गोदान उपन्यास भाग-15

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

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malati bahar se titali hai, bhitar se madhumakkhi. usake jivan mean hansi hi hansi nahian hai, keval gu d kha kar kaun ji sakata hai! aur jie bhi to vah koee sukhi jivan n hoga. vah hansati hai, isalie ki use isake bhi dam milate haian. usaka chahakana aur chamakana, isalie nahian hai ki vah chahakane ko hi jivan samajhati hai, ya usane nijatv ko apane aankhoan mean itana badha liya hai ki jo kuchh kare, apane hi lie kare. nahian, vah isalie chahakati hai aur vinod karati hai ki isase usake kartavy ka bhar kuchh halka ho jata hai. usake bap un vichitr jivoan mean the, jo keval jaban ki madad se lakhoan ke vare-nyare karate the. b de-b de jamiandaroan aur reesoan ki jayadadean bikavana, unhean karz dilana ya unake muamaloan ka aphasaroan se mil kar tay kara dena, yahi unaka vyavasay tha. doosare shabdoan mean dalal the. is varg ke log b de pratibhavan hote haian. jis kam se kuchh milane ki asha ho, vah utha leange, aur kisi n kisi tarah use nibha bhi deange. kisi raja ki shadi kisi rajakumari se thik karava di aur das-bis hazar usi mean mar lie. yahi dalal jab chhote-chhote saude karate haian, to taut kahe jate haian, aur ham unase ghrina karate haian. b de-b de kam karake vahi taut rajaoan ke sath shikar khelata hai aur garvanaroan ki mej par chay pita hai. mistar kaul unhian bhagyavanoan mean se the. unake tin l dakiyaan hi l dakiyaan thian! unaka vichar tha ki tinoan ko ianglaiand bhej kar shiksha ke shikhar par pahuancha dean. any bahut se b de adamiyoan ki tarah unaka bhi khayal tha ki ianglaiand mean shiksha pa kar adami kuchh aur ho jata hai. shayad vahaan ki jalavayu mean buddhi ko tej kar dene ki koee shakti hai, magar unaki yah kamana ek-tihaee se zyada poori n huee. malati ianglaiand mean hi thi ki un par falij gira aur bekam kar gaya. ab b di mushkil se do adamiyoan ke sahare uthate-baithate the. jaban to bilakul band hi ho gee. aur jab jaban hi band ho gee, to amadani bhi band ho gee. jo kuchh thi, jaban hi ki kamaee thi. kuchh bacha kar rakhane ki unaki adat n thi. aniyamit ay thi, aur aniyamit kharch tha, isalie idhar kee sal se bahut tangahal ho rahe the. sara dayitv malati par a p da. malati ke char-paanch sau rupe mean vah bhog-vilas aur thath-bat to kya nibhata! haan, itana tha ki donoan l dakiyoan ki shiksha hoti jati thi aur bhalemanasoan ki tarah ziandagi basar hoti thi. malati subah se pahar rat tak dau dati rahati thi. chahati thi ki pita satvikata ke sath rahean, lekin pitaji ko sharab-kabab ka aisa chaska p da tha ki kisi tarah gala n chho data tha. kahian se kuchh n milata, to ek mahajan se apane bangale par pronot likh kar hazar do hazar le lete the. mahajan unaka purana mitr tha, jisane unaki badaulat len-den mean lakhoan kamae the, aur murauvat ke mare kuchh bolata n tha, usake pachis hazar chadh chuke the, aur jab chahata, kurki kara sakata tha, magar mitrata ki laj nibhata jata tha. atmaseviyoan mean jo nirlajjata a jati hai, vah kaul mean bhi thi. takaje hua karean, unhean parava n thi. malati unake apavyay par jhuanjhalati rahati thi, lekin usaki mata jo sakshat devi thian aur is yug mean bhi pati ki seva ko nari-jivan ka mukhy hetu samajhati thian, use samajhati rahati thian, isalie grih-yuddh n hone pata tha.

sandhya ho gee thi. hava mean abhi tak garami thi. akash mean dhuandh chhaya hua tha. malati aur usaki donoan bahanean bangale ke samane ghas par baithi huee thian. pani n pane ke karan vahaan ki doob jal gee thi aur bhitar ki mitti nikal aee thi.

malati ne poochha - mali kya bilakul pani nahian deta?

manjhali bahan saroj ne kaha - p da-p da soya karata hai sooar. jab kaho, to bis bahane nikalane lagata hai.

saroj bi.e mean padhati thi, dubali-si, lanbi, pili, rookhi, katu. use kisi ki koee bat pasand n ati thi. hamesha aib nikalati rahati thi. daktaroan ki salah thi ki vah koee parishram n kare aur paha d par rahe, lekin ghar ki sthiti aisi n thi ki use paha d par bheja ja sakata.

sabase chhoti varada ko saroj se isalie dvesh tha ki sara ghar saroj ko hathoan hath lie rahata tha, vah chahati thi jis bimari mean itana svad hai, vah use hi kyoan nahian ho jati. gori-si, garvashil, svasth, chanchal aankhoan vali balika thi, jisake mukh par pratibha ki jhalak thi. saroj ke siva use sare sansar se sahanubhooti thi. saroj ke kathan ka virodh karana usaka svabhav tha. boli - din-bhar dadaji bazar bhejate rahate haian, phurasat hi kahaan pata hai. marane ki chhutti to milati nahian, p da-p da soega.

saroj ne daanta - dadaji use kab bazar bhejate haian ri, jhoothi kahian ki!

