uUgk ß lhek dh ek¡ ß gekjs ;gk¡ dà lky ls dke djus vkrh Fkh - mls lc blh uke ls iqdkjrs v©j dà ckj mldh csVh lhek Hkh mld¢ lkFk dke djus d¨ vk tkrh Fkh - lhek eq>s ges‘kk Hkyh yxrh - eu esa vkrk ;g ckgjoha ikl djys r¨ bldh ek¡ ls dg dj bls eSa d¨Ã dEI;wVj d¨lZ djok nwxha - lhek dh ek¡ d¨ ‘kk;n mldh i<+kà ls T+;knk viuh ft+Eesokjh ls eqfDr dh vf/kd fpUrk Fkh - mud¢ xq: th dk eFkqjk esa vkJe Fkk ] mldk eu ogk¡ cgqr jerk Fkk - lhek dh ek¡ NqfV~V;k¡ ysdj tUe & v“Beh esa EkFkqjk xà Fkh ] oSsls r¨ og gj lky gh tkrh Fkh - bl ckj viuh csVh d¨ Hkh lkFk ys xà - og gj ckj dqN fnu dh NqV~Vh ysdj tkrh v©j nl & ckgjk fnu esa y©Vrh Fkh - vcdh ckj Hkh ,slk gh gqvk - og xà r¨ EkFkqjk Fkh ij vcdh ckj xaxk ugk dj vkà - xq# th d¢ ;gk¡ d¨Ã mls viuh gh cLrh ß rqxydkckn ß esa jgus okyk ifjokj fey x;k ] mudk csVk jktdqekj fdlh ,Dli¨VZ gkÅl oky¨a d¢ ;gk¡ u©djh djrk Fkk v©j og ‘kknh yk;d Hkh Fkk - lhek dh ogha xq: Ñik ls ml yM+d¢ jktdqekj d¢ lkFk lxkà dj nh xà v©j dqN gh eghus esa ‘kknh Hkh djus dk r; g¨ x;k D;¨afd lhek d¢ nLkoha d¢ isij¨a ls igys gh vPNk fnu fudky vk;k Fkk l¨ rg frfFk ij mldh ‘kknh g¨ xà - bl ‘kknh ls lhek dh ek¡ cgqr gh [kq‘k Fkh v©j lhek Hkh - esjh ckr Hkyk D;¨a lqurs ;g y¨x - esjh ijs‘kkuh ;g Fkh fd lhek vHkh vBkjg lky dh Hkh ugha Fkh v©j u gh og ‘kknh d¢ yk;d fn[krh Fkh - n¨ & pkj ckj eSaus lhek ls dgk Hkh fd og ‘kknh ls budkj dj ns v©j ,d & n¨ ckj mldh ek¡ d¨ Hkh le>kuk pkgk - lc csdkj - lhek dh ek¡ dh ijs‘kkuh ;g Fkh fd og fo/kok Fkh v©j csVk d¨Ã u Fkk - og N¨Vh csVh dh ft+Eesokjh ls eqDr g¨ tk eFkqjk esa jguk pkgrh Fkh - ek¡ csVh ] n¨u¨a us gh esjh ckr lqu gw & gk dg dj ] cqyUn g¨ xà - lhek dk x©uk Hkh mUg¨auss vxys gh eghus dj fn;k - lhek dk llqjky lk/kkj.k lk ifjokj Fkk - djhc & djhc lc Bhd & Bkd lk Fkk mud¢ ;gk¡ ij - lhek tc Hkh vkrh lkQ & lqFkjs diM+s igus g¨rh ] [kklh xk<++h fyifLVd yxkà g¨rh v©j usy ikWfy‘k ges‘kk rkt+h yxh g¨rh - xqfM+;k lh ] N¨Vh lh yM+dh ] v©jr lh lth & /kth - og lcd¨ vPNh yxrh D;¨afd lhek ckrphr ges‘kk I;kj ls djrh Fkh - lkr