कर्मभूमि उपन्यास भाग-1 अध्याय-17

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

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amarakant khadi bech raha hai. tin baje hoange, loo chal rahi hai, bagoole uth rahe haian. dookanadar dookanoan par so rahe haian, rees mahaloan mean so rahe haian majoor pe doan ke niche so rahe haian aur amar khadi ka gattha lade, pasine mean tar, chehara surkh, aankhean lal, gali-gali ghoomata phirata hai.

ek vakil sahab ne khas ka parada uthakar dekha aur bole-are yar, yah kya gajab karate ho, myunisipal kamishnari ki to laj rakhate, sara bhapr kar diya. kya koee majoor nahian milata tha-

amar ne gattha lie-lie kaha-majoori karane se myunisipal kamishnari ki shan mean batta nahian lagata. bakra lagata hai-dhaokhe-dha di ki kamaee khane se.

'vahaan dhaokhe-dha di ki kamaee khane vala kaun hai, bhaee- kya vakil, d aauktar, prophesar, seth-sahookar dhaokhe-dha di ki kamaee khate haian?'

'yah unake dil se poochhie. maian kisi ko kyoan bura kahooan?'

'akhir apane kuchh samajhakar hi to phikara chust kiya?'

'agar ap mujhase poochhana hi chahate haian to maian kah sakata hooan, haan, khate haian. ek adami das rupaye mean gujar karata hai, doosare ko das hazar kyoan chahie- yah dhaaandhali usi vakt tak chalegi, jab tak janata ki aankhean band haian. kshama kijiega, ek adami pankhe ki hava khae aur khasakhane mean baithe, aur doosara adami dopahar ki dhoop mean tape, yah n nyay hai, n dharm-yah dhaaandhali hai.'

'chhote-b de to bhaee sahab hamesha rahe haian aur hamesha raheange. sabako ap barabar nahian kar sakate .'

'maian duniya ka theka nahian leta agar nyay achchhi chiz hai to vah isalie kharab nahian ho sakati ki log usaka vyavahar nahian karate.'

'isaka ashay yah hai ki ap vyaktivad ko nahian manate, samashtivad ke kayal haian.'

'maian kisi vade ka kayal nahian. keval nyayavad ka pujari hooan.'

'to apane pitaji se bilakul alag ho ge?'

'pitaji ne meri ziandagi bhar ka theka nahian liya.'

'achchha laie, dekhean apake pas kya-kya chizean haian?'

amarakant ne in mahashay ke hath das rupaye ke kap de beche.

amar ajakal b da krodhi, b da katubhashi, b da uprand ho gaya hai. haradam usaki talavar myan se bahar rahati hai. bat-bat par ulajhata hai. phir bhi usaki bikri achchhi hoti hai. rupaya-sava rupaya roj mil jata hai.

tyagi do prakar ke hote haian. ek vah jo tyag mean anand manate haian, jinaki atma ko tyag mean santosh aur poornata ka anubhav hota hai, jinake tyag mean udarata aur saujany hai. doosare vah, jo dilajale tyagi hote haian, jinaka tyag apani paristhitiyoan se vidroh-matr hai, jo apane nyayapath par chalane ka tavan sansar se lete haian, jo khud jalate haian isalie doosaroan ko bhi jalate haian. amar isi tarah ka tyagi tha.

svasth adami agar nim ki pattai chabata hai, to apane svasthy ko badhane ke lie vah shauq se pattiayaan to d lata hai, shauq se pisata aur shauq se pita hai, par rogi vahi pattiayaan pita hai to nak siko dakar, muanh banakar, jhuanjhalakar aur apani takadir ko rokar.

