ica{I maoM baMd yaadoM

—maohÉinnasaa prvaoja,

]sa idna puranaI AalamaarI kI safa[- kr rhI qaI. ]samaoM jaanao iktnao vaYaao-M puranaa ATalaa Bara qaa. ek ga{r vahaM rKa qaa. Kaolaa tao puranaI icai{yaaoM ka baMQaa Zor qaa. hr ica{I ko saaqa ek smaRit AaOr ]saka [ithasa jauD,a qaa. AmmaaM ko Kt¸ Abbaa ko lambao k[-–k[- pnnaaoM vaalao p~ AaOr BaI jaanao iktnao ima~aoM ko¸ pazkaoM ko p~ qao. yaanao Kt hI Kt maoro saamanao qao. ilaKnao vaalaaoM maoM Aba AiQakaMSa [sa saMsaar maoM jaIivat nahIM qao¸ pr ]na icai{yaaoM maoM ]sa vyai@t kI ApnaI Civa¸ Aaba AaOr vajaUd vaOsaa hI barkrar qaa. paosTkaD- pr¸ ilafafaoM pr ]sa samaya kI tarIKoM AaOr sana\ ko saaqa DakGar kI maaohr maaOjaUd qaI. paosTkaD- kovala AmmaaM ko qao. vah Apnao Kt paosTkaD- pr hI ilaKvaatI qaIM. Aaja BaI iksaI ka paosTkaD- pr ilaKa Kt Aayaa hO¸ tao ekdma sao AmmaaM kI yaad kI furorI kaOMQa jaatI hOM. iktnaI Zo,r–Zo,r smaRityaaoM nao ek saaqa Aakr mauJao Gaor ilayaa. smaRityaaoM ko hao–hllao AaOr Saaor nao mauJao baIto idnaaoM maoM phMucaa idyaa. hr smaRit kI ApnaI Alaga Alaga mahk qaI. jaOsao iksaI puranao [~dana maoM rKo faoha kI mahk. [~ K%ma hao gayaa pr ]sakI KuSabaU ]samaoM ABaI BaI basaI qaI. Abbaa ko lambao p~aoM maoM duinayaaM kI¸ samaaja kI baatoM AaOr Ant maoM nanha saa ek AaSvaasana¸ jaao hmaoSaa maoro kaMpto kmaja,aor pOraoM kao takt dota qaa. AmmaaM ko Kud ko ilaKo ]d-U ko yaa ifr iksaI ko Wara ilaKae ihndI ko Kt AaOr Ant maoM bataOr tsadIk maoM ]nako vahI ToZ,o–maoZ,o ihndI ko hstaxar¸ ijasao maOMnao ]nhoM kBaI caaOqaI kxaa maoM pZ,to samaya ilaKnaa isaKayaa qaa. TUTo–fUTo Sabd vaalao hstaxar jaao baad maoM baOMk sao laokr jaayadad ko dstavaoja,aoM maoM BaI calanao lagao qao. AmmaaM ko hstaxar ]nakI ]pisqait kao dja,- krata qaa. yah saaro p~ Aba maoro ilae ija,ndgaI ko kImatI Qaraohr qao. AmmaaM ko KtaoM maoM Gar–pirvaar AaOr ]nakI ApnaI inajaI baatoM. lagata jaOsao AmmaaM basa saamanao baOzI hOM AaOr baaola rhI hOM. hr Sabd ko saaqa ]nakI mamata haotI AaOr dbaI–CupI gauPt rhsya kI baatoM haotIM. hr Sabd ko pICo thKanaa Cupa haota. AmmaaM kI [nhIM baataoM nao @yaa mauJao hmaoSaa qaamao nahIM rKa qaaÆ saMsaar ko iksaI kanaUna kao nahIM maananao vaalaa mana [nhIM ihdayataoM kI pabandI kao kBaI laaMGa nahIM payaa qaa.

