]sanao sar kao doKa. ]naka mauKmaMDla kzaor hao gayaa qaa AaOr AaMKaoM ka pOnaapna BaI baZ, gayaa qaa.
"Aaja baarh tarIK hO. [sa baIca saba [Mtjaama kr laIijaegaaÆ" sar nao SaUnya maoM AaMKoM gaD,ae hue hI p`Sna ikyaa.
"@yaa–@yaa krnaa haogaa sarÆ"
"sabasao phlao tao Aaja hI yaUinavaisa-TI gaosT ha]sa maoM ek $ma bauk kra laIijae. Aaja hI¸ samaJa gae naÑ"
"laoikna gaosT ha]sa maoM , , ,."
"@yaaÆ"
"jaI eosaa hO¸ sar. gaosT ha]sa ko koyarTokr sao hmanao baat kI qaI. baaolao¸ vahaM panaI kI bahut id@kt hO. jaonaroTr ibagaD,a pD,a hO. Kanaa vahaM ZMga ka , , ,KOr Kanaa tao sar baahr sao BaI phMucaayaa jaa sakta hO¸ magar ibanaa panaI ko , , ,AaOr ibajalaI BaI nahIM rhtI hO¸ bahut id@kt hao jaaegaI vahaM sar."
"tbaÆ"
"maOMnao saaocaa qaa¸ sar ik haoTla rajahMsa maoM ek $ma bauk kra ilayaa jaata. vahaM Kanao–pInao kI vyavasqaa BaI ek ZMga kI hO. Aarama rhta vahaM¸ sar." ]sanao lagaBaga igaD,igaD,ato hue kha taik sar svaIkRit do doM.
"saao Aap jaainae."

vah Aa*laad sao Bar gayaa.
"caaOdh kI rat maoM hI vah Aa jaaeMgao. ]naka p`aoga`ama hO pMd`h kao ivaËmaiSalaa ivaSvaivaValaya ko AvaSaoYa doKnao ka. puratai%vak ivaYayaaoM AaOr vastuAaoM maoM isanha saahba kI gahrI $ica hO. Aapko pasa tao ApnaI gaaD,I hO , , ,." sar nao baat AQaUrI CaoD, dI.
"vah saba hao jaaegaa¸ sarÑ" ]saka Baava qaa ik sar [na CaoTI–CaoTI baataoM kI icaMta na kroM.
"AaOr vao kuPpa GaaT BaI jaanaa caahto hOM. ]sa gaufa kao doKnaa caahto hOM ijasamaoM sao haokr maIr kaisama Baagaa qaa."
"jaI sar."
"AaOr ek baat hma Aapkao bata doM. vao pana AaOr pana ko bahut SaaOkIna hOM. samaJa gaeÆ"
"samaJa gayaa¸ sar." ]sanao ivaSvaasa ko saaqa kha.
"]nhaoMnao ilaKa hO¸ saaolah kI rat ka hI irjavao-Sana kra laonao ko ilae. vah Aaja hI kra laIijaegaa. ABaI tao samaya hO¸ imala jaaegaa naÆ"
"hao jaaegaa¸ sar."
"zIk hO¸ Aba Aap jaa[e. laoikna saMpk- banaae riKegaa."
"jaI sar." khkr ]sanao Apnao CaoTo¸ sao KUbasaUrt baOga maoM sao¸ jaao baOga p`aya: zokodar maaka- laaogaaoM ko haqa maoM doKa jaata hO¸ dao pOkoT Dnaihla AaOr Sahr ko sabako naamaI pana vaalao 'BaUKa ba`*macaarI' ko pana kI puiD,yaaoM sao Bara paoilaqaIna inakalaa AaOr sar ko saamanao zIk ]saI Baava sao rKa jaOsao Ba> jana Bagavaana kao p~–puYp–naOvaoV Aip-t krto hOM. ifr ]saI Baava sao sar ko daonaaoM paMva Cue AaOr jaanao ko ilae mauD, gayaa.

