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Raat Ka Humsafar
"Amrita, kab tak apne kaksh me rehne wali ho beti? Khana yahi bhijwa du?", Saundarya ji apni vyast dincharya aur karyo se faarig ho kar 7 baje lauti thi aur apne bete se baat karne ke baad thoda vishram aur vastra badal kar unhone samay dekha toh saadhe 8 baj rahe the. Aksar 8 baje unka aur dono bacho ka khaane ka samay nirdharit rehta tha lekin Mahendra apne samay se bhojan karke udhyaan me tehalne gaya tha aur Amrita ki sewika ne rani maa ko bataya ki choti rani toh dopehar se he apne kamre se bahar nahi nikli. Maa ko chinta hona laajmi he tha jis wajah se unhone Amrita ke kamre ke darwaje par dastak di, jo bhitar se band tha.
"Oh maa, mujhe bhookh nahi hai. Aap dinner kar lijiye, hum thoda sona chahte hai.", Amrita bhitar kamre me aundhi karwat liye thithil aankhon ke sath muskura rahi thi us tasvir ko apne chehre ke pas dekh kar. Aaj wo vastra badle he bister par thi jo thoda ast-vyast bhi tha jaise wo anginat karwat leti rahi ho bister pe. Saamne mej par rakha aadha khali juice ka gilaas jiske kinare par swayam Amrita ke hontho se utri coffee ke rang c laali lagi thi. Muskura kar apne chehre ke aage he baah karke wo jaise fir wahi sapne dekhne jaane wali thi jin par uski maa ki awaaj ne viraam laga diya tha lekin ye itna asaan bhi nahi tha.
"Darwaja toh kholo jara Amrita. Nahi hai khaane ka dil toh koyi baat nahi par baat sunogi hamari? Tumse salaah karna jaruri hai ek maamle me.", Ab Amrita bina he apni dasha dekhe khijti hui us disha me chal di darwaja kholne. Aur apni beti ko aise alsaya sa ast vyast dekhne ke baad rani maa ne wo alag sa noor bhi dekha jo is awastha me bhi Amrita ka abtak ka sabse khoobsurat chitran kar raha tha. Aisa unhone swayam kabhi nahi dekha tha lekin ye jo saamne thi aaj bilkul bhi anushasit-shaleen aur saleeke se nahi thi. Kurti kahi se upar niche, jagah jagah chunnat padi hui aur wo ghungrale kesh jinhe aksar Amrita bandhe rakhti thi ya dupatte-saree ke pallu se wo chhipe rehte the, aaj kahi chehre ke saamne se seene tak toh kahi dusre gaal par kandhe se aage. Chehre par aalas sirf najro me tha jabki chamak aur alag si surkhi.
"Dekhti rahogi maa? Aa jao andar ya rehne do aapke kamre me he chalte hai aaj toh?"
"Shhh. Hume bhitar aane do aur hamare kaksh me humne bulaya nahi aur na tumne waha dastak di thi. Hey ram.. ye rajkumari ka kamra he hai na ya hum kisi schooli bache ke kamre me pahuch gaye hai? Sirhane farsh par, chaadar dekho aur ye tumhara dupatta waha kursi par.. kitaabe mej se niche giri hui.. Amrita kahi tumne sharaab toh nahi pee?", Rani maa ke toh mooh par he hath chala aaya tha aur Amrita ab kahi ye sab dekh rahi thi jo uski maa ne bataya. Chehre par sharam aur pakde jaane ka darr lekin wo apni maa ke saamne bhi aajkal chanchalpan dikhane se baaj nahi aati thi.
"Hum soye the aur wo badi khidki khuli thi maa. Koyi bandar aaya hoga jisne ye sab kiya aur chala gaya. Dekho waha par fruits bhi rakhe hue the dher saare lekin ab thode he bache hai.", Rani maa takiye bister par rakhne ke sath khud he us ujli hui safed chaadar aur ek feet unche naram gaddo ko vyavasthit karne lagi. Amrita mooh chupati hui kitabe wapis table par tikati hui turant bister ki taraf lapki jaha uski maa pahuchne he wali thi. Ekmatra pehle se pade takiye ke niche se wo 3x5 ki photo nikaal kar wo palti toh ab maa bister ki taraf aage na badhti uske saamne khadi thi.
"Ye kaunsa bandar tha bitiya jo tray kele aur papaya chhod gaya? Aur hamari aalsi rajkumari ne aisi furti jis kaagaj ke liye dikhai hai, koyi shadyantra toh nahi wo jisme tum aur tumhara bandar shamil ho?", Ab wo maa he thi jo bache ko hansi majaak me he range hath pakad leti thi chahe bache kitne bhi bade kyun na ho jaaye.
"Aisa kuch bhi nahi hai maa. Wo toh bas ye jaruri kaagaj hai aur aap bed thik kar rahi thi jis se kahi ye diwar wali taraf na sarak jata. Haan aur hum bandar se dosti karne wale lagte hai kya aapko? Ab usko kya pasand hai kya nahi, ye uski marji. Aap aajkal bematlab bahot se anumaan lagane lagi hai.", Amrita asaani se haar swikaar karne walo me se nahi thi aur apni galti par toh bilkul bhi nahi jo rani maa atche se jaanti thi. Juice ka gilaas utha kar unhone bas ek baar sahi se dekha aur usko choti mej par rakhi tray me rakh diya. Tray me pehle se he coffee ka cup pada tha jisko hath tak nahi lagaya gaya tha aur sandwich jiska ek hissa he khaya gaya tha lekin waha bhi thodi si gehre bhoore rang ki parat thi, mamuli si. Apni maa ko aise wo sab gor se nirikshan karte dekh Amrita ne apne baal sahi karne ke sath thoda jism ko bhi vyavasthit kiya. Pata nahi ab wo kya pooch le aur Arjun ka batana bhi padega aur khud ko bachana bhi.
"Kamre me aur kaun aaya tha...
"Arjun nahi aaya tha maa. Matlab aaya tha par chala gaya tha.", Jaldbaaji me Amrita ne sawaal sunn ne se pehle he jawaab de diya tha. Usko yahi lag raha tha ke maa poochne wali hai 'Kamre me Arjun aaya tha'
"Haan chala toh gaya hai kyonki hume bhi thoda bahot dikhaai deta hai lekin ye bandar mehal ke niyam kanoon todne ke sath ab bhitar bhi utpaat machane laga hai. Kadi saja milegi is bandar ko hath lagne par."
"Ye sab Arjun ne nahi kiya maa.", Amrita ke chehre par pareshani dekh kar rani maa bas halke se muskuraayi fir wapis gambhir.
"Humne kab kaha ki Arjun ko saja denge? Hum toh us bandar ke liye keh rahe hai jo aajkal mehal me utpaat machane ke baad hamare shayan-kaksh tak aa pahcha. Bol dete hai prehriyo ko goli maar de ya jaal me pakad kar fir jungle me he chhod aaye. Hamari beti ka jhootha sandwich tak nahi chhoda us bandar ne.", Ab Amrita apne dono hath mooh par rakhti dhamm se bister par baith gayi aur uski haalat dekh kar Saundarya ji bhi sneh se uske sar pe hath ferte hue bagal me.
"Humne toh pehle he kaha tha beti ki wo manmohna tume jeena sikha dega. Wo in samajik ya shahi niyamo se kahi pare hai aur sabhi se prem karta hai chahe badle me saamne wala uska ahit he kyun na chahe. Tum chaand dekhte dekhte uske kareeb he pahuch gayi. Kahi paa toh nahi liya na us chaand ko?", Mamta ke sparsh se toh pathhar bhi bol uthte hai aur yaha toh ye chanchala thi jo apni maa aur bhai ki aankh ka sabse bahumulya noor. Amrita apni maa ki bagal se lagti hue apna chehra unke kandhe par rakhti hui shunya me jaise jawaab dhoondne lagi. Asaan nahi tha sab samjhana chahe maa khud samajhti thi aise haal ko.
"Chand kisi ek ka nahi hota maa lekin ye chaand bhi nahi hai. Haan aap thik kehti hai ki uska aakarshan kisi adrishya dor sa hai jisme mujh jaisi 37 baras ki aadhi adhuri duniya ki samajh rakhne wali aur hamesha niyam-daayro me rehni wali aisi aurat jo kayi sar jhuka sakti hai wo khud uske kadmo me girne lagi. Wo alag baat hai ki usne girne se pehle hume surakshit sambhaal liya. Mujhe aise maamlo ki samajh nahi hai maa lekin main ye naya badlaav pasand karti hu. Uske sath bachpan laut raha hai aur wo samay jis se anjaan bas main college aur uttradhikao me he reh gayi thi. Manmohna toh lafz he sahi nahi us farebi ke liye. Haan wo aapko aisi aisi duniya me le jata hai jo vastavikta se pare lagti hai, ek meetha fareb. Hum galat kar rahe hai rani maa lekin hume pachtava kyun nahi ho raha? Kyun aisa lagta hai ki humne pehli baar indradhanush ka saprsh kar liya hai. Uske wo rang har andhkar ko khud me sokh kar hume raat me bhi niharika (nebula) sa dikhate hai. Kitna khoobsurat lagta hai jab uske jaane ke baad bhi hum uski parchaayi ko apne aaspas he mehsoos karte hai. Jaante hai ye kahi se bhi samajik nahi hai lekin agar ghutan dur ho rahi hai toh fir hume iske badle har saja manjoor hai. Usko paane ki gustakhi nahi kar sakte, kabhi kabhi bas 2 ghadi milna bahot hoga.", Us shunya me khoyi Amrita ke chehre par itne bhaav aa rahe the ki koyi chitrakar unko chitrapatt par utaarne ke kabil na tha. Muskurate hue apni beti ke varnan ko sunti hui rani maa ke netra bhi sajal ho uthe the har lafz ko sunn aur mehsoos karke.
"Divya-pram kisi rishtey ka mohtaaj nahi hota beti aur jab ye itna gehra ho toh fir kya niyam aur kya unhe banane wale hum or ye samaaj. Aisa toh humne mehsoos karna toh dur vishwa ki kisi pustak ya granth me nahi padha. Wo tumne kaha na Niharika... England me humne kuch chitra dekhe the ajyaabghar me, wo kisi niharika ke he the aur hum vismrit the ki kya kudrat aise rang bhi dikha sakti hai. Waha us ghane andhkaar me toh toote taare samahit ho jaate hai fir ye indradhanushi rang jo atthahas karte us andhkar ko bhi apna gulaam banaye the. Arjun hamesha se he khaas hai thik waise he durlabh. Hum boodhe ho chale hai Amrita, tumhari behan hote na toh pratispardhi hote is maamle me. Hahaha..", Chehra saaf karti hui wo jis tarah muskuraai thi Amrita bhi utni aakarshak na lagti. Umar ke is padaav pe jaha baal chandi se ujle ho chale the, chehre par jhurriyan tak na thi aur har daant heere sa tarasha ek saar. Apne naam par Saundarya aaj tak barkaraar thi chahe unki beti hajaro dilo ki swapnil chaahat ho par Saundarya, unhe toh ateet me kabhi janta ke saamne na laya jata tha.
"Fir toh wo aapka ho ke he reh jata maa, aaj kam se kam wo ajaad parinda toh hai. Waise ek baat puche? Arjun se he judi hui hai aur agar aap jawaab dena chahe toh hume atcha lagega.", Amrita ne uth kar bister par dono ke takiye lagaye aur maa ko apne kareeb he letne ki pyaari arzi lagaai. Saundarya ji jaane kin vicharo me khoyi khush thi ki haan kar baithi apni beti ke bagal me sahi karwat se leti.
"Arjun aur baapu ji ko toh humne compare karke dekha aur thoda samjha. Wo samajh aa sake the lekin ye mastmaula sa hai aur bahot alag bhi unse bilkul ulat. Baapu ji gambhir insaan the jitna hume pata aur suna, wo hanste bolte honge par niyam aur vachan unke liye sarvopari the. Apne naam ke sath maa ka naam likhte the aur is wajah se he unhone kabhi charitra par aanch na aane di. Arjun aapko unke jaisa kaha se laga? Wo toh chhalliya hai na? Aur Pandit ji jaise na toh sanrakshak aur na kisi vachan me bandha. Fir wo baapu ji ka waaris bana kaise jabki Inder bhaiya toh kahi jyada is maamle me baapu ji jaise hai."
"Kisne kaha ke Arjun vachan me nahi bandha hua? Wo ajaad dikhta hai lekin hum aur tum uske sirf ansh maatra se parichit hai. Swayam pandit ji Arjun ka maan karte hai chahe wo kehte ya dikhate nahi. Baapu ji swayam waaris nahi the beti bas unhone virasat supurd kar di thi aur waaris bann ne ke niyamo par koyi khara nahi utra chahe wo Umed ho, Shankar, Inder, Vinod ya Kumar he kyun nahi. Haan Kumar bhi ban sakta tha unki virasat ka maalik par wo un sharto pe khara nahi utra jo baapu ji ne apne dil se likhi thi. Arjun ne school ke sath sath anadhikrit shahi shiksha bhi grehan ki jaisa hamare samay ke baad nahi hua. Wo aatmik, baudhik aur sharirik bal ki pariksha school khatam karne se pehle uttrin kar chuka hai. Usko sikhana nahi sirf batana padta hai aur wo waisa kar deta. Sabse khaas hai uske rakt me daya ka bhaav jo swayam Pandit ji me bhi kabhi kabhi nahi hota. Baaki sabke toh hath bhi khoon se range hai.", Sochte hue rani maa kuch bechain se hone lagi thi aur Amrita ne ye bhi bhaanp liya.
