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Namurad
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Jogendar Pal
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Pandit bada ghabraya hua tha aur
pata nahin thaile ke bojh se kanp raha tha yaa zameer ke yadhpi
vah sadak ki anjan bhid uski talash mein nahin chal raha tha
balki yah sari bhid uski talash mein aa nikli thi aur use dekh
nahin pa rahi thi. pandit is saphalta se muskurane laga bade
sharon ki chakachuand ka yahi to eik faida hai ki kuch bhi kar
lo, kisi ko kuch dikhai nahin deta, jise jo bhi karna ho log
yahan khile aam karte hain. chalte chalte kisi bhali aurat se
takra gaye, "akshama karna bahan ji !" aur bahan ji ki
badi aankhen poochne lagi "kyon? Tumne kiya hi kiya hai?-""to
phir aao bahan ji pahle kuch kar leta hoon !" pandit hansne
laga.
Kio pandrah varsh pahle bhi vah apne chote se gaun mein mandir
ka poojari tha! Eik gahri raat ko vah chhano ka munh prsad ke
ladduon se munh bharne ke liye apni kothri mein le aaya sab thak
ke soi pade the. bus eik bhagvan ki murti hi jaag rahi thi kiya
majal, kbhi jooth mooth ki aankhen moond le ? shor machakar sare
gaun ko jaga diya aur pandit bechara bekar mein pakda gaya.
Pandit ne thaila danye haath se banye haath mein le liya aur
haddiyan sahlane laga, mano abhi pandrah varsh pahle ki mar
khakar utha ho kuch bhi ho mar khake kiye ka bojh to halka ho
jata hai, varna kiye jaqo aur kaleje ka bojh badhate jao pandit
ka dil bojh hi uske halak mein phansa hua tha usne aas paas
dekha ki mil jai to pani pe len, magar yahan khali pani kahan ?
vah eik baar hai-bhai pani milega ?" are na maloom kiya
karke aaya hai ki pani mang raha hai ….ja ….ja….char qadam
par thana hai pani unse mango …. Humne tumhara kiya bigada hai
? lal pagdi wale ko dekhkar pndit yoon hi buakhla jata tha
pichle magalvar ki baat hai ki samne ki chuaki ka havaldar vardi
pahne khat-khat kata mandir mein chala aaya. Padit us samai
bhagvan karishan ke munh mein bhojan dal raha tha ! lal pagdi ki
jhalak pakar usne khane ka thal vahin rakh diya aur bahar aa
khada hua ! "jai sree kirashan pandit ji ,, jai sree
kirashan ,, "kahiye hamare bhagvan kaise hain
"Bhagvan to sada maze mein hi hota hai. ,, "Nahin
dekhkar bataiye, kahin se baithe baithe uski aant to nahin akad
gayee."
Havaldar ko achnak khayal aaya ki vah thane mein phase huye kisi
sahookar ka zikar nahin kar raha aur vah sambhal gaya. "Kiya
karen pandit ji ? Chuabis ghante chori, thagi aur dakaiti ki
riport likh-likhkar hamesha aisi baten sujhti hain." Usne
pandit ke haathon mein mangalvar ke prsad ka lifapha thama diya.
Pandit ne itminan ki sans li "jai sree kirashan. Batane
wale ne to admi ko admi hi bataya par admi aap hi admi na raha
havaldar ji."
Havaldar joote utarne laga. Aap thik kahte hani pandit ji
"….aap se kiya parda ? Kisi khuni ki maa ne panch ruapiye
rishvat de di thi ki mujhe apne ko eik nazar dekh lene do paise
to main apni sagi maa par bhi na chhodta par usi damsoch liya ki
in bure paison ko kisi achhe kam mein hi kharch kroonga ! jai
sree kirashan."
Havaldar ne nal se haath dhokar unhe kisi mujrim ki tarha chhati
par bandh liya padit ke piche-piche chal kar bhagvan ki moorti
ke samne aankhen band karke khada ho gaya.
