विराम-चिह्न -जयशंकर प्रसाद

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

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dev-mandir ke sianhadvar se kuchh door hat kar vah chhoti-si dukan thi. supari ke ghane kunj ke niche ek maile kap de par sookhi huee dhar mean tin-char kele, char kachche papite, do hare nariyal aur chh: ande the. mandir se darshan karake lautate hue bhakt log donoan patti mean saji huee hari-bhari dukanoan ko dekhakar usaki or dhyan dene ki avashyakata hi nahian samajhate the.

arddh-nagn vriddha dookanavali bhi kisi ko apani vastu lene ke lie nahian bulati thi. vah chupachap apane keloan aur papitoan ko dekh leti. madhyahn bit chala. usaki koee vastu n biki. muanh ki hi nahian, usake sharir par ki bhi jhurriyaan rookhi hokar aianthi ja rahi thian. mooly dekar bhat-dal ki haandiy़aan liye log chale ja rahe the. mandir mean bhagavanh ke vishram ka samay ho gaya tha. un haan diyoan ko dekhakar usaki bhookhi aankhoan mean lalach ki chamak badhi, kintu paise kahaan the? aj tisara din tha, use do-ek kele khakar bitate hue. usane ek bar bhookh se bhagavanh ki bheant karakar kshan-bhar ke lie vishram paya; kintu bhookh ki vah patali lahar abhi dabane mean poori tarah samarth n ho saki thi, ki radhe akar use gurerane laga. usane bharapet ta di pi li thi. aankhe lal, muanh se bat karane mean jhag nikal raha tha. hath nachakar vah kahane laga-

‘‘sab log jakar kha-pikar so rahe haian. too yahaan baithi huee devata ka darshan kar rahi hai. achchha, to aj bhi kuchh khane ko nahian?’’

‘‘beta! ek paise ka bhi nahian bika, kya karooan? are, to bhi too kitani ta di pi aya hai.’’

‘‘vah samane tere thakur dikhaee p d rahe haian. too bhi pikar dekh n!’’

us samay sianhadvar ke samane ki vistrit bhoomi nirjan ho rahi thi. keval jalati huee dhoop us par kilol kar rahi thi. bazar band tha. radhe ne dekha, do-char kaue kaanv-kaanv karate hue samane nariyal-kuanj ki hariyali mean ghus rahe the. use apana ta dikhana smaran ho aya. usane andoan ko bator liya.

budhiy़a ‘haan, haan’ karati hi rah gayi, vah chala gaya. dukanavali ne aangoothe aur tarjani se donoan aankhoan ka kich d saf kiya, aur phir mitti ke patr se jal lekar muanh dhoya.

bahut soch-vichar kar adhik utara hua ek kela usane chhilakar apani anjali mean rakh use mandir ki or naivedy lagane ke lie badhakar aankh band kar lian. bhagavanh ne us achhoot ka naivedy grahan kiya ya nahian, kaun jane; kintu budhiy़a ne use prasad samajhakar hi grahan kiya.

apani dukan jholi mean samete hue, jis kuanj mean kaue ghuse the, usi mean vah bhi ghusi. pual se chhayi huee tattaroan ki jhop di mean vishram liya.

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usaki sthavar sampatti mean vahi nariyal ka kunj, char pe d papite aur chhoti-si pokhari ke kinare par ke kuchh kele ke vriksh the. usaki pokhari mean ek chhota-sa jhund battakhoan ka bhi tha, jo ande dekar budhiy़a ke ay mean vriddhi karata. radhe atyant madyap tha. usaki stri ne use bahut din hue chho d diya tha.

budhiy़a ko bhagavanh ka bharosa tha, usi dev-mandir ke bhagavanh ka, jisamean vah kabhi nahian jane payi thi!

abhi vah vishram ki jhapaki hi leti thi ki mahantaji ke jamadar kuanj ne k de svar mean pukara-‘‘radhe, are radhava, bolata kyoan nahian re!’’

budhiy़a ne akar hath jo date hue kaha-‘‘kya hai maharaj?’’

‘‘suna hai ki kal tera ladaqa kuchh achhootoan ke sath mandir mean ghusakar darshan karane jayaga?’’

