Book Title: Muktidoot
Author(s): Virendrakumar Jain
Publisher: Bharatiya Gyanpith
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/090287/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ muktidUta [ eka paurANika romAMsa ] vIrendra kumAra jaina bhAratIya jJAnapITha Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prastAvanA (prathama saMskaraNa) aMjanA aura pavanaMjaya kI prema kathA eka prasiddha paurANika AkhyAna hai| 'muktidUta' kI racanA usI AkhyAna kI bhUmikA para huI hai- Adhunika upanyAsa ke rUpa meN| para lekhaka ne isakA upazIrSaka diyA hai- eka paurANika romAMsa' / lagatA hai na kucha vicitra - sA ! bAta yaha hai ki a~garejI zabda 'romAMsa' meM AkhyAna kA jo eka vizeSa prakAra, kathAnAyaka kI mahatvAkAMkSA, nAyikA kI premAkulatA aura ghaTanAoM ke camatkAra kA sahaja AbhAsa milatA hai, vaha 'AkhyAna', 'kathA' yA 'upanyAsa' zabda meM nhiiN| phira bhI, 'muktidUta' pazcimI DhaMga kA romAMsa nahIM hai| isameM 'romAMsa' ( athavA romAMcakatA ) kI apekSA paurANikatA hI pradhAna hai - vaha jo zAzvata, unnata aura ciranavIna hai| lekhaka ne kathA kI paurANikatA kI bhI eka sImA bA~dha lI hai| usake bAda usane vAtAvaraNa kI akSuNNatA meM kalpanA ko mukta rakhA hai| aitihAsika zodha-khoja aura bhUgola kI sImAoM kA ullaMghana yadi kathA kahIM karatI hai, to kiyA kre| ur3Ana kI roka lekhaka ko iSTa nhiiN| usake lie to purANa kA kalpanAmUlaka itihAsa aura bhUgola apane Apa meM hI paryApta hai| kalpanA kI gaharAiyoM meM Akara jisa cIja ko lekhaka ne khojA hai, vaha bezaka 'tathya' na ho, para vaha 'satya kI pratIti' avazya hai E aura yahI zrI vIrendra kumAra kI sAhityika sarjanA evaM lokajIvana ke navanirmANa kA devadUta banakara prakaTa huA hai| Aja kI vikala mAnavatA ke lie 'muktidUta' svayaM muktidUta hai, isa rUpa meM pustaka kA samarpaNa sarvathA sArthaka hai I upanyAsa Apake hAtha meM hai: Apa par3heMge hI ghaTanAoM kA virala tAratamya-pavanaMjaya kA aMjanA ke saundarya ke prati prabala kintu acira AkarSaNa, aMjanA ke sambandha meM apane nirAdara ko lekara pavanaMjaya kI g2alata dhAraNA, pariNaya, viphala suhAgarAtri, tyAga, Akula smRti, milana, viccheda, yuddha, khoja, hanumAn janma, punarmilana -Adi / isa sarvAMgINa praNayakathA ke cira-paricita rUpa meM pAThakoM ke manovinoda kI paryApta sAmagrI hai| para 'muktidUta' kI mohaka kathA, sarasa racanA, anupama zabda - saundarya aura :: 9: Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kavitva se pare pAne lAyaka kucha aura hI hai-vaha jo pastaka kI isa pratyeka vizeSatA se vyApta hokara bhI mAlA ke antima tIna manakoM kI taraha sarvopari hRdaya se, A~khoM se, aura mAthe se lagAne lAyaka hai| pustaka kA yaha sandeza pAThakoM se svayaM bolegA-racanA kI rASTra nadI kasauTI par3I hai| ___ 'muktidUta' pacanaMjaya ke AtmavikAsa aura Atmasiddhi kI kathA hai| puruSa ko 'ahaM' kI andha kArA se nArI ne tyAga, balidAna aura AtmasamarpaNa ke prakAza dvArA mukta kiyA hai| kathA ke prArambha kA pavanaMjaya apanI AkAMkSA ke sapanoM se khelanevAlA, uddhata aura abhimAnI rAjakumAra hai| vaha nirvANa kI khoja meM hai-aura nirvANa kA yaha dAvedAra bananA cAhatA hai akhila sRSTi kA vijetA, bhUgola-khagola kA adhikArI aura eka hI samaya meM samana bhoga, ananta saundarya aura akSaya prema kA parama bhoktA! nirvANa kI khoja meM yaha RSabhadeva kI nirvANabhUmi kailAsa parvata para ho AyA hai; para use vahA~ nirvANa nahIM milaa| udayAcala se astAcala paryanta kI parikramA dene para bhI use mukti nahIM milii| mukti kA AkarSaNa tIvratara avazya hai-"dekho prahasta, dizAoM meM mukti svayaM bA~heM pasArakara bulA rahI hai!" para dekhie, isa ahaMkArI vijetA kI vIrasA ki yaha strI ke saundarya se Darakara bhAgA huA hai! sAgara ke bIca, mahaloM kI aTArI para se Aye hue Akula bA~hoM ke nimantraNa ko, rUpa ke AsAna ko anasunA-anadekhA karake bhAga nikalA hai ulaTe pA~va, apanI nAya meM vaha pratApI rAjakumAra! gA~Tha yahIM Akara par3a gayI; yahIM 'ahaM' ulajha gyaa| isI gA~Tha ko kasa diyA mizrakezI ke vyaMgya ne, aMjanA kI 'upekSA' ne| coTa khAye hue, baukhalAye hue siMha kI taraha ghUma rahA hai pavanaMjaya vanoM meM, parvatoM para, samudra kI taraMgoM pr| aMjanA se badalA le cukA hai-usakI suhAgarAtri kI Akula pratIkSA ko vyartha karake, usake tyAga kI tumala ghoSaNA mahaloM meM guMjavAkara! mArI vedanAe~ sahana kara-karake jitanA hI U~ce uTha rahI hai| puruSa-pavanaMjaya apane hI ahaMkAra ke bojha se utanA hI nIce dhaMsatA jA rahA hai| para, aba vaha dArzanika ho gayA hai| apane-parAye ke bheda, moha-mithyAtva kI paribhASA, AtmA kI nija-pariNati, ekAkI mukta vihAra-kitanI hI tarkaNAoM dvArA vaha apane AdaraNIya cira-sakhA prahasta ko cupa kara denA cAhatA hai| prahasta apane hI diye hue sajIva aura sakavitva darzana kI ye nirjIva vyAkhyAe~ sunatA hai, to nirbala ke isa chadmadarzana para mana-hI-mana ha~satA hai, dukhI hotA hai| prahasta kaha cukA hai "tuma strI se bhAgakara jA rahe ho| tuma apane hI Apa se parAbhUta hokara AtmapratAraNa kara rahe ho| pAgala ke pratApa se adhika tumhAre isa darzana kA kucha mUlpa nhiiN| yaha durbala kI AtmavaMcanA hai, vijetA kA muktimArga nhiiN| strI ke sammohana-pAza meM hI mukti kI ThIka-ThIka pratIti ho sakatI hai| mukti kI mA~ga-bar3I tIvratama hai...mukti svayaM strI hai, nArI ko chor3akara aura kahIM :: 10:: Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zaraNa nahIM hai, pavana! mukti aramaprApti hai, vaha tyAga-virAga nahIM hai pavana!" pavana ke trasta abhimAna ne mana-hI-mana socA-strI kA saundarya, usakI mahattA mere 'ahaM' se bhI bar3I aura usane nizcaya kiyA___acchA aMjana, Ao, pavanaMjaya ke aMgUThe ke nIce __ aura phira musakarAo apane rUpa kI cA~danI para!" aMjanA ke parityAga kA saMkalpa karake, usane kahA thA "yadi tumhArI yahI icchA hai, prahasta, to calo, mAnasarovara ke taTa para apanI vijaya-yAtrA kA pahalA-cihna gAr3a calU~ / " usI mAnasarovara ke taTa para gAr3a AyA thA pavanaMjaya apane sahaja, prakRta vyaktitva kA samAdhi-pASANa! "dekho prahasta! eka bAta tuma aura jAna lo, jisa apane sakhA pavanaMjaya ko tuma cira-dina se jAnate the, usakI mauta mAnasarovara ke taTa para tuma apanI A~khoM ke Age dekha cuke ho|" sundara vyaktitva ke prANoM ko khokara, pavanaMjaya kA kaMkAla ghUmatA phirA dizAoM vitAoM meM tIna bAra de uhega aura daidika-sArti kI dundrarSa pracaNDatA ke sAtha! tabhI AyA yuddha kA nimantraNa / yahI to ilAja hai isa prANahIna pracaNDatA kA, bhautika AkAMkSA kA, 'Aha' ke saMgharSa kA, ki ye saba usakI sAna para car3hakara tez2a ho sakeM aura Apasa kI TakkaroM se apane hI sphuliMgoM meM bujha sakeM! __ yuddha meM bujhane ke lie pavanaMjaya jA rahA hai, ki nArI kA varada hasta maMgala ke dIpa-saiMjoye, sAmane AtA hai kuzala-kAmanA lekr| puruSa kA ahaMkAra apanI hI kaTutA meM kapiThata ho gayA-para, jvAlA bhabhakI "oha, "azubhamukhI'!..." khaDga-paSTi se khiMcakara talavAra unake hAthoM meM lapalapA aadhii| tIvra kintu sphuTa svara nikalA-madurIkSaNe...chi:!" usa para aMjanA ne kyA kahA? mana-hI-mana usane kahA "Aja AyA hai prathama bAra vaha kSaNa, jaba tumane merI ora dekhA...tuma mujhase bola gye| hatabhAginI kRtArtha ho gayI, jAo aba cintA nahIM; amaratva kA lAbha kro|" utkaTa apamAna...anupama AtmasamarpaNa! dAnava aTTahAsa kara uThe, deva phUla barasA deM, mAnava pAnI-pAnI hokara baha jAe~!! mAnava ke viSa kA car3hAva carama sImA para pahu~ca gayA hai| to kyA aba mauta? nahIM, Upara dekhA to hai, ki amRta kA akSaya bhaNDAra jIvana meM prApya hai| puruSa sAdara, saparitApa unmukha-bhara ho| ___ kaMkAla-puruSa prANoM ke lie Akula huaa| vana meM dekhA ki ekAkinI cakavI apane priya ke lie vyAkula hai| pavanaMjaya kA bAlmIki apane hI ghumar3ate hue zlokoM ke zata-zata anuSTupoM meM bhara aayaa| Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAIsa varSa taka maviccheda kI sahasroM rAtoM meM vedanA kI akhaNDa dIpazikhA-sI tuma jalatI rahIM?" bilakhakara pahu~cA apanI preyasI kI goda meM-jaise bhaTakA huA zizu moM kI goda meM phuNce| yahI to hai usakI mukti, usakA trANa! nArI kI Akula bA~hoM kI chAyA meM jAkara puruSa Azvasta huaa| aura yahIM 'prANa kI atalasparzI Adima gandha usakI AtmA ko chU-chU gayI "kAmanA dI hai to siddhi bhI do| apane baudhe bandhana tumhIM kholo, rAno! mere nirvANa kA patha prakAzita kase!" "mukti kI rAha maiM kyA jAnU~? maiM to nArI hU~, aura sadA bandhana hI detI AdhI huuN| muktimArga ke dAvedAra aura vidhAtA haiM puruSa! ve Apa apanI jAneM!" para, dene meM nArI ne kamI nahIM rakhI; sampUrNa utsarga ke sAtha nArI ne apane apako puruSa ke hAthoM sauMpa diyA-use saMbhAla liyA! isa prakAra puruSa usI eka dina kI parityaktA nArI kI zaraNa meM mukti khojatA hai| phira vahI nArI use mahAn vijaya-yAtrA para bhejatI hai-jisa yuddha se vaha mRtyuMjayI jetA banakara lauTatA hai| nArI ke prANoM kA spandana pAkara hI pabanaMjaya apanA puruSArtha prApta karatA hai| jo sadA apane 'ahaM se paricAlita, kintu dUsaroM ke sahAre rahA vaha aba svayaM hI ahiMsaka yuddha kI kalpanA karatA hai aura usakI zailI (Technique) nikAlatA hai| yahA~ pavanaMjaya apane carama utkarSa para pahuMcA hai-para usake pIche hai vahI tapasvinI satI aNjnaa| satI kA yaha prema anta taka puruSa ke ahaMkAra ko tor3atA hI jAtA hai aura anta meM usa puruSa ke Adarza ko svayaM bAlakarUpa meM hanumAna ko janma dekara, vaha usa puruSa ko carama mArgadarzana detI hai| aMjanA kA jIvana sazakta Adarza kA jIvana hai| nArI ke caritra kI itanI U~cI aura aisI adbhata kalpanA zAyada hI kahIM ho| aMjanA zarat bAbU ke U~ce-se-UMce strI pAtra se Upara uTha gayI hai| aba taka ke mAnava-itihAsa meM nArI para muktimArga kI bAdhA hone kA jo kalaMka calA AyA hai, isa upanyAsa meM lekhaka ne usa kalaMka kA mocana kiyA hai| aMjanA kA AtmasamarpaNa puruSa ke 'ahaM' ko galAkara-usake Atma-uddhAra kA mArga prazasta karatA hai| aMjanA kA prema niSkriya Atma-kSaya nahIM hai, vaha hai eka anavarata sAdhanA; kaheM ki 'anAsakta yoga' / isa prema meM puruSa gauNa hai| aura yadi vaha viziSTa puruSa hai to isameM aTakAva nahIM, usI ke mAdhyama se mukti kA dvAra khoja lene kA Agraha hai isa prema meN| aMjanA kA aTala AtmavizvAsa dekhie "yadi kApuruSa ko paramapuruSa banA sakane kA AtmavizvAsa hamArA TUTA nahIM ::12:: Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai, to kisa puruSa kA atyAcAra hai jo hameM tor3a sakatA haiM? puruSa sadA nArI ke nikaTa bAlaka hai| bhaTakA huA bAlaka eka dina avazya lauTa aaegaa|" avikala AtmasamarpaNa ke sAtha, aMjanA meM mithyA mUlyoM ke prati eka sazakta aura prabaddha vidroha hai| pratyeka paristhiti meM apanA mArga vaha svayaM banAtI hai| 'muktidUta' kI kathA-vastu jitanI tala para hai, utanI hI nahIM hai| usake bhItara eka pratIka-kathA (Allegory) cala rahI hai, jise hama brahma aura mAyA, prakRti aura purupa kI dvanddha-lIlA kaha sakate haiN| aneka antardvandu-moha-prema, viraha-milana, rUpa-saundarya, daiva-puruSArtha, tyAga-svIkAra, daihika komalatA-Atmika mArdaya, brahmacarya-nikhilaramaNa aura inake AdhyAtmika artha, kathA ke saMghaTana aura gumphana meM sahaja prakAzita hue haiN| Aja ke yuga meM jo ekAnta buddhiyAda aura bhAvanA yA hRdayavAda-ahaMkAra aura AtmArpaNa-ke mArgoM meM saMgharSa hai, vaha pavanaMjaya ke caritra meM sahaja hI vyakta huA hai| pavanaMjaya isa bAta kA pratIka ni. vaha padArthaka sAha se pakar3akara para vijaya pAnA cAhatA hai| yahIM ahaMkAra upajatA hai-Aja kA buddhivAda, bhautikavAda aura vijJAna kI anya sAhasika vRtti (Adventure) isI 'ahaM ke pratiphala haiN| vijJAna isa artha meM pratyakSa vastuvAdI hai-vaha indriyagocara tathya para vijaya pAne ko hI prakRti-vijaya mAna rahA hai| yahA~ usakI parAjaya siddha hotI hai| isI meM se upajatI hai hiMsA aura mahAyuddha; aura yahIM se utpanna hotA hai nikhila saMghAtakArI eTama bama! zrI vIrendra kumAra ne mUla paurANika kathA ko kahIM-kahIM nayA saMsparza diyA hai, aura nikhArA hai| mUlakathA meM yuddha gINa hai para yahA~ yuddha-sambandhI eka samUcA adhyAya jor3a diyA hai, jisameM ahiMsaka yuddha kI kalpanA ko vyAvahArika rUpa diyA hai| lekhaka kI kathA meM yuddha meM jAkara strI ke diye hue niHsva utsarga aura mahAna prema ke bala para puruSa ke sacce puruSArtha kA sarvazreSTha prakAza sAmane AyA hai| pAThaka pAe~ge ki aMjanA ke prakRtistha tAdAtmya ko nArI kI jina saMvedanAoM ke sAtha dikhAyA gayA hai, usameM lekhaka ne durAva se kAma nahIM liyA hai| varNana sIdhA aura sadhA huA hai| usameM kucha bhI hIna nahIM hai| aMjanA ke lie samasta saSTi-latA, vRkSa, pRthvI, paza, pakSI-sajIva aura sAkAra prakRti ke akhaNDa rUpa haiN| yaha svayaM prakRti hai, isalie una akhaNDa rUpoM meM rama jAnA usake nisarga kI AvazyakatA hai| hA~, vaha Akula hai virATa ke lie-usa Aloka puruSa ke lie-jo usakA praNayI haiM, jo usakA zizu hai| praNaya aura vAtsalya kI Adima bhAvanAoM ke nirAkula aura videha pradarzana meM 'praNayI' aura 'zizu' ko alaga-alaga khojanA aura usa sambandha meM laukika dRSTi se tarka karanA cAheM to Apa kareM-lekhaka sambhavatayA isase pare hai| yoM to Apa do prazna kareM, to tIna prazna maiM bhI kara sakatA hU~-'cAde. vAde jAyate ttv-trodhH'| ::13:: Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ to lIjie, batAie 'muktidUta' kauna hai| pavanaMjaya? hanumAn? aMjanA? . prahasta? par3heie aura sodhie| 'muktidUta' meM 'romAMsa' ke prAyaH saba aMga hote hue bhI yaha bana gayI hai pradhAnataH eka karuNa-kathA / alaga-alaga pratyeka pAtra vyathA kA bojha liye cala rahA hai| kathA ko sArthakatA hai antima adhyAya kI una antima paMktiyoM meM jahA~ "prakRti puruSa meM lIna ho gayA. puruSa prakRti meM uThA!' ___ pAtroM meM vyApta vyathA ke nAnA rUpoM ko sahAnubhUti aura sahavedanA kI jisa azru-sikta tUlikA se lekhaka ne citrita kiyA hai, usakA camatkAra pustaka ke pRSTha-pRSTha para aMkita hai| zrI vIrendra kumAra kI zailI kI yaha vizeSatA hai ki vaha atyanta saMvedanazIla hai| pAtroM ke manobhAvoM aura bhAvanAoM ke ghAta-saMghAta ke anurUpa vaha prakRti kA citra upasthita karate jAte haiN| lagatA hai jaise antara kI gUMja jagat meM chA gayI hai, hradaya ko vedanAe~ cA~da, sUraja, phala-phUloM meM ramakara citra banakara prakRti kI citrazAlA meM A TaiMgI hoN| udAharaNa dekhie1. aba aMjanA akelI, vicAroM meM DUbI baiThI hai "zeSa rAta ke zIrNa paMkhoM para dina utara rahA hai| AkAza meM tAre kumhalA gaye haiN| mAnasarovara kI ghaMcala lahariyoM meM koI adRSTa bAlikA apane sapanoM kI jAlI buna rahI hai| aura eka akelo hosanI, usa phUTate hue pratyUSa meM se pAra ho rahI hai...vaha nIrava haMsinI, usa gulAbo Aloka-sAgara meM akelI hI pAra ho rahI thii| yaha kyoM hai Aja akelI?" 2. pariNaya kI velA meM__ "Aja hai pariNaya ko zubha lagna-tithi / pUrva kI una harita-zyAma zaila-zreNiyoM ke bIca kapA ke Akula vakSa para yauvana kA svarNa-kalaza bhara AyA hai|" 3. aMjanA mAtRtva ke pada para AsIna hone ko hai "AkAza ke chora para kahIM zveta bAdaloM ke zizu kilaka rahe haiN|" 4. nirAzA kI pratidhvani "kahIM-kahIM nadI kI sataha para malina svarNAbhA meM vaibhava bujha rahA thaa|" zrI vIrendra kumAra ke svabhAva meM dhvani aura varNa kA sahaja sammohana hai| aneka choTe-choTe vAkyoM meM unhoMne sparza, rasa, varNa, gandha aura dhvani kI anubhUtiyoM ko sarasa lekhanI meM utArA hai| yathA1. "nAriketa-zikharoM para vasanta ke sandhyAkAza meM gulAbI aura aMgUrI bAdaloM kI jhIleM khula par3I haiN|' 2. "saMghoM meM se AyI huI komala dhUpa ke dhadhye kahIM-kahIM bikhare haiM jaise isa Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ komala sunahalI lipi meM koI AzA kA sandeza likha rahA hai / " 3. "prANa kI anivAra pIr3A se vakSa apanI sampUrNa mAMsala, mRdutA aura mAdhurya meM TUTa rahA hai, TUka-TUka huA jA rahA hai|" 4. " sUM... lU~...karalI talavAra kI vikalatA pRthvI kI ThaNDI aura nivir3a gandha meM uttejita hotI gayI...zUnya meM kahIM bhI ghAva nahIM ho sakA hai--mAtra yaha nirjIya khambhe ke pattharoM kA avarodha TakarA jAtA hai... unna... unna!" lekhaka kI citraNa -kuzalatA ina udAharaNoM meM dekhie jahA~ eka hI kiyA- 'avalokana' kI bhinna-bhinna avasthAoM kI bhinna zabdoM meM vyakta kiyA hai| aura hara citraNa apanI jagaha sArthaka aura haisundara -- 1. paricayahIna bhaTakI citavana se vaha vasanta ko dekha utthii| 2. donoM ne eka-dUsare ko dekhakara eka vedanA bharI musakarAhaTa bdlii| 3. azru- nivir3a A~khoM se, eka vivaza pazu kI taraha, putaliyoM meM tIvra jijJAsA sulagAye, basanta usa aMjanA kI ora tAka rahI hai| 4. eka sAdhabharI vedanA kI utsuka aura vidhura dRSTi se pavanaMjaya usa ora dekhate raha gaye ! nIce likhe citroM kA camatkAra dekhie| eka-eka vAkya meM kalpanA kA aura bhAvoM kA sAgara ur3ela diyA hai 1. samarpaNa kI dopazikhA - sI vaha apane Apa meM hI prajvalita aura tallIna > thI / 2. campaka- gaura bhujadaNDoM para kamala-sI hatheliyoM meM karpUra kI AratiyA~ jhUla rahI haiN| 9. kapola - pAlI meM phailI huI smita- rekhA, una A~khoM ke gahana kajarAre taToM meM jAne kitane rahasyoM se bharakara lIna ho gyii| 4. aMjanA kI samasta deha pighalakara mAno utsarga ke padma para eka adRzya jala - kaNikA mAtra banI raha jAnA cAhatI hai| 5. bhAle ke phalaka-sA eka tIkSNa prazna kumAra kI chAtI meM camaka utthaa| 'muktidUta' ke kathAnaka kA vistAra, mAno ananta AkAza meM hai, isase pAtroM ko adhika-se-adhika phailane kA avasara milA hai / mAnuSottara parvata, lavaNa samudra, ananta dvIpasamUha, vijayArdha kI girimAlA Adi ke kAlpanika saundarya se kathA meM bhavyatA A gayI haiM / pustaka kI bhASA isI bhUmikA aura vAtAvaraNa ke anurUpa sahaja saMskRta pradhAna hai| para, likhate samaya mana prANa aura indriyoM kI ekAgratA se bhAva - gumphana ke lie rUpa, rasa, varNa, gandha aura dhvani ke vyaMjaka jo zabda anAyAsa lekhanI para A jAte haiM unake viSaya meM hindI-saMskRta kA bheda kiyA nahIM jA sakatA / pratyeka zabda kI eka vizeSa anubhUti, citra, varNa aura vyaMjanA lekhaka ke - :: 15 :: Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mana meM vyApta hai| vizeSa bhAva ke tadanukUla citraNa ke lie zabda-vizeSa sahaja hI A jAtA hai aura kabhI-kabhI koza (Vocabulary) kA bhASA-abheda anivArya ho jAtA hai| 'muktidUta' meM bhI aisA hI huA hai| pravAha meM Aye hue aneka urdU zabdoM ko jAna-bUjhakara nikAlA nahIM gayA hai, yathA- 'parezAna', 'najara', 'julUsa', 'dIvAnakhAnA', 'kazamakaza', 'paravariza', 'saraMjAma', 'dafanA' Adi / pratyeka zabda apane sthAna para lakSaNA yA vyaMjanA kI sArthakatA meM svayaMsiddha haiN| a~garejI kA 'reliMga' zabda lekhaka ne jAna-bUjhakara apanI vyaktigata rudhi kI rakSA ke lie liyA hai kyoMki lekhaka 'isa zabda meM lakSita padArtha kA eka adbhuta citraNa-saundarya pAtA hai| 'apane bAvajUda aura 'jo bhI' ('yapapi' ke lie) kA lekhaka ne bAra-bAra prayoga kiyA hai| ye unakI viziSTa zailI ke aMga haiN| 'muktidUta' avibhAjya mAnavatA ko jisa dharma, prema aura punita kA sandeza detA hai, vaha hRdaya kI anubhUtiyoM kA pratiphala hai aura isIlie usakA pratipAdana bahuta hI sIdhe aura sarala DhaMga se huA hai| lekhaka ne bahuta gahare DUbakara ina AbadAra motiyoM kA patA lagAyA hai| dariyA (sAgara) Apake sAmane hai, aba Apa jAneM! *gauhara se nahIM dariyA khAlI, phUloM se nahIM gulazana khAlI, afasosa hai tujha para daste-talava, jo aba bhI rahe dAmana khaalii|" tahamIcandra jaina jhAlapiyAnagara 12 maI, 1947 :: [G:: Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prasthApanA (tIsare saMskaraNa se) Aja se sattAIsa varasa pahale, eka aTThAIsa barasa ke yuvaka kA muktidUta' likhate dekha rahA huuN| dekha rahA hU~ ki mahaz2a Tebala para baiThakara usane yaha kRti nahIM likhii| aMjanA aura pavanaMjaya ke maulika viyoga ko sajane ke lie, vaha kaI dina bhItara kI rAha kailAsa aura mAnasarovara kI himAvRta vIrAniyoM meM bhttkaa| phira unake paripUrNa milana ko sAkSAt karane ke lie, vaha kaI-kaI rAtoM jAgakara apane ekAkI bistara meM chaTapaTAtA rhaa| bAhara kI duniyA meM, deha-prANa-mana ke staroM para, usa milana kI sArthakatA use nahIM diikhii| so cetanA ke ina sthUla prAntaroM ko bhedane kI koziza meM, vaha bAhara se sarvathA vimukha hokara, apanI Antarika viraha-vyathAoM meM rAta-dina tapalA rahA / aMjanA ke vanavAsa ko citrita karane ke lie vaha haphtoM kaI viyAbAnoM meM bhaTakA / use eka aise samagra, virATa aura tAttvika parvatAraNya kI khoja thI, jahA~ vaha aMjanA ke kSudra sAmAjika naitikatA se ghaTita nirvAsana ko, eka Atmika atikrAnti, nirgati aura mukti ke rUpa meM pariNati pA ske| usakI yaha tapovedanA kRtakAma huii| aMjanA aura pavanaMjaya ke paripUrNa milana kI rAtri use sAMgopAMga eka svapna meM upalabdha ho gyii| aura apanI bhaTakana meM eka dina vaha aMjanA kI Antarika mukti ke tAtvika tapovana ko bhI isI pRthvI para pA gyaa| ___ 'muktidUta' kA vaha yuvA lekhaka, taba apane jIvana meM bhI cautaraphA abhAvoM kI gaharI khandanoM se ghirA thaa| svajana-vichoha ke ghAva se usakA hRdaya TIsa rahA thaa| usakI saMvedanAkula AtmA kI, parama milana kI antahIna pukAra anuttarita thii| Arthika, pArivArika, sAmAjika sabhI pahaluoM meM vaha nitAnta sarvahArA thaa| mAnavIya aha-svArtha kA nagna rUpa vaha dekha cukA thaa| mAnava-sambandhoM kI sImA aura niSphalatA ko usane pahacAna liyA thaa| eka athAha a~dherI khandaqa ke kinAre vaha akelA khar3A thaa| udhara dRttarA mahAyuddha manuSya kI jar3eM hilA rahA thaa| usakI sarvabhakSI lapaToM kI rozanI meM, usane satahI Arthika, sAmAjika, rAjanItika krAntiyoM aura samAyojanoM dvArA, sukhI aura zAntipUrNa vizva-racanA ke prayatnoM kI carama niSphalatA ko bUr3A liyA thaa| apanI durandeza dRSTi se usane, bAhara se hatAza pazcimI lekhakoM ::17:: Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kI uttarottara antarmukha ho raho sRjana-yAtrA kA spaSTa AbhAta pA liyA thaa| so anAyAsa usane apane Apako bhI bhItara kI ora mur3ate paayaa| yUropa ke agraNo lekhaka jana mAnava-maMgala kI khoja meM rUsa kI tIrghayAtrA se nirAza lauTa cuke the, taba cAlIsI ke una barasoM meM bhArata ke lekhaka aura khAsakara hindI ke kari, eka sire se apane kAma meM lAla jhaNDe kA jayagAna kara rahe the| 'muktidUta' kA yuvA lekhaka, 'bhAratIya lekhaka ke isa pichar3epana aura bher3iyA-dhaMsAna ko dekhakara hairAna thaa| vaha pravAha meM na baha skaa| usana lAla jhaNDe kI kAvitA likhane se inakAra kara diyaa| use spaSTa pratIti huI ki vaiyaktika ahaM-svArtha aura rAga-dveSa se utpanna kriyA-pratikriyA ke duzcakra ko apanI cetanA meM kahIM tor3e binA, nayA aura sahI rAstA nahIM khula sktaa| use sAfa dIkhA ki isake lie use sAhasapUrvaka pahala karanI hogii| use anargala bahAva se Upara uThakara usako pratirodha denA hogaa| bhItara isakI mArakara usake mUla meM ghusakara, dhArA ke isa duzcakra ko tor3anA hogaa| usakI ToTala niSphalatA kA taTa isake lie anukUla siddha huaa| ___vahA~ se use sAfa dIkhA ki samasyA mahajJa tAtkAlika nahIM, prAsaMgika nahIM, vaha nirI vastugata nahIM, balki Atmagata hai, cetanAgata hai| caitanya vyakti ko kahIM, isa jar3atva kI kuNThA se Upara uThakara, apane svAyatta svarUpa ko pahacAnanA hogaa| usa pahacAna kI rozanI meM pahale apane ko ThIka karanA hogA, Atmastha aura Atma-svAmI honA pdd'egaa| sArvabhaumika hiMsA ke usa jaMgala meM, gA~dhI kI akelo par3a gayI AvAz2a meM, use rAstA diikhaa| usane bhI akele par3a jAne kA khatarA uThA liyaa| vaha rAste kI khoja meM bhItara calA gyaa| vaha apane hI dvArA prajvalita hiMsA kI lapaToM meM jala rahI bAharI duniyA se pITha pherakara, lAla jhaNDe kI nArebAjI se baratarafa hokara, 'muktidUta' racane ko baiTha gyaa| vaha zAzvata saMvAditA (Harmony) ke antarjagat kI khoja meM calA gyaa| yaha sanU '44-15 kI bAta hai| kaoNmareDa muktibodha ne kahA- 'yaha Atmarati hai, vIrena, yaha vAstavikatA se palAyana hai| yaha niSkriya AtmavilAsa haiN| yaha romAnI, vAyavIya khAmakhyAlI hai| yaha thothI AdarzavAditA hai| yaha yuga aura itihAsa se mu~ha mor3anA hai| yaha AuTa-moDeDa hai|' vIrena musakarAkara cupa ho rhaa| jisa pazcima kA andhAnukaraNa ye saba kara rahe the, usa pazcima meM hI Arambha ho cuke antarmukhI sUjana ke punarutthAna ko vIrena pahacAna rahA thaa| muktibodha ko taba usane yaha AgAhI dI thI-'agalA sAhitya antamakhI hogA, astitva-mUlaka hogA, antazvetanika hogA, kAmareDa muktibodha' muktibodha ne vIrena kA majAka ur3A diyaa| vIrena khAmoza rahA : apanA kAma vaha cupacApa karatA calA gyaa|... jo maiMne kahA thA, vaha saca huaa| pazcima kA sarjaka eka sira se antarmukha, antazcetanA kA mutalAzI hotA calA gyaa| bAhara kI sArI yavasthAoM ke prati, 1. 14:: Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sthApita rUddha AdazoM ke prati usakA bhayaMkara vidroha, vyaMgya, inakAra : aura ekAnta AtmalakSitA (Subjectivity) kI ora usakA beroka abhiyAna Aja kI tamAma sarjana-vidhAoM meM lAfa ujAgara hai| Aja pazcima kA lekhaka, sabhyatA-saMskRti ke sAre jar3a AvaraNoM ko chinna-bhinna kara, sAro loka-lIkoM aura paryAdAoM ko tor3akara, tAtota (IrratioI3AI), Adima, nagna, zuddha bhItarI manuSya kI khoja meM hai| binA kisI pAribhASika 'lebala ke, yahI Aja pazcima ke atyAdhunika sarjana kI, eka prayogazIla navaAdhyAtmika rujhAna hai| maiMne taba Antarika naye manuSya, nayI sattA (New Being) kI khoja ke lie, paurANika sRjana-mAdhyama cunaa| kyoMki samasyA mere mana meM mahata sAmayika aura prAsaMgika nahIM thI, balki sArvakAlika, cetanAgata aura prajJAgata thii| sArvakAlika manaSya kI racanA mithakIya pAtra meM hI sambhava hai| kyoMki vaha kisI vAstavika deza yA kAla-vizeSa se maryAdita nahIM ho sakatA hai| itI ne aisI talAza ke lie pratIkAtmaka pAtra-racanA ho adhika upayukta ho sakatI hai| pratIkAtmaka vyaktitvoM ke sRjana ke lie mithaka ho tabase zaktizAlI aura prabhAvaka sAdhana siddha ho sakate hai| maiMne apanI antaHprajJA se sAhityika sarjana-zilpa ke isa sarvAdhika sakSama mAdhyama aura rUpa-tantra (Form) kI amoghatA ko gana liyA thaa| so maiMne tAtkAlika tamAma bAharI varjanAoM aura pracalita mAnyatAoM ko najaraandAja kara diyA aura himmata ke sAtha apane svAyatta 'faoNrma meM hI sRjana-pravRtta ho gyaa| yaha eka dayanIya vyaMgya hai ki antarmukhatA aura AdhyAtmikatA ke sarvopari kendra bhArata kA lekhaka, Aja paurANika mAdhyama kI isa zakti se anabhijJa ho gayA hai| hindI meM Aja tathAkathita atyAdhunikatA ke dAvedAra, adhikAMza kRtikAra aura Alocaka, prAsaMgikatA ke moha se itane adhika pIr3ita haiM ki paurANika kRtitva ko ne Aja ke sandarbha meM AuTa-moDeDa aura nirarthaka karAra de baiThe haiN| jisa pazcima ke andhAnukaraNa meM, ve prAsaMgikatA kA Dhola pITate haiM, usa pazcima ke pUrvagAmI aura samakAlIna lekhakoM ne samAna rUpa se, sadA paurANika mAdhyama kI acUka sAmathrya aura zAzvata guNavattA tathA mUlavattA ko pahacAnA hai, aura mithakIya pratIkacaritroM kI racanA kara, sAhitya ke amara zikhara uThAye haiN| homara, varjila, dAnte, milTana-jaise prAcInoM aura goithe, zilara Adi romAniyoM ko chor3a bhI deM, taba bhI hamAre vartamAna yuga meM ho TaoNpasa mAna, hemani hesa, nIko kajAMkAkisa, jemsU jaoNyasa, varjIniyA yulfa, ejharA pauNDa, TI. esa, iliyaTa, rilke aura yUjIna Ayonesko taka ne mithaka, dantakathA, phantAsI aura pratIka-pAtroM ke mAdhyamoM ko sarvopari zaktimAna sRjana-svarUpa svIkArA hai, aura usa taraha ke rUpa-tantroM meM utkRSTa racanAe~ pradAna kI haiN| yaha eka 19:: Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Azcaryajanaka hakIqata hai ki cirakAla ke antardraSTA bhArata ke Aja ke lekhakoM se, Adhunika pAzcAtya lekhaka meM kahIM bahuta adhika gaharI avagAhana-kSamatA (Probing), sUkSma saMvedanazIlatA aura antazcetanA ke gahanatara, vizAla aura amUrta cetanA-staroM kA anveSaNa karane kI kSamatA pAyI jAtI hai| kyA Adhanika lekhana ke pichale tIsa barasoM ke daura meM hama eka bhI malAma, baudaleyara, rimbo, henarI prasta, DI. eca. lariMsa, jaoNyasa yA varjIniyA valfa jaisA maulika antardazI sarjaka paidA kara sake haiN| unake 'faoNrma' kI naqala hamane bhale hI kI ho, para unake hArda se hama achUte hI raha gye| lagatA hai ki pichale eka hajAra varSa kI gulAmI se bhAratIya bauddhikatA itanI paramukhApekSI, andhI, satahI, sthUla aura amaulika ho gayI hai ki apanI svatantra cetanA se, jJAna aura sRjanA ke kSetroM meM koI nayA upodghAta karane kI na to usake pAsa koI maulika antardRSTi raha gayI hai aura na vaisI saahsiktaa| AdikAla ke pAradraSTA, adhyAtmatA bhArata ke Adhunika lekhaka kI yaha nirI kAladharmitA aura roTIjIvI prAsaMgikatA sacamuca atyanta vyaMgyAspada aura dayanIya hai| atyAdhunika bhAratIya lekhaka, isa durAgraha se abhibhUta aura andhA haiM ki yadhArtha kevala jIvana kI bhautika vAstavika samasyAeM aura saMgharSa hai| yathArtha kevala sarakAra, rAjanIti, zoSaka aura galata Arthika-sAmAjika vyavasthA hai| yathArtha kevala udara aura kAma kI bhUkha-pyAseM haiN| isake atirikta deha-prANa-indriya-mana ke nire sthUla avabodhana se pare, jo eka antazcetanika antardRSTi kA kalpanA-svAnamUlaka, maulika avabodhana hai, jo sva aura para kA eka AtmAnubhUtika sAkSAtkAra hai, vaha mahata khAmakhyAlI hai, ayathArtha hai, marIcikA hai, mithyA-vilAsa hai| hindI meM aise coTI ke Adhunika lekhakoM kI kamI nahIM, jo paurANika racanA ko sArahIna, nirarthaka kalpanA-vihAra mAnate haiN| ye nahIM jAnate ki jisa prAsaMgika yathArtha-bhoga meM ne itane vyasta aura ulajhe haiM, usake duzcakrI kadamako cirakAla sAhitya meM ulIcate rahakara, utase nistAra nahIM pAyA jA skegaa| jo lekhaka prAsaMgikatA se Upara uThakara, prajJA ke Atmastha dharAtala para AsIna hokara, apanI antadRSTi ke prakAza dvArA pahala karake, prAsaMgikatA ke isa duzcakra ko bhedegA, vahI prAsaMgika samasyAoM ko sahI pAne meM sulajhAne meM samartha ho skegaa| aisA hI sarjaka, manuSya ko maulika saMvAditA aura saMgatiyoM ke sukha-zAntipUrNa cetanAstara para atikrAnta aura utkrAnta kara skegaa| Aja se sattAIsa varSa pahale 'muktidUta' ke cira-avahelita aura anapahacAne racanAkAra ne, isa satya ko bUjhA aura pahacAnA thaa| sAhitya meM Aja taka asvIkRta rahane kA khatarA uThAkara bhI, usane apanI racanA ke lie draSTA kA yaha dharAtala cunA hai| Aja bhI vaha usI dharAtala para ekAgra aura abAdha citta se racanA kara rahA hai| :: 20:: Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ filahAla vaha phira se paurANika kahAniyoM kI eka sIrIz2a likha rahA hai, jisameM zalAkA-puruSoM ke mAdhyama se vaha sambhAvya saMyukta manuSya ( Integrated Man ) kI eka jIvanaparaka 'imeja' raca rahA hai| adhyAtma ko vaha aindrika-mAnasika cetanA ke stara para utAra rahA hai| vaha bhagavAn mahAvIra para eka upanyAsa likhane meM saMlagna hai| aura apane isa naya sRjana-lAhala (Enterprize) dvArA vaha, prAsaMgikatA aura aitihAsikatA ke kriyA-pratikriyAjanita duzcakra ko bhedakara, nayI mAnavasattA (New Being) ke anAvaraNa, AvirbhAva aura AviSkAra ke lie, eka bhagIratha Atma-manthana kara rahA hai| nire ghise-piTe vartamAna aura pracalana ko vaha AdhunikatA mAnane se inakAra karatA hai| usake lekhe Atma (self) aura vastu ke maulika svarUpa kA yathArtha jJAna pAkara, anukSaNa usakI saMgati meM jInA hI saccI AdhunikatA hai| isI svarUpa sAkSAtkAra dvArA pahala kI jA sakatI hai, nayA rAstA kholA jA sakatA hai, naye manuSya ko racA jA sakatA hai| deza aura kAla se inakAra sambhava nahIM / jIvana jagat unhIM meM vyakta aura vikAsamAna hai| para deza-kAla ke adhIna hokara nahIM, unakI sImA se grasta hokara nahIM, balki unheM apane adhIna karake, apane utsIya Atma-caitanya kI pahala ke sAtha hI, hama apanA abhISTa jIvana deza-kAla meM raca sakate haiN| isI se Atmagata pahala ( Initiative) se adhika mahattvapUrNa mere lie kucha bhI nhiiN| vartamAna ke piSTapeSaNa aura usake prati avaza samarpaNa se vaha pahala sambhava nahIM / vartamAna se uttIrNa hokara, jo nayI cetanA utsita kara rahA hai, vahI atyAdhunika aura AgAmI kala kA lekhaka I hai aura vartamAna meM akele par3a jAnA, aura anapahacAne raha jAnA, aise lekhaka kI anivArya niyati hotI hai| 'muktidUta' ke lekhaka ne svecchatathA vaha rAstA cunA hai : vaha qhatarA uThAyA hai| gata sattAIsa barasoM meM yaha upanyAsa, eka vicitra saMyoga se gujraa| hindI ke lekhaka, Alocaka aura itihAsakAra ne ise ullekha yogya taka nahIM smjhaa| apane kathya meM yaha eka AdhyAtmika aura dArzanika mijAja ko kRti hai| rUpa-tantra meM yaha paryApta rUpa se prayogazIla haiN| hindI upanyAsa meM jaba prayogazIlatA lagabhaga anajAnI thI, taba 'muktidUta' ke lekhaka ne kAfI sUkSya manovaijJAnika, cetanA pravAha ke citraka aura pratIkAtmaka vyaMjanA ke udyotaka prayoga isa kRti meM kiye the| itanI sUkSmatA aura cetanA staroM kI gahana anveSaNazIlatA, isase pUrva hindI upanyAsa meM virala hI dekhane meM AtI hai| matalaba kula milAkara yaha upanyAsa, eka khAsI durUha racanA hai| phira bhI ajIba bAta hai ki kevala hindI pradezoM meM hI nahIM, balki paMjAba se lagAkara sudUra pUrva meM asama taka aura dakSiNa meM tamilanADu, Andhra aura kerala taka ke hindI-premI :: 21: Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pAThakoM meM yaha upanyAsa behada lokapriya huA / lekhaka ke pAsa aise aneka pAThakoM se Aye patra, isake pramANa haiN| itanA hI nahIM, kaI pAThakoM kI jIvana dhArA isa kRti ko par3hakara badala gayI / bhAnuka ise bArambAra par3hate nahIM aghAte the, aura aise kaI loga lekhaka ke dekhane meM Aye, jinheM isa kitAba ke kaI-kaI pairAgrApha aura vArtAlApa jabAnI vAda ho gaye the| kisI bhI kRti kI isase bar3I sArthakatA aura kyA ho sakatI hai | aura aba 1972 ke aktUbara meM eka camatkArapUrNa ghaTanA ghttii| zrI mahAvIra jI meM dakSiNa karnATaka ke eka pratApI, vidvAna aura sArasvata digambara jaina zramaNa munizrI vidyAnanda svAmI se lekhaka kI acAnaka bheMTa huii| munizrI bole- "maiM gata bIsa barasoM se 'muktidUta' ke lekhaka ko khoja rahA huuN| basa meM isa upanyAsa zrI nitya sirahAne rakhakara sotA thaa| isI ko bArambAra par3hakara maiMne hindI siikhii| maiM aba tumheM chor3eMgA nhiiN| mujhe tumhArI kalama cAhie AgAmI mahAnirvANotsava ke upalakSya meM tumheM bhagavAn mahAvIra para eka upanyAsa likhanA hogA" Adi / janmajAta jaina hokara bhI jaina muniyoM se merA kavi-mAnasa kabhI prabhAvita aura AkRSTa na ho skaa| magara tIrthaMkara mahAvIra kI sAkSAt pratimUrti jaise isa digambara narasiMha ke caraNoM meM maiM barabasa natamAtha ho gyaa| munizrI kore zuSka tattvajJAnI nahIM, ve jJAna, tapa, rasa, bhAva, saundarya, prema, kalA aura sAhitya kI eka jIvanta samanvaya pUrti haiN| ve sAmpradAyika sAdhu nahIM, samagra bhArata kI anAdikAlIna prajJA - paramparA aura sAmAjika saMskRti ke eka ananya pratinidhi haiN| mere hara UhApoha ko bhedakara, unakA zabda mere lie anivArya Adeza ho rahA aura phalataH Aja jaba maiM bhagavAn mahAvIra para upanyAsa likhane meM juTA hU~, to merI sarasvatI ne jJAna, bhAva, saundarya aura rasa ke apUrva prajJA srota mere bhItara mukta kara diye haiN| isa ananta vaibhava ko sameTanA kaThina ho gayA hai / aura phira 1975 ke gata janavarI mahIne meM ekAeka munizrI kI preraNA se, racanA ke sattAIsa varSa bAda, koTA ke 'vizva dharma TrasTa' ne isa kRti ko ru. 2501 ke puraskAra se sammAnita kiyaa| usa dina eka adbhuta anubhUti huI isa racanA ke kartRtva se maiMne apane Apako mukta mahasUsa kiyaa| mujhe pratyakSa pratIti huI ki ise maiMne nahIM racA, tIrthaMkara mahAvIra kI kaivalya jyoti meM Aja se DhAI hajAra varSa pUrva hI 'muktidUta' likhA jA cukA thaa| isase adhika kRtArthatA kisI kRti aura kRtikAra kI aura kyA ho sakatI haiM I merI isa kartRtva-mukti kA sArA zreya bhagavadpAda gurudeva zrI vidyAnanda svAmI ko hai| aura merI isa dhanyatA ke saMvAhaka haiM, koTA ke 'vizva-dharma- TrasTa' ke stambha :: 22 :: Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura sAhitya-premI dandha zrI vinokacanda kAMTArI, zrI ganazIlAla ganIyAnA nathA zrI madanalAla paattnii| ina sabake prati merI kRtajJatA zabdoM meM vyakta nahIM kI jA sktii| manizrI ke. AzIpatana unhAna, janavarI, 1973 kI rAta bhaktidata ko navajanma diyaa| aura usI ke phalasvarUpa Aja 'mastita' kA yA navona saMrakaraNa Apake hAtha meM haiN| -vIrendra kumAra jaina zrI mahAvIra jayannI caitra zuklA nacAdazI : 15 apraila, 1:17 govinda nivAma; magAMjanI roDa cile gAgne (pazcima); bambaI ::21:: Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vanoM meM vAsantI khilI hai| cAroM ora kusumotsava hai| puSpoM ke jharate parAga se dizAe~ pIlI ho calI haiN| dakSiNa pavana deza-deza ke phUloM kI gandha ur3A lAtA hai; jAne kitanI mama-kadhAoM se mana bhara AtA hai| Amra-ghaTAoM meM koyala ne prANa-prAdhya kI antaHpIr3A ko jagA diyaa| cAroM ora snigdha, navIna harItimA kA prasAra haiN| dizAoM ko apAra nIlimA AmantraNa se bhara uThI hai| navayuvA kumAra pavanaMjaya kA jo ina dinoM ghara meM nahIM hai| jaba-taba mahala kI chata para A khar3e hote haiM, aura sacamuca isa ikSiNa pavana para car3hakara usa nIlI kSitija-rekha ko lA~gha jAnA cAhate . tabhI phAgana kA ASTAhika parva A gyaa| deva aura gandharva apane vimAnoM para car3hakara, akRtrima caityAlayoM kI vandanA karane nandIzvara-dvIpa kI ora ur3a rahe haiN| bharatakSetra ke rAjA aura vidyAdhara, bhagavAna RSabhadeya kI nirvANa-bhUmi kailAsa-parvata para, 'bharata cakravartI ke banavAye svarNa-mandiroM kI vandanA ko jA rahe haiN| kumAra pavanaMjaya ne apane pitA, Adityapura ke mahArAja prasAda se kailAsa jAne kI AjJA caahii| pitA prasanna hue aura saparivAra svayaM bhI calane kA prastAva kiyaa| kumAra ke svacchanda bhramaNa ke sapane ko Thesa lagI, para kyA kahakara inakAra karate? sira jhukAkara cupa ho rahe / rAnI ketumatI, kumAra aura samasta rAjaparivAra sahita mahArAja kailAsa kI vandanA ko gye| pUjA-vandana aura dharmotsava meM ASTAhika parca sAnanda biitaa| lauTate hue, rAjaparivAra ne mAnasarovara ke taTa para kucha dina vasanta-vihAra karane kA nizcaya kiyaa| eka dina savere uThakara kyA dekhate haiM ki bahata dura mAnasarovara ke kachAra meM eka phenoM-sA ujalA mahala khar3A hai| anumAna se jAnA ki vidyAnirmita pahala hai; jAna par3atA hai koI vidyAdhara rAjA vahA~ Akara Thahare haiN| kailAsa kI parikramA karake lauTe haiM, para kumAra pavanaMjaya kA mana virAma nahIM pA rahA hai| yaha lauTanA aura yaha vizrAma kyoM hai? prANa kI jijJAsA aura prAkaNThA kA anta nahIM hai| antahIna yAtrA para cala par3ane ko usakA yuvA mana Atura hai| kailAsa kI uttuMga coTiyoM para svarNa-mandiroM ke ve zikhara dikhAI par3a rahe haiM / astaMgata sUrya kI kiraNoM meM vA prabhA mAno vajha rahI hai| RSabhadeva kI nirvANa-bhUmi ko muktidRta :: 27 Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pAkara kumAra ko santoSa nahIM hai| vaha nirmANa kahA~ hai? kitanI dUra? vaha zikharoM kI prabhA jo abhI tirohita ho jAne ko hai : usake Upara hokara phira yAtrA kaise hogI: ki acAnaka kumAra ko dRSTi dUra ke una phenogjvala mahala para pdd'ii| uttake vAtAyana kI meharAba meM hokara vaha apAra nIla jala-rAzi laharAtI dikhAI pdd'ii| kumAra harSAkula hokara cala pdd'e| idhara laharoM para khelanA hI pavanaMjaya kA priya udyoga ho gayA hai| binA kisI se kahe, saMgI-sevakavihIna akele hI taTa para jA phuNce| nAva para ArUr3ha hokara tara kI sAMkala khola dI-aura khUba tez2I se DA~r3a calAne lge| taTa se bahuta dUra, jhIla ke bIcoMbIca, ThIka usa mahala ke sAmane le jAkara nAva ko laharoM ke adhIna chor3a diyaa| havA ke kore prabala se prabatatara ho rahe haiN| ukhAle khAtI huI taraMgeM nAba para A-Akara par3a rahI haiN| kumAra kA uttarIya havA ke jhoMkoM se yakasA ur3a rahA hai| DaoNr3a pheMkakara Apa paira-para-paira DAle, hAtha bA~dhakara baiThe haiN| laharoM ke garjana aura Alor3ana para mAno ArohaNa kiyA cAhate haiN| vividha paMgimA meM AtI huI taraMgoM ko bhujAoM meM sameTa lenA cAhate haiM, para jaise una para unakA yaza nahIM haiN| aura isalie ve bAlaka kI z2ida-se tula par3e haiM ki hAra nahIM maaneNge| nAva kA bhAna unheM nahIM hai| ve to basa laharoM ke lIlA-kror3a meM kho gaye haiN| ur3ate hue taraMga-sIkaroM se sA~jha kI AkhirI gulAbI prabhA jhara rahI hai| aba to kamAra jA rahI bhI nahIM diSTaI pAGgatA, nagada bhI nahIM dikhatI kevala ve AkAza kI aura uThI huI bhujAeM haiM, jinameM ananta lahareM khela rahI haiN| aura ekAeka eka ati karuNa komala 'Ai' ne stazca dizAoM ko guMjA diyaa| kumAra kI dRSTi Upara utthii| usa mahala kI sarvocca aTArI para eka nIlAmbara ur3atA dikhAI diyA aura vega se hilate hue do Akula hAtha apanI ora bulA rahe the| sandhyA kI usa zeSa gulAbI AbhA meM koI mukhar3A aura usa para ur3atI huI laTeM... nAva para se chalA~ga mArakara kumAra pAnI meM kUda pdd'e| laharoM kI gati ke viruddha jUjhate hue pavanaMjaya ne Dere kI rAha pakar3I aura lauTakara nahIM dekhA! pahara rAta jAne taka bhI kumAra Aja so nahIM sake haiN| idhara prAyaH aisA hI hotA hai| taba ve bhramaNa ko nikala par3ate haiN| Aja bhI aise hI zayyA tyAgakara cala pdd'e| mahArAja ke Dere ke pAsa se gujara rahe the ki kucha bAtacIta kA svara sunAI pdd'aa| pAsa jAkara sunA, zAyada pitA hI kaha rahe the "...una sAmane ke mahaloM meM vidyAdhararAja mahendra Thahare haiN| dantiparvata kI talahaTI meM sthita mahendrapura nagara ke ve svAmI haiN| rAno hadayarogA, arindama Adi sA~ kumAra aura kumArI aMjanA sAtha haiN| aMjanA aba pUrNayaubanA ho calI hai| mahArAja mahendra usake vivAha ke lie cintita haiN| jaba se unheM patA lagA hai ki kumAra 54 :: mastidUta Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pavanaMjaya abhI kyAre haiM tabhI se ve bahata anurodha-Agraha kara rahe haiN| ve to apanI ora se nizcaya hI kara cuke haiN| kahate haiM ki vivAha mAnasarovara ke taTa para hI hogA aura tabhI yahA~ se donoM rAjakula cala skeNge|..." aura bIca-bIca meM mauM harSita hokara svAkRti de rahI haiN| lakSyahIna kumAra jhIla ke taTa para Atura pairoM se bhaTaka rahe haiN| laharoM ke gambhIra saMgIta meM antara kI vaha Akula pukAra azeSa ho uThI hai aura cAroM ora sandhyA kI usa 'Aha' ko khoja rahI hai| "dekho na prahasta, kailAsa ke ye vaiDUrya maNiprabha thavalakUTa, ye svarNa-mandiroM kI dhvajAe~, mAnasarovara kI yaha ratnAkara-sI apAra jalarAzi, haMsa-hasiniyoM ke ye mukta vihAra aura ve dUra-dUra taka calI gayIM zvetAMjana parvata-zreNiyA~, kyA ina sabase bhI adhika sundara hai vaha vidyAdharI aMjanA?" kumAra ke hRdaya kA koI bhI rahasya, prahasta se chupA nahIM thaa| bAlapana se hI vaha unakA abhinna sahacara thaa| mArmika musakarAhaTa ke sAtha prahasta ne uttara diyA ma.aura kauna jAne, kumAra pavanaMjaya usI rUpa ke jharokhe para car3hakara hI na ima apAra saundarya ke sAtha ekatAna ho rahe ho?" "vinoda mAna rahe ho prahasta! usa rUpa ko dekhA hI kaba hai, jo tuma mujhe usakA bandI banAnA cAhate ho| hA~, usa sandhyA meM vaha 'Aha' jo diganta meM gUMja uThI yo-usakA patA jarUra pAnA cAhatA hU~! para ira yahI hai ki aMjanA ko pAkara kahIM use na kho dUM..." "usa rUpa ko pA jAoge pavana, to ye sArI bhrAntiyA~ miTa jAe~gI!" "bhUlate ho prahasta, pavanaMjaya rukanA nahIM jAnatA! saundarya kA pravAha deza aura kAla kI sImAoM ke Upara hokara hai| aura rUpa? vaha to apane Apa meM hI sImA hai-yaha bandhana hai, prahasta / kailAsa kI ina khattuMga cUr3AoM para jAkara bhI merA mana bisama nahIM pA sakA hai| aura tuma aMjanA ke rUpa kI bAta kara rahe ho...?" "para usa mahala para kA vaha ur3atA huA nIlAmbara, vaha mRdu mukha, aura vaha digantabhedinI 'Aha', vaha saba kyA thA pavanaMjaya?" "nahIM, vaha rUpa nahIM thA-baha sImA nahIM thI, prahasta, vaha ananta saundarya pravAha kA AkarSaNa thA ki maiM viruddha-gAminI laharoM se jUjhatA huA lauTa aayaa| vahIM paricayahIna ciraAkarSaNa, kahA~ haiM usakI sImA-rekhA?" "pana ke isa mAna-sambhrama ko tyAga do pavana, aura Ao mere sAtha, usa sImA puktidta : 29 Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA paricaya pAo, jisa para khar3e hokara, asIma ko pAne ko tumhArI utkaNThAe~ tIvra ho uThI haiN|" sA~jha ghanI ho gayI hai| mAnasarovara ke sudUra jala-kSitija para, cA~da ke sunahale bimba kA udaya ho rahA haiN| usa vizAla jala-vistAra para haMsa-cugaloM kA virala krIr3A-rava raha-rahakara sunAI par3atA hai| devadAruvina aura phUla-ghATiyoM kI sugandha lekara vAsantI vAyu haule-haule baha rahI hai| cira dina kA sakhA prahasta kamAra ke sadA ke sarala mana meM anAyAsa A gayI isa ulajhana ko samajhA rahA thaa| tIna dina se kumAra kI vikalatA ko vaha dekha rahA hai| bhItara se pavana jitanA hI adhika tarala, komala aura caMcala ho par3A hai, bAhara se vaha utanA hI adhika kaThora, sthira aura vimukha dikhAI par3a rahA hai| prahasta ne isa ulajhana ko sulajhAne kI yukti pahale hI khoja nikAlI yo / kevala eka bAra avasara pAkara, vaha kumAra ke mana kI Toha-bhara pA lenA cAhatA thaa| Aja sA~jha vaha prasaMga A upasthita huaa| prahasta ne soca liyA ki isa suyoga kA lAbha uThA lenA hai| sArA Ayojana vaha pahale hI kara cukA thaa| binA kisI vitarka ke mauna-mauna hI kumAra prahasta ke anugAmI hue| thor3I hI dera meM yAna para car3hakara, AkAza-mArga se prahasta aura paknaMjaya vidyAdhara-rAja ke mahala kI aTArI para jA utre| eka jharokhe meM jahA~ mANika-muktAoM kI jhAlareM laTako thIM, usI kI oTa meM mitra / / sAmane jo dRSTi par3I to paknaMjaya patA pUchane kI bAta bhUla gye| antarmuharta mAtra meM mAno dUsare hI loka meM A gaye haiN| saundarya ke kisa ajJAta sarovara meM khilA hai yaha rUpa kA kamala! gandha, rAga, suSamA kI laharoM se vAtAvaraNa caMcala hai| cAroM ora jaise saundarya ke bha~vara par3a rahe haiM, dRSTi Thahara nahIM paatii| sArI jijJAsAe~, sAre prazna, sArI utkaNThAe~ mAno yahA~ Akara niHzeSa ho gayI haiN| sammohana ke usa loka meM sArI rAgiNiyoM, basa usI eka saMgIta meM mUcchita ho gayI haiN| kumAra kho gayA hai ki pA gayA hai-kauna jAne para jo thA so aba vaha nahIM hai| sakhiyoM se ghirI aMjanA jAnu mor3akara, eka hAtha ke bala baiThI hai| aneka pAvatya phUloM kI varNa-varNa vicitra mAlAeM Asa-pAsa bikharI haiN| unase krIr3A karato huI ve saba sakhiyoM paraspara lIlA-vinoda kara rahI haiN| aMjanA ko usa kundocala deha para, bar3e hI prada, hatke ratnoM ke birala AbharaNa haiM, aura gale meM nIpa kusumoM kI maalaa| sUkSma dukUla usa dehayaSTi kI tarala suSamA meM lIna ho gayA hai| sAre vastrAbharaNoM meM bhI saundarya kA vaha padma, anAvRta hai-apanI hI zobhA meM kSaNa-kSaNa nv-nviin| caMcala hAsa-parihAsa ke bAda abhI kucha aisA prakaraNa A gayA hai ki aMjanA kucha gambhIra ho gayI hai| 30 :: muktidUta Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vasantamAlA ne bar3e dulAra se aMjanA kA eka hAtha khIMcate hue kahA- "o ho aMjana, nAma Ate hI g2Ayaba ho rahI hai| pA jAogI taba to zAyada durlabha ho jaaegii| para kitanA sundara nAma hai- pavanaMjaya kumAra pavanaMjaya ! usa dina mAnasarovara kI una uttAla taraMgoM para santaraNa karatA vaha kumAra sacamuca pavanaMjaya thaa| nirbhaya ha~satA huA jaise vaha mauta se khela rahA thaa| una sudRda, suDaula bhujAoM ke lie vaha lIlA mAtra thI / aura ve havA meM ur3atI huI AlulAyita alkeN| bar3e bhAgya haiM tere aMjana - jo pavanaMjaya tA kumAra pA gayI hai tU 1 " aMjanA citra-likhI-sI, bilakula avaza, mugdha baiThI raha gayI / vasantamAlA kI bAta suna vaha bhItara-hI-bhItara namra vinamra huI jA rahI hai| A~kha ke palaka nispanda haiN| pulakoM meM mAno zarIra sajala hokara yaha calA hai| eka hAtha usakA zithila, vasantamAlA ke hAtha meM hai / vasantamAlA usakI sabase priyatama sakhI hai - kaheM ki usakI AtmA kI sahacarI hai| bAta karate-karate sukha ke Avega se vasanta bhI jaise bhara AyI, so vinoda karanA bhUla gayI / tabhI eka dUsarI sakhI mizrakezI iMyAM se mana-hI-mana jala uThI aura hoTha kATakara coTI hilAtI huI bolI "hemapura ke yuvarAja vidyutprabha ke sAmane pavanaMjaya kyA cIja hai| bharatakSetra ke kSatriya kumAroM meM vidyutprabha advitIya hai| rUpa, teja-parAkrama, 1 zrI- zaurya meM dUsarA kauna unake samakakSa Thahara sakatA hai? aura phira hemapura ke mahArAja kanakadhuti kA vizAla vaibhava, parikara Adityapura kA rAjavaibhava usake sammukha tinake barAbara bhI nahIM hai| yaha jAnakara ki vidyutaprabha ke saMnyasta hone kA niyoga hai, aMjanA kA vivAha mahArAja ne unake sAtha na kiyA, yaha avicAra haiN| kSudra pavanaMjaya kA AjIvana saMga bhI vyartha hai; aura vidyutprabha jaise puruSapuMgava kA kSaNabhara kA saMga sampUrNa jIvana kI sArthakatA hai... | " aMjanA aba bhI itanI vibhora thI ki jaise ina kaTu-kaThora vacanoM ko usane sunA hI nhiiN| usakI sampUrNa indriyA~ prANa kI usI eka Urjasvala dhArA meM lIna ho gayI thiiN| virakti kI glAni ke bajAya aba bhI usake dIpta mukha-maNDala para vahI amanda Ananda kI musakarAhaTa thii| samarpaNa kI dIpazikhA -sI vaha apane Apa meM hI prajvalita aura tallIna thI - bAhara ke thaper3oM se aprabhAvita / usakA aMga-aMga saurabha bhAra namra puNDarIka-lA jhuka AyA thaa| mizrakezI ke usa kaTu bhASaNa se sabhI sakhiyA~ itanI virakta aura kSubdha ho gayI thIM ki kisI ne bhI usa viSaya ko bikheranA ucita nahIM smjhaa| tabhI ekAeka aMjanA ko jaise ceta AyA / anAyAsa vaha caMcala ho par3I aura vasantamAlA ke gale meM donoM hAtha DAlakara usakI goda meM jhUlatI huI bolI - " vasanta- merI pagalI vasanta ! " aura phira vaha uTha baiThI aura saba sakhiyoM kI ora unmukha hokara bolI muktidUta : 31 Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "lo, cA~da nikala AyA-Thaharo maiM bIna lAtI huuN| Aja vasanta gAegI aura tuma saba janiyA~ nAcane ke lie pAyala baaNdho|" satI-balakhAtI aMjanA, caMcala bAlikA-sI jhapaTatI huI apane kakSa meM bIna lene calI gyii| udhara sakhiyoM kI haMsiyoM le vAtAvaraNa tarala ho utthaa| chUmachanan ghugharU baja utthe| para maNi-maktA kI jhAlaroM kI oTa ke usa jharokhe meM?...puruSa ke ahaMdarga kI buniyAdeM hila uThI! aura phira pavanaMjaya to vijetA kA garva aura cunautI lekara Aye the| unakI bhujAoM meM digvijaya kA Alor3ana thaa| deza aura kAla ke pravAha ke Upara hokara jo mArga gayA hai-usake ve dAvedAra the| isI se to RSabhadeva kI nirvANa-bhUmi para Akara bhI unakA mana caina nahIM pA sakA hai| ve to usa nirvANa kA patA pAnA cAhate haiN| puruSa ke garva ke usa zikhara para se, mAnavI nArI ke mauna samarpaNa kI kathA ve kaise samajha pAte? aura aisA vijetA jaba nArI ke praNaya-dvAra para Akara anajAne hI apane 'maiM' ko hAra baiThA, taba usakI aisI avajJA? mizrakezI ne kumAra pavanamaya ke lie nidAruNa apamAna ke vacana kahe aura aMjanA vaisI hI cupa musakarAtI huI sunatI rahI? usane usakA koI pratikAra nahIM kiyA aura taba ekAeka use sUjhA nRtya-gAna aura vINA-vAdana! vidyutaprabha ke pratApa kI bAta sunakara yaha sukha se aisI caMcala ho uThI? aura pavanaMjaya usake sammukha itanA tuccha Thahara gayA ki usakI nindA-stuti se jaise aMjanA ko koI sarokAra kI - ya ke sAre 11 ko bhedakara vaha AghAta marma ke antima 'maiM' para jA lgaa| vaha 'maiM' bhItara-hI-motara nagna hokara jvAlA-sA dahaka utthaa| kumAra ne prahasta ko calane kA iMgita kiyA, aura uttara ke lie Thahare binA hI vimAna meM jA baitthe| krodha se unakA roma-roma jala rahA thA, para usa sArI Aga ko ve eka yUMTa meM utArakara pI gye| phUTa par3ane ko Atura hoThoM ko unhoMne kATakara dabA diyaa| Aja taka unhoMne prahasta se koI bAta nahIM chipAyI thI-para Aja, Aja to usakA vijetA bhU-luNThita ho gayA thaa| yaha usake puruSa kI carama parAjaya kI marma-kathA tho! prahasta se rahA na gyaa| usane vaha kSubdha mona tor3A-"dekha Aye pavana, yaha hai tumhAre usa paricayahIna cira AkarSaNa kI sImA-rekhA! Adityapura kI bhASI rAjalakSmI ko pahacAna liyA tumane?" pavanaMjaya alakSya zUnya meM dRSTi mar3Aye haiN| sunakara bhaveM kuMcita ho aayiiN| china bhara Thaharakara bole "prAsta, saMsAra kI koI bhI rUpa-rAzi kumAra pavanaMjaya ko nahIM bA~dha sktii| saundarya kI usa akSaya dhArA ko mAMsa kI ina kSAyaka rekhAoM meM nahIM bA~dhA jA 32 :: muktidUta Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sktaa| aura vaha dina dUra nahIM hai prahasta, jaba nAga-kanyAoM aura gandharva-kanyAoM kA lAvaNya pacanaMjaya kI caraNa-dhUli banane ko tarasa jaaegaa|" "ThIka kaha rahe ho pavana, aMjanA ise apanA saubhAgya mAnegI ! kyoMki vaha to caraNa-dhUli banane ke pahale Adityapura ke bhAvI mahArAja ke bhAla kA tilaka banane kA niyoga lekara AyI haiN|" "niyogoM kI paMkhalA tor3akara calanA pavanaMjaya kA svabhAva hai prahasta: aura paramparAoM se vaha bAdhita nhiiN| apane bhAvI kA vidhAtA vaha svayaM hai| Adityapura kA rAjasiMhAsana usake bhAgya kA nirNAyaka nahIM ho sakatA !" prahasta gaura se cupacApa pavanaMjaya kI mudrA ko dekha rahA thaa| sadA kA vaha hadayavAn aura bAlaka-sA sarala pavanaMjaya yaha nahIM hai| vimAna se utarakara vidA hote hue Adeza ke svara meM pavanaMjaya ne kahA "apanI senA ke sAtha kala savere sUryodaya ke pahale maiM yahA~ se prayANa karU~gA, prahasta! mahArAja ke Dere meM sUcanA bheja do aura senApatiyoM ko ucita AjJAe~ / mAnasarovara ke taTa para maiM kala kA sUryodaya nahIM dekheMgA!" kahakara turanta pavanaMjaya eka jhaTake ke sAtha yahA~ se cala diye| prahasta ko lagA, jaise nirabhra AkAza kA hRdaya vidIrNa kara ekAeka bijalI kar3aka uThI ho| vaha samnATe meM A gyaa| digmUr3ha-sA khar3A vaha zunya meM tAkatA raha gyaa| zeSa rAta ke zINaM paMkhoM para dina utara rahA hai| AkAza meM tAre kumhalA gye| dUra para do tamasAkAra paryatoM ke bIca ke gavAkSa se gulAbI AbhA phUTa rahI hai| mAnasarovara kI caMcala laharAvaliyoM meM koI adRSTa bAlikA apane sapanoM kI jAlI buna rahI hai| aura eka akelI haMsinI usa phUTate hue pratyUSa meM se pAra ho rahI hai| aMjanA abhI-abhI zayyA tyAgakara uThI hai| aMgar3AI bharatI huI vaha apane jharokhe ke reliMga para A khar3I huii| eka hAtha se nIlama kI meharAba thAme, khambhe para sira TikAye vaha stabdha dekhatI hI raha gayI... | vaha nIrava hasinI usa gulAbI Aloka-sAgara meM akelI hI pAra ho rahI thii| vaha kyoM hai Aja akelI? ki lo, himagiri kI zailapATiyoM, dariyoM aura upatyakAoM ko kaiMpAtA huA prasthAna kA tUryanAda gUMja uThA / dundubhI kA ghoSa mAnasarovara kI laharoM meM garjana bharatA huA, diganta ke choroM taka vyApa gyaa| __ aMjanA ne sahamakara vakSa thAma liyaa| uttara kI parvata-zreNiyoM se uTha-uThakara dhUla ke bAdala AkAza meM chA rahe haiN| DUbatI huI azva-TApoM kI dUrAgata dhvani muktidUta :: 3 Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ raha-rahakara pratidhvanita ho rahI hai ki taTa ke una DeroM kI ora se ghur3asavAroM kI eka Tukar3I havA para uchalatI huI ghATiyoM meM kUda gyii| __ parezAna-sI vasantamAlA bhAgatI huI AyI / cAhakara bhI vaha apane ko roka nahIM sakI-bolI "aMjana, kumAra pavanaMjaya prasthAna kara gye| apane sainca ko sAtha lekara ve akele hI cala diye haiM-" bIna kA tAra jaise Tanna...se acAnaka TUTa gayA, bhaTakatI huI vaha jhaMkAra roma-roma meM jhanajhanA uThI hai| patA nahIM yaha AghAta kahA~ se aayaa| bebUjha, apAra vismaya se aMjanA kI ve abodha A~kheM vasanta ke cehare para bicha gayIM / apane bAvajUda vaha basanta se pUAcha uThI "kAraNa?" "ThIka kAraNa jJAta nahIM ho skaa| para ekAeka madhyarAta meM mahArAja prasAda ke pAsa sUcanA pahu~cI ki kumAra kala sUryodaya ke pahale akele hI prasthAna kareMge; apanI senAoM ko unhoMne kUca kI AjJAe~ de dI haiN| usI samaya anacara bhejakara pahArAja ne kumAra ko bulavAyA, para ve apane Dere meM nahIM the| zAma ko hI jo ve gaye, to phira nahIM lautte| unake anyatama sakhA prahasta se kevala itanA hI patA calA hai ki pavanaMjaya ke roSa kA kAraNa kucha gambhIra aura asAdhAraNa hai| isa bAra ve bhI unake mana kI thAha ne le sake haiM aura pUchane kA sAhasa bhI ye nahIM kara ske|" . "kyA pitAjI ko yaha saMvAda mila gayA hai, vasanta ?" "hA~, abhI jo azvArohiyoM kI Tukar3I gayI hai, usI meM mahArAja Adityapura ke mahArAja prahAda ke sAtha kumAra ko lauTA lAne gaye haiN|" aMjanA ne vakSa meM niHzvAsa dabA liyaa| kisI agamya dUrI meM dRSTi aTakAye gambhIra svara meM bolI "cauMdhakara maiM unheM nahIM rakhanA cAhU~gI, basanta ! jAne ko ye dizAe~ khulI haiM unake lie| para saMyoga kI rAta jaba likhI hogI, to dvIpAntara se ur3akara Ae~ge, isameM mujhe jarA bhI sandeha nahIM hai| pagalI vasU, chiH A~sU? aMjanA ke bhAgya para itanA avizvAsa karatI ho, vasanta ?" kahate-kahate aMjanA ne mu~ha phera liyA aura vasanta kA hAtha pakar3a use kakSa meM khIMca le gyii| kRSTa dUra jAkara hI acAnaka virAma kA zaMkha baja utthaa| sainya kA pravAha thama gyaa| ratha ko rAtta rakhIMcakara pavanaMjaya ne pIle mur3akara dekhA / kauna hai jisane kamAra pavanaMjaya 31 :: muktidRta Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke sainya ko roka diyA hai? dIkhA ki kucha hI dUra thor3oM para mahArAja prahlAda, mahArAja mahendra, mitra prahasta aura kucha ghur3alavAra cale A rahe haiN| mahArAja ke saMketa para hI senAdhipa ne virAma kA zaMkhanAda kiyA hai I kucha nikaTa Akara ve saba ghor3oM se uttara pdd'e| mahArAja prahlAda ne akele prahasta ko hI bhejA ki ve pavanaMjaya se lauTa calane kA anurodha kreN| mahArAja putra kA svabhAva jAnate the aura khUba samajhate the ki prahasta yadi pabanaMjaya ko na lauTA sake, to ve to kyA, phira vizva ko koI bhI zakti kumAra ko nahIM lauTA sktii| sandigdha aura vyathita prahasta ratha ke nikaTa pahu~ce ghor3e se nIce utara par3e ! sArathI ko ghor3oM kI balgA kSamAkara, garimA se musakurAte hue pavanaMjaya ratha se nIce uttara aaye| para usa garimA meM teja nahIM thA, mahimA nahIM thI, thI eka bujhI huI alpa-prANatA / vaha ceharA jaise eka rAta meM hI jhulasakara niSprabha ho gayA thA / prahasta cupacApa pavanaMjaya kA hAtha pakar3a unheM jarA dUra eka jharane ke najadIka le gaye / ekAeka dUsarI ora dekhate hue prahasta ne mauna tor3A"tumhAre ke zava ko chUne ke lie aba bahuta choTA par3a gayA hai, pavana aura vaisI koI dhRSTatA karane AyA bhI nahIM huuN| Adityapura aura mahendrapura ke rAjamukuTa bhI tumhAre caraNoM ko zAyada hI pA sakeM, isIlie unheM pIche chor3a AyA hU~ para yaha yAda dilAne AyA hU~ ki apane hI se hArakara bhAga rahe ho, pavana! kSatriya kA vacana TalatA nahIM hai| isa vivAha ko lekara parasoM rAta mahAdevI se tumane kyA kahA thA, vaha yAda kro| usake bhI Upara hokara yadi tumhArA mArga gayA hai, to saMsAra kI kauna-sI zakti haiM jo tumheM roka sakatI hai?" sunate-sunate pavanaMjaya vivarNa hue jA rahe the ki ekAeka uttejanA aura roSa se unakA ceharA tamatamA utthaa| "vaha moha thA prahasta, mana kI kSaNabhaMgura umNg| nirbalatA ke atireka meM nikalanevAlA hara vacana nizcaya nahIM huA krtaa| aura merI hara umaMga merA bandhana banakara nahIM cala sktii| moha kI rAtri aba bIta cukI hai, prahasta pramAda kI vaha mohana- zayyA pavanaMjaya bahuta pIche chor3a AyA hai| kala jo pavanaMjaya thA, vaha Aja nahIM hai| anAgata para ArohaNa karanevAlA vijetA, atIta kI sA~kaloM se ba~dhakara nahIM cala sktaa| jIvana kA nAma hai pragati / dhruva kucha nahIM hai prAhasta, sthira kucha nahIM hai| siddhAtmA bhI nijarUpa meM nirantara pariNamanazIla hai: dhruva hai kevala moha - jar3atA kA sundara nAma - !" - "to jAo pavana, tumhArA mArga merI buddhi kI pahu~ca ke bAhara hai| para eka bAta merI bhI yAda rakhanA- tuma strI se bhAgakara jA rahe ho| tuma apane hI Apa se parAbhUta hokara Atma- pratAraNA kara rahe ho| ghAyala ke pralApa se adhika, tumhAre isa muktidUta :: 35 Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ darzana kA kucha mUlya nhiiN| yaha durbala kI AtmavaMcanA hai, vijetA kA muktimArga nahIM!" / "aura mukti kA mArga hai-vivAha, strI kyoM na prahasta ?" hA~ pavana, ye puktimArga kI anivArya kasauTiyA~ haiN| ina toraNoM ko pAra karake hI mukti ke dvAra taka pahu~cA jA skegaa| strI se bhAgakara jo jetA digvijaya karane calA hai, dizAoM kI aparisIma bhujAoM kA AliMgana vaha nahIM pA skegaa| zUnya meM TakarAkara eka dina phira yaha sImita nArI ke caraNoM meM digmUr3ha-sA lauTa aaegaa| strI ke sammohana-pAza meM hI mukti kI ThIka-ThIka pratIti ho sakatI hai| mukti kI mA~ga vahIM tIvratama hai| usI carama pIr3A kI USmA meM se phUTakara mukti kA zveta kamala khilatA hai| mukti svayaM strI hai-nArI ko chor3akara zaraNa aura kahIM nahIM hai, pavana ! syArthI, bhogI, ucchRkhala puruSa apanI lipsAoM se vivaza hokara, jaba strI kI parama prApti meM viphala hotA hai, taba apane puruSArtha ke mithyA AsphAlana meM vaha nArI se pare jAne kI bAta socatA hai| mukti carama prApti hai-vaha tyAga virAga nahIM hai, pavana!" "aura vaha carama prApti vivAha aura strI ke binA sambhava nahIM-kyoM na prahasta?" "maiM mAnatA hU~ ki bijetA aura usakI carama prApti vivAha se bAdhita nhiiN| para yadi vivAha anivArya hokara usake mArga meM A hI jAe, to usase use nistAra nahIM hai| nikhila ko apane bhItara AtmasAt karanevAle akhaNDa prema kI lau jisa jetA ke vakSa meM jala rahI hai-usake sammukha eka tI kyA lakSa-lakSa vivAha bhI bAdhA-bandhana nahIM bana sakate, pavana / chiyAnabe hajAra rAniyoM ke lIlAramaNa aura SaTkhaNDa pRthvI ke adhIzvara dhe bharata cakravatI! usa sAre vaibhava ke avyAbAdha bhoktA hokara ve rahe aura antarmuhUrta mAtra meM sAre bandhanoM ko tor3akara nikhila ke svAmI ho gye| bAlapana se jo narazreSTa tumhArA Adarza rahA hai, usI kI bAta kaha rahA hU~, pavana!" pavanaMjaya kA ghAvala puruSArtha bhItara-hI-bhItara sulaga rahA thaa| nahIM, yaha aMjanA ko chor3akara nahIM jA skegaa| mRtyu kI taraha anivAra hokara yaha satya usakI chAtI meM baja-sA TakarAne lgaa| aiM! kyA vaha bhAga rahA hai-strI se hArakara? bhayabhIta hokara, kAtara aura trasta hokara! nahIM, vaha haragiz2a nahIM jaaegaa| pratizodha kI sau-sau nAgineM bhItara phaphakAra utthii| usa nidAruNa apamAna kA badalA lene kA isase acchA avasara aura kyA hogaa|...acchaa aMjanA, Ao, pavanaMjaya ke a~gUThe ke nIce aao|...aur phira musakurAo apane rUpa kI cA~danI para! tumhAre usa garviSTha rUpa ko cUrNa kara use apanI caraNa-dhUli banAye binA merI vijaya-yAtrA kA Arambha nahIM ho sktaa| apanI adhIratA para saMyama karate hue prakaTa meM pavanaMjaya bole-- "yadi tumhArI yaha icchA hai, prahasta, to calo-mAnasarovara ke taTa para hI apanI vijaya-yAtrA kA pahalA zilA-ciTTa gAr3a calU~!" 36 :: puktidUta Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prahasta ko hAtha se khIMcakara pavanaMjaya ne ratha para car3hA liyA aura balgA khIMcakara ratha ko mor3a diyaa| senApati ko sainya lauTAne kI AjJA dI gyii| phira prasthAna kA zaMkha mUMja utthaa| Aja hai pariNaya kI zubha lgn-tithi| pUrva kI una harita-zyAma zaila-zreNiyoM ke bIca, USA ke Akula vakSa para yauvana kA svarNakalaza bhara AyA hai| maNi-muktA ke jhAlara-toraNoM se saje apane vAtAyana se aMjanA dekha rahI hai| usa eka ora ke zaila kI harI-bharI talahaTI meM haMsa-hosaniyoM kA eka jhuNDa mukta Amoda-pramoda kara rahA hai| pAsa hI sarovara meM kamaloM kA eka saMkulavana hai| sArI sata sukha kI eka azeSa pIr3A aMjanA ke vAkSa ko mathatI rahI haiN| jaise vaha Ananda der3a ke sAre sImA-bandhanoM ko tor3akara nikhila carAcara meM bikhara jAnA cAhatA hai| para kahA~ hai isa nikalatA kA anta : sarovara ke una sadara padmavanoM meM? haMsI ke usa vihAra meM? harItimA kI usa AbhA meM? ina ananta laharoM ke antarAla meM?-kahA~ hai prANa kI isa cira viccheda-kathA kA antaH ki lo, aneka maMgala-vAdyoM kI uchAr3a-bharI rAgiNiyoM se sarovara kA vaha vizAla taTa-deza gUMja utthaa| kailAsa ke svarNa-mandiroM ke zikharoM para jAkara ve dhvaniyA~ pratidhvanita hone lgiiN| aneka loraNa, dvAra, gopura, maNDapa aura vediyoM se taTabhUmi ramaNIya ho uThI hai| mAno koI devopanIta nagarI hI uttara AyI hai| sthAna-sthAna para bAlAe~ akSata-kuMkuma, mustA aura haridrA ke cauka pUra rahI haiN| donoM rAjakuloM kI ramaNiyA~ maMgala gIta gAtI huI utsava ke AyojanoM meM saMlagna haiN| kahIM pUjA-vidhAna cala rahe haiM to kahIM hvn-yjny| vipula utsava, nRtya-gAna, Ananda-maMgala se vAtAvaraNa caMcala hai| savere hI aMjanA ko nAnA rAga, gandha, ubaTanoM se nahalAyA gayA hai| paNDarIka aura nIla kapaloM ke parAga se aMgarAga kiyA gayA hai| dUra-dUra kI parvata-ghATiyoM se cana-pAla nAnAraMgI phula lAye haiN| unake hAroM aura AbharaNoM se aMjanA kA zrRMgAra ho rahA hai| lalATa, vakSadeza aura donoM bhujAoM para vasantamAlA ne bar3e hI manoyoga se patra-lekhA racI hai| pratyUSa kI pahalI gulAbI AbhA ke raMga kA dukUla vaha or3he hai| bhItara kahIM-kahIM se virata ratnAbharaNoM kI prabhA jhalamalA uThatI hai| aura isa sAre Asa-pAsa ke utsava-kolAila, zRMgAra-sajjA ke bhItara daye aMjanA ke zveta kamalinI-se pAvana hRdaya se eka Aha-sI nikala AtI hai| raha-rahakara eka sisakI-tI vakSa meM uThatI hai aura anAyAsa baha use dabA jAtI hai| bAhara ke muktidUta :: 37 Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tala-deza ke sAre sukha-ghAMcalya kI jo chAyA ghanIbhUta hokara usake antastala meM par3a rahI hai-yaha kyoM itanI karuNa, nIrava aura viSAdamayI hai? mAnasarovara kI belA meM, laharoM se vicumbita pariNaya kI vedI racI gayI hai| saba dizAoM kI pArvatya vanaspatiyoM aura phala-phUloM se vaha sajAyI gayI hai| cAroM ora ratna-khacita khambhe haiM jina para paNi-mANikya ke toraNa-vandanavAra laTake haiN| sudUra jala-kSitija meM sUrya kI kora DUba gyii| ThIka godhUli-velA meM lagna Arambha ho gyaa| havana ke sugandhita dhUmra se dizAe~ vyApta ho gayIM / sandhyAnila ke mAdaka jhakoroM para vAdyoM kI zItala rAgiNiyA~, tantu-vAdyoM kI svara-lahariyoM aura ramaNI-kaNThoM ke mRdu-manda gAna manthara gati se baha rahe the| aura bIca-bIca meM raha-rahakara havana ke mantroccAra kI gambhIra dhvaniyoM ga~ja utthii| aMjanA ne dekhA, ve haMsoM ke yugala una dUra ke zaila-zRMgoM ke pAra ur3e jA rahe haiN| aura vaha kyoM bichur3akara akelI par3I jA rahI hai| saba kucha avasanna, karuNa, nIrava huA jA rahA hai| Asa-pAsa kA gIta-vAdya, kalarava, saba niHzeSa huA jA rahA hai| kevala mAnasarovara kI laharoM kA ananta ala-saMgIta aura hayA ke DU-ha karate zAkore / mAnavahIna, nirjana taTa kA mahAvistAra...! pANi-grahaNa kI velA A phuNcii| aMjanA ko ceta aayaa| usane sAhasa karake nIcI dRSTi se hI pavanaMjaya ko dekhanA cAhA..., taba naka kaya hathelI meM hathelI jor3akara bA~dha dI gayIM, patA hI nhiiN| yahI hai kAmahaniyogI / vaha pahacAna nahIM pA rahI hai| use yAda A rahA hai usa sandhyA kA vaha naukAvihAra, vaha viruddha-gAminI laharoM para jUjhatA huA pavanaMjayaH kahA~ hai vaha Aja? kyA yahI puruSa hai vaha ? are kahA~ hai vaha isa kSaNa? aura laharoM ke asIma vistAra para usakI A~kheM use khojatI hI calI gyiiN| loka meM pariNaya sampanna ho gayA! aura dUsare hI dina donoM rAja-parivAra apane dala-bala sahita apane-apane dezoM ko prasthAna kara gye|| vijayAdhaM kI dakSiNa zreNo para, AkAza-vihAriNI vana-lekhA se bAlAruNa kA udaya ho rahA haiN| aneka rathoM, pAlakiyoM aura sainya kI dhvajAoM se parvatapATiyA~ citrita ho utthiiN| dundubhiyoM ke tumula ghoSa ne ghATiyoM aura guhAoM ko tharrA diyaa| darI gRhoM meM soye siMha jAgakara ciMghAr3a utthe| hiMsra jantuoM se bhare kAntAroM kA jar3a andhakAra hila utthaa| parvata-garma se jAneyAle daromArgoM ke caTTAnI gopura gaganabheTI vAdyoM aura IB :: muktidUta Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zaMkhanAdoM se gUMja uDe / mahArAja prasAda Aja kailAsa-yAtrA se lauTakara apane rAja-nagara Adityapura ko vApasa A rahe haiN| bohara parvata-mArga ko pAra kara sainya kI ghyajJAe~ mukta kiraNoM meM phaharAne lgii| dUra para Adityapura ke parakoTa dIkhane lge| aMjanA ne ratha ke gavAkSa kI jhAlareM uThAkara dekhA / zarad Rtu ke ujale bAdaloM-se Adityapura ke bhavana AkAza ko pIThikA para citrita haiN| vistIrNa vRkSa-ghaTAoM ke pAra, rAja-prAsAda kI ratnacUr3Ae~ bAla-sUrya kI kAnti meM jagamagA rahI haiN| saghana upavanI aura kama-sasevaroM kI Akula 1 lekara unmAdinI havA baha rahI hai| zyAmala tarurAjiyoM meM kahIM azoka se kaMkuma jhara rahA hai, to kahIM gulamoroM se kezara aura mallikAoM se svarNa-reNu jhara rahI hai| aMjanA ke aMga-aMga eka apUrva sukha kI pulakoM se sihara uThate haiN| para ina pulako ke choroM meM yaha kaisI avijJAta kAtaratA hai-cira abhAva kA kaisA saMvedana hai? ki lo, dekhate-dekhate utsava kA eka pArAvAra umar3a aayaa| cira-vicitra vastrAbhUSaNoM meM nara-nAriyoM kI apAra medinI cAroM ora phailI hai| navapariNIta yuvarAja aura yuvarAjJI kA abhinandana karane ke lie prajA ne yaha vipula utsava racA hai| cAroM ora se akSata, kaMkuma, gandha-cUrNa aura puSpamAlAoM kI varSA hone lgii| sabase Age gandha-pAdana gajarAja para svarNa-khacita hAthIdA~ta kI ambAr3I meM maNi-chatra tale kumAra pavanaMjaya baiThe haiN| ve caur3I jarI kinAra kA haMsa-dhavala uttarIya or3he haiM-aura mAthe para mAnasarovara ke bar3e-bar3e nIlAma motiyoM kI jhAlaravAlA kirITa dhAraNa kiye haiN| apanI Iyata baoNkama grIvA ko jarA ghumAkara mAno avahelanApUrvaka ve apane cAroM ora dekha rahe haiN| hoThoM para guru garimA kI eka musakarAhaTa jaise citrita-sI thamI haiN| dhanuSAkAra hotA huA eka bhujadaNDa ambAr3I ke kaThaghare ko thAme hai| ISat garadana hilAkara, aura kucha a uccakAkara hI ve prajA ke usa sAre abhinandana, jAbhivAdana aura jayakAroM ko jhela lete haiN| navIna citroM se zobhita, nagara ke siMha-toraNa para azoka aura kadalI kI vandanavAreM sajI haiN| toraNa ke gavAkSoM meM zahanAiyoM kI maMgala-rAgiNiyoM baja rahI haiN| usake Upara ke jhArokhoM se kezara-vasanA kumArikAe~ kamalakoraka aura phUloM kI rAziyA~ barasA rahI haiN| kumAra kI garvadIpta A~khoM ne eka bAra bhU kI maryAdA tor3akara, toraNa ke jharokhoM para dRSTi ddaalii|...cmpk-gaur bhujadaNDoM para kamala-sI hatheliyoM meM karpUra kI AratiyA~ jhUla rahI haiN| saundarya kI usa prabhA ke sammukha kumAra kI bhauMhoM kA baha mAnagire ekabAragI hI cUrNa ho gyaa| mana-hI-mana ve uddelita ho utthe|... 