maMjaUYaa nao p`BaaYa kI AaMKaoM maoM saIQao JaaMka jaOsao ]sako p`Sna ka AiBap`aya samaJanaa caah rhI hao. ek pla zhr kr baaolaI¸ "mayaMk yaa [-Saa maoM sao kao[- BaI maoro saaqa rhnaa caaho¸ rh sakta hO."
"Agar kao[- nahIM rhnaa caaho taoÆ" p`BaaYa nao ekdma sao p`Sna ikyaa.
vah ek pla ko ilayao izzkI¸ ifr baoifË Baava sao baaolaI¸ "tao ]nakI maja,I-. vaOsao BaI ijaM,dgaI sao etbaar mauJao kBaI ka ]z gayaa hO. [sako baaro maoM j,yaada nahIM saaocatI."

p`BaaYa kao CaoD, maMjaUYaa turMt hI Anya AitiqayaaoM sao baat krnao lagaI. vah ivaSaoYa maUD maoM qaI. paTI- ka rMgaIlaa maahaOla¸ AavaoSamaya naja,ara , , ,vah eAr [MiDyaa kI maOnaojar¸ caaraoM Aaor maMDrata janasamaUh , , ,doSaI¸ ivadoSaI daonaaoM , , ,p`BaaYa ka p`saMga baohd baoja,ar laga rha qaa.
jaba–jaba p`BaaYa ]sako saUnao Gar maoM Aata¸ Gar maoM Ca[- ek gahrI inastbQata doK hmaoSaa pUCa krta¸ "tumhoM Apnaa Akolaapna nahIM kcaaoTtaÆ"
maMjaUYaa hmaoSaa ek fIkI hMsaI hMsa kr ]sako p`Sna kao Tala jaatI¸ laoikna ]sa idna na jaanao @yaaoM mana ko Baava jaubaana pr Aa gae. ]dasa svar maoM baaolaI¸ "kBaI–kBaI hI nahIM¸ yah Akolaapna A@sar kcaaoT jaata hO. laoikna @yaa ikyaa jaa sakta hOÆ ijaM,dgaI jaOsaI imalatI hO¸ vaOsaI hI tao jaInaI pD,tI hO."
"[sao badlaa BaI tao jaa sakta hO¸" p`BaaYa fTak sao baaolaa.
"badlanaa [tnaa sarla nahIM. ijaM,dgaI [tnaI baD,I nahIM haotI ik [samaoM bahut AiQak for–badla ike jaae¸" maMjaUYaa maayaUsaI saoo baaolaI. sahsaa ]sakI AaMKaoM maoMo AaMsaU iJalaimalaanao lagao. p`BaaYa ko saamanao vah Apnao AaMsaU Zulaka kr kmaja,aor nahIM bananaa caahtI qaI.
"ek imanaT¸" kh kr vah ikcana maoM Aa ga[-. vahaM [laOi@T/k sTaova pr caZ,I sabja,I kao vyaqa- hI calaanao lagaI.
AaMsauAaoM sao trbatr ApnaI AaMKaoM kao ]sanao paoMCa. 'nahIM mauJaoo kmaja,aor nahIM bananaa'¸ vah mana hI mana baaolaI. ApnaI saarI maayaUsaI ]sanao JaTkI. ek dRZ,ta Apnao mana maoM ]%pnna kI va ek saahsa ko saaqa vaapsa D/a[Mga$ma maoM p`BaaYa ko sammauK Aa ga[-.

qaaoD,o tlK va qaaoD,o bauMlad svar maoM ]sanao ]sasao pUCa¸ "tuma maorI CaoD,ao ApnaI baaolaao. tumhMo nahIM AKrta Apnaa AkolaapnaÆ"
"AKrta hO."
"tao kuC saaocaa hO tumanao Apnao ilaeÆ"
"maOMnao , , ,vah mauskurayaa. ]sa pr dRiYT gaD,ato hue baaolaa¸ "yaid mauJao kao[- AcCa saaqaI imala jaae tao maOM SaadI ko baMQana maoM ifr sao baMQanaa caahUMgaa."
maMjaUYaa p`%yaxa maoM tao KamaaoSa rhI¸ laoikna mana hI mana baudbaudanao lagaI¸ "tumharI yao maugQakarI mauskana¸ yah sarsa isnagQa dRiYT maoro mana maoM AjaIba sao ]Woga ]%pnna kr dotI hO. baIsa vaYaao- ka maora laMbaa saMyama Dgamagaanao lagata hO. kOsao khUM ik maoro ilae yah Ahsaasa iktnaa maQaur ik tuma mauJao caahto hao. tumharI yah caaht maorI ijaM,dgaI kI iktnaI baD,I AavaSyakta banatI jaa rhI hO , , ,"
'kaOna saI baat hO tumamaoM eosaIÆ [tnao AcCo tuma mauJao @yaaoM lagato haoÆ' irka^D- Plaoyar pr bajatI gaulaama AlaI kI ga,ja,la mana maoM AaOr BaI hlacala macaanao lagaI.

