समुद्र-संतरण -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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kshitij mean nil jaladhi aur vyom ka chumban ho raha hai. shant pradesh mean shobha ki lahariyaan uth rahi hai. godhooli ka karun pratibimb, bela ki balukamayi bhoomi par digant ki tiksha ka avahan kar raha hai.

narikel ke nibhrit kunjoan mean samudr ka samir apana ni d khoj raha tha. soory lajja ya krodh se nahian, anurag se lal, kiranoan se shoony, anant rasanidhi mean doobana chahata hai. lahariyaan hat jati haian. abhi doobane ka samay nahian hai, khel chal raha hai.

sudarshan prakriti ke us maha abhinay ko chupachap dekh raha hai. is drishy mean saundary ka karun sangit tha. kala ka komal chitr nil-dhaval laharoan mean banata-big data tha. sudarshan ne anubhav kiya ki laharoan mean saur-jagath jhoanke kha raha hai. vah use nity dekhane ata; parantu rajakumar ke vesh mean nahian. usake vaibhav ke upakaran door rahate. vah akela sadharan manushy ke saman ise dekhata, nirih chhatr ke sadrish is guru drishy se kuchh adhyayan karata. saurabh ke saman chetan paramanuoan se usaka mastak bhar uthata. vah apane rajamandir ko laut jata.

sudarshan baitha tha kisi ki pratiksha mean. use n dekhate hue, machhali phansane ka jal liye, ek dhivar-kumari samudr-tat ke kagaroan par chadh rahi thi, jaise pankh phailaye titali. nil bhramari-si usaki drishti ek kshan ke lie kahian nahian thaharati thi. shyam-saloni godhooli-si vah sundari sikata mean apane pad-chihn chho dati huee chali ja rahi thi.

rajakumar ki drishti udhar phiri. sayankal ka samudr-tat usaki aankhoan mean drishy ke us par ki vastuoan ka rekha-chitr khianch raha tha. jaise; vah jisako nahian janata tha, usako kuchh-kuchh samajhane laga ho, aur vahi samajh, vahi chetana ek roop rakhakar samane a gee ho. usane pukara-‘‘sundari!’’

jati huee sundari dhivar-bala laut aee. usake adharoan mean muskan, aankhoan mean kri da aur kapoloan par yauvan ki abha khel rahi thi, jaise nil megh-khand ke bhitar svarn-kiran arun ka uday.

dhivar-bala akar kh di ho gee. boli-‘‘mujhe kisane pukara?’’

‘‘maianne.’’

‘‘kya kahakar pukara?’’

‘‘sundari!’’

‘‘kyoan, mujhamean kya saundary hai? aur hai bhi kuchh, to kya tumase vishesh?’’

‘‘haan, maian aj tak kisi ko sundari kahakar nahian pukar saka tha, kyoanki yah saundary-vivechana mujhamean ab tak nahian thi.’’

‘‘aj akasmath yah saundary-vivek tumhare hriday mean kahaan se aya?’’

‘‘tumhean dekhakar meri soee huee saundary-trishna jag gee.’’

‘‘parantu bhasha mean jise saundary kahate haian, vah to tumamean poorn hai.’’

‘‘maian yah nahian manata, kyoanki phir sab mujhi ko chahate, sab mere pichhe bavale bane ghoomate. yah to nahian hua. maian rajakumar hooan; mere vaibhav ka prabhav chahe saundary ka srijan kar deta ho, par maian usaka svagat nahian karata. us prem-nimantran mean vastavikata kuchh nahian.’’

‘‘haan, to tum rajakumar ho! isi se tumhara saundary sapeksh hai.’’

‘‘tum kaun ho?’’

‘‘dhivar-balika.’’

‘‘kya karati ho?’’

‘‘machhali phansati hooan.’’-kahakar usane jal ko lahara diya.

‘‘jab is anant ekant mean lahariyoan ke mis prakriti apani hansi ka chitr dattachitt hokar bana rahi, tab tum usake anchal mean aisa nishthur kam karati ho?’’

‘‘nishthur hai to, par maian vivash hooan. hamare dvip ke rajakumar ka parinay hone vala hai. usi utsav ke lie sunahali machhaliyaan phansati hooan. aisi hi ajna hai.’’

‘‘parantu vah byah to hoga nahian.’’

‘‘tum kaun ho?’’

