esgeku pj.k d©j us x¨Vk yxk xqykch nqiV~Vk v¨<+ j[kk Fkk ] yky jax dh iUuh esa fyiVk fMCck gkFk esa fy;s ]n¶rj d¢ njot+s esa vk [kM+h gqà - c¨yh ]ß eSMe th ] vxj vkid¨ n¨ feUV QqjLr g¨ r¨ eSa vUnj vk tkÅ¡ - ß chrs dy pj.k d©j NqV~Vh ij Fkh - ß gk¡ ]gk¡ vktk vUnj vktk ] D;k ckr gS pj.k d©j cM+h [kq‘k ut+j vk jgh gS \ ß eSaus mls vUnj cqyk fy;k - ß eSMe th ] [kq‘kh v©j x+e n¨u¨a gh Nwr dh chekjh ls g¨rs gSa ] t¨ vkl ikl g¨ mls gh idM+ ysrs gSa eSMe th - ?kj oky¨a us dy esjs nsoj thrs dh lxkà dj nh gS - tc eSa C;kg dj vkà Fkh r¨ thrk X;kjg lky dk Fkk - mls cl ] esjk cM+k csVk gh le> y¨ vki - yM+dh ;gha ikl dh gS ] TkEcw [kkys ikj dh - cgqr vPNk ?kj gS th ] yM+dh ckjgoha ikl gS ] flykà dk fMIy¨ek Hkh fd;k gS - jTt+ d¢ l¨uh gS - vki eqg¡ ehBk dj¨ eSMe th -ß pj.k d©j cg fudyh cjlkrh unh lh - ß pj.k d©j ] cgqr cgqr c/kkà g¨ - igys fMCck [k¨y dj LVkQ dk eqg¡ ehBk djkok n¨ ] eSa lcd¢ ckn ywxha -ß eSaus mls lq>k;k - pj.k d©j d¨ ns[krs gh n¶rj d¢ ckgj lkjs LVkQ d¢ y¨x bdV~Bs g¨ x;s Fks - og Ldwy dh igyh LVkQ gS ] ftlus bl Ldwy esa u©djh ‘kq: dh Fkh - og bY;kl lkgc d¢ cjkcj okys ?kj esa jgrh gS ;k ;w¡ dfg;s fd mlh d¢ llqj us mUkd¨ viuh tehu csph Fkh - og bl Ldwy d¢ eSustj gSa - tc ;g l¨pk x;k fd Áh&Ldwy dh Dyklsa ‘kq: dh tk;sa ] igyh leL;k Fkh fd N¨Vs cPp¨a d¨ lEHkkyus d¢ fy;s Ldwy enj g¨uh pkfg;s - pj.k d©j dh cky & okM+h v©j gSYFk odZj dh Vªsfuxa dh otg ls gekjh leL;k lqy> xà - ckfd dk LVkQ+ /khjs & /khjs ckn esa vk;k - Ldwy esa tSls & tSls Dyklsa c<+rh xà oSls & oSls - pj.k d©j lc d¨ yM~Mw f[kyk dj esjs ikl vkà - c¨yh ]ß eSMe th ] y¨ th vki Hkh eqg¡ ehBk dj¨ ! ß fQj /khjs ls dgk ] ß eSMe th eq>s nl fnu dh NqfV~V;k¡ r¨ t+#j ysuh iM++sxha - tc Hkh o¨ ‘kknh dk fnu rg djrs gSa - vkid¨ irk gS uk ] eSa ?kj dh lcls cM+h cgw g¡w th ] vxj eSa bl oDr vius lkl & Lklqj d¢ lkFk [kM+h u gqà r¨ ftUnxh Hkj d¨ ckr jg tk;sxh uk - ;g lp gS ] N¨Vk ifjokj vPNk ifjokj ] ij eqlhcr ;g gS fd vc vktdy ?kj¨a esa dke ck¡Vus okys gkFk cgqr de g¨ x;ss gSa ] ckgj okyk D;¨a Hkyk fcuk eryc d¢ enn djsxk - vki gh crkÃ;sa uk eSMe th - ß eSaus pj.k d©j d¨ NsM+rs gq, dgk ] ß pj.k d©j ] vki tSls y¨x¨a ij r¨ ljdkj us lkjk ns‘k ] lkjs xk¡o N¨M+ fn;s Fks fd vki ns‘k dh vkcknh dh leL;k lqy>k nsxsa - vxj vki gh f‘kdk;r djsxsa r¨ d©u ekusxk ifjokj fu;¨tu d¨ - ß pj.k d©j ‘kjek xà ] c¨yh ] ß ugha eSMe th ] ns[k¨ th ] ckr ,slh gS fd th ] dke r¨ cgqr fd;k eSaus ] [kqn Hkh cPps de iSnk fd;s th v©j vius vkl & ikl Hkh ;gh lUns‘k fn;k - cqjk r¨ rc yxrk gS tc j¨t+ v[k+ckj esa i<+¨ vkcknh ogha dh ogha gS - esjk eu r¨ ty lk tkrk gS - ß eSaus g¡Wl dj dgk ] ß c/kkà g¨ pj.k d©j ] rqEgkjs thrs dh lxkà dh - NqV~Vh Tk:j fey tk;sxh ] vt+Ê tjk igys ns nsuk - ß vÁSy dk vk[k+hjh g¶rk Fkk xÆe;k¡ bl ckj tYnh gh vk igq¡ph - vkt xeÊ iwjs t+¨j¨a ij Fkh - brokj dk fnu Fkk ] NqV~Vh d¢ fnu eq>s uk‘rs d¨ nsj g¨ gh tkrh gS - lcls fuiV dj cjkens esa cSB dj v[kc+kj i<+ jgh Fkh - njokt+s dh ?k.Vh cth - ckgj njokt+s ij pj.k d©j [kM+h Fkh - c¨yh ] ß eSMe th ueLrs - ß /kwi ls mldk eqg¡ rerek;k gqvk Fkk - eSa mls ?kj d¢ vUnj ys vkà ] gkFk esa ikuh dk fxykl Fkek;k ] v©j iwNk ] ß lq[k gS u pj.k d©j bl xeÊ esa D;k dke iM+ x;k \ ß th ] eSMe th - lq[k gS th - ;g Hkh lp gS th vkt /kwi cgqr rst+ gS - eSa r¨ vkid¨ ‘kknh dk cqykok nsus vkà gw¡ th - ß ikuh dk fxykl mlus ,d gh ckj eqg¡ ls yxk dj [kkyh dj fn;k - fQj fxykl est+ ij j[k fn;k - lkFk esa yk;k gqvk FkSyk [k¨yus yxh - mlus mlesa ls ,d vk/kk fdy¨ feBkà dk fMCck v©j ‘kknh dk dkMZ fudkyk v©j esjs gkFk esa Fkek fn;k - ß eSMe th ] ;g esjh lkl ] ß cscs ß us vkid¢ fy, Hkstk gS ] ‘kknh dk cqykok - viu¨ d¨ r¨ ?kj vkdj gh nsuk pkfg, - vki t:j vkuk th - ß fQj FkSys esa VV¨y dj ] ,d fyQ+kQ+k v©j fudkyk v©j og Hkh eq>s idM+k fn;k - ß ;g esjh rjQ+ ls - ß pj.k d©j c¨yh- eSaus ml ls iwNk ] ß ;g D;k gS \ ß th NqV~Vh dh vt+Ê ] eSMe th - ß fQj g¡lus yxh - eSaus NqV~Vh;¨a dh vt+Ê [k¨y dj ns[kh - ß chl fnu dh NqV~Vh \ pj.k d©j ] Ldwy esa cPp¨a dk D;k g¨xk \ ß eSaus mlh ls iwN fy;k - pj.k d©j tokc nsus dh d¨Ã tYnh esa ugha Fkh - cgqr ‘kkUr Loj esa c¨yh ] ß eSMe th ] eSaus LVkQ ls ckr dj yh gS - lyek ] fotsUæ v©j js[kk us dgk gS fd o¨ y¨x esjs dke d¨ dj ysxsa - vki d¨ u;k cUnk