Bhojan ka samay ho chala tha. Maa Kadambari apne us roop me bhojan ke liye nahi ja sakti thin, isliye roz ki tarah unhone fir se saadi pehni aur bhojan ke liye nikal gayin. Kintu bhojan ke samay Maa Kadambari aur Yuvaraj, dono hi ek-dusre se nazrein nahi mila pa rahe the. Unke man me kahin na kahin ek ajeeb-si jijhak aur lajja ghar kar gayi thi.
Bhojan samapt hote hi sabhi apne-apne kakshon me laut gaye. Yuvaraj bhi apne kaksh me jakar shayya par let gaye, parantu kitni hi koshishon ke baad bhi unhein neend na aayi.
Yuvaraj sochne lage— "Aaj main kya kar raha tha? Main apni hi maa ke saath... Main swayam ko rok kyon nahi pa raha tha? Kya mujhe bhi unke prati koi moh hai? Haan, yah satya hai. Kahin na kahin ve hi ekmatra stree hain, jinhein main apna samajhta hoon, apne se badhkar maanta hoon. Lekin yah maine aaj kya kar daala? Kal raat maa us sarovar ke kinare... aisa lag raha tha maano ve mujhe chahne lagi hain. Aur aaj ve meri baahon me is prakar thin, maano ve mujhse man hi man prem karne lagi hon."**
Yuvaraj sone ki bahut koshish karte hain, karvatein badalte rahte hain, parantu har baar unki aankhon ke samne **Maa Kadambari** ka chehra aa jata hai.
Yuvaraj ke man me bite hue sabhi prasang taza ho jate hain— unka vah khilkhilata masoom chehra, unke kaanon ke ve jhumke jo unki laton ke saath khelte rahte the, unki moti-si nath, jo unke sharmile swabhav ko aur nikhar deti thi, unke hothon ki halki-si muskaan jo unhein sada anandit kar deti thi, unki sundar kaaya, unki chudiyon ki khanak, unki payal ki madhur runjhun. Har ek smriti jaise Yuvaraj ke hriday me ek naya sthan bana rahi thi.
Achanak varsha hone lagti hai. Varsha ki boondon ki mand dhvani dheere-dheere unke kaanon tak pahunchti hai. Sheetal hawa unke chanchal man ko shaant karne lagti hai. Dheere-dheere Yuvaraj apni aankhen moond lete hain aur nidra me leen ho jate hain.
Subah hote hi **Maa Kadambari** jaag jati hain. Ek naye utsah aur asha ke saath ve apne din ki shuruaat karti hain. Snaan ke pashchat ve punah shringar karne baithti hain. Shringar ke pashchat aayeene me swayam ko dekhkar halka-sa muskurati hain.
**Unke man me vichar aata hai— "Lagta hai, aaj itni subah Yuvaraj ki yaad aa rahi hai."**
**Maa Kadambari— "Kyon nahi aayegi? Mere Yuvaraj hain, to avashya aayegi."**
**Unke man ki aavaaz— "To fir yah shringar itna fika kyon lag raha hai?"**
**Maa Kadambari— "Aisa kyon?"**
**Man— "Ab yah to tum Yuvaraj se hi pooch lo, vahi tumhein bata payenge."**
**Maa Kadambari— "Yuvaraj bhala mujhe kyon batayenge? Aur kal ki us ghatna ke baad, main unke samne kaise jau, yah samajh nahi aa raha."**
**Maa Kadambari** bas apne hi alag vicharon me khoi hui thin.
Udhar Yuvaraj, Mangalpratap aur unki sena ke saath abhyas me bhaag le rahe the. Mangalpratap apne sainikon ke saath khade the.
Ek sainik bola— **"Yuvaraj Vikramaditya ji, aapki veerta dekhkar hum atyant prabhavit hue. Kya aap hume bata sakte hain ki is adbhut shakti ke piche kaun-si prerana hai?"**
Yuvaraj halki muskaan ke saath bole— **"Hamare agraj, Yuvaraj Harshvardhan. Unke nidhan ke pashchat hi hume apni vastavik shakti ka bhan hua. Kabhi-kabhi lagta hai ki yadi hum unse aur adhik seekh pate, to aaj aur bhi bade yoddha hote."**
Mangalpratap bole— **"Yadi aap chahein to hume aur hamare sainikon ko margdarshan de sakte hain, Yuvaraj."**
Yuvaraj bole— **"Mujhe nahi lagta ki iski koi avashyakta hogi, bhai. Hume thoda kary hai, aap apni taiyari jari rakhein."**
Yah kahkar Yuvaraj wahan se nikal jate hain. Mangalpratap aur unki sena punah josh ke saath abhyas me lag jati hai.
