Book Title: Jainendra Kahani 02
Author(s): Purvodaya Prakashan
Publisher: Purvodaya Prakashan
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Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainendra-sAhitya [13] jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] [ 'pAjeba', 'do cir3iyA', 'apanA-parAyA' aura anya kahAniyA~ ] sarvodaya sAhitya maMdira, koThI, (basa-TeNDa,) haidarAbAda da. pUrvo da ya prakAzana 7, dariyAgaMja, dillI Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pUrvodaya prakAzana 7, dariyAgaMja, dillI prathama saMskaraNa 1953 mUlya sAr3he tIna rupae pUrvodaya prakAzana, 7 dariyAgaMja, dillI kI ora se dilIpakumAra dvArA prakAzita aura nyU iNDiyA presa, naI dillI meM mudrita Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAzaka kI ora se bAlakoM kA svabhAva aura usake prati apanI paristhitiyoM meM prasta mAtA-pitAoM yA abhibhAvakoM kA vyavahAra jaba Apasa meM santulita nahIM hote, eka-dUsare ko nahIM samajhate to aneka samasyAe~ khar3I ho jAtI haiM / mAnava-prema kA vAtsalya-bhAva saba meM hai, kintu saba use ThIka se samajhate nahIM / use kalAkAra kI antadRSTi hI dekha-samajha pAtI hai| mAnava-mana ke isa yathArtha ko udaghATita karane vAlI prastuta saMgraha kI aThAraha kahAniyA~ isI antardRSTi ke Aloka se Alokita haiN| isa saMgraha meM 'pAjeba' aura 'do cir3iyA' kahAniyA~ bhI haiM jinake nAma se pahale do alaga-alaga kahAnI-saMgraha prakAzita hue the| 'do cir3iyA' kahAnI-saMgraha kI bhUmikA-svarUpa lekhaka ne kahAnI ke viSaya meM pAThakoM se likhA thA ..."pAThaka mujha se aura hindI ke aura lekhakoM se mA~ga kareM Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ki ve jIvana kI adhika gaharAI kI, jI ko adhika chUne vAlI cIjeM deN| nahIM to apanI jagaha chor3eM / " jainendra kI ye kahAniyA~ kalA ko jIvana kI adhika gaharAI kI ora le jAne kA sajIva pramANa 1 Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ krama anantara inAma pAjeba Atma-zikSaNa / phoTogrAphI khala kisakA rupayA cora apanA-apanA bhAgya tamAzA dillI meM janatA meM do cir3iyA par3hAI rAja-pathika apanA-parAyA billI-baccA rAmU ko dAdI 177 182 164 202 Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jinako parama AdaraNIya mAnate Aye the unhIM ko hama bahuta-se jana milakara abhI phUMka-phA~ka kara lauTe haiN| vA~sa kI arthI para unakI deha ko kasa kara bA~dhA aura kandhoM para liye-liye jalUsa meM hama tejI se calate cale gaye, lakar3I ke Dhera meM use rakkhA , A~ca dikhAyI aura rAkha kara diyaa| sAre rAste bhara hama pukArate gaye the-rAma nAma satya hai, rAma nAma satya hai !' mAnoM rAma ke nAma ke satya ke Age mauta jhUTha ho jAtI ho / mAno niyati ke AghAta para vaha hamArA eka uttara ho| ___maiM ghara A gyaa| ronA-kalapanA thamA thaa| eka sannATA mAlUma hotA thaa| mA~ cupa thIM, aura jidhara dekhatI, dekhatI raha jAtI thiiN| maiMne kahA, "mA~ uTho / calo, bAlakoM ko kucha dekho-bhAlo, ve bhUkhe haiN|" mA~ ne mujhe dekhA / jaise vaha kucha samajhI nahIM haiN| mAphI cAhatI haiM ki bhAI, mujhe kucha sunatA nahIM hai; mApha karanA, mujhe kucha sUjhatA nahIM hai| Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga ] maiMne pAsa pahu~cakara kahA, "mA~, hama kisa dina ke lie haiM / aura bAlaka choTe haiM, unake lie aba tumhIM to ho / " ne isa bAta ko sunA / sunakara kyA samajhA ? vahI phaTI A~khoM se dekhatI rhiiN| phira haThAt svastha hokara kahA, "hA~. clo| cunnU beTA, idhara A / aisA kyoM ho rahA hai ! meM abhAgina to abhI / A mere beTe !" cunnU caudaha barasa kA thA / mu~ha laTakAye saba kI A~khoM ko bacAnA cAha rahA thA / vaha akelA thA aura idhara-udhara ghUma rahA thaa| use jAne kaisA laga rahA hogaa| nAte-riztedAroM se dUra-dUra raha rahA thA / mA~ jaba kapAra para dohatthar3a mAra kara ro rahI thIM taba isa cunnU ne unheM apane gale lagA kara samajhAyA thA / aba mA~ svastha huIM to jaise muzkila se usake A~sU roke ruka rahe the / " beTe, yahA~ A / bApa nahIM, para mA~ to hai / yahA~ A beTe !" cunnU barAmade kI TIna ke nIce khar3A paralI tarapha sUne meM dekha rahA thA / vaha kAphI dera se khar3A thaa| aba usane donoM hAthoM meM mu~ha DhakA aura baiThakara bisUrane lagA / yaha dekha mA~ jhapaTI AyIM aura use aMka meM bhara kara bolIM, "kyoM rotA hai beTe, tere bApa to saranAma hokara gaye haiM / saba ke mu~ha para unakA nAma hai / aise bhAgya para kyA royA jAtA hai, beTe ?" cunnU mA~ ke kandhe se laga kara aba phaphaka uThA / mA~ bhI ro AyIM / zrA~sU girAtI jAtI thIM aura samajhAtI jAtI thIM : "beTA tujhe kyA phikara hai| kisakA beTA hai yaha to yAda kara / unhoMne kaisI musIbateM sahIM, para kyA mana kabhI kaccA kiyA / unakA beTA hokara tU mana kaccA karatA hai| maiM hU~, taba tujhe koI phikara nahIM / Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anantara Aja tere bApa ko duniyA ro rahI hai / aise kitane bhAgavAna janamate haiM ? usI kA beTA hokara tU rotA hai !" kahate-kahate mA~ avaza bhAva se phUTa uThIM aura bacce kI hicakI ba~dha aayii| maiMne pAsa jAkara mA~ ko khIMca kara alaga karate hue kahA, "mA~, kyA kara rahI ho / calo uTho, cunnU, o cunnU, cala uTha / hAtha-mu~ha dhokara A aura kucha pAnI-vAnI pIle, sabere se bhUkhA hai ! tujhe kAhe kA soca hai / cala uTha / " para isa prasaMga ko chor3iye / jyoM-tyoM dina kaTA / dina to kaTatA hI hai / koI mare para jIne vAle ko jInA kATanA hai| bilakho to, ha~so to| hote-hote zAma A gaI / jaga dhuMdhalA ho calA / saba ke mana bhArI the| Aye cale gye| ghara meM basa ghara ke raha gaye the| kaha lo to mujhe hI bAharI kaha lo / para maiM apane se jyAdA isa ghara kA thA / ise samajhAtA, use bahalAtA, ghara ke kAmoM ko sambhAra rahA thA / kAma to koI rukatA nhiiN| sA~sa hai taba taka sA~sata hai| raMja meM rahoge aura khAnA-pInA bhUla jAoge to kaba taka ? kucha aura kAma bhUla jAoge to kaba taka ? samaya to rukatA nhiiN| aura kAma jaba koI rukatA hai to vahI bAda meM sira para bojha banA khar3A dikhAI detA hai| aura koI vizeSa ghaTanA ghaTatI hai taba to kAma bar3ha hI jAtA hai cAhe kabhI phursata ho, taba phursata nahIM mila sktii| aura raMja bhI eka kAma hai jisake lie phursata caahiye| rAta ho paayii| dina kI de-le nibttii| a~dherA Upara se utarane lgaa| vaha a~dherA anajAne jaise cAroM ora chA AyA / kyA a~dherA prabhAva hI hai ? para usa a~dhere meM apanA rUpa thaa| usameM Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga ] eka bhAva thA / vaha mAnoM mitra kI bhA~ti hameM goda meM le lenA cAhatA thA / dasa baja gaye, gyAraha baja gye| maiMne kahA, "mA~ soco| cunnU, are sotA kyoM nahIM ?" cunnU apanI khATa para baiThA thA / vaha so nahIM rahA thA / a~dhere meM eka ora dhImI lau se jalatI lAlaTena rakkhI thI / vaha bharasaka dUra thii| isa a~dhere meM cunnU kyA dekha rahA thA / caudaha barasa kI umra, naveM meM par3hatA hai| kyA vaha soca rahA thA ki usake bApa kA kyA huaa| lekina duniyA meM kauna batAyegA ki usake bApa kA kyA huA ? maiMne jora se kahA, "cunnU kyA baiThe ho ! sote kyoM nahIM ?" cunnU ne merI tarapha dekhA, jaise sahamA ho, aura cupacApa khATa para leTa rahA / maiMne kahA, mA~ ne kahA, "so jAU~gI, beTA / " T maiMne khATa para jAkara apane hAthoM se lekara unheM liTA diyA / ginatI kI haDDI thIM / bojha nahIM ke barAbara thaa| phira bhI sAhasa bA~dha jiye jAtI thIM / cunnU ke bApa kI bImArI meM inhoMne kucha nahIM bacAyA / dhana bahAyA aura tana bhI bahA diyA / isameM aisI ho gyiiN| bImArI ne bhI eka barasa khIMca liyaa| maiMne kahA, "mA~, aba soo / " "aura mA~, tuma kyoM baiThI ho ? so jAo / " mA~ ne kahA, "sone jAtI hU~ / para parAye dukha meM tuma kyoM dukha pAte ho| bhaiyA jAo, aba tuma ArAma karo / " merA mana bhI AyA / maiMne jAna liyA ki maiM parAyA nahIM hU~, tabhI mere dukha kA yahA~ itanA khayAla hai| maiMne kahA, "mA~, yaha tumhAre Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Upara hai ki baccoM ko patA na cale ki unake bApa nahIM rhe| isa lie tuma so jAo, tAki tandurustI baccoM ke khAtira tumhArI banI rhe| tuma khuza na dIkhogI to bacce kaise khuza diikheNge|" ___ mA~ mAnoM saba samajhatI thIM / bolI, "hA~ beTA, aba tuma jAkara ArAma kro|" mA~ ko cupa leTA chor3akara maiM khATa para A rhaa| a~dherA gaharA hotA jAtA thaa| sardI adhika thii| sAmane tAre dIkha rahe the| bAhara cuMgI kI battI ThiThuratI huI jala rahI thii| usakI rozanI AsapAsa meM simaTI thI aura kA~pa rahI thii| aba nagara sunasAna hotA jA rahA thaa| maiMne koziza kI ki maiM so jAU~ aura kucha na socU~ / maiMne kucha nahIM socA, lekina nIMda mujhe nahIM aayii| kucha cAroM tarapha bharA mAlUma hotA thaa| vaha jama kara bhArI hotA jA rahA thA / eka tarapha lAlaTena jala rahI thii| maiMne use aura dUra kara dI, maddhama bhI kara dii| aisI dUra aura maddhima ki cAroM ora aura kucha na rahA / pIlA a~dherA raha gayA, jo peTa meM kAlA thaa| lAlaTena rakhakara maiM dabe pA~va khATa para A rahA / Akara baiTha gyaa| phira baiTha kara leTa gyaa| mA~ kyA so sakI hai ? aura cunnU kyA kara rahA hai ? kyA vaha so nahIM gayA ? maiMne dhImI sA~sa kahA, "ammA!" AvAja kA koI uttara nahIM milA / socA, A~kha laga pAyI hogii| calo acchA hai / thor3I dera maiM cupacApa leTA rahA / anantara uThakara dabe pA~va jAkara dekhaa| cunnU kI A~kha laga gayI hai| mA~ apanI khATa para jyoM-kI-tyoM cupa leTI haiN| na hilatI hai na DulatI haiN| sohI gayI hoNgii| maiMne caina kI sA~sa lii| ___ bAhara Akara dekhaa| AsamAna meM tAre bhare the, cA~da nahIM thaa| ve tAre kitane the? maiM thor3I dera dekhatA rahA havA ThaMDI Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] AtI thii| roka kahIM na thii| vistAra thA aura vistAra / basa maiM thA aura zUnya thA / tAre the, jo zUnya ko aura zUnya, aura mujha eka ko aura akelA banAte the| ____ isa nipaTa sUne meM cunnU ke pitA kahA~ kho gaye haiN| kala kyA thA, Aja kyA hai ? para yaha zUnya to vaisA hI rahatA hai| rAta ko kAlA, dina ko ujAlA, aura hamezA riitaa| maiMne mana-hI-mana AtaMka se bharakara isa zUnya ko praNAma kiyaa| merA astitva jisakA nakAra hai; maiM khuda hokara jise kabhI na mAna sakU~gA usI ke prati maiMne roma-roma se kahA ki 'he cira zUnya, nakAra dvArA maiM tujhe praNAma karatA huuN| tU a~dherA hai, cunnU ke bApa ko tU nahIM dikhA skegaa| na tU dikhA sakatA hai, na dIkha sakatA hai / para tamAma itihAsa aura tamAma kAla aura samUcA vistAra jisa tujha meM neti ho jAtA hai, he mahAzUnya, usI tujha ko maiM nA kahakara praNAma karatA huuN| tU nahIM hai, cunnU ke bApa bhI tujha meM hokara nahIM hai, hama sabhI eka roja tujha meM hokara nahIM hoNge| so saba-kucha ko nakAra kara dene vAle he sunasAna ke maunI, maiM nahIM hI mAnakara tujhe praNAma karatA huuN|' kaba maiM lauTA ? lauTa kara khATa bichA kara cAhA so jaauuN| para nIMda AtI nahIM thii| socA, calU, cunnU ke gale laga kara thor3A ro dekhuu| savere se ro nahIM sakA huuN| kAma kI bhIr3a meM usakA maukA nahIM milA / Aja maiM cunnU kyoM na huA ki khulakara rotA aura so jAtA / usa samaya uThakara maiM cunnU kI khATa taka gyaa| vaha so rahA thaa| usakA eka hAtha thor3A karavaTa meM daba gayA thaa| dUsarA takiye para par3A thA / merA jI huA usa hAtha ko hAtha meM lekara kahU~ 'cunnU bhaiye rAjA, hama tuma eka haiN|' kahU~, aura phira hama donoM gale lagakara ro leN| maiM dhIme se usake sirAhane baiThakara use dekhane lgaa| Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anantara kaisA bholA ceharA mAlUma hotA thaa| maiMne pAhiste se usake hAtha ko cUmA / vaha so rahA thA, sotA hI rahA / maiM acaka pA~va calA aayaa| khATa para leTe-leTe kyA mujhe nIMda A gayI / zAyada / para vaha rAta jaise mahAkAla kI hI rAta thii| sArI rAta gUMja hI gUMja sunatA rahA, 'rAma nAma satya hai, rAma nAma satya hai / ' kitanI arthiyA~ usa rAta nikalIM mAnoM vaha rAta zava-yAtrAoM ke lie hI thii| kitanI na jAne aisI yAtrAe~ nikalIM aura kitane yAtrI hara eka ke sAtha pukArate jAte the, 'rAma nAma satya hai / ' mAnoM isa rAma ke nAma-rUpa satya ko apane priyajana kI jAna dekara unhoMne abhI pAyA ho aura cillAkara use mauta ke kAnoM taka pahu~cA denA cAhate hoN| ___ "are bhAiyo, bolo, 'rAma nAma satya hai !' jora se bolo jora se|" dekhatA hU~ ki sAmane jo arthI kA julUsa jA rahA hai, usI meM se sahasA eka AdamI ne hAtha pheMka kara kahA / / isa para logoM ne jora se guMjArA, "rAma nAma satya hai !" usa AdamI kA sira ghuTA huA thA / use unmAda pratIta hotA thA / usane kahA, "dhIme nahIM, jora se bolo| bolo 'rAma nAma satya hai !' logoM ne jora se pukArA 'rAma nAma satya hai !" / ___ usa AdamI kA ceharA DarAvanA mAlUma hotA thaa| mujhe pratIta ho gayA ki arthI para jisa strI kA zava hai vaha usI kI patnI thii| ___ usa AdamI ne Aveza se kahA, "bhAiyo, dhIme na par3o; bolo 'rAma nAma satya hai !" logoM ne bharasaka jora se kahA, "rAma nAma satya hai !" maiM usa gUMja para sahama-sA AyA / itane meM dekhatA hU~ ki vaha Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainendra kI kahAniyAM [dvitIya bhAga] AdamI mujhe hI dekha rahA hai| mujhe Dara laga paayaa| dekhate-dekhate usakI mAthe kI naseM phUla aayiiN| A~khoM se cinagArI chuTane lgii| kyA vaha mujhe nigala lenA cAhatA hai| usakA AkAra bar3e para bar3A hone lgaa| vaha dAnava-sA lagane lgaa| bhaya ke mAre maiM... itane meM usane merI ora dekhA aura cIkha kara kahA, "pakar3a lo ise, yaha AdamI ha~satA hai !" vaha mujhe pakar3ane ko bddh'aa| aura kaI bhI usake sAtha bddh'e| ve daitya bana aaye| maiMne bhAganA cAhA, para bhAgA gayA nahIM / paira patthara the aura maiM hila bhI nahIM sakatA thaa| "yahI hai / ha~satA hai, ise bA~dha lo|" ve itane pAsa A gaye jaise sira pr| merI sA~sa dhauMkanI-sI cala rahI thii| hAya...maiM.. A~kha khulI to dekhA maiM pasIne-pasIne ho rahA huuN| kahIM kucha nahIM hai, saba sunasAna hai| maiMne pasInA poMchA aura apane mana kI kamajorI para ha~sA / kucha dIkhatA nahIM thaa| para dhIme-dhIme A~khoM ne cInhA ki a~dhere meM milI-sI mA~ khATa para sIdhI baiThI haiN| maiMne kahA, "mA~!" mA~ na cauMkI, na bolii| "tuma jAga rahI ho?" mA~ dhIre se bolI, "nhiiN|" "kyA bajA hogA? "do baje hoNge|" maiMne kahA, "aura tuma baiThI ho!" bolI, "abhI uThI thii|" mujhase rahA na gayA / khATa para pahu~cakara unake hAtha ko hAtha meM lekara maiMne kahA, "mA~ o mA~ !" mA~ ne mujhe kucha kahane na diyaa| Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhramantara bolIM, "tU kyoM jAga rahA hai, bhAI ? jAkara so na jA, mujhe bhI sone de / " kaha kara Apa hI cupa-cApa khATa para leTa gayIM / maiMne kahA, "maiM jAnatA hU~ tuma jAgatI rahI ho / aise kaise hogA, mA~ / " 1 " maiM beTA kisake lie jAgU~gI !" [kaha kara mA~ ne dUsarI ora karavaTa lelI; phira Age vaha nahIM bolIM / sunna, kucha dera khATa kI paTiyA para baiThA hI rahA / dIkhane ko a~dherA sunasAna thA, aura sunane ko bhI vahI / mA~ kI sA~sa mAnoM usI atala garbha meM se AtI lagatI thI / dhIre-dhIre pratIta huA vaha sama para A rahI hai / taba maiM apanI jagaha A gayA / Akara leTa rahA / para nIMda na AyI thI, na aayii| bAra-bAra jaga par3A thA / dUra kahIM tIna baje kA ghaMTA sunakara merI A~kheM phira khula gayIM / jaga kara dekhatA kyA hU~ ki mA~ vahIM khATa para a~dhere meM milIM praznacinha kI bhA~ti, uThI baiThI haiM I A~kheM malIM, aura dekhA, hA~, khATa para vahIM baiThI haiM / * mana ke bhItara kA hAhAkAra gulma bana kara uThatA kaMTha kI ora AyA / gusse meM bhara kara maiM bolA, "mA~ tuma rAta bhara jAgatI hI rahogI kyA ?" DarI huI-sI mA~ bolIM, "A~kha khula gayI thI beTA / " maiMne DapaTa kara kahA, "so jAo / " bolIM, "acchA beTA / " aura bolate ke sAtha hI khATa para cupacApa -sI leTa gayIM / para dasa minaTa leTI na rahI hoMgI ki phira baiTha gyiiN| unhoMne mujhe soyA jAnA hogaa| isa bAra mujha se kucha kahate kucha-karate na banA / vaha a~dhere meM kyA cAhatI thIM, kyA socatI thIM ? Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ janendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] udhara se A~kha phera kara a~dhere meM Upara chata meM A~kha kiye par3A rahA, socatA rahA, lekina socatA bhI nahIM rahA / aise kaba jhapakI A gayI patA nhiiN| lekina cAra kA ghaMTA sApha kAna meM Akara bjaa| ___ A~kha khulii| mu~ha pheraa| dekhatA kyA hU~ ki mA~ uThatI haiN| sadhI aura dubalI deha / jAkara lAlaTena uThAtI haiM aura liye-liye ghara ke kAma-kAja meM laga jAtI haiN| dekhA aura maiMne kasa kara A~kha mIca lii| phira jA soyA to uThA kahIM jAkara sAr3he ATha bje| pAtA hU~ ki sira para khar3I mA~ kaha rahI haiM, "yaha sone kA vakta hai, recala uTha, muMha hAtha dhoke zrA, nahIM to terA dUdha ThaMDA ho rahA hai|" / uThake dekhatA hU~ ki cunnU mA~ ke sAmane baiThA dUdha pI rahA hai / cunnU ne kahA, "uThiye, bhAI saahb|" maiMne khATa se jhaTapaTa khar3e hokara kahA, "lo, abhI AyA / " Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kasbe ke hAI skUla ke hAte meM lar3ake idhara-se-udhara ghUma rahe haiN| cahala-pahala hai, utsAha hai, kyoMki natIjA nikalane vAlA hai / dera sahI nahIM jA rahI hai aura kamaroM ke andara baMda baiThe bar3e mAsTara loga mAno khAsa isI liye dera lagA rahe haiN| Akhira natIjA nikalA / caparAsI ke liye muzkila huI ki vaha kArAja ko borDa para kaise cipakAe / chIna-jhapaTa, khIMca-tAna meM patA na calA ki caparAsI bacegA ki nhiiN| lekina caparAsI kI mauta na AI aura kAgaja bhI sAbita rahA / lar3ake natIjA dekhate, jarA gaura se dekhate, dekha kara phira lauTa jAte / aise kramazaH hallA-gullA kama huA aura taba alaga-thalaga-sA eka lar3akA, kaThinAI se dasa barasa kA hogA, dhIme se Age bar3hA aura borDa ke sAmane A khar3A huA / usane sthiratA se kAgaja dekhA, apane nAma ke Age ke mArksa dekhane ke sAtha usane Asa-pAsa ke nAma dekhe / vaha kucha dera mAnoM vahA~ jamA khar3A rahA, phira haTA, aura dhImI cAla se cala diyaa| usakA nAma dhanaMjaya hai| isa natIje ne batAyA hai ki vaha Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 jainendra kI kahAniyAM [dvitIya bhAga] sAtaveM meM avvala pAyA hai aura AThaveM darje meM car3hA hai| dhanaMjaya teja cAla se calatA huA ghara AyA aura kahA, "ammA ! maiM pAsa ho gayA huuN|" usa kI mA~ kAma meM lagI thI aura anamanI thI ! vaha aise hI rahA karatI hai| eka bAra to usane jaise sunA nhiiN| . haThAt apane utsAha ko uThAte huye dhanaMjaya ne kahA, "hA~, mA~, aura avvala hU~ apanI sArI klAsa meM / " para mA~ meM utsAha na thA / usane kahA, 'acchA' aura apane hAtha kAma se vaha khIMca na skii| dhanaMjaya ThiTakA sA ho rahA / jaise usakA avvala AnA sahI na ho, yA usakA khuza honA galata ho| sahasA kucha yAda karake mA~ ne kahA, "to le kucha khA le / sabere hI calA gayA, bina kucha khaaye-piye| sunA hI nahIM, hA~ to aba AyA hai nau baje!" dhanaMjaya ne pUchA, "pitA jI gaye ?" "maiM kyA jAnU~ ? gaye hoNge|" dhanaMjaya uttara ke svara para asta hone lgaa| lekina pharsTa AnA -choTI bAta na thii| bolA, "jaldI cale gaye Aja, maiM to AyA thA ki-" mA~ ne kahA, "hA~-hA~ nihAla karake rakha dete vaha to| le baiTha / " dhanaMjaya ko bAta samajha na AI / para Aye roja yaha dekhatA hai aura samajhane kI ceSTA chor3a cukA hai / aise anasamajhe hI samajhadAra hotA jA rahA hai| mA~ kI mir3akI para vaha cupacApa ho baiThA / aura jo usake sAmane khAne ko rakha diyA gayA, khAne lagA, khAte-khAte haThAt vaha anyamanaska ho paayaa| darje meM pahale nambara prAnA aura ne puuchaahoge|" lgaa| Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ inAma 13 kula dasa varSa kI avasthA meM AThaveM meM car3ha jAnA - isa ba kAragujArI kI bahAdurI aura khuzI usameM lupta hogaI / use ajabasA laga AyA / use apane bApa ke prati sahAnubhUti huI / usake mana meM citra uTha AyA ki kaise jaldI meM koTa DAla kara chatarI lekara tri se pitA jI daphtara ke liye cala par3e hoNge| vaha khAtA rahA aura apane pitA ko jAte hue dekhatA rahA / sahasA usa sUne meM se usake pitA jI miTa gaye, aura usa jagaha para mAtA jI zra gaI / bolI, "aura legA ?" "nahIM / " "to acchA, baiTha ke aba par3ha | bAhara AnA-jAnA nahIM kahIM, jo Udhama macAne nikala jAye / " bAlaka ne suna liyA aura eka kSaraNa ko mA~ kI ora dekhatA rahA | phira A~kheM nIce kIM, karttavyapUrvaka khAne ke bartanoM ko sAmane se uThAyA aura unheM yathAsthAna rakhane ko bar3hA / mA~ dekhatI rahI / yaha lar3akA usakI samajha se bAhara huA jA rahA hai / kabhI lar3ake jaisA rahatA hI nahIM, mAno eka dama sayAnA bujurga ho / taba vaha Dara AtI hai, jaise apane para pachatAvA ho / aura usa samaya usa bujurga se bAta cher3ane kA koI upAya bhI nahIM raha jAtA / usameM sahasA mAtR-bhAvanA umar3atI hai / para use prakAzana kA koI ava - kAza nahIM mila pAtA / pariNAmataH uThI sahAnubhUti roSa bana zrAtI hai| 1 mA~ ekAeka bolI "kyoM, mere hAtha TUTa gaye haiM kyA, ki lADale sAhaba bartana uThA kara cale ! suna le, yaha mere yahA~ nahIM calegA / ye nakhare dikhAnA apane bApa ko !" bAlaka, dhIra--gambhIra, apane bartana rakha kara lauTA, tauliye se Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 jainendra ko kahAniyAM [dvitIya bhAga] mu~ha poMchA aura binA eka zabda bole choTI-sI meja ke pAsa par3I kursI para aise pAna baiThA jaise kucha huA na ho| mA~ ke liye kucha na rahA / bAlaka para phUTatI to kaise ? apane ko hI jhiMjhor3atI to kaise ? isase jhIkhatI huI vaha vahA~ se alaga calI gaI aura jAkara kAyA ko eka-dama kAma meM jhoMka diyA / vega se vaha kAma meM juTa gii| usake pAsa eka yahI upAya hai : kAma, kAma, kAma / aise apane mana kA patA lene kI use jarUrata nahIM, mAno bAhara saba sunna ho AtA hai aura vaha khuda kAma meM phaMsa kara zAnta banI rahatI hai| __kAma ke bIca meM usane sunA dhanaMjaya kaha rahA hai, "maiM jA rahA hU~-" sunakara mA~ kI haThIlI zAnti meM ekAeka Aga laga gii| dahAr3a kara bolI, "nhiiN|" para bAlaka mAno baharA ho, usane sunA hI na ho / vaha dvAra kI ora bar3hA / tabhI bijalI kI tejI se mA~ ne lapaka kara use bA~ha se pkdd'aa| kahA, "jAtA kahA~ hai / zrA, Aja terI haDDI pasalI hI tor3a kara rakha duuN|" ___ bAlaka ne pratirodha nahIM kiyaa| mA~ ne bhI mArA nahIM, khIMcate hue use andara le jAkara khATa para paTaka diyA, aura kahA, "mujhe tUne kyA samajha rakkhA hai ? maiM ghara kI kahArana huuN| eka bAra jaba kaha diyA ki bAhara nahIM jAnA hai to tujhe himmata kaise huI uThane kii|" khATa para svastha bhAva se nIce laTake pairoM ko hilAte hue bAlaka ne kahA, "mujhe kAma hai|" "kAma hai|" mA~ ne kahA, "batAU~, abhI tume kAma ?" Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ inAma 15 lekina apanI dhamakI se mA~ ko santoSa na huA / kAraNa, vAlaka sAmane pUrI taraha svastha aura saumya mAlUma hotA thA / usa kI deha ko roSa kA Avega pracaMDa rUpa se jhakajhora gayA / vismaya yahI thA ki vaha khar3I kaise raha skii| bAlaka kiMcida muskarA kara zAnta bhAva se bolA, "avvala Ane kI saba ko miThAI denI hai| pitA jI ne kahA thA-" ___"pitA jI ne kahA thA / Aye bar3e pitA jI ! miThAI khilAe~ge, ghara vAloM ko pahile roTI to khilA leM ! yoM basa luTAnA AtA hai ! nahIM, koI nahIM / baiTha yahIM kone meM aura apanA kAma dekha / " bAlaka cupacApa paira laTakAye baiThA mA~ ko dekhatA rahA, bolA nahIM / mA~ kSaNa bhara use dekhatI rahI / vaha apane ko samajha na pA rahI thii| isa lar3ake para use garva thaa| yaha duniyA meM usI kA beTA hai / usa kA apanA beTA hai / avvala AyA hai / AyegA kyoM nahIM, merA jo beTA hai / bolI, "khabaradAra jo hilA / TA~ga tor3a kara rakha dU~gI, jo kucha samajhatA ho / " kahakara vaha kamare se bAhara hone ko mur3I, ki Daga bar3hatA-bar3hatA rukA raha gayA / eka bijalIsI bhItara kauMdha gaI / vaha ThiThakI / usakI A~kheM phailI, pUchA, "saca batA, vahIM jA rahA thA ?" bAlaka jaise prazna ko samajha na sakA, vaha vismaya meM cupa raha gyaa| bolI, "saba samajhatI hU~, vahIM jA rahA hogA / keha gaye hoMge cupake se ki""Ane do aba kI unheM / " bAlaka cupa rhaa| mA~ ne kahA, "bolatA kyoM nahIM hai ? vahIM na miThAI pahuMcAne jA rahA thA ?" Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga ] bAlaka ne DhITha bhAva se mA~ kI A~khoM meM dekhate hue kahA, "hA~, vahIM jA rahA thA / " mA~ suna kara sanna raha gaI, phira usakA apane para basa na rahA, usakA hAtha chUTa par3A aura bacce kI usane vahIM khAsI marammata kara ddaalii| baccA piTatA rahA, magara royA nhiiN| royA nahIM, isase mA~ bhI apanI mAra jaldI na khatma kara sakI / anta meM thakanA huA aura mA~ bAlaka ko khATa para auMdhA par3A chor3a lauTa AI / 16 socane lagI ki yahI usakA bhAgya hai / ghara meM eka vaha hai aura usa kA kAma / kAma hI eka saMgI hai| eka roja isI meM mara jAnA hai| bAkI to saba bairI haiN| mujhe to mauta zrajAya to bhalA ! eka vaha haiM ki savere chAtA uThAyA aura cala diye aura zAma ko zraye ki saba kiyA mile| eka maiM karU~ aura maiM hI marU~ / aura marane ko maiM, mauja karane ko cAhe koI dUsarI aura eka yaha hai kambakhta ! mujhe to ginatA hI nahIM, basa sadA unake kahane meM / ghara kyA jela hai| eka usane bA~dha rakhA hai| nahIM to jahA~ hotA calI jAtI, maMgara yahA~ kA mu~ha na dekhatI; na dAnA letI na pAnI / para yaha chokarA aisA behayA hai ki... socatI jAtI aura karatI jAtI thI / hAtha kAma para tanika bhI zithila na par3a pAte the / saphAI usane atirikta kara DAlI / vyavasthA aura vyavasthita ho gii| to bhI samaya kA anta A gayA / yaha use acchA na lagatA thA, khAlIpana use kATatA thA / vizrAma mAno use naraka ho AtA thA / para hAtha ke lie kAma kucha na raha gayA thaa| aise meM vaha andara gaI / dekhA bAlaka par3A so rahA hai / use pahale acaraja huA / mAno yAda karake usane jAnA ki yaha to piTa kara soyA hai / vaha kucha dera khATa ke pAsa khar3I apane isa Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ imAma 17 bodha zizu ko dekhatI raha gaI / usameM anutApa umdd'aa| usake mana meM apane isa lAr3ale ke liye pyAra bhara Ane lgaa| dekho ki ghara meM hokara bhI anAtha-sA rahatA hai| maiM jaba huA jhir3akatI rahatI huuN| unheM ! so unako kahA~ dhyAna hai apanA yA kisI kA ! vaha zrahistA se apane chaune ke pAsa Ana baitthii| phira haule se usake gAla ke nIce apanI hathelI dekara ceharA Upara uThAte huye bolI, "beTe !" bAlaka ne A~kha kholI, jaise use pahicAnane meM kucha dera lagI ho, phira use mA~ kA pyAra bahuta acchA lgaa| jaise kaba se chUTa gayA ho, aura aba muhata bAda milA ho| usane phira A~kha mIcI aura apane ko usa pyAra meM avaza chor3a diyaa| bAlaka kI donoM kanapaTiyoM ko hAtha meM lekara mA~ bolI, "A~kha khola beTe, kyA inAma legA mA~ se, batA ?" beTA vihvala huA par3A rahA, usane kucha batAyA nahIM / mA~ ne kahA, "do rupaye legA ? acchA cala pA~ca rupaye, uTha !" itane meM dhvani AI, "zro ho, Aja to yaha bar3e pyAra ho rahe haiM, !" sAtha hI bAlaka ke pitA ne eka khU~TI se chAtA laTakAyA / aura koTa ke baTana kholane zurU kiye / bAlaka kI mA~ phaurana uTha gaI, ceharA khiMca AyA / zroTha banda ho gaye, aura vaha tejI se bAhara jAne ko huii| bAlaka jhapaTa kara uTha baiThA / bolA, "pitA jI, maiM klAsa meM pharsTa zrAyA hU~ / " pitA bole, "oha, tabhI to kahU~ ki pA~ca rupaye kisa bAta kA imAma hai / " mA~ bolI, "kaise pA~ca rupaye, zrAsamAna se zrIjAe~ge / lAke diyA hai tumane isa mahIne meM ? ghara meM to maiM hU~, rupaye hoMge kisI aura ke liye / " Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] "acchA, acchA," pitA bole, "bola kyA inAma legA ?" bAlaka socatA raha gayA / bolA, "Apa deMge ?" pitA bole, "kaisI pAgala kI-sI bAta karatA hai / re, deMge nahIM to kyA yoM hii| sau lar3akoM meM avvala AnA kyA ha~sI khela hai !" mA~ bolI, "lA re mere pA~ca rupaye / " aura bacce ke hAtha se apanA pA~ca kA noTa le vaha jhapaTa kara cauke meM calI gii| usI samaya jIne para cappaloM kI AhaTa huI, aura pramilA ne praveza kiyaa| hAtha meM usake rumAla se DhakI taztarI thii| bAlaka use dekhate hI uchAha se usakI ora daur3A pramilA bolI, "sabara to kara, tere hI liye to yaha lAI huuN| kyoM re, kahA bhI nahIM, aura avvala A gayA / " bAlaka ke pitA ne kahA, 'pramilA,'aura mAno Asa-pAsa dekhane lage ki patnI kahA~ hai / patnI AhaTa para hAtha kA saba kAma chor3a jIne kI ora aA~kha lagA rahI thI, aura yadyapi cauke se nahIM nikalI thI, para andara kone kI khir3akI se saba-kucha nigAha meM rakhane kA prayatna kara rahI thii| jaise apane para use basa na ho| cAhatI ho na dIkhe, aura dekhe, usake pyAra meM AI isa pramilA ko aura usake Ane para usake ghara vAloM ke ceharoM para sahasA umar3a Ae utsAha ko oTa meM hI rahane de, para yaha usase na bnaa| jAne kaisI mudrA se khir3akI ke pIche se kone meM khar3I vaha usI ora A~kha gar3Ae rhii| pramilA ke gale se lage-lage apanI jagaha pAte hue bAlaka ko sahasA mA~ ke cehare kI jhalaka dIkha gii| pramilA ne kahA, "yaha le, batA aura kyA inAma legaa|" "mA~gUMgA to dogI?" Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ inAma 14 "hA~ dUMgI, para tU badamAza hai, mujhI ko na mA~ga lenA / " "burA to na mAnogI ?" "suno, pagale kI bAteM, isakA maiM burA maanuuNgii|" bAlaka ne pramilA ko pAsa biThA liyaa| usake gale meM hAtha DAla kara vaha bolA, "dekho TAlanA mata, merA inAma yaha hai ki isa ghara meM tuma aba se kabhI na AnA, tuma mujhe pyAra karatI ho na ?" pitA bole, "yaha kyA bakavAsa hai, munne|" munne ne kahA, "Apa bhI to inAma deMge, yahI dIjiye ki ina se kabhI na miliye|" pitA aura pramilA kucha samajhe ki jhapaTatI huI mA~ AI, bAlaka ko goda meM uThA kara bolI, "hAtha kyoM banda kiye ho ? khola kara Age kyoM nahIM kara dete, dasa kA noTa / muTThI meM nAhaka mur3a rahA hogA / aura pramilA bar3e dinoM meM AI ho, baiTho, tuma bhI cakho na yaha khuzI kI miThAI !" ___ bAlaka ne sabako dekhA / mAno maila dhula gayA, kSaNa kA hI sahI, para kyA kSaNa satya nahIM hotA ? Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pAjaka bAjAra meM eka naI taraha kI pAjeba calI haiN| pairoM meM par3akara ve bar3I acchI mAlUma hotI haiN| unakI kar3iyA~ Apasa meM lapaka ke ke sAtha jur3I rahatI haiM ki pAjeba kA mAno nija kA AkAra kucha nahIM hai, jisa pA~va meM par3e usI ke anukala ho rahatI haiN| pAsa-par3osa meM to saba nanhI-bar3I ke pairoM meM Apa vahI pAjeba dekha lIjie / eka ne pahanI ki phira dUsarI ne bhI phnii| dekhA. dekhI meM isa taraha unakA na pahananA muzkila ho gayA hai| hamArI munnI ne bhI kahA ki bAbUjI, hama pAjeba phneNge| bolie bhalA kaThinAI se cAra barasa kI umra aura pAjeba phnegii| maiMne kahA ki kaisI pAjeba ? bolI ki hA~, vahI jaisI rukamana pahanatI hai, jaisI sIlA pahanatI hai| maiMne kahA ki acchA-acchA / bolI ki maiM to Aja hI ma~gA luuNgii| maiMne kahA ki acchA bhAI zrAja shii| 20 Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pAjeba 21 usa vakta to khaira munnI kisI kAma meM bahala gii| lekina jaba do pahara AI munnI kI bUA, taba vaha munnI sahaja mAnane vAlI na thii| bUzrA ne munnI ko miThAI khilAI aura goda meM liyA aura kahA ki acchA, to terI pAjeba aba ke itavAra ko jarUra letI aauuNgii| __itavAra ko bUmA AI aura pAjeba le AI / munnI unheM pahanakara khuzI ke mAre yahA~-se-vahA~ ThumakatI phirI / rukamina ke pAsa gaI aura kahA dekha rukamina, merI pAjeya / zIlA ko bhI apanI pAjeba dikhAI / sabane pAjeba pahanI dekhakara use pyAra kiyA aura tArIpha kii| sacamuca vaha cA~dI kI sapheda do-tIna lar3iyA~-sI TakhanoM ke cAroM aura lipaTa kara, cupacApa bichI huI, aisI sughar3a lagatI thIM ki bahuta hI, aura baccI kI khuzI kA ThikAnA na thaa| __aura hamAre mahAzaya AzutoSa, jo munnI ke bar3e bhAI the, pahale to munnI ko sajI-vajI dekhakara bar3e khuza hue| vaha hAtha pakar3akara apanI bar3hiyA munnI ko pAjeba-sahita dikhAne ke lie Asa-pAsa le gye| munnI kI pAjeba kA gaurava unheM apanA bhI mAlUma hotA thA / vaha khUba ha~se aura tAlI pITI, lekina thor3I dera bAda vaha Thumakane lage ki munnI ko pAjeba dI, so hama bhI bAIsikila leNge| bUzrA ne kahA ki acchA beTA abake janma-dina ko tujhe bhI bAIsikila dilvaaeNge| __ AzA bAbU ne kahA ki hama to abhI leNge| zrA ne kahA, "chI-chI tU koI lar3akI hai ? jida to lar3akiyA~ Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 22 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga ] kiyA karatI haiN| aura lar3akiyA~ rotI haiM / kahIM bAbU sAhaba loga rote haiM !" AzutoSa bAbU ne kahA ki to hama bAIsikila jarUra leMge janmadina vAle roja / bU ne kahA ki hA~, yaha bAta pakkI rahI, janma-dina para tumako bAIsikila milegI / isa taraha vaha itavAra kA dina ha~sI-khuzI pUrA huaa| zAma hone para baccoM kI buA calI gii| pAjeba kA zauka ghar3Ibhara kA thA / vaha phira utAra kara rakha-rakhA dI gaI, jisase kahIM kho na jAya / pAjeba vaha bArIka aura subuka kAma kI thI aura khAse dAma laga gae the / " zrImatI ne hamase kahA ki kyoM jI, lagatI to acchI hai, maiM bhI eka banavA lU~ / maiMne kahA ki kyoM na banavAo ! tuma kauna cAra barasa kI nahIM ho ? khaira, yaha huA / para maiM rAta ko abhI apanI meja para thA ki zrImatI ne Akara kahA ki tumane pAjeba to nahIM dekhIM ? maiMne Azcarya se kahA ki kyA matalaba ? bolI ki dekho, yahA~ meja-veja para to nahIM hai| eka to usameM kI hai, para dUsare paira kI milatI nahIM hai| jAne kahA~ gaI ? maiMne kahA ki jAyagI kahA~ ? yahIM-kahIM dekha lo / mila jAyagI / unhoMne mere meja ke kArAta uThAne dharane zurU kiye aura alamArI kI kitAbeM TaTola DAlane kA bhI manasUbA dikhAyA / maiMne kahA ki yaha kyA kara rahI ho ? yahA~ vaha kahA~ se AI ? Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pAjeba javAba meM vaha mujhI se pUchane lagI ki to phira kahA~ hai ? maiMne kahA ki tumane hI to rakkhI hogii| kahA~ rakkhI thI? batalAne lagI ki maiMne dopahara ke bAda koI do baje utAra kara donoM ko acchI taraha sambhAla kara usa nIce vAle baksa meM rakha dI thIM / aba dekhA to eka hai, dUsarI gAyaba hai| ___maiMne kahA ki to calakara vaha isa kamare meM kaise A jAyagI? bhUla ho gaI hogii| eka rakkhI hogI, eka vahIM-kahIM pharza para chUTa gaI hogii| dekho mila jAyagI / kahIM jA nahIM sktii| isa para zrImatI kaha-suna karane lagI ki tuma to aise hI ho / khuda lAparavAha ho, doSa ulTe mujhe dete ho / kaha to rahI hU~ ki maiMne donoM saMbhAla kara rakhI thiiN| ___ maiMne kahA ki sambhAla kara rakhI thI, to phira yahA~-vahA~ kyoM dekha rahI ho ? jahA~ rakkhI thI vahIM se le lo na / vahA~ nahIM hai to phira kisI ne nikAlI hI hogii| ___ zrImatI bolIM ki merA bhI yahI khyAla ho rahA hai / ho na ho, baMsI naukara ne nikAlI hai| maiMne rakkhI, taba vaha vahA~ maujUda bhI thaa| maiMne kahA ki to usase pUchA ? bolI ki vaha to sApha inkAra karatA hai| maiMne kahA ki to phira ? zrImatI jora se bolI ki to phira maiM kyA batAU~ ? tumheM to kisI bAta kI phikara hai nahIM / DA~Ta kara kahate kyoM nahIM ho, usa baMsI ko bulA kara ? jarUra pAjeba usI ne lI hai / maiMne kahA ki acchA, to use kyA kahanA hogA ? yaha kahU~ ki lA bhAI pAjeba de de! Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24 jainendra kI kahAniyAM [dvitIya bhAga] zrImatI jhallA kara bolI ki ho cukA basa kucha tumase / tumhI ne to usa naukara kI jAta ko zahajora banA rakhA hai / DATa na phaTakAra, naukara aise sira na car3hegA to kyA hogA ? __bolI ki kaha to rahI hU~ ki kisI ne use baksa meM se nikAlA hI hai / aura solaha meM pandraha Ane yaha baMsI hai / sunate ho na, vahI hai| ____ maiMne kahA ki maiMne baMsI se pUchA thA / usane nahIM lI mAlUma hotii| ___isa para zrImatI ne kahA ki tuma naukaroM ko nahIM jAnate / ve bar3e ba~Te hote haiM / jarUra baMsI hI cora hai / nahIM to kyA pharizte lene aate| __ maiMne kahA ki tumane aAzutoSa se bhI pUchA ? bolI pUchA thA / vaha to khuda Traka aura baksa ke nIce ghusaghusakara khoja lagAne meM merI madada karatA rahA hai| vaha nahIM le sktaa| maiMne kahA use pataMga kA bar3A zauka hai / bolI ki tuma to use batAte-barajate kucha ho nahIM / umara hotI jA rahI hai / vaha yoM hI raha jAyagA / tumhI ho use pataMga kI zaha dene vaale| maiMne kahA ki jo kahIM pAjebahI par3I mila gaI ho to? bolI ki nahIM, nahIM, nahIM ! milatI to vaha batA na detA ? . khaira, bAtoM-bAtoM meM mAlUma huA ki usa zAma AzutoSa pataMga aura eka Dora kA pinnA nayA lAyA hai| zrImatI ne kahA ki yaha tumhI ho jisane pataMga kI use ijAjata dii| basa sAre dina pataMga-pataMga / yaha nahIM ki kabhI use biThAkara Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pAjeba sabaka kI bhI koI bAta puucho| maiM socatI hU~ ki eka dina tor3atAr3a dU~ usakI saba Dora aura pataMga / hA~, to sAre vakta vahI dhuna ! maiMne kahA ki khaira, chor3o / kala sabere pUcha-tAcha kreNge| sabere bulA kara maiMne gambhIratA se usase pUchA ki kyoM beTA, eka pAjeba nahIM mila rahI hai, tumane to nahIM dekhI ? __vaha guma ho AyA / jaise nArAja ho / usane sira hilAyA ki usane nahIM lii| para muMha usane nahIM kholaa| ___ maiMne kahA ki dekho beTe, lI ho to koI bAta nahIM, saca kaha denA caahie| usakA muMha aura bhI phUla aayaa| aura vaha guma-suma baiTha rhaa| mere mana meM usa samaya taraha-taraha ke siddhAnta Ae / maiMne sthira kiyA ki aparAdha ke prati karuNA hI honI cAhie / roSa kA adhikAra nahIM hai / prema se hI aparAdha-vRtti ko jItA jA sakatA hai / AtaMka se use dabAnA ThIka nahIM hai / bAlaka kA svabhAva komala hotA hai aura sadA hI usase sneha se vyavahAra karanA cAhie ityaadi| ___maiMne kahA ki beTA AzutoSa, tuma ghabarAo nahIM / saca kahane meM ghabarAnA nahIM cAhie / lI ho to khula kara kaha do beTA! hama koI saca kahane kI sajA thode hI de sakate haiM ! balki saca bolane para to inAma milA karatA hai| ___ AzutoSa saba sunatA huA baiThA raha gyaa| usakA muMha sUjA thaa| vaha sAmane merI A~khoM meM nahIM dekha rahA thA / raha-rahakara usake mAthe para bala par3ate the| "kyoM beTe, tumane lI to nahIM ?" usane sira hilA kara, krodha se asthira aura teja dhAvAja meM Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26 jainendra kI kahAniyAM [dvitIya bhAga] kahA ki maiMne nahIM lI, nahIM lI, nahIM lii| yaha kahakara vaha rone-ko ho AyA, para royA nahIM / A~khoM meM A~sU roka liye| ___ usa vakta mujhe pratIta huA ugratA doSa kA lakSaNa hai| maiMne kahA dekho beTA, Daro nahIM, acchA jaao| DhU~Dho, zAyada kahIM par3I huI vaha pAjeba mila jAya / mila jAyagI to hama tumheM inAma deNge| vaha calA gayA aura dUsare kamare meM jAkara pahale to eka kone meM khar3A ho gayA / kucha dera cupacApa khar3e rahakara vaha phira yahA~-vahA~ pAjeba kI talAza meM laga gayA / zrImatI Akara bolI AzU se tumane pUchatAcha liyA ? kyA khyAla hai ? __ maiMne kahA ki sandeha to mujhe hotA hai| naukara kA kAma to yaha hai nahIM ! zrImatI ne kahA ki nahIM jI, AzU bhalA kyoM legA ? ___ maiM kucha bolA nhiiN| merA mana jAne kaise gambhIra prema ke bhAva se AzutoSa ke prati umar3a rahA thA / mujhe aisA mAlUma hotA thA ki ThIka isa samaya AzutoSa ko hameM apanI sahAnubhUti se vaMcita nahIM karanA cAhie / balki kucha atirikta sneha isa samaya bAlaka ko milanA cAhie / mujhe yaha eka bhArI durghaTanA mAlUma hotI thii| mAlUma hotA thA ki agara AzutoSa ne corI kI hai to usakA itanA doSa nahIM hai, balki yaha hamAre Upara bar3A bhArI ilvAma hai| bacce meM corI kI Adata bhayAvaha ho sakatI hai| lekina bacce ke lie baisI lAcArI upasthita ho AI, yaha aura bhI kahIM bhayAvaha hai / yaha hamArI AlocanA hai| hama usa corI se barI nahIM ho skte| Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pAjeba maiMne bulAkara kahA, "acchA suno| dekho, merI tarapha dekho, yaha batAo ki pAjeba tumane channU ko dI hai na ?" __ vaha kucha dera kucha nahIM bolA / usake cehare para raMga AyA aura gayA / maiM eka-eka chAyA tAr3anA cAhatA thA / ___maiMne AzvAsana dete hue kahA ki koI bAta nahIM / hA~, hA~, bolo Daro nahIM / ThIka batAo beTe ! kaisA hamArA saccA beTA hai / mAno bar3I kaThinAI ke bAda usane apanA sira hilaayaa| maiMne bahuta khuza hokara kahA ki dI hai na chunnU ko ? usane sira hilA diyaa| atyanta sAMtvanA ke svara meM snehapUrvaka maiMne kahA ki muMha se bolo / chunnU ko dI hai ? usane kahA, "hA~-A~ / " maiMne atyanta harSa ke sAtha donoM bA~hoM meM lekara use uThA liyaa| kahA ki aise hI bola diyA karate haiM acche lar3ake / AzU hamArA rAjA beTA hai / garva ke bhAva se use goda meM liye-liye maiM usakI mA~ kI tarapha gayA / ullAsapUrvaka bolA ki dekho hamAre beTe ne saca kabUla kiyA hai / pAjeba usane chunnU ko dI hai| sunakara mA~ usakI khuza ho aaii| unhoMne use cUmA / bahuta zAbAzI dI aura usakI balaiyA~ lene lagI! AzutoSa bhI muskarA pAyA agarace eka udAsIbhI usake cehare se dUra nahIM huI thii| ___ usake bAda alaga le jAkara maiMne usase bar3e prema se pUchA ki pAjeba chunnU ke pAsa hai na ? jAo mA~ga lA sakate ho usase ? AzutoSa merI ora dekhatA huA baiThA raha gayA / maiMne kahA ki jAo beTe ! le aao| Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28 jainendra kI kahAniyAM [dvitIya bhAga] usane javAba meM muMha nahIM kholaa| maiMne Agraha kiyA to vaha bolA ki chunnU ke pAsa nahIM huI to vaha kahA~ se degA! maiMne kahA ki to jisako usane dI hogI usakA nAma batA degA / sunakara vaha cupa ho gayA / mere bAra-bAra kahane para vaha yahI kahatA rahA ki pAjeba chunnU ke pAsa na huI to vaha degA kahA~ se ? anta meM hArakara maiMne kahA ki vaha kahIM to hogii| acchA tumane kahA~ se uThAI thI ? "par3I milI thii|" "aura phira nIce jAkara vaha tumane chunnU ko dikhAI ?" "hA~!" "phira usIne kahA ki ise beceMge?" "kahA~ becane ko kahA ?" "kahA miThAI lAe~ge ?" "nahIM pataMga laayNge|" "acchA pataMga ko kahA ?" "hA~" "so pAjeba channa ke pAsa raha gaI ?" "to usIke pAsa honI cAhie na ? yA pataMga vAle ke pAsa hogii| jAmo keTA usase le aao| kahanA hamAre bAbUjI tumheM inAma deNge|" vaha jAnA nahIM cAhatA thaa| usane phira kahA ki chunnU ke pAsa nahIM huI to kahA~ se degA? Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pAjeba mujhe usakI jida burI mAlUma huI / maiMne kahA ki to kahIM tumane use gAr3a diyA hai ? kyA kiyA hai ? bolate kyoM nahIM ? vaha merI ora dekhatA rahA aura kucha nahIM bolaa| maiMne kahA kucha kahate kyoM nahIM? . vaha guma-suma raha gayA / aura nahIM bolA / maiMne DapaTakara kahA ki jAo, jahA~ ho vahIM se pAjeba lekara aao| jaba vaha apanI jagaha se nahIM uThA aura nahIM gayA to maiMne use kAna pakar3akara uThAyA / kahA ki sunate ho ? jAo pAjeba lekara aao| nahIM to ghara meM tumhArA kAma nahIM hai| usa taraha uThAyA jAkara vaha uTha gayA aura kamare se bAhara nikala gayA / nikalakara barAmade ke eka kone meM rUThA muMha banAkara khar3A raha gyaa| ____ mujhe bar3A kSobha ho rahA thA / yaha lar3akA saca bolakara aba kisa bAta se ghabarA rahA hai, yaha maiM kucha samajha ma skaa| maiMne bAhara Akara jarA dhIre se kahA ki jAo bhAI, jAkara chunnU se kahate kyoM nahI ho ? pahale to usane koI javAba nahIM diyA aura jaba javAba diyA tA bAra-bAra kahane lagA ki chunnU ke pAsa nahIM huI to vaha kahA~ se degA ? maiMne kahA ki jitane meM usane becI hogI vaha dAma de deNge| samajhe na jAo, tuma kaho to| chunnU kI mA~ to kaha rahI hai ki unakA lar3akA aisA kAma nahIM kara sakatA / usane pAjeba nahIM dekhii| Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhIre se kahA tine dI thI na ? tumhArA chunna jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] jisa para AzutoSa kI mA~ ne kahA ki nahIM tumhArA chunnU jhUTha bolatA hai / kyoM re AzutoSa taine dI thI na ? __ AzutoSa ne dhIre se kahA ki hA~, dI thii| dUsarI ora se chunnU bar3hakara AyA aura hAtha phaTakArakara bolA ki mujhe nahIM dii| kyoM re mujhe kaba dI thI ? AzutoSa ne jida bA~dhakara kahA ki dI to thii| kaha do nahIM dI thI? natIjA yaha huo ki chunnU kI mA~ ne chunnU ko khUba pITA aura khuda bhI rone lgii| kahatI jAtI ki hAya re, aba hama cora ho gae / yaha kulacchinI aulAda jAne kaba miTegI? ___ bAta dUra taka phaila clii| par3osa kI striyoM meM pavana par3ane lgii| aura zrImatI ne ghara lauTakara kahA ki chunnU aura usakI mA~ donoM eka-se haiN| maiMne kahA ki tumane tejA-tejI kyoM kara DAlI ? aise koI bAta bhalA kabhI sulajhatI hai ! bolI ki hA~ maiM teja bolatI huuN| aba jAo nA, tumhI unake pAsa se pAjeba nikAlakara lAte kyoM nahIM ? taba jAnU~ jaba pAjeba nikalavA do| ___maiMne kahA ki pAjeba se bar3hakara zAnti hai.| aura azAnti se to pAjeba mila nahIM jaaygii| zrImatI budabudAtI huI nArAja hokara mere sAmane se calI gii| thor3I dera bAda chunnU kI mA~ hamAre ghara AI / zrImatI unheM lAI thiiN| aba unake bIca garmI nahIM thii| unhoMne mere sAmane Akara kahA ki chunnU to pAjeba ke lie inakAra karatA hai| vaha pAjeba kitane kI thI maiM usake dAma bhara sakatI huuN| Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pAjeba maiMne kahA, "yaha Apa kyA kahatI haiM / bacce bacce haiN| Apane chunnU se sahUliyata se pUchA bhI ?" ___ unhoMne usI samaya chunnU ko bulAkara mere sAmane kara diyA / kahA ki kyoM re, batA kyoM nahIM detA jo taine pAjeba dekhI ho ? chunnU ne jora se sira hilAkara inakAra kiyA / aura batAyA ki pAjeba AzutoSa ke hAtha meM maiMne dekhI thI aura vaha pataGga vAle ko de AyA hai / maiMne khUba dekhI thI, vaha cA~dI kI thii| "tumheM ThIka mAlUma hai ?" "hA~, vaha mujha se kaha rahA thA ki tU bhI cala / pataGga laayeNge|" "pAjeba kitanI bar3I thI ? batAo to|" channU ne usakA AkAra batAyA / jo ThIka hI thaa| maiMne usakI mA~ kI tarapha dekhakara kahA ki dekhie na pahale yahI kahatA thA ki maiMne pAjeba dekhI taka nhiiN| aba kahatA hai ki dekhI hai| mA~ ne mere sAmane chunnU ko khIMcakara tabhI dhamma-dhamma pITanA zurU kara diyaa| kahA ki kyoM re, jhUTha bolatA hai ? terI camar3I na udher3I to maiM nhiiN| ___maiMne bIca-bacAva karake chunnU ko bcaayaa| vaha zahIda kI bhA~ti piTatA rahA thaa| royA bilakula nahIM thA aura eka kone meM khar3e azutoSa ko jAne kisa bhAva se vaha dekha rahA thaa| khaira, maiMne sabako chuTTI dii| kahA ki jAo beTA chunnU, khelo| usa kI mA~ ko kahA ki Apa use mAriyegA nhiiN| aura pAjeba koI aisI bar3I cIja nahIM hai| chunnU calA gayA / taba, usakI mA~ ne pUchA ki Apa use kasUravAra samajhate ho ? Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ janendra kI kahAniyoM [dvitIya bhAga] maine kahA ki mAlUma to hotA hai ki use kucha patA hai| aura vaha mAmale meM zAmila hai| isa para chunna kI mA~ ne pAsa baiThI huI merI patnI se kahA, "calo bahanajI maiM tumheM apanA sArA ghara dikhAe detI huuN| eka-eka cIz2a dekha lo / hogI pAjeba to jAyagI kahA~ ?" maiMne kahA,"chor3ie bhI |bebaat kI bAta bar3hAne se kyA phaaydaa|" so jyoM-tyoM maiMne unheM dilAsA diyaa| nahIM to vaha chunnU ko pITa-pATa hAla-behAla kara DAlane kA praNa hI uThAe le rahI thii| kulacchanI, Aja usI dharatI meM nahIM gAr3a diyA, to merA nAma nhiiN| khaira, jisa-tisa bhA~ti bakher3A TAlA / maiM isa jhaMjhaTa meM daphtara bhI samaya para nahIM jA sakA / jAte vakta zrImatI ko kaha gayA ki dekho AzutoSa ko dhamakAnA mata / pyAra se sArI bAteM pUchanA / dhamakAne se bacce bigar3a jAte haiM, aura hAtha kucha nahIM aataa| samajhI na ? zAma ko daphtara se lauTA to zrImatI ne sUcanA dI ki AzutoSa ne saba batalA diyA hai / gyAraha Ane paise meM vaha pAjeba pataMga-vAle ko de dI hai| paise usame thor3e-thor3e karake dene ko kahe haiN| pA~ca Ane jo diye baha chunma ke pAsa haiN| isa taraha rattI-rattI bAta usane kaha dI hai| kahane lagI ki maiMne bar3e pyAra se pUcha-pUchakara yaha-saba usake SeSTa meM se nikAlA hai / do-tIna ghaMTe maiM magaz2a mAratI rhii| hAya rAma, bacce kA bhI kyA jI hotA hai| ___ maiM sunakara khuza humA / maiMne kahA ki calo acchA hai, aba pA~ca Ane bheja kara pAjeba ma~gA leNge| lekina yaha pataMga-vAlA bhI Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pAjeba kitanA badamAza hai, baccoM ke hAtha se aisI cIjeM letA hai / use pulisa meM de denA cAhie / ucakkA kahIM kA! phira maiMne pUchA ki AzutoSa kahA~ hai ? unhoMne batAyA ki bAhara hI kahIM khela-khAla rahA hogaa| maiMne kahA ki baMsI, jAkara use bulA to laao| baMsI gayA aura usane Akara kahA ki vaha abhI Ate haiN| "kyA kara rahA hai ?" "chunna ke sAtha gillI-DaNDA khela rahe haiN|" thor3I dera meM AzutoSa pAyA / taba maiMne use goda meM lekara pyAra kiyA / Ate-Ate usakA ceharA udAsa hogayA thA aura goda meM lene para bhI vaha vizeSa prasanna nahIM mAlUma huaa| ___ usakI mA~ ne khuza hokara kahA ki hamAre AzutoSa ne saba bAteM apane Apa pUrI-pUrI batA dI haiN| hamArA AzutoSa bar3A saccA lar3akA hai| __ AzutoSa merI goda meM TikA rahA / lekina apanI bar3AI suna kara bhI usako kucha harSa nahIM huA pratIta hotA thaa| maiMne kahA ki Ao calo / aba kyA bAta hai / kyoM haz2arata tuma ko pA~ca hI zrone to mile haiM na ? hamase pA~ca pAne mA~ga lete to kyA hama na dete ? sunA aba se aisA mata karanA beTe ! kamare meM le jAkara maiMne usase phira pUchatAcha kI, "kyoM beTA pataMga-vAle ne pA~ca Ane tumheM diye na ?" "hA~!" "aura vaha chunna ke pAsa haiM ?" "hA~ !" "abhI to usake pAsa hoMge na ?" Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 34 janendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] "nahIM" "kharca kara die ?" "nahIM" "nahIM kharca kiye?" "hA~" "kharca kiye, ki nahIM kharca kiye ?" usa ora se prazna karane para vaha merI ora dekhatA rahA, uttara nahIM diyaa| "batAo kharca kara diye ki abhI haiM ?" javAba meM usane eka bAra 'hA~' kahA to dUsarI bAra 'nahIM' khaa| maiMne kahA ki to yaha kyoM nahIM kahate ki tumheM nahIM mAlUma hai ? "hA~" "beTA mAlUma hai na ?" "hA~" pataMga vAle se paise chunnU ne liye haiM na ? "hA~" "tumane kyoM nahIM liye ?" vaha cupa / "pA~coM ikannI thIM, yA duannI aura paise bhI the ?" vaha cupa / "batalAte kyoM nahIM ho ?" cupa! "ikanniyA~ kitanI thIM, bolo ?" "do" "bAkI paise the ? Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pAjeba "hA~" "duannI nahIM thI ?" "duannI thI ?" mujhe krodha Ane lagA / DapaTakara kahA ki saca kyoM nahIM bolate jI ? saca batAo kitanI ikanniyA~ thIM aura kitanA kyA thA / . vaha guma-suma khar3A rahA, kucha nahIM bolA / "bolate nahIM ?" vaha nahIM bolaa| "sunate ho ! bolo-nahIM to-" - AzutoSa Dara gayA / aura kucha nahIM bolA / "sunate nahIM maiM kyA kaha rahA hU~ ?' isa bAra bhI vaha nahIM bolA to maiMne pakar3akara usake kAna khIMca lie / vaha binA A~sU lAye guma-suma khar3A rahA / "aba bhI nahIM bologe ?" vaha Dara ke mAre pIlA ho paayaa| lekina bola nahIM skaa| maine jora se bulAyA, "baMsI yahA~ Ao, isako le jAkara koTharI meM banda kara do|' baMsI naukara use uThAkara le gayA aura koTharI meM ma~da diyA / dasa minaTa bAda maiMne phira use pAsa bulvaayaa| usakA mu~ha sUjA huA thaa| binA kucha bole usake oMTha hila rahe the| koTharI meM baMda hokara bhI vaha royA nhiiN| maiMne kahA kyoM re, aba to akala AI ? . vaha sunatA huA guma-suma khar3A rhaa| Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ janendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] "acchA pataMga-vAlA kaunasA hai ? dAIM tarapha kA vaha caurAhe vAlA ?' usane kucha oMThoM meM hI bar3abar3A diyA / jise maiM kucha na samajha sakA / ' "vaha caurAhe vAlA ? bolo-" "dekho apane cAcA ko sAtha le jaao| batA denA ki kaunasA hai / phira use svayaM bhugata leNge| samajhate ho na ?" yaha kahakara maiMne apane bhAI ko bulvaayaa| saba bAta samajhAkara kahA, "dekho pA~ca Ane ke paise le jaao| pahale tuma dUra rhnaa| azutoSa paise le jAkara use degA aura apanI pAjeba maaNgegaa| avvala to vaha pAjeba lauTA hI degaa| nahIM to use DA~TanA aura kahanA ki tujhe pulisa ke supurda kara dUMgA / baccoM se mAla ThagatA hai ? samajhe ? naramI kI jarUrata nahIM hai|" "aura AzutoSa aba jAo apane cAcA ke sAtha jaao|" vaha apanI jagaha para khar3A thaa| sunakara bhI Tasa-se-masa hotA dikhAI nahIM diyaa| "nahIM jAoge ?" usane sira hilA diyA ki nahIM jaauuNgaa| maiMne taba use samajhAkara kahA ki bhaiyA ghara kI cIz2a hai, dAma lage haiN| bhalA pA~ca thAnoM meM rupayoM kA mAla kisI ke hAtha kho doge| jAo cAcA ke saMga jaao| tumheM kucha nahIM kahanA hogaa| hA~ paise de denA aura apanI cIja vApasa mA~ga lenaa| de de, nahIM de nahIM de| tumhArA isase sarokAra nhiiN| saca hai na beTe ! aba jaashro| para vaha jAne ko taiyAra hI nahIM diikhaa| mujhe usa lar3ake kI Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pAjeba gustAkhI para bar3A burA mAlUma huaa| bolo isameM bAta kyA hai| isameM muzkila kahA~ hai ? samajhAkara bAta kara rahe haiM so samajhatA hI nahIM, sunatA hI nhiiN| maiMne kahA ki kyoM re nahIM jAyagA ? usane phira sira hilA diyA ki nahIM jAU~gA / maiMne prakAza, apane choTe bhAIko bulAyA / kahA, "prakAza ise pakar3a kara le jaao|" prakAza ne use pakar3A aura AzutoSa apane hAtha-pairoM se usakA pratikAra karane lagA / vaha sAtha jAnA nahIM cAhatA thaa| ___ maiMne apane Upara bahuta jabra karake phira AzutoSa ko pucakArA, kahA ki jAo bhAI ! Daro nhiiN| apanI cIja ghara meM aaygii| itanI-sI bAta samajhate nhiiN| prakAza ise godI meM le jAo aura jo cIja mA~ge use bAjAra se dilavA denaa| jAo bhAI aashutoss| para usakA mu~ha phUlA huA thaa| jaise-taise bahuta samajhAne para vaha prakAza ke sAtha claa| aise calA mAno paira uThAnA use bhArI ho rahA ho / ATha barasa kA yaha lar3akA hone AyA phira bhI dekho na ki kisI bhI bAta kI usameM samajha nahIM hai| mujhe jo gussA AyA to kyA babalAU~ / lekina yaha yAda karake ki gusse se bacce sambhalane kI jagaha bigar3ate haiM maiM apane ko dabAtA calA gyaa| khaira vaha gayA to maiMne caina kI sA~sa lii| lekina dekhatA kyA hU~ ki kucha dera meM prakAza lauTa AyA hai| maiMne pUchA kyoM ? bolA ki AzutoSa bhAga pAyA hai| maiMne kahA ki aba vaha kahA~ hai ? Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 38 jainendra kI kahAniyAM [dvitIya bhAga] "vaha rUThA khar3A hai ghara meM nahIM aataa|" "jAzro pakar3akara to laao|" / vaha pakar3A huA pAyA / maiMne kahA, "kyoM re, tU zarArata se bAja nahIM AyagA ? bola, jAyagA ki nahIM ?" vaha nahIM bolA to maiMne kasakara use do cA~Te diye| thappar3a lagate hI vaha eka dama cIkhA para phaurana cupa ho gyaa| vaha vaise hI mere sAmane khar3A rhaa| _____ maiMne use dekhakara mAre gusse se kahA ki le jAo ise mere sAmane se / jAkara koTharI meM banda kara do / duSTa ! isa bAra vaha Adha-eka ghaNTe banda rahA / mujhe khyAla AyA ki maiM ThIka nahIM kara rahA hU~, lekina jaise ki dUsarA rAstA na dIkhatA thaa| mAra-pITakara mana ko ThikAnA dene kI Adata par3a gaI thI, aura kucha abhyAsa na thaa| khaira, maiMne isa bIca prakAza ko kahA ki tuma donoM pataMga-vAloM ke pAsa jaao| mAlUma karanA ki kisane pAjeba lI hai / hoziyArI se mAlUma karanA / mAlUma hone para sakhtI karanA / muravvata kI jarUrata nahIM / samajhe ? prakAza gayA para lauTane para batAyA ki kisI ke pAsa pAjeba nahIM hai| sunakara maiM jhallA AyA, kahA ki tumase kucha kAma nahIM ho sakatA / jarA sI bAta nahIM huI, tumase kyA ummIda rakhI jAya ? vaha apanI saphAI dene lgaa| maiMne kahA, "basa tuma jaao|" prakAza merA bahuta lihAja mAnatA thA / vaha muMha DAlakara calA gayA / koTharI khulavAne para AzutoSa ko pharza para sotA paayaa| usake cehare para aba bhI A~sU nahIM the| saca pUcho to mujhe usa Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pAjeba samaya bAlaka para karuNA huii| lekina AdamI meM eka hI sAtha jAne kyA-kyA virodhI bhAva uThate haiN| __maiMne use jgaayaa| vaha har3abar3Akara utthaa| maiMne kahA, "kaho kyA hAlata hai ?" ___ thor3I dera taka vaha samajhA hI nahIM / phira zAyada pichalA silasilA yAda AyA / jhaTa usake cehare para vahI jida, akar3a aura pratirodha ke bhAva dikhAI dene lge| maiMne kahA ki yA to rAjI-rAjI cale jAo nahIM to isa koTharI meM phira banda kie dete haiN| AzutoSa para isakA vizeSa prabhAva par3A ho aisA nahIM mAlUma huaa| - khaira, use pakar3akara lAyA aura samajhAne lgaa| maiMne nikAlakara use eka rupayA diyA aura kahA, "beTA ise pataMga vAle ko denA aura pAjeba mA~ga lenA / koI ghabarAne kI bAta nhiiN| tuma to samajhadAra lar3ake ho|" usane kahA ki jo pAjeba usake pAsa nahIM huI to vaha kahA~ se degA? ___"isakA kyA matalaba, tumane kahA na ki pA~ca Ane meM pAjebadI hai ! na ho chunna ko bhI sAtha le lenA / samajhe ?' ___vaha cupa ho gayA / Akhira samajhAne para jAne ko taiyAra huaa| maiMne premapUrvaka use prakAza ke sAtha jAne ko kahA / usakA muMha bhArI dekhakara DA~Tane vAlA hI thA ki itane meM sAmane usakI bUA dikhAI dii| bUbA ne AzutoSa ke sira para hAtha rakhakara pUchA ki kahA~ jA rahe ho, maiM to tumhAre lie kele aura miThAI lAI huuN| Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga ] AzutoSa kA ceharA rUThA hI rhaa| maiMne bUyA se kahA ki use roko mata, jAne do| AzutoSa rukane ko udyata thA / vaha calane meM AnAkAnI dikhAne lagA / 10 bUyA ne pUchA, "kyA bAta hai ?" maiMne "koI bAta nahIM, jAne do na use / " kahA, para AzutoSa macalane para A gayA thaa| maiMne DA~Takara kahA, " prakAza ise le kyoM nahIM jAte ho / " ne kahA ki bAta kyA hai ? kyA bAta hai ? maiMne pukArA, " tU ba~sI - bhI sAtha jA / bIca se lauTane na pAve / " so mere Adeza para donoM AzutoSa ko jabaradastI uThAkara sAmane se le ge| bUA ne kahA, "kyoM use satA rahe ho ?" maiMne kahA ki kucha nahIM; jarA yoM hI phira maiM unake sAtha idhara-udhara kI bAteM le baiThA / rAjanIti rASTra kI hI nahIM hotI muhalle meM bhI rAjanIti hotI hai / yaha bhAra striyoM para TikatA hai / kahA~ kyA huA, kyA honA cAhie ityAdi striyoM ko lekara ra~ga phailAtI hai| isI prakAra kI kucha bAteM huIM, phira choTA-sA baksA sarakA kara bolI, isameM vaha kAgaja haiM jo tumane mA~ge the / aura yahA~ - 1 yaha kahakara unhoMne apanI bAskaTa kI jeba meM hAtha DAlakara pAjeba nikAlakara sAmane kI, jaise sAmane bicchU ho / maiM bhayabhIta bhAva se kaha uThA ki yaha kyA ? bolI ki usa roja bhUla se yaha eka pAjeba mere sAtha hI calI gaI thI / Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAtmazikSaNA mahAzaya rAmaratna ko idhara rAmacaraNa ke samajhane meM kaThinAI ho rahI hai / vaha par3hatA hai aura apane meM rahatA hai / kucha kahate haiM to do-eka bAra to sunatA hI nahIM / sunatA hai to jaise cauMka par3atA hai| aise samaya, mAno vighna par3A ho isa bhAva se vaha mu~jhalA bhI uThatA hai / lekina tabhI mu~jhalAne para vaha apane se aprasanna bhI dIkhatA hai aura phira bina vAta, bina avasara vaha behada vinamra ho jAtA hai| yaha teraha varSa kI avasthA hI aisI hai / taba kucha bAlaka meM uga rahA hotA hai| isase na vaha ThIka bAlaka hotA hai, na kucha aura / use pyAra nahIM kara sakate, na usase parAmarza kara sakate haiN| taba vaha kisa kSaNa bAlaka hai aura kisa pala bujurga, yaha nahIM jAnA jA sktaa| usakA AtmasammAna kahA~ ragar3a khA jAyagA, kahanA kaThina hai| usase kucha Darakara calanA par3atA hai| - rAmaratna kI bAta to bhI dUsarI hai| ghara meM adhika kAla unheM nahIM rahanA hotaa| sabere nau baje daphtara kI taiyArI ho jAtI hai 41 . Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 42 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga ] aura sA~jha a~dhere vApasa Ate haiN| bAda khAne ke samaya alAvA koI ghaNTAbhara ghara meM rahane pAte hoNge| rAta nIMda kI hotI hI hai / para dinamaNi kI parezAnI kI na puucho| vaha rAmacaraNa ko lekara hairAna hai| akele meM baiThakara socatI hai, do janiyoM se pUchakara vaha vicAratI hai| para ThIka kucha samajha nahIM AtA ki rAmacaraNa se kaise nibaTe ? jAnatI hai ki lar3akA yaha suzIla hai, khoTI Adata koI nahIM hai / kitAbeM sadA acchI aura dharma kI par3hatA hai / para usakI tabIyata kI thAha jo nahIM milatI / yaha gumasuma rahatA hai| cAra daphe bAta kahate haiM taba jAkara kahIM javAba detA hai / isa kAraNa Aye dina kalaha banI rahatI hai| isameM dinamaNi ko apanI jubAna kharAba karanI par3atI hai aura rAmacaraNa aTala rahatA hai, vaha dasa taraha bhIkatI hai-- phaTakAratI hai / DapaTatI hai aura kahatI hai maiM kyA bhauMkane ke lie hU~ ? para rAmacaraNa ko jo karanA hotA hai karatA hai aura nahIM karanA hotA vaha nahIM karatA / sArAMza, dinamaNi kaha sunakara apane Apa meM phuMka rahatI hai / dinamaNi ne aba apane bhItara se sIkha lekara rAmacaraNa se kahanA-sunanA lagabhaga chor3a diyA hai / kucha hotA hai to putra ke pitA para jA DAlatI hai / savere kA skUla hai aura ATha baja gaye haiM para rAmacaraNa abhI khATa para par3A hai| par3ausa ke saba bAlaka skUla gaye, khuda ghara kI choTI vinnI nAztA karake skUla jA cukI hai| A~gana meM dhUpa car3hAI hai, lekina rAmacaraNa hai ki khATa para par3A hai| dinamaNi ne pati se kahA, "sunate ho jI, lar3akA so rahA hai aura vakta itanA ho gayA / use kyA skUla nahIM jAnA hai ? jagA kyoM nahIM dete ?" Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAtmazikSaNa 43 rAmaratna akhabAra par3ha rahe the, yuddha meM anI kA samaya pAyA hI cAhatA hai, bole, "kyA ! rAmacaraNa / to ?" / "to kyA," patnI kapAra para hAtha rakhakara bolI, "sUraja sira para AjAyagA, taba vaha uThegA ? eka to kamajora hai aura tumane A~kha phera rakhI hai| kahatI hU~, skUla nahIM bhejoge ? yA aise hI use navAba banAne kA irAdA hai ? tumane hI use sira para car3hA rakhA hai|" rAmaratna ne kahA, "kyA bAta hai-bAta kyA hai ?" / dinamaNi kA bhAgya hI vAma hai| vaisA putra aura aisA pati ! bolI___ "bAta kyA hai taba se kaha to rahI hU~ ki apane lADale ko cala kara utthaao| patA hai, nau bajeMge!" rAmaratna ne andara jAkara jora se kahA, "rAmacaraNa ! uThoge nahIM / yA tumheM par3hane kA khyAla nahIM hai ?" karavaTa lekara rAmacaraNa ne pitA kI ora dekhaa| una A~khoM meM nirdoSa Alasya thA aura AjJApAlana kI zIghratA nahIM thii| pitA ne kahA, "calo, uTho, sunA nhiiN|" ___mAlUma huA ki rAmacaraNa ne sacamuca nahIM sunA hai / vaha jhaTapaTa uThakara baiTha nahIM gayA / pitA ne hAtha se pakar3a kara use khIMcate hue kahA, "calo, uThate ho ki nahIM ? dina car3ha AyA hai aura duniyA skUla gaI / navAba sAhaba sote par3e haiN|" rAmacaraNa pahale jhaTake meM hI uThakara sIdhA ho gyaa| aba vaha A~kheM mala rahA thaa| pitA ne kahA, "calo, jaldI nibaTo, aura skUla jaao| kyA tamAzA banA rakhA hai, apane skUla kA tumheM khayAla nahIM hai ?" rAmacaraNa bistara se uThakara cala diyaa| dinamaNi usI kamare Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ janendra kI kahAniyAM [dvitIya bhAga] meM eka ora khar3I yaha dekha rahI thI / usake jAne para bolI, "mijAja to dekho isa zarIra ke / itanA bhauMkavAyA taba kahIM jAkara uThA hai / aura aba bhI dekho to muMha car3hA huA hai|" akhabAra rAmaratna ke hAtha meM hI thA, bole, "usake nAzte-vAzte ko nikAla rakho ki jaldI skUla calA jaay| dera na ho| baccA hai, eka roja A~kha nahIM khulI to kyA bAta hai ?" dinamaNi isakA upayukta uttara dene ko hI thI ki rAmaratna calakara apanI baiThaka meM A gae aura rUsa-jarmana morce kA nayA nakzA apane mana meM baiThAne lge| para nakzA ThIka taraha vahA~ jama nahIM sakA kyoMki jahA~ rosTova cAhate haiM vahA~ rAmacaraNa A baiThatA thA / taba rAmacaraNa para unheM karuNA hone lgii| mAno vaha anAtha ho / mAtA hai, pitA hai para jaise usa bAlaka kA phira bhI saMgI koI nahIM hai / unheM apane para aura apanI naukarI kA kSobha hone lagA ki dekho vaha lar3ake ke lie kucha bhI samaya nahI de paate| ghara meM rahakara bAlaka parAyA huA jA rahA hai| isI samaya sunate kyA haiM ki andara kucha gar3abar3a maca uThI hai| jAkara mAlUma huA ki rAmacaraNa (dinamaNi ne sAhaba bahAdura kahA thA) nahAyA nahIM hai, na ThIka taraha maJjana kiyA hai aura maiM kahatI hU~ to badalakara nayA nikara bhI nahIM pahinatA hai ? maiMne kahA, "nikara badala lo, rAmacaraNa ?" usane kahA, "dera ho jaaygii|" maiMne kahA, "zrAdhI minaTa meM kyA pharka hotA hai, itane ke lie mA~ kA kahanA nahIM TAlA karate bhaaii|" rAmacaraNa ne isa para jAkara nikara badala liyA aura bastA lekara calane ko taiyAra ho gyaa| Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AtmazikSaNa 45 skUla jAte samaya roja yaha eka AnA paisA le jAtA hai| dete samaya pitA usase tarka karate haiM ki aisI-vaisI cIz2a bAjAra kI lekara nahIM khAnI cAhie, samajhe ? para vaha bAta UparI hotI hai aura pitA apanA Taiksa denA nahIM bhUlate / usako jAte dekha pitA ne kahA, "kyoM Aja cAra paise yahIM le jAoge?" / usake Ane para kahA, "nAztA to karate jAo aura paise bhI le jaanaa|" usane suna liyaa| usakA muMha girA huA thA aura bolA nhiiN| rAmaratna ne socA ki skUla meM zAyada dera ho jAne kA use Dara hai / thapakAte hue vaha use meja para le gaye aura khuda ma~gA kara nAzte kI taztarI usake sAmane rakha dii| kahA ki maiM haiDamAsTara ko ciTThI likha dU~gA, dera ke lie vaha kucha nahIM kheNge| aba tuma khaao| tabhI unhoMne ghar3I dekhii| sAr3he ATha ho gaye the aura unheM saba nityakarma zeSa thaa| "khAo beTA, svaashro|" kahate hue vaha vahA~ se cala diye| snAna samApta kara pAye the ki bAhara se dinamaNi ne sunAkara kahA "dekho jI, tumhAre sAhabajAde binA khAye-piye jA rahe haiN| phira jo pIche tuma mujhe kho|" rAmaratna zIghratA se kevala dhotI pahane aura aNgoch| kandhe para rakhakara bAhara Aye, rAmacaraNa se bole, "nAztA karate jAte, beTe !" rAmacaraNa kA mu~ha sUkhA thA aura girA huA thaa| usane kucha javAba nahIM diyaa| "kyoM tabIyata to kharAya nahIM ?" rAmacaraNa ne apanI bar3I-bar3I A~khoM se pitA ko dekhA aura Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ janendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] aba bhI kucha bolA nhiiN| pitA ko aisA lagA ki una A~khoM meM pAnI tira pAnA cAhatA hai| unheM kucha samajha na aayaa| haThAt bole, "mA~ se nArAja nahIM honA caahie| bhaI vaha jo kahatI hai tumhAre bhale ke lie hI kahatI hai| Ao calo, kucha nAztA kara lo|" rAmacaraNa phira eka bAra muMdI A~khoM se dekhakara muMha laTakAye vahIM-kA-vahIM khar3A raha gyaa| pitA ne isapara kiMcit putra ko upadeza diyA aura phira bhI use vahIM acala dekhakara kiMcit roSa meM use chor3akara cala diye / vahIM se pukArakara patnI se unhoMne kahA, "nahIM khAtA hai to jAne do|" aura rAmacaraNa ke prati kahate gaye, "hamAre baksa meM parsa hogA, usameM se apanI ikannI lete jAnA samajhe ? bhUlanA nhiiN|" rAmaratna saMdhyA bIte ghara lauTe to dekhA ki rAmacaraNa khATa para leTA huA hai| aura roja aba taka vaha khela se muzkila se lauTa pAtA thaa| yaha bhI mAlUma huA ki usane khAnA nahIM khAyA hai aura usakI mA~ ne kAphI use kahA-sunA hai| rAmaratna vicArazIla haiM, para unheM ati acchI nahIM lgtii| saba sunakara unhoMne jora se kahA, "rAmacaraNa, kyA bAta hai jI ?" daphtara se vaha isI udher3a-buna meM cale A rahe the| Dara rahe the ki ghara meM kahIM bAta bar3hI na ho| unake mana meM putra ke lie karuNA kA bhAva thaa| unheM apanA bacapana yAda AtA thA ki kisa taraha 'bacapana meM unheM hI galata samajhA gayA thaa| ravIndranAtha ThAkura kI inTransa meM par3hI 'homakamiMga' kahAnI kA vaha lar3akA yAda AtA thA, jisakA nAma cAha kara bhI vaha smaraNa na kara pAte the| usakI bAta socakara unake roMgaTe khar3e ho jAte the| vicAra karate the ki Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrAtmazikSaNa lar3akoM kI apanI svapna kI duniyA alaga hotI hai| hama bar3oM kA praveza vahA~ niSiddha hai / apane svapnoM para coTa vaha nahIM saha sakate / hama bar3oM ko isakA khyAla rakhanA cAhie / 1 - lekina jaba ghara meM paira rakhate hI dinamaNi ne rAmacaraNa kI uddaNDatA aura apane dhairya kI bAta sunAI to unheM mAlUma huA ki sacamuca lar3ake meM jida bar3hane denI nahIM caahie| yaha bAta saca thI ki dinamaNi ne skUla se lauTane para putra se khAne ke lie Adha ghaNTe taka anurodha kiyA thA / usa sAre kAla rAmacaraNa mu~ha phera khATa para par3A rahA thA / ukatAkara anta meM uttara meM usane tIna bAra yahI kahA thA, "maiM nahIM khAU~gA, nahIM khAU~gA, nahIM khAU~gA / " yaha uttara sunakara dinamaNi khATa se uTha khar3I huI thI aura usane tathya kI bAteM binA lAga-lapeTa ke rAmacaraNa ko vahIMkI vahIM sunA dI thIM / rAmacaraNa saba ko pItA calA gayA thA / yathArtha sthiti kA paricaya pAkara rAmaratna daphtara ke kapar3oM meM hI andara jAkara use DapaTakara bole, "rAmacaraNa, kyA bAta hai jI ?" rAmacaraNa ne pitA ke svara para cauMkakara aise dekhA, jaise kahIM kisI khAsa bAta ke hone kA use patA na ho, aura vaha jAnanA cAhatA ho / 47 rAmacaraNa kI A~khoM meM phailI isa zizuvat abodhatA para pitA ko aura taiza ho AyA / bole, "khAnA tumane kyoM nahIM khAyA jI ? tumhArI manzA kyA hai ? kyA cAhate ho ? kyA ghara meM kisI ko caina lene denA cahIM cAhate ? saba tumhArI khuzAmada kareM, taba tuma khAoge ? Akhira tuma kyA cAhate ho ? roja-roja yaha tamAzA kisa lie ?" isI taraha do-tIna minaTa taka rAmaratna krodha meM apanI bAta Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 48 janendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] kahate cale gaye / rAmacaraNa khATa para par3A A~kha phAr3e unheM dekha rahA thaa| jaise vaha kucha na samajha rahA ho| pitA ne vahIM se patnI ko hukma dekara kahA, "lAnA to khAne ko, dekheM kaise nahIM khAtA hai ?" _ dinamaNi khAnA lene gaI aura pitA ne putra ko kahA, "aba aura tamAzA na kIjie / hama samajhate the Apa samajhadAra haiN| lekina dIkhatA hai Apa isI taraha bAz2a aaiegaa|" rAmacaraNa tatkSaNa na uThatA dikhAI diyA to kar3aka kara vole, "sunA nahIM aApane, yA aba capata lage ?" rAmacaraNa sunakara eka sAtha uThakara baiTha gyaa| usake mukha para bhaya nahIM, vismaya thA aura vaha pitA ko A~kha phAr3akara cakita banA-sA dekha rahA thaa| khAne ko thAlI AI aura sAmane usakI khATa para rakhadI gaI / para usakI ora rAmacaraNa ne hAtha bar3hAne meM zIghratA nahIM kI ! pitA ne kahA, "aba khAte kyoM nahIM ho ? dekhate to ho ki maiMne daphtara ke kapar3e bhI nahIM utAre, kyA maiM tumhAre lie kayAmata taka yahIM khar3A rahU~gA ? calo, zurU kro|" rAmacaraNa phira kucha dera pitA ko dekhatA rahA ! anta meM bolA, "mujhe bhUkha nahIM hai / " / __"kaise bhUkha nahIM hai ?" pitA ne kahA, "sabere se kucha nahIM khaayaa| jitanI bhUkha ho utanA khaashro|" rAmacaraNa ne unhIM phaTI A~khoM se pitA ko dekhate hue kahA, "bhUkha bilkula nahIM hai|" pitA aba taka janta se kAma le rahe the| lekina yaha sunakara Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAtmazikSaNa 46 unakA dhairya chUTa gayA aura unhoMne eka cA~TA kanapaTI para diyA, kahA, " makkArI na karo, sIdhI taraha khAne laga jAo / " isa para rAmacaraNa bilkula nahIM royA, na zikAyata kA bhAva usa para dikhAI diyA / vaha zAnta-bhAva se thAlI kI tarapha hAtha bar3hA kara Tukar3A tor3ane lagA / mAtA aura pitA donoM pAsa khar3e hue dekha rahe the / rAmacaraNa kA mu~ha sUkhA thA aura aisA lagatA thA ki kaura usase cabAyA nahIM jA rahA hai / isa bAta para usake pitA ko tIvra krodha AyA, para jAne kisa vidhi vaha apane krodha ko roke raha gaye / pA~ca-sAta kaura khAne ke bAda rAmacaraNa sahasA vahA~ se uThA, jaldI-jaldI calakara bAhara AyA, nAlI para pahu~ca kara saba ke kara baiThA / pitA yaha saba dekha rahe the / mu~ha sAfa karake rAmacaraNa lauTA to pitA ne kaThinAI se apane ko vaza meM karake kahA, "acchA huA / qai to acchI cIz2a hai / ava svastha ho gaye hoge, lo aba khAo / " romacaraNa ne A~khoM meM pAnI lAkara kahA, "mujhe bhUkha bilkula nahIM hai / " "lekina tumane sabere se khAyA hI kyA hai ?" pitA ne kahA / "dekho rAmacaraNa, yaha saba zrAdata tumhArI nahIM clegii| jida kI hada hotI hai / yA to sIdhI taraha khAlo, nahIM to aba se hamase tumhArA vAstA nahIM -- bolo, khAte ho ?" rAmacaraNa ne kahA, "mujhe bhUkha nahIM hai / " isa para pitA z2ora se bole, "lo jI, ye uThA le jAo thAlI / aba inase qhabaradAra jo tumane kucha kahA / hama to inake lie kucha haiM hI nhiiN| phira kahanA sunanA kyA ?" Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainendra kI kahAniyAM [dvitIya bhAga] thAlI vahA~ se uTha gaI aura rAmacaraNa binA kucha bole hakAbakA-sA pitA ko dekhatA raha gyaa| pitA vahA~ se jAte-jAte putra se bole, "suniye, aba ApakA rAja hai, jo cAhe kIjie, jo cAhe na kIjie / hamane Apako isI roz2a ke lie pAlA thA / " kahate-kahate unakI vAkhI gadagada ho AI / bole, "ThIka hai, jaisI ApakI marjI / bur3hApe meM hameM yahI dina dikhaaiegaa|" ___ kahate hue pitA vahA~ se cale gye| rAmacaraNa kI A~khoM meM A~sU A gaye the| para pitA ke jAne para apanA sira hAthoM meM lekara vaha vahIM khATa para par3a gyaa| rAta hotI jAne lgii| para pitA ke mana kA udvega zAnta hone meM na AtA / unako roSa thA aura apane se khIja thii| vaha vicAravAn vyakti the / socate the, lar3ake meM doSa hamase hI A sakatA hai| truTi kahIM hamameM hI hogii| lekina khayAla hotA thA, jida acchI nahIM hai / dinamaNi kA kahanA hai ki lar3ake ko zurU se kAbU meM nahIM rakkhA, isase vaha sira car3ha gayA hai| kyA yaha galatI hai ? kyA DA~TanA burA hai ? lAr3a se bacce bezaka sambhala nahIM sakate / lekina maiMne kaba usakI tarapha dhyAna diyA hai| usane kabhI kucha pUchA hai to maiMne TAla diyA hai / na usakI mA~ hI samaya de pAtI hai / maiM samajhatA hU~ ki lAparavAhI hai jisase usameM yaha Adata AI hai| ___ socate-socate unhoMne patnI ko bulAyA aura pUchA aura jiraha kii| vaha kahIM-na-kahIM se bacce se bAhara doSa ko pA lenA cAhate the| para jiraha se kucha phala nahIM niklaa| unheM mAlUma huA ki vaha skUla se ghara roz2a se kucha jaldI hI AyA thaa| "pUchA nahIM, jaldI kyoM AyA hai ?" Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAtmazikSaNa .. "nahIM, maiM to usase kucha pUchatI nahIM, mu~ha laTakAye AyA aura cAdara lekara khATa para leTa gayA / kucha bolA na cAlA / " taba pitA ne z2ora se AvAja dekara pukArA, "rAmacaraNa !" sunakara rAmacaraNa vahA~ A gayA / pUchA, "tuma Aja skUla pUrA karake nahIM Aye ?" "nhiiN|" "pahale Agaye?" "hA~" "kyoM ?" isakA uttara lar3ake ne nahIM diyaa| jhukakara pAsa kI kursI kA sahArA le vaha pitA ko dekhane lgaa| pitA ne kahA, "sahArA chor3o, sIdhe khar3e ho| tuma bImAra nahIM ho| aura suno, tuma sabere binA-khAye gaye aura kisI kI bAta nahIM sunii| skUla bIca meM chor3akara cale aaye| Aye to rUThakara par3a rhe| aura itanA kahA to bhI aba taka khAnA nahIM khaayaa| batAo, aise kaise calegA!" __ lar3akA cupa rhaa| pitA z2ora se bole, "tumhAre mu~ha meM jubAna nahIM hai ? kahate kyoM nahIM, aise kaise calegA ? batAo, isa jida kI tumheM kyA sajA dI jAya ? dekhate nahIM, ghara-bhara meM tumhArI bajaha se kleza macA rahatA hai|" lar3akA aba bhI cupa hI thaa| atyanta saMyamapUrvaka pitA ne kahA, "dekho, merI mAno to aba bhI khAnA khA lo aura sabere samaya para skUla cale jaanaa| AindA aisA na ho / samajhe ? sunate ho ?" Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga ] lar3ake kI A~kheM nIcI thIM / kucha madhyama par3akara pitA ne kahA, "bhUkha nahIM hai to jAne do| lekina kala sabere nAztA karake ThIka vakta se skUla cale jaanaa| dekho, isa umra meM mehanata se par3ha loge aura mA~-bApa kA kahanA mAnoge to tumhIM sukha pAoge / nahIM to pIche tumheM hI pachatAnA hogA / lo jAo, kaise acche beTe ho / bolo, khAoge ?" jAte-jAte rAmacaraNa ne kahA, "mujhe bhUkha nahIM hai / " 52 pitA kA jI yaha sunakara phira kharAba ho AyA / lekina unhoMne vicAra se kAma liyA aura apane ko saMyata rakhA / agale dina dekhA gayA ki vaha phira samaya para nahIM uTha sakA hai / jaise-taise uThAyA gayA hai to anamane mana se kAma kara rahA hai| nAzte ko kahA gayA to phira nAztA nahIM le rahA hai / pitA ne bahuta dhairya se kAma liyaa| lekina kaI bAra anurodha karane para bhI jaba rAmacaraNa ne yahI kahA ki bhUkha nahIM hai to unakA dhIraja TUTa gayA / taba unhoMne use acchI taraha pITA aura apane sAmane nAztA karAke chor3A / usake skUla jAne para unameM AtmAlocanA aura kartavya - bhAvanA jAgRta huii| unhoMne socA ki sAyaMkAla kA samaya vaha mitra maNDalI se bacAkara putra ko diyA kreNge| use acchI-acchI bAta batAe~ge aura par3hAI kI kamaz2orI dUra kreNge| patnI se kahakara rAmacaraNa kI alamArI meM se unhoMne usakI kitAba aura kApiyA~ mNgaaii| vaha kucha samaya lagAkara rAmacaraNa kI par3hAI-likhAI ke bAre meM paricaya pA lenA cAhate the / pahale unhoMne pustakeM dekhIM, phira kApiyA~ dekhIM / kApiyoM se andAjA huA ki usakA kampojIzana bahuta kharAba hai aura bhASA kA jJAna kAphI nahIM hai| kintu antima kApI jo sabase Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAtmazikSaNa sApha aura bar3hiyA thI, jisa para kisI viSaya kA ullekha nahIM thA; usako kholA to vaha dekhate-dekhate raha gaye / sundara-sundara akSaroM meM pustakoM meM se cune hue nIti-vAkya bAlaka ne usa kApI meM akita kie hue the| jagaha-jagaha nIce lAla syAhI se mahattvapUrNa aMzoM para rekhA khiMcI huI thii| usameM pahale hI sake para pitA ne par3hA : __ "bar3oM kI AjJA sadA sunanI cAhie aura kabhI unako uttara nahIM denA caahie|" "duHkha sahanA vIroM kA kAma hai| apane duHkha meM sajjana puruSa kisI ko kaSTa nahIM dete aura use zAnti se sahate haiN|" "roga mAnane se bar3hatA hai| roga kI sabase acchI auSadhi nirAhAra hai|" __ "ghara hI uttama zikSAlaya hai / saphala puruSa pAThazAlA meM nahIM, jIvanazAlA meM adhyayana karate haiN|" "dRr3ha saMkalpa meM jIvana kI siddhi hai| jo bAdhAoM se nahIM DigatA, vahI kucha karatA hai|" pahale pRSTha ke ye rekhAMkita vAkya par3hakara kApI ko jyoM-kA-tyoM khole pitA sAmane zUnya meM dekhate raha gye| daphtara meM bhI vaha zAnti na pA ske| zAma ko lauTe to mAno apane ko tamA na kara pAte the| ghara Ane para patnI ne kahA, "are use dekho to, taba se hI ke ho rahI hai|" rAmaratna ne Akara dekhaa| rAmacaraNa zAnta-bhAva se leTA huA thaa| patnI ne kahA, "skUla se AyA to niDhAla ho rahA thaa| muzkila se dIvAra pakar3a karake jInA car3ha ke aayaa| aura taba se Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] isa bAra ke ho cukI hai| pUchatI hU~ to kucha kahatA nahIM / dekho na kyA ho gayA hai ?" pitA ne kahA, "rAmacaraNa, kyA bAta hai ?" rAmacaraNa ne kahA, "kucha nahIM, matalI hai|" "kala bhI thI ?" "hA~" pitA ko aura samajhanA zeSa na rahA / vaha yaha bhI na pUcha sake ki aisI hAlata meM kyoM tuma donoM roja do-do mIla paidala gaye aura aaye| basa, unakI A~kheM bhara AI aura vaha DAkTara lAne kI bAta socane lge| rAmacaraNa ne unakI ora dekhakara kahA, "kucha nahIM hai bAbUjI, na khAne se saba ThIka ho jaaygaa|" Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ phoTogrAphI bahuterA par3hane-likhane ke bAda aura mA~ ke bahuta kahane-sunane para bhI jaba rAmezvara ko kamAne kI cintA na huI, to mA~ hAra mAnakara raha gaI / rAmezvara kI bAla-sulabha prakRti cAhatI thI ki rupaye kA abhAva to na rahe; para kamAnA bhI na par3e / dinakA bahutasA samaya vaha aisI hI koI jugata socane meM bitA detA thaa| kharca ke lie rupaye milane meM kucha hIlA-havAlA hote hI, vaha apane ko bar3A kosatA thA, bar3A dhikkAratA thA, mana-hI-mana pratijJA karatA thA ki kala se hI kisI kAma meM laga jAU~gA; aura mA~ se anunaya-vinaya karane para yA lar3a-jhagar3akara jaba rupayA mila jAtA thA, taba bhI vaha pratijJA ko bhUlatA nahIM thA; para jaba agalA saverA hotA to phira vaha koI sahala-sI jugata hU~Dhane kI phikra meM laga jaataa| mA~ ne bhI honahAra ko sira navAkara svIkAra kara liyaa| isa teisa varSake par3he-likhe nirjIva kATha ke ullUko, dulAra ke sAtha acchA H229055 Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 56 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga ] acchA khilA-pilAkara pAlate - posate rahanA mA~ ne apanA kattavya samajhA / rAmezvara bar3e bhale svabhAva kA yuvaka thA / usake calana meM jarA bhI khoTa na thI; para thA vaha AnandI aura nizcinta svabhAva kA / usane prazaMsanIya saphalatA ke sAtha bI0 e0 pAsa kiyA thA, para vaha yaha nahIM jAnatA thA ki isa do zabda kI pU~cha se kahA~ aura kisa taraha fAyadA uThAyA jA sakatA hai / isa pU~cha ke lagane ke bAda, eka viziSTa gaurava se sira uThAkara, rAha calate neTiva logAM para hikArata kI nigAha DAlate hue calane kA adhikAra mila jAtA hai - yaha bhI vaha mUrkha na samajhatA thA / isa phoTogrAphI kI sUjha ke bAda aba vaha bilkula aire-gaire logoM meM apanA kaimarA bA~ha para laTakAye aura hAtha meM sTaiNDa ko char3I ke mAninda ghumatA huA kahIM bhI dekhA jA sakatA hai / usakI apanI khIMcI huI acchI-burI tasvIroM ke sa~graha meM Apa eka jATa ko dillI ke cA~danI cauka ke phuTapAtha para botala lagAye soDA vATara gakaTate pA sakate haiM, holI ke utsava kI khuzI meM raMga-biraMge uchalate-kUdate ATha-ATha dasa-dasa grAmINoM kI nAcatI huI unmatta ToliyoM ko pA sakate haiN| sArAMza yaha ki usake citra adhikatara sAdhAraNa koTi ke logoM meM se liye gaye haiM / vaha unase jitanA apanApA kara sakatA hai, utanA bar3e AdamiyoM se nahIM / 1 yahA~ hama yaha bhI kaha denA cAhate haiM ki vaha koI dhanika kA putra nahIM hai / use apane kharca ke lie cAlIsa mAsika milate haiM; lar3a-jhagar3a kara dasa rupae mAsika taka aura mila jAte haiM, -- jyAdA nahIM / rAmezvara yaha jAnatA hai, aura vaha jahA~ taka hotA hai cAlIsa se adhika na lene kA hI prayatna karatA hai / kabhI adhika kharca hotA Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ phoTogrAphI hai, to vaha apane Upara jaba karake, idhara-udhara ke khacoM se kATa-chA~Ta kara pUrA kara letA hai| jaba vaha alIgar3ha gayA, to sAtha meM chaha pleTa le gayA thaa| pahu~cane ke dina hI usane chahoM khIMca DAle / cAra sa~bhAlakara bega meM rakha liye, do slAiDa meM hI rahane diye| lar3ake, jinheM prakRti ne paramAtmA kI taraha nirdoSa banAkara bhI, unameM tAka-jhoMka aura tor3a-phor3a kI utsukatA bharakara zaitAna banAyA thA, aura jinheM rAmezvara ne slAiDa ko hAtha na lagAne kI sakhta tAkIda kara dI thI, haThAt cher3a-chAr3a kiye binA raha na ske| bhItara kyA jAdU hai, yaha jAnane ke lAlaca se unhoMne slAiDa khola DAlI, pleTa kA kA~ca nikAla liyA aura paTakakara tor3a diyaa| jaba rAmezvara alIgar3ha sTezana para dillI AnevAlI eksapresa ke eka Dyor3he darje meM ghusA, to eka bharI, eka khAlI, do slAiDa usake pAsa thiiN| gAr3I calate hI sAmane kI beMca para eka rUThate hue bAlaka kI ora usakA dhyAna gayA / usa bAlaka ko kele kI AzA dilAI gaI thI; para kele-vAlA khir3akI ke pAsa AyA hI thA, ki gAr3I cala dii| isI para baccA macala rahA thaa| ___ "kyoM macala rahe ho beTA; agale sTezana para kele ma~gA dUMgI"usakI mA~ use manAne ke lie kaha rahI thii| baccA bahuta hI sundara thA / lAlI chAye hue usake gore-gore gAla aura mAthe ke donoM ora khelate hue usake Ter3he-mer3he bAla naye Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainendra kI kahAniyAM [dvitIya bhAga] phoTogrAphara ko alaukika jAna pdd'e| usane aisA sundara bAlaka kabhI na dekhA thaa| __ aura hA~, mA~ bilkula bAlaka ke anurUpa thii| vahI svaccha khilA huA rUpa, aura vahI madhura prAkRti; para mAtA meM salajja saMkoca thA, aura bAlaka meM lajjA se achUtA cAcalya / bAlaka macalA huA thA, kisI taraha nahIM mAnatA thA / rAmezvara ne kaimarA kholaa| kahA, "Ao zyAma, tumheM eka tamAzA dikhaaeN|" kaimare ko dekhate hI bAlaka zyAma kelevAle ko aura kele para apane rUThane ko bhUla gyaa| turanta rAmezvara kI goda meM A baitthaa| rAmezvara ne pUchA, "tasvIra khiMcavAoge ?" zyAma ne tAlI bajAkara kahA, "khiNcvaaeNge|" mA~ bAlaka kI prasannatA se khila uThI aura anAyAsa bola par3I, "hA~ khIMca do|" rAmezvara ne bAlaka ko mA~ ke pAsa beMca para biThAkara apane kaimare ko ThIka jamAnA zurU kiyaa| __ bAlaka bar3e ullAsa se, eka adbhuta cIja pA jAne kI AzA meM kaimare ke leMsa kI tarapha ekaTaka dekha rahA thaa| mA~ bhI yaha dhyAna se dekha rahI thIM, ki phoTogrAphI kaise hotI hai| rAmezvara ne kaimarA ThIka kara liyaa| phira na-jAne use kyA sUjhA ki sakucAte hue vaha mA~ se bolA, "isameM ApakI bhI tasvIra A jAtI hai, kucha harja to nahIM ?" mA~ ne kucha uttara na diyA, unhoMne bega meM se cazmA nikAlakara Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ phoTogrAphI 56 pahanA aura apane kapar3oM kI salavaTa ThIka kara bacce ke pAsa zrA baitthii| __rAmezvara ke pAsa khAlI slAiDa thii| usane phokasa lagAyA, zyAma ko leMsa dikhAkara kaha rakhA, 'isameM se cir3iyA niklegii|' phira niyamita rUpa se eka-do-tIna kiyA aura kaha diyA, "phoTo khiMca gii|" tamAzA thA, khatama huaa| rAmezvara jaba kaimare ko banda karake. rakha dene kI taiyArI meM thA, to usase kahA gayA, "lAie, tasvIra diijie|" vaha bar3I ulajhana meM pdd'aa| tasvIra khIMcI hI kahA~ thI ? vaha to jhUThamUTha kA tamAzA thaa| slAiDa to khAlI thI aura tasvIra khiMcatI bhI to dI kaise jA sakatI thI ? use taiyAra karane meM abhI to kama se kama do dina aura lagate; para usane phira sunA, "jitane dAma hoM le lIjie, tasvIra de diijie|" usakI ghabar3AhaTa bar3hatI jA rahI thii| kyA vaha kaha de tasvIra nahIM khIMcI gaI, vaha to sirpha dhokhA thA aura tamAzA thA ? nahIM, vaha nahIM kaha sakatA? mA~ ne kitanI umaMga ke sAtha apane bAlaka kI aura apanI tasvIra khiMcavAI hai ! kyA vaha saca-saca kahakara unake manako aba mAra degA ? nahIM, saca bAta kahanA ThIka nahIM / "dekhie, yaha ThIka nahIM hai, tasvIra de diijie|" rAmezvara ne kahA, "tasvIra abhI kaise dI jA sakatI hai ? use dhonA hogA, chApanA hogA taba kahIM vaha taiyAra hogii|" mA~ ne kahA, "dhonI hogI ? khaira, hama lAhaura meM dhulavA leNge|" rAmezvara bolA, "jI nahIM, use jarA-sA prakAza lagegA ki vaha kharAba ho jAyagI ?" Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] agara sacamuca tasvIra hotI, to rAmezvara slAiDa sameta use binA dAma bheMTa karake kitanA prasanna hotA! para aba vaha marA jA rahA thaa| kaisI burI viDambanA meM pha~sa gayA thA vaha ! use sunanA par3A, "yaha ThIka nahIM hai ! jo ho Apa tasvIra de dIjie / hameM yaha nahIM mAlUma thaa|" rAmezvara kyA kahe ! bolA, "kyA Apa yaha samajhatI thIM tasvIra abhI taiyAra ho jAyagI, aura Apako mila jAyagI ?" ___ javAba milA, "hameM yaha nahIM mAlUma thA ki tasvIra Apake hI pAsa rhegii|" rAmezvara ne kahA, "to, isameM harja hI kyA hai ?" mahilA akelI nahIM thiiN| unake sAtha eka mahilA aura thiiN| eka puraviyA buDDA naukara thA, aura kaI bAla-bacce the / unhoMne kSaNa-bhara apanI sAthina kI ora dekhA; dekhakara kahA, "nahIM, nahIM, Apa de diijie|" rAmezvara abhI taka kabhI kA de detA, para de to taba, jaba ho / usane kahA, "dene ke mAne use kharAba kara denA hai| isase to acchA use tor3a hI diyA jAya / zrApa merA parizrama kyoM vyartha karavAtI haiM ?" ___ unhoMne phira sAthina kI ora aise dekhA, jaise vaha svayaM rAmezvara ko chuTakArA de denA cAhatI haiM / para zAyada sAthina kI ora se unheM saMketa milA-lAhaura jAkara yaha bAta chipI na rahegI, phira kaisA hogA ? unhoMne kahA, "to tor3a ddaalie|" rAmezvara ne socA-agara, kahIM dUsarI mahilA bhI phoTo meM zrA gaI hotI, to zAyada kaThinatA na hotii| usane apIla karate hue kahA, "jI, dekhie maiM dillI rahatA hU~, Apa lAhaura jA rahI haiM / merA ApakA paricaya bhI nahIM hai / isa dinako chor3akara zAyada phira Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ phoTogrAphI 61 kabhI milanA bhI na hogA / maiM vyavasAyI phoTogrAphara bhI nahIM hU~ / Apako maiM vacana detA hU~, mere pAsa tasvIra rahane meM, ApakA kucha bhI ahita na hogA / " ; mA~ ne phira apanI sAthina kI ora dekhA para unakI to tasvIra khiMcI na thI / mA~ ne kahA, "Apa akhabAra meM bheja deMge, apane yahA~ lagA leMge / " rAmezvara ne turaMta kahA, "maiM vacana detA hU~, na maiM lagAU~ga, kahIM bhejU~gA; para Apa merA parizrama vyartha na kIjie / " mA~ ko vizvAsa ho cukA thA, ki yaha bAta lAhaura meM bAlaka ke pitA taka avazya phuNcegii| vaha becArI kyA karatIM ? bolIM, "nahIM, Apa tor3a hI dIjie / " nA vaha itanA vizvAsI samajhA jA rahA hai, isa para rAmezvara bhItara se bar3A ghuTa rahA thA / icchA huI ki saca-saca bAta kaha dU~ ; para dhyAna huA-- use saca kauna mAnegA ? maiM kahU~gA, tasvIra nahIM khiMcI, sirpha bAlaka ko bahalAne ko tamAzA kiyA gayA thA, to koI yakIna na kregaa| vaha samajheMgI - maiM tasvIra rakhanA cAhatA hU~, isase jhUTha bolatA hU~ aura bahAne banAtA hU~ / rAmezvara ko isa lAcArI para bahuta duHkha huA; parantu usane kahA, "agara Apa kaheMgI, to maiM tasvIra ko tor3a hI dU~gA ; para maiM phira Apase kahatA hU~, maiM dillI calA jAU~gA / phira Apake darzana kabhI mujhe nahIM hoNge| agara ApakI tasvIra mere pAsa rahI bhI, aura maiMne TA~ga bhI lI, to isameM ApakA kyA harja hai ? dekhie, bAlaka zyAma kA citra mere pAsa rahane diijie| Apake citra ke bAre meM maiMne Apase pahale hI pUcha liyA thA / ApakA yaha zyAma mujhe phira kaba milegA ? isake darzana ko Apa mujhase kyoM chInatI haiM ?" Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga ] vaha bolIM, "hA~, zyAma kA citra Apa dUsarA le lIjie / " kintu durbhAgya, rAmezvara ke pAsa khAlI pleTa to koI nahIM hai / hotA to yaha bakher3A hI kyoM uThatA ? kahA, "kheda ki mere pAsa khAlI pleTa hI koI nahIM hai / " 62 jaba usane apanA pIchA chUTate na dekhA, to hAra mAnakara kahA" acchA lIjie / " - aura bharI slAiDa ko khola DAlA / - usase kahA gayA, "dekhie, Apa badala na lIjiegA / " itanA avizvAsa na kareM / " - yaha kahakara usane slAiDa kA pleTa nikAla kara calatI huI rela ke nIce chor3a diyA / jinakI phoTo na khiMcI thI, unako zAyada sandeha banA hI rahA / rAmezvara se kahA gayA, "jarA vaha dikhalAie to, dekheM Apane pheMkA bhI yA nahIM / " rAmezvara mara-sA gayA / usane uThakara zyAma ke sira para hAtha rakhate hue kahA, "bAlaka ke sira para hAtha rakhakara kahatA hU~, maiM itanA asatyavAdI nahIM hU~ / yaha kahakara slAiDa usane 'mA~' ko de diyA / " slAiDa ko khola kara, usake eka-eka hisse ko u~galI se dabAdabA kara aura hareka konA TaTola kara sAthina mahAzayA ke yaha pramANa de dene para ki aba sacamuca slAiDa meM koI cIja nahIM hai, rAmezvara ke prati unako thor3A-thor3A vizvAsa hone lagA / rAmezvara ne aba zyAma se khUba dostI paidA kara lI, aura dillI pahu~cate -na-pahu~cate vaha zyAma kA pakkA mAmA bana gayA / unheM ArAma se lAhaura kI gAr3I meM biThA kara unake paisoM ko 'asvIkAra karake, zyAma kI ammA~ se kSamA mA~ga kara, aura sote zyAma kA antima cumbana lekara, dillI- sTezana para jaba rAmezvara Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ phoTogrAphI unase sadA ke lie vidA le lene ko thA, ki usase kahA gayA"Apane bar3A kaSTa utthaayaa| itanI kRpA aura kareM ki saberetAra dedeN|" __hAtha se eka rupayA rAmezvara kI ora bar3hAte hue mA~ ne lAhaura kA apanA patA likhavA diyA / patA likhate hI rAmezvara bhAga gyaa| 'yaha lete jAie'kI AvAja usake pIche daur3I para vaha nahIM lauTA / sTezana ke bAhara Ate hI, jaba mA~ ke naukara ne use pakar3akara rupayA hAtha meM thamAnA cAhA, taba usane eka jhir3akI ke sAtha kahA, "jAo ! rela para vaha akelI haiN| kaha denA, tAra sabere hI de diyA jaaygaa|" tAra-ghara khulate hI lAhaura tAra de dene ke bAda rAmezvara ne socA-usake jIvana kA eka pannA jIvana-krama se anAyAsa hI alaga hokara, jo eka prakAra kI rasamaya ghaTanA se ra~ga gayA hai, use haThAt yahIM anta karake mujhe aba agalA pannA Arambha kara denA hogA / use isa para duHkha huA / pratyeka vyakti ke jIvana meM kucha ghaTanAe~ aisI ghaTa jAtI haiM, jinako vaha samApta kara denA nahIM cAhatA, unakA silasilA barAbara jArI rakhanA cAhatA hai| zyAma ko sadA ke lie bhulA denA hogA-bhAgya kA yaha vidhAna use bahuta hI kaThora mAlUma huA / usakI icchA thI ki usake jIvana-grantha ke antima panne taka 'zyAma' aura 'zyAma kI ammA~' kA sambandha calatA rahe-TUTe nahIM; parantu aba unake bIca meM do sau pacAsa se jyAdA mIla kA vyavadhAna hai, aura unake jIvana kI dizAe~ bhinna hone ke kAraNa, usa vyavadhAna ko kSaNa-kSaNa bar3hA rahI haiN| usake sAmane, mAnoM jIvana kI aura saMsAra kI zUnyatA eka Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainendra kI kahAniyAM [dvitIya bhAga] bar3I-sI nirAzA ke rUpameM pratyakSa ho gii| kala jo do vyakti Apasa meM isa taraha ulajhe hue the, Aja unhIM ke vIca asambhAvyatA kA aisA vyavadhAna phailA huA hai ki pura nahIM sktaa| aura kala unheM eka-dUsare ko bhulAkara apanA samaya bitAne kI aura kucha tarakIba nikAla lenI hogii| zyAma ko apane 'mAmA' ko bhulAkara usake abhAva meM hI apane taI jIvita aura prasanna rakhanA hogaa| isI taraha zyAma ko bhulAkara rAmezvara ko bhI nitya niyamita jIvana-kArya meM laga jAnA hogaa| ____ kampanI-bArA meM sira jhukAye hue, lambe-lambe DagoM se pA~ca-chaH minaTa socate-socate idhara-udhara ghUmane ke bAda, rAmezvara ne ghara Akara mA~ se kahA, "ammA jo kahogI so karU~gA / AjJA ho to naukarI kara luuN|" ammA~ ne kucha nahIM kahA, basa pyAra kiyA / usa pyAra kA artha thA,"beTA, jo cAhe so kara / mA~ ke lie to tU sadA beTA hI hai|" aura kArya ke abhAva meM, rAmezvara, anavarata udyoga se sAhityasamAlocaka aura rAjanItika netA bana baiThA / lAhaura kI jilA-kAnphreMsa ke adhyakSa ke Asana para se apanA bhASaNa samApta kara cukane ke bAda, adhivezana kI pahale dina kI kArravAI samApta karake jaba rAmezvara apane sthAna para AyA, to usake koI pandraha minaTa bAda usake hAtha meM eka ciTThI dI gaI "kyA mujhe cAra baje pArka meM mila sakoge?-zyAma kI ammaaN|" alIgar3ha vAle saphara ke dina se tIna sau paiMsaTha ke chaha-gune dina Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ phoTogrAphI gujara cuke the, para hRdaya-paTala para vaha dina jo cinha chor3a gayA thA, use miTA na sake the| isa lambe kAla aura usakI vibhinna vyastatAoM ne use zuSka kara diyA thA; para isa patra ke ina zabdoM ne mAnoM eka dama use phira harA kara diyA-usameM caitanya lA diyA / rAmezvara ne socA, "zyAma !-ahA ! vaha bhI to sAtha hogA!" samaya bitAte-bitAte jaba cAra bajane para rAmezvara pArka meM pahu~cA, to 'zyAma kI ammA~ usakI tarapha A rahI thiiN| "tumhArA nAma kyA hai ?" "rAmezvara / " "maiM aba nAma se pukaaruuNgii| rAmezvara, kyA tuma aba phoTo utAra sakate ho?" rAmezvara ne dekhA, vahI ammA~ haiM; para phira bhI kucha aura haiN| unake isa vyagra Agraha ko samajha nahIM pAyA, thor3A Darane-sA lgaa| bolA, "abhI to kaimarA nahIM hai / abhyAsa bhI nahIM hai|" "kaimarA lA nahIM skte|" "abhI ?" "hA~, abhI !" "abhI kahA~ se milegA ?" "kyoM ? kyoM nahIM milegA ? tuma to netA ho, itanA nahIM kara sakoge ?" _ "jAtA hU~-koziza kruuNgaa|"-raameshvr ne bar3A kar3A dila karake kaha diyA / rAmezvara jaba vidA hokara kucha hI dUra gayA hogA, ki unhoMne phira bulAkara usase kahA, "rAmezvara suno, ye rupaye lo, kaimarA na mile, to nayA kharIda laao|" "nahIM, nahIM..." Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainendra kI kahAniyAM [dvitIya bhAga] ___ "jAzro-abhI jaao| jaldI se lAnA, nahIM to tasvIra nahIM khiMcegI-rAta ho jaaygii|" rAmezvara kucha kaha na skaa| isa anunaya-pUrNa AjJA meM aisA kucha thA, jo anullaMghanIya thA / vaha cala diyA / mA~ hata-buddhi-sI, pAgala-sI, nirjIva-sI vahIM-kI-vahIM baiTha gii| ghaNTe-bhara bAda jaba vaha kaimarA lAyA, to mA~ ne ha~sane kA prayatna kiyA ! aba taka vaha zAyada ro rahI thiiN| mA~ bar3I saja-dhaja ke sAtha AI thiiN| jaba phokasa ThIka karake rAmezvara eka-do-tIna bolane ko huA to mA~ ne apanI sArI zakti lagAkara cehare para smita hAsya kI camaka le Ane kA prayatna kiyA / zrAha ! vaha ha~sI kitanI rahasyapUrNa aura kitanI duHkhapUrNa thI ! jitanA hI usameM ullAsa prakaTa karane kA prayAsa thA, utanA hI usameM viSama pIr3A kA pratyakSa darzana thaa| phoTo khiMca cukane para phira vaha apanA sArA bala lagAkara bar3I muzkila se sambhalI rahIM aura rAmezvara ke samIpa Akara bolIM, "eka dina tumane zyAma kI aura merI tasvIra sAtha-sAtha khIMcI thI, yAda hai na ? vaha maiMne tur3avA dI thI! kyoM, bhUla to nahIM gaye ? aba eka kAma karoge?" rAmezvara ne mUka dRSTi meM apekSA aura utsuka-svIkRti bharakara mA~ ko dekhaa| ___ "suno, merA citra taiyAra krnaa|"-maaN ne bhItara kI jeba se eka phoTo nikAlakara dete hue phira kahA, "aura yaha lo zyAma kA citra / ina donoM kA eka citra taiyAra karanA aura usakA bar3e-se-bar3A rUpa ( Enlargement ) karake apane yahA~ lagA lenA / yaha kAma tumhI karanA, kisI dUsare ko na denA jAnate ho, zyAma tumheM pyAra Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ phoTogrAphI karatA thA ? dillI meM jaba tuma gaye the vaha so rahA thA / jAgate hI usane pUchA-'ammA~, tachavIla vAle mAmA ka aaN aiM ?' jAnate ho, aba tumhArA zyAma kahA~ hai ? kyA tAkate ho ? vaha merI goda meM chipakara thor3e hI baiThA hai ! yahA~ nahIM; vaha bahuta bar3I goda meM baiThA hai ! dekhate ho yaha saba kyA hai ? AkAza hai| yaha AkAza hI paramAtmA kI goda hai| zyAma usI goda meM chipa baiThA hai| dIkhatA bhI to nahIM / dekho, cAroM tarapha AkAza hai, cAroM tarapha dekho, kahIM dikhatA hai kyA ? dikhe, to mujhe bhI dikhAnA / maiM bhI dekheNgii| cupacApa hI calA gyaa| agara maiM use dekha pAU~, to kahU~ dekha terA tachavIla vAlA mAmA dekha rahA hai| rAmezvara, vaha tumheM yAda karatA gayA hai|" rAmezvara kA galA ruMdha rahA thA, mAno A~sutroM kA cUTa gale meM aTaka gayA ho| mA~ kI bar3a cala rahI thI, mAno zarIra kI bacI-khucI zakti ekabAragI hI nikalakara khatma ho jaaygii| ___"jAnate ho| yahI cauthI mArca kA dina thA, isI dina, isI vakta vaha gayA thaa| maiM sAla-bhara se isI cauthI mArca ko bhaTaka rahI thii| soca rahI thI-tuma miloge to tasvIra khiMcavAU~gI, tuma mila gaye, tasvIra khiMca gii| donoM ko milAkara tuma eka tasvIra banAoge na ? dekho jarUra bnaanaa| maiM kahatI hU~, jarUra banAnA, bar3I-se-bar3I banAnA aura apane kamare meM lagAbhA / jahA~ cAhe bhejanA / akhabAroM ko bhejanA, mitroM ko bhejanA / jahA~ dIkheM, zyAma aura zyAma kI ammA~ sAtha diikheN| aba jA rahI hU~, usI ke pAsa jA rahI hU~-sadA usI ke pAsa rahane jA rahI huuN|" mA~ kI hAlata zabda-zabda para kSINa hotI jA rahI thii| mA~ ne kahA, "suno, eka mahInA huA, maiM vidhavA ho gii| vaha bhI cauthI Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 68 jainendra kI kahAniyAM [dvitIya bhAga] hI tArIkha thii| cauthI tArIkha aura mArca kA mahInA / Aja kI yaha cauthI mArca kA dina mere jIvana kI antima sAdha kA antima dina hai| Aja mujhe bhI antarhita ho jAnA hai| maiMne jahara khAyA hai, tIna ghaNTe hone Aye haiM, aba jahara kI avadhi kA antima kSaNa dUra nahIM hai / maiM phira duniyA meM na rhuuNgii|" rAmezvara ke dekhate-dekhate mA~ kI deha niSprANa hokara gira pdd'ii| lekhakI aura lIDarI ko gaDDhe meM DAla rAmezvara phira bhUlI haI apanI phoTogrApharI ke jJAna ko cetAne lgaa| sAla-bhara meM usane zyAma aura zyAma kI ammA~ kA pUrNAkAra citra taiyAra kara paayaa| jisa kamare meM vaha citra lagA, vaha usake Atmacintana kA kamarA bana gayA / vahA~ aura koI citra na raha sakatA thaa| phoTogrAphI ko hI usane apanA vyavasAya aura dhyeya bnaayaa| thor3e hI samaya meM vaha mArke kA phoTogrAphara ho utthaa| sabhI bar3hiyA 'akhabAroM meM zyAma aura usakI ammA~ kA vaha citra nikalA, aura sabhI meM usakI sarAhanA huI / Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ khela mauna-mugdha saMdhyA smita prakAza se ha~sa rahI thii| usa samaya gaMgA ke nirjana bAlukAsthala para eka bAlaka aura eka bAlikA apane ko aura sAre vizva ko bhUla, ga~gAtaTa ke bAlU aura pAnI ko apanA eka mAtra AtmIya banA, unase khilavAr3a kara rahe the| prakRti ina nirdoSa paramAtmA-khaNDoM ko nistabdha aura nirnimeSa nihAra rahI thii| bAlaka kahIM se eka lakar3I lAkara taTake jala ko chaTA-chaTa uchAla rahA thA / pAnI mAno coTa khAkara bhI bAlaka se mitratA jor3ane ke lie vihvala ho uchala rahA thA / bAlikA apane eka paira para reta jamAkara aura thopa-thopakara eka bhAr3a banA rahI thii| banAte-banAte bhAr3a se bAlikA bolI, "dekha, ThIka nahIM banA, to maiM tujhe phor3a duuNgii|" phira bar3e pyAra se thapakA-thapakAkara use ThIka karane lagI / socatI jAtI thI-isake Upara maiM eka kuTI banAU~gI vaha merI kudI hogii| aura manohara ?...nahIM, vaha kuTI meM nahIM rahegA, bAhara khar3A-khar3A bhAr3a meM po jhoNkegaa| jaba 66 Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 70 jainendra kI kahAniyAM [dvitIya bhAga] vaha hAra jAyagA, bahuta kahegA, taba maiM use apanI kuTI ke bhItara le luuNgii| manohara udhara apane pAnI se hila-milakara khela rahA thaa| use kyA mAlUma ki yahA~ akAraNa hI usa para roSa aura anugraha kiyA jA rahA hai| bAlikA soca rahI thI--manohara kaisA acchA hai, para vaha daMgaI bar3A hai / hameM cher3atA hI rahatA hai / abake daMgA karegA, to hama use kuTI meM sAjhI nahIM kreNge| sAjhI hone ko kahegA, to usase zarta karavA leMge, taba sAjhI kareMge / bAlikA surabAlA sAtaveM varSa meM thii| manohara koI do sAla usase bar3A thA / ___bAlikA ko acAnaka dhyAna AyA-bhAr3a kI chata to garama hogii| usa para manohara rahegA kaise ? maiM to raha jAU~gI / para manohara to jalegA / phira socA-usase maiM kaha dUMgI bhaI, chata bahuta tapa rahI hai, tuma jaloge, tuma mata Ao / para vaha agara nahIM mAnA ? mere pAsa vaha baiThane ko AyA hI to ? maiM kahU~gI-bhAI, Thaharo, maiM hI bAhara AtI huuN|...pr vaha mere pAsa Ane kI jida karegA kyA ?...jarUra karegA, vaha bar3A haThI hai |...pr maiM use Ane nahIM dU~gI / becArA tapegA-bhalA kucha ThIka hai ! jyAdA kahegA, maiM dhakkA de dU~gI, aura kahU~gI-are, jala jAyagA mUrkha ! yaha socane para use bar3A majA-sA AyA, para usakA muMha sUkha gayA / use mAno sacamuca hI dhakA khAkara manohara ke girane kA hAsyotpAdaka aura karuNa dRzya satya kI bhA~ti pratyakSa ho gyaa| bAlikA ne do-eka pakke hAtha bhAr3a para lagA kara dekhA-bhAr3a aba bilakula bana gayA hai| mA~ jisa satarka sAvadhAnI ke sAtha apane navajAta zizuko bichaune para leTAne ko chor3atI hai, vaise hI Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ surabAlA ne apanA paira dhIre-dhIre bhAr3a ke nIce se khIMca liyA / isa kriyA meM vaha sacamuca bhAr3a ko pucakAratI-sI jAtI thii| usake paira hI para to bhAr3a TikA hai, paira kA Azraya haTa jAne para becArA kahIM TUTa na par3e ! paira sAfa nikAlane para bhAr3a jaba jyoM kA-tyoM TikA rahA, taba bAlikA eka bAra AhlAda se nAca utthii| __ bAlikA ekabAragI hI bevakUpha manohara ko isa alaukika cAturya se paripUrNa bhAr3a ke darzana ke lie daur3akara khIMca lAne ko udyata ho gaI / mUrkha lar3akA pAnI se ulajha rahA hai, yahA~ kaisI jabadasta kAragujArI huI hai so nahIM dekhatA ! aisA pakkA bhAr3a usane kahIM dekhA bhI hai ! para socA-abhI nahIM; pahale kuTI to banA leM / yaha socakara bAlikA ne reta kI eka cuTakI lI aura bar3e dhIre se bhAr3a ke sira para chor3a dii| phira dUsarI, phira tIsarI, phira cauthI / isa prakAra cAra cuTakI reta dhIre-dhIre chor3akara surabAlA ne bhAr3a ke sira para apanI kuTI taiyAra kara lii| ___ bhAr3a taiyAra ho gyaa| para par3osa kA bhAr3a jaba bAlikA ne pUrApUrA yAda kiyA, to patA calA eka kamI raha gaI / dhuA~ kahA~ se nikalegA ? tanika socakara usane eka sIMka Ter3I karake usameM gAr3a dI / basa, brahmANDa kA sabase sampUrNa bhAr3a aura vizva kI sabase sundara vastu taiyAra ho gii| : : vaha usa ujaDu manohara ko isa apUrva kArIgarI kA darzana karAvegI, para abhI jarA thor3A dekha to aura le / surabAlA muMha bAye A~kheM sthira karake isa bhAr3a-zreSTha ko dekha-dekhakara vismita aura pulakita hone lgii| paramAtmA kahA~ virAjate haiM, koI isa bAlA se pUche, to vaha batAye isa bhAr3a ke jAdU meM / Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga ] manohara apanI 'surI-suro surrI' kI yAda kara pAnI se nAtA tor3a, hAtha kI lakar3I ko bharapUra jora se gaMgA kI dhArA meM pheMkakara, jaba mur3A, taba zrIsurabAlA devI ekaTaka apanI paramAtmalIlA ke jAdU ko bUjhane aura sulajhAne meM lagI huI thIM / manohara ne bAlA kI dRSTi kA anusaraNa kara dekhA - zrImatIjI bilakula apane bhAr3a meM aTakI huI haiN| usane jora se qahaqahA lagAkara eka lAta meM bhAr3a kA kAma tamAma kara diyA / na jAne kyA kilA phataha kiyA ho, aise garva se bharakara nirdayI manohara cillAyA- "surro rAnI !" surro rAnI mUka khar3I thIM / unake mu~ha para jahA~ abhI eka vizuddha rasa thA, vahA~ aba eka zUnya phaila bhayA / rAnI ke sAmane eka svarga A khar3A huA thA / vaha unhIM ke hAtha kA banAyA huA thA aura vaha eka vyakti ko apane sAtha lekara usa svarga kI eka-eka manoramatA aura svargIyatA ko dikhalAnA cAhatI thIM / hA, hanta ! vahI vyakti AyA aura usane apanI lAta se use tor3a-phor3a DAlA ! rAnI hamArI bar3I vyathA se bhara gaI / 72 hamAre vidvAn pAThakoM meM se koI hotA, to una mUrkhoM ko samajhAtA--'yaha saMsAra kSaNabhaMgura hai| isameM duHkha kyA aura sukha kyA / jo jisase banAyA hai vaha usI meM laya ho jAtA hai-isameM zoka aura udvega kI kyA bAta hai ? yaha saMsAra jala kA budabudA hai, phUTakara kisI roja jala meM hI mila jAyagA / phUTa jAne meM hI budabude kI sArthakatA hai / jo yaha nahIM samajhate, ve dayA ke pAtra haiN| rI, mUrkhA lar3akI, tU samajha / saba brahmANDa brahma kA hai, aura usI meM lIna ho jAyagA / isase tU kisalie vyartha vyathA saha rahI hai ? reta kA terA bhAr3a kSaNika thA, kSaNa meM lupta ho gayA, reta meM mila Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ khela gyaa| isa para kheda mata kara isase zikSA le| jisane lAta mArakara use tor3A hai vaha to paramAtmA kA kevala sAdhana-mAtra hai / paramAtmA tujhe navIna zikSA denA cAhate haiN| lar3akI, tU mUrkha kyoM banatI hai ? paramAtmA kI isa zikSA ko samajha aura paramAtmA taka pahu~cane kA prayAsa kara / aadi-aadi|' para becArI bAlikA kA durbhAgya, koI vijJa dhImAn paNDita tattvopadeza ke lie usa gaMgA-taTa para nahIM pahu~ca sake / hameM to yaha bhI sandeha hai ki surI ekadama itanI jar3a-mUrkhA hai ki yadi koI paropakAra-rata paMDita paramAtma-nirdeza se yahA~ pahu~ca kara upadeza dene bhI lagate, to vaha unakI bAta ko na sunatI aura samajhatI / para, aba to vahA~ nirbuddhi zaTha manohara ke sivA koI nahIM hai, aura manohara vizva-tattva kI eka bhI bAta nahI jaantaa| usakA mana na jAne kaisA ho rahA hai| koI jaise use bhItara-hI-bhItara masose DAla rahA hai / lekina usane banakara kahA, "saro, duta pagalI ! rUThatI hai ?" surabAlA vaisI hI khar3I rhii| "surI, rUThatI kyoM hai ?" bAlA tanika na hilii| "surI ! surI !......o, suro!" aba bananA na ho sakA / manohara kI AvAja haThAt ka~pI-sI niklii| surabAlA aba aura mu~ha pherakara khar3I ho gii| svara ke isa kampana kA sAmanA zAyada usase na ho skaa| "surI... o suriyA ! maiM manohara hU~...manohara !......mujhe mAratI nahI !" Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lw jainendra kI kahAniyAM [dvitIya bhAga - yaha manohara ne usake pITha pIche se kahA aura aise kahA, jaise vaha yaha prakaTa karanA cAhatA hai ki vaha ro nahIM rahA hai| . "hama nahI bolte|" bAlikA se binA bole rahA na gyaa| usakA bhAr3a zAyada svargavilIna ho gyaa| usakA sthAna aura bAlA kI sArI duniyA kA sthAna, kA~patI huI manohara kI AvAja ne le liyaa| ___ manohara ne bar3A bala lagAkara kahA, "surI, manohara tere pIche khar3A hai / vaha bar3A duSTa hai / bola mata, para usa para reta kyoM nahIM pheMka detI, mAra kyoM nahIM detI ! use eka thappar3a lagA-vaha aba kabhI kasUra nahIM kregaa|" bAlA ne kar3akakara kahA, "cupa raho jI!" "cupa rahatA hU~, para mujhe dekhogI bhI nahIM ?" "nahIM dekhte|" "acchA mata dekho / mata hI dekho| maiM aba kabhI sAmane na AU~gA, maiM isI lAyaka huuN|" / "kaha diyA tumase, tuma cupa raho / hama nahIM bolate / '' bAlikA meM vyathA aura krodha kabhI kA khatma ho cukA thA / vaha to pighalakara baha cukA thaa| yaha kucha aura hI bhAva thA / yaha eka ullAsa thA jo vyAjakopa kA rUpa dhara rahA thaa| dUsare zabdoM meM yaha strItva thaa| manohara bolA, "lo surI, maiM nahIM boltaa| maiM baiTha jAtA huuN| yahIM baiThA rhuuNgaa| tuma jaba taka na kahogI, na uThgA, na boluuNgaa|" manohara cupa baiTha gayA / kucha kSaNa bAda hArakara surabAlA bolI"hamArA bhAr3a kyoM tor3A jI ? hamArA bhAr3a banAke do !" "lo abhI lo|' Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ khela 75 "hama vaisA hI leMge / " "vaisA hI lo, usase bhI acchA / " "usapai hamArI kuTI thI, usapai dhue~ kA rAstA thA / " "lo, saba lo| tuma batAtI na jAo, maiM banAtA jAU~ / " " hama nahIM btaaeNge| tumane kyoM tor3A ? tumane tor3A, tumhIM banAo / " "acchA, para tuma idhara dekho to / " " hama nahIM dekhate, pahale bhAr3a banAke do / " manohara ne eka bhAr3a banA kara taiyAra kiyaa| kahA, "lo, bhAr3a bana gayA / " " bana gayA ?" "hA~ / " " dhue~ kA rAstA banAyA ? kuTI banAI ?" " so kaise banAU~ -- batAo to / " "pahale banAo, taba batAU~gI / " bhAr3a ke sira para eka sIMka lagAkara aura eka-eka patte kI Ta lagAkara kahA, " banA diyA / " turanta mur3akara surabAlA ne kahA, "acchA, dikhAo / " 'sIMka ThIka nahIM lagA jI', 'pattA aise lagegA' Adi Adi saMzodhana kara cukane para manohara ko hukma huA "thor3A pAnI lAo, bhAr3a ke sirapara DAleMge / "" manohara pAnI lAyA / gaMgAjala se kara pAtroM dvArA vaha bhAr3a kA abhiSeka cAhatA thA ki surro rAnI ne eka lAta se bhAr3a ke sira ko cUra kara diyA ! karanA hI cakanA - Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] surabAlA rAnI ha~sI se nAca utthiiN| manohara utphullatA se kahakahA lagAne lgaa| usa nirjana prAnta meM vaha nirmala zizu-hAsyarava lahareM letA huA vyApta ho gyaa| sUraja mahArAja bAlakoM jaise lAla-lAla mu~ha se gulAbI-gulAbI ha~sI ha~sa rahe the| gaMgA mAno jAna-bUjhakara kilakAriyA~ mAra rahI thiiN| aura-aura ve lambe U~ce-U~ce diggana per3a dArzanika paNDitoM kI bhA~ti, saba hAsya kI sAra-zUnyatA para mAno mana-hI-mana gambhIra tattvAlocana kara, ha~sI meM bhUle hue mUkhoM para thor3I dayA bakhzanA cAha rahe the ! Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kisakA rupayA rameza anamanA bar3hatA calA AyA thA, so anamanA bar3hatA calA gyaa| uddezya usameM kho gayA thaa| ginatI kI bhA~ti bar3hate hue usake kadama hI the jo use lie jA rahe the| skUla meM mAsTara ne use mArA thA / kasUra, ki Aja pA~ca meM do savAla usake galata nikle| klAsa kA vaha avvala lar3akA hai| hisAba meM hoziyAra hai / mAsTara saba lar3akoM ko dikhAkara usakI tArIpha karate haiN| Aja usI ke do savAla g2alata Aye, to mAsTara ko gussA A gyaa| gussA na AtA, agara lar3akoM meM kisI ke bhI savAla sahI na aate| mAsTara rameza ko bahuta cAhate the| para jaba usI rameza ke do savAla g2alata aura dUsare eka lar3ake ke pA~coM savAla sahI Aye to mAsTara ko bar3I jhuMjhalAhaTa huii| tisa para eka zarAratI lar3ake ne kahA, "mAsTarajI. tIna to mere bhI sahI haiM / aura Apa rameza ko hoziyAra batAte haiM !" __ mosTara ne koI javAba nahIM diyA / gambhIratA se kahA, "rameza, yahA~ aao|" oo Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 78 jainendra kI kahAniyAM [dvitIya bhAga] rameza DaratA-DaratA pAsa AyA / "hAtha phailaao|" rameza ne hAtha phailaae| mAsTara ne hAtha ke phuTe ko kasakara dotIna bAra usakI hathelI para mArA aura kahA, "jAo, usa kone meM murgA banakara khar3e ho jaao|" rameza klAsa kA mAnITara thaa| mAsTara ne kahA, "sunA nahIM ? jAo murgA bno|" rameza calakara apanI jagaha AyA aura bastA kholakara baiTha gyaa| ___ mAsTara ne yaha dekhA to garajakara kahA, "rameza ! sunA nahIM hamane kyA kahA ? jAkara murgA bno|" __ javAba meM rameza guma-suma baiThA rhaa| mAsTara taba apanI jagaha se uThakara Aye aura kAna pakar3akara rameza ko khar3A karate-karate do-tIna capata kanapaTI para rakha diye, phira dhakiyAte hue kahA, "nikala jAo mere klAsa se|" __ rameza klAsa se nikalakara claa| ghara para AyA to mA~ ne pUchA, "kyA hai ?" rameza cup| "kyA hai ? le, ye santare-lukATa tere liye rakhe haiN|" rameza guma-suma baiTha rahA aura kucha nahIM chuaa| mA~ ne ha~sakara kahA, "Aja ke paise kA aisA kyA khAyA thA jo bhUkha nahIM lagI ? aura hA~, kyA Aja skUla itanI jaldI ho gayA ?" javAba meM rameza ne sabere milA paisA apanI jeba se nikAlA aura takhta para rakha diyA, bolA-cAlA nhiiN| Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kisakA rupayA 76 mA~ ne pUchA, "kyoM re, kyA huA hai jo aisA ho rahA hai ?" rameza nahIM bolA aura bIca bAta uThakara dUsare kamare meM khATa para paira laTakAkara a~gulI ke nahoM ko mu~ha se kutaratA huA baiThA raha gyaa| mA~ phala kI taztarI lekara AI / kahA, "bAta kyA hai ? mAsTara ne mArA hai ?" pyAra se rakhe mA~ ke hAthoM ko rameza ne apane kandhe para se alaga jhaTaka diyA aura jAne kyA budabudAtA rhaa| mA~ ne cirauriyA~ kI, pyAra se pUchA, muMha meM chilA lukATa z2abaradastI diyaa| para rameza kisI taraha nahIM maanaa| vaha jAne oThoM-hI-zroThoM meM kyA budabudAtA thA, tyauriyA~ usakI car3hI huI thIM aura kucha sApha na bolatA thaa| hote-hote mA~ ko bhI gussA A gyaa| usane bhI donoM tarapha capata rakha diye, aura kahA"badazaUra se kitanA kaha rahI hU~, lekina jo kucha bole bhii| hara vakta jhikAne ke sivAya kucha kAma hI nahIM, hA~ to| bolanA nahIM hai to isa ghara meM kyoM AyA thA ? na Ake mare sAmane, na kaleza mce|" ____ rameza isa para Tuka-dera to vahIM guma-suma baiThA rahA / phira khATa se muMha uThA kara ghara se bAhara hone claa| mA~ ne kahA, "kahA~ jAtA hai ? cala idhara / " / para rameza cala kara udhara nahI AyA, Age hI bar3hatA gayA / isa para jarA dera to mA~ anizcita mAna meM rahI, phira jhapaTI AI aura sIr3hI utara daravAje se bAhara jhA~kI, to galI kI mor3a taka rameza kahIM dikhAI nahIM diyaa| mA~ isa para jhIMkatI bar3a-bar3AtI bhItara gaI aura socane lagI ki yaha unhIM ke kAma haiM ki jarA Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 80 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] se lar3ake ko itanA sira car3hA diyA hai| tArIpha kara-kara ke Aja yaha hAla kara diyA hai| mA~ ko to kucha samajhatA hI nhiiN| merA kyA, aise hI bigar3a kara Age kula ko dAga lagAyagA to maiM kyA jAnUM / abhI hAtha meM nahIM rakhA to lar3akA phira kyA basa meM Ane vAlA hai ? ucakkA banegA, ucakkA, aura nahIM to|| ___ udhara rameza bar3hA calA jA rahA thaa| calane meM usake dizA na thI,na kadamoM meM agalA-pichalA thaa|clte-clte vaha ghAsa ke maidAna meM A gayA aura vahA~ eka jagaha baiTha gyaa| dhUpa meM itanI tejI na thii| dhIre-dhIre vaha DhalatI jA rahI thii| dUra taka kaTI dUba kA galIcA bichA thA / pAra per3oM se ghirI sar3aka bala khAtI jA rahI thii| ekAdha chuTI gAya ghAsa cara rahI thii| Upara AsamAna ke zUnya vistAra meM ikkI-dukkI cIla ur3atI dIkhatI thii| baiThe-baiThe use AdhA, eka, do ghaNTe ho gaye / isa bIca vaha kucha khAsa nahIM soca sakA thA / jahA~ thA vahIM rahA thaa| usake mana meM na mAsTara thA, na mA~ thii| mana meM usake kucha nahIM thaa| basa eka ajIba begAnagI thI ki vaha akelA hai akelA / saba hai, para kucha nahIM hai| baiThe-baiThe gussA aura kSobha usakA saba dhula gayA thaa| usameM abhiyoga nahIM thA, na zikAyata thI / basa eka rItApana thA ki jaise kahIM kucha bhI na ho| dekhA ki eka pillA jAne kahA~ se bichar3a kara usake Asa-pAsa kucha DhU~Dha rahA hai| vaha ka-kU~ kara rahA hai| kabhI ruka kara kucha socatA hai, aura kabhI bhAga chUTatA hai| rameza kI tabiyata huI ki vaha usake sAtha khele| jaba taka pAsa rahA, vaha pille kI tarapha dekhatA rahA / usakI aThakheliyA~ use pyArI laga rahI thIM / para jAne vaha pillA usase kitanI dUra thA-itanI dUra ki mAnoM usake bIca Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kisakA rupayA . 81 samudra phailA ho / vaha khuda isa pAra ho, aura pillA dUsarI pAra aura vaha usake khela meM bhAga na ba~TA sakatA ho| pillA khela ke lie ho aura vaha basa dekhane ke lie / dhIre-dhIre vaha pillA kuMkU karatA pAsa aagyaa| bilkula pAsa AgayA / rameza mugdha banA use dekhatA rhaa| para muMha se AvAja dekara yA hAtha phailA kara use bulA na sakA / pillA pAsa se aura pAsa AtA huA use bar3A pyArA lagatA thA / aura vaha kyoM ekadama Akara rameza kI deha se saTa nahIM jaataa| rameza ekadama niSkriya aura nirvirodha par3A thaa| vaha khuza hotA ki pillA usakI chAtI para car3hakara usake ekAkIpana ko bhaMga kara ddaaltaa| vaha cAhatA thA ki koI use apane se chur3A de| apane meM hokara vaha ekadama avasanna aura nirarthaka bana rahA thA, jaise vaha hai hI nahIM / para pille ne pAsa Akara rameza ke muMha ke pAsa sUMghA, kamIja ke chora ko sUMghA, phaile hue pairoM kI aMguliyoM ke pAsa nAka lAkara use sUMghA, aura phira lauTa kara cala diyaa| rameza utsuka thA / vaha bATa meM thA ki vaha pillA jarUra usase uljhegaa| para itane pAsa Akara jaba vaha lauTa calA to rameza ne eka bhArI sA~sa chodd'ii| mAnoM usake mana meM huA ki ThIka hai, yaha bhI mujhe nahIM cAhatA / koI use nahIM caahtaa| ___isI taraha kAphI dera vaha baiThA rhaa| aba sA~jha ho clegii| dUra pAsa pagaDaMDI para ghAsa meM loga A-jA rahe haiN| dina kA kAma zAma ke ArAma ke kinAre laga rahA hai| per3a cupa haiN| sar3aka para moTareM idhara se udhara bhAgatI nikala jAtI haiN| hote-hote sahasA vaha utthaa| usake mana meM kucha na raha gayA thaa| na icchA , na Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga ] 'anicchA, na krodha, na khushii| basa eka alakSya ke sahAre vaha apane ghara kI ora cala diyA / 82 calate-calate, are, yaha kyA ? vaha do Daga lauTA, jhuka kara dekhA / sacamuca rupayA hI thA / usane use dabAyA / idhara-udhara se dekhA / ekadama rupayA hI thA ! use bar3I khuzI huii| lekina phira sahasA apanI khuzI ko mAno g2alata jAna kara vaha gambhIra hogayA / rupayA jeba meM rakha liyA aura dhIra - gambhIra banakara calane lagA / para paise kI qImata kA use patA thA / eka paise meM miThAI kI ATha goliyA~ AtI haiN| eka rupaye meM cauMsaTha paise hote haiN| cauMsaTha meM se hara eka paise kI ATha-ATha goliyA~ aura peMsila lAla-nIlI aura peMsila banAne kA cAkU aura rabara, phuTA aura parakAra aura miThAI aura khilaune, hA~, aura naI sleTa aura cAka --cAka kI lambIlambI battiyA~ aura kA~ca kI ra~ga-biraMgI goliyA~ aura laTTU aura pataMga aura geMda aura sITI isa taraha bahuta-sI cIjoM kI tasvIreM usake mana meM eka-eka kara Ane lgiiN| ve bar3I jaldI-jaldI zra rahI aura gujara rahI thiiN| usake mana kI A~khoM ke Age se jaise eka julUsa hI nikalatA jA rahA thA / usako dekhakara mana meM uchAha AtA thA / para aba bhI vaha Upara se gambhIra aura AhisteAhiste calA jA rahA thA / 1 dhIme-dhIme kadamoM meM tejI A gii| mAnoM aba unameM lakSya hai / para use nahIM, vaha pairoM ko calA rahA hai| cehare para bhI abhAva aba nahIM raha gayA hai / apanI kalpanAoM se aba use virodha nahIM hai, vaha unakA hamajolI hai| unake raMga meM hamaraMga hai| julUsa usI kA hai aura usameM calane vAlI raMga-biraMgI cIjeM usakI tAbedAra haiN| usane jeba se rupayA nikAlA, aura phira dekhA / vaha jaldI ghara Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kisakA rupayA kara pahu~canA cAhatA thA / vaha mA~ ko kahegA-nahIM, nahIM khegaa| rupaye ko jeba meM rakha legA aura kucha nahIM kahegA, para nahIM miThAI mA~ ko bhI dU~gA / saba ko dU~gA / saba ko, saba ko miThAI dU~gA / isa taraha calate-calate rameza apane ghara ke daravAje para pahu~cA ki vahIM se utsAha meM cillAyA, "ammA~ ! ammA~ !" 1 I 1 usakI ammA~ kI kucha na pUchie / rameza ke cale jAne para kucha dera to vaha rUThI rahIM / phira yahA~-vahA~ Dola kara usakI khoja karane lgiiN| para rameza yahA~ na milA, na vahA~ / kAyasthoM ke ghara kI zAMti se pUchA to use patA nahIM / aura amavAloM ke yahA~ ke prakAza se pUchA to use qhabara nhiiN| vaha sArA muhallA chAna AyIM, para rameza kahIM na milA / pahile to isa para unheM bar3A gussA AyA / phira duzcintAe~ gherane lagIM / Akhira hAra-hUra kara ghara meM apane kAma se lagIM aura daphtara gaye rameza ke bApa ko kosa kosa kara mana bharane lagIM / unhoMne hI to aisA bigAr3a kara rakha diyA hai| apanI hI calAtA hai, aura jarA kucha kaha do to mijAz2a kA ThikAnA nahIM ! jAne kahA~ jAkara mara gayA hai kamabakhta ! bhalA kucha ThIka hai / moTara hai, sAikila hai, musalamAna haiM, IsAI haiN| phira ye mur3akaTe DaMDe vAle kaMjare ghUmate phirate haiN| kahate haiM baccoM ko jholI meM DAla kara le jAte haiM / kahA~ jAkara nasa gayA, mara miTA ! merI Ata hai / basa saba kAma meM maiM hI / bhagavAn mujhe uThA kyoM nahIM letA. daravAje se rameza kI AvAja sunate hI unakA dila uchala par3A / socA ki Ane do, usakI haDDiyA~ tor3a kara rakha dU~gI / duSTa mujhe kaisA satAyA hai / para isa khyAla ke bAvajUda unakI A~khoM meM pAnI utara Ane ko ho gayA / aura bhItara se umaga kara bAlaka ke lie bar3A pyAra Ane lagA / Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 64 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] rameza ne kahA, "ammA~, ammA~ ! suna-acchA maiM nahIM btaataa|" ammA~ ne apane viruddha hokara DATa kara kahA, "kahA~ gayA thA retU ? yahA~ maiM hairAna ho gayI hU~ / aba AyA tU !" / rameza ne vaha kucha nahIM sunA / bolA, "ammA~ saca kahatA huuN| dikhAU~ tumheM ?" ___ammA~ ne kahA, "kyA dikhAyagA ? le, A, bhUkhA hai kucha khA le|" kaha kara mA~ ne rameza ke kandhe para pyAra kA hAtha rakhA aura rameza chiTaka kara dUra jA khar3A huA / bolA, "pAsa se nahIM dUra se dekho / nahIM to le logii| ye dekho|" "are, rupayA ! kahA~ se lAyA hai ?" "rAste meM par3A thaa|" "dekhU !" rameza ne pAsa Akara rupayA mA~ ke hAtha meM de diyaa| mA~ ne use acchI taraha parakha kara dekhA-ekadama kharA rupayA thA / rameza ne kahA, "laayo|" mA~ ne kahA, "tU kyA karegA / lA, rakha duuN|" "merA hai|" "hA~, terA hai / maiM koI khA jAU~gI ?" mA~ kA khyAla thA ki rameza rupayA bekAra DAla aaygaa| rupayA pAne para vaha behada khuza thiiN| isa rupaye meM apanI tarapha se kucha aura milAkara socatI thIM ki rameza ke lie koI bar3hiyA inAma kI cIz2a ma~gA duuNgii| aise usake hAtha se rupayA nAhaka barabAda jAyagA / para rameza ke mana meM se abhI vaha julUsa miTA nahIM thaa| socatA thA ki maiM yaha lAU~gA, vaha lAU~gA / aura miThAI lAkara Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kisakA rupayA 85 anyAya se rupayA sabako khilAU~gA / para yaha kyA ki usa kI mA~ hI chIna lenA cAhatI haiM / usako yaha bahuta bejA mAlUma huA / usane kahA, "rupayA merA hai / mujhe milA hai / " mA~ ne kahA, "bar3A milA hai tumako ! kamAye taba merA-terA karanA / cupa raha / " rameza kA antaHkaraNa yaha anyAya svIkAra nahIM kara sakA / usane kahA, "rupayA tuma nahIM dogI ?" ne kahA, "nahIM dU~gI / " rameza ne phira kahA, "nahIM dogI ?" mA~ ne kahA, "bar3A AyA lene vAlA ! cupa raha / " natIjA yaha ki rameza ne hAtha pakar3a ke rupayA lene kI koziza kI / mA~ ne ha~sa kara muTThI kasa lii| kahA, "alaga baiTha / " 1 para rameza alaga na baiThakara muTThI para jUjhatA rahA / mA~ pahale to rahI TAlatI phira bAlaka kI badazaUrI para unheM gussA Ane lagA / aura jaba z2ora lagAte-lagAte acAnaka rameza ne unakI muTThI para dA~ta se kATa khAyA to mA~ ne ekAeka aise jora se kanapaTI para capata dI ki bAlaka siTapiTA gayA / hAtha usase chUTa gayA aura kSaNika sahamA huA vaha mA~ kI ora dekhatA raha gayA, mAno pUchatA ho ki kyA yaha saca hai ? javAba meM usane mA~ kI A~khoM meM cinagArI dekhI | mA~ ke mana meM thA ki yaha lar3akA hai ki rAkSasa ? badamAza kATatA hai / mA~ kI tarafa nimiSa bhara isa taraha dekhakara vaha apanI kanapaTI ko malatA huA guma suma vahA~ se cala diyA, royA nahIM / kucha dUra calane para mA~ ne rupayA usakI tarafa pheMka diyA / rameza ne usa tarafa dekhA bhI nahIM aura calatA calA gayA / Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga ] rameza ke pitA sAr3he pA~ca baje daphtara kA kAma nibaTA ghara lautte| sAikila zrAja nahIM thI, isase sar3aka chor3a kara ghAsa ke maidAna meM rAstA kATa kara cle| rAste meM kyA dekhate haiM ki eka dasa gyAraha barasa kI lar3akI, bhayabhIta idhara-udhara rAste para A~kha DAlatI huI calI A rahI hai| salavAra pahane hai aura kamIja, aura Upara sara se hotI huI eka or3hanI par3I hai| lar3akI musalamAna hai aura usake eka hAtha meM choTI-sI poTalI hai| paira jaldI-jaldI rakha rahI hai aura idhara-udhara cAroM tarafa nigAha pheMkatI huI bar3ha rahI hai / cehare para havAiyA~ haiM aura A~kha meM A~sU A rahe haiN| sA~sa bharIsI letI hai aura kucha mu~ha meM budabudAtI hai / rameza ke bAbU jI ne pUchA, "kyA hai beTI ?" 