'roj bhejate haian, roj. abhi to aj hi bheja tha. kaho to bula kar puchhava dooan?'

'puchhavaegi, bulaooan?'

malati dari. donoan guth jayangi, to baithana mushkil kar deangi. bat badal kar boli - achchha khair, hoga. aj daktar mehata ka tumhare yahaan bhashan hua tha, saroj?

saroj ne nak siko d kar kaha - haan, hua to tha, lekin kisi ne pasand nahian kiya. ap pharamane lage? sansar mean striyoan ka kshetr purushoan se bilakul alag hai. striyoan ka purushoan ke kshetr mean ana is yug ka kalank hai. sab l dakiyoan ne taliyaan aur sitiyaan bajani shuroo kian. bechare lajjit ho kar baith ge. kuchh ajib-se adami maloom hote haian. apane yahaan tak kah dala ki prem keval kaviyoan ki kalpana hai. vastavik jivan mean isaka kahian nishan nahian. ledi hukoo ne unaka khoob majak u daya.

malati ne kataksh kiya - ledi hukoo ne? is vishay mean vah bhi kuchh bolane ka sahas rakhati haian! tumhean daktar sahab ka bhashan adi se aant tak sunana chahie tha. unhoanne dil mean l dakiyoan ko kya samajha hoga?

'poora bhashan sunane ka sabr kise tha? vah to jaise ghav par namak chhi dakate the.'

'phir unhean bulaya hi kyoan? akhir unhean auratoan se koee bair to hai nahian. jis bat ko ham saty samajhate haian, usi ka to prachar karate haian. auratoan ko khush karane ke lie vah unaki-si kahane valoan mean nahian haian aur phir abhi yah kaun janata hai ki striyaan jis raste par chalana chahati haian, vahi saty hai. bahut sanbhav hai, age chal kar hamean apani dharana badalani p de.'

usane phraans, jarmani aur itali ki mahilaoan ke jivan adarsh batalae aur kaha - shighr hi vimens lig ki or se mehata ka bhashan hone vala hai.

saroj ko kautoohal hua.

'magar ap bhi to kahati haian ki striyoan aur purushoan ke adhikar saman hone chahie.'

'ab bhi kahati hooan, lekin doosare paksh vale kya kahate haian, yah bhi to sunana chahie. sanbhav hai, hamian galati par hoan.'

yah lig is nagar ki nee sanstha hai aur malati ke udyog se khuli hai. nagar ki sabhi shikshit mahilaean usamean sharik haian. mehata ke pahale bhashan ne mahilaoan mean b di halachal macha di thi aur lig ne nishchay kiya tha, ki unaka khoob dandashikan javab diya jae. malati hi par yah bhar dala gaya tha. malati kee din tak apane paksh ke samarthan mean yuktiyaan aur praman khojati rahi. aur bhi kee deviyaan apane bhashan likh rahi thian. us din jab mehata sham ko lig ke hal mean pahuanche, to jan p data tha, hal phat jayaga. unhean garv hua. unaka bhashan sunane ke lie itana utsah! aur vah utsah keval mukh par aur aankhoan mean n tha. aj sabhi deviyaan sone aur resham se ladi huee thian, mano kisi barat mean aee hoan. mehata ko parast karane ke lie poori shakti se kam liya gaya tha aur yah kaun kah sakata hai ki jagamagahat shakti ka aang nahian hai. malati ne to aj ke lie ne phaishan ki sa di nikali thi, ne kat ke janpar banavae the. aur rang-rogan aur phooloan se khoob saji huee thi, mano usaka vivah ho raha ho. vimeans lig mean itana samaroh aur kabhi n hua tha. daktar mehata akele the, phir bhi deviyoan ke dil kaanp rahe the. saty ki ek chinagari asaty ke ek paha d ko bhasm kar sakati hai.

sabase pichhe ki saph mean mirja aur khanna aur sanpadak ji bhi viraj rahe the. rayasahab bhashan shuroo hone ke bad ae aur pichhe kh de ho ge.

mirja ne kaha - a jaie ap bhi, kh de kab tak rahiega?

rayasahab bole - nahian bhaee, yahaan mera dam ghutane lagega.

