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Antim Itcha (1)
Bhavnaaye aakhir kya hai aur kyun inka samavesh har insaan me rehta hai? Kahi jyada kahi thoda bahot lekin ekakipan se bhara insaan bhi khayaalon-chetna aur vicharo se khud ko prithak nahi kar sakta. Aur jo raha he sabke beech ho, usme bhavnaye duniya ke rango se bhi kahi jyada gehri ya vistrit bhari hoti hai. "Feelings"
"Wo mera beta tha? Ye nahi ho sakta Satish bhai sahab. Dekho Kaushalya ye kya keh rahe hai ki wo saadhu mera beta hai?", Bahot samay laga tha Kumar Mahendra ke sath sabhi panch sarpancho ko mahol shaant karwane me. Pyaarelal ji ko he manch sambhalna pada ye batate hue ki Arjun ne jo kiya hai waisa uske padd dada bhi karte rahe hai (Thoda tarkik tha) aur wo insaan jiske saamne log jhuke the wahi aakhiri mujrim tha Raj-darbar ka jiski talaash se pehle Motilal ji duniya se rukhsat ho gaye. Baatein aur charcha toh jan-maanas me abhi dhero honi thi parantu Komal dwara Motilal ji ke sapne ka jikar ab dangal se aage wali janta ko bhi khamosh karwa gaya. Kanya mahavidyalaya wo bhi in 2 bade gaanvo ke beech us adde par jaha ye dono he prithak rahe 28 baras. Aisa mahavidyalaya jisme in gaanvo ke sath dur daraaj se ladkiyan har vishaya me snaatak aur us se bhi upar shiksha prapt kar sakengi. Is baat ki pushti swayam Kaushalya ji ne ki aur bataya ki shilanyaas stadium se bhi ek din pehle eitwaar ko hoga. Log chahe us manjar ko na bhool sakte the parantu aisi ghoshna ne bahuto ki aankhon me nami aur khushi la di thi. Abhi wo graam kalyaan ki baaton ko jaise taise nibta kar mike Vinod ko supurd karti Komal ke sath peeche hui toh Purnima ji ki ashrudhara dekh khud bhi kaanp gayi.
"Satish ye kaisa majaak he? Aaj pehle he main jaise taise apne paanv par khadi hu aur tum Purnima ko ye bematlab ki kahani bata rahe ho?"
"Bhabhi main majaak sirf bhai sahab ya bacho ke sath kar sakta hu lekin ek maa ke sath nahi. Wo daityakaar saadhu sa vyakti jab ghera cheer kar aage badhne laga tha toh usne mere kandhe par hath rakhte hue itna kaha ke Fauji chacha, maa se kehna ki hum aaj pita ji ki asthiyaan pravahit karne ke baad sidha Haridwaar niklenge. Gajendra sath chalega hamare.' Ab asthiyan yaha aayi hai aur Gajendra Umed hai jabki hum fauj me rahe hai, ye sab usko pata tha aur mujhe toh uska chehra tak sahi se yaad nahi. Lekin wo sabko jaanta tha aur Arjun ka guru hai jiske baare me hum me se koyi nahi jaanta.", Col sahab ki baat sunn kar Purnima ji se pehle toh Kaushalya ji he thandi padd gayi thi. Unhe girne se bachaya Komal ne aur swayam Rani maa ne dusri taraf se unhe sahara diya. Kursi par baithte he wo fafak uthi thi jinke aansu swayam Purnima paunchti hui unhe shaant karwane lagi. Komal ne paani aage kiya jisko peene se saaf inkaar kar diya tha uski daadi ne.
"Inhe bulwa Satish aur us Arjun ko bhi.. Ye khel nahi hai.. Ab un dono ko.."
"Bhabhi shaanti se suniye.. Wo dono bhi nahi jaante is sach ko aur wo bhi unhe nahi batane wala kyonki pehle wo apni maa se milne ka itchuk hai. Aap dono pehle khud ko sambhaliye, jawaab wo he dega. Komal bitiya tum inke paas he raho, main pata karta hu ke wo log kaha hai.", Col sahab wapis jaane lage the lekin Komal ki baat ne unhe waho rok diya.
"Aap bhi yahi rahiye dada ji, Krishneshwar dada ji kisi Jagtar ke sath unhe dekhne he gaye hai. Wo bata rahe the ki us taraf nadi hai aur jungle wala rasta. Ab mujrimo ko bhi sath leke gaye hai toh aapko jyada pata hoga ki udhar kya hone wala hai.", Saundarya ji toh khamoshi se bas sunn he rahi thi ye sab aur dil me unke bhi alag dwand jaari tha jaise wo bhi Sambhav ko jaan na chahti ho.
"Didi, mujhe aisa kehna toh nahi chahiye lekin Arjun ne aaj Pandit ji aur hume jis musibat se bachaya hai uske badle me hum sabkuch de kar bhi ye ehsaan nahi utaar sakte. Maa hum bhi hai aur samajhte hai ki aap dono ki dasha us waqt bhi sahi nahi thi aur ab bhi khaas nahi hai. Arjun jaanta bahot kuch hai lekin wo thik baapu ji jaise sabkuch apne tak he simit rakhta hai. Usko koyi saja matt dijiyega, meri binti hai aapse.", Yahi ek naam toh tha jo Kaushalya ji ke dard ko turant samapt kar deta tha. Unhe sab yaad aa gaya ki kaise aaj unhone apne us bache ko maut ka saamna karte dekhe jaha unki sabhi aulaad aur unke pati tak ghere se bahar bandhe the.
"Uske sath reh kar main he usko nahi jaan paayi Saundarya ji lekin lagta hai ki wo apne dada ke jakhmo ko bharne he idhar aaya hai. Wo chandaal mere bache ko upari taaqat bata raha tha aur baaki sab uske saamne bebas kyun the? Kaise niyam hai jisme ek baap apne bete ko bachane nahi jaa sakta? Aur kya hota agar yaha aaj Ritu nahi hoti? Main nahi jaanti is sabke baare me lekin inke pita ji ke aise kaunse adhure kaam the jo 2 peedhi na kar saki lekin ye ladka unse juda hai.?"
"Hamare paas toh sirf itni jaankari hai ki wo tantrik hamare dada ji se aagya praapt Raj-purohit tha jiske saamne hum sirf jhuk sakte the aur Pandit ji bhi. Arjun usko jaanta hai jo humne bhi balyavastha ke baad sirf aaj dekha? Namumkin he hoga na kyonki aap bhi toh nahi jaanti aur ek aghori ke saamne ye janta toh humse bhi kamjor hai. Col ji ne toh dekha tha na ki Arjun ne usko kisi aashram ke naam se chunoti di thi? Aur jo yuvak ghutno par baitha ro raha tha sirf apni behan ke aansuo se itna uttejit ho kar ki aaj wo har niyam kuchalne wala tha. Ab hum jitna soch rahe hai, utna jyada uljhan aur dukh me ja rahe hai. Ek masoom yuvak kaise is sabka hissa ban gaya?"
