सुभागी -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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aur logoan ke yahaan chahe jo hota ho, tulasi mahato apani l daki subhagi ko l dake ramoo se jau-bhar bhi kam pyar n karate the. ramoo javan hokar bhi kath ka ulloo tha. subhagi gyarah sal ki balika hokar bhi ghar ke kam mean itani chatur, aur kheti-bari ke kam mean itani nipun thi ki usaki maan lakshmi dil mean darati rahati ki kahian l daki par devataoan ki aankh n p d jay. achchhe balakoan se bhagavan ko bhi to prem hai. koee subhagi ka bakhan n kare, isalie vah anayas hi use daantati rahati thi. bakhan se l dake big d jate haian, yah bhay to n tha, bhay tha - najar ka ! vahi subhagi aj gyarah sal ki umr mean vidhava ho gayi.

ghar mean kuharam macha hua tha. lakshmi pachha dean khati thi. tulasi sir pitate the. unhean rote dekhakar subhagi bhi roti thi. bar-bar maan se poochhati, kyoan roti ho ammaan, maian tumhean chho dakar kahian n jaooangi, tum kyoan roti ho ? usaki bholi batean sunakar mata ka dil aur bhi phata jata tha. vah sochati thi eeshvar tumhari yahi lila hai ! jo khel khelate ho, vah doosaroan ko du:kh dekar. aisa to pagal karate haian. adami pagalapan kare to use pagalakhane bhejate haian; magar tum jo pagalapan karate ho, usaka koee dand nahian. aisa khel kis kam ka ki doosare royean aur tum hanso. tumhean to log dayalu kahate haian. yahi tumhari daya hai !

aur subhagi kya soch rahi thi ? usake pas kothari bhar rupaye hote, to vah unhean chhipakar rakh deti. phir ek din chupake se bazar chali jati aur ammaan ke lie achchhe-achchhe kap de lati, dada jab baki maangane ate, to chat rupaye nikalakar de deti, ammaan-dada kitane khush hote.

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jab subhagi javan huee to log tulasi mahato par dabav dalane lage ki l daki ka ghar kahian kar do. javan l daki ka yoan phirana thik nahian. jab hamari biradari mean isaki koee nianda nahian hai, to kyoan soch-vichar karate ho ?

tulasi ne kaha- bhaee maian to taiyar hooan; lekin jab subhagi bhi mane. vah kisi tarah raji nahian hoti.

harihar ne subhagi ko samajhakar kaha- beti, ham tere hi bhale ko kahate haian. maan-bap ab boodhe hue, unaka kya bharosa. tum is tarah kab tak baithi rahogi ?

subhagi ne sir jhukakar kaha- chacha, maian tumhari bat samajh rahi hooan; lekin mera man ghar karane ko nahian kahata. mujhe aram ki chianta nahian hai. maian sab kuchh jhelane ko taiyar hooan. aur jo kam tum kaho, vah sir-aankho ke bal karooangi; magar ghar basane ko mujhase n kaho. jab mera chal-kuchal dekhana to mera sir kat lena. agar maian sachche bap ki beti hooangi, to bat ki bhi pakki hooangi. phir lajja rakhanevale to bhagavan haian, meri kya hasti hai ki abhi kuchh kahooan.

ujadd ramoo bola - tum agar sochati ho ki bhaiya kamaveange aur maian baithi mauj karooangi, to is bharose n rahana. yahaan kisi ne janam bhar ka thika nahian liya hai.

ramoo ki dulhan ramoo se bhi do aangul ooanchi thi. matakakar boli- hamane kisi ka karaj tho de hi khaya ki janam bhar baithe bhara karean. yahaan to khane ko bhi mahin chahie, pahanane ko bhi mahin chahie, yah hamare boote ki bat nahian.

subhagi ne garv se bhare hue svar mean kaha- bhabhi, maianne tumhara asara kabhi nahian kiya aur bhagavan ne chaha to kabhi karooangi bhi nahian. tum apani dekho, meri chianta n karo.

