Mrutyunjaya

Author(s): Birendrakumar Bhattacharya
Publisher: Bharatiya Gyanpith
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/090552/1

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mRtyuMjaya ( jJAnapITha puraskAra se sammAnita kRti ) bIrendra kumAra bhaTTAcArya rUpAntara DaoN. kRSNaprasAda siMha mAgadha bhAratIya jJAnapITha

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Amukha (prathama saMskaraNa se) lekhaka ke nitAnta apane dRSTikoNa se dekheM to pustaka ke lie kisI Amukha kI AvazyakatA nahIM hotii| svAbhAvikatA isI meM rahatI hai ki pustaka aura pAThaka ke bIca sampreSaNa niravarodha ho / mere jaise lekhaka ke lie to, jo apanI racanA ke prati anAsakta rahanA cAhatA ho, Amukha likhanA aura bhI duSkara ho jAtA hai| para prastuta pustaka ke prasaMga meM kucha likhanA zAyada upayogI ho| hamAroyahA~ sAhityika vidhA ke rUpa meM upanyAsa pazcima se AyA; aura dekhate-dekhate isane yahA~ ghara kara liyaa| bhale hI hamArI paramparA kAvya ko vizeSa mAnyatA detI AyI, para pAThaka-jagat ne upanyAsa ko phira bhI yuga kA pratinidhi sRjana-rUpa maanaa| ravi bAbU jaisI mahAn kavi-pratibhAoM taka ne mahattvapUrNa upanyAsa likhe aura isa vidhA ko garimA pradAna kii| phira to upanyAsa na kevala samAja ke lie darpaNa banA, balki sAmayika vicAra-cintana kI abhivyakti kA mAdhyama bhI haa| maiMne svayaM jaba sAmAjika vAstavikatA kI bhAva-preraNA para upanyAsa likhanA prArambha kiyA, taba asamiyA meM yaha vidhA kAfI pragati kara cukI thii| bhaviSya isakA kaisA aura kyA hogA, yaha AzaMkA samIkSakoM ke mana meM avazya thii| hA~, vivekI samIkSaka usa samaya bhI Azvasta the| unake vicAra se asamI jIvana kI vividharUpatA ke kAraNa lekhaka ko sAmagrI kA abhAva kabhI na hogA / aura sacamuca deza ke uttara-pUrvI kSetra kI sAmAjika vAstavikatA ko ApasI tanAvoM ne aisA vikhaNDita kara rakhA thA ki lekhaka ke lie sadAjIvI canautI banI rhe| jitanA kucha aba taka maiMne likhA vaha saba na amRta hI hai, na nirA vipa / kucha hai vaha to aise eka vyakti kA prativimba mAtra, jo amRta kI upalabdhi ke lie vAstavikatA ke mahAsAgara kA manthana karane meM lagA ho / mere pramukha upanyAsoM ke pramukha pAtroM meM aisA koI nahIM jisake antarmAnasa meM eka sundara aura sukhada samAja kI parikalpanA hiloratI na rahatI ho / kahIM vyaktigata rUpa se to kahIM sAmuhika rUpa se, ve sabhI isa mahAmAriyoM ke mAre vartamAna jIvana-jagat kI bIbhatsa vAstavikatA ko asvIkAra hI asvIkAra karane rahate haiM / kintu sacAI yaha bhI hai ki

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ve caritra pAtra eka sambhavanIya mAnava saMsAra ke sambhava prANI mAtra hote haiM, aura usa samUcI parikalpanA kA sRjetA svayaM bhI sambhavana kI avasthA meM hotA hai / upanyAsa-lekhaka ko sAmane kI vAstavikatA se Upara uThakara use vijita karanA par3atA hai, tabhI aise caritroM kI parikalpanA aura sarjanA sambhava ho pAtI hai jo usakI vicAra-bhAvanAoM ke pratIka aura saMvAhaka bana skeN| saca to, apane abhISTa caritroM kI khoja meM use pala-dhar3I lage rahanA hotA hai / aisA na kare vaha to usake bhAvita caritra usI kA pIchA kiyA kreNge| aura jahA~ abhISTa caritroM kA rUpAyana huA ki phira use eka aise kalpanA- prasUta loka-pariveza kI racanA karanI hotI hai jahA~ ve saba raha sakeM, sakriya hoM, soceM- vicAreM aura gantavya kI ora bar3hate jA sakeM / avazya apanA eka-eka caritra use lenA hogA yugIna vAstavikatA se hI aura lenA bhI hogA bilkula mUla rUpa meM mRta cAhe jIvita / eka sImAbindu taka pahu~cane ke bAda phira lekhaka kI ora se caritra pAtroM ko chUTa mila jAtI hai ki apane-apane vasturUpa kA atikrama kareM aura usakI apanI bhAvanAoM aura mUlyoM ke sAtha ekAkAra hoM / : vAstava meM sRjana prakriyA ko zabda baddha kara pAnA kaThina hotA hai| kisa prakAra kyA-kyA karake kisa racanA kA sRjana huA, isameM pAThaka kI ruci nahIM hotI / usakA prayojana sAmane AyI racanA se hotA hai| aura sAmane AyI racanA para to sRjana - pIr3A ke koI cihna kahIM hote nahIM / aneka bAra hotA hai ki aneka caritroM ke bhAva-rUpa aneka-aneka barasoM taka lekhaka kI cetanA ke koTaroM meM adhamuMdI A~khoM soye par3e rahate haiM, aura phira racanA sRjana ke samaya unameM se koI bhI haThAt Akara kathAnaka meM bhUmikA grahaNa kara letA hai / ye tInoM upanyAsa --' iyArUiMgama', 'pratipada' aura 'mRtyuMjaya' - likhate samaya aisA hI aisA huA / inake caritra pAtra samAja ke una staroM se liye gaye haiM jo sAmAjika vAstavikatA ke bIbhatsa rUpa ko dekhate bhogate Aye haiM aura apanI svAbhAvika mAnavIyatA taka se vaMcita ho baiThe haiN| ve aba utkaNThita haiM ki saMgharSa kareM aura yathArtha mAnava bana uThane ke lie apane ko bhI badaleM aura samUce samAja ko bhI / kisI bhI mUlya para ve aba sAmAjika bIbhatsatA kA astitva lupta kara denA cAhate haiM; aura cAhate haiM ki samAja kA bAharI hI nahIM, bhItarI DhAMcA bhI svastha aura sahAyaka rUpa grahaNa kare | 'mRtyuMjaya' kI kathAvastu hai 1942 kA vidroha : 'bhArata chor3o Andolana kA asama kSetrIya ghaTanA - citra aura isake vibhinna aMgoM ke sAtha jur3A-ba~dhA anya vaha saba jo racanA ko prANavattA detA hai, samRddhi sahaja mAnavIya bhAvanAoM ke ciradvandvo kI achUta chaviyoM dvArA / kathAnaka AdhArita hai vahA~ kI sAmAnyatama janatA ke usa vidroha kI lapaToM ko apane se lipaTA lene para, aura kaisA bhI udgAra 1

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muMha se nikAle binA prANa homa kara use saphala banAne para / ghaTanA ke 26 varSa bAda yaha upanyAsa maiMne likhA / usa samaya kI vaha Aga ThaNDI par3a cukI thI; para usakI AtmA, usakA yathArtha, aba bhI sAMseM le rahe the / upanyAsa meM vidroha-sikta janatA ke mAnasa kA, usakI vibhinna UhApohoM kA citraNa kiyA gayA hai| sabase bar3I samasyA usa bhole janasamAja ke Age yaha thI ki gAMdhIjI ke ahiMsAvAdI mArga se haTakara hiMsA kI nIti ko kaise apanAyeM; aura sabase bar3A prazna yaha thA ki itanI-itanI hiMsA aura raktapAta ke bAda kA mAnava kyA yathArtha mAnava hogA? vaha prazna zAyada Aja bhI jyoM kA tyoM jahA~ kA tahA~ khar3A hai| bhAratIya jJAnapITha ke prati maiM AbhArI hU~ ki yaha kRti hindI pAThakoM ke sammukha pahuMca rahI hai / isakA hindI rUpAntara guvAhATI vizvavidyAlaya ke hindI vibhAgAdhyakSa DaoN. kRSNa prasAda siMha 'mAgadha' ne kiyA hai / maiM unakA AbhArI hUM, aura dillI vizvavidyAlaya ke hindI prAdhyApaka DaoN. raNajIta sAhA kA bhI jinakA sakriya sahayoga ise milaa| guvAhATI, 9 aktubara 1980 vIna kumAra macA

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eka "varoM ke chatte ko cher3a deM to phira unase apane ko bacA pAnA kaThina ho jAtA hai|" bAta bhibhirAma ne khii| ghuTanoM taka khaddara kI dhotI, khaddara kI hI AdhI bAMha kI qamIz2a, pA~voM meM kAbulI cappala jinheM kharIdane ke bAda paoNliza ne chuA hI nahIM, dhuMgharAle bAla, lambI nAka, aura lambotarA sA~valA ceharA : eka sahaja zAnti kI AbhA se yukt| ___ sAtha meM the dhanapura laskara aura mANika beNraa| tInoM jana kAmapura se rela dvArA jAgIroDa utare aura nAva se kapilI ko pAra karake pagaDaNDI pakar3e hue tez2a pAMvoM depArA kI ora jA rahe the / Age thA pacIseka mIla kA raastaa| bIca meM eka mauz2A par3atA : mnhaa| tInoM jana kA cita aba udvegamukta ho AyA thaa| kyoMki manahA se Age kA samacA rAstA ghane jaMgala se hokara jAtA thaa| rAste ke dAyeM-bAyeM pahAr3iyA~ thIM yA ghanI vnaaniyaaN| kahIM-kahIM daladalI cappe milate, nahIM to khule kheta hote / dUra dAhine jhalajhala karatA brahmaputra kI bAlU kA prasAra, unmukta pasarA huA baaluucr| - dhanapura laskara ! taruNAI kI sAkAra mUrti / bar3e cakotare jaisA gola-maTola ceharA, kAlI ghanI mUMchoM kI rekha, bAla pIche ko kaMghI kiye hue, lambI-baliSTha deha, bar3I-bar3I A~kheM : panI vedhaka dRSTi / jo ise dekhatA prabhAvita hue binA na rahatA / lagatA jaise A~khoM se agni-zikhAe~ phUTI AtI hoN| bahuta ceSTAe~ karake bhI hAI-skUla kI dahalIz2a pAra na kara skaa| bIr3I-sigareTa kA latI, para ciracala grahoM kI nAIM satata kriyAzIla, aura apane taruNa hRdaya meM chipAye hue eka mUka vyathA / abhI taka auroM ko yaha gocara na thii| Aja donoM sAthiyoM para prakaTa kara uThane ko Akula-sA ho AyA : isalie ki yAtrA kA zrama bhUlA rahe, aura isalie ki apane carama vipadA-bhare kArya-dAyitva para romAMcita hue Ate mana ko dUsarI ora phera ske| bhibhirAma raha-rahakara dhanapura kI moTI-gaThIlI uMgaliyoM ko sabhaya dekha uThatA thaa| dehAtI pravAda ke anusAra aisI u~galiyoM vAlA vyakti vinA dvidhA meM par3e

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kisI kI bhI hatyA kara sakatA / dhanapura ne bhibhirAma kI usa dRSTi ko lakSya kiyA / bolA : "tuma ThIka hI kaha rahe the bhibhirAma bhaiyA, ki hama loga barroM kI taraha haiM / baroM kA astra DaMka hotA hai / para maiM to saca meM qasAI hU~, kasAI / " muTThiyoM ke rUpa meM donoM hAthoM kI u~galiyoM ko bhIMcakara unheM dekhatA huA Age bolA, "bhAbhI to merI ina u~galiyoM para A~kha par3ate hI bhaya ke mAre mu~ha ko dUsarI ora kara letI haiN|" do kSaNa kahIM khoye rahakara kahA, "bhagavAna ne ye u~galiyA~ mujhe qalama " pakar3ane ke lie nahIM dIM, ye hathaur3A aura dAva calAne ke lie haiM / " bhibhirAma gambhIra ho AyA : 1 "jAnatA hU~ dhanapura / tumhArI bhAbhI to isake pratikAra ke lie upAya taka karAne gayI thI / gosAIM jI ko tumhArI janma kuNDalI dikhAyI / unhoMne duSTagraha bahuta prabala batAye; mAraka yoga taka kA saMketa kiyaa| kucha pUjA Adi bhI sujhAyI thI / kyA huA usake bAda, mujhe nahIM patA !" "honA kyA thA / usake bAda to hAtha meM rica sa~bhAla hI liyA / " bhibhirAma cupa ho rahA / use kAmapura hAIskUla meM hue sTrAika kA dina yAda ho AyA / usa dina dhanapura ne hI jhaNDA phaharAyA thA / usa dina hI use zAnti senA meM bharatI karake 'kareMge yA mareMge' kI zapatha dilAyI thI / kAmapura ke pAsa hI zAnti senA kA zivira lagA huA thA / magara zivira meM bIr3I-sigareTa pInA manA thA, isalie dhanapura vahA~ jAnA hI bacA gayA / bhibhirAma ko bahuta burA lagA / para karatA kyA ? netA loga giraftAra kiye jA cuke the / bace the inegine kAryakartA; inheM tatkAla Age kA kAryakrama denA thA / kAryakrama : miliTarI kI saplAI kATa denA, rela pula Adi naSTa karake yAtAyAta bhaMga kara denA / samUcA deza una dinoM miliTarI kI eka virATa chAvanI banA huA thA / jApAnI senA cinduina nadI ke usa pAra pahu~ca AyI thii| briTiza amerikI, cInI aura oNsTreliyAI senAeM sAre meM phailI thiiN| Upara se yamadUtoM kI taraha dayAmAyAhIna pulisa aura sI0 AI0 DI0 hAtha dhokara dezasevakoM ke pIche par3I huI thI / kamI dezadrohiyoM kI bhI nahIM thii| zahara to zahara, gA~voM taka meM ina duSToM ke dala khar3e ho gaye the / kamyunisTa loga alaga apanI-sI karane para utArU the / yuddha kA virodha na karake, ye use fAsisTa - virodhI saMgrAma batAkara apanA sahayoga de rahe the| itanA hI nahIM, dezasevakoM ke hara kAma ko ye g2alata ThaharA rahe the / yaha avasthA hote bhI kAryakartA logoM ne na sAhasa chor3A na mana meM nirAzA Ane dii| kAryakrama ko calAne ke lie acche aura vizvasta vyaktiyoM ko khojakhojakara apane sAtha le rahe the / kAmapura meM unakI dRSTi dhanapura para par3I / 2 / mRtyuMjaya

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aura eka dina kAmapura meM TelIfona aura TeligrAfa ke tAra kATa diye gye| sAMjha ghire rela-lAina kI fiza-pleTa bhI nikAla dI gyiiN| pariNAma yaha ki golA. bArUda se ladI calI AtI mAlagAr3I bhar3abhar3Akara nIce girii| Aga to lagI hI, pAsa vAle miliTarI kaimpa ke jaise hAtha kaTa gaye / dUsare dina udhara ke yamunAmukha pulisa sTezana para tiraMgA phaharAyA gayA; do rela-pula dhvaMsa kiye gye| ina saba kAmoM meM pramukha bhUmikA dhanapura kI thii| kitanI safAI ke sAtha apane hara dAyitva kI pUrti usane kI, yaha dekhakara bhibharAma hI nahIM, anyAya kAryakartA loga bhI daMga raha gye| . ___isake bAda to jo hotA, haA hii| pulisa, sI0 AI0 DI0 aura miliTarI ke utpAta behisAba bar3ha uThe / dhanapura ekadama se gAyaba ho gayA : bhUmigata / aisA veza mistrI kA apanA banAyA usane ki koI jAna hI na sakA ki acAnaka gayA to khaaN| kintu sarakArI damana bahuta adhika bar3ha uThane ke kAraNa, kAmapura meM Andolana isa bIca svabhAvataH kucha DhIlA par3a aayaa| adhikAriyoM ne Andolana ko ekabAragI hI kucala DAlane kI nIyata se sipAhiyoM ke eka bar3e dala-bala ke sAtha mejara finsa ko vahAM bhejaa| itanA krUra thA yaha vyakti ki yAda Ane para logoM ke Aja bhI roMgaTe khar3e ho jAte haiN| . dhanapura avasara pAte hI yahA~ se khisakakara rohA phuNcaa| rohA : arthAt vahA~ kA buniyAdI kendra / vahIM use patA calA ki bArapUjiyA meM zAnti-senA kI eka sabhA bulAyI gayI hai| aura dhanapura apane usI chadmaveza meM vahA~ jA phuNcaa| usake pAsa zAnti-senA kA baija thA aura thA jeba meM gosvAmI jI kA eka patra / yahI dikhAkara usane kendra meM praveza kiyaa| yaha patra gosvAmI jI ne use bhUmigata hone se pahale yamunAmukha jAne ke lie diyA thaa| nirdeza unakA yaha thA ki thAne para tiraMgA phaharAne ke bAda tatkAla use naSTa kara de| yaha isalie ki pramukha kArya-saMcAlakoM ke hAtha kI likhAvaTa pulisa ke hAtha par3anA nirApada na hotaa| dhanapura ne tatkAla vaisA na kara kucha dina bAda naSTa kara denA socA / kAraNa kevala yaha thA ki usa patra meM kaI bar3e bhAvapUrNa vAkya Aye the jinheM vaha mana meM baMThA lenA cAhatA thA, aura thA eka rASTrIya gIta jo kaNThastha hone meM nahIM AtA thaa| ___ saca to, par3hAI Adi meM usakI ruci bacapana se hI na thii| pAThya pustaka kI to koI bAta dimAg2a meM ghusatI hI na thii| klAsa-rUma meM mAsTara jaba gaNita samajhAte taba usakA mana aura-aura hI kahIM peMgeM bharA krtaa| eka dina to A~kheM mUMde hue eka mikira SoDazI ke bAre meM hI sapanAne lagA thaa| udhara pahAr3a kI talahaTI meM basA huA thA eka choTA-sA gAMva raMgakhAD., usake pAsa se jAtI pagaDaNDI, Age AtA kAmapura / mikira SoDazI usI gAMva kI thii| mRtyuMjaya / 3

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bhibhirAma kI patnI ke pAsa akasara AyA krtii| unake lie kapAsa kI pUniyA~ lekara / itanI catura thIM katAI meM ve ki dasa-bAraha to muMha kA pAna pUrA hote-hote kAta liyA krtiiN| kabhI-kabhI yaha SoDazI rAta ko bhI yahIM raha jaatii| sAtha meM hotI bUr3hI maaN| kabhI aura-aura cIjeM bhI khA~cI meM lAtI, aura jAkara bAjAra meM becA krtii| bahuta bAra kaunI ke dAne bhI lAtI jo garama pAnI meM bhigokara khAte acche lagate / bIca-bIca meM lAkha ke per3a kA goMda bhI le AtI: DeliyoM ke rUpa meN| bar3I gaurAMgI thI vaha / sughar3a deha, ubharA huA vakSa, sundara suDaula piNDaliyA~ ! asamI taruNiyoM meM to vaisI dekhane ko na mileN| nAma thA Dimi; mA~ kA kAdama / Dimi ke gale meM 'leka' par3I hotI, kAnoM meM 'kADeGa sinroM, kalAiyoM meM 'raI', vakSa para 'jinso'; aura kaTibhAga para lapeTe rahatI raMgIna 'pini'| dhanapura ne usI se pUcha-pUchakara ye saba nAma yAda kiye the / bUr3hI mA~ pahane rahatIM kevala 'pini' aura 'jinso'| bUr3hI kAdama aura Dimi kabhI-kabhI bhibhirAma ke yahAM ke lie adaraka-mirca aura santare Adi bhI lAyA krtiiN| usa dina donoM mA~-beTI yahI saba cIjeM lekara AyI thiiN| rAta ko vahIM ttikiiN| akaur3A lagA huA thaa| saba Aga seMkate baiThe the| tabhI kAdama ne 'harata kuMvara' kI kahAnI sunAyI thii| apUrva thI khaanii| kaba AdhI rAta bIta AyI, kisI ko bhAna na huaa| bhibhirAma kI patnI to jaMbhAI para jaMbhAI letI khambhe se TikI baiThI hI rahI / aura Dimi ! vaha mA~ se saTI baiThI thI, magara A~kheM bAra-bAra dhanapura kI ora jA rhtiiN| kahAnI meM harata kuMvara kA sUryadevatA kI choTI beTI ke sAtha byAha huA thaa| dhanapura to itanA vibhora huA sunakara ki kaI dinoM saba kucha bhUlA rahA / usa dina gaNita kI klAsa meM bhI Dimi sUryadevatA kI beTI bana uThI thI aura vaha svayaM buna calA thA sapane AkAza meM usake sAtha ur3ane ke| ___ eka dina to vaha skUla na jA Dimi ke pIche-pIche kapilI taka gyaa| kAdama ne dekhA to ha~sI-haMsI meM pUchA bhI : "are, tuma sAtha-sAtha hI cale A rahe ho beTA !" dhanapura to eka bAra ko aisA ho rahA ki kisI taraha vahIM dharatI meM chipa jaaye| udhara Dimi ke hoMThoM para eka sakucI-sakucI musakarAhaTa chiTaka aayii| nadI taTa A gayA thaa| pAsa hI ghAsa se DhakA eka TIlA thaa| kAdama ne pyAra se dhanapura ko pukArA aura baiThate hue bolI : "A beTA, pAna khA le / Dimi, eka bhuTTA de ise|" Dimi ne khA~cI meM se nikAlakara Age ko bar3hAyA khUba bhunA huA bhuTTA / nAka meM soMdhI-soMdhI gandha gayI to dhanapura ne A~kheM uThAkara Dimi kI ora dekhaa| 4 / mRtyuMjaya

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kaTahala ke per3a kI chAyA sA~jha ke suramaI raMga meM aura raMgI A rahI thii| bhuTTA dete hue Dimi kA hAtha acAnaka dhanapura ke hAtha se chU gyaa| musakarA par3I vaha / usane bhI pUchA : "hA~, pIche-pIche tuma kyoM cale Aye ?" "yoM hI; kapilI ko dekhane ke lie|" jhUThamUTha kA uttara / magara eka kSaNa ko kapilI kI ora usakI A~kheM uThI avshy| mAno Dimi kA hI pratirUpa ho kpilii| pUsa ke mahIne kI madira-manthara dhaaraa| donoM ora dhUpa meM nahAyI ghAsa ke aNcl| bIca se jhilamila-jhilamila karatI dikhatI kapilI kI tarala taraMgeM ! Dimi ne kapilI kI ora dekhaa| phira dhanapura kI ora / usake bAda hoMThoM para ubharatI ha~sI meM kho rhii| "kapilI ko tuma loga bhI pyAra karate ho kyA ?" kAdama ne supArI kATatekATate puuchaa| "hA~, hama loga to bahuta mAnate haiN|" bUr3hI usakA bhuTTA khAnA dekha rahI thii| dekha rahI thI : kabhI dAne cabAte me muMha aTaka rahatA, kabhI na jAne kitane dAne hote muMha meM ki calatA to calatA hI rhtaa| ekAeka bolI kAdama : "jAnate ho dhanapura, kapilI ke kaI guhya nAma bhI haiN| yaha bhI eka devatA hai, devtaa|" "hA~, devatA hai|" do kSaNa mauna rahA dhanapura / phira ekadama se bolA : "tuma loga aba pAra kaise jAogI ?" "nAva dekhanI hogI koii|" dhanapura kI A~kha dUra sAmane bAlU para par3I eka nAva para gyii| nAva vAlA kahIM dikhAI nahIM de rahA thaa| dhanapura bolA : "maiM pAra karA dUM ? udhara nAva hai|" "tumhArI hai beTA ?" "nahIM; magara maiM pAra karA sakatA huuN|" "nA beTA, tuma aba ghara jAo / gussA kareMge ghrvaale|" "maiM unase nahIM ddrtaa| eka bhAI hI to haiM : vaha mujhe cAhate haiN|" bUr3hI jaise eka sakapakAhaTa meM par3I : "para eka bAta batAo beTe, tuma itanI dUra sAtha-sAtha Aye kyoM ? dhanapura dhIme se haMsA: "maca batAU~ ? Dimi ke lie|" matyuMjaya ! 5

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mA~-beTI donoM khilakhilA pdd'iiN| Dimi se dhanapura do-eka barasa choTA hI rahA hogA / kAdama ne samajhAyA : "isakI socanA bekAra hai beTA / isakI maMganI ho cukI / " dhanapura ne Dimi kI ora dekhA, jaise vizvAsa na huA ho / Dimi ha~sa dI: halake se, sahaja bhAva se / kAdama ne dhanapura kI pITha para hAtha rakhate hue kahA : "bhuTTA khAo beTA ! tuma to liye hI baiThe ho / " dhanapura ne zAyada sunA hI nahIM / ulaTe pUchA : " acchA kAdama kAkI, harata kuMara ke byAha kI kathA satya hai kyA ? yaha kapilI hI thI kyA nadI vaha ?" "nA beTA, vaha nadI aura thii|" kAdama kI mukhamudrA gambhIra ho AyI / " para kahA to jAtA hai ki una yugoM meM patnI aise hI mila pAtI thii|" Dimi z2ora se ha~sane lagI / kAdama ne use barajA; phira bar3e sarala bhAva se dhanapura se pUchA : "tujhe bhI apane lie vaisI hI bahU cAhie kyA ?" dhanapura ne kahanA to cAhA 'hA~ Dimi jaisI', magara lAjavaza kaha kucha na pAyA / kapilI kI dizA meM dekhatA raha gayA / kAma ne batAyA Dimi kA eka 'gAro' yuvaka ke sAtha byAha hone vAlA hai / "gAro yuvaka ?" dhanapura cauMkA / "hA~, bar3A bhalA lar3akA hai| DagAru nadI ke usa pAra rahatA hai / kaI kheta haiM usake / " dhanapura aura na khA sakA bhuTTA / kapilI meM pheMka diyA / "kyoM, pheMka kyoM diyA ?" kAdama ne pUchA / "bhUkha nahIM hai / " fsfa phira khilakhila karatI ha~sa par3I / kAma ne DA~TA | dhanapura ko pAna dete hue kahA : "tuma aba jAo beTA, nahIM to ghara pahu~cate rAta ho jaayegii| agale mahIne isakA byAha ho jAyegA / " " acchA !" mu~ha Upara kiye binA usane pAna liyA aura acala huA khar3A rhaa| eka bAra Dimi kI ora dekhane kI lAlasA huI; dekha nahIM sakA / kadama ne Dimi ko pAsa bulaayaa| Akara khar3I ho gayI vaha / " dhanapura !" kAdama ke svara meM sacamuca mArdava thA / " kyA hai ?" anamanA sA dhanapura bolA / "beTA, ise apanI bahina samajho ! bahina / " 6 / mRtyuMjaya

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dhanapura ne eka nirbhAva-sI hu~kArI bharI / usakI A~kheM phira kapilI kI ora jA lagIM / Dimi mauna khar3I suna rahI thI; dekha rahI thI / Dimi ! kapilI ke sAtha kitanI milatI hai usa apsarA kI deha ! saca kitanI ! usa dina ke bAda Dimi ko kabhI nahIM dekhA / yAda jaba-taba barAbara AtI rahI, para mu~ha se eka zabda nahIM nikalA / Aja kapilI ko pAra karate samaya sArI yAdeM barabasa kureda uThIM / haThAt bhibhirAma ne TokA : " are bArapUjiyA vAlI ghaTanA to tumane sunAyI hI nahIM !" dhanapura kA cintana tAra-tAra bikhara gayA / bhibhirAma se bolA : "samaya hI kahA~ milA / kAmapura pahu~ce tIna hI dina to hue haiM / eka dina bhAbhI ne roka rakhA, dUsarA gosvAmIjI ke sAtha biitaa| usake bAda hI gayA / aba batAye detA hU~, suno| hAtha meM samaya hai / depArA pahu~cate to dera lagegI / rAta bhI ho Aye to asambhava nahIM / magara rAstA to mAlUma hai ?" 1 "hA~ mAlUma hai / tIneka ghaNTe aura lageMge, basa / para idhara kA aMcala nirApada hai| tuma bekhaTaka batAo / " dhanapura ne bIr3I sulagAyI / bhibhirAma kA baiga isa kandhe se usa para jA laTakA / phira bhibhirAma ne pUchA : "are, tumhArI bhAbhI ne ziva-pArvatI kI manautI mAnI thI, mAlUma hai ?" dhanapura ne dhuA~ AkAza kI ora chodd'aa| kahA : .." "usa sabase kucha nahIM huA krtaa| maiM to bhibhirAma ThaThA par3A / dhanapura ne vicitra mudrA meM usakI ora dekhA : "kyoM, isa taraha ha~sa kyoM diye ?" "tumhArI hI bAta yAda karake ! Dimi ko pAne ke lie tumhIM ne kAlA bakarA bheMTa car3hAne kI manautI nahIM mAnI thI ?" " z2arUra, magara Dimi mila sakI kyA ? ye saba Dhakosale haiM ! nirarthaka !" "kaha lo kucha bhI, bhagavAna to haiN|" dhanapura ke kaNTha se eka gaharI sA~sa nikalI / dhIme svara meM bolA : "tumhAre mahApuruSa zaMkara deva ke hI janma-divasa para mejara finsa ne kAmapura ke vaoNlaNTiyaroM ko apane bUToM se nahIM rauMdA kyA, phuTabAla kI taraha nahIM uchAlAThukarAyA kyA ! kitanI berahamI sAtha una para lAThiyAM barasAyIM usane ! bhagavAna hotA to nRsiMha ke rUpa meM avatAra z2arUra letA / liyA kahIM Aja ke dina taka bhI ?" "magara avatAra to huA hai dhanapura," mANika baeNrA ne jhaTa se kahA / "saba jhUTha, " dhanapura ke svara meM upekSA se adhika upahAsa thA / mRtyuMjaya | 7

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para mANika bhakta prakRti kA thaa| bAta-bAta meM prahlAda ke udAharaNa le aataa| usakI mAnyatA thI ki nRsiMha kI nAI isa yuga meM daridranArAyaNa kA avatAra huA hai| vaha bolA : "tuma to bhAI, guru-gosAIM, deva-pitara kisI ko bhI nahIM maante| magara itanA jAna lo ki bhagavAna ko anyAya-atyAcAra sahana nahIM hotaa| kabhI nahIM haa| gAndhIjI ne jo mArga doharAyA hai, hameM usa para calanA hai|" "kintu bArapUjiyA meM jo vaha ahiMsAmArgI yuvaka eka hI golI se ur3A diyA , gayA !" dhanapura ke svara meM vyaMgya jhalaka aayaa| "kisakI bAta kaha rahe ho dhanapura ?" bhibhirAma ne pUchA, "tilaka DekA kI?" "haaN|" "samajhA / ThIka se batAo to kyA huaa|" "maiMne to rohA meM sunA thaa| kaeNlI dIdI rohA meM hI thiiN| usake pAsa saba ora se samAcAra pahu~cA karate haiN| udhara gauhATI se, idhara kaliyAbara se| kAmapura kI to bAta hI chor3a do| bar3I catura aura bhalI strI haiN| bunAI ke kAma meM to bahuta hI nipuNa / bArapUjiyA kI haiM / jAnate hI ho / kAmapura ke eka koca ghara meM byAhI gyiiN| zAyada manurAma koca nAma thA usa vyakti kaa| durbhAgya se pichale varSa kisI anajAne roga se mRtyu ho gyii| yAda hai na ?" / __ "bhole, kaeNlI dIdI ko kauna nahIM jaantaa| ghara kI hAlata dekhakara maiMne hI yahAM rakhAyA thaa| Aja bhI kaeNlI dIdI vaisI kI vaisI yuvatI banI huI haiM : sundara bhI, bhalI bhii|" ___ "hA~, sacamuca kaeNlI dIdI Aja bhI bar3I acchI lagatI haiM !" do kSaNa rukakara dhanapura bolA : "to suno usa dina vahA~ kyA huaa| ekadama se kaeNlI mujhase bolI : mere sAtha cala sakoge kyA? maiMne jAnanA cAhA : kahA~ ? unhoMne batAyA : bArapUjiyA taka / maiMne prayojana jAne binA hAM kara dii| apanI gaTharI-muTarI lekara ve turanta sAtha cala dii| dopahara kA samaya thaa| phira bhI tez2a pA~voM bar3hI jA rahI thiiN| dekhane meM campAphUla jaisiiN| unake sAtha kahIM jAne kA yaha avasara pAkara merA mana yoM hI gadgada ho uThA thaa|" bhibhirAma ke muMha kI ora eka bAra usane dekhA aura kahatA gayA : "calate-calate eka gA~va pahu~ce hama log| gAMva kA nAma yAda nhiiN| para cir3iyA kA eka baccA taka jo vahA~ ho / miliTarI pulisa tar3ake hI Akara baccebUr3hoM-sabhI ko pakar3a le gayI thii|" "kyoM ?" bIca meM hI bhibhirAma pUcha utthaa| 8 / mRtyuMjaya

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"isalie ki pichale hI dina ina logoM ne bArapUjiyA meM mITiMga kI thii| zAnti senA bhI thI vhaaN| tilaka DekA gAMva ke bAhara rAste para paharA de rahA thA / mRtyu-vAhinI kI baiThaka huI aura kise kahA~ kyA karanA hai yahI nizcaya kiyA jA rahA thaa| sI. AI. DI. ne bhanaka pAkara rohA thAne ke o. sI. zaikIyA ko khavara dii| zaikIyA usI dama apane lAva-lazkara sahita A dhmkaa|" "aisA?" mANika ke svara meM ghabarAhaTa kI jhalaka thii| dhanapura kahatA gayA : "rAta ghira calI thI jaba bArapUjiyA vAlI sar3aka pAra karake ve loga gA~va ke nikaTa pahu~ce / tilaka DekA eka bar3e per3a kI oTa khar3A thaa| bar3hate Ate bUToM kI AvAz2a kAna meM pdd'ii| sAvadhAna ho vaha ki tIna- tIna TaoNoM kA prakAza usake muMha para thaa| tatkSaNa siMgA phaMkakara gAMva vAloM ko saceta karane ke lie usane hAtha Upara kiyaa| kaipTena ne kar3akakara use rokaa| magara tilaka kI pora-pora meM Aga kI cinagiyA~ cinaka uThI thiiN| mauta sAmane thI, phira bhI siMgA gUMjakara rhaa|" __ koI dekhatA usa samaya to lakSya karatA ki bhibhirAma kI chAtI garva se tana uThI thii| sacamuca kitanI tatparatA ke sAtha tilaka DekA ne kartavya kA pAlana kiyA! dhanapura ne Age batAyA : "netA aura kAryakartAgaNa saMketa pAkara havA ho gaye; kucha jahA~-tahA~ jaMgalajhAr3iyoM meM jA chipe / kintu isase pahale hI tilaka DekA kI javAna umaMgoM-bharI deha nIce lur3haka cukI thii|" vIr3I jalAkara eka lambA kaza dhanapura ne khIMcA aura dhue~ ko chUTakara apanI ga~ThIlI u~galiyoM ko dekhatA huA bolA : "tilaka ke bAda eka aura yuvaka ko bhI golI se ur3AyA gyaa| usake bAda miliTarI pulisa aura sI. AI. DI. ke javAna gA~va meM ghusa pdd'e| eka vaoNlaNTiyara taka kahIM na dikhaa| zikAra hAtha se nikala jAne para zaikIyA kA gussA AsamAna ko chU utthaa| phira to jo milA use mAra-mArakara pulisa thAne le gyii| thAnA rohA kA ! lohe kI char3eM lAla kara-karake unase jahA~-tahAM dAg2A gayA ki koI to kucha bAta ugala de !" bhibhirAma kI dRSTi dhanapura kI ora ghuumii| dhanapura kahIM khoyA huA sunAtA jA rahA thA : __ "jinheM para-puruSa ne kabhI chuA na thA una striyoM ko khule rAstoM aisI nirlajjatA ke sAtha khIMcA-ghasITA gayA ki kapar3e phaTa gaye aura naMgI deha chilachilakara rakta bahane lgaa| baccoM ko mA~ kI goda se chInakara dharatI para paTakA gayA aura rone para muMha meM kapar3A DhUMsa diyA gyaa| puruSoM ko na kevala nirdaya mRtyuMjaya /9

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hokara lAThiyoM se mArA, balki pIche hAtha bAMdhakara naMge badana tapatI dhUpa meM sUraja kI ora muMha kiye ghaNToM-ghaNToM khar3e rkhaa| samUce dina isa prakAra gAMva ke janabaccoM ko miliTarI pulisa ne saMtrasta kiyaa|" acAnaka mANika baeNrA ko lagA jaise dhanapura kI garadana kucha aura tana uThI ho| dhanapura kaha rahA thA : "lekina saba kucha karake bhI kisI se kucha kahalA na sakI pulisa / itanA atyAcAra isa pradeza meM pahale kabhI nahIM huA thaa| barmI AkramaNa ke samaya bhI nahIM, phUlagur3I kANDa meM bhI nahIM / ye pazu sabhI se bar3hakara nikale / dUsare dina vahA~ jAne para sunA ki Upara se samUce gA~va se daNDa vasUlA gayA / ghara-ghara kurkI par3I; z2abtiyoM kA koI anta na thaa|" dhanapura kI AvAz2a saiMdha AyI thii| jaise galA dabAyA jAtA ho ! "kyA huA ?" mANika baeNrA ne pUchA / mANika kI deha para safeda sUtI cAdara thI aura khaddara kA safeda kurtaa| sira para bAloM kA choTA-sA cuudd'aa| dhanapura se pulisa ke atyAcAroM kI kathA sunatesunate vaha svayaM AtaMkita aura romAMcita ho uThA thaa| isalie use bujhate dera na lagI ki dhanapura kA kaNTha kyoM rUMdha aayaa| para utsukatA pUrI kathA sunane ko bhI thii| ___ kama vicalita bhibhirAma bhI na thaa| bhItara se bhIga AyA thA / kaSTa-kathA apane meM hI kaSTaprada hotI hai : na kahate banatI hai na sunate / basa jI ko jhaMjhor3a DAlatI hai| kucha sekaNDa eka pIr3ita mauna chAyA rahA / dhanapura Age batAne lagA : "usake bAda kaeNlI dIdI eka sa~karI-sI pagaDaNDI ke rAste nikalakara eka ghara ke dvAra para phuNcii| pukArA : 'subhadrA !' kucha dera bAda eka bar3hI strI dvAra kholakara bAhara nikalI / kaeNlI dIdI ko dekhate hI dhAr3a mArakara rone-pITane lgii| bArabAra usake muMha se yahI nikalatA : hAya maiM luTa gayI, merA saba-kucha calA gayA! "kalI dIdI mujhe cAroM tarafa naz2ara rakhane ke lie vahIM khar3A karake bhItara calI gyiiN| bUr3hI ke sAtha kucha dera kAnoMkAna bAteM karatI rhiiN| kyA vAteM, kisa bAre meM, maiM nahIM suna sakA / usake bAda kaeNlI dIdI bAhara nikalIM: bAhoM meM kisI taraha eka lar3akI ko saMbhAle hue / pIlI-safeda par3I huI thI lar3akI / kapar3oM para rakta ke bar3e-bar3e dhabbe / pA~va dharatI para Tekate na banatA / kaNTha se asphuTa kraaheN| maiM to dekhatA raha gyaa|" dhanapura kA~pa-sA gyaa| mAno samUcA dRzya sAmane ho / saMbhalate hue volA: "bUr3hI bilakha-bilakhakara kaha rahI thI, 'ise bacA sakegA beTA ? kala rAta 10 / mRtyuMjaya

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se A~kha lagAye baiThI haiN| koI jo mAnukha kA jAyA idhara AyA ho / tU jaise devatA rUpa A gayA beTA !' kaeNlI dIdI se bolI, 'para ise le kaise jAogI? hAlata to dekha hI rahI ho|' lar3akI sacamuca DhahI jaisI par3a rahI thii| "kaeNlI dIdI merA muMha johane lgiiN| mAno pUcha rahI hoM : le cala sakoge uThAkara? chaha mIla kA rAstA hai| - "merI dRSTi lar3akI kI ora gyii| A~kheM aba bhI muMdI huI thiiN| ghuTI-ghuTI karAheM barAbara nikala rahI thiiN| ceharA kaeNlI dIdI se bhI sundara / para ekadama jaise nicor3a diyA gayA ho| aMgaleTa ikaharI..." kahate se eka pala ko kahIM kho rahA dhanapUra / bolA phira : "Dimi ko to jAnate ho bhibhi bhaiyA ! vaisI hI thI yaha bhii| piNDaliyA~ taka usakI jaisI / kaeNlI dIdI ko maiMne saMketa kiyA : z2arUra le calU~gA diidii| bUr3hI ko Azvasta karate hue bolIM ve : subhadrA kA bhAra aba mujha para dAdI; magara una duSToM ko bhI zikSA de sakU taba to!" ___"bUr3hI ke bhara Aye kaNTha se nikalA : 'beTI, ise phira dekha to pAU~gI maiM ? merA yahI to sarvasva thii| hAya, kaisI luTa gayI maiM !' ___ "kaeNlI dIdI ne dhIraja ba~dhAyA, 'dekha kyoM na pAogI dAdI ! saba ThIka ho jaayegaa| calUM ab|' "mujhase usa lar3akI ko saMbhAlakara uThAne ko khaa| maiMne pUrI sAvadhAnI rkhii| phira bhI subhadrA kI cIkha nikala hI gyii| zAyada kahIM peTa daba gayA thaa| usakI sArI deha tapa rahI thii| z2arUra tez2a jvara thaa| pIr3A aura lAja ke mAre A~kha nahIM khola rahI thii| u~galiyA~ to usakI dekhate hI banatI thI : patalI-patalI lambI / bArapUjiyA kI lar3akiyAM hotI bhI sundara haiM,...ekadama chrhrii|" bhibhirAma kI kamara para eka gamache kA pheMTA kasA huA thaa| usI ke eka chora meM pAna aura cane-tamAkhU kI DibiyA~ lipaTI baMdhI thiiN| bhibhirAma ne kholakara eka pAna nikAlA aura cUne-tamAkhU sahita muMha meM diyaa| phira to mANika ne bhI mA~gA aura dhanapura ne bhI / bIr3I pheMkakara pAna cabAte hue dhanapura ne Age kahanA zurU kiyA : "subhadrA kI deha se kaccI machalI jaisI bAsa A rahI thii| kabhI-kabhI to itanI asahya ho uThatI ki nAka para rUmAla rakhanA pdd'taa| kaeNlI dIdI calate rAste ko chor3akara kA~sa ke jhuMDoM meM se hotI huI agalI bastI ke nikaTa pahu~cI aura vahA~ se sIdhA rAstA pakar3akara Age bar3ha cliiN| dopahara ho AyA thA / kalaD. ke kinAre-kinAre hama donoM cupacApa cale jA rahe the| unake hAtha meM eka poTalI thI jisameM eka kaTAra unhoMne chipA rakhI thii| cAroM ora jaMgala meM nAhara ke sundara-sundara paudhe dikhAI de rahe the| saca to, kaeNlI dIdI svayaM eka gatimAna mRtyuMjaya | 11

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nAhara kA paudhA laga rahI thiiN| bhaya to usa yuvatI ko chU taka nahIM pAyA thaa| "haThAt calate se ve ruka gyiiN| bolI : 'eka bar3I bhUla ho gayI dhanapura !' jAnane ke lie maiMne unakI ora dekhA / unhoMne batAyA, 'subhadrA kI mAM ke pAsa to eka adhelA bhI nhiiN| thor3A-sA dhAna thA, so miliTarI vAle bhara le gye| kucha rupaye de AtI to use sahArA hotA / para yahA~ to mere pAsa bhI kucha nahIM / idhara yaha bhI laga rahA hai ki yaha Darapoka DaoNkTara isa becArI ko bhI dekhegA yA nhiiN| yoM AdamI burA nhiiN|' ___"maiMne kahA, 'mere pAsa thor3A-bahuta hai, dAdI ko de AyeM ?' socatI huI ve bolIM, 'cala, abhI to idhara hI cala / una nAsapIToM meM se kahIM koI mila gayA to phira sarvanAza hI samajha / ' ___ "maiM samajhA nahIM / isalie pUchA / dIdI ne lAja-zarma ko jaise balAt eka ora Thelakara batAyA, 'dekhatA nahIM isa abodha kA hAla ! aura do-pA~ca nahIM tIsatIsa jana ! fojI ! merI pora-pora dahaka uThI hai / para kaise badalA liyA jAye, yahI barAbara soca rahI hU~ / pula ur3AnA kyA badalA lenA huA !' "pUchA maiMne, 'taba ?" 'unakA uttara thA, 'yuddha karanA hogA / cIna jaisA yuddha / ' "maiM unakA muMha tAkane lagA / bolIM ve, 'akhabAra nahIM par3hatA hai kyA? cIna jisa taraha jApAna se yuddha kara rahA hai vaisA yuddha ! sabhI kahIM to macA hai yuddha / kala bArapUjiyA meM bhI yahI socA gayA hai ! aba to golI-bandUka aura hathagoloM kI jugAr3a karake gaeNrilA foja kA saMgaThana karanA hai|' dhanapura ne donoM sAthiyoM kI ora dekhate hue kahA : / "maiM jAnatA na thA garilA kA kyA artha hotA hai| isalie dIdI se puuchaa| mIThI jhir3akI ke sAtha unakA uttara AyA, 'terA sira ! artha to maiM bhI nahIM jAnatI, para mukhya bAta hai chipa-chipakara ina duSToM ke sAtha avirAma yuddha krnaa| golI-bArUda jamA karake-' kaeNlI dIdI kahane se ekabAragI ruka gayIM / mere muMha kI ora dekhatI huI bolIM, 'para khabaradAra, kahIM jo eka zabda bhI muMha se niklaa| apanoM taka ke Age nahIM / aisI bAtoM ke lie dIvAroM taka ke kAna huA karate haiN| samajhA !" ___ "maiMne unheM vizvAsa dilaayaa| phira socane lgaa| mujhe jAna par3A ki sacamuca aisA hI kucha hameM karanA hogaa|" ___ mANika baeNrA ne lakSya kiyA ki bhibhirAma kI mukhamudrA gambhIra ho AyI hai| pachane ko huA vaha, para dhanapura Age batAne lagA thA : ____ "thor3I dera kaeNlI dIdI aura maiM cupacApa calate rahe / subhadrA ko maiM kandhe se lagAye bA~hoM para saMbhAle hue thA / jarA-sA jhaTakA lagate hI becArI kI cIkha-sI 12 / mRtyuMjaya

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nikala jaatii| para U~cA-nIcA rAstA : sAvadhAnI rakhate bhI jhaTakA kabhI-kabhAra laga hI jAtA / do-eka bAra to usake kapar3e bhI aura raMga-raMga gye| __ "ekAeka kaeNlI dIdI ne A~khoM meM A~kheM DAlate hue pUchA, 'tujhe marane se to bhaya mahIM lagatA re ?' maiMne uttara diyA, 'marane se bhaya kise nahIM lagatA dIdI ? magara nyAya aura saccAI ke lie maranA par3e to usake lie taiyAra haiN|' kaeNlI dIdI halake se haMsa dI, 'ThIka kahatA hai bhiyaa| bhagavAna ne tujhe sAhasa bhI diyA hai, hRdaya bhii|' subhadrA kI ora dekhatI huI bolIM phira, maiM sahArA dUM kyA kucha dera ke lie ?' maiMne kahA, 'nahIM, maiM le cluuNgaa| magara yaha hai kauna dIdI ?' "kaeNlI dIdI calate-calate haThAta miTTI ke eka r3hahe para baiTha gyiiN| bujhI-bujhI AvAz2a meM unake muMha se nikalA, 'usI bUr3hI kI beTI hai / katAI aura bunAI meM atyanta nipUNa | ghara-ghara jAkara kAtanA aura bananA sikhAtI rahatI hai| hara tarafa kI qhabareM bhI usameM ise mila jAtI haiN| maiMne kaI bAra sAvadhAna kiyA thA : ina kalamuMhe faujiyoM kI A~kha pahale se hI isa para thii| merI bAta ko kAna nahIM diyaa| Izvara para bahuta bharosA thA ise / kyA kara liyA Izvara ne aba !' dhanapura calate-calate eka sthAna para rukA / pIka thUkakara thor3I dUra para dikhAI dete eka daladalI cappe kI dizA meM saMketa karatA huA kahane lagA : ___"idhara hI hai zAyada luita kA kachAra ! sunate haiM bahuta hI upajAU hai yaha samUcA khaNDa / yaha bhI sunA jAtA hai ki anaginata nepAlI aura maimanAsiMhI AAkara idhara basa gaye haiN|" bhibhirAma ne batAyA ki maimanAsiMhiyoM ko to svayaM sarakAra ne lAkara basAyA hai| kAraNa ki musalima lIga vAle yahA~ se asama ko pAkistAna ke sAtha jor3a denA cAhate the| ___"yaha to lIga ke purakhe bhI nahIM karane paate|" qhakhArakara galA sAfa karate hue mANika baeNrA bolaa| ___ dhanapura ne eka aura bIr3I sulagAI / kahane lagA : "hamAre bhI hala sa~bhAlane kA samaya A gayA aba / kapilI se yaha kalaGga kA kachAra jyAdA upajAU hai / DhiMga se lekara yahAM taka kA samUcA aMcala urvara miTTI se bharA huA hai aura daladala kahIM nAma ko nahIM ... / " koI sapanA jaise A~khoM meM tira AyA ho ! bolA Age : "svAdhInatA mila jAne ke bAda idhara hI khetI jmaauuNgaa| kAmapura meM to mere pAsa eka bittA bhara bhI jamIna nhiiN| bhaiyA to gosAIjI ke yahA~ se adhabaTiyA para gujArA kara letA hai, dekhatA maiM hI raha jAtA huuN| vaise bhI kapilI meM hara sAla hI to bAr3ha AtI hai| koI to usake kopa se baca nahIM pAtA !" bhibhirAma subhadrA vAlI ghaTanA kA zepAMza sunane ke lie utsuka thA / dhanapura mRtyuMjaya | 13

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ko TokA usane : ___ "yaha saba to ThIka bhAI, apanI vaha kahAnI pahale pUrI kr| rohA to pahu~ca hI gaye hoMge tInoM nirApada ?" / dhanapura sunAne lagA : "hA~, pahu~cate-pahuMcate aMdherA jhukane lagA thaa| subhadrA ko sa~bhAlakara Azrama ke kamare meM liTA diyaa| taba dekhA usake hI kapar3e aura nahIM raMga gaye haiM, mere kapar3oM para bhI jagaha-jagaha dhabbe A gaye haiN| vaha kaccI machalI jaisI gandha to nAka meM basa hI gayI thii| subhadrA aba bhI usI taraha AMkheM mUMde niDhAla banI thii| pahalI naz2ara meM to pahacAnanA muzkila thA ki sA~sa bhI le rahI hai yA nhiiN| maiM use vahIM leTA chor3a tAlAba kI tarafa lpkaa| kapar3oM ke dhabbe dhoye, nahAyA; magara vaha gandha to mAno chor3ane kA nAma nahIM le rahI thii|" ajIba-sA muMha banAte hue usane Age batAyA : "kamare meM lauTA to kaeNlI dIdI ne kahA, 'jA, dekhakara A DispensarI meM DaoNkTara haiM yA nhiiN| hoM to bulA laanaa|' mujhe nAka para rUmAla rakhate dekhA to jhir3akate hue bolIM, 'eka kI gandha se yaha hAla ? miliTarI aura pulisa ne to na jAne aisI kitanI-kitanI becAriyoM kA sarvanAza kiyA hai| kitanI hI to apaMga huI par3I haiN| koI dekhe to khaula uThe / magara isa gandha se aba paricita honA par3egA bhiyaa| yahI to atyAcAra kI gandha hai / jA, DaoNkTara ko jaldI le aa| dera hone se kahIM yaha mara hI na jaaye|' ___maiM DispensarI kI tarafa cala diyaa| kintu mana-hI-mana socatA huA ki atyAcAra kI bhI gandha hotI hai kyA ?" dhanapura haThAt phira usI soca meM kho calA thaa| bhibhirAma ne mANika baeNrA ke muMha kI tarafa dekhaa| mANika svayaM khoyA-khoyA ho AyA thaa| bolA : "sunate nahIM banatA, bhibhirAma / mujhe bhI ghere A rahI hai vahI gandha / kintu bar3hamapura ke jaMgala meM jo lAzoM kA Dhera lagA thA unakI gandha isase dasoM-bIsoM gunA asahya thii|" . "bar3hamapura gaye the kyA tuma ?" dhanapura ne pUchA / "hA~" "kyA huA vahA~ batAo na ?" "pahale subhadrA kI pUrI batA lo|" dhanapura Age batAne lagA : "DispensarI pahu~cane para dekhA ki saba-insapekTara bAhara nikala rahA hai| maiM jhaTa se per3a kI Ar3a meM chipa gayA / dekha na pAyA vh| nahIM to sarvanAza huA rakhA thaa| maiMne dabe pA~voM kinAre-kinAre bahakara kamare meM jhAMkA / koI na thA vahA~ : 14 / mRtyuMjaya

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DaoNkTara sanna-sA cupa baiThA thaa| maiM bhItara phuNcaa| magara kyA batAU~ ? vahA~ bhI vahI kaccI machaliyoM kI sar3IlI gandha ! "DaoNkTara ne mere Upara A~kha par3ate hI Dare-se svara meM pUchA, 'kauna ho tuma ?' maiMne batAyA, 'mujhe kaeNlI dIdI ne bhejA hai| subhadrA kI hAlata ThIka nahIM hai| Apako abhI bulAyA hai| DaoNkTara ne bAgha kI jaisI A~khoM se merI ora dekhaa| pUchA, 'kahA~ ghara hai terA?' kAmapura kA nAma sunate hI do pala ko vaha cupa rahe, usake bAda cazme ke pIche se apanI painI A~kheM merI A~khoM meM gar3Aye hue bole, 'gosAIM jI ke AsapAsa kahIM kyA?' mere 'hA~' karane para ve santuSTa jAna pdd'e| ... "eka naz2ara dvAra ke bAhara dekhakara bole, 'saba-insapekTa ra AtA hogA / abhI bhItara jAkara chipa rho|' "haThAt vahI sar3Aya~dha yahA~ bhI ghera aayii| pUchane para unhoMne batAyA, 'joMgalabalahu gar3ha meM eka AdamI ko golI mAra dI thii| maiMne jAnanA cAhA, kyoM? khojate hue bole ve, 'kyoM-kyoM kyA ! vaoNlaNTiyara hone kA zaka huA ki golI mAra dii| yaha par3I hai lAza !' __"maiMne dekhA TATa meM ba~dhA huA eka beDaula gaTThara eka tarafa ko lur3hakA par3A thaa| mana ko AghAta lgaa| becArA! socA, yaha huA mAnava ke jIva kA mUlya ! paracUnI kI dUkAna meM jaise gur3a kI borI par3I ho ! kamare meM a~dherA thA, aura sar3AyeMdha bharI thii|" muMha kI bIr3I se dUsarI jalAte hue dhanapura kahatA calA gayA : "DaoNkTara se pUchA-kahAM mArA gayA yaha, to usake cehare kA raMga ur3a gyaa| thUka nigalate hue asphuTa svara se bolA, 'joMgalabalahu gar3ha / golI calI thii|' do bAra pUchane para nAma batAyA : guNAmi brdlai| isake bAda ekadama se jaise jhallA. uThA, 'tujhase kahA na; darogA kisI bhI pala A pahuMcegA, jaldI se bhItara kahIM chipa jA !' ___ "maiM turanta pIche ke AMgana meM calA gyaa| vahA~ gosAIMjI kI bahina AikaNa dIdI thiiN| dekhate hI ve cauMkakara cillAne ko huiiN| maiMne anunaya kii| 'dIdI, maiM dhanapura hU~, cillAiye mata / ' saca to unheM vahA~ dekhakara mujhe svayaM Azcarya huA / bAda ko dhyAna A gayA ki yahI DaoNkTara to AikaNa dIdI ke pati haiM / Age aura saba batAne ko huA ki DaoNkTara sAhaba vAle kamare se AtI dArogA kI AvAja sunAI dii| "AikaNa dIdI merI zakla dekhakara hI saba samajha gyiiN| dhIre se bolIM, 'udhara eka kamarA hai, vahAM baittho| maiM cAya banAkara lAtI huuN|' baiTha gayA vahA~ aMdhere meM jaakr| thakAna aura AzaMkAoM ke mAre mere prANa maMha ko A rahe the| aisA jAna par3atA thA jaise kisI nAgapAza ne jakar3a rakhA ho / thor3I dera bAda dIdI ne mRtyuMjaya | 15

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.............. .. n ita A AdhAz2a dii| dArogA calA gayA thaa| unhoMne halavA aura cAya dii|" bhibhirAma ke muMha se acAnaka nikalA, "hAM, AikaNa dIdI sacamuca hI bar3I snehAlu mahilA haiN| aura nirbhIka bhii|" Age bolA : "phira kyA huA ?" __ halakI-sI khakhAra ke sAtha dhanapura batAne lagA : __ "cAya pIte-pIte maiM barAmade meM nikala AyA thaa| tabhI AikaNa dIdI ne bAhara vAle kamare kI tarafa se Ate hue batAyA, 'tere jIjAjI kaeNlI dIdI ke yahA~ gaye ! tujhe Thaharane ko kaha gaye haiN| davA Adi le jAnI hogii|' acAnaka pUchA unhoMne, 'acchA, huA kise kyA hai re?' maiM unakA muMha dekhane lagA, 'kahate lAja lagatI hai diidii| ve haMsa diiN| kitanI sundara thI gosAIjI kI yaha putrI !" _"kisI taraha kucha batAne calA maiM ki ekadama se bolIM, 'acchA-acchA, koI strI lagatI hai| atyAcAroM kI sunate-sunate to kalejA muMha ko A gayA hai|' Antarika vyathA aura AkulatA ke mAre unakA ceharA utara gayA / Akhira strI hI to thI ve bhI!" __ khoyA-khoyA-sA haThAt dhanapura bolA : "galA jaise sUkha rahA hai bhibhi bhiyaa| patA nahIM kyA huA hai mujhe / tumhAre coMge meM thor3A-bahuta dahI yA dUdha hai ?" bhibhirAma ke pAsa thor3A-sA dahI thaa| gaTharI kholakara usane coMgA nikAlA aura DhakanA kholate hue dhanapura se aMjali Age karane ko khaa| mANika baeNrA ne apane gar3a e se do cUMTa jala piyA aura, dahI khA cukA dhanapura to thor3A-sA hAtha dhone ke lie use diyaa| bhibhirAma ne coMge ko kele ke patte meM lapeTakara apanI gaTharI meM yathAsthAna rakha liyaa| tInoM phira rAste para bar3ha cle| sUraja dhIre-dhIre pazcimI diganta para pahu~ca AyA thaa| dhUpa kI mahimA samApta ho rahI thii| para sunahalI kiraNoM se vanarAji dUra-dUra taka jagamagA uThI thii| rAste ke donoM ora khetoM kI namI sUkha calI thii| yahAM-vahA~ per3a : ikke-dukke naMge, suune| haThAt mANika baeNrA apanI utsukatA se hArakara pUcha uThA : "to usake bAda kyA huA ? bacI yA nahIM subhadrA ?" dhanapura batAne lagA : "hA~, kisI taraha jAna bhara baca gyii| kaeNlI dIdI aura maiM rAta-bhara baiThe dekhabhAla meM lage rahe / yAtrA kI thakAna ke kAraNa nIMda barAvara dabocatI, para sAmane subhadrA ke prANoM kA prazna thA : rAta ke eka-eka pala ko palakoM meM hI vitA diyaa| bhora kI ujAsa phUTane AyI taba subhadrA kI A~kheM phdd'kiiN| jaise bhayAta hariNI Tuka-Tuka dekhatI ho| usakI palakeM taka bejAna ho gayI lgiiN| 16 / mRtyuMjaya

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"DaoNkTara mahodaya use DisTrikTa haoNspiTala pahuMcAne kA dAyitva mujhe sauMpa gaye the / cintA isa bAta kI thI ki le kaise jAU~ / upAya kiyA sadbhAgya ne| phUkana mahAzaya gauhATI jAne ke lie naugA~va se Aye the| lauTate samaya kaeNlI dIdI se milane aaye| sambandha acche the| kaeNlI dIdI ke kahane ke sAtha hI subhadrA ko DisTrikTa haoNspiTala taka pahu~cAne ko taiyAra ho gye| mujhe bhI kAra meM sAtha le liyaa| subhadrA ko pIche kI sITa para liTA diyA aura mujhe nIce baiTha jAne ko kahA, jisase ki pulisa kI A~kha na par3ane paaye| haoNspiTala meM leDI DaoNkTara ne parIkSA karake Avazyaka davA Adi dI aura Azvasta kiyA ki vizeSa cintA kI bAta nahIM hai / phUkana mahodaya kI kAra hI hameM vApasa bhI le aayii|" dhanapura ne bhibhirAma aura mANika baeNrA kI ora dekhate hue kahA : "yaha phUkana mahodaya sacamuca bahuta acchA vyakti thaa| kandarpa jaisA ceharAmoharA / bAtacIta ke DhaMga meM bhI AbhijAtya / subhadrA kI cetanA isa bIca lauTa AyI thii| basa, lagI phaphaka-phaphakakara rone ki jaba videziyoM ne deha ko hI apavitra kara diyA to ise banAye hI kyoM rakhA jAye ! phUkana jI ne samajhAyA, 'strI kI deha to mAsa ke mAsa kaluSamukta ho jAyA karatI hai / kaluSa jahA~ sravita ho gayA ki deha phira pavitra / yoM bhI deha kA kyA ! AtatAyI videzI tumhArI AtmA ko to sparza nahIM kara sake !' _ "subhadrA avizvAsa-bharI A~khoM unakI ora dekhatI rhii| use pratIti nahIM par3a rahI thii| gAMva kA samAja kyA aise tarkoM ko kAna degA? phUkana jI ne usake mana kA bhAva tAr3akara phira samajhAyA, 'dekho subhadrA, merI bAteM tumheM aTapaTI laga rahI haiN| aTapaTI lagane kA kAraNa hai nhiiN| sItA kA uddhAra karane ke bAda rAmacandra use mana ke sandehoM ke kAraNa tyAga denA cAhate the / sAdhAraNa manuSya kI nAIM unhoMne bhI socA thA ki rAvaNa ne zAyada sItA kI deha ko kaluSita kiyA ho, isalie use grahaNa karanA ThIka na hogaa| sItA ne taba yahI kahA ki rAvaNa ne merI deha bhale sparza kI ho, mere hRdaya ko kabhI nahIM; aura yaha AtmA to sadA tumhArI hI rhii| ina videziyoM ne bhI tumhArI deha mAtra kA sparza kiyA hai, AtmA kA nahIM / AtmA apavitra hotI hI nhiiN|' ___"subhadrA tar3aka-sI uThI, 'kintu bArapUjiyA ke loga ina bAtoM ko samajheMge? sIdhe se mujhe aura mA~ ko alaga kara deNge|' phUkana itanA hI kaha sake, ki yaha to bhArI anyAya hogaa| subhadrA pUrvavat apane meM kho rhii| usakI deha se vaha gandha mujhe aba bhI A rahI thI / atyAcAra kI gandha ! eka bAra usane merI ora dekhA, phira muMha dUsarI ora kara liyaa| kitanI mathI jA rahI thI vaha bhItarabhItara ! mujhe svayaM mara jAne jaisA lgaa| kitanA nRzaMsa hokara eka gulAba ke phUla ko masalA gayA thA !" mRtyuMjaya | 17

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mANika baeNrA pukAra uThA : "patA nahIM ina pApiSThoM ne hamArI kitanI-kitanI bahina-beTiyoM ko naSTa kiyA hogA ! kyA hogA unakA ! socane lageM to AtI nIMda bhI bahaka jAye / isa becArI kA hI aba kyA hogA? kauna karegA isake sAtha byAha ?" ekadama se dhanapura tar3akA: "maiM kruuNgaa| maiMne soca liyA hai| abhI vaha Azrama meM hai| vahIM rhegii| usakI deha meM kahIM doSa nahIM hai|" bhibhirAma abhibhUta-sA ho aayaa| mANika ko Azcarya huA : "are, tujhe kyA dharma-bhaya bilakula nahIM hai ?" ha~sa uThA dhanapura : "dharma-bhaya ? yahI to dharma hogA / kaeNlI dIdI ne kahA hai ki Andolana samApta hone taka subhadrA ko ve Azrama meM hI rkheNgii| usake bAda hamArA byAha hogA / arthAt-isa bIca yadi maiM mArA na jAU~ / " bhibhirAma kI mukhamudrA khila AyI thii| bolA : "dekha-bhAlakara calane para koI jokhama Ar3e nahIM AtI / kintu dhanapura, maiM tumhArI sarAhanA kiye binA nahIM raha sakatA / apanI bhAbhI ko batA diyA hai na?" ___"hA~, unheM jaise acchA nahIM lagA / na lage, usase kyA hotA hai / merA nizcaya aTala hai|" tInoM mauna / rAste para bar3hate gye| bhaMga kiyA mauna ko mANika baeNrA ne : "sunA hai bebejiyA pula para pulisa ne tIna jana ko golI mAra dI / khabara saca hai kyA dhanapura ?" ___"hAM, saca hai / maiM usa dina DaoNkTara jIjAjI ke pAsa phira gayA thaa| rAta ko bhI rahA / AikaNa dIdI ke pAsa saba tarafa se qhabareM pahu~catI hI rahatI haiM / aqhabArI bAtoM kA bhI unheM patA rahatA hai / unhoMne batAyA thA / " Adhaeka miniTa cupa rahakara Age bolA dhanapura : "idhara jayaprakAza nArAyaNa aura kucha netAoM ke patra bhI prasArita hue haiN| inameM jora dekara kahA gayA hai ki asama prAnta meM Andolana ko barAbara calAye rakhA jAye aura eka 'asama gaeNrilA vAhinI' kA bhI saMgaThana kiyA jaaye| gosvAmI jI ne kaeNlI dIdI ke pAsa hama logoM ke lie eka patra bhI bhejA thaa| jAnate ho..." dhanapura ke hoMThoM kI koreM eka arthabharI muskAna se ujala uThI : 18 / mRtyuMjaya

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"isa prakAra ke patra aura Adeza Adi kona lAtA-pahuMcAtA hai ? yahI phUkana mahodaya ! yoM phUkana eka ThekedAra haiM, para hRdaya se hamAre sAtha haiM / isIlie AdezavAhaka kA kAma karate haiM / aba asala bAta kahatA hU~, suno!" __ dhanapura ne cunakara eka lambI-sI bIr3I nikAlI aura use sulagA lene ke bAda bhibhirAma kI ora kanakhiyoM dekhatA huA bolA : "usa dina rAta ko vahAM pahuMcA to AikaNa dIdI bolIM, 'maiM Dara rahI thI tuma Aja Aoge yA nhiiN| ye to bebejiyA gaye hue haiM; dArogA zAikIyA ke sAtha / vahA~ pula para tIna jana ko golI se ur3A diyA gayA hai|' maiM bIca meM bAta kATakara pUcha uThA, 'kyoM?' unhoMne batAyA, 'pula tor3ane kI AzaMkA para / ' maiM bhauMcaka raha gyaa| isake bAda kahA unhoMne, 'suno, bahuta sAvadhAna rahanA hai aba / kahIM bhI AnA-jAnA to dekh-sNbhlkr...| koI kAg2az2a-patra hoM tere pAsa to mujhe dete jaanaa| samajhe? "mere muMha se bhI svIkRti-sUcanA meM nikalA, 'samajhA !' ekadama se dIdI kA svara gUr3ha ho AyA / kAna ke pAsa muMha lAkara bolIM, cAroM tarapha sI0 AI0 DI0 ke AdamI phaile haiN| eka sI0 AI0 DI0 insapekTara lApatA hai, mAlUma hai ?' mujhe mAlUma na thaa| dIdI se kahA yaha to DAMTate hue bolIM , 'kyoM nahIM mAlUma ? hara bAta kA patA rakhanA cAhie / nahIM to kAma kaise karoge ! bArapUjiyA kI ora hI to kahIM janatA ne gusse meM Akara use mAra ddaalaa|' ___"mANika baeNrA kI sAMsa ko calate se eka jhaTakA lgaa| bhibhirAma hoMTha bhIMce apanI dRr3ha gati se pA~va bar3hAye cala rahA thaa| dhanapura kahatA gayA : "kucha sekaNDa ke lie AikaNa dIdI kisI soca meM par3I rahIM, bAda ko ekAeka bolIM, 'para janatA bhI kyA kare ! kitanA-kitanA to atyAcAra ho rahA hai ! yama-yAtanA se bhI bhayaMkara !' usa dina DaoNkTara jIjA ghara nahIM lauTe / dIdI aura maiM sArI rAta baiThe hI rahe ! mujhe to raha-rahakara unake ve zabda bhI kureda uThateH 'bahuta sAvadhAna rahanA hai ! koI kAg2aja-patra hoM tere pAsa to mujhe dete jAnA !' ___ "gosvAmIjI kA vaha patra jeba meM hI thaa| eka bAra ko huA dIdI ko sauMpa duuN| phira bIr3I pIne ke bahAne bAhara gayA aura apane hAthoM use naSTa kara diyaa| aisA hI to hama mRtyu-vAhinI vAloM ko Adeza hai / hai na ?" bhibhirAma ne hAM kI aura batAyA ki golI se mAre gaye una tIna jana meM se eka kA nAma hemarAma pATara thA, dUsare kA kAnAI koca / tIsare kA patA nahIM calA, zAyada koI dezavAlI thaa| dhanapura kA bhI aisA hI anumAna thaa| apanI bAta jArI rakhate hue Age bolA vaha : "kaI dina maiM bAhara nikalA hI nahIM, DaoNkTara jIjA bhI tIna dina taka nahIM mRtyuMjaya | 19

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lautte| aura jaba lauTe to jvara se tapate hue / Ate hI gRhiNI AikaNa se bole, 'jAna par3atA hai TAiphAiDa huA hai / ' TAifAiDa hI nikalA bhI / samajhate ho na bhagata bhaiyA - TAiphAiDa !" mANika baeNrA sira hilAtA huA bolA : "jAnatA hU~ bhAI; mere pitA isI roga meM to gye| jvara Akara jAne ko hI nahIM karatA / kama ho AyegA, phira bar3ha uThegA / basa jaise candramA kI kalA : ghaTatI jAyegI, phira bar3hane lgegii|" zAyada dhanapura kI u~galI ko bIr3I kI chUcha kA cahakA lgaa| use pheMkakara usane dUsarI nikaalii| hoMThoM ke bIca lete hue bolA : "DaoNkTara jIjA ke vicAra se usa sI0 AI0 DI inspekTara kA mArA jAnA hI acchA huA : unakA kahanA thA ki zaikIyA to aba pAgala kutte kI taraha baukhalA uThA hai| bArapUjiyA ke logoM ne usa inspekTara kI lAza taka ko kalaGa meM bahA diyA / " haThAta mANika baeNrA ne pUchA : " para kisane kiyA hogA yaha duHsAhasa ? " "patA nahIM; zAyada mRtyu-vAhinI ke nAyaka ne svayaM / " tabhI u~galI se eka ora saMketa karate hue bhibhirAma ne kahA : "isI mor3a ke usa tarafa hai satra / " itane meM tInoM ne dekhA ki tIseka sAla kA eka haTTA-kaTTA bheMgA machuArA kandhe para jAla sa~bhAle sAmane ke pokhara se nikalakara AyA / ina para A~kha par3ate hI gambhIra hotA huA bolA : "kahA~ ke haiM Apa loga ? idhara kahA~ jA rahe haiM ?" uttara bhibhirAma ne diyA : "kAmapura ke haiM; idhara gosAIMjI ke yahA~ jAnA hai !" kauna gosAIMjI ?" "yahI daipArA satra ke mahat gosAIM / " "magara unake to kAmapura meM koI ziSya haiM nahIM / " machuAre ke svara meM sandeha kA bhAva jhA~ka AyA / "naye ziSya haiM hama loga / " bhibhirAma ne Azvasta kiyA / machuAre kI kha~ciyA meM kharabharAhaTa sI huii| pUchA bhibhirAma ne : "kauna-kauna machalI pakar3IM bhAI ?" "do khariyA haiM, cAra mA~gura / magara Apa loga yahA~ kahA~ A gaye ? yaha to jAgrata sthAna hai | bhagavAna mahAdeva kA / ojhAoM kA gar3ha hai| mithyA bolane vAloM kA to maraNa hI samajho / " 20 / mRtyuMjaya

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bhibhirAma musakarAyA : "are svayaM mRtyudatoM ko kahA~ mRtyubhava ! acchA ina gosAI jI ko jAnate ho tuma ?" "acchI taraha / kAMgresa ke sabhApati haiN| Apa loga bhI kAMgresI haiM kyA ?" khaMciyA kI eka machalI phira phdd'phdd'aayii| madhu kevaTa kIcar3a se lathapatha khar3A thaa| deha meM jagaha-jagaha khujalAhaTa bhI macI thii| donoM paira joMkoM ke laga jAne ke kAraNa rakta se lAla ho rahe the| mANika baeNrA ne sujhAyA : "Thaharo, maiM abhI eka bUTI lA detA hU~, donoM pairoM para rasa lagA lenaa|" aura vaha idhara-udhara nigAha DAlakara caTa se gadahapUrana kI pattiyA~ tor3a lAyA / cuTakI se hathelI para usane masalI aura madhu ke pairoM meM lagAne ko huA hI ki paira khIMcate hue bolA vaha : "kisa birAdarI ke ho bhAI ? bhagatoM ko to paira chane nahIM diyA jAtA !" mANika baeNrA sakapakA gayA : "maiM koca huuN| aura tuma ?" "kevaTa / " mANika ne usa bUTI kA rasa madhu kI hathelI para DhAla diyaa| madhu ne pairoM para kaI jagaha malA / malate-malate bolA : "yaha sAmane jaMgala hai na ? isake pAra hote hI daipArA satra A jAtA hai| apUrva sthAna hai ! kisI juga meM RSi-muni loga aise hI sthAnoM meM Azrama banAyA karate the / gosAIM jI bhI bar3e jJAnI puruSa haiM / para Apa Aye kisa kAma se haiM ?" uttara meM ulaTe prazna kiyA dhanapura ne : "bhaI, tuma kAMgresa meM ho yA nahIM ?" "kyoM na hU~gA? kauna nahIM hai kAMgresa meM !" dhanapura musakarAyA ! do minaTa jaise cAroM cupa rhe| madhu ne hI usake bAda pUchA : "koI kAg2az2a-pattara lAye ho kyA ? yAne kisI kI ciTThI?" "hA~ !" "kisakI hai?" "kAmapura ke gosAIM jI kii|" "taba phira Aie calie !" age jor3A madhu ne, 'maiM aba samajha gayA / hamAre prabhu ne gosAIM mahArAja ko likhA hogA ! calie !" bhibhirAma musakarA diyA : "hA~ bhAI, likhA to thA / " mRtyuMjaya | 21

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haThAt mANika baeNrA gunagunAne lagA / bhAva thA : hameM mRtyu kA bhaya nahIM hai / deha vinazvara hai : eka dina isakA nAza hogA hii| kheda aura pIr3A isa bAta kI hai ki zarIra na rahane para tere zrIcaraNoM ke darzana kyoMkara hoNge| madhu ne pUchA : "kisakA pada hai bhaiyA ? bar3A mArmika hai|" "hA~, zaMkaradeva mahArAja kA hai| cAroM ora Aga lagI dekhakara gopa-gopI madhusUdana ko guhArane lage the| usI samaya kA hai / " "ApakA kaNTha bhI bar3A madhura hai !" bIca meM hI dhanapura ne TippaNI kI : "are, kisI yuga meM ina padoM ko sunakara zraddhA jagatI thI, aba to jI bhabhaka uThatA hai|" sunakara tInoM cakita raha gaye / madhu ne mANika baeNrA se pUchA : "ye kauna haiM bhAI ?" kisI ne uttara nahIM diyaa| dhanapura hI Age kahatA gayA : "bhagavAna hotA to aba taka AvirbhAva ho jaataa| itanA-itanA atyAcAra kyA dekha pAtA vaha ? nahIM; gopiyoM kA kRSNa-kanhaiyA aba kahIM nahIM hai|" dharatI para aMdherA utara calA thaa| mANika baeNrA ne virakta hote hue kahA : "tere A~kheM hI nahIM hai dhanapura ! andhA hai tU !" "mANika bhAI, aMdhere meM sabhI andhe hue rahate haiN|" tabhI sAndhya AratI ke zaMkha aura mRdaMga baja utthe| 22 / mRtyuMjaya

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do sa~karI sar3aka / DhalAna kI ora phUTatI huI pagaDaNDI jaise vidhavA kI mA~ga / donoM ora do bar3e-bar3e per3a / eka azoka kA, dUsarA bakula kA / madhu ne batAyA : "ye per3a prabhu vRndAvana se lAye the / " "vRndAvana se !" mANika baeNrA ne bar3e bhakti bhAva se pUchA / "hA~ !" ve tInoM jana per3oM ke pAsa Thamaka gye| tabhI madhu ne kahA : "lAo, ciTThI de do / prabhu ko dikhA lAtA huuN| hara kisI kA udhara jAnA manA hai|" bhibhirAma ne jeba se nikAlakara dete hue kahA : "lo, para dera mata karanA / " dhanapura ne eka aura bIr3I sulagA lI / mANika baeNrA apane sahaja bhakti bhAva meM bhIgA huA eka per3a ke tane se lagA huA gAne lagA : he kurubaka azoka campA kaho bAta kara anukampA mAninI kA darpa kara cUra gaye batA kRSNa kata dUra rI tulasI batalAde nA tU hI hari kI caraNa-priyA "mANika bhaiyA !" bIr3I kA dhuAM chor3ate hue dhanapura ne kahA, "bakula kI gaMdha tale gopI banane kA jI kara rahA hai kyA ? tumhAre ye gIta mujhe to nahIM suhAte / " pada pUrA karate hue mANika ne utara diyA : "tumhArA to svabhAva hI AsurI hai, dhanapura / tuma kahA~ samajhoge ina gItoM ko ! jaisA svabhAva, usI ke anurUpa vicAra / " dhanapura ne aura gaharA kaza lagAte hue kahA : "subhadrA para atyAcAra hote samaya tumhArA bhagavAna kahA~ calA gayA thA ?"

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"bhagavAna ko usane pukArA thA kyA ?" "hA~ ! kaha rahI thI, apanI pUrI zakti lagAkara usane kRSNa-hari aura rAma ko pukArA thaa| para koI phaTakA taka nahIM / aba use bhI lagane lagA hai ki aga- vAna-bhagavAna kahIM koI nhiiN|' mANika baeNrA ne kahA : "to yaha saba usake pUrva-janma kA phala hai bhAI / karmaphala zeSa na raha jAne para bhagavAna AyeMge hii|" dhanapura ne nAka se dhuA~ chor3ate hue kahA : "mithyA ! pUrvajanma-parajanma saba mithyA! jo hai vahI eka janma hotA hai|" mANika baeNrA se uttara dete na bnaa| kahane lagA : "aMgrez2oM ne skUloM meM g2alata-g2alata zikSA dekara baccoM kA dimAga kharAba kara diyA hai / ulaTe zAstra par3hakara saba koI 'ulaTa buddhi' ho gaye haiN|" dhIme svara meM dhanapura ne kahA : "mANika bhaiyA, maiMne par3ha-par3hakara nahIM, jhela-jhelakara sIkhA hai / para DaoNkTara jIjA to prANI-vidyA jAnate haiN| unakA bhI kahanA hai ki Izvara nahIM hai, kevala prakRti huA karatI hai|" "nahIM bhAI, prakRti aura puruSa donoM huA karate haiM, aura donoM ke niyantA haiM ekamAtra mAdhava / " dhanapura ha~sa diyA : "dekhA aura jAnA to prakRti ko hii| kucha 'aura' to kahIM dikhAI par3A nhiiN| phira kaise usa 'aura' para vizvAsa kara lUM ?" mANika barA jhallAhaTa meM bar3abar3Ane lagA : "tIna dina bIta gaye aura kAma ke nAma kucha nahIM / tuma jaisoM kA to saMga-sAtha na honA hI bhlaa| sunatA hU~ tumheM madya-mAMsa se bhI parahez2a nahIM aura jAta-kujAta, musalamAna-kristAna, nagAmikira sabakA chuA khA lete ho!" / isa bAra dhanapura ne aura bhI z2ora se kaza khIMcA aura vyaMgya-bharI musakarAhaTa ke sAtha gAne lagA : Izvara parama kare akarma / tejasvI ko nahIM adharma // aura mANika barA ne jhole ko eka kandhe para se dUsare kandhe para palaTate hue gAyA: tarka vedAgama jJAna yogazAstra meM, kahate manuja ko andha / koTi-koTi janma le mujhe na jAnate, yadi rahe tama kA bandha / bhibhirAma aba taka donoM ke tarka-vitarka suna rahA thaa| aba bolA : * 24 / mRtyuMjaya

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"bhAI, jise jo acchA lage vahI maano| yahA~ Aye ho kAma ke lie, vyartha kA vAda-vivAda kyoM ? isa sabake lie samaya hI samaya milegaa| abhI kevala apane kAma ko dekho| kAma hI mUla bAta hai / karma hI dharma hai|" bhibhirAma ke svara meM anuzAsana kI gUMja thI / isIlie zAyada donoM cupa ho gye| itane meM thor3I dUra sAmane se madhu ne pukArA : "idhara A jAie Apa, prabhu bulA rahe haiN|" dhanapura ne TippaNI kI : "to yaha aba 'tuma' se 'Apa' para A gayA !' bhibhirAma bolA : "isalie ki gosAI jI ne hamArA paricaya diyA hogaa|" dhanapura ne bIr3I pheMka dI aura sa~bhalakara Age bar3hane lgaa| pIche-pIche bhibhirAma / sabake bAda mANika beNraa| sAmane hI U~cI kurasI kA lagabhaga tIsa hAtha lambA aura pandraha hAtha caur3A eka haoNlanumA ghara / bA~sa kA phaTakA : thor3A khulA, thor3A banda / pahale bhibhirAma bhItara ghusA / usake pIche dhanapura aura anta meM mANika beNraa| alAva lagA huA thaa| usake pAsa pIr3hoM para cAra jana baiThe the| eka kA Asana sabase U~cA thaa| isa Asana ke pAsa hI tulasI-stambha thaa| isa Asana para baiThe vyakti kI vaya lagabhaga tIsa hogii| lambI deha, moTe khaddara kA kuratA-dhotI, lAlima gaura varNa, sundara mukha, nAka kiMcit nukIlI, A~kheM ujjvala aura kAlI-jaise bar3I-bar3I AbhAyukta maNiyA~ hoM, aura keza pIche kI ora ko jar3e ke rUpa meM sameTe hue / yahI the daipArA satra meM gosAI jii| bhibhirAma kI ora dhyAna se dekhakara bole : "sAmAna nIce rakhakara ArAma se baiThie / rAste meM kisI prakAra kI asuvidhA to nahIM huI ?" bhibhirAma ne gaTharI utArakara khambhe ke pAsa saMbhAlakara rakha dii| usI ora zAyada rasoIghara thA : varatana khanakane kI AvAz2a A rahI thii| pIr3hA lekara baiThate hue usane uttara diyA : "jI manahA ke pAra hone taka kucha AzaMkA lagI rahI, usake bAda to mAyaGa meM A gaye : mAno apane 'svAdhIna' rAjya meM hoN|" cAroM jana haMsa pdd'e| dhanapura ke pAsa eka choTA porTapholiyo baiga thaa| use nIce rakhakara vaha bhI vahIM A baiThA / saiNDala utArakara dhIre se pIche ko DAla diye| phira apanI lambIcaur3I baliSTha deha ke mukhabhAga para virAjamAna nayanoM dvArA sabakA samaveta nirIkSaNa karate hue bolA : "Apake mAyaDa kI kahAniyA~ bacapana se sunatA AyA huuN| yaha bhI sunA hai ki mRtyuMjaya /25

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yahAM AnevAloM ko bher3a-bakarI banA diyA jAtA hai| sacamuca aisA hai kyA ?" uttara diyA jayarAma medhi ne : __ "saca aura jhUTha kA pramANa to maiM hAthoMhAtha de sakatA thaa| kintu jaba se prabhu ne kA~gresa ke kAma meM lagA diyA hai, taba se vaha saba chor3a diyaa| nahIM to jisa pIr3he para baiThe ho, usI para cipakAkara chor3a detA, samajhe? mantra to kitane-kitane haiM ! kumantra bhI, sumantra bhI !" "tAtparya ki mAyaDa kI mahimA aba nahIM rahI !" / tabhI mANika baeNrA ko apanI gaTharI meM se gamachA nikAlate dekha dhanapura ne dvAra se lage khar3e madhu kevaTa se kahA : "suno bhaI, bhagata jI nhaayeNge| tuma eka dIpaka lekara inheM pokhara meM snAna karA lAo / ThaNDa bar3ha calI hai : dera karanA ThIka nhiiN|" saba koI mANika bhagata kI ora dekhane lge| bhagata apanA kuratA Adi utAra cuke the| unakI gaThIlI mAMsala deha sabakI A~khoM ke sAmane thii| kezoM kA jUr3A to prabhu ke jUr3e se bhI bar3A thaa| jayarAma pUcha uThe : "Apa kisa satra ke bhagata haiM ?" bar3e prema bhAva se batAyA mANika ne : "kurUvAvAhI kaa|" "acchA ! cAroM satroM meM mukhya satra ke / maiM kaI bAra vahA~ rAsa dekhane gayA huuN| kintu vahA~ dhana-sampatti apekSayA kama hai / avazya, mAna-pratiSThA yatheSTa hai| ziSya bhI bahuta haiN|" "Apa kisa satra ke haiM ?" mANika baeNrA ne jAnanA caahaa| "maiM yahIM kA hai|" "isI satra ke ? caitanya panthI haiM kyA Apa loga ?" "jI haaN|" itane meM madhu kevaTa ne pukArA : "Aie, snAna kara liijie|" kandhe para gamachA rakhe mANika bhagata pIche pokhara kI ora cale gye| bhibhirAma jijJAsu huA : "taba Apa loga to rAdhA ko mAnate hoMge ?" "hA~ / " "aura 'kIrtana ghoSA' aura 'dazama' ko ?" :"inheM kyoM nahIM mAnaMgA ? sava meM hI to 'bhAgavata' kI kathAe~ haiN| bheda jo kucha hai, thor3A-bahuta bhakti ke rUpa aura prakAra meM / " jayarAma ne uttara diyA aura 26 / mRtyuMjaya

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pAsa rakhe panabaTTe se lekara pAna cabAne lge| bhibhirAma gambhIra hotA huA bolA : "mahApuruSoM kI bAteM uThAnA ThIka to nhiiN| kintu mahApuruSa zaMkaradava gharabArI the aura caitanya prabhu saMnyAsI / hamAre mahApuruSa eka sau bIsa-bIsa varSa taka jIvita rahe, lekina ve mAtra ar3atAlIsa vrss| unakI bhakti thI madhurA, jise hama loga nahIM maante|" sunakara U~ce Asana para baiThe hue gosAI jI ke hoMThoM para halakI-sI ha~sI tira AyI / bole : ____ "pantha bhale hI do haiM, lakSya eka hai| vAstava meM bhibhirAma, dharma ko lekara tarka karanA vRthA hai / maiM caitanyapanthI hU~, lekina mahApuruSa zaMkaradeva ko mAnatA huuN| dharma ke viSaya meM svayaM mahAprabhu caitanya ne kahA hai : Apani Acari dharma sabAre shikhaay| Apani nA kaile dharma zikhAna nAyAya // " do kSaNa Thaharakara Age kahA unhoMne : "dharma sacamuca apanA-apanA vyaktigata hotA hai| kintu hama parAdhIna logoM kA bhalA kyA dharma? jo loga apanI prakRti se dhArmika hote haiM ve Izvara ke atirikta kisI ke sAmane nahIM jhukte| mahAtmA gAMdhI bhI haiM vaiSNava hI ; para ve gaNazakti kI upAsanA karate haiN| bhagavAna kA avatAra hI Aja daridranArAyaNa ke rUpa meM huA hai| jaba taka deza svAdhIna nahIM hogA, bhagavAna santuSTa nahIM hoNge|" bhibhirAma ne dhanapura kI ora dekhate hue kahA : "sunate ho ! tuma to kahate ho bhagavAna haiM hI nhiiN|" sabakI dRSTi dhanapura para gyii| jayarAma ne pUchA : "ye kisa pantha ke haiM ?" "hindU hI haiN|" bhibhirAma ne btaayaa| dhanapura ne spaSTa kiyA : "jI maiM manuSya hU~, bhagata nahIM / bhagavAna ko kahIM dekha nahIM paayaa| itane-itane atyAcAra hone para bhI nahIM dikhe / eka sarala-mana taruNI para sainikoM dvArA bhISaNa atyAcAra huaa| bhagavAna sAmane phira bhI nahIM aaye| bhagavAna yadi haiM hI, to andhe haiM yA bhre|" saba avAka raha gaye / jayarAma ke muMha se nikalA : "nAstika kahIM kA !" AhinA koMvara afImacI thA / idhara thor3I-bahuta chor3a dI thI; magara A~kheM aba bhI haradama muMdI rahatI thiiN| avasthA cAlIsa-bayAlIsa / vaha bhI paT se A~kheM kholatA huA bolA : mRtyuMjaya / 27

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"yaha bAmAcArI maleccha kahA~ se A nikalA ? kRSNa ! kRSNa !!" bhibhirAma kahane lagA : "rAste-bhara bhI mANika bhagata ke sAtha isI taraha tarka karatA AyA hai / bAta yaha hai ki bArapUjiyA kI subhadrA para jo saba bItA, vaha ghaTanA Apane sunI hI hogii| miliTarI ne usa bholI kanyA para amAnuSika atyAcAra kiyaa| isakA marma usase coTa khA gayA hai|" . tabhI dadhi baradala gA uThA : viSNu vaiSNavaka karai dhikkAra / kATibe ANTile jihvAka tAra / / dhanapura kI naz2ara dadhi kI ora ghUmI / avasthA pacIsa ke lagabhaga hogii| tana para lambA-sA kuratA aura ghuTanoM taka dhotI / sthAnIya prAimarI skUla meM mAsTara thaa| thor3A pUjA-pATha bhI kara liyA karatA thA / dhanapura ne unase kahA : "tuma dikhA sakate ho bhagavAna kahA~ haiM ? dikhA sako to vizvAsa kara luuNgaa| tumhAre yahA~ to mantroM ke jJAtA loga bhI haiN|" jayarAma ne uttara diyA : "pramANa cAho to dikhalA sakatA huuN|" "tuma ojhA ho kyA ?" "thor3A-bahuta to tantra-mantra jAnatA hI huuN|" dhanapura ne usakI ora gaura se dekhA : "acchA taba apane mantra-bala se hI una miliTarI vAloM ko kucha kro| hathiyAroM se to unase pAra pAnA kaThina hai|" dhanapura ne paoNkiTa se bIr3I nikAlI / bar3oM ke Age eka taruNa ko bIr3I pIne kI himmata karate dekha AhinA koMvara bhar3aka uThA : "isI ko kahate haiM alpavidyA bhayaMkarI ! he kRSNa, do akSara aMgrejI-baMgalA kyA par3ha gaye ki sira AsamAna para car3ha gyaa| siddha-munigaNa jisake lie AjIvana tapa kiye use hI yaha Aja ke mUr3hamati pA~voM Age kI miTTI meM pAnA cAhate hai| kRSNa-kRSNa ! goroM ke ye skUla aura kacaharI-daphtara kyA Aye : malecchoM kI bharamAra ho gyii| inheM nikAle binA nahIM calegA / he kRSNa, he kRSNa ! yaha nIca kahatA hai bhagavAna haiM hI nhiiN| maiM to tumheM hAthoMhAtha dikhA sakatA huuN| are, prabhu gosAIM ke Asana ke pAsavAle khUTe meM bhI bhagavAna haiN|" dhanapura bIr3I kA dhuA~ hAtha meM chitarAte hue ThaThA par3A / sarvathA nirbhaya, sarvathA sahaja / gosAIMjI ko chor3a aura sabakI kopa-dRSTi usI para / bhibhirAma hatabuddhisA socatA huaa| itane meM bhIgA gamachA lapeTe eka pada gunagunAte hue mANika barA ne praveza 28 / mRtyuMjaya

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kiyA aura gaTharI se dhotI Adi nikAlakara pahanane lgaa| kisI ne usa ora dhyAna na diyaa| vaha gunagunA rahA thA : "maribAra belA ITo ajAmile nArAyaNa nAma leile koTi janamaro jaita mahApApa tAro prAyazcita bhaila" sabhI cupa / tabhI madhu kevaTa Akara bolA : "prabhu ! mAtAjI Apako bhItara bulA rahI haiN|" gosAIMjI ne kahA : "hA~, unheM hI cAya lAne ko kaha do| koI bAta nahIM hai| aura kaha denA, bhojana tIna jana ke lie aura bnegaa|" dadhi baradalai ne kahA : "nahIM-nahIM, gosAiMna jI kyoM kaSTa kareMgI ? hama loga svayaM apanI vyavasthA kara leNge|" "nahIM dadhi," gosAIM jI bole "Aja kaI jarUrI bAteM karanI haiN| tuma thor3A hAtha ba~TA denA, basa, saba ho jaayegaa| Apake lie bhI sabake sAtha calegA na bhagata jI ?" "mANika baeNrA ne uttara diyA : "jaba se svarAjya ke lie vaoNlaNTiyara banA hU~ taba se nIti-niyamoM meM bhI zithilatA A gayI hai| burA huA kyA prabhu ?" "burA kyoM, acchA hI huA-" thor3I dera ve socate-se rahe / usake bAda bole : "deza meM sacamuca dharma to rahA hI nahIM / kevala nAma ke nIti-niyama haiN| inhIM kA AdhAra lekara loga brAhmaNa bana jAte haiM, bhagata bana jAte haiM, maulavI-mullA bana jAte haiN| vAstavika dharma to hotA hai mAnava dhrm| mAnava kA dukha nivAraNa karane ke lie hI buddha kA avatAra huaa| mahApuruSa zaMkaradeva aura mahAprabhu caitanya ne bhI mAnava-prema para hI bala diyaa| mAnava ke antara meM hI Izvara hai| Izvara ke viSaya meM unhoMne kucha kahA hI nahIM; 'bahujana hitAya, bahujana sukhAya' ko hI apanA ekamAtra dharma btaayaa|" gosAIjI phira apane meM kho rhe| kaI minaTa bAda bole : "maiM deza meM caudaha varSa ghUmA huuN| sthAna-sthAna para pravAsa karate samaya anubhava meM yahI AyA ki maTha-mandira aura masajida-giraje meM kevala purohita-maulavI aura pAdarI kA vAsa hotA hai, bhagavAna kA nhiiN| bhagavAna dukhI aura nirdhana ke sAtha rahate haiM / deza ke jana-jana se pyAra, dukhiyoM ke lie apanA jIvana taka utsarga kara denA : yahI vAstava meM hama sabakA yuga-dharma hai|" musakarAte hue eka dRSTi dhanapura kI ora DAlakara unhoMne Age kahA : "inhoMne apane mana kI bAta sAfa-sAfa kaha dI, yaha mujhe acchA lgaa| satya ko mAna lene se dharma ko samajhanA sarala ho jAtA hai| bhagavAna isa samaya deza se mRtyuMjaya | 29

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sacamuca vimukha ho cuke haiN| hameM apanA Atmabala jAgrata karake unheM lauTA lAnA hogA / " mANika baeNrA alAva ke pAsa A baiThA / khakhArakara galA sAfa karate hue gosAIjI ko sambodhita kiyA : "vizvAse milaya hari, tarphe bahu-bahu dUra ! Apake satra kA yaha zasya zyAmala anupama hai prabhu ! bhagavAna kA yahA~ nizcaya vAsa hai / hameM kevala unheM nidrA se jagAnA hogA / " tabhI sUtI mekhalA - cAdara meM lipaTI aura sira para A~cala sa~bhAle eka laghukAya gauravapUrNa mahilA AyIM aura mANika baeNrA ke pAsa cAya kI do kaToriyA~ rakhakara bhItara calI gayIM / dadhi ne usa sthAna ko pahale hI hAtha se jhAr3akara sAfa kara diyA thaa| phira ve eka kaTorI cAya aura lAyIM / kaTorI dhanapura ne lene ke lie hAtha bar3hAyA; magara gosAinajI ne kaTorI use na dekara sAfa kie hue sthAna para hI rkhii| dhanapura ne unakI kalAiyoM meM par3I cUr3iyoM kI khanaka sunI aura dekhA jhalakabhara tAje-tAje khile gulAboM jaisA mukhar3A / gosAinajI avasthA meM gosAIjI se bahuta kama lagIM : sAmAnyataH brAhmaNa bAlikAoM kA vivAha kama vaya meM hI kara diyA jAtA hai / dadhi ne dhanapura ko samajhAyA : "bhaiyA, gosAinajI ke hAtha se cAya nahIM lenI cAhie / kaTorI chU jAtI aura unheM abhI phira snAna karanA par3atA / dhanapura khilakhilA par3A : "lagatA hai prabhu, bhagavAna kI bAtoM kA ullaMghana ho rahA hai / " gosAina ne bhItara se pUchA : "cAya aura cAhie dadhi ?" dadhi ne AhinA kI tarafa dekhA / dhIre se bolA AhinA : "eka kaTorI aura milane se acchA to rahatA / " "aura tumheM jayarAma ?" "nahIM / " gosAina phira nirvAk pratimA kI taraha andara calI gyiiN| unake mekhale kI khasamasa banda hone para bhibhirAma ne dhanapura kI ora kar3I A~khoM se dekhate hue kahA : "dasa bhale jana ke bIca uThane-baiThane kI rIti bhI sIkho dhanapura / itanA bhI nahIM sIkhoge to deza kA kAma kaise karoge ?" dhanapura ne hoMThoM meM dabI bIr3I nikAlakara pheMka dI aura cAya cusakane lagA / Adhaeka minaTa bAda AhinA kI cAya Ate hI vaha bhI pIne lagA / 30 / mRtyuMjaya

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madhu machalI dhokara lAyA aura rasoIghara kI caukhaTa ke pAsa rakha diiN| mAMgura ko hA~r3I meM jIvita hI rakha chor3A thaa| pAnI kama hone ke kAraNa kharabhara-kharabhara kara rahI thiiN| cAya pIte-pIte AhinA musakarAkara bolA : "dhanapura so kAmapura se yahA~ aise Aye jaise diti rAjA Aye / lekina hamAre yahA~ bhI bAnezvara rAjA haiN| mAyaGa ke rAjA ! yahA~ ke rIti-rivAja sIkho bhAI, naMge pairoM nAco mata !" gosAIMjI ne isa bAra dhanapura kI ora dekhate hue kahA : "rela kI paTarI tumane pahale kabhI ukhAr3I hai ?" "jii|" "kahA~ ?" "kAmapura meN|" "auz2Ara haiM ?" "jI, relave ke eka gaiMgamaina se mA~ga lAyA huuN|" "de diye usane ?" "jI hA~ / kAmapura, bar3hamapura aura rohA meM bahuta-bahuta atyAcAra hue haiN| janatA isalie kSubdha ho uThI hai| idhara kyA sthiti hai ?" gosAIMjI ne batAyA : "yaha sthAna to bhItarI aMcala jaisA hai / isalie jyAdA atyAcAra yahA~ nahIM hue| lekina pAsa ke bilimArA gA~va meM miliTarI ne eka bur3hiyA ko bUToM se kucala-kucalakara adhamarA kara diyaa| bAta kucha nahIM thii| kAjalImukha meM inakA eka kaimpa hai| ve loga bur3hiyA ke kheta se dhAna kATakara le gaye / sunate hI buDhiyA jhAr3a lie hue unheM khader3ane daudd'ii| isI para ve loga pagalA uThe aura usa becArI kA hAla behAla kara diyaa| cAra dina taka kha na kI ulaTiyA~ karatI rahI / aba kucha ThIka hai|" bhibhirAma ke muMha se nikalA : "ina duSToM meM dayA-dharma, AvAra-vicAra to nAma ko nhiiN|" gosAIMjI bole : "sAmrAjyavAdI senA hotI hI aisI hai| paise ke lie kAma karatI hai na ! senApati jo kahe vahI unake lie veda-vAkya / inakA yadi mana palaTa jAye to eka dina meM hI rAvaNa kI taraha a~garez2oM kA bhI patana ho jAye / acchA, tilaka DekA ne kyA siMgA phUMkane meM prANa die ?" dhanapura ne batAyA : "jI hA~ / usake bAda guNAbhi baradala bhI mArA gayA joMgAlabalaha gar3ha meN|" mRtyuMjaya / 31

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jayarAma bole : "joMgAlabalahu to bar3A pavitra sthAna hai| vahA~ rakta bahA hai, to aba rakSA nhiiN|" "so kaise ?" bhibhirAma ne jAnanA caahaa| "joMgAlabalahu meM hI yahA~ ke rAjAoM ke pUrvaja the," jayarAma ne batAyA : "mAyaDa ke rAjA bhI unake hI vaMzaja rahe / jaba se bAnezvara rAjA ko yaha khabara milI hai, unakA kha na khaula rahA hai|" dhanapura ne TippaNI kI : "are rAjA kahalAne se kyA huA? nAma ke hI to haiM / janatantra ke isa yuga meM rAjA-vAjA sunate bhI acchA nahIM lagatA ?" AhinA koMvara ne TokA : "kyA kahate ho ? Aja ke chokare, para bAteM parazurAma kI ! kRSNa bhaja, kRSNa bhaja !" ___ mANika baeNrA ne kahA : "nahIM bhAI, burA mata maano| Ajakala ke lar3ake to guru-gosAI, rAjAbahAdura kisI ko bhI nahIM ginate !" dhanapura ne eka aura bIr3I jalA lii| saba kA cAya pInA ho cukA thaa| kaToriyA~ uThAkara madhu pokhare kI ora le calA / dhanapura ne kahA : "saccI bAta kahanA to adharma nahIM-tejavAna ke lie to kucha bhI adharma nhiiN|" jayarAma bolA: | "yaha to kRSNa gosAIM ho gayA : are koI tantra-mantra kara uThegA to jAna se lAyegA ! hA~ ! mujhe jAnatA nahIM hai|" dhanapura ha~sA : "tumhAre tantra mantra ko to maiM DhAka ke patte para rakhakara cATa jaauuNgaa|" jayarAma ne krodha meM Akara pAsa rakhA panabaTTA uThAkara dhanapura ke sira para mArA / dhanapura ne sira eka ora kara liyaa| panabaTTA jAkara machalIvAlI hA~DI para girA / usakA DhakanA lur3haka gayA aura machaliyA~ uchalakara bAhara jA par3IM aura chaTapaTAne lgiiN| dhanapura ke isa vyavahAra para sabhI ko burA lgaa| mantra-tantra ke mAnanevAloM ko usakI bAta bicchU ke DaMka kI taraha lgii| saba eka-dUsare kA muMha tAkane lage; lekina dhanapura nizcinta baiThA bIr3I pItA rhaa| jayarAma misamisAtA huA bolA : "pAkhaNDI kahIM kA! mAyaGa meM Akara mantra vidyA kA apamAna ! maiM isakA 32 / mRtyuMjaya

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badalA luuNgaa| Apa loga mujhe doSa mata denaa| maiM ise mantra dvArA bAMdha na dUM to-" "are Apa isa ajAmila kI bAtoM para dhyAna na deM," bhibhirAma ne smjhaayaa| AhinA koMvara ne adhamuMdI A~kheM kholI : "lar3a ke, durjana kI sArI durjanatA nikAlanA hama jAnate haiN| yahA~ kitane Aye aura bher3a-bakarI banA diye gaye / kRSNa, kRSNa ! aise-aise bANa haiM hamAre pAsa jo thAlI meM sajI agni kI jota kI taraha pIchA kareM / kRSNa, kRSNa !" dhanapura ne AhinA koMvara kI ora dekhate hue kahA : "bahuta-bahuta ojhA dekha cukA hUM, AhinA koMvara bhAI / eka the jo sAMpa ke Dase ko ThIka karane gaye, para pAnI-pAnI hue lauTa Aye / dUsare apane mantra se jvara utArane cale the; para jvara ne eka jo sunI ho unakI ! tIsare mahodaya mantra dvArA lar3akiyoM kA sira phirA dete aura unase byAha kiyA karate / yahI saba hai ApakI ojhAI ? aura phira vivAha meM kumantra se kAma lenA ! upavAsa ke kAraNa kahIM vaha aceta ho jAye to kahA jAye kumaMtra kiyA gayA / jAla phailAkara Apa loga bAgha pakar3ate haiM aura bhAle bhoMka-bhoMkakara mArate haiM, magara ghoSita kareMge ki use mantra dvArA maaraa| sacamuca samartha ho to mere Upara calAo mantra / dekhU to-" jayarAma isa bAra cUMsA tAne dhanapura kI ora lpkaa| gosAIM bole : "kyA yaha khokhale kATha kI taraha tuma loga eka-dUsare se bhir3a rahe ho ? maiM sira para Aga kI hA~DI uThAye hue hU~ aura tuma ho ki sAre uddezya ko hI jaise bhUla gye| isa taraha nahIM calA krtaa| mere hI pAsa mantra-tantra kI aneka pothiyA~ par3I haiN| maiMne kisI ko chuA taka nahIM hai / mantra-tantra ke dina aba gaye / aba yuga yantroM kA hai| aba kAma bAhubala se karanA hogaa|" mANika baeNrA ne pUchA : "bhojana meM aura kitanI dera hai ?" gosAI ne madhu kI ora dekhaa| usane machaliyoM ko punaH hA~DI meM DAlakara Upara DhakanA rakha diyA thaa| bolA vaha : "dera koI nahIM hai| abhI saba ho jAtA hai| sabake lie yahIM prabandha karU~ ? kyoM bhagatajI, ThIka na ?" | mANika varA ne kahA : "hA~-hA~, isameM bhalA ThIka na hone kI kyA bAta ! gosAIjI ke yahA~ kA prasAda aura jagannAthajI kA prasAda eka hI to haiN|" dhanapura musakarAyA : "prasAda ! sIdhA-pAnI sAtha lekara ghUmane vAle bhagata aura brAhmaNa Ajakala raha kahA~ gaye haiN| sabhI to eka samAna ho gaye haiN|" mRtyuMjaya | 33.