"Wo aisa he hai rani ji, jo dukh ko he khojta rehta hai. Maine bhi bhabhi ji se thode samay pehle yahi kaha tha ke uska wajood Ritu bitiya ke bina adhura hai aur uske sath toh pata nahi jyada behtar ya khatarnaak. Bas aapne jo dekha hai wo jarur yaad rakhiyega. Us ladki ki aankhon me aansu Shankar ko bhi pighla dete hai lekin Arjun fir meri aapki ijjatt nahi karega agar uske jimmewar hum hai. Maine kayi bar pathar khaaye hai Arjun se, uske bachpan me. Aaj wo us tantrik ko chunoti de raha tha tab usne kaha the ke wo dono us aashram ke shishya hai jiske saboot uske hath me the. Ye ladka bhai sahab ke network se bhi bahar kaam karta hai. Kaunsa aashram, kaisa shishya aur wo raj-purohit un sikko ko dekh kar mana nahi kar saka. Arjun tayaari ke sath aaya tha jo 5 din me he kar li ya wo bahot pehle se is sabka gyaan rakhta tha? Wo uska guru hai jo swayam ko bhabhi ka bada beta bata raha tha jabki aisa koyi avsar nahi jab wo vyakti dikhaai diya ho aaj se pehle. Aap bhi dukhi hai jaise meri dono bhabhi aur bahot se log lekin kya hum me se koyi bhi us shaitaan ko rok sakta tha jaise aapne apni aur bhai sahab ki lachari bataai? Arjun ne kiya aur wo jab yaha se gaya toh wo buri tarah jakhmi tha lekin uske paas jarur kuch aisa hai jo wo apne dada ko dene wala hai. Bhai sahab ne aaj apne pita ki pagdi pehni thi jiski chahat wo bachpan se rakhte the. Arjun unke pita ke sath pita ki mata ko bhi jaanta hai. Uske paas likhit me pramaan hai swayam Motilal ji ke aur bhai sahab ne usko apne pita ka dost kaha tha. Ab agar sabkuch samajhna aur jaan na hai toh hume shaant rehna hoga kuch waqt ye dukh dard bhool kar. Ram nikal liye Lakshman ko dharam sankat me chhod kar.", Col sahab ke tark aur sawaalo ne kaafi hadd tak inke aansu band karwa diye the aur unki majburi waali baat sunn kar Kaushalya ji ne halke se kaan khinchne ka abhinaya kiya.
"Usko aaj kuch ho jata na toh maine in sabki khaat khadi kar deni thi aur sath me tumhari bhi. Gaanv ek karte karte apna pariwar nahi bikhra sakti chahe mujhe swarthi he samjho lekin pehle he mere aanchal pe kayi peband lage hai. Pata karo in sabka jo tamasha karke nikal liye aur wo bhi inke sath bhaag gaya. Chot dikhai di toh ab gaanv se sidha ghar jaane wala hai. Komal dhoond jara is Ritu ko.", Kaushalya ji ki baat ab Vinod bhi sunn raha tha jo aashvasan deta hua niche utar chala aur Komal bhi. Logo ki taaliyan khatam ho kar ab kabaddi wali taraf rukh kar chuki thi jabki Pyaarlal ji apne mitra ke baare me thodi jaankari dene lage the apni in bahuon ko.
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"Kya in teeno me se koyi Kalpatru tha baba? Waise bauji aap teeno ko he bula rahe hai papa.", Arjun ne bulane wali baat apni taraf se kahi thi aur uske aane tak 4 laasho ke upar parde jaise vastra lipte the, jiska matlab tha ke aise drishya Arjun se dur rakhe gaye.
"Tum bhi chalo yogi ji. Ya aghori bann ne ka soch liya hai ab?", Narinder ji nadi se hath mooh dho kar aaye the aur aate he unhone Arjun ki khinchai shuru kar di.
"Bas yahi ek upaye tha chacha ji aur mujhe ye shishya ki padvi wapis lautani hogi aashram ko. Baaki main aap sabhi se maafi chahta hu us sabke liye lekin iske siwa rasta nahi tha. Dada ji bata denge aapko is sabki wajah. Umed chacha, kuch khaas kaam bhi tha na jiske liye aap aaye the?",Ab Umed ko bhi samajh aaya tha ke wo toh shaitaan ki jubaan khulwana seekhne ke chakkar me asthiyan toh bhool he gaya.
"Sahi yaad dilaya bhatije, maa aur chachi ke paas toh hum me se koyi nahi hai. Waise isne kaha tha ke Kalpatru ki yojna alag hai aur wo hath nahi lagne wala. Nuksaan ke badle bada nuksaan.", Arjun apne chacha aur pita ki taraf dekhte hue wahi niche baith gaya.
"Kitni jaldi haweli pahucha ja sakta hai idhar se? Ye dargah wala gaanv he 4-5 kilometer hoga aur utna he aage hamari haweli. Devaki daadi khatre me hai papa. Main bhag nahi sakta.", Arjun ko hataash dekhte he Shankar ke kaan khade ho gaye. Poore gaanv ke mard toh mele me the aur haweli par sirf Devaki aur Meena.
"Ye Kalpatru kaun hai aur wo jaanta hai hamara ghar? Tumne pehle kyun nahi bataya aur ye sab bawaal hai kya? Mere paas toh sikka bhi nahi hai aur idhar se jaane ka raasta.", Shankar ko bhadakte dekh apni laathi sehlate hue Sambhav baba ne sateek jawaab diya.
"Udhar koyi vaahan pahucha hai chikitsak. Daud kar jao toh adhiktam 3-4 minute lagenge baaki chalane me tumsa daksh toh yaha koyi hai bhi nahi. Arjun ki yaha jarurat hai filhal aur Pandit ji se kehna ki wo fauji sahab ko bata de hum unki pratiksha Raghuvir ji ke aashiyane par kar rahe hai. Tumhe turant nikalna chaiye nahi toh Kalpature ke nishaan bhi hath nahi lagne wale.", Itna sunn kar jab tak Umed aur Shankar samajhte Narinder to daud he laga chuka tha. Arjun dwara Devaki ka spasht naam sunn kar wo samajh chuka tha ke baat kahi jyada gambhir hai jisme Arjun shamil nahi ho sakta.
"Lapak be Inder ko. Ye Kalpatru mera shikaar Gajju aur papa ko bhanak nahi lagni chahiye. Jaldi milta hu tumse bade bhai aur jara dhyaan rakhna mere bete ka, ek he hai hum teeno ka.", Shankar aasteen modd chuka tha bhagte hue aur Sambhav ne dhimi awaaj me itna he kaha, 'Chaaro ka anuj, chaaro ka.'
"Pasli tootne se bach gayi tumhari anyatha mamla gambhir ho sakta tha. Yudh me jab pratidwandi behtar ho toh jaruri nahi ki sirf vaar he karte raho. Prahaar se naajuk hisse bachana jyada aavashyak hai. Ye vastra utaar kar ek taraf rakho.", Smabhav baba apni us 4 foot ki lathi par khali hath he nahi ghiss rahe the, unki hatheli me kuch naram lep sa tayaar tha. Arjun ki pasliyon par 3 neeli lakire aur uske gird laal soojan bata rahi thi Sreedhar ke aise 2-3 vaar agar aur lagte toh Arjun uthne ke kaabil na rehta. Us thande lep ka sparsh apni pasliyon par hote he Arjun ki cheekh nikal gayi
"Ohhhh baba.. ye toh jaise aapne hajaro sooi.... chubha di garam garam.. aahhh maaaaa..", Wo hath bhi itna bada tha jisne lep ke sath pasliyon ko dabaye rakha. Lekin har gujarte kshann ke sath jaise Arjun ke chehre par dard nadarad hota gaya. Baba ka hath pasliyon par se alag hua toh waha bas lep he najar aa raha tha.
