Mother novel in Hindi - Maan

ds fy, rks og èkèkdrh gqbZ vkx vkSj ryokj dh rjg gSA os mls Lohdkj ugha dj ldrs µ og mUgsa dkVdj j[k nsxh vkSj tykdj HkLe dj nsxh! rqEgkjs fy, lPpkbZ ,d nksLr gS] muds fy, og ,d dV~Vj nq'eu gS! blhfy, og i`Foh ij Nqi&Nqidj ?kwerh gS!--¸ ,d ckj fiQj HkhM+ esa ls rjg&rjg dh vkokt+sa vkus yxhaA ¶lquks] ,s bZlk ds HkDrks!--¸ ¶HkS;k] rqEgkjk vatke cqjk gksxk---¸ ¶rqEgsa iqfyl ds gokys fdlus fd;k\\¸ ¶iknjh us!¸ ,d iqfylokys us mÙkj fn;kA nks fdlkuksa us ,d eksVh&lh xkyh nhA ¶ns[kuk yksxks] gksf'k;kj jguk!¸ fdlh us psrkouh nhA 16 Fkkusnkj HkhM+ dh rji+Q vk jgk FkkA og yEcs dn dk] xBs gq, 'kjhj vkSj xksy psgjsokyk O;fDr FkkA og viuh Vksih ,d dku ds Åij >qdkdj igurk Fkk vkSj mldh ,d rji+Q dh ew¡N Åij dh vksj vkSj nwljh rji+Q dh ew¡N uhps dh vksj ,saBh jgrh Fkh] blfy, mlds psgjs ij ges'kk ,d uhjl eqLdjkgV dk V<s k+ iu oQ+ k;e jgrk FkkA og vius ck;as gkFk eas ryokj fy;s Fkk vkjS nkfguk gkFk cgqr t+ksj ls >qyk&>qykdj py jgk FkkA mlds Hkkjh vkSj tes gq, o+Qneksa dh vkgV lcus lquhA mls jkLrk nsus ds fy, HkhM+ gV x;h vkSj lkjk dksykgy bl rjg 'kkUr gks x;k tSls èkjrh esa ikuh lks[k tk;sA lcdh eqæk,¡ xEHkhj gks x;hAa ek¡ dks ,ls k yxk fd mldh vk[¡ kas ty jgh gaS vkjS mlds ekFks dh ifs 'k;k¡ iQM+d jgh gSaA og fiQj tkdj HkhM+ esa fey tkuk pkgrh FkhA og vkxs >qdh vkSj vk'kadkvksa ls Hkjh gqbZ fu'py [kM+h jghA ¶D;k gS ;g\\¸ Fkkusnkj us jhfcu ds lkeus #ddj mls cM+s jksc ls ns[krs gq, iwNkA ¶blds gkFk D;ksa ugha c¡èks gSa\\ flikfg;ks] blds gkFk ck¡èk nks!¸ mldh vkokt+ cgqr Å¡ph vkSj xw¡trh gqbZ] ij likV FkhA ¶c¡èks gq, rks Fks] ij yksxksa us [kksy fn;s!¸ ,d flikgh us mÙkj fn;kA ¶D;k eryc\\ yksx D;k gksrs ga\\S fdu yksxksa us\\¸ Fkkusnkj us vius lkeus vèkZo`Ùk ds :i esa [kM+h gqbZ HkhM+ ij ,d ut+j nkSM+k;hA ¶dkSu gSa ;s yksx\\¸ mlus viuh likV vkokt+ esa iwNk_ mlds Loj esa t+jk Hkh mrkj&p<+ko ugha vkus ik;kA mlus viuh ryokj dh ewB ls uhyh vk¡[kksa okys fdlku dks Nwdj dgk % ek¡ @ 297

¶peq kdkos ] ftu ykxs kas dk ftØ gks jgk g]S og req gk\\s vPNk] vkjS dkuS gS\\ ehf'ku] rqe Hkh\\¸ Fkkusnkj us muesa ls ,d dh nk<+h vius nkfgus gkFk ls idM+ yhA ¶gjketknks] pys tkvks ;gk¡ ls] ugha rks eSa vHkh rqEgkjh vDy fBdkus dj nw¡xk µ vPNh rjg etk p[kk nw¡xk!¸ mldh eqæk esa u Øksèk Fkk u èkedhA og cgqr gh vkos'kjfgr Loj esa cksy jgk Fkk vkSj vius yEcs&yEcs gkFkksa ls mUgsa ,sls ekj jgk Fkk tSls ;g mldh vknr gksA os yksx eq¡g yVdk;s okil gks x;sA ¶rqe yksx ;gk¡ [kM+s D;k ns[k jgs gks\\¸ mlus flikfg;ksa ls dgkA ¶eSa dgrk gw¡ gkFk ck¡èk nks blds!¸ Fkkusnkj us ,d lk¡l esa dbZ xkfy;k¡ nha vkSj fiQj jhfcu dh rji+Q ns[kkA ¶,] gkFk ihNs djks!¸ mlus xjtdj dgkA ¶eSa vius gkFk c¡èkokuk ugha pkgrk!¸ jhfcu us dgkA ¶eSa u Hkkxw¡xk] u yMw+¡xk] blfy, gkFk c¡èkokus dh D;k t+:jr gS\\¸ ¶D;k dgk\\¸ Fkkusnkj us mldh rji+Q c<+rs gq, dgkA ¶ogf'k;ks] vPNk ;gh gS fd yksxksa dks bl rjg lrkuk NksM+ nks!¸ jhfcu us viuk Loj Å¡pk djds dgkA ¶rqEgkjh ckjh Hkh tYn gh vkus okyh gS---¸ Fkkusnkj mldk eq¡g ns[krk jg x;k] mldh ew¡Nsa iQM+d jgh FkhaA og ,d o+Qne ihNs gV x;k vkSj mlus vk'p;Z ls lk¡i dh rjg iQqiQdkjdj dgk % ¶lqvj ds cPps! rsjh ;g etky!¸ fiQj lglk mlus jhfcu ds eq¡g ij t+ksj dk ,d ?kw¡lk ekjkA ¶vki vius bu ?kw¡lksa ls lPpkbZ dks ugha ekj ldrs!¸ jhfcu us mldh rji+Q c<+rs gq, fpYykdj dgkA ¶tyhy dqÙks] rq>s eq>dks ekjus dk dksbZ gd ugha gS!¸ ¶eq>s dksbZ gd ugha g\\S eq>s\\¸ Fkkusnkj us lpeqp dqÙkksa dh rjg Hkw¡ddj dgkA mlus ,d ckj fiQj jhfcu ds flj dk fu'kkuk ysdj viuk eqDdk ?kqek;kA jhfcu us flj uhps dj fy;k vkSj fu'kkuk pwd x;k_ Fkkusnkj eq¡g ds cy fxjrs&fxjrs cpkA fdlh us HkhM+ esa ls fp<+kus ds fy, lhVh ctk;h vkSj ,d ckj fiQj jhfcu dk Øksèkiw.kZ Loj lquk;h fn;k % ¶'kSrku] [k+cjnkj tks eq>s gkFk yxkus dh fgEer dh!¸ Fkkusnkj us pkjksa vksj ut+j nkSM+k;h vkSj ns[kk fd HkhM+ vkSj ikl vk x;h Fkh vkSj mu yksxksa us pkjksa rji+Q ,d ?ksjk cuk fy;k Fkk_ ;g ckr cgqr 298 @ ek¡

v'kqHklwpd vkSj [k+rjukd Fkh--- ¶fudhrk!¸ Fkkusnkj us fpYykdj vkokt+ nhA ¶, fudhrk!¸ ,d NksVs dn dk xBs gq, 'kjhj okyk fdlku HksM+ dh [kky dk dksV igus HkhM+ ls ckgj vk;kA mldk my>s gq, ckyksa okyk cM+k&lk flj >qdk gqvk FkkA ¶fudhrk!¸ Fkkusnkj us cM+s fuf'pUr Hkko ls viuh ew¡N ,saBrs gq, dgkA ¶t+jk bldh duiVh ij ,d eqDdk jlhn rks djuk µ t+ksj dk!¸ fdlku vkxs c<+k vkjS jhfcu ds lkeus igq¡pdj [kM+k gks x;kA mlus flj mBk;k gh Fkk fd jhfcu us mlds Åij dBksj 'kCnksa dh ckSNkj dh vkSj cM+s fo'okl ds lkFk viuh Hkkjh vkokt+ esa cksyk % ¶Hkkb;ks] ns[kk rqeus] fdl rjg ;s yksx vkneh dks vius gh gkFkksa viuk xyk ?kksaVus ij etcwj djrs gSaA vk¡[ksa [kksydj ns[k yks vkSj vPNh rjg lkspks blds ckjs esa!¸ èkhjs&èkhjs ml fdlku us viuk gkFk mBk;k vkSj jhfcu ds flj ij ,d cgqr gh gYdk&lk eqDdk ekjkA ¶gjkeh] ,sls ekjk tkrk gS\\¸ Fkkusnkj us fpYykdj dgkA ¶, fudhrk!¸ fdlh us HkhM+ esa ls èkheh vkokt+ esa dgkA ¶;g u Hkwy tkuk fd Hkxoku ds lkeus tokc nsuk iM+sxk!¸ ¶eSa dgrk gw¡] ekjks bls!¸ Fkkusnkj us fdlku dh xnZu dks èkDdk nsrs gq, mlls fpYykdj dgkA ysfdu fudhrk viuk flj >qdk;s ogk¡ ls py fn;kA ¶cl] eSa blls T+;knk ugha dj ldrk---¸ mlus mnkl gksdj dgkA ¶D;k dgk\\¸ Fkkusnkj ds psgjs ij dkfyek nkSM+ x;h_ og viuk ik¡o iVddj eksVh&lh xkyh nsdj jhfcu dh rji+Q >iVkA blds ckn gh ,d ?kw¡ls dh vkokt+ vk;h vkjS jhfcu pDdj [kkdj yM+[kM+k x;kA mlus viuk gkFk mBk;k gh Fkk fd brus esa nwljk ?kw¡lk iM+k vkSj og fxj iM+kA Fkkusnkj mlds flj vkSj lhus ij rFkk ilfy;ksa esa Bksdjsa ekjus yxkA HkhM+ esa Øksèk dh ygj nkSM+ x;hA yksx Fkkusnkj dh rji+Q c<+s] ij ;g ns[kdj og mNydj ihNs gV x;k vkSj tYnh ls viuh ryokj E;ku esa ls fudkydj cksyk % ¶D;k eryc gS bldk\\ req ykxs cxkor dj jgs gk\\s vPNk] rks ;g ckr g!S --¸ mldh vkokt+ dk¡idj 'kkUr gks x;h vkSj og dqN dgus ds vliQy ek¡ @ 299

iz;kl esa fpafp;kus yxkA Fkkusnkj dh vkokt+ tokc ns x;h vkSj mlds gkFk&ik¡o HkhA mldk flj >qd x;k] dUèks uhps yVd x;s vkSj ihNs gVrs gq, mlus gkjs tqvkjh dh rjg pkjksa rji+Q ut+j nkSM+k;hA og vius o+Qneksa ls t+ehu VVksy&VVksydj py jgk FkkA ¶vPNh ckr gS!¸ mlus HkjkZ;s gq, Loj esa fpYykdj dgkA ¶ys tkvks bls ;gk¡ ls µ eSa tk jgk gw¡A gjketknks] rqEgsa ekywe ugha fd og jktuhfrd dSnh gS\\ rqEgsa ;g ekywe ugha fd ;g yksxksa dks t+kj ds f[k+yki+Q HkM+dk jgk gS\\ vkSj rqe bldh rji+Qnkjh djrs gks\\ blfy, rqe Hkh ckxh gks] D;ksa u\\--¸ ek¡ iyd >idk;s fcuk fu'py [kM+h jghA mldh lkjh 'kfDr tSls fdlh us fupksM+ yh gks] mldk fnekx fcYdqy [k+kyh Fkk tSls mlus dksbZ Hk;kud LoIu ns[kk gksA og Hk; vkSj O;Fkk esa Mwch gqbZ FkhA yksxksa dh mnklh] O;Fkk vkSj Øksèk ls Hkjh gqbZ vkokt+sa efD[k;ksa dh rjg mlds efLr\"d esa xw¡t jgh FkhaA mlus Fkkusnkj dh dk¡irh gqbZ vkokt+ vkSj fdlh dh iQqliQql djds cksyus dh vkokt+ lquh--- ¶vxj og vijkèkh gS] rks ml ij vnkyr esa eqo+Qnek pyk;k tk;s!--¸ ¶gqtwj] jge [kkb;s ml ij---¸ ¶;g lp gS] fdlh o+Qkuwu esa bl rjg ds crkZo dh btktr ugha gS---¸ ¶lpeqp dksbZ o+Qkuwu ,slk ugha gS! vxj ,slk gksrk rks ftldk th pkgrk ftls ekj&ihVdj cjkcj dj nsrkA ;g Hkh dksbZ ckr gqbZ\\--¸ yksx nks nyksa esa c¡V x;s % ,d Fkkusnkj dks ?ksjdj [kM+k gks x;k vkSj ml ij ph[k+us&fpYykus yxk vkSj mlls vuqu;&fou; djus yxk_ nwljk lewg] tks NksVk Fkk] èkjk'kk;h O;fDr dks ?ksjs [kM+k Fkk vkSj pqukSrh ds Loj esa cqM+cqM+kdj dqN dg jgk FkkA bl lewg ds dqN yksxksa us lgkjk nsdj jhfcu dks [kM+k fd;k vkSj tc iqfylokyksa us fiQj mlds gkFk ck¡èkus dk iz;Ru fd;k] rks mUgksaus fpYykdj dgk % ¶vjs] tYyknks] bruh tYnh D;k gS!¸ fe[k+kbyks us vius eq¡g vkSj nk<+h ij ls xnZ vkSj [+kwu iksaNk vkSj pqipki pkjksa vksj ut+j nkSM+k;hA mldh ut+j ek¡ ij iM+hA ek¡ pkSad iM+h vkSj mldh rji+Q >qddj vuk;kl gh mlus viuk gkFk fgyk fn;kA jhfcu us eq¡g iQsj fy;kA dqN nsj ckn mldh vk¡[kksa us fiQj ek¡ dks <w¡<+ fy;kA ek¡ dks ,slk izrhr gqvk fd og flj Å¡pk djds rudj [kM+k gks x;k Fkk vkSj mlds [+kwu esa lus gq, xky dk¡ius yxs--- ¶mlus eq>s igpku fy;k µ D;k lpeqp mlus eq>s igpku fy;k\\--¸ 300 @ ek¡

ek¡ us mldh rji+Q ns[kdj flj fgyk;kA ,d rhoz ykylk ds o'k mldk lkjk 'kjhj dk¡i jgk FkkA nwljs gh {k.k ek¡ us ns[kk fd og uhyh vk¡[kksa okyk fdlku jhfcu ds cxy esa [kM+k mls ns[k jgk FkkA ,d {k.k ds fy, mldh n`f\"V ls ek¡ Hk;Hkhr gks mBh--- ¶eSa D;k dj jgh gw¡\\ os yksx eq>s Hkh idM+ ysaxs!¸ ml fdlku us jhfcu ls dqN dgk vkjS jhfcu us mÙkj esa flj fgyk fn;kA ¶dksbZ fiQdj dh ckr ugha gS!¸ jhfcu us dk¡irs gq, Loj esa dgk] tks dEiu ds ckotwn Li\"V vkSj lkgle; FkkA ¶eSa bl i`Foh ij vdsyk ugha gw¡ µ os lkjh i`Foh ds yksxksa dks rks fxjÝ+rkj ugha dj ldrs! tgk¡&tgk¡ eSa jgk gw¡ ogk¡ esjh ;kn cko+Qh jgsxh! os gekjk ?kksalyk ukspdj cckZn Hkh dj Mkysa] reke lkfFk;ksa dks idM+ Hkh ys tk;sa] fiQj Hkh---¸ ¶og ;g lc eq>ls dg jgk gS!¸ ek¡ us vUnktk yxk;kA ¶ysfdu og fnu vk;sxk tc ;s mdkc vktknh ls mM+saxs µ turk lkjs c¡èku rksM+ Mkysxh!¸ ,d vkSjr ckYVh esa ikuh ykdj jhfcu dk eq¡g èkksus yxh vkSj lkFk&lkFk vkgsa Hkjdj cqM+cqM+krh jghA mldk ;g fou;iw.kZ d#.k ØUnu fe[k+kbyks ds 'kCnksa esa bl rjg ?kqy&fey x;k fd ek¡ muesa vUrj Hkh u dj ldhA Fkkusnkj ds ihNs&ihNs fdlkuksa dk ,d lewg mèkj c<+kA ¶dSnh dks ys tkus ds fy, xkM+h ykvks! vcdh fdldh ckjh gS\\¸ fdlh us fpYykdj dgkA blds ckn Fkkusnkj dk Loj lquk;h fn;k tks vc fcYdqy gh cnyk gqvk FkkA ,slk ekywe gksrk Fkk fd og cgqr >q¡>ykdj cksy jgk FkkA ¶eSa rq>s ekj ldrk gw¡]¸ Fkkusnkj us dgk] ¶ij rw esjs Åij gkFk ugha mBk ldrkA vc dh ckj fgEer u djuk] xèks dgha ds!¸ ¶vPNk] ;g ckr gS! vki vius dks le>rs D;k gSa µ D;k vki [+kqnk gSa\\¸ jhfcu us fpYykdj dgkA nch gqbZ vkokt+ksa ds izokg esa mldh vkokt+ Mwc x;hA ¶HkkbZ] mlls cgl u djks! og gkfde gS!--¸ ¶gqtwj] vki ml ij [kiQk u gksa! og bl oD+r vius gks'k esa ugha gS---¸ ¶pqi jg] cq¼ dgha dk!¸ ¶os yksx vc rqEgsa 'kgj ys tk;saxs---¸ ¶'kgj esa T+;knk dk;nk&o+Qkuwu pyrk gS!¸ ykxs kas dh vkoktk+ as eas fou; vkjS vujq kès k FkkA bu reke vkoktk+ as us feydj ek¡ @ 301

,d vLi\"V xq¡tu dk :i èkkj.k dj fy;k Fkk ftlesa vk'kk dh >yd rd u FkhA iqfylokys jhfcu dh ck¡gsa idM+dj mls nÝ+rj dh bekjr dh lhf<+;ksa ds Åij ys x;s vkSj njokt+s ds vUnj pys x;sA fdlku èkhjs&èkhjs frrj&fcrj gks x;s] ysfdu ek¡ us uhyh vk¡[kksa okys ml fdlku dks viuh rji+Q vkrs ns[kkA og vk¡[ksa >qdk;s mls ns[k jgk FkkA ek¡ ds ik¡o tokc nsus yxs vkSj ?kksj fujk'kk us ekuks mlds ân; dh lkjh 'kfDr pwl yh_ mldh vk¡[kksa ds vkxs v¡èksjk&lk Nkus yxkA ¶eq>s ;gk¡ ls ugha gVuk pkfg,!¸ mlus lkspkA ¶eq>s ugha gVuk pkfg,!¸ og taxyk idM+dj izrh{kk djus yxhA Fkkusnkj cjkens esa [kM+k vius gkFk fgyk&fgykdj fdlh dks Mk¡V jgk Fkk_ mldh vkokt+ bl le; Hkh mruh gh uhjl vkSj cstku FkhA ¶rqe yksx fcYdqy csoo+Qwi+Q gks] lqvj ds cPpks! u dqN tkusa u cw>sa] gj ckr esa viuh Vk¡x vM+krs gSa! xèkks] ;g ljdkj dk ekeyk gS! esjk ,glku ekuks] rqEgsa rks esjs lkeus ?kqVus Vsddj esjk 'kqfØ;k vnk djuk pkfg, fd eSaus rqEgkjs lkFk bruh HkykbZ dh! vxj eSa pkgrk] rks lcdks idM+okj l[+r dSn dh ltk djok nsrk---¸ dksbZ chl&iPphl fdlku uaxs flj [kM+s mldh ckrsa lqu jgs FksA ckny uhps vkrs x;s vkSj v¡èksjk Nkrk x;kA uhyh vk¡[kksaokyk fdlku cjkens esa vk;k tgk¡ ek¡ [kM+h gqbZ FkhA ¶ns[kk D;k gks jgk gS\\--¸ ¶gk¡]¸ ek¡ us ujeh ls mÙkj fn;kA ¶rqe ;gk¡ fdl dke ls vk;h gks\\¸ mlus ek¡ dh vk¡[kksa esa vk¡[ksa Mkydj iwNkA ¶eSa fdlku vkSjrksa ls ySlsa [k+jhnrh gw¡ vkSj diM+k Hkh---¸ fdlku èkhjs&èkhjs viuh nk<+h ij gkFk iQsjus yxkA ¶;gk¡ dh vkSjrsa rks ;s pht+sa cukrh ugha]¸ mlus bekjr ds njokt+s dh rji+Q duf[k;ks ls ns[kdj cM+h csijokgh ls dgkA ek¡ us tYnh ls ml ij ,d ut+j Mkyh vkSj vUnj tkus ds fy, mfpr volj dh izrh{kk djus yxhA fdlku dk psgjk cgqr [+kwclwjr vkSj xEHkhj Fkk vkSj mldh vk¡[kksa esa mnklh FkhA og yEcs dn dk pkSM+s dUèkksa okyk vkneh Fkk_ og iScUn yxk gqvk dksV] lki+Q&lh lwrh o+Qeht+ vkSj xk<+s dk Hkwjk irywu igus Fkk_ mlds ik¡oksa ij iQVs gq, twrs Fks] og Hkh fcuk ekstksa ds--- u tkus D;ksa ek¡ us lUrks\"k dh lk¡l yhA 302 @ ek¡