lky fudy x;s mldh ‘kknh gq;s ] yxrk gS dy dh ckr gS - djhc N% & lkr eghus igys dh ckr gS lhek viuh ek¡ dh txg djhc j¨t gh dke djus vkus yxh - lhek oSls gh lkQ+ & lqFkjh yxrh ij eSaus /;ku ls ns[kk r¨ og cgqr j¨Ã gqà yxrh Fkh - mldh vk¡[ks dkQ+h lwth jgrh Fkh vktdy - og ,d vthc rjhd¢ ls [kke¨‘k Fkh - eSaus iwN fy;k ] ß rw Bhd ls r¨ gS u lhek - eq>s dqN xM+cM+ yx jgk gS vxj eSa dqN dj ikÅ¡xh r¨ c¨y - rq>s ,sls ns[kdj eq>s dqN Bhd ugha yx jgk gS - ß lhek flld dj j¨us yxh v©j j¨rh gh tk jgh Fkh - eSaus dgk ] ß ns[k lhek ] rsjs chuk c¨ys eSa rsjh enn ugha dj ldrh - dqN r¨ c¨y D;k ijs‘kkuh gS rq>s \ ß lhek eq¡g ?kqVu¨a esa fNik dj t+ehu ij cSB xà v©j t+¨j & t+¨j ls j¨us yxh - og j¨rs gh tk jgh Fkh - fQj j¨rs & j¨rs gh c¨yh ] ß esjh tsBkuh dgrh gS fd esjs brus lky esa uUgk ugha gqvk blfy, mlus vius nsoj dh ‘kknh dgha v©j dj nsuh gS - esjh lkl Hkh pqi jgrh gS - eSa r¨ dà MkDVj¨a ls nok ys pqdh gw¡ vkUVh ] uUgk ugha g¨rk r¨ eSa D;k d:¡ \ igys ] ;g t¨ jktdqekj gS u esjk vkneh ] ges‘kk mUgsas iyV dj Mk¡V nsrk Fkk fd ß tYnh D;k gS HkkHkh rq>s ] g¨ tk;sxk uUgk ß - vc ;g Hkh pqipki lqurk jgrk gS esjh tsBkuh d¨ d¨Ã dqN ugha dgrk gS - og lkjs oDr eq>s rkus ekjrh jgrh gS v©j vc esjh lkl Hkh mld¢ lkFk yx tkrh gS ] dgrh gS fd og ß eSa r¨ uUgas d¢ fy, rjl ß xà gS - lkjs oDr vc n¨u¨a eq>s gh lqukrh jgrh gSa - crkÃ;s eSa D;k d:¡ - ß eSaus mls rlYyh nh ] ß ,sls er j¨ lhek ] Mk0 v:.kk gS uk esjh n¨Lr - cgqr vPNh MkDVj gS - ,d fnu eSa mld¢ ikl rq>s ys tkÅ¡xh - cgqr lk;kuh gS o¨ ] t+:j Bhd lyg nsxh ] dqN djsaxs ] ?kcjk er - tkdj eqg¡ /k¨ys v©j pk; cuk ] eq>s Hkh ns v©j [kqn Hkh ih - ß eSaus Mk0 v:.kk d¨ rHkh Q¨u fd;k v©j lhek dh jke dgkuh dg lqukà - mld¢ fy;s ;g d¨Ã [kkl ckr u Fkh ] cgqr rlYyh ls c¨yh ] Hkst n¨ mls - og dHkh Hkh mls ns[k ysxh - mlus eq>ls gh iwN fy;k eSa mls dc Hkstuk pkgrh gw¡ - vHkh gh Hkst n¨ pkgs - o¨ ogk¡ Dyhfud esa Qqjlr ls gh Fkh - Mk0 v#.kk esjh cpiu dh n¨Lr gS - cgqr lkjs Lkky dà xoeZsaV gLirky¨a esa xk;fud¨y¨ftLV jgh gS - ogk¡ mls lc pEkRdkfjd MkDVj