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 maIta jaba
Gar sao }pr jaatI pgaDMDI pr caZ,to hue basa¹sTOMD phuMcaI¸
tba BauvanacaMd` basa sTOMD ko SaoD maoM KD,a haokr pgaDMDI
kI Aaor hI doK rha qaa. ramanagar evaM iBaikyaasaoMNa
daonaaoM Aaor sao Aanao vaalaI AMitma basaoM AaQaa GaMTa
phlao hI Aa caukIM qaIM AaOr homaMt caayavaalaa BaI ApnaI
dUkana baMd kr jaa cauka qaa. ek¹dao maTrgaStI krnao vaalao
ku<aaoM ko Aitir> vahaM saunasaana qaa. saUya- ABaI
Astacala maoM nahIM gayaa qaa prMtu phaD, ko kaÔI naIcao
GaaTI maoM phuMca cauka qaa. basa sToMD ko }pr banao
p`aqaimak icaik%saa koMd` ko Bavana pr ABaI BaI pIlaI haotI
hu[- saUya- kI ikrNaoM pD, rhIM qaIM¸ prMtu naIcao GaaTI
maoM saUyaa-st haonao jaOsaa dRSya qaa¹ BaUro¸ lalaCaOMhoM
SanaO: SanaO: rMga badlato baadla ko TukD,o¸ pva-tIya
Zlaana pr KD,o vaRxaaoM ko maQya baZ,tI hu[- kailamaa evaM
idna Bar ko Eama sao qaikt maMd–maMd bahtI bayaar.
maIta kao
doKkr BauvanacaMd` ko mauK pr saSaMk p`tIxaa ka tnaava
ivalaIna haokr ismat ibaKr ga[- AaOr vah maMidr kI Aaor cala
idyaa. maIta BaI ]sako kdma sao kdma imalaakr toja,I sao
calanao lagaI. pUra rasta Zlaana ka qaa AaOr saD,k p@kI
banaI hu[- qaI¸ At: jaldI–jaldI calanao maoM maIta kao
AanaMd Aa rha qaa. saD,k ko daonaaoM Aaor caID, ko
gaganacauMbaI vaRxa satr KD,o hue qao. Aasa–pasa kao[- Gar
nahIM qaa¸ dUr Zlaana pr kao[- Gar idK jaanao pr
BauvanacaMd` batata qaa ik vah iksa jaaoSaI¸ paMDo¸ yaa
ravat ka Gar hO AaOr JaaopiD,yaaM idK jaanao pr vah batata
qaa ik [namaoM gaaMva ko DUma rhto hOM. lagaBaga AaQaa
iklaaomaITr calanao ko pScaat saD,k ko baayaIM Aaor caID, ka
Ganaa vana qaa AaOr dayaIM Aaor dovadar ka Ganaa vana qaa.
caID, ko vana ko naIcao ]sakI kaMTo saI laMbaI pi<ayaaM
iCtra[- hu[- saI pD,IM qaIM¸ ]na pi%tyaaoM ko Aitir>
Gaasa tk nahIM ]gaI qaI¸ jaba ik dovadar ko vana maoM ]sako
Wara sahAist%va kao AMgaIkar krnao ko karNa na kovala Anaok
p`kar kI JaaiD,yaaM qaIM varna khIM–khIM baaMJa¸ bauÉMSa
Aaid ko vaRxa BaI qao. [sa AMtr ko ivaYaya maoM maIta kI
ija&asaa kao samaJakr BauvanacaMd` nao ]sao batayaa¸
'caID, ka gauNa hO Apnao ko Aitir> Anya saBaI vaRxaaoM kI
jaD,aoM maoM Apnao SarIr sao inaYkaisat ivaYa Gaaola donaa¸
jabaik dovadar ApnaI C~Cayaa maoM Anya vaRxaaoM kao paoiYat
kr p`sanna haota hO. Saayad [saIilayao caID, kI lakD,I ka
]pyaaoga sastI vastueM Barnao ko ba@sao Aqavaa kusaI- maoj,a
banaanao ko ilae haota hO¸ jabaik dovadar ka ]pyaaoga Gar
kI caaOKT banaanao evaM hvana kI saimaQaa hotu haota hO.
Aapnao saMBavat: pZ,a haogaa ik ek pyaa-varNa¹ivad nao tao
ApnaI pustk maoM yahaM tk ilaK idyaa hO ik caID,¹vana kI
p`caurta ko karNa kumaayaUM ka AiQakaMSa Baaga Aaga ko
jvaalaamauKI pr baOza hO. Aap jaanatIM haoMgaI ik Aaga
laganao pr caID, kI lakD,I QaU–QaU kr jala ]ztI hO.'
maIta
BauvanacaMd` kI baataoMM kao Qyaana sao sauna rhI qaI ik
tBaI Zlaana pr ek jagah baD,o gau,Dhla jaOsao Aakar ko ek
va,Rxa maMo Anaok baD,o–baD,o laala gaulaaba jaOsao puYp
lagao idKa[- ide. maIta ]nakI sauMdrta ka BalaIBaaMit AanaMd
laonao hotu KD,I hao ga[- tao BauvanacaMd` khnao lagaa¸
'yao bauraMSa ko fUla hOM¹ A%yaMt sauMdr evaM
svaasqyavaQa-k. [naka Saba-t banaayaa jaata hO AaOr baaja,ar
maMoM BaI imalata hO.'
Aagao
baaMyao qaaoD,I }Mcaa[- pr maainalaa maMidr idKa[- idyaa.