¶D;k rqe vkt jkr&Hkj ds fy, eq>s vius ;gk¡ Bgjk ldrs gks\\¸ ek¡ us lglk iwNkA ;g iz'u mlus vUr%izsj.kk ds o'k iwNk Fkk tks bl le; mlds HkVdrs gq, fopkjksa ls T+;knk rst+h ls dke dj jgh FkhA ;g iz'u iwNrs gh mldk iwjk 'kjhj] mldh ,d&,d gM~Mh] ,d&,d ek¡l&is'kh ekuks vdM+ x;hA og rudj lhèkh [kM+h gks x;h vkSj ml vkneh dks fuMj gksdj ns[kus yxhA dqN fopkj mlds efLr\"d esa dk¡Vksa dh rjg pqHk jgs Fks % ¶esjh otg ls fudksykbZ bokuksfop dh rckgh vk tk;sxhA vkSj eSa cgqr fnuksa rd] u tkus fdrus fnuksa rd ikosy ls ugha fey ikÅ¡xh! os eq>s cgqr ekjxas !s ¸ fdlku us t+ehu ij ut+jsa xM+k;s gq, vius dksV dks lhus ij [khaprs gq, èkhjs&èkhjs mÙkj fn;k % ¶rqEgsa jkr&Hkj ds fy, vius ;gk¡ Bgjk yw¡\\ D;ksa ugha\\ cl bruh ckr gS fd esjh >ksiM+h cgqr ekewyh&lh gS---¸ ¶eSa gh dkSu egyksa esa jgus dh vknh gw¡!¸ ¶vPNh ckr gS]¸ fdlku jkth gks x;k vkSj vk¡[ksa mBkdj mlus ek¡ dks flj ls ik¡o rd ns[kkA dki+Qh nsj gks x;h Fkh vkSj 'kke ds /kq¡/kyds esa mldh vk¡[kksa esa mnkl ped Fkh vkSj mldk psgjk cgqr ihyk ekywe iM+rk FkkA ¶vPNk] rks eSa vHkh pyrh gw¡ vkSj rqe esjk lwVdsl ys pyksxs u\\--¸ ek¡ us èkhjs ls dgkA mls ,slk yx jgk Fkk fd og cM+h rst+h ls fdlh <yku ij uhps fiQlyrh tk jgh gSA ¶vPNh ckr gS] ysrk pyw¡xk]¸ mlus dUèks Å¡ps djds viuk dksV fiQj Bhd fd;k] ¶yks] og xkM+h vk x;h---¸ jhfcu fiQj cjkens esa fn[kk;h fn;kA mlds flj vkSj psgjs ij Hkwjs jax dh dksbZ pht+ fyiVh gqbZ Fkh vkSj mlds gkFk c¡èks gq, FksA ¶vPNk] nksLrks] fonk!¸ xksèkwfy&osyk esa lnhZ dks phjrk gqvk mldk Loj lquk;h fn;k] ¶lPpkbZ dh [kkst esa jguk vkSj mldh fgiQktr djuk! tks vkneh rqels bZekunkjh dh ckr dgs ml ij fo'okl djuk vkSj lPpkbZ ds fy, yM+us esa viuh tku dh Hkh ijokg u djuk!--¸ ¶cUn dj tcku!¸ Fkkusnkj fpYyk;kA ¶vcs iqfylokys] ?kksM+ksa dks gk¡drk D;ksa ugha\\¸ ¶rqEgkjs ikl [kksus ds fy, gS gh D;k\\ viuh ft+Unxh dks ns[kks!--¸ ek¡ @ 303

xkM+h py nhA ¶vkf[k+j rqe yksx Hkw[kksa D;ksa ejrs gks\\¸ jhfcu us fpYykdj dgk_ mlds nksuksa rji+Q ,d&,d iqfylokyk cSBk FkkA ¶vxj rqEgsa vktknh fey x;h] rks rqEgsa jksVh vkSj U;k; Hkh fey tk;sxk! vPNk] nksLrks] fonk!--¸ mldh vkokt+ ifg;ksa dh [kM+[kM+] ?kksM+ksa dh Vkiksa dh vkokt+ vkSj Fkkusnkj dh ph[k+&iqdkj esa ncdj jg x;hA ¶cl] fo+QLlk [kre gks x;k!¸ fdlku us flj fgykdj dgk vkSj fiQj ek¡ dh rji+Q eqM+dj cksyk % ¶rqe ;gha esjk bUrt+kj djks] eSa vHkh ,d feuV esa vk;k---¸ ek¡ dejs eas pyh x;h vkjS lekos kj ds lkeus ets ds ikl cBS x;hA mlus jksVh dk ,d VqdM+k mBkdj ns[kk vkSj fiQj r'rjh esa okil j[k fn;kA mldh [kkus dh fcYdqy bPNk ugha gks jgh Fkh µ mls fiQj eryh&lh gks jgh FkhA mls u tkus D;ksa xehZ yx jgh Fkh ftlds dkj.k og cspuS FkhA eryh ds dkj.k mldh 'kfDr {kh.k gksus yxh] mlds ân; ls ekuks fdlh us lkjk [+kwu fupksM+ fy;k vkSj mldh vk¡[kksa ds vkxs v¡èksjk Nkus yxkA ml uhyh vk¡[kksa okys fdlku dk psgjk cjkcj mldh vk¡[kksa ds lkeus fiQj jgk Fkk µ og ,d vthc psgjk Fkk] mlesa fdlh ckr dh deh ekywe gksrh Fkh vkSj mls ns[krs gh u tkus D;ksa vfo'okl dh Hkkouk tkx`r gksrh FkhA og ;g ugha lkspuk pkgrh Fkh fd og mlds lkFk fo'okl?kkr djsxk] ij ;g fopkj mlds efLr\"d esa izos'k dj x;k Fkk vkSj mlds fny ij ,d cks> cuk gqvk FkkA ¶mlus eq>s è;ku ls ns[kk!¸ mlus det+ksjh vuqHko djrs gq, lkspk ¶mlus eq>s è;ku ls ns[kk vkSj µ Hkkai x;k---¸ ;g fopkj blls vkxs u c<+ ldk] ekuks eryh vkSj fujk'kk dh nyny esa iQ¡ldj jg x;k gksA pkSd esa vHkh FkksM+h nsj igys ds dksykgy ds ckn tks fuLrCèkrk Nk x;h Fkh mlls ;g irk pyrk Fkk fd xk¡ookys Mj x;s FksA blls ek¡ dh ,dkUr dh Hkkouk vkjS rhoz gks mBh Fkh vkjS mldh vkRek ij jk[k tlS k dkes y vkjS ljq ebZ vUèkdkj&lk Nk x;k FkkA og yM+dh fiQj njokt+s ij fn[kk;h nhA ¶vkids fy, v.Ms rydj yk nw¡\\¸ mlus iwNkA ¶ugha] jgus nksA esjh [kkus dh bPNk ugha gks jgh gS] bu yksxksa dh ph[k+&iqdkj ls esjk rks fny fgy x;k!¸ yM+dh est ds ikl vk x;hA 304 @ ek¡

¶vkius ns[kk ugha fd Fkkusnkj us mls fdruh cqjh rjg ihVk!¸ mlus cM+h mRlqdrk ls ncs Loj esa dgk] ¶eSa rks ikl gh [kM+h FkhA mlus mlds lHkh nk¡r rksM+ MkysA eSaus ml vkneh dks Fkwdrs ns[kk µ fdruk xk<+k vkSj xgjs jax dk Fkk mldk [+kwu!-- vkSj mldh vk¡[ksa rks lwtdj fcYdqy cUn gks x;h Fkha! og rkjdksy ds dkj[k+kus esa dke djrk gSA iqfyl lktsZ.V Åij u'ks esa èkqÙk iM+k gS vkSj vc Hkh 'kjkc ek¡x jgk gSA og dgrk gS fd mudk ,d iwjk fxjksg Fkk vkSj ;g nk<+hokyk mudk ljnkj FkkA mUgksaus rhu yksxksa dks idM+k Fkk] ij ,d Hkkx x;kA mUgksaus ,d ekLVj dks Hkh fxjÝ+rkj dj fy;kA og Hkh buds fxjksg esa FkkA os bZ'oj ij ;dhu ugha j[krs vkSj nwljksa ls Hkh dgrs gSa fd bZ'oj ij fo'okl u j[ksa rkfd os fxjtk?kjksa dks ywV ldsa µ ;gh gS bu yksxksa dk dke! dqN fdlkuksa dks ml ij rjl vk jgk Fkk exj dqN yksxksa dk dguk Fkk fd mls iQk¡lh ns nsuh pkfg,! gekjs xk¡o esa ,sls nq\"V fdlku Hkh gSa!¸ ek¡ yM+dh dh ;g csflj&iSj dh ckrsa è;ku ls lqurh jghA yM+dh cM+h rst+h ls cksy jgh FkhA ek¡ vius Hk; vkSj vk'kadkvksa dks nckus dks iz;Ru dj jgh FkhA yM+dh bl ckr ij [+kq'k Fkh fd dksbZ rks mldh ckr lqu jgk Fkk] blfy, og vkSj Hkh mRlkg ds lkFk cksyrh jgh % ¶esjs ckck dgrs gSa fd ;g lc iQly [k+jkc gksus dk urhtk gS! nks lky ls èkjrh esa dqN mxk ugha] fdlku cM+h eqlhcr esa gSa! blhfy, os ;g lc xM+cM+ djrs gSa! xk¡o dh lHkkvksa esa os ph[k+rs&fpYykrs vkSj gkFkkikbZ djrs gSaA vHkh ml fnu dh ckr gS fd yxku u vnk djus ds dkj.k tc okL;qdkso dk lkeku uhyke fd;k tk jgk Fkk] rks mlus xk¡o ds eqf[k;k dks brus t+ksj ls ekjk fd cl! og cksyk] ^yks] ;g jgk esjk dtZ---* ¸ njokt+s ds ckgj fdlh ds Hkkjh o+Qneksa dh vkgV lquk;h nhA ek¡ est dk lgkjk ysdj tYnh ls mB [kM+h gqbZ--- uhyh vk¡[kksa okyk fdlku viuh Vksih mrkjs fcuk vUnj vk;kA ¶dgk¡ gS rqEgkjk cDlk\\¸ mlus iwNkA mlus cM+h vklkuh ls mls mBk fy;k vkSj fgykdj dgk % ¶[k+kyh gS! ekjdk] bl vkSjr dks esjh >ksiM+h esa igq¡pk nsukA¸ og ihNs ns[ks fcuk ckgj pyk x;kA ¶D;k vki vkt jkr ;gha jgsaxh\\¸ yM+dh us iwNkA ¶gk¡] eSa ySlsa [k+jhnus vk;h gw¡ µ eSa ySl [k+jhnus dk dke djrh gw¡---¸ ¶;gk¡ rks dksbZ ySlsa cukrk ugha! frudksoks vkSj nkjf;uks esa cukrs gSaA ;gk¡ rks cukrs ugha!¸ yM+dh us lwpuk nhA ek¡ @ 305

¶rks eSa dy ogk¡ pyh tkÅ¡xh---¸ ek¡ us pk; ds iSls nsus ds ckn tc ml yM+dh dks rhu dksisd c['kh'k esa fn;s] rks og cgqr [+kq'k gks x;hA os nksuksa ckgj fudyha vkSj yM+dh xhyh t+ehu ij uaxs ik¡o tYnh&tYnh o+Qne c<+krh gqbZ cksyh % ¶vxj dgks rks eSa nkjf;uks tkdj ogk¡ dh vkSjrksa ls viuh ySlsa ;gk¡ ys vkus dks dg nw¡]¸ mlus dgkA ¶rqe ogk¡ tkus ls cp tkvksxhA iwjs vkB ehy dk liQj gS---¸ ¶ugha cPph] rqe fiQdj u djks!¸ ek¡ us bl fopkj ls fd og dgha ihNs u jg tk;s tYnh&tYnh o+Qne c<+k;sA B.Mh gok ls mldk th dqN Bhd gqvk vkSj mlds ân; esa ,d vLi\"V&lk n`<+ ladYi mRiUu gksus yxkA ;g ladYi cgqr èkhjs&èkhjs vkSj vfuf'pr xfr ls c<+ jgk Fkk] ij mlesa vk'kk Fkh vkSj bl ladYi dks c<+krs jgus ds fy, og vius eu esa iwNrh jgh % ¶eSa D;k d:¡xh\\ vxj eSa lki+Q&lki+Q lc dqN dg nw¡---¸ jkr lnZ vkSj ue FkhA >ksifM+;ksa dh f[kM+fd;ksa esa dqN yky&yky >yd nsrh gqbZ jks'kfu;k¡ viyd ped jgh FkhaA xM+fj;ksa dh gk¡d vkSj eosf'k;ksa dh vylk;h gqbZ vkokt+ bl fuLrCèkrk dks Hkax dj jgh FkhA lkjk xk¡o vUèkdkj vkSj xgjh fpUrk esa Mwck gqvk Fkk--- ¶cl] ;gh txg gS!¸ yM+dh us dgkA ¶jkr Bgjus ds fy, vkius cgqr cqjh txg ilUn dh gS µ cgqr gh x+jhc fdlku gS---¸ yM+dh us VVksydj njokt+k [kksykA ¶dkdh rR;kuk!¸ mlus cM+s lkgl ds lkFk iqdkjkA vkSj fiQj og Hkkx x;hA ¶vPNk] fonk!--¸ v¡èksjs dks phjrk gqvk mldk Loj lquk;h fn;kA 17 ek¡ vUnj pyh x;h vkSj vk¡[kksa ij gkFk dk lk;k djds >ksiM+h dks vPNh rjg ns[kus yxhA >ksiM+h NksVh Fkh] ij ek¡ mldh li+QkbZ ls cgqr iHz kkfor gqbZA ,d ukStoku vkSjr us pwYgs ds ihNs ls >k¡ddj ns[kk] fcuk dgs flj fgyk;k vkSj fiQj x+k;c gks x;hA est ij ySEi ty jgk FkkA >ksiM+h dk ekfyd est ds ikl cSBk gqvk viuh m¡xfy;ksa ls est ij rcyk ctk jgk Fkk vkSj ek¡ dh vk¡[kksa esa dqN [kkstus dk iz;Ru dj jgk FkkA ¶vUnj vk tkb;s!¸ mlus FkksM+h nsj ckn dgkA ¶rkR;kuk] tkdj t+jk I;ks=k dks cqyk ykvks_ ns[kks] tYnh cqykdj ykuk!¸ 306 @ ek¡

og vkSjr ek¡ dh rji+Q ns[ks fcuk ckgj pyh x;hA ek¡ ml vkneh ds lkeus ,d casp ij cSB x;h vkSj duf[k;ksa ls pkjksa rji+Q ns[kus yxhA mldk lwVdsl dgha fn[kk;h ugha ns jgk FkkA >ksaiM+h eas ,d Hk;kog fuLrCèkrk Nk;h gqbZ Fkh tks chp&chp esa cl ySEi ds HkM+d mBus ls dHkh&dHkh Hkax gks tkrh FkhA ml fdlku dh fpfUrr vkSj fopkjxzLr eqæk dks ns[kdj ek¡ dks my>u gks jgh FkhA mldk psgjk ckj&ckj mldh vk¡[kksa ds lkeus ?kwe tkrk FkkA ¶esjk lwVdsl dgk¡ gS\\¸ mlus lglk iwNk vkSj vius bl iz'u ij Lo;a gh ?kcjk mBhA fdlku us vius dUèks fcpdk fn;sA ¶[kks;sxk ugha]¸ mlus mÙkj fn;k vkSj fiQj èkhes Loj esa cksyk] ¶ogk¡ pkSdh ij eSaus tkucw>dj ;g dgk Fkk fd og gYdk gS rkfd og yM+dh lqu ysA ysfdu og [k+kyh ugha gS! og rks cgqr Hkkjh gS!¸ ¶rks D;k gqvk\\¸ ek¡ us iwNkA og mBdj ek¡ ds ikl vk x;kA ¶rqe ml vkneh dks tkurh gks\\¸ mlus cgqr >qddj ek¡ ds dku esa dgkA ¶gk¡!¸ ek¡ us n`<+rk ds lkFk mÙkj fn;k] ;|fi mldk ;g iz'u lqudj og dqN fofLer t+:j gqbZ FkhA ,slk ekywe gqvk fd mlds bl ,d 'kCn us gj pht+ dks vUnj ls vkyksfdr dj fn;k gks vkSj lkjh phpsa Li\"V gks x;h gksaA ek¡ us lUrks\"k dh lk¡l yh vkSj casp ij tedj cSB x;h--- fdlku nk¡r [kksydj eqLdjk fn;kA ¶eaS rks mlh oDr+ le> x;k Fkk tc req us mls b'kkjk fd;k Fkk vkjS mlus Hkh tokc esa b'kkjk fd;k FkkA eSaus mlls dku esa iwNk Fkk % ^rqe cjkens esa [kM+h gqbZ ml vkSjr dks igpkurs gks\\* ¸ ¶rks mlus D;k dgk\\¸ ek¡ us tYnh ls iwNkA ¶mlus dgk µ ^gekjs lkFkh cgqr gSaA* cgqr ls lkFkh gSa] mlus dgk Fkk---¸ fdlku viuh esgeku dh vk¡[kksa esa vk¡[ksa Mkydj iz'u&Hkjh n`f\"V ls ns[kus yxkA ¶og Hkh cM+k thoV dk vkneh gS!--¸ mlus eqLdjkdj dgk] ¶vkSj cgknqj Hkh g-S -- og lki+Q dgrk gS fd gk¡] eaSus ;g dke fd;k! mls pkgs ftruk ekjk&ihVk tk;s] ij mls tks dguk gksrk gS mls dgdj gh jgrk gS---¸ mldk {kh.k vkSj ladkspiw.kZ Loj] mldk vèkwjk psgjk vkSj mldh mnkl ek¡ @ 307

csf>>d vk¡[ksa µ bu lc ckrksa ls ek¡ dks èkhjs&èkhjs <k<+l c¡èkrk x;kA èkhjs&èkhjs Hk; vkSj foLe; ds LFkku ij mlds ân; esa jhfcu ds izfr ,d xgjh laosnuk tkx mBhA ¶cnek'k! funZ;h!¸ mlus dVq jks\"k ls dgk vkSj jksus yxhA fdlku mnkl gksdj viuk flj fgykrk gqvk ogk¡ ls gV x;kA ¶gkfdeksa ds blh crkZo dh otg ls yksx bu yksxksa ls I;kj djus yxs gSa!¸ ek¡ dh rji+Q eqM+dj mlus fiQj èkhjs ls dgk % ¶lquks] ml lwVdsl esa v[kckj gSa u\\¸ ¶gk¡] gSa rks!¸ ek¡ us viuh vk¡lw iksaNrs gq, lhèkk&lk mÙkj fn;kA ¶eSa mlh ds ikl ys tk jgh FkhA¸ fdlku ds ekFks ij cy iM+ x;sA mlus viuh nk<+h dldj eqV~Bh esa idM+ yh vksj dksus esa ?kwjus yxkA ¶os yksx gesa ;gk¡ ykdj v[kckj ns tkrs Fks vkjS fdrkcsa Hkh]¸ mlus dqN nsj ckn dgkA ¶ge ml vkneh dks tkurs gSa--- geus mls ns[kk gS!¸ og #dk vkSj ,d {k.k rd dqN lksprk jgkA ¶vc rqe D;k djksxh mldk µ ml lwVdsl dk\\¸ mlus iwNkA ¶rqEgkjs ikl NksM+ tkÅ¡xh!¸ ek¡ us pqukSrh ds Hkko ls mldh rji+Q ns[kdj dgkA mlus u dksbZ vkifÙk dh] u foLe; gh izdV fd;kA ¶vPNh ckr gS]¸ mlus dgkA LohÑfr esa flj fgykdj og est ds ikl tkdj cSB x;k vkSj viuh nk<+h esa m¡xfy;k¡ iQsjus yxkA jhfcu dk [+kwu ls yFkiFk ?kk;y psgjk Øwj vkxzg ds lkFk ek¡ ds efLr\"d esa ?kwerk jgk vkSj vU; lHkh fopkjksa dks mlds efLr\"d ls nwj djrk jgkA vU; lHkh Hkkouk,¡ O;Fkk vkSj jks\"k ds bl izokg esa Mwc x;haA ek¡ vc u vius lwVdsl ds ckjs esa lksp ldrh Fkh u fdlh vkSj ckr ds ckjs esaA mlds vk¡lw yxkrkj cg jgs Fks] ij mldh eqæk dBksj Fkh] mlus n`<+ Loj esa dgk % ¶ftl rjg os yksxksa dks ywVrs gSa vkSj mudk vieku djrs gSa] Hkxoku mUgsa xkjr djsxk!¸ ¶muds ikl rkdr gS!¸ fdlku us /khjs ls mÙkj fn;kA ¶os cgqr rkdroj gSaA¸ ¶dgk¡ ls feyrh gS mUgsa ;g rkdr\\¸ ek¡ us X+kqLls esa vkdj dgkA ¶geha 308 @ ek¡

yksxksa ls] vke yksxksa ls mUgsa ;g rkdr feyrh gS µ gj pht+ gekjs gh ne ls gS!¸ ek¡ dks fdlku dk mnkj] ij jgL;e; psgjk ns[kdj >q¡>ykgV gks jgh FkhA ¶gk¡!¸ mlus lksprs gq, vkokt+ [khapdj dgk] ¶pØ---¸ lglk mlds dku [kM+s gq, vkSj og njokt+s dh rji+Q >qddj ns[kus yxkA ¶os vk jgs gSa]¸ mlus dgkA ¶dkSu\\¸ ¶ekywe gksrk gS gekjs nksLr gh gSa---¸ mldh choh >ksiM+h esa vk;hA mlds ihNs ,d vkSj fdlku Fkk ftlus viuh Vksih ,d dksus esa iQsadrs gq, ekfyd ds ikl vkdj iwNk % ¶D;k ckr gS\\¸ ekfyd us flj fgyk fn;kA ¶Lrsiku!¸ x`fg.kh us pwYgs ds ikl gh [kM+s&[kM+s dgkA ¶;g bruh nwj ls vk;h gSa] bUgsa Hkw[k yxh gksxh\\¸ ¶ugha] cgu] Hkw[k rks ugha yxh gS eq>s!¸ ek¡ us mÙkj fn;kA nwljk fdlku ek¡ dh rji+Q eqM+kA ¶eSa viuk ifjp; djk nw¡]¸ mlus tYnh&tYnh m[kM+h gqbZ vkokt+ esa dgkA ¶esjk uke I;ks=k ;sxksjkso fj;kchfuu gSA yksxksa us esjk uke ^lqrkjh* j[k NksM+k gSA eSa FkksM+k&cgqr tkurk gw¡ fd vki fdl dke ls ;gk¡ vk;h gSaA eSa fy[kuk&i<+uk Hkh tkurk gw¡] fcYdqy tkfgy ugha gw¡!¸ mlus c<+dj ek¡ dk viuh vksj c<+k gkFk idM+ fy;kA ¶ns[kk] Lrsiku]¸ mlus ekfyd ls dgk] ¶esjk [k+;ky gS fd ojokjk fudksyk;souk ;ksa rks cgqr Hkyh efgyk gS exj og dgrh gS fd ;g dke cgqr csoo+Qwi+Qh vkSj ikxyiu dk gSA og dgrh gS fd ukStoku vkSj Nk=k vke yksxksa ds fnekxksa esa u tkus dSlh&dSlh ckrsa Bw¡l jgs gSaA ysfdu ge vkSj rqe rks bl ckr dks tkurs gaS fd mUgkuas s vkt ,d ,ls s vkneh dks fxjÝr+ kj fd;k tks lkys g vkus fdlku Fkk] vkSj vc bUgsa gh ns[k yks µ vèksM+ mez dh vkSjr vkSj eSa le>rk gw¡ iSlsokys ?kj dh Hkh ugha gSaA ugha gSa] u\\¸ og cgrq tYnh&tYnh] exj Li\"V Loj eas ckys jgk FkkA chp eas og lkl¡ ysus ds fy, Hkh ugha #drk FkkA mldh nk<+h >Vds ds lkFk fgy jgh Fkh vkSj mldh ut+jsa ek¡ ds psgjs rFkk mldh iwjh vkÑfr dks Åij ls uhps rd ns[k ek¡ @ 309