'to maian kh da hota hooan. ap baithie.'

rayasahab ne unake kandhe dabae - takalluph nahian, baithe rahie. maian thak jaooanga, to apako utha dooanga aur baith jaooanga, achchha mis malati sabhanetri hueean. khanna sahab kuchh inam dilavaie.

khanna ne roni soorat bana kar kaha - ab mistar mehata par nigah hai. maian to gir gaya.

mistar mehata ka bhashan shuroo hua -

'deviyo, jab maian is tarah apako sanbodhit karata hooan, to apako koee bat khatakati nahian. ap is samman ko apana adhikar samajhati haian, lekin apane kisi mahila ko purushoan ke prati 'devata' ka vyavahar karate suna hai? use ap devata kahean, to vah samajhega, ap use bana rahi haian. apake pas dan dene ke lie daya hai, shraddha hai, tyag hai. purush ke pas dan ke lie kya hai? vah devata nahian, levata hai. vah adhikar ke lie hiansa karata hai, sangram karata hai, kalah karata hai...'

taliyaan bajian. rayasahab ne kaha - auratoan ko khush karane ka isane kitana achchha dhang nikala.

'bijali' sanpadak ko bura laga - koee nee bat nahian. maian kitani hi bar yah bhav vyakt kar chuka hooan.

mehata age badhe - isalie jab maian dekhata hooan, hamari unnat vicharoan vali deviyaan us daya aur shraddha aur tyag ke jivan se asantusht ho kar sangram aur kalah aur hiansa ke jivan ki or dau d rahi haian aur samajh rahi haian ki yahi sukh ka svarg hai, to maian unhean badhaee nahian de sakata.

misej khanna ne malati ki or sagarv netroan se dekha. malati ne gardan jhuka li.

khurshed bole - ab kahie. mehata diler adami hai. sachchi bat kahata hai aur muanh par.

'bijali' sanpadak ne nak siko di - ab vah din lad ge, jab deviyaan in chakamoan mean a jati thian. unake adhikar h dapate jao aur kahate jao, ap to devi haian, lakshmi haian, mata haian.

mehata age badhe - stri ko purush ke roop mean, purush ke karm mean rat dekh kar mujhe usi tarah vedana hoti hai, jaise purush ko stri ke roop mean, stri ke karm karate dekh kar. mujhe vishvas hai, aise purushoan ko ap apane vishvas aur prem ka patr nahian samajhatian aur maian apako vishvas dilata hooan, aisi stri bhi purush ke prem aur shraddha ka patr nahian ban sakati.

khanna ke chehare par dil ki khushi chamak uthi.

rayasahab ne chutaki li - ap bahut khush haian khanna ji!

khanna bole - malati milean, to poochhooan. ab kahie.

mehata age badhe - maian praniyoan ke vikas mean stri ke pad ko purush ke pad se shreshth samajhata hooan, usi tarah jaise prem aur tyag aur shraddha ko hiansa aur sangram aur kalah se shreshth samajhata hooan. agar hamari deviyaan srishti aur palan ke dev-mandir se hiansa aur kalah ke danav-kshetr mean ana chahati haian, to usase samaj ka kalyan n hoga. maian is vishay mean dridh hooan. purush ne apane abhiman mean apani danavi kirti ko adhik mahatv diya hai. vah apane bhaee ka svatv chhin kar aur usaka rakt baha kar samajhane laga, usane bahut b di vijay paee. jin shishuoan ko deviyoan ne apane rakt se siraja aur pala, unhean bam aur mashinagan aur sahasroan taiankoan ka shikar bana kar vah apane ko vijeta samajhata hai. aur jab hamari hi mataean usake mathe par kesar ka tilak laga kar aur use apane asisoan ka kavach pahana kar hiansa-kshetr mean bhejati haian, to ashchary hai ki purush ne vinash ko hi sansar ke kalyan ki vastu samajha aur usaki hiansa-pravritti din-din badhati gee aur aj ham dekh rahe haian ki yah danavata prachand ho kar samast sansar ko rauandati, praniyoan ko kuchalati, hari-bhari khetiyoan ko jalati aur gulazar bastiyoan ko viran karati chali jati hai. deviyo, maian apase poochhata hooan, kya ap is danavalila mean sahayog de kar, is sangram-kshetr mean utar kar sansar ka kalyan kareangi? maian apase vinati karata hooan, nash karane valoan ko apana kam karane dijie, ap apane dharm ka palan kie jaie.

khanna bole - malati ki to gardan hi nahian uthati.

rayasahab ne in vicharoan ka samarthan kiya - mehata kahate to yatharth hi haian.