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" kalayuga hai na bhAI / " dadhi ne kahA / haThAt gosAIM bole : "kAmapura se gosAIjI ne patra meM likhA hai ki tuma loga hamArI sahAyatA karane Aye ho / ThIka hai na ?" bhibhirAma ne uttara diyA : "jI hA~ / samaya aba aise hI kAmoM kA hai / Apane vahA~ se Aye kAg2az2a - patroM ko dekha liyA hai na ?" "hA~, dekha liyaa| lagatA hai aba ina logoM ke pAsa aura upAya hai nahIM / a~garez2oM kI hAlata acchI nahIM hai / jApAnI dabAte hue Age bar3hate A rahe haiM / inakI bhagadar3a ko dekha, lagatA hai asama kSetra inase khAlI hote bahuta samaya nahIM lagegA / magara hameM jApAna kI adhInatA bhI svIkAra nahIM karanI hai / isIlie apanI gurillA senA saMgaThita karake svAdhIna sarakAra sthApita karanI hogii| sunA hai ki AI0 ena0 e0 ke sAtha subhASacandra bosa bhI A gaye haiM / " " magara kamyunisTa loga to unheM jApAnI piTThU batA rahe hai / " gosAI gambhIra ho Aye : "bilakula nirAdhAra / ve kyoM kisI ke piTThU hoMge ? ve to hamAre sarvamAnya netA haiN| apane patra meM gosAIjI ne hAjArikA kI bAta bhI likhI hai / bandUkeM juTA lI gayIM kyA ?" "bArapUjiyA vAlI sabhA meM yojanA banI thI / dasa-bAraha hAtha meM bhI A gayI haiM / lekina bandUqa jamA karake hogA kyA ? cAhie gurillA yuddha ke lie prazikSaNa / hamAre pAsa to subhASa bosa jaisA netA bhI nahIM / " gosAIjI jaise bhItara-bhItara soca rahe hoM isa prakAra bole : "hA~, hamAre to netA kyA aura svayaMsevaka kyA koI eka tIra taka nahIM sAdha sakatA / phira jaisA ekAnta sthAna isa kAma ke lie cAhie vaha bhI kahA~ hai ! isa samaya to sikhAne vAlA hai na sIkhane vAle / U~ce svara se 'ahiMsA burI cIz2a hai, burI cIja hai' cillAne mAtra se to kucha hogA nahIM ?" 1 "isakI vyavasthA Apa mAyaGa meM hI kyoM nahIM karate ?" "usI kI to soca rahA hU~ / prazna hai AdamiyoM kA aura paise kA / acchA qhaira, ye bAteM dhIre-dhIre pUrI hoNgii| abhI to sAmane khar3e kAma kI bAta karU~ / sAta dina hue hamArA eka dala gayA thaa| binA kucha kiye lauTa AyA / " "kyoM ?" " latA - kATA yuddha kI kahAvata sunI hai na ? samajha lo inhoMne bhI sArA samaya latA kATane meM hI khapA diyA / " bhibhirAma ne ucchvAsa lete hue kahA : 34 / mRtyuMjaya

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"yaha to bar3e kheda kI bAta huI / ' "hA~, lekina ve rAstA dekha Aye haiM / aura jagaha bhI nizcita kara lI hai / " "para kAma kyoM nahIM kara sake ?" "miliTarI kA paharA rahatA hai n| sainikoM ko gazta lagAte dekha Dara gaye / " " kAyara / " bhibhirAma ne viraktipUrvaka kahA / "tumhAre AdamI kaise haiM ?" "bharose ke aura sAhasI / " "ThIka hai; khA-pIkara aura bAteM kareMge / bhojana laga rahA hai| aura jayarAma suno, mANika baeNrA ko sone ke lie tuma apane ghara le jAnA / dhanapura tumhAre sAtha jAyegA, madhu / isa bIca Aja hI rAta dhanapura ko sAtha lekara zilaDubi jAnA aura bandUka sahita layarAma ko livA lAnA / " "layarAma kauna hai ?" bhibhirAma ne pUchA I "layarAma koca / bar3A durjaya zikArI hai / " " acchA rahegA ! bandUqa to hameM cAhie bhI / " itane meM gosAinajI ne bhojana parasa diyA / bAsamatI cAvala kI sugandha ! eka bAra ko to sabhI ko tara kara gayI / dhanapura ne pattala kI ora dekhA : " TamATara par3e zItala machalI kA jhola, kele ke phUla kI bhAjI, aura zItala machalI kA hI talA huA peTU / dhIraja rakhanA bhArI ho AyA to bolA : "caliye, bhojana parosA huA hai, dera karane se kyA lAbha / " gosAIMjI halake se ha~sa diye aura uThakara sandhyA-vandana ke lie andara cale gaye / bhibhirAma hAtha-mu~ha dhokara A gayA / jayarAma aura dadhi bhI apanI-apanI pattaloM para A jame / mANika pahale se thA hI / AhinA ko mu~ha kA pAna thUkakara Ane meM cAraeka minaTa lage / madhu bhAta parasane ke lie vahA~ tainAta rhaa| 1 AhinA ke Ate-Ate dhanapura kI pattala lagabhaga sAfa ho cukI thii| use jora kI bhUkha lagI huI thI / khAne kA tarIqA bhI alaga thA: caTAcaTa - sapAsapa kI AvAja hotI / kaccI mirca bhI pUrI kI pUrI cabA rahA thA / kaura nigalatA to usakI bhI AvAz2a AtI / aura ko bhojana karane meM sAmAnya samaya jaisA lagA / lagatA hI / AhinA 'he kRSNa, he kRSNa' kahatA huA bhojana karane baiThA to dhanapura kI ora dekhane lagA / dhanapura madhu se bhAta aura tarakArI aura mA~ga rahA thA / AhinA ke muMha se nikalA : " he kRSNa, pichale janama meM yahI bhIma rahA hogaa| tabhI to hama kaura taka nahIM uThA pAye ora isane pUrI pattala sAfa kara lii|" anya saba jana cupa rhe| jayarAma aura mANika baeNrA bhojana karate samaya mRtyuMjaya / 35

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bolate nahIM the / dadhi baradala catura AdamI thA : bhojana aura vAda-vivAda ko tIna aura chaha jaisA mAnatA thA / AhinA ne usakI ora dekhate hue kahA : "he kRSNa, tuma kyA dadhi, cuppI hI sAdhe rahoge ?" " nahIM koMvara, vaisI bAta nahIM hai / para dekhatA hU~ tuma to khA hI nahIM rahe ho / " vara ke kahe jAte hI AhinA mAno AsamAna se jA lgaa| bar3A AtmasantoSa milA use / bolA : "tuma to par3he-likhe ho bhAI / saba samajhate hI ho| hameM cilArAya ne basAyA thA / kRSNa, kRSNa !" isa bAra jayarAma medhi ne mauna bhaMga kiyA : "koMvara kI duma lagI hone para to yaha hAla hai, nahIM kyA karate / kula ko pahacAnanA itanA sarala nahIM / " AhinA ne cir3acir3e svara meM kahA : "kRSNa, kRSNa ! tumhAre jaisA hamAre vaMza kA nAma miTA nahIM hai / tumhAre to pUrvaja lAluGa the, aba kahIM koca kI paMkti meM Aye haiM / " dhanapura bhAta parase taka hAtha cATa rahA thA / bolA : "aise hI tarka-vitarkoM se deza caupaTa huA hai / Ahoma rAjAoM ke samaya bApadAde ghuTanoM taka dhotI khUMTe vIra sAhasI kahalAte the / aMgarez2oM ke kAla meM loga laha~gA dhAraNa kara lugAI bana rahe haiM / " rAjA ke beTe hote to patA tabhI madhu Akara bhAta aura tarakArI parosa gayA / dhanapura udhara juTa gyaa| acAnaka hinA koMvara ke masUr3e meM machalI kA kA~TA jA aTakA / kA~TA nikAlakara usane eka ghUMTa pAnI piyA / taba kahA : "are, tuma loga to saba raiyata - maz2adUra the| kachArI rAje tuma sabako laskara kahate the, aura Ahoma rAje 'lahakara' / isalie tumheM aba kula kI ora dekhate Dara lagatA hai / kRSNa-kRSNa !" "taba raiyata the, magara aba nahIM dekhate ki hue haiN| z2amAnA aba raiyyata maz2adUra kA hI hai, mAya ke rAjA kA aba kyA dharA hai ? Ahoma, gaye / " dhanapura ha~sa diyaa| hoMTha para lage bhAta ke dAne pattala para gire / bolA : hama sabhI svarAjya ke sainika bane rAjA - mantrI kA nahIM / tumhAre koca, kachArI sabhI rAje to cale AhinA bolA : "jarA aMgarez2a cale jAyeM to dekhanA ! hama mAyar3a meM rAjA banAte haiM yA nahIM, kRSNa-kRSNa !" dhanapura ne kahA : 36 / mRtyuMjaya

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"bhagata, una para aba cullU bhara pAnI chir3aka do to acchaa| aba to deza meM matadAna hogaa| matadAna dvArA membara cunakara zilaD. bhejanA hogaa| membara hI apanoM meM se mantrI cuneMge, aura ye mantrI hI deza claayeNge|" "he kRSNa-kRSNa, isa bhUta kI bAteM sunane se kyA lAbha !" AhinA bdd'bdd'aayaa| dhanapura kahane lagA : "ye tumhAre sImAvartI rAjAoM ke bacce aba bhI rAjya kI AzA nahIM chor3anA caahte| lekina samajha rakho yaha saba aba calegA nhiiN|" bhibhirAma bIca meM par3A : ___ "jhUThamUTha kA vivAda mata bar3hAo dhanapura / jaba se Aye ho taba se barAbara hI kharoMca rahe ho| aura AhinA bhaiyA, itanA tuma bhI jAna lo ki aba voTa to hogA hii| yahI yugadharma hai| dvAdaza skandha meM vasumatI ne rAjAoM ke bAre meM kyA kahA hai, smaraNa hai na ? anya saba jitane rAje haiM, daitya taka bhI ho mahAsUra mahAbalI aura buddhimanta / hAthoM kAla ke sabhI ho cuke haiM cUrNa dharatI para raha gayIM aba mAtra kahAniyA~ / " antima grAsa samApta karate hue jayarAma ne bhI hA~ meM hA~ milAyI : "ThIka hI kahate ho bhaaii| raha gayIM aba mAtra kahAniyA~ / " mANika baeNrA bhI khAnA zeSa kara cukA thaa| bolA : "Age kI kar3I to aura bhI bhAvapUrNa hai : anta samaya AyA sabakI huI visaMgati / chor3a mujhe ve saba kahA~ gaye nRpati // utpanna sabhI mujhase mujha meM hote lIna / baMda-baMda jaise hotA jala vilIna // " bhojana ko bhUla AhinA koMvara avAka huA pada suna rahA thaa| anya sabhI jana apanA-apanA zeSa kara cuke the| saba uThane kI taiyArI kara rahe the| dhanapura to niyama bhaMgakara apanA pattala uThAye hue pIche kI ora jA bhI cukA thaa| madhu ne kahA : "koMvara ne to khAyA hI nhiiN| khA lIjiye na jldii| rAta kAfI bIta cukI hai| kaI aura kAma par3e haiN|" AhinA koMvara jaldI-jaldI khAne lgaa| bhibhirAma ne kahA : "madhu, gosAIMjI bhojana kara cuke ?" "nahIM, abhI to karane baiThe hI haiN|" mRtyuMjaya / 37

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bhibhirAma ko nIMda satAne lagI thii| madhu ko bichone kI vyavasthA karane ke lie kahakara vaha alAva ke pAsa cilama sulagAne lgaa| vahIM se usane dekhA ki jayarAma medhi aura AhinA koMvara bhI khAnA khAkara uThe aura cale gye| thor3I dera bAda madhu aura dhanapura bhI cale jAyeMge / gosAIMjI se andara bAteM karake dadhi badala bhI abhI-abhI cale gaye / thor3I dera bAda madhu ne lAkara eka caTAI bichA dii| thor3A puAla usa para DAlA aura khaddara kI cAdara Upara bichA dI / sirahAne eka phUladAra takiyA bhI rakhA gayA aura anta meM eka kambala bhI / yaha saba karake dhanapura ko sAtha liye hue madhu vahA~ se calA gayA / kucha hI miniTa gaye hoMge ki gosAIjI bAhara A gaye aura bhibhirAma ke pAsa A baiThe / usakI AMkheM jhapakatI dekhakara ve bole : "acchA, tumheM nIMda nahIM lagI hai| dera taka nahIM rokUMgA / " bhibhirAma ne cilama eka tarafa rakha dI aura sira ko eka jhaTakA-sA dete hue kahA : "nahIM-nahIM; nIMda kI socane se nahIM clegaa| hAtha meM jo kAma hai vaha jitanA z2arUrI hai utanA hI qhatare kA / Apane usa sthAna ko svayaM dekhA hai na ?" "svayaM to nahIM dekhA, magara kAmapura ke gosAIMjI ne pUrA vivaraNa vahA~ kA diyA hai|" "mujhe bhI batAyA thA unhoMne do pahAr3oM ke bIca eka sa~karA sthAna / unake anusAra relagAr3I ko yadi paTarI se vahIM girAyA jAya to Dabbe idhara-udhara lur3hakakara khaDDa meM jA raheMge aura taba kaI dinoM taka miliTarI ko rasada-pAnI taka ke lie hAtha malate raha jAnA par3egA / " gosAIjI kI mukhamudrA gambhIra ho AyI / gAla para hAtha rakhate hue bole : "hA~, vivaraNa se sthAna to yahI lagatA : lekina - " " bhibhirAma kI prazna- bharI dRSTi ekadama se unakI ora uThI / gosAIM ne eka-eka zabda ko tolate hue kahA : bhibhirAma, suzikSita sainikoM se bhUla ho jAtI hai| hama sAdhAraNa janoM se to aura bhI ho sakatI hai / maiM isalie soca-vicArakara yathAsaMbhava sahI DhaMga se kAma karane ke pakSa meM hU~ / kyoM na kala ko hama loga yahA~ se tIna daloM meM ba~Takara kamArakucI Azrama taka jAyeM aura Avazyaka lagane para usa sthAna ke bAre meM phira vicAra kara leM ? kAma ke AdamiyoM kA bahuta abhAva hai / tumhArA yaha dhanapura jarUra eka yogya vyakti lagatA hai / dekhate ho na, usameM na durAva-chipAva hai na cApalUsI / acchA, phiza pleTa yaha khola to sakegA na ?" I bhibhirAma ha~sa diyA / 38 / mRtyuMjaya

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"he bhagavAn, taba kyA maiM sAtha meM ayogya vyakti lAyA hU~ ? dhanapura bar3A durdama hai, nirbhaya / bilkula jaise siMha ho|" gosAIM ne jAnanA cAhA ki fiza pleTa kholane meM use kitanA samaya lgegaa| bhibhirAma ne batAyA ki pandraha minaTa to laga hI jaayeNge| adhika bhI laga sakate haiN| gosAI socate hue bole : "bIsaeka minaTa meM pUrA ho jAye kAma, taba lauTakara A sakate haiM / nahIM to gazta lagAnevAloM ke hAthoM pakar3a liye jAne kI sambhAvanA hai|" ThIka hai, use jaldI se jaldI kAma nibaTAne se lie kahanA hogaa|" thor3A Thaharakara bhibhirAma ne pUchA, "Apake yahA~ se kauna-kauna jAyegA ?" "jinheM Aja yahA~ dekhA, ve hI sb|" "saba vizvasanIya haiM ?" "hA~, AhinA koMvara thor3A AlasI hai, basa / sArA jIvana afIma khAne se aisA ho gyaa| aba ThIka ho AyA hai|" bhibhirAma ne AzaMkA prakaTa kI : "kahIM gala graha na bana jaaye|" "nhiiN| vaha tamAma rAstoM se paricita hai|" gosAI ne kahA : "hamAre logoM meM do hI burI AdateM haiN| bAteM bahata karate haiM; aura jAti-pAMti ko lekara bhI ulajha par3ate haiM / isa avasara para dhyAna rakhanA hogaa|" "itanI jaldI jAnevAlI AdateM nahIM ye gosaaiijii|" bhibhirAma bolaa| "kintu paristhiti svayaM inheM chor3ane ke lie bAdhya kregii| acchA bhAI, hama donoM alaga-alaga daloM meM raheMge / eka pakar3A gayA to dUsarA bacA rhegaa|" bhibhirAma kicit cintita ho AyA : "ThIka hai, isa naiyA ke na DUbane taka kheU~gA hii|" gosAIjI haMsakara bole : "tuma buddhimAna ho bhAI / viplavI isI prakAra banate haiM / garbha se sIkhakara koI nahIM aataa|" bhibhirAma ne kahA : "jI hA~, apanA kAma karate hue chaha mahIne bhI yadi hama Tika gaye taba acche kAryakartAoM ko kamI nahIM rhegii|" "kisI bhI dazA meM apanI zakti ko saMghaTita karanA hamAre lie bahuta Avajyaka hai / asthi meM chaha vyaktiyoM ko phAMsI kI sajA milI hai| simura meM gharoM meM se logoM ko khIMca-khIMcakara una para akatha atyAcAra kiye gaye haiN| baliyA, mRtyuMjaya | 39

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satArA, medinIpura : jidhara dekho yahI hAla hai / taba bhI to hamArI paMcAyatI sarakAra sthira nahIM raha sakI hai / " bhibhirAma ne kahA : "una bAtoM kI carcA karane se kyA lAbha ? 'kareMge yA mareMge' hama isI bhAvanA se Age bddh'eNge| sarUpathAra kI rela durghaTanA ke kAraNa kahIM kuzala koMvara ko phA~sI kI sajA hI na mile aur...|" kahate hue bhibhirAma kA svara kho rahA / gosAIM bole : "sunA hai bar3hamapura meM bhI tIna jana mAre gaye !" bhibhirAma ne vistAra se batAyA : "bar3e bhoja ke dina maiM vahIM thaa| bhoja ke bAda hama saba kAma meM juTane ko the / akasmAt kaI miliTarIvAle A nikale aura lage dAgane golI / bhogezvarI phukananI Age thI / 'mahAtmA gAMdhI kI jaya' kahatI huI lur3haka gayI / sATha varSIyA vRddhA / saba use dAdI khte| use girate dekha ThagI sUta Age bddh'aa| phukananI ke hAtha ke tiraMge ko usane saMbhAla liyA / agale hI kSaNa vaha bhI golI kA zikAra banA / usake bAda lakSmI hajArikA daur3ate hue pahu~cA / vaha bhI mArA gayA / lAzeM surakSita sthAna para lAkara rakhane ke bAda dekhA gayA ki lakhI meM abhI prANa zeSa the / usI avasthA meM unhoMne jeba meM bace hue chaha paise nikAle aura svarAjya-nidhi ko arpita kara diye| usa dRzya ko dekhane ke bAda jIvana ke prati merA sArA moha hI jAtA rhaa| do dina Age yA pIche maranA sabako hai hI / " mahadAnanda gosAIM sthira dRSTi se bhibhirAma ke mu~ha ko dekhate hue kucha dera cupa rhe| bAda meM bole : "tumane abhI ghara-saMsAra basAyA nahIM hai kyA ?" "saba haiM; para aba saba kA bhAra bhagavAna para sauMpa AyA hU~ / " gosAIM ke svara meM cintA ghula AyI : "bhagavAna tumhAre parivAra ko sakuzala rakheM / " usake bAda eka saghana ucchvAsa unake kaNTha se nikalI / aura sAmane zUnya meM dekhate hue ve apane meM kho rahe / tIna eka minaTa bAda haThAt bhibhirAma ne pUchA : "koI aura bAta kyA I I "nahIM; para ghara meM ye saba maiMne bhI batAyA nahIM hai / soca rahA hU~ kyA batAU~, kaise !" "Apako to zAyada vivAha kiye abhI bahuta dina nahIM hue ?" "hA~, acchA chodd'o| apane sAtha thor3I khAdya sAmagrI aura baratana Adi bhI to le jAne hoMge / kamArakuci meM kaI aura jana bhI sAtha ho jAyeMge / gosAIMjI ne ciTThI meM likhA bhI hai / madhu zilaDubI se banduqa lekara kala lauTa AyegA / Ate 40 / mRtyuMjaya #

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Ate rAta ho jaayegii| bhojana ke uparAnta kala ko hI cala deM ? kaisA rahegA ? rAjA mAyaGa soNamATi, baragA~va Adi meM to paharA lagA hai| isalie sIdhe rAste jAnA nahIM bnegaa| tumhAre sAtha dadhi ko kara duuNgaa| vaha buddhimAna hai / madhu ko saba rAste mAlUma haiN| usake lie kisI prakAra kI cintA nahI hai|" bhibhirAma ko nIMda ghera rahI thii| jaMbhAI lete hue bolA : "aura koI bAta ? sAmAna kA intaz2Ama to ho gayA hogA ?" "cAvala nikAla rakhA hai| hA~DI-karachula ghara se le leMge / thAlI-kaTorI kA kAma pattoM se liyA jaayegaa| kucha aura Avazyaka lagA to kamarakuci meM dekha leNge| o, tumhArI A~kha jhapaka rahI hai| jAo soo|" bhibhirAma kambala or3hate hue bolA : "yahA~ sarakArI bhediye to nahIM Ate na ?" "nahIM / unakI khabara pahale hI mila jAtI hai| apane AdamI bhI barAvara lage rahate haiN|" ___ gosAIM kucha dera gumasuma baiThe rhe| phira jaise apane ko svayaM uThAte hue dhIredhore cale gye| mRtyuMjaya / 41

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tIna madhu ko halakA-halakA buqhAra thaa| magara usake lie yaha mAmUlI bAta thii| saca meM cintA use dUsarI hI kureda rahI thI aura vaha thI ki relagAr3I ke ulaTane se iMjana aura Dabbe hI cara-cara nahIM hoMge, saikar3oM jana kI jAneM bhI jaayeNgii| dharmaadharma kA yaha yakSa-prazna use nirantara kureda rahA thaa| bhale hI unakI camar3I gorI ho; magara haiM to ve manuSya hI ! ___usake pIche-pIche dhanapura calA A rahA thaa| apanI ba~dhI caal| bIr3I pItA huA / nirdvandva / cAroM ora ke ghupa a~dhere meM usakI bIr3I kA gula AkAzadIpa-sA Tima-Tima kara uThatA thaa| ___madhu ko raha-rahakara lagatA ki Aja yadi mahAtmAjI jela ke bAhara hote to isa prakAra ke kAmoM kI anumati kabhI nahIM dete / gosAIjI ke yahA~ bhI jaba isa kAryakrama para vicAra kiyA jA rahA thA, usa samaya bhI apanI sahamati usane vyakta nahIM kI thii| aba kAryakrama jaba hAtha meM le liyA gayA taba usane kisI prakAra kI bAdhA upasthita karanA ThIka nahIM smjhaa| asamaMjasa meM par3e rahanA, g2alata salAha denA, yA rAste meM ror3e aTakAnA : use kabhI nahIM suhAyA / gosAIjI ko to vaha devatA-svarUpa mAnatA rahA hai / Aja bhI mAnatA hai| lekina mAnava-hatyA ke bhaya se hI usakI AtmA kA~pa rahI hai / umake mana meM bhI vaisA hI vipAda utpanna ho rahA thA jaisA kabhI arjuna ke citta meM utpanna huA thaa| kAma karane se vaha kabhI nahIM ktraayaa| lekina Aja ! Aja apane kartavya-pAlana meM use dvidhA satA rahI thii| laya rAma machalI kA ThekedAra hai| mAyaGa kI gAraGa aura pakariyA jhIloM kA ThekA use hI milatA rahA hai / hajAroM kI kamAI usane machalI kI vikrI se kI hai| bandUka kA lAiseMsadAra bhI hai| sAtha ke sAtha yahA~ jUTa kI lambI-caur3I khetI bhI jamA rakhI hai / ghara guvAhATI nagara meM hai| eka nagA~va meM bhI hai| gosAIjI kA antaraMga mitra jaisA hai vaha / lekina layarAma kI dhanADhyatA hI madhu jaise kaI machuoM ke maraNa kA kAraNa bhI banI / svayaM madhu jisa jhIla meM eka yuga se machalI mAra-mArakara apanI jIvikA

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calA rahA thA, use idhara kaI varSoM se layarAma nIlAmI meM lapaka letA thA / bAdhya hokara vaha gosAIM ke pAsa calA AyA thA / gosAIjI kI apanI khetI-bArI hai aura pokhara bhI / ve svayaM inheM nahIM dekha pAte; sArI dekhabhAla dUsaroM se hI karAte haiM / madhu unakI jamIna ko baTAI para jotA hai| sAtha hI, pokhara meM machalI bhI pakar3A karatA hai / gA~va ke aura bhI kaI haiM jo isI prakAra apanI jIvikA calAte haiN| gosAIjI ne duniyA dekhI hai / deza meM dUra-dUra taka ghUme - phire haiM / isalie vyavahAra kuzala hI nahIM, prabuddha bhI haiM ve / sA~jha ke samaya unake yahA~ prAyaH baiThaka jamA karatI / aisI hI eka baiThaka meM relagAr3I ulaTane kA nirNaya liyA gayA thA / usa samaya vaha samajha nahIM pAyA thA usakI ki aisI kArravAI se hogA kyA / aba jaise-jaise samaya nikaTa AtA gayA, samajha meM paiThatA calA ki usa sabakA artha kyA hogA / kucha dina pahale gosAIMjI ke yahA~ eka baiThaka meM jo kAryakartA loga ikaTThA hue the ve saba bhI isI para vicAra karate rahe the / svabhAvataH aba use laga rahA hai ki yaha kAryakrama gAMdhIjI ke satyAgraha kA bhAga nahIM hai / yaha to sIdhe-sIdhe jIvahatyA hogI; naramedha / dhanapura ke hoMThoM meM dabI bIr3I apanA astitva dhIre-dhIre kho AyI thI / madhu aura vaha donoM aba eka pahAr3I sote ke pAsa jA pahu~ce the| vahIM eka puliyA bhI thI / usa para khar3e hokara donoM ne kSaNa-bhara ke lie dUra-dUra taka dekhA / kahIM kucha dikhAI nahIM par3A / " z2arA diyAsalAI kI eka tIlI to jalAo / " madhu ne kahA / "nahIM," mu~ha kI bIr3I pheMkate hue dhanapura phusaphusAyA / I "are yahA~ koI nahIM / Daro mt| idhara zahatUta kA jaMgala hai| usake pAra nadI aura kinAre-kinAre baluI dharatI / layarAma kA ghara bhI vahIM kahIM hai / " madhu ko dhanapura meM phira bhI koI sugabugI jagatI nahIM lagI / tIlI jalAnA to dUra usane jeba se diyAsalAI taka nahIM nikaalii| itanA avazya dhIre se kahA ki isa sote meM ghuTane-bhara pAnI hogA, hama loga AsAnI se pAra kara leMge / madhu ne batAyA : "puliyA se do hAtha Age dAyIM ora mur3ate hI eka pagaDaNDI hai / usI se Age bar3hanA ThIka rahegA / " donoM puliyA se nIce utara Aye aura gaUghATa kI ora bar3he cale / sote meM pAnI sacamuca kama thA / AsAnI se use pAra karake donoM pagaDaNDI kI ora bar3hane ko hue ki acAnaka kisI ke khakhArane kI AvAz2a AI / madhu eka kSaNa ko sahama sA gayA / dhanapura ke kAna meM phusaphusAyA : "lagatA hai faujI pahare para haiN| udhara se jAnA ThIka nhiiN| idhara Ao / layarAma ke pichavAr3e kI tarafa jo ghanA jaMgala par3atA hai, udhara nikalanA ThIka mRtyuMjaya / 43

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hogaa| kaisA saba bhutahA laga rahA hai yaha jaMgala bhii| tumhAre pAsa dAva to hai na ?" "hA~; Darate kyoM ho?" dhanapura ne usakI tarafa kanakhiyoM se dekhaa| donoM sote ke kinAre-kinAre a~dhere jaMgala ko cIrate hue Age bar3hane lge| udhara se lakar3ahAroM aura bher3a-bakariyoM ke Ane-jAne kA rAstA thaa| isI se jahAM-tahA~ miTTI ke TIle the, sAre meM Ubar3a-khAbar3a aura kaTIlI jhaaddiyaaN| madhu rAstA pahacAnatA huA Age-Age cala rahA thaa| dhanapura cupacApa usake piichepiiche| donoM jaba jaMgala ke dUsare chora para pahu~ce taba madhu ne kahA : "are, eka bAta to maiM batAnA hI bhUla gayA ! kaisA vajra mUrkha haiM maiM bhI !" "kyA huA?" dhanapura ke kAna khar3e hue| "layarAma ke pAsa to eka hI bandUqa hai| isa eka se aMgarejI phaujiyoM kA sAmanA kaise kareMge ! apanI sAdhAraNa buddhi se maiM to yahI samajha pAtA hU~ ki hiMsA ko apanAkara hama kucha nahIM kara skeNge|" dhanapura ha~sane lagA : "jisameM kucha kara gujarane kA sAhasa na ho vaha na kucha hiMsA se kara sakatA hai na ahiMsA se / lagatA hai tumameM sAhasa kI hI kamI hai|" madhu ko bahuta burA lgaa| bAta jaise usake kaleje ko cheda gyii| phira bhI avasara kA dhyAna karake dhanapura se usane dhIre se kahA : ___"ApakI to hara bAta hI nirAlI hai| Apa jaise veda-vidhAnoM se hI nahIM, cAroM sImAoM se bhI pare haiM / para maiM to kisI se bhI alaga nhiiN| tabhI to cintA meM par3A huuN| merI AtmA itane prANiyoM kI hatyA ko svIkAra nahIM kara paatii|" ___"are, magara aba ghATa para par3e murade kI taraha bar3abar3Ane se lAbha ! kucha bhI aba socanA-kahanA adhikAra ke bAhara hai| isase aba chuTakArA bhI nhiiN| udhara turahI bajI aura idhara raNacaNDI uTha khar3I huI ! basa ! hameM aba raNa meM hI utaranA hai| tuma soco to madhu bhAI, ki jina faujiyoM ne tilaka kA kalejA cheda DAlA, bhAgezvarI kI hatyA kI, subhadrA becArI para usa taraha julma DhAyA-hamArI yaha lar3AI unake viruddha hai| mauvAmariyoM aura barmiyoM ke yuddhoM se bhI yaha kahIM adhika bhayaMkara hai / basa, itanA jAna lo ki hamArI asalI lar3AI to yaha hai / " dhanapura ne eka bIr3I sulagA lii| calate-calate donoM jaMgala ke bAharI ber3e ke pAsa A gye| ber3A adhika U~cA hI thaa| donoM phAMdakara pAra ho gye| haThAt thor3I dera ke lie donoM ThiThake / madhu ne dhanapura kA ceharA dekhanA caahaa| aMdhere ke kAraNa, lekina dikhA kucha nhiiN| cunautI ke svara meM usane kahA : "maiM madhu hU~, samajhe ! koI airA-gairA nhiiN| AdamI kI z2indagI bhI aisI-vaisI 44 mRtyuMjaya

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cIz2a nahIM hotI ki bali kA bakarA samajha liyA jaaye| bhalA batAiye to kurukSetra meM hI arjuna ko kyA ho gayA thA ? aisA nahIM ki bhaya ke kAraNa kAtara ho uThA thA / use dharmAdharma ke vicAra ne jhijhor3akara viSAda meM DAlA thA / jIvahatyA mahApApa hai, jAnate ho !" "to Apa machalI kyoM mArate haiM ? machalI mAranA pApa nahIM ?" madhu niruttara ! soca meM pdd'aa| kyA manuSya aura machalI ke prANa eka samAna nahIM ? dhanapura ne Age kahA : " dekhA nahIM, gAMdhIjI ke hI svayaMsevakoM kA kyA hAla huA ?" madhu ke muMha meM bola na thA / dhanapura dekha nahIM sakA, para usake mAthe para pasIne kI bUMdeM chalaka AIM / dhanapura kahatA gayA : "patA hai mANika bhagata aura bhibhirAma jaise logoM ne gurillA yuddha kI kyoM socI ? isalie ki dUsarA cArA nahIM hai / videziyoM ko bhArata ke bAhara khader3anA hI hogA / " madhu ne isa bAra bhI koI uttara nahIM diyA / dhanapura bhI isalie cupa ho rahA / madhu kI tabIyata vaise bhI ThIka nahIM thI / lekina usakI cinnA na karake vaha apane tAtkAlika kartabya aura dAyitva ke bAre meM hI soca rahA thA / zahatUta vAlA vaha jaMgala ghanA nahIM thA / bIca-bIca meM kisI ne rezama kA kIr3A bhI pAla rakhA thaa| Asa-pAsa koI paharedAra hone kA saMketa nahIM milA / donoM jahA~ Akara khar3e ho gaye the, vahA~ sAfa-sutharI jagaha thii| keMcue yA jhIMgura taka nahIM the / jaMgala se thor3A hI Age brahmaputra se nikalA AtA eka sotA thA / isake pAra hI layarAma ke gaMgabarAra vAle kheta zurU ho jAte the / idhara kaI barasa se ina khetoM ko brahmaputra kI bAr3ha ne bhI mukta rakhA thaa| eka-eka kheta lahalahA rahA thaa| isa bAra fasala vaise bhI acchI huI thii| qharIfa kI fasala to isa z2amIna para cAhe jitanI ugAyI jA sakatI thI / tatkAla to madhu aura dhanapura ke sAmane prazna yaha thA ki sAmane ke sote ko kaise pAra kiyA jAye / nAva mile na mile| rAta meM yoM bhI nahIM calA karatIM / pratyakSa thA ki tairakara hI pAra karanA thA / dhanapura ke kandhe para eka baiga thA / usane socA ki khar3I tairAI karake pAra ho sake to baiga bhIgane se baca jAyegA / unakA anumAna thA ki kinAre khar3e semala ke per3a ke nIce se dhAra ko pAra karanA AsAna hogA / pAnI vahA~ z2arUra kama gaharA honA caahie| I brahmaputra kI ora se AtI huI havA dhanapura kI taruNa deha kI USmA ko chUtI mRtyuMjaya | 45

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huI jaMgala ke Upara se nikala gayI / usake sparza se zahatUta kI pattiyA~ bA~surI kI taraha baja uThIM / para madhu kA zarIra sihara uThA / kisI taraha apane ko sa~bhAlate hue usane pUchA : ___ "dhanapura bhAI, khar3I tairAI sambhava hai yA nahIM ! Age bhI eka sotA pdd'egaa| kapar3e aura sAtha kA sAmAna bhIgane se baca sake to acchaa| tuma taira sakoge na khar3e-khar3e ?" madhu ke prazna ne dhanapura ko acaraja meM DAlA / vaha to mana hI mana socane lagA thA ki madhu kahIM isa krAnti ko hI viphala na kiye detA ho| aura zAyada isIlie bandUkeM jugAr3ane meM bhI anamanA rahA hai / yahI isakI cuppI kA bhI kAraNa ho sakatA hai| aura saMzaya to saMzaya ! dhanapura kA hAtha sahaja hI kAThI meM par3e dAva kI maMTha para calA gayA thaa| ekAeka madhu ke prazna ne usake sAre sandeha ko chitarA diyA / dAva kI mUTha chor3akara dAhine hAtha kI u~galiyoM ne bAyeM hAtha kI bIr3I ko saMbhAla liyaa| madhu ko uttara detA huA dhIre se bolA : "nahIM bhAI, abhI taka kisI taraha kI tairAI bhUlA nahIM huuN| kalaGa kapilI, brahmaputra-sabakI dhAroM se paricita huuN| aura khar3I tairAI to kaeNlI dIdI bhI jAnatI haiN|" aneka yAdeM dhanapura ko ghera aayiiN| sunAne lagA : "tumheM zAyada patA nahIM, madhu bhAI, paccIsa sitambara ko nagA~va divasa manAyA gayA thaa| maiM taba jAlAha se thor3I dUra rihAvArI gA~va meM thaa| isa Ayojana meM bahuta loga Aye the / kitanoM kI to bolI bhI kucha bhinna thI / kintu the phira bhI saba asamIyA hii| aura kAmarUpI asamIyA to bar3e kAma ke loga hote haiN| braja zarmA ke bAre meM kabhI sunA hai ?" madhu ne sira hilaayaa| dhanapura batAne lagA : "zarmAjI apanI nATaka maNDalI lekara sArA deza ghUme haiN| vaisA kuzala abhinetA isa aMcala meM dUsarA nahIM huA / gosAIMjI se bhI adhika dezoM kA unhoMne bhramaNa kiyA hai; aura to aura araba Adi musalima dezoM meM bhI gaye the| vicitra bAta to yaha ki sAtha ke sAtha deza ke isa saMgrAma meM bhI unhoMne eka morcA sNbhaalaa| eka bAra to unhoMne lAkSAgRha dAha kA nATaka kiyA aura usI meM sarabhoga ke fojI havAI aDDe ko naSTa kara diyaa| sArA kANDa unhoMne itanI satarkatA se kiyA ki sITI bajAte hI eka-eka jana vahA~ se havA ho gayA aura havAI aDDA rAkha kA Dhera / para yaha thA nATaka kA eka aNk| bAda ko aura kaI aMka ghaTita hue| miliTarI pIche pdd'ii| kahA~ nahIM khojA gayA braja zarmA ko| para braja zarmA kahA~ milane vAle ! yahA~-vahA~ bhAgate-chipate bhI vaha nATaka hI karate rhe| kabhI miyAM bana gaye to kabhI maz2adUra, kabhI brAhmaNa to kabhI machuAre / eka dina meM eka 46 / mRtyuMjaya

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sthAna para rahate hue bhI kaI-kaI ruup| eka bAra to bur3hiyA taka kA svAMga bharA unhoMne / pulisa unakI parachAIM taka nahIM chU paayii|" madhu ne ur3ate-ur3ate saba sunA thA, para vizvAsa nahIM hotA thaa| dhanapura ne use batAyA: "kAmarUpa meM aura bhI kaI ghaTanAe~ huiiN| una sabake vistAra meM jAne kA na to aba samaya hai aura na bahuta AvazyakatA hI / abhI to rihAbArI kI hI vahA~ usa dina eka virATa sabhA huii| kauna-kauna Aye, yaha to yAda nahIM / lekina unameM eka mahilA bhI thIM / sabhA cala rahI thI ki pulisa ne cAroM ora se dhara gheraa| anya aneka vaktAoM ke sAtha usa mahilA ko bhI giraphtAra kara liyaa| janatA krodha meM pAgala ho utthii| bilkula phulagur3I jaisA dRzya sAmane thaa| janatA apane netAoM ko pulisa se chIna lene ko Age bddh'ii| sabase Age kauna the, jAnate ho? do choTechoTe bacce / nirdaya faujiyoM ne donoM ko bhUna diyaa| loga bhAga khar3e hue| jinameM sAhasa thA, ve bar3he aura donoM lAzeM lekara lauTa aaye| jAnate ho kyA huA phira?" bIr3I kA kaza khIMcate hue dhanapura eka pala ke lie ThaharA / usake bAda garva se chAtI tAnate hue bolA : , "U~cI AvAz2a meM kisI ne kahA : 'aba maiM dekhUgA kyA hotA hai| kalejA phaTane para bhI kisI ke muMha se bola nahIM phUTA / lekina yAda rakho yaha aba baroM ke chatte ko cher3A gayA hai| isakA pariNAma bhayaMkara hogaa| usake bAda ghara lauTane para bhISma pratijJA kI gayI : 'yoM nahIM aba bandUqa uThAnI hogii|' kauna thA yaha vyakti ? rUpanArAyaNa ! eka taruNa, kaoNleja kA chAtra !" madhu ne yaha ghaTanA pahalI bAra sunii| usakA kalejA dahala uThA / pUchA usane : "aura ve donoM lar3ake kauna the ? kitanI pIr3hiyoM ke puNya se ghara meM lar3akA janamatA hai aura unheM bhI ina rAkSasoM ne mAra DAlA !" "madana aura rAutA / pahalA kalitA, dUsarA kachArI thaa| donoM nihatthe the| aise atyAcAra sahana nahIM hote| usI samaya mujhe laga gayA ki maiM aba jindA zahIda huuN| kucha na kucha mujhe bhI aba karanA hI hai| donoM kI deha sAmane par3I thI, kaI-kaI jagaha se chidI huii| rakta baha rahA thaa| donoM kI mA~ chAtI pITa-pITakara dharatI-AkAza eka kara rahI thiiN| unake krandana ne per3a-per3a aura patte-patte taka ko stabdha kara diyA thA / usa dina usa hAhAkAra ke sAkSya meM kalitA aura kachArI saba eka ho gaye the| vahA~ khar3A eka-eka jana yoM mauna thA mAno hareka ke kaleje ko golI cheda gayI ho|" kucha minaTa dhanapura kI vAcA khoyI rhii| phira bolA : "rUpanArAyaNa ne pAsa bulAkara kahA : 'yo avAk kyoM raha gaye ? pakar3e jAnA cAhate ho kyA ? calo yahA~ se : maiM dhanapura aura DhekiyAjulI kI ora jaauuNgaa| mRtyuMjaya | 47

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tuma kaeNlI dIdI ke pAsa jaao| yAda rakhanA, AMdhI U~ce-UMce per3oM ko hI jhakajhoratI hai / " kahatA gayA dhanapura : "Aja isa sote kinAre pahu~cane para rUpanArAyaNa kI vaha bAta yAda ho AyI hai / gA~va kA hI hai vaha / usane kahA thA, 'maranA to hai hI, taba koI acchA kAma karake kyoM na marA jAye / ' tabhI yaha sArI bAteM taya huI thiiN| maiM vahIM se kaeNlI dIdI ke pAsa lauTa aayaa| rAste meM par3I kalaGa nadI / bhUta aisA savAra thA ki Ava dekhA na tAva - sIdhe pAnI meM utara gyaa| taba bhI pAsa yahI baiga thA / taba bhI khar3I tarAI kI thii| Aja bhI taira jAU~gA / lekina jaldI kreN| aba samaya hathelI para prANa lekara Age bar3hane kA hai / " madhu semala kI ora cala pdd'aa| rezama ke kIr3oM kI sugabugAhaTa ne usameM naye utsAha kA saMcAra bharA / dhanapura kI bAteM usakI cetanA para chAyI thIM / madana aura rAutA kA dhyAna Ate hI usake bhItara pratizodha kI jvAlA bhar3aka uThI / mauta eka dina honI hI hai : taba kyoM na movAmariyoM kI taraha kara lenA hai- 'mara jAU~ to mara jAU~, guru-dakSiNA cukA jAU~ / ' nadI ke pravAha aura mAnava-tana kI gati prAya: samAna hotI hai / jaTAdhArI saMnyAsI kI taraha sUkhakara isakA asthi-carma hI zeSa raha jAtA hai, to kabhI pUrNa yauvanA bAlA kI taraha sArI deha gadarA uThatI hai / kalaGa bhI isI taraha kabhI sUkha jAtI hai, to kabhI bar3hakara uphanane taka lagatI hai| madhu kA cintAgrasta mana bhI aba jaise acAnaka AyI bAr3ha se udvelita ho uThA thA / use isa samaya dharma aura kartavya meM bheda kara pAnA kaThina ho rahA thA / yaha dvandva kabhI use braja zarmA kI taraha rudra rUpa meM, to kabhI komala bhAva gosAIMjI kI zAntacitta mudrA meM, aura kabhI dhanapura kI bhA~ti hiMsra banA rahA thaa| use nirNaya kara pAnA kaThina ho gayA thA ki inameM se kise aMgIkAra kare / itanA saca thA ki aba sukha kA parivArI jIvana bitAne kI sthiti taka nahIM raha gayI thii| tabhI eka kAmarUpI kahAvata yAda ho AyI : kahA lAne ko paTelA, diyA lAkara dhanuSa / saca, kauna samajha pAtA hai isa saMsAra kI mAyA - mahimA / ajaba nahIM ki aba isI kAma meM jaise prANa una sabane diye vaise hI mujhe bhI karanA pahu~cate hI madhu ne garadana z2arA U~cI kI aura semala / isa deha kI lIlA pUrI ho hogA / aura isa nizcaya para kI dizA meM bar3ha gayA / vahA~ madhu ne pAnI kI gaharAI kA anumAna lgaayaa| samajha liyA ki pAnI jitanA bhI ho, tairanA hogA aura kapar3e bhIgeMge hii| dhanapura ko bhI usane sAvadhAna kara diyaa| bIr3I pheMkakara dhanapura ne tatkSaNa dhotI ko Upara uThAkara kasa liyA / ha~sate hue madhu ne kahA : "calo !" 48 / mRtyuMjaya

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pAnI meM utarate hI madhu kA zarIra kA~pane lgaa| jvara zAyada isa bIca bar3ha AyA thaa| kintu isakI cintA usane nahIM kI / kapar3e utArakara eka hAtha meM saMbhAle aura khar3I tairAI tairane lagA / dhanapura kahA~ se utarA aura kidhara se bar3hA, use patA na claa| tairane meM Aja use kucha samaya laga rahA thaa| eka bAra ko aisA taka anubhava huA mAno jIte jI vaitaraNI pAra kara rahA ho / ekAeka mana meM jaise kauMdhA ki usakA to koI vArisa bhI nahIM hai| patnI hai, lekina bA~jha / kaI jana idhara dUsare byAha kA prastAva lekara Aye; usI ne hAmI nahIM bhrii| layarAma ke rizte kI eka bhatIjI kI bhI bAta calI thI / madhu ne hI asvIkAra kara diyA / para usa sabakA koI pachatAvA use nahIM hai| kauna jAne Age kyA hotaa| avazya, eka santAna ho jAtI to acchA rhtaa| lar3akA piNDadAna kara sakatA, aura lar3akI hotI to ropITa letI / kula kI eka nizAnI bhI raha jaatii| saMsAra meM aura kucha apanA raha hI kyA jAtA hai / 'khetI kA phala dhAna, saMsArI kA phala santAna / ' aba to basa prANa na rahane para yaha bur3hiyA hI ro-dho legii| yaha bhI pIche, kitane dina aura jiyegI : yahI kucha sAla / usake bAda to madhu kI yAda bhI kise rahegI! magara marane ke bAda usakI AtmA svarga jAyegI yA naraka ? deza ke zatruoM kA nAza karanA kyA pApa hai ? yaha bhI kyA anya jIvoM kI hatyA samAna hai ? aba jo bhI ho usase mujhe kyaa| gosAIjI ko vacana dekara aba idhara-udhara karanA ucita nahIM / vacana nibhAnA hI to dharma hai| madhu ko patA nahIM calA ki vaha kitanI dera tairatA rhaa| samacI chAtI jaise barfa ho gayI thI, aura kamara to bilkula sunna / tabhI eka tarafa se dhanapura kI AvAz2a sunAI par3I: "itanI dera kahA~ laga gayI? maiM to Dara gayA thaa| hara ora aMdherA hI aNdheraa| pAnI meM dubArA kUda bhI jAtA to kyA kara letA ! Ao, Upara A jaao|" kisI taraha madhu Upara AyA, lekina sA~sa aisI phUla rahI thI ki dhanapura ko ucakakara use thAmanA par3A / volA phira : "yaha kyA ? tuma to thara-thara kA~pa rahe ho / ThaNDa laga gayI kyA ?" madhu ne batAyA : "jvara thA na / " Age bolA, "kandhoM ko nahIM, kamara ko kasakara thaamo| yaha to jaise raha hI nahIM gayI / jaise-taise layarAma ke ghara taka pahuMca jAye, phira dekhA jaayegaa| jarA sa~bhAlo, dhotI kuratA pahana luuN|" __ dhanapura ne mana hI mana kahA : seMkane ko thor3I Aga hotI to acchA rhtaa| lekina agara jalAU~ bhI to upameM jokhama hai ! kisI taraha kapar3e pahane madhu ne / bolA: mRtyuMjaya | 49

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" kasakara pakar3e raho ! tumhArI garama-garama deha chUtI hai to caina-sA milatA hai / " "kauna hai ?" ekAeka kisI ne kar3akatI AvAz2a meM pUchA / dhanapura aura madhu donoM cupa rahe / "batAte kyoM nahIM ? kahA~ ke ho ? kahA~ jAnA hai ?" madhu ne samajha liyA ki pUchanevAlA pAsa hI kahIM khar3A hai / zAyada koI mAjhI hai / sAhasa ke sAtha utara diyA : "mahAjana ke pAsa jAnA hai hameM / " "taba mAya ke hI ho kyA ?" "hA~, tuma kauna ho ?" " mahAjana kA hI AdamI huuN| machuA hU~ / nAva meM soyA hU~ / rAta meM ise khenA hai / " madhu ke kAna khar3e hue| sahaja rahate hue pUchA : " mahAjana to ghara hI hoMge ?" "hA~, hoMge to / para bheMTa honA muzkila hai / apanI mauja-mastI meM hoNge| vaha aurata bhI hai na yahIM / " "kauna aurata bhAI ?" isa bAra vaha mAjhI nAva se utara aayaa| hAtha meM battI thI / hukqA gur3agur3Ate hue hI chaparI se nikala AyA thaa| battI kA ujAlA par3ate hI acakacAyA : "kyA huA ? isa taraha kyoM kA~pa rahe ho ? nAva meM A jaao| or3hanA bhI hai yahA~ / " madhu sacamuca itanA kA~pa rahA thA ki dhanapura thAme hue na hotA to utanA calanA - bolanA bhI dUbhara thA / battI ke dhIme ujAle meM mAjhI ne Upara se nIce taka dhanapura ko bhI eka bAra dekhA / madhu ke mAthe ko chUte hue bolA vaha : "calate samaya bhI jvara thA kyA ? aba kyA ho ? mahAjana ke yahA~ hI calanA zAyada ThIka ho / hama donoM thAme raheMge / " dhanapura bolA : "maiM bhI yahI kaha rahA hU~ / mujhe patA hI na thA inheM jvara hai / " madhu ke hoMThoM para nirjIva-sI musakarAhaTa AyI : "are itanI sardI- garamI to deha kI deha meM pacatI rahatI hai / dvA to maiMne kabhI chU bhI nahIM / Aja jI savere se hI zarIra thor3A bhArI laga rahA thA / phira kAma meM laga gayA / saba bAta bhUla gayA / dhAra meM utara Ane para lagA ki deha TUTI jA rahI hai| seMkane ko Aga mila jAye to saba ThIka ho jAyegA / calo, mahAjana ke yahA~ hI caleM / kAma z2arUrI hai / " 1 50 /- mRtyuMjaya 7

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mAjhI ne sarala bhAva se kahA : "aba aisA kauna kAma A par3A ki AdhI rAta ko daur3e ? zarIra kA bhI to dhyAna rakhanA cAhie / " madhu dhIre se ha~sA : "hA~ bhAI, bAta to saca hai / kahA bhI to hai bar3abhAgoM milatI nara-tana jaisI dRr3ha nAva guru banate karNadhAra anukUla vAyu kRSNa nahIM tira pAte saMsAra AtmaghAtI mana -' "1 "maiM apane ko AtmaghAtI nahIM maantaa| kAma pUrA karane AyA hU~, pUrA karake rahU~gA / " dardabhare svara meM dhanapura ne kahA / mAjhI ne usake cehare kI ora dekhA / thor3A sandeha bhI use huA / magara samajha kucha nahIM pAyA / hA~, socA z2arUra ki aisI andhI a~dherI rAta meM yoM hI nahIM nikale hoMge / madhu ne sArI sthiti ko bhA~yate hue usa prasaMga ko hI TAlA : "Ao caleM ! kaSTa meM kAma AnevAle tumhAre jaise bhale jana to sAkSAt dAmodara hote haiM / Ao dhanapura, ye mujhe dUsarI tarafa se thAma leMge to hama tInoM jana bar3ha caleMge / " kucha dera calane ke bAda mAjhI se pUchA usane : "usa aurata kA kyA nAma batAyA, bhAI ?" "kAMcanamatI / usase to paricita bhI hoMge ! gosAIMjI kI rizte kI koI buA hai, unhIM kI lar3akI hai| bacapana se hI cAla-calana ThIka nahIM thA / brAhmaNoM ke yahA~ RtumatI hone se pahale hI kanyA byAha dene kA niyama rahA hai| isake lie koI ThIka vara milA nahIM / anta meM eka bUr3he ke sAtha byAhI gayI aura kucha hI dinoM bAda mA~ga kA sindUra puMcha gayA / phira to bacapana kA svabhAva raMga le uThA / sundara aura AkarSaka thI hI, Upara se caMcala / saba koI rIjha jAte / mahAjana kA jI bhI laharA gayA / byAhatA patnI guvAhATI to rahatI hI thI, asundara bhI thI / basa kAMcanamatI ko rakhaila ke rUpa meM yahA~ rakhA huA hai| sArI duniyA jAnatI hai| Apa loga bhI vahA~ pahu~cakara dekha leNge| Akhira aurata to latA kI taraha hotI hai : use to sahArA cAhie / " dhanapura ha~sane lagA : "hA~, aisA kucha marda meM hotA hai z2arUra / cAhe tana meM hotA ho cAhe mana meN| magara marda bhI aurata meM kucha z2arUra pAtA hai / jo latara meM hotA hai, vahI per3a 1 meM bhii| isakA anubhava bhI hai / " "yaha to vyabhicAra huaa| sarAsara vyabhicAra !" madhu ke mu~ha se nikalA / mRtyuMjaya / 51

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dhanapura kI deha meM eka jhanajhanAhaTa-sI lahaka uThI thii| abhI taka kitane hI zabdoM kA bhAva taka use patA na thA / paricaya hI aisA kisake sAtha hone meM AyA thaa| le-dekara kevala Dimi ko kucha jAnA thA aura Aja taka use nahIM bhUla paayaa| zAyada vaha bhI use nahIM bhuulii| para koI kisI kI ora yoM hI to AkarSita hotA na hogA ! z2arUra donoM meM kisI-na-kisI bAta kI kamI rahatI hai jise pUrI karane ke lie ve milate haiN| kitanA acchA hotA yadi vaha bhI Dimi ke sAtha rahatA aura Dimi ke garbha meM usakI santAna pltii| jIvana meM isakA avasara bhI use nahIM milA / aura isakA sArA kAraNa : samAja / jo bhI huA, aba to vaha jI-jAna se subhadrA ko cAhatA hai aura kaisI ajaba bAta ki subhadrA kI A~kheM, gAla aura ThuDDI hI Dimi kI jaisI nahIM, ha~sI aura AvAz2a bhI bilkula milatI hai / patA nahIM itanI samAnatA donoM meM kahA~ se A gayI ! kauna jAne donoM ke mana bhI eka samAna hoM, na hoN| lekina yaha layarAma vAlI vidhavA brAhmaNI ? bilakula aura hote hue bhI... kintu manuSya rUpa aura deha kA lobhI hotA hI hai / deha kA dharma jaisA hai vaha / pratyakSa rUpa meM samAja bhale na mAne, para vyakti to pratyeka mAnatA hI hai / ho sakatA hai vyabhicAra hotA ho yaha / lekina subhadrA para sainikoM dvArA DhAye gaye atyAcArajaisA to yaha ho nahIM sktaa| usa becArI kA to koI doSa hI nahIM thaa| vastutaH balAtkAra hI vyabhicAra hai / ve sainika pazu bana gaye the| dhanapura kA rakta khaula utthaa| aisA hI huA kare taba to na rahegA samAja, na samAja kI rIti-nIti, na koI naitikatA hii| ThIka hai, ye saba bAteM, usakI buddhi se bAhara kI haiN| socane aura samajhane kI usameM kSamatA hI kitanI hai ! magara jo AMkhoM ke Age hai use to dekha hI sakatA hai| isIlie zAyada madhu ko bAta use nahIM rucii| aura usa vidhavA brAhmaNI ke lie usake hRdaya meM dayA aura sahAnubhUti upaja aayii| bolA dhanapura : "yaha vyabhicAra-ubhicAra kyA hotA hai maiM nahIM smjhtaa| lekina haiM to Akhira saba hAr3a-mAMsa ke putale hii|" madhu usakI bAta kA virodha karate bolA : "ye saba rAkSasI tarka haiN| rAma-rAjya meM inake lie sthAna nhiiN|" dhanapura khilakhilA par3A : "madhu bhAI, AdamI hI kabhI rAkSasa banatA hai aura kabhI devatA / kAmadeva ke bANa se gopiyA~ hI nahIM, zrIkRSNa bhI tilamilA uThe the|" ... madhu ne prakaTa roSa ke sAtha kahA : "rAsalIlA kA marma nahIM samajhate to par3hate kyoM ho? usakA gUDhArtha hai : paramatattva kA Ananda / brAhmaNI aura layarAma kI tulanA gopI aura zrIkRSNa se kara 52 / mRtyuMjaya

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rahe ho ! rAma-rAma ! ye bAteM pahale sunI hotIM to tumhArI chAyA se bhI dUra rahatA / aba to donoM eka hI kAma se nikale haiM : sAtha calanA hI hogA / " kAma kA nAma Ate hI dhanapura ko apanI bhUla kA bodha huA / itanA hI kahA usane : "merI bAtoM se Apako duHkha pahu~cA / maiM cupa rahU~gA / sabakI apanI-apanI samajha hotI hai / jAne dIjiye / sAmane kI tarafa u~galI uThAtA huA bolA : "mahAjana kA ghara vahI hai kyA ?" udhara eka lambA-caur3A phUsa kA ghara thA / bhItara peTromaiksa jala rahA thA / mAjhI ne kahA : "hA~, vahI hai ghara / mahAjana zAyada jage hue haiN| Apa inheM pakar3e rahiye, maiM unheM qhabara karatA hU~ / kyA nAma batAyA thA ?" " maiMne ? madhu kevaTa / kahanA gosAIMjI ne bhejA hai / " mAjhI andara calA gayA / "kaisA jI hai aba ?" madhu ne beparavAhI se uttara diyA : " cintA kI bAta nahIM / kAma rukane nahIM pAyegA / " Azvasta hone ke lie usane pUchA : "tumhAre aura sAthI bhI to tumhArI taraha pakke jI ke haiM na ?" " ekadama | aura Apake sAthI ?" madhu ne apanI kamara ko sahalAte hue batAyA : "hamAre sAthI to mAya ke cune hue logoM meM se haiM / dadhi eka jyotiSI ke beTe haiM / kahIM mAsTara haiN| bar3e hI satyaniSTha / sAhasa kI nahIM jAnatA / dubalIpatalI kAyA hai : mana bhI usakA titalI ke paMkha jaisA / AhinA koMvara sammAnya vyakti, kintu afImacI / taruNa phukana bhI unakI lata nahIM chur3A pAye / isI aMcala ke hone se tamAma rAstoM se paricita haiN| bar3e kAma ke AdamI haiM / jayarAma pahale ojhA the / isIlie TonA-ToTakoM meM ulajhA karate haiN| yoM bahuta tez2a haiM / gosAIjI ke dAhine hAtha / rAjAjI se tumhArI bheMTa huI nhiiN| zAyada ho bhI na / dekhate hI bilkula rAjakumAra lagate haiM / kAntimAna ceharA, prabhAvI vyaktitva / magara ghunne / mana ke bhI kaThora / hA~, gosAIMjI kI bAta mAnate haiM / " 1 1 dhanapura ne AzaMkA vyakta kI : "itane saba ? aise kAmoM meM do-cAra nipuNa aura sAhasI sahayogI hI raheM to acchA / paharedAroM kI A~kha se bacane meM bhI suvidhA rahatI / " madhu ne kahA : "ina sabakA cunAva gosAIMjI ne kiyA hai| tuma nizcinta raho / mAyaGa to aise bhI gar3ha jaisA hai / eka ora brahmaputra, aura dUsarI ora pahAr3a aura bIca meM ye mRtyuMjaya / 53

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jhIla / isa saba ke madhya haiM bahA aura mAyaGa kI phaadd'iyaaN| donoM para gaNadevatA gaNeza adhiSThita hai : vighnanAzaka / lekina tuma to Thahare nAstika / deva-pitaroM para tumhArA vizvAsa hI nhiiN| hama sabane to pahale se hI manautI mAna rakhI hai|" "kyA ?" dhanapura ne ha~sate hue puuchaa| "do rohU mchliyaaN|" "acchA, gaNezajI ne tumhArI koI AzA kabhI pUrI kI ?" dhanapura muskraayaa| "nahIM / eka bAra eka santAna pAne ke lie eka pAThe kI manautI mAnI thI, para unhoMne A~kha uThAkara dekhA taka nhiiN|" dhanapura ke svara meM kaTAkSa khanakA : "devatA hote hI aise haiM / andhe-bahare, gUMge aura napuMsaka / " madhu jhallA uThA: "cupa kara ! jo muMha meM AtA hai baka detA hai / jAnatA nahIM, yaha tantra-mantra kA deza hai|" dhanapura ha~sane lgaa| itane meM mAjhI lauTa aayaa| mahAjana ne donoM ko bulavA bhejA thaa| tInoM andara cale gye| __ mahAjana eka pIr3he para baiTha phUMkeM mAra-mArakara Aga sulagA rahe the| madhu ko dekhate hI pUchA unhoMne : "kauna haiM ye loga?" madhu ne dhanapura kA paricaya diyaa| layarAma ne sira se paira taka use gaura se dekhA / phira donoM ko alAva ke pAsa hI baiThA liyA / mAjhI eka ora ko bichAvana lagAne lgaa| moTA-sA gaddA, usake Upara eka phaTI-sI mailI cAdara aura sirahAne eka cIkaTa tkiyaa| bUr3hA apanI nAva ko loTane lagA to layarAma ne TokA : "cilama pInI ho to udhara se bhara lo| aura cAya pIne kI icchA ho to pAnI car3hA do| pIkara cale jaanaa|" __"cilama kA eka dama mAra letA huuN| cAya banane taka ruka nahIM paauuNgaa|" dhIme se Age kahA : "tar3ake hI to nikalanA hogaa|" ___itanA kahakara vaha andara calA gayA aura thor3I dera bAda eka cilama tambAkU aura sAtha hI patIlI meM pAnI liye hue bAhara aayaa| alAva para pAnI car3hAkara usane cilama para Aga sjaayii| phira suTTA lagAkara mu~ha se dhuA~ chor3ate hue bolA : "tambAkU to bar3I joradAra hai| apanI yaha baMjara aura baluAhI z2amIna bhI kAmadhenu niklii| isa gaMgabarAra para qabz2A jamane ke bAda se hI mAlika ke bhAga 54 / mRtyuMjaya

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camaka pdd'e| yaha dharatI sacamuca lachamI hai|" layarAma kI bAMche khila AyIM : "are merI yaha nayI patnI hI jo lakSmI ThaharI / jo kahatI hai, vaha hotA hai|" __ madhu pUrvajoM ke banAye niyamavidhAnoM kA mAnanevAlA thaa| muMha se kucha bhI bole binA vaha bichAvana para jA par3A / jvara use thA hii| dhanapura yoM hI kucha nahIM bolA / use yahI bAta bar3I betukI laga rahI thI ki ghara kI unnati hone na hone kA kAraNa koI strI ho sakatI hai| dharatI hI upajAU na ho yA fasala kI ThIka se dekhabhAla na kI jAye to hAtha meM kucha AyegA hI kahA~ se ! kucha samaya isI meM bIta gyaa| cupcaap| taba gudar3I meM lipaTe-lipaTe madhu ne kahA: "gosAI jI ne mujhe kyoM bhejA, yaha to Apane pUchA hI nahIM !" laya rAma gambhIra ho aayaa| thor3I dera ke bAda savAla lauTAte hue bar3I caturAI se bolA : "hA~, isa bIca kAma kitanA eka Age bar3hA? mujhe to cintA ho calI thii|" "kAma bahuta Age bar3ha cukA hai| hameM to turanta lauTanA bhI hai / " madhu ne uttara diyaa| isa bIca mAjhI uThakara calA gyaa| "itane tez2a jvara meM kaise lauTa sakoge?' . __ "jaise AyA thA vaise hI lauTa bhI skNgaa| z2arUrI hai kAma karanA / vaha cIz2a de deM to hama abhI lauTa jaayeN|" layarAma ke cehare kI gambhIratA aura gaharA gyii| madhu ko lagA ki yaha sAta dina pahale vAlA laya rAma nahIM hai / usa dina isane isI jagaha gosAIMjI kA sAtha dene kI bAta doharAyI thii| usake mana ko thAhane ke lie madhu ne kahA : ___ "pUrA zilaDubI aMcala Apako jAnatA hai ki apanI bAta se Apa haTate nhiiN| isIlie maiM aura bhI bharosA lekara aayaa| jisa kAma meM hama loga haiM, vahI aba hamArI mauta hai yA jindagI hai / na to Apa apanI jubAna ko kATakara pheMka sakate haiM, na hama hI dahakate hue agnikuMDa meM kUda jAne ke bAda bAhara nikala sakate haiM / aba Upara se sira para lAThI to na barasAyeM Apa !" dhanapura anajAna banA cupa baiThA tambAkU pI rahA thaa| madhu kI bAtoM se layarAma kA muMha laTaka aayaa| saMbhalane kA prayatna karate hue bolA : "bAta se pIche haTane kI maiM nahIM soctaa| para sacAI yaha hai ki mere lie donoM dizAe~ kAla banI khar3I haiN| udhara rohA thAne kA saba-insapekTara zaikIyA pIchA mRtyuMjaya | 55

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nahIM chor3a rhaa| jaba-taba A dhamakatA hai aura usakI A~kheM kyA jAne kyA khojatI-TaTolatI rahatI haiN| patA nahIM kase vaha jAna gayA hai ki idhara kahIM zAnti-senA kA aDDA hai / bandUka ke bAre meM bhI bar3I bArIkI se pUchatAcha karatA 'rahatA hai / aba yadi bandUka Apa logoM ko de dUM to Apa to pakar3e jAyeMge hI, mArA maiM bhI jaauuNgaa| Aja to apanoM para bhI vizvAsa nahIM hotaa| isa mAjhI kA hI kauna bharosA !" "kyA sacamuca aisA?" madhu ne acakacAkara pUchA / "bilkula / yaha zaikIyA kA bhI AdamI ho sakatA hai aura taba use kala hI khabara laga jaayegii|" madhu bichAvana para uThakara baiTha gayA : "to Apa yaha kahanA cAhate haiM ki yaha bhediyA hai ?" "j'ruur|" madhu alAva ke pAsa ko uTha AyA aura dhanapura se bolA : "sunA tumane ? use chor3a denA ThIka na hogaa| tuma abhI pIchA karo, use sikhA do ki bIca meM na aaye|" hAtha kI cilama nIce rakhate hue bolA dhanapura : "bar3I kaccI buddhi ke ho bhAI / hama kevala do haiN| alaga-alaga ho jAne para musIbata A sakatI hai| hamArA eka sAtha rahanA hI ucita hogaa|" Age dhIre se kAna meM kahA : "sandeha hone para to maiM ise bhI nahIM chodduuNgaa| pahale khoja-khAja kara bandUka le Aiye / maiM taba taka ise sa~bhAlatA huuN| bAda ko isake sAtha hI use bhI dhara dbocuuNgaa| kisI ne bhI cI-capar3a kI to kATakara pAnI meM bahA duuNgaa| aura agara saba kucha ThIka rahA to usI kI nAva se jAkara satra vAle ghATa para utara jaayeNge|" madhu ko lagA ki dhanapura ThIka hI kaha rahA hai| bolA : __ "vAnezvara rAjA ke ghATa para utaranA ThIka hogA / vahA~ gosAIMjI ko samAcAra bhijavAnA sugama hogaa|" layarAma ko sandeha ho calA thaa| pUchane lagA : "isa taraha kAnoM-kAnoM kyA bAta kara rahe haiM ?" donoM musakarA diye / uttara madhu ne diyA : "jAnate nahIM the na ye / isalie ApakI ina patnI ke bAre meM pUcha rahe the|" kahakara madhu aura bhI ha~sa diyaa| phira bolA : "magara ApakI isa dvidhA kA koI kAraNa bhI to hogaa|" "so to hai / maiMne jaba se gosAIMjI ko sahayoga dene kI bAta kahI hai taba se merI yaha patnI barAbara minnateM kara rahI hai ki ina jhameloM meM na pdd'| kahIM jAne 56 / mRtyuMjaya

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taka nahIM detI mujhe / eka aura bhI bAta hai / aba chaha mahIne hone ko Aye ki isake paira bhArI haiM / arthAt merI sampatti meM apanA bhAga ba~TA lene kI bhI dhuna pakar3e hai / maiM kyA karU~ tuma hI batAo !" "yaha saba to ThIka nhiiN| acchA maiM unheM hI samajhAne-bujhAne kI koziza karatA hU~ / Apa taba taka inake sAtha bAteM kIjiye / " aura A~kha se dhanapura ko izArA karate hue madhu bhItara ghusa gayA / pukAratA huA bolA : laya rAma dekhatA kA dekhatA raha gyaa| madhu ko "madhu, yaha ThIka nhiiN| vahIM eka mahilA hai / " tabhI layarAma kI naz2ara dhanapura ke hAtha ke dAva para gyii| dekhate hI ghigghI - sI ba~dha gayo / Upara se dhanapura kar3akA : "qhabaradAra jo z2arA hile yA z2abAna hilAyI / ise dekhate haiM na / " cAya kA pAnI khaula rahA thA / cilama dharatI para auMdhI par3I gaMdhA rahI thI / Aga ThaNDa lagI thI / lakar3iyA~ jala cukI thIM / layarAma bhaya se kA~pa rahA thA / usane samajha liyA thA ki dhanapura kI kathanI aura karanI meM antara nahIM / yaha to dAva kI dhAra garadana para bhI utAra degaa| alAva meM lakar3I DAlane taka kA sAhasa use nahIM par3A / dhanapura kI bar3I-bar3I painI A~kheM jamI huI thIM / udhara madhu ne andara ghusate hI pahale usa mahilA kA patA lagAyA / dekhA gAr3hI nIMda meM so rahI hai / phira layarAma ke kamare meM ghusA / yahA~ kaI bAra A cukA thA / isakA bhI use patA thA ki bistara para takiye ke nIce layarAma bandUka rakhatA hai / laimpa jala hI rahA thA / bandUka hAtha meM uThAkara kAratUsa khojane lagA / dekhA alamArI meM tAle meM banda haiM / palaka mArate usane bandUka ke kunde se alamArI kA zIzA phor3A aura kAratUsa kI peTI uThAkara bAhara nikala AyA / 1 layarAma ubalA : "to DakaitI karane Aye the yahA~ ?" sAtha ke sAtha dhanapura kI ghur3akI kAnoM meM AyI : "cupacApa khar3e raho aura binA eka zabda mu~ha se nikAle jaise ho vaise hI hamAre sAtha clo| hamAre pAsa eka pala kA bhI samaya nahIM / clo|" layarAma kahane lagA : " magara ina kapar3oM meM kaise bAhara jAU~gA ? mere Upara Aqhira itanA avizvAsa kyoM ? vipakSiyoM ke sAtha to maiM hU~ nahIM / aura mAjhI bhI AdamI to merA hI hai ! mujhe Apa logoM kA vyavahAra sacamuca acchA nahIM lagA / " madhu ke cehare para jvara kI becainI eka kSaNa ko chalaka AyI / phira bhI tatkAla hI vandUka meM goliyA~ bharakara vaha kar3e svara meM bolA : " na lage acchA, hamAre pAsa upAya nahIM / gosAIMjI ne kahA thA, yahA~ pahu~cate mRtyuMjaya / 57

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hI banduka mila jaayegii| yahA~ bAta kucha aura hI paayii| yaha bhI dikhA ki Apane eka bhediyA bhI pAla rakhA hai| aise meM hameM kyA karanA cAhie, ise hama bhI samajhate haiM aura Apa bhii| hama marane ke lie nikale haiM aura Apa haiM ki jInA cAhate haiM-adhama banakara / usa z2indagI se mauta acchii| yAda nahIM mahAtmAjI ne kyA kahA thA : 'jo jInA cAhatA hai vaha maregA aura jo maranA cAhatA hai vaha jIvita rhegaa|' uThiye aba dera mata kiijiye|" dhanapura ne madhu kI ora bilkula hI badalI huI dRSTi se dekhaa| muMha se usake nikalA : - "madhu bhAI, tumhArA yaha rUpa dekhakara merI chAtI aura caur3I ho gyii| sArA bhrama vilA gyaa| aba jaldI kro| sIdhe nAva kI ora / " layarAma kI tarafa dAva sIdhA karate hue Age bolA : "z2arA bhI idhara-udhara kiyA to usI kSaNa sira byoMta duuNgaa| zaikIyA ke sAtha dostI gAMTha rakhI hai| AjAdI milate hI pahale to use hI phAMsI para laTakAnA hogaa|" ___ layarAma Age-Age cala rahA thA, dAva liye dhanapura usake pIche, aura bharI bandUka sa~bhAle sabase anta meM madhu / apamAna, bhaya aura lAMchanA ne layarAma kI jAna jaise sokha lI thii| yaha samajha nahIM pA rahA thA ki usase kahA~ kauna-sI cUka ho gyii| zaikIyA ko eka bhI gupta bAta aba taka nahIM btaayii| yaha z2arUra ki isa mAjhI se kucha idhara-udhara kI qhabareM use mila jAtI hoNgii| para ise bhI kitanA kyA patA hai / phira koI parAyA AdamI yaha hai nhiiN| kintu ye bAteM bhI kahane meM vaha Dara rahA thaa| madhu ko batAne kI himmata usameM aba bhI thI, lekina dhanapura kI ora dekhate bhI DaratA thaa| vaha manuja nahIM, danuja lagatA thaa| use aisA pratIta huA mAno kahIM yuddha cala rahA hai aura ajJAnI sainika use yuddhabandI banAkara liye jA rahe haiN| - madhu jvara kI pIr3A se halake-halake karAhatA huA Age bar3ha rahA thA, lekina cAla meM DhIlApana phira bhI na thaa| thor3I dera bAda tInoM nAva taka phuNce| usa samaya mAjhI kapar3e pahanakara kahIM jAne kI taiyArI meM thA / dhanapura ne battI kI rozanI meM dekhA ki nAva kI rassI vaha kholane ko hai / usane layarAma ko nAva meM car3hane kA saMketa diyaa| pIche-pIche ve donoM bhI savAra ho gaye / "mAjhI, tuma nAva ke sAmane vAle sire para rho|" dhanapura ne use Adeza diyaa| mAjhI thara-thara kA~pa rahA thaa| "maiMne kucha nahIM kiyA hai sAba, basa dhotI-bhara badalI hai|" dhanapura z2ora se ghur3akA : "cupa kara / zaikIyA kA bhediyA banA hai| sIdhe-sIdhe nAva ko rAjaghATa le 58 / mRtyuMjaya

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cala / jarA ustAdI dikhAyI to tere mahAjana sahita tujhe bhI kATakara nadI meM bahA duuNgaa|" __"Apa loga kauna haiM, saab|" mAjhI ne ghighiyAte hue puuchaa| "terI mauta, samajhA !" dhanapura ne kahA, "cupacApa nAva claa| kisI samaya lacita baraphakana ne zarAIghATI meM nAva calavAyI thI, Aja zilaDubI ghATa para maiM calavA rahA huuN| hama sabakA eka hI saMkalpa hai : svadeza kI rakSA / madhu bhaiyA, tuma nadI aura nAva kI cAla para dhyAna rakhanA; sAtha hI, bandUka ke ghor3e para se u~galI na haTane paaye| koI jarA bhI idhara-udhara kare to basa sIdhe golI / isa samaya dharma-adharma kucha nahIM ! jvara taka ko bhUla jaao| sAmane kAma hai : use pUrA karanA hai| kAma karate hue mareM, cAhe jIvita raheM / usake lie, z2arUrI hone para, mauta para bhI vijaya pAnI hogii|" madhu ne usI dama bandUka sa~bhAla lI, aura mAjhI ne patavAra / layarAma ke hoza ur3a gaye / thor3I dera baiThA rahA, usake bAda chatarI ke sahAre par3a gyaa| madhu budabudAne lagA : "patA nahIM, mere bhItara isa samaya kauna A baiThA hai / saba jaise usI ke karAye ho rahA hai|" dhanapura musakarAyA : "koI bhI ho, hai vaha AdamI hI / bilkula sahI aadmii|" ghara-khetI ke sukha, rUpasI rakhaila kA saMga-bhoga : sabase balAt vaMcita huA laparAma kucha aura hI soca rahA thaa| use dikhane lagA thA ki do-do yamadUtoM dvArA bandI hokara yamapura le jAyA jA rahA hai| tabhI madhu eka pada gunagunA uThA / bhAva thA : "Apatti sira para ho na ho, phira bhI yadi koI dharma ko chor3e, taba yamadUta bhI use chor3ate nhiiN|" dhanapura ne TippaNI kI : "isa samaya yuddha karanA hI dharma hai : taba hama donoM yamadUta to hue hI / lekina bhaiyA, maiM tumhAre pada aura zloka aura ghoSA Adi kucha nahIM smjhtaa| na hI mAnatA huuN| kyoMki dharatI para itane dharma itane-itane dinoM rahe : phira bhI kabhI to kucha huA nahIM ! saca yaha ki kucha ho, isake lie manuSya ko svayaM hAtha-paira calAne hoNge| nAva bhI aba nayI cAhie, ghATa bhI nayA / " mRtyuMjaya ! 59

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cAra relagAr3I ulaTane ke lie sAthiyoM ko kaI ToliyoM meM bhejane ke bAda gosAIjI udhara se jhIla meM nahAte bhI Aye / ghara Akara unhoMne dhotI badala lii| piThAguDI aura kele kA jalapAna kara ve alAva para cAya kA pAnI rakhane ko hI the ki unakI patnI bhItara se bichAvana chor3akara vahIM A gyiiN| unake sira se A~cala khisakA huA thA aura gore-gore gAloM para A~suoM kI dhAra thii| gosAIM ne musakarAte hue pUchA, "kyoM, kyA huA ?" bichAvana para yoM hI leTI thii| sArI rAta eka jhapakI taka nahIM aayii| Apa logoM kI bAteM suna-sunakara kalejA muMha ko A rahA hai| usake bAda.." kahate-kahate gosAina ro par3oM / gosAIM ne alAva kI lakar3iyA~ ukasA diiN| Aga kI laMpaTa tez2a ho gyii| usa para bhagaunI car3hAkara usameM loTe kA pAnI uDela diyaa| cAroM ora dRSTi DAlane ke bAda ve cAya kI DibiyA aura gur3a kA vartana vahIM uThA laaye| phira bole : "eka bAra maiMne socA thA, bhItara jAkara sone ke lie kaha aauuN| para una sabako samajhAte-bujhAte hI rAta bIta gyii| mana kI bAta mana meM hI raha gyii| ina dinoM patnI kI apekSA krAnti ke sAthI hI adhika nikaTa ho gaye haiN|" ____gosAina A~cala se A~sU poMchatI huI bolIM, "aisA mata samajhiye ki itane dinoM taka sAtha rahakara maiM yaha sArI bAteM samajha nahIM paatii| saba kucha samajha cukI huuN| kala rAta Apane eka hiraNI kA krandana nahIM sunA kyA ?" "OM huuN|" gosAIM ne alAva ko phira kureda diyaa| usameM thor3I sUkhI lakar3iyA~ DAlane ke bAda pAsavAlI hAMr3I meM hI unhoMne kaTorI dhoyii| Upara takhte para par3e channe ko utArA aura usameM thor3I-sI cAya-pattI chAnate hue bole, "kyA hiraNI bhI AdamI kI taraha rotI hai ? sunane meM to tumheM thor3A burA lgegaa| daraasala vaha tumhAre mana kA hI bhAva hai|" "lekina mujhe Dara laga rahA hai| yaha soca-socakara ghabar3A jAtI hU~ ki kahIM Apako kucha ho na jAya !" apane ko sa~bhAlatI huI gosAina ne uttara diyA aura phira ro pdd'iiN|

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pAnI ko khaulatA dekha gosAI ne alAva kI kucha lakar3iyAM haTAkara A~ca kama kara dii| phira channe se use eka dUsarI kaTorI meM chAna liyaa| binA dUdha kI cAya : kha na kI taraha ekadama lAla / bartana se gur3a kI eka DalI lI aura cAya pIne lage / gur3a ke sAtha ve cAya kI cusakI lete hue bole : ___"tuma itanI cintA mata kro| jo honA hogA, vahI hogaa| tumane dekhA hI thA, aba saba kucha taya ho cukA hai| maiMne mANika baeNrA aura jayarAma ko eka sAtha bhejA hai| ve dhipujI pAhI para jAkara rukeMge / vaha gA~va jayarAma kI muTThI meM hai| vaha nAva kA bandobasta bhI vahIM kara legA; phira dAla, cAvala, bartana Adi kA intajAma kara gAMva kI ora bar3ha jaayegaa| ___ "mANika baeNrA nepAlI bastI meM dUdha kharIdane ke bahAne vahA~ ke logoM ke mana kI thAha pAne kA prayatna kregaa| yadi unake mana ko badalane meM vaha saphala ho gayA taba to koI bAta hI nahIM raha jaayegii| sambhavataH vaha aisA kara legaa| use nepAlI bhASA bhI AtI hai / isalie nepAlI bastI hamAre sAtha ho gayI to koI vizeSa cintA nahIM raha jAyegI / aura dhanapura, vaha zera kI mA~da meM bhI hAtha DAla sakatA hai| gArogA~va meM hI rahegA vaha / vahA~ Dimi nAma kI eka mahilA se usakA purAnA paricaya hai| vahIM rukakara hamArI pratIkSA kregaa| ___ "madhu sIdhe karma-sthalI para hI jaayegaa| vahIM pahAr3I para eka acche sthAna para cunAva kara vaha bandUka saMbhAlakara DaTa jaayegaa| gaztI dala kI gatividhi kA patA kregaa| vaha pahAr3I hai bhI durga kI taraha / vahA~ ke ghane jaMgaloM meM sUraja kI rozanI bhI nahIM pahu~ca pAtI hai| vaha sthAna bA~sa aura beMta kI jhAr3iyoM se bharA huA hai; pahAr3I kaThaluvA banasoma, semala aura madAra ke per3oM se AcchAdita / usake bIca se pahAr3I ke usa pAra relave lAina ke mor3a taka utarane ke lie bhI vaha eka rAha banA legaa| hA~, yaha kAma bar3I sAvadhAnI se karanA hogaa| relave lAina para gaztI dala AtA-jAtA rahatA hai| use eka caukI se dUsarI caukI taka jAne meM kitanA samaya lagatA hai, mor3a kitane samaya taka gaztiyoM kI A~kha se ojhala rahatA hai, phiza pleTa kholane meM kitanA samaya lagegA, kAma samApta kara pahAr3I para car3hane meM kitanA samaya lagegA-ina sabakA hisAba lagAne ke lie bhI maiM use kaha cukA huuN|" ____ gosAI ne phira eka gur3a kI DalI lI aura cAya kI cuskiyA~ lene lge| tabhI gosAina ne pUchA : "use to bukhAra A gayA hai / kyA vaha yaha saba kara legA?" "kara lene yA na kara lene kI bAta kyoM karatI ho? use to karanA hI hogaa| vaha nahIM karegA to karegA kauna ?" do bUMTa cAya lete hI gosAIjI khA~sane lge| khA~sI bar3ha jAne para unhoMne cAya kI kaTorI jamIna para rakha dii| chAtI para hAtha mRtyuMjaya / 61

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rakha unhoMne apanA mukha alAva kI ora kara liyaa| kaSTa anubhava karate hue bole: "lagatA hai, madhu kI bAta kahate-kahate merI sA~sa kI bImArI bhI ubhara AyI gosAIM ke muMha se kucha dera taka AvAja na niklii| gosAina ne kahA : "aba ina sArI bAtoM ko mujhe sunAkara kyA hogA ! sArI rAta vahI saba to sunatI rahI huuN| AhinA aura bhibhirAma kamArakucI gaye haiM, to dadhi para daipArA kI dekhabhAla karane kA jimmA hai vagairaha-vagairaha, mujhe saba mAlUma hai / kyA mujhe yaha nahIM patA ki vaha rakhaila bhI yahIM Akara par3I hai aura layarAma evaM nAvika zAntisenA ke zivira meM rakhe gaye haiN| lekina yaha saba karane se kyA hogA ? jaba tana ThIka nahIM, to akelA mana kahA~ taka khIMcakara le jaayegaa| phira astra-zastroM se laiMsa miliTarI ke sAmane sirpha kuchaeka jana kyA kara sakeMge? ye saba vaise hI mareMge jaise tilaka, gahapura meM kanakalatA, DhekiyAjulI meM tilezvarI..." ekAeka gosAina cupa ho gyiiN| unhoMne pAyA ki gosAIMjI unheM A~kheM phAr3akare dekha rahe haiN| ___"yaha sArI qhabara tumheM kisane dI?" gosAIMjI ne apanI pIr3A ko dabAkara puuchaa| "kaeNlI dIdI ne / vaha kala hI AyI haiN|" gosAina ne Age batAyA, "yahI nahIM, vaha eka hRdaya vidAraka khabara bhI lAyI haiN| vahI qhabara unheM pahu~cAnI thI isIlie ve yahA~ rukI nahIM / bAhara se hI ve dadhi ke ghara calI gyiiN| usa khabara ko sunAte hue mujhe bhI bar3A burA laga rahA hai|" "batAo to sahI, kyA bAta hai ?" gosAIjI kI AvAz2a aba bhI sahaja nahIM huI thii| bIca-bIca meM khA~sI ubhara AtI thii| bole, "makaradhvaja hogI kyA ?" "hAM, hai / kavirAja dvArA bhijavAyI gayI sArI davAiyA~ takhte para hI bartana meM par3I haiM / kharala bhI vahIM hai| adaraka bhii| eka kha rAka banAkara khA leM aura sAtha meM rakha bhI leN| nahIM to calanA-phiranA muzkila ho jaayegaa| maiM svayaM hI taiyAra kara detI, lekina merI deha to abhI bAsI hai|" patnI kI salAha para gosAIM ne makaradhvaja pIsakara adaraka ke sAtha pI liyaa| isI bIca gosAina ne bhI unakI gaTharI meM makaradhvaja aura adaraka DAla diyaa| lauTakara bolIM : "sAmAna ThIka hai, sirfa kharala sAtha meM rakha leN| cAya, gur3a, kaTorI Adi sArI cIjeM gaTharI meM hI haiN| thor3I dera ArAma kara lIjiye / abhI to saverA bhI nahIM huA / hA~, aura vaha qhabara nahIM sunanA ?" ___ "kyA bAta hai, btaao|" 62 / mRtyuMjaya

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"subhadrA Aga lagA jala marI" gosAina dhIre se bolii| gosAIM Azcarya meM par3a gaye / unhoMne pUchA : "kyA ? phira miliTarI ke hAthoM par3a gayI thI kyA ?" "nahIM, miliTarI ke hAthoM nahIM pdd'ii| zAyada usakI mati mArI gayI thii| dhanapura jisa dina usase vidA lekara yahA~ lauTA thA, usa dina to vaha ekadama ThIka thii| haMsa-bola rahI thii| bAda meM use vahA~ na pA vaha bAvalI-sI ho gayI thii| sapane meM bhI kabhI-kabhI miliTarI kA atyAcAra dekhA karatI thii| kabhI dhanapura ko golI lagane ke sapane dekhatI to kabhI bhUta-grasta kI nAIM anApa-zanApa bakane lgtii| koI upAya na dekha kaeNlI ne use DaoNkTara ko dikhlaayaa| DaoNkTara ne batAyA ki use koI bImArI nahIM / ojhA se usakI jhAr3a-phUMka bhI karavAyI gyii| taba bhI usakA ronA, cillAnA, bar3abar3AnA kama nahIM huaa| basa yahI kahatI thI, 'aba jIkara kyA hogA ! una nigor3oM ne merI deha jUThI kara dI hai|' bIca-bIca meM kalapa utthtii| ___ "kaeNlI dIdI batA rahI thIM ki usakI rulAI jaMgalI hiraNI ke rudana jaisI hI lagatI thii| isa taraha kA ronA apazakuna mAnA jAtA hai / parasoM rAta vaha kaeNlI dIdI ke pAsavAle kamare meM soyI thii| usane tabhI apanI deha para miTTI kA tela chir3akakara Aga lagA lI / pahale to kisI ko patA bhI na calA, para Aga lagatI dekha loga cillA utthe| lekina taba kyA hotA ? taba taka vaha jala cukI thii| kamare meM Aga laga cukI thii| Azrama kA bahuta-sA sAmAna bhI jala gyaa| usake turanta bAda kalI dIdI yahA~ AyIM / hamase yaha saba kahate-kahate vaha svayaM ro rahI thiiN| unheM rote dekha maiM bhI ro par3I thii| vaha rakhaila bhI ro uThI thii|" gosAina ne jaisA sunA thA, binA lAga-lapeTa ke saba kucha batA diyaa| __ "tuma loga kaba rotI-dhotI rahIM?" hameM to isakA kucha patA hI na claa| "patA kaise calatA ! hama saba dUra bakhAra ke bag2ala meM thiiN| kalI dIdI ko yahA~ ghara AnA ThIka na a~cA / unhoMne socA, kahIM kAma meM bAdhA na A jaay| vizeSakara dhanapura kA mana baiTha jAne se sArA kAma bigar3a jAne kI sambhAvanA dikhii| aura hama loga bhI rohA kI rahadai, tipAma kI bhAda aura zilagar3I kI AdhonI kI taraha eka sAtha ro-gAkara apane gharoM ko lauTa gayIM / kaeNlI dIdI dadhi ke ghara calI gayIM / usa rakhaila ke lie DheMkI vAle ghara meM hI eka vichAvana lagA diyA hai| usake pA~va bhArI haiM / aisI avasthA meM use bAhara bhI to nahIM rakhA jA sakatA / taba se bichAvana para par3I-par3I maiM ApakI bATa johatI rhii| akele hone ke kAraNa merA dila ghabar3A rahA thaa| tabhI jaMgala se hiraNI ke rone kI AvAz2a suna par3I / lagA jaise subhadrA hI ro rahI hai / aba Apa hI batAiye ki yaha saba maiM kaise sahana karU!" alAva ke ujele meM gosAI ne patnI ke cehare kI ora dekhA / unakA A~cala mRtyuMjaya / 63

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phira khisaka gayA thA / jUr3I khula jAne ke kAraNa bAla bhI pUrI taraha bikhare hue the| lekina gosAina kA dhyAna kahIM aura thA / subhadrA kI yaMtraNA hI mAno unakI A~khoM ke sAmane nAca rahI thii| unakA mu~ha pake anAra jaisA dIkha rahA thA / yaha saba gosAIM jI ko acchA nahIM lagA / unhoMne karAhate hue TippaNI kI : "AtmahatyA karake subhadrA ne acchA nahIM kiyA / na Age, na pIche, vaha akelI hI to thI / phira usane aisA kyoM kiyA ?" 7 "maiM bhI hotI to yahI karatI / usakI deha to jUThI ho hI gayI thii| udhara se guz2aranevAle loga Upara se fabtiyAM kasate the / kamare se bAhara nikalanA taka dUbhara ho gayA thA / antataH dhanapura se AzvAsana pAkara hI use thor3I rAhata milI thI lekina usake dapArA Ane kI bAta suna vaha pAgala sI ho gayI / ojhA ne batAyA ki yaha kisI duSTAtmA ke kAraNa huA hai / Azrama ke bagala vAlA pIpala kA per3a bhutahA hai bhii| usa para bhUta aura kaI dUsare pizAcoM kA vAsa hai| unhIM meM se kisI eka ne use pakar3a liyA hogA / chor3atA hI nahIM hogA / sarasoM par3hakara jhAr3ane kA bhI koI natIjA nahIM nikalA / svayaM ojhA bhI cintita ho uThA thA / use jayarAma ke pAsa mAyar3a taka pahu~ pAne kI bhI bAta thI / yahA~ jhAr3a-phUMka karavAnA cAhatI thIM / aba kyA hogA bhalA ! isake pahale hI use kAla nig2ala gayA / aba isa jaMgala meM vaha hiraNI banakara rahatI hai / Ayu pUrNa na hone taka vaha jAyagI kahA~ ? abhI bhI saMsAra kA bhoga bAqI raha gayA hai na ! isalie hur3adaMga to macAyegI hI / " kahate-kahate gosAina kI deha vaise hI kA~pane lagI mAno una para bhI koI bhUta savAra ho gayA ho / yaha saba sunanA gosAIjI ko acchA nahIM laga rahA thA / bhUta-preta, mantra-tantra zaitAna, brahma ye saba mana ke bhrama mAtra haiM / mAyaDa meM rahate hue bhI unheM mantroM para vizvAsa nahIM / ho bhI kaise ? mantra kA matalaba ho gayA hai jAdU, mantra kA artha ho gayA hai ToTakA / kisakI bali dI jAye, vivAha - vedI para kisa dUlhe ko mUcchita kiyA jAye, kisakI umra ghaTAyI jAye -- yahI saba Aja isake viSaya ho gaye haiM / mantroM se kabhI bhI manuSya kI bhalAI huI hai ? isase na khetI meM vRddhi huI hai; na hATa, na bATa, na ghATa; kucha to nahIM banA hai| isase videzI zAsana ko samApta karane meM sahAyatA milI hai kyA ? tabhI to Ajakala ke par3he-likhe yuvakayuvatiyoM kA vizvAsa bhI ina maMtroM se haTatA jA rahA hai / subhadrA bhUta-preta se AkrAnta nahIM thI / jaise sItA eka choTI-sI lAMchanA se marmAhata hokara pAtAla meM samA gayI thIM, vaisI hI lAMchanA se Ahata hokara subhadrA bhI AtmaghAtinI bana gayI / gosAIjI bole : I "mujhe ina saba para tanika bhI vizvAsa nahIM hai / yadi vaha isa choTI-sI lAMchanA se marmAhata hokara AtmahatyA nahIM karatI to acchA hotA ! kanakalatA aura 64 / mRtyuMjaya

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I tilezvarI kI mauta usase behatara thI / ve kucha-na-kucha karake to marIM / kaeNlI ne una donoM ko bAteM nahIM batAyIM na, ve kaise marIM ? unheM kyA huA thA ? ghiranI kaba taka ghUmatI hai ? jaba usameM dhAgA hotA hai; lekina dhAgA rahate hue bhI subhadrA kI jIvana ghiranI ne ghUmanA banda kara diyA -- vaha saba socate hI kalejA dahalane lagatA hai / " makaradhvaja kI khurAka lAbhakArI siddha huI / thor3I-sI rAhata pAte hI unhoMne cAya ko bhagaunI phira car3hA dI aura kaTorI kI cAya gur3a ke sAtha pIne lage / gosAina panabaTTA uThA lAyoM aura pAna banAte hue bolIM : I "kaeNlI dIdI ne donoM kI bAteM batAyI haiM / kanakalatA bharI-pUrI yuvatI thI : lalATa para sindUra kI bindI lagAye aura bUTedAra rihAmekhalA pahane / taba gahapura thAne kI ora julUsa bar3ha rahA thaa| cIMTI kI taraha AdamiyoM kI qatAreM thiiN| jaisA ki dIdI ne batAyA, una dinoM maMgalade meM bhI janatA isI taraha jAga uThI thI / parighATa kA bhI yahI hAla thA / apanI kanakalatA sabase Age thI / kanakalatA sacamuca kanakalatA hI thI - nAma, guNa aura sAhasa; hara bAta meN| hAtha meM tiraMgA aura mu~ha meM 'bhArata chor3o' kA naaraa| sAtha hI, sArI janatA ke mukha se ninAdita dasoM dizAoM ko hilAkara rakha denevAlI AvAz2a / " julUsa tejI se Age bar3hatA jA rahA thaa| dArogA aura pulisavAle bhI AtaMkita the / para isase kyA ? Akhira the to ve aMgrez2oM ke hI qharIde hue dAsa / ve bhI surakSA ke lie sannaddha ho gaye / bandUkoM meM goliyA~ bhara lI gayIM / kanakalatA aba taka thAne ke sAmane A cukI thI lekina jaba Age bar3hane se roka dI gayI to usane kahA, 'kyA janatA kA sArA utsAha yoM hI vyartha jAyegA ? car3hate pAnI meM machalI mArane ke lie AyI thI, to kyA binA machalI pakar3e hI lauTa jAU~gI ! videziyoM ke jhaNDe ko utAra tiraMgA phaharAkara hI dama luuNgii|' jaisI kathanI vaisI krnii| aura taba kisI ne use chappara para car3hA diyA / isa videzI jhaNDe ko utAra usane vahA~ tiraMgA laharA hI diyaa| tabhI usakI chAtI ko bedhatI huI eka golI nikala gayI / 'maiM to calI, ise girane mata denA, lo thAmo ise' kahatI huI vaha lur3haka gayI thI / " isake bAda eka-eka kara kaI loga jhaNDA thAmane Age bddh'e| pulisa ne sabako bhUna diyaa| goliyoM kI bauchAreM zurU ho gayI thiiN| hamAre loga nihatthe the / tIrthayAtriyoM kI taraha / patA nahIM kitane loga mAre gaye ! usake bAda kucha loga lAzeM lekara lauTa aaye| kanakalatA ke sIne para mAno eka aura dahakatI huI sindUra - bindI dikhAI par3I thI / kumudinI kI paMkhur3I kI taraha usakI A~kheM sadA ke lie banda ho cukI thIM / " gosAIM cAya pIkara A~ca kama karate hue bole : mRtyuMjaya / 65

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"pAnI garma ho gayA hai| cAho to nahA bhI sakatI ho| nahA-dhokara jI kare to cAya pI lenA / taba taka maiM taiyAra hotA hU~ / saverA hone se pahale hI mAyaGa pahu~canA hai| lekina tilezvarI ke bAre meM tumane kucha nahIM batAyA / " gosAina ne pAna unake Age bar3hA diyaa| usake alAvA eka DibiyA meM kuchaeka pAna-bIr3A alaga se bhI rakha diye / bolIM : "DhekiyA julI meM bhI ThIka vaisI hI ghaTanA huI hai| Asa-pAsa ke kachArI, koca Adi saba eka sAtha hI thAne para tiraMgA phaharAne gaye the / isake pahale koI sabhA bhI huI thI zAyada / aba kaeNlI dIdI ko saba kucha vistAra se batAne kA maukA bhI to nahIM milA / tilezvarI bhI gulAba ke lahalahAte hue paudhe kI nAIM nirdoSa thii| abhI umra hI kitanI huI thI ! sirfa bAraha sAla ekadama kaccI vaya / pulisa ne use bhI golI se ur3A diyA / " I gosAina kI AvAz2a bhArI hotI jA rahI thii| unhoMne Age kahA : "kauna jAnatA hai ki Age kisake bhAgya meM kyA hai| kitanoM kI kokha aura kitanoM kI mA~geM sUnI hoNgii| koI ghAyala hogA, koI apAhija / " "aba Apada - vipada kI bAteM kyoM kara rahI ho ?" gosAIM ne TokA / "jhIla meM machalI pakar3ate samaya kabhI-kabhI AdamI khuda hI DUba maratA hai / phira yaha kyoM socatI ho ki isa yuddha meM vighna-bAdhAe~ AyeMgI hI nhiiN| yaha saba to lagA hI rahatA hai| inako jhelate hue hI AjIvana juTakara kAma karate rahanA manuSya kA dharma hai|... maiM aura nahIM rukU~gA, calane kA samaya ho gayA hai|" unhoMne panabaTTe se eka pAna-bIr3A uThAyA aura use mu~ha meM DAlate hue gosAina kI ora binA dekhe hI kapar3e badalane ke lie kamare meM cale gaye / gosAina vahIM baiThI rahIM / kapar3e badalakara hAtha meM gaTharI sa~bhAlate hue unhoMne gosAina ko AvAz2a dI / gosAina bAhara A gayIM, para bolIM nahIM / gosAina ke mana ko bar3A AghAta lagA / ve A~gana meM utara gaye / bathAna kI tarafa naz2ara daur3Ane para unheM cAroM ora sUnAsUnA dIkha par3A : madhu ke cale jAne se gAya-baila kI dekha-bhAla karane vAlA bhI koI nahIM raha gayA thA / kala se hI ghara meM dUdha nahIM hogA / bag2IcA bhI ujar3a cukA hai| khetI bhI nahIM huI hai isa bAra / tabhI kahIM se daur3atA huA eka kuttA AyA aura gosAIM ke pairoM meM kUM-kUM karane lagA / kuttA bAnezvara rAjA kA thA / gosAIM ne use pahalI naz2ara meM hI pahacAna liyA / ve bAharI phATaka kI ora bar3ha gaye / unhoMne dekhA : do jana vahA~ ekAnta pAkara bAtacIta kara rahe haiN| "kauna ?" gosAIM ne pUchA / "maiM hU~ bAnezvara rAjA aura ye haiM dadhi mAsTara / gosAIjI, jarA idhara to Aiye / jAne ke pahale ina do bAtoM kA faisalA karate jaayeN|" 66 / mRtyuMjaya

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bAnezvara rAjA kI AvAz2a bhArI thI kintu thI tiikhii| gosAIM Age bar3he aura bAnezvara rAjA ke sAmane jA khar3e ho gye| pUchA : "kyA huA rAjAjI, kahiye to?" / a~dhere meM koI kisI ko acchI taraha dekha nahIM pA rahA thaa| bAnezvara ne kahA : "layarAma aura usake nAvika ko chor3a denA cAhatA huuN| Apa kyA kahate haiM ? nirbhIka aura bAhubalI samajhA jAnevAlA ApakA dhanapura gala-ghaNTA hai| tila kA tAr3a karatA hai| aba kevala aTakala para hI to aisA kAma nahIM karanA cAhie / layarAma merA mitra hai / na jAne kitanI bAra isI jhIla meM zikAra kara hamane eka sAtha hI dAvateM ur3AyI haiM, sAtha-sAtha kitanI rAteM bitAyI haiN| gAMdhIjI ke manA karane aura yaha saba chor3ane ke pahale kaI bAra tAr3I-dArU ke daura bhI cale haiN| vaha AdamI Darapoka aura titalI kI taraha caMcala hai z2arUra, para usane bandUka na dene kI bAta kabhI nahIM btaayii| zaikIyA ko bhI usane koI bheda nahIM diyA / apane isa Andolana ko bikharate dekhakara Dara to lagA hI thA use / phira, vaha rupaye kA lAlacI aura bhukkhar3a bhI hai| miliTarIvAloM ko machalI tigune dAma para becakara patA nahIM kitanA kucha kamA cukA hai isa baar| vaise usane saba kucha qabUla kara liyA hai| nAvika to usakA bAyAM hAtha hI hai| vaha.. use kha da sa~bhAla legA, aisA vaha kahatA bhI hai / isake bAvajUda usakI vaha rakhaila bhI Akara ro-pITa rahI hai / eka dina aura eka rAta to banda rakhA hI jA cukA hai| aba chor3a denA hI acchA hai / ApakI kyA rAya hai ?" "dadhi, tuma kyA socate ho ?" gosAI ne puuchaa| "usa ke bAre meM hI to abhI bAta ho rahI thii| mAna lIjiye ki chor3a bhI diyA gayA to use saMbhAlegA kauna? kauna legA usakA jimmA? yadi usane kahIM koI musIbata paidA kara dI, taba kyA hogA? rAjAjI dAyitva uThAyeMge kyA?" dadhi ne gosAI kI ora dekhate hue pUchA, "zAnti-senA meM se kisI kA bhI mana use chor3ane kA nahIM hai / yaha koI sAdhAraNa bAta nahIM / thor3A bhI idhara-udhara hone para musIbata khar3I ho jaayegii|" "merI bhI yahI rAya hai", gosAI ne dRr3ha svara meM apanI sahamati dii| bAnezvara rAjA ne apane ko tanika apamAnita-sA anubhava kiyA / bole : "agara maiM usakA bhAra le lUM to chor3a deMge use ?" "ApakI yaha bAta bhI vicAraNIya hai|" gosAIM muskraaye| "jaba layarAma para eka bAra avizvAsa ho gayA hai taba phira se usa para vizvAsa lauTane meM samaya lgegaa| abhI vakta bhI nAjuka hai| chor3a diye jAne para vaha zaikIyA ke sAtha milakara sarvanAza kara sakatA hai|" mRtyuMjayaH / 67

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bAnezvara rAjA ne isa para apane ko aura bhI adhika apamAnita mahasUsa kiyaa| yaha nahIM ki unheM yaha bAta burI lagI, balki isalie ki unakI bAta mAnI nahIM gayI / rAja-pATa na hone para bhI rAjA to Aqhira rAjA hI hotA hai / baiThakakhAne meM aba bhI unakI zAhI pAlakI Ta~gI hai / pUrvajoM ko DhAla-talavAra bhI surakSita hai / aMgarez2oM ke cale jAne para unheM punaH apanA rAja-pATa to sa~bhAlanA hI par3egA / layarAma kabhI-kabhI aisI bAteM unase kahatA bhI rahA hai jise sunakara unakA mana bhI badala jAtA hai| usake dvArA khuzAmada kiye jAne para hI bAnezvara rAjA yaha bAta gosAI se kahane ko rAjI hue the| aba mAyaGa meM bhI rAjA kI bAta na calegI to aura kahA~ calegI ? unhoMne gusse meM bharakara kahA : 1 " gosAIjI, Apane soca-vicArakara nahIM khaa| layarAma ne mujhe sArI bAteM usane kucha bhI nahIM chipA rakhA hai / zAyada rakhela kI nArAz2a haiM / haiM na? aura deza ke nAma para badalA lenA sAfa-sAfa batA dI haiN| vajaha se hI Apa usase cAha rahe haiM usase !" gosAIM ko bhI krodha A gayA / bole : "usa para bhI vicAra kareMge / lauTa Ane diijiye| phira Apake darabAra meM hI paMcAyata baitthegii| yadi pratizodha kI bhAvanA se maiMne kucha karavAyA hogA to maiM koI bhI sajA saha lUMgA / layarAma ko jAkara batA dIjiye aura Apa svayaM bhI vicAra kIjiye / hama loga eka vizeSa prayojana meM ba~dhakara hI kAma kara rahe haiM / usa saMkalpa se abhI koI idhara-udhara nahIM ho sktaa| na to Apa aura na maiM, aura nAhI rAma / yadi koI dUsare DhaMga se socatA hai to bhUla usI kI hai / mujhe to itanA hI kahanA hai / mere pAsa samaya nahIM / maiM jAtA hU~ / mAyaGa aura daipArA kA bhAra aba mujha para nahIM, dadhi para hai / usI se puuchiye| maiM calatA hU~ / " 1 gosAIM jAne ko tatpara ho gaye / "maiM bhI jA rahA hU~ / " bAnezvara ne kahA / "ina nAdAna lar3akoM ke sAtha bakavAsa karane kI mujhe phursata nahIM / Apa logoM kI kunItiyoM ko vahana karane ke lie maiM kAMgresa meM nahIM AyA thaa| gAMdhIjI kI bAta sunakara hI sahayoga diyA thaa| para Apa haiM ki unake batAye hue mArga ko chor3a dUsarI hI rAha pakar3a rahe haiM / Apa saba ne hiMsA kA mArga apanA liyA hai| isa mArga para calane ke lie Apako kisane kahA ? kahiye to z2arA, maiM bhI sunUM !" "usakA bhI vicAra paMcAyata meM hI kiyA jAyegA / " gosAIjI gambhIra hote hue bole / " Apa saba kucha jAnakara bhI anajAna bana rahe haiM / mRtyu - vAhinI kisane gaThita kI ? zAnti senA kisane banAyo ? gurillA yuddha ke lie kisane parAmarza diyA thA ? Apa sArI bAteM jAnate haiN| maiM sirfa eka kAma ke lie jA rahA hU~ / bacA rahA to dUsarA kAma karU~gA / yadi nahIM bacA to kartavya karate 68 / mRtyuMjaya

