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________________ dizA 1 pratApa bAbU jaba se kalakatte Ae haiM unheM yahA~ eka hI cIja acchI lagatI hai, ghara se roja Tahala kara leka kI tarapha AnA, ghUmanA aura beMca para baiTha jala ko nihAranA ghaMToM / idhara Ate hue unheM yaha brija kraoNsa karanA par3atA hai aura taba brija ke nIce se AtI-jAtI TrAma roja baccoM aura mA~oM kI bhIr3a dekhate haiM apane vajana se bhI bhArI baiga aura pAnI kA phlAska TA~ge hue bacce pratApa bAbU Tahalate hue prAyaH socate haiM mahAnagara kI aisI subaha ke bAre meM subaha bhI baMTI huI hai jaise / basa- TrAma cAlakoM kI subaha, baccoM aura mA~oM kI subaha, cAya aura miThAI kI dukAnoM kI subaha aura bhikhAriyoM kI subaha mAno eka bAra hotI hai ekadama tar3ake daphtara, phaikTarI Adi jAne vAle / loga tabataka soe rahate haiN| unakI subaha sAr3he ATha baje hotI hai| taba har3abar3I zurU hotI hai ki kyA khnaa| loga daur3e-bhAge basa sTApa para pahu~cate aura apane ko lAda dete haiM basoM meM pratApa bAbU sunate to khUba haiM isa lAipha ke bAre meM jise "phAsTa" kahA jAtA para samajhate jarA bhI nhiiN| isa 'phAsTanesa' ko samajhane kA mahatva hai apane 'slonesa' ko smjheN| apane bacapana se lekara apane bur3hApe taka ke slonesa ko taba jaba kahIM dUra ajAna ke svara ke sAtha brahma muhUrta / meM mAtA-pitA donoM hI uTha jAte the aura sammilita kaMTha se ArAdhate DaoN0 maMjurAnI siMha - zAMtAkArama bhujaMgazayanam, padamanAbham, surezaM... aura phira yA kundendu tuSArahAra dhavalA vAlI sarasvatI vaMdanA to svara ke -- vidvata khaNDa / 90 meM 1 AraMbha ke sAtha pA~coM bhAI bahana uTha baiThate the| sabhI tutale uccAraNa ke sAtha sammilita ho jAte the pratApa bAbU ko abhI bhI apanI mA~ yAda AtI hai eka viziSTa vyaktitva ke rUpa meM thii| veda-upaniSada kA jJAna to unheM bahuta bAda meM huA para mA~ bacapana meM hI veda se eka anudita pATha mIThe - surIle kaMTha se gAtI thI, unheM sikhalAtI thii| mA~ nahAdhokara pUjA pATha meM laga jAtI thI aura pitA baccoM ko lekara khetoM kI tarapha nikala jAte the taba koI bAtharUma, leTrina to thA nahIM sabako dUra gA~va ke khetoM bagIcoM aura nadiyoM kI tarapha nikalanA par3atA thA / rAste bhara pitA baccoM ke raMga biraMge savAloM kA javAba dete calate the aura duniyA bhara kI naI-naI bAteM, naI-naI jAnakAriyA~ bhI dete the| isI kRSaka pitA aura gRhastha mA~ ne unheM gA~va se bAhara zahara bhI bhejA thA par3hane ko zahara gA~va se pacAsa kilomITara dUra thaa| cAra mIla paidala cala kara basa pakar3anI par3atI thI, yaha basa dina meM sirpha eka hI bAra AtI thii| taba cAra baje subaha mA~ unheM roTI sabjI banAkara khilAtI aura sAtha bA~dha bhI detI thii| sabase bar3e the pratApa bAbU aura buddhi bhI tIvra thI unakI vaise bhI pitA kA saMskArita vizvAsa thA ki agara bar3A pAyA saMbhala gayA to saba saMbhala jaaegaa| mA~ kI mahatvAkAMkSA thI ki beTA bar3A aphasara bane pitA ko apanI patnI se behada prema thA unakI aisI icchAoM ko pUrI karane kI unhoMne hamezA koziza kI koziza kA matalaba Aja kI taraha baiMkiMga yA dhUsapAsa | thor3e hI thA, basa acche saMskAra, suvidhA aura kharca denA bhara thaa| jaisA ki gA~voM ke logoM ke mana meM eka graMthi hotI hai ki ve gaMvAra haiM, apar3ha | pratApa bAbU ke pitA meM bhI thI pratApabAbU ko apane pitA kI isa bhAvanA se glAni hotI thii| ye lagAtAra prathama zreNI pAne kI koziza karate pAte bhI unakI spaSTa mAnyatA thI ki bhArata ke paccIsa-tIsa pratizata sAkSara loga yahA~ ke nirakSara logoM ke kaSTa aura tyAga kA pariNAma haiN| isIlie aphasarI milane aura zaharoM meM rahane ke bAvajUda inake dila meM gA~va kI jamIna, gA~va kI havA, nadI, nahara, bagIce aura gA~va ke loga rAja karate rhe| jahA~ zikSA kA savAla hai, zahara to bahuta bAda meM zurU huA unake jIvana meM, parantu jo anubhava, jo jJAna gA~va kI isa mATI, pAnI aura AkAza ne gUMthA unake bhItara, ropA unake bhItara, vaha kyA zahara meM saMbhava thA ? pratAba bAbU ko yAda hai, hoza sAtha hI ve dhAna, makaI, gehU~, arahara, mUMga, masUra, ur3ada, maTara, khesArI, canA, sarasoM, rAI, tila, AlU, baigana, TamATara, gobhI, sAga, mirca, jIrA, dhaniyA, soA, methI se lekara Ama, jAmuna, kaTahala, amarUda, bera, nAriyala, khIrA, kakar3I, tarabUja Adi tamAma khAne-pIne vAlI cojoM, per3a-paudhoM ke nAma na kevala jAnate the balki unake aMga-pratyaMgoM ko pahicAnate the, unakA jItA-jAgatA rasAnubhava thaa| ve jAnate the ki zikSA - eka yazasvI dazaka
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________________ dhAna kI ropAI kaba hotI hai, kaba kaTanI hotI hai, kaba rabbI kI phasala lagAyI jAtI hai, kaba dalahana aura telahana rope kATe jAte haiN| bArahoM nakSatroM aura mahInoM ke nAma kaMThastha the unheM unheM Azcarya hotA ki yaha kaisA jIvana hai jahA~ loga una cIjoM ke bAre meM na jAnate, na jAnane kI utsukatA rakhate ki jina cIjoM kA saMbaMdha unake prANoM se hai. unheM lagAne vAlI jagaha kahA~ hai, loga kahA~ hai? pratApa bAbU ko bar3A dukhada aura hAsyAspada lagatA ki per3oM ko kitAboM meM par3hAyA jAtA hai, TI0vI0 meM dikhAyA jAtA hai, kApiyoM meM AMkA jAtA hai| kheloM ko khelA kama, TI0vI0 meM dekhA adhika jAtA hai| do mahIne hue the unheM Aye hue iMjIniyara beTe ne bahuta Agraha kara bulAyA thA pratApa bAbU svayaM to esa0 DI0o0 ke pada se chala meM riTAyara hue the| bAkI jIvana ke lie koI saMtoSaprada zailI DhU~r3hane kI dizA meM soca rahe the kalakattA Ate hue socA thA ki kucha laMbI avadhi taka raheMge, baccoM ko par3hAne meM madada kreNge| asala meM sarakArI naukarI kI vajaha se apane baccoM kI par3hAI meM khuda apanA yogadAna nahIM de pAye the ve isakI kasaka unake bhItara bhI thI aura baccoM ke mana meM bhI pitA ke lie eka zikAyata thii| bur3hApe meM apanI isa soca aura yojanA ke pIche iMgejameMTa kI talAza bhI thI aura zAyada isa kasaka se chuTakAre kI bhI / para kalakattA Akara to kahIM isakA dvAra daravAjA dikhAyI na diyA unheM / ve aae| kAphI khAtira huii| beTe ne DrAivara aura baccoM ke saMga cir3iyAkhAnA, myUjiyama, vikToriyA memoriyala, pleneTeriyama, belUramaTha aura dakSiNezvara tamAma darzanIya sthaloM para bhejA unheM ghumAyA kahanA caahie| do-cAra