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Pariksha Purv
"Ye mall-yudh ka akhada nahi hai musafir. Ye snayu-tantra aur panch indriyon ke pashchaat tumhare paas atirikt kya hai, iski pariksha hai. Is dhooni me swayam panchtatvo ke sath aneko tap ka phal shamil hai hamare karmath shishyo evam guruo ka. Siddheshwar urf Sreedhar apne pratham shikshakaal me ek lalakvaan aur samarpit shishya tha hamare guru ji ka. Ab isme utarne se pehle gurudakshina swaroop wo bhent karo jisne tumhe yaha ki raah dikhai.", Aghori baba Vajranand apne jataayen samet kar sahi se sar par bandhne ke baad lohe ke trishul ko liye khandhar ke peeche bane is akhadenuma sthaan par chale aaye jaha unke dono pramukh shishya akhaade ke bhitar ja chuke the. Arjun sirf kamar par wahi ek vastra lapete the jo langot se kahi adhik chota tha. Ab jis gurudakshina ki Vajranand ji ne baat kahi thi Arjun sar hilata hua apne vastro ki taraf badh gaya. Patloon ki jeb se wahi sikka bahar nikala jisne ghor andhkaar me Arjun ka maarg prashast kiya tha.
"Aapko yakeen tha ki ye mere paas hoga baba?", Arjun ne ghutna modd kar jis tarah se ye sikka unke sammukh kiya tha wo is tarah muskuraye jaise Arjun se abhi sahi parichaya prapt na hua ho. Filhal unhone bas wo dakhshina apne hath me lete hue aankhe band karke us sikke ko tatola.
"Ye us hatthi raja ke bhi paas tha musafir jo sahi 51 baras pehle prabhu ko lalkaarne aa pahucha tha. Aseem bal, krodh aur peeda se funfkarta wo insaan swami Bhootnath ke us bhujang samaan tha jo ve swayam he shaant kar sakte hai apne gale me haar ki tarah dharan karke. Pehle waha kapaat the jinhe apni thokar se dhwast karte hue wo samadhan ki jagah is jagah ko he mitana chahta tha. Gurudev ke maatra halke prahaar se wo bhoomi par gira toh chakshu khulne he the. Yaha koyi kisi ka anisht nahi karta aur aisa sochna bhi samast tapasya vyarth karna hai. Ye mudra (sikka) uske hath se he giri thi jisko dikha kar wo aise sawaal kar raha tha aise swami bhi uske gulaam ho. Jawaab kaise mil sakta tha? Parantu yahi prateek hai Siddheshwar aur is sthal ke sath uske ateet me bann kar toote rishtey ka.", Arjun bade gor se sab sunn raha tha aur dono vyakti is golakar ghere ke bahar aa ruke toh Arjun ne bhitar jaane se pehle ye ekmatra sawaal poocha.
"Iski he wajah se wo raaj-darbar me sewak bann paya tha na baba?"
"Tab ye sthal itna khamosh aur viraan nahi hota hai musafir. Aghor tap par jaane se pehle vyakti ko is sansaar me apna samajik yogdaan dena aavashyak hota tha. Maansik, sharirik aur aatmik shiksha ke pehle charan purn karne ke baad inko samaaj me apni ruchi anusaar prakat karne ke liye bhraman karna padta tha. Shiksha ka sahi auchitya toh yahi hai ki isko grehan karne ke baad vistaar karna. Siddeshwar ki ruchi gehre evam ansulhjhe vishayo par adhik rehti thi parantu sharirik shiksha me bhi uske samaan naam-matra he shishya the gurudev ke. Swayam maharaja ne uska chayan rann-niti aur bhed-chakra ke jaankar hone ki wajah se darbar me aantarik suraksha pramukh ke taur par kiya tha. Kuch varsh baad wo wapis lauta jaisa ki anivarya tha parantu 8 baras baad wo jab nikla toh darbaar me pad-aaseen hone ke sath maharaja ka niji sewak bann baitha. Ye mudra dharohar hai is sthal ki aur ab Siddeshwar ka yaha se koyi rishta nahi raha iske wapis lautne par. Jao aur jaisa humne kaha tha apni khaasiyat pehchano wo is dhooni me rami hogi. Samarth hue toh swayam wo tumhe dhoond legi. Aatma tum bhi abhed ho musafir lekin wo dono aksar hume hairaan karte rehte hai apni lagan aur tapasya se.", Jiwa baba ne Arjun ke charno aur hatho ko ek baar fir se nehlaya jab uske kadam us pavitra raakh par jaane lage the.
"Gurudev ye abhyaas pariksha niyamanusaar nahi dikh rahi.", Ghere se bahar Jiwa Vajranand ji se aashankit swar me poochne lage jab bhitar jaane par Arjun ne us akhaade ki saleti-kaali raakh dono hatho me masalne ke baad pehle Taaraknath ki taraf mall-yudh ka aahvaan kiya. Samaan kadd lekin Taaraknath ka jism kuch jyada he bhaari aur chuada tha apne pratidwandi ke ispaat se maansal chharhare sharir ke saamne.
"Tumhe abhi manan pariksha uttrin karni hai Jiwa aur uske baad tum Tarak aur Kapil ke samkaksh ho paoge. Parantu ye jeev jo abhi tumhare saamne hai ye bhoot-saadhak hai, jo tum teeno ki shiksha me agla padaav hoga manan praiksha samapt karne ke pashchaat.", Bhitar dono daityakar jism aapas me daso ungliyan uljhate hue sharirik bal ki jaankari jutane me lage the. Kapileshwar panje modde ghutno ke bhaar bade dhyaan se dono par taktaki lagaye tha.
"Bhoot-saadhak? Gurudev ye toh sadharan musafir hai beshak laalach aur ghamand se pare ek majboot yuvak. Ye bhoot-saadhak kaise ho sakta hai wo bhi bina shiksha ke aur itni kam-umar me.?", Taaraknath ne apna bal badhate hue Arjun ki bhujayen peeche karni shuru kar di thi. 50 inch ke laghbhag chauda unka seena ab jyada bhayankar dikh raha tha aur wahi Arjun ke jism ki har maanspeshi apna akaar badhati lagi. Jald he Arjun ka ek paanv peeche hone ke sath agla ghutna jhukne laga tha jaise Taaraknath uspar haavi ho chuke ho.
