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laaoTa–panaI
baorMga mana sao rMga–ibarMgao AlaMkrNa sao saja, rhI hO baoraoinaka.Aaja laaoTa–panaI jaao hO. Baro samaaja maoM hiD,yaa³caavala sao banaa Saraba´ pInaa–iplaanaa haogaa jaulyauSa kao. tBaI tao SaadI tya haogaI. Aayaao–baabaa kI kao[- jaaor–jabardstI tao nahIM pr manasaa tao yahI hOM. vah saba kao samaJaa–samaJaakr qak gayaI ik vah SaadI nahIM krnaa caahtI ifr BaI saba maanato khaÐ hOM. samaJaato hI rhto hOM. tba ]sanao saaocaa ik Aaja Baro samaaja maoM hI hiD,yaa pInao sao [Mkar kr dogaI. kao[- kuC nahIM kr paegaa.
iBa<a³dIvaar´ maoM maZ,o Aa[-nao ko bagala vaalao idrKa pr caKuT iTna ko icai<ayaayao iDbbao maoM rKa hO sajanao ka saba samaana. Aa[-nao ka A@sa icaZ,ata hO. AaÐKaoM kI iGarnaI ka toja, saBya samaaja kI ikrNaoM pato hI Aaosa saa kafUr hao gayaa. mana DUbaa jaa rha hO caËvaatI GaIrnaI maoM. ihmmat nahIM haotI A@sa sao naja,roM imalaanao kI AaOr sahlaanao lagatI hO Apnao raOMdo hue ]dr kao. yaid eD,I sao na imasavaa[- haotI tao Aba tk ]Bar Aata icaknaa poT AaOr fudknao lagatI nanhIM ikrNa ka spMdna. krtI BaI tao @yaa saaomanaaqa kao ]saka maaÐ bananaa BaI tao psaMd nahIM.
nayaI ibandI ko p<ao sao iknaaro kI baD,I laala iTkulaI³ibandI´]jaaD,kr icapka dI Apnao }Ðcao lalaaT pr. baorao ko pOda haoto hI bapitsmaa pZ,ato hI fadr nao kha qaa }Ðcaa lalaaT laokr Aa[- hO hmaaro ]raMva kula maoMÊ kula ka naama }Ðcaa krogaI. Aayaao–baabaa nao jaSna manaayaa qaa. Bar–Bar daonaa³p<ao ka kTaora´ saBaI kao hiD,yaa iplaayaa qaa.
kaonao maoM pD,o JaaDU sao ek saIMk³itnaka´taoD, safod kumakuma maoM Dubaao–Dubaaokr iTkulaI kao saj,aanao lagaI. safod baUMdaoM ko baIca laala iTkulaI iKla ]zI. eosao hI iKla ]zI qaI jaba saaomanaaqa nao ]sako maaqao pr naga jaD,I laala iTkulaI icapkayaI qaI. saarI rat mauskato va krvaT badlato hI gaujarI qaI ]sa raoja,. rh–rh kr saaomanaaqa ko caohro ka naUr baorao ko caohro pr psar jaata qaa AaOr vah ]samaoM ilapT madmast hao ibaCaOnao pr isakuD,tI–psartI rhI qaI. KuSa haotI BaI @yaaoM nahIM saaomanaaqa bainayaa kula sao SahrI phnaavaa–AaoZ,avaa vaalaa AadmaI jaao qaa. COla–CbaIlaI klpnaa maoM ]raM[na laD,ikyaaÐ nyaaoCavar hao jaatI hMO.]naka rhna–sahnaÊ hava–BaavaÊ vaakpTuta AaOr gaohuMvaa–gaaOr vaNa- lauBaanao ko ilae maayaajaala sao kma nahIM. ibandI sajakr iJalaimalaanao lagaI. JaaDU ko saIMk nao baD,a kama ikyaa maaqao kao sajaanao maoM. Aba saIMk kao khaÐ rKtIÆ ]samaoM lagaI kumakuma Anya saamaana kao gaMda hI krtI. baorao nao saIMk kao iknaaro foMk idyaa. kaonao maoM pD,a safod kumakuma sao ilapTI camacamaatI saIMk baorao kao doK rha hO. baorao BaI tao eosao hI doKa krtI qaI Baro poT saaomanaaqa kao AaOr [sako phlao saaomanaaqa baorao kI rah ekTk inaharta qaa.