‘‘maian bhi rajakumar hooan. rajakumaroan ko apane chakr ki bat vidit rahati hai, isalie kahata hooan.’’

dhivar-bala ne ek bar sudarshan ke mukh ki or dekha, phir kaha-

‘‘tab to maian in nirih jivoan ko chho d deti hooan.’’

sudarshan ne kutoohal se dekha, balika ne apane anchal se sunahali machhaliyoan ki bhari huee mooth samudr mean bikher di; jaise jal-balika varun ke charan mean svarn-sumanoan ka upahar de rahi ho. sudarshan ne pragalbh hokar usaka hath pak d liya, aur kaha-

‘‘yadi maianne jhooth kaha, to?’’

‘‘to kal phir jal dalooangi.’’

‘‘tum keval sundari hi nahian, saral bhi ho.’’

‘‘aur tum vanchak ho.’’-kahakar dhivar-bala ne ek nishvas li, aur sandhya ke samay apana mukh pher liya. usaki alakavali jal ke sath milakar nishith ka navin adhyay kholane lagi. sudarshan sir nicha karake kuchh sochane laga. dhivar-balika chali gee. ek maun andhakar tahalane laga. kuchh kal ke anantar do vyakti ek ashv liye aye. sudarshan se bole-‘‘shrimanh, vilamb hua. bahut-se nimantrit log a rahe haian. maharaj ne apako smaran kiya hai.’’

‘‘mera yahaan par kuchh kho gaya hai, use dhooandh looanga, tab lautooanga.’’

‘‘shrimanh, ratri samip hai.’’

‘‘kuchh chinta nahian, chandroday hoga.’’

‘‘ham logoan ko kya ajna hai?’’

‘‘jao.

sab log gaye. rajakumar sudarshan baitha raha. chaandi ka thal liye rajani samudr se kuchh amrit-bhiksha lene aee. udar sindhu dene ke lie um d utha. lahariyaan sudarshan ke pair choomane lagian. usane dekha, digant-vistrit jalarashi par koee gol aur dhaval pal u data hua apani sundar tarani lie hue a raha hai. usaka vishay-shoony hriday vyakul ho utha. utkat pratiksha-digant-gamini abhilasha-usaki janmantar ki smriti banakar us nirjan prakriti mean ramaniyata ki-samudr-garjan mean sangit ki srishti karane lagi. dhire-dhire usake kanoan mean ek komal asphut nad gooanjane laga. us dooragat svargiy sangit ne use abhibhoot kar diya. nakshatr-malini prakriti hire-nilam se j di putali ke saman usaki aankhoan ka khel ban gee.

sudarshan ne dekha, sab sundar hai. aj tak jo prakriti udas chitr banakar samane ati thi, vah use hansati huee mohani aur madhur saundary se otaprot dikhaee dene lagi. apane mean aur sabamean phaili huee us saundary ki vibhooti ko dekhakar sudarshan ki tanmayata utkantha mean badal gee. use unmad ho chala. ichchha hoti thi ki vah samudr ban jay. usaki udvelit laharoan se chandrama ki kiranean khelean aur vah hansa kare. itane mean dhyan aya us dhivar-balika ka. ichchha huee ki vah bhi varun-kanya si chandrakiranoan se lipati huee usake vishal vakshasthal mean vihar kare. usaki aankhoan mean gol dhaval palavali nav sama gee, kanoan mean asphut sangit bhar gaya. sudarshan unmatt tha. kuchh pad-shabd sunaee p de. use dhyan aya ki mujhe lauta le jane ke lie kuchh log a rahe haian. vah chanchal ho utha, phenil jaladhi mean phaand p da. laharoan mean tair chala.

bela se door-charoan or jal-aankhoan mean vahi dhaval pal, kanoan mean asphut sangit. sudarshan tairate-tairate thak chala tha. sangit aur vanshi samip ja rahi thi. ek chhoti machhali pak dane ki nav a rahi thi. pas jane par dekha, dhivar-bala vanshi baja rahi hai aur nav apane man se chal rahi hai.

dhivar-bala ne kaha-aoge?

laharoan ko chirate hue sudarshan ne poochha-kahaan le chalogi?

prithvi se door jal-rajy mean; jahaan kathorata nahian; keval shital, komal aur taral aliangan hai; pravanchana nahian, sidha atmavishvas hai; vaibhav nahian, saral saundary hai.

dhirav-bala ne hath pak dakar sudarshan ko nav par khianch liya. donoan hansane lage. chandrama aur jalanidhi bhi.