86 lar3akI pahale to sahamI-sI dekhatI rahI / phira rone lagI / "hAya re maiM kyA karU~ ? ammA~ mujhe bahuta mAreMgI / ammA~ mujhe bahuta maareNgii| hAya re ; maiM kyA karU~ ?" bAbU jI ne pUchA, "bAta kyA hai, beTI !" lar3akI bolI, "eka rupayA aura eka ikannI thI / kahIM rAste meM gira gaI !" "kahA~ gira gaI ? aura kaba ?" lar3akI ne kahA, "maiM jA rahI thii| yahIM kahIM gira gaI / ghara / pAsa pahu~ca kara dekhA ki gira gaI hai / yaha abhI hAla hI jA rahI thI / zrajI, abhI hAla / bahuta dera nahIM huii| hAya re, aba maiM kyA karU~ ? ammA~ mujhe mAreMgI / ammA~ mujhe mAreMgI / " lar3akI Dara ke mAre badahavAsa thI / satraha mAne kI kImata isa lar3akI yA usakI mA~ ke lie jarUra satraha Ane se kahIM jyAdA Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kisakA rupayA 87 thii| kyoMki lar3akI garIba ghara kI mAlUma hotI thii| bAbU jI ne pUchA, "rupayA kahA~ girA beTI ?" ___ lar3akI ne yahA~-vahA~ aura sabhI jagaha batAyA ki girA ho sakatA hai / taba bAbUjI ne kahA ki aba to rupayA kyA milegA aura lar3akI ko dilAsA denA cAhA / para lar3akI kA Dara thamatA na thA / "hAya re, ammA~ mujhe bahuta maareNgii| hAya rI daiyA, maiM kyA karU~ / ammA~ bahuta mAreMgI !" karuNA ke vaza rameza ke bAbU jI usa rAste para pIche kI ora, aura sAmane kI ora kAphI dUra-dUra taka usa lar3akI ke sAtha ghUme / para rupayA nahIM dIkhA, aura ikannI bhI nahIM diikhii| Upara se rozanI bhI kama ho calI thii| bAbU ko bar3I dayA A rahI thii| lar3akI ke mana meM hola bharA thA / "hAya re, ammA~ kyA kaheMgI? ammA~ mujhe bahuta maareNgii|" mAlUma hotA thA ki lar3akI ko mA~ kA Dara to hai hI, usake nIce yaha bhI vizvAsa hai ki rupayA khonA saca hI itanA bar3A kasUra hai ki usa para lar3akI ko mAra milanI cAhiye / isI se yaha Dara Upara kA nahIM thA, balki usake bhItara taka bharA huA thaa| vaha phaTI A~khoM se idhara-udhara dekhatI thI aura kahIM kucha sapheda milatA to lapaka kara usI tarapha jhukatI thii| para hAtha meM kabhI cInI kA Tukar3A A rahatA, to kabhI koI sUkhA pattA yA kabhI sirpha camakadAra pthrii| rameza ke bAbU jI ne kAphI samaya lagA kara use sahAyatA dii| Akhira rupaye aura ikannI meM se kucha nahIM milA to yaha kahate hue vaha bidA hone lage ki, "beTA, aba a~dherA huA, kala dekhanA / kismata huI to zAyada mila bhI jAya / " Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga ] lar3akI suna kara isa AkhirI hamadarda ko jAte hue dekhakara A~kheM phAr3e khar3I raha gaI / 85 bAbU becAre kyA karate ? dila ko majabUta kara ghara kI tarafa mu~ha uThAte hue cale-calate gaye / khyAla AyA ki calU~ lauTa kara eka rupayA usake hAtha meM rakha dU~, aura kahU~ - 'beTI ikannI to isake pAsa par3I huI milI nahIM, yaha apanA rupayA lo / ' para isa khyAla ko barAbara khyAla meM hI liye aura doharAte hue vaha eka para eka Daga bar3hAte ghara kI tarafa calate cale gae / ghara pahu~ce / bAhara sar3aka para eka tarafa dekhA ki buddha bhagavAn kI taraha virakta rameza bAbU baiThe haiN| pitA ne kahA, "are rameza, kyoM kyA hai yahA~ kyoM baiThA hai / " rameza ne sunakara mudrA aura pAralaukika karalI aura koI javAba nahIM diyA / pitA ne hAtha ke jhole ko dikhAkara kahA, "are cala, dekha tere liye kyA lAyA hU~ ?" rameza ne dekhA, na sunA / koI usase mata bolo| kisI kA usase kucha matalaba nhiiN| tuma saba jiyo, vaha aba maregA / rameza ke pitA muskarA kara Age bar3ha gaye / soca liyA ki isa ghara meM jo hai, rameza kI mA~ hai / andara kara dekhA ki rameza kI mA~ bhI anamanI haiM / barAmade meM par3e hue rupaye ko uThAkara kamare meM ghUmate hue kahA, "kyoM, kyA bAta hai ? Aja to cUlhA bhI ThaMDA hai / " mAlUma huA ki bAta yaha hai ki rameza kI mA~ ko abhI apane maike pahu~cAnA hogaa| kyoMki isa ghara meM jaba use kucha cIja hI nahIM samajhA jAtA hai to usake rahane aura saba kA jI jalAne se kyA Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kisakA rupayA phAyadA hai ? tuma marda hokara samajhate ho ki daphtara ke sivA tumheM dUsarA kAma hI nahIM hai / aura idhara yahA~ tumhAra lAr3alA jo bigar3a rahA hai, usakI khabara nahIM lete| sira to mere saba bItatI hai / nahIMnahIM mujhe kala kI gAr3I se bApa ke ghara bheja do| kA~TA kaTegA aura tuma saba khuza hoge / ityaadi| __ rameza ke pitA ne kahA ki vaha to khaira dekhA jaaygaa| para yaha rupayA kaisA bAhara par3A thA, lo / mAlUma huA ki rameza kI mA~ ko usa rupaye meM koI Aga nahIM denI hai, pheMka do use bhAr3a meM / ___ aba to rameza ke pitA kA mAthA ThanakA / para unhoMne dhIraja se kAma liyA / rameza kI mA~ ko manAyA, utthaayaa| isa AzvAsana para vaha mana gaI aura uTha gaI ki rameza ko sudhAranA hogaa| para saba ke bAda rupaye kA hAla mAlUma kiyA to rameza ke pitA sira pakar3a kara sunna raha gaye / kucha dera meM sudha huI to teja cAla se usa ghAsa ke maidAna meM pahu~ce ki o paramAtmA vaha lar3akI mila jAya / para vahA~ kahIM lar3akI na thii| vaha kahate hue Dolate phire ki 'bIbI, yaha rahA tumhArA rupayA !' para lar3akI vahA~ kahA~ thI ki sune / rupayA hAtha meM liye hasarata se vaha socate raha gaye ki aba vaha unheM aura kahA~ milegI ? Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cora ghara meM ATha barasa kA pradyumna bar3A UdhamI hai / kisI kI nahIM sunatA aura jida para AjAya, to pUchie hI kyA / idhara kucha dinoM se vaha kucha gumasuma rahatA hai / Udhama-daMgA bhI kama ho gayA hai / jAne kyA bAta usa ke mana meM baiTha gaI hai / zAma ko skUla se AtA hai, to daur3a kara khelane bAhara nahIM calA jAtA, isa-usa kamare meM hI dikhAI detA hai / maiM parezAna huuN| kahatI hU~, "kyA huA hai pradyumna ?" to sira hilAkara kaha detA hai, "kucha bhI nhiiN|" __"to khelane kyoM nahIM gayA ?" "yoM hI nahIM gyaa|" __ maiM samajhatI hU~ ki rUThA hai / taba goda meM lekara pyAra karatI huuN| para vaha bAta bhI nahIM hai / aba sabakI apanI-apanI jagaha zobhA hai / bAlaka meM buddhimAnI acchI nahIM lgtii| usameM bacapana cAhie / para pradyumna jo ATha varSa kI umra meM bujurga bana rahA hai, so maiM kaise dekhatI raha jAU~ ? DapaTa kara kahA, "jAtA kyoM nahIM khelane ? sAthI baccoM meM mana hI bhlegaa|" 9. Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cora DapaTatI hU~, to vaha sacamuca calA jAtA hai / maiM DaratI hU~ ki ghara ke bAhara idhara-hI-udhara to vaha nahIM bhaTaka rahA hai / para nahIM, vaha sIdhA sAthiyoM meM jAtA hai aura khela kara kAphI dera meM lauTatA hai / eka bAta dekhatI huuN| zAma ko nibaTa kara hama cAra janIM baiTha kara bAta karatI haiM, to vaha bhI pAsa baiThA huA dikhAI detA hai / vaha kucha nahIM bolatA, cupacApa sunatA rahatA hai / mujhase saTakara bhI nahIM baiThatA aura na kabhI goda meM leTane kI hI ceSTA karatA hai| apane alaga-alaga gumasuma baiThA rahatA hai| __ Ajakala dina bar3e kharAba haiN| gehU~ DhAI sera kA bhI mayassara nahIM hai| dUdha ke dAma ghosI ne parasoM se ATha Ane sera kara die haiM / zAka-bhAjI ke bAre meM ke Ane se kama kI bAta hI nahIM kIjie / laukI aura kadU donoM unheM bilkula pasanda nahIM; para aba unhIM ke hukma se vahI banAtI hU~, kyoMki ve cAra pAne meM jo A jAte haiM / zahariyoM kI musIbata, bahana kucha na puucho| makAna, kirAyA hai ki dama khuzka karatA hai / 40) de rahI hU~; para maiM hI jAnatI hU~ ki kaise gujara hotI hai| mehamAna Ae, to baiThAne ko jagaha nahIM / yaha muI lar3AI jAne kaba banda hogI! Apasa meM hamArI aisI hI bAteM huA karatI haiN| sAvitrI ne kahA, "are jI, tumane sunA, kala hamAre par3osa meM eka kA tAlA TUTa gayA / " girajA bolI, "yaha na hogA, to kyA hogA ? kucha nukasAna to nahIM huA ?" sAvitrI ne kahA, "yahI khaira huii| caukIdAra kI lAThI kI Thaka-Thaka sunakara, kahate haiM, cora bhAga gyaa|" sabjAmAlA bolI, "maiMne to lohe ke kivAr3a lagAne ko kaha Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 62 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] diyA hai / dekho na, usa roja unake yahA~ se kapar3e-jevara saba calA gayA / aura to aura bartana taka le ge|" ___ yaha samAcAra purAnA par3a gayA thA; para Aja isa mauke para vaha phira nayA ho paayaa| dulArI bolI, "dUra kyoM jAo, rAta kI bAta mumAnIjI se hI na pUcho ki raha-rahakara kaisA khaTakA hotA rahA aura sabere dekhate haiM, to sApha nizAna haiM ki kisI ne kuNDe para hAtha AjamAyA hai|" . mumAnI isa maNDalI meM kucha naI haiN| zAyada vajaha yaha bhI ho ki vaha akelI musalamAna hai / lekina unake kuNDe kI bAta AI, to utsAha se unhoMne pUrA bakhAna kiyA, "navAba sAhaba Aye na the| do kA vakta thA / e0 Ara0 pI0 ke kAma meM unheM aksara dera ho jAtI hai / aba ghara meM hama saba janIM akelI / marda koI bhI nahIM / bahana, kucha pUcho nahIM / khaTa-khaTa suna rahI haiM ; para kucha karate nahIM bntaa| Apasa meM ghusa-phusa kara ke raha jAtI haiM aura sabake dhukadhukI ho rahI hai| maiMne to sabere hI kaha diyA, yA to nau baje A jAo, nahIM to makAna tabdIla karo / khudA jAne, maiM to nau baje kivAr3a banda kara liyA kruugii| merI balA se phira ve kahIM raheM / soe~ vahIM jAke apane e0 Ara0 pI0 meM / khudA kasama bahana, dera taka chata para se kaI qadamoM ke calane kI AhaTa AtI rahI / yaha cor...|" jainamatI bolI, "kyoM, bazIramiyA~ ghara meM nahIM the kyA ?" mumAnIjAna ne kahA, "unakI bhalI claaii| naI zAdI huI hai, to unheM kyA hoza hai ? donoM ko apanA kamarA hai aura basa / bAkI unakI tarapha se saba-kucha kyoM na luTa jAya / aba saca to Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cora yaha hai bahana ki cora kA hola mujhe bhI thA / isI se bola nahIM rahI thI, cupa thii|" ___ rUpavatI bolI, "auroM kI bAta to nahIM kahatI, nIma para car3hakara inake ghara to maiM kaho jaba pahu~ca jaauuN|" __ saba janIM isa para bahuta khuza huI aura kahane lagI ki yaha bAta pate kI hai / mere mana meM khuda isa kaTe nIma kI bAta kaI bAra AI thii| socatI thI myUnisipaliTI meM likhakara kaTavA duuN| isa mare per3a ko bhI yahIM honA thaa| maiMne jainamatI kI tarapha dekhakara kahA"jIjI, batAo kyA karU~ ? per3a hai to bar3e bemauke, koI car3hakara zrA sakatA hai| hamArA dilIpa hI roja yahA~ se sar3aka para utara jAtA hai / kahatI hU~, mAnatA hI nhiiN|" jIjI ne kahA, "to unase kahA ?" maiM bolI, "unase jaba kahA, to unhoMne kauna-sA kAma karake rakhA / bole-'nIma ke per3a se ThaNDI havA AtI hai / ' maiMne kahA'cora jo A sakatA hai ?? bole-'z2arUra A sakatA hai, isase kivAr3a khule rakhA karo aura vakta-be-vakta ke lie do-cAra roTiyA~ bhI bacA rakhA karo / Ae koI, to use khAne ko to mila jAya / cora becArA bhUkhA hotA hai / ' taba se jIjI, maiMne to kAna pakar3A, jo kucha kahU~ / sIdhI kI vaha to ulTI lagAte haiN| jeThajI se kahanA, vaha kucha intajAma karadeM, to mujhe kala par3a jAya / hara ghar3I dila dhuka-dhuka karatA rahatA hai / bAta yahA~ kara rahI hU~ aura mn"| kyA bajA hogA ?" "nau baja gyaa|" ___ maiM ghabarA kara bolI, "nau !" saba janIM merA tamAzA dekhane lgiiN| maiMne kahA, "mujhe jAne do| cala pradhuna, cleN|" Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] pradyumna pIche kI eka tarapha baiThA thaa| auroM ke sAtha ke bacce saba so gae the| pradyumna bilkula nahIM soyA thaa| isa vakta bhI jaise vaha yahA~ se uThanA nahIM cAhatA thA / sabjamAlA ne uThatI-uThatI kA hAtha pakar3a kara mujhe baiThAla liyA aura kahA, "lAlA A to gae haiN|" maiM aura bhI ghabarA kara bolI, "zrA gae haiM ?" sabz2amAlA ne kahA, "vaha dekha, kamare meM battI jala rahI hai|" yaha kahakara usane mujhe aMka meM bhara kara cUma liyA / isa sahelI kI maiM yahA~ bAta nahIM kara sakatI / vaha mujha para jabardastI karatI hai ; lekina isa jabardastI se hI maiM usakI huuN| bolI, "lAlA thor3I dera akele raha leMge, to kyA ho jAyagA ? tujhe chor3a kara khuda jo mahInoM bAhara rahate haiN|" maiMne kahA, "unhoMne khAnA nahIM khAyA, jIjI ! mujhe jAne do|" "zrApa le ke khA leNge|" kahate hue usane mujhe jabarana baiThA liyaa| pradyumna apanI jagaha barAbara dhyAna lagAe baiThA thA / khaira, mere baiTha jAne para corI se haTakara coroM kI bAta hone lgii| ve nirdayI hote haiM, cAlAka hote haiM, pAsa meM kucha-na kucha hathiyAra rakhate haiN| isI taraha bAta Age bar3hakara DAkU, jelakhAnA, kAlApAnI, aura phA~sI taka pahu~cI / ghar3I ne dasa bajAe, taba jAkara merA chuTakArA humA / aura janIM bhI taba apane ghara gaI / pradyumna u~galI pakar3e mere sAtha A gyaa| pradyumna ke bAbUjI leTe hue kitAba par3ha rahe the| kahA, "patA hai aba kyA bajA hai ?" maiMne TAlate hue kahA, "khAnA khA liyA ?" spaa| Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "khA liyaa|" ve nArAja the / hoM to hoM / maiM bhI pradyumna ko liTA kara usake barAbara leTa gaI / unase bolI nhiiN| ve bhI kitAba par3hate rhe| mujhe nIMda nahIM AI thI; para A~kha banda kie leTI thii| aise samaya pradyumna merI khATa se uThA aura apane bAbUjI ke pAsa jAkara bolA, "bAbUjI !" ___ cauMkakara unhoMne muMha pherA / pradyumna ko pAsa khar3A dekhakara kahA, "Ao, pradyumna, mere pAsa sooge ?" bacA pAsa baiTha to. gayA, leTA nahIM / "kyoM, baiThe kyoM ho ? so jaao|" pradyumna ne kahA, "cora rozanI meM nahIM AtA, bAbUjI ?" usake bAbUjI ne kahA, "nahIM, rozanI meM koI cora nahIM AtA / aura bhAI, cora bhalA koI hotA bhI hai ? so jaao|" lekina pradyumna nahIM soyA / thor3I dera bAda usane pUchA"a~dhere meM AtA hai ?" ___usake bAbUjI ne kahA, "kyA bakate ho, so jaao|" aura use jabardastI liTA diyA aura apanI kitAba khola kara par3hane lge| thor3I dera bAda unhoMne mur3a kara dekhA hogA ki pradyumna aba bhI A~kha phAr3e Upara dekha rahA hai, soyA nahIM hai ; kyoMki tabhI maiMne sumA ki unhoMne kahA, "are, abhI soe nahIM tuma ?" kahakara unhoMne kitAba alaga rakha dI aura baTana dabA diyaa| phira pradyumna ko chAtI ke pAsa khIMca kara thapakA-thapakA kara sulAne lge| aise unheM thor3I dera meM nIMda A gaI / maiM nahIM soI thI / itane meM dekhatI kyA hU~ ki a~dhere meM TaTola-TaTola kara pradyumna merI khATa para zrA gyaa| maiMne use apane meM khIMcakara phusaphusAkara kahA, "beTe, so Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] jaao|" vaha mere aMka meM lagakara sone kI ceSTA karane lgaa| maiM thor3I-thor3I dera meM usake papoTe dekhatI thI ki so to gayA hai na ? maiMne kahA, "kyo pradyumna, nIMda nahIM AtI ? kyA bAta hai|" ___ kucha dera sA~sa bA~dhakara vaha leTA rhaa| anta meM vaha roka nahIM sakA, ekAeka bolA, "bhAbhI, cora kaisA hotA hai ?" / maiM sunakara hairata meM raha gii| maiMne kahA, "are, vaha sacamuca meM kucha thor3e hI hotA hai / vaha to jhUTha-mUTha kI bAta hai|" __ "to vaha nahIM hotA ?" __ maiMne kahA, "bilkula nahIM hotaa|" sunakara vaha cupa raha gyaa| maiMne kahA, "so jAo, bhaiyA !" / usane jora se kahA, "hotA hai|" maiM ha~sakara bolI, "to batAo, kaisA hotA hai ?" bolA, "merI kitAba meM rAkSasa kI tasvIra hai, vaisA hotA hai / do sIMga, gadahe ke-se kAna aura lambI jIbha / " ____ maiMne kahA, "haTo, koI cora-cora nahIM hotaa| kitAba meM to yoM hI tasvIreM banI hotI haiM / lo, aba so jaao|" kahakara maiM use thapathapAne lagI aura kucha dera meM vaha so gyaa| __isa bAta ko ATha-dasa roja ho gae / pradyumna kI hAlata pahale se ThIka hai| maiMne sabase kaha diyA hai ki pradyumna ke sAmane cora kI bAta bilkula mu~ha se na nikAleM / saba isa bAta kA dhyAna rakhatI haiN| aura mAlUma hotA hai ki cora pradyumna ke sira se bhI utarakara bhAga-bhUga gayA hai| dilIpa hamArA bhatIjA hai aura sAtha hI rahatA hai| vaha epha0 e0 meM par3hatA hai| kAleja do mIla hogA, sAikila se AtA-jAtA hai| pradyumna apane kaI sAthiyoM ke sAtha skUla se lauTA thaa| Ate Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cora 67 hI bastA pheMka una ke sAtha bhAga jAnA cAhatA thaa| maiMne jaise-taise use rokA aura phala-miThAI use khilAne lgii| kahA, "sabere se gayA, tujhe bhUkha nahIM lagI, pradyumna ?" khAne to vaha lagA; para mana usakA dostoM meM thaa| itane meM AyA dilIpa / bolA, "cAcI, eka cora pakar3A gayA hai, cora / bAhara galI meM sipAhI use le jA rahe the| saccI, cAcI!" maiMne anAyAsa kahA, "kahA~ re ?" dilIpa kApI-kitAba pheMkate hue bolA, "yaha bAhara hI to galI ke bAhara / " "to calo, hogA le, are khAtA kyoM nahIM ?" lekina pradyumna kA muMha ruka gayA thA / baraphI kA pahalA Tukar3A bhI nIce nahIM utarA thaa| vaha bhUlA-sA sAmane dekhatA raha gayA thaa| "le khAtA kyoM nahIM ? khAkara kahIM jaanaa|' parantu pradyumna kucha dera usI taraha khoyA-sA rahA; phira eka dama uTha kara vahA~ se bhAga chuuttaa| maiMne taba dilIpa se kahA, "jA bhayyA, dekha to, vaha kahA~ jA rahA hai ?" dilIpa svayaM hI jAnA cAhatA thA / isI se vaha bhI lapakakara bhAga gayA / Ane para dekhA ki dilIpa jitanA ullasita hai, pradyumna utanA hI cintita dIkhatA hai| maiM dilIpa se pUchane-tAchane lagI aura vaha mujhe apanI sunI-sunAI saba batAne lgaa| pradyumna taba barAbara pAsa khar3A thaa| sahasA bIca meM vaha bolA, "cora AdamI hotA hai, mA~ ? cora nahIM hotA ?" maiMne kahA, "hA~ beTA, AdamI hI hotA hai|" "rAkSasa nahIM hotA ?" Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga maiMne kahA, "nahIM bhaiyyA, rAkSasa nahIM hotaa|" vaha merI tarapha tAkatA huA dekhatA raha gyaa| bolA, "rAkSasa nahIM hotA-bilkula rAkSasa nahIM hotA ? to phira kyA bAta hai, ammA ? aba kivAr3a banda mata kiyA kro|" ___maiMne to sunake mAthA Thoka liyA, bahana ! socA ki isa z2arA se meM bhI to bApa ke lacchana A gae ! Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apanA apanA bhAgya bahuta kucha niruddezya ghUma cukane para hama sar3aka ke kinAre kI beMca para baiTha gye| nainItAla kI saMdhyA dhIre-dhIre utara rahI thii| ruI ke reze-se, bhApa se bAdala hamAre siroM ko chU-chU kara beroka ghUma rahe the| halake prakAza aura aMdhiyArI se ra~ga kara kabhI ve nIle dIkhate, kabhI sapheda aura phira jarA dera meM aruNa par3a jAte / ve jaise hamAre sAtha khelanA cAha rahe the| pIche hamAre polo vAlA maidAna phailA thaa| sAmane aMgrejoM kA eka pramoda-gRha thA jahA~ suhAvanA-rasIlA bAjA baja rahA thA aura pArzva meM thA vahI suramya anupama nainItAla / tAla meM kiztiyA~ apane sapheda pAla ur3AtI huI eka-do aMgreja yAtriyoM ko lekara, idhara se udhara khela rahI thIM aura kahIM kucha a~greja eka-eka devI sAmane pratisthApita kara, apanI suI-sI zakla kI 66 Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ janendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] DoMgiyoM ko mAnoM zarta bA~dhakara sarapaTa daur3A rahe the| kahIM kinAre para kucha sAhaba apanI bansI pAnI meM DAle sadhairya, ekAgra, ekastha, ekaniSTha machalI-cintana kara rahe the| pIche polo-laoNna meM bacce kilakAriyA~ mArate hue haoNkI khela rahe the| zora, mAra-pITa gAlI-galauja bhI jaise khela kA hI aMza thaa| isa tamAma khela ko utane kSaNoM kA uddezya banA ve bAlaka apanA sArA mana, sArI deha, samagra bala aura samUcI vidyA lagAkara mAnoM khatma kara denA cAhate the| unheM Age kI cintA na thI, bIte kA khyAla na thA / ve zuddha tatkAla ke prANI the| ve zabda kI sampUrNa sacAI ke sAtha jIvita the| sar3aka para se nara-nAriyoM kA avirata pravAha A rahA thA aura jA rahA thaa| usakA na ora thA na chora / yaha pravAha kahA~ jA rahA thA aura kahA~ se A rahA thA, kauna batA sakatA hai ? saba umra ke saba taraha ke loga usameM the / mAnoM manuSyatA ke namUnoM kA bAjAra, saja kara, sAmane se iThalAtA nikalA calA jA rahA ho| ____ adhikAra-garva meM tane a~grez2a usameM the, aura cithar3oM se saje, ghor3oM kI bAga thAme ve pahAr3I usameM the, jinhoMne apanI pratiSThA aura sammAna ko kucala kara zUnya banA liyA hai, aura jo bar3I tatparatA se duma hilAnA sIkha gaye haiN| __ bhAgate, khelate, ha~sate, zarArata karate. lAla-lAla a~greja bacce the aura pIlI-pIlI A~kheM phAr3e pitA kI u~galI .pakar3a kara calate hue apane hindustAnI naunihAla bhI the| aMgreja pitA the jo apane baccoM ke sAtha bhAga rahe the, ha~sa rahe the aura khela rahe the| udhara bhAratIya pitRdeva bhI the, jo bujurgI Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apanA-apanA bhAgya 101 ko apane cAroM tarapha lapeTe dhana-sampannatA ke lakSaNoM kA pradarzana karate hue cala rahe the| a~grez2a ramaNiyA~ thIM, jo dhIre nahIM calatI thIM, teja calatI thiiN| unheM na calane meM thakAvaTa AtI thI, na ha~sane meM lAja AtI thii| kasarata ke nAma para bhI baiTha sakatI thIM, aura ghor3e ke sAthahI-sAtha, jarA jo hote hI, kisI hindustAnI para bhI kor3e phaTakAra sakatI thiiN| vaha do-do, tIna-tIna, cAra-cAra kI ToliyoM meM nizzaMka, nirApada, isa pravAha meM mAnoM apane sthAna ko jAnatI huI, sar3aka para se calI jA rahI thiiN| udhara hamArI bhArata kI kulalakSmiyA~, sar3aka ke bilkula kinAre-kinAre, dAmana bacAtIM aura samhAlatI huI, sAr3I kI kaI tahoM meM simaTa-simaTa kara, loka-lAja, strItva aura bhAratIya garimA ke Adarza ko apane pariveSTanoM meM chipAkara, sahamI-sahamI dharatI meM A~kha gAr3e, kadama-kadama bar3ha rahI thiiN| isake sAtha hI bhAratIyatA kA eka aura namUnA thaa| apane kAlepana ko khuraca-khuraca kara bahA dene kI icchA karane vAle aMgrejIdA~ puruSottama bhI the, jo neTiva ko dekhakara mu~ha phera lete the aura a~grez2a ko dekhakara A~kheM bichA dete the, aura duma hilAne lagate the| vaise vaha akar3a kara calate the,-mAnoM bhArata-bhUmi ko isI akar3a ke sAtha kucala-kucala kara calane kA unheM adhikAra milA hai| ghaNTe ke ghaNTe saraka gaye, a~dhakAra gAr3hA ho gyaa| bAdala sapheda hokara jama gye| manuSyoM kA vaha tA~tA eka-eka kara kSINa ho gayA / aba ikkA-dukkA AdamI sar3aka para chatarI lagAkara nikala Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 102 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] rahA thA / hama kahIM-ke-vahIM baiThe the| sardI-sI mAlUma huii| hamAre ovarakoTa bhIga gaye the| pIche phirakara dekhA / vaha laoNna barpha kI cAdara kI taraha bilkula stabdha aura sunna par3A thaa| saba sannATA thA / tallI tAla kI bijalI kI rozaniyA~ dIpamAlikA-sI jagamagA rahI thIM / vaha jagamagAhaTa do mIla taka phailehue prakRti ke jala-darpaNa para pratibimbita ho rahI thiiN| aura darpaNa kA kA~patA huA, lahareM letA-huA vaha tala una pratibimboM ko saugunA hajAra-gunA karake unake prakAza ko mAnoM ekatra aura pujIbhUta karake vyasta kara rahA thaa| pahAr3oM ke sira para kI rozaniyA~ tAroMsI jAna par3atI thiiN| hamAre dekhate-dekhate eka ghane parde ne Akara ina saba ko DhaMka diyA / rozaniyA~ mAnoM mara gaI / jagamagAhaTa lupta ho gii| vaha kAle-kAle bhUta-se pahAr3a bhI isa safeda parde ke pIche chipa gye| pAsa kI vastu bhI na dIkhane lgii| mAnoM vaha ghanIbhUta pralaya thii| saba kucha isa ghanI, :gaharI saphedI meM daba gyaa| jaise eka zubhra mahAsAgara ne phailakara saMsRti ke sAre astitva ko Dubo diyaa| Upara nIce, cAroM tarapha, vaha nirbheda sapheda zUnyatA hI phailI huI thii| ___ aisA ghanA kuharA hamane kabhI na dekhA thaa| vaha Tapa-Tapa Tapaka rahA thaa| ___ mArga aba bilkula nirjana, cupa thaa| vaha pravAha na jAne kina ghosaloM meM jA chipA thaa| usa bRhadAkAra zubhra zUnya meM, kahIM se gyAraha Tana Tana ho utthaa| jaise kahIM dUra kabra meM se AvAja A rahI ho ! Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apanA-apanA bhAgya hama apane-apane hoTaloM ke lie cala diye / rAste meM do mitroM kA hoTala milaa| donoM vakIla mitra chuTTI lekara cale gaye / hama donoM Age bddh'e| hamArA hoTala Age thaa| tAla ke kinAre-kinAre hama cale jA rahe the / hamAre ovarakoTa tara ho gaye the| bAriza nahIM mAlUma hotI thI, para vahA~ to UparanIce havA ke kaNa-kaNa meM bAriza thii| sardI itanI thI ki socA, koTa para eka kambala aura hotA to acchA hotaa| rAste meM tAla ke bilkula kinAre eka beMca par3I thii| maiM jI meM becaina ho rahA thA / jhaTapaTa hoTala pahu~cakara, ina bhIge kapar3oM se chuTTI pA, garama bistara meM chipakara so rahanA cAhatA thaa| para sAtha ke mitra kI sanaka kaba uThegI aura kaba thamegI-isakA kyA ThikAnA hai ! aura vaha kaisI kyA hogI isakA bhI kucha andAja hai ! unhoMne kahA, "Ao, jarA yahA~ baitthe|" / hama usa cUte kuhare meM rAta ke ThIka eka baje, tAlAba ke kinAre kI usa bhIgI, barphIlI ThaNDI ho rahI lohe kI beMcapara baiTha gaye / 5-10-15 minaTa ho gye| mitra ke uThane kA irAdA na mAlUma huaa| maiMne khimalA kara kahA "calie bhI..." hAtha pakar3a kara jarA baiThane ke lie jaba isa jora se baiThA liyA gayA, to aura cArA na rahA-lAcAra baiTha rahanA pdd'aa| sanaka se chuTakArA AsAna na thA, aura yaha jarA baiThanA bhI jarA na thaa| cupa-cupa baiThe taMga ho rahA thA ki mitra acAnaka bole"dekho, vaha kyA hai ?" Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga ] maiMne dekhA - kuhare kI safedI meM kucha hI hAtha dUra se eka kAlIsI mUrata hamArI tarafa bar3hI A rahI thii| maiMne kahA, "hogA koI / " tIna gaja dUrI se dIkha par3A, eka lar3akA sira ke bar3e-bar3e bAloM ko khujalAtA huA calA A rahA hai| naMge paira hai, naMge sira / eka mailI-sI kamIz2a laTakAye hai / paira usake na jAne kahA~ par3a rahe the, aura vaha na jAne kahA~ jA rahA hai-kahA~ jAnA cAhatA hai ! usake qadamoM meM jaise koI na agalA hai, na pichalA hai, na dAyA~ hai, na bAyA~ hai / 104 pAsa kI cuMgI kI lAlaTaina ke choTe se prakAza-vRtta meM dekhA - koI dasa barasa kA hogA / gore raMga kA hai, para maila se kAlA par3a gayA hai / A~kheM acchI bar3I para sUnI haiM / mAthA jaise abhI se khA gayA hai / vaha hameM na dekha pAyA / vaha jaise kucha bhI nahIM dekha rahA thA / nIce kI dharatI, na Upara cAroM tarafa phailA huA kuharA, na sAmane kA tAlAba aura na bAqI duniyA / vaha basa apane vikaTa vartamAna ko dekha rahA thA / mitra ne AvAja dI- " e !" usane jaise jAgakara dekhA aura pAsa A gayA / " tU kahA~ jA rahA hai re ?" usane apanI sUnI A~kheM phAr3a diiN| " duniyA so gaI, tU hI kyoM ghUma rahA hai ?" bAlaka mauna-mUka, phira bhI bolatA huA ceharA lekara khar3A rahA / "kahA~ soyegA ?" "yahIM kahIM / " Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apanA-apanA bhAgya "kala kahA~ soyA thA ?" "dukAna para / " "Aja vahA~ kyoM nahIM ?" "naukarI se haTA diyA / " "kyA naukarI thI?" "saba kAma / eka rupayA aura jUThA khAnA / "phira naukarI karegA ?" "hA~..." "bAhara calegA ?" "hA~..." "Aja kyA khAnA khAyA ?" "kucha nhiiN|" "aba khAnA milegA ?" "nahIM milegaa|" "yoM hI so jAyagA ?" "hA~..." "kahA~ ?" "yahIM khiiN|" "inhIM kapar3oM se ?" bAlaka phira A~khoM se bolakara mUka khar3A rhaa| A~kheM mAno bolatI thIM "yaha bhI kaisA mUrkha prazna !" "mA~-bApa haiM ?" "kahA~ ?" Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 106 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga ] " " 15 kosa dUra gA~va meM / " " tU bhAga AyA ?" "hA~ / " "kyoM ?" " mere kaI choTe bhAI-bahana haiM, so bhAga AyA / vahA~ kAma nahIM, roTI nhiiN| bApa bhUkhA rahatA thA aura mAratA thaa| mA~ bhUkhI rahatI thI aura rotI thI / so bhAga AyA / eka sAthI aura thA / usI gA~va kA thA, mujhase bar3A / donoM sAtha yahA~ Aye / vaha aba nahIM hai / " - "kahA~ gayA ?" " mara gayA / " isa jarA-sI umra meM hI isakI mauta se pahacAna ho gaI ! mujhe acaraja huA, darda huA, pUchA, "mara gayA ?" ?" "hA~, sAhaba ne mArA, mara gayA / " " acchA hamAre sAtha cala / " vaha sAtha cala diyA / lauTakara hama vakIla dostoM ke hoTala meM pahu~ce / " vakIla sAhaba !" vakIla loga hoTala ke Upara ke kamare se utarakara Aye / kAzmIrI dozAlA lapeTe the, moje car3he pairoM meM cappala thI / svara meM halkI-sI OM jhalAhaTa thI, kucha lAparvAhI thI / "zro ho, phira Apa ! kahie ?" " Apako naukara kI jarUrata thI na ? - dekhie, yaha lar3akA hai / " "kahA~ se lAye ? -- ise Apa jAnate haiM ?" " jAnatA hU~ - yaha beImAna nahIM ho sakatA / " Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prapanA-apanA bhAgya '107 "zrajI, ye pahAr3I bar3e zaitAna hote haiN| bacce-bacce meM guna chipe rahate haiN| Apa bhI kyA ajIba haiM-uThA lAye kahIM se-'lo jI, yaha naukara lo|" "mAnie to, yaha lar3akA acchA niklegaa|" "zrApa bhI...jI, basa khUba haiN| aire-gaire ko naukara banA liyA jAya aura agale dina vaha na jAne kyA-kyA lekara campata ho jAya / " "Apa mAnate hI nahIM, maiM kyA karU~ !" "mAneM kyA khAka ?-Apa bhI jI acchA majAka karate haiN| acchA aba hama sone jAte haiN|" __ aura vaha cAra rupaye roja ke kirAye vAle kamare meM sajI masaharI para lone jhaTapaTa cale gye| :4: vakIla sAhaba ke cale jAne para hoTala ke bAhara Akara mitra ne apanI jeba meM hAtha DAlakara kucha TaTolA / para jhaTa kucha nirAza bhAva se hAtha bAhara kara ve merI ora dekhane lge| "kyA hai ?" maiMne puuchaa| "ise khAne ke lie kucha denA cAhatA thA" a~grejI meM mitra ne kahA, "magara dasa-dasa ke noTa haiN|" "noTa hI zAyada mere pAsa haiM; dekhU ?" .. sacamuca merI jeba meM bhI noTa hI the| hama phira aMgrejI bolane lge| lar3ake ke dA~ta bIca-bIca meM kaTakaTA uThAte the| kar3Ake kI sardI thii| mitra ne pUchA, "taba ?" Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga ] maiMne kahA, "dasa kA noTa hI de do / " sakapakAkara mitra merA mu~ha dekhane lage, "are yAra, bajaTa bigar3a jAyagA / hRdaya meM jitanI dayA hai, pAsa meM utane paise to nahIM / " / " to jAne do; yaha dayA hI isa jamAne meM bahuta hai / " - maine kahA / mitra cupa rahe / jaise kucha socate rahe / phira lar3ake se bole"aba Aja to kucha nahIM ho sakatA / kala milanA / vaha 'hoTala - Di-pava ' jAnatA hai ? vahIM kala 10 baje milegA ?" ?" 108 "hA~... kucha kAma deMge "hA~-hA~, DhU~r3ha duuNgaa|" " to jAU~ ?" -- lar3ake ne nirAza AzA se pUchA / "hA~" - ThaMDI sA~sa khIMcakara phira mitra ne pUchA, "kahA~ soyegA ?" "yahIM-kahIM, beMca para per3a ke nIce - kisI dukAna kI bhaTTI meM / " bAlaka kucha tthhraa| maiM asajamansa meM rahA / taba vaha pretagati se eka ora bar3hA aura kuhare meM mila gyaa| hama bhI hoTala kI ora bar3he | havA tIkhI thI - hamAre koToM ko pArakara badana meM tIra - sI lagatI thI / sikur3ate hue mitra ne kahA - " bhayAnaka zIta hai / usake pAsa kama - bahuta kama kapar3e...!" "yaha saMsAra hai yAra !" maiMne svArtha kI philAsaphI sunAI "calo, pahale vistara meM garma ho lo, phira kisI aura kI cintA karanA / " udAsa hokara mitra ne kahA, "svArtha ! -- jo kaho, lAcArI kaho, niThurAI kaho yA behayAI !" dUsare dina nainItAla-svarga ke kisI kAle gulAma pazu ke dulAra hajUra Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apanA-apanA bhAgya 106 kA vaha beTA-vaha bAlaka, nizcita samaya para hamAre 'hoTala-Dipava' meM nahIM AyA / hama apanI nainItAla-saira khuzI-khuzI khatama kara calane ko hue| usa lar3ake kI Asa lagAte baiTha rahane kI jarUrata hamane na smjhii| ___ moTara meM savAra hote hI the ki yaha samAcAra milA-pichalI rAta, eka pahAr3I bAlaka, sar3aka ke kinAre, per3a ke nIce ThiThurakara mara gyaa| ___marane ke lie use vahI jagaha, vahI dasa barasa kI umra aura vahI kAle cithar3oM kI kamIz2a milI! AdamiyoM kI duniyA ne basa yahI upahAra usake pAsa chor3A thaa| para batAne vAloM ne batAyA ki garIba ke muMha para, chAtI, muTTiyoM aura pairoM para barapha kI halakI-sI cAdara cipaka gaI thii| mAno duniyA kI behayAI Dhakane ke lie prakRti ne zava ke lie sapheda aura ThaNDe kAna kA prabandha kara diyA thA ? saba sunA aura socA-apanA-apanA bhAgya ! Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAIkila dvAra ke pAsa vAlI baiThaka meM hI rakha dI, aura bhItara A~gana ko pAra karate-karate cillAe, "o re, kATha ke ullU !" sunayanA cauke ke kAma meM lagI thii| vahA~ se bhaagii| dahalIja para paira rakhate hI inhoMne sAmane pAyA sunayanA ko / phira cillAne ko hue, "o re..." tabhI nigAha par3a gaI sunayanA kI u~galI, jo oThoM ke Age hokara hukma de rahI thI-cupa / yaha, adhabIca meM hI cupa / u~galI vahA~ oThoM kI caukIdArI para, chaNa ke kitane bhAga taka rahI? vaha vahA~ A gaI aura haTa gaI, aura pala kA bahuta bhAga zeSa rahA / usake haTate hI oThoM ke dvAra ko kholakara banda bAta jhaTa bAhara nikala AI, "he-heM / cillAzro mata / so rahA hai / jaga jaaygaa|" kaise kaheM, itane meM pala pUrA kharca ho cukA thaa| Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tamAzA 111 yaha pahale se bhI jora se bole, "zro ho, pardumana sAhaba so "bolo nahIM, maiMne kahA"--yaha patnI ne bhI jora se khaa| "yaha sone kA vakta hai ?" kaha kara eka tarapha halake-halake jhUlate hue pAlane ko dekhane lage, usa pradyumna nAmaka kATha ke ullU ko kahanA cAhate haiM, "sunA ? yaha sone kA vakta hai ?" __ sunayanA ne dekhA, vaha sAga choMkate-choMkate calI AI hai| aura usakA yaha pati hai vilakSaNa jIva ! vaha cupacApa pAlane ke pAsa gaI, halke-pulke do-eka jhoMTe diye| bAta kI aura jarA dekhA aura rasoI meM calI gii| __ patnI ke cale jAne para vinoda-bhUSaNa bar3e dabe-pA~va pAlane ke pahu~ca gaye / pradyumna bekhabara so rahA thA / jaise ha~sate-ha~sate so gayA hai, mu~ha usakA aba bhI ha~sa rahA thA / mAnoM nIMda kI parI kI goda meM vaha bar3A magana hai| ____ mu~ha khulA thA, bAkI eka tauliye se DhaMkA thA / aura mu~ha aisA thA, gola-gola ki bs| aura do lAla-lAla lakIra-sI kaliyA~, usa nannInunnI nAka nAmaka vastu ke nIce, hila-milakara mAnoM khela rahI thiiN| ve oTha cipaTakara banda nahIM the, jarA se khule the, jaise jo ISat-smita hAsya bhItara se phUTakara bAhara Akara vyApta ho gayA hai, vaha nikalate vakta inheM khulA hI chor3a gayA hai, banda karanA bhUla gyaa| vinoda-bhUpaNa ne dhIre-dhIre apanA hAtha banda A~khoM kI rakSA karatI-huI palakoM para pherA / jaise unheM apane kAma para AzIrvAda de rahe haiN| isa nanhI-sI jAna ko ye do jharokhe mile haiM, jahA~ se hama usameM jhA~ka sakate haiM aura jahA~ se yaha hameM dekhakara pahacAna nAmaka vIthe, jarAsA ho gayA hai| Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 112 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga ] sakatI hai / hamArI AtmA yahIM se eka dUsare meM milatI hai / aura dekho bhAI, tumhAre Azraya ke nIce inheM rakkhA gayA hai / khyAla rakhanA, yaha hamArA nanhA sA phUla hai, ise khUba acchI-acchI taraha sulAnA' - dhIme-dhIme pherakara mAno apane aMgulI - sparza dvArA yaha sandeza aura AzIrvAda unhoMne palakoM ko diyA / hAtha uThAne para phira apane usa soye phUla ko dekhate rahe / phira pairoM para se tauliyA haTAyA / cikane cikane, gulAbI, ve makkhana ke pA~va tauliye se uphra~kakara sAmane dikhAI diye / mAnoM kaha rahe haiM"hama mu~ha se kama haiM ? A~kha se kama haiM ?" unhoMne dekhA -- ye kabhI kisI se, kisI bhI hAlata meM kama nahIM haiN| dekhate-dekhate pairoM kI u~galiyA~ hilI-DulIM, aura sira jhukAphirAkara mAnoM kahanA cAhane lagIM - "hama bhI khelatI haiM, hameM bhI pyAra karo / " inhoMne bArI-bArI se jhukakara una dasoM u~galiyoM kA cumbana liyA / phira unheM usI taraha tauliye se Dha~ka diyA / taba pAlane ko do-eka dhIme phoTe de, vaha kacaharI ke kapar3e utArane aura hAtha-mu~ha dhokara svastha hone cale gaye / : 2 : bahuta barasoM meM yaha bAlaka unheM milA hai, isa lie bar3A pyArA hai / byAha ke sAla do-eka bAda hI pati-patnI ko eka bacce kI cAha ho A AI / isa cAha ne bA~dha uThA diyA, sote phUTa nikale, aura samagra zarIra aura hRdaya se risa-risa kara vAtsalya bahane lgaa| vaha nirjhariNI banakara kahIM barasa par3anA cAhatA hai / Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tamAzA 113 lekina jharajhara karake jisa para barase, vaha hai nahIM / isalie, putra kI kAmanA aura putra ke prabhAva ne mila kara jo antara meM eka rikta paidA kara diyA hai, vaha vAtsalya cAroM tarapha se baha-baha kara vahA~ Akara jamA hone lagA / barasa-para barasa bIta gaye / sneha saMcita hotA-hotA hRdaya meM labAlaba bhara gayA hai| itanA bhara gayA hai ki kabhI-kabhI kinAroM ko tor3a kara A~khoM kI rAha thor3A jhara par3anA usake lie Avazyaka ho jAtA hai| ___ idhara devAdhideva mahAdeva ina snehAmRtoM kI bUMdoM se apanI eka choTI-sI zIzI pUrI bhara lene kI pratIkSA meM the / pArvatIjI ke sira-darda ke lie usakI unheM jarUrata hai| Akhira bUMda bUMda hote, dasa barasa meM vaha zIzI pUrI bhara gaI / taba mahAdevajI ne caina kI sA~sa lii| tabhI gyArahaveM barasa inako mila gayA pradyumna / vaha saMcita sneha kA srota taba ajasra isa para barasane lgaa| ___lAr3a-pyAra meM vaha aba pA~cavA~ mahInA pAra kara gayA hai| chaThe ko bhI tejI se pAra karatA jA rahA hai / bar3A subhAgavAna hai| ___ bar3A nAmavAlA hai / abhI se kaI isake nAma haiN| sAhitya kA zrAddha karake bAlaka ke vakIla pitA ne pradyumna ko saMskRta banAyA hai, pardamana / koI zuddhi-premI jaba kahatA hai-pradyumna, taba ina vakIla ko usa para bar3A tarasa hotA hai / dekho, nAma bhI ThIka nahIM bolA jAtA, pardumana / aura tabhI saMzodhana kara dete haiM, kahate haiM-"kyA pradyumna, pradyumna ? ThIka bolo, padumana / " aura yadi yaha pardumananAma-dhArI jIva aise utkaTa samaya inake pAsa hI hotA hai, to donoM hAthoM meM use apane sirase Upara uTha kara kahate haiM-"kyoM be, kATha ke ullU, hai na tU pardumana ?" jaba vaha kATha kA ullU usa sAhitya Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 114 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] hatyA se sahamata hotA hai, taba to dA~ta-vihIna mu~ha ko phailA kara, hAtha-TA~ga aura A~kha nacA kara ha~satA hai aura bolatA hai-"hau / " isa para vakIla sAhaba kahate haiM-"hai pUrA kATha kA ullU / " aisA bhI hotA hai ki vaha choTe sAhaba kabhI zuddhatA ke pakSa meM ho jAte haiM aura pitA ke dhRSTa prazna para mu~ha bigAr3a lete haiM aura rote haiM-"hu-U~, hu-uuN|" usa samaya vakIla sAhaba turanta parAsta ho jAte haiM aura apane isa choTe se virodhI pratipakSI ko kabhI goda meM lekara aura kabhI kandhe para biThA kara Dolane lagate haiM aura kahate haiM-"acchA, pradyumna-pradyumna / " lekina zikSita vakIla kI sAhityika dhRSTatA para choTe bAbU ko hotA hai kSobha bahuta, jaldI zAnta nahIM hotaa| taba bulAhaTa hotI hai-"lo jI, ise lo apane pardumana ko / yaha to rUThe jAte haiN|" isa para, jahA~ bhI hotI hai vahIM se zrAkara, sunayanA use pucakAratI-pucakAratI godI meM le letI hai, kahatI hai-"hamArA lAlA beTA cA~da hai / hamArI beTI caMdorAnI hai / rAnI hai, hA~ to... padumana nahIM hai / " aura yaha puruSatvAhaMkArazUnya pradyumna rAnI bana kara jhaTa mana jAte haiM aura khila jAte haiN| - pradyumna ke dAdI bhI hai / aura eka bAbA bhI haiN| dAdI kI to jaise jAna hI isameM aTakI hai / aura bAbA kI kucha pUchie matadina-rAta, dina-rAta apane pradyumna meM hI lage rahate haiN| unhoMne bar3I bar3I IjAdeM kI haiN| ronA zurU karane vAlA ho, to jora se bihAga gAnA zurU kara do, gAnA sunane lagegA, ronA bhUla jaaygaa| jora kI do-tIna bhAratamAtA-kI-jaya bhI rodana-roga meM kAphI kAragara oSadhi hai / gaThar3I meM gur3I mur3I karake viThA do, aura gaThar3I ko hAtha se mulAo, bar3A khuza hogA aura dhIre-dhIre so jaaygaa| apane pradyumna meM DAlA kI kucha pUchie kar3I IjAdeM kI Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tamAzA 115 ye saba AjamRdA nuskhe bAbA ne taiyAra kiye haiM, aura roja naye-naye karate rahate haiN| eka to amogha aura acUka hai / kaisI bhI hAlata ho, eka kapar3e ke Tukar3e para use liTAo, eka ora ke chora eka pakar3e dUsarI ke dUsarA, aura bhulAo, phaurana hNsegaa| ____ isako lekara bAla-manovijJAna meM bar3e-bar3e maulika anusandhAna bhI bAbA ne kiye haiN| bAbA ne taya kiyA hai, ise gurukula meM pddh'aayeNge| usake mAthe meM bar3I vidyA likhI hai| dhana to jyAde hogA nahIM, rekha hI aisI hai,aura hameM dhana cAhie hI kyoM ? para vidvAn to aisA hogA ki ek| aura usa bhAvI vidvAn ke gAla para eka capata jar3akara kahate-kyoM be, hogA na vidvAn ! capata kI coTa se bhAgya meM virAjI vidyA Darake mAre bhAga jAtI hogI,-sacapata prazna ke uttara meM vaha rone lagatA / taba bar3e pyAra se use kandhe para lekara bAbA kahate-"nahIM, bhAI nhiiN| hamArA beTA vidvAn kAhe ko banegA ? vidvAn bane koI aura / hamArA beTA to ghasakhudA bnegaa|" isa AzvAsana para zAnta ho jAtA, aura sammilita maMDalI meM se vakIla ha~sa par3ate, sunayanA halkI asahamati prakaTa karatI, aura dAdI tIvra prativAda karatI-"aisA mata kaho / rAjA bnegaa-raajaa|" isa taraha bahutoM kI AzAoM kI Teka, yaha pradyumna, bahutoM ke ekAnta AzIrvAda aura sneha kI chA~ha ke tale pala rahA thaa| jisa roja kA jikra hai, usase kucha roja pahale bAbA aura dAdI ko vinoda ne pahAr3a bheja diyA thaa| dillI meM bahuta garmI par3ane lagI thii| khuda bhI adAlata kI chuTTiyoM kI bATa dekhatA thA / hoM, to vaha jAya / pAlane ke pAsa se Akara kapar3e utArane ke bAda usane DAka Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 116 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga ] dekhI / masUrI se pradyumna ke bAbA ne use bahuta - bahuta yAda kiyA hai / vinoda ko chuTTI pAte hI pradyumna ko vahA~ le AnA cAhie / dAdI to pradyumna kI hI raTa lagAye rahatI hai| " vinoda ne dekhA chuTTI meM aba pA~ca-sAta roja to raha hI gaye haiN| likha diyA - "ammA~, basa aba AyA / ammA~ ko chor3akara mujhase kyA rahA jAtA, para yaha adAlata hai, manahUsa / sanIcara ko cala dU~gA / " aura socA, kaisA bar3abhAgI hai merA pradyumna, sabakA mana moha rakkhA hai, sabakI A~khoM kA tArA bana gayA hai / hAthamu~ha dhokara vaha pAlane kI tarapha calA / : 3 : pichale adhyAya meM nAma kI bAta cher3akara use kahanA bhUla gaye / nAmoM kI saMkhyA asaMkhya hai, aura unameM roja bar3hatI hotI jAtI hai / yaha pradyumna nAma to nAma nahIM hai| acche sabhya atithiyoM ko batalAne ke hI kAma meM yaha AtA hai, vyavahAra meM nahIM AtA / yoM bhI adhUrA hai / yaha nAma koI le hI, to 'bAbU pradyumna - kumAra sAhaba' lenA cAhie, taba pUrA hotA hai / nAmoM meM zAmila haiM-- pado, paddI, paduA, pardamA, pammU, pemo, padmA, padmAvatI, Adi kacce-pakke sabhI zilpakAroM ne isa pradyumna nAmaka mUla dhAtu ko mana cAhe anurUpa gar3ha - gar3hAkara apane kAma ke lAyaka banA liyA hai / kuTumba kA eka-do varSa kA bAlaka ise dekhakara kahatA hai - "pun" aura mAnoM apanI isa maulika zilpakSamatA kA bhAna karA dene ke lie apanI mA~ kI aura mur3akara kahatA hai - " ammA, pun / " aura kahakahA lagAkara ha~satA hai / vinoda bAbU kI a~grejI zikSA aura a~grejI pratibhAne bhI isa Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 117 sugar3ha aura sukara mUlatattva para apanI sirajana kSamatA ko AjamAyA hai / pradyumna ko saMskAra dekara banAyA gayA hai - " pUara Demana" / kabhI kahate haiM "purdamaina" - purtagAla deza se calakara AyA huA jIva hai / jyAdA zarArata sUjhatI hai, to kahate haiM, yaha haiM "phora DemDa" | kahate haiM basa "phoraDemDa" hai, ghasakhudA banegA / tamAzA lekina ye nAma adhikatara tAtkAlika sphUrti ke aura kSaNasthAyI hote haiN| asalI, banA-banAyA, yathAguNa, paricita, bar3hiyA aura cirasthAyI nAma to vahI hai - " kATha kA ullU / " aura yaha pA~ca mAsa kA jIva kisI nAma ko svIkAra karatA, aura usa para prasannatA prakaTa karatA jAna par3atA hai, to isI para | sabase jyAdA pyAra kA aura khuzI kA nAma yahI hai / eka nAma aura bhI hai - nambara cAra / Apako yaha batalA denA isalie bhI jarUrI hai ki Apa jIvana meM gaNita ke eka maulika upayoga se paricita ho jAya~ / dekhA jAya to yaha nAma sabase jyAdA artha aura abhiprAya pUrNa hai / kunabe meM cAra bAlaka haiM, jinake nAma sthira nahIM banate-bigar3ate rahate haiM, aura isalie jinakA sthAyI nAma lallU hI par3A huA hai| vinoda bAbU ne gar3abar3a miTAne ke lie, sabase bar3e kA nambara eka, dUsare kA do, aura isI taraha sabase choTe isa cauthe kA " lallU nambara cAra" - ye nAma rakha diye haiN| yaha cauthA to hai kATha kA ullU, lekina zeSa tInoM ko vinoda bAbU ne apane-apane nambara acchI taraha yAda karA diye haiM / bAlaka koI milatA hai to vinoda jora se bolate haiM-- "lallU nambara... 