ekurs Fks - vc mlus v©jr¨a v©j cPp¨a d¢ fy;s viuk ,u0 th0 kv¨ pyk jgh gS ] ;gh gekjs vikVZeSaV~l d¢ ikl esa gh - blfy, vdlj eqykdkr g¨ tkrh gS mlls - dHkh Qqjlr esa g¨ r¨ ?kj Hkh vk tkrh gS - lhek d¨ eSaus rHkh gh MkDVj d¢ ;gk¡ Hkst fn;k - og Mk0 v:.kk ls dà ckj gekjs ?kj ij igys feyh gqà Fkh - vk/ks ?k.Vs d¢ ckn gh okfil vk xà - lhek dkQ+h ‘kkUr Fkh - c¨yh ] ß Mk0 lkgc dgrh gaS fd lc Bhd g¨ tk,xk ] eSa fpUrk uk d: - rhu & pkj eghus nok [kk yw¡ v©j Mk0 us nok Hkh vius ikl ls gh ns nh gS - vkils dgk gS fd Qqjlr esa Q¨u ij muls ckr dj ys -ß eSaus rHkh Q¨u feyk fy;k ] Mk0 v:.kk us crk;k fd lhek dk vUMj MoSyIM ;wVlZ gS ] nok ns nh gS fpUrk dh d¨Ã ckr ugha gS ] ckfd ckn esa ns[k ysxh og - ;gk¡ D;k iwjh nqfu;k esa bl mej dh yM+fd;k¡ vdlj ,sfued g¨rh gSa - lhek ls dg nw fd og gj eghus mllss feyrh jgs ,sls cgqr ls d¢l vkrs jgrs gSa d¨Ã [kkl ckr ugha - eSa fpUrk u d:¡ - ckr vkà xà g¨ xà - lhek rhu & pkj eghus llqjky ugha xà ] cgqr fujk‘k Fkh - ifr dà ckj lhek dh ek¡ d¢ ;gk¡ lhek lss feyus r¨ vk;k ij lhek d¨s lkFk esa llqjky pyus d¨ ugha dgk - Mk0 v:.kk dh nok ls ge lcus eglwl fd;k fd mld¢ pgsjs ij ,d ped lh vk xà gS v©j og rkt+h v©j rxM+h yxus yxh gS - eu mldk cgqr mnkl Fkk ij lsgr mldh lq/kj xà Fkh - gekjs ?kj vkt dy ;gh dke djus vk tkrh Fkh - lhek dh ek¡ dk eu vktdy cgqr nq[kh Fkk v©j o¨ fpUrk ls dqN <+hyh lh jgus yxh Fkh - vkrs tkrs v©j b/kj dke okys mld¨ iwNrs jgrs fd lhek llqjky ugha xà D;k ckr gS \ fdl & fdld¨ og tokc nsrh ] fdl & fdldh t+cku j¨d¢a og - lhek dh ek¡ us rg fd;k fd lhek [kqn gh llqjky okfil pyh tk;s - dc rd ;gk¡ ek;d¢ esa mu y¨x¨a d¢ cqykus d¢ bUrt+kj esa cSBh jgsxh - vc lhek dk ?kj ogha gh r¨ gS - lhek dh nok & nk: ogk¡ jg dj Hkh pyrh jgsxh gh - llqjky esa jg dj Hkh r¨ nokà [kkà tk ldrh Fkh ] v©jr dh bT+t+r mldk enZ g¨rk gS o¨ tSls Hkh j[ksa og - lhek eu el¨l dj pqipki ek¡ d¢ dgus ls vIkus vki gh llqjky pyh xà - fQj djhc n¨ eghus viuh ek¡ d¢ ?kj Hkh ugha vkà ] uk eqÖkls feyus vkà - tSls dh igys g¨rk Fkk vc fQj ßlhek dh ek¡ß gekjs ;gk¡ dke