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hue marUMgA / Apa Thahare rAjA AdamI / isalie Apa kucha kiye binA bhI cala jaayeNge| hama nahIM cala skeNge| jAna lIjiye, maiM nAyaka nahIM hU~, sainika hU~, rAjA nahIM gayI-guz2arI prajA hU~ / " " ApakI taraha maiM jubAna to calA nahIM sakatA gosAIMjI, lekina itanA yAda rakhiye ki Apa loga atyAcAra kara rahe haiN|" rAjA ne uttara diyA / tabhI dadhi bola uThA : "Apa rAjA haiM, rAjA banakara hI rheN| hamArI zAnti senA Apake ghara pahu~ca gayI hogI / donoM ko hama abhI sasammAna zAnti senA zivira meM lAyeMge / kahA nahIM jA sakatA ki apane mitra se ApakI bheMTa hogI ki nahIM / Apa qha uda samajhadAra haiM / ApakI sahAyatA ke binA hameM thAha pAnA muzkila hai| maiM yadi jhUTha bolUM to mujhe dasa bhaktoM kI hatyA karane kA pApa lage / aneka kaThinAiyoM ko jhelate hue hama lar3AI ke lie taiyAra hue haiM / aisI sthiti meM hamArI ora dekhate hue Apa dhIraja rkheN|" isa bAra bAnezvara rAjA kucha narama par3a gaye / bole : I "nApa-tolakara bAteM karanA nahIM jAnatA / yaha tuma loMgoM kA kAma hai / para dekhanA, baragada ko ukhAr3a pheMkane para vizrAma ke lie kahIM jagaha bhI na milegI / " bAnezvara rAjA tez2I se lauTa pdd'e| unake pIche-pIche unakA zikArI kuttA bhI calane lagA / gosAI ne kahA, "rAjA kA mana bar3A durbala hai / bhalI bhA~ti dhyAna rakhanA / lauTane para saba kucha ThIka ho jAyegA / " "maiM bhI vahI socatA hU~ / " dadhi ne uttara diyA / " abhI maiM unhIM ke yahA~ jAU~gA / TAla-maTola kareMge to ThIka bAta na hogI / " - gosAIM bole, "nahIM, koI TAla-maTola nahIM kreNge| tuma apane sAtha kaeNlI dIdI ko bhI lete jAnA / kaeNlI samajhA-bujhA sakegI / donoM purAne sahayogI haiN|" itanA kaha gosAIM Age bar3ha aaye| unheM lagA mAno khuda unake qadama nahIM bar3ha rahe, valki koI mazIna hai jo unheM bar3hA rahI thI / gosAIM socate jA rahe theAndolana bhalI bhA~ti nahIM cala rahA hai| netA-jana do daloM meM baMTa gaye haiN| eka dala ahiMsA ke patha para bar3hanA cAhatA hai, to dUsarA hiMsAmArga ko grahaNa kara rahA hai| unameM matabheda hone ke kAraNa kAryakartAoM meM bhI matabheda ho gaye haiM / kucha cupacApa baiThe haiM to kuchaeka gurillA yuddha kI bAta soca rahe haiN| yahI to sunahalA avasara hai: briTiza fauja barmA se bhAga rahI hai / jApAna senA kohimA pahu~ca cukI hai| briTizoM ke bhAgane para vaha yahA~ jApAnI sAmrAjya qAyama karanA cAheMge / - hama aisA hone nahIM deNge| hama na briTizoM ko cAhate haiM aura na jApAniyoM ko / hama ekAnta meM hI gurillA - vAhinI saMgaThita kara apanI sarakAra qAyama mRtyuMjaya | 69

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karane ke lie prayatnazIla haiN| jo ahiMsA aura asahayoga kI bAta socate haiM, ve bhI janatA ko saMgaThita kreN| UparI asama kI janatA ne vaisA kiyA bhI hai| ve jorahaTa ke maliyA, baruvA, kaTakI, gosvAmI-sabhI jagaha para saMgaThana banAne meM juTe haiN| idhara baruvA, koMvara, garga Adi hamAre sAtha haiM-hamAre vicAroM ke saath| hAjArikA Adi mAriTA kI ora jAkara videzI sainikoM se bArUda vagairaha juTA lAye haiM / AdamiyoM ke juTAne kA kAma cala rahA hai / yaha ThIka hai ki kAma meM tejI nahIM haiM, aura bahuta sAre loga baiTha bhI gaye haiN| golAghATa ke sarupathAra meM gandhasaraM gAMva ke aneka jana giraphtAra kara liye gaye haiN| sarupathAra meM relagAr3I ulaTane meM kahIM-nakahIM g2alatI raha gayI thii| yaha bhAgya kA hI phera hai ki unake lie eka ahiMsaka vyakti hI doSI ThaharAyA gyaa| isI kAraNa udhara ke sahayogiyoM kA dila baiTha gayA hai| ___-nicale asama meM caudhurI Adi kAma meM juTe haiN| lekina sarabhoga kA havAI aDDA jalAne ke alAvA koI kAma to huA nahIM / niyamita saMgaThana bhI samApta ho gayA hai / gvAlapArA meM nidhana koca kI hatyA kara dI gyii| dUsare kucha sthAnoM para huI hatyAoM kI taraha hI usakI bhI hatyA huI hai| saba-ke-saba netA jela meM haiN| idhara lar3ake-lar3akiyA~ skUla-kaoNlejoM meM lauTane ko taiyAra haiN| kamyunisToM ke atirikta anya chAtra-netA bhI yahI cAha rahe haiN| -rASTrIya bhAvadhArAvAloM kI nIyata abhI ThIka hai| kintu unameM saMgaThana kA abhAva hai| idhara briTiza fauja kI tAqata bar3hatI jA rahI hai / saba jagaha amerikI, cInI, aphrIkI, AsTreliyAI sainika bhare jA rahe haiN| bhArata ke anya hissoM meM bhI Andolana ThaNDA par3atA jA rahA hai| isIlie gurillA-vAhinI gaThita karane meM muzkileM bar3hatI jA rahI haiN| ina sArI bAtoM para kamArakucI meM yA usake bAda aura kahIM vistArapUrvaka vicAra karanA hogaa| aba eka vistRta yojanA banAkara kAma karane kA samaya A gayA hai| nagAMva ke kAryakartAoM meM abhI saMgaThana hai / manobala bhI hai| yahIM Akara koI yojanA banAnI hogii| calate-calate gosAI eka kheta ke meMDa para phuNce| kheta meM dhAna ke paudhe lahalahA rahe the / ThaNDI havA ke jhoMke lagate hI unake royeM khar3e ho gaye / unakA kalejA kA~pane lgaa| thor3I dUra para jhIla se kucheka pakSI ur3a cle| paMkhoM kI phar3aphar3AhaTa se hI gosAIM unheM pahacAna gaye / gosAIM ko apane bacapana kI yAda hai : taba kisI AdamI kI AhaTa pAkara bhI Darate nahIM the ye pakSI / taba isa durgama jhIla meM kabhIkabhAra hI koI zikArI bandUka lekara zikAra karane AtA thaa| lekina aba to zikAriyoM kA tAMtA lagA rahatA hai / Ajakala DipuTI-kamiznara se lekara sAdhAraNa kirAnI-caparAsI taka hara koI yahA~ zikAra karane calA AtA hai| isIlie ve aba AdamI kI AhaTa pAte hI phurra se ur3a jAte haiM / kabhI-kabhI isa jhIla meM dUra 70 / mRtyuMjaya

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darAja se bhI paMchI Ate haiN| taba to isakI zobhA mahA puruSa zaMkaradeva ke 'vRndAvanI vastra' se bhI nirAlI ho jAtI hai| -baradovA kI taraha hI yaha mAyaDa bhI zasya-matsya se paripUrNa sthAna hai| aba pahale kA-sA z2amAnA nahIM raha gayA hai / per3a-paudhoM aura prAkRtika vaibhava meM bhI kamI A gayI hai / 'hA~, nadI aura sote vahI haiN| kisI sahodarA kI bhA~ti kalaGa aura kapilI brahmaputra se milakara ekAkAra ho gayI haiM / itihAsa-prasiddha kAjalImukha bhI pAsa hI hai: 'hAdhI, ghor3e aura padAtikoM ke AghAtoM se pAnI raktamaya ho jaayegaa| jaMgala bhara hI bacA rahegA / vahA~ jhaNDa-ke-jhuNDa hiraNa AyeMge / lambI dAr3IvAle Thigane mAjUma khAM ko guvAhATI chor3akara kUcabihAra bhAganA pdd'egaa|' -jAne ko to vaha gayA, para kAjalImukha para coTa karake gyaa| lauTatI bAra bhI usane yahIM DerA DAlA thA / mAyaGa ke rAjA ke atirikta dUsare choTe-moTe rajavAr3oM ne bhI eka juTa hokara yahA~ kabhI bhI musalamAnI bAdazAhI nahIM jamane dii| zarAI ghATI-yuddha meM bhI ye ahomoM kI ora se lar3e the, jisameM aneka kSetrIya rAjAoM se sahayoga prApta huA thaa| tIna lAkha prajA sahita pahAr3I rAjA bhI Aye the / sabake cehare para utsAha, hRdaya meM zakti aura cAla meM mastI dIkhatI thii| tabhI lacita baraphukana ne kahA thA---'mug2a liyA fauja kyA cIz2a hai ? kyA hamAre rAjya meM vaise bahAdura nahIM ?' aura asamIyA sainikoM ne isa zarAI ghATI lar3AI ko gurillA tarIke se lar3akara jIta liyA thaa| yaha aMcala surakSita rahA AyA thaa| yaha itihAsa-siddha ghaTanA hai| lekina aba ise hama bhUla gaye haiN| - hA~, hama sirfa bhUla gaye haiM, gosAIM ne socA / unheM bacapana meM hI 'bA~hI' meM athavA kahIM aura par3hI huI kamalAkAnta kI eka ukti yAda ho AyI : 'vastutaH kAyara kA koI dharma nahIM hotaa| kAyaratA hI usakA ekamAtra dharma hotA hai| jisakA tana aura mana sabala hai, usake pAsa hI naitika bala adhika rahatA hai| yaha saca hai| isa samaya ye bAteM yAda Ate hI mana asthira ho jAtA hai| hama asamIyA bhIru bana gaye haiN| isIlie hamArA kahIM bhI sthAna nahIM / hamArA jIvana saMkIrNa ho gayA hai| hameM ise vistRta karanA hogaa| mahAn tyAga ke bala para hameM apane ko pratiSThita karanA pdd'egaa| kheta kI meMDa para tejI se bar3hate hue gosAI mor3a pAra kara rAjAmAyaGa ke rAste para A pahu~ce / vahA~ se bhI usI tejI se caukIghATa kI ora cala pdd'e| caukIghATa se kamArakucI taka eka ghaNTe kA rAstA hai| gosAIM ne eka bAra AkAza kI ora dekhaa| abhI po nahIM phaTI thii| para rAstA sAfa dIkha rahA thaa| unake mana se cintA dhIre-dhIre vilIna hotI gayI, citta sahaja hotA gyaa| __ caukIghATa para eka gaztI caukI thI, isI rAste se pA~ca phuTa para / kintu vaha sthAna gosAIM ke paricitoM se bharA thaa| ve sabhI inheM sadA usI rAste kamArakucI mRtyuMjaya /71

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satra Ate-jAte dekhate haiM isalie vahA~ AzaMkA kI koI bAta nahIM thI / gosAI dhIre-dhIre caukIghATa pAra kara gaye / usake bAda zurU ho jAtA hai, ghanA jaMgala / taba taka sUrya bhI nikala AyA / nirAle raMgoM ke ghor3oM para savAra sUrya ne apanI sudUra kI yAtrA Arambha kara dI / jaMgala ke bIca eka sa~karI-sI pagaDaNDI thI jo osa girane ke kAraNa phisalana bharI ho gayI thI / ag2ala-bagala phailI kAI para joMkeM reMgatI dIkha rahI thiiN| chattana ke eka per3a para baiThe kucha bandara gosAI kI ora ghUra rahe the / eka per3a se lissA cU rahA thaa| zAyada vaha lAha yA dhunA kA per3a thA / per3a meM kahIM chipI eka bulabula gA rahI thii| gosAIM ne Upara kI ora dekhA, para kucha dikhAI na pdd'ii| per3a ke pattoM se rozanI chanakara nIce phaila rahI thI / usameM kucha kapau phUla camaka uThe the / kucha aura pakSiyoM kA kalarava suna sAIM kA mana kAtara ho utthaa| ve samajha nahIM pAye ki vaha pakSiyoM kI milI-julI AvAz2a thI yA svayaM unakI patnI gosAina kii| unheM lagA, mAno kisI ne sunahale phUloM ko rezamI dhAgoM meM pirokara AkAza meM TA~ga diyA ho| yA kisI lar3AI ke nausikhiye sipAhI ro rahe hoN| yA ki yaha kahIM mauna kI hI AvAja to nahIM ? jaMgala ko hilA dene vAlI usa hRdaya vidAraka AvAja se unakA hRdaya dahala uThA / calate samaya gosAina se bAta na kara pAne kA duHkha bhI unheM vicalita karane lagA / gosAIM ke paga aba aura tez2I se bar3hane lage the / ve soca rahe the : gosAina sacamuca Dara gayI hai / vaha isa taraha kabhI DarI nahIM thI / para Darane kA koI kAraNa to hai nahIM / yahI na ki maiM mara jAU~gA ? maranA taya hai to marU~gA hii| aisA kahane meM kucha lagatA nahIM, kintu socate hI hRdaya kA~pa uThatA hai / koI bhI marane ke lie taiyAra nahIM hotaa| sabhI jInA cAhate haiM / - aba taka kI kisI yojanA meM kahIM cUka bhI to nahIM huI hai / kahIM para bhI kAgaja kA Tukar3A taka nahIM chor3A, jisa para eka bhI zabda likhA ho / samAcAra-patroM meM tasvIra chapavAne sA yaha kAma to hai nahIM / vaha saba to sukhI aura gapor3iyoM kA kAma hai / ve loga apane vaktavya ko jAna-bUjhakara samAcAra-patroM meM chapavAte haiM / kucha bhI nahIM chipAte ve / jela jAte samaya unheM geMde kI mAlA milatI hai aura jela se chUTakara bAhara Ane para bhI / isa kAma meM na to mAlA milanI hai aura na pracAra hI honA hai| choTA-sA purjA bhI mila gayA to pakar3e jAne kA Dara 1 / kuzala koMvara ke kucha akSara hI usake lie kAla bana gaye / use phA~sI bhI ho sakatI hai / indrezvara, meThona Adi ko bhI saz2A hue binA na rahegI / - sunA hai, aba koMvara kI patnI jIte jI vidhavA kI taraha hI rotI rahatI hai / gosAina ke prANa bhI AzA-nirAzA meM Andolita haiM / hiraNI ke krandana ne bhauta kI sUcanA jo de dI hai| basa, isI AzaMkA meM saMtapta billI-sI tar3apa rahI 72 / mRtyuMjaya

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hai| merI mauta para sabase adhika vaha hI royegI aura loga to Aha-oha kara raha jaayeNge| -kaheMge, 'hAya rAma! dayAlu AdamI thaa|' kucha aura loga kaheMge ki 'ikatArA ke tAra kI taraha hI sIdhA aura sAfa dilavAlA thaa|' strI aura puruSa kA yaha mela kitanA AzcaryapUrNa hai ki vaha donoM eka-dUsare ke lie isa prakAra samarpita ho jAte haiM / eka prANI dUsare ke lie isa prakAra socatA hai| jo bhI ho, aisA socanA hI AdamIyata kI pahacAna hai| -AnevAlI vipadA ke bAre meM socanA acchA nhiiN| bhalA maiM marUMgA hI kyoM ? aba taka to saba kAma sucAru rUpa se hI huA hai| alaga ho jAne ke bAvajUda layarAma abhI apanI muTThI meM hai hii| bAnezvara rAjA, vaha Thahare z2iddI svabhAva ke / na to unakI jubAna para lagAma hai aura na mana meM sthiratA hii| hAM, layarAma ko unakI najaroM se dUra hI rakhanA pdd'egaa| phira jaba paMcAyata baiThegI taba layarAma ko sabase adhika DA~Ta-phaTakAra ve hI sunaayeNge| aise vyakti ke sAtha zAnta vAtAvaraNa meM hI kAma karane kA Ananda milatA hai| isa lar3AI ke morce para to una para gussA hI ho AtA hai| kabhI-kabhAra krodha aura Ananda eka jaise lagane lagate haiN| dadhi ThaharA buddhimAna / vaha bAnezvara rAjA ko kisI-na-kisI taraha saMbhAla legaa| sirfa usa rakhaila ko sa~bhAlanA kaThina hogaa| kintu vaha bhI hamArI gupta yojanA kI sUcanA zaikIyA ko degI nhiiN| ina bandhanoM ke bIca hI to mAyaGa ke loga raha rahe haiN| varanA itane paharedAroM aura idhara kI bAta udhara phailAnevAle cugalakhoroM ke hone para isa kAma kI sUcanA sarakAra ko z2arUra mila jaatii| ___ gosAIM ko apane Age acAnaka baragada kA eka vizAla vRkSa dikhAI pdd'aa| pAsa hI eka vizAla caTTAna para lambodara gaNeza kI eka mUrti utkIrNa thii| sahaja hI yaha bhAna nahIM hotA thA ki vaha mUrti gaNeza kI hI hai| vahIM baiThe AhinA koMvara aura bhibhirAma A~kha-kAna banda kiye pAna cabAne meM magna the| AhinA acakana aura dhotI meM thaa| usake sira para eka pagar3I thii| mAthe para eka gAr3hI lambI rekhA bhI ubhara AyI thii| muMha meM tAmbUla liye AhinA koMvara ne kahA : "vaha to ekadama jorU kA gulAma hai,he kRssnn|" "kisakI bAta kaha rahe ho koMvara ?" AhinA ke Age rukate hue gosAIMjI ne pUchA / isa bAra bhibhirAma A~kheM kholakara khar3A ho gayA aura gosAIM kI ora dekhate hue bolA : "dhanapura kI, aura kisakI?" "dhanapura ke lie itanA krodha kyoM ?" "vaha pahAr3a kI taraha aTala jo hai|" bhibhirAma haMsa pdd'aa| mRtyuMjaya / 73

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AhinA koMvara tamatamA uThA : "he kRSNa, kyA vaha bhI manuSya kI gitanI meM hai ? vaha to kisI andhe deza ke vyakti-sA lagatA hai / bhalA dekhiye to, he kRSNa, kyA layarAma ko z2indA machalI kI taraha phA~sakara lAnA cAhie thA ! vaha svabhAva se lAcAra hai, he kRSNa, yAnI maiM layarAma ke bAre meM kaha rahA huuN| usakI hI kRpA se hama loga machalI-achalI khA-pI rahe haiN| z2arUrata par3I to usase afIma bhI mila jAtI hai| musIbata meM docAra paisoM se bhI vahI madada karatA hai, he kRSNa ! aura vaha sAla meM do-tIna bAra logoM ko bhoja bhI khilAtA hai| eka bAra bihu meM, eka bAra mahApuruSa zaMkaradeva kI tithi para aura phira bAr3ha ke utara jAne para / he kRSNa, isa pAkhaNDI ne use ekadama putalA banAkara rakha diyA hai|" gosAI gambhIra bane rahe / bole : "Atana bUr3hAgohAI kI eka ukti yAda hai Apa logoM ko ? 'gharuvA pokhara kA pAnI ulIcane meM siMghI machalI bhI ATha-dasa vyaktiyoM ko bIMdha letI hai|' phira yaha to yuddha hI hai, isalie thor3A matabheda hone para bhI Apa logoM ko saba kucha sa~bhAle hue hI calanA hai / dhanapura ke bAre meM abhI kucha na kheN| rAjA se bhI maiM yahI kaha AyA huuN| g2alatI kisakI hai, Akhira bAta kyA thI--ina saba para paMcAyata meM vicAra kiyA jaayegaa| abhI kAma karane kA samaya hai / yahA~ rukane se kAma nahIM calegA / caliye, ava sUraja bhI nikala AyA hai|" "he kRSNa ! kamara dukhane lagI hai, gosAIjI / aba to zarIra meM z2ora bhI nahIM raha gayA / bUr3he bAgha se koI nahIM DaratA / hiraNa bhI gAla cATane calA AtA hai| ise Apane lekina, bahuta bar3hA-car3hA diyA hai| mUrkha ko sira para car3hA lenA vipadAjanaka hai, he kRSNa...' kahate hue koMvara bhI calane kI taiyArI karane lge| tabhI bhibhirAma ne musakarAte hue kahA : "koMvara jhUTha-mUTha sandeha kara rahe haiN| hama bhojana karate haiM pAMcoM aMguliyoM se lekina jaba a~gUThA ThelatA hai tabhI khAnA bhItara jAtA hai| dhanapura jaise zarAratI ko sa~bhAlane ke lie hI to Apa jaise sAthiyoM ko lAyA huuN| Apa svayaM apane ko choTA na bnaayeN|" __ AhinA koMvara hAtha meM lAThI liye hue hA~phate-hA~phate cala pdd'e| calate samaya lambodara gaNeza ke Age unhoMne eka bAra apanA sira jhukaayaa| gosAIM ne bhibhirAma se pUchA, "dhanapura aura madhu ko gaye kAfI dera ho gyii| ve apane sAmAna ko ThIka-ThAka le gaye haiM na ?" ___"hA~, le gaye haiN| dhanapura ke hAtha meM rica, dAva aura lohe kA eka DaNDA hai / madhu ko bandUka bar3I hoziyArI se le jAnI par3I hai| ve aba taka kapilI ko pAra kara cuke hoNge|" 74 / mRtyuMjaya

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gosAI ne santoSa kI sAMsa lii| phira bole : "subhadrA ne Atma-hatyA kara lI hai|" "kyA ?" bhibhirAma akacakA gyaa| "hA~ / " kaeNlI dIdI ne Akara samAcAra diyA hai| gosAIM ne saMkSepa meM pUrI ghaTanA sunA dI / sunate hI bhibhirAma kA mana bhArI ho AyA / AhinA koMvara ke muMha se ThaNDI Aha nikala pdd'ii| vaha bolA : "he kRSNa ! kaleje se dhuAM uTha rahA hai|" gosAIM ne Age kahA : "sirfa subhadrA kI hI nahIM, kucha aura bhI bAteM haiM / gahapura aura DhekiyAjulI meM bhayAnaka atyAcAra hue haiN| eka yuvatI aura eka choTI-sI lar3akI ko golI se ur3A diyA gayA hai|" ___gosAI ne isa bAra gosAina se sunI kahAnI doharA dI / donoM ghaTanAoM ke bAre meM sunakara bhibhirAma kI bhakuTI tana gyii| AhinA koMvara 'he kRSNa-he kRSNa kahate hue ThaNDI AheM bharane lage / bAtacIta bar3hAne kI kisI kI icchA nahIM huii| inhIM ghaTanAoM ko sunate-sunate do mIla kA lambA rAstA aura Adhe ghaNTe kA samaya kaba pAra ho gayA, kisI ko patA bhI na claa| aura Age carcA karane kI kisI kI icchA na thii| phira bhI AhinA koMvara se cupa nahIM rahA gayA / bolA : "phUlagur3I ke dhevA Andolana ke bAre meM pitAjI se sunA thA, he kRSNa ! pitAjI vahA~ gaye bhI the : afIma kI khetI banda karane ke lie / he kRSNa, loga astra-zastra lekara uTha khar3e hue the / afIma kI khetI to eka bahAnA-bhara thaa| vaha daraasala AjAda hone kI icchA thii| vahAM siMgara sAhaba ko hatyA kara dI gayI thii| he kRSNa, loga ekajuTa hokara bar3hate caleM to Dara nahIM hai| isake lie to cIMTI se lekara hAthI taka ko ekajuTa hokara rahanA pdd'egaa|" yahI to maiM usa samaya se kaha rahA hU~, koNvrjii| cIMTiyA~ yadi eka sAtha baha jAyeM to bhI maratI nahIM haiM / layarAma aura dhanapura meM kisakI g2alatI adhika hai, isakA vicAra bAda meM kiyA jaayegaa| kintu abhI kAma kA samaya hai|" kahatA huA bhibhirAma ekAeka ThiThaka gyaa| usakI najara kahIM dUra jA aTakI thii| gosAI ke pAsa simaTakara phusaphusAyA, "z2arA udhara to dekhiye / lagatA hai, sipAhI hI haiN| isI ora cale A rahe haiN|" gosAIMjI kA dhyAna pahale hI udhara jA cukA thA / dhIre se bole : "hameM bAteM banda kara cupacApa calanA cAhie, yahI acchA hogA / aba chipane kI koziza karane para ve sandeha kreNge|" tInoM cupacApa Age bar3hate hue phaujiyoM ke pAsa pahu~ce / saMkhyA meM pA~ca the ve / mRtyuMjaya /75

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zAyada kapilI pAra kara hI idhara Aye the / cAra ke hAthoM meM bandUkeM, pITha para bore aura pairoM meM bUTa the / khAkI vardI bhI bilakula gur3I-mur3I dIkha rahI thI, zAyada do-tIna dinoM se badalI nahIM hogii| muMha sUkhe hue the| eka ke hAtha meM z2arIba thI / gosAIM ko dekha eka ne TUTI-phUTI hindI meM kahA : "mAyaGa kitanA dUra ? vahA~ se kAjalImukha kitanA dUra ?" "yahA~ se mAyaGa sAr3he sAta mIla aura kAjalImukha bAraha mIla hai|" gosAI ne zuddha hindI meM uttara diyA / dUsare faujI ne pUchA : " nAva se kitanA TAima lagegA ?" gosAIM ne batAyA : "kAjalImukha taka cAra ghaNTe / " Age khuda hI prazna kara baiThe, "Apa kyA yahA~ z2amIna nApa karane Aye haiM yA koI aura kAma hai ?" faujI ne ha~sate hue javAba diyA : " sunA hai, isa ilAqe meM kAfI dhAna huA hai, lene AyA hai / " gosAIM kucha bole nahIM / unhoMne koMvara aura bhibhirAma ko Age bar3hane kA izArA kiyaa| kucha dUra Age eka surakSita sthAna para pahu~cakara kahane lage : "bhibhirAma, samajha gaye na, kyA ho rahA hai ?" " samajhane ko kucha bhI bAqI nahIM / inheM kisI ne yahA~ dhAna hone kI qhabara dI hai| z2arUrata par3ane para ye kheta se bhI dhAna kATakara le jAyeMge / yahI na !" "he kRSNa, dAma deMge yA nahIM ?" AhinA koMvara ko cintA vyApI / "dAma to deMge hI, lekina bAz2Ara bhAva se ATha rupaye kama / " "DAkU kahIM ke ! he kRSNa / " "mujhe to kucha aura hI sandeha ho rahA hai," gosAIM bole / "kyA ?" bhibhirAma ne pUchA / inheM bulAyA kisane ? mujhe to lagatA hai ki yaha layarAma ke sivA aura kisI karatUta ho hI nahIM sakatI / " "are vahI, apanA layarAma ? he kRSNa, ho sakatA hai / usake to dhAna kA bhI kArobAra hai : purAnA dhandhA / mAyaGa ke saba logoM kA dhAna vahI kharIda letA hai / " gosAIM ne kahA, "usane yaha acchA nahIM kiyA / isake pIche kucha aura rahasya jAna par3atA hai / miliTarIvAle to usI ke yahA~ Tikate haiM na !" "TikeMge kyoM nahIM / " AhinA koMvara ne anumodana kiyA / "yaha to jAne para hI patA calegA ki vahA~ rAta meM kyA hotA hai / he kRSNa, usa rakhaila ne Apa logoM ke kula ko bhI kalaMkita kara diyA hai| vaha aba sampatti meM bhI hissA mA~ga rahI hai / kRSNa-kRSNa !" "taba to merA sandeha ThIka hai," gosAIM ne kahA / "lekina Apa aura bAnezvara 76 / mRtyuMjaya

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rAjA use jitanA sIdhA samajhate haiM, vaha utanA sIdhA hai nahIM / usa para vizvAsa nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / " "he kRSNa, ApakI yaha bAta bhI ekadama sahI hai / sema kI latA kA ora-chora pAnA bar3A muzkila hotA hai / " tabhI bhibhirAma pUcha baiThA : " Azrama aba aura kitanI dUra hai ?" "vaha rahA, una pahAr3iyoM ke bIca / " mRtyuMjaya / 77

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pA~ca sandhyA kA samaya / cAroM ora UMcI-U~cI pahAr3iyA~ / per3a-paudhoM ko DhAMkatI huI utara AyI eka vizAla pakSI ke DanoM kI taraha kAlI chaayaa|| sAmanevAlI pahAr3I para dUsarI ora se AtI huI eka kAlI gAya para gosAIM kI naz2ara Tika gayI / gAya raMbhA rahI thI, jaise usakA bachar3A kahIM kho gayA ho| dhIre-dhIre vaha gosAIM ke pAsa A phuNcii| gosAIM dhuMdhale prakAza ke bAvajUda use pahacAna gye| sAtha hI unakA cintA se bojhila mana halakA ho gyaa| usakI pITha sahalAte hue unhoMne pUchA, "bachar3e ko kahA~ chor3a AyI ?" gosAIM kA hAtha eka bAra usakI A~khoM para jA pdd'aa| a~guliyoM ke bhIjate hI ve samajha gaye ki isakA bachar3A aba jIvita nahIM hai| isakA nAka-muMha A~suoM se bhIga gayA hai| ___ tabhI hAMphate hue AhinA koMvara kahIM se A nikale / a~dhere meM vaha eka bhAlU kI taraha hI jhUmate hue Ate dikhAI pdd'e| unake hAtha meM eka TokarI thii| "kisa sAhasa se, he kRSNa, bhItara jAU~ ?" ghabar3AhaTa kA yaha svara unake muMha se ruka-rukakara vaise hI nikala rahA thA jaise cApAkala se paanii| "kyoM ?" gosAI ne vismita hote hue puuchaa| "vanarAja ! 'dekhate nahIM kitanI utkaTa durgandha phaila rahI hai ! dahAr3a bhI sunI hai / he kRSNa, usane do gAyeM mAra rakhI haiN|" AhinA A~gana meM hI baiTha gyaa| usane TokarI meM par3e nAhara ke bIja kI ora izArA karate hue kahA : ___"to bhI kAma ho gayA / he kRSNa, nAhara ke bIja rAste meM jalAne ke lie acchA hogA / he kRSNa, bhibhirAma ne Ama ke jhaMkhAr3a bhI ikaTTe kiye haiN| vaha bhI to vanarAja kI taraha hI sAhasI hai / usane eka moTe jhaMkhAr3a ko kATakara hI dama liyA, he kRSNa / " AhinA eka hI sA~sa meM yaha saba kaha gyaa| gosAIMjI ne gAya kA thana chuA, "dUdha pasIja rahA hai|" AhinA ne bhI gAya kI ora dekhA / bolA : "daheja meM Apako yahI gAya milI thI na ? he kRSNa, yaha yahAM kaise A gayI?"

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thor3I dera rukane ke bAda vaha punaH bolA, "hA~, samajha gyaa| he kRSNa, yaha usI ThekedAra kA kAma hai / masAle banAnevAlA, duzmana kahIM kA, he kRSNa !" gosAI ne kucha nahIM kahA / ve socane lage : Ajakala gA~va se gAya-baila-bhaisa sabako isI taraha hA~kakara anyatra beca denA Ama bAta ho gayI hai| isa gAya kA bachar3A yA to kahIM bichur3a gayA hai yA phira use bAgha khA gayA hai| kintu ve do gAyeM kisakI haiM ? Ate samaya unheM apanI gauzAlA ekadama sanI dikhI thii| sambhavataH isa rAste se hA~kakara lAte samaya isane isa AzramavAle ghara ko pahacAna liyA, tabhI jaMgala se bahaTakara yaha idhara calI AyI hai| nizcaya hI yaha ghaTanA kala ghaTI hogii| parasoM rAta se hI madhu gAya ko bAMdha nahIM skaa| hA~kalAnevAle ko bhI zAyada yaha jaMgala meM nahIM milii| tabhI se yaha yahIM chUTa gayI / yaha gAya gosAina kI A~khoM kA tArA hai, bilakula sandUka kI hI taraha / isakA eka bachar3A abhI eka mAha kA bhI to nahIM huA thaa| gosAI ne anumAna lagA liyA ki gAyeM bacIM nahIM / sambhavataH bala bhI bAgha kA AhAra bana cuke haiN| yaha samaya soca-vicAra kA nahIM thaa| ve gAya ko turanta Azrama ke bag2alavAle gauzAlA meM hAMka le gaye aura use bhItara kara bAhara se ber3e ko banda karake lauTa Aye / taba taka cA~danI phaila cukI thii| ___ AhinA gaTharI uThAkara calane ko tatpara huaa| bhibhirAma taba bhI pahu~cA nahIM thA / gosAIMjI ne agahanI pUnama ke cA~da kI ora dekhA / unheM lagA jaise unake antas meM bahatI nadI ke donoM chora kaTate jA rahe haiM aura usakA sotA kisI vizAla gahlara meM praviSTa hotA jA rahA hai / auroM ke lie usa citra ko dekhanA sambhava nahIM thA, lekina A~khoM se AMsU jharajharAtI isa kAlI gAya kI nAI hI gosAina kA AzrupUrNa mukhar3A aura pUjA meM bali car3hAnevAle ke lalATa para camakate hue lAla TIke ke samAna pUrNimA ke isa cAMda ko dekhate hI usa nadI kA citra unake samakSa pratyakSa ho uThA thaa| tabhI kahIM se ur3atA huA eka pakSI kArtika meM jalAye jAnevAle AkAzadIpa para vizrAma karane kI icchA se A baitthaa| kintu bA~sa ke hila uThane se vahA~ se bhI ur3akara vaha pAsa hI Azrama ke chappara para jA baitthaa| "yaha ullU hai, he kRSNa ! ise pahacAnate haiM na gosAIMjI ?" usa pakSI kI ora saMketa karate hue AhinA ne puuchaa| gosAI ne sira uThAkara dekhA / AhinA dhA-dhAkara use bhagAne kI koziza karane lgaa| tabhI hAtha meM mazAla liye bhibhirAma A phuNcaa| kisI se kucha na kaha vaha sIdhe andara calA gyaa| thor3I dera bAda kandhe para purAnI gaTharI aura hAtha meM mazAla sa~bhAle hue bAhara aayaa| Ate hI usane AhinA se kahA : "AhinA bhaiyA! eka mazAla Apa bhI le aaiye|" phira gosAI ko lakSya mRtyuMjaya /79

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kara bolA, "prabhu ! aba hamAre lie yahA~ se cala denA hI acchA rhegaa|" ___"e bahurUpiye ! dekhatA nahIM, he kRSNa, ghara kI muMDera para kyA hai ! isakI A~khoM ke sAmane dhanapura kI A~kheM nA-kucha haiM / he kRSNa, ThIka vaisI hI A~kheM haiN| he kRSNa, sira para isa kAla ko lekara kahA~ jAoge ?" bhibhirAma pahale kucha udAsIna-sA ho gyaa| lekina phira satarka ho bolA, "pakSI hI to hai| dekhiye na, isake A~kha, coMca, paMkha, TA~ga-saba kucha haiN| AdamI hokara isase DaranA kyA ?" bhibhirAma ke mukha kI aura dekhakara AhinA avAka raha gyaa| kaisA raudra rUpa dhAraNa kara liyA hai isa dubale-patale bahurUpiye ne ! vaha qhAmoza hI rahA, aura cupacApa andara calA gyaa| bhibhirAma ne kahA, "lagatA hai ki Apa bhI mana-hI-mana lohAra kI bhaTTI kI taraha svayaM jala rahe haiM / mana ko itanA caMcala nahIM hone denA cAhie / maiM kala se hI gaura kara rahA hU~, mAyA Apako pIche kI ora khIMca rahI hai / patnI, gAya-baila, dhAna; aura to aura AkAza kA yaha cAMda bhI-saba mAyA hI to hai / rUpanArAyaNa ke Ane kI bAta thI, aba taka vaha bhI nahIM aayaa| isa saMsAra meM Ate samaya koI kisI ko sAtha lekara nahIM aataa| Aye haiM akele aura yahA~ se jAyeMge bhI akele hii| yaha AhinA bhI andara se ekadama khokhalA hai-khAlI bakse kI taraha / isane asaliyata abhI jAnI hI nahIM hai| calie, cleN|" gosAI ne bhibhirAma kI ora dekhA aura apanI usI gaMbhIra mudrA meM bole : "yaha saca hai ki maiM apanI priya cIjoM ko naSTa hote dekhakara thor3A vicalita avazya ho gayA hai, kintu maiMne kisI kAma meM zithilatA nahIM baratI hai| kAma hI asalI bAta hai na ? kamArakucI Azrama se abhI calane kA samaya nahIM huA hai| jo bhI ho, rUpanArAyaNa avazya aayegaa| usake sAtha kisI aura ke Ane kI bhI bAta thii| yahA~ thor3I dera aura rukanA hI acchA hogaa| isalie mazAla abhI bujhA do bhibhi !" ___"kahA nahIM jA sakatA ki rUpanArAyaNa ke abhI taka yahA~ nahIM pahuMcane kA kyA kAraNa hai| pahale sUcita kiye gaye sahayogiyoM meM se bhI kisI ke Ane kI bAta thI kyA ?" bhibhirAma mazAla ko jamIna para paTaka-paTakakara bujhAne lgaa| usakI cinagAriyAM cAroM ora bikhara gyiiN| gosAIM ne vahIM se AhinA ko pukArate hue kahA : ___ "abhI mazAla mata jlaaiye| aura hA~, patIlI meM cAya ke lie thor3A-sA pAnI rakha diijiye|" AhinA ko yaha rucikara lgaa| pichale do dinoM se vaha afIma kI TikiyA bhI garma nahIM kara pAyA thaa| usake lie mAno yaha suyoga mila gyaa| alAva para 80 / mRtyuMjaya

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pAnI rakhakara vaha afIma kI TikiyA, pAna ke DaNThala, cInI Adi sAmAna nikAla kara vahIM jama gayA / mazAla bujhate hI gosAIM ne kahA, "yahA~ se ghaTanA sthala taka kA rAstA jaMgaloM se hokara jAtA hai / bAgha, bhAlU, hAthI, sA~pa - kucha bhI mila sakate haiM / yahA~ se gArogA~va kA rAstA do ghaNTe kA hai / usI ke pAsa nepAlI bastI hai / isa aMcala meM sarakArI gaztI dala bhI haiM / kala aura Aja do dinoM se idhara miliTarI vAloM kI cahala-pahala bhI bar3hI huI dikhAI de rahI hai / ve mIla AdhA mIla para caukiyA~ banA rahe haiM / vastutaH unheM caukiyA~ na kahakara lukane-chipane ke aDDe kahanA ThIka hogA / isalie gAro gA~va kA rAstA abhI Aja rAta hI taya karanA hogA / kala vahA~ se karma-sthalI para pahu~cane ke bAre meM bhI Aja hI nirNaya kara lenA hogA / isIlie unameM se kisI eka ko bulAyA thaa| isake bAvajUda aisI paristhiti meM soca-samajhakara hI eka-eka paga bar3hAnA hogA / " A~gana meM cA~danI phaila cukI thI / ullU taba bhI muMDera para baiThA thA / gosAI ko aisA pratIta huA mAno vaha una para unake dvArA calAye jAnevAle Andolana para aura deza ke bhaviSya para naz2ara jamAye hue hai / ve mana-hI-mana haMsa par3e / paramparAgata saMskAroM se sampanna hone ke kAraNa ve socane lage : lakSmI kA vAhana bhI to hai ullU / lakSmI aura niyati- maMgala aura amaMgala, saubhAgya aura durbhAgya donoM eka hI jIva meM nihita haiM / aura tabhI unhoMne ullU ko apanepana kI bhAvanA se svIkAra kara liyA / bhibhirAma apanI dhuna meM thA / vaha bolA : "do-cAra aura bandUkoM kI AvazyakatA thii| phira madhu ko buqhAra bhI thA / usI hAlata meM vaha gayA hai| patA nahIM, kahIM usane kucha utpAta to nahIM kiyA / Apa kyA samajhate haiM ?" "jaba taka dhanapura hai, taba taka tuma ekadama nizcinta raha sakate ho / basa, saMkSepa meM itanA hI jAna lo / " gosAIM ne anamane bhAva se hI uttara diyA / usa samaya unheM bandUkoM kI cintA nahIM thI / ve cintA kara rahe the manuSya ke ajJAna kI, aura ajJAna se mukti pAne ke lie mAnava dvArA prApta kiye gaye jJAna kI / jJAna aura ajJAna -- kitanI vicitra haiM ye bhAvanAe~ ! eka kurUpa pakSI taka manuSya kI niyati aura lakSmI : durbhAgya aura saubhAgya bana jAtA hai| matalaba yaha hai ki durbhAgya aura saubhAgya ke bIca lezamAtra kA hI antara hai / isa bAta ko prAyaH sabhI samajhate haiM / aura una bailoM kI ora kyoM nahIM dekhate ? abhI kucha samaya pahale taka ve the gosAIM ke ghara ke saubhAgya yAnI lakSmI, kintu aba ve vanarAja ke AhAra bana cuke haiN| bar3I machalI choTI machalI ko nigala jAtI hai; prakRti ke niyama kI yahI niyati hai, yahI durbhAgya hai / hiraNI kA krandana bhI vaisA hI hai| kucha dina mRtyuMjaya / 81

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pahale taka vaha hiraNI thI jaMgalI jIva, para aba vaha subhadrA bana gayI hai / punarjanmavAda bhI eka dhokhA hai ? isake bAvajUda hai vaha kitanA sundara aura AkarSaka, aura sAtha hI sAtha mana kI sAntvanA ke lie eka kAlpanika AdhAra ! bhibhirAma ne bAta Age bar3hAyI : "usa para merA bhI vizvAsa hai / lekina dhUmaketu kI taraha hI agara koI kisI para girA to vaha bhI kucha nahIM kara sakatA / nizcaya hI vaha aisA vaisA AdamI nahIM hai / vaha jitanA deha bacAkara calanA jAnatA hai, samaya Ane para apane ko utanA jhoMka bhI sakatA hai| phira bhI bAgha, hAthI jaise jaMgalI jAnavaroM ko dhyAna rakha eka-do aura bandUkeM to cAhie hI / " "cAhie kahane bhara se hI kahIM se mila to jAyegI nhiiN| do dinoM se cakkara lagA rahA hU~, para abhI taka eka bhI to nahIM pA sakA hU~ / aba ekamAtra rUpanArAyaNa para hI bharosA hai / patA nahIM usakA kyA huA ?" gosAIM ne acAnaka prazna kiyA / bhibhirAma kucha cintita ho uThA : isa deza meM ghar3I ke kA~Te milAkara, ThIka samaya para kAma karanA kaThina hai / mana ke kA~Te milAne para hI kAma hotA hai / kAmapura ho yA nagA~va yA phira rohA, sabhI jagaha pulisa aura miliTarIvAle janatA se sAmUhika jurmAnA ugAha rahe haiM / saverA hone ke pahale hI ve baiThakakhAne kA daravAz2A kholakara gharoM meM ghusa Ate haiM / kuharAma macAkara soye hue logoM ko jagAte haiM, unase jurmAnA mA~gate haiM / jagane para becAre A~kheM malate yadi itanA hI pUcha baiTheM ki jurmAnA kisa bAta kA hai, to ve thappar3a, lAta ghUMse aura bandUqa ke kundoM se mAra-mArakara kahate haiM 'bhole banate ho ? mRtyu-vAhinI ko tuma loga hI bar3hAvA dete ho, unheM pAla-posa rahe ho, cande dete ho, ghara meM chipAkara hameM dhokhA dete ho, ghara ke pichavAr3oM se bhagAkara hama pulisavAloM ko gAliyA~ dete ho; ThekedAra ke Ane para use bA~sa, lakar3I, cAvala dAla, mirca-masAle, AlU-arUIkucha bhI nahIM hone ke bahAne banAte ho; jAna-pahacAnakara bhI pula tor3anevAloM, sar3aka kATanevAloM ko batAte nahIM ho aura isa samaya pUchate ho ki jurmAnA kaisA ! sarakAra ne sAmUhika jurmAnA kiyA hai| hama use hI vasUlane Aye haiM / AdamI kA ghara dekhakara hI jurmAnA lagAyA gayA hai| naqada denA hai to bIsa rupaye, nahIM to usake badale bartana vag2airaha dene hoNge| vaha bhI nahIM de sakate ho to aurata ke gahanejevara utArakara hI do / koI bhI sunavAI nahIM hogI / jahA~ kahIM se bhI ho, do / nahIM dene para mAra to par3egI hI, giraphtAra bhI kiye jAoge aura ghara kA sAmAna nIlAma para car3hA diyA jAyegA / ' - ghara ke bhItara sIdhe bUTa pahane hue hI ghusa Ate haiM ve / usake ghara kI bhI kurkI hone kI bAta thI / UparI asama ho yA nicalA asama, kahIM bhI bAqI nahIM 82 / mRtyuMjaya

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hai| saba jagaha eka hI bAta hai| usake bAda ve sabako giraphtAra kara thAne le jAte haiN| dudhamuMhe baccoM ko liye mAtAoM; phraoNka, gamache, phaTe jA~ghiyA pahane lar3akelar3akiyoM ko gAya-baila kI taraha hA~phate hue thAne meM pahuMcA dete haiN| jo bhI usa. dRzya ko dekhatA hai, hAya-hAya kaha uThatA hai| kucha to krodha se agnizarmA bana jAte haiM aura kucha dukha se kalaGa kI dhArA kI taraha A~sU bahAne lagate haiN| -Ajakala zAnti-senA para bhI aneka dAyitva A par3e haiM : jaise, bandI banAye gaye logoM ko thAne se z2amAnata para chur3AnA, thAne meM unheM khilAne-pilAne aura vakIla khojakara jela se chur3Ane kI vyavasthA karanA aura anta meM bhAr3e vagairaha kA intaz2Ama kara unheM ghara taka pahu~cAnA aadi-aadi| kaI bAra rogI aura bImAra jana ke lie DolI-khaTolI ko vyavasthA karanI par3atI hai / tisa para bhI ghara lauTane para loga na kevala pulisa aura miliTarIvAloM ko, balki vaoNlaNTiyaroM ko bhI gAlI-galauja karane se nahIM cuukte| vaoNlaNTiyaroM ke lie jo nAnA prakAra ke sambodhana aura gAlI-galauja prayukta hote haiM, unheM sunakara anubhava-hIna aura kacce logoM ko krodha Aye binA na rhe| -kintu mahAtmA gAMdhI ke ina svayaMsevakoM kA kyA kahanA ! ye ekadama bhinna prakAra ke prANI haiN| saba kucha sunakara bhI saha lete haiM, ronevAloM ko sAntvanA dete haiM, gAlI sunane para bhI muskarAte rahate haiM aura bAra-bAra bhagAye jAne para bhI samajhadAroM kI taraha dhIraja bA~dhakara baiThe rahate haiN| phira logoM meM rAga-dveSa, krodhazoka-ye sAre bhAva rahate hI kitanI dera taka haiM, yahI socakara gAMdhIjI ke ye vaoNlaNTiyara usa manobhAva ke manda hone taka pratIkSA karate haiN| g2az2aba kA dhairya hai isameM ! manuSya kA svabhAva bhI vRkSa kI nAI hai| DAla-pAta kATa liye jAne para vRkSa ko do-eka dina to pIr3A avazya hotI hai, lekina usake bAda usakA ghAva sUkha jAtA hai| ThIka vahI hAlata manuSyoM kI hai| __-zAyada rUpanArAyaNa bhI isI kAma meM juTA hai| tisa para bhI vaha paNDita hai| zAstroM kA adhyayana bhI usase chUTA nahIM hai / bandUkeM ekatra karane ke lie kahe jAne para vaoNlaNTiyara pahale purajora virodha karate haiM, kintu bAda meM jaba rUpanArAyaNa samajhA detA hai to sabhI svIkAra kara lete haiM ki bAta bilakula ThIka hI hai : kAyara ke lie hiMsA yA ahiMsA kA koI mUlya nahIM hotA / phira gAMdhIjI bhI to sabako apanA bhAra svayaM hI sa~bhAlane ko kahate haiN| isa vikaTa paristhiti meM apanI buddhi hI sAtha detI hai| rUpanArAyaNa dvArA samajhAye jAne para mUrkha bhI samajhadAra bana jAte haiN| kabhI-kabhI samajhAte samaya vaha ghar3I dekhanA taka bhUla jAtA hai| samaya kA use dhyAna hI nahIM rhtaa| kabhI-kabhI to musIbata Ane para bhAmanA bhI bhUla jAtA hai / usake sAtha yahI muzkila hai| bhibhirAma ne kahA, "yadi koI aghaTanIya ghaTanA nahIM ghaTI to vaha AyegA mRtyuMjaya | 83,

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j'ruur|" "merI bhI yahI dhAraNA hai|" gosAI kI khA~sI upaTanA hI cAhatI thI ki unhoMne use saMyamita kara liyaa| ise caubIsa ghaNToM taka to rokanA hI hogaa| usake bAda jo hogA, dekhA jaayegaa| unhoMne gauzAlA kI ora kAna lgaayaa| bachar3e ke lie gAya aba bhI ra~bhA rahI thii| usakI ra~bhAI usake prANoM kA karuNa krandana thii| unheM bAra-bAra gosAina kI yAda Ane lgii| unhoMne candramA kI ora nihaaraa| lagA, ki bAdaloM kI eka Tukar3I ne cAMda ko vaise hI Dhaka liyA hai jaise A~cala ne gosAina kA mukhdd'aa| yaha cA~da bhI vicitra hai ! grAmINa vadhU ke mukhar3e jaisA kabhI nahIM lagatA vaha / vaha to A~cala yA or3hanIvihIna atyAdhunika mema sAhibA ke mukhar3e jaisA hI dIkhatA hai| yA phira kabhI jile ke bar3e sAhaba ke sAtha zikAra ke lie mAyaGa AnevAlI memasAhibA ke mukha jaisA dIkhatA hai / mema sAhibAoM ke cehare ThaNDe dezoM meM hI sundara dIkhate haiM, isa garma deza meM to unakA ceharA ghamauriyoM se bhara jAtA hai| rahatIM to ve ardhanagna haiN| gosAina kI taraha nahIM rhtiiN| zayanakakSa se bAhara nikalate samaya bhI gosAina apanI deha ko para-puruSa kI naz2aroM se bharasaka bacAne kI hI ceSTA karatI haiM / vRddhAvasthA taka yahI rIti jArI rhegii| AjIvana aisA hI clegaa| patA nahIM kyoM, unheM apane deha-sauSThava ko pradarzita karane meM eka prakAra kA bhaya, saMkoca hotA ___"kala yadi mujhe kucha ho jAya to kyA hogA ? hu~ha, ina ApadAoM kI bAta bhalA maiM svayaM kyoM soca rahA huuN| AkAza meM jaba taka cA~da rahegA, taba taka ve bhI raheMgI aura maiM bhI raha~gA," gosAI ne apane Apa se khaa| ___ acAnaka bAharI phATaka ke khulane kI AvAz2a sunAI pdd'ii| bhibhirAma Age bar3ha gayA / thor3I dUra para hI usane dekhA ki rUpanArAyaNa to nahIM, hAM eka mahilA avazya isI ora A rahI hai| use dekhakara bhibhirAma acakacA gyaa| mahilA ko rokate hue usane pUchA : "kauna ho tuma ? Azrama meM kyoM AyI ho?" vaha khilakhilAkara ha~sa pdd'ii| bolI : "maiM Dimi huuN| bhibhi bhaiyA, tumane mujhe pahacAnA nahIM ?" "Dimi !" bhibhirAma kI hAlata aisI ho gayI, mAno vaha jamIna para khar3A hI nahIM raha sakegA : Azcarya hai ! ise patA kaise calA ki hama yahA~ hai ? phira yahAM Ane kI ise AvazyakatA kyoM par3I? isase pUchatAcha kara abhI hI saba kucha spaSTa kara lenA hogaa| yaha kAmapura kA ghara nahIM ki mujhe apanI patnI ke pAsa baiThAkara yaha svayaM kudAla uThA khA~r3ha-pichavAr3eM kI saphAI karane ke lie nikala jAye / yaha hai lar3AI kA maidAna ! .84 1 mRtyuMjaya

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"yahA~ kyoM AyI ho Dimi ? bolo !" satarkatA ke lie bhibhirAma ne kAThI meM par3e dAva kI mUTha para apanA hAtha rakha liyA / fsfa phira haMsane lagI / bolI, "kyA maiM panavAr3I kA pAna hU~ jise eka hI bAra meM kATa doge ? yA maiM bali kA suara hU~ jisakI tuma bali de doge ? dAva para se hAtha haTA lo, bhibhi bhaiyA / maiM yahA~ eka kAma se AyI hU~ / " "kyA kAma hai ?" bhibhirAma ne cA~danI meM usake gola-maTola cehare para naz2ara jamAye hue hI pUchA, "aura kauna AyA hai ?" " dhanapura / " Dimi ha~sane lagI / "aba to mAna gaye na ki yaha sArI jagaha merI A~khoM meM hai / dhanapura ne hI mujhe yahA~ taka livA lAne ko kahA aura maiM use sAtha lekara yahA~ AyI hU~ / " dAva kI mUTha para se bhibhirAma ne apanA hAtha haTA liyA / phira pUchA, "vaha svayaM kyoM nahIM AyA ?" "vaha dhIre-dhIre AyegA / yahIM, rAste ke pAsa hI hai| usake sAtha rUpanArAyaNa bhI AyA hai / " Dimi ne kahA / bhibhirAma ne jeba se eka bIr3I nikAlI / Dimi ne kahA, "bIr3I kyA pIte ho ? mere pAsa sanalAiTa sigareTa hai / pioge ?" aura apanI jholI se eka sigareTa nikAla usake Age bar3hA dI / "yaha to qImatI sigareTa hai ! kahA~ se lAyoM ? " kahate hue bhibhirAma ne bIr3I apanI jeba meM rakha lii| vaha kabhI abhAva meM kAma AyegI / sanalAiTa sigareTa mu~ha meM lagAte hI Dimi ne use nissaMkoca bhAva se jalA diyA aura kahA : "hamAre nokamA, gA~va ke mukhiyA, ke yahA~ 'ba~galA' utsava ho rahA hai / Aja chatchat chovA huA hai / vahI bahuta sArI sigareTeM lAyA hai / " bhibhi ne TokA : "mikira logoM kA koI ba~galA utsava to hai nahIM / tuma logoM kA to maiMne kera utsava dekhA hai / yaha ba~galA kyA hai ?" Dimi ha~satI huI bolI, "merI zAdI gAro ke sAtha huI hai / lagatA hai, jaise tuma jAnate hI nahIM ? bahAne kyoM banA rahe ho ? yaha utsava bhI vahI hai / hamAre yahA~ ArNAma pArove kI pUjA hotI hai aura yahA~ chAlajaGa kI / chAlajaGa mAne cikalo - candA / " "o, acchA-acchA / lekina tuma gAro-pUjA chor3akara kyoM AyIM / " "nokmA ko kahakara AyI hU~," Dimi se uttara milA / haThAt candramA ko dekhakara vaha lajA gayI / bar3A duSTa hai yaha cA~da / isake sAmane koI baca nahIM sakatA / AkAza se yaha usake vakSadeza ke gupta bhAga ko ghUra rahA thA / mRtyuMjaya / 85

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dhanapura ko bahuta dinoM ke bAda pAkara Dimi bar3I Anandita huii| jo bhI ho usane eka dina Dimi se pyAra ho Ane kI bAta kahI thii| Dimi ko vaha Aja bhI yAda hai| vivAha nahIM huA to kyA huA, mana ke dvAra bhI nahIM khuleMge kyA? para aba to dhanapura ko bhI eka lar3akI mila gayI hai| kaise bedhar3aka ho sArI bAteM batAyI thIM usane / subhadrA kA ceharA bilakula usake jaisA hI hai| isIlie use apanA banAne kI icchA huI / bhalA isase adhika dUsarA AdamI aura kyA kahegA? usake prati usameM bahina jaisA hI sneha umar3a par3A hai| usameM koI aura bhAva nahIM hai / saca bAta to yaha hai ki vaha apane devara ke maMgala ke lie hI usake sAtha yahA~ taka AyI hai| isa sthAna ke cappe-cappe se vaha paricita hai| isa sthAna para hI bAgha kaI AdamiyoM ko mArakara khA gayA hai| abhI do dina hI to hue haiM jaba usakA devara bhI bAgha kA AhAra bana gyaa| bAgha ko mArane kI bAta kahakara hI ina donoM ne nokmA se bandUkeM mA~ga lI haiN| Aja rAta ye bAgha ko mArakara hI rheNge| jaMgala ke pAsa hI eka macAna hai| aba taka ye usa para aDDA jamA cuke hoNge| vaha unheM rAstA dikhAtI huI AyI hai| bAgha se bacane ke lie usane bacapana meM apanI mA~ se eka mantra sIkhA thaa| usakI mA~ gA~va kI jAnI-mAnI ojhAina thii| Dimi mantra jAnatI hai yaha socakara hI nokmA ne use inake sAtha Ane kI anumati dI hai| ___ bhibhirAma se sArI bAteM vistArapUrvaka kahane kA sAhasa Dimi nahIM kara skii| usane mAtra itanA hI kahA : "maiM nokamA se kaha AyI huuN| maiM na hotI to inheM idhara kA rAstA kauna dikhalAtA? donoM rAstA nahIM jAnate the|" Dimi ke yahA~ Ane ke gUr3ha rahasya ko jAnane ke lie bhibhirAma ke mana meM kotUhala ho rahA thaa| lekina una saba praznoM ko pUchanA ucita na hogA, socakara vaha cupacApa raha gyaa| vaha ekAnta mana se sigareTa pItA rhaa| __ idhara Dimi ne bhI eka sigareTa jalA rakhI thii| vaha pUnama ke cA~da ko TakaTakI lagAye dekha rahI thii| sAtha hI vaha gunagunAkara mantra par3ha rahI thii| vAgha jhAr3ane kI mantra jAnate hue bhI vaha Tekere yA ojhAina nahIM thii| kintu har3abar3I meM bhalA itanI rIti-nIti kauna mAnatA hai ? usakI to mAtra eka icchA thI-dhanapura ko bAgha ke AkramaNa se bcaanaa| mantra par3hate-par3hate na jAne use kyA ho gayA / use lagA jaise cA~da nAcane lagA hai-ekadama ricamA nRtya kI taraha / nahIM, ricamA kA taraha nahIM balki ojhA kI taraha / nRtya ke tAla para ghara-dvAra, ArNAma-ATuma, per3a-paudhe aura kapilI-saba-ke-saba jhUmane lage haiN| bAgha mArane ke pahale usake gAMva meM 'raMkera pI' utsava manAyA gayA thaa| usa samaya gA~va ke aneka loga suara, pAThe Adi kI bali dete haiN| mukhiyA ke ghara para bhoja Ayojita hotA hai| usake 86/ mRtyuMjaya

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bAda bhI yadi jaMgala se bAgha nahIM bhAgatA hai, taba use mArane kI vyavasthA kI jAtI hai / ffsfa ko aba bhI vaise hI eka Ayojana kI dhuMdhalI smRti hai-- eka bAra mantra dvArA kIla dene ke bAda logoM ne jaMgala kI eka ora jAla tAnakara dUsarI ora se Dhola bajAkara khedA karate hue bAgha ko pha~sA liyA thaa| phira use tIra bhAloM se goda-godakara mAra DAlA thaa| jaba vaha jamIna para gira par3A to 'ucepi' ne khar3e ho usake vaMza kA varNana kiyA thA / aisA kahA jAtA hai ki pahale bAgha aura mikira logoM ke pUrvajoM meM mela-jola thA, unameM bhAI-cArA thA / kintu kAlAntara meM loga bAgha ko chor3akara cale Aye / Ajakala to bandUka kI eka golI se hI bAgha mara jAtA hai / usakI mA~ kahA karatI thI ki kabhI bhAle gAr3akara bhI loga bAgha ko mArate the / bAgha ke Ane-jAnevAle rAste para bhAle gAr3a diye jAte the / ThIka se lagane para bhAlA bAgha ke kaleje aura pITha meM ghusa jAtA thA / - ye saba purAnI bAteM haiM / lekina Aja cA~da devatA itanA kyoM nAca rahe haiM ! unakI deha para devI A gayI hai kyA ? usakA marada kA kahanA hai ki chAlajaGa yAnI candramA ke prasanna mana se nAcane para khetI acchI hotI hai-dhAna nirvighna rUpa se ghara ke bakhAra meM A jAtA hai / kintu Aja to kucha aura hI kAraNa hai / ricamA nRtya karanevAle taruNoM kI nAI hI Aja tAre bhI Dholakiye bana gaye haiM / are, yahA~ to koI vaMzI bajA rahA hai ! kauna bajA rahA hai yaha ! merI deha bhI nAca uThI hai / bhibhirAma ne sigareTa kA AqhirI kaza khiiNcaa| phira Dibhi ko sAvadhAna karatA huA bolA : "ye loga vahA~ kara kyA rahe the ?" "ye loga dina-bhara idhara-udhara ghUmate rhe|" Dimi ne musakarAkara kahA : "do vyakti aura haiM- donoM nepAlI haiN| maiM nahIM jAnatI ki ve kyA karate haiM / phusaphusAkara kucha bAtacIta karate rahate haiM / zAyada sAhaboM ko khader3ane kI bAtacIta / dhanapura se pUchane kA samaya bhI to nahIM milaa| rAta bhojana ke samaya thor3I-sI huI thii| zAyada yahA~ zikAra karane Aye haiM / phira ina sArI qhabaroM kI mujhe z2arUrata hI kyA ThaharI ! maiMne sirfa itanA hI pUchA ki vaha byAha kaba karegA / usane batAyA ki subhadrA nAma kI kisI lar3akI se vaha vivAha karanevAlA hai / kaisI hai vaha lar3akI ?" bhibhirAma kA mukha mlAna par3a gayA / 'Dimi ko sahI qhabara batalAnA ucita nahIM hogA' socakara vaha cupa ho gayA / chappara para baiThA ullU taba bhI bAdhavAle jaMgala kI ora ekaTaka dekha rahA thA / bhibhirAma kI icchA use ur3A dene kI huI / usane eka DhelA uThAyA ki tabhI gosAIM ne AvAz2a lagAyI : "DhelA mata mAro bhibhi / yaha niyati nahIM, lakSmI hai-- durbhAgya nahIM, sobhAgya mRtyuMjaya / 87

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hai / dekhate nahIM, isa sAla dhAna kI phasala kitanI acchI huI hai| khetoM ko dekhate hI mana AhlAdita ho uThatA hai / phira ina bAtoM ko socane se lAbha hI kyA hai ? kisake sAtha kara rahe ho tuma bAteM ? mujhe to aba cintA ho rahI hai / calane kA samaya ho rahA hai / unameM se koI bhI dikhAI nahIM par3a rahA hai aba taka / " gosAI kI bAteM suna bhibhirAma ne ha~sate hue kahA : "zAyada Apane hamArI bAteM nahIM sunIM / hA~, hama bAteM bhI to dhIre-dhIre hI kara rahe the na ! yaha hamArI tarafa kI hI mikira lar3akI hai - Dimi / yahIM gAro gA~va meM byAhI gayI hai / " gosAIM Age bar3ha Aye | pUchA : "Dimi yAnI Dili kI patnI, hai na ?" fsfa gosAIM ko pahacAna gayI / musakarAtI huI bolI : "are, ye to hamAre daipArA ke gosAIMjI haiM ! Apa kaba Aye ? yaha Azrama bhI to ApakA hI hai na, kyA hAlata banA rakhI hai Apane isakI ? hamAre yahA~ ke loga jaba bhI idhara se guz2arate haiM to ghara lauTane para kheda prakaTa karate haiM / gosAIMjI ke Azrama para ullU aura lakar3akhode baiThate haiN| duniyA bhara ke caravAhe yahA~ Akara hAtha muMha dhote haiM, thUka khakhAra pheMkate haiN| bAteM kahate hue chAtI phaTane lagatI hai / itane dinoM bAda Aja yahA~ kI yAda kaise A gayI ? Apa A kaise gaye ?" gosAI ne khilI cA~danI meM dekhA : yauvana kI pratyakSa mukulita AbhA - saba prakAra se eka lAyaqa naarii| kahA unhoMne, "eka khAsa kAma se AyA hU~ / tuma kyoM AyI ho ?" isa bAra Dimi ne bhibhirAma ke sAtha huI bAtoM ko hI doharA diyaa| gosAIM samajha gaye ki idhara kyA kAma cala rahA hai| rUpanArAyaNa aura dhanapura gAro gA~va meM hI haiN| ghUmane ke bahAne ve pAsa-par3osa ke sthAnoM kA nirIkSaNa kara rahe haiM / mANika baeNrA aura jayarAma medhi nepAlI bastI meM haiM, para yaha andAz2a karanA for hai ki ve kyA kara rahe haiM / Dimi nepAlI bastI kI bAteM nahIM jAnatI hai / sabase acchI bAta yaha hai ki Dibhi ke gA~va kA bhI koI vyakti yaha nahIM jAnatA ki vastutaH ye loga yahA~ kyoM Aye haiM / gA~vavAle ba~galA utsava meM magna haiM / pUchA unhoMne : "ve haiM kahA~ ? yahA~ Aye kyoM nahIM ?" Dimi ne uttara diyA, "donoM pAsa hI kahIM bAta-cIta kara rahe haiN| Ane hI vAle haiN|" "maiM Age bar3hakara dekhatA hU~ / inake dera karane se ThIka nahIM hogA / " kahatA huA bhibhirAma calane ko tatpara huA / gosAIM ne anumodana kiyA, "jAo, dekhakara jaldI aao| thor3I cAya - vAya 88 / mRtyuMjaya

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pIkara isa cA~danI meM hI cala denA ThIka rahegA / kala se ghUmane ghAmane ke pazcAt yahI andAz2a huA hai ki yahA~ adhika samaya taka rukanA ucita nahIM / Adha eka mIla para unakI caukiyA~ haiM / isalie jAo, unheM bulA hI lAo / " ke bhibhirAma ke cale jAne ke bAda gosAIM ne candramA kI ora eka bAra phira nihArA / Dimi bhI sigareTa pheMkakara usI ora dekhane lagI / bahuta dera taka kisI mukha se koI bAta nahIM niklii| udhara gAya jora-jora se raMbhA rahI thii| usakI bhATa meM jhIMguroM kI jhaMkAra bhI lupta ho gayI thI / bIca-bIca meM havA ke jhoMkoM ke sAtha jaMgala meM bAgha ke hone kI durgandha bhI nAka meM par3a rahI thI / AkAza TiDDe ke paMkha jaisA phailA thA halkA pItAbha aura kucha-kucha lAlimA liye / aura, cA~da thA mAno TiDDe kA mu~ha / dUra dizAoM meM jaMgala kSitija ke sAtha saTA huA pratIta ho rahA thA jisase nIle aura kAle raMga kI eka paTTI banatI huI dikhAI par3a rahI thI / gosAina ko vaisI hI paTTI acchI lagatI hai- paraspara mile do manobhAvoM kI taraha eka mana thA sundara aura satya, kintu dUsarA kucha-kucha mailA / I fsfer ko tAre nahIM dikhAI de rahe the / mAno ve nAca nAcakara DekA yA phira TerAMga ke ghara so cuke haiN| ojhAina taba bhI nAcatI hI jA rahI hai / eka bAra vaha 'hAI' kI taraha rotI hai to dUsarI bAra kapilI kI taraha ha~satI hai / usakI mekhalA camaka rahI hai| kamara se 'vAnakoka' khisakakara girane ko ho gayA hai / 'hAI' kI bAteM yAda Ate hI use duHkha hone lgaa| usake gIta sunate hI usakI A~khoM se A~sU Dhulaka pdd'eNge| kitanA niSThura rAjA thA vaha ! vara aura kanyA kI milI- milAyI jor3I usane tor3a dI / vaha svayaM kanyA ko byAha le gyaa| usake zoka meM hI marakara hAI AkAza meM calA gyaa| jor3I banatI hai do prakAra se / pahalI jor3I hai vaha jisameM lar3ake-lakakiyA~ svayaM apane mana se cunAva kara lete haiM / dUsare prakAra kI jor3I milAte haiM mAtA-pitA / inameM kise acchA kahA jAya ? yadi use apanI jor3I milAne kI chUTa hotI to vaha nizcaya hI dhanapura ko vara letI ! chiH ! mana meM yaha kaisI bhAvanA A rahI hai / yaha bhAva usake mana ko vaise hI khAye jA rahA hai jaise kIr3e dhAna kI pakI bAliyoM ko kutarakutara kara khAte haiM / ekAeka vaha subhadrA kI bAteM socane lagI / vidhAtA ne subhadrA kI racanA bhI ekadama usI ke samAna kaise kara dI ! kyA AdamI bhI miTTI kA ghar3A hai ki eka ke phUTate hI vaisA hI dUsarA mila jAtA hai ! taba bhI usakI icchA huI subhadrA ko eka bAra dekhane kI / use vaha bhAbhI kahakara pukaaregii| nahIM, use vaha 'neM' yAnI bahU kahegI aura dhanapura ko 'cekale' yAnI devara / Dili se kahakara vaha eka dina subhadrA ko dekhane jaayegii| isa bAra usane gosAIM kI ora dekhakara kahA : "gosAIMjI, Apa subhadrA ko pahacAnate haiM na ?" mRtyuMjaya | 89

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"kyoM ?" "dhanapura usase byAha karegA," kahatI huI Dimi khilakhilA pdd'ii| gosAI ne koI uttara nahIM diyaa| ve cupacApa cA~da kI ora dekhate rhe| Dimi ne phira vahI prazna duhraayaa| isa bAra gosAI ko kahanA par3A, "acchI lar3akI hai|" "kyA vaha abhI rohA ke Azrama meM hI hai? eka bAra use dekha Ane ko jI karatA hai|" Dimi kA utsAha dekha gosAIM jhUTha bolane ke lie bAdhya ho gye|" maiM nahIM jAnatA hU~," kahate hue ve phira AkAza kI ora dekhane lge| kyA vahA~ vAlI hiraNI bhI ro rahI hai ? Dimi bhI cuppI sAdhe rhii| thor3I hI dera meM pAsa hI meM golI calane kI AvAz2a sunAI pdd'ii| gosAIM acakacA gye| miliTarI kI golI kI AvAz2a hai yA bAgha ke zikAriyoM kI? lekina isa samaya bAgha kA zikAra karane vAle AyeMge kahA~ se ? gosAIMjI soca hI rahe the ki golI ke chUTane kI eka bAra phira AvAz2a aayii| ___gosAIjI caMcala ho uThe aura AhinA ko qhabara dene andara cale gaye / andara koMvara afIma ke naze meM dhuta par3A thaa| use cAya ke lie pAnI rakhane ko kahA gayA thA kintu kalasI meM pAnI jyoM-kA-tyoM thaa| use bhItara cauke se uThA bhara lAyA thA vh| gosAIM kamare se bAhara Aye / apane sAtha gaTharI bhI le rakhI thI unhoMne / yaha dekha Dimi Azcarya meM par3a gyii| usane pUchA : "kahAM jA rahe haiM gosAIMjI?" "thor3A sAvadhAna ho rahA huuN| kahA nahIM jA sakatA ki ve saba DAkU haiM yA miliTarI vAle / " gosAIM kucha asamaMjasa meM hokara bole / sAtha ke sAtha pUchA bhI, "inameM se koI bhI to abhI taka nahIM aayaa| kahA~ raha gaye saba !" . Dimi khilakhilAkara haMsa pdd'ii| bolI : "kSamA kareM gosAIjI, marada hokara bhI ApameM sAhasa kI kamI hai| golI calane kI ina AvAjoM se Dara gaye haiM na ? ye saba inakI bandUkoM kI goliyA~ haiN|" "kinakI ?" vizvAsa na hone ke kAraNa gosAIM ne punaH puuchaa| "inakI, aura kinakI ? ye loga bAgha kA zikAra karane ke lie hamAre gA~va ke nokmA kI donoM bandUkeM mAMga lAye haiN| lagatA hai abhI-abhI bAgha kA zikAra kiyA hai / " Dimi kI kathana-bhaMgimA ne gosAIM ke antas meM eka bAra phira sAhasa kA saMcAra kara diyaa| Dimi ne Age kahA, "do bAgha haiM / donoM ne hamAre gA~va kI gAya, bhaiMsa, bakariyoM ko mAra-mArakara yahA~ kA pazu-jIvana tahasa-nahasa kara diyA hai / parasoM mere devara 90 / mRtyuMjaya

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kabhI isane AhAra banA liyaa| gA~va meM hAhAkAra macA hai| dhanapura ne nokmA se kahA thA, 'cintA na karo, donoM bandUkeM de do| donoM bAghoM ko mArane kI z2immedArI hamArI / ' zAyada unhoMne eka ko to abhI mAra bhI DAlA / rUpanArAyaNa bAta to maiM nahIM jAnatI, kintu dhanapura kA nizAnA to bacapana se hI sadhA huA hai / vaha ur3atI cir3iyA ko bhI mAra girAtA hai / Apa DareM nahIM gosAIMjI, ve aba A hI rahe hoMge / " Dimi kI bAtoM se, yA zAyada usakI bAta karane kI bhaMgimA se gosAIMjI bar3e Anandita hue / ina sabake mukha se niHsRta asamIyA bhASA kabhI-kabhI amRta kI taraha madhura lagatI hai / jyotiprasAda AgaravAlA kI filma 'jayamatI' meM DAlimI ke mukha se uccarita asamIyA bhI aisI hI thii| ekadama usI kI pratidhvani jaisI pratIta hotI hai isakI AvAz2a | apanI pyArI bolI dUsare kI jihvA se dabakara zahada kI miThAsa liye uccarita ho to apanI hI pratidhvani-sI pratIta hotI hai| kisI AdamI kI bolI saba samaya usakI - sI nahIM hotI / isa samaya fsfa kI bolI meM usakI antara AtmA prakAzita ho rahI hai / gosAIjI ne kahA : " tUne bar3I acchI qhabara dI hai Dimi / sirfa paharedAroM ko patA nahIM calanA caahie| tuma yahIM Thaharo, maiM thor3I cAya banA lAtA huuN| eka ko cAya banAne kA bhAra sauMpA thA / vaha afIma khAkara saba bhUla gayA / acchA, tuma Thaharo / " 1 "cAya to maiM bhI banAkara de sakUMgI, gosAIjI ! mere hAthoM kI banI cAya nahIM piyeMge kyA ? Apa logoM meM bheda-bhAva bhI jyAdA hai na !" Dimi kI bAtoM se ha~sI phUTa rahI thI / gosAIM ke viveka ko coTa lgii| unhe uttara dete nahIM banA / Dimi ne kahA : "dhanapura bahuta acchA hai / vaha eka hI dina meM gAroM logoM ke sAtha ghula-mila gayA / rUpanArAyaNa pahale hamAre sAtha khAne meM saMkoca kara rahA thA / dhanapura ne use pahalI rAta hI samajhAyA- 'rUpanArAyaNa, khAoge nahIM to apane bhI nahIM bana sakoge | aura apanA nahIM banane para kAma bhI nahIM kara sakoge / ' sunA hai, Apa bhI jAyeMge / hamAre gA~va meM jAne para mere hAtha kA banAyA huA khAnA par3egA / " kSaNa-bhara vicAra karane ke bAda gosAIM ne kahA, "jAkara cAya bnaao|" "piyeMge na ?" 1 "hA~, pIU~gA / cauke meM takhte para hI sArI cIjeM haiN| vahIM TokarI meM bA~sa ke cAra coMge bhI par3e haiM / " fsfe andara calI gyii| thor3I dera bAda AhinA koMvara apanI gaTharI - moTarI saMbhAle bAhara nikala AyA aura bolA : "he kRSNa, ApakI mati mArI gayI hai kyA gosAIjI ? Dimi ke hAtha kI mRtyuMjaya | 91

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cAya pIyeMge, he kRSNa ! maiM to nahIM lUMgA, he kRSNa !" "rAma ne bhI to guha cANDAla ke hAtha kA bhojana kiyA thaa| usase kyA huA? jo hogA dekhA jaayegaa| isakA vicAra Apa loga bAda meM kreNge| kAma ho jAne ke bAda yadi jIvita rahe to phira socA kareMge / aba babhanai aura bhagataI chor3a denI hogI koNvr|" "he kRSNa, bhAgya meM yahI badA thA kyA ? isase doSa lagegA, he kRSNa !" AhinA dhIre se bdd'bdd'aayaa| "saMskAra aura dharma eka nahIM haiM koMvara / abhI tarka karane kA samaya nahIM hai| Apane sunA na, dhanapura vagairaha A rahe haiN|" ___ "hA~, unake Ane kI bAta Dimi ne batAyI hai| he kRSNa, aba sthiti gambhIra hotI jA rahI hai / dhanapura vijayI ho AyA hai, he kRSNa / ApakI bAtoM meM par3akara maiMne hiMsA meM hAtha DAlA / hiMsA meM hAtha dete hI, he kRSNa, A gayIM bandUkeM / bandUka ke sAtha hI AyI ddkaitii| usake bAda he kRSNa, jyoM-jyoM ghaTanA-sthalI ke pAsa pahu~catA jA rahA hU~, utanA hI eka-eka kara apanI priya cIz2a ko chor3anA par3a rahA hai| he kRSNa, jAti gayI, satya gayA-aba baikuNTha kaise jAyeMge, he kRSNa ! bhalA ina bhUtoM ke sAtha gaDDhe meM kahA~ girane cale Aye, he kRSNa !" ___ "kRSNa kI cintA karane se hI saba ThIka ho jaayegaa| aura saba chor3a deM AhinA koMvara ! jAta-pAta, chuAchUta-ina saba kA samApta ho jAnA hI acchA hai| hA~, hiMsA kA prazna-hiMsA-ahiMsA kI samasyA mahattvapUrNa avazya hai / kintu machalI khAne meM bhI to eka jIva kI hatyA karanI hI par3atI hai| sAga-sabjI Adi banAne para bhI jIva-hatyA hotI hI hai| pokharI ur3Ahate samaya bhI to siMghI machalI bIMdhatI hai| gehuana sA~pa athavA bAgha ke AkramaNa ke samaya Apa bhalA usake Age hAtha jor3akara prArthanA kareMge yA use mAreMge? isa samaya bhI vaisA hI prazna upasthita ho gayA hai|" AhinA ne apanI udAsInatA prakaTa karate hue kahA : "he kRSNa, maiM tarka to kara nahIM sakatA, kintu mujhe zurU se hI burA laga rahA hai / aba to dhanapura hI lAyaqa AdamI ho gayA hai, he kRSNa !" . gosAIM ne samajhAyA : "saba kA samaya hotA hai / kabhI Apake binA kAma nahIM calatA aura kabhI dhanapura ke binA bhI nahIM cltaa|" tabhI bhibhirAma dikhAI pdd'aa| turata hI gosAIMjI ne pUchA "kyA : huA bhibhirAma ? akele kyoM Aye ? ve abhI taka bAgha ko nahIM mAra pAye, kyA ?" ___ "dhAna agorane ke lie banAyI gayI macAna para baiThe haiM ve| maiM eka dUsarI qhabara lekara AyA huuN|" 92 / mRtyuMjaya

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"kauna-sI qhabara?" "dekhie, yaha kyA hai ?" tabhI unake samakSa eka kuttA A phuNcaa| gosAI ne kahA, "are, yaha to bAnezvara rAjA kA kuttA hai| kyA huA hai ise ?" bhibhi ne apanI jholI meM se TaoNrca nikAlakara jalAyI aura kutte ko dekhate hue AhistA se bole, "kucha samajha rahe haiM, yaha kyoM AyA hai ?" AhinA ne gaura kiyA ki kuttA kA~pa rahA hai| usakI agalI TA~ga dekhakara bolA vaha : "dekhiye, yahA~ kisI cIz2a kI kharoMca hai, he kRSNa !" bhibhirAma ne bhI dekhA-"nizcaya hI yaha saMgIna kI kharoMca hai| aba Apake mAyaDa meM bhI atyAcAra zurU ho gaye haiM / kutte ko AyA dekhA mujhe anumAna ho rahA hai ki idhara gA~va se bhI koI AdamI AyA hai|" kuttA kA~pate-tharatharAte hue z2amIna para gira pdd'aa| AhinA ke mukha se Aha nikala gayI: __ "aba isakI Ayu pUrI ho gayI, he kRSNa ! mujhe bhI yahI lagatA hai, koI AyA hai|" "AyegA kyoM?" kahate hue gosAI ne bhibhirAma ko TaoNrca pakar3Akara apanI jholI se AyoDIna kI zIzI nikAlI aura thor3I-sI kutte ke ghAva para lagA dii| vaha kAya-kAya kara utthaa| unhoMne kahA, "yaha bhAga AyA hogaa| tuma loga thor3I dera ruko| maiM Age bar3hakara dekhatA huuN| Dimi cAya le aayegii| taba taka tuma loga cAya lo| dhanapura Adi AyeM to dera nahIM karane ko kahanA / maiM kutte ko liye jAtA huuN|" bhibhirAma bolA, "akele jAnA kyA ThIka rahegA? hama jisa rAste se Aye the, kuttA bhI udhara se hI AyA hai|" ____ "vizeSa cintA karane kA koI kAraNa nahIM hai|" gosAIM ne kahA aura kutte ko sAtha le rAste se DhalAna kI ora utara pdd'e| jAte-jAte kahate gaye, "tuma loga merI pratIkSA na krnaa| cAya pIkara cala denA / yahA~ rukane kA samaya nahIM hai| kevala dhanapura ko Thaharane ke lie kaha denaa|" ___ cA~danI meM bahuta dUra taka gosAIM aura unake pIche-pIche vaha kuttA-donoM sAtha-sAtha jAte hue dikhAI par3ate rhe| apane bojhila mana ko halkA karane kI icchA se bhibhirAma ne AhinA se pUchA : "afIma kI TikiyA khA lene ke bAda aba ApakA mana zAyada yahA~ to hogA nahIM? lagatA hai, mAyaGa calA gayA hai ? Apa kucha samajha rahe haiM yA nahIM ?" AhinA ko gussA A gayA : mRtyuMjaya / 93

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__ "mAyaGa kaise calA jAyegA, he kRSNa ! afIma kA maz2A kabhI milA hai tumheM ? khAne para deha kI pIr3A dUra ho jAtI hai, yaha mana ko halkA kara detI hai aura mana taba ratha para savAra ho svarga pahu~ca jAtA hai / he kRSNa, tuma logoM kI karatUta dekhakara aba mujhase sahA nahIM jaataa| cUhe ke bila meM ghusA rahe ho gehuana sA~pa ko ! bhalA cUhe ke bila meM hai kyA, he kRSNa ! jAti dene se to afIma khAnA hI behatara hai, he kRssnn|" bhibhirAma ne uttara diyA, "yadi bhagavAna kRSNa kubjA mAlina ke ghara bhojana kara sakate haiM, yadi sItA azoka vana meM rAkSasI ke hAtha kA bhojana khAkara jI sakatI hai, to kyA hama Dimi ke hAtha kA khAkara apanI jAti nahIM bacA sakate ? saca to, yaha jAta-pA~ta hI cUhe kA bila hai : ekadama ghuppa aNdheraa| isase hama na nikala sakate haiM, na isameM ghuma hI sakate haiM aura aise bAhara sA~sa bhI nahIM le sakate haiN| phira AdamI kI pahacAna to usake kAma se hotI hai / aba Apa cAheM to khUba dUdha-dahI khAyeM yA rUkhe-sUkhe rheN| yadi gAro gA~va meM bhoja khAne ko mile to kyA kareMge?" AhinA koMvara vismita ho gye| bole vaha : "he kRSNa, mleccha ke sAtha hone se svayaM bhI mleccha bana jAnA par3A hai| maiM tuma logoM ke sAtha aba eka Daga bhI Age nahIM jaauuNgaa| he kRSNa, dekhatA hU~ ki relagAr3I kaise ulaTate ho| isa maraghaTa meM durbhAgya hI tuma sabako ghasITa lAyA hai, he kRSNa !" __ bhibhirAma maz2AkiyA lahaje meM bolA, "dhanapura ko aba AnA hI caahie| 'nahIM jAU~gA, nahIM karUMgA' kahane para vaha layarAma ke samAna hI taMga kregaa| Apa samajha nahIM rahe haiM ki hama kisa saMkalpa se yahA~ Aye haiN| isalie sAvadhAna hI rheN| do bandakeM bhI lAye haiM ve|" "kauna ?" AhinA ne puuchaa| ekAeka bhibhirAma ne sAmane kI ora saMketa karate hue kahA, "dekhiye na, ye donoM yamadUta nahIM laga rahe haiM ?" AhinA koMvara ne pIche kI ora mur3akara dekhA, do bandukadhArI cale A rahe haiN| dhanapura kI Amar3e-jaisI bar3I-bar3I A~kheM cAMdanI meM aura bhI bhayAnaka laga rahI thiiN| usakI moTI a~guliyA~ bandUka ke kunde para TikI thiiN| usake bhare-pUre cehare para bhavanamohinI haMsI phaila rahI thii| Ate hI usane kahA : ___ "AhinA koMvara ! hama Apako lene Aye haiM / calie !" AhinA koMvara ko gussA bhara aayaa| bolA : / "pAkhaNDI kahIM ke, kahA~ le jAoge? he kRSNa, merI hathelI meM Ayu aba bhI hai| mujhe layarAma samajhate ho kyA ?" 94 / mRtyuMjaya

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dhanapura ha~sane lagA / bolA vaha : "hameM sacamuca yamadUta samajhate haiM kyA? hama bhI AdamI hI haiM / hama saba eka hI rAha ke rAhI haiM / yahA~ adhika dera taka rukanA acchA nahIM hogaa| layarAma ko isalie bA~dhA thA ki vaha hamArI rAha chor3akara bhAga jAnA cAhatA thA / Apa to hameM chor3akara bhAganA nahIM cAhate haiM na ? aura ye haiM apane kaa-m-re-dd|" AhinA koMvara ne Darate-Darate pUchA, "yaha kauna-sA zabda hai ? he kRSNa, phira se to kaho !" dhanapura ne samajhAyA : " 'kA' yAnI kAma kareMge : eka sAtha, 'ma' yAnI mareMge : eka sAtha, 're' yAnI retanA : zatra oM kA galA retanA aura 'Da' yAnI DabarA : gaDDhe meM DAla denaa| arthAta hama jo kAma kara rahe haiM, use kareMge yA mareMge / jarUrata par3ane para duzmanoM ko reta deMge, Dabare meM dafanA deMge yA phira jindA hI gAr3a deNge|" "haijA ho jAye tumheM, vahI kAla le jAye tumheM / " kahate hue AhinA ne chappara para baiThe ullU kI ora izArA kiyaa| ullU ko dekha dhanapura ko ha~sI A gayI / bolA : "kAla yahI hai na ! isake utpAta se koI nahIM bacA hai| sabake bhaya kA kAraNa yahI hai| isalie dhanapura ise abhI mAra degaa|" kahate hue usane ullU ko apanI golI kA nizAnA banA DAlA / phira bolA, "aba sabake bhaya kA kAraNa dUra ho gayA / aba hama sabhI kAmareDa haiM / vaha kahA~ gayI ?" aura usane z2ora se pukArA : "Dimi!" Dimi do coMge meM cAya lekara bAhara nikala aayii| usane Ate hI kahA: "lAyI thI do ke lie| bAgha kA khUna pIne vAle bhI donoM A hI gaye / kyA tuma logoM kI pyAsa vahA~ nahIM bujhI?" "AdamI kI pyAsa usase hI bujhatI hai kyA ?" dhanapura ne cuTakI lii| Dimi lajA gayI / bolI : "yadi pyAsa lagI hai to pahale tU hI pii| aura ise kauna legA? ye hI leN|" itanA kaha usane eka coMgA dhanapura kI ora aura dUsarA AhinA kI ora bddh'aayaa| coMgA le dhanapura cAya pIne lagA, kintu AhinA cupa nahIM rhaa| kahane lagA : "isa pAkhaNDI kI karatUta dekhakara merI pyAsa yoM hI dUra ho gayI, he kRSNa ! oha ! kitanA kudharmI hai yaha / jAo, ise bhibhirAma ko de do|" dhanapura ne haMsate hue kahA : " 'kA' mAne kAr3he jaisA gaTagaTa cAya pI, 'ma' mAne maiMne karA, 're' mAne rehAI diyA aura 'Da' mAne DapaTakara bhagA deNge|" Dimi ko gussA A gyaa| dhanapura ko DapaTatI huI bolI vaha : mRtyuMjaya / 95

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"kyA apane se bar3oM ke sAtha aise hI bAta kI jAtI hai ? cupa raho / apanI subhadrA ke Ane para hI aisA haMsI-majAka krnaa|" aura vaha bar3e prema se AhinA koMvara ko coMgA thamAkara andara lauTa gyii| bhibhirAma bhAvI vipatti se zaMkita ho utthaa| yadi subhadrA kI bAta dhanapura ko abhI kaha dI jAye to sarvanAza ho jaayegaa| usakI himmata TUTa jaayegii| isa bAra usane hI banAvaTI dhamakI dI: ___ "tuma bahuta hI bar3ha-car3ha gaye ho / koMvara ko vaisA kahanA ThIka nahIM / kSamA maaNgo|" AhinA bhI bola uThA : "tumhArI khurAfAta bar3ha gayI hai, he kRssnn| bar3e atyAcArI ho gaye ho / tUne usa ullU ko to mAra diyA, para jAnate ho, he kRSNa, vaha kauna thA? tumhArI..." ___isa bAra bhibhirAma kI AzaMkA dugunI bar3ha gyii| vaha AhinA ko hAtha pakar3a dUsarI ora le gayA aura kAna meM phusaphusAte hue bolA : ___- "kyA gosAIMjI kI cetAvanI bhUla gaye ? usase kaha dene para sarvanAza ho jAyegA / jIvita rahakara bhI vaha marA huA bana jaayegaa| usakA to bacapana se -svabhAva hI aisA hai / Apa to bujurga haiM, tanika dhairya se kAma liijiye|" ____ AhinA ne bAta mAna lI / "acchA-acchA ! nahIM kahUMgA / hA~, kaI rasoiyoM ke hone para sArA bhojana hI gur3a-gobara ho jAtA hai|" bhibhirAma aura AhinA kI phusaphusAhaTa kI ora dhanapura ke kAna khar3e ho gaye / vaha socane lagA, 'ye kisake bAre meM bAteM kara rahe haiM ? mere bAre meM hI kyA?' cAya pI cukane para dhanapura ne bhibhirAma se pUchA : "Apa loga kyA gupa-cupa kara rahe haiM ?" "hama loga gupacupa nahIM kara rahe haiM, dhnpur| maiM tumhArA parAyA nahIM huuN| ye Thahare bujurga, aba inheM aura mata ciddh'aanaa| maiM inase bhI yahI kaha rahA huuN| tuma mAfI maaNgo| maiM tumhArA bar3A bhAI hU~ na ?" ___isa uttara se dhanapura yadyapi saMtuSTa nahIM huA, phira bhI bhibhirAma ke Agraha se usane AhinA koMvara se kheda prakaTa karate hue kahA : "ina bAtoM ko maz2Aqa bhara samajheMge, koMvara ! jIvana meM kabhI Ananda kI dundubhi bajatI hai to kabhI krodha kii| donoM eka hI dundubhi ke svara haiN| mujhe nahIM lagatA ki donoM bhinna-bhinna haiN|" dhanapura ne cAya pIkara coMgA eka ora lur3hakA diyA, phira qhAmozI tor3atA huA bolA : __ "gosAIjI kahA~ gaye ? abhI hI hameM yahA~ se calanA hogA / merI ghar3I meM sAta baja rahe haiM / rUpanArAyaNa, tumhArA kyA vicAra hai ?" :96 / mRtyuMjaya

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rUpanArAyaNa : gambhIra svabhAva kA sundara yuvaka / dapa-dapa gorA mukhamaNDala / vaha aba taka unakI ha~sI-dillagI dekha rahA thaa| sAtha hI gambhIratApUrvaka gaura kara rahA thA pratyeka vyakti kI bAtacIta aura unakI bhaMgimA para / aura kI kauna kahe, subhadrA kI bAta nikalate hI bhibhirAma ne AhinA kA mukha jisa prakAra banda kiyA thA, vaha bhI usase alakSita nahIM raha sakA thaa| usameM use koI rahasya nahIM lagA, hAM, thoDI gopanIyatA kI AvazyakatA hI dhvanita hotI huI lagI thii| usane uttara diyA : "hA~, calane kA samaya ho gayA hai / cAya pIte hI cala daMgA / eka mazAla bhI to cAhie / udhara utsava cala rahA hai| hameM tar3ake hI ravAnA honA hogaa| saMbhavataH madhu bhI aba AtA hI hogaa| sabake bIca eka sAmaMjasya to ho hI jAnA caahie| dhanapura ThIka hI pUcha rahA hai--gosAIjI kahA~ gaye haiM ?" bhibhirAma ne sArI bAta batA dii| AhinA ne rUpanArAyaNa ke mukhar3e kI ora dekhA / mana-hI-mana kahane lagA : rUpanArAyaNa saca hI rUpa kA nArAyaNa hai| sAre A~gana meM vaha apanA prakAza phailA rahA hai| pUchA : "tumhArA ghara kahA~ hai babuA, he kRSNa !" "kapAherA kI or|" "par3ha rahe ho na ?" "hA~ / lekina kaoNleja chor3akara A gayA huuN| ve sArI bAteM pIche btaauuNgaa| aba taiyAra ho jAiye / gosAIMjI ne hameM Age cala dene ko kahA thaa| dhanapura hI yahA~ rahe / ApakA kyA vicAra hai ?" "hA~ / gosAIMjI bhI vahI kaha gaye haiN| hama Dimi ko sAtha lekara Age bar3ha cleN|" rUpanArAyaNa ne sthiti ko samajhate hue kahA, "nahIM, Dimi bhI yahIM rahe / Dimi ke cale jAne para gosAIMjI ko cAya dene vAlA koI raha nahIM jAyegA / hama tInoM hI Age bddh'eN| mazAla hAtha meM le leN| thor3A kirAsana tela bhI sAtha rakha leN| AvazyakatA par3ane para rAste meM jalA leNge| gAMva ke pAsa hI jaMgala adhika ghanA hai| jalAnA vahIM Avazyaka hogaa|" bhibhirAma aura AhinA calane ko taiyAra ho gye| tabhI Dimi do aura coMgoM meM cAya le aayii| Dimi ke hAtha se cAya kA coMgA lekara rUpanArAyaNa bar3e pyAra se musakarAte hue bolA : "Dimi dIdI, tuma aura dhanapura donoM thor3I dera yahIM baittho| gosAIjI ke Ate hI calI aanaa| hama taba taka Age bar3hate haiN| tuma logoM kI pUjA kA Aja antima dina hai na ? " mRtyuMjaya / 97

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fsfa ko yaha acchA hI lagA / Aja do dinoM se vaha dhanapura ke sAtha akele meM baiThakara zAntipUrvaka bAtacIta karane kA maukA DhU~r3ha rahI thii| bhagavAna ArNAma ATuma ne Aja vaha mauqA de hI diyA / usane saMtuSTa mana se kahA : "apane jIjA ko batA denA ki hama mehamAnoM ke pahu~cane ke pahale hI pahu~ca jAyeMge / " fsfma bhItara calI gayI / dhanapura ne jholI se turahI nikAla lI aura usa para eka bar3A AhlAdaka svara bajAyA / use sunakara AhinA kA hRdaya nAca uThA / bhibhirAma ke kAna meM phusaphusAte hue usane kahA: "ise qhabara mila jAtI to yaha aisA svara nahIM bajA pAtA / vilApa kA svara hI bajAtA, he kRSNa / isake pAsa guNa to haiM, lekina hai adharmI / he kRSNa, usa ullU ko mArane kA pariNAma kyA hotA hai, dekhanA !" cAya pIte-pIte bhibhirAma ne AhinA kI bAteM sunIM / bolA phira : "usakA maranA acchA hI huA, koMvara / isase saba kI AzaMkA to dUra ho gayI hai| usane eka hI golI se hamArI sArI baddhamUla dhAraNAe~ samApta kara dI haiM / kucha bhI cintA na kreN| Apad - vipad kI carcA karane se lAbha kyA hai ? vipad ko to hamane svayaM Amantrita kiyA hai / " AhinA ne kucha nahIM khaa| ve TakaTakI lagAkara kevala candramA ko nihArate rahe / cAya pI lene ke bAda rUpanArAyaNa aura bhibhirAma jAne ke lie taiyAra hue| dhanapura se una logoM ne kucha kahA nahIM / asala AdamI vahI hai| rela kI paTariyA~ use hI ukhAr3anI hoMgI / acchA hai, vaha bAje bajAkara thor3A Ananda to manA le| rUpanArAyaNa bandUqa sa~bhAle hue Age-Age calA / bhibhirAma aura AhinA koMvara usake pIche-pIche ho liye / Azrama ke A~gana meM cA~danI phailatI rahI aura phailatA rahA turahI kA mAdaka svara / andara baiThI thI Dimi / isI bIca gauzAlA meM gAya bachar3e kI yAda meM phira se raMbhAne lagI / aura Azrama ke chappara kI olatI para golI lagane se marA par3A dikhAI de rahA thA vaha kAla -- ullU / 98 / mRtyuMjaya

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chaha bhaiMsa ke sIMga se banA sIge kA svara kabhI teja hotA to kabhI maddhama / kabhI komala hokara cAroM dizAoM meM phaila jAtA / kabhI-kabhI to lagatA ki vaha ekadama sthira ho gayA hai / apanI jholI se ubAle hue zakarakaMda, siMgApurI kele aura kucha santare liye Dima pAsa hI khar3I thI / Upara AsamAna meM, cA~da aba bhI nAca rahA thA -- gA~va ke ojhA kI nAI / Dimi kI deha bhale hI nizcala thI, lekina mana caMcala ho uThA thaa| sIMge kA svara usake manaHprANa ko hilore DAla rahA thA / usakI deha lacIlI huI jA rahI thI / dhanapura bhI kahIM khoyA thaa| usake peTa kI bhUkha se mana kI bhUkha kahIM adhika tIvra ho uThI thI / - kahA bhI jAtA hai ki AtmA eka mahIna dhAge meM jhUlatI rahatI hai / yadi aisA nahIM hotA to vaha subhadrA kI deha meM kaise utara gayI, subhadrA kI taraha kyoM dIkhane lagI use ! eka deha kA AkAra aura anupAta jaba kisI dUsarI deha se nahIM milatA, phira kisI kI AtmA meM kisI aura kI AtmA kaise samA jAtI hai ? sIMge kA svara manda ho calA thaa| phira vaha ekabAragI thama gayA / cA~da bhI nAcate-nAcate thakakara bAdaloM kI oTa meM ho gayA thA / Dimi ne dekhA ki dhanapura ke sA~vale aura cikane lalATa para pasIne kI bUMdeM motI kI taraha camaka rahI haiM / vaha aba aura qhAmoza nahIM raha pAyI / usane tamakakara pUchA : "tumheM bhUkha-pyAsa nahIM lagatI ? hamezA kisI-na-kisI kAma meM DUbe rahate ho | kyA isI kI khAtira tumhArA janama huA hai ? maiM kaba se yaha seba liye khar3I hU~ / lona !" dhanapura ne jholI meM apane sIMge ko DAla liyA / usane apanI kamIz2a ke nicale hisse ko dAmana kI taraha phailAyA aura Dimi kI saugAta le lI / vaha seba udAsa mana se khAne lagA / bAdaloM kI A~kha-micaunI se lukA-chipI karate cA~da ko dekhakara Dimi ne kahA : "merA devara bhI vahIM kahIM chupA hogA - vaha aba tArA bana gayA hai / chaTapaTAte

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hue usane apanA dama to tor3a diyA lekina usakI Ayu to pUrI nahIM huI thii| vaha mujhe bahuta mAnatA thaa| gA~vavAle mujhe acchI naz2ara se nahIM dekhate the / isalie nahIM ki maiM gAro thI balki " itanA kahate hue vaha kisI dUsare saMsAra meM kho gayI / phira bolI, "yaha saba to tuma jAnate hI ho, ise kyA batAnA / yaha to bahuta hI acchA huA ki donoM Adamakhora bAgha mAre gaye / hamAre gA~va vAle tumheM devatA kI taraha maaneNge| maiM to Dara gayI thI / basa, 'Tekare' mantra par3he jA rahI thI / khuzI hai ki AtatAyI bAgha mAre gaye / " dhanapura ne zakarakanda cabAte hue kahA : "bAgha apanI bAdhina ke sAtha thA / isalie unheM mArate bar3A burA laga rahA thA / lekina unheM mAranA to thA hI / " "acchA, to tumheM bhI burA lagatA hai ?" Dimi ne mIThI cuTakI lii| "kisI ko tor3ate hue burA lagatA hI hai, kyoM ?" "kyoM, maiM AdamI nahIM hU~ ? vaise saca pUchA jAye to isa deza meM AdamI bananA bhI bahuta hI muzkila hai ! yahA~ AdamI kI pahacAna usake kAma se nahIM, nAma-dhAma, kula - maryAdA aura jAta-pA~ta ke AdhAra para hotI hai| isalie to maiMne usa apazakunI ullU ko mAra DAlA / " kahate hue dhanapura kucha-kucha uttejita ho uThA / fsfa ha~satI huI bolI, "tuma kauna-sA kAma karane Aye ho yaha to tumane batAyA hI nahIM / maiM to kaba se pUcha rahI hU~ / " zakarakaMda nipaTAkara dhanapura kelA chIlane lagA / phira kucha socatA aura AkAza kI ora dekhatA huA bolA : " tumheM patA hogA ki mere pitAjI kAmapura ke gosAIMjI kI khetI baTAI para jotate the| lihAjA do jUna khAnA taka nahIM milatA thaa| par3hAI pUrI nahIM ho sakI aura hama jaise g2arIba parivAra meM pale Dhale logoM ke yahA~ hAkima - muMsifa bananA bhI bahuta muzkila hai / isa saMsAra meM khetihara hone ke lie bhI kheta cAhie | baTAI para khetI karanA eka taraha kI dAsatA hai / dharma para brAhmaNoM kA adhikAra hai aura isI taraha kucha gine-cune loga hI vaMzAnukrama se saba kucha bhoga rahe haiM / hamAre lie kevala jUThana hI bacI rahatI hai / yaha saba dekha-sunakara deha meM Aga laga jAtI hai / jI meM AtA hai, eka bAra bhIma kI taraha gadA ghumAkara saba kucha miTTI meM milA dU~, lekina bhibhirAma ne bahuta samajhAyA, 'eka dina meM hI laMkA jItanA AsAna nahIM / pahale senA juTAnI par3egI, phira samudra para setu bA~dhanA hogA / isake atirikta yukti cAhie taba kahIM jAkara yaha saba sambhava hogA / aura ina sabake pahale cAhie aaj'aadii| isake milate hI sArI bAdhAe~ dUra ho jAyeMgI / jAta-pA~ta, dhanI - g2arIba, U~ca-nIca sabakA bheda-bhAva miTa jAyegA / ' usakA kahanA ThIka hai para mujhe lagatA hai ki eka hI kAma ko pUrA karane meM yaha jIvana bIta 100 / mRtyuMjaya

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jAyegA / " fsfma ne dekhA, dhanapura apanA khAnA taka bhUla gayA hai| use usa para tarasa bhI AyA / gaharI usA~sa ke sAtha bolI vaha : "svarAjya milane ke bAda kyA brAhmaNa, bhakta, gAro, kachArI, amIra-garIba, sUbedAra aura mahAjana nahIM raheMge ? tuma dekhanA, saba kucha banA rhegaa| ve aba bhI haiM aura taba bhI rheNge| tuma yaha saba socakara bekAra hI ghuTe jA rahe ho / abhI jo kAma sAmane hai, use jI-jAna se pUrA kro| aura usake bAda subhadrA se byAha kara lo / phira dekhanA, bAdhAe~ bhara AyeM to karane ko hI kyA raha jAtA hai !" 1 " phira bhI, binA soce-vicAre kucha nahIM kiyA jA sakatA ! taba to isameM vaha bAta bhI zAmila ho jAyegI, jisake anusAra tumase byAha karanA bhI to lagabhaga taya thA / patA nahIM, tumheM aba vaha saba yAda hai yA nahIM / " dhanapura ne ha~sate hue kahA aura kelA qhatma karane ke bAda hAtha poMchane lagA / "hA~, yAda hai / " kahatI huI Dimi kA mana kahIM dUra caukar3I bharane lagA / "aba una bItI bAtoM ke bAre meM jAnane-sunane se kyA lAbha !" / " tabhI socatA thA ki tumheM gAro aura apane ko asamiyA samajhane kI dhAraNAoM kA samApta ho jAnA hI acchA hai / " dhanapura ne kheda vyakta karate hue kahanA zurU kiyA, "maiM zurU se hI purAnI aura sar3I-galI rUr3hiyoM kA virodhI rahA hU~ / subhadrA bhI mere jIvana meM kucha isa taraha aayii| vaha sabakI sahAnubhUti kho cukI thI / use dekhate hI loga bhAga khar3e hote dUsaroM kI bAteM to jAne do, yahA~ taka ki vaoNlaNTiyara bhI usase mu~ha curAte / usakI deha jUThI jo ho gayI thI, isalie hama logoM ne bhI use dutkAra diyaa| mujhe usakA udAsa ceharA dekhakara bar3A dukha hotA hai / maiMne usase sAfa kaha diyA thA, 'cintA mata karanA, maiM tumheM apanAU~gA / ' use dekhakara mujhe hamezA yahI lagatA rahA ki vaha subhadrA nahIM, Dimi hai / sacamuca, vaha ekadama tuma jaisI hI hai / hU-ba-hU tujha jaisI / " dhanapura kI udAsI meM thor3I-sI qha uzI ghula gayI thI / dhanapura kI bAtoM ne Dimi ko kahIM gahare taka chU liyA thA / lekina vaha ciraparicita muskarAhaTa ke sAtha bolI : "usakI deha apavitra kaise huI ?" dhanapura ne faujiyoM dvArA DhAye gaye julma kI sArI kahAnI sunA dI aura subhadrA kA karuNa prasaMga jor3ate hue bolA : "kyA yaha sacamuca burA huA Dimi ? maiM pichale kaI dinoM se tumhArI rAya jAnanA cAhatA thA / " "aba isameM bhalA-burA kyA hai, kyA hogA ise socakara ? jaba usako apanA hI cuke ho to jitanI jalda ho usase byAha kara lo|" mRtyuMjaya | 10:

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"hA~, kruuNgaa| lekina pahale yaha kAma to pUrA ho jAne do|" kahate hue dhanapura kA antarmana jhaMkRta ho utthaa| use lagA usakA hRdaya bhI eka sIMgA hI hai, jo gUMja uThA hai / "Aqhira kauna-sA kAma A par3A hai ki itanA chupa-chipAkara kiyA jA rahA hai / maiM bhI to sunUM !" Dimi ke svara meM jijJAsA thI / "hA~," dhanapura ne itanA hI khaa| lekina usake hRdaya meM koI ajJAta bhaya use sAvadhAna kara rahA thA / Dimi kI A~khoM ke sAmane a~dherA-sA chA gyaa| thor3I dera ke bAda bolI : "maiM to kucha bhI nahIM samajha pAtI / hA~, daipArA ke gosAIjI faujiyoM kI gazta kI bAta kara rahe the / tuma saba unase lar3AI to nahIM ThAna rahe ?" "hA~," dhanapura ne AkAza kI ora tAkate hue svIkAra kiyA / use lagA, jaise sIMge kI AvAz2a gagana ko bheda cukI thI / fistfa kI dRSTi bhI AkAza meM jA lagI thI / use lagA, dUra mAdala kI thApa para cA~danI mAno aba bhI nAca rahI hai / vaha bujhe hue svara meM bolI : "taba itanI jaldI byAha ho pAnA sambhava kahA~ ? svarAjya kI lar3AI to bahuta hI lambI khiMcegI / " "Ate samaya subhadrA bhI bahuta ro rahI thI / vaha bahuta hI bhayabhIta thii| mujhe bhI usakA ronA-dhonA bahuta acchA na lagA / " dhanapura isase Age kucha na batA pAyA / "batAte kyoM nahIM ? mujhase kucha chupAte hue tumheM bar3A sukha milatA hogA | haina ! kyA maiM itanI parAyI ho gayI ?" Dimi kI AvAz2a TUTa rahI thI / dhanapura ne Dimi ke cehare kI tarafa dekhA / Dimi ke gola-maTola cehare para usakI A~khoM se AkAzI gaMgA kA pAnI chalaka rahA thA / Dimi ke mAyake se AkAza gaMgA adhika dUra nahIM / AkAzI gaMgA jharane kA hI dUsarA nAma hai aura gA~va jile meM isakI pramukhatA hai / kala rUpanArAyaNa ke sAtha ghUmate hue aise hI eka jharane ke kinAre vaha ruka gayA thA aura donoM meM kitanI hI bAteM hotI rahIM / vaha rUpanArAyaNa ke bAre meM socane lagA : rUpanArAyaNa hai yuvaka hI, lekina agAdha pANDitya hai usameM / dharmazAstra, rAjanIti, samAjazAstra - sabhI viSayoM kA jaankaar| yahI nahIM, choTI-moTI bAtoM se lekara paramatattva aura adhyAtma jaisI bAtoM para bhI vaha pUre adhikAra se bAta kara sakatA hai| itanA hote hue bhI vaha karma ko hI dharma, jJAna aura mukti mAnatA hai / karma hI vAstavika mukti hai usake lie / usakI saMgati pAkara dhanapura kA manobala aura bhI dRr3ha huA hai / dhanapura anAyAsa hI usakI tulanA Dimi se karane lagA, hAlA~ki isa betukI tulanA para use bAda meM svayaM ha~sI A gayI thI / Dimi rUpanArAyaNa kI tulanA meM vaha kucha bhI nahIM hai / / 102 / mRtyuMjaya

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prema meM pagA hAr3a-mAMsa kA eka jindA lothar3A-bhara hai, basa / -rUpanArAyaNa se usakI kyA tulanA ! lekina 'nahIM, yaha nArI hai / nArI hone ke bAvajUda vaha kalI dIdI kI taraha nahIM hai, para kyA yahI kucha kama hai ki Dimi use isa rUpa meM pyAra karatI hai, aba bhI ? dhanapura isa bAta ko acchI taraha samajhatA thA ki isa kAma ko pUrA karane ke bAda apane ko chipAye rakhanA bahuta hI muzkila hogaa| phaujiyoM ne agara mAyaGa ko ghera rakhA hai to vahA~ se baca nikalanA bhI to AsAna nahIM hogaa| faujiyoM ke hAtha agara mauta na bhI ho to phA~sI se kauna bacA sakatA hai bhalA ! use bhI kuzala koMvara kI taraha pakar3a liyA jAyegA / kuzala ko phA~sI de dI jAyegI, yaha bhI taya hai| kyA patA, subhadrA se bhI bheMTa ho yA na ho ! bhibhirAma usake bAre meM batAtA huA acAnaka cupa kyoM ho gayA thA ? kyA phira usa para koI musIbata A par3I? __ vaha mana hI mana haMsane lagA : isameM chipAne kI kauna-sI bAta hai bhalA? phira yaha saba socane se kyA lAbha ? abhI pUre teIsa ghaNTe bAqI haiM / kala rAta sAta baje se pahale miliTarI eksapresa to AyegI nahIM ! ima samaya Dimi se kevala bAtacIta-bhara karane kA kAma hai| rUpanArAyaNa guvAhATI ke sTezana mAsTara se gupta sUcanA juTA cukA hai| kala pUrI gAr3I meM miliTarI hI miliTarI hogii| aura mamaya-ThIka sAta baje / ghaTanA-sthala para jAne aura vahA~ se lauTane Adi ke vAre meM rUpanArAyaNa se sArI bAteM ho hI cukI haiM, saba kucha nizcita ho cukA hai| ina do dinoM meM Dimi se huI mulAqAta use bahuta sukhada lgii| Dimi kapilI hai aura subhadrA kalaGa / yahA~ kapilI aura kalaGa donoM milakara eka ho gaI thiiN| donoM kA jala isa saMgama-sthala para eka dUsare meM mila gayA thaa| "khar3e-khar3e isa taraha kyA soca rahe ho ?" kahatI huI Dimi kucha dera taka dhanapura ko isa taraha khoyI-khoyI dekhatI rhii| phira kha da hI bolI : ___"kaha nahIM sakatI, tumhAre sAtha isa taraha phira kabhI bheMTa hogI yA nhiiN| agara kahIM svarga hai to vahA~ tumase bheMTa hogI hii| vahA~, svarga meM to gAro, asamiyA, kachArI, mikira kA bheda nahIM hogaa|" vaha osa meM bhIgI dUva para baiTha gayI aura dhanapura ke uttara kI pratIkSA karane lgii| "are, svarga-naraka saba isI saMsAra meM hai| lekina mujhe pAne kI icchA tumhAre mana meM kyoM basI hai ? tumhArA marada to bahuta hI acchA-bhalA AdamI hai| mujhameM to kucha bhI nahIM / vasa, bhaviSya ke lie sapanA hI to bacA hai|" dhanapura kI AvAz2a baiTha gayI thii| Dimi ne kahA : "yaha ThIka hai ki merA apanA marada hai, lekina tumhArI taraha niDara, sIdhesacce aura duHkha ko duHkha na samajhakara Age bar3hanevAle kitane jana haiM isa duniyA mRtyuMjaya | 103

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meM? tumheM maiM apane se alaga nahIM mAnatI / Ao, mere pAsa baiTho tAki maiM tumheM apane dila meM utAra skuuN| agara tuma kabhI kisI musIbata meM pha~sa bhI jAoge to tumhAre prANa mere hI sAtha hoNge| aura jaba tuma mujhameM rahoge to phira tumheM kisI prakAra kA bhaya bhI nahIM rahegA / " dhanapura musakarA diyA / bolA : "tumane to tejImalA ke qisse kI yAda dilA dI, jisameM vaha per3a, kamala aura na jAne kyA-kyA banatI hai| aise qissoM meM hI kisI premI kA dila koI premikA chupAkara yA curAkara rakha sakatI hai| vAstavika jIvana meM yaha saba kahIM nahIM hotA / " fsfma ne bAta ko mAno jhuThalAte hue kahA, "kabhI-kabhI qisse bhI saca lagate haiM / qissoM meM bhI jo apanA iSTa hotA hai use kabhI mArA nahIM jAtA / vaha to jIvita rahatA hI hai| vijayI bhI vahI banatA hai| kitane hI qisse haiM jinameM hAU~mAU~ khAU~ karatA huA rAkSasa khojatA phiratA hai AdamI ko hI, lekina antataH mArA jAtA hai vaha rAkSasa hI, AdamI nhiiN| qhaira, jAne bhI do, jAnate ho isa gA~va ke logoM se abhI taka acchI taraha ghula-mila bhI nahIM pAyI hU~ / " "ina do dinoM meM maiMne yahA~ kyA pAyA hai, tuma ise soca bhI nahIM sakatIM / hamAre sAtha aura hamAre bIca haz2AroM bAdhAe~ haiM--jinheM hama jAnate hue bhI dUra nahIM kara pAte / tuma mikira ho to maiM kachArI, Dili gAro hai to rUpanArAyaNa kaivarta / hama saba aba taka asamiyA bhI nahIM bana pAye haiM, eka acchA AdamI bananA to bahuta dUra kI bAta hai / tuma itane dinoM se gAroM ke gA~va meM ho lekina tumhAre dila meM aba taka yaha bAta baiThI hai ki tuma eka mikira lar3akI ho| isI taraha, vaha bhI apane ko bhUla nahIM pAte / yaha saba tabhI badalegA jaba hama Az2Ada hoMge aura vartamAna vyavasthA dama tor3egI / " "kahate to ThIka hI ho / " Dimi ne ha~sate hue kahA, "lekina isa janma meM yaha saba mumakina nahIM / " "ise isI janma meM badalanA hogaa| agale aura usase agale janma ke lie yaha saba chor3anA ThIka nahIM / " dhanapura ne uttara diyA aura vaha santare kA chilakA utArane lgaa| usakI kucheka phA~keM Dimi ko bar3hAte hue usane kahA : "tumane ina dinoM meM merI jitanI sevA kI hai, use maiM marate dama taka nahIM bhulA skuuNgaa| lekina tumheM sAmane pAkara na jAne kyoM, subhadrA se milane kI merI icchA aba aura adhika bar3ha gayI hai / tuma zAyada nahIM jAnatIM, aisA kyoM huA hai ? usase agalI bAra mulAqAta nahIM ho pAyagI -- mujhe aisA lagane lagA hai / " dhanapura kA galA sUkha gayA thA / fish kA dila bhI baiTha gayA / vaha dhanapura ko dilAsA detI huI bolI : 104 / mRtyuMjaya

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"tuma mujhe apanI subhadrA mAna lo / dukhI mata hoo| jo kAma sAmane par3A hai, pahale use pUrA kara lo| usake bAda maiM kha da tumhArI zAdI rcaauuNgii| nahIM to mujhe zAnti nahIM milegI; maiM saca kaha rahI huuN|" Dimi cupa ho gayI aura dhanapura bhii| isa khAmozI meM Dimi kA svara hI ubharA : "lekina tumane yaha to nahIM batAyA ki kAma kyA hai ? mujhe nahIM batAoge?" "para..." dhanapura kucha kahane ke pahale sugbugaayaa| "mujhe to yahI sandeha ho rahA hai ki tuma loga kisI khataranAka kAma ke lie jA rahe ho-varanA itanA bhaya nahIM hotaa|" Dimi sazaMkita thii| dhanapura ne pUrA santarA chIla liyA thA / usake muMha se bahuta dera taka kucha nahIM phUTA / usane Dimi se eka sigareTa mA~gate hue kahA : "tuma itanI z2ida kara rahI ho to batA dUM ki sacamuca eka qhataranAka khela khelane jA rahA huuN| lekina tumheM yaha vAdA karanA hogA ki kisI ko yaha saba nahIM batAogI-Dili ko bhI nhiiN|" "saugandha khAnI par3egI kyA ?" Dimi ke kathana meM abhimAna kA svara thaa| __ "nahIM, vAdA karanA hI kAfI hogaa| mujhe tuma para bharosA na ho, aisI bAta nhiiN|" kahate hue dhanapura ne sigareTa kA dhuA~ Upara kI ora chor3a diyaa| phira muskarAte hue bolA, "itane dinoM ekAnta pA maiMne cA~da se apane mana kI bahuta sArI bAteM kahI haiN| tumase bhI khuuNgaa| vAdA kro| samajha lo ki Aja kI rAta tuma hI cA~da ho|" "kaho, eka bhI bAta mere muMha se idhara-udhara nahIM hogI, saca kaha rahI huuN|" Dimi ne uttara diyaa| sAtha hI kahA, "para maiM cA~da nahIM ho sakatI !" "yaha saca hai ki tuma cA~da nahIM ho, varanA mere itane naz2adIka kaise hotI ! lekina cA~da se kahane kA kucha matalaba hotA hai, yAnI apanI priyatamA se kucha khnaa| idhara usa kAma ko pUrA karane kA samaya jaise-jaise nikaTa AtA jA rahA hai, vaisevaise saba kucha sAfa hotA jA rahA hai| itane dina to kevala bAdhAoM se jUjhane meM hI bIte haiN|" dhanapura ke mukha para manda muskAna-bharI AbhA chiTaka aayii| ___ "acchA, to maiM tumhArI priyatamA huI ?" Dimi ne pyAra se jhir3aka diyaa| lekina isake sAtha hI, usake antara kA sArA jvAra hara taraha kI bAdhAoM ko pAra kara eka jharane kI taraha baha nikalA-laharAtA huaa| usake mana kI umaMga jaise titalI banakara ur3a clii| dhanapura qhAmoza thaa| sigareTa pIte hue vaha kahIM dUra naz2areM jamAye thaa| ____gauzAlA meM baMdhI gAya bachar3e ke lie kAtara svara meM ra~bhA rahI thI / sunakara Dimi bolI : mRtyuMjaya | 105

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"gAya ke bachar3e ko bAgha khA gayA hai| suna rahe ho, kaisI kAtara hokara raMbhA rahI hai|" "hA~, maiM bhI usakI AvAz2a sunatA rahA hU~" vaha ro rahI hai|" dhanapura kahatAkahatA ruka gayA aura socane lagA : kyA manuSya apane mana kA bhAva itanI acchI taraha vyakta kara pAtA hai, jabaki usake pAsa zabda bhI hote haiM ! zAyada nahIM ! thor3I dera ke bAda vaha phira bolA, "yaha gAya nahIM, hamArI mA~ hai / " "kauna mA~ ? tumhArI kAmapura vAlI mA~ !" Dimi ne pUchA / "nahIM, yaha sabakI mA~ hai - tumhArI bhI, merI bhI, gosAIjI kI aura Dili kI bhI - hama sabakI / vahI Aja gozAlA meM ba~dhI hai / usake bachar3e ko bAgha ne mAra diyA hai aura mA~ ro rahI hai| kyoM ! batA sakatI ho ?" fsfa ne isake pahale aisA kabhI nahIM sunA thA / usakA hRdaya Avega se bhara uThA / apanI jholI se usane chatchat' kA Tukar3A nikAlA aura use diyAsalAI kI tIlI jalAkara sulagA diyaa| usakI sugandha se dhanapura kI tabIyata khila uThI / usakA udvigna citta zAnta aura sahaja ho gayA / sigareTa pheMkate hue usane kahA : "maiM isI sugandha kI bahuta dinoM se bATa joha rahA thA / yaha sugandha hai zAnti kI aura saccI manuSyatA kI / yaha hai merI priyatamA kI sugandha / tumane mujhe ubAra liyA Dimi ! thor3I-sI aura jalAo na !" Dimi ne jholI se chatchat kA eka aura Tukar3A nikAlakara jalA diyA / bolI : " isI kI sugandha to tuma Aja hamAre utsava meM bhI pAoge / dhUpa, candana yA agarabattI kI taraha isakI sugandha bhI bar3I pyArI lagatI hai / tumheM isake pahale isa jaisI sugandha nahIM milI kyA ?" "OM hU~ / " dhanapura ne Dimi kI ora dekhate hue kahA, "usake pahale kevala atyAcAra kI durgandha milI thii| miliTarI dvArA subhadrA ke sAtha kiye gaye durAcAra ke bAda usakI jIrNa deha ko Dhokara lAte samaya vahI durgandha milI thI / aba bhI vaha durgandha nAka meM basI hai|" prasaMgavaza dhanapura ne vartamAna Andolana ke daurAna gA~vavAsiyoM para miliTarI dvArA DhAye gaye atyAcAroM kI kahAnI doharA dii| usa varNana ko sunakara Dimi ko mAno kATha mAra gayA / bolI vaha : "aba samajhI hU~ tumhArI sArI baateN| lekina unake sAtha lohA lene para aura adhika atyAcAra hI kareMge / " " karane do / taba bhI hama apanI sArI zakti lagAkara unheM yahA~ se bhagAne kI koziza kareMge / " dhanapura kA uttara yA. 1. eka per3a - vizeSa kI sugaMdhita chAla / 106 / mRtyuMjaya

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"acchA ! kintu aba yahA~ isa taraha ekatra hokara kyA karanA cAhate ho?" Dimi ne puuchaa| "eka relagAr3I ko ulaTanA cAhate haiM," dhanapura ne sAfa-sAfa batalA diyaa| "hAya daiyA ! nahIM-nahIM / aisA kAma mata krnaa| yaha mahApApa hai|" Dimi cillAkara bolii| usakA mana vihvala ho utthaa| "tuma kucha nahIM samajhI Dimi !" dhanapura ne kahA / "hama aMgarejoM ko yahAM se khader3anA cAhate haiN| abhI taka ahiMsA ke mArga para calate rahe, kintu vahA~ hameM saphalatA nahIM milI / aba hiMsA kA mArga svIkAra kara koziza kara rahe haiN| abhI to hamane carakhe meM paunI hI lagAyI hai|" yaha kaha usane zurU se Akhira taka kI sArI yojanA ko batalAkara usake pariNAma se Dimi ko stambhita kara diyaa| Dimi kucha bolI nahIM / usane dekhA : AkAza meM cA~da nAca rahA hai| nAcane kA koI anta nahIM hai / cA~da ruka-Thahara nahIM rahA hai, Thahara to vaha svayaM hI gayI hai| dhanapura isa kAma meM juTA hai, isakA artha yaha nahIM ki yaha kAma acchA hI hogaa| hiMsA, raktapAta--ye saba kucha ghRNita kAma haiM / kintu dUsarI ora deza ko Az2AdI dilAne kA kAma bhI to burA nahIM hai / isa kAma kA artha vaha samajhatI hai| bacapana se hI vaha bhibhirAma ke ghara kAmapura meM svayaMsevakoM se milatI rahI hai| sAhaboM ke badale dezI rajavAr3oM ke hone para raiyata kI bhalAI hogI, mAlagujArI mAfa hogI, kisAnoM ke lie sIr3hInumA kheta banAye jAyeMge, cIjoM kI kImateM kama hoMgI, skUla-aspatAla baneMge, janatA dvArA cune gaye loga zAsana calAyeMge-ina sabakA artha vaha samajhatI hai| lekina isake lie lar3AI kyoM karanI cAhie? lar3AI bahuta burI cIz2a hai / jApAna ke sAtha aMgarejoM kI lar3AI chir3a gayI hai| isI ke kAraNa gAro gAMva ke logoM ko bhI dhAna, dalahana, murge, gAya, bA~sa saba kucha kama dAma para hI becanA par3a rahA hai| idhara sArI cIz2oM kI kImatoM meM Aga laga gayI hai| ATha Ane ke kapar3e meM ATha rupaye laga jAte haiN| isalie apane-Apa yaha lar3AI mola lenA acchA nahIM huaa| -jo bAta kabhI nahIM socI vaha bhI Aja use socanI par3a rahI hai / kyoMki yaha lar3AI dhanapura lar3a rahA hai| dhanapura isa lar3AI meM kha da ko miTAne nikalA hai / use yaha saba chor3ane ke lie kahe to kaise kahe ? vaha hai nipaTa vajralepa / aba ise 'hA~' kahane ke sivA aura koI upAya nahIM hai / isa prasaMga ko vahIM dabAte hue vaha dhanapura se bolI : "tumhArI vIratA kI kahAnI to suna lI, kintu jisa lar3akI ke gale meM hAra DAla Aye ho usake bAre meM bhI to kucha kahanA cAhate the na ! vaha bhI kaha hI DAlo !" "hAra nahIM pahanAyA hai, kevala vacana diyA hai| vacana denA hI kAfI hai / mRtyuMjaya | 107

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vidA hote samaya lauTane kA vAdA kara AyA thA lekina aba lagatA hai ki lauTanA muzkila hogaa| yamarAja ke yahA~ jAU~ yA na jAU~, lekina vivAha-vedI para baiThanA zAyada sambhava nahIM hogA / lauTatI bAra eka dina tumhAre yahA~ rukuuNgaa| idhara se nadI ke rAste hI mAyaGa jaauuNgaa| kucha dina vahIM chipakara rahane kI bAta socI hai| para ye saba bAda kI bAteM haiN| dekho-yaha saba karane ke lie samaya milatA hai yA nahIM, abhI kucha kaha nahIM sktaa| lagatA hai mAyaDa meM bhI damana-cakra zurU ho gayA hai| isalie zAyada hI subhadrA aba mujhe jIvita dekha paaye| Dimi, tU use dhairya dhAraNa karane ko kahanA / 'nahIM-nahIM, rahane do, kucha nahIM kahanA hI ThIka rhegaa|" dhanapura cupa ho gyaa| kintu kisI adRzya loka kI saira karatA huA phira bolA : / "hamane nagAMva meM kalaGa nadI ke kinAre eka ghara banAne kI bAta socI hai / z2amIna bhI dekha lI hai| amalA paTTI ke pAra sar3aka kI bagala meM hI kalaGa-taTa se eka fAMga dUra rAyasAhaba kI z2amIna hai| rAyasAhaba mAna gaye to thor3I jamIna unhIM se lekara eka ghara bnaauuNgaa| taraha-taraha ke phala-phUla ke paudhe lagAU~gA / eka bar3A-sA pokhara khudavAkara machalI paalNgaa| machalI pAlane kA zauqa bacapana se hI rahA hai| rohU machalI ke hI bIja adhika ddaaluuNgaa| joMgAlabalahuM gar3ha ke pAsa vAlI jhIla meM kisma-kisma kI machaliyAM haiN| choTI-moTI eka fizarI banavAne kI bhI socatA hU~ / nagA~va ke hamAre bhuiyA~ sara abhI jela meM haiN| unhoMne hI mujhe yaha rAya dI hai| ghara ke Age eka phulavArI lgaauuNgaa| vaha hogI tuma logoM ke choTe sAhaba kI phulavArI jaisI hii| choTe sAhaba, are vahI guNA bhirAma baruvA, nagA~vavAloM ke bIca ve hI choTe sAhaba ke nAma se prasiddha haiN| unakI phulavArI kI dekhabhAla karate haiM hamAre ThekedAra phuknjii| pattoM kI oTa meM chipe kaTahala jaise madhura phala kI taraha hI haiM ve| unake yahA~ eka mAlI hai / pacchima se AyA hai| usI ko bulAkara taraha-taraha ke phUla lgvaauuNgaa| yahA~ ke pahAr3oM para kapo phala to hote hI haiN| unheM to lagAU~gA hI; sAtha-sAtha bIca meM eka thala-padma bhI lgvaauuNgaa| usI ke cAroM ora kaI golAkAra kyAriyAM hoNgii| pahalI kyArI meM gulAba, dUsarI meM sUryamukhI, tIsarI meM raMga-biraMge phUla hoNge| dAhinI ora eka choTI pokharI khudavA usameM lAla kamala lgvaauuNgaa| kumudinI bhI rhegii| pokharI ke hI eka kinAre para pakkI chatarI meM kaliyAbara ke mUrtikAra dvArA banAyI gayI mahAtmA gA~dhI kI eka kASTha-pratimA stha.pita karAU~gA / ghara ke pichavAr3e meM aneka prakAra ke phaloM ke paudhe hoMge-nAsapAtI, amarUda, Ama, anAnAsa kele to raheMge hii|" ___ bAteM kahate-kahate dhanapura apane ko bhUla gayA thaa| thor3I dera rukane ke bAda Dimi kI ora dekhate hue vaha haMsa pdd'aa| kahane lagA : 108 / mRtyuMjaya /

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__ "pUraba kI ora eka atithizAlA banavAU~gA / vaha cAra parivAroM ke Tikane lAyaka hogii| usameM Adhunika DhaMga ke zaucAlaya, pAnI ke nala aura bijalI se calane vAle paMkhe hoMge / gA~va tathA dUra-darAja se AnevAle zahIdoM ke sage-sambandhI vahA~ Tika skeNge| rasoIghara sabake lie eka hI rhegaa| vahA~ jAta-pAta kA bhedabhAva nahIM clegaa| saba ke lie eka hI hA~r3I cddh'egii| hA~, koI nahIM khAnA cAhe to una para dabAva nahIM DAlA jaayegaa| goSThI, sabhA, nAca, bhAonA ke lie atithizAlA ke sAmane hI eka raMgazAlA rhegii| usakA namUnA raMgapura kI taraha kA hI hogA, banAvaTa meM bilkula nayApana hogaa| usakI dIvAloM para bhI kucha citrAMkana karAne kI bAta socatA huuN| zahIdoM ke citra to raheMge hI, mahAna lekhakoM aura vaijJAnikoM kI tasvIreM bhI rheNgii| vahA~ phukana bejavaruvA mahIne meM eka-do bAra nATaka bhI kiyA kreNge| jina dinoM nATaka nahIM hogA una dinoM sabhI vahA~ mila-baiThakara bar3I-bar3I bAtoM para vicAra kreNge|" __"usa svargapurI meM tuma aura subhadrA rahoge yA nahIM?" Dimi ne bIca meM hI Toka diyaa| "merA matalaba hai, tuma donoM ke lie alaga se ghara hogA yA nahIM? ''baiThakI, sone kA kamarA, rasoIghara vagairaha..." aura phira javAba kA iMtajAra kiye binA usane chatchat kA eka Tukar3A phira jalA diyaa| mahamaha karatI kha zabU cAroM ora phaila gyii| dhanapura kA sapanA bhI mahaka utthaa| "vAha, rahegA kyoM nahIM" dhanapura tAz2A dama hokara phira zurU ho gyaa| "maiMne batAyA na, eka choTA-sA ghara hogaa| choTA-lekina pkkaa| baiThakakhAne kI lambAI ATha hAtha aura caur3AI cAra hAtha hogii| sone kA kamarA dasa hAtha lambA aura pA~ca hAtha caur3A hogA / usake sAtha hI bAtharUma lagA hogaa| bag2ala meM hI kaeNlI dIdI ke lie eka kamarA rhegaa| bUr3hI ho jAne para vaha Azrama meM nahIM raha paayeNgii| phira Azrama meM par3e rahane kI z2arUrata bhI kyA hai ? unhoMne kitanA tyAga kiyA hai, aura kitanA kaSTa uThAyA haiM ! maiM svarAjya milate hI unheM apane yahA~ le AU~gA aura acchI taraha rkhuugaa| vaha kisI dhanI ke yahA~ nahIM, hama g2arIba logoM ke boca raheMgI / vahA~ se pUre ilAke meM saMgaThana kA kAma karane kI sahUliyata bhI hogii|" "yaha kaeNlI dIdI kauna haiM ?" Dimi ne jAnanA cAhA / "are, tuma unheM nahIM jAnatI? bIca-bIca meM yahA~ AtI to rahatI hai| pichale dinoM 'carakhA saMgha' ke gaThana ke lie yahA~ AyI thii|" Dini ko yAda ho AyA : "are hA~, AyI thiiN| vaha to bahuta hI acchI mahilA haiN| katAI-bunAI meM bejodd'| mere carakhe para hI to sUta kAtA thA unhoNne| itanI tez2a aura mahIna sUta kAtA thA ki dekhakara hama saba daMga raha gayI thiiN| agara hama eka pUnI pA~ca miniTa meM kAteM to vaha itane hI samaya meM do pUniyA~ mRtyuMjaya | 109

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nipaTA detI thiiN| unhoMne apanI mIThI bAtoM se aura svabhAva se sabakA mana moha liyA thA / hamAre gA~va kI aurateM to abhI bhI unakA nAma letI rahatI haiM / " kaeNlI dIdI kI prazaMsA sunakara dhanapura sacamuca bahuta kha uza huaa| "dIdI kI taraha agara sI aurateM bhI rohA aMcala meM hotIM to vahA~ ke logoM ko baniyoM se kapar3e qharIdane kI z2arUrata nahIM par3atI / " dhanapura ne phira yAda dilAyA: "maiM kyA kaha rahA thA ?" 1 "hA~, vaha bAta to bIca meM hI raha gayI / lekina tumane phukana bejabaruvA yA choTe sAhaba jaise zaharI bAbuoM ke nAma liye the, unheM to maiM jAnatI bhI nahIM / aura phira unheM jAnane kI z2arUrata bhI kyA hai ? tuma apane ghara ke bAre meM batA rahe the na / " "hA~, yAda AyA / " dhanapura ne apanI TA~geM ghAsa para pasAra diiN| zAyada use ous bhI laga rahI thI / usane kamIz2a kA UparI baTana banda kara liyA / fsfma ne TokA : " tumane koI garma sveTara nahIM DAla rakhA ? hai nahIM kyA ?" "sveTara lekara kahA~ rakhatA use ? isa aNDI kI cAdara se hI kAma cala jAtA hai / " dhanapura ne safAI dI / Dimi kI sahAnubhUti umar3a AyI / use dhanapura para bar3A tarasa AyA / bolI : "suno, mere pAsa gAro kuratA hai, bunA huA / vaha maiM tumheM de dU~gI / cAdara lekara jAoge to aise kAma meM dikkata hogI / bhAgate-daur3ate hue isake kA~ToM meM pha~sane kA Dara hai|" fsfma kI bAteM sunakara dhanapura kA galA bhara AyA / vaha bolA : "kaeNlI dIdI ke alAvA basa tumhIM ho jo mujha para itanA sneha rakhatI ho / subhadrA isa yogya nahIM ki vaha apanA pyAra jatA ske| aba bhI, usake sapane meM vahI vahazI faujI A jAte haiM aura taba vaha cauMka uThatI hai| jaba-jaba usakA mana zAnta rahatA hai to vaha mujhase bahuta sArI bAteM karatI hai / usa samaya usakI bAteM sunakara bar3A Azcarya hotA hai / " "kyA kahatI hai vaha ? kaho na !" Dimi ne AgrahapUrvaka pUchA / "kahatI haiM ki tuma yadi isI taraha maile kucale bane rahoge to maiM burA mAnUMgI / kAma meM bhir3e rahane para kabhI-kabhI maiM do-tIna dinoM taka sonA, nahAnA, khAnA, pahananA saba kucha bhUla baiThatA hU~ / Azrama meM lauTane para mujhe asta-vyasta aura - thakAna se cUra dekhate hI vaha ro-rokara adhIra ho uThatI hai| kabhI-kabhAra to ekAdha jUna upavAsa bhI kara jAtI hai| aura taba maiM eka-do dina sAfa-suthare DhaMga se jarA tela-vela lagAkara rahatA huuN| aura sArI rAta usake pAsa hI baiThakara bAtacIta meM 110 / mRtyuMjaya

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bitA detA hU~ | taba vaha kahatI hai ki bar3hiyA Una kA eka sveTara buna dUMgI, kintu bunane ke lie use samaya hI kahA~ milatA hai ! phira usake peTa meM darda to aba bhI hotA hI rahatA hai / " "darda hotA hai ?" Dibhi kA kautUhala bar3ha gayA / "vaha bImAra rahatI hai kyA ?" "hA~ / " DaoNkTara ne kahA hai ki yadi darda isI taraha banA rahA to use santAna hone kI AzA nahIM / usakI baccedAnI ko gaharA dhakkA pahu~cA hai / " "taba to usase byAha na karanA hI acchA rahegA / " Dimi kI mudrA meM gambhIratA jhalaka AyI thI / 1 "nahIM, merA vAdA idhara-udhara nahIM ho sakatA / aura yaha kaise kaha sakatI ho ki santAna hogI hI nhiiN| DaoNkTara ko abhI kevala sandeha hai, usane nizcayapUrvaka kucha nahIM kahA hai / phira usa ghara meM maiMne santAna ke lie kamare kI bhI to vyavasthA nahIM kI hai| hama jaba taka jIvita raheMge taba taka vahA~ raheMge, raheMge yAnI ki subhadrA bhI sAtha rhegii| subhadrA adhika ghUma bhI nahIM sktii| bImAra deha ko vaha kitanA khIMcegI, lekina svarAjya milane para mujhe to ghUmanA hI hogaa| nagara meM rahakara kyA karU~gA ! gA~va hI to saccI karma bhUmi hai / mujhe to taba bhI kAma karanA hogA / yadi mara gayA to bAta aura hai, taba mere badale meM ye loga kAma kareMge / ... ina do dinoM meM rUpanArAyaNa sAtha aneka bAteM huI / hamAre gA~voM meM bhUmi - hanoM kI saMkhyA adhika hai| unheM jamIna denI hogI / kevala z2amIna dene se hI nahIM hogA, kala-kArakhAne bhI lagAne par3eMge / jarUrata par3I to z2amIMdAroM, pU~jIpatiyoM kI vyavasthA ko samApta karanA hogA / sabhI baccoM ko zikSA kI suvidhA pradAna karane kI bAta to hai hI / acchA, ina saba bAtoM ko chodd'o| maiM to jyAdAtara gA~voM meM hI rahU~gA / hamAre marane ke bAda vaha ghara bhI atithighara bana jAyegA / apane gA~vavAloM ko nagara meM Ane para videziyoM kI taraha rahanA par3atA hai / loga vahA~ pUre adhikAra se raha sakeMge, ekadama apane ghara kI taraha raha sakeMge / " dhanapura kahatA jA rahA thA : I "maiM subhadrA ko kalaGa ke kinAre ghumAne ke lie le jAyA karUMgA / kalaGa ke kinAre ejAra ke phUla khileMge / aura jaba nadI meM pAnI kama ho jAyegA taba hama usI ke kinAre baiTheMge / vahA~ hamAre sira ke Upara hogA isI taraha kA khilA huA cA~da, vahA~ bhI hogA aisA hI ekAnta aura taba maiM subhadrA ko purAnI bAteM sunAU~gA / hamAre mana ke bhaNDAra meM aneka bAteM bharI hoNgii| unheM kahakara bhI pUrI nahIM kara pAU~gA / bIca-bIca meM sIMgA bhI bajAU~gA / usake banda hote hI subhadrA kA muMha bhI khula par3egA / sIMge kA sura usake bhItara meM paiTha jAyegA - mAno madhumakkhI ke chatte meM ghusakara usase rasa khIMca lAyegA / use gAnA-bajAnA to AtA nahIM / hA~ sohara ora maNDapa ke gIta gA letI hai / Azrama meM rahakara idhara gAMdhI- prArthanA bhI mRtyuMjaya / 111.

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sIkha sakI hai| 'vijayI vizva tiraMgA pyArA' gIta bhI use AtA hai| gIta sikhAne ke lie maiM eka zikSaka kI vyavasthA kara duuNgaa| vaha gIta siikhegii| "hA~, vaha bAtacIta kregii| taba taka usake bhItara banA miliTarI kA bhaya bhI to nikala jAyegA / taba vaha phulavArI meM khile phUloM ke bAre meM bAteM karegI : kisa paudhe meM sabase adhika manabhAvane phUla khile haiM, yaha bAta vaha mujhe vahIM btaayegii| maiM sunatA jAU~gA, phUloM kI bAteM suna-sunakara maiM vibhora ho jaauuNgaa| usake bAda !... usake bAda vaha sinemA dekhane yA phira guvAhATI jAkara ghUmane ko kahegI / guvAhATI jAne para rukegI kahA~, isa viSaya meM mujhase jAnanA caahegii| maiM batAU~gA ki vahA~ hama DaoNkTara baruvA ke ghara para rukeNge| DaoNkTara baruvA mujhe bahuta mAnate haiN| yadi subhadrA ko taba bhI bImArI rahI to usakA ilAja bhI maiM DaoNkTara se kraauuNgaa| vahA~ se lauTate samaya idhara ke hI sTezana para utara tumhAre yahA~ bhI AU~gA / taba taka to sar3akeM bhI caur3I ho cukI hoNgii| moTara-gAr3iyAM bhI hoNgii|" "kyoM na hoMgI?" A~kheM mUMde hue hI Dimi ne khaa| dhanapura ne Dimi kI ora nihArA aura bolA : "rotI kyoM ho Dimi ? hoMgI, sabhI bAteM hoMgI; tumhArA bhI hita hogA aura merA bhI hogA, subhadrA kA bhI hogA, sabakA hita hogaa| agara hita nahIM hogA to kevala unakA" "kinakA?" Dimi bharrAI AvAz2a meM bolii| "jo hamAre viruddha haiN| nahIM-nahIM, jo svarAjya ke viruddha haiN|" dhanapura ruka gyaa| "jo isake viruddha nahIM haiM para jinakI isameM vizeSa ruci bhI nahIM haiM, unheM bhI AdamI banakara rahanA hogaa| hA~, AdamI banakara / " Dimi subakane lgii| dhanapura stabdha-sA ho gyaa| kucha samajha nahIM sakA / kyA huA use ? "kyA haA Dimi ? kyoM rotI ho ? Dimi ! Dimi !! Dimi !!!" isa bAra Dimi phaphaka-phaphakakara ro pdd'ii| dhanapura apane ko asahAya mahasUsa karane lgaa| usane use bahalAte hue kahA : "Dimi, rotI kyoM ho ? abhI to tujhase aura bhI bAteM karanI haiN| maiM subhadrA ko kitanA prema kruuNgaa| usake lie kyA-kucha lAU~gA, use kaise rijhAU~gA, kaise kapar3e pahanAU~gA, kauna-kauna-se gahane lAkara dUMgA-kisa taraha use kha da hI apane hAthoM sajAUMgA..." Dimi ne apanA sira utthaayaa| A~cala se apane A~suoM ko poMchatI rhii| dhanapura cupa ho gayA thaa| Dimi ne sisakate hue kahA : "ina bAtoM se merA dila Tukar3e-Tukar3e ho gayA, dhanapura ! maiM tumheM kahIM jAne 112 | mRtyuMjaya

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nahIM dUMgI, tumheM apane A~cala meM chipAkara rkhuugii| tuma ekadama nAdAna bacce kI taraha ho, tumhArA bacapanA aba bhI nahIM gyaa|''nhiiN, aba tuma kahIM nahIM jaaoge|" kahatI huI usane dhanapura kA hAtha apane hAtha meM le liyaa| "gosAIMjI bhI tumheM mujhase alaga nahIM kara skte| maiM tumheM chipAkara rakhUgI : sabase alaga-sabase dhanapura ne apanA hAtha to nahIM chur3AyA lekina itanA hI kaha sakA : "subhadrA se eka bAra mila letA, use eka bAra gale lagA letA to..." vaha apanI bAta pUrI nahIM kara sakA, bhItara hI bhItara tar3apakara raha gayA / "use bulAkara lAne kA samaya bhI to nhiiN|" Dimi ne dilAsA dete hue kahA, "lekina tuma cintA mata kro| tuma jaise hI vApasa Aoge, subhadrA tumhAre sAmane hogii|" dhanapura tanika sahaja hotA huA bolA, "tumane mere dila kI bAta ko samajha liyA / tumhAre hRdaya meM aurata kI bhAvanA jo hai / lekina tumane zAyada nahIM dekhA, abhI-abhI jaba subhadrA kI bAta nikalI thI to saba-ke-saba kaise gambhIra ho gye| mujhe to zaka ho calA hai|" Dimi ko dhanapura para tarasa A gayA : "becArA..." usane kahA : "kaisI bAteM kara rahe ho ! maiM mara gayI hU~ kyA ? merI bAteM bhUla gaye?" Dimi usakA hAtha dabAkara use apanA pyAra jatAne lgii| dhanapura usakI bAteM sunakara kucha hairAna thA / vaha zAyada apane Apako saMbhAla nahIM paayaa| kahane lagA : "tuma donoM ke cehare-mohare eka samAna haiN| phira bhI, tuma merI nahIM, Dili kI ho / hAlA~ki maiM tumhArA pyAra eka pala ke lie bhI nahIM bhUla pAyA, bhUla bhI nahIM sakU~gA / maiM nahIM jAnatA, mujhe subhadrA ke bAre meM koI qhabara milegI bhI yA nahIM / agara usase tumhArI bheMTa ho jAye to tuma mere sapane ke bAre meM saba kucha batA denA, bhUlanA nhiiN|" "nahIM, nahIM / tuma svayaM hI mila skoge|" kahane ke sAtha hI Dimi kI sisakiyA~ bar3hatI gyiiN| dhanapura cupa ho gyaa| kahe bhI to kyA ? thor3I dera bAda Dimi hI bolI : "maiM sahana nahIM kara pA rahI huuN| tuma apane ko bali kA bakarA kyoM mAna rahe ho? tuma mere bhI to ho, mere isa hRdaya ke ttukdd'e|" dhanapura taba bhI kucha bolA nahIM / use lagA ki dera ho rahI hai| usane rAste kI ora naz2areM daur3AyIM / aura phira khar3A ho gayA / Dimi tava bhI baiThI hI rahI / dhanapura ne use hAtha pakar3akara uThAte hue kahA "Dimi ! tuma merI sAthI ho| isase adhika aura kucha hone kI vAta nahIM mRtyuMjaya / 113

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socanA / suno, mere kAma ke bAre meM kisI ko nahIM khnaa| maiM lauTakara tumhAre ghara meM rukNgaa| tabhI bAtacIta hogii|" Dimi ko rAhata milii| "lauTakara sacamuca Aoge na ?" "aauuNgaa|" tabhI gosAI jAkara dhanapura ke samakSa khar3e ho gye| pUchane lage : "kisake bAre meM bAtacIta kara rahe the tuma loga?" Dimi isa bIca saMbhala gyii| usane haMsate hue kahA : "subhadrA ke bAre meN| dhanapura kaha rahA thA ki svarAjya pAne ke bAda vaha nadI kinAre eka ghara banAyegA / subhadrA bhI sAtha hI rhegii|" gosAI ne eka dIrgha ucchavAsa chor3A aura bole : "ina havAI kiloM ke banAne kI bAta abhI chodd'o| abhI asalI mudde para hI soco| mAyaDa meM damana-cakra zurU ho gayA hai| vaha kuttA mujhe eka jhuramuTa taka le gayA thA / jAnate ho, vahA~ mujhe kauna-kauna mile?" , "kauna mile?" dhanapura kI AvAz2a meM utsukatA thI aura dRSTi meM kutUhala / ___"apanI patnI, rAjA kI patnI aura, aura bhI kaI mhilaaeN| ve saba Darake mAre bhAga AyI haiN| bahuta sAre AdamI giraphtAra kara liye gye| layarAma kI khoja meM zaikIyA ne utpAta macAnA zurU kara diyA hai| vaha abhI layarAma ko khoja nahIM pAyA hai| dadhi ne use chipA rakhA hai, kintu bAnezvara rAjA pakar3a liye gaye haiN| dadhi bhUmigata ho gayA hai| hamAre nAma para bhI giraphtArI kA paravAnA hai|" bolate samaya gosAI ko thor3I haphanI A rahI thii| ve yaha bhI soca rahe the ki Dimi ke sAmane ye sArI bAteM karanA ThIka huA yA nhiiN| antataH unhoMne spaSTa rUpa meM pUchA : "tuma hamAre sAtha ho na, Dimi?" "kyoM nahIM rahU~gI? jahA~ dhanapura hai, vahIM maiM bhI huuN|" "taba jaao| gosAina vagairaha A rahI haiM, unheM Age bar3hakara yahA~ livA laao| Aja rAta tuma yahA~ raha sakogI kyA ?" "kyoM?" Dimi ne AzcaryapUrvaka puuchaa| "mere gA~va meM pUjA jo hai, isalie kyA?" ___ "nahIM, Dimi, yaha bAta nahIM hai| daraasala ye saba bhayabhIta ho gayI haiM / tumhAre rahane se inheM sAhasa milegaa| para hA~, pUjA kI bhI to bAta hai|" kahate hue gosAIM kucha udvigna-se dIkhe / tabhI dhanapura bola uThA : ____ "maiM bhI ise yahA~ rakhane ke pakSa meM nahIM haiN| isake yahA~ raha jAne para gAro gA~va meM yaha bAta yoM hI phaila jaayegii| vaha acchA nahIM hogaa|" kucha kSaNa cupa rahane ke bAda phira bolA, "eka bAta kI jAye to kaisA rahegA? abhI dUra to gaye nahIM 114 / mRtyuMjaya

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haiM, kyoM na hama AhinA koMvara ko hI vApasa yahA~ bheja deM?" mana ko asthiratA ke kAraNa gosAIM kucha bhI nizcaya nahIM kara pA rahe the| mAyaGa kI ghaTanAe~ unheM vicalita kara rahI thiiN| kintu aba bhI isa kAma meM koI vyavadhAna upasthita nahIM huA thaa| abhI taka jo giraphtAriyAM kI gayI haiM, vaha bhArata-surakSA adhiniyama ke antargata hI huI haiN| nizcaya hI pulisa ko hamArI isa yojanA kI Toha nahIM milI hai| pulisa kamArakucI aura gArogAMva meM bhI A sakatI hai| aisI hI adhika sambhAvanA hai| isalie AhinA koMvara ko yahA~ rakhanA burA nahIM rahegA / unheM bhI yaha ThIka lgegaa| AhinA para paravAnA jArI na hone kI bAta bhI dadhi ne likhI hai| isalie yahI ucita hogA / jayarAma para bhI paravAnA jArI nahIM huA hai, kintu vaha usase bacA nahIM rhegaa| Ajakala meM usakI giraphtArI kA bhI paravAnA nikala jaayegaa| yaha saba socate-vicArate anta meM bole, "acchA, to vahI kro| jAo Dimi, Age bar3hakara una sabako vahA~ livA laao|" Dimi jaba calI gayI to dhanapura ne kahA : "gArogAMva meM yahI ekamAtra sahArA hai| isalie maiM ise yahA~ rakhakara nahIM jAnA caahtaa| lauTatI bAra hama govarddhana pahAr3a hokara aayeNge| taba idhara AnA nahIM pdd'egaa| lekina gArogA~va meM eka bAra mujhe z2arUra jAnA hogaa| vahA~ Dimi ke ghara para hI rukgaa| maiMne usase vAdA kiyA hai| aura hA~, ye bandukeM nokmA kI haiM / use bandUkeM nahIM lauTAne para hama se usakA vizvAsa uTha jaayegaa|" gosAIM ha~sa pdd'e| bole, "yaha bhI jAna lo dhanapura, bhAgane ke lie kevala eka hI rAstA hai| kauna jAnatA hai ki usa rAste se bhAgane meM kyA saMkaTa khar3A ho jaaye| donoM bandUkoM kI bAtoM para jyAdA jora nahIM denA / hA~, gArogAMva meM rukanA no par3egA hii| vahIM se surakSita sthAna kI bhI khoja karanI hogii| mAyaGa meM damanacakra cAlU ho gayA hai, yaha bahuta gar3abar3a huaa| khaira, aba cintA karake bhI ise gekA nahIM jA sktaa| maiM jhaTapaTa taiyAra hotA huuN|" "Apa eka kapa cAya to pI lIjiye / Dimi abhI-abhI pAnI garama kara vahIM rakha gayI hai|" ___ "cAya kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai, dhanapura !" gosAI kI dRSTi kahIM dUra jA lagI thii| "ava aura dera nahIM kI jA sktii| kevala khA~sI uThane kA hI Dara hai mujhe| idhara ThaNDaka bhI thor3I bar3ha gayI hai / eka kha rAka makaradhvaja hai, para ise kala ke lie rakha chor3atA huuN| z2arUrI hai na, kyA kahate ho ?" "hA~, z2arUrI hai" dhanapura apanI dRr3hatA-bharI AvAz2a meM bolaa| thor3I dera bAda gosAIM andara cale gye| bAharI phATaka para mahilAoM ke mRtyuMjaya | 115

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Ane kI AhaTa sunAI pdd'ii| isI bIca vaha kuttA bhI daur3atA huA AyA aura A~gana meM dham se gira pdd'aa| dhanapura ne pAsa jAkara usake ghAva ko dekhA / phira apane baiga se finAila kI eka choTI zIzI nikAla thor3I-sI usakI agalI TA~ga ke ghAva para chir3aka dI / jalana ke kAraNa kuttA kA~ya kA~ya kara uThA / mahilAe~ dhIre-dhIre andara A gayI / Age thIM gosAina, unake pIche thIM bAnezvara rAjA kI patnI aura kaI dUsarI striyA~ | sabake kapar3e asta-vyasta ho gaye the| cAMdanI meM bhI kisI kA ceharA acchI taraha pahacAnA nahIM jA rahA thA / dhanapura Age bar3ha gayA / usakI A~khoM ke sAmane ThIka vaisA hI dRzya nAca uThA jaisA usane kabhI bacapana meM dekhA thA jaba kAmapura sTezana para barmA se Aye hue zaraNArthI jamA hue the / yuddha chir3a jAne ke kAraNa ve dUsare deza se yahA~ bhAgakara A gaye the / unameM se kaI - eka kI deha para kapar3e taka nahIM the / lekina yahA~ to gosAina vagairaha ko apane ghara meM hI zaraNArthI bananA par3A hai / isI samaya gosAI kamare se nikalakara bAhara A gye| gosAina ko dekhakara ve vahIM ThiThaka gaye / unake mukha se koI bAta taka nahIM nikalI, mAno unheM kATha mAra gayA ho / gosAina ne Age bar3hakara unake paira chue aura kahA, "maiM Apako bhagavAna ke hAthoM sauMpa cukI huuN| maiM bhI aba unhIM kI zaraNAgata hU~ / " aura phira sisakiyA~ sunAI par3IM / dhanapura ne DhADhasa ba~dhAte hue kahA, "Apa loga cintA na kareM / ghaNTe Der3ha ghaNTe ke bhItara hI hama AhinA koMvara ko yahA~ bheja deMge / " Dimi ne eka bAra phira Upara kI ora dekhA / cA~da aba bhI nAca rahA thA / vaha kisI ke bhaviSya ke bAre meM kyA batAye ! dhanapura mahilAo ko kamare meM le jAkara baiThA aayaa| phira Akara Dimi se bolA : "yadi tumhArI jholI meM chatchat aura ho to yahIM detI jAo / khAne ke lie bhI jo kucha hai, use bhI rakhatI jaao|" phira gosAina kI ora mur3akara usane kahA, "Apa loga tanika bhI cintA nahIM kareMgI / cintA karane se hogA bhI kyA ?" " Aja kaI dinoM se rAta meM hiraNI kA krandana suna rahI hU~ / " gosAina itanA hI kaha pAyIM ki unakA galA ru~dha gayA / gosAIM ko AzaMkA huI ki kahIM yaha subhadrA kI mauta vAlI bAta na kaha uThe / agara aisA huA to sArA banA huA kAma bigar3a jAyegA, phira kucha bhI nahIM ho sakegA / isIlie unhoMne Age bar3hakara pukArA : "dhanapura ! Ao caleM, calane kA samaya ho gayA / yahA~ kisI prakAra kA bhaya mRtyuMjaya | 116

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nahIM hai / phira bhaya se koI lAbha bhI to nhiiN|" eka kSaNa rukakara dhanapura ne kAThI meM par3e dAva ko nikAlA aura gosAina ke hAthoM meM sauMpate hue kahA, "ise rakha lIjie-zAyada kabhI z2arUrata par3a jaaye|" Dimi apanI jholI se chatchat aura khAne kI dUsarI cIjeM nikAlakara gosAina ke sAmane rakhatI huI bolI : "yahA~ kisI prakAra kA Dara nahIM hai, gosaainjii| AdamI bhI Ate-jAte rheNge| isake alAvA maiMne mantra par3hakara isa jagaha ko bA~dha bhI diyA hai|" mRtyuMjaya | 117

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sAta Dholaka kI thApa aura sIMge kI dhuna para yuvaka-yuvatiyA~ aba bhI nAca rahe the / bar3e-bUr3he thakakara baiThe the / Dimi ke ghara meM baiThe gosAIjI makaradhvaja vaTI khala rahe the / madhu bichAvana para par3A kharrATe le rahA thA / use lauTe hue abhI adhika dera nahIM huI thI / rUpanArAyaNa, bhibhirAma aura dhanapura bAtacIta meM magna the / mANika baeNrA, jayarAma aura AhinA koMvara nepAlI vastI gaye hue the- khAnA khAne ke lie| vahA~ se pUrI taraha taiyAra hokara hI Ane kI bAta thI unakI / gosAI aNDI kA cAdara or3hakara caTAI para baiThe the / makaradhvaja kUTate hue unheM gosAina kA asahAya ceharA bAra-bAra yAda ho A rahA thaa| sAtha hI sAtha soca rahe the ki kamArakucI Azrama meM isa samaya cA~danI ke sivAya zAyada aura koI prakAza nahIM hogA / andara jAr3e se sikur3I-simaTI mahilAe~ alAva jalAne kA sAhasa bhI na juTA pAyI hoNgii| vahA~ cAroM ora bhayAvaha sannATA hogA / gAya aba bhI bachar3e ke lie ra~bhA rahI hogii| AhinA ke vahA~ jAne kI bAta thI, para vaha bhI jAna sakA / use bhI roka liyA hai| kyA patA kaba kyA kAma A jAye / idhara mAya se Aye AdamI zaikIyA dvArA DhAye jA rahe atyAcAroM kI bAta batA rahe the / jisa kisI ke ghara kI talAzI lI jA rahI thii| pulisa aura miliTarI 'javAna, layarAma kI khoja meM AkAza-pAtAla eka kiye de rahe the / jisa ghara meM layarAma ko chipAyA gayA thA, zAma taka pulisa usakA patA nahIM lagA pAyI thI / lekina zAyada aba kAfI samaya nahIM lage / isalie layarAma ko vahA~ se haTAkara aba kama-se-kama do dinoM taka ghane jaMgala meM hI chipAkara rakhanA hogA / yadi yaha bhI sambhava nahIM huA to dadhi ne usakA bhI upAya kara liyA thA / patra meM usane yaha bhI likhA thA ki yadi layarAma ko chipAyA nahIM jA sakA to nAvika ke sAtha usakI bhI hatyA kara DAlane ke sivAya aura koI upAya nahIM raha jAyagA / dadhi jaisA dayAlu vyakti bhI, jaba aisA nirNaya le sakatA hai to isI se anumAna lagAyA jA sakatA hai ki vahA~ kI sthiti kitanI gambhIra ho cukI hai / layarAma ke kAma se sabako AghAta lagA hai| vaha isa yojanA kI sArI bAteM jAnatA hai / zaikIyA se milate hI vaha bhaNDAphor3a kara degA / taba relagAr3I ko

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ulaTanA to dUra, sA~sa lenA bhI dUbhara ho jaayegaa| isalie na cAha kara bhI dadhi ke nirNaya se hI sabako sahamata honA pdd'aa| hA~, AhinA kI A~kheM jarUra bhara AyI thIM / usakA hRdaya bahuta komala hai| bhibhirAma, jayarAma, mANika baeNrA aura rUpanArAyaNa sabhI cupa baiThe the| unameM se dhanapura hI aisA thA jo apane mata para dRr3ha thaa| usakA sAfa-sIdhA kahanA thA : "lar3AI to basa lar3AI hI hai| usameM lar3anA-maranA to hotA hI hai| dayA-mamatA hI dikhAnI ho to phira auratoM ke pallU meM chipakara ghara meM hI baiThanA caahie|" bAta ThIka hI hai| kyA hamAre duzmana hama para rahama khA rahe haiM? ve aisA soceMge bhI kyoM ? AhinA zAstra, bhagavAna aura gAMdhIjI kI duhAI de-dekara layarAma ke sAtha aisA kucha na karane kI prArthanA kara rahA thaa| usakI prArthanA se mANika baeNrA kA dila bhI pighala gyaa| dhanapura ke alAvA, sabhI bhagavAna se DaranevAle haiN| aise loga, jo jIva-hiMsA ke lie bhI eka nahIM dasa bAra socate haiM, apane kisI par3osI kI hatyA karane kA bhalA kaise nirNaya le sakeMge ? dhanapura ina sabakI anunaya-vinaya-bharI bAtoM se khIja uThA thaa| usane tamakakara kahA thA : "Apa loga socate kyoM nahIM ? agara layarAma zaikIyA ke hAtha par3a gayA to relagAr3I ulaTane kI sArI yojanA dharI raha jaayegii| vaha fauz2I daste ke sAtha idhara A hama sabako jAnavaroM kI taraha mAra ddaalegaa| aura isa taraha yadi hama loga akAla mauta mAre gaye to samajha lo ki yaha sArA Andolana bhI Thappa ho jAyegA aura krAnti bIca meM hI dama tor3a degii| ____ "AjAdI to jaba AyegI taba AyegI, abhI to cAroM ora se burI-burI qhabareM A rahI haiN| kucheka logoM ke jela cale jAne yA vahA~ ghuTa-ghuTakara jAna dene se bhI kucha nahIM hogaa| hamAre balidAna kA bhI koI artha honA cAhie, kyoMki hameM apanI Az2AdI bhI caahie| kuzala koMvara, kanakalatA, kamalA giri, tilaka DekA Adi kA balidAna hameM hamAre lakSya kI ora bar3hane kA AhvAna hai| hameM dugane utsAha se apane saMkalpa ke sAtha bar3hanA hai| kevala sAhasa se hI kucha nahIM hogaa| lalita ne apane mAmA kI hatyA kI / kyoM ? vaha deza ke prati apane kartavya ko jAnatA thaa| gadAdhara siMha apanI patnI jayamatI para honevAle durAcAra aura phira usakI mauta ko cupacApa dekhatA rhaa| isake bAda kahIM vaha larA rAjA kA sAmanA karane kA sAhasa juTA sakA thaa| maiM kha da yuddha kI nItiyoM se paricita nahIM -lekina jitanA kucha sIkha gayA hU~, bAdhA aura vipattiyoM se TakarAkara hii|" __ kisI meM itanA sAhasa nahIM huA ki vaha dhanapura ke tarka ko kATe / prAyaH sabhI ke bhItara apanI-apanI mauta kA bhaya samA gayA thaa| usa para bhI aMgarez2oM ko khader3ane kI isa yojanA ko amala meM lAne meM apanI durbalatA ko jAhira karanA mRtyuMjaya | 119

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kauna cAhegA bhalA ? dhanapura kI bAtoM kA uttara diyA kevala rUpanArAyaNa ne / usane kahA thA - "dekho dhanapura, tumhArA tarka sahI hai / kintu layarAma ko apane sAtha milAkara calanA ho hamArA pradhAna lakSya honA caahie| kitanI mehanata aura parezAnI ke bAda, eka yogya kAryakarttA taiyAra ho pAtA hai| isalie aba use yoM hI chor3a denA ucita nahIM / udhara layarAma bhI Dara gayA thA / isIlie to hameM vaha bandUqa na dekara, zaikIyA ke sAtha milakara rahanA cAhatA thaa| tuma to jAnate hI ho ki vaha machalI kA vyApAra karatA hai, dhAna kA vyApAra karatA hai--yaha saba vaha kaise chor3a degA ? dhana kA lAlacI to hai hI, vaha aurata kA bhI lobhI hai / eka kAryakartA ko ye sArI cIjeM kamajora banA detI haiN| jo bhI ho, Aqhira layarAma apanA purAnA sahayogI hai| isalie hameM nirAza nahIM honA cAhie, samajhe dhanapura ! mere vicAra se to zaikIyA ke hAtha meM par3ane se pahale use apanA sahayogI hI banAne kI anta anta taka koziza karanI caahie| yahI apanA kartavya hai / isa kAma ke lie gosAIjI kisI AdamI ko bhejeM to acchA rahe / " usane Age kahA thA : "yaha kahanA bhI bhUla hai ki yoM nihatthe ho jela jAnevAle yA balidAna ho jAnevAle hamAre mana ko kevala sAhasa hI de pAte haiM / saca kaheM to ve bhI yoddhA haiM, unakI lar3AI bhI eka yoddhA kI lar3AI hai| kamalAgiri kA hI udAharaNa lona ! saca hai ki vaha astra-zastra se nahIM lar3A, kintu isameM do mata nahIM haiM ki vaha satya ke mArga se kabhI nahIM DigA / vaha anta taka jUjhatA hI rahA / bacapana se hI vaha kAMgresa ke kAma meM lagA thaa| janatA kA samarthana aura sAthiyoM ke manobala hI yuddha meM bahuta bar3e sambala hote haiN| bImArI se bhale hI vaha mara gayA lekina sarakAra se kSamAyAcanA kara jela se chUTane kI bAta usake mu~ha para kabhI nahIM AyI / isalie maiM samajhatA hU~ ki layarAma ke bAre meM antima nirNaya karane ke pahale hameM use zaikIyA ke hAtha meM nahIM jAne dene kI bAta bhI socanI cAhie / " dhanapura ne rUpanArAyaNa kI bAta mAna lI thii| taba usane kahA thA : "isa kAma ke lie aba cunA kise jaaye| kAma mere jAne para bhI banegA aura jayarAma ke jAne para bhI, lekina jAnA bhI aba kama musIbata se bharA nahIM hai / pulisa se bacakara hI jAnA hogA / mere jAne para idhara kAma ruka sakatA hai / isalie jayarAma hI jAyegA / apanI mRtyu-vAhinI ke vicAra, anurodha, nirNaya jo bhI haiM, vahA~ jAkara vaha layarAma ko batAyegA / usake bAda bhI, yadi vaha nahIM mAnatA hai to pariNAma svayaM bhogegA hI / " prastAva sabako mAnya huA thA / sabakI icchA jAna jayarAma ne kahA thA : "ThIka hai, maiM hI jAU~gA / khAnA khAkara sIdhe cala dUMgA / yahA~ nepAlI bastI ke tIna-cAra sAhasI vyaktiyoM ko hamane milA rakkhA hai / ve kala se hI kapilI ghATa aura govarddhana para jalAU lakar3I kATane ke misa caukasI kara rahe haiM / Apa logoM 120 / mRtyuMjaya

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ke udhara se na lauTane taka ve caukasI rkheNge| ve Apa ko kapilI ke pAra pahu~cA deMge aura loTatI bAra pAra hone ke lie udhara hI kisI suvidhAjanaka sthAna para nAva chor3a aayeNge| vaha sthAna baMgAlI bastI se do mIla sIdhe pUraba kI ora pdd'egaa| unhoMne vahA~ pagaDaNDI bhI banA rakhI hai| hama baMgAlI bastI bhI gaye the| vahA~ mainanasiMhI aura nAmazUdra loga base haiN| bar3e sarala aura bhole-bhAle haiM ve log| govarddhana pahAr3a ke ThIka nIce hI vaha gA~va hai / prastAvita ghaTanA sthala se vahA~ taka lauTane ke lie eka sIdhA lekina bar3A kaThina pahAr3I rAstA hai| jaMgalI hAthI, bAgha usI rAste se nIce utarakara Ate haiM / kAma pUrA huA ki usI rAste se hI lauTanA hogA / mere z2imme filahAla itanA hI kAma thaa| ise maiMne pUrA kara diyA hai| Age mANika baeNrA raheMge hii| hA~, mere z2imme eka aura kAma thA, rAstA dikhAkara le jAnA aura phira vahA~ se lauTA laanaa| vaha kAma aba AhinA koMvara kreNge| Apa kA kyA vicAra hai ?" dhanapura ne hI kahA thA, "lekina AhinA ko hama kamArakucI Azrama meM bhejanA cAhate haiN| vahA~ bhI to eka AdamI caahie|" bhibhirAma kA mata thA ki vaisA karanA abhI acchA nahIM hogaa| jayarAma ne bhI vistArapUrvaka batAyA thA ki AhinA ko kamArakucI bhejanA kyoM ThIka nahIM hogaa| usa ora kA vyakti na hone ke kAraNa vahA~ kA rAstA DhUMr3hanA use hI kaThina ho jaayegaa| __ jayarAma kI bAta sabhI ne mAna lI thii| jayarAma, mANika baeNrA aura AhinA koMvara ko yahA~ se nikale abhI adhika dera nahIM huI thii| unake jAne ke bAda hI gosAI makaradhvaja pIsane baitthe| unakI khA~sI punaH bar3ha gayI thii| lekina kala dina-bhara to khA~sI ko rokakara rakhanA hI pdd'egaa| vidhvaMsa ke isa kArya ke lie sannATA banAye rakhane ko kitanI z2arUrata hotI hai / khA~sane bhara se musIbata khar3I ho sakatI hai| zatru ko bheda bhI mila sakatA hai| kala kisa vyakti ke z2imme kyA kAma rahegA, dhanapura yahI saba soca rahA thaa| saca to yaha hai ki kAma kA ThIka-ThIka ba~TavArA ho jAye to kAma pUrA karane kA AdhA bojha to vaise hI kama ho jAtA hai| usane kahA : ___ "koMvara para rAstA dikhAne kA kAma sauMpanA qhatare se khAlI nahIM hai| use afIma kI DibiyA yahIM chor3a jAne ke lie kahanA thaa| anyathA kahIM rAste meM hI afIma khA baiThe to phira kyA hAla hogA?" rUpanArAyaNa ko ha~sI A gyii| bolA : "hA~, yaha bAta to bilkula sahI hai / para aba afIma khAne ke lie samaya hI kahA~ milegA use ?" "na khAye yaha aura bAta hai| lekina kahIM khA lI aura kAma meM asaphala ho mRtyuMjaya | 121

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tion PRATRaigadieo tamaniactamin a gayA to vipatti Aye binA nahIM rahegI," kahatA huA dhanapura ber3e kI dIvAra se Tika kara bIr3I pIne lgaa| bhibhirAma ne sAvadhAna karate hue kahA, "aba kAma kI bAta para A jaao| jaisA ki madhu ne hameM batAyA hai, jAte samaya hameM DigAsa hote hue pAnavArI aura pAnakhetI ke bIca relave lAina ke mor3a taka pahu~canA hogA / tar3ake hI kapilI pAra karanI hogii| kahIM rAste meM hI bhojana lenA hogaa| merI, gosAIMjI aura mANika vaeNrA kI gaThariyoM meM kaTorI, hA~r3I aura cAvala vagairaha saba haiM hI / jalAne kI lakar3I mila hI jAyegI, jaMgala jo hai / namaka aura thor3e-se AlU bhI rakha lene hoNge| maiMne Dimi se kaha diyA hai| vaha abhI lAkara de rahI hai| dina meM bhojana kaba aura kahA~ pahu~cane para hogA yaha taya karanA abhI bAkI hai|" - pIr3he para baiThe bhibhirAma ne bhI dIvAra kA sahArA le eka bIr3I jalA lii| kamarA choTA thaa| Dimi aura Dili koI bhI na the| nokmA ke yahA~ bhoja aura nAca meM sammilita hone gaye hue the| Aja ba~galA utsava kI AkhirI rAta thii| subaha hone meM aba jyAdA dera nahIM thii| gaTharI taiyAra rakkhI thii| Dholaka aura sIMge kA mura banda hone ke pahale hI unheM yahA~ se kUca kara denA hogaa| utsava ke anta taka yaha rukA nahIM jA sakatA / Dimi ke Ate hI ve saba cala deMge / AhinA koMvara nepAlI bastI se mIdhe kapilI ghATa para phuNcegaa| yAtrA kI vyavasthA aisI hI kI gayI hai| ____gosAI ne makaradhvaja pIsakara khA liyaa| thor3I dera ke bAda vaha dhanapura se bole : "dhanapura, thor3I-sI Aga jalAo bhAI ! jarA hAtha-paira seMka lUM / kaise ThiThura gaye haiM !" dhanapura andara gayA aura vahA~ se kucha lakar3iyA~ uThA laayaa| lakar3iyA~ sUkhI thiiN| jaldI ho dahaka uThI / gosAI A~ca ke pAsa khisaka Aye aura pIr3he para baiThakara unhoMne apane pA~va phailA diye| sAtha hI apanI chAtI bhI seMkate rahe / unhoMne kamare ke cAroM ora apanI naz2ara daudd'aayii| dhanapura aura rUpanArAyaNa kI banduke pAsa hI rakhI thiiN| nokmA bhI do dinoM ke lie apanI bandUkeM dene ko rAjI ho gaye haiM / layarAma se chInI gayI bandUka madhu ke bichAvana ke pAsa hI par3I hai| tInoM bandUkeM bharI haiN| jarUrata par3I nahIM ki ghor3A dabAyA aura dhA~ya...! pulisa kabhI bhI chApA mAra sakatI hai, isalie pUrI sAvadhAnI rakhanI par3egI / gaThariyA~ bA~dha dI gayI haiM aura chatachat chovA kA bhoja khAkara saba ekadama taiyAra baiThe haiN| "maiM aisA soca rahA thA, dhanapura !" ekAeka gosAIM bole / "kyA ?" "dina Dhalate hI hameM pahAr3I ke nIce utarakara fizapleTeM kholanI haiN| unheM haTAkara hameM phira pahAr3I para car3hanA hogA / vahA~ se hama phira kapilI ghATa taka 122 / mRtyuMjaya

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vApasa aayeNge| AhinA hameM rAstA btaayeNge| ThIka sAta baje rela gAr3I AyegI / isalie hameM chaH baje hI apane kAma meM juTa jAnA hai / madhu per3a para car3hakara vahI se gaztI dala para naz2ara rakhegA aura z2arA-sI bhI AhaTa huI to sITI bajA degA / phizapleTeM tumhIM httaaoge| rica, baTAlI, hathaur3e vag2airaha apanI gaTharI meM ThIka se rakha lenA / " "Apa ekadama nizcinta raheM / maiM apane kAma ke lie pUrI taraha taiyAra hU~ / rica vag2airaha rUpanArAyaNa ke pAsa bhI haiM / vaha bhI mere sAtha hI kisI dUsarI jagaha para fizapleTeM kholegA " - dhanapura ke svara meM dRr3hatA thI / "nahIM / " rUpanArAyaNa ne saMzodhana karate hue kahA, "maiM tumhAre sAtha phizapleTeM kholane nahIM jA pAU~gA / maiM bandUqa liye paTarI para paharA dUMgA / hamAre pAsa bandUqa calAne vAloM kI kamI hai| isake lie bhibhirAma to hai ! vaha tumhAre sAtha jaayegaa| tuma phizapleTeM to khola sakoge, bhibhirAma !" "kyoM nahIM !" bhibhirAma ne bIr3I kA lambA kaza khIMcA aura kahA, "unheM haTAye binA bAta kaise bnegii| maiMne dhanapura se pahale hI saba kucha sIkha liyA hai| vaha saba to hotA rahegA, lekina tumhAre pAsa rica, hathaur3A yA dUsare jo bhI auz2Ara haiM, abhI mere havAle kara do| bAda meM inheM lene ko ruke rahanA ThIka nahIM rahegA / " rUpanArAyaNa do pIr3hoM ko jor3akara lur3hakA huA thA / maccharoM kI bhana bhana ke kAraNa itanA parezAna thA ki karavaTa taka nahIM badala pAyA thaa| kucha thakAvaTa dUra ho jAye, basa isalie par3A thA / bhibhirAma kI bAteM sunakara vaha turanta uTha baiThA, aura rica, hathaur3A aura baTAlI nikAlakara bhibhirAma ko sauMpa dIM / bhibhirAma ne bhI dera na kI, unheM apanI gaTharI meM bAMdha liyA / rUpanArAyaNa phira leTa gyaa| usakI manobhUmi meM hathaur3e Thanaka rahe the / vaha pUrI taraha caukasa thA - hAtha meM bandUqa liye / "bandUqa to mujhe yA mANika baeNrA ko sa~bhAlanI pdd'egii|" gosAIM tanika svastha hue| " isa kAma ke lie to maiM hI adhika upayukta hU~ | bandUka calAnA bhI jAnatA huuN| acchA huA, savane apanA-apanA dAyitva acchI taraha samajha liyA / bhagavAna kI kRpA rahI to hama apanA kAma acchI taraha se sampanna kara leMge / lekina isake bAda jo kucha hogA, vaha bhI lagabhaga taya hI hai| hameM bhI usI Aga meM jhoMka diyA jaayegaa| kyoM rUpanArAyaNa ?" " ThIka hI kaha rahe haiM aap| maiM bhI yahI soca rahA hU~ / " rUpanArAyaNa ne leTeleTe hI javAba diyA / " usa kAma ko pUrA kara lene ke bAda, sakuzala bhAga nikalanA hI muzkila hogaa| mAyaGa kI ora bhI nahIM jA sakate / cappe-cappe meM pulisa aura miliTarI phaila gayI hai| guvAhATI kI ora jAne vAlA rAstA durgama I mRtyuMjaya / 123

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aura bIhar3a hai| brahmaputra ke rAste kisI taraha guvAhATI taka pahu~cA jA sakatA hai| lekina vahA~ pahu~cakara bhI kyA hogA ! vahA~ bhI miliTarI pIche par3I hogii|" ____ "mujhe nahIM lagatA ki isa taraha bhAgate rahane se koI lAbha hogaa| acchA hogA yadi hama apane sAre z2arUrI kAg2az2Ata yA dUsarI cIjeM Dimi ke pAsa chor3a deN| vaha unheM kisI taraha nagA~va pArTI kAryAlaya taka pahu~cA degii|" rUpanArAyaNa AnevAle vakta ko pahacAna rahA thA / Age bolA, "barmA se jisa taraha aMgrejoM ko khader3a diyA gayA, ThIka usI taraha unheM yahA~ se bhI nikAlakara bAhara karanA hogaa| isake lie kevala rela kI paTariyoM ko ukhAr3a pheMkane se kAma nahIM clegaa| Asa-pAsa ke gAMvoM meM jAkara vahA~ ke logoM ko ekatrita kara gurillA fauja bhI khar3I karanI hogii| videzI phaujiyoM ko qadama-kadama para parezAna karanA hogaa| anyathA kucha pAne kI AzA nahIM kara skte| itane dina bIta gaye, AI0ena0e0 ke sAtha hamArA samparka bhI na ho paayaa| khaira, hameM apanA saMgaThana majabUta karanA caahie|" dhanapura rUpanArAyaNa kI bAteM suna rahA thaa| usako yAda hI nahIM rahA ki usakI u~galiyoM meM phaMsI bIr3I bujha cukI thii| bolA : "rUpanArAyaNa, maiM tumhArI bAta ko kucha dUsare DhaMga se soca rahA thaa|" "vaha kyA ?" rUpanArAyaNa muskraayaa| "hama ahiMsA-ahiMsA cillAte-cillAte hI mare haiN| khAlI jela bharane se kucha bhI nahIM hone kA ! aba aise netAoM se kAma nahIM clegaa|" isa bAra kisI ne koI javAba nahIM diyaa| prazna bar3A hI jaTila thaa| rUpanArAyaNa uThakara baiTha gayA / vaha dhanapura kI ora dekhate hue bolA : "merI dhAraNA bhI yahI hai| jayaprakAza nArAyaNa ne jela se bhAgakara acchA hI kiyA hai / lohiyA dvArA likhita pustikA 'viplavI Age AyeM' par3hakara merI yaha dhAraNA aura bhI puSTa ho gayI hai| samaya bhI burA ho calA hai / chAtra-chAtrAoM meM se bhI kuchaeka to skUla-kaoNlejoM kI ora phira lauTanA cAha rahe haiM / guvAhATI, nagA~va, jorahATa, kalakattA-jaise zaharoM meM loga pahale kI taraha kAma karane lage haiN| kala-kArakhAne cala rahe haiN| ina logoM ko jaba taka viplava kI ora mor3ate nahIM taba taka hamArA abhiyAna saphala nahIM hogaa| aba taka hamane jo kucha kiyA hai, vaha to basa uchala-kUda hI hai| isase Age bar3hakara kAma karane se hI kucha ho skegaa|" ___ gosAI ne gambhIratA se kahA, "hama sainika haiN| hamAre senApati kyA kahate haiM, hameM usakI pratIkSA karanI hogii|" dhanapura tamatamA utthaa| bolA : HDarbar 124/ mRtyuMjaya

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"lar3AI ke maidAna meM senApati to koI dikhAI nahIM pdd'te| sabake saba jeloM meM haiM / lar3AI ke maidAna meM yadi senApati na rahe to kyA kiyA jAyegA? isalie unake Adeza ke lie pratIkSA karane se koI lAbha nahIM hogaa| sainika jo bhI nirNaya leMge, senApati ko vahI mAnanA hogaa| isake sivA aura koI cArA nhiiN|" ___ rUpanArAyaNa kucha kahanA cAha rahA thA, tabhI daravAjA kholakara Dimi andara A gyii| usake hAtha meM haldI, namaka vagairaha kI pur3iyA~ thiiN| gosAIM ke hAtha meM sauMpatI huI dhIre se bolI vaha : "pulisa AyI hai|" usake cehare para havAiyA~ ur3a rahI thiiN| "kitane haiM ?' gosAI ne saMbhalate hue puuchaa| "cAra jana haiN|" Dimi ne uttara diyaa| "Apa loga yahA~ se nikala jaaiye| pichavAr3e se eka rAstA hai| calithe, use Apa logoM ko dikhalA duuN| yahA~ pakar3a liye jAne kI AzaMkA hai|" sabane cupacApa apanA-apanA sAmAna uThA liyaa| gosAIM ne madhu ko jgaayaa| A~kha malate hue usane Azcarya se pUchA : "calane kA samaya ho gayA kyA?" "hA~ ! pulisa A gayI hai / gaTharI aura bandUka saMbhAlakara jaldI niklo|" madhu jhaTapaTa uTha baitthaa| dahakatI Aga ko gosAIMjI ne bujhA diyaa| aba kevala dIpaka kA prakAza hI vahA~ raha gayA thaa| saba ke jAne kI taiyArI kara lene ke sAtha hI rUpanArAyaNa ne jeba se kucha kAg2az2a nikAlakara Dimi ke hAthoM meM thamAte hue kahA : "suno Dimi, ina sabako tuma nagA~va ke hamAre kAryAlaya me jAkara jamA kara denaa|" "tuma logoM kA oNfisa kahA~ hai ?" __ "kalaGa ke kinAre vahI baruvAjI kA ghr| vahIM jAkara de denaa| baruvAjI se kahanA ki rUpa ne diye haiN|" kAg2az2a-patra le Dimi ne unheM zayana-kakSa meM hI kone meM par3e eka bakse meM cupacApa rakha diyaa| phira usane pUchA : "baruvA kA matalaba vahI na, jinake ghara meM nagA~va jAne para hama loga Tikate "hA~ / unhIM ke yhaaN|" "taba maiM de A skuuNgii| aba cala do|" vahA~ se adhajalI lakar3iyA~ haTAkara Dimi anyatra rakha aayii| gosAI, rUpanArAyaNa aura madhu tInoM ne kandhe se bandukeM laTakA liiN| dhanapura apanI gaTharI le khar3A ho gayA / bhibhirAma bhI jAne ko taiyAra huaa| isI bIca Dimi dhanapura kI ora izArA kara bola uThI : mRtyuMjaya | 125

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"tumheM eka gAro kurtA dene ko kahA thA na / ruko, abhI lAtI haiN|" vAhara kI cA~danI ber3e kI banI dIvAroM ke chidroM se Akara logoM ke ceharoM para par3a rahI thii| Dimi andara calI gayI aura eka kAle raMga kA gAro kurtA lAkara dhanapura ko detI huI dhIre se bolI : "tuma phira Aoge na?" jhilamilAtI cAMdanI meM usakI sajala A~kheM camaka uThI thiiN| "avazya aauuNgaa|" dhanapura muskarAtA huA bolaa| "yadi subhadrA na AyI to tuma usake pAsa z2arUra jAnA / mere sapane kI bAta yAda hai na ? use bhI btaanaa| aura yahA~ zakarakanda, santare aura acchI sanalAiTa sigareTa jamA kara rkhnaa| eka rAta yahIM rukuMgA, kintu khabaradAra, ronA mata !" Dimi kI A~khoM se AMsU baha cale / kintu kamare ke andara cA~danI kA prakAza kucha maddhima hone se koI kisI kA muMha acchI taraha dekha nahIM pA rahA thaa| kevala Dimi ke sisakane kI AvAz2a sunAI par3a rahI thii| dhanapura ne DhADhasa baMdhAte hue kahA : "kyoM rotI ho? tuma kyA choTI baccI ho?" "nahIM to, lekina sahA bhI nahIM jaataa| bhalA tuma kaise-kaise kAma meM lage ho?" Dimi ke A~sU mAno hiraNI ke A~sU bana gaye the| ___ "kAma cAhe jo bhI ho, saba barAbara ke hote haiM, ddimi| yoM kisI-kisI meM mauta ho jAne kA aMdezA adhika hotA hai aura kisI meM km| isalie du.kha mata krnaa|" tabhI gosAI ekAeka cintita svara meM bola uThe : "mANika vaeNrA Adi kI sUcanA kaise dI jAye? hameM yaha patA kaise calegA ki ve loga ghATa taka pahu~ce yA nahIM?" / isa bAra A~sU poMchakara Dimi kucha saMyata ho gayI / bolI : "mANika baeNrA aura unake sAthI nepAlI bastI meM raheMge, isalie unakA patA karanA kaThina nahIM hogaa| lekina aba aura dera hone para kapilI ko pAra karanA muzkila ho jaayegaa| una duSToM kI najara yadi kapilI ghATa para par3a gayI to Apa saba-ke-saba mAre jaaoge| maiM eka cAlAkI kara AyI huuN| una pulisavAloM ko bhojana karane pattaloM para baiThA AyI huuN| bhojana aura nAna meM agara ve magna ho gaye to Apa logoM kI cintA Tala jaayegii| kapilI pAra karane meM taba parezAnI nahIM hogI / eka ghar3A madirA bhI rakha AyI huuN|" Dimi kI na kevala buddhi balki apane prati usakA jhukAva dekhakara saba ke saba mugdha ho gye| 126 / mRtyuMjaya

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fsfer ke ghara ke pichavAr3e se hI jaMgala zurU ho jAtA thA / vaha Age-Age cala rahI thii| kucha dUra Age bar3hI hI thI ki thara-thara kA~pane lagI / usane Upara se koI zAla nahIM or3ha rakhA thA / dhanapura ne usakA diyA gAro kurtA hI use denA cAhA / vaha Age bar3hA aura Dimi ke sAtha ho gayA / dhIre se bolA : "tumheM ThaNDa nahIM laga rahI ? aise kyoM calI AyIM ! lo apanA yaha kuratA DAla lo / " "bhalA yaha bhI koI ThaNDa hai ? aisI kitanI hI sardI-garmI se isa deha ko jUjhanA par3atA hai| isa kurte ke pahanane kA matalaba hogA ThaNDa se Dara jAnA / phira agara pahana liyA to utArane ko jI bhI nahIM karegA / " aura vaha ha~sa par3I / per3oM se chana-chanakara AnevAlI cA~danI meM usakI ha~sI cA~dI ke phUloM kI taraha jhalaka rahI thI / "utArane kI z2arUrata bhI kyA hai| pahane rahanA / " dhanapura ne kahA aura vaha gAro kurtA utArakara dene lagA / Dibhi ne hAtha bar3hAkara use rokate hue kahA : "z2ida na kro| mere Upara se aise kaI mausama isI taraha guz2ara jAyeMge, jaise ava taka guz2arate rahe haiM / " isa bIca eka ullU donoM ke sAmane se tejI se ur3atA calA gayA aura apanI karkaza AvAz2a pIche chor3a gayA / donoM ne ekabAragI cauMkakara Upara dekhA / vahA~ ullU to nahIM, cA~da dIkha pdd'aa| vaha aba bhI tejI se bar3hatA huA lagA / dhanapura ne kahA : "vivAha ke pahale dina daiyana kI jo mAMgalika rasma hotI hai, jisameM kalaza para haldI car3hAyI jAtI hai, usameM dUlhe ko ullU kI AvAz2a sunanI par3atI hai / lekina adhikatara dUlhe na to ullU ko pahacAna pAte haiM aura nA hI yaha jAnate haiM ki ullU darzana kA kyA matalaba hai / maiMne apane eka sAthI ko batAyA thA ki ullU saba pakSiyoM kA rAjA hai aura usakA kAma ghar3I kI taraha hI a~dherA cha~Tane kI sUcanA denA hai| lekina vaha becArA bhI kyA jAne ki daiyana kyA balA hai| aura dUlhe kI deha meM dahI - ubaTana lagAne kA kyA artha hai ? logoM kA vizvAsa hI to hai ki isase zubha hotA hai / " usa samaya daiyana kI bAteM sunane kA dhairya kisI meM nahIM thA / auroM ke mana meM ekamAtra cintA thI kapilI ko pAra karane kI / Dimi kI bAta alaga thI / dhanapura bAtoM ke prati use bahuta lagAva thA / kahane lagI : "tumhAre byAha meM daiyana dekhane kI bAta socatI hU~ / lauTate hI byAha racA lenA, hA~ / kAmapura ke gosAIMjI ke yahA~ kisI ke byAha meM gayI thii| vaha daiyana kA hI dina thaa| thor3I rAta bItane para hI lar3akiyoM meM g2az2aba kI prasannatA aura cahalapahala dIkha rahI thI / ve isa tAka meM lagI thIM ki kauna kidhara so rahA hai| nayI-nayI yukti nikAlatIM ve - kisakI mUMcha meM dahI lagAne se ha~sI-maz2Aqa jyAdA hogA / mRtyuMjaya / 127

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chaila-chabIloM aura maz2Akiye yuvakoM para unakI naz2areM adhika rahatIM aura ve saba bhI mAno yahI saba cAhate hote, samajhe na ! kisI yuvatI ke hAthoM se dahI khAne kA mauqA pAnA kyA kama bhAgya kI bAta hai phira ve kevala dahI khAkara raha jAte haiM kyA ? usa yuvatI ko bhI to ve khilAte haiN| rohA ke DaoNkTara ne gosAIM jI kI jisa lar3akI se byAha kiyA hai, usane bhI eka aise hI mauke para DaoNkTara ko dahI khilAyA thA / usa samaya par3ha hI rahA thA, pAsa nahIM huA thA / " isa bAra gosAI ke khA~sane kI AvAz2a AyI / rokanA cAhakara bhI khA~sI ko roka nahIM sake ve / agahana mahIne kI antima rAta thI vaha / kuhAse se DhakI kapilI ke usa pAra ke kheta sAfa-sAfa nahIM dikhAI de rahe the / jaMgala ke bIca lakar3ahAroM kI Ane-jAne se banI pagaDaNDI para khA~sI kI AvAz2a phailakara qhAmoza ho gayI / gosAIMjI aNDI cAdara se apanI chAtI Dhake hue the / nokmA ke ghara se uTha rahI Dhola kI AvAz2a aba bhI unake kAnoM meM gUMja rahI thI / nAma-kIrtana ke sAtha isa nAca-gAne kA koI mela nahIM / nAma-kIrtana karanevAle ko to bhagavAna ke sAmane svayaM ko samarpaNa kara denA hotA hai| lekina yaha ba~galA utsava to bilkula bihu ke samAna hai / nAcate-nAcate loga A~gana taka hilA dete haiN| sAtha hI, isameM eka prakAra kI mastI bhI A jAtI hai / strI-puruSoM ko milajulakara eka tAla aura laya meM nAcate dekhakara kisI kA bhI hRdaya hiloreM mArane lagatA hai / koI samAja isa prakAra bhI cala sakatA hai, isakI kalpanA unhoMne svapna meM bhI nahIM kI hogI / ucca kula ke saMskAroM ke anusAra strI-puruSoM ke aise sAmUhika nRtya aura gItako sahaja aura svAbhAvika nahIM mAnA jAtA lekina Aja unhoMne jisa nRtyagIta ko dekhA hai, vaha to sarvathA sahaja aura svAbhAvika hai / thor3I dera pahale Dimi ne bhI nRtya kiyA thA, gAyA thA aura utsava meM apane ko bilakula tanmaya kara rakhA thA / isase usakA kucha bhI to nahIM bigar3A hai ; vaha dUSita bhI to nahIM huI hai / vaha apane kartavya kA pAlana karatI huI binA kisI saMkoca ke hama sabake sAtha ghUma rahI hai| dhanapura ke sAtha usane saba prakAra kI bAteM karane meM bhI koI saMkoca nahIM kiyA taba bhI usane apanI sImA kA ullaMghana kabhI nahIM kiyA / sacamuca, vaha satI-sAdhvI hai| cahAradIvArI ke andara rahakara satI - sAdhvI honA sahaja hai / cahAradIvArI ke bAhara maidAna meM nikala Ane para kisI ke dvArA tanika chU diye jAne para hI ve lAjavantI latA kI taraha simaTa jAtI haiM / unake ThIka viparIta hai Dimi / bAhara khule meM apane citta para qAbU rakhatI huI fsfa bilakula mema sAhibA kI taraha dikhatI hai / sacamuca, Dimi sAdhvI hai / khA~sI Ane ke sAtha-sAtha gosAIjI kA mana pulakita ho utthaa| unakI icchA gosAina se milane kI ho AyI / ve unase milakara yaha batAnA cAhate the- 'isa taraha bAhara nikala AnA acchA hI huA hai / aba bAhara nikalakara ekadama Dimi 128 / mRtyuMjaya

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kI paMkti meM khar3I ho jAo / tabhI tumhArA abalApana dUra ho sakegA, tumhAre mana meM bhI eka sabalA zakti jaga utthegii| vahI zakti hai vAstavika nArI / ' jaMgala ke per3oM kI paMktiyoM se chanakara AtI huI cA~danI ko dekhakara gosAIMjI ye bAteM mana-mana kaha rahe the / ve gosAina se punaH mila sakeMge kyA ? kauna jAne ? yaha bhI to mAlUma nahIM ki agale janma meM phira vahI mAyaGa meM hI paidA hoNge| ina bAtoM kA jJAna to rAta AqhirI pahara kI dhuMdhalAhaTa jaisA hai| unakI khA~sI bhI bAra-bAra ubhara AnA cAhatI thI, lekina use kama-se-kama agalI rAta taka to roke rahanA hI hogA / deha ko kaSTa ho to ho, lekina mana usakI upekSA kara isa samaya kahIM aura hI sannaddha hai / hA~, golI lagane para isa deha kA anta hote hI mana bhI nahIM rahegA / dhIre-dhIre gosAIM kI khA~sI bar3hatI hI jA rahI thii| kintu kisI kA dhyAna usa ora nahIM gayA / fsfma rohA ke DaoNkTara kI bAta karatI jA rahI thI, "DaoNkTara una dinoM mU~cha rakhatA thA / usakI mUMcha para dahI ke sAtha hI meha~dI kA raMga bhI car3ha gayA thA / kisI ne donoM ko pahale se milA diyA thA / becAre para to zAmata A gyii| dinabhara koziza karane para bhI vaha apane cehare para se meha~dI kA raMga nahIM chur3A sakA thA / use jo dekhatA, vahI cher3ane lagatA / Akhira meM raMga lagAnevAlI kA nAma bhI usake sAtha jur3a gyaa| pahale luka - chipakara bAteM zurU huI aura phira unakA byAha ho gayA / " kahatI huI Dimi dhanapura ke bilkula qarIba Akara kAna meM phusaphusAte hue bolI : "tumhAre byAha meM maiM bhI daiyana kheluuNgii| tuma eka bAra jaldI lauTa to Ao / " dhanapura magna ho rohA ke DaoNkTara aura daiyana kI bAteM suna rahA thA / usakA mana subhadrA kI ora calA gyaa| use lagA mAno usake gale meM kucha aTaka gayA hai / hRdaya meM eka prakAra ke sUnepana kA bhI ahasAsa hone lagA / "Dimi ! pahale bacakara loTa to AU~ / abhI kucha bhI nahIM kahA jA sakatA / " dhanapura ne ucchvAsa chor3ate hue kahA / "subhadrA merI rAha dekha rahI hai / maiM bhI vivAha ke lie Atura hU~ / lekina idhara kaI dinoM se usakA koI samAcAra nahIM milA hai| Dimi, lagatA hai ki merA aura kucha to zeSa nahIM rahegA, agara raha jAyegA 1 to basa tumase kahA huA sirfa merA sapanA / " vaha eka kSaNa ke lie ruka gayA / phira Dimi ke kAna meM phusaphusAyA, "tumheM aura subhadrA ko maiM eka hI mAnatA hU~ / tumheM apanI bA~hoM meM eka bAra bhara lene kI prabala icchA huI bhI thI, lekina maiM vaisA kara nahIM sakA / vaha maiM kara bhI nahIM sakatA / tuma dUsare kI patnI jo ho / " ve donoM bAtoM-bAtoM meM Age nikala gaye / gosAIM aura sAthI jAna-bUjhakara hI pIche raha gaye the / Dimi aura dhanapura kI bAtacIta meM ve bAdhA nahIM DAlanA mRtyuMjaya / 129

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cAhate the / sabakA mana Age AnevAle kartavya ke bojha se dabA huA thA / sabakesaba apane priyajana ke bAre meM soca rahe the| auroM kI kauna kahe, bhibhirAma kA mana bhI ghara mu~hA ho gayA thaa| ghara ko chor3e use kaI mahIne bIta gaye the / sAmane dikha rahI mauta ke bhaya ne usake mana meM bhI apanI patnI se milane kI icchA utkaTa kara dI thI / carama tyAga kA muhUrta hI prema kA muhUrta hai| tyAga yadi pratipadA hai to prema pUrNimA / eka rUpanArAyaNa thA jisake mana meM aba taka apane kisI priya jana kI yAda nahIM AyI thii| kaoNleja se nikale isa navayuvaka ke lie yadi kucha thA to vaha thA deza; kevala deza aura kucha nahIM / jisa lar3akI ke prati isameM AkarSaNa jagA thA, vaha bhI aba taka isase bahuta dUra hI thI / isa samaya vaha Andolana ke bAre meM hI zAnta citta se soca rahA thA : aba jabaki cAroM ora pulisa aura miliTarI kA dabAva bar3hatA jA rahA hai, hama sabako cAhie kucha dinoM taka cuppI sAdha kara kevala gurillA yuddha jaise kArya kreN| isake lie mAyaGa hI sahI jagaha hai| mAyaGa aura guvAhATI ke bIca bIhar3a jaMgaloM meM hI gupta zivira lagAye jA sakate haiM / isake uttara kI ora hogI brahmaputra aura dakSiNa kI ora khAsI - jayaMtiyA kI pahAr3iyA~ | isa kAma ko pUrA kara hameM yahIM kahIM Akara chupa rahanA hogA / gurillA yuddha meM prazikSita kara kucha logoM ko taiyAra karane kA samaya aba A gayA hai / apanoM meM se hI kuchaeka to isa rAya ke haiM ki Az2AdI lar3akara nahIM balki aMgarez2oM se bAta-cIta ke jariye hAsila ko jAye / kucha anya loga haiM jo aMgarez2oM ke viruddha Andolana to dUra rahA, ulTe unakI sahAyatA kara rahe haiN| adhikAMza to Andolana ko nA kucha samajha apanI AjIvikA ko hI saba kucha mAna baiThe haiM / jo thor3e AdamI haiM bhI, ve karmaTha sainika to haiM nahIM isalie AjAdI ke lie uThAyA yA yaha bar3A yadi saphala banAnA hai to nizcita hI eka bar3A dala taiyAra karanA hogA / rUpanArAyaNa racamAtra bhI udAsa nahIM dikha rahA thaa| usakI mudrA gambhIra thii| Dimi aura dhanapura kI bAteM jaba kabhI usake kAna se bhI TakarA jAtI thIM lekina usa ora usakA thor3A-sA bhI dhyAna nahIM gayA thA / AkAza meM phailI cA~danI aura jaMgala ke andhakAra ke bIca se Age bar3hatI huI fish resmAt eka sthAna para ruka gayI / bolI vaha : " Apa loga yahIM rukeM, gosAIjI / maiM mANika baeNrA vag2airaha ko jAkara bulA lAtI hU~ / " isa bAra sabake saba Amane-sAmane khar3e ho gaye / kisI ke mu~ha se bAta nahIM nikala rahI thI / sabhI apanI-apanI bhAvanAoM meM DUbe hue the, sabhI eka-eka khambhe kI taraha khar3e the / aura kyA kahA jAye, kisI ne eka bIr3I taka bhI nahIM sulgaayii| 1 130 / mRtyuMjaya

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jaMgala kA Age kA rAstA bar3A hI bIhar3a thaa| cAMdanI aura aMdhere ke mile-jule usa sannATe meM pAsa-pAsa khar3e hone para bhI sabake hRdaya kA~pa rahe the-bhaya se nahIM, kisI ajJAta AzaMkA se| sabake-saba eka dUsare kI upasthiti ke kAraNa sAhasa juTA rahe the| mRtyu aura jIvana kI sImA-rekhA sabhI ko kSINa hotI huI laga rahI thii| gosAIM kI khA~sI bhI abhI thor3I zAnta thii| ___ kucha dera bAda Dimi mANika baeNrA vagairaha ko sAtha liye A phuNcii| Ate hI AhinA ne kahA, "eka bar3I bAta ho gayI, gosAIMjI !" "kyA ?" "nepAlI bastI pulisa se bhara gayI hai| hamane jisa ghATa se nadI pAra karane kI bAta socI thI, aba usa ghATa se pAra karanA sambhava nahIM hogaa|" AhinA koMvara ke badale mANika baeNrA ne uttara diyaa| "aba cauthAI mIla aura Age bar3hanA hogaa| caliye, dera karane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai / Dimi, tuma aba lauTa jaao| jayarAma ko mAyaGa jAne ke lie kaha AyA huuN| vaha bhI kama bhagata nahIM hai| kaha rahA thA ki gAro pozAqa pahanakara jAyegA / vaise hai catura, taba bhI kucha kahA nahIM jA sakatA ki kyA hogaa| isa bIca layarAma yadi pulisa ke sAtha ho gayA hogA to sarvanAza hI smjho| ve relagAr3I ko ulaTane ke pahale hameM hI ulaTa deNge|" mANika baeNrA kA ceharA cA~danI kI eka rekhA ke par3ate hI jhilamilA utthaa| "relagAr3I ko ulaTakara hI chor3eMge / DhIle kyoM par3a rahe haiM Apa loga? caliye, caleM / nepAlI loga nAvoM para haiM yA nahIM?" dhanapura garaja utthaa| "haiN| ve vahuta pahale ke hI gaye hue haiN|" mANika baeNrA ne javAba diyaa| "to Apa loga kyoM nahIM pahuMce vahA~ ?" dhanapura kA svara isa bAra aura adhika kaThora ho AyA thaa| "kyA kahUM? inhoMne afIma jo..." mANika baeNrA kI bAta pUrI huI bhI nahIM thI ki bIca meM hI dhanapura ne koMvara kI ora dekhate hue kahA : "Apa agara afIma kI DibiyA yahIM pheMka nahIM dete to hama yahA~ se eka Daga bhI Age nahIM bar3heMge / yaha mujhe bilakula sahana nahIM hai| afIma khAkara duzmana se jUjhanA mumakina nahIM / isI afIma ne Apako AlasI banA diyA hai aura hama saba bhI isI vajaha se kucha-kucha DhIle par3ate jA rahe haiM / boliye, pheMkate haiM yA ki nahIM ?" dhanapura kI bAteM suna sabhI avAk raha gaye / apamAna kI bhaTTI meM jalate hue AhinA bolA : ___ "deza kA kAma karane ke lie Ane para, he kRSNa, isa chokare kI bhI phaTakAra sunanI par3I hai / tuma ho kitane pAnI meM ? mujhe tumhAre upadeza kI z2arUrata nhiiN| mRtyuMjaya | 131

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kahiye, Apa loga kyA kahate haiM, he kRSNa ? aba cAhe to ise sAtha rakhiye yA phira mujhe, he kRSNa !" havA se per3oM kI pattiyA~ jhira-jhira kara rahI thiiN| usake tale khar3e logoM ke ceharoM para cA~danI jhilamila rAsa raca rahI thii| rUpanArAyaNa ne samajhAyA : "Apa bhI raheM aura dhanapura bhI rahe / hama kisI ko bhI chor3a nahIM skte| dhanapura jhUTha nahIM kaha rahA hai, koMvara / afIma kI DibiyA pheMka deN| afIma nahIM chUTegI to phira yaha Alasa kaise jAyegA ?" rUpanArAyaNa kI bAta kA sabhI ne samarthana kiyaa| _isa para AhinA koMvara ko rulAI A gyii| pA~caeka minaTa ke bAda dhanapura ne phira TokA : __:'boliye, pheMka rahe haiM yA nahIM ? yaha ghara nahIM hai, lar3AI kA maidAna hai| yahA~ afIma-mafIma nahIM clegii|" usakI AvAz2a karkaza ho uThI thii| ronA banda kara koMvara ne kahA, "Apa jaba saba milakara kaha hI rahe haiM to pheMke detA huuN| he kRSNa, yaha mere jIvana kI bar3I priya vastu hai| socatA thA ki yamarAja ke pAsa jAte samaya bhI ise letA aauuNgaa| lekina yaha nahIM huaa| he kRSNa, loga kahate haiM ki tIratha yAtrA para jAte samaya apanI priya vastu kA tyAga karanA par3atA hai| AjAdI kI yaha lar3AI bhI tIratha kI hI taraha pavitra hai, he kRSNa ! tumhArI bAtoM para hI ise bhI chor3a rahA huuN|" itanA kaha unhoMne apanI gaTharI se aphIma kI DibiyA nikAla dhanapura ke muMha kI ora pheMka dii| DibiyA dhanapura ke gAla se lagatI huI nIce bikhara gyii| ___ "hA~, aba ThIka huaa|" dhanapura ha~sate hue bolA / "aba Apa hama logoM ko rAstA dikhA sakeMge, isake lie aba hama saba nizcinta haiN| caliye, caleM / ..."Dimi, tuma bhI aba lauTa jaao| kala phira bheMTa hogii|" Dimi sisaka-sisakakara rone lgii| lekina usakI sisakI sunane ke lie koI rukA nhiiN| sabhI kapilI ghATa kI ora baDha gye| cA~danI aba bhI saba ke muMha para A~kha micaunI khelatI huI cala rahI thii| idhara dhanapura ke kAnoM meM Dimi kA vaha sisakanA bajatA rhaa| jaise-jaise vaha dUra hotA jA rahA thA, usake antara meM eka tIvra karuNA kA rAga uThatA jA rahA thaa| usake khyAloM meM mAno Dimi kI sisakI ke sivA aura kucha thA hI nhiiN| bAhara kuhAsA aura bhItara siskii| sabhI cupacApa qadama bar3hAte jA rahe the| sabase Age thA AhinA / unake pIche thA mANika baeNrA / aura loga pIche-pIche cala rahe the| chAyA kI taraha ve saba 132 / mRtyuMjaya

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kapilI ke kinAre vAle khetoM kI meMDa para se bar3he jA rahe the| havA ke halake jhoMke se dhAna kI bAliyA~ hila rahI thiiN| tabhI pAsa hI kahIM se kharakharAhaTa kI AvAz2a huI / sunate hI dhanapura ke sUne antas meM paiThI sisakI aura bhI duganI bar3ha gyii| aura jaba vahA~ nahIM samA sakI to nikalakara bAhara kI halakI cA~danI se mila cAroM ora dUra taka phaila gyii| yahA~ taka ki kapilI kI dhArA meM bhI jA milii| kisI ne machalI pakar3ane ke lie kapilI meM jAla DAla rakhA thaa| nAva kI chapa-chap AvAz2a A rahI thii| saba-ke-saba sAvadhAna ho gaye / "bahuta hI hoziyArI se Age bddh'iye|" dhanapura ne khaa|..."aur hA~, bandUka bhI saMbhAla lIjiye / z2arUrata huI to golI calAnI hogii| nAva machalI mAranevAloM kI bhI ho sakatI hai aura pulisa kI bhii|" dhanapura ne phusaphusAhaTa ke svara meM hI yaha bAta kahI thI para suna lI thI sabhI ne aura satarka bhI ho gaye the| nAva kI chapachapAhaTa kI ora hI sabhI ke kAna lage rhe| ujAna kI ora jA rahI thI vaha nAva / usake dUra nikala jAne para jaba AvAz2a sunAI par3anA banda ho gayA, tabhI sabane phira se ghATa kI ora bar3hanA Arambha kiyaa| cAroM ora gambhIra nIravatA thii| kapilI kI dhArA kSINa ho cukI thii| pAnI taba bhI kuhAse ke kAraNa acchI taraha nahIM jhalaka rahA thaa| cA~danI meM kapilI kI dhArA eka ujale pahAr3I sA~pa kI taraha par3I dIkha rahI thii| aisA pratIta ho rahA thA mAno vaha manuSya kI hatAzA, yA cira viraha kA bahatA huA srota ho / kalaGa, kapilI aura ucupanI-tInoM vahIM Akara milI haiM / eka nayA saMgama bana gayA hai vhaaN| choTI-choTI cir3iyA~ cahacahA rahI thiiN| kitanI hI cir3iyoM kI cahacahAhaTa thI vh| mAno ve saba saverA hone kA anumAna pA usakI vandanA kara rahI thIM / tabhI eka macharaMgA nadI meM eka DubakI mArakara phira se Upara ur3a gyaa| AdamI ke pairoM kI AhaTa pA, khetoM para phailI cA~danI meM jhilamilAtI dhAna kI sunahalI bAliyoM ke bIca se haMsoM kA eka jhuNDa bhI Upara kI ora ur3a gyaa| "yahA~ jhIla bhI hai kyA ?" bhibhirAma ne dhIre se puuchaa| "hA~, eka jhIla hai", AhinA ne uttara diyaa| "yahA~ bahuta sAre haMsa Ate haiM zikAra karane ke lie| kaI bAra AyA hU~ yahA~, he kRSNa / " sabhI kI naz2areM khetoM kI ora jA aTakI / lagA, jaise ve so rahe the-eka rAjakumArI kI taraha nizcinta hokr| rAjakumArI : jise jagAne ke lie koI rAjakumAra AyA hI nahIM / kaba AyegA, koI nahIM kaha sktaa| AhinA koMvara Age-Age cala rahA thaa| Upara AkAza meM cA~da bhI mazAla mRtyuMjaya ! 133