dinoM taka unake Ane kI gahamAgahamI rahI ghara meM / phira ghara ke niyamita rUTIna meM ve bhI eka rUTIna ho ge| - DrAivara subaha baccoM ko lekara skUla jAtA thA / bahU baccoM ko jhaTapaTa taiyAra kara detI thii| beTA beDa TI lekara bhI sAr3he ATha baje taka soyA rahatA thA yA bistara para par3e-par3e TI0vI0 [0 nyUja aura kIpa-phiTa dekhatA rahatA thaa| TI0vI0 se nyUja sunane kI bAta pratApa bAbU kI samajha meM AtI thI para kasarata ko TI0vI0 meM dekhane kI bAta bilkula samajha meM nahIM AtI thI aura to aura kasarata ko T kIpa-phITa kyoM kaheMge ? yoga ko yogA kyoM kaheMge? desI nAmoM se kyA inakI enarjI kama ho jAtI hai? aisI AdhunikatA para kaI savAla the unake pAsa para javAba ha~sakara TAlA jAtA thA / dopahara meM bacce Ate - khA-pIkara thor3A ArAma karate, phira zAma juTa jAte par3hAI meN| pratApa bAbU ne jaisA ki socA thA, cAhA ki bahU kA yaha dAyitva apane hAthoM meM le leN| yahI soca unhoMne kala baccoM ko bulAyA apane pAsa zikSA eka yazasvI dazaka , para ve bahU ke vyavahAra se hataprabha ho ge| pratApa bAbU hindI aura aMgrejI meM golDameDalisTa the, bahU ko patA thA yaha lar3akI bahuta par3hIlikhI to na thI para aMgrejI mAdhyama se iMTaramIDiyaTa kara liyA thaa| unake mitra kI lar3akI thI / pratApa bAbU ke lar3ake kA usase prema vivAha thA, jisameM donoM parivAroM ko eka dUsare kA saMbaMdha saharSa svIkAra thaa| baccoM ko bulAne para chUTate hI usane kahA bar3A Tapha hai ina logoM kA korsa, Apa se hogA nahIM, svara bhImA thA para dRddh'| idhara baccoM kA mUDa bana gayA, apane isa nae TIcara se par3hane kA / ina kucha dinoM meM dAdAjI unake lie eka majedAra jIva siddha ho cuke the eka eDaveMcara, yAki nae-nae rahasyoM ke khdaan| isase bhI bar3I bAta thI ki vahA~ kilakane phudakane kI chUTa bhI adhika thI TIcara ke rUpa meM unakI parIkSA bhI karanI thii| ve daur3e cale gae dAdAjI ke pAsa / pratApa bAbU kA bahU se Ahata mana baccoM ke utsAha meM bhulA gyaa| unhoMne baccoM kA bhArI bastA ulTA plttaa| itanI kitAba - kApiyA~ to unhoMne maiTrika taka meM bhI na dekhI thii| bar3A pA~ca sAla kA thA, ke 0 jI0 meM par3ha rahA thaa| choTA DhAI kA, do-cAra dinoM se narsarI jA rahA thA / isalie prAyaH roja hI skUla jAte samaya vaha eka tamAzA khar3A kara detA thA nahIM skUla nahIM jaaegaa| taba taraha-taraha se miThAiyA~, cAkaleTa tathA alaga-alaga lobha dekara use bhejA jAtA thaa| pratApa bAbU ke vaza meM hotA to ve use skUla jAne se banA lete| bAI sAla ke bacce ko skUla bhejakara kyA par3hAnA hai bhalA? unakI soca meM to mA~ hI abhI pAThazAlA hai usakI abhI use skUla bhejane kA matalaba to sirpha usase nijAta pAnA hai| basa / vAtsalya ke aise AdhunikIkaraNa para ve aisA hI socate haiN| para aisA unake socane se kyA ho sakatA thaa| apanI haisiyata ke vilopana kA ahasAsa pUrI taraha se thA unheM unheM to bahuta kucha acchA nahIM lagatA thA aura to aura ina potoM kA nAma taka lene meM parezAnI hotI thI unheM / jaikI aura ddoNn| ye bhI koI nAma hai bhalA ? nAma eka mahatvapUrNa saMjJA hai| unakI najara meN| vaha tatkAla vyaktitva kA paricAyaka