lnk lqgkxu i©aVk d¨Ã fgy LVs‘ku r¨ ugha ij igkM+¨a d¢ ikl gS - fiNys dà lky¨a ls gj xeÊ eSa ;gha vk tkrh gw¡ - ‘kgj N¨Vk lk gS xeÊ fnYyh ls de gh g¨rh gS v©j gok & ikuh lkQ - ftTth ;gk¡ Ldwy esa i<+krh gS ] mld¢ Ldwy esa NqfV~V;k¡ cjlkr esa g¨rh gSa - vc esjh T+;knkrj xÆe;k¡ ;gha dVrh gSa- dqN lky igys dh ckr gS ] esjh N¨Vh HkkHkh ehuw dk tc ls ik¡o Hkkjh gqvk ] og yxkrkj m[kM+h jgrh - ckr Hkh lgh Fkh ]mlds ifjokj esa cgqr lkjs MkDVj gSa - t¨ CkM+s ‘kgj¨a esa ] cM+s & cM+s gLIkrky¨a esa dke dj jgs gSa - mls ;gk¡ ds MkDVj¨a ij Hkj¨lk ugha Fkk v©j fQj vpkud mld¢ ikik dk nsgkUr g¨ x;k - ek¡ v©j ifjokj okys viuh nqfo/kkv¨a esa Fks ] d¨Ã Hkh mls ogk¡ vius ikl cqyk ugha jgk Fkk- mls bu fnu¨a ¸kgk¡ jguk ] vPNk ugha yx jgk Fkk ] og vius ?kj esa lcls N¨Vh Fkh v©j gekjs ?kj esa Hkh ] ij etcwjh Fkh - lquk fd ‘kgj d¢ flfoy gLirky fd Mk0 e¡xyk cgqr l;kuh gS - ftTth us mUgsa Q¨u djds oDr ek¡xk - MkDVj us ehuw d¨ gLirky esa gh ykus d¨ dg fn;k - vc gesa fpUrk ;g Fkh fd lqcg gLirky esa HkhM+ g¨xh ] Hkà d©u lk ljdkjh gLirky g¨xk fgUnqLRkku esa tgk¡ HkhM+ uk g¨ \ ftTth us lqcg gLirky tk ipÊ cuok ysus dh ft+Eesokjh ys yh - ehuww v©j eSa ] n¨u¨a djhc nl cts og¡k igq¡p x, - ykÃus yEch Fkha ] ftTth ogha Fkh - mlus ehuw d¨ LkkaRouk nh ] ß nl & iUægk feUV esa uEcj vk tk,xk ] T+;knk bURkt+kj ugha djuk iM+sxk ! eSaus Mk0 e¡xyk ls ckr dj yh gS -ß ge rhu¨a cSBus dh txg ryk‘kus yxs - ß ;gk¡ gLirky esa t¨ MkDVj & MkDVjuh ikp¡ lky jg tk;s ] o¨ i©AVk N¨M+ dj dHkh dgha ugha tkrk ] D;¨afd ejht+ gh mls tkus gh ugha nsrs - fjVk;j g¨ tkus ij ;k Vª~kLQj g¨us ij ] MkDVj ;gha viuh ÁkÃosV ÁSDVhl djus yxrs gSa v©j mu lcdk dke ;gk¡ cgqr pyrk gS - ß ikl gh ydM+h dh csap ij djhc M+s<+ vkneh d¢ cSBus dh txg Fkh - ehuw v©j ftTth d¨ cSBus d¨ dg ] eSa [kqn ikl d¢ [kEcs d¢ lkFk lgkjk ys [kM+h g¨ xà - gels igys ls cSBs naIkfr t¨ v/ksM+ lh mej d¢ Fks ] viuh lkeus okyhs csap ij cSBh v©jr¨a d¨ dqN crk jgs Fks - lkeus csap ij n¨ v©jrsa cSBh Fkha ] cM+h dh x¨n esa ,d cPpk Fkk - ß vki dgka ls vk, g¨ \ mUg¨aus iwNk ] ß Åij & tkWu lkj ls ß cM+h v©jr us tokc fn;k - vkneh us iwNk ] ß tkWu lkj ckWcj \ Þ gk¡ th ] ;g chekj lh jgus yxh gS - esjs vkneh us dgk ] vPNh MkDVj gSa b/kj ] i©aVs esa - vcdh ckj m/kj gh tkv¨ - ß cM+h fQj c¨yh - cM+h v©jr ipkl lky ds