p`BaaYa nao ]sakI zhrI ijaM,dgaI maoM eosaI hlacala macaa dI qaI ik vah hOrana qaI ApnaI manaisqait sao , , ,[sa pkI ]ma` maoM BaI mana vahI huMkar Bar sakta hO¸ tna maoM vahI ksak jaaga saktI hO¸ maistYk vahI satrMgaI sapnao bauna sakta hO. zIk hI kha hO khnao vaalaaoM nao ik idla kBaI baUZ,a nahIM haota¸ vah tao [Msaana kI samaJa va saaoca baUZ,I hao jaatI hO. p`BaaYa ko vah [tnao krIba AatI jaa rhI hO , , ,[saka karNa p`BaaYa ka inarIh¸ sarla va ]dar vyai@t%va hO yaa ifr ]sako Apnao Akolaopna ka baaoQaÆ mauMba[- maoM jaba qaI tao Akolaopna ko baaoQa sao [tnaa ~st nahIM rhtI qaI. vahaM baccao qao¸ maaM qaI¸ ima~ va saMbaMQaI qao. Aa^iÔsa ka Apnaa BarapUra sTaf qaa. yahaM prdoSa maoM isaÔ- inassaMga inaja-nata hO¸ kao[- BaI Apnaa samaIp nahIM. eAr [MiDyaa ka sTaf BaI yahaM [tnaa CaoTa ik ]sao imalaa kr isaÔ- caar hI laaoga. Agar p`BaaYa nahIM haota tao yahaM samaya ibatanaa iktnaa mauiSkla hao jaata , , ,Aaoh , , ,.

va@t yaaoM hI gauja,rta gayaa. Donamaak- Aavaasa ko ]na daonaao ko hI dao vaYa- pUNa- hao gae. [sa drimayaana ]nakI ima~ta AaOr GainaYz hu[-. ek–dUsaro sao AnaubaMQata AaOr gahrI hu[-. mauMba[- vaapsa laaOTnao maoM ek vaYa- ka samaya AaOr SaoYa qaa. daonaaoM ek–dUsaro ka haqa qaama kr p`Na krto ik mauMba[- vaapsa laaOT kr BaI ApnaI ima~ta banaae rKogao.

ifr ek idna p`BaaYa nao saIQao¸ saQao va spYT SabdaoM maoM ]sako sammauK ivavaah ka p`stava rK idyaa. maMjaUYaa kao maalaUma qaa ik yah p`stava p`BaaYa kI trÔ sao AvaSya va SaIGa` hI imalaogaa¸ ifr BaI vah baohd sakucaa ga[- – ek tÉNaI kI trh. isqait AjaIba–saI hao ga[-. ijaM,dgaI kI yah Dgar kovala Apnao ivaYaya maoM saaocanao kI khaM rh ga[- qaIÆ vah Apnao saBaI BaavaaoM pr kabaU rKto hue qaaoD,o AsamaMjasa svar maMo baaolaI¸ "yah mauJao maumaikna–saa nahIM lagata hO."
"@yaaoMÆ @yaa maOM tumhoM psaMd nahIMÆ" p`BaaYa nao bauJao svar maoM pUCa.
"nahIM–nahIM¸ eosaI baat nahIM¸" vah p`BaaYa ko haoMzaoM pr Apnaa haqa rKto hue baaolaI. "tuma mauJao baohd psaMd hao. psaMd hI nahIM bailk tumasao mauJao AgaaQa p`oma hO¸" khto–khto maMjaUYaa ka svar kMpkMpa gayaa.
"tumharo p`oma ka AaBaasa mauJao jaInao ka haOsalaa dota hO. maMjaU¸ basa haM kh dao¸ kuC na saaocaao¸" p`BaaYa Baavaukta maoM baaolaa.
maMjaUYaa saMyat svar maoM baaolaI¸ "yah samaya¸ yao pirisqaityaaM eosaI hOM ik psaMd¸ naapsaMd¸ [cCa¸ AinacCaAaoM ko dayaraoM sao pro hT kr baataoM ka ivaSlaoYaNa krnaa pD,ta hO. maOM ApnaI SaadI kI @yaa saaocaUM¸ yah samaya tao maorI baoTI kI SaadI ko ivaYaya maoM saaocanao ka hO."

