सवा सेर गेहूँ -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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kisi gaanv mean shankar nam ka ek kurami kisan rahata tha. sidha-sada garib adami tha, apane kam-se-kam, n kisi ke lene mean, n kisi ke dene mean. chhakka-panja n janata tha, chhal-prapanch ki use chhoot bhi n lagi thi, thage jane ki chinta n thi, thagavidya n janata tha, bhojan mila, kha liya, n mila, chabene par kat di, chabaina bhi n mila, to pani pi liya aur ram ka nam lekar so raha. kintu jab koee atithi dvar par a jata tha to use is nivrittimarg ka tyag karana p data tha. visheshakar jab sadhu-mahatma padarpan karate the, to use anivaryat: saansarikata ki sharan leni p dati thi. khud bhookha so sakata tha, par sadhu ko kaise bhookha sulata, bhagavanh ke bhakt jo thahare !

ek din sandhya samay ek mahatma ne akar usake dvar par dera jamaya. tejasvi moorti thi, pitambar gale mean, jata sir par, pital ka kamandal hath mean, kh daooan pair mean, ainak aankhoan par, sampoorn vesh un mahatmaoan ka-sa tha jo reesoan ke prasadoan mean tapasya, havaga diyoan par devasthanoan ki parikrama aur yog-sidhdi prapt karane ke lie ruchikar bhojan karate haian. ghar mean jau ka ata tha, vah unhean kaise khilata. prachinakal mean jau ka chahe jo kuchh mahattv raha ho, par vartaman yug mean jau ka bhojan siddh purushoan ke lie dushpachy hota hai. b di chinta huee, mahatmaji ko kya khilaooan. akhir nishchay kiya ki kahian se gehooan ka ata udhar laooan, par gaanv-bhar mean gehooan ka ata n mila. gaanv mean sab manushy-hi-manushy the, devata ek bhi n tha, atev devataoan ka khady padarth kaise milata. saubhagy se gaanv ke vipr maharaj ke yahaan se tho da-sa mil ge. unase sava ser gehooan udhar liya aur stri se kaha, ki pis de. mahatma ne bhojan kiya, lambi tanakar soye. prat:kal ashirvad dekar apani

rah li.

vipr maharaj sal mean do bar khalihani liya karate the. shankar ne dil mean kaha,sava ser gehooan inhean kya lautaooan, panseri badale kuchh zyada khalihani de dooanga, yah bhi samajh jayange, maian bhi samajh jaooanga. chait mean jab vipraji

pahuanche to unhean dedh panseri ke lagabhag gehooan de diya aur apane ko urrin samajhakar usaki koee characha n ki. vipraji ne phir kabhi n maanga. saral shankar ko kya maloom tha ki yah sava ser gehooan chukane ke lie mujhe doosara janm lena p dega.

sat sal gujar gaye. vipraji vipr se mahajan hue, shankar kisan se majoor ho gaya. usaka chhota bhaee mangal usase alag ho gaya tha. ek sath rahakar donoan kisan the, alag hokar majoor ho gaye the. shankar ne chaha ki dvesh ki ag bh dakane n paye, kintu paristhiti ne use vivash kar diya. jis din alag-alag choolhe jale, vah phoot-phootakar roya. aj se bhaee-bhaee shatru ho jayange, ek royega, doosara hansega, ek ke ghar matam hoga to doosare ke ghar gulagule pakeange, prem ka bandhan, khoon ka bandhan, doodh ka bandhan aj toota jata hai. usane bhagirath parishram se kul-maryada ka vriksh lagaya tha, use apane rakt se siancha tha, usako j d se ukh data dekhakar usake hriday ke tuk de hue jate the. sat dinoan tak usane dane ki soorat tak n dekhi. din-bhar jeth ki dhoop mean kam karata aur rat ko muanh lapetakar so rahata. is bhishan vedana aur dussah kasht ne rakt ko jala diya, maans aur majja ko ghula diya. bimar p da to mahinoan khat se n utha. ab gujar-basar kaise ho ?