ugha j[kuk iM+sxk brus fnu¨a d¢ fy;s - tc og y¨x NqV~Vh ij tk;sxsa ] eSa mudh txg mudk dke dj ywxha - vkid¨ fdlh ls dqN dguk ugha iM+sxk - ß eSaus dgk ] ß og lc Bhd gS ] ij rqe brus fnu dh NqV~Vh ys gh D;¨a jgh g¨ ] eq>s le> ugha vk jgk - ß pj.k d©j c¨yh ] ß ns[k¨ eSMe th ] C;kg ‘kknh j¨t+ & j¨t+ r¨ g¨rh ugha gSa - ge [ksrh djus oky¨a d¢ ;gk¡ uk fj‘rsnkj j¨t+ & j¨t+ vkrs gSa ] uk ge dgha tk ikrs gSaa - D;¨afd t+ehu v©j [ksrh ] cPp¨a v©j ?kj ls Hkh T+;knk f[k+rer ek¡xrs gSa - eSMe th ] egseku¨a d¨ V¨j d¢ bd fnu ?kj ij T+;knk ugha #dwxha - ?kj esa v©j d¨Ã dke djus okyk Hkh gS ugha uk - ß ß ;g lc Bhd gS ij pj.k d©j u©djh Hkh r¨ ;g lc f[k+Rkersa ek¡xrh gS - vxj eSa rqEgsa bruh NqV~Vh ns nwxha r¨ dy v©j y¨x Hkh r¨ bruh NqV~Vh ysxsa ‘kknh C;kg¨a ij - rc rqEgha crkv¨ ] Ldwy dSls pysxk \ eSaus viuk rdZ fn;k - ß vki lgh dgrs gSa th ] vxj /kh;s eSd¢ vkd¢ n¨ fnu vkjke uk djsa r¨ ;g fj‘r¨a dk eryc D;k gS th ] vki gh c¨y¨ \ eSa viuh uuan d¢ ?kj ß V¨d¢ ß xà Fkh dy ] ;gh ‘kknh dk cqykok ysdj - ;s d¨Ã gS chl d¨l ij V¨dk - mldh Lkkl us dg fn;k fd vxj cgw Hkkà dh ‘kknh ij tk;sxh ] r¨ ihNs tkuoj¨a dk nkuk ikuh d©u djsxk \ d©u nw/k fudkysxk \ v©j llqj us dg fn;k t+ehusa eSa ns[k yw¡xk ij tkuoj ns[kuk Hkà bl mej esa esjs ls uk g¨xk - bldk bURkt+ke dj ys r¨ tk;s ‘kknh ij - gekjk csVk Q©t+ esa gS ] i¨rk dkyst esa nkf[ky dj fn;k gS - vc ?kj ckgj dk dke & dkt d©u ns[ks vxj cgw u ns[ks Hkyk ] vki gh crkÃ;s - ß pj.k d©j cgqr mRrsftr g¨ dj c¨yus yxh - ß esjh cscs us dgk gS esjh csVh D;k vius N¨Vs Hkkà dh ‘kknh esa ugha vk;sxh Hkyk \ eSaus dgk ] ß vki uk fQdj djuk cscs th ] vkt ‘kke d¨ eSa Vªd ys d¢ esgeku¨a d¨ ysus tk jgh g¡w - eSa rs thrk tk;sxsa ] cgu d¨ v©j mud¢ lkjs tkuoj ys vk;sxsa - n¨ nw/k nsrh HkSls gSa v©j mUgka nh nw/k ihrh dV~Vfj;k¡ us ] bd xk; uà g¨Ã gS v©j ,d dV~Vjh vtss N¨Vh gh gS - chl fnu r¨ j[kasxs gh egeku¨a d¨ - esjs gkFk iSj pyrs gSa eSMe th v©j lkMs ?kj ,Fks ?kkl & Qwl dh deh Fk¨M+s gh gS - fQj nl¨ v©j D;k j¨t+ & j¨t+ esgeku Fk¨M+s gh vkrs gSa ] eSMe th mud¨ B¨jrs gh vxys fnu lqcg Ldwy igq¡pwxha - vki fpUrk u dj¨ th -ß