jgh FkhaA mlds diM+s iQVs gq, vkSj rkj&rkj Fks] mlds cky my>s gq, Fks] ekuks og vHkh dgha ls yM+dj vk;k gks vkSj viuh fot; ij iQwyk u lek jgk gksA mlesa tks tks'k Fkk vkSj og viuh ckr ftrus lhèks&lkns vkSj fu\"diV Hkko ls dgrk Fkk] og ek¡ dks vPNk yxkA mlds iz'u dk mÙkj nsrs le; ek¡ mldh vksj ns[kdj eqLdjk nh vkSj og ,d ckj fiQj ek¡ ls gkFk feykdj Bgkdk ekjdj g¡l iM+kA ¶;g bZekunkjh dk dke gS µ usd dke gS] Lrsiku]¸ mlus dgkA ¶eSa u dgrk Fkk rqels fd ;g turk dk viuk dke gS\\ ysfdu og dqyhu efgyk µ og lp ckr ugha crkrh] vxj og lp&lp crk ns] rks mls uqdlku igq¡p ldrk gSA eSa mldh cM+h bTtr djrk gw¡] blesa rks 'kd ugha! og cgqr usd gS vkSj gekjh enn djuk pkgrh gS µ cgqr FkksM+h&lh µ ysfdu ogha rd tgk¡ rd mls dksbZ uqdlku u gksA ysfdu tks vke yksx gksrs gSa os bl ckr ls Mjs fcuk fd mUgsa D;k uqdlku igq¡psxk] lhèks tku dh ckth yxkdj eSnku esa dwn iM+rs gSaA iQjd le> esa vkrk gS rqEgkjh\\ os dqN Hkh djsa] uqdlku rks ges'kk mUgha dks igq¡prk gSA blfy, muds fy, D;k iQjd iM+rk gS\\ os ftl jkLrs ij Hkh vkxs c<+us dh dksf'k'k djrs gSa] mUgsa cl ,d gh 'kCn lquus dks feyrk gS ^Bgjks!* ¸ ¶eSa le>rk gw¡!¸ Lrsiku us flj fgykdj dgk vkSj fiQj cksyk] ¶bUgsa vius cDls dh cM+h fiQdj yxh gSA¸ I;ks=k us cM+s vFkZiw.kZ <ax ls ek¡ dh rji+Q ns[kdj vk¡[k ekjhA ¶?kcjkvks ugha!¸ mlus ek¡ dks vk'oLr djrs gq, dgkA ¶ek¡] lc Bhd gks tk;sxk! rqEgkjk lwVdsl esjs ?kj ij gSA vkt tc blus eq>s rqEgkjs ckjs esa crk;k fd rqe Hkh blh dke esa gks vkjS ml vkneh dks tkurh gks] rks eauS s mlls dgk] ^Lris ku] n[s kks gkfs 'k;kj jguk! vxj ,ls h ckr g]S rks geas tj+ k Hkh pdw ugha djuh pkfg,!* ysfdu tc ge yksx ogk¡ rqEgkjs ikl [kM+s Fks] rc 'kk;n rqe Hkh le> x;h Fkha fd ge dkSu yksx gSaA bZekunkj vkneh lwjr ls igpkuk tkrk gS µ lp rks ;g gS fd bZekunkj vkneh feyrs gh fdrus gSa! lwVdsl esjs ?kj ij gS---¸ og ek¡ ds ikl vkdj cSB x;k vkSj iz'u&Hkjh n`f\"V ls mls ns[kus yxk % ¶ml lwVdsl esa tks dqN Hkjk gS] vxj rqe mlls fi.M NqM+k;k pkgks] rks ge yksx cM+h [+kq'kh ls rqEgkjh enn dj ldrs gSa! gesa fdrkcksa dh cM+h t:+ jr gS---¸ ¶;g rks lc dqN gekjs ikl gh NksM+ tkuk pkgrh gSa!¸ Lrsiku us dgkA 310 @ ek¡

¶;g rks cM+h vPNh ckr gS] ek¡! ge lc pht+sa j[kus dk bUrt+ke dj yxas !s --¸ èkhjs ls g¡ldj og mNydj [kM+k gks x;k vkSj Vgyus yxkA ¶ge yksx Hkh rdnhj ds fldUnj gSa! ysfdu blesa dksbZ rkTtqc dh ckr ugha gS µ jLlh ,d txg ls VwVh] rks nwljh txg ls tqM+ x;h! ek¡] v[kckj cgqr vPNk gS] mlls cgqr i+Qk;nk gks jgk gS] yksxksa dh vk¡[kksa ij ls ifV~V;k¡ [kqyrh tk jgh gSa! tks iSls okys yksx gSa os rks mls cgqr vPNk ugha le>rsA eSa ;gk¡ ls dksbZ pkj&ik¡p ehy nwj ij ,d dqyhu efgyk ds ;gk¡ c<+bZ dk dke djrk gw¡A olS s og cgqr Hkyh vkjS r gS µ ge yksxksa dks fdrkcsa ox+jS g i<+us ds fy, nsrh gSA mu fdrkcksa esa dHkh&dHkh lpeqp ,slh ckrsa fey tkrh gSa fd i<+dj vk¡[ksa [kqy tkrh gSa! ge yksx mldk cM+k ,glku ekurs gSaA ysfdu ,d ckj eSaus mls ;g v[kckj fn[kk;k FkkA vkils D;k crkÅ¡ fd bl v[kckj dks ns[krs gh ml ij D;k vlj gqvkA og cksyh] ^I;ks=k] ;s lc pht+sa u i<+k djks! ukle> yM+dksa dk ,d fxjksg gS tks ,slh csoo+Qwi+Qh dh ckrsa fy[krk gSA ;s lc pht+sa i<+dj rqe eqlhcr esa iQ¡l tkvksxs µ tsy esa cUn dj fn;s tkvksxs] lkbcsfj;k Hkst fn;s tkvksxs---* og ;g dgrh FkhA¸ og fiQj vpkud [k+keks'k gks x;k vkSj dqN lkspus ds ckn mlus iwNk % ¶ek¡] vkt og vkneh tks Fkk u µ og rqEgkjk dksbZ fj'rsnkj gS\\¸ ¶ugha!¸ ek¡ us mÙkj fn;kA I;ks=k pqipki g¡lus yxk vkSj bl rjg flj fgykus yxk ekuks fdlh ckr ij cgqr izlUu gksA ¶fj'rsnkj rks ugha gS exj eSa mls cgqr fnuksa ls tkurh gw¡ vkSj vius HkkbZ dh rjg] cM+s HkkbZ dh rjg] mldh bTtr djrh gw¡!¸ ek¡ us tYnh ls li+QkbZ nsrs gq, dgk ekuks ;g dgdj fd og jhfcu dh fj'rsnkj ugha Fkh mlus dksbZ Hkwy dh gksA mls viuh Hkkouk,¡ O;Dr djus ds fy, mfpr 'kCn ugha fey jgs Fks vkSj bl ckr ls mls bruk d\"V gqvk fd og fiQj jksus yxhA >ksiM+h esa ,d ?kqVu vkjS vk'kadkiw.kZ fuLrC/krk Nk x;hA I;ks=k flj >qdk;s [kM+k Fkk ekuks dqN lqu jgk gksA Lrsiku est ij dqgfu;k¡ j[ks cSBk Fkk vkSj dqN ?kcjkgV ds dkj.k m¡xfy;ksa ls est ij rcyk ctk jgk FkkA mldh iRuh pwYgs dk lgkjk fy;s [kM+h FkhA ek¡ dks ,slk vkHkkl gqvk fd og vkSjr ,dVd mls ?kwj jgh gSA ek¡ Lo;a Hkh dHkh&dHkh duf[k;ksa ls ml vkSjr dh lwjr ns[k ysrh FkhA mldk psgjk yEcksrjk vkSj jax lk¡oyk Fkk] ukd lhèkh vkSj BksM+h cgqr Bksl cukoV ek¡ @ 311

dh FkhA mldh dath vk¡[kksa esa piyrk Fkh vkSj os vk¡[ksa gj pht+ dks cM+s è;ku ls ns[krh FkhaA ¶rks og rqEgkjk nksLr Fkk!¸ I;ks=k us dqN lksprs gq, dgkA ¶og viuh vdy ls dke ysrk gS] lpeqp!--- viuh dnj igpkurk gS] vkSj D;ksa u igpkus! D;k vkneh gS] rR;kuk\\ vkSj rqe dgrh gks---¸ ¶D;k mldh 'kknh gks x;h gS\\¸ rR;kuk us vius NksVs&ls eq¡g ds gksaB Hkhapdj mldh ckr dkVrs gq, iwNkA ¶'kknh gqbZ Fkh] choh ej x;h!¸ ek¡ us mnkl Loj esa mÙkj fn;kA ¶blhfy, bruk cgknqj gS!¸ rR;kuk us Hkkjh xw¡trh gqbZ vkokt+ esa dgkA ¶choh&cPpksaokyk dksbZ vkneh ;g jkLrk ugha viuk;sxk µ mls Mj yxsxk---¸ ¶vkSj eSa tks gw¡\\¸ I;ks=k us Å¡ps Loj esa dgkA ¶D;k esjh 'kknh ugha gqbZ\\¸ ¶fp% fp%] HkS;k] rqe djrs gh D;k gks!¸ ml vkSjr us I;ks=k dh rji+Q ls ut+jsa iQsjdj ,d O;axiw.kZ eqLdjkgV ds lkFk dgkA ¶cl] ckrsa c?kkjrs gks] dHkh&dHkkj ,dkèk fdrkc i<+ yhA rqe vkSj Lrsiku tks dksus esa cSBs [kqlqj&iQqlqj fd;k djrs gks mlls fdlh dk D;k i+Qk;nk gksrk gS\\¸ ¶esjh ckrsa cgqr&ls yksx lqurs gSa!¸ rR;kuk ds bl frjLdkj ij fryfeykdj ml fdlku us izfrjksèk djrs gq, dgkA ¶rqe ,sls le> yks fd eSa ;gk¡ [kehj dk dke dj jgk gw¡A rqEgsa ,slh ckr ugha dguk pkfg,---¸ Lrsiku us fcuk dqN dgs viuh choh dh rji+Q ns[kk vkSj fiQj flj >qdk fy;kA ¶vkf[k+j fdlku 'kknh djrk gh D;ksa gS\\¸ rR;kuk us iwNkA ¶blhfy, u fd mls viuk dke djkus ds fy, ,d vkSjr dh t+:jr gksrh gS\\ eSa iwNrh gw¡] dkSu&lk dke\\¸ ¶rqEgkjs ikl D;k djus dks dki+Qh dke ugha gS\\¸ Lrsiku us eqj>k;s gq, Loj esa dgkA ¶bl dke dks djus esa D;k rqd gS\\ vkèkk isV [kkuk [kkdj ft+Unxh ds fnu dkVrs jgus ls vkf[k+j D;k i+Qk;nk\\ vxj cPps gksa rks bl lc dke&dkt ds pDdj esa mUgsa ns[kus&Hkkyus dk Hkh oD+r ugha feyrk vkSj frl ij Hkh isV&Hkj [kkus dks ugha feyrkA¸ og ek¡ ds ikl tkdj mlds cxy esa cSB x;h vkSj ckrsa djrh jghA mldh ckrksa esa u f'kdk;r Fkh u mnklh--- ¶esjs nks cPps gq,A ,d rks tc nks cjl dk Fkk rHkh tydj ej x;k 312 @ ek¡

vkSj nwljk iSnk gh gqvk ejk gqvk] vkSj ;g lc dqN bl eugwl dke dh otg ls gqvk! eq>s blls Hkyk dksbZ lq[k feyk\\ eSa rks dgrh gw¡ fd fdlku dks C;kg djuk gh ugha pkfg,A og csdkj esa vius gkFk&ik¡o ck¡èk ysrk gS tcfd og cM+h vklkuh ls euekuh ft+Unxh clj dj ldrk gS vkSj viuh ft+Unxh dks csgrj cukus ds fy, yM+ ldrk gSA ml gkyr esa gj fdlku ml vkneh dh rjg lPpkbZ dh [kkst esa fudy ldrk gS! D;ksa gS u] ek¡\\--¸ ¶gk¡] gS rks!¸ ek¡ us dgkA ¶gS rks ;gh ckrA ojuk ge bl ft+Unxh dks cnyus dh dksbZ mEehn ugha j[k ldrs---¸ ¶rqEgkjk ?kjokyk gS\\¸ ¶ej x;kA ,d csVk gS---¸ ¶rqEgkjs lkFk gh jgrk gS\\¸ ¶tsy esa gS!¸ ek¡ us dgkA vke rkSj ij ;gh ckr dgdj ek¡ nq[kh gks tk;k djrh Fkh] ij bl le; mlds Loj esa xoZ dh Hkkouk Hkh FkhA ¶;g nwljh ckj tsy x;k gSA mldk dlwj cl bruk gS fd og yksxksa dks lPpkbZ dh ckrsa crkrk gS--- og vHkh ukStoku gS] cgqr [+kwclwjr vkSj gksf'k;kj gS! mlh us rqe yksxksa ds fy, bl v[kckj dh ckr lksph FkhA mlh us fe[k+kbyks bokuksfop dks lgh jkLrk fn[kk;k Fkk] gkyk¡fd fe[k+kbyks mej esa mlls nqxuk gS! tYnh gh mu yksxksa ij eqo+Qnek pyk;k tk;sxk vkSj esjs csVs dks lkbcsfj;k Hkst fn;k tk;sxkA ysfdu og ogk¡ ls Hkkx vk;sxk vkSj ;gk¡ vkdj fiQj viuk dke 'kq: dj nsxk---¸ cksyrs&cksyrs ek¡ dh xoZ dh Hkkouk c<+rh x;h vkSj mlds lkeus viuh bl dgkuh ds uk;d dk fp=k bruk Li\"V gks x;k vkSj mldk o.kZu djus ds fy, 'kCn ,d izcy izokg dh rjg bruh rst+h ls mlds gksaBksa ij vkus yxs fd mldk ne ?kqVus lk yxkA ek¡ ds fy, ;g vko';d gks x;k Fkk fd ml fnu ds vUèkdkj dks nwj djus ds fy,] ml vUèkdkj dks ftldh vFkZghu Hk;kogrk vkSj fuyZTt Øwjrk ek¡ ds lhus ij cks> dh rjg j[kh gqbZ Fkh] og mlds eqdkcys ij fdlh vk'kktud vkSj rdZlaxr pht+ dks yk [kM+k djsA viuh le`¼ vkRek dh bl ek¡x dks iwjk djus ds fy, mlus lkjh 'kq¼ vkSj mTToy oLrqvksa dks cVksjdj ,d izcy T;ksfr dk :i ns fn;k ftlds izdk'k ls Lo;a mldh vk¡[ksa pdkpkSaèk gksus yxha--- ¶mlds tlS s vkjS Hkh cgrq ls ykxs gaS vkjS gj jkts + u;s ykxs inS k gkrs s tkrs gSa vkSj ;s yksx ft+Unxh Hkj lPpkbZ vkSj vktknh ds fy, yM+rs tk;saxs---¸ ek¡ @ 313

ek¡ us lrdZrk rtdj fcuk fdlh dk uke fy;s tks dqN mls ekywe Fkk lc crk fn;k fd turk dks mRihM+u ls eqDr djkus ds fy, D;k xqIr dke gks jgk FkkA mu yksxksa dh ppkZ djrs le; tks mls cgqr fiz; Fks] og vius 'kCnksa esa ml izse dh lkjh 'kfDr vkSj izpqjrk m¡Msys ns jgh Fkh tks thou ds mrkj&p<+koksa ds dkj.k bruh nsj esa tkdj izLiQqfVr gqvk FkkA vkSj mldh dYiuk esa ftu yksxksa ds fp=k mHkj jgs Fks mUgsa og Lo;a Hkh cgqr iqyfdr gksdj ns[k jgh Fkh] mldh Hkkoukvksa us mUgsa vkSj Hkh izfrHkke; vkSj x+kSjo'kkyh cuk fn;k FkkA ¶vkSj ;g dke lkjh i`Foh ij] 'kgj&'kgj esa gks jgk gSA bZekunkj yksxksa dh rkdr dh dksbZ gn ugha gS vkSj mudh ;g rkdr fnu&c&fnu c<+rh tk jgh gS vkSj ml oD+r rd c<+rh gh tk;sxh] tc rd gekjh thr u gks tk;s---¸ mlds Loj esa ,d lqxe izokg Fkk vkSj mls 'kCn <+¡w<+us esa dksbZ dfBukbZ ugha gks jgh Fkh] vius ân; ls ml fnu ds jDr vkSj xUnxh ds gj fpUg dks feVk nsus dh bPNk ds et+cwr èkkxs ij og bu 'kCnksa dks jaxhu eksfr;ksa dh rjg fijksrh tk jgh FkhA og ns[k jgh Fkh fd bu fdlkuksa ij mldh ckrksa dk izHkko gks jgk Fkk] os mlds psgjs ij viuh ut+jsa tek;s pqipki cSBs FksA ek¡ dks vius ikl cSBh gqbZ vkSjr dh lk¡l ysus dh >Vdsnkj vkokt+ lquk;h ns jgh FkhA vkSj blls mu ckrksa ds izfr mldk viuk fo'okl Hkh c<+rk x;k tks og mu yksxksa ls dg jgh Fkh vkSj ftudk og mu yksxksa dks ;dhu fnyk jgh Fkh--- ¶os lc yksx tks eqlhcr dh ft+Unxh fcrkrs gSa] eqiQfylh vkSj vU;k; us ftudh dej rkMs + nh g]S os lc ykxs ftUgas vehj ykxs kas us vkjS muds rkcns kjkas us csjgeh ls dqpydj j[k fn;k gS µ bu lcdks mu yksxksa dk lkFk nsuk pkfg, tks tsyksa esa lM+rs jgrs gSa vkSj ftUgsa vius Hkkb;ksa dh [kkfrj rdyhiQsa cjnk'r djuh iM+rh gSaA vius ckjs esa lksps fcuk os lHkh yksxksa ds lq[k dk jkLrk crkrs gSa] os èkks[kk nsus dh dksf'k'k ugha djrs] lki+Q dgrs gSa fd jkLrk dfBu gS vksj os fdlh dks bl jkLrs ij pyus ij etcwj ugha djrsA ysfdu tks vkneh Hkh ,d ckj mudk lkFk idM+ ysrk gS og mUgsa dHkh NksM+ ugha ldrk] D;ksafd og ns[krk gS fd ;gh jkLrk Bhd gS µ bl jkLrs ds vykok dksbZ nwljk jkLrk gS gh ugha!¸ ek¡ dks bl ckr ls jksekap gks jgk Fkk fd og bl le; ,slk dke dj jgh Fkh ftldh ykylk cgqr le; ls mlds eu esa FkhA og Lo;a yksxksa dks lPpkbZ dh ckrsa crk jgh Fkh! ¶,sls yksxksa ds ihNs pyus esa dksbZ [k+rjk ugha gSA os FkksM+h&cgqr liQokys 314 @ ek¡

tho ugha gSaA tc rd os gj èkks[ksckth] gj ykyp vkSj gj cnh dks tM+ ls ugha m[kkM+ iQsdsaxs] rc rd os ne ugha ysaxsA os vius gkFk ml le; rd ugha jksdsaxs] tc rd lc yksx feydj ,d vkokt+ ls ;g u iqdkj mBsa] ^eaS ekfyd gw¡! eSa [+kqn os o+Qkuwu cukÅ¡xk tks lc ds fy, ,d tSls gksaxs!--¸ lglk mls Fkdu lh eglwl gksus yxhA mlus cksyuk cUn djds vius Jksrkvksa ij ,d ut+j Mkyh] mls ;g tkudj [+kq'kh gks jgh Fkh fd mlus tks dqN dgk Fkk og csdkj ugha x;k FkkA nksuksa fdlku cM+h mRlqdrk ls mls ns[krs jgsA I;ks=k vius lhus ij nksuksa gkFk ck¡èks] vk¡[ksa fldksM+s cSBk Fkk] mlds gksaBksa ij eqLdjkgV [ksy jgh FkhA Lrsiku est ij dqguh fVdk;s vius iwjs 'kjhj dk cks> nsdj bl rjg vkxs >qdk gqvk Fkk] ekuks vHkh rd ek¡ dh ckrsa lqu jgk gksA mlds eq¡g ij lk;k iM+ jgk Fkk vkSj 'kk;n blhfy, mldh vkÑfr vc vfèkd iw.kZ ekywe gks jgh FkhA mldh iRuh tks ek¡ ds cxy esa cSBh Fkh] ?kqVuksa ij dqgfu;k¡ fVdk;s i+Q'kZ dks x+kSj ls ns[k jgh FkhA ¶;gh rks ckr gS!¸ I;ks=k us cgqr èkhes Loj esa dgk vkSj èke ls csap ij cSB x;kA Lrsiku rudj cSB x;k vksj choh dh rji+Q ns[kdj mlus viuh ck¡gsa bl rjg iQSyk;ha ekuks og ogk¡ cSBs gq, reke yksxksa dks lhus ls yxkuk pkgrk gks--- ¶gk¡] ;g ckr rks gS fd vxj ,d ckj bl dke esa gkFk Mkyk]¸ mlus cgqr fopkjiwoZd dguk 'kq: fd;k] ¶rks fiQj rks ru&eu ls blh esa tqV tkuk iM+rk gS---¸ ¶ihNs ykSVus dk dksbZ loky gh ugha!¸ I;ks=k us dqN f>>drs gq, dgkA ¶,slk yxrk gS fd cgqr&ls yksx bl dke esa gkFk Mkyrs gSa!¸ Lrsiku us dgkA ¶lkjh nqfu;k blh dh rji+Q f[kapdj vkrh gS!¸ I;ks=k us dgkA 18 ek¡ nhokj dk lgkjk ysdj cSB x;h vkSj flj ihNs fVdkdj lquus yxh fd os yksx fdl izdkj 'kkUr Loj esa fofHkUu fo\"k;ksa ij viuk er izdV dj jgs FksA rR;kuk us mBdj pkjksa rji+Q ut+j Mkyh vkSj fiQj cSB x;hA fdlkuksa dh vksj frjLdkj rFkk ?k`.kk ls ns[krs mldh dath vk¡[kksa esa ,d Øwj ped FkhA lglk og ek¡ dh vksj eqM+hA ¶rqeus rks viuh ft+Unxh esa cgqr eqlhcr >syh gksxh\\¸ mlus dgkA ¶gk¡] >syh rks gS!¸ ek¡ us mÙkj fn;kA ek¡ @ 315

