v©j uk iwNuk oSyek fcfVª‘kj gS ] fiNys LkrkÃl lky ls ;gha jgrh gS - n¨ cPps gSa mld ¢] cM+h yM+dh vc U;w;kdZ esa u©djh djrh gS v©j N¨Vk csVk y.Mu esa - oSyek ;gk¡ d¢ Ldwy esa bafXy‘k i<+krh Fkh ] fiNys iPphl lky ls - gk¡ vc og fjVk;j g¨ xà gS ;k dg¨ fd vc euekuh djrh gS - dHkh cpiu esa isfUVax dk ‘k©d jgk g¨xk mls ] vktdy o¨ isfUVax lh[k jgh gS - tc Hkh ge ,d & n¨ dykdkj ckrsa dj jgs g¨rs ] o¨ ikl vk dj cSB tkrh ] mls ge dykdkjsa dh ckr¨a esa mls jl vkrk - cgqr lky igys ,d ckj og ifjokj d¢ lkFk cEcà vkà Fkh ] ekWulwu lht+u esa ] vHkh rd Hkhxh gS o¨ ml cjlkr ls ! mldk ifr ;gha u©djh djrk gS fdlh fons‘kh rsy dEiuh esa - N% v©j lky jguk gS mLkus ;gk - ‘kk;n tkuus yk;d gj ckr og tkurh gS ;gk¡ dh - eq>s feyrs gh ] mlus viuk Q¨u uEcj ns fn;k fd vxj dHkh fdlh pht+ dh t#jr iM+s r¨ o¨ enn dj ldsxh ] og djhc esa gh jgrh gS - tc Hkh ge dykdkj¨a dk Xkqzi fdlh E;wft+;e tkrk ] oSyek ges‘kk lkFk g¨rh - ges‘kk ,d & vk/k et+snkj ckr t+:j lqukrh ;gk¡ d¢ ckjs esa - gesa vk;s g¶rk g¨ x;k Fkk ] gj ckj tc ge y¨x ‘kkfiax djus x;s ] mlds ikl ges‘kk gh nsus yk;d dqN uà tkudkjh Fkh - eSus ,d rdkt+k fd;k ---- Þ oSyek ] ;g r¨ nqfu;k ds gj ‘kgj esa gS ] ;gk¡ ij [kkl D;k gS & dqN iqjkuk dqN budk viuk \ oSyek g¡lus yxh - c¨yh ] ß ,d iqjkuk elky¨a dk ckt+kj gS ;gk¡ ikl esa leqæ fdukjs] py¨xh \ ß gk¡ t+#j- ß ß rqe t+:j rS;kj jguk ‘kke d¨ ys pywxh ] T+;knk nwj ugha gS - ß ‘kke d¨ ge y¨x¨a us ckt+kj esa x;s ] vx: dk b= [kjhnk ] cgqr et+k vk;k - vxys fnu tSls gh oSyek vk est+ ij cSBh ] eSaus Q©ju Qjekb‘k dj nh ] ß d¨Ã vklikl xk¡o ugha gS D;k \ tgk¡ vk/kqfudrk d¢ eqdkcys dqN iqjkukiu cp x;k g¨ r¨ ---ß ß gS r¨ lgh ij nwj gS ;gk¡ ls ] py¨xh \ ik¡p & N% ?k.Vs yxsaxs ] c¨y¨ ] eSa rS;kj gw¡ - ;g xk¡o rqEgsa t:j vPNk yxsxk - ;gk¡ d¢ y¨x leqæh yqVjs Fks blfy, ;g xk¡o leqæ rV ij gS - v©j ,d ckr ;g y¨x ogk¡ ij e¨rh dh [ksrh Hkh djrs Fks -ß ß oSyek ] rqEgsa ;gk¡ ij VªSoy ,tsalh pykuh pkfg, - ß eSaus dgk - ß o¨ r¨ lgh gS ] ij rqe tSls VwfjLV ;gk¡ de gh vkrs gSa ] esjh ;knk‘kr esa igyh ckj d¨Ã xk¡o ns[kuk pkgrk gS ;gk¡ vkdj - ß mlus dgk - ß rc oSyek rqEgsa t+#j ;gk¡ ds ckjs esa ,d fdrkc fy[kuh pkfg, - vkneh ;gk¡ vk, fcuk Hkh r¨ rqEgkjh fdrkc i<+ ldrk gS -ß o¨ gl¡us yxh ] fQj dgha [k¨ lh xà - eSaus ns[kk ] o¨ /khjs & /khjs dqN cqncqnk jgh Fkh ] ß gk¡ eSa dà ckj l¨prh gw¡ ] dqN fy[kw¡ ij ‘kk;n vHkh Bhd le; ugha vk;k -Þ fQj t+¨j ls g¡lh ] ß x¨xh ] ,d ckr iDdh gS fd rqEgsa dgkfu;¨a dk cgqr ‘k©d gS -Þ ge dqN dykdkj foHkUu ns‘k¨a ls ;gk¡ ,d ÁnZ‘kuh d¢ fy, vk;s Fks - ;g ,d N¨Vk lk }hi gS - rsy fey tkus dh ot+g ls ;gk¡ [kq‘kgkyh gS - ;gk¡ o¨ lc lq[k & lqfo/kk gSa t¨ fdlh lEiUu ns‘k esa g¨uh pkfg, - lc dqN u;k & u;k ] yxrk gS fd vki fdlh fQYeh lSV ij jg jgs g¨a - lc Bhd & Bkd ] lc gh txg - lqcg vkB ct+s pyus dk Á¨Xkzke cuk ] ge lc ßclß d¢ vklikl vkB ls igys vk dj cSB x;s ,d N¨Vh lh cl igys ls ogk¡ [kM+h Fkh - esgj v©j vkle n¨ dykdkj¨a dk gesa bUrt+kj Fkk - mUg¨ausa lqcg gh igq¡pus tkus dk oknk fd;k Fkk o¨ gekjs lkFk ?kweus tkus okys Fks - oSyek us u© cts dj nl feUV ij ,syku fd;k fd vxj ge vHkh ugha pys r¨ nsj g¨ tk;sxh okfil vkus rd ] D;¨afd okfil vkdj gesa ypW ¸kgha djuk g¨xk ] oSls mlus [kkus & ihus dk dkQ+h lkeku j[k fy;k Fkk lQ+j d¢ fy, - tc Hkh dgha tkrs ] cl esa eSa v©j egsj ges‘kk lkFk cSBrs ] dqN uà ] dqN iqjkuh ] m/ksM+rs cqurs jgrs - eq>s Hkh mldk bUrt+kj Fkk - ij tSls gh oSyek us dgk vc gesa pyuk g¨xk ] eSa gh lcls igys cl esa Pk<+ xà v©j igyh lhV ij cSB xà - esjs ihNs oSyek p<+h v©j c¨yh fd og esjs lkFk cSBsxh mlds fy, eSa vius ikl lhV j[kw¡ - cl dk Mªkoj us ewM dj ns[kk v©j eqLdjk;k ] ß vkt vkid¨ ese lkgc Bhd ls ?kwekus okyh gS -Þ egewn cxkWyh Fkk v©j cxaykns‘kh Hkh ] ij mnZw cgqr vPNh c¨yrk Fkk - ge y¨x vdlj tc Hkh dgha tkrs r¨ ,d n¨ ckr esjh mlls Hkh g¨ tkrh - fju tkikuh dykdkj Fkh ] esjs ihNs cl esa Pk<+ vkà v©j esjs ikl vk cSBh eq>s o¨ vPNh yxh Fkh eSa mlls dg uk ikà fd oSyek esjs lkFk cSBuk pkgrh gS blfy, rqe d¨Ã v©j lhV ys y¨ - egewn us esjk dke vklku dj fn;k ] ß vki ihNs cSB¨ ] ;gk¡ oSyek ese lkgc cSBsxh ] o¨ eq>s jkLrk crk;sxh - eSa b/kj igyh ckj tk jgk gw¡ - vki cqjk uk ekuuk ] ese lkfgck -Þ fju us dgk ] Þ gk¡ ] gk¡ - D;¨a ugha - eq>s yxk vkt eSa x¨xh ds lkFk cSB yw¡ - esgj ugha gS uk blfy, ! egewn ] rqe fdRkus lky ls ;gk¡ g¨ \ß ß th ] djhc vkB lky ls - igys dydrk esa Fkk ] rHkh gesa bu ese lkgc ls ckr djd¢ viuk ?kj ;kn vkrk gS -Þ oSyek lcd¢ ckn cl esa p<+h ] mlus njokt+s d¢ ikl [kM+h g¨dj cl esa ut+j ?kqekà v©j egewn ls c¨yh vc cl dk njokt+k cUn