Chapter 1: Diksha Ka Pehla Charan
Mera naam Anita Singh hai aur main Uttar Pradesh ke ek chhote se kasbe mein rehti hoon. Abhi meri umar battis saal hai, main vivahit hoon. Main pachaas saal ki thi jab meri shaadi Rajesh ke saath hui, jo ek dukaan maalik hai. Shuru shuru mein meri shaadi shuda zindagi bahut achhi thi aur main har cheez se khush thi. Rajesh aur mere beech bahut achha aur gehra sambandh tha. Hamari surat sambandh bhi kaafi niyamit aur santusht tha, har cheez theek chal rahi thi. Lekin zindagi mein kadwaahat tab shuru hui jab shaadi ke do saal baad Rajesh aur maine nirnaya kiya ki ab hum ek baccha paida karenge. Lekin ek saal tak bina kisi suraksha ke lagataar sambandh banane ke baad bhi jab main garbhavati nahi hui toh hum dono bahut pareshan ho gaye. Ghar walon taraf se bhi bahut dabav padne laga tha. Main sach mein samajh nahi paa rahi thi ki yeh kyun ho raha hai. Meri mahine ki aayein toh bilkul niyamit aati thi aur sharirik roop se main kishoravastha se hi bahut vikasit shareer wali thi. Kabhi socha bhi nahi tha ki main aisi samasya mein phas jaungi.
Us samay main sattayis saal ki thi, thodi gori, paanch feet do inch lambai, andaakar chehra aur bharpoor shareer. Jaise maine kaha, college ke dinon se hi mere stan battis size ke the aur kaksh bharpoor the. Main hamesha apne bhojan paan ka khayal rakhti thi taaki nitamb aur kati par adhik mans na chadh jaaye. Sadak par ya kisi bhi ikattha mein mujhe ladkon ki nazar achhi khasi lagti thi, main anubhav kar leti thi, halanki main kapde pahanne mein kaafi rakshatmak thi. Is mamle mein main bahut sharmili thi, jo meri palan poshan aur chhote shehar ki wajah se tha. Bhagwan ne mujhe jagah jagah achhi cheezein di thi, thodi bhari hui nichli hisse ke saath, lekin main kaafi sakriya aur swasth thi, mahine ki aayein bhi bilkul niyamit.
Rajesh mujhe kai vaidy ke paas le gaya. Shuru mein main bahut sharmili anubhav karti thi halanki hum stri rog visheshagya striyon ke paas hi jaate the. Lekin har baar parikshan ke samay mujhe bahut sharm aati thi jab mujhe apni sari, salwar kameez ya jo bhi pahna hota usko upar karna padta aur antarvastra neeche tak utaarne padte. Sach bataun toh jab vaidy meri niji angon ko chhuti thi parikshan ke liye, mujhe vaastavik mein uttejit ho jaata tha. Woh stri hi thi phir bhi jab woh mere stanon, chuchukon ya phir meri romil yoni ko jaanchti thi toh turant neeche drav nikalne lagta aur mera antarvastra geela ho jaata tha, jo mujhe bahut asukoon anubhav hota tha. Vaidyon ne aushadhiyan di, prayogshaala parikshan karwaye lekin koi parinaam nahi aaya.
Phir Rajesh mujhe nagar ke vaidy ke paas le gaya, lekin maine usse saaf saaf keh diya ki main sirf stri vaidy ke paas hi jaanch ke liye jaungi. Wahan bhi sab kuch vyarth hi gaya. Meri saas ne mujhe gharailu chikitsa visheshagyon ke paas bhi le jaakar dikhaya lekin wahan se bhi koi labh nahi hua. Is beech Rajesh aur mere beech ka sambandh bhi kharab hone laga tha. Saath hi main mahsoos kar rahi thi ki ab mujhe sambhog se koi anand nahi aa raha tha, lagta tha jaise sirf baccha utpann karne ka vyayam ho gaya hai. Din beete gaye aur ek aur saal guzar gaya, main athhaais saal ki ho chuki thi. Main din bhar udas rehti thi aur bahut kathinaai se samay nikaal rahi thi.
Phir ek din Rajesh ne mujhe bataya ki usne nagar mein ek purush stri rog visheshagya ke paas jaane ka nirnaya kar liya hai jo banjhpan mamlon ka nipun hai. Main is baat ko lekar bahut sakht thi ki main purush stri rog visheshagya ke paas nahi jaungi, meri sharmili pan ki wajah se. Lagta hai koi bhi saadhaaran stri aisa parhez karegi kyunki tathya yeh hai ki aapko apne stanon aur yoni ko ek purush ke saamne prakat karna padta hai, chahe woh parikshan hi kyun na ho.
So main apni baat par bahut sakht thi ki purush vaidy ke paas nahi jaungi, aur isse pehle yeh baat mere aur Rajesh ke beech koi badi jhagda tak pahunch jaati, tabhi hamare padosi Meera ne meri saas ke paas ek prastav rakh diya. Meera ne meri saas se kaha, “Aunty ji, aapne Anita ke liye itne saare vaidy prayas kar liye, koi parinaam nahi mila. Anita nagar tak jaanch karwa ke aayi, gharailu chikitsa bhi prayas ki, phir bhi uske god mein baccha nahi aaya. Dekho na uski sthiti, din bhar kitni udas aur udas rehti hai. Aunty ji, aap Anita ko Rampur le jaao Guru ji ke ashram mein. Meri do rishtedaaron ko chaar paanch saal tak baccha nahi hua tha, unhone Guru ji se diksha li aur unki jadi booti aushadhiyon ne unki poori zindagi badal di. Aur hamari Anita toh abhi sirf teen saal hi vivahit hai. Mamla aur kharab hone se pehle Guru ji ke paas le jaao, woh sach mein chamatkar karte hain.”
Humne is sanyasi baba ke baare mein pehle bhi suna tha Rampur ke ashram ka, lekin woh hamare kasbe se kaafi door tha. Usne kai gambhir rog aur kai santanheen dampatti ko theek kiya tha. Main toh purush stri rog visheshagya ke parikshan se bachne ka koi bhi rasta dhoondh rahi thi aur saath hi baccha hone ki aasha ne mujhe turant is prastav mein koodne pe majboor kar diya. Meri saas ne bhi Rajesh ko samjhaate hue kaha, “Rajesh, Meera jo keh rahi hai woh bilkul sahi lagta hai. Vaidya aur parikshan toh sab saadhaaran the, ab aur samay barbaad mat karo. Yeh sanyasi baba sach mein chamatkar karte hain aur jaise Meera bata rahi thi, unki rishtedaaron ko jo paanch saal se baccha nahi ho raha tha, unki jadi booti aushadhiyon ne kaam kar diya.”
Mere hriday mein Meera ke liye bahut aabhari thi ki usne itne uchit samay par yeh vichar diya. Us samay main sach mein poori tarah se prayas kar rahi thi ki kisi purush stri rog visheshagya ke haath se apni yoni aur shareer ko jaanch na karwana pade, lekin mujhe bilkul bhi anumaan nahi tha ki yeh ashram wala bhraman meri zindagi bhar ka sabse sharmnaak aur ganda smriti ban jaayega. Guru ji ke naam par “diksha”, “upchaar” aur “yagya” ke bahane mujhe jis tarah se shoshit kiya gaya, aaj bhi usey soch kar mujhe bahut sharm aati hai. Har star par bahut chaturai se aur zabardasti mujhe upayog kiya gaya, aur baccha paane ki ichchha itni prabal thi ki maine apni har seema paar kar di, maryada, sharm aur lajja sab kuch bhool gayi.
Woh Rampur mein Guru ji ke ashram mein ek saptah ka nivās tha aur uss poore samay mein mujhe kam se kam aadhe darjan purushon ko apni athhaais saal ki rasili, poori tarah pakki shareer ko har kon se anand lene dena pada – dekhna, chhoona, jaanch karna, sparsh karna, stanon ko dabana, aur jo bhi kuch socha ja sakta hai sab kuch, sirf sambandh ke alawa kyunki woh asli sambandh banane wala kaam Guru ji ne khud apne ling se kiya tha. Mujhe apni saari sharm chhodni padi aur upchaar ke naam par mujhe bilkul ek vesya ki tarah vyavahar kiya gaya. Aaj bhi jab main un saat dinon ko yaad karti hoon toh hairaan reh jaati hoon ki maine sab kuch kaise anumati de di. Shayad Guru ji ki manmohak vyaktitva aur baccha paane ki meri atoot ichchha ne mujhe ek sharmili maryadit grihini se itna gandi aur vasna poorna banane pe majboor kar diya.
Rampur. Guru ji ka ashram yahin tha, ek chhote se gaon mein jo charon taraf se pahadiyon se ghira hua tha. Ashram ke bilkul paas hi ek bada sa talab tha jiska paani bilkul saaf aur spasht tha, thandi hawa chalti rehti thi aur pradushan ka naam nishan bhi nahi tha – jaise koi swarg ho. Meri saas mere saath aayi thi, Rajesh aa nahi paaya tha isliye saas ne hi mujhe leke aane ka yojna kiya. Ashram mein Guru ji ke darshan ke liye kaafi bheed thi. Humne pehle se niyukti kar rakha tha taaki hum apni samasya ke baare mein unke saath ekant mein baat kar sakein. Guru ji ko dekh kar main kaafi dar gayi thi, woh bahut bade shareer wale the, lagbhag chhah feet lambai aur mazboot mota shareer wale. Unhone kesari rang ka vastra pahna hua tha aur unki awaaz bahut shaant aur gahri thi jo hriday tak utar jaati thi. Unhe dekh kar aur sun kar apne aap mein ek aagyakaari hone ka anubhav hone lagta tha.
Meri saas ne meri samasya poori tarah se bataayi aur Guru ji bahut dhyaan se sunte rahe. Kamre mein hum dono ke alawa Guru ji aur unke do shishya the, jinme se ek mera vivaran note kar raha tha. Guru ji ne kaha, “Mata ji, bahut achha kiya aap apni bahu ko mere paas laayi. Main ek baat saaf kar doon, main koi chamatkar nahi karta, lekin agar yeh ladki meri sharan mein ‘diksha’ leti hai aur jo main kehta hoon usey shraddha se karti hai toh woh khali haath nahi lautegi. Mata ji, is tarah ke mamalon mein upchaar ka raasta asaan nahi hota, agar aapki bahu us raaste par chal saki toh ek saal ke andar uske god mein baccha zaroor aayega, shart yeh ki upchaar ke baad maine jo din bataye un dinon woh apne pati ke saath mile.”
