ifr ek
idna kbaIr raiSa kao imalavaanao Gar laayaa qaa. phlao tao lagaa qaa ik
Alaga BaaYaa¸ Alaga saMskRit kI raiSa sao kOsao inaBaogaI¸ pr ifr
saaocaa qaa ik jaba baoTa jaaT hao sakta hO tao bahU pMjaabaI @yaaoM
nahIMÑ AaOr hldI–maohMdI kI KuSabaU ilae raiSa nao kbaIr ko Gar¸ ]sako
jaIvana maoM p`vaoSa ikyaa qaa. kuC hI idna baad kbaIr ]sao laokr ApnaI
na[- paooisTMga – [Mfala kI AnajaanaI phaiD,yaaoM kI Aaor rvaanaa hao
gayaa qaa. saukUna imalaa qaa yah jaanakr ik paoisTMga [Mfala maoM hu[-
hO¸ karigala maoM nahIM.
saPtah maoM lagaBaga dao baar faona pr faOjaI baoTo kI raoSanaI–saI
Aavaaja ko spSa- ko ilae kana saPtah ko saataoM idna saavaQaana kI maud`a
maoM rhto qao. rat ka ivaEaama BaI vastut: kanaaoM ko ilae saavaQaana hI
haota qaa. faOjaI ko ipta ko kanaaoM kao Balaa ivaEaama kOsaaÑ faona
vahIM sao Aa sakta qaa. yahaM ]sa Kuifyaa jagah ka naMbar nahIM idyaa jaa
sakta qaa. [sailae saPtah Bar ko ]na AsaM#ya plaaoM maoM sao vao
kaOna–sao jaIvaMt pla haoMgao jaao ]sa raoSanaI kao baMsaI ko kanaaoM tk
laaeMgao¸ Kud ]na plaaoM kao BaI nahIM maalaUma qaa. na hI lagaBaga tIna
mahInao baad Aanao vaalao vao badnaumaa syaah pla jaanato qao ik baMsaI ko
kanaaoM kao vao kbaIr kI nahIM¸ [Mfala sao hI iksaI saonaaiQakarI kI
Aavaaja saunaanao vaalao hOM ik 'kbaIr [ja naao maaor'
saubah ko ]sa pirMdo nao AakaSa maoM ]D,ana Barto hue Acaanak dma taoD,
idyaa qaa. doSa ko ilae Kbar qaI ik ek AaOr javaana AatMkvaad ka iSakar
huAa. AKbaaraoM maoM Kbar CpI ik javaana nahIM¸ kOPTona qaa yaanaI saonaa
ka AiQakarI. pr baMsaI , , ,]nako ilae tao yah ijaMdgaI ka eosaa inaYzur
sa%ya qaa ijasao vah CUnaa nahIM caahto qao¸ pr jaao ]nakI doh sao icapk
gayaa qaa¸ ijasaka spSa- ]nakI %vacaa kao Baod kr BaItr phMuca gayaa
qaa¸ jaao ]nakI rgaaoM maoM ek jaIvaMt ]pisqait kI trh lagaatar bah rha
qaa. jaba BaItr kI Aaor ]nmauK haoto qao¸ tao vahaM ek bahra AMQaora pato
qao. [tnaa bahra ik vah caIKoM BaI na sauna pata qaa. iksasao khto vah ik
[-Svar BaTk gayaa hO¸ ]sao kao[- ]MgalaI pkD,kr sahI rah tao idKa doÑ
kaSa¸ [-Svar ka BaI kao[- [-Svar haotaÑ
vaYaao-M phlao raoma maoM 'maa]qa Aa^f T/uqa' ko saamanao KD,o haokr
]nhoM ek isahrna hu[- qaI. saca ka caohraÑ [tnaa Bayaavah¸ [tnaa
ivakRtÑ gaaola caohro AaOr ToZ,o maMuh vaalaa saca. p%qar kI dIvaar pr
banao ]sa saca ko maMuh maoM saBaI pya-Tk Aba haqa Dalakr doKto hOM.