p`BaaYa mauskurayaa. ]saka haqa qaamato hue idlaasao Baro svar maoM baaolaa¸ "[-Saa kI BaI SaadI haogaI. hma daonaaoM imala kr krogaoM ]sakI SaadI."
]sao ina$%tr doK vah gaMBaIr Baava sao baaolaa¸ "maMjaU¸ maOM jaanata hUM ik Akolao rhnaa @yaa haota hOÆ [tnao vaYaao- tk hma daonaaoM nao hI ekakI jaIvana jaIyaa hO. Aba yaid hmaoM ApnaI ijaM,dgaI kao sauQaarnao ka maaOka imala rha hO tao hma pICo @yaaoM hToÆ calaao hma SaadI krko Apnao irStaoM kao ek nayaa Aayaama doM."
"maOM ABaI kuC nahIM kh saktI hUM." maMjaUYaa Apnaa haqa CuD,ato hue GabaD,ae svar maoM baaolaI. "mauJao phlao Apnao baccaaoM sao pUCnaa pD,ogaa. yaid vaao 'na' kho¸ Agar ]nhoM ja,ra saI BaI Aapi%t hao tao hmaara ivavaah nahIM hao sakogaa. maOMnao baD,I mauiSklaaoM sao Apnao baccaaoM kao pala–paosa kr baD,a ikyaa hO. maoro jaIvana ka sabasao baD,a AanaMd va saMtaoYa yahI hO ik maoro baccaaoM ka jaIvana saMvara huAa hO. [sa ZlatI ]mar maoM kuC eosaa krko maOM Apnao baccaaoM ko saMvaro jaIvana kao thsa nahsa nahIM krnaa caahtI."

p`BaaYa kuC nahIM baaolaa¸ basa ekdma sao KamaaoSa hao gayaa. maMjaUYaa nao ]sako caohro ko gaMBaIr BaavaaoM kao xaNa Bar ko ilae taka¸ pUCnao lagaI¸ "tuma [tnao saIiryasa @yaaoM hao gae haoÆ"
"kuC nahIM¸ basa saaoca rha hUM ik [na gaaorI AaOrtaoM kI tulanaa maoM hmaaro doSa kI maataeM Apnao baccaaoM ko p`it iktnaI samaip-t rhtI hOM. vaao Apnao Gar va baccaaoM ko ilae ApnaI ijaM,dgaI tk daMva pr lagaa laotI hO."
"[saI vajah sao saMBavat: hmaarI saMskRit ABaI jaIivat bacaI hO¸" maMjaUYaa baaolaI.
"magar maMjaUYaa¸ saMskRit kao bacaae rKnaa kovala AaOrtaoM kI hI ija,mmaodarI nahIM hO. hmaaro doSa maoM AaOrtaoM nao kaÔI laMbao samaya tk bahut kuC sah ilayaa hO. Aba pirvat-na Aanao caaihe. tumhoMoM mauJasao SaadI krnao ko ilae iksaI kI Anaumait kI ja,$rt nahIM¸ na ApnaI maaM kI AaOr na hI Apnao baccaaoM kI."
"@yaaoM tuma Apnao rahula kI maja,I- ko bagaO,r kr sakaogao mauJasao SaadIÆ" maMjaUYaa nao p`Sna ikyaa.

]sako p`Sna pr p`BaaYa BaI Acakcaa gayaa¸ kao[- javaaba nahIM do saka.
vaao daonaaoM ek–dUsaro sao Pyaar krto qao¸ magar Apnao baccaaoM kao ek–dUsaro sao j,yaada Pyaar krto qao.
daonaaoM nao hI yah tya ikyaa ik vah daonaaoM Apnao–Apnao baccaaoM sao pUCogaoM. yaid ]nhaoMnao sahmait dI tao ivavaah saU~ maoM baMQa kr ek hao jaaeMgao.
p`BaaYa nao tao Ôaona pr hI Apnao baoTo rahula sao saIQao–saIQao pUC ilayaa. rahula sao Ôaona pr hu[- baatcaIt ka pUra byaaOra ]sanao maMjaUYaa kao batayaa – "maMjaU¸ phlao tao rahula maorI SaadI kI baat sauna kr qaaoD,a htp`Ba huAa. papa¸ AapkI SaadI , , ,hOrt sao baaolaa. laoikna ifr KuSaI sao cahk gayaa. AaOr jaba maOMnao ]sao yah batayaa ik vah AaOr kao[- nahIM bailk maMjaUYaa i~vaodI hO¸ tao vah bahut KuSa hao gayaa. khnao lagaa¸ papa turMt SaadI kr laao. maMjaUYaa AaMTI bahut AcCI hOM¸ AaOr sauMdr BaI."

