Issue 17

Year 5, Issue 17
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VA S U D H A
EDITOR-PUBLISHER : SNEH THAKORE
JanuaryJanuary-March 2008
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kmla jI ne mu¯ hSt hmarI zolI me. Dale| ApnI sOjNywrI sai¶²yta v AaTmIyta ke Am<t-klx se hme. sI.ca,
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Aitir¯ Aakaxva`I, if_Lm Üshayk klakar, gItkar AaidÝ me. wI ApnI q_asI dq_
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5asdI ko pUre jIvn AOr smaj ke s.dwoR. se jo a ja skta hE, iks trh ]s brsat ke A4
A4R ko smzaya ja
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ivvxta jIvn ko iks 6a3 phu>ca detI hE, m2up jI kI yh rock AOr sargiwRt ¡it [n sare svalo. ke jvab
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S4aipt ikya| Apne phle hI s5 ka AarMw s.yu¯ ra*¨ s.6 ke muQy swagar me. Aayoijt kr hmarI ip/y ihNdI ko
ivXvidn-p/itivXv-p3l pr phu>ca kr, ]skI Aai2kairk wa8a bnne kI sMwavna ko idn
t-idn prvan c“aya ja rha hE, hm
swI ihNdI p/eimyo. ko 0kju3 ho [s p/vah ko git denI hE ijsse ihNdI Apne l(y kI p/aiPt me. sfl ho ske|
ivXvivXv-p3l pr wartIyo. AOr wartv.ixyo. ka dUsra kIitRman\
an\ S4aipt huAa jb s.yu¯ ra*¨ s.6 ne ra*¨ipta mhaTma
ga>2I ke jy.tI idvs ko "Aih.sa idvs" 6oi8t
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Baaolaarama
laarama bahut jaldI maoM qaa. vah haqa maoM DMDa AaOr JaMDa ilae Baagaa jaa rha qaa.
"khaÐ
"khaÐ jaa rho hao BaaolaaramaÆ" maOnM ao pUCa.
"sToSana."
"gaaD,I pkD,naI hOÆ"
"nahIM Ñ rolagaaD,I maoM Aaga lagaanao jaa rha hÐhÐ.U "
"@yaaoÆM " maOnM ao pUCa¸ baocaarI rolagaaD,I nao tumhara @yaa ibagaaD,a hOÆ vaOsao BaI vah
vah doSa kI saMpi<a hO."
"tao doSa nao ibahar maoM hmaaro dla kI sarkar @yaaoM nahIM banaa[Æ" vah ibagaD, kr baaolaa¸ "hmaarI
banaa[-Æ"
sarkar nahIM banaogaI tao hma doSa maoM Aaga lagaa dogM ao."
"yah tao kao[- janatM~ na huAa." maOnM ao kha¸ "jaao ivaQaayak
ivaQaayak caunaava maoM jaIt kr Aae hO¸M vao saba
ivaQaanasaBaa maoM haogM ao. vao vahaÐ
vahaÐ yah inaNainaNa-yaya kr sakto hOM ik bahumat iksaka hO¸ ]saI dla kI sarkar banao."
"hma tao ivaQaayak ]nhIM kao maanato hO¸M jaao hmaaro dla ko hO.M " vah baaolaa¸ "hmaaro dla ko baahr ko
laaoga bao[maanaI sao Aae hO.M "
"@yaaoÆM " maOnM ao pUCa¸ "eosaa khnao ka karNaÆ"
"hmanao saaro baUqaaoM ko caunaava AiQakairyaaoM kao samaJaa idyaa qaa ik BaaoT kOsao Capnaa hO. jahaÐ
jahaÐ nahIM
samaJaa pae vahaÐ
vahaÐ Apnao laaogaaoM kao samaJaa idyaa qaa ik baUqa laUTnaa kOsao hO." vah baaolaa¸ "eosao maoM iksaI
AaOr dla ka koa[-[- AadmaI jaIt hI kOsao sakta hOÆ"
maOM ]sakI Aaor doKta hI rh gayaa¸ baaolaa kuC BaI nahIM. Saayad vah samaJa nahIM rha qaa ik vah
@yaa kh rha hO.
"[sailae hmaaro dla ko baahr ka jaao AadmaI jaIt kr Aayaa hO¸ vah bao[maanaI sao Aayaa hO.
Baaolaarama baaolaa¸ "vah ivaQaayak hOyao nahIM. ]sao na ivaQaana saBaa maoM baOznao ka AiQakar hO AaOr na sarkar
banaanao ka. sarkar tao hmaro hI dla kI banaogaI."
aI."
"yah tao kao[- janatM~ na huAa." maoro maÐ
maÐuh sao inaklaa.
"hma janatM~ kao vahIM tk maanato hO¸M jahaÐ
jahaÐ tk vah hmaaro pxa maoM hO." ]sanao kha¸ "jahaÐ
"jahaÐ vah
hmaaro iva$w jaata hO¸ vahaÐ
vahaÐ sao hma janatM~ ivaraoQaI hao jaato hO.M "
"[saka AqaAqa- huAa ik tuma doSa ko saMivaQaana kao nahIM maanato."
"maanato hO¸M ikMtu vahIM tk¸ jahaÐ
jahaÐ tk vah hmaaro pxa maoM jaata hO." ]sanao kha¸ "hmaara dla caunaava
jaIto tao saMivaQaana hmaaro isar maaqao pr¸ ikMtu yaid hmaara dla caunaava nahIM jaItta tao
tao hma iksaI AaOr kao
sarkar banaanao nahIM dogM ao."
"[saka @yaa AqaAqa- huAaÆ"
"Aqa"Aqa- tumharI samaJa maoM nahIM Aata tao hma @yaa kro.M " vah baaolaa¸ "yahaÐ
"yahaÐ BaaoTr laaoga hmaaro pxa maoM
hO.M saaro BaaoTr hmaaro hO.M tao ifr dUsara kao[- dla sarkar
sarkar banaa kOsao sakta hO."
"ijana laaogaaoM nao tumharo dla ko iva$w matdana ikyaa hO¸ matdata nahIM hOÆ"
"haogM ao matdata¸ pr vao BaaoTr nahIM hO." vah baaolaa¸ "] saba baahr sao laae gae hO.M hmaaro p`dSo a ka
BaaoTr tao vahI hO¸ jaao hmaaro
hmaaro dla kao BaaoT do."
"jaao tumharo pxa maoM mat nahIM dota¸ ]sao ibahar sao inakala daogaoÆ"
"inakala @yaaoM dogM ao." vah p`Kr svar maoM baaolaa¸ "Aro ]sao hma gaMgaa jaI maoM Dubaao dogM ao."
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"tumhoM maalaUma hO ik caIna maoM iksaI nao rolagaaD,I maoM Aaga lagaa[lagaa[- qaI¸ tao ]sao maR%yaudDM idyaa gayaa qaaÆ"
"idyaa haogaa." vah laaprvaahI sao baaolaa¸ "Apnao doSa maoM ] saba nahIM haota. [haÐ
[haÐ tao kovala hma hI
dUsaraoM kao maR%yaudDM doto rhto hO.M "
"@yaaoÆM "
"@yaao
"@yaaoiM k [haÐ
[haÐ ektrÔa yaatayaat hO. vana vao iTrOifk."
"]na yaai~yaaoM nao tumhara @yaa ibagaaD,a hO¸ jaao rolagaaD,I maoM yaa~a kr rho hO.M "
"ibagaaD,aÆ ABaI kuC ibagaaD,a hI nahIM hOÆ" vah icallaayaa¸ "[haÐ
"[haÐ hmaaro ivaraoQaI dla kI sarkar
bana
bana ga[ga[- hO AaOr vah rola maoM yaa~a kr rha hO. ]sao [haÐ
[haÐ Aa kr hmaaro saaqa imalakr doSa kao AagaI
lagaanaa caaihe yaa nahIMÆ"
"tumakao rajya krnao ka ivaSaoYaaiQakar p`aPt hO @yaaÆ"
"ivaSaoYaaiQakarÆ Aro hmaara tao janmaO huAa hO raja krnao ko ilae.
ilae. ]sanao $k kr maorI Aaor
doKa¸ "hma raja krogM ao tao p`dSo a ka hI nahIM¸ saaro doSa ka r@t ipeÐ
ipeÐgaogao. AaOr raja krnao nahIM daogao tao , , ",
]sanao Aagnaoya nao~aoM sao maorI Aaor doKa¸ "tao saaro doSa maoM Aaga lagaa dogM ao. hmaara tao janatM~ yahI hO. AaOr
iksaI janatM~ kao na hma jaanato hO¸M na jaananaa caahto hO.M ] saba fasaIvaad hO."
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lal3en rq gya|
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soc rha 4a
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ik twI _ _ _ _
lal3en lu“k g{
A>i2yara ho gya
mE. A>2ere me. qo gya
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subh suna _ _ _ _ _ _
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A#¶I ibNdI me. jEse xItla mata Avtirt ho.| AajI 4I.| kusuma kI Aijya sas|
'Aa>sU po.7 kusuma| ga>v kI myaRda bca| [s ga>v kI im©I AiwxPt hE| mu¯ kr kusuma
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kEsI dev-wa8a bol rhI 4I. AajI| kusuma ka tn-mn c.dn AOr kusuma ho g{ c.dn vn
kI tpiSvnI| yh rhSy kevl mi ya me. b>2I gEya ne wa>pa| Aaj v8oR. bad ]sne kusuma ko
iqliqlate deqa| lpk kr vh Aage b“I| kusuma ne ha4o. pr qurdrI jIw ka SpxR Anuwv
ikya| vh gEya ko dularne lgI| pUs kI #.DI rat| AwI A>2era 7>3a n 4a| m> { ke bahr kO e
kI raq #.DI ho cukI 4I|
kusuma ne bal3I gEya ke 4no. ke bIc lga dI| vh nrm ha4o. se 6u3no. ke bIc f>sI
bal3I me. dU2 kI sfed 2ar ]tarne lgI|
hFte wr se rOnk hE| logo. ka Aana-jana, chl-phl, sohrb¶a| Aaj kI sa[t hE|
je# ke be3e ka jne} hE|
Aaj se #Ik bIs sal phle wI 0esI hI rOnk hu{ 4I| ha4-wr ke 6u>63 me. kusuma ko
ku7 idqa{ nhI. de rha 4a| iqliqlane-h>sne kI Aavaj_o. me. !ol AOr gIt ke Svr dbe ja rhe
4e|
'Ab deqna hE g<hS4I me. ikska jor rhega wEya ka ya w]jI ka|' 7o3I nnd bIna kI
Aavaj_ kohbr 6r me. gU>jI AOr sa4 hI '3¶ _ _ _' se panI wre prat me. sone kI A>gU#I igrne ka
Svr huAa| kusuma ne pI“e pr pEr rqa AOr bE#ne ka ]p¢m krne lgI| crmrakr pI“a 0esa drka
ik do 3uk o. me. icr gya| k vI h>sI kI samUihk 2ar ke bIc kusuma kI deh psIne se nha
]#I| bIna ke wEya ne z3k kr ga># qolI AOr kohbr 6r se bahr ho g0|
'hay w]jI _ _ _ _' bIna ka k=` Svr gU>jta rh gya| bIna ke +pvan wEya ko komla.gI
su.drI kI Ape9a 4I| pUrI ibradrI ko AkelI Nyotne valI, kmR#, 7: wa[yo. kI AkelI bhn
kusuma ka SvS4 gdraya xrIr Aiwxap bn gya| bIna ke wEya ne pl3 kr ga>v ka =q nhI.
ikya| ikSse-khainyo. kI trh hI kusuma pit kI k4a suntI AOr sUnI Aa>qo. wor jgatI|
v/t, pUjn, ]pvas kI hr iti4 ka 7or pk e A.t me. Aa>cl psar kr p/a4Rna krtI - jEsI
sbkI bnI vEsI kusuma kI bnaAo devI mEya
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AajI kI Aa>qo. ke sfed koye AOr fEl jate| gIlI Aa>qo. f3kartI., 'bavlI, Ao papI
bde kahe Aapn ha
glavt h} _ _ _ _|'
kusuma iblq kr AajI kI god me. sma jatI| AajI 4p4patI. AOr b b atI jatI.,
'Awaga _ _ _t _ _ _ _} _ _ _ _hE| tU kahe rovt h} _ _ _ _2I _ _ _ _ya _ _ _|'
0ese smy me. khI. n khI. se btRn igrne kI @vin AvXy AatI| AajI 6b a kr suimrnI
le bE#tI| kusuma 6U>63 qI.c rso{ kI Aor cl p tI| sas kI k#or Aa>qo. ka samna krna
kusuma ke il0 s.wv n 4a| kusuma ka 6U>63 sas ke samne kwI n ]#a| AajI ka kvc
suimrnI 4I| pke 2an-sI wVy AajI kusuma ke il0 pUrI 2rtI 4I. ijsme. sma kr kusuma ifr
lhlhane lgtI| ]se #U># hone se bca ilya 4a AajI ne|
wa _ _ _ _Aa> _ _ _ _Aa> _ _ _ _Aavaj_ sun kr cO.kI kusuma| jane kb se t p rhI hE gEya|
ApnI 2un me. qo{ kusuma ne b7 a wI nhI. qola 4a| rh-rhkr jEse mU7aR-sI Aa jatI hE| AajI
kI m<Tyu ke bad kusuma ke rat-idn iblkul kale ho g0| Apne ha
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wrpUr d<i*3 DalI| 'SvS4 gdraya xrIr _ _ _ _' kusuma ko iv³Upta ne 6er ilya| sUnI vhxI Aa>qo.
se vh Aakax ko inharne lgI| xrIr glne se phle sb ku7 tpa gya| raq kr gya| ApnI
sUqI kla[yo. pr 0k wI cU I ka dag n deq kr ]se AjIb-sa s.to8 huAa|
sUrj kI roxnI fEl cukI 4I| samne Aam kI Dal pr bE#a nIlk.# z3ke se ] a| n
jane kha> sgun jgane cla hE yh p.7I _ _ _ _| kusuma ke il0 to yh sb ved-pura`o. kI-sI bate.
ho cukI hE.| sare sgun kusuma pr ]L3e hI p e hE.| kusuma ka mn ksEla ho gya|
]s idn wI kusuma ne nIlk.# deqa 4a| pIlI srso. kI gj wr cunrI tn-mn pr psr
g{ 4I| ]sne dono. ha4 jo kr nIlk.# mhadev ko nmn ikya 4a| Aaxa A>kurane lgI 4I| ]se
Apne db.g ssur pr pUra wrosa 4a| ve j_+r ]ske suhag ko 0k idn samne la q a kre.ge|
kEsa hoga vh idn ni4ya-isNdUr wra, mhavr-kesr rca
! ]ske A.g roma.ict ho ]#e|
D\yo“I ke A.dr pEr rqte hI sas-ssur ko xhr jane kI tEyarI krte paya| je#-ij#anI to phle
hI ga>v 7o
cuke 4e| 7#-Tyohar pUjne 6r Aate 4e| kusuma kI AaS4a d<“ ho g{| xItla mEya
kI m¶t manI, 'suhagrat ke bad mEya phlI suhag ip3arI tere nam
!' pUre ivXvas ke sa4 p/s¶
mn se kusuma ne sas-ssur ko ivda ikya|
Aa>gn me. pEr rqte hI AajI kI krah sunI| AajI budbuda rhI 4I. - '0 2Iya, { is.dUris.gar sb po.7 Dar| A[sn Asgun mna _ _ _ v ik ib2ata bam ho{ ja>y| hmhU deqI _ _ _ _k[se
ho{ ibyah _ _ _ _| msan jgave _ _ _ _valI XmxanI ]tar le _ _ _ _Apne kpare pe, 0 2I _ _ _ya, hmUh
de _ _ _qI _ _ _k[se ho{ ibya _ _ _h _ _ _|' AajI tnI hu{ r`c.DI bnI devtaAo. ko llkar rhI 4I.|
]nkI ¡x kaya ka>p rhI 4I leikn va`I me. 0esa Aoj kusuma ne phlI bar deqa 4a| kusuma
lpk kr pk ne clI to AajI ne f3kara, 'hmke ijn sme3™ _ _ _ja Aapn _ _ _waGy sme3™ _ _ _|
b
baba ke 4an ke pas msan jgave. vala h>y _ _ _ _| ja ]nke pas m.5, tavIj, wUt-ipxac,
cu [l _ _ _betal je ke jga skt _ _ _h} _ _ _ jgav _ _ _Aaj _ _ _2Iya _ _ _hmhU> _ _ _deqI _ _ _} Awaga _
_ _k[se _ _ _krI dUsr™ _ _ _ibyah _ _ _|'
'dUsr _ _ _ibyah™ _ _ _' kusuma ke mu>h se cIq inklI AOr ha4 j_mIn se ja lge| ifr
kwI kusuma tn kr q I n ho skI| is.dUr, ib.idya, cU I, mhavr sb suhag klevr kusuma ne
b e baba ke 4an ke nIce ga
id0| ifr _ _ _ _v8oR. bIt cle _ _ _ _|
']ghU surj mn, ]ghU surj mn
tumih. ibn jg A>i2yar _ _ _ _'
!olk pr wor jgane ke Svr g>Ujne lge 4e| kusuma ne dU2 cULhe pr c“a idya| 6U>63 qI.c
kr AOr lMba ikya| bahr kI duinya se ]ska nata 3U3 cuka 4a| nate-irXtedar, jat-prjat,
pUrI ibradrI AOr Aaj phlI bar kusuma ka pit jgdIx wI smaroh me. ]piS4t 4a| leikn
kusuma Apne Avgu.#n me. AsUyR.pXya bnI hu{ 4I| ]pnyn kI rSme. sMp¶ ho rhI 4I. 'y)opvIt. prm. piv5. p/japteyRTshj. purStat\|
Aayu*ymg/y. p/it xuw. y)opvIt. blmStu tej:||'
_ _ _ _AOr Ab balk ko gay5I m.5 kI dI9a denI hE| kha> hE. balk ke mata-ipta?
pit-pTnI ko y) vedI ke samne ga># jo
kr bE#na hoga| mata-ipta ko xI6/ bula[0| ivl.b
ho rha hE| kal do8 vijRt hE| puroiht kI Aavaj_ gU>jI|
'ga># jo
kr? AOr yid pTnI ke jIivt hote hu0 pit iv2ur ho to 0ese Awage pit ke
il0 Kya iv2an hE puroiht?'
q.we ke pI7e q I kusuma cO.kI| yh mn me. Aaj AajI kha> se kO.2I? ]se wor ka
SvPn yad ho Aaya| SvPn wI kha> 4a? jItI-jagtI Alkn.da-sI wVy Aa _ _ _jI _ _ _|
]pnyn s.p¶ hone ke bad p.gt bE#te-bE#te A>2era i6r Aaya| xItlhrI ne wI jor pk a|
swI log Alsaye-se ko#iryo., gilyaro. me. dubk g0| i!brI il0 gilyare se guj_rtI kusuma
i##k g{| 'AMma, tuMhare khne se vh man jayegI| mera khna #Ik n hoga| sunIta kI mOt
ke bad se hI mn ]c3 gya hE| qane-pIne kI idKkt wI hE AOr ifr jvan be3I _ _ _| ]se kOn
s>wale _ _ _ _'
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ku#la6r me. sas kI qi3ya ke pEtane bE#e pit jgdIx ka Svr 4a|
dma kI mrIj iv2va sas ka dm fUl rha 4a| ve ki#na{ se bolI., 'ka _ _ _khe ke h™
_ _ _babU } _ _ _to [sI idn ke il0 tEyar bE#I hE| kwI mayke jane ka nam n _ _ _ _ilya| n _ _ _
dir³o. ne kwI bulaya| { _ _ _tumne bhut AC7I socI| hmara wI _ _ _ _bU“ purinya xrIr hE| kb tk
iq.cega? ]ska ]²ar kr be3a _ _ _| hm wI iniX.ct mn se mre. _ _ _ _' qa>sI kI tej Aavaj_ ke
kar` xBd A>3k g0|
jgdIx ne mu kr pas q I bIna se kha - 'kh de tEyarI kr le.| subh #Ik car bje
inklna hE|'
'sc _ _ _wEya _ _ _| Ab hm to w]jI se sone ka har le.ge|'
bIna ka Svr p/fuiLlt 4a| kusuma ApnI ko#rI kI Aor b“ g{|
kusuma ne h>sI-i##olI ke bIc bIna kI A2Ir bate. sunI.| vh xa.t 4I|
Aa2I rat kusuma ko ApnI ko#rI ke Aage q3ka-sa mhsUs huAa| ]ske ha4 tikye ke
nIce rqI h>isya pr ja phu>ce| xrIr me. 4r4rah3 hu{| kusuma ne yh 2ardar loha 3one-3o3ke ke
il0 nhI. isrhane rqa hE| itvarI 3ola ke sbse p/iti*#t pirvar kI 7o3I bhU ko xS5-dI9a
Apne hI kohbr 6r se p/aPt hu{ hE|
]s idn wI 0esI hI #.DI rat 4I| Aa2I rat ko ikva
q3kne pr kusuma ne jEse hI
drvaj_a qola, je# lgwg !kelte hu0 kusuma kI Aor zp3e| kusuma ne lpk kr j_mIn pr p a
h>isya ]#a ilya| r`c.DI bnI kusuma ka +p deq ve wywIt ho ]#e| psIne me. tr ka>pte hu0
bahr inkl g0|
'je# kI pr7a{. wI pUJy hE AOr 7aya ka SpxR vijRt' mayke me. imlI ix9aAo. ke pai4Rv
xrIr kusuma ko rat wr D.k marte rhe| ]s idn se hI 'h>isya' kusuma ka A.gr9k bna huAa
hE| leikn Aaj ka q3ka kusuma kI ko#rI ke ikva
pr nhI. hE| [n pEro. kI Aah3 ko kusuma
qUb phcantI hE| kohbr 6r ko kal ko#rI me. bdl dene vale bIna ke wEya ke ha4 Aaj ko#rI
ke ikva
ko 7U wI n ske| ]nke pEr kevl A>2era napte rhe|
'w]jI ko#rI, Aosare, A>gna, duAare khI. _ _ _na _ _ _hI _ _ _h{. _ _ _'}8a kI lalI 7ane se
phle hI bIna kI Aavaj_ ne sbko cO.ka idya| pUrI ibradrI µar pr AOr 0esI AnhonI _ _ _ _|
itvarI 3ola kI bhU Aosare, A>gna, duAare khI. na™™t™ 2rtI lIl _ _ _g{ _ _ _ _l™ka™ _ _ _ _? Ab
bwnn kI nak bcI kI na™™hI. _ _ _ _?
pUre ga>v me. qbr fEl g{|
kusuma ke pit jgdIx itvarI p osI ke 6r be3I 7o kr Aa0 4e| xhr phu>cna j_+rI 4a|
ve wor hone se phle hI ga>v 7o
g0|
A>2era 7>3te hI ga>v valo. ne Ad\wut d<Xy deqa|
'bu va dulihn' ke poqr se s´:Snata kusuma jl wra klx kmr pr rqe 2Ire-2Ire ga>v
kI Aor Aa rhI 4I|
cmrO3I kI n{ nvelI duLhn ne pit AOr ssural valo. ke ATyacaro. se t.g Aakr ga>v ke
[s poqr me. DUb kr AaTmhTya kr lI 4I| poqr hmexa kumuidnI se wra rhta 4a| bhU ke DUbne
ke bad se poqr me. 0k wI kumuidnI nhI. iqlI 4I| logo. ne yh man ilya 4a ik dulihn
'bu va' ho g{| ga>v valo. ne poqr me. nhana 7o
idya 4a| Aaj [s d<Xy ko deq kr log
Ac.iwt 4e|
'bwnn kI bhU prjat ke poqr me. _ _ _ _' kanafUsI krtI AOrte. kusuma ke +p ko deq
kr #gI-sI q I 4I.|
Xveta.ignI, Avgu.#nivhIn kusuma ke A.g-A.g se sug.2-Aawa i73k rhI 4I| klx ka
jl h4eilyo. ka SpxR pakr idxaAo. ko Aiwm.i5t kr rha 4a| Aiwi8Kt idxa0> ihr~ygwR ka
AaH\van kr rhI 4I.| sUyR xnE:-xnE: jl me. ]tr rha 4a|
v8oR. bad Aaj poqr me. kumuidnI iqlI 4I|
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manvmanv-mn
mukex kumar
mn iS4t miSt*k me., tn ka hE Aiw¶ yh A.g|
ijs 9` huAa p<4k yh tn se, hota manv jIvn w.g||
mn hE ittlI, mn hE 6o a, tn hE [skI ga I|
kwI bdlta idxa, kwI 7la>g lgata warI||
mn hE mailk manv tn ka, tn hE [ska sda gulam|
Agr kwI mn bOraye to, bui² kstI q_ud lgam||
xa.t kwI ho, kwI ho c.cl, jEsI ibjlI kI 2ara|
kwI yha> to kwI vha>, w/m` kre jg sara||
mn hI mn ko pas bulata, mn hI krta mn se A.tr|
6 I-6 I me. +p bdlta, kwI sU(m to kwI sm.dr||
kwI Vyg/ to kwI ]g/ ho, kwI ]#vata D.Da|
bs, bate. ho. AnukUl jha>, pl me. mn ho #.Da||
yh nhI. cahta Vy4a inm.5`, nhI. cahta kwI iw .t|
inrakar ho tn me. rh kr, tn ko rqta pU`R jIv.t||
jb xuw ho wavna, xuw ho kamna, ho xuw s.kLp AOr wi¯|
tb mn se ko{ kayR kro to, jag<t ho idVy-xi¯||
mn rogI to tn wI rogI, mn hI hota wogI|
mn ho mSt AOr tn ho SvS4 to, manv bnta yogI||
mn hE vayu, mn hE yan, mn hI bnta vayuyan|
kwI tIv/ kwI m.d git se, ] ta sda ivh.g sman||
mn hI papI, pu~yxIl wI, mn hI pap-pu~y ka 6r|
{Xvr se yh ivntI krta, pun: imle n yh cKkr||
mn me. hotI quxI ya g_m, tb muq a bnta mn ka dpR`|
p e mn jb bIc w>vr me., tb bui² ko krta AaTm-smpR`||
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vsu2a
wUq
ic5a mud\gl
gl
Aah3 sun l(ma ne sUp se gdRn }pr ]#a{| saiv5I AKka zo.p I ke ikva o. se lgI
wItr za>ktI idqI| sUp f3karna 7o kr vh ]# q I hu{ - 'Aa, [Ndr kU Aa AKka|' ]sne
sag/h saiv5I ko wItr bulaya| ifr zo.p I ke 0k kone se i3kI izrizrI c3a{ knStr ke
krIb ib7ate hu0 ]s pr bE#ne ka Aag/h krtI Svy. sUp ke ink3 psr gyI| saiv5I ne sUp me.
p I Jvar ko A.jurI me. wr kr gOr se deqa, 'raxn se ilya?'
'karD ikdr mera|'
'n{?' saiv5I ko ivXvas nhI. huAa|
'n{|'
'ABbI bna le|'
'muiXkl n pn|'
'kE[sa? Are 3rmprerI bnta n| Apna mukadm hE n prmeXvrn\ _ _ _ _]ska pas jana|
kagd pr nam-vam ilq ke dene ko hota| ipC7U zo.p I tera ikska? gnesI ka n
! ]sko
bolna ik vo pn tere ko kagd pe ilq ke dene ka ik tU ]ska w otrI _ _ _ _tab to
bnega
tera karD|'
]sne pas hI cIk3 gud I pr kunmunaye 7o3U ko ha4 lMba kr 4pkI dete hu0 ghra
in:Xvas wra - 'jayegI|'
'jayegI n{ klIc jana
!' saiv5I ne syano-sI takId dI| ifr sUp me. p I gulabI
Jvar kI Aor s.ket kr bolI, 'ye do-bIs ikLlo qrIda n ! karD pe 0k-sa# imlta|'
7o3U ifr kunmunaya| pr AbkI 4p4pane ke bavjUd cO.k kr rone lga| ]sne god me.
lekr Stn ]ske mu>h me. de idya| ku7 9` ckrne ke bad bCca Stn 7o
ibrzaya-sa cIqne
lga - 'Kya hona? _ _ _ _Aatac n{.' ]sne Ashay d<i*3 saiv5I pr DalI|
'ka.jI de|'
vo[c detI pn _ _ _ _'
'mE. wejtI 0k va3I ta.dul' saiv5I ]ska Aaxy smz ]# q I hu{ _ _ _ _'tera b a
ikdr? AOr m>zla ikStU?'