'bijali' sanpadak big de - magar koee bat to nahian kahi. nari-aandolan ke virodhi inhian ootapataang batoan ki sharan liya karate haian. maian ise manata hi nahian ki tyag aur prem se sansar ne unnati ki. sansar ne unnati ki hai pauroosh se, parakram se, buddhi-bal se, tej se.

khurshed ne kaha - achchha, sunane dijiega ya apani hi gae jaiega?

mehata ka bhashan jari tha - deviyo, maian un logoan mean nahian hooan, jo kahate haian, stri aur purush mean saman shaktiyaan haian, saman pravrittiyaan haian, aur unamean koee vibhinnata nahian hai. isase bhayankar asaty ki maian kalpana nahian kar sakata. yah vah asaty hai, jo yug-yugaantaroan se sanchit anubhav ko usi tarah dhank lena chahata hai, jaise badal ka ek tuk da soory ko dhank leta hai. maian apako sachet kie deta hooan ki ap is jal mean n phansean. stri purush se utani hi shreshth hai, jitana prakash aandhere se. manushy ke lie kshama aur tyag aur ahiansa jivan ke uchchatam adarsh haian. nari is adarsh ko prapt kar chuki hai. purush dharm aur adhyatm aur rrishiyoan ka ashray le kar us lakshy par pahuanchane ke lie sadiyoan se zor mar raha hai, par saphal nahian ho saka. maian kahata hooan, usaka sara adhyatm aur yog ek taraph aur nariyoan ka tyag ek taraph.

taliyaan bajian. hal hil utha. rayasahab ne gadagad ho kar kaha - mehata vahi kahate haian, jo inake dil mean hai.

oankaranath ne tika ki - lekin batean sabhi purani haian, s di huee.

'purani bat bhi atmabal ke sath kahi jati hai, to nee ho jati hai.'

'jo ek hazar rupe har mahine phatakar kar vilas mean u data ho, usamean atmabal jaisi vastu nahian rah sakati. yah keval purane vichar ki nariyoan aur purushoan ko prasann karane ke dhang haian.'

khanna ne malati ki or dekha - yah kyoan phooli ja rahi hai? inhean to sharamana chahie.

khurshed ne khanna ko ukasaya - ab tum bhi ek takarir kar dalo khanna, nahian mehata tumhean ukha d pheankega. adha maidan to usane abhi mar liya hai.

khanna khisiya kar bole - meri n kahie. maianne aisi kitani chi diya phansa kar chho d di haian.

rayasahab ne khurshed ki taraph aankh mar kar kaha - ajakal ap mahila-samaj ki taraph ate-jate haian. sach kahana, kitana chanda diya?

khanna par jheanp chha gee - maian aise samajoan ko chande nahian diya karata, jo kala ka dhoang rach kar durachar phailate haian.

mehata ka bhashan jari tha -

'purush kahata hai, jitane darshanik aur vaijnanik avishkarak hue haian, vah sab purush the. jitane b de-b de mahatma hue haian, vah sab purush the. sabhi yoddha, sabhi rajaniti ke achary, b de-b de navik sab kuchh purush the, lekin in b doan-b doan ke samoohoan ne mil kar kiya kya? mahatmaoan aur dharm-pravartakoan ne sansar mean rakt ki nadiyaan bahane aur vaimanasy ki ag bh dakane ke siva aur kya kiya, yoddhaoan ne bhaiyoan ki gardanean katane ke siva aur kya yadagar chho di, rajanitijnoan ki nishani ab keval lupt samrajyoan ke khandahar rah ge haian, aur avishkarakoan ne manushy ko mashin ka gulam bana dene ke siva aur kya samasya hal kar di? purushoan ki is rachi huee sanskriti mean shaanti kahaan hai? sahayog kahaan hai?'

oankaranath uth kar jane ko hue - vilasiyoan ke muanh se b di-b di batean sun kar meri deh bhasm ho jati hai.

khurshed ne unaka hath pak d kar baithaya - ap bhi sanpadak ji nire poanga hi rahe. aji yah duniya hai, jisake ji mean jo ata hai, bakata hai. kuchh log sunate haian aur taliyaan bajate hai chalie, qissa khatm. aise-aise beshumar mehate aeange aur chale jaeange aur duniya apani raphtar se chalati rahegi. big dane ki kaun-si bat hai?

'asaty sun kar mujhase saha nahian jata.'

rayasahab ne unhean aur chadhaya - kulata ke muanh se satiyoan ki-si bat sun kar kisaka ji n jalega!

oankaranath phir baith ge. mehata ka bhashan jari tha..

'maian apase poochhata hooan, kya baj ko chi diyoan ka shikar karate dekh kar hans ko yah shobha dega ki vah manasarovar ki anandamayi shaanti ko chho d kar chi diyoan ka shikar karane lage? aur agar vah shikari ban jae, to ap use badhaee deangi? hans ke pas utani tej choanch nahian hai, utane tej changul nahian haian, utani tej aankhean nahian haian, utane tej pankh nahian haian aur utani tej rakt ki pyas nahian hai. un astroan ka sanchay karane mean use sadiyaan lag jayangi, phir bhi vah baj ban sakega ya nahian, isamean sandeh hai, magar baj bane ya n bane, vah hans n rahega - vah hans jo moti chugata hai.'

khurshed ne tika ki - yah to shayaroan ki-si dalilean haian. mada baj bhi usi tarah shikar karati hai, jaise, nar baj.

oankaranath prasann ho ge - us par ap phil aausaphar banate haian, isi tark ke bal par.