"Main tehkhaane se wo sab samaan leke aata hu beta. Tum is dusht ke jism par wo sookhi lakdiya saja do. Unki mukti is pishaach ke seene par he hogi jisko anjaam tumhe swayam apne hatho se dena hai. Wapis wahi se laut jana jaha se aaye the.", Arjun ko uski haalat par chhodne se pehle baba ne toh malham wala thoda se lep uske hontho ke kinare aur bohon (eyebrow) ke niche bhi lagaya. Arjun us jalan ko bardasht karta waise he dhad se nirvastra is umas lekin thandak bhare khamosh jungle me baitha raha. Sab samaan leke aane me kuch samay toh lagna he tha.
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"Gajju, tu aur papa yahi utro bhai aur hum jara chote chacha ke sath ja kar aate hai. Jagtaar beta, tum sath chaloge?", Narinder jeep ki agli seat par baitha tha apne bhai ki bagal me aur Shankar ne jaise unko koyi baat ya charcha karne se pehle he dargaah ke pichli taraf utaar diya tha. Wo sachmuch he ek jiwat chaalak tha jiske hath har gaadi ko uski kshamta se adhik le jaane me daksh the.
"Tumhari maa aur baaki sab?"
"Aate hai papa. Aap jara logo ke beech rahe jis se unhe lage ki aap har haal me unke sath hai. Gajju, tujhe un bade bhai sahab ne kuch kaha tha. Fauji matlab Satish chacha. Chal bhai, daba de panja.", Jagtaar toh waise he jeep ke pichle hisse me baitha raha jisko thoda bahot toh Arjun ke sath he pata chal chuka tha ki maamla gambhir hai. Krishneshwar ji ko kuch samajh nahi thi aur unhe kuch bataye bina he Shankar ne Jagtaar ki jeep ek pal ko toh sadak par ragad he di thi. Jis andaaz me wo yaha se nikla tha dono gaanv ke beech padne wale highway par bhi usne koyi parwaah nahi ki kisi vaahan ya durghatna ki. Krishneshwar ji ke toh halak me saansein he rukne lagi thi is raftaar aur us chaalak se. Narinder toh beasar tha jaise usko iski aadat ho aur apni pistol ko load karne ke baad usne Shankar ke liye bhi wo swachalit 10 goliyon wali pistol tayaar kar di. Chaupal se aage nikalte he jaise ye jagah kisi marghat samaan dikhne lagi. Gaadi ke pahiye cheenkhte hue ruke the jabki unse pehle Inder kood kar haweli me ja ghusa jiske dono kapaat khule the.
"Yaha kaand hua hai bhai lekin idhar chhan-bin karne ka koyi faayeda nahi. Basti wali taraf bhaga is jeep ko. Ye khoon ki boonde bilkul garam hai jaise abhi kuch waqt pehle he gira ho.", Shankar darwaje se bhitar he aa raha tha ki Narinder usko liye wapis gaadi me aa baitha. Aangan se kisi ko ghasite jaane ke nishaan aur fir dehleej par us khoon ka muayana Narinder chand second me he kar chuka tha. Jo bhi koyi tha wo is gaanv ki taraf toh jaane nahi wala tha aur haweli sabse aakhir me thi. Shankar fir se adrishya apradhi ke peeche badh chala. Ab jeep dhool udati hui sarpat us kheto wali sadak par daud rahi thi jiske break ek baar fir tyre ko chinkhne par majboor karte hue lage. Saamne sadak ke beech me he Dilbaag aur 5-6 majdoor jakhmi the lekin Dilbaag Devaki ke sar par dhoti ka kapda bandhta hua uska khoon rokne me juta tha. Wo behosh thi.
"Ae Dilbaag yaha hua kya bhai? Shankar dekh jara chachi ko aur Jaggi beta tu aur chacha dekho kisi ke gehri chot toh nahi aayi.", Narinder toh utar gaya tha baaki dono ke sath lekin Shankar ke iraade jaise kuch aur the jo fir se jeep ko sadak se thoda utaar kar aage nikal chala. Bagal wali seat par pistol maujood thi. Narinder usko rokta lekin yaha uski chachi behosh aur log jakhmi the.
"Aaahh.. Inder bhaiya.. Badi maa ko kuch log aguaa karke le ja rahe the aur inke mooh par kapda bandha tha. Wo Meena bhi unke sath thi jo haweli par kaam karti hai. Maine koshish ki thi beech me rehda laga kar unhe rokne ki. Aahhh.. saalo ke paas dande talwaar ke sath rivolver bhi nikli. Wo udhar wale dono aadmi unke he hai lekin lagta nahi zinda bache honge. Mere paali ke bhi goli lagi hai par zinda hai wo.. Jaggi kisi ko bula la re."
"Shhh.. Shaant reh Dilbaag aur kisi ko nahi bulana. Koyi is baat ka jikar kisi se nahi karega. Chachi ke sar par ghaav gehra hai chacha. Jaggi ke sath haweli se car leke aao aap. Inhe hospital le jana jyada jaruri hai. Unhe Shankar dekh lega.", Abhi Narinder ki baat poori hui aur wo log jaane bhi lage the lekin dur kahi tej patakhe chalne ki awaaj aayi jo takriban 5-6 baar goonji.
"Aap log car leke aao, main dekhta hu udhar kya hua hai.", Narinder pistol muthi me dabaye is ghani dhoop me he us viraane ki taraf daud gaya. Jaggi akele car lene bhaga tha kyonki Dilbaag ki khudki haalat buri thi. Jyada khoon behne se Devaki bhi murchit thi.
"Abe tujhe kya hua aur ye jeep? Satyanash ho..", Narinder jabtak us sookhe pokhar kinare wali kachi sadak par pahucha Shankar usko apni he taraf aata dikha. Uski jeep pokhor me gir chuki thi, Jaggi ki jeep. Shankar ke bhi kandhe se rakt beh rah tha.
"Behanchod saale wo toh ghaat lagaye baithe the be. Matlab hum nahi aate toh Dilbaag aur baaki sab maare jaate. Maine usko dekha bhai jisne mujhe jehrila laddu diya tha bachpan me. Idhar koyi kapda bandh. Waise 2 toh dher kar diye maine lekin ye saali goli chho kar nikli aur jeep niche. Chachi ko jald leke jana hoga, wahi hosh me aane pe kuch bata sakti hai.", Narinder uski baat sunte hue bhi pokhar ki taraf chalta raha. Jeep jaha se niche giri thi uske 20 kadam aage he wo dhaatu ka safed patra uske hath laga. Kaale patre par safed rang se RJT ankit tha.
"Rajasthan se toh chachi ka peehar bhi hai na re Shankar.? Aur ye Meena haweli pe Chacha ne rakhi tha ya chachi ne? Hath utha thoda.. Bach gaya sirf chhoo kar nikli hai. Teri jarurat padd sakti hai chachi ke paas, majboot jaan nikli wo. Aur ab wo saadhu baba jis se tu bachpan me mila tha wahi Kalpatru nikla jiska jikar apne dada tak tha. Matlab chachi ke peehar aur is tantrik ka aapas me tagda mel hai. Hosh me raha kar bhai, hum unhe pakad sakte the lekin ab unhe pakde ya ye sab sambhale? Gaanv me baat faili toh bahot panga ho sakta hai.", Dono wapis ghatnasthal par pahuche toh Shankar ko Narinder ne chacha ke sath car me bhej diya. Pichli seat par Dilbaag aur Devaki ke sath Krishneshwar ji aur agli par wo Paali jiske jaangh par goli lagi thi.