'qelte ho.ye.ge ikdr|'
]sne mnharpUvRk saiv5I kI ba>he. pk kr bE#ate hu0 kha, '4o a der bE[# n AKka, mE.
[sko wakrI detI|' ku7 soctI-sI saiv5I bE# g{| vh ]# kr Jvar kI ro3I ka 0k sUqa
3uk a le AayI AOr 7o3U ke mu>h me. mI.s-mI.skr Dalne lgI| 7o3U mje se mu>h clane lga|
'kalonI g{ hotI?' saiv5I ne pU7a to p/Tyu%r me. l(ma ka cehra ]tr Aaya|
'drvaja ikdr qolte ifla3 vale? 0k-do ne qola to ipC7U pU7I mE. ik wa.DI-k3ka
ke vaSte ba{ m>gta to bolne ko lge ik ikdr retI? ikdr se Aa{/ tera pecane-valI ko{ ba{
AajU-bajU me. kam krtI Kya? krtI to ]sko sa4 le ke Aana| hm tumko pecante n{, kEsa
rKqega| AOr pU7a, ye godI ka bCca ikska pas rKqegI jbI kam kU AayegI? mE. bolI, bakI
dono. bCca pn mera 7o3a-7o3a| s>walne kU 6r me. ko{ n{| sa4ec rKqegI| to drvaja vo mera
mU.pec b.d kr idye _ _ _ _' l(ma ka gla wraR Aaya|
'subur kr subur kr _ _ _ _kam imlega| ikdr n ikdr imlega| mE. pta lgatI| ko{ Apna
pecan valI ba{ imlegI to pU7egI ]sko, ye ifla3 vale corI-bIrI se bot Drte
kam krtI Kya vo
! kalonI me.
!'. saiv5I ne k.2e 4pka ]se !a>!s b>2aya| ]ska cehra 6umakr Aa>sU po.7e|
Apna ]dahr` de kr wr Aaye mn se ihMmt b>2ane lgI ik tink soce, ]ske to ifr tIntIn AOlade. hE. _ _ _ _vh AkelI ikska mu>h deq kr ijNda rhe? muluk me., smu³ t3 pr bse ]ske
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pUre ku3uMb ko Acank 0k dophr ]NmadI tUfan lIl gya 4a AOr _ _ _ _6r me. dIya jlane vala
wI ko{ nhI. bca| 'mE. mrI Kya sbke sa4, deq
!'
_ _ _ _Apna duq tsLlI nhI. deta| dUsro. ka duq j_+r sahs ipro deta hE| yhI soc kr
saiv5I ne ApnI pI a kI ga># qurc dI| l(ma ne ivH\vl ho kr AKka kI h4elI wI.c lI|
'kl mera dukan pr Aana| se# bot hramI hy pn mE. ha4-pa>v jo egI tere ko rqne ke
vaSte| A]r ha>, b e ko tab to
wejna ta.dul ke vaSte|'
]sne SvI¡it me. isr ihla idya|
saiv5I zo.p e se bahr AayI to l(ma kI dynIy iS4it se mn iciNtt ho Aaya| mje
me. g<hS4I k3 rhI 4I| 0esI pnvtI lgI ik sb ]j
gya| mrd imS5I 4a| tIs =pya idha I
leta| 0k subU pCcIs male }>cI [mart me. kam xu+ ikya hI 4a ik b>2e ba>so. ke share fLlI
pr i3ke pa>v balknI pr plStr c“ate ifsl gye| pN³hve. male se jo pke k3hl-sa cuAa to
'Aah' wI nhI. wr paya gu.DPpa| se# qDus 4a| saibt kr idya ik imS5I ba3lI c“aye hu0 4a|
Alb%a rat ko j+r vh botl c“a ke soya 4a pr subU 0kdm hox me. kam pr gya| mu>h se
da+ kI bas nhI. gyI hogI to AOr bat| hjar =pye l(ma ko i3ka ke 3rka idya hramI ne|
sbne bola #ekedar se# ko mgr ]sne l(ma ko kam pr nhI. rqa| bola, [ska to
pe3 fUla hE| bE# ke mjUrI legI| bE# ke mjUrI dene ko ]ske pas pEsa nhI.
! imS5I mra to vh
pe3 se 4I| satva> mhIna c“a huAa 4a| bura v¯| 0k kam ds mjUr| kam imle wI to kEse?
}pr se musIbt ka rona 0k se 0k be{man Ao“kr inklte| iksI ke pas ko{ AslI
j+rtm.d phu>ce wI to ko{ ivXvas kEse kre? _ _ _ _
7o3e ko kmr pr lade l(ma binye kI dukan ke samne ja q I hu{| saiv5I kI nj_r
]s pr p I to vh kam se ha4 qI.c binye ke samne phu>cI AOr l(ma kI musIbto. ka rona
rokr ]s pr dya krne kI isfairx krne lgI| leikn binye ke D>p3ne pr ik jaAo jakr
Apna kam deqo, vh ivvx-sI 0k b e-se zare se Anaj calne bE# g{| ]skI bgl me.
cadrnuma 3a3 pr p.jabI gehU> kI !eirya> lgI hu{ 4I| phle se# se ]ske mehntane ka krar gonI
pI7e do =pya 4a| ifr se# ko lga ik [s sOde me. ]ska nuksan yU> hE ik nOkr goinya>
jLdI-jLdI inp3ane kI m.xa se bInne-cunne me. mKkarI brtte AOr ]ske FlE3 vale g/ahk Anaj
me. k.k -pT4r inklne pr ]sse p/ay: izk-izkpr ]tr Aate hE. ik ]nkI dukan pr ijs
mutaibk dam ilye jate hE., saman ]tna saf-su4ra nhI. imlta| se# ne ifr idn ke ihsab se
mjUrI ty kr dI| Ab iS4it behtr hE| dono. nOkrainya> AOr nOkr mn lga ke kam kr rhe|
se# ne g/ahko. se furst pa{ to l(ma kI Aor muq_aitb huAa| ]sse pU7a ik vh phle
kha> AOr iks jgh kam krtI 4I| ]ske btane pr ik jb imS5I pit ijNda 4a to vh wI
]ske sa4 begarI krtI 4I, {.3-gare ke tsle !otI 4I AOr ip7le De!-sal se vh bakayda
iksI kam pr nhI. hE, se# ne ]se s.idG2 njro. se deqa AOr 0k wO.h 3e“I kr sval ikya ik
Kya ]ske yhI 0k bCca hE jo godI me. hE? l(ma ke yh btane pr ik [ske Alava ]ske do
bCce AOr hE., se# ne ]n bCco. kI ]m/ jannI cahI| ]sne beizzk bta idya ik b a vala 7:
ka hE AOr m>zla car ka| se# ne 7U3te hI ]se 3ka-sa jbav i3ka idya| 'kE[sa rKqega tumera
ko? b a bCca valI AOrt ko p v ta n{| pI7e 0k bCce valI AOrt ko rKqa ]sne [tna
6o3ala ikya ik Kya bolU>| vo kam pr b[#tI n{ ik ]ska 0k n 0k bCca imlne ko
Aatac rEta| pta n{ kEsa hoixyarI se vo do-do, car-car iklo Anaj gayb kr detI ik mera
mgj ifr jata| pU7ne pr xeNDI lgatI, 'se#, kcra bot inkla|' ifr 4o a #hrkr A4RpU`R
!.g se ]ske cehre ko 33olte hu0 bexmIR se muskraya AOr bola, 'kam pr rqne ko skta pn
gar.3I ke vaSte ko{ daigna-bIigna iDpaij3 rKqo| kar` ik gonI pI7e iklo-De“-iklo kcra
inklta| ]sse jaStI kcra inklega to iDpoij3 se kImt k3 jayega| m.jUr to bolo?'
Kya bole? 3e.3 me. daigna hota to Aaj ]skI dukan pr ]sse mjUrI ma>gne AatI? 7enIh4O a n qrId letI AOr glI-glI ha>k lgatI 6UmtI ik '3a>kI lgva lo, 3a>kI _ _ _ _!' ko{
nhI. janta ik 7enI-h$O a ha4 me. Aate hI islb©e pr ]ske ha4 iks muStEdI se i4rkne lgte
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hE.| 7o3U kmr pe lda ]skI pk
se nIce iqskta mhsUs huAa| s>wlI AOr mu kr ibna
saiv5I AKka kI Aor deqe cl dI| ]nkI Aor deqne ka sahs ju3a nhI. pa{| saiv5I AKka
ko j_+r lga hoga ik se# ne ]sko [.kar nhI. ikya biLk jEse ]se zo.3a pk
nOkrI pr se
bahr kr idya| jo AOrt Anaj ke kcre me. se ]ske bCco. ke il0 6u6urI bnane ke il0 A¶ ke
dane cun kr latI hE ]ske kleje kI lacargI AOr pI a iniXct hI ]skI 7atI pr 2>sI
Avmanna kI kIlo. se km ghrI AOr 7r7rah3 pEda krtI hu{ n ho.gI| leikn jantI hE yhI
AOrt dIya-batI ke smy Anaj kI goinyo. ke mu>h pr tage de jb zo.p I me. lO3egI to ]se
ihMmt n harne kI 6u©I iplane ]skI qolI pr j_+r AayegI|
zo.p I pr phu>cI to dono. bCco. ko 6r se ndard pa 9uB2 mn kI htaxa guSse, qIz
AOr ic ic ah3 me. bdl g{| ]L3e pa>v ]Nhe. glI me. qojne lpkI| ve s k ke iknare g3r me.
2>se hmjoilyo. ke sa4 m7ilya> pk te idqa{ id0| ]Nhe. lgwg 6sI3te hu0 qolI me. layI AOr
ladI pr p3k mo.grI se pI3ne lgI| mano vh bCco. kI deh nhI. biLk ]s mo3e se# kI 4ul4ul
deh ho ijsne ]NhI. ke clte ]se nOkrI pr rqne se [.kar kr idya| jan bcane ko ibliblate,
73p3ate mugoR. kI wa>it p/a` 7U3te hI behrkt hu0 se bCce ladI pr isskte AO.2e p e rhe| jEse
wywIt ho. ik ]#kr bE#te hI AMma ]Nhe. ifr retne lgegI| ]Nhe. inXce*3 p a deq vh Glain AOr
9ow se ivgilt ho wuwuAa-kr ro p I| Kya kre? kEse ijye? kEse [Nhe. ijlaye?
ip7le mhIne jb ]ska mn bhut ivcilt ho ]#a, ]sne ty kr ilya ik vh saiv5I
AKka se icrOrI kregI ik ]se ku7 pEse ikraye-wa e ke il0 ]2ar de de| vh bCco. smet ga>v
clI jayegI| ssural me. gujr s.wv nhI.| mayke me. b e wa{ hE.| ]NhI. ke pas rh kr qeto. me.
mjUrI kr legI| mgr saiv5I AKka ne ]se dIn-duinya smza{ ik jo vh soc rhI hE Ab ga>vo.
me. s.wv nhI.| ga>vo. kI halt to yha> se wI bdtr hE| mjUrI vh wI do pav cavl pr _ _ _ _yha>
to ifr wI gnImt hE| der-sber ku7 n ku7 juga
ho hI jayega| yU> i73-ip3 ku7 n ku7 vh
kr hI rhI| ifr wa{ wI bal-bCce vala hE| mhIne-do-mhIne kI bat ho to swI irXtedarI
inbahe.ge| leikn jb ]Nhe. Anuman ho ja0ga ik vh spirvar hmexa ke il0 ro3I to ne ]nkI
7atI pr Aa bE#I hE to plk zpkte maya-mmta qule kpUr-sI 7U ho ja0gI| ]se saiv5I AKka
kI bat Vyavhairk lgI|
Apne bare me. wI qUb soca to paya ik ga>v jane kI [C7a Svy. ]skI wI nhI.| ik.tu
pta nhI. Kyo. jb wI vh 3U3ne-harne lgtI, Svy. ko ga>v ke wrose hI wulava dene kI koixx
krtI ik 0esa nhI. hE ik [s duinya-jhan me. ]ska Apna khne layk ko{ nhI.| ]sne paya
ik muluk ke wrm ne k{ dfe ]se takt dI hE AOr sme3e rqa hE| ink3 jane se yh wrm 3U3
skta hE AOr vh [s wrm ko 3U3ne dekr ibqrna AOr Ana4 hona nhI. cahtI|
bCce ladI pr subkte-subkte hI so gye| 7o3U ko wI gud I pr 4pka kr vh ]# q I
hu{ ik jb tk ve so rhe hE. vh wakrI 4ap le| jEse hI ]#e.ge, wUq-wUq icLlaye.ge|
dophr ke bad mukadm A.jeya ke pas jayegI| 0k to raxn-karD ke bare me. pU7egI ik
Kya vak{ ]ska karD bn skta hE? dUsre ]sne 'ha{ ve' pr bn rhI s k ke #ekedar se
]skI mjUrI ke bare me. batcIt krne ka jo AaXvasn de rqa hE ]ska Kya huAa? yh wI Qyal
Aaya ik p os kI wEyanI ]se Apne ql-b©e siht 0k iklo hLdI kU3no ko de g{ 4I ijskI
ku3a{ vh qcR ke il0 ]sse phle hI le cukI hE| ]se wI inp3ana hoga| qEr wakrI se inp3
kr Ao3le pr bE# ke kU3 degI| wItr 2mk se sote bCce jg jaye.ge|
mukadm ke yha> se ]Tsaiht AOr p/s¶ mn lO3I| dono. kam ho gye| 'karD' ke il0
vh gnesI se ilqvakr de AayI ik vh ]skI wa otrI hE AOr ]ska khI. wI ko{ 'karD'
nhI.| mukadm ne yh wI kha ik ]sne #ekedar se ]ske kam kI wI bat kr lI hE| kl subh
vh ]se #ekedar se imlva dega| sat =pye roj imle.ge| s k pr pT4r kU3ne ho.ge| jb Damr
p ne lgega tb kam qtm ho jayega| pr yh ]skI mehnt AOr Svwav pr inwRr krta hE ik
vh #ekedar ke Agle kam me. mjUrI patI hE ya nhI.| Agr pa gyI to jha> wI #eka hoga vh wI
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ANy mjUro. kI 3olI ke sa4 vhI. Apna Dera bna kr iniX.ct ho rh skegI| ikraye-wa e ka wI
z.z3 nhI.| qEr, yh Aage kI bat hE|
]sne inXcy ikya ik vh tIno. bCco. ko s.g hI le jaya kregI| ANy mjdUirno. ke bCce wI to
sa4 Aate ho.ge? yha> ]ske samne hI nhI. i3kte hramI to pI7e kEse 6r bE#e.ge? Aa>qo. ke samne
rhe.ge to tsLlI rhegI| sa4 rqne kI j_+rt wI hogI| 7o3U ko jha> wI bE#ayegI, ko{ deqwal
krne vala wI to caihye hoga| qana vh subU hI bnakr po3lI me. ba>2 ilya kregI|
glI me. mu ne lgI to 0ka0k Q_yal Aaya ik 3e3
. me. jo 0k =pya sheja huAa hE ]sme.
se dono. bCco. ke il0 ds-ds pEse valI mI#I golI il0 cle AOr car Aane kI cay kI p%I|
b e se car Aane ka dU2 wI m>ga legI| gu
4o a-sa rKqa hI huAa hE| saiv5I AKka ko 'ca'
ke il0 ilva la0gI| icNta kEsI! kl se mjUrI ]se imlne hI lgegI| iktna AsaR ho gya hE
7:-sat =pLlI [kªa deqe hu0|
6r phu>cI to bCce hmexa kI trh ndard imle| mgr Aaj ]n pr guSsa Kyo. nhI. Aaya,
soca, becare 6r se b>2e wI to kEse| ko{ ]Nhe. bE#ane vala to ho|
isg I sulgakr knStr se kul jma tIn muªI Aa3a za kr ma> ne bE# g{| 0k-do
wakrI Jyada hI bna legI| 0k lo{ se do
! saiv5I AKka ko wI qa lene ke il0 jbrn bE#a
legI| mgr Agle hI pl mn '2uPp' se buz gya| davt dene kI soc to rhI, iqlayegI kahe se?
]nke da“e. wI kmjor hE.| sUqI wakrI cbane me. wI idKkt hogI| deqegI| ko{ ]pay socegI|
bna to letI hI hE, Apne mn kI ]m.g ko kEse AOr kha> dbaye| AOr [s in2Rn ]m.g kI sa9I
saiv5I AKka se b“kr AOr kOn ho skta hE? Acank yad Aaya| fok3 me. hEran ho rhI|
'ca' ke vaSte 4o a-sa gu
rqa huAa hE| 0k DlI panI me. iwgo c3nI srqI bna legI|
kam inp3akr bCco. ko !U>!-!a>!kr pk
layI| ]Nhe. mI#I golI dekr 7o3e ko iqlane
kI takId kr saiv5I AKka ke zo.p e kI Aor cl dI| vh bs phu>cI hI 4I ik ]sne AKka
ko ApnI zo.p I kI kuNDI qolte hu0 paya|
'Aa l(ma Aa|' saiv5I AKka ne tink buze hu0 Svr me. ]se wItr bulaya| ]ske ku7
bolne se phle hI khne lgI, sfa{ dete hu0, 'mere ko wot duq huAa _ _ _ _se# ne tere ko kam ke
vaSte na bola n
!'
'AKka mE. _ _ _ _' vh ]Nhe. subh ke vakye pr iq¶ n hone dene ke Aaxy se tur.t quxqbrI
suna dene ko ]tavlI ho AayI| AKka ApnI hI 2un me. DUbI hu{ ]ske ]Tsah ko A2EyR ke A4R me.
lekr 2EyR b>2atI-sI bolI, 'deq, tU 6bra n{.
! 0k A}r wI raSta hE| mere ko klaba{ bolI
ik 0k AOrt hy vo 7o3e bCce ko god letI hy| s>waltI hE| xam kU bCca prt detI| sa4 me.
pE[sa wI detI| mere ko bat jma| bCce ka vaSte tere ko kam n{. imlta n| ifr kam krne
ko skegI| mE. subUc ]sko Apne zo.p e pr bula{| klaba{ sa4 le ke AayegI| ]sko le ke mE.
tab to
tera pas AayegI| bCce ko vo AOrt wot AC7e se rqtI| klaba{ ko malum|'
vh ku7 wI smz nhI. pa{| saiv5I AKka ka Kya mtlb hE| kOn-sI 0esI AC7I
AOrt hE jo bCce ko AKqa idn Apne pas rKqegI, s>walegI AOr xam ko ]se lO3ayegI to
sa4 me. pEse wI degI| pr [s v¯ ]sne saiv5I AKka ko Ai2k 7e na ]pyu¯ nhI. smza|
subh ]se lekr vh zo.p e pr AayegI hI, twI Asilyt Svy. pta cl jayegI|
]nko iDbrI jlate hu0 deq vh ]#kr ]nke ink3 Aa q I hu{ AOr ]tavlI wre Svr me.
bolI, 'AKka, 6r kU cl n _ _ _ _tere vaSte mE. ca kregI _ _ _ _qana pn tU bCca logo. ke sa4 c
qana _ _ _ _wakrI krke AayI mE. A}r gu
ka c3nI pn
!' saiv5I AbUz-sI ]skI Aor mu I|
'ha>' AKka, mkadm bola ik vo mera karD pn bnayega AOr kl se mere ko kam pr wI jana|
'A[yo
!' saiv5I AKka kI Aa>qo. me. hulsa ivSmy 7l7la Aaya| ]sne 0k sa>s me. sarI
bat ]Nhe. suna DalI AOr paaya ik quxI se AKka kI Aa>qo. me. gIlI cmk pEda ho Aa{ hE|
raSta k3 nhI. rha| vEse wI sa.ta¢uj ha{ve ko{ nj_dIk nhI.| ]skI zop p©I se ko{
De“ kos se km nhI. hoga| leikn yh dUrI jate v¯ flaR.g-wr wI nhI. lgI 4I AOr Ab vapsI
me. sursa ka mu>h ho rhI hE _ _ _ _
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#ekedar ne kha 4a ik ijs mjdiUrn ko vh kam 7o
gya smza 4a AOr jo ip7le
hFte wr se ibna iksI sUcna ke lapta 4I, Aaj subh Acank mjUrI pr lO3 AayI| ]sI kI
jgh pr ]sne mukadm se kh rqa 4a ik vh ]se ko{ mjUr de de| Ab jb vh lO3 AayI hE to
bdle me. iksI AOr ko kam pr rqna mumikn nhI.| ha>, hFte-De“-hFte bad ]skI mjIR ho to
cKkr mar le| kNtU xayd 7u©I pr jaye| [2r ]skI ma> ko lkva mar gya hE| _ _ _ _smz gyI
ik Aag lge pe3 kI sUqI ANti ya> inkal kr #ekedar ke samne rq de ifr wI ko{ gu.ja[x
pEda hone se rhI|
Svy. mukadm ka cehra ]tr gya| duqI Svr me. bola, 'Dr n{., l(ma, mE. dUsra jaga
pn koiss krega|'
swI ]ske il0 soc rhe hE. ik iksI ]pay do-jUn +qe-sUqe ka hI juga
ho jaye mgr
]skI hI ikSmt fU3I hE to ku7 kEse ju3e? subh iktne tav se saiv5I AKka se 0.e# gyI 4I
ik AKka ne ]skI mdd kI qaitr [tna kmIna raSta kEse soca? Kyo. le AayI ]s bdjat
AOrt ko ]ske pas? sun kr AKka ne bgEr ic“e ]%r idya ik vh ]skI dusmn nhI.| n
bCco. kI| mgr bCco. ka dane-dane ko trsna ]sse zela nhI. jaat| Kya vh nhI. jantI ik
vh rat-idn dO -2Up ke bavjUd, ka>jI tk to car dane wat ke sa4 ]Nhe. ipla nhI. patI
ku7 idno. tk yhI hal rha to soce ik bCco. kI Kya git hogI
!
! ]Nhe. wI klaba{ ke mu>h se
phle-phl yh p/Stav sun kr Acrj huAa 4a ik ko{ Apne kleje ke 3uk o.e ko wIq ma>gne
valI AOrt ko ikraye pr kEse de skta hE? 0esI glIj hrkt se to DUb mrna AC7a| [sI
]2e bun ke clte sCca{ jante hu0 wI ]sne kl xam ko l(ma ko vaStivkta nhI. btayI|
pUrI rat krv3e. bdlte soctI rhI 4I ik ]ict-Anuict Kya hE? Aaiqr yhI lga ik jEsI
ki#n prI9a kI 6 I l(ma kI cl rhI ]sme. Ai2k soc-ivcar kI gu.ja[x nhI.| ha>, kl
Agr ]se ko{ kam iml jata hE AOr vh Apne bCco. ko Aaram se pal-pos sktI hE to Apna
bCca ]sse vaps lene me. kOn-sI idKkt? 'jra #.De idmag se soc l(ma
! wIq to vh
ma>gegI| 7o3U se 4o e hI m>gvayegI| bCca to isfR ]skI godI me. rhega|'
'[sme. ko{ glt n{.|' klaba{ ne ]ska s.koc to na caha|
vh Avak\-sI sbke tkR suntI rhI| sa4 AayI ]s AOrt ne Aitir¯ ]Tsah p/dixRt
krte hu0 ApnI bgl me. l3ke cIk3 4Ele me. se 0k luwavnI PlaiS3k kI dU2 kI botl inkal
kr ]se idqa{ AOr kha ik vh b e bCce ko nhI., godI vale ko hI ikraye pr letI hE| ]skI
deq-req kI pUrI ijMmevarI ]#atI hE| cU>ik 7o3e bCce ke dU2, ibiSk3 Aaid pr Jyada qcR Aata
hE [sil0 ]sI ihsab se ]ska ikraya km ho jata hE| ikraya vh do =pye ma5 degI AOr
ijse vh hr xam ibna naga 4ma idya kregI| bCce kI ikSmt se Agr kma{ Jyada hone lgegI
to vh ]ska ikraya wI b“a degI| bCco. kI kmI nhI. ]se, 0k !U>!o-hjar imlte hE.| pr
klaba{ ne ]skI ivxe8 isfairx kI to vh l(ma se imlne clI AayI| Agr ]se sOda nhI.
p v ta to va.da n{| mgr ]se jlIl Kyo. kr rhI? ]se Kya pta ik wIq ma>gna iktna
ki#n kam hE AOr [s kam me. ]se iktnI ijLlte. ]#anI p tI hE.? ivrar se ccRg3
e _ _ _ _ccRg3
e
se ivrar _ _ _ _6.3o. iDBbe-iDBbe, q e-q e ya5a krnI p tI hE| svarI-svarI ig ig ana p ta hE|
bCce ko ]#aye-]#aye baju duq jate hE.| ]ska hgna-mUtna Alg 2ote rho|
vh Aape se bahr ho ]#I| ]sne lgwg 2Kka dete hu0 ]s AOrt ko zo.p e se bahr qde
idya AOr wrsk ix*3 ho saiv5I AKka se bolI ik ve Ab ]s pr mehrbanI kre. AOr ]se ]ske
hal pr 7o
de.| vEse Aaj se vh mjUrI ko ja hI rhI hE| sb s>wl jayega| leikn _ _ _ _ b>2I
hu{ ]MmId ku7 hI 6.3o. me. dm to
bE#I| yh kEsI A.thIn prI9a hE
! 4k gyI hE bhut| Ab
AOr nhI. cl sktI| htax mn me. 0k wyank ivcar ne AaihSta se isr ]#aya| tIno. bCce
sa4 hE.| ijNda wI murda sman| Kyo. n tIno. siht s k ke ]s par smNdr me. pa>v de de?
3~3a qtm
! _ _ _ _]f\ yh Kya soc rhI hE? ]sne Apne ko burI trh iz ka| i2Kkara ik [n
masUmo. ka wla Kya do8| Kyo. ]Nhe. mar Dalna cahtI hE? [sil0 n ik ve muªI wr wat ke
mohtaj hE. AOr hFte wr kI hI to bat hE| #ekedar ne ifr bulaya hE| wgvan kre kNtU kI
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lkva ip3I ma> #Ik n ho _ _ _ _ifr mukadm ne wI Aas b>2a{ hE| smy 0k-sa nhI. rhta|
bdlta hE| ]ska wI bdl skta hE| Aaiqr [tne idn iksI n iksI trh k3e hI| leikn
iks trh se k3e? subh k3I to dophr warI ho g{| dophr k3I to rat
!
bCco. smet mrne kI Kya phlI bar socI hE? 0k rat jb pe3 me. panI ] el kr wI
bCco. se wUq shn nhI. hu{ to ibrza{-sI tIno. ko 6sI3tI krImn calI ke ip7va e A>2ere me.
