रामलीला -प्रेमचंद

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

idhar ek muddat se ramalila dekhane nahian gaya. bandaroan ke bhadde chehare lagaye,adhi taangoan ka pajama aur kale rang ka ooancha kurata pahane adamiyoan ko dau date, hoo-hoo karate dekh kar ab hansi ati hai; maja nahian ata. kashi ki lila jagadvikhyat hai. suna hai, log door-door se dekhane ate haian. maian bhi b de shauq se gaya; par mujhe to vahaan ki lila aur kisi bajr dehat ki lila mean koee aantar n dikhayi diya. haan, ramanagar ki lila mean kuchh saj-saman achchhe haian. rakshasoan aur bandaroan ke chehare pital ke haian, gadaean bhi pital ki haian; kadachith navasi bhrataoan ke mukut sachche kam ke hoan; lekin saj-saman ke siva vahaan bhi vahi hoo-hoo ke siva aur kuchh nahian. phir bhi lakhoan adamiyoan ki bhi d lagi rahati. lekin ek jamana vah tha, jab mujhe bhi ramalila mean anand ata tha. anand to bahut halaka-sa shabd hai. vah anand unmad se kam n tha. sanyogavash un dinoan mere ghar se bahut tho di door par ramalila ka maidan tha; aur jis ghar mean lila-patroan  ka roop-rang bhara jata tha, vah to mere ghar se bilakul mila hua tha. do baje din se patroan  ki sajavat hone lagati thi. maian dopahar hi se vahaan ja baithata, aur jis utsah se dau d-dau d kar chhote-mote kam karata, us utsah se to aj apani peanshan lene bhi nahian jata. ek kothari mean rajakumari ka shrriangar hota tha. unaki deh mean ramaraj pis kar poti jati; muanh par paudar lagaya jata aur paudar ke oopar lal, hare, nile rang ki buandakiyaan lagayi jati thian. sara matha, bhauanhean, gal, tho di buandakiyoan se rach uthati thian. ek hi adami is kam mean kushal tha. vahi bari-bari se tinoan patroan  ka shrriangar karata tha. rang ki pyaliyoan mean pani lana, ramaraj pisana, pankha jhalana mera kam tha. jab in taiyariyoan ke bad viman nikalata, to us par ramachandr ji ke pichhe baith kar mujhe jo ullas, jo garv, jo romaanch hota tha vah ab lat sahab ke darabar mean kurasi par baith kar bhi nahian hota. ek bar jab hom-membar sahab ne vyavasthapak-sabha mean mere lie ek prastav ka anumodan kiya tha, us vakt mujhe kuchh usi tarah ka ullas, garv aur romaanch hua tha. haan, ek bar jab mera jyeshth putr nayab-tahasiladari mean namajad hua, tab bhi aisi hi tarangean man mean uthi thian; par inamean aur us bal-vihnalata mean b da aantar hai. tab aisa maloom hota tha ki maian svarg mean baitha hooan. nishad-nauka-lila ka din tha. maian do-char l dakoan ke bahakane mean akar gulli-danda khelane laga tha. aj shrriangar dekhane n gaya. viman bhi nikala; par maianne khelana n chho da. mujhe apana daanv lena tha. apana daanv chho dane ke lie usase kahian badhakar atmatyag ki zaroorat thi, jitana maian kar sakata tha. agar daanv dena hota to maian kab ka bhag kh da hota; lekin padane mean kuchh aur hi bat hoti hai. khair, daanv poora hua. agar maian chahata, to dhaandhali karake das-paanch minat aur pada sakata tha, isaki kafi guanjaish thi, lekin ab isaka mauqa n tha. maian sidhe nale ki taraph dau da. viman jalatat par pahuanch chuka tha. maianne door se dekha , mallah kishti liye a raha hai. dau da, lekin adamiyoan ki bhi d mean dau dana kathin tha. akhir jab maian bhi d hatata, pran-pan se age badhata ghat par pahuancha, to nishad apani nauka khol chuka tha. ramachandr par meri kitani shrriddha thi ! apane path ki chianta n karake unhean padha diya karata tha, jisamean vah phel n ho jaean. mujhase umr zyada hone par bhi vah nichi kaksha mean padhate the. lekin vahi ramachandr nauka par baithe is tarah muanh phere chale jate the, mano mujhase jan-pahachan hi nahian. nakal mean bhi asal ki kuchh n kuchh boo a hi jati hai. bhaktoan par jinaki nigah sada hi tikhi rahi hai, vah mujhe