Aba BauvanacaMd` caup hao gayaa AaOr Eawavanat haokr maIta
ko Aagao–Aagao maMidr kI Aaor cala idyaa. maMidr ko
p`vaoSa War pr vah Ék gayaa AaOr maIta ko AMdr pujaarI ko
inakT jaanao pr vah War pr hIM KD,a hao gayaa. maIta BaI
samaJa ga[- ik BauvanacaMd` ko Éknao ka karNa yah maanyata
qaI ik dovaI ko maMidr maoM kovala pit¹p%naI hI
saaqa–saaqa KD,o hao sakto hOM. yah Qyaana Aanao pr maIta
ko mana maoM jaao AnaaoKa Baava ]Bara¸ ]sakao na tao vah
tba samaJa pa[- AaOr na baad maoM.
dSa-na ko
]praMt vao daonaaoM SaIGa`ta sao vaapsa hao ilae AaOr rasto
maoM daonaaoM hI maaOna rho¹ kovala basa sTOMD pr phuMcanao
pr BauvanacaMd` nao [tnaa kha¸ 'maora Gar [sa maMidr ko
inakT hI naIcao hO. Aaja tao dor hao ga[- qaI¸ pr kla Aap
paMca bajao basa sTOMD pr Aa jaaeM AaOr maorI kuiTyaa kao
piva~ kroM tao mauJao baD,I p`sannata haogaIM.'
maIta nao AaMKaoM sao haM kr dI AaOr ApnaI dIdI ko Gar kI
Aaor jaldI sao cala dI.
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p`itidna
yaaogaasanaaoM ko maQya maoM isaMhasana ko ]praMt saba
saaQakaoM kao jaI Kaolakr hMsanao kao kha jaata qaa evaM
]sako ]praMt kao[- saaQak ek hMsaI ka ikssaa khta qaa.
svaamaI jaI BauvanacaMd` kI hMsaaoD, p`vaRi<a sao piricat
qao At: AgalaI p`at: jaba saBaI saaQak isaMhasana kr cauko
qao¸ AaOr ]sakI samaaiPt ko pScaat Kulakr hasya BaI hao
cauka qaa tao svaamaI jaI nao BauvanacaMd` sao kao[- ikssaa
saunaanao kao kha¸ tao ]sanao saunaayaa¸ 'jaba maOM
navayauvak qaa tba ek ivadoSaI gaaorI yauvatI ApnaI pva-tIya
yaa~a ko daOrana maainalaa Aa[`- qaI AaOr idna Bar yahaM ÉkI
qaI. maOMnao doKa ik ]sakI gaaod maoM ek CaoTa saa ku<aa
qaa jaao qaaoD,I–qaaoD,I dor maoMM ]saka mauMh caaT laota
qaa AaOr ]sako eosaa krnao pr vah ]sao du%karnao ko bajaaya
svayaM ]saka cauMbana laokr ]sao SaaMt kr dotIM qaIM. yah
dRSya doKkr phlao tao mauuJao baD,a AjaIba–saa lagaa qaa
AaOr ivatRYNaa BaI hu[- qaI¸ prMtu Aap jaanato hOM ik
dUsarI p`at: maaM Ainalaa ko dSa-na krnao hotu yahaM Aanao
pr maOMnao ]nasao @yaa maaMgaa qaaÆ , , ,maaM² Agalao
janma maoM tU mauJao iksaI gaaorI maoma ka ku<aa
banaanaa.'
BauvanacaMd`
ko ikssao pr saBaI saaQak KUba hMsao qao AaOr maIta tao
Aagao krae jaanao vaalao AasanaaoM ko daOrana BaI baD,I
kiznaa[- sao ApnaI hMsaI raok pa rhI qaI. ifr ]sa idna ko
pScaat Aanao vaalao idnaaoM maoM BaI svaamaI jaI p`aya:
BauvanacaMd` sao ikssaa saunaanao kao kh doto qao AaOr vah
kao[- na kao[- Éicakr p`hsana saunaa dota qaa. maIta ko
mana maoM vao p`hsana rca¹basa jaato qao AaOr kBaI–kBaI
vah ]namaoM sao kao[- p`hsana ApnaI dIdI kao BaI saunaa dotI
qaI.
]sa saayaM kao paMca bajao hI maIta ApnaI dIdI sao baaolaI¸
'mauJao kla maainalaa tllaa jaanao pr bahut AcCa lagaa qaa
AaOr maOM Aaja ifr jaa rhI hUM. kla kI trh AiQak dor na
haonao lagao¸ At: ABaI sao calaI jaatI hUM.'
yah khkr vah pOraoM maoM caPpla Dalakr cala dI qaI. Aaja
BauvanacaMd` basa sTOMD sao kuC Aagao calakr AaD, maoM saD,k
ko iknaaro pr KD,a qaa AaOr maIta ]sao doKkr ]sakI Aaor cala
dI. tba BauvanacaMd` Aagao maMidr kI idSaa maoM cala idyaa.
kuC dUr calanao pr hI saD,k saunasaana hao ga[- qaI AaOr
BauvanacaMd` maainalaa ko inavaaisayaaoM ko ivaSvaasaoaM¸
maanyataAaoM¸ samasyaaAaoM evaM rajanaOitk vyai>yaaoM
tqaa pTvaairyaaoM ko Wara ike jaanao vaalao SaaoYaNa ko
ivaYaya maoM Anaok baatoM batanao lagaa. maIta kao yah
jaanakr AaScaya- huAa ik vahaM puilasa¹vyavasqaa nahIM hO
AaOr vahaM ko pTvaarI maoM rajasva evaM puilasa daonaaoM ko
AiQakar inaiht hOM AaOr vah na kovala ja,maIna jaayadad ko
irkaD- maoM hor for krta rhta qaa varna iksaI ko Wara caUM¹capD,
krnao pr ]sao iksaI ApraQa mao fMsaakr baMd BaI kr dota qaa.
svatM~ta p`aiPt ko ]praMt vahaM ko laaogaaoM maMoM SaOixak
evaM rajanaOitk jaagaRit AvaSya Aa[- hO AaOr vao pTvaarI ko
A%yaacaaraoM ka ivaraoQa BaI phlao sao AiQak krnao lagao hOM¸
prMtu Aba plaD,a ]saI ka BaarI rhta hO ijasako pxa maoM
rajanaOitk histyaaM KD,I haotIM hOM.
maMidr ko
inakT phuMcanao pr BauvanacaMd` nao dUr sao maaM kao p`Naama
ikyaa AaOr maIta sao ]sako Gar calanao kao kha. maIta BaI
vahIM sao maaM kao p`Naama kr BauvanacaMd` ko saaqa cala dI.