Yuvaraj ab Rajmahal ke bagiche se hote hue nikal rahe the. Achanak unka dhyan wahan khile sundar pushpon par jata hai. Ve ek pal ke liye thithak jate hain.
**Yuvaraj (man me)— "Ye gulaab ke phool maa ko atyant priya hain. Kya mujhe inhein lekar maa ko bhent deni chahiye? Sambhav ho to is pushp ke madhyam se main kal jo hua, uske liye kshama bhi maang lunga."**
Udhar **Maa Kadambari** apne saaj-sajja me lagi hui thin.
**Maa Kadambari— "Main unse seedhe jakar to kuch nahi pooch sakti."**
**Man— "Theek hai, tum swayam jakar dekh lo ki Yuvaraj bahar kahin hain ki nahi. Yadi tumhein uchit lage ki poochna chahiye, to pooch lena. Anyatha, laut aana."**
**Maa Kadambari— "Shayad yahi uchit rahega."**
Maa kadambari apne kaksh se bahar aati hai aur rajmahal me yuvaraj ko dhundne lagti hai. Lekin unhe yuvaraj kahi nahi dikhte.
Hatash hokar maa kadambari wapas apne kaksh me laut jaati hai. Unke chahre par ek udasi thi.
Wo phir se aaine ke saamne baith jaati hai.
Unka man- kya hua kadambari, kya yuvaraj nahi mile.
Maa kadambari- shayad wo kahi bahar gaye honge.
Unka man- to apne man me ye udasi kyun. Kuch samay ke baad tum unse mil Lena.
Maa kadambari- to kya main aise hi baithi rahu.
Man— "Agar tum chaho to unse kuch aisa maango jo ve turant laakar de sakein. Jaise koi haar, koi anya aabhushan... kuch aisa jo tumhare liye vishesh ho, jise tum sada dhaaran kar sako."
Maa Kadambari— "Lekin main Yuvaraj se is prakar kaise maang sakti hoon?"
Man— "Kyon nahi? Yeh koi aswabhavik baat nahi hai. Tum unse koi saadharan aabhushan maang sakti ho. Aakhirkaar, tum unke jeevan ka ek mahatvapurna ang ho. Tum mangalsutra to unke naam par seedhe aisehi nahi pahan sakti, lekin koi aisa aabhushan jo unki di hui nishani ho, vah to pahan sakti ho, jisse tumhe sada yeh anubhav ho ki ve tumhare nikat hi hain."
Maa Kadambari is vichar se kuch sahmat-si hui. Unhone halke se apni chudiyon ko dekha, apne gale ke pahne mangalsutra ko chua aur fir dheere se muskurayin.
Maa Kadambari (man mein)— "Haan, yeh uchit rahega. Yadi Yuvaraj mere liye koi aabhushan laayenge, to vah mere liye vishesh hoga. Main use sada dhaaran kar sakungi, bina kisi sankoch ke. Yeh keval ek aabhushan nahi, balki unke aur mere beech ke ek adrishya bandhan ki tarah hoga."
Ab Maa Kadambari ke man mein utsukta jaagi. Unhone socha ki unhein Yuvaraj se yeh kis prakar kehna chahiye taaki yeh saamaanya lage aur koi sandeh utpann na ho.
Maa Kadambari (swayam se)— "Lekin kya Yuvaraj samajh paayenge ki main yeh kyon maang rahi hoon? Kya ve bina kuch pooche ise sweekar karenge?"
Unka man ab bhi anek vicharon mein uljha hua tha, kintu ek baat spasht thi— ve ab Yuvaraj se sheeghr hi milna chahti thin.
**Maa Kadambari** apne man se poochti hain, **"Aisa kya maangu jo hamare is rishte ko aur bhi mahatv de? Kya koi aisa aabhushan hoga, jo sirf hamare beech ke rishton ki gehraiyon ko hi nahi, balki hamare jazbaat ko bhi vyakt kare?"**
Unka man ek aur soch mein padta hai— "Yeh koi aisa cheez ho sakta hai jo unke dil se mere liye ho, jisme unka pyaar, unka vishwas, aur hamari judai ka ek naya aabroo ho?"