ramoo ki dulhan ko jab maloom ho gaya ki subhagi ghar n karegi, to aur bhi usake sir ho gayi. hamesha ek-n-ek khuch d lagaye rahati. use rulane mean jaise usako maja ata tha. vah bechari pahar rat se uthakar kootane-pisane mean lag jati, chauka-baratan karati, gobar pathati. phir khet mean kam karane chali jati. dopahar ko akar jaldi-jaldi khana pakakar sabako khilati. rat ko kabhi maan ke sir mean tel dalati, kabhi usaki deh dabati. tulasi chilam ke bhakt the. unhean bar-bar chilam pilati. jahaan tak apana bas chalata, maan-bap ko koee kam n karane deti. haan, bhaee ko n rokati. sochati, yah to javan adami haian, yah kam n kareange to grihasthi kaise chalegi.

magar ramoo ko yah bura lagata. amma aur dada ko tinaka tak nahian uthane deti aur mujhe pisana chahati hai. yahaan tak ki ek din vah jame se bahar ho gaya. subhagi se bola- agar un logoan ka b da moh hai, to kyoan nahian alag lekar rahati ho. tab seva karo to maloom ho ki seva k davi lagati hai ki mithi. doosaroan ke bal par vahavahi lena asan hai. bahadur vah hai, jo apane bal par kam kare.

subhagi ne to kuchh javab n diya. bat badh jane ka bhay tha. magar usake maan-bap baithe sun rahe the. mahato se n raha gaya. bole- kya hai ramoo, us garibin se kyoan l date ho ?

ramoo pas akar bola- tum kyoan bich mean kood p de, maian to usako kahata tha.

tulasi- jab tak maian jita hooan, tum use kuchh nahian kah sakate. mere pichhe jo chahe karana. bechari ka ghar mean rahana mushkil kar diya.

ramoo- apako beti bahut pyari hai, to use gale baandh kar rakhie. mujhase to nahian saha jata.

tulasi- achchhi bat hai. agar tumhari yah maraji hai, to yahi hoga. maian kal gaanv ke adamiyoan ko bulakar bantavara kar dooanga. tum chahe chhoot jav, subhagi nahian chhoot sakati.

rat ko tulasi lete to vah purani bat yad ayi, jab ramoo ke janmotsav mean unhoanne rupaye karz lekar jalasa kiya tha, aur subhagi paida huee, to ghar mean rupaye rahate hue bhi unhoanne ek kau di n kharch ki. putr ko ratn samajha tha, putri ko poorv-janm ke papoan ka dand. vah ratn kitana kathor nikala aur yah dand kitana mangalamay.

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doosare din mahato ne gaanv ke adamiyoan ko jama karake kaha- pancho, ab ramoo ka aur mera ek mean nibah nahian hota. maian chahata hooan ki tum log iansaph se jo kuchh mujhe de do, vah lekar alag ho jaooan. rat-din ki kich-kich achchhi nahian.

gaanv ke mukhtar baboo sajanasianh b de sajjan purush the. unhoanne ramoo ko bulakar poochha- kyoan ji, tum apane bap se alag rahana chahate ho ? tumhean sharm nahian ati ki aurat ke kahane se maan-bap ko alag kiye dete ho ? ram ! ram !

ramoo ne dhithaee ke sath kaha- jab ek mean gujar n ho, to alag ho jana hi achchha hai.

sajanasianh - tumako ek mean kya kasht hota hai ?

ramoo - ek bat ho to bataooan.

sajanasianh - kuchh to batalao.

ramoo - sahab, ek mean mera inake sath nibah n hoga. bas maian aur kuchh nahian janata.

yah kahata hua ramoo vahaan se chalata bana.

tulasi - dekh liya ap logoan ne isaka mizaj ! ap chahe char hissoan mean tin hisse use de dean, par ab maian is dusht ke sath n rahooanga. bhagavan ne beti ko du:kh de diya, nahian mujhe kheti-bari lekar kya karana tha. jahaan rahata vahian kamata khata ! bhagavan aisa beta satavean bairi ko bhi n dean. 'l dake se l daki bhali, jo kulavanti hoy.'

sahasa subhagi akar boli - dada, yah sab baant-bakhara mere hi karan to ho raha hai, mujhe kyoan nahian alag kar dete. maian mehanat-majoori karake apana pet pal looangi. apane se jo kuchh ban p dega, tumhari seva karati rahooangi; par rahooangi alag. yoan ghar ka bara-baant hote mujhase nahian dekha jata. maian apane mathe yah kalank nahian lena chahati.

tulasi ne kaha- beti, ham tujhe n chho deange chahe sansar chhoot jay ! ramoo ka maian muanh nahian dekhana chahata, usake sath rahana to door raha.

ramoo ki dulhan boli- tum kisi ka muanh nahian dekhana chahate, to ham bhi tumhari pooja karane ko vyakul nahian haian.

mahato daant pisate hue uthe ki bahoo ko marean, magar logoan ne pak d liya.

