शिकारी राजकुमार -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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mee ka mahina aur madhyahn ka samay tha. soory ki aankhean samane se hatakar sir par ja pahuanchi thian, isalie unamean shil n tha. aisa vidit hota tha mano prithvi unake bhay se thar-thar kaanp rahi thi. thik aisi hi samay ek manushy ek hiran ke pichhe unmatt chal se gho da pheanke chala ata tha. usaka muanh lal ho raha tha aur gho da pasine se lathapath. kintu mrig bhi aisa bhagata tha, mano vayu-veg se ja raha tha. aisa pratit hota tha ki usake pad bhoomi ko sparsh nahian karate ! is dau d ki jit-har par usaka jivan-nirbhar tha.

pachhua hava b de zor se chal rahi thi. aisa jan p data tha, mano agni aur dhool ki varsha ho rahi ho. gho de ke netr raktavarn ho rahe the aur ashvarohi ke sare sharir ka rudhir ubal-sa raha tha. kintu mrig ka bhagana use is bat ka avasar n deta tha ki apani bandook ko samhale. kitane hi ooankh ke khet, dhak ke van aur paha d samane p de aur turant hi sapanoan ki sampatti ki bhaanti adrishy ho ge.

kramash: mrig aur ashvarohi ke bich adhik aantar hota jata tha ki achanak mrig pichhe ki or mu da. samane ek nadi ka b da ooancha kagar divar ki bhaanti kh da tha. age bhagane ki rah band thi aur us par se kooandana mano mrityu ke mukh mean kooandana tha. hiran ka sharir shithil p d gaya. usane ek karuna bhari drishti charoan or pheri. kintu use har taraph mrityu-hi-mrityu drishtigochar hoti thi. ashvarohi ke lie itana samay bahut tha. usaki bandook se goli kya chhooti, mano mrityu ke ek mahabhayankar jay-dhvani ke sath agni ki ek prachand jvala ugal di. hiran bhoomi par lot gaya.

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mrig prithvi par p da t dap raha tha aur usane ashvarohi ki bhayankar aur hiansapriy aankhoan se prasannata ki jyoti nikal rahi thi. aisa jan p data tha ki usane asadhy sadhan kar liya. usane pashu ke shav ko napane ke bad usake siangoan ko b de dhyan se dekha aur man-hi-man prasann ho raha tha ki isase kamare ki sajavat dooni ho jaegi aur netr sarvada us sajavat ka anand sukh se bhogeange.

jab tak vah is dhyan mean magn tha, usako soory ki prachand kiranoan ka lesh matr bhi dhyan n tha, kintu jyoanhi usaka dhyan udhar phira, vah ushnata se vihval ho utha aur karunapoorn aankhean nadian ki or dalian, lekin vahaan tak pahuanchane ka koee marg n dikh p da aur n koee vriksh hi dikh p da, jisaki chhaanh mean vah jara vishram karata.

isi chiantavastha mean ek dirghakay purush niche se uchhalakar kagare ke oopar aya aur ashvarohi usako dekhakar bahut hi achambhit hua. navagantuk ek bahut hi sundar aur hrisht-pusht manushy tha. mukh ke bhav usake hriday ki svachchhata aur charitr ki nirmalata ka pata dete the. vah bahut hi dridh-pratijn, asha-nirasha tatha bhay se bilakul beparavah-sa jan p data tha. mrig ko dekhakar us sannyasi ne b de svadhin bhav se kaha- rajakumar, tumhean aj bahut hi achchha shikar hath laga. itana b da mrig is sima mean kadachith hi dikhaee p data hai.

rajakumar ke achambhe ki sima n rahi, usane dekha ki sadhu use pahachanata hai.

rajakumar bola- ji haan ! maian bhi yahi khayal karata hooan. maianne bhi aj tak itana b da hiran nahian dekha. lekin isake pichhe mujhe aj bahut hairan hona p da.

sannyasi ne dayapoorvak kaha- ni:sandeh tumhean du:kh uthana p da hoga. tumhara mukh lal ho raha hai aur gho da bhi bedam ho gaya hai. kya tumhare sangi bahut pichhe rah ge ?

isaka uttar rajakumar ne bilakul laparavahi se diya, mano use isaki kuchh chianta n thi !

sannyasi ne kaha- yahaan aisi k di dhoop aur aandhi mean kh de tum kab tak unaki rah dekhoge ? meri kuti mean chalakar jara vishram kar lo. tumhean paramatma ne aishvary diya hai, lekin kuchh der ke lie sannyasashram ka rang bhi dekho aur vanaspatiyoan aur nadi ke shital jal ka svad lo.

