ljLorh est+ ij iSj v©j viuh dej ij gkFk j[k [kM+h og fuDd¨ d¨ dqN cgqr rUe;rk ls crk jgh Fkh - fuDd¨ l¨Q¢ ij cSBh & cSBh eqg¡ Åij fd;s mldh ckr lqu jgh Fkh - cSBd d¢ nqljs fgLls esa fuDd¨ dh n¨u¨a csfV~V;k¡ v©j l¨jt [ksy jgs Fks ] o¨ rhu¨a f[ky©us dh jsYkos ykÃu fcNk ] ml ij xkM+h pyk jgs Fks - eSa pk; dk I;kyk fy;s gq, cSBd esa igq¡ph r¨ uk fuDd¨ ] uk gh mldh esgeku ] uk cPp¨a gh us esjh v¨j /;ku fn;k - eSa ,d rjQ+ j[kh dqlÊ ij cSB xà - eSa isfjl ls tsuhsok nl fnu d¢ fy;s vkà Fkh - fuDd¨ d¢ dgus ij ,d g¶rk v©j :d xà - fuDd¨ d¨ eSa mld¢ cpiu ls tkurh gw¡ - tc og y¨x y.Mu ls vk;s Fks ] mUg¨aus gekjs ?kj d¢ lkeus okyk ?kj fdjk;s ij fy;k Fkk- - - -fQj rhu¨a cgu¨a us esjs gh Ldwy esa nkf[kyk ys fy;k - - - og rhu¨a esjh ls N¨Vh d{kk esa i<+rh Fkha ] ysfdu ‘kke d¨ ge lc feydj ?kj¨a d¢ lkeus okys eSnku esa [ksyrs v©j cgqr gqM+nax epkrs - - - iUægk lky igys fuDd¨ v©j mldk ifr ;gk¡ vk x;s Fks - mldk ifr jatu rkfey gS v©j ;gk¡ ;w0 u0 v¨0 d¢ n¶+rj esa dke djrk gS - fuDd¨ Hkh igys ;gk¡ u©djh djrh Fkh ysfdu N¨Vh csVh d¢ iSnk g¨us d¢ ckn ] og ?kj ls gh dqN uk dqN djrh jgrh gS & o¨ vc cEcÃ;k fQYe¨a d¢ dSlsV e¡xok dj fdjk;s ij nsrh gS - - - -,d rjg ls og fgUnh fQYe¨a dh ySfUMax ykÃcszjh pykrh gS blfy;s mld¢ ikl ;gk¡ fgUnqLrkuh ] ikfdLrkuh ] ;k ,slk dfg;s fd fgUnh & mnZq c¨yus ] le>us oky¨a dk ;k r¨ Q¨u vkrk jgrk ] ;k o¨ [kqn Hkh vkdj fQYesa ys tkrs ;k okfil djus vkrs & tkrs jgrs - o¨ i¨LV ls nqljs ns‘k¨a esa Hkh fQYesa Hkstrh jgrh - mldh vPNh [kklh tku & igpku Fkh ‘kgj esa v©j ‘kgj d¢ ckgj Hkh - bl v©jr d¨ eSaus igys ;gk¡ ugha ns[kk Fkk - ysfdu fuDd¨ v©j mldh ckrphr d¢ <+x ls yxrk Fkk fd og ,d nqljs d¨ vPNh rjg tkurs gSa - mldk jax x¨jk ] og iryh v©j yEch ] Hkqjs cky dej rd ] cgqr QS‘ku ls loWjs gq;s - mlus MªSl gYd¢ xqykch jax dh iguhs Fkh - eSa ;g uk tku ikà fd og dgk¡ dh jgus okyh gS og fuDd¨ ls ÝSpW esa ckr dj jgh Fkh - fuDd¨ bfXy‘k ] ÝSpW ] teZu rhu¨a Hkk“kk,sa c¨yrh Fkh v©j viuh fgUnh v©j iatkch Hkh - og n¨u¨a ckr [kRke djus d¢ ckn esjh v¨j eqM+ha - fuDd¨ us eq>s dgk ] ß nhnh ] ;g ljLorh gS ] b/kj gh gekjs dSEiySDl esa rhljh ykÃu esa jgrh gS ] ;g