djy¨ v©j lh/ks py¨ i‘fpe dh v¨j - oSyek esjs lkFk cSBrs gh crkus yxh ] ß lrkÃl lky igys ] tc ge y¨x ;gk¡ vk;s r¨ bl ‘kgj esa cgqr de y¨x jgrs Fks - ;g djhc & djhc jsxhLrku Fkk ] ;g lc bruh cM+h & cM+h fcyfMaXt+ fn[k jgh gSa ] lc ckn esa cuh gSa - n¨ & pkj fcyfMaXt+ esjs vkus igys ls gSa ;gk¡ - ;g ns[k¨ ] ;g gkyW vkQW tfLVl ] esjs vkus ls igys dk gS - rqEgsa dgkuh lquuh gS uk ] y¨ lqu¨ ] Þ o¨ esjh v¨j ewM xà v©j dqN esjh rjQ >qd xà - mldh vkokt+ vpkud uhps Loj esa g¨ xà - ß ;g ckr djhc ckbl lky igys dh gS ] rc bu ‘kss[k ds firk #yj Fks - ;gk¡ bl gkyW vkWQ tfLVl esa ,d dsl gqvk Fkk - rc ,d gh vaXkszt+h v[+kckj ;gk¡ gqvk djrk Fkk ] mlesa ;g ,d [k+cj Nih fd ,d y¨dWy yM+dh v©j ,d fon‘kh ds vkil esa uktk;t lECkU/k g¨ x;s gSa - ß ß oSyek ] D;k lEcU/k Hkh dHkh uktk¸kt g¨rs gSa \ vxj lEcU/k g¨a ] r¨ o¨ ges‘kk t+k;t gh g¨rs gSa - gSaa uk \ ß eSaus dgk - oSyek dgha v©j Fkh ] ‘kk;n ckbl lky ihNs ] ß ;g lc rqe cgqr lh ckrsa ,d çtkrU= esa jg dj lh[kh g¨ ] ;g rqe tkurh g¨ D;k \ rqEgsa vius lekt ls cgqr f‘kdk;ras g¨xha ij rqe tgk¡ jgrh g¨ ] ogk¡ rqEgsa D;k & D;k fey jgk gS ] rqEgsa ekywe gS D;k \ gk¡ vc esjh lqu¨ ] rqEgkjs eryc dh dgkuh gS -Þ lkjh cl esa dykdkj ,d nqljs ls ckrsa dj jgs Fks ] mlus ihNs ewMdj ns[kk - eSa Hkh ns[kus d¨ ewM xà - lc vIkus esa yhu Fks - oSyek dqN v©j djhc vk xà ] ß lqu¨ yM+dh ds f[kykQ mlds vius gh ifjokj us dsl fd;k Fkk - vkneh fdlh v©j ns‘k dk Fkk ] ‘kk;n ,f‘k;kà Fkk o¨ ß eSaus gqdkWjk Hkjk - ß yM+dh ds f[kykQ+ mlds e¡k & cki us xokà nh Fkh d¨VZ esa - gkWy vkWQ tfLVl esa mls laUlkj djus dk QSlyk fn;k x;k ] tkurh g¨ laUlkj dk eryc \ß ß gk¡ ] tkurh gw¡ - iRFkj ekj dj lt+k nsuk - ß eSa tkurh Fkh - ß ,syku fd;k x;k fd lkjk ‘kgj ogk¡ igq¡ps ] ,slk vkMZj Fkk - ge lc x;s ogk¡ - ß ß r¨ rqe Hkh iRFkj ekjus xà mls \ okg oSyek okg - ß eSauss dgk ß rqEgsa pkfg, Fkk fd rqe dg nsrh fd elhg us dgk gS fd igyk iRFkj o¨ ekjs ftlus - - - - - Þ ß pqi ! pqi ls esjh lqu¨ igys - mUg¨aus gWky vkWQ tfLVl ds fcydqy lkeus ,d dejs ftruk xgjk ] nl QqV nl QqV dk ,d xM~Mk [k¨nk gqvk Fkk - ,d vkneh us ] t¨ ,d yEck p¨xk igus Fkk ] lcds bdV~Bk g¨ tkus ds ckn ,d vkMZj i<+k ] ‘kk;n eq¶rh g¨xk o¨ vkneh - ,slk gh mldh i©‘kkd ls yxrk Fkk -Þ mlus BUMh lkWl yh - eSaus iwNk ] ß fQj ---- fQj