'oha, pariNaya kI svarNa-sauMkaloM se ba~dhA maiM, kaidI hokara lauTa AyA hU~ ina mAyAvinivoM ke deza meM! aura rUpa kI ye rajorAziyoM vijetA ke gaurava se khilavAr3a kiyA cAhatI haiM? jaya-jayakAra aura zaMkhanAdoM ke bIca kumAra ke hAthI ne toraNa meM praveza kiyaa| muktidUta :: 39 Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nagara ke bhavana chajje, aTArI aura vAtAyanoM meM ur3ate hue sugandhita dukUla aura komala mukhar3oM ko chaTA khilI hI kaikapara aura kaliyoM kI kAra tathA pRdukaNThoM kI gAna - lahariyoM se vAtAvaraNa caMcala-Akula hai|... aura pavanaMjaya ne mAno AkAza kA taTa pakar3akara yaha nizcaya anubhava karanA cAhA ki vaha isa saba para paira dharakara cala rahA hai ! puSpoM, puSpahAroM aura hemakuMkuma se DhakI huI aMjanA donoM hAthoM para bhAla ke tilaka ko jhukAkara prajAjanoM ke abhinandana jhela rahI thI / deha ke taTa tor3akara jaise usakA samasta AtmA Ananda ke isa apAra samudra meM ekatAna ho jAne ko Akula ho uThA hai| kyoM hai yaha alagAva, yaha dUrI yaha khaNDa-khaNDa sattA? yahI hai usakI isa samaya kI sabase bar3I AnandavedanA / vaha Aja mAno apane ko niHzeSa kara diyA cAhatI hai| para isa athAha zUnya meM koI thAmanevAlA bhI to nahIM hai| * 7 yaha hai yuvarAjJI aMjanA kA 'ratnakUTa - prAsAda' / antaHpura kI prAsAda-mAlAoM meM isI kA zikhara sabase U~cA hai| aneka dezAntaroM ke bahumUlya aura durlabha dhAtu, pASANa aura rana ma~gavAkara mahArAja ne ise bhAvI rAjalakSmI ke lie banavAyA thaa| dUra-dUra ke khyAta vAstu- vizArada, zilpI aura citrakAroM ne isake nirmANa meM apanI zreSThatama pratibhA kA dAna kiyA hai| Aja lakSmI A gayI hai aura mahala meM prabhA jAga uThI hai | mahala kI sarvocca aTArI para cAroM ora sphaTika ke jAlI - bUToMvAle reliMga aura vAtAyana haiN| bIcoMbIca vaha sphaTika kA hI zayana kakSa hai, lagatA hai jaise kSIra-samudra kI taraMgoM para candramA uttara AyA hai| farzo para cAroM ora marakata aura indranIla maNi kI zilAe~ jar3I haiN| kakSa ke dvAroM aura khir3akiyoM para nIlamoM aura motiyoM ke toraNa laTaka rahe haiM, jinakI maNi ghaNTikAe~ havA meM hila-hilakara zItala zabda karatI rahatI haiN| unake Upara saurabha kI laharoM se halke rezamI parade hila rahe haiN| 1 kakSa meM eka ora gavAkSa ke pAsa saTakara padmarAgamaNi kA paryaMka bichA hai usa para tuhina-sI tarala masaharI jhUla rahI hai| usake paTa Aja uThA diye gaye haiM / andara phenoM-sI ubhAravatI zayyA bichI hai| mInAkhacita chatoM meM maNi dIpoM kI jhUmareM jhUla rahI haiM ! eka ora AkAza ke Tukar3e-sA eka vizAla billaurI siMhAsana bichA hai| usa para kAsa ke phUloM se khunI sukha-sparza, masRNa gaddiyA~ aura takiye lage haiN| usake Asa-pAsa ujjvala marmara pASANa ke pUrNAkAra haMsa-haMsinI khar3e haiM, jinake paMkhoM meM choTe-choTe kRtrima sarovara bane haiM, jinameM nIle aura pIle kamala taira rahe haiN| kakSa 40: muktidUta Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke bIcoMbIca panne kA eka vipulAkAra kalpavRkSa nirmita hai, jisameM se icchAnusAra kala ghumA dene para aneka sugandhita jaloM ke raMga-biraMge sIkara barasane lagate haiN| maNi- dIpoM kI pramA meM ye sIkara indradhanuSa kI lahareM bana banakara jagat kI nazvaratA kA nRtya racate haiN| kakSa ke konoM meM sundara bArIka jAliyoM-kaTe sphaTikamaya dIpAdhAra khar3e haiM, jinameM sugandhita teloM ke pradIpa jala rahe haiN| bAhara utsava kA sAyAha eka madhura alasattA aura avasAda se bharA hai| Aja suhAginI aMjanA kI zRMgAra-sandhyA hai| cAroM ora mahaloM ke sabhI khaNDoM ke jharokhoM se mohana-rAga saMgIta aura prakAza kI zItala-manthara lahareM baha rahI haiN| sundara suvezinI dAsiyA~ svarNa thAloM aura kalazoM meM nAnA sAmagriyA~ liye vyastatApUrvaka Upara-nIce daur3atI dIkha rahI haiN| zayana kakSa ke bAhara chata para dAsiyA~ aura sakhiyA~ milakara aMjanA ke lie snAna kA Ayojana kara rahI hai| kucha dUra para nArikezaya ke antarAla se 'puNDarIka' nAmaka vizAla prAkRtika sarovara kI UrmiyA~ jhA~katI dIkha par3atI haiN| nArikela zikharoM para vasanta ke sandhyAkAza meM gulAbI aura aMgUrI bAdaloM kI jhIleM khula par3I haiN| Upara ghira AtI rAta kI zyAma nIla velA meM se koI-koI virala tAraka-kanyAe~ Akara ina jhIloM meM snAna - keli kara rahI haiN| 1 deva- ramya rAjodyAna ke pUrva chora para saghana tamAloM kI banAlI se suhAginI ke mukhamaNDala-sA hema prabha candramA nikala AyA / sarovara se sadyaH vikasita kumudiniyoM kA saurabha aura parAga lekara basanta kA mAdaka sandhyAnila jhUmatA-sA baha rahA hai| chata ke uttara bhAga meM eka padmAkAra keli-sarovara banA hai| usake eka dala para sphaTika kI caukI bichA dI gayI hai aura usI para biThAkara aMjanA kI snAna karAyA jA rahA hai| sugandhita dUdha, navanIta, dahI tathA aneka prakAra ke gandhajaloM kI jhAriyA~ aura upaTanoM ke caSaka lekara Asa-pAsa dAsiyoM khar3I haiN| vasantamAlA aMga-lepa lagA-lagAkara aMjanA ko snAna karA rahI hai| keli sarovara ke kinAre gamaloM meM lagI bhUzAyinI callariyA~ havA ke hiloroM meM ur3atI huI idhara-udhara Dola rahI haiN| ve A-Akara aMjanA kI anAvRta bhujAoM, jaMghAoM, bA~hoM aura kaTibhAga meM lipaTa jAtI haiN| vaha una anAyAsa ur3a AtI latAoM ko vikala bA~hoM se vakSa meM cA~pakara una para apanA sArA pyAra u~Dela detI hai| eka apUrva ajJAta sukha kI siharana se bharakara usakA aMga-aMga jAne kitane maMgoM meM TUTa jAtA hai| unake choTe-choTe phUloM ko a~guliyoM ke bIca lekara vaha cUma letI hai-una mRdula DAloM aura nanhI- nanhI pattiyoM ko gAloM se, palakoM se halke-halke chuhalAtI hai| isa kSaNa usake pyAra ne sImA kho dI hai| bahirjagat kI lAja aura viveka jAne kahA~ pIche chUTa gayA hai| Asa-pAsa khar3I sakhiyA~ aura dAsiyA~ ha~sI- cuhala meM eka dUsarI se lipaTI jA rahI haiN| tabhI halke-te ha~sate hue vasanta ne madhura bhartsanA kI - muktidUta 41 Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "lerA bacapana abhI bhI chUTA nahIM hai, aMjana! ina nanhI-nanhI phUla-pattiyoM se khelane meM lagI hai ki mahAnA bhUla gayI hai| aise hI apanI bAlya-krIr3AoM meM rata hokara kisI dina kumAra pavanaMjaya ko mata bhUla baiThanA, nahIM to anartha ho jAegA!" kahakara vasanta khilakhilAkara haMsa pdd'ii| aMjanA eka beli ko gAla se lagAye kucha dera mugdha vibhoratA meM nata ho rhii| phira dhIme-se bolI-- "so mujhe kucha nahIM mAlUma hai, vasanta / para dekha rahI hU~-kitanA sarala hai ina nanhI-nanhI balgAriyoM kA pyAra yA maho hI apekSA bhI nI, sahaja hI Akara mujhase lipaTa rahI haiN| kisa janma kI AtmIyatA hai yaha? (rukakara) socatI hU~, kauna-sA pyAra hai jo isa pyAra se bar3A ho sakatA hai| kyA manuSya kA prema isase bhI bar3A hai? para maiM kyA jAne vasanta, inase pare isa kSaNa mere lie kucha bhI spRhaNIya nahIM hai!" / kucha dera cupa rahakara phira mAno bhara Ate gale se bolI panikhila ko bhUlakara jo eka hI yAda raha jAegA, usakI ThIka-ThIka pratIti mujhe nahIM hai-para isa kSaNa isa pyAra se pare maiM kisI ko bhI nahIM jAnatI?" ___ "to vaha jAnane kI belA aba dUra nahIM haiM aMjana-lo uTho, isa Ara calakara kapar3e phno|" chata ke dakSiNa bhAga meM, khule AkAza ke nIce rala-jaTita khambhoMvAlI suhAga-zayyA bichI hai| candramA kI ujjvala kiraNoM se ratnoM meM prabhA kI taraMgeM uTha-uTakara vilIna ho rahI haiN| mAno vaha zayyA kisI nIla jaladhi-velA meM taira rahI hai| zayyA para kacanAra aura campaka puSpI kI rAziyA~ bichI haiN| usakI jhAlaroM meM kesaravAle puNDarIka jhUla rahe haiN| pala~ga ke ratna-daNDoM para cAroM ora kunda-puSpoM se unI jAliyoM kI masaharI jhUla rahI hai| palaMga ke zIrSa ke caukhaTa para candrakAnta maNiyoM kI jhAlareM laTakI haiM; cA~da kI kiraNoM kA yoga pAkara una maNiyoM meM se bhInI-bhInI jala kI phuhAre jhara rahI haiN| aura vahIM pAsa hI indranIla zilA ke pharza para cAroM ora sakhiyoM aura dAliyoM se ghirI, suhAginI aMjanA kA zrRMgAra ho rahA hai| usa tarala jyotsnA-sI deha meM pIta kamaloM ke kaMsara se aMgarAga kiyA gayA hai| hatheliyoM aura pagaliyoM meM lodha kI reNu se mahAvara racI gayI hai| sandhyA kI sAgara-belA-sI baha ghanazyAma kezarAzi aisI nirbandha laharA rahI hai ki usa deha ke tarala taToM meM vaha sa~bhAle nahIM sNbhltii| isI se veNI gUMthane kA prayatna nahIM kiyA gayA hai; kevala mAnasarovara kI muktAoM kI tIna lar3iyoM se halkA-sA bA~dhakara use aTakA diyA gayA hai| lilAra aura gAloM ke kezapAza para se do lar3iyoM donoM ora ko kezapaTTiyoM ko bA~dhatI huI jAkara coTI ke mUla meM aTakI haiM; mauMga kI sindUra rekhA para se eka tIsarI lar3a jAkara una donoM se mila gayI hai| kAnoM meM nIlotpala pahanAye gaye haiN| ardhacandrAkAra lalATa para 42 :: mAktadUta Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gorocana aura candana se tathA stanoM para kAlAguru se vasantamAlA ne patra-lekhA racI haiN| mRNAla-tantuoM meM lAla kamala ke daloM ko bunakara banAyI gayI kaMcakI padma-korakoM se udbhinna vakSa-deza para bA~dha dI gyii| kalAiyoM para maNi-kaMkaNa aura phUloM ke gajare' pahanAye gaye aura bhujAoM para ratna-jaTita bhaja-bandha bA~dhe gye| gale meM ceMDUrya-maNi kA eka ati mahIna cA~danI-sA hAra dhAraNa karAyA gyaa| deha para zveta-nIla lahariye kA halkA-sA rezamI dukUla pahanA aura pairoM meM maNiyoM ke nUpura jhanajhanA utthe| vaizAkha kI pUrNimA kA yuvA candra, tamAla ke vanoM se Upara uThakkara, sampUrNa kalAoM se musakarA utthaa| apanI sArI pIlI mohinI navor3hA aMjanA ko sauMpakara aba vaha ujvala ho catA haiN| sura daMba-mandiroM ke dhavala zikhara para Akara vaha kucha ThiThaka gayA hai| mAno Aja vaha sahAgino aMjanA kA darpaNa bana jAnA cAhatA hai| jayamAlA jaba dapaNa lekara sAmane AyI, to aMjanA ne sambhramapUrvaka garadana ghumAkara cA~da kI ora dekhA aura musakarA diyaa| kapola-pAlI meM phailI huI smita rekhA, una A~khoM ke gahana kajarAre taTaroM meM jAne kitane rahasyoM se bharakara lIna ho gyii| zayana-kakSa ke jharokhoM se dazAMga dhUpa kI dhUna-lahareM Akara bAhara cA~danI kI taralatA meM taira rahI haiN| aMjanA ke kezoM para Akara mAno be sapanoM ke jAla buna rahI thor3I hI dera meM zRMgAra sampanna ho gyaa| dUsarI ora ke keli-sarovara ke pAsa dAsiyoM ne prayAla ke hiNDoloM ko puSpa-mAlAoM se chA diyA / cAroM ora dhirI sakhiyoM ke hAsa-parihAtta, vilAsa-vibhrama aura caMcala kaTAkSoM ke bIca aMjanA apanI sArI zobhA ko sameTa apanI dalakI palakoM kI koroM meM lIna ho rahI hai| apanI hI saurabha se mugdha padminI jaise jhukakara apane hI antara kI Akula karmiyoM meM apanA prativimya dekha rahI ho| indranIla zilA ke pharza meM jisa bAlA kI parachAI par3ha rahI hai, use aMjanA pahacAna nahIM pA rahI hai| kisa AtmIya-janahIna sAgarAnta kI vAsinI hai yaha ekAkinI jalakanyA aura lo, vaha chAyA to khoyI jA rahI hai; ananta laharoM meM, nAnA bhaMgoM meM TUTakara vaha chavi digantoM ke bhI pAra ho gayI hai| aMjanA kA samasta prANa usa bAlA ke lie athavA karuNA-vyathA se bhara AyA hai| cA~danI ke jala se Akula dizAoM ke sabhI choroM para vaha use khojatI bhaTaka rahI hai| para jahA~ taka dRSTi jAtI hai, caMcala laharoM ke sivA kahIM aura kucha nahIM hai| lahareM jo TUTa-TraTakara ananta meM bikhara jAtI haiN| sAre graha-nakSatra chavi kI ina taraMga-mAlAoM meM cUra-cUra hokara bikhara rahe haiN| janma aura maraNa se pare mukti ke bha~varoM para Atmotsarga kA utsava ho rahI hai| deza aura kAla kI paridhi nizcita ho gayI hai| sukha-daHkha, Ananda-viSAda kI sImA tirohita ho gayI hai| muktidUta :: 4 Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ...aura zUnya meM yaha kauna Aloka puruSa dikhAI par3a rahA hai, jisake caraNoM meM jA-jAkara ye antahIna lahareM nirvANa pA rahI haiM! ekAeka aMjanA ne zunya meM hAtha phailA diye| apane ho giranoM kI kAra se vaha cauMka utthii| vasantamAlA ne pIche se use thAma liyaa| paricayahIna, bhaTakI citavana se vaha vasanta ko dekha utthii| phira eka apUrva saMvedana kI marma-pIr3A una A~khoM kI kajarArI koroM meM bhara aayii| dekhakara vasanta nIrava ho gyii| citta usakA sTa ho gayA aura cAhakara bhI bola nahIM phUTa paayaa| pUrNa ceta Ate hI aMjanA ko romAMca ho AyA, kapoloM para pasInA jhalaka utthaa| pragAr3ha lajjA se mAno vaha apane hI meM muMdI jA rahI hai ki agale hI kSaNa vaha paravaza hokara lur3haka par3I-basantamAlA ke vakSa pr| ____ "aMjana, mujhase hI lAja A rahI hai Aja tujhe?" "jIjI...bahuta dinoM kA mUlA sambodhana Aja phira hoThoM para A gayA hai-anAyAsa, kSamA kara denA, jiijii| para Aja tama bar3I hI bar3I laga rahI ho| tumheM chor3akara Aja kahIM zaraNa nahIM hai-isI se kaha rahI huuN| bIca dhArA meM mujhe asahAya chor3akara calI mata jaanaa| apanI aMjanA kA pAgalapana to tuma sadA se jAnatI ho-phira kyA Aja bhI kSamA nahIM kara dogI, jIjI?" aMjanA kI jhukI huI palaka para bikhara AyI halkI-sI keza-laTa ko u~galI se haTAte hue vasanta ne kahA "isI se to kaha rahI hU~ aMjana, ki apanI cira dina kI usa jIjI se bhI yoM lAja karegI?" "tumase nahIM jIjI, apanI hI lAja se bharI jA rahI huuN| apanI hI hInatA para mana karuNA aura anutApa se bharA A rahA hai| dene ko kyA hai mere pAsa, jIjI, tumhIM batAo na?" "chiH merI pagalI aMjana..." kahate-kahate vasanta kA galA bhI harSa ke pulaka se bhara aayaa| aura bhI dulAra se aMjanA ke zithila ho par3e zarIra ko usane vakSa se cA~pa liyaa| bhasaca kaha rahI hU~ jIjI, merA mana mere vaza meM nahIM hai| aura rUpa? yaha to TUTa-TUTakara bikharA jA rahA hai; dhUla-miTTI huA jA rahA hai! zrRMgAra-sajjA ke chadma-bandhana meM bA~dhakara ise, una caraNoM para car3hAne ko kahatI ho jIjI? kyA kSaNoM ke isa chala se una caraNoM ko pAyA jA sakegA? aura yadi pA bhI gayo-to ke dina rakha sakU~gI?" "kaisI bAteM karatI hai, aMjanaH jita aMjanA ke divya rUpa ko pAne ke lie, svarga ke devatA payaloka meM janma pAne ko tarasa jAe~, usI aMjanA ke hRdaya kA yaha amRta Aja usakI samarpaNa kI aMjuliyoM meM bhara AyA hai! dekhU, vaha kauna-sA 44 :: muktidUta Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ puruSArtha hai, jo rUpa ke isa akUla samudra ko pAra kara, nAza kI majhadhArA se Upara uThakara, hRdaya ke isa amRta ko prApta kara legA! mAnasarovara kI viruddhagAminI laharoM para tairanevAle kumAra pavanaMjaya ke mAna kI parIkSA hai Aja rAta... " ___ aMjanA kI samasta deha pighalakara mAno utsagaM ke padma para, eka adRzya jalakaNikA mAtra banI raha jAnA cAhatI hai| vasanta ke vakSa para simaTakara vaha gA~Tha huI jA rahI hai| usane bolatI huI vasanta ke hoThoM para hathelI dAba dI. "nA...nA...nA...basa karo jiijii| merI kSudratA ko zaraNa do jiijii| kahA~ hai hRdaya-jo usakI bAta kaha rahI ho| mana, prANa, hRdaya-sarvasva hAra gayI hU~! apane ko pakar3a pAne ke sAre prayala viphala ho gaye haiN| isI se pUcha rahI hU~ ki kyA dekara una caraNoM ko pA saku~gI? maiM to sarvahArA ho gayI hU~, kSaNa-kSaNa miTI jA rahI hU~, mujha para dayA karo na, jojI!" aura tabhI usa ora ke keli-sarovara se sakhiyoM ke caMcala hAsya kA rava sunAI pdd'aa| ki itane meM hI lIlA kI taraMgoM-sI sakhiyA~ isa ora daur3a aayiiN| "uTho sanI, khelane ke lie bAlikA aMjana ko jAne do-hiNDole kI peMgeM usakI rAha dekha rahI haiM!" kahakara basanta ne aMjanA ko donoM hAthoM se jhakajhorakara ekadama halkA kara denA caahaa| cAroM ora ghira AyI sakhiyoM ne sindhuvAra aura malikA ke phUloM se aMjanA kA abhiSeka kara diyA / 'yuvarAjJI aMjanA kI jaya' --mUdu kaNThoM kA samaveta svara hayA meM gUMja gayA / jayamAlA ne eka utphulla kumudoM kI mAlA aMjanA ke gale meM DAla do| yasanta ke hAtha ke sahAre uThakara aMjanA calI-dhIra-gambhIra aura sambhrama se bhrii| cAroM ora sakhiyA~ aura dAsiyA~ jhaka-jhukakara calaiyA~ le rahI haiN| isa sAre rUpa, zrRMgAra, sajjA se Upara uThakara saundarya kI eka mukta vibhA-sI vaha cala rahI hai| cA~da usa saundarya kA darpaNa na bana sakA-vaha usakA bhAmaNDala bana jAne ko usake keza-pAza kI laharoM para A khar3A huA hai; para vahA~ bhI jaise Thahara nahIM pA rahA hai| kali-sarovara ke eka ora ke daloM ke Upara hokara hiNDolA jhUla rahA hai| hiNDole ke eka kone meM bAyIM pIThikA ke sahAre, eka moliyA raMga ke rezamI upadhAna para kuhanI TikAye, gAla eka hathelI para dharakara aMjanA baiThI hai| sahaja saMkocavaza kucha mur3e-se donoM jAna usane apane hI nIce sameTa liye haiN| pAsa ho dAyIM pIThikA ke sahAre vasantamAlA baiMTI hai| kucha sakhiyA~ hiNDole ke Asa-pAsa khar3I hokara haule-haule jhUlA de rahI haiN| bar3I hI kopala rAgiNiyoM se ve gIta gA rahI haiN| una rAgoM kI mUcchA pavana para car3hakara dizAoM ke taTa chU AtI hai| bar3hate hue ullAsa ke sAtha rAgoM kA AlApa bar3hatA hI jAtA hai| keli-sarovara ke usa ora hArathaSTi bA~dhakara khar3I sakhiyA~ nAnA bhaMgoM meM nRtya kara utthiiN| maMjIroM kI pahalI hI raNakAra se antarikSa ke tAroM meM jhaMkAra bhara gyii| muktidUta :: 5 Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vINA, mRdaMga aura jala-taraMga kI svarAvaliyoM para samudra kI laharoM kA saMgIta utarane lagA: antara ke kitane hI loka eka sAtha jAga utthe| vAyu kI taraMgoM-sI ve tancaMgI bAlAe~, saMgIta ke tAloM para, zunya meM citra banAne lgii| ardha unmIlita nayanoM se, dehayaSTi ko aneka bhaMgiyoM meM tor3akara, unhoMne hAtha jor3akara apane Apako nivedita kiyaa| deha kA sArA sthUla rUpa-lAvaNya saundayaM kI kucha hI sUkSma rekhAoM meM simaTakara jAjvalya ho utthaa| 'bAdala-belA', 'mayUrI-nRtya', 'vasanta-lIlA', 'anaMga-pUjA', 'praNayAbhisAra', 'sAgara-manyana' Adi aneka nRtya kramazaH ve bAlAe~ racatI gyiiN| aMjanA kI kI mAra gayA aura saMgIta kA murchanA meM vibhora ho A~kheM / mUMda letI aura kabhI AkAza kI ora dRSTi uThAye apane hAtha ke lIlA-kamala ko u~galiyoM ke bIca nacAtI huI graha-nakSatroM kI gatiyoM se khelane lgtii| ekAeka usakI najara keli-sarovara ke jala meM par3ate tAroM ke pratibimba para jA pdd'tii| iMSata . jhukakara hAtha ke lIlA-kamala se vaha jala kI sataha ko jhakajhora detI / graha-nakSatroM ke bimba ulaTa-palaTa ho jaate| yaha khilakhilAkara ha~sa pdd'tii| pAsa khar3I sakhiyA~ acaraja meM bharI dekhatI raha jaatii| kabhI aMjanA kI ve lIlAvita bhauheM kaoNcata ho jAtI to kabhI gambhIra! to kabhI eka nirdoSa kautuka te vaha musakarA detii| mAno Aja niyati se hI vinoda karane ko vaha utara par3I haiN| siMhapaura para naubata baja utthii| rAta kA dUsarA pahara Arambha ho gyaa| sAmane dRSTi par3I-gulAbI kaMcukiyoM se ba~dhe ubhinna vakSa deza para, hAthoM kI aMjuliyoM meM sarvasva utsarga karatI huI, mudrita-nayana bAlAe~ samapaMNa ke bhaMgoM meM nata ho gyiiN| maMjIroM ko raNakAra nIrava ho gyii| saMgIta kI DUbatI huI surAvaliyA~ dizAoM ke upakUloM meM jAkara so gyiiN| eka-eka kara saba bAlAe~ tirohita ho gyiiN| aTArI ke dakSiNavAle reliMga para aMjanA aura vasanta khar3I haiM-chAyAmUrtiyoM-sI maun| vizAla rAjaprAMgaNa ke cAroM ora sannATA chA gayA hai| nIravatA saghana ho rahI hai| AkAza ke asaMkhya tAroM kI utsuka A~kheM isa chata para TakaTakI lagAye haiN| cAroM ora nispanda, apataka pratIkSA bichI hai| udyAna kI yana-rAjiyoM meM se, keli-gRhoM ke dvAroM meM se, nArikela-bana ke antarAloM se, latA-maNDapoM ke dvAroM se, sarovara tara ke kadalI aura mAdhavI-kuMjoM se, deva-mandiroM ke zikharoM para se, saudhamAlAoM kI cuTTAoM se-mAno koI AnevAlA hai: andhakAra meM se koI chAyA-mati AtI dikhAI par3atI hai aura phira kahIM chAyA cA~danI kI A~khamicaulI meM kho jAtI hai| dakSiNa samIra ke alasa jhoMke meM z2aru-mAlAe~ marmarita hotI rahatI haiN| vaha zUnyatA aura bhI nibir3a, aura bhI gambhIra ho jAtI haiN| ___'puNDarIka' sarovara ke gulmoM meM se kabhI koI ekAkI meMDhaka TaraTarA uThatA hai, 46 :: muktidUta Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ koI jala-jantu vicitra svara kara uThatA hai| sarovara kI sataha para se koI ekAkI bichur3A paMchI ur3atA huA nikala jAtA hai; pAnI chapa-up bola uThatA hai| jhillI kA rakha isa zUnyatA ke hRdaya kA saMgIta vana gayA haiN| kabhI-kabhI dUra para, praharI ke kaTa zabda kI dhvani, stabdhatA ko bhI bhayAvaha banA detA hai| suhAga-zayyA ke sAmaneyAle vAtAyana meM aMjanA cupa baiThI hai| pAsa ke liMga para basanta khAmoza tuSTI para hAtha dekara baiThI hai| nayI jhAlI huI dhUpa se dhUma-lahariyA~ aura bhI vega se ur3a rahI haiN| cAroM ora maNi-mANikoM kI jhalamala AbhA meM nAnA bhoga-sAmagriyoM dIpita haiM! sphaTika kI citramayI caukiyoM para ratnoM kI jhAriyA~ zobhita haiN| kaMcana ke zAloM meM vividha phala aura puSpahAra saje haiN| aneka zrRMgAra ke upAdAnoM se bharI ratna-maMjUSAe~ khulI par3I haiN| basantamAlA ne kamare meM ghUmakara dIpAdhAroM ke dIpoM kI jota ko aura bhI U~cA uThA diyaa| suhAga-seja ke cAroM ora ke dhUpa-dAnoM meM navIna dhUpa DAla diyaa| zUnya zayyA meM jA-jAkara dhana-lahareM visarjita hone lgii| sahAginI kI pratIkSA le Akala nayana AkAza meM lauTate hI cale gye...| aura taru-pallAvoM kI 'dula-pala' meM tAre khila-khilAkara ha~sa pdd'e| cauMda ThIka saudha ke zikhara para A gayA hai| cUr3A ke ratna-dIpa meM se kAnti kI nIlI-harI kiraNeM jhara rahI haiN| dUra para kumAra pavanaMjaya ke 'ajitaMjaya prAsAda' kA zikhara dIkha rahA hai| usa para aSTamI ke cakra candra-sA aruNa ratnadIpa udbhAsita hai| jarA jhukakara dhIre se vasanta ne kahA-"dekha rahI ho aMjanA, vaha ratanArI cUr3A-yahI hai 'ajitaMjaya prAsAda'!" : vasanta ke iMgita para anAyAsa aMjanA kI A~kheM usa ora uTha gyiiN| para darpa kI yaha bhU-lekhA jaise vaha jhela na skii| cAhakara bhI phira uma ora dekhane kA sAhasa vaha na kara skii| kAla kA pravAha anAhata cala rahA hai| jIvana kSaNa-pala ghar3iyoM meM kaNa-kaNa bikharakara avaza baha rahA hai| yaha jo Asa-pAsa saba stabdha-sthira dIkha rahA hai, yaha saba usa pravAha meM sUkSma rUpa se atIta aura vyaya ho rahA hai; saba caMcala haiM aura kSaNa-kSaNa miTa rahA hai, aura nava-navIna rUpoM meM nava-navIna icchAoM aura ucchvAsoM ke sAtha phira uTha rahA hai| saba kucha apane Apa meM pariNamanazIla hai| AtmA ke antarAla meM cirantana bichoha kI vyathA nirantara ghanI ho rahI haiN| ki lo, siMha-paura para tIsare pahara ko naubata baja utthii| phira havA ke jhoMke meM taru-mAlAe~ marmarA uThI aura tAre phira khilakhilAkara haMsa pdd'e| antarikSa meM raha-rahakara eka nIrava dhvani gUMja uThatI hai.-'nahIM Aye nahIM Aye!! nahIM Aye!!!" rAta Dhala rahI hai| tAre baha rahe haiM, cA~da baha rahA hai, bAdala baha rahe haiM; AkAza baha rahA hai, pRthvI baha rahI hai, havAe~ baha rahI haiM, andhakAra aura prakAza baha rahe haiM | aura isI pravAha meM cetanA bhI avaza baha rahI hai| para bhItara saMvedana ko eka akhaNDa jota jala rahI hai jo isa pravAha ko cIrakara Upara AnA cAhatI hai, pariNamana ke muktidUta :: 47 Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ina sAre julUsoM ko jo apane bhItara tadAkAra aura vidrUpa kara lenA cAhatI hai| deza kI dIvAroM meM vaha bandino TakarA rahI hai, pachAr3eM khA rahI hai| aura Upara maNi-mANikA kI nAnAvarNI prathA meM mAyA ko citralIlA avirAma cala rahI hai| saMsAra cakra satata gatizIla hai- / ki lo, rAta ke caughe pahara kI naubata baja utthii| praznacihna-sI sajaga, apane Apa meM cinmaya lau-sI bAlA aMjanA vAtAyana meM beTI hai; isake ba vaha nitAnta nirAdhAra, asahAya aura akelI hai-nija rUpa meM ramaNazIla reliMga para se uThakara usake pAsa jAne kI vasanta kI himmata nahIM hai|... dekhate-dekhate pazcima ke vAnIra- vanoM meM cA~da pANDura hotA dIkha pdd'aa| tAre kSINa hokara DUbane lage zayanakakSa ke dIpAdhAroM meM sugandhita teloM ke pradIpa manda ho gye| dhUpa dAnoM para koI virala dhUmra-laharI zUnya meM ulajhI raha gayI hai| kevala maNi-dvIpoM kI mlAna, zItala vibhA meM vaha vipula bhoga- sAmagriyoM se dIpta suhAga ko utsava-rAtri kumhalA rahI haiN| asparzita zayyA kI campaka-kacanAra sajjA malina ho gayI / kunda puSpoM kI masaharI jala-sIkaroM meM bhIgakara jhara gayI hai| pUjA kI sAmagrI ThukarAyI huI, hataprabha zUnya una thAloM meM unmana par3I hai| saba kucha anaMgIkRta, avamAnita, viphala par3A raha gyaa| pujAriNI svayaM cira pratIkSA kI pratimA banI jharokhe meM baiThI raha gayI hai| eka gambhIra parAjaya, avasannatA, mlAnatA cAroM ora phailI hai! aura bhItara kakSa kI zayyA para AtmA kI agni-zikhA nagna hokara loTa raho hai / sandhyA meM sIr3hiyoM para bichAye gaye praphulla kumudiniyoM ke pA~car3e achUte hI kumhalA gaye ! para vaha nahIM AyA isa suhAga-rAtra kA atithi nahIM AyA ! aura lo, rAja prAMgaNa kI prAcIroM ke pAra lAmracUr3a bola uThA / 8 rAjaparikara meM bijalI kI taraha khabara phaila gayI - "deva pavanaMjaya ne navapariNItA yuvarAjJI aMjanA kA parityAga kara diyA !" aura dina car3hate-na-car3hate sampUrNa Adityapura nagara isa saMvAda ko pAkara stabdha ho gayA / utsava ko dhArA ekAeka bhaMga ho gyo| prAtaHkAla hI rAjamandira se lagAkara nagara ke cAroM toraNoM taka bAgha, gIta-nRtya kI jo maMgaladhvaniyA~ uThane lagI thIM, ve anAyAsa eka gambhIra udAsI meM DUba garmI prajJA dvArA sAta dina ke lie Ayojita vivAhotsava ke upalakSya meM nagara meM jahA~-tahA~ toraNa, maNDapa, vediyA~ racI gayI thIM I 48 :: muktidUta Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aneka latA-phUla, vanaspatiyoM ke dvAra bane the; dhvajAoM aura vandanavAroM ke siMgAra se nagara chA gayA thA usa sArI sajAvaTa meM eka gaharA sannATA gU~ja rahA hai| mAno niyati kA vyaMgya - aTTahAsa antahIna ho gayA hai| kevala bar3e-bar3e kA~se ke dhUpa- dAnoM meM jahA~-tahA~ sugandhita dhUpa kA dhUmra mauna mauna laharAtA sA uTha rahA hai| mandiroM ke pUjA-pATha aura ghaNTA - rava ekAeka muka ho gaye / devatAoM kI bItarAga pASANa pratimAe~ bhI adhika vItarAgatA ke rahasya se bharakara musakarA utthiiN| nAgarikoM meM cAroM aura apAra Azcarya, nirAnanda aura kautUhala chA gayA hai| rAja- prAMgaNa meM gambhIra AtaMka kA sannATA phailA hai| rAjamandiroM para bane viSAda kA AvaraNa par3a gayA hai| prAsAdamAlAoM ke chajjoM para kevala kabUtaroM kI guTura guTura sunAI par3atI hai, jo usa udAsI ko aura bhI saghana aura mArmika banA detI hai| siMhapaura para kevala samaya-sUcaka naubata kAla ke anivAra cakra kI nirmama sUcanA detI hai / manuSya kI vANI hI Aja mAno aparAdhinI bana gayI haiN| kabhI koI ekAkinI pratihArI, vizAla rAja- prAMgaNa ko pAra kara eka saudha se dUsare saudha ko jAtI dikhAI par3atI haiN| jIvana, karma, vyApAra, ceSTA saba jar3IbhUta ho gayA hai| cAroM ora phailA hai AtaMka, aparAva, kSobhA roSa - samasta rAja-kula ke prANa vikala pazcAttApa se hAya-hAya kara uThe haiN| nAgarikAoM aura kula-kanyAoM ke cakSa meM eka zabdahIna rulAI gU~ja rahI haiN| prANa-prANa ke taToM meM jAkara akalpita duHkha kI yaha kathA azeSa ho gayI hai / yaha saba isalie ki yaha koI ur3atI huI qhabara nahIM thii| yaha kumAra pavanaMjaya dvArA svayaM ghoSita kI gayI ghoSaNA thI / kumAra kI jisa gupta pratihArI ne unakI nizcita AjJAoM ke anusAra isa ghoSaNA ko nagara meM phailAyA, usake pAsa eka likhita patrikA thI jisa para kumAra ke hastAkSara the| havA ke vega se pratihArI ghUma gyii| loga avAk raha gaye aura dekhate-dekhate pratihArI gAyaba ho gyii| prajA meM -zruti kI taraha yaha bAta prasiddha hai ki deva pavanaMjaya kI haTha TalatI nahIM hai: unakA vacana patthara kI lakIra hotA hai| phira vaha to lipibaddha ghoSaNA thI- jo kumAra ne svayaM AgrahapUrvaka prakAzita kI thI / jana- mahAdevI ketumatI ke A~suoM kA tAra nahIM TUTa rahA hai| Asa-pAsa AtmIya, kuTumbI, parijana, dAsiyA~ bArambAra sambodhana ke hAtha uThAkara raha jAte haiN| bola kisI kA phUTa nahIM pAtA hai| kyA kahakara smjhaaeN| saba nirvAkU haiM aura hRdaya sabhI ke ruddha haiN| mahArAja prahlAda rAja- mantriyoM ke sAtha savere se mantraNA - gRha meM banda haiN| pramukha aura bhItara se ruddha hai, ghaNToM ho gaye nahIM khulaa| mahArAja ne sabere hI svayaM mahAmantrI saumitradeva ko bhejA thA ki jAkara ve pavanaMjaya ko livA laaeN| para mahAmantrI nirAza muktidUta : 41 Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lauTe; kumAra apane mahala meM nahIM the| mahArAja svayaM pAlakI para car3hakara gye| 'ajitaMjaya-prAsAda' kA eka-eka kakSa mahArAja ghUma gaye para kumAra kA kahIM patA nahIM thaa| azvazAlA meM pavanaMjaya kA priyatama turaMga 'baiMjayanta' apanI jagaha para nahIM thaa| mahala ke dvAra ke donoM ora pratihAriyoM katAra bA~dhe nata khar3I thiiN| mahArAja ke pAchane para sira uThAye aura bhaya se tharatharAtI huI vai paka raha gyiiN| ve ro par3IM aura bola na skiiN| mahArAja udAsa hokara lauTa aaye| cAroM dizAoM meM sainika daur3Aye gaye, para dina ibane taka bhI koI saMvAda nahIM aayaa| aura viSAda ke bAdaloM se Dhakakara jaba Asa-pAsa kA sArA rAja-vaibhava mAno bhU-luNThita ho gayA hai, taba yaha 'ratnakUTa-prAsAda' isa sabake bIca khar3A hai-vaisA hI acala, unnata, dIpta ratnoM se jagamagAtA huA! isakA teja jarA bhI manda nahIM huA hai| dina kI cilacilAtI dhUpa meM baha aura bhI prakhara, aura bhI prajvalita hotA gayA hai| koI kAntimAna tAga kI mAno samAdhistha hai| kaThoM ko vItarAga musakarAhaTa meM eka gahana rahasyamayI karuNA hai| parijanoM kI A~sU-bharI A~kheM dhUpa meM dahakate usa zikhara kI ora uThatI haiM, para Thahara nahIM pAtI; dulaka jAtI haiM, aura A~sU sUkha jAte haiN| isa pracalita agni-mandira ke pAsa jAne kA sAhasa kisI ko nahIM ho rahA hai| sAre manoM kI karuNA, vyAkulatA, sahAnubhUti aneka dhArAoM meM usake Asa-pAsa cakkara khAtI huI lupta ho jAtI haiN| dAsiyA~ aura pratihAriyA~ mahala kI sIr3hiyoM aura khaNDoM meM paheliyA~ sujhAtI huI baiThI haiM-para Upara jAne kI himmata nahIM hai| chatavAle usI zayana-kakSa meM bIca ke billaurI siMhAsana kI dAyIM poThikA ke sahAre aMjanA adhaleTI hai| pAsa hI baiThI hai udAsa vasantaH ro-rokara ceharA usakA mlAna ho gayA hai aura A~kheM lAla ho gayI haiN| pIche khar3I ratnamAlA mayUra-paMkha kA vipula vijana dhIre-dhIre zala rahI hai| aMjanA kI deha para se rAga-siMgAra, AbharaNa mAno Apa hI ipare par3a rahe haiN| unheM utArane kI ceSTA nahIM kI gayI hai, ve to niSprabha hokara jaise Apa hI gira rahe haiN| aura jaba ve pahanAye gaye the taba bhI kaba saceSTatA ke sAtha sa~bhAle gaye the| suSamA ke usa sarovara meM vai to Apa hI tairane lage the aura dhanya ho gaye the| dinabhara Aja khulI chata meM zayyA ke pAsa baiTha, aMjanA ne sUryasnAna kiyA hai| usameM sAre ratnAbharaNa aura kusumAbharaNa usa deha se uThatI jvAlAoM meM galita-vigalita hote gaye haiN| aba sA~jha hote-hote vasanta kA vaza calA hai ki vaha use uThAkara kakSa meM le Ayo hai| billaurI siMhAsana para sarovara ke jala-binduoM se Ardra, sadhaH tor3e hue kamala ke pattoM kI zacyA bichAkara usa para aMjanA ko uttane liTAnA cAhA, para vaha baiThI hai| pAsa hI mAnA kI cauko para panne ke caSakoM meM kapUra, muktA aura candana It :: muktidRta Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke rasa bhare rakha hai; para una agana lepa nahI sviikaaraa| sumAMya atA aura rasoM kI jhAriyA~ mu~ha tAkatI raha gyiiN| ratnamAlA ne kala ghumA dI; panne ke kalpa-vRkSoM se nikalakara zItala sugandhita nIhAra-loka kamare meM chA gyaa| aMjanA ke taptojjvala mukha para apAra zAnti hai| galita-svarNa-sI pasIne kI dhAreM kahIM-kahIM usa aruNAbhA meM sUkha rahI haiN| saghana barauniyoM ke bhItara dhana pallava-pracchAya kisI atalAnta vanya vApikA ke jala-sI ye oNrane kabhI uThakara laharA jAtI haiM aura phira hulaka jAtI haiN| aMjanA ke mAthe para halke se hAtha pheratI huI vasanta bolI___ "aMjana, tere hRdaya ke amata taka nahIM pahuMca sakA yaha abhAgA puruSa! isI se to jhaiMjhalAhaTa kI eka Thokara zunya meM mArakara vaha calA gayA hai|...pr nArI kI deha lekara kahate-kahate phira basanta kA galA bhara AyA; vihala hokara usane aMjanA ko apanI goda meM khIMca liyA aura usakA mukha vakSa meM bhara maiMdI A~khoM ke ve bar3e-bar3e palaka cUma liye| usa USmA meM aMjanA kI ve sugola sarala oNkheM bharapUra khulakara vasanta ko apane antarloka meM khIMca le gyiiN| __ "bhUla ho gayI hai jIjI, mujhI se bhUla ho gayI hai| maiMne apanI A~khoM se dekhA thA kala rAta-usa indranIla zilA ke farza meM! chAyA kI usa kanyA ko maiM apane sukha-suhAga ke garva meM pahacAna na skii| para maiM hI abhAginI to thI vaha ! TUTatI hI gayI-TUTatI hI gyii| ananta laharoM meM cUra-cUra hokara maiM bikhara gyii| aura maiMne dekhA, ve Aloka ke caraNa A rahe haiN| para maiM pahu~ca na sakI jIjI una tk| dekho na ve to cale hI A rahe haiM, para maiM cUra-cUra huI jA rahI huuN| dekho na jIjI maiM abhaagin|" kahate-kahate apane donoM hAtha aMjanA ne zunya meM uThA diye| aura vasanta ne dekhA, usakI A~khoM se A~sU avirAma jhara rahe haiN| lagA ki vaha dhvani mAno kisI sudUra kI gambhIra upatyakA se A rahI thii| __ "aMjana-merI pyArI aMjana! yaha kaisA unmAda ho gayA haiM tujhe? merI aMjana..." kahate-kahate vasanta ne aMjanA ke donoM uThe hue hAthoM ko bar3I muzkila se sameTakara, phira usake cehare ko apane vakSa meM dAba liyaa| "para jIjI bhUla muDI se huI hai| bAra-bAra tumane mana kI bAta kahanI cAhI hai-para na kaha sakI huuN| moha kI mUrchA meM apanI tucchatA ko bhUla baiThI, isI se yaha aparAdha ho gayA hai, jIjI! dekho na; ve caraNa to cale hI A rahe haiM, para maiM hI naSTa huI jA rahI hU~-TUTI jA rahI huuN| una caraNoM ke Ane taka yadi cUka hI jAU~ to merA aparAdha unase nivedana kara, mero ora se kSamA mAMga lenA, jIjI!" bhaktidanna :: Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vasanta se volA nahIM gyaa| usane aMjanA kA bolatA huA mu~ha aura bhI bhIMcakara chAtI meM dAba liyA, phira dhIme se kahA-.. "cupa...cupa...cupa kara aNjnii|" kucha kSaNa eka gaharI zAnti kamare meM vyApa gyo| taba aMjanA ko apanI goda para dhIme se liTAkara, basanta halke hAtha se usake lalATa para candana-kapUra aura muktA-rasa kA lepa karane lgii| yaha hai kumAra pavanaMjaya kA 'ajitaMjaya-prAsAda' / rAjaputra ne apane cira dina ke sapanoM ko isameM rUpa diyA hai| abodha bAlapana se hI kumpA meM eka jigIyA gAnA ThI thI-vaha vijetA hogaa| vaya-vikAsa ke sAtha yaha utkaNThA eka mahattvAkAMkSA kA rUpa letI gyii| jJAna-darzana ne sRSTi kI virATatA kA vAtAyana khola diyaa| yuvA kumAra kI vijayAkAMkSA sImA se pAra ho calI : vaha mana-hI-mana socatA-vaha nikhilezvara hogA-vaha tIrthakara hogA! isa mahala meM kumAra ne apane unhIM sapanoM ko sAMgopAMga kiyA hai| mahArAja ne putra kI icchAoM ko sAkAra karane meM kucha bhI nahIM uThA rkhaa| vipula dravya kharca kara, ddhIpAntaroM ke zreSTha kalAkAroM aura zilpiyoM dvArA isa mahala kA nirmANa huA dUra para vijayArddha kI uttuMga zRMga-mAlAe~ AkAza kI nIlimA meM antardhAna ho rahI haiN| aura unake pRSTha para khar3A hai yaha garvonnata 'ajitaMjaya-prAsAda'-apanI svarNa-cUr3AoM se vijayArtha kI coTiyoM kA mAna mardana karatA huaa| pArvatya-pradeza ke ThIka sImAnta para, jahA~ se samatala bhUmi Arambha hotI hai, eka vistRta TIle para mahala banA hai| rAja-mandira se yahA~ taka Ane ke lie vizeSa rUpa se eka sar3aka banI hai| dUsarA koI rAstA yahA~ nahIM pahu~ca sktaa| mahala ke sAmane U~ce tanevAlI saghana vRkSarAjiyoM se bharA eka ramya udyAna hai| aura usake ThIka pIche, pAdamUla meM hI A lagA hai vaha pahAr3iyoM se bharA bIhar3a jaMgala / kisI prAcIra yA muMDera se use alaga nahIM kiyA gayA hai| mahala ke pUrvIya vAtAyana ThIka usI para khulate haiN| kRtrima kA yaha sImAnta hai, aura prakRti kA aarmbh| ThIka mahata kI parikhA para ve bhayAvanI vanya-jhAr3iyoM jhuka AyI haiN| mahala ko cAroM ora se gherakara yaha jo kRtrima parikhA banI haiM, vaha dekhane meM vilakula prAkRtika-sI lagatI haiN| bar3e-bar3e bhImAkAra zilAkhaNDa aura caTTAneM usake kinAre asta-vyasta mikhare haiM, jinameM palAsa aura karaudoM kI ghanI jhAr3iyA~ ugI haiN| vizada parikhA ke andara harA-nIlA purAtana 5!! :: mukti Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jala bArahoM mahIne bharA rahatA haiM; bar3e-bar3e kachue, ajagara, maccha aura kekar3e usameM tairate dikhAI par3ate haiN| . isa pArekhA ke bIca kajala aura bhUre pASANoM ke ATha vizAla diggajoM kI kurasI banI hai, jisa para 'vijetA' kA yaha prAsAda jhUla rahA hai| nau khaNDoM ke isa mahala meM cAroM ora agaNita dvAra-khir3akiyA~ sadA khulI rahatI haiM, jinameM se Ara-pAra jhA~katA huaA AkAza mAno khaNDa-khaNDa hotA dikhAI par3atA hai| aneka pArvatya nadiyoM ke pravAhoM meM par3e hue, nirantara laharoM ke jala-saMghAta se citrita hare, nIle, jAmunI aura bhUre pASANoM se isa mahala kA nirmANa huA hai| pahale hI khaNDa meM cAroM ora pahala kI gherakara jo mekhalA-so gavAkSa-mAlA banI hai, usake sambaloM meM sapta dhAtu kI moTI-moTI khasAe~ laTaka rahI haiM, jo kurasI ke diggajoM ke kumbhasthaloM ko bA~dha hae haiN| mahala ke sarvocca khaNDa para paMca meruoM ke pratIka svarUpa sone ke pA~ca bhavya zikhara haiM, jina para kezariyA dhvajAroM ur3a rahI haiN| sAmane kI ora parikhA ko pATatA huA jo mahala kA praveza-dvAra hai, unake donoM ora sajIva-se laganevAle sone ke vizAla siMha bane haiN| pIche ke vanya-pradeza meM dUra para kucha pahAr3iyoM se ghirI eka prAkRtika jhIla par3I hai| guhAoM meM dAratI huI pAnI kI jhiriyA banoM meM hokara jholAma AtI rahatI hai, jisase jhIla kA pAnI kabhI sUkhatA nahIM hai| jhIla ke donoM ora ke taTabhAgoM meM saghana aTaviyoM phailI haiN| mahala ke pUrvIya vAtAyana para khar3e hokara dekhA jA sakatA hai ki kabhI cA~danI rAta meM yA phira kisI zizira kI dopaharI meM siMha jhIla ke kinAre pAnI pIne Ate haiN| vaha pradeza prAyaH nirjana-sA hai, kyoMki vahIM se vijayA kI ke durgama khAiyA~ aura vikara araNya-vIthiyA~ zurU ho gayI haiM-jo Asa-pAsa ke jana-samAja meM prAyaH agamya mAnI jAtI haiM aura jinake sambandha meM loka meM taraha-taraha kI rahasya-bharI kathAeM pracalita haiN| bhaya aura mRtyu kI ghATiyoM para Aruddha yaha 'jetA' kA svapna-durga hai| deva pavanaMjaya yahA~ akele rahate haiM-sirpha kucha pratihAriyoM ke sAtha / puruSa yahA~ vahI akelA hai-dUsarA koI nhiiN| dizAe~ usakI sahacariyoM aura sapane usake saathii| pau abhI nahIM phaTI hai| pratihAriyA~ dAlAna meM U~gha rahI haiN| dvAra ke siMha se saTakara jo puruSa sIr3hiyoM para baiThA hai, vaha akhaNDa rAta jAgatA baiThA rahA hai| abhI-abhI savere kI tAjI havA meM usakI A~kha jhapaka gayI hai| acAnaka ghor3e kI TApa sunakara vaha puruSa cauMkA / usane garadana Upara uThAkara dekhaa| vor3e se utarakara pavanaMjaya kSaNa-bhara sahama rhe| phira eka jhaTake ke sAtha ve Age bar3ha gaye aura durnivAra vega se mahala kI sor3hiyA~ car3ha gye| usI vega meM binA mur3a hI kahA __ "oha, prahasta! a...AA..." muktidUta :: 5:3 Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratihAriyAM har3abar3Akara uTI aura apane-apane sthAna para praNipAta meM nata ho gayoM / 'deva pavanaMjaya kI jaya' kA eka kAgala nAda geMda utthaa| usa bhavya dIvAnakhAne meM aneka stambhoM aura toraNoM ko pAra karate hue tIra ke aMga se pavanaMjaya sIdhe usa siMhAsana para jA pahuMce, jo usa sire para bIcoMbIca AsIna thaa| amUlya nAgamaNiyoM se isa siMhAsana kA nirmANa huA hai| mahAnIlamaNi ke bane nAgoM ke vipulAkAra phaNA-maNDala ne isa para chatra tAnA hai| jisameM gajamuktAoM kI jhAlareM laTaka rahI haiN| sahasa-nAga ke phanA aura varAhoM kI pITa para yaha uThA huA hai| paira ke pAyadAna ke nIce citakabare pASANoM ke do vizAla siMha jabAna nikAlakara baiThe haiM; aura kisI tIna Agneya maNi se banI unakI A~kheM AtaMka utpanna karatI rahatI haiN| siMhAsana kI mUla vedikA ke dAnoM aura jo kaTaghare bane haiM, unameM krama se sUrya aura candra kI anukRtiyA~ banI haiN| pIche kI dIvAra meM ranoM kA eka ucca vAtAyana hai, jisameM Adi cakravatI bharata ko eka vizAla sUryakAnta maNi kI pratibhA virAjamAna hai| usake pAdaprAnta meM cakra-ratna nAnAraMgI prabhAoM se jagamagAtA ghUma rahA hai| udhara udayAcala para 'ajitajaya-prAsAda' ke bhA-maNDala-sA sUrya udaya ho rahA chatra ke phaNA-maNDala para kuhanI rakhakara padhanaMjaya khar3e raha gye| sudRr3ha pralambamAna dehayaSTi para kacaca aura zastrAstra camaka rahe haiN| kacita alakAvali asta-vyasta vikharI hai aura usa para eka kumhalAye zveta vanya-phUloM kI mAlA par3I hai| lalATa para bAloM kI eka laTa donoM bhauMhoM ke bIca kuNDalI mArI huI nAgina-sI jhUla rahI hai; lAkha haTAne se bhI vaha haTatI nahIM hai| prahasta cupacApa pIche cale Aye the| unheM eka hAtha ke iMgita se Upara bulAte hue lAparavAha musakarAhaTa se pavanaMjaya bole___"Ao prahasta, kuzala to hai na...?" prahasta Upara car3hakara apane sadA ke Asana para baiTha gaye, dhIre se bole"sAdhuvAda pavana H kuzala to aba tumhArI kRpA ke adhIna hai| merI hI nahIM, samasta Adityapura ke rAjA aura prajA kI kuzala tumhAre bhrU-nikSepa kI bhikhAriNI bana gayI prahasta ne dekhA pavanaMjaya ke cehare para gahare saMgharSa kI chAyA hai| vaha zunya se jUjha rahA hai| apanI hI chAyA ke pIche vaha bhAga rahA hai| usake paira dharatI para nahIM haiM-vaha adhara meM hAtha-paira mAra rahA hai| vaha caTTAnoM se sira mArakara AyA hai| usakA aMga-aMga caMcala aura adhIra hai| apane bhotara kI sArI kazamakaza ko bhauMhoM meM sikor3akara pavanaMjaya ne uttara diyA "adhIna! adhIna kucha nahIM hai, prhst| koI kisI ke adhIna nahIM hai| apane 54 :: muktidUta Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sukha-duHkha, janma-maraNa ke svAmI hama-Apa haiN| moha se hamArA jJAna-darzana Acchanna ho gayA hai; isI se hama nija svarUpa ko bhUla baiThe haiN| apanA svAmitva kho baiThe haiM, isI se yaha adhInatA aura dayanIyatA kA bhAva hai| kisI kI gatividhi dUsare para nirbhara nahIM / vastumAtra apane hI svabhAva meM pariNamanazIla hai; aura merI to kyA bisAta svayaM tIrthaMkara aura siddha bhI use nahIM badala sakate..." " ThIka kaha rahe ho pavana! vaha to hamAre hI ajJAna kA doSa hai| pichale kucha dinoM meM tuma jisa guNasthAna taka pahu~ca gaye ho vahA~ taka hamArI gati nhiiN| sAre sambandhoM se pare tuma to nizcaya- jJAnI hA na ho aura hama tA sAdhAraNa saMsArI mAnava haiM: rAga-kaSAya, moha-mamatA, dayA karuNA se abhibhUta haiM / tuma samyadraSTA ho gaye ho -- aura meM mithyAtvoM se prerita lokAcAra kI vyAvahArika vANI bola rahA hU~ / vaha tumhAre nikaTa kaise saca ho sakatI hai, pavana merI dhRSTatA ke lie mujhe kSamA kara denA " : ispAta ke kavaca meM ba~dhA pavanaMjaya kA yakSa abhI bhI raha-rahakara phUlA A rahA thaa| mAno bhItara kucha ghumar3a rahA hai jo sInA tor3akara bAhara AyA cAhatA haiN| A~kheM usakI lAla huI jA rahI haiN| mastaka meM Akara khUna pachAr3a khA rahA hai| prahasta kA sAhasa nahIM hai ki isa pavanaMjaya se baiThane ko kahe- "apanI pahu~ca ke bAre meM maiM kisI kA mata sunane ko jarA bhI utsuka nahIM huuN| kyoMki siddhi sAraM matAmata se pare hai| maiM to padArtha kI svatantra sattA kI bAta kaha rahA thA / padArtha kA svabhAva merI pahu~ca kI apekSA nahIM rkhtaa| vastu para maiM apane ko lAdanA nahIM caahtaa| mamakAra se pare haTAkara hI sattA ke nisarga rUpa kA darzana ho sakatA hai| kahanA cAhatA hU~, kisI ke bhI prati dAyitvavAn honA nirA dambha hai, aura maiM usase chuTTI cAhatA hU~! svayaM nahIM ba~dhanA cAhatA hU~, isI se kisI ko bA~dhakara bhI nahIM rakhanA caahtaa| vijayArdha kI coTiyoM ko apane meM DubAkara bhI yaha AkAza vaisA hI nirlepa hai; aura ve coTiyA~ apane ko khokara bhI vaisI hI unnata haiM- vaisI hI amlAna! yahI merA nissaMga mukti-mArga hai| koI ise kyA samajhatA hai - yaha jAnane kI cintA mujhe jarA bhI nahIM hai, yaha tuma nizcaya jAno, prahasta!" "aura usa nissaMga mukti-mArga para kitanI dUra apanI jaya dhvajA gAr3akara abhI lauTe ho, pavana ? zAyada 'ratnakUTa- prAsAda' taka pahu~cane ke lie tumheM kaI durladhya parvata aura samudroM ko pAra karanA par3A hai! tumhArI yaha parezAna sUrata aura ye bikharI alarke isa bAta kI sAkSI de rahI haiN| yoddhA kA abhedya kavaca apanI jagaha para hai, para mAthe para zirastrANa nahIM haiM aura khaDga yaSTi meM khaDga nahIM hai| aMjanA para vijaya pA lene ke bAda zAyada yoddhA inakI z2arUrata se uparata ho gayA hai !" eka z2ora ke lAparavAha jhaTake se sira ke bAloM ko jhakajhorakara pavanaMjaya siMhAsana kI pITha ke sahAre jA khar3e hue aura donoM bA~hoM ko chatra ke phaNA - maNDala muktidUta 55 :: Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para pUrA pasAra diyaa| bhauMhoM ke kuMcana meM apane ko saMbhAlate hue dIvAnalAne ke dvAra kI aura u~galI uThAkara bole "usa ora dekho prahasta! vijayAddha ke zRMgoM para navIna sUrya kA udaya ho rahA haiN| hara navIna sUryodaya ke sAtha maiM navIna jaya-yAtrA kA saMkalpa karatA huuN| jo maMjila vigata ho cukI hai-usakA aba kyA z2ikra aura kaisI cintA? dinoM bIta gaye usa kathA ko| bidA hone se pahale mAnasarovara ke taTa para eka zilAcitra gAr3a AyA thaa| usa atIta kSaNa kI yAda use kucha ho to ho; cAho to jAkara usase puucho| para samaya ke pravAha meM aba to vaha bhI ukhar3a gayA hogaa| sata pala-pala laTha rahA hai-miTa rahA hai aura apane nija rUpa meM dhruva hote hue bhI vaha pravahamAna hai| sattA svatantra hai aura nirantara gatizIla hai| vigata, Agata aura anAgata se pare vaha cala rahI hai| pragati-pArga kA rAhI pIche mur3akara nahIM dekhtaa| paramparA rAga-mamakAra ke kAraNa hai-aura usase maiM chuTTI le cukA huuN| jo pala ThIka abhI bIta cukA hai, usakA hI maiM nahIM hU~ to kala kA kyA z2ikra-?" "merI dhRSTatA ko kSamA karanA pavanaMjaya, eka bAta se sAvadhAna kiyA cAhatA hU~| Atma-svAtantrya ke isa Adarza kI oTa meM kahIM durbala kA hIna ahaMkAra na pala rahA ho| Atma-ramaNa ke sundara nAma ke AvaraNa meM vyakti kI ucchRkhala icchAoM kA nagna pratyAvartana na cala rahA ho| Atma aura ahaM kA antara jAnanA hI sabase bar3A bheda-vijJAna hai| sva-para ke bheda-vijJAna meM dambha aura svArtha ko kAfI avasara ho sakatA hai| AtmA mAtra sva hai aura anAtmA pAtra para hai| anAtma zarIra ke upacAra se anya kI AtmA ko 'para' kahakara dAyitva se mu~ha mor3anA svArthI kA palAyana hai! vaha bhIrutA hai-vaha nivIryatA aura asAmarthya kA cihna hai| sabase bar3A mamakAra apane 'maiM' ko lekara hI hai! sabako tyAgakara jo apane 'maiM' ko prasthApita karane meM lagA hai, vaha vItarAgI nahIM; vaha sabase bar3A bhogI aura rAgI hai| vaha mamatA kA sabase bar3A aparAdhI hai| apane 'maiM' ko jIta lo, aura sArI duniyA vijita hokara tumhAre gharaNoM meM A pdd'egii| mukti vimukhatA nahIM hai, pavana, vaha unmukhatA hai| apane Apa meM banda hokara zUnya meM bhaTaka jAne kA nAma mukti nahIM haiN| samagra carAcara ko apane bhItara upalabdha kara lenA hai-yA ki usake sAtha tadAkAra ho jAnA hai| isa "maiM ko miTA denA hai, bahA denA hai, aNu-aNu meM ramAkara eka-tAna kara denA hai-!" bIca hI meM adhIra hokara pavanaMjaya bola uThe "mukti kA mArga kisI nizcita sar3aka se nahIM gayA hai, prahasta! merA mArga tumase bhinna ho sakatA hai| Atma-sAdhanA kA mArga hara vyakti kA apanA hotA hai| mitra kI salAha usameM kucha bahuta kAma nahIM aatii| apanA darzana apane taka hI rahane do to acchA hai| dUsaroM para vaha lAdanA bhI eka prakAra kA durAgraha hI hogaa|" "to apanI eka jijJAsA kA uttara meM yogIzvara pacanaMjaya se pAyA cAhatA 56 :: muktidUta Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hU~ phira yahA~ se calA jAU~gA / rAga-mamakAra se pare sattA kI svatantratA kI pratIti jisa pacanaMjaya ne pA lI hai usake nikaTa kisI bhI para vastu ke grahaNa aura tyAga kA prazna hI kyoM uTha sakatA hai: jisa aMjanA kA grahaNa unake nikaTa aprastuta hai, usake tyAga kI ghoSaNA karane kA moha unheM kyoM huA aura jisa maMjila kI samApti ye mAnasarovara ke taTa para ho cihnita kara Aye the itane dinoM bAda parasoM phira Adityapura nagara meM use ghoSita karane kA Agraha kyoM ? " -- pavanaMjaya ke lalATa kI naseM tanI jA rahI thiiN| anajAne hI ve muTThiyA~ ba~dha gayIM, bhauheM tana gyii| kar3akakara ekAeka / " pavanaMjaya kI hara bhUla usakA siddhAnta nahIM ho sktii| aura vyakti pavanaMjaya hara galatI ke lie kaiphiyata dene ko vijetA pavanaMjaya bAdhya nahIM hai| siddhAnta vyakti se bar3I cIja hai! maiM vyaktiyoM kI carcA meM nahIM ulajhanA cAhatA / vyakti jIvana avacetana ke a~dhere staroM meM calatA hai aura dekho prahasta, eka bAta tuma aura bhI jAna lo; jisa apane sakhA pavanaMjaya ko tuma cira dina se jAnate the, usakI mauta mAnasarovara taTa para tuma apanI A~khoM ke Age dekha cuke ho| use aba bhUla jAo yahI iSTa hai| aura bhaviSya meM usa pavanaMjaya kI khoja meM tuma Ae to tumheM nirAza honA par3egA *" kahakara donoM hAtha se abhivAdana kiyA aura binA pratyuttara ko rAha dekhe pavanaMjaya siMhAsana se nIce kUda gye| usI vega se sanasanAte hue dovAnakhAnA pAra kiyA aura AyudhazAlA kA dvAra khola nIce utara gaye / prahasta kI A~khoM meM jala bhara AyA / vaha cupacApa vahA~ se uThakara dhIre-dhIre calA aayaa| 10 mahAdevI ketumatI kA kakSa / pahara rAta bIta cukI hai| mahArAnI palaMga para leTI haiN| sirahAne eka caukI para mahArAja cintAmagna, sira jhukAye baiThe haiN| kuhanI zayyA para TikI hai aura hathelI para mAthA DhulakA haiN| kabhI-kabhI rAnI kI athAha vyathAbharI A~khoM meM ve apane ko kho dete haiN| rAnI kI A~kheM prazna banakara uThatI haiM-uttara meM rAjA khAmoza A~sU-se Dhala par3ate haiN| isa bebUjhatA meM vacana nirarthaka ho gayA hai, buddhi guma hai| cAroM ora vipula vaibhava kI jagamagAhaTa parityakta, mlAna aura avamAnita hokara par3I hai| ratnadvIpoM kA manda Aloka hI usa vizAla kakSa meM phailA hai| ekAeka dvAra khulaa| dekhA, pavanaMjaya cale A rahe haiM- apratyAzita aura muktidUta :: 57 Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ -- anAyAsa / mahArAja ne cauMkakara tira utthaayaa| mahAdevI mAthe para A~cala khIMcatI huI uTha baiThIM / pavanaMjaya bilakula pAsa cale aaye| cupacApa vinayAvanata ho pitA ke caraNoM meM namana kiyaa| phira mA~ ke paira chue aura palaMga ke kinAre baiTha gye| kumAra kI ne garviNI A~kheM uTha nahIM sakIM eka bAra bhI nhiiN| mUrtiyat jar3a ve baiThe raha gaye haiN| hAtha kI aMguliyA~ muTThI meM ba~dha AnA cAhatI haiM para ba~dha nahIM pA rahI haiM; ve caMcala haiM aura kA~pa rahI haiN| mAtA aura pitA ekaTaka putra kA vaha neharA dekha rahe haiM, jo usa namratA meM bhI dRpta hai| bhaya aura viSAda kI gaharI chAyA se vaha mukha abhibhUta hai| motiyoM kI halkI-sI lar3a una kuTila alakoM ko bA~dhane kA viphala prayatna kara rahI hai: eka gaharA jAmunI uttarIya kandhe para par3A hai| deha nirAbharaNa haiM; kevala eka mahAnIla maNi kA balaya bAyIM bhujA para par3A huA hai J pitA ne bAlapana se hI kumAra ko bahuta mAnA hai| apAra mAna-sambhrama ke kor3a meM unhoMne pavanaMjaya ko paravariza kiyA hai| pavana kI icchA ke Upara hokara mahArAja kI koI icchA nahIM rahI hai| pavana kI hara umaMga ye donoM hAthoM se jhelate the aura usakI hara anahonI mA~ga ko pUrA karane ke lie sArA rAjaparikara hila uThatA thA / rAjA ko pavana meM devatA kI asAdhAraNatA kA AbhAsa hotA thA aura isIlie kumAra kA koI bhI kRtya unake nikaTa zirodhArya thaa| usameM mIna-meSa nahIM ho sakatI thI para aMjanA-sI vadhU kA tyAgaM ? mahArAja kI buddhi socane se inakAra kara rahI thii| ' unheM vizvAsa nahIM ho sakatA thA ki pavana yaha kara sakatA hai| aura yaha pavana bhI sAmane prastuta haiN| cAheM to pUcha sakate haiN| nahIM, para vaha unakA bulAvA nahIM AyA haiN| pahara rAta bItane para antaHpura ke mahala meM, vaha mA~ se milane ko hI zAyada cupacApa A gayA hai| 1 rAjA ke mana meM koI prazna nahIM uTha rahA hai; ve koI kaiphiyata nahIM cAhate / usakI kalpanA bhI unheM nahIM ho sakatI hai| basa, ve to isa cehare ko dekhakara vyathA se bhara Aye haiN| isa lAr3ale mukhar3e ko, jisake pIche na jAne kauna viSama saMgharSa cala rahA hai, apane antara meM DhA~ka lenA cAhate haiN| duniyA kI naz2aroM se haTA lenA cAhate haiN| para ve apane ko anadhikArI pAne lge| unheM Dara huA ki ye kahIM pAgalapana meM g2alatI na kara baittheN|... nahIM, unakA yahA~ eka kSaNa bhI ThaharanA ucita nhiiN| mA~ aura beTe ke bIca unakA kyA kAma binA kucha kahe ve ekAeka uThakara cala diye| rAnI ne rokA nhiiN| pavanaMjaya nizceSTa the I mA~ kA hRdaya kinAre tor3a rahA thA, putra kA vaha gambhIra, mlAna ceharA dekhakara / barasoM kA soyA dUdha Aja mAnoM umar3A A rahA hai| pitA ke adhikAra kI sImA ho to ho, para jananI ke adhikAra se bar3A kisakA adhikAra hai? para vakSa kA umar3Ava aura bhujAoM kA vihala vAtsalya capeTa-sI khAkara raha jAtA hai-putra ke dRpta lalATa para donoM ghanI bhauMhoM ke bIca uThe usa ardhacandrAkAra kAlAguru ke tilaka pr| - 58: muktidUta Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yaha kokha kA jAyA, kyoM parAyA ho uThA hai? ganI kA hRdaya mAno bujhatA ho jAtA haiM, DrAvatA hI jAtA hai, aura phira bijalI-sA prajvalita ho uTa rahA hai| vaha apane mAtRtva ke adhikAra ko hAra baiThI hai| para vahIM to hai yaha pavana, Apa hI lalakakara to mAM kI goda kI zaraNa AyA hai| goda phar3aka uThatI hai ki abhI pAsa dauMcakara chAtI se lagA leNgii| ki usI avibhAjya kSaNa meM himmata TUTa gayI hai-bhujAe~ dvIlI par3a gayI haiN| putra ke Upara hokara puruSa,-durjeya, dunivAra, duranta puruSa kA AtaMka sAmane eka caTTAna-sA A jAtA hai| gaharI niHzvAsa chor3akara mAtA ne sArI zakti baTora, bharAye kaNTha se pAlA"pavana, mA~ se chupAoge? bolo...mere jI kI saugandha hai tumheM!" / pavana ne pahalI bAra A~kheM mA~ kI ora uThA diiN| una A~khoM meM kaharA chAyA hai| ve thamI haiM apalaka / biyAbAnoM kI bhayAvanI zUnyatA hai unameM; dargama kAntAroM kI dIhar3atA hai aura pattharoM kI nirmamatA / beroka khulI haiM vaha dRSTi, para use bhedakara usa beTe ke hRdaya taka pahu~cAnA moM ke basa kA nahIM hai| kucha kSaNa sannATA banA rhaa| pavanaMjaya ne citta ke svastha hone para kharA kaNTha kA pariSkAra kara kahA "apane beTe ko nahIM pahacAnatI ho mA~? apane hI antaraMga meM jhA~ka dekho, apanI hI kokha se pUcha dekho-mujhase kyoM pUcha rahI ho?" "beTA, abhAginI mA~ kI aisI kaThora parIkSA na lo| tumheM janakara hI yadi usase aparAdha ho gayA hai to use kSamA kara do! zAyada tumhArI mA~ hone yogya nahIM thI maiM abhAgana, isI se to nahIM samajha pA rahI haiN|" payanaMjaya kI A~khoM meM jo rahasya kA kaharA phailA thA, vaha mAno dhIre-dhIre lupta ho gayA hai| aura A~khoM ke kinAroM para pAnI kI lakIreM camaka rahI haiM. jaise vidyullekhAe~ varSA ke AkAza meM sthira ho gayI hoN| ___ "mA~, yeTe ko aura aparAdhI na bnaao| use yoM Thele de rahI ho? phira eka bAra cUka gyaa| isa goda meM zaraNa khojane AyA thA-para zaraNa kahA~ hai? vaha jhUTha hai-vaha marIcikA hai| satya hai kevala azaraNa : nahIM, isa goda meM zaraNa pAne yogya aba maiM nahIM rahA hU~ maaN| mujhe kSamA kara denA, kahane ko mere pAsa kucha nahIM hai-" kahakara pavanaMjaya chata ko phaTI A~khoM se tAkate raha gye| pAnI kI ye vidyullekhAe~ A~khoM ke kinAroM para acala thamI thiiN| "pavana yaha kyA ho gayA hai mujhe? tujhe pahacAna nahIM pA rahI huuN| merI kokha kuNThita ho gayI hai-merA antaraMga zUnya ho gayA hai| apanI mA~ ke hRdaya para vizvAsa karo, pvn| vahA~ tumhAre mana kI bAta antima dina taka chupI rhegii| kahIM bhI jAo-cAhe mauta se khelane jAo, para mujhase kahakara jAnA; jIta sadA terI hogii|" muktidUta :: Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kSaNaika cupa rahakara mAtA ne phira tajala A~khoM se pavana kI ora dekhA; usake kandhe para hAtha rakha diyA aura bolI - "apanA duHkha mA~ se kahane meM hAra nahIM hoMgI beTA, kaho, kahIM, kaha do, pvn|" kahate-kahate pavanaMjaya kA kandhA jhakajhora DAlA aura bharAM Aye kaNTha meM vANI DUba gyii| eka bAra pavanaMjaya ke jI meM eka vega-sA AyA ki kaha deM, para phira daba gyaa| jarA svastha hokara bolA "ise prabala bhogAntarAya kA udaya hI mAnA, mA~, mana kA rahasya to kaMvalI jAnate haiN| apane isa abhAge mana ko meM hI kaba ThIka taraha samajha pAyA hU~? yaha jIvana hI antarAya kI eka dIrgha rAtri hai, aura kyA khuuN| aura apane beTe ke vIrya aura puruSArtha para bharosA kara sakI to yaha mAna lo ki usake lie bhogya lAvaNya isa saMsAra meM na hI janmA hai aura na hI jnmegaa| apane se bAhara ke kisI padArtha kA yadi upakAra maiM nahIM kara sakatA hU~, to usase khilavAr3a karane kA mujhe kyA hakra hai|... apane usa carama bhogya kI khoja meM jAnA cAhatA hU~, mA~ AzIrvAda do ki use pA sakU~ aura tumhAre caraNoM meM lauTa AU~ / " kahakara pakanaMjaya ne mAthA mA~ ke caraNoM meM rakha diyaa| mA~ kI A~khoM se cauMsaTha-dhAra A~sU baha rahe haiN| beTe ke mAthe para hAtha rakha una alakoM ko sahalAtI huI bolIM - trilokajayI hoo ghaMTA, para mujhase kahate jaao|" pavanaMjaya ne phira eka bAra paira chU liye, para kahA kucha nhiiN| mA~ umar3atI A~khoM se A~sU poMchatI hI raha gayI / kumAra ne saMketa se jAne kI AjJA mA~gI, aura niHzvAsa chor3akara binA eka kSaNa Thahare, nirmama bhAva se cala diye| 1 ghor3e para car3hakara jaba akele, apane mahala kI ora ur3e jA rahe the, taba rAha ke andhakAra meM do A~sU Tapakakara bujha gye| bijaliyA~ pAnI ho gyiiN| 11 ASAr3ha ko aparAhna Dhala rahA hai| vijayArddha ke sudUra pUrva zikharoM para meghamAlAe~ jhUma rahI haiN| giri vanoM meM hokara bAdaloM ke bUtha matavAle hAthiyoM se nikala rahe haiN| gulAbo bijaliyA~ kumArI - hRdaya kI pahalI madhura pIra-sI raha-rahakara damaka uThatI haiM / aMjanA apanI chata ke pazcimIya vAtAyana meM akelI baiThI hai| ina dinoM prAyaH vaha akele hI rahanA pasanda karatI hai| isI se vasanta bhI pAsa nahIM hai| ye yuvA vAdala ur3ate hI cale jA rahe haiM-vale ho jA rahe haiN| kahA~ jAkara rukeMge- kucha ThIka nahIM 60 muktidUta Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai| isI taraha jIvana ke ye dina, mAsa, varSa bItate cale jA rahe haiM- virAma kahA~ hai-kauna jAnatA hai? + unhIM bAdaloM ke AvaraNa meM jIvana ke bIte varSo kI sArI smRtiyA~ svapna-citroM-sI sajarata hotI gyiiN| kahA~ haiM mahendrapura ke ve rAja- prAsAda? kahA~ hai mAtA-pitA kI vaha bAtsalyamayo godI aMjanA kI eka-eka umaMga para svargoM kA aizvarya nichAvara hotA thaa| sura-kanyAoM-sI sau-sau sakhiyA~ usake eka-eka pada-nikSepa para hatheliyoM bilaataaN| aura ve bAlApana ke mukta Amoda-pramoda aura krIr3Ae~ ! danti parvata kI talahaTIvAle 'aindrilA' udyAna meM ve bAdala - belAe~, vaha koyala kI TeroM ke pIche daur3anA, vaha bAdaloM meM prItama kA ratha khojane kI sakhiyoM meM hor3eM, yaha vApikAoM ke pAlita haMsoM ke paMkhoM para bAhana, ve varSA, vasanta aura zAradotsava ke vistRta Ayojana, vaha vasanta kI sandhyAoM meM danti parvata ke kisI zikhara para akele baiThakara mukta havAoM ke bIca vINA vAdana, vaha 'mAdana-sarovara' ke prAkRtika marmara ghAToM meM snAna-keli ke Ananda !... sapanoM kA eka julUsa sara A~khoM meM tairatA nikala gyaa| dUra-kitanI dUra calA gayA hai vaha saba lagatA hai, vismRti ke garbha meM soye, jAne kina vigata bhavAntaroM kI kathAe~ haiM ve pramAda ke rikta kSaNa kI eka chalanA-bhara hai vaha usase aba kahIM usakA koI sambandha nahIM hai| para usa sAre apanatva ko tyAgakara, jisake pIche-pIche vaha isa paricita anAtmIya deza meM calI AyI hai - vaha kIna hai, aura vaha kahA~ hai? vaha use ThIka-ThIka pahacAnatI bhI nahIM hai, para khunA hai usa prItama ne use tyAga diyA hai| lekina isa kSaNa taka bhI isa bAta kI pratIti use nahIM ho rahI hai| bhItara kI rAha vaha A rahA hai aura antara ke vAtAyana para usakI AtI huI chavi kabhI ojhala nahIM huI hai...! ki ekAeka aMjanA ko dRSTi apanI deha para par3a gyii| ve sugola campaka bhujAe~ parasa ke rasa se Urmila haiN| usa vakSa ke ubhAra meM ve AkAza kI gulAbI bijaliyA~ bandinI hokara kasaka uThI haiN| ghirale bAdaloM kI zyAmalatA meM eka vizAla puruSAkRti ke AvirbhAva ne cAroM ora se use chA liyA hai| aMga-aMga rabhasa kI eka vikala utkaNThA meM TUTa rahA hai| aura na jAne kaba kauna use hAtha pakar3akara kakSa meM le gyaa| yaha una marmara ke haMsoM kI grIvA se gAla sahalAtI huI mugdha aura besudha ho rahI haiN| billaurI siMhAsana ke kAsa ke upadhAnoM ko vakSa se dAbakara kasa-kasa letI hai| kakSa kI dIvAroM, khambhoM, khir3akiyoM ke paradoM se aMgoM ko halke-halke chuhalA sahalAkara vaha sihara uThatI hai| aura jAne kaba vaha usa paryaka kI zayyA para jA leTI, jise usane Aja taka huA nahIM thA / vakSa ko dAbakara vaha auMdhI leTa jAtI hai| samUce vizva kA dehapiNDa ekabAragI hI mAnoM apane pUrNa AkarSaNa se use apane bhItara khIMcatA hai| eka pragAr3ha AliMgana kI moha-mUcchA meM vaha DUba gayI hai| aura vallabha kI bhujAoM muktidUta : 15 Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke Alor3ana kA anta nahIM hai| ki dekhate-dekhate sparza kA vaha atala sukha vichoha kI azeSa vedanA meM pariNata ho gyaa| vakSa ko mAMsala kArA ko tor3ane ke lie prANa chaTapaTA utthe| usakI zirA-zirA, rakta kA bindu-bindu, vidrohI cetana kI isa cinagI saM aMgAra ho uThA aura dekhate-dekhate deha kI sampUrNa mAMsalatA mAno eka pAradazoM agni-piNDa meM badala gyii| para vaha jo khIMca rahA hai-soM khIMcatA hI jA rahA hai| usameM paryavasita hokara vaha zAnta aura nistaraMga ho jAnA cAhatI hai| ___ nirantara baha rahe A~tuoM ke gIlepana se use ekAeka ceta aayaa| vakSa ke nothai komala zayyA kA anubhava kiyaa| pAyA ki vaha kakSa meM hai-vaha usa vilAsa ke paryaka para hai| kauna lAyA hai use yahA~? oha, vacaka mAyA; vaha apane hI Apa se bhayabhIta ho utthii| yaha uThakara bhAgI aura phira usI vAtAyana para jAkara baiTha gyii| ki lo, ve parvata-pArTiyA~ una ghaTAoM meM iba gayI haiN| vana-kAnana kho gaye haiN| aMjanA ne pAyA ki vaha pRthvI ke chora para akelI khar3I hai, aura cAroM ora meghoM kA apAra sindhu umar3a rahA hai| usa mahA jala-vistAra meM zveta paMchiyoM kI eka pA~ca ur3I jA rahI hai| aMjanA kI A~kheM jahA~ taka jA sakIM-una pachiyoM ke pIche ve ur3atI hI calI gyiiN| aura dekhate-dekhate be dRSTi-patha se ojhala ho gye| A~khoM meM kevala zunya ke bagale uTha-uThakara taira rahe haiN| usa atalAnta zUnya salalatA meM vaha DUbatI hI gayI hai ki una paMchiyoM ko pakar3a laae| apanI bA~hoM para biThAkara vaha unase deza-daMza kI bAta pUchegI, janmAntaroM kI vArtA jaanegii| are ve to mukti ke devadUta haiM-isI se to isa durnivAra bAdala-belA meM ve aise halke paMkhoM se ur3e jA rahe haiM! aMjanA apane bhItara jitanI hI gaharI ica rahI hai, bAhara vaha uttanI hI adhika phaila rahI hai|...vh vijayAddhaM kI bAdala-bharI upatyakAoM meM khelane calI AyI hai| vaha usake ratnamaya kaToM kI bediyoM meM baiThakara gAna gA rahI hai| vaha eka zRMga se dUsare zRMga para chalauMga bharatI cala rahI hai| anustaMcya jharanoM ko baha cuTakI bajAte lA~dha jAtI hai| agamya khAiyoM, khandakoM aura ghATiyoM ko yaha lIlA mAtra meM pAra kara rahI hai| vaha vijayArddha kI mekhalA meM abAdha parikramA detI cala rahI hai| citra-vyAdha, siMha, bhAlu aura aSTApada Akara usake pera cATane lagate haiM- apanI sunaharI-rUpaharI ayAloM se usake aMga sahalAte haiN| aneka jIva-jantu, pazu-pakSI, usa deha se lipaTakara-usakA dulAra pA cate jAte haiN| palaka DAlane aura uThAne meM kitanI hI vidyAdharoM kI nagariyA~ dRSTi-padha meM AtI haiM aura nikala jAtI haiN| aura raha-rahakara ye pakSI use yAda Ate haiN| usakI AkulatA antahIna ho jAtI hai| aura vaha apanI yAtrA meM Age bar3hatI hI jAtI hai| kitane parvata, pRthviyoM, sAgaroM aura AkAzoM ko pAra kara ba paMchI jAne kisa dizA ke nIla nIr3a meM jAkara chupa gaye haiN| ...mukta kezarAzi kapoloM para chAtI huI vakSa para loTa rahI hai| aMjanA kA mAthA vAtAyana ke khambhe para dulakA haiN| puMDI A~kheM bAhara kI usa bAdalarAzi kI ora ti2 :: muktidA Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ unmukha haiN| hoThoM para eka mugdha smita ThaharI hai| eka hAtha reliMga para se Upara ko aMjulI-sA uThA hai aura dUsarA hAya sahaja vakSa para thamA hai| "aMjana...!" aMjanA ne cauMkakara A~kheM kholI, aura svapnAviSTa-sI vaha sAmane vasanta ko dekha utthii| eka alaukika musakarAhaTa usake hoThoM para phaila gayI-jisameM gaharI antarvedanA kI chAyA thii| "...a...hA~, kaba se baiTI ho jIjI, jarA A~kha laga gayI thI, para jagA kyoM nahIM nigA?" kahate-kahate vaha zarapA AyI aura usane eka gaharI aMgar3AI bhrii| una tandrila A~khoM meM ur3ate paMchiyoM ke paMkhoM kA AbhAsa thA! aMjanA kI dRSTi apane kakSa kI ora utthii| zilAoM aura ratnoM kI ye dIvAreM, yaha aizvarya kA indrajAla, yaha vaibhava kI saMkulatA; usakI yaha mohakatA, yaha sukhopmA, yaha nivir3atA!...asahya ho uThA hai yaha sb| jIvana kA pravAha isa gahara meM vandI hokara nahIM raha sktaa| aura vaha uphanAtI huI zUnya zavyA, jisa para ananta abhAva loTa rahA hai |...praann kI anivAra pIr3A se vakSa apanI sampUrNa mAMsala mRdulatA aura mAdhurva meM TUTa rahA hai, TUka-TUka huA jA rahA hai| eka indriyAtIta saMvedana banakara sampUrNa AtmA mAno diganta ke choroM taka phaila gayA hai| kahIM jyAna kI vRkSa-ghaTAoM ke pAra se mayUroM kI pukAra sanAI pdd'ii| bAdala guru mandra svara meM raha-rahakara garaja rahe haiN| ghanIbhUta jalAndhakAra meM raha-rahakara bijalI kauMdha uThatI hai| "jIjI, yaha mayUroM kI pukAra kahIM se A rahI hai ? dekho na ve hameM bulA rahe haiN| apane vahA~ cala nahIM sakatI haiM, jIjI caleMgI, jarUra cleNgii| tuma bhI mere sAtha AogI na? dUra, bahuta dUra, mahala aura rAjodyAna ke pAra-vijayArddha kI upatyakA meM! mujhe abhI-abhI sapanA AyA hai jIjI, ve vahIM mujhe mileMge, ghana kAnana kI parNa-zayyA para!-isa kakSa meM nahIM, isa padma-rAga-maNi ke palaMga para nahIM!" vasanta khilakhilAkara ha~sa par3I aura bolI- "aMjana, dekhatI hU~ abhI bhI terA bacapana gayA nahIM hai| jaba bahuta choTI thI taba bhI aisI hI bAteM kiyA karatI thii| jo bhI umra meM tujhase eka hI do barasa bar3I hU~, phira bhI terI aisI adbhuta bAteM sunakara mujhe ha~sI A jAtI hai| bIca meM tUM gambhIra aura samajhadAra ho gayI thii| para kaI barasa bAda tujhe phira yaha vicitra pAgalapana sUjhane lagA hai|" "to jIjI, batAo na ye poroM kI pukAreM kahA~ se A rahI haiM?" "puNDarIka sarovara ke pazcimI kinAre para jambU-vana meM khUba mora haiN| ghaTAoM ko dekhakara vahIM ve zora macA rahe haiN|" . bhuktidUta :: 3 Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "to jIjI, mujhe le calo na usa jambU-vana meM / merA jI aba yahA~ bahuta Uba gayA hai| calo na, jasa jambU-vana taka jJarA ghuma hI Ae~ / " aMjanA kI isa anunaya meM bar3I hI avazatA hai| isa prastAva ko sunakara vasanta ke sukha aura Azcarya kI sImA nahIM thii| kaI dinoM se apane Apa meM banda aura mUka aMjanA sarala bAlikA-sI khula-khila par3I hai| viSAda kA vaha ghanIbhUta koharA mAno phaTa gayA hai| aMjanA nirmala jaladhArA-sI tarala aura caMcala ho uThI hai| vasanta ne prastAva ko saharSa svIkAra kara liyaa| calate-calate kucha sakhiyoM aura vAsiyoM ko aura bhI sAtha le liyaa| aba taka aMjanA kevala prAtaH-sAyaM sumeru caitya meM deva-darzana ke lie jAtI aura lauTa AtI thii| Aja pahalI hI bAra usane rAjopAna kI sImA ko pAra kiyaa| vAnIra, cetasa aura jAmunoM kI saghana vanAnI meM hokara eka nallA baThatA thA, jo puNDarIka sarovara meM dUra ko pArvatya nAMdayo kA jala lAtA thaa| isake kinAre jhUma rahe dIrghakAya vAnIra-banoM kI chAyA meM nalle kA jala sadA panne-sA harA rhtaa| donoM kinAroM ke milanAtura vRkSoM ke bIca AkAza kA patha A~khamicaulI kheltaa| usameM tairate pravAsI bAdala nalle ke harita-zyAma jala meM chAyA ddaalte| jamyU-vana kI saMkula ghaTAoM meM bAdaloM kI a~dherI stabdha khar3I hai| sayara aura mayUriyoM ke jhuNDa cAroM ora bikhare haiN| unameM se kucha kinAre ke hariyAle prakAza meM paMkha phailAkara nAca rahe haiN| aura ekAeka ve zItala svaroM meM pukAra uThate haiN| vana kI a~dherI ga~ja uThatI hai| phira bAdala ghumar3a uThate haiN| mAnavoM kA pada-saMcAra aura AvAja sunakara ve jhuNDa thor3e cauqA ho gye| titara-bitara hokara ye cAroM aura bhAgane lge| aMjanA bAlikA-sI unase khelane ko macala pdd'ii| vaha unheM bhayabhIta nahIM karanA cAhatI-para usakA pyAra jo Aja unmukta ho gayA hai| kinAre kI eka khajUra natle ke jala para jhuka AyI thii| usa para khar3A eka mayUra paMkha phailAye, apanI sampUrNa zobhA kI nIlAbhA kholakara nAca rahA hai. aMjanA usa khajUra ke tane para jA phuNcii| una pairoM kI achUtI komalatA meM ve khajUra ke kA~Te gar3a nahIM rahe haiN| saba kucha usa mArdava meM mAno samAyA hI jA rahA hai...... eka hAtha se, pAsa hI jhuke hue eka vRkSa kI DAla pakar3akara aMjanA baiTha gayI aura dUsarI bA~ha usane usa nAcate mayUra kI ora phailA dii| vaha burA nahIM vaha sahamA nhiiN| phira eka bAra eka apUrva nigUr3ha ullAsa se navInatama bhAgamA meM ci utthaa| aura nAcate-nAcate vaha aMjanA kI bA~ha para utara aayaa| una paMkhoM meM mara pAkara aMjanA ne A~kheM maiMda lI; mayUroM ke jhagaDa phira vihalatA se prakAra utthe| vasanta kI A~khoM meM sukha ke A~sU A jAnA cAhate haiN| sabhI sakhiyA~ Ananda, krIr3A aura hAsya meM magna ho gyiiN| mayUroM ke pIche daur3atI haiM-para ve hAtha nahIM Ate haiN| . fit :: muktidUta Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aMjanA tane para se usa mayUra ko apane vAhu meM bharakara nIce utAra lAyI hai| sakhiyoM ke Azcarya pA. mA kI sIpa hI hai| aMga zilA para kI hai| vaha mayUra usake bakSa para Azvasta hai| Asa-pAsa sakhiyA~ paira phailAye baiThI haiN| mayUra-mayUriyoM kA jhuNDa cAroM ora, praphulla nIla kamaloM ke vana-sA, pUrNa ullasita aura caMcala hokara nAca utthaa| aMjanA ke jI meM AyA, usane kyoM isa mayura ko bandI banA rakhA hai? oha, yaha usakA moha hai| usane usakA Ananda chIna liyA hai! aMjanA ne turanta usa mayUra ko chor3a diyaa| para vaha ur3A nahIM apanA nIlA pasRNa kaNTha aMjanA ke gale ke cAroM aura DAlakara usake vakSa para caMcu gar3A dii| jAne kitanI dera usa grIvAliMgana meM vaha pakSI vismRta, vibhora ho rhaa| cAroM ora sakhiyA~ tAlI bajA-bajAkara bAdala saga ke gIta gAne lgii| kekAoM kI pukAreM phira pAgala ho utthiiN| ki ekAeka aMjanA kI goda se vaha mayUra utarakara nIce A gayA aura apane saMgiyoM ke bIca anokhe unmAda se nAcane lgaa| usake Ananda-sAsya ko dekha dUsare mayura-mayUrI bhI aMjanA kI ora daur3a pdd'e| sakhiyoM unheM pakar3anA cAhatI haiM para ye hAtha nahIM Ate haiN| aMjanA unheM pakar3anA nahIM cAhatI-para ve usake zarIra para car3hane meM jJarA nahIM hicaka rahe haiN| usake Asa-pAsa ghirakara apanI grIyA se usakI jaMghAoM, usakI mujAoM, usake vakSa se dulAra karate haiM aura phira nIce phudakakara nAcane lagate ki itane hI meM puravaiyA havA pravala vega se bahane lgii| stabdha banAlI hila utthii| jhAr3a jhAya-jhIya, sA~ya-saoNya karane lge| aura thor3I hI dera meM vRSTi-dhArAoM se sArA vana-pradeza mamarA utthaa| mayUroM kI pukAreM pAgala ho uThI-ve cAroM ora phailakara mukta lAsya meM pramatta ho gye| dekhate-dekhate mUsalAdhAra vAM Arambha ho gyii| havAe~ tufAna ke vega se sanasanAne lgiiN| jhAr3oM kI DAliyoM cU~-car3ar3a bolane lagIM, mAno abhI-abhI TUTa pdd'eNgii| gheNu-vana kI bA~surI meM sU-karatA huA megha-mallAra kA svara bajane lgaa| bAdala uddAma, tumula ghoSa kara garaja rahe haiM-bijaliyA~ kar3akar3Akara dUra ko upatyakAoM meM TUTa rahI haiN| eka agni-lekhA-sI camakakara vana ke a~dhere ko aura bhI bhayAvanA kara jAtI hai| __vasantamAlA ke hoza guma ho gye| Aja usase yaha kyA bhUla ho beTI hai| aise dadina meM vaha aMjanA ko kahA~ le AyI hai: mahAdevI ko patA lagA to nizcaya hI anartha ghaTa jaaegaa| aMjanA aba mahendrapura kI niraMkuza rAjakanyA nahIM hai, vaha aba Adityapura kI yuvarAjJI hai| aura tisa para tyaktA aura padacyutA hai| usake lie ye mukta kor3A-vihAra? aura vaha bhI isa bhayAnaka nirbandha Rtu meM? rAjopavana kI sImA ke bAhara? kSaNa mAtra meM ho ye sArI bAteM vasanta ke dimAga meM daur3a gyoN| muktidUta :: 65 Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura aMjanA? yaha zilA para donoM ora hAtha TikAkara aura bhI khulakara baiThI hai| vaha nirdvandva hai aura nirudvega hai| ita bhayAnakatA ke prati vaha pUrNa rUpa se khulI haiN| AtmA kA cira dina kA ruddha vana-dvAra mAno khala gayA hai| ye jhaMjhAe~, ye praSTi-dhArAe~, yaha meghoM kA viplavI ghopa, ye tar3apatI bijaliyA~, sabhI usa dvAra meM se cale jA rahe haiN| isa mahAparaga kI chAyA meM hRdaya kA padma apane sampUrNa prema ko mukta kara khila uThA hai| pralaya kI bahiyA para mAno koI ha~satA huA vana-kusuma bahA jA rahA hai| pAnI kI bauchAroM aura havAoM kI capeToM meM yaha sukumAra deha-latA sikur3anA nahIM caahtii| vaha to pulakita hokara khula-khila par3atI hai| vaha to siharakara apane ko aura bhI bikhera detI hai| A~kheM pragAr3hatA se muMdI haiM-aura Upara mukha uThAye vaha musakarA rahI hai-mauna, mugdha, mahAnanda se vikala, AvaMdana kI makta vaannii-sii| aura sAtha kI sabhI anya bAlAe~ bhaya se tharrA uThI haiN| Rtu ke AghAtoM meM ve apane ko saMbhAla nahIM pA rahI haiN| aura piparAjJI kI nitA savApAra hI jI hai| aMjanA ko patA nahIM kaba ve saba Akara usake Asa-pAsa lipaTa-cipaTakara baiTha gayI haiN| bhaya-cintA aura udvega se ve kaoNpa rahI haiN| unhoMne cAroM ora se apane zarIroM se DhA~pakara aMjanA kI rakSA karanI caahii| aMjanA usa avarodha ko anubhava kara ghabarA utthii| mAthe para chAyI haI vasanta kI 'bhujAoM ko aura cAroM ora ghira AyI sakhiyoM ke zarIroM ko jhakajhorakara vaha uTha baiThI "are yaha kyA kara rahI ho : o basanta jIjI! AMha, samajha gayI, cAroM aura se DhApakara isa Rtu-prakopa se tuma merI rakSA karanA cAhatI ho| para Aja to bayAM kA utsava hai-bhIgane kA dina-mAna hai, Aja kyoM koI apane ko bacAe : dekho na, ye mayUra lAsya ke Ananda meM aceta ho gaye haiN| isa varSA ke avirAma chanda nRtya se bhinna inakI gati nhiiN| cAroM ora eka virATa Ananda kA nRtya cala rahA haiN| meghoM ke mRdaMgoM para vijaliyA~ tAla de rahI haiN| ye jhAr3iyA~ havA ke tAroM para adhAnta thiraka rahI haiN| ye jhAr3a jhUma-jhAma rahe haiM-latAe~, tuNa-galma, sabhI to nAca-nAcakara loTa-poTa ho rahe haiM-sabhI bhIga rahe haiM rasa kI isa dhArA meN| koI apane ko bacAnA nahIM caahtaa| Ao, inase mile-juleM, pyAra kA yaha durlabha kSaNa phira kaba AnevAlA hai?" aMjanA ne donoM hAthoM se tApane keza bhAra ko uchAla diyaa| bAlikA-sI daramta aura capala hokara kaha cAroM ora nAca utthii| sakhiyA~ usake pIche daur3a-daur3akara use pakar3anA cAhatI haiM-para vaha hAtha kaba AnevAlI hai| zarIra para vastra kI mayAMdA nahIM rahIM he| aura, dhana ke tanoM meM vaha betahAzA A~khamicaulI khela rahI hai| vasanta ke prANa sUkha rahe haiM para vaha kyA kareM-yaha aMjanA usake basa kI nahIM hai| jo bhI vaha, jAnatI hai, yaha rAjopayana kA hI sImAnta haiM, aura yahA~ koI A nahIM sakatA hai| phira bhI samaya-mRcakatA Avazyaka hai| aMjanA ke svabhAva meM vaha lIlApriyatA nayoM tili : munita Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nahIM hai| para bahuta dinoM se gambhIra ho gayI aMjanA tiraskRtA, parityaktA aMjanA ko Aja yaha kyA ho gayA hai? aura vaha bhAgatI huI aMjanA jhAr3a ke tanoM se lipaTa jAtI hai- unheM bAhuoM meM kasa-kasa letI hai| jhAr3a kI kaThora chAla se gAloM ko saTAkara haule-haule rabhasa karatI haiN| DAloM para jhUma AtI hai-aura jhUmate hue taru-pallavoM ko palakoM se dularAtI hai| vana valliyoM, tRNoM aura gulmoM ke bhItara ghusakara dhap se unameM leTa jAtI hai-pAloM se, bhujAoM se, kaNDa se, dilAra se, una batiyoM kA halAtI hai- sAntI hai, cUmatI haiM, pucakAratI hai- vakSa meM bhara-bharakara unheM apane parirambhaNa meM lIna kara lenA cAhatI haiN| virAT sparza ke usa sukha meM yaha vismRta, vibhora hokara cAroM ora loTa rahI hai| aura jAne kaba taka yaha lIlA calatI rahI Z sA~jha ho rahI hai| varSA se dhule ujale AkAza meM aMgUrI aura dUdhiyA bAdaloM ke citra bane haiN| aMjanA ne kakSa meM iSTadeva ke bimba ke sammukha ghI kA pradIpa jalA diyaa| dhUpAyana meM thor3A dhUpa chor3a diyA / vasanta ke sAtha jAnuoM para baiThakara usane vinIta svara meM arahat kA stavana kiyaa| anta meM vandana meM pragata ho gayI aura bolI "he niSprayojana sakhe! he azaraNa AtmA ke ekameva AtmIya! tuma carAcara ke prANa kI bAta jAnate ho aNu-aNu ke saMvedana tumhAre bhItara taraMgAyita haiN| bolo, tumhIM batAo, kyA mujhase yaha aparAdha huA hai? kisa bhaya kA yaha antarAya hai aura kisa janma meM kisako maiMne dAruNa viraha diyA hai - isakI kathA to tuma jaano| maiM ajJAninI to kevala itanA hI jAnatI hU~ ki merA prema hI itanA kSudra thA ki vaha 'una' taka pahu~ca hI na sakA vaha unheM bA~dhakara na lA sakA, isameM unakA aura kisI kA kyA doSa hai?" * "para apane isa carAcara ke niHsIma sAmrAjya meM bhI kyA mere isa kSudra prema ko mukti nahIM doge, prabhu dekho na ye choTI-choTI vanaspatiyA~, tRNa-gulma, pazu-pakSI, kITa-pataMga, jar3a-jaMgama sabhI apanA prema dene ko mukta haiN| phira maiM hI kyoM AtmaghAta karU~, tumhIM kaho na? manuSya kI deha meM nArI kI yoni pAkara janmI hU~, komala haiM, avalambitA hU~ aura denA hI jAnatI hU~, kyA yahI aparAdha ho gayA hai merA? kyA puruSa nArI ke astitva kI zarta hai aura usase pare hokara kyA usakA koI svatantra Atma-pariNamana nhiiN| yahI dhRSTa jijJAsA bAra-bAra mana-prANa ko bIMdha rahI hai antaryAmin mujha ajJAninI bAlA ke isa pAgala mana kA samAdhAna kara do|" I aMjanA kI adhamu~dI A~khoM meM se A~sU cU rahe haiN| basanta stabdha hai, aMjanA ke sAtha vaisI hI aikAtmya hokara, sAdhu-nayana prArthanA meM avanata hai| tava AhAdita hokara acAnaka aMjanA bola uThI "uttara mila gayA jIvI A~kheM kholo, prabhu ne...musakarA diyA hai." muktidUta 167 Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vasanta ne dekhA -- dIpa ke manda Aloka meM prabhu ke mukha para vahI trilokamohinI musakAna khilI hai - mAno jIvana kA unmukta pravAha A~khoM ke Age baha rahA hai, nirmala aura abaadhit| usameM bahane ko sabhI svatantra haiM - vahA~ maryAdAeM nahIM haiM, zarteM nahIM haiM, antarAya nahIM hai, yoni-bheda nahIM hai, vidhi-niSedha nahIM haiM: - hai kevala AtmA ke akaluSa prema kI srotasvinI ! 