cUr¨ eSa igyh eà d¨ ,d i=dkj fe= d¢ fueU=.k ij ykg©j igq++++¡ph ] xeÊ vius iwjs fu[kkj ij Fkh - esjs jgus dk bUrt+ke fd‘ku uxj esa gqvk - ;g ?kj fd‘ku uxj dh esu j¨M ij Fkk - uhps mrjrs gh gj rjQ tkus d¨ lokjh fey tkrh Fkh ?kj dh ekyfdu vius ;gk¡ d�h & dckj fdlh feyus okys ds vkxzg ij fdlh efgyk ;k=h d¨ dqN fnu d¢ fy, Bgjk ysrh - esjh i=dkj fe= bUgsA pkph dg dj iqdkjrh Fkh - pkph vej¨gk dh jgus okyh Fkha - bud¢ firk og¡k d¢ t+hehnkj ljh[kss Fks - llqjky ikl gh d¢ fdlh xk¡o esa Fkk - bud¢ fe;k¡ fnYyh esa u©djh djrs Fks - os dà lky fnYyh jgs Fks - Lku lUrkfyl esa ikfdLrku cuus d¢ oDr ij Hkh fnYyh esa gh Fks ;s y¨x - ogk¡ bud¢ fe;k¡ rc Jh jke diM+k fey esa u©djh djrs Fks ] cgqr ls feyus okys ikfdLrku vk x;s ] ij ;g y¨x uk vk, - ek¡ & cki dh t+ehus ogha Fkh ] fgUnqLrku esa ] dSls vk tkrs \ cl ;gh y¨x jg x;s fnYyh esa - fdLEkr dh ckr gS ] dqN gh fnu¨a esa pkph d¢ llqj vYyk d¨ I;kjs g¨ x;s - tsB us pqipki fcuk crk;s iqj[k¨a dh T+kehusas csp nha v©j ykg©j ] ikfdLrku esa fcuk bUgsa [kcj fd, pys vk;s - v©j m/kj fnYyh esa Jh jke diM+k fey esa lVªkbd g¨ xà ] cl ,slh lVªkbd dh fd eghu¨a g¨ x;s o¨ VwVus dk uke uk ys - efgu¨a ?kj cSBs [kkrs jgs ] [kkrs & [kkrs r¨ dqvk¡ Hkh [kkyh g¨ tk;s ] ;g r¨ u©djh dh dekà Fkh fdRkus fnu pyrh - mu fnu¨a uà u©djh feYkuh Hkh dgk¡ vklku Fkh - pkpk us l¨pk ] dqN fnu ikfdLrku tkdj vius Hkkà d¨ fey dj vkrk gw¡ ] t¨ o¨ ikfdLrku vk;s ] r¨ ;gha d¢ gh g¨ dj jg x;s - rc n¨ csfV;k¡ Fkha pkph dh Fkha ] bUgsa pkpk ek;d¢ N¨M+ x;s Fks ] ek;d¢ okys Hkh dc rd ?kj fcBkrs C;kgh csVh d¨ - eghu¨a pkpk dk bUrt+kj fd;k ] fQj fdUgha feyus oky¨a d¢ lkFk pkph Hkh vej¨gk ls ikfdLrku ykg©j vk igq¡~qph vius ifr d¢ ikl ] nqckjk dHkh fgUnqLrku ugha xÃa ] fdlls feyus tkrha o¨ \ /khjs & /khjs ] vxys & ihNys ] mud¢ lHkh feyus okys ;gha ikfdLrku esa ig¡qp x;s - vYyk us pkph d¨ rhu csfV;k¡ v©j ns nha ykg©j vkdj - ysfdu Åij okys d¢ ;gk¡ nsj gS vU/ksj ugha ] vYyk us pkph d¨ csVs ls uokt+k - ikp¡ cgu¨a d¢ ckn uUgsa HkÃ;k vk;s - pkph dh csfV;k¡ lqUnj Fkha v©j usd Hkh - pkph [kqn Hkh vkt Hkh lqUnj fn[krh gSa ] u;u uD‘k cgqr rh[ks ] i<+h fy[kh bruh Fkha fd og j¨t+ mnZq dk v[+kckj i<+rha v©j