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bantavara hote hi mahato aur lakshmi ko manoan peanshan mil gayi. pahale to donoan sare din, subhagi ke mana karane par bhi kuchh-n-kuchh karate hi rahate the; par ab unhean poora vishram tha. pahale donoan doodh-ghi ko tarasate the. subhagi ne kuchh rupaye bachakar ek bhaians le li. boodhe adamiyoan ki jan to unaka bhojan hai. achchha bhojan n mile to ve kis adhar par rahean. chaudhari ne bahut virodh kiya. kahane lage, ghar ka kam yoan hi kya kam hai ki too yah naya jhanjhat pal rahi hai. subhagi unhean bahalane ke lie kahati - dada, doodh ke bina mujhe khana nahian achchha lagata.

lakshmi ne hansakar kaha- beti, too jhooth kab se bolane lagi. kabhi doodh hath se to chhooti nahian, khane ki kaun kahe. sara doodh ham logoan ke pet mean thooans deti hai.

gaanv mean jahaan dekho sabake muanh se subhagi ki tariph. l daki nahian devi hai. do maradoan ka kam bhi karati hai, us par maan-bap ki seva bhi kiye jati hai. sajanasianh to kahate, yah us janm ki devi hai.

magar shayad mahato ko yah sukh bahut din tak bhogana n likha tha.

sat-ath din se mahato ko zor ka jvar chadha hua tha. deh par kap de ka tar bhi nahian rahane dete. lakshmi pas baithi ro rahi thi. subhagi pani liye kh di hai. abhi ek kshan pahale mahato ne pani maanga tha; par jab tak vah pani lave, unaka ji doob gaya aur hath-paanv thande ho gaye. subhagi unaki yah dasha dekhate hi ramoo ke ghar gayi aur boli- bhaiya, chalo, dekho aj dada n jane kaise hue jate haian. sat din se jvar nahian utara.

ramoo ne charapaee par lete-lete kaha- to kya maian daktar-hakim hooan ki dekhane chalooan ? jab tak achchhe the, tab tak to tum unake gale ka har bani huee thian. ab jab marane lage to mujhe bulane ayi ho !

usi vakt usaki dulhan aandar se nikal ayi aur subhagi se poochha- dada ko kya hua hai didi ?

subhagi ke pahale ramoo bol utha- hua kya hai, abhi koee mare tho de hi jate haian.

subhagi ne phir usase kuchh n kaha, sidhe sajanasianh ke pas gayi. usake jane ke bad ramoo hansakar stri se bola - triyacharitr isi ko kahate haian.

stri - isamean triyacharitr ki kaun bat hai ? chale kyoan nahian jate ?

ramoo - maian nahian jane ka. jaise use lekar alag hue the, vaise use lekar rahean. mar bhi jayean to n jaooan.

stri- mar jayeange to ag dene to jaoge, tab kahaan bhagoge ?

ramoo - kabhi nahian ? sab kuchh unaki pyari subhagi kar legi.

stri - tumhare rahate vah kyoan karane lagi !

ramoo - jaise mere rahate use lekar alag hue aur kaise !

stri - nahian ji, yah achchhi bat nahian hai. chalo dekh avean. kuchh bhi ho, bap hi to haian. phir gaanv mean kaun muanh dikhaoge ?

ramoo - chup raho, mujhe upadesh mat do.

udhar baboo sahab ne jyoan hi mahato ki halat suni, turant subhagi ke sath bhage chale aye. yahaan pahuanche to mahato ki dasha aur kharab ho chuki thi. na di dekhi to bahut dhimi thi. samajh gaye ki ziandagi ke din poore ho gaye. maut ka atank chhaya hua tha. sajal netr hokar bole - mahato bhaee, kaisa ji hai ?