Aayaao–baabaa lakD,I–p<aa laonao jaMgala calao jaayaa krto. baorao Gar ka kama–kaja krtI. kBaI kao[- gaaÐva maoM kuC kama ko ilae baulaata tao calaI BaI jaatI. dsa–paÐcaÊ baasaI–kUsaI pkD,a dotaÊ KuSa hao jaatI. sahuAa[na tao A@sar hI baorao ko baabaa kao doKto hI kh dotI– “Baoja dobao baorao ko tina sauna kama hIkÊ iJana Bau[labao.”³Baoja donaa baorao kao qaaoD,a kama hOÊ BaUlanaa mat.´
baorao cahk–cahk ]nako Gar kI saaf–safa[- maoM laga jaatI. sahuAa[na baoTI kI ]trna BaI kBaI–kBaar do dotI. iKla ]ztI baorao nayao pirvaoSa ka phnaavaa pakr. nayao pirvaoSa ka phnaavaa KIMcanao lagata nayaI duinayaa maoM. baorao [saI nayaI duinayaa ka ihssaa bana jaanaa caahtI hO. ]sao kcaaoTta hO raoja Aayaao–baabaa ka jaMgala jaanaaÊ lakD,I–p<ao taoD,naaÊ barsaat maoM ek KotI krnao ko baad saala Bar carvaahI va hrvaahI krnaa. saaro baMQana taoD,kr inakla jaanaa caahtI hO ]sa nayaI duinayaa kI Aaor.
kajala kI roKa sao AaÐKoM pinayaa gayaIM. AaÐcala kao gaulazakr Baap donao lagaI. maMadr³Zaola´ kI AavaajaoM Aanao lagaI. lagata hO pUra samaaja Aa gayaa. jaulyauSa BaI Aa gayaa haogaa. ]sakI tao Aaja AarjaU pUrI hao rhI hO. ]sanao k[- baar mauJao Zu@ku Zukanao kI kaoiSaSa kI qaI. ]sa samaya Zu@ku hao laotI tao gaaod maoM tIna–caar baccao Aa gayao haoto. ]sa samaya hI tao koraoinanaa BaI eDivana ko Gar Zu@ku hao laI qaI. dao baccaa haonao ko baad laaoTa–panaI krakr SaadI hu[-. Aaja qaaoD,I dor sao AaegaIÊ kla hI kh rhI qaI jaMgala sao Aanao maoM dor hao jaaegaIÊ Aajakla kama jaldI nahIM ]sarta. CaoTU saala Bar ka BaI nahIM huAa ik ifr poT sao rh gayaI. Aba tao saara kama CaoTU kao Baotra baaÐQa kr hI krnaa pD,ta hO. Baotra baaÐQao–baaÐQao pIz BaI AkD, jaatI hO. idnaBar eDivana jaao kmaata hO AaQaa sao AiQak pIkr hI Aa jaata hOÊ ifr vahI raoja ka hao–hllaa AaOr hMgaamaa. maOM lakD,I–p<ao na taoDUM tao ek Saama ka klaovaa jauTanaa BaI mauiSkla. baorao jaanatI hO saba kuC. Saayad [saIilae saba CaoD, phuMca jaanaa caahtI hO ]sa nayaI duinayaa maoM. baorao kao icaZ, saI haotI hO samaaja ko rhna–sahnaÊ rIit–irvaaja sao. jaulyauSa nao k[- baar samaJaayaa BaI – “ iJana doK ] baD, mana koÊ ]mana ko daÐt haqaI laoKoÊ Kayao ko Aa} idKae ko Aa} hya. haimana kr saMsÌit baiZ,yaa hIkÊ saba Jana icaiD,yaa inayana Aajaad. na JaUz–maUz kI Saana na hvaa[- sapnaa.”³]na laaogaaoM kao mat doKaoÊ ]nalaaogaaoM ko daÐt haqaI jaOsao hOM. hmaarI saMsÌit AcCI hOÊ saba laaoga icaiD,yaa ko samaana Aaja,ad hO.´