Pandit ko apna baazu bhari maloom hone laga to usne thaila phir
danye haath mein le liya tumhari mahima apram paar hai bhagvan
kanoon ki raksha karne vale ke mann mein shaitan ho yaa kanoon
mein bigad paida karne vale ke ki tum sabka prsad be jhijhak
munh se lagai unka munh bhi mitha kar dete ho achhe aur bure sab
chain ki bansi bajate huye tumhare duwar se luatte hain - dhaniy
ho. Thaile ko kohini ki taraf sarka kar pandit ne jaldi-jaldi
dono haath jode kirashanbhagvan ko parnam kiya aur parnam karte
hua sharaabi se takraya vah hadbada kar usse puchne laga, "piye
hua ho ? bari sadak par haath badhkar chate ho …. Kam se kam
aankhen to khuli rakho."
"Magar aankhen khulne par haath kaise bandhega ?"
sharaabi ka saathi bhi ladkhadate hua uske piche aa raha tha.
"Haan badi samajh ki baat kahi hai. Isi baat par eik-eik
jaam aur chadha aate hani !"
"Haan aao, is tilakdhari ko bhi saath le chalen ?"
Pandit unse jaan chhudakar jaldi-jaldi aage ho liya vah apne
madanlal ke saath aksar sharaab pine baith jata tha. Madan ko to
sab ko dikhate hua pite hua khushi hoti thi magar vah hamesha
chhup kar hi pita tha "avval to bure karam se bachkar raho."
vah madan lal ko samjhya karta, "magar bachna bus mein na
rahe to itna karo ki kisi ka mann maila na ho." "ho
bhi jaye to kya hai ? hanste khelte uski sari mail ko dho
do."
Mandir ka falat eik bahut badi bilding ki chathi manzil par tha.
Har manzil par eik-eik bed room ke do-do falat the. Lekin us
manzil par tha. Eik chota-sa mandir tha mandir ke andar hi
khulta hua-sirf Pandit ka falat bilding ke maalik seth mool
chand ka kahna tha ki bhagvan kirashan khud uske sapne mein aye
aur bole, apni isi bilding ki chathi manzil par mera mandir bava
do maine bahut kaha mere data apka shadar mandir alag se banvai
dete hoon lekin bhagvan ad gaye, nahin mere bhakton ko agar in
chote-chote falaton mein rahna hoga to main alag se apna mahal
kyon banvaoon ? so jise bhi kiray par falat deta hoon usse
halfiya bayan le leta hoon ki vah bhagvan kirashan ka bhakt hai.
Maine is bayan par hansi khushi dastakhat kardiye madan lal ne
pandit ko bataya tha- "agar seth sach bolta hai to kirashan
bhagvan bhi meri tarha marksvadi hai."
Madan lal mandir hi ki bilding ki dasvi manzil par rahta tha -
"tumhare bhagvan se char manzil oopar rahta hoon ki apni
hakaton ki vajha se lot ta pot ta rahta hoon aur tumhare bhagvan
ko taras ajaye to vah aap hi kah deta hai - jao madan lal pandit
ke saath baith kar do ghoont pi aao."
Bhagvan ki aarti ke baad kaphi raat gaye madan eik poora adhdha
lekar pandit ke paas aa pahuncha. Pandit uske ate hi falat ki
chatkhani andar se chadha leta aur phir madan ko sone ke kamre
mein jane ka ishara karke mandir ka darwaaza band karne ke liye
badhta "darwaaza kyon band karte ho ?" madanlal usse
kahta "vah mere saath kayee baar pichuka hai."
Aise hi eik muaqe par padit mandir saaf karke madan ke piche
apne sone ke kamre mein dakhil hua to vah use batane laga
"Person jab tum yahaan apne bhagvan ki aarti utar rahe 5the
Pandit. To vah mere paas pahuncha hua tha. Pahle to usne mere
saath khoob datt kar pi aur jab pikar bade gahre hosh mein aa
gaya to hamare yug ki eik nayee mahabharat ka ailan kiya."