yah kahakar sannyasi ne us mrig ke raktamay mrit sharir ko aisi sugamata se uthakar kandhe par dhar liya, mano vah ek ghas ka gattha tha aur rajakumar se kaha- maian to pray: kagar se hi niche utar jaya karata hooan, kintu tumhara gho da sambhav hai, n utar sake. atev ‘ek din ki rah chho dakar chh: mas ki rah’ chaleange. ghat yahaan se tho di hi door hai aur vahian meri kuti hai.

rajakumar sannyasi ke pichhe chala. us sannyasi ke sharirik bal par achambha ho raha tha. adh ghante tak donoan chupachap chalate rahe. isake bad dhaloo bhoomi milani shuroo huee aur tho di der mean ghat a pahuancha. vahian kadamb-kuanj ki ghani chhaya mean, jahaan sarvada mrigoan ki sabha sushobhit rahati, nadi ki tarangoan ka madhur svar sarvada sunaee diya karata, jahaan hariyali par mayoor thirakate, kapotadi pakshi mast hokar jhoomate, lata-drumadi se sushobhit sannyasi ki ek chhoti-si kuti thi.

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sannyasi ki kuti hare-bhare vrikshoan ke niche saralata aur santosh ka chitr ban rahi thi. rajakumar ki avastha vahaan pahuanchate hi badal gee. vahaan ki shital vayu ka prabhav us samay aisa p da, jaisa murajhate hue vriksh par varsha ka. use aj vidit hua ki tripti kuchh svadisht vyanjanoan hi par nirbhar nahian hai aur n nidra sunahare takiyoan ki hi avashyakata rakhati hai.

shital, mand, sugandh, vayu chal rahi thi. soory bhagavanh aspatal ko prayan karate hue is lok ko trishit netroan se dekhate jate the aur sannyasi ek vriksh ke niche baitha hua ga raha tha-

‘oodho karman ki gati nyari.’

rajakumar ke kanoan mean svar ki bhanak p di, uth baitha aur sunane laga. usane b de-b de kalavantoan ke gane sune the, kintu aj jaisa anand use kabhi prapt nahian hua tha. is pad ne usake oopar mano mohini mantr ka jal bichha diya. vah bilakul besudh ho gaya. sannyasi ki dhvani mean koyal ki kook sarikhi madhurata thi.

sammukh nadi ka jal gulabi chadar ki bhaanti pratit hota tha. kooladvay ki ret chandan ki chauki-si dikhati thi. rajakumar ko yah drishy svargiy-sa jan p dane laga. us par tairane vale jal-jantu jyotirmay atma ke sadrish dikh p date the, jo gane ka anand uthakar matt-se ho ge the.

jab gana samapt samapt ho gaya, rajakumar sannyasi ke samane baith gaya aur bhaktipoorvak bola- mahatmanh, apaka prem aur vairagy sarahaniy hai. mere hriday par isaka jo prabhav p da hai, vah chirasthayi rahega. yadyapi sammukh prashansa karana sarvatha anuchit hai, kintu itana maian avashy kahooanga ki apake prem ki ganbhirata sarahaniy hai. yadi maian grihasthi ke bandhan mean n p da hota to, apake charanoan se prithakh hone ka dhyan svapn mean bhi n karata.

isi anuragavastha mean rajakumar kitani hi batean kah gaya, jo ki spasht roop se usake antarik bhavoan ka virodh karati thian. sannyasi muskarakar bola- tumhari batoan se maian bahut prasann hooan aur meri utkat ichchha hai ki tumako kuchh der thaharaooan, kintu yadi maian jane bhi dooan, to is sooryast ke samay tum ja nahian sakate. tumhara rivaan pahuanchana dushkar ho jaega. tum jaise akhet-priy ho, vaisa hi maian bhi kadachith tum bhay se n rukate, kintu shikar ke lalach se avashy rahoge.

rajakumar ko turant hi maloom ho gaya ki jo batean unhoanne abhi-abhi sannyasi se kahian thian, ve bilakul hi oopari aur dikhave ki thian aur hardik bhav unase prakat nahian hue the. ajanm sannyasi ke samip rahana to door, vahaan ek rat bitana usako kathin jan p dane laga. gharavale udvign ho jaeange aur maloom nahian kya socheange. sathiyoan ki jan sankat mean hogi. gho da bedam ho raha hai. us par 40 mil jana bahut hi kathin aur b de sahas ka kam hai. lekin yah mahatma shikar khelate haian, yah b di ajib bat hai. kadachith yah vedaanti haian, aise vedaanti jo jivan aur mrityu manushy ke hath nahian manate, inake sath shikar mean b da anand aega.

yah sab soch-vicharakar unhoanne sannyasi ka atithy svikar kiya aur apane bhagy ki prashansa ki jisane unhean kuchh kal tak aur sadhu-sang se labh uthane ka avasar diya.