Aba saD,k ko baayaIM Aaor naIcao ]trnaa qaa evaM kccaa
phaD,I maaga- qaa. yaVip maIta kao ]trnao maoM kuC kiznaa[-
hao rhI qaI prMtu phaD,I ga`amaINa maaga- pr calanao ka
raomaaMca ]sao ]%saaiht kr rha qaa. ek sqaana pr ]sakI
caPpla p%qaraoM ko TukD,aoM pr ifsalanao lagaI tao
BauvanacaMd` nao pICo mau,Dkr ]saka haqa qaama ilayaa. maIta
ko mauK pr lajjaa kI ek laailamaa xaNa Bar kao daOD, ga[-¸
prMtu vah SaIGa` hI p`Ìitsqa hao ga[- AaOr BauvanacaMd` nao
yah khto hue ]saka haqa CaoD, idyaa ik Aagao maaga- mao
ifsalana nahIM hO. Aagao vana¹vaRxaaoM ko bajaaya saoba¸
AaDU¸ AMjaIr¸ naaSapatI Aaid ko baaga lagao hue qao
ijanhoM p`qama baar doKkr maIta ka mana p`fuillat hao rha
qaa. kuC dUr calanao pr ]pvana AaOr Ganaa hao gayaa qaa AaOr
maIta kao laganao lagaa qaa ik BauvanacaMd` nao phlao @yaaoM
nahIo batayaa ik ]saka Gar [tnaI dUr hO. tBaI vaRxaaoM sao
pUNa-t: iCpa huAa ekaMt maoM ek CaoTa saa Gar idKa[- idyaa
AaOr BauvanacaMd` baaolaa¸
'yahI hO maorI kuiTyaa jaao Aaja Aap kI carNarja pakr Qanya
haogaI.'
maIta KD,o
haokr BauvanacaMd` ko Gar kao inaharnao lagaI¹ Zlaana pr ek
CaoTo sao samatla ike gae sqaana pr p%qar va ima+I kI
CaoTI–CaoTI dIvaalaaoM pr KD,a huAa ek kmara¸ ek baramada
evaM ]sako saamanao ilapa puta cabaUtra ijasamaoM lagao
paOQaaoM maoM gaulada]dI jaOsao fUla iKla rho qao. kmaro sao
saTa huAa C: fuT sao BaI kma }Mcaa[- ka ek SaoD jaOsaa kmara
AaOr qaa ijasaka drvaaja,a baahr sao baMd qaa. maIta kao ]sa
SaoD kI Aaor doKto hue pakr BauvanacaMd` nao ]saka drvaaja,a
Kaola idyaa AaOr maIta kao AMdr doKnao kao baulaayaa. maIta
ko AMdr Gausato hI vahaM baMQaI ek CaoTo kd kI BaOMsa ekdma
caaOknnaI hao ga[- AaOr ]sanao ]sa AMQaoro kmaro maoM Apnao
kana KD,okr ApnaI AaMKoM eosao fOlaa[-M jaOsao BaUt doK
ilayaa hao. BauvanacaMd` Wara pucakaro jaanao pr hI vah
AaSvast hu[-. ApnaI ija&asaa SaaMt krnao kao maIta nao
BauvanacaMd` sao pUCa¸
'BaOMsa ko kmaro kao baMd @yaaoM rKto hOMÆ'
'yahaM jaMgalaI jaanavaraoM ka Ktra rhta hO. ]nako hmalao
sao bacaanao ko ilae kmara baMd rKnaa pD,ta hO.'
kmaro sao
inaklakr maIta cabaUtro ko caaraoM Aaor dUr–dUr tk fOlao
flaaooM ko vaRxaaoM kao AiBaBaUt haokr doKtI rhI. vah dRSya
]sako mana maoM rca¹basa rha qaa AaOr BauvanacaMd` ]sakI
[sa tnmayata pr AiBaBaUt qaa. ifr BauvanacaMd` maIta kao
AMdr baramado maoM lao gayaa AaOr ]samaoM pD,I ekmaa~ kusaI-
pr baOznao ka Aaga`h ikyaa. ]sasao saTo kmaro ka drvaaja,a
Kulaa huAa qaa AaOr AaQao sao AiQak kmara vahaM sao idKa[-
pD, rha qaa. maIta nao doKa ik kmara va baramada daonaaoM
ilapo puto svacC hOM AaOr kmaro maoM pD,I ekmaa~ caarpa[- pr
ibastr krInao sao samaoTa huAa rKa hO. ABaI tk maIta saaoca
rhI qaI ik kao[- SamaI-laI s~I AMdr haogaI prMtu vahaM iksaI
kao na pakr maIta nao pUCa¸
'[sa inaja-na sqaana maoM @yaa tuma Akolao rhto haoÆ'
BauvanacaMd` nao )dya maoo ek baaoJa–saa iCpato hue
]<ar idyaa¸
'haM. maOM Apnao maata ipta kI [klaaOtI saMtana hUM AaOr vao
tBaI cala basao qao jaba maOM 11 saala ka qaa. maora ivavaah
huAa nahIM. maOM bacapna sao Akolaa hI inaja-na ko BaUt ko
samaana yahaM rhta hUM. gaaMva ko Anya Gar dUrI pr hOM AaOr
yahaM sao idKa[- nahIM doto hOM.'
maIta ]sakI
Aaor ekTk doKto hue ]sakI baat sauna rhI qaI. yaVip ]sanao
kao[- ]<ar nahIM idyaa tqaaip ]sako caohro sao spYT qaa
ik vah BauvanacaMd` ko p`it saMvaodnaaga`st hao rhI qaI.