vah D/a[Mga hala sao inaklakr baramado kI saIiZ,yaaoM tk hI phMucaa qaa ik sar nao pICo sao Aavaaja dI.
"eo kOlaaSa."
"sarÑ" vah tojaI sao plaTa AaOr lapkkr D/a[Mga hala ko baIcaaoMbaIca jaakr KD,a hao gayaa.
"isanha saahba kao saupr maoM irsaIva kr laonaa. ]nakao phcaanato tao hao naÆ" sar Aba sahja qao AaOr Apnao svaaBaaivak saMbaaoQana 'tuma' pr Aa gae qao. kOlaaSa nao mana hI mana [sakao naaoT ikyaa.
"jaI sar¸ phcaanato hOM. ipClaI baar jaao vaayavaa maoM Aae qao , , ,Æ
"tba zIk hO. ]nakao haoTla maoM phMucaakr mauJao irMga kr donaaÑ zIkÆ"
"Aba Aap inaiScaMt rhoM¸ sarÑ iksaI baat kI kmaI nahIM rhogaI¸ basa Aapka AaSaIvaa-d Bar banaa rho¸ sar." ]sanao BaavaavaoSa ka svaaMga Barto hue ek baar ifr Aagao baZ,kr sar ko paMva CUnao kI maud`a banaa[- AaOr tojaI sao plaTkr baahr inakla gayaa.

kOlaaSa isaMh [sa Sahr ko ek sabasao baD,o zokodar AaOr 'masala maOna' baabaU bamaSaMkr isaMh ka saupu~ hO. [sa pircayaa%mak va>vya maoM yaVip kao[- tqyagat BaUla nahIM hO¸ tqaaip pircaya donao ka yah ZMga vaOsaa hI baoZ,Mgaa lagata hO jaOsaa yah khnaa ik AimataBa baccana hirvaMSa raya baccana ka baoTa hO. kaOna hirvaMSa rayaÆ na[- pIZ,I ko pZ,o–ilaKo laaoga BaI dnaak sao pUCoMgao. laoikna Agar Aap [sao ]laT doM tao caMd ApvaadaoM kao CaoD, SaoYa kao yah sahI AaOr nyaayasaMgat lagaogaa. jaOsao ]sa idna huAa jaba tk laGau pi~ka ko '[nar' pRYz pr satInaaqa BaaduD,I kI roKa–Civa doKkr ek sqaanaIya saaih%yakar nao daostaoM sao kha¸ '[- satInaaqa BaaduD,I kaOna hOM jaanato hOMÆ jayaa baccana ko baap.' 'AcCa–AcCa. haM¸ zIk khto hOM¸ vah phlao jayaa BaaduD,I hI qaI.'

ek sajjana nao kuC Baava sao ]d\gaar vya> ikyaa ik iktnao saaOBaagyaSaalaI hOM satInaaqa BaaduD,I¸ jayaa BaaduD,I ka ipta haonao ka gaaOrva ]nhoM p`aPt hO.

kOlaaSa isaMh Apnao ipta sao baIsa nahIM¸ pccaIsa pD,ta hO. zokodarI maoM¸ masalamaOnaI maoM AaOr raOba–daba maoM hI nahIM¸ rajanaIit maoM BaI. ]sako ipta kao rajanaIit ka kkhra nahIM Aata qaa AaOr vah hO ik ijalaa yauvaa , , ,ka AQyaxa hO. KUba gaaoro–gazIlao SarIr pr rajaIva gaaMQaI kT kuta-–payajaamaa–baMDI DaT kr jaba vah maMca pr KD,a haota hO tao naota lagata hO. Aanao vaalao caunaava maoM vah Apnao maUla gaRh–xao~ kI ]mmaIdvaarI ka p`balatma davaodar hO. ]sako pasa pOsaa hO. hiqayaar hO. AadmaI hOM. yaanaI sahI Aqa- maoM ijasakao takt khto hOM AaOr ijasako hI bala pr caunaava jaIto jaato hOM¸ vah hO. ek sabasao baD,a Plasa Pvaa[MT ]sako pxa maoM yah hO ik vah ijasa xao~ ka hO¸ ]samaoM ]sakI jaait kI saM#yaa sabasao AiQak hO. [tnaa hI nahIM¸ ]sa xao~ ka baarh Aanaa Qana–bala ]saI jaait ko pasa hO. Aalaa kmaana BaI [sa saca sao Avagat tqaa saMutYT hO. kla yaid kOlaaSa isaMh Aapkao pTnaa yaa idllaI maoM safod maa$it pr ]D,ta najar Aa jaae tao Acarja maoM nahIM piD,egaa.

