lkFk dk lq[k ÁnZ‘kuh djhc & djhc yx xà Fkh eSa ,d isafVx d¨ Fk¨M+k lk Å¡pk djokuh pkgrh Fkh v©j enn dk bUrt+kj dj jgh Fkh] og esjh v¨j vkà ] eqLdjkà v©j c¨yh ] ß vki Hkkjr ls g¨ uk \ eq>s vkidh isafVxt+ cgqr vPNh yxh gSa ! gk¡ ] eSa Hkkjr d¨ ns[k ldrh gw¡ bu jax¨a esa ! esjk uke ukLd¨ gS - eSa ;gha jgrh gw¡ ] ;gha ikl esa && Þ mldk lh/kk esjh vk¡[k¨a esa vk¡[ks Mky dj ns[kuk ] g¡lrk gqvk ] lkQ lqFkjk psgjk ] mruh gh lh/kh ckr --- eq>s vPNh yxh o¨ ] v©j blfy, Hkh fd mlus esjh rkjhQ dh Fkh - mldh isafVxt+ Bhd esjs lkeus yxha Fkh - mlus eq>s fn[kk;ha - mldk dke eat+s gq, i'fpeh dykdkj lk yx jgk Fkk - og mldk ugha yx jgk Fkk ] o¨ tkikuh Fkh - esjs ikl vpkud ’kCn [kRe g¨ x;s - eSa Hkh mls dqN vPNh lh ckr dguk pkgrh Fkh ] v©j lH;rk dk rdkt+k Hkh ;gh Fkk - ,slk esjs lkFk vdlj g¨rk gS tcfd eSa pkgrh gw¡ fd eSa dqN dgw¡ ] fcuk iw.kZ lp c¨ys gh xqt+kjk g¨ tk;s - ,slk eSa l¨prh gw¡ fd eq>ss dqN ,sls ‘kCn¨a dk vfHk;kl dj ysuk pkfg, ij cl eSa ges‘kk pwd tkrh gw¡ ----- eSa cl eqLdjkrh jgh - ;g fueU=.k ,d L=h dykdkj¨a dh laLFkk dh rjQ ls vk;k Fkk ] og y¨x ogk¡ ij rhl ns‘k¨a d¢ L=h dykdkj¨a d¨ cqyk dj ] ,d dyk ÁnZ‘kuh v©j dyk ij lsfeukj djuk pkgrs Fks v©j pkgrs Fks fd ge dykdkj dqN fnu feydj jg ik;s v©j dqN ppkZ;sa djsa - gekjs fy, fnu Hkj d¨Ã uk d¨Ã Á¨Xkzke g¨rk jgrk - 'kke d¨ eSa v©j esgj ] t¨fd ikfdLrku ls vkà Fkh - ,d rjQ cSBs pk; ih jgs Fks fd ukLd¨ est ij vkdj c¨yh ] ß vxj rqe cqjk uk eku¨ r¨ eSa Hkh rqEgkjs lkFk cSB yw¡ - Þ ß t+:j & t+:j] ß ge n¨u¨a ,d lkFk c¨yha ] ß t+:j - ß ukLd¨ us iwNk] ß eSaus lquk gS rqe ,d & ,d nqljs d¨ igys ls tkurs g¨ \ Þ ß gk¡ ] ge djhc chl lky igys feys Fks ! Þ eSaus dgk - ß chl lky igys \ Þ ukLd¨ us gSjkuxh ls iwNk- eSa v©j esgj g¡lus yxs - ß ge n¨u¨a ,d gh dkyst esa i<+rs Fks - ß esgj us g¡Wl dj dgk ] ß eq>s ;kn gS v©j bUgsa ;kn ugha - Þ ukLd¨ us gSjkuxh ls iwNk ] ß D;¨a ] rqEgsa ;kn D;¨a ugha \ Þ eSaus le>k;k ] ß eSa blls pkj lky vkxs dh Dykl esa i<+rh Fkh - ß ukLd¨ us esgj ls iwNk ]ß r¨ D;k rqeus dHkh blls ckr ugha dh Fkh \ Þ esgj us dgk ]ß ugha ] ;g cgqr fct+h Fkh ges‘kk v©j eSa bldh twfu;j Fkh - Þ ukLd¨ g¡lus yxh - ß rqe y¨x deky dh v©jrsas g¨ ! eq>s yxk rqe ges'kk ls n¨Lr g¨a - Þ jkr cgqr e[keyh Fkh ] ge n¨u¨a g¨LVy d¢ ckgj ] Okgha QqVikFk ij gh cSB x;s - nwj rd leqæ esa d¨Ã uko ugha Fkh ] flQZ leqæ dh vkokt+ v©j gok dqN dqudquh - ß ykÃ;s ,d flXkszV gesa Hkh nsa - vki d¨ ns[k dj vkt flXkszV ihus d¨ eu dj jgk x;k - dHkh & dHkh dkyst ds fnu¨a esa lc fey dj cSBrs r¨ eSa Hkh ih ysrh Fkh ,d & vk/k flXkszV ] fQj ogk¡ tkdj lky¨a lky uk d¨Ã n¨Lr feyk uk flXkszV fiykus okyk - oDr cl ;wgha xqt+j x;k - ß fQj esgj g¡lus yxh - flXkszV lqyxkdj cgqr vViVss <+ax ls ihus yxh [kk¡lrh & [kk¡lrh c¨yh ]ß o¨ Hkh D;k fnu Fks ! Þ ukLd¨ g¨LVy ds njokt+s esa vk [kM+h gqà ] ß y¨ fQj n¨u¨a lkFk ] py¨ & py¨ ] vUnj py¨ ] ge lc vUnj rqEgsa < jgs Fks - Pky¨ eSaus dkWQh & pk; v©j twl dk bUrt+ke fd;k gS - vjs esgj ] rqe Hkh flXkszV ihrh g¨ \ Þ esgj us 'kekZ dj dgk ] ß iqjkus fnu¨a d¨ < jgh gw¡ - ß ß feys D;k \ v©j x¨xh rqe \ Þ ukLd¨ us g¡l dj iwNk Þ rqe ] rqe fdls < jgh g¨ \ Þ eSaus g¡l dj dgk ] ß [kqnk d¨ ] vius fy, ,d [kqnk ] t¨ flQZ esjk g¨ ] eq>s [kqnk d¨ v©j¨a d¢ lkFk ckaVuk vPNk ugha yxrk - Þ v©j ge lc g¡lus Ykxs- /khjs & /khjs lc cSBd ls f[kldus yxs - jkr dkWQh g¨ xà Fkh - eSa ikl dh est+ ij j[kh fdrkc d¨ ns[k jgh Fkh - ukLd¨ esjs ikl vk [kM+h gqà ] ß D;k rqe ’kq# ls ,slh gh g¨ \ Þ cM+k vthc ç’u Fkk dqN nsj l¨p dj c¨yk ] ß g¡k Hkh v©j uk¡ Hkh ! dqN r¨ cM+s g¨rs gq, Hkh lh[kk gh g¨xk eSaus - ß o¨ v©j ikl ljd vkà ] c¨yh ] ß rqEgsa dHkh Mj ugha yxk D;k \ mlds ikl cgqr ls ç’u gSa eq>s yxk - eSaUks fdrkc cUn dj nh - ß gk¡ ] cpiu esa dà ckj] liu¨a esa Hkh ] jkr d¨ eSa Mj dj mB tkrh v©j cgqr fpYykrh Fkh ] r¨ esjs ikik eq>s le>krs Fks fd liu¨a esa esjk d¨Ã dqN Ukgha fcxkM+ ldrk - dà ckj dkQh & dkQh nsj rd iwNrs jgrs - D;k ns[kk \ D;¨a j¨Ã \ Þ eSaus lgt ls crk;k - mlus c<+ dj esjk gkFk idM+ fy;k ] ß rqe cgqr [kkl g¨ v©j rqEgkjk ifjokj Hkh ] rqEgsa ekywe gS uk -Þ eSa bl Á‘kalk ls vViVk xà ---- t+¨j ls g¡l iM+h v©j /khjs ls viuk gkFk NqM+k fy;k - og mBh v©j f[kM+dh d¢ ikl tk [kM+h gqà - ckgj vU/ksjs esa dqN nsj ns[krh jgh - ogha [kM+h & [kM+h c¨yh ] ß