maMjaUYaa ko haozaoM pr dbaI hMsaI ibaKr ga[-. naja,raoM ko saamanao rahula kI Civa sahja hI ]Bar Aa[-. ipClaI gaima-yaaoM maoM jaba mayaMk va [-Saa [MiDyaa sao ]sako pasa Donamaak- Aae qao¸ tba p`BaaYa nao rahula kao BaI baulavaa ilayaa qaa. vaao saBaI baar–baar ek saaqa [k{a haoto¸ kBaI ek–dUsaro ko GaraoM maoM yaa ifr kBaI iksaI baaga¸ baaja,ar yaa kao[- pya-Tna sqala pr.

panaI ko jahaja, sao naavao- ka tIna idnaaoM ka TUr BaI ]na saBaI nao saaqa ilayaa qaa. mayaMk va rahula kao ]na daonaaoM kI GainaYzta sao kuC Ôk- nahIM pD,a qaa. daonaaoM laD,ko Apnao maoM hI mast samaud`I jalayaa~a ka pUra–pUra lau%Ô ]za rho qao. iSap kI iKD,ikyaaoM sao¸ yaa ifr Dok pr jaakr p`akRitk naja,ara doKto¸ hrI–BarI phaiD,yaaoM ko baIca samaud` kI saMkD,I KaD,I sao gauja,rta jahaja, , , ,jahaja, ko AMdr Alamast maadk vaatavarNa ka BaI ]nhaoMnao pUra lau%Ô ]zayaa , , ,Bavya rosTaoroMT¸ Bara–Kulaa baaja,ar¸ iDskao DaMsa¸ pba Saao¸ yaUraoipyana Kola , , , magar [-Saa kao [na sabasao kuC saraokar nahIM qaa. vah [na sabasao ivalaga gaumasauma baOzI qaI. jaba tba ]sakI inabaa-Qa dRiYT maMjaUYaa va p`BaaYa pr iTk jaatI¸ jaOsao ]na daonaaoM ko baIca kI AMtrMgata kao vah Aa%masaat krnaa caahtI hao. ]na daonaaoM kao laokr vah saSaMikt qaI. SaUnya maoM khIM Kao[- kuC na kuC saaocatI hI jaa rhI qaI.

Donamaak- vaapsa Aakr vah maMjaUYaa sao p`BaaYa ko ivaYaya maoM trh–trh ko p`Sna pUCnao lagaI. Aap kba sao ]nhoM jaanatI haoÆ Aap daonaaoM @yaa hmaoSaa hI eosao saaqa GaUmato haoÆ p`BaaYa AMkla @yaa raoja Aapko pasa Aato hOMÆ p`BaaYa AMkla kI vajah sao Aapkao yahaM Akolaapna nahIM lagata haogaaÆ maMjaUYaa kao ApnaI baoTI sao ek ja,bardst ihcak–saI hao ga[-.
p`BaaYa maMjaUYaa ka haqa KIMcato hue baaolaa¸ "yah tuma iksa saaoca maoM DUba ga[-Æ calaao¸ hma cala kr SaadI kr laoto hO. maoro baoTo nao [jaaja,t do dI hO."
"pr ABaI mauJao Apnao baccaaoM sao [jaaja,t nahIM imalaI hO¸" maMjaUYaa Apnaa haqa CuD,ato hue baaolaI.

maMjaUYaa kao Aba Apnao baccaaoM sao [jaaja,t imala ga[- qaI. vah AtIt kI duinayaa sao baahr inaklaI. ApnaI AaMKaoM kao malaa. saamanao dIvaar pr TMgaI GaD,I maoM samaya doKa– Saama ko caar baja rho qao. 'Aaoh saaofo pr baOzo–baOzo pUro dao GaMTo hao gae¸' vah baudbauda[-. magar vah ek maIzo Ahsaasa sao BarI qaI. ijaM,dgaI ekdma sao badlaI hu[- laga rhI qaI. ]zkr ]sanao sabasao phlao p`BaaYa kao Ôaona ikyaa. KuSa haoto hue baaolaI¸ "maoro daonaaoM baccaaoM ko javaaba Aa gae hOM AaOr javaaba 'haM maoM hOM."
"saca , , ," p`BaaYa nao iklakarI–saI BarI. cahkto hue baaolaa¸ "maOM tumasao kh rha qaa na¸ maMjaU , , ,Aba vah puranaa samaya nahIM rha¸ jaba dUsarI SaadI vagaOrh kI baatoM Sama-naak samaJaI jaae. baccao BaI Aajakla ko samaJadar hao gae hOM¸ AaOr baD,o–baUZ,o BaI samaaja ko [sa badlaava kao sahYa- svaIkarnao lagao hOM. AaiK,r sadI badla ga[- hO."