kOlaaSa isaMh ko ipta baabaU bamaSaMkr isaMh kI bahut [cCa qaI ik ]naka baoTa AMga`ojaI baaolanao vaalaa zokodar banao¸ @yaaoMik vah svayaM zIk sao ihMdI BaI nahIM baaola sakto qao AaOr yahI karNa hO ik ]nhaoMnao ApnaI maatRBaaYaa AMigaka kao hI AMigayaa ilayaa qaa. yah dIgar baat hO ik [sasao ]nakao laaBa hI hao gayaa qaa. vah jaba Aa^ifsaaoM–AfsaraoM sao KaMTI¸ mauhavarodar tqaa gaailayaaoM sao AlaMkRt AMigaka maoM 'DIla' krto qao tao kama dnaadna–dnaadna inaklata jaata qaa. magar yah tao ]prlaI baat hO. BaItrlaI baat yah hO ik ]nakao AMga`ojaI baaolanao vaalao zokodar AiQak Baato qao AaOr [saIilae vao kOlaaSa isaMh kao bacapna sao hI vaOsaI iSaxaa idlaanao ko ilae sacaoYT qao.

Sahr ko sabasao kImatI AMga`ojaI skUla maoM kOlaaSa isaMh ka daiKlaa krayaa qaa baabaU bamaSaMkr isaMh nao. kOlaaSa isaMh kI rgaaoM maoM @yaaoM ik baabaU bamaSaMkr isaMh ka lahU daOD,ta qaa AaOr vaOsao hI maahaOla maoM vah saaolah–sa~h GaMTo rhta qaa¸ bacapna sao hI vah pZ,a[- sao AiQak Sahr ko Saor Apnao ipta kI caala–Z,alaaoM pr AiQak calanao lagaa qaa. tqaaip¸ [tnaa 'imainamama' laaBa tao huAa hI qaa ik vah BaartIya AaOr iba`tanaI daonaaoM hI sao Alaga trh sao ]ccaarNa tqaa Taona vaalaI AMga`ojaI baaolanaa saIK gayaa qaa. baabaU bamaSaMkr isaMh ko ilae [tnaa kafI qaa. kafI sao BaI jyaada. baakI jaao ksar–masar qaI yaanaI iDga`I¸ vah tao Aba ibaknao lagaI hO AaOr KrIdnao ko ilae Bagavaana kI dyaa sao ]nako pasa pOsao kI kao[- kmaI nahIM qaI.

sar³]naka naama tao Aap jaanato hI hOM´ ]nako ima~ hOM. saaqa–saaqa ]znaa–baOznaa¸ pInaa–Kanaa yaanaI daMt–kaTI raoTI hO. sar ko hI AaSaIvaa-d tqaa p`yaasaaoM sao kOlaaSa isaMh nao ihsT/I maoM ema•e• ikyaa hO. jaI haM¸ jaI haM¸ p`qama vaga- maoM. sar caahto tao gaaolD maoDla BaI imala sakta qaa¸ magar vah ]nakI ek cahotI iSaYyaa kI 'JaaolaI' maoM calaa gayaa qaa. sar ko hI AaSaIvaa-d sao kOlaaSa isaMh ka SaaoQa–p`baMQa BaI tOyaar hao gayaa qaa. tIna saPtah ko irkaD- samaya maoM daonaaoM prIxakaoM kI irpaoT- Aa ga[- qaI AaOr Aba saaolah kao maaOiKkI hO.