ho na ho para usakA apane Apa meM eka sAMskRtika, aitihAsika yA sAmAjika artha gAMbhIrya to prakaTa honA hI caahie| vaha bhI na sahI usake pIche kama se kama mAtA-pitA kI mahatvAkAMkSA yA kalpanA to zAMtI ho khiiN| unhoMne apane ina donoM potoM kA nAma rakkhA thA, yazavanta pratApa aura digvijaya pratApa skUla meM baccoM ke ye hI nAma nAmAMkita the para pukAra meM ye badala kara jaikI aura DaoNna ho gaye the| isa taraha acchA na laganA to kitanI kitanI bAra kitanI kitanI ghaTanAoM meM ghaTatA calA jA rahA thA ghara meM / Apa ko acchA nahIM lagatA to na lage, ghara kI havA prAyaH yaha kaha kara cala detI unheM mAnoM vaha bahuta dinoM se unheM binA pUche bahatI vidvata khaNDa 91
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________________ badalatI calI jA rahI thii| bahuta sAre mAmale unakI sammati ke binA taya karatI jA rahI thii| jaba ki aisA bhI nahIM thA ki agara vaha unase mazavirA karatI to hamezA viparIta hI pAtI / beTe ne jaba gA~va kI jamIna becakara zahara meM phlaiTa banavAyA taba unheM virodha kahA~ huA thA ? hA~ bAsika bhUmi, bApadAdoM kI nizAnI ko bhale hI unhoMne bikane na diyA thaa| bAsika bhUmi becI nahIM jAtI use kisI ko basane ke lie jarUra dAna dI jA sakatI hai| isake atirikta purAne palaMga, AlamArI, bartana saba to bece gae the, taba unhoMne koI rukAvaTa kahA~ DAlI ? kitanA kucha to svIkArate hI cale A rahe the, jamAne aura agalI pIr3hI ke lie| lekina svIkArane ke pIche koI vicAra to ho / mUlyahInatA meM mUlya tor3ane kI bAta samajha meM nahIM AtI thI unheM / khuda unhoMne bhI to kitane purAne mUlya, kitane khaMDahara dhvasta kiye the| kyA unhoMne apane yahA~ balipUjA nahIM rokI ? kyA unhoMne videzI kapar3oM kI holI nahIM jalAyI ? kyA unhoMne apane mAtA-pitA ko gA~dhI aura khaddara kA matalaba nahIM samajhAyA ? taba paMdraha-solaha varSa ke to the ve ? satya, ahiMsA, carakhA aura satyAgraha ke lie gA~dhI bAbA kaise lakuTiyA lie mAno hamezA unake kizora mana ke Age-Age calate rahate the| gA~dhI unheM AdhunikatA ke bhI pratIka lagate the aura krAMti ke bhI unakI badaulata hI to gA~va meM jainI bAbA ke dAlAna meM carakhA senTara khulA thA aura gA~va kI mahilAe~ dopahara se zAma kA samaya sAtvika sRjana meM bitAne lagI thiiN| usa seMTara se pahale to ghara kI deharI lakSmaNa rekhA thI unake lie / kitanA acchA lagatA thA pratApa bAbU ko vahA~ apanI mA~ kA jAnA / AjAdI ke AMdolana kI vaha lahara, vaha jvAra apanI A~khoM se dekhanA aura usameM tana-mana se nahAnA jIvana kA lomaharSaka anubhava thA unake lie / avismaraNIya anubhv| usakA smaraNa Aja bhI unheM ApUrNa svaccha kara detA hai, Alor3ita aura Ardra AI isalie bhI ki upalabdha AjAdI ke bAda kramaza: phailatA huA aMgrejavAda unheM sanna aura hataprabha kara dene ke lie kAphI thaa| pUrA deza pUrA yuga na unake hAtha thA na usake lie ve apanA doSa DhU~r3ha sakate the, para apanI saMtAnoM ke lie apanI cUka kI talAza meM aksara par3a jAte the| apane jAnate to unhoMne aMgrejiyata ko kabhI prazraya nahIM diyA thA, apane ghara / iMgaliza mIDiyama meM par3hAyA nahIM