DUbI bav I pr 7la>g lgane nhI. ja q I hu{ 4I? _ _ _ _AOr ]s dophr wI to ApnI hi yl deh
se tIno. ko icp3aye ip6lte koltar vale ha{ve pr phu>cI hI 4I p/` krke ik jEse hI dETyakar
¨k ya do male valI bs AatI idqa{ degI, vh bCco. smet zp3 kr samne ho jayegI _ _ _ _|
0ese mre. ya vEs|
e mre.ge j+r 0k idn
! AOr vh wI hTya hI hogI AOr vh hTyairn !
sulgtI pe3 kI Aa>to. ko ]nkI qurak n dekr, ]Nhe. trsa-trsakr marna hTya nhI.? _ _ _ _ijs
Aas ke 7or ko mu©I me. wI.ce vh Apne ko !a>!s b>2a rhI hE Agr ]sI kNtU kI ma> 0k roj
#Ik ho ]# q I hu{ to Kya #ekedar ]se mjUrI pr rKqega? nhI.| hrigj nhI.| Aaj kI trh hI
]se 3rka dega| iktna ig ig a{ 4I vh ]sI mukadm ke samne hI ik jha> [tne mjUr qpe hu0
hE. 0k ]se wI rq le| wle Aa2I mjUrI pr shI| mgr #ekedar ne beAsr hokr 3ka-sa jvab
idya, 'vo pn wot muiXkl hE| vEse nyI bat n{| Aa2e se wI jaStI mjUr [2r Aa2I idha I pe
kam krte| pUrI idha I kOn deta? i3rein.g me. srkar detI?'
lga ik icliclatI 2Up me. vh ijs ku3tI-ip3tI s k ko Apne pI7e 7o
Aa{ hE vh pI7e
kha> 7u3I? s k kI 7atI ]ske sIne se icpkI ]ske s.g clI Aa{ hE AOr pT4ro. se lde ¨k
lgatar vha> qalI ho rhe hE. AOr sEk o. h4O e 0k sa4 '#Kk','#Kk' ]skI 7atI pr kU3 rhe
_ _ _shsa ibjlI-sa 0k ivcar idmag me. t ka| bCce bc skte hE.| ]pay hE| Agr vh 7o3U ko
]s iwqm.gI AOrt ko ikraye pr ]#a de to? _ _ _ _7o3U ka pe3 wrega hI wrega| do =pye jo }pr
se imla kre.ge ]sme. ikLlo-wr mo3a cavl Aa jayega| b e AOr m>zle ke pe3 me. wI dane p
jaye.ge| ifr kOn ]se hmexa ke il0 ikraye pr ]#ayegI
mjUrI nhI. wI dI to der-sver khI. n khI. juga
! ku7 hI idn kI to bat hE| #ekedar ne
lg hI jayega| mjUrI imlte hI vh tab to
7o3U ko ]s AOrt ke c.gul se 7u a legI| iksI ko pta wI nhI. clega| saiv5I AKka kI bat
Alhda hE| ve to ]skI !ke-f3e kI sai4n hE. hI| s.@ya ko AKka se jakr kh degI ik ]se
]s AOrt ka p/Stav m.jUr hE| tuMharI hI bat AKl kI bat 4I| s.@ya ko hI Kyo.? AwI hI
Kyo. nhI.? yha> se sI2e saiv5I AKka kI dukan pr hI n clI jay? khI. 0esa n ho ik vh
AOrt Apne 2.2e ke il0 ko{ dUsra bCca ty kr le| AwI iml legI to saiv5I AKka klaba{
ke ha4o. fOrn ]ske pas qbr iwjva de.gI ik ]se bCca dene me. ko{ 0etraj nhI. _ _ _ _
7o3U pe3 se huAa to ]ska spna 4a ik ]ske hone pr vh imS5I se ij± kr ifla3
valo. jEsI r.g ibr.gI dU2 kI botle. qrIdegI| wle ]skI 7aityo. se pe3 wr dU2 ]tre
!
vh isg I pr se gIla wat ]tar kr suqI bomobl Üm7lIÝ ka saln 7O.kne ja rhI
hE leikn ]ca3 mn ha4o. ka sa4 nhI. de rha| A>2era ga“a ho rha| mgr Ab tk 7o3U ko lekr
jGgU ba{ qolI nhI. lO3I| 7o3U ko 2.2e pr le jate ]se tIsra mhIna pUra hone ko Aaya pr
kwI lO3ne me. [tnI der nhI. hu{| A>2era i6rne se phle vh 7o3U ko ]ske hvale kr jatI hE AOr
ibna naga pEse h4elI pr rq detI hE| mn Anek Anhoinyo. me 6um
rha| khI. wI -wa
me.
c“te-]trte jGgUba{ 2Kka n qa g{ ho
! khI. ibna i3ks ke to nhI. 6UmtI-ifrtI ik pk I
g{ ho AOr jehl me. b.d ho? ifr? ku7 sUz nhI. rha ik Kya kre ! rhtI kha> hE, pta-i#kana
wI to ]se #Ik se pta nhI. ik vhI. cKkr markr qoj-qbr le le| khI. vh sI2e ApnI
qolI pr to nhI. clI gyI? hala>ik vgEr 7o3U ko ]ske hvale ikye vh sI2e ApnI qolI nhI.
jayegI| kwI gyI nhI.| leikn jane ko ja wI sktI hE| ]s sI isrifrI ma> ko{ hogI?
ijsko Apne kleje ka 3uk a sO.pa ]ska pta-i#kana nhI. rqna caihye ]se? mana ik sOda
saiv5I AKka ne p3aya leikn q_ud ]skI ijMmedarI nhI. bntI
! saiv5I AKka ko qbr de? _ _
_ _saln pr !Kkn dekr ]#ne ko hI 4I ik zo.p I ke drvaje pr iksI ke n.ge pEro. kI Aah3
suna{ dI AOr dUsre hI pl lSt-pSt jGgUba{ sote hu0 7o3U ko godI me. ]#aye wItr daiql
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hotI idqI| ]skI jan me. jan AayI| ku7 pU7ne se phle hI jGgUba{ ne 7o3U ko ]skI godI me.
]tarte hu0 Aa>qo. ko ncakr s.ket ikya ik phle bCce ko vh c3a{ pr 4pka de, b I muiXkl
se soya hE| bhut bom I marta|
7o3U ko lete hu0 ]sse sbur nhI. huAa _ _ _'kuC7 lf e-ibf e me. f>sI Kya?'
]skI nadanI pr jGgUba{ ifk\ se h>s dI, 'mere ko lga ik tU ye[c soc ke 6bratI
hoyegI| mE. 6a{-6a{ me. faS3 i3ren me. c“I ho ipC7U vo qar ikdr =kne kI? borIblI ]trI ik
tab to
islo i3ren pk I A}r ABbI [2r po.cI| le f3af3 tera ihsab le|' ]sne 3e3
. qol
kr do =pye kI icLlr ignI AOr ]skI Aor b“a dI| ifr ALmuinym ka ipcka k3ora AO.2a
kr idqatI hu{ #ena martI-sI bolI, 'jrapn 2.2a n{ huAa, pr tere ko jo #eraya vo denac
n|'
l(ma ne in:xBd icLlr kI !erI bna{ AOr 2otI kI iknarI me. jtnpUvRk lpe3kr 3e.3 me.
qo.s lI| 2.2a huAa ik nhI. wla [sse ]sko Kya lena-dena; vh Jyada-km ke 3~3e me. p tI
hI nhI.| fUlI A.3I kI jugalI p ne wI nhI. detI| [2r jGgUba{ 7o3U ko lene zo.p e me. 6usI nhI.
ik ]ske jate hI vh b e AOr m>zle ko samne hI qelte rhne kI 2mkI dekr 6r se bahr ho
letI| jha> wI jo btata, pta lgane phu>c jatI ik Kya ]ske layk ko{ kam vha> inkl
skta hE| kl subh #ekedar ke pas mukadm ko lekr cKkr mar AayI hE| kNtU kI ma> #Ik
nhI. hE ifr wI vh 7u©I pr nhI. ja rha _ _ _ _
saln kI fdkn se ptIlI ka !Kkn wKk-wKk kr rha hE| Aa>cl se !Kkn
qI.ckr deqa to sug.2 se A>daja ho gya ik bomibl pk gyI| ]se bCco. ka Q_yal ho Aaya|
becare s.@ya se hI wUq-wUq kI r3 lgaye isr pr kUdmkUd mcaye hu0 4e| m>zle ikStU ne Aakr
pU7a, '7o3U 2.2e pr se n{. Aaya? Aayega to ipC7U wakrI degI?' iksI p/kar ]Nhe. bhlafuslakr bahr wej idya 4a| krtI Kya, 7o3U kI icNta iksI kam me. rmne hI nhI. de rhI
4I| qEr Ab to 7o3U 6r Aa gya AOr qana wI pk gya| ]#I AOr bCco. ko bulane ke il0 bahr
lpkI| AwI ]sne zo.p e se bahr pa>v idya hI 4a ik Acank 7o3U ic.hukkr jag gya AOr cIqe.
mar-markr rone lga ik jEse iksI ne ]se sote me. icko3I wr lI ho AOr vh pI a se
ibliblakr cI.q p a ho| vh pl3kr 6brayI hu{-sI ]skI Aor dO I| ]se godI me. ]#akr
puckara| dulraya| ifr k3orI cMmc ]ske samne rq 3n3nakr bhlaya ik ku7 der iksI wI
p/kar 7o3U bhl jaye AOr k3orI cMmc ke s.g qele to vh b e AOr m>zle ko ilva laye| mgr
]sne paya ik 7o3U iksI trh cup hone ko tEyar nhI. hE| x.ka hu{| kI e-bI e ne to khI. nhI.
ka3 qaya? cOk¶I nj_r se ]sne ladI 33olI| ifr rone se Ak I hu{ 7o3U kI deh| ]se ku7
nhI. idqa| qIzkr vh ]se Jyo. ka Tyo. 7o kr bahr ho gyI| [2r 7o3U bot cI.-cI. krne lga
hE| ]se lgta hE ik idnwr jGgUba{ kI godI c“e rhne AOr 6r se bahr rhne ke kar` 7o3U ko
6umKk I kI burI lt ho gyI| yhI vjh hE ik 6r me. 6uste hI vh lgatar imimyata rhta hE
AOr cahta hE ik ko{ n ko{ ]se godI me. ]#aye hI rhe| idnwr kI mgjmarI ke bad bcta hE
bUta ik 7o3e ko godI me. 3a>g Dole? ij± kI Aadt 7u3anI hogI| b e AOr ikStU ko lekr 6r me.
6usI to 7o3U ko pUvRvt\ icLlate paya| AbkI ]sne @yan hI nhI. idya| ikStU ]se godI me. ]#ane
lpka to wI D>p3 idya - 'p a rhne de|'
7o3U ko Andeqa krte hu0 b e AOr ikStU ke il0 wat AOr bomibl proskr 4alI ]nke
samne srka{ ik twI d<i*3 ]nke cIk3 ha4-pa>v pr g{| qIztI hu{ ]#I AOr ]Nhe. lgwg
6sI3tI hu{ morI ke ink3 le jakr wunwunatI ha4-pa>v 2ulane lgI| subU bav I se panI qI.c
wrpUr dono. ko nhla-2ulakr 7o
g{ 4I| kEse g3r me. lo3e suAr srIqe 4a` ho rhe
! pLle se
b e ka mu>h po.7 hI rhI 4I ik Acank pl3I 4alI kI z¶ah3 sun mu ke deqa, paya ik bE.yabE.ya ink3 jakr 7o3U ne zp©a markr wat kI 4alI ladI pr ]l3 dI| vh ¢o2 se bavlI ho
]#I| 'ta ', 'ta ' ]sne lpkkr 7o3U ko 4Pp
j
idye| 'tere ko dU2 hona, ibiSk3 hona _ _
AKqa idn pe3 wr qana hona _ _ _ _pn 6r me. Aake hr roj boma-boma krna| ye{ vaSte c tU
vEsa ka vEsac bomibl srqa hramqor _ _ _ _sTyanax ikya n [tna wat?'
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7o3U mar qakr Aa>qe. ]l3 bE#a| ]ske sI.k se ha4-pa>v tklI me. b>3te sUt se 0e.#ne
lge| vh 6bra gyI| yh Kya ho gya Acank 7o3U ko? ha4 wr kI gehu.{ kaya nIlI p
rhI?
kwI to 0esa nhI. huAa ]se? ko{ phlI bar ip3a{ kI ]skI? k{ dfe iw¶akr ]sne 7o3U ko
]#akr p3k tk idya hE AOr 6.3e qa.D subikya> qI.c-qa>c 7o3U AO.2a gya| ]se =Aa>s 7U3ne
lgI| ha4-pa>v ml-mlkr deh grmane kI koixx kI ik vh 4o a hox me. Aaye pr ]sne
mhsUs ikya ]skI psIjtI 4raRtI h4eilyo. kI Aa>c soqne ke bavjUd 7o3U kI deh inr.tr #~DI
hI p tI ja rhI| nIle p
rhe Ao#o. ke ba>ye. kone pr Acank sfed bJje se fU3ne lge| Ak I
deh 73-p3 krne lgI| w -w akr ]sne 7o3U ko godI me. ]#a kr zkzora|
Acank ]se yad Aaya| ramdev mEyanI ke [klOte be3e bcuva ko sa>se. ba>2 lene kI
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bImarI hE| DaK3r ne mEyanI ko cetavnI dI hE ik jEse hI bcuva rote-rote sa>s ba>2 le vh tur.t
A.julI-wr panI ]ske mu>h pr mar de| panI pas me. n ho to jordar 4Pp
rsId kr de| p© se
sa>s !Il dega bcuva| rog ko{ nhI. bcuva ko fkt ij± c“tI hE| ij±
! 7o3U ke l9` wI
imlte-julte lge| ]sne jI mjbUt kr 7o3U ke gal pr jor ka 4Pp
j
idya| Asr idqa|
0e.#I deh ku7 !IlI hu{| 73p3ah3 wI| 'ihlne ka n{. 7o3U ke pas se| deq [sko, mE. ABbI
AayI|' b e AOr ikStU ko ihdayt de vh ]se Jyo. ka Tyo. 7o kr bdhvas saiv5I AKka ke
zo.p e kI Aor dO I| AKka ko s.g lekr lO3I to paya ik m>zle AOr b e ke rone ka Svr sun
kr tmam p osI 7o3U ke [dR-igdR i6r Aaye| 7o3U kI naj_uk halt deq kr swI ne suzav idya
ik dexI [laj_ me. smy g>vana munaisb nhI.|
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AKka ne 7o3U ko lpkkr god me. ]#aya AOr muQy s k pr iS4t DaK3r icrvlkr ke
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dvaqane kI Aor dO I| pI7e-pI7e Aax.ikt-se ku7 A osI-p osI wI| DaK3r icrvlkr ne bCce
kI naj_uk halt deqte hI sI2e hi4yar Dal idye ik bCce ka [laj_ ]nke vx ka nhI.| ]se
fOrn wawa ASptal le jana hoga| bCce ko GlUkoj_ c“ana p ega| qUn dena hoga| l(ma ne
6brakr saiv5I AKka kI Aor deqa to saiv5I AKka ne ]ska Aaxy smzkr sa.Tvna dI ik
vh icNta n kre AOr tur.t 0k 3EKsI rok le| pEse ]nke pas hE.|
syanI AKka 7o3U ko ]sI vaDR me. le gyI jha> g.wIr mrIj_ ko daiql ikya jata hE|
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jha> pcIR bad me. k3tI hE| DaK3r phle deqte hE.| tkrIbn pa>c imn3 bad Acet p e hu0 7o3U ko
b I nsR deqne AayI to ]skI mr`as¶ halt deqkr g.wIr ho ]#I| ibg I ik bCce ko tum
log ASptal twI lata jb bCca mrne kU hota| Kyo. laya [sko AwI [2r? ifr ]sne tur.t
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DaK3r ke pas qbr iwjva{ AOr baba nsR ko f3af3 [mrje.sI vaDR ke wItr le clne kI
takId dI| dIvar se i3kI q I ADol l(ma kI sUnI Aa>qe., vaDR ke b.d drvaje ko sUje sI
7edtI wItr deq pane ko 73p7atI-sI lgI.|
2Ime se AKka ne l(ma ko 7uAa, 'GlUkoj ka 0kc ba3lI ko qalI hote car tas Ü6.3eÝ
lgte| AKka rat 0[sa q a hone se clega? soc, terI tibyt ibg I n ipC7U tere ko deqna
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ik 7o3U ko s>walna?' _ _ _DaK3r bot huXyar [2r ke sb #Ik hoyega|' AKka ne !a>!s b>2aya|
jEse hI ko{ nsR vaDR se bahr AatI idqtI, l(ma A2Ir ho AaxaSpd wav se ]skI
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Aor lpk p tI| tkrIbn !a{ 6.3e kI Aasa@y p/tI9a ke bad DaK3r vaDR se ]nkI Aor Aate
idqe| ]Nho.ne ink3 phu>ckr sbse phla sval pU7a ik ]n caro. me. se bCce kI ma> kOn hE?
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sa4 AayI ka>ble tayI ne l(ma kI Aor s.ket ikya| DaK3r ne pl-wr l(ma ko wedtI nj_ro.
se deqa ifr =9 Svr me. bole, 'bCce ko qane ko nhI. detI 4I Kya? bCca wUq se mr gya|
]skI Aa>te. sUq kr icpk gyI 4I. _ _ _ _"
'Kya?' l(ma ke gle se AarI-sI ka3tI 0k k=` cIq fU3 p I| 'pn k[sa? vo to
boltI hotI ik vo ]sko dU2 detI _ _ _ _ibiSk3 iqlatI _ _ _ _' ]s pr behoxI-sI 7ane lgI|
sa4 AayI AOrto. ne lpk kr l(ma ko shara idya|
smy-kusmy ka s.koc Tyag ka>ble tayI Apna 9ow nhI. rok payI| wTsRna-wre Svr me.
bolI, 'Ab rone se Kya _ _ _ _iwqairn ne bCca pUja ke vaSte n{. ilya hota| vo i7nal bCce ka
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pe3 wrtI to bCca Aaram se godI me. sota, ipC7U ]sko wIk kOn deta? Are vo bCce ko fkt
wuKkac n{ rKqte, rota n{ to icko3I ka3-ka3ke =late ik logo. ka idl ip6lna _ _ _ _
Awaign, kay kU dI tU ]sko Apna 7o3U re _ _ _ !_ '
!h rhI l(ma ko ku7 suna{ nhI. de rha| ]se isfR idqa{ de rhI hE dU2-wrI botl,
ibiSk3 ka DBba, icpkI Aa>te. AOr 0k bCce kI lax
!
Acet l(ma ke mu>h pr panI kI 7I.p dene ke il0 saiv5I AKka nsR se panI ma>gne
lpkI.|
yh j.gl
Da _ wgvtI is.h 'nagdNt'
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yh j.gl
roj_ b“ta Aa rha hE
jLdI hI mere drvaj_e tk Aa jayega
ifr mere 6r ko 6erkr
mere 6r me. 6us jayega
AOr 6r me. bse mere ddR ko
invaRist kr dega
ifr 6r me. j.gl ka ddR wr jayega
xayd yh #Ik wI ho
j.gl ka ddR sa@y hE
mera ddR Asa@y 4a
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vsu2a
paqI ifr lO3egI
kml kpUr
retIle mEdano., nagfnI ke j.glo., g/amo. kSbo. t4a xhro. ko pI7e 7o tI hu{ ga I ApnI
pUrI rFtar ke sa4 wagI ja rhI 4I| nEna ne iq kI ke xIxe ko ]#aya to #.DI hva ka 0k
zo.ka wItr Aakr ]ske tn-mn ko shla AOr ishra gya| yhI to qaisyt hE [n retIle p/a.to.
kI ik yha> sUrj kI gmIR se tp ret jha> idn wr vatavr` ko w©I kI trh sulga detI hE,
vhI. sa>z !lte hI ]sI git se xItl hokr rat ko #.Da wI bna detI hE, nEna ne soca AOr
#.Dk se wIgI 0k ingah iDBbe ke yai5yo. pr DalI| baba }pr kI b4R pr le3e 'saihTy-Am<t'
p“ rhe 4e AOr paqI samne valI b4R pr iniXc.t so rhI 4I| 'ddR ka 0k l.ba-cO a sagr par
kr Aa{ hE yh l kI AOr [ska cehra Ab wI ddR ke 7I.3o. se wIga huAa hE, ifr wI kEse
sukUn se so rhI hE, 0k merI Aa>qo. me. hI nI.d nhI. hE| 0k #.DI sa>s lekr nEna ne soca AOr
]ska mn ga I kI git ke sa4 hI wagne lga; leikn Aage nhI. pI7e kI AOr _ _ _ _AwI sat
idn phle hI to mu.b{ se Aa{ 4I vh baba ke sa4 rTna ke Byah ka ]7ah AOr Ab ]ske
ib7oh kI pI a ka imla-jula 0hsas il0| rTna yanI r%I khne ko to ]skI mmerI bhn 4I
mgr iksI wI trh shodra se km nhI. 4I| pUra bcpn s.g gujara 4a dono. ne| nEna ko to ma>
kI sUrt wI yad nhI.| ]ske jNm ke sva sal bad hI to cl bsI 4I ma>| 6r me. dadU ke
isva AOr ko{ nhI. 4a jo nEna kI deqwal krta| 0k ta}-ta{ 4e jo g.gangr me. rhte 4e AOr
]nkI q_ud kI tIn bei3ya> 4I., [sil0 nEna ka daiyTv lene se ]Nho.ne saf [.kar kr idya|
A.tt: nana-nanI ApnI [klOtI be3I kI [klOtI s.tan ko gle se lga kr ga>v le gye| ga>v
Kya, r>gIle rajS4an kI sIma ke wItr bsa AC7a-qasa kSba 4a sItag“, jo hSt-ixLp ke
il0 p/is² 4a| ]dypur, jypur, jo2pur, Ajmer ke bajaro. me. ibkne valI k#putilya>, klaTmk
b.dnvar t4a laq ke mIne vale cU e-cUi ya> yhI. ke is²hSt kamgro. kI jI-to
mehnt ke fl
4e| yha> kI mUl-wa8a marva I imi&t 'ha otI' 4I leikn xhrI-sWyta ka p/wav [s 9e5 me.
[tna b“ta ja rha 4a ik Aam log wI ApnI [s wa8a se dUr hote ja rhe 4e| bs b e-bU“o.
AOr incle tbke kI 2rohr hI bn kr rh g{ 4I marva I ya 'ha otI"| bexk b e xhro. kIsI suiv2a0> nhI. 4I. sItag“ me. leikn [tna gya-guj_ra wI nhI. 4a ik log yha> suq se n rh
ske.| yhI. nEna ka laln-paln wI huAa 4a AOr SkUlI ix9a wI| baba 4e to mu.b{-puilsivwag me b e Afsr pr saihTy me. wI ]nkI ghrI =ic 4I AOr [sI ke share vo ApnI tNha
ij_NdgI guj_ar rhe 4e| sal me. 0k-do bar vh nEna se imlne Aate 4e AOr pUrI gimRyo. kI 7ui©ya>
nEna nanI ke s.g mu.b{ me. guj_artI| jb rTna b I ho g{ to vh wI ]nke sa4 jane lgI| sbke
bhut jor dene pr wI baba ne dUsra Byah nhI. ikya| nEna hI ]nke jIne kI vj_h wI 4I AOr
mk_sd wI|
nEna ke ninhal me. km hI log 4e| b e mama-mamI dub{ rhte 4e AOr kwI-kwar hI
Aate 4e| sat sal kI 4I nEna jb 7o3e mama ka Byah huAa AOr rma mamI duLhn bn kr 6r me.
Aa{. _ _ _ _duLhn Kya jEse nEna kI ma> bn kr hI Aa{.| ]nke Aane se hI nEna ko pta cla ik
ma> ka Pyar Kya hota hE| in:s.deh nanI ne jI-wr Pyar ]> ela ]s pr, pr ma> kI mmta to nEna
ko mamI se hI imlI AOr sal-wr bad hI imlI gui ya-sI bhn rTna AOr do-do brs ke
A.tral me. do wa{ _ _ _ _mai`k AOr pars Aaye, pr nEna ke mn ke tar ijtnI barIkI se rTna ke
sa4 ju e ]tne iksI AOr se nhI. ju
paye| mamI rTna ko nEna kI pr7a{. khtI 4I., jo sda
]ske [dR-igdR hI naca krtI 4I| Aa# sal 7o3I rTna kI kafI ijMmedairya> nEna ne quxIquxI Apne najuk k.2o. pr ]#a lI 4I.| SkUlI jIvn ko ivda khkr yanI ik barhvI. kI prI9a
pas kr nEna baba ke sa4 mu.b{ clI Aa{| nanI-mamI ne hI smvet Svr me. kha, 'ib©o, tere
baba ko wI terI j_+rt hE n? vh wI to ApnI k.cn-sI ibi3ya ka suq ]#aye.|'
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vh kwI nhI. wUl sktI jb baba ke sa4 [sI trh ga I me. bE# kr mu.b{ ja rhI 4I
to baba ne pU7a, 'ib©o, tUne inrala kI 'sroj-Sm<it' p“I hE?'
'p“I to hE baba pr #Ik se yad nhI.| Kyo. baba?'
'n jane muze Kyo. lgta hE ik wgvan inrala valI khanI mere sa4 dohra rhe hE.| ib©o,
'sroj-Sm<it' me. jb inrala ApnI be3I sroj ko nanI ke 6r se ilva kr le jate hE. to q_ud
ko 0esa iwqarI smzte hE. ijske ha4 me. sroj-be3I +pI knk-k3ora hE| ku7 0esa hI Ahsas
muze wI ho rha hE ib©o|'
'Aoh baba,' ]sne dular se baba ke gle me. ba>he. Dalte hu0 kha 4a, 'baba n to Aap
inrala hE. AOr na hI mE. sroj ya knk-k3ora| Aap mere AC7e-AC7e baba hE. AOr mE. AapkI
la lI nEnI ib©o, jo Aapko 7o kr Ab kwI nhI. jayegI|'
xu+ me. to mub.{ ne sItag“ kI nEna ko Apnane me. AanakanI kI, ifr n isf_R Apnaya,
]se s>var-inqarkr Apne layk wI bna ilya| ]Cc ix9a pUrI kr 0k mL3Inexnl k.pnI me.
AC7I-qasI nOkrI iml g{ nEna ko, jha> do saPtaihk Avkax hote 4e, ijnka sdupyog krne
ke il0 vh 'narI sur9a AOr Ai2kar' s.S4a se ju
g{| sItag“ se brabr sMpkR bna rha nEna
ka|
[2r baba ne AOr ]2r nanI ne 6r-vr suzaye AOr qoje nEna ke il0 AOr Byah ke il0 Anuro2 wI
ikya; leikn dbav kwI nhI. Dala| iflhal to nEna kI ko{ =ic nhI. 4I Byah me.| ]2r rTna
ne p5acar se bI _0 _ ikya nhI. ik mamI ne ]se Byah-b.2n me. ba>2ne ke il0 kmr ks lI|
wavI vr sItag“ ke jane-mane r{s 'b I hvelI' vale se# ivjyvgIRy ka [klOta be3a dev2r
4a| ]sne mamI se fon pr pU7a 4a, 'deva mera deqa-wala hE mamI, pr vh krta Kya hE?'