BauvanacaMd` maIta ko )dya maoM ]maD,nao vaalaI saMvaodnaa
kao samaJa rha qaa AaOr vah iWAqaI- catura[- ko Baava sao
Aagao baaolaa¸
'maorI kuiTyaa maoM Aba Aap ka pdap-Na hao gayaa hO tao
mauJao lagata hO ik Aba maora Akolaapna dUr hao jaaegaa.'
yah saunakr maIta saamanao dIvaala kI Aaor doKnao lagaI¸
kuC baaolaI nahIM. maahaOla kuC BaarI haonao lagaa qaa At:
BauvanacaMd` if@k sao hMsakr khnao lagaa¸ 'Aro maOMM BaI
kOsaa laaprvaah hUM¹ caaya kao tao pUCa hI nahIMÆ' AaOr
yah khkr vah caUlho pr caaya ka BagaaOnaa caZ,anao lagaa.
[tnaa calakr Aanao pr maIta kao sacamauca Pyaasa laga rhI
qaI AaOr vah BauvanacaMd` kao caaya banaato hue doKtI rhI
evaM ]sakI sahjata pr maugQa haotI rhI.
BauvanacaMd`
nao ek Pyaalaa caaya AaOr ek PlaoT maMo kuC dalamaaoz maIta
ko saamanao sTUla pr rK dI evaM ek Pyaalaa caaya Apnao haqa
maoM laokr KD,o–KD,o hI pInao lagaa. caaya svaaidYT banaI
qaI¹ basa caInaI kuC AiQak qaI prMtu Aaja maIta kao caaya
kI vah Aitir> imazasa BaI AanaMidt kr rhI qaI. tBaI maIta
ka Qyaana gayaa ik BauvanacaMd` nao dalamaaoz tao laI hI
nahIM hO AaOr ]sanao PlaoT ]zakr BauvanacaMd` kI Aaor
baZ,a[-. BauvanacaMd` jaba ]sa PlaoT sao dalamaaoz ]zanao
lagaa tao ]sakI ]MgailayaaoM ka spSa- maIta kI ]MgailayaaoM
sao hao gayaa. Apnao kao inayaMi~t krto hue BaI maIta ko
badna maoM maCilayaaM–saI tOrnao lagaIM AaOr maIta kao
lagaa ik BauvanacaMd` kI ]MgailayaaM AavaSyakta sao AiQak
plaaoM ko ilae maIta kI ]MgailayaaoM pr qama ga[-M hOM.
maIta nao turMt PlaoT kao vaapsa sTUla pr rK idyaa AaOr
jaldI sao caaya pIkr vaapsa jaanao kao ]z KD,I hu[-.
BauvanacaMd` ]sako pICo–pICo caupcaap cala idyaa¹ rasto
maoM kao[- kuC nahIM baaolaa.
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Agalao idna
yaaogaasana kI AMitma iËyaaAaoM¹ Aignasaar p`aNaayaama¸
Ba`amarI p`aNaayaama¸ evaM SaaMitpaz¹ sao pUva- svaamaI
jaI nao maIta kao Apnao inakT baulaa ilayaa evaM ]sasao [na
iËyaaAaoM kao kranao kao kha. maIta nao na kovala p`%yaok iËyaa
kao ]%ÌYTta sao krko idKayaa varna svaamaI jaI kI BaaMit
spYTt: sao p`%yaok iËyaa ka vaNa-na Apnao kaoiklakMzI svar
maoM ikyaa. maIta ko [sa AsaaQaarNa kaOSala kI svaamaI jaI
nao p`SaMsaa kI evaM saBaI saaQak A%yaMt p`Baaivat hue¹
BauvanacaMd` tao mana hI mana eosao gadgad hao rha qaa
jaOsao ]sa p`SaMsaa ka koMd` ibaMdu vahI hao. BaivaYya maoM
svaamaI jaI p`itidna p`arMBa ko AaQao Aasana svayaM krato
evaM SaoYa AaQao maIta sao krvaanao lagao. [sasao saaQakgaNa
]sao yaaoiganaI khnao lagao.
[sa p`kar
maIta kI lagaBaga p`%yaok p`at: evaM saayaM BauvanacaMd` ko
saaqa baItnao lagaI. BauvanacaMd` kBaI ]sao kao[- iSaKr
idKanao lao jaata tao kBaI kao[- GaaTI idKanao. Aba daonaaoM
ek dUsaro sao kaÔI Kula gae qao. baataoM–baataoM maoM vao
p`aya: Apnao mana kI AMtrMga baatoMo BaI baaola jaato qao.
BauvanacaMd` ]sako pit evaM baccaaoM ko ivaYaya maoM BaI
bahut kuC jaana gayaa qaa.
jaba maIta kI vaapsaI ka idna inakT Aanao lagaa tao
BauvanacaMd` ka mana ]dasa rhnao lagaa¸ prMtu maIta ko hava¹Baava
maoM kao[- pirvat-na BauvanacaMd` kao dRiYTgaaocar nahIM
huAa. At: ]sako mana kI qaah laonao kao ek saayaM gaaMva sao
kuC dUr GaUmato hue BauvanacaMd` Aksmaat baaolaa¸ 'yahaM
Aap kao pit evaM baccaaoM kI bahut yaad AatI haogaIÆ'
maIta nao saMixaPt–saa ]<ar idyaa¸ 'haM¸ kBaI–kBaI
baccaaoM kI yaad AatI tao hO¸ prMtu maOM jaanatI hUM vao
baabaa¹dadI ko pasa mast haoMgao.'
pit ko
ivaYaya maoM maIta nao kuC nahIM kha AaOr BauvanacaMd` nao
]sao kuroda BaI nahIM. maIta Wara pit ko ivaYaya maoM kuC na
baaolanao pr BauvanacaMd` ko mana maoM ]sa rat dor tk jvaar
BaaTa Aata rha.
]saI saayaM Thlakr laaOTnao pr jaOsao hI maIta AMdr Gar maoM
GausaI¸ ]sakI dIdI nao ]sako haqa maoM ek TolaIga`ama qamaa
idyaa.