jaulyauSa kI baatoM baorao kao khaÐ samaJa AatIM. psaInao kI mahk kao iDyaaoDroMT nao dbaa rKa hO. sahuAa[na nao baorao kao saaomanaaqa ko kmaro maoM paoCa lagaanao ko ilae Baojaa qaa. saaomanaaqa kI bahU rsaao[- maoM Qausaka tla rhI qaI.Qausako kI KuSabaU sao mana lalacaa rha qaa. sahuAa[na nao kha BaI qaa– “ jaayao Kna Aayaao–baabaa mana lao BaI Qausaka lao[- jaabao.”³jaato samaya maaЖipta jaI ko ilae BaI Qausaka lao jaanaa.´
baorao gaunagaunaatI JaUmatI hu[- paoCa lagaa rhI qaI.nahanaI sao taOilayaa lapoTo inaklaa qaa saaomanaaqa. ek pla ko ilae ]sako pOr izzko ifr saamaanya hao gayaa. baorao tao bacapna sao hI ]sako Gar maoM kama krtI rhI hO. baorao kI naja,r ]sako badna pr pD,I. gaaoro doh maoM icapko kalao baalaaoM ko AakYa-Na sao ]sakI najaroM BaI icapknao lagaIM. naja,roM Tkrato hI vah JaoMp gayaI. paoCo ko kpD,o kao iBaMgaaokr inacaaoD,tI hu[- BaavanaaAaoM kao BaI JaTkarnao lagaI. saaomanaaqa SaT- [na kr hlko ]Barto taoMd kao baolT sao ksaÊ ËIma–pa]Dr–iDyaaoDroMT lagaa baala savaaMrnao lagaa. iDyaaoDroMT kI KuSabaU kmaro maoM ibaKr gayaI. sauriBat hao gayaI baorao. KuSabaU kao jaohna maoM ]tar laonao kao AaturÊ lambaI saaÐsaoM laonao lagaI. saaomanaaqa Aa[nao ko saamanao baala saÐvaarta rha. ]laJata rha ApnaI hI maaÐga saIQaI krnao maoM. Jauk kr paoCa lagaatI baorao ko A@sa SaISao maoM doKkr ]laJata calaa gayaa. kutI- sao JaaMkta yaaOvanaÊ maMd mauskata caohraÊ KuSabaU sao sarabaaor kama maoM magna pr jaba baorao kI caMcala ifdktI naja,roM jyaaoM hI Aa[nao sao Tkra[-M saaomanaaqa kI inahartI naja,raoM ka saamanaa krto hI sakpka ga[-. mana maoM ivasfaoT saa huAa. tna sauiQa lao KD,I haokr dup+a saÐvaarnao lagaI. saaomanaaqa kmaro sao baahr inakla gayaa. bagaIcao ko Aama poD, Ct tk psar Aae qao. kla hI maMjarae qaoÊ Qyaana BaI na Aayaa ik kba AMibayaa gadra ga[-. gadra[- AMibayaa GaUmanao lagaI AaÐKaoM maoM. mana huAa lapk kr pkD, lao. idmaaga znaka jaldIbaaja,I krnaa zIk nahIM. gad\ laga ga[- tao Kama#vaah proSaanaI maoM fMsa jaaegaa. ‘Kayaa–pIyaa kuC nahIM igalaasa taoD,o caar Aanaa.’ saaocakr naasta krnao baOz gayaa. fUlaa–fUlaa Qausaka gaaya~I praosatI jaa rhI qaI pr Qyaana gazIlaI AMibayaa pr hI qaa. baorao bagala sao paoCa kI baalTI ilae inaklaI. saaomanaaqa kI naja,roM naIcao sao }pr tk sarsaratI hu[- doh pr fOlaI doK iDyaaoDroMT kI KuSabaU sao mana sarabaaor hao gayaa.