"Yaar Jaggi teri jeep ka thoda nuksaan ho gaya. Jyada nahi bas wo pokhar me gir gayi.", Narinder ji ab un ghayalo ko Jaggi ke sath mil kar Dilbaag ke khet me le ja rahe the. Jism par dando ki maar bhi thi aur kuch teekhe cut bhi lage the lekin jyada gehre nahi.
"Wo toh cheej hai chacha, thik ho jaani lekin daadi ki jaan bachna jaruri hai. Arjun ne kaha bhi tha ke main kisi ko le kar idhar chala aau par wo chote pradhaan ji mujhe aap logo ko dhoondne le gaye. Dilbaag baai dileri na dikhata toh badi durghatna ho jaani thi. Waise bahar jo 2 mare pade hai unka kya karna hai?", Jaggi ke paseene aa chuke the kapde bhi kahi jagah se khoon ke dhabbo se bhare.
"Unhe toh fenk denge nadi me lekin is baat ka jikar filhaal kisi se nahi karna. Aur tum log bhi bhai. Tumhara ilaaj aur himmat dikhane ka shukriya main kar dunga. Waise koyi batayega ki hua kya tha?", Ek majdoor jo apni kamar par gamcha baandhne ke baad mooh dhone laga tha usne batana shuru kiya.
"Pradhaan ji, maine he sabse pehle dekha tha jab main Mukandi ko bulane haweli ja raha tha. Wo log badi maalkin ka mooh baandh kar sawari jeep me daal ke bhaag rahe the toh maine Dilbaag bhai ji ko us chowk se he awaaj lagaai jinhone jeep ke saamne chaare wala rehda adaa diya. 2 log beech ke hisse se bahar gire jinhe ek boodhe ne goli maar di. Unke baad 2 log no dande aur talwar se humla kiya lekin Dilbaag bhai ji ke sath hamare ye 4 bhai unse bhid gaye. Main malkin ko bachane pahucha toh us aurat ne pehle unka gala reitne ki koshish ki aur fir mere peit par wo khanjar chala diya jo jyada gehra na laga. Haan us beech ek bada sa tantrik tha jisne Dilbag bhai ji ke laat maari aur fir rehde ko ek taraf fenk diya. Jaane se pehle 2 goli us budhe ne aur chala di jo Bishma ki jaangh me aur bhai ji ke chho kar nikli. Aaj se pehle wo log idhar kabhi na dikhe the aur haweli wali naukrani bhi. Mukandi unke sath he faraar ho gaya. Hum toh police ke lafde me nahi padenge na maalik? Humari 2 bitiya byahne laayak hai."
"Na bhai tumne toh hamari he madad ki hai aur tum sabki jitni bhi betiyan hai sabka vivaah ab hamari jimmewari hai. Waise agal bagal me aur majdoor kyon nahi hai?", Narinder saaf kapde ko patti ki tarah faad kar unhe jakhmi logo ke hath, paanv par bandh raha tha jisme Jaggi unka sath dete hue sab dhyaan se sunta raha.
"Mukandi ke paas he wo log kaam karte hai na maalik. Thekedar wahi toh tha sabka jo aapke kheto se alag kaam karte hai. Aaj savere he usne sabki chutti karke daru kharcha de diya tha. Hum toh Dilbag bhai ji ke sath shuru se bandhe hai, 12 mahine. Nahi toh hum bhi nahi hote idhar. Waise aapki jagah he rehte hai aur khana pina badhiya milta hai maalik toh byaah wala mamla hum mehnat se kar lenge. Maaf karna maalik chota mooh aur badi baat lekin ye Mukandi sasura badi maalkin ji ka mooh laga tha. Wo uske jimme bahot se kaam lagati rehti thi aur pradhaan ji se alag bhi paise deti rehti thi. 2 din pehle bhi wo haweli se unke sath he chaurahe tak aaya tha aur aashirwad lene ke baad noto ki gaddi gamche me bandh ke jata dekha. Fir wo sapola unhe he dans liya. Uh laash hum thikane laga denge maalik jaisa aap kahe waisa he nadi me." Narinder ne bhi muskura kar is vyakti ki peeth par thapki de di. Insaan bahadur tha aur namak ka maan rakhne wala bhi.
"Bola na bhai ke ab betiyan hamari jimmewari hai. Is Mukandi ki chhanbin karwao Jaggi beta apne SI sahab se bol kar. Vyaktigat mamla rahe ye unhe bata dena. Waise Arjun iske baare me kuch jaanta tha ya usko iski bhanak thi pehle se lekin wo log din dahade aisa kaam kar denge ye nahi pata hoga. Khair jab thekedar he haweli ki khabar rakhne ke sath itne logo par hukumat chalata ho toh kuch bhi ho sakta hai. Jaggi, Arjun se milwa dena in sabko aur bata dena ki humne kuch kaha hai. Ab hume chalna chahiye. Haan, bhai tum logo ke yaar-bhai jo bhi ho unke sath mil kar agle talaab se wo jeep nikalwa dena. Hamari he hai, ye paise rakh lo.", Narinder ne 100-100 ke kayi note isi aadmi ko thama diye the jeep wale kaam ke liye. Ab wo Jaggi ko sath liye paidal he haweli ki taraf badh chala. Waha ab gaadi toh koyi nahi thi bas Arjun ki rani khadi thi jo in 2 logo ke liye bahot thi. Is saare maamle ko thik aise na sahi lekin apne pita ko toh batana he tha inhe. Devaki he kuch bata sakti thi lekin filhaal uski behoshi ne kaam mushkil kar diya tha.
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"Lo sab vastra aur ye samaan ab tumhare paas hai. Lakdiyan badhiyan lagaai hai tumne aur ye ghee in vastro par aahuti ki tarah dene ke baad shanti paath kar dena beta. Ab mujhe bhi nikalna hoga, koyi barso se pratiksha kar raha hai hamari. Baad me tehkhaane me hum swayam shuddhi kar denge. Baaki kaam tumhe jab samay lage kar dena, bas aaj nahi. Chalte hai.", Sambhav baba ke jism par ab dhoti ke sath ujla kurta tha aur chehra dhula hua. Arjun unhe prashansha ki drishti se dekhta hua hath jodd kar uth khada hua.
"Toh ab fir kab milenge baba?"
"Ghar toh hamara yahi hai beta lekin koshish karna ki jab atyadhik jaruri ho tabhi milne aana. Humne kaha tha na jab tum vipda me hoge hum swayam pahuch jayenge, jaise aaj. Hamare ekmatra shishya hone ke sath tum bete bhi ho. Bete ke liye pita ke dwar pooch kar nahi khulte parantu isko itna matt badhne dena ki hum aaj wali galti fir kar baithe. Kuch jimmewariyan hai, unhe poora karne ke baad hum jarur milenge. Chalte hai abhi.", Sambhav baba ke shikari jaise fir se gayab ho gaye the apni suraksha nibhane me aur Arjun unhe jaate dekh kar Sreedhar ki shayaa par wo ek ek vastra saleeke se bichane laga. Uske hontho se shanti path aur aankhon me halke aansu the jo dukh ke nahi the. Har vastra ko usne rakhne se pehle mastak se lagaya tha jaise wo unse pehli aur aakhiri baar mil raha ho. Aaj usne Motilal ji ke dil ka sabse bada bojh kam kar diya tha. Kitni he der tak wo isme tallinta se juta raha aur jab har vastra supurd kar diya toh us peetal ki matki me maujood samoocha ghee vastro aur lakdiyon pe udel kar wo agni bhent karke nadi kinare ja baitha. Sreedhar urf Sidheshwar unhi masoom bachiyan ke niche tadap raha hoga jo uska kaal 50 baras baad bani thi. Niyati yahi toh hai aur swarg-narak bhi.