Unki baatein itni vishvasaniya thi ki main turant hi unke yahan ‘diksha’ lene aur upchaar shuru karne ke liye utsuk ho gayi. Meri saas ne bhi yahi abhivyakti kiya. Guru ji ne aage kaha, “Mata ji, pehle aap meri niyam jaan lo. Main kisi ko andhere mein nahi rakhta. Yahaan maa banne ka lakshya paane ke liye teen charan hain – ‘diksha’, ‘jadi booti upchaar’ aur ‘yagya’. Aapki bahu ko poornima ki raat se shuru karke lagataar paanch din yahan rehna hoga diksha aur jadi booti upchaar poora karne ke liye. Agar main anubhav kiya ki yeh kaafi hai toh woh chhathwe din jaa sakti hai, lekin agar uske mamle mein ‘yagya’ ki zaroorat padi toh do din aur rehna padega, kul saat din. Ushe mere ashram ke niyamon ko kathorta se palan karna hoga, jo mera shishya aapko bata dega.”
Hum unki manmohak awaaz sun rahe the, sach mein usme kuch sammohit jaise prabhav tha. Unhone jo kaha usme mujhe koi galat baat nahi lagi aur meri saas ko bhi nahi, isliye maine ‘diksha’ lene aur upchaar karwane ke liye haan kar di. Guru ji ne kaha, “Sanjeev, iski vyaktigat vivaran note kar lo aur isse ashram ke niyam aur vidhiyon ko vistrit roop se bata do. Beti, tum iske saath agle kamre mein jaao. Mata ji, aapko iske alawa aur koi prashn ya chinta ho toh pooch lo.”
Main zameen se uthi aur Guru ji ke shishya Sanjeev ke peeche peeche chali gayi. Hum bagal wale kamre mein gaye aur unhone mujhe wahan ke palang par baithne ko kaha. Woh khade rahe. Sanjeev meri umar ke aas paas tha, lagbhag paintees chalis saal, saadhaaran shareer aur shaant, muskurata chehra. Usne kaha, “Madam, mera naam Sanjeev hai. Aap bilkul chinta mat lo, Guru ji ke paas aa gayi ho. Maine kai striyon ko unke vishesh upchaar se labh lete dekha hai. Bas aapko unke har aadesh ko poora karna hoga.”
Main boli, “Haan bilkul, main prayas karungi. Ab yeh samasya mujhe lagbhag teen saal se pareshan kar rahi hai.” Sanjeev ne kaha, “Chinta mat karo Madam. Ab main aapko bataata hoon aapko kya karna hai. Aap agle somvaar ko shaam saat baje se pehle yahan pahunch jaana. Us din poornima ki raat hai, isliye ‘diksha’ hogi. Madam, apni sari aadi mat laana kyunki hamare ashram mein vastra niyam hai, aapko vishesh jadi booti dhuli kesari sariyan di jayengi. Aur Madam, koi alankar anumodit nahi hain. Asal mein hum yahan sab kuch pradaan karte hain, kuch laane ki zaroorat nahi.”
Mujhe “sari” wali baat par thoda sandeh hua kyunki maine abhi tak ashram mein kisi stri ko dekha nahi tha. Blouse aur petticoat ka kya? Sirf sari kaise pahni ja sakti hai? Sanjeev shayad samajh gaya ki main kya soch rahi hoon. Usne kaha, “Madam, aapne dhyan diya hoga ki Guru ji ne mujhe aapke vyaktigat vivaran note karne ko kaha tha, isliye blouse aadi ki chinta mat karo. Hamare ashram mein baal pin se lekar chappal tak sab pradaan hota hai.” Woh thoda hasa aur main bhi thodi rahat anubhav ki. Phir bhi mere dimag mein antarvastra ki baat ghum rahi thi ki kya ashram woh bhi dega?
Sanjeev ne kaha, “Madam, meri prashnon ka imandaari se jawab do. Aur ek baat, yahan sharmao mat aur andar mat raho kyunki aap ek lakshya ke liye aayi ho aur hum sirf aapki madad karne ke liye hain.” Sanjeev ki baaton se mujhe kaafi vishvas aaya, warna main thodi ghabraayi hui thi. Usne poocha, “Madam, aapki mahine ki aayein niyamit hain?” Main boli, “Haan, bahut kam hi chhooti hain.” “Antim aniyamit mahine ki aayein kab hui thi?” “Teen chaar mahine pehle shayad, aushadhi li thi toh theek ho gaya.” “Aapke lagbhag mahine ki aayein ki tarikh kya hai?” “Baisavi ya teisavi tarikh ke aas paas.” Sanjeev note karta raha aur meri taraf seedha dekhe bina, isliye mujhe itne vyaktigat prashnon ke jawab dene mein aasani ho rahi thi. Warna maine kabhi kisi se aisi baatein nahi ki thi sirf vaidy ke alawa.
Usne aage poocha, “Madam, mahine ki aayein bhari hoti hain ya madhyam? Koi adhik peeda ya asukoon?” Main boli, “Madhyam, do teen din. Saadharn hai, koi adhik nahi.” Sanjeev bola, “Theek hai Madam, baaki zyada antarang vivaran Guru ji khud ashram mein aane par lenge.”
Yeh sun kar main thodi rahat anubhav kar rahi thi halanki dimag mein yeh baat ghum rahi thi ki Guru ji mujhse kaunse “antarang vivaran” poochhenge. Sanjeev ne baat aage badhaayi aur jab usne agla prashn poocha toh main mushkil se hichkichaate hue jawab de paayi, itni sharm aa rahi thi ek anjaan purush ko aisi vyaktigat baatein batane mein.
Sanjeev ne kaha, “Madam, ab ashram ke vastra niyam ke baare mein. Hum aapko saat din ke liye chaar jadi booti dhuli kesari sariyan denge. Aam taur par itna kaafi hota hai lekin agar zaroorat padi toh adhik bhi hain. Aap kaunsa aakaar pahenti hain? Matlab blouse…” Main thoda hichkichaate hue boli, “Err… woh kyun chahiye?” Yeh poochna bewakoofi thi lekin muh se nikal gaya aur baat aur zyada asukoon ho gayi. Sanjeev bola, “Madam, hamare ashram mein diksha aur upchaar ke liye aane wali striyon ko sari, blouse aur petticoat hum hi pradaan karte hain. Isliye aakaar jaanna zaroori hai.” Main ne dheere se kaha, “Theek hai… battis.”
Main ne dhyan diya ki Sanjeev ne shareer note karte hue ek kshan ke liye seedha meri khadi chuchiyon ki taraf dekha, jaise apni aankhon se hi battis aakaar ko naap raha ho, mere blouse aur sari ke upar se. Usne aage kaha, “Madam, zyadatar striyan jo Guru ji ke paas diksha ke liye aati hain woh gaon ki hoti hain aur unme se bahut si stan bandhan aur antarvastra nahi pahenti, isliye humne unke liye koi vyavastha nahi rakhi. Lekin aap kasbe se aa rahi hain toh apne antarvastra laa sakti hain, bas diksha ke baad unhe yahan jadi booti se shuddhi karwa lena, kyunki ashuddh kuch bhi pahenne ki anumati nahi hai.”
Main muskurate hue sir hila di aur bahut rahat mehsoos kiya. Sanjeev ne kaha, “Dhanyavaad Madam. Ab aap jaa sakti hain, somvaar dopahar tak yahan pahunch jaana.” Main apni saas ke saath wapas aa gayi. Saas Guru ji se bahut aasha poorna thi kyunki jab main Sanjeev ke saath thi tab unki baat hui thi. Unhone mujhe vishvas dilaya ki akeli mat ghabraana, Guru ji jo bhi kahe shraddha se karna. Main samagra khush thi lekin mujhe bilkul anumaan nahi tha ki un saat dinon mein mere saath kya hone wala tha.
Agla somvaar aaya aur main phir apni saas ke saath Rampur Guru ji ke ashram pahunchi. Is baar maine thaili mein bilkul kam cheezein li thi kyunki Sanjeev ne kaha tha sab kuch wahan milega, sirf ek spare set sari blouse petticoat aur aapaatkaalin sthiti ke liye thoda dhan. Maine do set antarvastra liye aur ek set pahne bhi hua tha, socha saat din ke liye kaafi hoga.
Sanjeev ne humein muskurate hue swagat kiya. Hum Guru ji ke paas gaye, unhone hum dono ko ashirvaad diya. Kuch saamaanya baaton ke baad meri saas wapas chali gayi aur main ashram mein Guru ji aur unke shishyon ke saath akeli reh gayi. Aaj Sanjeev ke alawa do aur shishya dikhai diye – Rajkamal, Nirmal aur Uday.
Guru ji ne mujhse kaha, “Beti, yahan sukoon se raho. Kya main tumhe naam se bula sakta hoon?” Main boli, “Haan Guru ji, zaroor.” Paanch purushon ke saamne main thodi asukoon mehsoos kar rahi thi kyunki main wahan akeli stri thi. Sab meri taraf dekh rahe the. Main halke rang ki sooti sari aur matching blouse pahne hui thi. Meri chuchiyan hamesha ki tarah blouse ke andar se khadi dikhai de rahi thi lekin maine dhyan diya ki koi bhi un par ghoor ke nahi dekh raha tha jaise bahar ke purush pehli baar mein karte hain. Guru ji ki shaant aankhon aur unki sukoon dene wali awaaz sun kar dheere dheere main saadhaaran aur sukoon mehsoos karne lagi.
Guru ji ne kaha, “Achha Anita, ab main tumhe ashram ke sadasyon se parichay karata hoon. Sanjeev se toh pehle mil chuki ho, baaki hain Rajkamal, Nirmal aur Uday. Diksha ke samay Sanjeev tumhe marg darshan karega aur baaki log upchaar ke vibhinn charanon mein madad karenge, jo main baad mein spasht roop se bataunga. Ab tum vishraam karo, raat das baje main tumse diksha ke liye milunga. Sanjeev tumhe le jaayega.”
Sanjeev bola, “Kripya aaiye Madam.” Hum ek chhote sukhad kamre mein gaye jise woh ‘mera kamra’ bol raha tha, saath mein juda shauchalaya tha. Kamre mein ek bahut bada darpan tha jisme poora shareer lagbhag dikhta tha, jo mujhe thoda asaadhaaran laga kyunki ghar mein shauchalaya mein chhote darpan hote hain. Saaf safed aanchal, sabun, dant manjjan sab hotel shaili mein safai se rakha hua tha. Kamre mein khat, shringar table par kangi, baal pin, sindoor, bindiya, kursi aur almari thi. Sanjeev ne mujhe doodh ka pyala aur kuch khadya padarth diye.
Usne kaha, “Madam, aap vishraam karo. Agar kuch adhik chahiye jo yahan nahi hai toh bata dena. Ek ghante baad main aunga aur tumhe diksha ke liye le jaunga, jo asal mein tumhare mann aur shareer ki shuddhi prakriya hai. Yeh tumhare lakshya tak pahunchne ki shuruaat hai Madam. Baat yeh ki, apna thaila mujhe de do, main jaanch kar lunga aur sirf ashram niyamon ke anusaar cheezein rakhne dunga.”