CaoTI qaI tba AmmaaM ko du:K–sauK kI [klaaOtI gavaah qaI. AmmaaM kI iktnao idnaaoM kI icaraOrI pr skUla ko rasto maoM jaao DakGar pD,ta qaa¸ vahaM sao ek paosTkaD- KrId kr laatI AaOr laaOTkr AmmaaM ko haqa maoM paosTkaD- rK dotI¸ ijasao vah JaT Apnao AaMcala maoM Cupa laotIM. Apnao ivaWana pit sao vah DrtI qaIM. doK laonao pr vah maKaOla ]D,ato. [sailae jaba vah lambao daOro pr haoto AaOr rat jaba maOM pZ, rhI haotI¸ tao k[- baar JaaMk kr doKtIM ifr caupcaap Aakr baOz jaatIM. maOM BaI ]nakI ]%saukta¸ baocaOnaI kao taD, jaatI¸ [sailae jaldI hI pZ,a[- K%ma krko ]naka Kt ilaKnao baOz jaatI. vah Apnao Abbaa kao AaOr Apnao [klaaOto Baa[- kao Kt ilaKatIM. vah baaolatI jaatIM AaOr yaad kr–kr raotI jaatIM. iktnaI Z,or baatoM vah khtIM ifr manaa krtIM – "nahIM , , ,nahIM¸ [sao mat ilaKnaa vah laaoga maoro du:KaoM ka pta pa laoMgao." AmmaaM kI iktnaI Zor baatoM jaao ilaKa[- nahIM jaatIM. ]na r_ kI ga[-M baataoM ka Zo,r maoro Aagao kcaro kI trh [k{a haota rhta. mauJao BaI pta qaa AmmaaM dsa baat khoMgaI AaOr ek baat ilaKnao khoMgaI [sailae Kud hI ]na baataoM kao saMSaaoQana kr jaao zIk lagata ]sao ilaK dotI. @yaa Aaja ko saMpadk haonao ka gauNa AmmaaM ko Wara ilaKae gae KtaoM sao Aayaa qaaÆ bacapna maoM Abbaa ko dao vaYa- baImaar rhnao ko karNa ]nako Wara ilaKae kaoT- ko fOsalao ilaKto–ilaKto maOM laoiKka bana ga[-M qaI. @yaa baala majadUr kI BaUimaka maoM mauJao BaivaYya ko ilae maoro maata–ipta gaZ, rho qaoÆ gaIlaI maaTI kao saana–saana kr pca–pca laaoMdao kao qaaop–qaaop kr ek maUrt tOyaar kr rho qaoÆ Aaja AmmaaM nahIM hOM¸ ijanda haotIM tao khtI –"rhnao do , , ,[sao mat ilaK¸ eosaa khIM kao[- saMpadkIya ilaKta hOÆ"

skUla ko rasto maoM DakGar qaa. saD,k pr hI laala paosTbaa^@sa lagaa qaa ijasao hma baccao BaanaumatI ka iDbbaa khto qao. hmaarI yah pirklpnaa qaI ik [sako Andr ek ijanna baMd hO jaao hr samasyaa kao saulaJaa sakta hO. bahut CaoTI qaI¸ Saayad phlaI kxaa maoM pZ,tI qaI. iksaI nao batayaa qaa [samaoM ica{I Dalato hO jaao khIM BaI phMuca saktI hO. nanhoM mana maoM ek ivacaar kaOMQaa AaOr JaT sao ApnaI kxaa kI kapI ka pnnaa faD,kr ek p~ TUTI BaaYaa maoM daOro pr gae Abbaa kao ilaKa qaa. Zor saaro taohfo laanao kI frmaa[-SaoM qaIM¸ maoro jaIvana ka vah phlaa p~ qaa. vah taofo tao kBaI nahIM Aae pr ek idna jaba ]saI p~ kao DakGar ko pICo kcaro ko Z,or pr pD,a doKa tao DakGar vaalaaoM pr bahut gaussaa Aayaa AaOr ]nhoM sajaa donao ka saaocaa. raoja paosT baa^@sa maoM Zor–Zor kMkD,–p%qar–maoMZ,k Dalanao lagaI. DakGar vaalao proSaana. ek idna paosTmaasTr nao Cupkr pkD, ilayaa. maorI iSakayat pr ]nhaoMnao samaJaayaa¸ baoTa¸ p~ ilafafo maoM rK¸ pta ilaKkr ]sao gaaoMd sao icapka kr Baojaa jaata hO. vah sabak Aaja tk rTa huAa hO. ]sako baad kBaI maora kao[- p~ gauma nahIM huAa. mauJao ilaKo maoro pazkaoM ko p~ BaI kBaI gauma nahIM hue. iksaI nao isaf- maora naama tqaa Baart ilaKa tao vah p~ GaUma–GaUmakr saalaaoM baad BaI imalaa pr ja$r imalaa. k[- baar tao DoDbaa^@sa maoM pD,o rhnao ko baad paosTmaasTr ko ilaKo p~ ko saaqa mauJao Baojaa gayaa. maOMnao jaao bacapna maoM DakGar vaalaaoM kao sajaa dI qaI¸ @yaa yah ]saI ka pirNaama qaaÆ