"Swayam jaan jaoge Jiwa. Wo Taarak ki kshamta jaan chuka hai lekin Taarak ke sath hum swayam nahi dekh pa rahe ki is musafir ke adhbhutt bal ka strot kya hai. Wo jo iske bhitar hai ya us se adhik bhitar jinse bhoot bhi saadh liya hai. Baaye kandhe me adhik bal badh raha hai jo aksar kamjor hota hai. Ye Taarak se he khel raha Jiwa, usko kasht nahi dena chahta.", Bhitar sachmuch Taaraknaath ab ugra hone ke sath poora dum jhonk chuke the, aankhon me laali atyadhik badh kar bhayankar swaroop dikha rahi thi in baba ka aur yahi Arjun ne apni urja ka bejod namuna dikha diya jab khud par chhaaye pratidwandi ko uske he jor lagane ki disha me apne jism ke upar se gujaar kar peeth ke peeche fenk diya. Taarak iske liye bhi tyaar tha jo palti khaane ke bawjood peeth na lagne dete hue panjo aur hath ke bal bhoomi par aise khade hue jaise unchai se girne ke bawjood ek surakshit bilaav.
"Adhbhutt. Taaraknath ji aksar hume 100 ki ganana se pehle parajit kar dete hai gurudev lekin ye inka sabse behtar suraksha daav tha jabki musafir toh jaise prabhavheen hai unke bal se."
"Ye gunn le raha hai Jiwa, ye Taarak ke gunn grehan kar raha hai. Is musafir ki najar Taarak se pehle uske girne aur sambhalne ki disha me thi. Dekho ab jism garma raha hai musafir ka. Ab ye taqat pradarshan karega.", Bhitar thik waisa he hua tha. Arjun Taaraknath ke sath thik prarambh wali sthiti me hatheli se hatheli bhidaye jor laga raha tha lekin is baar bhujayen pratidwandi ki peeche ja rahi thi. Arjun ko jyada samay nahi laga Taaraknath ke ghutne bhoomi se lagwane me lekin tabhi ek taraf baithe Kapileshwar baaj ki tarah Arjun par jhapte aur kamar ki taraf se pakad kar usko poori taqat se peeche uchaal diya. Wo gira lekin thik waise he jaise Taaraknath sharir ko palti khilane ke baad panjo aur hath ke bal bhoomi par santulan bana gaye the. Ab saamne 2 pratidwandi the aur Arjun ke bhitar bhi toh 2 he the jisme se abhi tak ugra swaroop toh bahar aaya he nahi tha.
"Ye atyadhik prashikshit hai parantu itni c aayu me gurudev?"
"Kuch shiksha janam se he hum sath liye aate hai Jiwa aur is musafir ka abhi tak ka jiwan saral nahi prateet hota hume. Dukh, peeda, partyaag aur akelepan ko kam-umar se he apna shatru na bana kar un par vijay prapt ki hai isne. Ek se adhik aatmik guruo ke saayen me raha hai parantu bhoot-saadh sakne ke liye toh mahirsh-yogi he sarvopari hai. Jitna humko gyaat hai pichle 25 baras me humne kisi mahirsh yogi ke baare me nahi suna jo samaaj me sewaniyukt ho. Adhbhutt..", Apni baat beech me he rokte hue unhone wo drishya dekha jaha Kapileshwar se saamna karte Arjun ko uski peeth se jakadte hue Taarak ne uchalne ki jagah jameen se uthate hue ek taraf patakhni di. Hua fir ummeed se viprit jaha Taarak swayam peeth ke bal us raakh me gire the, Arjun aur Kapileshar ke jism sath he uthne ki wajah se aur unki bagal me Kapileshwar. Dono ke madhya baitha Arjun apni ungli par raakh mal raha tha, dard ki wajah se.
"Ye abhyaas nahi kar raha gurudev. Aur ab aap he sikhaye isko.", Dono apna josh aur gussa bhula kar muskurate hue uth khade hue. Arjun ke chehre par atche se wo mulayam raakh paut di thi Taaraknath ji ne, gussa jo shaant kar diya tha unhe thak kar Arjun ne.
"Ye mudra aur kamandal pakdo Jiwa. Aaj akhade me sachmuch he bada jeew chala aaya hai jisne pehle toh hume dhyaan-shivir se bahar bulwa liya aur aaj 10 baras baad abhyaas ghere me. Dekhe jara ab ye musafir khelta hai ya ye swayam ki pariksha lena chahta hai.", Jiwa ke sameep he ab baaki dono baba aa baithe the. Vajranand ji ko jaise jal-abhishek ki jarurat nahi thi aur wo sadhe kadmo se Arjun ke sammukh aa khade hue. Ye lambai me asadharan hone ke sath he kahi adhik tejasvi aur thehre paani se shaant the. Apni seedhe hath ki hatheli se unhone jhukte hue Arjun ko mallyudh jaari karne ka ishara diya aur inse hatheliya milate he Arjun ko aisi garmahat mehsoos hui jaise uski pakad me koyi garam kiya hua chatak patthar he aa gaya ho. Chehre se shaant lekin itna atyadhik sharirik bal wo bhi umar ke aise padaav par. Bahar baithe hue teeno saadhu bahot gehraai se is pal ko dekh rahe the jaha pehli baar unhe Arjun ke mastak par bal padte dikhe aur unke gurudev apna bal badhate hue inch dar inch Arjun ko peeche dhakelte ja rahe the. Wo peeche khisakna ek samay par ruka aur ab jaise dono he dhurandaro ke paanv inke sharirik bal ki shamta se raakh me dabte gaye.
"Kapileshwar ji aap dekh pa rahe hai jo hum dekh rahe hai? Aisa lagta hai jaise 2 bahot badi urja ke strot apne sthaan par theharne ke baad uska prabhaav bahar gira rahe rahe. Gurudev nischit roop se is baalak se kahi atyadhik saksham hai aur wo iski adhbhutt urja ke antim kann tak jaan ne ka prayatan kar rahe hai. Parantu ye musafir yuwak itna kamtar bhi nahi hai.", Taaraknath ki baat sunn kar Jiwa ne bhi apni sehmati di parantu Kapileshwar ji toh naa me sar hilate hue saamne he dekhte rahe.