"Ai arjun kan kholkar suno maine haath bandhkar use bataya
ki main arjun nahin madan lal hoon. Tum arjun kaise ho sakte ho
? dhiyan se suno madan lal ?" Pandit ne apne dono kano ke
patt khol rakhe the ki mann bhate khane pine ki ummid ho to
anokhi baaten bhi bhali lagti hain.
"Jante ho bhagvan ne mujhe kya bataya ? Usne kaha - ai
madan lal tumhare yug mein mahabharat run bhoomi mein aamne
samne nahin ladi jaigi balki is yudh ko har kisi ne har vaqt har
jagha muskura- muskura kar prem se ladna hai aur har kisi ko isi
tarha pesh kana hai."
Bhagvan ka kaha mera nasha hiran ho gaya. "Bhagvan ke bare
mein ulti sidhi baten mat hanka karo." Pandit ki baton mein
maza to aa raha tha par usne socha ki vah chidha hua dikhai dega
tobhagvan ki nazro mein uski pozishan saaf rahegi. "Ulti
sidhi ? Tumhara dimagh to ulta nahin Pandit ? Bhagvan eik
tumhari hi zaiadad nahin, vah mera bhi hai aur meri ichha hai ki
jo kuch mujhe achha lagta hai usse mera bhagvan bhi vanchit na
rahe." Vah botal ka dhakna kholkar hansne laga "jao
daewaaza kholkar use bhi le aao - jaao ?"
Pandit ne honto par ungli rakhkar use chup rahne ka ishara kiya.
"Chalo kio baat nahin. Yadi uska mood hoga to darwaaza
khula ho yaa band, vah mere yaa yumhare gilass se vahin baithe
baithe pilega." Pandit hansne laga par shighr hi sambhalkar
apne oopar ghussa karne laga ki main hans kyon raha hoon.
"Main mazak nahin kar raha hoon pandit. Mainne kai bar
yahin is kamre mein apni do-do aankhon se dekha hai ki mera
gilass bharte hi apne aap khali hojata hai - bolo vo nahin to
use kuan khali karta hai ?"
Kai bar madan lal pandit ke saath pine ke bajai pikar hi uske
yahan aata aur sidha bhagvan ke charno mein ja baithta. "Mana
ki main bura hoon bhagvan." Vah bhagvan kirashan se bolte
hua kahta, "magar main jo bhi karta hoon, tumharai hi
zimedari ko nibhane ke liye karta hoon. Bolo haath par haath
rakhkar baith jaoon to mujhe kahan se khilainge ? Bansri ko munh
se hatakar jawaab do main bura na banu to khaoon kya mujhe koi
mantar phoonkna nahin aata ki neki hi keki se rotiyan bana
loonnahin bansri bajana band karo aur meri baat ka jawaab do yaa
apne pandit ko itni budhi do ki ki meri baat ka jawaab de saken."
Pandit ko sveekar tha ki madan lal ki baton ka uttar usse ban
nahin pada. "To phir bhagvan kirashan ko chain ki basi
bajane do aur tum hamesha vahi karo jo main kahoon." Pandit
ko pachhtava ho raha tha ki ki madan lal ki baton mein aakar
maine ghalti ki hai thaile ko haath par latkai rakhne se uska
baazu akad gaya tha usne use pith par latkate hua apne aap se
pucha ab bhi vapas chala jaoon ? nahin volog mera itezar kar
rahe honge. Usne apni kalai ko age karke ghadi par se time dekha.
