Prologue....
Rati Devi ,ht 5'9"ft.... Bahut hi goori chitti thi , apne gaon ki sabki sugadh aurat , dancing, singing , kadhai bunaai ke saath sab pe raaj karna jaanti thi ..... Hamesha ek pistol lekar ghoomti thi jawani se......
Uska baap (Choudry MADHAV SINGH ) ek bahot bada jamidaar tha poore 40 goan ka akela Malik ya kehlo purey 40 gaon ki Mahapanchyat ka maalik tha ..... Rati ki maa janam dete hi marr gayi per uski chachi, taayi aur baap ne Rati ko rajkumri ki tarah paala ..... per Rati me saare gunn Rajkumari waale hi the .....
Woh duniya me sabse jaada pyar apni beti Saroo ke bete Aryan se karti thi uske baad Saroo se ..... Hamesha yahi sochti ki kaash Mahi mere garbh se paida hota..... Lekin apna naati yaani Mahi ko paakar phooli nahi samati thi .....
Rati Devi ko uske apne baap se 40 gaon ki satta(power) mili thi , 15000 acre jameen ke saath 12 bade baagh aur 3 Haveli sampati me mili..... Khaandan ka gupt khazaana aur virasat me kitne padh baad me pata chalega.
Bank balance ke alwaa saara khaandani jewer bhi uska tha par ek vasiat ke hisaab se wo uski caretaker hi thi kyonki uske baap ne apne baad saari property RATI Devi ki pehli beti SAROO ke beta ki naam kar di thi jab MAHI 1 saal ka tha joh RATI Devi ke alwaa koyi nahin jaanta tha . Uske baap ye bhi likha tha ki RATI chaaye to apne poota pooti (grand childrens) ko bhi 10 % ka warris bana sakti hai jo usko caretaker ke roop me milega per usko baap ne bataa diya tha ye kabhi nahi hoga ..
Usne marte dum ek waada liya tha ki wo MAHI ke liye kuch bhi karegi chaye usko apni jaan hi na deni pade ......
RATI Devi ki shaadi ke time par jab usko ye pata chala ki uska ristha sirf ek goan ke maalik se hone ja raha hai to woh bhadhak gayi aur apne rath (chariot ki tarah sirf horse ki baajye 2 ox hua karte the par 4 log beth sakte the) pe swaar ho ke apne baap Choudry MADHAV SINGH ke pass ja phonchi jo apne ek baagh me baithe the . RATI us time 18 saal ki thi aur jawani usko uper wale ne bharpoor di thi ...
18 saal ki RATI uss time khud hu Ratidevi ka avtaar thi har taraf uski jawani aur dhaan dault ke kisse the aur gareeb ho ya ameer sab us ki ek jhaalk dekh kar usko paana chaate the par Choudry MADHAV SINGH ka darr aur uski beti per nazar daal ke to dekhna to dur uska soch bhi nahi sakta tha koyi......
RATI us time 5'8" ht , 34 ki choochi , 26 ki kamar aur 34 ka uska gol matol pichwada .... usse bhi jaada doono chootad ka alag ek rythym me tharakna kabhi ek upar to kabhi doosra sab jaanleva tha.
RATI jab baagh me ponchi to dekha kuch 150 admi uske baapu ke takht ke paas charo traf zameen per hath jor ke bathein hain aur uske pitaji ek sadhu numa admi ke pair daba raha hain aur woh sadhu uske baap ka hukka apne mouh me aankh bandh kar ke gudgudi laga raha hai .
RATI ne dekha ki abhi na baat kar ke baad me pitaji se baat karungi woh wapas mud ke baagh ke tubewell ki aur chalne hi waali thi ki usko ha ha ha ha ha ha ... ki awaaj uske kaano me padi bas Rati ko gussa as gaya koi kisi par nahi ushpe hasa aur usne apne baap ki di huyi pistol apne lahenge ke Jeb se nikali aur mud kar usne pistol saamne ki toh usko sadhu baba hi hasta nazar aaya baaki sab usi tarah the .....
Ch. MADHAV guruji ke pair daba raha tha, saare goan wale aur majdoor haath joor ke zameen pe baithe the aur Sadhu baba ki ankh khuli hui thi aur wo has rahein the , Rati ne unki ankho ke tej dekh kar khud hi pistol niche kar li aur sar jhukha ke unke samne hath jod ke baith gayi aur boli," Babaji mujhe maaf kar den meine apradh kiya hai aap per pistol taan kar" ...
Baba ke face per muskan as gayi aur bole," meri aachi putri tu mere pass aaja".
RATI uthi aur nazar jhukati huyi babaji ke pass ja kar unko charno ko dekhte huye roone lagi aur boli," sadhu mere Bhagwan mujh ko maaf kar do mein apne kiye aur gusse per sharminda hun" .
Baba bole," Tere liye hi itni durr se aaya hun tujhse ye baat karne...... ki jis RAJVEER ka rishta tujko aaya hai toh uske saath tujhe vivah karna hoga" ...
RATI aab bhi ro rahi thi aur apna sar jhukye huye aur apna sir usne baba ke charan me rakhkar hila ke apni sehmati bataa di woh tyaar hai .....
Baba ne hukke ki 2-3 gud gud ki aur RATI ke sar per hath pher ke usko khada hone ke liya kaha , woh bechari kishori subkahtye aur hichkiya lete huye apni gardan jukhakar aur haath jor ke khadi ho gayi ......