puranaI QaarNaa hO ik Agar saca baaolaa haogaa tao haqa vaapsa Aaegaa¸
JaUz baaolaa haogaa tao haqa gaMvaanaa haogaa @yaaoMik saca ka maMuh jaao
zhra. svayaM Balao banao rhkr Apnao ivaraoiQayaaoM kao sajaa donao ka ek
p`acaIna saamaMtI ZMgaÑ ek Anajaanaa Dr ]nakI rgaaoM maoM daOD, gayaa qaa
sarsarata huAa. Aaja vah yauga nahIM¸ vah saamaMtI p`qaa nahIM¸
saca–JaUz ka fOsalaa nahIM¸ isaf- ek pya-Tk sqala hO yah 'saca ka
maMuh'¸ pr rIZ, tk maoM KaOf ka vajaUd mahsaUsa kra dota hO. @yaaoMÆ
@yaaoM haota hO saca ka caohra [tnaa BayaavahÑ
sacaÑ ek saca AaOr haota hO jaao hmaoM Apnao maMuh maoM haqa Dalakr
baahr inakalanao kI kaoiSaSa kI maaohlat BaI nahIM dota. ibanaa caohro
vaalaa saca¸ jaao Acaanak saamanao Aata hO ibana baulaae , , ,ijaMdgaI
kao stbQa kr donao ko ilae , , ,vahaM hmaoSaa ko ilae basa jaanao kaoÑ
ijasako saamanao ibana JaUz baaolao hI isaf- haqa hI nahIM¸ na jaanao
iktnaI ijaMdigayaaoM kao gaMvaa baOzto hOM hmaÑ na jaanao iktnaI
ijaMdigayaaM , , ,saaMsa laotI ijaMdigayaaMÑ
]nakI inastoja AaMKaoM nao [sa Agaaocar sa%ya ko CITaoM sao kumhlaayaa
raiSa ka caohra doKa tao BaItr gaaMzoM–saI ]Bar Aa[- qaIM – ek ko baad
ek¸ jaao fMdaoM kI trh galao maoM ATkI jaa rhI qaIM. ]sa ibalaKtI bahU
kao baaMhaoM maoM Barto hue ]nhaoMnao caaha qaa ik ]saka duK Apnao saInao
maoM hmaoSaa ko ilae dfna kr laoM¸ pr ]nako baobasa haqa laaOT Aae qao.
na jaanao samaya kI Aga-laa ko pICo ABaI AaOr @yaa iCpa hOÑ
]nhoM ApnaI naanaI ka Kyaala hao Aayaa¸ jaao A@sar kha krtI qaIM –
'hma baUZ,aoM kao @yaa AaSaIvaa-d caaiheÆ yahI ik hmaaro baccao jaIto
rhoM.' ]nhaoMnao Acaanak svayaM kao baUZ,a hao gayaa payaa.
jyaaoM–jyaaoM ]ma` baZ,tI hO¸ [Msaana kI pasa kI najar kmajaaor haotI
jaatI hO¸ dUr kI nahIM. pr AaSaIvaa-d tao dUr–dUr tk khIM najar nahIM
Aayaa. Aba @yaa pasa AaOr @yaa dUrÑ kaSa ik saarI dRiYT QaMuQalaa jaae
hmaoSaa ko ilaeÑ
bahumaMijalaa makanaaoM kao @yaa caaihe , , ,]namaoM basanao vaalao
laaogaÑ laaogaaoM kao @yaa caaihe , , ,Baaojana AaOr caaihe irStaoM ka
saayaaÑ baMsaI kao naanaI ka baUZ,a caohra ifr yaad hao Aayaa. saae ko
ilae baahr saonaa ko hro–KakI rMga ko pOraSaUT tMbaU gaaD,o gae qao¸
torhvaIM pr Aanao vaalao laaogaaoM kao QaUp kI tpna sao bacaanao ko ilae.
lagaBaga tIna mahInao phlao [saI tMbaU ko naIcao¸ [nhIM kalaInaaoM pr
AaOr [nhIM kuisa-yaaoM ko Aasa–pasa kbaIr kI baarat saja rhI qaI. Saama
kao saonaa ko T/k maoM kalaIna samaoTkr rKo gae. tMbaU ]KaD,o jaanao
lagao. baMsaI nao saunaa qaa ik jaaT bahut mauiSkla sao jaata hO. torhvaIM
tk ]sako kBaI BaI laaOT Aanao kI ]mmaId¸ ijasao laaoga ivanaaod sao Ktra
khto hOM¸ banaI rhtI hO – jaaT mara tba jaainae¸ jaba torhvaIM hao
jaae. Aba , , ,Aaja , , ,torhvaIM hao caukI qaI. jaaT mar cauka qaa. ]sako
laaOTnao kI kao[- Aasa baakI nahIM rh ga[- qaI.