rqe fdrus cts jkr d¨ l¨rh g¨ ] vius ?kj esa \ Þ eSaus mÙkj fn;k ] ß nsj ls ] D;¨afd eSa jkr d¨ dke djrh gw¡ - og OkDr lkjk esjk g¨rk gS ] dHkh & dHkh lqcg g¨us rd ] ij eSa nsj ls mBrh Hkh gw¡ ] lqcg eSa cgqr vkylh g¨rh gw¡ - Þ og f[kM+dh ij gh [kM+h Fkh ] c¨yh ] ß gekjs ;gk¡ r¨ cpiu ls gh pkj ?k.Vs ls T+;knk ugha l¨us nsrs - eq>s ogh vknr gS - eSa Hkh jkr d¨ dke djrh gw¡ ß fQj g¡lus yxh -ß D;k rqe esjh vki chrh lqu¨xh \ ß eq>s ,glkl gqvk eSaus mlls ,d ckj Hkh dqN ugha iwNk - mRlkg ls dgk ] ß t+:j] t+:j ! rqe tkiku esa dgka jgrh g¨ \ Þ o¨ g¡lh v©j c¨yh ] ß jgrh Fkh--- - gk¡ ] eSa Tkkiku esa gh iSnk gqà gw¡ v©j ‘kknh g¨ tkus rd eSa ogha V¨D;¨ esa jgrh Fkh ] esjh ek¡ & firk vc Hkh ogha jgrs gSa ] gekjk ifjokj fgj¨f‘kek ls V¨D;¨ esa t+x ds ckn vk x;k Fkk vc esjs firk dk ogha fct+Ul gS - gk¡ lqu¨ ] ge rhu Hkkà & cgu gSa ] eSa vius cgu HkkÃ;¨a esa lcls cM+h gw¡ ] ,d jkr ,sls gh esjh uhan [kqy xà rc ‘kk;n eSa nl lky dh Fkh eSa cgqr Mj xà v©j t¨j & t¨j ls j¨us yxh - j¨rs & j¨rs eSa viuh ek¡ ds dejs esa pyh xà ] esjh ek¡ dejs esa ugha Fkh - eSa v©j Mjh v©j ek¡ d¢ fcLrj ij p<+ xà mlds rfd, ds ikl ,d dkxt j[kk Fkk ] ml ij fy[kk Fkk fd og vkRegR;k djus tk jgh gS - eSa v©j t¨j ls j¨us yxh v©j vius firk ds dejs Hkkx dj xà - esjs firk vHkh rd ?kj ugha y©Vs Fks - eSa t¨j & t¨j ls j¨rh n©M+ dj ckgj xyh esa vk xà - ckgj xyh esa lc cUn Fkk ] lc lqulku - eSa j¨rh tk jgh Fkh v©j Hkkxrh tk jgh Fkh - eSa vius nknk & nknh ds ?kj dh rjQ Hkkx jgh Fkh ] lkjk ckt+kj cUn Fkk v©j ,d ne lqulku ] eq>s cgqr Mj yx jgk Fkk - o¨ gekjs ?kj ls dqN gh nwjh ij jgrs Fks - eSa fdlh rjg ogk¡ njokt+s ij igq¡ph v©j njokt+k [kV[kVkus yxh - eSa j¨ & j¨ dj cngky g¨ jgh Fkh - esjh nknh us njokt+k [k¨yk v©j xqjkà ] ß D;k ckr gS \ D;¨a ‘k¨j epk jgh g¨ \ Þ eSaus j¨rs & j¨rs t¨ ek¡ ds dejs esa ls eq>s dkxt feyk Fkk mUgsa idM+k fn;k v©j dgk fd ?kj esa d¨Ã cM+k ugha gS uk ek¡ ] uk firk - ge cPps gS - eq>s cgqr Mj yx jgk gS - a mlus dkxt gkFk esa ys fy;k v©j mls i<+k v©j c¨yh Q©ju ?kj okfil pyh tkv¨ - igyh ckr rqe ?kj vdsyk N¨M+ dj D;¨a vkà g¨ - okfil tkv¨ ] ,d ne okfil tkv¨ dqN