12 A~dhI-varSA kI rudra, pralayaMkarI rAtoM meM pavanaMjaya bhayabhIta ho utthte| bAhara ke sAre bharyo para ve paira dekara cale haiM, para yaha Atma-bhIti sarvathA ajeya ho par3I hai| ina bijaliyoM kI pratyaMcAoM para car3hakara jo tIra ina tUfAna kI rAtoM ko cIrate hue A rahe haiM, unake sammukha kumAra kA sArA jJAna-darzana, zaurya, vIrya aura unakI AyudhazAlA ke sAre zastra kuNThita ho gaye haiN| sUkSma, amogha aura antargAmI haiM ye tIra, jo marma kara biMgha hI jAte haiN| unakA preta hI chAyA kI taraha unake pIche-pIche daur3a rahA hai| unake roma-roma eka nidAruNa bhaya se Akula haiN| apane hI sAmane hone kA sAhasa unameM nahIM hai| ve apane se hI vimukha aura virakta ho gaye haiM; para apane se bhAgakara ve jAe~ to kahA~ jAe~...? kaI akhaNDa dinoM aura rAtoM ghor3e kI pITha para calakara ve yojanoM pRthvI rauMda Aye haiN| aise mahA-vijanoM kI ve khAka chAna Aye haiM, jahA~ mAnava-putra zAyada hI kabhI gayA ho| alaMghya ko unhoMne lA~dhA hai, aura durnivAra ko haThapUrvaka pAra kiyA hai| ghor3A jaba tIra ke vega se havA meM chalA~ga bharatA to ur3Ana ke naze meM unakI A~kheM mu~da jaatiiN| unheM lagatA ki unakA ghor3A AkAza kI nIlimA ko cIratA huA cala rahA hai| para A~kheM khulate hI pAyA hai ki ve dharatI para hI haiN| isI taraha parAbhava se kAtara aura mlAna ve sadA apane mahala ko lauTa Aye haiM 1 isa mahAvakAza meM ve kahIM bhI apane liye sthAna nahIM khoja sake haiN| mAnA ki ve cirantana gati ke vizvAsI haiM, ThaharanA ve nahIM cAhate; sthiti para unheM vizvAsa nahIM hai| para varSA kI ina durdAna rAtriyoM meM kyoM ve itane arakSita aura azaraNa ho par3ate haiM? aise samaya avasthiti aura prazraya kI pukAra hI kyA unameM tIvratama nahIM hotI hai? ve apane ko pAnA cAhate haiN| para apane hI Apase chalakara ve apane se hI A~khamicaulI jo khela rahe haiN| apanI hI pakar3AI meM ve nahIM AnA caahte| apanI dina-dina gaharI hotI Atma-vyathA ko ve anadekhI kara rahe haiN| phira apane ko pAe~ to kaise pAe~? samaya-asamaya jaba-jaba bhI aisI becainI ho jAtI hai, ve mahala ke navIM khaNDoM ke 68 muktidUta Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka-eka kakSa meM ghUma jAte haiN| vahA~ ke cuMdhiyA denevAle citra-vicitra siMgAroM, parigrahoM aura vastu paMjoM ko mAyAvinI vividhatA meM apane ko ulajhAye rakhanA cAhate haiN| para citta kA ur3ega bar3hatA hI jAtA hai| dUra se eka marIcikA pUrNa Avega se khIMcatI hai| pAsa jAte hI yaha saba phrIkA par3a jAtA haiM- nIrasa, nispanda, agatizIla, jar3a nauveM khaNDa ke kakSoM meM aneka lokoM, pRthviyoM, samudroM aura parvatoM kI racanAe~ haiN| ve mAnacitroM kI parimANa sUcakatA ke sAtha taiyAra kI gayI haiN| unheM dekhakara phira ve eka navIna tAjagI, utsAha aura utkaNThA se bhara Ate haiN| ve apanI mahAyAtrA kI yojanAe~ banAne meM saMlagna ho jAte haiN| varSoM ke prasAra meM vaha yojanA bar3hatI jAtI haiM, yojanA kI saMkhyA lupta hone lagatI hai| unakA nakzA banate-banate ulajha jAtA hai rekhAoM ke jAla - saMkula ho uThate haiN| yAtrA kA patha avaruddha ho jAtA hai| viphalatA ke zunya kAle dhabboM se unakI A~khoM meM tairane lagate haiN| ye nakzoM ko phAr3akara pheMka dete haiM, jitane bArIqa Tukar3e ve kara sakeM karate hI jAte haiM aura phira unheM dRSTi se pare kara denA cAhate haiM / -akk r I phira eka nayA Avega nasa-nasa meM laharA jAtA hai| taba ve mahala ke garbha-deza meM banI apanI Ayudha-zAlA meM jA pahu~cate haiN| tA~be ke vizAla nIrAMjana meM eka U~cI jIta kA dIpa vahA~ akhaNDa jalatA rahatA hai| kumAra pahu~cakara alaga-alaga AlayoM ke sabhI doSoM ko saiMjo dete haiN| zastrAstroM kI camaka se Ayudha-zAlA jagamagA uThatI hai / paramparA se calI AyI Adityapura kI alabhya aura mahAmUlya Ayudha-sampatti yahA~ saMcita hai| phira kumAra ne bhI use bar3hAne meM bahuta prayatna aura dhana kharca kiyA hai acintya aura akalpita zastrAstra yahA~ saMgRhIta haiN| AyudhoM ke phala darpaNoM-se camakate haiM; unameM apane sau-sau pratibimba eka sAtha dekhakara kumAra roSa aura virakti se tikta aura kSubdha ho uThate haiN| vahA~ zastroM ko dhAra dene ke lie bar3I-bar3I zilAe~ aura cakra par3e hue haiN| apane anajAna meM hI apane ThIka sAmane ke zastra kI camaka ko bujhA dene ke lie, ye use sAna para car3hA dete haiN| usameM se cinagAriyA~ phUTa nikalatI haiN| kumAra ke bhItara kI agni dahaka uThatI hai| vAha naMgI hokara sAmane AnA cAhatI haiN| zilAe~ kasaka uThatI haiM. dekhate-dekhate ye hilane lagatI haiM, jaise bhUkampa ke hilore A rahe ho| sAna ke sAre cakra kumAra kI A~khoM meM eka sAtha pUrNa vega se ghUmane lagate haiM - una sabameM cinagAriyA~ phUTane lagatI haiN| ve sAna para se zastra ko haTA lete haiN| usakI camaka ora bhI pAradarzI ho uThatI hai| usameM kumAra ke pratibimya kaI gune ho uThate haiN| ve jhallAkara zastra pheMka dete haiN| sArI Ayudha-zAlA jhanajhanA uThatI hai / Upara pratihAriyoM ke prANa sUkha jAte haiN| Ayudha - zAlA ke zastrAgAroM para lagI sindUra vikarAla rudra hAsya se pRka aTTahAsa kara uThatI hai ! kumAra jhapaTakara zaMkhoM ke Alaya kI ora cale jAte haiN| adbhuta haiM ve zaMkha ! bhinna-bhinna dizAoM ke svAmiyoM ko lalakArane aura cunautI dene kI bhinna-bhinna muktidRta: 69 Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zaktiyoM unameM abhinihita haiN| ve abhI-abhI zaMkha phUMka dene ko Atura ho par3e haiN| ve eka zaMkha uThA lete haiN| para kisa dizA ke svAmI ko jagAe~? unheM kucha bhAna nahIM ho rahA hai, kucha sUjha nahIM par3a rahA hai| unhoMne apane hAtha ke zaMkha ko gaura se dekhA-usa para eka dhvajA meM makara kI AkRti cihnita hai! oha,-makara-dhvajaH kumAra ne phUMka denA cAhA vaha zaMkha pUre jora se| para sA~sa mAno ruddha ho gayI hai yA ki zaMkha hI mUka ho gayA hai| kumAra ke aMga-aMga meM bijatI-sI tar3atar3A utthii| unhoMne dUra ke eka khambhe ko lakSya kara vA zaMkha jJora se de mArA / para vaha khambhe para na lagakara kA~se ke eka vizAla ghaNTe para jA lgaa| apratyAzita hI ghaNTe kA guru-ghoSa pRthvI-garbha meM gUMjakara laharAne lgaa| bahuta dinoM kI prapIr3ita aura chaTapaTAyI huI kaSAya pramatta ho utthii| ahaM kI mohinI naMgI talavAroM-sI camacamA utthii| jAne kaba kumAra ne pAnI-sA laharIlA eka khaDga utArakara zunya meM bAra karanA zurU kara diyaa| seM...sU karatI-talavAra kI vikalatA pRthvI kI uNDI aura nivir3a gandha meM uttejita hotI gayI |...shriir kI snAyue~ mastiSka ke kendra se jaise cyata ho gayI haiN| talavAra khambhoM ke pattharoM se TakarAkara usa akATyatA se kuNThita ho, aura bhI kaTa aura bhI nizAnta ho jAtI hai| vaha nahIM mAnegI...jaba taka vaha usa nirantara kasaka rahe, dina-rAta pIr3ita karanevAle marma ko cIra nahIM degI! vaha talavAra prabalatara vega se bekAbU sanasanAne lgii| zUnya meM kahIM bhI ghAya nahIM ho sakA hai-mAtra yaha nirjIva khambhe ke pattharoM kA avarodha TakarA jAtA hai-unna...unna...! aura khacca se yaha A lagI bAyeM paira kI piNDalI pr|...koii mAMsala komalatA biMdha gayI hai| kumAra ke cehare para eka prasannatA daur3a gyii| aura agale hI kSaNa pasIne meM tara-ba-tara hA~phate hue pavanaMjaya sakkara khAkara dhapa se dharatI para baiTha gye| ghAva para nigAha par3I-khana kI eka piMcakArI-so chuTa gayI hai| oha, apanI talavAra se apanA hI ghAva upha...zastra...hiMsaka, barbara zastra! kitanI hI bAra zastroM meM unheM avizvAsa huA hai| ye hiMsA ke upakaraNa? kitanI hI bAra unheM inase ghora glAni aura virakti huI hai| para kauna-sI mohinI haiM jo khIMca lAtI hai? ve phira-phira inase khelane ko Atura ho uThate haiN| hiMsA kI vijaya, vijaya nahIM, para AtmaghAta hai! ve niHzastra japa-yAtrA ke rAhI haiM; iso se na kyA unhoMne usa dina usa parvata kI atalAnta a~dherI khAI meM, kautuka mAna meM, apanI talavAra khaga-yaSTi se nikAlakara pheMka dI thI? ...khUna jakhma se betahAzA bahane lgaa| kumAra ko apane Upara tarasa A gayA-dayA A gayI |...li. davA! aura vaha bhI apane Upara! nahIM, ve nahIM kareMge koI upacAra isa jakhma kaa| dayA ve nahIM kareMge apane uupr| dacA kAyaratA kI putrI hai ! pavanaMjaya aura kAyara ho, isa z2arA se AghAta para! 21 :: makdina Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ye lannAte hue Ayudha - zAlA ke Upara nikala aaye| siMhAsana kI sIr3hI para mu~ha hAthoM meM Dhakakara bair3ha gye| khUna nikalakara pairoM ko lathapatha karatA huA cAroM phaila rahA hai. A~kha uThAkara unhoMne dekhA eka pratihArI sAhasapUrvaka usa z2akhma ko eka hAtha se dabAkara utta para vraNopacAra kiyA cAhatI hai-paTTI bA~dhA cAhatI hai| komalatA ? ... oha, kAyaratA kI jananI! vaha asahya hai unheM / na... na...na haragiz2a nahIM - yaha saba ve nahIM hone deNge| "haTa jAo pratihArI, isa vraNa kA upacAra nahIM hotA!" jhuMjhalAkara kumAra ne paira haTA liyaa| "deva, tumhAre atyAcAra aba nahIM sahe jAte ?" kA~patI AvAja meM sAhasapUrvaka pratihArI Avedana kara utthii| upacAronmukha khAlI hAtha usake zUnya meM thame rahe gaye haiM- aura A~khoM meM usake A~sU jhalajhalA rahe haiN| kumAra ke hRdaya meM jahA~ jAkara pratihArI kA yaha vAkya lagA hai, vahA~ se usake isa duHsAhala kA pratikAra na kara ske| ve avAk usakA mu~ha tAkate raha gaye / oha nArI... komalatA... A~sU ? phira vahI moha jAla... phira vahI mAyA marIcikA ? phira donoM hAthoM meM bar3e jora se mukha ko bhIMca liyaa| sArI indriyoM ko mAno unhoMne apane bhItara sikor3a liyaa| nahIM, isa komalatA ke sparza ko ve nahIM saha sakate / yaha kAtaratA hai... yaha dayA hai / ... aura kona hai yaha pratihArI, tuccha...jo pavanaMjaya para dayA karegI? ve apane Apa meM apane ko aspRzya zUnya anubhava karane lge| para unheM lagA ki vaha komalatA hAra nahIM mAna rahI hai| vaha sUkSma se sUkSmatara hokara unakI sArI snAyuoM ko bIMdhatI huI, zirA-zirA ko pariplAvita karatI huI unakI samasta AtmA meM siMca gayI hai - parivyApta ho gayI hai| vaha akSata mAdhurya-dhArA hai, vaha amogha amRta hai| nahIM... usase ve apane ko bacA nahIM pA rahe haiM! aura jAne kaba, jaba A~kha khulI to dekhA - sAmane rakta kI eka bhI bU~da nahIM | hai kevala phena-sA ruI kA eka paTTA, jo usa paira kI piNDalI para camaka rahA hai / I eka gaharI niHzvAsa chor3akara pavanaMjaya uTha baiThe apane hI Apa meM udvelita hokara ve usa vizAla dIvAnakhAne meM bar3e-bar3e Daga bharate hue cakkara kATane lage / 13 aMjanA ne pAyA, antara ke kSitija para eka navIna bodha kA prabhAta phUTa rahA haiM / mamatva ke isa nIr3a meM aba vaha prazraya nahIM khoja skegii| isa nIr3a ke sunahale tinakoM meM muktidUta :: 71 Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ duHkha aura viSAda ke puMja ghanIbhUta ho rahe the| moha kI vaha rAtri aba tirohita ho gayI hai / navona prakAza ke isa ananta meM ur3ane ko aba vaha svatantra haiN| prema mamatva nahIM haiN| duHkha aura vedanA kI yaha mohinI mamatva kI prasUtA hai| para aMjanA to utsargitA hai, apane ko yoM bA~dhakara yaha nahIM rakha skegii| aura apane ko vaha rakhegI kisalie? kisa dina ke lie aura kisake lie kyA apane hI lie? para vaha apanatva zeSa kahA~ raha gayA hai? vaha to chAyA hai, vaha bhrAnti hai| yaha dakha aura yaha viSAda aura ye A~sU, vaha saba apane hI ko lekara to thaa| acetana ke khokhalepana meM mithyA kI preta-chAyAeM khelane lagI thiiN| aura maryAdA kisalie? maryAdA to ve Apa haiM, jahA~ jAkara apane ko laya kara denA hai| isa rAjamandira aura isa lokAlaya kI maryAdA usake dRSTi-patha meM nahIM A rahI hai| ina kinAroM meM jIvana ko thAmane kA kyA prayojana hai? aura kauna haiM jo thAma sakegA? vaha jIvana jo hAtha se nikala cukA hai aura jisakI svAminI vaha Apa nahIM hai! use lagA ki apane anajAne hI aba taka vaha mRtyu kA varaNa karane meM lagI thii| prema kA vaha nisarga srota ruddha ho gayA thaa| prema Apa hI apanI maryAdA hai-usase Upara hokara aura koI zIla nahIM hai| zIla kyA durAva meM hai: vahA~ to zIla kI oTa peM pApa pala rahA hai| so, na deva-mandira hI aura na kakSa meM hI aba usakA sAmAyika (AtmadhyAna) sambhava raha gayA hai| prAtaH-sAyaM sAmAyika kI yelA hote hI vaha calI jAtI hai, rAjamandira kA sImAnta lA~ghakara, dUra ke usa mRgavana meN| puNDarIka sarobara ke usa pAra bar3I dUra taka candana kA eka vana phailA hai| aura ThIka usake bAhara nikalate hI eka yana-khaNDa A gayA hai, jisameM mRgoM ke jhuNDa unmukta vicarate haiN| kAphI dUra taka maidAna samatala hai, usake bAda kucha pahAr3iyA~ aura TIle haiN| sabase pare jo pahAr3I hai, usakA nAma aruNAcala hai| usa para U~ce tanevAle nIla-giri ke zAr3oM kI eka katAra khar3I hai| pahAr3I ke dAloM meM kucha jhAr3I-jaMgala hai, to kahIM-kahIM caTTAnoM aura pattharoM kI Ar3a meM vRkSoM se chAye mRgoM ke AvAsa haiN| maiMdAna ke bIca-bIca meM jo TIle idhara-udhara bikhare haiM, ve hI mRgoM ke krIDAparvata haiN| maidAna, TIle aura pahAr3iyoM para hariyAlI kA snigdha, zAhala prasAra phailA hai| samatala meM idhara-udhara nIlama khaNDoM se jalAzaya camaka rahe haiM: kinAre jinake UMcI-UMcI ghAsa aura jala-gulmoM ke puMja haiN| vicarate hue mRga vahA~ pAnI pIte dikhAI par3ate haiN| kahIM-kahIM vana-latAoM se chAyI snigdha, zyAmala vanya-jhAr3iyA~ phailI haiM, jinameM kharamoza rahate haiN| ina jalAzayoM ke kinAre kAsa ke vana paMjoM meM se kabhI dubake se nikalakara sarra se ve apanI jhAr3iyoM meM jA chupate haiN| aruNAcala pahAr3I ke usa pAra 72 :: muktidata Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ se kamI-kama manAla, tAMbhara aura bAhara bhI naulAgAra ke jhAr3A ke antagala se uttarakara idhara AyA karate haiN| dUra-dUra para TIloM aura pahAr3iyoM kI hariyAlI meM AkAza ke kinAre ve mRga carate dikhAI par3ate haiN| unake pIche ke bAdala-khaNTa unake pairoM meM Ate-se lagate haiN| lagatA hai, saundarya aura prema yahA~ galabAhIM DAle haiN| yahA~ saMgharSa nahIM hai, ghAta nahIM hai, koI sthUla zoSaNa nahIM haiN| abodha prema kA yaha divya vihAra hai| jIvanAcaraNa meM yahIM vaira nahIM haiN| samatA kA vipula bodha yahA~ dizAntoM taka prasarA hai, mAno kisI siddha kI yaha nirmANa-bhUmi rahI ho| aMjanA prAtaH-sAyaM yahIM sAmAyika karane AtI hai-acuuk| varSoM para varSa bItate gaye haiM, para vaha sAdhanA usakI abhaMga rahI hai| AyuSya ke atIta hote taToM para usane padacihna nahIM chor3e haiN| anAgata kI koI viphala pratIkSA anAyAsa kisI yAdala kI dupaharI meM dUra banAnta ke kekA-sI pukAra uThatI, kisI vasanta-sandhyA kI DAla para kovala-sI Tera uThatI? yaha prANa ko samayAtIta para khIMcatI hI le jAtI, RtuoM ke pAra-jIvana-samudra ke choroM pr| kisI anAdi udgama se kAmanA kI eka mukta taraMgiNI haharAtI calI A rahI hai, jo una choroM meM Akara visarjita ho jAtI haiN| vahIM eka AkarSaNa hai, jo sataha para nirveda aura prazAnta hai-para bhItara nikhila ke sAdha ekatAna hone kI parama AkulatA haiN| kAcotsaga kI yaha sAdhanA, usakI himAcala-sI acala hai| 'deha se nahIM pA sakI hU~, to videha hokara pAU~gI tumheM!' --usake bhItara raha-rahakara gUMja utthtaa| sAmAyika meM kabhI-kamI vaha gambhIra Avedana-saMvedana se bhara aatii| indriyoM ke bandha pAno anAyAsa A~sU bana-banakara Dhalaka par3ate, jaise zRMkhalA kI kar3iyA~ pighalakara bikhara par3I ho| sparza, rUpa, rasa, gandha, svara ke bhinna-bhinna dvAra TUTa-TUTakara khula jAte, aura eka projvala, nirAkula, avikalpa sukhAnubhUti kA sAgara-sA khula pdd'taa| usameM jyoti kI taraMgeM uTha rahI haiM, aura vaha laharoM para AnevAlA cira-paricita Aloka-puruSa dekhate-dekhate Akara aMjanA meM antardhAna ho jaataa| aura A~kha kholate hI vaha pAtI, Asa-pAsa khar3e mRga usakI deha se aMga sahalA rahe haiM, usake kezoM ko sUMgha rahe haiN| usa kezarAzi meM ve usa gandha ko pA gaye haiM, jisake lie unake prANa cirakAla se vikala bhaTaka rahe haiN| aba taka usa gandha ke lie kitanI hI bAra ce chate gaye haiN| prANoM kI bAjI lagAkara bhI ve use nahIM pA sake haiN| para isa deha ko USmA, ina kezoM kI gandha meM ve abhaya tRpti pA rahe haiM, Atma-paryavasita ho rahe haiN| yahA~ chala nahIM hai, mRtyu nahIM hai| vahA~ parama zaraNa cAhe kaisI hI durnivAra tyAdala-belA ho, kaisA hI durdharSa zItakAla ho, kaisI hI bedhaka havAe~ cala rahI hoM, kaisA hI pracaNDa grISma tapa rahA ho, aura cAhe phira basanta mastidUta :: 78 Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ko kusuma belA ho, isa sImAntara AtmadhyAna ke lie aMjanA kA AnA dhruva kI taraha aTala thA / ye kharagoza - zizu aMjanA kI bA~hoM ke sahAre, usa sarva kAmya vakSa para lipaTakara Azvasta ho jaate| eka AkarSaNa kI hilora-sI aatii| vaha cala par3atI murgoM ke usa lolA - kAnUna meM / mRga- zAvaka usakI kaTi para jhUmate, anya mRga- mRgiyA~ usake ur3ate hue dukUla ko khIMcate / aMjanA kharagozoM ko A~cala meM DhA~pa letii| Asa-pAsa jhUmate mRga-mRgiyoM ke galabahiyoM DAlakara unakI gardana aura pITha para apanI gardana DAla detI / gAloM aura A~khoM se unake zarIra ke mRdu rooM kA rabhasa krtii| aMga-aMga una para nichAvara hotaa| unameM A~kheM lI jAne kisa cirakAmya rUpa kA darzana unameM ho jaataa| nirAkula videha sukha meM mUrcchita hokara vaha musakarA detI nigUDha lajjA se aMga-aMga pulaka sajala ho utthtaa| Aha, kauna chU gayA hai... ? anubhUti hai yaha sparza - cira dina se jisakI cAha prANoM meM ghanI hotI gayI hai ! yaoN hI una pazuoM ke sAtha nirlakSya bhaTakalI, khelatI vaha usa aruNAcala taka calI jaatii| kabhI-kabhI usa pahAr3I para nIlagiri kI vanAlI meM pahAr3I ke usa pAra ke chuTuka phuTuka bikhare bhilla grAmoM kI vanakanyAe~ mila jaatiiN| varSA kI nadiyoM-sI ve zyAmalA haiN| kacce rasAloM kI rasa bhAra namra snigdha ghaTAoM-sA unakA yauvana hai---anAvRta aura abandhya / giri ghATiyoM ke hiMsra -jantu saMkula pradezoM meM ve abhaya vicaratI haiN| durjeya aura duranta hai unakA kaumArya tIra ke phala para parakhe jAnevAle vIrya kA ve varaNa karatI haiN| kAMTe para ve nAmamAtra kA basana bAMdha letI haiM yA phira valkala / Rtu-parvo para ve patoM ke basana pahana AtI haiM, kAnoM meM kaliyoM aura kacce phaloM ke jhumake aura mAthe para tathA gale meM jaMgalI phUloM kI mAlA / unakI uddaNDa bA~hoM meM pArvatya upaloM ke valaya par3e rahate aura pairoM meM kA~se kI kar3iyA~ / I - anAyAsa ve aMjanA kI sahelI bana gayI thiiN| kahAnI-bhara jisakI ve apanI dAdiyoM se sunatIM, aura nirantara jisa vana-lakSmI kI unheM khoja thI, use hI zAyada ve ekAeka pA gayI haiM - aisA unheM AbhAsa hotaa| vaha 'vana-lakSmI' kisa dizA se kaba A jAtI hai, ve khojakara bhI patA nahIM pA sakI haiN| Adityapura ko yuvarAjJI unakI kalpanA ke bAhara hai, phira usase unheM prayojana hI kyA ho sakatA hai| rAjopavana kI sImA unake lie varjita pradeza hai, so usa ora se ve udAsIna haiN| kabhI-kabhI dUra se hI kautUhala- bhara karake ve raha jAtI haiN| thor3e hI dinoM meM aMjanA ne unakI prakRta bhASA ko sahaja ho apanA liyaa| unakI sArI antaH prakRti se usakA nisarga paricaya hotA claa| ve apanI hI bhASA meM aMjanA kI bAteM suntiiN| janmoM ke ajJAna kI a~dherI guhAoM kA tama cidane lgtaa| usake bhItara aMjanA ke zabda prakAza ke binduoM kI taraha phUTane lgte| 7.1 : muktidUta Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vANI siddha ho clii| anAdikAla ke jar3AvaraNoM meM, jinase AtmA ruddha haiM, vaha vANAM avyAvAdha praveza karatI clii| 1 unheM jJAna dAna dene kA koI kartavya bhAva bAhara se aMjanA meM nahIM jAgA hai| usakI unmukhatA meM hI sahaja una ajJAnI mAnava-prANiyoM ke lie usakA sahavedana gaharA hotA gayA hai| usake bhItara se nirantara pukAra A rahI hai vahI usakA saMkalpa hai aura cAcA meM phUTakara vahI karmamaya hotA gayA hai| akSara-baddha aura vacana baddha kisI nizcita jJAna kI zikSA dene kI ceSTA usameM nahIM haiN| usa jJAna meM saMgharSa sambhava haiM-vitarka sambhava hai| para prema ko isa ajasra vANI meM kevala bodha hI phUTatA hai-eka sarvodayI, sAmya-bhAvI bodha- jIvanamAtra kA maMgala kalyANa hI jisakA prakAza hai| isa jJAna-dAna meM buddhi kA aha-gaurava sambhava nahIM hai / 'maiM inheM jJAna de rahI hUM" yaha satarka prabhutva kA bhAva nahIM hai| yaha dAna to aMjanA kI vivazatA hai-usakI Atma-vedanA kA pratiphala hai, jo dekara hI nistAra hai| sikhAnA use kucha nahIM hai vaha to vaha svayaM sIkhanA cAhatI hai- svayaM jAnanA cAhatI hai| usI kA namra anurodha mAtra hai yaha vANI - jisameM se jJAna jhiriyoM kI taraha Apa hI phUTa rahA hai| I nipaTa akiMcana aura unhIM sI nirbodha hokara aMjanA unase apanI bAta kahatI | Asa-pAsa kI yaha vizAla prakRti, jisakI ki ve putriyA~ haiM, usI kI bhASA- usI ke saMketa aura upakaraNoM ke sahAre vaha apane ko vyakta karatI hai| pahAr3a, nadiyA~, caTTAneM, guphAe~, jharane, jaMgala, jIva-jantuoM ko hI lekara jAne kitanI kathA - vAta kahI jAtI haiM- kitane rUpakoM kA AviSkAra hotA hai| ve bhilla vAlAeM apane jaMgalI jIvanoM meM paramparA se calI AyI kaI duHsAhasa kI dantakathAe~ sunAtI / naranA pazu-pakSiyoM ke aura mAnavoM ke ghAta-pratighAta aura saMgharSo ke vRtta unameM hote| unake jIvanoM kA gahana prakRta paricaya pAkara aMjanA kI AtmIyatA sarvasparzI ho phaila jAtI / vaha unhIM kahAniyoM ko ulaTa-pulaTakara unakI hiMsra krUratAoM ke bIca-bIca meM bar3I hI svAbhAvikatA se koI prema ke vRtta jor3a detii| ye bAlAe~ jijJAsA se bhara aatiiN| unakI nirvikAra caMcala A~khoM meM saha-vedana kI karuNA chalachalA AtI / ve aMjanA ke hI zabdoM meM anAyAsa bolakara prazna kara uThatIM / krIr3A kautuka mAtra meM aMjanA samAdhAna kara detii| ve jora-jora se khilakhilAkara ha~sa pdd'tiiN| guMjAna ha~sI se banasthalI gUMja utthtii| ve bAteM unheM kabhI nahIM bhuultiiN| ve to mAnava prakRti ke taTa para likhe gaye akSara haiM, jo sadA dhvanita hote rahate haiM-ina jharanoM meM ina havAoM meM, ina jhAr3iyoM meM / kisI utsava ke dina yadi ve aMjanA ko mAM jAtIM to vana kI phUla-pattiyoM se usakA abhiSeka kara detoM pairoM meM ghuMgharU bA~dhakara AtIM aura aMjanA ke cAroM ora vRtta meM jhUmara dekara nAcatI, hiNDola-bhare madamAte rAgoM meM apane jaMgalI gIta I muktidUta :: T Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gAtoM ! taba aMjanA ko sunAI par3atA-usa jagala-pATI meM dUra-dUra taka phaile puravoM se utsava kI gAna-dhvaniyA~ A rahI haiN| bIca-bIca meM hAlaka aura khaMjar3I avirAma bana rahI haiN| pRthvI ko parikramA detA huA yaha svara A rahA hai| eka anivAra AkarSaNa aMjanA ke zarIra ke tAra-tAra meM baja utthtaa|...jiivn...locn...jiivn! una purakhoM meM hokara-una dUra-sudUra ke aparicita mAnavoM meM hokara hI usakA mArga gayA hai| are kyoM hai yaha aparicaya, kyoM hai yaha ajJAna-kyoM hai yaha alagAva? asahya hai use yaha AvaraNa, yaha mryaadaa| isa sabako chinna kara use Age bar3ha jAnA hai, use cale hI jAnA hai, jIvana pukAra rahA hai! aura ThIka usI kSaNa use apanI vastusthiti kA bhAna ho aataa| una parijanoM kA kyA hogA? unake dukhoM kI bojhila saoNkaleM usake pairoM meM baja uThatI haiN| moha hai yaha, kyoM ye apane mamatva se ghire haiM: isI kAraNa kyA nahIM hai-yaha dukhoM kI abhedya bhava-rAtri-yaha mUrcchanA kA andhakAra ? isI kAraNa yaha ajJatA aura aparicaya hai-isI kAraNa yaha rAga-dveSa aura apanA-parAyA hai| para unake prati vaha karuNA aura sahAnubhUti se bhara AtI hai| unakA duHkha use hI lekara to hai-ve bhI to para-duHkha-kAtara haiN| unakI vedanA ko bhI use jhelanA hI hogaa| unake aura apane duHkhoM kI saMkalatA ko cIrakara hI rAha milegii| nahIM, unheM chor3akara vaha nahIM jA skegii| yaha zAyada jIyana se mu~ha mor3anA hogA-parAjita kA palAyana hogaa| vaha svArtha hai-apane hI svacchanda sukha kI khoja meM auroM kI upekSA hai| kartavya aura zayica usakA sapana ke prati hai, loka aura lokAlaya usase bAhara nahIM hai| yaha jAegI kisI dina, upekSA karake nahIM, unake prema kI anumati lekara-AzIrvAda lekara / taba vaha nizcinta hogI, mukta hogI aura sabake sAtha hogii| yoM TUTakara aura chUTakara vaha nahIM jaaegii| ekAkAritA kI isa sAdhanA meM vaha alagAva kA kSata apane poche nahIM chodd'egii| mana meM koI phA~sa lekara vaha nahIM jaaegii| koI dUrI, koI viraha-viyoga, koI abhAva kA zUnya vaha nahIM rahane degI! ...ki eka sudIrgha-biraha-rAtri kA prasAra usake hRdaya meM jhauMka jchatA...kauna AyA cAhatA hai...? yo ho varSa-para-varSa bItate jAte haiN| mRgavana kI zilA para jaba prAtaH sAmAyika nivRtta ho vaha A~kha kholatI to aruNAcala para bAlasUrya kA udaya hotA dIkha par3atA 1 sA~jha kA kAyotsarga kara jaba vaha A~kha uThAtI, to nIlagiri kI banAlI meM pItAbha candra udaya hotA dikhAI pdd'taa| vaha jo satata A rahA hai...parama puruSa...usI ke to AbhAvalaya haiM ye bimdha! aura una bimboM meM hokara koI mRga chalA~ga bharatA nikala jAtA hai...yoM hI varSa bhAga rahe haiM...kAla bhAga rahA hai...aura usake Upara hokara abAdhita calA A rahA hai vaha atidhi! 7th : muktidA Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjopavana ke dakSiNa chora para jo khetoM kA vistAra hai, usake usa kinAre kRSakoM aura gopoM ke choTe-choTe gA~va base haiN| vahIM thor3e-thor3e fA~sale se rAjaparivAra ke sevakoM kI bastiyoM haiN| sabakI apanI svatantra dharatI hai, godhana haiN| rAja-sevA ve svecchatayA karate haiN| rAjA aura rAja ke prati unameM sahaja kartavya kA bhAva hai| unakA vizvAsa hai ki rAjA prajA ke mAtA-pitA haiM; jIvana, dhana aura dharatI ke rakSaka haiM, pAlaka prajApatti haiN| kucha varSa pahale eka gopa-bastI kI sImA para, eka zizira ke savere, kuhare meM se AtI huI eka sAdhvI dIkhI thii| sAlavana ke tale panaghaTa aura vApikAoM para pAnI bharatI huI gopa-vadhue~ use kautUhala kI A~khoM se dekhatI raha gyiiN| nikaTa Akara vaha sAdhvI kheta meM bane eka cabUtare para baiTha gyii| pahale to ve yadhue~ mAre acaraja ke ThiThakI rahIM, phira kucha ha~sakara paraspara kAnA-phasI karane lgiiN| sAdhviyA~ to AtI hI rahatI haiM-para aisA rUpa? koI devAganA na ho| eka dUsarI se jur3I-gIM vai vadhue~ pAsa saraka aayiiN| kucha dUra khar3I rahakara ve dekhatI raha gayIM-avAka aura stabdha / vicitra hai yaha sAdhvI! bAlikA-sI lagatI hai| gambhIra haiM, para raha-rahakara caMcala ho jAtI hai| barafa-sI ujalI deha para, dUdha kI dhArA-sA dukUla hai; pITha para vipula keza-bhAra par3A hai, jo gAloM ko DhakatA huA kandhoM aura bhujAoM para bhI chAyA hai| vaha bar3I-bar3I sarala A~khoM se unako ora dekha musakarA rahI hai, jaise bulA rahI ho| para na hAtha uThAkara saMketa karatI hai, na pukAratI hai| muhUrta-bhara meM hI ve saba vadhue~ jAne kaba pAsa calI aayiiN| bhUmi para sira chuAkara sabane praNAma kiyaa| "are-are, chiH chiH-yaha kyA karatI ho! mujhe lajAo nhiiN| kyA maiM tumase bar3I hU~? maiM to tumase choTI hU~, aura tumhIM meM se eka hU~ tumhArI choTI bahana, kyA mujhe nahIM pahacAnatI...?" saba avAka Azcarya se usa ora dekha uThIM / sacamuca jaise varSoM se pahacAnatI haiM; kahIM dekhA hai kabhI, para yAda nahIM A rahA hai| eka nigar3ha smRti ke saMvedana se roma-roma sajala ho aayaa| ye A~kheM, yaha pAradarzI musakarAhaTa / aura sabase adhika AtmIya hai isa kaNTha kI vANI / para vicitra hai yaha saadhvii| are, isake hAtha meM klaya haiM, aura bhAla para tilaka hai! sAdhyiyoM ke valaya aura tilaka to nahIM hotaa| para mana ise dekhakara barabasa zraddhA se bhara AtA hai, patA pUchane kA jI hI nahIM hotaa| kevala eka AzvAsana bhItara anAyAsa jAga uThatA hai| ___ "ha...hA~...hA~ maiM samajha gayI hU~, tumhAre mana meM kyA hai...pUcha dekho na, tumhAre mana kI bAta jAnatI hU~ ki nahIM!" muktidUta ::77 Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ badhuoM ko lagA, jaise isase kucha chupA nahIM hai| pahale jina praznoM aura jijJAsAoM ko kisI se nahIM pUchA thA apane abhinna vallabha se bhI nahIM... ve sana antima prazna mana meM khula-khila utthe| lajjA maryAdA se pare haiM ve antara kI gopana pheliyaaN| eka-eka kara unhoMne pUcha DAle ve prazna / vaha sAdhvI sunakara musakarA par3atI hai, una praznoM ke vaha sIdhe uttara nahIM detI haiN| vaha choTI-choTI, aura raMjanakArI kahAniyA~ kahatI hai / lIlA karatI hai vo karatI hai, aura jAne para jAtI haiN| sugama bahue~ samAdhAna I havA bAta le gyii| kucha hI dinoM meM Asa-pAsa kI sArI bastiyoM aura gA~voM ke kinAroM para vaha sAdhvI dikhAI par3ane lagI / anizcita kAlAntarAla se atithi kI taraha kabhI-kabhI vaha aatii| grAma ke bAhara kI kisI pAnyazAlA meM, kisI mandira ke cabUtare para kisI zilAtala para yA kisI vRkSa ke tale pattoM para vaha ekAeka baiThI dikhAI pdd'tii| dekhate-dekhate grAma-jana, strI-puruSa, vAlaka- vRddha sabhI jAte juTa vaha kaba kahA~ se AtI aura kahA~ calI jAtI, yaha jAnane kA kutUhata logoM kA aba miTa calA thA / valaya aura tilaka bhI nagaNya ho gaye the| nizcita vaha koI sAdhvI hai, jo tattva ko pA gayI hai| kyoMki vaha una saboM ke hRdayoM kI svAminI ho calI thI - inhoM kucha varSoM meN| aura sAdhvI kA kauna sthAna, kyA patA aura kyA samaya? vaha unheM suprApta thii| calI jAtI aura bahuta dinoM meM AtI, usakA kucha ThIka nahIM thaa| para vaha usa loka-jIvana kA hRdayaspandana bana gayI thii| vaha jIvana ke kendra meM basa gayI thI, so sadA unake sAtha thI I grAma- jana apane sukha-dukhoM kI bAta khte| jIvana ke bAhya AdhAroM meM sabhI luSSTa the| roTI kA saMgharSa nahIM thA - bhautika jIvana-sAmagrI saba svAdhIna thI aura apAra thI / sukha-duHkha the mana ke vaikArika saMgharSo ko lekara hI jijJAsAe~ janma-maraNa, roga-zoka, harSa-viSAda aura mukti ko lekara thiiN| pratidina ke mAnavIya sambandhoM meM jo rAga aura dveSa kI ragar3a hai, hAra-jIta hai, krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha kA jo sUkSma saMgharSa sarvavyApI hai; jise jAnate hue bhI usakI jar3a taka pahu~cakara hama use ThIka nahIM kara paate| usI ko lekara unakI samasyAe~ thiiN| sabase adhika prabalatA thI mAna kI, prabhutva ko adhikAra aura svAmitva kI / I sAdhvI ke uttara bahuta sarala aura sIdhe hote| ve sabakI samajha meM aate| vaha sUtra vANI bolatI eka uttara meM kaI praznoM ke uttara eka sAtha mila jAte / kamala kI paMkhur3I meM se paMkhur3I khulatI jaatii| cetana ke antarAla meM ujAlA chA jaataa| vyakti kI sImAe~ mAno lopa hone lagatIM / jana-jana meM eka hI prANa kI avicchinna dhArA daur3ane lgtii| samasta carAcara kI vizAla ekatA ke bodha meM mana AplAvita ho jaate| janmoM kI viccheda-vArtA pulakoM ke A~sU banakara jhara jAtI / sAdhvI ke bola loka- kaNTha meM basa caleM.. 78 muktidUta Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apane ko bahuta mata mAno, kyoMki vahIM sAre rogoM kI jar3a hai| mAnanA hI lo mAna hai| mAna sImA hai| AtmA tI asIma hai aura sarvavyApI hai| nikhila lokAloka usameM samAyA hai| vastu mAtra tumameM hai-tumhAre jJAna meM hai| bAhara se kucha pAnA nahIM hai| bAhara se pAne aura apanAne kI koziza lobha hai| vaha, jo apanA hai usI ko kho denA hai, usI ko para banA denA hai| mAna ne hamako choTA kara diyA hai. jAnane dekhane kI zaktiyoM ko manda kara diyA hai| hama apane hI meM ghire rahate haiN| isI se coTa lagatI hai-duHkha hotA hai| isI se rAga hai, dveSa hai, ragar3a haiN| sabako apane meM pAo-bhItara ke anubhava se paao| bAhara se pAne kI koziza mAyA hai, jhUTha haiM, vAsanA hai| utto ko prabhu ne mithyAtya kahA hai| svarga, naraka, mokSa saba tumhI meM hai| unakA honA tumhAre jJAna para kAyama hai| kahA na ki tumhArA jIva sattA mAtra kA pramANa haiM; vaha simaTakara kSudra ho gayA hai, tumhAre maiM' ke kaarnn| 'maiM' ko miTAkara 'saba' bana jaao| jAnane-dekhane kI tumhArI sabase bar3I zakti kA paricaya isI meM bhasamagra ko jAnane kI icchA kA nAma hI prema hai-vahI dharma hai| jAnane ko vyayA ko gaharI hone do| jitanI hI vaha gaharI hogI, ApA khiratA jAegA, sabake prati apanApA bar3hatA jaaegaa| yahI prema kA mArga hai-dharma kA mArga hai| mukti cAhane ko cIja nahIM hai| usakA dhyAna bhulA do|" ___ "mukti ko lekara hI hamameM kAMkSA aura garva jAgegA to kyA mukti milegii| vaha to bandhana hI hogaa| apane ko miTAo; mukti Apa hI mila jaaegii| mukti koI sthAna vizeSa nahIM haiM-vaha samagra kI prApti meM hai, saba-rUpa ho jAne meM hai...' grAmajana vAtsalyabaza phala, dUdha-dahI, makkhana kI madhukarI le aate| sAdhvI ke paira pakar3a lete ki unakA upahAra lenA hI hogaa| vaha hAtha kI aMjulI meM lekara use sira se lagA letI-aura Asa-pAsa ke bAlakoM meM bA~Ta detii| pIche se khalpa prasATa grahaNa kara Apa bhI kRtArtha hotii| donoM jar3e hAthoM para sira navAkara grAmajanoM ko namaskAra karatI aura cala detI-kheta ke patha para, mRgavana kI or| lokajanoM meM eka jijJAsA banI huI thI-kaisI hai yA sAdhvI, jo ajJAniyoM ko namana karatI hai : aisI sAdhvI to nahIM sunii| sacamuca vicitra hai vaha: mRgavana se sandhyA kA sAmAyika kara aMjanA apane mahala ko lauTa rahI hai| bAhara rAta a~dherI hai, zIta bahuta tIvra hai| aMjanA akelI hI calI A rahI hai| Upara Akara usane pAyA, usake kakSa meM mahAdevI ketumatI baiThI haiN| pAsa hI paktidtA :: Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vasantamAlA aura jayamAlA baiThI haiN| rAjamAtA gambhIra haiM aura cupa haiN| kakSa meM eka kSubdha khAmozI hai| dekhakara aMjanA stabdha raha gayI...! AzAtIta aura amUtapUrva hai yaha ghaTanA / jaba se vaha isa mahala meM rAjavadhU banakara AyI hai, itane varSa nikala gaye haiM, mahAdevI vahA~ kabhI nahIM aayiiN| yahA~ jo jvAlA nirmUla jala rahI hai, use dekhane kI chAtI zAyada rAjamAtA kI nahIM thii| dUra se isa saudha kA ratnadIpa dekhakara hI unakA hRdaya duHkha se phaTane lagatA thaa| para Aja...: Aja kauna-sI asAdhAraNa sthiti utpanna huI haiM ki kaleje para patthara rakhakara ve yahA~ calI AyI haiN| dekhakara aMjanA bhaucaka-sI raha gyii| kSaNabhara kakSa kI deharI meM ThiThaka gyii|...spnaa jaise bhaMga ho gyaa| vastusthiti kA bhAna huaa| antarloka lupta ho gyaa| usane pAyA ki vaha bAhara ke vyavahAra-jagat meM hai| dusare hI kSaNa vaha namra, vinata ho aayii| Akara usane mahAdevI ke caraNa chae, aura pAsa hI yaha dalakI-sI baiTha gyii| A~kheM uThAne aura kuzalavArtA pUchane kI bAta dUra, yahA~ honA hI use dUbhara ho gayA hai| apane Apa meM vaha mu~dI jAtI hai| jaise simaTakara zUnya ho jAnA cAhatI hai-dharatI meM samA jAnA cAhatI hai| gambhIra svara meM mahAdevI ne stabdhatA bhaMga kI "dekhatI hU~ beTI, tumhArA citta mahala meM nahIM hai| kula ke parijanoM se nAtA sneha nahIM rahA? para vaha to hamAre hI prArabdha kA doSa hai| ghara kA jAyA hI jaba apanA na ho sakA, to tuma to parAye ghara kI lar3akI ho, kauna-sA mu~ha lekara tumase apanI hone ko kahU~? para rAjakula kI maryAdA lopa ho gayI hai! loka meM apavAda ho rahA hai; tava tumhAre nikaTa prArthinI hokara Ane ko bAdhya huI huuN| bahuna dina tumhArI rAha dekhI, sandeza bheje, para tuma taka ve pahu~ca na sake, taba aura kyA cArA thA? "mRgavana ke sImAnta para tuma sAmAyika karane jAtI thIM, sunA, to socA koI bAta nahIM hai, vaha antaHpura kA hI krIr3A pradeza hai| para vahA~ bhI tumhArA sAmAyika na ho sakA! taba aruNAcala kI pahAr3I tumheM lA~vanI par3I-bhIla-kanyAe~ tumhArI sahacariyA~ ho gayIM / yahA~ kI pratihAriyoM aura sakhiyoM kA saMga tumheM asahya ho gyaa| tuma akelI jAne lgii| phira to gopa-astiyoM, kRSaka-grAmoM aura rAjasevakoM kI vasatikAoM meM bhI tumhArA svacchanda bicaraNa zurU ho gyaa| sunakara vizvAsa nahIM huA-saba pItI hI gayI huuN| para Aja samasta Adityapura nagara meM rAjavadhU ke svaira-vihAra para carcAe~ ho raho haiN| aura isa veza meM...? tumheM kauMna pahacAnatA ki tuma rAjakula kI vadhU ho? isI se to vicitra kahAniyA~ kahIM jA rahI haiN| apane lie na sahI, para isa ghara kI lAja tumheM nibhAnI thii| kula ke zIla aura maryAdA kI lIka tumane tor3a dii| Adityapura kI yuvarAjJI grAmajanoM, bhIlaniyoM aura sevakoM ke bIca bhaTakatI phire? kyA yahI hai usakI zola aura maryAdA? kyA yahI hai usakI HP :: muktidUta Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ -- zobhA : tumhAre duHkha se merA duHkha alaga nahIM hai, para kahe binhA rahA nahIM jaataa| kyA yaha bhUla gayI ho jaMjanA ki tuma parityaktA ho padacyutA ho? kisake garva para tumhAre ye svacchanda kIr3A aura bihAra ? jo cAho karo, para kula kI maryAdA nahIM lopI jA sakegI...! " dukhita kaNTha se, parantu akuNThita tIvratA aura Aveza meM rAjamAtA ne saba kaha DAlA, aura cupa ho gyiiN| aMjanA acala baiThI thI, para bhItara usake bhUcAla thA / uttara dene kI cetanA usameM nahIM thI / - | jaba aMjanA ko ceta AyA to pAyA ki rAjamAtA, vasanta, jayamAlA aura bAhara baiThI huI pratihAriyA~ saba jA cuke haiN| vaha apane kakSa meM akelI hai / vasanta ina dinoM prAyaH usake pAsa hotI hai para Aja vaha bhI nahIM hai| apane talpa para jAkara vaha auMdhI leTa gyii| nahIM hai vasanta to use zikAyata kyoM ho| usake pati phira A gaye haiM, usake apane bacce haiM, vaha apane ghara gayI hogI aura usane kaba kisI kI apekSA kI hai? jisa dina hI rahopavana kI sImA lA~ghakara jambU-vana meM gayI thI, usI dina vahA~ se lauTate hue usane pAyA thA ki vasanta aba usake sAtha nahIM hai| aMjanA kI muktatA use sahya nahIM hai| vaha cira dina kI sakhI, jIjI bhI bichur3atI hI gayI aura use ThIka-ThIka yAda nahIM ki vaha kaba pIche chUTa gyii| phira bIca-bIca meM vasanta mahendrapura bhI calI jaatii| usakI sasurAla vahIM ghI - aura pIhara bhI vahIM thaa| para aMjanA ...? vaha bhI to mahendrapura jA sakatI thI para vaha nahIM gyii| pitA aura bhAI, eka-eka kara sabhI use kaI bAra livAne Aye - yahA~ taka ki mA~ bhI AryoM, usake paira taka pakar3a liye, ro-rokara hAra gayIM / para aMjanA apane ko lauTA na skii| use svayaM isake lie mana meM kama santApa aura glAni nahIM thI / para... para aba usakA patha badala cukI thA, usa para yaha bahuta dUra nikala gayI thI vahA~ se lauTanA usakA sambhava nahIM thaa| yaha usakI vivazatA thI aura phira kauna-sA mu~ha lekara yaha mahendrapura jAtI? apanI janmabhUmi ko bAra-bAra usane sajala A~khoM se praNAma kiyA hai aura taba apane bhAgya ko kosa-kosa DAlA hai| apane kaumArya kI vaha svapna bhUmi aba usake lie dUra se hI vandanIya thI / para taba sAmane kitane hI navIna lokoM ke antarAla jo khulate jA rahe the| vedanA kA kuhAsA eka dina anAyAsa phaTa gayA thA aura vaha navIna savere ke prakAza meM bar3hatI hI calI gyii| taba use yaha dhyAna nahIM rahA ki kauna pIche chUTa gayA hai| usane pAyA ki usakI yAtrA niHsaMga hai| usa patha kA saMgI koI nahIM hotA / pratihAriyoM, dAtiyoM aura sakhiyoM ko sahaja hI usane yaha jatA diyA thA ki binA kAma aura binA kAraNa usake sAtha kisI ko rahane kI bAdhyatA nahIM haiN| aura sAmAyika meM sevikAoM aura saMginiyoM kA kyA hotA? aura usake ke bhramaNa ? usameM muktidUta : 81 Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bAthA kahA~ thii| vaha kahIM bhI to na aTaka skii| koI roka bhItara se nahIM huii| vasanta ne ekAdha bAra kucha saMketa kiyA thA, para vaha saba usakI samajha meM na A sakA thaa| vaha bahuta kucha bAhara kA sthUla lokAcAra thA jo AtmA ke mUlyoM para AdhArita nahIM diikhaa| vasatikAoM aura grAmoM meM vaha kyoM gayo? isakA koI uttara usake pAsa nahIM hai| yaha saba vaha apane bhItara upalabdha karatI gayI hai| antara kI pukAra ne use vahA~ pahu~cAyA hai| 'zirISa-kAnana' ke 'azoka-caitya' ke darzana karake vaha lauTatI-taba ve vasatikAe~ usakI rAha meM par3atI thiiN| kahA~ thIM ye usakI rAha ke bAhara? lAja, kula, zIla, maryAdA, prArazca, vivAha, parityaktA, padacyutA, lokApavAda-eka ke bAda eka safeda pretoM kI zreNI-sI uTha khar3I huI, aura ve sAre preta Apasa meM TakarAne lge| dekhate-dekhate eka bhImAkAra a~dhere kI prAcIra-sI usake sAmane uThane lgii|..aur agale hI kSaNa eka anira viplava kI jhaMjhAe~ jaise usake samasta deha, mana-prANa meM ma~DarAne lagI... | aura bhItara ke tala-deza se eka karuNa prazna ko cItkAra-sI sunAI par3I-"Aha ve mAtA-pitA, ke bhAI, ye sAsa-mAtA aura zvasura-pitA, vasanta aura ye saba parijana-? kyA hogA ina sabakA? ina sabakA RNa vaha kaise cukAe? be kitane vivaza haiM? -apane sImA bandhanoM meM ye chaTapaTA rahe haiN| vaha kaise unheM mukta kare ina rUr3hatAoM se-isa mithyAtva se? vaha kaise unheM samajhAe? ....para, vaha kaba unheM chor3akara gayI hai| unhIM kA prema aura kRtajJatA kyA bAra-bAra use khIMcakara nahIM lauTA lAye haiM....ekAeka ke pralaya ke bAdala phaTa gye| AMsuoM kA eka akUla pArAvAra sAre taToM ko tor3akara laharA utthaa|...nhiiN, Aja vaha nahIM pI sakegI, ye A~sU! yaha apane liye ronA nahIM hai| sabake prati usakA yaha Atma-nivedana hai| kahA~ hai isa pravAha kI sImA-vaha svayaM nahIM jAnatI... "...o mere maryAdA puruSottama! tuma ho merI maryAdA, aura tumhI usakI rakSA kro| maiM to kevala yahanA jAnatI hU~, TUTa cukI hU~ lahara-lahara meN|...ab rAha meM vizrAma kahA~...jaba taka una caraNoM meM Akara lIna na ho jAU~?...aura bAhara kA koI zAsana anuzAsana mujhe mAnya nahIM, isI se agniparIkSAe~ aba sammukha haiN| musakarAtA huA merA satya isa jvAla-patha para calA cale, vaha bala mujhe dAna karo, deva! kula kI lIka kyA tumase bhI bar3I hai? kauna-sI maryAdA hai, jo tuma taka Ane se mujhe roka sakegI? pravAha kI ina laharoM meM vaha Apa hI TUTa jaaegii| usameM merA kyA doSa hai? bolo na, cupa kyoM ho? tumhArI zaraNa meM saba surakSita haiN| ihaloka, paraloka, naraka svarga, mukti, saba vahIM car3hAkara aba nizcinta hokara cala rahI hU~, koI duvidhA nahIM hai| ...ve satata A rahe caraNa kaba A~khoM se ojhala hue haiM...?" ...aura isI bIca jAne kaba usakI A~kha laga gyii| 12 :: muktidUta Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16 savere jaba brAhma-masa: aMjanA jAgI saM kA ra AkAza-sA svaccha aura halkA dhaa| koI duvidhA nahIM thI, kahIM bhI koI argalA nahIM thii| vaha nincha calI gayI, aTala apane patha para / mugavana kI zilA para jaba usane kAyotsarga se A~kheM kholIM, to aruNAcala para bAlasUrya kA udaya ho rahA thaa| usameM dIkhA ki eka taruNa-aruNa vidrohI calA A rahA hai; usake uThe hue dAyeM hAtha kI u~galI para eka Agneya cakra ghUma rahA hai| apane pairoM meM sA~poM-sI laharAtI andhakAra kI rAziyoM ko vaha bhedatA huA cala rahA hai...! eka adamya Atma-niSTA se aMjanA bhara utthii| nahIM, vaha asatya ko sira nahIM jhakAegI-baha mithyA ko zirodhArya nahIM kara skegii| yaha pratiSedha kregii| baha durAgraha nahIM hai, vaha to satya kA pAvana anurodha hai| vaha yAta nahIM karegA, vaha kalyANa hI kregaa| citta meM Aja usake apUrva cinmayatA aura prasannatA hai| vaha mRgavana se sIdhI puNDarIka-sarovara ke tIra para calI aayii| mahala se calatI bera pratihArI ko Adeza kara AyI thI ki vaha devI vasantamAlA ko jAkara sUcita kara de ki Aja sarovara ke 'gandha-kaTI' caitya meM pUjA kA Ayojana kreN| puNDarIka sarovara ke bIcoMbIca amRta-phena-sA ujalA marmara kA 'gandha-kuTI' caitya hai, jisameM prabhu ke samavasaraNa kI bar3I bhavya aura divya racanA hai| sarovara ke kinAre jo dUra taka marmara kA deva-ramya ghATa phailA hai, usa para thor3e-thor3e antara se jala para jhuke hue vAtAyana haiN| tIra se caitya taka jAne ke lie eka sundara paccIkArI ke reliMgavAlA marmara kA hI pula banA hai| vasanta vedI para pUjArghya sa~jIye aMjanA kI rAha dekha rahI thii| aMjanA ke hRdaya meM Aja sukha nahIM samA rahA thaa| AyI to vasanta ko hiye bharakara milI, jaise Aja koI nayA hI milana hai| nayI hai Aja kI dhUpa, Aja kI chAyA, Asa-pAsa kA yAha haritAmA se bharA udyAna, ye kuMja, ye ghATa, ye jharokhe, jala, sthala aura AkAza, saba nayA hai| aNu-aNu eka apUrva, adbhuta nAvInya mugdha aura sundara ho uThA hai| donoM bahanoM ne bar3e tallIna bhakti-bhAva se pUjA kii| zAntighArI aura vitajana ke uparAnta aMjanA ne bar3e hI saMvedanazIla kaNTha se prabhu ke sammukha AtmAlocana kiyA aura anta meM apane Apako nivedana kara nata ho gyii| pUjA samApta hone para, donoM bahaneM caitya kI chata para Akara, eka jharokhe meM bichI sItala-pATiyoM para baiTha gyiiN| cAroM ora sunIla jalaprasAra kI UrmilatA hai| dekhate hI aMjanA ko jaise caitanya ke zuddha aura cira navIna pariNamana kA AbhAsa huA! muktidUta :: 49 Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ avasara pAkara vasanta ne dhIre se pUchA- "aMjana, kala rAta jo mahAdevI ne kahA, usa sambandha meM tUne kyA socA hai?" prazna sunakara kSaNeka aMjamA kI A~kheM maiMda rahI, bhRkuTI meM eka valaya-mA par3A aura taba marma se bharI vaha yedhaka dRSTi utthii| bar3e hI dhIra aura gambhIra svara meM baha bolI ___ "socakara bhI usa sabakA kucha ThIka-ThIka artha maiM nahIM samajha pAyI huuN| kula kI maryAdA maiMne lopa dI hai? yaha kula kI maryAdA kauna-sI dhruva lakIra hai aura vaha kahA~ hai, so maiM ThIka-ThIka nahIM cInha sako hu~ / prANI aura prANI kI prakRti ekatA ke bIca kyA koI bAdhA kI lakIra khIMcI jA sakatI hai|...aur vaha kulInatA kyA hai: mAnA ki gotrakarma hai| aura usase U~ca-nIca kula yA sthiti meM janma hotA hai| para karmoM ke cakravyUha to bhedate hI calanA hai| kyA karma pAlane kI cIz2a hai: yA vaha saMcaya karane kI cIz2a hai? AtmA meM yaha jo purAtana saMskArapuMja jar3a aura mRNmaya ho gayA hai, use khirAnA hogaa| navIna aura ujjcalatara karmoM ke bIca se mukti kA mArga prazasta karanA hogaa| jo karma-paramparA apane aura para ke lie aniSTa phala de rahI hai, jo AtmA AtmA ke nisarga aikya sambandha kA hanana kara rahI hai, vaha mukti mArga meM sabase adhika ghAtaka hai| vaha gotrakarma kI bAdhA zirodhArya karane yogya nahIM hai, vaha bhoga karane yogya nahIM hai| mithyA hai vaha abhimaan| vaha tyAjya aura parihArya hai| asatya ko dhrava maryAdA mAnakara nahIM cala sakU~gI, jIjI! isa ahaMkAra ko pada-pada para tor3ate hue calanA hai| vahI jIvana kI sabase bar3I vijaya hai| jIvana kA nAma hai pragati / jo hai, usI ko antima mAnakara nahIM calA jA sakegA? sataha para jo dIkha rahA hai vahI padArtha kA yathArtha satya nahIM hai vaha vyabhidharita satya hai| vaha mAyA hai, vaha chalanA hai| usa yathArtha tattva taka pahu~cane ke lie-mAyA ke ina AvaraNoM ko chinna karanA hogaa| ina kSudra mamatvoM ko meTanA hogaa| pragatimAn jIvanI-zakti purAtana karma-paramparAoM se Takkara legI--unakA pratiSedha karegI, unheM todd'egii| nikhila ke spandana ko apane Atma-pariNamana meM vaha eka tAna kara lenA caahegii| isa pragati kI rAha meM jo bhI Ae, baha pratiSThA karane yogya nahIM hai, vaha tor3a pheMkane yogya hai..." bolate-bolate aMjanA ko lagA ki vaha Avega se bhara AyI hai| usake svara meM kiMcita uttejanA hai| kahIM isa kathana meM rAga to nahIM hai| yaha cupa ho gyii| apane Apako phira tolA aura gahare svara meM bolI ___ "...hA~ yaha jo tor3a-pheMkane kI bAta kaha rahI hU~-isameM eka khatarA hai| AtmanAza nahIM honA caahie| kaSAya nahIM jAganA caahie| sarvahArA hokara hama cala sakate haiM, para AtmahArA hokara nahIM calA jA skegaa| mUla ko AghAta nahIM pahuMcanA hai| saMgharSa se to pare jAnA hai, usakI paramparA ko to chedanA hai| viSama ko sama para NA :: muktidRta Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lAnA hai, phira saMgharpa se viSama ko viSamatara banAye kaise clegaa| dezakAla, yuga, paristhiti savako hameM pratirodha denA hai-para AmA kI bhAvanA komalatA se ki jisameM saba kucha samA sakatA hai, sampUrNa loka apane bhItara samA lene kA jisameM avakAza aura zakti haiN|...tb Atmotsaga kI tau banakara hameM jalanA hogaa| sAre saMgharSoM ke viSama viSa ko pacAkara hameM sama aura prema kA amRta denA hai| usakI maryAdA hai aatmsNym| hameM cupa rahanA hai| dUsare kI vedanA ko bhI apanI hI AtmavedanA banAkara usameM tapanA hai, sahana karanA hai| para apane satya ke patha para hameM abhaya nirddhanddha aura aTala rahanA hai, phira rAha meM aMgAra biche ho ki sUliyoM bichI hoN| hameM vinIta aura namra bhAva se, binA kisI anuyoga abhiyoga yA jhallAhaTa ke, apane usa patha para cupacApa cale calanA hai| hamArI Ana hai vinaya, jIvana mAtra ke prati Adara / hamArA zastra hai nikhila ke prati sadbhAva aura samatA / AcaraNa meM use hI ahiMsA kheNge| hameM prANa ke marma para AghAta nahIM karanA hai-jaba tor3anA hai taba jar3a mithyAlva ko hI tor3anA hai| saba bhItara kI AtmIyatA aura prema ko aura bhI sayana karanA hogaa| apane vyakti-astitva kI bali dekara nikhila ke kalyANa, Ananda aura maMgala ke yajJa ko jvalita rakhanA hogaa| bAhara ke paristhiti-cakra aura mAgya-cakroM ko tor3ane kA anurodha hamameM jitanA hI tIvra hai, apane Atma-darga ko utanA hI adhika ajeya banA denA hai|...pr hA~, yaha Atmotsarga AtmaghAta nahIM honA caahie| bhItara pratikriyA nahIM panapanI cAhie, sama aura Ananda jAganA caahie| prema bahanA cAhie.... boca meM dhIre se vasanta ne kahA "paraloka meM dravya, kSetra, kAla, bhAva kA jisa rUpa meM pravartana hai, vyavahAra meM kyA lokAcAra ke ina niyamoM ko yoM sahaja tor3A jA sakegA?" ___ "vya, kSetra, kAla, bhAva bhI kyA koI dhruva cIz2a haiM: aura vaha jaise cale A rahe haiM vaise hI kyA sadA iSTa haiM? hamane nizcaya satya se jIvana ke AcaraNa-vyavahAra ko itanA alaga kara liyA hai ki hamAre vyavahAra ke sAre niyama-vidhAna ke AdhAra ho gaye haiM hamAre svArtha aura satya raha gayA kevala tAkikoM aura dArzanikoM kI tattva-cintA kA vissy| dravya, kSetra, kAla, bhAba bhI to padArtha haiN| padArtha sata hai| aura sat kA sakSaNa hI hai-nitya pariNamana, guNa-paryAyoM kA nitya parivartana, prtyaavrtn| utpAda, nAza aura dhruba kI sakriya samaSTi hI jIvana hai, sat hai| eka avibhAjya kSaNa meM kucha miTa rahA hai, kucha uTha rahA haiM, kucha apane svabhAva meM dhruva hokara bhI apane Apa meM pravAhI hai| phira lokAcAra aura usakI maryAdA sadA eka-sI kaise raha sakatI haiM, jIjI! vaha to sata kI sattA se hI inakAra karanA hai| vaha hamAre svArthoM aura AbhamAnoM ko pUjA-pratiSThA hai| vaha gahita hai aura aniSTakArI hai|... aura taba socatI hUM, kula, zIla, maryAdA ke AdhAra kyA haiM? yaha rAjasattA, sampatti, muklidUta :: 85 Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aizvarya: yaha apAra pariMgraha kA hamArA svAmitva..para kauna use rakha sakA hai: kauna usa para apane adhikAra ko antima mudrA lagA sakA hai| vastu koI kisI ko nahIM hai| sattA mAtra svatantra hai| yaha hamArA mamatva aura svAmitva kA mAna hI to mithyAtva hai| AtmA kI sambaka-darzanamayI prakRti kA pAta yahIM hotA hai| mohinI tIvra hotI jAtI hai, hamArA jJAna-darzana mamatva se Acchanna ho jAtA hai| yahI mamatva hai hamArI samAja-vyavasthA aura hamAre niyama-vidhAna kA aadhaar| isI para khar3e haiM hamAre kula, zIla, maryAdA aura pratiSThA ke ye bhavya prAsAda / kitanA kaccA aura bhrAmaka hai isa lokAcAra ke mUlya kA AdhAra! lokAcAra ko muktimArga ke anukUla karanA hogA; pragatizIla jIvana kI mA~goM ke anurUpa lokAcAra ke mUlyoM ko badalate jAnA hogaa| nizcaya ke satya ko AcaraNa vyavahAra ke tathya meM utAranA hogaa|" kucha dera cupa rahakara phira aMjanA bolI "...jo sabakA hai, usakA saMcaya yadi hamane apane lie kara liyA hai, to isameM gaurava karane yogya kyA hai? parigraha to sabase bar3A pApa hai! usameM sAre pApa eka sAtha samAye haiN| asatya aura hiMsA usakI nIMva meM haiN| mAnA ki apane bAhubala se hamane isa aizvarya, rAjya, sampadA kA arjana kiyA hai| para kyA hamArA yaha svAmitva kA abhimAna, Asa-pAsa ke janoM meM, jinheM hamane unase vaMcita kara diyA hai, sUkSma hiMsA, IrSyA, saMgharSa nahIM jagAtA? aura kyA hama bhI nirantara usI Atma-hiMsA ke ghAta se pIr3ita nahIM haiN| Asa-pAsa mAna aura tRSNA ke saMgharSa satata cala rahe haiN| kyA isa saMgharSa kI paramparA ko apane kSudra mAna-mamatva se dhAra denA iSTa haiM: kyA vaha manuSyocita hai? kyA isa hiMsA kA saMcaya hama dekhatI A~khoM se karate ho jAe~ge?. ..nahIM, satya mArga kA pandhI isa barbaratA ke sammukha cupa nahIM raha sakatA / manuSya ke isa pIr3ana aura patana ko-isa AtmaghAta ko-vaha khalI A~kho nahIM dekha skegaa| saMgharSa ke ina duzcakroM ko ulaTanA hogA-tor3anA hogaa| jIvana ko isake binA paritoSa aura samAdhAna nahIM hai| nikhila meM aikyAnubhAva aura sAmya sthAna karane ke lie apanA Atmotsarga hapa karate jAe~--yahI prANa kA cintana anurodha hai| bhItara vahI hamArI anubhUti ho-aura bAhara vahI hamArA karma:' "para jo vyavasthA hai, vaha to apane-apane puNya-pApoM aura karmoM ke adhIna hai, aMjanA! kyA hama dUsaroM ke karma ko badala sakate haiM? "karma kI sattA ko ajeya aura anivArya mAnakara calanaM ko kaha rahI ho, jIjI taba mAna leM ki manuSya usa karma sattA kA khilaunA mAtra hai? aura yaha bhI, ki manuSya hokara usakA kRtitva kucha nahIM hai...? phira jar3a se Upara hokara caMtanA kI mahAnatA kA guNagAna kyoM hai? phira to mukti aura Izvaratva kA Adarza nirI marIcikA hai| hamAre bhItara mukti kA anurodha nirI kSaNika chalanA hai| aura asaMkhya mahApAnava jo usa siddhi ko pA gaye haiM, unakI ye gAthAe~ aura ye pUjAe~ mithyA 86 :: muktidUta Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ haiM? taba nirarthaka hai yaha karmoM ke nAza kI carcA !... asala meM viparyaya yaha ho gayA haiM ki apane svArthI ke vazIbhUta ho hamane jar3a sattA kA prabhutva mAna liyA hai| paramArtha aura mukti ko bhI hamane usI ke hAthoM sauMpa diyA hai| usI kI Ar3a meM manuSya ke dvArA manuSya kara pIr3ana kara vyApara atala rahA hai| usa pIr3ana ko sAmAjika svIkRti bhI prApta hai| pIr3ita bana gayA hai mAtra usa yantra kA eka acetana purajA / koTi-koTi jIvanoM ko acetana banAne kA aparAdha hama pratidina kara rahe haiN| pApa kA yaha bRhadAkAra stUpa khar3A kara use hI puNya kA devatA kahakara hama usakI pUjA kara rahe haiN| hamArA sArA puruSArtha aura pratibhA kharca ho rahI hai usI svArtha ke poSaNa ke lie, jo usa jar3a sattA kI paramparA ko balavAna banAtA hai| "... asala meM loka-jIvana meM yaha jo svArtha kA mUlya rAja mArga banakara pratiSThita ho gayA hai, usI mUlya kA uccheda karanA hogaa| svArtha kA artha hI badala 'denA hogA / 'sva' kA saccA artha hai AtmA, usakA 'artha' yAnI 'prayojana', vahI saccA svArtha hai / arthAt AtmArtha jo ki paramArtha hai, vahIM saccA svArtha hai| svArtha aura paramArtha ke bIca se yaha mithyA bheda kA paradA uThA denA hogA? yAnI 'sva' aura 'para' ke bhrAmaka bheda- vijJAna ko meTakara 'sva' yAnI AtmA aura 'para' yAnI anAtmA ke sacce bheda vijJAna ko sthApita karanA hogaa| jIvanamAtra ko Atmavat anubhava karane kI avirAma sAdhanA hI ho hamArA puruSArtha... / " kSaNaika cupa rahakara phira ajasra unmeSa kI vANI meM aMjanA bolatI hI calI gayI "hA~, taba nimitta se hama dUsaroM ke karmoM ko bhI badala sakate haiN| hama apane karma ko jaba badala sakate haiM, apanI cetanA meM usake aniSTa phala ko asvIkAra kara sakate haiM to nizcaya hI hamAre Atma pariNAma sama kI ora jAe~ge taba loka meM hamase sambandhita prANiyoM se jo hamArA jIvana kA yoga haiM, unameM hamAre sama Atma-pariNAmoM ke saMsarga se kucha sat-prakriyA hogii| aura yoM Atma-nirmANa meM se lokamaMgala kA udaya hogaa| tIrthaMkara ke janma lene meM usa kAla aura usa kSetra ke prANimAtra kI karma vargaNAe~ kAma karatI haiN| nikhila loka ke sAmUhika puNyodaya aura ke yoga se vaha janma letA hai| usa kAla ke jIvana mAtra ke abhyudaya pariNAma zubha aura zubha karma ko guMjIbhUta vyaktimattA hotA hai vaha tIrthakara vaha sarva kA kendrIya abhyudaya hai| para puNya aura pApa donoM hI antataH saMcaya karane kI cIja nahIM haiN| pahalA yadi svarNa kI sA~kala hai to dUsarA lauha kI haiM donoM hI bandhana puNya kAmanA se upArjita nahIM honA cAhie, vaha AnuSaMgika phala honA caahie| hameM apane puNya phala kA anAsakta bhoktA honA hai, usa puNya phala ko sabakA banA denA hai| taba abhimAna karegA aura saMgharSa kSINa hogaa| jo sarva ke kalyANa kI kAMkSA se zubha karma karatA hai, usameM vaiyaktika phala kI kAmanA nahIM honI caahie| apane hI liye I muktidUta : R7 Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ totra puNya bAMdhakara, isa mithyA mahattA aura abhimAna kA poSaNa nahIM karanA hai| isa ajJAna ke viruddha hameM bar3anA hogA... "...sabake sukha-dukha apane-apane puNya-pApa ke adhIna haiM- kahakara apane svArtha meM banda aura lipta ho rahane ko chuTTo hameM nahIM hai| jisa karma meM hamArI Asakti nahIM hogI-usakA bandha hamArI bhAtmA meM nahIM hogaa| taba vaha zubha karma hameM bandhana se mukta karegA aura sarva ke kalyANa aura mukti kA mArga prazasta kregaa| isI le kahatI hU~ jIjI, ki hamAre pApa-puNyoM ke ye mAnAbhimAna mAnava-mAnava, prANI-prANI ke bIca nahIM Ane caahie| jo vyaktiyoM ke udayAgata pApa-puNya haiM, unheM hama acala mAnakara nahIM cala sakate, usase samAja kA koI zAzvata niyama-vidhAna nahIM bana sktaa| hama kisI ke pApa-paNyoM ke nirNAyaka nahIM ho skte| jo udayAgata puNya hamArI AtmA ke premaguNa kA ghAta kara rahA hai, usase jIvana kA siMgAra nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| vaha puNya-phala pheMka dene yogya hai...aura yadi ho sake to use bA~Ta denA cAhie, sabakA banA denA caahie| taba usa bandhana se mukti mila jaaegii| puNya ke durabhimAna meM matta hokara manuSya prAyaH navIna durdharSa pApakarmoM kA bandha karanA hai to vaha puNya pUjA karane kI cIz2a nahIM hai-vaha heya hai-tiraskArya haiM / bharata cakravartI kA jar3a puNya-phala cakra Thelane para bhI bAhubali ke pAsa na gayA, para bharata kI AtmA bAhubali ke caraNoM meM jA par3I! cakravartI kA prema usake cakra-ratna se bAdhita na ho skaa| yaha hai usa puNya kA mUlya jIjI, jisa para hama apane kula, zIla, maryAdA lokAcAra aura sadAcAra ke mUlya nirdhArita karate haiN| isa ajJAna ke amAMgalika pAza ko tor3akara hI calanA hogA, jIjI! usake prati hama niSkriya AtmArpaNa nahIM kara skte| usake viruddha aniruddha khar3e rahakara hameM lar3anA hogaa| usa rAha meM honevAle prahAroM ko acala rahakara, vinayapUrvaka, samabhAva se sahana karanA hogaa|...aur AvazyakatA par3ane para nirmama bhI honA pdd'egaa| parijanoM ke mithyA dukha kA moha mo, hamArI karuNA ko ukasAkara, hameM pathacyuta kara sakatA hai| para, vaha kartavya-pAlana nahIM hai, vaha parAbhava hai| ahiMsA kA artha durbala kI dayA nahIM hai!" ___ "para tumhAre dukha se mahAdevI kA dukha alaga nahIM hai, bhn| isa yora Apada-kAla meM ve tumhArA hI mu~ha dekhakara jInA cAhatI haiM aura tumhAre dukho mana ke lie bhI unakI goda hI ekamAtra Azraya hai|" "...dukha ko bahuta pAla cukI hU~, jiijii| ratnakUTa-prAsAda ke utta aizvarya kakSa meM, asaMkhya rAteM apane akelepana meM ro-rokara bitA dI haiN| para rudana ke ve dina aba nahIM rahe, jIjI / usa rudana se maiM jIvana kA siMgAra na kara sakI! lagA ki AtmA kI avamAnanA ho rahI hai-lagA ki mRtyu kA varaNa kara rahI huuN| maiM AtmaghAta na kara skii| AtmaghAta meM se kyA unheM pA sakatI thI? prema mRtyu nahIM hai--jIvana hai| prema niSkriya Atma-kSaya nahIM hai, vaha anAsakta yoga hai-vaha pravAha hai| zaraNa unhIM caraNoM HA :: muktidUta Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM hai, aura kahIM nahIM hai| kala-zIla. maryAdA, pApa-puNya, janma-maraNa ke svAmI ve Apa haiN| ye Apa apanI maryAdA kI rakSA kreNge| nizcinta hokara sarva ke prati apane ko dete calanA hai|...jaaneN kaba, eka dina ve nizcita mila jAe~ge-isa janma meM ho, ki para janma meM ho...' ___"itanA bar3A vizvAsa utta puruSa ke prati kara sakogI, aMjana! jo kSaNa kI umaMga meM tumheM tyAga kara calA gayA; aura jisake kAraNa parityaktA aura padacyutA chone kA kalaMka sira para dharakara tumheM jIvana meM calanA par3a rahA haiM?" "tyAga karane kI spardhA kona kara sakatA hai, jIjI: kauna kisI ko tyAga sakA hai, jaba taka kisI ko apanAne kI sAmarthya hamArI nahIM hai| yaha tyAga to kevala dambha hai, Atma-chala hai| vaha kevala apane ahaM kI jhUTho tapti hai| apanAyA haiM, isI se to tyAgane ke adhikAra kA upayoga unhoMne kiyA hai| kucha dina apane mAna ko lekara ve khelanA cAhate haiM to khela leM, isake bAda java mileMge to bIca meM kucha A nahIM sakegA! ve kisI asAdhAraNa rAste se mere pAsa Ane meM mahattA anubhava karate haiM to isakI unheM chuTTI hai| para jIjI, bAdhA puruSa kI nahIM hai, bAdhyatA to kevala prema kI hai| aura usI prema kI parIkSA bhI hai ki vaha apane preya ko prApta kara apane ko satya siddha kare / vahA~ puruSa gauNa hai, aura viziSTa puruSa to acintanIya bhI ho sakatA hai| para yadi prema kisI viziSTa para hI aTakA hai to usameM se apanA dvAra banAkara hI mukti kI rAha khula skegii| isameM lajjA bhI nahIM hai aura apamAna bhI nahIM hai| vaha dAsatva nahIM hai, vaha apanI hI siddhi ke lie sahana karanA haiN| purUpa, puruSa hai aura balavAna hai, aura nArI kopalA hai aura saba kucha saha sakatI hai, isIlie jaba cAheM use tyAgane kA adhikAra puruSa ko hai, yaha mujhe mAnya nahIM hai| nArI kI sarvagrAhI komalatA meM eka dina, dRpta puruSa kA mithyAbhimAna, nizcita Akara galita ho jAegA! strI ke sarvahArA prema kI isa sAmarthya meM merA adamya vizvAsa hai, jIjI / yadi kApuruSa kI parama puruSa banA sakane kA AtmavizvAsa hamArA TUTA nahIM hai, to kisa puruSa kA atyAcAra hai jo hameM tor3a sakatA hai?...para baha nahIM kaha rahI haiM ki hameM puruSa kI hor3a karanI hai| hameM apane prema kI maryAdA nahIM bhUla jAnI hai| hamArA jo deya hai vaha hameM dete hI jAnA hai| puruSa sadA nArI ke nikaTa bAlaka hai| bharakA huA bAlaka avazya eka dina lauTa aaegaa| bAlaka para to dayA hI kI jA sakatI hai| usakI hiMsA ke viSa ko pIkara bhI nArI ne use sadA dUdha pilAyA hai| nArI hokara apane isa dAyitva ko hameM nahIM bhUla jAnA hai| para isIlie abalA hokara vaha asatya se Takkara legI aura use cUrNa kara degii| usakA AtmArpaNa bhI niSkriya aura ajJa nahIM hai, vaha sasaMjJa hai| usake muktimArga meM puruSa usakI bAdhA banakara nahIM A sktaa| "para mahAdevI jI ne jo kahA hai, usakA kyA hogA, bahana?" pustidUta :: Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "...unakA aura tuma saba parijanoM kA RNa cukAne ke lie hI to isa mahala meM hai, jiijii| aura unakI kRtajJa hU~ ki parityaktA babhU ko unhoMne yaha ratnoM kA mahala sauMpa rakhA hai, aura use ve itanA pyAra karatI haiM, itanA Adara detI haiN| para merA hI durbhAgya hai ki isa mahala ko maiM aba rakha nahIM skuNgii| unakI isa kRpA aura prema ke yogya maiM apane ko nahIM pA rahI huuN| maiM to bahuta hI akiMcana hU~ aura bahuta hI asamartha hU~ yaha saba jhelane ke lie... "isa rAjamahala meM rahakara isakI aura isake lokAcAra kI maryAdA ko maiM nahIM lopanA caahuuNgii| taba dekhato haiM ki isa ghara meM aba mere lie sthAna nahIM hai| yaha chor3akara mujhe cale jAnA caahie| aura koI rAstA mere lie cunane ko nahIM haiN| isa mahala meM rahanA hai, to yahA~ ko maryAdA tor3ane kA adhikAra zAyada mujhe nahIM hai| para mere nikaTa vaha asatya hai aura use maiM zirodhArya nahIM kara sakU~gI... _ mahAdevI ke caraNoM meM merA praNAma nivedana karanA aura unheM kaha denA ki parityaktA aMjanA ke itane bArSoM ke gustara aparAdha ko kSamA kara deN| parityaktA honA hI apane ApameM kyA kama aparAdha hai? phira mujhase to maryAdA kA lopa bhI huA hai! usake lie mana meM bahuta anutApa hai| aba merA yahA~ rahanA sarvathA anucita hogA, zAyada vaha pApa hogA, apane lie bhI aura unake lie bhii| jitanI jaldI ho sakegI, zIghra hI maiM yahA~ se calI jAU~gI, usa rAha para jo mere lie sadA khulI hai...|" A~sa bhItara hI jhara rahe haiM yaha kaNTha-svara aisA laga rahA hai, jaise kisI gaphA meM nirdhAra kA ghoSa ho| para vasanta kI A~khoM se to Tapa-Tapa A~sU Tapaka rahe the| "...chiH jIjI, tuma ro rahI ho...? apanI aMjanA para abhimAna nahIM kara sakatIM, to kyA use pyAra bhI nahIM kara sakatI? itanI avazatA kyoM aMjanA akiMcana hai sahI, para use itanI dayanIya mata mAno jIjI, usake bhAgya para aura usake karma para avizvAsa na karo...?" __ aMjanA cupa ho gayI aura mu~ha pherakara sarovara ke jala-prasAra para dRSTi phailA dii| thor3I dera bAda cupacApa donoM bahaneM uThakara vahA~ se sAtha-sAtha cala pdd'ii| rAha meM barAbara cala rahI haiM, para eka-dUsarI kI ora dekhane kA sAhasa unheM nahIM hai| 17 pUrvAhna meM apane patha para, akelA prahasta, ajitaMjaya prAsAda ke mArga para agrasara hai| cAroM ora zarada kI nIlamI zrI phailI hai| prakRti prasanna hai, zItala aura sajala, taruNI dhUpa musakarA rahI hai| isa nirmalatA kI ArasI meM, prahasta ne pAyA ki usakI sArI antarbhUta vyathAe~ jhalamalA uThI haiN| 90 :: muktibUta Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hA~, vaha jaba bhI pavanaMjaya se milane AyA hai, usakA mana sahavedana se bojhila rahA hai| vaha hRdaya kA dvAra kholakara pavanaMjaya ke sammukha jAtA ki avasara pAe to use apane bhItara le leN| para pacanaMjaya ke sAmane pahu~cate hI unakI tanI huI garviNI bhauMhoM para jAkara sadA usakI sahavedanA bikhara gayI hai| usake manasUbe cUra-cUra hokara kArya ho gaye haiN| usake dvAra ko jaise koI avahelanA kI Thokara se banda kara detA |... aura vaha dekhatA ki deva pavanaMjaya bola rahe haiN| jJAna kI pratyaMcA car3hI huI hai| hRdaya mAno pairoM tale davA haiM, aura zUnya meM sanasanAkara zabdoM ke tIra vyartha ho rahe haiN| unakI vANI meM buddhi kA gaurava hai| ye tattva kI bhASA meM jIvana kA vizleSaNa kara use pheMka de rahe haiN| inakAra unakA jIvana-sUtra hai| para ko inakAra unhoMne isIlie kiyA hai, kyoMki unhoMne apane ko hI inakAra kara diyA hai| taba unake nikaTa jIvana mAtra vastu hai / vyakti kucha nahIM hai, usakI Atma cetanA kucha nahIM hai, usakI Atma-vedanA mithyA hai| prahasta ne sadA unake sammukha sAdhAraNa mAnava hokara apane ko rakhanA cAhA / apanI vedanA aura karuNA ke svara ko dabAyA nhiiN| para usa vedanA aura mAnavatA ko sadA kuNThita ho jAnA par3A hai| taba use apane dAyitva kA bhI bhAna AyA hai| ... usI ne eka dina kizora pavana ke sapanoM aura mana ke kavitva meM, eka bhavya tattvajJAna kI pratiSThA kI thii| usI ne pavana kI apAra saundarya- jijJAsA kI Urdhva dRSTi ko eka prabuddha darzana kA tuMga vAtAyana pradAna kiyA thaa| usane dekhA ki usa vAtAyana para car3hakara pavanaMjaya apane aI-durga meM bandI ho gayA / vaha jIvana ke sAtha causara khela gyaa| usane AtmA kI avamAnanA kii| taba vaha bolA inakAra aura tiraskAra kI garviNI vANI / prahasta sadA vedanA lekara gayA aura vivAda lekara lauTA hai| lauTate hue sadA use apane Upara roSa AyA hai aura AtmaglAni huI hai| pavana ke lie mAno vaha dayA se AI aura kAtara ho uThatA hai| kyoM usane use yoM jAkara aghAta pahu~cAyA hai ? usakI viSama bedanA para kyoM usane vyaMgya kiyA hai? para kyA isameM usI kA doSa hai? jahA~ buddhi hI ke zastroM para jIvana ko parakhA jA rahA ho, vahA~ vyaMgya ke sivA aura kyA nipajegA? isI se jaba apane dAyitva se prerita hokara pavana ke bhaTake hue darzana ko sahI mArga nirdeza karane kI ceSTA usameM hotI hai, taba usake pIche hRdaya kA sArA sadbhAva rahate hue bhI, vaha vyaMgya se kaThina aura prakhara ho gayI hai / para pavanaMjaya to jaise coTa ko nimantraNa detA-sA hI milatA hai; mAno use prema bhI yadi kiyA jA sakatA hai to coTa dekara hI...! para prahasta ko hAra apanI hI dIkha rahI hai / use bAra-bAra yahI bAta khAtI rahI hai ki pavana ke prati apanA deva vaha nahIM de pAyA hai| yaha usI kI asAmarthya haiM ki vaha pavana ko apane vizvAsa kI chAyA meM na le sakA hai| muktidUta Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jo bhI pavanaMjaya ne sAfa ghoSita karake, prahasta se apane Apako chIna liyA thA, phira bhI kyA prahasta ruSTa ho sakA haiM? kyA usakA hRdaya kaNThita raha sakA hai:-pavanaMjaya ke inakAra ko holakara bhI vaha use asvIkAra na kara sakA hai| usane apane Apa hI samajhautA karake jAmiphAla lI f: nima : yUka: ki do-cAra dina meM barAbara vaha yahA~ A hI jAtA hai, paranaMjaya hoM yA na ho| yadi mile to kaiMfiyata nahIM talaba karatA, na apano hita-cintanA kI ghoSaNA hI kiyA cAhatA hai| yadi ho sake to pabana kA sevaka hokara, usake choTe-moTe kAmoM kA sahayogI so jAnA cAhatA hai| prAsAda ke navama khaNDa ke kasoM meM jahA~ lokoM kI racanAe~ haiM, vahIM ina dinoM pavanaMjaya apane sapanoM kI rUpa-raMga dene meM vyasta rahate haiN| vahA~ pahu~cakara prahasta cupacApa unake kAma kI gatividhi ko samajha letA hai| apane lAyaka koI kAma cunakara mauna-mauna usameM juTa jAtA hai| kabhI use patA lagatA ki Aja pavanaMjaya chata ke kisI meru-kakSa meM banda haiM to vaha kabhI Upara jAne kI ceSTA na krtaa| bAhara meM hI lauTakara dhupacApa calA jaataa| yadi usake sAmane hI pavanaMjaya kabhI bAhara se lauTate aura vaha pratIkSA meM hotA, to vaha yaha kabhI na pUchatA ki 'kahA~ se A rahe ho?' pavanaMjaya koI gambhIra tattva kI bAta kahate, to vaha musakarAkara, use sahaja svIkAra kara cupa ho rahatA! use bAta-bAta meM eka dina pavanaMjaya se yaha bhI patA lagA thA ki vijayArdha kI mekhatA meM kaI vidyAdhara nagariyoM ke rAjakumAroM se usakI mitratA ho gayI hai| unale use kucha durlabha vidyAe~ bhI prApta huI haiN| aura kabhI-kabhI eka prasanna AtmatuSTi kA kaTAkSa karake vaha Aveza meM kahatA-."yAda hai na prahasta, maiMne usa dina mAnasarovara ke taTa para tumase kahA thA ki vaha dina dUra nahIM haiM jaba nAgakanyAoM aura gandharva-kanyAoM kA lAvaNya pavanaMjaya kI caraNa-dhUli banane ko tarasa jAegA! ...usa dina ke svAgata ke lie taiyAra ho jAo, prahasta / aba usI yAtrA ke lie mahAprasthAna honevAlA hai|' aura Aja prahasta java pavanaMjaya se milane jA rahA hai to eka rAja-kartavya lekara jA rahA hai| jambUddhIpa ke rAja-gharAnoM meM yaha bAta aba chapI nahIM thI ki Adityapura ke yuvarAja pavanaMjaya ne, pariNaya ke ThIka bAda hI navapariNItA yuvarAjJI aMjanA kA tyAga kara diyA thaa| kucha dinoM pratIkSA rahI, para dekhA ki kumAra kA mana phirA nahIM hai| taba aneka dUra dezoM aura dvIpAntaroM meM vivAha ke sandeze aura meMTeM lekara rAjadata Adityapura meM Ane lge| Aye dina AtithyazAlA meM eka-do rAjadUta isa prayojana ke atithi avazya pAye jAte / lambe antarAloM se jaba kabhI pavanaMjaya mAtA-pitA ke caraNa chUne yA unase milane Ate, to rAjA aura rAnI ne akele meM aura milakara, pavana ke hadaya ko pakar3ane ke hara prayatna kara dekheM haiN| para ve saphala nahIM ho sake haiN| yA 1/2 :: guktidUta Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ to pavanaMjaya mauna rahate haiM, yA phira koI kautuka karake, athavA anyokti-dRSTAnna dekara bAta badala dete haiN| mA~ kI bAta ko to ye vinoda meM hI ur3Akara ha~sa bhI dete haiN| mA~ isa haThIle beTe ko khulakara ha~sate dekhakara hI mAno paritoSa kara letI hai, aura Age kA Agraha-anurodha usakA mAno nirvAk ho jAtA hai| taba Aja prahasta ko mahArAja aura mahAdevI kI AjJA huI hai ki vaha ina Aye hae rAjakumAriyoM ke citroM ko lekara pavanaMjaya ke pAsa jaae| use dikhAkara usake hRdaya kA bheda paae| aura apanA sArA prayatna lagAkara vaha pavanaMjaya kI anumatti, dusare vivAha ke lie le aae| vaha rAja-kartavya lekara jA rahA hai, para vaha acchI taraha jAnatA hai ki vaha halI karAne jA rahA hai| pavanaMjaya kI kavitA ko usane kauna-sA darzana diyA thA, vaha rahasya kauna jAnatA hai? mahArAja aura mahAdevI ko bhI usa sabakA kyA patA hai? unake nikaTa to vaha tAruNya kA haThIlA abhimAna hI adhika hai, jise kisI anahone lAvaNya kI khoja hai; aura umna ke bItate hue nirarthaka varSoM meM vaha Apa kahIM DhIlA ho jaaegaa| navama khaNDa para kone ke usa aThakone kakSa meM Aja pavanaMjaya kAma meM vyasta the| ve kaI dinoM se yahA~ apane hI svapna-kalpanA ke anurUpa DhAI-dvIpa kI racanA ko sAMgopAMga kara rahe haiN| sUcanA pAkara payanaMjaya ne prahasta ko Upara hI bulA liyaa| prahasta isa kamare meM pahalI hI bAra AyA hai| dekhA to, dekhakara daMga raha gyaa| vizAla dhAtu stavakoM meM kaI prakAra kI gUMdhI huI thikanI miTTiyA~ sajI haiN| citra-vicitra pASANoM, maNiyoM aura upaloM ke Dhera cAroM ora phaile haiN| deza-deza kI raMga-biraMgI dhUli aura bAlakA villaura ke karaNThakoM meM camaka rahI hai| zaMkha aura sIpoM ke bar3e-bar3e caSakoM meM aneka raMgoM kI rAziyoM phailI haiN| jo racanA huI hai usameM adbhuta raMga-chaTA aura yArIka rekhAoM meM, bar3e hI kauzala aura kArukArya ke sAtha, prakRti ke vistAra ko, avakAza aura saundarya ko bA~dhane kA prayatna avirAma cala rahA hai| pRthvI, parvata, samudra aura AkAzoM kI sArI duladhyatA kumAra kI tulI aura u~galiyoM ke bIca khela rahI hai| mAno koI bar3A rahasya ekabAragI hI khola diyA ho, aise gauragha kI musakarAhaTa se pavanaMjaya ne prahasta kA svAgata kiyaa| prahasta ke mana meM ekAeka prazna uThA-yaha mahAzilpa-vyApAra, yaha kalodbhAvanA kisalie? arha-bhoga meM bandinI hokara yaha kalA Akhira kahA~ le jAegI? ye raMga aura rekhAe~, mAno phailakara jar3ita ho gayI haiM-unameM jIvana ke pravAha kI sajIvatA nahIM hai| loka kA kSetra-vistAra isameM ba~dha bhI Ae, para kyA jIvana kI iyattA kA mAna isameM se upalabdha ho sakegA? para samaya-samaya para Akara kyA usane, isI racanA ke bRhad Ayojana meM madada nahIM kI hai? prahasta bolA kucha nahIM, socA ki rAstA kautuka kA hI ThIka hai| usane rAjakanyAoM ke ve citra-paTa khola-kholakara, kamare meM Asa-pAsa AdhAroM para TaiMge muktidUta :: 93 Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnacitroM ke Upara phailAkara TA~ga diye| anAyAsa eka kaTAkSa se pavanaMjaya ne dekha liyA, phira A~kheM tUlI kI gati meM lIna ho gyiiN| apane bAvajUda ve musakarA utthe| prahasta ne mu~ha malakAkara dhIre se kahA __ "loka kI isa virAT racanA ke bIca aba tumheM hRdaya sthApita karanA hai, pvn| isa sabake sraSTA aura draSTA ko kendra meM apanA jharokhA bA~dhanA hai| canI...! jIvana ke ina pravAhA rUpa-raMgoM ko dhArA meM apanI tUlikA ibA do, aura usa kendra kA aMkana kara do!" pavanaMjaya kI ve tallIna A~kheM uTha na skiiN| usI tanmayatA meM iMSat bhrU ucakAkara ve bole "sraSTA aura draSTA isa racanA meM kahIM nahIM hai, jo kisI viziSTa bindu para vaha apane ko sthApita kare? aura apane ko udghoSita karane kA yaha Agraha hI kyA apanI asAmarthya aura sImA kA pramANa nahIM hai? para apane santoSa ke lie tuma cAho to dekho prahasta, vaha dakSiNa vijayA kI sarvocca zreNI para haiM-ajitaMjaya phaTa! vaha prAsAda nahIM hai prahasta, aura na hI vaha vAtAyana hai| vaha kUTa hai, cAroM ora se khulA, arakSita, prakRtaH AkAza kI ananta nIlimA usake pAdamUla meM laharoM-sI Akara TakarA rahI hai| vahI hai draSTA ke dhruSAsana kA pratIka!" prahasta ne dekhA ki phira vivAda kI bhUmikA sammukha hai| nahIM, apanI buddhi para Aja vaha dhAra nahIM Ane degaa| vaha tarka nahIM kregaa| aura hRdaya...? nahIM, usakI kaMjI usake pAsa nahIM haiN| use kartavya kA sahArA hai aura vaha usasaM baMdhA bhI hai| jo bhI isa vyAvahArikatA meM vaha aucitya nahIM dekhatA, phira bhI bAta ko Thosa bhUmi para lAkara hI nistAra hai| para kitanA jvalanta aura yedhaka hai vaha yathArtha / apane bAvajUda prahasta ke hRdaya kA ubhAr3a phUTa hI to par3A __ "bhaiyA pavana, aba aura hamAre hRdayoM ko mata kucalo, aba aura apane Apako yoM mata rauNdo|...nhiiN, yaha barbara vyApAra aba maiM nahIM calane duuNgaa| apane Upara aura kisI para tumheM karuNA nahIM huI, para apanI mA~ ke hRdaya ko apane isa mUka atyAcAra se aba mata biiNdho| vaha dRzya bahuta hI trAsadAyaka aura asahya ho gayA hai| aura bhaiyA, jIvana meM ekAnta nizcaya-naya kI dRSTi lekara hI hama nahIM cala skte| vaha nizcayAbhAsa ho jaaegaa| taba tattva ke yathArtha svabhAva kI oTa meM apanI durbalatAoM ko prazraya dene lgeNge| vaha phira eka AtmaghAtaka chaya-vyApAra ho jaaegaa| jIvana ke tAttvika yathArtha ko vyavahAra ke sApekSa athoM meM dekhanA hogA aura prasaMga ke anusAra apanA deya dekara jIvana kI dhArA ko avicchinna rakhanA hogaa|" pavanaMjaya kI kAma meM lagI A~kheM aura bhI visphArita ho gayI haiN| unake hoThoM kI musakarAhaTa aura bhI phailakara apane vistAra meM prahasta ke kahe ko zUnyavata kara denA cAhatI haiN| ve bole kucha nahIM, avicalita apane kAma meM saMlagna rhe| prahasta 14 :: muktidUta Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ko lagA ki vaha phira apanI dI huI rAha meM jo bhaTakana A gayI haiM, use durusta karane meM laga gayA haiN| phira usane apane Apako rokA aura sIdhA prazna kiyA"bhaiyA pavana, tumhArI ha~sI hI mere lie bahuta haiN| hA~, suno, merI tarafa dekho - kitane hI rAjadUta A- Akara lauTa gaye haiM, kitane hI abhI bhI atithizAlA meM pratIkSamANa haiN| mA~ aura pitA tumhAre hRdaya ko dhAha na pA ske| taba ve kyA uttara dete...? isa bAra unhoMne phira mujhe hI bhejA hai| yahI vizvAsa karake ki maiM tumhAre hRdaya ke nikaTatama hU~, maiM hI tumheM mAnasarovara para vivAha ke lie rAjI kara lauTA tAnA thA, aura isa bAra bhI vivAha ke lie tumhArI anumati meM hI lA sakU~gA / jo eka bhUla mujhase huI hai, usakA prAyazcitta yaha dUsarI bhUla karake hI zAyada mujhe karanA hogA? unake vizvAsa ko meM kyA kahakara jhaTakA dU~? vaha nirdayatA bhI to mujhase nahIM ho rahI hai| aba merA dAvA tumhAre hI sammukha hai pavana, aba apanA hRdaya mujhase na chipaao| yA to mere isa abhAge hRdaya ko kATakara yahIM do TUka kara do, yA apane marma kI vyathA mujhase kaha do|" pavanaMjaya kA akAtara citta, isa Avedana se hila utthaa| unakA sArA antaHkaraNa Ardra ho aayaa| para isa ArdratA kA unhoMne upayoga kara liyaa| khir3akI meM se dRSTi AkAza para dhamI haiM apanI u~galiyoM para tUlikA ko nacAte hue pavanaMjaya bole "mere ekamAtra AtmIya ! kyA tuma bhI mere mana kI vyathA ko itane dinoM taka anadekhI hI karate rahe ho? kyA tuma bhI, prahasta, use korA chala aura khilavAr3a hI samajhate rahe ho? jo carama jijJAsA kI bedanA tumhIM ne mere kizora prANa meM eka dina sa~jo dI thI, usI ko Aja tuma asvIkAra karoge, prahasta ? jAnatA hU~, tumheM kitanI hI bAra maiMne coTeM dI haiM, maiMne tumheM ThelA hai, tiraskAra aura vedanA dI hai; usake pIche kyA yahI dAvA aura khIja nahIM thI, ki are tuma !... apane hI diye dukha ko dekara bhUla gaye ho, aura aba lokAcAra ke rakSaka hokara use mithyA kahA cAhate ho? to mujhe cupa ho jAnA hai, apanI vyathA ko tumheM dikhAne kA koI nATaka mujhase nahIM ho sakegA, prahasta!" "jAnatA hU~, pavana, merA aparAdha akSamya hai--para chor3o use usakA prAyazcitta auroM ko dukha dilavAkara to mujhase nahIM ho sakegA / hA~, to mahAdevI ko tumhArA kyA mantavya mujhe jAkara kahanA haiM, vahI tumase sunanA cAhatA huuN|" "para tumhIM merI takalIfa ko nahIM samajhoge ? tumhIM usakI upekSA karake mujhase uttara cAhoge? khaira, jaisI tumhArI icchaa|... mA~ se kahanA, prahasta, ki apanI vyathA maiM apanI mA~ taka nahIM pahu~cA sakA, usake lie mujhe paryApta dukha hai| para mukti ke mArga meM nirmama hokara hI calA jA skegaa| mAtA-pitA kA moha bhI taba eka dina tyAjya hI ho sakatA hai ! kahanA ki apane abhISTa kI khoja meM jA rahA huuN| ve dukhI na hoN| unakA putra unake AzIrvAda ko viphala nahIM karegA, aura unakI kokha ko muktidUta : 47 Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nahIM ljaaegaa| ve use harSapUrvaka siddhi kI khoja meM jAne kI AjJA deN| kala rAta maiM unase milane gayA thaa| jI meM AyA ki apanI bAta unheM kaha dU~, para kaha na sakA-unakA vA ceharA dekhakara...!" "aba kahA~ jAnA zeSa raha gayA hai, pavana?" ___ isa prazna kA kyA uttara d, prahasta! isakA uttara to cale hI jAnA hai| aura dekha rahe ho isa racanA meM, vaha hai mAnuSottara parvata! DAI dvIpoM ko pAra kara vahA~ taka manaSya kI gati hai| kAlodadhi samudra kI jagatI ko cAroM ora maNDalAkAra ghere hue vaha puSkaravaradvIpa hai aura usake bIca par3A hai vaha pAnuSottara parvata / jAne kI bAta kyA pUcha rahe ho, pRthvI to udayAcala se lekara astAcala taka ghUma AyA hU~, praharata! para kyA abhISTa mila gayA hai? aura usake pahale virAma kahA~? aba samudroM kA AmantraNa hai, unheM bhI pAra karanA hogaa| isa AkarSaNa meM hI prApti chupI hai, prahasta: dizAoM meM mukti svayaM bA~heM pasArakara mAno pukAra rahI hai| aba tIra para kaise rukA jA sakegA? aba muhUrtakSaNa A pahu~cA hai| mujhe jAnA hI cAhie, jAnA hI hogA..." ___ "pahale idhara dekho, payana, tumhArI yojanA ke mAnacitroM ke Upara hokara eka dusarA hI loka tumhArI rAha meM A gayA hai| use pAra kiye binA kyA una samudrI taka tuma pahu~ca sakoga?" oha. ina citroM kI rUpasiyoM kI kahate ho prahasta! eka sAtha sabako pAkara bhI merA mana inase na bhara sakegA! merI vAsanA ko isa rUpa-sImA meM tRpti nahIM hai, prahasta! nahIM, ina taToM meM aba aura maiM laMgara na DAla skuuNgaa| zarIra-zarIra ke bIca bAdhA hai, mAyA kI cakAcauMdha hai, vaMcanA hai aura taSNA kI ArtatA hai; hAtha par3atI hai kevala eka viphala pIr3ana / jo isameM hai, vaha usameM nahIM hai| hara rUpa meM kahIM-na-kahIM 'kucha' nahIM hai| basa vaha 'kucha', jo vicchinna ho gayA hai, usI kA ekAgra aura samagna bhoga mujhe eka samaya meM hI caahie| mujhe ananta saundarya cAhie, prahasta! mujhe akSaya prema cAhie-yaha ki jisameM phira vichar3ana nahIM hai| zarIra kI tuccha tapti ke bAda kI viphalatA mujhe apanAne ko kahate ho! jo kSaNika tRpti, ananta atRpti ko janma detI hai, vaha heya hai| vaha merI tRpti nahIM hai, aura vaha mujhe nahIM caahie| isIlie jAnA hai, prahasta ! usI parama tRpti kI aura-usI kA yaha AkarSaNa hai| usakI avajJA kaise ho sakegI?" __ "to kyA yaha yoM kisI bAhara kI yAtrA se pAyI jA sakegI? aura kyA tumhArI koI nizcita yAtrA-yojanA bhI bana cukI hai, pavana! yadi hai, to kyA vaha maiM jAna sakU~gA?". ha~sate hA pavanaMjaya utsAhita ho Aye-bole-"usI kA Ayojana to hai yaha racamA, prahasta! para, hA~ tumheM nahIM patA thaa| vaha dekho himavAn parvata ke mUla meM, vRSabhAkAra maNikUTa ke mukha meM hokara candramA-sI dhavala gaMgA kI dhArA gira rahI haiN| 5] :: pustita Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aneka kuToM aura sarovaroM ke toraNa pAra karatI, aneka bhU-pradezoM ko saundarya-dAna karatI, vijayAdhaM ke rajata-pradeza meM Akara z2arA saMkucita hotI huI, vijayA ke guphA-dvAra meM vaha bhujaminI-sI praveza kara gayI hai| rUpAcala kI guphA ke vajra-dvAra meM praveza karate samaya, vaha ATa yojana vistAra pA jAtI hai| aura dekha rahe ho, ve gaMgA aura sindhu nadiyoM jahA~ jAkara lavaNodadhi-samadra meM milI haiM, unake ve rana-toraNa aura ve taTa-bediyA~ dIkha rahI haiN| bharata-kSetra aura jambUdvIpa ke sabhI bhU-pradezoM ko praNAma karate hue, una toraNoM taka pahu~ca jAnA hai| aura phira haiM, lavaNa-samudra kI ve uttAla lhreN| usameM kaustubha-parvata ko dhAraNa kiye hue vaha sUrya-dvIpa hai, aura usase bhI pare calakara ye mAgadha, varatanu aura prabhAsadvIpa haiN| dekha rahe ho na prahasta!" "hA~, jo vaha to naisargika hai, para vaha hai isIlie gamya hai aura tumhArI tRpti kA mArga usI meM hokara hai, yahI nahIM samajha pAyA hU~!...para pavana, dekha rahe ho vaha uttara bharata-kSetra ke bahumadhya bhAga meM vRSama-giri parvata khar3A hai, jahA~ Akara cakravartI kA mAna bhI bhaMga ho jAyA karatA hai| SaT khaNDa-vijaya ke uparAnta, niyoga ke anusAra, jaba cakravartI saSabha-mini pacata kI zitAnA apanI zikAya ke cihna-svarUpa apane hastAkSara karane AtA hai, to pAtA hai ki usa zilA para nAma likhane kI jagaha nahIM hai! usase pahale aise asaMkhya cakravartI isa pRthvI para ho gaye haiM aura ve sabhI usa zilA para hastAkSara kara gaye haiN| taba yaha nayA cakrI bhI apane se pahale ke kisI vijetA kA nAma miTAkara yahA~ apane hastAkSara kara detA hai; aura yoM apanI vijaya ke bajAya apane mAna kI parAjaya kI hI hastalipi likhakara vaha cupacApa yahA~ se lauTa AtA hai|...pr, khaira, vaha to tuma jaano|...lekin tumhArA mArga merI kalpanA kI pakar3a meM nahIM A rahA hai| hauM, to mahAdevI ko jAkara mujhe kyA yahI saba kahanA hai, pavana?" "hA~, prahasta! yadi merI vedanA ko tuma inakAra nahIM karate ho-aura mere sakhA ho, to mere mana kI isa kathA ko mA~ taka pahu~cA denA, aura kahane ko kucha zeSa nahIM hai..." kahakara turanta pavanaMjaya, binA kucha kahe cupacApa vahA~ se cala diye| prahasta me ve citrapaTa sameTe aura plAna-mukha apane ratha para Akara baiTha gayA! rAste meM vaha soca-socakara hAra gayA ki hAya, kyA kahakara vaha mA~ ke hRdaya ko paritoSa de sakegA! 18 eka varSa bAda... vijayAdha ke pArvatya praveza-toraNa para yuddha-prasthAna ke dundumi-ghoSa gUMja rahe haiN| muktidUta :: 97 Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AyudhazAlAoM se dizA-bhedI zaMkhanAda raha-rahakara uTha rahe haiN| turahI aura bherI ke svara-sandhAna meM yoddhAoM ko raNa kA AmantraNa hai... aparAhna kI alasatA ekAeka vidIrNa ho gyii| abhI-abhI zayyA tyAgakara pavanaMjaya uTha baiThe haiN| prAsAda ke catuthaM khaNDa meM pUrvIya barAmade ke reliMga para Akara ye khar3e ho gye| dIkhA ki vijayA ke arijaya-kUTa para Adityapura kI rAjapatAkA vegapUrvaka phaharA rahI hai| prasthAnonmukha sthA kI jo sarANakA dUra taka calo gayA hai, unake maNi-zikhara aura dhvajAe~ plAna par3atI dhUpa meM damaka rahI haiN| uThate hue dhUla ke bagUloM meM azvArohiyoM kI dhvajAe~ dIkha-dIkhakara vilIna ho jAtI haiN| kavaya, zirastrANa aura zastroM ke phaloM se eka prakANDa cakAcauMdha paidA ho rahI hai| hastiyoM kI ciMghAr3a aura azvoM kI hinahinAhaTa se pRthvI dahala rahI hai| bhUgarbha meM kampa hai, aura AkAza AtaMkita hai| turata eka pratihArI ko bulAkara, kumAra ne isa apratyAzita yuddha ghoSaNA kA kAraNa puuchaa| mAlUma huA ki pAtAla-dvIpa ke rAkSasa-vaMzIya rAjA rAvaNa ne apane devAdhiSThita ratnoM ke garva se matta hokara varuNa-dvIpa ke rAjA varuNa para AkramaNa kiyA hai| zurU meM jaba varuNa kI senAe~ rAvaNa kI senAoM se parAGmukha hone lagI, to varuNa svayaM yaddha-kSetra meM utara pdd'aa| usane rAvaNa ke devAdhiSThita ratnoM kI avahelanA kara usake bAhubala ko lalakArA hai| rAvaNa svayaM usake sammukha lar3a rahe haiN| yuddha bahuta bhISaNa ho uThA hai| Adityapura varSoM se pAtAlAdhipati kI maitrI ke sUtra meM ba~dhA hai| rAvaNa kA rAjadUta sandeza-patra lekara AyA hai| Adityapura aura vijayArdha ke anya kaI vidyAdhara rAjA rAvaNa ke pakSa para lar3ane ke lie Amantrita kiye gaye haiN| usI yuddha para jAne ke lie Aja Adityapura ke sImAntara para sainya saja rahA hai| mahArAja pramAda svayaM kala sainya ke sAtha saMgrAma ko prasthAna kareMge aadi-aadi| kumAra sunakara Atura ho aaye| saMketa pAkara pratihArI calI gyii| ...raNa-bAghoM kA ghoSa cunautI de rahA hai| zaMkhanAda aura sUryanAda se kumAra kA vakSa hillolita ho utthaa| dhamaniyoM kA jar3ita rakta adamya vega se laharAne lgaa| tvarApUrvaka ye lambe Daga bharate hue barAmade meM Tahalane lge| zarIra kI zirA-zirA se gUMja utthaa...yuddh...yuddh...yuddh| mAMsapeziyA~ kasamasA utthiiN| raktapranthiyoM meM eka khiMcAva-sA ho rahA hai| hRdaya kI ghuNDI tana rahI hai, mAno TUTa jAegI |...oh, yaSoM ke pramAda aura moha se vijar3ita aura viSAkta ho gayA hai yaha rkt| ise TUTanA hI cAhie, ise bahanA hI cAhie... yuddha kA prayojana, usakA pakSa, usakI naitikatA yaha saba pavanaMjaya ke lie gauNa hai| pradhAna hai yuddha-yuddha jo jIvana ke saMsaraNa kI mA~ga banakara prANa ke dvAra para TakarA rahA hai|...nhiiN, isa sampravAha kA avarodha jIvana kI avamAnanA hai, vaha pApa hai, vaha parAbhava hai| isase bacakara bhAgA nahIM jA sakatA, isase mu~ha nahIM mor3A 9 :: muktidRta Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jA sktaa| pragati ke zUla-patha para yakSa kA rakta TapakAnA hogA, unI se Alicita kara use puSpita karanA hogA... ...hA~, usane digvijayI bhramaNa kiyA hai| samasta jambUdvIpa ko pRthvI usane lA~dhI hai| gaMgA aura sindhu ke pravAhoM para usane unmukta santaraNa kiyA hai| lavaNodadhi ke pracaNDa magaramacchoM ko vaza karate hue usakI uttAla taraMgoM para usane ArohaNa kiyA hai| sUrya - dvIpa meM kaustubha parvata kI cUr3A para khar3e hokara usane valayAkAra jambU-vRkSoM kI zreNiyoM se maNDita jambUdvIpa ko praNAma kiyA hai! para mana kI vikalatA bar3hatI hI gayI hai, vaha aura bhI saghana aura tIvratara hotI gayI hai| mAno miTa jAne kI eka anivAra aura durgAma lAlasA prApyoM ko aharniza bIMdha rahI hai| kaustubha parvata ke zikhara para jaba yaha khar3A thA, to ekabAragI hI usake jI meM AyA ki eka chalA~ga bharakara vaha kUda par3e aura lavaNodadhi kI una phenocchrayasita, bhujaMgAkAra laharoM kA AliMgana kara le !...udbhrAnta diGmUdra-sA vaha zUnya meM hAtha pasArakara jar3a ho rhaa| nahIM, use cAhie pratirodha, saMgharSa, virodha... / parvata, nadI, samudra, pRthvI aura yaha mahAzUnya, koI bhI to vaha pratirodha nahIM de sakA, jisase TakarAkara, saMgharSita hokara hRdaya kI yaha durdamya pIr3A zAnta ho letii| pragati kA mArga saMgharSa meM hokara hai, virodha meM hokara hai| avarodha se TakarAkara hI prakriyA kI vaha cinagArI, marma kI isa cira pIr3A meM se phUTa niklegii|... isa andha pIr3A ko nirgati denI hogI usI meM chipA hai vikAsa kA rahasya |... use cAhie Aja kucha Thosa, mAMsala, jIvita pratirodha - virodha, jahA~ vaha apane isa udvega ko mukti dekara, pragati kA ullAsa banAegA 1 ... aura yaha yuddha sammukha hai...