1" bAlaka bahuta jora se cillA kara kahatA hai - " do / " Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] isa prakAra saba avyavasthA miTA-miTU kara vinoda ne ghara ko vyavasthA aura anuzAsana ke mArga para DAla diyA hai| vinoda zAsana karanA nahIM jAnatA, basa vinoda-hI-vinoda jAnatA hai / kahatA hai, "ghara zAsana-zUnya ho to eka roja hote-hote vizva zAsana-zUnya ho jAyagA aura yahI mokSa hai / zAsana kI jagaha vahA~ hotI hai, jahA~ prema ko jagaha nahIM / aura jaba kisI meM itanA prema nahIM jo ghara meM phailA raha sake, to vaha AdamI kaisA !" sunayanA se usane kaI bAra kahA hai, "dekho, paise se aura sAmAna se loga ghara ko kyoM bharate haiM ? isalie ki vaha ghara Ananda se bharA rahe / asalI cIja yaha hai / lekina loga haiM bevakUpha, asalI cIja bhI kahIM bAjAra meM milatI hai ? vaha kabhI paisoM ke bhAva AtI nahIM / lekina hama-tuma nahIM baneMge bevakUpha / kyoM, hai na ? jAna-bUjha kara kyoM, baneM bevakUpha ? paisA rahe rahe, na rahe na rahe, sAmAna bhI cAhe na rahe, yahA~ taka ki roTI kI bhI cAhe kabhI par3ane laga jAya, para ghara hamArA sadA cuhala se bharA rahegA / basa, yahI bAta hai|" sunayanA jAnatI thI paise kI kamI kI AzaMkA ke lie sudUra-- bhaviSya meM bhI sthAna nahIM hai| isalie uttara meM kaha detii-'haaN|' bAta to usakI kucha vizeSa samajha meM nahIM AtI thii| para pati kI bAta ke javAba meM hA~ kahane meM use sukha milatA thA, kyoMki pati usakI bAta ke javAba meM 'hA~' kahane ko sadA udyata rahatA thaa| basa isa khuzI ke siddhAnta ke atirikta aura usakA koI siddhAnta nahIM thA / aura koI dharma nahIM thaa| aura isa khuzI ko caritArtha, sajIva aura sampUrNa karane ke lie utara AyA thA yaha maMgalamUrti pradyumna ! vinoda ne samajha Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 116 liyA, mere jIvana - siddhAnta ke samarthana ke pramANa svarUpa hI paramAtmA ne ise bhejA hai, hamArA ghara aba svarga banegA / pAlane ke pAsa zrA kara zizu ko dekhane lage / vaha nizceSTa so rahA thA / tamAzA dekhate-dekhate yakAyaka usake oMTha phaile| yaha kyA, kyA ha~segA ? - are, yaha to ha~sa rahA hai ! vAha ! sote bAlaka kA yaha muskarAnA dekha bar3A kutUhala huA, bar3A vismaya huA / vinoda isa acaraja kI bAta para matibhraSTa hokara bar3e cakarAye Ara bar3e zrAnandita hue / koI mIThA sapanA dakhA dIkhatA hai / vAha bhaI, khUba ha~se / ... itane meM hI phira baccA muskarAyA / abake muskAna dera taka mu~ha para rahI / vinoda ne kahA, "are, zrAnA to / dekho-dekho, kyA tamAzA ho rahA hai ?" vinoda kA isa mAmale meM kauna bharosA kare / sunayanA to phijUla cauke se uThakara nahIM jAtI ! vaha bolI bhI nahIM, cupa rahI / vinoda ne lekina cillAyA, "jaldI A, jaldI | bilkula faurana / " sunayanA ne dekhA, pIchA nahIM chUTegA / bolI, "kyoM cillA rahe ho ? yahA~ Ao, roTI ho gaI hai / chor3o use, sone do / " vinoda kA dhyAna bAlaka meM hai| usane sunayanA kI bAta jaisI nahIM sunii| bolA, "are jaldI A / jhaTapaTa, tujhe merI kasama / " sunayanA ne samajha liyA, dhuna car3hI hai to chuTTI milanA AsAna nahIM hai| aba vaha uThakara calI jAyagI / bolI, "mujhe nahIM lagate yaha khela acche | kAma meM lagI hU~, nahIM aatii| kaise AU~ ?" Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 120 jainendra kI kahAniyAM [dvitIya bhAga] vinoda ne trasta bhAva se kahA, "a~ha, jaldI se shraa| dera kara rahI hai / phira sArA khela bigar3a jaaygaa|" ___ yaha sunane se pahile hI Ane ko vaha uTha khar3I ho gaI thii| "lo, AtI hU~" kahatI-kahatI vaha A gaI, aura vinodaM kA, mAnoM bar3I jhuMjhalAhaTa meM hAtha pakar3a kara bolI, "bolo|" ___isa pANigrahaNa ne haThAt vinoda kI dRSTi ko sunayanA kI ora uThA diyA / bole, "dekho|" lekina jahA~ dekhane ko kahA gayA vahA~ dekhane ko khAka bhI na thaa| bAlaka yathAvat so rahA thaa| __ sunayanA ne kahA, "kyA dekhU ?" vinoda ne abhiyukta kI bhA~ti uttara diyA, "abhI-abhI ha~sa rahA thA / Thairo, aba phira hNsegaa|" sunayanA bolI, "maiM to nahIM hairtii| parA~vaThA jala jaaygaa|" vinoda ne hAtha pakar3a kara kahA, "Thero bhii| basa, jarA tthairo| tuma itanI dera meM to AI, maiM kyA karU~ ? aba phira hNsegaa| __"tuma to ThAlI ho" kahakara Thaharane ko sammata hokara vaha khar3I rhii| lekina pradyumna aba kyoM ha~se ? ha~sane ke irAde kA koI cinha usake mukha para nahIM diikhaa| vinoda ne kahA, "hNsegaa| dekhatI raho ha~segA, eka bAra jruur|" dilAsA mAno usane apane pravaMcita hRdaya ko dii| sunayanA jAyagI to nahIM, lekina bolI, "maiM to jAtI huuN|" vinoda ne kahA, "na ha~se to merA nAma / " sahasA, dekhA ki pradyumna kA muMha khulA Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tamAzA 121 vinoda ne vijaya-svara meM kahA, "dekho-dekho / maiMne kahA / thA na ?" lekina mu~ha phailA nahIM, Upara ko khulA / aura bAlaka muskarAyA nahIM, usane jamhAI lI / sunayanA ne kahA, "yaha ha~sI hogI ? bar3I acchI ha~sI hai tumhArI !" vinoda ke lie kintu yaha jamhAI kama vismaya aura kama AhlAda aura kama rahasya kA padArtha nahIM hai / kahA, "are, yaha to jamhAI bhI letA hai ! bilkula hamArI taraha letA hai / dekhA tumane, bilkula hamArI hI taraha isane jamhAI lI ? bilkula vaise hI mu~ha nahIM phAr3A ? yaha kahakara jaise vinoda kucha soca meM par3a gayA / jaise buddhi kisI gahare tatva ke anusandhAna meM calI gaI hai aura bar3e bhArI bheda kI bAta kholane kA kAma usapara A par3A hai / vinoda ne, bar3I cintita mudrA se pUchA, "kyoM jI, yaha chIMkatA bhI hai ? sunayanA khilakhilAkara ha~sa par3I / vinoda ne kahA, "tuma to ha~satI ho / saca batAo, yaha hamArI, taraha chIMkatA bhI hai ? sunayanA aura bhI ha~sI, bolI, "yaha kyA ho gayA hai tumheM ?" vinoda ne kahA, "acchA, jamhAI letA hai, chIMkatA hai; kyA vaise a~gar3AI bhI letA hai ?" patnI kI ha~sI kA kyA pUchanA ? vinoda ne aura pUchA, "aura vaise hI khA~satA hai ? sunayanA khUba hI ha~sI / ha~sate-ha~sate hI vinoda kA hAtha pakar3a Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 122 jainendra kI kahAniyA [dvitIya bhAga] kara jaise khIMcanA cAhate hue kahA, "calo acchA, khAnA khAne clo|" vinoda ne kahA, "to yaha pA~ca mahIne kA baccA pUrA AdamI hai / jamhAI letA hai, chIMkatA hai, khA~satA hai, saba-kucha hai| sAre vyApAra karatA hai / yaha to bar3I khUba bAta hai !" pati kI ina mUrkha bAtoM kA vaha kyA javAba de ? lekina suna bar3e khyAla se rahI hai, inakI gA~Tha bA~dha legI, aura maukoM para inakA upayoga kregii| jaba baghAra rahe hoMge paNDitAI, taba chA~Ta-chA~Ta kara unakI ina murkhatAoM ko peza kregii| khIMca-khA~ca kara vaha unheM rasoI meM le gii| khilA rahI thI ki lallU royaa| sunayanA pati ko thAlI para chor3a jhaTa se use lene daur3a gii| godI meM hilAtI-hilAtI Dola-DAla kara gAne lagI bhArI cir3iyA A rI A lallU kI cir3iyA A rI zrA lalla kI niMdiyA lA rI lA lallU ko sulAtI jaa| apanI ammA~ ke isa Azu-kavitva para pahale to vaha lallU mugdha hotA na dIkhA / kucha dera bAda, vaha manane lagA-jaise socasAcakara apanI kavayitrI mA~ kI kavitA kA sammAna karanA usane taya kara liyA / dhIre-dhIre phira vaha so claa| isa samaya vinoda ne kahA, "pAnI de do|" sunayanA bolI, "maiM tuma se kaba se kaha rahI hU~, isake lie eka Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tamAzA 123 naukara rakha do / aba maiM ise khilAU~ ki pAnI dU~ ? maiM hI jAnatI hU~, kaisA pisanA par3atA hai mujhe|'' vinoda ne kahA, "acchA, maiM le letA hU~ paanii|" lekina sunayanA ke rahate pAnI khuda kaise leMge ? bolI, "hA~, pAnI to le loge, ye nahIM ki maiM kahatI hU~, so naukara rakha do|" / itanA kahakara lallU ko phira pAlane meM liTA diyA, aura pAnI de diyA / bolI, "saca, dekho, bar3I dikkata hotI hai| naukara rakha loge to vaha bAhara bhI ghumA lAyA kregaa| akelI ghara meM maiM hI to hU~-so sArA ghara kA kAma bhI aura bacce kI sArI dekhasa~bhAla bhii|....yh eka parA~vaThA aura lo....acchA AdhA..." vinoda ne isa satya ko pratyakSa dekha liyA hai / vaha kyA sunayanA para kAma kA bahuta bojha rakhanA cAhatA hai / lekina gambhIra, cupa hai| sunayanA kaha rahI hai, "aura, dekho tumane kahArina bhI nahIM rakkhI / maiM kabase kaha rahI huuN| tumheM aisA kyA ho gayA hai| merI bAta kAna para hI nahIM laate| isase sunI usase nikAla dI / aise to maiM eka roja cala dUMgI, phira tuma socoge, maiMne usakI bAta kyoM nahIM maanii|..." vinoda kyA mana-hI-mana isa apriya bAta ko khUba acchI taraha nahIM jAnatA ? lekina apanI isa pyArI sunayanA kI bAtoM para ekadama se 'hA~' kahanA bhI usake sAmarthya meM nahIM hai| sunayanA ne kahA, "pahale kahate the, beTA hogA to yaha kareMge, vaha kreNge| eka gAr3I rakkheMge, tIna naukara rkkheNge| aba yaha cA~da-sA beTA mila gayA hai, to kucha sudha nahIM krte| aisI jAne kyA bAta ho gii| pahale merA muMha johate the, maiM kahU~, to tuma pUrI Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 124 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] kro| aba kahate-kahate hAra gaI, tuma jarA dhyAna nahIM lAte / acchA, kahArI jAne do, lallU ke lie eka lar3akA jarUra rakha do| dekho itanA kara do, baccA becArA ArAma pA jaaygaa|..." vinoda kA mana samajhatA nahIM hai, so nahIM hai / aura vaha mana dukhI bhI hai, kyoMki prema se bharA hai| lekina vinoda ne kahA"baccA isalie thor3e hI hotA hai ki naukaroM ke hAtha vaha khele / mA~bApa ko use duniyA meM lAkara, apane hI hAthoM use duniyA meM apane paira jamAkara khar3e hone lAyaka banAnA caahie| aura naukara bar3e aise-vaise hote haiM, so baccoM ko unake hAthoM sauMpakara mA~-bApa bar3I galatI karate haiN| aura ghara meM rupayA hai, so tuma aisA kahatI ho| rupayA nahIM hotA to kyA karatIM ? aura rupayA hai, isalie use apanA samajhakara manamAnA kharca hama thor3e hI kara sakate haiN| use apanA nahIM samajhanA cAhie, apane ko garIba hI samajhanA cAhie aura jitanI jarUrata ho utanA hI kharcanA caahie|" vinoda ke prema ko to sunayanA samajhatI hai, lekina usa prema para yaha jo aura eka ajanabI vastu hAvI ho gaI hai, use bilkula nahIM samajha pAtI / bolI, "hamArA rupayA hamArA nahIM hai, aura hama usameM se bacce ke lie eka naukara bhI nahIM rakha sakate, yaha tuma kaisI bAta kahate ho ? tumameM neka dayA nahIM raha gaI hai| sApha kyoM nahIM kahate, naukara nahIM rakhanA cAhate, mujhe hI pIsanA cAhate ho|" vinoda ne kahA, "hA~, naukara rakhanA cAhakara bhI nahIM rakha sktaa| yA kaho; nahIM hIrakhanA cAhatA / aura cAhatA hU~ ghara ke kAma aura bacce ke kAma ko hamI donoM Apasa meM nibhAkara, piseM nahIM, dhanya ho / aura maiM usa dhanya-bhAva ko kisI kirAye ke AdamI ke sAtha sAjhA dekara nahIM bA~TanA cAhatA / aura rupayA hamare pAsa rakkhA hai, Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tamAzA 125 isalie hamArA kaise ho gayA ? cora le jAkara apane ghara meM gAr3a le, to vaha phira usakA ho gayA ? nahIM, na vaha cora kA hai, na merA hai / saba paramAtmA kA hai / hama apanA kaheM, to vaha to vaise hI huA jaise cora apanA khe|" __ ina gar3abar3a bAtoM ko lekara sunayanA kyA kare ? santoSa hotA nahIM, niruttara ho jAnA par3atA hI hai / kahA, "rupayA khUba jamA-jamA kara rakkho / mAlUma nahIM, usakA kyA karanA cAhate ho| aura maiM muphta naukaranI mila hI gaI hU~, so saba kAma se ladI khiMcI-khiMcI mauta ke dina taka calI cluuNgii|" aisI bAta sunayanA kahatI to hai, para yaha nahIM ki apane prati pati ke prema ke bAre meM jarA saMdigdha hai| aisI jora kI aura tIkhI bAta to isalie kahatI hai ki vaha pati ko harAnA cAhatI hai| tarka ke uttara meM tarka na denA AdamI se nahIM hotA, aura jaba nIce tala ke sAdhAraNa tarkoM kI kamI hotI hai, U~ce yA gahare tala ke tarkoM se kAma liyA jAtA hai / isI prakAra kA eka gaharA tarka hai, vyaMga eka hai krodha; eka hai 'dhamakI'; aura eka hai, 'mRtyu kA smaraNa aura AvAhana'; lekina sabase drAvaka aura mUrtimAn tarka hai-'A~sU / sunayanA ne apane DhaMga kA tarka diyA, aura sAtha hI usakI puSTi ke lie A~khoM meM A camake aaNsuu|| vinoda ne kahA, "acchA-acchA rakha lo / maiM DhU~Dha dUMgA eka naukara / kahArI ko bhI kahU~gA / lekina, suniyA, usa kahArI ke ghara meM bhI kyA koI kahArI lagI hogI ? kyA naukara ke bhI koI naukara hogA ? phira hama kyoM dambha kareM ?..." __ jaba pati muka gayA to patnI ne bhara paayaa| basa, vinoda hAra gayA ; aba pati kI usa hAra ko lekara koI vaha apane pAsa thor3e Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 126 - jainendra kI kahAniyAM [dvitIya bhAga] hI rakha sakegI ? use kAyama kaise bhI nahIM rahane degI / usakA matalaba to pUrA ho gayA, usakA mAna raha gayA ; aba bar3I kRtArthatA ke sAtha apane mAna ko khaMDita karake apane usa khaMDita mAna kI bheMTa pati ke caraNoM meM rakha degI / khuda hAra jAyagI; aura pati kI hAra ko apane sampUrNa samarpaNa ke sAtha use lauTA kara kahegI"deva, maiM tumheM hArane nahIM duuNgii| tuma sadA-sadA dAsI para vijaya pAo / para usa dAsI kA mAna bhI kabhI-kabhI aise hI rakha liyA kro|" sunayanA ne kahA, "to maiM kaba kahatI hU~, naukara rakhane kii| aba kabhI nahIM khuuNgii| lallU ko dekha-dekha, kabhI kaha detI hU~, so kabhI nahIM kahane kii|" vinoda ne sunayanA ko dekhA / jaise sunayanA kI A~kheM kaha rahI haiM, "maiM alaga nahIM rhuuNgii| tuma meM hI mila jaauuNgii| tuma meM kho jaauuNgii|" vinoda khA cuke the, para thAlI para hI baiThe the| vahIM baiThe-baiThe unhoMne patnI kA hAtha pakar3a kara khIMca liyA, aura usa hAtha kA cumbana le liyA ; mAnoM kahA, "tumheM maiM nahIM khone duuNgaa| usase pahale hI maiM tuma meM ho jAU~gA, tuma se bAhara hokara zeSa nahIM rhNgaa|" godI meM pradyumna hai| bar3A magana hai / abhI acchI taraha baiTha nahIM sakatA; lur3haka -pur3hakakara hAtha-paira idhara-udhara pheMka sakatA hai / vaha hAtha jaba niSprayojana nAcate-hilate kisI vastu kA sparza pA jAte haiM, to phira turanta usa vastu ko mu~ha meM pahu~cA dene kA apanA kartavya mAnate haiN| hAthoM ke cAlana-kSetra meM Thosa rukAvaTa kA padArtha Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tamAzA 127 banakara dAkhala hone kA aparAdha lekina pairoM se hI adhika hotA hai| TA~geM, na jAne kyoM, kabhI sIdhI hokara leTatI nahIM hai, aura pairoM ko una hAthoM kI pakar3a meM Ane dene se DaratI nahIM haiN| hAtha ekAdha bAra to jaise dekhI-ana-dekhI karate haiN| lekina jaba dUsare ke rAjya meM bilkula gaira-kAnUnI taura para bejA madAkhalata karane se ye paira bAja hI Ate nahIM mAlUma hote to kartavyavaza hAthoM ko unake a~gUThe-rUpI kAnoM se pakar3akara mu~ha ke darbAra meM le jAnA hotA hai| mu~ha taka cUsacAsa kara unakA saMskAra karate haiM, aura dantavihIna papoToM se dabAkara mAno yaha cetAvanI dete haiM-'aba to itanA hii| lekina aba pA rahe haiM dA~ta / sazastra ho jAya~ hama, taba kahIM phira zarArata mata kara baiThanA / nahIM to tumhAre coTa lagegI / jAo tuma aba / ' phaisalA ho jAne para phira hAtha-pulisa apanI pakar3a DhIlI kara detI hai, aura paira chiTaka kara dUra bhAga jAte haiN| ___abhiyukta barI kara diyA gayA thA, adAlata kA ghara khAlI thA, pulisa kI pakar3a meM koI aparAdhI AtA nahIM thaa| aba mAla kI aura kAma kI jarUrata hai| tabhI A gaI sabere kI DAka / inameM se jarUra koI zikAra hAtha meM AnA cAhie / bAlaka kI A~kheM usa mAla para laga gii| vinodane eka hAtha se bAlaka ko godI meM kucha aura nikaTa le liyA / dUsare ko sAmane kiyA / naukara ne DAka lAkara usa hAtha para rkhii| tabhI bAlaka ne jhapaTTA maaraa| jhapaTTA par3A ochA, hAtha taka pahu~cA bhI nhiiN| vinoda ne kahA, "are, Thera re, kATha ke..." lekina bar3I sakhta jarUrata hai kucha-na-kucha ke muMha meM pahuMcAne Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 128 janendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga kI / ThaharanA bilkula nahIM ho sakatA / hAtha lapakanA nahIM chor3a skte| vinoda ne DAka ko nIce ddaalaa| AlocanArtha Aye hue sAptAhika patra ko bichAyA aura bAlaka ko uThAkara usake pAsa chor3a diyA / kahA, "le, kara AlocanA / aba tU hI kara DAla / lekina thor3I kariyo, kahIM samUcI hI kara DAle ki kucha mere lie bAkI hI na bce|" ____ aba acchI taraha cabA-cabUkara khAye binA to pUrI taraha vastu kA svAda jAnA nahIM jA sakatA, aura usake tattva ke sambandha meM yathArtha AlocanA kI nahIM jA sktii| isalie jora-zora ke sAtha bAlaka ne yahI upakrama bA~dhanA prArambha kiyA / nIce par3e usa sAptAhika kI chAtI para savAra hokara donoM hAthoM se usake marma ko pakar3akara aba udarastha kiyA jaaygaa| usane donoM hAtha patra para dekara mAre, phira ikaTThA karake unakI muTThI bA~dha kara mu~ha taka phuNcaayaa| muMha ke andara jaba kevala ve ba~dhI muTTiyA~ hI pahu~cI, unake bhItara se jaba kucha aura rasa nahIM prApta huzrA, taba patA calA ki isa dharAzAyI dalita apadArtha ne bhayaMkara dhokhA de DAlA hai| aba mica-micAkara hAtha mAre gaye / isa bAra una donoM muTThiyoM ke bIca meM simaTA-simaTAyA akhabAra kA bahuta-sA bhAga bhI uThA calA aayaa| usameM jitanA kucha muha meM dAkhila ho sakA, use Ama kI taraha cUsa kara svAda kI parakha prArambha huii| idhara hAtha akhabAra kI khIMca-tAna meM lage rahakara kAgaz2a kI majabUtI jA~ca rahe the| kintu patra kI atyanta miThAsa aura rasa-hInatA ko jAna lene meM vizeSa dera na lagI / taba bAlaka ne jora-jora se cIkha kara isakI Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tamAzA 126 ghoSaNA prArambha kara dI ki padArtha nitAnta asvAda aura anupAdeya hai| aise samaya vinoda ko hAtha kI ciTThiyoM ko pheMka denA pdd'aa| usane bAlaka ko godI meM uThA liyA, kahA-"ho gaI bhaI AlocanA !" aura sAptAhika para Thokara mArakara kahA- "haTa kisI kAma kA nahIM hai tU / kar3avA-kar3avA thuH hai|" aisA kahakara use aura mArA, aura usapara binA-thUke thUkA / jAna par3atA hai, isa prakAra patra ke prati bAlaka ke mana kI pratikUlatA aura kar3avAhaTa tRpta nahIM huI, ronA jArI hI rhaa| taba Dola-Dolakara use bahalAne ke vinoda ne anya yatna kiye| lekina nahIM-sunayanA jhaTa A pahuMcI thii| usane pUchA"kyA hai ?" vinoda calate-calate eka jagaha ekadama baiTha gyaa| pAsa hI par3A thA eka camcaca, use uThAkara pharza para mArane lagA, "zrA hA re, o ho re..." bAlaka cupa nahIM huA / sunayanA ko Adeza huA, "vaha paMkhA utthaanaa|" sunayanA ne paMkhA uThAkara lA diyA / usa paMkhe kI DaMDiyoM se phira pharza ko pITA jAne lgaa| kabhI bIca-bIca meM usI se bAlaka kI havA bhI kI jaatii| usa samaya vinoda ko kucha yAda aayaa| kahA, "are, vaha munajhunA to laanaa|" sunayanA ne kahA, "kahA~ hai..." vinoda ne kahA, "jaldI se lA...." sunayanA calI gii| Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 130 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] vinoda ne bhA~ti-bhA~ti kI jugata se bAlaka ko manAne kI koziza zurU kii| sunayanA lauttii| usakI tarafa binA dekhe hI vinoda ne hAtha phailA diye, kahA, "laao|" / sunayanA ne kahA, "kyA lAU~ ? kahIM milatA bhI ho|" vinoda ne kahA, "milegA kyoM ? kahIM rakkhA jAya ThIka jaba na...basa, yaha hAla hai|" sunayanA bolI, "hA~, yaha hAla hai| bar3e sAre jhunajhune lAkara rakkhe the na, jo maiMne kho diye|" / vinoda ne kahA, "are, to kucha aura lA do| dekho, yaha ro rahA hai|" sunayanA, "lA na dU~ kucha aur| bar3I cIja lA dI haiM na, jo uThA lAU~gI hA~ to, kahate-kahate hAra gaI, kabhI hAtha meM jo do khilaune lekara lauTate hoN|" idhara bAlaka ne pAsa hI eka lAvArisa par3e cammaca para kabjA kara liyA thaa| isa vastu ke sAtha kuztI lar3ane meM use rone kA dhyAna jAtA rahA thA / vinoda ne kahA, "are, tuma to jhagar3atI ho!" sunayanA ne kahA, "jhagar3ane kI bAta hI tuma karate ho / saca batAo, kabhI bhUlakara koI khilaunA lAye ho ! phira kahate ho, yaha lAnA, vaha lAnA / jisapara kahate ho, maiM jhagar3atI huuN|" vinoda, "acchA-acchA, ava nahIM khuuNgaa|" sunayanA, "nahIM, kahoge kyoM nhiiN| para lAkara diyA bhI to kro| saca, abake lA denA, vaha hote nahIM haiM, choTe-choTe rabarake-se jApAnI khilaune / " vinoda, "jApAnI khilaune ? jApAnI kaise lAye jAe~ge ?" Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tamAzA 131 sunayanA, "to aura le AnA / desI le aanaa|" vinoda, "desI, miTTI ke ? sabere Aye,zAma ko TUTe diikheNge|" sunayanA-to kATha ke le aanaa| vinoda-kATha ke acche nahIM aate| acche Ate haiM to dAma lagate haiM bhut| sunayanA, "to aura kaise bhI le aanaa|" vinoda, "aura kaise bhI kaise ? kucha samajha meM bhI Ave / " sunayanA, "to mata lAnA, basa / hA~, to / samajha meM kaise Aye ? samajha meM Aye taba jaba tabIyata ho / isameM yaha hai, usameM vaha hai, basa nukasa inase saba bAtoM meM nikalavA lo, jo kabhI kucha karake bhI rakhate hoM / kahate-kahate yahA~ jabAna ghisa jAya; para inako kyA par3I? aba maiM bhI hU~, jo kabhI inase kisI bAta ko kucha khaa|" itanA kahakara, eka jhapaTTe meM pharza para se khelate hue bAlaka ko uThAkara, sarra se apane kamare meM calI gii| vinoda pahale to muskarAne ko hue, phira kucha apratihata hokara apanI baiThaka meM lauTa Aye aura kapar3e pahanane lge| aura bAjAra se lAye eka aThAraha rupaye kI mottr| Dibbe se nikAlakara usameM cAbI bhara ke A~gana meM jarA kisI vastu se aTakAkara aise rastra dI ki khuda cale nahIM, aura jarA usa pratibandha ko sarakAyA nahIM ki phara se daur3a pdd'e| phira usake Upara cAdara Dhaka dii| aura gye| sunayanA bAlaka ko barAbara meM lekara palaMga para leTI hai / bAlaka so gayA hai / sunayanA kI A~kheM muMdI hai, para so nahIM rahI hai / isa bAlaka ke prati kholakara apanA hRdaya sAmane rakhakara jaba isane apanI chAtI kA dUdha use pilAyA hai, taba cupacApa kucha A~sU bhI Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1932 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga ] DAle haiM | isa choTe se apane kaleje ke Tukar3e ko sAmane pAkara bhItarabhItara se ku~Thita sneha kA Avega A~sU aura dUdha banakara bAhara jhara gayA hai / isase aba vaha kucha svastha hai / aura yoM A~kha mU~de, jagI huI, kucha priya svapna le rahI hai / vinoda ne dabe pA~va praveza kiyaa| dekhatA raha gayA / phira bA~ha pakar3akara hilAte hue kahA, "uTho to / " ThIka yahI svapna vaha le rahI thI aura isI taraha hAtha pakar3akara uThAye jAne kA svapna basa aba A hI rahA thA / lekina usa vakta ke jAne para kisa taraha se kyA karake uttara denA hogA, isake bAre meM jo kucha socA thA vaha ekadama se yAda se utara gayA hai, usI ko khIMca le Ane ke lie yAda gaI huI hai| isalie vinoda ke upadrava ke uttara meM niruttara hokara vaise hI A~kha mIce use par3A rahanA par3a gayA / vinoda ne bA~ha ko aura jora se hilAte hue kahA, "uTho, uTho / uThanA jarUra hogA / aura uThakara abhI mere sAtha calanA hogA / " smRti bilkula vilupta ho gaI hai aura isa pati nAmaka deva kA utpAta bar3hatA hI jAtA hai| sunayanA ne kahA, "sone do hameM / hama nahIM kahIM jAte / " pati ne kahA, "jAnA to par3egA hI / " aura kahakara itane jora se bA~ha ko hilAyA, jaise dvAra kI kuNDI ko pakar3akara bar3e jora se hilA - bajAkara cetAvanI dI jA rahI ho ki isa bAre meM bhItara koI sandeha ho to use phaurana bhAga jAnA cAhie ! sandeha to sunayanA ke mana meM bilkula nahIM raha gyaa| lekina - kahA, "nahIM jAyeMge hm| hameM nIMda A rahI hai| hA~ to, eka ghar3I caina nahIM lene dete / " Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tamAzA 133 vinoda ne isa para dUsare hAtha ko bhI kabje meM kiyA aura donoM se khIMcakara use uThAnA zurU kara diyaa| _sunayanA ne isa ApattikAla meM apanI Teka ko visArakara, bar3I zIghratA se A~kha kholakara kahA, "are to chor3o, maiM khuda calatI huuN| aisA bhI kyA !" cala-calAkara A~gana meM Aye / cAdara se Dhake pirAmiDa ko dikhAkara kahA, "acchA, batAo, isameM kyA hai ?" sunayanA ne kahA, "maiM kyA jAnU~ ?" vinoda, "are, soca kara btaao|" sunayanA, "maiM kyA jAnU~ ?" vinoda, "ThIka-ThIka batAogI, to cAra paise mileNge| sunayanA, "maiM nahIM jaantii|" vinoda, "acchA, eka hai tAjabIbI kA rojA, dUsarA hai kutubamInAra / ina donoM meM se yaha kyA cIja ho sakatI hai ? sunayanA, "maiM kucha nahIM btaatii|" hAra-hUrakara vinoda ne kahA, "acchA to jarA dUra ho jaao| jo kucha hai vaha kATane ko daudd'egaa|" __sunayanA kI maMzA to dUra hone kI nahIM thI, para kucha nikalakara isameM se sacamuca kATa-kUTa khAya to ? vaha pIche haTa gii| vinoda ne cAdara haTAne meM saphAI se vaha rukAvaTa bhI dUra kara dii| ___ pharI-phara karake moTara vaha-jAya vaha-jAya / jaba dekhA ki yaha moTara satyAgraha karake isa dIvAra yA usa cIja se Takkara khAte-khAte bAja hI nahIM AtI, taba use yatna se dabocakara kAbU karake vinoda ne baksa meM banda kara diyA / Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga ] sunayanA ne pUchA, "yaha kyA le Aye ?" vinoda ne kahA, "tuma kahatI thIM khilaunA khilaunA / maiMne bhI lo kahA, 134 yyn sunayanA, "yaha vilAyatI thor3e hI hai / " vinoda, "are, vilAyata bar3IM ki tuma ?" sunayanA, "lallU to ise bar3A khela ke rakhegA na / " vinoda, " to na lAtA ?" sunayanA, "lAte to choTe-choTe lAte, jo kucha kAma ke bhI hote lallU ke / uThA lAye yaha DhIma ! - kitane kA hai ?" vinoda, "bhaI, yaha bar3I muzkila hai / aba kitane kA hI ho, tumheM kyA / jaba pasanda hI nahIM AyA, to jAne do / " sunayanA ne ekadama vinoda kA hAtha pakar3akara kahA, "nahIM, saca, kitane kA hai ?" vinoda ne kahA, "kitane kA hai ? hai aThAraha rupaye kA / aba kaha diyA to kahogI, maiM bevakUpha / " sunayanA ne bahuta ha~sakara kahA, "to ThIka to hai / aThAraha DAla Aye, jaba pA~ca meM duniyA bhara ke khilaune A jAte aura lAye bhI kyA ki. vinoda ne jhaTa usake mu~ha para hAtha rakhakara kahA, "tumhArA sira / " ..... : 6 : daphtara se lauTakara Aye haiN| aba khAnA khA - vAkara kacaharI jAya~ge / usI samaya sunayanA ne Akara sUcanA dI, "lallU ko khA~sI bar3I uThane lagI hai / na jAne kaisA jI hai / " Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tamAzA 135 vinoda ne kahA, "khA~sI ?" sunayanA ne kahA, "hA~pha-hA~pha jAtA hai / aisI uThatI hai ki phira bar3I dera meM rukatI hai / bar3I takalIpha detI hai| vinoda ne kahA, "are kyA khA~sI-vA~sI / " ye to huA hI karatI haiN| jyAde bahama nahIM kiyA karate / ___ sunayanA, "kisI ko dikhA-dikhU dete jarA / roga bar3ha jAya, phira hAtha nahIM aataa|" vinoda, "kyA dikhAnA-dikhUnA karatI ho| abhI se samajha baiThIM ki roga ho gayA / bhalA khA~sI bhI roga hai ? para pahale se hI socane lagogI to roga na hogA, to ho jaaygaa|" ___ sanayanA, "tumhArI marjI / maiM to kahatI thI ki neka koI dekha jAtA, dekhane meM to koI harja hai nahIM; jyAde kyA, davA mata krnaa|" vinoda, "dekho sunayanA, maiM tuma se kahatA hU~ ki kisI ko bhUlakara bhI na dikhAnA / jaba bacce se hAtha dhonA taya kara lo, taba DAkTara hakIma kI yAda krnaa|" aisI bAta ke Age sunayanA se kaise calA jAya ? jI to nahIM mAnA, para cupa ho gii| vinoda ne kahA, "dikhAnA to, kahA~ hai ?" jahA~ zizu leTA huA thA sunayanA use vahA~ le gaI / vinoda ne usakI nAr3I dekhI-kucha tez2a mAlUma huI / mAthe para hAtha rakhakara dekhA-jaise dehI kucha garama ho| kucha Thaharakara kahA, "khabaradAra, jo kisI ko dikhAyA / " yaha khabaradArI kI hidAyata spaSTa rUpa se unhoMne sunayanA ko hI kI ho, lakSaNoM se aisA na jAna par3A / usa samaya unakI nigAha bacce kI tarapha hI thii| mAnoM usako upalakSa meM rakhakara saba kisI Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] ko isa khabaradArI kI tAkIda kara rahe haiM apane Apako bhI kara rahe haiM / mAno kaha rahe haiM, "khabaradAra, jo hamAre bacce ko kucha hone diyaa|" phira Upara A~kha uThAkara sunayanA kI tarapha dekhakara kahA"kucha huA bhI ho / bilakula to ThIka hai| phikra aisI karane lagI, jAne kyA ho gayA ! fikra ko pAsa mata laanaa| apanI cintA kA asara bAlaka para par3atA hai|" __itanI bAtoM se mAtA kA jI bAlaka kI ora se kucha svastha ho gyaa| kucha rukakara vinoda ha~sA, bolA, "vAha, sunayanA, tuma bhI khUba ho / chIMka A gaI-daur3anA / khA~sI AI, lAnA DAkTara / tuma to tamAzA karatI ho| jarA-jarA-sI bAta ko mana meM mata lAyA kro| kucha ho jAya to jAne kyA kro| so baccA bahuta hI acchA hai, jarA kucha bhI bAta nahIM hai / dekho na, kaisA so rahA hai|" itanA kahakara bAlaka ke nanhe se hAtha ko uThAkara cUma liyA, aura calA gyaa| khA-pIkara kacaharI pahuMcA, to jarA sabera thii| aura vakIla abhI nahIM Aye the| bAra-rUma kI lAyabrerI ke lAyaberiyana caparAsI ko meja-kursIalamArI vagairaha jhAr3ana se jhAr3a-buhAra dene kA hukma dekara Apa eka tarafa eka ArAma-kursI para par3e ArAma kara rahe the| vakIlabAbuoM ke A dhamakane se pahale unheM ye tIsa-cAlIsa minaTa milate haiM, jaba ye apane prabhutva kA AtaMka jamAne kA avasara pAkara jIvana kI zreSThatA anubhava karate haiM, aura mana-hI-mana usakA rasAsvAdana karate haiM / TA~ga phailAphara aura A~kha mIcakara kursI para par3e Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 137 par3e, aura hukma ke mutAbika tatparatA ke sAtha jhAr3ana se meja- kursiyoM ke jhAr3e jAne ke zabda ko AtmatoSa ke bhAva se sunate-sunate, vaha isa samaya jIvana ke isI atyanta gauravamaya kArya ko sampAdana kara rahe the / tamAzA pAsa pahu~cakara vinoda ne kahA, "lAyabrerI meM DAkTarI kI kitAbeM bilakula nahIM haiM ?" AvAja par3ate hI lAyabrerIyana kursI se har3abar3Akara uThe / yaha unhoMne kyA sunA - kyA nahIM hai ? isa taraha samaya se pahale isa bAra - lAyabrerI meM Akara koI vakIla ekAeka kitAba ke lie pUchegA, to kyA pUchegA ki DAkTarI kI kitAbeM kitanI haiM ? aisI to sambhAvanA kaise bhI nahIM ho sakatI / isalie apane Upara atyanta avizvAsa karate hue, phira hukma diye jAne kI pratIkSA meM, lAyabrerIyana uttara - vimUr3ha hokara khar3e rahe / vinoda bolA, "maiM kahatA hU~, DAkTarI kI kitAbeM yahA~ kyA bilakula nahIM rahatIM ?" Darate-Darate pUchA, "DAkTarI kI ? - DAkTarI kI to jI, yahA~ nahIM rahatIM / " " eka bhI nahIM hai ?" "nahIM jI / " "acchA, keTalAga lAo / " keTalAga dekhane ke bAda kahA, "acchA, insAiklopIDiyA kahA~ rakhI haiM ?" eka choTI-sI meja para tIna-cAra ina pothoM kI moTI-moTI jildoM ko lekara kamare ke eka kone meM baiTha gayA / samaya ho gyaa| vakIla A gye| kamarA bUToM kI carmarAhaTa se Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 138 jainendra kI kahAniyAM [dvitIya bhAga] bola rahA hai / loga ha~sa rahe haiM, bola rahe haiM, idhara-udhara jA rahe haiN| saba kucha khila uThA hai| lekina vinoda ekacitta hokara bhI aba taka ina insAiklopIDiyA meM se jo kucha dekhanA hai, nahIM dekha pAyA / dekhatA hai, aura noTa karatA hai, phira Age par3hane lagatA hai| dhanIcanda vakIla ne ina moTe pothoM ko pahacAnakara kahA, "vinoda bAbU, yaha kyA kara rahe ho ? itanA sTaDI karoge ?" vinoda ne kahA, "kucha nahIM / yoM hI dekhatA thaa|" aiDavokeTa kuberaprasAda ne kahA, "vinodabhUSaNa, kyA koI bar3A pecIdA kesa hai ?" vinoda ne jarA muMha Upara uThAyA, jaise isa prazna karane ke kaSTa uThAne kI kRpA ke prati AbhAra pradarzita kiyA ho, tanika muskarAyA, aura phira sira jhukAkara par3hane lgaa| thor3I dera meM mavakiloM ne zrA gheraa| munzIjI kursI ke pAsa Akara hAjarI meM khar3e ho gye| lekina jo una logoM ne vinodabhUSaNa ke khuda dhyAna ba~Tane kI thor3I dera AzA aura pratIkSA kI, vaha pUrI nahIM huii| munzI ne kahA, "bAbUjI!" ___ vinoda ne muMha utthaayaa| sAligarAma, natthanalAla, parasAdImala, devIsahAya aura mansAsiMha, saba-ke-saba, apane kAgajoM ke sAtha caukasa baiThe the| unakI abhyarthanA karake vinoda ne munzIjI ko vakIla dhanIcandajI ko bulAne kI AjJA dii| una logoM se kahA, "dekhie, Aja Apa loga mujhe mApha kreNge| mere sira meM darda hai / lekina bAbU dhanIcanda mujha se bhI acchA ApakA kAma kreNge| Apa phrikra bilakula na kreN|" Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tamAzA 136 ina logoM meM se kisI ne halkI Apatti aura kisI ne samavedanA prakAzita kI / dhanIcandajI ke Ate hI vinoda ne kahA, "dekhie, yaha bAbU dhanIcandajI A gaye haiN| maiM inako, thor3e meM, ApakA kesa samajhA dU~gA / inase acchA Apako kAma karane vAlA nahIM milegaa| bAbU dhanIcanda se a~grejI meM kahA, "bhaI dhanIcanda, jarA inakA kAma sa~bhAla denaa| maiM kucha nahIM kara sakU~gA / " dhanIcanda ne pUchA, "kyA bAta hai ?" , vinoda ne kahA, " bAta kyA kucha nahIM / sira meM darda hai / " itanA kahakara gata samudAya ke kesoM kI eka-eka fAila lekara dhanIcanda ko hara eka ke bAre meM do-do bAteM kaha diiN| kahanA na hogA ki dhanIcanda ina kesoM ko lekara prasanna nahIM haiM / vinoda begAra - prathA kA virodhI hai; aura dhanIcanda khAlI rahane itane Darate haiM ki begAra ko bhI g2anImata mAneM / samajha-samajhAkara dhanIcanda ne kahA, "maiM saba ThIka kara dU~gA / " mavakkila sampradAya kI ora mur3akara dobArA kahA, "maiM saba ThIka kara dU~gA / Apa fikara na kareM, maiM saba bilakula ThIka kara dU~gA / " isa do-tIna bAra ke AzvAsana diye jAne ne AzvAsana kA ho jAnA aura kaThina banA diyA / dhanIcanda kI vyamratA ne mavakkiloM ko pUrNa rUpa se Azvasta nahIM hone diyA hai-- vinoda ne yaha dekhA / kahA, "Apa loga bephikra hokara aba jA sakate haiN|" dhanIcanda ne bhI dekhA ki unake bhItara kI sandehavRtti jo atyadhika AtmavizvAsa kI bhIkha mA~gatI huI prakaTa ho rahI hai, vaha gar3abar3a hI upasthita kara rahI hai, vizvAsa kI jagaha sandeha ko hI upajAtI hai| usI samaya vinoda sAmane Akara, nizcita bAta kaha Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 140 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] kara, saMzaya ko chinna karake unheM ubAra letA hai| jaise vaha baca gaye, nahIM to DUbe jA rahe the| vaha vinoda ke AbhArI hue| aba apane ko saMkaTa meM nahIM DAleMge, turanta cale jAya~ge / lAlA logoM ke sAtha uThakara vaha bhI cala par3ane ko taiyAra ho gye| bole, "vinoda, sira meM darda hai to yahA~ Akara ina pothoM se kyoM mag2ajapaccI karate ho ?" ___vinoda ne kahA, "nahIM; yoM hI vakta kATatA thaa| dhanIcanda ne calane ke lie mur3ate hue kahA, "vinoda, aba tuma ghara jAkara ArAma karo na / bAkI phikra na karo, maiM saba ThIka kara duuNgaa|" dhanIcanda yaha kahakara cala diye| vinoda phira sira jhukAkara insAiklopIDiyA meM pha~sa gyaa| kSaNa-bhara meM phira sira uThAyA, aura AvAja dekara dhanIcanda ko phira vApisa bulA liyaa| kahA, "dhanIcanda, tumhArA bhatIjA bImAra hai|" dhanIcanda, "to pahale se kyoM na kahA ? yahI vajaha hai to phira tumhArA kAma na karane kii|" vinoda, "bImArI-vImArI kucha aisI nahIM hai| khA~sI hai / para khA~sI bar3ha jAya to|......" dhanIcanda, "kisakI davA kI hai ?" vinoda, "davA ? davAoM se to maiM ghabar3AtA huuN|" dhanIcanda, "nahIM, DAkTara ko dikhA denA acchA hotA hai| insAiklopIDiyA se DAkTara acchA rhegaa|" vinoda ne jaise yaha bAta nahIM sunii| kahA, "dhanIcanda, kabhI ghara AnA na / apane bhatIje ko dekha aanaa|" dhanIcanda ne kahA ki jarUra aayNge| Aja kyA hai, bRhaspativAra; itavAra ko prAya~ge / itavAra hI avakAza kA dina hai| vinoda ne kahA, "jarUra AnA / jaldI A sako to acchA / Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 141 aba maiM tumheM kAma se kyoM rokU~ ? jAo / para; AnA, dekho / pradyumna yAda karatA hai / " dhanIcanda ke cale jAne para pandraha-bIsa minaTa taka aura vinoda insAiklopIDiyA meM vyasta rahA / phira, jaise santoSa nahIM huA, / vahA~ se zahara kI bar3I pablika lAyabrerI gayA noTsa ikaTTha e karake lAyA / dina ke koI do baje " zrAja jaldI A ge|" vahA~ se bahuta se ghara zrA pahu~cA / ...... tamAzA thA, sunayanA ne kahA, bahuta khuza hokara vinoda ne javAba diyA, "sabere se baiThA koI kAma Aye, kAma Aye / makkhI mArate-mArate mujha se to jyAde aura baiThA nahIM gayA / yahA~ calA AyA / yahA~ ArAma se to tumhAre pAsa baiThUMgA / ... vaha lallU -kA-ullU kahA~ hai ?" sunayanA, "bar3I muzkila se abhI hAla sulA ke cukI hU~ / bar3A rotA thA / usakA jI acchA nahIM hai, bhItara se kala nahIM par3atI, roye nahIM to bicArA kyA kre| yaha samajho, bar3A dama sAdha ke soyA hai / " vinoda ne kahA, "dekho, phira vahI / himmata ke sAtha bolo / aisI rotI cintA kI AvAz2a meM nahIM bolA karate / isa jarA-sI bAta para hI jaise tuma girI jA rahI ho / mana hamezA satara rakkhA karate haiM / aura bacce ko kucha bhI nahIM hai / thor3I bhI etihAta rakhogI, saba ThIka ho jAyagA / pAnI thor3A-thor3A diyA karo / kaccA mata denA, ubAlakara denA / aura havA se mata DaranA, havA T bar3I acchI cIja hai / jyAde havA kA Dara ho, kapar3e pahanA diye / lekina jahA~ havA khUba bahatI rahatI ho, khula kara zrI jA sakatI ho, ullU ko vahA~ rakhanA caahie| aura yaha nahIM ki jaba cAhe dUdha pilA diyaa| Ajakala isa mAmale meM bhI hoziyArI rakhanI caahie| Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 142 jainendra kI kahAniyAM [dvitIya bhAga] aura sabase bar3I bAta to mana kI hai / mana hamezA ThIka rakho, khuza rakho, samajhatI raho, baccA acchA huA kyA, acchA hI hai, karatekarate baccA Apa acchA ho jaaygaa| socogI, hAya, bImAra hai, bImAra hai, to isa duzcintA kA pariNAma bAlaka ke svAsthya para avazya par3egA / saba se mahattva kI yaha bAta hai, samajhI ?" ___ samajhI yaha ki kucha nahIM samajhI / aura saba etihAta khUba hI acchI taraha se rkhegii| para mana ko bodha sahaja nahIM hotaa| vaha tarka, samajha aura yatna ke mutAbika nahIM cltaa| jaba vaha rotA hai to use ha~sAkara kaise dikhAyA jAya / usane kahA, "acchI bAta hai| jaisA kahoge, kruuNgii| aura kauna-sA bahuta aphasosa karatI huuN| para kisI ko dikhA dete, to tasallI ho jAtI / tuma jAno, DAkTara saba yoM hI be bAta ke nahIM ho gaye / kucha to hama-tumase jyAde jAnate hI hoNge| sArI duniyA bevakUpha nahIM hai, jo unheM pUchatI hai, aura loga hajAroM kharca karake aura bIsiyoM sAla lagAkara DAkTara banate haiN|" vinoda ne kahA, "yaha to ThIka hai, suniyA, para tuma jAnatI nahIM / duniyA bevakUpha hI hai / maiM aba bhI kahatA hU~, DAkTara kA nAma mana meM bhI mata lenaa|" sunayanA 'tuma jAno' kahakara cupa hokara baiTha gaI / vinoda sote hue lallU ke pAsa pahu~ca aura baiThakara do-jeba-bhare noTsa kA nirIkSaNa karane lge| lekina ThIka rAta ke bAraha baje vinoda jhaTapaTa hAra gyaa| baccA ro rahA thA, aura bar3A becaina thA / kandhe se lagAye hue, gA-gAkara DolatA-DolatA vinoda atyanta ceSTA karane para bhI use bahalA na pAtA thA / khA~sI aisI uThatI thI ki vinoda ko lagatA Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tamAzA 143 jaise bAlaka kA kalejA hI khiMcakara nikalA calA A rahA ho| eka sA~sa meM khA~sate-khA~sate minaTa se bhI Upara ho jAtA, aura gale kA kA sAfa hokara na detaa| eka bAra bAlaka ko khA~sate hue pUre do minaTa ho gaye prANapaNa se jora lagA kara khA~satA thA; aMtar3iyA~ jaise ukhar3I calI A rahI haiM, sira paTaka-paTaka kara de mAra rahA hai, kikiyA rahA hai, apanI choTI-sI jAna kA pUrA bala lagA kara khA~satA hai; para kyA aTakA hai kamabakhta kahIM ki nikalatA nahIM / isa dussaha vyathA ko dekhatI huI sunayanA pAsa khar3I ho rahI hai, aura vinoda kA jI jAne kaisA ho rahA hai| jaise sUkhe kapar3e kI taraha aiMThA jA rahA ho / pUre tIna minaTa meM, mAno tIna yuga meM Akhira eka prabala khA~sI meM vaha gale meM jamA huA padArtha kucha ukhar3a kara AyA, aura, bAlaka eka kSINa cicipAhaTa chor3a kara, avaza, zrAMta mRtaprAya hokara kandhe para mUrchita hokara par3a rahA / usa samaya rAta ke bAraha baje the / vinoda ne suniyA ke hAtha meM bAlaka ko thamAte hue kahA, "ise lenaa| maiM abhI DAkTara sarakAra ko le AtA huuN|" sunayanA ne kahA, "bacce ko chor3akara abhI kahA~ jAte ho| dina hote hI cale jaanaa|" yaha nirarthaka bAta jaise usake kAnoM taka bhI nahIM phuNcii| vaha calA gyaa| ___usake bAda zanivAra kI rAta taka kitane DAkTara, vaidya aura hakIma Aye, ginatI nahIM / kitanA rupayA kharca huA, isakI aura bhI ginatI nahIM / phIsa vAle DAkTaroM Adi ko to milA hI thA, kucha bina bulAye jAna-pahacAna ke loga A gaye the yA aise loga auroM ko bulA lAye the, unako bhI pUrA pArizramika milA thaa| Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] lekina bAlaka kI nanhI-sI jAna aura nanhA-sA peTa thaa| acchI hAlata meM pAva Der3ha pAva dUdha peTa meM pahu~catA hogaa| aba jo goliyoM aura sUkhI davAoM ke alAvA solyUzana-mikcara aura kAr3hoM kA seroM kI tola kA vajana usake peTa meM rojAnA pahu~cAyA jAne lagA, vaha becAre se kaise milatA ? __bAlaka kI apAra vyathA kA hama kyA jikra kareM ? aura kyA mA~-bApa ke jI kA hAla sunAyeM ? / __nahIM; taba sunAyeMge jaba kitAba likhane kA avakAza hogA / usa samaya Apako bhI taiyAra ho jAne ke lie kheNge| abhI kevala sAra aMza kheNge| vaha yaha ki bAlaka rAta ko ThaMDA ho gyaa| taba rAta a~dherI thI, havA bhI thI, bUMdA-bAMdI bhI hone laga gaI thii| sardI kar3Ake kI par3a rahI thii| aura usa samaya vinoda ko phursata kama thI, kyoMki phrIsa cukatI karAke bidA hone ke lie kucha DAkTarAdi avazeSa the| 8: jamanA jAkara nibaTa-nibaTA liyA hai| aba ha~sanA cAhatA hai| AMtarika vega se cupacApa rotI huI sunayanA se kaha AyA hai"chiH, rotI ho ? dekho, maiM kahIM rotA hU~ ? vaha cA~da merA beTA nahIM thA ? para maiM to nahIM rotA |royaa-dhoyaa nahIM krte|" itanA kahakara vaha vahA~ phira Thaira na skaa| kyoMki cillAkara agara yahIM ro par3egA, to ThIka nahIM hogA / vahA~ se bhAga kara AyA, aura bar3e jora se donoM hAthoM se Dhaka kara auMdhe mu~ha khATa para gira par3A, aura phUTaphUTakara rone lagA / lekina aba bar3I yukti se mana ko karI banA kara baiThaka meM kursI para cupa baiThA hai| cAhatA hai-htuuN| Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tamAzA 145 aisI hI avasthA meM pAye dhanIcanda / pAte hI unhoMne kahA"maiM kala se hI soca rahA thA, Aja jarUra aauuNgaa| itavAra ke alAvA aura kabhI phursata milatI nhiiN|" vinoda ne kahA, "Ao, baittho|" dhanIcanda, "tuma Aja khuza nahIM mAlUma hote|" vinoda ne ha~sa-ha~sAkara kahA, "vAha, kyoM ?" dhanIcanda ne kahA, "hA~, tumhAre bacce kI tabIyata kaisI hai| zAyada yahI vajaha hai| para, acchI ho gaI hogI,maiM bhAzA karatA huuN|" vinoda, "tabIyata ?