ugha g¨rk rqEgkjh ek¡ d¨ v©j >V ls njokt+k cUn dj fy;k mUg¨aus - Þ ukLd¨ f[kM+dh ls ckgj ns[ks tk jgh Fkh v©j viuh ckr lquk jgh Fkh - ‘kk;n ogha o¨ iqjkuh jkr ns[k ik jgh Fkh - eSa fQj ‘kCn ryk‘kus yxh - oDr dk rdkt+k Fkk fd dqN dguk pkfg, - mlus lh/kk esjh vk[k¨a esa ns[kk v©j esjh my>u le> xà - /khjs ls eqLdjkà ] f[kM+dh ls gV dj Bhd lkeus ds l¨Qs ij cSB xà - ß dqN er dg¨ ] vkt eq>s gh dgus n¨ - Þ eSaus vius ‘kCn¨a ds fiVkjs esa fQj ls gkFk ekjk fQj gkFk [kkyh - o¨ ,d lw[kh lh g¡lh g¡l dj c¨yh ] ß gekjs ;gk¡ ifr vxj j¨t+ lEk; ls ?kj ij y©V vk;s r¨ Hkh lekt ckrsa cukrk gS ] ;gh lekftd pyu gS - Þ ß esjs firk dà & dà fnu xk;c jgrs Fks v©j esjh ek¡ ikxy g¨ tkrh ] iSls dh deh dHkh Hkh ugha Fkh gekjs ?kj esa v©j t¨ ?kj esa g¨us yk;d g¨ og lc dqN Fkk - Þ ß x¨xh D;k rqe ?kcjk xà g¨ \ Þ mlus iqNk - ß ugha ukLd¨ - rqEgkjh ek¡ dk D;k gqvk \ Þ eSaus /khjs ls iwNk - ß gk¡ ] vxys fnu tc eSa mBh ] r¨ esjh ek¡ ?kj esa Fkh - Þ ß eSa mBrs gh mud¢ dejs esa xà ] Bhd j¨t+ dh rjg ] lqcg dk ç.kke fd;k ] mlus j¨t+ dh rjg Lohdkj fd;k tSls chrh jkr d¨ dqN gqvk gh uk g¨ ! Þ eSaus jkgr dh lk¡l yh ] r¨ o¨ g¡l iM+h - Þ rqe cgqr ?kcjk xà g¨ \ Þ fQj o¨ xEHkhj g¨ xà c¨yh ] ß lqu¨ ] ,slk dà ckj gqvk g¨xk esjs cpiu esa -Þ esjh lk¡l fQj #dus yxh - o¨ ‘kk;n le> xÃ- c¨yh ] Þ py¨ ] jl¨Ã ls dqN ihus d¨ ys vk;sa - Þ geus ,d & ,d fxykl ikuh fi;k v©j ,d & ,d lkeus j[k fy;k - fQj vk cSBs - ‘kk;n ruko esa Mhgk;WMªs‘ku g¨us yxrk gS - vc dh ckj o¨ esjs lkÃM dh dqlÊ ij cSBh - eSaus ,d flXkszV yxk yh ] vc mldh vki chrh u tkus dSlk e¨M+ ys - mldh dgkfu;k¡ ] esjh dgkuh ls vyx Fkh v©j eSa iwjh rjg p©duh g¨ xà - mlus igys g¡luk ‘kq# fd;k ] rc iwNk ] ß dg¨ r¨ vkxs pysas \ Þ ß g¡k ] gk¡ - D;¨a ugha -Þ eSaus dgk- ß r¨ lqu¨ ] Þ mlus l¨Qs dh ihB ij gkFk j[kk v©j ml ij t+¨j ns dj f[kld d¢ esjh rjQ ewM+ xà - fQj g¡lh ] ß x¨xh ] eSaus chl lky dh mej esa 'kknh dj yh Fkh - ges'kk ?kj ls Hkkx tkuk pkgrh Fkh - esjk ifr vesfjdu bVkfy;u gSa ] ge n¨u¨a us vius vki gh ‘kknh dj yh Fkh ] ckn esa ] eSa v©j o¨ 'kknh d¢ ckn ifjokj oky¨a d¢ cqykos ij ?kj x;s eSa pkgrh Fkh fd o¨ esjs ifjokj oky¨a