laala laalaI sao gaulaabaI haoz laala kr laI. saoMT inakalakr ]pr sao naIcao tk sp`o kI. camaolaI kI KuSabaU sao pUra kmara gahgaha ]za. jaohna maoM samaayaa iDyaaoDroMT Aba BaI BaarI pD, rha hO. laala saaD,I ko saaqa laala ilapisTk KUba fbaa. baorao hr %yaaohar maoM laalaI lagaatI hO. saaomanaaqa A@sar majaak krta– “ kalao ilapisTk maoM p[saa foMk qaIsaÊ taor haoz tao A[sanao rsaBarla laala hIk.”³@yaaoM ilapisTk maoM pOsaa foMk rhI haoÆ tumharo haoz tao eosao hI rsaBaro laala hOM.´
baorao ‘Qat\’ khtI hu[- lajaakr Baaga jaatI. ek idna pkD, maoM Aa hI gayaI. gaaya~I bahU baccaaoM kao laokr Baa[- kI SaadI maoM phlao hI maayako calaI gayaI qaI AaOr sahuAa[na Gar ka kama baorao kao samaJaakr pD,aosa maoM sa%yanaarayaNa Bagavaana kI pUjaa maoM calaI ga[-. saaomanaaqa nao ek igaFT ka Dbbaa pkD,ato hue baorao sao kha qaa– “ doK taor lao ka hIk [ iDbaa maoM.”³doKao tumharo ilae @yaa hO [sa iDbbao maoM´
baorao ko caohro pr sakucaahT va Samaa-hT psar Aa[- qaI. gaalaaoM pr laailamaa ibaKr ga[-. naja,roM Jauknao lagaI qaIMÊ badna isakuD,nao lagaa. pOraoM kI }MgailayaaÐ ja,maIna sao Kolanao lagaI qaIM. saaomanaaqa kao T/oifk ka ga`Ina isaganala jalanao saa lagaa. ]sanao baorao kao baaÐhaoM maoM Barto hue kha– “kalao saaocat iqasaÊ taor lao laanao hao t.saba taor hIkÊ maaoe BaI taor.”³@yaaoM saaoca rhI haoÊ tumharo ilae laayaa hUÐ. saba tumhara hOÊ maOM BaI tumhara hUÐ.´
baorao nao naja,ro ]za[-M. saaomanaaqa kI naja,roM madBarI lagaIM. ]sanao baahaoM ka ksaava baZ,ato hue kha– “saca kh qaao baoraoÊ jao idna sao taoko paoCa lagaat do[K hao.mana pgalaa[la laoKo laaga qaIk. taoMe tao mauÉk sauMdr ihsa. ek baar doK tao [ iDbaa maoM ka laa[na hao taor lao.”³saca kh rha hÐU baoraoÊ ijasa idna sao tumhoM paoMCa lagaato hue doKa hUÐ. mana pagala saa hao gayaa hO. tuma tao bahut sauMdr hao. ek baar doKao tao [sa iDbbaa maoM @yaa hO tumharo ilae.´
ifr Kud hI iDbbaa Kaolanao lagaa. nagajaD,I ibandIÊ ek ibandI p<ao sao ]jaaD,kr baorao ko maaqao pr icapkato hue kha– “ doK Aa[naa maoM kotnaa iKla[t hIk taor prÊ taor Aagao saba fola.”³Aa[naa maoM doKao iktnaa iKla rha hO tuma prÊ tumharo saamanao saba fola hOM.´
baorao kI naja,roM kmaro ko D/oisaMga Tobala kI trf gayaIM. ibaMdI kI camak sao mana jagamagaanao lagaa. ifr iDbbao sao kana ka Jaumaka inakala kr ]sako kana maoM saTato hue kha qaa ik bahut fbaoMgao tuma prÊ [sao phna kr idKa na. baad maoM phna kr idKa}MgaI khto hue baorao nao pkD, ilayaa.
ek Dbbaa ijasa pr AMtrMga vas~ ko faoTao banao qaoÊ ]sa iDbbao kao pkD,ato hue saaomanaaqa nao pUCa qaa– “A]r [ko.”³AaOr [sao´
baorao isahr ]zI qaI naK sao isar tk. iDyaaoDroMT kI KuSabaU AaÐKaoM maoM ]tr Aa[-. saaomanaaqa kao AMibayaa ka gad\ laganao ka Baya Ktma hao gayaa. K+I–maIzI AMibayaa bahut Baanao lagaI.jaba maaOka lagata mana Bar rsaasvaad krta.