']se ku7 krne kI j_+rt hI Kya hE nEnI, bexumar dOlt AOr j_mIn-jaydad ka [klOta
vairs hE vh|'
nEna ko mamI ka yh jvab b a behUda AOr A3p3a-sa lga 4a| ijtna vh dev2r ko
jantI 4I, ]ske Anusar vh ]se ApnI r%I ke layk vr nhI. lga 4a| q_Er
! jo wI ho ApnI
]sI gui ya bhn ke Byah me. xaiml hone ja rhI 4I vh|
iql ]#I nEna S3exn pr b e mama ko deqkr jo ]Nhe. ilvane ke il0 Aaye 4e|
'6o a-ga I pr bE# jaAogI n ibi3ya? Ab to tum b I Afsr bn g{ ho, q_ud ga I
clatI ho,' mama ne kha to vh dular se bolI, 'kahe kI b I Afsr mama? ApnI nanI AOr
mama-maimyo. ke il0 to mE. Ab wI nNhI.-sI nEnI ya ib©o hI hU> AOr hmexa rhU>gI|'
]n jane-phcane raSto. se Acank guj_rte hu0 Acank wavuk ho ]#I nEna, ijn pr pg
2rte hu0 ApnI hmjoilyo. ke sa4 SkUl Aaya-jaya krtI 4I vh| iksna kaka ke mU>gflI ke
qet ke pas se guj_rte hu0 ]se lga ik jEse ko{ mhIn AOr mI#e Svr me. ]se pukar rha hE _ _ _ _
ijJjI _ _ _ _Ao jIjI ba{|' ]sne ]mg kr pU7a, 'r%I khI. Aas-pas 7upI hE Kya b e mama?
mE.ne AwI-AwI ]skI Aavaj_ sunI hE|'
'tuMhare kan bj rhe ho.ge ib©o| r%I to 6r me. bE#I tuMharI mn-ps.d imcoR. AOr lhsn
kI c3nI ba>3 rhI hE AOr vh wI isl-b©e pr|'
'AOr dal-ba3I AOr bafle-cUrma?' 'vh wI tEyar hE.; pr vo tuMharI dono. maimyo. ne
imlkr bnaye hE.|'
ta>ga jb wUto. vale pIpl ke pas phu>ca to nEna ne Sp*3t: deqa ik mo3e tne vale pIpl
ke pI7e ko{ 7orI lal-hrI-pIlI lhir0dar Ao“nI Ao“ q I hE; leikn iksI 7aya kI trh
vh pl-wr me. hI gayb wI ho g{|
'b e mama, pIpl ke pI7e AwI-AwI mE.ne 0k l kI deqI hE| khI. vh ApnI r%I to
nhI., jo muze 7ka rhI hE bcpn kI trh?'
'bavlI ho g{ ka.{. tU ib©o, jo A.3-s.3 bate. kr rhI hE| Are
c“a hE, vh bahr kEse inklegI?'
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! r%I ko to tel-hLdI
vsu2a
'ba{.
! r%I n{. 4an yha> p ko{ cu el-] El deKqI hogI| Mhane su`I 7 k yha> p 6`a
wUt-pret bs 7,' ta>gevan ne kha|
']>h, ko{ wUt-vUt nhI. hote wEyajI' nEna ko yad Aaya ik vh kEse ApnI hm]m/
zumka, ketkI, isya, r%I AOr paqI kI sheilyo. kI 'gE.g-lIDr' bn kr yha> roj clI AatI
4I AOr kEse pIpl ke nIce 2re l−U-bfIR, jo log 3ona-3o3ka krke rq jate 4e, sheilyo. ke
sa4 b.dr-ba>3 valI ctura{ se pl-wr me. g3k jatI 4I AOr sa4 2rI rej_garI se mI#I r.gIn
goilya> qrIdkr sb Aaps me. ba>3 kr qa jatI 4I.| iksI 3one-3o3ke ya p/et ba2a ne, ]nme. se
iksI ko wI nhI. staya|
6r phu>cte hI caro. trf se dular kI brqa hone lgI nEna pr AOr r%I ko ba>ho. me.
ba>2kr to nEna jEse inhal hI ho g{| vh rat me.hdI t4a gIto. kI rat 4I| cu.d I, lhir0
t4a ba>2nI kI Ao“inyo. kI 73a ibqertI ga>v wr kI ku>AarI t4a Byahta yuvitya> AOr p/O!a0>
vha> mOjUd 4I. pr 'vh' nhI. 4I ijse subh se nEna ke nEna tlax kr rhe 4e| vh to 0ese
lhrakr nactI AOr mI#e sur me. gatI 4I ik hr mhifl mhk ]#tI 4I| Aaj kha> rh g{ vh?
]sne rTna se pU7a, 'r%U, paqI nhI. idqa{ dI subh se? vh to tere Aage-pI7e 7aya kI trh
DoltI-ifrtI 4I, Aaj kha> gayb ho g{?'
'nam mt le. jIjI ]s cu El ka| sare sItag“ me. 4U-4U ho rhI hE ]ske nam pr|' rTna
ne ihkart wre Svr me. kha|
'Kyo. 0esa Kya kr idya ]sne?' hErt se pU7a nEna ne|
']sne jo hrkt kI hE n sunogI to pa>v ke nIce se 2rtI iqsk javegI| jantI ho
ku>AarI ma> bnne clI 4I kmbQ_t vo to wla ho cMbl m[ya ka ijsne [ske pap ko im3a
idya| bs Ab [s xuw 6 I me. ko{ ]s mnhUs ka nam n levega, smzI.? mamI to tLqI se
kh kr vha> se clI g{.; leikn nEna ke il0 sO sval 7o
g{.| lal cu.d I ko tha kr
sU3kes me. 2rte hu0 nEna ne kha, 'r%U, Aaj ip7va e vale shn me. so0>ge, qUb i7 kav krke
jEse phle sote 4e|'
'#Ik hE jIjI, mE. AwI [.tj_am krva detI hU>|'
rTna kI h4ilyo. pr m.De me.hdI ke bel-bU3o. pr ={ ke fahe se xKkr imla nI.bU ka rs
lgate hu0 AaihSta se pU7a nEna ne, 'r%U, bta n bCce, Kya ikya paqI ne?'
'Kya ikya? ye pU7o jIjI Kya nhI. ikya? n jane ikska pap pal ilya pe3 me.| pta
lga to ko{ AOr rah n sUzne pr cMbl-nhr me. kUd g{ mrne ke il0| vo to wIma crvahe ne
deq ilya AOr xor mca idya to bca lI g{| qUn se l4p4 4I AOr behox wI jb srkarI
$
ASptal lekr g0| vhI. b I DaK3rnI ne btaya ik yh pe3 se 4I, pe3 me. panI cle jane se
bCca mr gya| n jane ikska pap 4a| b a man 4a muze [skI doStI pr jIjI, jo ma3I me.
iml gya|' issk ]#I rTna|
'ifr Kya huAa r%I?'
'hona Kya 4a? p.cayt bE#I| laq pU7ne pr wI bErn ne Apne p/emI ka nam nhI. btaya|
bs mu>h sIkr AOr isr zukakr bE#I rhI AOr mgrmC7I Aa>sU bhatI rhI|'
']skI ko{ n ko{ mj_bUrI rhI hogI, jo vh qa_mox bE#I rhI| Kyo. ]se ]tna Jyada
be[Jjt ikya gya r%U?'
'kmal krtI hE. jIjI Aap| Are, hm ijs smaj me. rhte hE. vh hmare shI-glt kamo.
ka ihsab ma>gta hE| yhI cln hE| [tna to mantI hE. n Aap jIjI?'
'ifr Kya huAa?'
'ifr p.co. ne [se AOr [ske 6rvalo. ko ga>v se bahr inkl jane ka fEsla suna idya
AOr huKka-panI wI b.d kr idya|'
'he ram jI
! Ab kha> hE paqI?'
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'ga>v kI sIma ke bahr kCca mkan bna kr rh rhe hE. sb| suna hE mhex w[ya AOr
wa{ jI, yanI paqI ke ipta khI. bahr gye hE., kam AOr i#kana imlte hI [n ma>-be3I ko wI
yha> se le jaye.ge|'
rTna to paqI kI daStan suna kr cEn kI nI.d so g{, leikn nEna ke nEno. kI nI.d
]
g{| bar-bar jEse masUm paqI ]ske samne Aakr q I ho jatI AOr khtI, 'mE. beksUr hU>
jIjI|' nEna kI A.tAaRTma wI ]se beksUr #hra rhI 4I| iksI trh _ _ _ _iksI wI trh yh ykIn
krne ko tEyar nhI. nEna ik smzdar AOr p“I-ilqI 0esI nadanI ya cir5hInta pr ]tr sktI
hE| rTna ke sa4 hI to p5acar se bI _0 _ ikya 4a AOr hr v¯ rTna ke Aas-pas hI m>DratI
rhtI 4I| biLk Apne 6r se Jyada [s 6r ke Aa>gn me. qelI-plI 4I vh| kb kEse bhk g{
7orI? nEna soc rhI 4I ik 'jIjI _ _ _ _jIjI ba{ rat ke s¶a3e me. 6ule 0k 2Ime mgr Sp*3 Svr
ne ]se cO.ka idya| ]se lga rTna nI.d me. ]se pukar rhI hE pr ]sne mu kr deqa ik vh to
besu2 hokr so rhI 4I| Acank rat ke Syah AOr +qe A>2ere ko cIrta huAa 0k saya Aaya AOr
]ske paytane q a ho gya| nEna Dr se ka>p g{ AOr h b akr ]# bE#I| gOr se deqa to paya
ik vh paqI 4I ijsne kale dup©e se Apne cehre ko !k AOr 7upa rqa 4a|
'paqI tum? [tnI rat gye yha> Akele Aate Dr nhI. lga tuMhe.?'
nhI. jIjI,Ab muze Dr nhI. lgta| mera jo svRnax hona 4a vh ho hI cuka AOr Aaj
mera yha> Aana j_+rI 4a, nhI. AatI to bhut der ho jatI| subh jb Aap Aa rhI 4I. to mE.ne
iksna kaka ke qet se 7upkr wI pukara 4a Aapko| log Aapko mere bare me. glt-slt btaye.
]sse phle hI mE. Aapko sb sc btana cahtI 4I; pr Aapne merI pukar sunI hI nhI.| ifr mE.ne
wUto. vale pIpl ke pI7e 7upkr Aapka [.tj_ar ikya pr b e kaka ko deqkr ihMmt nhI. p I
merI AOr mE. _ _ _ _'
'AC7a to vh tum 4I. paqI? mE.ne to soca ik ko{ p/et-7aya hE|'
'#Ik soca Aapne jIjI, p/et-7aya hI to bn kr rh g{ hU> mE.|'
'bekar kI bate. nhI. krte| AaAo r%I ke kmre me. cle., 'soyI hu{ rTna pr 0k ingah
Dalkr nEna ne kha AOr ]ska ha4 4amkr rTna ke kmre me. le g{| 'ha>, Ab kho paqI|'
'jIjI, muze ivXvas hE ik isf_R Aap hI merI bat pr ivXvas kre.gI| mE.ne ko{ pap nhI.
ikya jIjI, mere sa4 blaTkar huAa 4a _ _ _ _0k hI idn me. do bar|' paqI kI Aa>qo. se zr-zr
bhte Aa>sU nEna ke idl me. tIqe nXtr cuwo rhe 4e| Aa>sU kI 0k-0k bU>d me. sO-sO sagr smaye
hu0 4e jo kh rhe 4e, 'paqI beksUr hE|'
'kOn hE vh paqI? muze to bta do|' paqI ko ba>ho. me. wrte hu0 nEna ne t p kr kha|
'bta}>gI jIjI, btane hI to Aa{ hU>; pr phle Aap merI khanI to sun le.|' pl wr
cuPpI sa2 kr bolI vh, 'jIjI, bhut idno. se ]skI mElI nj_re. i3kI 4I. muz pr| Aate-jate
g.de irmakR pas krta AOr muze 7Une kI koixx krta| ifr 0k idn mOka ta kr 6r me. 6us
gya| ko{ nhI. 4a ]s idn 6r me. _ _ _ _Aoh jIjI, merI ij_NdgI ka sbse mnhUs idn 4a vo _ _ _
jb ]sne muze tar-tar kr idya _ _ _ _0k bar nhI. do bar AOr jate-jate 2mka wI gya ik Agr
mE.ne iksI ko ku7 btaya to vh mere ma{-wa{jI AOr mhex wEya ko qTm krva dega| Aap hI
bta0> jIjI mE. kEse juban qoltI ]ske iq_laf? [Jj_t to g>va hI cukI 4I, ma>-bap, wa{ ko
g>vakr kEse jItI? bat [tne pr hI q_Tm nhI. hu{ jIjI, bar-bar ]sne koixx kI ifr vhI
hrkt krne kI, leikn kamyab nhI. huAa| gj_b to tb huAa jb muze mhsUs huAa, mhsUs Kya
ykIn ho gya ik ]s dir.de kI vh vhxI hrkt mere wItr pap ka bIj bo g{ 4I AOr vh
A.kuirt hone lga 4a AOr pg-pg pr ijLlt ke ka>3e. ib7a rha 4a vh inxacr so Alg| [n
sbse 7U3ne ka 0k hI ]pay 4a mere pas _ _ _ _AaTmhTya; pr vha> wI ikSmt dga de g{, bca
lI g{ mE. AOr _ _AOr bakI ikSsa to Aapko pta hI hE|' Aa>suAo. se wIge Svr me. kha paqI ne|
'6r valo. kI jan bcane kI q_aitr tumne yh khanI Ab tk sbse 7upa kr rqI _ _ _ Apne
6rvalo. se wI, to Ab muze sunane Kyo. Aa{ ho paqI, AOr btatI Kyo. nhI. ik kOn hE vh?'
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jIjI, Ab wI [s qlnayk ke cehre se nkab nhI. ]#a}>gI to ApnI nj_ro. se wI igr
ja}>gI _ _ _ _AwI tk to j_mane kI nj_ro. se igrI hU>| Ab muze Dr nhI., cahe vh hm sbko mar
Dale| jo ikSmt me. bda hoga hokr rhega pr iksI wI kImt pr mE> ApnI sonicrEya-sI r%I
ko ku0> me. igrte nhI. deq sktI| vh _ _ _ _'
'Kya mtlb?' paqI kI bat ka3te hu0 Acrj_ se pU7a nEna ne|
'jIjI, vh dir.da ijsne muze AOr mere 6rvalo. ko bdnamI vale mOt ke A>2ere idye, ko{
AOr nhI. ApnI r%I ka honevala duLha dev2r hE _ _ _ _dev2r ivjyvgIRy|'
'Kya bk rhI ho paqI, hox me. to ho?' mano. satve. Aasman se igrI nEna|
]skI Aa>suAo. me. DUbI ihcikyo. me. sare jvab 7upe 4e|
ibna 0k pl kI der lgaye nEna ne ]sI 9` 6r-wr ko [kªa kr ilya AOr ]nke hone
vale 'k>vr jI' ka kCca icªa suna idya| phle to mamI ne ]se paqI kI saij_x btate hu0
manne se [.kar kr idya, leikn jb paqI ne btaya, 'sItag“ kI ko{ 0esI jvan mehrI,
khairn ya mj_dUr l kI nhI. ijse [s ra9s kI hvs-wrI nj_ro. AOr g.de SpxR ne mEla nhI.
ikya ho| mE. gvahI ke tOr pr 0k-0k ko bula sktI hU>,' to mamI ko ykIn Aaya| rTna ne
]sI 9` Apne ha4o. kI me.hdI po.7 kr paqI ko gle lga ilya, 'tUne [tna sha paqI? km
se km muze to sCca{ bta detI n|'
'tere sa4 Ab hm na[.safI nhI. hone de.ge ibi3ya' baba ne kha to ]sne raht kI sa>s lI|
ALl-subh ke nIm A>2ere me. hI mamI ne paqI ke ma{-wa{jI ko bula weja AOr wor kI phlI
ikr` fU3te hI ]n sbne 'b I hvelI' yanI dev2r ke ra.golI se rce AOr b.dnvaro. se sje 6r pr
2ava bol idya| 'b I hvelI' AwI pUrI trh jagI wI nhI. 4I| nEna ne Aane ka mksd btaya
to dev2r ke ipta w k ]#e| 'Ab c“I barat me. ye kEsa iv6n pEda krne clI Aa{ rI tU 7orI
xhr se| jantI wI hE tU Kya la.7n lga rhI hE Apne ninhal ke hone vale 'k>vr jI' pr?'
la.7n nhI. lga rhI hU>, sc ka Aa{na idqa rhI hU> kaka saheb|'
Byah kI mI#I chl-phl valI 'b I hvelI' Aa¢ox-wre vad-ivvad ka m.c bn g{ 4I subhsvere| dev2r iksI wI trh Apna j_umR kbUl nhI. kr rha 4a to nEna ne moba[l pr nMbr
imlate hu0 kha, '#Ik hE, mE. mu.b{ se narI Ai2kar AOr sur9a s.S4a ke Ai2kairyo. ko bulatI
hU>, jo sc ]glvane me. maihr hE.| tum beksUr ho to dU2 ka dU2 AOr panI ka panI ho jayega|
yha> kI puils pr wrosa nhI. muze, vh ibk wI sktI hE|'
'tU ifkr n kr ib©o, [sse wI Jyada b e-b e lf.ge sI2e ikye hE> mE.ne,' baba ke khne
kI der 4I ik dev2r ne ibjlI kI git se lpk kr nEna ke ha4 se moba[l 7In ilya, 'mE.
Apna gunah kbUl krta hU> nEna jIjI, ]s idn mere idmag me. n jane kOn-sa xEtan Aakr bE#
gya 4a jo _ _ _ _Ab Aap log muze maf kro ya sja do, muze m.jUr hE pr [s trh mera tmaxa
n bnaAo|'
'tumne merI p/a`o. se PyarI paqI ka jo tmaxa bnaya, [se jIne layk nhI. 7o a,
]ska Kya? 7I: muze i6n AOr xmR Aa rhI hE sockr wI ik mera Byah tuMhare s.g hone ja rha
4a,' rTna ne 6<`a-wre Svr me. kha|
'AOr muze xmR Aa rhI hE yh soc kr ik deva merI AOlad hE, [sse to mE. inpUta hI
rhta|' ivjyvgIRy kaka ne buze Svr me. kha|
n jane kEse _ _ _ _jEse hva ke p.qo. pr tEr kr yh qbr 6r-6r jakr dStk de Aa{|
kam-kaj kI ]s VySttm p/wat-bela me. wI 'b I hvelI' ke l.be-cO e p/a.g` me. jEse jn-sElab
]m
p a|
nEna ne kha, 'Aap sb sun le., jb 0k l kI ke sa4 blaTkar hota hE to Apman
sarI narI jait ka hota hE| AOr ye blaTkar isfR AOrt ke tn ke sa4 hI nhI. hota ]ske
mn AOr AaTma ke sa4 wI hota hE| ]skI [Jj_t kI 2iJjya> ]
jatI hE. jb ik [sme. ]ska
ko{ do8 nhI. hota| kwI soca hE iksI ne iktnI tklIf se guj_re ho.ge paqI AOr ]ske
6rvale?'
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'hme. to jIte-jI mar idya bErI ne| A7Ut bnakr ga>v se bahr p3k idya| do8 ikska
AOr sja iksko imlI| 6rvalo. ko bcane kI q_aitr juban pr tala lga kr bE#I rhI merI
masUm 7orI AOr hr [Lj_am ke jvab me. isr zukatI rhI| Aaj terI vj_h se hI [sme. ihMmt
jagI hE nEna ibi3ya, nhI. to bdnamI kI Aag me. jlkr 0k idn raq hI bn jate hm|' nEna
ko sIne se lgate hu0 paqI kI ma{ ne kha|
'yhI. to gltI krtI hE. ye l ikya>| j_umR AOr j_uLm ke iq_laf Aavaj_ ]#ane se DrtI hE.
twI to [n wei yo. kI ihMmt b“tI jatI hE AOr int nya ixkar !U>!ne inkl p te hE. ye| sc
kh rhI hE. ma{, do8 ikska, sja iksko? ye dev2r hE yanI dev-tn 2r kr Aaya devta, vo
wI devta hI to 4a _ _ _ _[.dr devta, ijsne gOtm 1<i8 ka 7d\m vex 2r kr ]sI kI pTnI
AihLya se blaTkar ikya 4a| gOtm 1<i8 ko pta cla to ]sne &ap dekr AihLya ko pT4r me.
!al idya, jbik xap ya sja ka d.D [.dr ko imlna caihye 4a| vh 5eta yug 4a AOr yh
ÊÉvI. sdI hE| Aaj kI l kI ko AihLya bn kr pT4r me. !lne kI sja nhI. panI biLk dugaR
ya c.DI bn kr c.D-mu.D, rKtbIj AOr wEro. ka s.har krna hE, twI vh sd\narI khlane ka
Ai2kar pa0gI| AapkI 'b I hvelI' me. Adalt lgI hE Ab fEsla wI Aap hI sunaye. kakajI|'
nEna AC7I trh jantI 4I ik iksI wI trh har manna [n 'b I hvelI' valo. kI if_trt me.
nhI. hE, pr jb jn-mt pUrI trh hI dev2r ke ivro2 me. q a 4a to kakajI soc-smzkr hI
Nyay-ANyay kre.ge AOr vhI huAa|
'Byah hoga _ _ _ _]sI muhUtR pr, pr rTna ibi3ya ke sa4 nhI., paqI ibi3ya ke sa4,
isf_R kux ke sa4 kNyadan le.ge hm| yhI mera fEsla hE|'
'pr muze yh fEsla m.jUr nhI. kakajI| ye to dohrI sja hE mere il0|' bul.d Svr me.
kha paqI ne|
'bavlI ho g{ ka.{ 7orI| [s zU#I AOr jU#I kaya ke s.g kOn lgn krega tere s.g|
man ja rI 7orI, man ja ivjy se# ke fEsle ko|' katr Svr me. kha paqI ke ipta ne|
'man ja}> wa{jI AOr Byah kr lU> [sse AOr ij_NdgI [s ijLlt ke sa4 guja+> ik
pit nam ke [s papI ne muze kajl kI ko#rI me. 2kela 4a?'
'ye fEsla muze wI m.jUr nhI.|' nEna ne kha to ]ske Svr me. Svr imlakr rTna wI
bolI, 'AOr muze wI nhI.|'
'to Aap log hI sja suna de.|' b e ivjyvgIRy se# ne kha|
'[se jUto. kI mala phnakr, g2e pr bE#akr ga>v wr me. 6umaya jaye|'
']sse phle isr mu>Dana AOr mu>h kala krna wI j_+rI hE|'
'[se ga>v se 2Kke dekr bahr inkal idya jaye|'
'nEna ibi3ya kI jy|' Aaid ye c.d Svr 4e jo jn-smuday se inkl kr 'b I hvelI'
me. gU>j rhe 4e| [nme. puranI r.ijx wI 6ulI hu{ 4I AOr bhU-bei3yo. ke igle-ixkve wI|
'mere sa4 to ijtna AOr jo bura krna 4a yh kr hI cuka| Ab [skI sja mE. Aap
logo. pr 7o tI hU> Kyo.ik Aapke 6ro. me. wI bhn-bei3ya> hE.| jo Aaj mere sa4 huAa, kl iksI
ke sa4 wI ho skta hE AOr smaj me. dev2r wI 0k nhI. k{ hE.| mE. Apne bare me. fEsla kr
cuki hU> ik mE. nEna jIjI ke sa4 mub.{ ja}>gI _ _ _ _Aage p!U>gI, jIjI kI seva k+>gI AOr [nke
sa4 'narI Ai2kar AOr sur9a s.S4a' me. kam k+>gI Agr nEna jIjI muze s.g le jaye. to|'
'paqI mere sa4 jayegI, Kyo. baba?'
'isr Aa>qo. pr ibi3ya, pr Kya ye playn n hoga?'
'kEsa playn baba? 0k papI ne paqI ke p.q ktrne me. ko{ ksr nhI. 7o I| [ske
p.q bejan ho g0 hE. baba| [n p.qo. me. n0 p/a` wr kr, n{ xi¯ s>jokr paqI ifr lO3egI
baba _ _ _ _yhI., taik Apne jEsI k{ paiqyo. ke p.qo. ko mjbUtI de ske| ]Nhe. Apne dm-qm pr
] na AOr jIna isqa ske|'
caro. Aor se nEna AOr paqI pr neh brs rha 4a| nanI ne ]se kleje se lgakr neh-wIne
Svr me. kha, 'ba{ m n 4are ta{. paLyo AOr 4 n Mhare kul kI laj rq lI|'
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[s 63na ke bad pUre pa>c idn AOr rhI nEna vha> AOr [n pa>c idno. me. ]sne AOr baba
ne 7o3I mamI AOr 7o3e mama ke idmag me. AC7I trh ye bat wr dI ik ve AwI rTna ke Byah ke
bare me. soce. wI nhI., Agr soce. to ye soce. ik ]ske pa>vo. ke nIce ]Nhe. puQta j_mIn kEse denI
hE| cahe. to ]se mu.b{ wej de., ]ska ijMma nEna bqUbI ]#a legI|
ga>v valo. ne ApnI mnmanI kI AOr dev2r kI [tnI 2una{ kI ik ]se xhr ke ASptal
kI xr` lenI p I| ga>v ke ASptal ka drvaj_a wI ]ske il0 b.d krva idya| rvangI vale
idn nEna ke kano. me. wnk p I ik 'b I hvelI' vale Apna tamzam sme3 kr khI. AOr bsne
kI soc rhe hE.|
S3exn pr ]Nhe. ivda krne pUra ga>v ]m
Aaya 4a| paqI ke ma>-bap AOr wa{ mOn Aa>sU
bhate hu0 ha4 jo kr q e 4e| ]nke ha4o. ko Sneihl nmIR se shla kr nEna ne kha, 'Aap
2Irj rqe. ma{ AOr wa{jI, paqI ifr lO3egI|'
shsa ga I kI rFtar 2ImI ho g{, xayd ko{ S3exn Aane vala 4a| rat Aa2I se wI
Jyada bIt cukI 4I| 0k neh-wrI nj_r paqI pr Dal kr nEn mU>d kr nI.d ko inm.5` dene kI
tEyarI krne lgI nEna|
tum
Da _ [N³a w3nagr
$
tum ixi9ka ho
)an idya hE,
dex kI wiv*y inmaRta ho
p/¡it ke Anek rhSyo. ka
bcpn ke kore kagj_ pr
]d\6a3n kr
tuMhI. to )an ka p/4m A9r ilq
p/git ka magR p/xSt ikya hE
]ska p4 p/dxRn krtI ho|
prNtu
tuMhI. to
manv ne ]s )an ka du=pyog kr
qan se inkle Ang“ pT4r se
]se
kCce koml mn ko
Apne suq sa2n ju3ane
trax kr
A`u prma`u p/9epaS5 bna kr
)an se dIPt kr
p/wus%a p/aPt krne ka
]JJvl +p p/dan krtI ho|
sa2n bna ilya hE AOr
twI to xaS5o. ne
sagr, Aakax, p<$vI ko
mata-ipta hI nhI.
dUi8t kr
{Xvr se wI vNdnIy man kr
Apne ivnax ka bIj bo ilya hE|
tuMhe. sMman idya hE|
iv)an ke sTy ko
Aaj kI pI“I
p/¡it ke rhSy ko
Sva4R, w/*3acar, irXvt AOr
manvIy k=`a, p/em, dya, Sneh
wOitkta kI ckacO.2 me.
AaTmIyta se s.tuilt kr
w/aNt ho w3k rhI hE|
tuMhe. hI to, nyI pI“I ko
[s nvIn pI“I ko
ih.sa, ¢Urta, Aat.k ke
wOitkta kI dldl se inkal kr
A>2ere se inkal kr
wartIy s.S¡it ke mUl m.5
manvta ke sunhre p/kax me.
