par kyoan nahian aye ? isase kya unaki shan mean batta laga jata tha ? isilie to khud nahian aye ki vah hakim-jila haian. in ahamak hindustaniyoan ko kab yah samajh ayegi ki daftar ke bahar ve bhi vaise hi sadharan manushy haian, jaise ham ya ap. shayad ye log apani gharavaliyoan se bhi aphasari jatate hoange. apana pad unhean kabhi nahian bhoolata.' ek mitr ne, jo latiphoan ke chalate-phirate tijori haian, hindustani aphasaroan ke vishay mean kee b di manoranjak ghatanaean sunayian. ek aphasar sahab sasural gaye. shayad stri ko vida karana tha. jaisa am rivaj hai, sasur ji ne pahale hi vade par l daki ko vida karana uchit n samajha. kahane lage beta, itane dinoan ke bad ayi hai abhi kaise vida kar dooan ? bhala, chh: mahine to rahane do. udhar dharmapatniji ne bhi nain se sandesh kahala bheja abhi maian nahian jana chahati. akhir mata-pita se bhi to mera koee nata hai . kuchh tumhare hath bik tho de hi gayi hooan ? damad sahab aphasar the, jame se bahar ho gaye. turant gho de par baithe aur sadar ki rah li. doosare hi din sasuraji par samman jari kar diya. bechara boodha adami turant l daki ko sath lekar damad ki seva mean ja pahuancha. tab jake unaki jan bachi. ye log aise mithyabhimani hote haian aur phir tumhean hakim-jila se lena hi kya hai ? agar tum koee vidrohatmak galp va lekh likhoge, to phauran giraphtar kar liye jaoge. hakim-jila jara bhi murauvat n kareange. kah deange yah gavarnameant ka hukm hai, maian kya karooan ? apane l dake ke lie qanoonagoee ya nayab tahasiladari ki lalasa tumhean hai nahian. vyarth kyoan dau de jao. lekin, mujhe mitroan ki yah salah pasand n ayi. ek bhala adami jab nimantran deta hai, to keval isalie asvikar kar dena ki hakim-jila ne bheja hai, mutamardi hai. beshak hakim sahab mere ghar a jate, to unaki shan kam n hoti. udar hriday vala adami betakalluph chala ata; lekin bhaee, zile ki aphasari b di chiz hai. aur ek upanyasakar ki hasti hi kya hai. iangalaiand ya amerika mean galp lekhakoan aur upanyasakaroan ki mej par nimantriat hone mean pradhanamantri bhi apana gaurav samajhega, hakim-jila ki to ginati hi kya hai ? lekin yah bharatavarsh hai, jahaan har ek rees ke darabar mean kavi-samratoan ka jattha rees ke kirtiman ke lie jama rahata tha aur aj bhi tajaposhi mean hamare lekhak-vrind bina bulaye rajaoan ki khidamat mean hajir hote haian, kaside pesh karate haian aur inam ke lie hath pasarate haian. tum aise kahaan ke b de vah ho ki hakim-jila tumhare ghar chala aye. jab tumamean itani ak d aur tunukamizaji hai, to vah to zile ka badashah hai. agar use kuchh abhiman bhi ho to uchit hai. ise usaki kamazori kaho, behoodagi kaho, moorkhata kaho, ujaddata kaho, phir bhi uchit hai. devata hona garv ki bat hai; lekin manushy hona bhi aparadh nahian. aur maian to kahata hooan eeshvar ko dhanyavad do ki hakim-jila tumhare ghar nahian aye; varana tumhari kitani bhad hoti. unake adar-satkar ka saman tumhare pas kahaan tha ? gat ki ek kursi bhi nahian hai. unhean kya tin taangoanvale sianhasan par baithate ya matamaile jajim par ? tin paise ki chaubis bi diyaan pikar dil khush kar lete ho. hai samarthy rupaye ke do sigar kharidane ki ? tum to itana bhi nahian janate ki vah sigar milata kahaan hai; usaka nam kya hai. apana bhagy saraho ki aphasar sahab tumhare ghar nahian aye aur tumhean bula liya. char-paanch rupaye big d bhi jate aur lajjti bhi hona p data. aur kahian tumhare param durbhagy aur papoan ke dandasvaroop unaki dharmapatni bhi unake sath hotian, tab to tumhean dharati mean sama jane ke siva aur koee thikana n tha. tum ya tumhari dharmapatni us mahila ka satkar kar sakati thi ? tumhari to ghigghi bandh jati sahab, badahavas ho jate ! vah tumhare divanakhane tak hi n rahati jise tumane garibamoo dhang se saza rakha hai. vahaan tumhari garibi avashy hai, par phooh dapan nahian. andar to pag-pag par phooh dapan ke drishy najar ate. tum apane mean phate-purane pahanakar aur apani vipannata mean magan rahakar zindagi basar kar sakate ho; lekin koee bhi atmabhimani adami yah pasand nahian kar sakata ki usaki duravastha doosaroan ke lie vinod ki vastu bane. in ledi sahiba ke samane to tumhari jaban band ho jati. chunaanche maianne hakim-jila ka nimantran svikar kar liya aur yadyapi unake svabhav mean kuchh anavashyak aphasari ki shan thi; lekin unake sneh aur udarata ne use yathasadhy prakat n hone diya. kam-se-kam unhoanne mujhe shikayat ka koee mauqa n diya. aphasarana prakriti ko tabdil karana unaki shakti ke bahar tha. mujhe is prasang ko koee mahattv dene ki koee bat bhi n thi, mahattv n diya. unhoanne mujhe bulaya, maian chala gaya. kuchh gap-shap kiya aur laut aya. kisi se isaka zikr karane ki zaroorat hi kya ? mano bhaji kharidane bazar gaya tha. lekin tohiyoan ne jane kaise toh laga liya. vishesh samudayoan mean yah charcha hone lagi ki hakim-jila se meri b di gahari maitri hai aur vah mera b da samman karate haian. atishayokti ne mera samman aur bhi badha diya. yahaan tak mashahoor hua ki vah mujhase salah liye bagair koee phaisala ya riport nahian likhate. koee bhi samajhadar adami is khyati se labh utha sakata tha. svarth mean adami bavala ho jata hai. tinake ka sahara dhooandhata phirata hai. aisoan ko vishvas dilana kuchh mushkil n tha ki mere dvara unaka kam nikal sakata hai, lekin maian aisi batoan se ghrina karata hooan. saik doan vyakti apani kathaean lekar mere pas aye. kisi ke sath pulis ne beja jyadati ki thi. koee inkam taiks valoan ki sakhtiyoan se du:khi tha, kisi ki yah shikayat thi ki daftar mean usaki hakatalaphi ho rahi hai aur usake pichhe ke adamiyoan ko danadan tarakkiyaan mil rahi haian. usaka nambar ata hai, to koee paravah nahian karata. is tarah ka koee-n-koee prasang nity hi mere pas ane laga, lekin mere pas un sabake lie ek hi javab tha mujhase koee matalab nahian. ek din maian apane kamare mean baitha tha, ki mere bachapan ke ek sahapathi mitr a tapake. ham donoan ek hi makatab mean padhane jaya karate the. koee 45 sal ki purani bat hai. meri umr 19 sal se adhik n thi. vah bhi lagabhag isi umr ke rahe hoange; lekin mujhase kahian balavan aur hrasht-pusht. maian jahin tha, vah nire kaudan. maulavi sahab unase har gaye the aur unhean sabak padhane ka bhar mujh par dal diya tha. apane se dugune vyakti ko padhana maian apane lie gaurav ki bat samajhata tha aur khoob man lagakar padhata. phal yah hua ki maulavi sahab ki chh di jahaan asaphal rahi, vahaan mera prem saphal ho gaya. baladev chal nikala, 'khalikabari' tak ja pahuancha, magar is bich mean maulavi sahab ka svargavas ho gaya aur vah shakha toot gayi. unake chhatr bhi idhar-udhar ho gaye. tab se baladev ko keval maianne do-tin bar raste mean dekha, (maian ab bhi vahi siankiya pahalavan hooan aur vah ab bhi vahi bhimakay) ram-ram huee, kshem-kushal poochha, aur apani-apani rah chale ye. maianne unase hath milate hue kaha, ‘ao bhaee baladev, maje mean to ho ? kaise yad kiya, kya karate ho ajakal ? baladev ne vyathit kanth se kaha, ‘zindagi ke din poore kar rahe haian, bhaee, aur kya. tumase milane ki bahut dinoan se ichchha thi. yad karo vah makatabavali bat, jab tum mujhe padhaya karate the. tumhari badaulat char akshar padh gaya aur apani jamiandari ka kam sanbhal leta hooan, nahian to moorkh hi bana rahata. tum mere guru ho bhaee, sach kahata hooan; mujh-jaise gadho ko padhana tumhara hi kam tha. n-jane kya bat thi ki maulavi sahab se sabak padhakar apani jagah par aya nahian ki bilakul saph. tum jo padhate the, vah bina yad kiye hi yad ho jata tha. tum tab bhi b de jahin the.