gaaya~I bahU ko maayako sao Aato hI ]nakI saImaaeM inaQaa-irt hao jaatI ifr BaI xaiNak maaOko maoM BaI baorao kao ranaI haonao ka ehsaasa kra dota. pOmaanao ka jaama Claknao ko ilae Kud hI baokrar hao jaata. Balao hI saaomanaaqa pUro pirvaar ko ilae sa#t hO pr baorao ko ilae tao É[- ka faha. ivaSaoYa kr gaaya~I ko phnaavao–AaoZ,avao kao laokr saaomanaaqa bahut sa#t rhta. jaba saaomanaaqa ko kuC daost Gar Aae qao tba gaaya~I ko isar sao pllaa sark gayaa qaa tba saaomanaaqa nao sabako jaanao ko baad gaaya~I kao yah khto hue bahut DaÐTa qaa ik maoro daostaoM ko saamanao SarIr kI naumaa[sa krtI hO. baatoM baZ,to–baZ,to caaTMo tk phuMca ga[- qaI. ]saI samaya baorao kao baulaa baulaakr naasta praosavaayaaÊ hÐsa–hÐsakr Apnao daostaoM ko saamanao tarIf kI. Ct pr psarI AMibayaa sabakao Baanao lagaI qaI.
“t[yaar haolao baorao jaldI krÊ saba Aa[ gaolasaM.”³tOyaar hu[- baoraoÊ jaldI krao. saBaI laaoga Aa gae.´
baabaa nao drvaajao sao Aavaaja, lagaa[-. maaMdr kI Zma–ZmaahT sao Gar gaUMja rha hO. nayao–nayaoÊ rMga–ibarMgao kpD,aoM maoM sajao irStodaraoM sao Gar–AaÐgana gahgaha ]za. AaÐgana maoM saba saamaana ko saaqa hiD,yaa Bara dao laaoTa rKa hO. [sao hI pIkr SaadI kI svaIÌit donaI haogaI. mad pInaa kao[- nayaa tao nahIM hO baorao ko ilae. SauÉ sao hI pva-–%yaaoharaoM maoM pItI rhI hO. ]sa idna sahuAa[na ko Gar BaI pI laI qaI jaba sahuAa[na gaaya~I bahU kao laokr ek irStodar ko Gar SaadI maoM calaI gayaI qaI AaOr saaomanaaqa yah bahanaa krko Ék gayaa qaa ik – “gaaya–gaaoÉ–dukana kaOna doKogaa. maOM hI rh jaata hUÐ tumalaaoga hao AaAao. maoro Kanao–pInao kI icaMta mat krao. kh donaa baorao kao banaa kr calaI jaaegaI.”
pr baorao jaa khaÐ pa[- qaI saaomanaaqa nao maugaa-–Baat banaanao ko ilae kha qaa AaOr saMga maoM ivadoSaI Saraba kI baaotlaoM BaI lao Aayaa qaa. baorao Pyaalaa–po–Pyaalaa BartI gayaI. baahr toja, hvaaAaoM ko saaqa ibajalaI kD,k rhI qaI. saaomanaaqa nao ek baar Pyaalaa baZ,ato hue kha qaa– “ek baar [kohUM caK ko doKÊ A[sana Aaja tk naI pIlao haobao. ifr Gar ca[la jaabao.”³ ek baar [sao BaI caK kr doKaoÊ Aaja tk eosaa nahIM pI haogaI. ifr Gar calaI jaanaa.´
rat AMgaUrI haotI calaI gayaI. toja, hvaaAaoM ko saaqa mausalaaQaar baairsa hu[-.saarI AMibayaa JaD gayaIM,. jama,Ina pr ibaC gayaIM.saubah mauhllao ko baccao daOD,–daOD,kr Aama caunanao lagao. k[- GaraoM maoM kUcaa lagaa haogaa tao iktnaaMo nao caTnaI banaayaI haogaI. jIaBao–jaIBao Éicar iBannaa.