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kI taraha Age bar3hatA huA dIkha rahA thA / aura ur3ate hue keza--mAno kAle bAdala usakA rAstA rokane ke lie hI usase Age nikala jAnA cAha rahe the| ___ kucha dUra Age bar3hane para sITI kI eka AvAja kAnoM meM par3I / saba-ke-saba aura bhI satarka ho gaye / rUpanArAyaNa ne kahA : "lagatA hai kisI apane hI AdamI ne sITI bajAyI hai, ghATa A gayA kyA?" ___"ghATa abhI thor3I dUra hai / " mANika baeNrA ne batAyA, "sITI kisI nepAlI ne hI bajAyI hai, lekina hai yaha kisI musIbata kA hI saMketa / nizcaya hI idhara kahIM pulisa yA usake bhediye haiN| dhAna ke kheta kI oTa ho hameM kucha dera taka usakA andAz2a kara lenA caahie| yahI ThIka rhegaa|" itanA kaha vaha dhAna ke kheta kI Ar3a meM citta ho so gyaa| rUpanArAyaNa bhI leTa gayA aura sITI jidhara se AyI thI, usI dizA meM usane apanI bandUka tAna lii| dhIre-dhIre aura saba bhI vahIM eka Ar3a lekara leTa gye| thor3I dera bAda hI do pulisavAle dikhAI pdd'e| ve nadI ke kinArevAlI rAha para dhIre-dhIre bAteM karate cale A rahe the| sabakI najareM unhIM para jama gyiiN| donoM bAteM karate hue cale A rahe the| sabakI najareM unhIM para jama gyiiN| donoM bAteM karate hue sIdhe Age bar3ha gye| unakI bAteM kAna khar3e kara sabhI ne sunane kI koziza kI, para kucha bhI kisI ke palle nahIM pdd'aa| kucha hI minaToM meM ve donoM kAfI dUra nikala gye| nadI ke kinArevAle jaMgala se unake ojhala ho jAne para hI gosAI vagairaha uThakara khar3e ho ske| saba milakara tez2I se nAvavAle ghATa kI ora bar3ha cale / AkAza meM aba cA~da kA prakAza kSINa ho cukA thaa| bhora se pahale hI kapilI ko pAra kara jAnA z2arUrI thaa| nahIM to kisI bhI kSaNa musIbata A sakatI thii| ghATa para nAva taiyAra thI / usameM baiThA nAvika bIr3I kA kaza khIMca rahA thaa| vaha unhIM kI pratIkSA kara rahA thaa| mANika baeNrA ne AvAz2a dI, "balabahAdura, nAva khene ke lie taiyAra ho jaao|" bAlU para calate sabhI usakI ora bar3ha gaye / gaTharI-poTarI sa~bhAla sabake nAva meM baiThate hI balabahAdura bolA : "pulisa AyI thii| merI sITI sunAI par3I thI na ?" ____ "haaN|" mANika baeNrA ne uttara diyaa| "kyoM AyI thI vaha ? usane kucha pUnA to nahIM?" "Apa sabakI hI khoja meM thii| zAyada pulisa ko kucha andAz2a ho gayA hai / eka ko gosAIjI aura dhanapura kA nAma lete bhI sunaa| zAyada giraphtArI kA 134 / mRtyuMjaya

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paravAnA hai|" balabahAdura ne nAva khola dii| patavAra se kapilI kI dhArA ko kATate hue usane nAva Age bar3hAnI zurU kii| pAnI ke bhItara camaka rahA cA~da TUTa-TUTakara chiTakane lagA / cA~da ke Tukar3e rohU machalI kI coI kI taraha camakane lage / ThaNDI havA lagane se gosAI ko khA~sI A gayI, lekina jisa-kisI taraha se use unhoMne roka liyaa| - dhanapura ne eka bIr3I sulagA lii| dekhAdekhI auroM ne bhI bIr3iyA~ pInI zurU kara dii| ___ Adhe ghaNTe ke bhItara hI nAva baMgAlI bastI vAle ghATa para jA lgii| mANika baeNrA ne kahA : ___ "balabahAdura, tuma aba lauTa jAo / nAva yahIM para chor3a jAnA, samajhe na ! hameM rAta meM hI phira pAra honA hogaa| aba tuma yahIM taiyAra milanA / z2arUrata huI to sITI bajAnA / samajha gaye !" balabahAdura : gaThIle qada kA gorA-ciTTA aura sundara yuvaka / bolA vaha : __ "kisI prakAra kI fikra mata karanA / nizcinta hokara jAo / aura hA~, nAva yahA~ nahIM rkheNgaa| yahA~ se isa ora thor3I dUra Age nadI meM bAlU par3I hai, vahIM para rahegI nAva / vahIM AnA / jAo DaranA nhiiN| hama yahA~ tuma logoM ke bhAgane-chupane kA sArA baMdobasta kara rakheMge / gArogA~va meM tumhAre kauna AdamI dhanapura ne balabahAdura ko eka bIr3I bar3hAte hue kahA : "lo, piio| gArogA~va meM eka mahilA se hamArI pahacAna hai, smjhe| usakA nAma hai Dimi / use hI pUchane se ho jaayegaa|" acchA-acchA ! vaha to bar3I bhalI aurata hai / " balabahAdura bolaa| "eka hI aurata yadi lAyaka ho to sau AdamiyoM kA kAma karatI hai / " vaha haMsane lgaa| ___ nadI ke kinArevAlI rAha para dhIre-dhIre bar3hate hae yAtrI ojhala hote gye| balabahAdura bhI nAva lekara lauTa aayaa| aura tabhI pUrava ke sUraja ne kapilI ko apanA eka cumbana jar3a diyaa| mRtyuMjaya / 135

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ATha mommam AhinA koMvara ThaharA yathArthavAdI vyakti / khA-pIkara usane hA~r3I ko jharane ke eka patthara se de mArA aura dhAra meM bahA diyA / aura phira nizcinta hokara ekAnta mana se eka pada gAne lagA : kRSNa-kRSNa japa antakAla meM, jo tajate haiM apane praann| vahI nAma hI kara detA hai una sabakA duniyA meM trANa // lekina kisI ne bhI usa pada kI ora kAna nahIM diyaa| jharane ke nIce kI ora eka lambI-caur3I samatala caTTAna para pattaleM bichAkara sabhI khicar3I khA cuke the| kandhe para banduka TA~ga rUpanArAyaNa khar3A huaa| usane sUraja kI ora mukha kiyaa| sUraja jhuka AyA thaa| lekina usakI kiraNoM ne abhI bhI apanA teja nahIM chor3A thaa| rUpanArAyaNa kA nATA qada, gola-maTola muMha, bar3hI huI dAr3hI, or3ahula ke phUla kI taraha lAla-lAla A~kheM, bikhare hue bAla aura kisI uddaNDI kI nAIM lalATa para krodha kI khaNDita rekhAe~-saba kucha spaSTa ho uThe the| ___mukha dhokara vahA~ se calane kI taiyArI karate hI gosAIjI ko khAMsI Ane lagI / khA~sI rukatI huI na dekha ve phira vahIM caTTAna para baiTha gaye / AhinA koMvara ne bujhatI huI Aga ko thor3A kureda diyA aura taba gosAI usake pAsa jA apanI chAtI seMkane lge| ___ madhu aura dhanapura kucha pahale hI jA cuke the / zAyada ve relave lAina ke nikaTa pahu~ca bhI gaye hoNge| aba sirpha tIna jana raha gaye the| bhibhirAma bhI bar3ha gayA thaa| bIhar3a jaMgala meM yaha sthAna kucha khulA huA lgaa| pAsa hI, jaMgalI hAthI aura bAgha ke pairoM ke cihna dikhe| ve yahA~ pAnI pIne Ate hoNge| kahIM rAstA na bhUla jAyeM, isalie jAte samaya madhu rAste meM khUTe gAr3atA gayA thaa| niyeta sthAna yahA~ se aba AdhA mIla bhI nahIM raha gayA thaa| usa samaya rUpanArAyaNa kI ghar3I meM do baja rahe the| sUraja Dhalate hI kAma pUrA kara lenA hogaa| gAr3I Ane ko taba bhI eka ghaNTA raha jAyagA / bAta to taba hai jaba isa bIca gaztI dala isa ora na Aye / aura yadi A hI jAya to usake sabhI AdamiyoM ko golI se bhUna denA hogaa| isake sivA aura koI cArA nhiiN| do bandUkoM se cAra logoM ko AsAnI

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se mAra girAyA jA skegaa| yadi una logoM ke hAthoM meM bhI bandUkeM rahIM to ve bhI ina saba para golI calAyeMge hii| para sabako to kahA~ mAra sakeMge? jyAdAse-jyAdA eka yA do ko| phira golI calane kI AvAz2a suna chAvanI se kumaka ko Ate-Ate do ghaNTe se adhika kA samaya to laga hI jAyegA / taba taka to milaTarI eksapresa gAr3I usa sthAna para jarUra A phuNcegii| relagAr3I ke ulaTane para phira kauna maratA hai, kauna jItA hai, kauna pakar3A jAtA hai-isa bAre meM kucha bhI nahIM kahA jA sktaa| "calane kA vakta ho gayA hai|" rUpanArAyaNa ne AvAz2a lgaayii| usakI isa AvAz2a meM usake bhItara kA umar3atA gussA bhI bAhara A niklaa| gosAIM isakA kAraNa samajha rahe the| kaI-eka havAI-jahAz2a AsamAna meM bAra-bAra cakkara kATakara isa jaMgala kI Toha le cuke the| yaha aura bAta thI ki unakI naz2ara jharane kI isa caTTAna para na par3a pAyI ho| zAyada ve pAsa kI faujI chAvanI taka rasada pahuMcAne Aye hoM aura aba lauTa rahe hoN| para unakA AnA-jAnA aba bhI rukA kahA~ thA ! rUpanArAyaNa ne unheM eka dUsare kA pIchA karate hue bhI dekhA thaa| zAyada bamabArI karanevAlA jo jApAnI jahAja guvAhATI kI ora calA gayA thA, mitra-dezoM ke jahAz2a ne use khader3a diyA ho| jahAz2a se pAMca bAra golI chor3ane kI AvAz2a bhI suna par3I thii| isalie rUpanArAyaNa ne sabako Age bheja diyA aura yahA~ usako milAkara kula tIna jana raha gaye the| rUpanArAyaNa yuddha kI kArravAI aura taiyAriyoM se bhI kSubdha thaa| mAyaGa ke logoM ke bAre meM vaha jaisA socatA thA, daraasala ve saba vaise na the| gurillA-vAhinI ke gaThana ke lie na to koI yojanA hI thI aura na yogya saMcAlana / vaha soca rahA thA : gupta zivira-saMcAlana kI dRSTi se yaha sthAna bahuta hI upayukta hai / pAsa hI do bar3I guphAeM haiM / vaha vApasI ke samaya yahIM TikanA cAhatA thaa| lekina gosAIMjI isake lie taiyAra na the| AhinA koMvara ne bhI kucha na kahA / na 'hA~' na 'nA' / gosAIMjI ke anusAra binA dUsare sAthiyoM se vicAravimarza kiye koI kAma nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| __ dUsare aura sAthI haiM kahA~ / saba to jela meM haiM / relagAr3I ulaTane ke bAda chipane ke lie koI DhaMga kI jagaha bhI to nhiiN| mAyaGa to zaikIyA kI muTThI meM hai| layarAma ne kyA kahA aura jayarAma ne kyA kiyA, isakA bhI to patA nahIM claa| basa tIna ghaNTe kI hI to bAta hai| agara itanI dera bhI surakSita rahe to bahuta hai| usake bAda jo hogA, dekhA jaayegaa| hama saba ina donoM guphAoM meM bane raha sakate haiM / kisI meM itanI tAqata nahIM ki hameM yahA~ Akara pakar3a ske| yahIM chupA rahanA ThIka hogaa| rUpanArAyaNa ne gosAIjI se kahA bhI thA ki aba pIche lauTane kA upAya nhiiN| hama yahIM rahakara gurillA-vAhinI kA gaThana kara sakate haiN| mRtyuMjaya | 137

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usa samaya bhI gosAI ne koI uttara nahIM diyA thaa| vaha cupa ho rahe the : abhI se kyA kahA jAye ! isalie rUpanArAyaNa ne jaba gupta zivira ke saMcAlana kI bAta zurU kI to vaha apanI sahamati nahIM de paaye| unake isa nakArAtmaka ravaiye para rUpanArAyaNa aura dhanapura jhuMjhalA bhI uThe aura tAva khAkara cupa raha gye| bhibhirAma aura AhinA koMvara bhI koI nirNaya nahIM le paaye| donoM eka-dUsare kA mu~ha hI tAkate rhe| ____ AhinA koMvara rUpanArAyaNa ke pAsa Akara khar3A ho gyaa| usake mana-se safeda bAla aura cehare para uga AyI dAr3hI dhUpa meM jhilamilA uThI / pAna cabAte hue bolA : ___ "nayA aDDA banAne kI abhI koI qhAsa z2arUrata nahIM / pahale yaha mahAbhArata to nipaTA leM / kRSNa-kRSNa ! phira dekhA jaaygaa| jela bhugata rahe sAthiyoM kI salAha bhI to cAhie / tuma to jAnate hI ho, jitane muMha utanI bAteM..." rUpanArAyaNa jhuMjhalA uThA, "Apa logoM meM sAhasa nAma kI cIz2a hI nahIM / phira sahI kAma pUrA kaise hogA! eka ora gAMdhIjI ke AdarzoM kI duhAI dete haiM, lekina usa para cala bhI nahIM paate| dUsarI ora hiMsA kI lar3AI bhI nahIM lar3I jAtI Apase / isI taraha udher3a-buna meM par3e rahiyegA to hamAre pAsa jo bhI samaya bacA hai, hama usakA bhI upayoga nahIM kara paayeNge|" ___ rUpanArAyaNa ko apanI ugratA para dukha to thA lekina vaha kSubdha bhI thaa| kahane lagA : ___ "yaha avasara hamAre hAtha se nikala gayA to hama apane duzmanoM ko phira kabhI khader3a nahIM skeNge| isa samaya bhI hama nahIM ceta pAye to hamArA deza-prema DhoMga ke sivA kucha bhI nahIM raha jaayegaa|" rUpanArAyaNa kI A~kheM AkAza meM TaMgI thiiN| hAlA~ki AkAza zAnta ho cukA thaa| havAI jahAz2a ojhala ho cuke the| pIlI dhUpa dhImI par3a gayI thI aura dina bojhila ho calA thaa| ____ gosAI aba bhI khoM-khoM kiye jA rahe the| unakI yaha bImArI alaga parezAnI banI huI thii| AhinA koMvara ne asaMtoSa prakaTa karate hue rUpanArAyaNa kI bAta kA javAba diyA,"he kRSNa! aba har3abar3I meM sArA kAma eka sAtha nipaTAyA bhI to nahIM jA sktaa|" ____gosAI uTha khar3e hue| unhoMne binA kisI kI ora dekhe Aga bujhAyI, aura phira adhajalI lakar3iyA~ aura rAkha jharane meM pheMka aaye| kandhe para bandUka TA~ge vaha bhI sAmane A gye| unakA ceharA bhI dAr3hI-mUMcha se bhara gayA thaa| bhojana ke pahale Apasa meM jo bahasa una gayI thI, usase sabhI ke mana meM eka taraha kI becainI jaga uThI thii| yaha bahuta acchA nahIM huA thA, lekina usa samaya use TAlA bhI 138/ mRtyuMjaya

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nahIM jA skaa| rUpanArAyaNa ne aise hI eka zivira kI bAta calAyI thii| use lagA ki yaha jagaha hara taraha se ekadama ThIka hai| rUpanArAyaNa ke sAtha dhanapura, madhu aura bhibhirAma Age bar3hakara una donoM guphAoM kA rAstA bhI sAfa kara Aye the| unake andara taka dhUpa bhI pahuMcatI thii| khAsI lambI-caur3I bhI thIM ve guphaaeN| unake sAmane per3a-paudhe bhI uge the, jinase bAharI logoM ko kucha patA na cala pAtA ki vahA~ aisI koI guphA bhI hai / pulisa aura faujI adhikAriyoM ko bhI jaldI sandeha na hotA / guphA se eka falAMga kI dUrI para jharanA baha rahA thaa| rUpanArAyaNa kA cunAva ekadama sahI thaa| usameM koI cUka na thii| lekina gosAI bahuta Azvasta na the| unakI cintA jela meM par3e una sAthiyoM ke lie thI: patA nahIM ve saba kyA soca rahe hoN| mAyaGa ke logoM ke sAtha mila-baiThakara socanAvicAranA bhI unheM Avazyaka jAna pdd'aa| vastutaH unake mana meM jo saMgharSa aura dvandva thA, vaha hiMsA ke prati unheM samarpita nahIM hone de rahA thaa| unake isa asamaMjasa aura nakArAtmaka rukha ko dekhakara rUpanArAyaNa ko svabhAvataH gussA A gayA thaa| lekina isa mauke para gussA kara baiThane kI koI vajaha na thii| rUpanArAyaNa ne to yaha nizcaya kara liyA thA ki isa kAma ko pUrA kara vaha inhIM guphAoM meM rahanA pasanda karegA / isase behatara dUsarI koI jagaha nhiiN| gosAIjI ne isa prastAva para vizeSa dhyAna nahIM diyA aura na to vaha isakA samarthana hI kara pAye / bImArI aura cintA ke kAraNa gosAIjI kA muMha sUkha gayA thaa| unheM gosAina kI cintA bhI satA rahI thii| lekina apane kartavya aura dAyitva ke sAtha vaha AgAmI kAryakrama ke lie prastuta the| vaha apanI sArI parezAniyoM ko bhUla jAnA cAhate the| kandhe para bandUka laTakAye vaha rUpanArAyaNa ke pAsa Aye / bole : "aba una bAtoM ko bhUla jaao| jaisA hogA, dekhA jAyegA / mujhe nahIM lagatA ki maiM vApasa lauTa pAU~gA / pahAr3a ke Age-pIche, Upara-nIce hara jagaha senA kI Tukar3iyA~ bichI huI haiN| aisI sthiti meM yaha jaMgala hI apanA ghara hai| agara yahA~ rukanA par3A to hameM guphAoM meM hI chipe rahanA hogaa|" rUpanArAyaNa ne eka sigareTa jalA lI thii| vaha kahane lagA : "Apa logoM kI yaha AzaMkA hI karmanAzA hai| maranA to hai hii| AdamI maratA hai aura eka hI bAra maratA hai| lekina marate rahane kI bAta hamezA nahIM socanI caahie|" eka gaharI usA~sa bharakara bolA : "jindA rahU~gA aura AkhirI dama taka duzmanoM ke sAtha ldd'gaa| yaha socakara kAma karanA caahie|"ruupnaaraaynn kA svara dhImA huA / lekina vaha apane nirNaya para pUrI taraha dRr3ha thaa| gosAIMjI rUpanArAyaNa ke hausale para prasanna hue / usake cehare kI ora dekhate mRtyuMjaya | 139

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hue unhoMne kahA : "yadi tumane apane mana meM sacamuca hI aisA nirNaya kara liyA hai ki ye guphAe~ hI hamArA Azrama hoMgI aura hama yahIM se apanA kAma zurU kareMge to maiM bhI taiyAra huuN| lekina aisI sthiti meM, netRtva kA sArA bhAra bhI tuma jaise yuvakoM ko hI sa~bhAlanA pdd'egaa| saMbhAla pAoge?" isa bAra rUpanArAyaNa ne gosAI kI bAtoM ko samajhane kI koziza kii| unakI mukhAkRti ko parakhane kI dRSTi se usa ora dekhA bhii| use nizcaya ho gayA ki gosAIMjI apane nirNaya ke prati samarpita haiM aura uddezya ke prati karmaTha / lekina java koI rAstA nahIM, upAya nahIM to vaha vivaza ho jAte haiN| jaise koI pahAr3I jharanA samatala maidAna yA caTiyala registAna meM pahu~cate hI sUkha jAtA hai| usI taraha unameM bhI netRtva vahana karane kI kSamatA chIjatI calI jA rahI hai| unameM apane dAyitva aura saMkalpa ko pUrA karane kI adbhuta lagana hai, lekina kaThina aura badalI huI paristhiti meM pUre morce ko kaise saMbhAlA jAya aura zatruoM se kase lohA liyA jAya, isakA nirNaya vaha turanta nahIM le pAte --jisakI abhI sabase adhika AvazyakatA hai| rUpanArAyaNa ne kahA : "Apane guphAe~ dekhIM nahIM zAyada / eka bAra dekha to aaiye| dasa-pandraha minaTa hI lageMge / isake bAda jo nirNaya lenA hogA lete rhiyegaa| koI kaThinAI yA parezAnI ho to usa para bhI vicAra kareMge / Apa jalda loTa Aiye, AhinA koMvara hamAre sAtha rheNge|" ___ "lekina, he kRSNa, mujhe bhI guphA dekhane kI icchA hai / " AhinA koMvara ne khaa| rUpanArAyaNa ne TokA : "nahIM, sArA sAmAna yahIM par3A hai| ise chor3akara jAnA acchA nahIM hogaa| aura dekhate nahIM ki ye aneka cIjeM abhI idhara-udhara phailI hI haiN| bA~sa ke coMge bhI jyoM-tyoM par3e haiM / Apa ina sabako ThikAne lagAiye / " gosAIjI ne khicar3I pakAne aura mila-baiThakara khAne kI jagaha kA acchI taraha parIkSaNa kiyA / jahA~-tahA~ jUThana par3I thii| usa ora kisI kA dhyAna bhI nahIM gayA thaa| zAyada saMskAravaza bhI jUThA uThAne meM saMkoca rahA AyA hogaa| coMge kA pAnI, jUThe coMge, kele kI pattiyA~ jahA~-tahA~ bikharI par3I thiiN| kahIM-kahIM haldI aura masAle se jagaha ra~ga gayI thii| Toha lenevAle khuphiyA pulisa aura miliTarIvAle use dekhate hI sandeha kareMge-aisA socakara hI unhoMne bandUka kI nalI se jUTe pattoM aura coMgoM ko Thelakara pAnI meM bahA diyaa| phira eka coMge meM pAnI lA haldI aura masAle ke dAg2oM ko dho ddaalaa| pAnI par3ane se haldI kA dAg2a 140/ mRtyuMjaya

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patthara para bhI phaila gayA / rUpanArAyaNa bolA : "ye dhabbe AsAnI se nahIM miTeMge / " AhinA koMvara bhI kautUhala se gosAIMjI kA yaha sArA kArya dekha rahA thA / kahane lagA : "he kRSNa, gosAIjI ko yaha kAma bhI karanA pdd'aa| ghara para dUsare kA jUThA na to Apa uThAte aura na maiM hI, para, he kRSNa, yaha to viplava kA samaya hai / rIti-nIti se yahA~ kAma nahIM calegA, he kRSNa / " yaha kahate hue usane bace hue eka pattala meM sArI jUThana baTora lI aura use pAnI meM pheMka diyaa| gosAIM ne kahA, "AhinA bhaiyA, thor3I sAvadhAnI baratanA / z2arA caukasa hI rahanA, hama donoM jalda lauTa aayeNge| merA mana udvigna hai / lagatA hai koI burI qhabara milegI / AkAza meM gIdha bhI ma~DarA rahe haiN| idhara kauve bhI kA~va-kA~va kara rahe haiM / " gosAIM kI bAta para rUpanArAyaNa ko ha~sI A gayI / bolA : 1 "nahIM-nahIM, ye jUThana khAne ke lie Aye haiM, para use na pA kA~va-kA~va kara rahe haiM / aura gIdha - ye to yoM hI ur3a rahe haiM / phira bhI Apa sAvadhAna hI raheM koMvarajI / bandUqa bharI huI hai| AvazyakatA par3ane para ise dAgane meM cUkeMge nahIM ?" " na bhaiyA, golI chor3ane se saMkaTa khar3A ho sakatA hai / yoM sITI bajAnA hI acchA rahegA, he kRSNa / " AhinA koMvara ne samajhAte hue kahA / idhara gosAIM aba taka sahaja ho Aye the / mIThI cuTakI lete bole : "ApakI zrImatIjI sunatIM to ha~sate-ha~sate loTa-poTa ho jAtIM / bUr3he bhagata kI nAdAnI aura isa mustaidI ko dekhakara unheM qha uzI bhI hotI / " haThAt AhinA koMvara kI mukhAkRti gambhIra ho gyii| rUpanArAyaNa ne unake cehare kI ora dekhate hue pUchA : "ghara kI yAda satA rahI hai na ? ghara meM kauna-kauna haiM ? ghara sa~bhAlane vAlA koI lar3akA hai yA nahIM ?" "yoM to ghara-gRhasthI kA jaMjAla bar3A nahIM hai, he kRSNa / bar3e beTe kI tIna santAneM haiN| zeSa do bhI hala calAne yogya ho gaye haiM / unake lie, he kRSNa, cintA nahIM hai| hA~, gharavAlI kI sehata acchI nahIM rahatI hai, he kRSNa / bAraha mahIne aura teraha bImAriyA~, eka na eka vyAdhi lagI hI rahatI hai / vaidya DaoNkTara kabhI lagAyA nahIM / hA~, gosAIMjI hI kabhI-kabhAra dezI davAI de dete haiM, basa aura kucha nahIM / itane dinoM taka mAya meM eka davAkhAnA bhI nahIM banA / " ThaNDI Aha bharate hue AhinA ne phira kahA, "kauna jAne, usase phira milanA hogA yA nahIM / he kRSNa, lagatA hai aba suraga meM hI mulAqAta hogI / " bUr3he kI A~khoM meM A~sU chalaka Aye / mRtyuMjaya | 141

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tabhI gosAIjI eka pada gunagunAne lage : bhagata-jana jaga se rahate nirlipta maMgalamaya aru sat abhirAma, patita pAvana hai hari kA nAma / sadA sukhadAyaka prabhu kA yaza ! kRSNa svayaM haiM amRta kalaza / paramAnanda-sAgara sukharAja sa~vAre sabake bigar3e kAja / parama maMgalamaya sahaja sarasa / na isase bar3hakara dUjA rasa // pada pUrA kara gosAI ne kahA, "jo dukha tumheM hai, vahI mujhe bhI hai / kintu viSaya-vAsanA meM lipta hone kA yaha samaya nahIM hai| isalie A~suoM kI bAr3ha roka lo !" a eka samaya rUpanArAyaNa kA bhI dhairya TUTa cukA thA lekina 'kIrtana' aura 'nAmaghoSA ' ne to use kabhI sAntvanA hI nahIM dI hai| hA~, sAntvanA milI bhI use to itihAsa se / zahIdoM ke prayojana ko koI nakAra nahIM sakatA / usakA ghara bhI to bharA-pUrA hai / pitAjI ne use vivAha kara lene kI rAya dii| phira kaoNleja jA par3hAI-likhAI kara acchI naukarI prApta karane ko kahA / kintu use vaha saba mAnya nahIM huaa| deza ke svAdhIna na hone taka naukarI aura vivAha kA bhalA kyA artha hai ! rUpanArAyaNa ke smRti paTala para pichalI bAteM khiMca AyIM : vaha par3hane-likhane meM bar3A tez2a thA / nagA~va ke vakIla zaikIyA ko bar3I lar3akI hai AratI / dasavIM kakSA kI chAtrA / zaikIyA ne rUpanArAyaNa ko kaI bAra apane ghara cAya para bulAkara sAfa-sAfa kahA thA, ' par3hAI-likhAI ke lie koI cintA na karanA / mujhe bhI apane pitA kI taraha hI smjho| isa ghara ko apanA hI ghara mAno / par3hanelikhane meM AratI ko bhI thor3I-bahuta madada kara diyA karo / AratI se merA paricaya bhI svayaM vakIla ne hI karA diyA thA / nAhara ke paudhe kI taraha prasanna ceharA / sA~valI salonI, cikanI deha, kamara taka laTakate hue ghuMgharAle bAla aura dhUpa meM cAMdI jaisI camacamAtI, pAnI se labAlaba kalaGa jaisA mukha maMDala / aisA rUpa ki dekhate hI AdamI apanI sudha-budha kho baitthe| taba usake samakSa usakA sundara bhaviSya jhilamilA uThA thA / usa bhaviSya ke moha ko tyAgane, AMdolana meM sakriya bana apanA saba kucha svAhA karane meM vaha Dara bhI rahA thaa| usakI naz2aroM meM bhI bhaya thA aura thI eka kAtara prArthanA / anta meM, vaha unheM bhI jhaTakakara calA AyA thA / use kheda bhI huA thA, para rASTra prema ke bhAvAvega se usakA hRdaya taraMgita jo ho uThA thA / isIlie vaha rukA nahIM, calA hI AyA / rUpanArAyaNa ko AratI kI yAda tAz2A ho AyI / vaha mAno use aba bhI bulA rahI thI : 'lauTa Ao, lauTa Ao na !' para vaha lauTe kaise ? usake lalATa para pasIne kI bU~deM jhalaka uThIM / use pasInA poMchate dekha gosAI ko kautUhala jAgA / bole : 142 / mRtyujaya

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"kyoM, kyA huA? ye asamaya meM pasInA kyoM, kyA bAta hai !" aura taba rUpanArAyaNa saMyata ho gyaa| "taba tuma bhI isI roga ke marIz2a ho kyA ?" gosAI ha~sa pdd'e| bole, "tumako kyA dilAsA dUM, rUpa ? tuma to kha da samajhadAra lar3ake ho / calo, calakara guphA dekha aayeN| nahIM to dera ho jaavegii|" donoM guphA kI ora cala pdd'e| jharane ke pAsa kI bar3I caTTAna ke dAhine pA~caeka minaTa calane ke bAda ve phira bAyeM ghUmakara kucha Upara kI ora car3ha gye| phira dUsarI DhalAna kI ora utarakara do TIloM ke bIca se hote hue ghane jaMgala meM ojhala ho gye| ___guphA ke sAmane khar3A ho gosAI ne Upara kI ora dhyAna se dekhaa| usakI UparI suraMga se, AkAza dikhAI par3atA thaa| aura dharatI : bahuta dUra ghane jaMgala ke usa pAra / aisA to unhoMne socA bhI nahIM thaa| ekadama nirjana ekAnta / donoM guphAoM ke dvAroM para do vizAla jarI ke per3a khar3e the aura unake bIcoM-bIca par3I thI bar3I-bar3I kaI zilAe~ / rUpanArAyaNa ne socate hue kahA : "ye daityAkAra zilAe~ kabhI kisI AdijAti kI pUjA-sthalI hogii| yaha gupta zivira ke lie bar3A acchA sthAna hai| Aiye, aba guphA ke andara cleN|" ___ gosAIM cupacApa rUpanArAyaNa ke pIche ho liye| pahalI guphA kucha bar3I thii| lagA ki usake bhItara dasa-bAraha vyakti ArAma se baiTha jAyeMge / rUpanArAyaNa aura dhanapura ne jaba pahalI bAra guphA meM praveza kiyA thA to vahA~ unheM sA~sa lenA bhI dUbhara ho rahA thaa| lekina TaoNrca jalAkara andara kI thor3I safAI kI taba kahIM vaha pUrI guphA Thaharane ke yogya ho pAyI thii| dhanapura ne kahA bhI thA : 'usake dvAra para eka TaTiyA lagA dene para vahA~ dasa-bAraha vyakti maje meM so sakeMge / havA-pAnI se ye per3a rakSA kareMge hii|' dhanapura ne ThIka hI kahA thaa| __ ve dUsarI guphA meM gye| yaha kucha saMkarI lekina lambI thii| sAmAna rakhane ke lie, godAma aura oNfisa ke kAma-kAja ke lie yaha guphA anukUla rhegii| guphA meM gandagI aTI par3I thii| rUpanArAyaNa ne TaoNrca jalAkara andara jhAMkA / para kyA hotA TaoNrca se, vahA~ to durbhedya andhakAra bharA par3A thaa| bhItara kyA hai, isakA anumAna lagAnA bhI sambhava nahIM thaa| aisI hI guphAoM meM kabhI-kabhAra ajagara, bAgha Akara bhI par3e rahate haiN| phira bhI lagatA nahIM ki aisI guphAoM meM AdamI bhI raha sakate haiN| "bar3A acchA rahegA yaha sthAna" rUpanArAyaNa ne gosAI kI ora mur3akara kahA / "yahA~ eka fAMga kI dUrI para dAhinI ora eka jharanA bhI hai| usake pAra beMta ke jaMgala haiN| vahA~ se relagAr3I kI AvAz2a sunAI par3atI hai| aisA pratIta hotA hai, mAno vaha AvAz2a pAtAla se A rahI ho| cAroM ora tIna mIla taka pUrA mRtyuMjaya | 143

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nirjana hai / kheta, relave lAina, gA~va, nadI kucha bhI nahIM hai / jagaha bar3I kAma kI hai|" "hA~, jagaha to mila gyii|" gosAIM haMsate hue bole| "jagaha to mAno sAmarika ghATI hI hai| senApati bhI hai / para senA kahA~ hai ? hathiyAra kahA~ haiM ?" rUpanArAyaNa ne gosAIMjI kI mukhAkRti ko dhyAna se dekhA / usa dhuMdhale andhakAra meM bhI usa para sandeha kI rekhAe~ mAno bilakula spaSTa ho uThI thiiN| rUpanArAyaNa ke mana ko isase bar3I Thesa phuNcii| use AzA thI ki guphAoM ko dekhane ke bAda gosAIjI ke cehare para AtmavizvAsa kA bhAva jAga uThegA, lekina isake viparIta use dikhAI par3I AzaMkA kI chaayaa| usakA mana eka bAra phira krodha se bhara uThA / eka karmaTha kAryakartA ke antarmana meM uThanevAlI AzaMkAoM ke aise kuhAse hI jaba kabhI krAnti kA mArga avaruddha kara dete haiM / rUpanArAyaNa kucha udAsasA hokara bolA : ___"isakA sIdhA artha to yaha huA ki Apa bhI prabala krAnti kI isa bhAvanA ko pUre mana se nahIM svIkAra kara pA rahe haiN|" gosAIM qhAmoza rahe / phira ekAeka asamaMjasa-bhare svara meM bole : "yaha socanA bhUla hogI rUpa, ki bhArata kI sArI janatA krAnti ke bAre meM ThIka usI taraha se socatI hai jaisAki tuma yA hama soca rahe haiN| sabake lie krAnti alaga-alaga artha rakhatI hai| phira bhI yadi tuma netRtva sa~bhAla sako to maiM tumhAre sAtha kAma karane ko taiyAra huuN| lekina gurillAvAhinI gaThita kara lambe samaya taka yaha lar3AI lar3anA saMbhava nahIM lgtaa|" rUpanArAyaNa ne itanA hI kahA : "yadi Apa merI taraha socate to zAyada aisI bAta karate hI nhiiN| pratyeka kAryakartA ke cehare para ApakI taraha hI Aja AzaMkA kI chAyA ghiratI huI pratIta ho rahI hai| kucha to mAtra jela jAne ke lie bATa joha rahe haiN| jela cale jAne se ve kama-se-kama bace to rheNge|" ucchvAsa lete hue usane Age kahA : "mAtra dhanapura para hI merI AzA TikI gosAI ne rUpanArAyaNa ke cehare kI ora dekhA--mAno vahA~ pratyakSa agni hI dahaka rahI ho| usa agni ke uttApa se hI usakI deha mAno dagdha huI jA rahI ho| deha hI nahIM, mana bhii| gosAIjI ne usa samaya tarka karanA ThIka nahIM smjhaa| ''abhI pandraha minaTa nahIM hue kyA ?' gosAI ne puuchaa| "pAMca minaTa bAqI haiM abhI / caliye, lauTa cleN|" lauTatI bAra kisI ne kisI kI ora na to dekhA aura na bAteM hI kii| kahane ke lie koI bAta bhI to nhiiN| abhI to ve hI bAteM donoM ke antara ko kureda rahI thiiN| 144 / mRtyaMjaya

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jaMgala se durgandha A rahI thii| donoM ko usase andAz2a ho gayA ki Asa-pAsa hI kahIM bAgha baiThA hai / idhara AhinA koMvara hara kSaNa kisI ajJAta musIbata kI AzaMkA se grasta huA jA rahA thA / gosAIMjI ke lauTane kI rAha dekhate-dekhate usakI A~kheM patharA gayI thIM / caTTAna para phailI jUThana ko nadI meM pheMkane ke bAda hI use kapilI kI ora se kucha AvAjeM sunAI par3I thIM / AvAz2a kaisI thI, isa bAre meM vaha kucha andAz2a nahIM kara pAyA thaa| lekina usakA mana tabhI se zaMkita ho uThA thA / kucha dUra Age bar3ha eka U~ce TIle para khar3A ho ghATa kI ora se AnevAle rAste para usane naz2ara bhI daur3AyI thI / / rAste ke eka mor3a para use tIna AdamI idhara hI Ate hue dikhe the / usa samaya usakI dRSTi cauMdhiyA rahI thii| bur3hApe kI kamaz2ora A~kheM una ceharoM ko pahacAnane meM asamartha hI rahIM / becArA dukhI ho vApasa Akara usI caTTAna para phira baiTha gayA aura afasosa karane lagA / rUpanArAyaNa para naz2ara par3ate hI AhinA koMvara bola uThA : "he kRSNa, tIna AdamI Ate hue dikhe haiM / " gosAI ne kucha kahA nahIM / rUpanArAyaNa ne gosAIjI kI ora dekhA / usane samajha liyA ki gosAIjI bhI una tInoM ke bAre meM kucha anumAna nahIM kara pAye haiM / asambhava nahIM ki kahIM kucha ho gayA ho / ye duzmana bhI ho sakate haiM aura sAthI bhii| duzmana hue taba to saMkaTa hI smjho| muThabher3a hogii| phira yA to ve mareMge yA khuda ko maranA pdd'egaa| sAthI hue to koI cintA kI bAta nhiiN| hA~, unheM yahA~ rakhanA avazya kaThina hogA ! kintu unake lie bATa johane kA samaya hai nahIM / idhara aba jAne kA bhI samaya ho rahA thA / gosAIjI ne nirupAya ho rUpanArAyaNa kI ora dekhA / rUpanArAyaNa to taiyAra thA hii| bolA : "" "caliye, Age bar3hakara eka bAra dekha to AyeM / nAva DUbatI hai to car3hate samaya yA phira utarate samaya / bIca majhadhAra meM kisI chidra kA honA ucita nahIM hai / ' usane apanI ghar3I dekhI, aura kahA, "apane pAsa aba mAtra pandraha minaTa kA hI samaya raha gayA hai / " dera jaba honI hI hai to phira upAya kyA hai ! gosAIM aura rUpanArAyaNa TIle kI ora bar3ha gaye aura usake Upara khar3e hokara AhinA koMvara kI nAI hI kapilI ghATa se AnevAle rAste kI ora kucha dera taka dekhate rhe| rAstA jaMgalI aura patalA thA / pAsa hI eka ora U~ce sthAna para se rUpanArAyaNa ne dRSTi daur3AyI / use ekAeka kaI vyaktiyoM ke cehare dikhe ! car3hAI kI ora unheM sIdhe rAste para Ate dekha use anumAna ho gayA ki ve pulisa yA miliTarIvAle nahIM haiM / use yaha bhI nizcaya ho gayA ki AnevAloM meM eka mahilA bhI hai / vaha gosAI kI ora dekhate hue bolA : mRtyuMjaya | 145

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"ye loga apane hI AdamI hoMge / nizcaya hI koI vizeSa khabara hogI / anyathA ye Ate kyoM ? phira bhI thor3A sAvadhAna hokara hI rahanA acchA hai|" gosAIjI kA mukha-maNDala cintita ho utthaa| donoM nIce utara Aye aura AhinA koMvara ke sAtha hI thor3I dUra jAkara eka per3a kI oTa le khar3e ho gye| "bandUka hAtha meM saMbhAle rakho, he kRSNa / " AhinA koMvara ne khaa| koI kucha nahIM bolA / manahasa sA~jha kI dhUpa aura bhI manahUsa lagane lagI thii| mAno saba ora udvega bharI khAmozI chA gayI thii| kisI cir3iyA kI AvAz2a bhI unheM sunAI nahIM de rahI thii| hAM, jharane kA kSINa jhara-jhara avazya hI kahIM dUra se AnevAlI AvAja-sI mAlUma par3a rahA thaa| koI dasaeka minaTa taka rUpanArAyaNa ghar3I dekhatA rahA / rAha dekhate-dekhate Uba-sI hone lgii| kalejA dhak-dhak karane lgaa| gosAIM ne aNDI cAdara se apanI chAtI ko aura acchI taraha DhA~ka rakhA thaa| khA~sI-damA ke rogI jo Thahare / AhinA koMvara koI pada budabudA rahA thaa| isa prakAra do minaTa aura bIte / tabhI eka sITI sunAI par3I / sITI kI AvAz2a suna gosAIM kA sAhasa lauTa aayaa| bole : __"ye apane hI AdamI haiM / thor3A Age bar3hakara dekhA jaaye|" __ per3a kI oTa se pahale gosAIM bAhara Aye aura caTTAna para baiTha gye| thor3I dera bAda balabahAdura kI AvAz2a sunAI pdd'ii| phira usakI AkRti bhI dikhii| usake bAda dadhi, aura dadhi ke pIche kaeNlI kI AkRti spaSTa dIkha pdd'ii| rUpanArAyaNa DhalAna para A eka caTTAna para khar3A ho gyaa| AhinA koMvara bhI vahIM A gyaa| aura ve tInoM bhI vahIM A phuNce| "maiM to soca rahA thA ki bheMTa hogI hI nhiiN| balabahAdura nahIM hotA to yahA~ taka AnA bhI muzkila thA," kahate hue dadhi mAsTara vahIM baiTha gyaa| kaeNlI taba bhI hA~pha rahI thii| eka to car3hAI kA rAstA aura tisa para usakA bar3I tez2I se calakara AnA / kevala balabahAdura hI zAnta thA / rUpanArAyaNa balabahAdura ke mukhamaNDala kA bar3e gaura se nirIkSaNa kara rahA thA : gorA aura camakadAra mukhdd'aa| baMgAlI mUrtikAroM dvArA nirmita mahiSAsura ke mukha ko dekha lene para use dekhane kI AvazyakatA nahIM raha jaatii| mUMche bhI camakadAra / aura A~kheM ekadama nirvikAraunameM kahIM kisI prakAra kA koI gar3ha bhAva nhiiN| dadhi kSaNabhara cupa rhaa| usake gAla, mukha, A~kheM-sabhI dhaMsa gaye the / A~kheM lAla ho AyI thIM / thUka gaTakate hue bolA : "layarAma hAtha nahIM aayaa| zAyada aba taka vaha pakar3a liyA gayA hogaa| zaikIyA ko sArI bAteM mAlUma ho gayI hoMgI, usakI jimmedArI jaya rAma para sauMpa 146 / mRtyuMjaya

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AyA hU~ / gAro pozAka meM to use maiM, pahacAna bhI na sakA thaa| usI ne mujhe yahA~ Ane ko kahA / layarAma ke AdamiyoM kI dekha-rekha zAnti senA kara rahI hai / " jaise jvara meM pasInA chUTatA hai, vaise hI dadhi ke lalATa para pasIne kI bUMdeM ubhara AyIM / usake kathana meM eka abUjha aura avyakta vedanA chipI thii| usane phira kahA, "eka ora bAta kahanI hai / " "kyA ?" dadhi ne apanI jeba se eka patra nikAlakara gosAIM ko diyaa| gosAIM ne patra ko par3hakara rUpanArAyaNa ko thamA diyaa| rUpanArAyaNa ne use par3ha lene ke bAda gosAIMjI ko phira lauTA diyaa| bolA vaha : "aba sambhava nahIM hai / " "lagatA hai kAmapura ke gosAIMjI ke mana meM bhaya baiTha gayA hai / anyathA isa kAma ko rokane ke lie Adeza kyoM karate / unheM nirdeza hI karanA cAhie thA, upadeza dene kI kyA AvazyakatA thI ?" yaha kaha thor3I dera ke lie gosAIM cupa ho rahe / phira bole, "kyA tuma bhI Dara gaye ho mAsTara !" gosAIM ke AqhirI vAkya se dadhi kA krodha ubhara AyA thA, kintu use prakaTa na karate hue hI bolA : "zaikIyA ke AdamI A dhamakane hI vAle haiM / kamArakuci se gosAinajI ko bhI usane giraphtAra kara liyA hai| unakI kamara meM rassI bA~dhakara unheM le gayA hai / unake paira bhArI haiN| patA nahIM, rAste meM kyA ghaTa jAye ! mujhe unhIM kI cintA satA rahI hai / " " jo hogA, so hogA," gosAIM ne kahA / " mAya to surakSita hai ?" "hA~, khaNDahara jo bace haiM / dhAna, cAvala, mavezI -- saba kucha jabardastI uThA gaye haiM / lagatA hai gArogA~va bhI na bacegA / atyAcAra vahA~ bhI DhAye jAyeMge / giraphtArI ke pahale hI unhoMne yaha patra likhA thaa| bAhara baca rahA hai kevala hAjArikA / isa udAsI meM bhI vaha DhADhasa bA~dhe hue hai| patra ke eka kone meM usane bhI eka bAta likha dI hai -- 'kareMge yA mareMge / ' kyA Apane likhAvaTa nahIM pahacAnI ? kala rAta vaha bhI rohA se apane zivira meM AyA thA / usake hAtha-paira sUja gaye haiM / pahale jaisA svastha bhI nahIM raha gayA hai / mana bhI sthira nahIM rahatA hai / Andolana kI gati bhI dhImI par3atI jA rahI hai / subhASa bosa ke AI0 ena0 e0 ke sAtha bhI abhI taka apanA koI samparka nahIM ho pAyA hai / unakA mana bhI duHkhita hai| adhikAMza kAryakartA jeloM meM DAla diye gaye haiM / unhoMne kahA hai ki rela ulaTanA muzkila kArya nahIM hai, para usake bAda kyA hogA ? DhAla nahIM, talavAra nahIM; phira kyA, kahane ko saradAra bhara banakara baiThA rahanA par3egA / " rUpanArAyaNa ko gussA A gayA / bolA : mRtyuMjaya | 147

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"dadhi mAsTara ! yadi tuma hamAre kAma meM bAdhA upasthita karane Aye ho to vaisA nahIM ho sakegA / aura yadi Darate ho to usakA pariNAma svayaM bhogoge hii| hA~, yadi kAma karane ko socate ho to yahIM ruka jaao| yaha suvidhAjanaka sthAna hai / gupta zivira banAkara yahIM se kAma kreNge| hameM abhI jAnA hai / idhara se isa ora jAkara dAhinI ora mur3ate hI do guphAe~ mileNgii| unheM sAfa-sutharA kara tuma vahIM Thaharo / taba taka hama loga apanA kAma pUrA karake lauTate haiN|" rUpanArAyaNa ke cehare kI ora dekha dadhi stambhita raha gayA / gosAI ne batAyA : "hamAre aura sAthI miliTarI eksapresa ulaTane ke lie jA cuke haiN| hameM dera ho rahI hai / zakIyA ke AdamI yadi AyeM to tuma loga unakA yahIM pratirodha karanA / taba taka to hama loga kAma pUrA kara cuke hoMge / " dadhi ne kahA : "eka bAra aura soca lIjiye / krAnti yahIM nahIM samApta ho jAtI / aura bhI aneka kAma karane hoNge| gurillA-vAhinI gaThita karane ke lie hamArI eka nizcita yojanA bhI to honI cAhie / " "yojanA to hai hI / use hI kAryarUpa meM pariNata karane ke lie taiyAra rahanA hogA / " gosAI ne kahA / "vicalita hone se koI lAbha nahIM / tuma yahIM ruko| kaeNlI bahana, tuma bhI yahIM rukanA / hama loga calate haiM / aura balabahAdura, tumheM yahA~ rukane kI abhI z2arUrata nahIM hai| tuma jaldI hI lauTa jAo / kapilI ghATa para ruke rahanA aura vahIM se udhara kI dekha-rekha karate rahanA / hA~, yaha dhyAna rakhanA ki ikIyA ke AdamI kisI bhI prakAra idhara Ane na pAyeM / yadi Ate dikheM aura sambhava ho, to pahale hI qhabara karane kI vyavasthA karanA / " gosAI kSaNa-bhara ke lie ruka gaye / dama lete hue punaH bole, "mujhe aba bhI thor3I AzA hai / AdamI vaha burA nahIM hai / hA~, lekina hai Darapoka / para vahI kyoM, hamAre bIca abhI aise aura bhI to Darapoka sAbita hue haiM / vaha zaikIyA ko sArI bAteM nahIM bhI batA sakatA hai / " kucha kSaNa ruka ve phira bole, "para hA~, nizcayapUrvaka kucha kahA nahIM jA sakatA / ThIka-ThIka kucha bhI kahanA muzkila hai / " rUpanArAyaNa cupa hI rahA / usane gosAIM ko ghar3I kI ora dekhane kA saMketa faar | aura gosAI ne AhinA koMvara ko calane ke lie izArA kiyA / tabhI kaeNlI Age AyI / bolI : " Apa loga jAkara sakuzala lauTa Aiye / hama yahIM haiM / Dimi nagA~va gayI hai / para Apa logoM ne dhanapura ko subhadrA ke bAre meM kyoM nahIM batAyA ? use bar3A AghAta lagA hai| usase bhI adhika bar3hA AghAta lagA hai isalie ki usase sArI bAta chipAkara rakhI gyii| yadi isa bIca vaha kahIM mara jAya to use subhadrA ke 148 / mRtyuMjaya

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viSaya meM mAlUma bhI nahIM hogA / Apa logoM ke dila itane kaThora kyoM haiM ?" kaeNlI kI bAta kA anumodana karatA huA bolA AhinA koMvara : "hA~, mujhe bhI aisA hI lagatA hai, he kRSNa ! vaha to zera kI mAMda meM bhI hAtha sted vAlA AdamI hai| sacAI kA patA calane para bhI taba vaha saba kucha sahana kara letA / he kRSNa, sahane kI usameM g2az2aba kI zakti hai| use batA denA hI cAhie he kRSNa / " thA, gosAIM ne kahA, "ThIka hai, use batAne ke lie abhI samaya nahIM bhAga gayA / para tumheM Ane kI abhI kyA AvazyakatA thI, kaeNlI ?" kaeNlI kucha kSaNa taka dhIra sthira dRSTi se gosAIM kI ora dekhatI rhii| usakI AMkhoM se A~sU jharajharA par3e / kahane lagI : "mujhe AzaMkA thI ki kahIM mere pyAre sapUtoM ko krAnti ke rAste se koI vicalita na karA de / mahAtmAjI se bheMTa hone ke bAda se hI maiM roz2a sUta kAtatI hU~ / Aja savere bhI Dimi ke sAtha sUta kAtakara hI AyI hU~ / katAI meM eka bhI sUta ulajhA nahIM thA / tuma logoM ko sUta kAtane kA abhyAsa hai nhiiN| tabhI tuma logoM ke mana meM ulajhana paidA ho gayI, samajhe na ! tuma logoM se koI bhUla nahIM huI hai / basa, apanA kAma kiye jAo / yadi mauta bhI A jAye to use bhI svIkAranA / bacakara hI kyA kara loge bhalA ? maiM bUr3hI ho gayI / phira bhI yadi tuma loga cAho to maiM tumhAre sAtha cluuNgii| yahI socakara AyI hU~ / dadhi jisa patra ko lAyA hai vaha kahIM tuma logoM ko ulajhana meM na DAla de, mujhe aisI AzaMkA thI / para aba koI cintA nahIM hai / apane mana meM kisI prakAra kI ulajhana na Ane denA / maiM sabhI kI yahIM pratIkSA kruuNgii| qhAsakara dhanapura kI / subhadrA ke binA usakA jIvana dUbhara ho jAyegA, kintu mujhe usakI A~khoM ke A~suoM ko rokanA hogA / " 1 I rUpanArAyaNa ne gosAIM ko eka bAra phira ghar3I dikhalAyo / tInoM usa caTTAna ke bagala vAle jharane ko pArakara Upara kI ora car3hane lage aura dhIre-dhIre bIhar3a jaMgala meM ojhala ho gaye / dadhi bahuta dera taka zAnta banA rhaa| vaha apane Apako dhikkAra rahA thA / lar3AI ke maidAna se bhAga AnA usake lie ucita nahIM thA / zAyada jIvana ke prati use moha ho AyA thA / isa moha ko chor3anA hogaa| usane balabahAdura se kahA : "calo balabahAdura, guphA dekha aayeN| usake bAda tuma lauTa jAnA / lauTakara hamAre lie tumheM thor3A rAzana aura hathiyAra juTA dene hoNge| kaeNlI dIdI ne to kucha khAyA bhI nahIM hai / " balabahAdura musakarAte hue qadama bar3hAne lagA / bolA, "isakI koI cintA na kareM / maiM saba pahu~cA jAU~gA / " mRtyuMjaya | 149

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donoM guphA dekhane cale gye| kaeNlI ne kandhe se jholA utArakara usameM rakhI takalI nikAla lii| takalI bar3I thii| vaha vahIM baiThakara sUta kAtane lgii| usakI A~khoM se A~sU baha cale the / usake mana meM eka Alor3ana huA, mAno koI tUfAna cala rahA ho : prabala tUfAna / aura usa tUfAna meM jaMgala ke per3a-paudhe jar3a-mUla se ukhar3a kara gira rahe hoN| kucha bhI zeSa nahIM raha gayA ho| kevala Alor3ana aura Andolana ! aura A~kheM jharanA bana gayI thiiN| caTTAna para par3e haldI ke dAg2a usake A~suoM se milakara lAla ho utthe| kAfI dera taka takalI calAte-calAte kaeNlI kA mana sUta kAtane meM tallIna ho gyaa| nirjhara aba sUkha cukA thaa| A~sU thama cuke the / usakI jagaha aba camaka uThI thI A~khoM meM zAma kI mailI dhUpa kI nikharatI huI hNsii| 150/ mRtyuMjaya

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kA~ToM meM biMdhakara gosAIM kI cAdara tAra-tAra ho cukI thii| taba bhI bIhar3a ko cIrate hue ve relave lAina ke kinAre kI usa gaharI khAI ke pAsa jA phNce| AhinA bhI kisI taraha rukate-ghisakate khAI ke nikaTa hI baragada ke tale pahu~ca usakI pIr3a se Tikakara baiTha gayA ; use z2ora se ha~phanI calane lagI thii| rUpanArAyaNa vahA~ pahale hI pahu~ca gayA thaa| vahIM khar3e ho vaha dhanapura Adi kA anumAna lagAne ke lie apane kAna lagAye thaa| lekina una sabakA patA lagAne ke pahale hI use sunAI par3I vahI ciraparicita chak-chak-chak-chak kI AvAz2a jise vaha baca. pana se hI sunatA A rahA thaa| vaha eka kSaNa ke lie vismita ho uThA : gAr3I chak-chak karatI huI kereluvA jaise lAla kIr3e kI bhA~ti kaI TA~goM para savAra hotI huI A rahI hogii| ___ bA~sa kA ghanA jaMgala / Ar3e-tirache bA~sa burI taraha phaile the| sUraja kI kiraNeM bhI unheM lA~gha nahIM pAtI thiiN| nIce kI miTTI gIlI thI aura usa para sar3e-gale patte tIkhI badabU ke sAtha sane hae the| ___ afIma kI caskI kI sArI AzAoM para pAnI phira jAne se AhinA bhI una vizepa kSaNoM meM bhakti ke rAga meM ramA thaa| kAnoM meM AvAz2a par3ate hI vaha nAmakIrtana kI paMktiyA~ gunagunAne lagA : niraMjana niraMjana 'niraMjana hri| niraMjana niraMjana niraMjana niraMjana, hari hari rAma, niraMjana niraMjana hari... idhara relagAr3I ke iMjana kI chak-chak se usa TIle meM bhI kampana hone lgaa| per3a ke pattoM kI phA~ka se rUpanArAyaNa ne gaganabhedI AvAz2a karatI AtI relagAr3I kI dizA meM apanI dRSTi pasAra dii| ___ tabho gosAI ne ghar3I dekhii| sAr3he cAra baja rahe the| dera ho cukI thii| yaha socakara ki kama-se-kama relagAr3I ke gujara jAne taka to vahA~ rukanA hI hogA, unheM lagA ki kyoM na pAna-tambAka hI khA liyA jAya / unhoMne AhinA koMvara ko izArA karate hue kahA :

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"koMvara, jarA aMgoche meM ba~dhI pur3iyA to kholo| aura suno, kAma kA ba~TavArA ho gayA hai| Apa yahIM para hI cupacApa baiThe rheNge| U~ha-A~ha bhI na kreNge| hameM apanI-apanI z2immedArI nibhAnA hai|" AhinA koMvara ne aMgoche se eka pAna nikaalaa| usameM thor3I khainI aura soMTha kA eka Tukar3A milAkara gosAIMjI kI ora bar3hAte hue unakI saMtuSTi ke lie kahA : ___"eka Tukar3A soMTha kA bhI milA diyA hai / kama-se-kama, he kRSNa, do ghar3I taka to khA~sI banda rahI aayegii| eka bAta aura, isa U~ce-nIce sthAna meM car3hate-utarate samaya kabhI reMganA bhI par3a sakatA hai| eka rassI hotI to kitanA acchA hotA, he kRSNa ! maiMne idhara pAsa meM hI lambI-lambI latAe~ dekhI haiN| unheM baTa kara eka moTI rassI banAyI jA sakatI hai jise kisI khUTe se bA~dhakara nIce laTakA rakhanA acchA rahegA, he kRSNa / usase jagaha kI pahacAna bhI banI rahegI, he kRSNa, aura usake sahAre Upara car3hane meM bhI AsAnI hogii|" gosAI pAna kA bIr3A cabAne lge| taba taka AhinA ne gaTharI se dAva nikAlakara relagAr3I kI AvAz2a ke sAtha tAla milAte hue pAsa ke hI eka choTe per3a kI eka patalI DAla kATa usase do khUTe banA liye| unheM gosAIM ke pAsa chor3a vaha eka maz2abUta latA kI khoja meM juTa gyaa| saubhAgya ki dUra jAnA nahIM pdd'aa| pAsa ke hI vRkSoM para lambI-lambI latAe~ laTakI haI thiiN| unheM kATakara vaha gosAI ke pAsa le aayaa| baragada kI jar3oM para baiThakara hI usane unheM baTa kara eka maz2abUta rassI kA AkAra de diyaa| phira baragada ke ghere kI parIkSA karate hue bolA : "he kRSNa, khUTA isa per3a se thor3e nIce kI ora gAr3anA pdd'egaa| tabhI isakA eka sirA nIce taka pahu~ca sakegA, he kRSNa / eka khUTA rahane detA huuN| bAda meM kabhI kAma aayegaa|" muMha meM pAna dabAye gosAI AhinA koMvara kA kAma dekha rahe the| sAtha hI ve apane antarmana kI Ubar3a-khAbar3a jamIna ko gor3akara icchA rUpI phAvar3e se caurasa bhI karate jA rahe the| koMvara ne rassI khUTe se bA~dha dI aura dhIre-dhIre use nIce laTakA diyA / phira kucha kaTIlI jhAr3iyoM ko sAfa kara nIce khAI kI ora jhA~kA / satuSTa ho vaha gosAIMjI ke pAsa lauTa jar3oM para baiTha gyaa| khUTA mApa ke anurUpa hI gAr3A gayA thaa| ___ relagAr3I nikaTa AtI jA rahI thii| dharatI kI dhar3akana bhI kaI gunA tIvra hotI jA rahI thii| koMvara ne gosAI se kahA : "prabhu, jaba Apa nanhe-se zizu hI the, Apake pitAjI aura rAjAjI ke sAtha 152/ mRtyuMjaya

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relagAr3I dekhane jAgIroDa gayA thaa| vahA~ relagAr3I meM car3hate samaya, he kRSNa, rAjAjI ne pAna-bIr3A dekara praNAma bhI kiyA thaa| kahate haiM, usameM devatA kA vAsa thA, he kRSNa / usake bAda, yAda nahIM kisane, are hA~ ! he kRSNa, Apake pitAjI ne hI to kahA thA, 'calo koMvara, sAhaboM ke ratha para car3hakara eka bAra guvAhATI hI dekha AyeM / ' aura, he kRSNa, hama donoM guvAhATI gaye bhI the| he kRSNa, raphtAra to usakI bijalI-sI thii| gAr3I ke calane para hRdaya kA~pane lagA thaa| Apake pitAjI to 'ghoSA' gAne lage the : niraMjana niraMjana niraMjana hari / niraMjana niraMjana niraMjana niraMjana... hari hari rAma, niraMjana niraMjana hari !... "kyA batAU~ Apako ! relagAr3I ke pahiyoM kI AvAz2a aura hari kA nAma donoM eka ho gaye the, he kRssnn| tabhI prabhu ne kahA thA, 'bhagavAn ke binA aisI tez2a raphtAra pahiyoM meM kahA~ se AyegI ?' aura he kRSNa, dhuA~ ugalane vAle usa iMjana kI sITI to gosAIM ghara meM bajane vAle zaMkha kI AvAz2a ho--aisA bhAna ho rahA thaa|" gosAI ko lagA jaise AhinA koI kissA sunA rahA ho| vaha bhI eka samaya thA jaba mAyaGa ke loga sabhI bAtoM meM bar3e hI sarala aura bhole-bhAle the| tabhI to ve mantra ko bhI devatA mamajhate the| rAjanaitika cetanA to kisI meM thI hI nhiiN| gA~va hI unake lie saMsAra thaa| vahA~ jo kucha thA vahI unakA apanA thA / bAqI ke bAre meM ve sarvayA aparicita the / aura taba jinako unhoMne kabhI dekhA-samajhA na thA unheM ve loga bhUta samajha lete the yA devii-devtaa| tabhI to rela kI sITI unake pitA ko zaMkha-dhvani jaisI lagI thii| unake pitA taba taka yaha bhI na samajha sake the ki aMgarez2a sAhaboM ne asama meM rela kI paTariyA~ kyoM bichaayiiN| unhoMne releM bichAyIM hamAre yahA~ se miTTI kA tela, koyalA aura cAya kI bAz2AroM taka DhulAI ke lie, bar3e-bar3e bAjAroM meM becakara munAfA kamAne ke lie| munAfA kamA-kamAkara ve lagAtAra dhanI banate gaye aura idhara hamAre gAMva dinoM-dina hote gaye g'riib| mAyaGa ke rAjA bAnezvara bana gaye prajA, aura landana kI mahArAnI bana baiThI aise sAmrAjya kI adhIzvarI jisakA sUraja kabhI asta nahIM hotaa| unake SaDyantra ko na samajhane ke kAraNa hI aisA ho gyaa| ___eka bAta aura hai| hamAre yahA~ ke logoM kA mana bhI dinoM-dina niSkriya hotA gyaa| mazInoM ke AviSkAra kI ora dhyAna nahIM diyA gayA / tabhI to mazInoM ko dekhate hI unheM devatA samajhane kI bhUla hone lagI, mAno vaha kisI alaukika zakti kA pariNAma ho| apane pUrvajoM kI nAsamajhI aura saralatA para dhyAna jAte hI gosAIM ko jaise lajjA A gayI : jo releM kabhI munAfe kI cIjeM DhotI thIM, mRtyuMjaya | 153

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Aja vahI videzI senA aura unake lie rasada Dho rahI haiN| isakA matalaba hai gore sAhaboM ke vyApAra kI surakSA / "sone ke aNDe dene vAlI isa cir3iyA para balapUrvaka adhikAra kiye rahane kI inhoMne zapatha le rakhI hai / rAvaNa kI taraha praNa kara rakhA hai inhoNne| tabhI to hameM rAma kI pratijJA doharAnI par3I hai : 'nisicara hIna karauM mahI' / yaha deza, isa deza kI sampadA, isa deza kA zAsana - saba kucha apane hAthoM meM lenA par3egA / miliTarI DhonevAlI isa relagAr3I ko ulaTa dene se kucha sainika to mareMge hii| isase kucha nahIM to hamAre gurillA vIroM kA manobala avazya bar3hegA / nipUta rahane se kupUta kA honA behatara hai / gosAI isa bAra jamakara baiTha gaye the / kandhe kI bandUka sa~bhAlI hI thI ki unheM relagAr3I kI nikaTa AtI huI AvAz2a sunAI pdd'ii| unhoMne eka bAra bAyIM ora naz2ara daur3AyI / lagA ki dhanapura vag2airaha bhI relagAr3I para naz2ara TikAyeM haiM / cAroM ora bar3I sAvadhAnI se avalokana ke bAda ve nizcinta hue aura pAna kI pIka pheMkate hue bole : " mazIna apane Apa meM nirjIva hotI hai, hamArA zoSaNa karane ke lie kara rahe haiN| batA hai ?" I koMvara / ye gore loga isakA prayoga sakate ho, isa gAr3I meM kyA gayA "kyA ?" "yuddha kA sAja-sAmAna / yaha mAlagAr3I thii| merA anumAna sahI hai / maNipura ke pAsa bhISaNa lar3AI cala rahI hai / camar3I udher3I jA rahI hai inakI / taba faujI gAr3I palaTa dene se to inakA aura bhI burA hAla ho jAyegA / Apa nAtIpote vAle AdamI haiM, phira bhI eka bAta yAda rkheNge| inheM deza se nikAle binA hama zAnta nahIM baiTheMge / inakA sArA adhikAra hama apane hAthoM meM lekara hI raheMge / bhagavAna kA nAma bhara lene se hI saMsAra se mukti nahIM mila jAtI / indra ko bana kI AvazyakatA par3atI hai / meghanAda ko puSpaka vimAna kI z2arUrata hotI hai / hanUmAna ko laMkAdahana bhI karanA par3atA hai| hameM bhI agnibANa caahie| Aja hama yaha agnibANa hI chor3ane kA kArya kara rahe haiN| marakara bhI hamArI parAjaya nahIM hogI / hamArI ye mATI kI haDDiyA~ bhI dadhIci kI asthiyoM kI taraha vajra banakara inakA nAza kiye binA nahIM raheMgI / " AhinA koMvara ne kucha kahA nahIM / aisI gambhIra bAteM unake palle nahIM pdd'tii| pAna kA bIr3A muMha meM DAlakara phira khuradana ko jhole meM rakhatA huA vaha bolA : "aba sainika to bana hI gayA huuN| jaba taka yaha khuradana hAtha meM rahegA taba taka to laDUMgA hI, he kRSNa / yadi ye loga pAna-supArI hote, he kRSNa, to isa khuradana 154 / mRtyuMjaya

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se hI aba taka inheM cUrNa banA diyA hotaa| maiM to basa, itanA hI jAnatA hU~, kRSNa / " gosAIM ko ha~sI A gyii| saralatA ke kAraNa hI saMsAra meM jaTilatA itanI AkarSaka hotI hai / mAlagAr3I vahA~ se pAra ho bahuta dUra Age jA cukI thI / rUpanArAyaNa lauTa AyA aura gosAI ke pAsa hI eka patthara para baiTha gayA / usane eka sigareTa jalA lo / usakA mukha bar3A gambhIra dikha rahA thA mAno bahuta dUra taka kI soca rahA ho vaha / "kyA dekhA ?" gosAI ne pUchA / "mAlagAr3I mor3a para bilakula golAkAra ho gayI thii| isI mor3a ke bIcoMbIca phizapleTeM kholanA acchA rahegA / usake pAsa vAlI khAI meM utarakara bhAgane ke lie eka sa~karI pagaDaNDI bhI maiM dekha AyA hU~ / zAyada apane sAthiyoM ne bhI vahIM kahIM kI fizapleTeM kholane kA nirNaya kiyA hai / rAstA bhI banA liyA hogA / isa ora kI khAI se lAina taka kI U~cAI kucha adhika hai / khAI udhara bhI hai, para itanI gaharI nahIM / bar3A hI suvidhAjanaka sthAna hai| kauna kahA~ rahegA, yaha saba bhI dekha rakhA hai / maiM udhara khAI ke usa pAra rahU~gA / nIce a~dherA hai / vahA~ se sUrya kA prakAza bhI dikhalAI nahIM par3atA hai|" tabhI kisI ke Ane kI AhaTa suna par3I jAnI-pahacAnI-sI / dhanapura aura madhu vahIM A pahu~ce / madhu ke kandhe se bandUqa jhUla rahI thii| donoM kI dAr3hI bar3ha AyI thii| pAsa Akara dhanapura bolA : " maiMne ThIka hI anumAna kiyA thA ki Apa loga yahIM hoNge| kAma meM juTane kA samaya ho gayA hai / gaztIdala thor3I dera pahale jA cuke haiN| adhika se adhika dasa minaTa hue hoNge| miliTarI eksapresa ke Ane ke pahale TraoNlI A sakatI hai / usake Ane taka hameM rukanA nahIM caahie| TraoNlI meM bhI miliTarI vAle hI hote haiN| usake Ane ke pahale hI hameM kAma pUrA kara lenA hogaa| mor3a para Ate hI TraoNlI lur3haka jaayegii| sabhI TraoNlIvAloM ko golI mArakara kAma tamAma kara denA hogaa| isameM cUka nahIM honI cAhie, nahIM to kiyA-karAyA saba caupaTa ho jAyegA / " dhanapura kAle raMga kA custa gAro kurtA pahane hue thA / usane jhole se eka bar3A rica nikAlA aura bolA : "maiM utarakara usa tarafa jA rahA hU~ / gosAIjI isI ora raheMge / bhibhirAma ko vahIM utAra AyA hU~ / madhu per3a para rhegaa| isa para nahIM, udhara eka bar3hiyA sA per3a hai / usI para baiTha vaha gaztIdala para naz2ara rakhegA / aura rUpanArAyaNa, tuma udhara thor3A Age bar3hakara rahoge kyA ?" "hA~ / " mRtyuMjaya / 155

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rUpanArAyaNa ne AkhirI kaza lekara sigareTa pheMka dii| phira banduka uThAkara khar3A hote hue bolA : "tumhArI yojanA ke anusAra hI kAma hogaa| mor3a para kI fizapleTeM nikAlI jAyeM to kaisA rahegA ?" "maiMne bhI vahIM kA nizcaya kiyA hai, lekina bhibhirAma ko thor3A aura Age calakara vahA~ kholane ke lie batAyA hai / khAI ke ThIka bag2ala meM, jisase gAr3I sIdhI usI meM gire| nizcita samajho ki gAr3I ke vahA~ ulaTane para koI bhI nahIM bcegaa| saba ke saba eka hI jagaha gireNge| agara pichalA DibbA bhI bacA raha gayA to bhI apane Upara musIbata Aye binA nahIM rhegii| merI samajha meM gosAIMjI yadi thor3A nIce utarakara yahIM rukeM to bahuta acchA hogaa| nIce chipane kI bhI jagaha hai / jagaha thor3I gIlI jarUra hai| para aura koI upAya bhI to nahIM hai|" ___ haThAt dhanapura kI dRSTi pAsa hI jamIna para par3I usa rassI para jA attkii| vaha ha~sa par3A / bolA : "ise kisane bA~dhA hai ? yaha to phA~sI kI rassI jaisI lagatI hai|" "rassI nIce laTakA do AhinA koMvara", gosAI jI ne kahA / dhanapura ne AhinA ko bar3e gaura se dekhaa| phira musakarAte hue kahA : ___"are vAha, Aja to Apa bhI krAntikArI-jaise lagate haiM / bar3A acchA huaa| Apa yahIM baittheN| icchAnusAra ghoSA-pada gAyA kreN| hA~, z2arA eka pAna-bIr3A to dIjiye, muMha khaTTA-khaTTA ho rahA hai|" __ AhinA koMvara ke cehare para isa bAra ha~sI khila utthii| usane aMgoche kI gAMTha kholakara pAna ke do bIr3e nikAle / eka dhanapura ko diyA aura dUsarA madhu kI ora bar3hA diyA / tabhI dhanapura ne pUchA : "Apa logoM ko Ane meM itanI dera kyoM huI ?" "dadhi aura kaeNlI, donoM A gaye the," gosA IjI ne btaayaa| "kyoM?" dhanapura kI dRSTi sthira ho gayI / "vaha mAyaGa chor3akara kyoM AyA ?" usake cehare para sandeha kI rekhA ubhara aayii| "nahIM AtA to karatA bhI kyA? layarAma ko zaikIyA giraphtAra kara le gyaa| nAvika ko bhI pakar3akara le gayA hai| pulisa gA~va vAloM ko pakar3akara le gayI hai / aba taka to ve hamArI khoja meM isa jaMgala meM bhI A ghuse hoNge|" itanA kaha gosAIjI bandUka uThAkara khar3e ho gye| do dinoM kI bImArI ne hI unheM pUrI taraha tor3a diyA thaa| gAla, muMha saba picaka gaye the| muMha to dAr3hI ke bIca jaise dhaiMsa hI gayA thaa| sUkhakara pUrI taraha cunauTI ho gaye the| saba kucha mahasUsate hue bhI dhanapara kucha bolA nahIM / yaha sahAnubhUti prakaTa karane kA samaya to hai nhiiN| usane TippaNI kI : 156/ mRtyuMjaya

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"use mAra DAlanA cAhie thA / eka vyakti ke kAraNa saba kucha caupaTa ho gyaa| Apa sabako dhotI chor3a lahaMgA pahana lenA caahie| qhaira, jo huA so huA / yaha tarka karane kA samaya nahIM / gosAIjI, Apa jarA sAvadhAna hI raheMge / gaztI dala ke AdamI dIkheM to binA pUche hI golI mAra deNge| faujI gAr3I Ane taka hameM sAvadhAna hI rahanA hogA / " " ThIka hI kahate ho," rUpanArAyaNa bolA / "hameM kisI prakAra lauTakara guphA taka pahu~canA hogA / aba hamArA antima Azraya vahIM hogA / apane bikharate hue isa yuddha kI nayI vyUha racanA hameM vahIM baiThakara karanI hogI / " "hamArI yahI koziza hogI" kahate hue dhanapura ne pUchA, "lekina kaeNlI dIdI kyoM AyI thI ? apanI bar3ha AyI dAr3hI para hAtha pheratA huA rUpanArAyaNa bolA : "hameM apanA yaha kAma na karane ke bAbata kAmapura ke gosAIjI ne eka patra bhijavAyA thaa| bar3A bhISaNa nirdeza thA usameM / " "kaisA nirdeza ?" ! " isa kAma se hameM virata ho jAne ko kahA gayA thA / " "kAraNa ?" "kAraNa kucha bhI nahIM / mana TUTa gayA hai, aura kyA ? saba-ke-saba giraftAra jo ho gaye haiM / kevala hAjArikA hI bAhara bacA hai / " I sunakara dhanapura khinna ho gayA / bolA : "aise loga hI netA haiM / kalejA kaccA hai / ye saba kevala dekhane ke lie hI haiN| qhaira chor3o ina bAtoM ko / kaeNlI dIdI kyoM AyI thI ?" "isalie ki kahIM hamAre vicAra bhI Dhulamula na ho jaayeN| batA rahI thI ki vaha hara dina sUta kAtatI hai, lekina usakI takalI meM Aja taka kabhI gulajhaTa nahIM par3I / kAmapura ke gosAIMjI vAlI ciTThI kahIM hama sabake vicAra ulajhA na de, yahI socakara calI AyI thI / " "calo, abhI bhI eka mahilA to hai jisakA vizvAsa kiyA jA sakatA hai / aura bhI kucha kahatI thI kyA ?" gosAIjI thor3e gambhIra ho Aye / bole : "nahIM, aura vizeSa kucha nahIM bolii|" phira ekAeka samaya kA dhyAna Ate hI bole, "calo, aba hama saba apane-apane kAma meM juTa jaayeN| bAteM to bAda meM bhI hotI raheMgI / " gosAIMjI kI ora dekha dhanapura cupa ho gyaa| subhadrA kI qhabara sunane ke lie usakA mana becaina thaa| subhadrA ! kahIM use to nahIM kucha huA ? rassI ke sahAre dhanapura nIce utara aayaa| usake pIche rUpanArAyaNa / thor3I mRtyuMjaya | 157

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dera bAda gosAIjI bhI nIce utare aura bA~soM kI jhAr3I ke tale leTakara bandUka kA nizAnA sAdha liyA : kAma pUrA na hone taka usI avasthA meM unheM leTe rahanA hai| madhu se saMketa milate hI golI dAga denI hogI / yA phira usI hAlata meM rahanA hogaa| nirdeza ke anusAra hI kAma hogaa| duzmana ke AdamI ko dekhate hI golI mAra denI hogii| TraoNlI ke girate hI usa para savAra sabhI AdamiyoM ko bhI golI se ur3A denA hogaa| abhI golI calAne meM dera hai / nIce kIcar3a hone ke kAraNa gosAIM kI pUrI deha thor3I hI dera meM bhIga gyii| gIlI miTTI kA sparza cAdara ko bhedakara aba unakI chAtI kI haDDiyoM ko bhI bhedane lagA thaa| dhIre-dhIre hAthoM meM bhI ka~paka~pI zurU ho gyii| miTTI kI deha mAno miTTI meM hI milatI jA rahI thii| tabhI unheM gosAina ke AMsU bhare cehare kI smRti ne jhakajhora diyA : pulisa use bhI pakar3akara le gayI hai| usakI kokha meM eka zizu pala rahA hai, taba bhI pulisa ne use nahIM chor3A / bhalA usane kisI kA kyA bigAr3A ?.."patA nahIM lar3akA hogA yA lar3akI-kauna jAne kyA hogA ! tabhI unake ThIka Upara kI DAla para kahIM se eka pakSI A baiThA / gosAI ne sira uThAkara dekhaa| ve socane lage, o paMchI, tU kahA~ se AyA hai ? kahA~ jAyegA ? tU cupa kyoM hai ? yaha itanA sundara rUpa kyoM hai terA ? tere ye paMkha itane nIle aura safeda kyoM hai ? aura terI yaha coMca-yaha itanI lAla kyoM hai ? o anajAne, tU apanI choTI-choTI A~khoM se idhara-udhara dekha rahA hai ? o prANadhana ! mere jigara ke Tukar3e ! tU usase milakara AyA hai kyA ? kyA vaha mujhase ruSTa hai ? batA na ! hiraNI kA krandana vaha aba bhI sunatI hai kyA ? . -tU bar3A nirdaya hai| kucha bolatA kyoM nahIM? cupa kyoM hai ? kucha burA samAcAra hai kyA? dhat, tU sITI bajAkara kyA kahanA cAhatA hai ? bolatA kyoM nahIM ? dekha, mujhe bar3A jAr3A laga rahA hai / bar3I sardI hai / khA~sI bhI AnA hI cAhatI hai| para tere sAmane maiM khA~sUMgA nahIM / terA kyA ThikAnA, kahIM ur3akara tU merI bImArI kI khabara usa taka na pahu~cA de| para bhalA maiM tujhase kucha chipAkara kaise rakha sakatA hU~ ? nahIM, kucha bhI nahIM rkhuugaa|"acchaa, tUne mujhe bacapana meM dekhA thA kyA ? bacapana meM bhI maiM ghara chor3akara mArA-mArA phiratA thaa| taba eka bhUta savAra thA mujha pr| maiMne deza kA uddhAra karane kA saMkalpa liyA thA / lekina yaha kAma bar3A hI kaThina hai / tere-jaisA hI Az2Ada bananA cAhatA thaa| usake lie hI maiMne yaha yajJa prArambha kiyA hai / zAyada, tujhe bahuta burA laga rahA hai, hai na ? nahIM-nahIM, burA kyoM lagegA ? tU to mere sukha-duHkha kA sAthI hai| bola na ! kama se kama eka bAra to bola ! kyA tU mere pitAjI ke pAsa se AyA hai ? yA mA~ ke pAsa se AyA hai ? batA na ! unhoMne mujhe svarga meM bulAyA hai kyA ? vaitaraNI nadI kaisI hai ? 158 / mRtyuMjaya

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hamArI kalaGa kI hI jaisI hai na ? yA phira brahmaputra kI taraha hai ? usake usa pAra kaisA hai ? vahA~ AdamI haiM yA nahIM ? usa para pula hai ki nahIM ? gosAIM kI cAdara kIcar3a se sarAbora ho cukI thI / aura vaha pakSI ? usakI caMcala dRSTi sabhI dizAoM ko sameTa rahI thI / gosAIM ne dekhA : dhanapura rica nikAlakara naTa-bolTa kholane meM juTa gayA hai / vahIM thor3I dUra Age bhibhirAma bhI vahI kAma kara rahA hai / rUpanArAyaNa nahIM dikhAI par3A / banAniyoM ko cIrakara unhoMne eka bAra dekhane kI koziza kI / usa pAra kI khAI meM pAnI hai| pAnI kyA, vaha to jhIla hai / vahA~ ke vana- haMsoM kA kalarava sunAI par3a rahA hai / kalarava nahIM, bar3I karuNa aura hRdaya vidAraka hai unakI AvAja / khAI ke isa ora eka choTA TIlA hai / TIle para eka bar3A-sA dimIra hai / usI ke bag2ala meM hai eka bar3I-sI caTTAna / aura usake bag2ala meM hI eka aura patthara / ye saba ciraramaNIya khAsI pahAr3I kSetra ke hI bhAga haiM / unhIM pattharacaTTAnoM ke bIca mUrtivat aDiga khar3A hai rUpanArAyaNa / usake irda-girda aura sira ke Upara sabhI tarafa hai raMga-biraMgI jaMgalI jhAr3iyoM kA phailAva / pAsa hI meM hai cA~dI jaisA camakatA huA eka nirjhara pravAha; aura jhAr3iyoM ke usa pAra, bali car3hAne vAle dAva meM lage rudhira kI taraha hI phailA huA hai lAlima pazcimI kSitija / aura unake madhya sUraja devI kI pratIkSA kara rahe kisI purohita ke hAtha meM naivedya se saje tA~be ke thAla jaisA camaka rahA hai / sUryAsta ke pahale kI baha lalAI gosAIM ke prANoM ko kaeNpA rahI thI / unakA jIvana dIpa TimaTimA rahA thA, mAno aba bujhA, taba bujhA / I rUpanArAyaNa ne apanI bandUqa kA nizAnA gosAIM ke nizAne kI viparIta dizA meM sAdha rakhA thA / usane madha ke nizAne kI ora dekhane kI koziza kI / eka bAra thor3A sira uThAkara pAsa hI chitavana kI DAliyoM kI ora usane dekhA / 7 I madha bhI unake bIca leTA huA thA / usakI bandUqa ThIka nIce kI ora tanI thI / sabhI niHzabda bane the / gosAI kI icchA ho rahI thI muMha meM eka pAna dabA lene kI, para AhinA koMvara ko AvAja dene kI unheM himmata na par3I / bulAne kA vaha samaya bhI nahIM thA / koI alAva ke pAsa kI baiThakI yA dAlAna to thA nahIM vaha, jahA~ gapa-zapa karate hue bhI kAma nipaTAyA jAtA hai / yuddha bhUmi meM bAtacIta sambhava hai nhiiN| dekhate haiM to basa dekhate hI rahanA par3egA / golI calAnI ho to golI hI calAnI par3egI / idhara-udhara kucha nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / Tasa se masa hone para parAjaya kI AzaMkA rahatI hai / vaha thI yuddha-bhUmi / unhoMne eka bAra phira pakSI kI ora dekhA : bar3A sundara hai paMchI, para bilakula anajAnA / apane isa alpa jIvana meM kitanI vastuoM ko pahacAna pAtA hai manuSya ? kucha hI ko to / jAnate - pahacAnate hI yaha jIvana pUrA ho jAtA hai / eka mRtyuMjaya / 159

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pala meM hI saba kucha samApta ho jAtA hai / usake bAda AtmA kahA~ jAtI hai, zarIra kA kyA hotA hai, kucha bhI nahIM jAnA jAtA / mAnava apane Apako bhI kahA~ pahacAna pAtA hai ? "tU sITI kyoM bajAtA hai re paMchI ? saba ThIka hai na ?" - dhanapura pUrI tAqata se rica ghumA rahA hai / hathaur3I calA rahA hai| ThanAk-ThanA kI AvAz2a AtI hai / bhibhirAma bhI ThanAk-ThanAk kara rahA hai / - cAroM ora jaMgala hI jaMgala hai| donoM ora dUra taka aura kucha bhI nahIM dikhAI par3atA / sthAna nirApada hai, para musIbata ke Ane meM kitanA samaya lagegA ? sarakArI gaztI dala ko gaye abhI bAraha caudaha minaTa bhI nahIM hue haiM / unake lauTane meM kitanA sA samaya lagegA ? yaha avasara cUkanA nahIM cAhie / vana- haMsoM kA karuNa rava dhanapura ke antara meM bAra-bAra subhadrA kI smRti tAjA kara detA thA / para hathaur3I kI ThanAk-ThanAk meM vaha karuNa pukAra svayaM daba jAtI thI / mAno hathaur3I kI coTa khA mana kI sArI durbalatAe~ svayaM cUrNa-cUrNa ho rahI thIM / rica calAte calAte dhanapura ke lalATa se pasIne kI bUMdeM Tapa-Tapa cUne lagIM / pandraha minaTa taka barAbara koziza karate rahane ke bAda hI vaha phizapleTeM kholane meM saphala ho skaa| paTariyoM ke sire alaga ho gye| phira usane eka bAra bhibhirAma kI ora dekhA / bhibhirAma usase pahale hI kAma meM juTa par3A thA, para aba taka vaha saphala na ho sakA thA / use taba bhI eka jor3a kholanA bAqI hI thA / dhanapura eka aura fizapleTa kholane ke lie kucha Age bar3ha gyaa| sUraja kA prakAza dhIre-dhIre manda par3atA jA rahA thA / rUpanArAyaNa ke pAsa vAle TIle ke usa pAra AkAza kA raMga phIkA par3a cukA thA / dhanapura isa bAra aura adhika tez2I se phizapleTa kholane lagA / bhibhirAma kI ora dekhate hue usane kahA : " jaldI karo bhibhi bhaiyA, jaldI karo !" kar3I mehanata ke bAda bhibhirAma ne eka fizapleTa kholI aura dUsarI ora bar3ha gyaa| aura phira jitanI zIghratA se sambhava thA, dUsarI phizapleTa ko kholane meM juTa gayA / hathaur3I kI coTa ke sAtha-sAtha bhibhirAma dhanapura kI ora mur3akara dekha letA thA / dhanapura pUrI taraha niDara ho kAma meM juTA thA / use koI saMzaya yA sandeha nahIM thA / phizapleTa kA dUsarA jor3a khulane meM aba koI dera nahIM raha gayI thI / usakI icchA-zakti prabala thI / idhara bhibhirAma ke hAtha mAno cala hI nahIM rahe the / usakA mana koI avyakta AghAta mahasUsa kara rahA thA Aqhira kaisA thA vaha AghAta ? AdamiyoM ke marane kA ? kahIM itane sAre manuSyoM ke marane kA 160 / mRtyuMjaya

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pariNAma to nahIM thA vaha ? nahIM, nahIM, pratizodha to lenA hI hogaa| kanakalatA, bhogezvarI, tilaka DekA, kamala giri Adi ko jIte jI mArane kA pratizodha to lenA hI hogaa| yahI nahIM, deza ko AjAda bhI karanA hogaa| usI ke lie to saba kucha homa kara yahA~ taka Aye haiN| yaha kAma to karanA hI hogA / to phira calAo hathaur3I aura ghumAo rica, jaba taka fizapleTa ke jor3a na khula jaayeN| re mana, abhI aura sArI bAteM bhUla jA / ghara kI bAta, kAmapura meM raha rahe parivAra kI bAta, sage-sambandhiyoM kI bAta, mitroM aura bandhu-bAMthaoM kI bAta - sabako bhUla jA / sirfa hathor3I calA, hathor3I ! rUpanArAyaNa saMketa kI pratIkSA meM thA aura bAra-bAra ghar3I kI suiyoM kI ora dekha rahA thA / bhibhirAma ne bahuta samaya lagA diyA / gaztI dala kA kyA vizvAsa ? uttara - dakSiNa, pUraba pazcima - cAroM ora gaztI dala tainAta haiM / tisa para layarAma se yadi zaikIyA ko isa kAma kA patA cala gayA to kisI bhI kSaNa saMkaTa upasthita ho sakatA hai| kisI bhI kSaNa isa jIvana ke jar3a bana jAne kI sambhAvanA hai / usane vahIM se eka bAra gosAIM kI ora dekhA : ekadama nirjIva se hI miTTI meM sane par3e haiM / unakI deha meM kisI prakAra kI halacala nahIM hai / unakI bImArI phira ubhara AyI hai kyA ? usane kAna lagAkara gosAIM kI sugabugAhaTa kA anumAna lagAyA : lagatA to hai| khAMsI cala to rahI hai| unheM uThane ke lie kahUM kyA ? nahIM nahIM / jaise haiM vaise hI bhale haiN| pahale jo kucha taya huA hai ki kauna kahA~ rahegA usameM aba kiMcit bhI phera-badala karanA ThIka nahIM hogA / AdamI yoM bhI kama hai / bandUkeM bhI to kama hI haiN| thor3I-sI phera-badala huI nahIM ki jAna para bana aayii| aise samaya unakA damA ubharatA hai to kiyA kyA jA sakatA hai ? acAnaka rUpanArAyaNa ne dekhA - eka nAga patthara se reMgatA huA apanI bA~bI meM ghusa gyaa| zAyada vaha aba taka dhUpa seMka rahA thA / rUpanArAyaNa kA kalejA dahala uThA / socane lagA : kyA yaha qisse-kahAniyoM meM hI hotA hai ki nAga dvArA kisI ke sira para phaNa phailAne se koI rAjA ho jAtA hai| jaisAki nIlAmbara ke bAre meM kahA jAtA hai ki vaha kAmapura kA rAjA bana gayA thA / vaha bhI rAjA banegA kyA ? yAnI usakA dala bhI gore sAhaboM se rAjapATa pA legA kyA ? qissA sunane meM acchA lagatA hai para usa para vizvAsa nahIM hotA / usane jeba se eka sigareTa nikAlakara jalA lii| patA nahIM kyoM use AratI kI yAda A gayI / vaha ise yadi aisI hAlata meM dekha letI to bhayabhIta ho zAyada mRtyuMjaya | 161

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bhAga khar3I hotI / kyA mahAkAvyoM meM varNita ghaTanAoM jaisI vaha hAthoM meM varamAlA liye pati kA varaNa karatI ? nizcaya hI nahIM krtii| aura yadi vaha yahIM mara jAye taba vaha kyA socegI ? usakI mRta deha ko vaha dekhane bhI AyegI kyA ? use ha~sI A gayI / isIko kahate haiM z2indagI / kabhI sukha aura kabhI dukhakahIM zubha, kahIM azubha | - kaise z2amAne meM jI rahA haiM vaha ! ThIka qisse-kahAniyoM aura mahAkAvyoM kAhI jaisA hai yaha kAla / sirfa nahIM hai Aja, vaisI viiraaNgnaaeN| aura, na hI vaise kahAnIkAra / bAqI saba kucha hai / yAnI vIra haiM / dhat, yaha kyA saba socane lagA hai vaha ! bilakula aTapaTI aura asaMgata bAteM / bhaviSya meM jo bacce janma leMge ve isa relagAr3I ke ulaTane aura svAdhInatAsaMgrAma kI bAteM sunakara kyA soceMge? ve nindA kareMge yA prazaMsA ? yA bhUla jAyeMge ise ? yaha kevala akele usI kA nahIM, anya sabake bhI tyAga kA mUlya hai : sAre rASTra ke tyAga kA / apanA rASTra sahI-salAmata rahe, yahI socakara to kabhI bandUka na chUne vAle hAtha bhI Aja bandUka uThA rahe haiN| hamArA dhyAna isa ora jAye yA na jAye, yaha aura bAta hai| hA~, para isa prakAra kA kAma karake marane meM bhI sArthakatA hai / itihAsa kI bAta itihAsa hI jAne / bhibhirAma lagAtAra hathaur3I calAye jA rahA thA, phira bhI saphala nahIM ho pA rahA thA / usake hAtha thaka cuke the| usane dhanapura kI ora nihArA / dhanapura ne eka bIr3I jalA lI thI / bhibhirAma kI hAlata dekha use ha~sI ye binA na rahI / vaha dhIre-dhIre bhibhirAma kI ora bar3ha AyA aura use kAma chor3akara uTha jAne ko kahA / bhibhi mAno koI nATaka dekha rahA thA / dhanapura ne usake hAtha se rica aura hathaur3I le lii| para bhibhirAma uThanA nahIM cAhatA thA / yaha kAma usI kA thA, dhanapura ke hisse kA kAma to thA hI nahIM / jIvana-maraNa kA praNa kara hI to bhibhirAma bhI saMgrAma meM utarA hai| usane kahA : "maiM kara lUMgA, dhanapura / tumhArA kAma ho gayo / tuma bhAga jaao| Upara kI ora bhAga jAo !" dhanapura ne bIr3I pheMka dii| use dekhakara vaha phira musakarAyA aura dhIre se bolA : "chor3o, tuma hAra cuke ho| jAo, Upara car3ha jaao| maiM pA~ca minaTa meM ise pUrA karake A rahA hU~ / yaha baccoM kA khela nahIM hai / haTo ! are uThane ke lie kahatA hU~ na, uThakara Upara kI ora jAte kyoM nahIM ? tumhArI hathaur3I calAne kI AvAz2a bhI adhika hotI hai / kahIM gaztI dala ne suna liyA hogA to saba caupaTa hI smjho| haTo, jAo !" 162 / mRtyuMjaya

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aura bhibhirAma jAne ko bAdhya ho gayA / vaha zarma se bhara gyaa| sira jhukAye hI vaha uThA aura khAI ko lA~ghate hue Upara jAkara AhinA koMvara ke pAsa jAkara baiThA / "A gaye / lo, pAna khA lo|" AhinA ne bhibhirAma ko dekhate hI kahA / usakI sArI deha garma ho uThI thI / usane eka bAra cAroM tarafa dRSTi daur3AyI / madhu cAparamukha kI ora rela paTariyoM para dhyAna jamAye thA aura caTTAnoM ke bIca se rUpanArAyaNa pAnIkheta kI ora / gosAIjI bhI bandUka kA ghor3A thAme jame hue the| cAroM ora nistabdhatA thI / bAMsoM kI pattiyA~ taka nahIM hila rahI thIM / gosAIMjI ke sira ke ThIka Upara zAkhA para eka pakSI baiThA huA thA, sarvathA aparicita / akasmAt madhu ne izArA kiyaa| zAyada gaztI dala vAle dikhe hoN| vaha tejI se khAI ke kinAre A gayA aura zIghratApUrvaka bandara kI nAI Upara car3hane lagA / kintu musIbata abhI TalI nahIM thI / vaha socane lagA : gosAIMjI ne aba taka golI kyoM nahIM dAgI ? madhu kyoM rukA 'zAyada kisI ke Ane kI AhaTa milI hai / para patA nahIM calA ki kauna hai vaha ! idhara dhanapura Upara kI ora car3hatA hI jA rahA thA / ekAeka use lagA jaise usakA dAyA~ paira TUTa gayA ho| usakI pIr3A bar3ha gaI thii| paira ko hilA-DulA pAnA bhI use sambhava nahIM ho pA rahA thaa| lekina hA~, bandUka calane kI AvAz2a usake kAnoM meM bhI par3I / sirfa eka bAra hI nahIM, eka bAra aur| zAyada madhu ne golI calAyI hogI ! AvAz2a Upara se AyI thI / vaha ghUmakara dekha bhI na pA rahA thA / isI bIca nIce se bhI do vAra golI calane kI AvAz2a AyI / dhyAna dene para use andAz2a ho gayA ki golI gosAIjI ne hI dAgI hai| isake bAvajUda cAroM ora sunasAna thA / hA~, khAI se vaha pakSI Darakara ur3a cukA thA / jaMgala se bhI aura sAre pakSiyoM ke ur3ane kI AvAz2a A rahI thI / dhanapura ne apane sIne para hAtha rakhakara anubhava kiyA ki usakA phephar3A abhI cala rahA hai / abhI usako gati banda nahIM huI hai / phira usane apanA sira TaTolakara dekhA / vaha bhI ThIka-ThAka hai| sirfa TA~ga se khUna baha rahA thA / golI usameM kI nahIM thI, zAyada lagate hI nikala gayI / phira vahI nistabdhatA / usane isa bAra relave lAina kI ora dRSTi daur3AyI / thor3I dUrI para do miliTarI vAle pITha ke bala gire par3e the / vaha unheM dera taka dekhatA rahA / use vizvAsa ho gayA ki donoM mara cuke haiN| usake mukha para musakAna kI rekhA khica AyI / yadi ve marate nahIM to Aja na jAne kyA hAla hotA / aura phira miliTarI eksapresa bhI kaise ulaTI jAtI ! lekina aba AzA bA~dhI jA mRtyuMjaya | 163

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sakatI thI / "bhalA, ye loga ruke kyoM haiM, donoM kI bandUka uThA kyoM nahIM lAte ? ve apane kAma AyeMgI / " mana-hI-mana kahate hue usane Upara kI ora dekhA / "gosAIM ke dimAg2a meM kIr3A ghusa gayA hai kyA ?" usane phira car3hAI kI ora dekhA / lagA jaise koI A rahA hai| hA~, A rahA hai| pairoM kI AhaTa milI / dhanapura ne A~kheM mUMda lIM / use subhadrA kI yAda tAjA ho gayI / kAza ! isa samaya vaha isake pAsa hotI / acchA hI huA ki vaha pAsa nahIM hai| use bar3A kaSTa hotA / Dimi ko bhI kaSTa hotA, phira bhI usakA mana mAnatA nahIM / idhara gosAIjI samajha nahIM pA rahe the ki donoM mara cuke yA abhI bhI jIvita haiM / uThakara jaldI se vaha bhibhirAma ke pAsa pahu~ce / bole : "bhibhi, jaldI calo / dhanapura ghAyala ho gayA hai, use uThAnA pdd'egaa| AhinA koMvara yahIM raheM / jarA caukasa hI rahiye / " gosAI aura bhibhirAma tejI se dhanapura kI ora bar3ha gaye / jAte samaya rassI bhI kholakara lete gaye / rUpanArAyaNa apanI jagaha se hilA nahIM thA / usane dhanapura ko girate hue dekhA thA aura idhara se gosAIMjI ko uThakara jAte hue bhii| use laga rahA thA ki -TraoNlI aba kisI samaya A sakatI hai| kaba AyegI, kucha kahA nahIM jA sakatA / para, apanI jagaha se hilane kA yaha samaya nahIM hai / pala-pala para musIbateM haiM / madhu taba bhI per3a ke Upara hI DaTA thA / una donoM gaztI dene vAle ko Ate dekhakara hI usane zAyada saMketa kiyA thaa| hA~, unheM pahacAnane meM use dera avazya huI thii| daraasala ve rela kI paTariyoM para calate hue nahIM Aye the / jaMgala kI oTa te hue lauTa rahe the / anyathA vaha unheM pahale hI kyoM nahIM dekha letA / vaha nIce utaranA cAhatA thA, kintu jagaha ko chor3ane kA Adeza use thA nahIM / Upara se hI vaha dharAzAyI hue una miliTarIvAloM para najara jamAye thA / unake thor3A hila-Dula karane para vaha vahIM se eka aura golI dAga degA - yahI socakara vaha sthira banA huA thaa| kucha dera taka dhyAnapUrvaka dekhane ke bAda vaha usa ora se nizcinta ho gayA / donoM kI chAtI para golI lagI thii| ve aba niHzeSa ho cuke the / eka marA thA usakI golI se aura dUsarA gosAIM kI golI se / gosAIM ne do goliyA~ calAyI thIM / gosAI chitavana ke per3a tale jA khar3e hue| unake hAtha meM rassI thii| vahIM eka khUMTA gAr3a usameM rassI bAMdhakara use nIce kI ora laTakA diyaa| phira hAtha meM bandUka liye hI ve dhIre-dhIre nIce utara gaye / rassI ko ve taba bhI hAtha meM thAme hue the / yahA~ dhanapura eka bA~sa ko pakar3e hue khar3A thA / gosAIjI ko dekhakara usake 164 / mRtyuMjaya

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maMha para haMsI khila aayii| usake ghuTane se kha na baha rahA thA, jisase vahAM kI dharatI lAla ho gayI thii| gosAI ne dhanapura ke hAthoM meM rassI thamAte hue kahA : "dhanapura, isI ke sahAre dhIre-dhIre Upara car3hate clo|" "car3hane ke lie isa TA~ga meM kucha hai nahIM," dhanapura haMsate hue bolaa| "do AdamI mare haiN| Apa logoM kI golI kAragara siddha huii| lekina una donoM kI bandUkeM uThA lAnI cAhie thIM / pahale Apa donoM bandUkeM uThA laaiye|" tIvra vedanA hote hue bhI dhanapura ke cehare para kahIM kucha aisA nahIM laga rahA thA / gosAIM sacamuca Azcarya meM DUba gye| bole : ____ "tuma Upara car3hane ke lie thor3I koziza to kro| yahA~ rukA nahIM jA sktaa| hama kisI prakAra se tumheM le jAyeMge / bhibhirAma, tuma z2arA nIce utara aao| ise sahArA do|" bhibhirAma nIce utara dhanapura ke pAsa A gyaa| dhanapura ne bhibhirAma kI ora dekhA, usake cehare kA raMga ur3A huA yaa| anutApa se usakI A~kheM dhaMsI jA rahI thiiN| "merI bAta na mAnane ke kAraNa hI tumheM golI lagI hai, dhanapura / yaha golI to mujhe laganI cAhie thii|" bhibhirAma kI A~khoM meM AMsU chalaka Aye / dhanapura ne musakarAte hue kahA : "aba rone se koI lAbha nahIM / pahale donoM bandUkeM uThA laao| unakI khukarI aura jholI ko bhI uThA laanaa| jAo, donoM jaldI jaao| tumhArI A~khoM ke A~sU aba kucha kAma nahIM kareMge, lekina ve bandUkeM kAma aayeNgii| jAo, jaldI karo / TraoNlI kabhI bhI A sakatI hai| jAo na ! aura hA~, una lAzoM ko khAI meM Dhakela denA / jaldI kro| gosAIM prabhu ! Apa bhI jAyeM / jAiye na prabhu, ruke kyoM haiM ? vahA~ duzmana kA nAmonizAna nahIM raha jaaye|" "tuma"tuma uTha sakoge yA nahIM?" isa bAra gosAIM ke kathana meM Adeza kA svara thaa| dhanapura ne eka bAra gosAIM ke muMha kI ora dekhA aura bolA : . "hA~, uTha sakU~gA / dhanapura kI zakti aTUTa hai, vaha abhI marA nahIM hai| Apa loga apanA-apanA kAma kreN|" gosAI ne phira Adeza ke svara meM kahA : "Upara car3ha jaao| hama bandUkeM lAne jA rahe haiN|" ve bhibhirAma ke sAtha donoM mRtakoM ke pAsa jA phuNce| dhanapura ne rassI ke sahAre Upara car3hanA zurU kiyaa| pahale to vaha apane ghAyala paira ko uThA bhI nahIM sakA / taba eka bAra kha ba z2ora se rassI ke sahAre chalAMga lagAkara kAfI Upara taka car3ha gyaa| pIr3A ke mAre apanI dAyIM TA~ga ko vaha hilADulA bhI nahIM pA rahA thA : vedanA se usakA muMha aba vikala ho gayA thaa| kintu taba bhI usakI icchA-zakti adamya thii| Upara car3hane ke lie aba sirpha eka bAra mRtyuMjaya | 165

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chalA~ga lagAnI thI / vaha rassI ke sahAre dhIre-dhIre Upara car3hane lagA / isa bAra usakA paira thor3A khisaka gayA, para kisI prakAra vaha Upara car3ha ho gayA / Upara pahu~cate hI use aisA mahasUsa huA mAno usakA dAhinA paira hai hI nhiiN| aba taka Dhera sArA khUna baha jAne ke kAraNa usakA sArA tana avasAda se bhara cukA thA / usane apane gAro kurate ko khIMcakara phAr3a liyA aura donoM hAthoM se dAhine paira ke ghAva para paTTI bA~dhane kI ceSTA karane lagA / Upara baiThe madhu ko usakI pIr3A sahya nahIM huI / vaha bolA : "ruko, maiM nIce A rahA huuN| ghAva ko bA~dhe detA hU~ / " "nahIM / abhI tuma vahIM rhoge| tumhArA kAma abhI pUrA nahIM huA hai, " dhanapura ne cillAkara kahA / "ghAva ko tuma svayaM bA~dha loge ? khUna baha rahA hai," madhu ne AvAz2a dI / "bA~dha sakUMgA yA nahIM, yaha merI bAta hai| tuma apane kAma para tainAta raho / " dhanapura ne jora dete hue kahA / madhu Age kucha nahIM bolaa| lekina dhanapura ke lie usakA mana chaTapaTA uThA : oha ! qhAsa AdamI hI ghAyala ho gayA hai ! dhanapura ne ghAva ko bA~dhane kI phira koziza kii| sAtha hI vaha bolA : " madhu, gosAIMjI kA dhyAna rakhanA / kahIM phira koI Akara golI na mAra jAye / " "aba itanI jaldI koI nahIM AyegA / " madhu ne kahA / "maiM donoM paharedAroM ko pahacAna gayA / ye donoM pahalevAle hI haiM / ye bar3e satarka the / anyathA ye hathaur3I kI AvAz2a kaise sunate ? " "rozanI rahane taka tuma vahIM rahanA / " dhanapura ne jatAyA / dhanapura kI pIr3A bar3hatI jA rahI thii| vaha ghAva ko eka bAra phira se bA~dhane kI koziza karane lagA / bhItara hI bhItara use subhadrA kI yAda A rahI thI / manahI mana vaha Dimi ke lie bhI pukAra rahA thA / gosAIM aura bhibhirAma ne una mRtakoM kI deha para se rAyaphala, khukarI aura golI se bharI thailI utAra lii| donoM zavoM kA sira se paira taka bhalI bhA~ti nirIkSaNa kiyA / jeba meM unakI DAyariyA~ aura tasvIreM miliiN| una sabako bhI unhoMne le liyA / usake bAda donoM ne zavoM ko bArI-bArI se khIMcakara pAsa kI khAI meM lur3hakA diyA aura zIghra hI usI sthAna para lauTa Aye / dhanapura ke khUna se sanI lAla miTTI ko gosAIM ne khukarI se kharoMca DAlA / khUna ke nizAna miTAne ke lie unhoMne saba prakAra kI ceSTAe~ kIM / usake bAda rassI ke sahAre Upara car3ha Aye / bhibhirAma pahale hI Upara A cukA thA / usane Ate hI dhanapura ko pITha ke 166 / mRtyuMjaya