'sveR wvNtu suiqn:''vsu2Ev ku3umkm\ ke
le jana hE,
mhan manvIy l(y tk
yh tuMhara daiyTv hE
tuMhe. hI to phu>cana hE|
twI to
iv)an ne p/kax idya hE
tum vNdnIya ho|
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vsu2a
l(mIcN³ jEn
0k bhuAayamI Vyi¯Tv
iv*`u p/wakr
&I l(mIcN³ jEn ka Smr` Aate hI Sm<it-p3l pr 0k 0esI mUitR ]wr AatI hE, ijske
muq pr sda Sneh AOr rhSyyu¯ muSkan Avloikt hotI rhtI hE| vh bolte hE. 0ese hI m2ur,
m<dul Svr me.| leikn jb ]nke kayR9e5 ka Vyapk +p ]wr kr samne Aata hE to AaXcyR hota
hE, 0esa xa.t Vyi¯Tv AOr [tna ivpul Vyapk 9e5|
wartIy )anpI# ko [tnI }>ca[yo. pr le jana ]nka hI kam hE| sa4I AOr wI 4e, pr
]nke gitmy Vyi¯Tv ne ]se jo girma p/dan kI, vh ]nkI sa2na ke ibna sMwv nhI. ho
sktI 4I| p/kaxn jgt me. )anpI# ka Apna mhTvpU`R S4an hE| jha> 0k Aor vha> se ivpul
jEn saihTy ka p/kaxn huAa, vhI. ]sne Aa2uink saihTy ke mand~D wI S4aipt ik0| in:s.deh
[s sflta ke pI7e sahU pirvar t4a Anek g`maNy Vyi¯yo. ka yogdan rha hE| pr.tu shI idxa
ke Awav me. vh yogdan ibqr wI skta 4a| pr 0esa nhI. huAa, ]ska kar` yhI 4a ik &I
l(mIc.³ kI kayRp/`alI ke pI7e 0k d<i*3 4I| ]s d<i*3 ne )anpI# ke p/kaxko. ko saihTy
jgt me. Apna 0k S4an bnane ka Avsr idya|
]Nho.ne n kevl p/kaxn jgt me. sflta kI }>ca[yo. ko 7uAa biLk 0k maisk pi5ka
')anody' ka p/kaxn krke ]Nho.ne ]s 9e5 me. wI nye mand~D S4aipt ik0| kEse p/arMw me.
p/kaixt hone valI 0k 7o3I-sI pi5ka ne ihNdI jgt kI saihiTyk p5kairta me. bhut xI6/ ]n
}>ca[yo. ko 7U ilya jo iksI wI pi5ka ke il0 gOrv ka iv8y ho skta hE| inXcy hI [s
sflta me. ihNdI ke Anek jane-mane saihTykaro. ka yogdan rha, pr ]n sbke pI7e l(mIc.³
jEn brabr q e rhe| sahU xaiNtp/sad jEn jI kI pTnI &ImtI rma jEn pI7e rh kr ]nka sMbl
bnI rhI.| pr ]s sMbl ka ]pyog krna wI to 0k kla hE| 0k pirvar kI trh iml kr [n
sb logo. ne ihNdI saihTy ko vh girma p/dan kI jo bhuto. ke il0 {*yaR ka iv8y ho sktI
hE|
duwaRGy se ')anody' ka p/kaxn S4igt krna p a, yh ihNdI jgt ka duwaRGy 4a|
2Ire-2Ire AOr wI 0esI Anek pi5ka0> Akal me. hI kal ke mu>h me. sma g{.| leikn l(mIc.³ jEn
ne har nhI. manI| ]Nho.ne sahU pirvar ko saihTy jgt me. p/kaixt hone vale mank g/N4o. ke
il0 )anpI# purSkar kI S4apna krne kI p/er`a dI| yh purSkar ma5 ihNdI saihTy ke il0 hI
sIimt nhI. 4a, biLk [skI piri2 me. wart kI swI wa8a0> siMmilt 4I.| [skI simit ke
g#n AOr kayR-s.caln me. l(mIc.³ jI ka mhTvpU`R yogdan rha hE|
bhut se im5o. ka bhut-sI bato. ko lekr mtwed ho skta hE| mtwed hona Aihtkr
nhI. hE, biLk ihkr hI hE, bxteR ik ]ske pI7e duwaRvna n ho| ko{ kayR krna [tna mhTvpU`R
nhI. hE, ijtna ]se kEse krna| l(mIc.³ jI [s bat ko AC7I trh Anuwv krte hE., twI sare
ivvado. se }pr ]#kr )anpI# purSkar AwI wI Aadr kI d<i*3 se deqa jata hE| glitya> hona
Svawaivk hE| kwI-kwI rajnIit wI Aa e Aa jatI hE, pr ye bate. &I l(mIc.³ jI ko bhut
prexan nhI. krtI 4I.|
ma5 yhI purSkar hI nhI. biLk 0k AOr purSkar, mUitRdevI purSkar, dene kI wI VyvS4a
kI| yh ]n &e*# puStko. pr idya jana 4a jo iksI jEn k4ank ke Aa2ar pr ilqI g{ hE.|
Ab yh xtR wI h3a lI g{ hE| ihNdI ke hI nhI. dUsrI wa8aAo. ke Vyi¯yo. ko wI yh purSkar
idya gya hE, leikn ]n puStko. ka ihNdI wa8a me. ilqa jana AinvayR rqa gya hE|
mE.ne wI jEn 2mR ke p/4m tI4R.kr 1<8wdev ke pu5o. wrt AOr bahublI ke s.68R ko lekr
's%a ke Aar-par' namk 0k na3k ilqa 4a| yh [s purSkar kI S4apna se bhut phle ilqa
gya 4a AOr [ske pI7e &I l(mIc.³ jI kI p/er`a n hotI to xayd mE. ]s smy n ilq pata|
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vsu2a
vh wgvan goMm3eXvr bahublI kI p/itma kI S4apna ke shS5aBdI mhoTsv 0v. mhamStkaiw8ek
ka Avsr 4a| l(mIc.³ jI cahte 4e ik mE. frvrI ÐÉ se phle hI yh na3k ilq kr ]nko de
skU>| [sil0 vh inr.tr muze ]ksate rhe, p/eirt krte rhe| iv8y mere AnukUl 4a| sWyta ke
p/ariMwk yug me jnta ka raj s%a pr iktna p/wav 4a, [s bat ne muze bhut p/waivt ikya,
[sil0 mE.ne ilqne ka inXcy ikya 4a, leikn ]se smy pr ilqva lena l(mIc.³ jI ka hI
kam 4a| ]Nho.ne n kevl muzse yh na3k ilqvaya biLk ]skI wUimka wI Svy. ilqI| bad me.
[sI na3k pr muze mUitRdevI purSkar imla, ]ska sara &ey l(mIc.³jI ko jata hE|
l(mIc.³ jI ke bare me. ilqte hu0 yh kwI nhI. wUlna caih0 ik ]nkI sarI sfltaAo.
ke pI7e ]nkI pTnI &ImtI kuN4a jEn ka Ad\wut shyog hE| jha> khI. wI vh imlte, dono. 0k
sa4 imlte| ]s AadxR dMpit ko deq kr muze sda bhut p/er`a imltI| kuN4a jI to bhut hI
shj, srl AOr m2ur Svawav kI hE., leikn ]tnI hI p/itwaxalI wI hE.| saihTy-s<jn ka yh
$
gu` to ]nke sare pirvar me. rc-bs gya hE| ]nkI pu5I Da _ [Ndu jEn ihNdI jgt kI janImanI kviy5I hE., AOr mhTvpU`R kviy5I hE.| sOMyta, srlta AOr saihiTyk p/itwa ye sb ]Nhe.
ivrast me. imle hE.|
l(mIc.³ jI ka pirvar kevl r¯ ke pirvar tk hI sIimt nhI. hE, biLk ]nke pirvar
kI piri2 bhut ivxal hE, jo nana p/a.to. AOr wa8aAo. kI sImaAo. ko par krke sare wart ko
Apne me. sme3e hE|
iksI Vyi¯ kI [tnI AOr 0esI ]pliB2 Kya gvR krne yoGy nhI. hE? mnu*y hE to ]sme.
ku7 mnu*yoict dubRlta ka hona wI Svawaivk hE| pr hm jb wI iksI ka mULya.kn krna
cahte hE., to Vyi¯ kI smg/ta AOr ]ske sakar p9 ko phle samne rqna hoga, AOr yad
rqna hoga, kmjoiryo. se k3 kr ko{ mhan nhI. hota, biLk yhI kmjoirya> ]skI xi¯ bn
jatI hE., Kyo.ik vh ]se cunOtI detI hE.| &I l(mIcN³ jEn ne 0esI cunOityo. ko sda SvIkar
ikya hE, AOr [sIil0 ve ]nkI xi¯ bn g{ hE.| l(mIcN³ jEn [sI xi¯ ke p/tIk hE.|
mE. AOr merI inyit
Da _ ikxor kabra
$
yh sb
mE. xaqaAo. se fl hI igra skta hU>,
jo xBdo. ke sa4 mE. kr rha hU>
pe
tuMhare il0 iqlva
tuMharI wUq nhI. im3a skta|
hE,
kI trh,
bkvas hE,
mE. Aa>qo. se jl hI bha skta hU>,
pr mere il0
ndI kI trh,
Svy. ke A4R ko pane ka
tuMharI Pyas nhI. im3a skta|
p/yas hE,
]gna AOr ]gana merI inyit hE,
AWyas hE|
bhna AOr bhana merI p/¡it hE|
vStut: mE. xBd ke µara
Ab tuMharI nIyt AOr tuMharI inyit
tuMhare AOr Apne bIc kI
tum jano,
iriKt wrta hU>,
tuMharI p/¡it tum jano|
khI. sUiKt wrta hU>,
mE. ko{ svRkalIn ivXvkmaR nhI. hU>;
khI. xiKt wrta hU>|
Are,
leikn 0k bat hE -
mE. to kevl smkalIn p/yog2maR hU>|
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vsu2a
rsUl Ahmd vLd mhdjU ]f_R 1<i8
cN³ka.ta
[Qar jammaU maoM dao GaTnaaeÐ
GaTnaaeÐ eosaI GaTIM¸ jaao Ap`%yaaiSat na haoto hue BaI rOnaa pirvaar kao kuC
AaScayajanak lagaIM¸ yaaoM ivacaaraoM ko daOr maoM doKa jaae tao¸ Ap`%yaaiSat–
janak jaOsao
AaScaya-janak
yaaiSat–AsaMBava¸ AaOr AaScayaAaScaya-janak
Sabd kafI CIja gayao qao. Aba ivaSva maoM khIM BaI kuC hao sakta qaa. AakaSa maoM Cod hao sakta qaa¸
samaud` saUK sakta qaa.
qaa. manacaaho @laaona bana sakto qao¸ laaoga maasamaasa- pr basanao kI saaoca sakto qao.
vaadI maoM tao laaogaaoM nao AaScayaAaScaya- krnaa kba ka CaoD, idyaa qaa. vahaÐ
vahaÐ iksaI ko drvaajao pr maohdM I ka
pOkTo rKa imalata¸ tao Gar vaalao samaJa laoto ik "jaohadI" ]nakI baobaoTI sao ivavaah rcaanaa caahto hO.M
vahaÐ
vahaÐ kmalaa–
kmalaa–ibamalaa ko vaxa kaT kr¸ kana maoM Dojahao$ kI trh laTkae jaa rho qao¸ baaMDIpur ko
Tu@kr gaaÐ
gaaÐvava kI yauvatI kao Baaoganao ko baad¸ ijaMda hI AarI sao dao ihssaaoM maoM kaTa jaa rha qaa.
vahaÐ
r" kh kr kaocM a–
vahaÐ Apnao hI "daost kao kaif,
kaif,r"
a–kaocM a kr ja#maI ikyaa jaa rha qaa AaOr
]saka jaata KUna baaotlaaoM maoM Bar kr [sailae [k{a ikyaa jaata ik va@to¹ja,Ért¸ maujaaihdaoM ko kama
Aa sako.
yaanaI kuC BaI AaScayajanak nahIM qaa. tBaI tao¸ jaba¸ r> kI nadI maoM DUbaaaa rtna KuSk galao sao
AaScaya-janak
"~oSa–
a–~oSa" caIK rha qaa¸ tao ]sako maÐ
maÐuh maoM panaI ko badlao poSaaba idyao jaanao kI GaTnaa sao BaI iksaI kao
AaScayaAaScaya- nahIM huAa.
ifr BaI. drAsala¸ [sa ifr BaI sao jaItojaI CuTkara nahIM.
huAa yaao¸M ik navaMbar kI sauhanaI Saama¸ jaba koSavanaaqa¸ Saugar¸ baI•pI• kao kMT/alo a maoM rKnao ko
ca@kr mao¸M Gar ko saamanao vaalaI saD,k pr ca@kr lagaa rho qao¸ tao pasa kI puilasa caaOkI sao jaaor–jaaor kI
AavaajaoM saunaa[aa[- pD,I.M
panaI–
panaI–panaI.
AavaajaaoM ka kaolaaja eosaa ik koSavanaaqa ko
ko kana KD,o hao gae. puilasa kI Qamakdar pUCtaC ko
javaaba maoM imaimayaatI safa[yaaÐ
,hnnauma maoM jaa}Ð
,da[- KaOf AaOr zoz
safa[yaaи Aijat baaolaa¸ 'JaUz baaolaÐaÐU tao ja,
jahnnau
jaa}Ð ' ka Kuda[da[
kSmaIrI Aadt AaOr lahj,
lahj,aoao maoM baccaaoM AaOr K,
K,uda kI ksmao¸M Kaodaya saMuja id`ya¸ bacana
bacana haond ma#na , , , , .
koSavanaaqa ]%sauk hue¸ kaOna haogaaÆ @yaa kusaUr ikyaa haogaaÆ vahI¸ baccaaoM ko kho¸ dUsaro ko
maamalao maoM TaÐ
TaÐgaga Gausaanao kI parMpairk AadtÑ
pasa Aakr doKa¸ rsaUla Ahmad qaa¸ mahdjaU ka laD,ka. saaqa mao¸M rajaoSa Knnaa AaOr Saah$K Kana kI
imalaI–
imalaI–jaulaI saUrtaoM vaalaa yauvak. jaao kuC na kr panao kI ivavaSata maoM Apnao haqa inacaaoD, rha qaa.
rsaUla Ahmad koSavanaaqa kao doK pOraoM pr igar pD,a¸ Kaoda–
a–talaa AapkI ]ma` draja kro. Aapko
hI pasa Aa rha qaa. [na laaogaaoM nao pkD,
pkD, ilayaa Aap [nhoM bata dIijae na ik ]Qar ka hr AadmaI
imailaToTM nahIM haota. pta calaa¸ puilasa vaalao rsaUla Ahmad kao GaraoM ko ca@kr lagaato doK¸ Sak kI
ibanaa pr¸ pUCtaC kr rho qao¸ yaanaI ik ApnaI D\D\yaUyaUTI inaBaa rho qao. rsaUla vaadI sao Aayaa kao[- dhSatgaddhSatgadhao sakta qaa. ]sako Jaaolao maoM bama¸ baMdk
U ¸ smaOk–carsa kuC BaI hao sakta qaa.
laoikna vahaÐ
,ja¹, p<arÊ
ca hjaar ko
vahaÐ tuD,o mauD,o kuC kaga,
kagaja,
ja
p<arÊ dao jaaoD,I maucaD,o hue safrI kpD,o AaOr paÐ
paÐca
naaoT inaklao¸ jaao koSavanaaqa ko p`kT haonao sao vaapsa Jaaolao maoM saurixat hao gae.
Aba rsaUla Ahmad¸ koSavanaaqa ko Gar maoM baOza¸ jammaU Aanao ka karNa bayaaÐ
bayaaÐ kr rha qaa. rsaUla
Ahmad ka jammaU Aanaa saaQaarNa saI baat qaI. @yaaoiM k vaadI maoM tmaama dhSat ko baavajaUd drbaar maUvaI
isasTma kI trh kSmaIrI
kSmaIrI vyaaparI¸ vyaapar ko ilae AaOr maja,
majadU,drU ¸ maja,
majadU,drU I ko ilae jammaU Aata jaata
rhta hO.
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laoikna rsaUla Ahmad na vyaaparI qaa¸ na maja,
majadU,drU . vah gaaÐ
gaaÐvava ka CaoTa iksaana qaa. ]sanao kha¸
Aap jaanato hOM BaaoBaa jaI ³]sao maalaUma qaa koSavanaaqa kao Gar maoM BaaoBaa jaI khto hO´M iksaana C: maasa vaadI
maoM baokar baOza rhta hO. Aap dainaSvar hO¸M jaanato hOM ik baala baccaaoM ka kuC sabaIlaa hmaoM krnaa hI pD,ta
hO. AaiKr ]naka maustkbala hma na doKoM tao kaOna doKgo aaÆ
tao rsaUla Ahmad nao baccaaoM ko maustkbala
tkbala kI ifË maoM nayaa kama haqa maoM ilayaa qaa. vah qaa Gar
CaoD, Baaga inaklao Ba+aoM ko Gar ibakvaanao maoM madd krnao¸ icaMtaeÐ
aeÐ baD,I jaonau[na qaIM.
Aba vaapsa tao laaOT nahIM sakto Ba+ Baa[Baa[- Apnao Gar. pr pOsao Tko kI ja$rt rhtI hO prdoSa
mao.M saao
,baana hOM ,
saaocaa¸ [samaoM hma kuC madd kr sako tao haija,
haija,r hO¸M AaiKr hma Baa[Baa[-–Baa[Baa[- hO¸M hmavatnaI¸ hmaja,
hmajabaana
, , ]sako SabdaoM maoM ?iYa prMpra kI praopkairta¸ na[na[- pirBaaYaaAaoM maoM maaOjaUd qaI. koSavanaaqa kuC kuC
]laJato sao gae.
'magar hmaoM tao Apnaa
Apnaa Gar baocanaa nahIM hO.'
'jaanata hÐhиU jaanata hÐhÐU BaaoBaa jaIÑ'
ja,
aihr hO¸ rsaUla Ahmad pUrI jaanakarI haisala krko Aayaa qaa.
ja,aihr
'Aapko Gar maoM baI•esa•ef• ko javaana rhto hO¸M jaanata hÐhиU maMidr ko pasa hO na Aapka GarÆ
AcCa ikyaa Aapnao¸ [sasao ihf,
aj,at
at rhogaI.'
ihf,aj,
aj
dUsaro hI pla rsaUla Ahmad jautSaI saahba ka hala–
hala–caala pUCnao lagaa – "kOsao hOM Aapko damaad
saahbaÆ saunaa hO vao Apnaa Gar baocanaa caahto hO.M mauJao ]sa djaIdjaI- nao batayaa. drAsala yao laD,ka hO na¸ ]sanao
[Saaro sao rajaoSa Knnaa¸ Saah$K Kana kI ekla p`stuit kI trf [Saara ikyaa¸ irSto maoM maora baabaqar hO¸
[sao vah Gar psaMd Aa gayaa , , , ",
'hÐ
'hÐ.U ' koSavanaaqa nao CaoTa saa hMukara Bara¸ khanaI Aagao baZ,.o
rsaUla Ahmad nao caohra laTkayaa. gazIlao badna pr Anaupat sao kuC dubalaI gadgad-nana ko }pr iTka
daZ,I vaalaa caohra jyaada lambaaotra hao gayaa. , , , AcCa ikyaa BaaoBaa jaI Aap laaogaaoM nao¸ ]Qar sao inakla
Aae. Aba maaramaarI ko isavaa vahaÐ
vahaÐ rKa hI @yaa hO.
rajaoSa–
a–Saah$K nao TukD,a jaaoD,a¸ , , , , , kao[- sauknU a hI nahIM hO vahaÐ
vahaÐ.
koSavanaaqa hUи hÐhÐU krto isar ihlaato saunato hO.M p`mo a jaI rsaUla ko caohro kI hlaImaI ko pICo AaÐ
KaoM
AaÐKao
kI Saaitr camak pZ,nao lagao. lallaI kmalaa saaocatI rhI ik yah rsaUla Ahmad ]saI mahdjaU ka laD,ka
hO¸ ijasao AaQaI ]ma` rOnaa pirvaar maoM gauja,aa, rnao pr tata saahba nao AabaI jamaIna ka TukD,a kaSt ko ilae
idyaa qaa. koSavanaaqa nao laD,kaoM kao skUla Baojanao kI isafairSaoM kI qaI. kuC banaogM ao tumharo laD,k¸o tao
tumhara bauZ,apa BaI sauK sao kTogaa , , , , , , .
rsaUla sacamauca kuC bana gayaa qaa. Ba+aoM ko Gar ibakvaanao ka dlaalaÑ ]sao ivaSvaasa qaa AaOr ]sanao
kha BaI¸ ik AcCa huAa¸ Aap laaoga vahaÐ
vahaÐ sao inakla Aae.
Aba ]sako baabaqar kao jau%SaI saahba ka Gar psaMd Aa gayaa qaa. maOnM ao saaocaa¸ Aapkao baocanaa hI hO¸
tao @yaaoM na hma hI lao
laÆoM
yaaina ko phlaa hk,
hk, hmaaraÆ
mahdjaU kOsaa hOÆ kBaI hmaoM yaad krta hOÆ lallaI nao jaananaa caaha¸ @yaa vah BaI baoTo ko ivacaarao¸M
[radaoM maoM Saaimala hOÆM
baabaa tao paÐ
caok saala phlao gauja,a,r gayaa lallaI maaojaI.
paÐcao
lallaI kao Afsaaosa huAa. rsaUlao
lao kao samaJanao maoM kma id@kt Aanao lagaI. laD,ka gauja,a,rI
rI pIZ,I ko
BaaOitk baaoQa sao mau> hao cauka hO.
rsaUla Ahmad Baavauk hao Aayaa. ]ma` Bar Aap laaogaaoM kI hI baatoM krta rha. hmaoM tao Aap saBaI
ko naama tk yaad hO.M Aapko vaailad marhUma tata saahba¸ AapkI laD,kI Da^
Da^• ka%yaayanaI¸ ]Qar gaMgajaI
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baaga maoM Asptala Kaolaa hO naÑ AaOr [Qar dulaarI jaI¸ laD,ka tao Amaoirka maoM hI hO naÆ rsaUla Ahmad nao
sa BarI¸ "Aap saMvaad krnao kI baat krto hOÆM marnao ko baad BaI jaoba sao Aap laao
laMbaI ]saaÐ
]saaÐsa
laago aaoM kI faoTao
inaklaI baaKaoda. ]sao saInao sao lagaa kr saaota qaa.
koSavanaaqa dsaok vaYavaYa- phlao imalaa qaa. mahdjaU nao Amarnaaqa yaa~a ko daOrana caMdnavaaD,I T+UAaoM pr
yaai~yaaoM ka saamaana ]za rha qaa : pUrI yaa~a saaqa lagaa rha. caohro pr va> ko baunao jaalaaoM ko isavaa kuC
BaI na badlaa qaa. vahI phcaanaI Aa%maIyata¸ hlaImaI¸ salaamatI kI icaMtaeÐ
aeÐ AaOr duAaeÐ
aeÐ.
mahdjaU kI yaad nao Gar kao K,
amaaoSa kr idyaa.
K,amaao
lallaI nao caaya banavaa[banavaa[-. rsaUla Ahmad nao tarIf kI. tlK banaI hO idmaaga tr hao gayaa. ]sao iSakayat
qaI ik ipClao hFtaoM sao Kanaa pInaa hrama¹
hrama¹saa hao gayaa hO. haoTlaaoM maoM dala raoTI AaOr iBaMDI iTMD.o [Qar
vaalaaoM kao maaMijahaK banaanaa BaI nahIM Aata. p<ao fok
M doto hO¸M Balaa zÐ
zÐzU maaojM aI maoM @yaa svaad bacata hO.
saaoca rha
rha hÐhиU kba Gar pr phÐ
phÐucaÐaÐU AaOr Gar ka hakbat nasaIba hao. Gar kI ~oSa ko ilae trSata hÐhÐU yahaÐ
yahaÐ , ., ,
koSavanaaqa ABaI BaI haÐ
haи haÐ
haÐ vaalaI maud`a banaae rKo qao.
Kanaa Kakr jaaAao. lallaI nao maajart kI¸ yaaoM svaad Aabaao hvaa maoM hOM , , , ,
Ba+ Baat nahIM Kata¸ caaya pI laota hÐhиU saao pI laI. Allaahtalaa KuSa rKo. yah laD,ka Kata hO.
]sanao ifr laD,ko kI trf [Saara ikyaa.
"ifr kBaI." laD,ka dao Sabd baaola kr caup hao gayaa.
vao mau_o kI baat pr Aa gae.
Agar Aap jau%SaI saahba sao kh do¸M tao yah laD,ka AcCI rkma donao kao tOyaar hO. saca khUÐ tao
[sao kNanagar vaalaa vah Gar psaMd Aa gayaa. varnaa Aap jaanato hao kama baD,a jaaoKma ka hO. sarkar nao
kNa-nagar
GaraoM kI KrId–
KrId–frao#t pr pabaMdI lagaa dI hO.
laD,ko kI na[Ima
na[- saD,k pr tola kI dukana hO. ]sako
]sako pasa pOsaa Aa gayaa hO¸ tola baocanao yaa Af,
Af,Ima
gaaÐ
jaa [Qar–
gaaÐjaa
[Qar–]Qar krnao sao kaOna jaanao yaaoM vaadI maoM nae QaMQao Kulao hO¸M imailaToTM aoM sao p~karaoM kI maulaakatoM
krvaanaa¸ nyaUja ejaoiM sayaaoM kao BaItrI KbaroM donaa. baI•esa•ef• yaa AamaIAamaI- ko javaana kao maarnao ko tao dao
laaK tk imalato hO.M laoikna rsaUla Ahmad imailaToTM nahIM qaa. ]sanao vaadI sao ]ztI Aaja,
adI kI AavaajaoM
Aaja,adI
saunaI qaIM AaOr ]sao yakIna¹
adI kI rah maoM ihndU laaoga raoD,o Bar rho hOM @yaaoiM k vao
yakIna¹saa hao gayaa qaa ik Aaja,
Aaja,adI
ja,,aihr
aihr hO Gar baar
ihndustanaI ejaoTM hO.M tao ]naka vaadI sao calao jaanaa zIk hI hO. ]nako jaanao ko baad¸ ja
j,amaIna¹
amaIna¹jaayadad¸ naaOkrI–
amaIna
rI–vaaokrI pr iksaI ka hk banata hO¸ tao rsaUla Ahmad AaOr ]sako baabaqar kaÆ
koSavanaaqa nao kha¸ ' maOM damaad saahba sao
gaa.'
sao baat kÉÐ
kÉÐgaa.'
lallaI kao kf,
,nacaaor khanaI yaad Aa[,nacaaor kba` sao maurdo kao inakala kr¸
kfnacaao
Aa[-. phlao phlao kf,
kfnacaao
kf,
kf,nacaao
,nacaaor kf,
kfna,na caurata qaa. ifr daobaara tabaUt baMd kr jamaIna maoM dbaa dota. ek idna Aayaa ik kf
kfna,na
caura kr maurdo kao jamaIna pr naMgaa Cao
CaoD, calaa gayaa.
saOMtalaIsa sao laokr sadI ko AMt tk ApnaI vaadI nao kOsao kf,
jaad ike hO.M phlao
kfna,na caaor [-[-jaad
skUla¸ ka^
ilajaaoM maoM saIToM kma kI ga[ka^ilajaao
ga[-.M ifr p`dSo a maoM naaOkiryaaoM ka TaoTa pD, gayaa¸ ifr pdaonnaityaaÐ
naityaaÐ $k
gayaIM. ifr kond` sarkar ko kayaa
layaaoM maoM jagah panao ko ilae gaussaa ]pjaa. AaiK,
rkar ek idna ja,
,maIna
kayaayaa-layaao
AaiK,rkar
jamaIna
kma pD, ga[gaaoTI
ga[-. saao baakI bacao¹Kucao pr BaI hk,
hk, jamaanao ka isalaisalaa cala inaklaa. Baagato BaUt kI laÐ
laÐgaao
BaI ga[ga[- AaOr mauda-a- Aasamaana ko naIcao naMgaa rh gayaa.
jau%SaI saahba baaolao¸ jaba Gar laaOTnao kI ]mmaId hI K%ma hao ga[gaaÆ
ga[- hO¸ tao Gar rKkr @yaa kÉÐ
kÉÐgaaÆ
yaaoM BaI vah Gar Aba imailaToTM aoM kI irhaiyaSaI hao ga[ga[- hO. kao[- BaI KrIdo¸ fk,
fk-, @yaa pD,ta hO. ]nakI maud`a
ivaraga BarI hO.
dulaarI ipClao saala tk rajaI nahIM
kNa-nahIM hu[- qaI. Gar baocanao ko ilae. saasa sasaur jaI C: mahInao kNa
nagar maoM rhto qao. vao baccaaoM ko saaqa gaimayaaoM ko dao mahInaa rh Aato. saovaainavaRi<a ko baad tao saaocaa qaa¸ C:
gaima-yaao
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maasa Ea`
Inagar maoM rhogM ao. ]nhoM doK AaÐ
gana kI baaD, pr Cae laala
sa pD,t.o hvaa maoM isar
Ea`Inagar
AaÐgana
laala gaulaabaaoM ko gaucCo hÐhÐsa
nahIM calata. ]sanao kha BaI¸ ik Aba caunaI hu[- sarkar banaI hO¸ halaat baohtr haonao kI ]mmaId jagaI hO.