maMjaUYaa KuSaI sao Aaotpaot haoto hue isaÔ- baaola pa[-¸ "haM¸ p`BaaYa¸ tuma sahI kh rho hao. [-Saa ilaK rhI hO ik maorI maaM BaI hmaarI SaadI kI baat sao bahut KuSa hO."
"AcCa SaadI kba va kha kroMgaoÆ"
maMjaUYaa kuC saaocato hue baaolaI¸ "SaadI tao hma Apnao doSa¸ Apnao Sahr mauMba[- maoM hI krMogao. AaOr kba ka ihsaaba eosaa hO ik Agalao mahInao maOM Aa^iÔsa ko kama sao hF,to Bar ko ilae mauMba[- jaa rhI hUM. Aa jaaAao tuma BaI Agar SaadI krnaI hO tao."
p`BaaYa cauhla krto hue baaolaa¸ "SaadI tao ja,$r krnaI hO pr halaat eosao hOM ik ABaI maora Aa^iÔsa mauJao [MiDyaa jaanao ka iTkT donao vaalaa nahIM¸ AaOr maorI jaoba [tnaa mahMgaa iTkT ]zanao kI halat maoM nahIM. Agar haM¸ eAr [MiDyaa kI maOnaojar hvaa[- jahaja, ko iTkTaoM maoM kuC ivaSaoYa kTaOdI kr do tao maOM SaadI ko ilae [MiDyaa jaanao kI saaoca sakta hUM."
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maMuMba[- ko ]pnagar baaMd`a kI Adalat maoM rijasT/ar ko sammauK maMjaUYaa va p`BaaYa Apnao–Apnao baccaaoM ko saaqa KD,o hue. maMyak ko haqaaoM maoM imaza[- ka iDbbaa¸ [-Saa ko haqaaoM maoM daonaaoM ko ilae ek–dUsaro kao phnaanao ko ilae saaonao kI AMgaUizyaaM¸ AaOr rahula ko haqaaoM maoM jauhI va gaulaaba ko puYp har. tInaaoM baccao ]nakI SaadI ko gavaah banao. ]na daonaaoM ko hstaxar ko baad rijasT/ar nao ]na tInaaoM ko hstaxar BaI ilae¸ pUCnao lagaa¸ "tInaaoM gavaahaoM sao Aap daonaaoM ka saMbaMQaÆ @yaa yao Aapko ima~ , , ," vah ]nhoM TTaolatI naja,raoM sao doKnao lagaa.
"yao hmaaro baccao hOM¸" p`BaaYa nao javaaba idyaa.
rijasT/ar va vahaM KD,o Adalat ko Anya kma-caarI AivaSvasanaIya dRiYT sao ]nhoM GaUrnao lagao.
maMjaUYaa BaIgao svar maoM baaolaI¸ "yao tInaaoM vaastva maoM hmaaro baccao hOM."
"yah hmaarI maaM hOM¸" mayaMk va [-Saa sahsaa maMjaUYaa ko kMQao pr ek saaqa haqa rK kr ek svar maoM baaolao.
"AaOr yah maoro papa hOM¸" rahula Aagao baZ,kr p`BaaYa ko kMQao pr Apnaa haqa rKta huAa baaolaa.

rijasT/ar AaScaya- sao mauskurato hue baaolaa¸ "eosaa BaI haota hO , , ," AaOr gavaahaoM ko isagnaocaraoM ko naIcao banao 'saMbaMQa ka^lama' maoM ilaKnao lagaa – 'pu~' 'pu~' 'pu~I'.
"Aba Aap daonaaoM ek dUsaro kao AMgaUizyaaM phnaa[e¸" [-Saa ]nakI Aaor AMgaUizyaaM baZ,ato hue baaolaI.
rahula ]nakI trÔ puYp haraoM kao baZ,anao lagaa. maMyak saBaI kao imaza[- iKlaanao lagaa. [tnao maoM baahr baramado sao ek faoTaoga`aÔr¸ ijasaka [Mtja,ama mayaMk nao phlao sao hI ikyaa huAa qaa¸ AMdr Aayaa AaOr daonaaoM kI faoTao i@lak kr dI. vahaM ]pisqat saBaI laaoga zzakr hMsa pD,o. AaOr [sa trh maMjaUYaa kI ijaM,dgaI badla ga[- ek baar ifr.

9 jaUna 2005