AMgaUr ko rsa nao hiD,yaa kao dbaa idyaa. nayao fOSana nayao samaaja maoM Zla ga[- baorao. AaoCa lagata hO ]sao Apnaa samaaja.gairyaatI rhtI hO Apnao samaaja ko laaogaaoM kao [nhoM tao Kanao–pInao–rhnao kI A@la hI nahIM. baorao kI naja,roM GaUma rhIM hOM AaÐgana ko caaraoM Aaor. pUra samaaja baOza hO. ek kaonao maoM saamaana ka Zor lagaa huAa hO. kuC tao laD,ko vaalao laokr Aae tao kuC samaaja vaalao. baorao ko ipta kao tao ifË hI nahIM qaI ik baoTI kI SaadI krnaI hO. laD,ko vaalao hI Qanamaala doto hOM. saara samaaja iBaD, jaata hO p<aa taoD,naoÊ lakD,I laanao sao laokr saba saamaana jauTanao maoM. gaaya~I bahU kao sahuAa[na [sailae BaI tao kaosatI rhtI hO ik dhoja maoM kuC nahIM laa[-. jaao caZ,a vah BaI bahut hlka. phlao tao gaaya~I bahU kao mauMh Kaolanao kI ihmmat hI nahIM qaI pr Aba SaadI ko dsa saala baad kBaI–kBaI jaba ibalakula nahIM saha jaata tao kh BaI dotI hO– “ifr @yaaoM saara kOSa hI iganavaa ilae qaoÊ ]sa samaya tao kho ik hmaara Gar saamaanaaoM sao Bara hO.hmaoM kOSa hI do dIijaeÊ ifr raoja–raoja ko tanao @yaaoM ik maOM laMgaTo Gar sao Aa[- hUÐÊ maaЖbaap nao eosao hI ivada kr idyaa.”
ifr pUra idna gaaya~I bahU klaptI–isasaktI–kuZ,tI–kaosatI rhtI Apnao va Apnao Baagya kaoÊ [sailae baoTI haoto hI baOMk maoM Kata Kulavaa idyaa ik qaaoD,a–qaaoD,a jamaa krtI jaaegaI ifr SaadI maoM id@ktoM nahIM haMogaI.
baD,I baoTI haonao ko baad gaaya~I bahU jaba ifr poT sao qaI tBaI ]sako na caahnao pr BaI sahuAa[na AaOr saaomanaaqa ]sao Da^@Tr ko pasa lao jaakr caok krvaae. dao baar safa[- krvaanao ko baad tIsaro maoM baabaU zhra. kOsaI pIlaI pD, gayaI qaI ]sa samaya. baD,o–baD,o Da^@Tr na haoto tao baca BaI nahIM patI. baorao nao kha BaI qaa ik hmaaro samaaja maoM tao AaOrtoM eosao hI mar jaatI hOM ibana [laaja koÊ basa JaaD,–fUMk krato–krato. yaid Aayaao–baabaU nao igairjaa maoM bapinasta na pZ,vaayaa haota tao maOM kBaI pZ,tI BaI nahIM. nahIM Baata mauJao yah samaaja. bainayaa samaaja ka AMga bana kr rh jaanaa caahtI hUÐÊ pr @yaa vao mauJao ApnaaeMgaoÆ Saayad kBaI nahIM. saaomanaaqa BaI tao jaba mauJao Akolao maoM imalato hMO tba hI ranaI saa maana doto hOMÊ nahIM tao naaOkranaI hI. kaSa saaomanaaqa jaulyauSa jaOsao haoto jaao [tnaa haonao pr BaI maoro ilae jaana dota rhta hO. k[-–k[- idna maOM Gar sao baahr rhtI hUÐÊ pUCtaC BaI nahIM krta. sahuAa[na kI baoTI SaadI sao phlao ek laD,ko sao hÐsa–hÐsakr baatoM @yaa kr rhI qaI ik pUro pirvaar ka tap ]sao sahnaa pD,a. saaomanaaqa nao tao dao qaPpD, BaI gaala pr rsaId kr idyao qaoÊ Balao hI Kud….AaOr ]saka daost tao jaola calaa gayaa qaa ApnaI hI bahna ko k%la ko [ljaama maoM. bahna SaadI sao phlao hI poT sao hao gayaI qaI. KaoKlaI naak ko isavaaya kuC nahIM. kMbala AaoZ kr GaI pInao kI Aadt hO [nhoM.kaoraoinanaa BaI tao Zu@ku hao gayaI qaI dao baccao ko baad laaoTa–panaI huAa. @yaa fk- pD,ta hO baccaa SaadI ko phlao hao yaa baad maoM.