¶rqEgsa ckrsa djrs lquuk eq>s vPNk yxrk gS µ rqEgkjh ckrksa ls fny ds rkj >u>uk mBrs gSaA tc eSa rqEgsa ckrsa djrs gq, lqurh gw¡ rks lkspus yxrh gw¡ µ gs Hkxoku] tSls yksxksa dh rqe ckrsa djrh gks vxj eSa ,sls yksxksa dk n'kZu Hkh dj ikrh rks eSa viuk lc dqN U;ksNkoj dj nsrh! D;ksafd ogha rks lPpk thou gSA ge viuh ft+Unxh esa D;k ns[krs gSa\\ ge HksM+ksa ds xYys dh rjg gSa] cl vkSj dqN ugha! eq>s gh ys yksA eSa fdrkcsa i<+rh gw¡ vkSj cgqr lksprh Hkh gw¡ µ dHkh&dHkh rks eSa lkspus esa bruk [kks tkrh gw¡ fd jkr&jkr Hkj eq>s uhan ugh vkrhA ysfdu D;k i+Qk;nk blls\\ vxj eSa lkspuk cUn dj nw¡] rks esjk thou ;ksa gh O;FkZ gks tk;sxk vkSj vxj eSa lksprh Hkh jgw¡] rks og Hkh csdkj gAS ¸ mldh vk¡[kksa esa O;aX; Fkk vkSj dHkh&dHkh rks ,slk ekywe gksrk Fkk fd og vius 'kCnksa dks brus >Vds ls rksM+ nsrh gS tSls lqbZ ls èkkxk rksM+ fy;k x;k gksA fdlkuksa us dqN ugha dgkA gok f[kM+dh ds 'kh'kksa dks Fkid jgh Fkh] fpeuh esa ejej èofu djrh gqbZ ?kql jgh Fkh vkSj Nr ds iQwl ij ls ljljkrh gqbZ xqtj jgh FkhA dgha ls dqÙks ds Hkw¡dus dh vkokt+ vk;hA chp&chp esa o\"kkZ dh dksbZ cw¡n f[kM+dh ls Vdjk tkrh FkhA ySEi dh ykS dk¡ih vkSj izk;% fcYdqy cq> x;h] ij 'kh?kz gh og fiQj l¡Hky x;h vkSj fLFkj gksdj rst+h ls tyus yxhA ¶tc eSaus rqEgkjh ckrsa lquha] rks eSaus vius eu esa dgk % ^yksx blh ds fy, iSnk gq, Fks!* vkSj ;g cM+h vthc ckr gS fd eq>s ,slk yxk fd ;g lc rks eSa igys ls tkurh gw¡! ysfdu eSaus ,slh ckrsa igys dHkh ugha lquh Fkha vkSj esjs fnekx esa dHkh ,sls fopkj ugha vk;s Fks---¸ ¶vkvks] ge yksx dqN [kk ysa] vkSj ns[kks] rR;kuk] cÙkh cq>k nks!¸ Lrsiku us R;ksfj;ksa ij cy Mkydj èkhjs ls dgkA ¶yksx ns[ksaxs] rks lkspsaxs fd pqekdkso ds ?kj eas vkt jkst+ ls T+;knk nsj rd cÙkh D;ksa ty jgh gSA gekjk rks dqN ugha fcxM+sxk] ij bu ij vk¡p vk ldrh gS---¸ rR;kuk mBdj pwYgs dh rji+Q pyh x;hA ¶gk¡ HkkbZ] vktdy iQw¡d&iQw¡ddj o+Qne j[kuk iM+rk gS!¸ I;ks=k us eqLdjkdj dgkA ¶tSls gh bu v[kckjksa dh [k+cj yxsxh---¸ ¶eq>s viuh fiQdj ugha gSA vxj eq>s fxjÝ+rkj dj ysaxs] rks dksbZ ,slk cgqr uqdlku ugha gksxk!¸ mldh choh est ds ikl vkdj cksyh % ¶t+jk mBks rks---¸ 316 @ ek¡

Lrsiku mB [kM+k gqvk vkSj rR;kuk dks est ij [kkuk yxkrs ns[krk jgkA ¶HkkbZ] gekjs rqEgkjs tSls yksx rks Vds lSdM+k feyrs gSa]¸ mlus O;axiwoZd eqLdjkdj dgkA ek¡ dks ml ij rjl vk jgk Fkk] og mls ftruk ns[krh Fkh mruk gh og vPNk yxrk FkkA bruh ckrsa dj pqdus ij vc mls ,slk yx jgk Fkk tSls fnu&Hkj dh xUnxh ls og ikd gks x;h gks_ og eu gh eu vius vki ij [+kq'k Fkh vkSj mlds ân; esa lcds fy, ln~Hkkouk,¡ FkhaA ¶gekjk nkLs r gS gh dkuS \\¸ ml fdlku us fujk'kk&Hkjs Loj eas dgkA ¶ge yksx rks ges'kk jksVh ds ,d&,d VqdM+s ds fy, yM+rs jgrs gSa---¸ ¶rqe xyr dgrs rks!¸ ek¡ us dgkA ¶rqEgkjk [+kwu pwlus okys yksx rqEgkjk tks eksy yxk;sa mls rqe D;ksa Lohdkj djrs gks\\ rqEgsa viuk eksy [+kqn vk¡duk pkfg, µ eksy rks rqEgkjs xq.kksa dk gksrk gSA rqEgkjk eksy og gS tks rqEgkjs nksLr vk¡dsa] u fd og tks rqEgkjs nq'eu yxk;sa---¸ ¶ysfdu eSa tks rqels dgrh gw¡ fd vke yksxksa ds nksLr gSa---¸ ¶gksaxs] exj ;gk¡ rks ;gha gSa!¸ Lrsiku us dqN lksprs gq, dgkA ¶;gk¡ Hkh <w¡<+us dh dksf'k'k D;ksa ugha djrs\\¸ Lrsiku us dqN nsj lkspdj mÙkj fn;k % ¶gq¡%! gk¡] eSa Hkh ;gh lksprk gw¡ fd gesa ;gh djuk iM+sxk---¸ ¶vk tkvks] [kkuk yx x;k!¸ rR;kuk us dgkA [kkuk [kkrs le; I;ks=k esa tSls nqckjk tku vk x;hA ,slk izrhr gksrk Fkk fd ek¡ us tks dqN dgk Fkk mlls og cgqr izHkkfor gqvk FkkA ¶ek¡] rqe cgqr lcsjs mBdj ;gk¡ ls pyh tkuk rkfd dksbZ ns[k u ik;s]¸ mlus dgkA ¶lhèks 'kgj esa u tkdj nwljh pkSdh rd pyh tkukA ?kksM+kxkM+h dj ysuk---¸ ¶vkf[k+j D;ksa\\ eSa xkM+h ij igq¡pk vkÅ¡xk]¸ Lrsiku us dgkA ¶ugha] rqe u tkuk! vxj mu yksxksa us rqels loky&tokc fd;k] rks D;k gksxk µ ^og jkr ;gk¡ Bgjh Fkh\\* µ ^gk¡] Bgjh FkhA* µ vc dgk¡ x;h\\* µ ^eSa mls ?kksM+kxkM+h dh pkSdh ij igq¡pk vk;k FkkA* µ ^vPNk] rks rqeus mls ;gk¡ ls Hkkx fudyus esa enn nh!* vkSj fiQj rqe tsy Hkst fn;s tkvksxsA le>s\\ bruh tYnh tsy tkus ls i+Qk;nk Hkh D;k\\ gj pht+ dk oD+r gksrk gSA ftls dgrs gSa fd t+kj Hkh rHkh ejsxk tc mldk oD+r vk;sxkA vxj vdsyh tk;saxh] rks ;g gksxk fd jkr ;gk¡ Bgjh Fkha] lcsjs fdjk;s dh ?kksM+kxkM+h djds pyh x;ha! cgqr&ls yksx jkr ;gk¡ clj djrs gSa] gekjk xk¡o cM+h lM+d ij tks g-S --¸ ek¡ @ 317

¶I;ks=k] rqEgsa bruk nCcwiu fdlus fl[kk;k gS\\¸ rR;kuk us O;aX; ls dgkA ¶cgu] vkneh dks lHkh dqN tkuuk pkfg, µ dc uje iM+ tk;s] dc vdM+ tk;!s ¸ I;k=s k us vius ?kVq us ij gkFk ekjrs g,q dgkA ¶;kn gS tc oxkukos ds ikl v[kckj idM+k x;k Fkk] rc mldh dSlh BqdkbZ gqbZ Fkh\\ vc dksbZ yk[k dksf'k'k djs] ij og fdrkc dks gkFk rd ugha yxkus dkA exj ek¡ rqe eq> ij Hkjkslk j[kksA eSa cM+k pyrk iqt+kZ gw¡A eSa rqEgkjs lc v[kckj vkSj ipsZ ck¡V nw¡xk µ ftrus rqe dgksxh µ vkSj Bhd txgksa ij ck¡VwxkA ;g lgh gS fd gekjs ;gk¡ ds T+;knkrj yksx i<+s&fy[ks ugha gSa vkSj fiQj os Mjrs Hkh gSa ysfdu dHkh&dHkh ,slk Hkh gksrk gS fd balku pkjksa rji+Q ls vbruh cqjh rjg f?kj tkrk gS fd mls vk¡[ksa [kksyuh gh iM+rh gSa vksj lkspuk iM+rk gS fd vkf[k+j bldk D;k bykt fd;k tk;s\\ bu ipks± esa lki+Q&lki+Q fy[kk gksrk gS % lkspks! viuh vdy bLrseky djks! dqN csi<+s&fy[ks yksx ,sls Hkh gksrs gSa tks i<+s&fy[kksa ls] vkSj [k+klrkSj ij mu yksxksa ls ftuds isV Hkjs gksrs gSa T+;knk tkurs gSa! eSa bèkj ds bykds ds dksus&dksus esa ?kwek&fiQjk gw¡ vkSj eSaus ;gk¡ dh gj pht+ ns[kh gS! ge lc bUrt+ke dj ysaxs] ysfdu gesa viuh vdy ls dke ysuk iM+sxk vkSj gksf'k;kj jguk iM+sxk] ugha rks ge 'kq: esa gh idM+ fy;s tk;saxsA vi+Qljksa dks bl ckr dh Hkud fey x;h gS fd fdlku dk joS;k vc mudh rji+Q nksLrh dk ugha jg x;k µ mlus eqLdjkuk NksM+ fn;k gS vkSj vi+Qljksa ds fy, mlds fny esa t+jk Hkh bTtr ugha gSA ekywe rsk ;gh gksrk gS fd og gkfdeksa ls viuk ukrk fcYdqy rksM+ ysxk! vHkh mlh fnu dh ckr gS] ;gk¡ ikl gh LeksY;kdksoks uke dk ,d xk¡o gS_ tc ljdkjh vi+Qlj ogk¡ yxku olwy djus x;s] rks fdlkuksa us gkFk esa ykfB;k¡ ysdj mudk Lokxr fd;k! Fkkusnkj rks lki+Q dgrk gS] ^rks rqe yksx t+kj ds f[k+yki+Q gks] D;ksa cnek'kks\\* og ;gh fpYykrk jgrk gSA fLiokfdu uke ds ,d fdlku us rks mls eq¡grksM+ tokc fn;k] ^rqe Hkh t+kj ds lkFk tgUuqe esa tk! fdl dke dk og t+kj tks vkids ru ds yÙks rd Nhu ys\\--* ek¡] ckr ;gk¡ rd c<+ pqdh gS! mUgksaus fLiokfdu dks rks tsy esa Mky fn;k] ysfdu mldh ckrksa dks rks tsy esa cUn ugha fd;k tk ldrkA cPps&cPps dks ;kn gS fd mlus D;k dgk FkkA mlds 'kCn vkt rd fpYyk&fpYykdj gels dqN dgrs gSa!¸ I;ks=k us dqN [kk;k ugha] cl èkheh vkokt+ esa tYnh&tYnh cksyrk jgk vkSj viuh èkwÙkZ] pednkj dkyh vk¡[kksa ls pkjksa rji+Q ns[krk jgk] og fdlkuksa ds thou ds ckjs esa vius vuqHko ek¡ dks bl izdkj lquk jgk Fkk ekuks cVqos esa ls flDds m¡M+sy jgk gksA 318 @ ek¡

chp esa nks ckj Lrsiku us mls Vksddj dgk % ¶dqN [kk yks---¸ nksuksa ckj I;ks=k us ,d jksVh dk VqdM+k vkSj pEep mBk fy;k vkSj ,sls ljy izokg ds lkFk viuh dgkfu;k¡ lqukrk jgk ekuks dksbZ i{kh pgd jgk gksA tc [kkuk [k+Re gqvk] rks og lglk mNydj [kM+k gks x;kA ¶eq>s vc ?kj pyuk pkfg,!-- vPNk ek¡] rks eSa pyrk gw¡!¸ mlus ek¡ ls gkFk feykrs gq, dgkA ¶eqefdu gS vc gekjh eqyko+Qkr dHkh u gks] ysfdu eSa rqEgsa bruk crk nw¡ fd eSa cgqr [+kq'k gw¡ µ bl ckr ij fd rqels feyk vkSj rqEgkjh ckrsa lquha! rqEgkjs ml lwVdsl esa dkx+t+ksa ds vykok vkSj dqN Hkh gS\\ ,d Åuh 'kky gksxh\\ vPNk] Åuh 'kky vk tk;sxhA Lrsiku] ;kn j[kuk! ek¡] rqEgkjk lwVdsl vHkh ,d feuV esa vk tk;sxk! vkvks] Lrsiku pyks! vPNk] lyke!--¸ muds pys tkus ds ckn frypV~Vksa ds bèkj&mèkj Hkkxus dh vkokt+ rd lquk;h nsus yxhA gok Nr ij tUukVs ds lkFk py jgh Fkh vkSj fpeuh esa xjtrh gqbZ ?kql jgh Fkh_ ikuh dh iQqgkjsa f[kM+dh ds 'kh'kksa ij iM+ jgh FkhaA rR;kuk us vkfr'knku ds Åij epku ij ls xís ox+Sjg mrkjdj ,d csap ij fcNk fn;s vkSj ek¡ ds fy, fcLrj rS;kj dj fn;kA ¶cM+k rst+ vkneh gS!¸ ek¡ us dgkA rR;kuk us R;ksfj;k¡ p<+kdj ek¡ dh rji+Q ns[kk % ¶cl cdrk gh cgqr gS] ysfdu blls i+Qk;nk dqN ugha gksrkA¸ ¶vkSj rqEgkjk ifr\\¸ ek¡ us iwNkA ¶og Bhd gS µ cgqr Hkyk vkneh gSA 'kjkc fcYdqy ugha ihrkA ge nksuksa dh vPNh fuHkrh gSA ysfdu cgqr det+ksj fny dk vkneh gS---¸ og rudj [kM+h gks x;hA ¶vc ge yksx D;k djsa\\¸ mlus dqN nsj #ddj dgkA ¶D;k gesa cxkor ugha djuh pkfg,\\ t+:j djuh pkfg,! gj vkneh ;gh lksp jgk gS] ysfdu gj vkneh cl vius eu esa gh lksprk gSA mUgsa vius eu dh ckr t+ksj ls djuh pkfg,--- fdlh dks rks igy djuh gh pkfg,---¸ ;g dgdj og csap ij cSB x;hA ¶rqe dgrh gks fd dqyhu yM+fd;k¡ Hkh ;g dke djrh gSa µ et+nwjksa ls feyrh gSa] mUgsa fdrkcsa i<+dj lqukrh gSaA D;k ,slk ugha gS fd ;g dke bu Hkys ?kj dh yM+fd;ksa ds cl dk ugha gS\\ D;k mUgsa Mj ugha yxrk\\¸ mlus ek¡ ls lglk iwNkA ek¡ @ 319

ek¡ dk mÙkj lqudj rR;kuk us xgjh lk¡l yh vkSj flj >qdkdj ut+jsa uhph dj yhaA ¶eSaus ,d fdrkc i<+h Fkh ftlesa ;s 'kCn vk;s Fks µ ^O;FkZ thou*A i<+rs gh eSa bldk eryc iwjh rjg le> x;h! eSa cgqr vPNh rjg tkurh gw¡ fd ;g ft+Unxh dSlh gksrh gS µ eryc rks lc le> esa vk x;kA exj gj ckr esjs fnekx esa fc[kjh&fc[kjh&lh jgh µ tSls fcuk xM+fj;s ds HksM+sa gksa--- O;FkZ thou blh dks dgrs gSaA vxj esjk cl pys] rks eSa ,slh ft+Unxh dks NksM+dj Hkkx tkÅ¡ vkSj ,d ckj Hkh eqM+dj u ns[kw¡A tc ckrsa le> esa vkus yxrh gSa] rks vkneh cgqr nq[kh gks tkrk gS!¸ mldh dath vk¡[kksa dh 'kq\"d ped esa] mlds eqj>k;s gq, psgjs esa ek¡ dks ;g O;Fkk fn[kk;h ns jgh Fkh] mlds Loj esa bl O;Fkk dh xw¡t lquk;h ns jgh FkhA ek¡ mls fnyklk nsuk pkgrh FkhA ¶ysfdu] cgu] jkLrk rks rqeus ns[k fy;k gS---¸ ¶bruk gh dki+Qh ugha gSA gesa vkxs c<+us dk rjho+Qk Hkh ekywe gksuk pkfg,!¸ rR;kuk us ckr dkVrs gq, cgqr èkhjs ls dgkA ¶vPNk] yks rqEgkjk fcLrj rS;kj gks x;k!¸ og pwYgs ds ikl tkdj pqipki [kM+h gks x;h µ xEHkhj] fu'py] fopkjksa esa [kks;h gqb± ek¡ ogh diM+s igus&igus ysV x;hA Fkdu ds ekjs mld 'kjhj esa bruh ihM+k gks jgh Fkh fd mlds eq¡g ls ,d gYdh&lh djkg fudy x;hA rR;kuk us yES i cq>k fn;k vkjS tc >ksiM+h esa v¡èksjk Nk x;k] rks og cgqr gh eUn likV Loj esa cksyus yxhA ,slk izrhr gksrk Fkk fd mldk Loj vUèkdkj dh fu\"izHk eq[kkÑfr ij ls dqN iksaNs ys jgk gSA ¶rqe Hkh izkFkZuk ugha djrhaA eSa Hkh bZ'oj esa fo'okl ugha j[krhA peRdkjksa dks Hkh ugha ekurhA¸ ek¡ us djoV cnyhA f[kM+dh esa ls vHks| vUèkdkj mls ?kwj&?kwjdj ns[k jgk Fkk vkSj gYdh&gYdh vkokt+sa] {kh.k ls {kh.k vkgVsa fuLrCèkrk esa jsaxrh gqbZ vk jgh FkhaA mlus Hk;Hkhr Loj esa izk;% fcYdqy dku esa pqids ls rR;kuk dk mÙkj fn;k % ¶tgk¡ rd bZ'oj dk loky gS eSa Bhd ls ugha dg ldrhA ij bZlk elhg ij esjk fo'okl gS--- eq>s muds bu 'kCnksa ij fo'okl gS % ^nwljksa dks Hkh viuh gh rjg I;kj djks!* eSa bl ckr esa ;dhu j[krh gw¡!--¸ rR;kuk pqi jghA vkfr'knku dh dkyh i`\"BHkwfe ij ek¡ dks mldh ruh gqbZ vkÑfr dh èkq¡èkyh :ijs[kk fn[kk;h ns jgh FkhA og fu'py [kM+h FkhA ek¡ 320 @ ek¡