ls feys - 'kke d¨ ge lc ?kj ij Fks ] ?kj esa [kq‘kh dk ekg©y Fkk ] dqN ,slk tSlk esjh ek¡ ges‘kk pkgrh Fkh - esjh ek¡ vkt ge lc ls T+;knk [kq‘k Fkh ] ?kj esa lkjk ifjokj ---ifr ] csVk ] csVh v©j eSa vius ifr d¢ lkFk - ge lc fMªaDl ys jgs Fks - esjh ek¡ cgqr de fMªad djrh gSa - ysfdu vkt gekjs fy;s LiS‘ky [k+kuk cukrs cukrs og jl¨Ã ls ckgj vk;h ----mld¢ gkFk esa gels T+;knk Hkh v©j T+;knk pednkj Hkh fMªad Fkk - mlus t+¨j ls ge lcd¨ ph;Zt+ c¨yk v©j [kq‘kh dk vt+gkj djus d¢ fy;s viuk fMªad ,d gh ?kw¡V esa ih fy;k ] ge lcus Hkh viuh fMªad dk ,d n¨ ?kw¡V ih;s ] ek¡ fQj jl¨Ã esa pyh xÃ- vpkud jl¨Ã ls dqN t+¨j ls fxjus dh vkokt+ vkà - eSa m/kj Hkkxh ] ns[kk ] ek¡ t+ehu ij fxjh iM+h Fkh - mlds e¡qg ls [kwu v©j >kx fudy jgh Fkh Þ eSa t+¨j ls fpYyk iM+h ] ß ugha & ugha - Þ ukLd¨ us lkeus j[kk ikuh dk fxykl esjh rjQ c<+k fn;k - cgqr gh 'kkfUr ls c¨yh ] Þ ?kcjkv¨ er ] o¨ vkt Hkh ft+Unk gS ] flQZ eq>s Q©ju ‘kknh d¢ ckn vxys rhu eghus gLirky esa mldh lsok esa dkVus iM+s v©j cgqr lh ijs'kkfu;k¡ gqÃa ckn esa - o¨ r¨ g¨uh gh Fkha - Þ eSa fQj ‘kCn¨a ds fy, gkFk & iSj ekj jgh Fkh - ukLd¨ us c<+dj esjk gkFk idM+ fy;k ] ß rqe ckj ckj ?kcjk tkrh g¨ ! ugha ] vc esjh ek¡ [kq'k gS - ß mlus esjk gkFk N¨M+ fn;k - mBh v©j tkdj fQj [kM+dh ls ckgj ns[kus yxh - ckgj dkyk vU/ksjk Fkk - pk¡Wn v©j rkjs n¨u¨a xk;c - leqæ dh ygjas g¨LVy ds dEi¨mUM dh fnokj ij lj iVd jgha Fkh - ckgj ns[krs & ns[krs gh o¨ cqncnkus yxh - ß esjh ek¡ ] vc o¨ [kq‘k jgrh gS ] gk¡ og cgqr [kq‘k jgrh gS D;¨afd esjss fiRkk vc ckgj ugha tkrs - vc o¨ ges‘kk ?kj esa jgrs gSa ] mUgsa v/kjax g¨ x;k gS v©j og vc djhc & djhc vU/ks Hkh g¨ x, gSa - vc iwjh rjg esjs firk esjh ek¡ Ikj vkfJr gSa - esjh ek¡ d¨ o¨ fey x;k t¨ og pkgrh Fkha fd mldk ifr ges‘kk mlds lkFk jgs - vius ifr d¢ lkFk dk lq[k Þ ukLd¨ us esjs okfil vkus ij eq>s i= Mkyk v©j oknk fd;k fd ge n¨ckjk t#j feysxsa - fpV~Bh dk tokc t:j nw¡ - eSaus tokc Hkh fn;k ij fQj dà eghus d¨Ã i= ugha vk;k - gk¡ ] fiNys fnu¨a ,d Ãesy vk;k fd o¨ vkt dy tkiku esa gS - mlds firk dh e`R;q g¨ xà gS ] o¨ fpfUrr gS fd vc mldh ek¡ vd¢yh jg dj D;k djsxh \