"Tumne hume apna vastavik parichaya nahi diya tha bete? Kya hum sirf sanrakshak he hai?", Ye Rameshwar ji the jo Col sahab ki jagah khud wo car chala kar aaye the jisme usnke sath Umed, Kaushalya ji aur Purnima ji maujood the. Abhi tak unhe haweli ki ghatna ke baare me koyi soochna nahi mili thi. Apni car se swayam Rani Saundarya aur Amrita bhi inke sath pahuchi thi jiske chaalak Kumar Mahendra the. Mehal ki bagal se jaane wale raste par he in sabki bhent Sambhav se hui aur Umed toh alag he bebasi se bas us pahaad se vyakti ko dekhta raha jo uska bada bhai tha.
"Ye mera bhai kaise ho sakta hai chacha ji? Hoga bhi toh ab aise saamne aayega aur isko swikaar kar liya jaayega?", Kaushalya ji ne Umed ka hath thaam kar usko shaant rehne ka ishara kiya kyonki Purnima ji ke aansu fir se shuru ho chuke the.
"Hamara vastavik parichaya is se jyada kiya hoga Pandit ji ki aapke pita ji hamara sabkuch the aur unke jaane ke baad hum wahi kar rahe hai jo jimmewari hume di. Vachan se kya sirf aap he bandhe hai? Wo bhi bandhe the aur hum bhi lekin aapke bhai sahab ne he toh hume unke supurd kiya tha. Humne na kabhi unse sawaal kiye na aapse karenge. Humne ek maa ko yaha vann se nihara aur dusri ki sirf tasvir dekh kar khush hote rahe. Wo (Raghuvir) tamaam umar humse ek shabd sunn ne ko taraste rahe jo humne siwaye baapu ke kisi ko nahi kaha lekin atche shikari the jinhone antim itcha me hume beta bata kar rishta pukhta karke shikaar kar he diya. Haan aaj humne baapu ji (Motilal) ki ekmatra itcha purn kar di toh aapke bhai sahab ki bhi karenge. Hamare pita Raghuvir ji ki antim itcha. Gajendra jiwanbhar 2-2 maaon ki chhaya me raha jo hamara anuj hai lekin hum.. Hum 16 baras baapu ji ki aagaya anusaar shiksha dikhsa me lage rahe ho kabhi sukoon se soye toh wo bhi unke seene lag kar. Saundarya maa, aapne toh hamara bachpan dekha hai na 2 baras tak, hum wahi shishu hai jinhe baapu ji ne aapko saunpa tha daai maa ke sath. Jo sawaalo ke jawaab de sakte the unhe kabhi aaplog he jawaab nahi de paaye toh hum kya kehte ya poochte.", Sambhav ke aise khulase se swayam Rameshwar ji aur Umed ki bhi najre jhuk gayi thi lekin Rani maa ke chehre par aaye khushi ke aansu bahot the Sambhav ko gale lagane ke liye. Haan wo pahaad jaisa tha lekin mamta ne jhuka diya.
"Hume gale lagna nahi aata maa aur jitna anubhav hai wo sirf Arjun ke sath hai. Chaliye aap toh apne bete ko pehchaan gayi.", Ab Purnima ji ka dharya aur dil jawaab de gaya jo uske saamne ghutno ke bal he gir gayi. Unke rudan aur swayam ko aahat karne ka bhaav dekh Umed se pehle Sambhav he unke kandhe thaam kar khada karke ashru saaf karne laga. Sadhe 5 feet ki kamjor si Purnima ji aur wo daityakar unka beta jiske hath chehre se dedh guna bade the.
"Sahi suna tha humne maa ki hamari teesri maa ka hridya kathor aur dusri ka jarurat se jyada naajuk hai. Hum Gajendra se jyada saubhagyashali hai ki hamare paas 3 maa hai agar aapki behan ki shanka dur hoti hai toh.", Ye pehla awsar tha jab Umed muskurata hua aansu baha raha tha. Kaushalya ji pehle he aavesh me thi aur ye sach jaan kar unka para sab kshamta paar kar gaya jinhone seedha us jhuke hue pahaad ka kaan khinch liya.
"Fir tu na utra us dangal me jab tera bhatija maa kha raha tha? Aur ye saare hooni ki jadd hai jinse tu sawaal nahi kar raha. Main inke baap se bhi nahi darti thi aur ab wo nahi hai toh tu rattu tote ki tarah bolega. 3 maa 3 maa wala tera gana baad me pehle chal ke tere baap ki aatma ko shaanti de agar ho gayi ho antim itchaye poori.? Aur tu Umed, is se sawaal kar raha jiske jaisa tu khud dikhta hai? In vachno ne aadha pariwar maar rakha hai. Log chale gaye lekin chhod gaye peeche vachan. Deke dekhe ab koyi ye vachan aur kasam, main karti hu uska hisaab. Tumhara rona band ho gaya ho rani ji toh jao inke sath. Aap yahi rukoge ji is Umed ke sath."
"Sach kehte the baapu ji ki badi bahu asli mukhiya hai, unke saamne toh wo swayam bach ke nikalte the ya deri se ghar jaate the. Aap yaha nahi rukenge, Pandit ji aur Gajendra ko sath chalna hoga hamare. Hum samajik insaan nahi hai toh aap he samjhayenge ki kaise sab karna hai."
"Waise mera naam Umed hai aur main pehle he tumhe bada bhai keh ke bula chuka hu. Wo alag baat hai ki tab umar aur taqat ki wajah se bola tha. Toh tumhe rani maa ne pala isliye papa ne aisi antim itcha rakhi thi. Mujhe toh itne saal yahi sochne me lag gaye ki kahi Rani maa unki jawani ka pyaar toh nahi thi. Sorry Kumar sahab aur rani maa, lekin humne toh wo bhi swikaar kar liya tha isliye aapse baat karne ke baad aa gaye idhar.", Ab Umed ko kya pata ki wo sab sach he bol raha tha aur is baar toh Rameshwar ji ko bhi uski baat par hansi aa gayi thi jinhone thoda sa tej thappad uske kandhe par jadd diya tha.
"Tum toh samajhdar insaan ho fir bhi aisa bol rahe ho? Rani ji ke baare me aise khayaal nahi rakhne chahiye the tumhe. Atchi baat hai ke tum maafi maang lete ho. Sambhav, beta kya hum tumhare sath thoda samay bita sakte hai?"
"Filhal hume khed hai Pandit ji parantu jald he mulakaat hogi. Asthiyan jarur yaha visarjit ho rahi hai lekin iske baad hume sidha ganga ghaat jana hoga, maa ke sath. Hum chahte hai ki waha sirf 3 maa aur Gajender, kshama kijiye anuj Umed. Umed sath chalenge. Hume vaahan chalana bhi nahi aata.", Sambhav 3 striyon ke sath chalta hua he durlabh jeev dikh raha tha aur uske peeche aate Rameshwar ji ke sath Umed, Kumar aur Amrita bas kabhi usko toh kabhi in 3 mahilaon ko dekhte. Hath abhi tak Kaushalya ji ne thama hua tha uska.
