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 ikMtu
baabaU caup baOzo rho. trna kI AaMKoM naIcao Jauk ga[-M.
kmaro kI naIrvata ifr baaoiJala–saI bana Aa[-.
– AcCa hO¸ jaanaa caahtI hao¸ tao calaI jaaAao. , ,
,maorI Aaor sao icaMta mat krnaa.
– baabaU ka svar ibalkula isqar AaOr BaavahIna qaa.
kmaro sao baahr jaato hue trna ko paMva ek baar dohrI pr
izzko qao¸ saaocaa qaa Saayad baabaU kuC khoMgao¸ ikMtu
kmaro maoM sannaaTa iGara rha. , , ,
Saayad kuC BaI khnaa SaoYa nahIM rha qaa. ]sa duphr trna
Apnao kmaro maoM hI laoTI rhI. [tnao idnaaoM sao Agar
kao[- ek [cCa haotI hO¸ tao yahI ik jaba [cCa kroM¸ tBaI¸
]saI xaNa naIMd Aa jaae. kBaI–kBaI tao lagata hO ik
[tnao barsaaoM maoM jaaganao ko¸ AaMKoM Kaolakr caaraoM
Aaor doKnao ko jaao xaNa Aae hOM¸ vao BaI jaOsao ga,lat
haoM¸ Avaastivak hao lagata hO¸ jaOsao vao BaI pUrI
trh sao ]sako pasa na Aae haoM¸ naIMd kI D\yaaoZ,I pr
KD,o–KD,o vaapsa laaOT gae hao.
Saama kao trna Apnao kmaro sao baahr Aa[-. duphr–Bar
laoTo rhnao ko karNa SarIr BaarI laga rha qaa. baahr
idna–Bar rot ]D,I qaI¸ AakaSa pr pIlaI¸
bauJaI–bauJaI–saI QaUp camak rhI qaI. trna nao doKa¸
baabaU ABaI baramado maoM nahIM Aae hOM. ]nako kmaro ka
drvaaja,a Aba BaI baMd pD,a qaa.
bauAa ApnaI kaozrI maoM KaMsa rhI qaIM AaOr
mana–hI–mana kuC bauD,bauD,atI jaatI qaIM. jaba kBaI
hvaa ka JaaoMka Aata qaa¸ ]sa saUnao makana ko drvaaja,o
KTKTa ]zto qao , , ,trna nao jaldI–jaldI caPpla phnaI.
BaItr bauAa sao kh Aa[- ik vah kuC dor Thlanao ko ilae
baahr jaa rhI hO. na jaanao bauAa nao ]sakI baat saunaI
yaa nahIM¸ saIiZ,yaaM ]tro hue BaI trna kao ]nakI KaMsaI
ka KMKrata svar saunaa[- do jaata qaa.
dUr–dUr tk rotIlaI ja,maIna fOlaI qaIM. Ast haonao sao
phlao saUrja kI pIlaI ikrNaoM kccao saaonao kI–saI rot
pr ibaKrI ga[- qaIM. nayaI saD,k ko daonaaoM Aaor
raoD,I–p%qaraoM ko Zor CaoTo–CaoTo ipraimaD–jaOsao
KD,o qao. ]nhIM ko saMga–saMga calatI hu[- trna panaI ko
TOMk tk phMuca ga[- qaI.
sabakuC iktnaa dUr AaOr ifr BaI iktnaa Apnaa qaa¸ trna
nao saaocaa. iktnao vaYaao-M sao vah [nhoM doKtI Aa[- hOÑ
laD,a[- ko idnaaoM maoM jaba baOrk banaae jaa rho qao¸
AaOr imailaT/I T/koM gad- ]D,atI hu[- jaba Sahr sao AatI
qaIM¸ tba BaI vah yahaM qaI¸ Aaja , , , barsaaoM baad
jaba BaImakaya ca+anaaoM kao taoD,kr nayaI saD,k KaodI jaa
rhI hO¸ baOrkaoM kao Zayaa jaa rha hO¸ yah BaI vah
saubah–Saama kmaro kI iKD,kI sao doKtI Aa[- hO , , ,trna
kao yah saaocakr hlkI–saI KuSaI hu[- ik Aba kuC idnaaoM
ko ilae vah [nasao CuTkara pa laogaI. ]sao lagaa¸ maanaao
]sako BaItr ka tnaava bah gayaa hO¸ AaOr jaba ]sanao dUr
sao kccaI saD,k pr [MjaIinayar baabaU kao Aato doKa¸ tao
vah ibanaa mauskurae na rh sakI.