"Aap uske baare me ye sab jaanti hai lekin kuch aisa hai jo aap chaah kar bhi bol nahi paa rahi maa. Wo khoon toh Shankar bhaiya ka he hai aur aage Pandit ji aur fir baapu ji. Toh wo durlabh kaise hai maa? Aur ab hamara ek aur sawaal hai jiska jawaab hum chahte hai aapki beti hone ke taur par. Aaj Arjun purane raanighar me aaya tha hume khojne aur waha uski maa ki tasvir thi. Ye ittefaaq nahi ho sakta maa kyonki 100 baras purani painting ka chehra aaj ki Rekha ji jaisi kaise ho sakti hai? Aur ye Arjun baapu ji jaisa dikhta hai matlab wo aurat.. wo unki maa thi jinki painting waha dhool me band thi?", Ab Amrita pareshan thi aur rani maa khamosh.
"Arjun ne kaise dekha us tasvir ko Amrita? Aur uski kya pratikriya thi?"
"Wo bas hum... Uske sath shararat karte hue bhaag rahe the.. aur hamare peeche bhagte Arjun ka galiyare me paanv fisal gaya, girne se bachne ke liye usne wo parda thaam liya jis se painting dhanki hui thi. Lekin wo gir gaya tha aur painting uski aankhon ke saamne aa gayi. Par usne jyada utsaah nahi dikhaya shuru me hairaan hone ke baad. Wo keh raha tha ki thodi bahot uski maa us painting wali aurat jaisi hai. Aur wo usko utaar kar dekhne laga lekin koyi naam nahi mila. Na painting banane wale ka na us aurat ka. Keh raha tha ke wo aapse baat karega uske baare me. Lekin Arjun taal gaya par aap toh jaanti hongi na uske baare me kyonki najar toh aap bhi Arjun ki maa se chura rahi thi. Wo bahot khoobsurat hai, aapse bhi lekin wo bas bahu hai Pandit ji ke pariwar ki, hai na maa? Koyi aur wajah toh nahi hai na iske peeche?"
"Koyi wajah nahi hai beti, tumhari kasam ye sab sanyog he hai aur hume nahi pata ki ye ab kyun dohraya ja raha hai. Wo tasvir hamare janam ke pehle se he udhar rahi hai aur unke barabar kisi ki bhi nahi lagaai gayi. Maa se poochte the toh wo yahi kehti thi ki wo devi hai aur pita ji toh hamesha darbaar me jaane se pehle unke saamne hath jodd kar jaate the lekin unhone bhi yaha bataya ki ye unke janam se he udhar hai kisi khaas ki. Tab bhi us tasvir par saanjh dhalte parda ho jata tha aur subah hataya jata tha. Humne wo chehra bachpan se dekha tha aur har roj dekha. Jab hum Pandit ji ke pariwar se mile the toh pehli baar Rekha ko dekhte he hum seham gaye jaane kis wajah se. Wo Shankar ki biwi hai, yahi parichaya mila tha. Arjun ko toh humne swaya tumhare sath he waha vivaah avsar par dekha jo us waqt abhaas dilata tha baapu ji ke vyaktitva ka. Jis din waha se wapis laute humne bharsak koshish ki is kadi ko samajhne aur suljhane ki lekin Rekha udhar he agle shehar se, sampann pariwar jo Pandit ji ka purana sathi raha hai inke vivaah se bhi pehle se. Hume pata hai ki humne galat tarah se chhanbin karwaayi par hamari pareshani bhi nirarthak nahi hai Amrita."
"Haan ho bhi kaise sakti hai maa jab aapne itne baras wo chehra dekha jikse baare me koyi jaankari he nahi aur is umar me wo sakshaat saamne aa khada ho toh darr bhi lagega. Arjun bhaiya aur Pandit ji ki jagah baapu ji jaisa dikhta hai aur Rekha ji us barso purani painting jaisi. Aapas me Arjun aur Rekha ji ka rishta maa bete ka hai. Baapu ji ki maa toh nahi hai wo painting wali?"
"Mumkin nahi hai aisa hona beti. Unki tasvir yaha kaise ho sakti hai jaha swayam baapu ji ka pravesh varjit tha.? Par unhe devi kaha jata tha aur Rekha ke liye aise vichaar swayam Kaushalya ji ke hai. Dekha nahi waaris me swayam Rekha sanrakshak hai aur ek maa ne swayam bete ko vachan ke supurd kar diya. Itna bada dil har maa ka nahi hota aur wo bhi jab pehle se he ek navjaat kho chuke ho pariwar me. Khair aaye toh the tumse alag baat par charcha karne lekin pehle tumhare bandar ne hume hairaan kar diya aur ab ateet ne jiske jawaab toh dene wala he koyi zinda nahi bacha."
"Kar lijiye jo baat karni hai maa. Waise bhi 3 ghante soye hai hum abhi."
"Usko sona nahi sochna kehte hai, khayalo me sochna. Arjun hamare kaksk me sandesh chhod kar gaya tha jaane se pehle ki kal main aur tum Mahendra ke sath waha dargaah par aaye. Uski gujaarish hai mujhse lekin tum dono nahi gaye toh wo idhar nahi aane wala fir. Dekh lo kaise fareb karta hai ye tumhara farebi. Saaf nahi kaha ke mujhse bhi nahi milega, kyonki uske liye bhi idhar he aana padega aur hum apni beti ko akele bhejne nahi waale. Pehle hum kabhi aise manch par nahi gaye Amrita aur jab Arjun me apne bete ko dekhte hai toh mamta par darr haavi hone lagta hai."
"Aap apni mamta se bandhi rahiye lekin mujhe wo pehle he mana chuka hai aane ke liye aur Pandit ji se bhi kehalwa diya hai jab usne ghar phone kiya tha yaha aane ke baad.", Amrita ko wapis chehakte dekh rani maa muskurati hui naa me sar hilati hui khush ho rahi thi.
"Tumhe wo kaise manayega jab tum pehle he maani-manaai ho. Mujhe bhi jana padega beti, wo toh mehal aane nahi wale lekin milna jaruri hai. Bas yahi poochne aayi thi ki tum chalogi? Mujhe atcha lagta tumhari haan se par tum pehle he usko haan kar baithi jo fir bhi humse ijajat le raha tha. Chalo, tum araam karo ya fir wo kagaj nikal kar chehra niharo. Main apne kamre me ja rahi hu aur tumhara bhojan sewika yahi pahucha degi jab itcha ho. Waise bhookh-pyaas wali baatein suni thi lekin aaj yakeen ho gaya. Shubratri.", Ab Amrita kaise kehti ki aaj toh Arjun ne bas thode he prem-rang barsaye the lekin wo utne ko bhi tayaar na thi par fir bhi uske sath beh gayi. Aaj uske hontho ki surkhi isi bister par wo farebi atche se saaf karke gaya tha jiske bas kache khwaab he dekhe the Amrita ne aur wo kehne ki koshish karti us se pehle he wo mann padh chuka tha. Kisi phool ki tarah apne pehlu me uthaye aaj Arjun ne bister, mej aur yaha tak ki diwar se laga kar Amrita ke achhote badan par har taraf sparsh kiya tha sirf 2 khaas ango ko mehfooj rakhte hue, jinhe wo jald he tasalli se dekhne aur pyaar karne wala tha.
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"Khaane ke waqt toh aaj sabke sath bade chehak rahe the lekin yaha halaat bilkul alag hai. Aur kamra band kyun kiya tha?", Raat gehrane ke sath he Arjun bhojan ke baad sabse thodi bahot baatein karke Vinod chacha ke sath tehalne chala gaya tha. Ye log kareeb ek ghante baad laute the aur chacha kapde badal kar apne kamre me sone chale gaye aur Arjun apna pitara liye is kamre me band ho gaya. Aanchal ke aane par usne wapis baksa band karte hue usko almari me rakh kar darwaja khola. Ek baar toh wo bhi thoda seham gaya tha kyonki Aanchal ka uske kamre me aise raat me aana kisi ko bhi khatak sakta tha lekin ab aa gayi thi aur wo khush dikh rahi thi.
"Koyi halaat nahi badle hai bas thodi der padhne ke baad sone he wala tha. Subah jaldi tayaar hona hai aur fir waha dekho ye log mere sath kya karte hai. Waise aap khush lag rahi ho, aao thodi der baithte hai fir padhaai kar lunga.", Arjun ne rasta diya toh Aanchal ne bhitar daakhil hote he halke se uska gaal choom liya. Wo bharpoor chanchalta se dhamm se bister par ja pasri jaise ye kamra in nav-dampatti ka ho. Arjun ke sath bahot hadd tak fursat paa chuki thi Aanchal chahe uski sharam kuch haavi hoti lekin dil me Arjun kahi jyada gehra baith chuka tha.
"Aapki naani aur nana me se koyi dekh leta toh pata hai kya hota?", Arjun chalta hua bister ke dusri taraf tek lagate hue pasar gaya. Darwaja chitakni lagaye bina band kiya tha filhaal jo Aanchal dekhte hue mooh bana chuki thi.
"Naani toh na uthne wali subah 5 baje se pehle aur late bhi ho sakta hai. Aur nana koyi soye bhi ek ghanta ho chuka toh fikar kis baat ki? Aur gaal pe he toh kiss kiya hai, bade aaye pareshan hone wale.", Arjun atche se Aanchal ke chehre aur fir uske kase hue bina baah ke top aur chust pajame ko dekhta hua muskura bhar diya. Aanchal bharpoor jawaan aur aakarshak yuvti thi chahe bahri duniya me kam dilchaspi rakhti rahi lekin dekhne wala toh bas aisi he sangini aur premika ki kaamna karta tha. Youvan ke bharpoor uthaan aur patli kamar ke sath uske chehre ki alag si saadgi aur tarashe hue bhare bhare honth. Arjun paas khisak kar uske samtal peit par hath rakhte hue haule se sehlane laga toh Aanchal ki saanein aniyantrit ho chali aur hath wahi daba liya.
"Ab pata laga jab khud par aayi? Daadi soyi hai lekin unki neend kachi bahot hai. Aur 2 kamro ke baad chacha ka kamra hai jo abhi jaage bhi ho sakte hai. Waise dekh raha hu ki tum abhi abhi naha kar aayi ho aur ye kapde kahi se tumhari naani ke maapdand par khare nahi utarte.",Ab Aanchal halke se hanste hue uske kandhe par maarne lagi thi.
"Unhe neend ki goli khilaai hai nana ji ne. Keh rahi thi ki thakaan mehsoos kar rahi hai par neend bhi nahi aa rahi. Fir maine wahi goli unke doodh me bhi mila di. Goli chaba ke khaati hai na toh kya he doodh ka swaad pata chalta. Aur mama apne kaam me lage honge agar nahi soye toh. Waise pehle wo bol rahe the ke tum AC me so jao unke kamre me lekin maami ne kaha ke Arjun apne kamre me soyega. Usko padhna hota hai. Bada dhyaan rehta hai maami ko tumhara. Nahi?", Arjun samajh raha tha ke Aanchal kaha ishara kar rahi hai chahe majaak me sahi lekin usne bhi baat ka rukh badal kar us kasi hui tshirt ke peit wali taraf se andar ungliyan pahucha di. Makhmal sa naram wo naabhi wala hissa abhi nahane ki wajah se alag si thandak bhara tha lekin Arjun ke is sparsh se Aanchal ne apni taange kass li. Wo wahi haule haule us chikni twacha ko sehlate hue thoda aage badh raha tha aur Aanchal khud he apna chehra Arjun ke gale par rakhti usko choomne lagi. Jyada samay nahi gujra jab wo khud uske peit par baithi bade pyaar se ye dhimre chumban kar rahi thi. Kabhi Arjun uske ek honth ko mooh me bharte hue choosta toh kabhi Aanchal ye dohrati. Badan par chipi tshirt ke bhitar Arjun ke hatho ka saprsh jaise he un bhare hue chucho ki jadd me mehsoos hua, Aanchal kaanpti hui Arjun se kas ke lipat gayi. Wo uttejjana ke charam par thi aur ye bhi parwah nahi ki koyi unhe dekh bhi sakta hai chahe khidki darwaje band he sahi, chitakni nahi lagi thi.
"Ohhh.. Tum jaanboojh ke aisa karte ho na? Shaam ko jab aayi thi tab bhi aise he tadpa ke chhod diya aur ab bhi..", Arjun ke hath apni peeth ko sehlate dekh Aanchal ki chetna lauti. Arjun ne vaksho ko pakde bina he hath khinch liye the lekin Aanchal ki garmi 10 minute ke is halke sparsh aur gehre chumbano se he apni charam par ja pahuchi thi jisko Arjun ne ekdum he thanda kar diya, harkate band karke. Aanchal ke chehre ko apne saamne dekh Arjun ne chehre par aaya paseena apne hath se sehla kar hatate hue jawaab diya.
"Kaha tha na ki sab araam araam se aur pyaar se. Jaanta hu aapko kuch jyada he jaldi hai lekin aapki wo badi wajah toh maine dur kar he di na? Na ya aapki maa hai aur na ab Vinod chacha aapko us drishti se dekhte hai. Jab dil bhi mera aur aap bhi, toh itna besabar nahi hona. Haan thoda jaanboojh ke kiya lekin kya ye sab atcha nahi laga?", Aanchal ab sharam se najre churati hui uske seene ko kured rahi thi.