sava nua bajne ko aa rahe hain sadhe nua baje tak mujhe vahan
pahunch hi jana chahiye. Vah tez chalne laga aur abhi thodi hi
door chala hoga ki apne qadmo ki taraf dekhkar thithakkar rah
gaya. patri par se bhagvan kirashan munh se bansri hatai bina
awaaz de rahe the pandit. Hoon bahoo vahi soorat, vahi pahnava,
vahi. Buakhlahat mein pandit ne thaile ko kandhe par se girne se
badi mushkil se roka aur phir patri par khichi hui rangooli ko
ghoorta raha. Bhagvan ke vajood par aur uske aas paas
panch-panch dus-dus paise ke kai sikke pade the. Uska haath be
irada tuar par apni jeb mein chala gaya jahan eik chavanni khoti
thi magar pandit apne aap ko samjhane laga ki sikka khota ho yaa
khara jiske paas pahunch jai use lagana hi hota hai. Usne bade
adab se chavnni bhagvan ke qadmo mein fenk di aur vahan se
panch-panch paise ke teen sikke uthane ke liye jhuk gaya. Panch
paise mujhe dena hi the aur oopar ke panch paise isliye ki
chavnni khoti hai ! magar bhagvan kirashan ki rangoli mse teen
sikke uthane ke baad usne jaldi se chuatha bhi utha liya ! mere
mandir mein jisne yah chananni fenki hogi ! kya pata vah use
lagane ke liye hi laya ho aur apne panchon panch paise le uda !
are ! mera sara samai yahin nikla ja raha hai ! vah log mera
itezar kar rahe honge ! vah lambe lambe dag bharne laga aur jab
uske qadmo mein lai paida hone lagi !
Madan lal thik hi kahta hai. Jab sari dunia sadako par utar ayee
hai to bhagvan bhi andar pade pade chadhave ki barfi kha-khakar
apna khoon kyon mitha karta rahe ? seth moolchand ka mohtaj kyon
bana rahe ? kyon ? Madan lal Pandit ko sirf sharaab hi na pilata
tha ! balki rajnetaoon ke bhasan sunane ke liye bhi le jaya
karta tha us samai pandit ko mahsoos ho raha tha ki uske andar
eik bahut bade maidan mein vah aap hi hazaron ki tadad mein
baitha hai aur apne aap ko bade dhiyan se sun raha hai ! kyon ?
uska khayal darasal us dhalan par bah nikla tha ki seth mool
chand ne uski pagaar ko band kae di ! bees log bhagvan ke
darshan ko aye to badi mushkil se eik rupaiy ka chadhava jama
hota hai ! bhagvan ka sevadar banne ka kya yahi muavza hai ?
….
"Arjun kam kar aur phal ki abhilasha mat kar …."magar
thoda bhaut to ….
"Pandit ji ….!" Seth moolchand ne usse kaha tha,
bhagat yahan paise hi nahin chadhate balki phal anaj aur bhanti
bhanti ke pakvan bhi daal jate hain ! vfalat apko muft hi mil
gaya hai aur apko kya chahiye ?
"Tumhara sir !"
Magar usne khisiya kar jawaab diya ! "kuch nahin ann data
!" pandit ji, aap bhagvan ke nuakar hain so vah aap hi roz
ke roz apki tankhua ka prbandh kar deta hai ! main kuan hota
hoon ki apko tankhua dene ka davedar hoon ?"
"Main aapka bhi bedam nuakar hoon ….anndata - !"
Bhagvan ko bhi apna nuakar banaia hua hain ! dusht ka bhala
kaisa hogea ? bhala to tumhara bhi kaise hoga ? pandit ne apne
aap se poocha haan main khuh mukhuh madan lal ke chakkar mein
phans gaya ! jo kam marne jaraha hoon ! uske khayal se bhi dar
lagta hai ! magar madan lal kahta hai, tum akaran hi dar rahe ho
pandit bhagvan ka updesh yaad rakho ! jo kuch bhi hota hai meri
maezi se hota hai ! ise main hi karta hoon …. So pandit mere
bhai ! tum kuan aur main kuan hamara kam vahi kiye jana hai jo
hum kaere hain be phikri se apna poora kam karo ! ismein labh hi
labh hai ! labh to sara hi usi ka hai ! kal hazar rupye milenge
jismein dhai so uska hissa hai aur aur "dekho pandit madan
lal ki biwi ne use dhamki di thi "do char sidhiyan chadhkar
khali haath ajate ho, sharm nahin aati !" agli baar aao to
shor machakar pitva doongi !… magar shayad in dono ne milkar
hi yeh jaal bichaya ho ….
