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baat sahI haogaI. pragaI ko saaqa
dao Sabd baaolanao ko ilae Apnao rama nao ijatnao p`pMca ike qao ]sakI fohirst baD,I laMbaI hO. skUla ko samaaraoh ko samaya gau$kula ko
ipClao Baaga maoM imalanao kI baat maOMnao mana hI mana tya kr laI qaI.
]sa maoM BaI ek puranaa Aama ka poD, maOMnao mana hI mana sajaa ilayaa.
j,yaada kao[- Anaumaana nahIM basa [tnaa hI pUCnaa qaa ik¸ '"maOM
tuJao AcCa lagata hMUĆ" daost sao kh idyaa qaa ik tumhara tao
]sa ko Gar Aanaa–jaanaa hO. yaMU [tnaa imalanao ka kuC jamaa dao
tao ]pkar. kao[- na jaanao eosao kh donaa. laoikna daost BaI
eosao idmaaga ka ik khnao ko baad Aaz idna tk JaaMk kr doKa tk nahIM.
yahaM maorI jaana jaatI qaI. pragaI ko skUla ko maaga- pr
saubah–Saama haqa maoM hrkaro kI Dak hao yaMU KD,a rh jaata. ]sao
Aato–jaato doKta. ]sa ka Qyaana jaata tao vah naIcao naja,r krko
AaOr laD,ikyaaoM ko saaqa inakla jaatI. mauJao tao ]sa sao [tnaa hI
pUCnaa qaa ik¸ "tU tao mauJao ivaVa kI ksama [%tI AcCI lagatI hO ik
baat nahIM¸ laoikna maOM tuJao AcCa lagata hMUĆ" yaid [tnaI baat ka
javaaba 'haM' maoM imalao tao yah BaI pUCnaa qaa ik¸ "hmaarI sagaa[-
kI baatcaIt cala rhI hO¸ vah toro Gar maoM khaM tk phMucaIĆ"
[tnaI baat krnao ko ilae gau$kula ko
puranao Aama ko poD, ko pasa mauJa sao imalaanao ko ilae daost sao kha qaa
tao vah mauJao laTka kr AazvaoM idna Aayaa AaOr baaolaa ik¸ "kh
idyaa hO." maOMnao pUCa ik "@yaaĆ" tao baaolaa ik¸
"]sa maoM irpIT @yaaoM krvaata hOĆ tU nao kha qaa vahI kh
idyaa hO." maOMnao pUCa ik¸ "haM khI yaa naaĆ"
tao pUCta hO¸ "iksa baat kIĆ" maOMnao kha ik¸
"maUrK¸ imalanao kI –– imalanao kI haM khI yaa naaĆ'
javaaba maoM vah baaolaa nahIM pr hMsaaoD, kI trh¸ Apnao kao KIJa caZ,o
yaMU hMsa idyaa. hMsato–hMsato dUr calaa gayaa AaOr vahaM
KD,o–KD,o poinsala kI naaok inakalanao lagaa. baad ko caar idna
tao kOsao gauja,ro vah maora mana jaanata hO. pragaI nao imalanao kI
haM khI haogaI yaa naaĆ laD,kI kI jaat hO. Drpaok haotI hO.
na BaI Aae. halaaMik mana khta qaa ik AaegaI¸ AaegaI ja,$r.
samaaraoh ko idna sabaoro sao gau$kula ko
ipCvaaD,o ko maOdana maoM hora–forI krta rha. na jaanao @yaaoM jaI
macala rha qaaŃ saoz ko pasa sao Cu+I lao kr sabaoro sao hI inakla
gayaa qaa laoikna yaMU lagata qaa jaOsao naaOkrI maoM qaa hI nahIM.
haonaa BaI nahIM caaihe. saba sao Alaga–qalaga ifrta AaOr
baar–baar naja,r puranao Aama ko tnao ko pasa Daoro kI trh ilapTtI rhtI.
eosaa haota qaa. [sa va> yaad Aa rha
hO.
yakayak ja,MjaIr KIMcaI ga[- AaOr gaaD,I
$k kr KD,I hao ga[-. ibalakula vaIranaa–saa qaa tao BaI saba
naIcao ]trnao lagao. knak ]tro tao mauJao AcCa na lagao. At:
]sao ibazae rKnao ko ilae hI maOM nao pUCa¸ "imalao hao yaa nahIM
iksaIM idnaĆ"
"yaMU tao ek baar ek naaTk maoM hmaoM ek saaqa ]trnaa qaa."