"Atcha bhi laga aur bura bhi. Us din ke baad mujhe sabkuch ajeeb sa lagta hai Arjun. Akele sone par wahi dikhta hai aur fir tumhara chehra. Uske baad bas yahi lagta hai ki tum waise he mujhe thaame raho aur koyi hadd na ho. Neend khulti hai toh khud ki soch par he jhunjla jaati ho lekin fir wahi haalat jab tum saamne aate ho aur dil wahi chahat jaahir kar deta hai. Apna lo na mujhe, wo chahat bahot mushkil hai har raat sambhalni.", Arjun ka hath khud he Aanchal ne apne ubhre hue seene par tika diya tha. Unka wo ehsaas aur akaar shabdo me bayaan karne laayak na tha. Kapde ke bhitar ye gol ubhar bina kisi pinjre ke khule the lekin unki sakhti aur golaai adhbhutt. Arjun unhe agar abhi masalta toh yakinan wo khud samay se pehle is raat he Aanchal ko ladki se aurat bana deta. Waise bhi wo Madhuri didi ki humumar thi lekin kaam-gyaan lagbhag shunya. Jo bhi dekha tha wo bas ghinona vaasna ka khel jo uski maa ka he rehta tha vibinn sathiyon sang. Wo uttjit jarur thi lekin vaasna me andhi nahi.
"Kal ka din do mujhe Aanchal, uske baad pehal main he karunga. Mujhe bhi pal bhulaye nahi bhoolta jab tumhe bathroom me dekha tha. Aane wali dusri raat bas hum dono honge Aanchal aur subah hone tak main tumhe sone nahi dene wala. Khawahish hai ek, fir se tumhe waise he dekhne ki lekin us raat.", Aanchal toh sharam se dohri ho chali thi wo drishya yaad karte hue jaha Arjun ne uska ek taraf se aadha vaksh aur pichla samoocha hissa dekha tha, paani se bhiga aur jisma par ekmatra vastra bas panty thi, bhigi hui.
"Aisa bolo na ki aaj ki raat bhi sone nahi doge mujhe. Chalti hu, tum padh lo. Jyada besir-pair ki khwahishe matt bataya karo.", Is baar uske uthne se pehle Arjun ne majbooti se dono sughad lachile nitambh pakad kar dabate hue apne honth fir se Aanchal se chipka diye the. Is baar Aanchal ne wo ang apni achhooti jugni ke niche mehsoos kiya tha jo uksi kalpana aur Damini ke sansargiyon walo ke aujaar se kahi jyada he bhishan tha. Halka abhaas toh usko Arjun ne uske ghar he karwa diya tha par abhi wo uske upar baithi thi jo kapde ke upar se he apni sakhti aur garmi se uski yonki ko chetawani de raha tha lekin uski yoni ke iraade toh viprit he the jo milne ke liye abhi se aansu tapkane lagi thi. Aanchal chumban samapt hote he bister se uchalti hui bina Arjun ko dekhe darwaja khol kar apne kamre me band ho gayi. Arjun khamoshi se hans raha tha apni baniyaan par Aanchal dwara chhodi us geeli chaap ko dekhte hue. Ling naabhi ki taraf akdaa hua us se bhi aage the.
'Shaant raha kar thoda. Yaha pehle aur bhi jaruri kaam hai lekin tu sar utha le pehle. Aaj Jass darling milne wali hai tujhse, fir 2 din pareshan matt kariyo yar.', Arjun apne ling ko sahi karta hua jaise usko mana raha tha khush karne ke sath. Lekin apne kamre ke bhitar qaid hui Aanchal toh pajama utaar kar bathroom me he ghuss chuki thi. Aaj uska itne se he sakhallan ho gaya tha jo panty na hone ki wajah se patle kapde se bahar tak mehsoos hua.
'Bade Pandit ji, ab jara aapki bhi sunn le thodi, fir humko bhi sukoon lene jana hai kyonki chain toh aap lene nahi dete.', Darwaja is baar atche se band kar diya tha Arjun ne kyonki ab wo kisi aahat se bhi hilne nahi wala tha.
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"Likhna bhi ek kathin karya hai aur ab hum samajhte hai kyun Krishan vidyalya jaane se katrata tha. Aaj hume ghar gaye hue 5 din ho chuke hai parantu grehsthi se kuch badhkar samajik dayitva aur prant ki sukh shanti hai. Isko bhang karne wale bhi apne he ho toh mushkile aur jyada. Pehle he in apno ne peeth dhakne laayak nahi chhodi aur us se ubar sakte lekin prabhu Narayan jaise iski ijajat nahi dete. Balwinder ke saale sahab wo Jyotsana ke bhai Sumedh ne gehri saajish rachi thi jisme sarkari hastshep judwa kar wo alag mansube paale baitha tha. Balwinder par he humla karwa diya jab wo suraksha bina janta ke beech tha. Kshetra kuch sarhad se bahar tha aur waha ke prashashan ne toh likha padhi tak se inkaar kar diya. Main toh pehle se he Rana ke khilaaf tha usko suraksha adhikari banane ke lekin Balwinder kabhi kabhi dil-dimaag se nahi chalta. Ghayal hua par bach gaya ganimat hai. Darbar, janta aur yaha ki jimmewariyon ke sath Balwinder ki bhi dekhbhal bhi jaruri hai. Haan 4 log dhoond kar kaat diye humne aur ek ko waha jiwit chhod diya aur ek ko sath le aaye. Jiwit isliye ki Sumedh ko maloom rahe ki hamari talwar kisi sarhad aur prashashan anusaar nahi chalti. Isko hamare hath chalate hai jab jab koyi hamare apne ko thes pahuchane ki himakat karta hai. Rana sabse pehle adrishya ho gaya khabar milte he. Jaane dete hai usko abhi nahi toh videsh baithi Jyotsana pehli baar hume apshabd kahegi. Parso Krishan aaya tha bhojan le kar cycle se, pagal hai thoda jo garmi bhi nahi dekhta. Bata raha tha ke ghar pe badi bahu aur bache aaye hai. Devaki bahu ki tabiyat thik nahi hai, garbhvati hone ki wajah se.
Ab kya kahe is hamare saral-buddhi ko? Inki maa ne kehlawa bhi bheja ki agar mehal ka khana itna he pasand hai toh unki haweli 10 kos dur kyu banwa di humne. Khair wo toh aise he kabhi kabhi shikayat karti hai jis se hume dhyaan rahe ki unke hatho ka bhojan hamari har pareshani, thakaan aur bhookh shaant kar deta hai. Devaki ki bhai aaye the usko livane ke liye peehar aur jab hume iski jaankari mili toh spasht na kar di humne. Chalbaajo ko toh neend me bhi pakad lete hai fir ye toh ab rishteydar ho chuke hai. Kaise hamare ghar ki santaan us narak me paida hone de? Bhunbhunati hai toh hoti rahe lekin wapis peehar toh jaane nahi denge. Hamare nalayak bete ko Devaki ne he fansa tha apne is Netram ke kehne par aur ye kaisa bhai hua jo behan ko he gair-mard ke niche nirvxxx karwa de? Aajtak Krishan ne hume ye nahi bataya ki wo aakhir kis se milne gaya tha aur uski preyasi ki jagah ye kalawati kaise uske pehlu me aa baithi. Ab ye aadikaal toh nahi jaha ladka ladki bina vastro ke dekhe jaaye toh samanya lagega. Upar se janta me wo munshi ke suputra hai aur beesiyon log drishya ke gawaah bann gaye. Us din atcha rehta ki Sangi he uske sath hota ya wo koyi katal kar deta. Katal toh dur ki baat hai is piddi se kidi ka dard nahi dekha jata. Ab wo prashikshit abhinetri ro kar shor machayegi toh bechara ghabrayega he. Dusre praant ki panchayat se fainsla aaya ki Munshi Motilal ji ke suputra agar aisa udaharan pesh karenge toh kaise bahu betiyon ka kalyaan hoga? Inki mata ji toh maa mahima hai jinhone bol diya ke mere bete ne usko hath lagaya hai toh ab wo unki bahu hui. Is hisaab se hamari toh 15 aur banti hai lekin kya wo hume aisa karne dengi? Bhool kar bhi iska sangyaan hua toh na munshi rahenge na vajeer, fakeer bann na padega. Aksar hum saral insaan dil se fainsle le lete hai un logo ko sammaan dene ke liye jinke mann me viprit vichaar aur uddeshya rehte hai. Bade bete ki bhi shaadi karwani padi aur unke is piddi ki bhi sath he, umar se pehle ye bhi kar liya hamare chote suputra ne lekin 5 baras kata kata raha apni is anchahi biwi se. Ab paanv bhari kar diye toh sabse bachta firta hai jaise koyi sawaal na pooch le is jaadu ka jo usne kar dikhaya. Hahaha.. bahot he bhola hai mera ye bacha aur hamari chinta bhi yahi hai ki hamare jaane ke baad agar Raame iska dhyaan na rakh saka toh sab barbaad bhi ho sakta hai.
Beete saawan me Raame ne bada ajeeb kaam karwaya jab 8-10 logo ko liye wo purane ghar ke malbe ko saaf karwane laga. Pichla hissa girwa diya tha humne aur baad me banwaya hua hai usme mehal ke pramukh sewako ke 5 pariwar rehte hai ab. Raame se wajah poochi toh pehle toh kehta raha ke wo bas saaf safaai karwa raha hai lekin fir raat me jab lauta toh ye gaanv wali haweli me isne jhoola dala tha sabse pehle, haweli toh baad me bani. Us jhoole ko kabhi hilata toh kabhi rok leta. Hum galiyare me baithe in janaab ki ye paagal harkat dekhte rahe jabtak sehan hua. Jab uth kar kareeb gaye toh wo hadbada gaya, aankhen bhigi hui aur Guddi 5 baras wale kapdo me rooyi bhar ke ye usko jhoola jhula raha tha. Ek wahi toh thi jisko kamar pe taang ke ye kahaniya sunata hua mohalle me ghoomta rehta tha. Guddi ne kaha ke idhal ghola bano toh raste me bhi jhuk jata tha apni behan ke liye. Vidyalaya se aane ke baad sabse jaruri karya toh yahi hota tha na ki Guddi ko goad me uthana hai chahe fir wo 3 saal he chhoti thi lekin Raame ka sarvasva he thi uski behan aur hamari Guddi. Raghu bhi utna he karta tha lekin wo ijhaar kam kyonki majboot vyakti hai. Raame naukri par ya jiwan me sakht insaan hai lekin wo sanvdanshil hai thik apni maa ki tarah. Pakde jaane par raat ko he nikal gaya apne biwi bacho ke paas. 5 ghante baad bhi jana tha lekin chalo ab kya keh sakte hai jab hum khud he uske mitra na bann sake. Yaha aate hai toh dard ke sath ye anubhooti bhi rehti hai ki hum apni beti se uski saaligirah par milne aa rahe hai. Waise wo akshya-tritya ko janmi thi par chhata saal hai na usko gaye hue aaj he ke din toh yahi soch lete hai ki Guddi ke bahane apni anjaan ummeed se bhi dil ka haal bayaan kar denge. Hum tehkhane me utarne ki himmat ek baar juta sakte hai lekin us kaksh ki taraf laalten bhi nahi dikha sakte.
Us raat ke baare me Balwinder ne humse pehli baar sawaal kiye the jaise usko sandeh hua ho ki hum kuch jaante hai. Pita ji aur Bhupendra ji ka shav utarte hue kuch tukde toh preahriyon ke hatho me he aa gire the aur 4 log behosh hue so hue. Is haweli ke bhitar aniginat kate fate shav dekh kar us waqt ke suraksha-pramukh ne ulti he kar di thi, kitna diler hai na Rana? Tabhi toh bhaag khada hua saamna karne ki jagah. Ab kaise kehte Balwinder se ki hamari jagah wo hota toh uski rooh bhi kaanp uthti. Lekin mara jata wo agar hamari jagah hota. Aaj bhi hum khudse sawaal karte hai ki kyun hum dhairyavaan na bane aur dimaag se kaam lete toh Sreedhar ko pichle dwaar se bhaagne na dete. Ghir gaye the hum aur tehkhaane se aati cheenkhon ne Sreedhar ko humse bacha liya. Suna tha ke usme aseem bal hai aur us se nidar koyi nahi. Saamna karta toh hum us dusht ko sacche sewak ki taqat se parichit karwate, beshak jiwait na rehte par ye bojh bhi dil par nahi rehta ki wo jiwit hai. Haan wo kahi se bhi insaan nahi hai, na sharir se aur na soch se. Jab usko darbaar se mukti de di gayi thi toh hamare he pita ne usko maha-gyata aur saadhak bata kar raaj-kosh sahayta sucharu rakhwai. Aise toh prabhu bholenath ke upasak nahi hote. Jo hote hai unhe humne he ruswa kar diya. Aajtak hamare seene ke upari hisse me kabhi kabhi dard hota hai 6 saal hone ko aaye lekin hum us pavitra aatama ke maatra halke he dhakke se door ja gire the. Wo hota prakram aur kshamta saadhna ki jisme sirf aur sirf parmeshwar aur jankalyaan ki bhala karne ki taqat hoti hai. Gaye the shaitaan ka pata poochne aur unko gussa dila baithe jo madad kar sakte the. Roothe hue saadhak ke paas lautne ki galti nahi karenge, intjaar kar lenge hum us din ka jab Sreedhar apne dum-kham sahit lautega, wo sahi waqt par jarur aayega agar usko apni taaqat par itna he ghamand hai. Par hai pakka shadyantrakari aur ghaagh jisko kisi ki parwaah nahi siwaye apne naam aur aseem taqat ki.