"Wo toh chalega he lekin meri baat ka jawaab na diya tune. Jab itna pahaad sa hai aur khudko Arjun ka guru bataya fir usko ladne kyun bheja?"
"Wo shishya ke sath he baapu ji ka waaris hai maate. Hamari seema bas wo vann aur nadi wala kshetra hai jiski raksha hume saunpi gayi hai. Us se bahar Arjun adhikari aur rakshak. Waise bhi hum bhi chunoti nahi de sakte the aur aapne dhyaan nahi diya ki Arjun beshak humse kamjor jaan padta hai lekin uske prahaar ko hum bhi jhel nahi paaye. Hum aapse jarur kuch sanjha karna chahte hai parantu sirf aapse. Uske liye hume samay milega.", Sambhav ko aise sochte hue bolta dekh Kaushalya ji ne he uske ankahe sawaal ka jawaab de diya.
"Wo jitna samarth hai ye tum behtar jaante hoge lekin tumhe bhi Ritu ke baare me nahi pata. Wahi sawaal tha na beta tumhara?"
"Ji maate. Jab Arjun 9 baras ka tha tabhi hume Shri Raghuvir ji ne uski avastha se parichit karwaya tha jaisa unhe aadarniya Pandit ji ne bataya hoga. Wo hamara khulasa apne bhai se bhi nahi kar sakte the jaisa vachan tha unka baapu ji ke sath. Tabhi hum mile the Arjun se. Hume varsh me bas ek mahine he avkash milta hai aur us samay humne bas Arjun ko samajhne me he vyatit kiya. Agle baras hume uski haalat chintajanak lagi aur jab kisi badi kaksha ke chhatra ne behan ke baare me usko apshabd kahe toh wo 10 baras ka yuvak vidhyutt parivartit ho gaya. Us ghatna ko shri Raghuvir ji ne wahi band karwa diya tha aur uski punravriti na hone paaye isliye hume niyukt kiya gaya Arjun ke sath har varsh 30 din vyatit karne ke liye. Hum nahi jaante the ki yahi wo behan hai jo us asimit urja ka strot hai. Ab wo khudko bahot behtar sambhaal sakta hai parantu us khaas pal me jab wo baalika aahat hogi toh.. Prabhu aisa samay kisi ko na dikhaye. Iska hal hamare paas bhi nahi hai maate."
"Judd gaye na tumhare bhi hath? Isliye usko ghar rakhte hai hum aur uski behan ko bhi. Dono sath hai toh fir bahar bhi chinta nahi lekin jaisa tum nahi hone ka keh rahe ho waisa darr hume bhi rehta hai. Waise Raghuvir bhai sahab ne ye bahot galat kiya aur agar wo aaj saamne hote.."
"Tab bhi tum kuch nahi kar sakti thi Kaushalya. Humne bataya tha na ke wo pita ji ke kahi jyada kareeb tha humse kyonki wo unke jaisa tha. Hume samajh nahi aa raha ki hum khush aur dukhi, eksath kaise ho sakte hai. Wo bhi aaj is khaas din par. Yahi hai Raghuvir ka thikana jaha kuch bhi nahi siwaye yaadon ke aur main unse dur he bhala. Ye samaan le jao Umed, main bahar he hu.", Rameshwar ji wahi ruk gaye the us viraan se ghar ke bahar jo band hone ke bawjood saaf suthra tha. Iski dekhbhal ka jimma swayam raj-mehal ke paas tha. Unke sath he Rani maa aur unke bache ruke toh is baar Purnima ji ne Saundarya ka hath pakda.
"Hum ab samaan rishtey se bandhe hai Saundarya, kadam peeche lene se wo badalne wala nahi. Bacho se anumati lena chahti ho?", Ab Kumar ne hath khade kar diye the aur apni maa ke jhuke sar ko dekh swayam Amrita unke sath chal padi.
"Anumati nahi le rahe aur is ye jagah hamare liye mandir si pavitra hai kyonki inki wajah se humne matratva samjha tha jab hum har rishtey se prithak ho gaye the. Na didi jiwit thi, na aapki badi nanad aur hamari bhabhi. Unke sath humne maa ko bhi kho diya tha lekin fir hume Sambhav mila, inka ansh. Umed ko nahi pata ki hum uski purani rishteydar hai mehal ki rani hone se?", Ye baat ghar ke bhitar jaate hue sunn kar baaki sabke he kadam ruk gaye the siwaye Kaushalya ji, jinhone wo darwaja khola tha bagicha paar karke.
"Badtamiji ke liye dil se kshama chahte hai hum aapse rani maa. Ye toh khud kabhi pita ji ne bhi nahi bataya tha aur na chacha ji ne. Itna dukh aapne jhela wo bhi akele. Haan wo kabhi mehal ki taraf aane nahi dete aur gaanv bhi aate the toh hum logo ke sath nahi. Kehte the ki waha koyi vaasta nahi unka. Aur isliye he chacha ji ne hume nahi bataya hoga. Dukh aksar bacho se dur he rakhe jaate hai. Waise is tarah toh hum bhi daavedar hue mehal ke?", Gambhirta ko khatam karne se kiya gaya ye uphaas sunn kar Sambhav khamoshi se Purnima ji ke sath bhitar chala gaya lekin rani maa ne jarur Umed ke sar pe hath firaya.
"Maaf karna bete lekin uska ek alag sach hai. Waaris Arjun he hai hamare jaane ke baad ya fir wo jiska chunaav kare, sabhi sharto par khara utarne wala uske samkaksh. Haan tumhe Kumar ke samaan poora haq hai jo aajkal khud Arjun ke prem me dooba hai. Dekh lijiye apne pita ka ghar, kuch yaha bhi khaas mil sakta hai.", Bhitar saaf kapda bichaye Sambhav dhyaan mudra me baithe the diya jala kar aur uske kareeb he asthi kalash tha. Kaushalya ji aur Purnima ji har jagah gangajal ke chhinte de rahi thi, sab khidki darwaje khol kar. Aaj aakhirkar is ghar se he Raghuvir ji ki antim itcha purn ho rahi thi. Kayi rishtey dikhe the aur kayi dikhne ke bawjood najro me na aa sake. Yaha se aage ab Rameshwar ji ko waha jana tha jaha filhaal Arjun nadi me dubki lagata hua khudki haalat behtar kar raha tha. Wo lep asadharan tha jisne uske dard ke sath nishaan tak har liye the.
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"Papa abhi tak nahi laute ye Binod. Bata ke gaye hai ki wo log kidhar nikle hai?", Mele me logo ka hujoom kahi bhari ho chala tha aur gram-prabandhan yaha vijayi team ke sath baaki sabhi ko sammanit karte rahe. Vinod idhar bhi apne pita aur tauji ki gairmaujdgi ki bharpaayi me laga tha. Is baar unke he gaanv ki team jeeti thi 3 baras ke antraal baad. Manji wale daar ji ne toh apne bete ko he kandhe par utha rakha tha aur aisa he haal baaki khiladiyon ka tha jo dangal bhool kar sabse ghulte milte khushi jahir kar rahe the. Shahid yaha apne dono beto ke sath aaya tha aur Jugraaj ji bhi har team ko badhaai dene ke baad dhol ke thaap par apne ladko ke sath bhangra karne me masroof. Bas ek Narinder aur dusre col sahab he the jinke chehre par kuch pareshani thi. Ghar ki ladkiyan bhi Anamika chachi, Dipa bhabhi aur Roshni ke sath he sahi suraksha me mele me masroof thi, chahe wo mann se idhar nahi thi lekin sabhi ke vyast ya nadarad hone par yahi unki majboori thi. Ab Narinder ji ke dikhaai dene par wo bhi manch ki taraf he laut aayi.
