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________________ Oajaya rAya zAMti niketana : eka paridarzana zikSakoM kA milatA rahatA thaa| lekina ghara meM to mere lie khatare bane hI rahate the| kisI taraha maiM ghara ke pratikUla vAtAvaraNa meM citrakalA sIkhane kI icchA ko sAkAra to nahIM kara pAyA, alabattA saMgIta sIkhane kI ruci mujhameM bar3hatI gii| eka ora gAMva ke choTe-moTe gAyana kAryakramoM meM mujhe loga utsAhita karate rahate to dUsarI ora ghara para bar3e cAcAjI apane camaraudhe jUtoM ke sAtha merI piTAI ke lie tatpara rhte| jaba maiM ghara vApasa AtA to ve taba taka pITate jaba taka maiM jamIna para gaMbhIra coTeM khA gira nahIM pdd'taa| aise meM mAM mujhe avazya hI himmata detI ki 'beTA eka dina aisA avazya AyegA jaba tuma saMgIta sIkha pAoge aura tumheM gurudeva ke Azrama meM sIkhane jarUra bhejuuNgii|' vaise loga jinheM saMgIta yA citrAMkana kI mahattA samajha meM nahIM AtI, 've samajha pAeMge ki aise guNa ghaTiyA nahIM hote|' ___ asuvidhAoM aura garIbI kA yaha Alama thA ki aise guNoM ke vikAsa ke lie tatkAla mujhe vizva kavi ke Azrama meM kucha bhI sIkha pAne kA saubhAgya prApta nahIM ho paayaa| alabattA mere aMdara isakI pyAsa aura lAlasA banI hI rahI ki kabhI na kabhI gurudeva kI sAdhanA sthalI aura viziSTa karmabhUmi zAMtiniketana kI lAla miTTI ko mAthe se lagA paauuNgaa| vakta ke bahuta bar3e aMtarAla ke bAda mujhe zAMtiniketana kI yAtrA kA saubhAgya prApta huA thaa| hAlAMki na to maiM aba aisA zizu hI rahA thA aura nahIM aisA kucha sIkha pAne kI merI paristhiti yA samaya thaa| vyakti ko AjIvikA kaI bAra Atma-bhraSTa karatI hai aura aisI-aisI naukarI se bhI jur3anA par3atA hai jo usake sammAna ke lAyaka na bhI ho| ___ isa yAtrA kI kalpanA se hI maiM romAMcita thaa| maiM bihAra se Ane vAlI gAr3I se bolapura sTezana para utara rahA thaa| maiM apanI mana:sthiti aura atizaya utsAha ko taTastha draSTA kI taraha dekha pA rahA thaa| merA hRdaya aura kaMTha bAra-bAra avaruddha ho jaataa| bacapana kI icchA kA adhUrA raha jAnA aura umra ke kAphI bar3e hisse kA muTThI meM baMdhe reta kI taraha nikala jAnA pIr3ita kara rahA thaa| phira bhI maiM prasanna thA ki dera Ayata durasta aayt| merI AMkheM bolapura sTezana ke pleTaphArma naM0 eka para sthita usa kalAkRti para gaI jo eka DhUMTha per3a se banAyI gayI hai| maiM usakI viziSTatA ko dekhakara avAk raha gayA thaa| pleTaphArma naM0 eka para hI gurudeva se saMbaMdhita eka Adarza saMgrahAlaya hai jise saMbhavata: relave ne yAtriyoM kI suvidhA ke lie banavAyA hai| dUsare pleTaphArma kI ora agara dRSTi dI jAya to dIvAroM para viziSTa kalAkRtiyAM dIkha jaayeNgii| sTezana se bAhara Ate hI gurudeva kI aMtima yAtrA jisa prathama zreNI ke rela kUpe meM huI thI use bhI Ama janatA ke darzanArtha prastuta kiyA gayA hai| yaha saba dekhakara maiM kavi guru ke prati zraddhAvanata to thA hI pUrI taraha mana-prANa se abhibhUta ho gyaa| ___ bolapura zAMtiniketana kA praveza dvAra jaisA hai| choTA-sA kasbAnumA shhr| choTI-moTI savAriyAM rikze, TempU aadi| gAMva kI sauMdhI miTTI kI gaMdha aura logoM meM grAmINa saralatA kA bhAva dIkhA jo anyatra aba hoza saMbhAlane ke bAda se gurudeva kI puNyabhUmi zAMti niketana kA nAma mere rakta meM saMgIta paidA karatA thaa| maiM taba iMtajAra kiyA karatA thA ki kaba maiM itanA bar3A ho jAUM ki binA kisI khaupha ke vahAM pahuMca kara apanI icchA pUrI kara luuN| mere bAla mana ne na jAne kaba se suna rakhA thA ki vahAM citrAMkana aura saMgIta kI zikSA vidhivat dI jAtI hai| taba mujhe sabase priya kArya citra banAnA lagatA thaa| hAlAMki mere ghara meM aisI ruciyoM ke lie na to koI sthAna thA aura nahIM koI smmaan| hAM, mAM hI