Tum bas itna kar dena mitra agar sakushal tehkhane tak pahuch sako, in bachhiyon ko mukti dilwa dena. Hum aisa nahi kar sakte kyonki hamare khudke hath khoon se range hai aur idhar wahi aa paayega jiske dil me dusre ke dard ko apna dard banane ka sahas ho. Tum yaha aaoge toh khud he jaan jaoge ki tum kyun humse behtar ho. Main aanewali peedhi me koyi vajeer nahi dekhna chahta aur na he koyi vyapari-santri-mantri.. Main insaan dekhna chahta hu, ek aisa insaan jo raksha karne par aaye toh 10 Sreedhar bhi jhuka de aur 20 Motilal bhi. Dil me prem, kshamadaan, dusre ke dard me dard aur dusro ki khushi me bhale he shamil na ho sako lekin khush raho. Sampatti toh Vidwaan Raavan ki bhi nahi rahi lekin unke gyaan ko devta bhi maante the. Main waisi he bhavishya ki peedhi chahta hu jo samaaj ke bematlab niyam bhale na maane par samaaj me udaharan bane, pariwar ko samay de aur usko jodd kar rakhe. Humne suna hai hamari maa aisi he thi, thoda he suna hai aur baaki kuch dhundli yaadein hai. Unhone insaan ko insaan samjha, har jeev ko punya aatma aur har jaruratmand par apne auchitya anusaar madad. Haan kuch maamlo me unhone jyada madad bhi ki hogi aur wo samarth thi. Humse bahot pyaar karti thi aur beta tum, tum jitna ho sake apni maa ko waqt dena jab bhi samay ho itne vyast jiwan me. Wo kabhi gujarish nahi karegi aur na kahegi ki usko tumhare samay ki jarurat hai. Vyast hone ka dikhawa karegi jis se tum apna samay apni marji anusaar jee sako. Par yakeen karo, akelepan aur dard me sabse pehle smaran bhi he aati hai.. aahh maa.. Ye lafz he nahi poori duniya hai jis se tum duniya me aaye ho. Fir chahe poori duniya haansil kar lo lekin agar maa ka saya nahi hai na toh wo bematlab hai. Tumhe tumhari bharya (biwi) samajh sakti hai, behan sneh de sakti hai khayaal rakhne ke sath ya wo log jo tumse pyaar karte hai wo sukh-dukh me khade ho sakte hai sath. Lekin 'main yahi hu beta' lafz keh kar tumhe apne seene se kisi bhi umar me laga lene wali maa har dukh aur dard ka raambaan hai. Duniya me sabse bada sukh aur dard maatrtva hai aur wo mahila ko he mila kyonki purush taqatwar ho sakta hai, sharir se majboot bhi lekin sehanshakti ki parkashtha agar koyi hai toh wo bas maa. Hume he dekh lo, ghar pe maa intjaar nahi kar rahi hai isliye toh awara hai 50 ke hone par bhi. Wo pyaar se kaan pakad kar jab narajgi dikhati hai na beta toh bas chehre ko yaad karte he hum is duniya se kat jaate hai. Baba kehte hai ki hamari maa ka naam Anuradha isliye rakha gaya tha kyonki wo us nakshatra me he paida hui thi aur unki aabha kise chamakte sitare si thi, jaise surya bhi ek sitara hai. Hamari samajh me toh ye ek devi ka naam tha jitna pustak-purano me padh kar naam ke Pandit bane, kaam toh kasaai se bhi bura hai.
Is haweli ko girana matt beta, samaaj me aise kala dhabba bhi maujood rehna chahiye. Waise toh humne iski saaf safaai karwa di thi jitni munasib thi lekin hum chahte hai ki tum apna kaam karne ke baad isko aise he chhod dena. Prakriti swayam iski kismat likhegi. Nadi kinare itne khoobsurat jagah jaha se hum bachpan me chhat par khade reh kar heeran, khargosh, hariyaali aur is khoobsurat nadi ka avlokan karte the. Ye khoobsurati kukarmo ne he bhang ki hai iska saboot rehna chahiye. Kabhi bhitar naa aa sako toh un bachiyon ke hisaab se bahar vriksh ropit kar dena, wo swayam bade aur chhayadar hone ke sath is haweli ko prakriti me mila lenge. Baarish tufaan me junglee janwar sharan lene lage hai idhar jo atchi baat hai. Keemti yaha kuch nahi hai ab siwaye tehkhaane ke dard aur rudan ke. Chalte hai beta, aaj ghar he nikalte hai. Seene me halka sa dard hai aur mehal ke kamre shayan-kaksh sirf naam se hai. Unke sukoon nahi aur aaj hum sona chahte hai. Laddu matlab Shankar aaya hua hai aur wo apni maa ko bahot pareshan karta hai jabki badi bahu ki goad me Inder hai lekin ye sahab usko hata dete hai jaisa saptaah pehle humne dekha. 6 din ho gaye bacho ko dekhe toh subah unke sath rahunga. Raju galat dada ki sangat me reh raha hai lekin kya kahe ab. Krishan ko bhi wo bahot pasand hai aur dono goonge aapas me baat karte hai. Chalte hai beta, prabhu Narayan tumhari rakhsa kare aur Devi Lakshmi apna aashirad banaye rakhe.
Naam likh dena kisi vriksh par ki hum kaun hain ya the. Niche apna rishta aur naam. Is tarah hum ek ho jaayenge aur mil bhi lenge. Wo bhi toh jiwan he hai.
Pratiksha me,
Pandit Motilal Anuradha Sharma
25/05/1953"
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"Kya bade pandit ji, aaj toh aapne sachmuch maa ki kami mehsoos karwa di. Main bhi hamesha unke saaye me he rehna chahta hu lekin aap jaise mahnubhav hai jinke sath ek atoot rishta aur virasat mili hai toh dur hona padta hai. Waha unke kareeb hota hu toh pehle se daavedar bahot hai, sabse badi toh wahi jiske liye samaaj pehle he daav par laga baitha hu. Aaj jitni kismat meharbaan hai na meri, utni he buri hone wali hai bhavishya me aur fir dekhunga aapke Raame mera sath dete hai ya nahi. Us se pehle kahi maa he na bedapaar kar de, waise bhi khamosh insaan se khatarnaak koyi nahi hota. Aap jo bhi the insaan bahot sache the bade Pandit ji lekin wo 15 wali baat par main kuch bata deta hu aapko, ye aankda abhi se dugna hone wala hai mera. Aur iska pata kisi ko chala toh main toh fakeer bhi nahi rahunga.", Arjun padhne ke bawjood us patra me jaise koyi chehra dekhta hua baat kar raha tha. Wo itna leen tha usme ki uske haav-bhaav aise badal rahe the jaise saamne sachmuch koyi gehra mitra baitha ho, raajdar.
"Ye Devaki na aapse sambhli aur na ab mere bas ki hai. Aapki badi bahu ko he jimme lagana padega inhe sudharne ke aur saja bhi wahi dengi, main jara kamjor hu in maamlo me. Waise main bhi shahi-khaandan me fasal badhane ki soch raha hu, bura lage toh koyi baat nahi. Aapki bhi bahot si baatein buri lagi lekin main shikayat nahi kar raha. Aap bhi matt karna aur isme prem shaamil hai bol deta hu ki ektarfa nahi hai. Kal dekho aapke laayak suputra ji ko kaise akhaade ke baad meethi patakhni deta hu main. Unhe bhi toh thodi khushi milni chahiye na bade bau ji? Ek behan jo duniya ho usko khone ka dard toh aise sanvedna bhare bhai ke dil me jiwan-paryant rehta hai. Aur wo mere bhi sabkuch hai jinki awaaj mooh se chahe na nikalti ho par dil se main sunn leta hu ki wo kya chahte hai. Unhone he tapasya ki hai jo main is laayak bann raha hu ki us haweli me paudhe laga saku, maali banane wali tapasya nahi balki jiwan ko itna pragaadh banane ki. Unke 3 bete hai par mehnat sabse jyada mujhpar ki aur main unhe asafal hone nahi de sakta. Lekin ek vaada karta hu aapse, maa ke saaye me rahunga antim samay tak. Thoda chintan kar lete hai, aaj garbh-gyaan ke waqt toh jaise marene he wala tha.", Arjun ab wo pal yaad karte he jaise usme he kho gaya.
"Bahot bhale insaan hai Vajranand ji aur aaj unhone jo jiwan gyaan dilwaya na mujhe baba Taaraknath ji se, aswimarniya anubhav raha. Aaj pata laga ki tatva me tatva prakriti kaise mila deti hai aur andhkaar me bhi bahari bhaari aavraan me dooba jeev kaise sab mehsoos ya dekh sakta hai chahe aankhen band ho. Wo bachhiyan isliye nahi mili bade bauji kyonki unhe hath paanv baandh kar zinda he agni ke supurd kar diya gaya. Wo mooh par baandhne wale fande kukarm ke sath sath is karya ke liye bhi the. Aur garbh me matlab nadi ki talhatti me 2-2 ke jod me unhe hawa-paani aur bhoomi me vileen karwa diya gaya. Pata hai ye karne wale kaun the? Aayojak. Aapke pita aur Bhupendra ji, maharaj. Aise andhvishwas se unhe wo sab prapt bhi ho jata toh uddeshya kya rehta? Aapko bhi raste se hata kar wo dono pishaach mehal ki har mahila aur bachi me apna ansh dete. 60-65 ke toh rahe honge na wo .. ? Neev ye thi hamari?", Arjun ne dhikkaar se kaha toh saamne naam dikha Pandit Motilal Anuradha Sharma.
"Maaf kijiyega, wo napunsak he honge jitna prateet hota hai. Koyi jadibooti di hogi Sreedhar ne jis se kshamta mili toh josh gareeb sewaikao par dikha diya. Vansh unka nahi ho sakta kyonki ab hume Saarang bhi galat nahi lagta aur Preetam bhi. Aur na aapke saralbudhi galat hai. Bhatkaya gaya unhe aur aksar jawaan hote yuvak naye anubhavo ke prati aakarshit ho jaate hai. Anamika daadi pyaar thi unka aur dono he saral. Kaise galat ho sakte hai aise insaan jo kisi ko dukhi nahi dekh sakte.? Haan Saarang maafi ke laayak nahi hai par galti kiski thi? Ye boodhe lakkadbaghe haweli me band ho kar tantra mantra ke sath jawan saral buddhiyon ki buddhi bhrasht karte rahe aur unhe kaise kaise sapne dikha diye honge jo wo hatayre, badhle ki bhawna wale aur pratidwandi bann gaye. Mansha toh yahi thi na ke sabhi purush aur ladke saaf ho jaaye aur phir ye shashan ke sath dushashan bhi bann jaaye. Aap safal rahe Bade Pandit ji aap safal rahe aur ab main inki akal thikane lagaunga ateet me aapse bhi peeche jaa kar. Waqt chahe jitna marji lage saal ya 10 saal. Inki maand me ghuss kar wo bhi badal dunga jo bas dhundla naam reh gaya. Sahi kiya aise insaan ka naam tak aapne mitwa diya. Chalte hai thoda vishraam karne. Fir milne jana hai. Shubhratri. Arjun Rekha Sharma. Naam wajandar hai isliye prayog nahi karte.", Arjun ne us khat ke niche waise he apna naam aur taarikh likh di thi. Wo dekh kar sab vichaar bhool baitha jab maa ka naam apne naam ke sath dekha. Wo kabhi dur hota he kaha tha apni maa se, dil aapas me itne jude the ki Rekha Ritu ki bagal me baithi bhi uska naam he samaran kar rahi thi. Kal uske bete ki pariksha thi jis par anginat log pehle sawaal utha chuke the.
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Thik 12 bajne me 10 minute pehle Arjun apne kamre se dabe paanv nikla hath me kuch liye. Wo pichle aangan me kinare se hota hua badi satarkta se pahucha tha aur jaha Meena ka kamra tha thik uske darwaje ke saamne us packet se ye rang jaisa powder sahi se failane ke baad wo utni he saavdhani se bahar nikalne wale darwaje ko khol kar haweli ke peeche ja pahucha. Darwaja yaha se lagane ke sath he wo pehle he bhitar aane ka dusra prabandh bhi kar chuka tha. Sunsaan aur ekaant gali me aage badhta wo chand kadmo baad he Dilbaag bhai ke ghar ke pichle hisse aa pahucha tha. Lohe ke darwaje ke jodd kinare khadi Jasmeen ne chutki ki halki awaaj se usko apne wahi hone ka ehsaas karwaya toh paanv ki awaaj diye bina he wo agle he pal dusri taraf tha. Yaha aate he usne Jasleen ko goad me uthate hue seedha idhar wali seedhiya ka rukha kiya. Mahol itna shaant tha ki Arjun Jasleen ki hridyagati bhi sunn paa raha tha. Raatri ke antim pehar ab wo apni is sangini sang rehne wala tha us badi pariksha wale din ke shuru hone tak.