sukhada jaj sahab ki patni ki sipharish se balika-vidyalay mean pachas rupaye par naukar ho gee hai. amar dil kholakar to kuchh kah nahian sakata, par man mean jalata rahata hai. ghar ka sara kam, bachche ko sanbhalana, rasoee pakana, zaroori chiz bazar se mangana-yah sab usake matthe hai. sukhada ghar ke kamoan ke nagich nahian jati. amar am kahata hai, to sukhada imali kahati hai. donoan mean hamesha khat-pat hoti rahati hai. sukhada is daridravastha mean bhi us par shasan kar rahi hai. amar kahata hai, adha ser doodh kafi hai sukhada kahati hai, ser bhar aega, aur ser bhar hi mangati hai. vah khud doodh nahian pita, is par bhi roj l daee hoti hai. vah kahata hai, garib haian, majoor haian, hamean majooroan ki tarah rahana chahie. vah kahati hai, ham majoor nahian haian, n majooroan ki tarah raheange. amar usako apane atmavikas mean badhak samajhata hai aur us badha ko hata n sakane ke karan bhitar-hi-bhitar kudhata hai.

ek din bachche ko khaansi ane lagi. amar bachche ko lekar ek homiyopaith ke pas jane ko taiyar hua. sukhada ne kaha-bachche ko mat le jao, hava lagegi. d aauktar ko bula lao. phis hi to lega .

amar ko majaboor hokar d aauktar bulana p da. tisare din bachcha achchha ho gaya.

ek din khabar mili, lala samarakant ko jvar a gaya hai. amarakant is mahine bhar mean ek bar bhi ghar nahian gaya tha. yah khabar sunakar bhi n gaya. vah marean ya jiean, use kya karana hai- unhean apana dhan pyara hai, use chhati se lagae rakhean. aur unhean kisi ki zaroorat hi kya-

par sukhada se n raha gaya. vah usi vakt naina ko sath lekar chal di. amar man mean jal-bhunakar rah gaya.

samarakant ghar valoan ke siva aur kisi ke hath ka bhojan n grahan karate the. kee dinoan to unhoanne doodh par kate, phir kee din phal khakar rahe, lekin roti-dal ke lie ji tarasata rahata tha. nana padarth bazar mean bhare the, par rotiyaan kahaan- ek din unase n raha gaya. rotiyaan pakaeean aur hauke mean akar kuchh zyada kha ge. ajirn ho gaya. ek din dast ae. doosare din jvar ho aya. phalahar se kuchh to pahale gal chuke the, do din ki bimari ne last kar diya.

sukhada ko dekhakar bole-abhi kya ane ki jaldi thi bahoo, do-char din aur dekh letian- tab tak yah dhan ka saanp u d gaya hota. vah lauanda samajhata hai, mujhe apane bal-bachchoan se dhan pyara hai. kisake lie isaka sanchay kiya tha- apane lie- to bal-bachchoan ko kyoan janm diya- usi lauande ko, jo aj mera shatru bana hua hai, chhati se lagae kyoan ojhe-sayanoan, vai?oan-hakimoan ke pas dau da phira- khud kabhi achchha nahian khaya, achchha nahian pahana, kisake lie- kripan bana, beeemani ki, doosaroan ki khushamad ki, apani atma ki hatya ki, kisake lie- jisake lie chori ki, vahi aj mujhe chor kahata hai.

sukhada sir jhukae kh di roti rahi.

lalaji ne phir kaha-maian janata hooan, jise eeshvar ne hath die haian, vah doosaroan ka muhataj nahian rah sakata. itana moorkh nahian hooan, lekin maan-bap ki kamana to yahi hoti hai ki unaki santan ko koee kasht n ho. jis tarah unhean marana p da, usi tarah unaki santan ko marana n p de. jis tarah unhean dhakke khane p de, karm-akarm sab karane p de ve kathinaiyaan unaki santan ko n jhelani p dean. duniya unhean lobhi, svarthi kahati hai, unako paravah nahian hoti, lekin jab apani hi santan apana anadar kare, tab socho abhage bap ke dil par kya bitati hai- usase maloom hota hai, sara jivan nishphal ho gaya. jo vishal bhavan ek-ek eeant jo dakar kh da kiya tha, jisake lie kvar ki dhoop aur magh ki varsha sab jheli, vah dhah gaya, aur usake eeant-patthar samane bikhare p de haian. vah ghar nahian dhah gaya vah jivan dhah gaya, sanpoorn jivan ki kamana dhah gee.