‘ yah kahakar unhoanne mujhe sagarv netroan se dekha. maian bachapan ke sathiyoan ko dekhakar phool uthata hooan. sajal netr hokar bola, ‘maian to jab tumhean dekhata hooan, to yahi ji mean ata hai ki dau dakar tumhare gale lipat jaooan. 45 varsh ka yug mano bilakul gayab ho jata hai. vah makatab aankhoan ke samane phirane lagata hai aur bachapan sari manoharataoan ke sath taja ho jata hai. baladev ne bhi dravit kanth se uttar diya maianne to bhaee, tumhean sadaiv apana ishtadev samajha hai. jab tumhean dekhata hooan, to chhati gaj-bhar ki ho jati hai ki vah mera bachapan ka sangi ja raha hai, jo samay a p dane par kabhi daga n dega. tumhari b daee sun-sunakar man-hi-man prasann ho jata hooan, lekin yah batao, kya tumhean khana nahian milata ? kuchh khate-pite kyoan nahian ? sookhate kyoan jate ho ? ghi n milata ho, to do-char kanastar bhijava dooan. ab tum bhi boodhe hue, khoob datakar khaya karo. ab to deh mean jo kuchh tej aur bal hai, vah keval bhojan ke adhin hai. maian to ab bhi ser-bhar doodh aur pav-bhar ghi u daye jata hooan. idhar tho da makkhan bhi khane laga hooan. zindagi-bhar bal-bachchoan ke lie mar mite. ab koee yah nahian poochhata ki tumhari tabiyat kaisi hai. agar aj kandha dal dooan, to koee ek lote pani ko n poochhe. isalie khoob khata hooan aur sabase zyada kam karata hooan. ghar par apana rob bana hua hai. vahi jo tumhara jetha l daka hai, us par pulis ne ek jhootha mukadama chala diya hai. javani ke mad mean kisi ko kuchh samajhata nahian hai. hai bhi achchha-khasa pahalavan. darogaji se ek bar kuchh kaha,-suni ho gayi. tab se ghat mean lage hue the. idhar gaanv mean ek daka p d gaya. darogaji ne tahakikat mean use bhi phaans liya. aj ek saptah se hirasat mean hai. mukadama muhammad khalil, dipti ke ijalas mean hai aur muhammad khalil aur darogaji se daant-kati roti hai. avashy saza ho jayagi. ab tumhian bachao, to usaki jan bach sakati hai. aur koee asha nahian hai. saza to jo hogi vah hogi hi; ijjat bhi khak mean mil jayagi. tum jakar hakim-jila se itana kah do ki mukadama jhootha hai, ap khud chalakar tahakikat kar lean ! bas, dekho bhaee, bachapan ke sathi ho, 'nahian' n karana. janata hooan, tum in muamaloan mean nahian p date aur tumhare-jaise adami ko p dana bhi n chahie. tum praja ki l daee l dane vale jiv ho, tumhean sarakar ke adamiyoan se mel-jol badhana uchit nahian; nahian to janata ki najaroan se gir jaoge. lekin yah ghar ka muamala hai. itana samajh lo ki muamala bilakul jhooth n hota, to maian kabhi tumhare pas n ata. l dake ki maan ro-rokar jan diye dalati hai, bahoo ne dana-pani chho d rakha hai. sat din se ghar mean choolha nahian jala. maian to tho da-sa doodh pi leta hooan, lekin donoan sas-bahoo to nirahar p di huee haian, agar bachcha ko saza ho gayi, to donoan mar jayangi. maianne yahi kahakar unhean dhadhas diya hai ki jab tak hamara chhota bhaee salamat hai, koee hamara bal baanka nahian kar sakata. tumhari bhabhi ne tumhari ek pustak padhi hai. vah to tumhean devatuly samajhati hai aur jab koee bat hoti hai, tumhari najir dekar mujhe lajjit karati hai. maian bhi saf kah deta hooan maian us chhokare ki-si buddhi kahaan se laooan ? tumhean usaki najaroan se girane ke lie tumhean chhokara, mariyal sabhi kuchh kahata hooan, par tumhare samane mera rang nahian jamata.