Arjun ke peeth par ubhar aayi asankhya sooksh paseene ki boonde bata rahi thi ki usko bhi aaj he apni samast shmata ka pata chalne wala hai. Chehra purn-tarah se apne se paun foot lambe aur aseem taaqat se bhare us shaksh par tha jiske chehre par jyada bhaav nahi the lekin mastak par bal toh padne shuru ho chuke the. Jis tarah se Arjun ka daaya paanv behad he dhime prabhaav se unki aur badh raha tha, thandi raakh me se maano halka jwalan dhuan sa uthne laga. Is samay me Arjun ke seene ke kataav aur ubhaar atyaadhik phool kar uske jism ka pehli baar itna utkrisht varnan karte dikhe jaisa na kabhi kisi vyayamshala me hua tha aur na kisi mukable me. Varjranand ji ke panje ne bhi Arjun ki taraf thik waise he rukh kiya jaise diyasalaai haule se ragadti hui jalne se pehle dhuan karti ho. Dono ki peshani se paseene ki motti motti bunde rakh me tapak kar girti hui waisa drishya dikha rahi thi jaise baarish ki ruki hui bunde thehre hue paani par girti usko chhalkane lagti hai.
"Yaaaaahhhhhh..", Aur is udhghosh se bahar wale teeno ke sath sath swayam Vajranand ji ke bhi kadam ukhad gaye aur unhone dekha wo bhoot jisko Arjun saadh chuka tha. Lekin ye pehle sirf muskurata tha apne dushman se bhidte samay. Aaj isne visphot karte hue Vajranand ko ek taraf ghuma kar aise uchaal diya tha jaise maahir palledar kanak se bhari sawa mann ki bori ko trolly me fenkte hai, sahi jagah. Raakh par 15 feet dur jaa kar girte Vajranand ji ke paanv tak jaise swayam ke wajan aur raakh ki ragad me jhulas uthe the. Unka ek hath jameen par aur dusra thik us trishool par tha jisko bhitar aane se pehle unhone ghere ke bahar gaada tha. Chehre par bhaiye aur hairaani ke sath krodh tha us tapasvi ke saamne jo abse pehle baraf manind shant tha. Trishul ki madhya nok se ungli par chira lagate hue Vajranand ne pehli boond pavitra raakh par tapkaai, dusri apne lalaat par lambvat tilak ki tarah ek kaan se dusre kaan ki disha me aur hath ko jhatakte hue kisi kushal dhaavak ki tarah Arjun ki taraf lapke. Wo sachmuch jaise ek buchaal he tha, 7 feet se lamba bhuchaal khuli jataaon ke sath us taraf daudta jaha unhe tinke ki tarah uchalne wala dridh bargad ke vriksh sa khada tha. Ye sab second ke aadhe hisse me hua tha jisko sadharan chakshu toh darj he na kar paate apne maastishk me.
"Aaahhhh... Bholenath..", Arjun ke daaye kandhe par majboot mushti prahaar karne me safal rehte hue bhi Vajranand swayam ko bacha na sake is musafir ke jordaar pratiuttar se. Raakh ka gubaar sa uth gaya tha poore akhaade me aur usme lipte antmim chhor par ja ruke Vajranand ji ne ghutno ke bal hote hue hath khade kar diye.
"Shaant musafir.. Shaant. Tumhe tumhari manzil par pahuchne se koyi nahi rok sakta.. Koyi bhi niyam se chalne wala maharathi tumhare sammukh nahi tik sakta. Hume abhaas ho gaya tha jab tumne waha khade reh kar hume 2 baar vibhinn vyaktitva se dekha tha. Humne bharsak koshish ki usko sakshaat dekhne ki parantu asafal rahe. Humne bas shamta jaanchne ke liye tumhe maansik kasht pahuchane ka dussahas kiya, uske liye maafi chahte hai.", Vajranand ji ke aisa kehte he Arjun ghutno ke bhaar dhamm se raakh ki satah par gir gaya. Hath uske jude hue the aur uske baad sar bhi raakh pe rakhta wo apni galti ki kshama maang raha tha, beawaaj. Vajranand ji uth kar ladkhadate hue uske kareeb aaye aur uska chehra uthate hue bade sneh se sar sehalya jaha sirf aansu aur raakh thi.
"Saamne toh koyi 51 baras se he nahi aaya phir ab kaise mumkin hai baba? Main Arjun Sharma unhi ka vanshaj hu jo aapke dwaar par talwar liye madad ki aas se aaye the, bas unhe madad maangni nahi aati hogi. Main jaha bhi andhere me wo toote dhaage dhoond kar kisi disha me badhne nikalta hu, aage aur andhkar milta hai jaha pehla dhaga toota hua aur aur aage ek aur naya sira jiska parinaam bhi pehle wale jaisa. Bahot bojh badh chuka hai is antarmann par lekin main haarna nahi chahta. Meri maa ne hamesha yahi kaha hai ki sahi gyaan he tooti kadiyon ko mila sakta hai. Aap jodd sakte hai un bikhre hue adhure dhaago ko?", Vajranand ji ke shishya jaha pehle uttejit thi ab wo alag he dard mehsoos kar rahe the jab ye ladka unke guru ki jaangh par sar tikaye pasra hua tha.
"Hum toh sirf khudko parmatma se jodne ki koshish me lage rehte hai putra parantu tumhari maa ne jo kaha hai aur jis shradha se hamare paas aaye uska anaadar hum aghori bhi nahi kar sakte. Bholenath aur maa he toh sarvesarva hai. Hume bhaan hua tha ke tum us vriksh ki he majboot shaakh ho jo yaha uttejjana me chala aaya tha aur wo suraksha-prehri apne kartavya me ye bhool kar baitha ki samadhan ke liye samarpan jaruri hai. Isliye toh wo haar gaya aur tum in dhaago tak pahuch gaye. Jisne tumhe aatmik gyaan aur apni dusri pehchaan ko saadhna sikhaya kya usne madad nahi ki?"
"Unka vachan sirf ek daayre ke raksha me aur mujhe sanwarne tak he simit hai baba. Khud ko maine nahi mere he behtar sanskaran ne sadha hai. Wahi mujhe sikhati hai hai bahar se jyada andhkar bhare apne antarman se jodd banana. Uske sammukh toh main aaveshit ho bhi jau toh sparsh matra se nishkriya ho jata hu. Is manzil par wo sath nahi baba hai, ye meri virasat hai sirf meri."
"Dhanya ho prabhu. Is bache ko virasat bhi saunpi gayi toh athaah dukh aur vedna se bhari. Itni jung toh 9 maas garbh me rehne wala navjiwan bhi nahi ladta jisko duniya me laane ke sabhi virudh ho siwaye maa ke. Tumhara uddeshya wahi Shridhar urf Siddheshwar ke anushthaan ke kaale itihaas se juda hai beta?", Arjun ne aankhen jhapka kar haami bhari. Chehre par wo raakh aansuo ke wajah se jamm kar gehri ho gayi thi. Ab aansu bhi thamm chuke the aur wo aag bhi.