djus vkrh jgh Fkh - gk¡ ] Mk0 v:.kk us eq>s Q¨u djd¢ crk;k fd og lhek d¢ LokLFk; ls dkQ+h lUrq“V gS - ,d fnu lhek Mk0 v:.kk d¢ ;gk¡ nok ysus vkà Fkh vPNh yx jgh Fkh v©j [kq‘k Hkh - vc /khjs & /khjs lhek Mk0 v:.kk dh l¨p dk fgLlk Hkh cu xà Fkh ] mldk O;ogkj gh ,slk Fkk fd y¨x mls pkgus yxrs Fks - dà fnu lhek dh ek¡ dke ij ugha vkà ] ,slk r¨ vdlj g¨rk gh Fkk tc lhek b/kj ek,d¢ esa u g¨rh r¨ d¨Ã [kcj nsus okyk Hkh uk vkrk Fkk - mej Hkh vc mldh iDdh gh gS fQj xq: th v©j xq: laxr dk mldk lkFk Hkh gS ] tgk¡ Hkh Hktu g¨rk gS og pyh tkrh gS - gekjs ;gk¡ dke djus okyk e¨gu Hkh fcuk [khts mldk dke dj ysrk gS - uk f‘kdk;r djrk ] uk mld¢ vkus ij mlls cgl g¨rh mldh dHkh Hkh - lc djhc Bhd gh py jgk Fkk - ‘kke d¨ tc e¨gu ckt+kj ls lCt+h ysdj y©Vk r¨ vkdj esjs dejs d¢ njokt+s esa FkSyk gkFk esa ysdj [kM+k g¨ x;k - ,slh mldh vknr u Fkh - yxk og dqN dguk pkg jgk Fkk ] eSaus gh iwN fy;k ] ß e¨gu ] lc Bhd gS u rqEgkjs ;gk¡ \ D;k ckr gS \ß ß th ] esjs ;gk¡ r¨ lc Bhd gS ij lhek d¨ mld¢ llqjky oky¨a us g¶rk igys vius ?kj ls fudky fn;k Fkk ] ekj ihV dj - uhps lkjs ;g dg jgs gSa - rqxydkckn esa lhek dh ek¡ us iapk;r cqyokà Fkh - mld¢ vkneh us mls okfil ys tkus ls bUdkj dj fn;k Fkk D;¨afd mld¢ ;gk¡ cPpk ugha g¨rk gS blfy, - ß e¨gu us eq>s crk;k - ß Bhd gS ] e¨gu ij ge r¨ dqN ugha dj ldrs uk - cspkjh lhek dh ftUnxh mldh ek¡ us gh tYnh esa ‘kknh d¢ pDdj esa [kjkc dj nh ! ß eSaus Hkh gennÊ trkà ] cqjk r¨ eq>s Hkh yxk gh - ß ese lkgc ] gekjs ¶ySV~l dk jke l:i gS uk bySDVªhf‘k;u ] mld¢ N¨Vs Hkkà fo‘k.k us ogha iapk;r esa [kM+k g¨ dj ] lhek ls ‘kknh d¢ fy;s mldk gkFk ek¡x fy;k Fkk - dgk fd og cPps uk g¨us ij Hkh mlls ‘kknh djus d¨ rS;kj gS - Okgha iapk;r esa iafMr d¨ cqykdj mudh ‘kknh dj nh xà gS - uhps ¶ySV~l esa lc y¨x ;gh ckr dj jgsa Fks - ß e¨gu d¨ le> ugha vk jgk Fkk og iwjh fLFkfr d¨ dSls le>s - lp gSjkuxh eq>s Hkh gqà ij ,d lq[kn lk >Vdk Hkh yxk ] lhek d¢ fy, [kqyh bl uà LkEHkkouk ls - ß py e¨gu ;g r¨ cgqr vPNk gqvk - lhek cgqr vPNh yM+dh gS v©j fo‘k.k Hkh cgqr vPNk v©j cgknwj