[MjaIinayar baabaU TOMk ko pasa Aakr Ék gae. ]nako isar
pr saaolaa hOT QaUp maoM camak rha qaa¸ kmaIja, kI
baaMhoM }pr caZ,I qaIM¸ ijanako naIcao naMgaI baaMhaoM ko
baala QaUla–rot maoM sanao qao. galao ko baTna Kulao qao
AaOr galao ko inacalao ihssao pr psaInao kI dao–caar
baMUdo idKa[- do jaatI qaIM. ]nako haqa maoM ek
laMbaa–caaOD,a–saa baaoD- qaa. eonak ko pICo AaMKoM
vaOsaI hI caMcala¸ baocaOna¸ ikMtu inahayat gaMBaIr
idKa[- dotI qaIM.
–Aap yahaM kOsao KD,I hOMÆ
– yaaoM hI jara Thlanao kI saaoca rhI qaI. Gar maoM tao
]masa ko maaro baOza nahIM jaata. , , ,Aapkao maOMnao dUr
sao hI doK ilayaa qaa¸ [MjaIinayar baabaU¸ halaaMik
saaolaa hOT maoM Aapkao phcaananaa mauiSkla qaa.
[MjaIinayar baabaU hMsa pD,o. trna kao yaad Aayaa ik jaba
vah Sau$–Sau$ maoM drvaaja,o ko pICo KD,I haokr baramado
maoM [MjaIinayar baabaU kI hMsaI saunatI qaI¸ tao ]sao
lagata qaa ik vah ]ma` maoM ]sasao kaÔI CaoTO hOM.
– [Qar Sahr jaanaa huAa¸ [MjaIinayar baabaUÆ
– kOsao haogaaÆ – [MjaIinayar baabaU ApnaI
proSaainayaaoM kao kuC [sa ZMga sao khto hOM ik trna kao
lagata hO¸ maanao ]nhoM ]nasao kaÔI sauK AnauBava hao
rha hao.
–kOsao haogaaÆ tIna idna sao kao[- laarI nahIM ga[- hO.
]tnaI dUr na maOM jaa sakta hMU¸ na baocaara maaoMTU.
– laarI nahIM ga[- hOÆ – trna AaScaya- sao ]nhoM
doKnao lagaI – ifr Kanao–pInao ka saamaana kaOna laata
haogaaÆ yahaM tao kao[- AcCa haoTla BaI nahIM hO.
– Aap maaoMTU kao nahIM jaanatIM¸ – [MjaIinayar
baabaU zhaka maarkr hMsa pD,o – Sahr jaanao maoM hma
daonaaoM kao hI Aalasa lagata hO¸ [sailae ]sanao yahaM ek
AcCa–saa Zabaa Kaoja inakalaa hO¸ vahIMM sao Apnao AaOr
maoro ilae daonaaoM jaUna Kanaa lao jaata hO.
trna nao [MjaIinayar baabaU kao doKa. baD,a ivaica~–saa
lagaa. kOsao hO yah [MjaIinayar baabaUÆ Apnao Sahr¸
Apnao Gar kao CaoD,kr [tnaI dUr calao Aae hOM. naaOkr ko
Alaavaa kao[- BaI tao nahIM hO [sa ]jaaD, p`aMt maoM¸
ijasao vah Apnaa kh sakoM.
– cailae¸ Aap Thlanao Aa[- hO naÑ
}McaI–naIcaI¸ }baD,–KabaD, kccaI saD,k pr vao
daonaaoM caupcaap calanao lagao. jaba kBaI hvaa ka JaaoMka
Aata¸ AaMKoM maMUd jaatIM¸ maMuh maoM rot krkranao
lagatI¸ AaMKaoM ko Aagao saÔod prda–saa iKMca jaata.
maja,dUraoM ko KaoKlaaoM AaOr JaaD,–fMUsa ko CPpraoM ko
}pr kalaI dovaI ko maMidr ka dIyaa jala gayaa qaa¸
halaaMik QaUp ABaI tk Aasa–pasa KD,I ca+anaaoM AaOr
ima+I ko ZUhaoM pr roMga rhI qaI.
calato–calato Acaanak [MjaIinayar baabaU Ék gae.
– Aapnao vao TIlao doKo hOM¸ ]na KaoKlaaoM ko pICoÆ
– [MjaIinayar baabaU kI dRiYT khIM dUr jaakr ATk ga[-
qaI.
trna ija&asaa–BarI dRiYT sao ]nakI Aaor doKnao
lagaI.