‘  maian b de sankat mean p d gaya. meri or se jitani apattiyaan ho sakati thian, un sabaka javab baladevasianh ne pahale hi se de diya tha. inako phir duharana vyarth tha. isake siva koee javab n soojha ki maian jakar sahab se kahooanga. haan, itana maianne apani taraph se aur badha diya ki mujhe asha nahian ki mere kahane ka vishesh khayal kiya jay, kyoanki sarakari muamaloan mean hukkam hamesha apane matahatoan ka paksh liya karate haian. baladevasianh ne prasann hokar kaha, isaki chinta nahian, takadir mean jo likha hai, vah to hoga hi. bas, tum jakar kah bhar do. 'achchhi bat hai.' 'to kal jaoge ?' 'haan avashy, jaooanga ?' 'yah zaroor kahana ki ap chalakar tahakikat kar lean.' 'haan, yah zaroor kahooanga.' 'aur yah bhi kah dena ki baladevasianh mera bhaee hai.' 'jhooth bolane ke lie mujhe majaboor n karo.' 'tum mere bhaee nahian ho ? maianne to hamesha tumhean apana bhaee samajha hai.' 'achchha, yah bhi kah dooanga.' baladevasianh ko vida karake maianne apana khel samapt kiya aur aram se bhojan karake leta. maianne usase gala chhu dane ke lie jhootha vada kar diya. mera irada hakim-jila se kuchh kahane ka nahian tha. maianne peshabandi ke taur par pahale hi jata diya tha ki hukkam am taur par pulis ke muamaloan mean dakhal nahian dete; isalie saza ho bhi gayi, to mujhe yah kahane ki kafi guanjaish thi ki sahab ne meri bat svikar nahian ki. kee din gujar gaye the. maian is vakiye ko bilakul bhool gaya tha. sahasa ek din baladevasianh apane pahalavan bete ke sath mere kamare mean dakhil hue. bete ne mere charanoan par sir rakh diya aur adab se ek kinare kh da ho gaya. baladevasianh bole, ‘bilakul bari ho gaya bhaiya ! sahab ne daroga ko bulakar khoob daanta ki tum bhale adamiyoan ko satate aur badanam karate ho. agar phir aisa jhootha mukadama laye, to barkhast kar diye jaoge. darogaji bahut jheanpe. maianne unhean jhukakar salam kiya. bacha par gh doan pani p d gaya. yah tumhari sipharish ka chamatkar hai, bhaeejan ! agar tumane madad n ki hoti, to ham tabah ho gaye the. yah samajh lo ki tumane char praniyoan ki jan bacha li. maian tumhare pas bahut darate-darate aya tha. logoan ne kaha, tha unake pas nahak jate ho, vah b da bemurauvat adami hai, usaki jat se kisi ka upakar nahian ho sakata. adami vah hai; jo doosaroan ka hit kare. vah kya adami hai, jo kisi ki kuchh sune hi nahian ! lekin bhaeejan, maianne kisi ki bat n mani. mere dil mean mera ram baitha kah raha tha tum chahe kitane hi rookhe aur belag ho, lekin mujh par avashy daya karoge. ‘ yah kahakar baladevasianh ne apane bete ko ishara kiya. vah bahar gaya aur ek b da-sa gatthar utha laya, jisamean bhaanti-bhaanti ki dehati saugatean bandhi huee thian. halaanki  maian barabar kahe jata tha tum ye chizean nahak laye, inaki kya zaroorat thi, kitane ganvar ho, akhir to thahare dehati, maianne kuchh nahian kaha,maian to sahab ke pas gaya bhi nahian, lekin kaun sunata hai. khoya, dahi, matar ki phaliyaan, amavat, taja gu d aur jane kya-kya a gaya. maianne kahane ko to ek tarah se kah diya maian sahab ke pas gaya hi nahian, jo kuchh hua, khud hua, mera koee ehasan nahian hai, lekin usaka matalabayah nikala gaya ki maian keval namrata se aur saugatoan ko lauta dene ka koee bahana dhooandhane ke lie aisa kah raha hooan. mujhe itani himmat n huee ki maian is bat ka vishvas dilata. isaka jo arth nikala gaya, vahi maian chahata tha. muft ka ehasan chho dane ka ji n chahata tha, ant mean jab maianne zor dekar kaha, ki kisi se is bat ka zikr n karana, nahian to mere pas phariyadoan ka mela lag jayaga, to mano maianne svikar kar liya ki maianne sipharish ki aur joroan se ki.

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