'tuma phlaI basa sao vaapsa Aa jaaAao. maOM T/oinaMga sao
vaapsa Aa gayaa hUM. parao kao toja, bauKar hO.'
maIta parao ko ilae A%yaMt icaMitt hao ga[- AaOr dIdI sao
pUCa¸
'kla phlaI basa iktnao bajao jaaegaIÆ'
dIdI ko yah
batanao pr ik phlaI basa saubah saaZ,o paMca bajao CUT jaatI
hO¸ AaOr dUsarI daophr baad jaatI hO¸ maIta turMt Apnaa
saamaana baaMQanao lagaI. ]sao rat Bar naIMd nahIM Aa[-¸
prMtu yah Qyaana kr ]sao AaScaya- hao rha qaa ik ]sako mana
maoM parao kI baImaarI ko ivaYaya maoM ijatnao icaMtajanak
ivacaar Aa rho qao ]sasao khIM AiQak BauvanacaMd` ko ivaYaya
maoM Aato qao¹ ]sako [sa trh Aksmaat calao jaanao pr
BauvanacaMd` kao pta nahIM kOsaa lagaogaaÆ maOM BaI
BauvanacaMd` kao kOsao BaUla pa}MgaIƸ [sa jaIvana maoM
]sasao Aba kBaI imalanaa hao paegaa BaI yaa nahIMƸ kla
maoro na imalanao pr vah dIdI ko pasa maooro baaro maoM
pUCnao Aa sakta hO AaOr pta nahIM dIdI sao @yaa pUC do AaOr
vah ]saka vah @yaa Aqa- lagaaeMÆ’
p`at:kala
dIdI Aaor jaIjaajaI daonaaMo ]sao basa sTOMD pr ivada krnao
Aae. vah dIdI sao galao lagakr rao pD,I¸ prMtu ]sao lagaa
ik ]sako AEauAaoM kI Aivarlata dIdI sao ibaCu,Dnao ko
bajaaya BauvanacaMd` sao ibaCuD,nao ko karNa AiQak hO. basa
maoM iKD,kI ko bagala kI saIT pr baOzkr ]sako nao~ tba tk
BauvanacaMd` ko Aakismak idKa[- pD, jaanao kI AaSaa maoM
BaTkto rho jaba tk [sa Aakismakta kI saMBaavanaa pUNa-t:
samaaPt nahIM hao ga[-M.
]sa idna
p`at:kala BauvanacaMd` kao jaba maainalaa mallaa maMidr
jaato hue rasto maoM maIta nahIM imalaI AaOr maMidr maoM BaI
nahIM imalaI¸ tao ]sao lagaa ik hao na hao maIta Asvasqa hO
AaOr ]saka mana p`aNaayaama ko daOrana ]caTa rha¹ ]sa idna
]sanao kao[- cauTkulaa BaI nahIM saunaayaa. samaaiPt pr vah
jaldI sao maIta ko ivaYaya maoM pta lagaanao kao laaOTa¸
prMtu ifr saMkaocavaSa maIta kI dIdI ko Gar nahIM jaa saka¸
basa sTOMD ko inakT dor tk Kaoyaa–Kaoyaa–saa baOza rha.
saayaMkala p`itidna ko inaiScat samaya pr vah puna: basa sTOMD
pr Aayaa¸ prMtu maIta khIM na idKa[- dI. tba ]sakao
saMdoh huAa ik khIM maIta vaapsa tao nahIM calaI ga[- hO.
]sanao basa sTOMD ko inakT isqat caaya kI dUkana pr jaakr
homaMt caayavaalao sao pUCa¸
'Aaja sabaoro kI basa sao kaOna–kaOna savaairyaaM
ramanagar ga[-M qaIMÆ'
AatI jaatI
savaairyaaoMoo ko karNa hI vah caaya kI dUkana calatI qaIM
At: hr savaarI kao AaSaapUNa- dRiYT sao doKnaa caayavaalao
Caokro kI Aadt bana ga[- qaI. vah baaolaa¸ 'Aaja sabaoro
tao basa dao hI savaairyaaM ga[M- hOM¹ ek tao Da@Tr saahba
AaOr dUsarI p`aoÔosar saahba kI maohmaana.'
ibanaa batayao maIta ko Aksmaat calao jaanao kI baat jaanakr
BauvanacaMd` ka caohra AaScaya-¸ xaaoBa evaM Avaholanaa kI
caaoT sao ivavaNa- hao gayaa¸ ]saka mana huAa ik vah
AivalaMba p`aoÔosar saahba ko yahaM jaakr maIta ko Acaanak
vaapsa calao jaanao ka karNa pUCo¸ prMtu saahsa javaaba do
gayaa. vah gaumasauma–saa Apnao Gar kI Aaor cala idyaa.
]sa idna ko
pScaat BauvanacaMd` kao iksaI nao maainalaa maoM nahIM doKa¹
trh–trh kI AÔvaahoM ]D,IM. ijatnao mauMh ]tnaI baatoM¹
basaMt ravat khta ik saaoto samaya baaGa ]za lao gayaa¸ tao
danaisaMh khta ik vah Garbaar Kulaa CaoD,kr maaohmaayaa
%yaaga kr inaja-na kMdraAaoM maoM tp krnao hotu baÔ- ko
pva-taoMM pr calaa gayaa hO¸ AaOr homaMt caayavaalaa mana
hI mana saaocata ik maOMnao ]sao p`aoÔosar saahba ko yahaM
Aa[- maohmaana ko saaqa Anaok baar p`ooma sao baityaato doKa
qaa AaOr vah AvaSya hI ]nhIM sao imalanao naIcao calaa gayaa
haogaa.