vklikl g¨xh ] x¨n esa vkB & u© eghus dk cPpk Fkk - N¨Vh chl ds dqN Åij g¨xh - cM+h us uhys jax dk ?kk?kjk igu j[kk Fkk ] yky jax dk cwVh;¨a okyk cykÅt+ v©j flj ij uhys jax dk iV~Vw - N¨Vh us yky jax dk lwV iguk Fkk ] flj ij uhyh & ihyh cwfV;¨a okyk iV~Vw - N¨Vh v©jr yxkrkj cPps ls [ksy jgh Fkh - vxj cPpk nwljh rjQ eq¡g djrk r¨ o¨ mlds gkFk ij vaxwyh ctk mls viuh rjQ vkdÆ“kr dj ysrh fQj dqN c¨yrh v©j g¡lrh ] cPpk Hkh vius Åij d¢ pkj v©j uhps ds n¨ nk¡r fn[kk g¡l nsrk - ulZ us oh.kk 'kekZ d¨ vkokt+ yxkà & gekjh ckjh vk xà - ge y¨x MkDVj ds dejs dh rjQ c<+ pys - dqN v©jr¨a us ulZ d¨ ?ksj fy;k ] og tkuuk pkgrh Fkha fd mUgsa v©j fdruk bURkt+kj djuk iM+sxk - o¨ gels igys dh vkà gqà Fkha - ulZ mUgsa lkaRouk ns dj gesa vUnj ys xà - vUnj txg de v©j ejht+ T+;knk Fks - ftTth v©j ehuw d¨ ogk¡ N¨M+ eSa ckgj vk xà - ;g gLirky Hkh vthc txg g¨rs gSa ] ;gk¡ dà rjg d¢ y¨x fn[kkà iM+rs gSa ] dà çkUr¨a ] dà nt¨Z ds ] de ls de ,d ckr ekuuh iM+sxh ] chekjh lcls ,d tSlk crkZo djrh gS - eSa gE¨’kk l¨prh gw¡ ] tc gLirky cukus okys tkurs gSa fd vkl ikl igkM+h bykd¨a d¢ lkjs ejht+ ;gha vkrs gSa r¨ muds cSBus d¢ fy, ;k [kM+s g¨us dh txg de D;¨a g¨rh gS \ ij gS & D;k dj ysxsa vki Hkyk \ eSa gLirky d¢ xsV d¢ ckgj vk [kM+h gqà v©j flXkszV ihus yxh - chekj cSBs Fks ] chekj¨a d¨ lkFk ykus okys b/kj m/kj ?kwe jgs Fks - o¨ tkWu & lkj okyh cM+h v©jr cPps d¨ N¨Vh v©jr d¢ ikl N¨M+ dj esjh v¨j vk xà - vius cykÅt+ d¢ tsc ls chM+h fudky dj ihus yxh - ge n¨u¨a us ,d nwljs dh vk[k¨a esa ns[kk ] ,d nch lh eqLdjkgV ge n¨u¨a d¢ pgsjs ij vk xà - ß vki ;g¡k d¢ ugha gSa uk \ igyk loky mlh us fd;k - ß ugha -ß eSaus eqLdjk dj dgk ] ß rqe Hkh r¨ ;gk¡ dh ugha g¨ \ ß ugha - ß o¨ [kqydj eqLdjkà - eSaus lqu gh fy;k Fkk fd tkWu & lkj ls vkà gS ckr djus d¢ fy;s iwN fy;k ] ß pdjkrs ls vk;s g¨ \ ß ugha th ] m/kj d¢ xk¡o d¢ gSa ge ] l¨p y¨ mld¢ ikl d¢ - b/kj ls l¨p¨ r¨ lc ikl gh yxrk gS ] ij n¨ fnu yx x;s gesa vkus esa ;gk¡ - Þ ß cl r¨ j¨t+ vkrh gS uk ] ogk¡ ls \ ß ß th vkrh r¨ gS ] lqcg cl pyrh gS ] ij vxj igyh jkr pdjkrs uk igqpsa ] r¨ lqcg dh cl dSls idM+sa - blfy, jkr ogha pdjkrs #duk iM+rk gS - lqcg py dj ’kke d¨ igqpsa fodkl uxj ] fQj jkr ogha jgs ] d¨Ã gS xk¡o okyk - lqcg ;gk¡ vk, gSa i©aVs - ß ß gk¡ ] dkQ+h nwj gS ] m/kj Hkh r¨ gLirky g¨xk ] Okgk¡ gh D;¨a ugha djok;k bykt vki y¨x¨a us \ ß eSaus iwNk - ß djok;k D;¨a ugha th ]^ dkylh ^ Hkh djok;k ] ^ gjcZViqj ^ Hkh - tc QSnk gh ugha gqvk r¨ ;gk¡ vk;s gSa Þ mlus tckc fn;k - ß rqEgkjh csVh gSa D;k rqEgkjs lkFk \ß fQj iwN fy;k - f[kyf[kYkk iM+h o¨ ] ß ugha th uw gS esjh - ß ß v©j cPpk \ ß esjk csVk - ß mlus t+jk xoZ ls crk;k - ftTth eq>s iqdkj jgh Fkh ] eSaus mlls dgk ] ß eq>s tkuk g¨xk -ß v©j eSa ftTth dh rjQ+ c<+ xà - ß ehuw dk CyM ÁS‘kj cgqr T;knk gS ] MkDVj mls ,d fnu pSdvi d¢ fy;s gLirky esa j[kuk pkgrh gS - eSa tkdj ?kj ls [kkus & ihus dk lkeku ys vkrh gw¡ -ß ß ugha ftTth eSa pyh tkÅ¡xh ] rw ;gha jg ehuw d¢ ikl -ß eSaus vkXkzg fd;k- ß ugha eSa Ldwy tkdj igys NqV~Vh dh vt+Ê nwaxh ] eSa r¨ Ldwy ls ,d ?kUVs dh NqV~Vh ysdj vkà Fkh - fQj tkÅ¡xha ?kj - rw ehuw d¢ lkFk jg ;gk¡ - ehuw CyM VSLV d¢ fy, xà gS ySc esa ] rw ogha pyh tk mld¢ ikl - ß ftTth ckgj v©j eSa ySc dh v¨j c<+ xà - esjs igq¡pus ls igys gh ehuw v©j ulZ n¨u¨a ySc ls bDV~Bs ckgj fudy dj vk x, - ß vki b/kj ls ihNs dh rjQ Pkys tk;s - tukuk okMZ uEcj ,d m/kj gh gS - eSa okMZ okyh ulZ d¨ m/kj Hkstrh gw¡ - ß ulZ us gesa le>k;k - eSa v©j ehuw vHkh okMZ esa igqps gh Fks fd ulZ vk igqph - ß vki vUnj vk tk;s ] eSa fcLrj yxk nsrh gw¡ - Þ ulZ us njokt+k [k¨y dj gesa vUnj cqyk fy;k ] mlus tsc ls pkch fudky dj vyekjh [k¨yh - igys fcLrj dh pknj cny dj c¨yh ] ß vki ysV tkv¨ HkkHkh th ] nhnh vki ;gk¡ cSB tkv¨ - MkDVj Fk¨M+h gh nsj esa gh ejht+ ns[kdj vk tk;sxh - ß ehuw vk¡[k can dj d¢ ysV xà - n¨ fcLrj¨a d¢ chp ydM+h dk LkQ¢n iqrk gqvk LVwy Fkk ] eSa ml ij cSB xà - ulZ fQj okfil y©V vkà ,d dqlÊ mBk;s gq;s ] c¨yh ß vki dqlÊ ij cSB tkv¨ ] vki oh.kk eSMe dh cgu g¨ uk nhnh th \ vkidh ‘kDy ls gh yxrk gS ,slk - eSa mudh LVwMaV gw¡ - ß eSa mls /kU;okn dj dqlÊ ij cSB xà - fcLrj ij ehuw ysVh Fkh vk[ksa ewns ] mlus djoV yh - eSa dqlÊ ls mB dj f[kM+dh ij tk [kM+h gqà - ß nhnh ß ehuw us /khjs ls iqdkjk - ß gka ehuw Þ eSa ehuw d¢ fcLrj d¢ ikl dqlÊ ij y©V vkà - ehuw eqLdjk jgh Fkh ] ß nhnh ] thth d¢ Vhpj g¨us dk ;gka cgqr Qk;nk gS ] gj txg d¨Ã u d¨Ã fey tkrk gS mud¢ tkuus okyk ! nhnh ] MkDVj exayk Hkh fdUx t¨tZ eSfMdy dkyst esA i<+h gSa y[kuÅ esa - ß ß vPNk ß eq>s yxk vc bldk cYM Á‘kj t#j uhps vk tk;sxk & ß py¨ MkDVj r¨ de ls de vPNs dkyst esa i<+h gS ! ß eSaus