kyoan ubarate ? maian vikal ho kar us bachh de ki bhaanti koodane laga, jisaki garadan par pahali bar jua rakha gaya ho. kabhi lapak kar nale ki or jata, kabhi kisi sahayak ki khoj mean pichhe ki taraph dau data, par sab ke sab apani dhun mean mast the; meri chikh-pukar kisi ke kanoan tak n pahuanchi. tab se b di-b di vipattiayaan jhelian; par us samay jitana du:kh hua, utana phir kabhi n hua. maianne nishchay kiya tha ki ab ramachandr se n kabhi bolooanga, n kabhi khane ki koee chiz hi dooanga; lekin jyoan hi nale ko par karake vah pul ki or laute; maian dau d kar viman par chadh gaya, aur aisa khush hua, mano koee bat hi n huee thi. ramalila samapt ho gayi thi. rajagaddi hone vali thi; par n jane kyoan der ho rahi thi. shayad chanda kam vasool hua tha. ramachandr ki in dinoan koee bat bhi n poochhata tha. n ghar hi jane ki chhutti milati thi, n bhojan ka hi prabandh hota tha. chaudhari sahab ke yahaan se ek sidha koee tin baje din ko milata tha. baki sare din koee pani ko nahian poochhata. lekin meri shrriddha abhi tak jyoan ki tyoan thi. meri drishti mean ab bhi ramachandr hi the. ghar par mujhe khane ko koee chiz milati, vah le kar ramachandr ko de ata. unhean khilane mean mujhe jitana anand milata tha, utana ap kha jane mean kabhi n milata. koee mithaee ya phal pate hi maian betahasha chaupal ki or dau data. agar ramachandr vahaan n milate to unhean charoan or talash karata, aur jab tak vah chiz unhean n khila leta, mujhe chain n ata tha. khair, rajagaddi ka din aya. ramalila ke maidan mean ek b da-sa shamiyana tana gaya. usaki khoob sajavat ki gayi. veshyaoan ke dal bhi a pahuanche. sham ko ramachandr ki savari nikali, aur pratyek dvar par unaki arati utari gayi. shrriddhanusar kisi ne rupaye diye, kisi ne paise. mere pita pulis ke adami the; isalie unhoanne bina kuchh diye hi arati utari. us vakt mujhe jitani lajja ayi, use bayan nahian kar sakata. mere pas us vakt sanyog se ek rupaya tha. mere mama ji dashahare ke pahale aye the aur mujhe ek rupaya de gaye the. us rupaye ko maianne rakh chho da tha. dashahare ke din bhi use kharch n kar saka. maianne turant vah rupaya la kar arati ki thali mean dal diya. pita ji meri or kupit netroan se dekh kar rah gaye. unhoanne kuchh kaha to nahian; lekin muanh aisa bana liya, jisase prakat hota tha ki meri is dhrishtata se unake rob mean batta lag gaya. rat ke das bajate-bajate yah parikrama poori huee. arati ki thali rupayoan aur paisoan se bhari huee thi. thik to nahian kah sakata; magar ab aisa anuman hota hai ki char-paanch sau rupayoan se kam n the. chaudhari sahab inase kuchh zyada hi kharch kar chuke the. unhean isaki b di fikr huee ki kisi tarah kam se kam do sau rupaye aur vasool ho jaean aur isaki sabase achchhi tarakib unhean yahi maloom huee ki veshyaoan dvara mahaphil mean vasooli ho. jab log a kar baith jaean, aur mahaphil ka rang jam jae, to abadijan rasikajanoan ki kalaiyaan pak d-pak d kar aise hav-bhav dikhayean ki log sharamate-sharamate bhi kuchh n kuchh de hi marean. abadijan aur chaudhari sahab mean salah hone lagi. maian sanyog se un donoan praniyoan ki batean sun raha tha. chaudhari sahab ne samajha hoga yah lauanda kya matalab samajhega. par yahaan eeshvar ki daya se akl ke putale the. sari dastan samajh mean ati jati thi. chaudhari - suno abadijan, yah tumhari jyadati hai. hamara aur tumhara koee pahala sabika to hai nahian. eeshvar ne chaha, to yahaan hamesha tumhara ana-jana laga rahega. ab ki chanda bahut kam aya, nahian to maian tumase itana isarar n karata.   