KakI vadI- maoM p~aoM ka qaOlaa laTkae haqaaoM maoM p~aoM ka ga{r ilae ]sa AjanabaI vyai@t ka sabakao [ntojaar rhta hO. KuSaI kI Kbar¸ du:KaoM kI saUcanaa ilae daOD,ta vah Daikyaa iktnaa Apnaa¸ inakT ka vyai@t lagata hO. vah sarkarI vyai@t hO¸ yah baat maananao kao mana tOyaar nahIM haota. Daikyaa kI jaao pirBaaYaa hmanao jaanaI AaOr samaJaI hO¸ ]samaoM vah kovala sandoSa vaahk hI nahIM hOM bailk dUrsqa AMcalaaoM maoM basao AnapZ,aoM ko ilae tao vah p~vaacak tqaa p~laoKk BaI hO. vah hmaarI saMvaodnaa ka Eaaot AaOr KuiSayaaoM ka ihssaodar BaI hO. ek CaoTa saa kma-caarI hmaarI ija,ndgaI maoM iksa trh Gaula–imala gayaa hO¸ ik ]saka Aagamana ek sarkarI kma-caarI kI trh nahIM¸ BaavanaaAaoM ko baadlaaoM kI trh vah hmaaro AaMgana maoM du:K–sauK kI barsaat krnao vaalao vyai@t ko $p maoM hma ]sao jaanato hOM. ]sako qaOlao maoM hmaaro ArmaanaaoM ko AaOr KuiSayaaoM ko hIro–maaotI Baro haoto hOM. saUrja ko saaqa vah inaklata hO AaOr manauYya ko inassaar jaIvana maoM iktnaa rMga¸ iktnaI hlacala AaOr ]qala–puqala Bar dota hO.

'ivarha p`oma kI jaagaRt gait hO AaOr sauYauiPt imalana hO.' ivayaaoga kI Asa*ya pID,a ka inadana sandoSa sao hI saMBava hO. saItahrNa ko pScaat rama inaja-na kanana maoM BaTkto hue pUCto hOM – "ho Kga maRga hao maQaukr EaonaI¸ tumh doKI saIta maRganaOnaI." maa$ ko baala ivavaah ko pScaat jaba vah yaaOvana kao p`aPt haotI hO tba vah Apnao pit Zaolaa sao imalanao ko ilae baocaOna hO. mana ko AMtrtma dd- kI gaaopnaIyata banaae rKnao ko ilae taoto ko maaQyama sao sandoSa BaojatI hO. [sa p`kar Apnao ip`yatma kao sandoSa phMucaanao kI baocaOnaI maoM laaogaaoM nao vaRxa¸ pva-t¸ taoto¸ kbaUtr¸ BaMvaro evaM baadlaaoM ka sahara ilayaa. kuTnaI ko saharo Apnao sandoSa phMucaanao kI kaoiSaSa kI hO. khIM ApnaI AMgaUzI¸ vas~ icanh AaOr rMga ko maaQyama sao Apnao saMdoSa phMucaae hOM. manauYya kao Apnao saamaaijak saMbaMQaaoM kao inaBaanao tqaa mana kI BaavanaaAaoM kao dUsaro tk phMucaanao ko ]pËma maoM iktnaa BaTknaa pD,a hO. saidyaaoM baad Daikyaa ko ]dya haonao ko pScaat ]sanao raht kI saaMsa laI hO. sandoSa saMp`oYaNa ko $p maoM janaBaavanaa ko saMrxak kI trh ]sanao maanava [ithasa maoM ek AiWtIya BaUimaka inaBaa[- hO.