Madan lal ko khabar hogi ki main uski biwi nahin, aise nahin ho
sakta, madan lal sharif admi hai magar sharif admi to main bhi
hoon ! pandit ko eikdam apne piche se chor-chor ki aawaze sunai
di ! usne mudkar dekha to uske bilkul piche kuch log eik admi ke
piche-piche duade ja rahe hain ! use na jane kya soojhi ki usne
chor ke aage tezi se duadna shuru kar diya aur thaile ke bojh ke
bavajood achanak hi sabki nazro se ojhal ho gaya !
Pandit ne jab duadna band kiya to apne apko eik bade shandar
guest house ke samne khade paya au8r dam lene ke liye thodi der
vahin khada raha aur apne aap se poochta raha ki maine kiski
chori ki hai ! agar pakda jata to jabardast shamat ajati ….vo
khayal hi khayal mein pit ta raha aur ghabra - ghabrakar
muskurata raha ! jahan log chor ko pakadne ke liye aage -aage
bhag rahe hon vahan vo darasal aap hi apne piche bhag rahe hote
hain aur apne aap ko hamesha itne phasle par rakhte hain apne
qabu na aa payen ! kya yeh nahin ho sakta ki mere piche vakai
koi na ho aur main apne kan bajte hi duad khada hua ! pandit ne
dil hi dil mein kah kaha lagaya aur samne guest house ka bord
padhne laga …. "great guest house" - ….. haan
….. mujhe yanhin to aana tha ….magarandar jaoon yaa luat
jaoon ! vo to yahi kar pa raha tha kijis kam ke liye aaya hoon
use karoon yaa kiye binavapas ho loon …. Yoon hi luatna tha to
phir aye kyon ?…tum panditon ki sada yahi musibat rahi hai
…. Madan lal usse yahi kahakarta tha sach hi bolna chahte ho
to bade jhuthe dil se !
Vah abhi soch hi raha tha ki use great guest house se madan lal
aate nazar aaya ! "are pandit !" madan lal ne use dekh
kar kaha, "hum andar tumhare intezar mein sookh rahe hain
aur tum yahan khade ho aao chalo ! sahab khapha hai ki tum abhi
tak kyon nahin pahunche !" pandit aur madan lal tez tez
chalkar guest house ke eik darwaaze ke samne ja khade huye !
madan lal ne ghanti ka batan dabaya …. "kuan hai ? aa jao
!"
Vo dono kamre mein dakhil huye to samne sofe par baitha eik
yooropi ke apne pip ke dhoowae ko aankhon se hatate hua be sabri
se pandit ki taraf dekhne laga ! "le aaye ?"
"haan" Pandit ne thaile se mandir ke bhagvan ko
nikalkar yooropi ke samne khada kar diya ! "may god yeh to
sach much ka god hai ! yooropi moorti ko dekh -dekhkar khushi se
phool raha tha ! "pakke patthar ka ang ang prkash aur
zindagi mein rach bas gaya hai !"
Usne jeb se batua nikala sou ke dus not gine aur unhe pandit ki
taraf badhakar kaha !
"Yeh lo, tumhare god ki qeemat ! gin lo ?"
Pandit ne noto ko gine baghair jaldi - jaldi andar ki jeb mein
thoons liya !
"Eik baat batlao"-Yooropi usse poochne laga - aaj god
to tumne bech diya ! ab tumhari muraden kuan poori krega...?
Uske bajaye madn lal ne hans kar uttar diya "aap hamari
chita na karen sahab hum log apne nakli hi god ka diya hi khate
hain !"
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