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Raat Ka Humsafar
"Amrita, kab tak apne kaksh me rehne wali ho beti? Khana yahi bhijwa du?", Saundarya ji apni vyast dincharya aur karyo se faarig ho kar 7 baje lauti thi aur apne bete se baat karne ke baad thoda vishram aur vastra badal kar unhone samay dekha toh saadhe 8 baj rahe the. Aksar 8 baje unka aur dono bacho ka khaane ka samay nirdharit rehta tha lekin Mahendra apne samay se bhojan karke udhyaan me tehalne gaya tha aur Amrita ki sewika ne rani maa ko bataya ki choti rani toh dopehar se he apne kamre se bahar nahi nikli. Maa ko chinta hona laajmi he tha jis wajah se unhone Amrita ke kamre ke darwaje par dastak di, jo bhitar se band tha.
"Oh maa, mujhe bhookh nahi hai. Aap dinner kar lijiye, hum thoda sona chahte hai.", Amrita bhitar kamre me aundhi karwat liye thithil aankhon ke sath muskura rahi thi us tasvir ko apne chehre ke pas dekh kar. Aaj wo vastra badle he bister par thi jo thoda ast-vyast bhi tha jaise wo anginat karwat leti rahi ho bister pe. Saamne mej par rakha aadha khali juice ka gilaas jiske kinare par swayam Amrita ke hontho se utri coffee ke rang c laali lagi thi. Muskura kar apne chehre ke aage he baah karke wo jaise fir wahi sapne dekhne jaane wali thi jin par uski maa ki awaaj ne viraam laga diya tha lekin ye itna asaan bhi nahi tha.
"Darwaja toh kholo jara Amrita. Nahi hai khaane ka dil toh koyi baat nahi par baat sunogi hamari? Tumse salaah karna jaruri hai ek maamle me.", Ab Amrita bina he apni dasha dekhe khijti hui us disha me chal di darwaja kholne. Aur apni beti ko aise alsaya sa ast vyast dekhne ke baad rani maa ne wo alag sa noor bhi dekha jo is awastha me bhi Amrita ka abtak ka sabse khoobsurat chitran kar raha tha. Aisa unhone swayam kabhi nahi dekha tha lekin ye jo saamne thi aaj bilkul bhi anushasit-shaleen aur saleeke se nahi thi. Kurti kahi se upar niche, jagah jagah chunnat padi hui aur wo ghungrale kesh jinhe aksar Amrita bandhe rakhti thi ya dupatte-saree ke pallu se wo chhipe rehte the, aaj kahi chehre ke saamne se seene tak toh kahi dusre gaal par kandhe se aage. Chehre par aalas sirf najro me tha jabki chamak aur alag si surkhi.
"Dekhti rahogi maa? Aa jao andar ya rehne do aapke kamre me he chalte hai aaj toh?"
"Shhh. Hume bhitar aane do aur hamare kaksh me humne bulaya nahi aur na tumne waha dastak di thi. Hey ram.. ye rajkumari ka kamra he hai na ya hum kisi schooli bache ke kamre me pahuch gaye hai? Sirhane farsh par, chaadar dekho aur ye tumhara dupatta waha kursi par.. kitaabe mej se niche giri hui.. Amrita kahi tumne sharaab toh nahi pee?", Rani maa ke toh mooh par he hath chala aaya tha aur Amrita ab kahi ye sab dekh rahi thi jo uski maa ne bataya. Chehre par sharam aur pakde jaane ka darr lekin wo apni maa ke saamne bhi aajkal chanchalpan dikhane se baaj nahi aati thi.
"Hum soye the aur wo badi khidki khuli thi maa. Koyi bandar aaya hoga jisne ye sab kiya aur chala gaya. Dekho waha par fruits bhi rakhe hue the dher saare lekin ab thode he bache hai.", Rani maa takiye bister par rakhne ke sath khud he us ujli hui safed chaadar aur ek feet unche naram gaddo ko vyavasthit karne lagi. Amrita mooh chupati hui kitabe wapis table par tikati hui turant bister ki taraf lapki jaha uski maa pahuchne he wali thi. Ekmatra pehle se pade takiye ke niche se wo 3x5 ki photo nikaal kar wo palti toh ab maa bister ki taraf aage na badhti uske saamne khadi thi.
"Ye kaunsa bandar tha bitiya jo tray kele aur papaya chhod gaya? Aur hamari aalsi rajkumari ne aisi furti jis kaagaj ke liye dikhai hai, koyi shadyantra toh nahi wo jisme tum aur tumhara bandar shamil ho?", Ab wo maa he thi jo bache ko hansi majaak me he range hath pakad leti thi chahe bache kitne bhi bade kyun na ho jaaye.
"Aisa kuch bhi nahi hai maa. Wo toh bas ye jaruri kaagaj hai aur aap bed thik kar rahi thi jis se kahi ye diwar wali taraf na sarak jata. Haan aur hum bandar se dosti karne wale lagte hai kya aapko? Ab usko kya pasand hai kya nahi, ye uski marji. Aap aajkal bematlab bahot se anumaan lagane lagi hai.", Amrita asaani se haar swikaar karne walo me se nahi thi aur apni galti par toh bilkul bhi nahi jo rani maa atche se jaanti thi. Juice ka gilaas utha kar unhone bas ek baar sahi se dekha aur usko choti mej par rakhi tray me rakh diya. Tray me pehle se he coffee ka cup pada tha jisko hath tak nahi lagaya gaya tha aur sandwich jiska ek hissa he khaya gaya tha lekin waha bhi thodi si gehre bhoore rang ki parat thi, mamuli si. Apni maa ko aise wo sab gor se nirikshan karte dekh Amrita ne apne baal sahi karne ke sath thoda jism ko bhi vyavasthit kiya. Pata nahi ab wo kya pooch le aur Arjun ka batana bhi padega aur khud ko bachana bhi.
"Kamre me aur kaun aaya tha...
"Arjun nahi aaya tha maa. Matlab aaya tha par chala gaya tha.", Jaldbaaji me Amrita ne sawaal sunn ne se pehle he jawaab de diya tha. Usko yahi lag raha tha ke maa poochne wali hai 'Kamre me Arjun aaya tha'
"Haan chala toh gaya hai kyonki hume bhi thoda bahot dikhaai deta hai lekin ye bandar mehal ke niyam kanoon todne ke sath ab bhitar bhi utpaat machane laga hai. Kadi saja milegi is bandar ko hath lagne par."
"Ye sab Arjun ne nahi kiya maa.", Amrita ke chehre par pareshani dekh kar rani maa bas halke se muskuraayi fir wapis gambhir.
"Humne kab kaha ki Arjun ko saja denge? Hum toh us bandar ke liye keh rahe hai jo aajkal mehal me utpaat machane ke baad hamare shayan-kaksh tak aa pahcha. Bol dete hai prehriyo ko goli maar de ya jaal me pakad kar fir jungle me he chhod aaye. Hamari beti ka jhootha sandwich tak nahi chhoda us bandar ne.", Ab Amrita apne dono hath mooh par rakhti dhamm se bister par baith gayi aur uski haalat dekh kar Saundarya ji bhi sneh se uske sar pe hath ferte hue bagal me.
"Humne toh pehle he kaha tha beti ki wo manmohna tume jeena sikha dega. Wo in samajik ya shahi niyamo se kahi pare hai aur sabhi se prem karta hai chahe badle me saamne wala uska ahit he kyun na chahe. Tum chaand dekhte dekhte uske kareeb he pahuch gayi. Kahi paa toh nahi liya na us chaand ko?", Mamta ke sparsh se toh pathhar bhi bol uthte hai aur yaha toh ye chanchala thi jo apni maa aur bhai ki aankh ka sabse bahumulya noor. Amrita apni maa ki bagal se lagti hue apna chehra unke kandhe par rakhti hui shunya me jaise jawaab dhoondne lagi. Asaan nahi tha sab samjhana chahe maa khud samajhti thi aise haal ko.
"Chand kisi ek ka nahi hota maa lekin ye chaand bhi nahi hai. Haan aap thik kehti hai ki uska aakarshan kisi adrishya dor sa hai jisme mujh jaisi 37 baras ki aadhi adhuri duniya ki samajh rakhne wali aur hamesha niyam-daayro me rehni wali aisi aurat jo kayi sar jhuka sakti hai wo khud uske kadmo me girne lagi. Wo alag baat hai ki usne girne se pehle hume surakshit sambhaal liya. Mujhe aise maamlo ki samajh nahi hai maa lekin main ye naya badlaav pasand karti hu. Uske sath bachpan laut raha hai aur wo samay jis se anjaan bas main college aur uttradhikao me he reh gayi thi. Manmohna toh lafz he sahi nahi us farebi ke liye. Haan wo aapko aisi aisi duniya me le jata hai jo vastavikta se pare lagti hai, ek meetha fareb. Hum galat kar rahe hai rani maa lekin hume pachtava kyun nahi ho raha? Kyun aisa lagta hai ki humne pehli baar indradhanush ka saprsh kar liya hai. Uske wo rang har andhkar ko khud me sokh kar hume raat me bhi niharika (nebula) sa dikhate hai. Kitna khoobsurat lagta hai jab uske jaane ke baad bhi hum uski parchaayi ko apne aaspas he mehsoos karte hai. Jaante hai ye kahi se bhi samajik nahi hai lekin agar ghutan dur ho rahi hai toh fir hume iske badle har saja manjoor hai. Usko paane ki gustakhi nahi kar sakte, kabhi kabhi bas 2 ghadi milna bahot hoga.", Us shunya me khoyi Amrita ke chehre par itne bhaav aa rahe the ki koyi chitrakar unko chitrapatt par utaarne ke kabil na tha. Muskurate hue apni beti ke varnan ko sunti hui rani maa ke netra bhi sajal ho uthe the har lafz ko sunn aur mehsoos karke.
"Divya-pram kisi rishtey ka mohtaaj nahi hota beti aur jab ye itna gehra ho toh fir kya niyam aur kya unhe banane wale hum or ye samaaj. Aisa toh humne mehsoos karna toh dur vishwa ki kisi pustak ya granth me nahi padha. Wo tumne kaha na Niharika... England me humne kuch chitra dekhe the ajyaabghar me, wo kisi niharika ke he the aur hum vismrit the ki kya kudrat aise rang bhi dikha sakti hai. Waha us ghane andhkaar me toh toote taare samahit ho jaate hai fir ye indradhanushi rang jo atthahas karte us andhkar ko bhi apna gulaam banaye the. Arjun hamesha se he khaas hai thik waise he durlabh. Hum boodhe ho chale hai Amrita, tumhari behan hote na toh pratispardhi hote is maamle me. Hahaha..", Chehra saaf karti hui wo jis tarah muskuraai thi Amrita bhi utni aakarshak na lagti. Umar ke is padaav pe jaha baal chandi se ujle ho chale the, chehre par jhurriyan tak na thi aur har daant heere sa tarasha ek saar. Apne naam par Saundarya aaj tak barkaraar thi chahe unki beti hajaro dilo ki swapnil chaahat ho par Saundarya, unhe toh ateet me kabhi janta ke saamne na laya jata tha.
"Fir toh wo aapka ho ke he reh jata maa, aaj kam se kam wo ajaad parinda toh hai. Waise ek baat puche? Arjun se he judi hui hai aur agar aap jawaab dena chahe toh hume atcha lagega.", Amrita ne uth kar bister par dono ke takiye lagaye aur maa ko apne kareeb he letne ki pyaari arzi lagaai. Saundarya ji jaane kin vicharo me khoyi khush thi ki haan kar baithi apni beti ke bagal me sahi karwat se leti.
"Arjun aur baapu ji ko toh humne compare karke dekha aur thoda samjha. Wo samajh aa sake the lekin ye mastmaula sa hai aur bahot alag bhi unse bilkul ulat. Baapu ji gambhir insaan the jitna hume pata aur suna, wo hanste bolte honge par niyam aur vachan unke liye sarvopari the. Apne naam ke sath maa ka naam likhte the aur is wajah se he unhone kabhi charitra par aanch na aane di. Arjun aapko unke jaisa kaha se laga? Wo toh chhalliya hai na? Aur Pandit ji jaise na toh sanrakshak aur na kisi vachan me bandha. Fir wo baapu ji ka waaris bana kaise jabki Inder bhaiya toh kahi jyada is maamle me baapu ji jaise hai."
"Kisne kaha ke Arjun vachan me nahi bandha hua? Wo ajaad dikhta hai lekin hum aur tum uske sirf ansh maatra se parichit hai. Swayam pandit ji Arjun ka maan karte hai chahe wo kehte ya dikhate nahi. Baapu ji swayam waaris nahi the beti bas unhone virasat supurd kar di thi aur waaris bann ne ke niyamo par koyi khara nahi utra chahe wo Umed ho, Shankar, Inder, Vinod ya Kumar he kyun nahi. Haan Kumar bhi ban sakta tha unki virasat ka maalik par wo un sharto pe khara nahi utra jo baapu ji ne apne dil se likhi thi. Arjun ne school ke sath sath anadhikrit shahi shiksha bhi grehan ki jaisa hamare samay ke baad nahi hua. Wo aatmik, baudhik aur sharirik bal ki pariksha school khatam karne se pehle uttrin kar chuka hai. Usko sikhana nahi sirf batana padta hai aur wo waisa kar deta. Sabse khaas hai uske rakt me daya ka bhaav jo swayam Pandit ji me bhi kabhi kabhi nahi hota. Baaki sabke toh hath bhi khoon se range hai.", Sochte hue rani maa kuch bechain se hone lagi thi aur Amrita ne ye bhi bhaanp liya.