- hA~, bilkula acchI ho gaI hai|" dhanIcanda, "hA~, Ajakala mausama jarA kharAba hai| khA~sI aksara ho jAtI hai / jarA parvAha karo to ho bhI nahIM, ho to acchI ho jaay|" vinoda 'hA~' kahakara cupacApa sunatA rahA / dhanIcanda kahate rahe, "usa roz2a maiMne saba kesa bilakula ThIka kara diye / tuma to taba se bilakula dIkhe hI nhiiN|" ___isake bAda kisa caturAI se kahA~ kyA siddhi prApta kI, isakA. varNana svAda ke sAtha sunAnA unhoMne Arambha kiyA / mana ke UparI taha para jo unake AtmazlAghA kA bhAva jamA rahatA hai vaha cuka gayA, taba kahA, "vaha baccA ApakA to bilkula acchA ho gyaa| bar3A acchA huA / aba to kala Aoge adAlata meM / dekheM, vaha kahA~ hai ?" _ vinoda ne kahA, "Apako jarA phursata hogI mere sAtha bAjAra calane kI ? lauTakara dekhiegaa| jarA mujhe madada diijiegaa|" dhanIcandajI ne pUchA, "kyA lAnA hai ?" vinoda ne kahA, "clie|" Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 146 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] calakara eka bar3I khilaunoM kI dukAna para pahu~ce / dhanIcanda ne kahA, "yahA~ se khilaune loge? yahA~ to saba vilAyatI hoMge, aura maha~ge mileNge| tuma to, sunate the, inake bar3e virodhI ho|" vinoda ne kahA, "a~ha / aba bacce ke lie kyA virodha aura kyA siddhAnta / " ____pahale baccoM kI bagghiyA~ dekhIM / cAlIsa se zurU karake nabbe rupaye taka kI thIM / eka sau rupaye kI bhI thI jo alahadA rakhI thii| koI khAsa acchI ho, aisA to nahIM jAna par3atA thA / para alahadA viziSTa DhaMga se rakha kara jyAde dAma mA~gane se usI cIja ke jyAde dAma bhI uThAye jA sakate haiN| lekina dhanIcanda ina saba cAloM ko khUba jAnate haiN| unhoMne 55) kI eka bagghI kA nirNaya diyA, aura tarka se siddha kiyA ki vahI cIz2a lI jA sakanI cAhie / para vinoda hai alhar3a, usane vaha sau vAlI hI binA jyAdA bAta kiye, le lii| phira liyA eka 'bebI,' jisako vinoda ne jeba se phrItA nikAla kara nApa kara dekha liyA, ThIka 21 iMca pA~ca sUta kA hai / phira aura choTe-choTe khilaune liye / phira dukAna vAle se kahA gayA ki usa bacce ko kapar3e-vapar3e pahanAkara khUba acchI taraha sajA diyA jAya / usako gAr3I meM rakha diyA jAya / bAkI khilaunoM meM kucha unake pAsa hI idhara-udhara DAla diye jAya~, kucha Upara gAr3I kI chata meM bA~dha kara laTakA diye jAya~, jisase ki gAr3I meM leTe hue bacce ko dIkheM / itanA karane ke bAda gAr3I unake ghara pahu~cavA dI jAya / - dUkAna se nikalakara rAste meM vinoda ne kahA, "dhanIcaMdajI, mujhe eka naukara cAhie / maiM javAna, khUbasUrata, par3hA-likhA naukara cAhatA hU~ / aise-vaise hAtha meM baccA denA ThIka nhiiN|" Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tamAzA 147 dhanIcaMda ne pUchA, "kisake lie cAhie ? par3hA-likhA jarA jyAde legA, vaise to bahuta saste mila jaate|" vinoda, "yaha gAr3I lI hai n| isake lie caahie| aura inTresa to honA hI cAhie / bI0 e0 mile to aura acchA / " dhanIcaMda, "paiMtIsa cAlIsa se kama meM nahIM aaygaa|" vinoda, "acchA honA caahie|" dhanIcaMda ne koI-na koI zIghra hI khoja dene kA vacana diyA / yaha vacana pAne ke bAda vinoda phira kucha aura bAta na kara skaa| cupacApa ghara para Ane dhanIcaMda ne kahA, "acchA aba maiM jaauuNgaa|" vinoda ne nirapekSa bhAva se kahA, "acchA..." dhanIcaMda ne kahA, "lAo acchA, usa bAlaka ko jarA bAjAra kI saira karA lAU~ ?" vinoda ne kahA, "vaha yahA~ hai nahIM; gayA hai|" dhanIcaMda ne pUchA, "kahA~ gayA hai ?" usa samaya vinoda se samhalA nahIM gyaa| antara ko jo aba taka matha rahA thA, vaha vega ekadama se phUTa kara bAhara ho gyaa| vaha akasmAt vihvala ho uThA, dhanIcaMda ke gale lagakara ro uThA, "dhanIcaMda, vaha to gayA, gayA / hama sabako chor3a kara calA gyaa| na jAne kahA~ calA gyaa|" dhanIcaMda ke bhI A~sU ekadama kahIM se TUTa pAkara A~khoM se TapATapa isa gale lage hue saphala vakIla ke sirapara Tapaka kara use bhigone lge| Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 148 jainendra kI kahAniyAM [dvitIya bhAga] sabere saira ko jA rahe haiN| bagghI ko Thelate jAte haiN| usameM dUkAna se kharIdA huA lallU khUba acche kapar3e pahine takiyoM-gahoM para so rahA hai / bar3A naphIsa eka tauliyA use ur3hAyA huA hai| aura bagghI khUba khilaunoM se saja rahI hai| usake pIche epha0 e0 pAsa pravINa, custa pozAka meM kasA huA, bAkAyadA A rahA hai| rAste meM mile bAbU hemacandra, baiMka ke mainejara / kahane lage, "bAbUjI yaha kyA ?" vinoda ne kahA, "isa taraha kasarata bar3I acchI hotI hai| loga yaha karate haiM, vaha karate haiM / isa taraha muphta meM kasarata ho jAtI hai, yaha kisI ko patA nhiiN|" mainejara bAbU sunate hue Age bar3ha gaye / phira mile bAbU basaMtalAla, haiDaklarka,...Aphisa / bole, "bAbU sAhaba, yaha kyA tamAzA Apa roz2a karate haiM ? vinoda bolA, "yaha tamAzA nahIM hai, kasarata kA tarIkA hai| maiM kitanA majabUta ho gayA hU~, dekhie / yoM to duniyA tamAzA hai|" isa taraha loga rAste meM cher3a-chAr3a karate hI haiN| vinoda bhI usameM bhAga le letA hai| pahale vinoda ke isa vyavahAra ke sambandha meM logoM ke mana meM utsukatA thI, sahAnubhUti bhii| lekina yaha nikalA vinoda kA nitya kA niyamita karma / taba loga usa bAre meM nitAnta udAsIna aura nirapekSa hone lage aura jaba-taba isa calitamastiSka vyakti ko cher3a-chAr3a kara kucha tamAze kA Ananda uThAne lge| jaba cher3a logoM kI jarA painI ho jAtI hai, to vinoda kahatA hai, "Apa loga aisA samajhate haiM, jaise maiM pAgala huuN| maiM pAgala thor3A hI huuN| maiM kyA jAnatA nahIM, pAgala kyA hotA hai|" itanA Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tamAzA 146 sunane para logoM ko, mAnoM jo cAhate the, vaha mila jAtA hai, aura vaha khuza hote hue cale jAte hai| ___ yaha tamAzA Apa jaba cAhe dekha sakate haiN| pacAsa se Upara vinoda kI Ayu pahu~ca cukI hai. aura vaha krama usI niyamita rUpa meM barAbara jArI hai| koI bAlaka usake nahIM huA hai| pravINa ke vetana meM khUba tarakkI ho gaI hai, use aba 100) milate haiN| bAlaka ke kapar3e hara tIsare roja dhoye jAte haiN| svaccha vAyu aura svaccha vastra ke sambandha meM bAbU jI kI kar3I tAqIda hai| ___ Apako yadi isa tamAze ke AdamI kA tamAzA dekhane kA Agraha ho, aura Apa hamAre pAsa Ane kA anugraha kara sakeM, to sAtha le jAkara Apako yaha saba dikhAne meM hameM koI Apatti na hogii| ApakI khAtira hama yaha kaSTa uThA leNge| Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dillI meM pramoda ne isI sAla vakAlata zurU kI hai aura isI sAla byAha kiyA hai| abhI chaH mahIne nahIM hue ki adAlata kI garmiyoM kI chuTTI ho gaI / pramoda patnI-sahita apanI chuTTiyA~ manAne cale / zimalA jAe~ge rAste meM dillI bhI pdd'gii| taba socA do eka dina dillI ko bhI de deM, kucha harja nahIM / karuNA ne dillI dekhI nahIM hai-yaha kAma bhI nibaTa jaaygaa| to dillI dekhI gaI yahI saba cIja, aura phira cA~danIcauka / cA~danI cauka meM khUba hI ghUme, aura saba bar3e bAjAra bhI dekha lie, para jI kucha bharA nahIM / socA, yaha to dillI nahIM hai, dillI ke bAjAra haiM, jahA~ amIrI tanakara apanA pradarzana karatIphiratI hai, aura jahA~ garIbI apane ko amIrI bAne meM chipAe zarmAe calatI hai| ye to bAjAra haiM, jahA~ sajAvaTa hotI hai, banAvaTa hotI hai aura jahA~ mola-tola hotA hai| vaha jagaha to dekhI nahIM, jahA~ amIrI sar3atI hai aura garIbI sikur3I par3I rahatI hai| vaha 150 Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dillI meM 151 galiyA~, jo sapATa cikanI nahIM haiM, jo saMkarI aura Ter3hI-mer3hI haiM, jaise zarIra kI raktavAhinI naseM / vaha galiyA~, jinameM dillI kI vAstavikatA aura dillI kA a~dherA nivAsa karatA hai| agale dina pramoda ne akele galiyoM meM saira karane kI socI / saberA hai| sUraja nikalane meM dera hai / jhuTapuTA cA~danA ho calA hai / tabhI ghara se nikale / rAha meM jhADU dete mehatara mile, aura jamanA jAte snAnArthI / ina snAnArthiyoM meM puruSoM se striyoM kI tAdAda caugunI hogii| striyoM ko puruSoM se puNya kI cintA bhI caugunI hai / taba vaha eka galI meM jAne ko mur3a gae / jahA~ caurastA milA, vahA~ sabase taMga rAste ko pakar3a liyA; jahA~ do rAste mile, vahIM jo sa~karA thA, usa para cala die| isa taraha bhIr3a para bhIr3a, mor3a para - mor3a aura taba eka galI meM pahu~ce / muzkila se barAbara-barAbara do-do AdamiyoM ke jAne kI jagaha hogI / donoM ora tIna-cArapA~ca maMjiloM ke makAna saTe hue khar3e haiM, jinhoMne zarta lagA rakkhI hai, yahA~ na dhUpa ko Ane deMge aura na havA ko / isI galI meM cala rahe haiM ki phira eka mor3a aayaa| mur3e - yaha kyA ? jaisI kAgaja rakhane kI tAroM kI lambI TokarI-sI hotI hai, vaisI hI eka yahA~ rakkhI hai| gudagude gar3hele biche haiM, nanheM-nanheM do-tIna - cAra takie idhara udhara rakkhe haiM, aura ina sabake bIca meM hai choTA-sA baccA ! baccA bilkula nanhA sA hai / lAla-lAla koMpala- sI palakeM haiM, A~kheM, divale sI, zrasmAna meM mAno paramAtmA ko pahacAna rahI haiM, aura hAtha aura paira kaise ruI se mulAyama, ghUma-ghUmakara aura macalamacalakara usa paramAtmA ko khelane ko bulA rahe haiM / Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 152 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] pramoda jhukA-haiM, eka kAgaja hai-sirA usakA takie ke nIce dabA hai-likhA hai-"lo, le lo, bhagavAn saba dekhatA hai|" pramoda ne bacce ko liyA, dubakA liyA, TokarI vahIM chor3I aura lauTa claa| ___abhI mur3akara calA hI ki ye phUla usa para kisane barasA die ? Upara dekhA-koI nahIM ! rAste meM eka sipAhI kI zaka kI nigAha par3a gii| inakA calanA hI aisA thA ki zaka na ho, to acaraja hai| TokA gayAinhoMne jhir3akiyA~ sunA dii| usane dhamakI se kAma lenA cAhA / inhoMne sunA anasunA kara diyaa| taba vaha taiza khAtA huA aura ko lene claa| bharosA thA, dhamakI ke bAda, yaha bhAga na skegaa| lekina pramoda kyoM ThaharatA ? ghara paayaa| "lo|" "kahA~ se le pAe ?" "par3A mila gyaa|" "nahIM jI! yaha sadA ThaTholI ! kucha bAta huI ?-ThIka btaao|" "kahatA to hU~-par3A mila gyaa|" "nahIM-nahIM-nahIM, saca batAo, kisakA hai ? kaisA acchA hai ! kauna mA~ haiM jisane aisA nahA-sA baccA de diyA ? saca batAo, kisakA hai ?" "sIdhA paramAtmA ke hAthoM meM se chInakara liye A rahA hU~ Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dillI meM 153 zAyada mauta ke hAthoM meM se / mAlUma nahIM kisakA hai|" taba pramoda ne saba hAla kaha sunAyA / karuNA ghabar3AI"phira ?' "phira kyA ? ise paalo|" "pAla~ ? kauna jAne kisakA ho !" "kisI kA bhI ho, hai to baccA / abhI to kahatI thIM, kaisA acchA lagatA hai|" "acchA lagatA hai to Dher3ha-camAra kisI kA bhI bAlaka le leM ?" "le bhI leM to phira kyA hogA ? phira yaha to kisI kA bhI nahIM-dharatI mAtA kA hai / " / mAtRtva kisa strI meM nahIM hai ? para, isa para dharma kA aura jar3atA kA AvaraNa car3ha jAtA hai / karuNA kI ina ApattiyoM meM se usakA mAtRtva jhA~ka-jhA~kakara dekha rahA hai-kaisA chaunA-sA hai, kaisA pyArA ! pramoda kA kahanA jahA~ zithila par3A, aura yaha dharma jarA pighalA ki vaha jhaTa se bacce ko chAtI se lagAkara sulA legii| bolI, "hai to lekina ......" lekina ke bAda turanta kahane ko zabdoM kI kamI ho gii| "lekina, yaha tumhAre pAsare zrA par3A hai, karuNA / pAlogI to jI jAyagA, nahIM to vahIM kahIM phira chor3a AnA pdd'egaa|" ___ karuNA pAlegI kyoM nahIM ? jarUra paalegii| para pramoda kI bAta aisI jaldI se nahIM mAna legii| "kaise karake pAla~gI ? loga kyA kaheMge?" "loga jo bhAvegA, kaheMge / jaisA unameM zaUra hogA, vaisA hI Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 154 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] kaheMge / aura pAlogI kaise ? apanA karake paalogii| yaha thor3e hI kahogI, dUsare kA hai|" "vAha !" "vAha kyA ?" "abhI byAha ko kitane dina hue haiM ?-" karuNA ne kahA, aura usane apanA a~gUThA dharatI meM gAr3a liyA, oTha cabA lie, A~kheM pha~pA lI, aura ekadama jhepI bhI, aura khijhalAI bhI, lajAI bhI aura......aura lalacAI bhI! "oha, so bAta ! kucha nhiiN|"-prmod ne ha~sakara kahA / "loga......" "loga mujhe hI to kaheMge, tumheM kyA kaheMge!" isa painI ha~sI para pramoda ke hAtha ko jhaTakA milA, aura kAnoM ko milA, "calo-haTo!" "karuNA, hameM yA tumheM kucha kahakara loga apane ko bahalA leM to isameM apanA kyA harja ? kahane do, jo kaheM, para hama to ekadUsare ko jAnate haiN|" _ "merA to maraNa ho jaaygaa|" "maraNa-varana kucha nahIM / bar3A puNya hogaa| loga kaha-kahakara khuza hoNge| hama bhI suna-sunakara khuza hoNge| kyoM, hoMge na ? jarUra hoNge| aura isa bAta para khuza hoMge ki dekho hamAre kAraNa inheM kaisI khuzI hotI hai !" karuNA khuza kyoM nahIM hogI ? jaba pati kA vizvAsa aura pati kA prema usa para hai, to kisa bAta se vaha khuza nahIM ho sakatI ? ___idhara ye bAteM cala rahI thIM, udhara nIce A~gana meM radhiyA mAjI se bAteM karane meM lagI thii| Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dillI meM 155 Ate hI binA bhUmikA ke radhiyA ne kahA, "mAjI, mujha para bar3I vipata hai / bar3A kalesa hai| koI naukarI ho to-maajii|" yaha sIdhe aparicita ghara meM ghusakara naukarI mA~gane kI praNAlI se mAjI kA pahalA paricaya thA ! "mere yahA~ to koI jagaha nahIM hai|" "maiM bAhara kahIM calI jaauuNgii| koI AyA-gayA ho, jise roTI vAlI kI yA aura kisI taraha se kAma kI z2arUrata ho-maiM calI jaauuNgii| koI bhI tumhAre yahA~ pAyA gyaa|" "kauna AyA-gayA ? phira kauna tujhe bebUjhe rakhegA ?" "nahIM, mAjI, maiM tasadIka dilavA dU~gI / dekho mAjI..." "eka AyA to hai / mere lallU ke sAtha kA par3hane vAlA hai| kaha dekheNgii-use|" "kauna haiM kauna haiN-maajii| jarUra kahanA maajii| kahA~ ke "kAnapura kA hai / lar3ake ke sAtha par3hA hai, vakIla hai|" "kyA nAma..." "nAma to jAnatI nahIM..." "acchA mAjI, z2arUra kahanA / dekho...| maiM kala aauuNgii|" -kahakara radhiyA calI gii| thor3I dera bAda eka lAla sAfe kA laTThabanda sipAhI A khar3A hushraa| "tumhAre yahA~ kauna AyA hai ?" "koI nahIM..." "nahIM, z2arUra koI AyA hai..." "aAyA hai so ?" Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 156 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] "kahA~ se AyA, kauna hai ?" "aura tU kauna hai jo AyA hai pUchane ?" "apane Apa btaaogii|"-dhmkii dekara vaha calatA bnaa| taba pati-patnI ke sambhASaNa meM vyavadhAna DAlakara mAjI ne sUcanA dii| "lallU , tujhe pUchatA eka sipAhI AyA thA / eka mahariyA bhI naukarI pUchatI AI thii| patA lagatA hai, vaha bhI terI hI khojakhabara meM thii|" ___"hoMge koI, maajii| kucha bAta nahIM |"-bdd'e karArepana se kahakara vaha ha~sa diyA / mAjI calI gii| lekina karArepana se kyA aura ha~sI se kyA ? kyoMki tabhI unhoMne Aja hI zimalA cala dene kI bAta socanI prArambha kara dii| sipAhI aura usa strI-donoM hI kI bAta ne kucha haula-sA jI meM paidA kara diyaa| "kyA hogA ?"-karuNA ne pUchA / "kucha nahIM hogA kyA ?"-ha~sakara pramoda ne javAba de diyA / radhiyA ne Akara mAlakina ko khabara dI "kAnapura se Ae haiN| koI vakIla haiM..." "nAma ?...."-naI umara kI mAlikana ne vyagratA se pUchA / "kahA~ Thahare haiM ?" radhiyA ne patA batA diyaa| agale roja sabere usa makAna para eka moTara baalgii| radhiyA makAna meM Akara bolI "mAjI, vaha bAbU..." Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dillI meM "vaha to kala hI gayA..." "gaye ? kahA~ ?" "isase tujhe kyA ?" "ajI, maiM garIbinI hU~ / ciTThI DAlakara pUchU gI naukarI / / bulA liyA to acchA hI hai|" "zimalA gayA hai / patA nahIM mAlUma / " tabhI naukara ne khabara dI"mAjI, bAhara eka moTara khar3I hai|" radhiyA sunakara bhAga khar3I huI / koI dekhane bAhara gayA, usake hale hI radhiyA ko lekara moTara bhAga cukI thii| vaha naI umara kI mAlakina, radhiyA ke sAtha, apane pitA ko manAmanU kara zimalA jAne ke lie lAcAra karake, zimalA phuNcii| vahA~ hU~DhA, para kAnapura ke vakIla ko na pA skii| dillI lauTa AI, para usako caina na mila skii| dillI meM vakIla ke Thaharane kI jagaha se bahuta-kucha mAlUma karane kA prayatna kiyA gayA para vahA~ se jyAdA kucha nahIM batalAyA gayA / ____eka roja seTha dhanabar3harAya ko khabara dI gaI, unakI lar3akI lApatA hai| bahuta khoja-chAna kI, para usakA patA na claa| taba vaha khoja DhIlI par3a gii| lekina dhanabar3harAya phira bhI bhItara-hIbhItara DhIle na rahe / usa lar3akI ne bhAgakara unake nAma para kIcar3a DAlI, seThajI use isakA badalA cukaaeNge| kacaharI khula gaI aura kAnapura Akara pramoda apanI vakAlata meM lgaa| byAha ke AThaveM mahIne hI jaba bahU kI goda meM do mahIne Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 158 jainendra kI kahAniyAM [dvitIya bhAga] kA baccA hai, to pramoda ko caina se kaise vakAlata karane dI jA sakatI hai ? yAra-dostoM ne cuhalabAjI meM aura riztedAroM ne dhIra-gambhIratA se, dasa taraha kI dasa bAteM kahanI zurU kii| para pramoda sunatA hai aura jhela letA hai, aura karuNA ko Akara sunA detA hai| karuNA lajA jAtI hai / yathA pramoda ne kahA, "loga kahate haiM, isa bacce ke lie mujhe kucha mehanata nahIM karanI pdd'ii| unakI yaha bAta galata to nahIM hai|" ___karuNA isa para siMdUriyA par3akara halakI-sI 'sI sI' kara detI hai / lekina bacce para mA~-bApa donoM hI khUba lAr3a barasAte haiN| loga isa bAta ko dekhakara bar3e acaraja meM haiM / bahuta kur3hate haiM, para pramoda . kaha detA hai, "to phira bacce kA kyA kusUra ? mAna liyA merA nahIM hai, to ?-baccA to baccA hI hai|" isa adbhuta uttara ke Age kisI kA kucha vaza nahIM calatA, aura ve pramoda ko 'asudhArya' mUrkha samajha kara chor3a dete haiN| ___ bacce kA nAma rakhA gayA hai-pRthvIcanda ! kaisA dharatI para cA~da sarIkhA ugatA-khilatA par3A milA thA vaha ! pRthvIcanda candrasarIkhA hI bar3ha rahA hai / karuNA aba usake lie naukarAnI kI jarUrata samajha rahI hai| aba usake kAmoM meM vaha ar3acana DAlane lagA hai| aise hI vakta saMyogavaza eka phaTI-behAla aurata A phuNcii| "bahUjI, naukarI kucha mila jAya / bar3A punna hogaa| maiM bacce ko khilA la~gI-jarA nahIM rone duuNgii| aura roTI-kapar3e para par3I rhuuNgii| aura kucha nahIM caahie| bahUjI, maiM bar3I vipata meM huuN|......bdd'aa pugna hogA bar3I asIsa duuNgii|" Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dillI meM 15e " soca to rahI hU~, maiM eka ko rakhane kii| baccA rakha legI ? - hai kauna jAta ? " "banainI hU~ mAjI, agravAla / karama kA doSa hai / bacce ko khUba rakha lU~gI--khUba rakha lU~gI - dekha lenA tuma mAjI / " "tujhe koI jAnatA bhI hai ?" "jAnatA to kauna mujhe mAjI ! garIbanI hU~, vipadA kI mArI hU~ / tumhArA neka bigAra ho jAya, merA jo cAhe kara lenA / mAjI, kucha ho, aisI-vaisI to hU~ nahIM / " isI vakta bhItara se pRthvIcanda ne cIkha mArI / karuNA daur3a gaI-- pukAratI manAtI godI meM uThA lAI / usa strI kI A~kheM bacce para se phira Diga nahIM skiiN| bolI, "kaisA cA~da - sA baccA hai| kitane kA hogA, bahUjI ?" " hogA koI chaH- sAta mahIne kA / " I "dekhU~ mAjI " -- kahakara usane karuNA ke hAtha se bacce ko le liyA / lekara usa para ha~sI, roI, cUmA, pucakAroM, uchAlA, biThAyA aura phira chAtI se cipaTAkara A~gana meM Dolane lagI, kahatI jAtI thI - "A rI cir3iyA A jArI, candA cir3iyA lA jA rI / " karuNA ne dekhA, baccA mana gayA hai, aura sotA jAtA hai / aura yaha strI bar3e pyAra se bacce ko khilAtI hai| pUchA, "terA nAma kyA hai ?" " nAma - ?" "hA~ / " " nAma merA mAjI hai...... patiyA, patiyA / " " to tU rahegI patiyA ?" "hA~, rahU~gI, jarUra rahU~gI, mAjI / tumhAre hAtha jor3a ... maiM Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 160 janendra kI kahAniyAM [dvitIya bhAga] isa bacce ko khUba acchA khilaauuNgii| dekha lenA, mAjI / maiM kahIM nahIM jAne kI, bigAr3a karU~, nikAla denaa|" ___ "acchA to kala AnA, maiM unase pU~cha lNgii|" "mujhe, jI, yahIM par3a jAne do| koI konA de denA, par3a rhuuNgii| kala unase pUcha lenaa|" "kala A jAnA / saba ThIka ho jAyagA / Aja to..." "maiM nahIM jaauuNgii| yoM hI par3I rahU~gI / bacce ko sAtha lekara par3I rahU~gI-tumheM duHkha nahI phuNcaauuNgii|" isa haThapUrNa anunaya ko karuNA kisI tarakIba se TAla na skii| bolI-"acchA / para naukarI kala se hii...|" / "hA~-hA~, jaba se cAho"-usane saharSa svIkRti se kaha diyA / agale dina karuNA ne pramoda se pUchA / usane kaha diyA "kyoM nahIM ? mujha se pUchane kI isameM kyA bAta thI; jarUra rakha lo, jarUra rakha lo|" "jAna-pUcha to kI nahIM-" "yahI jAna-pUcha bahuta hai ki bacce ko pyAra se rakha sakatI hai| lene ko apane se kyA le jAyagI-eka-Adha kpdd'aa-lttaabs|" patiyA usa roz2a se pRthvIcanda ko khilAne para, khAne aura kapar3e para, niyukta ho gii| lekina dekhA gayA, patiyA bacce ko lAr3a karane, pucakArane, khilAne aura banAne-saMvArane se santuSTa nahIM hai, vaha mAno aura bhI kucha jyAdA cAhatI hai| vaha mAno usa para apanA sampUrNa Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dillI meM 161 Adhipatya cAhatI hai, jisameM kisI kA sAjhA na ho| pRthvIcanda karuNA ke pAsa jAtA hai, yA karuNA jaba use letI hai, to mAno yaha use acchA nahIM lagatA / jI hotA hai-isase chIna lU~ , kaha dU~nahIM dete / usa karuNA kA jo usa bacce para adhikAra hai, aura khuda patiyA kA jo nahIM hai-isa para usakA mana na jAne kaisA akulAyA-sA rahatA hai / mana ko vaha bahuta bodha detI hai, para usakA yaha mana jaise isa mAmale meM bAgI ho jAtA hai| use karuNA kA yaha adhikAra sahya nahIM hotA / isa adhikAra ke hI kAraNa karuNA kA bacce para pyAra karanA bhI usa bar3A kar3avA lagatA hai| vaha mAno usase bacce kI rakSA karanA cAhatI hai / vaha bacce ko karuNA se pyAra pAne kA avasara, bharasaka, bahuta kama detI hai|| karuNA patiyA ke isa gneha kI atizayatA se bhare vyavahAra ko dekhakara aura pighala gaI / usanaM samajhA, patiyA koI apanA baccA kho baiThI hai aura jaba usakI chAtI mAtR-sneha aura mAtR-dugdha se khUba bharI hai, tabhI vaha yaha naukarI karane para lAcAra huI hai, aura tabhI yaha pRthvIcanda usake sAmane AyA hai / vaha isa dukhiyA ke prati sama-sneha aura karuNa-sahAnubhUti ke bhAva se khiMcane lgii| mA~ ke hRdaya ne mA~ kA hRdaya pahacAnA; aura jo hRdaya apane Tukar3e ko khokara, kSata-vikSata ho rahA hai, usa hRdaya ke lie mAtA karuNA ne apane bhItara kA karuNA kA nisarga-srota khola diyA / vaha pRthvIcanda ko jyAdA-se-jyAdA kAla taka usake pAsa rahane dene lagI-vuda bahuta kama mila kara hI santoSa mAna letii| __lekina patiyA ke vyathita hRdaya para yaha sahAnubhUti jalana chir3akane lagI; kyoMki karuNA kA haqa hai hakka hai ! usakA haka nahIM hai / vaha mAno chala se, corI se, dUsare ke anugraha para, isa bacce Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 162 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga ] se pyAra kara pAtI hai aura usa para karuNA kA adhikAra hai ! yaha adhikAra kI bAta hI karuNA kI sahAnubhUti ko mAno khaTTA banA detI hai| usakI ThaMDI sAMtvanA mAno aura jalana bhar3akA detI hai / : 6 : dina bItate rahe, aura pA~ca sAla nikala gaye / pRthvIcanda ba gullI-DaMDe se khelatA hai / patiyA ko cir3hAtA aura mAratA hai, karuNA kA bhI bahuta adaba nahIM karatA, sirpha bAbUjI ko DaratA hai / lekina karuNA usakI ammA hai - patiyA patiyA haiM / phira bhI patiyA use khUba cIjeM detI hai, cAhe curAkara hI kyoM na de / karuNA jyAdAtara use DapaTane kA kAma karatI hai / vAstava meM bAta yaha hai ki vaha patiyA ko isIlie mAra pAtA hai; kyoMki use vaha jyAdA pyAra karatA hai / patiyA aba phaTe-TUTe hAla meM nahIM rahatI, mAno ghara kA vaha aba aMza hai / usakI bAta mAnI jAtI hai, aura vaha aba kharca ke bAre meM bhI bahuta Az2Ada hai / para paise aura pyAra ke lie patiyA ke pAsa eka hI madda hai-- pRthvIcanda / kintu karuNA aba jimmedArI kA anubhava karane lagI hai / hamAre bacce ko yahA~ baiThanA cAhie, vahA~ nahIM / aise rahanA cAhie. vaise nahIM / use jindago meM yaha bananA hai / karuNA usake bhaviSya kA citra bahuta ujjvala khIMcatA hai| vizvAsa hai, usakA pRthvIcanda mA~ ko sukhI karegA / aise hI camatkArapUrNa bhaviSya meM vizvAsa rakhakara, karuNA pRthvIcanda ko samaya-samaya para upadeza diyA karatI hai / eka dina usase kahA gayA " dekha pRthvI, patiyA ke pAsa jyAdA mata baiThA kara / aba tU - Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dillI meM 163 baccA nahIM raha gayA hai / dekhA kara, kahA~ baiThanA, kahA~ na baiThanA / " karuNA apane una bhaviSya-svapnoM meM itanI AtmasAt ho gaI hai ki samajhatI hai, pA~ca barasa kA lar3akA baccA nahIM hai / aba use kauna samajhAegA? samajhAne se to vaha na samajhatI; para agara jAnatI ki usakI yaha bAta patiyA suna rahI hai, to vaha kabhI aisA na khtii| patiyA ne sunA, apane Apa khaa-"huuN|" kucha dinoM bAda eka dina patiyA aura pRthvIcanda lApatA ho ge| seTha dhanabar3harAya ne apanI lar3akI ko bahuterA DhU~DhA, aura vakIla pramodacanda ne apane pRthvIcanda ko bahuterA DhU~DhA-para koI na milA / Akhira lar3akI ko khoe sAta sAla ho gaye the taba, aura lar3ake ko khoe lagabhaga do sAla ho gaye the taba, donoM eka hI kSaNa meM eka hI jagaha mile / kintu eka durghaTanA ho gaI / isa kAraNa ve donoM mile, phira bhI koI na milA-mile to eka dUsare se seTha dhanabar3harAya aura vakIla pramodacanda mile aura donoM ne apanA mAthA Thoka diyA / bAta yoM huI kAzI meM jabardasta melA thA / dazAzvamegha ghATa bhIr3a se khacAkhaca bharA thaa| mele meM karuNA ke sAtha pramodacanda bhI gaye the aura seThAnI ke sAtha dhanabar3harAya bhii| donoM usa samaya gaMgA-snAna ko vahA~ Ae the / pramodacanda ne dazAzvamedha mandira ke dAIM ora, jarA dUra snAna kiyA, seTha jI ne bAIM ora / jaba snAna karake ye loga cale karuNA aura pramoda, seThAnI aura dhanabadarAya-Upara kI sIr3hiyoM ke pAsa, jahA~ se sar3aka dikhane lagatI hai-unhoMne dekhA eka Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 164 jainendra kI kahAniyAM [dvitIya bhAga] gairika-vastra-dhAriNI tapasvinI-sI koI barasa kA sAta bAlaka sAtha lie baiThI yAtriyoM ko khaira manA rahI hai, aura paise mA~ga rahI hai| usakI bhI A~kha uTho,-dekhA-ye kyA-kauna ? karuNA aura vakIla pA rahe haiM ! vaha ghabar3AI, uThI, bAlaka kI u~galI pkdd'ii| aba dUsarI ora ko bhAga jAyagI / pIche ko mur3I hAya ! pitA aura mAtA ! vaha saba-kucha bhUle gaI, mAnoM vikSipta ho gaI hokho gaI ho| vaha utarakara sAmane ko bhAga calI-u~galI pakar3e, bAlaka ko sAtha khader3atI jAtI thii| seTha aura vakIla ne pIchA kiyaa| logoM ne bhI hallA macAyA; para koI pAsa pahu~ca na sakA, kyoMki usane lar3ake ko gaMgA meM pheMka diyA aura pala bhara meM Apa bhI chalA~ga mAra gaI / barasAta kI gaMgA joroM para thI, koI bacA na sakA / una donoM prANiyoM ko, yaha mA~ gaMgA hI apane peTa meM AtmasAt kara gii| donoM ke cehare phaka raha gae / vakIla ne seTha se pachA, "yaha ApakI kauna thI ?" "bettii|" seTha ne vakIla se pUchA-"vaha ApakA kauna thA ?" "bettaa|" donoM ne pUrI bAta samajha lI aura apanA mAthA Thoka liyaa| Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ janatA meM janatA eksapresa, jisameM tIsarA hI darjA hai / apraila kA mahInA hai, tIsare pahara kA samaya / gAr3I bharI jA rahI hai / chata para loga haiM aura daravAje ke bAhara bhI laTake hue haiN| haiNDila ukhar3e to bIsiyoM jAna se jAya~ / aura sunate haiM, aisA huA bhI hai| lekina jindagI kA bahAva hai jo mauta se rukanA nahIM jAnatA / loga jA rahe haiM; kyoMki jAnA jarUrI hai / pica rahe haiM, mara rahe haiM phira bhI jA rahe haiN| kyoMki kumbha hai, aura jAnA Avazyaka hai ki jisase mauta puNya meM ho| lIjiye, sTezana AnevAlA hai| loga taiyAra ho baitthe| DibbA basa aba eka thA / baliSTha khir3akiyoM para tainAta ho gaye / jidhara plaiTaphArma ko AnA thA udhara yoddhA jame, zeSa dUsarI tarapha Ana gAr3I dhImI huI aura eka durbhAgya kA patA calA / vaha yaha ki cAra musAphira usa sTezana para utarane vAle haiN| kambakhtoM ko vahIM utaranA thaa| khaira, phaisalA huA ki daravAjA na khulegA / inheM 165 Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainendra kI kahAniyAM [dvitIya bhAga] khir3akiyoM ko rAha hI bAhara kiyA jAyagA aura pIche-pIche unakI gaTharI-poTariyoM ko bhI pheMka diyA jaaygaa| gAr3I kA rukanA thA ki kucha patA na calA ki kyA ho rahA hai| ho-hallA vaha ki kyA pUchiye / jahA~-tahA~ caTAkha-paTAkha aura uThA paTaka / yoddhA morce para the| lekina nIce pleTaphArma para kama vikaTa bhaTa na the / idhara khir3akI se uThA kara eka buDDhe dehAtI ko nIce sarakAne kA prayatna zurU hotA hI thA ki dekhate-dekhate eka AkAra daitya-sA bRhat khir3akI meM se tIra ke mAninda TUTa kara hamAre sAmane sIdhA Ana khar3A huA hai / logoM ke siroM aura sAmAnoM ke Upara se yaha virATatA khir3akI kI kSudratA meM se kisa jAdU-mantara ke jora se yahA~ AvirbhUta ho par3I hai-yaha samajha-samajhe ki usane parAkrama dikhAnA zurU kara diyaa| kitanA vikarAla aura adbhuta vaha parAkrama ! kaise vaha saba ke avarodhoM aura pratirodhoM ko sarvathA vyartha karake khir3akI ke chidra meM se eka-eka kara anaginata bore, kanastara, TraMka khIMca kara bAhara se andara karane lagA thA / avakAza apane meM jAne ananta hotA hai kyaa| sAmAna AtA gayA aura samAtA gayA / dekhate-dekhate eka ambAra khar3A ho gayA / Dibbe ke AdamI aba apanI jAna kI khaira meM jahA~-tahA~ bacane aura simaTane lge| vaha mahAzaya prANI, dhIra aura zAnta, apanA kArya kiye jA rahA thaa| mahAprANa puruSoM kI bhA~ti hiMsA-ahiMsA-jaise niSphala vicAra se vaha uttIrNa thA / cAroM ora se par3atI huI gAliyoM aura coToM ke prati dhIra aura udAtta, mauna aura ekAnta, basa vaha sAmAna khIMce jA rahA thaa| gaTharI-poTaliyoM ke bAda, dekhate haiM, eka naI prakAra kI sAmagrI ne zrAnA zurU kiyA hai| isa khir3akI se dUsarI tarapha kI khir3akI kI khabara leM, aisI lambI-lambI lakar3I kI Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 167 janatA meM pATiyA~ dekhate haiM, saba pratirodhoM ko baMdhatI huI calI-hI-calI A rahI haiN| eka, do, tIna, cAra...chaH / mAlUma huA chaha khATeM maya sAja-sAmAna sAtha cala rahI haiM / binA khATa ke saphara Apa hI batAiye, ArAmadeha kaise ho sakatA hai| ___ injana ne sITI dii| calo aba gAr3I clegii| logoM kI sA~sa-meM-sA~sa aaii| usI kSaNa, usI khir3akI kI abhisandhi meM se insAniyata ke kucha aAlA namUnoM ne AnA zurU kiyA / yaha eka, vaha do, lIjiye ye tIna / yoM nau adada insAna Akara Dabbe meM ekadama maujUda ho gaye / pleTaphArma se kyoMkara ucakate the ki paira maya aura sira se samatala ho kara capaTI khaMjara kI noka ke mAninda tIra kI tejI se Ae~ aura Akara andara sarakanDe se sIdhe khar3e ho jAe~ / saca mAniye isa hikamata ko yogAbhyAsa kI carama siddhi se kisI taraha kama mAnane kI himmata nahIM hotI hai| rela sarakI / nau aura eka dasa / ve dasa eka tarapha aura bAkI DibbA eka tarapha / aba jo dRzya upasthita huA hai, varNana meM nahIM A sakatA / sAmAna haTA, AdamI haTe aura una dasoM ke lie aura khATa Adi ko lekara jindagI ke saba sAmAna ke lie jagaha nikalI / asabAba bhI baiThA, AdamI bhI baiThe / caliye zAMti huii| kula haMgAme ke bAda yogaphala nikAlA to yaha nikalA ki cAra utare aura dasa Aye aura chaH se hamArI janasaMkhyA bddh'ii| para prazna saMkhyA kA nahIM hai| prazna guNa kA hai| guNoM hajAra se bar3hakara eka ho sakatA hai / aura ye dasa eka-se-eka bar3hakara the| kauna the aura kyA the, anumAna se jAnanA muzkila hotA hai / kapar3e ke nAma para pATha to unameM kAphI aparigrahI the / kandhoM para baNDI ke nAma para kucha thA aura cIkaTa-cithar3e se yathAvazyaka apanI Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 168 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] kamara lapeTe the| para donoM ke badana para thA naphIsa cunnaTa kiyA taMjeba kA kurtA; andara jAlI kI baniyAna, makhamalI kAlI kinAre kI ghuTanoM taka ba~dhI dhotI, sira ghoTa aura A~khoM meM surmaa| zanaiHzanaiH zrAviSkRta huA ki jagaha kI hada nahIM hai; kyoMki vaha bAhara nahIM, dila meM hotI hai / yaha bhI ki gAlI-galauja sAmayika svArtha kI bhASA hai, sahaja bhASA samajhautA hai / jagaha ho gaI hai, gAliyA~ thama gaI haiM aura yaha pracAra ko TheTha akiMcana manuSyatA bhI Dibbe ke kuTumba kA bhAga bana gaI hai| ___eka do sTezana jA na pAye the ki unakI tAza kI caukar3I jama gaI / bAkI sulaphe kI cilama ghumAne lage aura Apasa meM cikoTiyA~ kATa taraha-taraha kI AvAjeM paidA karake apanA manovinoda karane lge| jindagI kA jvAra kinAre ke abhAva meM vahIM tarapha-tarapha se unameM se rAha banAkara phUTA A rahA thaa| ___ unake ubhare hue puDhe, kaiyoM ke TUTe aura phUle hue kAna, maile tana para usase mailA livAsa, ustare se sApha ughar3I TA~geM, A~khoM meM suramA aura gale meM tAbIja,-jI nahIM, saba milA kara mujhako kucha acchA nahIM laga rahA thA / tIsarA darjA eka anubhava hai| anubhava mujhe priya hai / loga myUjiyama banAte haiN| bejAna myUjiyama se yaha jo jAnadAra myUjiyama hai, tIsarA darjA, kyA jyAdA kImatI nahIM hai ? yahA~ jJAna jyAdA hai, vaicitrya jyAdA hai| anubhUti pAsa ho to usakA sAmAna jyAdA hai / lekina acchAI bhI zAyada burI ho sakatI hai| merA mana apriya vicAroM kA zikAra ho rahA thaa| ve loga jinake badana se adhika vANI ughar3I thI, jinheM lihAja nahIM, lajjA nhiiN|...aur maiM apane kone meM simaTA aMgrejI kitAba meM se taraha Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ janatA meM 166 taraha ke sabhya vicAra khIMca kara apanI aruci para car3hAne lagA / mujhe khIja huI, kSobha huA / socA gAMdhIjI kA tIsare darje meM calanA ekadama sahI nahIM thA / vaha DrAmA thA, Adarza nahIM thaa| jI hA~, Adarza kisI taraha nahIM ho sakatA / AdamI ko car3hanA hai, na ki utaranA / socA kyA ina jaisoM ko samakakSa mAnanA hogA, inake samakakSa ? a~ha, saba thothA DrAmAvAda hai / yaha AdarzavAda bhI to nahIM hai| mujhe isa phera se nikalanA cAhiye / paisA ? paisA savAla nahIM hai| kama kharcI guNa nahIM hai| kama kharcI unake lie hai jinake pAsa kharacane ko paise nahIM haiN| paise haiM to tIsare darje meM baiThanA gunAha hai| ki - pustaka meM virAjamAna rasela mahodaya kI sudhi huI / kendrita zAsana vyakti kI sarjanAtmaka udbhAvanA ko manda karane kA kAraNa hotA hai--yaha ThIka hai / saMskRti usa udbhAvanA kA pariNAma hai, ThIka hai / pratibhA aura zAsana kA virodha hai, ThIka hai / maiMne anubhava kiyA ki Dibbe meM cAhe asabhyatA ho mere hAtha kI isa pustaka meM sabhyatA ekadama sahI banakara baiThI huI hai / "bAbU jI ... bAbU jI !!" dekhA sAmane kI baiMca ke mAravAr3I bhAI pAnI cAhate haiN| rasela ko auMdhA karake alaga rakhA, aura lAlAjI ke hAtha se loTA liyA aura surAhI se usameM pAnI DAla kara peza kiyA / bAlaka mA~ kI goda meM thA / koI varSa bhara kA hogaa| bar3I vismita A~kheM / harI aura khulI mudrA / Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 170 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] lAlA sAhaba ne loTA hI usake muMha se lgaayaa| para vahA~ se mu~ha haTAkara bAlaka ne kahA, "bbo !" "pI le ! pItA kyoM nahIM ?" bAlaka ne sira hilAyA, hAtha phailAyA aura kahA "bbo !" "kyA legA ?" "bbo !" bAlaka ke uMgalI ke izAre se maiM apanA doSa samajha gayA / merI DaliyA meM baiThI kucha harI kakar3iyA~ avaguNThana meM se jhA~ka karake bAlaka ko nimantraNa dene laga gaI thiiN| usI truTi kI ora usa bAlaka kA dhyAna gayA thaa| lakhanaU kI kakar3iyA~ majanUM kI pasaliyA~ nahIM hotI, lailA kI u~galiyA~ hotI haiN| apane doSamArjana meM lailA kI do mulAyama u~galiyA~ nikAlakara bacce kI ora bar3hAI aura bAkI ko phira parde meM cupa banda kara diyaa| lAlAjI ne kahA, "jI nahIM, jI nhiiN|" lekina bacce ne vismita A~khoM se dekhA aura phira eka ko aisI saphAI se ur3AyA ki kaba mere hAtha se nikala kara vaha usake mu~ha meM jA pahu~cI, mujhe patA hI na lagA / dUsarI kakar3I vahIM lAlAjI kI goda meM chor3a maiMne rasela mahAzaya ko sIdhA kiyA aura usake betAra ko liyaa| kendrita hote jAne se adhikAra vinAza ko rokatA hai| samaya hai ki zAsana ke vikendrIkaraNa kI dizA meM aba socA jAya / duniyA kI eka hukUmata apane Apa meM hI koI U~cI bAta nahIM hai / dekhanA hogA ki vaha naitika hai yA kyA / naitika zAsana vyavasthA meM vikendrita hogA / yadi AdhAra usakA naitika na hogA to zAsana Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ janatA meM 171 jAne-anajAne kendrita aura phaujI hotA jAyagA / yahA~ taka ki DikTeTara "abe o ullU ke paTaThe !" yaha sunA aura sAtha hI jora kA eka caTAkhA / "o be maradUda ! calatA hai ki nahIM / pattA cala !" duniyA kI hukUmata meM sira uThAyA aura dekhA ki pAra kI beMca para baiThe eka pahalavAna mahAzaya taraha-taraha ke mu~ha banA rahe haiM aura tAza kI bAjI meM apanA pattA chor3ane kA unheM bilkula dhyAna nahIM hai| "abe o ! pAgala kI dama / tujha pe jinna to nahIM car3hA hai|" gagala kI duma / tujha pa jinna kahane ke sAtha eka sAthI ne usakI jA~gha para jora kA thappar3a diyA aura usake cikoTI bhrii| "mara kambakhta" hamAre pahalavAna ne kahA / " "dekha to-" kahakara usane mu~ha ko aisA sikor3A ki thUthanI kI zakla bana AI / thor3I dera muMha usa hAlata meM rakha kara yakAyaka use isa kadara phAr3A ki halaka ke cheda aura Upara laTakA TeMTuA dIkha AyA / kula milAkara muMha aba eka bhiTa bana gyaa| samajha na AyA ki yaha kyA mAjarA hai| ki phira sAthiyoM kA dhyAna ba~TA / aba to tAza kI bAjI bichI-kI-bichI raha gaI aura saba ekaTaka se usa bAlaka kI ora dekha uThe jo mA~ ke kandhe se lagA unako nihAra rahA thaa| maiMne dekhA ki unakI A~kheM eka alaukika vismaya aura tRSNA se khila AI haiN| eka Ananda aura utkaNThA se camaka rahI haiN| aba hotA kyA hai ki ve dasa-ke-dasa AdamI bAlaka kI taraha vihvala A~khoM se dekhate aura taraha-taraha ke mu~ha banAne zurU karate Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 172 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga ] haiM / koI mu~ha ko tirachA karatA hai, koI gola / koI A~kha pheratA hai to koI jIbha ko hI bAhara nikAla kara vividha bhaMgimA se use nacAtA hai / saba kI koziza hai ki bAlaka aura saba ko chor3a kara usa eka para rIjhe / use jitanI khuzI mile sirpha mujha se mile / saba ke cehare vimala Ananda se khila Aye haiM aura dasa-ke-dasoM kA mana jaise usakI nanhIM muTThI meM banda hai / 1 "abe, haTa be / apanI zakla to dekha, tere pAsa AyagA vaha ?" 