viuh T+k#jr yk;d [+kr¨fdrkcr �h dj ysrha - vc mej v©j ftUnxh d¢ rdkt+¨ ls T+;knk oDr ] og uekt+ esa fudkyrha Fkh - ckrphr cgqr djhus ls djrh ] [kkuk cgqr gh Lokn cukrha ;k cuokrha - lc ls cf<+;k ckr ;g Fkh fd T;knk iwN & rkN ugha djrha - - - fd D;¨a nsj gqà v©j dgk¡ xà Fkh v©j dgk¡ Tkk jgh g¨ \ D;¨afd eq>s okfil vkus esa vdlj nsj g¨ gh tkrh Fkh - pkph dh rhu csfV;k¡ dokWjh Fkha - muesa ls Hkh n¨ dh lxkà g¨ xà Fkh ] ysfdu lc i<+rh Fkha - pkph us crk;k de ls de lHkh d¨ ch0 ,0 r¨ og djokuk gh pkgrh Fkha - ß t+ekuk vc ,slk gS fd i<++ ys r¨ gh Bhd gS -ß csVk t¨ bu lcls N¨Vk Fkk ] vc fdlh vjc ns‘k esa u©djh djrk Fkk - pkpk d¢ bUrdky d¢ ckn ] Q©ju i<+kà N¨M+ dj u©djh djuh iM+h Fkh mls - D;¨afd v©j d¨Ã vkenuh dk T+kfj;k ugha Fkk - ß mldh dekà ls gh ?kj pyrk gS v©j rhu dokWjh cgusa vHkh ?kj esa gSa- budh ‘kkfn;k¡ Hkh djuh gSa ] vc lHkh dh ft++Eesokjh mlh ij gS -ß HkÃ;k gj nwljs lky ?kj vkrk Fkk ] mlus fons‘k esa u©djh djd¢ lc e/;oxÊa lqfo/kk ?kj esa tqVk nh Fkha - ?kj d¢ gj dejs esa mldh rlohj Fkh ] Vssyhfot+u ij ] fÝt+ ij ] est+ ij v©j Qk;Z & Iysl ij Hkh - ?kj esa dejs rhu gh Fks ysfdu cjkens Hkh n¨ Fks t¨ dej¨a ls cM+s Fks ] ,d cjkenk jl¨Ã d¢ lkeus Fkk mlesa n¨ dej¨a d¢ njokt+s Hkh [kqyrs Fks ] mUg¨aus+ MkÃfuax Vsscy ogha yxk j[kh Fkh ] lkFk esa fnoku Hkh - pkph T+;knkrj ogha fnoku cSBh jgrh - - - r¨ mudh iwjs ?kj ij fuxkg jgrh - [kkuk o¨ ;k mldh csfV;k¡ gh cukrh ij eSaus mUgsa T+¸kknk bld¢ ckjs esa ckr djrs ugha lquk dHkh - dke vdlj fcuk ckrphr d¢ gh g¨ tkrk - cgusa vkil esa my>rh ugha Fkha - vkfy;k buesa ls lcls cM+h Fkh ] ges‘kk pqi jgrh - #ch d¨ ckr djus dk ‘k©d Fkk ] vkfy;k mldh djhc & djhc gj ckr ij eqLdjk nsrh ] ij pkph :ch d¨ ges‘kk mld¢ ckr djrs gh ] cgqr rjhd¢ ls V¨d nsrh - lkfn;k buesa ls lcls N¨Vh Fkh o¨ ges‘kk #ch d¢ vkxs & ihNs jgrh - mls #ch dh gj ckr ij g¡lh vkrh Fkh - t¨ Hkh buesa ls Ásl dh est+ ij [kM+h g¨rh o¨ gh lkjs ihNys fnu ds ?kqys gq,s diM+s Ásl dj nsrh ] gk¡ diM+s /k¨us okyh ,d v©jr mud¢ ?kj vkrh Fkh og mud¢ ;gk¡ dh lQkà Hkh djrh Fkh - #ch est+ ij [kM+h diM+s Ásl dj jgh Fkh mlus gl¡ dj crk;k ] fd cUr¨ iwN jgh Fkh fd ß fgUnqLrku ls d¨Ã vk;k gS D;k \ #ch