"Taaraknath, putra ko gyaan dene ka waqt hai aur tum swayam ashaant ho. Garbh sangam sthal nahi le jaoge apne mitra ko? Arjun, hum dhaage nahi jodd sakte kyonki humara bahari duniya se judaav simit hai. Ye tumhari khandit virasat hai jisko kaayam tumhe he karna hoga. Khaali hath nahi bhejenge hum apne is mohak musafir ko. Us anushthaan se kisi vishipt tantrik aur aayojak ko kuch haansil nahi hota, siwaye haivaniyat aur asuri pravarti ke. Tumhe jo haansil hai wo phal toh aise insaan se he mil sakta hai jo is anushthaan ko purntaya ki dehleej par khandit kar chuka ho. Tum aisi baaton par vishwas nahi karoge parantu jis tarah bure karam vansh badhne ke sath dosh aage badhate hai waise he punya karmo ka phal bhi ateet se bhavishya tak us sahi vyakti ko hansil hota hai jiska judaav raha ho. Ye dhaga hum nahi suljha sakenge, maa madad karengi. Ho sakta hai ye hamara vichar sanshaya maatra ho lekin insaan tum asadharan ho jo virasat me kuch amulya gunn bhi liye hai. Taarak, tumhe kuch shanka toh nahi hamare is musafir par?", Arjun ko samjhane ke sath ek nayi uljhan bhi de daali thi Vajranand ji ne jo kahi se bhi pareshani wali nahi thi. Taaraknath ji bhi ghere ke bhitar aa chuke the.
"Toh kya wo anushthaan ateet me karne ki koshish satya hai gurudev? Humne sirf ye suna tha parantu is baalak ki shamta suchak hai ki ye bhi prehri hai aur peedit bhi. Tumne humare sath krida-abhaas kiya hai isliye mitra samaan ho hamare parantu aaj chintit mehsoos kar rahe hai swayam ko.", Taaraknath dwara bhoomi par baithe Arjun ka sar dularna bhi alag he drishya tha.
"2 baar ye pryaas hua hai Taarak, Siddheshwar itna gyaan nahi rakhta tha is anushthaan ke baare me aur prathm ghatna ke samay toh wo duniya me he nahi aaya tha. Sarvpratham aisa dussahas jisne kiya tha uska antt thik karam anusaar he hua parantu wo asur 99 akshat garbh aur taruni us anushthan me bhent kar chuka tha antt samay tak. Antim aahuti garbhvati tanuja ki di jaani thi aur fir bholenath evam maa jagjanani ki bhi sehan-shamta khatam ho gayi. Aayojak ke pahuchne se pehle he tanrtik Mrikswami aur uske 3 sahayko ke sar wahi garbh me dhad se alag kar diye swayam us garbhvati tanuja ne jisko murchhit karke dhokhe se waha laya gaya tha. Vann me sthit us anushthaanshala aur garbhgrah ko swayam us devi ne agni ke supurd kar diya tha jisko ye nar-pishaach sirf ek kamjor garbhvati stree samajhne ki bhool kar baithe the.", Khamoshi se ye katha sunta Arjun apne kaano par vishwas karne ke liye khudke ke sar pe thappad jadne laga toh uska hath Vajranand ji ne hanste hue pakad liya.
"Gurudev agar anushthan antim aahuti par khandit kiya jata hai toh uske dand swaroop aisa phir se dohrana padta hai usi aayojak ko. Sehasra-Vipaash garbh anushthaan ke khandit hone par pachasvi aahuti me tantrik ki jagah aayojak... aayojak apni nasl ke sath kukarm karne ke baad bali deta hai. Aur ye mamla us ek he ..", Taaraknath ko ishare se beech me he Vajranand ji ne khamosh karwa diya.
"Kuritiya aksar aise he barkarar rakhi jaati hai. Inke niyam aise banaye gaye hai ki inku punravriti na ho toh dosh aur patan ka darr aayojak ke dimaag me baitha kar usko todd diya jata hai. Mrikswami ka wo eklauta chela he Siddeshwar ka guru bana tha, tantra ki duniya me. Gurudakshina swaroop usne Siddeshwar ko yahi anushthan un aayojak ke liye dohrane ka vachan liya aur dusht toh hamesha he aise avsaro ke liye tayaar rehte hai. Parantu is baar samay pehle jaisa nahi tha aur nayi peedhi me kuch sajag prehri bhi the. Jaisa Arjun ne kaha 57 bhent ke pashchat he vighna me vighneshwar aa padhare. Wahi jo hamare dwaar par aaye the tantriko ki talaash aur apne sawaalo ke jawaab lene. Sankhya 57 thi ye jyada iska hume bhaan nahi lekin dono vyaktiyon me marmik sanvednaye aur dard bhara tha un bekasoor deviyon ka jinhe tarun jiwan poora karne se pehle he nasht kar diya gaya. Aksar istarah ki muthbhed ke parinaam bahot bure hote hai aur waisa hua bhi hoga, yakinan bahot se apne khoye honge. Yahi toh virasat me mila hai is dhool me sane kamal ko. Ab tum isko hamari hasiyat mutabik garbh-gyaan dene ki koshish karo Taarak, ham dhyaan ki tayaari karte hai. Musafir jaane se pehle apni shiksha ka pramaan patra lete jana.", Vajranand ji inse pehle he utha kar chal diye aur unke dono chele bhi peeche. Arjun ke kandhe par hath rakhe aur dusre hath me trishul uthaye Taaraknath ji is dopehar ke aakhir samay me ghane vriksho ki kataar se judi nadi tak aa pahuche. Arjun ke kuch kehne samajhne se pehle he unhone trishul wahi jameen par gaad kar Arjun ki aankho par angrakha baandh diya.
"Chalo, garbh me kuch dikhaai nahi deta. Mehsoos karna padta hai aur yaha par hum tumhari mata ka sthaan le rahe hai, jagatjanani ki ijajat se.", Chhapaak ke tej awaaj ke sath wo Arjun ko jakde hue vishaal chattan ki tarah gehre paani ma gir gaye, haan thik jaise gira jata hai sharir ko dheela chhod kar. Ye antim sabak tha Arjun ki shiksha ka uski aanewali pariksha purv.
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"Maa ji, aapke aur pita ji ke kapde rakh diye hai 2 din ke hisaab se aur Roshni ki bhi packing ho gayi hai. Sath aur kaun ja raha hai? Shankar bhai sahab ya bade jeth ji?", Krishna ji ne istree karne ke baad apne saas-sasur ke kapde ek attachi me laga diye the. Pehle jaha sirf aana jana he karna tha ab ye log Roshni aur Anjali ko bhi unke ghar chhodne ja rahe the. Bahot kuch waha bhi dekhna tha aur Roshni aise he toh yaha aa gayi thi. Beti ka college aur ghar sambhalna jaruri tha. Kuch fainsle liye gaye the jin par wahi vichar kiya jana tha. Rameshwar ji toh apni bhabhi ko lene gaye the aur ab wapis lautne wale he the.