unheM reDiyo se ki TI0vI0, phrija, gAr3I aisI kisI suvidhAvAda ko praveza kA avasara na diyA thA unhoMne / bacce bigar3e nahIM the na barabAda hue the, phira bhI kahIM na kahIM se pitA aura saMtAnoM kI ruci kA phAsalA bar3A ho gayA thaa| kisane sirajA thA use? apanI hissedArI kahA~ ? savAla uThate the para javAba kahA~ milatA ? vakta-vakta para baccoM ke Aropa pahu~cate the unake pAsa / pitA ne ghUsa nahIM liyA, to kyA ? sarakArI suvidhAoM kA gharelU vidvata khaNDa / 92 upayoga na kiyA to kyA sarakAra ne koI tamagA de diyA ? kyA riTAyaramenTa kI umra bar3hA dI ? aise kitane sAre doSa DhU~r3ha kara rakkhe the unake sAmane baccoM ne| isalie aisA koI haka hI na banatA thA unakA ina potoM para unake mammI-DaiDI apane DhaMga se saMskArita kareMge unheM phAsTa aura mArDana banAe~ge unheM | baccoM kI kitAbeM ulaTa-palaTa kara dekhane lage pratApa bAbU ki bar3e ne isa naye TIcara kI parIkSA prAraMbha kara dii| dAdAjI ! kaina yU malTIplAi da elevana iMTU elevana ? dAdAjI muskarAe javAba diyA vana haMDreDa TvenTI vana / eMDa elevana iMTU Tvelva ? vana tharTI TU eMDa Tvelva iMTU Tvelva ? vana phorTI phora / acchA phAiva iMTU vana eNDa hApha * sevana hApha / - baccA cillAyA / verI guDa, hAu phAsTa / nAisa yU Ara ? baTa veyara ija yora kailakuleTara ? 'ina Avara mAiMDa / T unhoMne yAda kiyA apane rasikalAla gurujI aura unake beMtoM ko kaise lAina lagavAte the aura kaise laya meM eka sAtha sabase pahAr3e raTavAte the| kabhI unakI beMta nahIM khAnI par3I thI unheM yaha soca Aja bhI garva anubhava karate the ve savayyA, Der3hA, gyAraha saba yAda karavAyA thA unhoMne / bIsa taka ke pahAr3e kA pracalana to bahuta bAda meM huaa| phira kelakuleTara aura kaMpyUTara to aba yaha saba bhI khatma kara rahA hai| tana-mana kI itanI bacata kisalie, yaha unakI samajha ke bAhara thaa| baccoM ke sAtha ramate hue unhoMne kahA acchA beTe, calie aba eka kavitA sunAiye / - kavitA? hATa ija kavitA ? 'kavitA nahIM jAnate ? poema jAnate ho ?' yasa, zurU ho gayA vaha - 'Tvinkala TviMkala liTala sTAra.....' 'hindI meM koI ?" no ina hindI / kevala, a, A, i, I bacha / 'hindI meM bhI AnI cAhiye beTe yaha apanI bhASA hai na maatRbhaassaa|" 1 - mAtRbhASA ? 'hA~ mAtRbhASA hai hindI tumhaarii| madaraTaMga kahate haiM iMgaliza meN|' Ao eka gIta sIkho eka kavitA pUrva dizA meMbaccoM ne anukaraNa kiyA - pUlva dichA meM..... zikSA - eka yazasvI dazaka
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________________ - udita sUrya ko - -- udita chUlya ko..... aMdara se bahU ne pukArA baccoM ko| gIta kI lar3I bIca meM hI chUTI, baccA bhItara bhAgA pratApa bAbU ke kAna meM bahU kA kar3akatA svara par3A - 'DiDa yU phinisa yora homavarka?' baccA zAyada sahamA-sA gumasuma khar3A hogA - pratApa bAbU ko lgaa| lagA ki unheM usake saMkaTa ko zeyara karanA caahie| ve uThe aura aMdara kI tarapha bddh'e| tabhI sahamatA huA svara para sApha sunA unhoMne - AI ema laraniMga mAtRbhASA mmmii| - hvATa? mammI cillaayii| taba taka zvasura sAmane the| 'inakA homavarka karavAiye, varanA skUla se kaMplena