abadi. - ap mujhase bhi jamiandari chalean chalate haian, kyoan, magar yahaan huzoor ki dal n galegi. vah ! rupaye to maian vasool karooan, aur mooanchhoan par tav ap dean. kamaee ka achchha dhang nikala hai. is kamaee se to vakee ap tho de dinoan mean raja ho jaeeange. usake samane jamiandari jhak maregi ! bas, kal hi se ek chakala khol dijie ! khuda ki kasam, malamal ho jaiega. chaudhari -  tum dillagi karati ho, aur yahaan kaphiya tang ho raha hai. abadi. - to ap bhi to mujhi se ustadi karate haian. yahaan ap-jaise kaaniyoan ko roj uangaliyoan par nachati hooan. chaudhari - akhir tumhari mansha kya hai ? abadi. - jo kuchh vasool karooan, usamean adha mera, adha apaka. laie, hath marie. chaudhari - yahi sahi. abadi. - achchha, to pahale mere sau rupaye gin dijie. pichhe se ap alaset karane lageange. chaudhari - vah ! vah bhi logi aur yah bhi. abadi. - achchha ! to kya ap samajhate the ki apani ujarat chho d dooangi ? vahari apaki samajh ! khoob; kyoan n ho. divana bakare daravesh hushiyar ! chaudhari - to kya tumane dohari phis lene ki thani hai ? abadi. - agar apako sau daphe garaj ho, to. varana mere sau rupaye to kahian gaye hi nahian. mujhe kya kutto ne kata hai, jo logoan ki jeb mean hath dalati phirooan ? chaudhari ki ek n chali. abadi ke samane dabana p da. nach shuroo hua. abadijan bala ki shokh aurat thi. ek to kamasin, us par hasin. aur usaki adaean to is gazab ki thian ki meri tabiyat bhi mast huee jati thi. adamiyoan ke pahachanane ka gun bhi usamean kuchh kam n tha. jisake samane baith gayi, usase kuchh n kuchh le hi liya. paanch rupaye se kam to shayad hi kisi ne diye hoan. pita ji ke samane bhi vah baithi. maian mare sharm ke g d gaya. jab usane unaki kalaee pak di, tab to maian saham utha. mujhe yakin tha ki pita ji usaka hath jhatak deange aur shayad dutkar bhi dean, kiantu yah kya ho raha hai ! eeshvar ! meri aankhean dhokha to nahian kha rahi haian ! pita ji mooanchhoan mean hans rahe haian. aisi mridu-hansi unake chehare par maianne kabhi nahian dekhi thi. unaki aankhoan se anurag tapaka p data tha. unaka ek-ek rom pulakit ho raha tha; magar eeshvar ne meri laj rakh li. vah dekho, unhoanne dhire se abadi ke komal hathoan se apani kalaee chhu da li. are ! yah phir kya hua ? abadi to unake gale mean bahean dale deti hai. ab pita ji use zaroor piteange. chu dail ko jara bhi sharm nahian. ek mahashay ne muskara kar kaha , yahaan tumhari dal n galegi, abadijan ! aur daravaza dekho. bat to in mahashay ne mere man ki kahi, aur bahut hi uchit kahi; lekin n-jane kyoan pita ji ne usaki or kupit netroan se dekha, aur mooanchhoan par tav diya. muanh se to vah kuchh n bole; par unake mukh ki akriti chilla kar sarosh shabdoan mean kah rahi thi , ‘ too baniya, mujhe samajhata kya hai ? yahaan aise avasar par jan tak nisar karane ko taiyar haian. rupaye ki hakikat hi kya ! tera ji chahe, ajama le. tujhase dooni rakam n de dalooan, to muanh n dikhaooan ! ‘  mahanh ashchary ! ghor anarth ! are, zamin too phat kyoan nahian jati ? akash, too phat kyoan nahian p data ? are, mujhe maut kyoan nahian a jati ! pita ji jeb mean hath dal rahe haian. vah koee chiz nikali, aur seth ji ko dikha kar abadijan ko de dali. ah ! yah to asharphi hai. charoan or taliyaan bajane lagian. seth ji ulloo ban gaye ya pita ji ne muanh ki khayi, isaka nishchay maian nahian kar sakata. maianne keval itana dekha ki pita ji ne ek asharphi nikal kar abadijan ko di. unaki aankhoan mean is samay itana garvayukt ullas tha mano unhoanne hatim ki qabr par lat mari ho. yahi pita ji haian, jinhoanne mujhe arati mean ek rupaya dalate dekh kar meri or is tarah se dekha tha, mano mujhe pha d hi khayeange. mere us paramochit vyavahar se unake rob mean farq ata tha, aur is samay is ghrinit, kutsit aur niandit vyapar par garv aur anand se phoole n samate the. abadijan ne ek manohar muskan ke sath pita ji ko salam kiya aur age badhi; magar