sukhada ne balak ko naina ki god se lekar sasur ki charapaee par sula diya aur pankha jhalane lagi. balak ne b di-b di sajag aankhoan se boodhe dada ki mooanchhean dekhian, aur unake yahaan rahane ka koee vishesh prayojan n dekhakar unhean ukha dakar pheank dene ke lie u?t ho gaya. donoan hathoan se mooanchh pak dakar khianchi. lalaji ne 'si-si' to ki par balak ke hathoan ko hataya nahian. hanuman ne bhi itani nirdayata se lanka ke upavanoanka vidhavans n kiya hoga. phir bhi lalaji ne balak ke hathoan se mooanchhean nahian chhu daeean. unaki kamanaean jo p di e diyaan rag d rahi thian, is sparsh se jaise sanjivani pa geean. us sparsh mean koee aisa prasad, koee aisi vibhooti thi. unake rom-rom mean samaya hua balak jaise mathit hokar navanit ki bhaanti pratyaksh ho gaya ho.

do din sukhada apane ne ghar n gee, par amarakant pita ko dekhane ek bar bhi n aya. sillo bhi sukhada ke sath chali gee thi. sham ko ata, rotiyaan pakata, khata aur kaangres-daftar ya naujavan-sabha ke karyalay mean chala jata. kabhi kisi am jalase mean bolata, kabhi chanda ugahata.

tisare din lalaji uth baithe. sukhada din bhar to unake pas rahi. sandhh‍ya samay unase vida maangi. lalaji sneh-bhari aankhoan se dekhakar bole-maian janata ki tum meri timaradari hi ke lie aee ho, to das-paanch din aur p da rahata, bahoo maianne to jan-boojhakar koee aparadh nahian kiya lekin kuchh anuchit hua ho to use kshama karo.

sukhada ka ji hua man tyag de par itana kasht uthane ke bad jab apani grihasthi kuchh-kuchh jam chali thi, yahaan ana kuchh achchha n lagata tha. phir, vahaan vah svamini thi. ghar ka sanchalan usake adhin tha. vahaan ki ek-ek vastu mean apanapan bhara hua tha. ek-ek trin mean usaka svabhiman jhalak raha tha. ek-ek vastu mean usaka anurag aankit tha. ek-ek vastu par usaki atma ki chhap thi mano usaki atma hi pratyaksh ho gee ho. yahaan ki koee vastu usake abhiman ki vastu n thi usaki svabhimani kalpana sab kuchh hone par bhi tushti ka anand n pati thi. par lalaji ko samajhane ke lie kisi yukti ki zaroorat thi. boli-yah ap kya kahate haian dada, ham log apake balak haian. ap jo kuchh upadesh ya ta dana deange, vah hamare hi bhale ke lie deange. mera ji to jane ko nahian chahata lekin akele mere chale ane se kya hoga- mujhe khud sharm ati hai ki duniya kya kah rahi hogi. maian jitani jaldi ho sakegi sabako ghasit laooangi. jab tak adami kuchh din thokarean nahian kha leta, usaki aankhean nahian khulatian. maian ek bar roj akar apaka bhojan bana jaea karooangi. kabhi bibi chali aeangi, kabhi maian chali aooangi.

us din se sukhada ka yahi niyam ho gaya. vah sabere yahaan chali ati aur lalaji ko bhojan karake laut jati. phir khud bhojan karake balika vidyalay chali jati. tisare pahar jab amarakant khadi bechane chala jata, to vah naina ko lekar phir a jati, aur do-tin ghante rahakar chali jati. kabhi-kabhi khud renuka ke pas jati to naina ko yahaan bhej deti. usake svabhiman mean komalata thi agar kuchh jalan thi to vah kab ki shital ho chuki thi. vridhd pita ko koee kasht ho, yah usase n dekha jata tha.