N¨Vk l¨jt blh dk csVk gS - ß fQj ljLorh d¨ lEc¨f?kr dj c¨yh ] ß ljLorh ¸kg esjh nhnh gS - fnYyh ls vkà gSa & cpiu esa ge y¨x ikl esa jgrs Fks & ge lc cgusa budh ek¡ d¨ bUgha dh rjg ls vEeh v©j bud¢ ikik d¨ ikik cqykrs gSa - ß ß ueLrs nhnh ] eSa Hkh ;gk¡ djhc ik¡p lky ls jgrh gw¡ - fuDd¨ ges‘kk lcdh enn djrh gS ] eSa bls viuh cgu lk ekurh gw¡ - ijnsl esa ge y¨x ,d nwljs d¢ Hkkà & cgu gSa - eSa usiky ls gw¡ nhnh - dydrk dà lky jgh gw¡ -Þ fQj l¨jt d¨ x¨n esa mBkus yxh - o¨ djhc n¨ lky dk g¨xk ] c¨yrk dqN ugha Fkk - mld¢ psgjs ls d¨Ã ugha dg ldrk Fkk fd og usikyh ek¡ dk csVk gS ljLorh Hkh usikyh ugha fn[krh Fkh - o¨ dqN ÝSp¡ lh yxh eq>s - l¨jt dk psgjk viuh mej d¢ cPp¨a ls cgqr T+;knk xEHkhj Fkk - fuDd¨ dh N¨Vh ls og ÆlQ n¨ lky N¨Vk g¨xk ysfdu pssgjk ns[k¨ r¨ rqe ;g ugha dg ldrs fd ;g n¨ lky dk cPpk gS & ‘kjhj ,sls xV~Bk gqvk gS tSlsfd og ,d N¨Vk lk vkneh g¨ - - mlus l¨jt dk cSx Hkh mBk fy;k - tkrs & tkrs c¨yh ] ß vkt tjk tYnh esa gw¡ & fQj vkdj vkils ckr d:xh - pyrh gw¡ ueLrs - fuDd¨ us mld¢ tkus d¢ ckn esjk gkFk idM+k v©j jl¨Ã esa ys xà - ß vkv¨ ] ,d v©j pk; ih;s - - - vki r¨ vUnj cSB dj i<+ jgs Fks ] ;g ljLorh r¨ ?k.Vs ls Hkh T+;knk ls ;gha Fkh - blfy, eSaus vkidh pk; ogha dejs esa cM+h d¢ gkFk fHktok nh Fkh - gj cUnsa dh viuh dgkuh ] nqfu;k ,sls gh pyrh gS uk - ß fuDd¨ us pk; dk ikuh xSl ij j[kk ] viuh csVh cM+h d¨ t+jk mPph vkokt+ esa dgk ] ß cM+h rqe N¨Vh d¨ ysdj ckgj eSnku esa tkdj [ksy¨ v©j ;g jsy xkM+h Q©ju iSd dj n¨ - ß ß nhnh ] ;g eYVhLV¨jh QSYVl esa Hkh vkneh cUn g¨dj jg tkrk gS - eSa vdlj l¨prh gw¡ fd fjVk;j g¨dj ge okfil iatkc pys tk;sxsa - ,d cM+k lk QkeZ ys xsa - nhnh dSlk [;ky gS - D;¨a \ cPps ckgj [ksyus pys x;s - ge n¨u¨a us iqjkuh Q¨V¨XkzkQ dh ,yce ns[kus d¢ fy;s fudky yh - iqjkuh Q¨V¨ ns[krss & ns[krs lc iqjkus y¨x ;kn¨a esa ft+Unk g¨ [kM+s gq, - cgqr g¡ls iqjkuh ‘kjkjr¨a d¨ ;kn djd¢ - iM+¨lh oekZ th d¢ dPps vke ] vfEc;¨a dk Lokn rkt+k g¨ x;k - dà pk; ih Mkyh ] bl ckr d¨ lqy>krs fd D;¨a ges‘kk iM+¨lh dh vfEc;¨a r¨M+ dj T+;knk et+k vkrk gS vius ?kj d¢ vke¨a d¨ r¨M+us ls - le; xqt+jus dk irk gh ugha pyk fd dc ‘kke gqà - ;¨:i