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rat das baje ka samay tha. ghani aandhiyari chhayi huee thi. sannyasi ne kaha- ab hamare sath chalane ka samay ho gaya hai.

rajakumar pahale se hi prastut tha. bandook kandhe par rakh, bola- is adhankar mean shookar adhikata se mileange. kintu ye pashu b de bhayanak haian.

sannyasi ne ek mota sota hath mean liya aur kaha- kadachith isase bhi achchhe shikar hath aean. maian jab akela jata hooan, kabhi khali nahian lautata. aj to ham do haian.

donoan shikari nadi ke tat par naloan aur retoan ke tiloan ko par karate aur jha diyoan se atakate chupachap chale ja rahe the. ek or shyamavarn nadi thi, jisamean nakshatroan ka pratibimb nachata dikhaee deta tha aur laharean gana ga rahi thian. doosari or ghanaghor aandhakar, jisamean kabhi-kabhi keval khadyotoan ke chamakane se ek kshanasthayi prakash phail jata tha. maloom hota tha ki ve bhi aandhere mean nikalane se darate haian.

aisi avastha mean koee ek ghanta chalane ke bad vah ek aise sthan par pahuanche, jahaan ek ooanche tile par ghane vrikshoan ke niche ag jalati dikhaee p di. us samay in logoan ko maloom hua ki sansar ke atirikt aur bhi vastue haian.

sannyasi ne thaharane ka sanket kiya. donoan ek pe d ki ot mean kh de hokar dhyanapoorvak dekhane lage. rajakumar ne bandook bhar li. tile par ek b da chhayadar vat-vriksh bhi tha. usi ke niche aandhakar mean 10-12 manushy astr-shastroan se susajjit mirjee pahane charas ka dam laga rahe the. inamean se pray: sabhi lambe the. sabhi ke sine chau de aur hrisht-pusht. maloom hota tha ki sainikoan ka ek dal vishram kar raha hai.

rajakumar ne poochha- yah log shikari hai. ye rah chalate yatriyoan ka shikar karate haian. ye b de bhayanak hiansak pashu haian. inake atyacharoan se gaanv ke gaanv barabad ho ge aur jitanoan ko inhoanne mara hai, unaka hisab paramatma hi janata hai. yadi apakoan shikar karana ho to inaka shikar kijie. aisa shikar ap bahut prayatn karane par bhi nahian pa sakate. yahi pashu haian, jin par apako shastroan ka prahar karana uchit hai. rajaoan aur adhikariyoan ke shikar yahi haian. isase apaka nam aur yash phailega.

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rajakumar ke ji mean aya ki do-ek ko mar dalean. kintu sannyasi ne roka aur kaha- inhean chhe dana thik nahian. agar yah kuchh upadrav n karean, to bhi bachakar nikal jaeange. age chalo, sambhav hai ki isase achchhe shikar hath aean.

tithi saptami thi. chandrama bhi uday ho aya. in logoan ne nadi ka kinara chho d diya tha. jangal bhi pichhe rah gaya tha. samane ek kachchi s dak dikhaee p di aur tho di der mean kuchh basti bhi dikh p dane lagi. sannyasi ek vishal prasad ke samane akar ruk ge aur bole- ao, is maulasari ke vriksh par baithean. parantu dekho, bolana mat; nahian to donoan ki jan ke lale p d jaeange. isamean ek b da bhayanak hiansak jiv rahata hai, jisane anaginat jivadhariyoan ka vadh kiya. kadachith ham log aj isako sansar se mukt kar dean.

rajakumar bahut prasann hua aur sochane laga- chalo, rat-bhar ki dau d to saphal huee, donoan maulasari par chadhakar baith ge. rajakumar ne apani bandook sambhal li aur shikar ki, jise vah tendua samajhe hue tha, vat dekhane laga.

rat adhi se adhik vyatit ho chuki thi. yakayak mahal ke samip kuchh halachal maloom huee aur baithak ke dvar khul ge. momabattiyoan ke jalane se sara hata prakashaman ho gaya. kamare ke har kone mean sukh ki samagri dikhaee de rahi thi. bich mean ek hrisht-pusht manushy gale mean reshami chadar dale, mathe par kesar ka ardh-lambakar tilak lagae, masanad ka sahare baitha sunahari muanhanal se lachchhedar dhuana pheank raha tha. itane hi mean unhoanne dekha ki nartakiyoan ke dal-ke-dal chale a rahe haian. unake hav-bhav v kataksh ke sher chalane lage. samajiyoan ne sur milaya. gana arambh hua aur sath hi sath madyapan bhi chalane laga.

rajakumar ne achambhit hokar poochha- yah to bahut b da rees jan p data hai ?