– saD,k bananao ko baad ]na sabakao igara idyaa jaaegaa.
rolavao laa[na ko saamanao Aap jaao baMjar BaUima doKtI hO¸
]sao jaaota jaaegaa. nahr ko [sa trÔ karKanao banaoMgao.
Aapko doKto–doKto sabakuC badla jaaegaa.
[MjaIinayar baabaU ka svar ekdma bahut ]%saahpUNa- hao
gayaa qaa. Saama kI QaUp maoM ]nako caSmao ka SaISaa
baar–baar iJalaimalaa ]zta qaa.
AaOr BaI na jaanao [MjaIinayar baabaU nao kOsaI–kOsaI
AjaIba baatoM khI qaIM. trna ivasmaya sao doKtI rhI qaI¸
saaocatI rhI qaI¸ ik doKnao maoM caaho [MjaIinayar baabaU
kalaoja ko Ca~–sao lagato haoM¸ jaanato bahut–kuC hO.
]sao hMsaI kovala [sa baat pr Aa[- qaI ik vah [tnaa
]%toijat haokr @yaaoM baaola rho hOM¸ vah kao[- ]naka
ivaraoQa qaaoD,o hI kr rhI hOÑ
rolavao laa[na ko faTk ko pasa Aakr vao Ék gae.
[MjaIinayar baabaU ekaek caup hao gae qao¸ maanaao Saama
ko iGarto AMiQayaaro ka saUnaapna ]nhoM BaI CU gayaa hao.
AakaSa pr hMisayaa caaMd ]ga Aayaa qaa¸ TIlaaoM kI
}McaI–naIcaI roKaeM¸ jaao duphr ko samaya tIKI AaOr
sa#t idKa[- dotI qaIM¸ saMQyaa ko fIko Aalaaok maoM baohd
narma AaOr hlkI pD, ga[- qaIM¸ maanaao Apnaa Alagaava
CaoD,kr vao caup ek–dUsaro ko pasa sark Aa[- haoM.
– [MjaIinayar baabaUÑ Aap kBaI Aasaama gae hOMÆ
– AasaamaÆ nahIM taoÑ @yaaoM¸ vahaM @yaa hOÆ
– kuC nahIM¸ eosao hI yaad Aa gayaa. vahaM hmaaro Baa[-
rhto hOM¸ Aap hI kI ]ma` ko hOM.
– AaohÑ [MjaIinayar baabaU caupcaap dUsarI Aaor doKnao
lagao qao.
trna kao yahaM sao laaOT jaanaa qaa¸ ikMtu vah caupcaap
KD,I qaI. hvaa ka vaoga Acaanak kma hao gayaa qaa. panaI
ko TOMk ko pICo CaoTo–CaoTo GaraoM kI naIlaI CtoM Saama
kI ZlatI QaUp maoM camak rhI qaIM.
– Aba Aap vaapsa laaOT jaa[e¸ AMQaora haonao lagaa hO.
kihe tao maaoMTU kao saaqa Baoja dMUÆ
– nahIM¸ maOM calaI jaa}MgaI¸ dUr hI iktnaa hOÑ
[MjaIinayar baabaU rola kI pTrI par krko QaIro–QaIro
maOdana kI dUsarI Aaor calanao lagao qao. trna dor tk
]nakI Aaor doKtI rhI. DUbato saUrja ko rMga ka AMitma
AaBaasa BaI imaTnao lagaa qaa.
vaapsa laaOTto hue trna ek baar ÉkI qaI. ]sao lagaa qaa¸
jaOsao barsaaoM baad ]sako pasa ek rhsyamaya¸
Ainava-canaIya saUK Aayaa hO. caaraoM Aaor iGarto AMQakar
kI isnagQa Cayaa ko baIca ]sao ApnaI saba icaMtaeM
inarqa-k–saI jaana pD,I qaIM. vah samaJa na pa[- ik ]sao
Aba tk jaao [tnaa Dr lagata rha qaa¸ vah iksailae qaa¸
iksasao qaaÆ ijaM,dgaI maoM kovala ek baar jaInaa haota
hO AaOr ]sao ]sako Alaavaa kao[- AaOr nahIM ijayaogaa.