Antim pankti sun kar main thodi chakit ho gayi, khas kar “main jaanch karunga” wali baat par. Main boli, “Main toh kuch nahi laayi hoon jaise aapne kaha tha.” Sanjeev bola, “Phir bhi Madam, mujhe jaanch karna padega. Yahan sharmao mat. Poore nivās ke dauran main tumhare saath hi rahunga.”
Usne bina meri anumati ke thaila le liya. Pehle usne dhan ki thaili nikali, phir jo do safed stan bandhan main laayi thi unhe khat par rakh diya. Main sharm se zameen ki taraf dekh rahi thi ki ek anjaan purush mere antar vastron ko haath laga raha tha. Ab usne ek neeli antarvastra nikali aur thodi der usey hawa mein latka ke rakha jaise soch raha ho ki yeh chhoti si cheez meri kaddu jaisi nitamb ko kaise sambhaal leti hogi. Phir usne kuch rumal, spare sari, blouse aur petticoat nikale. Sabse ant mein usne meri ek aur safed antarvastra nikali aur khat par rakh di.
Sanjeev bola, “Theek hai Madam, aapki adhik sari, blouse aur petticoat main karyalaya mein rakh deta hoon kyunki bahar ke vastra pahenne ki anumati nahi hai. Diksha ke samay main aapko ashram wali sari, blouse aur petticoat dunga, saath hi sone ke liye ratri vastra bhi. Aur yeh aapke antar vastra shuddhi ke liye le ja raha hoon, kal subah wapas kar dunga.”
Mujhe kuch kehne ko nahi tha, sirf sir hila diya. Usne mere antar vastra uthaye aur phir se meri antarvastra par thoda ruk gaya. Yeh mere liye bahut as awkward tha. Tab usne woh bhaari prashn poocha jo sun kar mera chehra turant laal ho gaya. “Madam, mujhe aapki… err… jo stan bandhan abhi aap pahne hui hain woh bhi shuddhi ke liye chahiye.”
Main hichkichaate hue boli, “Lekin… abhi kaise de sakti hoon…” Sanjeev bahut shaant awaaz mein bola, “Madam, mujhe jadi booti ghola ubaalna hai jo kaafi samay leta hai. Isliye abhi de do toh samay bach jaayega.” Woh itne saadhaaran swar mein bol raha tha jaise yeh roz ka kaam ho. Mere paas koi bahana nahi tha aur koi vikalp bhi nahi, isliye mujhe apni pahni hui stan bandhan aur antarvastra uske haath mein deni padi. Ek pal ke liye mujhe yeh bhi nahi soojha ki kal subah tak mujhe bina stan bandhan antarvastra ke rehna padega. Saare purush yeh jaan jaayenge aur main kamre mein nahi rahne wali thi, diksha ke liye bahar bhi jaana tha – bina stan bandhan ke, jisme meri chuchiyan swabhavik roop se hilengi aur har purush ke liye vasna poorna pradarshan ban jaayega.
Main ne kaha, “Theek hai, aap thodi der baad aana toh main de dungi.” Sanjeev muskuraya aur bola, “Koi chinta mat lo Madam, main yahin wait karunga. Kitna samay lagega…” Usne jaan bujh kar vakya adhura chhod diya, baat bilkul spasht thi. Main dheere se boli, “Theek hai… jaise aap chahein.”
Yeh keh kar main shauchalaya ke andar chali gayi aur Sanjeev kamre mein hi wait karne laga. Main ne dhyan diya ki shauchalaya ka darwaza aadha darwaza jaisa tha, upar se khali chhoda hua tha. Jaldi hi samajh aa gaya ki shauchalaya mein vastra latkaane ke liye ek bhi ankad nahi tha, isliye vastra darwaze ke upar rakhne padte the. Lekin turant hi yeh bhi soojh gaya ki Sanjeev kamre mein baitha hai aur woh andar se darwaze ke upar rakhne wale vastron ko spasht dekh sakta tha. Matlab woh bilkul anumaan laga lega ki main shauchalaya mein kitna nanga ho chuki hoon. Is baat se mere kaan garam hone lage, lekin phir socha ki shayad main zyada hi soch rahi hoon, woh log toh bhakt hain aur sanyasi jeevan jeete hain.
Main darwaze ki taraf muh karke khadi ho gayi aur jaldi se apni sari kholne lagi. Poori sari utaar kar darwaze ke upar rakh di, phir apni safed petticoat ki nada kholi aur thoda hilna pada kyunki woh meri moti nitamb se chipak rahi thi. Shauchalaya mein bada sa darpan tha, jisme maine dekha ki meri antarvastra toh meri badi badi nitamb ke goliyon ko cover karne ke bajaye aur zyada dikha rahi thi. Yeh mera sthayi samasya thi, kai prakar prayas kiye lekin har antarvastra meri nitamb khand mein ghus jaati thi aur nitamb ke kuch bhi cover nahi karti thi. Blouse pahne hue aur antarvastra nitamb khand mein fas kar main sach mein bahut ashleel lag rahi thi. Isliye maine jaldi se antarvastra bhi utaar di aur darwaze par rakhne hi wali thi lekin socha ki agar Sanjeev ne sari aur petticoat upar latka hua dekha hai toh antarvastra dekh kar woh samajh jaayega ki ab main bilkul nangi hoon. Isliye maine antarvastra zameen ke sukhe hisse par rakh di aur blouse ke button kholne lagi, stan bandhan bhi utaar kar poori tarah nangi ho gayi.
Sirf darwaze ki partition hum dono ke beech thi aur main yahan ekdum nangi khadi thi jabki woh sirf kuch feet door kamre mein tha. Mera chehra laal ho gaya aur yoni mein ekdum se drav ka pravah shuru ho gaya. Main blouse aur stan bandhan haath mein pakde khadi thi aur dhyan diya ki dono paseene se bilkul geele the, khas kar kaksh aur stan bandhan ke cup. Maine blouse darwaze ke upar rakh diya, antarvastra zameen se uthayi aur dekha uspar bhi geele nishan the. Socha ki pehle inhe dhoke Sanjeev ko shuddhi ke liye de dungi. Tabhi Sanjeev ne awaaz maari!
“Madam, kya main aapke baaki vastra dhoke le jaun? Aap apne spare set pahen lo. Is nam kin mausam mein yeh sab paseene se geele ho gaye honge.” Awaaz itni paas se aayi ki main chakit reh gayi. Woh shauchalaya ke darwaze ke bilkul kareeb khada hoga aur meri sari, petticoat aur blouse darwaze par latka hua dekh raha tha. Uske achanak awaaz se main thodi si hil gayi aur jaldi se aanchal lapet li apni bilkul nangi shareer par, halanki darwaza band tha. Main dheemi awaaz mein boli, “Nahi nahi, theek hai.”
Sanjeev bola, “Kya theek hai Madam, naye vastra pahen kar taaza mehsoos karogi. Lekin abhi nahana mat, diksha se pehle nahana hai.” Tab tak main thodi sambhal gayi thi aur socha ki Sanjeev ka vichar behtar hai kyunki paseena bahut nikla tha. Pehle main usko green signal deti usse pehle hi woh sakriya ho gaya. “Madam, main aapki sari, petticoat aur blouse dhone ke liye le ja raha hoon aur aapke laaye hue spare set rakh deta hoon.”
Mujhe pratikriya karne ka samay bhi nahi mila aur dekhte hi dekhte sari aur petticoat darwaze ke upar se gayab ho gaye. Ab mere paas sirf antar vastra ke alawa kuch bhi nahi bacha tha. Blouse bhi ek kshan mein chala gaya. Mujhe nahi pata usne unke saath kya kiya lekin uski agla tippani ne mujhe chakit kar diya. “Madam, lagta hai aapke kaksh mein bahut paseena aata hai, blouse wahan poora geela hai aur peeth bhi thodi geeli hai.”
Main sharm se mar hi ja rahi thi. Matlab woh mera blouse alag alag jagah jaanch raha tha – kaksh, peeth aur spasht roop se cup jahan meri dono chuchiyan rehti hain. Main battis saal ki vivahit, poori tarah pakki ghar ki stri hoon aur yeh anjaan aadmi mera utara hua blouse jaanch raha tha! Mujhe kuch toh bolna pada. “Haan… err… mujhe paseena bahut aata hai.”
Yeh bol kar maine aur samay barbaad nahi kiya aur jaldi se apni antar vastra dhone lagi taaki aur koi tricky prashn na aaye. Maine dhyan diya ki Sanjeev ne mere spare vastra darwaze ke upar rakh diye the lekin petticoat slide hokar meri taraf gir gaya kyunki usne blouse uske upar rakha tha. Sanjeev bola, “Kshama Madam, mujhe anumaan nahi tha ki aisa slide ho jaayega.”
Main dhone mein vyast thi isliye pakad bhi nahi paayi aur woh petticoat paani wale hisse par gir gaya, halki neeli petticoat turant gehra neela ho kar geela ho gaya. Sanjeev ne poocha, “Madam, ummeed hai sukha jagah giri hogi ya geeli ho gayi?” Main sach nahi bol saki kyunki usse aur gandi baatein shuru ho jaati. Maine kaha, “Theek hai, sukhe kshetra mein hi giri.”
Sanjeev bola, “Phir bhi mujhe aur savadhani hona chahiye tha.” Maine apne antar vastra dhoke khatam kar diye aur ab aanchal ko shareer se hata kar khud ko sukhaana tha. Jaise hi maine aanchal utara, meri nangi chuchiyan har harkat ke saath hilne lagi, jo darpan mein spasht dikhai de rahi thi. Jaise maine kaha, meri chuchiyan abhi tak bilkul nahi jhuki thi, woh khadi aur garam thi aur bina jaane mere chuchuk sakht ho kar ubhar aaye the, jaise do angoor khade ho.
Yeh keh kar maine darwaze ke upar se blouse uthaya aur pahenne lagi. Bahut lambi muddat baad aaj main stan bandhan ke bina blouse pahen rahi thi. Din mein toh main kabhi bhi bina stan bandhan ke nahi rehti aur raat ko ratri vastra ke neeche kuch nahi pahenti, lekin blouse ke andar kuch bhi na hone ka anubhav bahut durlabh aur alag tha. Pata nahi kyun, blouse ka woh patla kapda mujhe thoda sa kampit kar raha tha aur badkismati se yeh patla safed blouse tha. Darpan mein dekha toh meri chuchiyon ke khajane bilkul spasht dikh rahe the – dono chuchuk ke baharline saaf saaf nazar aa rahe the aur uske upar bhura areola bhi safed vastu ke through spasht dikhai de rahe the. Main apne aap ko shraap de rahi thi ki maine yeh blouse kyun laayi, lekin ab koi vikalp nahi tha.