mujhase vahaan n baitha gaya. mare sharm ke mera mastak jhuka jata tha; agar meri aankhoan-dekhi bat n hoti, to mujhe is par kabhi etabar n hota. maian bahar jo kuchh dekhata-sunata tha, usaki riport ammaan se zaroor karata tha. par is mamale ko maianne unase chhipa rakha. maian janata tha, unhean yah bat sun kar b da du:kh hoga. rat bhar gana hota raha. tabale ki dhamak mere kanoan mean a rahi thi. ji chahata tha, chal kar dekhooan; par sahas n hota tha. maian kisi ko muanh kaise dikhaooanga ? kahian kisi ne pita ji ka zikr chhe d diya, to maian kya karooanga ? prat:kal ramachandr ki bidaee hone vali thi. maian charapaee se uthate hi aankhean malata hua chaupal ki or bhaga ? dar raha tha ki kahian ramachandr chale n gaye hoan. pahuancha, to dekha , tavayaphoan ki savariyaan jane ko taiyar haian. bisoan adami hasaratanak muanh banaye unhean ghere kh de haian. maianne unaki or aankh tak n uthayi. sidha ramachandr ke pas pahuancha. lakshman aur sita baithe ro rahe the; aur ramachandr kh de kaandho par lutiya-dor dale unhean samajha rahe the. mere siva vahaan aur koee n tha. maianne kuanthit svar se ramachandr se poochha , ‘ kya tumhari bidaee ho gayi ? ‘ ramachandr - haan, ho to gayi. hamari bidaee hi kya ? chaudhari sahab ne kah diya ,  jao, chale jate haian. 'kya rupaya aur kap de nahian mile ?' 'abhi nahian mile. chaudhari sahab kahate haian , is vakt bachat mean rupaye nahian haian. phir a kar le jana. 'kuchh nahian mila ?' 'ek paisa bhi nahian. kahate haian, kuchh bachat nahian huee. maianne socha tha, kuchh rupaye mil jaeange to padhane ki kitabean le looanga ! so kuchh n mila. rah-kharch bhi nahian diya. kahate haian , kaun door hai, paidal chale jao !' mujhe aisa krodh aya ki chal kar chaudhari ko khoob a de hathoan looan. veshyaoan ke lie rupaye, savariyaan sab kuchh; par bechare ramachandr aur unake sathiyoan ke lie kuchh bhi nahian ! jin logoan ne rat ko abadijan par das-das, bis-bis rupaye nyochhavar kiye the, unake pas kya inake lie do-do, char-char ane paise bhi nahian. pita ji ne bhi to abadijan ko ek asharphi di thi. dekhooan inake nam par kya dete haian ! maian dau da hua pita ji ke pas gaya. vah kahian taphatish par jane ko taiyar kh de the. mujhe dekh kar bole , kahaan ghoom rahe ho ? padhane ke vakt tumhean ghoomane ki soojhati hai ? maianne kaha , gaya tha chaupal. ramachandr bida ho rahe the. unhean chaudhari sahab ne kuchh nahian diya. 'to tumhean isaki kya fikr p di hai ?' 'vah jaege kaise ? pas rah-kharch bhi to nahian hai.' 'kya kuchh kharch bhi nahian diya ? yah chaudhari sahab ki beiansaphi hai.' 'ap agar do rupaya de dean, to maian unhean de aooan. itane mean shayad vah ghar pahuanch jaean.' pita ji ne tivr drishti se dekh kar kaha , jao, apani kitab dekho, mere pas rupaye nahian haian. yah kah kar vah gho de par savar ho gaye. usi din se pita ji par se meri shrriddha uth gayi. maianne phir kabhi unaki d aaut-dapat ki parava nahian ki. mera dil kahata , apako mujhako upadesh dene ka koee adhikar nahian hai. mujhe unaki soorat se chidh ho gayi. vah jo kahate, maian thik usaka ulta karata. yadyapi isamean meri hani huee; kin mera aant:karan us samay viplavakari vicharoan se bhara hua tha. mere pas do ane paise p de hue the. maianne paise utha liye aur ja kar sharamate-sharamate ramachandr ko de diye. un paisoan ko dekh kar ramachandr ko jitana harsh hua, vah mere lie ashatit tha. toot p de, mano pyase ko pani mil gaya. yahi do ane paise le kar tinoan moortiyaan bida hueean ! keval maian hi unake sath kasbe ke bahar tak pahuanchane aya. unhean bida karake lauta, to meri aankhean sajal thian; par hriday anand se um da hua tha.

sanbandhit lekh

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