dgk D;¨afd ehuw dh cgu Hkh mlh dkyst esa i<+h Fkh ;g eq>s ekywe Fkk - ß gak¡ nhnh ] ;g r¨ MkDVj vPNh gaS ;gka - ß mlus Lohdkjk - ß rfc;r r¨ Bhd gS uk HkkHkh th \ okMZ ulZ us eqLdjk dj iwNk ] mld¢ ihNs n¨u¨a tkulkWj ckcj okyh v©jrsa Fkha - vyekjh ls pknj fudky vxys gh fcLrj dh pknj cny nh - b‘kkjs ls mUgsa lEc¨f/kr dj c¨yh ] ß ysV tkv¨ bl fcLrj ij ] Fk¨M+h nsj esa MkDVj vk;sxh ns[kus - Þ bruk dg o¨ ckgj fudy xà - N¨Vh v©jr us viuh iykfLVd dh pednkj tkeuh jax dh xqjx+kch fcLrj d¢ uhps mrkjh ] iSj Åij dj fcLrj ij cSB xà v©j fQj flj dk iV~Vw mrkj ,d rjQ j[k fn;k & pednkj cjVa lSuk jax tSls cky ] djhc ,d xt+ g¨xsa ] ,d yky pqfV;k esa xqaFks ] esjh vk[ksa r¨ ogha fpid xà - mls vius dqUry/ku dk iwjk Kku Fkk - o¨ eqLdjkà v©j fcLrj ij ysV xà - cM+h v©jr mld¢ fcLrj d¢ ikl j[ks LVwy esa x¨n esa l¨;s cPps d¨ ysdj cSBh gh Fkh fd ulZ okfil y©V vkà ] vkrs gh cM+h v©jr d¨ lEc¨f/kr dj c¨yh ] ß vki ckgj cSBsa ] MkDVj vkus okyh gSa ] cPpk ysdj vUnj cSBuk euk gS - dke g¨xk r¨ cqyk ysxsa -ß v©j >V ls okfil y©V xà - ß y¨ th ] r¨ cPpk dgk¡ N¨M+ vk;s \ß cM+h v©jr us eq>s iwNk - eSasaus vk[ksa uhps dj yh v©j fQj ckgj ns[kus yxha - og cqn~cqnkrh dejs ls ckgj fudy xà - N¨Vh v©jr fcLrj ls mB dj cSB xà v©j ckgj >kdus yxh dqN cspSu lh - eSaus mls le>kuk pkgk ] ß cPp¨a d¨ d¨Ã chekjh uk yx tk;s blfy;s ulZ us dgk fd ckgj ys tkv¨ cPps d¨ -ß mlus esjh ckr d¨ d¨Ã ?;ku ugha fn;k - ß ;g rsjh csVh gS \ß mlus iyV dj iwNk - ß ugha ] esjh HkkHkh gS ] N¨Vh HkkHkh -ß eSaus tckc fn;k - ehuw us djoV mldh v¨j gh ys yh ] v©j esjh vk[k¨a esa ns[k dj eqLdjkus yxh - vxyk loky lh/kk ehuw d¨ fd;k mlus ] ß rsjs fdrus enZ gSA \ß esjk lk¡l ,d feUV d¢ fy;s #d x;k ] ;g ikxy gS D;k \ ehuw us dqN dM+h vkokt+ esa dgk ] ß ,d ---- D;¨a \ ß mldk eqg¡ rerek x;k Fkk - ß cspkjh ! ß N¨Vh v©jr us gennÊ trkà - eSa v©j ehuw gôs côs - ehuw mB dj cSsB xà v©j ral Hkjh vUnkt+ ls c¨yh ] ß v©j rsjs fdrus gSa enZ \ß ß ehuw ] ehuw ß eSa ehuw d¨ j¨duk pkgrh Fkh ] o¨ ;gk¡ vius gkà cYM ÁS‘kj dk bykt djokus vkà gS v©j ;g Uk;k ruko uk ys - N¨Vh v©jr eqLdjkà ] mLkus vIkuh p¨Vh vnk ls vkxs dj yh ] ehuw dh vk[k¨a esa vk[¨A Mky ] t¨j ls f[kyf[kyk iM+h ] ß vkB --- -vkB gSa esjs enZ ! eSa r¨ lnk lqgkxu gw¡ ] ns[kk ugha rwus ] o¨ I;kjk lk N¨Vk & uUgk lk \ o¨ esjk lcls N¨Vk enZ gS - ß