Sanjeev ne awaaz maari, “Madam, ho gaya kya? Mujhe abhi Guru ji ke paas jaana hai.” Main jaldi se geeli petticoat pahen li kyunki aur koi chaara nahi tha, aur bina petticoat ke itni kamzor sari mein kisi purush ke saamne jaane ka sawal hi nahi tha. Maine apni chuchiyon ko achhe se sari ke pallu se cover karte hue sab samayojan kar li. Jab main shauchalaya ke darwaze se bahar aayi toh Sanjeev muskurate hue mujhe dekh raha tha. Shauchalaya se kamre mein aane ke liye ek chadhav tha, jaise hi main uspar se neeche utri, meri stan bandhan ke bina mukta chuchiyan blouse mein hil kar uchal gayi aur maine dhyan diya ki uski nazar us uchal ko miss nahi ki. Is sthiti mein uske saamne khade hona mere liye bahut asukoon tha, isliye maine jaldi jaldi cheezein samet li. Maine usse dhoyi hui stan bandhan aur antarvastra pakda di. Meri chikni nitamb aur janghon par geelapan mehsoos ho rahi thi kyunki petticoat aadha geela tha, khas kar nitamb wale hisse mein, jo mujhe aur zyada pareshan kar raha tha.
Sanjeev bola, “Theek hai Madam, aap vishraam karo.” Woh chala gaya aur main bahut rahat mehsoos ki. Maine jaldi se kamre ka darwaza band kiya aur geeli petticoat utaar di. Is baar maine sari nahi kholi, sirf kamar tak upar uthayi aur petticoat ki nada khol di. Woh geeli hone ki wajah se meri moti nitamb se chipak rahi thi, isliye gol nitamb goliyon par se use slide karne mein thoda sangharsh hua. Sari ke neeche kuch bhi na pahenne ka anubhav mujhe turant uttejit kar raha tha.
Lagbhag ek ghanta beet gaya lekin Sanjeev ka koi sanket nahi tha diksha ke liye le jaane ka. Meri petticoat ab lagbhag sukhi ho chuki thi aur main use pahenne hi wali thi ki darwaze par thap thap hui. Mujhe petticoat pahenne ke liye kuch toh bolna pada. Main boli, “Kripya wait kijiye, main ek minute mein kholti hoon.” Maine jaldi se petticoat pahna, sari ko theek se pravah kiya aur darwaza khola. Bahar Nirmal khada tha.
Nirmal bola, “Madam, Sanjeev ne kaha aapko diksha kaksha le jaaun. Guru ji wahan wait kar rahe hain.” Woh chhote kad ka aadmi tha, shayad sirf paanch feet, uski aankhein bilkul meri chuchiyon ke star par thi. Main dhyan rakh rahi thi ki meri mukta chuchiyon ka anavashyak uchal usko na dikhe. Main boli, “Theek hai, main taiyar hoon. Lekin Sanjeev toh keh raha tha ki diksha se pehle nahana hai…” Main poora nahi bol paayi ki Nirmal beech mein hi bol pada, “Haan Madam, sahi kaha, lekin woh nahana vishesh jadi booti jal se Guru ji ke saamne hoga.”
“Kyaa?” Yeh sun kar mera turant pratikriya tha aur lagta hai koi bhi stri aisa hi pratikriya karegi. Main boli, “Main unke saamne nahane kaise? Main koi chhoti bachchi thodi hoon?” Nirmal bola, “Nahi nahi Madam, aap galat samajh gayi. Matlab jadi booti jal Guru ji ne khud taiyar kiya hai aur uspar mantra uchchaar kiye hain, uske baad aap nahayengi. Diksha kaksha mein alag shauchalaya hai.”
Usse sun kar main shaant hui, lekin shayad meri pratikriya se woh anand le raha tha. Nirmal bola, “Madam, kaun kehta hai aap chhoti ladki ho? Woh toh andha gadha hoga.” Thoda ruk kar usne joda, “Lekin Madam, aap inkaar nahi kar sakti ki vidyalaya uniform pahen lo toh bilkul vidyalaya balika jaisi lagogi.” Woh muskuraya. Main samajh gayi ki Nirmal mujhse flirt kar raha tha, lekin hairani ki baat yeh thi ki mujhe uski baatein anand aa rahi thi! Uske tippani se mujhe chid nahi hui. Mere chuchuk phir se sakht hone lage aur chuchiyan tight mehsoos hone lagi jab yeh chhota sa purush mujhe vidyalaya uniform mein soch raha tha, jisme skirt shayad meri badi nitamb ko bhi uchit roop se cover na kar paaye. Nirmal ki aankhein seedhi meri tight chuchiyon par thi kyunki woh chhota tha.
Main bhi chhedne ke swar mein boli, “Sanjeev ne toh kaha tha ki ashram mujhe sari pradaan karega. Ummeed hai aap alag se vidyalaya vastra nahi laaoge.” Nirmal hasate hue bola, “Madam, ashram toh vidyalaya hi hai. Vidyalaya uniform pahenne mein kya harz hai? Lekin dosh mat dena agar aap pahen na paao.” Woh zor se hasa. Mujhe khud nahi samajh aa raha tha ki main yeh vyarth baatcheet kyun lambi kar rahi hoon aur anand le rahi hoon, lekin yeh chhota sa Nirmal mujhe amusit kar raha tha. Is baatcheet mein main poori tarah bhool gayi thi ki main asal mein baccha paane ke upchaar ke liye aayi hoon. Yeh koi anand yatra nahi tha.
Tab tak mere chuchuk poore aakaar mein ubhar aaye the, hriday tez dhadak raha tha aur saans bhi bhari hui thi. Shayad bina stan bandhan ke ek bilkul anjaan purush ke saamne khade hone ka anubhav bhi isme jod ho raha tha. Main boli, “Aapki baat mein dum hai ki ashram vidyalaya jaisa hi hai. Lekin main kyun nahi pahen sakti?” Usne jo jawab diya woh mere liye sabse uttejit vakya tha jo kisi purush ne kabhi kaha tha.
Nirmal bola, “Toh aap maanti hain ki ashram vidyalaya hai. Phir vidyalaya uniform pahenne mein koi samasya nahi honi chahiye. Lekin uniform vidyalaya balika ke aakaar ka hoga kyunki woh ‘vidyalaya uniform’ hai. Sahi hai na Madam?” Usne meri aankhon mein dekhte hue thoda viram kiya lekin uski nazar baar baar meri poori shareer par ghum rahi thi. “Maano main aapke liye vidyalaya vastra laaun – safed upari vastra aur pleated skirt. Main shart lagata hoon aap nahi pahen paaogi. Agar skirt mein taange daal bhi li toh woh aapki kati tak nahi chadhegi. Madam, aap wahan bahut moti ho. Aur upari vastra ki baat hi alag hai, stan bandhan ke bina bhi aap ek bhi button nahi band kar paaogi. To kya main galat tha jab maine kaha tha ‘dosha mat dena agar aap pahen na paao’?”
Main baatcheet se zaroor anand le rahi thi lekin jab usne seedhe bola ki usey pata hai main stan bandhan nahi pahne hui hoon, toh thoda chakit ho gayi. Lagta tha poora ashram jaan chuka tha! Main boli, “Umm… lekin main aap se sahmat nahi hoon. Skirt toh main zaroor pahen lungi, upari vastra mein samasya ho sakti hai. Lekin dhanyavaad bhagwan! Ashram vastra niyam mein vidyalaya uniform nahi hai.” Main hasi hui aur Nirmal bhi mere saath hasa.
Nirmal ab apni baaton mein vishvasi hota ja raha tha kyunki main uske chhedne ko pratikriya de rahi thi. Shayad woh sanyasi jeevan jeeta ho lekin jaise main besharm baat kar rahi thi, usne usey uttejit kar diya. Mujhe khud nahi pata tha main kya kar rahi thi, meri yoni pehle se hi geeli ho chuki thi aur chuchiyan tight ho rahi thi. Saans bhi ab bhari ho gayi thi. Khade rehna kathinaai ho raha tha, isliye maine bahana bana kar sari samayojit karte hue asal mein apni nitamb ko darwaze se ragadna shuru kar diya.
Nirmal bola, “Madam, ab der ho rahi hai, lekin diksha ke baad hum prayas kar lenge. Main aapke liye vidyalaya vastra laaunga aur aap meri baat maan logi.” Main samajh gayi ki Nirmal mujhe ashleel satr ke liye aamantrit kar raha tha. Main bhi is paanch feet ke baune purush ko chhedne mein utni hi aakarshit thi. Main boli, “Oh sach mein, ashram mein vidyalaya uniform hai? Kaise?” Nirmal ne kaha, “Madam, Guru ji ki ek bhakt apni beti ke saath aayi thi aur galti se kuch din pehle ek packet chhod gayi jisme uski beti ka vidyalaya uniform aur kuch vastra the. Woh wapas nahi aayi. Karyalaya ki almari mein pada hai. Ab chaliye Madam, aapki diksha ke liye, Guru ji wait kar rahe honge.”
Yeh baat thodi zyada ho rahi thi. Main kabhi soch bhi nahi sakti thi ki is ashram mein kisi ladki ka vidyalaya uniform hoga, lekin is baune ke mazak ka anand bahut aa raha tha.
Diksha wala kaksha mere rahne wale kamre se thoda bada tha. Wahan dev deviyaan ki chitr lagi hui thi. Ek singhasan jaisa dhancha tha jisme chhoti si murti phoolon aur patton ke haar se sajayi hui thi. Poora vatavaran dhuein se bhara hua tha kyunki kai saath saath agarbattiyaan jal rahi thi. Kaksha mein Sanjeev aur Guru ji the. Wahan pahunch kar main kaafi ghabraayi hui ho gayi. Nirmal ne darwaza band karke wahan se chala gaya.
Guru ji ne kaha, “Anita, ab tumhari diksha ka samay ho gaya hai. Main tumhe iske baare mein sankshep mein bataata hoon. Tum meri sharan mein diksha logi, lekin hum sab linga maharaj ki seva karte hain. Hum sab unke shishya hain aur jaldi hi tum bhi ban jaogi. Tumhari diksha thodi alag hogi kyunki tum isey baccha paane ke lakshya ke liye le rahi ho, isliye poore vidhan nahi honge. Jai linga maharaj.” Sanjeev ne bhi “Jai linga maharaj” uchchaar kiya aur mujhe bhi uchchaar karne ko kaha. Main ne bhi dheere se “Jai linga maharaj” bola lekin mujhe asal mein pata hi nahi tha main kya uchchaar kar rahi hoon.
Guru ji ne aage kaha, “Anita, linga maharaj ki diksha matlab tumhare shareer aur aatma ki safai. Isliye pehle main chahta hoon tum apna shareer saaf karo. Tum shauchalaya mein jaao, balti mein jo jadi booti jal hai usse nahao aur is linga ko apne shareer ke har hisse par ghumao.” Yeh keh kar unhone mujhe “linga” pakda diya. Main ne dekha woh kaala paththar ka bana chhah saat inch lamba aur ek inch mota dhancha tha, ek taraf thoda chauda aadhar ke saath. Yeh bilkul fast food wale egg roll jaisa lag raha tha jo aadhar par khada ho. Mere dimag mein toh egg roll hi ghum raha tha, kabhi socha bhi nahi ki Guru ji isey purush ling yani lund ke roop mein bata rahe the.