AaiK,
AaiK,r Baart sarkar yaaoM hI PlaoT maoM sajaa kr kSmaIr imailaToTM aoM ko hvaalao kr dogaI @yaaÆ AaiK
AaiK,
aiK,r
kSmaIr ka masalaa kao[- [khra masalaa tao nahIMÆ ik Ba+aoM kao inakala [sao [slaamaI sToT banaa kr
maamalaa hla hao jaae. ifr Baart maoM jaao naaO–dsa kraoD, mausalamaana hO¸M ]nakao iktnao paikstana banaa kr
dogM aoÆ
ek trf caIna–
rana–paikstana¸ BaaO
caIna–[-rana–
rana
BaaOgaaoilak karNaaoM sao vaadI kao ApnaI baosa banaanaa caahto hO¸M
dUsarI Aaor saImaaAaoM pr Amaoirka kI naja,
ad
naja,r barabar lagaI hO. vao la_aK kao baaOw QamaQama- ko naama pr Aaja,
Aaja,ad
itbbat ko saaqa imalaa doM AaOr caIna ko pOraoM maoM jaMjaIr Dala do.M [sa AmaoirkI
irkI Plaana ko ilae Baart @yaa
mauhra banaogaaÆ
Baart nao jaao kraoD,aoM ArbaaoM $pyao p`dSo a maoM Jaaok
M o hO¸M AaOr jaao Aba ]sako ilae p`io sTja ka hI nahIM¸
raYT/ ko Aist%va sao jauD,a p`Sna hO¸ ]sao Aap AnadoKa kOsao kr sakto hOÆM
p`mo a nao dulaarI kI Aa
galaI Dala kr halaat idKae¸ "baD,I baatoM ek trf. saIQaI¹
AaÐK maoM ]Ð
]ÐgalaI
saIQaI¹saI
baat yah hO ik ijana naota jaI ko rhto p`dSo a maoM AatMkvaad jaD, pkD,ta gayaa hO¸ vao hI daobaara cauna kr Aa
gae¸ tao @yaa Aap halaat badlanao kI ]mmaId kr sakto hOÆM "
nahIM dulaarI bahna¸ [sa K,
K,uSafhmaI kao idla sao inakala dIijae.
p`mo a nao mau#yamaM~I saahba ka kqana kaoT kr idyaa¸ ik ]nnaIsa saaO caaOrasaI maoM jaba jagamaaohna
gavanagavana-r Wara pdcyaut ike gae¸ tba ]nako mana maoM ]nhoM sabak isaKanao kI baat ja,Ér Aa ga[ga[- qaI. saao vao
AatMkvaaidyaaoM kI karvaa[yaaoM kao jaana kr BaI Anajaana banao rho AaOr halaat ibagaD,to gae. yaaoM jaanakr
kar-vaa[yaao
laaoga jaanato qao ik laMdna maoM rhto ]nako saMbaMQa jao•ko•ela•ef vaalaaoM ko saaqa rho. ]nhaonM ao tba kha BaI
qaa ik Baart nao ]nako ipta ko
ko saaqa AcCa batabatava-va nahIM ikyaa.
yaaoM yah badlaa laonao ka ZMga qaa¸ AatMkvaad kao pnapto doK cauPpI saaQanaa. jaao haota hO haonao dao.
yaanaI ik Apnao pOraoM pr kulhaD,I maar laI.
[Qar kuC laaogaaoM nao kha Aajakla halaat baohtr hao rho hO.M Apnao BaTko
BaTko yauvaa BaarI tadad maoM
hiqayaar Dala rho hO.M samaJa gae ik [sa klcar nao ]nhoM barbaadI ko isavaa kuC nahIM idyaa. yah BaI ik
pikstana ]nhoM nahIM¸ ]nakI vaadI caahta hO.
baI•esa•ef• kafI satksatk- hO. Aba vaadI maoM Aanao jaanao ko ilae imailaToTM aoM sao [jaajat BaI nahIM
laonaI pD,tI , , , , .
[sa baohtr halaat ko AaSvaasana sao dulaarI AaOr yauvaa naaOkr saMtU TO@saI maoM Ea`
Inagar ko ilae cala pD,.o
Ea`Inagar
dulaarI isaMh nao hro ifrna phnao¸ Dojahao$ baalaaoM maoM iCpa ilayaa. [Qar hra rMga¸ sabja jaaraoM ka
nahIM¸ maja,
,hba ka rMga hao gayaa qaa. yah yaa~a¸ phlao kI yaa~aAaoM sao iBanna qaI¸ Apnao Gar kI nahIM iksaI
majahba
Anajaanao doSa maoM Gausanao kI AnaiQakRt caoYTa. javaahr Tnala pr baI•esa•ef kI tlaaiSayaaÐ
tlaaiSayaaÐ. saa^rI. hma
majabaUr hO¸M kI nama`ta ko saaqa.
baD,
baD,Saah caaOk pr TO@saI vaalao ka baIca rah AD, jaanaa ik "bahna jaI¸ baala baccao vaalaa hÐhÐU ]Qar
kba Ëasa fayairMga hao¸ pta nahIM calata¸ kba maara jaa}Ð
."
jaa}Ð."
iriw ka saD,k pr KD,o puilasa sao pUCtaC kr D/a[var kao manaanaa ik marogM ao tao hma BaI¸ marnaa
huAa Agar , , , , , .
Aagao tao Apircaya dIvaar kI trh tnaa qaa. ApnaI galaI sao gaujarto daost¸ pD,aosaI¸ naja,
naja,r naIcao
kr ibanaa phcaanao¹baityaayao inakla gae. Sahr KaOf kI mau{I maoM baMd qaa.
pD,aosaI rakoSa ko pasa Gar kI caaibayaaÐ
caaibayaaÐ qaIM. ]sanao baMd drvaajaa Kaolaa tao Gar ka huilayaa doK¸
phlaI naja,
sa gayaa. baad maoM , , , , .,
naja,r maoM hI idla QaÐ
QaÐsa
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]ma`aoM ko GaraOdM ¸o purKaoM kI yaadgaaraoM sao ATI QartI¸ hvaa AaOr maaOsama kI mahk saba kuC badla
gayaa qaa. SaOiM DilayaraoM – karpoTaoM sao sajaa Gar iksaI
iksaI AnadoKo BaUcaala sao thsa–
thsa–nahsa hao gayaa hao jaOsao.
na@kaSaIdar AKraoDI lakD,I ko plaMgaaoM pr rjaa[yaaÐ
rjaa[yaaи kMbala¸ baMDla¸ banao baotrtIba Sa@la maoM pD,o qao.
AjaIba¹
AjaIba¹saI ]baka[]baka[- laatI gaMQa kmaro maoM zhr ga[ga[- qaI. ibastr pr saUK kr gaaZo hao cauko KUna AÝ
AÝr poSaaba
yahaÐÐ BaI BaaogaI ga[ko Qabbao doK dulaarI ka caohra safod pD, gayaa khIM yaha
ga[- laD,ikyaaoM kI laaSaoM na pD,I hao¸M
jaOsao k[k[- KalaI GaraoM maoM pa[pa[- ga[ga[- hO.M
kalaIna pr ]lTI kaMgaiD,yaaoM kI raK AaOr kOpM a kaok kI KalaI baaotlaaoM ko baIca rasta banaatI¸
dulaarI caaOko maoM ga[ga[- tao kukr¸ qaailayaaÐ
qaailayaaи igalaasa fOlao doK lagaa kao[- BaUt Gar maoM basa rha hO. baMd
drvaajaaoM ko pICo Balaa kaOna rh¹
rh¹basa sakta hO.
ipCvaaD,o ka kmara Kaolaa tao kuisayaaoM pr tnao AkD,o BaUt baOzo hue imalao.
sa-yaao
dulaarI kI TaÐ
TaÐgaogao Baya sao qarqaranao lagaIM.
ek ÍocM akT daZ,I vaalaa BaUt¸ KuSanaumaa lahj,
lahj,aoao maoM namaskar kr baaolaa ik vao laaoga [Qar rhnao Aae
hO¸M ikrae pr. Aajakla maoM hI Gar vaalaaoM sao baat krogM ao.
dulaarI nao Aasapasa¸ }pr naIcao doKa¸ kao[- ibastr
ibastr baaoiryaa¸ caTa[caTa[-–ba@saa kuC tao haogaa ]nako
pasa. pr vahaÐ
yaaoM pr tnao–AkD,o baOzo qao. @yaa qaa
vahaÐ isafisaf- saMjaIda caohraoM vaalao yauvak¸ haqa pICo ike¸ kuisasa-yaao
]na pIz pICo iCpae haqaaoM maoÆM bama¸ ipstaOla¸ kilaSainakaoNaÆ @yaa kr rho qao. vao paÐ
ca yauvak Gar maoM
paÐca
iCp krÆ AaOr vah kmaro kI ]baka[naÆ dulaarI samaJanao kI
]baka[- laatI gaMQa AaOr caaOko maoM fOlao jaUzo batbat-naÆ
kaoiSaSa maoM ca@kr Kakr igar pD,¸o [sasao phlao hI rakoSa nao Aakr drvaajaa baMd kr idyaa.
ek [Saara ik Aba laaOT jaaAao¸ bahsa na krao
krao Agar jaana PyaarI hO.
[sa baIca iriw nao dada jaI kI kuC caunaI hu[- iktabaoM baOga maoM Dala dI qaIM. rajatrMiganaI¸ naIlamat
puraNa¸ p`kaSa ramaayaNa¸ tvaarIKo kSmaIr , , , , .
D/a[var maaÐ
jaI ka BaarI ba@Saa KIMcakr kar maoM rK cauka qaa¸ pta nahIM
maaÐjaI
nahIM ]samaoM vao Aaz AÐ
AÐgaugaula jaamavaar
vaalao pSma ko Saala qao yaa nahIM¸ jaao Anavar jaU nao "Kasa ]nakI bahUranaI" ko ilae SaaOk sao banaae qao.
dulaarI ko pasa kuC BaI ]zanao¸ doKnao ka samaya nahIM qaa. vao laaoga kuC BaI kr sakto qao. tBaI
jaanao @yaa huAa ik dulaarI nao lapk kr zakur Waro ka drvaajaa Kaolaa. dovaIaI––dovataAaoM ko faoTao–Íoma
dImakoM caaT ga[tI AaOr gaNaoSa ko }pr gaodM o ko saUKo fUla p<ao icapko rh gae
ga[- qaIM. saMgamarmarI SaMkr pavapava-tI
qao. pUjaa kI QaUp dIp¸ baasaI gaMQa ko saaqa dulaarI ko kanaaoM maoM sausar jaI kI Baava ivaBaaor krtI dovaI stuit
gaUÐja
ja ]zI :–
:– ' ina%ya: sa%yaao inaYkla ekao jagadISa:
saaxaI yasyaa sagasaga- ivaQaao saM hrNao ca
ivaSva~aNa ËID,aSaIlaa iSavap%naI
gaaOrI AMbaa AMba$haxaIma¸ AhmaI=yao:'
jagat kI rxaa krnaa ijasa maaÐ
maaÐ kI ËID,a hO¸ ]sanao @yaa ËIDa krnaa CaoD, idyaaÆ yaa vah BaI
GarvaalaaoM ko saaqa ivasqaaipt hao ga[ga[- hO Ñ
dulaarI nao iSavaBai> kI yaugala maUitt- ]za kr ifrna kI jaoba maoM Dala laI¸ tuma jaao BaI ËID,a kr
rhI hao¸ tumhoM [sa inaYkasana
inaYkasana maoM hmaaro saaqa rhnaa hO.
laaOTto maoM saD,kMo jyaada QaÐ
sa gayaI qaIM. phaD, [tnao kzaor inamaQaÐsa
inama-mama phlao tao kBaI nahIM qao. hvaaeÐ
hvaaeÐ
hiD\
DyaaoM maoM sauraK @yaaoM kr rhI hOM Ñ
hiD\Dyaao
lallaoSvarI ko paMpaor gaaÐ
KaoM
gaaÐvava mao¸M dUr–dUr tk fOlaI kosar kI @yaairyaaÐ
@yaairyaaи naIlalaao
naIlalaaoiht fUlaaoM kI AaÐ
AaÐKao
sao lallaI kao ZÐ
ZÐZU , rhI qaIM. ³]sanao kha qaa :–
:– Saova Cuya yaila yaila raojaana¸ maI jaana byaaona¸ maao jaana byaaona¸
hyaaodM t mausalamaana. ]sakI vaaNaI laaoga BaUla @yaaoM gaeÆ´
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kaogM apaoSa ]dasaÆ tTsqa AaOr Akolao idKo
idK.o ]nhaonM ao dulaarI¸ iriW ka rasta nahIM raoka. yaar
gayaaoma paopM ur vato kaogM a paoSava raoT naalama%yao. galao baaÐ
baaÐh Dala baoiTyaaoM kI AgauvaanaI nahIM kI.
kaMjaIgaMuD maoM TO@saI raok jaya dulaarI nao baaÐ
baaÐh Bar icanaar ko p<ao TO@saI maoM Bar ide¸ tao
tao iriW
baaOrayaI maaÐ
maaÐ kao AsamaMjasa maoM doKtI rhI. kaSaÑ samaya kao iksaI kOPsaUla maoM baMd krko rKa jaata tao
mahsaUsa krnao ko saaqa–
saaqa–saaqa ]sao doKaÊaÊ CuAa BaI jaa sakta. Saayad Kao jaanao ko dMSa sao tba kuC hd
tk mau> BaI huAa jaa sakta qaa.
baainahala
baainahala Tnala ko pasa KD,o ]nhaonM ao Aasamaana tlao sahmaI isakuD,I isar Jauka[a[- hu[- vaadI kao
doKa¸ caaOtrfa panaI ka baRht\
Bava ]%pat macaa rho hO.M kSyap ?iYa [ithasa
t\ fOlaava. ijasamaoM nae jalaaod\Bava
hao gae¸ ?iYayaao–M mauinayaaoM ka ja,
,maanaa lad gayaa. naaga¸
jamaanaa
naaga¸ AatMk sao Gabara kr vaadI CaoD, gae. Aba vahaÐ
vahaÐ
raxasaaoM ka taMDva hO.
vaadI kao mau> krnao kaOna AaegaaÆ
jammaU maoM lallaI nao "raoT" banaa kr mahagaNapit kao Qanyavaad do idyaa – "tuma laaOT Aa[Aa[-¸ yahI
@yaa kma hOÆ Aaga lagao Saala–
Saala–duSaalaaoM mao.M ijaeÐ
ijaeÐgaogao tao Anaok Saala–
Saala–duSaalaaoM maoM , , , .,
koSavanaaqa kao AaScayaAaScaya- huAa¸ "rakoSa ko pasa caaibayaaÐ
caaibayaaÐ qaIM. ]sao maalaUma haonaa caaihe¸ Gar maoM
imailaToTM baOzo hO.M ]sao batanaa caaihe qaa."
p`mo a hmaoSaa kI trh maÐ
maÐuh fT. @yaa batataÆ kao[- na[na[- baat hO @yaaÆ imailaToTM gadgad-nana pr
e•ko•saOMtailasa rK kr iCpnao kI jagah maaÐ
maaÐgaogaogM ao¸ tao kao[- BaI ]nhoM saat thKanaaoM maoM iCpa dogaa. ihMdU hao
yaa mausalamaana. dulaarI ka Gar KalaI qaa tao ]nakI hI imailkyat samaiJae. ifr imailaToTM aoM sao irSto banaa
banaa
kr rhto hOM vahaÐ
vahaÐ laaoga. ]sao yakIna haogaa ik yah laaoga dulaarI kao nauksaana nahIM phÐ
phÐucaaeÐ
aaeÐgaogao.
kmalaa nao ]nhoM tgaD,I saI gaalaI dI. ~iT lad ¸ tavanajad. SauË hO tumhoM SaUT na kr idyaa. ]na
isarifraoM ka @yaa BaraosaaÆ rakoSa kI BaI ivaprIt bauiw Ba`YT hao ga[ga[- hO. bata dota , , , ,
ikssaakaotah yah ik jau%SaI saahba ka Gar Aanao–paOnao damaaoM maoM ibak gayaa. koSavanaaqa ko Gar maoM
kaga,
kagaj, ,aatao
aataoM pr hstaxar hue. jau%SaI saahba nao yah BaI kha¸ ik ]Qar AasT/io layaa maoM ivasqaaipt kSmaIiryaaoM
kao kuC iryaayatoM imala rhI hO.M saaoca rha hÐhиU irTayarmaoTM ko baad vahIM basa jaa}Ð
jaa}Ð. Aba yahaÐ
yahaÐ rhnao ka mana
hI nahIM haota. ijasa doSa maoM ApnaaoM kI kdr nahIM¸ vah kOsaa vatnaÆ
[sa ikssao ka AaScayajanak phlaU yah BaI rha ik rsaUla Ahmad nao BaaoBaajaI
AaScaya-janak
aajaI sao Aa%maIya AnauraoQa
ikyaa ik Gar ko kaga,
aat vah dulaarI bahna ko haqa sao laogaa¸ AaOr vah BaI AahI ko haqa.
kagaj, ,aat
p`mo a jaI nao rsaUla Ahmad sao pUCa¸ – "@yaaoM Baa[Baa[- rsaUla Ahmad¸ kBaI hma ]Qar AaeÐ
AaeÐ tao Gar maoM
Gausanao daogaoÆ rsaUla Ahmad ibaC gayaa¸
KaoM pr. Gar tumhara hO¸
gayaa¸ hmaaro isar maaqa Baayajaana. hmaarI AaÐ
AaÐKao
AaiK,
AaiK,r hma Baa[Baa[-–Baa[Baa[- hO¸M rho hOM AaOr Aagao BaI rhogM ao.
tao ABaI BaI kaSmaIiryat kI pÐpÐC
U bacaI hu[- hO.
gaulaama mauhmmad faijala ko SabdaoM kI gaÐ
gaÐjU a khaÐ
khaÐ sao saunaa[aa[- dI Ñ
'saimaqa
sa¸ Cu [Msaana Carana
'saimaqa dIna QamaQama-sa¸
Kaodayat dyasa iyama¸ AkI GaaMTo Pyaarana'
Aba ek hI GaaT pr Saah hmadana AaOr kalaI maMidr maoM iBanna Qamaao-M ko laaoga [k{o haogM aoÆ saunaa hO
Saah hmadana maisjad ko AMdr ihMdU kala ka p`acaIna kMuD hO¸ ijasao mausalamaana
alamaana BaI piva~ maanato hO.M
dulaarI ko idla sao QaÐ
QaÐuAa ]z rha qaa. naaOkrI ko ilae Gar sao inaklao kma sao kma saovaainavaRi<a ko
baad¸ Apnao Gar maoM rh sakto qao¸ laoikna Aba ipMD sao jauD,a AaK,
rI tar BaI TUT gayaa.
AaK,rI
pUNaa-aa-huhiu t kI gaMBaIrta ko saaqa ]sanao
]sanao rsaUla Ahmad kao Gar ko kaga,
kagaj, ,a qamaae.
AahI krao bahnaÑ rsaUlao nao [sarar ikyaa.
KuSa rhao. AaOr @yaa khÐ
khÐÆU
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Aavaaja galao maoM fÐ
sa ga[gaalato rho.
fÐsa
ga[-. BaItr p`Sna KÐ
KÐgaalato
gato hao¸ pr K,
gaI.
mauJasao duAa–
a–AaSaIYa maaÐ
maaÐgato
K,ud ek baar BaI hmaaro Gar laaOTnao kI duAa nahIM maaÐ
maaÐgaI.
mauJao kha ]Qar sauknU a hO. marto hOM baoksaUr. ifr BaI tuma lauT–o ipTo inaYkaisataoM kI jaayadad
sasto maoM KrId rho hao¸ @yaaoiM k tumhoM baccaaoM ko BaivaYya kI icaMta hO. tumharo idla maoM khIM yah Dr BaI hO ik
Gar baar pICo rhogaa tao ek idna inaYkaisat vaapsa laaOT AaeÐ
,%ma kr
AaeÐgaogao. tuma ]nakI yah ]mmaId BaI K,
K%ma
donaa caahto hao.
tuma ApnaI salaamatI kI duAa ]nasao maaÐ
gato hao¸ ijanako kTnao–iClanao ko ja#,
maaÐgato
ja#ma,ma ABaI Baro nahIM hO.M
laoikna ifr BaI duAaeÐ
u a caIK maar kr rao do.
aeÐ dI ga[ga[-¸M laI ga[ga[.M- dulaarI ka mana huhA
AaScaya-- tao haonaa caaihe qaa.
p`mo a jaI nao mana hI mana dad dI¸ vaah rI kSmaIiryat. dUsarI GaTnaa pr BaI AaScaya
janma laonao pr AaScayaAaScaya- nahIM tao maR%yau pr kOsaa AaScayaAaScaya-Æ dsa Waro ka ipMjara¸ kh gae hOM kbaIrdasa.
ifr AssaI par ko koSavanaaqa¸ tmaama SaarIirk baImaairyaaoM ko baavajaUd AcCo kama krto rho.
pZ,t–o pZ,ato rho. laaogaaoM sao AcCo rsaUK rKo. maja,
majahbaao
,hbaaoM ko baIca draroM Aanao ko baad BaI mana sao 'savao- Bavantu
sauiKna:' vaalao Slaaok maoM ivaSvaasa banaae rKo.
Gar CUTnao
Tnao pr ]nhaonM ao 'vasauQaOva kuTumbakma' kI baat kI. glaaobalaa[jaoSana¸ kmPyaUTr ËaMit AaOr
ivaSva vyaapar naIityaaoM kI cacaacacaa- krto baccaaoM kao tsallaI dI¸ ik Aba pUra ivaSva hI Apnaa Gar samaJaao.
lallaI kao lagaa ik ]sako pit idmaagaI saMtulana Kaonaaoo lagao hO.M p`mo a jaI nao rsaUla Ahmad kI saaoca
pr iTPpNaI kI¸ tao koSavanaaqa maa@samaa@sa- kao kaoT krto baaolao¸ ik laaoga bauro nahIM haot¸o halaat ]nhoM vaOsaa
banaato hO¸M jaOsaa vao banato hO.M
ek mahdjaU qaa¸ jaao hmaaro pasa dao maasa Gar sao dUr rhnao
rhnao pr icai{yaaMo pr icai{yaaÐ
icai{yaaÐ Baojata qaa ik
Gar laaOT AaAao¸ Aapko ibanaa idla nahIM lagata. ek yah rsaUla. ]saka hI laD,ka hO¸ AcCa ikyaa vahaÐ
vahaÐ
sao calao Aae , , , , , ,
kmalaa kao dovarjaI ka dSadSa-nana galao nahIM ]tra. "yah @yaaoM nahIM maanato BaaoBaa jaI
jaI ik laaogaaoM ko
idlaaoM maoM KaoT AayaI hO."
va> BaI tao badla gayaa. mahdjaU Gar ka naaOkr qaa¸ caaho hma iktnao BaI AcCo rho hao¸M vah jaanata
qaa. ]sako laD,ko Apnaa AcCa kmaato Kato hO¸M qaaoD,I jamaIna jaayadad BaI hO. ]nakI saaoca Alaga tao
haogaI hI. vao hmaaro SauËgaujaar @yaaoM rhoÆM yaanaI saMbaMQaaoM ko Baavanaa%mak¸ AaiqaAaiqa-k AaQaaraoM maoM AaiqaAaiqa-k pxa
mah%vapUNa-a- haogaa na. yahI va> kI saccaa[saccaa[- hO.
pirisqaityaaÐÐ. BaaoBaa jaI
lallaI rsaUla Ahmad kao daoYa nahIM dotI. va> va> kI baat hO. pirisqaityaa
Baavaukta sao nahIM¸ tktk- sao p`SnaaoM ko ]<ar tlaaSato hO.M
"saunaao¸ AadmaI kao jaOsao halaat imalato hO¸M ]nhIM maoM vah Apnaa [ithasa banaata hO. ]samaoM ]sakI
svatM~ [cCa yaa ]saka Apnaa caunaava jaOsaa kuC nahIM haota.
mahdjaU naMud ?iYa AaOr lalaQad kI baat
baat krta qaa. jaOna ?iYa AaOr baabaa ?iYa kI kqaaeÐ
kqaaeÐ
jaanata qaa. ]nhIM ko dSadSa-nana sao ]sakI saaoca banaI qaI. donao kI saaoca.
rsaUla Ahmad nao haoSa maoM Aato hI¸ isayaasaI caalabaaijayaaoM AaOr BaodBaava kI rIit naIityaaÐ
naIityaaÐ doKIM.
paikstanaI duYp`caar nao idla
,hr Bar idyaa ik ihMd¸U ihMdustana tumharo duSmana hO.M saao ]sakI
idla idmaaga maoM ja,
jahr
saaoca kao daoYa @yaaoM do.M
yaanaI ik BaaoBaa jaIÑ Aap khto hO¸M vaadI ka nayaa [ithasa hmaaro sa<aaQaairyaaoM kI galaityaao¸M
svaaqaao-M AaOr naakamayaaibayaaoM sao ]%pnna
]%pnna isqaityaaoM ko baIca sao hI banaogaa. BaItr kI KaimayaaÐ
Kaimayaaи AaOr baahr jaao
tailabaanaao–M jaohaidyaaoM nao glaaobala [slaaimak maUvamaoTM CoD,I hO¸ ]saka p`Baava BaI vaadI pr pD, rha hO¸ }pr
sao paikstana tIna–
tIna–tIna laD,a[yaaoM maoM har kr p`a@saI vaar calaa
calaa rha hO¸ saao eosaI halat maoM vaadI ko ihMduAaoM
kao Apnao purKaoM ko sqaaiya%va kI icaMta CaoD¸, jahaÐ
jahaÐ saIMga samaae vahIM jaanaa caaihe.
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vsu2a
Saayad yahI haonaa hO p`mo aÑ koSavanaaqa nao dbaI–
sa laI.
dbaI–dbaI saI saaÐ
saaÐsa
phlao kI iD@sana yaaojanaa¸ yaa Aaja vaadI maoM ]zI Aaj,
aadI kI maaÐ
ga. hr jagah kSmaIrI pMiDt
Aaj,aadI
maaÐga.
hI maar Kata rha hO. la_aK ko ilae AaTaonaaomasa ihla kaOiM sala kI maaÐ
maaÐgaga Saayad la_aiKyaaoM ko ihtao kI
rxaa kro. ka]Misala jammaU ko ilae ]nako nafa–
nafa–nauksaana doK laogaI. kSmaIrI pMiDt kI saunavaa[avaa[- kha
khaÐ
haogaIÆ vaadI ka tao tojaI sao [slaamaIkrNa hao rha hO¸ vahaÐ
vahaÐ sao ihMdU inaYkaisat hao hI gayaa. Aba sarkar
kSmaIr ko ilae pOkjo a,a, kI baat kr rhI hO pr pMiDtaoM ka naama kaOna laota hOÆ
]sa rat dor tk Gar maoM cacaacacaa-eÐ haotI rhIM. koSavanaaqa pUro haoSaaoaaohvaasa maoM baatoM kr rho qao.