mere lie eka preraNA kI srota thI jise mere lie mAM aura pitA donoM kA dAyitva nibhAnA pdd'taa| merI citrakalA meM ruci ko dekhakara mere gAMva ke eka saMpanna vyakti ne mujhase bAra-bAra kahA thA ki "tuma thor3e bar3e ho jAo to maiM tumheM zAMtiniketana citrakalA kI zikSA ke lie bhejuuNgaa|" khaira, aisA saMbhava nahIM ho paayaa| vAdA karane vAle sajjana to bhUla gaye lekina maiM zAMtiniketana ko kisI bhI taraha nahIM bhUla pAyA aura gurudeva kI yaha sAdhanA-bhUmi mujhe apanI ora barAbara hI khIMcatI rhii| ___ kAlAMtara meM maiM binA kisI mArgadarzana ke hI citra banAne lagA thA, lekina apane citroM ko sabakI najaroM se bacAkara hI rakhanA par3atA kyoMki bar3e cAcA jinheM saMgIta evaM citra bakavAsa se jyAdA kucha nahIM lagate the, unake hAthoM burI taraha piTa jAne kA khatarA banA rhtaa| merI isa ruci ko sammAna aura pyAra mere grAmINa dostoM aura vidyAlaya ke priya hIraka jayantI smArikA adhyApaka khaNDa/10
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________________ durlabha hI pratIta hotA hai| maiM paidala calate hue rela meM sune gaye 'bAula gAna' kI eka kar3I gunagunAtA jA rahA thA- 'ekhono elo na kAliyA' hRdaya meM karuNA ke bhAva jagA rahe the| eka hUka sI uThatI thii| una svaroM ke Aroha-avaroha mujhe pUrI taraha apane meM sameTe hue the| dUsarI ora mujhe apane dillI pravAsa ke una ApAdhApI, bhAgadaur3a aura hRdayahInatA se bhare varSoM kI bhI yAda dilA rahe the, jisameM maiM aksara 'ekheno elo na kAliyA' gunagunAte hue kATa liyA karatA thaa| maiM aba zAMtiniketana parisara ke nikaTa thaa| sAmane 'melA mATha' meM 'pauSamelA' lagA huA thaa| logoM meM utsava kA AnaMda pUrI taraha dIkhatA thaa| 'bAula gAna' ke AlApa ke sAtha-sAtha bAula pUrI mastI meM ekatArA lie nRtyarata the| pauSamelA zAMtiniketana ke mukhya utsavoM meM se hai| isakI parikalpanA gurudeva ke pitA maharSi devendranAtha ThAkura ne kI thI aura use vistAra diyA vizva kavi ne| isa mele ke Ayojana kA uddezya grAmINa zilpa saMskRti, saMgIta, nRtya Adi ko bar3hAvA dene kA rahA hai| hamArI grAmINa saMskRti dhIre-dhIre lupta na ho jAe, isakA aMdAjA bahuta pahale hI ina manISiyoM ne lagAyA thaa| hAlAMki mele kA rUpa pahale se badala-sA gayA hai, lekina pUrI taraha se ceSTA yaha kI jAtI hai ki usakA asalI svarUpa kAyama rhe| subaha se rAta ke gaharAne taka kaI dinoM taka saMgIta-nRtya ke alaga-alaga kAryakrama calate rahate haiM, jisameM maiMne dekhA ki deza, videza se kAphI loga saMgIta-nRtya sunane-dekhane yahAM Ate haiN| yahAM bAula gAna ke sAtha-sAtha pallIgIta, kavigAna Adi dekha sunakara maiM cakita thaa| maiMne pahale kahIM bhI itane svastha uddezyoM ko lekara lagAyA jAne vAlA melA nahIM dekhA thaa| Azcarya isa bAta para hotA thA ki kahIM isa taraha kA bhI utsava hotA hai ? jahAM jIvaMtatA, utsAha aura sarvottama anubhUtiyoM ke saMpreSaNa ke lie khulA pariveza ho| jabaki dUsarI ora pUre vizva meM itanI bar3I apharAtapharI aura azAMti ho| AtaMkavAda aura hatyAoM ke daura cala rahe hoN| akhabAroM meM chapane vAlI hatyAoM, durghaTanAoM kI khabareM bhI logoM ke rakta ko sarda hI banAeM rakhatI haiN| __ jI hAM, zAMtiniketana kI yAtrA ne hamAre aMdara prANa kA saMcAra kiyA aura maiM Aja kI viSamatA aura viSAkta pariveza ko bhUla sA gyaa| kaI bAra udAsI aura parezAnI ke Alama meM yaha yAda nahIM AtA ki pichalI bAra hama kaba muskurAe, roe yA khulakara haMsa pAye the taba sirpha zAMtiniketana ke khule vAtAvaraNa kI hI yAda AtI hai| ____ maiM isa yAtrA meM 'ravIndra bhavana' gayA thaa| jahAM gurudeva ke dehAvasAna ke bAda unake putra rathIndranAtha ThAkura ne bar3I tatparatA aura parizrama se unakI pAMDulipiyAM, ciTThiyAM aura citrAvalI Adi kA