Guru ji ne samjhaaya, “Anita, pehle jadi booti jal se poora shareer geela karo, phir mug mein jo jhag hai usse sabun karo. Nahate samay zaroor dhyaan rakhna ki linga tumhare shareer ke har hisse ko chhue.” Main boli, “Ji Guru ji.” Unhone aage kaha, “Kyunki tum baccha paane ke liye diksha le rahi ho, isliye jab linga apne surat angon par chhuegi toh ‘Jai linga maharaj’ teen baar uchchaar karna.”
Main ne sir hila diya halanki ‘surat ang’ shabd sun kar thoda asukoon mehsoos ho raha tha, lekin jab Guru ji ne usey vistrit roop se samjhaaya toh mera chehra ek kishor ki tarah laal ho gaya. Guru ji bola, “Anita, aksar striyan sochti hain ki surat ang sirf yoni ya garbh dwar hota hai, lekin asal mein surat ang bahut kuch cover karte hain. Pehle tum batao tumhare hisaab se surat ang kaunsa hissa hai? Sharam mat karo, yahan apna mann khol kar baat karo.”
Mera dil tez dhadakne laga aise prashn sun kar. Main hichkichaate hue boli, “Matlab woh ang… jo sambandh mein sammilit hote hain.” Do purushon ke saamne apne surat angon ka naam lene se meri zubaan nahi khul rahi thi. Guru ji ne kaha, “Anita, tumhe khulna hoga, mann kholo, swatantra baat karo, koi rok mat rakho. Theek hai, ab batao kis kis jagah par tum mantra uchchaar karogi.”
Ab mujhe bolna hi pada. Saari sharm chhod kar maine kaha, “Main mantra uchchaar karungi apne… stanon aur meri yoni par.” Guru ji bola, “Theek hai Anita, tumhari sharm samajh sakta hoon. Tumne sirf do mukhya ang bataye. Tumne kaha stanon par linga chhute waqt uchchaar karogi, lekin chuchukon ka kya? Kya unka koi bhumika nahi hoti jab tum apne pati ke saath sambandh karti ho?”
Main sharm se sir jhukaye hue sirf sir hila di. Mujhe pyaas bhi lag rahi thi. Sirf kuch der pehle main Nirmal ko chhed rahi thi, lekin ab lag raha tha main bahut anubhavi haathon mein aa gayi hoon. Guru ji ne poocha, “Aur tumhari kati Anita? Kya tum unhe surat ang nahi maanti? Kya unhe chhune se tumhe uttejan nahi hoti?”
Phir se mere paas kuch nahi tha bolne ko, sirf sir hila diya. Main zameen ki taraf dekh rahi thi aur dil zor zor se dhadak raha tha. Lekin Guru ji ki awaaz bahut shaant thi aur ek baar bhi unhone meri stan bandhan rahit chuchiyon par nazar nahi daali, unki aankhein sirf mere chehre par sthir thi. Unhone kaha, “Isliye hum bahut si cheezein chhod dete hain. Toh jab sambandh karte samay jo bhi hissa tumhe uttejit kare, uspar linga chhu kar teen baar mantra uchchaar karna – tumhare stan, chuchuk, kati, yoni, janghen aur spasht roop se honth. Apne lakshya ko paane ke liye tumhe mujhe poori tarah aagyakaari hona hoga.”
Sanjeev ne aage badh kar kaha, “Madam, yeh lo aapke snaan ke baad pahenne ke vastra.” Usne mujhe kesari sari, blouse aur petticoat de diya. Is baar bhi koi antarvastra nahi tha. Main shauchalaya ki taraf chal padi aur achanak mere dimag mein aaya ki Guru ji zameen par baithe hain toh unko mere lehrayate mansal nitamb ka bahut bada drishya mil raha hoga jaise main shauchalaya ki taraf ja rahi hoon. Mere pati aksar kehte the ki bina antarvastra ke meri nitamb aur zyada aakarshak hilti hai. Main bhi jaanti thi ki meri nitamb thodi bhari hone ki wajah se antarvastra ki elastic pakad unhe thoda niyantran mein rakhti hai. Is baat ne mujhe apni chalne ke prati aur chetan kar diya aur main bahut asukoon mehsoos kar rahi thi.
Lekin turant hi mere mann ne mujhe shraap diya ki main Guru ji ke baare mein aisa soch rahi hoon. Unhe toh yeh sab moorakh cheezein paar kar chuke hain. Agle hi pal mujhe unke baare mein aisa sochne par aparadh mehsoos hone laga. Main shauchalaya mein ghusi aur wahan nahane ka jadi booti jal, jhag aur linga rakha hua mila. Maine darwaza band kiya aur turant hi khud ko ek chamakte hue samandar mein paa liya. Is shauchalaya ki roshni vyavastha dekh kar main chakit reh gayi. Wahan kam se kam do sau watt ke bulb jal rahe the jo itne chhote kshetra mein bahut asaadhaaran lag rahe the. Mujhe bulb ki garmi bhi mehsoos ho rahi thi. Is shauchalaya ka darwaza upar se khula nahi tha jaise mere kamre wala tha aur ankad bhi the, lekin itni tej roshni shauchalaya mein kyun thi, yeh soch kar main hairaan thi.
Main shauchalaya ke andar se apni sari utaarne lagi lekin us tez chamakti roshni mein bahut be awkward mehsoos kar rahi thi, jaise bilkul khule din ke prakash mein nahaa rahi hoon. Maine blouse ke button khole aur mere aam jaisi rasili chuchiyan turant azad ho kar khadi ho gayi. Agle hi pal main bilkul nangi ho gayi jab petticoat ne shauchalaya ke darwaze ke ankad par jagah pakad li. Jaise Guru ji ne kaha tha, maine jadi booti jal se nahana shuru kiya. Usme ek sammohit khushboo thi jo dimag mein ghus rahi thi. Maine khud ko achhe se jhag kiya aur phir linga haath mein liya. Paththar ka hone ke bawajood woh bhari nahi tha. Maine usey apni bayi stan par chhuya aur bola “Jai linga maharaj”. Jaise hi woh thanda linga meri nangi chuchiyon par laga, ek pal ke liye laga jaise kisi purush ka haath mere golak ko chhoo raha ho. Main thahar si gayi, phir dayi stan par bhi chhuya aur dobara “Jai linga maharaj” boli.
Mujhe kabhi bhi anumaan nahi tha ki meri yeh poori snaan satr – jisme main apni nangi, stano wali aur mansal athhaais saal ki shareer par linga ko har jagah ghuma rahi thi aur baar baar “Jai linga maharaj” bol rahi thi – asal mein record par bandh rahi thi. Isiliye shauchalaya mein itne uchch shakti bulb jalaye gaye the.
Maine apne poore shareer par linga kriya poori kar li, apni yoni aur nitamb ke goliyon par bhi achhe se ghumaya. Nahane ke baad bhi main garam mehsoos kar rahi thi. Maine aanchal se khud ko sukhaaya aur ab kesari ashram ke vastra pahenne lagi. Shuru se hi mujhe is baare mein sandeh tha aur ab pushti ho gaya. Blouse prayas karte hi pata chal gaya ki yeh kaafi tight tha. Mujhe shak tha ki yeh battis aakaar bhi nahi tha. Cutting toh bahut maryadit thi lekin mere dono golakon ko andar fit karne ke liye mujhe bahut sangharsh karna pada kyunki cup chhote the. Agar stan bandhan pahni hoti toh poora button karna asambhav hota. Kisi tarah maine blouse pahen liya lekin upar wala ankad bilkul nahi lag paaya. Wahan bahut tight tha aur meri gori, bhari chhed khuli hui dikhai de rahi thi. Maine pallu ko achhe se samayojit kiya taaki woh sab cover kar le aur shauchalaya se bahar aa gayi.
Guru ji ne kaha, “Achha, tumhara nahana ho gaya. Jaise maine kaha tha waise kiya na Anita?” Main boli, “Haan Guru ji, aapke kaha anusaar maine ‘Jai linga maharaj’ teen teen baar bola.” Guru ji bola, “Theek hai, ab yahan baitho aur linga maharaj ki pooja karo.”
Unhone pooja shuru ki, kai mantra uchchaar kiye, kabhi kabhi mera naam aur gotra bhi shaamil kiya. Main haath jod kar baithi rahi aur dil se maangi ki Guru ji ke upchaar se jaldi garbhavati ho jaaun. Sanjeev bhi wahan tha aur pooja mein Guru ji ki madad kar raha tha. Diksha ki pooja lagbhag aadhe ghante tak chali. Ant mein Guru ji mere paas aaye, mere maathe par laal tilak lagaya aur maine unke charan chhue. Jab main jhuki toh mera tight blouse aur zyada tan gaya, meri pakki chuchiyon par bilkul fit ho kar, laga ankad abhi toot jaayega. Kisi tarah nahi toota aur mujhe aur sharm se bach gaya.
Guru ji ne kaha, “Ab tumhari diksha poori ho gayi. Tum meri shishya ho aur linga maharaj ke prati samarpit. Jai linga maharaj!” Main ne bhi bola, “Jai linga maharaj!”
Guru ji ne kaha, “Kal subah chhah baje tees minute par hum milenge. Main tumhe ashram ke niyamit karyakram aur tumhare upchaar yojna ke baare mein bataunga. Ab jaa sakti ho Anita.” Main diksha kaksha se nikli aur Sanjeev ke saath apne kamre ki taraf chali.
Sanjeev bola, “Shubh ratri Madam, main aapko chhah baje pandrah minute par uthaunga aur aapke shuddh antarvastra bhi pradaan kar dunga. Nirmal aapka bhojan le aayega.” Pata nahi kyun, jadi booti jal ke nahane ke baad main bahut taaza mehsoos kar rahi thi aur Guru ji ki pooja se khush bhi thi. Main khat par let kar thodi der vishraam karne lagi.
Thap thap! Thap thap!
Mere darwaze par thap thap hui. Main akeli leti hui thi aur Sanjeev wala blouse itna tight tha ki maine uske ankad khol kar aaraam kar rahi thi. Jaldi se maine neeche ke teen ankad band kiye aur sari theek se lapet li. Upar ke do ankad ab bhi khule hue the, jisse meri bhari chuchiyon ka lagbhag aadha hissa kesari blouse ke upar se bahar jhaank raha tha. Main soch rahi thi ki Nirmal hi aaya hoga, raat ke das baj rahe the, zaroor bhojan le kar aaya hoga.
Mera anumaan sahi tha, woh chhota sa bauna shishya Nirmal hi tha, lekin bhojan wali anumaan galat nikli. Uske haath mein kuch nahi tha!