paanch bighe ke adhe rah gaye, ek bail rah gaya, kheti kya khak hoti ! ant ko yahaan tak naubat pahuanchi ki kheti keval maryada-raksha ka sadhan-matr rah gayi, jivika ka bhar majoori par a p da. sat varsh bit gaye, ek din shankar majoori karake lauta, to rah mean vipraji ne tokakar kaha, ' shankar, kal akar ke apane bij-beang ka hisab kar le. tere yahaan sadhe paanch man gehooan kabake baki p de hue haian aur too dene ka nam nahian leta, hajam karane ka man hai kya ? '

shankar ne chakit hokar kaha, maianne tumase kab gehooan lie the jo sadhe paanch man ho gaye ? tum bhoolate ho, mere yahaan kisi ka chhataank-bhar n anaj hai,n ek paisa udhar. '

vipr –‘isi niyat ka to yah phal bhog rahe ho ki khane ko nahian ju data. '

yah kahakar vipraji ne us sava ser gehooan ka zikr kiya, jo aj ke sat varsh pahale shankar ko diye the. shankar sunakar avakh rah gaya. eeshvar maianne inhean kitani bar khalihani di, inhoanne mera kaun-sa kam kiya ? jab

pothi-patr dekhane, sait-sagun vicharane dvar par ate the, kuchh-n-kuchh 'dakshina' le hi jate the. itana svarth ! sava ser anaj ko aande ki bhaanti sekar aj yah pishach kh da kar diya, jo mujhe nigal jayaga. itane dinoan mean ek bar bhi kah dete to maian gehooan taulakar de deta, kya isi niyat se chup sadh baithe rahe ? bola, ' maharaj, nam lekar to maianne utana anaj nahian diya, par kee bar khalihanoan mean ser-ser, do-do ser diya hai. ab ap aj sadhe paanch man maangate haian, maian kahaan se dooanga ? '

vipr –‘lekha jau-jau, bakhasis sau-sau, tumane jo kuchh diya hoga, usaka koee hisab nahian, chahe ek ki jagah char paseri de do. tumhare nam bahi mean sadhe paanch man likha hua hai; jisase chahe hisab lagava lo. de do to

tumhara nam chhek dooan, nahian to aur bhi badhata rahega. '

shankar –‘paande, kyoan ek garib ko satate ho, mere khane ka thikana nahian, itana gehooan kisake ghar se laooanga ? '

vipr –‘zisake ghar se chahe lao, maian chhataank-bhar bhi n chhodooanga, yahaan n doge, bhagavanh ke ghar to doge. '

shankar kaanp utha. ham padhe-likhe adami hote to kah dete, ‘achchhi bat hai, eeshvar ke ghar hi deange; vahaan ki taul yahaan se kuchh b di to n hogi. kam-se-kam isaka koee praman hamare pas nahian, phir usaki kya chinta. kintu shankar itana tarkik, itana vyavahar-chatur n tha. ek to rrin vah bhi brahman ka bahi mean nam rah gaya to sidhe narak mean jaooanga, is khayal hi se use romaanch ho gaya. bola, ' maharaj, tumhara jitana hoga yahian dooanga, eeshvar ke yahaan kyoan dooan, is janam mean to thokar kha hi raha hooan, us janam ke lie kyoan kaante boooan ? magar yah koee niyav nahian hai. tumane raee ka parvat bana diya, brahman ho ke tumhean aisa nahian karana chahie tha. usi gh di tagada karake le liya hota, to aj mere sir par itana b da bojh kyoan p data. maian to de

dooanga, lekin tumhean bhagavanh ke yahaan javab dena p dega. '

vipr –‘vahaan ka dar tumhean hoga, mujhe kyoan hone laga. vahaan to sab apane hi bhaee-bandhu haian. rrishi-muni, sab to brahman hi haian; devata brahman haian, jo kuchh bane-big degi, sanbhal leange. to kab dete ho ? '

shankar –‘mere pas rakkha to hai nahian, kisi se maang-j aauchakar laooanga tabhi n dooanga ! '

vipr –‘maian yah n manooanga. sat sal ho gaye, ab ek din ka bhi mulahija n karooanga. gehooan nahian de sakate, to dastavej likh do. '

shankar -- ' mujhe to dena hai, chahe gehooan lo chahe dastavej likhao; kis hisab se dam rakkhoge ? '

vipr –‘bazar-bhav paanch ser ka hai, tumhean sava paanch ser ka kat dooanga.‘

shankar—‘ zab de hi raha hooan to bazar-bhav katooanga, pav-bhar chhu dakar kyoan doshi banooan. '

hisab lagaya to gehooan ke dam 60) hue. 60) ka dastavej likha gaya, 3) saik de sood. sal-bhar mean n dene par sood ki dar dhaee rupaye) saik de. ath ane) ka stamp, char ane) dastavej ki taharir shankar ko oopar se deni

p di.