khanna ne dil ka gubar nikala - phil aausaphar nahian phil aausaphar ki dum haian. phil aausaphar vah hai jo.....

oankaranath ne bat poori ki - jo saty se jau bhar bhi n tale.

khanna ko yah samasya-poorti nahian roochi - maian saty-vaty nahian janata. maian to phil aausaphar use kahata hooan, jo phil aausaphar ho sachcha!

khurshed ne dad di - phil aausaphar ki apane kitani sachchi tariph ki hai. vah, subhanalla! phil aausaphar vah hai, jo phil aausaphar ho. kyoan n ho!

mehata age chale - maian nahian kahata, deviyoan ko vidya ki zaroorat nahian hai. hai aur purushoan se adhik. maian nahian hata, deviyoan ko shakti ki zaroorat nahian hai. hai aur purushoan se adhik, lekin vah vidya aur vah shakti nahian, jisase purush ne sansar ko hiansakshetr bana dala hai. agar vahi vidyaaur vahi shakti ap bhi le leangi, to sansar marusthal ho jayaga. apaki vidya aur apaka adhikar hiansa aur vidhvans mean nahian, srishti aur palan mean hai. kya ap samajhati haian, votoan se manav-jati ka 'uddhar hoga, ya daftaroan mean aur adalatoan mean jaban aur kalam chalane se? in nakali, aprakritik, vinashakari adhikaroan ke lie ap vah adhikar chho d dena chahati haian, jo apako prakriti ne die haian?

saroj ab tak b di bahan ke adab se jabt kie baithi thi. ab n raha gaya. phuphakar uthi - hamean vot chahie, purushoan ke barabar.

aur kee yuvatiyoan ne haank lagaee - vot! vot!

oankaranath ne kh de ho kar ooanche svar se kaha - nari-jati ke virodhiyoan ki pag di nichi ho.

malati ne mej par hath patak kar kaha - shaant raho, jo log paksh ya vipaksh mean kuchh kahana chaheange, unhean poora avasar diya jayaga.

mehata bole - vot ne yug ka mayajal hai, marichika hai, kalank hai, dhokha hai, usake chakkar mean p d kar ap n idhar ki hoangi, n udhar ki. kaun kahata hai ki apaka kshetr sankuchit hai aur usamean apako abhivyakti ka avakash nahian milata. ham sabhi pahale manushy haian, pichhe aur kuchh. hamara jivan hamara ghar hai. vahian hamari srishti hoti hai, vahian hamara palan hota hai, vahian jivan ke sare vyapar hote haian. agar vah kshetr parimit hai, to aparimit kaun-sa kshetr hai? kya vah sangharsh, jahaan sangathit apaharan hai? jis karakhane mean manushy aur usaka bhagy banata hai, use chho d kar ap un karakhanoan mean jana chahati haian, jahaan manushy pisa jata hai, jahaan usaka rakt nikala jata hai?

mirja ne toka - purushoan ke julm ne hi unamean bagavat ki yah spirit paida ki hai.

mehata bole - beshak, purushoan ne anyay kiya hai, lekin usaka yah javab nahian hai. anyay ko mitaie, lekin apane ko mita kar nahian.

malati boli - nariyaan isalie adhikar chahati haian ki unaka sadupayog karean aur purushoan ko unaka durupayog karane se rokean.

mehata ne uttar diya - sansar mean sabase b de adhikar seva aur tyag se milate haian aur vah apako mile hue haian. un adhikaroan ke samane vot koee chiz nahian. mujhe khed hai, hamari bahanean pashchim ka adarsh le rahi haian, jahaan nari ne apana pad kho diya hai aur svamini se gir kar vilas ki vastu ban gee hai. pashchim ki stri svachhand hona chahati haian, isilie ki vah adhik se adhik vilas kar sakean. hamari mataoan ka adarsh kabhi vilas nahian raha. unhoanne keval seva ke adhikar se sadaiv grihasthi ka sanchalan kiya hai. pashchim mean jo chizean achchhi haian, vah unase lijie. sanskriti mean sadaiv adan-pradan hota aya hai, lekin aandhi nakal to manasik durbalata ka hi lakshan hai! pashchim ki stri aj grih-svamini nahian rahana chahati. bhog ki vidagdh lalasa ne use uchchhriankhal bana diya hai. vah apane lajja aur garima ko, jo usaki sabase b di vibhooti thi, chanchalata aur amod-pramod par hom kar rahi hai. jab maian vahaan ki shikshit balikaoan ko apane roop ka, ya bhari huee gol baanhoan ya apane nagnata ka pradarshan karate dekhata hooan, to mujhe un par daya ati hai. unaki lalasaoan ne unhean itana parabhoot kar diya hai ki ve apane lajja ki bhi raksha nahian kar sakati. nari ki isase adhik aur kya adhogati ho sakati hai?

rayasahab ne taliyaan bajaeean. hal taliyoan se gooanj utha, jaise patakhoan ki l diyaan chhoot rahi hoan.

mirja sahab ne sanpadak ji se kaha - isaka javab to apake pas bhi n hoga?

sanpadak ji ne virakt man se kaha - sare vyakhyan mean inhoanne yahi ek bat saty kahi hai.