Nirmal muskurate hue bola, “Madam, diksha kaisi rahi?” Main boli, “Theek thi, Guru ji ki pooja sach mein bahut achhi lagi.” Nirmal ne kaha, “Jai linga maharaj. Guru ji par poora vishvas rakho, woh tumhari har rukavat door kar denge.”
Woh muskurate hue tha aur uski chhoti si shakal dekh kar mujhe phir se maza aa raha tha. Jadi booti snaan ke baad main bahut taaza mehsoos kar rahi thi aur garam bhi, har baar jab shauchalaya ki tej roshni mein nahate hue yaad aata, dil tez dhadakne lagta. Ab yeh bauna phir se saamne tha toh maine socha ise thoda chhed loon.
Nirmal bola, “Madam, bhojan laaun?” Main boli, “Nahi, abhi sirf das baje hain, main saamaanya taur par das baje tees ke baad khati hoon.” Thoda ruk kar maine bina usko bolne ka avsar diye aage kaha, “Lekin pehle wali baat par laut kar… Nirmal, baad mein socha toh tum bilkul sahi the! Meri shareer itni badi ho chuki hai ki vidyalaya uniform ki skirt main kabhi nahi pahen paungi. Toh main apni baat wapas leti hoon.”
Nirmal ka chehra dekhne layak tha – bilkul ‘haath aaya par muh na laga’ wala abhivyakti. Woh chhota sa aadmi itna atur lag raha tha aur ab aur bhi mazedaar. Usne socha bhi nahi tha ki main vidyalaya uniform vishay par usey avsar hi nahi dungi.
Nirmal bola, “Lekin Madam… aapne kaha tha prayas karengi ek baar.” Main boli, “Haan woh pehle socha tha, lekin ab tumhari baat maan li. Meri kaya ke liye woh skirt bahut tight pad jaayegi.”
Main ne seedhe shabdon jaise ‘janghen’ ya ‘nitamb’ se parhez kiya. Nirmal aisa dikhai de raha tha jaise usne koi amulya vastu kho di ho. Main usey poora niraash nahi karna chahti thi isliye vishay badal diya. “Lekin Nirmal, mujhe ek alag samasya hai. Kya tum hal kar sakte ho?”
Nirmal ka chehra ab bhi uda hua tha lekin usne upar dekha. Main boli, “Asal mein Sanjeev wala blouse mujhe bilkul fit nahi ho raha. Kya tum koi dusra laa sakte ho?”
Nirmal ki aankhein chamak uthi! Shayad usne socha ki meri dono rasili chuchiyon ko dekhna meri kaddu nitamb dekhne se zyada mazedaar hoga. Usne poocha, “Sanjeev ne battis aakaar nahi diya tha kya?” Mere bhroon upar chadh gaye! Matlab usey pata hai maine Sanjeev ko vyaktigat roop se aakaar bataya tha. Poore ashram ko meri chuchiyon ka aakaar battis pata hai!
Main boli, “Haan diya tha, lekin bahut tight hai. Lagta hai aakaar sahi nahi hai.” Nirmal bola, “Nahi Madam, aakaar bilkul sahi hai, hamare paas har aakaar ka alag group hota hai.” Main ne thoda sa uttejit karte hue apne haathon se apni bhari doodh wali chuchiyon ki taraf ishara kiya aur boli, “Ho nahi sakta Nirmal, main do saal se battis aakaar ki blouse pahen rahi hoon, phir yeh itna tight kyun hai yahan?”
Nirmal ka muh thoda sa khul gaya, chehra mazedaar ban gaya. Usne kaha, “Madam, yeh taiyar blouse hain isliye tightness mehsoos ho rahi hogi.” Is madhyavayask baune ke saath shabdon khelne mein mujhe ek alag anand aa raha tha. Pehle kabhi kisi purush se aisi baatein nahi ki thi aur na hi aise paristhiti mein thi.
Main boli, “Nirmal, itna tight hai ki upar wala ankad main band hi nahi kar paayi.” Ab Nirmal seedha meri jawan, stan bandhan rahit chuchiyon ko dekh raha tha aur shayad soch raha tha ki upar wala ankad khule hue main kaise khadi hoon. Asal mein agar main pallu neeche kar deti toh meri sthiti bahut gandi ho jaati. Bina stan bandhan ke atyant tight blouse mein mere chuchuk saaf dikh rahe the aur upar ka ankad khula hone se kaafi chhed pracharit ho rahi thi.
Nirmal bola, “Oh Madam, toh yeh toh samasya hai. Aise kaise rahogi? Main dusra laa dun kya?” Woh itna chintit lag raha tha jaise koi ghar ki stri ke liye pareshan ho.
Main boli, “Ab raat ho gayi hai Nirmal, main vastra badal kar ratri vastra pahen lungi. Abhi dusre blouse ki zaroorat nahi.” Main dekhna chahti thi uske pratikriya par. Uske chehre par hasya abhivyakti ke saath saath uske janghiya kshetra mein halka sa ubhaar bhi nazar aa raha tha. Usse dekh kar mera dil tez dhadakne laga.
Nirmal bola, “Theek hai Madam. Aap mere jaane ke baad parivartan kar lena, tab tak main bhojan le aata hoon.” Main samajh gayi ki yeh uski chatur soch thi drishya anand ke liye, kyunki usey pata tha mere paas antarvastra nahi hain aur ratri vastra mein main kaafi vasna poorna lagungi. Main ne sir hila diya aur socha agar ratri vastra mein maryadit nahi lagi toh uske saamne nahi pahenungi. Woh bhojan laane chala gaya.
Main ne darwaza band kiya aur almari se woh ratri vastra nikali jo Sanjeev ne di thi. Pehle maine dhyan nahi diya tha. Ab haath mein lekar mehsoos kiya toh thoda rahat hua – yeh kamzor nahi thi. Kesari rang ka mota vastu tha, chhoti ratri vastra shaili mein sila hua. Bazu bhi the, dhanyavaad bhagwan, aur lambai chhoti hone ke bawajood mujhe maryadit lagi.
Main shauchalaya nahi gayi kyunki kamre ka darwaza band tha. Seedhe parivartan karne lagi. Ek kshan mein main nangi ho gayi. Us tight blouse ko khol kar bahut rahat mili, halanki Nirmal ke saamne bhi upar ke do ankad khule hue the. Meri chuchiyan sach mein dard kar rahi thi kyunki cup bahut tight the mere jawan chuchukon par. Maine ratri vastra sir ke upar se pahni aur darpan mein dekha. Ratri vastra ka khurdura kapda mere chuchukon ko chhute hi unhe turant sakht kar gaya. Zindagi mein kabhi ek din mein itni baar uttejit nahi hui thi.
Tab mujhe kya pata tha ki yeh sab kuch bhi nahi tha… jo aage mere intezaar mein tha!
Yeh ratri vastra ka kapda kaafi pravahit tha aur vastu itna mota tha ki meri pakki kaya zyada saaf nahi dikhai de rahi thi. Yeh vastra mere ghutnon ke thoda neeche tak aa rahi thi, isliye main zyada prakat mehsoos nahi kar rahi thi. Maine alag alag kon se darpan mein apni ratri vastra wali kaya ko achhe se dekha aur vishvas ho gaya ki bina antarvastra ke bhi main ashleel nahi lag rahi hoon. Sirf ek samasya thi – mere suje hue chuchukon ke nishan jo bilkul saaf dikh rahe the, koi bhi mere saamne khada ho toh chhook nahi sakta, khas kar koi purush. Lekin socha chhodo, chhupane ka koi tareeka nahi hai aur Nirmal ka intezaar karne lagi.
Thodi hi der mein Nirmal wapas aa gaya. Uske haath mein thaal tha jisme roti, dal aur sabji thi. Main ne dhyan diya ki woh mujhe ghoor raha tha. Maine apni harkaton ko niyantran mein rakhne ki koshish ki taaki meri gol, swatantra latakti chuchiyan zyada na hilengi. Nirmal bola, “Main yahin wait kar sakta hoon, aap bhojan kar lo, agar kuch aur chahiye toh bata dena laa dunga.” Main boli, “Bahut dayalu ho tum Nirmal.”
Maine mej ko khat ke paas khinch liya aur khane ke liye khat par baith gayi. Lekin jaise hi baithi, ratri vastra upar chadh gayi aur mere ghutne poore prakat ho gaye. Upar dekhe bina bhi main nishchit thi ki Nirmal ki nazar meri khuli hui taangon aur ghutnon par atki hui hai. Nirmal bola, “Madam, aap kha lo, main yahan baithta hoon.” Yeh bol kar bina mujhe rokne ka avsar diye woh kuch feet door zameen par baith gaya. Pehle toh maine socha ki yeh log sanyasi jeevan jeete hain isliye zameen par baithne ke aadi honge aur kamre mein kursi bhi nahi thi. Lekin agle hi pal mujhe is baune ki durbuddhi samajh aa gayi. Chhote kad ka hone ki wajah se uski aankhein pehle se hi saadhaaran purushon se neeche thi aur ab zameen par baith kar woh asal mein upar se drishya anand le raha tha.
Main turant satark ho gayi kyunki main antarvastra bhi nahi pahni hui thi. Maine apni taangein jitna ho sake band kar li aur ratri vastra ka kapda neeche tanane ki koshish ki lekin meri moti nitamb usey anumati nahi kar rahi thi. Jab maine neeche Nirmal ki taraf dekha toh uski nazar meri taangon par thi lekin chehre par asantosh bhi tha kyunki maine taangein band kar li thi. Yeh dekh kar phir se mere hothon par muskurahat aa gayi, bahut hasyaaspad lag raha tha.
Maine jaldi jaldi bhojan khatam kiya aur haath dhone ke liye shauchalaya chali gayi. Nirmal ab bhi baitha tha, isliye usey mere chhoti ratri vastra mein dolte hue nitamb ka bahut aakarshak peechhe ka drishya mila, woh bhi nichle kon se. Sabse bura tab hua jab mujhe zameen se aanchal uthaana pada jo deewar ankad se gir gaya tha. Jhukte waqt ratri vastra ka vastu tan gaya aur us baune ko meri bhari, aamantrit nitamb ke goliyon ka poora unrestrictted drishya mil gaya. Vishvas karo, yeh maine jaan bujh kar nahi kiya tha, lekin woh chhota sa bhagyashali ho gaya.