gaanv bhar ne vipraji ki ninda ki, lekin muanh par nahian. mahajan se sabhi ka kam p data hai, usake muanh kaun aye. shankar ne sal bhar tak kathin tapasya ki. miyad ke pahale rupaye ada karane ka usane vrat-sa kar liya. dopahar ko pahale bhi choolha n jalata tha, chabaine par basar hoti thi, ab vah bhi band hua. keval l dake ke lie rat ko rotiyaan rakh di jatian ! paise roj ka tanbakoo pi jata tha, yahi ek vyasan tha jisaka vah kabhi n tyag kar saka tha. ab vah vyasan bhi is kathin vrat ki bheant ho gaya. usane chilam patak di, huqqa to d diya aur tamakhoo ki haan di choor-choor kar dali. kap de pahale bhi tyag ki charam sima tak pahuanch

chuke the, ab vah prakriti ki nyoonatam rekhaoan mean abaddh ho gaye. shishir ki asthibedhak shit ko usane ag tapakar kat diya. is sankalp ka phal asha se badhakar nikala. sal ke ant mean usake pas 60) ru.

jama ho gaye. usane samajha panditaji ko itane rupaye de dooanga aur kahooanga maharaj, baki rupaye bhi jald hi apake samane hajir karooanga. 15) ru. ki to aur bat hai, kya panditaji itana bhi n maneange ! usane rupaye liye aur le jakar panditaji ke charan-kamaloan par arpan kar diye. panditaji ne vismit hokar

poochha, ' qisi se udhar liye kya ? '

shankar –‘nahian maharaj, ' apake asis se abaki majoori achchhi mili. '

vipr –‘lekin yah to 60) ru. hi haian ! '

shankar -- ' haan maharaj, itane abhi le lijie, baki maian do-tin mahine mean de dooanga, mujhe urin kar dijie. '

vipr –‘urin to jabhi hoge jabaki meri kau di-kau di chuka doge. jakar mere 15) ru. aur lao. '

shankar –‘maharaj, itani daya karo; ab saanjh ki rotiyoan ka bhi thikana nahian hai, gaanv mean hooan to kabhi-n-kabhi de hi dooanga. '

vipr –‘maian yah rog nahian palata, n bahut batean karana janata hooan. agar mere poore rupaye n mileange to aj se 3) ru. saik de ka byaj lagega. apane rupaye chahe apane ghar mean rakkho, chahe mere yahaan chho d jao.

shankar –‘achchha jitana laya hooan utana rakh lijie. maian jata hooan, kahian se 15) ru. aur lane ki fikr karata hooan.

shankar ne sara gaanv chhan mara, magar kisi ne rupaye n diye, isalie nahian ki usaka vishvas n tha, ya kisi ke pas rupaye n the, balki isalie ki panditaji ke shikar ko chhe dane ki kisi ki himmat n thi.

kriya ke pashchath pratikriya naisargik niyam hai. shankar sal-bhar tak tapasya karane par bhi jab rrin se mukt hone mean saphal n ho saka to usaka sanyam nirasha ke roop mean parinat ho gaya. usane samajh liya ki jab itana kasht sahane par bhi sal-bhar mean 60) ru. se adhik n jama kar saka, to ab aur kaun sa upay hai jisake dvara isake doone rupaye jama hoan. jab sir par rrin ka bojh hi ladana hai to kya man-bhar ka aur kya sava man ka. usaka utsah kshin ho gaya, mihanat se ghrina ho gayi. asha utsah ki janani hai, asha mean tej hai, bal hai, jivan hai. asha hi sansar ki sanchalak shakti hai. shankar ashahin hokar udasin ho gaya. vah zarooratean jinako usane sal-bhar tak tal rakha tha, ab dvar par kh di hone vali bhikharini n thian, balki chhati par savar hone vali pishachaniyaan thian, jo apani bheant liye bina jan nahian chho datian. kap doan mean chakattiyoan ke lagane ki bhi ek sima hoti hai. ab shankar ko chittha milata to vah rupaye jama n karata, kabhi kap de lata,

kabhi khane ki koee vastu. jahaan pahale tamakhoo hi piya karata tha, vahaan ab gaanje aur charas ka chaska bhi laga. use ab rupaye ada karane ki koee chinta n thi mano usake oopar kisi ka ek paisa bhi nahian ata. pahale joo di chadhi hoti thi, par vah kam karane avashy jata tha, ab kam par n jane ke lie bahana khoja karata.