Maa Kadambari sochti hain ki- "Kya ek aisa haar ya patta hoga, jo kisi purani yaad ko jinda kar de? Kya koi chhoti si nishani, jo har pal mujhe yaad dilaye ki hum dono ka rishta ek kahani ki tarah hai?"**
Unke man mein ek ajeeb si shanti aati hai, jaise koi chhoti si baat unke rishte ko aur gehra kar sakti ho.
Maa kadmabari - "Shayad mujhe ek aisi nishani chahiye jo har baar mujhe yeh yaad dilaye ki main unki duniya ka ek avashyak hissa hoon."
Unka man phir se ek baar khush ho jata hai, jaise koi nayi umeed unhone apne dil mein jagayi ho.
Maa Kadambari apne man se sun rahi hoti hain, jab unka man kehne lagta hai,- **
Unka man- "Tumhare gale mein jo mangalsutra hai, wo tumhare sare aabhushanon se sabse bada aur sabse mahatvapoorn hai. Tumhare liye usse mahatvapurn koi chiz nahi ho sakti. Toh agar tumhe kuch aur maangna hai, toh aisa kuch maango jo is mangalsutra ke mahatv ko bhi chhota kar de. Tumhe aise haar ki maang karni chahiye, jo is mangalsutra se bhi lambi aur badi honi chahiye.
Maa kadambari- mujhe kuch samajh nahi aa raha, main ye sab kaise karu. Aisa lag raha hai meri buddhi ab is soch me kaam nahi kar rahi hai.
Unka man- haa, kyunki tumhare sharir ka koi aur hissa kaam kar raha hai kadambari.
Maa kadambari- iska arth kya hua. Aisa kya hai jo main apne hi sharir ko nahi jaanti.
Unka man- kyun na tum apni kunchi (stano ko dhakne ke liye pahanane wala vastra) kholkar dekho.
Maa kadambari ek kaamuk utsukata se apne kunchi ke daaye hisse ko dhire dhire khol deti hai. Ab unke daaye hisse ka stan khul jaata hai. Wo dekhti hai ki unke stanagra ek dum se sakhth ho chuke the. Wo apne aap ko dekh sharma jaati hai.
Unka man- kya tumne dekh paa rahi ho. Iske piche koi aur nahi yuvaraj hi hai.
Maa kadambari- aisa kuch nahi wo bas. Aisehi... Ab mujhe sharmindagi mat dilao.
Unka man- to ise dhak do, yaa inhe aisehi hawa me khelte dena chahti ho.
Maa kadambari, yuvaraj ke saath dusri baar kiye talwarbaazi ke samay ko yaad karti hai. Jab yuvaraj ne unke baal ek taraf modkar gale se hote hue saamne ki taraf laate hai. Maa kadambari bhi kuch waisehi karti hai. Wah apne baalo ko khula kar unhe saamne lekar aati hai aur apne daaye stan ke upar failati hai. Jisse unke stan dhak jaate hai. Tabhi achanak se yuvaraj ki aawaz aati hai.
Yuvaraj -kya aap andar hai maa, hum aa rahe hai.
Maa kadambari ek dum se saham jaati hai. Wo andar aate samay darwaze ko band karna bhul gayi thi. Wo ab is samay wapas apne kunchi ko pahan bhi nahi sakti thi. Wo apne baalo ka sahara liye apne daaye stan ko dhakti hai.
Yuvaraj andar aate hai. Maa kadambari ek sukhad sharm ka anubhav kar rahi thi. Yuvaraj andar aate hi dekhte hai ki unki maa ne apne baalo ko vaise hi rakha tha jaise unhone kaha tha.
Bahar thandi hawa chal rahi thi. Ye hawa ab dhire dhire tez ho rahi thi aur sanket yahi tha ki jald hi varsha prarambh hone waali thi.
Maa kadambari yuvaraj ko dekh apni aankhe niche jhukati hai. Unke man me ek sharm ke bhaav chal rahe the.
Maa kadambari - yuvaraj, aap yahapar kaise?
Yuvaraj thoda khudko maafi maangne me asahaj mahsoos kar rahe the.