'tab to ap bhi mehata ke murid hue!'

'ji nahian, apane log kisi ke murid nahian hote. maian isaka javab dhooandh nikalooanga, 'bijali' mean dekhiega.'

'isake mane yah haian ki ap hak ki talash nahian karate, sirph apane paksh ke lie l dana chahate haian.'

rayasahab ne a de hathoan liya - isi par apako apane saty-prem ka abhiman hai?

sanpadak ji avichal rahe - vakil ka kam apane muakkil ka hit dekhana hai, saty ya asaty ka nirakaran nahian.

'to yoan kahie ki ap auratoan ke vakil haian?'

'maian un sabhi logoan ka vakil hooan, jo nirbal haian, nissahay haian, pi dit haian.'

'b de behaya ho yar!'

mehata ji kah rahe the - aur yah purushoan ka shadyantr hai. deviyoan ko ooanche shikhar se khianch kar apane barabar banane ke lie, un purushoan ka, jo kayar haian, jinamean vaivahik jivan ka dayitv sanbhalane ki kshamata nahian hai, jo svachchhand kam-kri da ki tarangoan mean saan doan ki bhaanti doosaroan ki hari-bhari kheti mean muanh dal kar apane kutsit lalasaoan ko tript karana chahate haian. pashchim mean inaka shadyantr saphal ho gaya aur deviyaan titaliyaan ban geean. mujhe yah kahate hue sharm ati hai ki is tyag aur tapasya ki bhoomi bharat mean bhi kuchh vahi hava chalane lagi hai. vishesh kar hamari shikshit bahanoan par vah jadoo b di tezise chadh raha hai. vah grihini ka adarsh tyag kar titaliyoan ka rang pak d rahi haian.

saroj uttejit ho kar boli - ham purushoan se salah nahian maangatian. agar vah apane bare mean svatantr haian, to striyaan bhi apane vishay mean svatantr haian. yuvatiyaan ab vivah ko pesha nahian banana chahatian. vah keval prem ke adhar par vivah kareangi.

jor se taliyaan bajian, vishesh kar agali panktiyoan mean, jahaan mahilaean thian.

mehata ne javab diya - jise tum prem kahati ho, vah dhokha hai, uddipt lalasa ka roop, usi tarah jaise sannyas keval bhikh maangane ka sanskrit roop hai. vah prem agar vaivahik jivan mean kam hai, to mukt vilas mean bilakul nahian hai. sachcha anand, sachchi shaanti keval seva-vrat mean hai. vahi adhikar ka srot hai, vahi shakti ka udgam hai. seva hi vah simeant hai, jo danpati ko jivanaparyant sneh aur sahachary mean jo de rakh sakata hai, jis par b de-b de aghatoan ka bhi koee asar nahian hota. jahaan seva ka abhav hai, vahian vivah-vichchhed hai, parityag hai, avishvas hai. aur apake oopar, purush-jivan ki nauka ka karnadhar hone ke karan zimmedari zyada hai. ap chahean to nauka ko aandhi aur toofanoan mean par laga sakati haian. aur apane asavadhani ki, to nauka doob jayagi aur usake sath ap bhi doob jaeangi.

bhashan samapt ho gaya. vishay vivad-grast tha aur kee mahilaoan ne javab dene ki anumati maangi, magar der bahut ho gee thi. isalie malati ne mehata ko dhanyavad de kar sabha bhang kar di. haan, yah soochana de di gee ki agale ravivar ko isi vishay par kee deviyaan apane vichar prakat kareangi.

rayasahab ne mehata ko badhaee di - apane mere man ki batean kahian mistar mehata. maian apake ek-ek shabd se sahamat hooan.

malati hansi - ap kyoan n badhaee deange, chor-chor mausere bhaee jo hote haian, magar yahaan sara upadesh garib nariyoan hi ke sir kyoan thopa jata hai? unhian ke sir kyoan adarsh aur maryada aur tyag sab kuchh palan karane ka bhar pataka jata hai?

mehata bole - isalie ki vah bat samajhati haian.

khanna ne malati ki or apani b di-b di aankhoan se dekh kar mano usake man ki bat samajhane ki cheshta karate hue kaha - daktar sahab ke yah vichar mujhe to koee sau sal pichh de hue maloom hote haian.

malati ne katu ho kar poochha - kaun se vichar?

'yahi seva aur kartavy adi.'

'to apako ye vichar sau sal pichh de hue maloom hote haian. to kripa karake apane taje vichar batalaie. danpati kaise sukhi rah sakate haian, isaka koee taja nuskha apake pas hai?'

khanna khisiya ge. bat kahi malati ko khush karane ke lie, aur vah tinak uthi. bole - yah nuskha to mehata sahab ko maloom hoga.

