सहयोग -जयशंकर प्रसाद

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

manorama, ek bhool se sachet hokar jab tak use sudharane mean lagati hai, tab tak usaki doosari bhool use apani manushyata par hi sandeh dilane lagati hai. pratidin pratikshan bhool ki avichchhinn shrriankhala manav-jivan ko jak de hue hai, yah usane kabhi hridayangam nahian kiya. bhram ko usane shatru ke roop mean dekha. vah usase prati-pad shankit aur sandigdh rahane lagi! usaki svabhavik saralata, jo banavati bhram utpann kar diya karati thi, aur usake astitv mean sundarata palish kar diya karati thi, ab usase bichhu dane lagi. vah ek banavati roop aur avabhagat ko apana abharan samajhane lagi.

mohan, ek hriday-hin yuvak use dilli se byah laya tha. usaki svabhavikata par apane atank se kroor shasan karake use atmachintashoony pati-gat-prana banane ki utkat abhilasha se hriday-hin kal se chalati-phirati huee putali bana dala aur vah isi mean apani vijay aur paurush ki parakashtha samajhane laga tha.

dhire-dhire ab manorama mean apana nij ka kuchh nahian raha. vah use ek prakar se bhool-si gayi thi. dilli ke samip ka yamuna-tat ka vah gaanv, jisamean vah pali thi, badhi thi, ab use kuchh vismrit-sa ho chala tha. vah byah karane ke bad dviragaman ke avasar par jab se apani sasural ayi thi, vah ek adh‌bhut drishy tha. manushy-samaj mean purushoan ke lie vah koee b di bat n thi, kintu jab unhean ghar chho dakar kabhi kisi kam mean paradesh jana p data hai, tabhi unako us katha ke adham aansh ka abhas soochit hota hai. vah seva aur snehavrittivali striyaan hi kar sakati haian. jahaan apana koee nahian hai, jisase kabhi ki jan-pahachan nahian, jis sthan par keval badhoo-darshan ka kutoohal matr usaki abhyarthana karane vala hai, vahaan vah rote aur sisakate kisi sahas se ayi aur kisi ko apane roop se, kisi ko vinay se, kisi ko sneh se usane vash karana arambh kiya. use saphalata bhi mili. jis tarah ek mahaudyogi kisi bhari anusandhan ke lie apane ghar se alag hokar apane sahare apana sadhan banata hai, va katha-saritsagar ke sahasik log baital ya vidyadharattv ki siddhi ke asambhavaniy sahas ka parichay dete haian, vah in pratidin sahasakarini manushy-jati ki kishoriyoan ke samane kya hai, jinaki buddhi aur avastha kuchh bhi isake anukool nahian hai.

hindoo shastranusar shoodra stri manorama ne ashcharyapoorvak sasural mean dvitiy janm grahan kar liya. use dvijanma kahane mean koee badha nahian hai.

bhag 1

mela dekhakar mohan lauta. usaki anurag-lata, usaki pragalbha preyasi ne usaka sath nahian diya. sambhavat: vah kisi vishesh akarshak purush ke sath sahayog karake chali gayi. mela phika ho gaya. nadi ke pul par ek patthar par vah baith gaya. aandheri rat dhire-dhire gambhir hoti ja rahi thi. kolahal, janarav aur rasili tanean viral ho chalian. jyoan-jyoan ekant hone laga, mohan ki aturata badhऩe lagi. nadi-tat ki sharad-rajani mean ekant, kisi ki apeksha karane laga. usaka hriday chanchal ho chala. mohan ne socha, is samay kya karean? vinodi hriday utsuk hua. vah chahe jo ho, kisi ki sangati ko is samay avashyak samajhane laga. pyar n karane par bhi manorama ka hi dhyan aya. samasya hal hote dekhakar vah ghar ki or chal p da.

bhag 2

manorama ka tyohar abhi baki tha. nagar bhar mean ek nirav avasad ho gaya tha; kintu manorama ke hriday mean kolahal ho raha tha. aise tyohar ke din bhi vah mohan ko n khila saki thi. laimp ke mand prakash mean khidaqi ke jangale ke pas vah baithi rahi. vicharane ko kuchh bhi usake pas n tha. keval svami ki asha mean das ke saman vah utkanthit baithi thi. daravaza khataka, vah uthi, chatura dasi se bhi achchhi tarah usane svami ki abhyarthana, seva, adar aur satkar karane mean apane ko laga diya. mohan chupachap apane grasoan ke sath vagyuddh aur dantagharshan karane laga. manorama ne bhoolakar bhi yah n poochha ki tum itani der kahaan the? kyoan nahian aye? n vah roothi, n vah aianthi, guruman ki kaun kahe, laghuman ka chhianta nahian. mohan ko yah aur asahy ho gaya. usane samajha ki ham is yogy bhi nahian rahe ki koee hamase yah poochhe-‘‘tum kahaan itani der marate the?’’ patni ka apaman use aur yantrana dene laga. vah bhojan karate-karate akasmath ruk gaya. manorama ne poochha-‘‘kya doodh le aooan, ab aur kuchh nahian lijiyega?’’

sadharan prashn tha. kintu mohan ko pratit hua ki yah to atithi ki-si abhyarthana hai, grihasth ki apane ghar ki si nahian. vah chat bol utha-‘‘nahian, aj doodh n looanga.’’ kintu manorama to tab tak doodh ka katora lekar samane a gee, boli-‘‘tho da-sa lijie, abhi garam hai.’’

mohan bar-bar sochata tha ki koee aisi bat nikale jisamean mujhe kuchh karana p de aur manorama manini bane, maian use manaooan, kintu manorama mean vah mitti hi nahian rahi. manorama to kal ki putali ho gayi thi. mohan ne-‘doodh abhi garam hai’, isi mean se der hone ka vyang nikal liya aur kaha-‘‘haan, aj mela dekhane chala gaya tha, isi mean der huee.’’

kintu vahaan kaiphiyat to koee leta n tha, dene ke lie prastut avashy tha. manorama ne kaha-‘‘nahian, abhi der to nahian huee. adh ghanta hua hoga ki doodh utara gaya hai.’’

mohan hatash ho gaya. chupachap palang par ja leta. manorama ne udhar dhyan bhi nahian diya. vah chaturata se grihasthi ki sari vastuoan ko sametane lagi. tho di der mean isase nibatakar vah apani bhool samajh gayi. chat pan lagane baith gayi. mohan ne yah dekhakar kaha-‘‘nahian, maian pan is samay n khaooanga.’’

manorama ne bhayabhit svar se kaha-‘‘bikhari huee chizean ikaththi n kar leti, billi-choohe use kharab kar dete. tho di der huee hai, kshama kijie. do pan to avashy kha lijie.’’

badhy hokar mohan ko do pan khana p da. ab manorama pair dabane baithi. veshya se tiraskrit mohan ghabara utha. vah is seva se kab chhutti pave? is sahayog se kya bas chale. usane vichara ki manorama ko maianne hi to aisa banana chaha tha. ab vah aisi huee, to mujhe ab virakti kyoan hai? isake charitr ka yah aansh kyoan nahian ruchata-kisi ne usake kan mean dhire se kaha-‘‘tum to apani stri ko apani dasi banana chahate the, jo vastav mean tumhari antaratma ko eepsit nahian tha. tumhari kupravrittiyoan ki vah uttejana thi ki vah tumhari chir-sangini n hokar dasi ke saman ajnakarini matr rahe. vahi hua. ab kyoan jhankhate ho!’’

akasmath mohan uth baitha. mohan aur manorama ek-doosare ke pair pak de hue the.