in dinoan use jo bat sabase zyada khatakati thi, vah amarakant ka sir par khadi ladakar chalana tha. vah kee bar is vishay par usase jhag da kar chuki thi par usake kahane se vah aur zid pak d leta tha. isalie usane kahana-sunana chho d diya tha par ek din ghar jate samay usane amarakant ko khadi ka gatthar lie dekh liya. us muhalle ki ek mahila bhi usake sath thi. sukhada mano dharati mean g d gee.

amar jyoanhi ghar aya, usane yahi vishay chhe d diya-maloom to ho gaya, ki tum b de satyavadi ho. doosaroan ke lie bhi kuchh rahane doge, ya sab tumhian le loge. ab to sansar mean parishram ka mahath‍v hi ho gaya. ab to bakacha ladana chho do. tumhean sharm n ati ho, lekin tumhari ijjat ke sath meri ijjat bhi to bandhi huee hai. tumhean koee adhikar nahian ki tum yoan mujhe apamanit karate phiro.

amar to kamar kase taiyar tha hi. bola-yah to maian janata hooan ki mera adhikar kahian kuchh nahian hai lekin kya poochh sakata hooan ki tumhare adhikaroan ki bhi kahian sima hai, ya vah asim hai -

'maian aisa koee kam nahian karati, jisamean tumhara apaman ho .'

'agar maian kahooan ki jis tarah mere mazadoori karane se tumhara apaman hota hai, usi tarah tumhare naukari karane se mera apaman hota hai, shayad tumhean vishvas n aega.'

'tumhare man-apaman ka kaanta sansar bhar se nirala ho, to maian lachar hooan.'

'maian sansar ka gulam nahian hooan. agar tumhean yah gulami pasand hai, to shauq se karo. tum mujhe majaboor nahian kar sakatian.'

'naukari n karooan, to tumhare rupaye bis ane roj mean ghar-kharch nibhega?'

'mera khayal hai ki is mulk mean nabbe phisadi adamiyoan ko isase bhi kam mean gujar karana p data hai.'

'maian un nabbe phisadi valoan mean nahian, shesh das phisadi valoan mean hooan. maianne aantim bar kah diya ki tumhara bakacha dhona mujhe asahy hai aur agar tumane n mana, to maian apane hathoan vah bakacha zamin par gira dooangi. isase zyada maian kuchh kahana ya sunana nahian chahati.'

idhar dedh mahine se amarakant sakina ke ghar n gaya tha. yad usaki roj ati par jane ka avasar n milata. pandrah din gujar jane ke bad use sharm ane lagi ki vah poochhegi-itane din kyoan nahian ae, to kya javab dooanga- is sharama-sharami mean vah ek mahina aur n gaya. yahaan tak ki aj sakina ne use ek kard likhakar khairiyat poochhi thi aur phurasat ho, to das minat ke lie bulaya tha. aj ammijan biradari mean jane vali thian. batachit karane ka achchha mauqa tha. idhar amarakant bhi is jivan se oob utha tha. sukhada ke sath jivan kabhi sukhi nahian ho sakata, idhar in dedh-do mahinoan mean use kafi parichay mil gaya tha. vah jo kuchh hai, vahi rahega zyada tabadil nahian ho sakata. sukhada bhi jo kuchh hai vahi rahegi. phir sukhi jivan ki asha kahaan- donoan ki jivan-dhara alag, adarsh alag, manobhav alag. keval vivah-pratha ki maryada nibhane ke lie vah apana jivan dhool mean nahian mila sakata, apani atma ke vikas ko nahian rok sakata. manav-jivan ka uddeshy kuchh aur bhi hai khana, kamana aur mar jana nahian.

vah bhojan karake aj kaangres-daftar n gaya. aj use apani ziandagi ki sabase mahath‍vapoorn samasya ko hal karana tha. ise ab vah aur nahian tal sakata. badanami ki kya chianta- duniya aandhi hai aur doosaroan ko aandha banae rakhana chahati hai. jo khud apane lie nee rah nikalega, us par sankirn vichar vale hansean, to kya ashchary- usane khad़dar ki do sa diyaan use bheant dene ke lie le lian aur lapaka hua ja pahuancha.

sakina usaki rah dekh rahi thi. kuandi khanakate hi dvar khol diya aur hath pak dakar boli-tum to mujhe bhool hi ge. isi ka nam muhabbat hai-

amar ne lajjit hokar kaha-yah bat nahian hai, sakina ek lamahe ke lie bhi tumhari yad dil se nahian utarati, par idhar b di pareshaniyoan mean phansa raha.