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bala leTa jAne ko khaa| usake dAhine paira ke ghuTane ke nIce piNDalI meM lagI golI ke ghAva kA bhibhirAma ne acchI taraha nirIkSaNa kiyA aura usake hI phaTe kurate se usa para acchI taraha paTTI bA~dha dii| usake ghAva ke pAsa TUTakara ubhara AyI huI haDDI para gosAI kI naz2ara gyii| unhoMne pUchA : __ "kyA golI andara hI hai ? lagatA hai, haDDI cUra ho gayI hai|" "nahIM, golI nikala gayI hai|" dhanapura ne kahA / vaha kSaNabhara cupa rahA / phira bolA : "ina rAyaphaloM ko bA~Ta deN| eka mujhe dIjiye, dUsarI bhibhi bhAI ko| lekina bhibhi to rAyafala calAnA jAnate hI nhiiN| to bhI le leN| kAma hI aayegii| lAiye maiM golI bhara detA huuN| ho sake to sIkha bhI liijiye| mere pitAjI ne tairanA sikhalAte samaya pahale-pahala kapilI ke pAnI meM mujhe pheMka diyA thaa| DUbane ke Dara se maiM tairanA sIkha gyaa| musIbata meM par3akara Apa bhI rAyaphala calAnA sIkha jaayeNge|" __ "eka bandUka to mere hAtha meM hai hii| pahale eka-do bAra bandUka calAyI thii| dekhU ise bhI calA sakatA hU~ yA nhiiN|" bhibhirAma hAtha meM bandUka lie dhanapura kI bag2ala meM A gyaa| dhanapura ne rAyafala kholakara dekhii| usameM goliyA~ bharI thiiN| unheM calAnA bhara hai| phira usane bhibhirAma ko rAyaphala calAne kA tarIkA batAyA-kandhe ko ThIka se nahIM bacAne para calAne vAle ko hI ulaTakara girane kI AzaMkA rahatI bhibhirAma ne bar3e dhyAna se vaha saba samajha liyA / bolA : "bacapana meM kAmapura vAle gosAIjI kI bandUka calAne bhI bAta mujhe yAda hai| ...'z2arUra calA sakU~gA"phira binA calAye to calane kI nahIM; aba to calAnA hI pdd'egaa| fizapleTa kha da na khola sakane kA pariNAma to sAmane hI hai / tumhAre dAhine TA~ga kI piNDalI golI kA zikAra jo bana gayI..." gosAIM ne ghar3I dekhii| gAr3I ke Ane meM aba jyAdA dera nahIM thii| sUraja dhIre-dhIre astAcala kI ora bar3hatA jA rahA thA / abhI bhI unakI mudrA gaMbhIra banI huI thii| bole : ___ "madhu, tU nIce utara A / aba tumhArA vahA~ koI kAma nahIM hai / rUpanArAyaNa abhI vahIM rhe| TraoNlI ke na Ane taka vaha vahIM rukA rhe|" madhu nIce utara aayaa| ekadama bandara kI trh| nIce Akara vaha dhanapura ke pAsa jAnA cAhatA thA, lekina gosAI use AhinA kovara ke pAsa le gaye / gosAIM yoM hI nahIM bulAte, koI-na-koI bAta avazya hai| AhinA koMvara cupacApa bhagavAna kA nAma le rahA thaa| gosAI ko Ate dekha mRtyuMjaya | 167

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usane pUchA, "dhanapura ko kyA huA ? kahIM "he kRSNa !" "nahIM, vaha jIvita hai / kintu vaha cala nahIM sktaa| use Dhokara le jAne ke lie eka sTrecara caahie| jitanI jaldI ho eka sTrecara taiyAra kro| maiM yahIM hU~ / " gosAI ne phira ghar3I dekhii| aba bhI thor3A-thor3A prakAza thA / unheM lagA ki unakA kalejA ekadama jama gayA hai, aura galA ru~dha jAnA cAhatA hai / aura hinA do bA~sa kATa lAye / unake cAra Tukar3e kara liye / do lambe Tukar3oM ko phailAkara una para bAqI do Tukar3oM se choTI-choTI kamAnI kATakara bichAyIM / phira banailI latAoM aura kapar3oM se unake jor3oM ko bA~dha - chA~dakara paccIsa eka minaTa ke bhItara-bhItara eka sTrecara taiyAra kara liyA / gosAIM ne usa para apanI aNDI cAdara bichA dI aura kahA : "Apa loga jhole meM rakhe kapar3oM ko sameTakara eka takiyA jaisA banA deM aura isako dhanapura ke pAsa le caleM / bhibhirAma aura madhu use guphA taka le jAyeMge / " AhinA koMvara bolA : "maiM bhI to jA sakatA hU~, he kRSNa / kitanI-sI dUra hai, he kRSNa / bhibhirAma yahIM rahe / bhagavan, Apa hamAre sAtha cleN| ApakI yaha hAlata mujhase dekhI nahIM jAtI, he kRSNa ! hAya, ApakA yaha ceharA, kyA thA aura kyA ho gayA !" gosAIM kaThora hokara bole : I "abhI bAtoM kA samaya nahIM, koMvara / jo kaha rahA hU~ vahI kreN| Apa bhI sAtha hI jaayeN| inheM le jAkara Aja rAta vahIM guphA meM rukeN| vahIM Apa malahamapaTTI bhI kara deMge / yadi balabahAdura se sambhava ho to rAtoM-rAta nAva se ise guvAhATI kI ora le jAnA hogA / yahA~ isakI cikitsA nahIM ho sakatI / " gosAIM kho-khoMkara khA~sa rahe the| unakI khA~sI ubharatI dekha AhinA koMvara jhole se soMTha kA eka Tukar3A nikAlakara unheM dete hue bolA : " jeba meM rakha lIjiye, he kRSNa, jarUrata par3a sakatI hai| aura merI saugandha, cAdara Apa svayaM or3ha leN| sTrecara para maiM kucha aura bichAye detA hU~ / mere sAphA se bhI kAma cala jAyegA, he kRSNa / aba apanI deha ko aura kaSTa na deM, he kRSNa / " 1 gosAIM musakarA diye| koMvara kA mAna rakhate hue unhoMne sTrecara para se apanI aNDI cAdara uThA lii| daraasala sardI unake bhItara taka paiTha cukI thI / kaleje para mAno himAlaya kI barfa hI jamA ho gayI thI / ve thara-thara kA~pa rahe the / AvAz2a bhI baiTha gayI thI / unhoMne soMTha kA Tukar3A mu~ha meM DAlA aura cAdara or3ha lI / 1 gosAIM ne kar3e zabdoM meM phira yAda dilAyA : "andhakAraM phailatA jA rahA hai| madhu, sTrecara uThAo!" 168 / mRtyuMjaya

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sTrecara ko lAte dekha dhanapura musakarAyA / bolA : "isa murde ko Dhokara aba kyA hogA ? Apa loga jAyeM bhagavan / maiM to aba kucha hI ghaNTe kA mehamAna hU~ / bekAra kyoM parezAna hote haiN| acchA hogA mujhe yahIM chor3a dIjiye / jitanA ho sakegA, maiM apane Apako sa~bhAlatA rahU~gA / hAtha meM, rAyaphala to hai hI / zatru ko dekhate hI mAra dUMgA / baca rahA to ulaTatI huI gAr3I bhI dekha lUMgA aura taba mere mana ko zAnti mila jAyegI / " "eka bAta hai, dhanapura / " gosAIM ne samajhAyA, "tuma to saba samajhate hI ho|" lekina tumhAre isa prakAra kahane se to nahIM calegA / nAyaka maiM huuN| maiMne apanA kartavya ThIka se nibhAyA yA nahIM, isakA vicAra bAda meM hogaa| lekina abhI tumheM mere Adeza ko mAnanA hI pdd'egaa| phira abhI to asalI lar3AI lar3anI bAqI hai / abhI kahIM se bhI golI cala sakatI hai, dhanapura / aisA nahIM socanA ki zaikIyA ke AdamI so rahe haiN| pIche ve hameM DhUMr3hate hue A rahe hoNge| mumakina hai hameM yahIM luka - chipakara golI calAnI pdd'e| relagAr3I ke Ane meM abhI thor3I dera hai / TraoNlI ke lie to maiM aura rUpanArAyaNa donoM paryApta haiM / tuma loga Age bar3ha zaikIyA ke logoM se nipaTo / " kucha dera taka dhanapura cuppI sAdhe rahA / gosAIM kI bAtoM ko yoM hI nahIM TAlA jA sakatA / tisa para mUla bAta thI nAyaka ke Adeza kI / yuddha meM usakA pAlana karanA hI hotA hai / usane kahA : "ThIka hai, vaisA hI kiyA jAyegA / Apa loga kAma pUrA karake hI lauTeMge / " madhu aura bhibhirAma ne dhanapura ko sTrecara para liTA liyaa| usa para AhinA kavara kA sAphA bichA liyA gayA thaa| dhanapura ne apane ko auMdhe liTAye jAne kI icchA kI tAki hAtha meM rAyafala dabAye rakhane kI suvidhA banI rahe aura phira gosAIM kI ora dekhate hue kahA : 1 "TraoNlI ke ulaTane ke bAda Apa loga yahA~ rukeMge nahIM / rUpanArAyaNa ko bhI saMketa kara deM / relagAr3I ke ulaTane ke bAda miliTarI cupa nahIM rahegI / ve loga nadI-nAle, jaMgala-pahAr3a -- yahA~ kA cappA-cappA chAna maareNge| isa rassI ko bhI yahA~ nahIM chor3a denA / kAma pUrA hote hI sIdhe guphA meM AyeM / " jAne kA nirNaya kara lene ke bAda dhanapura ko vahA~ aura rukanA nirthaka lagA / usane madhu aura bhibhirAma kI ora dekhate hue kahA : "calo, aura hA~, tuma bhI apanI-apanI bandUkeM isa sTrecara para hI rakha do / " dhanapura ke paira kI pIr3A bar3ha gayI thI / apanI-apanI bandUkeM sTrecara para hI rakha madhu aura bhibhirAma ne use kandhoM para uThA liyaa| "he kRSNa, calo bhaiyA," kahatA huA AhinA unake pIche ho liyA / mRtyuMjaya | 169

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a~dherA bar3hatA jA rahA thA / AhinA ne kahA : "he kRSNa, eka mazAla jalA leM to kaisA rahe ?" gosAIM kucha dera taka dhanapura kI ora dekhate rahe aura dhanapura gosAIjI kI ora / bole gosAIM : 1 "hA~ koMvara, mazAla ke binA jAne meM asuvidhA hogI / kevala TaoNrca se kAma nahIM calegA / aura hA~, yAda hai na vaha jagaha, vahI caTTAna jahA~ hama logoM ne khAnA khAyA thaa| vahIM ttikeNge| hamAre pahuMcane para Apa logoM meM se koI eka vahIM milegA / yAda rakhiye, Aja rAta koI jhapakI bhI nahIM le sakegA / " AhinA jaise hI mazAla jalAne ko jAne lagA, gosAIM ne eka aura bAta yAda dilAyI : "rAste meM ise subhadrA ke bAre meM kucha bhI nahIM btaayeNge| abhI isake lie ucita samaya nahIM hai / " "hama to nahIM kaheMge, he kRSNa, para kahIM kaeNlI na kaha de !" AhinA koMvara cintita ho uThA / gosAI ha~sakara bole : "ThIka hai, yadi kaeNlI kahatI hai to kahane dIjiye / merA matalaba itanA hI hai ki isakI cikitsA meM kahIM koI vyAghAta na ho| basa aura kucha nahIM / " AhinA mazAla banAte samaya eka pada bhI gAtA rahA : dInabandhu rAma dayAzIla deva, tava pada-kamala sadA karUM seva / mora prabhu rAma karuNA-sAgara, hama dukhiyoM ko na chor3e dAmodara // madhu-ripu Apa kamala locana, tava guNa-nAma bhava bhaya mocana / mazAla jalA lI gayI / AhinA sTrecara ke pIche-pIche daur3ane lagA / dhanapura ke lie Aja usakA mana bar3A dukhI thA / dhanapura ke prati usakA pichalA sArA krodha havA ho cukA thA / usane mana hI mana prArthanA kI, "he dayAmaya hari ! ise bacA lo| cAho to isake badale saMsAra se hameM uThA lo, he kRSNa / " gosAIkucha dera taka hinA koMvara kI ora dekhate rhe| phira hAtha meM bandUqa sa~bhAla rassI ke pAsa khar3e ho unhoMne eka saMketa-sUcaka sITI bajAyI / relave lAina ke usa pAra TIle para tainAta rUpanArAyaNa ke kAnoM taka vaha AvAz2a pahu~cI / dina kA prakAza samApta ho cukA thA / aura gosAIM kA mana, vaha bhI sUkhakara marubhUmi bana gayA thA / kaleja pahale se bhI adhika sarda ho calA thA / 170 / mRtyuMjaya

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unheM usa pakSI kI yAda A gayI / vaha jAne kahIM ur3a gayA thA / saba ora kevala nIravatA hI nIravatA ! kabhI-kabhAra jhIMguroM kI jhanakAra sunAI par3a jAtI thI / cir3iyA~ bhI zAyada so cukI thIM / kevala havA kI sA~ya-sA~ya hI usa nIravatA ko bhaMga kara rahI thI / 1 gosAIM TraoNlI ke Ane kI pratIkSA karane lage / relagAr3I ke Ane kA samaya bhI ho calA thA / a~dhere ke kAraNa rela kI paTariyA~ vahA~ se aba sAfa-sAfa nahIM dIkha par3atI thiiN| socane lage : TraoNlI ke AdamiyoM ko bhI pahacanAne meM kaThinAI ho sakatI hai / yadi vaha pA~ca-sAta minaTa meM nahIM AtI hai to rUpanArAyaNa ko bulA lenA hI ThIka hogA / usakI pratIkSA meM aura dera taka rukA rahanA ThIka nahIM / TArca jalAkara gosAIM ne ghar3I para najara jamA lI / hAtha mAno yantra bana cuke the, apane Apa cala rahe the / eka minaTa / do minaTa / tIna minaTa aura tabhI... "hA~, ThIka TrAlI ko hI AvAz2a hai| bar3I tez2I se A rahI hai / " gosAIM bhItara-hI-bhItara budbudaaye| tabhI usakI rozanI dikhii| rozanI nikaTa AtI jA rahI thI : ekadama nikaTa / mor3a para pahuMcate hI 'dhar3Ak' kI AvAz2a huI / TrAlI ulaTa gayI thii| do miliTarI javAna dharatI para lur3aka gaye the / gosAIM sa~bhala-sa~bhalakara tejI se Age bar3he aura bilakula nikaTa yAnI mor3a para A gaye / najadIka Ate hI unhoMne phira TArca jalAyI / dekhA ki TrAlI kA DrAivara lAina para nispanda par3A hai / vaha karAha taka nahIM rahA hai| zAyada use kAfI coTa A gayI thii| donoM javAna jo TArca se lAina ko dekha rahe the, gosAIM ke sAmane par3a gaye / gosAIM ko isa bAra nirNaya lene meM koI vilamba nahIM huA / 'abhI-abhI, hA~ yahI samaya hai / aura rukanA ThIka nahIM / ' aura unakA hAtha yaMtra kI tarah cala par3A / gosAIM ne pAsa vAle javAna ke sIne ko lakSya kara golI dAga dI, jisake lagate hI vaha eka cIkha ke sAtha vahIM Dhera ho gayA / dUsarA javAna gosAIM ko apanA nizAnA banA hI rahA thA ki usakI pITha ko bhedatI huI eka golI nikala gayI / vaha golI calAyI thI dUsarI ora se rUpanArAyaNa ne / vaha bhI lur3haka gyaa| relave lAina taba aura gAr3he andhakAra meM vilIna ho gayI / yahA~ gosAI ke mana para chAyA huA a~dherA aura ghanA hotA jA rahA thA / rUpanArAyaNa turanta nIce utara aayaa| bar3I sAvadhAnI se vaha relave lAina ke mor3a kI ora bar3ha gayA / mRta javAnoM ke pAsa kucha kSaNa ke lie Thamaka usane AvAz2a dI : mRtyuMjaya / 171

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"gosAIMjI, jaldI Aiye / muradoM ko lAina se alaga kara deN| samaya bilakula nahIM hai / gAr3I Ane hI vAlI hai|" ____ gosAIM nIce utara Aye / TaoNrca jalAkara donoM ne TrAlI ko dekhA / vaha khAI meM jA girI thii| pahale mAre gaye donoM paharedAroM ke pAsa hI par3I thI vaha / phira ve mRtakoM ke pAsa Aye, aura eka-eka kara donoM zavoM ko khIMcakara usI khAI meM pheMka diyaa| donoM bandUkeM aura goliyAM ve zavoM ko pheMkane ke pahale hI apane adhikAra meM le cuke the / anta meM DrAivara kI deha kA nirIkSaNa kiyaa| donoM ko nizcaya ho gayA ki vaha machita hai| usameM dhar3akana aba bhI zeSa thii| rUpanArAyaNa ne use apane kandhe para laTakA liyA / vajanI na hone ke kAraNa use adhika zrama mahasUsa nahIM huaa| use vaha usI caTTAna ke pAsa DAla AyA, jahA~ vaha pahale khar3A thaa| taba taka gosAIM relave lAina para hI khar3e rhe| vApasa Akara rUpanArAyaNa bolA : __ "kAma pUrA ho gyaa| caliye, jaldI bhAga caliye / vaha lAiTa dekha rahe haiM na?" lekina yaha kyA ? gosAIM ke muMha meM jaise AvAja hI nahIM thii| rUpanArAyaNa ne donoM bandUkeM aura goliyA~ apanI pITha para lAda liiN| phira TaoNrca jalA usane gosAIM ke cehare kI ora dekhA / use lagA mAno unakA muMha nahIM balki eka mUrti kA pIlA-pIlA zirobhAga ho| __udhara relagAr3I A rahI thii| rUpanArAyaNa cintita ho utthaa| nAva ke DUbane kI adhika sambhAvanA hotI hai do bAra hI-usa para car3hate samaya yA usase utarate samaya / patA nahIM, isa samaya inheM kyA ho gayA ? vajrAghAta pAye vyakti kI taraha khar3e haiM : ekadama jar3a, sthANu / rUpanArAyaNa kI A~khoM meM nAca uThA eka sarvathA viSaNNa ceharA / usane unheM z2ora se jhakajhorate hue kahA, "sunate nahIM haiM kyA? caliye na !" gosAIMjI bar3I kaThinAI se sirpha itanA hI kaha pAye, "mujhe sahArA de vahA~ taka le calo rUpa, aura mere hAtha meM vaha rassI thamA do| merI AvAz2a bhI ekadama baiTha gayI hai|" gosAI ko jaise-taise rUpanArAyaNa rassI ke pAsa livA laayaa| phira vaha tejI se Upara car3ha bandUka ko chitavana ke pAsa rakhakara vApasa vahIM A gyaa| bolA : __ "caliye, dhIre-dhIre Upara car3hate cliye|" rUpanArAyaNa ke kandhe ko thAme gosAIM rassI pakar3akara kisI prakAra Upara caDha Aye aura vahIM baiTha gye| ___ rUpanArAyaNa cintA meM par3a gyaa| Akhira inheM ho kyA gayA ? usane gosAI kI nabz2a dekhii| usakI gati bar3I tez2a ho gayI thii| 172 / mRtyuMjaya

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yaha eka aura bar3I samasyA khar3I ho gyii| -miliTarI-gAr3I ke A jAne para bhAgane ke lie bhI samaya nahIM milegaa| aura gAr3I ke phojI javAna kahIM baca gaye to idhara avazya A dhmkeNge| pAsa vAle kampa se miliTarI ke Ane meM AdhA-eka ghaNTA kA samaya lgegaa| soca-vicAra ke bAda use lagA ki yahAM bIseka minaTa se adhika nahIM rukA jA sakatA hai| usake bAda to bhAganA hI pdd'egaa| taba taka gosAIjI kI thor3I dekhabhAla karanA bahuta jarUrI hai| para kiyA hI kyA jAye! yahAM pAnI bhI to nahIM hai ! aba to gosAIjI ke manobala, unake sAhasa para hI saba-kucha nirbhara hai / akasmAt usake mana meM eka vicAra kauMdha gyaa| gAr3I kI rozanI nikaTa AtI jA rahI thii| usane andAz2a lagAyA ki gAr3I ko yahA~ taka Ane meM kama se kama pAMca minaTa to lageMge hii| ina pA~ca minaToM meM vaha gosAI ko apanI pITha para lAdakara Age bar3ha jaayegaa| thor3I dUra Age hI to eka bar3I-sI caTTAna hai / usake nIce vahA~ suraMga bhI hai| zAyada eka jharanA bhI hai| pAnI bhI vahAM mila skegaa| gosAIMjI ko nizcita hI pyAsa laga AyI hogii| bandUkeM usane chitavana ke per3a tale hI chor3a diiN| usane gosAI ko pITha para lAdA aura bar3I sAvadhAnI se TaoNrca jalAte hue vaha caTTAna ke pAsa phuNcaa| vahA~ nIce kI suraMga meM unheM chor3a vaha pAnI khojane lgaa| saubhAgya se pAsa hI gaDDhe meM pAnI mila gyaa| rUpanArAyaNa jaise amRta pA gayA thaa| apanI jholI se kAMca kA gilAsa nikAlA aura usameM pAnI bhara laayaa| jaldI vApasa Akara usane gosAIM ke mukha ke sAmane gilAsa kara diyA / gosAIM sArA pAnI gaTA-gaTa pI gye| kucha dera taka vaha sthiti para vicAra karatA rhaa| tabhI gosAI ke mukha se halakI AvAja nikalanI zurU huii| kahane lage : "tuma bandUkeM uThA laao| jaise bhI ho, tuma jAo / jholI meM soMTha hai| usakA eka Tukar3A mere muMha meM DAla do|" soMTha kA eka Tukar3A gosAIMjI ke mukha meM dete hue rUpanArAyaNa ne kahA : "hA~, jaise bhI ho, jAnA hI hogA / Apa himmata na haareN| maiM bandUkeM vagairaha uThAkara abhI aayaa|" "hA~ jAo, uThA laao|" gosAIM apanI sArI zakti baTorate hue basa itanA hI kaha paaye| rUpanArAyaNa calA gyaa| usake kAnoM meM relagAr3I ke Ane kI 'har3a-har3a', 'chak-chak' sunAI par3a rahI thii| mRtyuMjaya | 173

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dasa dhanapura ko yakhinIkhora meM rahanA acchA nahIM lagA / usane kahA : "koMvarajI, mujhe nAva taka le clo|" AhinA koMvara alAva jalAne kI taiyArI meM juTA thA / bhibhi aura dadhi ne use rokaa| alAva sajAne kA matalaba hotA zatru ko sandeza pahuMcAnA / dhanapura kI piNDalI se khUna risanA banda nahIM huA thA / alAva para seMkane se bhI zAyada kucha hotA nahIM / sabhI ne isalie use sa~bhAlakara nAva taka le jAne kA nizcaya kiyA / taka taka balabahAdura ne bhI nAva taiyAra kara rakhI thii| chAvanIdAra nAva / dhanapura ko usameM chipAkara le jAnA kaThina nahIM thA / I kaeNlI dIdI usake ghAva ko dekha-dekhakara sahalAtI huI roye jA rahI thiiN| dhanapura ne anta meM kahA bhI : "dIdI, yaha saba kyA kara rahI haiM ? jAnatI ho merI mRtyu nizcita hai / rone se koI lAbha nahIM | aba to A~kha mUMdane bhara kI dera hai / para subhadrA kaisI hai, yaha batAo na ! eka bAra dekha letA use to nizcinta ho jAtA / " kaeNlI dIdI ekabAragI phaphakIM / phira abhiyoga ke svara meM bolIM : "ina logoM ne aba taka tumheM zAyada batAyA nahIM / subhadrA aba nahIM rahI / usane AtmahatyA kara lI / " bhibhi aura dadhi sTrecara sahejane meM lage the| Aga ke kSINa ujAle meM donoM yamadUta se dikha rahe the / pAsa hI baiThA madhu raha-rahakara khakhAratA huA apanI chAtI seMkane meM vyasta thA / use jvara ho AyA thaa| aMga-aMga TUTa rahA thA usakA / dhanapura kI ora dhyAna kevala AhinA koMvara kA TikA thA / Taka lagAye vaha parakha rahA thA ki marmaghAtI samAcAra ko dhanapura jhela pAtA hai yA nahIM / kintu use jaba lagA ki vaha sahaja jaisA banA hai taba bhItara-bhItara svayaM Ahata ho uThA / eka bar3I TIsa isakI bhI thI use ki usane saba batA denA cAhA magara aura loga rokate hI rahe / do minaTa ke patharAye mauna ke bAda dhanapura ke gale se bola phUTA : "mujhe laga rahA thA ki koI bAta hai jo mujhase chipAyI jA rahI hai / " usakI

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A~kheM ananta AkAza kI ora uThI, asphuTa-sA itanA hI muMha se nikalA, "zAyada chipAkara acchA hI kiyA; para usane AtmahatyA kyoM kI dIdI?" dhanapura ke cehare para yantraNA kI jhAIM ubhara calI thii| usane muMha ghumAkara dUsarI ora kara lenA cAhA para kara nahIM sakA / kaeNlI dIdI ne jhaTa usakA sira uThAkara goda meM rakha liyaa| dhanapura ne apane ko kisI prakAra sa~bhAlate hue phira pUchA: "batAo na dIdI !" aura kaeNlI ne sArI ghaTanA jyoM kI tyoM sunA dii| eka usA~sa dhanapura ke kaNTha se nikalI dhIre-dhIre bolA vaha : "arthAt subhadrA ne nirAza hokara AtmahatyA kii| pratIkSA karane kA dhairya usameM na thA / para yadi maiM baca jAtA to! khaira, acchA huaa| aba maiM nizcinta ho gayA-ekadama nishcint| na koI cintA karanevAlA ghara meM, na rohA meM / zAntipUrvaka jA skNgaa|" thor3A hilane kI usane ceSTA kI, yA ka~paka~pI-sI bhItara se hI aayii| kaeNlI dIdI kI A~khoM meM A~kheM DAlate hue bolA : ___ "dIdI, deza ko svAdhIna dekhanA mere lie nahIM badA thaa| Apa saba loga jUjheMge, svAdhInatA ko bhI dekheM-bhogeMge / Andolana kI TUTatI rIr3ha saMbhAlane meM samaya lgegaa|" usakI dRSTi apane meM hI kho gyii| AsapAsa jo the, use dekha rahe the / svayaM vaha kahA~ dekha rahA thA ? kise? kaeNlI dIdI kI u~galiyA~ usake mAthe ko sahalAne lagI thiiN| haThAt dhanapura ke muMha se nikalA : "hA~, saba hogA; raha jAyegA mAtra merA sapanA / spnaa|" hA~, dhanapura kA sapanA raha jAyegA / bhaviSya meM loga carcA bhI kreNge| kAmakAja ke bAda jaba alAva tApate hoMge to asambhava nahIM ki usakA bharA-pUrA ceharA logoM ko yAda ho aaye| aura phira cala par3eMgI bAteM / usakI, usake duHsAhasI svabhAva kI, usake zArIrika gaThana kI / sacamuca kitanA AkarSaka aura prabhAvapUrNa thA usakA vyaktitva ! mAtA-pitA se dhanapura ne deha pAyI thI avazya, para usakA mUlya samajhA thA svayaM usne| isIlie apane deha-rUpI hala ko vaha usameM jute baila kI taraha khIMcatA rahA thaa| Aja mAno hala kA kAma samApta ho gayA thaa| tabhI usase mukta hokara so jAnA cAha rahA thaa| nizcinta, ciranidrA meN| usake hRdaya kI dhar3akana tez2a ho calI thii| kaeNlI ne usake bAloM ko eka ora karake mAthe para hAtha phirAte hue kahA : "sAisa se kAma lo bhaiyA, eka aura subhadrA lA duuNgii|" eka halakI-sI musakarAhaTa dhanapura ke hoMThoM para phUTa aayii| kitanI niSprANa, mRtyuMjaya | 175

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para kitanA-kitanA kucha kahate hue ! bolA : "dUsarI kahA~ se banA lAogI ? aisA prANI kyA banAyA jA sakatA hai ! hA~, eka aura subhadrA aba bhI hai| patA nahIM zahara se abhI lauTI yA nahIM ?" koI kucha nahIM bolaa| dhanapura ne kahA : "kaeNlI dI, mujhe eka bAra usake pAsa le clo| isa a~dhere meM bhI pulisa ko cakamA de skuuNgaa| maiMne usake pAsa Ane kA vacana diyA thA / vaha pratIkSA karatI hogI / karegA koI sAhasa sAtha jAne kA ?" AhinA koMvara bolA : "kyoM nahIM ? kRSNa, kRSNa ! basa sTrecara para tumhAre pahu~cane bhara kI dera hai, saba ho jAyegA / Dimi se bhI bheMTa hogI, aura guvAhATI bhI pahu~coge, kRSNa-kRSNa ! * baruA DaoNkTara tumheM acchA jo kareMge / " I phira vahI niSprANa musakarAhaTa dhanapura ke hoMThoM para utara AyI : " gArogAMva hI le clo| sAtha kauna jAyegA ? madhu ?" jAne ke lie sabhI taiyAra the / dhanapura ne kahA : "dadhi mAsTara yahIM ThahareM / gosAIMjI Adi ke lauTane tk|' dadhi ne svIkAra kiyaa| usake bAda sabako batAne lagA : 1 " bandUkeM Adi tuma saba loga sAtha lete jAo / rAste meM z2arUrata bhI par3a sakatI hai, suna rahe ho na bhibhi bhaiyA / gArogA~va se kucha Age thor3I dUra para ekAnta ghATa hai / balabahAdura ko vahIM nAva rokane ke lie kahanA / vahIM Dimi ko bhI madhu bulA * lAyegA / sunA na madhu ! are, tujhe to abhI bhI jvara hai ! acchA Dibhi ko saba batAkara mAyaGa cale jaanaa| patA nahIM layarAma vahA~ kyA kara rahA hogA ! kisI - naye bakher3e kI racanA na kare to gosAIMjI Adi ko usI ke yahA~ chipAkara rakhanA ThIka rahegA / " "magara yaha rUpanArAyaNa yahA~ yakhinIkhora meM kyoM TikanA cAhatA hai ? merI - kucha samajha meM nahIM AtA / jo ho, yahA~ aba eka pala nahIM rukA jA sktaa| hara tarafa miliTarI tainAta kara dI gayI hai / Dimi ke yahA~ jayarAma bhI hogA / vahA~ se gosAIjI ke Azrama aanaa| vahIM kahIM rahakara mAyaDa ke hAla-cAla lete rahanA / gosAinajI kA tatkAla patA lagAnA ki aba bhI jela meM hI haiM yA kahIM aura / unake paira bhArI haiN| mujhe cintA lagI hai / aura hA~, gosAIMjI ke Azrama meM zAnti* senA ke kucha loga bhI mileMge / ye saba bandUkeM unheM sauMpa denA / " madhu khar3A hote hue bolA : "nAva se utarakara maiM akele itanI bandUkeM kaise le jAU~gA ? koI aura sAtha jAyegA kyA ?" asamaMjasa meM par3a gyaa| kucha kSaNa bAda bolA : 176 / mRtyuMjaya

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"gArogA~va vAlI donoM bandUkeM to vahA~ lauTA denaa| zeSa sArI bAta vahA~ jayarAma se kara lenA / samajha gaye ?" ___ madhu ne hA~ kI aura bhibhirAma ke sAtha milakara dhanapura ko sTrecara para liTAne meM jA lagA / halakA-sA jhaTakA lagate hI dhanapura ke muMha se cIkha nikala pdd'tii| magara dhanapura to aba bhI dhanapura thaa| pIr3A ko vaha yoM hI pI gyaa| kisI taraha bolA: ___"kaeNlI dIdI, tuma bhI calogI sAtha ?" Age-Age cala rahA thA AhinA koMvara / usa bUr3he ke hoMTha mAno sila gaye the / patA nahIM kaise itanI bhAgA-daur3I aura mAnasika cintA-pIr3A meM bhI vaha nahIM ttuuttaa| sTrecara ko bhibhirAma aura madhu uThAye hue the| dhanapura kaha rahA thA : "dadhi, tuma usa caTTAna taka Age bar3ha jAnA / gosAIMjI vagairaha rAstA bhUla bhI sakate haiM / unhoMne vahIM Tikane ke lie kahA thaa| batA denA unheM, mujhase aba bheMTa na ho skegii| maiMne apanA kAma kara diyaa| ve saba apanA kAma pUrA kreN| mauta kI cintA nhiiN| janatA ko saMgaThita kro| janatA meM saikar3oM dhanapura haiM / maiM aba..." pIr3A asahya hotI jA rahI thii| bhibhirAma kahane lagA : "gosAIMjI ko batA denA, yadi nAva meM hama saba jA sake hama loga cale jaayeNge| taba unase bheMTa hogI hii| aura rUpanArAyaNa ko kahanA ki yahA~ yakhinIkhora meM TikanA abhI ThIka na hogaa| relagAr3I ulaTI jAne ke sAtha hI miliTarI cappe-cappe kI chAnabIna kregii| yakhinIkhora bhI unakI naz2aroM se bacegA nhiiN| gosAIMjI se yaha bhI kahanA ki isa yuddha meM hAra nahIM mAnanI hai| deza meM karor3oM jana haiM / ve hI hamArI zakti haiN| Dimi ko maiM batA jAU~gA ki merI-unakI bheMTa kahA~ aura kaba hogii|" kahate-kahate bhibhirAma hA~phane lagA thaa| madhu aura vaha sTrecara saMbhAle hue caTTAna kI ora bar3hate jA rahe the : pIche kaeNlI dIdI thiiN| sabase pIche thA dadhi mAsTara / kucha dera bAda saba caTTAna ke nikaTa pahu~ca gye| madhu Adi binA ruke AhinA koMvara sahita nIce kI ora utarakara Age bar3hate cale gaye / ___AkAza meM tabhI eka nakSatra camaka uThA / sone-sA dIptimAna / dadhi ko bA~hoM meM bhara kaeNlI ne usase vidA lI : "tuma DaranA mata bhaiyA ! gAMdhIjI kI bAta yAda rakhanA ki bhaya miTa jAne para hI mana ko svarAjya mila pAtA hai / ''tuma to yahIM tthhroge|" ___kaeNlI ke cale jAne ke bAda dadhi mAsTara eka bAra ko sihara utthaa| nizcaya hI kaeNlI dIdI ke sparza meM kucha thA / usake antara meM sacamuca hI eka nirbhayatA jaga mRtyuMjaya | 177

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rahI thii| dhIre-dhIre sunasAna gaharA claa| AkAza meM cA~da camaka utthaa| aura caTTAna ke usa pAra jhAr3I meM indra ke haz2Ara netroM kI taraha juganuoM kA prakAza phala aayaa| acAnaka dadhi mAsTara ko dUra nadI kI ora se jaMgalI hAthiyoM kI ciMghAr3a 'sunAI pdd'ii| para udhara kAna dene se hogA kyA ! use to caTTAna kI bhA~ti yahIM khar3e rahanA hai| gosAIM Adi ke lauTane ke bAda hI kahIM chuTTI milegii| hA~, yahA~ bhI eka skUla hI to hai| per3a-paudhe, pazu-pakSI, miTTI-patthara, prAkRtika raMga : saba prakRti se nirdiSTa pATha sIkhate haiM aura parIkSA pUrI karate haiM / aura vicitratA to yaha ki isa skUla meM sabhI apanI-apanI zRMkhalA svayaM banAye rakhate haiM / dadhi mAsTara ko yAda A gayI mAyaGa kI apanI paatthshaalaa| cAra mahIne se banda hai / mAsTara hI jo vahA~ se bhAgA huA hai / jo do-cAra par3hanevAle bacce the, ve maTaragaztI karate hoMge, unake mAM-bApa bhI socate hoMge ki Akhira par3hakara hI kyA tIra mAra leMge ve| kitane hI unameM aise the jinheM savere se jutAI meM laganA par3atA aura bAda ko bhI bhUkhe peTa hI skUla AnA pdd'taa| kabhI-kabhI to A bhI nahIM pAte / dhAna kA bIja DAlane, ropanI aura siMcAI ke samaya to sabako mA~-bApa ke sAtha sAre-sAre dina khetoM para hI lagA rahanA par3atA hai| na kareM to jitanA kucha peTa ke lie mila pAtA hai usake bhI lAle par3a jaayeN| bAnezvara rAjA aura AhinA koMvara ke baccoM taka kI yahI hAlata hai| lar3akiyoM ko to jaise skUla bhejanA Avazyaka hI nahIM samajhA jaataa| dadhi kA cintana-krama calatA rhaa| dhyAna ho AyA use ki baccoM kI par3hAI ke lie itanA kucha bhI ho sakA isake lie gosAIjI ko aura svayaM use kitanAkitanA kucha karanA par3atA hai| kina-kina upAyoM se abhibhAvakoM ko rAjI kiyA jAtA hai ki baccoM ko skUla bhejeN| aura skUla kI yaha hAlata ki kIrtanaghara kI taraha vahA~ dIvAreM taka nahIM haiM / cAra khambhoM para kisI taraha TikA huA eka chappara bhara hai / baiThane ke lie kahIM kucha nahIM / usakA apanA ghara hI oNfisa hai / bacce baiThane ke lie ghara se caTAI kA Tukar3A yA kele kA pattA sAtha lAte haiM / vaha svayaM apane lie caTAI lekara jAtA hai| aura to aura, cAroM ora se khulA hone ke kAraNa gA~va ke chuTTe gAya-baila Akara gobara taka kara jAte haiM isIlie skUla Ane para mAsTara aura chAtroM kA pahalA kAma hotA hai safAI karanA / bAriza hone para chappara cUne lagatA hai aura jAr3A Ane para to brahmaputra se nahA-nahAkara AtI pachuvA havA mAsTara aura lar3akoM kI kauna kahe, kitAba-kApiyoM taka ko ka~pA-kapA jAtI hai| aise meM jaba-taba to skUla meM chuTTI taka kara denI par3atI hai : kabhI Adhe dina kI, kabhI pUre dina kI / nipaTa dehAta hone ke kAraNa skUla ke inspekzana ke lie koI adhikArI bhI kabhI nahIM phttkte| bhUle-bhaTake kisI ke Ane kI khabara milate 178 / mRtyuMjaya

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hI cAroM ora khalabalI maca jAtI hai| kisa-kisa taraha se svAgata kiyA jAtA hai ! kitanA-kitanA sammAna unheM milatA hai ! magara kucha bhI inheM yAda rahatA hai kyA? lauTakara zahara pahu~ce ki kiyA-diyA saba sAfa / apane vetana ke lie daur3atedaur3ate dadhi mAsTara ke talave ghisa jAte haiN| phira bhI mAsTara banA rahanA cAhatA hai dadhi / use bodha hai ki zikSA ke binA saba mithyA hai| para gA~va ke logoM ko zikSita karane ke lie sacasuca hameM cAhie eka nayI sarakAra, apanI sarakAra / gore sAhaboM kI sarakAra kucha nahIM kara skegii| isIlie to svarAjya... akasmAt AkAza-pAtAla ko kapAtI huI eka bhayaMkara AvAz2a sunAI pdd'ii| dadhi ne A~kheM mUMda chAtI para hAtha rakha liye| .. aura rUpanArAyaNa ne dekhA ki lambI relagAr3I ke vizAla iMjana kI chakachaka acAnaka banda ho gayI / iMjina rela kI paTarI se lar3akhar3Akara khAI meM ko lur3haka gyaa| sAtha hI kaI Dibbe eka-dUsare se TakarAte hue khAI meM jA rahe / sArI ghaTanA kSaNa-bhara meM ghaTa gayI / lagA jaise eka pracaNDa visphoTa huA ho| khAI kI gaharAI prAyaH eka sau pacAsa phuTa rahI hogii| sandhyA samaya svayaM rUpanArAyaNa ne nirIkSaNa kiyA thaa| dasoM DibboM ke ulaTane aura lur3hakane ke sAtha hI bhISaNa cIkha-pukAra rUpanArAyaNa ko sunAI pdd'ii| yaha cIkha-pukAra gAr3I meM savAra phaujiyoM kI thii| bhISaNa kolAhala ! hRdayavidAraka cIkha-pukAra / koI bhI DibbA ulaTe binA bacA na thaa| kucha Dibbe paTarI ke pAsa hI gire the| para tIna-cAra bAra lur3hakakara aura Apasa meM TakarAkara ye bhI eka jagaha Dhera hokara raha gye| kaI DibboM meM Aga laga uThI thii| usake prakAza meM hI rUpanArAyaNa yaha saba dekha paayaa| bhayaMkara cIkha-pukAra aura hAhAkAra ke sAtha hI mRtakoM ke jalane kI cirAyadha asahya ho uThI thii| sahasA kisI Dibbe se chiTakakara kisI kA eka TUTA huA hAtha rUpanArAyaNa ke Age A girA / cauMkakara vaha do hAtha pIche ko httaa| usakA roma-roma kA~pa gyaa| __udhara DibboM ke TakarAne, lur3hakane aura khaNDa-khaNDa hone kI bhayAnaka AvAz2a zUnya meM DUbatI gayI, idhara anaginata mAnava-kaNThoM kI cItkAra tIvra hotI gyiiN| chahasAta DibboM se Aga kI bhISaNa lapaTeM uTha rahI thiiN| saMkarI aura gaharI khAInumA ghATI, Tukar3e-Tukar3e huI par3I rela kA beDaula aMTAlA, patharAye hRdayoM ko bhI cIratI Arta pukAreM, jalatI huI mAnava dehoM kI duHsaha durgandha aura samUce antarikSa ko chope hue agama andhakAra ke apAra paMkha ! saba milAkara kaisA bIbhatsa, kitanA DarAvanA thA vaha dRzya ! rUpanArAyaNa relagAr3I ke mRtakoM, ghAyaloM aura usa samaya bhI mauta se jUjhate mRtyuMjaya | 179

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sainikoM kI kula saMkhyA ke bAre meM andAz2a lagA rahA thaa| kula saMkhyA kitanI hogI, kucha bhI to nahIM kahA jA sktaa| paTarI ke pAsavAle do Dibbe jalakara rAkha ho cuke the| aura DibboM ke khAI meM girane se unameM lade sainikoM ke prANa bhI nikala hI gaye hoNge| jo kucha bace haiM, unake prANa chUTane meM bhI adhika samaya nahIM lgegaa| rela ke ulaTane kI AvAja pAsavAle miliTarI kaimpoM meM avazya hI sunAI par3I hogii| unakA jatthA yahA~ zIghra hI A juttegaa| aura taba saba jagaha chAna-bIna zurU ho jaayegii| isa TIle para to ve sabase pahale aayeNge| ataH, yahA~ z2arA bhI rukanA khatare se khAlI nahIM hai| __ rUpanArAyaNa ne tInoM bandUkeM uThA liiN| bar3I tejI se bhAgatA huA vaha gosAIMjI ke pAsa jA pahu~cA / gosAIMjI taba bhI pIr3A se karAha rahe the / unake mukha meM aba bhI soMTha kA Tukar3A thA / rUpanArAyaNa kI TaoNrca kI rozanI dekha bandUka kA sahArA lete hue ve kisI prakAra khar3e ho gaye aura bola par3e : "maiMne AvAz2a sunI hai / lagatA hai saba ThIka hI rhaa| aba yahA~ se cale jaao| tuma Age-Age clo|" tInoM bandUkoM kA bojha rUpanArAyaNa ko bhArI par3a rahA thaa| para usase bhI adhika bhArI ho rahA thA, durghaTanA ke dRzya kA smaraNa kara duHkhI mana kA bojha / bar3A hI hRdaya-vidAraka thA vaha dRzya / use dekhakara usakA sira cakarA uThA thaa| durghaTanA kI pracaNDa AvAz2a aura faujiyoM kI dardabharI cIkha usake hRdaya ko raharahakara dahalA jAtI thii| isIlie vaha kucha bhI na bolate hue cupacApa Age-Age cala rahA thA aura gosAIM apane ko saMbhAlate hue dhIre-dhIre usake pIche / ___ AkAza meM cA~da camaka rahA thA, para taba bhI per3oM ke tale dhuMdhalA andhakAra hI thaa| ___ gosAIMjI ke hAtha taba bhI AdamI ke kha na se sane the| vaha kha na unake lie asahanIya ho rahA thaa| thor3I dUra taka calane ke bAda unake hAtha-pAMva kAMpane lge| ThaNDa to unheM pahale hI jakar3a cukI thI, tisa para bukhAra ke bar3ha jAne se unakI deha aba DhIlI par3atI jA rahI thI aura mana to aura bhI asthira ho cukA thA / mana kA Avega saMyamita na ho sakane para ve bola uThe : ___ "kAza, kisI duzmana ko yoM na mArakara yadi usase Amane-sAmane saMgrAma kiyA hotA to kitanA sahI hotA! para ina sabane vaisA karane nahIM diyaa| kAza, mahAtmAjI Aja bAhara hote to zAyada aisI lar3AI nahIM hotI !" rUpanArAyaNa kA AtmavizvAsa hila uThA / durghaTanA kA sAkSI usakA mukha malIna ho gyaa| vaha isa bhAvanA se grasta nahIM huA thA ki usane koI bhUla kI hai, phira bhI aba usa meM pahale-sI umaMga nahIM raha gayI thii| AdamI ke kha na se hAtha raMganevAlA vyakti kabhI Anandita nahIM hotaa| yuddha bar3A hI niSThura hotA hai| 180 / mRtyuMjaya

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svAdhInatA kI prApti ke lie itane logoM ko mAranA pdd'aa| rUpanArAyaNa yaha bhI nahIM jAnatA ye loga kahA~ ke the / ye iMgalaiMDa ke bhI ho sakate haiM aura kailiphoniyA ke bhI, ludhiyAne ke bhI ho sakate haiM aura pekiGa ke bhii| ye bhArata Aye the jApAniyoM ke qhilAfa moracA lene ke lie| aura inakA aparAdha ? mAtra yahI ki binA bhAratIyoM kI anumati ke hI ye yahA~ A gaye the| inakI zakti ko samApta kara dene ke lie hI inake virodha meM khar3e hue haiM gurillA-vAhinI ke log| -nahIM-nahIM, ina fojiyoM ne aura bhI bar3A aparAdha kiyA hai / zAnti-senA ke ahiMsaka svayaMsevakoM ko ina logoM ne hI kutte-billiyoM kI taraha goliyoM se bhUnA hai| apane aparAdha kI Aja inheM pahalI bAra ucita sajA milI hai| ___ --kintu antara kA vaha utsAha kahA~ kho gayA hai ? bAra-bAra aisA kyoM laga rahA hai ki maiM hatyArA huuN| nyAyocita yuddha karanevAle sainika bhI hatyAre haiN| hAtha meM bandUka thAma yuddha karane aura bandUkoM se sahI nizAnA lagAnevAle yadi hatyAre nahIM to aura kyA hai ? paTariyA~ kholane kA SaDyantra kara relagAr3I ko ulaTa dene para aba hatyArA hone meM kahIM kucha bAqI raha gayA hai kyA ? saca maiM hatyArA hU~, gosAIMjI hatyAre haiM, madhu hatyArA hai, dhanapura hatyArA hai -ye hatyAe~ vizeSa uddezya se prerita haiN| aisI hatyAe~ nahIM karane para deza svatantra hI nahIM ho sakatA ! mahAn uddezya kI pUrti ke lie hI to yaha saba kiyA gayA hai| - 'sInA tAna lo, rUpanArAyaNa !' vaha apane Apa se bolA, 'abhI to zrIgaNeza hI huA hai / isake bAda hogA Aroha, taba avaroha aura phira anta / ' phira bhI rUpanArAyaNa kA viveka use azAnta hI kiye rahA / zAyada binA kisI kI hatyA kiye prema ke bala para vijaya prApta kara hI usake hRdaya ko, usake viveka ko zAnti miltii| para vaha vaisA kara kahA~ pAyA ! zAyada aisA honA saMbhava bhI nhiiN| ___apanI durbalatA para vijaya pAne ke lie tarka kA sahArA le vaha gosAIM se bolA : "AdamI kI hatyA kiye binA saMsAra meM kahA~ kisI ne yuddha kiyA hai ?" "kyoM, gAMdhIjI ne ?" gosAI kA tatkSaNa uttara milaa| -gosAIM kI khA~sI ubhara aayii| kisI bhI prakAra khA~sI ko na dabA sakane ke kAraNa ve yathAsambhava dhIre-dhIre khA~sane lge| rUpanArAyaNa ne kucha kahA nahIM / gAMdhIjI kI carcA chir3ate hI use gussA car3ha jaataa| vaha socane lagatA-ve to Thahare devtaa| lekina svataMtratA kA yuddha ahiMsA se nahIM ho sktaa| agara aisA hotA to aba taka bhArata svataMtra ho cukA hotA ! mRtyuMjaya | 181

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para vaha Aja bhI paratantra hai| isake lie gAMdhIjI uttaradAyI nahIM haiM kyA ? subhASa bosa ne ThIka hI kahA hai, 'svatantratA pAne ke lie hameM yuddha karanA hogaa|' jayaprakAza aura lohiyA ne asalI rAha dikhalAyI hai / hameM gurillA yuddha karanA 'pdd'egaa| lekina... isa 'lekina' ne hI to usake mana meM saba kucha gar3abar3a kara rakhA hai| isa dhvaMsalIlA ko dekhane ke pahale rUpanArAyaNa kA hiMsA kI nIti para avicala vizvAsa thaa| kintu hiMsA se Atmagaurava nahIM miltaa| anyathA usake mana, prANa aura hRdaya meM eka ajIba-sI riktatA kyoM mahasUsa hotI ? isa samaya koI usake hAtha meM yadi gulAba kA eka lAla phUla thamA de to usameM use saundarya dikhAI nahIM pdd'egaa| use phUla meM usa AdamI ke kha na kI lAlimA hI dikhegI jise usane golI mArI hai| isI taraha sandhyA ke sUraja kI lAlimA meM use mRta sainikoM ke kha na kA raMga hI dikhegA, usameM saundarya kI upalabdhi nahIM hogii| use yaha upalabdhi na hogI to na hI sahI, isase koI antara nahIM pdd'egaa| yaha saca hai ki isase usake mana kA sUkSma saundarya bodha g2Ayaba ho jAyegA, para mahattva kI bAta yaha honI cAhie ki bhArata ke bhAvI nAgarikoM ke mana para isakA tanika bhI prabhAva na pdd'e| bhaviSya meM ve koI bhI yuddha na dekheM, yuddhahIna zAnti aura ahiMsA-priya bhArata meM ve ha~seM, boleM, gAyeM, prema kareM taba bhI vaha apane viveka ko samajhAne meM samartha nahIM ho rahA thaa| usakA vibeka mAnatA nhiiN| ThIka hI to hai, gAMdhIjI bhI to yahI kaha rahe haiM : hiMsA kA parityAga karo, abhI-isI kSaNa se / usake badale saMgrAma Arambha karo prema kA : AkrAmaka prema kaa| yaha asambhava hai ! gAMdhIjI mahAn haiM / para yaha jarUrI nahIM ki unake mahAn hone se anya sabhI bhI mahAn bana jaayeNge| lekina...! yaha 'lekina' bhI kyA balA hai jo pIchA hI nahIM chor3atI ! gosAIM kI yukti ke viparIta rUpanArAyaNa ko koI upayukta javAba sUjha nahIM sakA / yaha gosAI kI nahIM, gAMdhIjI kI yukti thii| akATya, atayaM / lekina saMsAra kA itihAsa dekhane se patA calatA hai ki phrAMsa, rUsa, cIna, yugoslAviyA, barmA kahIM bhI logoM ne hiMsA-vihIna viplava nahIM kiyaa| kAraNa, khAlI hAthoM mAtra mIThI bAtoM se asahayoga Andolana kara zoSakoM ko sattAcyuta karanA AsAna nhiiN| ye sAre udAharaNa rUpanArAyaNa kI A~khoM ke sAmane the| usane kahA : 182 / mRtyuMjaya

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"gAMdhIjI ne jo yuddha cher3A hai vaha kevala Adarza ke lie hI hai / para vastutaH huA kyA hai, svayaM khulI A~khoM se dekha lIjiye na ! gAMdhI kI taraha hI sAhasI ho ahiMsaka sainika bananA sabhI ke lie sambhava nahIM hai isalie hamane jo kucha kiyA hai, bhArata ko svatantra karane ke lie| isake sivA aura koI dUsarA mArga nahIM hai / " gosAI ne kucha nahIM khaa| hA~, yaha saca hai ki unakI itihAsa - cetanA utanI prakhara nahIM hai / I gosAIjI haiM vaiSNava / unake antara meM bhI dvandva hai / AdamI ke khUna se hAtha sanA hone ke kAraNa ve apane viveka ko tanika bhI samajhAne meM viphala ho rahe haiM / jahA~ jIva, vahIM ziva / parantu abhI durbalatA prakaTa karane kA samaya nahIM hai / isa samaya z2arUrata hai apanI deha kI surakSA kii| pahale yaha to caMgI ho jAya / ThaNDaka ke kAraNa usakA burA hAla ho cukA hai aura udhara AvazyakatA hai vyUha ko bhedakara nikala jAne kI / phira vyUha bhI to eka nahIM / eka ora hai miliTarI aura dUsarI ora ikIyA / yahA~ se baca nikalane ke bAda hI ina saba para ThIka se vicAra kara pAnA sambhava ho sakegA / yaha saba socakara hI ve bole : "maiM aisA svIkAra nahIM karatA ki ahiMsApUrvaka yuddha nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / kiyA to jA hI sakatA hai, para hama nahIM kara pA rahe haiN| hAtha meM khUna sAnakara hamane apane ko kaluSita kara liyA hai| isa viSaya meM aba cupa rahanA hI behatara hai / " kintu gosAI cupacApa raha nahIM sake / ve apane viveka ke sAtha anavarata jUjhate hue hI Age bar3ha rahe the / Adhaeka ghaNTe meM ve caTTAna ke nikaTa pahu~ca gye| vahA~ dadhi baiThA huA dikhAI par3A / ThaNDaka se usakI sArI deha kA~pa rahI thI / rUpanArAyaNa aura gosAIjIko Ate dekha vaha khar3A ho gayA / bolA : "ye to cale gaye / aba kyA karanA hai ?" dadhi ke pUchane kA tAtparya rUpanArAyaNa turanta tAr3a gyaa| use samajhane meM bhUla nahIM huI ki dadhi ne una gufAoM meM Tikane ke bAre meM hI pUchA hai / vaha bolA; "mere vicAra se to yahIM Thahara jAnA ucita hogA / jaba kucha ThIka-ThAka ho jAye tabhI yahA~ se kahIM aura jAnA caahie| udhara bhI zaikIyA aura usake sAthiyoM ne jAla phailA rakhA hogaa| udhara bhI baca pAnA muzkila hI hogA / " " guphA meM bhUkhe-pyAse hI ruka sakeMge kyA ?" "hA~, yaha bhI to eka samasyA hI hai / para kiyA bhI kyA jAye ? z2arUrata par3I to upavAsa hI sahI," kahate hue rUpanArAyaNa ne isa bAra gosAIjI kI ora dekhA / lekina gosAIM ke deha meM isa samaya gosAIM the hI nhiiN| unakI hAlata patalI mRtyuMjaya | 183

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ho cukI thii| bAra-bAra prayatnapUrvaka dabAyI gayI khAMsI aba rokane para bhI ruka nahIM rahI thI / dimAg2a bhI kAma nahIM kara pA rahA thA / sahamate hue bole : "dadhi, thor3I Aga sulagA do / isa deha meM aba kucha baca nahIM rahA hai| kaha nahIM sakatA ki AtmA kisa kSaNa deha kA sAtha chor3a de, kaba prANa-pakherU ur3a jAye / " dadhi kucha cintita-sA ho gayA / samajha nahIM par3a rahA thA kyA kiyA jAye / bolA : "Aga jalA to sakatA hU~, kintu abhI Aga jalAne kA matalaba hogA zatru ko nimaMtrita karanA / " "hA~, so to hai," gosAIM ne kahA / "kintu mujhase aba eka Daga bhI calA nahIM jA sakatA / tuma loga mujhe yahIM chor3akara cale jAo / " " Apako kaise chor3A jA sakatA hai, gosAIM prabhu ?" rUpanArAyaNa ne kahA / "isase acchA to yahI hogA ki hama saba guphA taka caleM aura vahIM Aga jalAyI jAya / vahA~ rahane para 37 rUpanArAyaNa kI bAta abhI pUrI bhI nahIM huI thI ki Adhaeka mIla kI dUrI para se AtI huI kutte kI bhauM-bhauM sunAI par3I / rUpanArAyaNa, dadhi aura gosAItInoM ke kAna khar3e ho gaye / kucha dera taka una sabakI samajha meM kucha bhI nahIM AyA / tInoM cuppI sAdhe vahIM khar3e rhe| tabhI rUpanArAyaNa ke mana meM bijalI kI taraha bAta kauMdha gayI / bolA : "maiM samajha gayA / rohA thAne meM zaikIyA ke ziyana kuttA hai| zAyada vahI ho / aba to yahA~ "bhAgane ke lie kevala eka hI rAstA hai / se pAsa eka bar3A DarAvanA alaseisI kSaNa bhAganA hogA !" ..." dadhi itanA kaha hI aura " pAyA thA ki rUpanArAyaNa bhI jhuMjhalA uThA : "koI na koI rAstA to nikAlanA hI pdd'egaa| nahIM to hama saba anAyAsa hI pakar3a liye jAyeMge / aura koI bAta nahIM / calo, cala deM" .." dadhi ne vicArakara kahA, "gufA ke pAsavAle jharane se hokara sIdhe Age bar3ha jAne para kala taka pahu~cA jA sakatA hai| usake Age eka bar3A-sA jalAzaya hai / dUsarI ora miliTarI vAle bhare par3e haiM isalie vahA~ se kalaGa ke kinAre-kinAre hI hameM Age bar3hanA hogA / para jAyeMge kahA~ ? lagatA hai ki hama loga jAla meM pha~sa cuke haiN|" "gosAIMjI, taba to koI upAya nahIM dIkhatA / " rUpanArAyaNa adhIra ho uThA / AvAz2a bhI bharrA gaI thI / "eka upAya hai", gosAIM ne kahA / "tuma loga mujhe chor3akara cale jAo / dadhi jisa rAste kI abhI carcA kI, usI para calakara kalaGa taka pahu~ca jAnA / 184 / mRtyuMjaya

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aura maiM, isa kutte kI lIlA samApta kara sambhava huA, to A jaauuNgaa| nahIM to hamArI yahI antima bheMTa smjho| isake sivA aura koI cArA nahIM hai / tInoM ke tInoM isa taraha yahA~ pha~sa jAyeM, isase acchA to yahI hogA ki tuma donoM yahA~ se bhAga niklo|" kahate hue gosAIM ne apane kandhe para se bandUka utAra lI / __ "gosAIMjI, Apa yaha kyA kaha rahe haiM ? ve loga hoMge hI kitane ! apane pAsa bandakeM bhI haiN| Ane do, dekha leNge| unakI itizrI karake hI nikleNge|" dadhi ne saMbhalate hue khaa| "kyA vicAra hai, rUpanArAyaNa ?" gosAIM ne puuchaa| "dadhi kI bAta ThIka nahIM jNctii|" rUpanArAyaNa bolaa| ve loga eka-do to hoMge nahIM / pUrA dala kA dala AyA hogaa| kevala pulisa hI nahIM, miliTarI bhii| aura sAtha meM layarAma bhI AyA hogaa| "hA~, para yaha merA anumAna bhara hai| utane saba nahIM bhI hoM lekina relagAr3I ke ulaTane kI AvAz2a to unhoMne sunI hI hogii| isalie unake ikke-dukke Ane kI nahIM socI jA sktii| mujhe to ApakI bAta hI ThIka jaMcatI hai, gosaaiiNjii| tInoM kA baca nikalanA saMbhava nhiiN| isalie hamameM se apane ko chA~TanA hogaa| mere hisAba se yahA~ mujhe hI rahanA caahie| dadhi aura Apako cala denA caahie|" gosAI ne haMsane kA prayAsa kiyA, para ha~sa na ske| isa bAra unhoMne dadhi kI rAya jAnanI cAhI, "kyA kahate ho dadhi ?" parezAnI se dadhi ke lalATa para pasIne kI bUMdeM jhalaka AyI thiiN| vaha samajha nahIM pA rahA thA ki isa hAlata meM usake lie kyA karanA ucita hai / krAMti ko jArI rakhane kI dRSTi se gosAIjI aura rUpanArAyaNa donoM kI anivAryatA ko koI nahIM nakAra sktaa| ina tInoM meM kevala use apane jIvana kA mUlya kama pratIta ho rahA thaa| ataH yahA~ use hI rukanA ucita lgaa| sAhasa baTorate hue vaha bolA : ___"eka bAta kahU~, gosaaiijii| Apa donoM kA jIvana bar3A kImatI hai| Apa donoM hI apane ko bacAne kI koziza kiijiye| maiM yahA~ rukatA huuN| phira agara una logoM ko layarAma hI rAstA dikhA lAyA hai, to usake lie bhI doSI maiM hI huuN| isalie yahA~ rahakara maiM kama-se-kama use to qhatma kara ddaaluuNgaa|" kutte kI bhauM-bhauM eka bAra phira sunAI pdd'ii| sunate hI gosAI ne kahA : "suno rUpanArAyaNa, aura dadhi tuma bhI ! layarAma A bhI sakatA hai aura nahIM bhI / zaikIyA usake lie bATa johate rahanevAlA AdamI to hai nahIM / phira layarAma para se merA vizvAsa aba bhI pUrI taraha samApta nahIM huA hai| isake bAvajUda sacAI yaha hai ki do ko bacAne ke lie hamameM se kisI-na-kisI ko to maranA hai| filahAla aura koI upAya nahIM dIkhatA hai| para maregA kauna, yaha mRtyuMjaya | 185

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vicAra karane kA dAyitva merA hai, dalapati maiM huuN| phira, mere prANa yoM bhI kSINa hote jA rahe haiM / khA~sI ke mAre merA dama yoM bhI ghuTA jA rahA hai / aba to yaha bhI patA nahIM calatA ki merA phephar3A kAma kara rahA hai yA nhiiN| merI sA~sa kisI bhI sanaya ruka sakatI hai| ___-"eka bAta aura kahU~, mere prANa bujha-se gaye haiM / merA yaha hAtha AdamI ke khUna se sanA hai| kitanA asahanIya ho gayA hai yaha mere lie, kaha nahIM sakatA huuN| merA viveka sAtha nahIM de rahA hai| daraasala maiM naitika dvandva se grasta ho gayA huuN| jhUTha bolane se koI lAbha to hai nhiiN| maiM ahiMsA kI lar3AI ko hI uttama mAnatA huuN| saccI lar3AI to basa vahI hai| khaira ! chor3o ina bAtoM ko, use doharAne se koI lAbha nahIM / chAtI kI pIr3A ke kAraNa merI deha bhI aba sAtha nahIM de rahI hai| yoM bhI rAste meM merI mRtyu ho hI jaayegii| hAM, kevala daihika rUpa meM hI, naitika dRSTi se nhiiN| yaha saba tuma loga nahIM samajha paaoge| maiM pratijJA bhaMga nahIM kruuNgaa| krAMti kI gati zithila nahIM hone dUMgA / kartavyacyuta nahIM hoU~gA / dalapati kA kArya maiM hI saMbhAluMgA / tuma loga jAo, bacakara bhAga niklo| aura hAM, sAthiyoM se milate hI unase kahanA ki dalapati kA Adeza hai--krAnti ko jArI rkheN|" eka kSaNa ruke aura phira kahane lage, "patA nahIM, aba taka dhanapura jindA bhI hai yA nhiiN| yaha bhI kahanA muzkila hai ki aura bhI sAthI giraphtAra kara liye gaye haiM yA baca rahe haiN| phira dhara-pakar3a vagairaha to hotI hI rahatI hai| yaha saba to calatA hI rhegaa| calane do ! tanika bhI cintA na karo! raha gayI dalapati kI bAta so usakI isa durbalatA se saba loga bacate rheN| aba jAo, bhagavAn kI kRpA se eka kAma ho gyaa| isa kAma kI sahI jAnakArI pAne ke lie ve saba pratIkSA kara rahe hoNge| hA~, eka bAta aura dhyAna meM rkhnaa| gosAina ko yadi koI santAna huI aura logoM ne use jIvita chor3A ho, to tuma saba usakI dekhabhAla karanA / madhu se kahanA ki vaha satra kI dekha-rekha karegA / aba jaao| bAta karane kA samaya nahIM hai. jaao|" ___ rUpanArAyaNa ko lagA mAno vaha kisI kisse ke vIra puruSa kI ukti suna rahA ho| vaha samajha gayA ki gosAIjI kI yaha yojanA akATya aura tarkasammata hai| phira yaha dalapati kA Adeza thA jise zirodhArya karanA hI usakA kartavya thaa| usane eka banduka dadhi ko thamA dii| gosAIMjI kI bandUka kI bhI parIkSA kii| usameM golI bharI huI thii| jAne ke pahale usane kahA : "ApakI bAta sadA yAda rhegii| hama krAnti kA patha nahIM chodd'eNge|" dadhi kI A~kheM DabaDabA AyI thiiN| ___ "maiMne vahI kiyA hai jo eka dalapati kA kartavya hotA hai| tuma saba vacakara raho aura apanA kAma kro| mere lie duHkha mata karanA / merA apanA kAma lagabhaga 186 / mRtyuMjaya

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pUrA ho gayA hai|" ___ apanI deha kI sArI zakti sameTakara hI gosAIM ne ye bAteM kahI thiiN| phira bandUka sa~bhAla ve vahIM auMdhe leTa gye| ___ rUpanArAyaNa aura dadhi-donoM ne gosAIjI ko praNAma kiyaa| duHkhI mana liye caTTAna se nIce utara guphA kI ora bar3ha gye| udhara AkAza kA cAMda bhI mAno kA~patA huA chipa jAnA cAhatA thaa| rUpanArAyaNa koI bhI bAta ThIka se nahIM soca pA rahA thA / gosAIjI ke isa AtmatyAga kA pratyakSa udAharaNa dekha usameM vaicArika dvandva cala rahA thaa| dadhi kucha bola nahIM pA rahA thA / usakA dukha vyaktigata thaa| vaha soca rahA thA ki mAyaD. meM gosAIjI aba bhalA kahA~ mileMge ! bhauMkane kI AvAja tez2a hotI jA rahI thii| gosAIM kI deha bhI dhIre-dhIre zithila par3atI jA rahI thii| tabhI unheM jaise kahIM se hiraNI kA rudana sunAI pdd'aa| unheM lagA, kahIM yaha bhrama to nahIM / nahIM, yaha to gosAina ke rone kI AvAz2a hai| unheM bhrama nahIM ho rahA hai| bhalA isameM bhrama kI kyA bAta ThaharI ? yahI hai saMsAra / vicitra kintu kramabaddha / unakA apanA kartavya pUrA ho gyaa| para patnI ko kucha nahIM de ske| bhalA kauna kisako kyA de jAtA hai ? yahI saba mAyA hai| saMsAra meM raha jAtA hai mAtra kartavya-kaThora alaMdhya kartavya / kartavya meM ve khare utre| raha gayI hiMsA kI bAta ! vaha yadi huI bhI hai to deza ke lie hI na ! isameM koI doSa nhiiN| isake lie itihAsa unheM kSamA kara degaa| hA~, unakA dharmaprANa viveka hI unheM kSamA nahIM karegA / AdamI kI hatyA karanA burA hai| kisI bhI vyakti dvArA AdamI ke kha na se nirmita koI bhI mandira sthAyI ho nahIM sktaa| para svayaM bhagavAn zrIkRSNa ko bhI yadA-kadA apanA sudarzana-cakra dhAraNa karanA hI par3A thaa| duSToM kA damana karane ke lie hiMsA bhI kabhI-kabhI Avazyaka ho jAtI hai| ___isa bAra kutte kI bhauM-bhauM bar3I nikaTa se AtI huI lgii| gosAI ne bhI apanI bandUka sAdha lii| mRtyuMjaya / 187

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- gyAraha "tuma sabase jAne ke lie kahA hai na, jAte kyoM nahIM ?" dhanapura bahuta hI kaSTa meM thaa| jisa kisI taraha vaha itanA kaha pAyA thaa| usakI pIr3A bar3hatI hI jA rahI thii| usakI TAMga se kha na kA bahanA aba bhI banda nahIM huA thaa| koI upAya na sUjhA to jayarAma ne kacca ke patte se apanI aMjali meM thor3A-sA jala liyA aura vaha 'karati-mantra' japane lagA : ".."jaya jaya karati jaya mUrati : khAila karati : khAila karati dina rAti / khAila karati, jpo| kumantra kujJAna kaatto| kATi kATi pAnI hena kroN| gaNDa gaNDa mahAgaNDa / cakre kATi karoM khaNDa-khaNDa..." tabhI dhanapura kI bAta sunakara vaha sahama gyaa| nadI kinAre dhanapura eka per3a kA sahArA liye TikA thA / usane ucchvAsa chor3ate hue kahA : "mantra-tantra se kucha nahIM hogA, jayarAma / mAyaGa ke mantra kI to chor3o, aba gore sAhaboM ke DaoNkTara bhI mujhe nahIM bacA skte| basa, aba to kisI taraha Dimi ko bulA do|" "Dimi aba taka nahIM aayii| mujhe to AzaMkA ho rahI hai| acchA, maiM samAcAra lekara turaMta AtA huuN| ina sabakI bhI cintA ho rahI hai|" "kinakI ? madhu vagairaha kI kyA ?" "nahIM, ve loga aba taka zAyada mAyaGa pahu~ca gaye hoNge| mAyaGa pahu~ca jAne para phira koI cintA nhiiN| taba to giraphtAra karane ke lie koI chidra bhI nahIM milegaa| yoM bhI koI gar3abar3I nahIM huI hotI agara layarAma ne badalA na liyA hotaa|" ___ "kulAMgAra nikalA / yaha janatA to pahale usI kI bali car3hAyI hotii| aba taka gosAIMjI Adi kA samAcAra bhI na milanA cintA kA viSaya ho gayA hai|" kahate hue dhanapura darda se eka bAra phira karAha utthaa| "balabahAdura gayA hai / usake lauTane para sahI samAcAra mila skegaa|" __ jayarAma ne kaccU ke patte kA bAqI bacA jala vahIM DAla diyaa| dhanapura yadi maraNAsanna na hotA to vaha aisA apamAna sahana nahIM krtaa| kintu isa samaya usane

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tarka karanA acchA nahIM smjhaa| mAyaGa ke mantra para itanA avizvAsa / vaha cupacApa nadI ke kinAre jaMgala se hokara jAne vAlI rAha pakar3akara Dimi ke ghara kI ora bar3ha gayA / dhanapura ko isa bAra akelepana kA anubhava huA / usa samaya rAta ke do yA tIna baje hoNge| nadI kI ora se zItala havA A rahI thI para vaha sarda havA bhalA asahya pIr3A se vikala hue deha ko kyA ArAma pahu~cAtI ? aura thor3I dera bAda to vaha usa pIr3A kI becainI ko bhI anubhava nahIM kara sakegA / kamara taka kA bhAga to jar3a bana hI cukA thA / deha ke UparI hisse meM bhI mAno aba kucha raha nahIM gayA thA / vaha svayaM soca nahIM pA rahA thA ki abhI taka usake hRdaya kI dhar3akana banda kyoM nahIM huI / vaMzI se pakar3I gayI machalI kinAre para chor3a diye jAte hI jaise chaTapaTAne lagatI hai, vaise hI usakI chAtI dhar3aka rahI thI / use lagA ki yaha mRtyu kI pUrvasUcanA hai| isa saMsAra meM vaha phira na jAne kahA~ janma legA / kyA patA ki vaha savere kA sUraja bhI dekha pAyegA / darda se sira mAno phaTA jA rahA thA / A~khoM ke Age dhuMdhalakA phailatA jA rahA thA / 1 aba taka usameM jo socane kI thor3I-bahuta kSamatA zeSa thI, aba vaha bhI samApta hotI jA rahI thI / rela kI paTariyA~ ukhAr3anA, krAnti, svAdhInatA, krodha sabhI kucha aba jaise dUra kI bAteM laga rahI thiiN| hA~, subhadrA ko vaha aba bhI nahIM bhUla pAyA thA / ghara-gRhasthI racAne kI usase kI gayI pichalI sArI bAteM use yAda A rahI thiiN| para, vaha jo nahIM rahI / dhanapura soca nahIM pA rahA thA ki vaha kahA~ calI gyii| usakI chAtI aba aura z2ora se dhar3akane laga gayI / vaha zAyada pahale hI samajha gayI thI - bahuta pahale hI / dhanapura hI to thA jisane use AzA ba~dhAyI thI - bace rahane kI, ghara basAne kI, deza kA naye sire se nirmANa karane kI / ThIka hI huaa| Aja jIvita hone para use aura adhika kaSTa hotA / vaha ise saha bhI nahIM pAtI. 1 tabhI dhanapura kI A~khoM se A~sU jharajharA pdd'e| kyA aba bhI deha ke bhItara pAnI maujUda hai ? hA~ hai / citA meM zava ko jalAte samaya bhI zAyada deha meM pAnI rahatA hai / / subhadrA kI eka pratimUrti aba bhI jIvita hai / Dimi ! Dimi ! Dimi ! Dimi sahasA bAlU para kisI ke calane kI AhaTa milii| kisakI ho sakatI hai yaha AhaTa, vaha anumAna nahIM kara pA rahA thA / use lagA jaise phusaphusAkara koI bAteM kara rahA hai| "Dimi !" vaha pukAra uThA, para usakI AvAz2a nikala nahIM pA rahI thI / mRtyuMjaya | 189

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'Dimi, Dimi, Dimi... " thor3I dera bAda usane mahasUsa kiyA ki usake bAloM ko koI sahalA rahA hai / sahalAnevAle hAtha kucha kaThora se lage / "kauna ?" "maiM hU~ rUpanArAyaNa / " kaSTa meM karAhate hue dhanapura ne kahA : "rela ulaTa gayI / maiMne AvAz2a sunI thI / kauna marA, kauna bacA, z2arA isake bAre meM batAo na !" "maiM aura dadhi, donoM A gaye haiM / gosAIMjI vahIM ruka gaye the / " "kyA ?" rUpanArAyaNa ne dhanapura ke pAsa baiTha sArI ghaTanA ko vistArapUrvaka batA diyaa| anta meM bolA : gosAIMjI kI golI kI AvAja bhI sunAI par3I thii| donoM ora se kAfI dera taka goliyA~ calI thiiN| lagatA hai gosAIMjI aba jindA nahIM haiM / " " to gosAIMjI bhI cale gaye / " dhanapura kI vyathA dugunI ho gayI / "hA~ / " "tuma saba DaTe rahanA, himmata na hAranA / nAva ko anta - anta taka khete jAnA / " " z2arUra / maiM aba aura nahIM rukUMgA / basa yahI antima bheMTa samajho / " itanA kaha rUpanArAyaNa ne dhanapura kA mukha cUma liyaa| kSaNabhara rukakara itanA hI pUchA : "Dimi AyI thI ?" "OM hU~ / " rUpanArAyaNa ne use eka bAra aura cUmA aura kahA, "hama jA rahe haiM / pratyeka kSaNa irAdA badala rahA hai / yakhinIkhora chor3anA pdd'aa| tumheM guvAhATI bhI na pahu~cA sakA / gosAIMjI to aba hamako chor3a hI gaye haiN| patA nahIM una logoM ne bandUkeM kahA~ rakhI haiM ? hameM bhI kucha bandUkeM chor3a jAnI cAhie thiiN|" "hamArI bandUkeM madhu le gayA hai / tuma saba inheM kahA~ rakhoge " dhanapura ne pUchA / "saverA hone taka to sAtha hI rkheNge| phira mauqA pA inheM kahIM chipA dUMgA / " "phira ?" " phira hama sabhI sAthI kahIM ekatra hoMge / " rUpanArAyaNa ne ucchvAsa chor3ate hue kahA / "acchA, aba jaao| subaha hone meM dera bhI kitanI sI raha gayI hai !" rUpanArAyaNa khar3A ho gayA / dhanapura ke nikaTa se dhIre-dhIre calakara vaha per3a 190 / mRtyuMjaya

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taka AyA jahA~ dadhi usakI pratIkSA kara rahA thaa| vahAM se donoM ne eka bAra phira eka ajJAta gantavya kI yAtrA Arambha kii| dhanapura gosAIMjI ke bAre meM socatA rahA : mujhase pahale hI ve saMsAra chor3a gaye ! use isameM duHkhI hone jaisI koI bAta nahIM lgii| duHkhI hone yA burA lagane jaisI koI bAta thI bhI nahIM / aisI hI mauta to vaha cAhate bhI the| dhanapura kI chAtI kI dhar3akana aura adhika bar3ha gyii| acAnaka gArogAMva meM kuharAma-sA maca gyaa| dhanapura ko lagA jaise vahAM ke loga zora-gula macA rahe haiM, unameM bhAga-daur3a macI ho / zAyada apane ko bacAne ke lie cIkha-pukAra rahe hoM / usakA dhyAna kucha dera ke lie udhara gayA avazya, para 'jo hotA hai, ho' socatA huA vaha udhara se udAsa ho utthaa| vaha phira isa cintA meM par3a gayA ki abhI taka Dimi kyoM nahIM aayii| thor3I dera meM hI jayarAma lauTa aayaa| Ate hI usane batAyA : "dhanapura bhAI, gArogA~va ko cAroM ora se pulisa ne ghera liyA hai / Dimi ke ghara kA gherAva to usane bahuta pahale se hI kara rakhA thaa| bAhara hI bAhara patA calA hai ki Dimi abhI taka lauTI hI nahIM hai / vaha kahIM rAste meM hI ruka gayI hai / zAyada subaha hone ke pahale nahIM lautte|" dhanapura ko vizvAsa nahIM huaa| usane karAhate hue kahA, "Ane ko kahA thA usane, isalie vaha AyegI avshy|" sahasA tabhI bAlU para kisI ke calane kI AhaTa huii| jayarAma ne kAna lagA. kara AvAz2a sunane kI koziza kii| eka nahIM, kaI vyaktiyoM ke padacApa sunAI par3a rahe the| jayarAma ko lagA, zAyada pulisa hogii| tabhI balabahAdura kI AvAz2a kAnoM meM par3I--'idhara kahA~ jAyeMge sarakAra ? bIhar3a-hI-bIhar3a hai| idhara to dina meM bhI AdamI nahIM jA paateN|' ___-ThIka / pulisa kI hI AhaTa to hai / balabahAdura kA bhI yahI saMketa thaa| yaha soca jayarAma bolA : "dhanapura, pulisa A cukI hai|" __ "tuma yahA~ se bhAga niklo| dera mata karo / yahA~ kahIM nahIM rukanA, sIdhe mAyaGa kI ora cale jaanaa|" jayarAma ne kucha nahIM kahA aura cupacApa jaMgala meM khisaka gyaa| dhanapura bAlU para calane kI AhaTa ko dhyAna lagAkara sunane lagA / use eka bAra jI bharakara ha~sane kI icchA huI / vaha samajha gayA. ye yamadUta ke qadamoM kI hI AvAjeM haiN| ye ThIka samaya para Aye haiN| ve TaoNrca jalAkara jaMgala kI ora dekha rahe the / usakI rozanI eka bAra mRtyuMjaya | 191

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dhanapura para bhI A par3I / sArI deha ekabAragI usa rozanI meM jhalamalA uThI / tabhI vaha dekha pAyA ki hAtha se vaha jisa per3a kI DAlI thAme hue thA, vaha bera kA eka per3a thaa| Asa-pAsa aura bhI kaI per3a the| harI-bharI pattiyoM para ujalI rozanI ke phailane se vaha bIhar3a bhI manorama ho uThA / dhanapura ko inake Ane kA koI bhaya nahIM thaa| usakI basa yaha hI cAha thii| kAza ! Dimi ko vaha eka bAra cUma paataa| use cUma lene ke lie usakI ragoM meM aba bhI joza zeSa thaa| Dimi A jAtI to usakI yaha sAdha pUrI ho jaatii| use bar3I zAnti milI hotii| -TaoNrca kI rozanI dhIre-dhIre usake girda ghUmane lagI : zAyada una logoM ne rAste kA sahI anumAna lagA liyaa| udhara se AnevAlI jaMgalI pagaDaNDI ko khoja nikAlane meM unheM aba adhika samaya nahIM lgegaa| balabahAdura unheM jyAdA se-jyAdA dasa-pandraha minaTa taka hI idhara-udhara bhaTakA sakatA hai / anta meM ve usa pagaDaNDI se idhara hI bar3ha AyeMge / balabahAdura ko ve saba zAyada nAva khene ke lie hI livA lAye hoNge| unake sAtha z2arUra koI-na-koI idhara kA rAstA jAnanevAlA bhI hogaa| vaha gArogA~va kA na ho ! ho sakatA hai, usake sAtha hI layarAma AyA ho| ___ layarAma kA dhyAna Ate hI dhanapura ke bhItara eka bAra phira krodha kI Aga bhar3aka utthii| thor3I dera bAda use pulisa pakar3a legii| bar3I kaThinAI se usane turanta apanI jeba TaTolI / saubhAgya se usakI jeba meM kucha nahIM thaa| use santoSa huA ki ve adhika-se-adhika isa deha ko pA skeNge| usakA dhyAna apane gAro kurte para bhI gayA / para vaha to pahale cithar3e-cithar3e ho cukA thaa| usane socA : nahIM, isase unakA kucha nahIM bnnevaalaa| chAtI kI dhar3akana lagAtAra teja hotI hI jA rahI thii| dhIre-dhIre Daga bharane kI AvAz2a milii| thor3I dera meM hI ve yahA~ A dhmkeNge| isa samaya eka bandUka honI cAhie thii| para na honA hI ThIka hai / eka bandUka se maiM bhalA kyA kara letA ! ye vandUka bhI lekara cale jAte / acchA huA ki maiMne apanI bandUqa una sabake hAthoM bhijavA dI thii| vaha kisI acche kAma meM aayegii| hA~, unheM kevala giraphtAra hone se bace rahanA caahie| . yaha deha-aba isameM raha hI kyA gayA hai !usane nizcinta hokara A~kheM banda kara lIM / cintA karane se koI lAbha bhI to nhiiN| gArogA~va meM zora-gula bar3hatA hI jA rahA hai / gA~vavAle zAyada apane bacAva ke lie idhara-udhara bhAga-daur3a rahe haiM / zAyada unakI dhara-pakar3a karane ke lie miliTarI pulisa ne vahA~ ghara-talAzI kI hai| karatI rahe tlaashii| aba milegA kauna ? kintu ye loga nirdoSa haiN| 192 / mRtyuMjaya

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bhalA ina saba para julma kyoM DhA rahI hai| aba taka loga jaMgala meM idhara-udhara chipa cuke hoNge| Dimi ke gharavAloM para bhI bhISaNa atyAcAra DhAyA hogaa| Dimi ! Dimi ! ! Dimi kahIM usa para to koI kahara nahIM DhAyA gyaa| vaha akelI hI zahara gayI thii| akele lauTate kahIM... Dimi ! Dimi ! dhanapura cIkhanA cAhatA thaa| cIqha na pAyA / koziza karane para bhI vaha apanA sira nahIM uThA pAyA / bera ke per3a se saTakara usakI deha mAno usa jaisI hI ho gayI thii| usakI kSINa par3atI huI cetanA meM Asa-pAsa kI cIjeM bhI aba bahuta dUra kI lagane lagI thIM, kintu taba bhI saMsAra se usakA sambandha vichinna nahIM huA thA / hA~, vicchinna hone meM aba adhika dera nahIM thii| mauta kitanI sahaja hotI hai ! kAmapura kI eka jhoMpar3I meM usakA janma huA thA aura mara rahA thA vaha gArogA~va ke usa jaMgala meN| inake bIca ke kucha dina hI usake jIvana ke rahe / isa thor3e-se jIvana meM hI ye sAre jhagar3e-TaNTe / saba kucha socane para bar3A Azcarya hotA hai / svAdhInatA cAhie-gore sAhaboM ke sAtha kAle bhAratavAsiyoM kA yuddha ! vedanA, asIma vedanA / Dimi ! Dimi ! TaoNrca kI rozanI dhIre-dhIre aura nikaTa A gyii| isa samaya rozanI bhI asahanIya laga rahI thii| ekAeka lagA jaise gaz2a bhara kI dUrI para hI kaI loga Akara Thamaka gye| unameM se eka bolA : "hA~, idhara hI gayA hogaa|" tabhI dUsare ne z2arA gambhIratA se kahA : "cUhA jAla meM phaMsa gayA hai| aba jAyegA kahA~ ?" "are eka vahI mila jAye to kAma bana jAye", pahalevAlA bola utthaa| "kauna ?" "vahI, jisakA nAma dhanapura hai / usake milane se hI..." pahale ne uttara diyaa| "hA~, agara vo pakar3a meM A jAye taba koI bAta bane / " dhanapura samajha cukA thA ki ye kauna loga haiN| pahalA thA layarAma aura dUsarA zaikIyA / ina donoM kI AvAz2a se hI vaha pahacAna gayA thaa| use ha~sI A rahI thI : pAsa hI meM to par3A hU~, pakar3a kyoM nahI lete ! kintu aba pakar3akara bhI kucha kara nahIM paaoge| dhanapura aba dhanapura nahIM raha gayA hai / vaha to aba hAtha-paira kucha bhI nahIM hilA pAtA / hA~, yadi tuma murdAkhora ho to aura bAta hai ! aba bhI ve TaoNrca se saba ora dekha rahe the / acAnaka rozanI bera ke per3a ke tane mRtyuMjaya | 193

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para Thahara gayI / saba kucha sAfa ho utthaa| lekina zaikIyA ko aba bhI sandeha thA / kucha-kucha DaratA huA bolA : "z2arA idhara dekho to, vaha bAgha hai yA teMduA ?" layarAma usa ora nigAha DAlI / bolA : "bhalA bAgha yA teMduA usa taraha kyoM par3A rahegA ? sArI z2indagI jaMgaloM meM hI to ghUmA-phirA hU~ / " thor3I dera socakara phira bolA, "pAsa jAkara dekhUM kyA ?" layarAma uttara pAne ke lie rukA nahIM / vaha usake nikaTa jA pahu~cA / usane dekhA ki vahA~ auMdhe mu~ha koI AdamI par3A hai| pUchA : "e, kauna hai tU ?" "tumhArA bApa " dhanapura kA uttara thA / " dhanapura !" layarAma kI qha uzI kA pAra nahIM rahA / khuzI ke mAre har3abar3AtA huA kahane lagA, "mila gayA, pakar3A gyaa| isa bAra jAla meM rohU pha~sA hai / " TaoNrca kI rozanI meM acchI taraha dekhane para sahasA dAyI TA~ga para gayI / dekhate hI vaha kucha-kucha nirAza ho marI huI hai / " zaikIyA bhI qarIba A gyaa| TaoNrca kI rozanI meM dhanapura ko sira se paira taka parakhate hue usane kahA : "isakI TA~ga dekha rahe ho na ?" usakI naz2ara dhanapura kI gayA / bolA : "machalI "hA~, dekha to rahA hU~ / " "gosAI-jaisI hI hAlata hai / gosAIM to tabhI mara gayA thA, para yaha aba bhI chaTapaTA rahA hai / " gosAIM kA nAma sunate hI dhanapura karAhate hue bhabhakA : " to tuma logoM ne gosAIjI ko mAra DAlA ?" layarAma bolA : "hA~ tumhArA gosAIM aba nahIM raha gayA hai| usakI lAza gA~va bheja dI gayI hai / kaho tumhArA yaha hAla kaise huA ?" "isase tumheM matalaba ?" " matalaba hai, " zaikIyA tamaka uThA / "relagAr3I ko ulaTane jA rahe the, tabhI aisA huA hai na ?" dhanapura kucha nahIM bolA / zakIyA ne aura bhI jiraha zurU kI para dhanapura kucha batalA na sakA / usakI zakti kSINa hotI jA rahI thii| vaha kisI bhI savAla kA javAba na de sakA / zakIyA ke A jAne kI bhI use paravAha na huI / vaha mAtra yahI soca rahA thA 194 / mRtyuMjaya

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ki Dimi ko kaba dekhe / kyA vaha use dekha pAyegA ? gArogA~va ke loga bhI zAyada isI ora bhAge cale A rahe haiM / zakIyA ke hAra jAne para layarAma ne dhanapura se pUchanA cAlU kiyA : "dhanapura ! batalAtA kyoM nahI ?" dhanapura ubala par3A : " tU vizvAsaghAtI ! mukhabira ! tujhase kauna bAta karegA ? hA~, eka bAta 11 suna usa carama pIr3A meM sArI zakti sameTate hue usane Age kahA : "tuma logoM para Az2Ada bhArata meM bAla-bacce bhI pachatAyeMge, bilakha-bilakha kara itanA hI kaha pAyA thA ki ekAeka vaha behoza ho gayA / kayA aura layarAma eka dUsare kA mukha tAkane lge| unake ceharoM para haMsI nahIM thI / layarAma kA mu~ha laTaka gayA thA / gosAIMjI kI mRta deha ko dekha kara hI usakA dila baiTha gayA thaa| idhara dhanapura kI mUrcchA se vaha asamaMjasa meM par3a gayA / marate samaya bhI vaha use vizvAsaghAtI kaha gayA / kintu vizvAsaghAta karane kI usakI z2arA bhI icchA na thI / vaha to kevala pratizodha lenA cAhatA thA / para kahA~ le pAyA ? ve svayaM jUjhakara cala base / bAqI ke bhAga khar3e hue| aba bhalA kisI ko kaise pakar3A jA sakatA hai ? vaha dhanapura ke pAsa baiTha gayA aura usakI nAr3I dekhane lagA / bolA : " aba yaha bola bhI nahIM sakatA hai / " vicAra kiyA jAyegA / tujha jaise ke royeMge " ..."" " ruko," zaikIyA ne kahA "z2arA isakI jeba kI talAzI le lUM / zAyada koI surAga mila jAye / " acchI taraha talAzI lene ke bAvajUda zaikIyA ko kucha nahIM milA / vaha nirAza ho bolA : "deza bhara ke loga dhokhebAz2a ho gaye haiM / koI upAya nahIM hai / kise kyA kahA jAya ! calo, Age caleM / pahale jiMdA logoM ko pkdd'eN| isa 'murde ko to bAda meM bhI le jAyA jA sakatA hai| abhI yaha pUrI taraha marA nahIM hai / " "aba kise pakar3oge ? pakar3a bhI pAoge ?" layarAma ne Aha bharate hue kahA / zakIyA ne layarAma ke cehare kI ora dekhA / usakA hausalA pasta ho cukA thA / lagA jaise vaha aba pahale jaisA sAtha nahIM de pAyegA / bolA : I "calo, gArogA~va taka calate haiM / " "nahIM, aba idhara nahIM jA sakatA / sabakA ronA-bilakhanA aura kaba taka sunatA rahU~ ? una becAroM ko vyarya hI kyoM satA rahe ho ?" mRtyuMjaya | 195

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isa bIca logoM kA eka jhuNDa bhAgatA huA vahA~ aayaa| unameM se eka ne kahA : "are idhara pulisa khar3I hai / bhAgo, jaldI bhaago|" aura sabhI ke sabhI ulTe pA~va bhAge / tabhI eka ne sAhasa baTora pUcha hI liyA : "yaha lAza kisakI hai? zAyada gosAI jI ke hI kisI sAthI kI hogii|" vaha svayaM thor3A Age bar3ha AyA aura use pahacAnate hue bolA : "are, yaha to Dimi kA bhAI hai|" "Dimi kA bhAI ?" dUsare ne cakita svara meM kahA / "lagatA hai, bar3A bahAdura AdamI thaa|" "hAM," eka aura ne hAmI bhrii| kintu kisI ko vahA~ rukane kA sAhasa nahIM huaa| pulisa ke nAma se hI mAno unheM bhaya aura ghRNA ho gayI thI / koI upAya bhI to nahIM thaa| nirAza ho zaikIyA vahA~ se calane ko thA ki sahasA usa jhuNDa se nikalakara Dimi daur3atI huI vahA~ aayii| vaha pUrI taraha hA~pha rahI thii| dhanapura ko dUra se hI dekha vaha jora-jora se rone lagI : __ "hAya, kisane mAra diyA mere dhana ko ! hAya mere dhana !" "dhana ! dhana ! !" pukAratI huI Dimi dhanapura ke pAsa A baitthii| zaikIyA cakita ho Dimi ko ghUrane lagA / ise kyA ho gayA ! kautUhalavaza usane TArca jalA dI jisase dhanapura ko dekhane meM Dimi ko suvidhA ho gyii| vaha bAhara se abhI-abhI lauTI hI thI ki jayarAma se dhanapura kI sUcanA pA daur3atI-bhAgatI yahA~ calI aayii| usake cehare para saMkoca kA bhAva qataI nahIM thaa| vyAkula ho-hokara vaha cillA rahI thI : "dhana, mere dhana, jarA A~kha kholakara eka bAra dekha to le ?" kintu dhanapura kI cetanA isa bAra loTI nhiiN| usane dhanapura ke sira ko uThAkara apanI goda meM rakha liyaa| phira zaikIyA kI ora dekhakara bolI : "tumhI logoM ne isakI jAna lI hai na ? dUra haTa jAo yahAM se|" layarAma sahAnubhUti se bhara gyaa| Dimi ke kapar3e asta-vyasta ho gaye the| jUr3A khulakara bikhara gayA thaa| deha para ke vastra bhI khisaka gaye the| use apanI sudha-budha bhI nahIM thii| usane DapaTate hue kahA : __"yahA~ se gaye nahIM abhI taka makkAra ! jAnatI hU~, isa murde ko khAkara hI tuma logoM ko caina milegaa| dezadrohI kahIM ke, kamIne ! kIr3e par3akara mroge|" ___laya rAma ke lie yaha saba asahanIya ho rahA thA / usane Dimi kI ora TaoNrca pheMkate hue kahA : 196 / mRtyuMjaya

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"le, yaha TaoNrca lekara apane dhana ko dekha le / jI bharakara dekha le / hama loga jAte haiN|" usane zaikIyA kA hAtha khIMcA aura phira donoM vahA~ se cala diye| Dimi ne TaoNrca kI rozanI meM dhanapura ke cehare ko dekhaa| dhanapura kI sA~sa taba bhI dhImI-dhImI cala rahI thii| Dimi ne usake muMha ko thor3A Upara utthaayaa| aura bAMhoM meM bharakara cUmatI haI bolI : "thor3I dera taka kyoM nahIM ruke rahe mere dhana?" dhanapura ko bA~hoM meM sameTe vaha pAgaloM kI taraha bahuta dera taka vilApa karatI rhii| acAnaka dhanapura kI A~kheM khulIM / Dimi ne bar3I AzA se usakI ora dekhA aura pukAra uThI : "dhana, dhana, maiM A gaI dhana !" lekina dhanapura kI khulI huI A~kheM isa bAra khulI hI raha gyiiN| usakI deha ThaNDI hotI gyii| Dimi guma-suma baiThI rhii| usakI A~khoM kI koroM se A~sU bahate rhe| mRtyuMjaya | 197

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bAraha ename Dimi gAMva lauttii| vaha Dili vagairaha ko dhanapura kI citA sajAne ke lie bulAne AyI thii| lekina Dili ko pulisa pakar3akara le gayI thI-hAthoM meM hathakar3I DAlakara / nokmA, gArogA~va ke mukhiyA, ko bhI giraphtAra kara liyA gayA thaa| gA~va ke sAre loga bhAga cuke the| kahIM koI dIyA taka nahIM TimaTimA rahA thaa| cAroM ora maraghaTI sannATA chAyA huA thaa| Dimi sAre gA~va meM cillAtI phirI : "sArA gA~va kahA~ mara gayA hai ? kyA yahA~ koI marda nahIM raha gayA ? koI ho to nikala aaye| kisI kI citA sajAnI wo Dimi isI taraha cIkhatI-pukAratI nokmA ke ghara phuNcii| do dina pahale jahA~ sArA gA~va utsava manA rahA thA vahA~ bhayAnaka sannATA chAyA huA thaa| Dimi ko dekhakara mukhiyA kA kuttA bhauM-bhauMkara daudd'aa| vaha apane mAlika ke pakar3e jAne para apanI dayanIya sthiti para ro-bisUra rahA thA shaayd| ghara meM koI thA nhiiN| saba bhAga gaye the| mukhiyA ke yahAM se vApasa Akara Dimi ne pAsa-par3ausa bhI jhAMka liyA; kahIM bhI kisI AdamI kI parachAIM taka nahIM milii| cAroM ora ajIba-sI murdanI aura cuppI thii| hatAza hokara usane ghara lauTa jAnA hI ucita smjhaa| aMdherA bar3hatA jA rahA thaa| ghara ke AMgana meM use zaikIyA khar3A huA milA / vaha hairata meM par3a gyii| vaha jaba taka kucha pUchatI, zaikIyA ne kha da Age bar3hakara kahA : "maiM tumheM itanA batAne AyA thA ki dhanapura kI lAza pulisa le jA cukI hai|" sunate hI Dimi ko cakkara A gyaa| pichale kaI dinoM se vaha burI taraha parezAna rahI thii| lekina apanI bhUkha-pyAsa aura ghuTana ko bhulAkara vaha bhAgadaur3a karatI rhii| usane apane Apako kisI taraha sNbhaalaa| phira ghara ke bhItara calI gyii| use lagA, vaha kisI dUsare ke ghara meM to nahIM ghusa gyii| kamare kI sArI cIjeM idhara-udhara bikharI huI thIM / umasa bhare kamare meM aMdherA

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bhI burI taraha aTA huA thaa| vaha kucha samajha na paayii| kahIM usake antara kI ghuTana hI to nahIM dhaMdhuvA rahI hai-bhItara aura bAhara ! dhanapura ko khokara usakA hRdaya khAlI ho gayA thaa| usameM eka atRpta-sI pyAsa bhaTaka rahI thI aura use usakI bujhI huI sA~seM Dho rahI thiiN| vaha Dili taka ko bhulAye baiThI thI / dArog2a: kI vardI meM zaikIyA usake sAmane khar3A thA. use Di li kI giraphtArI kI yAda ho aayii| zaikIyA usake sAmane kyoM khar3A thA yaha vaha nahIM samajha paayii| daraasala vaha abhI bhI sahaja nahIM ho sakI thii| bacapana se hI vaha jisa mUrti ko apane hRdaya meM sthAna de cukI thI, pUjatI rahI thI vaha itane varSoM bAda acAnaka AyA aura sadA ke lie vidA ho gayA ! Dimi ko vikSipta chor3a gayA ! ___ aisA na thA ki Dili usakA yogya pati na thaa| lekina pati ke aMga se lagakara bhI vaha dhanapura kI adRzya aura sukhada chAyA se mukta na ho pAyI thii| khAtepIte, sote-jAgate vaha usakI parachAI ko mahasUsa karatI rahatI / isase use zAnti milatI thii| Dimi bAvalI-sI ho diyAsalAI khoja rahI thii| nahIM milii| nAsapITe usake sAre ghara ko hI tahasa-nahasa nahIM kara gaye, balki usake mana-mastiSka bhI jhakajhora gaye haiN| vaha kyA khoja rahI hai, yaha bhI bhUla gyii| bAra-bAra dhanapura kI bAteM usake mana meM ghumar3ane lagatIM, usakA ceharA A~khoM ke sAmane tirane lgtaa| ___vaha jahA~ calA gayA hai vahA~ bhI koI nagara hogA ! nagA~va kI nrh| nadI bhI hogI vahA~-kalaGa-sI ! subhadrA milI hogI use ! kyA usake sAtha vaha vahA~ ghara basAkara raha pAyegA ! diyAsalAI khojate-khojate sahasA usakA hAtha Dili ke dAva para para par3a gyaa| lohAra ke yahA~ se abhI hAla hI qharIdA gayA thA-ekadama nyaa| use khATa ke nIce rakha vaha phira se diyAsalAI khojanA hI cAhatI thI ki acAnaka kisI ke pairoM kI AhaTa suna usane dAva ko hAtha meM kasakara pakar3a liyaa| "Dimi !" "kyA hai ? yahA~ se sahI-salAmata nikala jAo, dArogA ! mere ghara meM ghusane kI tumane himmata kaise kI?" usane apanI muTThI ko dAva para aura bhI kasa liyaa| pUrI taraha se caukannA ho gayI thI vaha / zaikIyA ne TaoNrca se Dimi ke muMha para rozanI pheNkii| rozanI par3ate hI vaha lambI sA~sa le phaMphakAratI nAgina kI taraha dAva liye sAmane A khar3I ho gyii| muTThI ko usane tanika bhI DhIlA na hone diyaa| rozanI meM usane dekhA, mAno zaikIyA usakI ora dekha-dekhakara vaise hI ha~sa rahA hai jaise jAla meM phaMsI hiraNI ko dekhakara shikaarii| AgababUlA ho vaha bola uThI : mRtyuMjaya | 199

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"itanA kara lene para bhI tujhe saMtoSa nahIM huA aura aba burI naz2ara se mere pAsa bhI AyA hai !" ikIyA ne isa bAra TaoNrca kI rozanI nIcI kara lii| sahasA usakI ha~sI g2Ayaba ho gyii| usakA coTa khAyA hRdaya apamAna kI jvAlA se bhar3aka uThA / nirlajja vAsanA se dahakatI huI usakI bA~heM Dimi ko daboca lene ke lie chaTapaTA rahI thIM / aisI khUkhAra aurata ko vaha apanI mardAnagI jatAne ke lie adhIra ho uThA / zaikIyA pahale bhI aisI aneka auratoM ko apanI havasa kI bhaTTI meM jhoMka cukA thaa| hAtha meM rivAlvara aura sAtha meM pulisa kI vardI kA rauba hone para niSiddha saMbhoga karane kI usakI vAsanA prabala ho utthii| kevala usakA hI nahIM, sabhI zakti sampanna durAcAriyoM ke manobhAva hI vaise hote haiM / aurata jitanI lubhAvanI hotI hai, vAsanA kI jvAlA utanI hI adhika bhar3akatI hai / ikIyA ne kaThora svara meM kahA : "usa samaya eka naz2ara dekha lene ke bAda se hI maiM tujhe cAha rahA thA / isIlie tujhe giraphtAra nahIM kiyA thA / aura sabako cAlAna kara cukA / qAnUnana to tujhe pahale hI giraftAra kara lenA cAhie thaa| taba bhI aisA kahatI hai ? cala, aba ye dAva pheMka de|" dAva para Dimi kI muTThI aura adhika kasa gyii| kar3akate huI bolI : "tU yahA~ se jAtA hai yA nahIM ? maiM koI terI rakhaila nahIM hU~ / " "to dhanapura terA kauna thA ? terA marada ?" Dimi kI sArI deha krodha se jhannA uThI / kSaNa-bhara vaha koI javAba nahIM de ki dhanapura usakA kyA hai / zaikIyA se jhUTha bolane se bhI koI fAyadA nahIM / usake sAmane hI dhanapura ko usane eka bAra cUmA bhI thA / yaha saca hai ki dhanapura usakA pati nahIM, lekina use vaha bacapana se hI pyAra karatI AyI thI aura usakI mRtyu ke bAda bhI use vaha bhUla nahIM pA rahI thI / 1 zakIyA ke hoMThoM para musakarAhaTa phaila gayI / bolA : "tU adhika nakharebAz2I mata kara / z2arA ThIka se soca le / chor3a dU~gA / tujhe bhI giraftAra nahI karU~gA / saca-saca batA, ve Thahare the ? kauna -kauna the ve loga ?" Dimi usakI cAla bhA~pa gayI / vaha phira kar3aka uThI : "yaha saba kyA bakavAsa hai ! nikala jAo yahA~ se ! sakegA aura na mujhase tujhe koI bAta hI milegI / " isa bAra zaikIyA ne jeba se rivAlvara nikAla lI aura bolA : " ise dekhatI ho na ?" isake pahale Dimi ne zAyada rivAlvara nahIM dekhI thii| TaoNrca kI rozanI meM 200 / mRtyuMjaya Dili ko bhI maiM loga tumhAre yahA~ na to mujhe pakar3a

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hI zaikIyA ne Dimi kI ora rivAlvara dikhalAyI : "nahIM dekhI hai to acchI taraha dekha le / " Dimi ne rivAlvara kI ora dekhA aura kaTAkSa karate hue kahA : "oha, to mujhe mArane ke lie lAyA hai ?" zakIyA stabdha ho gayA / Dimi ke sarala, nirdoSa cehare para Dara kA kahIM koI bhAva bhI nahIM thaa| hA~, ghRNA kI jhalaka spaSTa thI / rivAlvara se bhI vaha nahIM DaratI hai, aisA socakara use Azcarya huA / vaha koI javAba nahIM de pAyA / "dhanapura ko isI se mArA thA ? " Dimi ne prazna kiyA / " dhanapura ko maiMne nahIM mArA / " "taba kisane mArA ?" "patA nahIM / zAyada miliTarI ne, " zaikIyA ne hakalAte hue kahA / "tere jaise hI kutte ne mArA hogA, " 'dAva para aura adhika kasAva DAlate hue sa ne A~kheM tarerakara TippaNI kii| zakIyA kA isake pahale aisI nirbhIka mahilA se kabhI pAlA nahIM par3A thA / rivAlvara dekhakara bhI vaha bhayabhIta nahIM huI thI / kuttA kahe jAne ke kAraNa usakA mana apamAna aura pratizodha kI bhAvanA se aura bhI adhika dahaka uThA / rivAlvara ko hAtha meM thAme hue hI vaha bolA : "kuttA nahIM, bAgha kaho, bAgha !" "vAgha ? dUsare ke hukma para bAgha isa taraha kisI AdamI ko nahIM mAratA / vaha vana kA rAjA hotA hai / bAgha nahIM, tuma loga to sarakArI kutte ho / " fsfma isa bAra marane ko taiyAra ho gayI / usane taya kara liyA ki isake hAthoM se deha ko kaluSita karAne se mauta kahIM acchI / dhanapura kI taraha hI vaha bhI mregii| subhadrA jaisI dazA vaha apanI nahIM hone degI / lekina gA~va ko miliTarI ne ghera rakhA hai / isa samaya zaikIyA jo cAhegA, vahI karegA / yadi use tInacAra loga pakar3a leMge to vaha bhalA kyA kara pAyegI ! aba socanA hI kyA ? isI dAva se vaha apanI bhI gardana kATa legI / use jIte jI pakar3a pAnA zaikIyA ke lie sahaja nahIM hogA / usane dekhA, zaikIyA thor3A hila-Dula bhI nahIM rahA hai / rivAlvara bhI ThIka taraha se nahIM tAna rakhI hai / pahale kabhI vaha isa prakAra vimUr3ha nahIM huA thA / fsfma ke sundara gore mukhar3e aura hillolita urojoM ko dekhakara usakI vAsanA aura adhika bhar3aka uThI thI / zAyada usa vAsanA ke uphAna ke kAraNa hI usakI deha kucha-kucha kA~pa rahI thI / use laga rahA thA ki Dibhi ko aise hI pA jAnA sambhava nahIM / eka hI upAya thA ki use bandI banA liyA jAya lekina isake mRtyuMjaya / 201