"Aap uske baare me ye sab jaanti hai lekin kuch aisa hai jo aap chaah kar bhi bol nahi paa rahi maa. Wo khoon toh Shankar bhaiya ka he hai aur aage Pandit ji aur fir baapu ji. Toh wo durlabh kaise hai maa? Aur ab hamara ek aur sawaal hai jiska jawaab hum chahte hai aapki beti hone ke taur par. Aaj Arjun purane raanighar me aaya tha hume khojne aur waha uski maa ki tasvir thi. Ye ittefaaq nahi ho sakta maa kyonki 100 baras purani painting ka chehra aaj ki Rekha ji jaisi kaise ho sakti hai? Aur ye Arjun baapu ji jaisa dikhta hai matlab wo aurat.. wo unki maa thi jinki painting waha dhool me band thi?", Ab Amrita pareshan thi aur rani maa khamosh.
"Arjun ne kaise dekha us tasvir ko Amrita? Aur uski kya pratikriya thi?"
"Wo bas hum... Uske sath shararat karte hue bhaag rahe the.. aur hamare peeche bhagte Arjun ka galiyare me paanv fisal gaya, girne se bachne ke liye usne wo parda thaam liya jis se painting dhanki hui thi. Lekin wo gir gaya tha aur painting uski aankhon ke saamne aa gayi. Par usne jyada utsaah nahi dikhaya shuru me hairaan hone ke baad. Wo keh raha tha ki thodi bahot uski maa us painting wali aurat jaisi hai. Aur wo usko utaar kar dekhne laga lekin koyi naam nahi mila. Na painting banane wale ka na us aurat ka. Keh raha tha ke wo aapse baat karega uske baare me. Lekin Arjun taal gaya par aap toh jaanti hongi na uske baare me kyonki najar toh aap bhi Arjun ki maa se chura rahi thi. Wo bahot khoobsurat hai, aapse bhi lekin wo bas bahu hai Pandit ji ke pariwar ki, hai na maa? Koyi aur wajah toh nahi hai na iske peeche?"
"Koyi wajah nahi hai beti, tumhari kasam ye sab sanyog he hai aur hume nahi pata ki ye ab kyun dohraya ja raha hai. Wo tasvir hamare janam ke pehle se he udhar rahi hai aur unke barabar kisi ki bhi nahi lagaai gayi. Maa se poochte the toh wo yahi kehti thi ki wo devi hai aur pita ji toh hamesha darbaar me jaane se pehle unke saamne hath jodd kar jaate the lekin unhone bhi yaha bataya ki ye unke janam se he udhar hai kisi khaas ki. Tab bhi us tasvir par saanjh dhalte parda ho jata tha aur subah hataya jata tha. Humne wo chehra bachpan se dekha tha aur har roj dekha. Jab hum Pandit ji ke pariwar se mile the toh pehli baar Rekha ko dekhte he hum seham gaye jaane kis wajah se. Wo Shankar ki biwi hai, yahi parichaya mila tha. Arjun ko toh humne swaya tumhare sath he waha vivaah avsar par dekha jo us waqt abhaas dilata tha baapu ji ke vyaktitva ka. Jis din waha se wapis laute humne bharsak koshish ki is kadi ko samajhne aur suljhane ki lekin Rekha udhar he agle shehar se, sampann pariwar jo Pandit ji ka purana sathi raha hai inke vivaah se bhi pehle se. Hume pata hai ki humne galat tarah se chhanbin karwaayi par hamari pareshani bhi nirarthak nahi hai Amrita."
"Haan ho bhi kaise sakti hai maa jab aapne itne baras wo chehra dekha jikse baare me koyi jaankari he nahi aur is umar me wo sakshaat saamne aa khada ho toh darr bhi lagega. Arjun bhaiya aur Pandit ji ki jagah baapu ji jaisa dikhta hai aur Rekha ji us barso purani painting jaisi. Aapas me Arjun aur Rekha ji ka rishta maa bete ka hai. Baapu ji ki maa toh nahi hai wo painting wali?"
"Mumkin nahi hai aisa hona beti. Unki tasvir yaha kaise ho sakti hai jaha swayam baapu ji ka pravesh varjit tha.? Par unhe devi kaha jata tha aur Rekha ke liye aise vichaar swayam Kaushalya ji ke hai. Dekha nahi waaris me swayam Rekha sanrakshak hai aur ek maa ne swayam bete ko vachan ke supurd kar diya. Itna bada dil har maa ka nahi hota aur wo bhi jab pehle se he ek navjaat kho chuke ho pariwar me. Khair aaye toh the tumse alag baat par charcha karne lekin pehle tumhare bandar ne hume hairaan kar diya aur ab ateet ne jiske jawaab toh dene wala he koyi zinda nahi bacha."
"Kar lijiye jo baat karni hai maa. Waise bhi 3 ghante soye hai hum abhi."
"Usko sona nahi sochna kehte hai, khayalo me sochna. Arjun hamare kaksk me sandesh chhod kar gaya tha jaane se pehle ki kal main aur tum Mahendra ke sath waha dargaah par aaye. Uski gujaarish hai mujhse lekin tum dono nahi gaye toh wo idhar nahi aane wala fir. Dekh lo kaise fareb karta hai ye tumhara farebi. Saaf nahi kaha ke mujhse bhi nahi milega, kyonki uske liye bhi idhar he aana padega aur hum apni beti ko akele bhejne nahi waale. Pehle hum kabhi aise manch par nahi gaye Amrita aur jab Arjun me apne bete ko dekhte hai toh mamta par darr haavi hone lagta hai."
"Aap apni mamta se bandhi rahiye lekin mujhe wo pehle he mana chuka hai aane ke liye aur Pandit ji se bhi kehalwa diya hai jab usne ghar phone kiya tha yaha aane ke baad.", Amrita ko wapis chehakte dekh rani maa muskurati hui naa me sar hilati hui khush ho rahi thi.
"Tumhe wo kaise manayega jab tum pehle he maani-manaai ho. Mujhe bhi jana padega beti, wo toh mehal aane nahi wale lekin milna jaruri hai. Bas yahi poochne aayi thi ki tum chalogi? Mujhe atcha lagta tumhari haan se par tum pehle he usko haan kar baithi jo fir bhi humse ijajat le raha tha. Chalo, tum araam karo ya fir wo kagaj nikal kar chehra niharo. Main apne kamre me ja rahi hu aur tumhara bhojan sewika yahi pahucha degi jab itcha ho. Waise bhookh-pyaas wali baatein suni thi lekin aaj yakeen ho gaya. Shubratri.", Ab Amrita kaise kehti ki aaj toh Arjun ne bas thode he prem-rang barsaye the lekin wo utne ko bhi tayaar na thi par fir bhi uske sath beh gayi. Aaj uske hontho ki surkhi isi bister par wo farebi atche se saaf karke gaya tha jiske bas kache khwaab he dekhe the Amrita ne aur wo kehne ki koshish karti us se pehle he wo mann padh chuka tha. Kisi phool ki tarah apne pehlu me uthaye aaj Arjun ne bister, mej aur yaha tak ki diwar se laga kar Amrita ke achhote badan par har taraf sparsh kiya tha sirf 2 khaas ango ko mehfooj rakhte hue, jinhe wo jald he tasalli se dekhne aur pyaar karne wala tha.
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"Khaane ke waqt toh aaj sabke sath bade chehak rahe the lekin yaha halaat bilkul alag hai. Aur kamra band kyun kiya tha?", Raat gehrane ke sath he Arjun bhojan ke baad sabse thodi bahot baatein karke Vinod chacha ke sath tehalne chala gaya tha. Ye log kareeb ek ghante baad laute the aur chacha kapde badal kar apne kamre me sone chale gaye aur Arjun apna pitara liye is kamre me band ho gaya. Aanchal ke aane par usne wapis baksa band karte hue usko almari me rakh kar darwaja khola. Ek baar toh wo bhi thoda seham gaya tha kyonki Aanchal ka uske kamre me aise raat me aana kisi ko bhi khatak sakta tha lekin ab aa gayi thi aur wo khush dikh rahi thi.
"Koyi halaat nahi badle hai bas thodi der padhne ke baad sone he wala tha. Subah jaldi tayaar hona hai aur fir waha dekho ye log mere sath kya karte hai. Waise aap khush lag rahi ho, aao thodi der baithte hai fir padhaai kar lunga.", Arjun ne rasta diya toh Aanchal ne bhitar daakhil hote he halke se uska gaal choom liya. Wo bharpoor chanchalta se dhamm se bister par ja pasri jaise ye kamra in nav-dampatti ka ho. Arjun ke sath bahot hadd tak fursat paa chuki thi Aanchal chahe uski sharam kuch haavi hoti lekin dil me Arjun kahi jyada gehra baith chuka tha.
"Aapki naani aur nana me se koyi dekh leta toh pata hai kya hota?", Arjun chalta hua bister ke dusri taraf tek lagate hue pasar gaya. Darwaja chitakni lagaye bina band kiya tha filhaal jo Aanchal dekhte hue mooh bana chuki thi.
"Naani toh na uthne wali subah 5 baje se pehle aur late bhi ho sakta hai. Aur nana koyi soye bhi ek ghanta ho chuka toh fikar kis baat ki? Aur gaal pe he toh kiss kiya hai, bade aaye pareshan hone wale.", Arjun atche se Aanchal ke chehre aur fir uske kase hue bina baah ke top aur chust pajame ko dekhta hua muskura bhar diya. Aanchal bharpoor jawaan aur aakarshak yuvti thi chahe bahri duniya me kam dilchaspi rakhti rahi lekin dekhne wala toh bas aisi he sangini aur premika ki kaamna karta tha. Youvan ke bharpoor uthaan aur patli kamar ke sath uske chehre ki alag si saadgi aur tarashe hue bhare bhare honth. Arjun paas khisak kar uske samtal peit par hath rakhte hue haule se sehlane laga toh Aanchal ki saanein aniyantrit ho chali aur hath wahi daba liya.
"Ab pata laga jab khud par aayi? Daadi soyi hai lekin unki neend kachi bahot hai. Aur 2 kamro ke baad chacha ka kamra hai jo abhi jaage bhi ho sakte hai. Waise dekh raha hu ki tum abhi abhi naha kar aayi ho aur ye kapde kahi se tumhari naani ke maapdand par khare nahi utarte.",Ab Aanchal halke se hanste hue uske kandhe par maarne lagi thi.
"Unhe neend ki goli khilaai hai nana ji ne. Keh rahi thi ki thakaan mehsoos kar rahi hai par neend bhi nahi aa rahi. Fir maine wahi goli unke doodh me bhi mila di. Goli chaba ke khaati hai na toh kya he doodh ka swaad pata chalta. Aur mama apne kaam me lage honge agar nahi soye toh. Waise pehle wo bol rahe the ke tum AC me so jao unke kamre me lekin maami ne kaha ke Arjun apne kamre me soyega. Usko padhna hota hai. Bada dhyaan rehta hai maami ko tumhara. Nahi?", Arjun samajh raha tha ke Aanchal kaha ishara kar rahi hai chahe majaak me sahi lekin usne bhi baat ka rukh badal kar us kasi hui tshirt ke peit wali taraf se andar ungliyan pahucha di. Makhmal sa naram wo naabhi wala hissa abhi nahane ki wajah se alag si thandak bhara tha lekin Arjun ke is sparsh se Aanchal ne apni taange kass li. Wo wahi haule haule us chikni twacha ko sehlate hue thoda aage badh raha tha aur Aanchal khud he apna chehra Arjun ke gale par rakhti usko choomne lagi. Jyada samay nahi gujra jab wo khud uske peit par baithi bade pyaar se ye dhimre chumban kar rahi thi. Kabhi Arjun uske ek honth ko mooh me bharte hue choosta toh kabhi Aanchal ye dohrati. Badan par chipi tshirt ke bhitar Arjun ke hatho ka saprsh jaise he un bhare hue chucho ki jadd me mehsoos hua, Aanchal kaanpti hui Arjun se kas ke lipat gayi. Wo uttejjana ke charam par thi aur ye bhi parwah nahi ki koyi unhe dekh bhi sakta hai chahe khidki darwaje band he sahi, chitakni nahi lagi thi.
"Ohhh.. Tum jaanboojh ke aisa karte ho na? Shaam ko jab aayi thi tab bhi aise he tadpa ke chhod diya aur ab bhi..", Arjun ke hath apni peeth ko sehlate dekh Aanchal ki chetna lauti. Arjun ne vaksho ko pakde bina he hath khinch liye the lekin Aanchal ki garmi 10 minute ke is halke sparsh aur gehre chumbano se he apni charam par ja pahuchi thi jisko Arjun ne ekdum he thanda kar diya, harkate band karke. Aanchal ke chehre ko apne saamne dekh Arjun ne chehre par aaya paseena apne hath se sehla kar hatate hue jawaab diya.
"Kaha tha na ki sab araam araam se aur pyaar se. Jaanta hu aapko kuch jyada he jaldi hai lekin aapki wo badi wajah toh maine dur kar he di na? Na ya aapki maa hai aur na ab Vinod chacha aapko us drishti se dekhte hai. Jab dil bhi mera aur aap bhi, toh itna besabar nahi hona. Haan thoda jaanboojh ke kiya lekin kya ye sab atcha nahi laga?", Aanchal ab sharam se najre churati hui uske seene ko kured rahi thi.