'maianne suna tha. ammaan kahati thian. mujhe yakin n ata tha ki tum apane abbajan se alag ho ge. phir yah bhi suna ki tum sir par khad़dar ladakar bechate ho. maian to tumhean kabhi sir par bojh n ladane deti. maian vah gathari apane sir par rakhati aur tumhare pichhe-pichhe chalati. maian yahaan aram se p di thi aur tum is dhoop mean kap de lade phirate the. mera dil t dap-t dapakar rah jata tha.'

kitane pyare, mithe shabd the kitane komal sneh mean doobe hue sukhada ke mukh se bhi kabhi yah shabd nikale- vah to keval shasan karana janati hai usako apane aandar aisi shakti ka anubhav hua ki vah usaka chauguna bojh lekar chal sakata hai, lekin vah sakina ke komal hriday ko aghat nahian pahuanchaega. aj se vah gatthar ladakar nahian chalega. bola-dada ki khudagaraji par dil jal raha tha, sakina vah samajhate hoange, maian unaki daulat ka bhookha hooan. maian unhean aur unake doosare bhaiyoan ko dikha dena chahata tha ki maian k di-se-k di mehanat kar sakata hooan. daulat ki mujhe paravah nahian hai. sukhada us din mere sath aee thi, lekin ek din dada ne jhooth-mooth kahala diya, mujhe bukhar ho gaya hai. bas vahaan pahuanch gee. tab se donoan vakt unaka khana pakane jati hai.

sakina ne saralata se poochha-to kya yah bhi tumhean bura lagata hai- boodhe adami akele ghar mean p de rahate haian. agar vah chali jati haian, to kya buraee karati haian- unaki is bat se to mere dil mean unaki ijjat ho gee.

amar ne khisiyakar kaha-yah sharaphat nahian hai sakina, unaki daulat hai, maian tumase sach kahata hooan, jisane kabhi jhoothoan mujhase nahian poochha, tumhara ji kaisa hai, vah unaki bimari ki khabar pate hi bekarar ho jae, yah bat samajh mean nahian ati. unaki daulat use khianch le jati hai, aur kuchh nahian. maian ab is numayash ki ziandagi se tang a gaya hooan, sakina maian sach kahata hooan, pagal ho jaooanga. kabhi-kabhi ji mean ata hai, sab chho d-chha dakar bhag jaooan, aisi jagah bhag jaooan, jahaan logoan mean adamiyat ho. aj tujhe phaisala karana p dega sakina, chalo kahian chhoti-si kuti bana lean aur khudagaraji ki duniya se alag mehanat-mazadoori karake ziandagi basar karean. tumhare sath rahakar phir mujhe kisi chiz ki arajoo nahian rahegi. meri jan muhabbat ke lie t dap rahi hai, us muhabbat ke lie nahian, jisaki judaee mean bhi visal hai, balki jisaki visal mean bhi judaee hai. maian vah muhabbat chahata hooan, jisamean khvahish hai, lajjat hai. maian botal ki surkh sharab pina chahata hooan, shayaroan ki khayali sharab nahian.

usane sakina ko chhati se laga lene ke lie apani taraph khiancha. usi vakt dvar khula aur pathanin aandar aee. sakina ek qadam pichhe hat gee. amar bhi jara pichhe khasak gaya.

sahasa usane bat banaee-aj kahaan chali gee thian, ammaan - maian yah sa diyaan dene aya tha. tumhean maloom to hoga hi, maian ab khad़dar bechata hooan.