aaegii|' bahU ne anuzAsita hokara magara Adeza ke svara meM khaa| dAdAjI ! bacce ke mana meM jarUra savAla khar3e hue the ki mA~ phuNcii| 'calo jaikii-ddoNn| kama-kama khAnA khAlo bette|' baccA jAnatA hai upAya nahIM hai bacane ko| -'daadaajii| maoNraniMga meM mileNge| taba gIta chikAe~ge n|' --'abhI Apa khAnA khAlo, aura cho jaao| dUsare dina roja kI taraha cAra baje prAya: pratApa bAbU kA svara AraMbha huA - yA kundendu tuSAra hAra dhavalA..... baccA rajAI meM kunmunaayaa| 'mammI dAdAjI ke pAsa jaauuN|' aura thor3A so jAo beTe, thor3I dera meM skUla ke lie taiyAra honA hai naa|' nahIM aura nhiiN| thor3I dera ke bAda A jAU~gA Apake pAsa,' chIna liyA gayA hai use| vaise bhI jo Adeza thA, usakA pAlana karanA -'jAne do' yaha svara bacce ke DaiDI kA thaa| subaha-subaha isa unake lie muzkila thaa| unake lie muzkila thA ki baccoM ko taraha nIMda kA ucaTanA ekadama se acchA nahIM lagatA jinheN| pratApa AkAza, sUraja, cA~da, sitAre pahale na batAkara skAI, sana, mana bAbU ne dekhA vAde ke anusAra unakA potA brahma muhUrta meM unake pAsa eNDa sTAra batAe unheN| yaha to jAhira thA ki pratApa bAba ke lie pahuMca cukA thaa| unhoMne AhlAda se goda meM use uThAyA - cUmA aura jitanA muzkila nahIM thA usase kahIM takalIphadeha thaa| phira bhI rajAI meM garamA kara AraMbha kiyAsahame baccoM ko goda meM uThAkara le Ae ve apane kamare meN| kamare - pUrva dizA meM udita sUrya ko ina A~khoM se dekhate hue, sau meM Ate hI baccA gale cipaTA aura phaphakakara ro pdd'aa| pratApa bAba varSa taka hama, jIvita raheM, jIvita raheM, jIvita rheN| ne use jora se bhIMcA chAtI se pyAra kI uSmA se seNkaa| bAlapana hI baccA anukaraNa kara rahA thaa| to thaa| coTa aura sUjana bhulAne meM dera na lgii| phira A~sU se bhIge pratApa bAbU sAmane khir3akI kI tarapha apanI tarjanI se izArA gAloM ko lagAtAra caMbanoM se sakhA diyaa| itane meM badata vATa ho kara rahe the jahA~ sUraja apane nikalane kA raktima saMketa phailA rahA cuke the dAdA aura pote meN| pratApa bAbU ne dhIre-se salAha kI usse| thA aura baccA ekaTaka usa ora nihAra rahA thApahale homavarka, phira kathA, kahAnI, pahelI gIta sb| bacce ne daadaa| patA nahIM kitanA saca thA para pratApa bAbU ko lagA ki apane ke sahayoga se homavarka kiyA aura aMdara le gayA mA~ ke paas| mA~ baccoM meM huI cUka kA jaise aba sudhAra kara rahe hai ve| dekhatI aura vaha khar3A rahatA, utanI dera usake pAsa dhIraja na thA, rIDara, hindI bhavana, vizvabhAratI vApasa bhAgA-bhAgA puna: dAdAjI ke paas| zAMtiniketana-731 235, pazcima baMgAla __ - dAdAjI! nAU deTa saaNg| dAdAjI bhIMga gae aMdara se| para aba rAta ho calI thI, unheM patA thA ki baccoM kI mA~ abhI phira pukAregI unheM khAnA khilaaegii| bacce soe~ge phir| unhoMne pyAra se goda meM sameTA use - 'beTe abhI Apako eka acchI-sI majedAra 'kahAnI sunAte haiM, gIta subh|' - kahAnI? 'hA~ zArTa sTorI bette| use apanI bhASA meM kahAnI kahate haiN|' pratApa bAbU ne kalyANa nikaalaa| "matsyAvatAra" kI tasvIra dikhAte hue kahAnI sunaayii| -'kitanA majA aayaa|' zikSA-eka yazasvI dazaka vidvata khaNDa/93