ek phaD,I majadUr hO mana – pIz pr baaoJa laado }McaI–naIcaI
phaiD,yaaoM pr caZ,ta–]trta majadUr. nahIM , , ,bailk ]sasao BaI AiQak
balavaana. ijatnaa baaoJa mana ]za sakta hO¸ kao[- haqa¸ kao[- kMQaa yaa
kao[- pIz nahIM. kbaIr kI icata kao mauKaigna doto hue ]nhoM yaad Aayaa
qaa ik bacapna sao jaba–jaba kbaIr ]nhoM yaa vah kbaIr kao CaoD,kr khIM
Sahr sao baahr jaato qao tao kbaIr kao dsa $pyao doto qao. samaya ko
saaqa–saaqa kbaIr kI Aayau AaOr $tbaa tao baZ,a pr ]sakI vah dssaI
barabar dssaI banaI rhI qaI.
Aa[-•ema•e• kI pasa Aa]T proD ko baad jaba kbaIr sao ivada haokr
vah ApnaI TO@saI kI Aaor baZ,o qao tao kbaIr nao ]nakI baaMh pkD, laI qaI
– "papa dssaIÆ"
nama AaMKaoM kI AaoT sao ]nhaoMnao mauskurato hue ]sao doKa qaa AaOr ek
dsa ka naaoT qamaa idyaa qaa. AaOr vah idna jaba kOPTona kbaIr kaOla ]nhoM
jammaU jaanao ko ilae SaalaImaar e@sp`osa maoM baOzanao Aayaa qaa. gaaD,I
nao saITI dI¸ tao kbaIr baahr ]nakI iKD,kI ko pasa KD,a qaa. gaaD,I
calaI¸ tao Acaanak kbaIr vahaM najar nahIM Aayaa. vah ]cak–]cakkr
iKD,kI sao baahr ]sao ZMUZ, rho qao ik Acaanak ]nhoM gaaD,I ko BaItr kbaIr
kI Aavaaja saunaa[- dI qaI – "papa , , ,."
vah Acakcaakr plaTo – "Aro¸ gaaD,I cala caukI hO¸ tuma yahaM
AMdrÑ jaaAao¸ tuma , , ,jaldI , , ,Ñ"
"kOsao jaa}MÆ dssaI tao dI nahIMÑ"
ivasmaya¸ ËaoQa¸ vaa%salya – @yaa qaa ijasanao ]nako Sabd hr ilae
qao. jaoba sao psa- inakalakr ]nhaoMnao dsa ka naaoT qamaayaa qaa.
"baaya papa ,, , ,Apnaa Kyaala rKnaa¸" khta huAa kbaIr
AaoJala hao gayaa qaa.
AaOr ]sa icata kI lapTaoM kI Aaor sajala nao~aoM sao doKto hue ]naka
psaInao sao nama haqa jaoba maoM rKo psa- pr calaa gayaa qaa. hqaolaI ka
dbaava baZ,ta calaa gayaa qaa¸ psa- kao vahIM raoko rKnao ko ilae. ]nhoM
lagaa qaa ik lapTaoM maoM sao ek caIK ]Bar rhI hO – 'dssaI tao dI
nahIM¸ kOsao jaa}MÑ'
hr vastu marNaasanna hO ifr smaRityaaM @yaaoM nahIM martIMÆ [na
smaRityaaoM kao ek Aasa qaIM ifr sao iKlanao kI¸ ifr sao mauskranao kI.
vah Aasa¸ jaao raiSa nao qamaa[- qaI ik kuC hI mahInaaoM maoM nanha kbaIr
Aanao vaalaa hO. SaUnya kao Sabd imala gae qao. svaPna smaRityaaoM sao hI
saMBava hO AaOr smaRityaaM svaPnaaoM sao. jaOsao ek KMbaa igarnao sao pUra
makana Zh jaata hO¸ vaOsao hI yah Aasa BaI BaurBaurakr Zh ga[-. AMQaoraoM
maoM Kao ga[- bahut jald.
dUr khIM fUla ko TUTnao kI Aavaaja saunaa[- dI qaI. saInao maoM maanaao
baf- ko phaD, ]ga Aae haoM. gama- Baap vaalao phaD,Ñ baaoiJala phaD,Ñ
yao phaD, saaMsaaoM ko }pr rKo mahsaUsa haoto hOM. saIgala ka raonaa
navajaat iSaSau kI Aavaaja–saa haota hO. lagaa qaa ik samaMdr kI sath pr
ZoraoM saIgalaaoM nao raoto–raoto dma taoD, idyaa. QaImaI AaMca maoM
iksaI nao fMUk maar dI qaI. AjaIba tap qaa¸ jaao jalaa rha qaa Aa%maa
kao. kbaIr kao pMcat%vaaoM nao maanaao , , ,saMpUNa-ta maoM tao Aaja hI
Apnao maoM samaaoyaa qaa.