vkneh fudyk - vc n¨u¨a [kq‘k jgsaxs ] ß eSaus e¨gu d¨ le>kuk pkgk - e¨gu pfdr lk ß th & th - - - ß djrk ] lCth dk FkSyk mBk dj jl¨Ã esa pyk x;k - ßlhek dh ek¡ß g¶rk & nl fnu N¨M+ dj fQj vius #Vhu ls vkus yxh - eSaus dHkh mlls lhek d¢ ckjs esa ugha iwNk v©j u gh mlus dHkh esjs lkeus lhek dh ckr djus dh d¨f‘k‘k dh - ckr fQj vkà xà g¨ xà - lhek djhc N% eghus d¢ ckn gekjs ?kj ] dke djus ugha ] eq>s feyus vkà Fkh - cgqr lqUnj v©j lUrq“V yx jgh Fkh - eSaus mLkls dqN dqjsn dj iqjkuh dgkuh ugha iwNh ] u gh mlus vius vki dqN dgk - flQZ bruk iwN fy;k ] ß lhek ] [kq‘k gS u rw \ ß th vkUVh - ß flj >qdk dj tokc fn;k - fQj cgqr nsj pqi jgh - eSaus gh fQj mlls iwN fy;k ] ß lhek D;k ckr gS \ dqN dguk gS D;k rq>s \ csf>>d c¨y ] D;k dj ldrh gw¡ eSa rsjs fy, - ß ß vkUVh ] eSa brus fnu ls Mk0 v:.kk d¢ ;gk¡ ugha xà - ‘kk;n og vc eq>ls ukjkt+ g¨axh - eSa muls feyuk pkgrh gw¡ - vxj vki Q¨u dj nsa r¨ ] eq>s ,sls tkrs ‘keZ vk jgh gS - ß og flj >qdk, gh dg jgh Fkh - eSaus Q¨u mBk;k v©j Mk0 v:.kk d¨ dj fn;k - dg fn;k fd lhek rqels feyuk pkgrh gS vxj og dgs r¨ mls Hkst nw¡ - Mk0 v:.kk Dyhfud esa gh Fkh - mudk dke gh ejht+ ns[kuk gS Hkyk og D;¨a brjkt+ djrh - mUg¨aus Q©ju mls cqyk fy;k - djhc /k.Vs d¢ ckn Mk0 v:.kk dk Q¨u vk;k - c¨yh ] ß eqckfjd g¨ rqEgsa Hkà ] rqe ukuh cuus okyh g¨ - rqEgkjh lhek ek¡ cuus okyh gS - pkj ekl dh ÁSXuSaUlh g¨xh mls - eSaus dg fn;k gS fd d¢l eSa dj n¡wxh fdlh DoSd d¢ ikl er tk;s v©j nok ns nh gS - tc Hkh t:jr g¨ pyh vk;s lhek - rqe [kq‘k g¨ vc r¨ - ß ß FkaSD;w v:.kk FkSaD;w - py¨ tYnh feyrs gSa - ß eq>s cgqr gh vPNk yxk ] lhek d¢ fy;s Hkh v©j v:.kk d¢ fy;s Hkh - vkt ‘kke d¨ e¨gu vk;k r¨ cgqr mRrsftr Fkk ] vkrs gh c¨yk ] ß ese lkgc ] ese lkgc - vkid¨ ekywe gS fd lhek ek¡ cuus okyh gS - ß ß gk¡ ] e¨gu ij Hkyk rw bruk mRrsftr D;¨a gS - Bhd gS vHkh cgqr fnu gSa - rw D;¨a fpUrk dj jgk gS Hkà - ß eq>s e¨gu dk mRrsftr g¨uk cgqr vViVk yxk - ß ese lkgc ] eSa Hkyk D;¨a dqN dgw¡xk ] lhek esjh r¨ N¨Vh cgu lh gS o¨ - eSaus vkils dHkh mud¢ dke d¢ ckjs esa f‘kdk;r