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baIsa vaYa-
baIt cauko hOM¹ [na baIsa vaYaao-M maoM maainalaa nao Anaok
pirvat-na doKo hOM. Aba yah ]<ar p`doSa ko bajaaya
]<araMcala maoM isqat hO¸ ramanagar evaM iBaikyaasaoMNa
jaanao vaalaI saD,kaoM kI dSaa sauQar ga[- hO¸ maainalaa
baaja,ar maoM kuC nayaI dUkanaoM bana ga[-M hO¸ rajakIya
[MTr kailaja Aba rajakIya prasnaatk mahaivaValaya bana gayaa
hO¸ Aba yahaM ko AiQakaMSa laaoga saIQao saccao phaD,I
nahIM rh gae hOM varna rajanaOitk daMva¹poMca¸ ivakasa
yaaojanaaAaoM maoM kmaISana Kanao ko Kola¸ evaM dbaMga[- ko
bala pr caunaava jaItnao kI klaa maoM maaihr hao gae hOM.
BauvanacaMd` ko makana evaM ja,maIna pr dbaMgaaoM nao
pTvaarI sao imalakr kbja,a kr ilayaa hO. ]sakI BaOMsa kao
pTvaarI svayaM Kaola lao gayaa qaa jaao Aba mar caukI hO¹
]sakI piD,yaa baD,I hao ga[- hO AaOr Zor–saa dUQa dokr
pTvaarI ko naatI¹paotaoM kI saooht baZ,a rhI hO. ]sako
baaga,aMo maMo phlao sao khIM AiQak fla haoto hOM prMtu
AQapko hI TUTkr naIcao ibaknao calao jaato hOM.
maainalaa
mallaa maMidr ko svaamaI jaI ka gat vaYa- dohavasaana haMo
cauka hO¸ caUMik ]nhaonao iksaI kao Apnaa iSaYya nahIM
banaayaa qaa At: ]nakI maR%yau ko kuC maah pScaat tk ]nakI
ga_I KalaI rhI AaOr yaaogaasana ka kaya-Ëma BaI sqaigat
rha. ifr ek rai~ ek jaTa¹jaUT QaarI vayaaovaRw prMtu svasqa¸
bailaYz¸ evaM p`BaavaSaalaI mauKmaMDla vaalao saaQau maMidr
pr Aakr Ék gae. ]nako vyai>%va maoM [tnaa p`Baava qaa ik
gaaMva vaalaaoM nao ]nasao AnauraoQa kr ]nhoM vahIM raok
ilayaa AaOr nayaa svaamaI GaaoiYat kr idyaa. ]nhaoMnao Apnao
pUvaa-iQakarI kI Baait yaaogaasana ka kaya-Ëma puna:
p`arMBa kr idyaa. ifr gat maah pIt vas~QaarI ek sauumauKI
yaaoiganaI maMidr pr Aa[-M AaOr vahIM kI haokr rh ga[-M. tba
sao yaaOigak iËyaaAaoM ka p`qama Baaga svaamaI jaI Wara
evaM iWtIya Baaga yaaoiganaI Wara krayaa jaata hO.
p`aoÔosar
saahba ÀmaIta ko jaIjaa jaIÀ ka sqaanaaMtrNa vaYaao-M
phlao hao cauka hO AaOr maainalaa maoM iksaI kao &at
nahIM ik Aba vah khaM hOM. maIta kI tao iksaI kao yaad BaI
nahIM hO¹ basa homaMt caayavaalao kao CaoD,kr. maIta jaba
maainalaa Aa[- qaI tba vah ikSaaoravasqaa maoM qaa AaOr jaba
BauvanacaMd` basa sTOMD ko Aasa¹pasa rhkr maIta kI p`tIxaa
krta qaa tba ApnaI caaya kI dUkana ko saamanao sao
BauvanacaMd` kao imalanao jaatI maIta kao vah knaiKyaaoM sao
doKa krta qaa. ]sa samaya ]saoo BauvanacaMd` kI Aaturta evaM
maIta kI maQaur mauskana doKkr baD,a rsa imalata qaa.
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ga`amavaaisayaaoM
maoM svaamaI jaI evaM yaaoiganaI ko p`it ATUT Eawa hO prMtu
homaMt caayavaalaa ]nako ivaYaya maoM Apnao vaxa maoM ek
rhsya Cupae hue hO. ijasa idna kao[-` gaaMvavaalaa ]sakI
dUkana pr caaya kI causkI laoto hue svaamaI jaI evaM
yaaoiganaI ko A%yaMt phuMcao hue haonao ko ivaYaya maoM
bahut baaola jaata hO ]sa idna ]sao Apnao rhsya kao iCpae
rKnao maoM baD,I kiznaa[- haotI hO¸ AaOr ]sa rai~ vah ]nako
ivaYaya maoM Apnao &ana kao mana hI mana duhrakr Apnao
mana kao SaaMt krta hO.
'gaaMva ko
laaoga ]nhoM caaho kuC BaI maanaoM¸ pr Akolaa maOM jaanata
hUM ik svaamaI jaI BauvanacaMd` AaOr yaaoiganaI jaI p`aoÔosar
saahba kI saalaI maIta hOM. jaba yah phlaI baar maainalaa
Aa[-MM qaIMM¸ tba maOnao maMidr maoM dSa-na krnao ko pScaat
naIcao Aato hue [nako Wara baaolao jaanao vaalaa SaaMit¹maM~
saunaa qaa AaOr vah maoro kanaaoM maoM rca¹basa gayaa qaa.