‘‘nahian, nahian, kaun kahata hai maharaj! vah sharabi, bhala mandir mean use kab se bhakti huee hai?’’

‘‘nahian, maian tujhase kahe deta hooan, apani khop di sanbhalakar rakhane ke lie use samajha dena. nahian to teri aur usaki; donoan ki durdasha ho jayagi.’’

radhe ne pichhe se ate hue kroor svar mean kaha-‘‘jaooanga, sab tere bap ke bhagavanh haian! too hota kaun hai re!’’

‘‘are, chup re radhe! aisa bhi koee kahata hai re. are, too jayaga, mandir mean? bhagavanh ka kop kaise rokega, re?’’ budhiy़a gi dagi da kar kahane lagi. kuanjabihari jamadar ne radhe ki lathi dekhate hi dhili bol di. usane kaha-‘‘jana radhe kal, dekha jayaga.’’-jamadar dhire-dhire khisakane laga.

‘‘akele-akele baithakar bhog-prasad khate-khate bachchoo logoan ko charabi chadh gayi hai. darashan nahian re-tera bhat chhinakar khaooanga. dekhooanga, kaun rokata hai.’’-radhe gurrane laga. kunj to chala gaya, budhiy़a ne kaha-‘‘radhe beta, aj tak toone kaun-se achchhe kam kiye haian, jinake bal par mandir mean jane ka sahas karata hai? na beta, yah kam kabhi mat karana. are, aisa bhi koee karata hai.’’

‘‘toone bhat banaya hai aj?’’

‘‘nahian beta! aj tin din se paise nahian mile. chaval hai nahian.’’

‘‘in mandir valoan ne apani joothan bhi tujhe di?’’

‘‘maian kyoan leti, unhoanne di bhi nahian.’’

‘‘tab bhi too kahati hai ki mandir mean ham log n jayan! jayange; sab achhoot jayange.’’

‘‘n beta, kisi ne tujhako bahaka diya hai. bhagavanh ke pavitr mandir mean ham log aj tak kabhi nahian gaye. vahaan jane ke lie tapasya karani chahie.’’

‘‘ham log to jayange.’’

‘‘na, aisa kabhi n hoga.’’

‘‘hoga, phir hoga. jata hooan ta dikhane, vahian par sabaki ray se kal kya hoga, yah dekhana.’’-radhe aianthata hua chala gaya. budhiy़a ekatak mandir ki or vicharane lagi-

‘‘bhagavanh, kya hone vala hai!’’

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doosare din mandir ke dvar par bhari jamaghat tha. astik bhaktoan ka jhund apavitrata se bhagavanh ki raksha karane ke lie dridh hokar kh da tha. udhar saik doan achhootoan ke sath radhe mandir mean pravesh karane ke lie tatpar tha.

latth chale, sir phoote. radhe age badh hi raha tha. kuanjabihari ne bagal se ghoomakar radhe ke sir par karari chot di. vah lahoo se lathapath vahian lotane laga. pravesharthi bhage. unaka saradar gir gaya tha. pulis bhi pahuanch gayi thi. radhe ke antarang mitr ginati mean 10-12 the. ve hi rah gaye.

kshan bhar ke lie vahaan shithilata chha gayi thi. sahasa budhiy़a bhi d chirakar vahian pahuanch gayi. usane radhe ko rakt se sana hua dekha. usaki aankhe lahoo se bhar gayian. usane kaha-‘‘radhe ki loth mandir mean jayagi.’’ vah apane nirbal hathoan se radhe ko uthane lagi..

usake sathi badhe. mandir ka dal bhi huankar karane laga; kintu budhiy़a ki aankhoan ke samane thaharane ka kisi ko sahas n raha. vah age badhi; par sianhadvar ki dehali par jakar sahasa ruk gayi. usaki aankhoan ki putali mean jo moorti-bhanjak chhayachitr tha, vahi galakar bahane laga.

radhe ka shav dehali ke samip rakh diya gaya. budhiy़a ne dehali par sir jhukaya; par vah sir utha n saki. mandir mean ghusanevale achhootoan ke age budhiy़a viram-chihn-si p di thi.