mahato jaise niand se jagakar bole- bahut achchha hai bhaiya ! ab to chalane ki bela hai. subhagi ke pita ab tumhian ho. use tumhian ko sauanpe jata hooan.

sajanasianh ne rote hue kaha- bhaiya mahato, ghab dao mat, bhagavan ne chaha to tum achchhe ho jaoge. subhagi ko to maianne hamesha apani beti samajha hai aur jab tak jiooanga aisa hi samajhata rahooanga. tum nishchiant raho. mere rahate subhagi ya lakshmi ko koee tirachhi aankh se n dekh sakega. aur kuchh ichchha ho to vah bhi kah do.

mahato ne vinit netroan se dekhakar kaha- aur kuchh nahian kahooanga bhaiya. bhagavan tumhean sada sukhi rakhe.

sajanasianh - ramoo ko bulakar lata hooan. usase jo bhool-chook ho kshama kar do.

mahato - nahian bhaiya. us papi hatyare ka muanh maian nahian dekhana chahata.

isake bad godan ki taiyari hone lagi.

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ramoo ko gaanv bhar ne samajhaya; par vah aantyeshti karane par raji n hua. kaha, jis pita ne marate samay mera muanh dekhana svikar n kiya, vah mera n pita hai, n maian usaka putr hooan.

lakshmi ne dah-kriya ki. in tho de se dinoan mean subhagi ne n jane kaise rupaye jama kar liye the ki jab terahi ka saman ane laga to gaanvavaloan ki aankhean khul gayian. baratan, kap de, ghi, shakkar, sabhi saman ipharat se jama ho gaye. ramoo dekh-dekh jalata tha. aur subhagi use jalane ke lie sabako yah saman dikhati thi.

lakshmi ne kaha- beti, ghar dekhakar kharch karo. ab koee kamanevala nahian baitha hai, ap hi kuaan khodana aur pani pina hai.

subhagi boli- babooji ka kam to dhoom-dham se hi hoga ammaan, chahe ghar rahe ya jay. babooji phir tho de hi aveange. maian bhaiya ko dikha dena chahati hooan ki abala kya kar sakati hai. vah samajhate hoange in donoan ke kiye kuchh n hoga. unaka yah ghamand to d dooangi.

lakshmi chup ho rahi. terahi ke din ath gaanv ke brahmanoan ka bhoj hua. charoan taraph vah-vahi mach gayi.

pichhale pahar ka samay tha; log bhojan karake chale gaye the. lakshmi thak kar so gayi thi. keval subhagi bachi huee chizean utha-uthakar rakh rahi thi ki thakur sajanasianh ne akar kaha- ab tum bhi aram karo beti ! sabere yah sab kam kar lena.

subhagi ne kaha- abhi thaki nahian hooan dada. apane jo d liya kul kitane rupaye uthe ?

sajanasianh - vah poochhakar kya karogi beti ?

'kuchh nahian yoan hi poochhati thi.'

'koee tin sau rupaye uthe hoange.'

subhagi ne sakuchate hue kaha- maian in rupayoan ki denadar hooan.

'tumase to maian maangata nahian. mahato mere mitr aur bhaee the. unake sath kuchh mera bhi to dharm hai.'

'apaki yahi daya kya kam hai ki mere oopar itana vishvas kiya, mujhe kaun 300/- deta ?'

sajanasianh sochane lage. is abala ki dharm-buddhi ka kahian varapar bhi hai ya nahian.

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lakshmi un striyoan mean thi jinake lie pati-viyog jivan-srot ka band ho jana hai. pachas varsh ke chir-sahavas ke bad ab yah ekaant jivan usake lie paha d ho gaya. use ab jnat hua ki meri buddhi, mera bal, meri sumati mano sabase maian vanchit ho gayi.

usane kitani bar eeshvar se vinati ki thi, mujhe svami ke samane utha lena; magar usane yah vinati svikar n ki. maut par apana kaboo nahian, to kya jivan par bhi kaboo nahian hai ?

vah lakshmi jo gaanv mean apani buddhi ke lie mashahoor thi, jo doosare ko sikh diya karati thi, ab baurahi ho gayi hai. sidhi-si bat karate nahian banati.

lakshmi ka dana-pani usi din se chhoot gaya. subhagi ke agrah par chauke mean jati; magar kaur kanth ke niche n utarata. pachas varsh hue ek din bhi aisa n hua ki pati ke bina khaye khud khaya ho. ab us niyam ko kaise to de ?