esa xeÊ;¨a esa vU/ksjk bruh nsj ls g¨rk gS fd oDr csekuh g¨ tkrk gS - ,d VsfyQ¨u ct+k v©j fuDd¨ us lquk - - - og c¨yh ] ß nhnh ] t+jk py¨ r¨ uky esjs ] yxrk dqN Á¨cye gS ---ihNs dSEiysDl esa - ljLorh d¢ ?kj ls Q¨u vk;k gS ogk¡ gesa cqyk;k gS ‘kk;n - - - ß mudk ?kj nwljs ekys ij Fkk - ?k.Vh ctkus ij mld¢ ifr us njokt+k [k¨yk - mlus cgqr fou; ls dgk fd vki y¨x vUnj vk tkÃ;s & mldh viuh gkyr dqN vthc yx jgh Fkh - eSaus bl O;fDr d¨ igys dà ckj fuDd¨ d¢ ?kj ] l¨jt d¨ lqcg ykrs ns[kk Fkk v©j ‘kke d¨ l¨jt d¨ ysus vkrs Hkh ns[kk Fkk - vly esa fuDd¨ vius ?kj djhc d¢ ?kj¨a d¢ pkj cPps fnu Hkj dh ns[k Hkky d¢ fy;s j[krh Fkh - vktdy xeÊ dh NqfV~V;¨a esa y¨x cky cPp¨a d¨ ysdj ckgj ?kweus x;s gq,s Fks - D;¨akfd l¨jt ;gha Fkk blfy;s o¨ j¨t+ vk tkrk v©j lkjk fnu fuDd¨ d¢ ?kj jgrk cfYd ,slk yxrk fd o¨ ?kj dk gh lnL; gS - fuDd¨ dh cM+h v©j N¨Vh mld¢ lkFk ,sls jgrh tSls og mudk gh Hkkà g¨ - eq>s vt+hc lk yxk ] ?kj esa ljLorh ugha fn[k jgh Fkh - mldk ifr gesa vUnj cSM :e esa ys x;k v©j fQj vVSSpV ckFk:e esa - Vc ikuh ls Hkjk Fkk ] mlesa dà tSUVl lwV rSj jgs Fks - ,d dh dVh cktw vyx ls rSj jgh Fkh - Vc eSa ,d VwV~Vs gqvk xeyk Hkh Fkk ] mldh feV~Vh ftlus Vc d¢ ikuh dk jax eVSyk dj fn;k Fkk v©j cgqr ls Qwy rSj jgs Fks ] ;g lc eq>s ,d buLV¨ys‘ku dh rjg yxk - mUg¨aus fuDd¨ d¨ teZu esa cgqr dqN le>k & mudh vkokt+ uhph v©j cgqr xEHkhj Fkh & fuDd¨ us Hkh mUgsa cgqr N¨Vs & N¨Vs tokc fn;s - dqN nsj d¢ ckn ljLorh d¢ ifr v©j l¨jt d¢ firk MSfjd us eq>s lEc¨f/kr fd;k ] ß eSa cgqr ‘kÆenk gw¡ ] ysfdu eSa ugha tkurk fd eSa D;k d:¡ - blfy, eSaus vki y¨x¨a d¨ rdyhQ+ nh - eSaus vkfQl d¢ dke ls vkt ‘kke ckgj tkuk gS ] vki nsf[k;s fd mlus esjs diM+¨a dk D;k fd;k gS v©j tc eSa vk;k r¨ ?kj esa Hkh ugha Fkh - vki cM+h gSa ‘kjk‘kokVh d¨ le>k;s - ß eSa r¨ Hk©pDdh jg xà ] eSa D;k c¨yw mls - eSaus dgk ] ß eSa r¨ vkid¨ v©j ljLorh n¨u¨a d¨ ugha tkurh gw¡ ] eSa D;k dg ldrh gw¡ - ß MSfjd c¨yk ] ß nsf[k;s eSa dHkh ugha pkgrk Fkk fd ge cPpk iSnk djsa ] ysfdu blus igys eq>s lwfpr ugha fd;k v©j ckn esa vc©j‘ku d¢ ckjs esa bruk cM+k coky [kM+k fd;k - esjk uk r¨ cPpk iSnk djus dk eu Fkk ] uk