Thodi der baad Nirmal thaal le kar chala gaya aur “shubh ratri” bola, lekin uski aankhein jaise mere jhuke hue mudra ko dimag mein punah chalaa rahi thi. Main stri hone ke naate bahut asukoon mehsoos kar rahi thi. Jab woh chala gaya toh main khat par let gayi lekin bechain thi. Baar baar soch rahi thi ki kya main Nirmal ke saamne seema paar kar gayi, usne asal mein kya dekha, kya main jhukte waqt bahut ashleel lag rahi thi? Aakhir mein uthi aur seedha shauchalaya gayi, poora shareer darpan ke saamne wohi drishya punah utpann kiya. Main ne jhuk kar geele floor ko chhua aur apni taangon ke beech se peeche darpan mein dekha. Oh bhagwan! Main us mudra mein kitni lubhanee lag rahi thi – meri poori gol nitamb poori tarah pradarshan par thi, ratri vastra upar chadh rahi thi aur gori taangein bhi achhe se dikh rahi thi. Koi bhi purush ek pakki stri ke is samajhauta mudra ko dekh kar paagal ho jaaye. Sabse chakit karne wali baat yeh thi ki ratri vastra ke through meri lambi nitamb khand ka halka sa sanket bhi dikh raha tha! Swabhavik hi tha kyunki antarvastra nahi thi. Main bahut sharminda aur doshi mehsoos kar rahi thi, khud ko shraap de rahi thi. Kuch der baad thodi udas hokar khat par let gayi aur agle dinon mein ‘zyada savadhan’ rehne ka mantra le kar soyi. Sone se pehle kai baar “Jai linga maharaj” boli apne asli lakshya – baccha paane – ke liye.
“Madam, Madam!”
Main us awaaz se uthi. Neend se bahar aane mein thoda samay laga, ratri vastra ko neeche khinch kar taangon par samayojit kiya aur khat se utri. Yeh ek stri ki awaaz thi! Main sach mein aascharya chakit thi kyunki kal maine yahan koi stri nahi dekhi thi. Darwaza khola toh ek madhyavayask moti stri muskurati hui khadi thi.
“Madam, mera naam Meenakshi hai. Main Guru ji ki shishya hoon. Kal mil nahi paayi kyunki main kuch dinon ke liye bahar gayi hui thi, aaj subah hi laut kar aayi hoon.” Main ne usey dhyaan se dekha. Meenakshi mujhse thodi badi umar ki thi, lagbhag paintees saal, thodi gori complexion, andaakar chehra aur bahut pramukh striyatva sampada. Woh ashram vastra niyam mein thi. Main ne usey andar aane ko kaha.
Main boli, “Oh! Yahan ek stri ko dekh kar thodi rahat mili.” Meenakshi boli, “Madam, yahan purush stri mein koi antar nahi. Guru ji har shishya ko samanta se vyavahar karte hain. Aap bilkul chinta mat lo. Jai linga maharaj.” Main ne bhi mantra bola aur usey wait karne ko kaha kyunki mujhe pehle shauchalaya jaana tha. Jab main wapas aayi toh dekha Meenakshi ne mera khat pehle se saaf aur set kar diya tha aur ab jhadoo se kamra saaf kar rahi thi.
Meenakshi boli, “Madam, jaldi taiyar ho jaaiye, chhah baje tees minute par Guru ji ke saamne hona hai. Yeh lo aapke shuddh antarvastra. Sanjeev ne mujhe de diye, ab sukhe ho chuke hain.” Main boli, “Bahut dhanyavaad. Kal poori shaam main in purushon ke saamne stan bandhan rahit thi, socho meri sthiti. Aur us blouse ne toh poora kathor samay diya.”
Yeh bol kar maine usey blouse dikhaya. Woh muskurayi aur boli, “Haan, Nirmal ne mujhe bataya tha ki uske cup aapke stan aakaar ke hisaab se chhote hain.” Ashram mein har cheez ki khulapan dekh kar main baar baar vishesh chakit ho jaati thi. Sabko mere baare mein sab kuch pata tha! Kya Nirmal ne yeh bhi sabko bataya hoga ki jhukte waqt meri nitamb ka kaisa bhavya drishya mila tha? Main soch mein pad gayi.
Meenakshi boli, “Koi samasya nahi Madam, Guru ji se anumati le lo, main theek kar dungi.” Main boli, “Blouse aakaar parivartan karne ke liye bhi Guru ji ko pareshan karna padega?” Usne kaha, “Haan Madam, ashram niyam hai – vastron se sambandhit koi bhi parivartan ho toh Guru ji ko suchit karna padta hai.”
Maine usey dikhaya ki mera sthan kitna asukoon tha kyunki upar ke do ankad main band hi nahi kar paa rahi thi. Meenakshi boli, “Madam, button khule hue aap bahut aakarshak lag rahi ho. Aapki chuchiyan bina stan bandhan ke bhi kitni khadi hain!” Main laal ho gayi lekin andar se garv bhi mehsoos hua. Aisa prashansa mujhe pehle bhi mila tha.
Main uski taraf peeth karke stan bandhan pahen li. Lag raha tha jaise kai saalon baad stan bandhan pahen rahi hoon halanki sirf kuch ghante pehle utari thi. Bahut surakshit mehsoos hua. Jaldi se dono haathon se antarvastra ko kati tak chadhaaya aur kuch hi minute mein sari pahen kar taiyar ho gayi.
Darwaza band kar, hum Guru ji ke paas chal diye. Meenakshi mere saamne chal rahi thi aur main apne mann mein uski sari ke neeche bhari latakti kati ko prashansa kar rahi thi. Uska shareer har jagah se gol tha – chehra, stan aur spasht roop se uski nitamb – phir bhi woh bahut chal mein thi aur tez kadam chala rahi thi. Main uske saath gati banaye rakhne ke liye jaldi jaldi chal rahi thi.
Guru ji dhyaan mudra mein baithe the aur muskurate hue mujhe swagat kiya. Us samay aur koi shishya wahan nahi tha. Agle kuch minute mein, Meenakshi ke jaane se pehle jo maine dekha woh meri aankhon ke liye bilkul avishvasniya tha. Main aisi cheezein kabhi itne khule roop se hote hue nahi dekhi thi!
Meenakshi ne kaha, “Guru ji, Anita se baat shuru karne se pehle meri ek samasya sun lijiye?” Guru ji bola, “Kya hai Meenakshi?” Meenakshi boli, “Guru ji, kal raat meri kamar mein bahut tez peeda hui thi. Ab peeda kam hai lekin ab bhi asukoon mehsoos ho raha hai.”
Guru ji ne kaha, “Hmm… shayad mans peshi peeda hoga, jab tak kahin chot lagi ho. Aao yahan, dikhao.” Guru ji zameen par baithe the aur hum kuch feet door khade the. Main wahin khadi rahi aur Meenakshi aage badh kar bilkul unke saamne khadi ho gayi. Sach bataun toh paristhiti aisi thi ki Guru ji ka muh seedha Meenakshi ki yoni ke saamne tha. Phir woh ghumi aur ab uski bhari nitamb Guru ji ke chehre ke bilkul paas thi!
Main ne dekha Guru ji ne baithe baithe dono haath aage badhaye aur pehle uski kamar par chhua aur peeda ke baare mein poocha. Meenakshi ne sir hila diya. Phir jo unhone kiya usse mere kaan garam ho gaye. Guru ji ne dono haathon se Meenakshi ki nitamb ko sari ke upar se hi seedhe sparsh karna shuru kar diya. Main kon par khadi thi isliye unke har movement ko spasht dekh rahi thi. Pehle halka sparsh tha, phir thodi der baad woh dono haathon se uski dono nitamb ke goliyon ko zor zor se malne lage – jaise aata gundh rahe hon. Guru ji baith kar yeh sab kar rahe the, isliye yeh drishya aur bhi uttejit lag raha tha. Meenakshi ki nitamb bahut gol aur adhik thi, isliye Guru ji ke poore failaaye haath bhi usey poori tarah cover nahi kar paa rahe the. Sabse aascharya ki baat yeh thi ki Meenakshi ka chehra bilkul saadhaaran tha. Yeh silsila kuch der chalta raha aur Guru ji ke rukne se pehle unhone ek antim dabav mein uski mazboot nitamb ko dono haathon se zor se masal diya. Meenakshi ab tak khadi thi lekin itni sakriya nitamb malish se usme tapish utpann ho gayi hogi, woh thoda sa hil kar Guru ji ki taraf muh karke khadi ho gayi.
Kya main Guru ji ke baare mein anavashyak gandi soch rahi thi? Mere mann ne mujhe samjhaya ki shayad yeh peeda ki jagah dhoondhne ka tareeka hai. Lekin jo bhi ho, yeh tareeka bahut seedha tha aur dusron ke saamne aisa karna bilkul nahi hona chahiye, kyunki galat vichar paida ho sakti hai.
Guru ji ne kaha, “Meenakshi, apni nitamb aur kamar par garam sek karna aur yeh aushadhi din mein do baar lena.” Yeh bol kar unhone bagal se ek dabba nikala, khola aur maine dekha usme chalis pachaas chhoti shishiyan thi jisme alag alag rang ki aushadhi ghola tha. Meenakshi aushadhi le kar kaksha se chali gayi. Ab Guru ji ne meri taraf mud kar kaha, “Baitho Anita.”
“Anita, khadi rakhne ke liye kshama. Ummeed hai ab antarvastra wapas milne ke baad tum bahut behtar mehsoos kar rahi ho.” Woh meri aankhon mein dekhte hue muskuraye. Main dheere se sir hila di, aisi baaton par swabhavik sharm mehsoos ho rahi thi, halanki dheere dheere main is sab se parichit hoti ja rahi thi.
Guru ji bola, “Anita, aaj se main tumhara upchaar shuru karunga. Jai linga maharaj.” Main ne bhi bola, “Jai linga maharaj.”
Guru ji ne kaha, “Pehle mujhe tumhari vivahit jeevan ke baare mein aur kuch vivaran chahiye. Sharam mat karo aur kuch mat chhupao. Mann ko kholna padega. Jo bhi tumhare dimag mein aaye, mujhe batao ya poochho. Tumhari samasya aisi hai ki agar tum nahi khologi toh upchaar poora nahi hoga.”
Main ne phir sir hila diya. Guru ji bola, “Jab maine antarvastra ka zikr kiya toh tumme sharm dikhi. Kyun Anita? Jab tak yeh sab tumhe swabhavik aur saadhaaran nahi lagenge, tumhari diksha adhuri hi hai. Jaise tum stan bandhan pahen rahi ho, waise hi main apne vastron ke neeche antarvastra pahenta hoon. Isme sharm kis baat ki hai, batao?”
Main boli, “Err… Haan Guru ji. Kuch nahi.” Guru ji ne poocha, “Achha. Saptah mein kitni baar tum log sambandh karte the?” Main boli, “Saamaanya taur par saptah mein do baar.” “Sambandh ke baad tumhe poora santosh milta tha?” Main ne sir hila diya.
Guru ji ne poocha, “Kya tumhe lagta tha ki tum poori tarah uttejit ho rahi ho ya kriya aur lamba hona chahiye tha, alag shaili hona chahiye tha ya kuch aur?” Main boli, “Nahi Guru ji. Aisa kabhi nahi mehsoos hua.”