akhir use khaansi ane lagi. durbalata ne jald hi khat par dal diya. subhagi ab kya kare ! thakur sahab ke rupaye chukane ke lie dilojan se kam karane ki zaroorat thi. yahaan maan bimar p d gayi. agar bahar jay to maan akeli rahati hai. unake pas baithe to bahar ka kam kaun kare. maan ki dasha dekhakar subhagi samajh gayi ki inaka paravana bhi a pahuancha. mahato ko bhi to yahi jvar tha.

gaanv mean aur kise phurasat thi ki dau d-dhoop karata. sajanasianh donoan vakt ate, lakshmi ko dekhate, dava pilate, subhagi ko samajhate, aur chale jate; magar lakshmi ki dasha big dati jati thi. yahaan tak ki pandrahavean din vah bhi sansar se sidhar gayi. aantim samay ramoo aya aur usake pair chhoona chahata tha, par lakshmi ne use aisi jhi daki di ki vah usake samip n ja saka. subhagi ko usane ashirvad diya, tumhari-jaisi beti pakar tar gayi. mera kriya-karm tumhian karana. meri bhagavan se yahi araji hai ki us janm mean bhi tum meri kokh pavitr karo.

mata ke dehaant ke bad subhagi ke jivan ka keval ek lakshy rah gaya sajanasianh ke rupaye chukana. 300/- pita ke kriya-karm mean lage the. lagabhag 200/- mata ke kam mean lage. 500/- ka rrin tha aur usaki akeli jan ! magar vah himmat n harati thi. tin sal tak subhagi ne rat ko rat aur din ko din n samajha. usaki kary-shakti aur paurush dekhakar log daantoan tale uangali dabate the. din bhar kheti-bari ka kam karane ke bad vah rat ko char-char paseri ata pis dalati. tisavean din 15/- lekar vah sajanasianh ke pas pahuanch jati. isamean kabhi naga n p data. yah mano prakriti ka atal niyam tha.

ab charoan or se usaki sagaee ke paigam ane lage. sabhi usake lie muanh phailaye hue the. jisake ghar subhagi jayagi, usake bhagy phir jayeange. subhagi yahi javab deti, abhi vah din nahian aya.

jis din subhagi ne akhiri kist chukaee, us din usaki khushi ka thikana n tha. aj usake jivan ka kathor vrat poora ho gaya.

vah chalane lagi to sajanasianh ne kaha- beti, tumase meri ek prarthana hai. kaho kahooan, kaho n kahooan, magar vachan do ki manogi.

subhagi ne kritajn bhav se dekhakar kaha- dada, apaki bat n manooangi to kisaki bat manooangi. mera to royaan-royaan apaka gulam hai.

sajanasianh - agar tumhare man mean yah bhav hai, to maian n kahooanga. maianne ab tak tumase isalie nahian kaha, ki tum apane ko mera denadar samajh rahi thian. ab rupaye chuk gaye. mera tumhare oopar koee ehasan nahian hai, ratti bhar bhi nahian. bolo kahooan ?

subhagi - apaki jo ajna ho.

sajanasianh- dekho inakar n karana, nahian maian phir tumhean apana muanh n dikhaooanga.

subhagi- kya ajna hai ?

sajanasianh- meri ichchha hai ki tum meri bahoo banakar mere ghar ko pavitr karo. maian jat-paant ka kayal hooan, magar tumane mere sare bandhan to d diye. mera l daka tumhare nam ka pujari hai. tumane use baraha dekha hai. bolo, manjoor karati ho ?

subhagi- dada, itana samman pakar pagal ho jaooangi.

sajanasianh- tumhara samman bhagavan kar rahe haian beti ! tum sakshath bhagavati ka avatar ho.

subhagi - maian to apako apana pita samajhati hooan. ap jo kuchh kareange, mere bhale hi ke lie kareange. apake hukm ko kaise inakar kar sakati hooan.

sajanasianh ne usake mathe par hath rakhakar kaha- beti, tumhara sohag amar ho. tumane meri bat rakh li. mujh-sa bhagyashali sansar mean aur kaun hoga ?

sanbandhit lekh

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