us mlls iwNk ] ß rq>s fdlus dgk \ r¨ cUr¨ us dgk fd ] ß th [kn~nj dk dqrkZ o¨ Hkh [kknh vkJe dk ] d¨Ã fgUnqLrkuh gh g¨xk ! vc ;gk¡ d©u igurk gS [kn~nj - xka/kh d¢ lkFk [kn~nj Hkh x;k ;gk¡ ls - ß pkph us Fk¨M+h lh vk¡[k rjsj dj #ch d¨ ns[kk ij eq>s g¡lrk ns[kdj /khjs ls dgk ] ß lxkà g¨ xà gS bldh ij bldk cpiu ugha x;k - fdruh ckj dgk gS fd mld¢ eq¡g er yxk dj¨ ! mld¢ t¨ eu esa vkrk gS c¨Ykrh gS o¨ - cqjk uk ekuuk vki -ß ß vki Hkh D;k ckr djrh gSa \ blesa cqjk ekuus okyh D;k ckr gS \ cUr¨ cM+h et+snkj ckrsa djrh gS eSa ugha feyh mlls vc rd ] dc vkrh gS o¨ \ eSaus mUgha ls iwNk - pkph c¨yh ] ß vc vkils D;k dgsa ] tc eu g¨rk rc vkrh gS - tgk¡ tkrh gS ogha t¨ eu esa vkrk gS dgrh fQjrh gS v©j r¨ v©j ] vklikl d¢ cPps Hkh j¨t+ gh vk tkrs gSa - dgrs gSa fd mUg¨aus dHkh fgUnq v©jr ugha ns[kh - - - ;g r¨ vPNk gS fd vki ?kj ij ugha g¨rha ojuk vki ijs‘kku g¨ tkrha ! tSlss fgUnw d¢ ukd dh txg dku g¨rs gSa - - - ;g lc cUr¨ dh otg ls gS ] ftrus ?kj tkrh gS mruh ckrsa djrh gS ] bl ?kj dh ckr mld¢ ?kj ! ß ß ij ,d ckr gS vEeh tku ] cUr¨ ckth d¢ diM+s ek¡x dj /k¨rh gS - dy ckth dk ukÃV lwV /k¨us d¨ ugha Mkyk Fkk ] cUr¨ us dgk fd ckth dk ukÃV lwV xqly[k+kus esa g¨xk eSa mrkj dj ns nw¡ - xeÊ gS ‘kke rd lw[k tk;sxk - vHkh r¨ cUr¨ ckth ls feyh Hkh ugha ij mls ckth dk /;ku cgqr gS ! ß #ch us t+jk et+k ysdj dgk - pkph us mls fQj rjsjk ] ß eq>s r¨ #ch rsjh cgqr fpUrk g¨rh gS rw vc cUr¨ ls gh xIias ekjrh jgrh gS ] dc g¨xh rw l;kuh \ mlls bruh ckrsa djus dh D;k T+k#jr gS \pkph us QwlQwlk dj dgk - cUr¨ eqgYys d¢ dà ?kj¨a esa dke djrh Fkh - mls vkus esa nsj lcsj g¨ gh tkrh ] fQj mldh viuh ?kj x`gLFkh Hkh Fkh - tgk¡ igq¡p¨ ekfyd¨a dk ogh loky ] ß vkt fQj D;k g¨ x;k cUr¨ rq>s \ ß cUr¨ ] rw r¨ j¨t+ gh nsj ls vkus yxh - D;¨a D;k ckr gS \ ß cUr¨ ] v©j u;s dke idM+ fy;s D;k \ ß ,slk dSls pysxk ] cUr¨ ] rwgha crk \ v©j cUr¨ dk cl ,d gh tokc ] ß vxj ,slk ugha pyrk vki y¨x¨a dk vc r¨ viuk barT+kke dj y¨ - blh igyh rkjh[k ls ! ß lc cUr¨ ds eq¡g yxus ls Mjrs Fks ] og fdlh dh Hkh T;knk ckr lqu d¢ jkt+h uk Fkh - cUr¨ d¢ ;g n¨u¨a Lklqjky d¢ e¨gYys Fks ] ;g fd‘ku uxj v©j lkFk dk lUr uxj Hkh - d¨Ã ckgj ls dke okyk