us mnkl gksdj viuh vk¡[ksa ew¡n yhaA lglk mlus rR;kuk dks dBksj Loj esa dgrs lquk % ¶vius cPpksa dh ekSr ds fy, eSa bZ'oj ;k euq\"; nksuksa esa ls fdlh dks Hkh eki+Q ugha dj ldrhA dHkh ugha!--¸ isykxs;k fuyksouk vR;Uu fopfyr gksdj mB cSBhA rR;kuk ds 'kCnksa ds ihNs tks osnuk Nqih gqbZ Fkh mls ek¡ dh vkRek Hkyh Hkk¡fr le>rh FkhA ¶vHkh rqEgkjh mej gh D;k gS] µ vkSj cPps gks tk;saxs]¸ ek¡ us cM+h eerk ls dgkA ¶vc ugha gksaxs!¸ rR;kuk us dqN nsj #ddj eUn Loj esa dgkA ¶esjs 'kjhj esa dksbZ fcxkM+ gks x;k gSA MkWDVj us dgk gS fd vc esjs cPps ugha gks ldr-s --¸ ,d pwgk Hkkxrk gqvk i+Q'kZ ij ls xqt+jkA fdlh pht+ ds VwVus dh vkokt+ vk;hA èofu us vn`'; otiz kr ls fuLrCèkrk Hkxa gks x;hA Nr ij egas dh ljlj èofu fiQj lquk;h nsus yxh] ,slk ekywe gksrk Fkk fd dksbZ ?kcjk;k gqvk iryh&iryh m¡xfy;ksa ls NIij ds iQwl esa dqN <w¡<+ jgk gSA ikuh Vidus dh Hk;kog èofu 'kjn jkf=k esa eUn izokg dh lwpuk ns jgh Fkh--- ek¡ dks uhan vkus yxhA Å¡?krs&Å¡?krs mlus ckgj vkSj fiQj M~;ks<+h esa fdlh ds Hkkjh o+Qneksa dh vkgV lquhA cM+h lkoèkkuh ls fdlh us njokt+k [kkys kA ¶lks x;ha] rR;kuk\\¸ enkZuh vkokt+ lquk;h nhA ¶ugha rksA¸ ¶og lks x;ha\\¸ ¶esjs [k+;ky ls lks gh x;haA¸ lglk izdk'k gqvk] dqN nsj ds fy, T;ksfr dh ykS dk¡ih vkSj fiQj vUèkdkj esa foyhu gks x;hA fdlku us ek¡ ds fcLrj ds ikl tkdj mlds iSjksa ij iM+k gqvk dksV lEHkky fn;kA ;g ns[kdj fd og mlds vkjke dk fdruk è;ku j[krk gS ek¡ dk ân; ÑrKrk ls Hkj mBk vkjS mlus eqLdjkdj fiQj vk¡[ksa cUn dj yhaA Lrsiku us dqN dgs fcuk diM+s cnys vkSj pcwrjs ij tkdj ysV x;kA pkjksa vksj fiQj fuLrCèkrk Nk x;hA ek¡ pqipki ysVh cM+s è;ku ls bl LofIuy fuLrCèkrk ds vkjksgkojksg dks lqu jgh Fkh_ mldh vk¡[kksa ds vkxs jhfcu dk jDr&jaftr psgjk ?kweus yxk--- pcwrjs ij dksbZ iQqliQqlk;k % ¶dSls&dSls yksx bl dke esa f[kapdj vkrs gSa\\ vèksM+ mej ds yksx ek¡ @ 321

ftUgksaus vius thou&Hkj O;Fkk ds ?kw¡V fi;s gSaA bu yksxksa dks vc vkjke ls cSBuk pkfg,] ij os ;g dke djrs gSa! rqe ukStoku vkSj gksf'k;kj gks µ vksg] esjs Lrsiku---¸ ¶eq>s igys vPNh rjg lksp&fopkj dj ysuk pkfg,]¸ fdlku us viuh Hkkjh xw¡tnkj vkokt+ esa dgkA ¶eSa ;g ckr igys Hkh lqu pqdh gw¡---¸ os nksuksa ,d feuV rd pqi jgs] Lrsiku dgus yxk % ¶gesa dke bl rjg 'kq: djuk gksxk % igys fdlkuksa ls vyx&vyx ckr djuh iM+sxh µ tSls vysDlsbZ ekdkso lsA og i<+uk tkurk gS] mlds fny eas tk's k gS vkjS og gkfdekas ls cgrq tyk cBS k gAS lxs bZs Z 'kkfs ju Hkh cgrq gkfs 'k;kj fdlku gSA fDu;ktso Hkh bZekunkj gS vkSj fcYdqy ugha MjrkA dke 'kq: djus ds fy, brus yksx dki+Qh gSa! gesa ,sls yksxksa ls feyuk gksxk ftuds ckjs esa og crk jgh FkhaA eSa ,d dqYgkM+k ysdj 'kgj dh rji+Q tkÅ¡xk rkfd yksx ;g le>sa fd eSa ydM+h phjdj dqN iQkyrw iSls dekus tk jgk gw¡A gesa lkoèkku jguk gSA og Bhd gh dgrh Fkha fd vkneh dks viuk eksy [+kqn vk¡duk pkfg,A vktokys ml fdlku dks gh ys ykAs vxj og b'Z oj ds lkeus Hkh [kMk+ gksrk] rks viuh ckr ls jÙkh Hkj u gVrkA vkSj og fudhrk\\ mlus Hkh ;g fn[kk fn;k fd mlds Hkh vkRek gSA mlls mruh mEehn fdls Fkh\\¸ ¶os fdlh vkneh dks rqEgkjs lkeus ihVrs gSa vkSj rqe yksx eq¡g ck;s [kM+s ns[krs jgrs gks---¸ cl] jgus nks! vjs] rqEgsa [+kq'k gksuk pkfg, fd ge yksxksa dks mls ekjuk ugha iM+k!¸ og cM+h nsj rd [kqlqj&iQqlqj djrk jgk_ dHkh rks og brus èkhes Loj esa cksyus yxrk fd ek¡ ,d 'kCn Hkh u le> ikrh vkSj dHkh og fiQj Hkkjh xw¡trh gqbZ vkokt+ esa cksyus yxrkA chp&chp esa mldh choh mls Vksd nsrh % ¶èkhjs cksyks] ugha rks og tkx tk;saxh!--¸ ek¡ xgjh uhan esa lks x;hA uhan ,d ?kus ckny dh rjg vkdj ml ij Nk x;hA tc izHkkr dk èkq¡èkydk f[kM+fd;ksa esa >k¡dus yxk] rks rR;kuk us ek¡ dks txk fn;kA fxjtk?kj ds ?k.Vs dh vkokt+ 'khr fuLrCèk okrkoj.k esa gok dh ygjksa ij rSjrh gqbZ vk jgh Fkh vkSj vylk;s gq, Loj esa jkr dk igjk lekIr gksus dh lwpuk ns jgh FkhA ¶eSaus leksokj xje dj fn;k gS] ,d fxykl pk; ih yks_ mBrs gh py 322 @ ek¡

iM+ha rks lnhZ yx tk;sxh---¸ Lrsiku us viuh my>h gqbZ nk<+h esa da?kh djrs gq, ek¡ ls mldk 'kgj dk irk iwNkA ek¡ us ns[kk fd jkr&Hkj vkjke dj ysus ls Lrsiku ds psgjs ij rkt+xh vk x;h Fkh µ mldh vkÑfr vc vfèkd iw.kZ fn[kk;h ns jgh FkhA pk; ihrs le; Lrsiku us g¡ldj dgk % ¶;g Hkh dSlh vthc ckr gqbZ!¸ ¶D;k\\¸ rR;kuk us iwNkA ¶ge yksxksa dh tku&igpku gks tkuk! vkSj bruh vklkuh ls---¸ ¶gekjs dke esa gj pht+ esa ;gh lknxh g]S ¸ ek¡ us fopkjeXu gksdj dgkA ek¡ dks fonk djrs gq, fdlku nEifr us fo'ks\"k dqN dgk rks ugha] ij vla[; NksVh&NksVh ckrksa ls ;g lkfcr dj fn;k fd mUgsa ek¡ dh lqfoèkk dk fdruk è;ku FkkA xkM+h esa cSBdj ek¡ lkspus yxh fd Lrsiku pwgksa dh rjg lrdZ jgdj pqids&pqids viuk dke djsxk vkjS dHkh Fkddj cSBsxk ughaA mldh iRuh dh f'kdk;rsa ges'kk mlds dkuksa esa xw¡trh jgsaxh_ mldh dath vk¡[kksa esa og Tokyk ges'kk lqyxrh jgsxh vkSj tc rd og thfor jgsxh mlds ân; ls vius e`r cPpksa ds fy, ,d ek¡ dh fgald i'kqvksa tSlh izfrjksèkiw.kZ O;Fkk dHkh nwj u gkxs hA mls jhfcu dh ;kn vk;h µ mlds ?kko] mldk psgjk] mldh èkèkdrh vk¡[ksa vkSj mldh ckrsaA vkSj bl ik'kfodrk ds lEeq[k ykpkjh dh dVq Hkkouk ls mldk ân; elksl mBkA 'kgj rd dh iwjh ;k=kk ds nkSjku fe[k+kbyks dh vkÑfr ml uhjl fnu dh i`\"BHkwfe ij mldh vk¡[kksa ds lkeus ukprh jghA ek¡ us ns[kk fd og mldh vk¡[kksa ds lkeus [kM+k Fkk µ gV~Vk&dV~Vk 'kjhj] dkyh nk<+h] iQVh o+Qeht+] fc[kjs cky vkSj gkFk ihNs c¡èks gq,A ;g ,d ,sls O;fDr dk fp=k Fkk ftlds ân; esa Øksèk dh Tokyk èkèkd jgh Fkh vkSj tks ml lR; ij iwjk fo'okl j[krk Fkk ftldk og izpkj djrk FkkA ek¡ bl i`Foh ds vla[; foinkxzLr xk¡oksa ds ckjs esa lkspus yxh] mu yksxksa ds ckjs esa lkspus yxh tks eu gh eu i`Foh ij U;k; dk jkT; LFkkfir gksus dh izrh{kk dj jgs Fks_ og mu gt+kjksa yksxksa ds ckjs esa lkspus yxh tks vius thouHkj pqipki fu#í's ; Hkko ls vkjS vius thou eas fdlh lèq kkj dh vk'kk ds fcuk dke djrs jgrs FksA ek¡ dks ,slk yxk fd thou nwj rd iQSyk gqvk ,d ,slk [ksr gS ftls dHkh tksrk u x;k gks vkSj tks pqipki bl izrh{kk esa gks fd dksbZ vkdj mls ek¡ @ 323

tksrsA ,slk izrhr gksrk Fkk fd ekuks og LorU=k bZekunkj yksxksa ls dg jgk gks % ¶eq>s esa lR; vkSj U;k; ds chp cksvks] vkSj eSa rqEgsa rqEgkjs ifjJe dk lkSxquk iQy nw¡xk!¸ Lo;a vius iz;klksa dh liQyrk dks ;kn djds mls g\"kZ dk jksekap gqvk ftls mlus fouezrk ds dkj.k nck fn;kA 19 fudksykbZ us ek¡ ds fy, njokt+k [kksyk_ mlds diM+s vLr&O;Lr n'kk esa Fks vkSj gkFk esa ,d fdrkc FkhA ¶bruh tYnh ykSV vk;ha\\¸ mlus iqyfdr Loj esa ek¡ dk Lokxr djrs gq, dgkA ,sud ds ihNs mldh Lusgiw.kZ vk¡[ksa >idrh jghaA mlus ek¡ dk dksV mrjok;k vkSj cM+h I;kj&Hkjh eqLdjkgV ds lkFk mls ?kwjrk jgkA ¶dy jkr gekjs ?kj dh ryk'kh yh x;h Fkh]¸ fudksykbZ us dgkA ¶eq>s Mj gqvk fd dgha rqEgsa dqN gks u x;k gksA ysfdu mu yksxksa us eq>s fxjÝ+rkj ugha fd;kA vxj rqe fxjÝ+rkj gks x;h gksrha] rks os eq>s Hkh t+:j idM+ dj ys tkrs!---¸ og ek¡ dks [kkus ds dejs esa ys x;k vkSj lkjh nsj ckrsa djrk jgk % ¶[k+jS ] eq>s ukdS jh ls rks fudky fn;k gh tk;sxkA ysfdu eq>s mldh dksbZ ijs'kkuh ugha gSA eSa bl dke ls mdrk x;k gw¡ fd est ij cSBk&cSBk ;g fglkc yxkrk jgw¡ fd fdrus fdlkuksa ds ikl ?kksM+s ugha gSa!¸ dejk ,slk yx jgk Fkk ekuks fdlh nkuo us X+kqLls esa vkdj ?kj dh ,d&,d nhokj fgyk nh gks vkSj gj pht+ myV&iqyV nh gksA i+Q'kZ ij rLohjsa fc[kjh iM+h Fkha] nhokj dk dkx+t+ dbZ txg ls uksp fy;k x;k Fkk vkSj mldh èkfTt;k¡ yVd jgh Fkha] ,d txg i+Q'kZ dk r[+rk m[kkM+ fy;k x;k Fkk] ,d f[kM+dh dh pkS[kV m[kkM+ yh x;h Fkh vkSj pwYgs dh jk[k i+Q'kZ ij fc[kjh iM+h FkhA ek¡ us ;g fpj&ifjfpr n`'; ns[kdj flj fgyk;k vkSj cM+s è;ku ls fudksykbZ dks ns[kus yxh ekuks mlus mlesa dksbZ u;k xq.k ns[kk gksA est dk B.Mk leksokj j[kk gqvk Fkk vkSj pk; ds crZu fcuk èkqys iM+s Fks_ iuhj vkSj lklst r'rjh ds ctk; dkx+t+ ij j[ks gq, Fks_ estiks'k ij fdrkcsa] jksVh vkSj leksokj ds fy, dks;ys ds VqdM+s iM+s FksA ek¡ èkhjs ls g¡lh vkSj fudksykbZ mnkl gksdj eqLdjk fn;kA ¶fuyksouk] bl reke xM+cM+ esa esjk Hkh gkFk gS] ysfdu dksbZ ckr ugha 324 @ ek¡

gS! eSaus lkspk eqefdu gS os yksx fiQj vk;sa] blfy, eSaus li+QkbZ ugha dhA gk¡] ;g rks crkvks fd liQj dSlk dVk\\¸ ;g iz'u ek¡ ds ân; ij ,d Hkkjh cks> dh rjg fxjkA jhfcu dh lwjr ,d ckj fiQj mldh ut+jksa ds lkeus fiQjus yxh_ ek¡ bl ckr ij yfTtr Fkh fd mlus jhfcu ds ckjs esa i+QkSju D;ksa ugha crk;kA vkxs >qddj cSBrs gq, mlus viuh nkLrku 'kq: dhA og viuh Hkkoukvksa dks o'k esa j[kus dk iz;Ru dj jgh Fkh fd dgha dksbZ ckr dgus ls NwV u tk;sA ¶og fxjÝ+rkj dj fy;k x;k---¸ fudksykbZ dk psgjk mrj x;kA ¶lp\\¸ ek¡ us b'kkjs ls mls [k+keks'k dj fn;k vkSj bl izdkj viuk o`ÙkkUr lqukrh jgh ekuks og Lo;a lkdkj U;k; ds lkeus [kMh+ gks vkjS ml vR;kpkj ds fo#¼ izfrjksèk dj jgh gks tks mlus ,d euq\"; ds lkFk gksrs ns[kk FkkA fudksykbZ dk psgjk fcYdqy ihyk iM+ x;k Fkk vkSj og viuh dqlhZ ij ihNs lgkjk yxk;s cSBk gksaB dkV jgk FkkA mlus èkhjs&èkhjs viuh ,sud mrkjdj est ij j[k nh vkSj vius eq¡g ij bl rjg gkFk iQsjk ekuks dksbZ vn`'; edM+h dk tkyk iksaN jgk gksA lglk mldh eq[kkÑfr dh js[kk,¡ vkSj Li\"V gks x;ha] mlds xkyksa dh gfM~M;k¡ vkSj mHkj vk;ha vkSj mlds uFkqus dk¡ius yxsA ek¡ us mldk ,slk :i igys dHkh ugha ns[kk Fkk] vkSj blls og dqN Hk;Hkhr gks x;hA tc ek¡ viuh ckr iwjh dj pqdh] rks fudksykbZ mBk vkSj nwj rd viuh cUn eqfV~B;k¡ tsc esa Mkydj bèkj&mèkj Vgyus yxkA ¶og cgqr gh cM+k vkneh gksxk]¸ mlus nk¡r Hkhapdj vLiQqV Loj esa dgkA ¶mls tsy esa cM+h rdyhiQ gksxh_ ,sls yksxksa ij ;g oD+r cgqr cqjk xqtjrk gS!¸ vius vko's k dks nck;s j[kus ds fy, og viuh efq V~B;kas dks tcs kas eas vkjS nwj rd Bw¡ldj Vgy jgk Fkk_ ijUrq ek¡ dks mldh mf}Xurk dk irk Fkk vkSj Lo;a mlds ân; esa Hkh mlh mf}Xurk FkhA fudksykbZ us viuh vk¡[kas fldksM+ yha] ;gk¡ rd fd os [katj dh uksd tSlh fn[kk;h nsus yxhaA dejs esa bèkj ls mèkj Vgyrs gq, og frjLdkj vkSj Øksèk ls dgrk x;k % ¶t+jk lkspks rks] fdruh Hk;kud ckr gS! turk ij viuk fouk'kdkjh izHkqRo cuk;s j[kus ds fy, eqV~Bh&Hkj fljfiQjs ekj&ihV djrs gSa] tkusa ys ysrs gSa] lHkh dks dqpyrs gSaA ccZjrk c<+rh tkrh gS vksj funZ;rk dk gh pkjksa rji+Q jkt gAS tj+ k lkps k!s dNq ykxs rks fcYdyq txa yh tkuojkas dh rjg euekuh djrs ek¡ @ 325

gSa] D;ksafd os tkurs gSa fd os o+Qkuwu dh idM+ ls ckgj gSaA nwljksa dks lrkus esa mUgsa etk vkrk gSA ;g nklrk ls eqDr gq, xqykeksa dh viuh nklrk dh Hkkoukvkas vkjS ik'kfod bPNkvkas dks r`Ir djus dh bPNk ds vfrfjDr vkjS dNq ugha gSA dqN ,sls gSa ftudh eukso`fÙk cnyk ysus dh bPNk ls fo\"kkDr gSA dqN yksx ,sls gSa tks dksM+ksa dh ekj [kk&[kkdj fdadrZO;foew<+ gks x;s gSaA yksxksa dks Hkz\"V fd;k tk jgk gS] lkjh turk dks!¸ og cksyrs&cksyrs #dk vkSj mlus vius nk¡r Hkhap fy;sA ¶bl tkuojksa tSlh ft+Unxh esa yk[k u pkgus ij Hkh vkneh tkuoj gks tkrk gS!¸ mlus èkhjs ls dgkA cM+h dksf'k'k djds mlus viuh Hkkoukvksa dks o'k esa fd;k vkSj izk;% fcYdqy 'kkUr Hkko ls ek¡ dh rji+Q ns[kkA ek¡ jks jgh Fkh] mldh vk¡[kksa esa ,d vfopy T;ksfr FkhA ¶ysfdu fuyksouk] gesa nsj ugha djuh pkfg,! fiz; lkFkh] gesa viuh Hkkoukvksa dks o'k esa j[kuk gksxk---¸ ,d mnkl eqLdjkgV ds lkFk og ek¡ ds ikl x;k vkSj mldk gkFk Fkke fy;k % ¶rqEgkjk lwVdsl dgk¡ gS\\¸ ¶jlksbZ esa!¸ ¶iQkVd ij jktuhfrd iqfyl ds vkneh rSukr gSaA ge mudh ut+jsa cpkdj bruk cgqr&lk lkeku rks ys ugha tk ldrs vkSj Nqikus dh dksbZ txg gh ugha gAS esjk [k+;ky gS fd os vkt jkr fiQj ryk'kh ysaxs] blfy, gesa dysts ij iRFkj j[kdj gj pht+ tyk nsuh gksxhA¸ ¶D;k tykuk gS\\¸ ek¡ us iwNkA ¶rqEgkjs lwVdsl esa tks dqN Hkh gSA¸ ;dk;d ek¡ dh le> esa vk;k fd fudksykbZ dk b'kkjk fdu pht+ksa dh rji+Q gS_ viuh O;Fkk ds ckotwn og xoZ dh Hkkouk ls cjcl eqLdjk mBhA ¶mlesa rks dqN Hkh ugha gS µ ,d ipkZ Hkh ugha gS!¸ mlus dgk vkSj fudksykbZ dks viuk lkjk fo+QLlk lqukus yxhA ckrsa djrs gq, èkhjs&èkhjs mlds 'kjhj esa tSls fiQj 'kfDr ykSVdj vkus yxhA 'kq: esa rks fudksykbZ cgqr fpfUrr Hkko ls ekFks ij cy Mkys lqurk jgk] ij 'kh?kz gh fpUrk dh ;g eqæk foLe; esa cny x;h vkSj vkf[k+jdkj mlus cgqr mRlkg ls ckr dkVrs gq, dgk % ¶ysfdu ;g rks deky gks x;k! rqEgkjh rdnhj us Hkh dSlk lkFk fn;k!---¸ 326 @ ek¡