"Atcha bhi laga aur bura bhi. Us din ke baad mujhe sabkuch ajeeb sa lagta hai Arjun. Akele sone par wahi dikhta hai aur fir tumhara chehra. Uske baad bas yahi lagta hai ki tum waise he mujhe thaame raho aur koyi hadd na ho. Neend khulti hai toh khud ki soch par he jhunjla jaati ho lekin fir wahi haalat jab tum saamne aate ho aur dil wahi chahat jaahir kar deta hai. Apna lo na mujhe, wo chahat bahot mushkil hai har raat sambhalni.", Arjun ka hath khud he Aanchal ne apne ubhre hue seene par tika diya tha. Unka wo ehsaas aur akaar shabdo me bayaan karne laayak na tha. Kapde ke bhitar ye gol ubhar bina kisi pinjre ke khule the lekin unki sakhti aur golaai adhbhutt. Arjun unhe agar abhi masalta toh yakinan wo khud samay se pehle is raat he Aanchal ko ladki se aurat bana deta. Waise bhi wo Madhuri didi ki humumar thi lekin kaam-gyaan lagbhag shunya. Jo bhi dekha tha wo bas ghinona vaasna ka khel jo uski maa ka he rehta tha vibinn sathiyon sang. Wo uttjit jarur thi lekin vaasna me andhi nahi.
"Kal ka din do mujhe Aanchal, uske baad pehal main he karunga. Mujhe bhi pal bhulaye nahi bhoolta jab tumhe bathroom me dekha tha. Aane wali dusri raat bas hum dono honge Aanchal aur subah hone tak main tumhe sone nahi dene wala. Khawahish hai ek, fir se tumhe waise he dekhne ki lekin us raat.", Aanchal toh sharam se dohri ho chali thi wo drishya yaad karte hue jaha Arjun ne uska ek taraf se aadha vaksh aur pichla samoocha hissa dekha tha, paani se bhiga aur jisma par ekmatra vastra bas panty thi, bhigi hui.
"Aisa bolo na ki aaj ki raat bhi sone nahi doge mujhe. Chalti hu, tum padh lo. Jyada besir-pair ki khwahishe matt bataya karo.", Is baar uske uthne se pehle Arjun ne majbooti se dono sughad lachile nitambh pakad kar dabate hue apne honth fir se Aanchal se chipka diye the. Is baar Aanchal ne wo ang apni achhooti jugni ke niche mehsoos kiya tha jo uksi kalpana aur Damini ke sansargiyon walo ke aujaar se kahi jyada he bhishan tha. Halka abhaas toh usko Arjun ne uske ghar he karwa diya tha par abhi wo uske upar baithi thi jo kapde ke upar se he apni sakhti aur garmi se uski yonki ko chetawani de raha tha lekin uski yoni ke iraade toh viprit he the jo milne ke liye abhi se aansu tapkane lagi thi. Aanchal chumban samapt hote he bister se uchalti hui bina Arjun ko dekhe darwaja khol kar apne kamre me band ho gayi. Arjun khamoshi se hans raha tha apni baniyaan par Aanchal dwara chhodi us geeli chaap ko dekhte hue. Ling naabhi ki taraf akdaa hua us se bhi aage the.
'Shaant raha kar thoda. Yaha pehle aur bhi jaruri kaam hai lekin tu sar utha le pehle. Aaj Jass darling milne wali hai tujhse, fir 2 din pareshan matt kariyo yar.', Arjun apne ling ko sahi karta hua jaise usko mana raha tha khush karne ke sath. Lekin apne kamre ke bhitar qaid hui Aanchal toh pajama utaar kar bathroom me he ghuss chuki thi. Aaj uska itne se he sakhallan ho gaya tha jo panty na hone ki wajah se patle kapde se bahar tak mehsoos hua.
'Bade Pandit ji, ab jara aapki bhi sunn le thodi, fir humko bhi sukoon lene jana hai kyonki chain toh aap lene nahi dete.', Darwaja is baar atche se band kar diya tha Arjun ne kyonki ab wo kisi aahat se bhi hilne nahi wala tha.
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"Likhna bhi ek kathin karya hai aur ab hum samajhte hai kyun Krishan vidyalya jaane se katrata tha. Aaj hume ghar gaye hue 5 din ho chuke hai parantu grehsthi se kuch badhkar samajik dayitva aur prant ki sukh shanti hai. Isko bhang karne wale bhi apne he ho toh mushkile aur jyada. Pehle he in apno ne peeth dhakne laayak nahi chhodi aur us se ubar sakte lekin prabhu Narayan jaise iski ijajat nahi dete. Balwinder ke saale sahab wo Jyotsana ke bhai Sumedh ne gehri saajish rachi thi jisme sarkari hastshep judwa kar wo alag mansube paale baitha tha. Balwinder par he humla karwa diya jab wo suraksha bina janta ke beech tha. Kshetra kuch sarhad se bahar tha aur waha ke prashashan ne toh likha padhi tak se inkaar kar diya. Main toh pehle se he Rana ke khilaaf tha usko suraksha adhikari banane ke lekin Balwinder kabhi kabhi dil-dimaag se nahi chalta. Ghayal hua par bach gaya ganimat hai. Darbar, janta aur yaha ki jimmewariyon ke sath Balwinder ki bhi dekhbhal bhi jaruri hai. Haan 4 log dhoond kar kaat diye humne aur ek ko waha jiwit chhod diya aur ek ko sath le aaye. Jiwit isliye ki Sumedh ko maloom rahe ki hamari talwar kisi sarhad aur prashashan anusaar nahi chalti. Isko hamare hath chalate hai jab jab koyi hamare apne ko thes pahuchane ki himakat karta hai. Rana sabse pehle adrishya ho gaya khabar milte he. Jaane dete hai usko abhi nahi toh videsh baithi Jyotsana pehli baar hume apshabd kahegi. Parso Krishan aaya tha bhojan le kar cycle se, pagal hai thoda jo garmi bhi nahi dekhta. Bata raha tha ke ghar pe badi bahu aur bache aaye hai. Devaki bahu ki tabiyat thik nahi hai, garbhvati hone ki wajah se.
Ab kya kahe is hamare saral-buddhi ko? Inki maa ne kehlawa bhi bheja ki agar mehal ka khana itna he pasand hai toh unki haweli 10 kos dur kyu banwa di humne. Khair wo toh aise he kabhi kabhi shikayat karti hai jis se hume dhyaan rahe ki unke hatho ka bhojan hamari har pareshani, thakaan aur bhookh shaant kar deta hai. Devaki ki bhai aaye the usko livane ke liye peehar aur jab hume iski jaankari mili toh spasht na kar di humne. Chalbaajo ko toh neend me bhi pakad lete hai fir ye toh ab rishteydar ho chuke hai. Kaise hamare ghar ki santaan us narak me paida hone de? Bhunbhunati hai toh hoti rahe lekin wapis peehar toh jaane nahi denge. Hamare nalayak bete ko Devaki ne he fansa tha apne is Netram ke kehne par aur ye kaisa bhai hua jo behan ko he gair-mard ke niche nirvxxx karwa de? Aajtak Krishan ne hume ye nahi bataya ki wo aakhir kis se milne gaya tha aur uski preyasi ki jagah ye kalawati kaise uske pehlu me aa baithi. Ab ye aadikaal toh nahi jaha ladka ladki bina vastro ke dekhe jaaye toh samanya lagega. Upar se janta me wo munshi ke suputra hai aur beesiyon log drishya ke gawaah bann gaye. Us din atcha rehta ki Sangi he uske sath hota ya wo koyi katal kar deta. Katal toh dur ki baat hai is piddi se kidi ka dard nahi dekha jata. Ab wo prashikshit abhinetri ro kar shor machayegi toh bechara ghabrayega he. Dusre praant ki panchayat se fainsla aaya ki Munshi Motilal ji ke suputra agar aisa udaharan pesh karenge toh kaise bahu betiyon ka kalyaan hoga? Inki mata ji toh maa mahima hai jinhone bol diya ke mere bete ne usko hath lagaya hai toh ab wo unki bahu hui. Is hisaab se hamari toh 15 aur banti hai lekin kya wo hume aisa karne dengi? Bhool kar bhi iska sangyaan hua toh na munshi rahenge na vajeer, fakeer bann na padega. Aksar hum saral insaan dil se fainsle le lete hai un logo ko sammaan dene ke liye jinke mann me viprit vichaar aur uddeshya rehte hai. Bade bete ki bhi shaadi karwani padi aur unke is piddi ki bhi sath he, umar se pehle ye bhi kar liya hamare chote suputra ne lekin 5 baras kata kata raha apni is anchahi biwi se. Ab paanv bhari kar diye toh sabse bachta firta hai jaise koyi sawaal na pooch le is jaadu ka jo usne kar dikhaya. Hahaha.. bahot he bhola hai mera ye bacha aur hamari chinta bhi yahi hai ki hamare jaane ke baad agar Raame iska dhyaan na rakh saka toh sab barbaad bhi ho sakta hai.
Beete saawan me Raame ne bada ajeeb kaam karwaya jab 8-10 logo ko liye wo purane ghar ke malbe ko saaf karwane laga. Pichla hissa girwa diya tha humne aur baad me banwaya hua hai usme mehal ke pramukh sewako ke 5 pariwar rehte hai ab. Raame se wajah poochi toh pehle toh kehta raha ke wo bas saaf safaai karwa raha hai lekin fir raat me jab lauta toh ye gaanv wali haweli me isne jhoola dala tha sabse pehle, haweli toh baad me bani. Us jhoole ko kabhi hilata toh kabhi rok leta. Hum galiyare me baithe in janaab ki ye paagal harkat dekhte rahe jabtak sehan hua. Jab uth kar kareeb gaye toh wo hadbada gaya, aankhen bhigi hui aur Guddi 5 baras wale kapdo me rooyi bhar ke ye usko jhoola jhula raha tha. Ek wahi toh thi jisko kamar pe taang ke ye kahaniya sunata hua mohalle me ghoomta rehta tha. Guddi ne kaha ke idhal ghola bano toh raste me bhi jhuk jata tha apni behan ke liye. Vidyalaya se aane ke baad sabse jaruri karya toh yahi hota tha na ki Guddi ko goad me uthana hai chahe fir wo 3 saal he chhoti thi lekin Raame ka sarvasva he thi uski behan aur hamari Guddi. Raghu bhi utna he karta tha lekin wo ijhaar kam kyonki majboot vyakti hai. Raame naukri par ya jiwan me sakht insaan hai lekin wo sanvdanshil hai thik apni maa ki tarah. Pakde jaane par raat ko he nikal gaya apne biwi bacho ke paas. 5 ghante baad bhi jana tha lekin chalo ab kya keh sakte hai jab hum khud he uske mitra na bann sake. Yaha aate hai toh dard ke sath ye anubhooti bhi rehti hai ki hum apni beti se uski saaligirah par milne aa rahe hai. Waise wo akshya-tritya ko janmi thi par chhata saal hai na usko gaye hue aaj he ke din toh yahi soch lete hai ki Guddi ke bahane apni anjaan ummeed se bhi dil ka haal bayaan kar denge. Hum tehkhane me utarne ki himmat ek baar juta sakte hai lekin us kaksh ki taraf laalten bhi nahi dikha sakte.
Us raat ke baare me Balwinder ne humse pehli baar sawaal kiye the jaise usko sandeh hua ho ki hum kuch jaante hai. Pita ji aur Bhupendra ji ka shav utarte hue kuch tukde toh preahriyon ke hatho me he aa gire the aur 4 log behosh hue so hue. Is haweli ke bhitar aniginat kate fate shav dekh kar us waqt ke suraksha-pramukh ne ulti he kar di thi, kitna diler hai na Rana? Tabhi toh bhaag khada hua saamna karne ki jagah. Ab kaise kehte Balwinder se ki hamari jagah wo hota toh uski rooh bhi kaanp uthti. Lekin mara jata wo agar hamari jagah hota. Aaj bhi hum khudse sawaal karte hai ki kyun hum dhairyavaan na bane aur dimaag se kaam lete toh Sreedhar ko pichle dwaar se bhaagne na dete. Ghir gaye the hum aur tehkhaane se aati cheenkhon ne Sreedhar ko humse bacha liya. Suna tha ke usme aseem bal hai aur us se nidar koyi nahi. Saamna karta toh hum us dusht ko sacche sewak ki taqat se parichit karwate, beshak jiwait na rehte par ye bojh bhi dil par nahi rehta ki wo jiwit hai. Haan wo kahi se bhi insaan nahi hai, na sharir se aur na soch se. Jab usko darbaar se mukti de di gayi thi toh hamare he pita ne usko maha-gyata aur saadhak bata kar raaj-kosh sahayta sucharu rakhwai. Aise toh prabhu bholenath ke upasak nahi hote. Jo hote hai unhe humne he ruswa kar diya. Aajtak hamare seene ke upari hisse me kabhi kabhi dard hota hai 6 saal hone ko aaye lekin hum us pavitra aatama ke maatra halke he dhakke se door ja gire the. Wo hota prakram aur kshamta saadhna ki jisme sirf aur sirf parmeshwar aur jankalyaan ki bhala karne ki taqat hoti hai. Gaye the shaitaan ka pata poochne aur unko gussa dila baithe jo madad kar sakte the. Roothe hue saadhak ke paas lautne ki galti nahi karenge, intjaar kar lenge hum us din ka jab Sreedhar apne dum-kham sahit lautega, wo sahi waqt par jarur aayega agar usko apni taaqat par itna he ghamand hai. Par hai pakka shadyantrakari aur ghaagh jisko kisi ki parwaah nahi siwaye apne naam aur aseem taqat ki.