dSls vk ldrk gS ;gk¡ dke djus d¨ Hkyk \ ckjgk ctus d¨ Fks ] eSa v©j pkph n¨u¨a cjkens esa fnoku ij gh cSBs Fks - :ch esjs pk; Áse ls ifjfpr Fkh eqÖkls fcuk iwNs gh pk; cuk nh v©j ,d I;kyk viuh vEeh d¢ fy;s Hkh - yM+fd;k¡ pk; ugha ihrh Fkha D;¨afd % ß ,d r¨ jax lko¡yk uk g¨ tk;s - ß ß ‘kknh d¢ ckn nwljs ?kj tkus ij ijs‘kkuh uk g¨ - ß ß rhljk ftrus de cqjs bYe g¨a mRkuk vPNk - ß pkph us rhu yM+fd;k¡ fc;kuh Fkha ] t+ekuk Hkh vPNk ugha --- v©j fcuk cki fd csfV;k¡ gSa --- mls ;g fpUrk [kkrh jgrh Fkh - ge pk; ih jgs Fks fd cUr¨ vk igq¡ph - ß lykekysdwe ] gSa pkph ;g D;k \ bl oDr pk; - y¨ vki r¨ fnYyh okyh ckrsa djus yxha bUgsa ns[k dj ß mlus vkrs gh ,d lk¡l esa lc dqN dg Mkyk - cUr¨ dh vkokt+ esa [kUkd Fkh - ß okysdqelyke ] cUr¨ ] lyke d¢ ckn t+jk lk lk¡l r¨ ys ysrh - ge Hkh r¨ fnYyh ls gh vk;s gSa v©j D;k ] ykg©j esa y¨x pk; ugha ihrs D¸kk \ pkph us t+jk rat+ esa iwNk - cUr¨ us eSys diM+¨a dh ckYVh esa ls diM+s+ ckgj fudkys - mlus mBkdj Vc uy d¢ uhps j[kk v©j ikuh [k¨y fn;k - ß gk¡ ihrs D;¨a ugha th ] ykg©j esa pk \ tc ls ;gk¡ ekgkft+j vk;s gSa pk; gh r¨ ihrs gSa o¨ ] nw/k yLlh dgk¡ ihrs gSa ;s y¨x ! ß lkeus Q‘kZ ij vkdj /kels cSB xà - ß cUr¨ uke fgUnqLrku esa cgqr g¨rk gS -ß eSaus VSsU‘ku de djus d¢ fy;s ckr cnyh - ß cUr¨ iatkch uke gS th ] lkjs iatkch j[krs gSa ß cUr¨ us eq>s lh/kk lk tokc fn;k - cUr¨ dh mej d¢ ckjs esa eSa dqN u le> ikà - ikp QqV N% bp yEch g¨xh ] [kqyk jax ] dkys cky ] e¨Vh p¨Vh ] lkQ lqFkjk uhys lQ¢n Qwy¨a okyk i¨ysLVj dk lwV ] oSls gh jax dk tkWjtV dk nqiV~Vk ] nqiV~Vk flj ij gh Fkk ] vUnj vkrs gq, og twrs ?kj d¢ ckgj gh mrkj vkà Fkh - mlus eq>s lEc¨f?kr dj cM+s vkxzg ls dgk ] ß ftl fnu vki vk;s Fks ] eSa r¨ dqrkZ ns[krs gh igpku xà vki fgUnqLrku ls vk;s g¨ - [kknh vkJe dk dqrkZ ] d©u ikUnk ,s gqu ] [kn~nj nk dqrkZ ,sFks Hkyk \ ß eSaus cUr¨ ls iwN fy;k ] ß ;g ckr r¨ Bhd gS fd vc [kn~nj y¨x ugha igurs ;gk¡ ] ij [kknh vkJe dk dqrkZ \ ;g rq>s dSls ekywe iM+k \ ß chch ] i<+ fy;k eSaus - eSaus Ldwy esa i<+h Fkh fgUnh ] tkurh gw¡ eSa Fk¨M+h cgqr i<+us yk;d - vkt+knh r¨a igys ckgjk lky nh lh eSa - Þ mlus B.M+h lk¡l yh ] mBh v©j mB dj uy cUn djus yxh ] Vc ikuh ls