raiSa AaOr p`omaa kI baobasa najaraoM ka lagaatar saamanaa krnao kI
ihmmat Aba ]namaoM nahIM bacaI qaI. lagata qaa ik vao najaroM ]nhoM
naaoMca–naaoMcakr pUC rhI hOM ik saubah ko pirMdaoM kao danaa donaa
@yaaoM CaoD, idyaa AbaÑ mana Akolaopna ko ilae Akulaa–saa gayaa. vah
]zo AaOr Gar sao baahr inakla Aae. jaoba kao TTaolaa tao ek maoM psa- qaa
AaOr dUsarI maoM kbaIr ka ek iballaa. ]sako saamaana maoM sao TaopI AaOr
poTI inakala ]nhaoMnao sahojakr ApnaI AlamaarI maoM rK laI qaI AaOr yah ek
iballaa ]saI idna ]nakI ptlaUna kI jaoba maoM Aa gayaa qaa.
baahr Aae tao Daike nao ek Kt qamaa idyaa – laoiFTnaoMT kna-la baabaa
ka¸ jaao [laOvana jaaT rojaImaoMT ko p`BaarI AiQakarI qao. najaraoM nao
AaiKrI pMi> pZ,naI caahI – [laOvana jaaT pirvaar [sa Saaok kI GaD,I
maoM , , ,. dRiYT QaMuQalaa ga[-. pUra Kt pZ,nao ka mana na huAa. ]sao
jaoba maoM Dalaa AaOr basa sTa^p kI Aaor baZ, gae.
jaao basa KD,I qaI¸ ]saI maoM caZ, gae. lagaBaga KalaI qaI. iKD,kI sao
JaaMkkr doKa–daOD,to KMBao¸ ifsalato tar¸ Baagato saa[na baaoD- AaOr
isar ko }pr sao gaujarto pula–dr–pula. saba kuC Baaga rha hO¸ cala
rha hO. khIM kuC zhra hO tao ]naka Apnaa jaIvana.
basa ko D/a[var nao JaTko sao ba`ok lagaayaa tao ]nhoM haoSa Aayaa.
nahIM , , ,BaItr kuC cala rha hO , , ,bailk daOD, rha hO vaoga ko saaqa
– mana Bar ka ek mana. ]sao BaI zhr jaanaa caaihe Aba. ]sako calanao sao
Balaa calaa hO kBaI kuCÑ
vah basa sao naIcao ]tr Aae. kuC fasalao pr yamaunaa idKI. na jaanao
@yaaoM paMva ]saI Aaor baZ, gae. ]sa kalaI yamaunaa kao ]nhaoMnao baorMga
najaraoM sao doKa. ]naka haqa ApnaI ptlaUna kI jaoba maoM gayaa¸ jahaM
laoiFTnaoMT kna-la ka Kt qaa.
]nhaoMnao vah Kt inakalaa AaOr ek zMDI saaMsa CaoD,to hue yamaunaa ko
hvaalao kr idyaa. haqa ifr jaoba maoM gayaa tao ]MgailayaaM iballao sao
Tkra[-. mana nao kha – '[laOvana jaaT rojaImaoMT'. na jaanao @yaaoM
]nakI ]MgailayaaoM nao haOlao sao ]sa iballao kao qaamaa AaOr baahr
inakalakr ]sao BaI yamaunaa kI lahraoM kao do idyaa.
@yaa qaa yahÑ ivasaja-naÑ Saayad¸ haM. ijasaka kBaI saRjana ikyaa
qaa¸ ]saI ka ivasaja-na. ]sa saRjana kI smaRityaaM ka BaI ivasaja-na.
Aa%ma–ivasaja-naÑ pr hao pata hO @yaaÑ yaadaoM sao hma iktnaa Gabarato
hOM¸ ]nhoM K%ma krnaa caahto hOM¸ pr kr pato hOM @yaaÑ
baMsaI nao haqa jaaoD,kr yamaunaa maoM ihla rhI DUbato saUrja kI prCa[-
kao p`Naama ikyaa AaOr basa sTap kI Aaor laaOTnao lagao. mana nao caaha¸
ek baar plaTkr doKo¸ pr ihmmat nahIM hu[-.
Agar ]nhaoMnao doKa AaOr lahraoM maoM sao Aavaaja Aa[- – 'papa
dssaIÑ' tba @yaa haogaaÑ