'daktar sahab ne to batala diya aur apake khayal mean vah sau sal purana hai, to naya nuskha apako batalana chahie. apako jnat nahian ki duniya mean aisi bahut-si batean haian, jo kabhi purani ho hi nahian sakati. samaj mean is tarah ki samasyaean hamesha uthati rahati haian aur hamesha uthati raheangi.

misej khanna baramade mean chali gee thian. mehata ne unake pas ja kar pranam karate hue poochha - mere bhashan ke vishay mean apaki kya ray hai?

misej khanna ne aankhean jhuka kar kaha - achchha tha, bahut achchha, magar abhi ap avivahit haian, tabhi nariyaan deviyaan haian, shreshth haian, karnadhar haian. vivah kar lijie to poochhooangi, ab nariyaan kya haian? aur vivah apako karana p dega, kyoanki ap vivah se muanh churane vale mardoan ko kayar kah chuke haian.

mehata hanse - usi ke lie to zamin taiyar kar raha hooan.

'mis malati se jo da bhi achchha hai.'

'shart yahi hai ki vah kuchh din apake charanoan mean baith kar apase nari-dharm sikhean.'

'vahi svarthi purushoan ki bat! apane purush-kartavy sikh liya hai?'

'yahi soch raha hooan kisase sikhooan.'

'mistar khanna apako bahut achchhi tarah sikha sakate haian. '

mehata ne kahakaha mara - nahian, maian purush-kartavy bhi ap hi se sikhooanga.

'achchhi bat hai, mujhi se sikhie. pahali bat yahi hai ki bhool jaie ki nari shreshth hai aur sari zimmedari usi par hai, shreshth purush hai aur usi par grihasthi ka sara bhar hai. nari mean seva aur sanyam aur kartavy sab kuchh vahi paida kar sakata hai, agar usamean in batoan ka abhav hai to nari mean bhi abhav rahega. nariyoan mean aj jo yah vidroh hai, isaka karan purush ka in gunoan se shoony ho jana hai.'

mirja sahab ne a kar mehata ko god mean utha liya aur bole - mubarak!

mehata ne prashn ki aankhoan se dekha - apako meri takarir pasand aee?

'takarir to khair jaisi thi vaisi thi, magar kamayab khoob rahi. apane pari ko shishe mean utar liya. apani takadir sarahie ki jisane aj tak kisi ko muanh nahian lagaya, vah apaka kalama padh rahi hai.'

misej khanna dabi jaban se bolian - jab nasha thahar jay, to kahie.

mehata ne virakt bhav se kaha - mere jaise kitab ke ki doan ko kaun aurat pasand karegi devi ji! maian to pakka adarshavadi hooan.

misej khanna ne apane pati ko kar ki taraph jate dekha, to udhar chali geean. mirja bhi bahar nikal ge. mehata ne manch par se apane chh di uthaee aur bahar jana chahate the ki malati ne a kar unaka hath pak d liya aur agrah-bhari aankhoan se boli - ap abhi nahian ja sakate. chalie, papa se apaki mulakat karaooan aur aj vahian khana khaie.

mehata ne kan par hath rakh kar kaha - nahian, mujhe kshama kijie. vahaan saroj meri jan kha jayagi. maian in l dakiyoan se bahut ghabarata hooan.

'nahian-nahian, maian jimma leti hooan, jo vah muanh bhi khole.'

'achchha, ap chalie, maian tho di der mean aooanga.'

'ji nahian, yah n hoga. meri kar saroj le kar chal di. ap mujhe pahuanchane to chaleange hi.'

donoan mehata ki kar mean baithe. kar chali.

ek kshan bad mehata ne poochha - maianne suna hai, khanna sahab apani bibi ko mara karate haian. tab se mujhe inaki soorat se napharat ho gee. jo adami itana nirdayi ho, use maian adami nahian samajhata. us par ap nari jati ke b de hitaishi banate haian. tumane unhean kabhi samajhaya nahian?

malati udvign ho kar boli - tali hamesha do hatheliyoan se bajati hai, yah ap bhoole jate haian.

'maian to aise kisi karan ki kalpana hi nahian kar sakata ki koee purush apane stri ko mare.'

'chahe stri kitani hi badajaban ho?'

'haan, kitani hi.'

'to ap ek ne kism ke adami haian.'

'agar mard badamizaj hai, to tumhari ray mean us mard par hantaroan ki bauchhar karani chahie, kyoan?'

'stri jitani kshamashil ho sakati hai, purush nahian ho sakata. apane khud aj yah bat svikar ki hai.'