| Aja AyA hai vaha bhairava nimantraNa ....- hA~, pAzava kA bhairava nimantraNa / usI ko kucalakara mAnavatva sthApita aura siddha ho sakegA / ... yuddha... hiMsA... raktapAta, niSkAma aura nirmama raktapAta... kevala nagna zaktiyoM kA lauha gharSaNa ?...mAnA ki ahiMsA hai, para kyA vaha phUloM kA patha hai? mauta ke mu~ha meM, durdAnta hiMsA kI dAda meM, asidhArA ke pAnI para usa ahiMsA ko siddha honA par3egA / zastroM kI dhAroM ko kuNThita kara ahiMsA ko apanI amoghatA kA paricaya denA hogA, apanI sUkSma Atma-vaidhakatA ko pramANita karanA hogA |...tb zastra kI sImA jAna lenA z2arUrI hai| prANa le sakane aura de sakane kI apanI sAmarthya kA svAmI hameM pahale ho jAnA hai| taba hameM jIvana ke mUlya kI ThIka-ThIka pratIti ho sakegI, aura tabhI hama usake carama-rakSaka bhI ho skeNge| taba hogI ahiMsA kI pratiSThA, aura taba zastroM ke phala hamArI deha meM se pAnI kI taraha laharAkara katarAkara nikala jAe~ge ! ... karmacakra ko tor3ane ke pahale bAhya zaktiyoM ke virodhI duzcakra ko tor3anA hogaa| kSatriya kI bAhu bahuta dinoM se akarmaNya par3I hai, aba aura bhUluNThita yaha nahIM muktidUta :: Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ par3I rhegii| hatheliyoM se bhujAe~ ThapakArakara kumAra ne phar3akana anubhava karanI cAhI, para pAyA ki zUnya hai; svAbhAvika prasphUrti kI kampana aura phar3akana vahA~ nahIM haiN| eka AtmanAza kA hillola hai, jo matha rahA hai. kucha TUTanA cAhatA hai, naSTa honA cAhatA hai|...unnt vakSa para yoddhA kA hAtha gayA; hRdaya meM dIpta, jvalanta ullAla nahIM haiN| hai eka hala, eka pake hue phor3e kI podd'aa| eka AsurI utsAha se, udvega se, kumAra bhara Aye...oha, duHsaha hai yaha, jAnA hI hogA... "kauna hai...?" pukArA kumAra ne| dvAroM se do-cAra pratihAriyA~ Akara nata ho gyiiN| "turaMga vaijayanta ko yuddha-sajjA se sajAkara turata prastuta karo!" AjJA pAkara pratihAriyA~ daur3a gyiiN| Ayudha-zAlA meM jAkara yoddhA ne kavaca aura zastroM se apanA siMgAra kiyaa| aura sandhyA kI manda par3atI dhUpa meM dara para dIkhA-vaijayanta turaMga para zastra sajjita kumAra ur3e jA rahe the| piMgala-kopala kiraNoM se zirastrANa ke hIroM meM sphuliMga uTa rahe the| dinabhara mahArAja apane mantriyoM ke sAtha mantraNA-gRha meM banda the| yuddha-saMcAlana para gambhIra aura ati guptaM parAmarza cala rahA thaa| pavanaMjaya ghor3e se utarakara jyoM hI dvAra kI ora bar3he, sevaka rAjAjJA kI bAdhA unake sammukha na rakha ske| dvAra khula gye| agale hI kSaNa kumAra mahArAja ke sammukha the| dekhakara rAjA aura mantrIgaNa Azcarya se stabdha, mugdha aura nivAka ho rahe / eka paira siMhAsana kI sIr3hI para rakhakara pavanaMjaya ne pitA ke caraNoM meM abhivAdana kiyA, phira kara-baddha Avedana kiyA-- ___ "AjJA dIjie deva, raNAMgaNa meM jAne ko sevA meM upasthita huuN| pavanaMjaya isa buddha meM sainya kA saMcAlana kregaa| apane putra ke majayata kA nirAdara na ho deva, usake puruSArtha kI loka meM avamAnanA na ho, yaha dhyAna rahe / use avasara dIjie ki vaha apane ko ApakA kulAvataMsa siddha kara sake, apane kSAtra-teja para vaha samasta jambUdvIpa ke narendra-maNDala kA zaurya parakha sake! mere hote aura Apa raNAMgaNa meM jAe~? vIratva ke bhAla para kAlikha laga jaaegii| vaMza kA gaurava bhU-luNThita ho jaaegaa| AjJA dIjie deva, isameM duvidhA nahIM hogI..." ___ "sAdhu, sAdha, sAdhu!" kahakara vRddha mantriyoM ne gambhIra sira hilA diye| bhItara-bhItara gUMja uThA-"deva pavanaMjaya kA vacana TalatA nahIM hai|" mahArAja kI A~khoM meM harSa ke A~sU chalaka aaye| sneha ke anurodha meM, sa~dhe kaNTha kI asphuTita vANI ruka na sakI__ "tumhArA abhI kumAra-kAla haiM beTA aura phira tuma..." bIca hI meM pavanaMjaya bola uThe. 101 :: mukigadUta Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "yaha dulAra kA kSaNa nahIM haiM, deva, kSatriya ke sammukha kaThora kartavya-nivAra haiM, aura saba aprastuta hai, AzIrvAda dIjie ki pavanaMjaya kA zastra amogha ho; vaha ajeya ho mauta ke sammukha bhI... " aura phira jhukakara pavanaMjaya ne pitA ke pAda-sparza kiye| putra ke sira para hAtha rakhakara sukha se vihala pitA kevala itanA hI kaha sake " samUce vizva kI jaya lakSmI kA varaNa karo, beTA!" aura bUr3hI A~khoM ke pAnI meM anumati sAkAra ho gyii| 19 vasanta Rtu kI cA~danI rAta khila uThI hai| abhI-abhI cA~da tamAla kI banAlI para se uga AyA hai| pUrNimA kA pUrNa candra nahIM hai, hogA zAyada saptamI kA khaNDita aura baMkima candra ! dhUpa- gandha se bhare apane kakSa meM, iSTadeva ke sammukha jaba aMjanA prArthanA se uTho, to jharokhe kI jAlI se vaha cA~da use acAnaka dIkhA / nIce thA tamAloM kA gambhIra tamasA-vana / aMjanA ko lagA ki kauna gavalI, bakima citavana antara meM bijalI-so kauMdha gayo...! vaha uThI aura bAhara chata para A gayI... / rAtri ke prApNa sukha se Urmila haiN| rajanIgandhA, mAdhavI aura mAlazrI ke kuMjoM se phailatI saurabha meM janmAntara kI vArtA ucchrayasita ho rahI haiN| - nArikela-vana ke antarAloM meM puNDarIka sarovara kI lahareM vaisI hI lIlA aura lAsya meM lola aura caMcala haiN| duranta haiM ve jlknyaaeN| aisI kitanI hI vasanta, zarada aura varSA kI rAtriyA~ unameM hokara nikala gayI haiM, para ve lahareM to haiM vaisI hI cira kumArikAe~: kauna chIna sakA hai unakA vaha bAlApana! aMjanA kA mana, jo smRtiyoM kI eka ghanIbhUta USmA se ghirakara Ahata ho rahA yA apratihata bhAva se uThakara calA gayA una vayahIna jalakanyAoM ke deza meM / ... nahIM, vaha bhava kI vigata moha-rAtri meM nahIM bhaTakegI- nahIM doyegI vaha smRtiyoM kA bojhA / vaha nahIM hogI atIta se abhibhUta aura AvRta / amalina, zubhra - vaha to vaisI hI raheMgI avandha aura anAvaraNa, apane hI Atma-ramaNa meM lIlAmayI lAsyamayI / ekAeka dRSTi phira cA~da kI ora khiMca gyii| ki usI citavana ke mAna ne, usI bhaMgimA ke gaurava ne antara ko bodha diyaa| saurabha kI eka antahIna zvAsa prANa meM se sarasarAtI huI calI gayI... | ... oha, bAIta varSa bIta gaye, tumane soye yA jAgate kisI AdhI rAta meM bhI dvAra nahIM khttkhttaayaa| kabhI khaTakA sunakara mana kI haTha ko na TAla sakI hU~ to yuktidUta : 101 Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atura pairoM se Akara dvAra kholA hai aura pAyA hai ki bAhara havAe~ khilakhitA rahI haiM aura jhAr3a ha~sI kara rahe haiN| para Aja kauna ho tuma jo isa ekAnta sAmrAjya ke dvAra kI agalA se manamAnA khilavAr3a kara rahe ho? para samrAjJI svayaM tumhAre isa aizvarya sAmrAjya se nirvAsita ho gayI hai| vaha calI gayI hai pare, bahuta dUra, kyoMki tumhArI isa mahimA aura pratApa ko jhelane ke lie vaha bahuta kSudra thI - bahuta asamartha / isI se use cale jAnA par3A - aba kyoM usakA pIchA kara rahe ho? cAroM ora pasare cA~danI - snAta udyAna meM aMjanA kI dRSTi daur3a gyii| vanavadAoM aura kuMjoM kA puMjIbhUta andhakAra cA~danI ke ujAle meM aneka rahasyoM kI alarke khola rahA thaa| per3oM tale biche chAyA-cA~danI ke rahasya-loka meM pratIkSA kI eka kAtara, vyagra dRSTi bhaTaka rahI hai| koI AyA cAhA hai. AnevAlA hai...! bhaI kRti jAtI huI dIkha par3atI--keligRha ke jharokhoM aura dvAroM meM hokara, krIr3A parvata ke gulmoM meM hokara, kRtrima sarovaroM ke kamalavanoM meM hokara, vaha calA hI jA rahA haiN| zveta hai usakA ghor3A bhayAnaka vega se vaha daur3atA huA jhalaka par3atA hai| nirmama pITha kiye, acala hai usa para yoddhA para usakA zirastrANa nizcihna hai...? eka gaharI cintA se aMjanA vyAkula ho utthii|... nahIM pakar3a pA rahI hai vaha use 1... vijayArdha ke kaMgUroM para jhapaTa rahA hai vaha zveta azvArohI...! para usakA zirastrANa kyoM nahIM sUrya-sA prabhAmaya aura dIpta hai ?... aMjanA ne anajAne hI donoM hAthoM se hRdaya ko dabA liyA... oha, kyoM nahIM cala rahA hai usakA vaMza, ki ise tor3akara eka cintAmaNi usa zirastrANa meM TA~ka de...! aura jAne kaba aMjanA bhItara Akara apane talpa para leTa gayI thii| tatpa kI pASANI zItalatA se vaha apane dukhate hue vakSa ko dabAye hI jA rahI hai| mAno isakI sArI svAbhAvika zItalatA aura kaThoratA ko yA to vaha apane meM AtmasAta kara legI, yA Apa usa pASANa meM paryavasita ho jAegI! rUpa...? koI sAMgopAMga svarUpa tumhArA nahIM dekhA hai, na jAnatI hI huuN| para dekhI hai tumhArI ajeya aura unmukta gatimayatA, mAnasarovara kI una viruddhagAminI laharoM para lauTakara jisane nahIM dekhA, vaha puruSArtha ! usa satata pravahamAna ko pAkara mukara gayI hU~ rUpa ko ki usa saundarya aura teja ko kAla ke hAthoM kSata hote nahIM dekhuuNgii| Aja bhI dekha rahI hU~ ki tuma gatimaya ho / ... A nahIM rahe ho, tuma to cale hI jA rahe ho| vAIsa varSa taka tumhArI upekSA ko pITa ko saMhana kiyA hai, so isI ke bala para aneka nava-navIna manamAne rUpoM aura bhaMgimAoM meM tumheM apane antara meM dekhA hai, para vaha eka aura sthira koI viziSTa rUpa tumhArA nahIM jAnatI hU~ / ... Aja mana nahIM mAna rahA hai|... eka bAra tumhArI gati kI bAdhA banakara, tumhAre azva kI nApa ko isa vakSa para jhelanA cAhatI hU~ aura jaba aTaka jAoge, tabhI ujhakakara eka bAra vaha rUpa dekha lU~gI...! phira usakI mithyA vAdhA mere sAtha chala nahIM khela 102 :: muktidUta Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ skegii|...aur TA~ka dUMgI tumhAre zirastrANa meM yaha cintAmaNi... dinabhara buddha ke vAdyoM ke yopa gUjate hai hai ...yuddhakA lAgI aura sA~jha ko sanA ki tuma jA rahe ho senAnI banakara...? para isa yuddha ke prayojana meM kyA tuma aucitya dekha rahe ho mere bIra ? nirviveka yuddha kSatriya kA kartavya nahIM, vaha usakI lajjA hai barbaratA hai| tuma asad ke pakSa meM mada ke pakSa meM lar3ane car3hoge?...oha, kevala yuddha ke lie yuddha :...mAno kucha kAma nahIM hai to jIvita manuSyoM ke muNDoM se hI kSatriya kA pramatta zastra khilavAr3a karegA!...to pahale isa vakSa ko bhI rauMdate jAo, eka prahAra ise bhI dete jAo, yadi tumhAsa pyAsA vIrattva, aNamAtra bhI tapti pA sake...! "o mere gatimAna, gati kA abhimAna 'mI bandhana hI hai-vaha mukti nahIM hai; vaha pIche kisI atIta kI dhruva-marIthikA se hameM bA~dhe hue hai..." / aura antarAla meM kasaka uThA-'tumheM rokanevAlI maiM kauna hotI hU~?' kitanI hI bAra tumhArI durgama aura vikaTa yAtrAoM ke vRtta sune, aura sunakara cupa ho gyii| kautuka sUjhA aura ha~sI bhI AyI hai, para prazna nahIM kiyA! para Aja tuma yuddha meM jA rahe ho aura tumhArI gati kI yaha vakratA-yaha durdAmatA mana meM bhaya aura sandeha jagA rahI hai| bhayAnaka aura pracaNDa ho tuma! tumheM eka bAra pahacAna lenA cAhatI hU~ - o svarUpamaya-ki jAne kitane janmoM kA yaha bichoha hai, aura kahIM tumheM bhUla na jAU~...sirpha eka bAra, eka jhalaka... phUTatI huI USA ke pAda-prAnta meM dundubhiyoM ke ghoSa aura bhI pramatta ho uThe haiN| mAno pralayakAla kI bahiyA kisI parvata meM ghusane ke lie pachAr3eM khA rahI hai| dUra-dUra cale jAte prasthAna ke vAyoM meM durnivAra hai gati kA AvAhana / zaMkhanAdoM meM caNDo kI rudra huMkRti, trizUla-sI uTha-uThakara hRdaya ko hUla rahI hai| aura udaya hote hue sUrya ke sammukha svarNa-ratnoM se alaMkRta dhavala vaijayanta turaMga para cale A rahe haiM, kumAra pavanaMjaya / mA~ ne abhI-abhI tilaka kara usakI kaTi para kRpANa bA~dhI hai, tathA zrIphala aura AzIrvAda dekara unheM yuddha ke lie vidA kiyA hai! vIra-sajjA meM kase hue yoddhA ke aMga jahA~ se jarA bhI khule haiM; vahA~ se raktAbhA phara rahI hai| kavaca para ne kezariyA uttarIya dhAraNa kiye haiM; ratna-kAroM kI kAnti ko DhA~katI huI zubhra phUloM kI aneka puSTa mAlAe~ deha para jhUla rahI haiN| kalazAkAra aura zirastrANa aura makarAkuli kuNDaloM ke hIroM meM prabhA kI eka marIcikA khela rahI hai| yuhArUda kumAra antaHpura kA prAsAda-prAMgaNa pAra kara rahe haiN| jharokhoM saM phUloM kI rAziyA~ barasa rahI haiN| prAMgaNa meM donoM ora katAra bA~dhe hue pratihAriyA~ caiMvara Dhola rahI haiN| sau-sau svarNa-kalaza aura AratiyA~ lekara kula-kanyAe~ kumAra ke vArane muktidUta :: 113 Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (balaiyA) le rahI haiN| gamana kI dizA meM eka zreNI meM ugrIva hokara kumArikAe~ maMgala ke zaMkha bajA rahI haiN| cAroM ora ramaNI-kaNThoM se uThate hue jayagItoM kI surAvaliyoM se vAtAvaraNa Akula-caMnala hai| ranakUTa-prAsAda ke sAmane se nikalate hue kumAra ke bhU-bhaMga anajAne hI dhanuSa kI taraha tana aaye| jitanA pIche khiMca sake, khiMcakara tIra ne apanA AkhirI bala sAdhanA caahaa| yaha garva apane tanAva meM pUrNa vRttAMkAra hotA huA, Akhira apane dhruva para avaza jA ThaharA! dekhA pavanaMjaya ne, prAsAda ke dvArapakSa meM eka khambhe ke sahAre TikI aMjanA khar3I hai! donoM hAthoM meM dhamA hai maMgala kA kalaza, jisake mukha para azoka ke aruNa pallava baMdhe haiN| suhAgina kI zRMgAra-sajjA usa dUja kI vidhu-lekhA-sI tarala-tanu deha meM lIna ho rahI hai| akalaMka gala rahI hima kI usa zubhra sajalatA meM viSAda kI eka gaharI rekhA baha rahI hai, ghula rahI hai aura phira Upara A jAtI hai| aMjanA kI usa sthira sajala dRSTi meM kumAra ne nimiSa-bhara jhA~kA...vizva kI athAha karuNA kA tala una A~khoM meM jhalaka gayA...! para hoThoM para hai vahI Ananda kI, maMgala kI amanda muskraahtt| ...nahIM, vaha nahIM rukegA...vaha nahIM dekhegA...oha, azubha-mukhI....kumAra ne jhaTake ke sAtha kuhanI pIche khIMcakara valgA khIMcI; ghor3e ko eka savega Thokara se eDa dii| hAtha kA zrIphala jhuMjhalAhaTa meM hAtha se girate-girate bcaa|...khddgysstti meM se khiMcakara talavAra unake hAthoM meM lapalapA uThI! eka dIrgha simakI ke sAtha Aye hue / ucchvAsa meM tIna kintu sphuTa svara nikalA "durIkSaNe...chi:!" zabda kI anudhvani apane lakSya para jA bikharI / aMjanA kI musakarAhaTa aura bhI dopta ho phaila gyii| usake antara meM anAyAsa svarita ho uThA oha, Aja AyA hai prathama bAra vaha kSaNa, jaba tumane merI ora dekhA...tuma mujhase bola gaye!...hatabhAginI kRtArtha ho gayI, jAo aba cintA nahIM hai|...amrtv kA lAbha karo!...deza aura kAla kI sImAoM para ho tumhArI vijaya! para mere vIra, kSatriya kA vrata hai trANa, use na bhUla jAnA / tuma ho rakSaka, anAtha ke nAtha...jAo, zatruhIna pRthvI tumhArA varaNa kare...!" : . aura agale ho kSaNa vaha mUcchita hokara gira pdd'ii| ki nahIM rahegI, vaha zeSa! aura ausU avirAma aura nIrava, una banda netra-pakSmoM meM se jhara rahe the| rAste meM pavanaMjaya ke hRdaya kI ghRNA tInatama hokara mAno ruddha ho gayI aura dekhate-dekhate yaha chinna-vicchinna ho gayo / yuddha-sajjA kI sArI kasAvaToM ke bAvajUda snAyu-bandha DhIle par3a gye| anAyAsa eka asahya, nigUDha, ananubhUta, atala vedanA deha ke royeM-royeM meM baja utthii| Asa-pAsa se uTha rahI maMgala-dhvaniyoM, sainva-pravAha kI 1104 :: puktidatta Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaya-jayakAreM, vAdyoM ke tumula ghoSa, sabhI gAne se Ate hue eka Adara se gU~jakara vyartha ho rahe the aura usa sabake bIca akele kumAra apane hI Apa se parAjita bhayabhIta hatabuddhi, kAtara, vitRSNa cale jA rahe the|... I 20 yogAyoga : sainya ne mAnasarovara ke taTa para jAkara hI pahalA vizrAma kiyaa| kaTaka ke kolAhala se taTa kI nirjanatA mukharita ho gyii| dUra-dUra taka sainya kA zivira phaila gyaa| - bhojana-pAna se nivRta hokara zrAnta aura klAnta sainika jana apane-apane DeroM meM vizrAma lene lge| hAthI, ghor3e aura baila bandhanoM se chUTakara, talahaTI kI hariyAlI ghAsa meM carane ko mukta ho gye| pavanaMjaya apane Dere meM vizrAma nahIM pA ske| mArga kA zramakleza mAno unheM DU bhI nahIM sakA hai| karavaTa badala-badalakara unhoMne nidrastha ho jAnA cAhA hai, ki mana aura zarIra zAnta aura svastha ho leN| yaha nirarthaka ulajhanoM kI udher3a-buna miTa jAe, aura savere yuddha hI ho unakA ekamAtra kAmya aura uddiSTa para aMga anAvAsa saMcAlita haiM - simaTa - sikur3akara apane bhItara hI mAno lupta ho rahanA cAhate haiN| lekina isa bhIti aura trAsa se jaise rakSA bhItara nahIM hai| eka avacetana hillola ke vega se paira cAlita aura caMcala haiN| akele hI ve ghUmane nikala par3e, niSprayojana aura nirlakSya 1 ye kitanI dUra aura kahA~ nikala Aye haiM, isakA unheM mAna nahIM hai / vasanta ke komala Atapa meM parvatoM kI himAnI sajala ho uThI hai; sphaTika aura nIlama mAno pighalakara baha rahe haiN| upatyakAoM aura ghATiyoM meM vanya saritAe~ aura sarasiyA~ prasanna aura svaccha haiN| kinAre unake motiyA, kAsanI, gulAbI, AsamAnI Adi halke raMgoM ke kusuma va sajala AbhA meM citrita haiN| snigdha kisalayoM aura pallavoM se aMkurita pArvatya pRthvI kizorI-sI navIna aura mugdhA laga rahI haiM mAno AmantraNa se bharI hai| parvata DhAloM para sarala, sAla aura sallakI ke chatra-maNDala se tanoMvAle uttuMga vRkSoM kI mAlAe~ phailI haiN| bIca-bIca meM pagaDaNDiyA~ jaMgalI hAthiyoM ke dA~toM se TUTI huI mainasila kI dhUla se dhUsara haiN| pASANa-bheda vRkSoM kI maMjariyoM se zilAtala AcchAdita haiN| parvata ke pASANastaroM meM aneka prakAra ke mada, rasa aura dhAtu-rAga pighala - pighalakara dina-rAta baha rahe haiM..... ... pavanaMjaya ne anubhava kiyA ki jaise unake bhItara kI kaThina granthiyoM kI ghuNDiyA~ anAyAsa khula par3I haiN| are yahA~ to sabhI kucha dravIbhUta hai, namra hai, paraspara samarpita hai| sabhI kucha sarala, suSama aura prasanna haiM! muktidUta :: 103 Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ akuNThita aulukya aura jijJAsA se ve Age bar3hate hI gye| parvata ke antaH pradezoM meM jahA~ taka mArga jAtA hai, ve cale jAte haiM; aura chora para jAkara kisI nibhRta ekAnta meM ve pAte haiM-sura punnAga ke a~dhiyAre banatala meM jharI huI parAga bichI hai, svarNa ko raja-sI diipt| kiMsa vijanavatI ne kisa anAgata pravAsI ke lie yaha parAga kI saurabha zayyA jAne kaba se vichA rakhI haiM? kyA vaha pravAsI kabhI na AyA aura kabhI na AegA aura kyA yaha AsAra ananta kAla taka yoM hI nirarthaka calatA rahegA? vana ke a~dhiyAre vivaroM meM kumAra dha~sate hI cale jA rahe haiM, mAno dvAra ke bAda dvAra pAra kara rahe haiN| aiseM aneka naisargika puSpakuMjoM ke tale parAga aura kusumoM kI USma aura zItala zayyAe~ bichI haiN| isa nibhRta kI vaha cira pratIkSamANA bAlA kisa nigUr3ha parvata- guphA meM ekAnta vAsa kara rahI hai? aneka basanta rAtriyoM ke surabhita ucchvAsa vahA~ zUnya aura viphala ho gaye haiM / kahA~ chipA hai isa cira dina kI viccheda kathA kA rahasya ? upatyakA ke donoM aura AkAza bhedI parvata prAcIreM khar3I haiN| bIca ke saMkIrNa patha meM se pavanaMjaya cale jA rahe haiM, ki acAnaka Upara ke khule AkAza ko dekhane ke lie unhoMne gardana utthaayii| unhoMne dekhA eka ora ke parvata zrRMga kI eka caTTAna z2arA Age ko jhuka AyI hai aura usa para khar3A haiM eka zveta prastara kA choTA-sA mandira Asa-pAsa usake ghAsa aura saMkula jhAr3iyA~ ugI haiN| dvAra usakA ruddha hai, aura vahA~ taka jAne ke lie rAha kahIM nahIM hai| mandira ke zveta gumbada para sAndhya sUrya kI eka raktima kiraNa ThaharI hai|... are, kauna hai vaha abhAgA devatA, jo isa araNya kI sunasAna aura bhayAnaka guMjAnatA meM kapATa ruddha kara samAdhistha ho gayA hai kyoM utta utkaTa U~cAI para jAkara yaha apane hI AtmasaMkleza meM bandI ho gayA hai? usa ajJAta devatA kI viSama pIr3A, pavanaMjaya ke bakSa meM jaise kasamasA uThI / aura use lagA ki ye donoM ora kI parvata prAcIreM abhI-abhI mila jAe~gI, aura yaha abhI eka atalAnta andhakAra kI taha meM sadA ke lie visarjita ho jaaegaa| pavanaMjaya drutagati se jhapaTate hue bar3ha cle| jala- taraMgoM se AI pavana kA sparza pAkara ve Azvasta ho gye| thor3I hI dera meM ve mAnasarovara ke eka vijana taTa para A nikle| unheM lagA ki eka pUrI parikramA hI kara Aye haiN| jhIla ke sudUra pUrva taTa para dIkha rahA hai vaha sainya kA shivir| yaha taTa sarvadhA aparicita aura ekAnta hai| sAmane jhIla ke pazcimI kinAre para jo guphAoM kI zreNI hai, unameM se vipula andhakAra jhA~ka rahA hai| unake zIrSa para kI jhAr3iyoM meM astagAmI sUrya kI lAla kiraNeM jhara rahI haiN| jala-taraMgoM ke nIlamI kuhAse meM dIkha rahA hai vaha guphAoM kA rAzi rAzi andhakAra aura usake sammukha phailI hai yaha jala-vistAra kI prazAnta vijanatA | kauna yogI mauna aura AtmavistRta hokara sahasvAvadhi varSoM se isa andhakAra kI zrRMkhalAoM meM ba~dhA ina guphAoM ke pApANoM meM jar3IbhUta ho gayA hai| kisa 1 guktidUta Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ janma-janma ke durabhizApa se vaha zApita hai : kisa avijAnita antarAdha se baha bAdhita hai? kyA hai isake taruNa mana kI cAha: kyA hai usakI cintA aura usakA svapna? usa a~ghare kI cira sannidra acetanatA meM se eka gambhIra pIr3A kA bAppa Akara mAno pavana ke hRdaya meM biMdhane lgaa| vaha mukta karegA usa yogI ko, tabhI jA sakegA ...vaha pAra karegA jhIla aura bhedegA gaphAoM ko usa tamasA ko...! . . tabhI usakI dRSTi una guphAoM se pare, mAnasarovara ke sudUra pazcimI jala-zitiz2a para gyii| virala devadAru vRkSoM ke antarAla meM sUrya kA kiraNa-zUnya campaka bimba DUba rahA hai| koI gaharI nIlI laharI usa para ujhakakara hulaka jAtI hai| usa para hote hue haMsoM aura sArasAM ke yugala raha-rahakara Ara-pAra una jAte haiN| kumAra ko lagA koI taruNa yogI jalasamAdhi le rahA hai / samasta tela usakA paryavasita ho gayA hai, una ujhakatI laharoM meM; aura unake tarana zItala AliMgana meM ho gayA hai vaha nire ziza-sA komala aura nirIha... ...tabhI ekAeka pairoM ke pAsa pavanaMjaya ko kisI pakSI kA Arta svara sunAI pdd'aa| jyoM hI unakI dRSTi vahA~ par3I to unhoMne dekhA ki taTa ke kamala-vana meM taraMga-sIkaroM se AI eka kamala-patra para eka akelI cikavI charapaTA rahI hai| isa jalamaya patra kI mRdu zItalatA bhI mAno use zUla ho gayI hai! vaha trasta nayanoM se dUbale hAra sUrya kI ora dekhatI hai, aura Akula hokara, paMkha phailAkara loTane lagatI hai| vaha jhukaMkara pala meM janA pratidina detI hai aura lagAnA - mi nahI hai ....vahI hai usakA prItama cakavA, isa jala ke tala meN| vaSTa karuNa svara meM use pukAratI haiM, para vaha prItama nahIM sunatA hai, nahIM AtA hai| vaha una laharoM meM coMca ibo-dubokara use khIMca lenA cAhatI hai, para vaha kho jAtA hai| hArakara vaha cakavI zladha paMkhoM se taTa ke vRkSoM para jA baiThatI hai| sUnI A~khoM ko phAi-phAr3akara vaha dasoM dizAoM ko tAkatI hai| dUra kaTaka se A rahe kolAhala ke vicitra svara use bhramita kara dete haiN| vaha hArakara, jhIMkakara, viyoga ke Akrandana se vihala ho bhUmi para A giratI hai| paMkha hilA-hilAkara, kamaloM kI surabhita-komala raja laga gayI hai, use vaha dUra kara denA cAhatI hai| ibate hue sUraja kI kora para cakacI kA prANa aTakA hai|...ki lo, vaha sUraja DUba gayA, aura cakavA anna nahIM AegA! aura viraha kI yaha rAtri sammukha hai Asanna? niSprANa hokara cakayo bhUmi para par3a gyii| ..aura AtmA ke avazeSa antagaloM ko corakara dUra se AtI hui jaile eka 'Aha' kamAra ko sanAI pdd'ii| mUka aura nispanda par3I hai yaha cakavI, phira kisakI hai yaha karuNa pukAra ? ...kAla kA abhedya antarAla jaise ekAeka vicinna ho gyaa|...vrssoN pahale kI eka sandhyA meM, sarovara ke ito pradeza meM, laharoM kI goda meM lIlA kA vaha mukta kSaNa!...aura vahA~ sAmane banA thA vaha jilA mahala...diganta meM vaha 'Aha' gUMja uThI muktibhUta . 107 Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhI, aura usI kI ise khoja thii|...pr hAya, bhUla gayA thA vaha abhAgA, usI pukAra ko jise anajAne meM khojate hI ye sAre varSa viphala ho gaye haiN| usa dina puruSArtha ke abhimAna ne use lauTakara nahIM dekhane diyA thaa| para Aja...? Aja vaha khar3A hai isa zUnya meM A~kheM pasArakara...vebasa:...para nahIM haiM vaha pahala...nahIM hai vaha adA...nahIM hai usa pRdu mukha kI kaiza laTeM...nahIM hai vaha ur3atA huA nIlAmbara! kevala eka pukAra digantoM ke antarAla meM vichar3ato hI calI jA rahI hai...: sAmane ke ema nara meM banI thI, lahareM se mAha pAreNaya kI bNdii| jala kI nIlAbhA para ve homa kI sugandhita agni-shikhaaeN| dhue~ ke nola AvaraNa meM usa pravAhI lAvaNya kI uAmela AbhA jhalaka jaatii|...pr mana kI usa kSaNa kI vaha pratAraNA, vaha Atmadroha...! vaha nahIM dekha sakA thA use, vaha nahIM saha sakA thA saundarya kI vaha divya shrii| o bhAge, kisa janma kI viSama aura dIrgha antarAya lekara janme the? kaisA durdharSa thA vaha abhizApa? kitane varSa bIta gaye haiM...ginatI nahIM hai...zAyada dasa-bIsa...bAIsa varSa maiMne mur3akara nahIM dekhA... yaha tiryaka cakavI eka rAta ke priya ke viraha meM hataprANA ho gayI haiN| para usa mAnavI ne usa ranamahala kI vaibhava-kArA meM bAIsa varSa bitA diye...bAIsa varSa! koI abhiyoga nahIM, koI anuyoga nahIM, koI upAlambha nahIM? eka vyAdha kI taraha mAnasarovara kI isa ha~sI ko maiMne sone ke piMjar3e meM le jAkara banda kara diyA aura phira lauTakara nahIM dekhA ki vaha jI rahI hai yA mara gayI hai! dekhanA dUra, usakI bAta socanA bhI mujhe pApa ho gayA thaa| akasmAt eka saghana viSAda ke AvaraNa ko cIratI huI dIkhI vaha pUrNa maMgala-kalaza liye, mahala ke dvAra-pakSa meM khar3I aNjnaa| eka ayaza Anandana se pavanaMjaya kA sArA mana-prANa vihala ho uThA! are tamhIM ho...tama! viccheda kI sahasroM rAtoM meM vedanA kI akhaNDa dIpazikhA-sI tuma balatI rahI ho?...aura usa dina cupacApa musakarAkara, mujha pApI kA patha ujAla rahI thIM! kyA thA tumhArA aisA akSamya aparAdha ki maiMne tumhArA muMha taka nahIM dekhA, aura DaMke kI coTa tumheM tyAga diyA? maiMne tyAga diyA thA, kyoMki maiM puruSa thA, para tuma? kyA tuma mujhe nahIM tyAga sakatI thI? tuma bhI to dIkSA lekara apane Atma-kalyANa ke patha para jA sakatI dhI?...para tuma na gI....kyoMki mere yuddha-prasthAna kI velA meM, vaha maMgala kA kalaza jo tumheM sa~jonA thA...! ...eka aura Atma-moha kA AvaraNa mAno sAmane se haTa gyaa| use dIkhI eka mugdhA kizorI! usakI vaha samarpaNa se Anata bhaMgimA, jo apane priya kI stuti sanakara sakha meM vibhora ho gayI hai| A~kheM usakI nigUr3ha lAja se maiMda gayI haiN| mAthA jhukA hai, aura hoThoM para hai eka sudhIra gopana Ananda kI musakarAhaTa / ekarasa aura ajastra hai vaha pravAha / sparzana, darzana, vacana kA vikalpa vahA~ nahIM hai| svIkAra kI 10 :: muktidUta Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apekSA nahIM hai, kAmanA kI AturatA aura vyagratA bhI nahIM hai| kevala hai apanA hI vivaza aura vismRta nivedana / bacana vahA~ vyartha hai, phira kauna-sI tiraskAra, nindA yA garhA kI vANI hai, jo Ananda kI usa musakarAhaTa ko bhaMga kara sakatI hai? aura kauna-sA aparAdha haiM jo isa mugdhA ko Aja usase chIna sakegA...? tabhI acAnaka tandrA TUTa gyii| pavanaMjaya ne pAyA ki usa vijana tIra para, vaha svayaM parityakta aura akelA hai... vaha svayaM mUrtimAn, nagna aparAdha ke preta-sA khar3A hai| jhIla para jhalamalAtI isa cA~danI meM usakI eka dIrgha, dAnavAkAra chAyA par3a rahI hai| vaha apane Apase hI bhayabhIta hokara kA~pa-kA~pa utthaa| vaha bilabilA AyA aura donoM hAthoM se mu~ha DhA~pakara dharatI para baiTha gyaa| rAha bhUlA huA koI bAlaka, dinabhara bhaTakane ke bAda rAta meM rAha asUjha ho jAne para kahIM kaTe per3a-sA A girA hai / eka Arta karAha ke sAtha cakavI phira tar3apa utthii| pavanaMjaya ne cihu~kakara dekhA / ve vyathA se vyAkula hI aaye| ve kyA kara sakate haiM usake lie? kyA dekara use dhIraja de sakate haiM? paritApa se uphanatA huA yaha aparAdhI hRdaya ? oha, vaha usameM jhulasa jaaegii| vaha kamala -patra kA gIlA sparza bhI use asahya ho gayA thA....! aura unakI A~khoM meM jhirajhira A~sU baha Aye uttapta- mAno pighalatA huA lohA ho; pASANoM ke prakRta kAThinya ko bIMdhakara jaise nirjhariNI phUTa par3I ho !... - Dere ke ekAnta meM prahasta aura pavanaMjaya Amane-sAmane baiThe haiN| abhI-abhI kumAra mana kA sArA rahasya kholakara cupa ho gaye haiN| sunakara prahasta Azcarya se diGmUr3ha ho gayA - hAya-hAya rI mAnava mana kI durbalatA, mAnava bhAgya kI parAjaya ! ahaM kI isa z2arA-sI phA~sa meM itanA bar3A anartha ghaTa gayA / gopana ke ina nagaNya se laganevAle pApa meM dukha kI eka sRSTi hI basa gayI aneka jIvana nirarthaka ho gye| kitane na aise rahasya AtmA ke antarAla meM lekara yaha saMsArI mAnava janma-maraNa ke cakroM meM AdikAla se bhaTaka rahA hai? bole prahasta "... tuma usa mugdhA bAlA ko na pahacAna sake, pavana? aise ghire the Atma-vyAmoha meM! tuma to deza-kAlAbAdhita saundarya kI khoja meM gaye the na... para. kaba puruSa ne nArI ke antaraMga ko pahacAnA hai? kaba usakI AtmA ke svAtantrya kA usane Adara kiyA hai? apane svamAna ke mUlya para hI sadA barbara puruSa ne use parakhA hai| aura eka dina jaba usakA vahI mAna ghAyala hotA hai, taba vahI detI hai -apane kror3a meM use zaraNa ! usa pramattatA meM puruSa apane-parAye kA viveka bhI kho detA hai| hRdaya ke samasta pyAra kI kImata para bhI, tuma yaha bheda mujhase chupAye rahe / tumane mujhe bhI tyAga diyaa| pyAra kA dvAra hI tumhAre lie ruddha ho gyaa| apane hI hAthoM muktidUta :: 109 Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apane hRdaya ke Tukar3e kara, apane pairoM ke nIce tumane use kucala DAlanA ghAhA-use / miTA denA cAhA, para kyA vaha miTa sakA...?" anutApa se vigalita svara meM pavanaMjaya bole "nahIM miTA sakA prahasta, svayaM mauta ke hAthoM apane ko sauMpakara bhI nahIM miTA skaa| apane usI ajJAna kA daNDa pAne ke lie marakara bhI maiM preta kI taraha jIvita rhaa|...pr prahasta, aba prANa mukti ke lie chaTapaTA rahe haiM! sAfa dekha rahA hU~ bhaiyA, rakSA aura kahIM nahIM hai| usI A~cala ke tale nava janma pA skeNgaa| yaha ghar3I aniyArya hai; mere janma aura maraNa kA nirNAyaka hai yaha kSaNa, prahasta! mujhe mRtyu se jIvana ke loka meM le clo| jaldI karo prahasta, nahIM to dera ho jaaegii|...yuddh mujhe nahIM cAhie prahasta, yaha dhokhA hai, vaha Atma-chalanA hai| maiM apane hI Apase auMkhamicaulI khela rahA thaa| yuddha muhAse na lar3A jaaegaa| dekho na prahasta, merI bhujAe~ kA~pa rahI haiM, paira lar3akhar3A rahe haiM, chAtI uphanA rahI hai-jIvana cAhie prahasta, mujhe jilaao| 'pApa, kI ye jvAlAe~ mujhe bhasma kiye de rahI haiM. mujhe le calo usa jaladhArA ke nIce. uma mata ke loka meM... "para pavana, yuddha ko pITha dekara kSatriya ko lauTanA nahIM hai| kartavya se parAGmukha hokara use jIvana kI goda meM bhI trANa nahIM milegaa| kartavya yadi akartavya bhI haiM to use sulaTanA hogA, para lauTanA sambhava nahIM hai-!" ___para isa kSaNa ye prANa mere hAtha meM nahIM haiM, prahasta! tumase jIvana-dAna mA~ga rahA hU~, o re mere cira dina ke AtmIya, jIvana kI merI a~dherI rAtoM ke nispRha dIpastambha! tuma bhI, yugoM ke bAda, vichur3akara Aja mile ho| para aparAdha kI yaha jvAlA lekara gati kahA~ hai...?" / __to eka hI rAstA hai, pavana, abhI-abhI AkAza se calakara cupacApa ratnakUTa prAsAda kI chata para jA utaranA hogaa| gupta rUpa se vahA~ rAta bitAkara dina ugane ke pahale hI yahA~ lauTa AnA hai| aura phira savere hI sainya ke sAtha yuddha para cala denA hogaa|" pavanaMjaya ne kucha bhI uttara nahIM diyaa| xxx thor3I hI dera meM, donoM mitra vimAna para car3he, vA~danI se phenAvila dizAoM ke A~cala meM khoye jA rahe the| : 21 . tAroM kI ananta A~kheM kholakara AkAza TakaTakI lagAye hai| graha-nakSatroM ko gatiyoM, isa kSaNa kI dhurI para aTaka gayI haiM... !! :: muktidUta Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ratnakUTa prAsAda kI cA~danI-dhAta chata para yAna uttraa| pavanaMjaya utarakara kone ke eka gavAkSa ke reliMga para jA khar3e hue| donoM hAthoM se khambhe pakar3akara ve dekhate raha gaye... | apUrva khilI hai yaha rAta, saurabha aura suSapA meM muurcchit| kAla kA sahasra-dala kamala vigata, Agata aura anAgata ke sAre saundarya-daloM ko kholakara mAno eka lAdha khila AyA haiN| nayA hI hai yaha deza! apanI mahAyAtrA meM adbhuta aura agamya pradezoM meM baha gayA hai| saundarya kA visaTatama rUpa usane dekhA hai| abheTA rahasyoM ko usane bhedA hai| para alaukika hai vaha loka! Asa-pAsa saba kucha tarala hai aura taira rahA hai| Aloka kI bA~hoM meM andhakAra aura andhakAra ke hRdaya meM aalok| saba kucha eka divya navInatA meM nahAkara amara ho uThA hai| kyA vaha sapanA dekha rahA prahasta apane kartavya meM saMlagna the| unhoMne kakSa ke dvAra para khar3e rahakara sthiti kA adhyayana kiyaa| dekhA, saba zAnta hai; nidrA ke zvAsa kA hI dhImA rava hai| dvAra ke pAsa, unhoMne pahacAnA ki vasansamAlA soyI hai| dhImI parantu nizcita AvAz2a meM pukArA- "devI-devI vasantamAlA!" nIMda abhI lagI hI dhii| cauMkakara basanta utthii| dvAra meM dekhA, kucha dUra para cA~danI ke ujAle meM koI khar3A hai| usane prahasta ko pahacAnA! vaha sahamakara khar3I ho gyii| vismita para Azvasta vaha bAhara calI aayii| pAsa Akara bahuta dhIme kaNTha se pUchA__ "Apa?...isa samaya yahA~ kaise?" "deva pavanaMjaya Aye haiM! isI kSaNa devI se milanA cAhate haiN| usa aura ke koNa-yAtAyana para pratIkSA meM khar3e haiM..." ___"deva pavanaMjaya...? kyA kahate haiM Apa?...ve...yahA~...isa samaya kaise...?" vasanta ke vismaya kA pAra na thaa| pati mUr3ha ho gayI aura prazna baukhalA gyaa| "hA~, deva pavanaMjaya! kaTaka ko rAha meM chor3a gupta yAna se Aye haiN| abhI-abhI yuvarAjJI se milanA cAhate haiN| vilamba aura prazna kA avasara nahIM haiN| devI ko jagAkara sUcita karo aura turanta unakA Adeza mujhe Akara kaho!" vasanta kI pAte guma thii| yantracat jAkara usane aMjanA ko jgaayaa| "kauna, jIjI-kyoM?" "uTho, aMjana, eka Avazyaka kAma hai| lo, pahale mu~ha dhoo, phira kahatI huuN|" kahate hue usane pAsa hI tipAI para par3I jhArI uThAkara sAmane kii| aMjanA sahaja 'arhanta' kahakara uTha baiThI aura mu~ha dhote hue pUchA bhaaisI kyA bAta hai, jIjI?" basanta kSaNa-bhara cupa rhii| aMjanA ke mu~ha dho lene para dhIre se kahA muktidUta :: 111 Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "deva pavanaMjaya Aye haiN| ve abhI-abhI tumase milanA cAhate haiN| usa aura ke koNa-vAtAyana para pratIkSA kara rahe haiN| bAhara prahasta khar3e haiM; ve turanta tumhArA Adeza sunanA cAhate haiM!" aMjanA sunakara nIrava aura nispanda khar3I raha gyii| kucha kSaNa eka gaharI stabdhatA vyApa gyo| ___ "ye Aye haiM...jIjI, yaha kyA ho gayA hai tumheM...?" "mujhe kucha nahIM ho gayA aMjana, prAsta svarga par3e haiN| unhoMne bAlI-abhI Akara mujhe jagAyA hai| kahA hai ki kaTaka kI rAha meM chor3a deva pavanaMjaya gupta yAna se Aye haiM-kevala tumheM milane! avasara kI gambhIratA ko samajho, bolo unheM yathA kahU~?" "ve Aye haiM...yuddha kI rAha se lauTakara mujhe milane...?" aura mAno niyati para bhI use dayA A gayI ho aisI ha~sI haiMsakara yaha bolii| "bhAgya devatA ko kautuka sUzA hai ki nIMda se jagAkara ve abhAginIM aMjanA ke varSoM ke soye duHkha kA majAka kiyA cAhate haiM...!...samajhI...aba samajhI; jIjI, ...kyA tumheM aise hI sapane satAte rahate haiM, mere kAraNa? dvAra para prakaTa hokara sunAI par3I prahasta kI vinamra vANI "svapna nahIM hai, devI, aura na yaha vinoda hai| prahasta kA abhivAdana svIkRta ho! deva paknaMjaya usa ora pratIkSA meM khar3e haiN| ve devI se milane Aye haiM aura unakI AjJA cAhate haiM!" sandeha kI guMjAiza nahIM rhii| phira eka gaharA mauna vyApa gyaa| ___ "mujhase milane Aye haiM ve:...aura merI AjJA cAhate haiM? para mere pAsa kahA~ haiM vaha, vaha to unhIM ke pAsa hai| ve Apa jAneM |...saarii AjJAoM ke svAmI haiM ve samartha puruSa!...akiMcanA aMjanA kA, yadi vinoda karane meM hI unheM khuzI hai, to vaha apane ko dhanya mAnatI hai...!" ___aura koI pA~ca hI minaTa bAda dIkhA, cA~danI ke ujAle meM vaha pUrNakAya yuvA rAjapuruSa! sira kI avahelita alakoM meM maNi-bandha camaka rahA hai| deha para yuddha kI sajjA nahIM hai; haiM kevala eka dhavala uttarIya / dvAra kI dehalI para Akara ve viThaka gye|...phir sahaja mAthA jhukAkara bhItara praveza kiyaa| kakSa meM kucha dUra jAkara pe ThiThaka gye| Age bar3hane kA sAhasa nahIM hai| sAmane dRSTi par3o-talpa ke pAyatAne vaha kauma khar3I hai? sira se paira taka paknaMjaya kA~pa-kA~pa aaye| sAre zarIra meM eka sanasanI-sI daur3a gayI-mAno kisI daivI astra kA phala seyeM-royeM ko bIMdha gyaa| apanA hI bhAra saMbhAlane kA bala pairoM meM nahIM raha gayA hai| ghaTane TUTa gaye haiM, kamara TUTa gayI hai| dRSTi jo dalaka par3I hai to Thaharane ko sthAna nahIM pA rahI hai| vIra kA aMga-aMga pattoM-sA tharatharA rahA hai| abhI-abhI mAno bhAgakara lauTa jAnA cAhate haiN| 112 :: muktidUta Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para paira na bhAga pAte haiM, na khar3e raha pAte haiM aura na Age hI bar3ha pAte haiM...! jUda ne nIcI dRSTi kiye hI rahe haiN| kahIM yaha vilAsa kakSa | nahIM bichI hai yahA~ suhAga kI kusuma-sajjA sAmane vaha pASANa kA talpa bichA haiM aura usa para vidhI haiM vaha siitlpaattii| sirahAne kI jagaha koI upadhAna nahIM hai; taba zAyada sonevAlI kA hAtha hI hai usakA sirahAnA / pAsa hI tipAI para pAnI kI do-tIna choTo-bar3I jhAriyA~ rakhI haiN|... aura pAyatAne kI ora jo vaha khar3I hai... kyA usI kI haiM yaha zayyA? kone meM sphaTika ke dIpAdhAra meM eka manda dIpa jala rahA hai / niSkampa hai usakI zikhA Asa-pAsa dIvAroM ke sahAre, konoM meM vaibhava svayaM apane AvaraNoM meM simaTakara, parityakta ho par3A hai! chata ke maNi- dIpa AveSTanoM se Dhake haiM-nirarthaka aura anAvazyaka / aura jAne kaba aMjanA ne Akara kumAra ke una kA~pate, asahAya pairoM ko apanI bhujAoM meM thAma liyaa| puruSa kI nasoM meM jar3a aura zItala ho gayA rakta usa USmA se phira caitanya ho gyaa| vicchinna ho gayI jIvana kI dhArA ko Ayatana mila gayA; vaha phira se baha uThI / pavanaMjaya ne cauMkakara pairoM kI ora dekhA, aura parasa kI usa agAdha aura anirvacanIya komalatA meM utarAte hI cale gaye!... garama-garama A~suoM se bhIge palakoM kA vaha gIlApana, USma zvAsoM kI vaha saghanatA, prANa kI vaha sArabhUta, cira-paricita, saMjIvanI gandha... | pavanaMjaya kA royA~ -royA~ ananta anutApa ke A~suoM se bhara aayaa| pairoM meM par3I usa vipula kezarAzi meM astitva visarjita ho gyaa| A~suoM meM TUTate kaNTha se pavanaMjaya bole "janma-janma aparAdhI ko... aura aparAdhI na banAo!... usake aparAdha ko mukti do... usake abhizApa kA mocana karo... " phira bola ru~dha gyaa| kSaNaika Thaharakara kaNTha kA pariSkAra kara phira bole"kaI janma dhAraNa karake bhI, isa pApa kA prAyazcitta zAyada hI kara sakU~! aisA nidAruNa pApI, yadi himmata karake zaraNa A gayA hai...to kyA usa para dayA na kara sakogI... " ekAeka aMjanA paira chor3akara uTha khar3I huI, aura binA sira uThAve hI eka hAtha kI hathelI se pavanaMjaya ke bolate hoThoM ko dabA diyA aura anAyAsa I be mRdula u~galiyA~ usa cehare ke A~sU poMchane lgiiN| "mata roko inheM... mata poMcho... baha jAne do... janmoM ke saMcita durabhimAna ke isa kaluSa ko cuka jAne do...Aha. mujhe miTa jAne do..." kahate-kahate pavanaMjaya phUTa par3e aura betahAzA ve aMjanA ke pairoM meM A gire ! aMjanA dhapU se nIce baiTha gayI aura donoM hAthoM se pakar3akara usane pavanaMjaya ko uThAnA cAhA / para vaha sira usake donoM pairoM ke bIca mAno gar3A hI jA rahA hai- dha~sA hI muktidUta : 11.3 Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jA rahA hai| aura usake hAthoM ne anubhava kiyA, puruSa kI balazAlinI bhujAoM aura vakSa meM bhItara- DI - bhItara ghumar3a rahA vaha gambhIra ruvana! bhaye aura gambhIra kaNTha se aMjanA bolI " apane pairoM kI raja ko yoM apamAnita na karo deva! usakA eka mAtra bala usase chInakara use nirI abalA na banA do!...saba kucha saha liyA hai, para yaha nahIM saha sakU~gI... uTho, deva....!" aura bhI pragAr3hatA se puruSa kI ve sabala bhujAe~ una mRdu caraNoM ko bA~dha rahI haiN| para vaha komalatA mAno bandhya nahIM hai- vaha phailatI hI jAtI hai| usameM kumAra kI vaha vizAla Teha mAno simaTakara eka zuddha ho jAne se viena hai| para vaha komalatA to apane andara samAtI hI jAtI hai-avarodha nahIM detI / vajra-sI kAyA TUTe to kaise TUTe, bikhare to kaise bikhare ? aMjanA ne uThAne ke sAre prayatna jaba niSphala pAye, to eka gaharI niHzvAsa chor3a mAno hArakara baiTha gyii| donoM hAthoM kI hatheliyoM se pavanaMjaya ke donoM gAloM ko usane dabA liyaa| unakI A~khoM se ajasra baha rahe A~suoM ke pravAha ko jaise sImA banakara bA~dha lenA cAhA thAma lenA caahaa| phira antara ke mRdutama svara meM bolI- "... merI saugandha haiM... kyA mujhe nahIM rahane doge.......uTho deva,... mere jI kI saugandha hai tumheM... uTo...!" pavanaMjaya uThe aura ghuTanoM ke bala baiThe raha gye| A~suoM ke bahane kA bhAna nahIM hai| ve pralamba bA~heM aura sazakta kalAiyA~ dharatI para sahArA letI - sI thamI haiN| eka bAra jharatI A~khoM se sAmane dekhA / khar3e ghuTane kiye hArI-sI baiThI hai aMjanA | are aisI hai isa hAra kI garimA vizva kI sArI vijayoM kA gaurava kSaNa mAtra meM hI jaise malina par3a gyaa| apAra vAtsalya ke mukta dvAra-sI khulI haiM ve oNMkheM- apalaka, ujjvala, sajala usa pAradarzinI saralatA meM mana ke sAre indra dvaita, sahaja vilaya ho gaye! apane bAvajUda pavanaMjaya, mAno ajJAta preraNA kA bala pAkara apane ko nivedana kara uThe - "... jAnatA hU~ ki dharitrI ho, aura cirakAla se aba taka hameM dhAraNa hI karatI AtI ho ! para o merI dharaNI, durlabha saubhAgya kA yaha kSaNa pA gayA hU~, ki tumheM apane durbala mastaka para dhAraNa karane kI spardhA kara baiThA hU~...! isa duHsAhasa ke lie mujhe kSamA na kara sakogI...?" phira eka bAra A~kheM uThAkara unhoMne aMjanA kI ora dekhaa| uThe hue jAnU eka-dUsare se saTakara dharatI para dulaka gaye the| una donoM jur3e hue jaghanoM ke bIca dIkhI mAnava putra kI vahI cira-paricita goda usakA vaha azeSa AzvAsana ! "hAya, phira bhUla baiThA ! sadA kA choTA hU~ na isI se apane choTe hRdaya se tumheM 114 muktidUta - Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mApa baittaa| sadA se dhAraNa kara sadA kSamA r3I to karatI AyI ho| aura abhI-abhI isa jaghanyatama aparAdhI ko zaraNa dI haiN| phira bhI usa sAkSAt kSamA ke sammukha khar3A ho kSamA mA~gane kI dhRSTatA kara rahA hU~...tumheM nahIM jAna pA rahA hU~...nahIM pahacAna pA rahA hU~...maiM phira cUka rahA hU~...tuma jAno...apanI thAha mujhe do..." kahate-kahate nirabalamba hokara unhoMne donoM hAthoM meM apanA mu~ha DAla diyaa| aMjanA ne jhukakara eka bA~ha se usa vivaza cehare ko dhIre se pAsa khIMca liyA aura vakSa se lagA liyaa| malita goda sahaja hI phaila gyii...| bhayabhIta kharagoza se usa vIra kI vaha vizAla kAyA, usa choTI-sI goda meM Akara mAno dubaka gayI; sahaja Azvasta ho gyii| para vaha godakamA choTI pna gandI ? AtmAra hI hotI gayI hai! usa avyAbAdha mArdava meM cAroM ora se ghirakara usane pAyA ki usakA prANa aba abadhya hai, vaha apAtya hai| usa azoka kI chAyA meM yaha abhaya hai| aMjanA ke usa jala-se zanna A~cala ke bhItara, usa gambhIra, udAra aura mahima vakSa-yugala ke bIca kI gaharAI meM DUvA thA pavanaMjaya kA mukh| cira dina kA Ahata aura AtmahArA paMchI isa nIr3a meM vizrAma pAkara mAno zAnti kI gaharI sakhanidrA meM so gayA hai| nIMda meM zizu kI taraha raha-rahakara vaha purAne AghAtoM kI smRti se sisaka uThatA hai| prANa kI eka atalasparzI Adima gandha usakI AtmA ko chU-chU jAtI hai| aura jaise vaha sapanA dekha rahA hai...Asa-pAsa usake khula par3A hai dUdha kA eka apUrva samudra! digantoM ko AplAvita karatA vaha laharA rahA hai| madhura vizvAsa kI aparisIma caudanI usa para phailI hai| abhaya vaha usake prasAra para ur3a rahA hai, aura sAtha hI vaha apane nIr3a meM Azvasta hai| bhItara aura bAhara saba usakA hI rAjya hai| saba eka ho gayA hai| vikalatA nahIM hai, virAma hI virAma hai|... ...aura usI para eka dusarA sapanA phUTa AyA-vaha sArI sasAgarA pRthvI usa nIr3a ke cAroM ora phailI par3I hai-jise vaha lA~gha AyA thA! usa sAre mahAprasAra ko pAra kara bhI kyA vaha use pA sakA thA? kyA vaha use apanA sakA thA? kyA use labdhi mila sakI thI? kyA usameM apanA ghara khojakara vaha Atmastha ho sakA thA? nahI...! para, Aja, isa kSaNa? sArI dUriyoM, sAre viccheda simaTakara isa kendra meM apasArita ho gaye haiN| aura isa nIr3a ke Asa-pAsa sarvathA aura sarvakAla sulabha aura suprAta par3I hai yaha sasAgarA pRthvI apanI tuMga aura alaMghya girimAlAoM sahita / apane Azrita khilaune kI taraha choTI-sI vaha laga rahI hai| jAnI-mAnI aura sadA kI apanI hI to hai vh|...aur dekhate-hI-dekhate aneka lokAntaroM ke dvAra pavanaMjaya kI A~khoM ke sAmane khulane lge...| aneka kAlAntarAloM kI jaise yavanikAe~ uThane lgii...| ina sabameM hokara vizvasta, nizyinta, nirvighna aura abhaya calA gayA hai usakA raajmaarg| koI use rokanevAlA nhiiN| siddhi hI svayaM rakSikA dhanakara sAtha hai| mAthe para anubhava ho rahA hai-surakSA kA yaha parasa / muktidUta : 15 Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pavanaMjaya ko ekAeka jaba ceta AyA to anajAne hI unhoMne sira utthaayaa| pAyA ki ce bandI haiM una komala bohoM meM / pucakArakara, dabAkara phira zizu ko sahaja sulA diyA gyaa| vahIM se A~kheM uThAkara pavanaMjaya ne Upara kI ora dekhA / usa sugola aura snehila cibuka ke nIce, kandhoM aura vakSa para cAroM ora se ghira Aye saghana kezoM ke bIca khulI hai vaha ujjvala griivaa| usa para par3I haiM tIna balayita rekhaaeN| abhI-abhI dekhe ve sapane mAno unhIM rekhAoM meM Akara lIna ho gaye haiN| usa bhavya-saundarya garimA ko unhoMne jaise ujhakakara cUma lenA caahaa|..pr oha, kyoM hai itanI jaldI? yahI AzvAsana kyA parama tApti nahIM hai ki vahA~ likhA hai-maiM tumhArI hI hU~! phira eka usa sukha kI pUjA usI nI meM bhAga utthaa| ...pasIne meM bhIga AyI pavanaMjaya kI bhujAoM ko sahalAte hue aMjanA bolI"uTho, bAhara havA meM caleM, garamI sahuta ho rahI hai| kahakara pacanaMjaya kA hAtha pakar3a vaha Age ho lii| bAhara Akara chata ke pUrvIya jharokhe meM, reliMga ke khambhoM ke sahAre ce Amane-sAmane baiTha gye| parimala aura parAga se bhInI cA~danI meM upabana nahA rahA hai| AkAzagaMgA meM jalakrIr3A karatI tAraka kanyAe~ khilakhilAkara ha~sa pdd'iiN| sAmane jA rahA pUrNa yuvA cA~da, calate-calate ruka gyaa| cA~da ke bimba meM A~kheM sthira kara pavanaMjaya vismRta-se baiThe raha gye| pahalI hI bAra jaise pUrNa-saundarya kI jhalaka pA gaye haiN| usI ora dekhate hue bole "hA~ bAIsa varSa pUrva, aisI hI to vaha rAta thI mAnasarovara ke taTa pr| cA~da bhI aisA hI thA aura aisI hI thI caaNdnii| aura lagatA hai ki tuma bhI yesI hI to ho, kahIM bhI to Ayu kA kSata nahIM lagA hai| para usa dina kyA tumheM pahacAna sakA thA? usI dina to bhUla ho gayI thii| cetana aura jJAna para gahare antarAya kA AvaraNa jo par3A thaa| isI se to aisA AtmaghAta kara baitthaa| sammukha Aye hue pyAra ke svarga ko apane hI ahaM kI Thokara se miTTI meM milA diyaa| aura Aja:...Aja bhI kyA tumheM pahacAna pA rahA hU~? phira-phira bhUla jAtA hU~...nahIM pA rahA hU~ tumheM..." aMjanA cauda meM khoyI pavanaMjaya kI sthira aura pagalI dRSTi para A~kheM thamAye cupa baiThI hai| use kucha kahanA nahIM hai, kucha pUchanA nahIM hai| koI abhiyoga nahIM haiN| kumAra ko vaha mauna asahya ho utthaa| dRSTi phirAkara unhoMne aMjanA kI ora dekhA-Avedana kI A~khoM se| aMjanA kI dRSTi jhuka gyii| vaha vaisI hI cupa thii| pavanaMjaya bhItara hI sipsakI dabAkara bole "hu~a...to tumheM mujhase kucha bhI pUchanA nahIM hai?...samajhA, tumhArA abhiyukta hone kA pAtra bhI maiM nahIM hU~...nahIM, tumhAre isa mUka aura nirapekSa svIkAra ko sahane kI zakti aba mujhameM nahIM hai! usa dina bhI to merI kSudratA, isI sthala para cuka gayI thii| aura Aja phira vaisI hI kaThora parIkSA logI?" phira eka cuppI vyApa gyii| jise pyAra kiyA hai usakA nyAya-vicAra aMjanA 116 :: muktidUta Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke nikaTa agrastuta hai| aura kahIM koI prazna usa viyoga ke nimitta ko lekara mana meM hogA bhI, to isa kSaNa vaha usake lie akalpanIya haiN| vaha vaisI hI gadana jhukAye pratimA-sI baiThI haiN| pavanaMjaya vyathita ho utthe| adhIra hokara tIvra svara se bole mere aparAdha ko mukti do, aMjana? nahIM to yaha jvAlA mujhe bhasma kara degii| mere isa marma ko bIMdha do-tor3a do apanI ina mRdula pagataliyoM se... / janma-janma ke isa pApa ko apane caraNoM meM visarjita kara lo, rAnI...!" kahate-kahate pavanaMjaya phira bhara Aye aura sAmane baiThI aMjanA ke pairoM meM phira sira DAla diyaa| ...pUcho...eka bAra to mu~ha kholakara pUcho...apane isa pASANa ke patideva se ....ki aisA kyA thA tumhArA aparAdha-jisake lie aisA kar3A daNDa usane tumheM diyA hai...?" aMjanA ne pavanaMjaya ke sira ko eka ora kI goda para khIMca liyaa| A~cala se unakI A~kheM aura ceharA poMchatI huI bolI "aisI bAteM mana meM lAkara aba aura dUra na Thelo, dev| maiM to ajJAninI hU~ ....itanA hI jAnatI hU~ ki tumhArI hU~...AdikAla se tumhArI hI hU~!...isI se to usa dina una laharoM ke bIca bhI tumheM pahacAna liyA thaa| kitane hI bhavoM meM kitanI hI bAra viyoga aura saMyoga huA hai...usakI kathA to antaryAmI jAneM! dukha aura antarAya kI rAta bIta gayI-usakA soca kaisA? khokara isI jIvana meM phira tumheM pA gayI haiM, vahI kyA kama bAta hai? doSa kisI kA nahIM hai| AtmA ke jJAnadarzana para mohinI kA AvaraNa jaba taka par3A hai, taba taka to yaha AvAgamana aura saMyoga-viyoga calanA ho hai| para milana kA yaha durlabha kSaNa yadi A hI gayA hai, to ise hama kho na baitthe| bigata duHkha-rAgoM ko, kyA isa kSaNa bhI hama nahIM bhUla sakeMge? ...aura kala kA kise patA hai...? Aja apane bIca usa AvaraNa ko mata Ane do! Aja jo muhUrta A gayA hai, usI meM kyoM na aise mila jAe~--aise ki phira bichur3anA na par3e..." kahate-kahate aMjanA jhukakara pavanaMjaya para chA gayI "para aparAdha to merA hI hai na, aMjana! isI se to vaha mere Ar3e A rahA hai| aura tuma taka vaha mujhe nahIM pahu~cane de rahA hai| tuma cAhe jitanA hI mujhe pAsa kyoM na khIMco, para mere pairoM meM jo ber3iyA~ par3I haiN| pahale unheM kholo rAnI, tathI tumhAre pAsa maiM paha~ca skuuNgaa| usake binA chuTakArA nahIM..." ___"svArthinI hU~, apanI hI bAta kahe jA rahI hU~...bolo, apane jI kI vyathA mujhase kho|" aMjanA ke donoM hAthoM ko apanI hatheliyoM se apane hRdaya para dAyakara, eka muktidUta :: 117 Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sA~sa meM pavanaMjaya usa abhAgI rAta kI kathA sunA gye| Atma-nivedana ke zeSa meM ve bole ___...mAnasarovara kI laharoM para se, usa mahala-aTA para tumhArI pahalI jhalaka dekhI, aura maiM kAlAtIta saundarya kA anumAna pA gyaa| vahIM anumAna abhimAna bana baiMThA! maiM Ape se ghira gyaa| usa ahaMkAra meM usa saundarya kI sandeza-bAhikA ko bhI bhUla baitthaa| use hI maiM na pahacAna sakA / tulanA meM vidyutaprabha thA yA aura koI puruSa hotA, usake prati koI roSa mana meM nahIM jaagaa| roSa to tuma para thA-tuma para! isalie ki tumheM jo apanI mAna baiThA thA, sarvasva jo hAra baiThA thaa| tuma para hI jaba sandeha kara baiThA, to apanA hI vizvAsa nahIM rhaa| phira mAtA-pitA, mitra-saMgI, kisI meM bhI AzvAsana kaise khojatA? kevala apane puruSArtha kA abhimAna mere pAsa thaa| sAmane thA kevala athAha zunya-mRtyu-aura usI meM bhaTakate ye sAre varSa bitA diye..." kahakara pavanaMjaya ne eka gaharI niHzvAsa chodd'ii| aMjanA bAta sunate-sunate tallIna hokara varSoM pAra kI usa rAta meM pahu~ca gayI thii| yaha ghaTanA usakI smRti meM pUrNa sajala ho utthii| sunakara usake Azcarya kI sImA na thii| mAnava bhAgya kI isa bebasI para, jIva ke isa ajJAna para usakA sArA jantaHkaraNa eka sarvavyApinI karuNA se bhara aayaa| gambhIra svara meM bolI... ___"apanA hI pyAra jaba zatru bana baiThA, to vaha mere hI to karma kA doSa thaa| maiM apane hI sukha meM aisI besudha ho rahI ki apane hI sAmane honevAle tumhAre aise ghora apamAna kA bhAna taka mujhe nahIM rhaa|...vh mere hI prema kI apUrNatA to thii| ghaTanA to vaha nimitta mAtra thI, para AvaraNa to bhItara jAne kisa bhava kA par3A thaa| Aja bhAgya jAgA, ki tuma Aye, tumane paradA uThA diyaa| nArI hU~-isIlie sadA kI apUrNa hU~ na...Ao mere pUrNa puruSa, mujhe pUrNa karo! kalpa-kalpa kI bichur3I apanI isa AtmA ko chor3akara aba cale mata jAnA..." aMjanA ne apanA eka gAla pavanaMjaya kI lilAra para rakha diyA / sukha se vihvala hokara pavanaMjaya bola uThe "nArI hokara tama apUrNa ho, to puruSa rahakara maiM bhI kyA pUrNa ho saka~gA? puruSa aura nArI kA yoni-bheda tor3akara hI to eka dina hama pUrNa aura ekAkAra ho sakeMge!" rAja-dvAra para dUsare pahara kA maMgala-vAdya baja uThA! isa bIca jAne kaba catura basanta ne kakSa meM Akara, vahA~ kI sArI vyavasthA ko rUpAntarita kara diyaa| bArSoM kA DhakA vaibhava Aja phira nirAkaraNa hokara apanI pUrNa dIpti se khila uThA! maNidIpoM kI jagamaga ne raMgoM kA mAyAloka raca diyaa| 118 :: muktidUta Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isa kSudra, jar3a vaibhava kI aisI spadhA ki vaha isa milana kA kor3a banane ko udyata ho par3A hai? saba saraMjAma apanI jagaha para ThIka hai| pabharAga-maNi ke payaMka kI vaha kundojjvala, ubhAravatI zayyA Aja sUnI nahIM hai| upadhAna para kohanI ke sahAre kumAra pavanaMjaya adhaleTe haiN| pAsa hI caukI para stavakoM meM rajanIgandhA, jUhI aura zirISa ke phUloM ke Dhera par3e haiN| zayyA para kAminI kusuma ke jUmakhne bikhare haiN| mahaka se vAtAvaraNa vyApta hai| paryaMka ke pAyatAne kI ora, paira sikor3akara aMjanA baiThI hai| eka hathelI para mukha usakA hulakA hai| A~kheM usakI jhukI haiM-antara ke sahaja saMkoca se namra, vaha eka bindu-bhara raha gayI hai| rAga nahIM hai, siMgAra nahIM hai, AbharaNa bhI nahIM hai| cAroM ora laharAtI ghanI aura nibandha keza-ghaTA ke bhItara se jhA~katI yaha tapakSINa, kalpalatA-sI gaura deha nivedita hai| himAnI-se zubhra dukUla meM se tarala hokara, bhItara kI jAne kisa gaMgotrI se gaMgA kI pahattI dhArA phUTa par3I hai| kumArikA kA himavakSa pighala uThA hai-uphanA uThA hai| dekhate-dekhate pavanaMjaya kI A~kheM maiMda gyiiN| nahIM dekha sakegA vaha, nahIM saha sakegA-isa himAnI ke bhItara chupI usa agni kA teja / ina kaluSita A~khoM kI dRSTi use chuA cAhatI hai? oha, kApurUSa, taskara, luTerA-atyAcArI! terA yaha sAhasa? bhasma ho jAegA abhAge? eka mantika Atma-bhartsanA se pavanaMjaya kA sArA prANa trasta ho uThA para vaha chavi jo usake sAre kalmaSa ko dabAkara usake Upara A baiThI hai aura musakarA rahI hai| vahI hai isa kSaNa kI svAminI, usI kA hai nirNaya! pavanaMjaya kA kartRtva isa kSaNa mAno kucha nahIM hai| muMdI A~khoM ke bhItara phira usane dekhI bahI niraMjanA tnvNgii| kalAiyoM para eka-eka mRNAla kA balaya hai, aura satI ke prazasta bhAla para zobhita hai saubhAgya kA amara tilaka : jaise akhaNDa jota jala rahI hai| dulakI palakoM kI lambI-lambI phailI barauniyoM meM bhItara kA sarala antastala sAfa likha AyA hai| are kauna-sA hai vaha puruSArtha, jo isakA varaNa kara sakegA? kauna-sA baha sakSama hAtha hai, jo ise chU sakegA...? pavanaMjaya ne apanA mu~ha upadhAna meM DubA diyaa| para gaMgA ko dhArA, jo cira dina kI rudratA tor3akara phUTa par3I hai, use to bahanA hI hai| pavanaMjaya ne anubhava kiyA-pagataliyoM para eka vismaraNakArI, madhura dabAva! rakta meM eka sUkSma siharana-sI daur3a gyii| mu~ha uThAkara unhoMne sAmane dekhA / .., musakarAtI huI aMjanA kI vaha ghanazyAma pakSmoM meM pUrNa khilI sneha kI vizAla dRSTi!-acaMcala vaha unakI ora dekha rahI hai| pahalI hI bAra AyA hai zubha-dRSTi kA yaha kssnn| hAtha usake cala rahe haiM-eka goda para pavanaMjaya kI eka pagatalI lekara yaha dAba rahI hai| pavanaMjaya sahama aaye| zirAoM meM eka gaharA saMkoca-sA huaa| muktidUta :: 119 Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para paira rakhIMca la, yaha unake basa kA nahIM hai| aMjanA maMjariyoM-sI ha~sa Ayo-dhIme se bolI "iro pata, maiM hI hU~! yuddha kI rAha se lauTakara Aye ho na, aura jAne kitanI-kitanI dUra kI yAtrAe~ kara Aye ho! socA thaka gaye hoMge...tuma nahIM...becAre ye paira...!' . eka mArmika dRSTi se pavanaMjaya kI ora dekha aMjanA khilakhilAkara haiMta pdd'ii| pavanaMjaya gaharI lajjA aura AtmopahAsa se mara mitte| para AghAta kahA~ thA? agale hI kSaNa eka apratihata Ananda kI dhArA meM ve DUba gye| bAla-sulabha caMcalatA se bola par3e. "hA~-hA-saba samajha gayA, apanI sArI mUrkhatAoM para abhI bhI maiMne paradA hI DAla rakhA hai| para tumhAre sAmane kauna-sI merI mAyA Tika sakegI? tamase kyA chipA raha sakA hai? yahA~ baiThakara bhI anukSaNa, mere pIche chAyA kI taraha jo rahI ho| mere sAre chidroM para svayaM jo paradA banakara par3I ho| jAnatI ho, una yAtrAoM meM mujhe kisakI khoja thI?" "hama antaHpura kI vAsiniyA~, tumhArI khoja kA lakSya kyA jAneM? Apa puruSa haiM-aura samartha haiN| bar3e loga haiM na, bar3e haiM Apake manasUbe, Apake saMkalpa aura lakSya! Apa logoM ke pare jAkara hamArI gati hI kahA~ hai, jo Apake rahasyoM kI thAha hama pA skeN| anugAminiyA~ jo ThaharIM..." pavanaMjaya sunate-sunate ha~sI na roka sake / antara meM ulajhI-dabI sArI pIr3AoM ko, yaha sarala lar3akI, ina snehila A~khoM se, ha~sa-ha~sakara, kaise sahaja sulajhAye de rahI hai| azeSa dulAra kA jora mAkara pavanaMjaya alhar3a ho par3e aura bole ___"hA~, saca hI to kaha rahI ho, tumhArI khoja to avazya hI nahIM thI! yoM nA kahakara, socatI ho ki mujhe Thagakara merA lakSya banane kA gaurava le logI, so nahIM hone dUMgA!...hA~, to lo suno, acchI taraha taiyAra ho jAo aura kAna kholakara suno| batAtA hU~, mujhe kisakI khoja thii| phira eka mArmika dRSTi se, apanI hI ora bharapUra khulI aMjanA kI A~khoM meM gahare dekhate hue khilakhilAkara ha~sa par3e aura bole-- "mujhe mukti kI khoja thI..! Adi prabhu RSabhadeva kI nirvANa-bhUmi para jAkara bhI mana ko virAma nahIM thA? mujhe cAhie thA nirvANa! laharoM ke maraNa-bha~varoM para maiM besudha khela rahA thaa| isI bIca pIche se tumane pukArA / tumane pheMkA vaha lAvaNya kA pAza / maiM deza-kAlAtIta saundarya kI kalpanA se bhara utthaa| tamhIM ne diyA thA vaha abhimAna / maiM pramatta ho utthaa| tumheM jaba mUla baiThA, jisane dI thI vaha kAmanA, to phira kahA~ ThikAnA thAH o kAmanAoM kI devI! kAmanA dI hai, to siddhi bhI do! 120 :: muktidUta Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apane bA~dhe bandhana tumhI kholo, rAnI! mere nirvANa kA patha prakAzita karo!...tumhIM ne to pukArA thA usa dina...!" "mukti kI rAha maiM kyA jAnU~? maiM to nArI hU~, Apa ho jo vandhana hU~ aura sadA bandhana hI to detI AdhI huuN| mukti-mArga ke dAvedAra aura vidhAtA haiM puruSa! ve Apa apanI jAneM..." ___agAdha visarjana aura sukhAtireka se bhara Aye pavanaMjaya isa saNa apane svAmI nahIM the| ekAeka ve uTha baiThe aura una paira dAbate donoM mRdula hAthoM ko apanI ora khIMcate hue gadgada kaNTha se bole "nahIM cAhie mukti-majhe bandhana hI do. rAnI! o mere bandhana aura mukti kI svAminI...' ___ bhASA kI sImA atIta ho gyii| dalatI rAta ke alasa pavana meM vAsantI phaloM kI gandha aura bhI gahare aura madhara marma kA sandezA de rahI thii| AtmA ke antaratama gopana-kakSa Alokitta ho uThe / anAhata mauna meM saba kucha gatimaya thA! grAha-nakSatra, jala, sthala, AkAza aura havAe~, sabhI kucha isa eka hI satya kI dhurI para ekatAna aura eka-sura hokara nRtyamaya haiN| kahA~ hai isa ananta AliMgana ke siMha kA kala? indriyoM kI bAdhA nimajjita ho gyii| deha ke sImAnta pighala cle| para AtmAoM ko kahA~ hai virAma? nagna aura mukta, be jo eka-dUsare meM paryavasita ho jAne ko vikala haiN| puruSa kI ve digvijaya kI AbhemAninI bhujAe~ nahIM bA~dha pA rahI haiM usa tana, sakSma kalpa-latA ko| jitanA hI ve hAratI haiM, AkalatA utanI hI bar3hatI jAtI hai| akhaNDa aura aparAjitA hai yaha lau, jitanA hI yaha bA~dhanA cAhatA hai vAha utanI hI Upara uTha rahI hai, vaha hAtha nahIM A rahI hai! aparisIma ho uThA hai puruSa kA aparAdha-aura usakA anutApa | para vaha nArI dene meM cUka nahIM rahI hai| dAna-dAkSiNya kA srota akSata dhArA ro baha rahA hai| puruSa ne hArakara pAyA ki vyartha aura viphala hai ise bA~dhane kI utkaNThA; isa pravAha ke bhItara to baha jAnA hai, svayaM hI visarjita ho jAnA hai| nirvANa Apa hI kahIM rAha meM mila jAegA! atIta hai vaha ina sArI kAmanAoM se| puruSa ne chor3a diyA apane ko, usa bahAva kI maraz2I para.., cauthe pahara kA paMgala vAdya rAjadvAra para baja uThA! aMjanA kI nIMda khulii| akalpanIya tRpti kI gaharI aura madhura nIMda meM pavanaMjaya so rahe the| para aMjanA jAnatI hai apanA kartavya / isa kSaNa unheM rukanA nahIM hai / unheM lauTAnA hI hogA-dina jhA~kane ke pahale / hA~, unheM jagAnA hogaa| vaha dhIme-dhIme pagaliyA~ sahalAne lgii| pavana ke sparza meM jAgaraNa kA sandeza hai / aMjanA ne pAyA ki vaha bhara uThI hai, eka mama-madhura bhAra se baha dabI jA rahI hai...| zeSa rAtri kI zIrNa cA~danI jharokhe kI rAha kakSa meM Akara par3a rahI hai| muktidUta :: 121 Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pavanaMjaya kI nIMda khula gyii| "uTho deva!" pAyatAne kI ora sunAI par3A vaha mRdu svr| aMgar3AI bharate hue, sahanna iSTadeva kA nAmoccAra karate pavanaMjaya uTha baitthe| sAmane thA vahIM musakarAtA huA satI kA anindya ujjvala mukha / donoM eka-dUsare kI A~khoM meM se eka-dUsare ke pAra dekha utthe...|| "dina ugane ko hai-jAne kI taiyArI karo, aba dera nahIM hai!" sneha ke unmeSa meM aMjanA kI cibuka pakar3akara bole pavanaMjaya "jAne ko kahogI tumhI, aura usako bhI itanI jaldI hI par3I hai tumheM...?" __"apanI vivazatA jAnatI hU~ na / tumheM kaba-kaba roka sakI hU~? nahIM roka sakI hU~, isI se to kaha rahA hUM!...para..., merI eka bAta mAnAMga...?" aMjanA ne donoM hatheliyoM se bikharI alakoMvAle usa cehare ko dabA liyaa| phira pavanaMjaya ke donoM kandhoM para hAtha DAlakara bharapUra unakI ora dekhatI huI bolI "merI zapatha khAkara jAo ki anIti aura anyAya ke pakSa meM-mada aura mAna ke pakSa meM tumhArA zastra nahIM utthemaa| kSatriya kA rakSA-vrata vijaya ke gaurava aura rAja-siMhAsana se bar3I cIja hai!" kSaNa-bhara khAmozI vyApa gyii| yuddha kA nAma sunakara pavanaMjaya baukhalA Aye "a..aMjana, vaha saba kucha mujhe nahIM mAlUma hai...kucha karake mujhe roka lo na...? mujhe nahIM cAhie yuddha, vaha thI kevala marIcikA, mAna kaSAya kI vahI mohinI, jisake vaza maiM itane varSoM bhaTakatA rhaa| usI kI carama pariNati hai yaha yuddh| isase merI rakSA karo, aMjana!" nipaTa hata-buddhi, ajJAnI bAla kI taraha ye vinatI kara utthe| __ "nahIM, roka nahIM sakU~gI / lauTakara tumheM jAnA hI hogaa| tumhArA hI pakSa yadi anyAya kA hai to usake viruddha bhI tumheM lar3anA hogaa| para isa kSaNa rukanA nahIM hai, mere vIra!" pavanaMjaya kI zirA-zirA eka tejasvI vIrya se ota-prota ho utthii| kandhoM para par3e aMjanA ke donoM hAthoM ko hAtha meM lekara cUma liyA aura yole "mujhe zapatha hai ina hAthoM kI, aura ina hAthoM kA AzIrvAda hI sadA merI rakSA bhI kregaa...|" ullasita hokara pavanaMjaya uTha baiThe aura prayANa kI taiyArI karane lge| itane hI meM dahara prahasta kA ucca svara sunAI pdd'aa| ...aMjanA ke bhItara eka nAmahIna, nirAkAra-sA sandeha jAga utthaa| bhItara eka dhukadhukI-sI ho rahI hai| kyA kahe, kaise kahe, vaha svayaM jo nahIM jAna rahI hai| palaMga ke pAyatAne soca aura saMkoca meM DUbI vaha khar3I hai| "devI, dina ugane ko hai, vidA do!" 55 :: muktidUta Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ... aMjanA ko ceta AyA... binA dRSTi uThAye hI, pacanaMjaya ke pairoM meM sira rakhakara vaha praNata ho gyii| pavanaMjaya ne jhukakara, bAhueN pakar3a use uThA diyaa| dRSTi usakI aba bhI jhukI hI hai| pati ke eka hAtha ko dhIre se apane hAtha meM lekara bolI "suno, merI vivazatA kI kathA bhI sunate jAo / ... duniyA kI A~khoM kI oTa tuma kaba mere pAsa Aye aura kaba cale gaye, yaha saba to koI nahIM jAnatA aura nahI jAnegA ! taba pIche se kisI dina kucha huA...to parityaktA aMjanA para kauna vizvAsa karegA... Ph kahate-kahate aMjanA kA kaNTha antara ke A~suoM se kA~pa AyA / pavanaMjaya ke bhItara alIma ullAsa kA vega thA / puruSa ko apanI tRpti aura apanA jItavya mila cukA thaa| apane sukha ke isa cAMcalya aura utAvalI meM nArI kI isa vivazatA ko samajhane meM vaha asamartha thA / turanta bhujA para se balaya, aura u~galI se eka mudrikA nikAlakara aMjanA ke hAthoM meM dete hue pavanaMjaya bole"pagalI huI hai aMjana, mujhe lauTane meM kyA dera laganevAlI hai? cuTakI bajAte meM saba ThIka karake, turanta hI lauttuuNgaa| terI dI zapatha jo sAtha hai| phira bhI apane mana ke vizvAsa ke lie cAhe to yaha rakha le !" valaya aura mudrikA hAtha meM lekara phira aMjanA ne paira chU liye aura uThakara I bolI "nizcinta hokara jAo, mana meM koI khaTakA mata rakhanA..." A~sU bhItara jhara gye| hoThoM para maMgala kI musakarAhaTa thI ! prahasta dvAra para khar3e the| dUra se hI unhoMne jhukakara devI ko praNAma kiyaa| pavanaMjaya unake sAtha hI liye I pau phaTate-phaTate yAna dRSTi se ojhala ho claa| aMjanA aura vasanta chata para khar3I ekaTaka dekhatI rahIM, jaba taka vaha bindu banakara zUnya meM laya na ho gayA / 22 palaka mArate meM dina bItane lge| kaTaka kA koI nizcita saMvAda Adityapura meM nahIM AyA / abhI kucha dinoM pahale kevala itanA hI sunA thA ki yuddha bahuta bhayaMkara ho gayA hai / jambUdvIpa ke aneka maNDalIka chatradhArI yuddha meM A utare haiN| pakSoM meM hI Apasa meM vigraha ho gaye haiN| sthiti jaTila hotI jA rahI hai| sulajhane ke abhI koI cihna nahIM dIkhate / roz2a ke nitya karmoM meM aMjanA jo bhI Azvasta bhAva se saMlagna hai para isa muktidUta : 123 Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sabameM hokara dina aura gata, sote aura jAgate usakI dRSTi lagI hai, vijayA ke .. ludura zrRMgoM pr| nahIM dIkha par3atA hai vahA~ AtA huA vaha dhavala turNg| nahIM dIkha par3atI hai cintAmAMga sa camatkRta zirastrANako abhA! kisI jaya patAkA kA koI ciha bho dUra-dUra taka nahIM hai| kabhI-kabhI svapnAviSTa-sI, vaha dasoM dizAoM ko sUnI A~khoM se ghaNToM tAkatI raha jAtI hai| kisI bhI dizA meM nahIM dIkha par3atI hai. sainya ke azvoM se ur3atI dhUla / jayabherI kA svara bhI nahIM sunAI pdd'taa| TUra kI upatyakA jayakAroM ke ninAda se nahIM guuNjtii| sunasAna kSitija ke paTala para niyati-sA zUnya aura acala yaha AkAza khar3A hai! isa mahala ko chor3ane kA saMkAya aMjanA usa dina kara cukI thii| para vaha jAne ko hI thI ki usa rAta acAnaka pavanaMjaya A gye| ve Apa maryAdA kI rekhA svayaM khIMca gaye haiN| ise lA~ghakara taba aMjanA ko kahIM jAnA nahIM hai| para loka-maryAdA ke vicAra-pati kyA isa maryAdA-rekhA kA Adara kareMge? pracchanna rUpa se dina-rAta yaha prazna usake antaratama meM kasakatA rahatA hai| dina saptAha aura saptAha mahIne hota caale| unake Ane kI sArI AzAe~ durAzA ho gyiiN| pratIkSA kI dRSTi pAgala aura ananta ho uThI hai| koI sUcanA nahIM haiM, saMvAda bhI nahIM hai| pathikoM aura pravAsiyoM ke mu~ha aspaSTa aura anizcita khabareM Adityapura meM AtI rahatI haiN| ..aMjanA ke zarIra meM garbha ke cihna prakaTa ho cle| navIna maMjariyoM se lade rasAla-sI aMjanA ko sArI deha pANDura ho calI hai| mukha para phUTate dina kI svarNAbhA dIpita ho uThI hai| dina-dina unnata aura udAra hote stanoM ke bhAra se vaha namrIbhUta ho calI hai| aMgoM meM vipulatA kA eka ubhAra aura nikhAra hai| bhItara ke gahana aura sadhana Ananda-bhAra se eka madhura gAmbhIrya kA prakAza bAhara cAroM ora phUTa par3A hai| zrI, kAnti, rasa aura samRddhi se Anata aMjanA java calatI hai, to gajoM kI bhavya gati vinindita hoto hai-pairoM tale kI dharatI garva se Dola-Dola uThatI hai! prakAza para kauna-sA AvaraNa DAlakara use chupAyA jA sakatA hai| vaha to phailatA hI hai kyoMki vahIM usakA nisarga dharma hai| loka-dRSTi ne dekhA aura aneka bacAe~ andara-hI-andara calane lgiiN| bhItara jo bhI aMjanA kA mana dina-rAta cintA aura bhaya se santrasta hai, para usa saba para par3A hai jAne kisa adRSTa bhAvI vizvAsa kA balazAlI hAtha, ki eka amanda Ananda kI dhArA meM vaha aharniza AplAbita rahatI hai| isI se kabhI-kabhI jaba akele meM cintA meM ibI vaha udAsa ho jAtI tI yasanta mauna-mauna usake hRdaya kI vyathA kI A~khoM se pI letii| use chAtI se lagAkara mUka sAntvanA detii| aMjanA ekAeka ha~sa pdd'tii| cehare kI vedanA usa haiMsI se aura bhI mohaka ho utthtii| aMjanA kahatI 124 :: muktidUta Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "tuma cupa rahatI ho, jIjI, para maiM kyA nahIM samajha rahI hU~? para vidhAtA ke kautuka para aba to ha~sI-hI-haMsI A rahI hai| deva-darzana ke lie tuma mujhe mandira taka nahIM jAne detii| aise Darakara ke dina cala sakU~gI? mujhe bhaya bhI nahIM hai aura lajjA bhI nahIM haiN| kyA mujhaM itanA hIna hone ko kahatI ho, jIjI, ki unakI dI huI thAtI kI avajJA karUM? unake diye hue puNya ko pApa banAkara durAtI phirU~, yaha mujhase nahIM ho sakegA...!" / ___"para aMjana, loka-duniyA to yaha saba nahIM jaantii...|" "hA~, duniyA yaha nahIM jAnatI hai ki kisa rAta ghe abhAginI aMjanA ke mahala meM Aye aura kaba cale gye| para unheM mujha taka Ane ke lie, yA mujhe unake pAsa jAne ke lie kyA hara bAra, lokajanoM ko AjJA lenI hogI?" "para aMjanA, duniyA to itanA hI jAnatI hai na, ki kumAra pavanaMjaya ne aMjanA ko kabhI nahIM apanAyA / usakI dRSTi meM tuma pahale hI dina kI parityaktA ho| tumhAre aura unake bIca kI rAha sadA ke lie jo banda ho gayI thI-isake pare kI yAta duniyA kyA jAne" aMjanA ke cehare para phira eka amlAna haiMsI jhara par3I "kaisI bholI bAteM karatI ho, jIjI! isa sabakA upAya hI kyA hai? mujhe yA tumheM ghUma-ghUmakara kyA isakA vijJApana karanA hogA aura karogI bhI to kyA duniyA use saca mAna legI? saca bAta to yaha hai, jIjI, ki andhI lokadRSTi yadi mere aura unake bIca kI rAha ko dekha pAtI, to duniyA meM itane anartha hI na hote:-pApa aura durAcArI kI sRSTi hI na hotii| vidhi kA vidhAna hI kucha aura hotaa| maiM kahU~, phira vidhi kA vidhAna hotA hI nahIM, manuSya kA apanA hI pAMgalika vighAna hotaa| para sthUla loka dRSTi para rAga-dveSoM ke AvaraNa jo par3e haiN| isI se to mAnava-mana meM azeSa dukha-klezoM kI vAtAeM cirakAla se cala rahI haiN| dina-rAta AtmA-AtmA ke bIca saMgharSa hai| yaha saba isIlie hai ki eka-dUsare ko ThIka-ThIka samajhane-jAnane kI zakti hamameM nahIM hai|" ___ "para aMjana, manuSya kI jo vivazatA hai, usakI apekSA hI to jagat kA bAhya vyavahAra cala skegaa|" bhItara aura bAhara ke bIca to pahale hI khAI hai-isa khAI ko aura bar3hAe kaise calegA, jIjI? bhItara ke satya para vizvAsa kara, bAhara kI duniyA meM usake lie sahanA bhI hogaa| usa satya kI pratisThA karane ke lie, acala rahakara samabhAva se, loka meM pracalita mithyA ko pratirodha denA hogA, khapanA hogaa| apane ko carAkara bhI usa satya ko prakAzita karanA hogA!" "para usa satya kA AdhAra hI yadi china jAe, to use prakAzita kaise kara sakogI?" muktidUta :: 125 Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "satya kA antima AdhAra sadA koI sthUla, losa cIz2a lo nahIM hotI jIjI! prema aura AtmA koI raMga-rUpavAlI mANa to nahIM hotI hai ki caTa nikAlakara dikhA deN| "una' para aura apane Upara vizvAsa yadi acala hai, to bAhara kA kauna-sA bhaya aura prahAra hai jo merA ghAta kara sakegA? jo dhana vai sauMpa gaye haiM, usakI rakSA karane kA bala bhI ve Apa mujhe de gaye haiN|...kevl eka hI cintA mana ko dina-rAta bA~dha rahI hai ki ve kisI duzcakra meM na par3a gaye hoN| jAte-jAte unakA mana yuddha se vimukha ho gayA thaa| unakI icchA ke viruddha, maiMne hI unheM bhejA hai| zapatha dI hai maiMne ki ve anyAya ke pakSa meM nahIM lar3eMge, cAhe vaha apanA hI pakSa kyoM na ho| isI se raha-rahakara cintA hotI hai ki kisI gahare duzcakra meM na par3a gaye hoM...? mero bAta ko ve kucha kA kucha na samajha baiThe..." kahate-kahate aMjanA kI A~kheM bhara AyauM / vasanta ne use phira pAsa khIMcakara pucakAra liyA aura chAtI se lagAkara sAntvanA dene lgii| ....kAnokAna tyAta sAre antaHpura meM phaila gayI-rAjaparikara meM bhI dave-chupe carcAe~ hone lgii| mahAdevI ne sanA aura sanakara donoM kAnoM meM u~galiyA~ de liiN| A~kheM jaise kapAla se bAhara nikala par3atI thiiN| unake krodha aura santApa kI sImA nahIM thii| aisI AyI hai kulakSiNI ki pahale to mujhase putra chInA, usake jIvana ko naSTa kara diyA, aura usakI pITha pIche kula kI ujjvala kIrti meM aise bhISaNa kalaMka . kI kAlikha lagA dI!' svayaM jAkara bahU se milane yA use bulavAkara pUcha-tAcha karane kA dhairya rAjamAtA meM nahIM thaa| jAne yA bulAne kI to bAta dUra, isa kalpanA se hI zAyada ve sihara utthtiiN| apanI vizvasta guptacariyoM ko bhejakara hI unhoMne bAta kA pakkA patA lagA liyA thaa| dUsare, idhara kucha dinoM se aMjanA bhI niHzaMka hokara prAtaHsAyaM, deva-mandira meM darzana karane jAne lagI thI, taba sabhI ke sammukha yaha prakaTa thii| aMjanA ke isa duHsAhasa para dekhanevAloM ko bhItara-bhItara acaraja jarUra thA, para yAta kI gaharAI meM jAnA kisI ne bhI ucita nahIM samajhA / svayaM mahAdeyI ne bhI eka dina chapakara use dekha liyA / sandeha kA koI kAraNa nahIM raha gayA! pApI yadi nirlajja hokara prakaTa meM ghUma rahA hai to kyA kulIna aura sajjana bhI apanI maryAdA tyAgakara usakA sAmanA kareM? pApa ke sthUla lakSaNa jaba prakaTa hI haiM to usameM jA~canA kyA raha gayA hai? patita to samAja ke nikaTa ghRNA, upekSA aura daNDa kA hI pAtra hai-usake sAtha sahAnubhUti kaisI, samparka kaisA? yahI rahI hai aba taka kulImoM kI paramparA! apanI maryAdA kI lIka lA~ghakara, durAcArI ke nikaTa jAkara usase bAta karanA yaha sajjana aura kulIna kI pratiSThA ke yogya bAta nahIM hai| para kyA hai ina kulavAnoM aura sajanoM ke caritra aura zIla kI kasauTI, jisa para inakA nyAyAdhikaraNa adhiSThita hai| pAkhaNDa, svArtha, zoSaNa-sabala ke dvArA abala kA nirantara pIr3ana aura dalana / yahI pArthiva sAmarthya hai unakA sabase bar3A caritra-bala-jisakI 126 :: muktidUta Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ oTa unakA bar3A-se-bar3A pApa svarNa aura ratnoM kI zayyA meM pramatta aura nagna loTa rahA hai-vaha loka meM aizvarya aura puNya kahakara pUjA jA rahA hai! mahAdevI ketmatI ne mahArAja ko bulAkara saba vRttAnta khaa| pachAr3a khAkara ve dharatI para auMdho gira par3IM aura vilApa karane lgii| mahArAja kI mati ko kATha mAra gyaa| unakI A~khoM ke A~sU ruka nahIM ske| eka avaza krodha se unake hoTha phar3aphar3Ane lge| putra vimukha thA, phira bhI usake prati avizvAsa unheM nahIM thaa| udhara vaha jaba se yuddha para gayA hai, unake mana meM eka nayI AzA balavatI ho rahI thii| zAyada aba usakA mana phira jaae| para bhAgya ne yaha dUsarA hI khela raca diyaa| ...vicitra hai karmoM kI lIlA-! unake satoguNI mana meM aspaSTa, jar3a niyati para krodha hai;-manuSya aura usakI durbalatA para krodha unake basa kA nahIM hai| rAnI rudana karatI-karatI ucca svara meM rAjA kI ora nAmina-sI phutkAra kara bolI ___ "dekha lI apanI guNiyala bahU ko? bar3e guNa gA-gAkara lAye the!...kulaghAtinI ...pujama, usake dukAnoM kA anta nahIM ! rAjA patthara kI taraha acala haiM, para bhItara unake krandana macA hai| kAnoM meM unake gUMja rahI haiM, loka-nindA kI bedhaka kilakAriyA~ / satya unakI kalpanA se pare thaa| lAkha kucha ho, para putra kyA mA~-bApa se chupA hai: aura phira pavanaMjaya jo kara baiThA hai, vaha kyA kabhI dalA hai| phira, bAIsa varSa bIta gaye, kabhI koI bAta nahIM huii| Aja usake pITha pherate hI yaha saba kase ghaTa gayA? satya kI jA~ca karane ko kyA raha jAtA hai? rAnI ne aneka vilApa-pralApa kara rAjA kI svIkRti le lI : ki pApina ko mahala se nikAlakara rAjya kI sImA se bAhara kara deM; use apane bApa ke ghara mahendrapura bheja diyA jaae| usake aura usake pitRkula ke lie isase acchA daNTa aura kyA hogA? usa putra-ghAtinI aura kula-ghAtinI ko eka kSaNa bhI aba isa rAjagharAne ke A~gana meM nahIM rakhA jA skegaa| nahIM to pApa kA yaha bojha vaMza ko rasAtala meM hI pahu~cA degaa| agale dina savere hI rAnI ne ratha lekara akrUra mAmA sArathI ko bulA bhejaa| svayaM ratha para car3hakara phukAratI huI ratnakUTa prAsAda para jA phuNcii| ___ aMjanA aura vasantamAlA taba svAdhyAya karatI huI, tattva-carcA meM tallIna thiiN| bhISaNa A~dhI-sI jaba rAjamAtA ekAeka prakaTa huI, to aMjanA aura vasanta kiMkartavyavimUr3ha dekhatI raha gayIM! rAnI aMgAroM-sI lAla ho rahI haiM, aura krodha se tharatharA rahI haiN| pahale to donoM bahaneM bhayabhIta ho sakapakA aayiiN| phira aMjanA sAhasa kara paira chUne ko Age bar3hI... muktidUta :: 127 Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ...ki bijalI kI taraha eka pracaNDa padAghAta usakI chAtI meM Akara lgaa| vaha tIna hAtha dUra jA pdd'ii| "rAkSasI...kalAkenI...o pApina, tUne donoM kuloM ke bhAla para kAlikha pota dI! tUne vaMza kI jar3oM meM kuThArAghAta kiyA hai,, aura aba satI banakara baiThI hai zAstra paDhne!...kisase jAkara kiyA hai yaha duSkarma...kisase jAkara phor3A hai sira...?" kahate-kahate rAnI phira jhaparTI aura kasakara eka-do lAta aMjanA ke sira aura pITha meM mAra dii| vasanta bIca meM rokane ko AyI to usakI pasalI meM eka pa~lA dekara, binA bole hI use dUra Thela diyaa| basanta usa marmAntaka AghAta se dhapU se dharatI para baiTha gyii| _ "saba batA DAyana, saca batA, chaha mahIne hue vaha yuddha para gayA hai, aura usake pITha pherate hI tujhe sUjhA yaha khela...? para, kaba kI jAna rahI hU~ tere kRtya, tabhI to jAtI thI mRgavana, aruNAcala kI pahAr3I! gA~va-bastiyoM aura jaMgala meM jo bhaTakatI phiratI thI! bhAgya to tabhI phUTa gayA thA, para kisale kahatI? pati lo dharmAtmA aura udAsIna Thahare aura patra apanA hI nahIM rhaa|" aMjanA audhI par3I hai, akampa, meru-acala ! "hatabhAginI patthara hokara par3I hai-kucha bhI nahIM lagatA hai! dharatI bhI to pApa kA bhAra Dho rahI hai jo phaTakara isa duSTA ko nahIM nigala jAtI....hamAre hI bhAgya 4to doSa hai|" krodha se pAgala rAnI kI chAtI phUla rahI hai-nathune phar3aka rahe haiN| hauMphate-haoNphate jarA dama lekara phira bolI "arI o bhraSTe, cala uTha yahA~ se...jA...apane bApa ke ghara jA! eka kSaNa ko bhI dera huI to anartha ghaTa jAegA / duniyA kula ke mukha para lAMchana kA kIcar3a pheNkegii| are naraka kI bahiyA~ khula par3eMgI...uTha zaMkhinI...uTha, dera ho rahI hai...!" kahate hue rAjamAtA ne pAsa jA aMjanA ko jhakajhorakara uThAnA caahaa| aMjanA ne unake pairoM meM girakara una para apanA sira jhAla denA caahaa| taba paira khIMcakara, eka aura Thokara se use ThelatI huI mahAdevI bolIM__ "dUra haTa...pApina, dUra haTa...aMga chU legI to kor3ha nikala AegI..." aMjanA ke donoM khAlI hAdhoM ke bIca bikhare kezoM meM DhakA mAthA par3A hai| rudana chAtI tor3akara phUTa hI to par3hatA thA, para Aja usakI chAtI hI jaise vajra kI ho gayI hai| pahale aMjanA ke mana meM AyA ki apanI bAta khe| para paristhiti kA aisA andha aura viSama rUpa dekhakara, vaha stabdha raha gyii| usakA samasta mana-prANa vidroha se bhara AyA / ., nahIM, vaha nahIM degI kaiphiyata / sunane aura dekhane ko jinake pAsa A~kheM aura kAna nahIM haiM, kSaNa-bhara kA bhI dhairya jinheM nahIM hai, sira se paira taka jo apane hI mAna mada meM DUte haiM, aura satya kI jinameM jijJAsA nahIM hai, niSThA nahIM 123 :: muktidUta Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai. asatya para hI khar3I haiM jinakI sArI nItiyoM aura mayAMdAe~-1 kareMge 'sunake' aura mere bIca kA nyAgha-vicAra ve kina kAnoM suna sakeMge usa rAta kI kathA, jinake hRdaya aura AtmA hI mara cuke haiN| nahIM, use kucha bhI kahanA nahIM hai-cAhe use yahIM gAr3a diyA jaae| unake aura mere bIca nahIM hai mRtyu kI dAdhA!' -aura phira eka apAra bala se vaha bhara utthii| dhyAna meM 'una' caraNoM ko hI pakar3a vaha Atmastha aura grupa par3I raha gyii| vasanta ne rAjamAtA ke paira pakar3a liye| unheM zapatheM dilA-dilAkara usane usa rAta kI kathA kaha sunaayii| pramANa-svarUpa aMjanA ke hAtha meM se balaya aura mudrikA nikAlakara dikhaaye| pariNAma aura bhI ulaTA huaa| putra mA~ se vimukha hai, aura isa kulaTA ke pAsa vaha AyA hogA? yuddha se lauTakara, kSatriya kI maryAdA lopa kara vaha jAyA hogA isake pAsa? eka marmAntaka ISyA aura krodha se rAnI phira pAgala ho gyii| kaSAya meM pramatta sulagatI A~kheM andhI ho rahI thiiN| valaya aura mudrikA ko pahacAnakara bhI anadekhA kara diyaa| prema aura sadbhAva hI jaba hRdaya se nirmUla ho cukA thA, mithyAtva kA hI jaba eka AvaraNa cAroM ora par3A thA, manuSya ko manuSya kA ho Adara aura vizvAsa jaba nahIM rahA, to nirjIva valaya aura mudrikA kI kyA sAmarthya ki ve satya ko pramANita karate / rAjamAtA ne vyaMgya kA aTTahAsa karate hue basanta para prahAra kiyA "chi kaTinI, ta ho mAyA na racegI to aura kauna racegA? aise duSkRtya kara, aba bhI jhUTha bolate aura zIla bakhAnate, jabAna nahIM kara par3atI? bar3I AyI hai satayantI, satI bahana ke guNa gAne!...duHzIlAo, jAne kitane pApa kA viSa tumane isa mahala meM aba taka phailAyA hogaa| pUrvajoM kI puNyabhUmi meM naraka jagAyA hai tuma donoM ne milakara! jAo, isI kSaNa jAo, nikalo mere mahala se! haTo A~khoM ke sAmane se, aba tumheM dekha nahIM sakU~gI..." kahakara rAnI ne dvAra kI ora dekhA aura sAtha AyI huI vizvasta anucariyoM ko pukaaraa| unheM saMkSipta AjJA dI "ina donoM ko le jAkara nIce khar3e ratha meM biThAo!" / phira jhapaTatI huI rAjamAtA bAhara nikliiN| sArathI ko bulAkara AjJA dI___ "suno aRra, mahendrapura kI sImA para ina donoM ko chor3akara zIghra Ao, aura mujhe Akara sUcita karo!" . idhara jhAsiyA~ uTA, usake pahale hI basanta ne uThAkara aMjanA ko apanI goda para le liyaa| pragAr3ha muMdI A~khoM ke A~suoM se sArA mukha dhula gayA hai| para aba sUkha gaye haiM ve A~sU / deha jaise videha ho gayI hai| jhakajhorakara eka-do bAra vasanta ne kahA "aMjana-o aMjana!" muzmita :. 