"Inder bhai, main toh aapke saamne he fansa hua hu aur tau ji se poochna matlab sabke saamne jhaad khana. Gaye hue bhi 2 ghante hone ko aaye unhe aur yaha sabhi pooch rahe the unke baare me. Udhar dargaah par bhi Arjun ne jana tha lekin Komal bitiya bata rahi thi ki wo udhar jaane se bhi bach raha hai. Waise Shankar bhaiya aur papa nahi dikh rahe.", Ab Vinod ke sawaal ne Narinder ko raha saha pareshaan kar diya tha lekin jaise bhagwaan ne uski pukaar sunn li thi jo mehal wali car se uske pita utarte dikhe aur Krishneshwar ji ki neeli esteem se Shankar. Lekin unse pehle he Ritu apne pita ki taraf daud gayi.
"Vinod, XX hospital me chachi admit hai bhai aur wo khatre se bahar hai. Meena ne un par humla kiya tha aur shayad wo ghar se kuch chori karke bhaagi hai. Ghabrane wali baat nahi hai kyonki sahi samay par main aur chacha pahoch gaye the unke paas. Shaam tak chutti mil jaayegi toh tu Inder ke sath lene chale jana.", Shankar ne ye baat jaanboojh kar apne pita ke saamne kahi thi aur car se bahar nikla Arjun bhi sab sunn kar sakte me aa gaya.
"Shankar bhaiya, matlab maa ke bahot jyada chot lagi hai.? Wo thik toh hai na? Main abhi jata hu unke paas."
"Binod, 2-3 ghante me chhuti mil jaayegi bhai aur thoda khud ko sambhaal. Wo thik hai bas Meena ne unke sar pe kuch mara tha jis wajah se behosh ho gayi thi aur samay rehte hum unhe hospital le gaye the. Badi baat hoti toh main tujhse pehle papa se kehta yar ya fir Inder ko batata.", Shankar ne toh yaha apne bhai ko bhi bacha liya tha is kaand se.
"Dargaah ke baad main khud jata hu Vinod ke sath. Aur tum dono bhi nikal jana wapis Satish aur Ritu ko lete hue. Tumhari maa aur chachi raat tak he lautne wali hai, Sambhav apne pita ki shanti ke liye Umed aur unhe le kar Ganga ghaat gaya hai.", Yaha abhi ye log pehle sadme se bahar na nikle the ki ye naya bomb fodd diya tha inke pita ne.
"Kaun Sambhav aur wo kaunse pita ki shanti ke liye gaya hai jaha hamari maa aur chachi bhi chali gayi?", Narinder he sateek sawaal karta tha.
"Wahi iska guru aur tumhara sabse bada bhai. Wahi toh tha jiske hatho asthiyan visarjit karwane ke liye Raghuvir ne kaha tha. Mil lena us se lekin sirf saawan me he haweli aayega baaki 11 mahine nahi mil sakte us se. Oh bail, chal ab jo kaam tu karne aaya hai wo kar le. Baad me chala jaaiyo teri mandali ke paas.", Shankar aur Inder ek dusre ko he hairat se dekh rahe the aur Arjun sar khuja raha tha. Vinod ke kandhe par hath rakh kar uska manobal badhate hue Rameshwar ji apne dusre hath se wo safed rumaal nikaal chuke the
"Mera jana jaruri hai kya bau ji? Aapke papa ka naam aap he laga do na.", Arjun ko peeche hat-te dekh Rameshwar ji thithak gaye aur uska hath pakad kar chalne ke liye kehti Komal didi se bhi Arjun ne hath chhudwa liya.
"Chala ja ab jo kaam tere jimme hai wo tu he karega. Maine chunoti di hoti toh ek minute nahi lagata waha maatha tekne me. Aur naam bhi tu he lagayega is jagah par.", Shankar ji ke kathor rukh se bhi Arjun ne bas sar jhuka liya lekin wo aage nahi badha. Narinder ji apne bhai ko shaant kar rahe the peeth sehla kar.
"Yaar chala ja jab itna sab kar diya toh. Soch liyo teri maa bhi udhar he baithi hai. Kyun sabke saamne thaanedar ji se marammat karwane par tula hai?", Ab bhi wo apne paanv jameen par he ghisad raha tha lekin jaise he uske sar par Ritu ne saaf vastra bandha aur apne sar pe bhi dupatta liya wo ektak uske saral se chehre ko dekhta raha jaha nirmal si aabha thi aur mook aamantran. Uske baad na kisi ki awaaj sunaai di aur na waha ka shor he uske kaano tak pahucha. Aage chalti Ritu aur uska hath pakde peeche Arjun. 25 kadmo baad wo us dehleej par tha jaha bhitar jaane se pehle usko apne dada ki tarah hath dhone ke baad shish jhukana tha. Wo bas khada raha aur uske dono hath swayam Ritu ne he dhulwaye jaise wo bachpan me karti thi uske kapde kharaab hone se bachane ke liye.
"Beta idhar sar jhukana hai, udhar nahi.", Arjun ko thoda tircha jhukte dekh Rameshwar ji ne he usko disha dikhaai. Bhitar wo ruhaani mehak aur dargaah ke gird jalti anginat agarbattiyan ka par-sakoon dhumra. Mann swayam he jaise uske adheen ho chala tha kyonki is pal me bhi usne apni behan ka baya hath thaam kar kuch majbooti se pakde rakha.
"Wo bade pandit ji aaye the idhar kabhi?", Arjun ne idhar bhi ye sawaal pooch he liya jis par Rameshwar ji chaadar kholte hue Vinod ke sath usko ek sire se pakde the. Dusri taraf Ritu ne Arjun ko bhi pakadne ka mook ishara diya toh bina hath alag kiye usne ek sira thama aur dusra Ritu ne. Thik aise he mauke par sawaal kiya tha.
"Pita ji aakhiri akhada jeetne ke baad he aaye the idhar. Mujhe khushi hai ki tum kam se kam unke liye he sahi par aaye toh. Jaisa tum maante ho beta, ye sthaan bhi pavitra hai jo kisi dharam ka paryaaye nahi, sewa aur aapsi sauhard ka paryaye hai. XXXXX ji ek fakeer kehlaye par duniya ko gyaan aur insaniyat sikhaai. Jaise mela sabke liye hai waise he ye sthaan bhi. Jo sahi prerna de wo sthaan sabse pavitra. Waise tum iske sath he raha karo beti, nakel humse toh nahi khinchti is adiyal tattu ki.", Iske halke fulke gyaan ke baad Rameshwar ji ne aur kuch na kehte hue paridhi par chakkar lagane ke pashchaat fir se shish navaya aur pavire lou le kar bahar chal diye. Arjun toh jis pal Ritu se alag hua wo toh bas uske he sajda karta niharta raha. Anjaane he sahi lekin wo he uske sath kadam rakhti is jagah aayi thi jaisa Arjun ka vaada tha. Dupatte se dhaka wo sar aur hath jode ghutno par baithi hui Ritu ke siwa bas ek khaas ehsaas tha us pal me.