'to aurat ki kshamashilata ka yahi puraskar hai! maian samajhata hooan, tum khanna ko muanh laga kar use aur bhi shah deti ho. tumhara vah jitana adar karata hai, tumase use jitani bhakti hai, usake bal par tum b di asani se use sidha kar sakati ho, magar tum usaki saphaee de kar svayan us aparadh mean sharik ho jati ho.'

malati uttejit ho kar boli - tumane is samay yah prasang vyarth hi chhe d diya. maian kisi ki buraee nahian karana chahati, magar abhi apane goviandi devi ko pahachana nahian? apane unaki bholi-bhali shaant mudra dekh kar samajh liya, vah devi haian. maian unhean itana ooancha sthan nahian dena chahati. unhoanne mujhe badanam karane ka jitana prayatn kiya hai, mujh par jaise-jaise aghat kie haian vah bayan karooan, to ap dang rah jaeange aur tab apako manana p dega ki aisi aurat ke sath yahi vyavahar hona chahie.

'akhir unhean apase jo itana dvesh hai, isaka koee karan to hoga?'

'karan unase poochhie. mujhe kisi ke dil ka hal kya maloom?'

'unase bina poochhe bhi anuman kiya ja sakata hai aur vah yah hai - agar koee purush mere aur meri stri ke bich mean ane ka sahas kare, to maian use goli mar dooanga, aur use n mar sakooanga, to apani chhati mean mar looanga. isi tarah agar maian kisi stri ko apani aur apani stri ke bich mean lana chahooan, to meri patni ko bhi adhikar hai ki vah jo chahe, kare. is vishay mean maian koee samajhauta nahian kar sakata. yah avaijnanik manovritti hai, jo hamane apane banaile poorvajoan se paee hai aur ajakal kuchh log ise asabhy aur asamajik vyavahar kaheange, lekin maian abhi tak us manovritti par vijay nahian pa saka aur n pana chahata hooan. is vishay mean maian qanoon ki paravah nahian karata. mere ghar mean mera qanoon hai.'

malati ne tivr svar mean poochha - lekin apane yah anuman kaise kar liya ki maian apake shabdoan mean khanna aur goviandi ke bich ana chahati hooan? ap aisa anuman karake mera apaman kar rahe haian. maian khanna ko apane jootiyoan ki nok ke barabar bhi nahian samajhati.

mehata ne avishvas-bhare svar mean kaha - yah ap dil se nahian kah rahi haian mis malati! kya ap sari duniya ko bevakooph samajhati haian? jo bat sabhi samajh rahe haian, agar vahi bat misej khanna bhi samajhean, to maian unhean dosh nahian de sakata.

malati ne tinak kar kaha - duniya ko doosaroan ko badanam karane mean maja ata hai. yah usaka svabhav hai. maian usaka svabhav kaise badal dooan, lekin yah vyarth ka kalank haian. haan, maian itani bemurauvat nahian hooan ki khanna ko apane pas ate dekh kar dutakar deti. mera kam hi aisa hai ki mujhe sabhi ka svagat aur satkar karana p data hai. agar koee isaka kuchh aur arth nikalata hai, to vah..vah...

malati ka gala bharra gaya aur usane muanh pher kar roomal se aansoo poanchhe. phir ek minat bad boli - auroan ke sath tum bhi mujhe...mujhe...isaka du:kh hai.....mujhe tumase aisi asha n thi.

phir kadachith use apani durbalata par khed hua. vah prachand ho kar boli - apako mujh par akshep karane ka koee adhikar nahian hai, agar ap bhi unhian mardoan mean haian, jo kisi stri-purush ko sath dekh kar uangali uthae bina nahian rah sakate, to shauq se uthaie. mujhe ratti-bhar parava nahian. agar koee stri apake pas bar-bar kisi-n-kisi bahane se ae, apako apana devata samajhe, har ek bat mean apase salah le, apake charanoan ke niche aankhean bichhae, apako ishara pate hi ag mean koodane ko taiyar ho, to maian dave se kah sakati hooan, ap usaki upeksha n kareange. agar ap use thukara sakate haian, to ap manushy nahian haian. usake viruddh ap kitane hi tark aur praman la kar rakh dean, lekin maian manooangi nahian. maian to kahati hooan, upeksha to door rahi, thukarane ki bat hi kya, ap us nari ke charan dho-dho kar pieange, aur bahut din gujarane ke pahale vah apaki hridayeshvari hogi. maian apase hath jo d kar kahati hooan, mere samane khanna ka kabhi nam n lijiega.

mehata ne is jvala mean mano hath seankate hue kaha - shart yahi hai ki maian khanna ko apake sath n dekhooan.

maian manavata ki hatya nahian kar sakati. vah aeange to maian unhean duraduraooangi nahian.'

'unase kahie, apani stri ke sath sajjanata se pesh aean.'

'maian kisi ke niji muamale mean dakhal dena uchit nahian samajhati. n mujhe isaka adhikar hai!'

'to ap kisi ki jaban nahian band kar sakati॥'

malati ka bangala a gaya. kar rook gee. malati utar p di aur bina hath milae chali gee. vah yah bhi bhool gee ki usane mehata ko bhojan ki davat di hai. vah ekaant mean ja kar khoob rona chahati hai. goviandi ne pahale bhi aghat kie haian, par aj usane jo aghat kiya hai, vah bahut gahara, b da chau da aur b da marmabhedi hai.

sanbandhit lekh

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