ikyus dk - ‘kjk‘kokVh ges‘kk bl rjg eu ekuh djrh gS - v©j vc vki nsf[k;s ;g lc t¨ mlus D;k fd;k gS - Þ ß v©j tc eSaus vkt mld¢ n¶rj Q¨u fd;k r¨ og ogk¡ dke ij ugha Fkh - ckn esa eSa tc yWp d¢ ckn vkfQl d¢ dke ls ckt+kj x;k r¨ ns[kk fd og lM+d ij fdlh vutku ls ckrsa dj jgh Fkh - ß ß nsf[k;s - - - ß fQj MSfjd us ‘kq: fd;k - ß nsf[k;s MSfjd ] eSa r¨ vkid¨ ;k ljLorh d¨ tkurh Hkh ugha - vki eq>ls D;¨a bruh f‘kdk;r dj jgsa gSa - cgqr nq[kh gSa r¨ vki mls rykd ns nhft;s ] Hkkà - Þ eSaus mlls dgk - ß vxj vki eq>s tkurs Hkh ugha fQj Hkh bruh f‘kdk;r dj jgsa - r¨ eqf‘dy r¨ vkid¨ t:j g¨xh - rykd ns fnft;s ] ;g d¨Ã vug¨uh ckr r¨ ugha ;gk¡ ij -Þ a ß eSasa mls rykd ugha ns ldrk D;¨afd eq>s viuh igyh choh v©j cPp¨a d¨ Hkh iSlk nsuk iM+rk gS v©j vxj eSa ‘kjk‘kokVh d¨ Hkh iSlk nwxk¡ r¨ rU[kkg ls cpsxk D;k esjs fy;s \ MSfjd us eq>s le>k;kk - ß r¨ fQj vki iqfyl d¨ cqykÃ;s ] crkÃ;s fd vki d¨ lrk;k tk jgk gS - ß eSaus mUgsa Vkyus d¨ dgk - MSSfjd c¨yk ] ß vki esjh ckr lef>;s ] ,d ckj gekjs ?kj esa ge n¨u¨a dk jkr esa >xM+k g¨ x;k Fkk ] iM+¨fl;¨a us iqfyl d¨ [+kcj dj nh ] iqfyl us vkdj eq>s gh MkaVk - eSa iqfyl d¢ ikl Hkh ugha tk ldrk gw¡ ! ij >xM+k r¨ g¨rk gh gS nsf[k;s - eSaus mls ekjk Hkh ugha - - --vki - - vki Þ fuDd¨ v©j eSa n¨u¨a mld¢ ?kj ls ckgj fudy vk;s - fuDd¨ us /khjs ls dgk ] ß mls ekjsxk ] r¨ t+:j ejsxk ;g ! ß MSfjd dh ‘kke r¨ fcxMh+ gh Fkh mlus gekjh ‘kke Hkh fcxkM+ nh - ß nhnh vki eq>s ekQ+ djuk esjh ot+g ls vkid¨ bruk dqN lquuk iM+k - ß ljLorh us vxys fnu ‘kke d¨ vkrs gh dgk v©j esjs ikl dqlÊ ij cSB xà - ß eSa lqcg gh vkils ekQ+h ekx¡uk pkgrh Fkh ysfdu lqcg oDr gh ugha g¨rk fQj vkt l¨jt d¨ lqcg eq>s gh N¨M+uk Fkk - dke ij nsj ls igq¡pus ij ;gk¡ okys ukd & eqg¡ fld¨M+rs gSa - ß fQj fuDd¨ ls vkXkzg fd;k ] ß fuDd¨ vkt [kkuk rqEgkjs lkFk [kkÅ¡xh o¨ ckgj x;k gS dqN fnu esa y©Vsxk - pk; fiykn¨ eq>s ] [kkuk vkid¢ lkFk eSa cuokÅ¡xh - D;k jatu dh dkUQ¢al [kRe g¨ xà - o¨ cgqr vPNk vkneh gS fuDd¨ dk - Þ fuDd¨ ] ljLorh v©j eSa rhu¨a MkÃxa Vscy ij vk;s r¨ eSaus viuh fdrkc t¨ eSa i<+ jgh Fkh mBk dj f[kM~+dh ij j[k nh - est+ ij geus lfCt+;k¡ v©j lCt+h dkVus