Tum bas itna kar dena mitra agar sakushal tehkhane tak pahuch sako, in bachhiyon ko mukti dilwa dena. Hum aisa nahi kar sakte kyonki hamare khudke hath khoon se range hai aur idhar wahi aa paayega jiske dil me dusre ke dard ko apna dard banane ka sahas ho. Tum yaha aaoge toh khud he jaan jaoge ki tum kyun humse behtar ho. Main aanewali peedhi me koyi vajeer nahi dekhna chahta aur na he koyi vyapari-santri-mantri.. Main insaan dekhna chahta hu, ek aisa insaan jo raksha karne par aaye toh 10 Sreedhar bhi jhuka de aur 20 Motilal bhi. Dil me prem, kshamadaan, dusre ke dard me dard aur dusro ki khushi me bhale he shamil na ho sako lekin khush raho. Sampatti toh Vidwaan Raavan ki bhi nahi rahi lekin unke gyaan ko devta bhi maante the. Main waisi he bhavishya ki peedhi chahta hu jo samaaj ke bematlab niyam bhale na maane par samaaj me udaharan bane, pariwar ko samay de aur usko jodd kar rakhe. Humne suna hai hamari maa aisi he thi, thoda he suna hai aur baaki kuch dhundli yaadein hai. Unhone insaan ko insaan samjha, har jeev ko punya aatma aur har jaruratmand par apne auchitya anusaar madad. Haan kuch maamlo me unhone jyada madad bhi ki hogi aur wo samarth thi. Humse bahot pyaar karti thi aur beta tum, tum jitna ho sake apni maa ko waqt dena jab bhi samay ho itne vyast jiwan me. Wo kabhi gujarish nahi karegi aur na kahegi ki usko tumhare samay ki jarurat hai. Vyast hone ka dikhawa karegi jis se tum apna samay apni marji anusaar jee sako. Par yakeen karo, akelepan aur dard me sabse pehle smaran bhi he aati hai.. aahh maa.. Ye lafz he nahi poori duniya hai jis se tum duniya me aaye ho. Fir chahe poori duniya haansil kar lo lekin agar maa ka saya nahi hai na toh wo bematlab hai. Tumhe tumhari bharya (biwi) samajh sakti hai, behan sneh de sakti hai khayaal rakhne ke sath ya wo log jo tumse pyaar karte hai wo sukh-dukh me khade ho sakte hai sath. Lekin 'main yahi hu beta' lafz keh kar tumhe apne seene se kisi bhi umar me laga lene wali maa har dukh aur dard ka raambaan hai. Duniya me sabse bada sukh aur dard maatrtva hai aur wo mahila ko he mila kyonki purush taqatwar ho sakta hai, sharir se majboot bhi lekin sehanshakti ki parkashtha agar koyi hai toh wo bas maa. Hume he dekh lo, ghar pe maa intjaar nahi kar rahi hai isliye toh awara hai 50 ke hone par bhi. Wo pyaar se kaan pakad kar jab narajgi dikhati hai na beta toh bas chehre ko yaad karte he hum is duniya se kat jaate hai. Baba kehte hai ki hamari maa ka naam Anuradha isliye rakha gaya tha kyonki wo us nakshatra me he paida hui thi aur unki aabha kise chamakte sitare si thi, jaise surya bhi ek sitara hai. Hamari samajh me toh ye ek devi ka naam tha jitna pustak-purano me padh kar naam ke Pandit bane, kaam toh kasaai se bhi bura hai.
Is haweli ko girana matt beta, samaaj me aise kala dhabba bhi maujood rehna chahiye. Waise toh humne iski saaf safaai karwa di thi jitni munasib thi lekin hum chahte hai ki tum apna kaam karne ke baad isko aise he chhod dena. Prakriti swayam iski kismat likhegi. Nadi kinare itne khoobsurat jagah jaha se hum bachpan me chhat par khade reh kar heeran, khargosh, hariyaali aur is khoobsurat nadi ka avlokan karte the. Ye khoobsurati kukarmo ne he bhang ki hai iska saboot rehna chahiye. Kabhi bhitar naa aa sako toh un bachiyon ke hisaab se bahar vriksh ropit kar dena, wo swayam bade aur chhayadar hone ke sath is haweli ko prakriti me mila lenge. Baarish tufaan me junglee janwar sharan lene lage hai idhar jo atchi baat hai. Keemti yaha kuch nahi hai ab siwaye tehkhaane ke dard aur rudan ke. Chalte hai beta, aaj ghar he nikalte hai. Seene me halka sa dard hai aur mehal ke kamre shayan-kaksh sirf naam se hai. Unke sukoon nahi aur aaj hum sona chahte hai. Laddu matlab Shankar aaya hua hai aur wo apni maa ko bahot pareshan karta hai jabki badi bahu ki goad me Inder hai lekin ye sahab usko hata dete hai jaisa saptaah pehle humne dekha. 6 din ho gaye bacho ko dekhe toh subah unke sath rahunga. Raju galat dada ki sangat me reh raha hai lekin kya kahe ab. Krishan ko bhi wo bahot pasand hai aur dono goonge aapas me baat karte hai. Chalte hai beta, prabhu Narayan tumhari rakhsa kare aur Devi Lakshmi apna aashirad banaye rakhe.
Naam likh dena kisi vriksh par ki hum kaun hain ya the. Niche apna rishta aur naam. Is tarah hum ek ho jaayenge aur mil bhi lenge. Wo bhi toh jiwan he hai.
Pratiksha me,
Pandit Motilal Anuradha Sharma
25/05/1953"
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"Kya bade pandit ji, aaj toh aapne sachmuch maa ki kami mehsoos karwa di. Main bhi hamesha unke saaye me he rehna chahta hu lekin aap jaise mahnubhav hai jinke sath ek atoot rishta aur virasat mili hai toh dur hona padta hai. Waha unke kareeb hota hu toh pehle se daavedar bahot hai, sabse badi toh wahi jiske liye samaaj pehle he daav par laga baitha hu. Aaj jitni kismat meharbaan hai na meri, utni he buri hone wali hai bhavishya me aur fir dekhunga aapke Raame mera sath dete hai ya nahi. Us se pehle kahi maa he na bedapaar kar de, waise bhi khamosh insaan se khatarnaak koyi nahi hota. Aap jo bhi the insaan bahot sache the bade Pandit ji lekin wo 15 wali baat par main kuch bata deta hu aapko, ye aankda abhi se dugna hone wala hai mera. Aur iska pata kisi ko chala toh main toh fakeer bhi nahi rahunga.", Arjun padhne ke bawjood us patra me jaise koyi chehra dekhta hua baat kar raha tha. Wo itna leen tha usme ki uske haav-bhaav aise badal rahe the jaise saamne sachmuch koyi gehra mitra baitha ho, raajdar.
"Ye Devaki na aapse sambhli aur na ab mere bas ki hai. Aapki badi bahu ko he jimme lagana padega inhe sudharne ke aur saja bhi wahi dengi, main jara kamjor hu in maamlo me. Waise main bhi shahi-khaandan me fasal badhane ki soch raha hu, bura lage toh koyi baat nahi. Aapki bhi bahot si baatein buri lagi lekin main shikayat nahi kar raha. Aap bhi matt karna aur isme prem shaamil hai bol deta hu ki ektarfa nahi hai. Kal dekho aapke laayak suputra ji ko kaise akhaade ke baad meethi patakhni deta hu main. Unhe bhi toh thodi khushi milni chahiye na bade bau ji? Ek behan jo duniya ho usko khone ka dard toh aise sanvedna bhare bhai ke dil me jiwan-paryant rehta hai. Aur wo mere bhi sabkuch hai jinki awaaj mooh se chahe na nikalti ho par dil se main sunn leta hu ki wo kya chahte hai. Unhone he tapasya ki hai jo main is laayak bann raha hu ki us haweli me paudhe laga saku, maali banane wali tapasya nahi balki jiwan ko itna pragaadh banane ki. Unke 3 bete hai par mehnat sabse jyada mujhpar ki aur main unhe asafal hone nahi de sakta. Lekin ek vaada karta hu aapse, maa ke saaye me rahunga antim samay tak. Thoda chintan kar lete hai, aaj garbh-gyaan ke waqt toh jaise marene he wala tha.", Arjun ab wo pal yaad karte he jaise usme he kho gaya.
"Bahot bhale insaan hai Vajranand ji aur aaj unhone jo jiwan gyaan dilwaya na mujhe baba Taaraknath ji se, aswimarniya anubhav raha. Aaj pata laga ki tatva me tatva prakriti kaise mila deti hai aur andhkaar me bhi bahari bhaari aavraan me dooba jeev kaise sab mehsoos ya dekh sakta hai chahe aankhen band ho. Wo bachhiyan isliye nahi mili bade bauji kyonki unhe hath paanv baandh kar zinda he agni ke supurd kar diya gaya. Wo mooh par baandhne wale fande kukarm ke sath sath is karya ke liye bhi the. Aur garbh me matlab nadi ki talhatti me 2-2 ke jod me unhe hawa-paani aur bhoomi me vileen karwa diya gaya. Pata hai ye karne wale kaun the? Aayojak. Aapke pita aur Bhupendra ji, maharaj. Aise andhvishwas se unhe wo sab prapt bhi ho jata toh uddeshya kya rehta? Aapko bhi raste se hata kar wo dono pishaach mehal ki har mahila aur bachi me apna ansh dete. 60-65 ke toh rahe honge na wo .. ? Neev ye thi hamari?", Arjun ne dhikkaar se kaha toh saamne naam dikha Pandit Motilal Anuradha Sharma.
"Maaf kijiyega, wo napunsak he honge jitna prateet hota hai. Koyi jadibooti di hogi Sreedhar ne jis se kshamta mili toh josh gareeb sewaikao par dikha diya. Vansh unka nahi ho sakta kyonki ab hume Saarang bhi galat nahi lagta aur Preetam bhi. Aur na aapke saralbudhi galat hai. Bhatkaya gaya unhe aur aksar jawaan hote yuvak naye anubhavo ke prati aakarshit ho jaate hai. Anamika daadi pyaar thi unka aur dono he saral. Kaise galat ho sakte hai aise insaan jo kisi ko dukhi nahi dekh sakte.? Haan Saarang maafi ke laayak nahi hai par galti kiski thi? Ye boodhe lakkadbaghe haweli me band ho kar tantra mantra ke sath jawan saral buddhiyon ki buddhi bhrasht karte rahe aur unhe kaise kaise sapne dikha diye honge jo wo hatayre, badhle ki bhawna wale aur pratidwandi bann gaye. Mansha toh yahi thi na ke sabhi purush aur ladke saaf ho jaaye aur phir ye shashan ke sath dushashan bhi bann jaaye. Aap safal rahe Bade Pandit ji aap safal rahe aur ab main inki akal thikane lagaunga ateet me aapse bhi peeche jaa kar. Waqt chahe jitna marji lage saal ya 10 saal. Inki maand me ghuss kar wo bhi badal dunga jo bas dhundla naam reh gaya. Sahi kiya aise insaan ka naam tak aapne mitwa diya. Chalte hai thoda vishraam karne. Fir milne jana hai. Shubhratri. Arjun Rekha Sharma. Naam wajandar hai isliye prayog nahi karte.", Arjun ne us khat ke niche waise he apna naam aur taarikh likh di thi. Wo dekh kar sab vichaar bhool baitha jab maa ka naam apne naam ke sath dekha. Wo kabhi dur hota he kaha tha apni maa se, dil aapas me itne jude the ki Rekha Ritu ki bagal me baithi bhi uska naam he samaran kar rahi thi. Kal uske bete ki pariksha thi jis par anginat log pehle sawaal utha chuke the.
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Thik 12 bajne me 10 minute pehle Arjun apne kamre se dabe paanv nikla hath me kuch liye. Wo pichle aangan me kinare se hota hua badi satarkta se pahucha tha aur jaha Meena ka kamra tha thik uske darwaje ke saamne us packet se ye rang jaisa powder sahi se failane ke baad wo utni he saavdhani se bahar nikalne wale darwaje ko khol kar haweli ke peeche ja pahucha. Darwaja yaha se lagane ke sath he wo pehle he bhitar aane ka dusra prabandh bhi kar chuka tha. Sunsaan aur ekaant gali me aage badhta wo chand kadmo baad he Dilbaag bhai ke ghar ke pichle hisse aa pahucha tha. Lohe ke darwaje ke jodd kinare khadi Jasmeen ne chutki ki halki awaaj se usko apne wahi hone ka ehsaas karwaya toh paanv ki awaaj diye bina he wo agle he pal dusri taraf tha. Yaha aate he usne Jasleen ko goad me uthate hue seedha idhar wali seedhiya ka rukha kiya. Mahol itna shaant tha ki Arjun Jasleen ki hridyagati bhi sunn paa raha tha. Raatri ke antim pehar ab wo apni is sangini sang rehne wala tha us badi pariksha wale din ke shuru hone tak.