sahuAa[na kI baoTI kao tao hmaara samaaja hI AcCa lagata qaa. khtI hO tumalaaoga hI zIk hao baorao kma–sao–kma Kulakr saÐasa tao laotI hao. Qana kI nahIM mana kI ranaI hao. baorao saaocatI maOM kOsao samaJaa}M [sao poT Bara va tna pr manacaaha sauMdr ilabaasa hao tao baatoM inaklatI hI hOM. ek idna hmaaro Gar maoM rh lao tao jaana jaa}M.
Aaja tao Gar ka kaonaa–kaonaa dmak rha hO.saBaI dIvaaraoM pr duwI ima+I kI KuSabaU fOlaI hO. Gar –AaÐgana gahgaha rha hO. saBaI ko caohro pr KuiSayaaÐ isataraoM saI iTmaiTmaa rhI hOM. baorao BaI iTmaiTmaatI yaid ]sa kula maoM jaatI tao. vah Anamanao mana sao baZ, rhI hOÊ AaÐgana kI Aaor. hiD,yaa ka laaoTa jaOsao hI jaulyauSa kI Aaor baZ,ayaa. bahut KuSa idKa jaulyauSaÊ daonaaoM haqaaoM sao sahYa- svaIkar kr laaoTa kao haozaoM sao lagaa ilayaa. ]sakI AaKaoM ka Kumaar madhaoSa krnao kao Aatur. baorao naja,roM Jauka laotI hO. QaD,knao nagaaD,o kI trh Zba–Zba.
jaulyauSa nao mauskato hue laaoTa baorao kI Aaor baZ,ayaa. Drta hO jaulyauSa² nahIM pI baorao tao vah kuC nahIM kr sakta.]sao naamaMjaUr krnao ka pUra hk hO. samaaja ka kao[- hk–daba nahIM. yahaÐ tao saba Kulao pxaI hOM.
jaulyauSa ko AaÐKaoM ka Kumaar va haqaaoM maoM laaoTa. eosaa hI tao najaara qaa ]sa raoja jaba saaomanaaqa nao AMgaUr ka rsa iplaakr madhaoSa kr idyaa qaa. ]sa rat ka ek–ek pla saaocakr baorao Aba BaI isahrtI hO.]sa rat BarpUr jaI qaIÊ AaOr ifr na jaanao iktnao hI eosao idna–rat. yaid maahvaarI na ÉktI tao eosaa hI calata rhta. saaomanaaqa kao jaba batayaI tba tao ]sako caohro kI rMgat hI ]D, ga[- qaI.Da^@Tr ko pasa BaI nahIM lao jaa sakta qaa. CPpr sao QauMAa doK gaaÐva vaalaaoM kao Banak laga hI jaatI ik kuC pk rha hO. hjaar Épe kI gaD\DI pkD,ato hue kha qaa– “camaa[-na sao poT imasavaa lao. baccaa igar jaa[-. koKhaoM kanaaokana Kbar BaI naI hao[-.” ³cama[-na sao poT imasavaa laao. baccaa igar jaaegaa. iksaI kao kanaao–kana Kbar BaI nahIM haogaI.´
baorao tao AMkur kao majabaUt dr#t banaanaa caahtI qaI. saaomanaaqa ka pOr pkD, igaD,igaD,anao lagaI– “daosar hI sahIÊ naama tao do[- do.” ³dUsarI hI sahI naama tao do dao.´
pOraoM kao JaTk khto hue inakla gayaa qaa saaomanaaqa– “naI jaanaao khaЖkhaÐ ha^sa–baao[la–sau[t ihsa Aa]r eKna maaor naama lagaa iqasa.” ³pta nahIM khaÐ hÐsa–baOz–saao[- haoÊ AaOr Aba maora naama lagaa rhI hao.”