1 sunane vAle ne jhaTa a~gochA khIMca karake apanA mu~ha poMcha ser | bolA, 'jA / vahIM baiTha / le aba to mu~ha poMcha liyA / " kahakara usane mu~ha poMchA, aMTI meM se khIMca kara darpaNa nikAla kara dekhA aura phira bacce kI tarapha donoM hAthoM ko bddh'aayaa| bAlaka ne bhI idhara se anAyAsa bA~ha phailA dI / usa samaya kyA huA ? vaha vyakti uThA ! bedhar3aka hAtha bar3hAkara mA~ ke kandhe para se usane bAlaka ko khIMca liyaa| merI tarapha bAlaka kI pITha thI aura mAtA kA mu~ha, yadyapi usa para ghU~ghaTa thA, mujha se ekadama adRzya na thA / mAravAr3I bandhu kI vaha putravadhU rahI hoMgI / anajAne maile, beDaula hAtha usake kandhe para dabAva dekara goda meM thame usake bAlaka ko chIna le jAte haiM / lekina mA~ ulTe kRtajJa aura prasanna haiM / mu~ha Upara karake pahale to usa AdamI ne bAlaka ko apanI nAka kI noka para biThAnA caahaa| aise ki donoM pairoM ke taluve usakI nAka para hI pUre pakke jama jAya~ / kurte vAle ne kahA, "abe dekhatA nahIM hai, garamI laga rahI hai, garamI !" kahakara kurte ke palle se vaha Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ janatA meM 173 bacce ko havA karane lgaa| eka bolA, "bhAI, khir3akI banda karo, khir3akI / " jhaTapaTa donoM tInoM cAroM khir3akiyA~ banda kara dI giiN| dUsare ne kahA, "maiM batAU~ eka bAta / yaha hamAre kizana jI haiM kizana jI !" / "abe haTa! tujhe kucha patA bhI hai| batA, paira meM paiMjaniyA~ kahA~ haiM ? nahIM rAmajI haiM, rAmajI / " "to kyA huA ?" usane kahA, "agale sTezana para paiMjaniyA~ mila na jAyeMgI / hama to kizana jI banAyeMge / aura mora ke paMkha vahA~ milate nahIM haiM, cunAra sTezana para basa pUre kizana ho gaye ki nahIM ?" "abe badamAza, nAka tor3egA kyA ? acchA kizana jI hai jo nAka tor3a de rahA hai / " kahate hue pahale AdamI ne bAlaka ko aura Upara kiyA aura apane mAthe para biThA liyA / rasela isa vakta mujha se chUTa gayA, kAraNa, sAmane insAna milA huA thA / baccA aina merI A~khoM kI sIdha meM thA / dasoM kI A~kheM usa para thIM / yAnI eka merI bhI / jo bAlaka ko Upara karake sira para liye thA use svayaM bacce ko A~khoM se dekhane kI AvazyakatA na thI / apane samUcepana se vaha to use dekha rahA thA / dekhane meM dUrI hai / vaha use pAye hue the / aba ho sakatA hai ki yathArtha kRSNa sthitaprajJa hoM athavA ki na bhI hoM / lekina yaha nakalI kRSNa yathArtha sthitaprajJa nikale / vaha usI taraha vismita the aura na duHkhI na sukhI / 1 "abe zra ullU ! jo Upara se usane nahalA diyA to - " "to ullU yaha khuda huA ki maiM ? nahA ke bhAI maiM to ThaNDA ho Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 174 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga ] 1 jAU~gA / kaisI garmI hai|" phira kahA, "kizana mahArAja, aisA kiyA to vaha capata lageMge, hA~ ki terI mA~ bhI yAda kare, samajhe ?" dekhA gayA ki dUsare usake sAthI isa bIca bahuta IrSyAlu aura besabara ho Aye haiN| taMjeba ke kurte vAle ne rauba se kahA, "o be gAbar3hI lA, aba idhara de idhara / mere pAsa tAr3a kA paMkhA hai / " kahane ke sAtha khar3e hokara usane utAvalI se bacce ko jaise chInakara khIMca liyA aura barAbara vAle sAthI ko DapaTa kara kahA, "kyA A~kha phAr3e dekhatA hai ? yaha nahIM ki sujanI nikAla kara rkhe| abe vaha naI vAlI usa DraMka meM hai / " jaba taka sujanI nikalI taMjebI kurtA khar3A khar3A use khilAtA rahA / phira bAkAyadA sujanI bicha jAne para kahA, "to kizanajI, thaka gaye hoMge, aba leTa jAo / lA be paMkhA lA / " bAlaka leTa gayA aura dasoM jane Asa-pAsa ghira kara use ekaTaka nihArane lage / saba use dikhAkara taraha-taraha ke mu~ha banAte aura AvAjeM nikAlate the / u anta meM bAlaka ne bhI zAyada apanA kartavya jAnakara mu~ha banAyA aura AvAja nikAlanI zurU kI / taMjebI kurte ne usa samaya apanA pUrA kauzala lagA diyA / manAyA, phusalAyA, DATA, dhamakAyA, hilAyA - DulAyA aura anta meM kahA, "to jA be badamAza / jA vahIM mA~ ke pAsa mara / lo jI, lenA / " kizorikA kulavadhU ne sunA aura pIche kI ora hAtha bar3hAkara sIdhe una hAthoM se jizu ko le liyA / dhanyatA usa mA~ ke cehare para likhI thii| apanI santAna para barasate hue sneha ko dekhakara mana kI gadagadatA usake mukha para chipAye na chipa rahI thI / Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ janatA meM 175 usake bAda se to ve dasa jane the aura eka vaha bAlaka thA / mAno una sabakI jAna usa eka meM thI / hara sTezana para kucha-nakucha choTI-moTI cIja kharIdakara bacce ko dene meM mAnoM Apasa meM unhoMne hor3a lagA rakhI thI / hote-hote kAnapura A gayA aura kATha kivAr3a sahita ve vahA~ utarane ko hue / taMjebI bhAI ne kahA, "hamAre kizanajI mahArAja so rahe haiM kyA ?" mA~ ne ghU~ghaTa meM se phusaphusAkara kucha kahA aura zAyada cAhA ki bAlaka jaga jAya / mAravAr3I bandhu ne kahA, "hA~ so rahA hai / " taMjeba ne pukAra kara kaha, "per3A ! o per3e vAle / " do per3e lekara mAravAr3I bandhu ko dete hue kahA, "yaha unheM denA aura kahanA, hama paiMjaniyA~ lekara aayeNge| abhI to jA rahe haiN| Apa kahA~ rahate haiM ?" bandhu ne mAno phaTakAra meM zabda pheMkate hue kahA, "bhiyANI / " "acchA to use pyAra krnaa| bahUrAnI, use hama saba kA bahutabahuta pyAra denA / " saba kI ora se pratinidhi banakara usane yaha kahA aura ve loga utarakara zanaiH-zanaiH hama se kho gye| sAmane se unake vilIna ho jAne para mAravAr3I bhAI ne dhIme se mujha se pUchA, "bAbU jI ! ye kauna the ? bar3e ga~vAra the / " maiMne unakI ora dekhA aura cupa rahA / " bAbU jI, saca kahanA, musalamAna to nahIM the ?" acaraja se maiMne pUchA, "kyoM ?" Page #189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 176 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] bole, "taba to bar3I burI bAta huI bAbU jii| kAraNa ki musalamAna kA sparza-" maiMne kahA, "Apako saMzaya kyoM hotA hai ?" "unake sara pai jo coTI nahIM thI, bAbU / unake guna Apa nahIM jaante|" maiMne ha~sakara kahA, "ve kizanajI ko jo mAnate the|" bole, "usase kyA hotA hai ? pichAna coTI se hotI hai|" aura ekAeka mur3a kara krodha meM kahA, "aura taine kyoM diyA thA rI, lallA ko unake hAtha meM ? jAne kyA parAzacita karanA pdd'e|" maiMne AzvAsana ke lahaje meM kahA, "nahIM-musalamAna nahIM the|" bole, "bAbU tuma nahIM jAnate / Ajakala hindU musalamAna saba eka ho rahe haiN| saba kiristAna ho rahe haiN|" Page #190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ do cir3iyA sA~jha se ghaTA ghira rahI thI / a~dherA pahale se ho calA / abhI umasa thI, bU~deM nahIM gira rahI thIM / bAdala sunna, ghane kAle-kAle dharatI para chAye the / mAnoM kucha socate khar3e the / 1 isI samaya apane ghoMsale se bAhara nikala kara eka cir3iyA DAla para A baiThI bAdala umar3a rahe the / cir3iyA unakI ora dekhatI huI vahIM baiThI raha gaI / usakA jI bhArI thA para vaha cicitrA nahIM sakatI thii| jaise bAdala bhare khar3e the, jAne unheM barasa par3ane ko kisakI pratIkSA thI, vaise hI usa cir3iyA kA jI bhItara se bhara kara paka-sA gayA thA aura jAne use cicizrA uThane ke lie kisakI pratIkSA thI / ki kucha bU~deM, Tapa, A TapakIM / cir3iyA ne kAle bAdaloM kI ora coMca khola dI / nahIM; vaha pAnI kI bU~da nahIM caahtii| vaha khulI coMca kI rAha se bhItara kI eka ruddha cIkha ko bAhara kara 173 Page #191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 178 janendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] denA cAhatI hai| vaha cicayAI, phira muMha banda kara vaisI hI baiThI raha gii| ki, pAnI barasane lagA / cir3iyA bhIgane lgii| bUMdeM AtI, Tapa cir3iyA ke Upara ttpktiiN| para cir3iyA vahIM DAla para baiThI rahI / vaha bilkula bhIga gaI, kA~pane lagI; para vaha phira nahIM royI cupacApa vahIM baiThI rhii| caina se sone ke liye apane ghoMsale meM nahIM calI gii| saba bisAra kara jaise vaha yahA~ baiThI hai| use yAda nahIM, usakA koI ghoMsalA bhI hai / use patA nahIM, yadi usakA yahA~ koI bhI, kucha bhI hai| kyA usako yaha patA hai, ki vaha abhI marI nahIM hai, jItI hai ? ___meha giratA rahA, aura vaha bhIgatI rhii| aba saberA pAsa hai| meMha ruka gayA hai| tAre khile the, ve bhI jhipa gaye haiN| kucha unameM abhI jhipa-jhipa jIte haiM / cir3iyA rAtabhara DAla para baiThI rahI hai / vaha vahIM hai| vaha ghoMsale meM nahIM gii| ArAma kI jaisI use sudha nahIM hai| vaha vipata nahIM cAhatI; para jaise jAnatI nahIM, vipata kise kahate haiN| guma-suma DAla para baiThI hai, jaise aura saba kahIM se usakA nAtA TUTa gayA hai| ___ eka dUsarI cir3iyA cahacahAtI huI usake pAsa thA baitthii| vaha apane paroM ko abhI pharapharAtI thI, abhI phulAtI thii| usake bhItara kA ullAsa usameM samA nahIM rahA thaa| vaha Akara eka jagaha paMje Tekakara baiTha nahIM gaI, kucha dera yahA~ se vahA~ phudakatI rhii| phira dUsarI cir3iyA ke pAsa Akara choTI-sI apanI lAla coMca kholakara bolI, "mA~!" Page #192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ do cir3iyA~ 176 mA~ ne kahA, "beTA, tuma acchI ho ? rAta meMha bahuta par3A thaa|" "rAta meMha par3A thA, ammA ? mujhe patA nhiiN| maiM to khUba ArAma se soii...| ammA yaha kyA hai, tuma bhIga rahI ho !" "kucha nahIM, beTA!...to tuma ArAma se rahIM ! acchA hai|" kintu beTI ko lagA, jaise use apane ullAsa para lAja AnI caahie| usane kahA, "ammA!" ammA ne kahA, "beTA, maiM cAhatI hU~, tuma sukhI raho...mere pIche tuma sukhI rhnaa|" __ beTI ne ciciyA kara kahA, "ammA, maiM zAma ke pAsa calI gaI thii| pahalI bAra hI gaI thii| aba taka maiM tumhAre pAsa hI rhii| maiM aba tumheM chor3akara nahIM jAU~gI...para, vaha mujhe pyAra karatA hai ! ...ammA, maiM aba nahIM jaauuNgii|" ___"hA~, beTA ! vaha tujhe pyAra karatA hai ! aura maiM cAhatI hU~ tU sukhI rahe / " beTI ne kahA, "ammA, maiM tumheM chor3akara aba kabhI na jaauuNgii| tuma ghoMsale meM calo / kaisI bhIga rahI ho !" mA~ ne kahA, "beTA, tuma use bhI isa ghoMsale meM le aanaa| tuma donoM yahA~ rahanA / maiM to bahuta raha cukI huuN|" beTI kAtara kaNTha se ciciyAI, "ammA! ammA !" ammA cupa rhii| vaha kucha nahIM bola skii| cIkha bhI nahIM skii| beTI nahIM jAna sakI, vaha apane ullAsa meM aba kisa taraha magna rahe / aura jora se cIkhI, "ammA ! ammA !" ammA ne kahA; "beTI maiM jAU~-pIche tuma prasanna rahanA / "ammA, kahA~ jAogI tuma ?" Page #193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 180 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] kucha tAre jhapAjhapa kara rahe the| thor3I dera meM sUraja AnAne vAlA thA / mA~ ne kahA, "beTA, vaha tArA dekhatI ho ? vaha chipatA jA rahA hai / mujhe vahIM jAnA hogaa|" beTI ne kahA, "ammA !" "beTA, tujhe apane bApa kI yAda hai ? tU choTI thI aura vaha usI tAre meM haiM / aura tArA chipa jAyagA, to maiM kise dekhatI vahA~ pahu~cU~gI ?" beTI ne kahA, "maiM tumhArA sAtha nahIM chor3eM gI, mA~; maiM bhI sAtha cluuNgii|" ___ "tU calegI, beTI ? vaha bahuta dUra hai / aura tU kyoM calegI ?" beTI ne kahA, "maiM cluuNgii-cluuNgii| maiM tumhArA sAtha nahIM chodd'eNgii|" nadI, vana, kheta, pahAr3a-ina saba para se ur3atI huI mA~-beTI usa tAre kI Taka sIdha meM calI jA rahI thIM / beTI ne kahA, "ammA, jarA Thaharo, maiM thaka gaI huuN|" "beTI, yahA~ kahA~ ThaharogI ? calI clo|" kucha dUra aura Age calI ! beTI ne kahA, "ammA, maiM bar3I thaka gaI huuN| mujha se aura nahIM ur3A jAtA / " sAmane nIce eka pahAr3a kI coTI para sUkhA per3a khar3A thA / mA~ ne kahA, "acchA beTA, tuma isa per3a kI DAla para Thahara jaao| maiM jAtI huuN|" beTI ne kahA, "nahIM-nahIM, ammA ! maiM bhI sAtha cala~gI ! tuma jarA ruko|" Page #194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 181 do cir3iyA~ donoM sUkhe per3a kI DAla para baiTha gii| thor3I dera bAda mA~ ne kahA, "beTA caleM ?" beTI ko apane prema kI, apanI duniyA kI yAda bhUla nahIM rahI thii| usane kahA, "ammA, mujha se calA jAyagA ?" mA~ ne kahA, "hA~, beTA, tuma sukhI rho| mujhe akelI jAne do|" beTI ne kahA, "ammA!" mA~ ne sunA, aura AzIrvAda dekara paMkha sameTakara vaha ur3a clii| beTI dekhatI rhii| mA~ ojhala nahIM ho gaI, taba taka vahIM baiTha rhii| phira ur3atI huI Akara apane premI kI goda meM gira pdd'ii| sisaka-sisakakara rotI huI bolI, "maiM kyA karU~ ? kyA karU~ ?" udhara vaha U~cI-U~cI ur3atI jA rahI thii| tArA manda par3atA jAtA thaa| usI ora coMca uThAye vaha calI jA rahI thii| tArA manda hotA gayA, vaha avaza hotI gii| ki uSA jgii| tArA chipaa| aura vaha murdA hokara dharatI para A pdd'ii| Page #195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ par3hAI yaha sunayanA jAne kitane barasa kI ho jAne para ThIka-ThIka sunayanA banegI ? abhI to dinabhara nUnI hI banI rahakara Udhama macAtI DolatI rahatI hai / jaba do barasa kI thI, maiMne goda meM biThAkara pUchA "biTTI, terA nAma kyA hai ?" biTTI ne kahA "uuN-ii|" biTTI kI buA ne kahA, "nUnI ! hA~, biTTo, phira kahanA nuunii|" aura biTTo ne phira kahA "AUM-ii|" hama saba ha~sa par3e, aura usane jhaTa donoM hAtha lagAkara merI dAr3hI pakar3a lI / kahA, "jaa-AUM-uuN-ii|" taba to yaha saba-kucha ThIka thaa| para, jaba cAra barasa aura gujara gae haiM, vaha chaha barasa se bhI se bhI Upara kI ho gaI hai / aba purAnA vaha saba-kucha nahIM nibha skegaa| umara A gaI hai ki aba adaba sIkhe, kahanA mAne, aura zaUra se rhe| aura, vaha zaUra jAnatI nhiiN| chaH barasa kI lar3akiyA~ dUsarI jamAta taka pahu~ca jAtI haiM, aura eka yaha hai ki mA~ kA dUdha nahIM chor3anA 182 Page #196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ par3hAI 183 cAhatI / yoM kAma meM mA~ ko a~gUThA dikhA kara bhAga jAtI hai| mA~ isase bar3I asantuSTa hai, "eka to lar3akI hai, vaha yoM bigar3I jA rahI hai / bigar3a jAyagI to phira kauna sambhAlegA? unhIM ke sira to saba pdd'egaa| so, vaha bhI auroM kI taraha phikara karanA chor3a baiThe, to kaise cle| unakI aura sunandA kI kahA-sunI isa bAta para aksara ho jAtI hai| ___ biTTI kI bubA kahatI hai, "arI, kyoM use dhamakAyA karatI hai| Akhira baccI hI to hai|" ____vaha kahatI haiM, "jIjI, baccI to hai, para lAr3a bakhata-bakhata kA hotA hai| lAr3a kyA maiM karanA nahIM jAnatI ? para, umara hotI hai, aura kAma ke bakhata kA lAr3a bigAr3a hI karatA hai| aura jIjI, kAma se AdamI banatA hai, lAr3a se to koI banatA nahIM hai|" aise samaya nae kapar3oM ko mailA banAkara, nUnI yadi A pahu~catI, to ammA usakI kahatIM, "kyoM, phira khelane bAhara pahu~ca gaI thI ! aba tU ThIka taraha par3hegI nahIM ? acchI bAta hai|" ___aura unakI mudrA ko dekhakara nUnI buA kI goda ke pAsa saraka jAtI aura buA use goda meM dubakA letii| usa samaya "nahIM jIjI, yaha nahIM hogA" kahatIM, aura nUnI ko usa goda meM khIMcatI huI vaha le jAtI / use rulAtI, aura phira apanI goda meM lekara, tabhI ma~gAkara mIThI-mIThI barphI khilaatiiN| unake peTa kI kanyA hai, para duniyA burI hai| usane par3hanAlikhanA jaisI bhI cIja apane bIca meM paidA kara rakkhI hai| aura usI duniyA meM mAsTara loga bhI hai, jo DaMDA dikhAkara baccoM ko par3hA deMge aura Apase rupayA lekara peTa pAla leNge| aura usI duniyA meM eka cIz2a hai pratiSThA / aura bhI isI taraha kI bahuta-sI cIjeM Page #197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 184 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] haiN| aura phira hai, vyAha, jisameM eka sAsa milatI hai aura eka sasura milatA hai| vaha mA~ hai, aura usake peTa kI kanyA hai| para isa duniyA ko lekara vaha jhaMjhaTa meM par3a jAtI hai / tabhI nUnI ko thappar3a mArakara apanI godI se dUra karake kahatI haiM, "par3ha !" aura nUnI rotI hai aura par3ha nahIM sktii| aura mA~ kahatI haiM, "kambakhta, pddh'|" taba lar3akI ke par3ha uThane se hI gujArA hotA hai / yA mA~ ke jI meM A~sU kI bhApa-sI uTha Ane para bhI gujArA ho jAtA hai| taba vaha kahatI haiM, "mAsTara jI, ise tasvIra vAlA sabaka par3hAnA / aura mAsTara jI, isake mana ke mutAbika par3hAnA / ..." aura phira nUnI kI ora jo dekhatI haiM, to aura kahatI haiM, "acchA mAsTara jI, Aja chuTTI shii| jarA kala jaldI A jaanaa|" ___ mA~ to mA~ hai, para lar3akI to sadA lar3akI banI rahegI nhiiN| mA~ ke mana meM yahI bAta uThakara darda de rahI hai / Aja to lar3akI hai; para eka kala bhI to A pahu~cane vAlA hai, jaba usakA byAha hogA, aura loga pUchege, kitanA par3hI hai, kyA jAnatI hai| taba unake sAmane yaha bAta kisa taraha kahane lAyaka ho sakegI ki mere bar3e dulAra kI hai, bar3e pyAra se maiMne pAlI hai / taba to khoja kara yahI kahanA hogA ki khUba kAma sIkhA hai, aura usa mAsTara se itanA par3hI hai, aura vahA~ se yaha pAsa kiyA hai| usa kala ke dina Ane para cupa nahIM raha jAya ; balki bahuta-kucha usa roja kahane ke lie usake pAsa jamA ho-isI ke prabandha meM to vaha hai| vaha mA~ to hai; para yaha bhI kaise bhUle ki isIlie hai ki kisI ajanabI ko khoja Page #198 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ par3hAI 185 kara pAe aura use apanI lar3akI sauMpa DAle / yaha jimmedArI, vaha bahuta kama kSaNa bhUla pAtI hai| ____ maiM likha rahA thA; unhoMne zrAkara kahA, "tuma to dekhate nahIM ho, aura nUnI yoM hI raha jaaygii| par3hane-likhane meM usakA citta nahIM hai / aura tuma ghara se bairAgI bane ho / kyoM nahIM bulAkara use jarA kucha kahate ?" maiMne kahA, "abhI chaH barasa kI hI to hai|" "yoM hI bIsa barasa kI bhI ho jaaygii|..." maiMne ha~sakara kahA, "yoM hI to bIsa barasa kI kaise ho jaaygii| caudaha barasa bIca ke kATa legI taba hogii|" __"tuma to yoM hI kahate ho| maiM kahatI hU~, neka usakA khyAla bhI rakha liyA karoge to kucha tumhArA bigar3a nahIM jaaygaa|" maiMne kahA, "acchI bAta hai|" "acchI bAta nahIM hai..." maiMne kahA, "acchA, acchI bAta nahIM hai|" hote-hote vaha sacamuca bigar3ane-sI lgiiN| maiMne kahA, "tuma use nUnI phira kyoM kahatI ho ? nAma to usakA sunayanA hai / nUnI banakara vaha khilavAr3a nahIM chor3a sktii| aura tuma kahanA cAhatI use nUnI ho, phira cAhatI ho, khelanA chor3a de| arthAt nUnI rahanA chor3a de| tuma use nUnI rakhanA chor3a do, vaha bhI zrApa chor3a degii|" ___"hA~, maiM sunayanA nahIM, aura kucha kahU~gI! tumhArI mata kaisI hai ki ulTe mujhe hI kahate ho, yaha nahIM ki use neka bulAkara samajhA dete|" maiMne kahA, "acchA, acchA, tuma cAhatI kyA ho ?" Page #199 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga ] unhoMne kahA "maiM pAThazAlA to bhejanA nahIM caahtii| adhyApikA saba aisI hI hotI haiM, bacce kA neka khyAla nahIM rakhatIM / aura dhamakAveM mAreM bhI, isakA kyA ThIka hai / nahIM, bacce ko maiM A~kha - ojhala nahIM karU~gI / para, eka par3hAnevAlI aura lagA do / gharapara pUre pA~ca ghaNTe use par3hAnA cAhie / " 186 maiMne kahA, "pA~ca ghaNTe !" " tumhArA basa ho, tuma sArI umara use khelane do / " maiMne kahA, "pA~ca ghaNTe bahuta hote haiN| eka ghaNTA par3ha lenA bahuta kAphI hai / yoM abhI jarUrI vaha bhI nahIM hai / " 1 " tumhAre lekhe jarUrI kucha nahIM hai| sira to mere bItatI hai / " maiMne kahA, "acchI bAta hai, eka ghaNTA maiM par3hA diyA karU~gA / " tuma par3hAkara rakhoge ? yaha hotA to dina hI acche na hote / maiMne kahA "samajho, aba dina acche Agae / maiM par3hAU~gA / " " par3hAnA, kahIM tamAzA karo / " "jaise par3hAU~gA par3hA duuNgaa| yaha kAma to mere Upara rahane do / " vaha Azvasta aura prasanna hokara bolIM, "acchI bAta hai / maiM dekha liyA karU~gI / " 1 aura vaha calI gaI aura meM apane kAma meM laga gayA / para kucha hI dera meM vaha lauTa AI, aura mere sAmane ke kAgajoM ko sarakA dekara mejake pAsa khar3I ho rahIM / jijJAsA bhAva se maiM unakI ora dekhakara raha gayA ! ' bolI, "tuma nArAja to nahIM ho gae ? dekho, nArAja mata honA / maiM kyA karU~ ? merA mana kahatA hai, biTTanako khUba par3hAnA cAhie, aura khUba acchA banAnA cAhie / isIse maiM kahatI hU~ / " maiMne kahA, "ThIka to hai / " Page #200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ par3hAI 187 ___".."mere mana bithA bar3I hotI hai| tuma jAno usakA byAha bhI hogA / isIse maiM itanA kahA karatI huuN|" maiMne kahA, "ThIka to hai|" aura socA, lar3akI ko byAha dene ke vakta kI vyathA ko itane sAla dUra se khIMca lAkara apane manameM Aja hI pratyakSa anubhava kara uThanevAlA strI-mAtA kA hRdaya kaisA hai ? sabere-hI sabere kolAhala suna pdd'aa| jAna par3atA hai, yaha hohallA phira nUnI ko lekara hI hai / nUnI nahIM hotI ghara meM, taba saba cupacApa apane-apane meM ho rahate haiM, mAnoM unheM apane kAma se aura apane nija se hI matalaba hai; eka dUsare se kucha matalaba zeSa nahIM raha gayA / nUnI na ho bIcameM, to hama donoM taka ko Apasa meM bAta karane ke lie viSaya kA abhAva-sA lagatA hai / nUnI ko lekara Apasa meM bola lete haiM, jhagar3a lete haiM, mila lete haiN| isa taraha khAlI-se hama nahIM rahate / dina bhare-se-hue bIta jAte haiN| sunA, kahA jA rahA hai, "to nahIM piegI, tU dUdha ?" "nahIM pIte / " "nahIM pItI ?" "hama nahIM pIe~ge!" "dekha lo, jIjI, yaha tumhArI beTInI dUdha pItI nahIM haiN|" yaha jora se kahA gyaa| _ aura dUra cauke se nUnI kI buA ne kahA, "dUdha pI le bettii| kaisI rAnI merI beTI hai|" rAnI beTI ne kahA, "hameM roja-roja dUdha acchA nahIM lgtaa|" nUnI kI mA~ne kahA, "roja-roja khelanA to bar3A acchA lagatA hai !" Page #201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 186 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] unhoMne kahA "maiM pAThazAlA to bhejanA nahIM caahtii| adhyApikA saba aisI hI hotI haiM, bacce kA neka khyAla nahIM rkhtiiN| aura dhamakAveM mAreM bhI, isakA kyA ThIka hai / nahIM, bacce ko maiM A~kha ojhala nahIM kruuNgii| para, eka par3hAnevAlI aura lagA do / gharapara pUre pA~ca ghaNTe use par3hAnA caahie|" maiMne kahA, "pA~ca ghaNTe !" "tumhArA basa ho, tuma sArI umara use khelane do|" maiMne kahA, "pA~ca ghaNTe bahuta hote haiN| eka ghaNTA par3ha lenA bahuta kAphI hai / yoM abhI jarUrI vaha bhI nahIM hai|" "tumhAre lekhe jarUrI kucha nahIM hai| sira to mere bItatI hai|" maiMne kahA, "acchI bAta hai, eka ghaNTA maiM par3hA diyA kruuNgaa|" tuma par3hAkara rakhoge ? yaha hotA to dina hI acche na hote| maiMne kahA "samajho, aba dina acche Agae / maiM pddh'aauuNgaa|" "par3hAnA, kahIM tamAzA kro|" "jaise par3hAU~gA par3hA duuNgaa| yaha kAma to mere Upara rahane do|" vaha Azvasta aura prasanna hokara bolI, "acchI bAta hai / maiM dekha liyA kruuNgii|" aura vaha calI gaI aura meM apane kAma meM laga gyaa| para kucha hI dera meM vaha lauTa AI, aura mere sAmane ke kAgajoM ko sarakA dekara mejake pAsa khar3I ho rahI / jijJAsA-bhAva se maiM unakI ora dekhakara raha gayA / bolI, "tuma nArAja to nahIM ho gae ? dekho, nArAja mata honA / maiM kyA karU~ ? merA mana kahatA hai, biTTanako khUba par3hAnA cAhie, aura khUba acchA banAnA cAhie / isIse maiM kahatI huuN|" maiMne kahA, "ThIka to hai|" Page #202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 187 par3hAI ".. mere mana bithA bar3I hotI hai| tuma jAno usakA byAha bhI hogA / isIse maiM itanA kahA karatI huuN|" maiMne kahA, "ThIka to hai / " aura socA, lar3akI ko byAha dene ke vakta kI vyathA ko itane sAla dUra se khIMca lAkara apane manameM Aja hI pratyakSa anubhava kara uThanevAlA strI-mAtA kA hRdaya kaisA hai ? sabere-hI sabere kolAhala suna pdd'aa| jAna par3atA hai, yaha hohallA phira nUnI ko lekara hI hai / nUnI nahIM hotI ghara meM, taba saba cupacApa apane-apane meM ho rahate haiM, mAnoM unheM apane kAma se aura apane nija se hI matalaba hai; eka dUsare se kucha matalaba zeSa nahIM raha gyaa| nUnI na ho bIcameM, to hama donoM taka ko Apasa meM bAta karane ke lie viSaya kA abhAva-sA lagatA hai / nUnI ko lekara Apasa meM bola lete haiM, bhagar3a lete haiM, mila lete haiN| isa taraha khAlI-se hama nahIM rahate / dina bhare-se-hue bIta jAte haiN| sunA, kahA jA rahA hai, "to nahIM piegI, tU dUdha ?" "nahIM piite|" "nahIM pItI ?" "hama nahIM pIe~ge!" "dekha lo, jIjI, yaha tumhArI beTInI dUdha pItI nahIM haiN|" yaha jora se kahA gyaa| . aura dUra cauke se nUnI kI buA ne kahA, "dUdha pI le bettii| kaisI rAnI merI beTI hai|" rAnI beTI ne kahA, "hameM roja-roja dUdha acchA nahIM lgtaa|" nUnI kI mA~ne kahA, "roja-roz2a khelanA to bar3A acchA lagatA hai !" Page #203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 188 .. jainandra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] buA ne cauke se Ate hue kahA, "pIle, beTI, phira khelanA / " aura apanI choTI bhaujAI ko kahA, "bacce ko neka pyAra se kaho, saba mAna jAyagA / " "pyAra se nahIM, maiM to bar3e gusse se kahatI hU~ ? lar3akI isI se to mu~ha car3hI hai|" buA kahA, "pI, beTA, pii|" maiM apane kamare meM baiThakara yaha sunane lgaa| merI bahana calI gaI, aura lar3akI ne zAyada dUdha pInA Arambha kara diyA / itane meM nIce se par3ausI ke lar3ake hariyA ne AvAja dI, "nUnI, o nUnI !" nUnI ne kahA, "AI !" nUnI kI mA~ne kahA, "pahale dUdha pI, (aura kahA,) "harI, vaha nahIM aaygii|" hariyA ne jora se kahA, "nUnI, arI AI nhiiN|" itane meM maiMne sunA, "baccoM ko kar3I tAkIda meM rakhane kI upayogitA ke sambandha meM bhASaNa prArambha ho gayA hai, jisameM zrotAvarga meM kevala bAlakoM ke pitA loga hI jAna par3ate haiN| aura meja para zAyada eka bAla-mUrti bhI hai, jisako bhalI bhA~ti DA~Ta-DapaTakara aura mAra-pITakara bhASaNa, sAmane-ke-sAmane, sodAharaNa paripuSTa kiyA jA rahA hai|" ____maiM samajha gayA, nUnI anuzAsana kI maryAdA ko, hariyA kI bA~surI kI-sI AvAja para, tor3a-tAr3akara apane zizu-abhisAra ko sampanna karane ke lie bhAga chUTI hai| aura maiMne jAna liyA, apane vikSobha ko kharca kara DAlakara svastha ho jAne ke lie, vivAda mola lene ko merI patnI aba phira bahana ke pAsa pahuMca gaI haiN| Page #204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ par3hAI 186 aura jo vahA~ honA Arambha ho gayA, usakI spaSTa dhvani bhI mere kAnoM para Akara thappar3oM-sI bajane lagI ! maiM usa ora se udAsIna hokara bAhara chajje para A gayA, aura galI dekhane lagA / nIce dekhatA hU~, isa caubIsoM ghaNTe calane vAlI patthara kI galI ko to ye bAlaka loga bharA - samandara banA baiThe haiM, aura isa samandara meM akelI khar3I huI nUnI nAma kI machalI jhukakara apane Takhane chUkara, kaha rahI hai, "ittA !" 5 para mujhe to kucha bhI mAlUma na thA / machalI kA nAma nUnI to nahIM hai, gopIcanda hai / aura hariyA ke sAtha aura pA~ca-sAta jane milakara, kinAre khar3e-khar3e kaha rahe haiM " gopIcandara, bharA samandara, bola merI macchI, kittA pAnI ?......" aura gopIcandara jaise sundara nAma vAlI mIna aba ke ghuTanoM taka hI jhuka sakatI hai, kyoMki samudra isa bIca ghuTanoM taka bar3ha AyA hai, aura batalAtI haiM, "ittA !" samudra kSaNa-kSaNa bar3ha rahA hai, aura usa machalI ke mana kI caukasI bhI bar3ha rahI hai| vaha dekho, jo abake gAkara aura cillAkara pUchA gayA hai, "kittA ?" to vaha donoM hAthoM ko kaTi para rakha kara, eka ThumakI lagAkara batalA rahI hai, "ittA / " hAya-hAya, dekho usa becArI ke kaTi taka samudra kA pAnI A gayA hai / vaha sira taka DUbane ko hotI jA rahI hai / aura musAphira bhAI, tuma bekhaTake isa galI meM se nikalate cale jaao| tumhAre lie roka-Toka nahIM hai / pAnI tumheM nahIM chuegA / kinAre khar3e ye jo Udhama karate hue lar3ake-lar3akiyA~ haiM, Page #205 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 160 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] so ye aba zarArata karake samandara para hamalA karane vAle ho rahe haiM, aura gopIcandra nAma kI akelI machalI hI apane rAjya kI rakSA karane ke lie kaTibaddha huI galI ke bIca meM khar3I hai| musAphira, tuma jhaTa se nikalate hue cale jAo, nahIM to ye loga samandara meM ghusa par3eMge, taba vaha kucha nahIM jAnegI, ekAdha ko jarUra pakar3a legI, aura taba use usI kI taraha gopIcandra nAma kI machalI banakara samandara meM rahakara paharA denA hogaa| aura unako bhI to dekho| kaise ullasita bATa dekha rahe haiM ki pAnI usa samandara kI rAnI ke kAna taka AyA nahIM ki ve hukUmata kI sa-dhUmadhAma avajJA karake samandara meM ghusa par3eMge aura jora-zora se mala-malakara nahA ddaaleNge| __para, mata samajho, rAnI caukannI nahIM hai| usake rAjya meM paira rakhakara dekho to-| vaha eka-eka ko aisA pakar3atI hai ki haaN| sabane pUchA, "macchI-macchI, kittA pAnI ?" macchI-rAnI ekadama apane donoM tarapha dekhatI huI satarka ho rahI / vaha sabako khUba acchI taraha tAr3a rahI hai usane kAna taka hAtha bar3hAyA, kahA, "ittaa|" aura saba dhamma-dhamma galI ke patthara kUdakara badana malate hue nahAne lge| macchI rAnI ha~satI huI ina coroM ko pakar3ane ke lie daur3ane lgii| vaha pAsa AtI ki nahAne vAle uchalakara kinAre ho rhte| becArI machalI, pAnI chor3a, kinAre kI khuzkI para kaise paira rakha sakatI! para, sAmane ko daur3ane vAlI hokara jo ekadama mur3akara pIche Page #206 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ par3hAI 161 lapakI ki eka kurte kA chora muTThI meM zrA gyaa| rAnI cillAI"pakar3a liyA" aura ha~satI huI hA~phane lgii| ___ zrI harizcandra isa cora-kArya meM yukta pakar3e ge| aura pakar3e jAkara vaha bhI nirlajja ho ha~sane lge| naukara ne nUnI kA hAtha pakar3akara kahA, "calo, bahUjI bulAtI haiN|" nUnI ne hAtha chuTAkara kahA, "nahIM jaate|" naukara ne chuTA huA hAtha jora se pakar3a liyaa| vaha macala par3I, "hama nahIM jAya~ge, nahIM jAyeMge!" khela bhaGga ho gyaa| maiMne Upara se kahA, "chor3a do|" naukara chor3akara calA gyaa| maiM apanI meja para A gyaa| "khela phira avazya prArambha ho gayA hogaa|" bahUjI ne pUchA, "kahA~ hai ?" naukara ne kahA, "AtI nahIM"bahUjI ne kahA, "isalie tujhe bhejA thA ? kahe, AtI nahIM ?" naukara, "bAbUjI ne manA kara diyaa|" "kauna bAbUjI ?" naukara kI kucha AvAja na aaii| "bAbUjI kauna hote haiM !-tujhase maiMne kahA thA yA aura kisI ne kahA thA ?-cala, lA use|" ___ naukara bAhara AyA, aura maiMne chajje para pahu~cakara phira kaha diyA, "rahane do, chor3a do|" Page #207 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 162 janendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] lar3akI sahamI, aura phira khelane lgii| naukara ne merI ora dekhA-"bAbUjI!"maiMne kahA, "tuma jAo, kucha bAta nahIM hai| naukara lauTakara A gyaa| usakI bAta bahUjI ne cupacApa suna lI 1 kucha bhI unhoMne nahIM kahA / unhIM kapar3oM bAhara AI, rotIpITatI nUnI ko khacer3atI le cliiN| ___bhItara Akara bolI, "tere bAbUjI aba Akara rokeM na mujhko|" ___maiMne suna liyA aura maiM kamare se nikalakara unake sAmane nahIM jA pahu~ca sakA / nUnI ko eka koTharI meM mUMda diyA gayA / ma~da to diyA gayA, para muMdA rahane diyA jAtA kaise ? kyoMki mA~ ne beTI ko mUMdA thaa| aura kyA maiM jAnatA nahIM ki isa bIca vaha mA~ ro bhI lI khUba ? bahuta thA, jI baha jAnA thaa| lekina maiMne khAnA na khAyA, aura zAma ko bhI na khAyA / vaha kyA gajaba kiyA maiMne ? ___kyoMki jaba maiMne kahA, "maiMne lar3akI kA eka ghaNTA par3hAne ko liyA hai| merI yahI par3hAI hai| aba tuma isameM dakhala dene nahIM paaogii| taba usane AsuoM se saba-kucha, saba-kucha, svIkAra kara liyaa|" para cauthe roja vaha mAyake cala dii| vaha A gaI haiM, aura merI bAta saba jhUTha mAna letI haiN| para hAla vahI hai| kyoMki lar3akI ko par3hanA hai aura piTakara Page #208 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ par3hAI 163 dubalI hogI, to DAkTara haiM, aura DAkTara ke lie paisA hai,-para, lar3akI ko par3hanA hai| maiM kahatA hU~, "acchA vaabaa|" aura akele meM nUnI se macchI-macchI khelanA cAhatA huuN| aura nUnI khelatI nahIM, mujhase kitAba ke mAne pUchatI hai| Page #209 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAja pathika bhojana kI thAlI para baiThe choTe rAjakumAra ne pUchA, "mA~, vaha mahala lAla pannoM kA hai na ?" rAnI ne kahA, "kauna-sA mahala, beTA ? yaha tuma kucha khA nahIM rahe ho, khaao|" rAjakumAra ne kahA, "mA~, sAta samandara-pAra jo nIlama ke deza kI choTI-sI rAnI haiM, unakA mahala lAla pannoM kA to hai na ?" __ mA~ ne kahA, "hA~, beTA, lAla panne kA hai, aura usameM hIre bhI lage haiN| aura usa mahala kA pharza para vaha to kahAnI rAta ko hogii| aba tuma khAnA khaatro|" bAlaka cupacApa khAnA khAne lagA / vaha socane lagA ki nIlama deza kI rAjakanyA usa bar3e mahala meM akelI rahatI hai / koI sAthIsaMgI pAsa nahIM hai / kahAnI kA pratApI rAjakumAra jaba taka usake pAsa nahIM pahu~cegA, taba taka vaha becArI akelI hI rhegii| vaha bATa hI dekhatI rhegii| nIlama ke dvIpa meM usa rAjakanyA kA mahala lAla-panoM kA hai / aura usameM hIre bhI lage haiM aura pharza 164 Page #210 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAja-paSika 165 rAjakanyA bahuta choTI-sI hai / dUdha-sI sapheda hai aura... rAjakumAra kA jI usa rAjakanyA ke cAroM ora ghUma rahA hai| vaha khAne meM nahIM hai / usane socA, rAjakanyA akelI kyoM hai ? aura vaha pratApI rAjakumAra jAne kitanI dera meM sAta samandaroM ko pAra karake vahA~ pahu~ceMge__ mA~ ne kahA, "kauna rAnI beTA ? hA~, vaha nIlama ke deza kI rAnI hai / vaha becArI to sahasroM varSoM se akelI hI hai| pratApI rAjakumAra jaba vahA~ pahu~cegA taba usakA uddhAra hogA aura usa dina usa nIlama ke deza meM dUdha kI varSA hogii|" bAlaka ne kahA, "mA~, vaha rAjakumAra kaba pahu~cegA ?" mA~ ne kahA, "beTA, khAnA khAo / kahAnI rAta ko hogii|" rAjakumAra cupa ho khAnA khAne lgaa| usane socA ki kahAnI to rAta ko ho jAyagI, para rAjakanyA to akelI hai| vaha pratApI rAjakumAra vahA~ jAne kaba pahu~cegA ? kyoMki, jo sAta samaMdara bIca meM haiM, ve bahuta bar3e-bar3e haiM / aise kyA bahuta hI bar3e haiM ? unheM tairakara pAra nahIM kiyA jA sakatA ? aura vaha rAjakanyA apane mahala kI sIr3hiyoM para baiThI pAnI kI pariyoM se kaise bAta karatI hogI? cupacApa khAte-khAte sahasA bAlaka ne pUchA, "mA~, vaha rAnI kyA khAtI haiM ?" ___ mA~ ne kahA, "kyA khAtI hai ! samundara ke nIce se pAnI kI pariyA~ sIpa ke pAtroM meM taraha-taraha ke phala-phUla lAtI haiN| phUloM ko / vaha sUMgha letI hai, phaloM kA rasa le letI hai| aura vahA~ kI havA svaccha dUdha kI-sI hai / usako pItI hai|" / bAlaka ne kucha vismita hokara kahA, "nahIM mA~, havA nahIM piitiiN|" Page #211 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 166 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga ] "to kyA pItI hai ?" "havA nahIM pItIM / " "beTA, to vahA~ gau kA dUdha thor3e hI hotA hai !" " to havA hI pItI haiM / " "aura nahIM to kyA !" "acchA- A !" bAlaka ko yaha sUcanA bar3I adbhuta mAlUma huI / usane socA ki jaba rAta cA~danI hogI, aura vaha akelA hogA, taba dekhegA havA kaise pI jA sakatI hai ? usane utsAha ke sAtha pUchA, "mA~ ! vaha kapar3e kaise pahanatI haiM ?" mA~ ne kahA, "beTA, khAnA khAo / " bAlaka khAnA to khAne lagA, lekina nIlama ke deza kI rAnI kapar3e kaise pahanatI haiM, yaha usakI samajha meM nahIM AyA / do-cAra kaura khAkara usane phira pUchA, "nahIM ammA, nIlama deza kI rAnI kapar3e kaise pahanatI haiM ?" ne kahA, "tu batAyA to thA ki kapar3e kaise pahanatI hai / ratana ke jar3e kapar3e pahanatI hai / aura sone ke tAra ke ve bune hote haiM / " bAlaka ne nizcayapUrvaka kahA, "nahIM / " rAjaputra ko sandeha hone lagA hai ki mA~ ko saba bAteM ThIka acchI taraha se patA nahIM haiN| vaha kyA jAnatA nahIM ki ratana patthara hote haiM, aura sonA bhArI hotA hai / yaha bilkula jhUTha bAta hai ki nIlama deza kI rAnI jaba havA pItI haiM taba ratana - jar3e vasana pahanatI haiN| pItI to jarUra havA hI hoMgI, para pahana ratana nahIM sakatIM / isI se usane nizcayapUrvaka kahA, "nahIM / " Page #212 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAja-pathika 167 mA~ ne kahA, "kyoM, bhalA ?" kumAra ne kahA, "ratana to patthara hotA hai|" mA~ ne kahA, "to phira kyA pahanatI haiM ?" "tuma batAo, kyA pahanatI haiM !" mA~ ne kahA, "maiM to samajhatI hU~, ki taba vaha kucha bhI nahIM phntii|" "naMgI rahatI haiM ?" "hA~, naMgI hI rahatI hai|" vaha bAta rAjakumAra ko ekadama bahuta burI lgii| usane eka sAtha hI sAmane se thAlI sarakA kara kahA, "jhUTha, jhUTha !" _ "mA~ ne kahA, "beTA, khAnA khAo / rAta ko bAteM hoMgI ki vaha kyA pahanatI hai ?" kintu bAlaka ke mana ko yaha rAnI ke kucha bhI na pahanane kI bAta to ekadama asvIkArya hI jAna par3atI hai| nahIM, nahIM, kabhI aisA nahIM ho sakatA / use apane nIlama deza kI rAnI kI yaha bar3I bhArI avajJA mAlUma hotI hai| chiH chiH, mA~ itanA bhI nahIM jAnatI ki aisA kabhI nahIM ho sktaa| usane kahA, "nahIM, mujhe bhUkha nahIM hai|" mA~ ne kahA, "khAo, beTA, abhI tumane khAyA kyA hai|" bAlaka ne gusse meM bhara kahA, "maiM nahIM khaauuNgaa| rAnI naMgI nahIM rahatI haiM, tumane kyoM kahA ?" / ___ mA~ ne ha~sakara kahA, "hA~, hA~ mujhe yAda A gii| vaha sapane ke kapar3e pahanatI hai / maiM bhUla gaI thii| aura vaha cA~danI se bArIka hote haiN|" Page #213 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 198 jainendra kI kahAniyAM dvitIya bhAga] bAlaka ne bahuta soca-vicAra meM par3akara pUchA, "sapane ke kapar3e kaise hote haiM, mA~ ?" mA~ ne kahA, "tuma svAnA khAo, maiM batAtI huuN|" bAlaka ne thAlI pAsa sarakA lekara kahA, "vtaao|" bAlaka ne khAnA zurU kiyA, mA~ ne batAnA zurU kiyaa| batAyA ki sapane ke kapar3e bar3e mahIna hote haiM / zavanama jAnate ho ? usase bhI mahIna hote haiN| makar3I kA jAlA dekhA hai ? usase bhI mahIna hote haiN| vaise hI kapar3e vaha nIlama ke deza kI rAnI pahanatI hai| bAlaka ne vismaya se kahA, "acchA-A!" usa nIlama ke dvIpa meM jo sUne mahaloM meM sahasroM barasoM se akelI, choTI-sI, rAjakanyA rahatI hai, usa dvIpa kI rAnI hai; aura Adi se pratApI rAjakumAra ke Ane kI pratIkSA meM akelApana kATa rahI hai / bacapana se kalpanA usI ke cAroM ora apanA baserA banAtI rahI hai| rAjakumAra ke chaH bhAI aura haiM / vaha saba se choTA hai| rAja-kAja meM usakI AvazyakatA nahIM hai; aura vaha mA~ ke pyAra kI chA~ha meM kSatriya kI bhA~ti nahIM, phUla kI bhA~ti bar3ha rahA hai| bar3hakara vaha bar3A ho rahA hai| usakI kalpanA aba pahale jaisI kaccI nahIM hai / para kalpanA to sadA kalpanA hI hai| jitanI adhika avAstavatA ko vaha apanA sake utanI hI to vaha baliSTha hotI hai / vaya ke sAtha rAjakumAra kI kalpanA kA kattatva bhI bar3hatA gayA hai| jo rAjakanyA nIlama ke deza ke mahaloM meM akelI hai, vahI dhIre-dhIre usake jIvana meM mAnoM artha pakar3atI jA rahI hai| jaise usako lekara yathArtha hI use apane bhItara abhAva anubhava ho Ane lagA hai / pratApI rAjakumAra kyA sAta samandaroM ko pAra na Page #214 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAja-pathika 166 karegA ? kyA vaha yahIM unase ghira kara banda rahegA ? aura vaha nIlama deza kI rAjakanyA akelI hI rahegI? bIca meM samandara sAta haiM, aura ve eka-se-eka durlaghya haiM, tabhI to pratApI rAjakumAra ko unheM pAra karanA hai / kyA ananta kSIrodadhi ke bIca meM sUne par3e hue mahaloM meM koI rAjakumAra pratApI bana kara usakA akelApana harana karane na pahu~cegA ? kintu kahA~ hai vaha nIlama kA deza ? kauna hai usakA dizAdarzaka ? 