Hkj x;k Fkk rc rd - esjh mRlqdrk tkx mBh ] dgkuh ! ,d uà dgkuh !! ß rw iatkch gS cUr¨ \ ß gk¡ chch ;gha ykg©j dh - esjh iSnk‘k ;gha nh gS v©j dns fdFks xà à ugha eSa ! ß ß cUr¨ esjh ek¡ Hkh ykg©j dh gh gS vukjdyh ckt+kj dh - ß eSaus mlls fj‘rk t¨M+k - ß rqe Hkh ;gha ls x;s g¨ \ cUr¨ us mRlqdrk ls iwNk - ß ughAa cUr¨ ] ge y¨x r¨ oghAa Fkss fgUnqLrku esa ] ij cgqr ls fj'rsnkj x, ;gk¡ ls ] esjs ukud¢ ykg©j ls - esjs pkpk jkoyih.Mh ls ] is‘kkoj ls eklh;k¡ ] dà y¨x x;s ;gk¡ ls - gekjs ;gk¡ rjsiUu y¨x igq¡ps Fks ikfdLrku cuus ij - ge y¨x r¨ ogk¡ ,d N¨Vh lh txg ;w -ih- esa jgrs Fks - cgqr ls nwljs y¨x b/kj & m/kj nwljs fj‘rsnkj¨a d¢ ikl x;s ß ß gk¡ chch ] lkjs rqj x;s ge l¨prs gh jgs ] gekjs lkjs ?kj & ckj ;gha Fks ] ge y¨x dSls N¨M+ nsrs ykg©j \ v©j m/kj ] ml ikj viuk d¨Ã u Fkk - ß cUr¨a us fQj B.M+h lk¡l yh - ß cUr¨a lc us N¨M+k ] vc lc cl x;s - rqEgsa ;gk¡ Hkh r¨ eqf‘dy gqà g¨xh -ß eSauss [k[k¨yuk pkgk - ß gk¡ ] gqà chch ] eq‘kdysa r¨ g¨uh gh Fkha ] eqYd c¡Vk ] y¨x cVsa ] fny c¡Vk & eqq‘kdysa r¨ g¨uh gh Fkha ] lc d¨ gqà ] t¨ x;s mUgsa Hkh ] t¨ ;gk¡ vk;s mUgsa Hkh ] v©j chch ] t¨ ugha x;s mUgsa Hkh gqà eq‘kdysa - ß fQj B.Mk lk lk¡l fy;k ] ß gekjs lc y¨x ] chch ] ge elhgh g¨ x;s gSa vc - brokj d¨ ppZ tkrh gw¡ ! ß mlus eq>s le>k;k - ß ij cUr¨ ----ß eSa dqN v©j dqjsnuk pkgrh Fkh fd o¨ mB [kM+h gqà - og eSys diM+¨a d¢ ikl tk cSBh - Vc dk ikuh gkFk ls mNky dj diM+¨a ij Mkyus yxh - dqN nsj ckn c¨yh ] ß chch ] ge pwM+s Fks ] rc vius flj ij eSy mBkrs Fks ge ] ;gha jg x;s - gekjs ikl ;g lkjs eqgYys Fks - igys ;g fgUnwv¨a d¢ eqgYys gqvk djrs Fks chch ] vc eqgkft+j¨a d¢ - fgUnwv¨a v©j eqlyeku¨a n¨u¨a dk xw¡ ,d lk gh g¨rk gS chch ] mBkuk r¨ gesa xw¡ gh Fkk - ;gk¡ ikfdLrku esa mBkrs ;k ogk¡ fgUnqLrku esa mBkrs -ß ¢ mld¢ vpkud gkFk #d x;s ] mlus esjh vk[k¨a esa vk[k¡ Mky dj iwNk ] ß chch ] eq>s lp bd ckr r¨ crk - D;k vktknh d¢ ckn xk/kha ckcs us ] pwM+¨ ls fgUnqLrku esa xw¡ mBkokuk cUn djok fn;k gS \ mlus esjs tckc dk bart+kj ugha fd;k v©j t+¨j & t+¨j ls Fkkih ls diM+s ihVus yxh ] Hkhxs diM+¨a ij t+¨j & t+¨j ls Fkkih ihVus dh vkokt+ lkjs ?kj esa xwtus yxh - v©j fQj esjs lkFk fnYyh rd vk xÃ