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lie bhI pulisa kI jarUrata hogii| yaha socakara vahA~ se lauTane lgaa| kucha dera taka zaikIyA Dimi ko TakaTakI lagAkara nihAratA rahA / usake bAda TaoNrca banda kara rivAlvara tAne hue hI bar3I sAvadhAnI se koTharI se bAhara niklaa| idhara Dimi ne socA ki bhAgane kA yahI maukA hai| sAmane se bhAga nahIM sakatI thii| pakar3a liye jAne kI sambhAvanA thii| tabhI usane nirNaya kara liyA ki kamare kI dIvAra kATakara bhAganA acchA rhegaa| isase pIchevAlI ba~savAr3I meM ghusane meM suvidhA hogii| aura koI upAya thA bhI nhiiN| ____ zaikIyA ke bAhara nikalate hI bhItara se Dimi ne daravAje para kuNDI car3hA lii| tAki zaikIyA yadi phira lauTakara Aye bhI to daravAjA kholane meM use kucha vilamba ho jAye / phira pA~ca minaTa ke andara hI usane bA~sa kI khapacciyoM se nirmita dIvAra cIra DAlI aura pichavAr3e se nikala bhaagii| usakA anumAna thA ki gA~vavAle nizcaya hI jaMgala meM kahIM chipe hoNge| unase milakara yaha rAta to vaha kATa hI legii| bAda meM jo hogA dekhA jaayegaa| pichavAr3e kI ba~savAr3I se hotI huI vaha sIdhe nadI ke kinAre vAle jaMgala meM ghusa gyii| vahA~ se vaha nadI-ghATa kI ora cala dii| calatI kyA, daur3a rahI thI vaha, use yAda AyA ki balabahAdura zAyada ghATa para hI ho| nadI-ghATa para pahu~cate hI usane gA~vavAloM kI talAza karanI cAhI, lekina a~dhere meM kahIM kucha bhI to nahIM dikhalAI par3atA thaa| phira bhI isa samaya use a~dherA hI acchA laga rahA thaa| balabahAdura ke hone kA koI saMketa na pA vaha dhIre se pAnI meM utara gayI / kapilI ko tairakara pAra karane aura ghATa ke usa ora ke khetoM meM jA chipane ke atirikta use aura koI upAya nahIM sUjhA / dasaeka minaTa meM hI baha dUsare kinAre jA lgii| usakI sArI deha bhIga gayI thI / calate samaya aba laha~ge se phaTa-phaTa AvAz2a nikalane lagI thI / isalie usane lahaMge ko kasakara Upara kI ora sameTa liyaa| phira bAlU para calatI huI vaha Ikha ke kheta meM jA phuNcii| udhara aba bhI kaI-eka khetoM meM Ikha kATI nahIM gayI thii| kheta meM ghusakara vaha eka jagaha eka patthara para baiTha gyii| jahA~ se ghATa para honevAlI bAtacIta sunAI par3a sakatI thii| vahIM cupacApa baiTha usane ghATa kI ora kAna lagA diye / acAnaka usane dekhA : Aga kI lapaTeM uTha rahI haiM / sArA gArogA~va jala rahA hai| gharoM se uThanevAlI lAla-lAla jihvAeM AsamAna meM lapalapA rahI haiM / kisane lagAyI hai yaha Aga ? yaha kukRtya pulisa ke sivA aura kauna karegA ? aba vaha ghara phUMkane para tula gayI hai| logoM kA sarvasva lUTakara, unheM akAraNa kaSTa pahu~cAkara aura striyoM kA satItva naSTa kara bhI ina durAcAriyoM kI maMzA pUrI nahIM 202 / mRtyuMjaya

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use hairAnI huI ki gA~va ke sAre marda kahA~ cale gye| inameM dhanapura kI taraha utsAha kgoM nahIM ! ghuTa-ghuTakara marane aura bhAgane-chipane se to acchA thA duzmanoM ko mArate hue mara jaanaa| __ ghATa para kucha halacala-sI huii| gAMva ke hI kucha loga vahA~ ikaTThe hue the| Dimi ne phira se usa ora kAna lgaayaa| unakI bAtoM se lagA, ve saba Aga ke Dara se bAlU para bhAga Aye haiN| Ikha ke kheta se nikalakara Dimi bhI kinAre para calI aayii| ghATa para Akara usane z2ora kI AvAz2a lagAyI : "vahA~ gharoM meM Aga lagA dI gayI hai aura tuma saba yahA~ baiThe hAtha tApa rahe ho ?" udhara se kisI ne hA~ka lgaayii| "are, tU kauna hai ?" "maiM huuN.."ddimi|" "arI cuDaila, tU kahA~ mara gayI thI? zaikIyA ke loga tujhe DhU~r3ha rahe the| tU milI nahIM to usane sAre gA~va ko Aga meM jhoMka diyaa|" Dimi ne jora se lalakArA : "taba tuma marda loga kahIM chupe baiThe the ? usakI gardana kyoM nahIM utAra lAye ?" kahatI huI Dimi ne pAnI meM chalAMga lagA dii| tairatI huI usa kinAre para pahu~cI jahA~ sabhI mana mAre khar3e the| Dimi eka bAra phira burI taraha bhIga gayI thii| usakI sArI deha pAnI aura kIcar3a se lithar3a gayI thii| laha~gA nicor3atI huI usane phira gA~vavAloM se kahA : "bar3e marda banate haiM ?" kisI ne kucha na kahA / unakI A~kheM nIcI thiiN| "ve saba haiM yA cale gaye ?" "cale gaye ?" "kisI ne dekhA hai yA...?" tabhI jhAr3I se jayarAma bAhara nikala aayaa| bolA : "hA~ ve lauTa gaye, maiMne dekhA thA / jAnatI ho kyoM ?" "kyoM ?" Dimi kI A~khoM meM bhI vahI savAla thA, jo hoMThoM para thaa| "maiMne sunA hai ki hAtIcoGa aura bArapUjiyA kI tarafa kAMgresa aura mRtyuvAhinI kI eka sabhA huI hai| usameM ina atyAcAriyoM kI hatyA karane ke lie saMkalpa kiyA gayA haiN| eka sUcI bhI taiyAra kI gayI hai / aura usameM pahalA nAma hai zaikIyA kA / ina sabako pakar3anA hai|" jayarAma ne btaayaa| mRtyuMjaya | 203

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"tumheM qhabara kaise milI ?" "zAnti-senA ke svayaMsevakoM se patA claa|" "to zAnti-senA aba bhI jindA hai ?" "haaN|" cehare kA pAnI poMcha isa bAra Dimi ne bAloM ko jhaTakAra kara phalA liyaa| kSaNa bhara rukakara vaha bolI : "aba tuma loga saba yahA~ Akara rukakara kyA kara rahe ho ? calo, calakara Aga bujhaao|" Dimi ke svara meM Adeza thA / jayarAma yaha samajha bhI nahIM sakA ki puruSoM ko Adeza dene kI zakti usane kahA~ se pA lI ! sabameM mAno cetanA kI lahara daur3a gyii| ve tez2I se gA~va kI ora daur3a pdd'e| sabake anta meM cale ve donoMDimi aura jyraam| calate-calate Dimi ne pUchA : __ "rAste meM balabahAdura milA thA ? vaha ghATa para nahIM diikhaa|" "nahIM, vaha pharAra ho cukA hai," jayarAma ne rukate hue kahA / idhara pulisa usakA kaI bAra patA karane AyI thI / maiM dUra-dUra kI sArI qhabara letA rahA huuN| kevala tumase hI bheMTa nahIM ho sakI thii| laga rahA thA una logoM ne kahIM tumheM mAra to nahIM diyaa| Ajakala kisI ko mAra DAlanA kucha bhI kaThina nahIM hai, samajhI na ! kintu tuma to sacamuca baca niklii| zahara kA kyA hAlacAla hai ? giraphtAra hue logoM kA kyA huA?" jayarAma ke prazna meM eka utkaNThA thii| gA~va lauTane ke bAda Dimi ko kisI ke sAtha abhI taka khulakara bAta karane kA mauqA bhI nahIM milA thA / yahA~ pahu~cate hI lagAtAra eka ke bAda dUsarI kitanI hI ghaTanAeM ghaTatI rahIM / nagA~va zahara meM usakI A~khoM dekhI ghaTanAeM to use mAno bahuta dina pahale ghaTI pratIta ho rahI thIM / yahA~ sAre dina nayI-nayI ghaTanAeM hote dekha rahI thii| phira roz2amarrA kI sAmAnya ghaTanAe~ to ye thIM nhiiN| Dimi ko sahamA gosAina kI bAta smaraNa ho aayii| kahane lagI : "gosAina ko pulisa giraphtAra kara le gayI thI, kintu thAne meM jagaha nahIM thii| jela bhI bhara cukI thii| isalie eka rAta sabako thAne ke barAmade meM hI rakhA gayA thA / gosAina kA phupherA bhAI hI usa thAne kA dArogA hai| nAma zAyada ananta hai| gosAina usI AdamI ko khoja rahI thiiN| para vaha milatA kahA~ ? isa zaikIyA kI taraha hI atyAcArI hone ke kAraNa use janatA kA abhizApa bhoganA par3A hai| use pakar3ane ke lie bahutere jana ghAta lagAye baiThe haiN| Aja sAta dinoM se vaha hAtIcoGa mauje meM hI hai / jo krAntikArI aba taka gira 204 / mRtyuMjaya

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phtAra nahI ho pAye, unhoMne zAyada bArapUjiyA aura hAtIcoGa mauje ko hI apanA kendra banA liyA hai| udhara pulisa ne bhI una donoM kSetroM meM apanA jAla phailA rakhA hai| " jela ke sAmanevAle riz2arva maidAna meM samaya kATate-kATate gosAina ne yaha bAta batAyI thI / use sunakara maiMne ghRNA se nAka sikor3a lI thI / gosAina ke pitA yA pati koI bhI ananta ko dekhanA taka nahIM cAhate the / kintu gosAina kA vyavahAra usake sAtha acchA thA / Andolana ke daurAna vaha kaI bAra mAyaGa bhI gayA thA / gosAina ne cAya-nAzte se svAgata-satkAra kara use cetAvanI bhI de dI thii| " sAmAna kI nIlAmI ke lie jaise DAka bolI jAtI hai, vaise hI giraftAra kiye gaye logoM kI jamAnata ke lie riz2arva maidAna meM DAka bolanI par3a rahI thI / zaharI AdamI kevala dekhane meM hI fiTa fATa haiM / daraasala ve bar3e Darapoka haiM'Upara se fiTa-fATa, bhItara se mokAmAghATa / ' sau eka AdamI rahe hoMge / mAyaGa manahA, bebejIyA, hAtIcor3a, bArapUjiyA, kaliyAbara aura rohA aMcaloM ke tamAma sthAnoM se logoM ko giraftAra kara vahA~ lAyA gayA thA / z2amAnateM lene ke lie bhI koI sAmane nahIM AnA cAhatA hai / kevala bhuiyA~ ke ghara ke eka-do lar3ake aura kaliyAbara se jAkara zahara meM basa gaye kucha loga hI zeradila haiM / kaliyAbara se aneka khetiharoM ko pakar3akara lAyA gayA hai / 1 " dina meM dhUpa, rAta meM ThaNDaka aura tisa para bhI jAna levA macchara - kaSTa kA koI pArAvAra nahIM thA / para kiyA kyA jAtA, sabhI ke sabhI khule maidAna meM hI par3e the / aura gosAinajI - vaha to becArI pIr3A se chaTapaTA rahI thIM / prasava kA samaya bhI to nikaTa A gayA thA / garbhavatI mahilA kI duHkha pIr3A dekhakara bhI bahuta dera taka pulisa ne koI qhabara nahIM lI / krodha meM sabhI sarakAra ko ulTIsIdhI gAliyA~ taka dene lage the / saMsAra meM isase adhika lajjA kI bAta aura kyA ho sakatI hai ki eka bhale parivAra kI mahilA zahara ke bIcoM-bIca khulI jagaha meM dina ke ujAle meM hI sabake sAmane prasava kre| qhabara pAte hI Akhira kahIM se phukanajI A gye| sAtha meM unakI moTara bhI thii| unhoMne khuda gosAina jI kI jamAnata lI aura unheM eka sambandhI ke ghara livA gaye / bhUkhe-pyAse zokasaMtApa aura nIMda na Ane se behAla bandiyoM ne tabhI caina kI sA~sa lI thI / "udhara se hI to maiM usa dina gosAina ko dekhane bhI gayI thI / taba taka ve eka putraratna pA cukI thIM / cA~da sA munnA : gorA, bar3A pyArA / use pA gosAina ne mAno saba kucha pA liyA / kahane lagI thIM, 'Dimi, gosAIjI ko kahanA ki Akara ve eka bAra use dekha jAyeM / " bAta karate samaya unake cehare para apUrva Ananda kI AbhA phaila rahI thI / mRtyuMjaya / 205

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"baruvA kA ghara khoja nikAlane meM mujhe adhika samaya laga gayA thaa| vahA~ daravAje para tAlA par3A thaa| par3osa ke hI eka AdamI ne vAtoM-bAtoM meM pahale sArA paricaya pA liyA thA aura tabhI bhuiyA~ ke ghara jAne ko kahA thaa| jaise hI vahA~ pahu~cI to dekhA ki vahA~ kA hAla to aura behAla hai| sArA ghara pulisa se ghirA haA thaa| kaliyAbara aura michA ke do taruNoM ko pulisa pakar3a lAyI thii| unameM eka tagar3e baila kI taraha haTTA-kaTTA aura hoziyAra laga rahA thaa| jabaki dUsarA ekadama piddI, dubalA-patalA aura nisteja / unake gharoM se kucha sAmAna bhI jabta kara lAyA gayA thaa| pulisavAloM ke cale jAne para bhuiyA~ ke lar3akoM ne mujhase kucha bAtacIta bhI kI thii| daraasala nagA~va kA kAMgresa-oNphisa bhI vahIM thaa| maiMne rUpanArAyaNa ke sAre kAgaz2a-patra vahIM de diye the| "para, vahA~ ke dene se kyA hogA ? kAMgresa ke sabhApati aura zAnti-senA ke saMcAlakoM meM se koI to nahIM the vahA~ / Andolana apanI carama sImA para hai, kise patA hai ki isa samaya kauna kahA~ hai ? koI nahIM jAnatA / para ye saba tathya kI bAteM haiN| kAg2az2a-patra bhuiyA~ ke lar3ake ne hI rakha liye the| usa lar3ake se hI dhanapura vagairaha ke bAre meM bhI jAnakArI milI thii| phira usane mere lauTane kI vyavasthA bhI kara dI thii| byAha-kAja ke lie do AdamI mAyaGa se dahI lene ke lie Ane vAle the| morIgA~va vAlI sar3aka se kisI prakAra jIpa A jAtI hai / usI se mujhe bhI Ane kA mauqA mila gyaa| kevala mujhe hI nahIM, gosAina ke sAtha giraphtAra kI gayI bAnezvara rAjA kI patnI aura kaI janI bhI usI jIpa meM A gyiiN| ____ "lauTatI bAra rAste meM bhI eka aura nATaka dekhane ko milA / rohA se Age sarAibAhI pahu~cate hI dekhA ki skUla ke lar3akoM kA eka jhuNDa hAthoM meM tiraMgA liye, gIta gAte hue sonAI kI ora calA jA rahA thaa| sonAI ko pArakara ve hekoDAMbari kI ora bar3ha gaye the / gA~va ke lAluGa, mikira aura brAhmaNa, zUdra Adi sabhI bAhara nikalakara julUsa dekha rahe the / zeradila the ve sabhI-ke-sabhI ldd'ke| kyA ThikAnA ki unake sIne golI se kaba bhUna diye jAyeMge ! "sunA hai, zaikIyA kahatA hai ki svatantratA milane para vaha AtmahatyA kara legaa| yaha bhI kahA jAtA hai ki barahamapura meM phinsa sAhaba ne tiraMge ko dekhate hI janatA para golI calA dI thii| kucha bhI nahIM kahA jA sakatA ki una mAsUma lar3akoM ke bhAgya meM kyA likhA hai| usa AMcala meM sAmUhika jurmAnA vasUla karane ke lie pulisa kala-parasoM se cAroM ora phaila gayI hai / kisI eka dArogA ke bAre meM yaha bhI sunane ko milA ki vaha lAgoM para aise barbara atyAcAra kara rahA hai jinheM sunate hI logoM ke dila dahala uThate haiN| vaha saba sunakara mujhe bhI saba asahanIya laga rahA thA / para, aba to vaha saba maiM bhI bhoga hI rahI huuN|" sArI bAteM Dimi eka sA~sa meM hI kaha gyii| Aga ke ujele meM gIlI colI 206 / mRtyuMjaya

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ke bhItara usake sIne kI dhar3akana teja hotI dekha jayarAma bolA : "Dimi, tU apane ghara ke pAsa-par3osa hI meM Thahara jA / Aga tApa le, bhoge kapar3e bhI sukhA le| taba taka maiM eka kAma karake AtA hU~ / " "kauna-sA kAma ?" Dimi ne pUchA / jayarAma gambhIra ho gyaa| volA : "yaha saba na hI pUcha to acchA / tU koI mRtyuvAhinI meM to hai nahIM / " Dimi ha~sa dI, "acchA nahIM pUchUMgI / para eka gIta to sunatA jA ! unhIM lar3akoM kA hai yaha gIta / sunate hI mujhe yAda ho gayA thA / " vaha Aga se thor3I dUra haTa gayA, lekina Dibhi vahIM jamI rhii| sAmane usI kA ghara jala rahA thA / saba kucha svAhA ho cukA thaa| ghara se sAmAna nikAlane kA samaya bhI cuka gayA thA / Dimi apanA saba kucha jalate hue dekha rahI thI / taba bhI vaha nirvikAra bhAva se gIta gAne lagI : he bhAratavAsI, yaha duHkhada samAcAra sunakara bhI kyoM bana baiThe lAcAra kuTila gaurAMgoM ne chor3I dharmanIti AkrAmaka damanacakra kiMcit nahi prIti ye adharmI avivekI pAkhaNDI pizAca' uccAraNa sAfa-sAfa na hone para bhI Dibhi ke svara meM bar3I hI sahajatA aura miThAsa thI / jayarAma tanmaya ho gayA / tanmaya hI nahIM huA, balki sArI ghaTanAe~ bhI usakI A~khoM ke sAmane nAca uThI / A~khoM se A~sU jharane lage / kahIM Dimina dekha le, isalie usane dUsarI ora mu~ha kara cupake se A~sU poMcha liye / janatA kA gIta, janatA ke dvArA racita gIta ! "kyoM, ro par3e ? kyA huA ? dhanapura hotA to vaha kabhI nahIM rotA / " "dhanapura vIra thA, Dimi ! hama loga to kAyara haiM, kAyara / nahIM to svAtA kI isa lar3AI meM itane dinoM taka bace kaise rahate ? subhadrA ko to tUne nahIM dekhA thA na ?" "U~hU~ !" " subhadrA bahuta pahale hI marakara bhUta bana gayI hai / " isa bAra Dima kI A~khoM meM A~sU chalaka Aye / use yAda ho AyI, dhanapura kI bhAvI kalpanA | nagA~va kI kalaGa vaha abhI-abhI hI dekhakara AyI thI / usakI dhArA kSINa par3a gayI thI / kinAre para ke ejAra ke per3oM meM phUla-patte nahIM raha gaye the / kahIM-kahIM eka-do sovAlu, bhelakara aura pamA ke per3a bhI dIkhe the / usakI AtmA ejAra para aTaka raha sakatI hai| hAya re vidhAtA ! subhadrA marakara bhUta bana gayI ! Dimi yaha nirNaya nahIM kara pAyI thI ki dhanapura ke lauTane para vaha use mRtyuMjaya / 207

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kaise samajhAtI / dhanapura agara subhadrA kI khoja karatA to Dibhi kyA bahAnA banAtI ! nahIM-nahIM, vaha AdamI hI kucha aura thaa| vaha usakI kabhI khoja nahIM karatA / usakA bAharI mana zIze jaisA sakhta thA, para gaharAI se jhA~kane para usakA antaraMga mRdula aura miThAsa bharA lagatA thA / basa, use cUma lene ko jI cAhatA thA / Aga se caT caT kI AvAz2a aura dhue~ kI kasailI gandha phaila rahI thI / mAno ba~galA - utsava kI gandha ho / lekina isa vipadA meM bhI vaha gandha Dimi ko nahIM khala rahI thI / eka lambI sA~sa chor3ate hue usane apanA sira Upara uThAyA aura cA~da ko dekhane lagI / AkAza meM cA~da kI kalA - jaise dhanapura kI lambI A~kha ho yA phira mana ko hara kSaNa lubhA lenevAlI usakI musakarAhaTa ho / jayarAma Dimi se yoM hI pUcha baiThA : "Dima, tuma dhanapura ko bar3A pyAra karatI thIM na ? tumhArA gharavAlA bhI to hai !" fsfe se zaikIyA ne bhI prAyaH aisA hI prazna kiyA thaa| ye saba prazna puruSoM ke haiM / usakA mana asamaMjasa meM par3a gyaa| volI : "ina saba bAtoM kA javAba mujhe nahIM AtA / para eka bAta maiM avazya jAnatI hU~, acchI taraha samajhatI hU~ : hRdaya meM ba~dhI tumhArI Asa, kamara meM ba~dhA huA hai bala / paira meM ba~dhe bhramara ke paMkha, bhAgya meM ba~dhA karma kA phala ||" jayarAma ko himmata na huI ki vaha Dimi kI ora dekhakara bAta kara sake / para-puruSa ko isa taraha cAhakara bhI usakA mana tanika bhI vicalita nahIM huA / balki ise vaha acchA hI mAnatI AyI / usake cehare para ke bhAvoM ko parakhane se yahI andAz2a hotA thA / paNDitoM ke racita zAstroM se kabhI jIvana kA sahI mUlyAMkana ho sakA hai ? jIvana to eka khela hai / jayarAma ne khuda hI mastI meM eka gIta cher3a diyA : jIvana hai ika khela-tamAzA jIte jI yaha khelUMgA / mara jAU~ gara isI bIca to phira duHkha sukha kyA jhelUMgA // ... kahA nahIM jA sakatA ki AdamI para kaba aura kisa prakAra vipatti A jAtI hai / "ghara meM Aga lagA dI gayI / hamAre AdamI satAye jA rahe haiM, mAre jA rahe haiN| kyA yaha saba bhI tamAzA hai ?" Dimi ne pUchA / "yaha saba tamAzA kaise kahA jA sakatA hai ? yaha saba to AsurI vRtti hai / 208 / mRtyuMjaya

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tamAzA karane ke lie khulApana caahie| yaha to saMkaTa kI ghar3I hai / isase ubarane para hI tamAzA manAyA jA sakatA hai|" Dimi A~kha mUMdakara kucha socane lagI : bacapana meM kAmapura ke gosAIjI ke yahA~ usane ASArikA rAkSasI kA kissA sunA thA / vaha baghAsura kI mAtA thii| sAgara meM rahatI thii| sAgara ke Upara se jAnevAle pakSiyoM, puruSoM ko vaha nigala jAyA karatI thii| eka dina hanumAnajI sAgara pAra kara rahe the| rAkSasI hanumAnajI para jhapaTa pdd'ii| hanumAnajI bhalA kyA Darate ! rAkSasI ne mu~ha phAr3akara hanumAnajI ko nigala jAnA caahaa| lekina hanumAnajI usake mukha meM praviSTa ho gaye aura usakA peTa cIra DAlA / vidhAtA ne zAyada dhanapura ko bhI hanumAnajI kI taraha hI banAyA hogA / isIlie to vaha marate-marate apanA khela dikhA gyaa| jayarAma vahA~ se uThakara dhIre-dhIre calane lgaa| usake mana meM eka naye pratizodha kI bhAvanA bhar3aka utthii| aba vaha zaikIyA ko pakar3akara hI caina legaa| gosAIjI kI hatyA kA badalA use jIte-jI gAr3akara hI cukAyA jA skegaa| lekina dhanapura kI hatyA-vaha to miliTarIvAloM ne kI hai| miliTarIvAloM ko pakar3a pAnA sambhava nhiiN| sabhI ke cehare eka-se haiN| isalie jo bhI pahale mila jAya, mAra do| sabakI yahI icchA hai| madhu, dadhi-sabhI kii| kevala AhinA koMvara hI hA~-nA kucha nahIM bolaa| bhibhirAma aura rUpanArAyaNa cupa rahe aaye| bar3e bhAvuka haiM ye| bhalA dukha kI bAta ve kyA samajha sakeMge! use vizvAsa thA ki isa bAra usane svayaM hI jisa taraha se jAla bichA rakhA hai usameM zaikIyA aura layarAma avazya phNseNge| Dimi ke kapar3e sUkha cale the| vaha bhI uThI aura usI ora dhIre-dhIre qadama bar3hAne lagI jahA~ aura sabhI sAthI usakI pratIkSA kara rahe the| mRtyuMjaya ! 209

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teraha bAhara kar3Ake kI sardI thii| sitAroM kA patA lagAne vAle AdamI kI taraha rUpanArAyaNa saMjIvanI Tola ke pAsa paha~cA / sAmane Ate hue eka AdamI ko rokakara usane pUchA : 'bhAI sAhaba, rAiDaGIyA jAne kA rAstA batA sakeMge?' usa AdamI ne rUpanArAyaNa kI tarafa dekhakara rUkhe svara meM uttara diyA : "maranA cAhate ho kyA ? z2arA idhara to AnA, maiM bhI dekha lU~ usa bahAdura kA cehraa|" ___rUpanArAyaNa asamaMjasa meM par3a gyaa| isa ghar3I pUrI sAvadhAnI na baratI gayI to mumIbata khar3I ho sakatI hai| isa bAra usane vinamra hokara pUchA : "acchA yaha to batA sakate haiM ki baraThAkura kA ghara kidhara hai ?" vaha AdamI aura nikaTa A gyaa| TaoNrca kI rozanI meM rUpanArAyaNa ko acchI taraha dekhane lagA / rUpanArAyaNa ko bar3A Azcarya huaa| yaha AdamI use nigala jAnA cAhatA hai kyA? usane bandUqa ko kasakara thAma liyaa| ghabarAhaTa meM koI savAla-javAba bhI to nahIM ho pAtA / dadhi, madhu aura bhibhirAma pIche camuvA gA~va meM hI raha gaye the| unake sAtha dUsarI bandUkeM bhI raha gayI thiiN| unheM bulAne ke lie yahA~ se kisI ko bhejanA bhI thaa| rUpanArAyaNa vahIM khar3A rhaa| vaha ajanabI bhI use bahuta dera taka ghUratA rhaa| acAnaka rUpanArAyaNa kI A~kheM camaka utthiiN| usake kandhe para hAtha rakhate hue usane kahA : ___"tuma Tiko to nahIM ? kahA~ gaye the ?.."cAkolA ghATa vAle kheta para? hAtha meM dAva aura kudAla bhI hai !..." Tiko kI hairAnI prasannatA meM badala gyii| usane dUsarA hI savAla pUchA : "kyA rAste meM jayarAma se bheMTa nahIM huI ?" rUpanArAyaNa ko bhibhirAma se patA calA thA ki jayarAma hAtIcoGa ke logoM kI sahAyatA se pulisa aura sI0AI0DI0 ke adhikAriyoM kA sAfayA karane kI yojanA banA rahA hai aura yahIM kahIM TikA hai| yaha do dina pahale kI bAta hai|

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dIkha lIATi ke surakSita vana ke pAsa hI netAoM kI koI sabhA ho rahI hai| banduke vahIM chipAnI pdd'eNgii| rAiDaGIyA ke rAste para hI vasumatI astra-bhaNDAra hai| vahA~ se apanA kAma nipaTAkara use Age jAnA thaa| Age sonAI ko bhI pAra karanA hai| jayarAma se usakI bheMTa nahIM ho paayii| isalie Tiko kI bAta sunakara usane turanta kahA : "usase bheMTa kahA~ huI ? vaha to lauTa bhI cukA hogA?" "hA~, jaba kAma pUrA ho gayA to yahA~ rukane kI z2arUrata hI kyA thI ? vaise zaikIyA aura layarAma ne mAyaGa ko khaMDahara banA diyA hai|" Tiko kI khA~sI ubhara AyI aura vaha pAsa hI ke eka per3a ke tane se Tika gyaa| khA~sI rukane para TikI ne Age kahA : __ "mAfa karanA, maiM tumheM jaldI pahacAna na skaa| gosAIjI aura dhanapura to rahe nhiiN| maiM unake sAtha jA na skaa| lekina idhara maiMne bhI do kamInoM ko mAra girAyA hai|" "kinheM ? zaikIyA aura layarAma ko?" "ve sAle to jAla phAMdakara nikala bhaage| lekina do choTI machaliyA~ jAla meM ghuTakara mara gayIM..." ___ acAnaka thor3I hI dUra para kisI gAr3I ke rukane kI AvAz2a AyI / Tikau sartaka ho gyaa| bolA : "zAyada miliTarI A gyii| calo, bhAga calate haiN|" / tabhI sIMgA baja utthaa| Tiko ne rUpanArAyaNa ko eka ora khIMcate hue kahA : "tuma baraThAkura kA ghara khoja rahe the na / vaha yahA~ haiM nhiiN| aba taka vaha vahIM thA, jahA~ hatyA kI gayI thii| ye pulisa vAle sAle hameM cAroM ora se ghera leNge| hameM pahale cAkolA ghATa ko pAra karanA cAhie / tuma mere pIche-pIche cale Ao..." usane kudAla aura dAva ko pAsa kI hI eka jhAr3I meM pheMka diyA aura bhunabhunAtA huA phira bolA : ___ "maiM ghara AyA thA, khAnA khAne ke lie. lekina una pApiyoM ne itanA samaya bhI nahIM diyA ki kucha khA-pI skuuN|" rUpanArAyaNa usake sAtha calane ko taiyAra ho gyaa| lakina calate-calate usane pUchA : "maiM apane kaI sAthiyoM ko pIche chor3a AyA huuN| ve saba camuvA gA~va meM haiN| unakA kyA hogA?" Tiko ne musakarAkara kahA : "unake sAtha unakI bandUkeM haiM n|" mRtyuMjaya | 211

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"hA~, haiN|" "maiM sonAI pAra karate hI apane kisI AdamI ko vahA~ bheja dNgaa| idhara kA rAstA bahuta qhataranAka hai / unheM dUsare rAste se lAnA thaa|" kidhara se lAnA thA, yaha rUpanArAyaNa ko patA na thaa| Tiko ko AzaMkA thI ki pulisa pandraha minaTa ke andara hI A dhmkegii| vaha rAta ko hI gharoM para dhAvA bolatI hai, jaba gharavAle gharoM meM nahIM hote| sAmane eka gaDDhA thaa| Tiko ne use pAra karate hue kahA : "basa, ise pAra kara jaao| isake bAda zaikIyA ke bApa kI bhI majAla nahIM ki hameM pakar3a le|" rUpanArAyaNa usakI bAta mAnatA gyaa| Tiko batAtA jA rahA thA : "aba to isa aMcala meM bhI Andolana bahuta teja ho gayA hai / kurubAvAhI ke prabhu se lekara Tiko gvAla taka aisA koI nahIM jo isakI Aga meM kUda na par3A ho| bevejIyA, kujIdAha, bAmunagA~va, kSetrI, cAkolAghATa, khATovAla, karacoGa, Ai. bheTI, rAiDaGIyA, hajagAMva-sabhI jagaha janatA jAga uThI hai| dudhamuMhe bacce bhI miliTarIvAloM ko TiTakArI mArane lage haiN| itanA hI nahIM, hamAre sAthiyoM ne parasoM hI zaikIyA ke ghara meM ghusakara usake A~gana meM hala jota diyA thaa| rUpanArAyaNa ne anyamanaska hokara kahA : __ "tuma apanI hI sunAte jAoge ki merI bhI sunoge / bhUkha lagI hai, bhAI ! khAne-pIne kI kucha vyavasthA hai ?" "khAnA aba milegA bhI kahA~ ? sonAI pAra hone ke bAda dekhA jaayegaa|" donoM gaDDhe ke kinArevAle rAste para Age bar3hate jA rahe the| bA~sa kI jhopoM ko bhedakara AnevAlI cA~danI rAste para bichala rahI thii| rUpanArAyaNa kA hRdaya aisI dharatI mA~ ke prati nata ho gyaa| lekina yaha namana vaisA nahIM thA / jaisA satra ke gosAIM ke prati unake ziSyoM kA hotA hai| isameM eka prakAra kI vedanA bhI thii| gosAIMjI aura dhanapura donoM alaga-alaga koTi ke haiN| eka bandUka uThAtA hai ro-dhokara aura dUsarA ghor3A dabAtA hai ginatI kr| gosAIjI ne eka prakAra se Atma-balidAna hI kiyA, aura dhanapura-usane to haMsate-ha~sate hI prANoM kI Ahuti dI hai| para yaha tIsarI koTi kisa prakAra kI hai ? ye kyA yaha socate haiM ki deza kA RNa cukAne ke lie mara jAnA hai yA yaha socakara hI prANa de rahe haiM ki sage-sambandhiyoM ke RNa cukAne haiN| vAqaI A~kha hote bhI ye andhe haiN| tanika bhI viveka nahIM rakhate / jayarAma aura Tiko jaise vyakti yaha nahIM samajhate ki kevala hatyA kara dene se hI kAma siddha nahIM hotA hai| rUpanArAyaNa yahI saba socatA huA cala rahA thA ki TikI ne apanI bAta Arambha kara dI: 212 / mRtyuMjaya

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"idhara ye loga apanI karanI se eka dina bhI bAz2a nahIM aate|" rUpanArAyaNa ko usakI anargala bAteM acchI nahIM laga rahI thIM / bolA : "cupa bhI rahoge ? viSa kA bIja mata boo / " "aura raha bhI kyA gayA bAqI ?" "kyA huA ?" "hogA kyA ! vaha kAmezvara hai na, vaha bhI mukhabira bana gayA hai / " "kyA ?" rUpanArAyaNa cintA meM par3a gayA / usane pUchA, "vaha kahA~ hai ?" " vanarAja ke peTa meM / " "maiM samajhA nahIM / " rUpanArAyaNa parezAna ho uThA / Tiko ne mana-hI-mana jaldI se hisAba lagAkara kahA : " hAtIcoDa. kI tarafa bar3hate hI vaha mAra DAlA jAyegA / use isa bAre meM saba kucha patA hai aura usa jagaha ke bAre meM bhI saba kucha jAnatA hai jahA~ bandUkeM chipAkara rakhI gayI haiM / " "yaha to bahuta hI burI qhabara hai" rUpanArAyaNa apanI bAta pUrI na kara pAyA / Tiko ne apanI bAta pUrI kI : "yahIM nahIM, usane dIghalI ATi kA 'bandUka prazikSaNa kendra' bhI dekha liyA hai / " "acchA" !" kahate hue rUpanArAyaNa gaharI cintA meM par3a gayA / vaha kucha bola na pAyA / isakA matalaba to yahI huA na ki pulisa ko ina sArI gupta yojanAoM ke bAre meM patA cala gayA hai| govarddhana pahAr3a kI gufAoM ke bAre meM vaha kisI sImA taka Azvasta thA / lekina aba unheM bhI chor3anA hogaa| yojanA ko kAryAnvita karane yogya koI sthAna nahIM / lagatA hai nAva bIca dhAra meM hI DUba rahI hai / Tiko itanA kucha to nahIM soca-samajha pAtA / use ye sArI bAteM sahaja hI lagatI haiM / vaha inakI tahoM meM nahIM pahu~ca pAtA / gaDDhA pAra kara ve jisa rAste se Age bar3he the, vaha samApta ho rahA thA / isake Age ejAra kA eka per3a thA / donoM usake nIce ruka gaye / vahA~ do gIdar3a so rahe the| AdamI kI AhaTa pAte hI ve kaccU ke paudhoM kI ora bhAga gaye / Tikau ne kahA : "agara krAntikArI bhI gIdar3a kI taraha hI cAlAka hote to cintA kI koI lomar3I bAta nahIM thI / lekina sabake saba to gIdar3a ho nahIM skte| inameM bAgha, aura bandara bhI hote haiM / jahA~ taka merI bAta hai, maiM bandara hU~ / hI udhara kUdatA - phA~datA calA gayA thaa|" I eka saptAha pahale mRtyuMjaya / 213

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"kahA~ / " " rohA, aura kahA~ ! vahA~ nezanala vAra phanTa kI eka sabhA huI thii| zahara kA vaha ghamaNDI AphIsara bhI vahA~ maujUda thaa| pemaphleyara sAhaba sabhApati kI kursI para the| mauqA milate hI maiMne vahA~ eka gIta bhI gAyA thA / " "kauna-sA ?" " merI jeba meM bA~sa kI do paTTiyA~ thIM, unheM bajA-bajAkara maiM z2ora-z2ora se gAtA rahA / sasure sunate rahe : uttara meM kapilI dakkhina meM sonAI / tAva ke sAtha lAva-lazkara miliTarI aura fauja lekara zahara meM pahu~cA lambodara tilaka kA phor3a diyA hai sara uttara meM kapilI dakkhina meM sonAI / yahA~ aba bhUtoM kA hai rAja hameM to hai, svarAja ke kAja uttara meM kapilI dakkhina meM sonAI / yahA~ koI A nA pAyegA / pha~sA to jA nA pAyegA uttara meM kapilI dakkhina meM sonAI / Tiko ne gAnA banda kara diyaa| rUpanArAyaNa kA bojhila mana thor3A halkA ho gayA / usane socA, yaha bhI kama bahAdura nahIM hai / Tiko ke isa gIta gAne kA kyA pariNAma huA, yaha jAnane ke lie usakA mana utsuka ho utthaa| usane pUchA : "kyA dArogA lambodara zaikIyA vahA~ nahIM thA ? " "thA kyoM nahIM / para rahakara bhI merA kyA kara letA ? bAta hI bAta meM maiM svarAjya kI bAta kahakara vahA~ se nikala AyA / zaikIyA mujhe lagAtAra ghUratA rahA / zAyada pakar3a bhI letA para pemakleyara sAhaba kI bAta hI aura hai / ve musakarA rahe / mAno gIta meM unheM bhI rasa A rahA thA / AphIsara sAhaba kA ceharA phaka par3a gayA thA / " Tiko ha~sane lagA / rUpanArAyaNa ne Tiko kI pITha thapathapA dii| Tikau kA utsAha dugunA ho gayA / bolA : "tU to jAnatA hI hai ki gIta racate racate hI mere bAla sapheda hue haiM / are hA~, vaha sarvezvara jo hamArA sAthI thA na pakkA kamyunisTa ho gayA / vaha janayuddha kI raTa lagAte hue ghUmatA rahatA hai| eka dina eka sabhA meM usase bhI bheMTa ho gyii| vaha dudhamu~hA mujha jaise jaradgava ke hAtha par3a gayA / maiMne use vahIM daboca 214 / mRtyuMjaya

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liyA / " rUpanArAyaNa ne ha~sate hue pUchA : "acchA batAo to bhalA, use kaise daboca liyA ? koI fAyadA bhI huA ?" "nhiiN| fAyadA kyA hotA ? basa, bahuta dera taka vaha baka baka karatA rahA / " " tumane usase kucha kahA thA kyA ?" "kaI bAra / para kucha phAyadA nahIM huA / vaha kucha samajhatA hI nahIM !" "hU~ / " rUpanArAyaNa kA mana phira kucha bhArI-bhArI-sA ho gayA : sarvezvara vaise guNavAn lar3akA hai / lekina avasara hote hue bhI deza kI svAdhInatA ke lie vaha kucha nahIM karanA cAhatA / isa bhUla ke lie vaha jIvana bhara pachatAyegA / / Tiko anavarata bolatA hI jA rahA thA / mAno vaha calatA-phiratA eka mahAbhArata bana gayA thA / rUpanArAyaNa ke mana meM dhIre-dhIre anizcita bhaviSya kI eka dhuMdhalI chAyAtirane lagI thI / usakI taraha sarvezvara bhI yaha kaha sakatA thA ki rUpanArAyaNa ke g2alata rAste para bhaTaka jAne se use duHkha hotA hai / para usakA vaisA socanA hI g2alata hai| yuddha meM hAra-jIta to hotI hI rahatI hai / hArakara jItanA yA jItakara bhI hAra jAnA - yahI to cirantana rIti hai / yaha jarUrI nahIM ki rUsa ke lie jo janayuddha ThIka hai, vaha bhArata ke lie bhI ucita ho / vaha samajha nahIM pAtA ki yuddha meM aMgarez2oM kI sahAyatA kyoM kI jAye | aMgarez2oM ne hameM svAdhInatA bhI to nahIM dI / dene ke lie koI vAdA bhI nahIM kiyA hai / aMgarez2oM se jApAna yA jarmanI vAloM meM kyA antara hai ? eka na eka dina sarvezvara vagairaha sabhI apanI bhUla avazya svIkAra kareMge / I I ve sonAI ke taTa para pahu~ca gaye / nadI pAra karane ke lie Tiko eka nAva khojane cala diyA / taba taka nadI meM utarakara rUpanArAyaNa ne bhI a~jurI bharakara sonAI kA amRta jaisA pAnI pI liyA / peTa kI bhUkha thor3I zAnta sI ho gayI / pAna to thA nahIM isalie usane eka bIr3I hI sulagA lii| nAva ke Ate hI vaha usa para jA baiThA / usakI deha para sAta dinoM kI dhUla-miTTI jamI huI thii| nahAne kA samaya bhI kahA~ milA thA ? pAnI dekhakara usakA snAna ko jI karane lagA / patA nahIM sonAI meM snAna karane kA phira kabhI avasara milegA ! kahA jAtA hai| ki sonAI ke pAnI meM kaI devI-devatA nivAsa karate haiN| eka haiM jalezvara / eka hai jaladevI / aura bhI - jalaku~vara, jalagiri, machandarI - bahutoM ke nAma usane bacapana se hI suna rakhe the| aisA vizvAsa hai ki ve saba machuoM, nAva DubAnevAloM aura nadI pAra karane vAloM ko bahuta parezAna karate haiM / una devatAoM ke bAre meM socane para aba use bar3I ha~sI AtI / lekina isa aMcala meM sonAI yahA~ ke gaNadevatA kI priyA ke rUpa meM mAnya hai / nahIM to isakA nAma sonAI kyoM hotA ! Andolana mRtyuMjaya | 215

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kAriyoM ke lie bhI yaha sacamuca sonAI hai| isake taTa para pahu~ce ki phira pulisa kI kyA himmata ki hamameM se kisI ko pakar3a le| aisA bhI kahA jAtA hai sonAI taTa para koI anajAna AtA hai to use pariyA~ pakar3a le jAtI haiM / kinAre ke per3oM para kaue vizrAma kara rahe the / nAva khene kI chap-chap AvAz2a suna ve kA~va-kA~va karane lage / rUpanArAyaNa kI ora dekhakara Tikau ne kahA : "suna rahe ho na yAra ! inhIM meM se eka kauve ko zrIrAmacandra ne sarakaNDe kA bANa mArA thA / " usakA mana tretAyuga meM lauTa gayA : "vivAha ke pazcAt maiM isI rAste ghara lauTA thA / taba isI taTa para mujhe eka rAta bitAnI par3I thI / kahIM se kurubAvAhI ke eka bhagatajI bhI A gaye the / unhIM ne mujhe mAdhava kandali rAmAyaNa kA vaha aMza sunAyA thA / citrakUTa meM mandAkinI ke taTa para zrIrAmacandra aura sItAjI ke vihAra kA prasaMga thA vaha : rAma sItA krIr3A kare citrakUTa bane / zacI same devarAja yehena nandane // sItAka bulila rAma haraSi badane / ayodhyA ra bhoga Aura na parama mane // girira kandare manda surabhi apAra / Achoka manuSya mana mohe devatAra // mAnasa zilAra phoTa sItA devI dila / aliGgante rAmara hitAya saJcarita // hena dekhi sItAye karilA parihAsa / surata zrRMgAra bara bhaila aneka hariSa bhaila rAmara zarIre / abhilASa // sItAra uruta zire zuilA nadI tIre // tatpazcAt rAma ko soyA huA dekha eka kauvA A gayA aura sItAra rUpaka dekhi kAka bhela bhola / eka dovA kari gaiyA cApileka kola // rAghavara Atizaya nidrAta dekhiyA // sItAra tanata parileka jampa diyA || jAnate ho isakA artha ? suno, maiM batAtA hU~ isa sArI kathA kA sAra : " rAma aura sItA citrakUTa vana meM krIr3A kara rahe the / vahA~ kI girikandarAoM ke sukha ke Age ayodhyA ke bhoga-vilAsa bhI phIke par3a gaye the / eka dina rAma nadI taTa para sItA kI jA~gha para sira rakhakara so rahe the| tabhI pAsa hI baiThA eka kauA sItA ke rUpa para mohita ho gyaa| vaha phudakakara sItA kI goda taka pahu~cA aura sItA ke khule hue stana ko coMca mAra dii| sItA ke vihvala hote 216 / mRtyuMjaya

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hI rAma kI A~kha khula gyii| unhoMne sarakaNDe kA bANa saadhaa| kauA tez2I se ur3a calA lekina bANa ne pIchA nahIM chodd'aa| apane prANa jAte dekha vaha bahuta Dara gyaa| taba rAma ko dayA A gyii| unhoMne kaue kA vadha na kara usakI kevala eka A~kha phor3a DAlI / usa dina se kauA eka A~kha se hI dekha pAtA hai / " rUpanArAyaNa ke mana meM yaha kahAnI baiTha gayI / rAma-sItA ko mandAkinI ke taTa para vihAra karate samaya bAdhA upasthita karanevAlA yaha kauvA premiyoM kI A~kha kA sadA kA~TA banA rahA hai / Tikau ne kahA : "kauve ne coMca mArakara sItA ke stana ko ghAyala kara diyA thA, para prabhu rAmacandra ke hAthoM kA komala sparza pA vaha ghAva bhara gayA / " rUpanArAyaNa ke mana kA jAla chinnavicchinna ho gayA / use bhI smaraNa ho AyA yauvana se bhare eka jor3e kA : svayaM use pyAra karanevAlI yuvatI kA | sonAI ke taTa para agara vaha dUlhA tathA vaha yuvatI usakI dulahina, yAnI vara-vadhU banakara Ate to donoM ko kitanA Ananda hotA ! bIr3I kA Tukar3A pheMka vaha nAva se utarane ke lie taiyAra huA / Tikau ne nAva ko rokakara bAlU meM lagA diyaa| pahale rUpanArAyaNa utarA aura usake bAda Tiko / sonAI kA yaha kinArA dhUla bharA thaa| vahA~ se eka pagaDaNDI jaMgala kI ora calI gayI thI / usIse ve dIghalI ATi kI tarafa bar3ha cle| sahasA rUpanArAyaNa ne pUchA : "kaimpa meM jAne para AdamI mileMge ?" "hA~ mileMge / " ve 'cupacApa Age bar3hate rahe / kucha dUra Age jAne para ve bAyIM ora mur3a gaye / acAnaka thor3I dUrI para rozanI dekhakara Tikau sajaga ho gayA / bolA : "are, idhara to rozanI dikhalAI par3a rahI hai| z2arA maiM chipakara dekha AtA hU~, bAta kyA hai / taba taka tU yahIM baiTha / " "tere akele jAne se kyA hogA Tiko, maiM bhI sAtha calatA huuN| tere hAtha meM kucha bhI to nahIM hai / dAva ko bhI to pheMka Aye / " rUpanArAyaNa ne kahA : Tiko dhIre se bolA : "yaha buddhimAnI kA kAma nahIM hogA / gIdar3a kI taraha hI maiM isa aMcala ke cappe-cappe se paricita hU~, samajhe na / tU isa per3a tale hI thor3A ArAma kara / maiM abhI lauTakara aayaa| mujhe to saMdeha ho rahA hai / lagatA hai, ye hamAre AdamI nahIM haiM / hamAre yahA~ se jAne ke bAda Aye haiM ye / yAnI aba yahA~ bhI kAma tamAma ho gayA / aura tumheM mAlUma hai ?" 1 "kyA ?" mRtyuMjaya / 217

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"usI jagaha bandUkeM bhI gAr3I gayI thiiN|" rUpanArAyaNa bhauMcakkA raha kyA / Tiko calA gyaa| rUpanArAyaNa kucha dera taka vahIM rukA rhaa| bAda meM vaha per3a ke nIce jAkara baiTha gyaa| cA~danI rAta thI phira bhI vahA~ a~dherA thaa| vaha soca rahA thA--yaha kAmezvara kA hI kAma ho sakatA hai| vizvAsaghAtI kahIM kA ! isa jaise loga bhI acche-bhaloM ke bIca chupe rahate haiN| thor3I hI dera huI thI ki Tikau lauTa aayaa| usane batAyA : / "jisakA sandeha thA, vahI huA / kAmezvara ne qarIba dasa pulisavAloM ko sAtha lekara usa gaDDhe kI khudAI kI hai| maiM bilakula nikaTa taka calA gayA thaa| unakI bAta acchI taraha samajha nahIM skaa| para abhI ve usa gaDDhe taka nahIM pahuMce haiM jisameM mRtakoM ko gAr3A gayA hai / zaikIyA bhI hai / vaha z2ora-z2ora se batiyA rahA thaa| pAnIkheta se ur3Akara lAyI gayI bandUkoM ke bAre meM bhI vaha jAna gayA hai| unheM pAne ke lie usane AdamI bhI bheje haiN| itanI bAteM to maiM apane kAnoM se hI sunakara A rahA huuN|" "pulisavAle kitane haiM ?' rUpanArAyaNa ne puuchaa| "pulisa nahIM, miliTarI hai| eka darjana se bhI adhik|" rUpanArAyaNa ne Aha bharate hue kahA, "taba to inase muqAbalA nahIM kara pAyeMge / cala kaimpa taka calate haiM / vahIM jAkara kucha soceNge|" "kaimpa taka caloge?" Tiko ne puuchaa| "kyoM?" "kAmezvara kaimpa ko bAta bhI jAnatA hai / vahA~ bhI AdamI bheja sakatA hai|" rUpanArAyANa avAk ho gayA Tikau ne kahA, "maiM eka tirachI rAha se vahA~ taka jAkara pahale dekha AtA huuN| tU yahI tthhr|" rUpanArAyaNa vahIM baiTha gayA / Tiko calA gyaa| rUpanArAyaNa adhika cintita ho utthaa| patA nahIM sAre netA kahA~ haiM ! isa krAnti kA kyA hogA ! madha aura dUsare sAthiyoM kA kyA hogA ! vaise ve itane kacce nahIM haiM : pakar3e jAne para bhI unase bandUkeM nahIM mila skeNgii| pahale hI kahIM ThikAne lagA deMge ve / bandUkoM ke sAtha nahIM pakar3e jaayeNge| para aba maiM kyA karU~gA?hAtIcoGa ke AdamiyoM kI A~khoM meM dhUla jhoMkakara zaikIyA ko kAmezvara bhalA idhara le kaise AyA ? ho sakatA hai, netAoM kI sabhA hone kI bAta saMghakara hI vaha mAyaGa se yahA~ AyA hogaa| adhikAMza netA to pakar3a hI liye gaye haiM / jo bace hai, aisI hAlata meM ve yahA~ meM nizcaya hI nikala gaye hoMge / kyA kaha sakate; bhAga bhI gaye hoM / para yahA~ se bhAgakara jAyege kahA~ ? yA phira ve bhI giraphtAra ho 218 / mRtyuMjaya

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gaye hoM ! Tiko zIghra lauTane kI bAta kaha ca nA to gayA, para zAyada use lauTanA sambhava na ho / use pahale hI soca-vicAra kara jAnA thA / sonAI pAra hote samaya kisI ne khyAla nahIM kiyaa| Tiko ke lauTane meM eka ghaNTA laga gyaa| lauTakara usane rUpanArAyaNa ko batAyA ki vahA~ eka bhI jana nahIM hai| "nahIM hai ?" "aba kyA kiyA jAye ?" "kahIM jAne ke lie koI sthAna bhI to nahIM hai|" "hA~, maiM bhI yahI soca rahA huuN| zaikIyA jaba taka lauTa nahIM jAtA, taba taka yahIM rukanA ThIka hogaa| lekina..." "lekina kyA ?" rUpanArAyaNa ne jAnanA caahaa| "dadhi aura usake sAthiyoM taka eka khabara pahu~cA denI hogii|" "pahu~cA bhI sakoge ?" "hA~, kyoM nahIM / savere hote-hote lauTa AU~gA / yahA~ se pazcima kI ora eka ghATa hai| vahA~ se camuA gA~va mIla bhara bhI to nahIM hai| para ve saba hoMge kahA~ ?" "gAyana barA ke yahA~ / " "acchA, taba tU yahIM Thahara / maiM jaldI hI lauTa aauuNgaa| taba taka chipakara tU ina sabakI karatUta dekha / " "acchA / " rUpanArAyaNa ke bhItara eka aura prazna bAra-bAra uTha rahA thA / usane Tiko se pUchA : ___"tuma logoM ke paharedAroM ke hote hue bhI bhalA ve A kaise gaye ? ve A gaye haiM, isIse maiM saba samajha gyaa| suno, tuma dadhi aura madhu ko mAyaGa taka lauTa jAne ke lie kaha denA / vahA~ bhI jor3e-jor3e AdamI pakar3e gaye haiN| bahutoM ko zahara le jAyA gayA hai| rela ulaTane ke bAda bhI bahuta loga pakar3e gaye haiN|" ucchvAsa chor3ate hue usane phira se kahA, "bhibhirAma aura jayarAma ko idhara ho Ane ke lie kahanA / yahA~ se kahA~ jAnA hogA, abhI to kevala vidhAtA hI jAnatA hai / ThIka huA to yahA~ se sIdhe kaliyAvara taka jAyA jA sakatA hai|" ___ "hA~ / jA to sakate haiM, kintu kaliyAvara jAkara kyA karege ? vahAM to miliTarI ne pahale se gherA DAla rakhA hai| vahA~ chipakara rahanA AsAna nahIM hogA / ulTe jAla meM hI phaMsa jAnA pdd'egaa|" Tiko calA gyaa| rUpanArAyaNa ne bandUka ko kandhe se utAra liyaa| kAratUsa vAlI peTI bhI khola lii| per3a kI Ar3a meM baiTha eka hAtha se bandUka aura dUsare hAtha mRtyuMjaya | 219

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se per3a ko pakar3e hue kucha dera taka to sAvadhAna rahA lekina dhIre-dhIre use U~gha bhara AyI / thor3I dera meM hI usakI A~khe laga gayIM / Tiko lauTakara aayaa| usane rUpanArAyaNa ko jagAyA, "lo, kele aura ciur3A le AyA hU~ / khAoge ?" 1 ta kA AqhirI para thA vh| AkAza meM ullU paMkha mAra rahe the / A~kheM kholane para TikI ko dekhate hI rUpanArAyaNa sahama gayA / aparAdhI kI taraha bolA : "nIMda A gayI tho, re / " kucha sAvadhAna hote hue pUchA usane, "hA~, batA kyA vAta hai ?" "pahale khA le| isa coMge meM pAnI bhI le AyA hU~ / " rUpanArAyaNa eka muTThI ciur3A lekara cabAne lgaa| jaba qhatma ho gayA to pAnI pI liyA / phira kelA khAte hue usane Tikau se pUchA : " aura tU ?" "maiM kucha nahIM khAU~gA / " "kyoM ?" Tiko ke dAr3hI uga AyI thI / usa para hAtha pherate hue usane javAba diyA : " kala jaba AdamI ko marate dekhA, taba se kucha khAne kA mana hI nahIM kara rahA hai|" "to mArA hI kyoM thA ?" "maiMne nahIM mArA re / kevala dekha rahA thA / do vyakti mAre gaye the / " "basa, basa, vaha saba mata kaha / mujhase bhI vaha saba sahA nahIM jAtA / hA~, to unase bheMTa huI?" "nahIM," ," Tikau ne kahA : "mere pahu~cane ke pahale hI ve giraftAra kara liye gaye the / " "ora bandUkeM ?" rUpanArAyaNa ke kathana meM eka vizeSa utkaNThA thI / "bandUkeM gAyana baeNrA ke bagIce meM hI gAr3a dI gayI thIM / " " acchA / aura jayarAma ?" "vaha bhI pakar3A gayA / " "aura ye zaikIyA vag2airaha ?" "ve khodakara bandUkeM uThA le gaye / " " aura apane kaimpa ke sabhI netA ?" "ve saba pahale hI nikala cuke the / zAyada kahIM jaMgala meM chipe hoM / " "acchA / " "aba kyA kiyA jAyegA ?" Tiko nahIM samajha pA rahA thA / 220 / mRtyuMjaya

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rUpanArAyaNa thor3I dera cupa rahA / bolA phira : "maiM socatA hU~ mAya kI ora cala denA cAhie / " " isa samaya rahane do| rAta meM bhI kaI vyakti pakar3e gaye haiM vahA~ / Dimi nAma kI eka gAro yuvatI bhI pakar3I gayI hai / usakI qha Uba piTAyI bhI kI hai / " " kisane ? " pulisa ne / isa samaya bhI vaha pulisa ke hAthoM meM hai / " kucha dera ke lie TikI cupa rhaa| socakara usane phira kahA : " zAyada kala pareDa hogii| mAya se giraftAra kiye logoM meM se rela ulaTanevAloM kI zinAkhta kI jAne vAlI hai / gAro aura nepAlI gA~voM ke bhI bahuta sAre logoM ko bhI giraftAra karake le gaye haiM / " rUpanArAyaNa cupa rahA aayaa| phira thor3I dera bAda usane pUchA : "bandu jahA~ gAr3I gayI haiM, kama se kama eka bAra vahA~ taka to calo / " "vahA~ abhI kaise jAyA jA sakegA ? vahA~ eka darjana miliTarI vAle tainAta haiM / " "aba bhI ?" rUpanArAyaNa cakita huA / "hA~ / abhI yahIM rukanA acchA hai / pahale rAta bIta jAne do| savere dekhA jaayegaa| kala zAma taka sonAI pAra kara khATovAla gA~va taka calane kA irAdA hai| eka-do netAoM ko bhI bulAyA hai / " rUpanArAyaNa thakakara cUra ho gayA thA / isalie phira se nIMda Ane meM derI nahIM lagI / sonAI - taTa kA saverA / cir3iyoM kA prAtaH kA kalarava / kitane hI raMga-biraMge pakSI cahacahA rahe the / prAtaH kAla ke malaya pavana se jaMgala ke per3oM kI pattiyA~ Dola rahI thIM / TikI kahane lagA : "Ate samaya ghara meM cAvala kA intaz2Ama bhI na kara skaa| baraThAkura kI khetI TAI meM na milane para isa bAra bhUkhoM maranA pdd'egaa| baraThAkura kI bIvI bar3I kaMjUsa hai | mAMgane para bhI kucha nahIM detI hai / " "yahI to vyakti kI kamaz2orI hai," rUpanArAyaNa ke svara meM krodha aura karuNA mAno donoM bhAvanAe~ eka sAtha A milI thIM / usane kahA, "Tiko, bhUkhA kevala tU hI nahIM hai / deza ke na jAne kitane gharoM meM caukA nahIM lagatA hai / usake hI lie to yaha saba kiyA jA rahA hai / feat kucha nahIM bolA / mRtyuMjaya | 221

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caudaha eka machuArana machalI becakara baraThAkura ke ghara se nikalI aura phira Tiko ke ghara kA daravAjA kholakara andara ghusa gayI / sAmane hI A~gana thaa| Tikau kI strI ratanI ne kamare se bAhara nikalakara pUchA : "Aja kauna-sI machalI lAyI ho, racakI dI?" A~gana meM TokarI rakhate hue racakI ne kahA : "aba ina mue phaujiyoM ke julama se koI machalI nahIM bcnevaalii| cAhe vaha sonAI kI ho yA kalaGa kii| basa, rupayA sastA ho gayA hai, vahI ur3a rahA hai| khaira, tere lie kisI taraha eka pAma machalI bacAkara le AyI huuN|" / usane TokarI se machalI nikAlakara A~gana meM rakha dii| machalI marI haI to thI lekina sar3I nahIM thii| ratanI ne use apanI u~galiyoM se chU-chAkara dekhA aura musakarAkara bolI : "ise baraThakurAina ke ghara se bacAkara kaise le AyI? kyA isa para unakI naz2ara nahIM par3I?" usane machalI ko uThAkara rasoIghara ke eka kone meM Dhakakara rakha diyaa| phira pichavAr3e kI pokharI para hAtha-pA~va dho bhItara se pannabaTTe ko bhI uThAkara letI AyI aura vahIM A~gana meM Akara baiTha gyii| ___"arI hA~, machalI to vaha rakha lenA cAhatI thI, para maiMne nahIM dii| tere lie le AyI / merA marada bhI to AnevAlA hai| ratanI, isa bhagor3e se maiM taMga A gayI ratanI panabaTTA kholane meM lagI thii| vaha kucha kahanA hI cAhatI thI ki racakI svayaM Age bola uThI : ___"maiM zahara se A rahI huuN| vahA~ to vAbelA-sA macA hai / zaikIyA vakIla ke ghara bhI gayI thii| sAre mulaka meM Aga lagI hai aura usake ghara meM ca~dovA Ta~gA hai / usane dasa machaliyA~ khriidiiN| phira bolA, 'jalapAna karatI jA / ' ghara ke bhItara dUsarA hI tamAzA thaa| usakI beTI ro-rokara behAla thii| apane kamare meM bhItara se kuNDI lagAye ro-dho rahI thii| sunA hai, zaikIyA vakIla use jisake sAtha byAhanA

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cAhatA hai, usake sAtha jAne kI usakI icchA nahIM hai| vaha kisI vaoNlaNTiyara ke sAtha byAha karanA cAhatI hai / zaikIyA ThaharA raIsa aadmii| vaha apanI beTI ko kimI vaoNlaNTiyara ke saMga biyAhegA ?" __ "kauna vaoNlaNTiyara?" ratanI ne supArI vagairaha DAnakara pAna kA bIr3A racakI kI ora bar3hA diyaa| use svIkArate hue racakI bolI : "use bhI maiMne dekhA hai| lar3akA bar3A lAyaka hai| tumhAre marada ke sAtha hI to pArTI meM ghusA hai|" "kyA nAma hai usakA?" "ruupnaaraaynn|" racakI ke cehare para prasannatA kI halakI-sI rekhA khica gyii| Age kahane lagI : "hamAre bArapujiyA kA hI hai ; lar3akA bar3A sundara hai| catura bhI hai / hamAre gA~va kA nAma vahI cmkaayegaa| par3hate samaya vajIphA pAtA rahA hai / zaikIyA vakIla ne usa para tabhI se A~kha lagA rakhI thii| saca rI, lar3akI-lar3ake kI bar3I sundara jor3I bntii|" "kyA zaikIyA vakIla thor3e dina aura nahIM ruka sktaa| deza ko AjAda hone meM aba aura kitane-se dina raha gaye haiM bhalA?" ratanI ne khaa| racakI vyaMgya meM bolI : "are zaharavAle loga kAne hote haiM / unheM kucha sUjhatA thor3e hai| noca-khasoTakara khAnA bhara jAnate haiM / safeda kapar3e pahana lene se hI koI bhalA AdamI thor3e ho jAtA hai / maiMne kha da apanI A~khoM se AratI ko kaI bAra bAhara nikalate dekhA hai / zAyada vo jAne hI hai ki maiM rUpanArAyaNa ke gA~va kI huuN| aba yaha saba socane se kyA ?" ___ ratanI kucha bolI nhiiN| vaha svayaM eka vaoNlaNTiyara kI gharavAlI hai| isalie vaha aisA soca bhI nahIM sakatI ki vaoNlaNTiyara kI gharavAlI honA Apattijanaka hai / hA~, isameM sandeha nahIM ki use parezAnI adhika uThAnI par3I hai| rAta meM jaba kabhI pulisa, miliTarI aura sI0 AI0 DI0 vAle A dhamakate haiN| use jaba-taba una logoM kI mAra bhI sahanI par3I hai| kabhI-kabhAra ve use gAliyA~ bhI de jAte haiN| idhara eka-do zAma bhUkhA bhI rahanA par3A hai| phira usake paira bhI bhArI haiN| ghara meM dUsarA koI hai bhI nhiiN| Tiko pahale baraThAkura aura zaikIyA vakIla kI z2amIna baTAI para uThA letA thA isa bAra ghara kI baunI taka nahIM kara sakA hai| zaikIyA apane kheta kisI dUsare AdamI ko baTAI para denA cAhatA hai, para janatA kI ora se abhI manAhI kara dI gayI hai / idhara ghara-A~gana, dAlAna-gauzAlA sabako use hI jhAr3a-buhAra kara sAfa-sutharA rakhanA par3atA hai| usakA mAyakA hai kaliyAbara / vahA~ ghara se bApa-dAde-bhAI sabako pulisa pakar3a kara le gayI hai| ghara meM kevala mRtyuMjaya / 223

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mA~ aura bhAbhI raha gayI haiM para unakA hAla bhI behAla hI hai / taba bhI puruSa jana deza kA kAma kara rahe haiN| isase bar3A aura bhalA kyA puNya hogA ? mu~ha meM eka pAna le ratanI ne panabaTTe ko uThAte hue kahA : " dIdI, zaikIyA ne ThIka kAma nahIM kiyA hai / lar3akI hai to kyA huA ? lar3akiyoM kA apanA mana nahIM hotA kyA ? raIsa AdamI kA mana phUTe ghar3e jaisA hotA hai| acchI bAta usake bhI mana meM AtI z2arUra hai, para TikatI nahIM, basa yoM hI nikala jAtI hai / " racakI ne TokarI ko sira para uThA ratanI kI ora eka bAra g2aura se dekhA aura kahA : "terA samaya pUrA ho rahA hai kyA ?" "hA~ / patA nahIM yaha haftA bhI nikala pAtA hai ki nahIM" kahate-kahate zarma ke mAre vaha lAla ho gyii| usakI niDhAla deha kisI sukhada saMbhAvanA se romAMcita ho uThI / racakI ne musakarAte hue TippaNI kI : "mardoM ko lar3AI meM aura auratoM ko paira bhArI hone ke samaya z2arA sa~bhalakara hI rahanA par3atA hai / bhArI cIjeM mata uThAnA / bhutahI jagahoM para akelI na jAnA / maiM to AtI-jAtI khabara letI hI rahU~gI / " "hA~, AtI rahanA dIdI / " . racakI calI gayI / ratanI kucha kSaNa vaise hI khar3I rhii| lagA jaise peTa meM baccA hila- Dola rahA hai| beTA honA caahie| yadi beTA huA to Tikau kI taraha hI usakI A~kheM kajarArI, lalATa caur3A, nAka nukIlI aura kandhe maz2abUta hoMge / kahIM isa yuddha meM use kucha ho gayA to vaha beTe ko dekha-dekhakara apane prANoM ko jur3A to skegii| jaise hI usakA dhyAna TUTA, vaha gayI / juTa vaha aba taka usI loka meM khoI huI thii| rasoIghara meM calI gayI aura machalI dhone-banAne meM usane Aja tIna AdamI ke hisAba se cAvala cddh'aayaa| mATakAdurI sAga aura narasiMha ke patte kA jhola bhI taiyAra kiyA / pAma machalI bhI talI aura usameM khaTTA milAkara usakA bhI thor3A-sA jhola taiyAra kiyaa| bAg2Ice se nIbU bhI le AyI aura usake cAra Tukar3e kara rakhe / Tiko pAma machalI ke sAtha khaTTe kA jhola bahuta pasanda karatA hai / DhekiyA sAga aura maTara kI dAla kI bhI jugAr3a baiThA lii| hA~, cAvala z2arUra acchA nahIM thA / moTe dhAna kA thA / dhAna kA maTakA bhI to qhAlI par3A thA, vaha kare bhI to kyA ! jo mila gayA, use hI pakA liyA / racakI se machalI bhI to usane udhAra hI lI thii| paise yA usake badale dhAna ke lie vaha jyAdA taMga nahIM karatI hai| dukAna se kucha AlU-pyAz2a lAnA cAhatI thI para lA nahIM skii| paise bhI to nahIM haiN| karaghe para usane sUta kA tAnA car3hA rakhA thA, para 1 224 / mRtyuMjaya

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bharanI ke lie bhI sUta cAhie tabhI to kAma Age bar3he ! bichAvana ke nAma para eka caTAI thii| phaTe-purAne kapar3oM ko hI sI-sAkara usane eka takiyA banA liyA thaa| isake sivAya aura upAya bhI to nahIM / usa takiye ke Upara hI eka phaTA-purAnA kambala DAla rakhA thaa| vaha kaha nahIM sakatI ki usa para usakA pati Akara so bhI sakegA yA nahIM / aura usa sAthavAle AdamI ko sone ke lie kahA~ jagaha degI ? pati se akele meM milakara vaha kucha dera taka usase bAteM karanA cAhatI thii| usane bar3e kamare meM bhI to cAra caTAiyA~ rakha chor3I thiiN| agara z2arUrata huI to vahIM use sone ke lie bichA degI / kAfI samaya bIta gayA taba bhI koI nahIM AyA / use bhUkha laga AyI thI / bhUkha laga AyI to kyA huA, gharavAle ke Ane taka to use rukanA hI caahie| eka bAra vaha rAste kI ora dekha bhI AyI / daravAz2e ke sAmane hI zahara taka jAne vAlI sar3aka hai / sar3aka para koI nahIM dikhaa| thor3I dUrI para kIrtana-dhara kA maNikUTa camaka rahA thA mAno vaha usake mana kA hI mukuTa ho / vaha usa ora thor3I dUra taka gayI bhI, para eka miliTarIvAle ko dekhate hI ThiThaka gayI / yaha to rojamarre kI ghaTanA ho gayI hai / kIrtana -ghara ke pAsa kI ba~savAr3I meM bA~sa kATe jA rahe the / unheM miliTarI vAle le jaayeNge| ina logoM kI lAlasA kA koI anta hai ? vaha loTa AnA cAhatI thI / kIrtana-ghara meM bhajana-kIrtana cala rahA thaa| usake pUrA hone kA samaya bhI ho rahA thaa| tabhI udhara se bhaiMsa kI pITha para savArI kiye koI eka guj'raa| usI ke thor3I hI dera bAda baraThAkura Ate dikhAI par3e / ve kahIM se zrAddha khAkara lauTa rahe the| unake a~goche meM eka gaTharI bhI baMdhI huI thI / ratanI ko dekhate hI bole : "idhara kyA kara rahI ho ? ghara jaao| Tiko Ane hI vAlA hai / " "AyegA kyA ?" usakA mana ullasita ho uThA / "hA~ AyegA / " baraThAkura ke sAtha vaha bhI ghara kI ora bar3ha calI / calate-calate baraThAkura ne kahA, "lagatA hai Aja rAta ye bAz2a kI taraha jhapaTTA mAranevAle haiN| bhara-bhara gAr3I miliTarI A rahI hai / sAre gA~va ko ghera rahI hai| zAyada dArogA zaikIyA ko ina sabake Ane kI bhanaka mila rahI hai / " isa bAra ratanI kA mu~ha phaka ho gayA / usane pUchA : " kisake Ane kI bhanaka laga gayI ?" " rUpanArAyaNa kI / " ratanI kA ghara pahale par3atA thaa| baraThAkura ne usake daravAz2e para rukate hue 7 kahA : "kucha hone para pichavAr3e se mujhe qhabara kara denA / samajhI na ! lekina apanI mRtyuMjaya / 225 CAN

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bhAbhI ko mata btlaanaa| vaha kucha samajhatI hI nahIM hai| bAta bhI chipAnA nahIM jAnatI hai vaha / " "acchA bhaiyaa|" ratanI apane ghara meM calI gayI / usane dekhA ki rasoIghara kA daravAjA khulA huA hai| vaha samajha gayI / bhItara Tiko ko dekha usakI khuzI kA ThikAnA nahIM rahA / usake sAtha eka koI aura thaa| donoM khAnA khA rahe the| sAtha AyA huA yuvaka memanasiMhiyA pozAka pahane hue thaa| ratanI ne pUchA, "ye kauna haiM ?" ____ "khAne ke lie maiMne tumhArA intajAra nahIM kiyA aura hAM, yaha apanA rUpanArAyaNa hai| bhagAkara le AyA huuN| abhI turanta chipAkara bhejanA hogaa| merI kudAla A~gana meM hI rakha do| sasure kAmezvara ne ise bhI dekha liyA hai| kyA karU~, kucha samajha nahIM pA rahA huuN|" "use patA kaise lagA?" "harAmajAdA sabako pahacAnatA hai / vahI to sabako pakar3avAne para tulA huA hai / tU jA, jaldI se pAna to banA laa|" "aura kucha nahIM cAhie kyA ?" "nhiiN|" isa bAra rUpanArAyaNa ne gardana uThAkara ratanI kI ora dekhA aura bolA : "Apake lie to kucha bhI nahIM chodd'aa| khaTamiTThI pAma machalI bhI pUrI DakAra gaye / DhekiyA sAga bhI khatma ho cukA hai| hA~, maTara kI dAla bar3I acchI banI hai| aura kucha nahIM caahie|" "agara thor3A-sA ArAma karanA ho to kara leM," ratanI ne khaa| "ArAma ke lie samaya kahA~ hai ? yahA~ se bhAgane meM hI kuzala hai|" rUpanArAyaNa ke cehare ko dekhakara ratanI kA sneha umar3a aayaa| ekadama kaccI umara dikhI usakI / aura ceharA ekadama dapa-dapa lalAma / kahA : "racakI machuArina AyI thI, vaha eka bAta kaha rahI thii|" "kauna-sI bAta?" hAtha meM bhAta kA kaura uThAye hue hI rUpanArAyaNa ne puuchaa| "vaha Aja zaharavAle zaikIyA vakIla ke ghara se lauTa rahI thii| kaha rahI thI ki vakIla sAhaba ke yahA~ lar3akI kA byAha hai| lar3akI zAyada udAsa hai| usakA byAha kabhI tumase hone kI bAta calI thI kyA ?" ratanI ne kautUhalavaza puuchaa| ___ rUpanArAyaNa aura nahIM khA sakA / jhaTapaTa loTA lekara mu~ha dhone uTha gyaa| ratanI ne rokate hue kahA, "maiM cilamacI yahIM uThA le AtI huuN| usI meM mu~hahAtha dho lIjiye / bAhara jAnA ThIka nahIM hai|" aura vaha eka bar3A-sA bhagaunA uThA laayii| Tiko ko kuMcha gussA-sA A gayA / bolA : 226/ mRtyuMjaya

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"tuma auratoM kA bhI ajIba svabhAva hai / Andolana meM jahA~ jindagI-mauta kA khela cala rahA hai, tumheM byAha kI bAta hI cher3ane kI sUjhI? becAre ko bhara peTa khAne bhI nahIM diyaa| hA~, eka loTA pAnI de !" ratanI ko kheda huA, para apane doSa ko chipAte hue bolI : "z2arUrI lagA so pUcha liyaa| kala hI kA to byAha hai| yadi Aja nahIM to aura kaba batalAtI ?" "Apane batAkara ThIka hI kiyA, bhaabhiijii|" rUpanArAyaNa ne kahA, "vaha nAsamajha aba bhI mere bAre meM socatI hai, yaha jAnakara mujheM jitanA Ananda huA utanA hI duHkha bhI / Apa hI batalAiye, maiM kyA karU~! vakIla sAhaba zaikIyA ko maiMne thor3e dina aura ruka jAne ko kahA thaa| para merA bhaviSya hI kyA hai ? mere lie vaha bhalA kyoM rukate ?" "vaha lar3akI acchI hai / acchI nahIM hotI to vaha kabhI kI bhUla gayI hotii|" ratanI ne adhIra hote hue khaa| Tiko ko yaha saba acchA nahIM laga rahA thaa| jhar3apakara bolA : "acchA, aba cupa bhI hogii| jA kudAla nikAla laa| hama loga Aja zahara jaayeNge| merI vINA bhI nikAla lAnA / eka vahI rAstA hai, para jAU~ kaise ! lukate-chipate hI jAnA par3egA / jo jela meM lUMsa diye gaye haiM, una para mukadamA cala rahA hai| zahara meM jAkara eka vakIla khojanA hai| lauTane meM dera bhI ho sakatI hai|" ratanI ke bilakula pAsa Akara usane dhIre se samajhAyA : ____ "z2arA sAvadhAna hI rahanA / agara jarUrata par3a jAya to baraThAkura ko batA denaa|" ___ratanI isa bAra lajA gyii| vaha bAhara nikala aayii| kudAla nikAlakara usane A~gana meM rakha dI aura vINA ko apane marada ke hAthoM meM thamA diyaa| ___ isI samaya bAhara sar3aka para gAr3I rukane kI AvAja sunAI pdd'ii| ratanI jaldI-jaldI aayii| bolI : "ve A hI gye|" "A gaye ?" kSaNa-bhara ke lie vaha jaise vihvala ho utthaa| phira sAvadhAna hokara bolA : "cala rUpanArAyaNa ! jo hogA, dekhA jaayegaa|" "ghara ke pichavAr3e se hI nikala cleN|" rUpanArAyaNa ne khaa| ekAeka ratanI ko baraThAkura kI bAta yAda A gayI / bolI : "baraThAkura ke pichavAr3e se kyoM nahIM nikala jAte ? maiM pukArakara kahe detI huuN|" Tiko ne manA kiyA, "cillAo nahIM, baraThAkura ke pichavAr3e kA rAstA mujhe mAlUma hai| tU pahale donoM thAliyA~ to uThA le / hama calate haiN|" mRtyuMjaya / 227

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aura itanA kahate hue vaha rUpanArAyaNa kA hAtha pakar3akara bAhara khIMca le gyaa| calate samaya rUpanArAyaNa ne A~gana meM rakhI kudAla uThA lii| dekhane para vaha bilakula maiganasiMhiyA laga rahA thaa| sUraja usa samaya Dhalane ko thaa| udAsa aura bojhila zAma dhIre-dhIre gaharA rahI thI aura per3a-paudhe daulAyamAna ho rahe the| ratanI kI chAtI dhar3akane lgii| usane donoM thAliyA~ uThAyIM aura unheM rasoIghara meM pAnI se bharI bar3I bAlTI meM DAla diyaa| vaha jamIna poMchane laga gyii| baraThAkura ne ThIka hI kahA thA ki Aja ve jhapaTTA maareNge| tabhI lagA jaise binA AvAja diye hI koI bAharI daravAje se ghusatA calA A rahA hai / bUToM kI AvAz2a sunAI dii| "kauna ?" ratanI ne z2ora se pUchA / "tuma sabakA yamarAja / kahA~ gaye ye loga?" ratanI samajha gayI ki yaha AvAz2a kisakI hai| aba idhara aisA koI vyakti nahIM jo isa AvAz2a ko na pahacAnatA ho| vaha niDara hokara bolI : ___ "yama AyA ho to aura jamAI AyA ho to-maiM jUThe bartana uThA rahI huuN| nikala nahIM sktii|" "kisake jUThe bartana uThA rahI ho ?apane khuda ke yA kisI aura ke ? dekheM to|" ratanI ne jaldI se uThakara bAlTI ko DhaMka diyA aura phira jamIna poMchane meM juTa gayI / idhara zaikIyA behicaka dhar3adhar3Ate hue andara calA gyaa| ratanI ne usakI ora ghUmakara dekhA taka nahIM / poMchA lagAte hue hI bolI : ___"bhagata kA lar3akA hokara bhI jUte pahane rasoIghara meM ghusane meM zarma nahIM AtI ?" "jUte kI Thokara lagane para hI tuma logoM kI yaha saba corI-bhagor3I qhatma hogii|" zaikIyA dArogA ne baukhalAte hue uttara diyaa| itanA sunanA thA ki ratanI mAno raNacaNDI bana gyii| tamatamAkara bolI : "kisa corI kI bAta kaha rahe ho? kabhI tumhArI koThI meM seMdha mArane gayI thI kyA ! cora to tuma loga ho| dUsaroM ke ghara-dvAra, cUlhe-cauke taka binA pUche ghusate cale Ate ho|" ___ zaikIyA ko yaha apamAna sahya nahIM huaa| gusse meM Akara usane use eka Thokara mArI aura bAhara nikala gyaa| bUTa kI Thokara se ratanI vahIM juThana para hI gira pdd'ii| Thokara usakI kamara para na par3a jA~gha para lagI / kamara yA peTa para par3ane se to antakAla hI ho jaataa| vaha na to cIkhI-cillAyI aura na hI kraahii| kucha 228 / mRtyuMjaya

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dera vaise hI par3I rahane ke bAda vaha uThI / apane ko sa~bhAlA aura phira kapar3e uThAkara kue~ para snAna karane calI gayI / vApasa Akara khAnA khAne hI baiThI thI ki taba taka zaikIyA kucha aura miliTarI ke javAnoM ko lekara vahA~ phira A dhmkaa| vaha sIdhe rasoIghara meM ghusa AyA / Ate hI usane DapaTA : "jaisI hai, vaisI hI nikala A : hama tujhe giraphtAra kreNge|" kyoM? kyA bigAr3A hai terA?" ratanI bAhara nikala sIdhe zaikIyA ke sAmane A khar3I huii| ____ "terI koI bhI karatUta hamase chipI huI nahIM hai| marada ko bhagA dene kA badalA tumase hI liyA jaayegaa|" phira zaikIyA ne miliTarIvAloM kI ora dekhate hue kahA, "use bAhara nikAla laao|" ratanI gusse meM Aga ho gayI / bolI : "isalie marda huA hai na ! marada kA badalA usakI aurata se lene para tule ho ! tuma logoM ke pAsa nIti, maryAdA, dharama kucha bhI nahIM raha gayA hai| tuma logoM kA satyAnAza na ho to kahanA, haaN|" itane meM do faujI javAna Age bar3he aura use bAhara nikala Ane ko khaa| ratanI lalakArate hue bolI : __ "khabaradAra, jo mujhe chuA bhii| maiM kha da hI A rahI haiN| pahale maiM khAnA to khA lN|" zaikIyA kA sandeha aura bhI bar3ha gyaa| kahA : "phira usa samaya kisakA jUThana dho rahI thI ?" "cAhe jisakA bhI dhoU~, tujhe matalaba ? aura aba jyAdA baka-baka mata kara / pahale mujhe khA lene de," kahakara ratanI bhItara calI gayI aura eka thAlI meM bhAta, machalI kA jhola, bhAjI aura dAla lekara khAne vaiTha gyii| coTa A jAne para bhI use kisI se koI Dara-bhaya nahIM thaa| use lagA-zaikIyA ko vahA~ jitanI adhika dera taka ulajhAye rakhA jAyegA, usake pati ke hita meM utanA hI acchA hogaa| eka aura yama hai kAmezvara, lekina zaikIyA ke na rahane para kucha nahIM kara sakegA / itanA to hai ki agara zaikIyA dAyA~ hAtha hai to vaha bAyA~ hAtha / aurata kI lAja, ghara kI rIti-nIti aura mAyA-mamatA sabako ina duSToM ne qhatama kara diyA hai / nagA~va ke loga aba atyAcAra ke sAmane jhukane ke nahIM / aba to bilakula sIdhI Takkara hai / aba rone-dhone se koI lAbha nhiiN| bhalA jayamatI kabhI royI thI? __ "rAkSasinI ! khAnA khA rahI hai yA DhoMga kara rahI hai ?" zaikIyA ApA khokara bolaa| use bAhara intaz2Ara karate hue aba taka AdhA ghaNTA ho cukA thaa| __thor3I dera bAda ratanI uThI aura khAnA pakAne ke bartana, jUThI thAlI vagairaha liye hue kue~ kI jagata para jA jmii| zaikIyA bhI dAMta pIsakara raha gyaa| mRtyuMjaya | 229

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auratoM ke kucheka kAmoM meM bAdhA DAlanA AsAna nahIM hotaa| idhara zaikIyA ko kucha aura gharoM meM bhI jAnA thaa| isIlie use jaldI par3I thii| svayaM pulisa adhIkSaka kA Adeza thA--isa aMcala ke sabhI yuvakoM ko giraphtAra karane kA Adeza / isa aMcala meM Andolana kI bar3hatI huI gati-vidhi ko samApta karane kA ekamAtra yahI upAya thaa| lekina yuvakoM se isa strI kA hausalA to aura bhI g2az2aba kA thA / ise pulisa kA tanika bhI Dara-bhaya nahIM thaa| ___ zaikIyA hairAna thA : Andolana ko kucalane ke lie pichale pAMca mahInoM se kyA nahIM kiyA gayA ! DaNDe barasAye; golI calAyI, logoM ko jeloM meM Ta~sA, jI bharakara apamAnita kiyA, jurmAne vsuule| phira bhI koI natIjA nahIM niklaa| patA nahIM, ina bhole-bhAle kisAnoM ko kyA ho gayA hai ? kisAna hI nahIM, gosAIMbrAhmaNa bhI chUTe nahIM haiN| kaoNleja ke vidyArthI bhI laga gaye haiM / loga unheM pakar3avAte to nahIM, ulTe bhagA dete haiN| bhalA svarAjya lekara AdamI kyA karegA ? cATegA use yA kAnoM meM laTakAyegA ? aba to isake lie marane-mArane meM bhI inheM hicakicAhaTa nahIM rahI / gAya, bakarI, dhAna, kabUtara, pATa, gehU~---kucha bhI to ye gAMva se bAhara nahIM jAne dete haiN| saba kucha vasUlane ke lie miliTarI kI sahAyatA lenI par3atI hai| zaikIyA ghar3I dekhakara cauMka uThA : pUre cAra baja cuke haiN| aba taka to sabhI vyaktiyoM ko nikAla lenA caahie| lekina yaha ratanI, isakA bartana dhonA abhI taka khatma hI nahIM ho rahA hai| vaha basa unheM mA~jatI hI jA rahI hai / kyA kiyA jAye ! eka dehAtI aurata ke hAthoM vaha Aja yoM hI ThagA jAyegA kyA ! ___ aura na rukate hue isa bAra zaikIyA sIdhe kue~ para hI pahuMca gyaa| usane sAre bartanoM ko Thokara mArakara kueM meM girA diyaa| ratanI se krodhapUrvaka bolA: "aba calatI hai yA nhiiN|" ratanI kucha bolI nhiiN| usane kevala donoM hAtha ThIka se dho liye| usake bAda ghara meM jAkara usane deha para eka cAdara DAla lii| phira bAhara nikalakara zaikIyA se 'cala' kahatI huI Age bar3ha gyii| sar3aka para A baraThAkura ke ghara kI tarafa dekhakara usane kahA : "baraThAkura bhaiyA ! ina logoM ne mujhe giraphtAra kara liyA hai| ghara meM saba kucha titara-bitara par3A hai| jarA eka AdamI ko bheja diijiyegaa|" phira zaikIyA kI ora ghUmakara bolI : "calo, kahA~ calanA hai|" baraThAkura tejI se bAhara nikala Aye, aura zaikIyA ko rokate hue kahA : "dekhate nahIM, isake paira bhArI haiN| bhalA ise kahA~ liye jAte haiM ?" zaikIyA phaka ho gyaa| apanI sthiti sAfa karate hue vaha bolA : 230/ mRtyuMjaya

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"garbhavatI hone para bhI ise jAnA hI par3egA / jaisI mutiyA vaMsI kutiyA, kAI sunavAI nahIM hogI / aura hA~, Apako bhI calanA hai / Apako bhI giraftAra kiyA jAtA hai / " "kyA !" baraThAkura kI A~kheM vismaya aura krodha se lAla ho uThIM / bole : "Apa logoM meM koI vicAra nahIM raha gayA hai kyA ?" ikIyA ne ha~sate hue kahA, "pahale giraphtAra, phira vicAra / caliye / " dubale-patale, sA~vale aura kurUpa baraThAkura / khule badana hI bAhara nikala Aye / pairoM meM khar3AU~ pahane the| pIche lambI coTI laTaka rahI thI / bole : "giraphtArI kA paravAnA hai ?" " gA~va ke sAre logoM ko giraphtAra karane kA Adeza hai / Apa bhI koI choTemoTe vidrohI nahIM haiN| caliye / Apako mAlUma nahIM, ki yahA~ eka sI0AI0DI0 aura eka miliTarI kA javAna lApatA kara diye gaye haiM ?" zaikIyA ne gambhIra svara meM uttara diyA / baraThAkura kucha dera taka nirvikAra bhAva se zaikIyA ko dekhate rahe / unheM lagA ki isase bAta karanA bekAra hai / koI lAbha nahIM hogA / ve jAne ke lie taiyAra ho gaye / usa roz2a rAta taka kula cAra sau strI-puruSa giraphtAra kara lie gaye / una saboM ko paidala hI nagA~va thAne taka ravAnA kara diyA gyaa| patharIle rAste se hote hue Tikau aura rUpanArAyaNa eka pahara rAta bItatebItate zahara pahu~ca gaye / rUpanArAyaNa ne kahA : "Tiko, aba bhuiyA~ ke ghara kI ora calA jaaye| vahIM calakara koI vakIla taya kreNge| eka-do ko nahIM, pacAsa AdamiyoM ko rela ulaTAne ke mAmale meM pha~sAyA gayA hai / sabhI pakar3a bhI liye gaye haiM / " 1 "hA~, pahale vahA~ calanA ThIka rahegA," Tikau ne kahA / "itanI jaldI kisI vakIla ko paTA lenA bhI to AsAna nahIM / mu~ha se saba-ke-saba bar3I-bar3I bAteM karate haiM, para kahA nahIM jA sakatA ki aMgarejoM ke viruddha khar3A hone kA sAhasa kitanoM meM hai ! vahA~ bhuiyA~ ke lar3ake hI kucha batA sakeMge / " hayabara gA~va se kalaGa pAra kara ve jela kI bag2alavAle rAste se cupacApa Age bar3hate gye| jela ke pAsa pahu~cate hI rAta ke nau bajane kI ghaNTI sunAI par3I / vahA~ sAmane ke maidAna kI ora dekhakara rUpanArAyaNa ne kahA : "usa ora kucha zora-gula ho rahA hai / calakara dekha liyA jAye, kahIM apane hI loga to nahIM haiM / " mRtyuMjaya / 231

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"tU hI jA, mujhe koI pahacAna legaa| isa veza meM tujhe pahacAnane kI kisI meM tAkata nahIM hai|" rUpanArAyaNa ko usakI bAta ThIka lgii| vaha rAjI ho gyaa| aura maidAna kI ora calA gyaa| "Tiko bhI sIdhe bhaiyA~ ke ghara kI ora bar3ha gyaa| vahA~ jAkara rUpanArAyaNa ne dekhA ki ve saba usake hI AdamI the| kucha dera vahIM ruka usane sabakI hAlata jAnane aura ghaTanA kA sahI surAga pAne kI koziza kii| do minaTa meM hI patA cala gayA ki kaI gAMvoM se pulisa una sabako pakar3akara lAyI hai aura jela bhijavAne kI taiyArI kara rahI hai / zAyada jela ke andara jagaha nahIM hone se hI sabako khule meM bAhara rakhA gayA hai| usane dekhA ki eka aurata ke pAsa jAkara pulisa kucha pUchatAcha kara rahI hai| aura saba prAya: cupa the| pulisa usa aurata ko sAtha le dhIre-dhIre jela ke phATaka kI ora bar3hA diyaa| tabhI bijalI kI rozanI meM vaha aurata sAfa-sAfa dikhAI pdd'ii| vaha Dimi thii| rUpanArAyaNa ne Dimi ko usI kSaNa pahacAna liyA / thor3I dera bAda jela kA choTA daravAjA khulA aura Dimi ko usI se bhItara Thela diyA gyaa| vaha adRzya ho gyii| una AdamiyoM ke sAmane se hI rUpanArAyaNa dhIra-gambhIra gati se Age bar3ha gyaa| dhIre-dhIre vaha kacaharI ke nikaTa pahuMcA aura vahA~ thor3I dera rukakara mukhya sar3aka se hI vaha sira jhukAye sIdhe bhuiyA~ ke ghara kI ora cala pdd'aa| use yaha khabara pahale hI mila gayI thI ki logoM kI zinAkhtI ke lie Dimi ko giraphtAra kiyA gayA hai| use andAz2a ho gayA ki usa dina zAyada zinAkhtI kA kAma pUrA nahIM huA thaa| nahIM to Dimi ko Aja yahA~ lAyA hI nahIM jaataa| aura logoM ko rUpanArAyaNa ThIka se pahacAna nahIM skaa| ___ rUpanArAyaNa ko lagA jaise vaha rUpanArAyaNa nahIM, eka calatI huI chAyA hai / AkAza meM cA~da thA, para usake mana meM kahIM eka aura cA~da khila uThA thaa| dUrI aba adhika nahIM raha gayI thii| usa ghara ke vaha jitanA nikaTa pahu~catA jA rahA thA, usakI chAyA bhI mAno utanI hI adhika sAfa hotI jA rahI thI / Aja use lezamAtra bhI usake lie kheda yA kSobha nahIM thaa| racakI bhAbhI se mile samAcAra ne hI use mAno moha-mukta kara diyA thA / .. AratI royI bhI thii| usake lie hI to royI thii| usane mAno TaTolate-TaTolate hI syamantaka maNi pA liyA thaa| isa samaya usakA hRdaya vaisI hI sAntvanA khoja rahA thA jaisIki dhanapura Dimi se cAhatA thaa| yaha mAtra romAMca nahIM thA, balki usake hRdaya meM bacapana se hI snehapUrita kamala khilA huA thA / AratI ! use AratI ko AsIsa dene kI icchA 232 / mRtyuMjaya

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huii| vaisA hI AsIsa jaise udAra dRSTivAle apane se choToM ko diyA karate haiM / para Aja usake pAsa isake lie bhI adhikAra nahIM thaa| hA~, yaha usakA anumAna hI thA / vaha apane ko krAnti kI mahAn sAdhanA meM jitanA adhika vilIna karatA jA rahA thA, utanA hI usa yAtrA kI pUrNatA kA aMkura banatA jA rahA thaa| eka bAg2a meM lage kisI paudhe ko ukhAr3akara ekAeka kisI dUsare bAga meM lagA diye jAne para jaise vaha aura hI rUpa meM bar3hatA hai, vaise hI vaha bhI bar3ha gayA thaa| nahIM, nahIM, yaha socanA bhUla hogii| usake mana kI avasthA ThIka vaisI nahIM hai / AratI se vaha vivAha karanA cAhatA thA, lekina isa samaya nhiiN| apanA svapna pUrA ho jAne para / vaise hI jaise dhanapura subhadrA se vivAha karanA cAhatA thaa| lekina vaisI kalpanA ke lie use guMjAiza nahIM thii| kAraNa, dhanapura to subhadrA kA ho bhI cukA thaa| para rUpanArAyaNa ko to yahI lagatA rahA ki patA nahIM AratI usase pyAra karatI bhI hai yA nhiiN| usake antara meM bhI to AratI ke lie pUrA-pUrA prema nahIM jAgA thA, lekina Aja use isa bAta kA pachatAvA thaa| AratI ke sAmane sArI sthiti sahI-sahI rakhakara vaha kyoM na use bhI svarAjyaprApti ke isa vyApaka Andolana meM khIMca lAyA ? thor3I hI dera meM vaha bhuiyA~ ke makAna para pahu~ca gyaa| daravAjA khttkhttaayaa| lekina dera taka jaba daravAjA nahIM khulA to vaha cintita ho utthaa| usane eka bAra jora se AvAz2a lagAyI : "bApU ! bApU !!...so gaye ho kyA ? daravAjA to kholo!" taba bhI bhItara se koI AvAz2a nahIM aayii| "Tiko Akhira kahA~ calA gayA hogA? kahIM giraphtAra to nahIM kara liyA gayA ?" vaha soca hI rahA thA ki tabhI ekAeka daravAjA khulA / eka bur3hiyA hAtha meM laimpa lie khar3I thI / vaha khAdI ke kapar3e pahane thii| usane dekhate hI pUchA : "kyA cAhie ? itanI rAta gaye daravAz2A kyoM pITa rahe ho?" "mujhe pahacAnA nahIM kyA ? maiM hU~ rUpanArAyaNa / " rUpanArAyaNa ne musakarAte hue khaa| ___ "bhItara A jAo beTe !" bur3hiyA ne laimpa thor3A teja kara liyaa| "tumheM khojane darog2AjI cAra dina se phira rahe haiN| bApU ko bhI pakar3a le gaye hai| TikI AyA thaa| maiMne use mAyaGa kI gosAina ke pAsa jAne ko kahA thaa| udhara hI rahanA nirApada hai| tuma bhI udhara hI cale jaao|" bhItara hokara rUpanArAyaNa ne daravAz2A banda kara liyaa| phira kahA : "eka kaTorI pAnI pilAiye, maaNjii| pyAsa ke mAre galA sUkhA jA rahA hai|" rUpanArAyaNa ne kudAla ko eka kone meM rakha apane kandhe para kI gaTharI utAra lii| vur3hiyA ne bar3e Agraha se kahA : mRtyuMjaya 233 Marathi

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"calo veTe, bhItara clo| thor3A jalapAna bhI kara lo| piThAguDI hai|" "nahIM, mAMjI / abhI to kevala pAnI hI clegaa| aura hA~, Tikau ne vakIlaakIla kI bAta calAyI thI kyA ?" "hA~ / vakIla to vaha zaikIyA hI hai| usI se pUcha sakate ho / Tikau zAyada udhara hI gayA hai| vaha batA rahA thA ki tuma loga subaha hone ke pahale hI lauTa jaaoge|" bur3iyA rasoIghara meM calI gyii| usake pIche-pIche kucha kadama taka rUpanArAyaNa bhI gayA aura vahIM eka kursI para baiThakara usane gaTharI kholii| usane apanA sUTa nikaalaa| jaldI se use pahanakara usane vaha gaTharI phira jyoM-kI-tyoM bA~dha lii| dAr3hI pahale jaisI hI bar3hI rhii| isa bIca bur3hiyA eka loTA pAnI le AyI / rUpanArAyaNa eka sA~sa meM hI use gaTa-gaTa pI gayA aura bolA : "isa gaTharI ko maiM yahIM chor3e jA rahA hU~ / kahIM kisI kone meM chipA denaa|" "nahIM, ise yahA~ nahIM rakhA jA sktaa| agara isameM koI z2arUrI sAmAna ho to nikAla lo / maiM ise jalA dUMgI !" rUpanArAyaNa bhI anAvazyaka bojha se mukta honA cAhatA thA / usane usameM se eka dhUpa-cazmA aura eka diyAsalAI nikAlate hue kahA : "ThIka hai, ise jalA hI denaa| isameM kucha hai bhI nhiiN| hA~, gosAina ke ghara kA rAstA kidhara se jAtA hai ? unakA baccA to ThIka hai na?" "hA~. ThIka hai| vahA~ pichavAr3e kI ora se hI jA skoge| umake ghara se lagA huA hI zaikIyA kA ghara hai| vahA~ byAha kA zAmiyAnA tanA huA dikhAI pdd'egaa|" itanA kaha rUpanArAyaNa ko ghara ke pichavAr3e taka le jAkara bar3hiyA ne eka tane hue zAmiyAne kI ora saMketa kiyA / vaha jagaha koI adhika dara na thii| kucha hI gaz2oM kA fAsalA thaa| bur3hiyA se vidA ho rUpanArAyaNa ne eka bIr3I sulagAyI aura dhIra gati se vivAhavAle ghara kI ora cala pdd'aa| Tiko gosAinajI ke ghara ke sAmane hI simaTakara baiThA huA thA / rUpanArAyaNa ko Ate dekhakara vaha khar3A ho gayA aura kahA : ___'basa, terI hI pratIkSA thii| yahA~ kAma nahIM hogaa| gosAinajI ne zapatha dilAkara lauTAyA hai aura kahA hai--'yahA~ phira nahIM AnA' / " "kyoM?" "kaise samajhAU~ tumheM ? yaha ghara usI pulisavAle kA hai jo Aja taka lApatA hai| becArI gosAinajI ko donoM ora se saMkaTa hai| thor3A svastha hote hI ve mAyaGa calI jaayeNgii| mRta pulisa afasara bhI inakA bhAI thA / dekha rahe ho na ! yaha to aisA kANDa hai jaisA na to kabhI huA hai aura na hI kabhI sunA hai| unake 234/ mRtyuMjaya

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pati mAre gaye krAnti meM aura bhAI mArA gayA hai muThabher3a meN| bacce kI tabIyata bhI ThIka nahIM hai / nahIM to ve yahA~ se pahale hI calI gayI hotIM / " rUpanArAyaNa kA sira ekabAragI cakarA gyaa| jahA~ jAtA hai, vahIM do viparIta sthitiyoM kA dvandva upasthita ho jAtA hai / thor3I dera taka socane-vicArane ke bAda usane pUchA : "aba kahA~ jAoge ? zaikIyA vakIla se bheMTa huI thI ?" "nahIM, maiM vahA~ gayA nahIM / tumhArA hI intaz2Ara kara rahA thA / " kucha rukakara Tikau ne phira kahA, "maiM pahale jAkara dekha AtA hUM / mere lie to yaha apanA hI ghara jaisA hai / inake kheta maiM ba~TAI para jotatA rahA huuN| tU z2arA idhara hI Thahara | maiM usI nAte pahale ho AtA hU~ / " rUpanArAyaNa ke uttara kI pratIkSA kie binA hI Tikau pichavAr3e se zaikIyA ke ghara meM ghusa gyaa| rUpanArAyaNa vahIM rukakara eka bIr3I pIne lgaa| usake mana kA sArA dvandva dhue~ ke sAtha hI bAhara phailatA gyaa| kaza khIMcate hue vaha zaikIyA ke ghara-parivAra se apane sambandha ke banate-bigar3ate kSaNoM kI smRti meM kho gayA : yahI vaha ghara hai, jise usane eka dina apanA mAnA thA aura isa ghara ke logoM ne bhI use pyAra dekara apanAyA thaa| Aja isa ghara meM ghusane ke lie use pramANapatra kI AvazyakatA hai / Aja donoM ke bIca vaqta kI hI nahIM, sAmAjika rItinIti kI dIvAra bhI khar3I hai| phira bhI, vaha eka bAra AratI se milanA cAhatA thA / vaha hogI to ghara para hI, lekina unheM milane diyA jAyegA yA nahIM ? kauna jAne ! ThIka isI samaya, ghara kA daravAz2A kholakara eka mahilA bAhara jAtI dikhii| vaha kisI ko DhUMr3ha rahI thI zAyada / rUpanArAyaNa ne bIr3I kA ToTA pheMkate hue kahA : "Apa kise DhU~r3ha rahI haiM, mA~jI ?" " Apako hI / Apa bAhara kyoM khar3e haiM ? aMdara A jAiye na / " rUpanArAyaNa ghara ke andara calA AyA / sAmane hI baiThakaqhAnA thA / usa mahilA ne use kursI para biThAkara pUchA : "Apane mujhe pahacAnA nahIM ?" rUpanArAyaNa ne usa mahilA ko sara se pA~va taka dekhA, usakI A~kheM camaka uThA / usane kahA : "hA~, acchI taraha / " vaha mahilA dhIre-dhIre sahaja ho gayI; musakarAtI huI bolI : "maiMne apanI nanada se Apake bAre meM saba kucha suna rakhA hai / bAhara kyoM khar3e the ? kahIM pulisa se pakar3A na dU~ isalie Dara gaye the na / ThIka hI to hai / mRtyuMjaya | 235 1

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koI dUsarA hotA to maiM use pakar3avAye binA caina nahIM letI / lekina maiM ApakA burA kase cAha sakatI bhalA?" rUpanArAyaNa apanI pichalI smatiyoM meM kho gayA thaa| vaha mahilA aura koI nahIM, usake skUla kI sahapAThinI thii| usakA ghara bhI bArapUjiyA hI hai| use usakA nAma bhI yAda AyA-hA~, anupmaa| vaha do varSa taka sAtha hI par3hI thii| usake bAda usakA vivAha ho gayA thaa| usane kahA : "Apane mujhe pahacAna liyA, bar3I khuzI huI / Apake pati ke bAre meM suna kara mujhe bhI duHkha hai / para kyA kiyA jAye?" ___"hA~, aba kyA kiyA jA sakatA hai ? vaha bhI hamezA yahI kahA karate / maiMne unheM kaI bAra pulisa kI naukarI chor3ane kI salAha dI thii| para mAne nhiiN| apane hI gA~va meM mAre gye|" ___ anupamA kI A~kheM DabaDabA gayIM / usane subakate hue kahA : ___ "kAla kA bulAvA A gayA thA aura kyA ! unheM jisa dina pahalI bAra maiMne samajhAyA thA, kAfI jhar3apa huI thii| lAkha samajhAne para bhI vaha nahIM mAne / Apa logoM kA koI doSa nahIM / yaha to merA hI durbhAgya thaa|" usakI bar3I-bar3I A~khoM se AMsU kI garama bUMdeM Tapaka pdd'ii| rUpanArAyaNa sthira baiThA thA / anupamA ne A~kheM poMcha lI aura eka kSaNa rukakara bolI : - "hama eka gA~va ke haiN| hamAre purAne sambandha kahA~ jAyeMge ? z2arA baiThiye, maiM cAya banAkara le aauuN...| "nahIM rahane do|" rUpanArAyaNa ne AtmIyatA prakaTa karate hue kahA, "maiM eka bAra gosAinajI se bheMTa karanA cAhatA thaa|" usake svara ke Agraha thaa| anupamA baiThI rhii| usane Azvasta karate hue kahA : "hA~-hA~, kyoM nhiiN|" lekina isake sAtha hI rUpanArAyaNa kA jI TaTolate hue usane pUchA, "Apa loga to mujhe bhI apanA duzmana samajhate hoMge?" "nhiiN|" rUpanArAyaNa ne uttara dete hue kahA, "lekina anupamA ! kyA yaha saba tuma sahana kara sakogI ?" "yadi nanada saha sakatI hai to maiM kyoM nahIM ?" "taba baittho| isa ghaTanA ke lie maiM bar3A duHkhita huuN| maiMne sapane meM bhI nahIM socA thA ki ve tumhAre pati hoMge / jAnane para bhI kyA hotA? hA~, itanA jAna lo ki isameM merA koI hAtha nahIM hai| phira hamAre hAtha-pA~va bhI ba~dhe hue haiN|" ___ anupamA kucha dera taka yoM hI guma-suma baiThI rhii| usakI qhAmozI hI bahuta kucha kaha rahI thii| usane uThate hue kahA, "tuma hamArA duHkha samajhate ho, yahI bahuta hai| Age bhI yahA~ Ate rahanA / are hA~, tuma yahIM baittho| maiM nanada ko bulA 236 / mRtyuMjaya