'yaha nahIM hai' 'yaha nahIM hai' yaha dhvani to yuvaka rAjakumAra ke hRdaya meM spaSTa suna par3atI hai / para kahA~ hai, isakA to bhItara se koI nirdeza hI nahIM prApta hotA / vaha pratApI rAjakumAra kaba usa ekAkinI ke pAsa pahu~cegA ?...saba chor3a cala denA hogaa| samandara sAta haiM aura jIvana thor3A hai / samandaroM kI vikaTatA bhI to gahana hai / saba chor3a cala denA hogA, kyoMki vaha anUdA rAnI pratIkSA meM hai| rAha meM kahA~ rukanA hai, kyoMki nIlama pradeza kI rAjakanyA akelI hai / ananta kSIrodadhi ke vakSa meM, sUne mahaloM meM vaha akelI hai| aba rAjakumAra rAjezvara hai| vidhi dekho ki chahoM usake bhAI rAjalipsA meM mara-kaTa gae haiN| rAjA banane ko raha gayA hai yaha, jo hRdaya meM svapna ko posatA rahA hai, aura jo dIna bhI rahane diyA jAtA to kyA burA thaa| kintu, vaha rAjezvara hai| cAroM ora vaibhava hai| abhAva vahA~ kahA~ hai ? saba haiM, jo usake Adeza kI pratIkSA meM haiN| kaba rAjezvara kI icchA ho aura ve usakI rAha meM bicha jAveM / apsarAoMsI sundarI sAta usakI rAniyA~ haiN| una sabake lie vahI pati hai| Page #215 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 200 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] cAroM ora rAjya ke kAma haiM, jina sabakA vahI adhinAyaka hai / ina saba meM apane ko dAna karane se vaha cUkA nahIM hai / karmaTha zAsaka hai, vatsala pratipAlaka, premI pati / sadyaH vaha pitA bhI huzrA hai, aura bar3A snehI pitA hai| kintu sAta-samandara pAra nIlama deza kI vaha rAjakanyA kyA pratIkSA meM akelI nahIM hai ? bIca meM samandara sAta haiM, kyA isI se vaha akelI rahegI? kyA isI se rAjakumAra pratApI hone se raha jAyagA ? kyA samandaroM ke isa ora hI vaha bharamA rahegA ? are kauna hai vaha rAjakumAra jo sAtoM samandaroM ke Upara se pAra hokara Ane vAlI nIlama deza kI anUr3hA rAjakanyA kI pratIkSA kI mUka vANI ko sunegA ? sunegA, aura cala par3egA lA~ghane vaha sAtoM samandaroM ko ? are, vaha pratApI rAjakumAra kauna hai ? kyA vaha abhI janmA hai ? rAjaniSTha rAjezvara ke mana meM aharnizi uThatA rahatA hai-"vaha kauna hai ? vaha kauna hai ? kyA vaha abhI nahIM janmA hai ?" apane rAja-kAja, rAja-vaibhava aura rAjarAniyoM ke bIca meM bhI usameM uThatA rahatA hai-"vaha kauna hai ? kaha kauna hai ?" vaha mAnoM svapna meM sabakucha karatA hai, jaise paradeza meM ho, kisI mAyApurI meM ho| pUchatA rahatA hai-"kyA vaha pratApI rAjakumAra abhI nahIM janmA hai ?" are, samandara kyA anullaMghanIya hI raheMge aura nIlama kI vaha rAjakanyA anUr3hA ? aura kyA pratApI rAjakumAra yahA~ hI bharamA rahegA ? are jaba ki samandara garaja rahe haiM, aura unake pAra rAjakanyA apane pratApI vIra kI rAha dekha rahI hai, taba kyA vaha yahIM sapheda dIvAroM se ghire mahala, niyamoM se ghire rAjya, vilAsa se ghire jIvana aura mamatA se ghire putra-kalatroM meM hI ghirA rahegA ? Page #216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAja-pathika 201 vaha cala na par3egA, una samandaroM ko pAra karane ke lie jo usake ananta pratIkSA-magna usa ekAkinI rAjakanyA ke bIca meM durdharSa hokara garajate hue laharA rahe haiM ? are kaisA vaha pratApI vIra hai ? ___ aura eka rAta, jaba ki cA~danI chiTaka rahI thI, rAta AdhI se adhika bIta gaI thI, saba soe par3e the| vAma pArzva meM svaccha zayyA para zizu rAjakumAra ko chAtI meM lekara paTarAnI svapna-magna thI, taba rAjezvara samasta prAbharaNa utAra, saba chor3a, nirIha pathayAtrI banakara, cupacApa cala par3A / cala par3A, ki una sAtoM samandaroM ko pAegA aura pAra kregaa| ve kahA~ haiM ? para vaha mahala chor3akara calA jA rahA hai dUra, aura dUra / vaha calatA hI calA jAyagA; jahA~ kahIM hoMge, una samandaroM ko pAegA aura pAra kregaa| vaha rAjezvara calA jA rahA hai akelA, ananta-patha-yAtrI, ki nIlama deza kI rAjakanyA muskarAe ki usakA pratApI rAjakumAra AyA hai ! Page #217 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apanA parAyA taba kI bAta kahate haiM, jaba rela nahIM thI aura ghor3A hI sabase teja savArI thI / eka musAphira sipAhiyAnA pozAka meM sar3aka ke kinAre kI eka sarAya para ghor3e se utarA / usane ghor3e ko thapathapAyA aura andara dAkhila huA / vaha bahuta dUra se A rahA thA aura khUba thakA huA thA / vaha caubIsa ghaNTe yahA~ rahegA aura calA jAyagA / use abhI dUra kI maMjila taya karanA hai / sarAya meM pahu~cakara usane ghor3A sarAya vAle ke hAtha meM thamAyA aura cAhA, ghor3e ke khAne vagairaha kA ThIka bandobasta ho jAya aura usake lie eka ArAmadeha kamare kA faurana intajAma kiyA jAya / paisA phikra karane kI cIja nahIM hai, lekina use ArAma cAhie / ghor3e kI vyavasthA kara dI gii| usake ArAma aura kamare kI vyavasthA kara dI gii| usane khAnA khAyA aura palaMga para leTa gayA / nIMda use jaldI A gaI aura sapane meM vaha ghara kI bAteM dekhane lagA / ... usakI patnI jo pA~ca sAla se vidhavA kI bhA~ti raha 202 Page #218 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apanA-parAyA 203 rahI hai, usake pahuMcane para kAma-dhAma meM bahuta vyasta hai, prema-sambhASaNa ke lie tanika bhI avakAza nahIM nikAla paatii| vaha mAnoM usase bacI-bacI kAma kara rahI hai| vaha nahIM batAnA cAhatA ki do hajAra rupayA usakI kamara se bandhA hai-do hajAra ! vaha samajhanA cAhatA hai aura apanI A~khoM ke Age ( kalpanA dvArA) dekha lenA cAhatA hai, kisa prakAra mere pIche isane dina kATe ? vipadA meM isa becArI kA sAtha dene ke samaya vaha aura kahIM kyoM bhaTakatA rahA ? be-paise, be-AdamI, kaise yaha apanA kAma calAtI rahI hogI ?aura sAr3he cAra barasa kA yaha karanasiMha, oha ! binA kisI kI madada ke duniyA meM kaise zrA pahu~cA hogA ? vaha apanI patnI kI sUrata bAra-bAra dekhanA cAhatA hai, lekina vaha maukA nahIM lagane detI!... yahI karanasIMga hai ? are, yaha to bar3A ho gayA ! bilakula apanI mA~ para hai| hA~, karanasIMga hI to hai| kyoM jI, ApakA nAma karanasIMga hI hai ? hama kauna haiM, batAiegA ? apane bApa ko jAnate haiM ? vaha lar3AI para gayA huA hai| maiM usI ke pAsa se A rahA huuN| vaha Apako bahuta pyAra karatA hai / yaha kahakara donoM hAtha bar3hAkara usane beTe ko apanI goda meM lenA cAhA / __ tabhI usakI A~kha khula gaI aura usane dekhA, ghara kI maMjila abhI dUra par3I hai aura vaha abhI sarAya ke ajanabI kamare meM hai| usane mAthA poMchA aura kamara meM bandhI rupayoM kI nyaulI samhAlI / samaya usako bhArI lagatA thaa| usane bAtacIta ke lie sarAya-vAle ko bulAyA aura mAlUma hone para bhI dubArA mAlUma kiyA ki pUre do roja kI maMjila abhI aura hai| idhara ke hAla-cAla mAlUma kiye aura apanI phauja kI bahuta-sI bAteM btaaii| usane usa jindagI kA svAda batAyA jahA~ hara ghar3I mauta kA andezA hai aura jahA~ se Page #219 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 204 jainendra kI kahAniyAM [dvitIya bhAga] bAla-bacce saikaDoM kosoM dara hai. aura chana bItate ananta dara ho sakate haiM / hai to vaha svAda, lekina bar3A kar3avA svAda hai| batAyA ki kisa bhA~ti hama mArate haiM aura kisa bhA~ti hama marate haiM / usane kahA ki merI samajha meM nahIM AtA, kaise apane sage logoM ke khayAla se bacakara marA jA sakatA hai| maranA kabhI khuzI kI bAta nahIM ho sakatI / aura yaha acaraja hai ki kyoM jinheM hama mArate haiM, unake bAre meM yaha nahIM socate ki maranA unake lie bhI vaisA hI muzkila hai / hama mArakara khuza kyoM hote haiM ? lekina phauja meM yahI bAta hai ki jisa mArane se hama mAmUlI jindagI meM Darate haiM, usI mArane kA nAma vahA~ bahAdurI ho jAtA hai| vahA~ AdamI jitane jyAdA ko mAratA hai, utanA hI apane ko kAmayAba samajhatA hai, aura loga isake lie use inAma aura pratiSThA dete haiN| bolA_ "mujhe isameM khuzI nahIM milI / para jaba loga tArIpha karate the; taba jarUra khuzI hotI thii| aura, Apasa meM jo eka hor3a-kA-sA bhAva rahatA thA ki dekheM, kauna jyAdA duzmanoM ko mAratA hai, usa hor3a meM jItane kI khuzI ko bhI khuzI kahA jA sakatA hai / asalI mArane meM to daraasala kisI taraha kA svAda hai nhiiN|... aura duzmana ? mujhe nahIM mAlUma, ve mere duzmana kyoM the ? jinheM maiMne mArA, merA unhoM kyA bigAr3A thA ? duzmana to duzmana, maiM unheM jAnatA bhI nahIM thA / aba bhI yaha socane kI bAta mAlUma hotI hai ki phira vaha kyoM talavAra kholakara merI gardana kATane sIdhA merI tarapha bar3hA calA AtA thA aura kyoM maiMne use apanI talavAra kI dhAra utAra diyA, jaba ki hamameM koI takarAra na yI / kahIM-na-kahIM isa mAmale meM kucha kAlA mAlUma hotA hai / dekho, tuma ho, maiM huuN| tuma-hama donoM pahale kabhI nahIM mile, Page #220 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apanA-parAyA 205 phira bhI baiThe bAta kara rahe haiM, aura eka dUsare ko koI mArane nahIM A rahA hai; balki eka dUsare ke kAma hI A rahe haiN| tuma kahoge, isa bAta kI hameM naukarI milatI hai| lekina, naukarI milane se itanA ho sakatA hai ki hama mAra diyA kareM, usameM eka jIta kA aura khuzI kA aura apane farja adA karane kA khayAla jo A jAtA hai ? vaha kahA~ se AtA hai ? savAla hai ki vaha kahA~ se AtA hai ? isalie kahIM kucha bheda kI bAta jarUra hai| kahIM kucha phareba hai, kucha aiyaarii|... merA mana to do-tIna sAla phauja meM rahakara paka-sA gayA hai| apane strI-baccoM ke bIca meM raheM, jamIna meM se kucha ugAe~, hAtha ke jora se cIjoM meM kucha adala-badala kareM aura thor3e meM sukha caina-se raheM, to kyA haraja hai ? maiM to kabhI se vahA~ se Ane kI socatA thA / karate-karate aba AnA milA hai|" ___ sunane vAlA "hA~-hU~" karatA huA suna rahA thaa| vaha jAnatA thA, isa taraha cupacApa vinA ukatAhaTa jatAye aura binA sune bAta sunate rahane kA use rupayA-dhelI kucha mila hI jaaygaa| bIcabIca meM vaha yoga bhI detA thA, "hA~ sarakAra, hA~ sarakAra / " __ phaujI kahatA rahA, "maiMne apane bacce ko dekhA taka nhiiN| mere pIche kyA huA ho aura kyA nahIM ? ghara vAlI ko akele hI saba bhugatanA huA hogaa| maiM jo lauTa AyA hU~, isakA kyA bharosA thA ? chana meM mara bhI sakatA thA / kyoM bhAI, kyA kahate ho ?" "hA~ sarakAra / " "dekho, tuma bhI yahA~ rahate ho| tumheM Dara, na jhaMjhaTa / apanA kAma hai, apanA ghara / ghara se kosoM dUra to bhaTakate nahIM phirte| na kisI kI cAkarI meM ho| isameM kyA majA hai ki ghara kA ArAma chor3a kara dUra jAya~, mulAjamata kareM aura usase jo paise pAveM, usake Page #221 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 206 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga ] bala lauTa kara par3osa para navAbI Thasaka jamAveM / kyoM bhAI, hai na bAta ?" vaha paise se bhI aura vaise bhI bharA thA aura vyayazIla ho sakatA thA / zrAzA use uThAye thI aura sAmane baiThe isa nimnavRti jIva ke sAmane use apane ko bar3A samajhanA aura bar3A dikhAnA acchA lagatA thA / isa prakAra apane bar3appana meM svastha hokara vaha isa jIva ke sAtha bhAI-cArA bhI binA khatare ke dikhA sakatA thaa| usane jeba se cavannI nikAlakara sarAya vAle ko dI, kahA, "lo, bAla baccoM ko jalebI khilaanaa...| aura dekho, ghor3A savere ke lie jIna kasakara taiyAra rhe| pacAsa kosa kI maMjila hai, hama jaldI ghara pahu~canA cAhate haiM / " bhaThiyAre ne jamIna kI ora sira jhukAyA, kahA, "acchA sarakAra / " zAma hone para jarA idhara-udhara ghUmA, rAta bulAI aura khAnA khA-pIkara sone kI ceSTA karane lagA / socatA thA -savere hI uTha kara gaz2aradama vaha cala degA / jaba rAta sunasAna thI aura vaha gAr3hI nIMda so rahA thaa| tabhI eka vyAghAta upasthita huA / pAsa hI kahIM se eka bacce ke rone kI AvAz2a suna pdd'ii| usa bacce kI mA~ use bahuta manAtI thI; para vaha mAnatA nahIM thA / zAyada bhUkhA ho yA haThIlA / kabhI mA~ use jhir3akatI thI, kabhI pucakAratI thii| lekina baccA acchI taraha cupa nahIM ho rahA thA / bacce ke lagAtAra rone kI vaha AvAja usa sannATe meM use behada zubha mAlUma huI / jo patnI se milane kA sukha - svapna dekha rahA thA, vaha ucaTa gayA / yaha bematalaba kA krandana, berAga, be-svara, Page #222 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apanA-parAyA 207 sannATe ko cIrakara AtA huA usake kAnoM ko bahuta apriya lgaa| pahale to usane cAhA ki vaha saha le aura so jAya / para nIMda asambhava ho gaI thI aura vaha rAga rukatA na thaa|aakhir jhallAkara jora kI AvAja se usane bhaThiyAre ko bulaayaa| bhaThiyArA DaratA huA AyA aura usane usase pUchA, "yaha kaisA zora hai ?" "hajUra, eka baccA hai..." "baccA hai to badazaUra cupa kyoM nahIM rahatA ? "hajUra, bImAra hogaa|" "bImAra hai, to usake lie yaha jagaha hai ? kyoM bImAra hai ?" bhaThiyArA cupa / "sAtha usake mA~ hai ?" "hA~ hujUra, hai / ve kala yahA~ se cale jAne ko kahate haiM !" usase kaho, "bacce ko cupa kare, nahIM to hamArI nIMda meM khalala par3atA hai / calo, jaao|" __ thor3I dera meM bhaTiyAre ne lauTakara batAyA ki bacce kI tabIyata kharAba hai aura bhUkhA bhI hai| maiMne DA~Takara kaha diyA hai| dekhie, jaldI cupa ho jaaygaa| lekina bacce kA ronA jArI rhaa| baccA aura usakI mA~ kahIM pAsa hI kI koTharI meM the| yaha bhI suna par3A ki usakI mA~ ne bacce ke do-tIna capata jamAye haiN| lekina isa para bacce kA cillAnA kucha aura prabala hI ho gayA hai| ___ "mara abhAge, tU mujhe aura kyA kyA dikhAvegA ?"-suna par3A, mA~ ne aisA kahA hai aura kahakara vaha sisakane lagI hai| sipAhI ne phira nIMda lene kI koziza kI / para bacce kA cIkhanA usI taraha jArI thaa| eka strI kI sisaka aura eka bacce kI cIkha Page #223 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 208 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga ] sira para agara calatI hI rahe, to kyA caina AsAna hai ? to kyA usako sahanA sahaja hai ? so sipAhI kI sahana-zakti kI parAkASThA jaldI A gii| phira bhaThiyAre ko bulAyA, "yaha badanasIba cInanA nahIM chor3egA ? use nikAlo yahA~ se / " "hujUra, garIba hai / kucha ghaMToM kI bAta hai, saberA hote vaha bhI apanA rAstA legI; hujUra ko bhI tazarIfa le jAnA hai / " "nahIM, nahIM bImAroM ke lie yaha jagaha nahIM hai / hama kahate usase abhI kaho, nikala jAya / sone hI nahIM detA / " "hujUra, itanI rAta ko vaha kahA~ jAyagI !" " "kahA~ jAyagI ? kyoM sArI duniyA terI sarAya ke Upara hai ? astabala meM rakkho, kahIM rakkho, jahA~ se zora hameM bilkula na aae| samajhe ?" sarAyavAlA isako paise vAlA jAna nAkhuza nahIM karanA cAhatA thA / use prApti kI karArI AzA thI / usane bacce kI mA~ ke pAsa jAkara kahA, "barAbara meM eka phauja ke saradAra Thahare haiN| bacce ke rone se unakI nIMda meM khalala par3atA hai / ho sakatA, to use yahA~ se le jAo / " agara baccA cupa nahIM strI ne gir3agir3A kara kahA, "bacce kI aisI hAlata meM maiM use aura kahA~ le jAU~ ? jAr3oM ke dina haiM, AdhI rAta ho gaI hai| kucha ghaMTe aura Thaharo mAlika, tar3akA hote hI maiM calI jaauuNgii|" bhaThiyAre ne kahA, "nahIM, tuma abhI calI jAo / nahIM to vaha khaphA hoMge / " strI ne kahA, "una saradAra jI se hAtha jor3akara kaho, maiM dukhiyA hU~ / thor3I dera ke lie aura meharabAnI kreN| bacce ke bApa Page #224 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prapanA-parAyA 206 kA patA nahIM hai| aba isako kahA~ Dhakela dUM ? pau phaTate hI cala duuNgii|" bhaThiyAre ke mana meM na thA ki yaha jAya, para sarakAra kI khAgI kA use Dara thaa| ____ usane kahA, "mAI, kinAre kA astabala hai, vaha maiM tumheM batAye detA huuN| rAta vahIM kaatto| tuma dekhatI nahIM ho, isase merI rojI para khatarA AtA hai|" ____ isa para usane goda se bacce ko uThAkara dUra Dhakela diyA, kahA, "lo, ise le jAke unake pairoM meM DAla do, vaha jUte se isakA Dhera kara deM / maiM phira calI jaauuNgii|" itanA kahakara vaha donoM hAthoM meM apane sira ko lekara dhIredhIre rone lgii| udhara pharza para par3A baccA jora se cIkha rahA thA / ___ sarAya-vAlA isa para sahamA-sA raha gyaa| usane lauTa Akara kahA, "hujUra, kucha ghaMToM kI aura bAta hai| Apa use mApha kara deN| vaha bahuta dukhiyA mAlUma hotI hai|" ___isa AdamI ko aisA lagA ki usake hukma kI avahelanA ho rahI hai| vaha apane kamare meM TahalatA huA, jo kahana-sunana bhaThiyAre aura bacce kI mA~ ke bIca meM huA, saba suna rahA thaa| usake mana ko ArAma nahIM mila rahA thaa| usako burA mAlUma ho rahA thA ki kyoM vaha isa gandI paristhiti meM par3a gayA ? kyoM use jida karanI cAhie ki bacce ko lekara vaha aurata ThIka isI vakta koTharI se bAhara nikala jAya ? lekina jaba bhaThiyAre ne usake sAmane Akara yaha kahA ki use dayA karanI cAhie, taba mAnoM apane viruddha hokara usane jora se kahA, "tumase itanA nahIM hotA aura tuma apane ko Page #225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 210 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] marda samajhate ho ? calo htto|" aura jora se dharatI ko kucalatA huA vaha usa ora calA, jidhara se bacce kI AvAja A rahI thii| koTharI meM diyA maddhama jala rahA thA aura donoM hAthoM meM mAthA thAme eka aurata baiThI thii| pAsa naMgI dharatI para par3A huA baccA cillA rahA thaa| "andara kauna hai ?" andara se koI nahIM bolaa| isa vyakti ne aura jora se kahA, "hama kahate haiM, andara kauna hai ? kyA tU baharI hai ?" strI jarA jora se sisakane lagI aura cupa rhii| "dekho, tumako isI vakta bacce ko lekara cale jAnA hogaa| baccA rotA hai, to cupa nahIM rakha sakatIM, aura kahate haiM, to mu~ha se javAba nahIM phUTatA !" strI cupacApa uThI, bacce ko uThAyA aura bAhara Akara usa vyakti ke pairoM meM bacce ko DAlakara usane kahA, "maiM calI jAtI huuN| isa bacce ko tuma Thokara mArakara jahA~ cAhe pheMka do|" aura vaha calane lgii| vaha vyakti, jAne kyoM, eka dama sakate-se meM par3a gayA / usane kahA "Thero, Thairo / kahA~ jAtI ho ?" strI ne kahA, "jahA~ mauta mile, vahIM jAtI huuN|" vyakti meM eka dama parivartana hone lgaa| usane pUchA, "to bhI tuma kahA~ se A rahI ho aura kidhara jAtI ho ? strI ne kahA, "pA~ca barasa se isa bacce kA vApa nahIM lauTA / vaha lar3AI para gayA hai / kauna jAne, mara gayA ho / kauna jAne Page #226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apanA-parAyA 211 zAyada lauTate hue mujhe rAste meM hI mila jAya / maiM usI ke pAsa isa badanasIba bacce ko le jA rahI huuN|" puruSa kI A~khoM meM A~sU A gye| usane apane bacce ko apane pairoM para se uThA liyaa| vaha apanI strI se yaha bhI nahIM kaha sakA ki tumane mujhe pahacAnA nhiiN| bacce ko cUmA-pucakArA, aura Dola-Dolakara gA-gAkara use manAne lgaa| Page #227 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ billI-baccA ghara meM eka zarabatI nAma kI lar3akI thii| pIche se vaha moTI ho gaI, cAra baccoM kI mA~ banI aura cala basI / sunate haiM, bar3I hokara apane teja mijAz2a ke lie saranAma thii| 'sunate haiN| mujhe isa lie kahanA hotA hai ki yadyapi vaha merI lar3akI thI, para mere sAmane to usake mijAja kI turazI prakaTa hote hue maiMne nahIM paaii| hA~, zarIra se sthUla, tabiyata meM aura Adata meM ArAma-pasanda vaha pIche se avazya ho gii| ___ maiM taba kI bAta kahatA hU~ jaba zarabatI bahuta choTI thii| koI tIna varSa kI hogii| usa samaya vaha bahuta dubalI-patalI thI, totalI bolatI thI aura baina usakI bar3I mIThI lagatI thii| lar3akiyoM meM chuTapana se kucha mA~-pana hotA hai| apane choTe bhAI ko, jisakA nAma bijjU bhI thA, bijjI bhI thA aura vijayakumAra bhI thA, usako vaha bahuta pyAra karatI thii| paisA milatA to saiMtakara apane bijjU ke lie rakha letii| miThAI milatI, to bhI svayaM na khAkara usI ke lie alaga dhara chodd'tii| kaI bAra dekhA gayA ki Ale kI jisa 212 Page #228 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ billI baccA 213 golaka meM saMyamapUrvaka vaha jina paisoM ko jamA karatI rahI hai unameM adhikAMza kabhI-kabhI gAyaba bhI ho gaye haiM / aura miThAI agara usake saMgrahAlaya meM kucha bacI bhI rahI hai to vaha sUkha - sAkha kara nikammI ho gaI hai / kintu ina bAtoM se pATha sIkhakara zarabatI apane svabhAva ko badalane meM nahIM lAtI thii| paise milate to phira vahIM baTora rakhatI aura apane hisse ke khela khilaune yA mevA - miThAI bhI, usI taraha bijjI ke lie jamA kara chor3atI / idhara bijjU bijjU se kama na thA / bar3A UthamI lar3akA thA, zurU se hI jaise vaha navAba sAhaba hai / zarabatI kA saba pyAra letA hai aura badale meM use khUba mAratA hai| vaha kATatA hai, aura bahana ko khUba rulAtA hai / bar3I bahana hone kA jarA lihAz2a nahIM karatA / zarabatI becArI khUba rotI hai / rotI- rotI ammA ke pAsa jAkara zikAyata karatI hai| para, kucha dera bItatI nahIM ki vahI zarabatI Akara kahane lagatI hai, "bijjI, le, balphI nahIM legA ?" bijjU kilakArI bhara kara lapakatA hai aura barphI mu~ha meM rakhakara zarabatI kA mu~ha khairocane lagatA hai / jisa para zarabatI kahatI hai, "haTa badamAza !" badamAza bhalA kyoM haTane vAlA hai ! vaha donoM hAthoM ke paMjoM se usakA aisA mu~ha khasoTatA hai ki zarabatI cillA par3atI hai, " dekha le rI ammA / tU phira mujhe kahegI / " pIr3he para baiThI ammA kahatI hai, "aura khilA barphI / tujhe yaha bar3A nihAla karake rakhegA, jo tU ise barphI khilAtI mAnatI nahIM / " usake cAra mahIne bAda mahAzaya vijayakumAra cala diye| unheM bulAne cecaka mAtA zrA gaI, aura vaha bacAye na bace / pahale to khUba bar3e-bar3e mAtA ke dAne sAre badana para ho gaye / dehI para kahIM Page #229 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 214 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] tila rakhane ko Thaura na bacA / jIbha para vahI phaphole uTha Aye aura tAlU para bhI / palaka ke Upara bhI dAne the, vaise hI palaka ke niice| chaha roja taka sI ke Upara tIna-tIna cAra-cAra DigarI bukhAra use rahA / A~kheM banda ho gaIM aura unake Upara moTe-moTe do phor3e se uTha Aye / mahAzaya vijayakumAra ko taba eka chana caina na milii| vaha na isa karavaTa so pAte, na usa karavaTa / jidhara soyeM udhara hI samajhie, zarIra meM viMdhe hue kA~Te, gahare-gahare viMdhate the / kala kisI taraha na thI / kaNTha meM sura rahatA, taba taka vijaya bAbU ciciyAte rahate / dama na rahA, tava bedama ho rahate the| cecaka ke dAnoM se vijaya bAbU kA kamala-sA sundara mu~ha aisA ho gayA thAki Dara lagatA thA / A~kheM usameM nadArada thIM, cehare para uThI huI nAka kahIM bhI na cInha par3atI thI, aura muMha kI bAta pUchie nhiiN| isa hAlata meM unake peTa meM na kucha khAdya pahu~ca sakatA thA, na peya / kucha ThaNDe pAnI kI bUMdeM jo kahie anumAna ke sahAre muMha pahacAna kara unake oThoM ke bIca meM cunA dI jAtIM, vaha pAnI vijaya bAbU ko mono amita ThaMDaka phuNcaataa| vijaya bAbU jaise taba muskarAnA cAhate / usa muskarAhaTa ko dekhakara A~sU rokanA muzkila ho jAtA thA / muMha aisA DarAvanA, phira bhI aisA karuNa lagatA thA ki... __khaira, vaha dUsarI kahAnI hai / sAta-ATha roja apanI ammA kI goda meM par3e rahakara aura mAtA cecaka kI chInA-jhapaTI meM vijaya bAbU ne eka saptAha to nikAlA / usa saptAha ke bAda bAbU yahA~ se laMgara tor3a, rAma jAne kahA~ ke lie cala par3e / DAkTara bhI raha gaye, unakI ammA bhI raha gaI, hama bhI raha gaye / ina yoM hI raha jAne vAloM meM zarabatI kA nAma sahasA nahIM aataa| zAyada isalie ki Page #230 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ billI baccA 215 vaha abhI kisI ginatI ke lAyaka na thI / kintu, vijaya ke cala dene para vaha to jaise eka hI dina meM cAlIsa varSa kI ho gaI / usakA bijjI gAyaba ho gayA / isa viSaya meM usane na kucha pUchA, na tALA / vaha bilkula nahIM roI / jaba khAnA diyA, khAnA khA liyA, aura kAma kahA kAma kara diyA / para usakA ha~sanA ur3a gayA thA / na vaha aba macalatI thI, na zikAyata karatI thI / maiMne kahA, "beTA zarabata !" usake mu~ha para suna kara koI lAlI nahIM aaii| vaha mere pAsa A gaI, Akara khar3I ho gaI / mAno kaha rahI ho, "vAbUjI, mujhe goda meM lenA cAhate ho to le lo| maiM khar3I huuN| maiM sAmane hU~ to / " maiMne use goda meM khIMcakara kahA, "beTA zarabata !" Thor3I meM DAlakara kahA, "beTA saro, kyA bAta hai ?" usa samaya vaha ro par3atI to merA citta halkA ho jAtA / vaha naroI, na kucha bolI / maiMne goda meM nikaTa khIMca kara use cUmA, pucakArA / maiMne kahA, "beTA, bijjo tujhe yAda AtA hai ? vaha to calA gayA, beTA / " I merA hRdaya yaha kahate-kahate Apa hI bhara AyA / yaha bAta muha se nikAlane kA sAhasa maiMne jAna-bUjhakara kiyA thA, jisase ki lar3akI roe to / kintu ve zabda nikalate-nikalate mujhe bhI bhara ye / maiMne dekhA ki vaha zarabatI ke bhItara taka bhI gaye haiM ki zarabatI abhI subaka utthegii| mujhe usake cehare para dIkhA ki usake bhItara jaise jama gaI huI vedanA chir3a uThI hai / vahA~ jaise vyathA meM kucha manthana ho uThA hai| jaise ki taTa se phUTa kara kucha avazya bar3egA / lekina taTa para A kara bhI A~sU taTa lA~ghakara nahIM Ae / vaha nahIM roI / Page #231 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 216 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] usakI mA~ isa bAta para bhaya se bhara utthii| zarabatI ko eka sAtha aisI buddhimatI ho jAte dekhakara usakI mA~ atyanta kAtara ho gaI / zarabatI kA mana nahIM bahalA, nahIM bharamA, aura vaha khAlI bhI nahIM huii| vaha aisI bharI rahI ki kUla ko tor3a kara bahane kI usameM AvazyakatA na prakaTa ho sakI / usakI mA~ ne AtaGka se bhara kara mujha se bAra-bAra kahA, "are, kyA vaha bhI mujhe chor3akara calI jAyagI ? use kyA ho gayA hai ? tuma batAo na, maiM kyA karU~ ?" kintu maiM kyA btaataa| tIna roz2a khIMca kara cauthe dina zarabatI khATa para gira gii| use bukhAra ho paayaa| dekhate-dekhate bukhAra bahuta teja ho gyaa| vaha behoza ho jAtI aura bar3abar3Ane lagatI / usakI mA~ kI cintA kA ThikAnA na thA / DAkTara bhI Aye, hakIma aura vaidya bhI aaye| para, baccI kI bekalI kama hone meM na AI / behozI sabere ke ghaMToM meM kucha utarI pAtI, usa samaya guma-suma zarabatI kamare kI chata kI ora dekhatI, yA dIvAra kI ora dekhatI / taba vaha apanI mA~ ko bhI pahacAnatI thI, mujhe bhI pahacAnatI thI / para hamAre lie mAno use kucha kahanA na thA / hameM sUnI A~khoM se dekhatI aura usI bhA~ti dRSTi lauTA lekara unhIM A~khoM se vaha dIvAra kI ora dekhane lgtii| maiM pukAratA, "beTA zarabata !" . mA~ pukAratI, "o satto ! o merI biTiyA rAnI ! zro, mere beTe rAjA!" zarabatI sunakara cauMkatI aura A~kheM phailAkara hama ko dekhatI rhtii| vaha bahuta hI dubalI ho gaI thii| zarIra meM sIka-sI haDDiyA~ Page #232 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ billI baccA 217 bacI thIM / usa samaya jaba kabhI sote-sote vaha muskarAtI thI, taba dekhakara mana Ananda ke sAtha hI bar3I vyathA aura AzaMkA se bhara AtA thA / para nIMda use bahuta kama AtI thii| itanI kala hI use kaba par3atI thI ki nIMda aae| adhikatara behozI kI hI nIMda use AtI thiiN| usa behozI meM pralApa jArI rahatA, jo usameM se mAno bacI-khucI zakti ko khIMcakara ulIca rahA thA / aise hI duvidhA meM sAta roja bIte / usakI mA~ saba sudha bisAra kara saba kAla usI ke sirahAne baiThI rahatI thii| jaba baccI kI palakeM kabhI kucha dera ko laga pAtIM tabhI usake khaTole kI paTTI ko vaha chor3atI thii| taba dhIre-dhIre thapakA kara vaha munnI kI nIMda ko mAno una palakoM para jamA detI, aura jaba nIMda jama jAtI taba phira acaka pA~va dharatI huI vahA~ se vaha kahIM jaatii| baccI kI hAlata giratI hI gii| jIne kI cAha hI jaise bhItara se dhImI hotI jA rahI thii| DAkTara hArane lage aura hakIma-vaidoM kI samajha meM bhI kucha bAta ThIka na baitthii| basa, baccI kI ammA kA jI hI isa bAre meM pakkA thA ki munnI ko jInA hogaa| bukhAra to kaTa gayA thA, para zarIra chIjatA hI jAtA thaa| pathya koI lagatA hI na thA / mAno aba to baha apanI mA~ kI sadabhilASAoM para aura usake saMkalpa ke bala para hI jI rahI thii| __eka roja zarabatI kI A~kha chabbIsa ghaMTe ke bAda kahIM jAkara lagI, taba mA~ jarA use chor3akara nitya-karma se tanika nivRtti pAne ke lie uTha kara utthii| para isa bIca bhI vaha hara taraha kI AhaTa ke prati caukannI raha rahI thii| thor3I dera meM usa ora se kisI kI bArIka ciciyAne kI AvAja usane sunii| vaha bhAgI gaI ki Page #233 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 218 jainendra kI kahAniyAM [dvitIya bhAga] dekhatI hai kahIM se munnI ke khaTole para nanhA-sA billI kA baccA eka A gayA hai / munnI ne donoM hAthoM kI muTTiyoM meM use jora se daboca kara rakhA hai aura vaha kI-kI kara rahA hai| - ammA ko Ate dekhakara hI munnI ne kahA, "ammA, billI baccA !" usa samaya usake cehare para jaise kucha lauTI huI sudhi kI AbhA diikhii| aura mAno yaha kahate-kahate bacce para se usakI u~galiyA~ kahIM kucha DhIlI na ho gaI hoM, aura bhI use daboca kara munnI ne kahA, "ammA, billI baccA !" billI ke bacce ne aura bhI jora se kiyA, "kiiN-kii-kiiN"| phira bhI mAno vaha apane para kAbiz2a usa svAmitva se bichur3anA na cAhatA thaa| ___ billI kA baccA sUkhA-sA thaa| mAno kisI ne abhI muMha meM lekara use burI taraha jhakajhora diyA ho, vaha sahamA huA thaa| munnI ne kahA, "ammA, dUdhU / " ammA ne khuza ho par3a kara kahA, "dUdha piyegI beTA ?" munnI ne billI-bacce ko dikhA kara kahA, "billI-baccA, ammA / " mA~ ne Dara kara kahA, "beTA, use chor3a de, paMje-vaMje mAra degaa|" aura mA~ usake hAtha meM se bacce ko le lene ke lie Age bddh'ii| munnI ne apanI muTTiyoM ko majabUta kara liyA / usake cehare para dIkhA, mAno ki vaha mukAbilA kregii| aura baccA jora se kiikaa| ___ mA~ pAsa Ate-Ate ruka gaI, dhImI aura snigdha vANI se bolI, "beTA, use chor3a de / jAnavara hai, paMje-vaMje gAr3a degaa|" Page #234 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ billI baccA 216 munnI ne kahA, "ammA, billI - baccA dUdhU pIe / kahakara bacce ko jora se usane apanI chAtI meM khIMca liyA / " mA~ lauTakara eka kaTorI meM dUdha le aaii| munnI ne bacce ko gardana se daboca kara usakA mu~ha kaTorI meM karate huA kahA, "pI, dUdhU pI, billI bacce / " lekina baccA apanI gardana chuTAne meM adhika AmahI rahA, dUdha kI ora samutsuka nahIM huaa| munnI ne tIna-cAra thappar3a usako jamAye, kahA, "nahIM piegA. aiM ? nahIM piegA ? -pI, pii|" pITa- pATakara jaba phira usakA mu~ha kaTorI meM kiyA taba bhI baccA haTha para hI kAyama dIkhA / usane dUdha piyA hI nahIM / munnI ne usako usa samaya bar3e pyAra se thapakA. usake badana ko sahalAyA, usake mu~ha ko apane mu~ha ke pAsa le jAkara pyAra kiyA, usake gAloM ko apane gAloM se ragar3akara kahA, "pI le mere, billI-bacce, mere bacce | kahakara usake mu~ha kA cumbana bhI liyA / " isa bAra villI kA baccA apanI choTI-sI jIbha nikAla kara kaTorI kA dUdha cATa kara pIne lagA / lar3akI ko yaha dekhakara bar3A kutUhala huA, usameM isa bacce ke lie sneha jAga zrAyA / phira to anAyAsa hI jIvana kA sneha bhI usameM khoyA na rahA / usa dina se vaha acchI hone lagI / hamezA billI - bacce ko apane pAsa cipaTA kara hI sotI / jagane para kabhI vaha na milatA to use pAye binA na khuda caina letI, na hameM caina lene detI + usake bAda to Apa jAnate hI haiM ki eka dina vaha bhI AyA ki vaha phala - phUlakara khUba moTI bhI ho gaI / 'haMsa' kA anurodha pAyA ki kahAnI likho / kahAnI likha ko taiyAra hokara socatA hU~, kyA likhanA hogaa| usI samaya tAra Page #235 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 220 jainendra kI kahAniyAM [dvitIya bhAga] vAlA Akara eka tAra de gyaa| paramAtmA kI dayA dekho ki kaisI vicitra hai / tAra meM hai ki zarabatI mara gaI hai| tAra vAlA abhI gayA hai / zarabatI merI apanI beTI thii| ikalautI to Apa yoM na kahane deMge ki vijaya bhI mujhe milA thA, jo bacapana meM hI mujha se luTa bhI gayA / to bhI lagabhaga jIvana-bhara zarabatI ko ikalautI hI samajhatA AyA huuN| choTe-choTe cAra bacce chor3a gaI hai / khaira... tAra pAkara mujhe billI-bacce kI bAta yAda ho aaii| so Apako sunA dI hai| mujhe AzA hai, kahAnI-sunakara Apa kahAnI-lekhaka hone se sadA bceNge| Page #236 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAmU kI dAdI rAmU kI dAdI ne uThakara jo takie ke nIce TaTolA, to pAyAdA haiM / eka ginnI guma ho gaI hai / unakI vRddha deha isa para kSamatA se bhara AI / uTha baiThIM, bistara khakhola DAlA, yahA~ dekhA, vahA~ dekhaa| para, ginnI bilkula gAyaba thI / aba ginnI ginnI hai| aura Aja yaha ginnI honA apane meM kisI taraha kama bAta nahIM hai / tisa para cIjoM ke lApatA ho jAne kA silasilA hI uThakara yoM cala par3ane kA nAma le legA, to hada kahA~ milegI / rAmU kI dAdI socane lagI, Akhira ginnI ho kyA gaI hogii| usase AdamI ke mana meM paMkha bhale laga jAya~, para ginnI cIz2a vajanadAra hai, ijjatadAra hai, AdamI sarIkhI jAnakI vaha nahIM banI, aura khoTI nahIM hai; sacce sone kI vaha banI hai aura Thosa hai| isase takie ke nIce se vaha yadi ekadama alabhya bana gaI hai, to kisI bhA~ti svayaM usa para sandeha nahIM kiyA jA sakatA, usake lie kisI AdamI ko pAnA hogA / 221 Page #237 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 222 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] __"aisA kauna ginnI le sakatA hai ?"-dAdI ne socA-radhiyA cauke aura dAlAna se uTha kara idhara AI nahIM / aura abhI ghaNTA bhara hue hI to maiMne sambhAla kara rakkhIM thiiN| kahIM gira hI to nahIM gaI ? dekhU / usane dekhA aba bAta yaha hai ki eka nAma bhItara se uTha kara Upara AnA cAha rahA hai / para jaise usa nAma ko isa sambandha meM apane sAmane pAnA use pAtaka lagatA hai, yaha kisI taraha siddha ho jAya ki ginnI gira hI par3I thii| usake mana meM yaha nirantara baja rahA hai ki "aisA nahIM hai, aisA nahIM hai, hai|" "girI nahIM hai aura corI karane vAlA vahI eka hai" para isI bAta ko apane nikaTa asvIkRta karane ke lie usane phira khojA aura phira dekhA / -para, ginnI ko na milanA thA, na milii| . ramacannA para avizvAsa karanA use svayaM apane prati lA~chana mAlUma hotA hai| para kitanA hI soca dekhe, kyA koI aura hai jo isa bIca usakI koTharI meM AyA gayA hai, aura jisake lie tanika bhI sambhAvanA hai ki ginniyoM ke astitva ko jAne ? rAmacaraNa, arthAt-ramacannA, bAraha barasa kI umara se inake yahA~ naukara hai / aba usako avasthA tIsa para pahu~catI hogii| yoM to yahI umara hai jaba ginnI kI kImata kI AdamI ko khUba pahacAna ho; para ThIka yahI umara bhI hai, jaba rAmU kI dAdI ko vaha atIva AkarSaka, priya ora anivArya lagatA hai| ramacannA behada ghara kA AdamI hai / isa ghara ke kAma yA jarUrata ke mauke para vaha sadA aise hI kAma AtA rahA hai, jaise sone kA nevara / choTe se yahIM bar3A huA hai / usakA byAha isI ghara ke logoM Page #238 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAmU kI dAdI 223 ne karAyA, aura aba vidhura hai, to phira isa parivAra ke loga jhaTapaTa usakA byAha karA dene ko utsuka haiM / aura tIna barasa kA rAmU to basa isI kA hai / use jaba dekho, taba ramacannA / dAdI kI goda meM se pUrI taraha A~kha khola kara uThA nahIM ki-rmcnnaa| isa ramacannA kI kamara aura kandhe pAkara isa kATha ke ullU rAmU ko yaha bhI patA nahIM hai ki koI mA~ bhI hotI hai, jo usake nahIM hai / aura koI bApa bhI hotA hai jo bhI lagabhaga usake nahIM hai| jaba se isa rAmU kA bApa isa duniyA se rAmU kI mA~ ko khokara aura mahIne-bhara ke isa nanheM se rAmU ko dAdI ke Upara chor3akara vilAyata jAkara rama rahA, tabhI se zanaiH zanaiH yaha ramacannA usa dAdI ke nikaTa naukara kama hotA gayA aura beTA hI jyAdA-se-jyAdA hotA gyaa| ____ "ramacannA, aura ghara meM hI seMdha lagAe!"-dAdI atyanta vipanna bhAva se socane lagoM, "use kyA nahIM milA ? aura vaha aura kyA cAhatA hai, jo kahakara nahIM pA sakatA ? lekina yaha bahuta kharAba bAta hai, aura Aja ise taraha de dU~, to kala aura kucha bhI ho sakatA hai / aura maiM nahIM cAhatI, yaha lar3akA ramacannA cora banakara jela meM sdd'e|" dAdI ne jora se AvAja dI, "ramacannA !" AvAz2a se pAsa soye rAmU kI nIMda ko AghAta huaa| usane cauMkakara done-sI bar3I-bar3I apanI korI A~kheM jarA kholI aura phira mIMca kara karavaTa le dAdI kI chAtI se lagakara so rahA / dAdI ne pukArA, "ramacannA !" rAmacaraNa bhItara AyA aura dAdI kI khATa ke pAsa khar3A hokara ha~sate hue bolA, "hamAre rAmajI so rahe haiM ! kyA hai, Page #239 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 224 jainendra kI kahAniyA~ [dvitIya bhAga] ammA~jI ? lAyo, ise bAjAra se revar3I dilA lAU~, bahuta so liyaa|" ___ yaha lar3akA corI karegA aura phira isa taraha se sAmane Akara knegA bhii| dAdI kaThina hogaI, aura turanta kucha bola nahIM skii| __ rAmacaraNa ne dekhA, kahIM kucha galata hai / usane haThAt kahA, "uTho rAmacandrajI, bhora ho gii|" __ aura rAmU ne jhaTa A~kheM khola lI, bA~heM phailA kara kahA, "lmannaa|" vaha bar3hakara rAmU ko goda meM uThA hI lenA cAhatA thA ki dAdI ne kahA, "Thahara re ramacanne !" baccA sahama kara raha gayA aura isa para dAdI kA mana bhItara se aura bhI kaThina ho AyA / isa samaya usake mana ko bar3A kle za thaa| ___ "Thahara ramacanne,"-dAdI ne kahA, "pahale batA, taiMne yahA~ se ginnI lI hai ?" "kaisI ginnI ammA~jI ?" ramacannA ne ha~sakara kahA aura jhukA ki rAmU ko goda meM le le| "maiM kahatI hU~, taiMne yahA~ se ginnI nahIM lI ? saca bola nahIM lI?" rAmacaraNa cup| dAdI ne kahA, "maiM jAnatI hU~, tene lI hai / maiM to socatI thI, tujha se kahU~ ki agara tujhe jarUrata hai, to mujha se kyoM nahIM khtaa| eka chor3a kyA do ginnI maiM tujhe nahIM de sakatI ? para, kyoM re, tU aba aisA ho gayA hai ki pahale to corI kare, phira use kahe nahIM, aura pUche to cupa ho jAya ?" Page #240 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAmU kI dAdI 225 rAmacaraNa cupa rahA / bur3hiyA socatI thI ki agara yaha hA~ kaha de, to isase ginnI vaha vApisa nahIM legii| isameM use sandeha na thA ki agara aura kucha nahIM hotA, to vaha khulakara yahI kaha de ki usane nahIM lI / taba vaha use chor3akara kahegI, "acchI bAta hai, nahIM lI / to jAo khojo, vaha kahA~ gii|" vaha isake lie bhI taiyAra ho sakatI thI ki isI meM kucha dina nikala jAyeM aura phira bAta AI-gaI ho jAya; lekina yaha jo ramacannA sAmane guma-suma khar3A hai, pUrI taraha khulakara bAta bhI nahIM kara sakatA, jaise use maiM khA jAU~gI, yahI use bar3A burA laga rahA thA / kahA "are, bola ! kucha muMha se kahatA kyoM nahIM ?" rAmU ne dAdI kA hAtha pakar3a kara kahA, "ammA~jI, zrama lebalI khaayeNge|" hAtha se rAmU ko alaga jhiTakakara dAdI ne kahA, "harAmI, rAkazasa, bolatA kyoM nahIM ?" bilkula khoe-se baiThe rAmU ko dekhatA huA rAmacaraNa cupa ho rhaa| dAdI kA sArA zarIra kA~pa kara tharrAne lgaa| unhoMne hilate hue hAtha ko uThAkara cIkhakara kahA, "namakaharAma ! nikala jA mere yahA~ se ! (aura tabhI jarA maddhama bhI vaha par3a gii|) hama kahate haiM, bola, bAta kA javAba de, so usameM isakI mauta AtI hai !" rAmacaraNa ne kahA, "acchA mA~jI, maiM calA jAtA huuN|" rAmU bolA, "lmannaa|" dAdI ne atyanta kruddha hokara, muMha bigAr3a kara khaa| "mA~jI, mye cilyA jAtA huuN|" kyoM eka ginnI se terA bhara gayA pUrA peTa, jo calA jAtA hai ? cala mujhe nahIM cAhie terI Page #241 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 226 jainendra kI kahAniyAM [dvitIya bhAga] ginI, apane pAsa hI rakha aura nikala jA isI dama mere yahA~ se, badamAza ke bacce !" usane hAtha jor3akara kahA, "acchA mA~jI, to maiM calA jA ___"hA~, jA, jA, jA!" -cillAkara dAdI ne kahA, "merA dama tor3ane yahA~ kyoM khar3A hai ? jA, Tala / " atyanta uddhata hokara, macalane ko taiyAra, rAmU ne kahA, "lamaannA, ama lebalI khaayeNge|" rAmacaraNa mu~ha mukA bAhara nikalatA calA aayaa| rAmU ko dekhA bhI nhiiN| ___ rAmU sudha-budha khoyA-sA cupa baiThA rahA aura rAmacaraNa bilkula ojhala ho gayA, to binA kucha kahe vaha lAtoM aura thappar3oM se dAdI ko mArane lgaa| __ isa rAmU kI mAra ko khAkara dAdI meM dhanya Ananda kA bhAva hI uThA hai, para isa bAra dAdI ne jora se do capata usakI kanapaTI para jar3a kara kahA, "cupa baiTha sUara ke bacce !" aura dhakke se use vahIM khATa para lur3hakA kara bur3hiyA dAdI jhaTake se uTha kara calane lgii| rAmU sisaka-sisakakara rone lgaa| usake rone kI AvAja sunakara phira lauTIM aura sisakate bacce kI pITha para aura dhaula jamAkara kahA, "rotA hai ? le ro!"-eka thappar3a aura rakha diyaa| phira tejI se calakara bhItara kI koTharI meM ghusa gii| vahA~ eka maTake meM se gUdar3a nikAlA aura phira do muTThI rupe| unheM ginA, aura phira eka muTThI aura nikAle / pacAsa ke Upara bhI Page #242 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAmU kI dAdI 227 pA~ca rupae usake hAtha meM rahate the, vaha pUre pacAsa cAhatI thiiN| lekina gusse meM aba vaha pA~ca atirikta rupae vApisa maTake meM nahIM rakha sakI aura usameM jora-jora se vahI gUdar3a ha~sakara bhara diyaa| ___ lauTakara cillAI, "radhiyA, radhiyA ! arI o kambakhta kI banI, sunatI hai ?" ___ radhiyA jaba gIle hAthoM ko lekara sAmane AI, to dAdI ne kahA, "tU baharI hai, jo itanI dera se cIkha rahI hU~ aura tU sunatI nahIM hai ? le ye rupae / vaha ramacanne kA baccA abhI bAhara hI hogaa| abhI jA / ye saba rupae, usake sira pai mArakara shraa| kahanA, mujhe nahIM cAhie usakI ginnI aura kahanA, maiM aba usakA muMha na dekheM, aura jo usane rAmU kI tarapha kabhI dekhA, to apanI khaira na smjhe| dekhatI kyA khar3I hai, jAtI kyoM nahIM ? samajha liyA na, sira para dekara mAriyo / cala, jaa|" vahIM lauTIM to socatI thIM ki vaha rAmU badamAza, aise thor3e hI hAtha AyagA, binA pITe vaha ThIka na hogaa| lekina gaI to dekhA, vaha so gayA hai, aura A~sU usake gAla para se abhI nahIM sUkhe haiN| isa binA mA~-bApa ke beTe ko apanI chAtI meM bharakara, cUmakara, vaha rone lgii| pahale to isa Akasmika upadrava para cauMkakara, aura dAdI ko dekhakara vaha baccA bhI cillAyA, aura phira A~sU DhAratI dAdI kA maha nihArakara vaha apane choTe-choTe donoM hAthoM se dAdI kI ThoDI ke sAtha khelane lgaa| aura dAdI ke A~sU aura bhI aTUTa hokara bharane lge| Page #243 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #244 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #245 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #246 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- _