"Komal ko bol de Krishna, 2 jodi kapde wo bhi rakh legi raat me pehan ne walo kapdo se alag. Leke toh main us nakchadhi ko jaane wali thi jo 3 baar phone milane ke baad bhi santusht nahi hu. Tere pita ji ki ek khuraak nikaal de baaki sath he rakh de kapdo ke. Shankar kuch keh ke gaya tha ke kab tak aayega aaj? Inder ka toh phone aa gaya tha ki wo der raat ka laut aayega.", Kaushalya ji mann me asankhya vichar chal rahe the. Unhe haweli se pata chala tha ke Arjun college wale kaam se nikla tha subah par Arjun ne yaha kuch aur bataya tha. Ab 4 bajne wale the aur uski koyi khabar tak nahi thi. Wo laparwaah nahi tha fir bhi Kaushalya ji ki uske sath daadi paute se alag khaas mamta bhi thi aur unke liye wo hamesha se munna he tha, bailbudhi.
"Jeth ji toh hai he maa ji ghar. Shankar bhaiya chahe aaj na aaye ya Naren ko deri ho jaaye, aap log toh subah he nikalne wale hai. Waise Komal se behtar aap Ritu ko he le jaaye. 2 din ki toh baat hai aur ye ladka usko jaanboojh ke pareshan karta hai toh aise me wo padhne se rahi."
"Na Krishna, Komal jaayegi toh Ritu vyast rahegi aur Arjun kar lega thodi der tak phone. Usko chain kaha milta jitne Ritu se pravachan na sunn le. Inder ya Shankar me se koyi sath chalta toh jyada behtar rehta, pata nahi kyun lekin lag raha hai ki koyi anisht na hone paaye waha. Baaki Satish ja he raha hai toh dekha jaayega. Rekha ko neend ki dawa di thi tumne dopehar ke khaane ke baad? Wo pagli raat ko so nahi rahi aajkal, Ritu ne bhi bataya aur maine khud bhi dekha 3:45 hue the subah jab main jaagi thi aur Rekha kuch padhne me lagi hui thi Ritu ko bagal me sulaye.", Kaushalya ji ki chinta bhi vyarth na thi. Aaj wo bhi samay se kuch pehle he uthi thi aur unhone dekha tha Rekha ke kamre ka aadha khula darwaja aur lamp ki roshni me kuch padhti hui apni bahu ko.
"Wo aisi he toh hai maa ji. Bolti nahi hai lekin kal se kuch pareshan hai wo. Arjun ne phone kiya toh kehalwa diya ki araam kar rahi hai, kal baat kar legi. Uski bechaini dikhti nahi lekin itne baras sath rehte hue usko atche se samajhti hu. Toh aap log Roshni ko ghar pahuchane ke baad aayenge ya rukna hoga kuch waqt?"
"Nahi kal toh sara samay inhone gaanv me rehne ka kaha hai aur parso subah bakhat se Roshni ki taraf nikal lenge. Purnima alag bechain si hai jaise Rajeshwari ne bataya aur ye bhi raat ko aajkal sone ka naatak karte rehte hai. Ghar ke ladke pehli baar sabhi baahar aaj aur ye bhi. Yahi sab soch kar mujhe bhi inhone bechaini de di. Arjun tujhse toh khul kar baat karta hai Krishna. Kahi wo kisi aur he masle me toh nahi juta hua?", Is baar toh Krishna ji ke paas swayam jawaab na tha chahe Arjun pehle unhe sab bata bhi deta tha, jitni jaankari honi chahiye.
"Nahi maa ji us se shaadi ke mahol me baat he kaha ho saki lekin inhone chinta jataai thi ki Arjun jo karne ja raha hai wo sirf dargaah wale mele ki sadharan si kushti nahi hai. Aur iski ghoshna Arjun ne jis tarah se karwaai hai matlab wo khud ye baat jitni dur ho sake utni dur pahuchana chahta tha. Mere papa ko toh kisi ne nahi bataya aur na Kundan chacha ko, lekin aap socho ki unhe ye baat pata chal gayi. Ho sakta hai apne he jaankar ne bataai ho aur aadhat-kisani ke kaam me ek dusre ki taraf bhi vyapari dost hai par wo aisa kyun kar raha hai aur Naren kabhi chintit nahi hote aur agar ho toh fir wo uske liye prayaas karte hai. Is baar baat bhi Arjun ki hai toh wo is sabse dur apne he business me vyast hone ka dikhawa kar rahe hai."
"Usko pata hai na ke tere pita ji hai Arjun ke sath toh wo aur uska bhai kyon beech me padne lage. Lekin akhade me toh bas 16 gaanv ke chune hue khiladi he bhaag le sakte hai na aur Arjun Maalti ke saand jaise bete ko dhool chata sakta hai toh koyi thoda tagda bhi hua toh wo sambhal lega. Ye binawajah ki garmi kyon badha rakhi hai in sabhi ne? Mujhe aur tension de rahe hai.", Kaushalya ji ne apni dawa ka dibba bhi Krishna ji ko thama diya, attachi me rakhne ke liye.
"Ye bata rahe the ki raj-darbar ke pehle wale mulajimo ke sath vartmaan ke bhi akhaade me Arjun ko chunoti de sakte hai, gaanv walo se jeetne ke baad. Waha jab koyi hai he nahi toh ye pareshan kyun hai? Keh rahe the ke agar koyi shahi pariwar ke he rishteydar aa nikle toh Arjun ke jeetne ke bawjood baat badh sakti hai. Wo hai toh sirf gram-pramukh he. Haar ka badla kahi..."
"Bas kar beta aisa kuch nahi honewala. Wo Saundarya ke hath se khana kha raha hai ab aur Mahendra usko bhatije ke sath apne khaas dost ke roop me dekhta hai tabhi Vinod ko wo Nepal wale apne bade hotel ko dekhne bhej raha hai. Haan aisa ho sakta hai jo log raj-pariwar me sirf 3 chehro ko dekh kar kuch ahit karne ka soch rahe ho unhe Arjun ke roop me jariya dikh raha hoga. Aur us pavitra bhoomi par goli-hathiyaar toh dur, police tak ki manaahi hai. Akhade me jo aayega usko saamne se he mukabla karna padega aur Arjun ke kareeb uske dada daadi maujhood honge poore gaanv ke sath. Inder is maamle me jis wajah se darta hai wo ye chunoti nahi uska pyaar hai Arjun ke liye. Dekh lagta hai tere pita ji aur Purnima aa gaye.", Bahar gaadi ke bhitar aane ki awaaj ke sath he Krishna ji attachi band karti hui khadi hui toh Aarti aur Alka thoda samaan liye andar dakhil hui.