D;k gqvk \ ß ml yM+dh d¨ ml xM~Ms esa mrkj fn;k x;k ] igys iRFkj mlh yM+dh ds ek¡ & cki us ekjs ] fQj mld¢ Hkkà & cgu¨a us - ß oSyek us ckgj ns[krs gq,s dgk - ckgj nwj rd jsxhLrku Fkk ,d rjQ+ v©j nwljh v©j vjc dh [kkM+h - lM+d cgqr cf<+;k Fkh gekjh cl l© ls T+;knk dh j¶+rkj ls Hkkxh tk jgh Fkh - ß fQj D;k gqvk ---- rqeus Hkh iRFkj ekjs \ ß lqu¨ ] fQj mUg¨aus ekMZu VssDuky¨th dk ÃLreky fd;k -Þ ß D;k eryc --- \ ß tgk¡ ge [kM+s Fks ] ikl esa gh ] djhc iUægk & chl Vªd iRFkj¨a ls Hkjs [kM+s Fks - ,d & ,d Vªd us vkdj ml [kM~Ms esa viuk MSEij mBkdj ] tgk¡ yM+dh [kM+h Fkh ] iRFkj Mky & Mky [kM~Ms d¨ iwjh rjg ls iRFkj¨a ls Hkj fn;k -Þ ß v©j rqe lc cSBs jgs ] d¨Ã ugha dqN c¨yk ugha D;k \ ß flQZ lqu¨ ] vHkh igys rqe flQZ lqu¨ ] ;g lc ns[kuk Hkh bruk vklku ugha Fkk - bl lcd¨ g¨us esa dà ?kUVs yxs - fQj mUg¨aus us iRFkj okfil mBkus ‘kq# fd;s - ogh dà Vªd okfil tkus yxs iRFkj Hkj & Hkj dj [kM~M ls - Þ ß uhps yM+dh dk r¨ ikiM+ cu x;k g¨xk \ D;¨a oSyek \ß eSaus iwNk - ß cgqr cspSu g¨ rqe x¨xh ! ugha ] tc lkjs iRFkj mBk fy, x;s tkus ds ckn ] MkDVj us ml yM+dh dh tkp¡ dh -Þ ß oSyek deky gS - igys ekj¨ fQj tk¡p dj¨ - Þ eSaus t+jk t¨j ls dgk - ß gk¡ deky r¨ gS x¨xh ] o¨ yM+dh mu iRFkj¨a d¢ uhps ftUnk Fkh - Þ oSyek us dgk - ß ugha Ã Ã Ã Ã Þ eSa bRkuh t+¨j ls ph[kh fd eSa Hkwy gh xà fd eSa ,d çkÃoV dgkuh lqu jgh gw¡ - oSyek us esjs eqg¡ ij gkFk j[k fn;k v©j ihNs ewM dj ns[kus yxh ] lc O;Lr Fks viuh & viuh dgkfu;¨a esa - ß fQj D;k gqvk ----- oSyek \ ß dqN [k+kl ugha ] d¨VZ us gqDe fn;k fd ml yM+dh d¢ ek¡ & cki mls vius lkFk okfil vius ?kj ys tk;s -Þ mlus cgqr fujlrk ls dgk - ß ugha ] ugha - ,slk dSls g¨ ldrk gS \ bl lc gxkesa d¢ ckn -ß ß ugha & ugha D;k \ gk¡ ] fcydqy ,sls gh gqvk -Þ oSyek us dgk - ß fQj D;k gqvk \ ml yM+dh vius ek¡ & cki d¢ lkFk tkus ls bUdkj ugha fd;k D;k \ eSa cgqr mrsft+r Fkh - ß ugha ß ß fQj D;k gqvk ----- oSyek crkv¨ uk Iyht+ \ ß vkt rd dHkh fdlh us fQj mldh ckr ugha dh - - - - cl - cl eSa bruk gh tkurh gw¡ ] vc v©j eq>s dqN uk iwNuk -ß mlus fVpj ds vUnkt ls dgk ] dqN nwj gV ds cSB xà v©j cl dh nqljh rjQ+ dh f[kM+dh ls ckgj jsfxLrku d¨ ns[kus yxh v©j eSa Hkh ckgj nwj & nwj rd QSys jsfxLrku esa dgha [k¨ xà - ;g jsfxLrku ogk¡ ] ;gk¡ ] lc txg vHkh rd QSyk gS -