dh gS D;k \ eq>s r¨ ;g le> ugha vk jgk gS fd lhek d¢ lkFk D;k g¨ jgk gS \ lkjs y¨x uhps dg jgs gSa fd --- ß e¨gu c¨yrs & c¨yrs #d x;k - ß gk¡ c¨y ] D;k dg jgk Fkk lhek d¢ ckjs esa rw \ c¨y - ß vc eq>s Hkh vpkud fpUrk lh g¨ xà - ß vkt fQj rqxydkckn esa fQj iap;kr gqà gS - lhek ] mldk ifr fo‘k.k mld¢ ifr dk Hkkà jke l:i ] lhek dk igyk ifr jktdqekj ] lhek dh ek¡ ] gk¡ ;g lc cqyk;s x;s Fks iap;kr esa - fo‘k.k us iapk;r ls dgk fd og lhek ls cgqr I;kj djrk gS ij lhek d¢ isV esa mldk cPpk ugha gS D;¨afd ‘kknh d¨ vHkh rhu eghus gq, gSa og pkj ekl d¢ xHkZ ls gS - lhek viuk cPpk fxjok ns ] og mld¢ lkFk jgus d¨ rS;kj gS - og fdlh v©j dk cPps d¨ D;¨a ikys ] mls ;g cPpk ugha pkfg, - cl - ß eSaus iwNk ] ß fQj D;k gqvk \ ß fQj iap;kr us lhek ls iwNk fd og D;k c¨yrh gS - lhek us dgk fd ;g uUgk mld¢ igys ifr jktdqekj gS ;k vkt d¢ ifr fo‘k.k dk ] mls blls d¨Ã >xM+k ugha gS - og MkDVj tkus ;k Hkxoku tkus - ij og uUgk ugha fxjk;sxh ] pkgs mls d¨Ã j[ks ;k N¨M+s ] bl llqjky esa ;k ml llqjky esa Hkh - vc mls dqN Q+dZ ugha iM+rk gS bu fj‘r¨a d¢ g¨us ls ;k uk g¨us ls - lhek flQZ ;g tkurh gS fd t¨ uUgk mldh viuh d¨[k esa gS og mldk gS - og fdlh v©j dk g¨ ;k uk g¨ - mls gj gkyr esa viuk uUgk pkfg;s - og fdlh d¢ fy, Hkh uUgk ugha fxjok;sxh - ß e¨gu crk jgk Fkk - ß vjs ckck js ] e¨gu fQj D;k gqvk \ ß ß lhek dh ek¡ /kgkM+ ekj & ekj dj j¨us yxh - igys cPpk u g¨rk Fkk rc eqlhcr Fkh vc cPpk gh eqlhcr cu x;k gS - lhek rw D;¨a ugha eku tkrh esjh ykM+¨ - ij lhek u ekuh - lhek d¢ igys ifr jktdqekj us [kM+s g¨ dj c¨yk ] ßvxj lhek pkj eghus d¢ XkHkZ ls gS r¨ cPpk esjk gh gS - lhek esjs lkFk pys eSa bls j[kus d¨ rS;kj gw¡ - eq>s lhek ls u igys dHkh d¨Ã f‘kdk;r Fkh u ckn esa d¨Ã f‘kdk;r Fkh - cl ifjokj d¨ uUgk gh r¨ pkfg;s Fkk - lhek esjs lkFk esjs ?kj pys -ß iap;kr us lhek ls iwNk ] ß c¨y rw D;k dgrh gS lhek \ß mlus dgk ] ß t¨ esjk uUgk j[ksxk eSa mlh d¢ lkFk Bhd gw¡ -ß v©j ese lkgc vc fQj og okfil jktdqekj d¢ ?kj pyh xà gS - eq>s le> ugha vk jgk fd eSa D;k - - - - - - - ß e¨gu gdykus yxk -