129 Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka vismRta prasannatA kI ardha-smita meM aMjanA ke hoTha khule| cehare kI sArI vedanA meM eka teja jhalamalA utthaa| kevala itanA hI nikalA una hoThoM se "unakI AjJA mila gayI haiM, jIjI! calo ke bulA rahe haiM, dera mata karo!" vasanta apane hAthoM ke sahAre aMjanA ko lekara sIr3hiyA~ utara rahI thii| taba phira eka bAra mahAdevI garaja uThIM "jA pApina, apane bApa ke para pAkara apane kisI kA prAgata kara ! tuTo aura tere pita-kala ko yahI daNDa kAfI hai!" ....dekhate-dekhate ratha, antaHpura ke gupta mArga se, rAjaprAMgaNa ke bAhara ho gyaa| 23 havA se bAteM karatA huA ratha mahendrapura ke mArga para agrasara dhaa| prabhAta pavana ke zItala sparza se saceta hokara aMjanA ne vasanta kI goda meM A~kheM kholii| patha ke donoM ora snigdha, zyAmala, ghaTAdAra vRkSa savere ko komala dhUpa meM damaka rahe haiN| kahIM dUra kI amarAiyoM se raha-rahakara koyala kI Tera sunAI par3atI hai| Asa-pAsa khetoM meM sarasoM phUlI hai| tissI ke nIle phUloM meM zobhA kI lahareM par3a rahI haiN| dUra-dUra khetoM ke kinAre ikSu ke kuMja haiN| kahIM ghane per3oM ke jhuramuTa haiN| unake antarAla se gA~va jhA~ka rahe haiN| AkAza ke chora para kahIM zveta bAdaloM ke zizu kilaka rahe haiN| aMjanA kI sthira A~kheM usI ora lagI haiN|...bhiitr ke mukulita saundarya kA AmAsa-sA pAkara vaha sihara aayii| adharoM para aura kapola-pAlI meM smita kI bhaMvara-sI par3ha gyii| vedanA A~khoM ke kinAre aMjana-sI a~jI raha gayI hai, aura putaliyoM bhAvI ke eka ujjvala prakAza se bharakara dUra taka dekha paThI--jaise kSitija ke pAra dekha rahI ho... apane gAla para phiratI huI vasanta kI baiMgaliyoM ko hatheliyoM se dabAtI huI aMjanA bolI "kyA soca rahI ho, jIjI?" "so kyA pUchane kI bAta haiM, bahana ?" ___"sI to samajhatI hU~, jIjI, mujha abhAginI ke kAraNa tumako bAra-bAra apamAna aura lAMchanA jhelanI par3a rahI hai| aura Aja to parAkASThA hI ho gyii| isI kI glAni mana meM sabase bar3I hai| merI rAha meM yadi vidhi ne kA~Te hI bichAye haiM, to tumheM una para kyoM ghsaudN| nahIM bahana, yaha saba aba maiM aura nahIM calane duuNgii| mujhe merI rAha para akelI hI jAne do| dekhatI hU~ ki isa rAha kA anta abhI nikaTa nahIM hai| aba taka jisa taraha calI hU~ aura Aja bhI jo huA hai, use dekhate aba merI yAtrA sugama nahIM hai| tumheM lauTa hI jAnA cAhie, jIjI: tuma apane ghara jAo, tumheM / 30 :: nokatanta Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ merI zapatha hai! jAkara apane baccoM aura pati kI sudha lo| vizvAsa rakhanA, tumheM anyathA nahIM smjheNgii| sukha-duHkha aura janma-maraNa meM tumhArA AzIrvAda sadA mere. sAtha rahegA!" "patthara kI nahIM hU~ aMjana, terI vedanA ko samajha rahI huuN| jAnatI hU~ ki terI hoDa maiM nahIM kara skeNgii| terI rAha kI saMginI ho sake, aisI sAmarthya merI nahIM hai| para merI hI to mati gama ho gayI thI, aura usI kA pariNAma hai ki yaha saMkaTa kI ghar3I AyI hai| kyoM mana tujhe svacchanda hone diyA, kyoM jAne diyA mRgavana; kyoM usa dina kumAra ko rokA nahIM-ki bIra kI yoM gupta rAha AnA aura cale jAnA zobhA nahIM detaa| svArthI puruSa ne sadA yahI to kiyA hai! aura svArtha pUrA hone ke bAda kAya usane pIche phirakara dekhA hai para moha ke vaza ye sArI bhUleM mujhI se to huI haiN| tere sAtha rahakara inakA prAyazcitta kiye binA, kisa janma meM inase chUTa saka~gI?" ___"tumheM choTA nahIM A~ka rahI hai, jIjI: dUra rahakara bhI kyA kSaNa-bhara bhI jIvana ke patha meM tuma mujhase vilaga rahI ho? merI kaoNToM kI rAha meM, apanA hRdaya bichAkara tumane sadA use sukhada bnaayaa|-tumhiiN ne dikhAyA thA unheM, mAnasarovara kI laharoM para, pahalI bAra! rUThakara ve gaye, to tumhI utta rAta unheM lauTA lAyauM, aura jagAkara mujhe sauMpa diyaa| aura Aja isa kSaNa bhI tumhAre hI sahAre yahA~ taka calI AyI huuN| apane patha para niHzaMka tumane mujhe jAne diyaa| isalie ki tumhAre mana meM usake lie Adara thaa| aura mAnA ki ve gupta rAste Aye, cIra kI taraha ve nahIM aaye| ...para jo vedanA ve lekara Aye the, vaha kyA tumase chipI hai, jIjI? ye to mujhe kRtArtha karane Aye the! isa kSaNa unheM merI jarUrata thii| aura maiM thI hI kisa dina ke lie? tumhIM kaho, kyA usa kSaNa unheM ThukarA detI?-tumase jo huA hai, vaha kalyANa hI huA hai, jiijii| para dekhatI hU~ ki tumase letI hI AyI hU~, dene ko majha kaMgAlinI ke pAsa kyA hai?...aura Aja yadi diyA hai to kalaMka! yahI saba aba nahIM sahA jAtA hai, jojo| isI se kahatI hU~ ki aba yaha bhAra mujha para mata DAlo-maiM tuccha dabI jA rahI hU~ isake nIce-- / " ___ "tero bAta kucha samajha nahIM pA rahI haiM, aMjana! kyA hai terA nirNaya, z2arA sanaM!" aMjanA kI ve pAradarzinI A~kheM, phira kisI dUra agamya meM jA aTakI thiiN| kucha dera mauna rahA, phira eka dabI niHzvAla chor3akara vaha dhIre se bolI ...merA kyA nirNaya hai, jIjI, patha kI rekhA to ve Apa hI khIMca gaye haiN| dekha nahIM pAtI hU~, phira bhI anubhava karatI hU~ ki usI para cala rahI huuN| jyoM-jyoM Age bar3hatI hU~, rAha khulatI jAtI hai| mAnA ki sAmane sA~pa biche haiM aura bhAlU jhapaTa rahe haiN| khandaka aura khAiyoM bhI haiM-! para ha~sa-ha~sakara ye pAsa bulA rahe haiM, to ruka kaise sakU~gI? inake iMgita para / naraka kI Aga meM bhI calanA par3egA, to haMsatI huI calI calU~gI / kyoMki jAnatI hU~ ki ve girane nahIM deMge--hAtha jo jhAle hue haiN| jAne ---- muktina :: / / Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hI vAlI thI ki usa rAta meM Akara khar3e ho gaye aura rAha roka lI ! kyA vaha saba jhUTa thA, jIjI, kyA vaha mAtra abhinaya thA? apanAyA to hai hI, para aura bhI parIkSA lie cAhate haiM to ya vasanta ne dekhA ki kaiso abodha hai yaha lar3akI! bAhara kI yaha Thosa duniyA isake sammukha haiM hI nhiiN| mItara kA jo rAstA hai, vahIM isake lie ekameva satya hai| paristhiti isake lie sahaja upekSaNIya hai| niHzaMka use tor3atI huI yaha calI jA rahI he nirdvandva aura akelI / " apane bAhara kI duniyA ke prati apane sabhI iSTajanoM ke prati itanI nirmama ho jAogI, bahana apane AtmIyoM para apane janma denevAle janaka aura janetA para bhI, kyA tumhArA vizvAsa aura prema nahIM rahA? apanI sAsa kI duSTatA ke lie, apane sabhI snehiyoM ko aisA kaThora daNDa mata do| sArI duniyA ko itanI niSThura mata sapajho, aMjanA apanI janmabhUmi mahendrapura ko chor3akara tuma aura maiM kahIM jA nahIM sakeMge / " " bAhara kI duniyA kI avajJA karU~, aisA bhAva raMca mAtra bhI nahIM hai mana meM / aura kauna-sI zakti hai, jo aisA kara sakI hai? mithyA hai vaha abhimAna / loka hai, isI se to usakA jJAtA draSTA Izvara bhI hai| loka se kyA vaha alaga hai? phira loka se droha karake, usase vimukha hokara, mere hone kA kyA mUlya hai? aura taba kyA maiM raha bhI skuuNgii| loka aura mAtA-pitA, sabakI kRtajJa hU~ ki unhIM ke kAraNa to maiM huuN| aura sAsa-sasura kA aura kisI kA bhI doSa isameM nahIM hai| doSa to apane hI pUrva saMcita karmoM kA hai, aura usakA phala akele hI bhoganA hogaa| apane kiye pApoM kA phala bA~TatI phirU~, yaha mujhase nahIM ho sakegA puNya phalatA to vA~Takara hI kRtArtha ho letii| apane kiye kA daNDa unheM nahIM denA cAhatI, isI se to vahA~ jAne kI icchA nahIM hai / upekSA kA bhAva kisI ke bhI prati nahIM hai| kisI ke bhI prati koI Akroza yA Aropa bhI mana meM jarA nahIM hai| para sabako dene ko mere pAsa duHkha hI duHkha hai, aura vaisA karane kA adhikAra mujhe nahIM hai / janmabhUmi ke prati AtmIyoM ke prati aura loka ke prati zata zata bAra merI dUra se hI bandanA hai| ho sake to una sabase kahanA ki aMjanA ko ve anyathA na smjheN|" - "tuma bhUlatI ho aMjana ! tuma manuSya aura usake prema meM hI avizvAsa kara rahI ho / yadi duHkha meM hI manuSya, manuSya kA nahIM hai, to phira AtmA AtmA ke bIca kA aTUTa sambandha hI mithyA hai| saMkaTa kI isa ghar3I meM hI to usa prema kI parIkSA hai / "prema kahA~ nahIM hai, jIjI? usa para avizvAsa kiye kaise banegA? prema hai ki hama saba jI rahe haiN| sattA kA vistAra hI prema ke kAraNa hai| para manuSya mAtra kI apanI vivazatAe~ bhI to haiN| ve bhI to aneka midhyAtvoM aura karma-paramparAoM se ba~dhe haiN| isI se bhItara yaha rahI prema kI sarvavyApinI dhArA vyakti-vyakti ke bIca muktidUta 132:: Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ raha-rahakara TUTa jAtI hai; kaheM ki lopa ho jAtI hai| taba jAgate haiM, pArasparika saMgharSa, kaSAya aura vigrh| usa dhArA ko jor3a sakana kI zakti jisa dina pA jAUMgI, usI dina unake bIca AU~go! apanI hI apUrNatA aura viSamalA lekara AUMgI. to unake jIvana-vyavahAra ko zAyada aura bhI jaTila banA deNgii...|" "ThIka-ThIka tarA abhiprAya nahIM samajho hU~, aMjana? kaise tU bhAgane kI tarkayukti soca rahI hai| samajhatI hU~ ki tujhe pakar3akara rakhane kI zakti mujhameM nahIM hai| phira bhI spaSTa jAnanA cAhU~gI, tU kyoM apane svajanoM ke pAsa nahIM jAnA cAhatI ve to tujhe prANAdhika pyAra karate haiN| kitanI hI bAra ve tujhe lene Aye, tere paira taka pakar3a liye, para tU na gyii| Aja bhI isa ApadakAla meM ve to tujha para vizvAsa hI kreNge| unakI goda tere lie sadA khulI hai| kyA tU socatI hai ki ve bhI tujha para sandeha kareMge?" janA kucha dera cu! rahI. vara . dekhatI huI ISata musakarAkara bolI ...vaisA bhI ho jAe to koI bar3I bAta nahIM hai, jIjI! vizvAsa na bhI kara sake to kyA isameM unakA koI doSa hai:-karmAvaraNa to saba jagaha eka-se hI par3e haiM na? unake aura mere bIca bhI to ve Ar3e A hI sakate haiN| isake udAharaNa loka meM kama nahIM haiN| unheM hI kauna-sA pratyakSa pramANa dene ko hai mere pAsa?--sivA isake jo chipAye chipa nahIM sakatA! aura loka-dRSTi meM yahI to hai pApa kA sAkSAt rUpa! una syajamoM kI bhI apanI paristhiti hai| ve bhI to eka loka-samAja ke aMga haiN| usakI bhI to apanI kula-pratiSThA, loka-maryAdA aura sadAcAra ke nIti-niyama haiN| ajJAta kAla se calI AyIM unhIM paramparAoM se ve bhI to baiMdhe haiN| una saMskAroM ko tor3a denA, unase Upara uThakara dekha sakanA unake lie bhI sahaja sambhava nahIM hai| pahale maiM parityaktA thI, phira mujhase maryAdA TUTTI; aura aba to gapta vyabhicAra ke kalaMka kA TIkA bhI mere bhAla para lagA hai! ina sabako lekara vahA~ jAU~gI, to vahA~ bhI una sabake vikSobha aura kleza kA kAraNa hI bnuuNgii| vahA~ ke loka-samAja ko maryAdA ko bhI dhakkA lgegaa| use tor3akara ve mujhe apanAe~ge to pariNAmahIna hiMsA aura kaSAya loka meM phailegaa| vaha iSTa nahIM hai, jIjI! kalyANa usameM na unakA hai na merA, aura tatya kI rAha se nahIM khulegii| unaTe saMgharSa hI bddh'egaa|" loka samAja cadi ajJAna ke a~dhere meM par3A hai, to use yoM chor3akara cale jAne meM, nirA svArtha aura bhIrutA hI nahIM hai? apanA hI bacAba yadi yoM saba karane lageMge, to lokAcAra kA mAMgalika rAjapatha kauna prazasta kregaa|" "para loka ko patha dikhAne kI spardhA karU~, aisI sAmarthya merI nahIM hai jojI! Apa apane patha para calI calaM, apane satya para aTala aura acyuta raha sakeM, vahI mere lie bahuta hogaa| aura taba kisI dina di usa satya kA sampUrNa bala pA gayI, muktidRta :: 1:33 Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hI kucha loka ko arpita karane yogya juTA sakI, to usa dina vApasa AU~gI, aura loka ke prati apanA deya dekara usakA RNa cukaauuNgii| mere satya ko siddha hone meM abhI dera hai, jiijii| jaba vaha prakaTa hogA to apanA kAma Apa karegA, phira cAhe kitano dUra aura kahIM bhI kyoM na rhuuN| taba kisI ke bhI mana meM mere lie durAgraha aura kaSAya nahIM jAga sakegA: prema hI jaagegaa| taba merI sAmarthya hogI, aura mujhe adhikAra bhI hogA ki maiM sabake bIca Akara sabakI ho sakU~ aura sabako apanA skuuN| uso dina AU~gI jIjI | - Aja to maiM sabakI aparAdhinI hI hU~, aura sabake duHkha kA kAraNa hI ho sakU~gI / dene ko hai mere pAsa kevala kalaMka ko kathA..." "tujhe pAkara yaha jIvana dhanya huA hai, aMjano! tujhe chor3akara maiM kahIM jA nahIM sakU~gI, yaha tU nizcaya jAnanA / para apanI jIjI kI eka bAta tajhe mAnanI hI hogii| lU nagara kI sImA para hI rahanA aura maiM eka bAra mahArAja ke pAsa jaauuNgii| satya una para prakaTa karU~gI, dekheM ve kyA kahate haiN| isake bAda terA ho nirNaya mujhe mAnya hogA / tujhe chor3akara maiM isa lokAlaya meM raha sakU~, yaha isa janma meM aura jIte jI mujhase nahIM ho skegaa| mere gale para hAtha rakhakara kaha de, tU merI yaha antima vinatI asvIkAra nahIM kregii|" kahate-kahate vasanta ne aMjanA kA hAtha lekara apane gale para rakha liyaa| aMjanA kI A~khoM meM A~sU chalachalA aaye| usane leTe-leTe hI eka bAra A~kheM uThAkara vasanta ke mukha kI ora dekhA aura bolI " tumheM apane liye hI nahIM bheja rahI hU~, jIjI, para tumhAre patideva ne aura una bAlakoM ne kyA aparAdha kiyA hai, jo una sabase bichur3akara tumheM chIne jA rahI hU~ / pUrva bhava meM jAne kisako bichoha diyA thA, sAM to isa bhava meM jhela rahI hU~, aura aba tumheM bichur3Akara kahA~ chUchUMgI, yahI dekha lenA, jIjI!.. aura maiM kucha na kahUMgI..." aMjanA kI A~khoM meM A~sU uphanate hI aaye| vasanta ne apane A~cala se unheM poMchate hue kahA "tere dukha se apane dukha ko alaga nahIM dekha pA rahI hU~, aMjana vivaza ho gayI huuN| jo kara rahI hU~, usameM dAyitva merA hI hai| terA saMkalpa vaha nahIM hai, jo karma tujhe bA~dhegA / ghara jAkara saba ThIka kara aauuNgii| nirNaya ho cukA hai, aMjana, duvidhA aba nahIM hai / " eka-dUsare ke hAtha apane ko sauMpakara donoM bahaneM mAno nizcinta ho gyiiN| aisA apraila bhItara sadha gayA hai ki jaise vacana kA vikalpa aba donoM ke bIca sambhava hI nahIM hai / cupa aura banda hokara apane Apa meM ve ekIbhUta ho rahI haiN| aura aise hI na jAne kaba donoM kI A~kha laga gyii| yAMjanoM kI dUrI lA~ghatA huA ratha calA jA rahA thA, para ve dAnAM lar3akiyA~ usa saMgharSa aura saMkaTa kI anizcita ghar3I meM 1.3-4 mukAdUna Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhI bilakula avicala bhAva se nidrA meM magna thiiN| aisA lagatA thA jaise kucha huA . hI nahIM hai| Dhalate hue aparASTsa meM donoM kI nIMda jAne kaba khula gyii| dUra para dantiparvata ko nIla bhaMga-rekha dIkhane lagI thii| dekhA aura aMjanA kA hRdaya eka mArmika vedanA se hila utthaa| royeM-royeM meM sau-sauM janma mAno eka sAtha jAga uThe hoN| danti-parcata ke zikhara para baiThakara vINA bajAnevAlI vaha mukta-kuntalA, nirdoSa bAlikA phira usakI A~khoM meM sajala ho utthii| Aha, kitanI dUra, kisa kAlAtIta loka meM calI gayI hai yaha? kyA vaha use kabhI na pA sakegI? aura use pAne ke lie ekabAragI hI aMgakA sArA atAlikA ko pAla ho ra ! yaha pragAr3hatA se A~kheM mUMdakara vyathA se bhara Aye apane antara ko yaha saMyata karane lgii| "aMjana...! A~kheM kholakara aMjanA ne vasanta kI ora dekhaa| donoM ne eka-dUsare ko dekhakara eka vedanAbharI musakarAhaTa badala lii| sA~jha ke sUrya kI mlAna kiraNoM meM dUra para, mahendrapura kI unnata prAsAda-paramparAe~ aura bhavana dIkha rahe haiN| deva-mandiroM ke bhavya svarNa gumbaja, devatva kI mahAnatA ko ghoSita kara rahe haiN| zikharoM para ur3atI huI dhvajAe~ maMgala kA sandeza de rahI haiN| Asa-pAsa ke upavanoM aura udyAnoM meM tAla jhA~ka rahe haiN| khetoM ke kinAre grAma-rapaNiyoM jala kI kalasiyA~ bharakara jAtI huI dIkha par3atI haiN| koI-koI virala parajana yA puranArI bhI idhara Ate dIkha par3ate haiN| aMjanA kI A~khoM ke oNs na thama ske| bAIsa varSa bAda Aja phira AyI hai vaha apanI janmabhUmi meM-pitA ke dvAra para zaraNa kI bhikhAriNI banakara-kalaMkinI hokara! kyA ve deMge prazcaya? aura degI prazraya yaha janmabhUmi? para, prazna ko jaise usane dabA denA cAhA, aura mana-hI-mana bAra-bAra kevala praNAma hI karatI rhii| mahendrapura ke sImA stambha ke pAsa Akara ratha rukaa| rAha meM utara par3ane kI bAta aMjanA kI kalpanA meM bhI nahIM A sakI thii| kyoMki sArathI kA kartavya vaha jAnatI thii| aura sAsa-mAtA ke diye daNDa ko jahA~ taka nibhA sake nibhA dene se bhI use inakAra nahIM thaa| aMjanA aura vasanta ratha se nIce utriiN|-dhrtii para paira jaise aMjanA ke Thahara nahIM rahe haiN| ghara-ghara usakA sArA zarIra kA~pa rahA hai, jaise abhI gira jaaegii| sar3aka ke eka ora ke vRkSa-tale vasantamAlA use saMbhAlakara le gayI / sAradhI ratha se utarakara vidA mA~gane aayaa|-muuk pazuvat vaha aMjanA kI ora dekha rahA thaa| A~khoM meM usake A~suoM kI jhar3I lagI thii| dUra hI bhUmi para par3akara usane bAra-bAra praNAma kiye| apane kaTora kartavya pAlana ke lie kSamA mAMgane ko zabda usake pAsa nahIM dhe| ghora glAni, anutApa aura karuNA se hoTha usake khule raha gaye the-aura phaTo A~khoM ke A~suoM meM usakI mUka bebasI bilakha rahI thii| aMjanA bar3I kaThinAI se apane ko hI saiMbhAla pA rahI thii| para sArathI kI muktimRta : 15 Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ usa sahaja mAnavIya saMvedanA ko dekha vaha apanA duHkha bhUla gyo| akara ke bhUmi para par3e sira para hAtha pherakara bolI "bhaiyA akara, tumhArA koI doSa nahIM hai|-jaao apane kartavya kA pAlana karo! prabhu tumhAre sAtha hoM-" tIra ke vega se ratha Adityapura jAnevAle mArga para lauTa rahA thaa| sAmane hI per3oM kI vIthi meM hokara eka vana-patha gayA hai| usase kucha hI dUra jAkara nIlaparNA nadI milatI hai| usa nadI ke ekAnta aura zAnta taTa para eka tapovana hai| abhaya, nirApada aura pAvana hai vaha bhuumi| nirgrantha, vItarAga tapasviyoM kA vaha vihArasthala hai| vAtsalya kA hI vahA~ sAmrAjya hai| jIva mAtra ko yahA~ prazraya hai, aura sakala carAcara vahA~ nirbhaya haiN| pisI se ka tara mAyaka nahIM hai| vidhi-niSedha vahA~ nahIM haiN| prakRta jIvana kI ora jAne kI sAdhanA hI vahA~ mauna-mauna anAhata cala rahI haiN| isI se vahA~ jIva mAtra kA apanA zAsana hai| kisI kA guNa-doSa yA chidra dekhane kA vahA~ kisI ko avakAza nahIM hai| kebala nirvasana zramaNa, yA bhikSaNiyA~ atithiyoM kI taraha vahA~ Ate-jAte haiN| kabhI-kabhI koI virala jijJAsa jana bhI idhara A nikalate haiN| manuSya-manuSya kA vahA~ sahaja milana hai, bIca meM sandeha nahIM hai, prazna nahIM hai| loka-janoM kA udhara vizeSa AvAgamana nahIM hai| vasanta aMjanA ko usI tapovana ke eka bhikSuNI-AvAsa meM le gayo / AyAsa sUnA par3A thA, AzrayArthinI vahA~ koI na dhii| bAlakoM-se nagna sAdhujana nadI ke usa pAra vicarate dIkha pdd'e| koI yogI kisI zilAtala para samAdhi meM magna hai| to koI muni kisI dUra ke TIle para acala khar3e kAyotsarga meM tallIna haiN| DUbate sUrya kI antima AbhA meM unake mukha kI tapaHpUta zrI aura bhI divya ho uThI hai| dekhakara aMjanA bhakti-bhAva se gadagada ho uThI hai| rocA~-royA~ eka akAraNa sukha ke A~suoM se bhara aabaa| yuga-yuga kI bichur3ana ke bAda jaise kisI parama AtmIya kA milana huA ho| nadI-taTa para jahA~ khar3I thI, vahIM A~cala pasArakara aMjanA sASTAMga praNipAta meM nata ho gyii| eka gaharo Atma-niSThA se yaha bhara uThI hai-ki yahIM hai vaha prazraya jise koI nahIM chIna skegaa| AvAsa ke dAlAna meM khUTI para eka mora-pichikA par3I hai| vahI lekara vasanta ne thor3I-sI jagaha buhAra lii| tAka para par3e do-eka DAbha ke Asana jor3akara bichA diye| usa para aMjanA ko sukhAsIna kara diyaa| vahIM Ale meM par3A eka kamaNDalu uThAkara vasanta nadI-taTa para calI gyii| kamaNDalu meM par3e channe se chAnakara jala bhara . 136 :: paknidUta Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ laayii| usane aura aMjanA ne mu~ha hAdha dhokara jala piyaa| mAMjana kA prazna isa samaya unake nikara bahuta gauNa ho gayA hai-so usa aura dhyAna to nahIM gayA hai| aMjanA jaya svastha hokara baiThI thI, tabhI vasanta ne kahA_ "jAtI hU~, bahana, chor3akara jAte jo TUTa rahA hai| para aura upAya ho gayA hai| lekina yahA~ kaisA bhaya? kevala mana kA poha hI to hai na |...prbhu se vinatI karanA aMjanI ki manuSya ko yaha viveka de; aura maiM saphala hokara usakA prasAda lekara lauttuuN|" _ "prabhu tumhAre sAtha haiM, vAna-para ve kahA~ nahIM haiM? ghaTa-ghaTa meM ve base haiN| para hamIM unheM pahacAnane meM cUka jAeM to kyA una para avizvAsa kara sakeMge? mana meM fikara mata rakhanA, maiM yahA~ bahuta sukhI huuN|...jaao bahana,..." aura jaise kucha kahate-kahate aMjanA ruka gyii| rASpa-se kacha dhuMdhalI ho AyI, nigaha A~khoM se yaha vasanta kI ora dekhatI raha gayI... "cupa kyoM raha gabI aMjana...?" nadI kI dhArA kI ora dekhatI huI aMmanA dhIre se bolI "...kucha nahIM, jIjI, yahI kaha rahI thI ki sneha ke vaza hokara adhIra pata ho jaanaa| tuma maiM hokara, aMjanA hI yAcanA kA A~cala pasArakara, pitA ke sammukha jA rahI hai- bhUta gata jAnA, pahA! prahAra AI to unheM bhI apanI bhikSA hI samajhakara isa A~cala meM sameTa laanaa| unakI avajJA pata hone denaa| mA~-bApa kI dI huI vaha madhukarI jIvana ke patha meM pAtheya hI banegI! roSa karane yogya vaha nahIM ___ kahate-kahate vaha ekAeka cupa raha gyii| phira jaise eka AMsU kA cU~Ta-sA utAra gayI aura bolI "kyA itanA hI kahanA kAfI na hogA, jojI-ki aMjanA kalaMkinI hokara zvasura-gRha se nikAla dI gayI hai-kyA pitA ke caraNoM meM use Azraya hai? apanA satItva siddha karane ke lie usa rAta kI kathA kahatI phirUM, yaha aba nahIM ruSatA, jIjI! lagatA hai ki dvAra-dvAra para jAkara unakA apamAna karAtI phira rahI hU~! unake lie mujhe kisakI sAkSo khojanI hogI: kyA aise asamartha haiM ve ki unheM mere' hone ke lie pramANoM se siddha honA par3egA: the to Apa ho apane ko eka dina prakaTa kreNge|...caaho to bhale hI itanA kaha denA ki-maiM unhIM kI hU~-aura unake aura mere bIca kI bAta jagata jo jAnatA hai-vahI antima saca nahIM hai...!" kucha dera cupa rahakara phira aMjanA bolI "hA~, to lIjI, yahI kaha rahI thI ki prazraya aura dayA kI bhIkha to kalaMkinI aMjanA ko caahie| satI ko usako z2arUrata nahIM hai| rakSA kI z2arUrata to pApinI ko hI haiN| yadi use zaraNa nahIM milI, to phira use vaMcita kara, satI banakara bhIkha bhaktita :: 37 Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAMgane kI viDambanA mujhase nahIM hogii| itanA ho dhyAna meM rahanA, jojI, aura kucha na kahU~gI..." ekaTaka basanta aMjanA ke usa tejoddIpta cehare ko dekhatI raha gayI 1 phira dhIre se bolI ___ "bhagavAna dekha rahe haiM, terI bahana ho sakane yogya hone kA bharasaka prayAsa kruuNgo| Age to merI hI mati kAma aaegii| jaldI hI lauTUMgI bahana / " kahakara vasantamAlA dhIre-dhIre calI gyii| sAmane nadI kinAre ke jhAuoM meM avasanna sandhyA kI trayAe~ ghanI ho rahI thiiN| kahIM-kahIM nadI kI sataha para, malina svarNAbhA meM vaibhava bujha rahA thaa| mAno pArthiva aizvarya apane galita mAna aura nazvaratA kA sakaruNa Atma-nivedana kara rahA ho| koI-koI jala-paMchI vicitra svara karate hue jala para chAyA DAlate nikala jaate| nahIM chor3A hai kahIM unhoMne apanA padacitra / nadI ke pAra, sandhyA ke zAnta Aloka meM, sthAna-sthAna para munijana kAyotsarga meM lIna ho gaye haiN| phira eka bAra jhukakara aMjanA ne unheM praNipAta kiyA aura Apa bhI apane Asana para hI sAmAyika meM magna ho gyii| . ..Avedana ke vedana se sArA prANa gambhIra ho gyaa| pratikramaNa Arambha huaa| AtmAlocana kI vinamra vANI bhItara nIrava ga~ja uTI "jJAna meM aura ajJAna meM honevAle mere pApoM kA anta nahIM hai| isI se to bhava-sAgara meM gote khA rahI huuN| kitane hI janma yoM nilakSya bhaTakate bIta gaye haiN| bAra-bAra maiM pramAda aura moha ke A~cala meM aceta ho jAtI hU~-saMjJA kho vaiThatI huuN| japane sukha-duHkha, janma-maraNa kI svAminI maiM Apa hU~-para maiM kahA~ hU~, tuma hI to ho: tumheM nahIM dekha pA rahI hU~, nahIM rakha pA rahI hU~ apane paas| isI se to bAra-bAra ye sArI bhUleM ho jAtI hai|" "...yahI bala do prabho ki apane dukhoM se adhIra hokara unakA dAyitva auroM para na DAleM / apanA hI karmaphala jAna apane hI ekAnta meM dhairyapUrvaka use saha leN| aura sartha ke kalyANa aura maMgala ko bhAvanA hI nirantara nibhA skuuN| ve jo isa duHkha ke nimitta bane haiM, cAhe ve sAsa-mAtA ho, zvasura-pitA ho yA aura koI hoM, ve bhI to jaI karma ke hI vaza aisA kara rahe haiN| ve unake vAhaka nimitta mAtra haiN| kyA ve cAhakara aisA kara sakate haiM? aura mujhe duHkha dekara ve Apa bhI kyA kama dukhI hoMge? kyA Apa hI koI apane jAne, apane ko daHkha denA cAhegA? para ve ajJAna aura lAcArI meM hI yaha saba kara rahe haiN| saMsAra-cakra calAnevAlI durdharSa karmazakti unase aisA karA rahI hai| isameM unakA koI doSa nahIM hai| unake prati koI abhiyoga yA anuyoga mana meM na ho, krodha-roSa na ho, glAne aura ghRNA bhI na ho| kara sakU~ to unheM prema ho karU~, aisA bala do nAtha!-aMjanI ko chor3a gaye ho to jahA~ ho, 138.: muktina Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vahIM se usakI bAta solahoM Ane rakha lenA, itanI hI vinatI hai / harSa-zoka, sukha-duHkha, lAbha-alAbha, maNi-tRNa, mahala- zmazAna sabameM samabhAva dhAraNa kara sakU~ / bhUta mAtra saba apane bAndhava haiM- cAroM ora saba apane hI to haiM! are kyA hai parAyA? parAyApana isalie ki apanAne kI zakti jo apane hI meM nahIM hai...!" aMjanA ne jaba A~kheM kholIM to rAta par3a cukI thii| a~dherA cAroM ora ghanA ho gayA thaa| nadI kA manda kala-kala aura zUnya meM jhilliyoM kI jhanakAra hI sunAI par3atI thii| per3a aneka bhayAnaka AkRtiyoM meM khar3e bhaviSya kI durdRzya chAyAlipi likha rahe the / T udhara jaba vasanta mahendrapura meM pahu~cI to sAyAhna nibir3a ho rahA thA / rAja-prAMgaNa meM pichale gupta rAste se praveza pAne meM use bar3I kaThinAI par3I / use mAluma huA ki mahArAja isa samaya apane nija mahala ke vihAra- kAnana meM vAyusevana ko nikale haiM samasyA aura kaThina ho gyii| uttane pAyA ki yahA~ aba vaha nirI paradezinI hI ho gayI hai| idhara kucha hI varSoM meM yahA~ bahuta bar3A parivartana ho gayA hai| sArA rAja - ja-parikara hI aparicita-sA lagatA hai| bar3I yuktiyoM aura kaThinAiyoM se usane aneka rAjadvAra pAra kiye | taba mila gayA use eka bahuta purAtana, paricita aura vizvAsu nRtya | kisI taraha bihAra kAnana meM pahu~ca hI to gyii| marmara ke paccIkArIvAle haMsa - naukAkAra siMhAsana para mahArAja mahendra virAje haiN| eka ora kI U~nI caukI para unake priyatama sAmanta mahotsAha baiThe haiN| dUsarI ora eka choTe siMhAsana para jyeSTha rAjaputra prasannakIrti baiThe haiN| kA~pate pairoM sAhasapUrvaka basanta mahArAja ke sammukha jA upasthita huii| dekhakara tInoM jana Azcarya se stavdha ho gaye / asamaya aura binA sUcanA ke mahArAja ke sarvadhA nijI isa bihAra meM vaha strI kaise praveza pA gayI hai? bAta kucha asAdhAraNa hai| "Arya jayaghoSa kI putrI vasantamAlA deva - caraNoM meM abhivAdana karatI hai !" kahatI huI basanta siMhAsana ke pAda - prAnta meM praNata ho gayI / nAma sunakara tInoM ne vasanta ko pahacAnA / basanta mAyA jhukAyeM, gale meM A~cala DAle, nAMmata dRSTi se khar3I raha gayI / mahArAja ne pUchA " kuzala to he na zubhe ! aMjanA kA kuzala saMvAda kho...|" vasanta ne phira sArA sAhasa baTorakara kahA "pragalbhatA kSamA ho deva, akele meM kucha nivedana karanA cAhatI hU~!" mahArAja kA saMketa pAkara kumAra prasannakIrti aura sAmanta mahotsAha uThakara kucha dUra nikala gaye / basanta pAsa jAkara pAdapotra ke pAsa ghaTanoM ke bala baiTha muktidRta: // 16 // :: Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gyii| AMcala meM gA~Ta dete hae aura bAra-bAra zabhA kA Avedana karate hu| usane bAna kahanA Arambha kiyA "deva, samajho ki aMjanI hI A~cala pasArakara pitA ke sammakha AcI haiN| cAhI to apanI putrI ko apane hI pairoM tale kucala denA | para use nirmama duniyA kI hokaroM meM mata pheMka danA kahakara usane adhika-se-adhika saMyama aura akapaTa bhAva se aMjana kA la-nivedaH, rAja ke sammukha rkhaa| jahA~ taka usase bana sakA apane mana kI sArI rulAI ko dabAkara bhI usanaM aMjanA kI kaThora phyAMdA kI rakSA kii| mahArAja ne sanA to lagA ki nirabhra AkAza se vana TUTA ho / saMjJAzunya hokara unhoMne donoM hAthoM meM muMha DAla diyaa| bar3I dera taka aise hI jar3avat ve baiThe raha gye| bhItara-bhItara eka duHsaha jvAlAmukhI dahaka rahA thaa| meM ekAeka bhiMcate svara meM phUTa par3e : "hAca prakAza, phaTa par3o! pRthvI vidIrNa ho jAo!--yaha sunane ko eka kSaNa bhI maiM jI nahIM sakU~gA...nahIM...nahIM...nahIM dekha sakU~gA...ina A~khoM se...nahIM suna sakU~gA ina kAnoM se..." kahate-kahate ve sihara-sihara aaye| donoM hAthoM se kabhI A~kha mIMcane lage to kabhI kAna mIMcane lge| kucha dera rahakara phira uttejita rudana ke svara meM bole-- ___"Aha, aMjana, donoM kuloM ko DubA diyA tUne!...dhikkAra hai merA vIrya... dhikkAra hai yaha manuSya-janma! mithyA hai yaha vikrama aura pratApa...thUla hai yaha vaibhava aura abhimAna..." kahakara kapAla para unhoMne hAtha mAra liyA / apane hI Apa meM dhIre-dhIre rudana ke svara meM gunagunAye . "sau putroM ke bIca-eka prANa-pAlitA lAiilI beTI.... Aha...apane hI vIrya / ne bhayaMkara nAgina bana, chAtI para car3hakara...u~sa liyA...!" kahate-kahate donoM hAthoM meM jaise ve apane unnata vakSa ko malosane lge| phira bole ___ "...kisa bhava kA vaira liyA hai tUne: beTI banakara aisA vizvAsaghAta kiyA? ...isa bar3hApe meM mA~-bApa ko patthara kI nAva para pheMka diyA tuune| dUvakara kila naraka meM sthAna milegaa...|" ...aura loka-nindA kI tapta zalAkA jaise rAjA ke samasta zarIra se biMdhane lgiiN| "dara haTa nilajje, sAmane se jA... | turata tuma donoM lAkara kahIM DUba maro! ...merI patrI yadi haiM to use kahanA ki apamA kalaukata mu~ha duniyA ko na dikhAtI phire|...pr, Aha, nahIM hai vaha mere ujjvala kala kA vIrya!.anAryA hai vaha...koI pratinI kautuka karane ke lie mere ghara janmI hai|" 1413 :: maztiA Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "jA nirlajje para 62. janardha na ho jAe... kSatriya kA zastra strIvAta kA aparAdhI na bana beMTa... nahIM to tuma donoM kA... ofa..." kahate-kahate rAjA siMhAsana ko masanada para lur3haka pdd'e| vasanta ne satya kA prakaTa karane meM kucha bhI uThA na rakhA thaa| use lagA ki manuSya ko vANI meM isase adhika kucha nahIM kahA jA sktaa| zAyada apanA kI icchA se para vaha sabhI kucha kaha gayI hai| use svayaM hIM jo bhAna nahIM rahA thaa| para rAjA ke pAsa yaha saba kucha sunane ke lie kAna nahIM the| vasanta cupacApa vahA~ se uThakara calI gyii| rAste meM eka bAra usake jI meM AyA ki mA~ kA hRdaya hI putrI kI isa bebasI ko samajha skegaa| kyoM na vaha rAjamAtA ke pAsa jaae| para usane socA ki mA~ kA hRdaya to aparAdhinI beTI ke lie bhI pasIjegA hI, para usakA kyA vaza hai? puruSa - zAsana ke pASANI kapATa jo usa hRdaya para lage haiM-rAjA kA jo rUpa usane dekhA hai- usake Age mA~ kyA bola sakegI? sAtha hI use yaha bhI lagA ki yaha saba karake zAyada yaha aMjanA ke sAtha vizvAsaghAta bhI kara rahI hai| zAyada parokSa meM usakA apamAna karatI phira rahI hai| ratha meM jisa aMjanA ko bAta karate usane sunA thA - use aisI dayanIya banA denA use sahya nahIM hai| kucha hI dera meM sAmanta mahotsAha aura kumAra prasannakIrti ne Akara pAyA ki rAjA siMhAsana kI pIThikA para ardha-mUrcchita se par3e haiN| A~khoM se unake A~sU baha rahe haiN| pahale to donoM jana vismaya se stabdha ho rhe| phira mahotsAha apane uttarIya se havA kara rAjA ko caita meM laaye| rAjA ko ina donoM se koI durAva nahIM thA / saMkSepa meM unhoMne vRtta khaa| sAtha hI usa para apanA kaThora nirNaya sunAkara ve cupa ho gye| kumAra prasannakIrti kA mana sunakara hAya-hAya kara utthaa| pitA kA vajra-kaThora nirNaya sunate-sunate unake jI meM AyA ki ve unakA mu~ha banda kara deM- para rAjA kI vaha bhISaNa mUrti dekhakara unakI himmata na huI / bhItara-bhItara unakA jI bahuta TUTA ki ye bahana kA pakSa pratipAdana kareM para kyA hai AdhAra? aura vastusthiti jaise zrI usameM kauna-sI viSamatA sambhava nahIM thI? para mahotsAha se na rahA gyaa| ve sAhasa baTorakara bole "rAjana, Adityapura kI rAnI ketumatI kI duSTatA to jagat-prasiddha hai| vaha adharmiNI hai - aura nAstika-sUtra para calanevAlI yaha loka meM vikhyAta hai| svabhAva kI vaha bahuta hI karkazA hai| para aMjanA ke tyAga aura tapasyA ke jIvana kI kathA to loka meM prasiddha hai| use loga kahate haiM satI devI, vasantamAlA se bAta kA ThIka-Toka patA lagAnA caahie| nahIM to utAvalI meM anartha ho jaaegaa| Apa le dhIra-dhurandhara vIra kA aise mAmaloM meM adhIra honA ucita nahIM - deva anyAya na r3oM - " dhanaH / / / Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ I "nahIM mahotsAha, saba khatma ho cukA, sunane ko aba kucha nahIM rahA hai| vasantamAlA ne kahane meM kucha bhI bAqI nahIM rakhA hai| bAlapana se ve donoM abhinna rahI haiM, phira basanta satya ko kaise prakaTa karegI? kitanI bAra aMjanA ko hama saba livA lAne gaye para akAraNa hI mukara gyii...| avazya hI koI khoTa usake mana meM thii| aura phira satI kA sat chupA nahIM rahatA hai| satI hotI to sAsa-sasura ko hI na jIta letii| ve hI kyoM use nikAlate? - pApa cAhe santAna kA hI rUpa lekara kyoM na Ae, vaha tyAjya ho hai, mahotsAha! phira loka-bharyAdA ko yadi rAjA hI tor3egA, to kauna usakI rakSA karegA? loka meM bar3A kauna hai? rakSaka ke cole meM yadi bhakSaka bana jAU~gA, to janma-janma naraka paauuNgaa| jAo mere abhAge beTe usa pApina se jAkara kaho ki vaha jIvita rahakara donoM kuloM ko loka meM lajAtI na phire-!" ...kucha dUra ke rAstoM meM ghUma-phirakara phira vasanta kahIM jhAr3oM kI Ar3a meM A khar3I huI thii| usane yaha sArA vArtAlApa suna liyaa| use lagA ki pairoM ke nIce kI pRthvI nIce dha~sI jA rahI haiN| sAmane kA yaha sArA avakAza hI lIlane ko calA A rahA hai| jhUThA hai saMsAra jhUThI haiM usakI mamatA-mAyA aura proti| jhUThe haiM mAM-bApa, putra aura pati, kuTumba aura AtmIya / taba svArtha ke sage aura sAthI haiN| dukha ke samaya nahIM hai koI rakhanevAlA / Apa hI apane ko nahIM rakha pAtA hai yaha jIva, tI phira dUsarA kauna ise rakha sakegA? apane ghara jAne kI icchA bhI basanta kI nahIM huii| Apa ve apanI rakSA kareMge aura kauna jAnegA ki abhAginI maiM kahA~ gayI hU~? cintAtura aura kSubdha hRdaya se bhAgatI huI vasanta sIdhI bhikSuNI AvAsa ko loTa AyI / pAyA ki aMjanA DAbha ko zayyA para cupacApa khoyI par3I hai| zAyada use nIMda laga gayI hai| cupacApa pAsa baiThakara kisI taraha do pahara rAta bitA dene kA saMkalpa vaha karane lgii| itane hI meM jaise koI tIvra pIr3A ho rahI hai, aisI kasamasAhaTa se aMjanA pasalI dabAkara tar3apa utthii| halkI-sI Aha usake mu~ha se nikala gayI / - "aMjana : nIMda A rahI hai?" pIr3ita svara ko dabAtI huI aMjanA bolI "oha jIjI, kaba A gayIM? bolIM kyoM nahIM meM to jAga hI rahI thii|" " takalIfa ho rahI haiM, aMjana?" javAba nahIM aayaa| phira dhIre se kevala itanA hI kahA "kucha nahIM jIjI.... yoM hI..." kahate-kahate yaha AvAja phira Ahata ho gyii| usakI bar3hatI huI chaTapaTAhaTa vasanta se chupa na skii| "aMjana mujhase chipAkara kisase kaheMgI? kyA samajha nahIM rahI hU~ usa duSTA 142 muktidRta Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ne garbha ke amra para hI AghAta jo kiyA thA / " "jIjI, na yAda karo, bisAra do-jIjI, tumheM merI saugandha hai / " kahate-kahate apane hAtha se aMjanA ne basanta kA mu~ha banda kara denA cAhA / pIr3A zAnta hone para kucha dera bAda aMjanA ne pUchA " apanI aMjanI kA bhAgya parakha AyI, jojI ? -- cupa kyoM ho - bola na ?" marma cIra denevAlI usa kaNTha kI jvalanta vANI meM ha~sI kI raNakAra thii| basanta apanI rulAI na roka sakI phakta tI sa zitAca maratI huI paha A~sU poMchane lgii| TUTate hue svara meM vaha bolI ! "...jA AyI bahana nahIM mAnI terI bAta merA bhI to pUrva bhava kA vaira tujha para thA, so vasUla karane gayI thii| terA apamAna karAkara hI tuSTa ho sakI hU~ maiM...! manuSya ke cole meM dharatI para dAnava hI basa rahe haiM, bahana, - manuSya para rahA-sahA jo vizvAsa thA vaha qhatma kara aayii| pitA nahIM haiM ve, rAkSasa haiM... asura... narAdhama ! kSAtra dharma kA pAkhaNDa karake asatya se lar3ane meM ve mu~ha chupAte haiN| ve kareMge AsurI zaktiyoM se mAnava kA bhrANa...?" uttejita hokara basanta bolatI ho gyii| pahale to aMjanA cupacApa saba sunatI rahI, phira gambhIra anunaya ke svara meM bolI " basa... basa... basa karo jIjI, mithyA se jUjhakara apano Atma-hAni na kro| ajJAniyoM se to sahAnubhUti hI ho sakatI hai-bhava kI usI rAtri meM hama sabhI to bhaTaka rahe haiN|" para basanta se Aveza meM rahA na gyaa| saba sunAkara hI to use caina thaa| rAjA kA eka-eka zabda usane duharA diyaa| sunate-sunate aMjanA jAne kaba mRtavat ho rahI / vasanta ne dekhA, use mUcchAM A gayI hai| apane krAMdhAveza aura apanI bhUla para vaha anutApa se vikala ho gyii| Aha, vaha pahale hI pIr3ita thI, aura Upara se usane Akara ye aMgAra car3hAye dukhinI ke marma para ? pAnI chir3akakara vaha aMjanA ko hoza meM lAne kA prayatna karane lgii| bar3I dera bAda aMjanA ko cela AyA 47 basanta kI goda meM mu~ha Dhakakara kevala itanA hI nikalA usake mu~ha se - asphuTa, para jvalanta "... nahIM jIjI... nahIM mara sakU~gI... pitA kI AjJA lA~ghane ko vivaza hU~... jIvana aura maraNa ke svAmI ve Apa haiM... ve hI jAneM! maiM kucha nahIM jAnatI !... aura yaha jo A rahA hai.....?" kahate-kahate phira vaha eka mArmika pIr3A se kasamasA utthii| bhItara anivAra jIvana kA mahAstrAMta jaile sArI bAdhAoM kI parvata-kArA ko tor3ane ke lie chaTapaTA rahA thA... pugnidUta 145 Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aMjanA ke so jAne para bar3I rAta taka basanta kI A~khoM meM nITa nahIM thii| anaMka cintAoM aura vikalpoM se mana usakA azAnta thaa| subdha aura benaina vA karavaTeM badala raho thii| jo honA dhA hA hoya hori ava : : haMgA, kyA karanA hogA? kyA hai aba bhAgya kA vidhAna? garbha ke bhAra se pIr3ita, thAyala, cAroM ora se tvaktA aura apamAnitA soyI hai yaha bholI lar3akI / duHkha ko isane sammukha hokara aMgIkAra kiyA hai| usakI kyA sAmarthya hai jo isa para dayA kare, isake bhAgya para A~sU bahAe / phira bhI cintAoM kA pAra nahIM hai, rAha asUjha hai| azana bhI nahIM hai, vasana bhI nahIM hai| donoM ke zarIra para kevala eka-eka duphUla par3A hai| ratnoM ke mahala meM rahanevAlI yuvarAjJI ke zarIra para ratna to dUra, dhAtu kA eka tAra bhI nahIM hai| pAnI pIne ko pAsa meM pAtra taka nahIM hai| kala savere se donoM ke peTa meM anna kA eka dAnA bhI nahIM pA hai| aura lisa para yaha garbhiNI hai| para rukanA nahIM hai, cale hI jAmA hai adRSTa ke mArga pr| adaya, syArthI manuSyoM kI, jagatI se dUra, bahuta duur| savere brAhma-mahata meM donoM bahaneM utthiiN| nadI-tIra para jAkara zaci-snAna kiyaa| pAsa hI per3oM tale, nitya-niyamAnusAra sAmAyika meM pravRtta huiiN| aMjanA ne dekhA ki patha kI rekhA antara meM prakAzita ho uThI hai| duvidhA kA koI kAraNa nahIM hai| uThane para bolI basanta"kahA~ jAnA hogA aba?" tapAka se uttara AyA "vana kI rAha para, jahA~ sabakA apanA rAjya hai| jIvana vahA~ nagna aura nirbAdha hai| sabhI kucha sahaja pravAhI hai| prabhutva kA mada yahA~ nahIM hai| chipAba-dasava vahA~ nahIM hai, isI se pApa bhI nahIM hai| mAnA ki hiMsA aura saMgharSa jIvoM meM vahA~ bhI hai| para vaha pApa akapaTa aura khulA hai| AdarzoM ke AvaraNoM meM DhakI roja-roja kI parAdhIna mRtyu se, khulakara sAmane AnevAlI vaha akapaTa mauta sundara hai| saba kucha sarala, khulA aura apanA hai jahA~-vahIM hogA apanA vAsa, bahana-!" "para nArI kA gholA mAkara hama isanI svatantra aura nirApada kahA~ haiM, bahana?" "bhUlatI ho jIjI, komala haiM isI se itanI nirvala hama nahIM haiN| sabala puruSa-se garviSTha vidhAna ko hama sadA se jhelatI AyI haiM-apane dharma kA pAlana karane ke lie| para durbala saMskAra banakara yadi vahI komalalA hamAre Atma-dharma kA ghAta kara rahI hai, to vaha bhI tyAjya hI hai| mAnA ki komalatA ltrI kA astitvagata dharma bhI hai| para antataH AtmA ke mArga meM strItva se bhI pare jAnA hai| yoni tI bhedanA hI hai| aura ThIka vaise hI kyA paruSa ko bhI apanI puruSatA meM ugarata nahIM honA hai? donoM hI 111. gavinadRta Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ko iSTa hai vahI AtmA kI avyAbAdha komalatA aura deha bhI kyA antima satya hai| usase bhI to eka dina uttIrNa honA hI hai| phira usakI bAdhA kaisI? komalatA puruSa ko jitanI cAhie hamase le, para vahI hamArI ber3I nahIM bana sktii| puruSa kA diyA saMskAra to kyA, mukti ke mArga meM svayaM puruSa bhI yadi hamArI bAdhA banakara Ae to vaha tyAjya hI hai- " "para apanI rakSA karane meM hama asamartha jo haiM, aMjana !" "yaha vahI saMskAra kI durbalatA to hai, jiijii| yaha nilagaM satya nahIM hai| isI vivazatA ko jotanA hai| rakSA ko kisI ko nahIM kara sktaa| hama Apa apane rakSaka haiN| apane hI satya kA bala apanA rakSA kavaca hai|- rakSakoM kI chatrachAyA meM to aba taka rdhI hI bar3A bharosA thA unkaa| para vahA~ se bhI to Thelakara nikAla dI gyiiN| aura kaho ki zIla kI rakSA, to zIla to AtmA kA dhana hai; mRta zarIra kA koI jo cAhe kre| isa Atma-dhana kI rakSA ke lie jo sacamuca caitanya haiM, deha ke visarjana meM use saMkIca yA bhaya kyoM hogA ? - taba zIla bacAnA hai kisake lie? apane hI lie to| puruSa kI satI pativratA siddha hone ke lie nhiiN| usake lie bacAkara rakhA, taba bhI kyA sadA usane hama para vizvAsa kiyA hai? usa mithyA marIcikA ke pIche daur3ane se aba lAbha nahIM hai, bahana / vaha saba chUTa gayA hai pIche - " "ghara hama donoM akelI hI to nahIM haiM, aMjanI, garbha meM jo jIva AyA hai, usakI rakSA kA upAya bhI to socanA hI hogaa|" aMjanA ke usa teja-tapta cehare meM haMsI kI eka komala rekhA daur3a gyii| para usI prakharatA se usane uttara diyA " apanA vidhAna vaha apane sAtha lAyA hai, bahana ! vaha Apa apanI rakSA karane meM samartha hai| nahIM hai samartha to usakA naSTa ho jAnA hI iSTa hai / - kisI kA jilAyA vaha nahIM jiegA aura kisI kA mArA vaha nahIM mregaa| mere durbhAgyoM se vaha pare hai| jIvana kI usa mahAsattA kA anAdara mujhase nahIM hogA jIjI! calo dera karanA iSTa nahIM hai| dina ugane se pahale isa nagara kI sImA ko chor3a denA hai|" vasanta ne soca liyA ki isa lar3akI se nistAra nahIM hai| usane nizcaya kiyA ki rAha meM vaha aMjanA ko rAz2I kara legI, aura yadi sambhava huA to ve kisI dUra videza ke grAma meM jA bseNgii| manuSya ke dvAra para aba ve bhIkha nahIM maaNgeNgii| apane hI zrama se kucha upArjana kara leNgii| sukhapUrvaka prasava ho jAne para Age kI bAta Age dekhI jaaegii| aura saca hI to kahatI hai aMjana, jo AyA hai vaha bhI apanA bhAgya lekara AyA hai, usake puNya para hama sandeha kyoM kareM ? garbha ke bhAra se deha pIr3ita hai| rAja-bhogoM para palA zarIra nirAhAra aura niravalamba haiN| rAha anizcita hai aura bhaviSya dhuMdhalA hai| aMjanA ko calane meM kaSTa hI rahA hai, para paira eka nizcaya ke sAtha Age bar3he jA rahe haiM / basanta kA hAtha usake muktidUta 145 Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kandhe para hai| donoM manoM ke tAra jaise eka ko sura meM ba~dhe haiN| eka hI maMgIta kI laya para sadhI be calI jA rahI haiN| bola kA antara bhI isa kSaNa unake bIca nahIM hai| raha-rahakara donoM kI dRSTi tAmane ke zukra-tAre meM aTaka jAtI hai| dhIre-dhIre dizAe~ ujalI hone lagIM, Asa-pAsa kA samasta loka-carAcara prakAzita ho gyaa| sudUra pUrva chora para eka tAr3a kI vanAlI ke Upara USA kI gulAbI AbhA phUTa utthii| basanta ne dekhA ki aMjanA ke klAnta mukha kI zrI meM eka adbhuta navInatA kA nikhAra hai| usa cehare kA bhAva nirvikAra aura agamya hai| virakti nahIM haiM, nirmamatA nahIM hai| para mapatA aura komalatA bhI to nahIM hai| viSAda mAnI svayaM hI musakarA uThA hai| phira bhI una hoThoM meM kahA~ hai rAga-anurAga kI rekhA? vizAla svarNa kirITa-sA sUrya eka purAtana aura ghane jaTAjAlavAle, gRhadAkAra baTa-vRkSa ke Upara se uga rahA thaa| nIce usake hare-bhare jhAr3oM ke bIca se, gA~va ke ujale, pute hue, svaccha ghara camaka rahe the| pakkI sar3aka jAne kahA~ chUTa gayI thii| jAne kaba ve calatI-calatI kacce rAstoM para A nikalI thiiN| Ala-pAsa dUra-dUra taka phaile hariyAle kheta savare kI tAz2I aura zItala vAyu meM lahaka rahe the| unakI nokoM ke bIca yaha apAra AkAza mAno choTA-sA kutuhalI bAlaka banakara A~khamicaulI khela rahA hai| hariyAlI kI isa caMcala AbhA meM usakI acala nIlimA jaise laharA rahI hai| dUra-dUra chiTakI snigdha-chAyA amarAiyoM aura vipula vRkSa-yUthoM meM vizrAma kA AmantraNa hai| khetoM ke bIca kI vizAla vApikAoM para baila carasa khIMca rahe haiN| cAvar3I kI meharAba se koI-koI ramaNiyA~ aura grAma-kanyAe~ pAnI kI gAgara bharakara nikalatI haiM, aura kheta ke kinAre-kinAre grAma kI ora bar3ha rahI haiN| dhUpa kAfI car3ha AyI hai| calate-calate vasanta ke paira lar3akhar3Ane lge| sA~sa / usakI bhara AyI hai| para ruka jAne kI aura virAma kI bAta usake hoThoM para nahIM A pAtI hai| usane aMjanA kI phUlatI huI sA~sa ko anubhava kiyaa| dhUpa se ceharA usakA tamatamA AyA hai-aura sArA zarIra pasIne se latha-patha ho gayA hai| aMjanA besudha-sI cala hI cala rahI haiN| calate-calate ekAeka usane apanA mu~ha vasanta ke kandhe para DAla diyaa| A~kheM isakI miMca gyiiN| sA~sa usakI aura bhI jora-jora se uttapta hokara calane lgii| pairoM meM A~TiyA~ par3ane lagauM / vasanta ne dekhA ki usake sAre aMga DhIle aura nizceSTa par3a gaye haiM-usakA samUcA bhAra uttI ke Upara A par3A hai| vaha sAvadhAna ho gyii| eka kheta ke kinAre kI ghAsa meM le jAkara usane aMjanA ko apanI goda para liTA liyA aura A~cala se havA karane lgii| zvAsa ke prabala vega se aMjanA kA vaha viphUla vakSa mAno TTA par3a rahA hai| aura bhItara kI kisI anivAra yantraNA ke trAsa se sArA ceharA dekhate-dekhate vivarNa ho utthaa| bar3hatI huI becainI ko dabAne ke tie, apane hI jAnate hue aMgoM ko apane bhItara sikor3atI huI [-16 :: muktidUna Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaha gA~u huI jA rahI hai| vasanta ke hoza-havAsa guma ho gye| z2abAna tAlU se cipaka gyii| cAroM ora jana hai, jIvana hai phira kyoM haiM ve itanI janahIna aura asahAya ? manuSya mAtra se aiso virakta kyoM kyA jIvana se rUThakara jiyA jA sakegA? basamta ke mana meM aise hI prazna cikoTI kATa rahe the| para use vahA~ akelI chor3akara vaha kaise jAe aura kahA~ jAe: isa aparicaya ke deza meM kise pukAre? aMjanA ko eka-do bAra hilA-ilAkara pakArA, uttara u hI dizA kaMbala eka bAra samAdhAna kA hAtha uThAkara phira dharatI para DAla diyaa| taba to vasanta kA dhairya TUTa gyaa| aMjanA ke saMketa ko yaha ThIka-ThIka samajhI nhiiN| azubha ko AzaMkA se vaha tharrA utthii| raha-rahakara kala kA vaha mahAdevI kA padApAta usako chAtI meM bhAle-sA kasaka uThatA hai| usane socA ki kucha upAya tarata hI karanA cAhie, nahIM to dera ho jaaegii| aura kucha nahIM sUjhA, to aMjanA ko goda se sarakAkara dharatI para liTA diyA, aura Apa uThakara betahAzA dor3atI haI kheta ke usa mor3a taka calI gyii| vahIM se jo pagaDaNDI gayI haiM-usI para eka berlo se chAyA jhoMpar3A use dikhaa| pAsa hI khulI bAvar3I meM pAnI camaka rahA hai| aura usI se eka ghanI chAyAvAlA phaloM kA bAg2a hai| vaisI hI jhapaTatI huI vasanta vApasa aayii| aMjanA cupa hokara auMdhI par3I thii| basanta ne bahuta sAvadhAnI se dhIre se uThAkara use kandhaM para liyA aura bar3I kaTinAI se kisI taraha usa bAg2a taka le aayii| kinAre ho bAvar3I kI sIr3hiyoM taka chAyA huA aMgUroM kA eka latA-maNDapa thaa| usI kI chAyA meM lAkara usane aMjanA ko liTA diyA / zveta patthara ko pakkI bAvar3I, vizada, svaccha aura cAroM tarafa se khulI hai| kinAre se kucha hI nIce taka nirmala jala usameM laharA rahA hai| hAtha DubAkara hI pAnI liyA jA sakatA hai| cAroM ora snigdha zilAoM ke pakke kinAre ba~dhe haiM aura yAga kI tarafa sIr3hiyA~ banI haiN| eka kinAre keloM kA vana-sA jhuka AyA haiM aura dUsarI ora ikSa kA kheta A lagA hai| vasanta ne kacha kele ke patte aura aMgUroM kI latAe~ bichAkara usa para halkA-sA pAnI chir3aka diyA, aura aMjanA ko jasa para liTAkara eka kele ke patte se havA karane lgii| ekamana se vasanta iSTadeva kA smaraNa kara rahI hai| usake dekhate-dekhate aMjanA ke mukha para udvignatA ke bajAya eka gaharI zAnti phaila gyii| thor3I dera vaha cupacApa leTI rahI, jaise nIMda A gayI hai| ekAeka usane A~kheM kholii| dekhA ki hariyAlI kA vitAna hai| cAroM ora eka nigAha usane dekha liyaa| phala-bhAra se namra bAga kI ghanI aura zItala chAyA meM dUra-dUra taka vRkSoM ke tanoM kI saraNiyoM haiN| pattoM meM kahIM-kahIM hariyAlA prakAza chana rahA hai| sandhoM meM se Ayo huI dhUpa ke komala dhabbe kahIM-kahIM bikhare haiN| jaise isa komala sunahalI lipi meM koI AzA kA sandeza likha rahA hai| bAhara kI tarafa, sAmane dIkhA-zAkhAoM aura sUkhe pattoM se banA eka sundara jhoMpar3A hai| usa para pIle aura jAmunI phulAMvAlI zAka-satiyoM kI veleM AyI haiN| muktidUta :: 117 Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Asa-pAsa sabjiyoM kI kyAriyA~ haiN| unake kinAre papIte ke jhAr3oM kI katAreM khar3I haiN| jhoMpar3e kI eka bag2ala meM cAroM ora khulI chAjana ke tale eka gozAlA hai| unameM bI eka vizAla DoDosa kI pucha sapheda gAre pairI pAlI kara rahI haiN| pAsa hI khar3A eka navajAta bachar3A unIMdI A~khoM se ekaTaka apanI janetA kI ora dekha rahA hai| jhoMpar3e kA A~gana nirjana hai, dvAra banda hai / jAna par3atA hai, vahA~ koI nahIM hai| gozAle kI chAjana aura jhoMpar3e ke bIca kI Ar3a meM eka grAmINa ratha kI pITha dIkha rahI hai| Upara usake pItala kA gumbada hai-aura pIThikA meM tane hue raMga-biraMge citroMvAle, Rtujarjara pAla kI jhalaka dIkha rahI hai| usake pAsa hI chAyAbAna vAlI eka gAr3I khulI par3I hai| aMjanA ne pAyA ki yaha manuSya kA ghara hai| Asa-pAsa yahA~ surakSA hai, gArhasthya hai| sukha-suvidhA aura vizrAma kA prabandha hai| yahA~ anna hai, phala-phUla haiM, dUdha hai - aura sneha se snigdha jIvana rasa cAroM ora bikharA hai| para atirikta aura anAvazyaka yahA~ kucha nahIM hai| abhimAna aura dikhAve kA ADambara nahIM hai| prakRti ke hRdaya se sadA huA hI jIvana kA eka sahaja, suSama aura sukhamaya virAmasthala hai| para jisa ghara vaha atithi banakara anAyAsa calI AyI hai, usakA dvAra banda hai| abhyarthanA karane ke lie koI gRha svAmI yahA~ nahIM hai| vaha samajha gayI thI ki Apatti kI ghar3I meM nirupAya basanta use yahA~ le AyI hai| phira bhI use vaha apane ko yahA~ Thaharane kI adhikArI nahIM paatii| saprazna A~khoM se usane sAmane baiThI vasanta ko dekhaa| basanta kI usa murajhAyI mukha-mudrA meM abhI bhI gaharI parezAnI aura cintAturatA sAfa jhalaka rahI hai| phira bhI apane dukhabhare cehare para sAyAsa eka musakarAhaTa lAkara basanta ne pUchA "aba jI kaisA hai, aMjana " " acchI hU~ bahana, apanA sArA dukha to tumheM sauMpa diyA hai, aba mujhe kyA hone ko hai...?" kahate-kahate aMjanA musakarA aayii| "abhI bhI mujhe itanI parAyI samajhatI hai, aMjanI to tU jAna / - para tujhase vilaga hokara aba merI gati nahIM hai| nahIM jAnatI hU~ ki kaise vaha tujhe samajhA sakatI huuN| merI utanI buddhi nahIM hai|" kahakara eka gaharI niHzvAsa chor3atI huI vasanta dUsarI ora dekhane lgii| aMjanA bolI kucha nahIM - cupacApa ekaTaka usa vasanta ko karuNa A~khoM se dekhatI rhii| vasanta se rahA na gyaa| pAsa sarakakara usane aMjanA kA mAthA apanI goda para le liyA aura bolI - "aMjanI, itanI nirmama na vn| kucha to dayA kara apanI isa abhAginI jIjI para! mere jI kI zapatha hai, mujhase saca saca batA de kyA kala usa duSTA ke padAghAta - 148 muktidUta Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ se tujhe coTa lagI hai? mulI se chipAego to maiM bahuta asahAya ho jaauuNgii| tava to mere duHkha kA anta hI nahIM hai| maiM akelI kise jAkara apanI pakAra snaauuNgii|" ___ "vyAkula na hoo jIjI, patthara aura miTTI kI ho gayI hU~...coTa jese aba lagatI hI nahIM haiM-" "para abhI jo ceharA maiMne dekhA hai, usakA trAsa to majhase chapA nahIM hai-" aMjanA kA mukha phira mlAna ho aayaa| vaha ekaTaka bAhara ke AkAza ko dekhatI raha gyii| kucha dera rahakara eka marmAhata svara meM vaha bolI "hatyArI ho uThI hUM, jo-tI!...yuga-yuga kI vedanA se santapta ve mere pAsa Aye ghe| sakha aura zAnti kI unheM khoja thii| yuddha se unheM glAni ho gayo thii| cira dina kI baMcanA se ve santrasta the| kauna jAne sukha de sakI yA nahIM, para maiMne unheM dhakkA de diyaa| jAne kisa agamya bhayAnakatA ke mu~ha meM maiMne unheM Dhakela diyaa| usI kSaNa samajha gayI thI ki mRtyu se bhI jUjhane meM aba ye hicakeMge nhiiN| kevala mere hI kahane se, mere hI lie gaye haiM ve mRtyu se lar3ane-! apane lie aba kisI bhI vijaya kI kAmanA unake mana meM zeSa nahIM rahI thii| apanI hI hAra ko unhoMne sira jhukAkara, jayamAlA kI taraha svIkAra kara liyaa| aura usa dina unhoMne apane ko dhanya paanaa| apanI sArI mahattAoM ko ghUra karake, ke kevala apanI Atma-vedanA lekara mere pAsa Aye the| ..para unakI hAra mujhe sahana na ho skii| taba mujhameM gauraca kA lobha jaagaa| unake puruSatva ke AbhamAna aura vijaya ke anusaga se maiM bhara utthii| meM gaviNI ho utthii| eka taraha se maiMne hI unheM yaha kahA ki-'vijetA hokara Ao-' ve ha~sate-ha~sate usa patha para cale gye| vijaya ko mauMga bhI unase merI choTI nahIM thii| mana-hI-mana zAyada yahI to kaha rahI thI-'ajAta-zatru jetA banakara lauTo!' usa kSaNa to maiM apanI hI Atma-garimA ke sukha meM besudha thI "para oha jIjI, Aja kalpanA kara sakI hU~, cAroM ora tane hue asaMkhya zatruoM ke tIroM ke bIca maiMne unheM Dhakela diyA hai| para lauTakara na dekhanevAle ve, unake bIca khelakara bhI, merI kAmanA kI vijaya pAye binA nahIM lautteNge| aura unakI bAta soce binA hI, jAne kisa satya ke Agraha se, maiM apane hI mArga para cala par3I hU~?-merI sAdha kI pUrti lekara, jaba ve kisI dina AzA-bhare lauTeMge...aura mujhe na pAe~ge...taba...? taba una para kyA bItegI, jIjI...?" kahatI-kahatau vaha vasanta kI goda meM bilakha pdd'ii| vasanta niHzabda use apane peTa ora vakSa se dabAye le rahI thii| isa aisI viSama vedanA ke lie, vaha kyA kahakara sAntvanA de, jise vaha svayaM nahIM samajha pA rahI hai| vaha to kevala usa duHkha kI niSkAma sahabhoginI hai| phira aMjanA dhIre se rulAI-bhare kaNTha se hI bolI "para hAya, unakaM vIratva aura puruSatva kI hI avamAnanA kara rahI huuN| kyoM putidUta :: 149 Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ uThI hai mana meM yaha zaMkA-ki apanI hI rAha para svacchanda cala par3I ha~? kahA~ hai unase alaga merA rAstA? unhIM kI khIMcI rekhA para to calI jA rahI hU~ bahana! apane hI mamatva se ghira jAtI haiM, isI se raha-rahakara mana bhrama meM par3a jAtA hai| taba unake pyAra para anajAne hI avizvAsa kara baiThatI haiN| kSudratA aura ajJAna to merA hI hai n| isI se to pAkara bhI unheM nahIM rakha skii|-pr mara bhI jAUMgI, to jita rAha yaha miTTI par3egI, isI se hokara ve Ae~ge, isameM raMca bhI sandeha nahIM hai...." kahate-kahate aMjanA kA yaha A~suoM se dhulA huA ceharA eka amanda dIpti aura jAgati se bhara utthaa| vaha baiTha gayI aura apane donoM hAthoM meM vatanta ke dukhI cehare ko dabAkara bolI-- "dukhI na hoo jIjI, mero choTI-choTI mUrkhatAoM para tumhI yA ghabarA jAogI, to kaise banegA?" "yaha to terI pala-pala kI vedanA hai, aNjn| ise samajha sakeM, aisI zakti mujhameM kahA~ hai? para sa hatyArI me jo mantika AghAta kiyA hai, usI kI pIr3A se abhI tujhe pUchA A gayI thI--yaha bAta mujhase kyoMkara chipa sakegI?" _ "yaha to ThIka-ThIka maiM bhI nahIM samajha pA rahI hU~, jiijii|-kyaa tuma usa vigata ko bhUla nahIM sakatI...? saMsAra ke pAsa AghAta ke atirikta aura dene ko hai hI kyA? aura usake prati kRtajJa hone ke sivA hama aura kara hI kyA sakate haiN| coTeM AtI haiM ki hama cinmaya hai--gatimaya haiM! amaratva kA paricaya usI meM chupA hai| nahIM to jIvana kI dhArA hI jar3ita ho jaaegii|-mn se usa vRkSa zaMkA aura santApa ko dUra kara do, jiijii| "para garbha kA jIva terA vairI to nahIM hai, aNjnaa| apane Upara cAhe tujhe karuNA na ho, para kyA usake prati bhI aisI nirdaya ho jAegI?" "unake dAna para dayA karane vAlI maiM hotI kauna hU~, bahana aura use itanA balahIna mAnane kA bhI mujhe kyA adhikAra hai?-prahAra para calakara yadi use AnA bhAyA hai, to use amaratva hI kyoM na mAneM-mRtatva kI bAta kyoM socU~? merI hI chAtI meM lAta mAratA vaha A rahA hai, usakI rakSA kyA mere basa kI hai..?" tabhI sAmane unheM dIkhA ki jhopar3e kA daravAz2A khulA hai| eka sabjI kI kyArI kI Ar3a meM do kRSaka-kanyAe~ dubakI baiThI haiN| hiranI-lI Ayata A~khoM te Tukura-Tukura unakI ora dekha rahI haiN| itane hI meM bAg2a kI tarafa se, dUdha-se safeda bAla aura ghanI dAr3hIvAlA, eka Arakta mukha, vizAlakAya vRddha AtA dIkha pdd'aa| spaSTa hI vaha isa bhUmi kA svAmI hai| laTaka Aye khule zarIra meM, aba bhI svAsthya kI tAmravarNa lAlimA dama-dama kara rahI hai| pAsa Akara usane hAtha kI iliyA, kadalI-patra aura do bar3e-bar3e done sAmane rakha diye| donoM meM drAkSoM ke gucche haiM, aura iliyA meM tAjJA tor3e hue do-tIna taraha ke dUsare phala haiM / vRddha ne aMjanA aura vasanta se deza-kula-jAti 150 :: puktidUta Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA koI paricaya nahIM puuch| kevala apane atithiyoM ko usane donoM hAtha jor3a, bAta hI vinIta aura gadgada hokara praNAma kiyaa| sneha kI mauna aura snigdha A~khoM se ho, usane apanI bheMTa kI svIkRti pAkara kRtArtha hone kI yAcanA kii| donoM bahanoM ne sira navAkara vRddha kA abhivAdana kiyA / Ananda aura vismaya se pulakita hokara aMjanA bolI "bAbA, cora kI taraha tumhAre ghara meM hama donoM ghusa baiThI haiN| hamArI uddaNDatA ko kSamA kara denaa|" vRddha phira hAtha jor3akara nama ho aayaa| vaha bolA "bar3e bhAgya haiM devI hamAre! saubhAgya kA sUraja ugA hai Aja, jo sabere hI A~gana meM Akara atithi devatA kI taraha virAje haiN| yaha bhUmi dhanya huI hai tumheM pAkara / dIna kRSaka kA yaha tuccha phalAhAra svIkAra kara, use kRtArtha karo, bhade!" aMjanA ke mana meM koI duvidhA nahIM thii| usane basanta kI ora dekhaa| vasanta saprazna A~khoM se aMjanA kI ora dekha rahI thii| spaSTa hI usa dRSTi meM hicaka thii| "saMkoca kA koI kAraNa nahIM hai, jiijii| ina bhUmi-putroM ke dAna ko lene se inakAra kara sakeM, itane bar3e hama nahIM haiN| muMha mor3akara jIne kA abhimAna mithyA hai| dharitrI-mAtA ne hameM janma diyA hai, to hameM jIvana-dAna dene vAle janaka aura poSaka haiM ye kRssk| le lo jIjI, duvidhA na karo-" phira kRSaka kI aura dekhakara bolI "binA hamArI pAtratA jAne, hameM bhikSA le sakane kI pAtrI tumane banA diyA hai, yAvA- / jIvana kRtakArya huA hai tumhAre dAna se-|" bhaitanA bar3A bhAra hama donoM para na DAlo Arye, hama to tumhAre sevaka mAtra kahakara prasanna hotA huA vRddha, atithicaryA ke dUsare prabandhoM ke lie vyasta-sA hokara, jhoMpar3e kI ora cala diyaa| jhoMpar3e ke dUsarI ora ke chAyAbAna meM rasa nikAlane kI carakhiyoM ko jora-jora se dhamAkara, ve donoM kanyAe~ drAkSa aura ikSa kA rasa nikAla rahI thiiN| kSobha aura roSa ke kAraNa jo bhI hicaka aura virakti vasanta ke mana meM jarUra thI, para usakI antaratama kI sabase bar3I cintA isa kSaNa yahI thI, ki vaha kisI taraha aMjanA ko kucha khilA-pilA ske| usane turanta kele ke patte bichAkara, kucha phala aura drAkSa-guccha usa para rakha liye aura donoM bahaneM khAne lgiiN| khAte-khAte bAta cala par3I to aMjanA ne kahA "manuSya para azraddhA kiye nahIM banegA, jiijii| manuSya mAtra se ruSTa hokara, vimukha hokara, hama isa rAha nahIM AyI haiN| AyI haiM isalie ki apane bA~dha viSama kamoM ke phala bhugatane meM hama akelI hI raha sakeM / apane udayAgata se auroM ke jIvanoM muktidUta :: 151 Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM vyAghAta na ddaaleN| mithyA ke jisa virupa vidhAna ne manuSya ke jIvana ko AtmapIr3ana ke duzcakra meM DAla rakhA hai, ho sake to usase alaga khar3I hokara use pratiSedha deN| aura yo kisI dina usa duzcakra ko ulaTa deN|" thor3I dera cupa rahakara aMjanA phira bolI: "para karma-vidhAna kI isa kurUpatA meM bhI kyA Atma kA dharma sarvathA lopa ho gayA hai| nahIM-nayamI aura ke maMca rahakara vaha jyoti prakaTa hotI hai| isI se to mukti-mArga kI rakha akSuNNa calI A rahI hai| manuSya ke bhItara kI ujJcalatA jahA~ jhoMka rahI haiM usI para zraddhA ko TikA denA hai| vahI hamArA nijatva hai| jo kurUpa hai vaha to mithyA haiM hii| use satya mAnakara usake prati ruSTa aura AgrahI honA, to apane ko usI duzcakra meM DAle rakhanA hai|" "para yoM paramukhApekSI hokara kaba taka calA jAegA, aMjana?" "para maiM kahU~, nirapekSa kyA hai, jIjI: apekSA to astitva ke sAtha hI lagI hai| nirapekSa hokara jIne kA abhimAna hI to mithyA-darzana hai| samyaktva se vahIM hama cyuta ho jAte haiN| asala meM dekhanA yaha hai ki vaha apekSA svArtha se sImita na ho| vaisI apekSA to prema ke bajAya lobha ko hI adhika bddh'aaegii| vaha denevAle meM abhimAna jagAego aura lenevAle meM hInatA utpanna kregii| manuSya-manuSya ke bIca prepa kA jI avinAbhAvI aura cirantana sambandha hai, yaha samUla kabhI bhI naSTa nahIM ho sktaa| AtmA kI maulika ekatA meM hamArI niSThA yadi dRr3ha hai, to usa prema kA paricaya hama satata pAte jAe~ge-jIbana ke patha meN| usI kA phala yaha ayAcita dAna hai, jiijii| parAdhInatA kA saMkIrNa bhAva mana meM jarA nahIM lAnA hai| prema kA prasAda samajhakara hI isa bhikSA ko grahaNa kara lenA hai| Adhipatya kI kAMkSA aura abhimAna mana meM na rakhakara yadi AkiMcanya kA vrata grahaNa kiyA haiM, to phira bhikSA grahaNa karane meM lajjA kA kAraNa nahIM hai, jiijii| bhikSA to usI zAzvata prema-paricaya kA eka cida mAtra hai| paraspara eka-dUsare ko svIkAra kiye binA hama yala nahIM sakate haiN|" itane hI meM kRSaka kI donoM kanyAe~ kA~se ke bar3e-bar3e kaToroM meM rasa bharakara le aayiiN| atithiyoM ke sAmane kaTore dharakara, donoM ne pallA bichAkara bhUmi para mAthA Teka praNAma kiyaa| aMjanA ne unake mAthe para hAtha rakhakara AzIrvacana khe| lajjA mizrita kautUhala se masakarAtI huI donoM bAlAe~, apane ina asAdhAraNa atithiyoM ko bar3e hI vismaya kI A~khoM se dekha rahI thiiN| aMjanA ne unake nAma pUche, AsapAsa kI grAma-vasatikAoM kA aura isa deza kA paricaya pUchA / vAlAoM ne asphuTa svara meM lajA-lajAkara usake uttara diye| itane hI meM udhara ke kAma se nibaTakara vRddha kRSaka A phuNcaa| bAtacIta meM vRddha ne batAyA, ki ye donoM kanyAe~ hI mAtra usakI santati haiN| putra koI nahIM hai| patnI inhoM do bacciyoM ko abodha meM zaizava meM chor3akara paraloka sidhAra gayI thiiN| taba se usI ne pAla-posakara bar3e kaSTa se inheM bar3A kiyA 152 :: muktidUta Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai, aura unhIM ke lie saMsAra pe usakA jIvana hai| aba kanyAeM sayAnA huI haiM, dekheM kauna atithi Akara unheM saubhAgya kA dAna karegA: lar3akiyA~ sakaruNa, saralA A~svA~ se ekaTaka aMjanA aura vasanta kI ora nihAra rahI thiiN| pitA ke karuNa kaNTha svara ne unake pukhar3oM para eka niHzada rulAI nirakhera tI bhI ! apane bAre meM jaba aMjanA aura vasanta ne kucha bhI sUcita nahIM kiyA, to vRddha ne bhI paryAdA nahIM lAMghI / kulazIla kA koI bhI prazna usane apane muMha para nahIM Ane diyaa| aMjanA ne Apa hI itanA batA diyA ki ve Adityapura kI rahanevAlI haiM aura isa samaya yAtrA para kAma kA samaya hote hI vRddha, apano donoM kanyAoM ko atithiyoM kI sevA meM niyukta kara, apanA hala uThA, bailoM ko hA~katA huA kheta para calA gyaa| bAlAoM se aMjanA ne unakI dinacaryA aura kAma-kAja jaane| phira Apa bhI basanta ko sAtha le unake sAtha phaloM ke bAg2a meM calI gayI / vahA~ phala saMcaya, phaloM kI chaTanI, pakSiyoM se phaloM kI rakSA kA prabandha Adi aneka kAmoM meM ve unakI sahayoginI huii| pitA kI AjJAnusAra, samaya para lAkara lar3akiyoM ne bhojana atithiyoM ke sAmane rakhA / jo bhI savere ke phalAhAra kI tapti ne bhojana kI AvazyakatA nahIM rahane dI thI, phira bhI lar3akiyoM kA mana rakhane ke lie aMjanA aura vasanta ne unake sAtha hI baiThakara thoDA-thor3A bhojana kiyaa| thor3I hI dera ke sAhacarya meM unhoMne pAyA ki ve bAlAe~ unase aitI abhinna ho par3I haiM, jaise AdikAla kI sahacariyA~ hI hoN| aura tabhI aMjanA kA mana martya mAnava kI khaNDa-khaNDatA aura avaza bichoha ke prati eka antahIna karuNA se bhara utthaa| kaise samajhAe vaha ina abodha bAlAoM kI--vaha sAMsArika jIvana mAtra ke bhAgya kI anivAryatA aura ekatA kA bodha jisa kendrIya bindu para hai, vaha kyA sahaja anubhavya hai? sAndhya-phalAhAra ke bAda bAvar3I kI sIr3hiyoM para baiThI vasanta aura aMjanA ke bIca unake prasthAna kI bAta cala rahI thii| sunakara ve donoM lar3akiyA~ udAsa ho gaI / sUnI, avasanna A~khoM se dizAoM ko tAkatI huI, ve eka-dUsare se vichur3akara idhara-udhara gholane lgiiN| ekAeka bar3I lar3akI sahamI-sI pAsa Akara khar3I ho gyii| usakI AMkhoM meM jaise janma-janma kI bichoha kathA sAkAra hokara mUka-prazna kara utthii| aMjanA samajha gyii| usane use pAsa khIMcakara chAtI se lagA liyA, aura binA bole ho usake gAla para hAtha pheratI huI use pucakAratI rhii| lar3akI anAyAsa pUcha baiTI"tuma kahA~ calI jAogI kala?" sacamuca aMjanA ke pAsa isa prazna kA koI uttara nahIM thaa| tabhI eka avyAhata AtmIyatA ke bhAva se usakA sArA prANa jaise usameM se sphUtaM hokara diganta ke choroM taka vyApta ho gyaa| pAkanadUta : 15 Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "kahIM nahIM jAU~gI, bahana, tumheM chor3akara... | saca mAnanA sadA tumhAre sAtha rahU~gI / ... udhara dekho, ke ke karapara sakhyA ugo haina asa ise dekhakara roja merI yAda kara lenA, maiM tumhAre pAsa A jAyA karU~gI...!" donoM lar3akiyA~ Azvasta aura prasanna hokara sAmane ke gozAle meM dUdha duhane calI gyiiN| aMjanA aura vasanta bhI hAsya-vinoda karatI unake sAtha dUdha duhane baiThIM / lar3akiyoM ke Ananda kI sImA na thii| sakaruNa snehala kaNTha se ve apanI grAmya bhASA meM sandhyA ke gIta gAne lgiiN| usameM usa anajAna pravAsI ko sambodhana hai jo aisI hI sandhyA meM eka bAra tAroM kI chAyA meM, rAha kinAre ke campaka vana meM mila gayA thA, aura phira lauTakara nahIM AyA nahIM AyA re nahIM AyA vaha atithi! aisI hI kucha antahIna thI usa gIta kI Teka visudha aura nirlipta karuNA ke kaNTha se samajhe- besamajhe ye lar3akiyA~ usa gIta ko gAtI jA rahI haiN| dUra para grAma kA koI ekAkI dIpa TimaTimAtA dIkha jAtA hai| aMjanA apane A~sU na roka sakI aura apane bAvajUda vaha una lar3akiyoM ke sura meM sura milAkara gA utthii| vRddha pAsa hI ke gA~va meM kisI kAma se gayA thaa| lauTane para usane jhoMpar3e ke A~gana meM cArapAiyA~ DAlakara bichaune bichA diye aura atithiyoM se ArAma karane ke lie anunaya kI / aMjanA ne kahA ki unake sauhArda kI ve bahuta-bahuta kRtajJa haiM, para bhUmizayana hI unheM svabhAva se priya haiN| vRddha isa bAta ke lie vRthA kheda na kreN| bAg2a ke bAhara khulI cA~danI meM ho aMjanA aura vasanta dupahara ke tor3e hue kele ke patte bichAkara hAtha ke sirahAne leTa rahIM / ' : savere hI brAhma muhUrta meM uThakara, nitya karma se nivRtta ho aMjanA ne vasanta se kahA "aba eka kSaNa bhI yahA~ rukanA iSTa nahIM hai; bahana / jinheM apanAkara, sadA apane sAtha rakhane kI zakti mujhameM nahIM hai, unheM mamatva kI marIcikA meM ulajhAkara duHkha nahIM denA caahuuNgii| turanta abhI yahA~ se cala denA hai| bichoha kA AghAta pIche chor3akara jAnA mujhase na bnegaa| isa brAhmavelA meM, prabhu se merI yahI vinatI hai ki vaha mujhe aisI zakti de ki maiM sadA ke lie ina soyI huI nirIha bAlAoM kI ho sakU~ maiM sadA inake sAtha raha sakU~ !" calane se pahale pAsa jAkara donoM sobI lar3akiyoM ke lira aMjanA ne dUra se hI sUMgha liye| phira cupacApa eka ora soye vRddha ko jagAkara vidA mA~gI / vRddha ke vivaza snehAnurodha kA aMjanA ne yahI uttara diyA ki prabhu hama sabake sarvadA sAtha haiM, phira hama alaga-alaga kahA~ haiM, usI maMgala kalyANamaya ke prema meM aneka janmoM meM aneka bAra mile haiM, aura phira mileMge... ! aura donoM bahaneM cala dIM apane patha para | jyoM-jyoM Age bar3hatI jAtI haiM, A~khoM ke sAmane kSitija kI rekhA dhu~dhalI hotI 1.54 : muktidUta Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ huI, pare haTatI jAtI hai| yAtrA kA kahIM anta nahIM hai| aneka deza, purapattana, nadI, grAma, khaita-khalihAna pAra karatI, ve yojanA kI dUrI laoNyatI jA rahI haiN|-aasnn sandhyA kI velA meM, saha ke kisI grAma ke kinAre, kisI bhI kheta ke jhoMpar3e meM, manuSya ke dvAra para jAkara ve Azraya le letI haiN| bhikSA kI taraha unake Atithya kA dAna sahaja grahaNa kara letI haiN| rAta vahIM bitAkara savere phira cala detI haiM, apane patha pr| aMjanA ina dinoM prAyaH mauna rahatI hai| apane ko dhAraNa karanevAlI dharatI, jala, phala-phUla, anna se bharI dAkSiNyamayI prakRti aura AsapAsa bikharI huI mAnavatA, sabake prati gaharI kRtajJatA ke bhAra se vaha DUbI jA rahI hai| una sabase jIvana lekara, vaha unheM kyA de pA rahI hai? dene yogya kucha bhI to nahIM hai usake paas| apanI akSamatA aura alpa-prANatA ko lekara unakA mana apanI laghutA meM niHzeSa ho jAtA hai| aura bAhara phailane kI prANa kI vyathA utanI hI adhika ghanI aura aparisIma ho uThatI hai| usake AsapAsa abhyarthanA lekara jo ye nirIha grAma-jana ghira Ate haiM, unakI A~khoM meM baha eka nispRha apekSA kA bhAva dekhatI hai| jAnane kI-paricaya kI vahI sahaja sanAtana utkaNTA to hai una A~khoM meN| usa nirdoSa dRSTi meM chidra khojane kI kuTilatA kahA~ hai? hai kevala bandinI AtmA kI apanI sImA kI vaha antima vivazatA / vaha to hai vahI ananta prazna / manuSya kI nIrava dRSTi meM jaba usakI pukAra sunAI par3atI hai, to jaise uttara diye binA nistAra nahIM hai| usake binA apane patha para Age bar3hanA sambhava nahIM hai| yAtrA kA mArga dharatI aura AkAza ke zUnya meM hokara nahIM hai| una prazna se vyagna A~khoM kI anivArya lagane vAlI rUddhatA me hokara hI yaha bhAga gayA hai| tava aMjanA kA mauna anAyAsa vAgI meM mukhara ho utthtaa| vaha apanA paricaya detii| vyakti-sImAoM se Upara hokara vaha paricaya, sarvagata aura sarvasparzI ho pdd'taa| bhole-bhAle jijJAsu grAma-janoM kI utsukatA vizAlatara ho uThatI hai| kSudra vyakti mAno aNu banakara usa vistAra meM kho jaataa| aMjanA gauNa ho jAtI, svayaM ye grAma-jana gauNa ho jaate| kevala eka samagna ke bodha meM, ve apane hI Atma-prakAza ke Ananda se AplAvita ho uttte| taba vyavahAra kI roka-Toka, pUcha-paracha vahA~ Ate-Ate niHzabda hokara vikhara jaatii| para eka rAta se adhika ve kahIM bhI na tthhrtiiN| isI krama se Age bar3hate, jJAne kitane dina bIta gye| vasanta ne socA ki usakA rAstA aba sugama ho gayA hai| usane pAyA ki aMjanA aba z2arA bhI udAsIna yA virakta nahIM hai| bAhara ke prati, loka ke prati, jIvana ke prati vaha khalI hai, premamaya hai| vaha apane AsapAsa ghira Aye manuSyoM meM ghulatI-milatI hai, hAsa-parihAsa karatI haiN| unake prati vaha Azvasta hai, aura asandigdha AtmIyatA aura ekatA ke bhAva se baratatI hai| taba usane socA ki aba kisI grAma-vasatikA meM aMjanA ko lekara vaha Thahara jAegI, aura kucha dina ke lie puktidUta :: 155 Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ghara vasA legii| bAdhA kA aba koI kAraNa nahIM diikhtaa| kaMvala avasara aura nimitta / kI pratIkSA meM baha thii| eka gA~va ke bAhara jaba isI taraha, grAma-patha ko gaka pAnthazAlA meM ve ThaharI huI thIM, tabhI aMjanA kI pIr3A usake vaza ke bAhara ho gyii| grAma-janoM ke sAhAyya aura sevA-zuzrUSA sa eka-do dina meM yaha svasya ho clii| apanI yAtrA meM pahalI hI bAra ce yahA~ lagAtAra tIna dina Thahara gayI thoN| apane asvAsthya aura mUchA kI avasthA meM aMjanA ko bhAna huA ki usake AsapAsa ke janoM meM kucha kAnA-phUsI hai| kacha loka-salama paheliyoM, saMketoM kI bhASA meM logoM kI javAna para A gayI haiN|-aNjnaa ne pAyA ki ina praznoM kA uttara denA hI hogAH-vaha kisakI putrI hai, kisakI patra-vadhU hai, garmAvasthA meM kyoM vaha, rAha-rAha bhaTakatI videzagamana ko nikala par3I hai? kyA apane kula, zIla, lajjA kA use kucha bhI bhaya nahIM hai? garbhavatI mAtA hokara vaha nizcaya hI gRhiNI hai-bhikSuNI vaha nahIM hai| yadi vaha gRhiNI hai to loka kI mikSA para jIne kA use kyA adhikAra hai? ina sabakA anna khAkara, yadi use ina sabake bIca rahanA hai to use ina lokasaMgata praznoM kA uttara denA hI hogaa| nahIM to anajAne hI zAyada unheM dhokhA dene kA aparAdha usase ho rahA hai| para ina sAre praznoM ke sthUla uttara kyA vAha de sakatI hai : nahIM-apane hI udavAgata pApoM kA bhAra, ina sAre dukhoM ke nimitta mAtra honavAla-apane AtmIyo para DAlane kA gurutara aparAdha usase na ho skegaa| aura 've'- mauta ke muMha meM unheM Dhakelakara unake nAma ko kalaMkita karatI phirUMgI-: bhItara-hI-bhItara aMjanA ke Atma-paritApa kI sImA na thii| jo bhI vahAdura-se vaha prasanna aura svastha hI diikhtii| eka dina suyoga pAkara bahuta hI Darate-Darate basanta ne aMjanA se anurodha kiyA ki aba yo nilakSya Age bar3hane meM sAra nahIM hai; mAtrA kA zrama aba aMjanA ke lie ucita nhiiN| jAne kaba kisa ApadA se ve ghira baiThe, so kyA ThIka hai| aba isI grAma meM do-tIna mahInoM ke lie unheM dika jAnA caahie| yahIM sukhapUrvaka prasava-kArya sampanna ho jaaegaa| taba Age kI Age dekhI jaaegii| vasanta svayaM zrama karake kucha arjana kara lego, aura yoM svAvalambI hokara ve calA leNgii| para aMjanA pahale hI apane mana meM nizcaya kara cukI thii| avicalita, parantu adhAha vedanA ke svara meM usane uttara diyA "nahIM jIjI, bhUla rahI ho tum| aba eka kSaNa bhI yahA~ ThaharanA sambhava nahIM hai| savere hI yahA~ se cala denA hogaa| janapada aura grAma-pagha chor3a aba turata vana kI rAha pakar3anI hogii| bhole-bhAle grAma-janoM ko Ajakala se nahIM, bahuta dinoM se jAnatI huuN| Adityapura kI vasatikAoM meM unheM pAkara eka dina maiMne apane jIvana ko kRtArtha kiyA thaa| unake prati kiMcita bhI avizvAsa yA azraddhA mana meM lA saka, 15th :: muktidUta Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aisI kRtaghna maiM nahIM ho skuuNgii| isI se to aba taka kI yAtrA meM, nidhar3aka unake dvAra jAkara vizrAma khojA hai| para dekhatI hU~ ki unake bIca rahane kI pAtratA bhI aba merI nahIM hai| ve bhI to eka lokAlaya ke aura lokasamAja ke aMga haiN| unake bhI apane kula - zIla- maryAdA ke nIti-niyama / merA unake bIca yoM jAkara basa jAnA, unake bhI to lokAcAra kI maryAdA ko coTa hI phuNcaaegaa| eka pUre samAja kI zAnti ko bhaMga kara, yadi unheM dene ko samAdhAna kA koI uttara mere pAsa nahIM hai, to vahA~ maiM eka bahuta bar3e asatya aura loka ghAta kI aparAdhinI banU~gI / - tumhIM batAo jIjI, yaha saba maiM kaise kara lU~? dekha nahIM rahI ho, jisa taraha ke carcAe~ grAma janoM ke bIca cala par3I haiM- calane ke dina hI tumase kaha cukI thIM ki vana ke sivA aura bAsa mere lie isa samaya kahIM bhI nahIM hai| rAha ke ye vizrAma to sahaja AnuSaMgika hI the| manuSya ke prema kA pAtheya viSada kI rAha ke lie juTA lene kI icchA thii| vaha prasAda pA gayI hU~- aba cala denA hogA jIjI...' PI vasanta ne bAra-bAra anubhava kiyA hai ki aMjanA tarka kI vANI nahIM bolatI hai| Atma-vedanA kA yaha sahaja nivedana, sunanevAle ke mana para agni ke akSaroM meM sthalita ho uThatA hai / usa para kyA vitarka ho sakatA hai? vasanta cupa ho gyii| agale sabere ke Aloka se bhara Ate a~dhere meM, unhoMne pagaDaNDiyoM chor3akara vana kI rAha pakar3I - anizcita aura rekhAhIna...! 