Guru ji bola, “Theek hai, toh spasht roop se zyadatar cheezein saadhaaran hain aur mahine ki aayein bhi niyamit hain. Batao Anita, ek satr mein kitni baar sambandh karte the? Ek baar ya adhik?” Mere kaan garam hone lage the aur gaal laal ho rahe the, ek purush se itni vyaktigat baatein karte hue.
Main boli, “Shaadi ke pehle kuch mahine mein do baar, lekin pichhle ek saal se sirf ek baar.” Guru ji ne poocha, “Pehle dinon mein yoni se drav do baar hota tha? Dono baar barabar matra mein?” Main boli, “Haan, lekin sach bataun toh kuch dinon mein dusri baar mera drav nahi hota tha, sirf pati ka hota tha.”
Guru ji bola, “Hmm. Kya tum bahut bhari matra mein drav karti ho?” Main ghabraate hue boli, “Nahi, zyada nahi… matlab…” Meri ghabraahat mujhe aisi vyaktigat baatein bolne se rok rahi thi.
Guru ji ne kaha, “Bolo Anita. Apne shabdon ko samayojit karo aur mann kholo.” Main boli, “Asal mein ab bhi mujhe lagta hai ki kuch ‘garam’ cheez andar hi reh jaati hai aur kriya khatam hone ke baad bhi bahar nahi nikalti.”
Guru ji bola, “Theek hai Anita, shaant ho jao. Mujhe zaroori suchna mil gayi.” Kuch der tak sannata tha kyunki Guru ji aankhein band karke dhyaan kar rahe the.
Phir unhone kaha, “Jai linga maharaj. Dekho Anita, garbhavastha tabhi hogi jab sambandh ke dauran tumhara drav zyada ho. Jo maine samjha, lagta hai tum poori tarah uttejit nahi ho paati ho jisse tumhare dravon ka kul nikaas nahi hota. Yeh kai dampatti ke saath hota hai, bahut chintajanak nahi hai. Lekin agar uttejit hone ke bawajood bhi yoni drav kam ho toh woh samasya hai.”
Guru ji ne viram kiya jaise mujhse swabhavik prashn ki aasha kar rahe hon. Main boli, “Agar drav uchit nahi hai toh kya hota hai Guru ji?” Guru ji ne samjhaaya, “Dekho Anita, agar drav kam hai toh ande bhi kam bante hain aur garbhavastha ke avsar bahut kam ho jaate hain. Lekin shaant raho pyari, isey theek karne ke tareeke hain – tumhare poora yoni drav nikaalne ke upay aur jadi booti aushadhiyan jo ise badha sakein. Lekin tumhe meri har nirdesh ko poora palan karna hoga.”
Main boli, “Guru ji, main garbhavastha ke liye kuch bhi karungi. Main bahut pareshan ho chuki hoon. Aap jo aadesh karenge main waise hi karungi.” Guru ji bola, “Achha Anita. Lekin yaad rakhna, kehna aasaan hai karna kathinaai. Sabse pehle mujhe tumhare yoni drav ki matra chahiye. Kya tum swayam krida karti ho?”
Ab main bahut pyaasi mehsoos kar rahi thi. Zindagi mein pehli baar kisi ne mujhse aisa prashn poocha tha aur main sach mein bahut zyada sharminda aur lajja mehsoos kar rahi thi. Maine kabhi aisa kuch prayas hi nahi kiya tha. Jo bhi hua woh sab swabhavik tha mere saath. Shaadi se pehle bhi drav hote the lekin woh sab swabhavik the – zyadatar swapnon ke through, kabhi kabhi train bus mein kisi ke ragadne ya chhoone se, aur phir raat ko khat par un sabko yaad karke takiye ke saath.
Lekin ab main sandeh mein pad gayi thi ki bina poori tarah uttejit hue poora yoni drav kaise ho sakta hai. Sirf kalpana se toh yeh nahi hoga. Sabse badi baat, mera pati yahan hai bhi nahi.
Main dheere se boli, “Haan Guru ji, bahut kam baar main swayam krida karti hoon aur drav bhi bahut kam hota hai.”
Guru ji ne kaha, “Anita, tumhe bilkul waise hi karna hoga jaise main kehta hoon. Mujhe tumhare yoni drav ki exact matra chahiye, uske hisaab se aage upchaar yojna hogi.”
Main boli, “Lekin Guru ji, pati ke bina… main kisi ke saath let kar…”
Guru ji muskuraye aur bole, “Anita, tum kya soch rahi ho mujhe pata hai. Kya tum yeh soch rahi ho ki main tumse kisi dusre purush ke saath letne ko kahunga poora drav ke liye? Main jaanta hoon tum ek grihini ho aur tumhari samajik seema kya hain.”
Main ne sir hila diya aur thoda vishvas mehsoos kiya. Lekin ab bhi mere dimag mein yeh nahi aa raha tha ki bina kisi purush ke saath let kar main poori tarah uttejit kaise ho paungi.
Guru ji ne kaha, “Upchaar ka pehla hissa hai mann niyantran. Tumhe sirf apne shareer par hone wale kriyaon ka swabhavik pratikriya dena hai aur baaki sab kuch dimag se nikaal dena hai. Mat sochna ki kaun saath mein hai, kahan ho, bas swabhavik pratikriya do jo paristhitiyan main utpann karunga. Apne mann ko sirf kriyaon tak seemit kar do. Yeh sab itna swabhavik hoga jaise ab hum baat kar rahe hain, isliye bilkul chinta mat lo, yeh sirf upchaar prakriya hai. Jai linga maharaj!”
Main ne Guru ji ko sir hila diya halanki mujhe ab bhi poora anumaan nahi tha ki asal upchaar kaisa hoga.
Guru ji ne sankshep mein kaha, “Sun lo Anita, yojna kuch aisi hai. Pehle aushadhi wala hissa. Yeh jadi booti aushadhi subah pehle mutra visarjan ke baad khali pet lena aur raat ko sone se pehle. Matra shishi par likhi hai, theek hai?”
Main ne sir hila kar unke haath se aushadhi shishi le li.
Guru ji ne aage bataya, “Yeh dusra jadi booti arka hai jo tum hamesha ashram se bahar jaate waqt lena. Aur yeh tel hai jisse tumhe dopahar nahane se pehle poore shareer ki malish karni hai. Har nahana jadi booti jal se hi hoga jaise diksha ke samay kiya tha. Main anubhav karta hoon tum kal se tel lagana shuru karo, aaj se nahi.”
Main boli, “Ji Guru ji. Jadi booti jal se nahane ke baad mujhe bahut taaza mehsoos hua tha.”
Guru ji bola, “Haan, yeh jadi booti arka tumhare angon aur urja star ko navikrit karta hai. Lekin yaad rakhna, jo tel maine abhi diya hai woh tumhare stanon par mat lagana. Stanon ke liye yeh alag tel hai. Ummeed hai sandeh nahi hoga – stan malish wala tel hara rang ka hai. Samajh gayi?”
Main ek aagyakaari vidyarthi ki tarah sir hila di. “Stan malish” shabd sun kar mere chuchuk stan bandhan ke andar uchal pade.
Guru ji ne kaha, “Anita, malish ke nirdesh tumhe Rajkamal se milenge. Shayad tum usse baat nahi ki hogi kyunki woh zyadatar vyast rehta hai, woh ashram ka pakwan banane wala hai.”
Main boli, “Haan Guru ji. Kal dekha tha lekin baat nahi hui thi.”
Guru ji ne aage kaha, “Aur ab mann niyantran wala hissa. Yeh bahut mahatvapoorna hai. Yeh lo vishesh absorption pad, agle do din jab bhi ashram se bahar jaogi toh ise pahen kar jaana.”
Guru ji ne mujhe ek chhota sa safed chaukor sooti pad diya jo bade rumal jaisa gundha hua tha. Main sandeh mein pad gayi ki ise kaise ‘pahenna’ hai.
Main ne poocha, “Guru ji, ise kaise pahenu?” Shayad yeh mera jeevan ka sabse moorakh prashn tha!
Guru ji bola, “Anita, maine pehle hi kaha tha ki mujhe yeh jaanna hai ki uttejit hone par tumhara drav kitna hota hai. Yeh vishesh pad hai jisme matra naapne wala litmus kagaz laga hai jo mujhe exact matra batayega. Ise apni antarvastra ke andar, apni yoni ke chhed par rakhna hoga.”
Yeh sun kar mere kaan turant laal ho gaye. Main sharm se Guru ji ki aankhon mein dekhne se bhi katra gayi. “Antarvastra” aur “yoni” shabd seedhe ek purush ke muh se sun kar meri sthiti aur kharab ho gayi. Mere chuchuk aur tight ho gaye aur meri bhari chuchiyan blouse ke andar aur zyada tight mehsoos hone lagi kyunki blouse pehle se hi tan gaya tha.
Guru ji ne kaha, “Ise antarvastra mein aise rakhna Anita ki woh shift na ho. Har ek boond ko sokhna chahiye taaki mujhe sahi matra mile. Ummeed hai tum vyavastha kar logi.”
Main jaldi se zameen ki taraf dekhte hue sir hila di aur yeh charcha jaldi khatam karna chahti thi. Lag raha tha agar yeh vishay aur chalta raha toh Guru ji mujhse sari upar karwa kar khud hi antarvastra mein haath daal kar dikha denge ki pad kaise rakhna hai.
Main boli, “Ji Guru ji. Samajh gayi.”
Guru ji bola, “Achha. Anita, aaj aur kal tumhe kam se kam do charam sukh roz paane hain. Yaad rakhna, jo bhi kriya tumhare saath hogi woh bahut asadharan lag sakta hai lekin woh tumhare upchaar ka hissa hai. Isliye ise khel ke roop mein lo aur jo swabhavik taur par hona hai hone do. Jai linga maharaj!”
Main ne bhi bola, “Jai linga maharaj.”
Guru ji ne aage kaha, “Anita, main chahta hoon tum roz ke karyon mein bhi bhag lena. Agar mann kare toh pakwan kaksha mein madad kar sakti ho. Dopahar mein yog, tairaki aadi mein bhi shaamil ho sakti ho.”
Main boli, “Ji Guru ji. Jo mujhe anukool lagega main zaroor karungi.”
Guru ji bola, “Ab jaa sakti ho Anita. Jo bhi karna hai, kahan jaana hai, sab nirdesh mere shishyon ke through mil jaayenge. Linga maharaj par vishvas rakho.”
Main boli, “Dhanyavaad Guru ji. Jai linga maharaj!”
Main unke kamre se nikal kar apne kamre ki taraf chali. Ab bhi main mann se pareshan thi. Guru ji ne kaha tha ‘charam sukh lo’, lekin vivahit stri hone ke naate bina pati ke din mein do charam sukh paane ka soch kar main pareshan thi. Aisi teevra surat sukh toh sirf shaadi ke shuru ke dinon mein hi mila tha. Phir bhi khud ko samjhaya aur koi raasta bhi nahi hai, Guru ji ko yeh jaanna zaroori hai ki main normal jhadti hoon ya nahi.