vah baaolaa AaOr ifr ivacaaraoM maoM bah gayaa. laoikna tBaI gaaD,I
ihcakaolao ko saaqa calaI. kao[- baaolaa ik iksaI nao yaMU hI ibanaa
iksaI vajah jaM,jaIr KIMcaI qaI. caalaU gaaD,I kao vyaqa- hI
ihcakaolao Kanao pD,o. ifr sao knak maoro saamanao doK kr baaolaa¸
"papa¸ saca bata}MĆ mauJao AaOr ]sao ek hI Dayalaa^ga ek
saaqa baaolanaa qaa. laoikna baat yah hu[- ik vah maoro saamanao
Aa[- AaOr maOM Dayalaa^ga BaUla gayaa. vah Apnaa Dayalaa^ga baaola
kr calaI ga[- AaOr maoro baad baaolanao kI ijasa kI baarI qaI vah laD,ka
BaI Apnaa Dayalaa^ga baaola kr calaa gayaa. maoM sToja pr rha
laoikna kuC baaola nahIM saka. ]saI maoM Gaplaa hao gayaa."
"eosaa hao jaata hO¸ k[- baarŃ" maOMnao ]sao AaSvaasana
donao ko ihsaaba sao kha.
maOM tao saaZ,o paMca bajao sao puranao
Aama ko poD, ko pasa phMuca gayaa qaa. baovajah phlao sao hI mana
maoM dhSat pOda hao ga[- qaIM ik pragaI nahIM AaegaI. AaOr kmaba#,t
baurI klpnaa saca bananao ko ilae hmaoSaa Aagao daOD,tI rhtI hO.
Apnao kao [sa baat ka KUba AnauBava hO. paOnao Ch¸ paOnao Ch AaOr
paMca¸ Ch maoM paMca kma AaOr Ch BaI baja gae. JaaDU kI trh AaMKoM
Gaumaa–Gaumaakr qak gayaa. saaZ,o Ch baja gae. khIM idKa[-
na dI. qaaoD,I–saI zMD¸ qaaoD,I–qaaoD,I hvaa. saat bajao
AaOr Aama ko p%to KD,knao lagao. laoikna saba kuC KalaI laga rha
qaa. fIka AaOr naIrsa. ibalakula mairyala. ibalakula
rMga ivahIna.
saaZ,o saat bajao ek baUZ,a Aayaa.
caprasaI ko isavaa kaOna hao sakta hOĆ mauJa sao pUCa¸ kaOna hO¸
yahaM @yaaoM KD,a hOĆ maOM @yaa javaaba dotaĆ ]sanao mauJao
maOdana sao baahr inakala idyaa. mauJao yah Baraosaa krnaa AcCa
lagaa ik yaid paOnao Aaz tk rhnao idyaa haota tao Saayad pragaI Aa BaI
jaatI.
inakla kr samaaraoh maoM jauD, gayaa.
laD,ikyaaoM ka garbaa naR%ya cala rh qaa. ek–ek caohra doK ilayaa.
khIM pragaIĆ khIM pragaI nahIM qaI. baahr inaklaa tao vah
daost imala gayaa.
"@yaaoMĆ" ]sanao pUCa¸
"KUba rah doKI naĆ" ifr ]phasa ko AMdaja, maoM baaolaa¸
"kOsao AatIĆ Aaja daophr kao ]sa kao maamaa Aa kr lao
gae."
ifr pta calaa ik baD,I saaija,Sa cala rhI
qaI. maamaa nao Apnao saalao ka laD,ka ]sa ko ilae tya ikyaa qaa.
idKanao lao gae qao. savaala ek hI ik ibalakula yaMU hI calaI ga[-
haogaIĆ iksaI trh kI haM–naa nahIM kI haogaIĆ ifr mauJao
hI dUkana maoM baOzo–baOzo puna: ivacaar Aayaa ik yao saaro savaala hI
bacakanaa qao. ijana ka javaaba na kh 'naa' maoM hI Aata qaa.
phlaI baat tao yah ik hmaoM AaOr ]sao @yaaĆ p`oma–ba`oma qaaĆ
baat–baat hu[- qaIĆ sagaa[- kI baat jaarI qaI. hu[- nahIM
qaI¸ haonao vaalaI qaI. yah baat Alaga hO. $ba$ BaI tao
jyaada imalao nahIM qao. maamalao maoM qaa kuCĆ ik AMdr hI
AMdr kulabalaato rhoMĆ yaid ekaQa baar imalao haoto tao BaI baat
vyaavahairk lagatI.