Yuvaraj - maa wo...wo..bas..bas hum soch rahe the ki aapse milne aa jaaye. Kya aap thik hai.
Maa kadambari- haa Yuvaraj, hum thik hai.
Yuvaraj - haa...acchi baat hai.
Maa kadambari- vaise ye aap haath me kya laaye hai.
Yuvaraj - ye, ye kuch nahi bas gulab ka phool hai. Humne socha ki kyun na hum ise aapko de.
Maa kadambari- to aap iske liye yaha tak aaye the.
Yuvaraj - haa. Hum isi liye aaye the. Aapko baalo me phool lagana pasand hai. Socha hum aapko yah phool de.
Maa kadambari baalo ke baare me sun thoda dar jaati hai. Kahi wah unke chupaye wo stan dikh na jaaye.
Maa kadambari- koi baat nahi hum ise baad me laga lenge.
Yuvaraj - koi baat nahi hum abhi laga dete hai.
Maa kadambari samajh nahi paa rahi thi ki ab wo kya kahe.
Maa kadambari- nahi, wo hume thoda aur taiyaar hona hai yuvaraj, uske baad hum pahan lenge.
Yuvaraj - aap ko dekh kar lag nahi raha ko aapko aur taiyyar hone ki jaroorat hai maa. Aap isme bhi Sundar lag rahi hai..
Yah kahte wakt yuvaraj ki dhadkane tez ho rahi thi.
Maa kadambari- ji, aap kah rahe hai to shayad sahi hoga. Waise kya hum aapse kuch maang sake hai.
Yuvaraj - mujhse, kyun nahi. Aap boliye hum aapko laa kar denge.
Maa kadambari- (thoda sharmate hue) hum aapse ek vishesh abhushan chahte hai. Kya aap hume wo laakar de sakte hai.
Yuvaraj - aapko aur abhushan...aapke sharir par to itne sare abhushan hai, wo bhi ek se badhkar ek. Phir aapko aisa kaunsa abhushan chahiye.
Maa kadambari- hume ek haar chahiye.
Yuvaraj - haar?
Maa kadambari unhe is tarikese batati hai, jisse unke man ke bhaav ka sandeh unhe naa ho.
Maa kadambari- haa wo haar jo hamare is mangalsutra se bhi bada ho. Jisme sone ke maniyon ka istemaal hua ho. Vaise hum ye maa se bhi kahte, par hume ye accha nahi lagega. Agar kisi se hum maang sakte hai to wo aap hi hai.
Yuvaraj (muskurate hue) - aapne hume pahli baar kisi aisi chiz ki maang ki hai maa. Hum aap ke liye itna bhi nahi kar sakte. Hum jald hi aapke liye wo haar banwayenge, jaisa aap chahati thi. Agar aap kuch aur chahiye to aap to aap hume bata dijiye.
Maa kadambari- aur kuch nahi yuvaraj, hamare liye itna hi kaafi hai.
Yuvaraj - aapko sone ki haar chahiye lekin yah chota sa phool aap nahi le rahi hai maa.
Maa kadambari thoda saham jaati hai.
Maa kadambari- aisi baat nahi hai Yuvaraj.
Yuvaraj - to ab aap mana mat kijiye aur aapke baalo me yah phool lagane dijiye maa.
Maa kadambari samajhti hai ki unke paas ab koi aur vikalp nahi hai. Wo ab mud jaati hai. Yuvaraj ke liye yah ek ishara tha ki wo phool ab unke baalo me laga sakte hai.
Yuvaraj halke halke apne kadam maa ki taraf badhate hai. Aur wah phool maa kadambari ke baalo me laga dete hai. Tabhi khidki se ek jordaar hawa aa jaati hai aur baarish shuru hone lagti hai.
Us hawa ke kaaran maa kadambari ke baal unke stan se hat jaate hai aur phir se unka stan saaf saaf dikhne lagta hai.
Yuvaraj ek pal bhar ke liye dekhte hai maa kadambari ke stan khule hue the. Yah dekh unke haath achanak se kaampne lagte hai. Unki dhadkane badhne lagti hai..
Maa kadambari turant apne baalo ko phir se apne stan par lekar aati hai aur apne stan ko chupati hai maano kabhi kuch hua hi nahi tha.
Agla bhaag jald hi.
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