mlus ek¡ ds nksuksa gkFk vius gkFkksa esa ys fy;sA ¶yksxksa ij rqEgkjk ftruk fo'okl gS mls ns[kdj cM+h [+kq'kh gksrh gS vkSj eSa rqels bruk I;kj djrk gw¡ µ tSls rqe esjh viuh ek¡ gks!--¸ ek¡ mls ns[kdj eqLdjk nh] mls vk'p;Z gks jgk Fkk fd lglk og bruk Li\"V vkSj lizk.k D;ksa gks x;k FkkA ¶vke rkjS ij rks ifjfLFkfr cMh+ vk'kktud g!S ¸ mlus vius gkFk jxMr+ s gq, xn~xn~ Loj esa dgkA ¶fiNys dqN fnuksa ls eSa Hkh cM+s vkuUn dh ft+Unxh xqt+kj jgk gw¡ µ i<+rk gw¡ vkSj et+nwjksa ls ckr djrk gw¡ vkSj mudk vè;;u djrk gw¡A et+nwjksa ds lkFk FkksM+h nsj Hkh cSB ysus ds ckn fny esa ,d vthc 'kkfUr vkjS mRlkg inS k gks tkrk gAS fuykos uk] cgrq 'kkunkj gkrs s gaS ;s ykxs ! ejs k eryc ukStoku et+nwjksa ls gS µ brus n`<+ vkSj brus laosnu'khy vkSj lh[kus ds fy, brus mRlqd fd D;k dgw¡! mUgsa ns[kdj vuk;kl gh ;g fopkj iSnk gksrk gS fd fdlh fnu :l lalkj dk lcls yksdrkfU=kd ns'k cu tk;sxk!¸ og ckr djrs&djrs #d x;k vkSj bl rjg viuk gkFk Åij mBk fy;k ekuks 'kiFk ys jgk gksA ¶ysfdu lky&Hkj rd fdrkcsa i<+rs&i<+rs vkSj vk¡dM+ksa dk fglkc yxkrs&yxkrs eSa lhy x;k gw¡A ykur gS! eSa et+nwjksa ds chp jgus dk vknh gw¡A muds vykok eSa tgk¡ Hkh tkrk gw¡ eq>s ;gh yxrk gS fd ;gk¡ esjh txg ugha gS µ u tkus D;ksa fnekx esa ,d ruko&lk jgrk gS] fny ij ,d cks>&lk j[kk jgrk gSA ysfdu vc eSa fiQj LoNUn euq\"; dh rjg jgw¡xkA eSa vc ges'kk mUgha ds lkFk jgw¡xk vkSj mUgha ds lkFk dke d:¡xkA le>ha rqe\\ eSa ogk¡ jgw¡xk tgk¡ u;s fopkj iuirs gSa] eSa ;kSoue; l`tukRed 'kfDr ds lEeq[k jgw¡xkA fdruh lkèkkj.k vkSj lqUnj] fdruh HkO; vkSj thouizn! bl okrkoj.k esa euq\"; fiQj toku gks tkrk gS] mlesa 'kfDr vk tkrh gSA fuyksouk] ;g Hkjiwj ft+Unxh dk jkLrk gS!¸ og th [kksydj dqN >sairk gqvk g¡l fn;kA ek¡ mlds mYykl dks le> x;h vkSj Lo;a Hkh mlh mYykl dk vuqHko djus yxhA ¶vkSj rqe\\ cl deky gks rqe rks!¸ fudksykbZ us iz'kalk ds Hkko ls dgkA ¶rqe yksxksa dk o.kZu fdrus Li\"V :i ls djrh gks vkSj fdruh vPNh rjg le>rh gks mUgsa!--¸ og ek¡ ds ikl vkdj cSB x;kA igys rks viuh f[kfl;kgV dks Nqikus ds fy, og mYykl ls f[kyk gqvk viuk psgjk mldh vksj ls iQsjs cSBk jgk] ij FkksM+h nsj ckn ek¡ dh rji+Q eq¡g djds cSB x;k vkSj mlds vuqHko dk ljy ek¡ @ 327

rFkk jkspd o`ÙkkUr lquus yxkA ¶cky&cky cp x;ha!¸ mlus dgkA ¶rqe cM+h vklkuh ls fxjÝ+rkj dh tk ldrh Fkha] ysfdu mls ctk;!-- lpeqp] ,slk ekywe gksrk gS fd fdlku tkx jgs gSa µ vkSj ;g LokHkkfod Hkh gS! og vkSjr µ eSa Hkyh&Hkk¡fr dYiuk dj ldrk gw¡ fd og dSlh gksxh!-- gesa xk¡o eas dke djus ds fy, [k+kl yksxksa dks Hkstuk iM+sxkA yksx! gekjs ikl gSa dgk¡ dke djus okys yksx--- gesa lSdM+ksa yksxksa dh t+:jr gS---¸ ¶dk'k] ikosy tsy ls ckgj gksrk! vkSj vUæsbZ Hkh!¸ ek¡ us èkhjs ls dgkA ¶fudksykbZ us duf[k;ksa ls ek¡ dh rji+Q ns[kk vkSj vk¡[ksa uhph dj yhaA ¶fuyksouk] esjs eq¡g ls ;g ckr lqudj rqEgsa rdyhiQ gks] ysfdu eSa ikoys dks cgrq vPNh rjg tkurk gA¡w og tys ls Hkkxus ij dHkh jkth u gkxs k! og pkgrk gS fd ml ij eqo+Qnek pyk;k tk;sA og bl ckr dk ekSo+Qk pkgrk gS fd og lc dks trk ns fd og D;k gS] vkSj og ,slk ekSo+Qk vius gkFk ls dHkh ugha tkus nsxkA vkSj tkus Hkh D;ksa ns\\ og lkbcsfj;k ls Hkkx vk;sxkA¸ ¶[k+Sj] viuk Hkyk&cqjk lcls vPNh rjg tkurk gS]¸ ek¡ us vkg Hkjdj dgkA ¶dk'k] og rqEgkjk okyk fdlku tYnh gh ;gk¡ vk tk;s]¸ fudksykbZ us ,d {k.k #ddj viuh ,sud ds ihNs ls ?kwjrs gq, dgkA ¶gesa fdlkuksa ds fy, jhfcu ds ckjs esa ,d ipkZ rS;kj djuk pkfg,A blls mls rks dksbZ uqdlku gksxk ugha] D;ksafd og [+kqn cgqr eq¡giQV gSA eSa vkt gh fy[k nw¡xk vkSj ywnehyk mls vkuu&iQkuu Nki nsxh--- ysfdu ipsZ mu yksxksa ds ikl igq¡psaxs dSls\\¸ ¶eSa ys tkÅ¡xh---¸ ¶ugha] rqEgkjk cgqr 'kqfØ;k!¸ fudksykbZ us tYnh ls dgkA ¶ysfdu D;k oslksof'pdkso ;g dke ugha dj ldrk\\¸ ¶eSa mlls ckr djds ns[kw¡xhA¸ ¶vPNk] ckr djuk! vkSj mls lc dqN vPNh rjg le>k nsukA¸ ¶ysfdu esjs fy, D;k dke gS\\¸ ¶vjs] rqEgkjs fy, dksbZ u dksbZ dke fudy vk;sxkA¸ fudksykbZ tkdj est ds ikl cSB x;kA ek¡ duf[k;ksa ls mls ns[krs gq, est lki+Q djrh jghA ek¡ us ns[kk fd fudksykbZ ds gkFk esa mldh dye dk¡i jgh FkhA chp&chp esa mldh xnZu iQM+d mBrh vkSj tc og viuh xnZu ihNs Mkydj vk¡[ksa ew¡n ysrk] rks ek¡ ns[krh fd mldh BksM+h dk¡i jgh gSA blls mls cM+h fpUrk gqb± 328 @ ek¡

¶rS;kj gks x;k!¸ mlus vkf[k+jdkj mBrs gq, dgkA ¶yks ;g dkx+t+ dgha vius diM+ksa esa Nqik yks µ ysfdu vxj iqfyl vk;h] rks os rqEgkjh Hkh ryk'kh t+:j ysaxsA¸ ¶HkkM+ eas tk;sa] ryk'kh ysdj esjk D;k fcxkM+ ysaxs!¸ ek¡ us fu'py Hkko ls mÙkj fn;kA mlh fnu 'kke dks MkWDVj boku nuhyksfop muds ?kj vk;sA ¶;dk;d ljdkjh vi+Qljksa esa bruh [kycyh D;ksa ep x;h gS\\¸ mlus rst+h ls dejs esa bèkj ls mèkj Vgyrs gq, iwNkA ¶dy jkr mUgksaus lkr ?kjksa dh ryk'kh yh FkhA esjk ejht dgk¡ x;k] D;ksa\\¸ ¶og dy pyk x;k!¸ fudksykbZ us mÙkj fn;kA ¶vkt luhpj gS vkSj og vius e.My dh i<+kbZ NksM+uk ugha pkgrk Fkk---¸ ¶;g rks ljklj csoo+Qwi+Qh gS µ flj iQVk gqvk gS] exj e.My dh i<+kbZ esa tkuk t+:jh gS---¸ ¶eSaus mls le>kus dh cgqr dksf'k'k dh] ysfdu eSa mls jksd u ldk---¸ ¶eq>s ;dhu gS fd mlus 'ks[kh ds ekjs gh ,slk fd;kA mlus vius eu esa dgk gksxk] ^ns[krs gks µ [+kwu cgkdj Hkh---* ¸ ek¡ us dgkA MkWDVj us tYnh ls ek¡ ij n`f\"V Mkyh vkSj cukoVh dBksjrk dh eqæk èkkj.k djrs gq, viuh Hkosa fldksM+ yhaA ¶rqe Hkh fdruh l[+rfny gks---¸ mlus dgkA ¶vPNk boku] rEq gas ;gk¡ dkbs Z dke rks gS ugh]a vkjS gekjs egs eku Hkh vkrs gksaxsA rqe tkvks! fuyksouk] og ipkZ bUgsa ns nks---¸ ¶,d vkSj ipkZ\\¸ MkWDVj us foLe; ls dgkA ¶gk¡] ys tkdj Nkis[k+kus esa ns nksA¸ ¶vPNk HkkbZ] ys fy;k vkSj ns vkÅ¡xkA vkSj dqN\\¸ ¶cl] vkSj dqN ughaA iQkVd ij tklwl [kM+k gSA¸ ¶eSaus ns[kk Fkk mlsA ,d esjs ?kj ds njokt+s ij Hkh [kM+k gSA vPNk] rks eSa pykA funZ;h vkSjr] rqEgsa Hkh lykeA gk¡] nksLrks] og o+QfczLrku dh yM+kbZ cgqr dke dh lkfcr gqbZ! lkjs 'kgj esa mldh ppkZ gks jgh gSA rqeus tks ipkZ fy[kk Fkk og cgqr vPNk Fkk vkSj fudyk Hkh og Bhd oD+r ijA eSa rks ges'kk dgrk gw¡ fd vPNh yM+kbZ cqjh 'kkfUr ls csgrj gksrh gS---¸ ¶vPNk] vc rqe tkvks---¸ ¶vPNh vkoHkxr dh rqeus gekjh vkt! fuyksouk] ykvks gkFk feyk ysa! ml yM+ds us ;gk¡ ls tkdj cM+h csoo+Qwi+Qh dhA rqEgsa dqN ekywe gS fd og ek¡ @ 329

dgk¡ jgrk gS\\¸ fudksykbZ us mls mldk irk crk fn;kA ¶eSa dy mls ns[kus tkÅ¡xkA cM+k vPNk cPpk gS] gS u\\¸ ¶cgrq ---¸ ¶gesa mldh ns[kHkky djuh pkfg,A cM+k gksugkj yM+dk gS!¸ MkWDVj us ckgj fudyrs gq, dgkA ¶,sls gh yksx gSa ftuls gesa loZgkjk c`f¼thfo;ksa dk fuekZ.k djuk pkfg, rkfd tc ge yksx ml yksd ds fy, dwp djsa tgk¡ esjs fopkj esa dksbZ oxZHksn ugha gS] rks os gekjh txg ys ldsa---¸ ¶boku] rqe bèkj dqN fnuksa ls cgqr ckrsa djus yxs gks---¸ ¶bldh otg ;g gS fd eSa vktdy cM+s tks'k esa gw¡A rks rqe tsy tkus dh rS;kjh dj jgs gks\\ pyks] vkjke djus dks feysxkA¸ ¶'kqfØ;k] exj eSa Fkdk gqvk ugha gw¡A¸ ek¡ bl ckr ij cgqr izlUu Fkh fd bu yksxksa dks ,d et+nwj dk fdruk è;ku FkkA MkWDVj ds pys tkus ds ckn ek¡ vkSj fudksykbZ [kkuk [kkus cSBsA vius jkf=kdkyhu vfrfFk;ksa dh izrh{kk esa os nksuksa cgqr pqids&pqids ckrsa dj jgs FksA fudksykbZ us ek¡ dks fuokZlu esa vius lkfFk;ksa ds ckjs esa cgqr&lh ckrsa crk;ha vkSj mu yksxksa ds ckjs esa Hkh tks ogk¡ ls Hkkx vk;s Fks vkSj viuk uke cnydj vc Hkh dke dj jgs FksA lwuh nhokjksa ls Vdjkdj mlds 'kCn bl izdkj ykSV jgs Fks ekuks lalkj dks cnyus ds egku è;s; ds fy, vius vkidks cfy p<+k nsus okys bu fouez lwjekvksa ds ckjs esa mlds fo+QLls vfo'oluh; gksaA ek¡ ij eerk dh Hkkouk Nk x;h vkSj mldk ân; bu vKkr yksxksa ds izfr izse ls Hkj mBkA mldh dYiuk esa bu lc yksxksa us feydj ,d egku fuHkhZd O;fDr dk :i èkkj.k dj fy;k tks èkhjs&èkhjs ij n`<+ fo'okl ds lkFk vkxs c<+ jgk Fkk vkSj >wB dh ;qxksa iqjkuh rg dks gVk jgk Fkk rkfd yksx thou ds ljy vkSj Li\"V lR; dks ns[k ldsaA vkSj tc bl egku lR; dk iqutZUe gksxk] rks og lc yksxksa dks ,d dj nsxk vkSj mUgsa yksHk] ?k`.kk vkSj >wB ds rhu fi'kkpksa ls eqfDr fnyk nsxk ftUgksaus iwjs lalkj dks vkrafdr dj j[kk gS vkSj xqyke cuk j[kk gS--- bl dYiuk ls ek¡ ds ân; esa tks Hkkouk tkx`r gqbZ og mYykl vkSj ÑrKrk dh mlh Hkkouk tSlh Fkh tks og fdlh ,sls fnu ds vUr ij] tks vU; fnuksa dh vis{kk de d\"Vnk;d jgk gks] nso&izfrek ds lkeus ?kqVus Vsdus ij vuqHko djrh FkhA vrhr ds bu bus&fxus fnuksa dks og Hkwy pqdh Fkh] ijUrq mUgksaus tks Hkkouk tkx`r dh Fkh og c<+rs&c<+rs vkSj Hkh T;ksfreZ; vkSj 330 @ ek¡

mYykliw.kZ gks x;h Fkh_ bl Hkkouk dh tM+sa mldh vkRek esa xgjkbZ rd te x;h Fkha vkSj og Hkkouk ,d ltho oLrq ds :i esa izLiQqfVr gks mBh FkhA ¶vHkh rd iqfyl ugha vk;h!¸ fudksykbZ us lglk pkSaddj dgkA ¶eSa dgrh gw¡ HkkM+ esa tk;s iqfyl!¸ ek¡ us ml ij ,d ljljh ut+j Mkydj dgkA ¶gk¡] HkkM+ esa tk;s! ysfdu] fuyksouk] vc rqEgkjk lksus dk oD+r gks x;k gSA rqe cgqr Fkd x;h gksxhA rqEgkjs 'kjhj esa Hkh fdruk ne gS! brus [k+rjs vkSj bruh ijs'kkuh ls xqtjus ds ckn Hkh rqEgsa t+jk Hkh fi+QØ ugha! ysfdu rqEgkjs cky li+Qsn gks pys gSaA vPNk] vc tkdj FkksM+h nsj lks yksA¸ 20 jlksbZ ds njokt+s ij fdlh ds t+ksj ls [kV[kVkus dh vkokt+ lqudj ek¡ dh vk¡[k [kqy x;hA tks dksbZ Hkh Fkk og cM+s èkS;Z ds lkFk yxkrkj njokt+k HkM+HkM+krk jgkA vHkh rd v¡èksjk Nk;k gqvk Fkk vkSj bl izdkj fujUrj njokt+k [kV[kVkus esa Hk; dh Hkkouk feyh gqbZ FkhA ek¡ us tYnh ls dUèks ij ,d diM+k Mkyk vkSj jlksbZ esa tkdj njokt+s ij #d x;hA ¶dkSu gS\\¸ mlus iwNkA ¶eSa gw¡!¸ fdlh ds vifjfpr Loj esa mÙkj feykA ¶dkSu\\¸ ¶njokt+k [kksfy;s!¸ ml O;fDr us cM+s fouhr Loj esa dgkA ek¡ us dq.Mh [kksydj ik¡o ls njokt+s dks Bsy fn;kA bxukr vUnj vk;kA ¶rks eSa Bhd txg ij vk x;k!¸ mlus [+kq'k gksdj Å¡ps Loj esa dgkA og dej&dej rd dhpM+ esa luk gqvk FkkA mldk psgjk foo.kZ vkSj vk¡[ksa èk¡lh gqbZ Fkha vkSj ?kq¡?kjkys cky mldh Vksih ds uhps ls pkjksa rji+Q fudys gq, FksA ¶ge yksx eqlhcr esa iQ¡l x;s gSa!¸ mlus njokt+k cUn djrs gq, pqids ls dgkA ¶eq>s ekywe gS---¸ yM+ds dks ;g lqudj dqN vk'p;Z gqvkA ¶vkidks dSls ekywe gqvk\\¸ yM+ds us viuh vk¡[ksa >idkrs gq, dgkA ek¡ us la{ksi esa mls lkjk fo+QLlk lquk fn;kA ¶D;k iqfyl rqEgkjs mu nks lkfFk;ksa dks Hkh idM+ ys x;h\\¸ ¶ugha] os ogk¡ ugha FksA os i+QkSt esa Hkjrh gks x;s gSa] gkftjh nsus x;s Fks! ek¡ @ 331

ik¡p vkneh fxjÝ+rkj fd;s x;s ftuesa pkpk fe[k+kbyks Hkh Fks---¸ mlus ,d xgjh lk¡l yh vkSj èkhjs ls g¡ldj dgk % ¶fli+QZ eSa cp x;kA os eq>s <w¡<+ jgs gksaxsA¸ ¶req cpdj fudy dlS s vk;\\s ¸ ek¡ us iNw kA nlw js dejs dk njoktk+ èkhjs ls [kqykA ¶eSa\\¸ bxukr us csap ij cSBdj pkjksa vksj ut+j Mkyrs gq, dgkA ¶muds vkus ls dksbZ ,d&nks feuV igys taxy dk j[kokyk Hkkxk&Hkkxk vk;k vkSj mlus gekjh f[kM+dh dks [kV[kVk;kA mlus fpYykdj dgk] ^gksf'k;kj jguk] iqfyl rqEgkjh ryk'k esa gS---* ¸ og pqipki g¡l fn;k vkSj vius dksV ds nkeu ls eq¡g iksaNus yxkA ¶exj pkpk fe[k+kbyks jÙkh&Hkj ugha ?kcjk;sA mUgksaus eq>ls dgk] ^bxukr] rqe tYnh ls Hkkxdj 'kgj pys tkvks! og cw<+h vkSjr rqEgsa ;kn gS u\\* vkSj ckrsa djrs&djrs og dkx+t+ ds ,d iqtZs ij dqN fy[kus yxs] fiQj eq>ls cksys] ^yks] ;g ys tkdj ml ns vkvks!* eSa tYnh ls >kM+h esa nqcd x;k vkSj iqfylokyksa dh vkgV lqurk jgkA cgqr&ls flikgh pkjksa rji+Q ls ncs ik¡o jsaxrs gq, vk jgs Fks] 'kSrku dgha ds! mUgksaus gekjs rkjdksy ds dkj[k+kus dks ?ksj fy;kA eSa >kfM+;ksa esa pqipki nqcdk iM+k jgkA os esjs ikl ls gksdj xqtj x;s! fiQj eSa mBk vkSj viuh iwjh 'kfDr yxkdj rst+h ls o+Qne c<+krk gqvk py iM+k! eq>s pyrs&pyrs iwjh nks jkrsa vkSj ,d fnu gks x;k gS] chp esa eSa dgha #dk Hkh ughAa ¸ ek¡ us ns[kk fd og viuh bl liQyrk ij cgqr izlUu gSA mldh cknkeh jax dh vk¡[kksa ls eqLdjkgV >k¡d jgh Fkh vkSj mlds Hkjs gq, yky gksaB iQM+d jgs FksA ¶eaS rEq gkjs fy, vHkh pk; cuk;s ykrh g!¡w ¸ ek¡ us lekos kj dh rjiQ+ c<r+ s gq, dgkA ¶#Ddk rks yhft;s---¸ cM+h dfBukbZ ls bxukr us viuk ik¡o mBk;k vkSj nnZ ds ekjs djkgrs gq, cgqr eq¡g cukdj ik¡o csap ij j[k fy;kA brus esa fudksykbZ njokt+s ij vk;kA ¶lyke] dkejsM!¸ mlus viuh vk¡[ksa fldksM+dj dgkA ¶ykvks] eSa rqEgkjh enn d:¡A¸ og >qdk vkSj bxukr ds ik¡o ij c¡èks gq, xUns phFkM+s [kksyus yxkA ¶ugha] jgus nhft;s]¸ yM+ds us viuk ik¡o [khaprs gq, vk'p;Z ls ek¡ dh 332 @ ek¡

vksj ns[kkA ¶gesa blds ik¡oksa ij oksndk dh ekfy'k djuh iM+sxh]¸ ek¡ us mldh n`f\"V dh vksj dksbZ è;ku u nsrs gq, dgkA ¶lks rks gS!¸ fudksykbZ us mÙkj fn;kA bxukr dqN f[kfl;kdj cqM+cqM+kus yxkA fudksykbZ us #Ddk mBkdj ml fHkaps gq, cknkeh dkx+t+ dks lhèkk fd;k vkSj vk¡[k ds ikl ykdj i<+us yxk % ¶ek¡] gekjs dke ls gkFk u [khap ysuk vksj ml yEcs dnokyh efgyk ls dg nsuk fd og ge yksxksa ds ckjs esa igys ls Hkh T+;knk fy[kk djsA vPNk] fonkA jhfcuA¸ fudksykbZ us viuk og gkFk ftlesa ipkZ Fkk uhps dj fy;kA ¶deky gS!--¸ mlus vLiQqV Loj esa dgkA bxukr cSBk mu yksxksa dks ns[k jgk Fkk vkSj cM+h lkoèkkuh ls vius uaxs ik¡o dh xUnh m¡xfy;k¡ fpVdk jgk FkkA ek¡ us viuh vk¡[kksa ds vk¡lw fNikus dk iz;Ru djrs gq, ikuh dk ,d rlyk ykdj mlds lkeus j[k fn;k vkSj ?kqVuksa ds cy cSBdj mlds ik¡o dh rji+Q gkFk c<+k;kA ¶ugha] ugha] jgus nhft;s!¸ bxukr Hk;Hkhr gksdj fpYyk;k vkSj mlus viuk ik¡o csap ds uhps dj fy;kA ¶ykvks] tYnh ls viuk ik¡o bèkj ykvks---¸ ¶eSa fLifjV fy;s vkrk gw¡]¸ fudksykbZ us dgkA yM+ds us viuk ik¡o csap ds vkSj uhps [khap fy;kA ¶D;k gS] ;g dksbZ vLirky gS D;k\\¸ yM+dk cqM+cqM+k;kA ek¡ mlds nwljs ik¡o ij c¡èks gq, phFkM+s [kksyus yxhA bxukr us t+ksj ls ukd fldksM+h vkSj xnZu eksM+&eksM+dj ek¡ dks ns[krk jgkA ¶mu yksxksa us fe[k+kbyks bokuksfop dks cgqr ekjk] ¶ek¡ us dk¡irs gq, Loj esa dgkA ¶lp\\¸ yM+ds us Hk;Hkhr gksdj èkhjs ls iwNkA ¶gk¡] ftl oD+r iqfylokys mls fudksYLdks;s yk;s mlh oD+r mldh gkyr cgqr [k+jkc Fkh vkjS ogk¡ iqfyl ds lktUsZ V vkjS Fkkusnkj us mls cgqr ekjk µ eq¡g ij ekjk] Bksdjsa ekjha] ;gk¡ rd fd mldk lkjk 'kjhj [+kwu ls yFkiFk gks x;k!¸ ¶ekjus esa rks os cgqr mLrkn gSa!¸ yM+ds us Hkosa p<+kdj dgkA mlds ek¡ @ 333