"knakŃ" mauJasao Anaayaasa knak kao pUCa gayaa¸
"]sa naaTk vaalao maamalao ko baad tU imalaa yaa nahIM kBaI ]sasaoĆ"
"nahIM imalaa¸ imalaMUgaa kBaI."
imala ilae AbaŃ na jaanao vah
'kBaI' kba AaeĆ iksao ptaĆ 'kBaI' pcaasa saala ko baad BaI
Aa sakta hO. daost Kbar laayaa qaa ik pragaI kI sagaa[- hao ga[-.
saunaa tba maOM jaUnaagaZ, ko pasa-la kI ilasT banaa rha qaa. ]sao
pUra ike ibanaa ]za nahIM jaa sakta qaa. pUra krko pana Kanao gayaa
tBaI pUrI baat saunaI. saaoDa pInao ka mana na jaanao @yaaoM hao
Aayaa. saaoDa AcCI caIja, hO. ]sa sao maMuh ka fIkapna dUr hao
jaata hO. vah saba rasa Aa gayaa dao–tIna saala maoM. ApnaI
BaI sagaa[- hao ga[-. zaz–baaT maoM pD, gae. naaOkrI ka
naSaa idmaaga pr savaar hao gayaa. QaMQaa Sau$ ikyaa tao ]saka AaOr
BaI Dbala sT/aMga naSaa caZ,a. paMca saala–saat saala–dsa
saala–SaadI¸ saMsaar AaOr baccao. pOsao pOda ike –– ]saka BaI
naSaa kuC eosaa–vaOsaa qaaoD,I na rhta hOŃ
baIca–baIca maoM pragaI ko samaacaar
imala jaato qao. pit ko saaqa pTtI nahIM qaI. pITta qaa KUba
]sao. iksa ka daoYa hOŃ ]sanao dUsarI baIvaI kI¸ yah
samaacaar BaI iksaI nao idyaa. ]saka CaoTa Baa[- maoro pasa vaalaI
dUkana maoM gaumaaStagaIrI krta qaa. ]saI nao ek dfa batayaa qaa ik
bahna Gar Aa ga[- hO AaOr Aba ]sao vaapsa Baojanaa nahIM hOM.
]saI Saama maOM gau$kula ko maOdana sao
CaoTo rast pr maMidr jaa rha qaa. maOdana ko faTk maoM daiKla haoto
hI dUr tk naja,r daOD, ga[-. yaMU BaI hr raoja, puranao Aama ko poD,
sao Tkranao kI ek Ëimak Aadt–saI pD, ga[- qaI. ]sa idna BaI
naja,r daOD,a dI tao Saama ko hlako QaMuQalako maoM dUr sao ek safod
Qabbaa–saa idKa[- idyaa. ja,ra dsa–pMd`h kdma par ike tao idKa[-
pD,a ik kao[- safod saaD,I maoM Aama ko tnao ko pasa pIz krko KD,a qaa.
kmar ko naIcao sao fUlaI hu[- kao[- AaOrt hO yah tao turMt samaJa maoM Aa
gayaa qaa laoikna pragaI hO yah tao ibalakula pasa jaanao pr hI pta calaa.
laMbao¸ kalao baala khaM gaeĆ AroŃ ek CaoTa–saa jaUD,a
laTkta qaa. saaD,I safod¸ laoikna ]tr kr gad-na tk Aa ga[- qaI
[sailae maalaUma pD,a ik AcCI–KasaI safodI CMT ga[- qaI baalaaoM pr.
SarIr sqaUla. na jaanao @yaaoM¸ pgaDMDI kI Aaor pIz krko Aama ko
zMUzo tnao kao Aplak AaMKaoM sao doKtI hu[- KD,I qaI. maanaao ]sako
saamanao KD,o hao kr ]saka Qyaana Qar rhI hao. maOMnao galaa KMKara
tao ]sanao caaOMk kr pICo doKa. mauJao phcaana tao ilayaa haogaa
eosaa lagata hO¸ @yaaoMik AaMKaoM maoM ja,ra–saI zMDI mauskana kI
fusafusaahT–saI hu[-. laoikna vah tao ek hI pla. ifr gaMBaIr
hao ga[-.
iksaI nao jaM,jaIr KIMca kr gaaD,I kao
raok idyaa hao yaMU. maOM BaI $k kr KD,a rh gayaa. baaolaMU.
baaolaMU¸ mana ikyaa. pr @yaa baaolaMUĆ baaolanao ka savaala
hI kBaI khaM pOda huAa qaa hmaaro baIcaĆ 'kOsao hao' pUCnaa BaI
nasaIba nahIM huAa. maMuh maoM Sabd banato–banato rh gayaa.