Aa^TaonaaomaI AaOr kSmaIiryat pr KUba bahsaoM kI ga[ga[.-M
baar––baar Aa^TaonaaomaI kI maaÐ
iriw kI samaJa maoM nahIM Aata qaa ik fa$K saahba baar
maaÐgaga @yaaoM krto hO.M
tIna saaO sa<ar Qaara nao hmaaro xao~ kao tao ivaiSaYT djaadjaa- idyaa hI hO. Aba AaOr @yaa caaiheÆ
p`mo a nao [sa maaÐ
maaÐgaga kao paoilaiTkla igaimak kha. Aa^TaonaaomaI kaOna caahta hOÆ iksaana¸ maja,
majadU,drU ¸
vyaaparIÆ nahIM¸ yah khaÐ
khaÐ ik Aa^TaonaaomaI naotagaNa caahto hO¸M vah BaI AsaMtuYT naotagaNa. ]na laaogaaoM ko ilae
jaao ]nhoM maananao sao [nkar krto hO.M
kSmaIr sToT isafisaf- vaadI nahIM hO¸ koSavanaaqa nao jaaoD,a – "[samaoM jammaU AaOr la_aK BaI hO.M yao Baart
ko saaqa pUNa-a- ivalaya ko pxa maoM hO.M vaadI ko iSayaa AaOr gaujjar BaI Aa^TaonaaomaI kI baat nahIM krto. p`mo a nao
zIk hI kha¸ [sao paolaIiTkla igaimak hI maanaao."
AaOr K,
K,urafaityaaoM kI caala¸ ik ijatnaa hao sako¸ Baart sao dUr haoto jaaAao. iriw nao naanaa jaI kI
baat pUrI kr dI.
tuma ]nhoM K,
K,urafatI hI khao¸ vao khto hOM Aa^TaonaaomaI kSmaIiryat kao bacaae rKnao ko ilae
ilae
caaihe. dulaarI nao nayaa mau_a CoD, idyaa – kSmaIiryat.
ka^^lao
laoja jaanaa hO.
koSavanaaqa nao GaD,I doKI. gyaarh baja rho hO.M Aba saao jaaAao iriw¸ saubah tumhoM ka
kSmaIiryat kao Aa^TaonaaomaI sao kuC laonaa donaa nahIM hO. vah hmaarI saamaaijak saMskRit hOhO.
pr [Qar kuC laaoga ]sao mauislama Aa[DoiM TTI ko saaqa jaaoD, kr doKto hOM BaaoBaa jaI.
bakvaasa. koSavanaaqa ibastr maoM Gausato hue baaolao¸ "hmaarI kSmaIiryat ko pICo hjaaraoM saalaaoM ka
[ithasa hO. vah baaOw QamaQama-¸ saUfI AaOr ?iYa saMp`dayaaoM ko imalao
imalao–jaulao p`BaavaaoM sao banaI hmaarI Aacaar saMihta
AaOr Aismata hO. ]sako pICo eoithaisak karNa hO.M
p`mo a jaI nao ASaaok ko paÐ
ca hjaar iBaxaukaoM kao laokr kSmaIr Aanao kI baat kI. harvana maoM ibaharI
paÐca
ko saaxyaaoM pr baatoM hu[-. baaOw mat maoM jaait
jaait p`qaa nahIM. kSmaIrI pMiDtaoM maoM BaI jaait p`qaa nahIM. @yaa yah
baaOw mat ka p`Baava nahIM hao sakta. iriw nao caaOdhvaIM SatI maoM saat saaO maurIdaoM kao laokr Aae Saah
hmadanaI¸ saUfI saOyad AaOr QamaQama- p`caarkaoM kao ZÐ
ZÐZU , inakalaa.
lallaI nao BaI pIrao¸M fkIraoM pr ihMdU mausalamaanaaoM kI ek saI Aasqaa haonao ko dao caar ]dahrNa
ide. dUr @yaaoM jaaeÐ
jaaeи ApnaI maMgalaa bahna nao baoTo kI baImaarI maoM kaOna sao pIr–
pIr–fkIr ko sqaana pr Qaagaa
baaÐ
Qa¸ mauradoM nahIM maaÐ
gaI.
baaÐQa¸
maaÐgaI.
iriw kao maj,
aak saUJaa – naanaI¸
laoja maoM maorI ek klaIga khtI hO¸ kSmaIrI pMiDt AaQaa
maj,aak
naanaI¸ ka^
ka^lao
mausalamaana hO¸ AaOr kSmaIrI mausalamaana AaQaa ihMd.U
laoikna Aba vah raga BaI puranaa hao calaa iriw. Aba kSmaIr AMtrraYT/Iya masalaa bana cauka hO.
paikstana ko saaqa ABaI BaI AmarIkI sarkar
sarkar kI hmaddIhmaddI- hO. hiqayaar barabar Baojao jaa rho hO.M
maanavaaiQakaraoM ka iZMZaora pITnao vaalao¸ inaYkaisat ihMduAaoM kao GaraoM maoM basaanao kI baat nahIM krto. caIna¸
Amaoirka¸ kSmaIr kao naasaUr banaae rKnaa caahto hO.M sabako Apnao svaaqasvaaqa- hO. vaadI
vaadI ko laaoga BaI ek idna
BaUla jaaeÐ
jaaeÐgaogao ik kSmaIiryat ihMdU ivarasat rhI hO.
krIba baarh bajao rat vao laaoga saao gae.
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vsu2a
saubah QaÐ
M kr ]z
QaÐuQalaa CTnao lagaa ik faona kI GaMTI ]zI. p`mo a nao faona ]zayaa. ivajayaa caaOk
baOzI. Ea`
Inagar sao naIlama ka faona Aayaa qaa. faona sauna kr p`mo a ka caohra jadEa`Inagar
jad- pD, gayaa.
, , , h, o Bagavaana. kba kOsaoÆ vao laaoga calao gaeÆ eosaI @yaa Aaft qaIÆ maaya gaa^D. ifË mat krao¸ maOM Aaja
hI cala pDÐ
pDÐgU aa.
, , , , @yaa baat hOÆ ivajayaa nao p`mo a kao baulaayaa¸ @yaa huAa¸ khao na. p`mo a nao irsaIvar rK idyaa.
, , , mausaIbat Aa ga[ga[- AaOr @yaa. ka%yaa AaOr Da^
Da^• jaIjaa kao imailaToTM aoM nao Agavaakr ilayaa hO.
ivajayaa raonao lagaI. p`mo a BaaoBaa jaI kao Kbar donao ]nako kmaro maoM calaa gayaa.
lallaI baaqa$ma maoM qaI. p`mo a nao BaaoBaajaI kao pukara — BaaoBaa jaI
— BaaoBaa jaI gahrI naIMd maoM qao.
— BaaoBaa jaI¸ p`mo a nao haqa sao ihlaayaa¹
ihlaayaa¹Dulaayaa laoikna BaaoBaajaI nahIM jaagao. rat tk tao AcCo Balao
qao. yah Acaanak @yaa huAaÆ Gar maoM hMgaamaa hao gayaa. Da^
@Tr baulaayaa
KMo
Da^@Tr
aayaa gayaa. ]sanao nabja doKI¸ AaÐ
AaÐKo
KaolaI¸ yahaÐ
yahaЖvahaÐ
vahaÐ TTaolaa AaOr saa^rI kha.
, , , haThaT- ATOk lagata hO. kao[- Acaanak sadmaa tao nahIM phÐ
phÐucaaÆ
, , , sadmaaÆ p`mo a nao ka%yaa¸ kait- kI baat ABaI ivajayaa ko isavaa iksaI sao nahIM khI qaI.
kaitk
tajjauba hOhO. vah hOrana qaa. baarh bajao tk hmasao baatoM krto rho¸ haThaT- kI kao[- iSakayat BaI nahIM
qaI AaOr sadmao kI baat , , , , ,
Da^
@Tr nao sTOqaskaop baOga maoM rKa. koSavanaaqa kao QartI kI saoja donao ka [Saara ikyaa – –
Da^@Tr
"[samaoM taj,
tajj, ,auabu a kI @yaa baat hO¸ Baa[Baa[- saahba¸ kao[- BaI maaOt haThaT- fola haonao sao hI haotI hO."
BaaoBaajaI kao plaMga sao ]tarto¸ p`mo a jaI kao lagaa¸ ja,Ér ]nhoM naIMd maoM hI AagaamaI hadsao ka pUvaa-aa-¹
Baasa hao gayaa haogaa.
=G` maniskta
Da _ srla Ag/val
$
hm dUUr-dUr q e hE.
pIi“yo. ke p/b.2 ka
injRn me. i7tre mkano. kI trh
cOraho. pr m“e jane ka
0k dUsre se As.p<Kt
hm khte ku7 AOr hE.
s.vednxUNy
krte ku7 AOr
!
bahrI takte. m>Dra rhI hE.
dUsro. kI Aalocna,AaTm-p/x.sa
cIl kO0 sI, lIlne ko tEyar|
[NhI. hi4yaro. se
s I lax ho. jEse _ _ _ _
jIt lena cahte hE.
hme. ko{ icNta nhI.
sarI duinya ko
jo hoga deq le.ge|
dex-kal-j_+rt
AwI b a p/Xn hE _ _ _ _
se
Apne Ahm\ ka
beprvah
sopan pr i3ke rhne ka
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!
vsu2a
Ab A.traTma ka Kya hoga?
iv*`u nagr
gya j_mana [.idra ga>2I ka| tb sa.sdo. AOr iv2ayko. kI 0k Add A.traTma huAa krtI
4I| ]sse inr.tr 0k Aavaj_ inkltI 4I AOr [.idra ga>2I jI khtI 4I. ik [se suno AOr vI _
vI _ igir ko ra*¨pit bnaAo, to ve bna dete 4e AOr becara ka>g/es ka Ai2¡t p/TyaxI nIlm
s.jIv re−I har jata 4a|
hala>ik [.idra jI ne kul 0k hI bar A.traTma kI Aavaj_ ka AaH\van ikya 4a leikn
vh wI kamyab rha| sE.k o. A.traTmaAo. se 0k-sa4 inklI Aavaj_e. 0k xor bn g{. AOr vI _
vI _ igir ra*¨pit bn gye|
leikn Ab to j_mana rajIv ga>2I ka wI nhI. rha AOr ram je#mlanI jI inkle 4e
sa.sdo.-iv2ayko. kI A.traTma kI Aavaj_ pr ra*¨pit bnne| vh xayd soc rhe ho.ge ik Agr
sa.sdo.-iv2ayko. ke pas [.idra jI ke j_mane me. A.traTma huAa krtI 4I., to Ab wI hotI ho.gI
AOr ]sse Aavaj_ tb inklI 4I, to Ab wI inkl rhI hogI AOr vh ram je#mlanI-ram
je#mlanI kr rhI hogI| ]Nho.ne yh wI soca hoga ik km se km wajpavalo. kI A.traTma se
to 'ram-ram' kI Aavaj_ inklegI hI, ]sme. isfR je#mlanI xBd jo na hE| vh to shj hI
ju
jayega| jo
le.ge, Aaiq_r hm wI sup/Im ko3R ke namI vkIl hE.| hmarI vak\xi¯ ka loha
sup/Im ko3R me. mana jata hE to yh A.traTma hE hI Kya cIj_? yh wI AasanI se ram ke pI7e
je#mlanI jo
legI|
leikn vaStivkta yh hE ik sup/Im ko3R, sup/Im ko3R hE AOr A.traTma, A.traTma| jEse
A.traTma, sup/Im ko3R ka ivkLp nhI. ho sktI, vEse hI ram je#mlanI wI ram ke ivkLp nhI.
ho skte 4e AOr nhI. hu0| ilhaj_a ]Nhe. A.traTma kI Aavaj_ pr ra*¨pit bnne kI [C7a A.itm
mOke pr TyagnI p I| dUsro. ko to ve A.traTma kI Aavaj_ sunne ko kh rhe 4e mgr q_ud xayd
]nho.ne ApnI A.traTma kI Aavaj_ phle nhI. sunI 4I, jo inr.tr kh rhI 4I, ram je#mlanI
tuMharI j_+rt ra*¨pit wvn ko nhI., sup/Im ko3R me. 'S3e' lene valo. ko hE jo tuMhare ra*¨pit
bnte hI beshara ho ja0>ge|
leikn rhIm jI yh wI kh gye hE, ik Agr 'rSsI' bar-bar Aa0-ja0 to 'isl' pr wI
inxan p
jate hE.| [sil0 ram je#mlanI jI ne mhIne wr sa.sdo. AOr iv2ayko. kI A.traTmaAo.
ko jgane ka Aiwyan claya 4a to [nme. se iksI n iksI ke pas to A.traTma phle se rhI
hogI AOr ]sme. se Aavaj_ wI inklI hogI ik ram je#mlanI ko vo3 do| yh wI s.wv hE ik
ram je#mlanI kI vKt<Tv kla se ku7 sa.sdo.-iv2ayko. me. A.traTma pEda ho g{ ho AOr ]sse
'ram je#mlanI-ram je#mlanI' kI Aavaj_ inklI ho| mgr Ab [n Aavaj_o. ka Kya hoga? kha>
ja0>gI ye? ram je#mlanI ko vo3 dene ke il0 ye jagI hE., Ab ye kha> ja0>? Ab je#mlanI jI
[n A.traTmaAo. se kh rhe hE. ik ve iksI AOr ke hk_ me. Aavaj_e. inkale.| leikn ram je#mlanI
jI, Kya A.traTma ko{ vkIl hE ik jo phle phu>cega, jo }>cI fIs de dega, ]skI hI trf se
kes l e.gI? hala>ik ram je#mlanI jI pUrI trh glt wI nhI. hE. Kyo.ik ye A.traTma0> hmarIAapkI nhI., sa.sdo.-iv2ayko. kI hE.| ye Aa)akarI A.traTma0> hE.| [nme. se vhI Aavaj_e. inkltI
hE. jo rajnIit ke maif_k AatI hE.|
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vsu2a
jIvn dan
A.ju duAa jEimnI
2nv.tI jane ikn Q_yalo. me. gum 4I? ]sne pas p e besn imle panI me. ha4 2okr pOnI
]#a{| k ahI me. pkO e xU-xU kI Aavaj_ ke sa4 wUre ho rhe 4e| 0k g/ahk car b/eD-pkO e ma>g
rha 4a| 2nv.tI ne ]Nhe. pl3ne ke il0 jEse hI pOnI k ahI me. DalI ha4 me. lgI. panI kI ku7
bU>de. tel me. 7lk p I.|
'cr-t -p -p3r-p3r-s '! jo pkO e q_amoxI se Apne pke jane ka [.tj_ar kr rhe 4e,
³ut-git se cIq p e| 2nv.tI ko wy 4a ik ]ske mn me. fU3 rha JvalamuqI bahr n inkl
Aaye| A.dr wy.kr tUf_an ]# rha 4a| rh-rhkr lava inkl rha 4a| ]ska isr f3ne lga|
wItrI lp3o. ke tap se ]ska bdn zulsne lga| mn ke Aaveg ko dbane kI nakam koixx
krte hu0 ]sne pkO e tel me. se inkale AOr kagj_ inkal kr ]sme. lpe3e, PlaiS3k kI 7o3I
4ElI me. q©I-mI#I [mlI kI s.trI-wUrI c3nI cMmc se s3ak-f3ak DalI| ifr pkO o. AOr
c3nI ko kagj_ ke ilfafe me. qurdre !.g se Dala| g/ahk se =pye ilye AOr ilfafa ]se 4maya|
g/ahk cla gya|
! Ab Kya hoga? merI be3I ka Kya hoga? soc-sockr vh pagl ho rhI 4I|
kwI isr [2r p3ktI, kwI ]2r ! mdaRna kam krte-krte ]skI Aavaj_ 0v. A.daj_ mdaRna ho
'hay ram
cle 4e| slvar ka na a nIce tk l3k rha 4a, jo ]ske cO e hokr bE#ne ke kar` Sp*3
nj_r Aa rha 4a| rso{ me. pkO e tlna AOr cOrahe ke samne nuKk
pr 7o3e se qoqe me. vnSpit
tel me. pkO e bna kr becna, dono. me. warI A.tr hE|
jayega
'reqa kI car l ikya> ! he wgvan ! to Kya reqa wI yha> _ _ _ _? 6r bCco. se wr
! mE. to t.g Aa g{ hU>| sara jIvn Apne bCce palne me. inkal idya Ab bCco. ke bCce
palU>? kajl ke tIn bCce pl rhe hE.| reqa ke car _ _ _ _| muz grIbn ka [s jNm me. to ku7
nhI. ho skta|'
ic.ta ke kar` vh Asmy v<² ho clI 4I| Xvet-Xyam iqc I balo. vale bu“ape ke
Aagmn se beqbr 4I| ]ske iqc I balo. me. Xvet r.g Ai2k 4a AOr Xyam r.g km| jEse dUr
Aasman me. bairx ke kale badl AOr ={ ke golo. jEse Xvet-suNdr badl jgh-jgh i7traye
hu0, ApnI duinya me. mGn [2r-]2r A#qeilya> kr rhe ho.| ]ske bal wI hva ke kar` i7trI
AvS4a me. luka-i7pI krte mStI kr rhe 4e| ]sse yh bdaRXt n huAa AOr ]sne 0k ha4 markr
ibqrtI lto. ko kskr jU e me. lpe3 ilya| 'mnhUso.
! mE. g_m ke pha
tle dbI ja rhI hU> AOr
tum ho ik _ _ _ _|'
pUrI glI me. s. a2 kI bdbU fElI hu{ 4I| gujRro. kI inMnvgIRy bStI me. 7o3e-7o3e mkan
4e| xhr se dUr [s bStI me. g.dgI ka sam/aJy 4a AOr 7o3e-mo3e 2.2e krne vale logo. ka yha>
Aai2pTy 4a| b I-b I nailya> 4I. ijn pr bE#kr bCce AKsr ml Tyag krte| kale panI ke
g.dle gD\!e 4e ijnke iknaro. se guj_rkr log Aate-jate| yha> ke invasI bdbU ke AadI ho cuke
4e| kwI-kwar inklne vale log mjbUrI-vx yha> se guj_rte to nak pr kp a ba>2 kr|
2nv.tI sursitya AOr pa>c bCco. ko lekr phle-phl Aa{ 4I to ]sne nak-wO. isko I
pr Ab jIna yha> AOr mrna yha>, [ske isva jana kha>?
'kmbQ_t ne pac>-pa>c pEda kr Dale mnohr kI trh vo wI ]s glI me. Kyo. n waga jha>
[.idra ga>2I ke raj me. nsb.dI Aa.doln joro. pr 4a| mdoR. ko pk -pk kr ]nkI nsb.dI kI
ja rhI 4I| twI to ]ske tIn bCce hE.|
'deqo jI tum wI kra lo nsb.dI|'
't ak
! behya ! tU muze namdR bnana cahtI hE taik tU 0ex kr ske| bCce wgvan kI
den hote hE.| qbrdar jo Aaj ke bad 0esa kha|'
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mar qakr vh ro{ nhI.| kwI-kwI q_ud ko kuitya smztI 4I ijska kam isf_R bCce
jnna 4a, 'AOrt kI ijngI hE hI 0esI| l ke ke cKkr me. pa>c bna il0| kEse [n 7oiryo. ka
par ]trega|' soc-sockr 4k jatI to ip/s ko deq kr s.tu*3 ho jatI ik clo b a hokr
yh kmayega to sara g_m wUl ja}>gI|
devr-devranI se l
kr Alg hu{ 2nv.tI ne Apne ihSse ke =pyo. se yha> 7o3a-sa 6r
qrIda| suAro. kI wrmar 4I| ku7 log suAr ka ma>s wI qate 4e| 6<i`t mahOl me. rhte-rhte
]se ij_NdgI se 6<`a ho g{| twI sursitya fEK3rI kI nOkrI 7o
Aaya| vkRr ko Afsr log
kha> pU7te hE.| kOn yha> mjdUro. kI kmI hE| 0k cla jaye ds Aa jate hE.| sursitya kI ma>bhn kI gailya> dekr bat krne kI Aadt ne 7o3I-sI bat ko hva dekr b a bna idya|
Afsr ne lat mar kr wga idya| Ab tk to 2nv.tI [n gailyo. ke bIc sa>s lene kI AadI
ho g{ 4I| mgr [skI vj_h se sursitya kI nOkrI 7U3 g{|
jb vh 6r Aaya ]s smy 0k bja 4a| ]se deq vh 4o a cikt hu{| dophr kI gmIR
icpicpah3 wrI 4I| tej 2Up 4I| vh Aa3a gU>2 rhI 4I| qane kI tEyarI cl rhI 4I| AalU-me4I
kI sBjI cULhe pr c“I hu{ 4I| ]skI so.2I-sI mhk wUq jgane valI 4I| sursitya sI2a
A.dr gya AOr jakr qa3 pr le3 gya| do kmro. ke 6r me. ko{ iq kI n 4I| ge3 se A.dr
6uste hI 0k trf ba4+m 4a AOr ]sI ktar me. 7o3I-sI rso{| gElrI se Aage b“te hI rso{ ke
drvaj_e ke sa4 kmre ka drvaj_a 4a AOr vha> se A.dr p/vex krte hI kmra 4a| phle vale kmre
me. sa[ikl p I 4I AOr 0k carpa{ wI 4I| SlEb pr p e S3Il ke btRn| carpa{ ko q a
krke rqte| dUsre kmre me. carpa{ ib7I hu{ 4I| ]s carpa{ ke caro. payo. ke nIce 0k-0k {.3
rqI hu{ 4I ijsse carpa{ kI }>ca{ b“ g{ 4I| ]s pr sa2ar` djeR kI cadr ib7I hu{ 4I|
vhI. 0k iglaf c“a tikya p a 4a| 0k kone me. lk I kI AalmarI 4I ijs pr ghre nIle r.g
ka pe.3 4a jo Aa>qo. ko cuwne vala 4a| pe.3 jgh-jgh se ]q a huAa 4a| yha> wI }>ca{ pr
bna 0k f©a 4a ijs pr ghre hre r.g ke fUlo. kI 7pa{ vale kp e pr btRn sjakr rqe hu0 4e|
0k Aor sSta S3Iiryo p a 4a ijsme. kEs3
e lgate to tIqI AOr 6i3ya Aavaj_ me. gane bjte|
sursitya qa3 pr cupcap p a 4a| iq kI n hone ke kar` kmre me. AjIb imcimcI
dugRN2 4I| 0esI dugRN2 ijsme. psIne AOr msalo. kI g.2 ka smavex 4a| 2nv.tI Aa3a gU>2kr
fairg hu{ to klu7I se sBjI ihla{| A.dr g{ AOr p.qe ka b3n dbaya| p.qa in*p/a`-sa 7t
pr 3>ga rha, ko{ hlcl nhI. hu{| 'xayd b%I nhI. hE
! kmbQ_t ibjlI ka ko{ #Or nhI. hE|
kmre me. A>2era-sa rhta hE| tum btaAo, Kya huAa? tbIyt to #Ik hE?'
'cl ma> _ _ !_ _ tU to yhI cahtI hE ik tere qsm ko ku7 ho| vo mre AOr tera ip.D 7U3e|
cl ja panI la|'
]sne krIb-krIb lat cla dI| 2nv.tI 2Kke se 4o I dUr ja igrI| ]sne phle wI pit
ko [s +p me. deqa 4a pr Aaj ]ske cehre pe nEraXy ke badl 7aye hu0 4e ijsme. tLq_I AOr
bebsI kI bU>de. wrI hu{ 4I. jo brs p ne ko betab 4I.| vh cupcap panI ka iglas le Aa{|
sursitya ne panI ipya AOr iglas nIce lu“ka idya| lu“kte-lu“kte vh S3Ul se 3kra kr =k
gya| 2nv.tI ko pta 4a ik 4o I der bad vh qud bkega| vh vaips rso{ me. Aa{| qana
bnakr 4alI lga{ AOr sursitya ko prosI| qana deqkr ]skI wUq jagI AOr vh ]# bE#a|
b e-b e gSse to e| 'cp -cp ' kI Aavaj_ ke sa4 ]sne mo3I-mo3I 7: roi3ya> wkosI, ifr
do iglas panI ipya| g.dI-sI Dkar lI AOr pe3 pr ha4 fera| 4alI me. qalI iglas AOr
k3orI rq kr pre srka dI| tb tk 2nv.tI vhI. bE#I rhI| bat sune bgEr vh vha> se ihlne
valI nhI. 4I| pit kI Aor p/Xnvack ingaho. se deqtI, 6u¶U bnI bE#I rhI|
'mE. nOkrI 7o
Aaya hU>| Ab muzse nhI. hota kam| Aaj se mE> Aaram k+>ga|' kh kr
sursitya pEr fElakr carpa{ pr le3 gya|
2nv.tI ko Apne kano. pr ykIn n huAa| kwI vh pit ko deqtI kwI vh xUNy me.|
Acank jane ]se Kya huAa ik wrwrakr j_mIn pr bE# g{ AOr lgI 7atI pI3ne| 'hay, hay,
namurad
! tU nOkrI 7o
Aaya| kEse hoga 6r ka guj_ara| phle Kya km grIbI 4I jo tU AOr
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b“a rha hE| bei3ya> AatI hE., ku7 lekr hI jatI hE.| wuKkq
hay
ke pLle ba>2 idya mere bap ne|
! Ab [s 6r ka Kya hoga? ip/.s ko nOkrI 7o e 0k mhIna ho gya| kMpa].Dr 4a ku7
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to kma lata 4a| hjar =pLlI Kya km hote hE.| Are DaK3r se jra-sI bat pr q_fa ho gya|
4a to vh mailk hI| ku7 kh idya to Kya huAa| =pye to deta 4a| iktna smzaya be3a yha>
hjaro. p“e-ilqe qalI 6Umte hE.| tU km p“a-ilqa hE, terI Kya ibsat| pr hay
! ]sne wI
AOkat wUl kr lgI-lga{ nOkrI 7o I AOr tUne wI|'
]ska ivlap jarI 4a ik ]s pr tab to
6Use brsne lge| sursitya pr wUt svar ho
gya - ']s nalayk se merI tulna krtI hE| Apne qsm ko be3e se imlatI hE| coPp| 0k
4pe a markr jb a bahr inkal dU>ga| 6na itirya-cir%r n idqa muze| qUb janU> terI jEsI
i7nalo. ko| mrd 6r me. bE# gya to terI AYyaxI pr phra lgega twI cIq rhI hE| hram kI
jnI|' AOr ]se litya kr 6r se bahr inkl gya|
2nv.tI kafI der tk ivlap krtI rhI pr ]ske =dn ko sunne vala kOn 4a? p osI
j_+r sun rhe 4e pr Ansuna wI kr rhe 4e Kyo.ik yh ]nke il0 n{ bat n 4I| roj iksI n
iksI 6r me. 0ese tmaxe hote rhte| ko{ da+ pIkr bIbI ko gailya> deta, ko{ bCco. se marpI3
krta| p osI [s trh ke kmRka.D sunte AvXy 4e pr dql n dete| Aaiqr hr-0k kI
'ipra{ve3 la[f' hotI hE|
xam ko ip/.s ko pta cla to bap ko smzane ka p/yas ikya AOr bdle me. mo3I-mo3I
gailya> qa{.|
]s idn se sursitya kI idncyaR bdl g{ AOr 2nv.tI wI gumsum ho g{| sursitya
naXta krke glI-mohLle me. inkl jata| nuKk
pr bE#e berojgar lO.Do. AOr qalI bU“o. ke sa4
juAa qelta AOr dophr ko qane ke il0 6r Aata| ifr sota rhta AOr xam ko dobara inkl
jata| m3rgXtI krta| ip/.s ko 0hsas huAa ik 6r kI ga I 2Ime-2Ime iq.c rhI hE| 2nv.tI
se ip/.s ne kha ik tU ko{ kam !U>! le| sun kr 2nv.tI cO.kI|
'ye Kya kh rha hE tU? tere hote hu0 mE> nOkrI !U>!U>? tU jvan hokr in#Lla 6Um rha hE|
bap tera 6r pr bE#a hE AOr mE. bahr inklU>?