dUèks iQM+d mBsA ¶eq>s rks ftruk Mj iqfylokyksa ls yxrk gS mruk vxj gt+kj jk{kl Hkh vk tk;sa rks u yxs! D;k fdlkuksa us Hkh mls ekjk\\¸ ¶Fkkusnkj ds gqdqe ij ,d fdlku us ekjk FkkA ysfdu cko+Qh yksx Bhd FksA mUgksaus rks mldk i{k Hkh fy;k µ mUgksaus fpYyk&fpYykdj dgk fd iqfyl dks ekjus dk dksbZ gd ugha gS---¸ ¶gq¡%! rks fdlku vc le>us yxs gSa fd dkSu fdldh rji+Q gS vkSj fdlfy,A¸ ¶muesa Hkh dqN yksx le>nkj gSa---¸ ¶le>nkj yksx gj txg gSaA eqiQfylh us yksxksa dks bl gkyr esa igq¡pk fn;k gS! le>nkj yksx gSa rks] ysfdu mUgsa <w¡<+uk eqf'dy gksrk gSA¸ fudksykbZ fLifjV dh cksry ysdj vk;k vkSj leksokj esa dks;ys Mkydj fcuk dqN dgs ckgj pyk x;kA bxukr mls pqipki ns[krk jgkA ¶;g lkgc dkSu gSa µ MkWDVj gSa D;k\\¸ fudksykbZ ds ckgj pys tkus ds ckn mlus ek¡ ls iwNkA ¶;gk¡ lkgc dksbZ ugha gSA ge lc dkejsM gSa---¸ ¶cM+h vthc ckr ekywe gksrh gS ;g rks eq>s!¸ bxukr us dgkA mldh eqLdjkgV esa 'kadk vkSj f[kfl;kgV >yd jgh FkhA ¶D;k ckr vthc ekywe gksrh gS\\¸ ¶lHkh ckrsa vke rkSj ijA ,d rji+Q rks os yksx gSa tks gekjh ukd rksM+ nsrs gSa vkSj nwljh rji+Q bUgha esa ,sls yksx gSa tks gekjs iSj rd èkksus dks rS;kj gks tkrs gSaA bu nksuksa ds chp esa D;k gS\\¸ njokt+k [kqyk vkSj fudksykbZ us dgk % ¶chp eas os ykxs gaS tks ukd rkMs u+ os kykas ds ryos pkVrs gaS vkjS ftu ykxs kas dh ukdsa VwVrh gSa mudk [+kwu pwlrs gSaA cl ;gh gS chp esa!¸ bxukr us cM+s vknj ls mldh rji+Q ns[kk vkSj dqN nsj #ddj dgk % ¶esjs [k+;ky ls ;gh lp ckr gS!¸ yM+dk mBk vkSj iSj tekdj nks&pkj o+Qne pykA ¶fcYdqy Bhd gks x;s esjs iSj!¸ mlus dgkA ¶èkU;okn---¸ fiQj os yksx pk; ihus ds fy, [kkus ds dejs esa pys x;s vkSj bxukr us xgjs vkSj xEHkhj Loj esa cksyrs gq, mUgsa vius thou ds ckjs esa crk;k % ¶eSa vius yksxksa dk v[kckj ck¡Vk djrk Fkk µ eSa pyus esa cgqr gksf'k;kj gA¡w ¸ ¶D;k xk¡o esa cgqr&ls yksx ;g v[kckj i<+rs gSa\\¸ fudksykbZ us iwNkA 334 @ ek¡

¶ftrus yksx Hkh i<+uk tkurs gSa lc i<+rs gSa] vehj yksx Hkh i<+rs gSaA ;g ckr t+:j gS fd vehjksa dks ;g v[kckj gels ugha feyrk--- os yksx brus pkykd rks gS gh fd bl ckr dks le> ldsa fd fdlku viuk [+kwu cgkdj muds iSjksa rys dh t+ehu f[kldk nsxkA vkSj T;ksa gh ;g gks x;k os gj pht+ vkil esa ck¡V ysaxs] ;gk¡ rd fd u dksbZ t+ehankj jg tk;sxk u [ksr&et+nwjA ;g ckr rks lki+Q gS! ugha rks yM+kbZ 'kq: gh D;ksa dh tk;s\\¸ ,slk izrhr gqvk fd ekuks og cqjk eku x;k gks] og fudksykbZ dks iz'u vkSj lUnsg&Hkjh n`f\"V ls ns[k jgk FkkA fudksykbZ eqLdjk fn;k] dqN cksyk ughaA ¶vxj ge vkt lkjh nqfu;k ds f[k+yki+Q yM+dj thr tk;sa vkSj dy fiQj lkjh nqfu;k esa vehj vkSj x+jhc cko+Qh jgsa] rks bl yM+kbZ ls i+Qk;nk gh D;k gksxk\\ ugha] eki+Q dhft;s! vki gesa csoo+Qwi+Q ugha cuk ldrsA ek;k vkuh&tkuh gS µ og ,d txg ij ugha fVdrh] pkjksa vksj ?kwerh jgrh gS! ugha] gesa ;g ugha pkfg,!¸ ¶vPNk] vPNk] ukjkt+ u gks!¸ ek¡ us g¡ldj dgkA ¶eq>s fiQdj bl ckr dh gS fd jhfcu dh fxjÝ+rkjh ds ckjs esa tks ipkZ rS;kj fd;k x;k gS mls rqEgkjs yksxksa ds ikl rd tYnh ls tYnh dSls igq¡pk;k tk;s]¸ fudksykbZ us lksp esa iM+dj dgkA bxukr ds dku [kM+s gq,A ¶D;k dksbZ ipkZ ,slk rS;kj fd;k x;k gS\\¸ mlus iwNkA ¶gkA¡ ¸ ¶eq>s ns nhft;s] eSa ys tkÅ¡xk!¸ yM+ds us mRlkg ls vius gkFk jxM+rs gq, dgkA ek¡ mldh vksj ns[ks fcuk pqipki g¡l nh vkSj cksyh % ¶exj rqe rks Fkds gq, gks vkSj rqe dg jgs Fks fd rqEgsa Mj Hkh yxrk gAS ¸ ¶Mj vyx ckr gS] dke vyx ckr gS!¸ mlus viuk iatk iQSykdj ?kq¡?kjkys cky ihNs djrs gq, nks&Vwd ckr dg nhA ¶vki g¡l fdl ckr ij jgh gSa\\ vki Hkh [+kwc gSa!¸ ¶uknku cPps!¸ ek¡ dks bl yM+ds dh ckr ls tks [+kq'kh gqbZ Fkh mls fcuk fNik;s mlus dgkA ¶gq¡% µ cPpk!¸ mlus rquddj dgkA ¶rqe vc ogk¡ okil ugha tkvksxs]¸ fudksykbZ us cM+s I;kj ls mldh rji+Q ,d vk¡[k nckdj ns[krs gq, dgkA ek¡ @ 335

¶D;ksa ugha\\ fiQj eSa dgk¡ tkÅ¡xk\\¸ bxukr us dqN flVfiVkdj iwNkA ¶ipkZ yds j dkbs Z vkjS pyk tk;xs k_ req cl vPNh rjg mls bruk le>k nsuk ds og dgk¡ tk;s vkSj D;k djs] le>k nksxs\\¸ ¶vPNh ckr gS!¸ bxukr us fujk'k Hkko ls dgkA ¶ge yksx rqEgkjs fy, u;s f'kuk[rh dkx+t+ cuokdj rqEgsa taxy ds j[kokys dk dke fnyok nsaxsA¸ yM+ds us tYnh ls ut+jsa Åij mBkdj ns[kkA ¶vxj fdlku ydM+h pqjkus vk;saxs] rks eSa D;k d:¡xk µ mUgsa idM+ yw¡xk\\ ;g dke rks eq>ls ugha gksxk]¸ mlus dqN ?kcjkdj dgkA ek¡ g¡l nh vkjS fudksykbZ Hkh_ yM+ds dks ;g cqjk yxk vkjS og fiQj dqN f[kfl;k x;kA ¶rqEgsa fdlkuksa dks idM+uk ugha iM+sxk]¸ fudksykbZ us mls rlYyh nsrs gq, dgk] ¶rqe bldh fiQdj u djks!--¸ ¶rks fiQj Bhd gS!¸ bxukr us lUrks\"k ls eqLdjkrs gq, dgkA ¶ysfdu eSa rks fdlh dkj[k+kus esa dke djuk pkgrk gw¡A lquk gS dkj[k+kus esa dke djus okys cM+s gksf'k;kj gksrs gSa---¸ ek¡ mBdj f[kM+dh ds ikl pyh x;hA ¶ft+Unxh Hkh vthc gS µ fNM+ esa g¡luk fNM+ esa jksuk!¸ mlus fopkjksa esa Mwcdj dgkA ¶vPNk] bxukr] rqEgkjk lc dke gks x;k\\ vc lks tkvks-- -¸ ¶eq>s uhan ugha vk jgh gS---¸ ¶vkvks] vkvks] lks tkvks---¸ ¶vki rks cgqr l[+r gSa] D;ksa gSa u\\ vPNk] vkrk gw¡--- pk; ds fy, cgqr&cgqr èkU;okn--- vkSj vkidh gj esgjckuh ds fy,---¸ ek¡ ds fcLrj ij ysVdj og viuk flj [kqtkdj eu gh eu cqM+cqM+kus yxk % ¶gj pht+ esa vc rkjdksy dh cncw cl tk;sxh--- bl lc >esys dh D;k t+:jr Fkh--- eq>s uhan vk gh ugha jgh gS--- og nksuksa ds chpokyh ckr mlus fdruh pkykdh ls le>k nh Fkh--- 'kSrku dgha ds---¸ mls irk Hkh ugha pyk fd dc uhan us mls vk nckspk_ og [kjkZVs ys jgk Fkk] mldk eq¡g vkèkk [kqyk vkSj Hkosa ruh gqbZ FkhaA 336 @ ek¡

21 mlh jkr dks bxukr ,d NksVs ls rg[k+kus esa oslksof'pdkso ds lkeus cBS k cM+s jgL;iw.kZ <ax ls mlls dg jgk Fkk % ¶chpokyh f[kM+dh ij pkj ckj---¸ ¶pkj ckj\\¸ fudksykbZ u mRlqdrk ls iwNkA ¶igys rhu ckj µ bl rjg!¸ vkSj bxukr us est ij [kV[kVkdj crk;k % ¶,d] nks] rhuA fiQj t+jk #ddj ,d ckj vkSjA¸ ¶le> x;kA¸ ¶,d yky ckyksaokyk fdlku njokt+k [kksysxk vkSj iwNsxk % ^nkbZ dks cqykus vk;s gks\\* rqe tokc nksxs % ^gk¡] eSa dkj[k+kusnkfju dh vksj ls vk;k gw¡!* cl] og le> tk;sxk!¸ os nksuksa flj tksM+s cSBs Fks] nksuksa gh gV~Vs&dV~Vs cfy\"B toku FksA os cgqr gh nch tcku esa ckrsa dj jgs Fks] ek¡ gkFk ck¡èks [kM+h mUgsa ns[k jgh FkhA bu jgL;e; [kV[kVkgVksa vkSj ladsr&okD;ksa ij mls g¡lh vk jgh FkhA ¶vHkh cPps gh gSa]¸ mlus vius eu esa lkspkA nhokj ij ,d ySEi ty jgk FkkA mldk izdk'k i+Q'kZ ij iM+h gqbZ dqN VwVh&iQwVh ckfYV;ksa vkSj yksgs dh pknjksa dks vkyksfdr dj jgk FkkA dejs esa tax] jax&jksxu vkSj lhyu dh cw clh gqbZ FkhA bxukr cgrq [kjq njs diMs+ dk cuk gvq k ,d Hkkjh&lk dkVs igus FkkA ,ls k yxrk Fkk fd ;g dksV mls cgqr ilUn FkkA ek¡ us mls cM+s pko ls viuh vkLrhu ij gkFk iQsjrs vkSj xnZu eksM+dj dksV ds dUèkksa dk fujh{k.k djrs gq, ns[k fy;kA ¶fcYdqy cPps gSa!¸ ek¡ us lkspkA ¶esjs I;kjs cPps---¸ ¶cl] ;gh gS!¸ bxukr us mBrs gq, dgkA ¶igys eqjkrkso ds ;gk¡ tkdj ukuk ds ckjs esa iwNuk er Hkwyuk---¸ ¶ugha Hkwyw¡xk!¸ oslksof'pdkso us mÙkj fn;kA ij bxukr dks lUrks\"k ugha gqvk vkSj mlus pyrs&pyrs gkFk feykus ls igys ,d ckj fiQj lkjs b'kkjs vkSj ladsr&okD; mls le>k;sA ¶lc ls esjk lyke dguk!¸ mlus dgkA ¶rqe ns[kksxs fd os yksx cgqr gh vPNs gSa---¸ mlus flj >qdkdj vius dksV ij ,d ut+j Mkyh vkSj cgqr [+kq'k gksdj ml ij gkFk iQsjus yxkA ek¡ @ 337

¶vc eSa pyw¡ u\\¸ mlus ek¡ ls iwNkA ¶rqEgsa jkLrk fey tk;sxk\\¸ ¶D;ksa ugha! vPNk] dkejsM] eSa pyrk gw¡] lyke!¸ ;g dgdj og dUèks Å¡ps fd;s] lhuk rkus] viuh u;h Vksih ,d dku ij >qdk;s vkSj nksuksa gkFk cM+s jksc ls tscksa esa Mkys ckgj pyk x;kA mldh duifV;ksa ds ikl ?kq¡?kjkys lqugjs ckyksa dh yVsa >wy jgh FkhaA ¶rks vc eq>s Hkh dke fey x;k!¸ oslksof'pdkso us èkhjs ls ek¡ ds ikl vkdj dgkA ¶eSa rks [k+kyh cSBs&cSBs mdrk pyk Fkk vkSj iNrkrk Fkk fd eSa tsy ls Hkkxk gh D;ksa\\ ;gk¡ eSa fnu&jkr Nqis iM+s jgus ds vykok djrk gh D;k gw¡A ogk¡ rks dqN lh[krk Hkh FkkA ikosy us gesa viuh vdy ls dke ysuk fl[kk fn;k Fkk! fuyksouk] muds tsy ls Hkkxus ds ckjs esa D;k r; gqvk\\¸ ¶ekywe ugha!¸ ek¡ u vuk;kl gh vkg Hkjdj dgkA fudksykbZ t+ksj ls viuk gkFk ek¡ ds dUèks ij j[kdj mldh rji+Q >qd x;kA ¶mudks fdlh rjg le>k&cq>kdj jkth dj yks]¸ mlus dgkA ¶os rqEgkjh ckr eku tk;saxs µ ;g cgqr gh vklku dke gS! ns[kks] ;g tsy[k+kus dh nhokj] mlls feyk gqvk ;g lM+d dh cÙkh dk [kEHkk gS_ lM+d ds ikj [k+kyh txg gS] ck;ha vksj o+QfczLrku vkSj nkfguh vksj lM+dsa vkSj bekjrsa gSaA ySEi lki+Q djus okyk gj jkst+ vkrk gSA ,d fnu og nhokj ds lgkjs lh<+h [kM+h dj nsxk vkSj Åij p<+dj nhokj ij yxh gqbZ b±Vksa esa jLlh dh ,d lh<+h iQ¡lk nsxk vkSj mls tsy[k+kus ds vk¡xu esa yVdk nsxk vkSj cl µ >ViV pyrk cusxk! vUnj yksxksa dks ekywe gh gksxk fd ;g lc fdl oD+r gksxk_ os i+QkStnkjh ds dSfn;ksa dks HkM+dkdj ml oD+r dksbZ gks&gksYyk djk nsa ;k [+kqn gh dksbZ >xM+k dj nsa rkfd lUrjh mlesa iQ¡ls jgsa vkSj ftUgsa Hkkxuk gS os lh<+h ij p<+ tk;saA ,d] nks] rhu µ cl [k+Re! lp dgrk gw¡ cgqr vklku gS!¸ og gkFk fgyk&fgykdj viuh ;kstuk le>k jgk Fkk] ekywe gksrk Fkk fd mlus bl ;kstuk ij [+kwc lksp&fopkj fd;k Fkk vkSj og cgqr Li\"V vkSj ljy izrhr gksrh FkhA ek¡ mls ges'kk ls cgqr cq¼w vkSj fudEek le>rh vk;h Fkh vkSj ek¡ dks ,slk yxrk Fkk fd og gj pht+ dks la'k; vkSj xEHkhj }s\"k dh Hkkouk ls ns[krk gSA ijUrq bl le; mldh vk¡[ksa igys tSlh ugha Fkha µ ek¡ dks le>krs le; mu vk¡[kksa esa mRlkg dh ped Fkh--- ¶vly ckr ;g gS fd mUgsa lc fnu ds le; djuk pkfg,!-- fnu esa] ;g [k+;ky jgsA ;g ckr fdlh ds è;ku esa Hkh ugha vk;sxh fd fnu ds le; 338 @ ek¡

tc tsy[k+kus ds lkjs lUrjh pkSdl jgrs gSa dksbZ dSnh Hkkxus dh dksf'k'k djxs k---¸ ¶os xksyh rks ugha pyk;saxs\\¸ ek¡ us Hk; ls dk¡idj iwNkA ¶dkuS \\ ogk¡ flikgh rks gksrs ugha vkjS tsy[k+kus ds lUrjh viuh fiLrkyS ksa ls fli+QZ dhysa Bksadus dk dke ysrs gSa---¸ ¶;g rks bruk vklku ekywe gksrk gS fd ;dhu ugha vkrk---¸ ¶rqe ns[k ysukA cl fdlh rjg mUgsa le>k&cq>kdj jkth dj yksA esjs ikl gj pht+ rS;kj gS µ jLlh dh lh<+h] Åij ds fy, dq.Mk µ vkSj esjk edku&ekfyd cÙkh tykus okyk cudj tk;sxk---¸ njokts+ dh nlw jh rjiQ+ dkbs Z [kkl¡ k] vkjS vius ijS ?klhVrk gvq k tks pyk] rks iqjkus yksgs ls <sj ls Vdjk x;k vkSj cM+s t+ksj dh [kM+cM+ gqbZA ¶;g ogh gS!¸ fudksyksbZ us dgkA njokt+s esa ,d Vhu dk ugkus dk Vc fn[kk;h fn;k vkSj fdlh us HkjkZ;h gqbZ vkokt+ esa cqM+cqM+kdj dgk % ¶vcs 'kSrku ds cPps] ?kql Hkh tk vUnj---¸ Vc ds Åij ,d vR;Ur lân; O;fDr ds psgjs dh >yd fn[kk;h nh % mldh vk¡[ksa ckgj dks fudyh iM+ jgh Fkha vkSj mlds flj vkSj ew¡Nksa ds cky fcYdqy li+Qsn FksA fudksykbZ us Vc mBkus esa mls lgkjk fn;kA dejs esa ,d yEcs dnokys vkneh us izos'k fd;k ftldh dej dqN >qdh gqbZ FkhA og nes ds jksfx;ksa dh rjg vius xky iQqykdj] ftu ij nk<+h ugha Fkh] t+ksj ls [kk¡lk vkSj cyxy Fkwddj mlus HkjkZ;s gq, Loj esa ek¡ dks vfHkoknu fd;kA ¶vki dq'ky ls gSa\\¸ ¶yks] buls iwN yks!¸ fudksykbZ us tYnh ls dgkA ¶D;k iwN ysa eq>ls\\¸ ¶ogh Hkxkus ds ckjs esa---¸ ¶vPNk!¸ ekfyd us viuh eSyh m¡xfy;k¡ ew¡Nksa ij iQsjrs gq, dgkA ¶;kdkso oklhY;sfop] bUgsa ;dhu gh ugha vkrk fd ;g dke bruk vklku gSA¸ ¶ugha vkrk] D;ksa ugha vkrk\\ esjs [k+;ky ls rks ;g ;dhu djuk gh ugha pkgrhaA ysfdu eSa vkSj rqe ;dhu djuk pkgrs gSa blfy, gesa ;dhu vk tkrk gS!¸ ekfyd us 'kkUr Hkko ls dgkA lglk og dej nksgjh djds fiQj [kk¡lus yxkA tc [kk¡lh dk nkSjk [k+Re gqvk] rks og dqN nsj rd dejs ds chp esa ek¡ @ 339