Babaji bole," Putri tum niraash na ho aur mere taraf dekho"....... par RATI abhi bhi subakh rahi thi aur gardan utha ke usne dekha to uska face khushi se chamakne laga kyonki babaji usko dekh kar muskara rahe the aur woh babaji ke tej ko dekh kar , per ish bar bina wakt gawye usne hath jor diye aur apna sar unke piaron me jhukha diya ...
Sadhu RATI ko bole," Putri mein tumse bhaut khush hun aur tumko sabh wo khushi milegi jiski tum hakdaar ho , tumahara janam is sansaar ke kalayan ke liye hua hai . Me tum ko ek vardaan deta hun jo tum apne liye ya santaan ke liye ya uski santaan ke liye maang sakti ho .....
RATI ko kuch samj nahi aa raha tha phir wo boli," Mahatma mujhe maaf karein kya mein phooch sakti hoon aap kyon hain aur mujh jaisu aam larki se milne kyun aaye hain ?
Sadhu muskara ke bole," mujhe tumare hone wali beti ke bete me bhejha hai"....???
RATI apni phati hui aankhon se sadhu baba aur apne baba ki taraf dekh rahi thi phir usko laga ki uske baba bagar uski taraf dekh kar Sadhu baba ke pair dabaa rahein hain , tabhi usko jhataka laga saare majdoor aur goan wale bus hath jor kar baba ko dekh rahein hain..... phir usne aas pass dekha to uski aankhien phatti ki phatti rahein gayi kyonki ushse 10 metre door ek toota (parrot) apne wings spend kiye ruka hua hai aur phir usne charon tarf dekha sub kuch ruka huya hai bas uske pitaji ko chod kar abhi bhi madhoshi ki haalat me guruji ke piar dabaa rahein hain .
RATI sir jhukha kar boli guruji aap sab phele jaise kar dein.
Guruji bole," vardan to tum ne liya nahi tab tak ye ruka rahyega, to samay na nasth karo, bolo kya vardan mangti ho ....."
RATI Devi me kuch socha aur mushkara ki poochi ,"guruji meri ek beti hogi ? Aur uska ek beta hoga "?
Guruji smile ke saath bole," thatathsuu , beti tumne var maang ke sahi naaye kiya hai ...tumhare upar Bhagwan hamesha khush ho ..."
Guruji apni jagha se uthkar ......balki abhi bhi samay rukaa hua tha ..
"Beti aab hum chalte hain" .
"Sadhu Maharaj kya aap vardan bina diye hi chale jaa rahein hain" ???? RATI boli .
Sadhu baba apni shakal per baarh baajte waale bhaav dete huye bole," Putri vardan to tum ne maang liya apni beti aur uske putre ke roop me" ......
RATI mandh mandh pehali baar , yahen aane ke baad muskai aur boli ,"Maaf karein sadhu Maharaj meine vardan kab maanga mein to sirf ye aap se poocha ki meri beti hogi uska beta hoga agar apka yahi vardan hai to mein chamha mangti hoon" ...
Sadhu kuch samay vichaar ke baad bole ,"Putri tum vardan maang sakti ho par ab soch samaj ke mangna kyonki ye vardan ab tumhari prakisha layega "..
RATI soch me pad gayi ki vardaan kiske liye maangu apne liya, hone wale pati ke liye , apne pita ke liye ya apne hone wale baccho ke liye ...
Sadhu Maharaj bole ,"Putri bina kisi vimlambh ke apna vardan maang lo nahin to mere jaane ka saamy ho gaya hai "....
RATI ke brain me sirf guruji ka samay hi rah gaya aur boli ,"Guruji mujhe aap ye vardan den jab samay aaye to main aapko yaad karon aap usko is vardan ki saari sakhti pradaan karein jisko mein sabse jaada pyaar karti hun" .
Guruji muskara ke bole," Beti tu ne ye vardan apne liye nahi maanga, chal tujko ek mantra deta hun ki jab tujhe mera vardan chaiye hoga dilse to tujhe ye mantra bhi yaad aa jayega aur vardan bhi ... Thathatsuu"....
Guruji ke itna bolne se hi sab pehle jaisa ho gaya
RATI apne pitaji aur goan walon ke samne khadi thi aur usne dekha ki sab usko ghoor rahein hain to sab per chilla ke boli agar kisi kaamchoor ne abhi apna kaam nahi kiya hai to ...... usne apne ghaghere se pistol nikal karke hawai fire kiya, "usko mardungi ... "
Bas baagh me insaan hi nahi pushu aur pareende me bhi khalbali mach gayi aur sab majdoor kaam pe aur goan wale joh ch. MADHAV ki choukhat par aaye the bhaag ke bahar intazaar kar rahe the .
Pehle to Choudry MADHAV apni beti par khush phir usko pistol liye dekh kar dukhi hua per bola kuch nahin.
RATI boli," Bapu meri shaadi kar do mein tyaar hun tu jis se bolega raja ho ya fakir".
Ch. MADHAV apni beti ki baat sunke khush ho gaya aur usne apni beti ki shaadi RAJVEER ke sath bahut haathi , ghore aur jewerat ke sath ki per RATI sabkuch apna attitude , apne raajsahi thaat apna garoor chod kar bus wo apni sasural me ek aam vivahit stree ban gayi aur usne 4 baccho ko jaanam diya 2 maare baccho ko bhi per majaal hai koyi usko dekh ke bol de yahi RATI Devi hai Choudry MADHAV SINGH ki ekloti beti Arabon sampatti ki Warris ...
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to be continued.