Aba kI jaba yah sanyaaisanaI ko $p maoM Aa[-M tba puna:
p`at:kala maMidr sao laaOTto samaya ]sa svar kao saunato hI
mauJao lagaa qaa ik yah tao vahI p`aoÔosar saahba kI saalaI
ka )dya ko AMtrtma tk p`vaoSa kr jaanao vaalaa svar hO. ifr
maOMnao ]saI saayaM maMidr jaakr svaamaI jaI evaM yaaoiganaI
jaI ko iËyaa¹klaap kao inarKnao ka p`ya%na ikyaa qaa. jaba
maOM maMidr kI pirËmaa krto hue pICo phuMcakr GaaTI maoM
doK rha qaa tao qaaoD,I–saI dUrI pr ek vaRxa kI AaD, maMo
svaamaI jaI AaOr yaaoiganaI jaI ek dUsaro ko haqa maoM haqa
Dalao AMtrMga vaata-laap maoM inamagna idKa[-` ide qao. ]sa
samaya maMidr maoM maOM Akolaa dSa-naaqaI- qaa At: ek KMBao
ko pICo KD,o haokr maOM ]nakI baatoM saunanao lagaa qaa.
svaamaI jaI yaaoiganaI jaI kI AaMKaoM maoM JaaMkto hue
baaolao qao¹ '[tnao vaYa- kOsao ibatae maItaÆ'
puranaI
yaadaoM maoM Kao[-` hu[`- saI maIta nao ]<ar idyaa qaa¹
'ek maSaIna kI trh. yahaM sao vaapsa jaanao pr phlao parao
ko jvar nao idna rat vyast rKa. parao ka jvar maoro vaapsa
phuMcanao ko pScaat k[- idna tk calaa qaa. baabaa¹dadI ko
pasa gaaMva maoM ek ivavaah samaaraoh maoM Kanaa Ka laonao
sao ]sao TayaÔayaD hao gayaa qaa. bauKar zIk haonao sao
pUva- hI skUla kI Cui+yaaM samaaPt hao caukIM qaIM¸ At:
]sako zIk haonao pr Anauja saiht daonaaoM baoiTyaaoM ko
palanao paosanao sao laokr baoiTyaaoM ka haoma¹vak- kranao
AaOr ]nhoM sauyaaogya banaanao ka saara ]<ardaiya%va
maoro kMQao pr qaa. baoiTyaaM baZ,nao lagaIM tao ]nako
ivavaah kI icaMta AaOr ivavaah tya haonao pr ]saka samast
p`baMQa BaI maoro ihssao maoM hI rha. phlao sauQaa ivavaah
ko pScaat Apnao pit ko saaqa AasT/oilayaa jaakr vahIM kI hao
ga[- AaOr ifr parao Apnao pit ko saaqa jama-naI jaakr vahaM
kI hao ga[`-. parao ko ivavaah ko ]praMt jaba vyastta kma
hu[- tao ek p`kar ka KalaIpna maoro jaIvana maMo Barnao
lagaa. tBaI ek idna Anauja baaolao ik ]nakI kMpnaI ]nhoM
tIna vaYa- ko ilae Amaoirka Baoja rhI hO¸ dsa idna maoM
jaanaa hO. vah vahaM jaakr makana Aaid ka p`baMQa kr mauJao
baulaa laoMgao. vah SaIGa`ta sao Apnaa bacaa huAa kama pUra
krnao maoM AaOr vyast hao gae. ifr jaldI–jaldI calao gae.
tba mauJao laganao lagaa ik maOM saMpUNa- saMsaar maoM
AkolaI hUM. ]na idnaaoM tumharo saaqa ibatae maQaur xaNaaoM
kI yaad p`aya: Aanao lagaI¸ prMtu mauJao tao yah qaI
&at nahIM qaa ik Aba tuma khaM hao. Amaoirka jaanao ko
pScaat p`arMiBak mahInaaoM maoM Anauja mauJao Ôaona krko
khto rho ik ABaI ]pyau> makana nahIM imala payaa hO. ifr
]nako Ôaona Aanao kma haonao lagao. naaO¹dsa maah ko
]praMt Ôaona Aanaa ibalkula baMd hao gayaa AaOr maoro Wara
Ôaona imalaanao pr &at huAa ik vah naMbar kTvaa idyaa
gayaa hO. ifr ]D,tI hu[- K,bar imalaI ik ]nhaoMnao kMpnaI
badla laI hO Aaor ek gaaorI maoma ko saaqa ]sako FlaOT maoM
rhnao lagao hOM. maooro ilae yah samaacaar ek eosao
JaMJaavaat ko samaana qaa jaao vaRxa kI SaaKa kao ]sasao
taoD,kr Alaga foMk dota hO. mauJao Apnaa Gar kaTnao kao
daOD,ta huAa laganao lagaa. maoro mauhllao maoM maorI ek
pD,aosana rhtIM qaIM jaao p`aya: hirWar jaakr SaaMit¹kuMja
maoM rhtIM qaI AaOr laaOTkr vahaM kI vyavasqaa kI p`SaMsaa
krtIM qaIM. At: mauJao ABaI tk ko Apnao samast baMQana
%yaagakr saMnyaaisanaI banakr hirWar maoM SaaMit¹kMuja maoM
SaoYa jaIvana ibatanao ka ivacaar Aayaa AaOr ek idna
mauMhAMQaoro maMOnao saMnyaaisanaI ka vaoYa QaarNakr rolavao
sToSana kI rah pkD, laI. prMtu @yaa saMnyaaisanaI BaI samast
maayaa maaoh sao mau> hao patI hOÆ jaba iTkT KrIdnao
pMi> maoM KD,I hu[-` tao pta nahIM kOsao tumhara Qyaana
Aa gayaa AaOr iTkT¹ivaMDao pr Ap`yaasa hI mauMh sao
'hirWar' ko bajaaya 'ramanagar' inakla gayaa. Aagao @yaa
bata}M¹ yah khnaa kizna hO ik yahaM hma daonaaoM maoM
iksanao dUsaro kao phlao phcaana ilayaa qaa. ]sako pScaat
tao Aagao maooro jaIvana ka ek–ek pla tumhara Apnaa rha
hO.'