[MjaIinayar baabaU kao hI doKao¸ Apnaa Gar–baar CaoD,kr
[tnaI dUr Aae hOM¸ Balaa iksailae¸ ]nhoM kOsaa lagata
haogaaÆ
maOdana ko AMQaoro }baD,–KabaD, rasto pr calato hue trna
kao lagaa qaa¸ jaOsao baIto barsaaoM ka baasaIpna Qaula
gayaa hO. ]sakI nasa–nasa maoM AanaMd kI lahr daOD, ga[-
qaI.
– nahIM¸ Aba vah [sa Gar maoM kBaI vaapsa nahIM AaegaI
, , ,vah ApnaI ijaM,dgaI svayaM ijayaogaI , , ,,]sao yahaM
Aba rhnao ko ilae iksaI ka maaoh pICo nahIM KIMcaogaa , ,
,
saIiZ,yaaM caZ,to hue trna nao }pr doKa¸ baramado maoM
inapT AMQaora qaa. saaro Gar maoM sannaaTa fOlaa qaa.
kovala rsaao[- kI ba%tI jala rhI qaI¸ ijasakI raoSanaI kI
ek QaUimala¸ fIkI–saI roKa baabaU ko kmaro ko drvaaja,o
pr iKMca Aa[- qaI.
drvaaja,a Kulaa qaa. trna ka idla toja,I sao QaD,knao
lagaa. @yaa baabaUjaI Akolao AMQaoro kmaro maoM baOzo hOMÆ
vah dbao paMva drvaaja,o ko pasa ga[-¸ kaMpto haqaaoM sao
drvaaja,o kao hlko–sao pICo zola idyaa. AaMKoM AMQaoro
maoM phlao kuC BaI na pkD, pa[-M¸ [Qar–]Qar BaTktI rhI¸
ifr ek kaonao maoM vao sahsaa zhr ga[-M.
ekTk doKtI rhI trna. inad`a maoM calato marIja, kI trh
baabaU kmaro maoM GaUma rho qao. kBaI–kBaI Aksmaat kmaro
ko baIca KD,o hao jaato qao¸ maanaao iksaI BaUlaI hu[-
caIja, kao yaad kr rho haoM. ifr Acaanak ]nako paMva mauD,
jaato AaOr vah kaonao kI taK maoM rKI hu[- barsaaoM
puranaI tsvaIr ko saamanao KD,o haoto. ]BarI hu[- naIlaI
nasaaoM sao Baro¸ kaMpto¸ baUZ,o haqaaoM sao vah Íoma
pr jamaI hu[- QaUla kI prtaoM kao saaÔ krto. QaUla khaM
saaÔ hao patI hOÑ kovala ]nakI ]MgailayaaoM kI Cap
tsvaIr ko puranao¸ ja,d- SaISao pr ]Bar AatI hO.
kao[- Sa@la hO¸ jaao AtIt ko QaUimala prdo pr dIyao kI
laaO–saI iJalaimalaa jaatI hO. jaaja- pMcama ko isalvar
jaubalaI ko samaaraoh ko Avasar pr , , ,barsaaoM phlao
jaao faoTao ilayaa gayaa qaa¸ baabaU maM~maugQa haokr
Aplak ]sao doK rho qao. iryaasat ko AMga`oja,I rojaIDoMT
AaOr Anya rajyaaiQakairyaaoM ko baIca jahaM dIvaana saahba
baOzo hO¸ faoTao ko ]sa kaonao pr baabaU kI AaMKoM isqar¸
stMiBat–saI jamaIM rh ga[-M hO¸ maanaao vah Apnao kao
hI phcaana panao ka p`yaasa kr rho haoM.
xaNa–Bar ko ilae Ba`ma haota hO¸ @yaa baabaU sacamauca
vahaM hO¸ jahaM KD,o dIKto hOMÆ @yaa [sa GaD,I ]nako
saMga kao[- nahIM hOÆ
drvaaja,o ko pasa dIvaar sao saTkr trna p%qar–saI KD,I
rhI. AaMKaoM pr ekaek ivaSvaasa nahIM huAa. phlaI baar
trna nao bauZ,apo kao eosaI inaravaR%t Avasqaa maoM doKa
qaa AaOr vah ibanaa ihlao–Dulao saunna–saI KD,I rhI
qaI. , , ,baabaU ko ÉKo–saÔod baala¸ ptlao¸
lakD,I–sao haqaaoM pr naIlaI nasaoM¸ caohro kI AsaM#ya
]dasa Jauir-yaaM¸ @yaa yah sabakuC ]sakI AaMKaoM ko
saamanao¸ ]sako doKto–doKto hao gayaa hOÆ
– baabaUÑ – trna ko haoz fD,fD,a ]zo. vah AMQaoro
kmaro maoM baabaU ko saamanao Aakr KD,I hao ga[-. jaIvana
maoM phlaI baar ]sanao baabaU ko [tnao inakT jaanao ka
saahsa ikyaa qaa.