ma>-be3e me. hu0 [s vataRlap ne ]n dono. ko socne pr ivvx kr idya| subh hote hI
dono. kam !U>!ne inkl p e| idn-wr w3kte rhe| mn me. #an ilya 4a ik jb tk ko{ kam
nhI. imlega tb tk 6r nhI. lO3e.ge|
sa>z !le ma>-be3a 6r phu>ce| cehre pr ivjyI wav 4e| 'ma> muze kp e kI dukan me. nOkrI
iml g{| barh sO imle.ge|'
'AOr muze _ _ _ _tIn 6ro. me. _ _ _ _btRn-sfa{ ka kam imla hE|' khte-khte 2nv.tI
ihcikca g{| pu5 kI Ashmit Ab ko{ mayne nhI. rqtI 4I| pit ko jb pta cla to ]sne
ko{ ray j_aihr n kI t4a phle jEse !reR pr jIta rha| 2nv.tI ne kmana xu+ ikya|
bei3ya> 0k-0k krke ]sne i#kane lga{.| Ab ve sb ApnI g<hiS4yo. me. mGn 4I.| 6ro. me.
kam krte-krte ]se 0k malikn ke 6r Byah ke Avsr pr qana bnane ka Avsr imla| ]sne
ihcikcate hu0 qana bnaya| malikn ne qaya to ]se bhut Svaid*3 lga| ]sne 2nv.tI ke qane
kI tarIf kI| '2nv.tI tU hlva{ ka kam Kyo. nhI. krtI?' yh sa2ar` vaKy ]ske il0
ram-va` bn gya| kam se 7u©I pane ke bad vh 0k hlva{ se imlI AOr qana bnane ke gur
sIqne lgI| 2Ire-2Ire vh qana bnane me. par.gt ho g{| Ab khI. Byah-xadI, tIj-Tyohar hota
to vha> jatI AOr qana bnatI| 2Ire-2Ire ]sne pUre tOr pr yh kam Apna ilya| 6r me. ku7
=pya Aane lga| bei3ya> kwI-kwar AatI.| 2nv.tI ApnI hEisyt Anusar ]Nhe. le-dekr 3ortI|
]ske jIvn kI rFtar me. SpID-b/ekr tb Aaya jb ]s roj s.dexa Aaya|
'hay
! kajl ka Kya hoga| 7o3I ]m/ me. iv2va ho g{| nas ho ]ska ijsne ]se mar
Dala|' ]ska ivlap b“ta gya| kajl ka pit 3EMpU pr pI7e kI Aor l3k kr 6r Aa rha
4a| pI7e se Aa rhe ¨k ne ]se 3Kkr mar dI AOr vh s k pr igr gya| igrte hI ]ska isr
f3 gya AOr ]skI sa>s ]q
g{| Ab v¯ kI berhm mar kajl pr p I| vh bCco. siht
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mayke Aa bE#I| car jno. ka boz AOr Aa p a| sursitya ko 4o a hox Aaya| ]sne reh I
lgakr cay becna xu+ ikya| be3I kI ga I ko ma> Akele kEse qI.ctI| jo e hu0 =pyo. se ma>be3I ne cay kI dukan qolI| bCco. ko pas ke srkarI iv´aly me. Dala|
ip/.s wI Byah layk ho cuka 4a| 2nv.tI ne do-car l ikya> deqI.| ]nme. se 0k l kI
ko bhU ke +p me. ps.d ikya| ip/.s ne ivvah ke il0 hamI wr dI| ivvah sMp¶ huAa|
ivvahopra.t ip/.s ijMmedar ho gya| ]se Apna pirvar palna 4a| 0k S5I ke paln-po8` kI
ijMmedarI ]s pr 4I| kma{ Ab ma> ko n dekr bIbI ke ha4 me. rqta| [s bat ko lekr
phle-phl qUb klh huAa| mgr [s klh ka ko{ pir`am inklta n deq 2nv.tI ne buze mn
se [se SvIkar ikya|
dukan pr kma{ AC7I hone lgI| 2Ire-2Ire kajl ne 0k kmre kI 7o3I-sI ko#rI
qrId lI AOr bCco. siht ]sme. rhne lgI| dukan pr ma>-be3I sa4 bE#tI.| xahI-Byah ke Avsr
pr 2nv.tI hlva{ ka kam krtI to be3I Akele dukan s>waltI| in2Rnta ka Aiwxap kwI
pI7a nhI. 7o ta| sursitya kI nj_r kmjor ho clI 4I so g/ahko. kI s.Qya me. kmI Aa{|
gUhS4I kI ga I iq.c rhI 4I| ]s roj_ mOsm ku7 qrab 4a| Aakax me. badl 7aye hu0
4e, kale AOr 6ne| lg rha 4a Ab brse tb brse| jor se tUfan Aa gya| rh-rhkr 6r ka
muQy µar w w akr qul rha 4a| har kr 2nv.tI ]#I AOr ]se b.d ikya| 0esa wy.kr tUfan
4a ik kCce 6r wrwrakr !h g0| t -t
krke brsat hu{| meh 4a ik 4mne ka nam nhI. le
rha 4a| rh-rhkr Aakax me. ibjlI cmk rhI 4I| g -g
badlo. kI g g ah3 se vatavr`
ka>p rha 4a| qrab mOsm ke kar` 2nv.tI ne sa“e sat bje hI dukan b.d kr dI| jane kha>
ibjlI igregI| bi%ya> gul ho g{.| vatavr` me. A.2kar hI A.2kar 4a| momb%I kI roxnI me.
qana bna| ram-ram krte rat bItI| subh mOsm saf 4a| car 6r 7o
lala ke 6r se ]nka
pu5 wagta huAa Aaya| 'Aa.3I, idLlI se Aapke il0 fon hE|' vh soc me. p
g{| subh sa“e
7: bje ikska fon hoga? 'Kya ifr se khna|' vh cO.k p I|
'reqa yh Kya ho gya?' ]ska ivlap sun p osI Aa0| 6r me. =dn hI =dn 4a| Aa>sU
4e ik =kne ka nam nhI. le rhe 4e| rote-cIqte sb idLlI kI Aor rvana hu0| vha> reqa ko
deq ]ska kleja f3 gya| sfed kp o. me. ilp3I k.kal-sI kaya, pIle p e cehre pr kale
2Bbe, &<.garivhIn 0kdm incu I #U>#-sI lg rhI 4I| ]ske pas 7o3I-7o3I caro. l ikya> bE#I
4I.| xrab kI botl ]ske share ko ingl g{ 4I| ma>-be3I gle lg kr bhut ro{.|
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kEse par ]tregI reqa kI g<hS4I? namurad ko DaK3r ne iktna mna ikya 4a ik Ab
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da+ ipyega to mr jayega| nhI. mana| iktna [laj_ kraya| DaK3r wI Kya kre| Aa3o clane se
jo kma{ hotI xrab me. ] a deta| l ke ke cKkr me. car-car pEda kr lI.| Ab [Nhe. kOn
palega? ipra{ve3 SkUl me. cprasI ko dete iktna hE., De“ hjar ya Jyada se Jyada solh sO|
[tne me. [ska gujara kEse clega? cO4a inp3a kr 6r lO3 Aa{|
ipra{ve3 nOkrI ka Kya wrosa? kb clI ja0, khI. 0esa n ho _ _ _ _nhI.-nhI. 0esa kEse
hoga? kajl wI to yhI. hE| pr vo AkelI ]n ra9so. ke bIc kEse ijyegI? mgr khI. reqa|
hay! mE. kEse palU>gI pa>c AOr jno. ko? vh soco. se bahr inklI| pUrI dukan me. dugRN2 fElI
4I| ku7 jlne kI dugRN2| tel me. pkO e ka 0k 3uk a rh gya 4a jo jl kr Syah p
cuka
4a| 'hay ram|' ]sne S3ov b.d ikya vh jla huAa 3uk a bahr inkala AOr nalI me. fe.k
idya| [tne me. Kya deqa ik suAr ka 0k bCca nalI me. igra p a 4a| suArI ]sko bahr
qI.cte hu0 qUb ic.6a
rhI 4I| pa>c-7: nNhe. bCce wI ]ske sa4 cIq rhe 4e| vo bCca to qUb
cIq rha 4a| suArI pUra p/yTn kr rhI 4I| ]ske pas mu>h le jatI pr bCce ka ha4 ]ske mu>h
me. nhI. Aa rha 4a| [2r-]2r p7a e qatI 6Um rhI 4I| pa>c imn3 ke p/yas ke bad ]s suArI
ne zp3a mar kr bCce kI 3a>g pk I AOr bahr qI.c ilya| bahr inklte hI bCce ko ca3a|
bCca ifr Apne wa{-bhno. me. ja imla AOr ]sne wagna-dO na xu+ kr idya| ]se kulace. wrte
deq 2nv.tI kI Aa>q wr Aa{| 'to Kya mE. [sse wI _ _ _ _?'
]sne dup©e se Aa>sU po.7e AOr reqa ko yha> ilva lane kI tEyarI krne lgI|
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ij_NdgI ka
ka Ahsas
k=`a &I
'ram nam sTy hE, sTy bole gTy hE|'
'ram nam sTy hE, sTy bole gTy hE _ _ _ _'xBdo. kI smvet Aavaj_ ka hLke xor-gul me.
ibqrav ho gya AOr S4anIy mr63 'mo9 µar' me. sat Vyi¯yo. ke sa4 Aa{ A4IR ko i7tra{
hiryalI vale Aa>gn me. ]tar idya gya| mr63 kI c.clta AOr 0k pl qo0 ibna s.Skar inwane
ka ktRVy iv³Up ho ]#e|
sa4 me. Aaye 0k masUm balk ko, jo krIb barh v8R ka hoga, A4IR ka m<Tyu-pUjn
krne ko kha gya| balk Aniw) AOr nadan 4a| y´ip vh smz nhI. paya, tb wI khne ke
Anusar ]sne A4IR pr b>2e hu0 xv ka p.iDt ke µara m.5-]Ccar` ka pI7a krte hu0, pUjn ikya
AOr in*p/a` wav se xv ke }pr gIlI-sUqI lki ya> !knI xu+ kr dI| icta bela pr to swI
Anayas syane ho jate hE. ifr p.iDt ka to yh Vyvsay kmR 4a| p.iDt ne balk ko icta me.
Aag dene ka Aadex idya|
balk shm gya| ifr =>2e k.# se bola, 'kaka
bol rhe hE.| [nko mna kro n
! kaka ! ye ma> ko jlane ke il0
!'
kaka lqn ram ne =>AasI AOr ivvx Aavaj_ me. kha, 'be3a
! yh to tuMhe. krna hI
hoga tuMharI AwagI ma> kI sd\git ke il0|'
ijsne AwI tk jIvn kI git n phcanI vh sd\git Kya smze? balk ne srl mit
ke sa4 kha, 'leikn ma> to ghrI nI.d me. so rhI hE| jagegI to muze bhut maregI| khegI 7imya, tU ifr t.g kr rha hE|'
kaka lqn ram wI 0k bar to fU3 p e| ]Nho.ne icta ko AiGn dene me. mdd kI AOr
lp3 w kte hI dUr h3 g0|
Aag kI lp3e. 22k kr Aakax kI Aor ]#ne lgI.| sUqI, ptlI AOr ka>3edar lki ya>
9`o. me. jl kr Svy. raq ho g{. AOr icta ko wI wSmIwUt kr g{.| jo laog A4IR ke sa4
Aaye 4e ve wI [ske bad ]l3e kdm lO3 gye| raq ke !er ke pas ibLkul ins.g AOr ivmU“ 4ma
rh gya kevl 7imya| ykayk Apne ko Akela deq kr vh fU3-fU3kr rone lga - 'ma>
! _ _ _
! _ _ _mE.ne tumko jla idya| kaka ne jlane ko kha 4a| _ _ _ _ve bole _ _ _ _tum hmexa ke il0
so g{ ho| Ab kwI nhI. ]#ogI| ma> ! muze ro3I kOn dega? bapU wI nhI. hE| da+ pIkr khI.
cOrahe pr p a hoga| ma> ! ]# n ma> ! _ _ _ ]
_ #, deq tUne kha 4a - 7imya,jb tU lki ya>
ma>
layega tb ro3I imlegI| mE. lki ya> laya 4a, pr lqn kaka ne sb tuMhare }pr Dlva dI. AOr
0k jltI hu{ lk I dekr tuMhare caro. Aor 6umane ka hukum de idya| ma>
Dr lga AOr mE.ne tuMhe. jla idya| _ _ _ _Ab wgvan muze marega| _ _ _ _ma>
! muze kaka ka bhut
! tU bol na _ _ _tU bol _ _
0k bar bol _ _ _ _Aaiq_rI bar bol|'
7imya ke Aa>sU Aivrl veg se bh rhe 4e| balk ka ¢Ndn ]s in*kMp iniv
me. kOn
sunta? Xmxan 6a3 me. to kevl m<Tyu ka jIvNt mOn hota hE| yh jIvn par krke jane ke il0
AiNtm µar hE _ mo9-µar hE| AwI 7imya ke pas kevl ddR 4a, )an nhI.|
AStacl pr sUrj !lne ko 4a| icta kI 2mkatI lailma ke bad sUyR devta 2Irj
b>2ane valI lailma ibqer rhe 4e| icta-S4l se dUr 0k taps Vyi¯ balk kI i¢yaye. deq rhe
4e| ve smz nhI. pa rhe 4e ik A4IR ke sa4 Aane vale log [s Abo2 balk ko yha> Akela
Kyo. 7o
gye? Kya gtdeh kI wa>it [s jIivt balk kaya se wI ]nka moh 7U3 gya? Kya
ip.D 7u3ana ktRVy ka smapn hE? taps Vyi¯ v<² s.NyasI-se lge| ]nke kmj_or xrIr ka
!a>ca ixi4l-sa ho gya 4a| pr ve ³ivt ho ]#e AOr npe-tule kdmo. se Aage b“ kr balk ke
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vsu2a
pas Aakr q e ho gye| balk ihcikyo. ke bIc subk rha 4a| s.NyasI ne balk ke isr pr
k=` ha4 rqa AOr kha, 'be3a, raq ke !er ke samne rone ka Kya mtlb?'
Aa>suAo.
ke
bIc
l q ate
balk
ne
dI6R
ikNtu
¡xkay
s.NyasI
ko
deqa|
0k
AalOikk-sa Sp.dn huAa| ]se vh s.NyasI 0k pl me. AaTmIy-sa lga| subkte-subkte vh
bola, 'baba, baba
! mE.ne merI ma> ko jla idya| kaka ne kha 4a| vo becarI 4k g{ 4I|
ghrI nI.d me. so g{ 4I| muze jltI hu{ lk I dekr kaka ne ma> ke caro. Aor 6uma dene ka
hukum idya 4a| muze manna p a| ma> jl g{| [s raq me. merI ma> hE|'
'be3a
! tum nhI. 6umate to AOr kOn 6umata? ma> kI s.tan to tuMhI. 4e| ve tuMhe. mo9-
µar me. laye| tumne icta me. Aag dI| tuMharI ma> Ab mo92am me. g{.|'
'pr baba
'nhI. be3e
! ma> nI.d me. so{ 4I| vh muze 7o kr nhI. jana cahtI 4I|'
! ve tuMhe. 7o na nhI. cahtI 4I.| pr ]nka jIvn smaPt ho gya| Ab ve
vaips nhI. Aa0>gI| Ab ve yha> nhI. hE. - n ]nka tn AOr n ]nka mn| Ab yha> to kevl
]nkI ivda{ kI raq hE| ve to Ab wgvan ke pas hE.|'
leikn baba
! mE. Ab kha> rhU>ga? muze ro3I kOn dega? mE. lk I lakr iksko dU>ga? ma>
! ma> bImar ho g{ 4I.| dva wI nhI.
ke isvay mera duinya me. ko{ nhI.| hm bhut grIb hE., baba
letI 4I| roj S3exn se koyla bIn kr latI 4I, tb muze do ro3I detI, bctI to 0k-Aa2
q_ud qa letI pr ]sme. se wI bca kr mere il0 rq detI| wUqI rhne se hI ve bImar ho g{ 4I.|
Aaj svere muzse bolI 4I. - 7imya, ja 4o I-sI lk I le Aa| Aaj ke idn tU pEda huAa 4a|
Aaj AmavSya hE n
! kaka se mera nam lekr ds =pye wI ma>g le Aana| cavl AOr dU2 qrId
kr tuMhare il0 qIr bna}>gI| _ _ _ _muze Aaj lki ya> qUb iml g{.| kaka ne wI muze bIs =pye
idye| mera jNmidvs wI to 4a| vaips Aaya to hmare zo.p e pr wI
4I| kaka wI 4o I der me.
Aa gye| kaka ro rhe 4e| 3U3I-fU3I qi3ya pr ma> g#rI-sI bnI p I 4I| 0k f3I sa I se
]sko }pr tk !k idya 4a| mE.ne dO
kr ma> ke pas ja kr kha - ma>
! deqo mE. qUb sarI
lk I laya| Aaj kaka ne wI bIs =pye de idye| leikn ma> iblkul nhI. bolI.| n ihlI|
ghrI so g{ hogI| pr bad me. kaka bole - 7imya be3a
! ma> so rhI hE| tU yh A>go7a phn le
AOr gopI caca se pUre bal mu>Dva le| ri2ya wOja{, tuMharI ma> Ab mo9-µar me. soyegI| yha>
zo.p I me. gmIR bhut Jyada hE n| [sil0 ve qule Aakax ke nIce, hre-wre pe o. kI 7aya me.
soye.gI| _ _ _ _ [ske bad muze A>go7a phnaya, mere bal mu>Dva idye, hm ma> ko DorI-sUtlI se
ba>2 kr yha> le Aaye| sula idya AOr jla idya|'
s.NyasI ne balk ko bIc me. roka-3oka nhI. pr ]skI Abo2 khanI xe8 hone pr
balk ko Pyar se ]#aya| '7imya Ab sUyR devta wI cle g0| bCce wI Ab yha> nhI. =kte|'
'pr kha> ja}> baba? kaka wI 7o
g0|'
s.NyasI ne ghrI du:qwrI sa>s lI| idmag ke vEraGy pr ¹dy ka ka=~y jIt gya| ve
xa.t iSnG2 Svr me. bole, ']Nhe. 7o
jane do| tum clo, merI kui3ya me.| yhI. samne dIq rhI
hE| deqo, mo9-µar ke ]s 0kaNt kone me.|'
balk ib7oh moh ke µNµ me. i##k gya pr.tu ifr m.d-m.d kdmo. se s.NyasI ke pI7e
cl p a| kui3ya me. dono. ne p/vex ikya| vha> 0k inmRl, xa.t AOr qulepn ka vatavr` 4a|
Aa>gn me. m<g-7al, ]ske samne 0k cOkI, ]s pr ku7 2aimRk puStke., kone me. 0k AlgnI
ijs pr s.NyasI ke do vS5, car Aasn cOkI ke samne AOr 0k jl-pa5 ijs pr 0k
km~Dlu lo3I| vEwvhIn ]s kui3ya me. girma kI sm<i² ivrajI hu{ 4I|
St.iwt rhe balk ka p/Xn 4a, 'baba, yh 6r Aapka hE? yh to m.idr se Jyada su.dr hE|'
s.NyasI ne bal-sulw ij)asa ke ANtpR3 se za>ktI ]skI wolI AaS4a ko phcana
AOr ve s.yt Svr me. bole, 'ha> be3a, deh jha> xrIr 7o
detI hE, ]sI Aa>gn me. yh jIvn ka
m.idr hE| Kya tum [s 6r me. rhna ps.d kroge?'
balk iµiv2a me. p
gya| bola 'baba Aap bhut AC7e 6r me. rhte hE.| hmare zo.p e me. n
to saman, n sfa{ - qalI tIn {.3 ka cULha AOr 3U3e m3ke ka tva - 0k kalI ha>DI panI
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vsu2a
ke il0| ma> ha4 se AOr f3I sa I ke Aa>cl se Aa>gn f3kar detI 4I mere sone ke il0 mgr
gmIR AOr mC7r t.g krte 4e| yha> to #.Dk wI hE|'
SvamI muSkura ]#e - s.t Abo2 se sda hI p/waivt hota hE, vh A.daj_ kr leta hE im©I
ke 6 e me. qre sone ka| vTsl wav se ]Nho.ne kha, 'Ab 7imya ko AC7a lge to yh 6r
]ska wI|'
balk s.NyasI ke cr`o. pr lo3 gya AOr A&uwIgI va`I me. bola, 'mera 6r to Ab
Aapke pa>vo. me. hE| ma> muze sda khtI 4I - jIvn ke inyn tIn - sc khna, lalc n krna
AOr b o. kI seva me. rhna lIn| baba, merI ma> p“I-ilqI to nhI. 4I pr bhut AC7I bate.
isqatI 4I| vh khtI 4I ik 7imya, duinya me. hmse wI Jyada grIb hE. - Ana4 bCce wI hE,
AwagI mata0> wI| hme. Apna hk ka3 kr wI ]nkI mdd krnI caih0| ve muze srkarI SkUl me.
wejtI 4I., vha> fIs nhI. lgtI 4I n, [sil0| Ab baba, mera na ko{ 6r, na ko{ Apna
AOr na ma> jEsa gu=|'
s.NyasI ivgilt ho ]#e| bole, 'mE. smz gya ik tum b I AC7I AOr mhan ma> ke be3e
ho| ma> to Ab wI tuMhe. wgvan ke 6r se sIq wejtI rhegI|'
balk kI k=` pI a 'ma>' ka nam sunte hI ifr bh inklI| ]ske pas 2Irj me.
cpl Smr` k4a AOr Smr` me. Aivrl A&u Vy4a hI to 4I|
s.NyasI ne balk ko Sneh ke sa4 cup kraya AOr smzaya, 'Aa>sU kwI kam nhI.
Aate| jane valI cIj_ ja0gI| mOt sda Aa0gI| jIvn kI sCca{ hE imle v¯ me. AC7a kam AaTma ka kam| AaTma ka sMman 2n-dOlt se nhI. hota| AaTma ka kam xi¯ AOr wi¯ se
hota hE| ma> ka xrIr gya - ]nkI mhan AaTma sda tuMhare sa4 rhegI| tum roAoge to ]se du:q
hoga| jIte jI ]sko suq nhI. imla| Ab tum ]se suq doge pu5
! ]skI sIq ka Aacr`
krke, dUsro. ko suq phu>ca ke| jIvn me. ku7 k*3 Aane wI caih0 taik hm wgvan ko nhI.
wUle.| wgvan ka kam hmara kam hota hE| hmara kam hE q_ud ko AC7a bnana AOr dUsro. me.
AC7a{ ba>3na| [sse hI hmare du:q h3te hE. AOr suq b“te hE.|'
ve khte g0, 'ij_NdgI ka Ahsas AC7e jIvn se hota hE| jIvn gIlI im©I ke sman hE
ijs pr clne vale ke kdmo. ke inxan bn jate hE.| jIvn sUqI ret ke sman wI hE jha> clne
vale ke inxan to nhI. hI bnte, raSte wI gayb ho jate hE.|' ve AOr wI gU“ bate. p/vah me. khte
g0| 7imya Avak\ ]Nhe. deqta rha| ku7 smz me. n Aane pr wI ]ske cehre pr Aadr AOr Aawar
ke wav 6um te rhe| Aa>q ka panI wap bnne lga AOr sUqe pp I vale ho.# Aawa bdlne lge|
s.NyasI Ab dxRn se ]dahr` pr Aa g0| 'Ab tum hI deqo, tum ma> ke il0 ro rhe ho [sil0 ik vh tuMhe. ro3I detI 4I, pr ]NhI. do roi3yo. ke il0 ]se iktne k*3 ]#ane p te 4e?
vh duTkar shtI, ]2ar letI| vh bImar 4I pr tuMharI s>wal krtI| tuMhare pEda hone kI ]se
quxI 4I - vh ]s idn tuMhare il0 qIr bna kr tuMhe. quxI dena cahtI 4I|]ske pas du:qo. me.
wI sCca jIvn 4a| ]sko iksI ne nhI. smza| tum bCce ho, Abo2 ho| tuMhare ipta yid
ijNda hote to xayd _ _ _ _'
7imya kI Aa>qo. me. 0k sUnapn w k ]#a| vh bat ka3ta-sa bola, 'baba
! bapU
ijNda hE _ _ _ _hmare sa4 nhI. rhta| phle kwI-kwI Aata 4a| Ab nhI.| jb sa4 rhta 4a to
ma> ko da+ pIkr pI3ta 4a - gailya> deta 4a - muze wI mar deta 4a| =pye 7In kr le jata
4a| ]sne 0k idn ma> ko jlane kI wI koixx kI 4I| lqn kaka ne ]s idn bcaya 4a,
tb bapU kaka ko wI galI dekr wag gya|'
s.NyasI ko wI kha> kLpna 4I _ _ _ _nNhe. balk ke [tne vIwTs Anuwv kI| ve ghrI
sa>s lete hu0 bole, ' deq ilya 7imya
! ipta ne wI sa4 7o
idya| AC7a huAa tuMharI ma>
[s nrk kI ij_NdgI se clI g{| jIvn ka mULy hona caihye n ik Apman| Ab tuMhe. jIvn
ka mULy smzna caihye| [s mOt ke Aa>gn me. hI mE. tuMhe. jIvn ka mULy smza}>ga| [sI mULy
ko smzne ke il0 yh S4an mo9-µar khlata hE| Aaj se tum [s s.NyasI, ijse log s.t
ramdas khte hE., kI kui3ya me. hI rhoge| yhI. se tuMharI Ab sCcI ix9a-dI9a p/arMw hogI|
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vsu2a
duinya me. sCca jIvn, AC7a jIvn Kya hE, kEse ijya AOr jIne idya jata hE - yh tuMhe. mE.
bta}>ga| Ab ]#o, ]dasI tjo, rat hu{, #~D tej ho gyI hE| kone me. p I 0k c3a{ ib7aAo
AOr sone kI ce*3a kro| kl subh jLdI ]#na|'
'#Ik baba, kui3ya ke µar bNd kr dU>?'
'nhI. be3e, ivxal mo9-µar AOr 7o3I-sI [s kui3ya ke µar b.d nhI. hote| ye to drvaj_e
wr hE.| yha> wy nhI., inX7lta hE| Dr ko tjo, ram ko wjo, qule Aa>gn me., ]skI 7aya me.
iniXcNt soAo| ko{ Dr kI bat nhI., s.koc kI bat nhI.| tum balk wI ho, nye wI ho|
kui3ya me. tum soAo, mE. drvaj_e ke pas so ja}>ga|'
ku7 plo. me. iniv ta i6r Aa{| do sjIv dehe. in³a kI god me. 4I. - 0k Tyag kI
inwRyta ka p/tIk 4I AOr dUsrI sMbN2 se Ana4 AOr AaTmIyta se sna4 hone kI Awyta ka
p/ma` 4I|
g_j_l
jvahr [Ndu
sQ_t qMwo. ko q a kr, phle 7t ka war de.
ifr j_+rI ho to ]nke bIc me. dIvar de.|
hm rhe. ya Aap, dono. ko hI 6r Apna lge,
0k 7o3I sI jgh ko [s trh Aakar de.|
AaAo iml kr bnaye., [s trh ku7 Apna 6r,
ijtnI cahe iq ikya> de., ijtne cahe µar de.|
ijsne jIne ka hunr, hmko isqaya hr 6 I,
hmsf_r ]s ij_NdgI ka, iks trh Aawar de.|
Ab munaisb ho n ho, [n nf_rto. ke dOr me.,
'[Ndu' kI koixx yhI hE, hr bsr ko Pyar de.|
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