sannyasi ne uttar diya- nahian, yah rees nahian hai, ek b de mandir ke mahant haian, sadhu haian. sansar ka tyag kar chuke haian. saansarik vastuoan ki or aankh nahian uthate, poorn brahm-jnan ki batean karate haian. yah sab saman inaki atma ki prasannata ke lie hai. iandriyoan ko vash kiye hue inhean bahut din hue. sahastroan sidhe-sadhe manushy in par vishvas karate haian. inako apana devata samajhate haian. yadi ap shikar karana chahate haian, to inaka kijie. yahi rajaoan aur adhikariyoan ke shikar haian. aise range hue siyaroan se sansar ko mukt karana apaka param dharm hai. isase apaki praja ka hit hoga tatha apaka nam aur yash phailega.

donoan shikari niche utare ! sannyasi ne kaha- ab rat adhik bit chuki hai. tum bahut thak ge hoge. kintu rajakumaroan ke sath akhet karane ka avasar mujhe bahut kam prapt hota hai. atev ek shikar ka pata aur lagakar tab lauteange.

rajakumar ko in shikaroan mean sachche upadesh ka sukh prapt ho raha tha. bola- svamiji, thakane ka nam n lijie. yadi maian varshoan apaki seva mean rahata, to aur n jane kitane akhet karana sikh jata.

donoan phir age badhe. ab rasta svachchh aur chau da tha. haan, s dak kadachith kachchi hi thi. s dak ke donoan or vrikshoan ki panktiyaan thian. kisi-kisi amr vriksh ke niche rakhavale so rahe the. ghante bhar bad donoan shikariyoan ne ek aisi basti mean pravesh kiya, jahaan ki s dakoan, lalatenoan aur attalikaoan se maloom hota tha ki b da nagar hai. sannyasi ji ek vishal bhavan ke samane ek vriksh ke niche thahar ge aur rajakumar se bole- yah sarakari kachahari hai. yahaan rajy ka b da karmachari rahata hai. use soobedar kahate haian. unaki kachahari din ko bhi lagati hai rat ko bhi. yahaan nyay suvarn aur ratnadikoan ke mol bikata hai. yahaan ki nyayapriyata dravy par nirbhar hai. dhanavan daridroan ko pairoan tale kuchalate haian aur unaki gohar koee bhi nahian sunata.

yahian batean ho rahi thian ki yakayak kothe par do adami dikhalaee p de. donoan shikari vriksh ki ot mean chhip ge. sannyasi ne kaha- shayad soobedar sahab koee mamala tay kar rahe haian.

oopar se avaz ayi- tumane ek vidhava stri ki jayadad leli hai; maian ise bhali-bhaanti janata hooan. yah koee chhota mamala nahian hai. isamean ek sahasr se kam par maian batachit karana nahian chahata.

rajakumar ne isase adhik sunane ki shakti n rahi. krodh ke mare netr lal ho ge. yahi ji chahata tha ki is nirdayi ka abhi vadh kar dooan. kintu sannyasiji ne roka bole- aj is shikar ka samay nahian hai. yadi ap dhooandheange to aise shikar bahut mileange. maianne inake kuchh thikane batala diye haian. ab prat: kal hone mean adhik vilamb nahian hai. kuti yahaan se abhi das mil door hogi. aie, shighr chalean.

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donoan shikari tin bajate-bajate phir kuti mean laut aye. us samay b di suhavani rat thi, shital samir ne hila-hilakar vrikshoan aur pattoan ki nidra bhang karana arambh kar diya tha.

adh ghante mean rajakumar taiyar ho ge. sannyasi mean apani vishvas aur kritajnata prakat karate hue unake charanoan par apana mastak navaya aur gho de par savar ho ge.

sannyasi ne unaki pith par kripapoorvak hath phera. ashirvad dekar bole- rajakumar, tumase bheant hone se mera chitt bahut prasann hua. paramatma ne tumhean apani srishti par raj karane ke hetu janm diya hai. tumhara dharm hai ki sada prajapalak bano. tumhean pashuoan ka vadh karana uchit nahian. din pashuoan ke vadh karane mean koee bahaduri nahian, koee sahas nahian; sachcha sahas aur sachchi bahaduri dinoan ki raksha aur unaki sahayata karane mean hai; vishvas mano, jo manushy keval chittavinodarth jivahiansa karata hai, vah nirdayi ghatak se bhi kathor-hriday hai. vah ghatak ke lie jivika hai, kintu shikari ke lie keval dil bahalane ka ek saman. tumhare lie aise shikaroan ki avashyakata hai, jisamean tumhari praja ko sukh pahuanche. ni:shabd pashuoan ka vadh n karake tumako un hiansakoan ke pichhe dau dana chahie, jo dhokha-dh di se doosare ka vadh karate haian. aise akhet karo, jisase tumhari atma ko shanti mile. tumhari kirti sansar mean phaile. tumhara kam vadh karana nahian, jivit rakhana hai. yadi vadh karo, to keval jivit rakhane ke lie. yahi tumhara dharm hai. jao, paramatma tumhara kalyan karean.

sanbandhit lekh

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