"Bhool gayi thi ki ye dono bhi haweli ghoomne gayi hai apne dada ke sath. Haan unki Lakshmi kuch kahe toh fir wo kaha mana karne wale. Motti tu bhi apni baari se bach ke nikal gayi thi iske sath?", Kaushalya ji ne Aarti ko chhedte hue kaha toh wo mooh banati hui unke saamne he dhamm se baith gayi. Wo har tarah Ritu jaisi he thi siwaye bhari hui jangho aur kuch ubhre hue gaalo ke. Lekin ye uspar janchte bhi the, punjabi jhalak dikhti thi masoom chehre par.
"Aise phere shuru karwaye hai Kaushalya ki ek din udhar toh agle din idhar. Krishna jara paani pila beti.", Purnima ji jab kamre me daakhil hui toh unke hath me wo taambe ka dhakkar laga kalash dekh Kaushalya ji ne achanak he baaki sabko jaane ka ishara diya. Paani unhone khud he stool par aundhe rakhe kaanch ke gilaas me bhar kar apni is sakhi ki taraf badha diya. Alka bhi mooh chidhati hui nikal gayi apni daadi ko jis par unhone khaas tavajjo na di. Rameshwar ji baithak me he kiwaad laga kar kapde badalne lag gaye the joote khol kar.
"Phere toh tere aise he lagte rahenge, ghar tera he hai ye. Par inke phere tu kyu lagwa rahi hai aaj? Kahi tu wahi karne ka toh nahi soch rahi jaisa mujhe lag raha hai.?", Kaushalya ji ne wapis gilas le kar ek taraf rakhne ke baad 2 takiye Purnima ji ki taraf badha diye. Kalash ab kaanch ki baari me unhone rakh diya tha.
"Pata nahi Kaushalya 2 din se bada ajeeb sa lag raha hai aur inki he baatein sunaai deti rehti hai jab jab hall me baithti hu aur ye asthiyaan najar aati hai. Jiwanbhar unhone kabhi ghar me koyi anuchit baat nahi kahi thi aur bacho ko toh jhidakne ki jagah bhadava de kar khush he rahkhte the. Fir unhone aisa kya keh diya tha devar ji ko ki ye aajtak visarjit na hui? Maine aaj pooch he liya toh kehne lage ki sath le chalo. Aur Umed ko bhi inhone phone mila diya ki chahe jitna bhi jaruri kaam kar raha ho kal subah gaanv me dikhna chahiye. Main udhar jaane ke liye hamesha tayaar rehti hu par tumhare devar waha sirf apne tau ji ke he paas jaate the milne. Kyun wo sab ab yaad aa raha hai kuch dino se? Shaadi me unke liye paath karne ke baad se toh nahi aisa ho raha?"
"Nahi bhabhi, Raghu kabhi aapse dur hua hai kya jo aap aisi wajah bata rahi hai? Wo toh aaj tak mujhe apne sath he mehsoos hota hai. Kal Saundarya ne he Umed se phone karke maafi maangi jab usko pata chala ke Raghuvir kis wajah se fir kabhi mehal nahi gaya tha. Mehal kya wo sehar he nahi gaya tha uske baad. Umed jaan gaya tha ke uske pita ka apmaan raja Balwinder se anjaane me ho gaya tha us haadse ki wajah se. Dono he peedit aur sadme me the wo ghatna hone ke baad. Raghu aur maine behan khoyi thi aur uska jaayaj sawaal tha iski kanooni jaanch karwane ka. Pita ji waha rehte toh waisa nahi hone wala tha lekin durghatna ho jaati hai aise halaat me. Rani Saundarya ne sab jaan ne ke baad swayam he Umed se kaafi der tak baat ki aur Umed ne maafi swikaar karte hue Raghu ki aakhiri itcha poori karne ka mujhe vaada diya hai. Umed bhi jaanta tha Raghu ki antim itcha lekin wo apni zidd par kaayam tha aur hume wo galat bhi nahi lagta.", Rameshwar ji ne toliye se chehra saaf karne ke baad kursi ki pusht par he taang diya.
"Aisi kya antim itcha thi jiski wajah se ye itne baras tak mukti na pa sake devar ji? Maine jab jab ye sawaal kiya aapne aur Umed ne ek jaisa jawaab diya ki sahi samay par aisa hoga, intjaar kar sakte hai bas."
"Itcha toh wo likh kar he gaya tha bhabhi jo aajtak mere pas surakshit hai. Main wajah toh nahi pooch saka waisa karne ki lekin Raghuvir ki ajeeb si chahat thi. Jaha wo paida hua tha, us ghar me diya jalane ke baad sabse badi santaan ke sath in asthiyon ko aap aur Rani Saundarya aadha wahi nadi me pravahit kar de aur aadha hissa main hamari khaas jagah par, jaha hum dono ka bachpan aur jawani ka khusnuma samay eksath gujra hai. Us jagah mere sath Arjun ko bhi jana hoga. Hain na kuch jyada he ajeeb si antim itcha bhabhi?", Purnima ji toh thandi he padd gayi thi ye sab sunn kar aur sabse jyada prabhav hua tha Rani Saundarya ke shamil hone wali baat ka.
"Meenakshi ji ka bhi prem-pyaar tha Saundarya ke sath aur Raghuvir bhai sahab ko lagta hoga ki us pariwar me sirf wahi baaki reh gayi hai toh unhe ye na lage ki unka pariwar nahi hai. Pita ji ne thoda bahot toh bataya tha mujhe bhi unki badi behan ke baare me. Purnima agar itne baras baad Umed aur Saundarya ke beech bhi sthti sudhar gayi hai toh aisa karne me harj he kaisa? Haan ye Arjun mere palle yaha bhi nahi pada.", Abhi wo baat aage karti us se pehle he phone ghanghana utha jiska number dekh kar he Rameshwar ji samajh gaye ki ye mehal se hai.
"Saundarya ka he phone lagta hai.", Handle uthate hue unhone apne aansu paunchti Purnima ji ko dekha. Kuashalya ji ne hath se he unhe baat khud karne ka kaha.