saMkalana kiyA hai| san 1942 meM saMgrahAlaya sAmAnya jana ke lie kholA gayA thA, jisameM gurudeva se saMbaMdhita sabhI vastueM haiN| yahAM se thor3I hI dUrI para eka vizAla 'nATya-ghara' bhI dekhA jA sakatA hai jo apane Apa meM eka Azcarya hI hai| gurudeva meM apanI saMskRti aura nATakoM kI prastuti ke lie kaisA jur3Ava thA, yaha jAnanA saca meM bar3I sukhada anubhUti hai| yahAM se karIba hI rAmakiMkara baija kI banAI huI prasiddha mUrtiyAM haiM jo kalAjagata meM apanA anyatama sthAna rakhatI haiN| kalAbhavana, saMgIta-bhavana Adi paryaTakoM kA mana moha lete haiN| naMdalAla bosa, sudhIra khAstagIra, ke.jI. subrahmaNyama Adi kI kalAkRtiyAM hameM prabhAvita kara rahI thiiN| uttarAyaNa meM maiMne ramaNIka bagIcoM ke alAvA pAMca bhavana dekhe jo apane Apa meM zilpa aura bhAvanA kI dRSTi se atyaMta mahatvapUrNa haiN| ye bhavana haiM- udayana, koNArka, zyAmalI, punazca tathA udiicii| bAga meM pichalI tarapha jo bhavana hai usakA nAma hai citrbhaanu| pahalI maMjila ke 'guhAghara' meM kavivara ke putra rathIndranAtha tathA patohU pratimAdevI kA sTuDiyo aura kalA sarjanA ke lie kakSa hai| isa bAga meM bahuta mUlyavAna per3a haiM, yathA- caMdana, dAlacInI, tejapAta Adi / isake atirikta aise kaI per3a-paudhe haiM jinheM koI vanaspati zAstrI hI viziSTatA ke sAtha batA sakatA hai| uttarAyaNa meM hI eka aisA bhavana bhI hai, jisakI sAdagI dekhate hI banatI hai| isakA nirmANa gurudeva ne bApU (gAMdhIjI) ke zAMtiniketana meM Agamana kI khuzI meM unheM ThaharAne ke lie karavAyA thaa| agara Apa kabhI 'zAla-vIthI' jAeM jahAM gurudeva zAma ko ghUmate the to atIva Ananda kI anubhUti pA sakate haiM, lekina zarta yaha hai ki zAma Dhale haule-haule, dhImI gati se binA kisI padacApa ke agara Apa calate jAeM to zAyada gurudeva kI upasthiti kI anubhUti avazya hI ho sakatI hai| vahAM nizcaya hI aisI taraMge haiM jise zuddha hRdaya aura mahasUsa karane kI viziSTa zakti se samajhA jA sakatA hai| yahAM se AmrakuMja ko pAra karate hue usa maMdira ko hama dekha sakate haiM, jisameM koI devI, devatA najara nahIM Ate, lekina ghanI zAMti vahAM avazya hI mahasUsa kI jA sakatI hai| guruvara AcArya hajArIprasAda dvivedI ke nibaMdhoM meM zAMtiniketana ko dekhA jA sakatA hai| unhoMne azoka, devadAra aura zirISa ke aMtara ko jisa jIvaMtatA se pAThakoM ko paricita karAyA thA, vAkaI Azcarya kI bAta hai| kucha dera meM maiMne apane Apako 'hindI bhavana' ke parisara meM khar3A paayaa| hindI bhavana kI dIvAroM para banI viziSTa peTiMga hamArA mana mohatI rhii| merA hRdaya isa anubhUti se gadgad thA ki hindI jaisI bhASA ko utkRSTa saMskAra tathA saMpannatA dene vAle RSitulya AcArya AcArya hajArIprasAda dvivedI isI hindI bhavana ke prathama adhyakSa the| zAMti niketana se maiM sIdhA 'zrI niketana' gayA jahAM gurudeva ne kuTIra udyogoM kI sthApanA kI thii| abhI bhI vahAM kapar3e, bartana, khilaune Adi viziSTatama tarIke se banAnA sikhAyA jAtA hai| ve sabhI tamAma jagaheM Aja bhI mere jehana meM basI huI haiM ki eka vyakti ne itanI bar3I kalpanA kI aura use sAkAra kara dikhaayaa| yaha alaga prazna hai ki unake dvArA sthApita Azrama kAlAMtara meM kendrIya vizvavidyAlaya bana jAne para bhI unhIM AdarzoM kA pAlana kara rahA hai? kyA vahAM naukarazAhI aura ghaTiyA svArthI tatvoM ne apane jAla nahIM phailAe haiM ? yaha saca hai ki yahAM aba bhI aisI taraMge maujUda haiM jo kalyANakArI haiM, lekina ve kaba taka raheMgI? maiM vahAM se bhIgI AMkheM aura bharA hRdaya lekara relagAr3I meM baiTha gayA thA aura hare-bhare khetoM kI ora dekhate hue gunagunA rahA thaa| "ekhono elo na kAliyA" saha zikSaka, zrI jaina vidyAlaya, havar3A hIraka jayantI smArikA adhyApaka khaNDa /11