talaI ek haqa sao tao bajatI nahIM hO. badlao maoM ]nakI takt ko bala pr sar babbar Saor kI trh ivaBaaga maoM¸ ivaSvaivaValaya maoM AaOr Sahr maoM BaI calato hOM. AalaISaana Gar maoM rhto hOM. hmaoSaa camacamaatI rhnao vaalaI gaaD,I maoM GaUmato hOM. ivaSvaivaValaya kI rajanaIit kao ApnaI mau{I maoM rKto hOM. ivaBaaga hao ik ivaSvaivaValaya yaa Sahr¸ tinak BaI gaD,baD, haonao pr kOlaaSa isaMh ³phlao baabaU bamaSaMkr isaMh´ imanaTaoM maoM iva&apna vaalao ijana kI trh Apnao AadimayaaoM tqaa hiqayaaraoM sao gaaD,I Bar kr Aato hOM AaOr sar ka ihlata huAa raOba puna: majabaUtI sao gaaD,kr laaOT jaato hOM.

caaOdh kI rat maoM kOlaaSa isaMh Apnao AadimayaaoM tqaa dao gaaiD,yaaoM ko saaqa sToSana pr ]pisqat qaa. isanha saahba nao sar kao gaaD,I ko saaqa–saaqa baaogaI naMbar kI BaI saUcanaa do dI qaI – esa–qaTI-na. saao kao[- proSaanaI nahIM hu[-. isanha saahba kao ]icat sammaana ko saaqa irsaIva ikyaa gayaa. ek gaaD,I maoM ]nakao ibazayaa gayaa. dUsarI maoM kOlaaSa isaMh tqaa ]sako laaoga baOzo. AaOr [sa p`kar maya saamaana ]nakao haoTla rajahMsa phMucaa idyaa gayaa. tIna isatara haoTla¸ ]sakI camak–dmak¸ [Mtja,ama–baat doKkr isanha saahba mana hI mana KuSa hue.

"caaOQarI saahba zIk hOMÆ" ApnaI KuSaI kao [sa p`Sna maoM Barkr isanha saahba nao kOlaaSa isaMh sao pUCa.
"jaI sarÑ ]nakao saUicat kr idyaa hO. ABaI kuC imanaTaoM maoM Aa rho hOM."
"kaho kao kYT idyaa ]nakao rat maoM. saubah BaoMT haotI. maOM hI jaata ]nako yahaM."

kOlaaSa isaMh kuC nahIM baaolaa. vah jaanata hO¸ [sa trh ko Sabd KalaI KaoKaoM kI trh haoto hOM – Aqa-hIna. [naka javaaba maaOna hI haota hO.

sar Aae. isanha saahba nao ]zkr ]nakao AMk maoM Bar ilayaa.
"kOsao hOM¸ Da@Tr saahba AapÆ"
"basa kT rha hO iksaI trh. Aap bata[e. yaa~a kOsaI rhIÆ"
"Aajakla kI yaa~a tao¸ Da^@Tr saahba Aap jaanato hI hOM , , ,Aba AnauSaasana naama kI kao[- caIja tao rhI nahIM¸ na kao[- raoknao–Taoknao vaalaa hO ]nakao. slaIpr AaOr janarla baaogaI maoM kao[- fk- hI nahIM rh gayaa hO. Aap Apnao maukama pr sahI–salaamat phMuca jaato hOM tao Saukr manaa[e."
"tao kuC qakana imaTanao kI vyavasqaa haoÑ @yaaoMÆ" sar nao maMd hasa ko saaqa gaMBaIr svar maoM pUCa.
"haM¸ kuC hao jaae tao majaa Aa jaae."
"kOlaaSaÆ"
"sarÑ" khkr kOlaaSa isaMh kmaro sao baahr hao gayaa.

pRYz : 1. 2. 3

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