"Oye khote tu waha kya kar raha hai?", Awaaj sunte he unhone anumaanit jawaab diya kyonki ye Arjun tha dusri taraf. Uski baat ko sunte hue aage Rameshwar ji bas sar hilate rahe huh haan ke sath. Aur phir phone apni biwi ki taraf badha diya kal aane wali baat bata kar. Daadi paute me bhi khati-meethi naukjhok ke baad thoda vartalaap hua jisko Kaushalya ji ne laghu-viraam dete hue Ritu ko awaaj laga di. Ghanti bajne ke baad se he wo darwaje ke dusri taraf khadi thi aur apna naam sunn kar kuch pal intjaar kiya aur andar dakhil hote he shuru ho gayi.
"Haan daadi, main padh rahi thi. Kuch kaam tha kya?", Kaushalya ji samajh gayi ki ab baat Arjun ko daant-dapat kar he shuru hone wali.
"Ye Arjun ka phone hai tere liye, market me time lag gaya tha isko tere liye rajkumari wali dress lene me. Ab tujhse he baat karni hai, mujhe toh saaf keh diya ke ye mera time nahi hai uski didi ka hai."
"Huh..", Ritu phone unke hath se lete he baithak me ja ghusi aur agle 3-4 minute bas uske he barasne ki awaaj aati rahi jiske saamne Purnima ji bhi dard bhool kar muskura uthi. Arjun ko 10 minute se upar he lag gaye isko manane me aur jab phone wapis rakhne aayi toh is baar usko Purnima ji ne daboch liya.
"Tu badi bhi hogi ya hamesha wahi bachi rehne wali hai jiska khilona dikhaai na de toh milne par todd kar he hat-ti thi. Itna laayak ladka hai aur tera sabse jyada khayaal rakhta par tu toh us se seedhe mooh baat he nahi karti."
"Ohhh... daadi aap uski tarafdari kar rahi ho? 12 baje phone karna tha usne lekin dekho 5 baj rahe hai. Aur koyi masoom nahi hai wo, aapne sirf meri sunn kar aisa kaha. Mujhse jyada toh wo bol raha tha. Waise daadi aapne kaha ki mere liye phone kiya tha fir 18 minute baat kaise hui aur wo bhi ghar wala number nahi tha. Wo awaragardi karta ghoom raha hai lekin aap ulta usko bachati nahi thak rahi. Bau ji, aap bologe kuch?", Ritu ne kamar par hath rakhte hue ab Pandit ji ki taraf mooh kiya toh unhone hath he jodd diye
"Ek baar ke liye tere baap se baat kar sakta hu par mujhe baksh de Kaushalya junior. Arjun ko suna diya matlab mujhe bhi mere hisse ka mil gaya. Ye teri daadi dekh le kya karti fir rahi hai.?", Ab jaise unhe bhi mauka mil gaya tha apni biwi se badla lene ka. Kaushalya ji ne unke saamne he bataya tha ke Komal bhi aa rahi hai.
"Main bol raha tha ke 2 din se koyi farak nahi padta Ritu ki padhaai se par ye Komal ko leke ja rahi hai. Kehti hai ke tumhe thodi saja milni chahiye Arjun se aise baat karne ke liye.", Ritu unki baat sunti hui apni daadi ko he dekhe ja rahi thi.
"Na aag lagao bau ji, aisa maine kaha tha daadi ko jab inhone mujhse poocha tha. Haan Komal didi ka munna kamjor ho gaya hoga isliye wo pareshan hai toh unka jana samajh me aata hai. Dekh lo daadi ab aap he. Main chalti hu aur jo rajkumari wali dress usne li hai wo aapke liye li hai.", Ritu aankh maarti hui apni daadi ko hansa ke he gayi thi jabki Rameshwar ji toh apni jagah se he uth khade hue.
"Nikal liye thaanedar sahab. Chalo is case ki sunwaai toh wahi karenge aapke sath."
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Jab Arjun mehal pahucha tha toh wo jaise kisi nayi urja se bhara tha. Chehre par khaas chamak jaise jaane kya he paa liya ho aur mann aaj itne dino baad purntaya shaant. Kumar Mahendra aur unke manager ke sath Vinod ki meeting me shamil hone ki jagah usne apna samay sirf Kumari Amrita ke kaksh me bitaya tha, halka nashta aur juice peene ke sath. Ek ghante se adhik samay waha bitane aur Kumar Mahendra ke faarig hone par he wo Goel ji wali mulakat aur charcha karke seedha gaanv ke liye nikal chala. Aaj Aghori Vajranand baba ne usko wo garbh gyaan de diya tha jis se agar sabhi dhaage nahi judd sakte the toh kuch mehtvapurn ghatnaye toh wo suljhane he wala tha. Kal ke baad wo masoom cheekhen uske kaan me nahi goonjne wali thi aur Arjun ne pavitra raakh me jaise kuch aur bhi prapt kiya tha jiska alag he tej tha nadi wali shiksha dharan karne ke baad aur us viraane se nikalne ke baad. Poore 15 minute baad wo thik usi jagah ja pahucha tha jaha usne Minakshi ki sahayata se Laali se mulakaat karni thi.
"Shukriya yaha aane ke liye Minakshi ji. Laali, kshama chahta hu aise aapko baat karne ke liye bulwaya. Bas thoda jaruri tha aur Minakshi ji ne aashvasan diya hai ki aap inki sabse khaas hai aur raajdar bhi. Aasha karta hu ki ye barkaraar rahega bhavishya me bhi.", Mehndi se bhi kuch gehre rang ka saaf suthra salwar kameej pehne, patli charhari Laali kahi se bhi us mahol ki jhalak nahi deti thi jaisa basti ke baare me Arjun ne suna tha. Minakshi jarur badli badli si lagne lagi thi kuch samay se aur ab wo aadhi baah ki dhili safed tshirt aur neele track pant ke sath apne khelne wale joote pehne thi. Baalo ko sirf ek rubber se sar ki taraf baandhe. Arjun ke kareeb aate he uski rangat kuch gulabi dikhti aur ek jhijhak jaise wo har baar apni baat kehte kehte khudko he rok leti ho. Laali jaise bataya gaya tha thik waisi he thi.