naja,raoM maoM phcaana jagaI AaOr ifr vyavahar banato–banato rh ga[-.
ek AaQa pla maOM $ka. ja,ra–saa maMuh mauska idyaa AaOr
kMpna–saa lagaa. turMt Aagao inakla gayaa. kao[- pICo sao
Qa@ka maarta hao¸ calaa rha hao [sa kdr toja,I sao maOM calanao lagaa.
kaolaahla–kaolaahla–kaolaahla hao gayaa mana maoM. laoikna $ka
nahIM. samaJata qaa ik vah saba vyaqa- hO. mana vyaqa- hI
fufuD,–fufuD, haota hO. ijasa ko saaqa isaf- ek baar hI sagaa[- kI
baat calaI qaI¸ AaOr ek baar 'kOsao haoĆ' ka vyavahar huAa qaa
]sako ilae Balaa [tnaa saara kaolaahlaĆ calato hue baOla kao Aar
GaaoMcanao ka kama vyaaparI ka nahIM. iktnao sauKI hOM hma.
Gar–baar¸ QaMQaa¸ Aaba$¸ naaOkr–caakr¸ Gar samhalao eosaI p%naI¸
jaba khao tba knyaa doKnao ko ilae cala pD,o eosaa laD,ka.
maala–imailkyat @yaa nahIM hO Apnao pasaĆ ek hrkaro kI poZ,I maoM
kama krto qao ]samaoM sao yah saba basaayaa. iktnaa
BaaogaaĆ tba khIM safla hue. ija,MdgaI maoM safla hue.
kBaI BaI iksaI caIja, ka gama Apnao kao rha nahIM¸ DMk rha nahIM.
ifr BaI yah puranao Aama ko zMUz ko pasa sao inaklato samaya KTka @yaaoM
haota hO¸ @yaaoMĆ kao[- karNa hO BaIĆ DMk jaOsaa @yaaoM
lagata hOĆ karNaĆ yaMU hI.
SaIGa`ta sao maMidr maoM jaa kr ek haqa
maoM TaopI ]tarI¸ ja,aor sao GaMTa bajaayaa tao [tnao ja,aor sao bajaa ik
saba ivasmaya sao doKto rh gae. kanaaoM maoM GaMTI kI kMpna hu[- tao
ja,aor sao AaMKoM baMd kr ko Bagavaana kI stuit maoM AaoMz fD,fD,anao
lagao. ifr pICo harmaaoinayama lao kr Bajana gaanao ko ilae baOzo
hue Bagat sao kha¸ "Aap Apnaa caalaU kIijae." maOM kuC
kaMp ]za qaa. eosaa huAa qaa tba.
"knakŃ" ivacaaraoM sao baahr inakla kr maOM nao kha¸
"hma jaba tumharI ]ma` ko qao tao hmaoM BaI iksaI ko saaqa baat krnaa
AcCa lagata qaa [sakI naa nahIM¸ laoikna yaMU pZ,a[- yaa QaMQao kI baila
do kr tao kuC BaI nahIMÂ samaJaoŃ'
mauJao lagata hO¸ Aajakla ko laD,ko ]laTI
KaopD,I ko haoto hOM. ek kana sao sauna kr t%kala dUsaro kana sao
inakala doM. knak BaI ]na sao Alaga nahIM. [tnaa–[tnaa khnao
ko baavajaUd vah caalaU gaaD,I maoM ]sa naaoTbauk kao inakala kr pZ,nao
lagaa. @yaa khnaaĆ jaOsao hI ]sanao ka^pI KaolaI ik BaItr sao
ittlaI ka kTa huAa pMK naIcao sark gayaa AaOr hvaa ko qapoD,o ko
saaqa iKD,kI sao baahr ]D, gayaa. vah KD,a hao gayaa AaOr AaMKoM
faD, faD, kr iKD,kI sao baahr JaaMknao lagaa.
na jaanao @yaa saUJaa ik maOMnao BaI ]zkr
iKD,kI sao baahr gad-na inakala kr doKa. laoikna sarpT BaagatI
gaaD,I ko baahr ]D, jaanao vaalaI pMK jaOsaI caIja, yaMU Balaa ifr sao
doKnao kao imala saktI hOĆ vah tao ga[- saao ga[- hI. maOM
BaI laD,ko ko saaqa laD,ka hao gayaa saao doKnao kao mana huAa.
varnaa eosao kMpna kI maOM Balaa prvaah @yaaoM k$Ć
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