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detI huuN|" rUpanArAyaNa ko anupamA para tanika bhI avizvAsa nahIM huaa| use laga rahA thA ki anupamA para avizvAsa karanA apane Upara hI vizvAsa kho denA hai| thor3I hI dera bAda anupamA apanI nanada ke sAtha lauTa aayii| unakI goda meM baccA bhI thaa| Ate hI nanada ne kahA : "Apake nAma meM hI koI jAdU hai / Apake Ate hI bhAbhI kA dila ekadama badala gyaa|" itanA kahate-kahate gosAinajI jora se ha~sa pdd'ii| ve phira bolIM, "pahale yaha Amane-sAmane hokara khule dila se bAta bhI nahIM karatI thiiN| mere sira para to eka bhUta savAra rahatA thA aura inake bhI sira para eka dUsarA bhUta / uttarA, gAMdhArI aura bhAnumatI-jaisI hI hamArI dazA hai| puruSoM ke kiye kA kuphala hama striyoM ko hI bhoganA par3a rahA hai|" rUpanArAyaNa ne muskarAte hue kahA, "ThIka hI to hai| lekina striyAM bhI to hamArI hI tarapha haiN| haiM na anupamA ?" anupamA kucha nahIM bolii| vaha cupacApa andara calI gyii| rUpanArAyaNa avAk-sA raha gyaa| __ gosAina ne sArI sthiti ko bhAMpate hue kahA : "isameM Azcarya kI koI bAta nhiiN| vaha saba kucha jAnatI-samajhatI haiM, para jaba kabhI apane ko sa~bhAla nahIM pAtI haiM / khaira, yaha saba chor3iye / gosAIjI se antima samaya meM to bheMTa huI hogI na ?" hA~, huI thii|" gosAIMjI ke antima kSaNa kA varNana karate hue rUpanArAyaNa apane bhagor3epana kI bAta bhUla gayA / bAta qhatma hone para gosAina ne kahA : "acchA, aba chor3o bhI una bAtoM ko / hA~, Apa munne ko dekhanA cAhate the na ? dekha lIjiye / ise pAlane-posane kA bhAra aba Apa saba para hI hai| merA apanA to koI hai nhiiN|" rUpanArAyaNa kucha dera taka bacce ko nihAratA rahA / eka Aha avazya usake muMha se niklii| lekina bola kucha bhI na skaa| ___ kucha kSaNa usI taraha biite| koI bAta to karane ko bacI nahIM thii| sabhI ora se eka anizcaya : eka saMgharSa / hara kSaNa eka viparIta dvandva / nahIM, use kucha aura nahIM khnaa| gosAIMjI ke adhUre kAma hI pUrA karane ko par3e haiN| gosAina ne apane ko dharya ba~dhAyA, bolI : "bhagavAn kare, merI-jaisI dazA kisI kI bhI na ho| bhAbhI-jaisI dazA kisI kI bhI na ho| tabhI hamAre svAmI kA balidAna sArthaka hogaa|" gosAina vidA le andara calI gyiiN| isI samaya anupamA phira calI aayii| musakarAne kA prayAsa karate hue usane kahA : mRtyuMjaya | 237

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" pAsa vAle cara meM kyA ho rahA hai, isakA patA hai na ?" "hA~, vivAha / " rUpanArAyaNa ne kahA / "yaha kevala vivAha nahIM hai, yaha AratI kA vivAha hai|" anupamA ne thor3e ucca svara meM hI uttara diyA / tabhI zakIyA vakIla ke ghara se Dholaka kI AvAz2a sunAI pdd'ii| rUpanArAyaNa kA mana thor3A caMcala ho utthaa| Dholaka kI AvAz2a mAno usakA upahAsa kara rahI ho / usane anupamA kI ora dekhA jaise vaha aba bhI usI vAkya ko duharA rahI thI, rUpanArAyaNa ne apanA sira nIcA kara liyaa| anupamA ne TokA : " tumane AratI kI qhabara taka nahIM lI / mana meM duHkha nahIM hotA hai kyA ?" "anupamA ! yaha bAta na pUchanA hI acchA hai / zAyada maiM uttara nahIM de skuuN|" "taba rahane do / " anupamA kSaNa-bhara ko cupa ho gayI / phira dhIre se bolI : "udhara calo / zaikIyA vakIla ne tumheM bulAyA hai| pichavAr3e se hI bhejane ke lie kahA hai| calo uTho / " aura rUpanArAyaNa usake yahA~ jAne ke lie uTha khar3A huA / 238 / mRtyuMjaya

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pandraha zaikIyA vakIla ke ghara ke pichavAr3e eka bAg2a thaa| bAg2a ke eka kone meM Ama ke per3a tale donoM ruka gye| anupamA ne kahA : ___ "tuma yahIM ruko / maiM andara jhA~ka AtI huuN|" jhA~ka Ane kA matalaba ekadama spaSTa thaa| vivAha vAle ghara meM rUpanArAyaNa ke Ane kI kisI ko bhanaka na lage / zaikIyA se cupacApa bAta kara vahA~ se cupake lauTa AnA hogaa| nissandeha yaha kAma Avazyaka thA / lekina dUsaroM ke dvArA bhI to isakI sUcanA zaikIyA taka bhijavAyI jA sakatI thii| Ane kA eka aura bhI uddezya thA-pracchanna, sarvathA avyakta aura ajJAta / use anupamA hI tAr3a sakI thii| anupamA usake hRdaya kI bAta Akhira kaise samajha gayI ? zAyada nArIjanya sahaja pravRtti ke kAraNa hii| aura usane use 'tuma' kahakara purAne dinoM kI smRti tAz2A bhI kara dI thii| yaha koI sAdhAraNa sahAnubhUti nahIM thii| anupamA ke vivAha hue bhI to adhika dina nahIM hue the| isI avasthA meM isake sAre aramAna luTa gye| kAmanAe~ murajhA gayIM / usake duHkha se rUpanArAyaNa kA hRdaya bhara aayaa| usa kSaNa vaha kartavyaparAyaNa niSThara sainika nahIM raha gayA thaa| purAnI sahapAThinI ke vaidhavya ko soca-socakara usakA hRdaya asIma vedanA se vidIrNa ho gyaa| gAMdhIjI ke kathanAnusAra agara yaha Andolana ahiMsaka DhaMga se Age bar3hAyA jAtA to zAyada aisI aghaTanIya ghaTanA nahIM huI hotI ! nAriyA~ puruSoM ke hRdaya meM pyAra aura dayA kI bhAvanA bar3I sahajatA se utpanna kara sakatI haiN| isa samaya rUpanArAyaNa ke mana kI kaThoratA bahuta kama ho gayI thii| anupamA kI durdazA ne usake hRdaya ko durbala banA diyA / gosAinajI kI bAtoM ne yadi use dRr3hatA na pradAna kI hotI to zAyada usake mana ko aura bhI adhika kaSTa hotA / eka hI ghara meM mitra aura zatra donoM kI vidhavAoM kA honA bar3I vicitra bAta thI / apane ko sa~bhAlate hue usane apane koTa kA kAla ra eka bAra gardana taka khIMca liyaa| sardI ke kAraNa use khA~sI bhI AnA cAha rahI thI, para jaise-taise usane usa para kAbU pA liyaa| tabhI kucha aura mahilAeM Apasa meM bAtacIta karatI huI A~gana se pichavAr3e

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kI ora nikala aayiiN| unameM se eka, hAtha meM laimpa liye Age-Age cala rahI thI / usake pIche-pIche ve aura sabhI bAteM karatI huI bar3ha rahI thiiN| eka ne kahA : " gIta kaisA jamA ?" "deuti kI mA~ kI taraha kisI ne nahIM gAyA / use to sAre byAha gIta yAda haiM," laimpa liye mahilA ne uttara diyA / " are deuti kI mA~ ko kucha akla bhI hai ?" dUsarI ne bAta jar3a dI / "dekho to bhalA kanyA - snAna para 'adhivAsa' gIta cher3a baitthii| dekhA nahIM, AratI kI mA~ mu~ha bhI nahIM khola pA rahI thii|" " kisa gIta kI bAta kara rahI hai tU," tIsarI mahilA ne pUchA / "are vahI gIta jisakA mukhar3A kucha isa taraha se zurU hotA hai : dvArakA meM kRSNa hai rI sakhi chaha mahIne kI bATa / kuNDala meM haiM rukmiNI rI zazi kare utpAta " kanyA bhI to bidaka gayI thii| vaha to maiM thI jo use sa~bhAla rakhA thA ", usane uttara diyA / apanI ha~sI na rokate hue bhI vaha phira bolI : " mu~haphaTa hU~ na ! binA kahe mujhase rahA hI nahIM jaataa| usake mana ko maiM khUba samajhatI hU~ / eka sAtha hI par3he haiN| khele haiM, ghUme haiN| pahale vaha svayaM bhI samajha nahIM pA rahI thI / Aqhira jaba apane bhAvI pati ko usane dekha liyA, taba kahIM usakI tarapha zAyada mana Dhala gyaa| bAta bhI to ThIka hI hai / eka hai zizupAla aura dUsarA thA zrIkRSNa / " " kisakI bAta kara rahI ho ?" tIsarI ne pUchA / "kyoM bana rahI ho ? aura jaise kanyA kI hAlata tumane dekhI hI nahIM thI, hai na ?' "acchA, to usI rUpanArAyaNa ke bAre meM kaha rahI ho| bahuta hI acchA lar3akA thA / patA nahIM, isa devakanyA ko chor3akara kahA~ bhaTaka rahA hai ?" eka mahilA ne gambhIra svara meM kahA : "arI, aba hara jagaha aisI bAteM mata krnaa| pahale zaikIyA vaoNlaNTiyara kA nAma bhI nahIM sunanA cAhatA thaa| para aba, jaba rUpanArAyaNa kA nAma saba jagaha ujAgara ho gayA hai, taba kahIM usakI A~kheM khulI haiN| para aba kyA ? kahAvata hai na, ki kalAI dekhake kaMgana, kaNTha dekhake hAra aura lar3akI ko dekhake hI dUlhA khojA jAtA hai / " "jAne bhI de / vaha bhI to ThaharA digambara hI / phUla - sI pyArI dulArI kanyA ko bhalA use sauMpa detA ! kisI jogar3e ke sAtha jAne se acchA to viSapAna kara lenA ThIka hai ."" Age kI bAteM sunAI nahIM par3IM / ve saba aba taka Age nikala cukI thIM / laimpa kA kSINa prakAza bhara dIkha rahA thA / 240 / mRtyuMjaya

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rUpanArAyaNa musakarAyA / socane lagA : yadi Andolana meM sakriya nahIM hotA to isa daravAje para kala maiM hI dulhA banakara AyA hotaa| lekina Aja mujhe cora kI taraha yahA~ Ama ke per3a tale pratIkSA karanI par3a rahI hai| kyA maiM sacamuca digambara ho gayA hU~ ? yogI hU~ ! AratI ne koI g2alatI nahIM kii| mujhase bhI koI bhUla nahIM huI hai / priya vastu kA tyAga nahIM karane para siddhi nahIM milatI hai| mujhe bhI antarmana se AratI kA parityAga karanA hI caahie| racakI machuArina se vivAha kA samAcAra pAne ke bAda se hI mere mana meM eka antardvandva ho rahA thaa| para vAkaI merA mana cAhatA kyA thA? kyA zrIkRSNa kI taraha hI rukmiNI ko apaharaNa karake maiM AratI ko le jAtA? vAstavika jIvana aura una purANa-kathAoM meM kitanA antara hotA hai ? hA~, AratI agara rukmiNI kI taraha hotI to koI bAta hI nahIM thii| kintu vaha svayaM rukmiNI to banI nhiiN| rukmiNI hone para vaha kisI vedanidhi ko hamAre pAsa avazya bhejtii| yA phira vaha mAtA-pitA kI bAta svIkAra na kara Andolana ke pUre hone taka merI bATa johtii| usane kucha bhI to nahIM kiyA / saca to yaha hai ki AratI isa Andolana kA tAtparya hI nahIM samajhatI hai| mAtA kA sneha yAnI isa vizAla hRdayavAlI mAtA, dharatI mAtA kA sneha kyA hotA hai, ise vaha samajhane lAyaka abhI zAyada hai hI nhiiN| abhI yaha usake lie 'mA~' yAnI bacce ko goda meM uThAkara kevala lAlana-pAlana karanevAlI raktamAMsa kI banI nArI bhara hai| mA~ ke vyApaka artha aura sneha ko vaha samajha pAtI to zAyada vaha vivAha-vedI kI ora kadama bhI na bddh'aatii| yaha bhI saca hai ki kevala AratI hI vaisI nahIM hai| gosAina bhI isa vyApaka artha ko samajhakara svayaM ko nahIM samajhA pA rahI haiM / anupamA bhI nahIM samajha saka rahI hai| mardo kI taraha aurateM hotI hI nhiiN| phira isa Andolana se ve saba pratyakSa jur3I bhI to nahIM haiM ! nahIM, nahIM, bAta aisI nahIM hai| nahIM to kaeNlI dIdI kaise A gayIM, Dimi kaise nikala AyI ? anupamA se bhI to maiMne pUchA thA'mahilAe~ bhI to hamArI tarafa hI haiM na ?' lekina anupamA ne koI uttara nahIM diyA thaa| kyoM? kyA mahilAoM ko svAdhInatA nahIM cAhie ? __ rUpanArAyaNa kA hRdaya kacoTa aayaa| usakI A~khoM meM A~sU chalaka Aye / unheM svAdhInatA kyoM nahIM cAhie ? svAdhInatA cAhie, avazya caahie| gA~voM meM ratanI ke samAna bhI to mahilAeM haiN| bhogezvarI aura kanakalatA kahA~ kI thI ? nahIM, nahIM hone kA kAraNa kyA hai ? apanA hI doSa hai| samAja ne mahilAoM ko suvidhA hI kyA dI hai ? isalie unheM rUr3hiyoM ko chinna-vichinna karanA muzkila ho rahA hai| jaba taka hamArI mahilAeM Age nahIM AtIM, taba taka samAja kusaMskAroM meM isI prakAra jakar3A rhegaa| unheM yaha sArI bAteM samajhAnI pdd'eNgii| mRtyuMjaya | 241

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I AratI se bhI maiM yahI kahU~gA / yadi vaha sacamuca mujhe cAhatI hai to vaha apanA sArA pyAra isI vizAla mAtA ko arpita kara de| mujhe tabhI santoSa milegA / kevala apane ko hI nahIM, use cAhie ki vaha apane pati ko bhI isI ora unmukha kare / maiM use AzIrvAda dUMgA / avazya dUMgA / aba mere lie AratI kI cAhanA nirarthaka hai / aba maiM use mitra yA bahana ke sahaja sambandha ke rUpa meM svIkAra karUMgA / yoM pragAr3ha sambandha banAnA to aba mere vaza kI bAta nahIM hai / samaya bhI to kahA~ milA ! rukmiNI kI taraha use apaharaNa kara le jAne kI bhI zakti to mujhameM nahIM | haz2AroM varSoM ke saMskAra aura anuSThAna ko akele tor3ane kI kSamatA mujhameM nahIM hai / isake lie to eka alaga hI prakAra kI cetanA aura jAgarUkatA kI AvazyakatA hotI hai / use lagA, ye sArI bAteM mahaz2a apane ko santoSa dilAne bhara ke lie hI haiM / usakA kaNTha sUkhane lagA thA / anupamA ne bar3I dera lagA dI / use rAta meM vApasa bhI to honA hai| Tiko kA bhI patA nahIM claa| zAyada use aba taka samaya nahIM mila pA rahA hogA / vivAhavAle ghara meM phere par3ane, bhojana- parasAdI vag2airaha kA kAma abhI pUrA nahIM ho pAyA hogA / Dholaka para thApa par3anI avazya banda ho gayI hai / zAyada Dholakiye nIMda meM U~gha rahe hoNge| rUpanArAyaNa ne apanI ghar3I para naz2ara DAlI / loTane kA samaya bhI nikalA jA rahA hai / tabhI pairoM kI AhaTa sunAI par3I / anupamA ! anupamA eka sughar3a aura avivAhitA kizorI kI taraha musakarAtI huI A rahI thI / usakI cAla meM koI alhar3atA nahIM thI / jabaki usakI bharI-pUrI deha yovana ke sAre vaibhava aura aizvarya se sampanna thI / brAhmaNa gharoM kI kanyAe~ cUMki alpa vaya meM hI byAha dI jAtI haiM, isalie usameM yauvana kA Agamana vastutaH vivAhoparAnta hI hotA hai / anupamA ke vivAha ke do hI varSa to bIte the aura use sayAnI hue kucha hI mAha / yauvana kA jvAra laharAyA hI thA ki pati mArA gyaa| vidhavA brAhmaNI kI z2indagI aura mauta meM antara hI kitanA hotA hai ? AjIvana deha ko tapAnA par3atA hai / nirAmiSa AhAra aura sAdA jIvana / sArA jIvana bojha banakara raha jAtA hai / anupamA ne pAsa Akara kahA : " mere sAtha Ao / " "kahA~ ?" vivAha maNDapa kI rozanI Ama ke per3a taka calI AyI thI / usameM anupamA 242 / mRtyuMjaya

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kI musakarAhaTa bhI ghula gayI thI / bolo vaha : "mujha para aba bhI bharosA nahIM ? tuma Ao to shii|" rUpanArAyaNa apane ko kisI mahilA ke hAthoM chor3a denA nahIM cAhatA thA / aisI sthiti meM to aura bhI nahIM / qadama bar3hAne ke pahale usane phira pUchA : "zaikIyA vakIla se bheMTa karAne le jA rahI ho kyA?" "zaikIyA to abhI-abhI bAhara nikala gaye haiN| Tiko ke gA~vavAle Akara unheM kucha kaha sunakara sAtha livA gaye haiN| bahuta sAre pakar3e gaye haiN| Tiko kI gharavAlI bhI pakar3a kara lAyI gayI hai| jela ke sAmanevAle 'riz2arva maidAna' meM hI usane eka bacce ko janma diyA hai| use bhuiyA~ kI patnI ke yahA~ rakhavAnA hai| bhuiyA~ kI patnI bhI moTara lekara AyI thI / zaikIyA ko vahI le gayI hai / jAnate ho kula kitane AdamI haiM ? cAra sau|" ____ anupamA ke kathana meM kisI prakAra kA udvega nahIM thA / isa asAdhAraNa ghaTanA kA varNana karane meM mAno use eka prakAra kI avyakta tRpti mila rahI thii| usake nijI jIvana kI durghaTanA kI taraha hI kisI bhI dukhada ghaTanA kA samAcAra milane para use tRpti anubhava karanA zAyada asvAbhAvika nahIM thaa| lekina usake svara meM yA cehare para pratihiMsA yA pratizodha kI bhAvanA nahIM thii| ghaTanA ko usane sahaja rUpa meM hI liyA thaa| mauta para ekamAtra adhikAra vidhAtA kA hI to hai, kisI AdamI kA nahIM / sahaja vizvAsa kI yaha sAntvanA anupamA ko acchI lagI thii| adhika jaMjAla to rUpanArAyaNa ke samAna tarka-paTu vyaktiyoM ko hI hotA hai| vaise loga pratyeka kAma kA tArkika vizleSaNa karate rahate haiM, mAno AdamI ke hara kAma ke pIche koI na koI yukti hotI hI hai| "taba to zaikIyA se bheMTa nahIM ho skegii| sambhava ho to Tiko ko hI bulA do| jaldI loTanA hai|" kahate hue rUpanArAyaNa ne eka bAra phira ghar3I dekhii| - anupamA ne kahA, "Tikau se merI bheMTa huI thii| use to apanI patnI ratanI kI cintA se hI phursata nahIM hai|" rUpanArAyaNa ko gussA A gyaa| bolA : "bhalA aba patnI kI cintA karane se kyA lAbha hogA?" anupamA musakarA utthii| usakI isa musakarAhaTa kA bhI eka vizeSa artha thaa| bolI : "aba hara koI to tumhArI taraha kisI lar3akI se piNDa chur3A nahIM sktaa| tumhIM the jo bhAga nikle|" "bhAga kahA~ rahA hU~ ?" rUpanArAyaNa ne kucha anamane bhAva se hI uttara diyaa| "to calo, eka bAra AratI se mila lo|" "kyoM ?" rUpanArAyaNa kA hRdaya dhar3akane lgaa| mRtyuMjaya | 243

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"itane dinoM taka bhAgate rahane kI kaifiyata denI par3egI, calo", anupamA ne jarA rUkhe svara meM kahA, "tumheM to patA nahIM, para maiM jAnatI hU~ ki usane tumhAre lie kitane AMsU bahAye haiM, aba usase eka bAra mile binA tuma nahIM jA skte|" yaha bAta usakI sahapAThinI anupamA kaha rahI thii| sneha aura Adeza donoM hI use usa ora khIMce cale jA rahe the| unhe ThukarA dene kA use koI upAya nahIM dIkha rahA thA / usane pUchA : "kintu, AratI se kahU~gA kyA ?" __"so tuma jaano| deza bhara ke logoM ko upadeza dete phirate ho, to kyA AratI ko nahIM de sakate !" anupamA ne cuTakI lii| "jaise mujhe upadeza de rahe the, vaise hI use bhI de denaa|" "tumheM to maiMne koI upadeza nahIM diyA !" "nahIM diyA hai ?" anupamA kI kajarArI AMkhoM meM eka praznasUcaka bhAva tara gyaa.| "hA~, muMha se aisA kucha nahIM kahA, lekina parokSa rUpa se to upadeza dete rahe / tumhAre mukhar3e ko dekhakara hI maiMne sabako kSamA kara diyA hai|" rUpanArAyaNa kI A~kheM chalachalA AyIM ! "mere mukhar3e ko dekhakara yaha sabako kSamA kara rahI hai| yaha mAnavI hai yA devI ?" rUpanArAyaNa ne apane Apase hI puuchaa| usane kahA : "calo, calatA hU~ para yAda rakhanA, zaikIyA se merI bAteM nahIM ho pAyI haiM / idhara rAta meM hI vApasa honA hogaa|" anupamA kha za thii| usakA prastAva vyartha nahIM gayA / usane kahA : "yaha saba bhI ho jaayegaa| unheM dUdha lAne ke lie puraNi godAma kI ora jAnA hI hai| apanI gAr3I se hI tuma logoM ko bhI udhara chor3ate AyeMge ! Tikau ne batAyA thA ki tuma logoM ko udhara hI kahIM jAnA hai|" rUpanArAyaNa ko anupamA kI bAtoM para pUrA bharosA ho calA thaa| usane jaise yAda dilAte hue kahA : "calo, calatA huuN| lekina dekhatI rahanA / kahIM koI aisI-vaisI vAta na ho jAya !" rUpanArAyaNa ne ekadama ThIka kahA thaa| anupamA ne eka bAra phira Azvasta karate hue kahA : "aisA kucha na hogaa| nizcinta raho / aura kucha ho jAye to mujhe kahanA / aba jAna-bUjhakara apane kartavya se muMha bhI to nahIM mor3anA caahie|" ___yaha kartavya kA hI baMdhana thA jise nibAhanA thaa| anupamA Age-Age cala rahI thI / rUpanArAyaNa usake pIche sira jhukAye calA jA rahA thaa| thor3I dera meM donoM daravAjA lA~ghakara bhItara eka kamare meM praviSTa hue| 244 / mRtyuMjaya

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anupamA ne pAsa hI par3I eka kursI para rUpanArAyaNa ko baiThane kA saMketa kiyA aura phira meja para rakhe laimpa kI battI ko thor3A tez2a kara kamare se bAhara nikala gyii| rUpanArAyaNa ne kamare meM cAroM tarafa najara daudd'aayii| eka mez2a para kucha kitAbeM par3I thIM / kamare meM pardA nahIM thaa| pAsa meM hI eka choTA-sA bichAvana bhI thaa| usa para eka jor3I rihA-mekhalA par3I thii| usake pAsa hI eka AinA bhI thaa| kisI ne dAr3hI banAne kI sAmagrI bhI vahA~ rakha chor3I thii| eka choTI-sI mez2a para ja.vAkusuma kI zIzI, eka kaMghI aura bichAvana para hI prIti-upahAra kI kaI vastue~ bhI par3I thiiN| dIdI-bahanoI ke vivAha para kisI ne eka kavitA bhI likhakara bheMTa kI thii| una sArI cIz2oM ko dekhate-dekhate rUpanArAyaNa kA hRdaya vaise hI chaTapaTAne lagA jaise koI kabUtara tar3aphar3AtA hai| vaha A~kha mUMdakara sAre pariveza ko bhUlane kA prayAsa karane lgaa| pahale vaha yadA-kadA Akara isI kamare meM soyA karatA thaa| "nahIM, vaha saba socanA aba Avazyaka nahIM hai| yahI kAfI hai / Andolana ke pahale jaba kabhI AtA to yahIM soyA karatA thaa| AratI cupake se kabhI-kabhI AdhI rAta ko Akara daravAz2A Dhakela detI thI aura daravAjA kholane para maiM avAk raha jAtA thaa| mAno koI paNDakI per3a kI DAliyoM se utara AyI ho| hama donoM hakalAte hue bAteM karate the-ekadama asaMlagna bAteM / unakA koI orachora nahIM hotA thaa| usake AkarSaka yauvana kI suSamA ko maiM maMtramugdha nihAratA rahatA / taba merI sArI deha meM anajAne hI eka bijalI kauMdha jAtI thii| usI samaya AratI kI mA~ kA rUkhA svara sunAI par3atA aura vaha turata yahA~ se bhAga khar3I hotI thI / lajAkara maiM bhI kivAr3a banda kara so jAtA thaa| aura taba ghaNToM taka nIMda nahIM AtI thii| -'ve sArI bAteM socane para Aja bhI mujhe lajjA kI anubhUti hotI hai| lekina usa Avega kI A~dhI meM bhI jo Ananda milatA thA, use maiM asvIkAra nahIM kara sakatA / yaha mAnanA satya nahIM hogA ki usameM daihika AkarSaNa bhara hI thaa| nahIM, kahIM-na-kahIM usameM kucha aura hI prakAra kA AkarSaNa bhI avazya thaa| use maiM Aja bhI bhUla nahIM pA rahA huuN| avazya, kahIM-na-kahIM mujhameM aparAdha kI bhAvanA bhI hai| 'taba se maiMne AratI ke nAma eka patra bhI to nahIM likhaa|' tabhI rezamI mekhale kI sarasarAhaTa kI AvAz2a pA usane apanI A~kheM kholii| usane dekhA ki AratI ke sAtha usakI mA~ bhI kamare meM AyI huI thii| AratI kI mAM ne kahA, "itane dinoM bAda tumheM hamArI yAda AyI ? calo, Aye to shii| bhaiyA ke paira chuo beTI ! aura beTe rUpa tuma isako AsIsa do|" mRtyuMjaya | 245

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vaha kyA kahe, kucha soca nahIM paayaa| vaha AratI se akele milanA cAhatA thA, para vaisA sambhava hotA dikhAI nahIM par3A / AratI kucha dera taka to cupacApa khar3I rhii| lekina phira usase rahA nahIM gayA aura phaphakakara ro par3I / rUpanArAyaNa ke lie vaha asahanIya ho utthaa| vaha rulAI hI usake antarmana kI bAta prakaTa kara rahI thI - sadA-sarvadA ke lie judA hone kI bAta / mA~ ne TokA : " tU phira rone lagI ? cala praNAma kara ! " AratI ne jhukakara rUpanArAyaNa ko praNAma kiyA / pA~va chUte samaya usane apane hAthoM se usake jUte ko sparza kiyaa| usake sAtha hI usake rone kI AvAz2a teja ho gayI / zAyada phA~sI para laTakAye jAte samaya bhI koI isa prakAra nahIM zetA / rulAI bar3I marmabhedinI thI / rUpanArAyaNa ne apane pairoM ko khIMcate hue kahA : "mere sAmane tumheM ghU~ghaTa kAr3hane kI kyA jarUrata ? calo, yahA~ baiTha jAo / " AratI kI mA~ ne koI roka-Toka nahIM kI / usane hI AratI kA ghUMghaTa bhI uThA diyA: kaccI haldI -sI niSprabha, phira bhI cehare para sukumAra zobhA kI jhalaka thii| usameM koI capalatA nahIM thii| AMkhoM kI palakeM kucha sUja gayI thIM / zAyada vaha usake pahale rote rahane kA pariNAma thA / bar3I muzkila se AratI ne eka bAra AkheM uThAkara rUpanArAyaNa kI ora dekhate hue pUchA : "Apa logoM kA Andolana ThIka se cala rahA hai na ?" "hA~ / " mAno Andolana rUpanArAyaNa kA koI apanA vyavasAya ho / " Apa sakuzala haiM na ?" "yaha to dekha hI rahI ho / " pUchanA cAhie thA use mana kI avasthA ke bAre meM, para vaha qhabara jAnanA cAha rahI thI zArIrika avasthA kii| sIdhe khule taura para lar3akiyoM ke lie kucha pUchanA bhI to kaThina hotA hai / tabhI to ve jo pUchatI bhI haiM vaha mAtra eka-do vAkyoM meM hI aura vaha bhI aspaSTa / lekina rUpanArAyaNa ne vaisA nahIM kiyA / usane sAfa-sAfa kahA : "AratI ! tumheM to zAyada patA hI hai ki maiM tumheM kitanA mAnatA rahA hU~ / isake bAvajUda hamAre vivAha meM bAdhA upasthita ho gayI / koI bAta nahIM / aba tumhArA vivAha anyatra ho rahA hai| yaha acchA hI hai / tuma aba bhI yadi mujhase pyAra karatI ho, to aba vaha ThIka nahIM hai / tumheM aba vaisA nahIM karanA caahie| hA~, maiM jise pyAra karatA hU~, jisake lie maiMne sarvasva homa diyA hai, tuma bhI use hI pyAra karanA / vaha hai hamArI mahIyasI mA~, yAnI bhAratamAtA / " bhAratI kucha bolI nahIM / stabdha ho mAtra usakI ora dekhatI rhii| usake 246 / mRtyuMjaya

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bAda usane dhIre se kahA : "maiM ApakI bAta yAda rkhuugii| Apa jise mA~ kaha rahe haiM, vaha merI..." apanI mAM ke kaThora cehare kI ora dekha vaha ruka gyii| bAta bhI pUrI na kara skii| rUpanArAyaNa ne kahA : "nahIM AratI, tuma galata samajha rahI ho| vaha tumhArI bhI mAtA hai, sauta nhiiN| sauta hai yaha rUr3hi grasta samAja, vahA~ mana meM socI gayI bAteM bhI kahI nahIM jaatiiN|" ___AratI kucha kahanA cAhatI thI, para kaha nahIM skii| vaha phaphaka-phaphakakara rone lgii| "cala, deyana kA samaya ho rahA hai| haldI car3hAne vahA~ aurateM tujhe khoja rahI hoNgii|" AratI kI mA~ ke svara meM rukhAI thii| ___ "jAo AratI / maiM tumhAre pAsa Akara saba kucha pA gyaa| mujhe aura kucha nahIM caahie| hA~, yaha hamezA yAda rahe ki tumheM sukhI dekhakara maiM bhI sukhI ho suuNgaa|" isa bAra mAtA kI upasthiti kI paravAha na kara AratI ne kahA : "maiM Apako kyA kahU~ ? Apa svayaM hI adhika samajhate haiN| ApakI bAta yAda rakhaMgI / bhUlUMgI nhiiN|" isa bAra AratI kI mA~ Adeza ke svara meM bolI : "cala AratI, aba bhaiyA kA AzIrvAda le to liyA hai|" usake bAda usakA svara bhI sahasA karuNa ho gyaa| bolI, "hamase bhI cUka to ho hI gayI, para aba socane se kyA lAbha ? tumhArI AzA meM hama loga aura kaba taka baiThe rahate?" AratI ko saMbhAlatI huI usakI mA~ jisa daravAje se AyI thI, usI se bAhara nikala gayI / rUpanArAyaNa ko lagA mAno svarga kA motI eka bAra pAkara bhI usane kahIM A~gana meM hI use kho diyaa| phira bhI vaha saMtuSTa thA isalie ki usakA khonA nirarthaka nahIM huaa| __ ekAeka lagA mAno saba ora a~dherA phaila gayA ho / laimpa meM bhI jaise rozanI hI na ho| kucha kSaNa bAda anupamA miThAI aura cAya ke sAtha kamare meM A upasthita huI / Ate hI bolI : ___"zaikIyAnI mAnI hI nhiiN| z2abardastI calI AyI / maiM kyA karatI? cAya le lo| tumane apanA kartavya nibhA diyaa| zaikIyA bhI A gaye haiN| ve bhI idhara hI A rahe haiN|" ___anupamA cupa ho gyii| rUpanArAyaNa ko A~khoM se lagAtAra A~sU bahate dekha vaha musakarAyI aura adhikAra jatAne ke svara meM bolI: mRtyuMjaya | 247

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"maiM saba kucha sahana kara sakatI hU~, to tuma kyA itanA bhI sahana nahIM kara pAoge ? maiM ThaharI strI, para tuma to puruSa ho / " rUpanArAyaNa sahaja ho gayA / usane A~sU poMcha liye / vaha pleTa meM rakhI miThAI uThAkara khAne lagA / bIca-bIca meM cAya kI cuskI bhI letA jAtA thA / anupamA aba bhI gambhIra thii| kahane lagI : " viraha hI to jIvana hai milana nahIM / " rUpanArAyaNa kucha bolA nhiiN| vaha kevala anupamA kI bAta kA manana karatA rahA / thor3I dera bAda, zakIyA ke Ane kI AhaTa suna anupamA pIche vAle daravAje se nikala gayI / zakIyA ke cehare para duHkha kI gaharI rekhAe~ khica AyI thiiN| vaha ratanI ko bhuiyAnI ke yahA~ pahu~cAkara lauTe the / navajAta zizu ko ThaNDa laga gaI thii| usake lie DaoNkTara ko bulAvA bhejA gayA thA / bhuiyAnI svayaM bhI bacce ko seMka rahI thI / bacce ko eka jhalaka dekhane kI AzA meM hI Tiko bhI udhara hI thA / pulisa aba bhI gayI nahIM thI / use rUpanArAyaNa ke zahara meM hI hone kI bhanaka laga cukI thii| zahara se Ane-jAne vAle sabhI rAstoM para pulisa tainAta ho cukI thii| pulisa yaha bhI zaka thA ki rUpanArAyaNa kahIM vakIla zaikIyA ke ghara hI na chipA ho, isalie musIbata kucha adhika bar3ha gayI thI / zakIyA usake pAsa A baiThe / kahane lage : "jAya jaldI pI ddaalo| maiM tumheM chor3a AU~gA / " kahate hue unakA galA bhara AyA / "tumhAre prati merA bar3A sneha hai, para socI huI bAteM hotI nahIM haiM, pagapaga para bAdhAe~ A jAtI haiN| AratI ko AzIrvAda dekara tumane acchA kAma kiyaa| aba vaha khuzI-khuzI yahA~ se sasurAla jA skegii| hara koI to kaThinAiyoM ko sahI rUpa meM nahIM samajha pAtA / para mujhe vizvAsa hai, tuma saba sa~bhAla loge / " rUpanArAyaNa ne AratI kI bAta nahIM cher3I / kevala itanA hI pUchA : "Apane logoM kI jamAnata lene kI kucha vyavasthA kI hai kyA ?" zakIyA vakIla ne ha~sate hue kahA, "jitanA kucha sambhava thA, kiyA hai| para aba kAnUna ke dina lada gaye haiN| sabakI jamAnata to hogI nahIM, jisake aparAdha bhISaNa nahIM hoMge, unheM hI z2amAnata milegI / " ikIyA ne rUpanArAyaNa kI ora dekhA aura phira sahaja bhAva se kahA : "aba ina saba bAtoM para vicAra mata kro| aba jaba lar3AI zurU ho gayI hai to sAmAnya dinoM kI taraha kAnUnI vyavasthA to lAgU hogI nahIM / tuma logoM ke mukaddame ke bAre meM jela se bhuiyA~ ne bhI likhA hai / Tiko ne bhI saba kucha batAyA 248 / mRtyuMjaya

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hai| dekho kitanA kyA kara pAtA hai| jela meM kala savere pareDa hone kI bAta hai| jaldI pramANita karanA to kaThina hogA / dArogA zaikIyA kisI gAro aurata ko pakar3a lAyA hai| vaha kaisI hai ?" "usake sambandha meM cintA karane kI z2arUrata nhiiN| vaha ThIka hai|" rUpanArAyaNa ne khaa| "maiMne aura bhI kaI vakIloM ko rakha liyA hai|" zaikIyA ne eka sigareTa nikAlakara sulagA lii| kaza lagAte hue phira bole : "maiM jitanI bhI koziza ho sakegI, avazya kruuNgaa| tuma bilakula nizcinta hokara lautto| lekina tuma jAoge kahA~ ?" "kaliyAbara kI ora jAne kA irAdA hai| udhara hI kahIM chipane meM suvidhA hogii|" "taba jaldI hI taiyAra ho jaao| cAho to thor3A ArAma bhI kara sakate ho / tar3ake hI cala duuNgaa| maiM tujhe apanI hI gAr3I meM bheja AU~gA / aura Tiko ?" "use rahane diijiye| vaha kala ke pareDa kA samAcAra lekara hI lauttegaa|" rUpanArAyaNa ne khaa| "acchA / " tabhI zaikIyA ko dhyAna aayaa| kahane lage : "hamAre purohita baraThAkura ko bhI ina logoM ne giraphtAra kara liyA hai| ve vivAha karAne bhI nahIM A skeNge| kala eka purohita ko bhI khojanA pdd'egaa|" isa bAra rUpanArAyaNa z2ora se ha~sa pdd'aa| use lagA, AratI kA vivAha eka maz2Aqa bana gayA hai| hA~, vivAha eka maz2Aka hI to hai| bhalA mantra, purohita, rIti-rasma-ina sabakA vivAha yAnI do hRdayoM ke vAstavika milana se kyA matalaba ? vivAha to una do hRdayoM kA pUrNa, pavitra aura avicchedya sambandha hai| ye saba kevala UparI dikhAve haiN| inameM kisI prakAra kI sacAI nahIM hotii| rUpanArAyaNa ko jIvana kI viDambanA para ha~sI aayii| zaikIyA ne Azcaryavaza puuchaa| "kyoM, ha~sa kyoM diye?" rUpanArAyaNa ne sira jhukA liyA : zaikIyA ne yahI prazna duharAnA cAhA ki tabhI anupamA bhAgatI huI andara AyI aura bolI : "sarvanAza! pulisa yahA~ bhI A pahu~cI hai| usane ghara ko ghera rakhA hai / aba kyA kiyA jAye?" usakA tAtparya rUpanArAyaNa ko chipAne se thaa| zaikIyA nirupAya the| unhoMne rUpanArAyaNa kI ora dekhA / anupamA ne bAhara ke kivAr3a banda kara diye| rUpanArAyaNa ne dhIraja se kahA : "eka upAya hai|" mRtyuMjaya | 249

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. inati adamiRERTALSO m tenmam h "kyA ?" zaikIyA ne puuchaa| __"mujhe yaha pozAka utAra denI hogii| basa dAr3hI-bhara banAne kI dera hai / aurata kA veza dhAraNa karanA hogA / aura phira Apa mujhe apanI gAr3I se hI chor3a aaiyegaa|" ___ itanA kaha rUpanArAyaNa Aine ke pAsa jA dAr3hI banAne kI taiyArI karane lgaa| usane anupamA se kahA, "mere lie tuma eka jor3I auratAnA kapar3oM kI vyavasthA kro|" anupamA turanta bAhara nikala gyii| za ikIyA vahIM khar3e rahe / rUpanArAyaNa dADhI banAne meM jaTa gyaa| cAra-pAMca minaTa meM hI usane dAr3hI banA lI, ekadama sAfa, cikanI / phira sindUra kI DibiyA maaNgii| Adheka minaTa meM hI vaha bhI mila gayI / usane lalATa para eka bindI lagA lI aura keza sa~vAra liye / phira pUchA : "anupamA kahA~ calI gayI? Apa z2arA dekhiye to|" tabhI zaikIyA ne bichAvana para par3I rihA-mekhalA kI ora saMketa karate hue kahA : "nayI hI to hai / cAho to DAla lo|" zaikIyA bAhara nikala gyaa| rUpanArAyaNa ne jaldI se apane kapar3e utArakara rihA-mekhalA pahana lii| usake bAda Aine meM usane apanI sajAvaTa dekhii| burA nahIM dikhaa| lekina eka blAuz2a aura eka cAdara ke mila jAne para vaha pUrI taraha nizcinta ho jAtA / usane apane purAne kapar3e bichAvana para hI DAla diye / jatA kholakara naMge paira ho gayA / zaikIyA phira kamare meM lauTa Aye / rUpanArAyaNa kI ora dekhakara ha~sate hue kahA : "anupamA abhI A rahI hai|" zaikIyA cintita ho gye| thor3I hI dera meM anupamA bhI A gyii| aura bolI : "jarA dera ho gyii| cAroM ora pulisa tainAta hai| cIjeM nikAlakara lAne meM bhI sAvadhAnI baratanI pdd'ii| saiNDala, blAuz2a, aura cAdara hone se cala AyegA na ? vAha, dekhane meM to tuma bar3e bar3hiyA laga rahe ho|" usake hoMThoM para musakarAhaTa phaila gyii| phira kahane lagI: "tumhArA eka dUsarA hI nAma rakhane ko jI kara rahA hai|" "kyA nAma ?' "paTezvarI?" AtaMka kI isa ghar3I meM yaha nAma sunakara tInoM ha~sa paDe / rUpanArAyaNa ko 250 mRtyuMjaya

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svayaM bahurUpiyApana jaisA laga rahA thaa| guvAhATI meM eka bAra eka phaiMsI fuTabAla maica huA thA / vahA~ zahara ke eka kizora khilAr3I ne mahilA kA veza dhAraNakara maica meM bhAga liyA thA / usane bhI apanA nAma paTezvarI hI rakhA thA / miseja paTezvarI thI saiMNTara fAravarDa / eka bAra baiMka pAsa dete samaya gira jAne para jaba usake sira ke bAla khulakara gira par3e to becAre ko dekhakara darzakoM ne khUba phabtiyA~ kasI thIM / Aja kahIM rUpanArAyaNa kI bhI vaisI dazA na ho ! usake gA~va meM bhI paTezvarI nAmaka eka aurata thI / sabakI dIdI thI vaha / dekhane-sunane meM bilakula marda jaisI / dIdI kA kAma hI thA vivAha ke yogya lar3akelar3akiyoM kI zAdI kI bAta taya karanA-karAnA / anupamA ke lie bhI vara usI ne khojA thA / vivAha maNDapa meM vaha eka vAra Ananda-vibhora ho nAca bhI uThI thI / usane kahA thA, 'rUpa-guNa-sampanna aisI jor3I bar3I muzkila se hI milatI hai / ' rUpanArAyaNa ke mana meM kucha-kucha hAsya rasa kA saMcAra ho AyA / thiyeTara meM mahilA kI bhUmikA adA karane kA to usakA abhyAsa rahA hI hai / Aja bhI abhinaya karake hI usane pulisa se chuTakArA pAne kI socI hai| striyoM kI bhUmikA nibAhanA ha~sI-khela nahIM / 'haramohana' meM viSNu bhagavAn kA mohinI rUpa dhAraNa kara zivajI ko mohita karane kA prasaMga bhI use yAda ho AyA / para isa bAra to vaha pulisa kI A~kha meM dhUla jhoMkane kI koziza kara rahA hai ! Aine meM apanA pratibimba dekha rUpanArAyaNa ne apane ko eka nayI yuvatI ke rUpa meM pAyA / vaha apane ko hI anajAna jaisA lagA / sAmane anupamA khar3I thI / usase A~kheM milate hI vaha jheMpa gyaa| usakI sArI deha romAMcita ho utthii| agara AratI bhI use isI pozAka meM dekha letI to patA nahIM vaha kyA socatI ? rUpanArAyaNa ne anupamA dvArA lAye gaye blAuz2a aura saiNDala pahana liye / Upara se janAnA zAla bhI or3ha liyA / phira ghUMghaTa kAr3hate hue usane zaikIyA se kahA : "Apa jAkara gAr3I nikAliye aura hA~, use andara taka lete Aiye / " zaikIyA nikala gye| abhI subaha nahIM huI thI / rUpanArAyaNa anupamA se bolA : "1 'daina' denevAlI saba auratoM ko jagA do jisase pulisa kucha bhA~pa na sake / aura tuma do-cAra janI milakara mujhe gAr3I taka le jAkara usameM biThA denA / " "sabhI jAga gayI haiN| hA~, maiM soca rahI thI ki tumhAre sAtha bhI koI aura jAye to acchA hogA / lagatA hai, svayaM zaikIyAnI hI jAyeM to ThIka rahegA / " "hA~, bahuta hI acchA rahegA / " isa bIca rUpanArAyaNa ne eka a~gochA ma~gavA liyaa| usameM usane apanI choTI pistaula lapeTa lI / aura phira anupamA se kahA : mRtyuMjaya | 251

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"zaikIyAnI se kaho, z2arA jaldI kreN|" "abhI batAyA na ! zaikIyAnI abhI taka kalavAlI pozAka meM hI haiM / deha para kama-se-kama eka cAdara DAla lene se bhI cala sakatA hai| acchA, maiM abhI AyI. tuma yahIM Thaharo!" rUpanArAyaNa kI A~kheM jala rahI thIM / banAvaTI veza hI aTapaTA-sA laga rahA thA / aura to aura, isa veza meM cahala-qadamI karanA bhI muzkila ho rahA thA / para aura upAya bhI to nahIM thaa| yahI to jIvana hai| usane kamare meM eka bAra cAroM ora naz2areM daur3AyIM / dekhA ki bichAvana tale eka mahIna raMgIna rezamI rUmAla par3A hai / usameM eka phUla bhI kAr3hA gayA hai| usane lapakakara use uThA liyaa| rUmAla se uThatI huI seNTa kI gandha pA use lagA jaise vaha prema kI nizAnI ho / yaha bhI to ho sakatA hai ki ise AratI hI jAna-bUjhakara yahA~ DAla gayI ho / tabhI usakI sArI manovedanA chUmantara ho gayI / usane anubhava kiyA ki yaha rUmAla mAno ananta prema kA paMkha hai jisake sahAre vaha usa prema-loka taka ur3akara jA sakegA, jahA~ AratI ko vaha eka bAra phira pA sakane meM samartha hogA / dhat, vaha kyA socane lagA / yaha to mAno janmAntaravAda kA sUtra hai / g2alata, bilakula g2alata, vaisA kucha bhI nahIM hotA hai| yaha saba to kalpanA hai, mAtra kalpanA / tabhI anupamA andara A gayI aura musakarAtI huI bolI : "paTezvarI ! calo / pulisa afasara merI jAna-pahacAna kA hI hai| silahaTa kA hai / gAr3I taka sAtha meM kevala mere jAne se hI kAma bana jAyegA / maiM hI tumheM gAr3I meM baiThA aauuNgii| koI nahIM bhA~pa sakegA / bhAgya kI bAta samajho !" I "taba zaikIyAnI ke jAne kI z2arUrata bhI nahIM rahegI / " "hA~, phira unakI jarUrata nahIM hogI / " "maiM bhI yahI soca rahA thA ki vaha to kanyA kI mA~ haiM, bhalA kaise jAyeMgI ?" donoM bAteM karate hue porTiko taka nikala Aye / kucha hI kSaNoM meM, gAr3I ke sTArTa hone kI AvAz2a huI aura phira usake bAda sannATA chA gyaa| pulisa taba bhI ghara ke cAroM ora tainAta thii| nATaka qhatma ho cukA thA / 'daiyana' kI taiyAriyA~ hone lagI thIM / ho uThA thA / vaha zakIyA ke ghara meM eka kSaNa ha~satI huI vaha dhIre-dhIre apane ghara kI ora qadama bar3hA rahI thI / para anupamA ko bhI nahIM rukii| 252 / mRtyuMjaya vaha saba asahya apane bhAgya para

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solaha anupamA kI A~kheM jhapakI hI thIM ki gosAina ne Akara jagA diyA : "bhAbhI, bhAbhI ! vivAhavAle ghara meM kucha ho gayA hai| tumane sunA ki nahIM ?" anupamA uTha baitthii| gosAina kA ceharA dekhate hI vaha samajha gayI ki kucha gar3abar3a z2arUra huI hai / usane pUchA : "kyA huA ?" "hogA kyA, rUpanArAyaNa ko pakar3a na pAne ke kAraNa dArogA zaikIyA ne vakIla sAhaba ko hI giraphtAra kara liyA hai| usa ghara meM kuharAma macA huA hai| vahA~ se tumhAre Ane ke bAda ghara kI kurkI taka ho gayI / aura to aura, kanyA kA kamarA bhI nahIM chUTA / daiyana abhizApa bana gyaa|" anupamA kucha bolI nhiiN| rUpanArAyaNa ke pakar3e na jAne kI bAta sunakara use tasallI huI / vakIla kI giraphtArI ke samAcAra se vaha tanika bhI vicalita na huI / giraphtArI, hatyA, ghAyala honA--ye saba to Ajakala Ama bAteM ho gayI haiN| balki isa taraha kI ghaTanA jisa kisI dina nahIM hotI, usa dina use dukha hotA hai| taba bhI usane pUchA : "ghara ke aura saba loga kahA~ haiM ? kisI ne koI intajAma kiyA ?" "zaikIyAnI jilA-adhikArI ke pAsa gayI haiN|" "hA~, taba to kucha ho skegaa| jilAdhikArI zAyada zaikIyAnI ke pitA se acchI taraha paricita haiN|" anupamA bichAvana se utara aayii| hAthoM meM TUthabraza aura pesTa le usane pUchA : "tumane mu~ha dho liyA na ?" gosAina ekAeka udAsa ho gayI thiiN| unake cehare para dRSTi jamAtI huI anupamA ne ha~sakara pUchA : "kyA bAta hai ? phira koI bhagor3A AyA hai kyA ?" "haaN|" "kauna?" "Tiko / svayaM bhuiyAnI pahuMcA gayI hai| kyA karU~, kucha soca hI nahIM pA

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rahI huuN| tumhArI hI bATa joha rahI thii|" "kaba taka rukegA ?" anupamA ne nanada kI ora binA dekhe hI puuchaa| "patA nhiiN|" "z2arA bulAo to use / " gosAina Tiko ko bulA laayiiN| Tiko ne anupamA kI ora dekhakara sira jhukA liyaa| usake pati kA kha na kiye jAne kA dRzya usakI A~khoM ke samakSa nAca uThA / anupamA ne usase pUchA : "Apa kaba taka TikeMge?" "basa, dopahara taka, phira calA jaauuNgaa|" "jA sakeMge na, koI parezAnI to nahIM hogI ?" "nahIM, kucha nahIM hogaa|" "to phira ruka jaaiye|" anupamA muMha dhone ke lie bAhara nikala Ayo / Tiko ne kahA : "maiM jAnatA thA, yaha bAta ko samajhanevAlI mahilA haiM / "Apane sunA hai na, hamArA baccA nahIM rhaa| hA~, bacce kI mA~ baca gayI hai|" gosAina kucha bolIM nahIM / sahAnubhUti prakaTa karane kI sAmarthya bhI aba unameM nahIM raha gayI thii| unhoMne kevala itanA hI pUchA : "usakI tabIyata to ThIka hai ?" "burI nahIM hai, para abhI ThIka bhI to nahIM kahI jA sktii|" gosAina ko lagA ki Tako kI sapheda dAr3hI pahacAna meM A sakatI hai| cintA ke bojha se usakA muMha bhI laTaka gayA thaa| bolI : "svarAjya AyegA ki nahIM ?" Tiko ne eka bIr3I sulagA lii| aura kahA : "AyegA, z2arUra aayegaa|" gosAina ne Tikau ke cehare kI ora dekhaa| unheM lagA mAno isa uttara meM hI usakA vyaktitva nikhara AyA hai / unheM kAfI prasannatA huii| kahane lagI : "acchA, Apa khAnA khAkara taiyAra ho jAiye / " anupamA AratI ke ghara se lauTa aayii| pulisa ne vakIla sAhaba ko taba taka rihA nahIM kiyA thaa| yaha bhI nizcita nahIM ho pAyA ki unheM Aja rihAI milegI bhI yA nahIM / ataH aise sambandhI kI khoja kI jA rahI thI jo kanyAdAna kI aupacArikatA nibAha ske| zaikIyAnI sahamI-sahamI z2arUra thI, para usane asIma dhairya kA paricaya diyA thA / AratI ke mana meM bhI aba utanA udvega nahIM dikhaa| cUMki vivAha-vedikA para baiThanA hai, mAtra isalie vaha prastuta hai| mAtA 254/ mRtyuMjaya

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pitA se virodha karane kA usameM sAhasa nahIM thA / zaikIyAnI ke yahA~ se lauTate hI anupamA apane kapar3e badalane lagI / gosAina vahIM thIM / anupamA ko isa taraha kapar3e badale dekha unhoMne pUchA : "kahIM jAnA hai kyA bhAbhI ?" "haaN|" "kahA~ ?" " zaikIyAnI ke sAtha jela taka / zaikIyA se bhI mila aauuNgii| vivAha kA sArA bhAra to unhIM para thA na ! unakI giraftArI kI qhabara pA puraNi godAma ke loga qha uda hI do bAra dUdha pahu~cA gaye haiN| varanA bar3I musIbata hotI : unake muMha se hI sunane ko milA ki unake gA~va ko pulisa ne ghera rakhA hai| rUpanArAyaNa Aja zAyada hI bhAga sake !" "saba vidhAtA ke bharose hai bhAbhI / dhIre-dhIre sabhI AdamI TUTate jA rahe haiM / rUpanArAyaNa ke pakar3a liye jAne para aba bacegA hI kauna ?" kahatI huI gosAina kA mukha bhArI ho gayA / anupamA thor3I dera taka cupa rhii| phira usane pUchA : "Tiko calA gayA kyA ?" " jAne hI vAlA hai / " gosAina ne kahA / " jela meM Aja pAnIkheta vAle mukadame meM pha~se logoM kI zinAkhta hone vAlI hai| z2arA patA karanA ki kyA huA / " "acchaa|" se anupamA ne sAdhAraNa vastra hI pahana rakhe the / usake cale jAne ke pazcAt Tiko kI qhabara lene ke lie gosAina bAhara nikalIM / lekina vaha kahIM dikhAI nahIM diyA / zAyada vaha nikala gayA thA, para usake jAne kA patA bhI unheM nahIM calA ! ve lauTa AyIM / ghara meM bhItara jAkara zAligrAma zilA ke pAsa ghuTane Tekakara unhoMne Tiko kI surakSA ke lie prArthanA kI / inhIM zAligrAma kI pUjA unake bhAI bhI karate the / mAya se jaba kabhI unake pati yahA~ Akara Tikate to ve bhI unhIM kI pUjA karate the / pati ke lApatA hone ke dina anupamA bhI unhIM ke Age prArthanA karatI rahI hai / vaha kyA prArthanA karatI hai, vahI jAne / kahIM vaha ulTI prArthanA to nahIM karatI ! eka hI bhagavAn kI zatru aura mitra donoM dvArA prArthanA kiye jAne para ve kisakI prArthanA kA kyA pratidAna dete haiM, kucha kahA nahIM jA sakatA ! ve kisI kI ora se bola bhI to nahIM sakate / sabako santuSTa karanA zAyada unake lie kaThina hotA hogaa| kahA jAtA hai ki ve bar3e jAgrat devatA haiM / sAta pIr3hiyoM ke iSTa devatA rahe haiM ve aisA bhI sunA gayA hai ki eka bAra kabhI svapna meM Akara unhoMne batAyA thA ki vaha aba Age kI adhika se adhika cAra / mRtyuMjaya / 255

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pIr3hiyoM taka aura isa Dyor3hI meM rheNge| isa samaya cauthI pIr3hI cala rahI hai| yaha socate hI gosAina eka bAra phira dahala utthiiN| kyA vaha isa ghara ko chor3akara cale jAyeMge? patA nahIM, unakI kaisI kRpA rahatI hai ? __ tabhI bAhara kisI mahilA kI AvAz2a suna gosAina jI khar3I ho gyiiN| bAhara jAne para dekhA ki vahA~ eka mikira mahilA khar3I hai| vaha muskarA rahI thii| gosAina ne kahA : "lagatA hai, maiMne tumheM kabhI dekhA hai ?" "hA~, pahacAneMgI kaise nahIM / maiM Dimi huuN|" gosAina ko smaraNa ho aayaa| usa dina bhI vaha AyI thI, para zIghra hI lauTa gayI thii| "Ao, andara hI calI Ao," kahate hue unhoMne use andara bulA liyaa| Dimi ghara ke andara A gyii| gosAina ne use baiThane ke lie eka pIr3hA diyaa| aura pUchA : "sunA, thA, tumheM jela ho gayI thI?" "hA~, vahIM se chUTakara A rahI huuN| Aja pareDa thii| ho gyii|" "ho gayI ? tujhe bhI logoM ko pahacAnane ke lie kahA thA kyA ?" "haaN| para maiMne kisI kI zinAkhta nahIM kii| sabako hI to jAnatI hU~rAjA, jayarAma, aadhonaa-sbko| para maiMne sAfa-sAfa batA diyA ki maiM kisI ko bhI nahIM phcaantii|" vaha thor3I dera kucha socatI rahI phira ekAeka usane pUchA : "ye vakIla sAhaba haiM ki nahIM ?" "yahA~ kahA~ ? unheM bhI to jela ho gyii|" gosAinajI ne sArI ghaTanA kaha sunaayii| sunakara Dimi musakarAyI aura bolI: "to rUpanArAyaNa to baca gayA na?' "nahIM, zaikIyA dArogA usake pIche par3A huA hai| kahIM vaha bhI giraphtAra na kara liyA jAye ?" Dimi kA ceharA laTaka gyaa| "bhalA taba kyA hogA? udhara mAyaU meM laya rAma kA utpAta bar3hatA hI jA rahA hai| sunA hai, use hamAre gA~va ke logoM ne bA~dha rakhA thaa|" gosAina ne donoM hAthoM se apanA muMha Dhaka liyaa| bolI : "vaha saba mujhase mata kaha / mujhase sahA nahIM jaataa| hA~, tU vakIla sAhaba ko kyoM khoja rahI thI ?" "bhuiyA~ sAhaba ne unase milane ko kahA thaa| pairavI karane ke lie zAyada 256 / mRtyuMjaya

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unheM hI lagAyA gayA hai / " Dimi ne batAyA / "acchA, to yaha bAta thI / " "aba maiM to unheM jAnatI nahIM / isIlie sIdhe Apake pAsa daur3I AyI / vaha ghara para haiM nahIM, to yahA~ rukakara bhI kyA karU~ ? maiM calatI hU~ / merA marada bhI chUTakara AnevAlA hai|" "vaha bhI jela meM hI hai kyA ?" "haaN|" gosAina kA sneha umar3a AyA / use rokate hue vaha bolI : "cAya pIkara jAnA / tujhe bhUkha nahIM lagI hai kyA ?" " acchA pilA diijiye| hA~, ApakA baccA ThIka hai na ?" "tumheM usakI yAda hai ? usa kamare meM soyA hai / jAkara dekha le / " gosAina rasoIghara meM calI gyiiN| Dimi uThI aura sIdhe pAsa vAle kamare kA daravAz2A kholakara andara gayI / munnA so rahA thaa| usa cA~da ko pAlane meM soyA dekhakara usakA mana prasanna ho gayA / vaha jagA hotA to vaha usake sAtha thor3A jI bahalA letI / phira bhI, itane se hI usakA hRdaya jur3A gayA / kivAr3a ko haule se banda kara vaha bAhara nikala AyI - bAhara A~gana kI tarafa / vahA~ kone meM hI eka kuAM thA / bAlTI se pAnI khIMcakara Dimi apane hAtha-pA~va dhone lagI / ghara ke pichavAr3e eka bag2IcA bhI thA aura bA~soM kA jhuramuTa bhI / usake pAsa hI zaikIyA vakIla kA ghara thA, jahA~ vivAha kA Ayojana ho rahA thA / Dimi jalda hI lauTa jAnA cAhatI thii| itane meM eka AdamI bag2Ice se hotA huA A~gana meM khar3A ho gyaa| usake hAtha meM pharasA thA / usane Dimi ko dekhA taka nahIM aura sIdhe rasoIghara ke daravAz2e taka pahu~ca gyaa| usane vahIM se AvAz2a do : " gosAinajI, z2arA bAhara to Aiye / " gosAina Tiko kI AvAz2a sunakara jhaTapaTa bAhara nikala Ayo / Ate hI unhoMne pUchA : "kyA huA ? tuma nikala nahIM pAye aba taka ?" "nikalatA kaise ? sabhI ne bAdhA DAlI hai / " " sabhI se matalaba ?" "bhuiyAnI ne / " " para idhara ThaharanA ThIka nahIM hogaa| bhAbhI aba lauTane hI vAlI hai / patA nahIM vaha kyA socegI ? tuma loga hAtIcoGa ke AdamI ho na ? kauna jAne, kahIM tuma bhI usa pApa meM zAmila the kyA ?" mRtyuMjaya / 257

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Tiko ne gosAina ke cehare kI ora dekhA / vaha soca nahIM sakA ki ye mAyaGa vAlI hI gosAina haiM yA anupamA kI nanada / vaha Dara gayA / bolA : "maiM abhI calA jAU~gA / aba aura phira kisIko kaSTa nahIM dUMgA / yaha aurata kauna hai ?" "Dimi / " "acchA, to pareDa ho gayI kyA ?" "hA~, ThIka se hI ho gayI / " " Apane acchA samAcAra sunaayaa| acchA aba maiM jAtA hU~ lekina jAne ke pahale eka bAta pUchanA cAhatA hU~ ?" "kyA !" "vo kaise mAre gaye the, Apa acchI taraha jAnatI haiM na ?" "mujhe jAnane kI koI z2arUrata hI nahIM / tuma loga svayaM marane ke lie utpanna hue the / mArane ke lie bhI tuma logoM kA avatAra hogA, aisA to hamane socA bhI nahIM thA / yuddha meM mAra-kATa to hotI hI rahatI hai / isake lie mujhe tanika bhI kheda nahIM hai / kheda hone para bhI aba kahane ke lie kauna bacA hai ? mahAtmAjI ne ThIka hI kahA thA- 'khuda mara jAo, para kisI ko mAro nahIM / ' para tuma loga ho ki mArane para bhI utArU ho gaye / mujhe kheda isI kA hai / unhoMne bhI bar3e duHkha ke sAtha hI bandUka uThAyI thI / " kahate-kahate ve eka kSaNa ke lie aat aura A~cala se A~suoM ko poMchane lagIM / feet gosAinajI kI ora apalaka dRSTi se tAkatA rhaa| isa ghara ke mAlika kAqha Una hote dekha jisa prakAra kA duHkha ise taba huA thA, aba bhI ise ThIka vaisI anubhUti ho rahI thI / use lagA - gAMdhIjI kI icchA ke viparIta yaha tor3aphor3a aura khUna-kharAbA karane kA mArga sacamuca g2alata hai / cUhe ko mArakara hAtha gandA karane se koI lAbha nhiiN| qhAsa duzmana to jyoM ke tyoM bace haiM : bandUqa, pistaula lekara una logoM kA muqAbalA karane kI zakti usameM hai nahIM / una logoM kI jo kSati huI hai, vaha bhI kucha mAyane nahIM rkhtii| daraasala una logoM ko cintA huI hai janatA kA bharosA kho dene se / aura idhara bhI janatA kA samarthana lie binA hI logoM ne briTiza sarakAra ko musIbata meM DAlane kA bIr3A uThA liyA / jo bhI ho, itanA to mAnanA hI hogA ki duHkha, kaSTa, atyAcAroM ko jhelakara hamAre kAryakartAoM ne janatA ke mana meM aba svarAjya kI bhAvanA panapA dI hai| mAno DaoNkTara ne iMjekzana lagA diyA hai / bandUqa, pistaula kI apekSA vahI paddhati adhika kAragara huI hai / lekina sabhI mahAtmA gAMdhI to ho nahIM skte| usane kahA : "mA~ jI, Apa zoka mata kIjie / zoka karane se koI lAbha nahIM haiM / jo ho 258 / mRtyuMjaya

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cukA hai, use prabhu kI icchA hI smjhiye|" isI bIca Dimi bhI vahA~ A gyii| usane saMkoca se puuchaa|| "gosAinajI, cAya bana cukI kyA ! lauTane ke lie mujhe abhI savArI bhI khojanI hai| jaldI kIjiye / yaha kauna hai ?" phira Tiko ko gaura se dekhakara kha da hI bolI, "hA~, samajha gyii| apane hI dala kA AdamI hai na?" "hA~ / " gosAina ne kahA / "becArA pulisa ke Dara se bhAga-chipa rahA hai|" "kahA~ jAoge?" Dimi ne puuchaa| "puraNi godAma tk|" Dimi ko haMsI A gayI thii| bolI : "tuma marda hokara bhI Darate ho ! mere sAtha caloge? hayabaragA~va sTezana taka pahuMcA daMgI / vahA~ se relagAr3I meM baiThakara cale jaanaa|" "cAroM ora pulisa hai|" Tiko ne sahamate hue khaa| "isakI cintA mata karo / amalApaTTI se nikalakara kalaGa pAra karate hue hayabaragAMva pahu~ca jAoge, basa / udhara khetoM ke kinAre-kinAre sIdhe nahIM jA sakoge kyA ?" Tiko ne gosAina kI ora dekhaa| ve svayaM udher3a-buna meM par3I thiiN| laga rahA yA jaise usake cale jAne para hI unheM tasallI hogii| Tiko samajha gayA ki gosAinajI use yahA~ adhika dera taka Azraya nahIM de paayegii| phira yahA~ rAta taka rahanA bhI saMkaTa se khAlI nahIM haiM / isalie usane Dimi se kahA : __"calo, tumhAre sAtha hI calA jAU~gA / tuma sAtha rahogI to koI adhika dhyAna bhI nahIM degaa| aura phira giraphtAra ho hI gayA to kiyA kyA jA sakatA gosAina rasoIghara ke andara jAkara do kaToriyAM le aayiiN| use donoM ke hAthoM meM thamAte hue phira andara calI gyiiN| eka bar3e bartana meM cAya lAkara donoM kI kaToriyoM meM DAlate hue unhoMne pUchA : "kucha khAyegI Dimi?" "hA~, kucha ho to dIjiye na ! khAlI cAya kaise pIU~ ?" "merA peTa bhI kucha mA~ga rahA hai|" TikI bhI bola pdd'aa| gosAina kucha kele aura thor3e-ro pilApiThe le aayiiN| unhoMne do hissoM meM karake kele ke pattoM para donoM ko alaga-alaga de diye / Tikau eka khambha se Tikakara kele chIlane lagA / Dimi rasoIghara ke daravAje ke pAsa hI baiThakara cAya pIne lgii| isI bIca gosAina bhI andara se panabaTTA uThA lAyIM aura pAna banAne lgiiN| cAya pIte-pIte Dimi bolI : mRtyuMjaya | 259

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__ "jela meM rahanA bar3A akharA / AdamI ThasAThasa bhare hue the / mujhe janAnA vArDa meM rakhA gayA thaa| vahA~ pAnI bhI nahIM thaa| khAne ke lie basa maoNDa-bhAta / usase peTa bhI bharatA hai ? bhuiyA~ jaise do-cAra logoM ko jarUra acchI koTharI meM rakhA gayA haiN| unheM khAne ko bhI z2arA ThIka-ThAka milatA hai| hama logoM ko to lUMsa-ThUsakara eka hI koThe meM ghusA diyA gayA thA / na jAne kahA~-kahA~ se vAlaNTiyara giraphtAra karake lAye gaye hai| dina bhara meM tIna-cAra bAra pakar3akara lAyeM jAte haiN| jela ke AdamiyoM kI to huI so huI, pulisa kI nIMda bhI harAma ho gayI hai / bApa re, vahA~ to basa, hara samaya kuharAma macA rahatA hai| eka bAra mahAtmA gAMdhI kI jaya, eka bAra isakI jaya, phira dUsarI bAra usakI jaya / aisA lagatA hI nahIM ki vahA~ koI jela kA sAhaba bhI hai| hAthoM meM lAThI liye sipAhiyoM ko dekhane para hI andAz2a hotA hai ki ve loga bhI maujUda haiN|" "pareDa ke lie jAte samaya Dara nahIM lagA?" Tiko ne puuchaa| cAya kI cuskI letI Dimi dhIre se bolI: "Dara kyA lagatA ! lAja jarUra laga rahI thii| bIca-bIca meM haMsI bhI A rahI thii| bhalA jhUTha bolanA kise acchA lagatA hai ? para vahA~ to jhUTha hI bolii| pareDa ke bAda bhuiyA~ mila gyaa| vaha buDDhA kahane lagA, 'arI Dimi, tU dekhane meM hI bholI hai, para kAma to bar3A kara diyaa|' aura phira bAtoM-bAtoM meM cupake se hI usane zaikIyA vakIla ko khabara dene ke lie bhI kaha diyA thaa| jela kA jamAdAra bhI suna rahA thA lekina vaha anasunI karake vahA~ se kha da hI haTa gayA thaa| svarAjya kI mahimA kitanI bar3I hai yaha merI samajha meM tabhI A gyii| saca, jela se bAhara Ane ko jI nahIM karatA thA / " Tiko jaldI-jaldI khAne lagA : bAhara dhUpa car3ha AyI thii| usakA mana chaTapaTA rahA thaa| bolA : "tumane sacamuca bar3A kAma kiyA hai, Dimi / lekina Andolana karanevAloM kI saMkhyA ghaTatI jA rahI hai| rUpanArAyaNa ke giraphtAra kara liye jAne para to sarvanAza hI ho jaayegaa|" gosAina pAna meM cUnA lagAtI huI bolI : "mujhe bhI laga rahA hai ki vaha bhI jalda hI pakar3a liyA jaayegaa|" "mere mana meM bhI kucha aisA hI laga rahA hai / patA nahIM, merA kyA hotA hai ? kala rAta hI pakar3a liyA gayA hotA agara bhuiyAnI ne apanI khATa ke nIce na chipA diyA hotA "bacce ko dekhanA thA so dekha liyaa| vaha jaise AyA, vaise hI duniyA se calA bhI gyaa| aura ratanI-vaha to merI ora dekhakara ro bhI na skii| bhalA rotI kaise ? pApiyoM ne rone ke lie bhI to samaya nahIM diyaa|" "aba tuma jaldI taiyAra ho jAo, Dimi / rukane se isa para vipatti A 260 / mRtyuMjaya

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sakatI hai / " gosAinajI ne kahA / donoM jaldI-jaldI khA-pIkara uThe / Dimi kaTorI dhone ke lie jAne lagI to Tiko ne TokA, "jAta-pA~ta kA vicAra aba ThIka nahIM ja~catA / maiM to kaTorI nahIM dhoU~gI / " gosAina ne usakI bAta sunI to dI / panavaTTe kI ora Dibhi ko dekhate eka-eka pAna diyA aura eka bIr3A apane mu~ha meM DAlate hue kahA : " z2arA sa~bhalakara hI jAnA / " musakarA diiN| Dimi ne kaTorI vahIM chor3a gosAina samajha gayIM / unhoMne donoM ko donoM calane ko hue ki tabhI anupamA daur3atI huI andara aayii| isa samaya usa ke svabhAva kI gambhIratA bhI kahIM kho gayI thI / Ate hI usane batAyA : "sunA kucha ? rUpanArAyaNa ko ina logoM ne giraftAra kara liyA hai / vaha usa pozAka meM nahIM thA jise pahanakara yahA~ se vaha nikalA thA / kamara meM eka aMgochA bhara lapeTe hue thaa| usake sivA usakI deha para aura kucha bhI nahIM thA / hAtha-paira hI kyA, sArI kI sArI deha rassiyoM se ba~dhI thii| maiM jisa samaya zaiPatar vakIla se bAta kara rahI thI, usI samaya use jela lAyA gayA thA / usane merI ora dekhA aura musakarAyA / apane paira kI ora izArA bhI kiyA / eka paira se khUna baha rahA thaa| maiM samajha nahIM sakI / zAyada golI lagI hogI / " itanA kaha cukane ke bAda hI anupamA yaha anubhava kara sakI ki vahA~ do jana aura bhI khar3e hue haiM / usakI bAta dhImI par3a gyii| eka bAra usane donoM ko dekhA aura phira apanI naz2ara nIce kara lii| kucha kSaNa taka sabhI cupa rahe Aye / Tikau kI apanI avAMchita upasthiti para mana-hI-mana kheda ho rahA thA / mauna tor3ate hue gosAina se bolA, "taba hama calate haiM / " "yaha kauna hai ?" "Dimi / gArogA~va kI / " gosAinajI ne batAyA / I "kyoM AyI hai !" gosAina ne sArI bAta sunaayii| sunakara anupamA bhar3aka uThI / "cAhe jahA~ ke bhI ho, cale Ao tuma loga / yaha pulisa kA ghara hai, samajhe / yadi mara bhI gaye haiM to kyA huA, unakI patnI to jIvita hai / jAo, nikala jAo ! tuma loga Akara mujhe yahA~ taMga mata karo / jAo !" I gosAina jisake lie Dara rahI thIM, vahI huaa| bhAbhI ke mana kA koI ThikAnA to hai nahIM / kahA nahIM jA sakatA ki ve kaba ThIka raheMgI aura kaba bigar3a khar3I hoMgI / rUpanArAyaNa ke prati unakA nijI moha hone ke kAraNa hI unhoMne usake lie utanA kucha kiyA aura svayaM anubhava bhI kiyA / kintu Tikau yA Dimi ke prati vaimI koI bhAvanA to hai nahIM / ina sabako dekhate hI unakA duHkha, krodha, abhi mRtyuMjaya | 261

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mAna saba eka hI sAtha bhar3aka uThA hai / bAta kahIM aura adhika na bar3ha jAye, isa AzaMkA se gosAina ne kahA : "tuma loga jAo, ddimi| maiM bhI yahA~ se calI jAtI to sukhI hotii|" Dimi gosAina kI pIr3A samajha gyii| vaha tapAka se bolI : "kyA Apa sacamuca ghara jAyeMgI ? aise ghara meM Apako rahanA bhI nahIM cAhie / caleMgI ? Apako ghara taka chor3a Ane kA jimmA maiM letI hU~ / " anupamA ko lagA ki usane ThIka kAma nahIM kiyaa| para usane isake lie kSamA nahIM mA~gI / vaha tatkSaNa vahA~ se haTa gayI : vAlaNTiyaroM ko dekhate hI usakI deha meM Aga laga jAtI hai / vaisA kyoM hotA hai, vaha svayaM bhI samajha nahIM pAtI hai / vaha apane kamare meM calI gayI aura andara se daravAjA banda kara liyA / gosAina kucha dera taka Dimi kI ora tAkatI rahIM / ve jAne kI hI bAta soca rahI thiiN| unheM anupamA ke sAtha rahanA sacamuca muzkila ho rahA thaa| anumA ke kala ke aura Aja ke vyavahAra meM kitanA antara hai ? kala ke vyavahAra ke pIche rUpanArAyaNa ke prati usakI bacapana kI AtmIyatA kArya kara rahI thI / usake lie anupamA ke prANa aba bhI rote haiM; lekina aura vAlaNTiyaroM ke lie vaisA kucha nahIM / dUsaroM kI kauna kahe, svayaM gosAinajI ke lie bhI koI Agraha nahIM / isIlie Dima kI bAta sunakara gosAina kI bhI isa ghara ko chor3a dene kI icchA huI / para unake hAtha meM do paise bhI to nahIM the / "caleMgI yA yahIM rahanA pasanda kareMgI ?" Dimi ne pUchA / "cluuNgii|" "kaba ?" " tU pahale TikI ko pahuMcA A / hama rAta ko cAparamukhavAlI relagAr3I se jAyeMgI / " " acchA / " jAte-jAte TikI bhI kaha gayA, "gosAinajI, Apane jAne ko socA, yaha acchA hI kiyA / yoM rahane se acchA hai yahA~ se calA jAnA ho / mana ko zAnti nahIM milane para apane logoM ke bIca meM rahanA bhI dUbhara ho jAtA hai|" donoM ko jAte dekha gosAina kA hRdaya pasIja gayA : koI kaha nahIM sakatA ki kahA~-kahA~ ke AdamI Akara kaise apane se ho jAte haiM / dUsarI ora apane loga bhI parAye-jaise lagane lagate haiN| donoM jaba taka A~khoM se ojhala nahIM ho gaye, taba taka ve vahIM khar3I ho unheM dekhatI rahIM / aura phira apane kamare meM calI gayIM / baccA abhI bhI so rahA thA / ve apane sAmAna ko ikaTThA karane lagIM / sAmAna jyAdA kucha thA bhI nahIM / apane sAtha pahanane-or3hane ke kapar3oM ke sivA kucha lAyIM bhI to nahIM thIM / bacce ke kapar3e anupamA ne diye / unheM bhI sAtha le hI jAnA par3egA / 262 / mRtyuMjaya

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baccA to aba bhI chAtI ke hI dUdha para rahatA hai / isake lie aisI koI cintA nhiiN| rAste meM use dUdha pilAte hue le jA skeNgii| para sUne ghara meM lauTa Ane kI bAta soca-socakara unakA kalejA dhak dhak karane lagA / unheM aisA lagA mAno apane ghara meM praveza karate hI ve mUcchita hokara gira pdd'eNgii| lekina aba jAnA to hogA hI / 'ucita bhI yahI hai / ve rasoIghara meM gyiiN| vahA~ kA kAma nibaTAkara ve anupamA ko bulAne gayIM / dina Dhalane ko thA / anupamA bhItara se daravAz2e para kuNDI car3hAkara so rahI thI / unake 'bhAbhI, bhAbhI' kahakara do-tIna bAra pukArane aura daravAz2A Thak Thak karane para anupamA jagakara bAhara nikala AyI / unhoMne dekhA ki anupamA kI AMkheM thor3I sUjI huI haiN| zAyada vaha kamare meM jAkara qha Uba royI thI / usane kapar3e taka nahIM badale the / gosAina ko usa para sahAnubhUti ho AyI / bolI : I I "bhAbhI, khAne kA samaya ho gayA hai| snAna karanA cAhatI ho to kara lo|" "nahIM, mujhe bhUkha nahIM hai / " "arI, kyA kahatI ho ? subaha se kucha bhI to nahIM liyA / nahIM khAne se kaise calegA ?" anupamA kucha nirNaya na kara sakI ki uttara kyA de / duHkhI mana se bolI : "maiM 'kucha soca hI nahIM pAtI ki maiM karUM to kyA karU~ / tumhIM kucha batAo / merA hRdaya Tukar3e-Tukar3e ho gayA hai|" "bhAbhI ! aba to jo hone ko thA, so ho hI gayA," gosAina ne samajhAyA / zoka karate rahane se aba kyA hogA ? dhIraja se kAma lo / saba ThIka ho jAyegA / maiM Aja hI Dimi ke sAtha relagAr3I se apane ghara calI jAU~gI / bacce ko bhI ArAma se lete jaauuNgii| koI asuvidhA nahIM hogI / jarUrata par3I to rAta meM jAgIroDa rukakara vahA~ se tar3ake cala dUMgI / tumheM bhI zAnti milegI / " anupamA bhalA kyA kahatI ! bolI : "tuma khAnA paroso / yaha saba bAda meM soceMge / " gosAina bAhara nikala AyIM / anupamA bhI snAna ghara kI ora calI gayI / jAr3e kA sUraja kAfI Dhala cukA thA / cAparamukhavAlI relagAr3I zAma ko milatI thI / use pakar3ane ke lie nagA~va se pA~ca baje hI nikalanA par3egA / isIlie gosAinajI ne bacce ko nahalA-dhulAkara kapar3e pahanA diye / use dUdha bhI pilA diyaa| anupamA cupacApa yaha saba dekha rahI thii| pIche vAle barAmade meM eka caTAI DAla bacce ko gosAina ne usI para liTA diyA aura phira anupamA se bolIM : "bhAbhI, z2arA ise dekhanA / maiM sAmAna vag2airaha sameTakara abhI AyI / " baccA caTAI para leTA-leTA kilakArI mAra rahA thaa| mRtyuMjaya / 263

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anupamA kucha bolI nahIM / cupacApa caTAI para jA baiThI aura abodha zizu ke sarala nirdoSa mu~ha kI ora tAkatI rahI / gosAina ne kamare kA sAmAna sameTakara kapar3e badala liye| phira eka a~goche meM thor3e se pAna aura supArI kATane kI eka choTI-sI sarautI bA~dha lii| dera ho rahI thI / Dimi kisI bhI ghar3I A sakatI thI, isalie ve pUrI taraha taiyAra hokara hI anupamA ke pAsa A baitthiiN| usa samaya baccA apalaka netroM se chata kI ora tAka rahA thA / gosAina bolIM : "agara ho sake to tuma eka naukarAnI rakha lenA / nahIM to akele rahanA muzkila hogaa| kaho to maiM kisI ko khoja dU~gI ?" "nahIM, z2arUrata nahIM," anupamA ne sira jhukAye hue hI kahA / "taba svayaM hI khoja lenA / isa prakAra zoka mata karate rahanA / " "aba aura bhI kucha karane ke lie raha kyA gayA hai ?" kahate-kahate anupamA kI A~khoM se A~sU Dhulaka par3e / " tumheM aisA laga rahA hai ki mujhe tumhArA yahA~ rahanA khala rahA hai| ina logoM kA AnA mujhase sahA nahIM jaataa| tuma ThIka hI kaha rahI ho| tuma bhI calI jaao| mujhe kisI kI z2arUrata nahIM / " bilakula choTI baccI kI taraha anupamA phUTa-phUTakara rone lgii| usakA ronA bar3A hI hRdaya vidAraka ho utthaa| use rote dekha baccA bhI rone lagA / use uThAkara apanI chAtI se lagAtI huI anupamA aura bhI z2ora se rone lgii| isake pahale gosAina ne use isa prakAra rote hue kabhI nahIM paayaa| pati kI mRtyu kA samAcAra pAkara bhI vaha aisI behAla hokara nahIM royI thI / idhara dIvAra ghar3I ne Tan Tan cAra bajA diye / Dimi aba kisI bhI kSaNa yahA~ pahu~ca sakatI thI / gosAina kA hRdaya dhar3akane lgaa| phira bhI apane ko sa~bhAlate hue unhoMne anupamA ko samajhAyA : " tumhAre isa prakAra TUTa jAne se kaise calegA, bhAbhI ? kauna jAnatA hai ki kise kaba kyA ho jAyegA ? loga to yaha bhI kaheMge ki bhaiyA apanI hI karanI se mAre gaye haiM, para maiM to socatI hU~ ki yaha saba deva-saMyoga thA / " " daiva, daiva, daiva / maiM yaha saba nahIM mAnatI / yaha saba inhIM logoM kI karatUta hai," anupamA ne A~suoM ko rokate hue kahA / "ThIka hai, para AdamI Aqhira hai to yantra ho / tuma itanA zoka na karo / rahA svarAjya, so vaha to AyegA hI / aura ye loga- -aba acche hoM yA bure, svarAjya to ye hI laayeNge| videzI sarakAra aba adhika dinoM taka nahIM Tikane vAlI / " " nahIM TikegI ?" anupamA ne Azcarya se pUchA, "yaha tuma kaise kaha sakatI ho ?" 264 / mRtyuMjaya

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"nahIM to sArA deza raNacaNDI kA yaha rUpa dhAraNa nahIM karatA, bhAbhI / " gosAina ne dRr3hatApUrvaka kahA / anupamA ne zizu ko isa bAra kahIM aura adhika sneha se apanI chAtI se cipakA liyaa| use vizvAsa hI nahIM ho rahA thA ki yaha sarakAra nahIM TikegI / bolI : "hA~, ina logoM kI jyAdatI to dekha hI rahI huuN| jela meM tila dharane kI bhI jagaha nahIM hai / loga ThasAThasa bhare par3e haiN| mujhe to lagatA hai ki ina vAlaNTiyaroM kI jar3a khodakara hI sarakAra caina legI / " "kRSNa ko bhI to kaMsa ne jela meM hI rakhA thA / mAranA bhI cAhA thA / para kyA kucha kara pAyA ? yaha sarakAra bhI kucha nahIM kara pAyegI / rahI bAta vAlaNTiyaroM ko jar3a se ukhAr3a pheMkane kI, so vaha sambhava nahIM / inakI ragoM meM raktabIja hai; ye marakara bhI jI uThane vAle haiM, mRtyuMjaya haiN|" anupamA ko lagA ki nanadajI ne apanI bAta bar3I dRr3hatA aura AtmavizvAsa se kahI hai / vaha sahama sI gayI aura dhIre se bolI : " para maiM kucha bhI ThIka nahIM pA rahI hU~ / ina logoM meM koI vicAra yA siddhAMta to dIkhate nahIM / nahIM to " " " ThIka hI to kaha rahI ho, bhAbhI / vicAroM meM bhUla huI hai| bhaiyA kI hatyA kara ina logoM ne burA hI kiyA hai| bhaiyA sarakAra ke bar3e vizvAsI karmacArI the / ve socate the ki kauravoM kA khAkara bhalA pANDavoM kA guNagAna kyoM kiyA jAye / para bhISma, karNa, droNa sabhI to kauravoM kI ora se hI lar3e the / phira bhI jIta to pANDavoM kI hI huI / kyoM ?" anupamA kucha nahIM kaha sakI / use yaha yukti akATya jaisI lagI / vaha cupa ho rahI / tabhI daravAz2e para kisI ke Ane kI AhaTa suna pdd'ii| gosAina ne uThakara dekhanA cAhA / Dimi hogI ! lekina unheM rokatI huI anupamA svayaM uTha khar3I huI / samaya ThIka nahIM hai| kisa ora kA kauna AdamI kaba A dhamake, kucha kahA nahIM jA sktaa| usane bacce ko gosAinajI kI goda meM DAlA aura kamare se bAhara nikala AyI / baiThakaqhAne meM pahu~cate hI anupamA ne dekhA ki daravAz2e para rohA thAne kA dArogA zaikIyA khar3A hai| vaha usake pati kA mitra rahA hai| use dekhakara anupamA huI to asaMtuSTa hI, para bhadratA ke nAte baiThane ko kaha usane pUchA : "kucha kAma thA kyA ?" "kAma to kucha nahIM hai, kintu Apako jarA sAvadhAna kara dene ke nimitta calA AyA / " zaikIyA ne yoM hI musakarAte hue kahA / "kisa sambandha meM ?" mRtyuMjaya | 265

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___ "suniye, Ajakala samaya ThIka nahIM hai / sadara thAne meM sunane ko milA ki Ajakala Apake yahA~ vaoNlaNTiyaroM kA aDDA hai|" "agara hai bhI to isameM Apako kyA parezAnI hai ?" zaikIyA ne dhIme svara meM kahA, "inhIM logoM ne Apake pati aura mere mitra kI hatyA kI hai| eka asamI aura abhI-abhI giraphtAra huA hai| aura bAqI logoM ke bhI maiM pIche par3A huuN|" anupamA ko lagA jaise usake hRdaya ko bedhatA huA eka tIra pAra ho gayA ho| vaha socane lagI-kyA abhI-abhI jo AdamI yahAM se gayA thA, vaha bhI unhIM hatyAroM meM se eka hai ? vaha isa bAra zaikIyA ke sAmane Akara baiTha gayI aura bolI : ___"ThIka hI huaa| aba jaldI hI ina sabako saz2A ho, to mere prANoM ko bhI zAnti mile|" lekina zaikIyA kI tyaurI abhI bhI car3hI huI thii| kucha DapaTakara bolA : "sadara thAne meM hI sunA ki rUpanArAyaNa ko Apa hI ne chipAkara bhagAyA hai| abhI-abhI jisa vyakti ko pakar3A hai vaha bhI Apake hI ghara se gayA thaa|" Dimi kA ullekha na hone se anupamA ne anumAna lagA liyA ki vaha nahIM pakar3I gyii| usane dArogA se kahA : "dekhiye, isa sambandha meM maiM Apase kucha bhI kahanA-sunanA nahIM caahuuNgii|" "kyoM ? yaha to Apake hita meM na hogaa| hama Apake lie unakI peMzana dilAne kI koziza meM haiM, aura Apa'"suna lIjiye ! ApakI nanada yahA~ jaba taka raheMgI, ye loga yahA~ Ate hI rheNge| acchA to yahI hai ki Apa unheM yahA~ se jaldI dafA kiijiye|" "vaha to jAne ke lie hI taiyAra baiThI haiM / maiM hI kucha soca nahIM pA rahI huuN|" 'kyoM?" "vaha jaisI bhI haiM, Akhira haiM to nanada hI na !" anupamA ne uttara diyaa| "phira unheM..." "koI sahArA cAhie, yahI na?" "haaN|" zaikIyA ha~sane lagA / apanI hathelI para rUla nacAte hue usane kahA : "ina logoM ke Andolana kI kamara maiM pahale hI tor3a cukA huuN| rUpanArAyaNa ke paira meM golI lagI hai, kahIM para bhI na kATanA pdd'e| abhI kucha kahA nahIM jA sakatA," kahate hue usane guptacara kI nAI anupamA ke cehare para naz2ara TikA dI aura usake eka-eka bhAva ko par3hane lgaa| thor3I dera bAda usane pUchA : "Apa use jAnatI haiM ?" 266 / mRtyuMjaya

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anupamA ne koI uttara nahIM diyA / zaikIyA ne phira pUchA : "kyA bAta hai ? Apa cupa kyoM haiM ?" "maiMne kahA na, maiM kucha nahIM jAnatI / " " bar3A acchA javAba hai ApakA !" zaikIyA ne jhaTa se kahA / "para yAda rakhiye, Apa jise sahI mAnakara cala rahI haiM, usase ApakA hI nuqasAna hogA" phira bhaI, samaya kA taqAz2A thA, mujhe jo kucha mAlUma huA use batA dene ke lie hI yahA~ taka calA AyA / " anupamA ne zaikIyA kI bAta eka kAna se suna dUsare kAna se nikAla dI / pati kA mitra hone para bhI usake antara meM usake prati kiMcit bhI AdarabhAva nahIM thA / sArI bAta ko sahaja hI letI huI bolI : " mere hita-ahita kI soca-socakara Apako apanA dimAg2a qharAba karane kI kyoM sUjhI ? pahale Apane yaha bhI socA hai ki Apane apane ko kitanA patita banA liyA hai / maiMne apane pati se bhI kahA thA- - atidarpe hate laMkA / yaha to siddha hI hai ki 'atizaya ragar3a kareM jo koI, anala prakaTa candana teM hoI / ' aura huA bhI vahI / g2alatI donoM ora se huI hai| nuqasAna bhI donoM ko jhelanA par3A haiM / jahA~ taka jyAdatI kI bAta hai, isake lie Apa saba z2immedAra haiM, lekina pratikAra karane vAle pakSa ko bhI usakI bahuta bar3I qImata cukAnI par3I hai / " zakIyA hataprabha ho gayA / vaha koI pravacana sunane ke lie yahA~ nahIM AyA thaa| usane kursI se uThate hue kahA : " merA apanA jo kartavya thA use maiMne pUrA kiyaa| aba bAqI Apako samajhanA hai ki ApakI kisameM bhalAI hai / " tabhI baiThakaqhAne meM Dimi ne praveza kiyA / vahA~ zaikIyA ko dekha vaha stabdha raha gayI / " tU kahA~ se A gayI ?" zaikIyA dArogA ne dekhate hI pUchA / "tumheM kyoM batAU~ ?" Dimi ne uttara diyA / " tU samajha rahI hai ki maiM nahIM jAnatA hU~ ? tujhe patA hai, Tiko giraftAra kara liyA gayA hai ?" " kaba ?" Dimi vismita ho gayI / vaha Tiko ko sTezana taka pahu~cAkara pula para se hotI huI abhI A hI to rahI hai / "yahI koI AdhA ghaNTA pahale / " "to kyA aba tuma phira se mujhe pakar3ane ke lie Aye ho ?" " tUne ThIka hI socA," zaikIyA ne ha~sate hue kahA / " tUne jela jAne kA hI kAma kiyA hai / bola, kiyA hai na ?" "nahIM / tuma mujhase apanA badalA le rahe ho / " Dimi kA svara komala ho mRtyuMjaya / 267

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AyA / "mujhe giraphtAra karake kyA pA loge? Apa vApasa cale jaayeN| maiM apane ghara jA rahI huuN| gosAinajI bhI jAnA cAhatI haiN| unheM bhI livA jA rahI huuN| hama auratoM ko ghara meM hI bahuta kAma hotA hai| mardo ke sAtha Apa cAhe jaisA ulajhA kreN|" Dimi isa bAra niDara hokara zaikIyA ke sAmane A khar3I ho gyii| zaikIyA ko bAdhya hokara thor3A pIche haTanA par3A / usane roSa bhare svara meM kahA : "merI giraphtArI kI bAta chor3a ! aba tU yahA~ se calA jaa|" thor3I dera taka mauna sAdhe zaikIyA anupamA kI ora dekhatA rahA / anupamA samajha gayI ki zaikIyA kyoM AyA thA / vaha kucha bolI nhiiN| Dimi kI ora mur3akara isa bAra zaikIyA ne z2arA komala dhIme svara meM kahA : __ "tumheM giraphtAra karane maiM nahIM AyA hU~, ddimi| maiM yahA~ dUsare kAma se AyA thA / tumheM giraphtAra karegI sadara thAne kI pulis|" Dimi ke cehare para virakti kA bhAva khiMca aayaa| bar3e upekSAbhAva se bolI : "tuma logoM ko vaha paramezvara hI btaayegaa| kahA~ hai terA vaha dArogA bhalA. bulA use / isa deha ko aba aura bhalA kitanI yAtanA doge ?" "acchA yaha to batA tUne ina logoM kA sAtha kyoM diyA ? dhanapura ke lie na?" Dimi kA ceharA zarma ke mAre lAla ho utthaa| lekina vaha turanta hI saMbhala gayI aura U~ce svara meM bolI : "hA~, yahI samajha lo| aura kucha ?" zaikIyA calA gyaa| isa bAra Dimi ne anupamA kI ora dekhA / anupamA bhI usI kI ora TakaTakI lagAye dekha rahI thii| donoM eka dUsare kA paricaya jAnane ke lie Akula ho utthiiN| Dimi bolI : "oha, phira jela jAnA pdd'egaa| kyA musIbata hai ? bhalA tumheM kyA batAU~ ki ghara meM kitane kAma par3e haiN| kahA nahIM jA sakatA ki isa sAla khetI-pAtI hogI bhI yA nhiiN| ghara-dAlAna ko to ina duSToM ne Aga lagAkara rAkha kara hI diyA hai / kyA batAU~ ki kitanI muzkila hai| isa muye ne to merI deha ko bhI jUThA karanA cAhA thA / tanika bhI vicAra nahIM hai isameM / pulisa ke pAsa dimAg2a to hotA hI nahIM hai / yaha cAhatA thA ki maiM mAyaGa ke AdamiyoM ko pakar3avA dUM, para maiMne vaisA nahIM kiyA / basa, itanI-sI hI bAta thii|" anupamA isa bAra samajha gayI ki Dimi ke duHkha kA kAraNa kyA hai| use yaha bhI mahasUsa huA ki pulisa ne sacamuca sAre nIti-niyama tAka para rakha diye haiM; 268 / mRtyuMjaya

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I unameM koI vicAra nahIM raha gayA hai| yaha aurata Aja hI to jela se chUTI hai, phira abhI turanta hI giraftAra karane kI kyA AvazyakatA par3a gayI / Tikau kA sAtha dene ke abhiyoga meM ise kevala DAMTa-DapaTa kara dene hI se kAma cala jAtA / usake sAtha sTezana taka jAne se hI Dimi itanI bar3I aparAdhinI bana gayI ? basa, itanI-sI bAta para ! sacamuca yaha atyAcAra hai, ghora atyAcAra / usane Dimi se pUchA : "taba to tU rela ulaTanevAle sabhI AndolanakAriyoM ko pahale se hI jAnatI thI ?" "hA~ / usameM merA eka apanA AdamI bhI thA / " "isameM terA koI kasUra nahIM, Dimi / AdamI itane patthara dila nahIM ho sakate / mere pati kI hatyA karanevAloM meM aura logoM ke sAtha Tiko bhI rahA hogA / hai na / " "kyoM ?" "kyoMki vaha pulisa AfIsara the," anupamA ne batAyA / "hAya ! yaha to bar3I dukhada bAta hai| hU~, to tuma usa samaya isIlie usa taraha bola rahI thIM na ? burA mata mAnanA / " yaha saba mujhe jarA bhI nahIM bhAtA / kisI kI akAla mauta kyoM ho ? kisI kI bhI jAna nahIM jAnI cAhie / " fsfe anupamA se aisI hI bahuta sArI bAteM kahatI rahI / usakI adhikAMza bAteM asambaddha hote hue bhI bar3I antaraMga aura AtmIya thIM / Dimi kI sahAnubhUti pAkara usakA hRdaya bhara AyA / usane kahA : "cala, andara cala / tere lie nanada pratIkSA kara rahI haiN|" donoM bhItara calI gayIM / gosAinajI ne donoM ko dekhakara saMtoSa kI sA~sa lI / anupamA ne Dimi ko baiThane ke lie eka pIr3hA diyaa| phira daravAz2e kI ora jA vaha baiThakaqhAne kA bAharI daravAjA banda kara aayii| vApasa A caTAI para baiThI hI thI ki ghar3I ne Tana - Tan kara pA~ca bajA diye| udhara relagAr3I kI sITI bhI sunAI pdd'ii| "rela to calI gayI / tumhe itanI dera kahA~ ho gayI rI ?" gosAina ne kahA / fish se kucha bolate nahIM banA / pasIne se usakI sArI deha bhIga gayI thI / svayaM anupamA ne hI sArI bAteM vistArapUrvaka kaha sunAyIM / sunakara gosAina ha~satI huI bolIM : "buqhAra ke uttara jAne para bhI sira meM darda to banA hI rahatA hai / kucha-na-kucha to lagA hI rhegaa| hamAre bhAgya hI aise haiM / " isI bIca anupamA bola uThI, "abhI to ve AyeMge hI !" "AyeMge to AyeMge Dibhi ne uttara diyA / mRtyuMjaya | 269

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"kucha khAogI nahIM ?" "hA~ / agara de sakatI ho to kucha le lUMgI / Aja dina bhara khAnA huA kahA~ hai| kucha ho to de diijiye|" anupamA ke uThakara jAne ke bAda mauqA pA gosAina ne kahA-"rI Dimi, merA mana yahA~ ekadama nahIM laga rahA hai / apane ghara pahu~ca jAtI to kitanA acchA hotA !" "gosAinajI, merA mana bhI to ghara kI ora hI lagA hai| ghara banavA nahIM lene taka mujhe bhI caina nahIM hai|" A~kheM mUMdakara Dimi kucha aura bAteM socane lgii| use dhanapura kI yAda A gayI / Azrama meM khule AkAza tale cA~danI rAta meM dhanapura ke sAtha huI usakI bAteM eka-eka kara dhyAna meM Ane lagIM mAno vaha eka alaga saMsAra thA / isa saMsAra ke sAtha usakA koI mela nahIM / kalaGa nadI pAra karate samaya dhanapura kA vaha sapanA usake mana meM sahasA kauMdha gyaa| subhadrA ke viraha se usake hRdaya ko bar3A sadamA pahuMcA thaa| "kyA soca rahI hai Dimi ?" gosAina ne ekAeka puuchaa| "kucha nahIM, yoM hI subhadrA ke bAre meM..." tabhI unhoMne kahA, "tU z2arA baiTha / maiM bacce ko bhItara sulAkara abhI aayii|" Dimi vahIM baiThI rhii| gosAina thor3I dera meM lauTa aayiiN| Ate hI bolIM: "kabhI-kabhI AdhI rAta ko aise lagane lagatA hai jaise kahIM subhadrA ro-rokara vilApa kara rahI ho / usa rAta caina se so bhI nahIM pAtI huuN| dhanapura ko usake bAre meM patA cala gayA thA na ?" "hA~ ; marane ke smy|" "hAya rAma !" "dhanapura aura gosaaiiNjii| inhIM donoM ke balabUte para hI miliTarI eksapresa ulaTa skii| para bAda meM donoM ko prANa tyAgane pdd'e| ve Atma-balidAna ke lie taiyAra the, samajhIM na gosaainjii| AqhirI ghar3I meM zAyada ve Apake lie bhI kucha kaha gaye the; kitanI sArI bAteM haiN| unhoMne apanA jIvana deza ke lie nichAvara kara diyaa|" "hA~ Dibhi, lekina deza ko samajhanevAle Aja kitane AdamI haiM ? hA~, eka bAta socakara z2arUra saMtoSa milatA hai..." "kyA ?" "ve loga dhana-daulata, bAla-bacce, ghara-saMsAra sabase apane deza ko kahIM adhika pyAra karate the|" 270 / mRtyuMjaya

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Dimi kucha bolI nhiiN| basa, apalaka netroM se gosAinajI ko dekhatI rhii| rAta kAfI bhIga cukI thii| ghar3I ne Tan-Tan bAraha bjaaye| taba bhI bAteM karatI huI donoM jAga rahI thiiN| anupamA AratI kA vivAha dekhane calI gayI thii| vahA~ koI bAjA nahIM baja rahA thaa| purohita baraThAkura nahIM the| kanyA ke pitA zaikIyA bhI nahIM the| kanyA ke bar3e bhAI ne hI kanyAdAna kI rasma pUrI kii| Dimi aura gosAina pichavAr3e barAmade meM baiThI pulisa ke Ane kI AzaMkA kara rahI thiiN| bIca-bIca meM bAteM bhI karatI jA rahI thiiN| kucha bhI bAkI bacA nahIM thaa| bAtoM hI bAtoM meM Dimi ne dhanapura se prema ho jAne kI bAta bhI svIkAra kii| gosAina ko relagAr3I ke ulaTane kI ghaTanA kA pUrA-pUrA varNana sunane kA mauqA to milA hI, Aja bahuta dinoM ke bAda unhoMne dila kholakara bAta-cIta karane kA suyoga bhI pAyA thaa| baccA bhI Aja ThIka se soyA huA thaa| bIca meM usakI nIMda nahIM ucaTI thii| bAhara ThaNDaka bar3hatI jA rahI thii| a~dhere meM sitAroM ke sivA aura kucha bhI dikhAI nahIM par3a rahA thaa| unhIM ke bIca kahIM dhanapura yA gosAIjI bhI hoge, aisA socakara mAno unheM pAne ke lie hI gosAina AkAza kI ora khoja bharI daSTi se jaba-taba dekha letI thiiN| ghar3I ne eka, do, tIna, cAra karake kaI bAra ghaNTe bajAye / pAMca bajane ko hue to gosAina ne pUchA : "lagatA hai, pulisa nahIM aayegii|" "kucha bhI nahIM kahA jA sakatA / vaha to usI samaya AnevAlI thI," Dimi ne khaa| kisI kI A~khoM meM nIMda nahIM thii| tabhI pichavAr3e ke rAste se anupamA A gyii| Akara gosAina ke pAsa hI baiTha gyii| bolI : "vakIla sAhaba jela se chUTakara A gaye haiN| basa, kisI taraha vara-vadhU kA praNAma grahaNa karane kA avasara pA sake haiN| eka khabara bhI lAye haiN|" "kyA ?" "sadara thAne ke dArogA ne naukarI chor3a dI hai|" "acchA ! kyoM bhalA?" donoM cauMka utthiiN| "yoM hI jisa-tisa ko giraphtAra karane kI usakI icchA nahIM hai." "to isI kAraNa abhI taka pulisa nahIM A skii|" "vakIla sAhaba ne kahA hai ki pulisa ke lie AzaMkita hone kI koI jarUrata nahIM hai| Dimi cAhe to aba ghara lauTa jAye / savere chaha baje eka gAr3I hai|" "to kyoM na bhAbhI, maiM bhI isI gAr3I se calI jAU~ ?" gosAina ne puuchaa| "tumheM nahIM jAnA hai|" mRtyuMjaya / 271

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"kyo ?" "mujhe g2alata samajhakara hI tuma jAnA cAhatI ho, isIlie / " anupamA ne kahA / "yahA~ kucha dina aura Thaharo / bacce ko thor3A aura bar3A ho lene do / maiM qha uda hI tumheM pahu~cA aauuNgii|" "para bhAbhI, merA bhI to eka apanA ghara hai / " anupamA kucha bolI nhiiN| isake viparIta koI tarka denA sahaja to thA nahIM / tabhI Dimi ne kahA : " gosAinajI, Apa yahA~ kucha dina aura Thahara jAiye / vahA~ pulisavAloM ne Apake ghara ko bhI ghara jaisA to rahane nahIM diyA hai| ina logoM ne vahA~ kucha bhI nahIM chor3A hogaa| maiM AdamI bhejakara qhabara karavA duuNgii| usake bAda hI jAiyegA / abhI yahIM rahiye / " isa bAra anupamA ne gosAinajI kI eka bhI nahIM sunii| usane spaSTa zabdoM meM kahA : "tuma jAo, Dimi / nanada abhI yahIM raheMgI / " Dima calI gayI / usake jAne para anupamA ne gosAina se kahA : " samajha rahI ho na / deza meM kucha ho gayA hai / mujhe aba acchI taraha se mahasUsa ho rahA hai / nahIM to isa gAro yuvatI taka kA mana bhalA isa prakAra vidrohI kyoM ho jAtA ? pulisa ke AdamI kAma kyoM chor3ate ? saikar3oM jana isa prakAra jela kyoM jAte ? lagatA hai isakA asara mujha para bhI par3a rahA hai / para samajha nahIM pA rahI hU~ ki yaha kaisA asara hai ? bhalA rUpanArAyaNa aura Dimi ko dekhakara maiM apanA dukha kyoM bhUla gayI ? pulisa adhikArI se maiMne vivAha bhale hI kiyA hai, para auroM kI nAI hI to merA mana hai / kevala apane bAre meM hI socane se kucha nahIM hogA / dUsaroM kI bAta bhI sunanI hogI, socane hogI / " gosAina kucha nahIM bolii| unheM lagA, kAza ! gosAIjI hote to anupamA ke mu~ha se yaha saba sunakara kitane khuza hote ! gosAina ko isa bAra bahuta saMtoSa milA / para vaha samajha nahIM pA rahI thI ki anupamA ke una manobhAvoM ko kisa taraha naye sA~ce meM DhAlA jAya / ye sArI bAteM to hamAre senAnI hI jAnate haiM / kucha loga jela meM haiM, kucha bhAge-bhAge phira rahe haiM / aura kucha loga isa kAma meM hAtha baTAne ke lie samarpita ho rahe haiN| jo zahIda ho gaye haiM, unakA sthAna deza ke aura-aura sapUta le rahe haiM / anupamA ne gosAinajI ko aura bhI kaI bAtoM se avagata karAyA : " jela meM banda hamAre kAryakartAoM ne bhAratamAtA kI zapatha lekara apanA saMkalpa 272 / mRtyuMjaya

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duharAyA hai| ve jela se chUTate hI adhUre kAma ko pUrA karane ke lie eka bAra phira juTa jaayeNge| rUpanArAyaNa to aspatAla meM par3A hone para bhI huMkAra rahA hai / Aja to sAre saMsAra kI padadalita jAtiyAM mukti ke lie saMgrAma kara rahI hai, phira ye loga kyoM nahIM kareMge? ye vaise hI kyoM raheMge? kabhI nahIM raha skte|" jela ke bAhara Aja bhI bar3I bhIr3a thii| vaoNlaNTiyara lagAtAra pakar3a-pakar3akara lAye jA rahe the / aura pulisa--"vaha bhI thakakara cUra ho cukI hai|" / anupamA mauna ho gyii| gosAina usakI bAteM sunakara kisI aura cintA meM kho gayI thiiN| vaha soca rahI thIM : svAdhInatA pA jAne ke bAda yaha deza kaisA hogA ! loga acche baneMge yA bure ? aba taka yaha raktapAta, tor3a-phor3a, AgajanI, hiMsA kI yaha pravRtti kahA~ chUTa sakI hai? bahuta dera taka mauna rahane ke bAda anupamA ne pUchA : "kyA soca rahI ho? batAo n|" aura gosAina basa itanA hI bolI : "svAdhInatA pA lene ke bAda loga acche baneMge yA nahIM?"