26 dina kA ujAlA jaba jhA~kane lagA thA taba unhoMne pAyA ki palAza, babUla aura khajUroM ke eka ghane vana meM ce ghusI jA rahI haiN| jahA~ taka dRSTi jAtI hai, khajUroM ke kaTIlI chAlavAle tane ghane hote dIkha par3ate haiN| vana kI isa akhaNDa rAmbhora nistabdhatA meM mAno pretoM kI chAyA-sabhA avirAma cala rahI hai| bIca-bIca meM sAgI aura zIzama ke bar3e-bar3e pattoMvAle vRkSoM kI ghanI jhAr3iyoM ke pratAna phailate hI cale gaye haiM / martya mAnava kI asaMkhya nipIr3ita icchAe~ vikarAla bhUtoM-sI eka sAtha jaise bhUmi se nikala par3I haiM, aura apane hI Upara dina-rAta eka muka vyaMgya kA aTTahAsa kara rahI haiN| aura lagatA hai ki khajUroM ke tane abhI-abhI kucha bola uTheMge, para ve bolate kucha nahIM haiN| nistabdhatA aura bhI yanI ho uThatI hai| aura vahI mUka Akranda-bharA hAsya dUra-dUra taka aura bhI tIkhA hotA sunAI par3atA hai| malaya aura sallakI kI gandha se bharA prabhAta kA zItala pavana Dola- Dola uThatA hai| palAza, sAgI aura zIzama ke pratAna haharA uThate haiN| banAnI ke prANa meM sudIrgha vyathA kA eka ucchravAsa kharasarA jAtA I sRSTi ke hRdaya kA karuNa saMgIta nAnA suroM meM raha-rahakara baja uThatA hai aura muktidrata 167 :: Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * cirauMjI - vRkSa kI zAkhA meM do-tIna nIlI aura polI cir3iyA~ 'kIra-kIra' 'TIra-TIra' prabhAtI gA uThatI haiM / aMjanA jaise avacetana ke a~dhere dvAroM ko pAra karatI cala rahI thii| paMkhiyoM kA prabhAta gAna suna usakI tandrA ttuuttii| Upara hilate hue patroM meM AkAza kI zuci nIlimA raha-rahakara jhA~ka uThatI hai| musakarAkara kauna anindya, kAnta, yuvA mukha A~khamicaulI khela rahA hai| use pakar3a pAne ko usake mana-prANa ekabAragI ho utAvale ho uThe / ... para cAroM ora raca dI hai usane yaha bhUla-bhulaiyA kI mAyA / jidhara jAtI haiM udhara hI saMkula aura bhayAvaha jhAr3a-jhaMkhAr3oM se rAha ru~dhI hai| pairoM tale ko dharatI bahuta viSama aura Ubar3a-khAbar3a hai| Dhera-Dhera jIrNa pattoM se bhare tala deza meM paira dha~sa-dha~sa jAte haiN| bhUzAyI kaTIlI zAkhAoM ke jAloM meM para ulajha jAte haiN| saikar3oM sUkSma kA~Te eka sAtha pagataliyoM meM biMdha jAte haiN| lar3akhar3AtI, per3oM ke tanoM se dhakke khAtI, eka-dUsarI ko thAmatI donoM bahaneM cala rahI haiN| paira kahA~ par3a rahe haiM usakA bhAna hI bhUla gayA hai| are! isa mAyAvI kI bhUla bhulaiyA kA to anta hI nahIM hai| hAtha para tAlI bajAkara vaha bhAga jAtA hai |-aNjnaa zUnya meM hAtha phailA detI hai| para vahA~ koI nahIM dikhAI pdd'taa| cAroM ora ugI ghAsa aura saMkula jhAr3iyoM meM DUbatI-utarAtI vaha bar3hatI hI jAtI hai| calate-calate gati kA vega adamba ho uThA hai| aMjanA ke pIche usake kandhoM aura kamara ko hAtha se thAme vasanta cala rahI hai| para gati ke isa vega ko thAmane kI zakti usameM nahIM hai| isa vAtyA-cakra meM eka dhUlikaNa vA tinake kI taraha vaha bhI ur3I jA rahI hai| ... pattoM ke hariyAle vitAna meM aMjanA ko usa yuvA ke ur3ate hue vasana kA AbhAsa hotA haiN...| AsapAsa se zarIra ko chUtA huA vaha prANoM ko eka moha ko unmAdaka gandha se Akula vyAkula kara jAtA hai|...muNdii A~khoM, ve zUnya meM phailI huI 'bhujAe~ use bA~dha lenA cAhatI haiN| vaha hariyAlA komala paTa hAtha nahIM aataa| kevala kaTIlI zAkhAoM ke kA~Te vRkSa meM biMdha jAte haiN| khajUroM ke una asaMkhya, kAle, kurUpa tanoM kI saraNi meM, vaha pusakarAhaTa aura vaha kirITa kI AbhA jhA~kakara ojhala ho jAtI hai| aMjanA jhapaTatI hai| kisI eka khajUra ke tane se jAkara TakarA jAtI haiN| zUnya kI thako bhujAe~ vihvala hokara usa tane ko AliMganapAza meM bA~dha letI haiN| pyAra ke unmeSa meM usa kaTIlI chAla para vaha lilAra aura kapoloM se rabhasa karatI huI besudha ho jAtI hai| mAno usa samUcI paruSatA aura prahArakatA ko apanI komalatA meM samAkara vaha niHzeSa kara denA cAhatI haiN| vasanta use pIche se khIMcakara usakI pITha ko apanI chAtI se lagAye rakhane ke sivA aura kucha bhI nahIM kara pAtI hai| bhItara rudana aura cItkAreM guMgalA rahI haiN| cAroM ora se coTa para coTa, AdhAta para AghAta laga rahA hai| eka AghAta kI vedanA anubhava ho, usake pahale hI dUsarA prahAra kahIM se hotA hai| paira kisI gaDDhe meM bhaiMsa rahA hai, nikala pAnA muzkila ho gayA LTH: muktidUta Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai, ki udhara mAthA kisI kaTIlI zAkhA yA tane se jA TakarAyA hai| rAstA cAroM ora se bhUla gayA hai| udhara se udhara aura udhara se idhara se TakarAtI cakkara khAtI phira rahI haiN| cehare para aura daMha meM rakta aura pasInA ekameka hokara vaha rahA hai| zarIra ke rAdhe rAdhe se pIr3A aura prahAra kA vaMdana vaha uThA hai aura usI prathavaNa meM -Akara antara ke gambhIra A~sU bhI kho jAte haiN| jaise unakI kucha ginatI hI nahIM hai| apanI hI karuNA ke prati bhItara ke atyanta nirdaya aura kaThora ho gayI hai| ara isa pApina deha para aura karuNA, jisake kAraNa hI yaha saba jhelanA par3a rahA hai| dila - chilakara, vidha-vidhakara isakA to niHzeSa ho jAnA hI acchA hai| Ara bhItara prahAra lene ke lie bhI eka avazya AkarSaNa aura vAsanA jAga kI hai| una se khiMcI huDa betahAzA aura anajAne ve apane kI usa adRzya aura amogha cAra para pheMka rahI haiN| vaha dhAra jo caMtana ko acetana ke AveSTana se moha-mukta kara degii| ki phira nagna aura javAtya cetana isa sArI prahAralIlA aura avaruddhatA meM se antagAmI hokara anAhata pAra hotA caleM / I ... phira eka sudIrgha vaMdanA ke Akranda-uczvAna me vana- deza mamarA utthaa| aMjanI kI halakA sA caMta aayaa| mara-sara karate hue do-cAra gIle patte Upara se jhara par3a / usane pAyA, usa nicir3a, nirjana aTavI meM, purAtana patroM kI zayyA para vaha leTI hai pAsa baiThI vasanta mUka-eka A~sU TapakA rahI hai| usane dekhA ki usakI jIjA kI sArI deha aura ceharA, jahA~-tahAM kA~ToM ne vikara kSata-vikSata ho gayA hai| zatoM meM se raha-rahakara rakta baha rahA hai| azru-nivir3a A~khoM se, eka vivaza pazu kI narama, putaliyoM meM tIvra jijJAmA tulagAyeM, vasanta usa aMjanA kI ora tAka rahI hai| usa vedanA ke upaMga meM aMjanA ne apanA prativisva dekha liyaa| lagA ki lohita anurAga se jharate hue pampa - sampuTa me ve ho phira musakarA uThe haiM...! kaisA dama aura bhayAvaha haiM yaha sammohana, yaha AvAhana | usane pAyA ki raktAmbara or3he vaha abhisAra ke patha para cala rahI he ..... ..aura sudura kSitija ko dhanI rekhA para use dIkhA AkAza kI ananta nIlimA ko cIratA vaha yuvA calA A rahA hai| zizu-sI avodha hai usakI yamakarAhaTa / zubhra hima-parvatoM kA vaha mukuTa dhAraNa kiye hai| vakSa para par3I hai vanoM kI mAlAe~ / aura kaTi ke nIce sAta samudroM ke jala basana banakara laharA rahe haiN| jaloM meM atala khAiyoM kI andhakAra - rAzi auba rahI hai| usakA lAla phUloM kA dhanuSa tanatA kI jA rahA hai, aura usakI mohinI patha banakara gaMga ko khIMca rahI hai...! vasanta apane AMcala meM, aMjanA ke zarIra meM jahAM-tahA~ nikala Aye rakta kA poTa rakhI thI ki aMjanA ne ekAeka usakA atha pakar3akara yAma liyA aura haMsI haI yAMnI I isa chavi ko marA nahIM yaha kI rakhA yahI to hai| locanAM rukane maktila Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA dhIraja aya nahIM hai| pukAra prAgoM ko bIMdha rahI hai| vilamba na karo, milana kii| lagna-belA dala nANI ..." "para aMjana, kahA~ cala rahI ho? yahA~ rAstA to nahIM dIkha rahA hai...?" vinA uttara diye hI aMjanA uTha baiTho aura vasanta kA hAtha pakar3a use khIMcatI huI phira bar3ha gayI-usI jhaMkhAr3oM se ghirI bana kI vijana bATa meN| dopaharI kA prakhara surya jaba ThIka mAthe para tapa rahA thA. taba ye usa khajara-vana ko pAra kara khule AkAza ke nIce A gyiiN| sAmane se calI gayI hai vanya-nadI kI rekhaa| rupahalI bAlU kI snigdha upala-seja meM, jala kI dhArA lIna hotI-sI lauTa rahI hai| dUra-dUra taka suSama banazrI ko cIratI huI, nAnA bhaMga banAtI, kahIM-kahIM vana ke gahana aMka meM jAkara vaha kho jAtI hai| Age jAkara dhArA pRthula ho gayI hai, aura banacchAyA se kahIM zyAma, kahIM jAmunI aura kahIM pIlI hotI dIkha par3atI hai| pulinoM meM lahalahAtI kAsa meM zarat kI zrI khilakhilA rahI hai| rukakara aMjanA bar3I dera taka, dUra jahA~ nadI ke antima bhaMga kI rekhA kho gayI hai, dRSTi gar3Aye rahI, phira vasanta ke gale meM hAtha DAlakara bolI "kaisI komala, ujalI aura snigdha hai yaha patha kI rekhA, jIjI! bana ke isa A~cala meM yaha chupI hai, para kitane loga ise jAnate haiM? kisa ajJAta parvata kI bAlikA hai yaha nadI? aneka vijanoM kI jar3IbhUta ruddhatA meM se, jala kI isa dhArA ne apanA patha banAyA hai! aura pIche chor3a gayI hai pathikoM ke lie vizrAma kI mRdula shyyaa| abarodha hai, isI se to mArga kA anurodha hai| avarodhoM ko bhedakara ho vaha khlegaa| mArga kI rekhAe~ pRthvI meM pahale hI se khiMcI huI nahIM haiN| jIvanI-zakti satata gatimAn hai- manuSya cala rahA hai ki mArga banatA gayA hai| pahale koI calA hai, tabhI vaha banA hai| Adi dina se vaha nahIM thA..." nadI kI dhArA ko pAra kara, Age jAne para unheM sallakI latA ke maNDapoM se ghirI eka vanya-sarasI dIkha pdd'ii| usake bIca ke jamila jala meM zarada ke ujale bAdaloM kA pratibimba par3a rahA hai, aura saToM meM dhanI zItala chAyA hai| latA-maNDapa meM hathiniyoM kA eka yUtha, sallakI kI gandha meM masta hokara jhUma rahA hai| pAsa Ane para dIkhA, sAmane ke taTa kI eka zilA para eka jaraTha-jIrNa bhIlanI nahA rahI hai| sAre bAla usake safeda ho gaye haiN| apane kAle zarIra para donoM hAthoM se miTTI mala-mala kara vaha use svaccha kara rahI hai| aMjanA ne kautUhala se use dekhA, phira ha~sa AyI aura donoM hAtha jor3a use praNAma kiyA / bhIlanI ke miTTI meM bhare hAtha adhara meM uThe raha gaye / vaha nahAnA bhUlakara usa pAra Azcarya se dekhatI raha gyii| usakI purAtana garadana baragada-sI hila utthii| isa jaMgala meM yuga-yuga usane bitA diye haiM, kaI camatkAra usane dekhe-sune haiM, para rUpa kI aisI mAyA kabhI na dekhI! THHI : muknidUta Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aMjanA hAtha kA sirahAnA banAkara taTa kI zAdvala hariyAlI para leTa gayI, aura turanta usakI A~kha laga gyii| vasanta ko na soye caina hai na baitthe| apane apanatva ko rakha sakane kA bala usameM nahIM hai| bAlaka kI taraha kSaNa mAtra meM hI abhaya hokara so gayI isa vipadAgrasta, pAgala lar3akI ke cehare meM, ghUma-phirakara usakI dRSTi A aTakatI hai| usakI mana, vacana, karma kI zaktiyA~ isa lar3akI se bhinna hokara nahIM cala rahI haiN| usakI saMjJA ke eka kA jharanA usakI A~khoM se raha-rahakara jhara rahA hai| aMjanA kI sArI vedanA Akara usakI AtmA meM puMjIbhUta aura saghana ho rahI haiN| bhIlanI ko pAkara vatanta kI jijJAsA tIvra ho uThI, jo bhI use dekhakara bhaya se vaha kaoNpa-kA~pa aayii| para vana kI isa bhayAnaka nirjanatA meM yaha pahalI hI mAnavI ule dIkhI hai, sI barabasa usakI ora eka Adima AtmIyatA ke bhAva se vaha khiMcI calI gyii| pAsa pahu~cakara usane bhIlanI ko dhyAna se dekhA / bur3hiyA ke saikar3oM jhurriyoM vAle mukha para gufA-sI U~cI koTaroM meM mazAloM-sI do A~kheM jala rahI thIM / caTTAna se usake zarIra meM jahA~-tahA~ jhaMkhAr3oM se safeda bAla uge the| vasanta ne himmata karake usase pUchA ki Age jAne ko sugama rAstA kahA~ se gayA hai: bhIlanI pahale to bar3I dera taka, sira se paira taka basanta ko bar3e gaura se dekhatI rhii| phira rahasya ke guru-gambhIra svara meM bolI "idhara Age koI rAstA nahIM hai| kyA idhara mauta ke mu~ha meM jAnA cAhatI ho ? Age mAtaMgamAlinI nAma kI vikaTa vanI haiN| mahAbhayAnaka daityoM aura krUra jantuoM kA yaha AvAsa hai| manuSya isameM jAkara koI nahIM lauttaa| purAtana ke dinoM meM, sunA hai, kaI zUra nara nidhiyoM kI khoja meM isa banI meM gaye, para lauTakara phira ve kabhI nahIM aaye| bhUlakara bhI isa rAha mata jAnA! rAstA nadI ke usa tIra para hokara hai| apanI kuzala cAhI to udhara hI lauTa jAnA / " itanA kahakara vasanta aura kucha pUche, isake pahale hI bhIlanI vahA~ se cala dii| dbhuta paga se calatI huI sallakI ke pratAnoM meM vaha tirohita ho gyii| thor3I hI dera meM aMjanA kI jaba nIMda khulI to vaha turanta uTha baitthii| gati kI eka anirbandha hillola se jaise vaha uchala pdd'ii| binA kucha bole hI vasanta kA hAtha khIMcakara lAmane kI usa araNyamAlA kI ora bddh'ii| taba vasanta se rahA na gayA, jhapaTakara usane aMjanA ko pIche khIMcA "nahIM aMjanI,... nahIM... nahIM... nahIM... nahIM jAne dU~gI ina vanoM meM Aha merI chaunA so aMjana, yaha kyA ho gayA hai tujhe? aba taka terI rAha nahIM rokI hai- para usa vana meM nahIM jAne duuNgii| manuSya ke lie yaha pradeza agamya aura varjita hai| isameM jAkara jIvita phira koI nahIM aayaa| abhI tere so jAne para usa bUr3hI bhIlanI se mujhe saba mAlUma huA hai / " muki :: 41 Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kahakara usane bhIlanI se jo kucha jAnA thA vaha saba batA diyaa| aMjanA khilakhilAkara z2ora se aTTahAsa kara uThI-bolI manuSya ke lie agamya aura varjita kahIM kucha nahIM hai, jIjI! inhIM mithyAtvoM ke jAloM ko to tor3anA hai| abhI-abhI maiMne sapanA dekhA hai, jIjI, isI araNya ko pAkara hameM apanA AvAsa milegaa| isI aTavI ke andhakAra meM patha kI rekhA maiMne spaSTa prakAzita dekhI hai|-raah nizcita vahI hai, isameM rAI-rattI sandeha nahIM hai| dera ho jAegI jIjI, mujhe mata seko..." kahakara aMjanA ne eka prabala vega ke jhaTake se apane ko vasanta se chur3A liyA aura Age bar3ha gayo / jhapaTakara vasanta ne Age jA, aMjanA kI rAha roka lI, aura bhUmi para gira pdd'ii| usake pairoM se lipaTakara cAroM ora se apanI bhujAoM meM dRr3hatA se kasa liyA aura phaphaka-phaphakakara rone lgii| rudana ke hI udvigna svara meM bolI "nahIM jAne dUMgI...haragiz2a nahIM jAne dUMgI...oha aMjanI...merI phUla-sI baJcI-tujhe kyA ho gayA hai yaha : aisI bhayAnaka-aisI pracaNDa ho uThI hai tU...: terI sArI haThoM ke sAtha calI hU~, para yaha nahIM hone duuNgii| dekhatI A~khoM kAla kI DAr3hoM meM tujhe nahIM jAne duuNgii| aura phira bhI tU nahIM mAnegI to prANa de duuNgii| phira apanI jIjI ke zava para paira rakhakara jahA~ cAhe calI jaanaa|" aMjanA ke roma-roma meM vega kI eka bijalI-sI khela rahI hai| para vasanta kI bAta sunakara vaha dudAma lar3akI jaise ekabAragI hI hatazastra-tI ho gyii| dham se vaha nIce baiTha gayI aura apanI jIjI ko utthaayaa| phira Apa usakI goda meM sira rakhakara ro AyI aura A~suoM se upar3atI A~khoM se vasanta ke mukha ko pauna-mauna hI bahuta dera taka tAkatI rhii| phira anurodha kara uThI ___"kSamA karanA jIjI, apane pApoM ke isa atalAnta naraka meM ghasITa lAyA hU~ maiM tumheM-! barAbara tuma para atyAcAra hI karatI jA rahI hU~ | ghora svArthinI haiM, apane ho moha meM andhI hokara maiM tumheM rasAtala meM khIMca rahI hai, jiijii|...pr Aha jIjI, mere prANa mere vaza meM nahIM haiM...yaha kauna hai mere bhItara jo karor3oM sayoM ke ratha para car3hakara vidyut ke vega se calA A rahA hai...prANoM ko yaha dina-rAta khIMca rahA hai...isI araNyamAlA meM hokara jAegA isakA ratha!...tuma kucha karake mujhe roka sako to roka lo...para rukanA mere basa kA nahIM hai|...rukkr jaise raha nahIM saka~gI...: tuma jAno, jIjI..." kahakara aMjanA cupa ho gyii| usakI muMdI auMkhoM se A~sU avirAma jhara rahe the| dekhate-dekhate aMjanA ke usa mukha para eka viSama vedanA jhalaka utthii| vakSa aura peTa tovra zvAsa ke vega se hilane lge| vasanta ne dekhA aura bhItara hI bhItara guna liyA-aMjanA ko bar3A hI kaThina doselA (garmiNI strI kI baha vicitra sAdha, jisakI pUrti anivArya ho jAtI hai) par3A hai| nizcaya hI isa sAdha kI pUrti ke binA isake 1435 :: mukidRta Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana ko rakSA sambhava nahIM haiN| nahIM jAne dUMgI taba bhI yaha prANa tyAga degI, aura jAne dUMgI to jo bhAgya meM likhA hai, vahI ho rhegaa| jAne kauna mahAhatabhAgI jIva isake garbha meM AyA hai, jo Apa bhI aise dAruNa kaSTa jhela rahA hai, aura apanI janetA ke bhI prANa lekara hI jo mAno janma dhAraNa kregaa| aura aMjanA se alaga haTAkara, apane hI lie apane jIvana kI rakSA kA vicAra karane kI sthiti to aba bahuta pIche chUTa gayI thii| naye sire le Aja use apane bAre meM kucha bhI socanA nahIM hai| bhItara use lagA ki jaise vaha sArA ghumar3atA rudana ekabAragI hI zAnta ho gayA hai| Apa svastha hokara thor3e jala aura miTTI ke upacAra se usane aMjanA ko bhI svastha kara liyaa| phira haMsatI huI bolI "jahA~ terI icchA hI vahIM cala, aMjana! bhagavAn maMgalamaya haiN| unakI zaraNa meM rakSA avazya hogii|" ...vaha mAtaMgamAlinI nAma kI aTabI, pRthvI ke purAtana mahAvanoM meM se eka hai, jo apanI agamatA ke lie AdikAla se prasiddha hai| Asa-pAsa ke pradezoM meM isa vanI ke bAre meM paramArA me calI AyI aneka unnakazA pacalita haiM! kahate haiM, usakI lahoM meM aneka akalpanIya Rddhi-siddhi dene vAle ratnoM ke koSa, mahAmRtyu kI AtaMka-chAyA tale divA-rAtri dIpita haiN| isameM pAtAla-sparzinI vApikAe~ haiM, jinase nikalakara pRthvI ke Adima ajagara, banaspatiyoM kI niSiSTa gandha meM matta hokara loTate rahate haiN| aneka vijetA, vidyAdhara, kinnara, gandharva, apane balavIrya aura vidyAoM para garvita ho, nidhiyA~ pAne kI kAmanA lekara isa vana meM ghuse aura lauTakara nahIM Aye! aMjanA aura basanta ne apane nAmazeSa, rakta bhare A~cala ko bhUmi para bichA kara, mRtyuMjayI jina ko sASTAMga praNAma kiyaa| uThate hue aMjanA ne pAyA ki TUTakara Aye hue nakSatra-sA eka paMchI usake dAyeM kandhe para A baiThA hai| sthira jvAlAoM-sA baha jagamagA rahA hai-dekhakara A~kheM caiMdhiyAtI haiN| aMjanA sira se paira taka tharatharA AyI aura sahamakara muMha phera liyaa| pakSI ur3akara usI araNyavIthI ke bhItara, eka U~cI zAkhA para jA baitthaa| aMjanA meM kampa aura ullAsa kI hiloreM daur3ane lgiiN| usakA sArA zarIra eka apUrva romAMca se sihara utthaa| anAyAsa aMjanA, usa anala-paMchI ko pakar3ane ke lie usa vanavIthI meM lapaka par3I, aura usake ThIka pIche hI daur3a par3I vasanta / unake dekhate-dekhate dUra-dUra ur3atA huA vaha paMchI, usa bana ke antarAla meM jAne kahA~ alopa ho gyaa|--aur usa mahAkAntAra meM betahAzA daur3atI huI ve use khojane lagI ...jyoM-jyoM ve donoM Age bar3ha rahI haiM, a~dherA nibir3atara hotA jAtA hai|-dekhte-dekhte AkAza kho gayA hai, tala asUjha ho rahA hai| paga-paga para bhUmi viSamatara ho rahI hai| jhAr3a-jhaMkhAr3oM meM bhAloM ke phaloM-se tIkSNa patte aura kA~Te cAroM ora se deha meM biMdha rahe haiN| pAtAla-jaloM se siMcita sahastrAvadhi varSoM ke pRthvI ke muktidUta :: 13 Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Adima vRkSa, bRhadAkAra aura uttuMga hokara AkAza taka cale gaye haiN| unake vipula pallava-pariccheda meM sUrya kI kiraNa kA praveza nahIM hai| tamasA ke isa sAmrAjya meM dina aura rAta kA bheda lupta ho gayA hai| samaya kA yahA~ koI parimANa nahIM, anubhava bhI nahIM / prakANDa tamisrA kI gufAe~ donoM ora khulatI jAtI haiN| pRthvI aura vanaspatiyoM kI ananubhUta zItala gandha meM aMjanA gaura vasanta kI bahizzetanA vo gayI hai| kevala antazcetana kI dhArAe~ apane Apa meM hI prakAzita, isa abheSatA meM yahI jA rahI haiN| AdikAla ke paMjIbhUta andhakAra kI rAziyA~ cAroM ora vicitra AkRtiyA~ dhAraNa kara nAca rahI haiN| aMjanA ko dIkhA, AtmA ke ananta staroM meM chupe nAnA aprakaTa pApa aura tRSNAe~ yahA~ nagna hokara apanI lIlA dikhA rahe haiN| parvata para tama kI andha lahareM banakara ve Ate haiM, aura AtmA para raha-rahakara AkramaNa kara rahe haiN| ..aura taba bhItara aMjanA ko eka jhalaka-sI dIkha jAtI : dIkhatA ki vaha karor3oM sUryoM ke ratha para baiThA yuvA eka komala bhrUbhaMga mAtra meM unheM vidIrNa kara, apanA ratha aroka daur3Aye jA rahA hai| usakI musakarAhaTa patha para, pairoM ke sammukha prakAza kI eka rekhA-sI khIMca detI hai| ...calate-calate aMjanA aura vasanta ko akasmAt anubhava huA ki paroM ke nIce se tIkSNa pattharoM aura kA~ToM se bharI viSama bhUmi gAyaba ho gyii| eka agAdha aura sacikkaNa kopalatA meM paira phisala rahe haiN| tvacA kI eka USma mAMsalatA meM jaise ve pha~so jA rahI haiN| ralamalAkara baha rezamIna snigdhatA zarIra meM laharA jAtI hai| bhItara jaise eka ulkA-sI kauMdha uThI aura usake prakAza meM aMjanA aura vasanta ko dIkhA-pracaNDa ajagaroM kI maNDalAkAra rAziyoM unake pairoM ke nIce sarasarA rahI haiN| cAroM ora ur3ate hue nAga-nAginoM ke jor3e raha-rahakara deha meM lipaTa jAte haiM aura phira ur3a jAte haiN| AsapAsa dRSTi jAtI hai-una tamisra kI gafAoM meM vicitra jantuoM aura bhayAvane pazuoM ke jhaNDa cItkAreM karate hue saMgharSa macA rahe haiN| unhoM ke bIca unheM aisI manuSyAkRtiyA~ bhI dIkhIM jinake bar3e-bar3e vikarAla dA~ta mu~ha se bAhara nikale hue haiM, mAthe para unake trizUla-se tIkhe sIMga haiM aura antahIna kaSAya meM pramatta ve dina-rAta eka-dUsare se bhiTTiyA~ lar3a rahe haiN| ki acAnaka pRthvI meM se eka sanasanAtI huI phukAra-sI uThI, aura agale hI kSaNa sphUrta viSa kI nIlI laharoM kA loka cAroM ora phaila gyaa| sahasroM phanoM vAle maNidhara bhujaMga bhUgarbha se nikalakara cAroM ora nRtya kara utthe| unake mastaka para aura unakI kuNDaliyoM meM, adbhuta nIlI, polI aura harI jvAlAoM se jhagara-jhagara karate maNiyoM ke puMja jhalamalA rahe haiN| unakI loM meM se nikalakara nAnA icchAoM kI puraka vibhUtiyA~, apratima rUpasI pariyoM ke rUpa dhAraNa kara eka meM ananta hotI huI, aMjanA aura vasanta ke pairoM meM Akara loTa rahI haiM; nAnA bhaMgoM meM anunaya-anurodha kA nRtya racatI ve apane ko nivedana kara rahI haiN| para una donoM bahanoM meM nahIM jAga rahI hai [64 :: muktidRta Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ koI kApanA, koI utknntthaa| basa ve to vismaya aura jijJAsA se bharI mugdha aura vibhora tAkatI raha gayI haiN| ...tabhI eka tIna sugandha se bharI vAppa kA koharA cAroM ora chA gyaa| aMjanA aura basanta ke zvAsa avaruddha hone lage, eka-dUsare se cipakakara bilabilAtI huI ve Age bhAga cliiN| calate-calate kucha hI dUra jAkara unhoMne pAyA ki Age kA bana-pradeza abhedha ho par3A hai| jisa ora bhI ve jAtI haiM vRkSa ke tanoM se sira unake TakarA jAte hai aura kaTole jhAr3a-jhaMkhAr3oM kI avaruddhatA meM deha chila-chila jAtI hai| ghor3I dera meM sAre ghana-pradeza kI stabdhatA eka sarasarAhaTa se bhara gyii| cAroM ora le bhUkampI pada-saMcAra ke dhamAke sunAI par3ane lge| donoM bahanoM kI A~khoM meM phira eka bijalI-sI kauMdha gyii| usake prakAza meM daukhA ki jahA~ taka dRSTi jAtI hai, sUcIbhedya zAkhA aura pallava-jAloM kA prAcIra-sA khar3A hai| isa kSaNa vaha sArI aTvI jaise eka avaNDara ke vega se haharA uThI hai| aura itane meM AsapAsa se murrAte hue aura lomaharSI garjana karate hue kucha bar3e hI bhISaNa aura pRthulakAya hiMsra pazu cAroM ora se jhapaTa pdd'e| unake pracaNDa zarIroM kI kazamakaza meM dabakara donoM bahaneM eka-dUsare se cipaTakara cillA utthiiN| tabhI taya karatI |kii vikAsa yA aura unakI DAr3heM phailakara unheM lIlane ko AtI-sI dIkha pdd'iiN| unakI A~kheM aMgAroM-sI dahakatI huI adhikAdhika prakhara ho uThatI haiN| ki ekAeka dUra taka phaile ina pazuoM ke vizAla jhuNDa ke bIca aMjanA ko dIkha par3A vahI yuvA radhI, jo kautuka kI haMsI hasatA huA pAsa bulA rahA hai| eka madhura mArmika lajJA se pasIja kara aMjanA nigar3ita ho rahI hai| jAne kyA lIlA kI taraMga use AyI ki bar3I hI sneha-snigdha aura tarala vAtsalya kI A~khoM se aMjanA una pazuoM ko dekha utthii| lIlane ko AtI huI una DAdoM ke sammukha usane bar3e hI vinIta Atma-dAna ke bhaMga meM apane ko arpita kara diyA, ki cAho to lIla jAo, tumhAro ho hai...! kSaNa mAtra meM ve jcalita A~kheM, ye DAr3heM, vaha garjana sabhI kucha alopa ho gayA / aMjanA aura basanta ko anubhava huA ki kevala bahuta-sI jihAoM ke USma aura gole cumbana unake pairoM ko dularA rahe haiN| ...saba kucha zAnta ho gayA hai, phira ve apane mArga para Age bar3ha calI haiN| Asa-pAsa kahIM vanaspatiyoM ke ghane aura jaTila jAloM meM divya auSadhiyoM kA zItala, madhura prakAza jhalajhalAtA-sA dIkha jAtA hai| to kahIM pairoM tale pRthvI kaM nigUr3ha vivaroM meM svarNa aura cA~dI kI raja bichI dIkhatI hai, aura una para par3e dokhate haiM varNa-varNa vicitra rala, jinameM sataraMgI prabhA kI taraMgeM nirantara uTha-uThakara lIna ho rahI haiN| aMjanA aura vasanta ko pratIta huA ki AtmA meM soyI janma-janma kI kAmanAe~ aMgar3AI bharakara jAga uThI haiN| aura kucha hI kSaNoM meM unhoMne pAyA ki apanI vividha rUpiyo icchAoM ke sAre phala ekabArago hI pAkara ve nihAla ho gayo haiN| kSaNaika muktidUta :: 165 - Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ unhoMne anubhava kiyA jaise sAre bhaya, pIr3A aura cintAe~ AtmA ke pIle pattoM kI taraha jharakara una ratnoM kI zItala taraMgoM meM DUba gaye haiN| eka apUrva atIndriya Ananda kI gambhIratA meM DUbI donoM bahaneM Age bar3hatI gyiiN| ...ekAeka unheM dhuMdhalA-sA ujAlA diikhaa| vana ke zAkhA-jAla pratyakSa hone lge| thor3I dUra aura calane para sApane mAno pRthvI kA taTa dIkha par3A, aura usake Age phailA hai AkAza kA nIla aura nizcita zUnya / usa zUnya meM dUra se AtA huA eka mahAghoSa sunAI pdd'aa| jyoM-jyoM ve Age bar3ha rahI haiM vaha mahArava apane pravAha meM TUTakara aneka dhvaniyoM meM bikharatA jA rahA hai| paira tvarA se usa ora khiMcate jA rahe haiM calakara ta chora para jaba ve donoM paha~cI, to unhoMne apane ko eka atalAnta khAI ke kinAre para khar3A pAyA / uttuMga parvata-mAlAoM ke bIca mahAkAla kI dAda-sI baha khAI yojanoM ke vistAra meM phailI hai| sAmane parvata ke sarvocca zikhara deza kI vanAlI meM se ghaharAkara AtA huA eka jharanA, sahasroM dhArAoM meM bikharakara, gagana-bhedI ghoSa karatA huA khAI meM gira rahA hai| usa para se ur3ate hue jala-sIkaroM ke kahAse meM ur3a-ur3akara phena, vAtAvaraNa ko Ardra aura dhavala kara rahe haiN| astagAmI sUrya kI lAla kiraNeM, dUra-dUra taka calI gyiiN| haritazyAma zailamAlAoM ke zikharoM meM zeSa raha gayI haiN| pAriyoM ko mAyAha kI nIlI hAmA sanI do padI haiM ' dara sAI ke Ara-pAra ur3a jAte paMchiyoM ke paMkhoM para dina ne apanI vidA kI svarNalipi oNka dI hai| usa aparimeya virATatA ke mahAdvAra ke sammukha aMjanA apanI laghutA meM simaTakara mAno eka vindu mAtra zeSa raha gayI....para apane bhItara eka sampUrNa mahAnatA meM vaha ubhAsita ho utthii| usane pAyA ki prakRti ke isa akhaNDa carAcara sAmrAjya kI vahI akelI sAmrAjJI hai| usakI icchA ke eka iMgita para ve utta phUTa par3e haiM, usakI umaMgoM para ye nirjhara aura nadiyoM tAla de rahI haiN| usake ghU-saMcAlana para ye tuMga paryaMta uTha khar3e hue haiM aura AkAza kI thAha le rahe haiN| eka adamya Atma-vizvAsa se bhara kara usane pAsa khar3I vasanta ko dekhaa| bhaya se gharAMtI huI basanta mAnI safeda ho uThI thii| mRtyu ke muMha se nikalakara abhI AyI thIM ki phira yaha dUsarA kAla sAmane phailA hai| yahA~ se lauTakara jAne ko aura koI dUsarA rAstA nahIM hai, aura na yahIM virAma kI surakSA aura sugamatA kA AzvAsana hai| hAya re durdaiva...! eka lIlAyita bhaMga se bhauheM nacAkara ha~satI huI aMjanA bolI "ghavarAo nahIM jIjI, ve dekho nIce jo gufAe~ dIkha rahI haiM, vahIM hogA hamArA AvAsa / Ao, rAstA bahuta sugama hai, tuma A~kheM mauMca lo:" karate hae aMjanA ne vasanta ko chAtI se cipakA liyaa| vaha svayaM nahIM jAna . lti :: muktidUta Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rahI hai ki nIce utarane kA rAstA kahA~ hai aura kaisA hai| utta bIhar3a vibhISikA meM kahIM koI rAste kA ciha nahIM hai| aMjanA to basa itanA bhara jJAnato hai ki una nIce kI gufAoM meM hogA unakA AvAsa, aura vahA~ pahu~canA unakA anivArya hai| bhaya se tharatharAtI vasanta ko sIne se cipakAye, usa kagAra ke ThIka kinAre se eka bahuta hI saMkIrNa aura khataranAka rAha para vaha cala pdd'ii| kucha dUra calakara jhAr3iyoM meM ghusa usane caTTAnoM kA eka rAstA pkdd'aa| aura ekAeka vRkSoM kI pothiyoM meM se use dIkhA-jaise kisI ne khAI ke tala taka bA hA sugama, prakRta sIr3hiAsI banA dI haiM, jina para Upara se jhara-jharakara nAga aura tilaka vRkSoM kI maMjariyoM bicha gayI haiM aura lavaMga-latAoM-mI kusuma-kesara phailI hai| cakita hokara aMjanA ne vasanta se kahA "dekho na jIjI, hamAre patha meM phUloM kI sIr3hiyoM bicha gayI haiM!" cauMkakara vasanta ne dekhA to palaka mArate meM pAyA, jaise svarga ke paTala sAmane phaile haiN| sukha aura Azcarya se bharakara vaha pulaka uThI, jaise eka naye hI loka meM janma pA gayA hai| galabAhIM DAlakara donoM bahaneM bar3e sukha se nIce utara aayiiN| nirjhara ke phenacDAya RNDa meM se guru-gambhIra nAda karatI huI pArvatya saritA uphana rahI hai| taTavartI kAnana kI gumphita nibir3atA meM hokara dUra taka nadI kA pravAha calA gayA hai| gaha meM par3anevAle saikar3oM U~ce-nIce pASANa gaharoM meM vaha mahAghoSa khaNDa-khaNDa hotA suna par3atA hai| caTTAnoM kI viSapa bhUmi kaTi taka U~ce gulmoM meM par3I huI haiN| unhoM meM hokara jala-sokaroM ke kuhAse ko cIratI huI donoM bahaneM Age bddh'ii| kucha dUra calane para jharane ke ikSiNa kI ora vA gufA dIkhI, jise Upara se aMjanA ne cInhA thaa| guphA ke dvAra meM jo dRSTi par3I to palaka thame hI raha gaye ...eka zilAtala para palyaMkAsana dhAraNa kiye, eka digambara yogI samAdhi meM merU-acala haiN| bAlaka-to nirdoSa mukha-mudrA parama zAnta hai| hoThoM para niravacchinna Ananda kI musakAna dIpita hai| zvAsocchvAsa nizcala haiN| nAsikA ke agrabhAga para dRSTi sthira hai| mastaka ke pIche udbhAsita prabhAmaNDala meM, guphA ke pASANoM meM chupate ratna prakAzita ho uThe haiN| kucha aisA AbhAsa hotA hai jaise RddhiyoM ke jyotipuMja, raha-rahakara manike bAla-zarIra meM se taraMgoM kI taraha uTha rahe haiN| aMjanA aura vasanta ko pratIta huA ki jaise usa darzana mAtra meM bhava-bhava ke dukha vismaraNa ho gaye haiN| donoM bAlAoM ke aMga-aMga meM saikar3oM kSatoM se rakta baha rahe haiN| ina zisaSa-komala dehoM para lajjA DhA~kane ko mAtra eka tAra-tAra vasana zeSa raha gayA hai| jaTA-jUTa bikhare keza-pattoM, kA~ToM aura vanya-phUloM se bhare haiN| sAnayana, vinata mastaka kucha kSaNa ve khar3I raha gyiiN| phira ve mAno asaMjJa hokara usa zilAntala para muni ke caraNoM meM A par3IM-aura phUTa-phUTakara rone lgiiN| muktidUta :: [67 Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ santapta mAnaviyoM kI Arta pukAra se muni kI samAdhi bhaMga huii| brahmateja kendra se bikharakara sarvonmukha ho gyaa| nikhila loka kI vedanA se muni kI AtmA saMvedita ho utthii| zvAsocchvAsa mukta ho gyaa| samatA kI vaha dhruva dRSTi, eka projjvala, pravAhI zAnti se bharakara khula utthii| muni ne prabodhana kA hAtha uThAkara megha-mandra tvara meM kahA "zAnta putriyo, zAnta, dharma-lAbha, kalyANamastu!" donoM bahanoM ne anubhava kiyA ki jaise amRta kI eka dhArA-sI una para barasa par3I hai| sAre tApa-kleza, paur3Ae~, AghAta ekabAragI hI ina caraNoM meM nirvApita ho gaye haiN| taba vasanta uThI aura donoM hAtha jor3a sakaruNa kaNTa se Avedana kiyA "he yogIzvara, he kalyANa-rUpa, he prANi mAtra ke akAraNa bandhu, hama tumhArI zaraNa haiN| rakSA karo, trANa karo nAtha! manuSya kI jagatI meM hamAre lie sthAna nahIM hai| merI yaha bahana garbhiNI hai| mithyA kalaMka lagAkara zvasura-gRha aura pitR-gRha se karA dI gayI hai| isake saMkaToM kA pAra nahIM hai| isakA trAsa aba mujhase nahIM sahA jAtA hai, pramo! mauta ke mu~ha meM bhI hama abhAginoM ko sthAna nahIM milaa| isa Atma-ghAtaka yantraNA se meM mukta karo, deva-aura yaha bhI batAjo bhagavan ki isake garbha meM aisA kauna pApI jIva AyA hai, jisake kAraNa ise aise ghora upasarga ho rahe hai|" muni adhi-jJAnI the aura cAraNa-Rddhi ke svAmI the| animIlita dRSTi meM muni ne avadhi bA~dhI aura musakarAkara vatsala kaNTha se bole "kalyANI, zoka na kro| mahendrapura kI rAjakumArI aMjanA loka kI satiyoM meM ziromaNi hai| vizva kI kisI bhI zakti ke sammukha, aMjanA trANa aura dayA kI bhikhAriNI nahIM ho sktii| pUrva saMcita pApoM kI tIvra jvAlAoM ne cAroM ora se use AkrAnta kara liyA hai| para unake bIca bhI nirveda aura ajara zAnti dharakara vaha cala rahI hai| aura isake garbha kA jIva pApI nahIM hai, vaha apratima puNya kA svAmI, loka kA zalAkA-puruSa hogA! vaha brahma-teja kA adhikArI homA / kAma-kamAra kA bhuvana-mohana rUpa lekara yaha pRthvI para janma dhAraNa kregaa| vaha akhaNDavIrya bAhubali hokara samasta loka kA hRdaya jiitegaa| devoM, indroM aura ahamindroM se bhI vaha ajeya hogaa| vizva kI sArI vibhUtiyoM kA prabhoktA hokara bhI, eka dina unheM ThukarAkara vaha vana kI rAha pkdd'egaa| isa janma ke bAda vaha janma dhAraNa nahIM karegA--isI deha ko tyAgakara vaha avinAzI pada kA prabhu hogA-astu!" vasanta ne phira jijJAsA kI bhaaise prabala puNya kA adhikArI hokara vaha jIva apane garbhakAla meM apanI mA~ ko aise dAruNa kaSTa dekara, Apa bhI aisI yAtanA kyoM jhela rahA hai, bhagavan ?" "karmoM kI lIlA vicitra hai, devi! apane vigata kI durdharSa karma-zRMkhalAoM se 168 :: muktidUta Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yaha jIva to a~dhA hai| para isa bAra vaha unheM chinna karane kA bala lekara AyA haiN| isI se upasargoM se khelate cananA usakA svabhAva ho gayA hai| mahAnAza kI chAyA : meM calakara apanI avinazvaratA ko vaha siddha kara rahA hai, vatse!-kalyANamastu!" kahakara yogI ne phira prabodhana kA hAtha uThA diyA, aura apane Asana se calAyamAna haa| aMjanA bAhara se nitAnta aceta-sI hokara bhUmi para pragata thii| para apanI bhItarI cinmayatA meM isa kSaNa vaha yogI kI AtmA ke sAtha tadAkAra ho gayI thii| yogI jaba gamana ko udyata hA to aMjanA ko eka AghAta-sA lgaa| Age bar3hakara usane gapanodyata yogI ke caraNa pakar3a liye aura A~sU bhare kaNTha se vinatI kara uThI "deva, zaraNAgatA anAthinI ko-isa vijana meM yoM akelI na chor3a jaao| ...aba dhIraja TUTa rahA hai, prabho!...maiM bahuta ekAkinI huI jA rahI hU~...mujhe bala do, prabho, mujhe zaraNa do, mujhe abhaya do"| yogI phira masakarA Aye aura usI apratima vAtsalya ke svara meM bole "aMjanI, samartha hokara kAtara honA tujhe nahIM zobhatA / saba kucha jAnakara, tU moha ke vaza ho rahI hai: zaraNa, loka meM kisI ko kisI kI nahIM hai| AtmA meM loka samAyA hai, phira ekAkIpana kI vedanA kyoM? isalie ki loka ke sAtha hama pUrNa aikAtmya nahIM pA sake haiN| uso ko pAne ke lie AtmA meM yaha jijJAsA, mumukSA aura vyathA hai| usI prApti kA virAT dvAra hai yaha vijn| ekAkIpana kI isI utkRSTa vedanA meM se milegI vaha parama ekAkAra kI cira zAnti / upasarga, kaSTa, bAdhAe~ jo bhI Ae~, avicala unameM calI clo| yaha tumhArI jaya-yAtrA hai-antima vijaya nizcita tumhArI hI hai| para dvAra to pAra karane hI hoMge, parIkSA to denI hI hogii| rakSA aura trANa apane se bAhara mata khojo, vaha apane hI bhItara milegA!-kalyANamastu!" kahakara muni nimiSamAtra meM AkAza-mArga se gamana kara gye| Asanna rAtri ke ghirate a~dhere ko cIratI huI prakAza kI eka rekhA banAntara ko ujAlA kara gyii| donoM bahanoM ne bhItara apane ko prakRtistha aura svastha paayaa| muni kI samAdhi se pAvana usa bhUmi kI dhUli lekara unhoMne mAthe para car3hAyI aura gaphA ko apanA AvAsa bnaayaa| unhoMne pAyA ki apanI mora-picchikA aura kamaNDalu muni vahIM chor3a gaye haiM, mAno binA kahe rakSA kA kavaca chor3a gaye haiN| donoM bahaneM apane-apane mauna sukha aura AzvAsana se mugdha ho rahI haiN| vasanta ne picchikA se gahA kI kucha bhUmi bahArakara svaccha kara lii| phira AsapAsa se kucha tRNa-pAta lor3akara usane aMjanA ke aura apane lie zayyA vichA lii| sadanantara kamaNDalu le nadI ke pravAha para calI gyii| svayaM mu~ha-hAtha dho jala piyA aura aMjanA ke lie kamaNDala meM jala bhara laayii| donoM bahaneM nivRtta hokara jaba thakI-hArI apanI tRNa-zayyA para leTa gayIM, taba rAtri kA a~dherA cAroM ora ghanA ho gayA thaa| zUnya meM sAMya-sA~ya karatA pavana puktidUta :: 16 Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ raha-rahakara baha jAtA hai| jala kA hI eka pracchanna avirAma kha usa nirjanatA meM vyApta hai, anya sArI dhvaniyA~ usI meM samAhita ho gayI haiN| raha-rahakara kabhI koI jalacara vicitra tIkhA svara kara uThatA hai / dUra-dUra se AtI syAloM kI pukAreM usa vijana ko aura bhI bhayAnaka kara detI haiN| anAgata upasargoM kI azubha AzaMkA pala-pala mana ko ghara detI hai| sAMya-sIya karate dhyAnta meM aneka vikarAla AkRtiyA~ uTha-uThakara mana meM nAnA vikalpa jagAtI haiN| kisI apUrva AvirbhAva kA bhAna cAroM ora ke saghana zUnya meM raha-rahakara bhara uThatA hai| paMcamI kA candrapA dUra parvata-zikhara ke gulmoM meM se uga rahA hai| aMjanA ko jaise usane pusakarAkara Toka diyA-mAno kaha rahA ho-'zyA mujhe bhUla gayIM? acchI to ho na' bar3A vakra aura khataranAka rAstA cunA hai tumane-aura usI para mujhe bhI bhejA haiM-! vizvAsa rakhanA usa rAha meM cyanta nahIM huA hU~-jaba tumhArI kAmanA ko jaya pA lU~gA, tabhI lauTUMgA tumhAre pAsa-abhI ThaharanA nahIM hai...|' phira aMjanA ne AkAza para dRSTi DAlI : Age-Age yoga-tArA Urjasva gati se Upara bhAgI jA rahI thI, aura pIche use pakar3a pAne ko bokama candra daur3a rahA thA!-ciraha kI zUla-zayyA phUloM se bhara utthii| aMjanA ne sukha se vihvala ho, vasanta ko pAsa khIMca, chAtI se dAba-dAba liyaa| usa parama milana ke sukha meM vaha tallIna ho gayI, jisameM viccheda kabhI hotA hI nahIM hai| aura jAne kaba donoM bahaneM gaharI nIMda meM aceta ho gyiiN| ...savere kI brAhma-velA meM aMjanA phira prabhAta-paMchI kA pahalA gAna sunakara jAga utthii| kamaNDalu meM se thor3A jala lekara svaccha ho lI aura Atma-dhyAna meM nimagna ho gyii| jhArane kA akhaNDa ghoSa bhItara kI prANadhArA kA anahada nAda ho gyaa| cira dina kI pASANa-zRMkhalAjoM ko tor3akara calA A rahA hai vaha AlokapuruSa, aroka aura aniruddha / isa jala-pravAha kA nirmala cIra vaha pahane hai, phenila, halakA aura ujjva la...| USA kI pahalI svarNAbhA meM nahAkara prakRti madhura ho utthii| zaila-ghATiyA~ paMchiyoM ke kalagAna se mukharita ho gayauM / jharane kI cUr3A para svarNa-kirITa aura maNiyoM kI rAziyA~ luTane lgiiN| ____aMjanA ne bhUmi para Anata ho cAroM dizAoM meM namaskAra kiyA aura dhIra gati se calakara, pravAha kI eka U~cI zilA para jA baitthii| mana-hI-mana mudita ho vaha kaha rahI thI-"...yahI hai tumhArA rAja-patha? isa agama nirjana meM, jahA~ manuSya ke pada-saMcAra kA koI cihna nahIM, phailI hai tumhArI lIlA-bhUmi?-o kautukI, vicitra hai tumhArA indrajAla! Upara ke zunya meM mahAkAla kA AtaMka apanI bA~heM pasAre hai; vahA~ se ina khAiyoM meM jhA~kate prANa kA~pa uTate haiN| aura bhItara hai yaha devaramya kalpa-kAnana kI mohana-mAyA! cAroM ora cala rahA hai dina-rAta kusumotsb| pahalI hI cAra Aja tumhAre asalI rUpa ko jAna sakI hU~, o mAyAvI!-dukhoM kI vibhISikAoM meM tuma pukAra 130 :: bhuktidUta Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1 . 1 rahe ho, mere sundara! aura hama tumheM kSaNika sukhoM ke chadmAvaraNoM meM khoja rahe haiM...?" kIAithI ghara kI sabase pahale yaha aMjanA ke lie pAna-bhojana kA Ayojana karanA cAhatI hai| apAra phailI hai yahA~ prakRti kI dAkSiNyamayI goda rasA ne apane bhItara ke rasa ko yahA~ akSata dhArA se dAna kiyA hai / parvata ke DhAloM aura taTiyoM meM aneka vanya-phaloM ke bhAra se vRkSa lade haiN| cAroM aura vahA~ rasavantI cU rahI hai| ghUmatI huI basanta vahIM pahu~ca gyii| tAr3a ora bhoja-vRkSa ke bar3e-bar3e pattoM meM vaha yathAvazyaka phala bhara lAyI azoka kI eka-do DAleM lAkara usane guhA dvAra ke AsapAsa maMgala - cihna ke rUpa meM sajA dI / vana-latAoM aura phaloM se aMjanA ko zayyA ko aura bhI sukhada aura sukomala banA diyaa| dUra-dUra kI ghATiyoM meM khoja DhU~Dhakara, vizada tanoMvAle vRkSoM kI cikanI aura apekSAkRta mulAyama chAleM vaha utAra laayii| Aja se yahI hoMge unake vastra gufA meM lauTakara jaba bhItara kI sArI vyavasthA usane kara lI, taba chAleM lekara baha pravAha para jA pahu~cI aura aMjanA ko pukArA / eka sthala para jahA~ dhArA z2arA sama thI, eka snigdha zilA para aMjanA ko biThAkara vaha use snAna karAne lgii| zIta Rtu kA saverA kAfI ThaNDA thA, para dhArA kA jala USma aura sugandhita thaa| bahuta-sA jala eka bAra aMjanA ke zarIra para DAlakara, basanta bahuta hI sAvadhAnI se kSatoM para lage gAr3he aura rUkhe rakta ko, Dara-Darakara, ruka-rukakara dhone lgii| ha~sakara aMjanA bolI "Darato ho jIjI haiM... aise kahIM snAna hogaa| yaha rAja mandira kA snAnagRha nahIM hai, jIjI, jahA~ sayatna aura sAyAsa zarIra kA bhArjana kiyA jAtA hai| yaha to pravAha kI sarva kaluSa hAriNI mukta dhArA haiM, jo anAyAsa deha aura dehI ko nirmala kara detI hai |...haaN, jAna rahI hU~, tuma kSatoM ke chila jAne ke bhaya se Dara-Darakara u~galiyA~ 'calA rahI ho| para kisa kaThoratA se yaha zarIra chilanA bAkI rahA hai, jo tumhArI a~guliyoM se isake kSata dukha jAe~ge!" kahakara aMjanA, vasanta kA hAtha khIMca dhArA meM utara gyii| vakSa taka gahare pAnI meM jAkara apane hI hAthoM se zarIra ko khUba mala-malakara vaha nahAne lagI aura vasanta ko bhI nahalAne lgii| jala kI usa USma-zItala dhArA meM ve aisI krIr3Arata ho gayIM ki jaise kalpa-sarovara meM nahAkara apane sAre ghAva, klAnti aura zrAnti ko bhUla gayI hoM / mana bhara nahA cukane para unhoMne kaTi para ke jarjara, malina basana dUra ke gulma- jAloM meM pheMka diye| nirvasana, nagna, prakRti kI ve putriyoM, mukha para se keza haTAtI huI, apane taru-chAloM ke navIna vasanoM ko khojane lgiiN| mana meM koI lajjA, maryAdA, koI roka- saMkoca kA bhAna hI mAno nahIM hai| valkaloM ko zarIra para lapeTa, jaba dhUpa meM ve apanA tana aura keza bhAra phailAkara sukhA rahI thIM, tabhI ekAeka unhoMne zarIra meM eka aisI adbhuta zAnti aura Arogya anubhava kiyA ki acaraja se bharakara ve eka-dUsare ko dekhatI raha gayIM / muktidUta ::171 Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ " o jIjI, yaha kyA camatkAra ghaTA hai, jarA tumhIM batAo na ! kahA~ gaye haiM ve sAre ghAva jinase kAyA kasaka rahI thI " bAlikA - sI kautUhala kI caMcala dRSTi se aMjanA pUcha udI I " sacamuca, aMjanA, lagatA hai kabhI koI kSata mAno lagA hI nahIM hai| jharane ke pAnI meM aneka vanauSadhiyoM aura dhAtuoM kA yoga jo ho jAtA hai, usI se na jAne kitane gupNa isa jala meM A gaye haiM, so kyA ThIka hai|" guphA para agara nakadalI ke pannoM se donoM ne apane vakSa deza bA~dha liye / vasanta ne u~galiyoM se sulajhAkara aMjanA kI utta abandhya kezarAzi ko phira eka bar3e-se jUr3e meM bA~dhane kA eka saphala visaphala yatna kiyaa| usake donoM kAnoM meM eka-eka kusuma kI maMjarI urasa dii| phira donoM bahaneM apUrva sukha kA anubhava karatI huI, phalAhAra karane baiTha gayIM / 27 usa dina bana ke gahana meM yo nayA jIvana Arambha ho gyaa| aMjanA vana-bhramaNa ko calI jAtI aura vasanta jIvana kI AvazyakatAe~ juTAne meM rata rahatI / AviSkAra kI buddhi usakI painI ho calI hai| jIvana ke eka sudhara zilpI kI taraha usa guhA meM usane dhIre-dhIre eka ghara kA nirmANa kara liyaa| moTI chAloM ke Tukar3oM ko khodakara do-cAra pAtra bhI banA liye gaye haiN| nAriyala kI chAloM se usane aMjanA ke aura apane lie pAdukAe~ banA lI haiN| kAsa kI sIkoM ko Apasa meM buna-bunakara aMjanA ke lie usane eka masRNa aura sukha-sparza zayyA banA dI hai| sA~jha ke jhare hue phUla athavA kesara, phUla- vanoM se lAkara vaha usakI zayyA meM DAla detI / dhIre-dhIre usane kAsa ke phUla, kamata-nAloM ke tantu aura taru-chAloM ke komala rezoM se bunakara aMjanA ke lie kucha basana bhI banA diye haiN| caivarI gAyoM ke caiMbara jaMgala meM se bIna lAkara unheM pAnI se jamA-japAkara kucha or3hane ke AstaraNa bana gaye haiN| para Rtu ke AghAta se bacane ke ye sAdhana aMjanA kI bahuta kucha rucikara nahIM haiM, isI se ve eka aura par3e haiN| prasava ke dina jyoM-jyoM nikaTa A rahe haiM, vasanta ke mana meM utsava aura maMgala ke aneka Ayojana cala rahe haiN| savere ke bhojana-pAna se nivRtta ho, vana ke dUra-dUra pradezoM meM vaha khoja - bIna karatI calI jAtI hai| vanya-sarovaroM se kamaloM kA parAga aura kezara pA jAtI hai to kabhI aMjanA ko usI se snAna karAtI hai| phUloM kI reNu se vaha usakA aMga-prasAdhana kara detI hai| pahAr3oM meM jharate sindUra se usakI mA~ga bhara detI aura lilAra meM patra lekhA raca detI hai / mRga-kAnana se kastUrI aura kadalIse karpUra pA jAtI hai to usase aMjanA ke keza basA letI hai| kAnoM meM usake -vana 172 muktidUta Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nopa-kusuma aura sinthuvAra ko paMjariyoM urasa detii| kezoM para, hasti-banoM se milanevAle gaja-motI kI ekAdha mAlA athavA phUloM kA mukuTa banAkara bAMdha detI hai| sArA siMgAra ho jAne para vaha aMjanA kA lilAra sa~ghakara dulAra ke Avega meM use cUma leto| taba cAhakara bhI usase bolA na jAtA, mana usakA bhara aataa| kevala aMjanA kI ora dekha antara ke dhana aura pracchanna snaha se musakarA bhara detii|| ...aura suhAginI aMjanA bhAvI mAtRtva ke gambhora AvirbhAva se namrIbhUta ho jaatii| siMgAra-prasAdhana aMjanA kI prakRti meM kabhI nahIM thA, aura Aja to vaha use sarvathA asahya thaa| para 'bhItara-hI-bhItara vaha samajha rahI thI ki yaha siMgAra aMjanA se adhika, usa anAgata atithi ke svAgata meM usakI mAtA kA hai| taba usakI sadA kI nirI bAlikA prakRti usa mAtRtva ke bodha le Acchanna hokara jaise kSaNa bhara meM tirohita ho jaatii| vaha nIcyA mAthA kiye sasaMkoca'saba kucha karA letii| aura taba calI jAtI vaha akelI hI apane prapaNa ke patha para bana ke antaHpuroM meN| kisI vanya-sarasI ke nistabdha tIra para, kisI zilAtala para jA baitthtii| usake sthira jala meM anAyAsa apanA pratibimba dekha, yaha apane se hI lajA jaatii|-bn kI zAkha-zAkha - aura patte-patte se vaha kauna jhauMka uThA hai ? apanI hI chavi nava-navIna rUpa dharakara apane hI bhItara ke ramaNa meM lIlAyita hai| samarpaNa kI vihalatA jitanI hI adhika bar3hatI jAtI hai, rUpa kI sImA laya hotI jAtI hai| aura taba A pahu~catA haiM ananta vismRta kA kSaNa... ...dUra-dara kI kandarAoM, ghATiyoM aura giri-kUToM se muni kI bhaviSyavANI gUMjatI sunAI pdd'tii| aura nadI-pravAha ke kinAre-kinAre calatI aMjanA, dUra-dUra ke ajJAta pradezoM meM bhaTaka jAtI hai| jyoM-jyoM yaha pahAr3I nardI Age bar3hatI gayI hai, talahaTI kA pradeza adhikAdhika vistRta aura ramya hotA gayA hai| Age jAkara nadI vRkSoM kI saMkalatA aura pASANoM kI bIhar3atA se nikalakara, khale AkAza ke nIce khUba phailakara bahatI hai| usake prazasta Umila bakSa para giri-mAlAe~ apanI chAyA DAlatI haiN| kinAre usake vipula hariyAlI aura snigdha vanarAjiyoM dUra taka calI gayI haiN| ___ madhyAhna kA sUrya jaba mAthe para tapa rahA hotA, taba aMjanA vanazrI ke bIca kisI unnata zilA para Akara leTa jaatii| rAzi-rAzi saundarya aura yauvana se bharI dharaNI sunIla mahAkAza ke AliMgana meM ba~dhI, ekabAragI hI aMjanA kI A~khoM meM jhalaka utthto| aneka raMgoM kA lahariyA pahane pRthvI ke citra-vicitra paTala dUra-dUra taka phaile haiM, aura unameM dhuMdhalI hotI vRkSAvaliyA~ TIkha par3atI haiN| donoM ora diganta ke choroM taka calI gayI haiM ye shRNg-lekhaaeN| aura isa sabake bIca nAnA bhaMgoM meM aMga tor3atI ajasra calI gayI hai yaha nadI kI sunIla dhaaraa| aMjanA kA sArA antaHkaraNa isa nado kI laharoM meM nAcatA calA jAtA hai : vahA~-jahA~ eka gaharI nIlI dhundha ke muktidUta :: 173 Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rahasyAvaraNa meM pRthvI kI vicitra rUpamayatA, AkAza kI ekarUpatA meM DUba gayI hai kSitija kI rekhA bhI vahA~ nahIM dikhAI par3atI... | prakRti kI apAra ramaNIyatA eka sAtha aMjanA kI zirA-zirA meM khelane lgtii| a~gar3AiyA~ bharatI huI vaha uTha baitthtii| aparAjita yauvana se vakSa ubharane lgtaa| dizAoM kI bAdala bAhinI dUrI usakI A~khoM meM tapane bhara detii| caMcala duranta bAlikA - sI vaha cala pdd'tii| nAnA lIlA-vibhramoM meM deha ko tor3atI-maror3atI, zilAoM aura gulmoM ke bIca nAcatI -kUdatI, vaha nadI ke piMgala vAlukAmaya taTa para A jAtI / kAsa ke antarAla meM lahareM bichala rahI haiM aura kiraNeM nadI kI mA~ga meM sonA bhara rahI haiN| kucha dUra calakara nadI ke pulina meM lavalI latAoM ke kuMja chAye haiN| kisI taTavartI vRkSa ke sahAre, do-cAra virala ballariyA~ nadI kI laharoM ko cUmatI huI jhUla rahI haiN| unameM baiThI koI ekAkI cir3iyA dupaharI kA asala gAna gA rahI hai / aura bhItara lavalI - kuMja kI gandha- vidhura, madAlasa chAyA meM, sArasoM kA yugala, kusuma kI zayyA para keli-sukha meM mUrcchita hai| Upara se nirantara jharatI parAga kI cAdara meM ekAkAra ho gaye haiN| aMjanA jaise unake rati-sukha ke gahana mauna meM hokara cupacApa chAyA-sI nikala jaatii| vaha nahIM hotI unake sukha kI bAdhA, vaha to usI kI eka hilora banakara usameM samA jAtI / amita ullAsa se bharakara vaha Age cala pdd'tii| kahI taTavartA tamAloM kI ghaTA meM meghoM ke bhrama se vikala aura mugdha hokara cAtaka kolAhala macA rahe haiN| kahIM harita marakata-se ramaNIya vRkSa - maNDapa hArIta pakSiyoM ke guMjAra se Akula haiN| campaka- kuMjoM kI zItala chAyA meM bhRMgarAja pakSI, Upara se jharatI parAga ke pIle AstaraNa meM unmatta par3e haiN| ghane anAroM ke per3oM kI koTaroM meM cir3iyAe~ apane sadyaH jAta zizuoM ko paMkhoM se Dhakakara sahalAtI aura pyAra karatI haiN|... aMjanA ko lagatA ki vakSa para ba~dhe valkala ke bhItara eka lau-sI jala uThI hai| bhItara se nikalakara antara kI eka USmA mAno (AsapAsa kI ina sArI ceSTAoM ko apane bhItara DhA~ka lenA cAhatI hai| kahIM kabUtaroM ke paMkhoM kI phar3aphar3AhaTa se sura- punnAga kI kusuma rAziyA~ jhara par3atI haiN| aMjanA caukannI hokara apane zarIra ko dekhatI raha jAtI hai| parAga aura aneka varNI phUloM kI kezara se deha citrita ho gayI hai| vaha tala meM baiTha jAtI hai, aura Upara se jharate phUloM kI rAziyoM ko apanI bA~hoM meM jhela-jhelakara uchAla detI haiN| kabUtaroM meM lIlA kA ullAsa bar3ha jAtA hai, ve aura bhI jora-jora se zAkhAe~ hilAkara Udhama macAte haiN| nIce phUloM kI varSA sI hone lagatI hai| aMjanA usa kusuma citrA bhUmi meM loTa jAtI hai| usakI sArI deha phUloM kI rAzi meM DUba jAtI hai| phira kabUtara nIce utarakara usakI nizcala deha para kUda-kUdakara khela macAte haiN| dhIre-dhIre ve kabUtara usase hila cale the| usake kezoM aura kandhoM para ve jahA~-tahA~ se ur3akara A baiThate / katthaI, nIle, bhUre, jAmunI kabUtaroM ke alaga-alaga nAma aMjanA ne rakha diye the| I 174 muktidUta Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kahIM bhI dUra kI DAla para koI kabUtara dIkha jAtA to aMjanA nAma lekara pukAra utthtii| kabUtara ur3akara usakI phailI huI bhujA para A baiThatA aura usake kaNTha meM coMca gaDA-gar3Akara, rijhA karazA tu muhara dara karane lgaa| sindhudhAra aura yAsantI vRkSoM ke zikharoM meM citra-vicitra mainAe~ AtI, aura sAmane ke ziMzapA aura madhUka vRkSoM kI hAlau para totoM kA lamaghaTa ho jaataa| jAne kitanI jalpanAoM aura gAnoM meM unakA vArtAlApa hotaa| sAro banabhUmi nAnA dhvaniyoM se mukharita ho utthtii| dopaharI ko alasa stabdhatA bhaMga ho jAtI / aMjanA kA mana artha-hArA aura niHzabda hokara isa akhaNDa bhASA kI ekattA ke vodha meM tallIna ho jaataa| parvata ke pAi-mUloM meM Upara se AtI pAnI kI jhariyoM se siMcakara phaloM ke naisargika bAg2a jhuka Aye haiN| phaloM ke bhAra se mamra vahA~ kI bhUmizAyinI DAloM ko dekha aMjanA ko apanA cAMcalya aura ucchalatA bhUla jaatii| usake aMga-aMga umar3a Ate rasa-sambhAra se zithila aura Anata ho jaataa| zirA-zirA meM AtmadAna kI vivaza AkulatA ghanI hotI jaatii| eka anivArita jvAra ke hiloroM se stana uphanA aate| vana-kadalI kA kaMcuki-bandha hokara anajAne hI khisaka pdd'taa| uvAsiyoM bharatI huI alasa aura visudha hokara vaha usa phala-vicumbita bhUmi para apanI deha ko bichA detI / vipula phaloM ke jhumakoM se jhuka AyI DAloM ko apane stana aura bhujAoM ke bIca yaha dAbandAba letI, hoThoM aura gAloM se saTAkara unheM cUma-cUma letI, palaka aura lilAra se unheM rabhata krtii| use lagatA ki pRthvI apane sampUrNa AkarSaNa se use apane bhItara khoMca rahI hai, aura utane hI adhika gambhIra saMvega se dAna kA anavarata srota usake vakSa meM se phUTa par3ane ko vikala ho utthtaa| ekabAragI hI phaloM kA samUcA bAga isa rasa-sandhAna se sihara utthtaa| Upara kI zAkhAoM meM alasa bhAva se phalAhAra kara rahe vAnaroM ko sabhA bhaMga ho jaatii| zAkhA-prazAkhA meM kUdate-phauMdate vai tala meM A pahu~cate / zurU meM to kucha dina ve aMjanA se irakara dUra bhAga jAte, para ve use cAroM ora se gherakara baiTha jAte haiN| aMjanA ke usa gore aura sukomala zarIra ko apane tIkhe nakhoyAle kAle paMjoM se dularAne kA mukta adhikAra ve sahaja pA gaye the| pAyatAne baiTha kucha vAnara unake paira dabAne lagate / unameM se kucha sirahAne baiThakara usake dIrya aura ulajhe kezoM ko apanI u~galiyoM se sulajhAne lgte| kucha Upara ko DAla se tor3akara, ekAdha phala usake hoThoM se lagAkara use khilAne kI manuhAra karate, usake ve haThIle sahacara taba taka nahIM mAnate, jaba taka unake hAtha se vaha do cAra phala khA na letii| ha~sa-ha~sakara aMjanA ke peTa meM bala par3a jAte-aura sArI deha usakI lAla ho jaatii| jAne kaise praNaya aura vAtsalya kI mizra lajjA aura vivazatA se usakA royA~-royA~ ubhara AlA / A~kheM mUMdakara unake tIkhe nakhavAle paMjoM ko apane udbhinna stanoM se anajAne hI dAba letii| bhItara kI ghuNDiyoM se bikhara kara rakta jaise kisI anAyAsa kSata meM se baha Ane ko ucchala ho utthtaa| muktikRta :: 175 Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAla ke jAne kisa avibhAjya aMza meM ekabAragI hI vaha una sabakI jananI aura praNayinI ho utthtii| ...drAkSa ke kuMjoM aura kadalI-yanoM meM nIlakaNTha aura pItakaNTha pakSiyoM ke AvAsa haiN| alasAtI aura ubAsiyA~ bharatI aMjanA vahIM pahuMcakara dopaharI kA zeSa bhAga bitaatii| una pakSiyoM ke ghoMsaloM tale leTate hI use nIMda laga jaatii| nizcinta aura abhaya hokara raMga-biraMge pachI Akara usakI deha para phudakate aura krIDA krte| raha-rahakara aMjanA kI nIMda bhaMga hogI / para vana ke isa lone dIramA ko jaba citra-vicitra paMkhoM kI mAyA phailAkara apane Upara nichAvara hote dekhatI, taba unake Ananda meM Apa bhI cupacApa yoga dene ke sivA vaha aura kucha na kara paatii| unakI nAnA taraha kI bArIka boliyoM meM sura milAkara vaha bhI unase kucha boltii-btlaatii| aura usa Ananda kI arthahIna niSprayojana tutalAhaTa meM mana ke jAne kitane anirvacanIya bhAva aura sandeze vaha una paMchiyoM ke ajJAna manoM meM pahuMcA detii| yaha Upara kA svarAlApa to eka lIlA-bhara thI, para bhItara ke vedana-saMvedana meM hokara prANa kA saMgopana jAne kaba ho gayA thA, so kauna jAna sakatA hai? ...upatyakA ke pradeza meM kahIM vetasa kI beloM ke pratAnoM meM ghane bA~sa haiN| kahIM zAlmalI aura zAla vRkSoM kI katAreM maNmulAkAra saheliyoM-sI eka-dUsare se guMthI khar3I haiN| yahA~ Ate hI aMjanA kI ve bAlApana ke dina phira yAda ho Ate- sasa, nRtya aura jhUmareM, ve sakhiyoM ke sAtha bauha se bA~ha gUMthakara honevAlI gopana-vAtAe~, ve kizora mana ke chalaghAta aura jijJAsAe~ ye bhItara hI bhItara kasakakara raha jAnevAle abodha prazna!-A~khoM meM A~sU anajAne hI ubhara Ate- / una vRkSoM kI muMghI DAloM meM jhUlatI huI phira eka bAra A~kha mUMdakara vaha jhUmara-sI le uThatI-hiMDola-bhare rAga kA svara kaNTha meM Akara ruNdh.jaataa| vRkSoM kI alasa maramarAhaTa meM hokara phira vaha maNa kAla ke uso atIta tIra para lauTa jaataa| vaha phira vaisI hI bichar3akara apane akelepana meM DolatI raha jaatii| tabhI una zAla aura zAlmaliyoM ke antarAla meM jhA~katA koI vanya-sarobara use dIkha pdd'taa| usake kinAre zilAoM ke naisargika aura ramya ghATa bane haiN| Upara bakula aura ketakI kI jhAr3iyA~ jhuka AyI haiN| unase jharate parAga aura phUloM se sAla kI sIr3hiyA~ dakI haiN| pAnI kI sataha bhI usase dUra-dUra taka chA gayI haiN| to kahIM usa dUsare kinAre para harasiMgAra aura gulamaura jhara-jharakara taTa kI sArI bhUmi aura kinAre kA jala-pradeza kezariyA ho gayA hai| isI ghATa meM baiThakara aMjanA apanA tIsarA prahara prAyaH bitAyA krtii| yaha kezariyA bhUmi dekha use lagatA ki jAne kaba, jAne kittI amara suhAginI ne apane priya ke sAtha isa ekAnta taTa meM ramaNa kiyA hogaa| aura usI saubhAgya ke cihna svarUpa Aja bhI yaha bhUmi unake cira navIna saundarya kI AbhA se dIpta hai| usa avijAnita amara suhAgina ke usa lIlAramaNa ke sAtha tadAkAra hokara vaha jAne kaba taka usa bhUmi meM soyI 175 :: muktidUta Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * par3I raha jaatii| zAla ora salnako kI sugandha-nibir3a chAyA meM pramatta hokara vahA~ jaMgalI hAthI aura hathiniyoM ke jhuNDa dinabhara Ucama macAte rhte| kabhI-kabhI ve tAlAva meM A par3ate aura tumala kolAhala karata DA. sUr3oM meM pAnI bhara-bharakara cAroM ora kI vanabhUmi meM phaccAre chodd'te| jaba ve pAno kI cauchAreM aura unakI krIr3A kA jala chattatA-to usameM nahAkara aMjanA apane ko kRtArtha paatii| rUpa se kilakAriyA~ karatI huI vaha bhI unake krIr3A-kalarava kI sahacarI ho jaatii| hAthiyoM ke gAloM se nirantara jharate mada-jala aura zaivAla-pallavoM se AsapAsa kI vanabhUmi zyAma ho gayI haiM / hasti-zAvakoM ke sAtha vahA~ tAliyA~ bajA-bajAkara vaha A~khamicaulI kheltii| jaba ve thala-thala daur3ate hue hasti-zAvaka aMjanA ko pA jAte to apanI sammilita sUr3oM se pakar3akara use apanI pITha para baiThAne kI hor3A-hor3I krte| pahAr3a ke DhAloM para bhoja, sapta-patra, supArI aura koSa-phala kI vana-lekhAe~, aneka saghana bIthiyoM banAtI huI Upara taka calI gayI haiN| kahIM sArA pahAr3a candana ke vana se paTA hai, to kahIM lavaMga aura kiMzuka se parvata-ghATiyA~ AcchAdita haiN| dina-rAta sugandha se pAgala samIraNa parvata-dAloM meM andha-sA bAtA rahatA hai| pramaroM ke alasa guMjAra bhora raha-rahatAra neNale ga ra nAla meM vana ke prANa kA marma-saMgIta nirantara pravAhita hai| ...aroka aMjanA DhAloM kI una bIthiyoM meM calatI jaatii| aura calate-calate jahA~ kahIM bhI use kisI agamyatA kA bodha hotA, koI rahasyamaya yA saMkula pradeza dIkhatA, usa ora vaha khiMcatI calI jaatii| nivir3a vanaspatiyoM se ghanIbhUta yATiyoM meM jahA~ paira rakhane ko bhI rAha nahIM sUjhatI hai, vaha jhAr3a-jhaMkhAr3oM ko laoNyatI-phA~datI calI hI jaatii| cAroM ora dina ke prakhara ujAle ke bIca vaha a~dherI guhA dikhAI par3a rahI hai| mAno asaMkhya rAtriyoM kA puMjIbhUta andhakAra vahIM Akara chupa gayA hai| gufA kI atala gambhIratA meM se kucha ghaharAtA, garajatA sunAI par3atA hai 1 dekhate-dekhate vaha U~cA aura manda garjana, dussaha aura bhayAnaka ho utthtaa| banabhUmi tharrA utthtii| aura aMjanA ko eka sonaharI jhalaka jhaMkhAr3oM meM se ojhala hotI dIkha pdd'tii| to kahIM jhAr3iyoM meM DUbe usake paroM meM, koI vipula lopa kA sparza usakI piNDaliyoM ko sahalAtA huA sarra se nikala jAtA: phira saba zAnta ho jaataa| vaha phudakatI, kUdatI apanI rAha lauTa aatii| zarIra meM raha-rahakara eka siharana-sI phaTa uThatI hai| vaha puMjIbhUta andhakAra, vaha sonaharI jhalaka, vaha loma-sparza pairoM ko pIche khIMcatA hai--ki baha jAne to,-kauna rahatA hai vahA~...? usase sAkSAtu karane kI usakI bar3I icchA hai| para aba dera ho gayI hai, zAma ho AyI hai, jIjI bATa dekhatI hogii| lekina jarA Age calakara rAste meM use mare hue hAthiyoM kI lAzeM milatI haiN| use anumAna hotA hai ki kisake AvAsa se lauTakara vaha AyI hai- ISat musakarAkara vaha apanI hI khillI ur3A detii| siMha ke paMjoM se vidArita hAthiyoM ke kumbha-sthaloM ke rakta muktidRta :: 177 Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM par3e aneka raMgoM kI AbhAvAle motI rAha meM dikhAI par3ate haiN| to kahIM dAla meM jaladhArAoM ke sUkhe patha dIkhate haiN| unameM Upara se baha AyI bahuraMgI bAlU aura upaloM meM svarNa kI dhUli aura ratnoM ke kaNa camakate dIkha par3ate haiN| una motiyoM aura svarNa - ratna kI dhUli ko khela-khela meM pairoM se uchAlatI huI aMjanA druta paga se pahAr3a utara calatI / lauTate hue rAha meM yaha candana kA vana par3atA hai| rAta meM cA~da kI kiraNoM ke sparza se candrakAnta zilAe~ parvata-zikhara para pighalatI haiN| vahA~ se jala ke nirjhara bahate haiN| usa jala ke se divya ho gayI haiM / candana-vana ke kAle bhujaMga una auSadhiyoM ke jAloM meM ghUma-ghUmakara nirviSa ho gaye haiN| unakI maNiyA~ yahA~ sahaja, suprApya cAroM ora bikharI milatI haiN| ralamalAte hue sA~pa pairoM ke pAsa se nikala jAte haiM- aMjanA rukakara dekhane laga jAtI hai tabhI phana uThAkara maNidhara bhujaMga vandana karatA hai / vatsala snigdha nayanoM se musakarAkara vaha usake phana para hAtha rakha detI aura Age bar3ha jaatii| ... aMjanA apanI gufA ko lauTatI huI rAste meM soctii| sRSTi meM cAroM ora dAna aura dAkSiNya kA mukta yajJa cala rahA hai| sabhI apane Apako dAna kara yahA~ sArthaka ho rahe haiN| abhimAna yahA~ cUra-cUra hokara bhUmisAt ho jAtA hai| cAroM ora phailI par3I haiM dAna kI amUlya nidhiyaaN| sarva-kAla ve sulabha aura suprApya haiN| para nahIM jAgatA hai unheM uThAkara pAsa rakhane kA lobha saba kucha yahA~ sadA apanA hai| sahaja hI eka bhAva mana meM virAjatA hai : isa bhItara aura bAhara ke samasta carAcara ke hamI jaise nirbAdha svAmI haiN| yaha saba hamameM haiM, aura hama isa sabameM kahA~ nahIM haiM? phira lobha kaisA, hiMsA kyoM, saMgraha kA bhAva kyoM ? ...eka dina aise hI apane bhramaNa meM aMjanA vasanta ko sAtha lekara eka parvata ghATI meM ghUma rahI thii| nAga aura tilaka vRkSoM se DhAla paTA thaa| unakI jar3oM meM ugakara vana mallikAoM ke vitAna cAroM ora chA gaye the| eka jagaha bhUre pASANoM kI kucha sIr3hiyA~ diikhiiN| AsapAsa kI U~cI-nIcI caTTAnoM meM kiMzuka kI lAla parAga meM bhIge cakoroM ke jor3e baiThe the| caTTAna ke eka ghaTala meM eka catuSkoNa gaharAI-sI diikhii| Upara jAkara pAyA ki usameM mallikA ke phUloM kA eka stUpAkAra Dhera samAdhi-sA par3A hai| usake Upara eka mastaka kI AkRti-sI jhA~katI dikhAI par3I / utsukatAvaza aMjanA ne vaha mallikA ke phUloM kA stUpa haTA diyaa| bhItara se eka bar3I hI manojJa, vizAla padmAsana mUrti pahAr3a meM khudI huI nikala AyI / mUrti aneka pAnI kI dhArAoM aura RtuoM ke AghAtoM se kAfI jarjara ho cukI thii| para usa mukha kI komala, saumya bhAva-bhaMgimA aura una mudrita hoThoM ke bIca kI botarAga musakAna abhI bhI abhaMga thii| lagatA thA ki mUrti ke ye hoTha jaise abhI-abhI bola uttheNge| aisI jIvanta aura manomugdhakArI chavi hai ki A~kha haTAye nahIM haTa rahI hai / 178 :: muktidUta Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ usake pAda-prAnta meM eka hariNa cihnita thaa|...tiirthkr zAntinAtha! aMjanA to dekhate hI harSa se pAgala ho utthii| mana meM gAna kI taraha eka bhAva ucchvasita huA-jo anAyAsa usake hoThoM se utsa kI taraha phUTa par3A pa...kauna sarvahArA zilpI, kisa divya atIta meM AyA thA-isa mAnavahIna agamya pArvatya bhUmi meM? kisa dina usane mahAkAla kI dhArA meM apanI TA~kI kA AghAta kiyA thA?-pASANa kI isa vaja-kaThoratA meM apanI AtmA kI sArabhUta komalatA ko vaha A~ka gayA hai| mAnava kI jagatI se TakarAyI huI hRdaya kI sArI sneha-nidhi vaha ekAnta ke isa pASANa meM u~Dela gayA hai| mallikA kI zAkhAoM meM DolatI huI havAe~ isa para nirantara phUloM ke arghya car3hAtI haiM, aura zikhara para se AtI jala-dhArAe~ isakA abhiSeka karatI haiN| usa ajJAta zilpI ko zata-zata bAra mere candana haiM..." pAsa hI baha Aye dhAtu-rAga se aMjanA ne apane mana kA vaha gAna nIce kI caTTAna para likha diyaa| usa dina ke bAda se anukSaNa yaha gAna aMjanA ke kaNTha meM [jatA hI rahatA / usI kSaNa se vaha sthala aMjanA kI ArAdhanA-bhUmi bana gyaa| savere ke snAna ke yAda yahIM Akara donoM bahaneM pUjA-prArthanA meM tallIna ho jaatii| aMjanA ke kapala se rilA-navIna gAna pttnaa| yAra kI zAkhA ko dhAtta-rAga meM DubAkara apanA gIta vaha kisI bhI zilA para aMkita kara detii| mUrti ke pAda meM apanA gAna nivedana karatI huI aMjanA nata ho jAtI aura dUra-dUra kI kandarAoM meM usakI pratigaMja ananta hotI calI jaatii| donoM bahanoM kI mu~dI A~khoM se A~sU jharate aura bhItara pUrti kI smiti adhikAdhika tarala hokara phailatI jAtI / ekAeka ve hoTha spandita hote dIkha par3ate aura aMjanA ke antara meM yAGmaya kI dhArAe~ phUTa nikltiiN| gahA meM lauTa, upala ke pAtra meM sindUra aura svarNa-rAga lekara, yaha bhoja-patroM ke panne ke panne ra~ga ddaaltii| vaha kyA likhatI thI, yaha to yaha svayaM bhI nahIM jAnatI thii| deva kI vANI Apa hI una nirjIva pannoM meM Dhala rahI thii| yoM dina sukha se bItate jAte the| samaya kA bhAva mana para se tirohita ho gayA thaa| jIvana prakRti ke A~cala meM Atmastha aura ekatAna hokara cala rahA thaa| para rAta ke andhakAra meM vicitra jantuoM kI A~kheM jhAr3a-jhaMkhAr3oM meM camakatI aura dahakatI dIkhatIM / kabhI-kabhI vanya-pazuoM kI bhISaNa huMkAreM suna pdd'tiiN| donoM bahaneM eka-dUsare se lipaTa jaatiiN| ucca svara meM aMjanA apane race stavanoM kA pATha karatI aura yoM bhaya kI ghar3iyA~ Tala jaatiiN| ve aceta hokara nIMda ke aMka meM par3a jaatii| eka dina kI bAta-Upara sandhyA kA AkAza lAla ho rahA thaa| apane phalAhAra se nivRtta hokara aMjanA aura vasanta abhI-abhI guphA ke bAhara Akara khar3I huI thiiN|-ki ekAeka dahAr3atA huA eka pracaNDa siMha pravAha ke usa pAra AtA huA dikhAI pdd'aa| sonaharI aura vipula usakI ayAla hai| usa pralamba pIlI deha para muktidUta :: 1789 Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAlI kAlI dhAriyoM ke jAla haiN| kAla-sI krUra usakI bhRkuTi ke noce aMgAroM-sI lAla AMkheM jhaga-jhaga kara rahI haiN| vikarAla DAhoM meM usakI rodra jimA lapalapA rahI hai| usakI pralayakArI gajanA se cAroM ora kI vanabhUmi AtaMka se tharrA utthii| pazu-pakSI AtaM krandana karate hue, idhara se udhara jhAr3iyoM meM daur3ate dIkhe / eka ora lomahaSI huMkAra ke sAtha siMha pravAha ko lAMghakara dIka guhA ke nIce A pahu~cA / sAmane hoina mAnaciyoM ko dekhakara vaha aura bhI bhISaNatA meM ikarAne lgaa| eka chalAMga bhara mArane kI dera haiM ki abhI-abhI yaha guphA meM jA pahuMgA, aura ina donoM bhAgaviyoM ko lola jaaegaa| basanta aMjanA ko chAtI meM bhara, bhaya se tharAMtI huI gufA kI dIvAra meM dhaMsI jA rahI hai| use anubhava huA ki aMjanA ke garbha kA bAlaka tejI se ghUma rahA hai| mana-hI-mana vaha hAya-hAya kara uThI hai- "he bhagavAn ! yaha kyA akANDa ghaTane jA rahA hai? kyA inhIM A~khoM se yaha saca dekhanA hogA?" aMjanA ne samajha liyA ki mRtyu kA yaha kSaNa anivArya hai| donoM kI A~khoM meM lupta hotI cetanA ke hilore Ane lge| mRtyu kI eka vicitra-sI gandha usakI nAka meM bharane lgii| ekAeka aMjanA bola uThI ___"jIjI, mRtyu sammukha hai!-kAyA kA moha vyartha hai isa kSaNa-AlmA kI rakSA kro| Arta-raudra pariNAmoM se mana ko mukta kara isa mRtyu ke sammukha apane ko khulA chor3a do| rakSA ina pASANoM meM nahIM hai-apane hI bhItara hai! dera ho jAegI, jIjI, kAyotsarga karo... kahakara aMjanA apane sthAna para hI pratimA yoga Asana lagAkara prAyopagamana samAdhi meM lIna ho gyii| dRSTi nAsAgna bhAga para ThaharAkara, zvAsocchvAsa kA nirodha kara liyaa| deha visarjita hokara, nizceSTa, nirjIva piNDa mAtra raha gayA / apane dhyAna meM parvata-ghATI ke prabhu ke caraNoM meM usane apane prANoM ko arpita kara diyaa| vasanta bhI ThIka usakA anusaraNa karatI huI usake pAsa hI AsIna thii| usa yoga meM donoM bahanoM ke cetana tadAkAra ho gye| ekAeka unakI dhyAnastha dRSTi meM jhalakA eka dIrdhAkAra aSTApada jisakI sArI deha sonahalI hai aura usa para sindUrI aura kAle dhabbe haiM, guphA kI dUsarI ora se huMkAratA huA kUda pdd'aa| 'mairava garjanoM aura DakAroM ke bIca donoM meM tumula saMgrAma huaa|-dekhte-dekhte siMha bhAga gayA aura aSTApada kahIM dikhAI nahIM diyA...! rAta gaharI ho jAne para jaba donoM bahanoM ne A~kheM kholI to vahI roja kI nistabdha zAnti cAroM ora pasarI thii| jhAi hIMsa rahe the aura jharane kA ghoSa akhaNDa cala rahA thaa| donoM bahanoM kA bola ruddha thA, bhItara kI usI eka-prANatA meM ve tanniSTha thiiN| eka-dUsare se lipaTakara ve so gyiiN| para nIMda unakI A~khoM meM nahIM thii| acAnaka rAtri ke madhya prahara meM parvata zikhara para se vINA kI jhaMkAra uThI, jharane ke jala-ghoSa meM apane svarAghAta se Aroha-avaroha jagAtI huI vaha eka dhruva sama para 16] :: muktidUta Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAkara azeSa ho gayI- / jala, thala aura AkAza meM zAnti kA ananta AlApa rAga phaila calA, samasta gharAghara ke prANa ko vaha sukha se Urmila kara gayA |...nhiiN hai zoka, nahIM hai dakha, nahIM hai ghAta, nahIM hai viraha, nahIM hai bhaya, nahIM hai mRtyu-Ananda kI eka apratihata dhArA meM sArA vaiSamya tirohita ho gyaa| avyAbAdha prema ke cira vizvAsa se donoM bahanoM ke hadaya Azvasta ho gye| aura jAne kaba ve gaharI nIMda meM so gyiiN| rAta ke camatkAra para savere uThakara ye vismita thiiN| guphA ke Upara cAroM ora ghUma-phirakara ve dekha AyIM, kahIM kucha nahIM hai| socA ki avazya hI, ghATI meM jo tIrthaMkara prabhu zAzvata virAjamAna hai, unakI sevA meM koI deva niyukta hai aura usI ne unakI rakSA kI hai| madhya rAtri kA vaha vINA-vAdana bhI usa deva kA hI eka divya sandeza thA! ...bAta asala meM yaha thI ki parvata ke zikhara-deza meM maNicala nAmA eka gandharva kA gupta AvAsa thaa| ranacUla nAmA apanI strI ke sAtha gandharva vahA~ rahatA thaa| pahale hI dina jaba usa sandhyA meM muni ke caraNoM meM ina donoM mAnaviyoM ne apanA Atma-nivedana kiyA thA, usa samaya kA sArA dRzya gandharva-yugala ne Upara se dekhA thaa| usI dina se chupa-chupakara ve donoM, banya-pazuoM tathA vana kI aura dUsarI bhayAnakatAoM se ina mAnAvayoM ko barAbara rakSA karate rahate the| isI sa hiMsa-pazuoM se bhare isa vikaTa araNya meM Aja taka unheM koI upadrava yA upasagaM nahIM huA thaa| para mavI sA~jha kI baha ghar3I anivArya thii| gandharva-yugala kA dhyAna cUka gyaa| para jaba Tyoga ghaTa gayA, taba ekAeka be sAvadhAna ho gye| usI kSaNa vikriyA se aSTApada kA rUpa dhAraNa kara gandharya A pahu~cA aura usane usa siMha ko pachAr3a pheNkaa| gandharva saMgIta kI sArI siddhiyoM kA svAmI thaa| ina bAlAoM ke mana meM jo bhaya gaharA ho gayA thA, use zAnta karane ke lie hI usane majharAta meM vaha mahAzAnti kA rAga bajAyA thaa| usa dina se aura bhI sannaddha hokara vaha gandharva-yugala una pAnaciyoM kI rakSA meM tatpara rhtaa| kucha hI dinoM bAda-- parvata zikhara ke vRkSoM meM dina kA ujAlA jhauMka rahA thA 1 bana kI DAloM meM cir3iyAe~ prabhAtI gA rahI thiiN| gafA ke bAhara ke zilA-tala para abhI hI aMjanA ne Atma-dhyAna se A~kheM kholI haiN| cAroM dizAoM meM aMjuli kholakara usane praNAma kiyaa| tadanantara kamaNDalU uThAkara vaha pravAha para jAne ko udyata huI ki usI kSaNa kaTi-bhAga meM aura peTa meM use pIr3A-tI anubhava hone lgii| vaha byAkulatA use anivArya jAna pdd'ii| vaha dhapa-se z2amIna para baiTha gayI aura peTa thAmatI huI asahya vedanA se chaTapaTAne lgii| karAhate hae kevala itanA hI usake mukha se nikalA "jAjI..." gufA meM se vasanta vAhara daur3I aayo| aMjanA kI sArI deha aura cehaga eka muktidUta :: 181 Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakhara vedanA se, tapAye - sone- sA camaka rahA thA / vasanta turanta samajhakara sAvadhAna ho gyii| khUba hI satarkatA se uThAkara usane aMjanA ko usa kAsa kI zayyA para liTAyA / ... parvata ke zrRMga para svarga ke samudra meM se sUrya kA lAla bimba jhA~ka utthaa| ThIka usI kSaNa aMjanA ne putra prasava kiyaa| ujAle se sArI guhA jhalamalA uThI / mAno una purAtana caTTAnoM meM kSaNa-bhara ko sonA hI putta gayA ho| vasanta aura aMjanA ko dIkhA ki guhA kI chata meM raha-rahakara gupta ratnoM kI sataraMgI kiraNoM kA AbhAsa sA ho rahA haiN| bAhara ghATiyoM ke phUla vanoM meM paMchI maMgalagAna gA rahe the| zikhara deza meM gandharva kI vINA ananta surAvaliyoM meM jhaMkAra uTho havAoM ke jhakoroM meM bharakara sukhollAsa bharI rAginiyA~ upatyakAoM ko Alor3ita kara gyiiN| ... aMjanA ne putra kA mukha dekhA - nimiSa bhara ekaTaka vaha dekhatI hI raha gayI / - antara ke agocara meM jisa arUpa saundarya kI jhalakeM bhara pAkara, jise apanI ina A~khoM meM bA~dha pAne ko bAra-bAra vaha tarasa gayI thI- Aha vahIM saundarya! - bahI saundarya ba~dha AyA hai Aja usI ke rakta mAMsa ke bandhanoM meM...? para sammukha hokara khulI A~khoM use dekha pAne kA sAhasa Aja nahIM ho rahA hai! palakeM gAloM para cipakI jA rahI haiM, barauniyoM meM A~sU gaMdha rahe haiN| aura sparzAtIta komalatA se donoM kRza bhujAoM meM zizu ko bharakara, vaha mugdha bhAva se use bakSa se cA~pa rahI hai| mana-hI-mana kaha rahI hai * ...nahIM janmA hai tU Adityapura ke rAjamahaloM meM nahIM janmA hai tU mahendrapura ke rAjamandiroM meM nahIM jhUla rahA hai kisI prAsAda ke alinda meM terA ratnoM kA pAlanA / aizvarya aura vaibhava kA kror3a tujhe nahIM rucA nAza kI rAha cala, biyAbAnoM ke ina pASANoM meM Akara tujhe janma lenA bhAyA ? - nirAle haiM tere khela, o uddhata .... terI lIlAoM se maiM kaba pAra pA sakI hU~? rAjAMgana meM nahIM ho rahA haiM tere janma kA utsava / ina zUnya kI havAoM aura jharanoM meM baja rahe haiM tere janmotsava ke bAdya ! dharaNI terA bichaunA hai aura AkAza terA odanA / - cAroM ora mauna mauna cala rahI hai, kusumoM kI utsava -sIlA nahIM samajha pA rahI hU~, isake lie tujhe mahAbhAga kahU~ yA hatabhAgya kahU~, pApI kahU~ yA puNya-puruSa kahU~....? prasava ke Avazyaka upacAra ke uparAnta, vasanta akelI - akelI maMgala kA Ayojana karane lgii| bhara Ate ekAkI kaNTha se usane janmotsava kA gIta gAyA / dvAra para usane azoka kA toraNa bA~dhA aura phUloM kI DAliyoM se guphA ke antarbhAga ko sajA diyA / sadyaH tor3e hue kamaloM ke kaiMsara se usane zizu ke lie zayyA racI tathA ghATI kI deva pratimA ke pAdArthya rUpa meM mallikA ke phUla lAkara usane aMjanA kI zayyA meM bichA diye| vasanta ko akele akele gIta gAte aura maMgalAcAra karate dekhakara aMjanA kA 182 :: muktidUta Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hRdaya jAne kisa acintya dukha se uphanA rahA thaa| vasanta kI A~khoM meM the rAjamahala ke usa apUrva janmotsava ke citra, jo kabhI honevAlA nahIM hai| yAda AyA use nara-nAriyoM ke hayaM kolAhala se bharA yaha raajaaNgn| prAsAdamAlAoM para siMgAra-sajAvaTa kI ve vicitra zobhAe~, ve dhvaja-toraNa aura vandanavAreM, ve raMga-biraMgI dIpAvaliyoM --vaha gIta-gAna, nRtya-vAryoM kA smaaroh| aura tabhI yAda Aye use apane ve phUla-se bAlaka... | donoM bahanoM meM eka-dUsare kI jara maiM phela ma kA diye gu: ko aura bhI jAjvalyapAna ujAle se bharatA huA zizu musakarA diyA! adbhuta taraMgoM ke cAMcalya se vaha cAroM aura hAtha-paira saMcAlita kara rahA hai-pAno dizAoM ke pAlane meM hI jhUla rahA hai| yathAsamaya vasanta ne aMjanA ko phaloM kA thor3A rasa pilAyA aura Apa bhI phalAhAra kiyaa| aMjanA kI sArI bAla-prakRti, usakA cAMcalya aura gauddhatya Aja kho gayA hai| halakI hokara bhI Aja vaha eka apUrva sambhAra se gambhIra ho gayI hai| bhaviSya kI agamya dariyoM meM phira usakA cintAkula mana bhaTakatA calA gayA hai| ...dhuMdhale rahasyAvaraNoM kI bAdala-vAhinI sudUratA meM, jahA~ usane bAra-bAra dekhA hai--pRthvI aura AkAza eka arUpa ekatA meM ba~dha gaye haiM-vahIM usako A~kheM lagI haiM; vaha pUcha rahI hai-"kahA~ ho tuma...? kina dukha kI vibhISikAoM meM tama mare mana kI tAtha pUrane gaye ho...? kyA nahIM lauToge kabhI isa rAha..." vasanta ke sAmane aba taka tI prasava kI cintA hI sarvopari thii| Aja aMjanA usase bhI niSkRti pA gayI hai| isa parama puNyAdhikArI bAlaka kI vaha jananI hai| aura vicitra hai isakA puNya jo nijana kandarA meM janma lekara prakAzita ho rahA hai| lekina aba-? aba kyA hai bhaviSya? kahA~ hai pavanaMjaya; kyA hai aMjanA kA aura unakA bhAvI ? kisa rAha le jAegA hameM yaha atula teja aura parAkrama kA svAmI bAlaka? muni ne kahA thA, pasagoM se khelate calanA isakA svabhAva hai / muni ke vacana to kabhI nirarthaka nahIM hote| jAne kaba yaha hameM una upasoM se pAra karegA, jAne kaba yaha apane cira dina ke vichohI mAtA-pitA ko milaaegaa| yaha bhaviSya na to vaha muni se pUcha pAyI, aura na muni hI usakA kucha saMketa kara gaye haiM -zAna kyoM? ...dopaharI dala rahI thI ki acAnaka AkAza kI ora vasanta kI nigAha khiNcii|-prbhaa ke puMja-sA eka vimAna, vipula gambhIra svara sa parvata-pradeza kA bharatA huA, nIce kI ora A rahA hai| vasanta aneka bhaya aura AzaMkAoM se bhara utthii| bhItara Akara usane aMjanA ko yaha sUcanA dI to use bhI romAMca ho aacaa| anajAne hI usane vAlaka ko aura bhI pragAr3hatA se chAtI se dAba-dAya liyaa| mana meM usake phUTA-"Aha, kauna jAne koI pUrva bhava kA vairI hai yA aamiiy| para AtmIya-? nahIM AegA baha - haragija nahIM AegA muDA abhAMganI ke pAsa isa araNya-khaNDa kI bhayAnaka vijanatA meM...." muktidata :: / Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Upara vimAna ke AroDI vidyAdhara ke mana meM bhI yahI prazna thA - "asAdhAraNa yogAyoga hai - vairI yA AtmIya?" isI se usakA vimAna aTakA hai aura vaha nIce utarane ko bAdhya huA hai| thor3I hI dera meM ratnoM se jagamaga karatA huA vimAna nIce utraa| atizaya rUpavAn eka vidyAdhara aura vidyAdharI acAnaka gufA ke dvAra para dikhAI pdd'e| bar3e hI Adara-sambhrama aura maryAdApUrvaka unhoMne aMjanA aura vasanta kA abhivAdana kiyA / unake prati pratinamaskAra kara donoM bahanoM ne unakA svAgata kiyaa| vidyAdhara- yugala ne sAmane hI aMjanA ke aMka meM nakSatra - sA jyotiSmAn vaha bAlaka dekhaa| sAtha hI apsarAoM-sI sundara, kRza-gAta, valkala pahane ina tApasiyoM ko dekha ve Azcarya se stambhita raha gaye / ho na ho, haiM to koI tApasiyA~ hI - para tApasiyoM ke bAlaka kaisA ? zAyada koI gandharva kanyAe~ svarga ke sukha se Ubakara bhUmi para calI AyI haiM, aura kisI yogI kA yoga bhaMga kara yaha jyotirmaya bAlaka pA gayI haiM / isa janahIna araNya meM aisI sundarI mAnaviyoM ke hone kI to unheM kalpanA hI nahIM ho skii| vidyAdhara ne sahana kuzala pUchI aura taba vinayapUrvaka unakA paricaya jAnane kI utsukatA prakaTa kI / AgatoM ke AvirbhAva ke sAtha hI kucha aisA antaraMga kA sAmIpya una donoM bahanoM ne anubhava kiyA ki apane bAvajUda koI sandeha unake bAre meM unake mana meM nahIM rhaa| anAyAsa basanta ne sArA vRttAnta saMkSepa meM kaha sunaayaa| vidyAdhara yugala jyoM-jyoM sunate jAte the, unakI A~khoM se A~suoM kI jhar3I laga rahI thii| jyoM hI vRttAnta samApta huA ki vidyAdhara apane ko sa~bhAla na sakI "hAya, beTI aMjana... tere aise bhAgya...? yaha kyA anartha ghaTa gayA..." kahate hue vaha Age bar3ha AyA aura usane aMjanA ko zizu sahita chAtI meM bhara liyA aura kaNTha bhara-bharakara pAgala kI taraha vaha use bheMTane lagA rudana usakI chAtI meM thama nahIM rahA thaa| - aMjanA vismita thI, para antara meM usake bhI vAtsalya hI vAtsalya ubhara rahA thaa| kiMcit mAtra bhI koI zaMkA mana meM nahIM jaagii| thor3I dera bAda kucha svastha hone para vidyAdhara ne apanA paricaya diyaa| usane batAyA ki vaha rAjA citrabhAnu aura rAnI sundamAlinI kA putra pratisUrya hai| hanuruhadvIpa kA vaha rAjA hai, aura aMjanA usakI bhAnajI hotI haiN| aMjanA zaizava meM kevala eka bAra mAmA ke ghara hanuruhadvIpa gayI thii| usake bAda phira pratisUrya ne use kabhI nahIM dekhA, isI se ve use pahacAna na ske| sunA to aMjanA kA hRdaya bhI jaise vidIrNa hone lagA / rakta meM kauTumbika sneha aura vAtsalya kA uphAna Abe vinA na rahA, jo bhI cAroM ora se bilakula nirmama aura nirapekSa hokara usane yaha nirjana ko rAha pakar3I thI / use yAda ho Aye ye prasaMga jaba kaI bAra mA~ hanuruhadvIpa ke saMsmaraNa sunAyA karatI thii| apanI abodha avasthA meM hanuruhadvIpa jAne kI eka dhuMdhalI sI smRti bhI use hai - samudra kA vaha mahAnIla prasAra aura usa samudra yAtrA meM mA~ ke dvArA dikhAye // muktidUta :: Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gaye ke magaramaccha!