daOD,kr baorao nao saaomanaaqa ka haqa pkD, ilayaa qaa. saaomanaaqa halaat pr kabaU pato hue baorao kao samaJaanao lagaa qaa– “p`oma maoM maaÐ banaolao jaÉrI ihk kaÆ ka maaoya taoko KuSa naakao raKt. taor saba [cCa ko pUra kr qaao. taoya tao jaanat ihsa ik hmana kr samaaja maoM kotnaa [jjat hIk. saba qaUko laagabaOM. maaoya taoko ijandgaI Ba[r ranaI banaa[ko rKbaUM. basa [ baccaa ko igara[- do.” ³po`ma maoM maaÐ bananaa jaÉrI hO @yaaÆ @yaa maOM eosao tumhoM KuSa nahIM rK rha hUÐÆ tumharI saba [cCaeM tao pUrI krta hUÐ. tU tao jaanatI hI hO hmaaro samaaja kao. iktnaI [jjat hO hmaarI.saba qaU–qaU kroMgao.maOM tumhoM ijandgaI Bar ranaI banaakr rKUMgaa. basa yao baccaa igara dao.´
baorao rat Bar ]dr pkD,kr rao[- qaI. gaaya~I bahU nao hI tao baccaa haoto hI kha qaa ik Aaja maOM pUrI naarI bana ga[-. baorao kao BaI tao laganao lagaa ik pURrI naarI matlaba maaÐ bana jaanaa. tao @yaa vah kBaI maaÐ nahIM bana paegaI. isasaktI hO AaOr sahlaatI hO poT kao. saubah ]dasa caohra doK jaulyauSa Baana gayaa qaa. tBaI tao saubah–Saama baorao kI Kbar pUCnao calaa Aata qaa. vah tao eosao BaI Apnaa laota pr baorao kuC BaI AMSa nahIM rKnaa caahtI qaIÊ na tna maoM na mana maoM. pUrI trh JaTkar donaa caahtI qaI. ]dr pr cama[-na kI eD,I kI pID,a sao khIM AiQak pID,a mana kao JaTkarnao maoM hao rhI qaI. mana kI lagaI nahIM CUT rhI . saaoca ilayaa nahIM ipyaogaI hiD,yaa. yaid saaomanaaqa ibana baccao ko rKnaa caahta hO tao @yaaÊ rKnaa tao caahta hO. ]sakI saba maurad pUrI tao krogaa.
jaulyauSa mauskato hue laaoTa baZ,ayaa. sabakI naja,roM baorao pr iTkIM hOM. baorao ksamasaa rhI hO.laaoTa laaOTa donaa caahtI hO . jaulyauSa TkTkI lagaae mauskura rha hO. baorao naja,r nahIM imalaa pa rhI. ]sakI naja,roM caaraoM Aaor daOD, rhI hOM. ipMjaD,o ka Épu³taota´ TaÐya–TaÐya kr rha hO. lagata hO iksaI nao danaa–panaI nahIM Dalaa. ipMjaD,o maoM gaaya~I bahU lagaI. lagaa ABaI jaakr ipMjaD,a Kaola do. haqa maoM laaoTa ilae hI ipMjaD,o kI Aaor baZ, ipMjaD,a Kaola dI. Épu cahcahanao lagaa. bacapna maoMo AajaadI ka paz pZ,ato samaya gauÉjaI nao naotajaI ka naara maar–maar kr rTvaayaa qaa ‘hmaoM saurajya nahIM svarajya caaihe.’ ]sa samaya baorao hmaoSaa saurajya–svarajya maoM gaD,baD,a jaatI qaI.Aba phlao kI naadainayaaÐ saaocakr hÐsatI hO. ifr hÐsaI Kud prÊ itrCI naja,roM jaulyauSa pr pD,I. manauhar–Kumaar sao sarabaaor lagaI. hqaolaI pr rKo laaoTo kao dRZ,inaScayata ko saaqa ksa kr pkD, haozaoM sao lagaa ilayaa. laaoTa–panaI kI KuSaI maoM saara samaaja JaUma ]za.
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