is bhaanti tin varsh nikal gaye. vipraji maharaj ne ek bar bhi takaja n kiya. vah chatur shikari ki bhaanti achook nishana lagana chahate the. pahale se shikar ko chauankana unaki niti ke viruddh tha. ek din panditaji ne shankar ko bulakar hisab dikhaya. 60) ru. jo jama the vah minaha karane par ab bhi shankar ke jimme 120) ru. nikale. shankar –‘itane rupaye to usi janm mean dooanga, is janm mean nahian ho sakate. '

vipr –‘maian isi janm mean looanga. mool n sahi, sood to dena hi p dega. '

shankar -- ' ek bail hai, vah le lijie aur mere pas rakkha kya hai. '

vipr –‘mujhe bail-badhiya lekar kya karana hai. mujhe dene ko tumhare pas bahut kuchh hai. '

shankar –‘aur kya hai maharaj ? '

vipr –‘quchh hai, tum to ho. akhir tum bhi kahian majoori karane jate hi ho, mujhe bhi kheti ke lie majoor rakhana hi p data hai. sood mean tum hamare yahaan kam kiya karo, jab subhita ho mool ko de dena. sach to yoan hai ki ab

tum kisi doosari jagah kam karane nahian ja sakate jab tak mere rupaye nahian chuka do. tumhare pas koee jayadad nahian hai, itani b di gathari maian kis etabar par chho d dooan. kaun isaka jimma lega ki tum mujhe mahine-mahine sood dete jaoge. aur kahian kamakar jab tum mujhe sood bhi nahian de sakate, to mool ki kaun kahe ?’

shankar –‘maharaj, sood mean to kam karooanga aur khaooanga kya ? '

vipr –‘tumhari gharavali hai, l dake haian, kya ve hath-paanv katake baitheange. raha maian, tumhean adha ser jau roj kaleva ke lie de diya karooanga. odhane ko sal mean ek kambal pa jaoge, ek mirajee bhi banava diya karooanga, aur

kya chahie. yah sach hai ki aur log tumhean chh: ane dete haian lekin mujhe aisi garaj nahian hai, maian to tumhean rupaye bharane ke lie rakhata hooan. '

shankar ne kuchh der tak gahari chinta mean p de rahane ke bad kaha, ' maharaj yah to janm-bhar ki gulami huee. '

vipr –‘gulami samajho, chahe majoori samajho. maian apane rupaye bharaye bina tumako kabhi n chhodooanga. tum bhagoge to tumhara l daka bharega. haan, jab koee n rahega tab ki bat doosari hai. '

is nirnay ki kahian apil n thi. majoor ki jamanat kaun karata, kahian sharan n thi, bhagakar kahaan jata, doosare din se usane vipraji ke yahaan kam karana shuroo kar diya. sava ser gehooan ki badaulat umr-bhar ke lie gulami

ki be di pairoan mean dalani p di. us abhage ko ab agar kisi vichar se santosh hota tha to yah tha ki vah mere poorv-janm ka sanskar hai. stri ko ve kam karane p date the, jo usane kabhi n kiye the, bachche danoan ko tarasate

the, lekin shankar chupachap dekhane ke siva aur kuchh n kar sakata tha. vah gehooan ke dane kisi devata ke shap ki bhaanti yavajjivan usake sir se n utare.

shankar ne vipraji ke yahaan 20 varsh tak gulami karane ke bad is dussar sansar se prasthan kiya. 120) abhi tak usake sir par savar the. panditaji ne us garib ko eeshvar ke darabar mean kasht dena uchit n samajha, itane anyayi, itane nirdayi n the. usake javan bete ki garadan pak di. aj tak vah vipraji ke yahaan kam karata hai. usaka uddhar kab hoga; hoga bhi ya nahian, eeshvar hi jane.

pathak ! is vrittaant ko kapol-kalpit n samajhie. yah saty ghatana hai. aise shankaroan aur aise viproan se duniya khali nahian hai.

sanbandhit lekh

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