-aMjanA apane A~sU na thAma skii| usane muMha dUsarI ora phera liyA aura beyasI ho hI . pakSI ne goda lekara ja- zItopacAra kara use svastha kiyA, phira apane dukUla ke A~cala meM use TaoNpakara uttakA lilAra cUma liyaa| vasanta ne bahuta hI sanAtaM hae kamala ke pattoM para atithiyoM ke sammakha phalAhAra rkhaa| sukha aura dukha ke khaTTe-mIThe A~sU bharate, mAmA aura mAmI ne phalAhAra kara apane ko dhanya mAnA / isake anantara aMjanA ne vasanta kA paricaya diyaa| usake apratima sarvasva-tyAga kI kathA sunakara vidyAdhara yUgala kI A~kheM phira sajala ho AyIM / bAra-bAra balAe~ lekara, unhoMne natazira hokara usa niSkAma saMginI ke tyAga kA abhinandana kiyaa| thor3I hI dera ke isa saMyoga aura pArasparika bAtacIta meM, mAmA ne mana-hI-mana samajha liyA thA ki isa aMjanA ke mana para kAbU pA jAnA sahaja nahIM hai| vasanta ke mu~ha se isa lakar3I kI durdharSa lIlAeM sunakara, vidyAdhara kI sArI vidyA aura pauruSa kI tarha kA~pa uThI thiiN| phira bhI Darate-Darate vinatI ke svara meM pratisUrya ne aMjanA se kahA ___"beTI aMjana, jAnatA hai ki samasta loka tere prati aparAdhI hai| usI loka ke bandhanoM meM ba~dhA maiM bhI eka ajJAnI mAnava haiN| Aja tujhe usI loka meM lauTane ko kahate, yaha chAtI phaTI par3atI hai| saMsAra ne jo anyAya tere sAtha kiyA, usakA prAyazcitta nahIM ho sktaa| lekina phira bhI yadi tU apane isa dukhI aura niHsantAna mAmA para dayA kara sake, to usakA hanuruhadvIpa tujhe pAkara dhanya hogA aura dhanya hogA usakA jIvana... bolate-bolate kaNTha bhara aayaa| kucha dera rahakara phira pratisUrya bole-"pratisUrya kA jIvana vaise hI sUnA aura nirarthaka hai-aura Aja yadi tU nahIM calegI mere sAtha-to . saMsAra meM yahI saba kucha dekhane ke lie aba aura jIvita nahIM raha sakU~gA-tujhe vivaza karane kA pApa kara rahA hU~, para svayaM vivaza ho gayA hU~..." kahakara mAmA ne phira eka bAra aMjanA ke hAtha jor3a liye| aMjanA ne hRdaya ke Avega para saMyama kiyA aura dhIra gambhIra svara meM kahA "...aparAdha loka kA aura kisI kA bhI nahIM hai mAmA, apane hI pUrva meM kiye karmoM kA vaha phala hai| apane hI usa arjita pApa kI loka ke mAthe thopakara, phira nayA pApa meM nahIM baaNdhNgii|-prbhu mI bala deM ki sapane meM bhI, apane dakha ke lie para ko doSa dene kA bhAva majhameM na aae| dukha hai mana meM to isI bAta kA ki loka ke jo ananta upakAra mujha para haiM, unakI ora se pITha pherakara maiM kRtaghnA apane bacAva ke lie, isa nirjana meM muMha chipAtI phira rahI hU~!-tumhAra prema ko na pahacAna s.| itanI hRdayahIna bhI nahIM ho gayI hU~, mAmA! para socatI hU~ ki maiM bahuta ayogya muktidUta :: IRE Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hU~ tumhAre sAtha calakara kahIM tumheM bhI vipada meM na DAla dU~ :- kyoMki vipadAoM meM calane ke lie hI aMjanA ne isa loka meM janma liyA hai... Age kI bAta tumhIM jAnI, mAmA...." kahate-kahate aMjanA phira bhara AyI aura chalachalAvI A~khoM se pAsa soye zizu ko tAkatI raha gayI / .... aMjanA, basanta aura zizu ko sAtha lekara pratisUrya kA vimAna tIra ke vega se khAI ko pAra kara rahA thaa| havA meM motiyoM kI jhAlareM ulajha rahI thIM, aura maNiyoM kI ghaNTikAe~ baja rahI thiiN| jyoM-jyoM vimAna kA vega bar3hatA jA rahA thA, aMjanA se apanI goda kA zizu sa~bhAle na sa~bhala rahA thaa|... ki palaka mArate meM hAtha se uchalakara bAlaka khAI meM jA giraa| nIce girate bAlaka kI ora dekha aMjanA ke mu~ha se cItkAra nikala par3I - "Aha... tU... bhI... chor3a... calA...mujhe..." kahakara aMjanA mUrcchita hokara dhamAkU se pAyadAna meM gira pdd'ii| vimAna vilApa aura rudana kI pukAroM se gUMja utthaa| bAlaka ke girane ke ThIka sthala para dRSTi lagAye, drutavega se pratisUrya vimAna ko tala meM laaye| ThIka vahIM Akara vimAna utarA jahA~ bAlaka girA thaa| parvata kI eka vajra-sI caTTAna para bAlaka phUla-sA musakarAtA huA krIr3A kara rahA thaa| nIce ' usake zilA ke sau-sau Tukar3e ho gaye the! apAra sukha aura Azcarya se pulakita sabhI dekhate raha gye| ceta meM lAye jAne para aMjanA ne jo uThakara bAlaka ko dekhA to usakI A~kheM jhuka gayIM, aura mukha usakA apUrva lajjA aura romAMca se lAla ho gayA! pratisUrya ne bAlaka ko goda meM uThAkara usa amRta putra kA vaha tejasvI lilAra cUma liyA aura anubhava kiyA ki unakA mAnava janma kRtArtha ho gayA hai| bAlaka ko aMjanA kI goda meM dete bolehue " ise janma dekara terI kokha dhanya huI hai, aMjanI ! - nizcaya hI samacaturasra saMsthAna aura vajra-vRSabha- nArAca saMhanana kA dhArI hai yaha baalk| isake balavIrya se pahAr3a khaNDa-khaNDa ho gayA hai, para isakA ghAta nahIM ho sakA / nizcaya hI yaha koI ma- zarIrI aura tadabhava mokSagAmI hai !" carama taba basanta ne prasaMgavaza muni kI bhaviSyavANI kaha sunaayii| sunakara sabakI A~khoM meM harSa ke A~sU A gye| .... hanurudvIpa meM gyAraha dina taka aMjanA ke putra kA janmotsava devopama samAroha se manAyA gyaa| cAroM ora ke sAgara - prAnta meM mAno indraloka kI racanA hI utara AyI thii| hanururudvIpa meM janmotsava hone ke upalakSya meM bAlaka kA nAma rakhA gayA - hanumAn : 136 muktidUta :: - Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dvIpa ke cAroM ora kI samudra-laharoM ke garjana meM gUMja-pU~ja uThatA-"kAma kumAra hanumAn kI jaya, ajitavIyaM hanumAna kI jaya...!" 28 ratnakUTa prAsAda se ur3akara pavanaMjaya kA yAna kailAsa kI ora vega se bar3ha rahA hai| AkAza ke taToM meM cAroM ora dina kA navIna ujAlA umar3a rahA hai| nIce dhundha aura bAdaloM meM hokara, zasya-zyAmalA pRthvI kA citramaya golAdhaM tairatA-sA dIkha rahA hai| pavanaMjaya ke donoM hAtha yAna ke cakra para thame haiN| pIche ur3atA huA zveta uttarIya, mAno pIche se koI khIMca rahA hai| jyoM-jyoM baha adRzya hAtha usa uttarIya ko adhika khIMcatA hai, pavanaMjaya ke hAtha kA cakra utane hI adhika bega se ghUmatA hai| yAna kI gati jaise samaya kI gati se hor3a le rahI hai| sApane kailAsa kI himojjvala cUr3Ae~ dIkha rahI haiN| una para svarNa-mandiroM kI ur3atI huI dhvajAoM meM, Aja mukti ke AMcala kA AsAna hai|-maar kA hAya cakra para thamA raha gavA-yAna havA kI marjI para chUTa gyaa| pavanaMjaya ko pratIta huA ki Aja kI gati kA sukha apUrva hai; isameM nirarthaka udvega nahIM haiM, prApti kA Ananda hai| kitanI hI bAra isase kahIM bahuta U~cI aura khataranAka U~cAiyoM meM vaha yAna para ur3A hai| durdamya thA una ur3AnoM kA vega! para unameM sukha nahIM thA, prApti nahIM thI, lakSya nahIM thaa| thI eka vighAtaka chlnaa| cAroM ora zUnya hI zUnya thA, AmantraNahIna aura nirvAk / para Aja to dizAe~ avaguNThana khole mugdhA-sI khar3I haiN| unakI bhujAoM meM eka unmukta AliMgana khela rahA hai| aura usake sammukha pavanaMjaya kA mAthA nIce jhuka gayA hai| una gIlI bhRkuTiyoM kA mAna pAnI banakara A~khoM se Dhalaka par3A hai|-nhiiN hai sAhasa ki isa AliMgana ko ve jhela leN| nahIM hai bala ki use apanI bhujAoM meM bA~dha leM, yA Apa usameM ba~dha jaaeN| apanI asAmathyaM kI lajjA meM ke Dube jA rahe haiN| ina dizAoM ko jItane kA unakA eka dina kA aramAna Aja apanI hI khillI ur3A rahA haiM |--pavanaMjaya ko pratIta huA ki bAhara kI ora jo vaha gati kI caMcala vAsanA dina-rAta mana ko udvelita kiye thI, vaha thI kevala mati kI prAnti / vaha thI gati kI bhaTakana-avarodha-usI marIcikA ko samajha rahA thA vaha-pragati?-bhItara kI dhurI meM jahA~ nitya aura sama pariNamana hai, usI kendra meM pavanaMjaya Aja 'mAno lauTa rahe haiN| kAnoM meM gUMja rahe haiM vidA-velA ke aMjanA ke ve zabda -"merI zapaca lekara jAo ki anIti aura anyAya ke pakSa meM, mada aura mAna ke pakSa meM tumhArA zastra nahIM muktidUta :: 187 Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ utthegaa| kSatriya kA rakSA-vrata vijaya ke gaurava aura rAjasiMhAsana se bar3I cIjJa hai| tumhArA hI pakSa yAda anyAya kA hai to usI ke viruddha tamheM lar3anA hogA.... __ nahIM cAhie Aja use vIratva kI kIrti / jambU-dvIpa ke narendra-maNDala para apane parAkrama kI chApa DAlane kI icchA, Aja mAno anAcAsa lupta ho gayI hai| rAjya kI AkAMkSA to kisI bhI dina usameM nahIM thii| aura vijaya ke zikhara vaha sAre ga~dha AyA hai, vahA~ haiM kevala niSprANa zilAe~, jo zUnya meM kasakakara dama tor3a rahI haiM, aura havAe~ rudana kI taraha vahA~ bhaTaka rahI haiN| vahA~ se girakara to vaha dharatI ke pAdamUla meM A par3A hai| cAroM ora se hArakara Aja jaba vaha sarvahArA ho gayA hai, to vizva kI sArI vijayoM aura mahimAoM ke mUlya use fIke laga rahe haiN| mAno pairoM ke pAsa TUTI huI jayamAlAoM ke phUla kumhalAye hue par3e haiM! pavanaMjaya kA sArA mana Aja usa zAnta samaga kI taraha par3A hai, jo apanI dhariNI pRthvI kI garbha-seja meM Atmastha hokara so gayA hai| mAnasarovara para yAna us| | sanAcoM ko AjJA dI gayI ki prasthAna kI taiyArI kreN| raNa-sajjA meM saje hue pavanaMjaya gambhIra cintA meM magna haiN| pAsa hI, eka caukI para prahasta cupacApa baiThe haiN| ekAeka pavanaMjaya ne mauna tor3A "bandha prahasta, aba yuddha sammukha hai| yaha bhI jAna rahA hU~ ki vAra anivArya hai, aura merI icchA kA prazna usameM nahIM hai| vaha kartavya kI aTala aura kaThora mAMga hai| para yaha bhI nizNaya anubhava karatA hU~ ki zAyada yahI mere jIvana kA pahalA aura antima yuddha hogaa| kyoMki nahIM samajha pA rahA hU~ ki bAhara kisake viruddha mujhe lar3anA hai?...mujhe to sAfa dIkha rahA hai, prahasta, ki zatra vAhara kahIM nahIM hai-baha apane hI bhItara hai| vahI zatru sabase bar3A haiM aura aba taka usI se pada-dalita hotA rahA hU~! use hI apanA sArA apanatva sauMpa baiThA thA, aura nirantara chAtI meM padAghAta sahakara bhI usI ke pairoM se lipaTA rhaa| Aja use pahacAna sakA hU~, aura usI se Aja khulakara merA yuddha hogaa| use jIte binA, bAhara kI ina sArI vijayoM ke abhiyAna mithyA hai-vaha nirI Atma-prabaMcanA hai| para use jIta pAmA kyA sahaja sambhava hai: kucha hI prahasta, usa zatru ko adhIna kiye binA, pavanaMjaya ko isa yuddha se lauTanA nahIM hai...." sunakara prahasta ko khuzI kA ThikAnA nahIM thaa| usake mana kA savale var3A bojha jaise Aja utara gyaa| use niSkRti milI. var3a kRtArtha huaa| usakA diyA darzana Aja mastiSka se utarakara hRdaya kI marmavANI meM bola rahA hai| prahasta sunakara pulakita ho rhe| phira sahaja bAta ko sahArA bhara de diyA ___ "hA~ pavana, samajha rahA huuN| cAhe jitanA dUra tumane mujhe TelA, para kyA tumase kSaNa bhara bhI dUra maiM apane ko rakha sakA? -hA~, to suneM pavana, kyA hai tumhArI yojanA?" 155 :: gumhidUta Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pavanaMjaya khilakhilAkara haMsa par3e .. "haM...yojanA? acambhA ho rahA hai, prahasta, aura apane hI Upara haMsI bhI A rahI hai| itanA bar3A vizAla sainya lekara Akhira kisa para yuddha karane car3hA hU~ maiM-" z2arA bAta mujhe sApha-sAfa samajhA dA na, prhst|" prahasta ne sAfa aura sIdhI vyavahAra kI bAta pakar3I, bole "pAtAla-dvIpa ke mahAmaNDalezvara rAjA rAvaNa ke mANDalIka haiM Adityapura ke mahArAja prahAda / jambU-dvIpa ke aneka vidyAdhara aura bhUmi-gocara rAjA unheM apanA rAja-rAjezvara mAnate haiN| varuNadvIpa ke rAjA varuNa ne, rAvaNa kA Adhipatya svIkAra karane se inakAra kiyA hai| vaha kahatA hai ki-yadi rAvaNa ko apane devAdhiSThita ratnoM kA abhimAna hai, to mujhe apane Atma-svAtantrya aura apane bhuja-bala kaa| isa para rAvaNa ne apane deyAdhiSThita ratna utAra pheMke haiM, aura svayaM apanA bhuja-bala dikhAne rAjA yaruNa para jA car3he haiN| yuddha bahuta bhISaNa ho gayA hai, saMhAra kI sImA nahIM hai|-raavnn ke hama mANDalIka haiM, so nizcaya hI hameM rAvaNa ke pakSa para lar3anA hai, isameM duvidhA kahA~ ho sakatI hai, parana?" pavanaMbara nAikara kucha sopate rahe kiradarA mu~ha palAkara gambhIra svara meM bole ___ "rAvaNa ke mANDalIka haiM Adityapura ke mahArAja prasAda, maiM nhiiN| aura isa samaya isa sainya kA senApati maiM hU~, mahArAja prasAda nahIM! aura zAyada tumheM yAda ho prahasta, isI mAnasarovara ke taTa para, maiMne tumase kahA thA ki Adityapura kA rAjasiMhAsana mere bhAgya kA nirNAyaka nahIM ho sktaa| usa dina cAhe vaha kSaNa kA Avega hI rahA ho, para anAyAsa mere bhItara kA satya hI usameM bolA thaa| taba yuddha meM pakSa cunane kA nirNaya mere hAtha hai, Adityapura ke siMhAsana se vaha vAdhya nahIM...!" kahate-kahate pavanaMjaya ha~sa aaye| bolate samaya jo bhI unakA svara guru-gambhIra thA, para unakI bhauMhoM meM yaha sadA kA tanAva nahIM thaa| AvAja meM utAvalApana aura uttejanA nahIM thii| thI eka dhIratA aura nishcltaa| "Adityapura kA siMhAsana yadi itanA nagaNya hai, to tuma lar3ane kisake lie jA rahe ho, pavana, yahI nahIM samajha pAyA hU~?" "kartavya ke lie lar3ane calA hU~, prahasta!-agocara se dharma kI pukAra sunAI par3I hai| para kisa vyakti ke viruddha lar3anA hai, yaha sacamuca mujhe nahIM mAlUma / merA yuddha vyakti ke viruddha kahIM nahIM hai, yaha anyAya aura adharma ke viruddha hai| aura merA yuddha siMhAsana ke lie nahIM, apanI aura sarva kI AtmarakSA ke lie hai| apane hI ko yadi nahIM rakha sakA, to siMhAsana kA kyA hogA? aura jo siMhAsana apane ko rakhane ke lie anyAya ke sammukha jhuka jAe, vaha merA nahIM ho sktaa| Adityapura muktidUta :: 19 Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA rAjasiMhAsana yadi rAvaNa kI rakSA kA bhikhArI banakara kAyama haiM, to usakA miTa jAnA hI acchA hai| ho sakA to use apane bala para hI rakhUgA, aura nahIM to rAvaNa hI use rakha leM, mujhe Apatti nahIM hogI !" prahasta ne pAyA ki yaha kevala mAstaSka kA tarka nahIM hai, antara kA nivedana hai, jo sahaja Atma-jJAna se prayuddha hai| usake Age koI prativAda mAno nahIM tthhrtaa| prahasta kA mana azrubhAra se namra hokara jhuka aayaa| para vaha kazera hone ko bAdhya hai| usake sAmane rAja-kartavya hai| rAjya ke kucha nizcita hitoM kI rakSA kA dAyitva usa para hai| para isa pavanaMjaya kI dASTa meM rAjya to zUnya hai| yaha kaise banagA-? saba kucha samajhate hue bhI bantravat prahasta ne Apatti uThAyI ___ "caka rahe ho pavana, tama isa samaya Adityapura ke senApati ho, Adityapura ke rAjA nhiiN| siMhAsana aura rAjya ko rakhane ma rakhane kA nirNaya rAjA ke adhIna hai, tuma kevala rAjAjJA ke vAhaka ho!" pavanaMjaya phira khilakhilAkara haisa aaye| kucha dera cupa rahe, phira z2arA salajja bhAva se sira nIcA kara bole__. "...para tumase kyA chupA hai, prahasta?-tuma siMhAsana aura rAjya kI kaha rahe ho? para svayaM rAjalakSmI ko jo pA gayA hU~! siMhAsana to usI ke hRdaya para bichA hai na?yarala sata lakSmI ne usa para merA abhiSeka kara diyA hai aura tumhIM the usake purohita! taba rAjA kauna hai aura adhikAra kisakA hai, isa vivAda meM mahIM piNmaa| rAjasva vyakti meM nahIM hai| dharma kA zAsana jo vahana kare vahI rAjA hai, vaha kisI bhI kSaNa badala sakatA hai| maiM to itanA hI jAnatA hU~ ki rAjya, siMhAsana, rAjA, maiM-saba usI ke rakhe rheNge| svayaM lakSmI kI AjJA huI hai-maiM to usI kA bhejA AyA huuN| Adeza kA pAlana bhara karane calA huuN| patha kI svAminI vahI hai| tuma, maiM, rAjA aura yaha vizAla sainya, saba usI ke iMgita para saMcAlita haiN| isake Upara hokara merA kucha bhI socanA nahIM hai| prahasta apanI ha~sI na roka ske| A~kheM pulaka aayiiN| unheM lagA ki pabanaMjaya navajanma pA gayA hai| itane varSoM kA vaha caTTAna-sA kaThora ho gayA pavanaMjaya, sarala nayajAta zizu-sA hokara sAmane baiThA hai| jI meM AtA hai ki dulAra se bA~ha meM bharakara isa maiMha ko cUma leM, jo yaha nayI bolI bola rahA hai| para bhAvanA isa kSaNa carjita hai, Thosa vAstava kI mA~ga isa samaya sAmane hai| ha~sate hue hI prahasta bole "lakSmI kI AjJA to sAre chAtroM ke Upara hai, pavana, use TAlane kI sAmarthya kisakI hai| vaha to zaktidAtrI bhagavatI hai, loka kI aura apanI rakSA ke lie, vaha hameM zakti aura teja kA dAna karatI hai| apane vakSa para dharma kI jota jalAkara vaha hamArA patha ujAla rahI hai! usa bAre meM matabheda ko avakAza kahA~ hai?-para vyavahAra kI rAjanIti meM hameM paga-paga para Thosa sacAI kA sAmanA karanA hai ! vaha jIvana kA 190 :: muktidUta Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nahIM gaNita hai; yathArtha jIvana ko vyavahAra ke usI hisAba-kitAba se calAnA hogA, to bar3I ulajhana ho jaaegii|" kahakara prahasta ne hoTa kATakara ha~sI dabA dI / jAna rahA hai ki vaha Apa dvaita ke zikaMje meM pha~sA hai aura pavanaMjaya ko bhI usI meM khIMca rahA hai| kyoMki vaha to isa samaya usa pratyakSa rAja - kartavya kA pratinidhi hai aura usake prati uttaradAyI hone ko yaha bAdhya hai / para pavanaMjaya kA mana nirdvandva aura svaccha hai, turanta prahasta ko bhujA para liyA aura I lusakarAte hue bole ! "bhaiyA prahasta, vaya meM kucha hI tuma mujhase bar3e hI; para bacapana se tumheM gurujana kI taraha mana-hI-mana zraddhA kI dRSTi se dekhA hai| rAjanIti ke sUtra yadi kabhI tumase sIkhe the, to adhyAtma aura darzana kA mUla saMskAra bhI tumhIM ne mujhe diyA thA / para mujhe laga rahA hai, prahasta, ulajhana bAhara kahIM nahIM hai, vaha tumhAre mana meM hI hai / bhagavatI ke vakSa meM jala rahI dharma kI jota yadi hamArA patha ujAla rahI hai, to phira kauna-sI rAjanIti haiM, jo usase Upara hokara hamArA patha badala sakatI hai? dharma aura rAjanIti ko alaga-alaga karake dekhanA, jIvana ko apane mUla se tor3akara dekhanA hai ! taba jIvana kI paribhASA hogI mAtra saMgharSa - svArthoM ke lie saMgharSa, mAna aura tRSNA ke lie saMgharSa, saMgharSa ke lie saMgharSa / usameM abhISTa sarva kA aura apanA Atma-kalyANa nahIM hai| usameM uddiSTa hai kevala apane tuccha, pArthiva svArthI aura ahaMkAroM kI tuSTi / gaNita kA kAma to khaNDa-khaNDa karanA hai, kaI aMzoM aura bhinnoM meM jIvana ko bA~Takara hamAre caitanya ko hrasva kara detA hai| isI se vaha kevala nirjIva vastuoM kI mApa-jokha ke lie hai / para jIvana kA anurodha hai, akhaNDa kI ora bddh'naa| usakA gati-nirdeza gaNita aura hisAbI rAjanIti se nahIM ho skegaa| jIvana kA devatA hai dharma, jo hamAre antara ke devakakSa meM zAzvata virAjamAna hai| jIvana kA sUtra - saMcAlana vahIM se ho rahA hai| z2arA bhItara jhA~kakara dekheM, hamAre hRdaya ke spandana meM usakA vedana satata jAgrata hai| hRdaya jar3IbhUta ho gayA thA, isI se rAha kho gayI thii| dharma kI adhiSThAtrI ne Aja svayaM, hRdaya ko mukta kara diyA hai, isI se rAha aba sAfa dIkha rahI hai| vAstava kI yaha Thosa aura antima dIkhanevAlI sacAI, yathArtha meM jar3atA hai, vaha mithyA hai, usase nahIM jUjhanA hai| jar3atA se TakarA rahe haiM, isI se gaNita aura rAjanIti sUjha rahI hai / jIvana pravAhI hai, so usakA satya bhI pravAhI hai| dharma usI pravAha kI akhaNDatA ke anubhava kA nAma hai| apane prANa kI hAni se bacanA hI hamArI pala-pala kI cetanA hai; dUsare kA prANaghAta kara apanA prANa sadA arakSita hI rhegaa| isI nirantara arakSA kI sthiti se Upara uThane ke lie, hameM apane hI prANa ke anurodha ke anusAra, nikhila ke prANa ko abhaya denA hai| rAjA aura rAjya isIlie haiM, zAsana aura vyavasthA isIlie haiN| isI rakSA vrata kA pAlana karane ke lie pRthvI para kSatriya kA janma hai| - siMhAsana para baiThe haiM dharmarAja, loka meM zAsana muktidUta : 191 Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ unhoM kA hai| hama haiM kevala usa kalyANa-vidhAna ke AjJAkArI anucara! usase TUTakara rAjA aura rAjya ke adhikAra kA kyA mUlya raha jAtA hai aura hamArI rAjanIti bhI taba kyA usa dharma ke anuzAsana se alaga hokara cala sakatI hai... ? prahasta ne dekhA ki jisa prANa kI atala gaharAI se pravAhI jIvana ke satya kI yaha bAta kahI jA rahI hai, usa para tarka nahIM Thahara skegaa| nahIM-aba vaha aura apane ko dhokhA nahIM degaa| honahAra kyA hai, so antaryAmI jAneM apanA mata usane sameTa liyA - mAtra pavanaMjaya se anuzAsana-bhara vaha cAhatA hai- bolA " acchA pavana tava tumhArA dharma-zAsana isa prastuta yuddha ke sammukha hameM kyA karane ko kahatA hai ? apanA antima nirNaya do, vahI AjJArUpa meM sainya ko sunAkara, yahA~ se turanta prasthAna karanA hai|" meru-acala nizcaya ke svara meM pavanaMjaya bole " rAvaNa mahAmaNDalezvara bane haiM apane devAdhiSThita ratnoM ke bala para sAmrAjya kA svAmitva bhogane kI ahaM tRSNA hI isake pIche haiN| sabhI rAjapuruSa apanI-apanI rAjyatRSNAoM ke yaza rAya ko adhIzvara mAne ko bAhara haiN| yaha dharma kA zAsana nahIM hai, AtaMka kA zAsana hai, svArthI aura ahaMkAroM kA saMgaThana hai! loka-hita aura loka-rakSA kI preraNA isa yuddha ke pIche nahIM hai| yaha hai kevala ApA-dhApI aura chInA-jhapaTI kA pAzava-yuddha / nyAya-anyAya, nIti- anIti kA bheda yahA~ lopa ho gayA hai; prajA kA jIvana, mAtra rAjA kI vaiyaktika mAnatRSNA kI tRpti ke lie zoSaNa kA sAdhana raha gayA hai| rAjA varuNa ne devAdhiSThita ratnoM ke abhimAna ko lalakArA haiM, AtaMka ko usane cunautI dI hai| nirbala aura zoSita hokara jIne se usane inakAra kiyA hai| eka ora jambU dvIpa kA itanA bar3A narendra maNDala hai, aura dUsarI ora hai akelA vrunn| jAnatA hai ki usane mauta ko nyautA hai, para ahaMkAra, AtaMka aura svArthI zoSaNa ke cakroM ko tor3ane ke lie usane siMhAsana to kyA prANa taka kI bAjI lagA dI hai| taba mAnanA hI cAhie ki mAtra siMhAsana ke lobha se yaha grasta nahIM, apanI hAra-jIta kA moha tyAga, satya ke lie lar3ane ko vaha udyata huA hai / taba pavanaMjaya isa yuddha meM varuNa ke pakSa para hI lar3a sakatA hai, anyathA isa yuddha meM usakA koI prayojana nahIM ho sakatA aura usameM bhI pakSa yA virodha vyakti kA nahIM hai, vaha dharma aura adharma kA hai| taba varuNa bhI kisI dina chUTa sakatA hai| rAste ke moracoM para merI senA nahIM tthhregii| usa pradhAna raNAMgaNa ke bIcoMbIca jAkara hama virAma kareMge, jahA~ varuNa aura rAvaNa Amane-sAmane haiN| mujhe unake bIca khar3e honA hai| merA nivedana zastra se nahIM hai, maiM pahale manuSyoM se bAta kiyA cAhatA hU~ / zastra to mAtra antima anivAryatA ho sakatI hai| sakhe prahasta, uTho, nizcayAnusAra sainya ko prasthAna kI AjJA sunA do... / " ... prayAga kA tUrya - nAda dizAnnoM taka gUMja utthaa| vizAla sainya kA pravAha 14 mukti dUta Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ himagiri kI ghATiyoM meM umar3a pdd'aa| 'deva-pacanaMjaya' kI jaya-jayakAroM se parvatapAriyoM hila uttiiN| aura isI bIca apane satakhaNDe ratha ke sarvocca khaNDa para khar3e hokara pavanaMjaya ne praNata hAM kailAsa ko tIna bAra praNAma kiyaa| phira donoM hAtha AkAza meM uThAkara pukArA "karma-yogIzvara bhagavAn vRSabhadeva kI jaya, rAja-yogIzvara bhagavAna bharata kI jaya..." caugune ullAsa aura unmeSa se sainya ke pravAha meM yaha jaya-jayakAra gUMjato hI calI gyii| 29 aneka dezAntaroM, nadiyoM aura parvatoM ko lAMghakara, kaI dinoM Ada, pavanaMjaya kA sainya jalavIci parvata para aayaa| parvata kI sindhu-taraMga nAmA cUr3A para khar3e hokara pavanaMjaya ne dekhA-dUra para samudra meM ghussA sujhaH atarI vA hA hai| hAtra ke dakSiNa samudra-taTa para vaitAdava aura vijavArdha ke vidyAdharoM kI senAoM kA skandhAvAra dikhAI pdd'aa| pavanaMjaya ke sainya kA raNavAtha sunakara, skandhAvAra meM halacala maca gyii| jo bhI vaha mitra rAjaviyoM kA moracA hai aura navAgata sainya bhI unakA mitra hI hai, phira bhI rAjA-rAjA ke bIca jo ahaMkAroM ke antara-vigraha haiM, Apasa ke vaira, mAtsarya aura iMSyAe~ haiM, ve bhItara-bhItara kasamasA utthiiN| aura phira jaisI ki pUrva sUcanA milI thI, isa sainya ke senApati haiM deva pavanaMjaya-jambUdvIpa ke ve nirAle aura badanAma rAjaputra, jinako lekara vicitra kathAe~ rAjagharoM meM pracalita haiN| skandhAvAra meM dabI jabAna se vyaMgya-vinoda hone lge| aba taka ke mana meM chupe hue dAvaghAta, akAraNa muMha para Ane lge| svAgata meM yahA~ bhI sAre sainya kA ekatra raNavAdya bajane lagA aura jayakAreM hone lgii| donoM ora ke raNa-bAditroM aura jayakAroM meM eka alakSya spardhA kI joza bharI Takkara hone lgii| kucha dUra aura jAne para, apane ratha ke sarvocca gavAkSa para car3hakara pavanaMjaya ne phira eka bAra siMhAvalokana kiyaa|-sainy-shiviroN kI raMga-biraMgI dhvajAoM, pAloM, toraNoM aura tambuoM se antaropa paTA hai| usase pare kI velA meM tuMgakAya yuddhapotoM ke mastUla aura dhvajAe~ phaharAtI dIkha pdd'iiN|-duur samudra meM rakta-patAkAoM aura ratna-zikharoM se paNDita sone kI laMkApurI jagamagA rahI hai| usI kI sIdha meM bahuta dRra para dIkha rahA hai choTA-sA vrunndviip| samudra kI vizAtatA hI usakI laghu sattA kA bala hai| dekhakara pavanaMjaya kA ceharA Ananda aura santoSa se camaka utthaa| mana-hI-mana bole-apane svarNa-vaibhanna ke jyota se gavitA hai yaha laMkApurI...AkAza bhuktidUta :: 19.3 Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM sira uThAye indroM aura mAhendroM ke aizvarya ko yaha cunautI de rahI hai-mAnA! para usI mahAsamudra kI cira calatA ke bIca, apanI laghutA meM nichAvara hotA huA, soyA ho ghana vruunndiip| aura kisakA ghamaNDa hai jo mahAsAgara kI ina nibandha laharoM para zAsana kara sake:-pAnI ke budabuda, ilI pAnI kI icchA se utpanna hokara, isakI mahAsattA para apanA zAsana sthApita kareMge? aura apanI vidhAoM se samudra ke devatAoM, daityoM aura jalacaroM ko yadi rAvaNa ne vaza meM kiyA hai, to una vidyAoM ke bala ko bhI dekha lUMgA-! dharma ke Upara hokara kauna-sI vidyAe~ aura kauna-se devatA cala sakeMge? rAvaNa ne jala-devoM ko vA~dhA hai, samudra ko to nahIM bA~dhA hai? yahI samudra kI rAzikRta lahareM hoMgI baruNa kA parikara...! antarIpa ke skandhAvAra meM ghusakara jaba pavanaMjaya ke lainya ne Age bar3hanA cAhA, to anya vidyAbaroM ke sainyoM meM unakI rAha roka / vanaMjaya ne Akara, sammukha Aye rAjAoM aura senApatiyoM kA savinaya abhivAdana kiyA, aura anurodha ke svara meM apanA mantavya saMkSepa meM jatA diyaa| unhoMne batAyA ki unakA prayojana yahA~ nahIM haiN| usa sAmudrika morace para, jahA~ rAvaNa aura varuNa ke bIca yuddha cala rahA hai, vahIM jAkara ve apanA skandhAvAra yaaNtheNge|-sNhaar bahuta ho cukA hai, aba yuddha ko bar3hAnA ipTa nahIM haiM, ho sake to jaldI se jaldI use sameTa lenA hai| mahAmaNDalezvara rAvaNa kA aura anya sAre rAjapuruSoM kA kalyANa isI meM hai| prastuta yuddha ke kAraNoM aura pakSoM kI viSamatA para vicAra karate hue laga rahA hai ki yadi isa vigraha ko bar3hane diyA gayA to loka meM kSAtra-dharma kI maryAdA lupta ho jAegI! cAroM ora AtatAyiyoM aura dasyuoM kA sAmrAjya ho jaaegaa| dharma kI lIka miTa jAne se arAjakatA phailegii|-jn-jn svecchAcArI ho jaaegaa| loka kA jIvana arakSita hokara trAhi-trAhi kara utthegaa| Atmahita aura sarvahita ke bIca avinAmAvI sambandha hai| kalyANa kA vahI maMgalasUtra chinna ho gayA hai, ho sake to use phira se jor3a denA hai| usI meM hamAre kSAtratva aura rAjatva kI sArthakatA hai| aura yahI prayojana lekara ve sIdhe donoM pakSoM ke svAmiyoM se milanA cAhate haiN| isIlie mitra-rAjanyoM se unakA karabaddha anurodha hai ki ve unheM apane nirdiSTa lakSya para jAne kA avasara deM aura prema ke isa anuSThAna meM sahayogI hokara unakA hAtha baTA-- : para rAjAoM ke sammukha kSAtra-dharma: prema aura kalyANa kA prazna nahIM hai| unakA pradhAna lakSya hai, mahAmaNDalezvara rAvaNa ke sAhAyya meM sabase Age dIkhakara apanA parAkrama aura pratApa dikhaanaa| aura jaba ve pahale Akara jame haiM, to kyoM de pavanaMjaya ko Age dIkhakara yuddha ke netRtva kA zreya lene deNge|-ek svara meM sArA rAjamaNDala mukara gayA-"nahIM, yaha nahIM ho sakatA, yaha haragiz2a nahIM ho sakatA, yaha anadhikAra ceSTA hai, yaha samasta rAja-cakra kI avamAnanA hai, isameM svAmI-droha aura dabhisandhi kI gandha A rahI hai| yaha sarAsara anyAya vicAra hai--lauTa jAo, apane sthAna para 194 :: punita Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lauTa jAo--pIche se Aye ho to poche Akara jur3a jaao| sAmudrika moracoM para abhI paryApta sainya upasthita haiN| aura yahA~ se mA~ga Aye bhI to jo Age hai ve pahale jagAMge..." aadi-aadi| dekhate-dekhate cAroM ora bhRkuTiyA~ tana gyiiN| bAta kI bAta meM Akroza aura uttejana phaeNphakAra ThI! paranaMjaya kI napa obhIra visatigoM para tAne aura vyaMgya varasane lge| para pavanaMjaya jArA vicalita na hue| nirvikAra aura nizcala, ThIka isI samudra ke taTa kI taraha gambhIra hokara apanI maryAdA para ve thame rhe| donoM hAthoM se zAnti aura samAdhAna kA saMketa karate hue, pavanaMjaya ne samasta narendra maNDala ke prati pAthA jhukA diyA aura apane ratha kI valagA mor3a dI!-unakI isa hAra para pIche ho-hAMkAra kA tumala kotAhala huaa| para mana-hI-mana pavanaMjaya khUba jAnate haiM ki unhoMne jo mAgaM pakar3A hai usa para gamana sahaja nahIM hai| hAroM aura bAdhAoM se vaha rAha paTI huI hai| ye bAdhAe~ to bahuta tuccha haiN| usa rAha para to paga-paga para prANa bichAkara ho calanA hogaa| unakA mana Aja apUrva rUpa se zAnta aura santulita hai|| yadhAsthAna lauTane para pavanaMjaya ne senAoM ko Dere DAlane aura pUrNa vizrAma lene kI AjJAe~ sunA dauN| bAta kI bAta meM zivira nirmANa ho gyaa| kumAra svayaM bhI yuddha-saJjA meM hI talpa para adhaleTe ho gaye ki jJarA patha kI zrAnti miTA leN| para bhItara saMkalpa adhAnta bhAva se cala rahA hai| usameM aruka gati hai, virAma nahIM hai 1--Atmastha hokara pavanaMjaya ne sudUra zUnya meM lakSya bA~dhA 1 uparicetana meM AsIna ho jAne para, tatkAlIna bahirjagat vismRta ho gyaa| Upara jaise eka halakA-sA tandrA kA AvaraNa par3a gyaa| bindA-kSaya kI aMjanA kI baha sAnurodha dRSTi aura phira eka gambhora 'bhAra se Anata vaha kalpalatA, apane sampUrNa mAdaya se ekabAragI hI antara meM jhalaka gyii| aura agale hI kSaNa usameM se samudra kI prazAnta sataha sAmane khula pdd'ii| thor3I dera meM pAyA ki Apa jala ke usa apAra vistAra para dIrya Daga bharate hue cala rahe haiN| pairoM tale lahareM sthira ho gayI haiM yA caMcala haiM, isakA patA nahIM cala rahA hai| para askhalita gati se ve una para bar3hate jA rahe haiM / acAnaka sAmane AkAza se utaratA huA eka aparUpa sundara puvA diikhaa| dekhate-dekhate usake zarIra kI kAnti se teja ko jvAlAe~ nikalane lgiiN|...yuvaa sarala kautuka se nAcatA huA svarNa-laMkA ke zikharoM para chalAMga bhara rahA hai|... aura nimiSa mAtra meM usake pairoM se nikalatI huI zikhAoM se sone kI laMkA dhU-dhU sulaga utthii| amita svarNa kI rAzi gala-galakara samudra kI laharoM meM tadAkAra ho rahI haiM...aura Upara apanI musakAna se zItala kAnti kI kiraNeM barasAtA huA vaha aparUpa sundara yuvA phira AkAza meM antarlIna ho gyaa|...aur anta meM phira dikhAI par3A mahAkAza ke vakSa meM par3A vahI snigdha aura prazAnta sAgara kA tala...: A~kha khulate hI pavanaMjaya ne pAyA ki pAyatAne ko ora caukI para prahasta baiThe mukmita :: I. Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ haiN| svarga kI upapAda zavyA para jaine apane janma ke samaya deva jAgara taTa baitate haiM, vaise hI eka sarvathA navona janma meM jAgane kI aMgar3AI bharate hue kumAra pavanaMjaya iTa baitthe|-turt bole sakhe prahasta, mahAmaNDalezvara rAvaNa se jAkara abhI-abhI milanA hogaa|-phle hI kaha cukA hU~, AhAna dharma aura kalyANa kA hai| maiM bijaya lene nahIM AyA, maiM to rahA-sahA svatva kA jo AbhamAna hai use hI hArane AyA huuN| apane hI bhItara jo zatru cora-sA ghusA baiThA hai, use hI to pakar3akara yA~dha lAnA hai| kaThina se kaThina kasauTI kI dhAra para hI vaha nagna hokara sAmane aaegaa| zastra aura sainya use jItane meM viphala hoNge| usase bhItara kA vaha durjeya zatru TUTegA nahIM, usakA bala ulaTe bar3hatA hI jaaegaa| aura vijaya yadi pAnI hai to apane hI Upara, tava sainya ko sAtha le jAkara kyA hogA? senAoM ko dhairyapUrvaka pratIkSA karane kI AjJA de do, jaba taka hama lauTakara na Ae~ antaropa ke sainya-ziviroM meM yadi koI azAnti athavA kolAhala ho, zastra bhI uTha jAe~, taba bhI hamAre sainya nizceSTa aura zAnta rheN| unheM kSubdha aura caMcala jarA nahIM honA hai| Aveza aura cunautI kahIM nahIM jhalakAnA hai| bAhara kI ciraurI, cher3achAr3a athavA kaTutA kI ayajJA kara usake sampakha sarvathA pauna rahanA hai| jaba taka hamArI nayI AjJA na ho, yahI ho senya kA anuzAsana! - upasenApatiyoM ko AjJAe~ sanAkara yAna para Ao, hama isI kSaNa ur3akara laMkA caleMge--1" ...laMkA meM pahu~cakara pavanaMjaya ko patA lagA ki rAvaNa svayaM varuNadvIpa kI samudra-mekhalA meM jA utare haiN| dvIpa ke pramukha dvAra kI vedI para ve svayaM karuNa ke sammukha jUjha rahe haiN| sahayogI mitra aura mANDalIka ke nAte laMkApurI ke rAja-parikara meM payanaMjaya kA yatheSTa svAgata-sammAna huaa| jisa prAsAda meM laharAye gaye the, usI ke eka zikhara para car3hakara pavanaMjaya ne yuddhasthiti kA siMhAvalokana kiyaa| unhoMne dekhA, varuNadvIpa ke AsapAsa ke jala-pradeza meM bahuta dUra-dUra taka vidyAdharoM aura bhUmimocarAM ke sainya vizAla jahAjI ber3e DAlakara dvIpa para nirantara AkramaNa kara rahe haiN| vidyata aura agni-zastroM kI visphoTaka mAroM se jala aura AkAza malina aura kSubdha ho gayA hai| yA to dAnavoM kI bhairava lalakAreM suna par3atI haiM, yA phira karate aura marate mAnavoM kI Arta cItkAroM se digU-diganta trasta ho rahA hai| cAroM ora ke samudra kA jala mAnava ke rakta se gaharA lAla aura kAlA ho gayA hai- | ...pavanaMjaya ke pakSa meM eka tIna udvelana aura gaharI vyathA-sI hone lgii| "oha, kyA yaha bhI ho sakatA hai manuSya kA rUpaH-kyoM manuSya itanA ajJAnI aura vivaza ho gayA hai ki aisI nirdayatApUrvaka dina-rAta apanI hI AtmahatyA kara rahA hai| isa nirarthaka saMsAra kA kahA~ anta hai, aura kyA hai isakA prayojana? isase milanevAlI vijaya kA kyA mUlya hai kucha tabaloM kI mahattvAkAMkSAoM aura mAnatRSNA kI tapti ke lie lakSa-lakSa abaloM kA aisA nimama prapIr3ana aura saMghAta kyoM?-nahIM, 196 :: muktidUta Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaha nahIM hone degA yaha saba itanI asAdhya nahIM hai yaha vivshtaa|" ...zazikRta dhUmra kA yaha parvatAkAra dAnaya kahA~ se janmA hai? kyA yahI hai manuSya ke puruSAghaM kA zreSTha paricaya:-AkAza aura samudra kI sanAtana zucitA ko nAza, visphoTa, trAsa aura parama se kalaMkita kara, kyA manuSya una para apanA svAmitva ghoSita kiyA cAhatA hai apane hI svajana manuSya ke rakta se apane bhAla para jaya kA TIkA lagAkara, kyA vaha apanA vijayotsava manA rahA hai-? kyA yahI haiM usakI digvijaya kA cUr3Anta bindrA kyA isI bala ko lekara manapya akhaNDa prakRti para apanA nibAMdha svAmitva sthApita karane kA dAvA kara rahA hai? para yaha vijetA kA varaNa nahIM hai, yaha to balAtkArI kA vyabhicAra hai| taba nikhila kA amRta aura saundarya use nahIM milegA, mileMge kevala eka vikalAMga zava ke Tukar3e!-usI nirjIva mAMsa ko hRdaya se cipaTAkara, manuSya apane Apako anya mAna rahA hai...| ...manuSya ke puNya-aizvarya, bala-zaurya, vidhA-vijJAna, usake puruSArtha aura usakI sAdhanA kA kyA yahI hai carama rUpa-? sahasroM varSoM taka isI rAvaNa ne kitanI hI tapasyAeM kI haiM; jAne kitanI vidhAoM, vibhUtiyoM aura siddhiyoM kA vaha svAmI haiN| niyoga se hI tIna khaNDa pRthvI kA yaha adhIzvara hai| apane nIti-zAstra ke pANDitya ke lie vaha loka meM prasiddha hai| para ita sArI mahimA aura aizvarya ke bhItara vahI ahaMkAra kI cidrUpa pretinI haMsa rahI hai| janma-janma kI tRSNA kA rakta usake hoThoM para lagA hai aura usako pyAsa kA anta nahIM hai| apanI upalabdhiyoM ke isa virAT pariccheda ke bhItara, isakA svAmI kahA jAnevAlA manuSya svayaM hI isakA bando vana gayA hai--! kitanA dona-hIna, avaza aura dayanIya hai vaha ? jina bhautika zaktiyoM aura vibhUtiyoM para apanA prabhutva sthApita karane kA use garva hai, vaha nahIM jAnatA hai ki vaha svayaM una jar3a zaktiyoM kA dAsa ho gayA hai| apane hI Atma-nAza ko baha apanA Atma-prakAza samajhane kI bhrAnti meM par3A hai...| ...manuSya ke puruSArtha aura usakI labdhiyoM kI aisI dukhAnna parAjaya dekhakara, pavanaMjaya kA samasta hRdaya hAya-hAya kara utthaa| phira eka marmAntaka vedanA se ye AkaNTha bhara Aye |--unheM lagA ki yaha rAvaNa kI aura ina pramatta narendroM kI hI parAjaya nahIM hai; yaha to usakI apanI pasajaya hai! samasta, mAnava-bhAgya kA yaha carama aparAbha hai| use dekhakara usa mAnava-putra kI A~khoM meM lajjA, karuNA, glAni aura Atma-santApa ke A~sU bhara aaye| ......isa aparAdha kA unmUlana karanA hogaa| usake binA usake mAnavatva aura astitva kA vANa nahIM hai|...use pratIti ho rahI hai ki usake jIvana kA Ayatana jo yaha loka hai, uttake mUlAdhAra hila juTe haiN| isa mahAsattA ko dhAraNa karanevAle dhruva dharma ke kendra se. loka vyata ho gayA hai-hamArI dhAtrI pRthvI aura hamArA rakSaka AkAza kisa kSaNa hamAre bhakSaka banakara hameM lola jAeMge; isakA kucha bhI nizcaya pamnidRta :: : Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nahIM hai|-kon-sii zakti lekara isa mahAmRtyu ke samAkha vaha khar3A ho sakegA...: ...kyA mAnava ke usI puruSArtha, zaurya-vIrya, vidyA-buddhi aura bala ke sahAre vaha ila mAMta kA pratikAra kara sakegA, jisase pramatta hokara manuSya ne svayaM isa mauta ko Amantrita kiyA hai-? nahIM, usa ar3a zakti se TakarAkara to yaha jIbhRta jar3atva aura bhI cauganA hokara ubharegA! una sArI zaktiyoM se inakAra karake hI Age bar3hanA hogaa|--nitaant balahArA, sarvahArA aura akiMcana hokara hI zakti ke usa vipula Ayojana ke sammukha, acyuta aura aniruddha khar3e rahanA hogaa|--jiivn ke amaratva meM zraddhA rakhakara, caitanya kI nagna aura mukta dhArA ko hI usake sammukha bichA denA hogA, ki mauta bhI cAhe to usameM hokara nikala jAe. use roka nahIM hai| taba ve zaktiyA~ aura vaha mauta apane Apa hI uttameM visarjita ho jAe~ge, use pAra karake jAne meM usakI sArthakatA hI kyA hai ?-mauta ke sammukha hamArA caitanya kuNThita ho jAtA hai, isI se to mauta hamArA ghAta kara pAtI hai| para caitanya yadi avyAbAdha rUpa se khulA hai, to usameM Akara mauta Apa hI mara jaaegii| pavanaMjaya ko laga rahA hai ki anyathA jIvana ko avasthAna aura kahIM nahIM hai| vaha astitva ke usa carama sImAnta para khar3A hai, jahA~ eka aura maraNa hai aura dUsarI ora jIvana / donoM ke bIca use cuna lenA hai| tIsarI rAha usake lie khulI nahIM hai- / yadi vaha sacamuca jInA cAhatA hai to mauta se bacakara cA usase bhayabhIta hokara jAnA sambhava nahIM haiN| taba jIvana kI yadi cunanA hai to mauta ke sammukha use khulA chor3a denA hogA, mauta Apa hI miTa jaaegii| jIvana ko rakSA ke lie yadi usa mauta se lar3ane aura abarodha dene jAoge, to Apa hI usake grAsa ho jaaoge| isalie jIvana yadi pAnA hai, to use de denA hogaa| eka pAtra iso mUlya se use pAyA jA skegaa| aura pavanaMjaya jInA cAhatA hai-! ...usake bhItara kI sArI vedanA ke staroM meM se, satya kA yahI eka sura sabase Upara hokara bola rahA haiN| usake samUce prANa meM isa kSaNa eka anirvAra athA hai, ki yaha bAhara kA vizva kyoM usase vicchinna hokara, usakA parAyA ho gayA hai? usake sAtha phira niravacchinna hokara use jur3a jAnA hai|- usa bAhara ke vizva meM yaha jo nAza kA cakra cala rahA hai, isameM apane hI AtmaghAta kI vedanA use anubhava ho rahI hai| isI meM apanI samasta cetanA ko bAhara pheMkakara, usake pUre jora se baha usa bahirgata vizva ko apane bhItara sameTa lenA cAhatA hai, ki vaha usakI rakSA kara ske| aura isa saMbaMdana ke bhItara chipA hai usakI apanI hI AtmarakSA kA anurodha! taba bAhara ke prati apane ko dene meM kisI kartavya kA anurodha nahIM hai, vaha to apanI hI Atma-vedanA se nistAra pAnA haiN| mana-hI-mana apanA bhAvI kAryakrama gathakara, rAta hI ko pavanaMjaya ne rAvaNa ke gRha-laciva se anarodha kiyA ki savere ve svayaM jAkara pahAmaNDalezvara se milanA TUS :: gAMktadUta Page #189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAhate haiN| unhoMne batAyA ki unakA prayojana bahuta gambhIra aura gopanIya haiN| svapna meM prakaTa hokara unakI kula-devI ne unheM eka gopana-astra diyA hai, yahI hAthoMhAtha veM rAvaNa ko arpita kiyA cAhate haiM; usa Ayudha meM yaha zakti haiM ki binA kisI saMhAra ke saNa mAtra meM vaha sama se nimala kara detA haiN| gA-mantrI jAnate the ki varuNadvIpa ke duga kI prakRta cahAnI dIvAroM para vidyAdharI kI sArI vidyA aura zAstrAstra viphala siddha hue haiN| taba avazya hI koI asAdhAraNa yogAyoga hai ki Adityapura kA rAjapatra ekAeka yaha gopana-astra lekara A pahu~cA haiN| mantrI ke Azcarya aura harSa kA pAra nahIM thaa| turanta inhoMne pota-pradhAna ko bulAkara AjJA dI ki agale dina tar3ake hI, mahArAja ke apane nijI ver3a kI eka jalavAhinI, parikara ke kucha khAsa vyaktiyoM ko lekara cakI ke 'sImandhara' nAmaka mahApota para jaaegii| una vyaktiyoM ko pota ke Thoka usa dvAra para utArA jAe, jahA~ se ve sIdhe cakrezvara ke pAsa pahu~ca ske| yathAsamaya samudra-tAraNa para yAna prastuta rahanA caahie-aadi| ....samudra ke kSitija para bAla-sUrya kA udaya ho rahA hai| rAvaNa ke kacha vizvasta guptacaroM ke saMrakSaNa meM pavanaMjaya aura prahasta ko lekara jalavAhinI sImandhara-pota ke nija-dvAra para A phuNcii| cara ke niyata saMketa para pota ke nizciha tala meM ekAeka eka dvAra khula pdd'aa| AgantukoM ko bhItara lekara phira dvAra baisA hI bemAlUma banda ho gyaa| Age-Age guptacara apanI AtaMka kI garimA meM abhibhUta hokara bekhabara cala rahe the aura pIche-pIche pavanaMjaya prahasta ke kandhe para hAtha rakhakara unakA anusaraNa kara rahe the| rAste meM ho pavanaMjaya ne caroM ko batA diyA thA ki mahArAja ke sammukha jAne ke pahale, ve pota kI AyudhazAlA meM jAkara yuddha-sajjA dhAraNa kareMge, ataeva pahale unheM traM AyudhAgAra meM hI pahuMcA deN| ukta nizcaya ke anusAra pavanaMjaya aura prahasta ko AyudhAgAra meM pahuMcAkara, ve cara yuddhasthiti dekhane kI utsukatA se pota kI khulI kaTanI meM cale gaye / caroM ke AdezAnusAra pavanaMjaya ko AbudhAgAra meM praveza karA dena ke bAda praharI usa ora se nizcinta ho gayA thaa| ....sUrya apanI sampUrNa kiraNoM se udbhAsita hokara maMgala ke pUrNa-kalaza-sA udaya ho gyaa|...ckrii ke 'sImandhara' mahApota ko khulI aTA ke chora para khar3e ho, udIyamAna sUrya kI ora udgrIva hokara, pavanaMjaya ne tIna bAra samudra kI laharoM para zAnti kA zaMkhanAda kiyA...! athAnta cala rahe nibir3a yuddha meM dhIra-dhIre eka sannATA-sA vyApa gyaa| raNa ke unmAda meM vebhAna jUjha rahe sainikoM ke hAtha meM zastra stambhita hokara tane raha gaye- | rAvaNa ko kisI gambhIra durabhisandhi kI AzaMkA huii| cakrI ke dhanuSa para car3hA huA vajra-bANa, pratyaMcA se chUTakara u~galiyoM meM Dhalaka pdd'aa| krodha se unakI bhRkuTiyA~ tana gyiiN| Agneya dRSTi se mur3akara pocha dakhA-mAno mRkuTi se hI lalakArA ho ki- kona hai isa pRthvI para jo trikhaNDAdhipati rAvaNa kA muztidUta :: 19. Page #190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anuzAsana bhaMga karane kI spardhA kara sakatA hai? maiM use dekhanA cAhatA hU~... / ThIka usI kSaNa ha~sate hue pavanaMjaya sammukha A upasthita hue / "Adityapura kA yuvarAja pavanaMjaya mahAmaNDalezvara ko sAdara abhivAdana karatA kahakara pacanaMjaya sahaja vinaya se nata ho gye| bhRkuTiyoM ke bala utarane ke pahale hI, rAvaNa ke ve kaI dinoM ke mudita hoTa Aja barabasa musakarA aaye| kumAra ke mAthe para hAtha rakhakara unhoMne AzIrvAda diyA aura kuzaHta puuchii| phira cakita - vismita ve usa duHsAhasika rAjaputra ke tejodIpta cehare ko dekhate raha gaye, jisakI sammohinI bhauMhoM ke bIca javahelita alakoM kI eka ba~dharAlI laTa svAbhAvika sau par3I thii| rAvaNa kucha itane mugdha aura besudha ho rahe ki RNa bhara ko apane pracaNDa pravA aura mahimA kA mAna usa nahIM rakha prazna adhyarthana meM niratandha hokara kho gayA ki kaise usa uNDa yuvA ne binA pUrva sUcanA ke ThIka mahAmaNDalezvara ke sammukha Ane kA duHsAhasa kiyA? cakrI ke usa prakhara AtaMkazAlI mukha ko yoM dina-sA pAkara pavanaMjaya muktakarA Aye / sahaja hI samAdhAna karate hue mRd manda svara meM bole "mahAmaNDalezvara ! auddhatya zramA ho / Apake mana kI cintA ko samajha rahA hU~ / para nizcinta raheM-- anAyAsa abhI zAnti kA zaMkha-sandhAna karane kI dhRSTatA mujhI se huI hai| yadi zAsana-bhaMga kA aparAdha mujhase huA ho to ucita daNDa deM - yaha mAthI sammukha hai| para isa kSaNa vaha anivArya jAna par3A, isI se ApakAla meM ha niyamollaMghana mujhase huA hai| kRpayA, merA nivedana suna leM, phira jo dRSTa dIkhe, vahI nirNaya deN| tIna khaNDa pRthvI ke rAja rAjezvara rAvaNa, apane adhIna itane vizAla rAja-cakra ke rahate isa choTe se bhUkhaNDa para adhikAra karane ke lie svayaM zastra uThAe~ aura dina-rAta yuddharata raheM, yaha mujhe asAdha aura azobhana pratIta huA / samudraparyanta pRthvI para jisakI nItimattA kI kIrti gUMja rahI hai, jisakI tapazcaryA se brahmarthiyoM ke mastaka Dola uThe aura indroM ke Asana hila uThe, usa rAvaNa ko mahAnatA aura gaurava ke yogya bAta yaha nahIM hai / ... yadi Apa se vIrendra aura jJAnI aisA kareMge, to loka meM brahma-teja aura kSAtrateja kI maryAdA lupta ho jaaegii| rAjA to abala aura anAtha kA rakSaka hotA hai, aura Apa to rakSakoM ke bhI cUr3AmaNi haiN| laMkApurI ke bAlaka-sA vaha varuNadvIpa Apake prahAra kI nahIM, pyAra kI cIz2a honI thii| jisa cakI ke eka zaMkhanAda aura tIra para dizAoM ke svAmI usakA prabhutva svIkAra kara lete haiM, vaha eka choTe-se rAjavIra aura usakI choTI-sI dharatI ko jItane ke lie apanA sAga bala lagA de, yaha vyaMgya kyoM janmA hai...? sahasroM narendra jisake teja aura pratApa ko sahaja hI sira jhukAte haiM, aise vijetA kA zastra ho sakatI hai kevala kSamA / kSamA na kara isa choTe-se rAjA ko itane sainya ke sAtha AkrAnta kiyA gayA hai; taba lagatA 200 :: muktidRna Page #191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai ki dunti vijaya-lAlasA parAkASThA para pahu~cakara, svara eka bahuta bar3I aura viSama parAjaya bana gayIM haiN| apanI bahI sabase bar3I aura antima hAra, A~khoM ke sAmanaM khar3I hokara, dina-rAta ApakI AtmA ko trasta kiye haiN| Apa se vijetA kI itanI bar3I mAra ne mere mana ko vahata santapta kara diyA hai| isI se eka lAka-putra ke nAtaM, sIdhe loka-pitA ke pAsa apanI pukAra lekara calA AyA hai| nivedana ke zepa meM itanA hI kahanA cAhatA hU~, ki merI mAne to rAjA varuNa ko abhaya deM. Apa svayaM hokara ume rA kA vacana deM, usake voratva kA Abhanandana kareM aura laMkAparo lauTa jaaeN| yahI Apa-se vIra ziromaNi ke yogya bAta hai| loka-pitA ke usa vAtsalya ke sammAkha, va Apa hI jhuka jAegA, ilameM tanika bhI sandeha nahIM hai / yuddha kA hI aMga hokara zAyada maiM ila bhISaNa yuddha kA na thAma pAtA, isI se apane svAyatta dharma-zAsana ko sarvopari mAnakara maiMne yaha zAnti kI prakAra uThAyI hai| AzA karatA hai, mahAmaNDalezvara mere mantavya ko samajha rahe haiN|" deva aura dAnava jisa mahattA ke adhIna sira prakAya khar3e haiM, pRthvI kA vahI matimAna ahaMkAra khaNDa-khaNDa hokara pavanaMjaya ke pairoM meM A giraa| mUka aura stabdha garAvaNa sira se paira taka ra sadbhuta gavA ro rekhate raha gaye... | yA kaisI antarbheTI coTa hai, ki prahAra ke prati haiya pyAra se umar3a AyA hai| para pyAra prakaTa karane kA sAisa nahIM ho rahA hai, aura krodha isa kSaNa asambhava ho gayA hai| kaise isa cidambanA se nistAra ho, rAvaNa bar3e soca meM par3a gye| isa sthiti ke sammukha khar3e rahanA unheM dUbhara ho gyaa| kauzalapUrvaka TAla dene ke sivA aura koI rAstA nahIM suujhaa| kisI taraha apane ko sNbhaalaa| gaurava kI eka ghAyala aura kRtrima ha~sI haMsate hA rAvaNa bole ___"hai...vAcAna yuvA! jAna par3atA hai sAthI-sakhAoM meM khelanA chor3akara ardhacakrI rAvaNa ko upadeza dene male Aye ho! isa bAlaka-se salone mukhar3e se jJAna aura viveka kI ye gu-gambhora bAteM sunakara sacamaca bar3I haMsI A rahI hai| tumhArI yaha nAdAnI mere nikaTa krodha kI nahIM pyAra kI vastu hai| para tamhArA yaha duHsAhasa khatare se khAnI nahIM hai| uddaNDa yuvA, sAvadhAna! Adityapura ke yuvarAja ko maiMne dharma aura rAjanIti kI zikSA lene nahIM calAyA, use isa yuddha meM sar3ane ko nyotA gayA hai| vilaya aura vIratva kI ye lambI-caur3I bhAvuka vyAkhyAe~ choTe muMha bar3I bAta kI kalpanA mAtra haiM 1- pahalI hI bAra zAyada yuddha dekhA hai, isI se bhayabhIta hokara baukhalA gaye ho, kyoM na? mahAsenApati, isa yuvA ko bandI kro| jo bhI isakA aparAdha kSamA karane yogya nahIM, phira bhI isake ajJAna para dayA kara aura apane hI rAja-parikara kA bAlaka samajhAkara maiM ise kSamA karatA huuN| mere nija mahala ke zikhara-kakSa meM ise bandI banAkara rakhA jAe aura yuddha kI zikSA dI jaae| dhyAna rahe yaha kautakI yuvA yadi nitandha rastA gayA, to nikaTa AyI huI bijaya hAtha se nikala jaaegii| barUgadvIpa ke TUTane pAkAdUta .: 2 / / Page #192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM aba dera nahIM hai| usake pichale dvAra meM seMdha lagAkara use tor3A jA rahA hai!... " A~kheM nIcI kiye pavanaMjaya cupacApa suna rahe the| bar3I kaThinAI se apanI ha~sI para ve saMyama kara rahe the| calatI bera dRSTi uThAkara A~khoM meM hI mamaM kI eka aisI haMsakara pavanaMjaya ne rAvaNa kI ora dekhA aura sahaja musakarA diyaa| pratyuttara meM rAvaNa bhI apanI haMsI na roka ske| mahAsenApati ke iMgita para jaba kumAra calane ko udyata hue, to pAyA ki cAroM ora se bAra carana lAle sainikoM se ghire haiN| jarA Age bar3hane para prahasta bhI unake anugAmI hue / yogavazAt rAvaNa ke jisa mahala ke zikhara kakSa meM pavanaMjaya aura prahasta bandI banAkara rakhe gaye the, vahIM ke eka gumbada kI oTa meM pavanaMjaya apanA yAna chor3a Aye the| AtaMka ke usa bandIgRha ke praharI bhI, dina-rAta AtaMkita rahakara mRtavat ho gaye the| jIvana meM pahalI hI bAra pavanaMjaya kA baha lIlA-ramaNa svarUpa dekhakara ye barbara praharI usa AtaMka se mukti pA gye| mugdha aura vibhora A~khoM se ve ekaTaka pavanaMjaya kI nirAlI ceSTAe~ dekhate raha gye| rAvaNa kA bhayAnaka prabhutva ekabAragI hI ve bhUla gaye / yantra kI taraha jar3a aura kaThora ho gaye ve mAnava ke putra, phira eka bAra sahaja manuSya hokara jI utthe| unheM pAsa bulAkara pavanaMjaya ne unakA paricaya prApta kiyA, apanA paricaya diyA aura sahaja ho apane bhramaNa ke adbhuta aura raMjanakArI vRttAnta sunAne lge| Ananda aura kautUhala meM avaza hokara praharI baha cle| AThoM pahara unake hAtha meM aDiga tane rahanevAle ve nagna khar3aga eka ora upekSita-se par3e raha gye| bAtoM hI bAtoM meM kaba zAma ho gayI aura kaba dina DUbakara rAta par3a gayI, so prahariyoM ko bhAna nahIM hai| eka ke bAda eka aise rasa-bhare AkhyAna kumAra sunA rahe haiM, ki AsarAsa ke ve nirIha prANI usa rasa dhArA kI lahareM banakara uTha rahe haiM aura miTa rahe haiN| kumAra se bAhara unakA apanA kartRtva yA astitva zeSa nahIM raha gayA hai... ... kahAniyA~ sunate-sunate jAne kaba ve saba praharI abodha bAlakoM se so gaye - / isI bIca prahasta kI bhI A~kha laga gyii| akele pavanaMjaya jAga rahe haiN| A~kheM mU~dakara kumAra eka talpa para leTa gye| saMkalpapUrNa vega se sajaga hokara apanA kAma karane lgaa| -rAvaNa ke Adeza meM apane prayojana kI eka bAta unhoMne pakar3a lI thI dvIpa ke pichale dvAra meM seMdha lagAkara use tor3A jA rahA hai| yadi dvAra TUTa gayA, to isake bAda dvIpa para nAza kA jo nRtya hogA, hiMsA kA vaha dRzya bar3A hI raudra aura lomaharSI hogA / jitanA hI rakta rAyaNa ko aba taka isa yuddha meM bahAnA par3A hai, usakA caugunA rakta bahAkara vaha isakA pratizodha legaa| rAvaNa se bAta kara unheM yaha nizcaya ho. gayA thA ki trikhaNDa pRthvI kA adhIzvara apanA hI adhIzvara nahIM hai| vaha to apane hI se hArA huA hai| use harAne kI samasyA unake sAmane nahIM hai| harAnA hai usa jar3atva kI zakti ko jisake vazIbhUta hokara, rAvaNa- sA mahAmAnava itanA dayanIya aura durbala ho gayA hai| vaha to svayaM trANa aura rakSA kA pAtra ho gayA hai, use harAne kI sA: muktidUta Page #193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA phApanA hA nakatI haiN| varuNa nA bhI satya aura AnmayAnanya ke lie lar3a rahA hai, para vana bhI isI taha-zakti kA saMbhAga lekara sammakha AyI inarI naI-zakti kA pratikAra kA nA, jinana ganagA ko gavaNa banAyA hai| yaha pratikA' niSphala hogA aura Tama camNa aura bhakA varuNadIpa bhinna hA mara jAe. para zA kA iccheda nahIM hai| makaMgA- | yaH saka hAta hA bhI caraNa nihApa hai, usI kI ora ma satya ko pakAra sanAI par3a rahI haiN| binA eka bhAga kI dA kiya pavanaMjaya kA nahIM cala jAnA hai, nahIM nA sadhara bahata dara ho jaaegii|-k hI rAstA usake lie lagA hai : jahA~ samgaNa paza-vana kendrImana hokara TrIpa kA pihAnA hAra tor3ane meM lagA hai. isake mammukha jAkara ho jAnA / sAma aura mAda, kirakti ko avasara hai ki umameM hokara apanA garanA banA naM / vakSa meM akapa jala rahI una nA ke miyA aura bAhara ke kimA bhI bala para usakA vizvAsa nahIM rahA hai| usake AMtarikta Aga te vaha apane ko vahata hI nirbala, avaza aura niHzastra anumatra kara rahA hai| usa anivAra jAma-baMdanA ke sivA usake pAsa aura kucha nahIM hai| .. gata AdhI meM adhika calI gayA hai| pavanaMjaya ne bAhara Akara dekhA, AkramaNa A~vadhAnta cala rahA hai| samudra kI naharoM meM pralayaMkara kA imara 'bhayaMkara pApa kamvA haA vata rahA hai| nArolara bar3hAtI haI cAkAroM Ara haMkAroM ke bIca, vidhvaMsa kA devatA. mahasroM vAlAoM ke bhaMga tor3akara nAgahaba-nRtya kara rahA hai| brahmANDa kaMpA denevAle visphoToM aura gAmAtA sa diganta bag2a ho gaga / bhItara jAkara vinaMjanA ne praharata kA jagAyA aura saMkSepa meM apanA mantavya janameM jalA diyaa| prahasta sanakA sannATe meM A gaye-- | binA ka Ara vAle ce pavanaMjaya kaM usa cahare ko nAkane raha gye| dIyaM vicAra aura dagdazitA kA yaha avasara nahIM hai. prahamta nama Ara meM isa kSaNa anyathA socane ko svAdhIna nahIM haiN| mama pare koI zakti haiM to hama mahata meM hamAre bhItara kAma kara rahI hai, unI kI pukAra para cala par3anA hai| Tasa inakAra kara sakanA hamAre vara kA nahIM hai| rukanA isa kSaNa mAMta hai, jInA hai ki nAla par3anA hogaa| yaha mahAna mahAna hai, prasasta, isake dvArA apane ko maMpikara hama nizcinta hA jAgA, prabhu svayaM inake rakSaka haiN|- taiyAra hokara yAna para Ago, jJaga bho dera ho gayI tI anayaM ghaTa jaaegaa|... ...bahata UMce para le jAkara pavanaMjaya ne bAna kI pAka mama gati ghara chona diyaa| varuNadIpa ke cAgaM aura pAka nayA cakkara daMkara Upara se raNa-nIlA kA vihaMgAvalokana kiyaa| tadanantara bahana hI sAvadhAnI meM kumAra ne bAna ko rUgaDhIpa meM lA utaaraa| yAna nIgcagAmI thaa| nIce jannatI darda rAhayAM mazAlI aura konAhAnI ke bIca TUTakara AyI huI kA kI khA-nagA yAna utraa| kolAsana aura bhI bhayaMkara ho utthaa| hiMnA ke mada meM pAgana mAnavoM kI janahAgA 'mIda gaM aura maM A sttii| makAna .: / / Page #194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pacanaMjaya yAna se utarakara ha~sate hue bAhara aaye| cAroM ora ghira AyI medinI ke hAtha jor3akara bAra-bAra unake prati mAthA jhukAte hue praNAma kiyaa| niHzastra aura arakSita zarIra para kevala eka-eka kezariyA uttarIya or3he deva kumAroM se ina sundara aura tejImAn yuvAoM ko dekha janatA stabdha raha gayo / cAroM aura eka cannATA-sA vyApa gayA / pavanaMjaya ne sArvajanika rUpa se mainI aura abhava kI ghoSaNA kii| kahA ki ve usI mAnava medinI ke eka aMza haiM, videzI hokara bhI ve unhIM ke eka abhinna bAndhava aura AtmIya haiN| unakI sevA meM apane ko dekara kRtArtha hone ne Aye haiM aura unakA saba kucha unake presa ke adhIna hai| anta meM unhoMne anurodha kiyA ki turata unheM rAjA varuNa ke pAsa pahu~cAyA jAe... / dvIpa ke samudra ke rAjA yuddha meM saMlagna the| jaba unake pAsa saMvAda pahuMcA ki abhI-abhI acAnaka do videzI yuvA, thAna se dvIpa meM utare haiM, sundara zAnta aura niHzastra haiM aura unakI sevA kiyA cAhate haiM, to sunakara rAjA bahuta acaraja meM par3a gye| avazya hI yA to koI mahAn suyoga haiM, athavA asAdhAraNa duryoga! jo bhI ho, zatru bhI yadi atithi banakara ghara AyA haiM, to vaha sammAna aura prema kA hI pAtra haiN| apane mantraNA kakSa meM jAkara rAjA atithi kI pratIkSA karane lage... 1 - ki itane hI meM kaI mazAlacI sainikoM se ghire pacanaMjaya aura prahasta sAmane AtaM dIkha pdd'e| rAjA ko pahacAnakara kumAra sahaja vinaya se nata ho gye| unheM dekhakara hI varuNa eka apratyAzita AtmIya bhAva se gadgada ho gye| binA kisI hicaka ke mauna hI mauna rAjA ne donoM atithiyoM ko gale lagA liyaa| sainikoM ko jAne kA iMgita kara diyA - | paraspara kuzala vArtAlApa ho jAne para sahaja hI pavanaMjaya ne maitrI aura dharma-vAtsalya kA AzvAsana diyaa| rAjA ne bhI pavanaMjaya ke donoM jur3e hAthoM para apanA sira rakha diyA aura unake bandhutva ko sasammAna aMgIkAra kiyaa| isake bAda kumAra ne varuNa ke vIratva kA abhinandana kiyA, apanA vAstavika paricaya diyA aura kahA ki jisa satya ke lie varuNa ila dharma-yuddha meM apane sarvasva kI Ahuti de rahe haiM. Adityapura kA yuvarAja usI dharma yuddha kA eka choTA-sA sainika banakara apane mAnavatva ko sArthaka karane jAyA hai| kyA rAjA varuNa usakI sevA svIkAra kareMge? varuNa ke hoTa khule raha gaye, bola nahIM phUTa paayaa| ananubhUta Ananda ke jA~sU usa vIra kI A~khoM ke kinAre cUma rahe the| kumAra ko gAr3ha sneha ke AliMgana meM bharakara rAjA ne mUka mUka apanI kRtajJatA prakaTa kara dii| pavanaMjaya ne turata prayojana kI bAta pkdd'ii| unhoMne batAyA ki dvIpa ke pichale Ara meM jala ke bhItara se seMdha laga cukI hai| savere taka dvAra TUTa jAne kA nizcita andezA hai| usI dvAra ko taTa-berI ke garbha-kakSa meM pavanaMjaya utara jAnA cAhate 204 muktidUta Page #195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ heN| - yahI hogA unakA mIracA / akele hI vahA~ unheM lar3anA hai| dUsarA koI jana unake sAtha vahA~ nahIM hogA, abhinna takhA prahasta bhI nhiiN| unakA pratikAra kyA hogA, ve svayaM nahIM jAnate, lo usa sambandha meM ve kucha kaha bhI nahIM skte| nizcaya huA ki usa kakSa meM anizcita kAla ke lie ve banda rheNge| AvazyakatA kI cIjeM eka khir3akI se pahu~cA dI jaaeNgii| yojanA meM rAjA kI sahamati yA anumati kI pratIkSA kiye binA hI, kumAra ne anurodha kiyA ki turata unheM apane nirdiSTa morace para pahu~cA diyA jaae| jarA bhI dera hone meM avasara hAtha se nikala jaaegaa| - isa rahasyamaya yuvaka kI yaha lIlA rAjA kI apanI buddhi se pare jAna pdd'ii| usake sammukha koI vitarka nahIM sUjhatA hai, anAyAsa eka vizAla aura zraddhA hI se ve ota-prota ho uThe haiN| mAtra isakA anusaraNa karane ko ve bAdhya haiM, aura koI vikalpa mana meM nahIM hai| rAjA ne turata apane eka atyanta vizvasta cara ko bulAkara pavanaMjaya ko yathAsthAna pahu~cAne kI pUrI hidAyateM de diiN| calatI bera kumAra ne prahasta ko binA bole hI bhujAoM meM bharakara bheMTa liyaa| phira prahasta kI ora iMgita kara, yAcanA kI eka mUka dRSTi uThAkara rAjA kI ora dekhA; mAno kahA ho ki "yaha merA abhinna tumhAre saMrakSaNa meM hai, maiM to jA rahA hU~-jAne kaba lauTa Ane ke lie... " Age-Age cara aura pIche-pIche pavanaMjaya cala diye; mur3akara unhoMne nahIM dekhA / - prahasta A~sU kA ghU~Ta utArakara pavanaMjaya kI vaha pITha dekhate raha gaye / ...vedI kA vajra- kapATa kholakara pavanaMjaya dehalI para aTaka gaye |-cr ne Age bar3hakara nizcita bhUmi meM garbha kakSa kI zilA sarakA dI / cara ke hAtha se ratna - dIpa lekara pavanaMjaya garbha-kakSa meM uttara par3e !... bhItara karor3oM varSoM kA purAtana dhvAnta ghaTATopa chAyA hai| caTTAnoM meM kaTe hue saikar3oM khambhoM aura chatoM meM jala-paMchiyoM ke anaginata ghoMsale laTake hue haiN| cAroM ora asaMkhya avijAnita jIva-jantuoM kI bhayAnaka sRSTi phaitI hai| samudrajala kI vicitra gandha se bhare vAtAvaraNa meM, una jantuoM ke zvAsa kI USmA ghula rahI hai| jalacaroM kI nAnA bhayAvaha dhvaniyoM ke saMgIta se vaha timiraloka gujita hai| -sAmane kI usa bhImakAya dIvAra ke Upara kI eka pAradarzI zilA meM se, samudra tala kA pIlA ujAlA jhA~ka rahA hai| Upara-nIce, bhItara-bAhara, cAroM ora samudra kA avirAma garjana aura saMghAta cala rahA hai| - garma-kakSa ke prakRta pASANa - vAtAyana para khar3e hokara pavanaMjaya ne dekhA - nIce nAza kI atalAnta khAI phailI par3I haiN| usake bhItara ghusakara samudra dina-rAta pachAr3eM khA rahA haiM I ....kumAra ne citta aura zvAsa kA nirodha kara liyA / - sAtoM tattvoM para zAsana karanevAle jinendra kA smaraNa kara, karabaddha ho mastaka jhukA diyaa| phira aMjuli uThAkara, unake sammukha saMkalpa kiyA "he parameSThin ! he nikhila lokAloka ke ayAtana ! tU sAkSI hai, mantra kA bala muktidUta : 2005 Page #196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mere pAsa nahIM haiM, tantra kA bala bhI nahIM hai, sArI vidyAeM bhUla gayI haiM, zastra bhI mere pAsa nahIM hai, anya bhI nahIM hai, paktiyA~ saraganA zarada kA abhimAna TUTa gayA hai, kevala satya hai mujha nirbala kA bala / - yadi merA satya utanA hI satya hai, jitanA tU satya hai aura yaha samudra satya he to isa mahAsamudra kI lahareM mere usa satya kI rakSA kareM, aura nahIM to isa prakANDa jalarAzi ke garbha meM ye prApNa visarjita ho jAe~...!" kahakara pavanaMjaya ne nikhila sattA ke prati apane Apako utsarga kara diyaa...| .... saverA hote na hote eka prabala vAlyAcaka dvIpa ke AsapAsa ma~DarAne lgaa| ... dekhate-dekhate samudra meM aisA pralayaMkara tUphAna AyA jaisA dvIpa ke logoM ne na pahale kabhI dekhA thA aura na sunA hI thA / apanI digvijaya ke samaya prabala se prabala tUfAnoM ke bIca rAvaNa ne samudroM para ArohaNa kiyA hai, aura unakI jagatI para apanI prabhutA sthApita kI hai para Aja kA tUfAna to kalpanAtIta hai| AtmA meM hokara vaha Ara-pAra ho rahA hai, anubhava se vaha atIta ho gayA hai / sampUrNa brahmANDa mAno eka jalatattva meM nirvANa para gayA hai| sattAmAtra isa jalaplAvana kI taraMga bhara raha gayI hai...! - r .... viplavI aura tuMga laharoM ne uTha uTha kara cAroM ora se dvIpa ko DhA~ka liyaa...| AsapAsa par3e AkramaNakAriyoM ke vizAla per3e, binA laMgara uThAye hI, titara-bitara hokara, samudra ke dUra-dUra ke pradezoM meM, laharoM kI marajI para pheMka diye gaye... | manuSya ke sampUrNa bala aura kartRtva kA bandhana tor3akara, tattva apanI svatantra lIlA meM lIna ho gayA... | ... aura sUryodaya hote na hote tUfAna zAnta ho gyaa| AkramaNakAriyoM kA eka bhI pota nahIM dduubaa| para bikhare hue jahAjI ber3oM ne pAyA ki laMgara unake uThAye nahIM uTha rahe haiN| apane sthAna se ve Tasa se masa nahIM ho paate| dhUpa meM camakate hue cA~dI-se samudra kI zAnta sataha para zizu-sA abhaya varuNadvIpa muskarA rahA hai...| ... dina para dina bItate cale / apane sAre prayatna aura sArI zaktiyA~ lagA dene para bhI rAvaNa ne pAyA ki pota nahIM Diga rahe haiN...