p~aoM nao jahaM p`oimayaaoM kao raht dI¸ vahIM k[- YaD,yaM~ BaI rcao AaOr gavaah BaI banao¸ p~aoM nao ËaMit kI. baD,o saama`ajyaaoM ko ]%qaana–ptna ko karNa banao. p~aoM sao galatfhimayaaM BaI hu[-M. [sa trh p~aoM nao ]%pat BaI macaayaa. p~aoM ko maaQyama sao ApraQa pkDo, gae. Aa%mah%yaa ko samaya laaoga p~ ilaKkr mar jaato hOM¸ Ant samaya BaI manauYya ApnaI AiBavyai@t p~ sao hI kr pata hO. saamaaijak saMbaMQaaoM ko p~¸ SaadI–byaah ko saMdoSa. AaidvaasaI [laakaoM maoM laalaimaca-¸ kmala ka fUla yauw ko saMdoSa maanao jaato qao. baadSaah Akbar kao ranaI dugaa-vatI nao p~ ilaKa qaa. ranaI dugaa-vatI nao saUt katnao ka krGaa Akbar kao Baojaa qaa ik baUZ,o hao gae Gar baOzkr saUt katao. Akbar nao ]%tr maoM caUiD,yaaM BaojaI qaIM ik – caUD,I phnaao AaOr Gar baOzao. maIrabaa[- jaba saamaaijak tanaaoM AaOr yaatnaa sao proSaana qaI. saaQau saMgat sao jaaoD,kr ]sa pr naanaa p`kar ko Aaraop lagaae jaa rho qao tba ]sanao tulasaI kao pd maoM p~ ilaKa qaa. tulasaI nao BaI ]saka ]%tr pd sao hI idyaa qaa.

@yaa TolaIfaona¸ [nTrnaoT ko fOlato jaala maoM Aba Daikyaa gauma haokr rh jaaegaaÆ hr Gar¸ hr galaI maoM lagaI faona sauivaQaa Aba icai{yaaM ilaKnao ka irvaaja, hI K%ma kr doMgaI. saolaular faona pr saD,k calato¸ kar maoM¸ T/ona evaM eraoPlaona maoM BaI laaoga Kbar laoto rhto hOM ik phMuca rho hOM¸ @yaa Kanaa pka¸ naIMd Aa[- yaa nahIM¸ tibayat kOsaI hO¸ Aaid. [saI p`kar [nTrnaoT saMdoSaaoM ko Aadana–p`dana ko saaqa hI iksaI ivaYaya pr ivacaar¸ dvaa ko nausKo tqaa AjanaibayaaoM sao ivacaar–ivamaSa-. yahaM tk ik sabaoro Aanaovaalaa AKbaar¸ laoK evaM pustkaoM kI paMDuilaip tk ibanaa samaya ibatae pZ, sakto hOM. [tnaI Zor–Zor sauivaQaaAaoM nao @yaa maanavaIya saMvaodnaaAaoM kI baola kao sauKa nahIM idyaa hOÆ Aaja samaya hI samaya hO prntu ehsaasa kI¸ BaavanaaAaoM kI kmaI hao ga[- hO¸ mana ko BaavaaoM ka samaUcaa tala hI jaOsao saUK gayaa hO. nae saMcaar maaQyamaaoM kI jalakMuBaI maoM sahja saMdoSaaoM ko manaaoharI kmala @yaa gauma hao jaaeMgao¸ yah samaya hI bataegaa.