pathanin ne sa diyoan ka jo da lene ke lie hath nahian badhaya. usaka sookha, pichaka hua muanh tamatama utha sari jhurriyaan, sari siku danean jaise bhitar ki garmi se tan uthian gali-bujhi huee aankhean jaise jal uthian. aankhean nikalakar boli-hosh mean a, chhokare yah sa diyaan le ja, apani bivi-bahan ko pahana, yahaan teri sa diyoan ke bhookhe nahian haian. tujhe shariphajada aur saph-dil samajhakar tujhase apani garibi ka dukh da kahati thi. yah n janati thi ki too aise sharif bap ka beta hokar shohadapan karega. bas, ab muanh n kholana, chupachap chala ja, nahian aankhean nikalava looangi. too hai kis ghamand mean- abhi ek ishara kar dooan, to sara muhalla jama ho jae. ham garib haian, musibat ke mare haian, rotiyoan ke muhataj haian. janata hai kyoan- isalie ki hamean abaroo pyari hai, khabaradar jo kabhi idhar ka rukhakiya. muanh mean kalikh lagakar chala ja.

amar par falij gir gaya, paha d toot p da, vajrapat ho gaya. in vakyoan se usake manobhavoan ka anuman ham nahian kar sakate. jinake pas kalpana hai, vah kuchh anuman kar sakate haian. jaise sanjna-shoony ho gaya, mano pashan pratima ho. ek minat tak vah isi dasha mean kh da raha. phir donoan sa diyaan utha lian aur goli khae janavar ki bhaanti sir latakae, l dakh data hua dvar ki or chala.

sahasa sakina ne usaka hath pak dakar rote hue kaha-babooji, maian tumhare sath chalati hooan. jinhean apani abaroo pyari hai, vah apani abaroo lekar chatean. maian beabaroo hi rahooangi.

amarakant ne hath chhu da liya aur ahista se bola-jianda raheange, to phir mileange, sakina is vakt jane do. maian apane hosh mean nahian hooan.

yah kahate hue usane kuchh samajhakar donoan sa diyaan sakina ke hath mean rakh dian aur bahar chala gaya.

sakina ne sisakiyaan lete hue poochha-to aoge kab -

amar ne pichhe phirakar kaha-jab yahaan mujhe log shohada aur kamina n samajheange .

amar chala gaya aur sakina hathoan mean sa diyaan lie dvar par kh di aandhakar mean takati rahi.

sahasa budhiya ne pukara-ab akar baithegi ki vahian daravaze par kh di rahegi- muanh mean kalikh to laga di. ab aur kya karane par lagi huee hai-

sakina ne krodh bhari aankhoan se dekhakar kaha-ammaan, akabat se daro, kyoan kisi bhale adami par tohamat lagati ho. tumhean aisi bat muanh se nikalate sharm bhi nahian ati. unaki nekiyoan ka yah badala diya hai tumane tum duniya mean chirag lekar dhooandh ao, aisa sharif tumhean n milega.

pathanin ne daant bataee-chup rah, behaya kahian ki sharamati nahian, oopar se jaban chalati hai. aj ghar mean koee mard hota, to sir kat leta. maian jakar lala se kahati hooan. jab tak is paji ko shahar se n nikal dooangi, mera kaleja n thanda hoga. maian usaki ziandagi garat kar dooangi.

sakina ne nishank bhav se kaha-agar unaki ziandagi garat huee, to meri bhi garat hogi. itana samajh lo.

budhiya ne sakina ka hath pak dakar itane zor se apani taraph ghasita ki vah girate-girate bachi aur usi dam ghar se bahar nikalakar dvar ki janjir band kar di.

sakina bar-bar pukarati rahi, par budhiya ne pichhe phirakar bhi n dekha. vah bejan budhiya jise ek-ek pag rakhana doobhar tha, is vakt avesh mean dau di lala samarakant ke pas chali ja rahi thi.

sanbandhit lekh

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