"Didi ne toh pehle he bata diya tha aur aap toh aise baat kar rahe hai jaise sarkari baabu ho. Laali poore 85 gharo ki khabar rakhti hai chahe jyada didi ke ghar he kyun na rehti ho. Waise aap he naye pradhaan ji ho na aur aapki jameen par he mere baba chowkidari karte hai. Isliye aapki har baat maan na toh mera bhi farz hai. Waise badi amma un nikhattu Mukandi kaka ko bematlab paise deti rehti hai aur mere baba ki pagaar 5 saal se 45oo hai, haan pradhan ji unhe kharchi aur anaaj sabji dete rehte hai. Wo bhale aadmi hai.", Arjun bas iski baatein sunta hua muskurata raha. Mann keh raha tha ke itni masoom si chanchal ladki ka upyog na kare par agar koyi ye kaam kar sakta tha bina shak toh bas yahi ladki thi.
"Minakshi ji, aap bhi gor se suniyega jo main kehne wala hu.", Arjun ne najre niche kiye badminton ka balla ghumati Minakshi ka dhyaan idhar dilaya toh wo ek kadam aage aati hui Laali aur Arjun ke kareeb he aa khadi hui.
"Laali, tumhari umar jaan sakta hu?"
"18 poore kiye hai maine mukhiya ji pichli diwali par. Ab batao agar umar uchit lagi hai toh.", Ye sachmuch tikhi he thi lekin saafdil.
"Haan baba ab tum sahi ho is kaam ke liye. Waise tumne bataya ki basti me 85 pariwar rehte hai toh abaadi hogi 250 ke aaspas?"
"Uhhh.. itne log toh sirf khet me he kaam karte hai mukhiya ji. Aur jyadatar unme aurate he hongi. 200 se jyada toh gaanv-shehar me mistri majduri aur chowkidari ke kaam karte hai. 15 kachi dukane chalate hai aur 150 se jyada bache toh yahi ke school me padhne aate hai. Fir wo sookhe talaab ki taraf baajigaro wali basti hai jisme 50 se jyada pariwar aur 400 log honge. Unke udhar jyada ladkiyan he hai aur jo ladke hai wo idhar kam he rehte hai. Matlab maan ke chalo ki 1000 log se jyada he honge, 8 tak toh main bhi padhi hu.", Laali umar aur ummeed se jyada he jaankari rakhti thi aur unse toh mukhya naam bhi bata diye the jinki dukaan, lohar aur aise he apne kaam the.
"Bahot atche. Mukandi kaka kaise aadmi hai?"
"Wo toh unko bhi nahi pata hoga ji. Daru pee kar toh talaab kinare bhi soye pade rehte hai kayi baar aur waise wo dalali khaate hai 50 se jyada majduro se jo uke liye kaam karte hai. Unki 3 betiya aur 1 chota bacha hai. Dusre wali beti ek mahine se apne nanihaal gayi hui hai jabki naani toh khud unke ghar rehti hai. Ab batao koyi kya jaan sakta hai aise aadmi ke baare me? Kuch khaas pata karna hai?"
"Kal toh tumhari kaam se chutti hogi mele ki wajah se? Koshish karna ye pata chale ki aisi kitni ladkiyan hai jo kuch mahine se apne rishteydaro ke yaha gayi hui hai. Agar tumhe pehle se he pata hai toh apni Minakshi didi ke ghar baith kar sabke naam kaagaj par likh lena. Filhaal humko yaha se alag alag nikalna hoga. Shaam ko yahi milenge thik is waqt. Aur tumhare baba ki tankhwah aaj se 2 hajaar badh gayi hai. Anaaj aur baaki sab bhi behtar milta rahega.", Laali ki toh badi badi aankhen khushi se aur bhi badi ho gayi jisko dekh Arjun ne ishare se usko shaant rehne ka kaha.
"Tumhari Minakshi didi jald he tumhe shehar ghumane wali hai. Ab shaant rehna aur ye baat apne baba se bhi matt kehna. Khud pradhan ji unhe bata denge. Ab jidar se aayi ho wahi se aap dono jao. Main yaha Jagtar bhaiya ki taraf ja raha hu.", Arjun dono ko dhanywaad kehta hua nikal chala toh bebaak si Laali ne ab Minakshi ko he lapak liya.
"Didi ye Arjun bhaiya toh bade bhale aadmi nikle aur aap itni chup kyo rahi? Dinbhar toh aapki amma ji aapko chup rehne ka bolti rehti hai aur mere sath bhi aap itna bata rahi thi, samjha rahi thi ki kaise baat karni hai kaise nahi. Dekho ye toh koyi akdu nahi dikhe jaise aapne bataya tha aur na he gusse wale."
"Haan thik hai thik hai. Lekin tum ya toh unhe bhaiya bulao ya fir mujhe didi."
"Oh.. Aap he didi thik ho fir toh. Bhaiya ajeeb lagta hai bolna mukhiya ji hai aakhir. Lekin wo aapko aap aur aap unhe aap bula rahi thi. Aise toh aapki mummy ji aur papa ji baat karte hai na didi?"
"Tu chal Laali yaha se aur jubaan teri kainchi jaisi chalti rehti hai. Mujhe bhi deri ho rahi hai aur tu bhi samay se pahuch ja.. Kaam saavdhani se, baat jimmewari hai Laali, teri didi ki ijjatt ka sawaal hai."
"Wo toh aap bhaiya ji ko he dena.. matlab mukhiya ji ko jinhe aap aur jo aapko aap kehte hai. Do not borry, Lalta can handle."
"Wo worry hota hai shaitaan aur chal ab tu idhar se ja, main chali khelne.", Minakshi apna sar jhatakti hui sharam ke maare jyada jwaab bhi na de saki lekin Laali ne uski atchi taang khinchai kar di thi jo batata tha ke inka paraspar pyaar jaat-paat aur ameeri-gareebi se kahi jyada he pare tha. Arjun inse kahi pehle haweli ke aangan me rani ko khada karke mooh hath dhone me laga tha. Vinod chacha bhi bahar he apne pita ke sath baithe hansi majaak karte hue apne bete se khelne me lage the aur inke liye chai Anamika chachi laayi thi. Devaki pashuo wali taraf Meena se kaam karwati hui jaise apne gusse ko khatam karne me juti hui thi. Aaj Arjun ko toliya dene Aanchal aayi thi aur uska ye daba chhupa hontho ka ishar dekh Arjun jhempta hua apne kamre me he chal diya kapde badalne.
"Aanchal, Arjun ke dhule hue kapde bister par rakhe hai. Wo pakda dena usko.", Anamika ki awaaj kitne dino baad he suni thi is haweli ke aangan ne. Wo doodh ki balti lene chal di thi Aanchal ko anjaane he ye badhiya avsar deti hui. Raat ko Jasleen se nibatna toh abhi dur tha, Arjun filhal Aanchal ke he changul me fans gaya tha apni chachi ki is bholi galti se.