| taba use nizcaya ho gayA ki avazya hI koI deva - vikriyA hai, kevala apane puruSArtha aura vidhAoM se yaha sAdhya nhiiN| vivaza ho cakrI ne apane devAdhiSThita ratnoM kA Azraya liyaa| eka-eka kara apane sAre ratnoM aura vidyAoM kI saMyukta zakti rAvaNa ne lagA dI nAza ke jo acUka astra antima AkramaNa ke lie bacAkara rakhe gaye the, ve bhI saba pheMkakara cukA liye gye| para na to dvIpa hI naSTa hotA hai na rAvaNa apanI jagaha se hila pAte haiN| dhvaja aura dIpa ke sAMketika sandeze bhejakara, antarIpa kaM skandhAvAra se rAjanyoM ko naye ber3e lekara bulAyA gayA; para bhayabhIta hokara unhoMne Ane se inakAra kara diyaa| isI prakAra laMkApurI se rasada aura sahAyaka ber3oM kI mA~ga kI gayI, para vahA~ se koI uttara nahIM aayaa| dina, saptAha, mahIne bIta gaye / samudra ke devatAoM 2016 : muktidRta Page #197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ne sapane meM Akara rAvaNa te kahA ki- "isa zakti kA pratikAra hamAre basa kA nahIM ...cAra mahInoM bAda pavanaMjaya eka dina savere anAyAsa vedI ke vAtAyana para A khar3e hue| cAroM ora nigaDita aura parAjita ber3oM meM sahasroM mAnavoM ko apanI kRpA ke adhIna prANa kI yAcanA karate dekhA- / pavanaMjaya kA citta karuNA aura vAtsalya se AI ho gyaa| mana-hI-mana bole ___ "ghAta kA saMkalpa merA nahIM thA, deva! nAza merA lakSya nahIM, nikhila ke kalyANa aura rakSA ke lie hai merA yjny| prANiyoM ko isa taraha trAsa aura maraNa dekara kyA zatrutva kA uccheda ho sakegA? dvIpa kI rakSA isI rAha honI thI, vaha ho gyii| balAtkArI ko apane bala kI viphalatA kA anubhava ho gyaa| para kyA vahIM paryApta hai| rAvaNa kA abhimAna isase avazya khaNDita huA hai, para kyA isa parAjaya se usakA hRdaya ghAyala nahIM huA hai? kyA vaira aura virodha kA yaha AghAta bhItara dabakara, phira kisI dina eka bhayAnaka mAraka viSa kA visphoTa nahIM kregaa| hAra aura jIta kA rAga jaba taka yanA huA hai, taba taka vaira aura vidvepa kA zodha nahIM ho skegaa|-mujhe rAvaNa aura ina itane rAjanyoM para zakti kA zAsana sthApita nahIM karanA hai| una para svAmitva karane kI icchA merI nahIM hai, ho sake to unake hRdayoM ko jagAkara unake prema kA dAsa honA cAhatA hU~ : amInasA apAya se bhAva ko to maiM nirmUla karane AyA huuN| trikhaNDAdhipati rAvaNa ke nikaTa usake vijetA ke rUpa meM apane ko upasthita karane kI icchA nahIM hai; maiM to usakI manuSyatA ke dvAra para usake hRdaya kA yAcaka banakara khar3A huuN| vaha bhikSA jaba taka nahIM mila jAtI, taba taka Talane ko nahIM huuN|-he sarvazaktimAna ! jisa satya ne isa dvIpa kI rakSA kI hai, vahIM una ver3oM ke trasta mAnavoM ko bhI jIdhana-dAna de, yahI perI icchA hai...!" nimiSa mAtra meM ber3oM ke laMgara apane Apa uTha gye| binA kisI prayatna ke pota gatimAna ho gye| unake ArohI manuSyoM ke Azcarya kI sImA na thii| prANa kI eka nayI dhArA se ye jIvanta ho utthe| cAroM ora mRtyu kI khAmozI TUTI aura harSa kA jaya-jayakAra sunAI par3ane lgaa| ...antardevatA kA zAsana amaMga cala rahA hai| eka niSkAma karma-yogI kI bhA~ti avikalpa bhAva se pavanaMjaya usake vAhaka haiN| mana, vacana aura karma tInoM isa kSaNa ekarUpa hokara pravahamAna haiN|-cuupcaap pavanaMjaya ne eka guptacara ko bhejakara prahasta ko bulavA liyA aura dUsare guptacara ko bhejakara yAna maiMgavA liyaa| ...yAna jaba ur3akara kucha hI Upara gayA ki dvIpa meM bhArI halacala maca gyii| vyagna jijJAsA kI A~kheM uThAkara, dvIpabAsI bAra-bAra hAtha ke saMketoM se pavanaMjaya ko lauTa Ane kA AhvAna dene lge| uttara meM pavanaMjaya ne samAdhAna kA eka sthira muknidUta :: 207 Page #198 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hAgha-bhara uThA diyA, aura vaha hAtha taba taka vaisA hI acala dIkhatA rahA-jaba taka yAna dvIpadhAsiyoM kI dRSTi se ojhala na ho gyaa| eka lambA rAstA pAra kara pavanaMjaya aura prahasta antarIpa meM A uttre| pahu~cate hI sabase pahale pratIkSAtura aura vyAkula senya ko sAntvanA dii| unakI kuzala jAno aura unakI anupasthiti meM sainya ne AsapAsa ke sAre vaira-virodhoM ke bIca jisa taraha anuzAsana ko abhaMga rakhA hai, usake lie gadgada kapaTha le unakA abhinandana kiyaa| isake bAda turata kumAra jhapaTate hue AyudhazAlA meM gaye aura AhvAna kA zaMkha uThAkara usI vega se antarIpa ke samudra-chora para jA phuNce| taraMgoM se nicumbita velA meM, pRthvI aura samudra kI sandhi para khar3e ho pavanaMjaya ne cAroM dizAoM meM tIna-tIga bAra AhvAnana kA zaMkha-sandhAna kara ardhacakrI rAvaNa aura unake sampUrNa narendra maNDala ko . raNa kA nyotA diyaa| cakrI kA sImandhara mahApota jaba ThIka laMkApurI ke samudra-toraNa para A pahu~cA thA ki usI kSaNa, antarIpa se yaha raNa kA apratyAzita AmantraNa sunAI pdd'aa| sunakara rAvaNa ekabAragI hI mAno yajrAhata-se ho gye| gumasuma aura matihArA hokara eka bAra unhoMne antarIpa kI ora dRSTi DAlI; A~khoM meM mAno eka bijalI-sI kauMdha gayI-samudra, pRthvI, AkAza sabhI kucha ekAkAra hokara jaise cakkara khAte dIkha pdd'e-| bhItara ekAeka TUTa gayo pratyaMcA kI TaMkAra-sA prazna uThA-"kyA cakrI kA cakravartitva bhamaNDala se uTha gayA-viSya kI kauna-mI zakti hai jo janma-jAta vijetA savaNa ko raNa kA nimantraNa de sakatI hai...?" ki ThIka usI kSaNa unheM apanI varuNadvIpa para honevAlI sadyaH parAjaya kA dhyAna AyA, jisase lauTakara abhI-abhI ve Aye haiN| cakrI kA ghAyala ahaMkAra bhISaNa krodha se phukAra utthaa| garajakara ve mahAsenApati se bole __ "mahAbalAdhikRta, pRthvI ko zatruhInA kiye binA maiM laMkA meM paira nahIM rkhuugaa| sainya ko sIdhe antarIpa kI ora pravANa karane kI AjJA dI jaae| mahAmantrI ko sUcita karo ki ve turata sAre surakSita bhU-sainya aura jala-sainya ko antarIpa meM bhejane kA prabandha kreN| rAste-bhara rAvaNa kA citta aneka duHsaha zaMkAoM se pIr3ita thaa| kyA yaha bhI sambhava hai ki dvIpa para usakI parAjaya kA dRzya dekhakara, antarIpa sthita usI ke mANDalIka rAja-cana ne avasara kA lAbha uThAnA cAhA hai| aura sambhavataH isIlie, usakI nibanatA ke kSaNa meM, use raNa ke lie bAdhya kara usake svAmitva se mukta ho jAne kI bAta unhoMne socI ho|-ttonoN hAthoM se chAtI pasosakara cakrI ina cintAoM aura zaMkAoM ko daphanA denA cAhate haiM, aura mastiSka meM kaSAya kA eka adamya vAtyAcakra cala rahA hai| 2008 :: muktidUta Page #199 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para cakrI kA bhahApota jyoM-jyoM antarIpa ke nikaTa pahu~cane lagA, to taTavartI ziviroM se tumula harSa kA kolAhala aura jayaghoSa sunAI par3ane lgaa| rAvaNa ke citta kA kSobha, dekhate-dekhate AhAda meM badala gayA / jyoM hI cakrI kA mahApota antarIpa ke tAraNa para lagA ki lakSa lakSa kaNThoM kI jayakAroM se AkAza hila uThA / atula samAroha ke bIca sahasroM chatradhArI mahAmaNDalezvara ke samakSa natamastaka hue| svAgata ke upalakSya meM baja rahe bAjoM kI vipula surAvaliyoM para car3ha rAvaNa phira eka bAra apane carama ahaMkAra ke jhUle para peMga bharane lage / yathAsthAna pahu~cane para rAvaNa ko patA lagA ki isa yuddha kA AhnAna denevAlA dUsarA koI nahIM, yahI Adityapura kA yuvarAja pavanaMjaya hai, jo Aja se tIna lene pahale eka dina acAnaka zAnti kA zaMkhanAda kara usake yuddha ko aTakA diyA thaa| rAvaNa sunakara bhaucakke se raha gye| usa rahasyamaya yuvA kA smaraNa hote hI, krodha Ane ke pahale, barabasa rAvaNa ko ha~sI A gyii| anAyAsa unake mu~ha se phUTa par3A - "aMha - adbhuta haiM usa uddhata chokare kI lIlAe~, mere nijamahala ke bandIgRha se vaha bhAga chUTA aura aba usakI yaha spadhAM hai ki trikhaNDAdhipati rAvaNa ko usane raNa kA nimantraNa diyA hai| hU~-nAdAna bukka jAna par3atA hai use jovana se aruci ho gayI hai aura rAvaNa ke hAthoM mauta pAne kI vaha macala uThA haiM... / " nahIM, kahate-kahate rAvaNa phira eka gambhIra cintA meM DUba gye| vicitra zaMkAoM se unakA mana kSubdha ho utthaa| jisa dina usa kautuko yuvA ne buddha aTakAyA thA aura unhoMne use bandI banAkara laMkA bhejA thA, ThIka usake dUsare hI dina sabere vaha akANDa durghaTanA ghaTI - nikaTa AyI vijaya hAtha se nikala gyii| unheM yaha bhI yAda AyA ki mahAsenApati ko jaba ve pavanaMjaya ko bandI banAne kI AjJA de rahe the usa samaya usa yuvA ke sAmane hI dropa ke pichale dvAra meM saMdha lagane kI bAta unake mu~ha se nikalI thI lekina phira vaha sarvanAzI tUfAna ? usake bAda vaha potoM kA stambhana usa chokare ke basa kI bAta nahIM thI vaha vaha kisI mAnava kA kartRtva nahIM thA - devoM aura dAnavoM se bhI ajaya thI vaha zakti... usa ghaTanA kI smRti mAtra se rAvaNa kA vaha mahAkAya zarIra thara-thara kA~pane lgaa| mastiSka itane vega se ghUmane lagA ki yadi isa vicAra cakra ko na thAmeMge to ve pAgala ho jaaeNge| bahuta dRDhatApUrvaka unhoMne mana ko usa ora se mor3akara bAhara kI yuddha-yojanAoM meM ulajhA denA cAhA para bhItara raha-rahakara unake citta meM eka bAta bar3e jora se uTha rahI thI- "kyoM na usa svAmIdrohI kI phira bandI banavAkara laMkApurI ke tahakhAnoM meM Ajanma kArAvAsa de diyA jAe yadi usa upadravoM ko mukta rakhA gayA, to kyA Azcarya, vaha kisI dina samRce narendracakra meM rAjadroha kA viSa phailA de / para usane mujhe saMgrAma kI khulI cunotI dI hai| usane mere bAhubala aura merI sArI zaktiyoM ko lalakArA hai| yuddha se mu~ha mor3akara yadi use balAt bandI banAyA jAegA, to digvijetA rAvaNa kI vijaya - garimA khaNDita muktikUla khA - Page #200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ho jaaegii| loka meM mere vIratva para lAMchana lagegA...nahIM, yaha nahIM hogA...kala savere raNakSetra meM hI usake bhAgya kA nirNaya ho jAegA..." narendracakra ke skandhAcAra meM avirAma raNavAdya ke pracaNDa ghoSa ke bIca, dina aura rAta yuddha kA sAja sajatA rhaa|| udhara pavanaMjaya ke zivira meM akhaNDa nistabdhatA kA sAmrAjya thaa| rAta kI prakRta aura gahana zAnti meM eka nirveda kaNTha kA pracchanna aura mRda-manda svara havA meM gUMjatA huA nikala jaataa| mAno agocara se AtI huI vaha AvAz2a kaha rahI thI'...amRta-patro, prANa lekara nahIM, prANa dekara tumheM apane ajeya vIratva kA paricaya denA hai| antima vijaya mAranevAloM kI nahIM, maranevAloM kI hogii| apane hI prANa visarjita kara asaMkhya mAnavatA ke jIvana kA pola hameM cukAnA hogaa| prahAraka ke tane hue zastra kI dhAra para apanA mastaka arpita kara hameM apane amaratva kA paricaya denA hogaa|-phir dekheM vizva kI kauna-sI zakti hai jo hamArA ghAta kara skegii| vIro, jIvana aura mRtyu sAtha-sAtha nahIM raha skte| yadi hama sacamuca jIvita haiM aura hameM apanI jIvanI-zakti para vizvAsa hai; to jIvana kI usa dhArA ko khulI aura nirbAdha chor3a do-phira mauta kahIM nahIM raha jAego / cAroM ora hogA...jIvana...vana...jAMdhana...' eka mAnava ke isa askhalita aura kendrita nAda meM sahasroM mAnavoM kI prANa-zakti ekImRta ora tanniSTa ho gayI thii| rAtri kI gahana-zAnti meM havAoM ke jhakoroM para ananta hotA huA vaha svara, nikhila jala-sthala aura AkAza meM parivyApta ho jaataa| dUsare dina prAtaHkAla sUryodaya kI velA meM, raNakSetra meM donoM ora ke sainya saja gye| adhikala tUrya-nAda, dundubhighoSa aura raNavAditroM ke uttarottara bar3hate svaroM ne samasta carAcara ko AtaMkita kara diyaa| eka ora apane devAdhiSThita saptAzva ratha ke sarvocca siMhAsana para mahAmaNDalezvara mahArAja rAvaNa apane parikara sahita ArUda haiM, aura unake pIche jambUdvIpa ke vizAla narendracakra kA apAra sainya-bala yuddha ke lie prastuta hai| cakrI ke ratha ke Age unake cakravartitva kA udghoSaka cakra tejobhAsita ghUma rahA haiN| dUsarI ora Adityapura ke yuvarAja pavanaMjaya eka arakSita aura nizchatra ratha para, akele khar3e haiM, apane pIche eka choTI-sI senA lekara-! rAvaNa ne pahacAnA-vahI AlulAyita alakoMbAtA mastAnA taruNa sAmane khar3A hai| bAloM kI vahI manamohinI ghughura lalATa para khela rahI haiN| aura usa komala-kAnta parantu jAjvalya mukha para, eka hRdayahAriNI masakAMna sahaja hI khilI hai| cakrI kI car3hI bhRkuTiyoM meM krodha se adhika vismaya thA aura vismaya se adhika eka apUrva mugdhtaa| samudra ke bhitija para, USA ke aruNa caura meM se ugate sUrya kI kora jhA~kI-| yuvarAja pavanaMjaya ne apane ratha para khar3e hokara do bAra yuddhArambha kA zaMkhanAda kiyaa| eka bhISaNa loka-yarSaNa ke sAtha, yAroM aura zastrAstra tana gye| AyudhoM ke phaloM 211] :: muktidUta Page #201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kI camaka se vAtAvaraNa meM eka bijalI sI kauMdha utthii| lakSa lakSa tanI huI pratyaMcAoM para kasamasAkara tIra khiMca rahe the / ...ki ThIka usI kSaNa utta kautukI yuvA ne, eka anokhe bhaMga se musakarAkara, rAvaNa ke cakra ke sammukha donoM hAthoM se apanA zastra DAla diyA ? phira ISat mur3akara eka madhura bhrUbhaMga ke sAtha apane sainya ko iMgita kiyA / nimiSa mAtra meM -sana-jhanAjhana karate hue hajAroM zastra dharatI para Dhera ho gye| kulA para se kavaca aura mAthe para se zirastrANa utArakara pheMka diye| phira eka prabala jhana-jhanAjhana ke bIca unakI senAoM ne unakA anusaraNa kiyaa| ...punaH eka bAra kumAra ne pUrNa zvAsa se buddha-AhvAna kA zaMkha pUrakara dizAe~ hilA dIM... tadanantara rAvaNa ke tane hue divyAstra ke sammukha apanA khulA vazca prastuta kara, vinamra vaMdana, musakarAte hue pavanaMjaya ne eka abhaya zizu kI taraha AkAza meM apanI NAe~ pasAra diiN| anugAmI sainya ne bhI ThIka vaisA hI kiyaa| sahasroM mAnavoM ke arakSita khule hue vakSoM ke sammukha lAkhoM tane hue tIra kIlita raha gye| cAroM ora abhedya nistabdhatA chA gayI - trikhaNDAdhipati kI A~kha koroM meM eka atIndriya Ananda-vedanA ke A~sU ubhara Aye divyAstra agni satA huA unake hAtha se khisaka pdd'aa| cakra DagamagAkara viplavI ghoSa karatA huA, kI ke ratha para AkramaNa karane lgaa| saptAzva ratha ke devI ghor3e bhayaMkara zabda karate ulTe paira lauTa par3e aura ratha mAno dharatI meM dhasakane lgaa| tIna khaNDa ke nAtha mastaka para ke chatra chinna-bhinna hokara bhUmi para A gire aura dhUli meM loTane Apa... / * IPS rAvaNa turata ratha se bhUmi para utara aaye| pavanaMjaya ke ratha ke nikaTa jA donoM hoya phailAkara unase nIce Ane kA mUka anurodha kiyaa| hAtha jor3akara kumAra sahaja laya se avanata ho gaye aura ha~sate hue nIce utara aaye| cakrI ne apanI atula zAlinI bhujAoM meM unheM bhara-bhara liyA, aura bAra-bAra gale lagAkara usa cita- alakA lilAra ko bihvala hokara cUmane lge| azeSa Ananda ke mauja-mauna sU hI donoM kI A~khoM meM umar3a rahe the| aura dekhate-dekhate cAroM ora prema kA eka rAvAra-sA umar3a pdd'aa| Atma-santApa ke A~suoM meM vigalita lakSa lakSa mAnava ke eka-dUsare ko bhujAoM meM bhara-bharakara gale lagA rahe the| mAno janma-janma kA 'vismaraNa kara pahalI hI bAra eka-dUsare ko apane AtmIya ke rUpa meM pahacAna haiM....! pA~ca dina taka antarIpa meM martya mAnavoM ne prema kA aisA apUrva utsava manAyA, zramarapurI ke devatA bhI apane vimAnoM para ghar3hakara use dekhane nikale aura AkAza mindAra puSpoM kI mAlAe~ barasatI dIkha pdd'iiN| muktidUta || :: Page #202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 30 utsava ke pAMcaveM dina, prAtaHkAla--- antarIpa ke chora para, sphaTika kA eka ucca lokAkAra stambha, AkAza aura samudra kI sunIla pIThikA para khar3A hai| usake caraNoM meM cira kumArikA pRthvI laharoM kA saMbala yasa-na bAra-bAra khasa.mA.kA jagamaga kara rahI haiN| tambha ke zIrSa para vaiDrayamaNi kI eka bhavya adhe-candrAkAra siddha-zilA virAjamAna hai|-smudr, AkAza aura pRthvI eka sAtha usameM prativimbita haiN| sUrya kI kiraNeM usameM TUTakara jyoti kI taraMgeM uThA rahI haiN| mAno triloka aura trikAla ke sAre pariNamana usameM eka sAtha lIlAyita haiN| stambha ke pAda-prAnta meM, parakata ke eka prakANDa magara ke mukha para, cAroM samudroM ke gulAbI aura zubhra motiyoM se nirmita, tIna khaNDa kA siMhAsana zobhita haiN| usakI sarvocca vedikA ke bIca cakrI kA deyopanIta siMhAsana-ratna hai| vaha rAjyAsana isa samaya rikta par3A hai| kevala usake dAyIM ora upadhAna ke sahAre baha daNDa-ratna rakhA haA hai| usakI pIThikA meM pannoM aura nIlamoM kA vaha kalpavRkSAkAra bhAmaNDala hai| usake Upara bar3e-bar3e aMgUrI muktA kI jhAlaroMvAle tIna chatra dIpita haiM, jinakI prabhA meM nirantara laharoM kA AbhAsa hotA rahatA hai| isa siMhAsana kI sIr3hiyoM para donoM ora cakrI kI nAnA bhoga aura vibhUtiyoM denevAlI nidhiyA~ aura ratna saje haiN| sabase Upara kI sIr3hI para bIcoMbIca cakra-ratna ghUma rahA hai| sarvocca vedI kI kaTanI meM eka ora, candana kI eka vizada caukI para DAbha kA Asana vichA hai| usI para rAvaNa apanI dakSiNa bhujA meM varuNadIpa ke rAjA varuNa ko AveSTita kiye baiThe haiN| dUsarI ora aise hI DAma ke Asana para baiThe haiM kumAra pvrnjy| siMhAsana ke tale, khule AkAza ke nIce, jambUdvIpa ke sahasroM mukuTabaddha rAjA aura vidyAdhara apane vipula sainya-parivAra ke sAtha baiThe haiN| phUTane ko Atura kalI kI taraha sabhI ke hRdaya eka apUrva sukha ke saurabha se Ayila haiN| avAk nistabdhatA ke bIca khar3e hokara, trikhaNDAdhipati ne apane cakra ke samasta rAjaviyoM ke prati namrIbhUta hokara, pahalI hI bAra, apanA mastaka jhukA diyaa| taduparAnta samudra ke gambhIra garjana ko cinindita karanevAle svara meM rAyaNa bole "loka ke hRdayezvara deva pavanaMjaya aura mitra rAjanyo, loka ke zIrSa para siddhazilA meM virAjamAna siddha parameSThI sAkSI haiM : trikhaNDAdhipati rAvaNa kA garva, usakA siMhAsana, usakA cakra aura usakI samasta vibhUtiyoM Aja se loka kI sevA meM arpita haiN| ina para svAmitva karane kA merA sAmarthya isa raNakSetra meM parAjita huA hai| merI A~khoM ke Age, mere hI puNya-phala isa cakra-ratna ne vidrohI hokara mere 212 :: puktidUta Page #203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vijayAbhimAna ko vidIrNa kara diyaa| mere hAtha ke divyAstra se nikalatI huI agni mujhe ho bhasma karane ko udyata ho pdd'ii| mere hI raga pe mere Upara kara mere siMhAsana ko rauMda denA caahaa| aura isa mahAsamudra kI caMcala laharoM ne, jina para zAsana karane kA mujhe eka dina ghamaNDa thA, bajra kI zrRMkhalAe~ banakara mujhe bandI banA liyaa| unake adhIna prANa kA bhikhArI banakara maiM tharrA uThA / - taba kaise kahU~ ki maiM inakA svAmI hU~, aura apanI ina upalabdhiyoM ke bala para maiM loka kI jIvita sattA para zAsana kara sakU~gA...? jar3a bhautika vibhUtiyoM ko apane adhIna pAkara, nikhila carAcara para apanA sAmrAjya sthApita karane kA mujhe unmAda ho gayA thaa| taba cetana kI usa kendrIya mahAprANa sattA ne apane Upara chA gaye jar3atva ke stUpa ko ukhAr3a pheMkane ke lie vidroha kiyA hai| usI cetana kA mukti dUta banakara AyA haiM, yaha Adityapura kA vidrohI rAjakumAra pavanaMjaya ! TUTate hue varuNadvIpa kI vedI meM khar3e hokara usane apane Atma bala se tattvoM kI sRSTi para zAsana sthApita kiyA / devatAoM aura daityoM ne usa zakti se hAra mAnI / parokSa Atma-sattA ke usa AvirbhAva ne mere abhimAna ko tor3A avazya, para bhItara hRdaya kA rAga aura mamatva parAjaya kI eka dAhaka pIr3A jagA rahA thaa| taba isa raNabhUmi meM pratyakSa sammukha khar3e hokara pavanaMjaya ne merI jar3a bala-sattA ko cunautI dii| mere sAre tane hue pratApa kI dhAra para uttane zastra - samarpaNa kara diyA aura taba hRdaya para akhaNDa prema kI jyoti jalAkara usane mere prahAra ko Amantrita kiyaa| agale hI kSaNa sahasroM jalatI huI prANa-zikhAe~ eka sAtha nichAvara ho utthiiN| dekhatI A~khoM AtmA kI usa amara jyoti meM, mere pratApa, vaibhava aura vibhUti kA vajra galita ho gayA... | "... isa raNakSetra meM isa adbhuta yuvA ne dharma kA zAsana utArA hai| mujhe pratIta ho rahA hai ki Aja se AtaMka aura zakti kA jar3a zAsana bhaMga ho gyaa| dharma kA svayaMbhU zAsana hI loka ke hRdaya para rAjya kara skegaa| cakrI kA yaha siMhAsana Aja se dharmarAja kA siMhAsana ho / loka ke kalyANa ke lie prastuta hoM ve sArI vibhuutiyaaN| cakrI mAtra inakA rakSaka hokara, namratApUrvaka isa dharma - zAsana kA sUtrasaMcAlana kregaa| vaha hogA loka kA eka akiMcana sevaka dAsAnudAsa ! "... pRthvIpatiyo ! dharmarAja ke isa siMhAsana ke nAma para tuma saboM se merA eka hI anurodha hai : loka kI jar3a sattA ke balAtkArI adhipati banakara nahIM, jIvanta loka ke vinamra sevaka banakara usake hRdaya para apanA Adhipatya sthApita karo aura yoM apane rAjasva aura kSAtratva ko kRtArtha kro| sasAgarA pRthvI ke tIna khaNDoM ko jItakara bhI, isa choTe se varuNadvIpa para Akara merA samasta balavIrya aura zaktiyA~ parAjita ho gyiiN| isa para yuvarAja pavanaMjaya ne hamAre hRdayoM para zAsana sthApita kara, tattva kI cetana sattA ko jItA hai| isI se kahatA hU~, Aja se vahI hogA hamArA muktidUta : 213 * Page #204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hRdayezvara! loka-hRdaya ke sihAsana para Aja narendroM ko yaha sabhA isa dharmaputra kA abhiSeka kare, vahI merI kAmanA hai|" kahakara rAvaNa pavanaMjaya kI ora bar3hane ko udyata hue ki svayaM pavanaMjaya apane Asana se uTakara Age bar3ha Aye, aura sahaja binaya se namrobhUta ho gye| rAvaNa ne Ameta vAtsalya se ubharate hRdaya se bAra-bAra unheM AliMgana kiyaa| samasta narendra-maNDala gadgada kaNTa se pukAra uThA__ "lokahadayezvara deva pavanaMjaya ko jaya! dharma-cakrI mahArAja rAvaNa kI jaya!" cAroM ora se jayamAlAoM aura puSyoM kI varSA hone lgii| rAvaNa aura pavanaMjaya usameM Dhaka gye| donoM rAjapuruSoM ne bAra-bAra mAthA navAkara rAja-cakra ke isa mukta hRdayArpaNa ko badhA liyaa| phira eka bAra rAvaNa ke iMgita para samA zAnta ho gyii| taba cakrI ne varuNa ko gale lagAkara, unheM Aja se sAmudrika sAmrAjya kA pratinidhi ghoSita kara diyaa| taduparAnta samudra ke zAsana-devI dvArA prApta apane aneka divyAstra aura ratna unhoMne varuNa ko samarpita kiye| phira unake gale meM jayamAlA pahanAkara ghoSita kiyA "varuNarAja ne apane Atma-devatA kI sammAna-rakSA ke lie, kAla ke viruddha khar3e hokara dharma-yuddha lar3A hai| unhoMne trikhaNDAdhipati rAvaNa ke AtaMka kI avahelanA kara sarva kI janmajAta svAdhIna sattA kI sthApanA kA zreya liyA hai| unake isa apratima sAhasa aura bIratva kA maiM abhinandana karatA hai| prema, amayadAna, sAmya aura svAdhInatA, yahI hoMge Aja se hamAre rAjatva ke cakra-ratna, aura inhIM pAyoM para AsIna hai dharmarAja kA yaha siMhAsana...!" phira eka bAra "loka-hRdayezvara deva pavanaMjaya kI jaya, dharma-rAjezvara mahArAja rAvaNa kI jaya, vIra-kula-tilaka varuNarAja kI jaya!"-samudra ke kSitija taka gUMja uTI / tadanantara maMgalabAditroM kI dhIpI aura madhura dhvaniyoM ke bIca sabhA visati ho gyii| 31 zarad Rtu kI sandhyA giri-mAlAoM meM nama rahI haiN| samudraparyanta pRthvI para jisake yazogAna gUMja rahe haiM, aisI jayazrI lekara pavanaMjaya Aja Adityapura lauTa rahe haiN| pAvatya-ghATiyA~ sainya ke avirAma jabanAdoM aura maMgalazaMkhoM se gUMja rahI haiN| apane ambaragocara nAmA hAdhI para, sone kI ambAr3I ke reliMga para jhukakara pavanaMjaya ne dUra taka dRSTi ddaalii| bijayArdha ke U~ce kUToM para dUra-dUra taka raMga-biraMge maNigolakoM 214 :: muktidUta Page #205 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke pradIpa lage haiN| ekAeka unakI dRSTi apane priyatama aura sarvocca kUTa ajitaMjaya para jA hrii| itanA U~cA hai vaha kUTa ki yahA~ dopa nahIM lagAyA jA sakA hai| vahIM to kaMvala vanaspatiyoM ke antarAla meM svarNa-jUhI-sI gorI sandhyA abhisAra kara rahI haiN| usakI lilAra meM zukratArA kI biMdiyA sajI hai| Upara ghiratI pradoSa kI gAr3ha nIlimA meM, rAta usake pukta kezoM-sI antahIna hokara phaila rahI hai| jhuTapuTa tAroM meM jjale phUla usameM phUTa rahe haiN| aura paknaMjaya kI jayazrI vahA~ jAkara, usa abhisArikA ke pairoM meM navIna nUpura banakara mukharita ho utthii| usa jhaMkAra para digaMganAoM ne apane AMcala khisakAkara, ananta rUparAziyA~ nichAvara kara dii| ...pavanaMjaya kI A~khoM ke sAmane ratnakUTa prAsAda kI vaha sphaTika kI aTArI khila utthii| jisa bAtAyana meM ve usa rAta baiThe the, usI meM baiThI aMjanA akelI apane hAthoM se siMgAra-prasAdhana kara rahI hai|...sht-sht basantoM ke saundarya ne Aja use nahalAyA hai| kalpa-sarovara kI kumudiniyoM ne usake tanu aMgoM meM lAvaNya aura yauvana bharA hai| pozariyA svatAroko dula 44 kapUra-sI ancala deha cIdanI chiTakA rahI hai| dUja kI vidhu-lekhA-sI jisa virahiNI tApasI ko usa rAta vaha apanI bAhuoM meM na bhara sakA thA, vaha Aja rAkA ke pUrNa-candra-sI apanI solahoM kalAoM se bhara uThI hai!-sAmane usake par3A hai vaha ratnoM kA darpaNa / pAsa hI par3e svarNima ghupAyana ke chidroM se kastUrI aura aguru ke dhUpa kI dhUmra-lahareM nikala rahI haiN| atizaya mArdava se deha meM eka bhaMga DAlakara, apane donoM lIlAyita hAthoM meM vipula kuntaloM ko ubhAratI huI aMjanA, gandha-dhUmna se unakA saMskAra kara rahI hai| pairoM ke pAsa khule par3e ratnakaraNDoM meM nAnA zRMgAroM kI sAmagriyoM phailI haiM ...kalpa-kAnana ke sAre phUloM kA madhu lekara, kAma aura rati ne suhAga kI zayyA raca dI hai| jisa mahAsamudra kI laharoM ko pavanaMjaya ne bA~dhA thA, vahI mAno caidovA banakara usa zayyA para tana gayA hai| usI zayyA para baiThI hai yaha akSaya suhAginI aMjanA, ajitaMjaya kUTa para pratIkSA kI Atura A~kheM bichaaye| usI ke vakSa meM visarjita hokara vijetA Aja apanI zeSa kAmanA kI mukti pAegA...! atula harSa ke kolAhala aura jaya-dhvaniyoM ke bIca paknaMjaya ko tandrA ttuuttii| jahA~ taka dRSTi jAtI hai, vijayotsava meM pAgala nAgariko kA pravAha umar3atA dIkha rahA haiN| rAjamArga ke donoM ora dUra taka dIpa-stambhoM kI paMktiyoM calI gayI haiN| vipula gItabAditroM kI dhvaniyoM se dizAe~ Akula haiN| vijayA ke prakRta siMhatoraNa meM se nikalate hI kumAra ne dekhA-sAmane hasti-danta kA vizAla jayatoraNa racA gayA hai| muktA kI jhAlaroM aura phUloM kI bandanavAroM se vaha sajA hai| usake zIrSa para cAra khaNDoM ke alimdoM aura gavAkSoM meM se apsarAoM-sI rUpasiyA~ puSpoM aura gandhacUrNoM kI rAziyA~ bikhera rahI haiN| zata-zata pRNAla bAhuoM para AratiyoM ke stavaka jhUla rahe haiN| kumAra ne pAyA ki unhIM ke hRdaya ke mAdhurya meM se uTha rahI haiM, ye saundarya puktidUta :: 215 Page #206 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kI shikhaaeN| unakI A~khoM meM Atmadarzana ke A~sU ubhara Aye jhukI A~khoM aura jur3e hAthoM se bAra-bAra unhoMne una kumArikAoM kA bandana kiyaa| Aja saundarya aprApta vAsanA kA viSa banakara mana ko nahIM rahA hai, vaha andara amRta banakara nitara rahA hai| 7 dvAra meM se nikalakara jaba kumAra kA ambaragocara hAthI Age bar3hA to dUra para Adityapura ke bhavana aura prAsAdamAlAe~ sahasroM dvIpoM kI saghana paMktiyoM se udbhAsita dikhAI pdd'e| una jhalamalAtI bAtiyoM meM bhavAntaroM kI jAne kitanI hI avijJAta icchAe~, eka sAtha jvalita hokara A~khoM meM nRtya karane lgiiN| una dIpamAlAoM ke bIca-bIca meM vibhinna prAsAdazikharoM ke aneka raMgI ratnI dvIpoM kA eka hAra-sA dIkha rahA hai| aura tabhI kumAra ko dhyAna AyA usa hAra ke kaustubha maNi kA ! -ratnakUTa prAsAda ke zikhara para nIlI aura harI kAnti bikherate usa zItala ratnI- dvIpa ko unhoMne cInhanA cAhA 1- A~kheM phAr3a-phAr3akara bAra-bAra dekhA, para nahIM dikhAI par3a rahI hai vaha hAra kI kaustubha maNi -! dekhate-dekhate kumAra kI A~khoM meM ve dIpAvaliyA~ karor3oM ulkApAtoM-sI vega se cakkara kATane lagIM eka vibhrAT agnikANDa meM saba kucha bhamaka utthaa| unakI chAtI meM eka bajravisphoTa kA dhamAkA sunAI pdd'aa...| aura agale hI nimiSa vaha sArA dIpotsava bujha gayA... / niHsIma andhakAra kA zUnya A~khoM ke sAmane phaila gayA / - kumAra ne donoM hAthoM se A~kheM mU~da liiN| bhItara pukArA- "kalyANI, tumheM milane kA amita sukha mujhe pAgala banAye de rahA hai merI cetanA khoyI jA rahI hai, aura tuma kahA~ bhAgI jA rahI ho?... mujhase ghoratara aparAdha ho gayA hai| - kyA maiM tumheM bhUla gayA thA...sarvathA bhUla gayA thA...? kyA ina bAraha mahInoM meM tumhArI sudha mujhe kabhI nahIM AyI...? oha, maiM vijaya ke mada meM pAgala ho gayA thA!... kauna-sA mu~ha lekara tumhAre nikaTa A sakU~gA? isI se vijaya kI dIpamAlAe~ ekAeka bujha gayI haiM......svAgata kI vaha AratI tumane sameTa lI hai...| para o karuNAmayI, o kSamA, o merI dharaNI, kyA tuma bhI mujhase mu~ha mor3a logI? eka bAra apane nikaTa A jAne do, phira jo cAhe daNDa de lenaa|" kumAra ke hRdaya ko phira bhItara se eka USma sparza ne thAma liyA / sasaMjJa hokara unhoMne apane ko svastha paayaa| dIpotsava vaisA hI cala rahA thA, para kumAra kI A~kheM nahIM uTha rahI haiM usa ora / rAjAMgana meM praveza karate hI kumAra ne mahAvata ko kucha saMketa kara diyaa| AsapAsa ke utsava, badhAiyA~, jayakAreM aura gItavAditroM ke svara pavanaMjaya ke pAsa nahIM pahu~ca pA rahe haiN| unakA samasta manaprANa antara ke eka avAha zUnya meM gote lagA rahA hai| ... ratnakUTa prAsAda ke dvAra para Akara pavanaMjaya kA ambaragocara gajarAja baiTha gyaa| zuNDa uThAkara hAthI ne svAmI ko praNAma kiyA / ambAr3I para nasainI lagA dI gayI / Upara nigAha DAlakara kumAra ne dekhA - mahala ke chajjoM para dIpAvaliyA~ vaisI 216 muktidUta Page #207 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hI zobhita haiM, para usake gavAkSoM ke kapATa ruddha haiM, unase nahIM barasa rahI haiM phUloM kI rAziyA~, nahIM baha rahI haiM saMgIta kI surAvaliyoM, nahIM uTha rahI haiM sugandhita dhuumr-lhreN| usa mahala kA alinda zUnya par3A haiN|...jhpttte hue kumAra saudha kI sIr3hiyA~ car3ha dvAra ke pAsa pahu~ca gaye... | vizAla dvAra ke kA~se ke kapATa rUddha haiM, unakI bar3I-bar3I argalAoM meM tAle par3e hue haiN| dvArapakSa meM cipakI, maMgala kA pUrNakalaza liye khar3I vaha tanvaMgI, vizva kI sampUrNa karuNA aura viSAda ko A~khoM meM bharakara phira masakarA utthii|-pvnNjy ke mastiSka meM lAkha-lAkha bijaliyoM tar3atar3Akara TUTa pdd'iiN| cAroM ora umar3atA rAnI janasamA bhAra kha. sArA aura bhaya se stambhita hokara, patthara-sA thamA raha gyaa| kSaNa mAtra meM harSa kA sArA kolAhala nistabdha ho gyaa| bhItara-bhItara trAsa kI sisakAriyA~ phUTa uThIM, para usase bhI adhika acaraja se sabakI A~kheM phaTI raha gyauN| ...kumAra ne lauTakara dekhA : donoM ora khAmoza khar3I-pratihAriyoM kI A~khoM meM A~sU jhalaka rahe the| kumAra kI A~khoM ke mUka prazna ke uttara meM, ye kuhaniyoM taka dIrgha hAtha jor3akara nata ho gyiiN| bhAle ke phala-sA eka tIkSNa prazna kumAra kI chAtI meM camaka uThA / eka gaharI zaMkA hRdaya ko bIMdhane lgii| hoTha khule raha gaye-para prazna zabdoM meM na phUTa sakA / anajAne hI vijetA kA vaha kirITabaddha lalAda, dvAra ke kapAToM se jA ttkraayaa...| pratihAriyA~ aura janasamUha hAya-hAya kara uThA / kumAra kI A~khoM meM pralayaMkara andhakAra kI baDiyA umar3a pdd'ii| sAre antaHpura meM saMvAda bijalI kI saraha phaila gyaa| unmatta kI taraha jhapaTate hue kumAra mAtA ke mahala kI ora paidala hI cala pdd'e| lalATa se rakta cU rahA hai aura tIra ke vega se ve cale jA rahe haiN| ulaTe pairoM pIche dhasakakara janasamUha ne rAha chor3a dii| kisakI sAmarthya hai jo usa kumAra ko thAma le| pratihAriyA~ usake patha meM pA~bar3e bichAne kI sudha bhUla gayIM, aura A~cala meM mu~ha dA~kakara sisakane lgiiN| mahArAnI ketumatI zRMgAra-AbharaNoM meM sajI, apane prAsAda ke alinda-toraNa meM khar3I haiN| svarNa ke thAla meM akSata-kaMkama aura maMgala kA kalaza sajAye, utsuka A~khoM se ve bATa joha rahI haiM, ki apUrva vijaya kA lAbha lekara Aye putra ke bhAla para ye abhI-abhI jaya kA TIkA lgaaeNgii| unakI goda phar3aka rahI hai, ki varSoM ke rUThe putra ko Aja ve ekAnta rUpa se pA jAe~gI 1 abhI-abhI unake kAna taka bhI vaha uparyukta saMvAda aspaSTa rUpa se pahu~ca cukA thaa| sunakara ve sira se paira taka tharrA uThI haiM, para vizvAsa nahIM ho rahA hai| ki itane hI meM jhaMjhA ke jhoMke kI taraha pavanaMjaya sAmane Akara khar3e ho gye| pasIne meM sArA cehasa lathapatha hai-aura bhAla para yaha bahate kuMkuma kA jaya-tilaka moM se pahale kisane lagA diyA...? aura agale hI kSaNa dIkhA, bahatA huA rakta...' muktidUta :: 217 Page #208 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ abhI-abhI jo sunA thA aura sunakara bhI jisakI avajJA kI thI, vaha jhUThA nahIM thaa|-raanii ke hAtha se maMgala kA thAla gira pdd'aa| kalaza dulaka gayA, akSaya dIvara bujha gayI |...pvnNjy Age na bar3ha sake... | abAkU aura nistabdha ve mA~ ke cehare kI ora tAkate raha gaye... | rAnI ke pIche khar3I maMgala-gIta gA rahI antaHpura kI ramaNiyA~ hAya-hAya kara uThauM / aparAdhinI kI taraha hulakI-sI khar3I mahAdevI thara-thara kA~pa rahI haiM-A~kheM unakI dharatI meM gar3I haiN| putra kI ora dRSTi uThAkara dekhane kA sAhasa unheM nahIM hai| gAne mAvada pahajaya ke muMha senAmAlA prazna phUTa par3A "mA~...lakSmI kahA~ hai? usake mahala kA dvAra ruSTra hai aura tumhAre pIche bhI vaha nahIM khar3I hai!...nahIM lagAegI vaha mujhe jayatilaka...? nahIM pahanAegI vaha mujhe jayamAlA...? bolo mA~...jaldI bolo |...shaayd tumane socA hogA ki apazakuna ho jAegA (ISat haisakara)...isI se, jAna par3atA hai, use kahIM chupA diyA hai|...pr mA~ tuma nahIM jAnatI...usI ke lie lAyA hU~ yaha jayazrI-! usake caraNoM meM ise car3hAkara apanA janmoM kA RNa mujhe cukAnA hai| pahale use jaldI bulAo mA~-maiM vinoda nahIM kara rahA huuN|...maiN samajha rahA hU~ tuma ghabarA rahI ho-para maiM tumheM abhI saba bAteM batA duuNgaa| lajjAvaza zAyada vaha tumase na kaha sakI ho| para pahale lakSmI ko bulAo mA~...dera na karo...mahata Tala rahA hai..." rAnI besudha-sI ho putra kI ora bar3hI aura use apanI donoM bA~hoM se chAtI meM bharakara ro uThI-| pavanaMjaya mA~ ke AliMgana meM mUchita ho gye| cAroM ora hAhAkAra vyApta ho gyaa| utsava kA AhmAda krandana meM pariNata ho gyaa| eka stabdha viSAda kI nIravatA cAroM ora phaila gyii| 32 mahAdevI ke kakSa kI eka zayyA para pavanaMjaya mA~ kI goda meM leTe haiM- | sirahAne kI ora rAjA, masanada ke sahAre sira laTakAye nizceSTa-se baiThe haiN| pAyatAne ke pAsa prahasta eka caukI para mAno jar3IbhUta ho gaye haiN| unakA eka hAtha pavanaMjaya kI pagatalI para sahaja hI par3A hai| unakI A~kha kI koroM meM pAnI kI lakIreM thamI haiN| zayyA ke usa ora khar3I do pratihAriyoM mayUra-paMkha ke do vipula paMkhoM se bijana kara rahI haiN| sAre upacAra samApta ho gaye haiM, para pavanaMjaya ko abhI ceta nahIM aayaa| hRdaya para pahAr3a rakhakara prahasta ne usa aparAdhina puNyarAtri kA vRtta sunA diyaa| sunakara rAjA kSaNa bhara ko stambhita raha gaye-phira donoM hAthoM se kapAla pITa liyA aura makaTa-kaNDala utArakara dharatI para de mAre / bhUSaNa-alaMkAra chinna-vicchinna kara pheMka diye / pRthvIpati-pRthvI para girakara usakI goda meM samA jAne ko chaTapaTAne 218: pittadUta Page #209 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lge| para mAtA pRthvI bhI sunakara mAno nispanda aura niSprANa ho gayI hai; nirmama hokara vaha rAjA ke Traka-TUka hote hRdaya ko kaThina avarodha se Thela rahI hai| lagatA hai ki bukkA phAr3akara ve ro uThe aura jo apane isa pApI jIvana kA ve anta kara leN| para nahIM, isa kSaNa vaha iSTa nahIM hai- | maraNAntaka kaSTa putra ke hRdaya ko jakar3e hue hai| rAjA kI pratyeka zvAsa meM putra kA dukha zUloM-sA cubha rahA hai| jIvana meM, maraNa meM, loka meM, paraloka meM kahoM mAno rAjA ko sthAna nahIM hai| rAnI sunakara vajAhata-sI baiThI raha gyii| dekhate-dekhate vaha pretinI-sI vivarNa aura bhayAnaka ho uThI hai| usakI A~kheM phaTakara mAnI abhI-abhI koTaroM se nikala pdd'eNgii| una putaliyoM kA prakAza jaise bujha gayA hai| acAnaka donoM hAthoM ke mukkoM se rAnI ne chAtI pITa lI, mAthA palaMga kI paTAreyoM para de maaraa| AkAzabhedI rudana gale meM Akara ghuTa rahA hai| kucha basa na calA, to apane kezoM aura aMgoM ko usane noca-noca liyaa| pratihAriyoM ne rAnI ko sa~bhAlA, aura prahasta ne rAjA ko uThAkara talpa ke upadhAna para liTA diyaa| dhIme aura vyAkula svara meM itanA hI kahA-"zAnta rAjana, zAnA-kapTa kI yaha paI bana gayI hai....bhIra hone se bahuta bar3A amaMgala ghaTa jAegA!" rAjA aura rAnI kalejA thAmakara apane bhItara kSAra-kSAra ho ki itane hI meM halakI-sI karAha ke sAtha pavanaMjaya ne A~kha kholI- | mAthe ke nIce kI godI kA parasa anubhava kara bole ...Aha tuma...tuma A gayIM rAnI...vallabhe...prANade...tuma...?" aura putaliyA~ Upara kI ora car3hAkara dekhA "o...mA~..tuma?...aura kahA~ hai vaha...lakSmI?" ekAeka pavanaMjaya uTha baiThe aura A~suoM se dhulate mA~ ke usa kSata-vikSata cehare ko kSaNa bhara stabdha-se tAkate raha gye-| phira donoM hAthoM se usa viThThala mukha ko jhakajhorakara udvigna kaNTha se phUTa par3e___"oha mA~...yaha kyA ho gayA hai tumheM ?...aura vaha kahA~ hai mA~...bolo, jaldI bolo...lakSmI kahA~ hai? yadi patra kA kalyANa cAhatI ho to use mujhase na chupAo-usI ne mujhe prANadAna diyA haiM ki Aja maiM jI rahA huuN| usI ne mujhe zakti dI hai ki maiM triloka kI vijaya-lakSmI kA varaNa kara lAyA hU~-kevala usake caraNoM kI dAsI banA dene ke lie...! tuma nahIM jAnatI ho mA~-usa saubhAgya-rAtri kI vArtA-baha saba maiM tumheM abhI kahaMgA |...pr pahale use bulAo mA~...tuma nahIM, vahI ina prANoM ko rakha skegii|...use jaldI bulAo mA~...nahIM to dera ho jAegI...!" putra ke kandhe para mAthA DAlakara sanI chAtI tor3akara ro utthii| kucha dera rahakara pavanaMjaya ke usa pagale mukha ko apane vakSa meM donoM hAthoM se dabA liyA, phira kaThora Atma-viDambana ke hoTa svara meM bolI "...suna cukI hU~ beTA, saba sunakara bhI jIvita hU~ maiM hatyAro- / anartha ghaTa muktidUta :: 219 Page #210 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gayA hai mere lAla...ghora amaMgala ho gayA hai...| chAtI meM lAta mArakara maiMne lakSmI ko Thela diyA hai| maiMne latI para kalaMka lagAkara use isa ghara se nirvAsita kara diyA hai... / yasanta ke kahe para maiMne vizvAsa nahIM kiyA-tere valaya aura mudrikA uThAkara pheMka diye| apane bhItara kA sArA viSa u~Delakara maiMne satI kI avamAnanA kI hai| Aha...usake garbha meM Aye apane kuladhara kA hI maiMne pAta kiyA hai| vaMza ko paramparA ko hI maiMne tor3a diyA hai|--kl-lkssmii ko dhakkA dekara maiMne rAjalakSmI kA Asana uccheda kara diyA hai| eka sAtha maiMne satI-ghAta, kala-ghAta, rAjya-ghAta, pasi-pAta aura putra-cAta kA aparAdha kiyA hai, beTA...! maiM tumhArI mA~ nahIM. maiM to rAkSasI huuN| mujhe kSamA mata karo beTA--mujha para dayA karake muhI apane pairoM tale kacala DAlo-to sugati pA jAU~gI-aura nahIM to sAtaveM naraka meM bhI mana pApina ko sthAna nahIM milegA... kahatI-kahatI rAnI dhamAk se putra ke pairoM meM gira pdd'ii| pavanaMjaya pahale to acala pASANa kI taraha saba kucha suna gaye, mAno AtmA hI lupta ho gayI ho| para jyoM hI mA~ pairoM meM girI ki hA~jhalAkara paira haTA liye aura chiTakakara dUra khar3e ho gye| eka kSubdha sannATA kakSa meM vyApa gayA ! donoM hAthoM meM mu~ha TaoNpakara mAra gaTTI dera taka nispanda aura akampa hokara apane bhItara DUba rhe...| phira ekAeka ghumar3ate megha-se gambhIra svara meM garaja uThe 5...dhikkAra hai yaha puruSatva aura vIratva-dhikkAra hai merI yaha vijayagarimA, dhikkAra hai yaha rAjya, yaha siMhAsana, yaha pramatta vaibhava aura aizvarya-dhikkAra hai yaha kaulInya, yaha satItva, yaha zIla aura yaha lok-mryaadaa| satya para nahIM, hamAre ahaMkAroM aura svArthoM para TikA hai yaha sadAcAroM kA pRthula vidhAna...!--Aha re dambhI puruSa, devatva, Izvaratva aura mukti ke tere ye dAve dhikkAra haiM! nipIr3aka, nRzaMsa, yarDara! yuga-yuga se tUne apane pazu-bala ke viSAkta nakhoM se kopalA nArI kA vakSa cIrakara usakA rakta piyA hai...!-usa vakSa kA jisane apane rakta-mAMsa meM se tujhe piNDadAna kiyA aura janma dekara apane dUdha se tujhe jIvanadAna kiyaa| aura usI para saMdA tUne apane vIratva kA mada utAranA cAhA hai! usa vidhAtrI aura zaktidAtrI se zakti pAkara, Apa svayaM usakA vidhAtA aura niyamtA banane kA gaurava liye baiThA hai?..dharta, pAkhaNDI, kApuruSa...!...mere usI puruSatva kA yaha janma-janma kA nidAruNa aparAdha hai ki aisA amaMgala ghaTA hai| yaha eka puruSa yA eka strI kA durdaiva nahIM hai, prahasta, yaha hamArI paramparA ke marma kA praNa phUTakara sAmane A gayA hai--jiyo mA~-jiyo, tumhArA doSa nahIM hai| satI kI avamAnanA tumase pahale maiMne kI hai, usI kA daNDa maiM bhoga rahA huuN| isameM tumhArA aura kisI kA kyA aparAdha...?" kSaNabhara cupa rahakara kumAra ne pitA kI ora nihaaraa|-mukutt dharatI meM loTa rahA hai| rAjyatva aura kSAtratva apane parAbhava se bhUluNThita aura vidhvasta hokara dhUla 220 :: muktidUta Page #211 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM milA hai| pavanajA meM laya meM kie jA. kA bhApata huaa| antarbhedI svara meM kumAra pukAra uThe "uTho, prahalta, uTho-dera huI to brahmANDa vidIrNa ho jaaegaa| loka-kalyANa kI teja-zikhA bajha gayI hai| Ananda kA yajJa bhaMga ho gayA hai, aura maMgala kA kalaza phUTa gayA hai| jIvana kI adhiSThAtrI hameM chor3akara calI gayI hai... | jaldI karo prahasta, nahIM to loka kI prANadhArA chinna ho jaaegii| merI A~khoM meM kalpAnta kAla kA pralayaMkara rudra tANDava-nRtya kara rahA hai-nAza kI jhaMjhA-rAtri cAroM ora phaila rahI hai, prahasta, sRSTi meM viplava ke hilore daur3a rahe haiN| isa dhvaMsalIlA ke bIca, jaldI-se-jaldI usa.amRtamayI, prANadA ko khoja lAkara, use vidhAta ke Asana para pratiSThita karanA hai| vahI hogI navIna sRSTi kI adhIzvarI! usI ke dharma-zAsana kA bhAra vahana kara hamArA puruSatva aura vIratva kRtArtha ho sakegA!-prastuta hoo mere Atma-sakhA...!" phira mA~ kI aura lakSya kara bole "roo mata mA~, mere pApa kA prAyazcitta mujhe hI karane do-| jaldI batAo, nirvAsita kara tamane use kahA~ bhejA hai...' rAnI ne dharatI meM muMha DubAye hI uttara diyA"mahendrapura...usake pitA ke ghr|" "uTho prahasta, azvazAlA meM calakara turata vAhana prastuta karo, cintA kA samaya nahIM hai|" prahasta uThakara cale gye| kucha dera dUta-paga se kumAra, kakSa meM idhara se udhara Tahalate rahe--phira turata jhapaTate hue kakSa se bAhara ho gye| mA~ aura pitA bekAbU hokara ro uThe aura jAkara putra ke caraNa pakar3a liye|-jhttke ke sAtha paira chur3Akara pavanaMjaya dvAra ke bAda dvAra pAra karate cale gye| rAha meM pratihAriyoM aura rAjakula kI mahilAoM ne apane vakSa bichAkara unakI rAha rokanI cAhI, ki usa para paira dharakara hI ve jA sakate haiN| pavanaMjaya eka jhaTakA-sA khAkara ruka gaye, pIche lauTakara dekhA, aura dUsare hI kSaNa reliMga phA~dakara alinda ke chajje para jA uttare aura apalaka nIce kUda gaye...! mahala meM hRdaya-vidAraka sadana aura vilApa kA koharAma maca gyaa| cAroM ora se pratihAra aura sevaka daur3a par3e, para rAjAMgana meM kahIM bhI kumAra kA patA na claa| rAta kI asUjha tamasA ko cIrate hue do azvArohI, prabhaMjana ke vega-se mahendrapura kI ora bar3ha rahe haiN| Age-Age dIrgha mazAla lekara eka mArgadarzaka sainika kA ghor3A daur3a muktidUta :: 221 Page #212 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rahA hai| zItakAla kI hI kaMpA denevAlI havAe~ virahiNI ke rudana-sI diganta meM bhaTaka rahI haiN| por3o kI TApoM se alaga jAghADI usa guMjAna zUnya ko vidIrNa kara rahe haiN| dUra-dUra se zRgAloM aura vana- pazuoM ke samanvita rudana kI pukAreM raha-rahakara sunAI par3atI haiN| kahIM kisI kheta kI meMr3a para koI kuttA DhITha svara meM bhUka uThatA hai| sudUra andhakAra meM kisI grAma ke ghara kA ekAkI dIpa jhalaka jAtA hai| priyA ke bAhupAza kA USma AzvAsana hRdaya ko gudagudA detA hai| tabhI kahIM rAha ke kisI purAtana vRkSa kI koTara meM ullU bola uThatA hai| - azvArohiyoM ke mAthe para se koI nIr3ahArA ekAkI paMchI zlatha paMkhoM se ur3atA huA nikala jAtA hai| dUra jAkara sunAI par3atI hai usakI Arta aura vikala pukAra / donoM azvArohiyoM ke manoM ke bIca eka athaka zakti kA srota baha rahA hai| unake sAre saMkalpa-vikalpa khokara, usI mauna pravAha ke aMza bana gaye haiN| para isa saMkramaNa meM pavanaMjaya nitAnta akele par3a gaye haiN| dharatI ulaTakara unake mAthe para ghUma rahI hai, aura tAroM bhare AkAza kA athAha zUnya unake azva kI TApoM tale phaila gayA hai| graha-nakSatroM ke saMgharSo meM unakI rAha ru~dha jAtI hai| -prANa kA astra pheMkakara ve ghor3e ko eDa dete haiN| eka nakSatra ko pIche Thelakara ve dUsare para jA car3hate haiN| dekhegA, vaha kauna zakti hai, jo Aja usakI rAha rokegI! .... savere kAfI dhUpa car3hane para mahendrapura ke sImAstambha ke pAsa Akara ve donoM azvArohI uttara pdd'e| mArga se pare haTakara, eka ekAnta vRkSa ke nIce jAkara unhoMne birAma liyaa| dUra para mahendrapura ke prAsAdazikharoM kI ur3atI patAkAe~ dIkha rahI haiN| eka sAdha-bharI vedanA kI utsuka aura vidhura dRSTi se pavanaMjaya usa ora dekhate raha gye| phira eka dIrgha nizvAsa hoThoM meM dabAkara bole - " jAo bhAI prahasta, mere pApa-puNyoM ke ekameva saMgI, tumhIM jaao| - jAkara devI se kahanA, ki aparAdhI isa bAra phira carama aparAdha lekara AyA hai-prANa kA bhikhArI banakara vaha usake dvAra para khar3A hai| yaha bhI kahanA ki aba isa aparAdha kI AvRtti nahIM hogI - usake mUloccheda kA saMkalpa lekara hI pavanaMjaya isa bAra AyA hai! mujhe vizvAsa hai, vaha naTegI nahIM, roSa bhI nahIM kregii| inakAra to vaha jAnatI hI nahIM hai, vaha to denA hI jAnatI hai| jAo bhaiyA jaldI se jaldI merA jItavya lekara lauTo..." kahakara pavanaMjaya vRkSa ke tane ke sahAre jA baitthe| prahasta ne phira ghor3e para chalA~ga bharI aura nagara kI rAha pkdd'ii| sainika ne pAsa ke vRkSoM ke mUla meM donoM ghor3e bA~dha diye aura svAmI kI AjJA meM A baiThA / nagara- toraNa ke bAhara kI eka pAnyazAlA meM jAkara prahasta ghor3e se utara pdd'e| ghur3asAla meM ghor3A bA~dhakara eka mRtya ke dvArA pAnyazAlA ke rakSaka ko bulA bhejA / rakSaka ke Ane para use eka ora le jAkara unhoMne use kucha svarNa mudrAe~ bheMTa kIM 222 muktidUta :: Page #213 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura kahA ki vaha sAtha calakara unheM rAja-antaHpura ke dvArapAla se milA de| unhoMne usase yaha bhI kaha diyA ki rAjamArga saM na jAkara va nagara-parakAra ke rAste se hI vahA~ taka pahuMcanA caaheNge| rakSaka ne yathAdeza prahasta ko antaHpura ke siMha-toraNa para pahu~cA diyA, aura unake nirdeza ke anusAra dvArapAla ko jAkara sUcita kiyA ki koI videzI rAjadUta kisI gopanIya kAma ko lekara unase milanA cAhatA hai| dvArapAla ne turanta prahasta ko bulA bhejaa| yatheSTa lokAcAra ke uparAnta, prahasta ne ekAnta meM calakara kucha gupta vArtAlApa karane kI icchA prakaTa kii| dvArapAla pahale to sandigdha hokara, kucha dera unakI avajJA karatA rahA, para prahasta ke vyaktitva ko dekhakara unakA anurodha TAlane kI usakI himmata na huii|-ekaant meM jAkara prahasta ne apanA pantavya prakaTa kiyaa| batAyA ki ve Aditvapara ke rAjA prasAda ke guptacara haiM, aura mahArAja kA eka atyanta nijI aura gupta sandeza ve yuvarAjJI aMjanA ke lie lAye haiM, ve svayaM hI unase milakara apanA sandeza nivedana kiyA cAhate haiM, ataeva bar3A anugraha hogA yadi ve turata unheM yuvarAjJI ke pAsa pahu~cA sakeM-- | kahakara apane gale se eka muktA kI ekAvalI utArakara unhoMne bheMTa svarUpa dvArapAla ke sammukha prastuta kii| dvArapAla sunakara sannATe meM A gayA... | usane apane donoM kAna bhIMca liye| eka gaharI bhIti aura Azcarya kI dRSTi se pahale vaha sira se paira taka prahasta ko dekhatA rhaa| phira zaMkita aura AtaMkitta dabe svara meM bolA __ ..videzI yuvaka, tuma mujhe dhokhA nahIM de skte| sAfa hai ki tama jhuTha bola rahe ho tuma Adityapura ke dUta kadApi nahIM ho sakate / mUrkha, tumheM yaha bhI nahIM mAlUma ki kalaMkinI aMjanA zvasura-gRha aura pita-gRha donoM hI se taja dI gayI hai-! usa bAta ko bhI kaI mahIne bIta gye| sAvadhAna videzI, apane prANa pyAre hoM to isa nagara kI sImA chor3akara isI kSaNa yahA~ se cale jaao| isa rAjya meM yaha AjJA ghoSita ho cukI hai ki koI bhI nAgarika yadi puMzcalI aMjanA ko zaraNa degA yA usakI carcA karatA pAyA jAegA, to yaha prANadaNDa kA pAtra hogaa|-cupcaap yahA~ se cale jAo, phira bhUlakara bhI kisI ke sAmane aMjanA kA nAma na lenA..." ulaTe paira prahasta lauTa pdd'e| unakA mastaka cakarI kI taraha ghUma rahA thaa| rAha meM rakSaka ke kandhe para hAtha rakha ve andhAdhundha cala rahe the| lagatA thA ki paira zUnya meM par3a rahe haiN| netanA cuka jAnA cAhatA hai| yaha niSThUra vArtA bhI apanI isI jabAna se pavanaMjaya kI jAkara sunAnI hogI-? hAya re durdaiva, parAkASThA ho gyii| nahIM, isa zarIra meM aba yaha bhISaNa kRtya kara sakane kI zakti nahIM raha gayI hai| yaha saMvAda lekara pavanaMjaya ke sAmane jAne kI apekSA, ve rAha kI kisI vApI meM DUba maranA caaheNge| para agale hI kSaNa lagA ki ve qAyara ho rahe haiN| dukha se bhayabhIta aura kAtara hokara, isa prANAntaka AghAta ke sammukha mitra ko akelA chor3akara bhAgane kA aparAdha unase ho rahA hai| muktidUta :: 225 Page #214 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pAnyazAlA meM pahuMcakara prahasta ne binA vilamba kiye azva ksaa| aMjanA ke sambandha meM aura bhI jo kucha bai rakSaka se jAna sakate the-vaha jAna liyaa| phira niyatidUta kI taraha kaThora hokara ghor3e para savAra ho gaye aura nagara-sImA kI rAha pkdd'ii| prahasta ko dUra para Ate dekha, adhIra pavanaMjaya uThakara Age bar3ha aaye| mitra kA udAsa aura phara ceharA dekhakara pavanaMjaya ke hRdaya meM khaTakA huaa| apanI jagaha para hI ve ThiThaka rhe| ghor3e se utarakara prahasta dara para hI gar3e-se khar3e raha gye| mAthA chAtI meM pha~sA jA rahA hai| vakSa para donoM hAtha ba~dhe haiN| aura Tapa-TapU A~sU Tapakakara bhUmi para par3a vyagra aura kampita svara meM pavanaMjaya ne pUchA"prahasta...yaha...kyA?" aura hoTha khule raha gye| sira uThAkara bharI Ale kaNTha ko kaThina kara tIvra svara meM prahasta bole "kahU~gA bhAI...kahU~gA...hRdayoM ko bIMdhane ke lie hI vidhAtA ne mujhe apanA dUta banAkara dharatI para bhejA hai!...apano nAmyalipi kA Antama sandeza suno, pavana / tyaktA aura kalaMkinI aMjanA ke lie pita-gRha kA dvAra bhI nahIM khula skaa| Aja se pAMca mahIne pahale eka sandhyA meM vaha yahA~ AyI thii| pitA ne mu~ha dekhane se inakAra kara diyaa| pitR-dvAra se ThukarAyI jAkara baha jAne kahA~ calI gayI hai, so kucha ThIka nahIM hai| pitA se chupAkara, moM ke anurodha se usake sAre bhAI gupta rUpa se dUra-dUra jAkara use khoja Aye, para kahIM bhI usakA patA na claa| mahendrapura ke rAjya meM aMjanA kA nAma lene para prANa-daNDa kI AjJA ghoSita kara dI gayI hai pavana...!" pralayakAla ke hillolita samudra ke bIca acala mandarAcala kI taraha stabdha pavanaMjaya khar3e raha gaye- / prahasta A~kheM uThAkara unheM dekhane kA sAhasa na kara ske| jAne kitanI dera bAda eka dIrgha niHzvAsa sunAI pdd'aa| gambhIra vedanA ke svara meM pavanaMjaya bole_ "saca hI kaha rahe ho, sakhe....mujha pAmara ko yaha spardhA-ki apane iMgita para maiM use pAnA cAhatA hU~?-use devI kahakara apanI caraNa-dAsI banAye rakhane kA merA vaMcaka abhiyAna abhI galA nahIM hai| akSamya hai merA aparAdha, prahasta, use pAne kI bAta dUra, maiM usakI chAyA chUne ke yogya bhI nahIM huuN| isI se vaha calI gayI hai mayoM ke isa mAyA-loka se dUra...bahuta dUra..." kucha dera cupa rahakara kumAra phira bole"...acchA prahasta, jAo-atra tumheM kaSTa nahIM duuNgaa| jisa loka meM satI ke 224 :: muktidUta Page #215 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satya ko sthAna nahIM mila sakA, usameM lauTakara aba maiM jI nahIM skuuNgaa|-in prANoM ko dhAraNa karanevAlo dharitrI jahA~ gayI hai, vahIM jAkara inheM avasthiti mila skegii| use chor3akara sArI sRSTi meM pavanaMjaya kA jInA kahIM bhI sambhava nahIM hai!...jAo bhaiyA...maiM calA..." kahakara pavanaMjaya lauTa par3e aura sainika ko azva prastuta karane kI AjJA dii| chApaTakara prahasta ne pavanaMjaya ko boha meM bhara liyA aura unake kandhe para mAthA DAla bilakha-bilakhakara rone lage... __"...nahIM pavana...nahIM, yA nahIM hone dUMgA... | bacapanA mata karo mere bhaiyA...1 udayAgata azubha ko jholakara hI chuTakArA hai| tIrthaMkaroM aura zalAkApuruSoM ko bhI karma meM nahIM chor3A hai to hamArI kyA bisAta / bhava-bhava ke prabala antarAya ne tumheM yA Ajanma viccheda diyA hai|-bhaagy se hor3a badane kI thAla-haTha tumheM nahIM zomatI, pavana...!" __ "oha, prahasta-jamI gaunA rahe ho-- mA lo: kAsa gumameM se kosa pahA hai ? bhAgya se parAjita hokara usake vidhAna ko chAtI para dhAraNa kara-usakI dayA ke adhIna mujhe jIne ko kaha rahe ho,-prahasta?...aura tIrthaMkaroM aura zalAkApuruSoM ne kyA usa kama ke cakra ko lAta mArakara nahIM tor3a diyaa| kyA unhoMne sira jhukAkara use saha liyA? daiva para puruSArtha kI vijaya lIlA dikhAne ke lie hI ve puruSa-puMgava isa dharatI para avatarita hue the| isI se Aja taka mukti-mArga kI lIka amiTa banI hai| vahI hamArI AtmA kI pala-pala kI pukAra hai-use dabAkara akarmaNya hone kI bAta tuma kaha rahe ho...? "-moha mata karo, prahasta, kara sako to mujhe pyAra karo bhaiyaa| ha~sate-ha~sate mujhe jAne kI AjJA do-aura AzIrvAda do ki lakSmI ko pAkara hI maiM phira tumhAre pAsa lauttuuN| kisI pravala se prabala bAdhA ke sammukha bhI maiM hAra na mAna-mAnavI pRthvI ke antima choroM taka maiM aMjanA ko khojUMgA |-yadi kulAcala bhI mere mArya kI pradhA banakara sammukha Ae~ge, to unakA bhI uccheda kruuNgaa| graha-nakSatroM ko bhale hI apanI cAleM ulaTanI par3eM, para pavanaMjaya kA mArga nahIM ruNdhegaa| eka nahIM, sau janmoM meM sahI, para panavaMjaya ko use pAkara hI virAma hai...! ___"...eka janma ke bhAgya-bandhana ko tor3akara jo puruSArtha apanI priyA ko nahIM pA sakatA, nikhila karma-sattA ko jItakara vaha mukti-ramaNI ke varaNa kI bAta kaise kara sakatA hai- yaha mere astitva kA anurodha hai, prahasta, ise dabAkara tuma mujhe jilAne kI soca rahe ho...?" eka anokhI Ananda-caidanA se bihala ho prahasta ne bAra-bAra pavanaMjaya kA lilAra ghUma liyA-aura hArakara dUra khar3e ho gye| A~sU unakI A~khoM se uphanate ho A rahe haiM; ekaTaka ve pavanaMjaba kA usa kSaNa kA apUrya tejasvI rUpa dekha rahe muktidUta :: 225 Page #216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ the- / raNakSetra meM zastrArpaNa ke uparAnta jo prakhara teja vijetA pavanaMjaya ke makha para prakaTa huA thA, vaha bhI isa mukha kI komala-karuNa dIpti ke sammukha prahasta ko phIkA lagane lgaa| ___"macyA 'bhaiyA, AjJA do. calU~! pahalI hI bAra tumase anizcita kAla ke lie dhikSA hI rahA huuN| vidA ke muha meM dubala moha nadI, maiyA, balavAn prema kA pAtheya do| kahakara pavanaMjaya ne nIce jhuka prahasta ke pairoM kI dhUla lekara mAthe para lagA lii| prahasta ne tarata jhukakara donoM hAthoM se kumAra ko uThA liyaa| sira para hAtha rakhakara ve itanA hI kaha sake "jAo pavana...priyA ke A~cala meM mukti svayaM sAkAra hokara tumheM mile...|" ...A~suoM meM DUbatI A~khoM se prahasta aura sainika dekhate raha gaye : dUra para ghor3e kI TApoM se ur3atI dhUla meM, pavanaMjaya ke mukuTa kI cUr3A ojhala hotI dikhAI pdd'ii...| azvArUr3ha pavanaMjaya, nirmama aura uddaNDa, eka hI ur3Ana meM yojanoM lA~ca gye|-duur-duur taka najara pheMkI-dizi-dizAntara meM kahIM koI AkarSaNa nahIM hai, kahIM koI paricaya yA prIti kA bhAva nahIM hai| loka meM satya kI jyoti kahIM bhI dikhAI nahIM par3a rahI hai| sAre vizvAsoM ke bandhana jaise TUTa gye| eka gambhIra azraddhA aura virakti se sArA antastala viSaNNa ho gayA hai| mAnava ko isa pRthvI aura AkAza kI abahelanA kara, Aja vaha kSitija kI nIlI sIkala tor3egA...! vahIM milegI. loka se pare, zUnya vAtyAloka meM, Aloka kI akhaNDa lau-sI dIpita vaha priytmaa| eka nayA hI vizva liye hogI vA apanI uThI huI hathelI pr| usI vizva meM vaha nava-janma pAegA... | vahIM jAkara chapA hai usakA satya / AsapAsa kI jagatI se satya kI sattA hI mAno niHzeSa ho gayI hai| usake jIvana ko Azraya dene kI zakti hI mAno isa loka meM nahIM hai| bhItara kA saMvega aura saMbedana aura bhI tIna ho gyaa| uddhata aura duranta hokara phira ghor3e ko er3a dii|-aatmhaaraa aura latyahIna taruNa phira nijIba zUnya meM bhaTaka claa| purAne dinoM kI niHsAra kalpanA phira hRdaya ko mathane lgii| gati ke isa nAzaka pravega meM zarIra para bhI vaza nahIM rhaa| ___...ekAeka kumAra ke hAtha se balgA chUTa gyo| ghor3A apane Apa dhImA par3a claa| anAyAsa hI Asa-pAsa kI dharatI para dRSTi pdd'ii| zrIhIna aura karuNamakhI pRthvI viraha-vidhurA-so leTI hai-AkAza ke zayyA-prAnta meM lIna hoto huii| vRkSoM kI 2265 :: mastita Page #217 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zAkhAoM meM eka bhI pallava nahIM hai| patajhara kI dhUla ur3AtI havA meM pIle patte ur3e rahe haiN| dizAe~ dhUsara, aura avasAda se malina haiN| dUra kI eka zailA-rekhA para aMjana chAyA banI ho gayI hai| Upara usake dUdha-pote zizu-sA eka bAdala-khaNDa par3A hai| aura usase bhI pare kisI taru ke zikhara para, sAndhya-dhUpa kI eka kiraNa ThaharI hai| ...pavanaMjaya ke mana kA sArA auddhatya aura nirmamatA, kSaNa mAtra meM pighala cale / eka nigUDha Atma-vedanA kI karuNA se mana-praNa Avila ho gyaa| sAmane rAha ke kinAre jAtA eka pravAso kRSaka dikhAI pdd'aa| kA~dhe para usake hala haiM, zrAnta aura klAnta, pasIne meM lathapatha, dhUla-bhare pairoM se vaha calA A rahA haiN| kumAra usake pAsa jA vinatI ke svara meM bole "haladhara bandha ! bahuta thaka gaye ho| mujha videzI kA upakAra kro| lo yaha ghor3A lo-pesa yaha mukuTa lo-isakA bhAra aba mujhase nahIM DhoyA jaataa| apanI pagar3I aura aMgA mujhe de do bhAI, tumhArA bahuta-bahuta kRtajJa hU~gA!" haladhara cauMkA / samajha gayA ki koI rAjapurupa hai, para kyA vaha pAgala ho gayA hai? vimUr3ha ho yaha tAkatA raha gyaa| kyA bole, kucha samajha na aayaa| socA ki zAyada Aja bhAga jAgA hai| kumAra ne usake aMgA aura pagar3I utArakara Apa pahana jiye| apane hATa meM usa kAma ke mAthe para manaTa bA~dhA, aura apane bahumUlya vastrAbharaNa use pahanA diya / ghor3e kI valgA usake hAtha meM thamA dii| "upakRta huA haladhara vandhu!" kahakara usake paira chue aura bole"acchA vidA do,-kaSTa diyA hai, apanA hI atithi jAna kSamA kara denaa|' kRpaka acaraja se A~kheM phAr3a dekhatA raha gyaa| videzI rAjapuruSa cala par3A apanI rAha para, aura mur3akara usane nahIM dekhA... | rAjamArga para padhanaMjaya ko asaMkhya caraNa-ciha dIkha pdd'e|--annt kAla bIta gaye haiM, koTi-koTi mAnava isa patha para hokara gaye haiN| una pada-cihoM meM kumAra ko priyA ke caraNoM kA AbhAsa huA / nizcaya hI isI rAha hokara vaha gayI haiM... ! jhukakara ve eka-eka caraNa-cihna kA vandana karane lage, cUmane lage, balAe~ bharane lge| priyA ke anveSaNa meM vAtula aura vikSipta rAjaputra deza-dezAntara ghUma claa| akiMcana aura sarvahArA vaha divA-rAtri cala rahA hai-azrAnta aura aviraam| nAnA rUpa aura nAnA veza dharakara, vaha deza-deza meM, grAma-grAma aura nagara-nagara meM, hATa meM aura bAra meM, nadiyoM ke ghATa meM priyA ko khojatA phiratA hai| kahIM tapAzagIra banakara tamAze dikhAtA, kahIM mAlI banakara nagara ke caurAhoM meM bhA~ti-bhA~ti ke pRSpAbharaNa becatA / kabhI ratna athavA kalA-zilpa kI vastue~ lekara rAjaantaHpuroM meM pahu~ca jaataa| rAniyA~, rAja-vadhA aura rAjakanyAe~, isa manamohana aura AvArA kalAkAra ko dekhakara bhaucaka raha jaatii| usakI kalA-sAmagrI yoM hI phailI raha jAtI aura ve muktidUta :. Page #218 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ramaNiyA~ usake deza aura usake ghara kA patA pUchane lagatIM; usake bAre meM aneka gopana jijJAsAoM se unakA mana bhara aataa| nirIha aura ajJAna kalAkAra bar3I hI vebasa aura dIna hasI ha~sa detaa| nirdoSa aura vicitra paheliyoM bharI A~khoM se vaha unakI ora dekhatA raha jaataa| vaha kahatA ki ghara...:-ghara to usakA kahIM nahIM hai-jisa jhAr3a ke nIce, jisa manuSya ke dvAra para vaha rAta bitA detA hai-vahI usakA ghara hai| rAha ke saMgI hI usake AtmIya haiM-ye milate haiM aura bichar3a bho jAte haiN| dharatI aura AsamAna ke bIca saba kahIM usakA deza hai-| kahA~ se AyA hai aura kahA~ jAegA, so to vaha svayaM bhI nahIM jAnatA hai- | mahaloM ke sukha meM besudha rahanevAlI vadhue~ aura kanyAe~, AtmA ke cirantana vichoha se bhara aatii| kalAkAra unako sahAnubhUti aura mamatA-mAyA kA bandI banAkara rAja-citrazAlA meM banda kara diyA jaataa| usase kahA jAtA ki laba aura jaisI usake jI meM Ae citrasArI kare aura vahIM rahe; apanI manacAhI yastu vaha mA~ga le| nAnA bhojana-vyaMjana aura vasana-bhUSaNa le, eka-eka kara ve cupake-cupake aatii| usakA mana aura usakI citavana apanI ora khIMcane kI jAne kitanI ceSTAe~ anajAna meM kara jaatiiN| usakA eka bola sunane ko ghaNToM tarasatI khar3I raha jaatii| para vicitra hai yA kAlAyara -jAnelA ? mo-sAmmA~ viphala par3I raha jAtI haiN| rAjAMganAoM ke sAre hAva-bhAva, lIlA-vibhrama nirarthaka ho jAte haiN| vaha to A~kha uThAkara bhI nahIM dekhatA hai| anyamanaska aura bhramita-sA citrazAlA ke alinda-vAtAyana meM baiThA vaha kSitija tAkA karatA hai / to kabhI-kabhI vahA~ kI vizAla dIvAroM para ke bahumUlya citroM para safedA potakara unapara apanI hI vicitra sUjha ke dhabIle citra banAyA karatA hai| ina citroM meM na koI tAratamba hai aura na koI sunizcita AkRti hI hai| phira bhI eka aisA prANa kA prakAza unake bhItara hai ki pratyeka mana ke saMvedanoM ke anurUpa pariNata hokara ye dhabbe, jAne kitanI kathAe~ kahane lagate haiN| unameM pRthvI, AkAza, nadI, pahAr3a, vRkSa, pazu-pakSI, manuSya saya kalpanA ke anusAra apane Apa taira Ate haiN| ___aura eka dina pAyA jAtA hai ki citrazAlA zUnya par3I hai aura kalAkAra calA gayA hai! apane sAtha vaha kucha bhI nahIM le gayA hai-sAtha lAyI vastue~ bhI nahIM-! dvAra-kakSa meM usakI pAdukAe~ bhI vaisI hI par3I raha gayI haiM-- / dIvAra ke una dhabIle citroM ke prasAra ko jaba antaHpura kI rapaNiyA~ dhyAna se dekhane lagI, to usa raMga-rekhAoM ke vizAla AvaraNa meM, prakRti kI vividha rUpamayatA kA pU~ghaTa or3he eka ananyatamA sundarI kI bhAvabhaMgimA DAlaka jAtI hai-dhe ramaNiyA~ dA~toM tale u~galI dAba letiiN| eka acintya vedanA se unakA hRdaya bhara AtA hai| apane-apane kakSa ke darpaNa ke sAmane jA apanA rUpa nihAratI haiM-aura usa saundarya kI jhalaka apane bhItara pAne ko tarasa-tarasa jAtI haiM! rAha calatA pravAsI grAma ke kisI kRSaka athavA gvAle ke yahA~ naukarI kara 208 :: muktidUta Page #219 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ letaa| dopaharI meM gAya-bher3a casane kisI pahAr3a kI harI-bharI talahaTI meM calA jaataa| una caupAyoM ko A~khoM meM A~kheM DAla unase manamAnI bAteM krtaa| unakI nirIha mUka dRSTi kI bhASA ko yaha samajha letaa| gale aura mujAoM meM bhara-bharakara unase dulAra karatA, ghaNToM unake lomoM ko sahalAyA krtaa| kabhI pahAr3a kI coTI para calA jAtA aura vahA~ kisI durgama UMcAI para vanaspatiyoM kI surabhita chAyA meM baiThakara vaMzI bjaataa| usa tAna ke darda se jar3a-cetana hila uThate! AsapAsa ke jaMgalI yuvaka-yuvatihAi ke hAla meM idhara udhara kA Ase, aura apanI jagaha para citra-likhe se raha jaate| pravAsI ko apanI adhamuMdI A~khoM se sajala rooM meM dIkhatA-aneka vilakSaNa jIva-jantuoM ko sRSTi usake pairoM ke AsapAsa ghira AyI hai, bhAla hai to nIlagAya bhI hai, kahIM vyAghra haiM to hiraNa bhI hai, jhAr3a kI hAla meM mayUra A baiThA hai to pairoM tale kI baoNbI se bhujaMgama bhI nikala AyA hai| bhayaMkara aura sundara, abala aura savala sabhI taraha ke jIva abhaya aura vimugdha hokara vahA~ mila baiThe haiN| aura vaMzI bajAte-bajAte vaha svayaM jAne kaba gaharI suSupti meM aceta ho jAtA / sA~jha par3e jaba nIMda khulatI to caupAyoM ko lekara ghara lauTa AtA / do-cAra dina TikA na TikA aura kisI AdhI rAta uThakara phira pravAsI Age bar3ha jaataa| rAha ke nAma-nagaroM ke bAhara panaghaTa, ghATa aura sarovara ke tIra baiTha vaha jAdUgara banakara camatkAra dikhAtA / deza-deza kI adbhuta vAtAe~ sunAtA, vicitra aura durlabha vastue~ dikhaataa| bhAna bhUlakara pura-vadhueM aura grAma-ramaNiyA~ AsapAsa ghira aatiiN| mohita aura keita ce dekhatI raha jaatii| Akula aura vAtula nayanoM se pravAsI jAdUgara sabako heratA raha jaataa| unakI nIlAyita A~khoM ke sammohana meM priyA kI chavi tairakara kho jaatii| usakI A~kheM A~suoM se bharakara dUra para thamI raha jaatii| use dIna, AzrayahIna aura AtmIyahIna jAna, ramaNiyA~ mana hI mana vyathita ho jaatii| jAdUgara apanI cIjJa-yastu samera poTalI kandhe para TaoNga, apanI rAha cala pdd'taa| sahAnubhUti te bharakara ve badhue~ apane kaNThahAra aura mudrikAe~ usake sAmane DAlakara kahatIM-"jAdUgara, hamArI bheMTa nahIM loge?" pravAsI mauna aura 'bhAva-zUnya pITha pherakara apane gadha para bar3hatA hI jaataa| AbharaNa dhUla meM milate par3e raha jaate| striyA~ sajala nayana tAkatI raha jaatiiN| jala kA ghaTa uThAkara ghara lauTane kA jI Aja unakA nahIM hai| kyA karake ve isa prayAsoM ko Azraya de sakatI haiM? ...para nirmama pravAsI unake hRdaya harakara calA hI jaataa| calate-calate sandhyA ho jaatii| malina aura pIle Aloka meM nadI kI zIrNa rekhA dikhAI pdd'tii| usake nirjana tIra para jAkara vaha nadI ke jala meM apanI chAyA dekhtaa| deza-deza kI dhUpa-chAyA, sakha-dukha aura manIcAtA lekara yaha nadI calI A rahI hai|...jaane kaba kisa nistabdha dupaharI meM bama-tulasI se chAye isa ghATa meM baiThakara usakI priyA ne jala piyA hogA; isa nadI kI dhArA meM utarakara baha nahAyo hogI- / nivir3a sammohana se bharakara muktidUta :: 55 Page #220 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaha nadI kI dhArA meM ibakI lagA jaataa| usake bar3hate hue pravAha ko apane bhItara samA lene ko vaha gacalatA rhtaa| rAta-rAta-mara vaha bhAsa rokakara nadI kI dhArA meM par3A rahatA aura tAroM bhare AkAza kI ora tAkA krtaa| savere ke phUTate Aloka meM pAtA ki Upara phailI hai. antahIna zunya kI vahI nizcihna aura athaka nIlimA! aura AsapAsa svarNa-pariyoM-sI capala lahareM, ha~sato valakhAtI usakA majAka karatI huI calI jA rahI haiM-? phira jhuMjhalAkara pravAsI Age cala pdd'taa| dina-dina kumAra kA unmAda saMjJA se pare hotA claa| hRdaya kI gopana-vyathA aba chupAye na pa sakI / lokAlaya ke dvAra-dvAra ghUmakara, eka svarga cyata devakumAra-sA malinavezI putrA, aMjanA nAmA rAjakumArI kI dukhavArtA sunAne lgaa| pUchatA ki kyA unake ghara kabhI vaha AyI thI? zyA aise rUpa aura aise veza meM, usa dIrgha-kezI priyA ko unhoMne kahIM dekhA hai? kyA usake kandhe para koI zizu thA? pUchate-pUchate vaha vitrita panthI ro detA aura bhAga nikalatA- / loga usake pIche daur3akara use pakar3anA cAhate, para dekhate-dekhate vaha dRSTi se ojhala ho jaataa|-pknNjy kI diganta-javinI kIrti lIka meM sUrya kI taraha prakAzita ho gayI thii| Adityapura kI kalaMkitA aura nirvAsitA rAjanadhU kI karuNakathA bhI ghara-ghara meM loga A~su bharakara kahate-sunate the| bheda khulane meM dera na lagatI- / jana-jana ke mu~ha para ur3atA huA, deza-deza aura dvIpa-dvIpa meM, aMjanA kI khoja meM bhaTakate pavanaMjaya kA vRtta phaila gyaa...| samaya kA bhAna bhUlakara bauM nirlakSya bhramaNa karate pavanaMjaya ko mahInoM bIta gye| utte nizcaya ho gayA ki manuSya kI jagatI meM aMjanA kahIM nahIM hai| vaha usakA ajJAna thA aura usakI bhUna thI ki usI lokAlaya meM vaha use khojatA rahA, jahA~ ke nIti-niyama aura vyavasthA meM saMjanA ko koI sthAna nahIM thA |...nhiiN...usne nahIM svIkArA hogA aba isa deha kI kArA ko- | jisa deha meM janma lekara parityaktA, kalaMkitA aura nirvAsitA hokara. sAre jagata kA tiraskAra hI use milA hai, avazya hI usa deha ke sImA-bandhanoM ko tor3akara aba vaha calI gayI hogI apanI hI mukti ke patha para | usa anAyA aura niHsahAya garmiNo ne nirantara dukha ke AghAtoM se jarjara hokara, avazya hI kisI vijana ekAnta meM prANa tyAga diye hoMge- / ...vaha nikala par3A nirjana vanakhaNDoM meN| kulAcaloM ke uccheda karane kI bAta use bhUla gayI hai| graha-nakSatroM ko gatiyA~ ulaTane kA dAvedAra vIrya nirveda aura nistaraMga hokara so gayA hai| vijayoddhata hokara kaI bAra usane isa pRthvA ko gaMdhA hai, lodhA hai, pAra kiyA hai| para Aja utte jItane kA bhAva usake mana meM nahIM hai| pAtra meM zastrAstra nahIM haiM, yAna bhI nahIM hai aura koI vAhana bhI nahIM hai| -vidyAoM kA bala, bhujAoM kA bala aura loka kA hadaya jItanevAlI mahAmahima garimA-saba kucha vismaraNa ho gayA hai| sava Rcha dhula aura miTTI hokara pairoM meM par3A hai.- | nitAnta parAbhUta, asahAya, nirupAya, eka nirIha aura anAdha bAlaka-mA baha bhaTaka rahA hai| 23 :: muktidUta Page #221 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apanA kahane ko kucha bhI nahIM hai usake pAsa / sArI kAMkSAe~-kAmanAe~, kalpanAeM, saMkalpa-vikalpa-saba niHzeSa ho gayA hai| mukti aura bandhana kA vikalpa hI jaba __ mana meM nahIM rahA hai, to mukti-ramaNo ke vara kA kyA prazna ho sakatA hai...? nipaTa ajJAnI aura bhAva-zUnya hokara vaha vana-vana pharIdaM rahA hai|-vRkss-vRkss, DAla-DAla aura pattI-pattI se baha priyA kI bAta pUchatA phiratA hai| pRthvI ke vivaroM meM mu~ha DAlakara ghaNToM apanI zvAsa se usakI gandha ko pItA rahatA hai| jar3a-jaMgama, pazu-pakSI, kITa-pataMga, dIpaka sanake antaratama meM jhA~ka rahA hai| anAyAsa hI sabake apanatva kA lAbha vaha pA gayA hai| bAhara se vaha jitanA hI virahI, visaMga aura ekAkI hai, bhItara uttanA hI sarvagata aura sarvasaMgata hotA jA rahA hai| jisa vizalatA se vaha kalI aura kilalaya ko cUmatA hai, usI lalaka se vaha tIkhe kA~ToM aura nukIle __ bhAToM ko bhI cUma letA hai| hone se rakta jhara rahA hai, A~khoM se AMsU baha rahe haiN| aMga-aMga ke kSatoM se phUTa rahe rakta meM priyA ke aruNa hoThoM ke cumbana sihara uThate haiN| sugama aura durgama kI koI satarkatA mana meM nahIM hai| sArI agamatAoM aura abaruddhatAoM meM vaha anAyAsa pAra ho rahA hai| vaha to mAtra eka satata gatimAna prANa-bhara raha gayA hai| pahAr3a kI ye tapatI caTTAneM jitanA hI kaThina avarodha de rahI haiM, utanA hI adhika tarala hokara vaha unake bhItara bhida jAnA cAhatA hai| vaha dina-dinabhara una tapta pASANoM se lipaTA par3A rahatA hai ki inameM apane ko pighalAkara isa samUce bhUdhara ke sAre, jar3a-jaMgama meM jIvana-rasa banakara vaha phaila jaaegaa| ina pArvatoya nadiyoM ke taToM meM vaha apane ko galA denA cAhatA hai, ki inake pravAha meM milakara mAnavIya pRthvI ke jAne kina dUra-dUrAnta choroM meM vaha calA jAegA-taTavartI pradezoM ke jAne kitane giri-vana, pazu-pakSI aura lokAlayoM ko yaha jIvana-dAna karegA, usake sukha-dukhoM, pyAsa-tRSNAoM kA parasa pAkara, apanI cira dina kI viraha-vedanA ko zAnta karegA! kabhI kiMcit saMjJA jAga uThatI hai to nAnA AvedanoM aura nivedanoM meM vaha priyA ko pukAra uThatA hai-- ...rAnI-mere aparAdha kA anta nahIM hai| para apane ko maiMne kaba rakhA hai| usI rAta tumhArI zaraNa meM maiMne apane ko hAra diyA thaa| tumhArA bhejA hI yuddha para gayA thaa| tumane kahA thA ki dharma kI pukAra AyI hai-jAnA hI hogaa| para vahA~ dera ho gayI kyoM ho gayI so tumhIM jaano| aba aura na tarasAo-aya aura parIkSA na lo| tumhAre binA ye prANa na marate haiM, na jI pAte haiN| bahuta hI dona, akiMcana aura dayanIya ho gayA huuN| kyA aba bhI tumheM tarasa nahIM AegA-? para Aha, tumhArI athAha komalatA kA parasa jo pA cukA hU~-kaise vizvAsa kara sakatA hU~ ki tuma itanI nirdaya ho sakatI ho| apane hI kSadra svArthI hRdaya se tamheM lIla rahA hU~, merI hInatA kA to anta hI nahIM hai| tere dukhoM kI kalpanA bhI nahIM kara pAtA huuN| unameM jhA~kane muktidUta :: 231 Page #222 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kI bAla socate hI bhaya aura trAsa se sahama uThatA huuN| puruSa kA yuga-yuga kA puruSArtha tere kaSToM ke sammukha phIkA par3a gayA hai| kisa buddhi se usakI bAta maiM soca sakU~gA? merA durbala hRdaya TUTakara ruddha ho jAtA hai; terI vedanA anubhava kara sakane jitanI cetanA mujhameM nahIM hai 1- puruSa meM vaha kabhI bhI nahIM rahI hai| mujhe khIMca lo rAnI apanI uttI snehila goda meM, jisameM usa dina zaraNa dekara mujhe prANadAna diyA thA...nahIM, aba nahIM saha jAtuma kaho...oDolo ra jahA~ ho vahIM se bolo... mujhe jarUra sunAI par3egA..." dUra-dUra se girizRMgoM se pukAreM lauTa AtIM aura eka dina acAnaka usa pratidhvani meM usane priyA kI pukAra kA kaNTha-svara phcaanaa| mAno yaha kaha rahI haiM-"maiM yahA~ hU~...maiM yahA~ hU~... maiM tumhAre cAroM ora hU~ - are maiM kahA~ nahIM hU~...! sunakara vaha parvata ke sabase U~ce bhRMga para jA phuNcaa| AkAza meM Akula bhujAe~ pasArakara usane cAroM ora dRSTi ddaalii| havAoM ke jhakoroM meM vahI mamatA-bharA AhAna bAra-bAra gU~jatA sunAI par3ane lgaa| hRdaya tor3akara usane ro uThanA cAhA kiM apane rudana meM vaha Asa-pAsa kI isa niHsIma prakRti ko, dharatI aura AkAza ko bahA degA... | para A~kha kholate hI pAyA ki sunIla antarikSa zizu-sA sarala usakI A~khoM meM musakarA rahA hai aura harItimA kA vipula snehila A~cala pasArakara dharaNI use bulA rahI hai|... pA gayA... vaha pA gayA priyA ko... / videha aura unmukta dasoM dizAoM meM phailI hai usI ke vAtsalya kI apAra mAyA ! --- pahalI hI bAra samA sakA hai ina carma cakSuoM meM priyA kA vaha sAMgopAMga aura avikala darzana ! I vaha macala par3A - vaha daur3a pdd'aa| deha vismaraNa kara vaha parvata ke zrRMga se dharatI kI goda meM A pdd'aa| TUTane ko Akula deha ke bandha chaTapaTAne lge| hAtha-paira pasArakara sajala zAhala hariyAlI se bharI pRthvI se vaha lipaTa gyaa| dharaNI ke vRkSa se vakSa dAbakara bhUmisAta hone ke lie usakA royA~ royA~ Alor3ita ho utthaa| nahIM- aba vaha apane ko nahIM rakha sakegA |...is mRNmayI ke kaNa-kaNa aura aNu-aNu meM yaha apane ko bikhera degaa| janma-janma kI parAjita bAsanA, cira dina kI viraha-vedanA ekAgra hokara jAga uThI / andha aura nirvandha hokara prakRti ke vizAla vakSa meM vaha apane ko aharniza miTAne lagA, galAne lgaa| usakI samUcI cetanA eka nirAkula parirambhaNa ke azeSa sukha se Avila hai| bAhara se jitanA hI vaha apane ko miTA rahA hai, bhItara usake aMga-aMga meM eka navIna rakta kA saMcAra ho rahA hai| eka navIna jIvana ke saMsaraNa se usakI zirA-zirA AplAvita ho uThI hai| apUrva rasa kI mAdhurI se usakA sArA prANa Urmila aura caMcala hai| usakI mu~dI A~kheM nava-navIna pariNamana aura eka sarvathA navIna sRSTi ke sapanoM se bhara uThI haiN| mana ke sUkSmatama AvaraNa-vikAroM kI jhilliyA~ tor3akara, prakRti aura anAdi jIvana ke srota phUTa cale haiN| 232 muktidUta Page #223 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ... dina para dina bItate jAte haiN| usakI suSupti gambhIra se gambhIratara ho rahI hai| bAhara se bilakula vijar3ita hokara vaha miTTI ke ghane aura vipula AvaraNoM meM so gayA hai| Upara se bana - jUhI aura kacanAra ke phUla nirantara usa mATI ke stUpa para jharate rahate haiN| usakI bAhara jhA~katI alakoM meM saurabha se mUcchita sA~pa, besudha ulajhe par3e rahate haiN| deza-deza ke miTTo, jala, vana, phala-phUla kI gandha lekara pavana AtA hai-kAnoM meM. lIka ke nAnA sukha-dukha, viraha-milana kI bAtAM nirantara sunAyA karatA hai| bI dina para dina bItate cale jAte haiM- para pavanaMjaya kI yoganidrA nahIM TUTa rahI hai / ... eka vAsantI prabhAta ke naye Aloka meM, eka cira paricita sparza se sihara kara usane A~kheM kholI...dekhA : rAzi-rAzi phUloM kA avaguNThana haTAkara priyA kA vahI musakarAtA mukha sAmane thA - bolI - "jAgo nA... rAta bIta gayI hai...|" vismita aura vimugdha, matihArA hokara vaha dekhatA raha gayA cAroM ora nava-navIna puSpoM aura phaloM se Anata, nava-navIna sukha-sudhamA aura saurabha se maNDita aneka sRSTiyA~ khila par3I haiN| anAvRta aura anAvila saundarya kA sahasradala kamala phUTA hai-aura musakarAto huI priyA usakA eka-eka dala khola rahI hai| . Ananda se A~kheM mIMcakara phira pavanaMjaya ne eka gaharI a~gar3AI bharI aura uTha baiThe 1 sira se paira taka zarIra miTTI, tRNa aura vanaspatiyoM se lathapatha hai| AMkheM masalakara kholane para pAyA ki ve vAstavika loka meM haiN| - dinoM kI gahana vismRti kA AvaraNa, haThAt A~khoM se pare haTa gyaa| vahI paricita vana khaNDa, vahI vRkSa aura dUra para vahI girizRMga haiM jahA~ se lur3hakakara vaha yahA~ A par3A thaa| para vana meM vAsantikA chiTakI hai| dRSTi uThAkara usane apane Asa-pAsa dekhA; cAra-pA~ca manuSyAkRtiyAM khar3I haiN| bAhara ke isa Aloka se usakI A~kheM abhI cu~dhiyA rahI haiN| use kucha-kucha paricita ceharoM kA AbhAsa huA, para vaha ThIka-ThIka pahacAna nahIM pA rahA hai| apane ina carma cakSuoM para jaise use vizvAsa nahIM rahA hai| itane hI meM use lagA ki use pakar3akara koI uThA rahA hai-. " pavanaMjaya...!" ... paricita kaNTha ! vidyut ke eka jhaTake ke sAtha panavaMjaya ko spaSTa dIkhA, sAmane pitA khar3e haiN| unakI bagala meM khar3e haiM rAjA mahendra aura prahasta / mAnasarovara ke vivAhotsava ke bAda rAjA mahendra ko Aja hI dekhA hai, para pahacAnane meM dera na lgii| dUra para do-eka paricita rAja-sevaka khar3e haiN| udhara eka aura do yAna par3e haiN| phira mur3akara apane uTAnevAle kI ora dekhA / usa aparicita cehare ko ve tAkate raha gayeM, para pahacAna na sake / I pratisUrya ha~sakara svayaM hI azru kaNTha te bole "... cauMko nahIM beTA, sacamuca tuma mujhe nahIM jaante| maiM hU~ aMjanI kA mAmA pratisUrya, hanuruhadvIpa kA raajaa| aMjanA aura tumhArA AyuSmAna putra mere ghara sakuzala muktidUta : 233 Page #224 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai| sabasatamA gRha-nyAga kA vRtta sanA hai, aMjanA ne anna-jala tyAga diyA haiN| saMnAhIna Ara vikala hokara dina-rAna vaha tammA nApa kI para lagAye hai| narana calA gaMgA epha kSaNa bhI dera ho gayI nI vA janma-dakhiyAge tamhArA muMha dekhe binA hI pANa tyAga dagI.. / " pacanaMjaya ne sanA, bhAra bhanakA bhI mAnA vizvAsa na kara ske| caukanne Ara bhibhUla se le jaI raha gaye / aMga-saMga unakA kAMpa rahA hai-dRra sa AtI huI yaha kagA jani manAI par3a rahI hai| ho, khala raha gaye haiM. aura pAgala kI nAI jAr3ata nanniyoM ma va sUrya kA aura nAka rahe haiM / vRddha pratisUrya ke cehare para dAsa-dhAga A~sa baha rahe haiN| ekAeka 'pavanaMjaya cillA OM.. "bhajanA...? aMjanA...? ajanA mila gayI...sabamba vaha jIvita hai isa loka me... nA maza pApI ke lie ro rahI hai....prANa de rahI hai-Aha..." vipana ho pavanaMjaya, prAMtasUrya ke gale lipaTa, phUTa-phUTakara rone lge| "gA nahIM beTA, dIrgha kaSTa aura dukha kI rAta cota gayI hai| Aja ho sukha kA maMgala-prabhAta sAyA hai tumhAre jIvana meN| calo, aba eka SaNa kI bhI dara ucita nahIM hai| unakara apanI bichuTTI priyA aura apane anAtha putra ko sanAtha kro...|" ghor3I hI dera meM patanaMjaya kA svastha ho cl| saba AtmIyajana milakara unheM pAsa ke eka margayara para le gye| prahasta ne apane hAthoM kamAra ko snAna karAyA, haka Ara sugandhita navIna vastrAbharaNa dhAraNa kagaye / calane ko jaba prastuta hApa, tI phira eka bAra kacha dUra para lajjita aura namita khar3a, pitA aura zvasara kI aura pavanaMjaya kI dRSTi pdd'ii| kumAra ko anumaba huA ki apanI hI Atma-lAMchanA aura Atma-niraskAra se ve mara miTe haiN| tabhI donoM gajaparuSoM ne Akara pavanaMjaya ke paira ekar3e liye| eka patthara-se ve A par3e haiM -zadAtIta hai unakA aatm-pritaap| kevala unake haiyoM kI dhar3akana hI jaise mamAra kA sunAI pdd'ii| pavanaMjaya dhapa-se nIce baiTha gaye, dhIra-le paira mameTa dara saraka gaye Ara vyathita kATa ko bole "pitRjano. samajha rahA hai tamhArI baidnaa| para, kyA bhUla nahIM sakoge, usa bItI vAta ko...? maiMne tumheM bahuta kaSTa diye haiM, maiM to sabakaM kaSTa kA kAraNa hI rahA huuN| para maiM tamhAg2a putra hai bahuta hI dIna, avana aura akiMcinkara ho gayA hU~... | kyA tuma bhI patra rUpa meM majhe lauTA nahIM sakoga..." ___ donoM gajAoM ne hiyaM bharakara kapAra kA AliMgana kiyA aura unakA lilAra tuma liyaa| zAna hI yAna prastuta kiya gye| eka vimAna meM ganA pratisUrya, prahasta aura pavanaMjaya vai / dUsare meM gajA prahAda, rAjA mahendra aura anya anucA nAMga baitthe| ghor3I 55 : mastina Page #225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hI dera meM mAMgalika ghATA-raya aura zaMkhadhvani ke sAtha donoM yAna ur3a nana / hanumahadIpa ko Aga jaba cAna apanI antima UMcAI para jAkara thA gAna sa na lagA. nava prAnataH prahasta ko gAMda gaM sira rakhakara nakhAsIna ghaMTe pavanaMjaya ke pAsa saraka aaye| ...unaka gale meM bar3e InaMda se upanoM hAtha DAla diya aura gadgada kAra meM bAna - ___ "vadhAI lA beTA, kAmakamAra aura naibhatra mokSagApo pugna kaM tama pinA ho! usakaM janma ke bahuta dinoM pahale hI vanavAsa kAla meM mAna na dazana dekara aMjanA kA paha mAvatavya kA kiyA thaa| gaura loka jisa dina agAya kI gafA , aMjanA kaM pA janmA aura meM use lekara hanuAhanIpa AyA, usI dina tumhArI loka vizruta dhama-ni-jaya kA saMvAda sunA... | usa ghar3I kA aMjanA kI bhAnanda vedanA inhIM gArakhA detA hai, para zabdoM meM kaha nahIM sakU~gA... " vRddha cupa hI gaya aura pavanaMjaya ke mukha kI ora bhAgeka, dekhate raha gaye / manane-khanane kumAra kI AMkheM muMda gayI thIM aura pazma AsuoM meM pakita the| mInA eka gambhIra paripUrNatA ke uttara meM vizva ke sAre mAmAda aura vipAda kI dhArA eka hokara baha calI haiN|...sukh meM, dala meM, saMyoga aura viyoga meM baho pAka anAhita Ananda kI bAMsarI bana rahI hai....|| jaya saMkSipta meM pratisUrya na aMjanA ke vanavAsa aura umakaM dIrga kaSToM kI kathA bhI haMsate-ha~sate mnaayiiN| usake bAda pArvatyavana para apane vimAna aTayAne kA yAMgAyaMga, Ara nIce jAkA aMjanA ke anAyAsa milana aura pana-janma kA na kaa| unhoMne yaha bhI sunAyA ki kaise aMjanA ke isa navajAta zizu kI kAnti se gufa prakAzita ho gayI thii| vaha bhI batAyA ki kaise nAkAzamArga meMcAna se cAlaka aMjanA ke hAtha se chUTakara, parvata-zinnA para jA girA aura zilA rakhagaTa-khagaI hA gayI---para bAlaka ko koI AMca nahIM AyI, vaha vaisA hI musakagatA huA khelatA gaa|-us kSaNa usa bAlaka ke vana-vRSabha-nAgaca-sahanana kA anAyAra pramANa milA aura tabhI vasantamAnA na mani kI 'mavipyanANI kA prasaMga kA nAyA...! ...sanakara pacanaMjaya ko lagA ki pAnI apane AgAmI janma ka kimI apUrva vizva meM pahuMca gaye hai, jahA kA paricaya saHdhA nayA hai| vigata saba kAcha mAnI vismaraNa ho gayA hai| kAra dara pratimaya phira cAha raha | .. taba pavanaMjaya ne unmala hokara phira jijJAsA kI pTisa unakI Ara dekhA, to pratisaba ne phira apana vRtAnta kA sUtra pkdd'aa| saMkSepa meM, pavanaMjana kI khoja meM lApana bhramaNa kA vRttamA nhAna kara manAcA / bonaM ki jaba se pavanaMjaya kI vijaya kA maMbAda unhoMne manA thA, nabhI meM va isa pratIkSA meM the, ki kamAra ke ghara loTana kI khabara pAna ho, tarata va jajamA kA kAla-sandaza lekara Adityapara jaag| para dardava kI nATyagIlA kA antima pakimAna : 5 Page #226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dRzya raha gayA thA, vaha bhI to pUrA hokara hI rahanA thaa| pavanaMjaya ke gRhAgamana kA saMvAda aura aMjanA ko ghara na pAkara usI rAta unake gRhatyAga kA saMvAda sAtha-sAtha hI hanuruhaTTIpa phuN| : jisUrya re nAca kanIne ke pahale hI avisasura jAkara unakI pratIkSA karanI cAhI thI, para aMjanA ne unheM nahIM Ane diyaa| yaha bhI daiva kA vidhAna hI to thA...! soca meM par3a gaye ki kahA~ jAe~ aura kaise pavanaMjaya ko khojeM.... taba unhoMne aMjanA kI eka na sunii| usake usa samaya ke dAruNa durala meM use chor3a, raja kA hRdaya kara, pahale ve mahendrapura gaye aura vahA~ se phira Adityapura gye| krama-krama se dAnoM santapta rAjakuloM ko jAkara aMjanA kI kuzala aura putra-janma kA saMvAda sunAkara DhADhasa bNdhaayaa| phira rAjA mahendra, rAjA prahlAda, mitra prahasta Adi ko lekara ce pavanaMjaya kI khoja meM nikala pdd'e| dUra-dUra taka pRthvI ke aneka deza-dezantara, dvIpa-dIpAntara, vikaTa vana-pahAr3oM meM ve pavanaMjaya ko khoja Aye para kahIM koI patA na claa| suyoga kI bAta ki apane usI bhramaNa meM hatAza aura santapta, Aja ve isa bhU-taruvara nAma ke vana meM vizrAma lene utare the| calate-calate rAha meM acAnaka eka piTTI ke stUpa kA hilate hue dekhA... pahale to bar3e kautUhala te dekhate raha gye| para jaba dIkhA ki koI manuSya isa miTTI ke Dhera meM gar3a gayA haiM aura aba nikalane kI ceSTA kara rahA hai, tabhI pratisUrva ne jAkara Upara kI miTTI haTAyI aura pakar3akara usa manuSya ko uThAne lge| ekAeka usa vyakti kA ceharA dikhAI par3A, jo itane dinoM miTTI meM daba rahane para bhI vaisA hI snigdha aura kAntimAn thA, rAjA prasAda dekhate hI pahacAna gaye-cillA uThe-"pavanaMjaya...!" ...sunate-sunate pavanaMjaya ko dhyAna AyA ki tabhI zAyada pitA kA paricita kaNTha-svara sunakara ve cauMka uThe the...! ___..samudra-pavana kA sparza pAkara, kumAra ne yAna kI khir3akI se jhaaNkaa| rAjA pratisUrya ne u~galI ke izAra se batAyA-samudra kI apAra nIlimA ke bIca jjale zaMkha-sA par3A hai vaha hnuruhdviip| usake Asa-pAsa vyavasAyI jahAjoM ke mastala aura nAvoM ke pAla ur3ate dIkha par3a rahe haiN| taTavartI harI-bharI pahAr3I meM dhIvaroM aura mallAhoM ke grAma dIkha rahe haiM, aura ur3ate hue jala-pAchI dvIpa ke bhavana-zikharoM para se pAra ho rahe haiM... 35 hanuruhadvIpa meM rAjaprAsAda ke sarvocca khaNDa kI chata para aMjanA kA kakSa- / sAmudrika havA ke jhakore usa pravAla-nirmita, matsyAkAra kakSa ke bilaurI gavAkSoM para khela rahe the| 530 :: muktidUta Page #227 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dakSiNa kI khir3akI se tirachI hokara sA~jha kI kezariyA dhUpa kamare ke sIpa-jaTita pharza para rahA thii| cAroM ora samudra kA taTa deza utsava ke komala aura madhura-manda vAdyoM se mukharita ho uThA thA / 7 pratihArI kakSa ke dvAra taka pavanaMjaya ko pahu~cAkara calI gyii| kumAra ne ekAeka paradA haTAkara kamare meM praveza kiyaa| kucha dUra bar3ha Aye / gati anAyAsa hai-aura mana nirvikalpa sAmane dRSTi uThI aMjanA ke vakSa para unhoMne dekhA - vaha zizu kAmadeva ! putra ke zarIra se sahaja sphurita krAnti meM, dIpita thA priyA kA vahI sarala, sasmita mukha maNDala / I - stabdha citra- likhita se pavanaMjaya zizu ko dekhate raha gaye unakI sArI kAmanAoM kA mokSa-phala ? -unake cira dina ke sapanoM kA satya ? eka alaukika Ananda kI musakarAhaTa se kumAra ne sAmane khar3I priyA kA abhiSeka kiyaa| usake prati nIrava-nIrava unakI AtmA meM gU~ja uThA " o merI mukti ke dvAra, mere vandana svIkAra kro| maiM to kevala kalpanAoM se hI khelatA rhaa| para tumane merI kAmanAoM ko apanI Atma-vedanA meM palAkara vaha sarvajayI puruSArtha DAlA hai, jo usa mukti kA varaNa karegA, jisakA maiM sapanA bhara dekha sakA huuN| - " pavanaMjaya A~kheM nIcI kiye khar3e the, jaya aura parAjaya kI sandhi rekhA para / "ise svIkAra na karoge...." priyA kA vahI vatsala, karuNa kaNTha- svara hai| pavanaMjaya AMkheM na uThA ske| purupatvaM ke carama aparAdha ke pratIka se ve sira jhukAye khar3e the| phira dUsarI bhUla unase ho gayI haiN| bAra-bAra ve pramatta ho uThate haiN| unheM apane Upara vizvAsa nahIM rahA hai para anajAne hI kumAra ne hAtha phailA diye the| una phaile hAthoM para dhIme se aMjanA ne zizu ko rakha diyaa| I agale hI kSaNa kumAra anirvacanIya sukha se pulakita ora caMcala ho uThe / apanI chAtI ke pAsa lage zizu ko dekhA : A~kha ke A~sU thama na sake / - yaha saundarya - yaha teja ! - anivAra hai yaha mAno chAtI meM sarasarAtA huA, asparza rUpa se pAra ho jaaegaa| hA~, yahI hai vaha, yahI hai vaha, jisakI khoja unake prANa kI anAdi jijJAsA thI...! sukha itanA apAra ho uThA ki use apanA kahakara hI santoSa nahIM hai! havA aura pAnI sA sahaja caMcala aura gatimaya zizu bA~hoM para Thahara nahIM pA rahA hai| anAyAsa jhukakara pacanaMjaya ne usakA lilAra cUma liyaa| mu~dI A~khoM kI barauniyoM se dhIre-dhIre usake mukha ko sahalAne lge| - mana-hI-mana kahA "...jAo mere durdharSa mamatva - mere mAna ! usa vakSa para usI goda meM - jisane - muktidUta : 237 . Page #228 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ loka-mohana kAmadeva kA rUpa dekara tumheM janma diyA hai|-jaao usI ke pAsa, yahI tumheM nikhileza bhI banAegI..." prakaTa meM hAtha bar3hAte hue bola-. "lo aMjana, ise jhelane kI sAmathrya muhAmeM nahIM hai...cupa kyoM khar3I raha gayIM-dekhogI nahIM...? hA~........samajha rahA hU~-merI Antama hAra kA Atma-nivedana mere ho mu~ha se sunanA cAhatI ho-1 acchI bAta hai, to lo, suno : merI bhujAoM meM vaha bala nahIM hai jo ise thAma sake, mere bakSa meM vaha sahArA nahIM hai jo ise rokakara rakha sake!-vaha to tumhAre hI pAsa haiM!..lo aMjana!" kahakara pavanaMjaya ne bAlaka ko aMjanA kI ora phailA diyaa| eka abhUtapUrva mugdha lajjA se aMjanA vibhora ho gyii| nIcI hI dRSTi kiye usane vAlaka kI apanI bA~hoM para jhela liyA aura usI kSaNa pavanaMjaya ke caraNoM meM rakha diyaa| jAne kaba eka samayAtIta muhUrta meM aMjanA aura pavanaMjaya, azeSa AliMgana meM ba~dha gye| .....prakRti puruSa meM lIna ho gayI, puruSa navIna prakRti meM vyakta ho utthaa| jharokhoM kI jAliyoM meM dIkha rahA hai : AkAza ke taToM ko tor3atI huI samudra kI ananta lahareM, laharAtI hI jA rahI hai..laharAtI hI jA rahI haiM, sAla aura gora ...jAne kisa ora...? jAne kisa ora... 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