"Sar teko ab.", Ritu ne dhime se aadesh diya toh waisa karte hue bhi Arjun najre ghumaye usko he dekh raha tha jis par wo gussa hoti bahar he chali gayi.
"Oh baba ji ab bulwa liya aapne bhi lekin wo naraaj ho gayi mujhse. Waise jagah sachmuch atchi hai aur agar meri maa mujhe yaha leke aayi na toh pakka thoda waqt rahunga aapke paas. Chalta hu abhi lekin aa gaya hu toh aage bhi aaunga. Hamare poojniya Motilal ji ki taraf se aapko shat shat naman.", Arjun waise he sar ko dhake ulte paanv he bahar laut aaya jaha Ritu nahi dikhi par Dargaah ke bahar wale us khali ghere ke kareeb naam patrika aur sandesh liye uske dada jarur mil gaye. Ab toh udhar panch-sarpanch ke sath Graam-samiti ke 6 bujurg bhi the.
"Chalo beta ab isko bhi apne hath se waha laga do. Is par likha hai ki manushya ashaant ho toh kisi nek ki sharan me aaye kathor galti karne se pehle. Ye sthaan sabke liye hai aur iska koyi maalik nahi. Abhaari aapka sewak.", us par toh naam he nahi tha.
"Ye kaisi naam-patrika hai bau ji? Aur bade pandit ji ka naam kaha hai?"
"Ye unhone he lagaya tha toh unka he naam hua. Ab idhar bhi likh de kya Pandit Motilal ? Kamakal ho tum thode. Log padhte hai aur jaante hai ki ye kisne lagaya aur humne hataya tha bas. Ab lagao apne hatho se aur maafi maang lo hamari taraf se.", Arjun ne bhi kahe anusaar waisa he kiya aur hath jodd kar peeche hatt gaya.
"Maafi aap he maang lo bau ji. Mujhse toh direct baatchit hai unki.", Arjun ko aise hanste hue jaate dekh swayam Pyaarelal ji aur baaki logo ke chehre par bhi hansi aa gayi.
"Vekh lo chacha ji, kidda keh ke gaya apne padd-daade vaste. Maaf karna pita ji, jajbaat aksar galti karwa jaate hai.", Rameshwar ji ne bhi hansne ke baad sar jhuka kar maafi maangne me waqt na lagaya. Dono bade gaanv ki team pehle dusre sthaan par aayi thi aur hath mooh dhone ke baad wo sabhi dargaah ke bahar he khade the. Apne bujurgo se aashirwad lene ke baad bhitar shish jhukana bhi ankahi pratha bann chuki thi is khel mele ki. Arjun sabhi se hath aur gale lagne ke baad us aur chal diya jaha usne Ritu ko jaate dekha tha. Wo mele se bahar he ja rahi thi lekin sadak ke dusri taraf jaha wo peele phulo ka amaltaas ka vriksh laga tha.
"Aao tumhe kuch dikhana hai.", Arjun us neeli khuli jeep me sawaar hota Ritu ke kareeb aa ruka tha. Wo kuch pal bas usko ghoorti rahi wo peel phool ki tehni pakde. Narajgi saaf jahir thi uske chehre se lekin khamoshi se wo bagal wali seat par baith he gayi. Jeep gaanv se bahar ki taraf kuch waqt chalne ke baad ek taraf mudi jaha purani diware he khadi thi aur wo lohe ka darwaja. Us char-diwari se ghire bade se maidaan ke beecho beech ek safed moorat bani thi jo aaj aisi saaf thi jaise usko waha aaj he lagaya gaya gaya ho. Uske niche he sangmarmar ka 3 feet ka chokor burj jis par likha tha Maa Anuradha. Ritu us moorat ki taraf swatah he khinchi chali gayi jiske chehre ko koyi rang diye bina bas bariki se tarasha gaya tha. Chaya ke liye uske upar bana kaanse ka chokor chhatra. Kitni he der wo usko niharti rahi aur khule darwaje ke beech khadi jeep me baitha Arjun usko.
"Ye bahot khoobsurat hai Arjun aur jaise maine aisa kuch kahi dekha hai. Tumhe pata hai ye kiski hai?", Arjun jeep andar leke aata hua thik uske saamne ruka aur chasma seat par rakhte hue Ritu ki taraf ek aasha se dekhne laga. Jis andaaj se Ritu ne usko baahon me bhara tha wo yakinan ek jiwant pal tha sirf aur sirf alokik prem se bhara. Arjun uske adheen ho chuka tha poori tarah.
"Ye hamari hai aur barso se idhar he thi. Inke saamne main tumhe aise he milna chahta tha Ritu kyonki Arjun se prithak ye Rudra sirf tumhara hai.. sirf tumhara. Aaj ek vada aur poora hua, tumhe apno ke saamne he khud ko tumhare supurd karne ka. Bas aise he tum mujhe jiwanbhar thaam kar rakhna, main utna samajhdar nahi hu. Tumhara Rudra aaj bhi waisa he hai jaisa pehle tha.",
'Humne khud ko he dekha apne khawab me, thoda sa vilayati swaroop tha lekin jeep yahi thi jo abhi hamare paas hai. Wo bahot khaas pal tha kyonki jab hum us se utre toh ek bilkul hamare he nayan liye sundari ne humko aalingan me bhar liya. Humko ummeed nahi thi jaise unki aur sach me abhi tak hum mehsoos kar pa rahe hai us hridyagati ko. Avismarniya aur dono itne samaan jodidaar kaise ho sakte hai? Wo sundari hum par haavi thi aur pehli baar jiwan me humne khud ko kisi mahila ke adheen surakshit paya.' Motilal ji ke wo shabd sarthak ho chuke the kyonki yahi toh wo yuvti thi jiske adheen unka wo swaroop tha jiska naam Arjun tha.
"Mera Rudra.. Mujhe wo Arjun ke samaan he pyara hai lekin uske sath rehne ke liye mujhe Arjun ki bhi jarurat rahegi. Shayad wo us tantrik se bhi jyada jokhim bhari raah ho. Meri chahat toh hamesha se wahi hai lekin apne pyaar ke liye apno se he jhoojhna anaikti hoga Aaru."
"Meri antim itcha unhe bhi maan ni hogi bas us samay tak mujhe thaam kar rakhna jaise aaj tak kiya hai. Wo sab jaante hai ki Arjun par kayi adhikar ho sakte hai lekin is par.. ye sirf tumhe mehsoos karta hai.", Arjun ke seene par rakhe apne hath par uski dhadkan mehsoos karti Ritu ki aankhon me bhi khushi ki halke se aansu aa chuke the.
"Buddhu ram, maar bhi jaungi na toh bhi tumse alag nahi hone wali main. Bas dekh rahi thi ki tum sachmuch is hadd tak sochte ho. Mujhe Arjun naam he pasand nahi tha lekin wo tumhara hai isliye atcha hai. Mere liye Aaru he thik baaki jo sabko nahi dikhta wo toh mera he hai. Aaj toh tumne sabke saamne manwa diya ki hum dono alag nahi hai. Baaki daadi ki itcha bhi thodi gair-samajik he hai. Filhaal tum mujhe thodi is maa ke baare me bataoge.", Ritu uske kandhe pakad kar jeep ke bonut par he aa baithi thi jo garm nahi tha. Uski bagal me sath baitha Arjun usko ye pyaari kahani sunane laga jo usne padhi thi.