[kM+k viuk lhuk eyrk jgk vkSj vk¡[ksa iQkM+dj ek¡ dks è;ku ls ns[krk jgkA ¶bl ckr dk i+QSlyk ikosy vkSj mlds lkFkh djsaxs]¸ ek¡ us dgkA fudksykbZ us lksp esa flj >qdk fy;kA ¶;g ikosy dkSu gS\\¸ ekfyd us cSBrs gq, dgkA ¶esjk csVkA¸ ¶iwjk uke D;k gS\\¸ ¶OyklksoA¸ mlus flj fgyk;k vkSj rEckdw dk cVqvk fudkydj viuk ikbi Hkjus yxkA ¶uke rks lquk gS]¸ mlus dgkA ¶esjk Hkrhtk mls tkurk gSA esjk Hkrhtk Hkh tsy esa gS µ ;sopsUdks gS mldk uke µ lquk gS dHkh mldk uke\\ esjk uke xkscwu gSA FkksM+s gh fnu esa os lkjs ukStokuksa dks idM+dj tsy esa cUn dj nsaxs µ ge cw<+ksa ds fy, ckgj vkSj txg gks tk;sxh! ,d iqfyl vi+Qlj eq>s dgrk Fkk fd esjs Hkrhts dks lkbcsfj;k Hkst fn;k tk;sxkA mu lqvjksa ls dqN rkTtqc ugha!¸ og fudksykbZ dh rji+Q eqM+k vkSj ikbi dk d'k ysus yxkA chp&chp esa og i+Q'kZ ij Fkwdrk tkrk FkkA ¶rks ;g ;dhu djuk ugha pkgrha\\ ;g tkusa budk dke tkus!¸ mlus dqN fcxM+dj dgkA ¶vktkn vkneh dh ckr gh nwljh gksrh gS] cSBs&cSBs Fkd x;k µ ?kwes&fiQjs] pyrs&pyrs Fkd x;k µ cSBdj vkjke djsA os gesa ywVsa] rks vk¡[ksa cUn dj ysa] ihVsa rks jks;sa ugha] ekj Mkysa µ miQ u djsaA bl ckr dks rks lHkh tkurs gSaA ysfdu eSa vius Hkrhts dks rks ckgj fudky gh ykÅ¡xk] lp dgrk gw¡] ns[k ysukA¸ vius NksVs&NksVs okD;ksa dks mlus tSls Hkw¡d&Hkw¡ddj dgk] ek¡ dks mlls vk'p;Z gqvk] ij ftl n`<+ fo'okl ds lkFk mlus vfUre 'kCn dgs Fks] mlls mls bZ\";kZ Hkh gks jgh FkhA lM+d ij pyrs&pyrs ek¡ fudksykbZ ds ckjs esa lksp jgh Fkh_ B.Mh gok ds >ksads vkSj esag dh ckSNkj mlds eq¡g ij yx jgh FkhA ¶og fdruk cny x;k gS! ;dhu ugha vkrk!¸ xkscwu dks ;kn djds mlus izk;% bl <ax ls dgk ekuks bZ'oj dh izkFkZuk dj jgh gks % ¶rks ns[kk rqeus fd eSa gh vdsyh ugha gw¡ ftlus u;s fljs ls viuk thou vkjEHk fd;k gS!¸ 340 @ ek¡

fiQj og vius csVs ds ckjs esa lkspus yxh % ¶cl] og fdlh rjg jkth gks tk;s!¸ 22 vxys brokj dks tc og tsy[k+kus ds nÝ+rj esa ikosy ls fonk gksrs le; mlls gkFk feyk jgh Fkh] rks mlus vuqHko fd;k fd ikosy us dkx+t+ dh ,d NksVh&lh xksyh mldh gFksyh esa j[k nhA og bl rjg pkSad iM+h] ekuks fdlh us gkFk ij v¡xkjk j[k fn;k gks_ og iz'u&Hkjh n`f\"V ls ikosy dh lwjr ns[krh jgh] ij mls ogk¡ dksbZ mÙkj u feykA ikosy dh uhyh vk¡[kksa esa ogh ges'kk tSlh 'kkUr vkSj n`<+ eqLdjkgV FkhA ¶vPNk] rks pyrh gw¡!¸ ek¡ us vkg Hkjdj dgkA ikosy us fiQj viuk gkFk c<+k fn;k vkSj mlds psgjs ij Lusg dh ,d ygj lh nkSM+ x;hA ¶vPNk] ek¡] fonk!¸ og FkksM+h nsj rd mldk gkFk idM+s jghA ¶fpUrk u djuk] vkSj eq>ls ukjkt+ u gksuk!¸ mlus dgkA bu 'kCnksa esa vkSj mldh R;ksfj;ksa ds cyksa esa ek¡ dks vius iz'u dk mÙkj fey x;kA ¶esjs yky]¸ mlus flj >qdkdj cqncqnkdj dgk] ¶D;k dg jgs gks req ---¸ og ikosy dh rji+Q ns[ks fcuk tYnh ls ckgj pyh x;h rkfd og dgha mldh vk¡[kksa esa meM+rs vk¡lw vkSj mlds gksaBksa dk dEiu ns[k u ysA ?kj igq¡pus rd jkLrs&Hkj mls ,slk yxrk jgk fd ftl gkFk esa og dkx+t+ dk iqt+kZ fy;s Fkh mlesa nnZ gks jgk gS_ mldh ck¡g bl rjg >wy jgh Fkh] ekuks fdlh us mlds dUèks ij t+ksj dh pksV ekj nh gksA ?kj igq¡prs gh mlus #Ddk fudksykbZ dks ns fn;k vkSj [kM+h izrh{kk djrh jgh fd og #Ddk [kksydj i<+s_ mlds ân; esa vk'kk ia[k iQM+iQM+k jgh FkhA ij fudksykbZ us mldh reke vk'kkvksa ij ikuh iQsj fn;kA mlus dgk % ¶eSa rks igys ls gh ;g tkurk FkkA mlus fy[kk gS % ^lkfFk;ks] ge Hkkxus dh dksf'k'k ugha djsaxsA ge ;g ugha dj ldrsA geesa ls dksbZ Hkh ughaA vxj ge Hkkxs] rks gekjs vkRe&lEeku dks èkDdk yxsxkA ysfdu ml fdlku dh enn djus dh dksf'k'k djks tks vHkh fxjÝ+rkj gksdj vk;k gSA mls rqEgkjh enn dh t+:jr gS vkSj og rqEgkjh iwjh enn ikus dk gdnkj gSA ;gk¡ mldh cM+h ek¡ @ 341

cqjh gkyr gS µ jkst+ gkfdeksa ls mldk >xM+k gksrk gSA og pkSchl ?k.Vs dky&dksBjh esa fcrk pqdk gSA os mls lrk&lrkdj ekj MkysaxsA ge lc ;gh pkgrs gSa fd rqe yksx mldh enn djksA esjh ek¡ dks le>k nsukA mls lc dqN crk nsuk] og le> tk;sxhA¸ ek¡ us viuk flj mBk;kA ¶crkus dks gS gh D;k\\ eSa lc le>rh gw¡!¸ mlus dk¡irs gq, Loj esa dgkA fudksykbZ tYnh ls ,d rji+Q eqM+k vkSj :eky fudkydj mlus t+ksj ls ukd fNudhA ¶ekywe gksrk gS eq>s tqdke gks x;k gS---¸ mlus p'ek ukd ds Åij ljdkdj dejs esa bèkj&mèkj Vgyrs gq, cqncqnkdj dgk % ¶vly ckr rks ;g gS fd gekjs ikl lc bUrt+ke djus dk oD+r Hkh ugha Fkk---¸ ¶vPNk] rks eqo+Qnek gh gks tkus nks!¸ ek¡ us R;ksfj;k¡ p<+kdj dgk_ mlds ân; ij mnklh dqgjs ds rjg Nk x;hA ¶vHkh esjs ikl ihVlZcxZ ls ,d lkFkh dk [kr vk;k gS---¸ ¶vkf[k+j] og lkbcsfj;k ls Hkh rks Hkkxdj vk ldrk gS--- gS fd ughas\\¸ ¶vk D;ksa ugha ldrk gS! bl lkFkh us fy[kk gS fd eqo+Qnek tYnh gh gksus okyk gS vkSj ltk,¡ Hkh r; dj yh x;h gSa µ lc yksxksa dks fuokZflr fd;k tk;sxkA bu cnek'kksa us viuh gh vnkyrksa dks fcYdqy ,d <kasx cuk j[kk gSA t+jk lkspks µ eqo+Qnek 'kq: gksus ls igys gh ihVlZcxZ es ltk,¡ Hkh r; dj yh x;h gSa---¸ ¶fudksykbZ bokuksfop] fiQdj u djks!¸ ek¡ us n`<+rkiwoZd dgkA ¶rqEgsa eq>s le>kus ;k rlYyh nsus dh t+:jr ughaA ikosy tks djsxk Bhd gh djsxkA og vius vkidks vkSj vius lkfFk;ksa dks csdkj rdyhiQ ugha nsxk! og eq>s cgrq I;kj djrk g!S req [k+ nq gh n[s k yks og ejs k fdruk [k;+ ky j[krk gAS mlus fy[kk gS rqe ek¡ dks le>k nsuk_ mls rlYyh nsuk---¸ ek¡ dk fny èkM+dus yxk vkSj mldk flj pdjkus yxkA ¶rqEgkjk csVk cgqr gh deky dk vkneh gS!¸ fudksykbZ us vLokHkkfod :i ls Å¡ps Loj esa dgkA ¶eSa crk ugha ldrk fd eSa mldh fdruh bTtr djrk gw¡!¸ ¶jhfcu dh enn djus dh dksbZ rjdhc lkspuh pkfg,!¸ ek¡ pkgrh Fkh fd blh ne dqN gks tk;s µ og dgha pyh tkuk pkgrh 342 @ ek¡

Fkh] pyrs&pyrs Fkddj pwj gks tkuk pkgrh FkhA ¶vPNh ckr gS!¸ fudksykbZ us dejs esa Vgyrs gq, dgkA ¶gesa lk'kk dh t:+ jr g-S --¸ ¶og vk;sxhA eSa ftl fnu ikosy ls feyus tkrh gw¡ ml fnu og t+:j vkrh gS---¸ fudksykbZ dksp ij ek¡ ds cxy esa cSB x;kA og flj >qdkdj fopkjksa esa Mwc x;k vkSj gksaB dkVdj viuh nk<+h ,saBus yxkA ¶;g cgqr cqjk gqvk fd esjh cgu ;gk¡ ugha gS---¸ ¶vxj ge ikosy ds ogk¡ jgrs gq, ;g dj ldsa] rks cgqr vPNk gks] og cgqr [+kq'k gksxk!¸ ek¡ us dgkA dqN nsj rd nksuksa us dqN ugha dgkA ¶ysfdu esjh le> esa ugha vkrk fd vkf[k+j og D;ksa ugha pkgrk\\--¸ ek¡ us vpkud dgkA fudksykbZ mNydj [kM+k gks x;k] ysfdu mlh le; ?k.Vh cthA nksuksa us ,d&nwljs dh rji+Q ns[kkA ¶'kk;n lk'kk gksxh!¸ fudksykbZ us èkhjs ls dgkA ¶mlls dSls dgsaxs\\¸ ek¡ us Hkh mrus gh èkhjs ls iwNkA ¶g%¡q ----¸ ¶eq>s ml ij cM+k rjl vkrk gS---¸ ?k.Vh fiQj cth] ij bl ckj mldh vkokt+ eas og t+ksj ugha Fkk_ ,slk ekywe gksrk Fkk fd tks vkneh ?k.Vh ctk jgk Fkk og dqN fgpfdpk jgk FkkA fudksykbZ vkSj ek¡ nksuksa njokt+s dh rji+Q pys] ysfdu jlksbZ esa igq¡pdj fudksykbZ #d x;kA ¶rqe vdsyh gh tkvks] rks vPNk gS---¸ mlus dgkA ¶D;k mlus badkj dj fn;k\\¸ ek¡ ds njokt+k [kkyrs gh yM+dh us iwNkA ¶gkA¡ ¸ ¶eSa rks igys gh tkurh Fkh fd og badkj dj nsxk!¸ lk'kk us lknxh ls dgk] ij mlds psgjs dk jax mrj x;kA mlus vius dksV ds cVu [kksys] fiQj dqN cVu cUn djds dksV dks vius dUèkksa ij ls uhps ljdk nsus dk iz;Ru fd;kA ¶gok vkSj ikuh µ cgqr cqjk ekSle gS!¸ lk'kk us dgkA ¶og vPNk rks g\\S ¸ ¶gkA¡ ¸ ek¡ @ 343

¶vPNk Hkh gS vkSj [+kq'k Hkh]¸ lk'kk us viuh gFksyh dks cM+s è;ku ls ns[krs gq, èkhjs ls dgkA ¶mlus fy[kk gS fd gesa jhfcu dks NqM+kus dh dksf'k'k djuh pkfg,!¸ ek¡ us lk'kk dh rji+Q ns[ks fcuk gh dgkA ¶vPNk] ;g fy[kk g\\S vxj geas mls NMq k+ uk g]S rks geas viuh ogh ijq kuh rjdhc dke esa ykuh iM+sxh]¸ yM+dh us èkhjs&èkhjs dgkA ¶esjk Hkh ;gh [k+;ky gS]¸ fudksykbZ us lglk njokt+s ij vkdj dgkA ¶gsyks] lk'kk!¸ yM+dh us viuk gkFk c<+k fn;kA ¶blesa cqjkbZ gh D;k gS\\ lHkh yksx dgrs gSa fd og rjdhc vPNh gS\\¸ ¶ysfdu mldk bUrt+ke dkSu djsxk\\ ge lc yksx rks dke esa iQ¡ls gq, g-aS --¸ ¶eSa d:¡xh!¸ lk'kk us tYnh ls mBrs gq, dgkA ¶esjs ikl oD+r gSA¸ ¶vPNh ckr gS! ysfdu rqEgsa nwljs yksxksa ls feyuk iM+sxk---¸ ¶eSa fey yw¡xh! eSa vHkh tkrh gw¡A¸ og fiQj vius dksV ds cVu cUn djus yxh_ bl ckj mldh iryh&iryh m¡xfy;k¡ cM+s fo'okl ds lkFk dke dj jgh FkhaA ¶rqe igys FkksM+h nsj vkjke dj yks!¸ ek¡ us dgkA ¶eSa Fkdh gqbZ ugha gw¡]¸ yM+dh us pqids ls eqLdjkdj dgkA pqipki og lcls gkFk feykdj pyh x;h_ mldh eqæk ges'kk tSlh Hkkoghu rFkk dBksj FkhA ek¡ vkSj fudksykbZ us f[kM+dh ds ikl tkdj ns[kk fd mlus ckx ik fd;k vkSj iQkVd ds ckgj dgha x+k;c gks x;hA fudksykbZ us gYdh lh lhVh ctk;h vkSj est ij cSBdj fiQj dqN fy[kus yxkA ¶og bl dke esa iQ¡lh jgsxh] rks T+;knk 'kkUr jgsxh!¸ ek¡ us dqN lksprs gq, dgkA ¶;g rks gS gh!¸ fudksykbZ us mÙkj fn;k vkSj fiQj eqLdjkrk gqvk ek¡ dh rji+Q eqM+dj cksyk] ¶bl eqlhcr ls 'kk;n rqe cph jgha] fuyksouk µ rqEgsa rks vius izseh dh ;kn esa dHkh rM+iuk ugha iM+k u\\¸ ¶rM+iuk!¸ ek¡ us gkFk >Vddj dgkA ¶eq>s rks cl ;gh Mj yxk jgrk Fkk fd fdlh ls esjk C;kg u dj fn;k tk;sA¸ ¶D;k rqEgsa dHkh fdlh ls izse ugha gqvk\\¸ mlus dqN lkspdj tokc fn;k % 344 @ ek¡

¶eq>s rks ;kn ugha iM+rkA 'kk;n Fkk rksA izse rks fdlh u fdlh ls t+:j jgk gksxk] ij eq>s ;kn ugha iM+rk fdllsA¸ ek¡ us mldh rji+Q ns[kk vkSj ljyrk rFkk 'kkUr mnklh ls viuh ckr ;ksa lekIr dh % ¶esjs ifr us eq>s ekj&ekjdj C;kg ls igys dh lkjh ckrsa esjs fnekx ls fudky nhaA¸ fudksykbZ fiQj est ds ikl tkdj cSB x;k vkSj ek¡ ,d {k.k ds fy, dejs ls ckgj pyh x;hA tc og ykSVdj vk;h] rks og iqjkuh Le`fr;ksa esa [kks;k gqvk FkkA ¶tgk¡ rd esjk loky gS] eq> ij Hkh dqN ogh xqtjh tks lk'kk ij xqtj jgh gS!¸ mlus cM+s I;kj ls ,dVd ek¡ dh rji+Q ns[krs gq, dgkA ¶eq>s ,d yM+dh ls izse Fkk µ cgqr gh vPNh yM+dh Fkh ogA ftl le; esjh mlls eqyko+Qkr gqbZ] rc eSa dksbZ chl cjl dk Fkk vkSj rc ls vkt rd eSa mlls izse djrk vk;k gw¡A vc Hkh eq>s mlls mruk gh izse gS ftruk rc Fkk! eSa vius iwjs ân; ls] cM+h ÑrKrk ds lkFk ges'kk mlls izse djrk jgw¡xk---¸ ek¡ mlds fcYdqy ikl [kM+h Fkh_ mls fudksykbZ dh vk¡[kksa esa ,d vk'kk&Hkjh fueZy T;ksfr dh ped fn[kk;h ns jgh FkhA og ,d dqlhZ dh ihB idM+s vius gkFkksa ij flj j[ks dgha cgqr nwj 'kwU; esa ns[k jgk Fkk_ mldk nqcyk&iryk ij cfy\"B 'kjhj fdlh LoIu dh vksj bl rjg f[kap jgk Fkk tSls iQwy lw;Z ds izdk'k dh vksj f[kaprk gSA ¶rqe mlls 'kknh D;ksa ugha dj ysrs\\¸ ¶pkj lky gq, mldh 'kknh gks x;h---¸ ¶rqeus igys D;ksa ugha dj yh\\¸ og ,d {k.k rd dqN lksprk jgkA ¶cl ;ksa gh] gks ugha ik;hA tc eSa tsy ls ckgj vkrk Fkk] rks og tsy ;k fuokZlu esa gksrh Fkh vkSj tc og NwVdj vkrh] rks eSa tsy esa gksrkA fcYdqy lk'kk vkSj ikosy tSlh gkyr Fkh] D;ksa gS u\\ vkf[k+jdkj mls nl lky ds fy, lkbcsfj;k esa dgha cgqr nwj fuokZflr dj fn;k x;k! eSa mlds lkFk&lkFk tkuk pkgrk Fkk] ij eq>s 'keZ vkrh Fkh vkSj mls HkhA ogk¡ mldh eqyko+Qkr ,d nwljs vkneh ls gks x;h µ cgqr vPNk vkneh gS og] esjk lkFkh gSA os nksuksa ogk¡ ls lkFk Hkkx fudys vkSj vc fons'k esa jgrs gSa---¸ fudksykbZ us viuh ,sud mrkjdj lki+Q dh vkSj jks'kuh ds lkeus 'kh'kksa dks ns[kdj ,d ckj lki+Q fd;kA ek¡ @ 345

¶gk; cspkjk!¸ ek¡ us flj fgykdj cM+h eerk ls dgkA ek¡ dks ml ij cM+k rjl vk jgk Fkk] ij lkFk gh mldh u tkus fdl ckr ij og bl rjg eqLdjk jgh Fkh tSls ek¡ cPps dks ns[kdj eqLdjkrh gSA og eqM+dj cSB x;k vkSj dye mBkdj dqN cksyus yxk] cksyrs&cksyrs og vius 'kCnksa dh rky ij dye fgykrk jgk % ¶ifjokj clk ysus ls ØkfUrdkjh dh 'kfDr fupqM+ tkrh gS µ blls mls dksbZ enn ugha fey ldrh! cPps] raxnLrh] cky&cPpksa dk isV ikyus ds fy, dke djus dh t+:jrA ØkfUrdkjh dks viuh 'kfDr cpkdj j[kuh pkfg, rkfd T+;knk dke dj ldsA ;g oD+r dk rdktk gS µ gesa ges'kk lcls vkxs pyuk pkfg,] D;ksafd ge os et+nwj gSa ftUgsa bfrgkl us iqjkuh nqfu;k dks cnydj mldh txg ,d u;h nqfu;k cukus ds fy, pquk gSA vxj ge ihNs jg tk;sa] Fkddj ;k viuh fdlh NksVh&lh fot; ij lUrks\"k djds cSBs jgsa] rks ge ,d ,sls vijkèk ds nks\"kh gksaxs tks vius y{; ds lkFk fo'okl?kkr ls de ugha gS! dksbZ nwljk ,slk ugha gS ftlds lkFk ge vius è;s; dks gkfu igq¡pk;s fcuk py ldsa_ vkSj gesa bl ckr dks dHkh ugha Hkwyuk pkfg, fd gekjk y{; dksbZ NksVh&eksVh thr ugha] cfYd iw.kZ fot; gSA¸ mlds Loj esa n`<+rk vk x;h Fkh] mldk psgjk ihyk iM+ x;k Fkk vkSj mldh vk¡[kksa esa ogh ges'kk tSlh xEHkhjrk dh ped FkhA njokt+s ij fiQj ?k.Vh cthA bl ckj ywnehyk vk;h_ mlds xky lnhZ ds dkj.k yky gks jgs Fks_ og ,d iryk&lk dksV igus Fkh tks bl ekSle ds fy, fcYdqy dki+Qh ugha FkkA ¶eqo+Qnek vxys gÝ+rs gksxk!¸ mlus vius iQVs gq, jcM+ ds twrs mrkjrs gq, fpM+fpM+kdj dgkA ¶iDdh rjg ekywe gS\\¸ fudksykbZ us nwljs dejs ls fpYykdj iwNkA ek¡ Hkkxh&Hkkxh fudksykbZ ds ikl x;hA mldh le> esa ugha vk jgk Fkk fd mldk lhuk Hk; ds dkj.k èkM+d jgk gS ;k [+kq'kh ds ekjsA ywnehyk Hkh mlds lkFk x;hA ¶gk¡] eq>s iDdh rjg ekywe gS! vnkyr esa lc yksx [kqysvke bl ckr dks ekurs gSa fd ltk,¡ igys ls r; dj yh x;h gSa]¸ mlus fdafpr O;aX; ds lkFk dgkA ¶D;k [k+;ky gS rqEgkjk blds ckjs esa\\ D;k ljdkj Mjrh gS fd mlds vi+Qlj mlds nq'euksa ds lkFk ujeh ls is'k vk;saxs\\ D;k og Mjrh gS fd brus fnu rd bruh esgur ds lkFk vius ukSdjksa ds fnekxksa dks nwf\"kr djus ds ckotwn os fiQj Hkh 'kjhi+Q lkfcr gks ldrs gSa---¸ 346 @ ek¡