okyk c¨MZ j[k fy;k - cPp¨a d¨ fuDd¨ us ckgj tkdj [ksyus d¢ fy;s Hkst+ fn;k - cM+h us l¨jt d¨ x¨n esa mBk fy;k v©j N¨Vh us xsan mBk yh - cM+h NVh d{kk esa i<+rh gS v©j djhc X;kgjk lky dh g¨xh gh ] N¨Vh ik¡p lky dh g¨xh & cM+h d¨ cM+k g¨uk cgqr lqgkrk gS - ljLorh c¨yh ] ß nhnh ] eSa r¨ Ldwy xà gh ugha - ge y¨x r¨ usiky ckWMj esa xkWo d¢ gSa - eSa ?kj dh lcls cM+h yM+dh gw¡ eq>ls N¨Vk Hkkà dqN d{kk i<+k gS o¨ ‘kgj esa jgrk Fkk esjs firk d¢ lkFk - vc o¨ dydrk esa VSDlh MªkÃoj gS - eSa dà lky mld¢ ikl jgh gw¡ dydrk esa - vki dHkh D;k dydrk x;s gSa \ eSaus tckc fn;k ] ß gk¡ ] dà ckj ] fQj Hkh eSa ‘kgj le>rh ugha gw¡ - rqe dydÙkk esa D;k djrh Fkh \ ß dqN ugha nhnh ] Hkkà d¢ ikl jgrh Fkh l¨prh Fkh d¨Ã u©djh fey tk;s - dc rd Hkkà fcBkdj f[kyk;sxk - cpiu esa xkWo esa esjh ‘kknh g¨ xà Fkh tSls g¨ tkrh gS - ogk¡ esjk ,d csVk gS dydÙkk esa esjs Hkkà d¢ ikl - esjs vkneh us eq>s N¨M+ fn;k Fkk xk¡o esa ] blhfy;s Hkkà d¢ ikl vk xà Fkh - ß o¨ /khjs & /khjs crk jgh Fkh - ß fQj rqeus MªSfjd ls ‘kknh dSls djyh \ ß eSaus mlls iwNk - ß vjs nhnh D;k crkÅ¡ - ;g MªSfjd dà ckj dydÙkk vk;k djrk Fkk - esjs Hkkà ls bldh fe=rk g¨xà - ;g dà eghus ogk¡ jgrk Fkk - r¨ cl esjh ‘kknh bLkls g¨xà - ß ß vPNk r¨ rqEgkjh blls n¨Lrh g¨ xà & gSa \ ß eSaus mls et+kd ls dgk - ß dgk¡ nhnh ] ;g oyk;rh ckcw gj p+ht+ iSls ls gkfly dj ysrs gSa ! ge xjhc y¨x ] gesa iSls dh t+:jr gS isV d¢ fy;s & v©j rc bruh lkjh ckrsa gesa dgk¡ le> vkrh Fkh v©j esjs Hkkà d¨ ‘kk;n vHkh Hkh uk vkrh g¨xh - ß ß fQj ljLorh rqeus baxfy‘k v©j ÝspW dSls vk xà \eSaus iwNk - ß vk xà nhnh ] MªSfjd us eq>s ogha vXkszt+h c¨yuk fl[kkus d¢ fy, Vhpj yxok fn;k Fkk - rhu eghus esa c¨y & pky yk;d vk xà ] xk¡o dh yM+dh ls eSa ÝkWd okyh cu xà - MªSfjd d¨ dEiuh pkfg, Fkh ‘kke dkVus d¢ fy;s ] Hkyk blls lLrh dEiuh mls dgk¡ ls fey tkrh gS - mlus esjs Hkkà ls eq>ls ‘kknh dh rt+oh‘k j[kh r¨ yxk fd nqfu;k esa ,sls y¨x g¨ ldrs gSa D;k \ eSa r¨ vius vkid¨ jkuh le>us yxh Fkh v©j MªSfjd d¨ [kqnk - T+kehu ij vkrs & vkrs dà lky yx x;s -ß ljLorh us dgk - fuDd¨ us ljLorh ls iwNk ] ß D;¨a lwi cukysa ] ljLorh \ ß vjs N¨M+¨ ] fuDd¨ ] lCt+h r¨ gS ] nky cuk;sxsa v©j pkoy Hkh - cgqr fnu g¨ x;s nky & Hkkr ugha [kk;k - ß ljLorh us ygd dj dgk - ß gk¡ nhnh ] eSa brus lky ckjcjh MkWy cuh jgh gw¡ - eq>s ;gk¡ tsuhsok esa esdvi v©j g;j LVkÃfyax dk d¨lZ Hkh djok fn;k mlus - - - eSa vius yk;d dekus yxh gw¡ - MªSfjd us lc tqVk fy;k ] lqUnj v©j toku chch ] viuh mej ls vk/kh v©j - - - - vc mldh j¨Vh dk [kpZ Hkh ugha ] gS uk le>nkj \ ljLorh us cM+h lQ+kà ls dVh gqà x¨Hkh lesV dj crZu esa Mkyh - ß fuDd¨ ] rqeus bUgsa ugha crk;k dh l¨jt d¢ iSnk djus d¢ uke ij MªSfjd us D;k cyok fd;k Fkk - vjs v©jr viuk cPpk iSnk uk djs r¨ viuk fdls dgs ! ;gk¡ d©u gS esjk ] csVk iSnk djus d¢ ckn bl ijnsl esa d¨Ã esjk viuk r¨ gS - vc D;¨a djuh Fkh ‘kknh vxj cPpk ugha pkfg, Fkk - esjs ls ‘kknh blfy, dh D;¨afd eSa lLrs esa fey xà - D;k eSa ftUnxh Hkj mldk ,glku ekurh jgw¡ ] j¨Vh diM+k ikus d¢ fy;s - vc ns ns eq>s rykd - eSa vc viuk v©j csVs dk isV iky ldrh gw¡ - ß eSaus ljLorh d¨ le>kuk pkgk ] ß ns[k ljLorh ] vxj ge j¨t+ & j¨t+ coky djrs gSa ] r¨ Hkh Bhd ugha uk ] mlus rq>s bl yk;d r¨ cuk fn;k fd rw viuh j¨Vh [kqn dek ld¢ ] Hkyk blesa cqjk D;k gS \ ß nhnh ] usdukeh ] cnukeh lc ckrsa rc g¨rh gSa tc d¨Ã mls lquus okyk g¨ - rc eSa ugha tkurh Fkh ij vc tkurh gw¡ - ;g t¨ l¨jt gS uk esjk csVk ] lwjt ls ] MªSfjd dh ot+g ls l¨jt g¨ x;k tSlk cki c¨ysxk oSls gh r¨ y¨x cPps d¨ cqyk,sxsa v©j eSa ‘kjk‘kokVh g¨ xà ;gk¡ vkdj - cgqr i<+s fy[ks gSa ;g y¨x ] vjs ,d uke r¨ Bhd ls iqdkj ugha ldrs gSa ! ge uk c¨y ik;s ] budh rjg r¨ ] ge xWokj - v©j tc ;g uk c¨y ik;s r¨ ,DlSaV dk Á¨cye cl - ;g lc budh Kku dh ckrsa ] vc eq>s gt+e ugha g¨rh gSa ] cgqr xqLlk vkrk gS eq>s bu lc fn[kko¨a ij - nhnh ] eSa ;g le> ugha ikrh gekjk jguk ] gekjk [kkuk ] gekjk c¨yuk ] gekjh l¨p ;g lc pht+s xyr dSls g¨ ldrh gSa v©j ;gk¡ ;g lc ges‘kk gh lgh g¨a - ß o¨ c¨yrh xà ] ß vjs ] vkneh dgha Hkh jgs ] dqN Hkh djs ysfdu dHkh viuh t+ehu viuh Hkk“kk ls r¨ nwj r¨ ugha tkuk pkgrk gS uk - gekjk uke Hkh gekjh cgqr cM+h t:jr gS uk ] vki Hkh r¨ dke ] uke d¢ fy, gh djrh gSa uk ] vius dke ls ] vius uke ls ] ¸kgh r¨ gekjh igpku g¨rh gS ] nhnh ] o¨ lc ;gk¡ [k¨ x;k gS esjk - ß