yah khkr
yaaoiganaI maIta svaamaI jaI kI AaMKaMo maoM JaaMkto hue
mauskra dI qaIM. ifr svaamaI jaI sao p`Sna ikyaa qaa¹
'Aapnao kOsao ibatae yao baIsa vaYa-Æ'
svaamaI jaI baaolao qao¹ 'tumharo ibanaa batae calao jaanao
pr maOM ivaCaoh¸ Avasaad¸ Avaholanaa evaM Apmaana ko eosao
saagar maoM DUba gayaa qaa ik yahaMM rhkr ivaixaPt hao
jaanao Aqavaa Aa%mah%yaa kr laonao ko Aitir> maorI kao[-
Anya gait hao hI nahIM saktI qaI. At: ijasa idna tuma ga[-M
qaIM¸ ]saI rai~ maoM maOMnao iksaI kao kuC batae ibanaa
vaItraga saMnyaasaI kI BaaMit Gar CaoD, idyaa qaa AaOr
kodarnaaqa kI Aaor cala idyaa qaa.
rasto maoM
mauJao naagaa saaQauAaoM ka ek samaUh imalaa ijanaka saaqa
pkD,kr maOM kodarnaaqa phuMca gayaa qaa. maOM ]na saaQauAaoM
kI jamaat maoM na tao Apnao kao rmaa pa rha qaa AaOr na
tumharI yaad kao jaD, sao inakala foMknao maoM safla hao rha
qaa¸ At: vaapsaI maoM kuC dUr tk hI ]nako saaqa vaapsa
laaOTa qaa AaOr gauPtkaSaI ko inakT phaD, kI ek kMdra maoMM
kuiTyaa banaakr rhnao lagaa qaa. maO vahaM pr Apnao kao
[tnaa vyast rKnao ka p`ya%na krta qaa ik tumhoM Aqavaa
tumharo inama-ma ibaCaoh kao yaad krnao ka na tao samaya
imalao AaOr na saamaqya- bacao. p`at:¹saayaM laMbaI
yaaogasaaQanaa krnao ko Aitir> maOM idna maoM kodarnaaqa
jaanao vaalao maaga- pr Aa jaata qaa evaM baU,Zo¸ Apaihja
evaM Asahaya dSa-naaiqa-yaaoM kao sahara dokr }pr sao naIcao
evaM naIcao sao }pr lao jaata qaa. maOMnao Apnaa Kanaa pInaa
mau#yat: kMd¸ maUla¸ fla tk hI saIimat kr idyaa qaa.
kodarnaaqa¹yaa~a
ka maaOsama samaaPt haonao pr maO }pr–}pr hI gaMgaao~I¸
gaaomauK¸ yamanaao~I¸ bad`Inaaqa¸ maaNaa¸ homakuMT Aaid
kI Aaor inakla jaata qaa. maOM vah p`%yaok kYT AaoZ,naa
caahta qaa¸ jaao tumharI smaRit kao maoro maistYk sao dUr
rKo. prMtu @yaa maOM sacamauca tumho kBaI BaUla sakaÆ
kdaicat nahIM ¹ tba BaI nahIM jaba bad`Inaaqa ko }pr isqat
maaNaa gaaMva maoM maOM BaUK sao ~st haokr
inamaaoinayaaga`st hao gayaa qaa AaOr mauJao Apnaa AMt inakT
laganao lagaa qaa. sa%ya tao yah hO ik tba mauJao tumharI
[tnaI AiQak yaad Aa[`- qaI ik maoro AEau Éknao ka naama
nahIM lao rho qao¹ maoro mana maoM basa ek ivacaar AMitma
[cCa ko $p maoM Aa rha qaa ik [sa saMsaar sao ivada haonao
ko pUva- kma sao kma ek baar tuma maooro saamanao Aa jaatIM
AaOr maOM tumharo samaxa Apnaa )dya ]MD,ola kr rK sakta.
AaOr jaba maOM inamaaoinayaa sao baca gayaa tba mauJao
ivaSvaasa hao gayaa ik maOM khIM BaI jaa}M¸ tumharI yaadaoM
sao dUr nahIM jaa sakta hUM.
tba maOMnao
saaocaa ik jaba yaadaooM sao CuTkara AsaMBava hO tao @yaaMoM
na maainalaa vaapsa calakr tumhara pta lagaayaa jaaeÆ maoro
Wara pUCtaC sao iksaI kao maoro tumharo saMbaMQaaoM ko
ivaYaya maoM kao[- saMdoh na hao¸ [sa ]_oSya sao maOM
saaQau ko vaoYa maoM hI maainalaa Aayaa. yahaM Aakr &at
huAa ik tumharo jaIjaa jaI k[-` vaYa- phlao hI khIM
sqaanaaMtrNa pr calao gae hOM. rai~ ivaEaama hotu maOM
maMidr pr calaa Aayaa. yahaM &at huAa ik svaamaI jaI tao
phlao hI gaaolaaokvaasaI hao cauko qao. dUsarI p`at: yahaM
ko gaaMva vaalaaoM nao mauJao maMidr pr sadI- maoM
ku,DkuD,ato doKa AaOr mauJamaoM na jaanao @yaa AsaaQaarNa
Sai> samaJakr haqaaoMhaqa lao ilayaa AaOr maMidr ko
svaamaI ko $p maoM p`itYzaipt kr idyaa.'
yah khkr svaamaI jaI caup hao gae qao.
maOMnao
ivasfairt nao~aoM sao yah p`omaalaap doKa saunaa qaa AaOr
jaba mauJao lagaa qaa ik BauvanacaMd` evaM maIta ]znao
vaalao hMO tao maOM jaldI sao pirËmaa pUNa- krnao hotu
Aagao cala idyaa qaa.'
yah dRSya
yaadkr homaMt kao ek AnaaoKo gava- ka AnauBava haota hO ik
maainalaa maoM hI nahIM saMpUNa- saMsaar maoM kovala vah
eosaa vyai> hO jaao maainalaa ko svaamaI jaI evaM
yaaoiganaI jaI ka rhsya jaanata hO. ]sanao inaScaya ikyaa hO
ik vah [sa rhsya kao iksaI kao batakr Apnao gava- kao kBaI
kma nahIM haonao dogaa evaM ]sako nao~aoM ko samaxa flao
fUlao BauvanacaMd` evaM maIta ko p`oma kao duinayaa
vaalaaooM kI klauiYat inagaah sao sadOva bacaako rKogaa.
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