baabaU nao QaIro–sao isar }pr ]zayaa¸ trna kao doKa¸ ,
, ,AaOr doKto rho.
tuma yahaM @yaaoM Aa[-M¸ trnaÆ – ]naka galaa
Bara-–saa Aayaa¸ AaMKaoM maoM katrta ClaClaa ]zI.
trna kmaro sao baahr calaI Aa[-. dor tk AMQaoro baramado
maoM KD,I rhI. ek Bayaavah–saa ivacaar ]sako maistYk
maoM QaIro–QaIro roMgata rha. baabaU ]sao kBaI nahIM
CaoD,oMgao AaOr vah ]nasao kBaI Alaga nahIM hao sakogaI ,
, ,
vah AkolaI rhogaI¸ ikMtu baabaU kI Cayaa sao baMQaI hu[-.
, , ,AaOr baabaU ka Akolaapna hmaoSaa¸ ijaM,dgaI–Bar
]sasao jauD,kr rhogaa.
vah xaNa¸ jaao Aaja Saama Aayaa qaa¸ rolavao laa[na ko
saamanao¸ jaba vah [MjaIinayar baabaU ko saMga KD,I qaI¸
vah Saayad ga,lat qaa¸ Apnao saMbaMQa maoM ek sauKd Ba`ma
sao AiQak kuC nahIM , , ,vah xaNa ifr ]sako jaIvana maoM
kBaI nahIM Aaegaa.
rat–Bar bauAa ko kmaro maoM KaMsanao ka svar saunaa[-
dota rha. AaQaI rat ko samaya trna baabaU ko kmaro tk ga[-
qaI AaOr na jaanao iktnaI dor tk AMQaoro maoM drvaaja,o
sao saTkr KD,I rhI qaI. ]sao lagaa qaa¸ maanaaoM maaM ]sa
rat dubaara mar ga[- hao AaOr jaao AaMsaU bacapna maoM
nahIM bah sako qao vao [tnao barsaaoM sao [saI rat kI
p`tIxaa kr rho qao , , ,
Apnao kmaro maoM vaapsa Aakr trna caupcaap KulaI iKD,kI ko
Aagao KD,I rhI qaI. dUr–dUr tk maOdana maoM fIkI–saI
caaMdnaI ibaKrI qaI. rolavao laa[na ko pro tIna–caar
bai%tyaaM iTmaiTmaa rhI qaIM. [nhIM ko Aasapasa khIM
[MjaIinayar baabaU rhto haoMgao¸ trna nao saaocaa. ]sao
]sa xaNa [MjaIinayar baabaU kI baat yaad hao Aa[- ik kuC
vaYaao-M maoM sabakuC badla jaaegaa. , , ,@yaa [MjaIinayar
baabaU saca kh rho qaoÆ @yaa sacamauca saba badla jaaegaaÆ
AaOr trna ko haozaoM pr ek ÉKI–saI mauskrahT fOla ga[-
qaI , , ,
iKD,kI sao hTkr trna Apnao plaMga pr laoT ga[-. qakana ko
maaro plakoM BaarI hao ga[- qaIM¸ ifr BaI dor tk saaonaa
nahIM hao saka. ek baar baIca maoM kccaI naIMd ka
hlka–saa JaaoMka Aayaa qaa¸ tao lagaa qaa jaOsao
saamanao Baa[- KD,o haoM , , , vaOsaI hI Sa@la qaI¸ vahI
]dasa–saI AaMKoM , , ,AaOr trna dor tk Baa[- ko baaro
maoM saaocatI rhI qaI. iktnao barsaaoM sao ]nhoM nahIM
doKa hOÑ , , ,Aba tk tao Saayad vah ibalkula badla gae
haoMgao , , ,
ek QaMuQalaI–saI tsvaIr AaMKaoM ko saamanao ]Bar jaatI
hO¸ khIM bahut dUr¸ caaya ko baagaaoM ko JaurmauT maoM
]naka baMgalaa iCpa haogaa. khto hOM¸ vahaM sTImar pr
jaanaa pD,ta hO. na jaanao¸ sTImar maoM baOzkr kOsaa
lagata haogaaÑ
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