lsoÃ;k eSa v©j vEeh cjkens esa cSBs ckr dj jgs Fks fd eSaus ns[kk ] ,d cw<+h v©jr gekjs ?kj d¢ xsV ls vUnj vk jgh gS - ß vEeh d¨Ã vk;k gS -ß eSaus mUgsa pssrk - bRkuh nsj esa os v©jr cjkens d¢ ikl vkdj dqN nsj Fke lh xÃa - vEeh dh ihB ml dh rjQ Fkh - ß uEkLrs th - ß eSaus mud¢ ogk¡ igq¡pus dh [kcj vEeh d¨ nh - ß vkv¨ HkS.k th ] cSB¨ -ß vEeh us mudh rjQ eqM+ dj c¨yk - os ikl j[kh dqlÊ ij /kels cSB xÃa- gkFk esa ,d diM+s dk FkSyk Fkk] o¨ mUg¨aus dqlÊ d¢ ikl gh uhps j[k fn;k- mudh pqIih eq>s dqN yEch yxh - dqN nsj ckn cgqr /khjs ls c¨yha ] ß ueLrs HkS.k th ] cl gq.k rqj;k ugha tkUnk -ß eSaus mB dj mUgsa ihus d¢ fy, ikuh dk ,d fxykl fn;k- fxykl d¨ idM+rs gq, os cqncqnkÃa ß vki D;¨a rdyhQ+ djnss g¨ th ] n¨ feUVk¡ foPp lkW vk tk,xk ] ftLe gq.k cl ,sat gh g¨ x;k ,s -ß fxykl gkFk esa idM+s jgha ] dqN nsj ckn ,d yEck lk¡l fy;k fQj /khjs ls mUg¨aus ,d ?kw¡V ikuh fi;k - vEeh mudh rjQ ljd dj cSB xÃa - ß lc Bhd gS uk HkS.k th \ vEeh us /khjs ls iwNk- ß gk¡ th -ß mUg¨aus ,d yEck lk¡l fy;k - ß tSls v¨ jD[¨] lc Bhd gS th -ß mUg¨aus ,d ?k¡wV v©j ys fi;k ] ckfd cps ikuh dk fxykl ,d rjQ Tkehu ij j[k fn;k - fQj pqi & ß v¨ Bhd gSau uk \vEeh us fQj iwNk - ß th gq.k Bhd gh gSa th - bl mej foPp tSlk g¨uk pkfgnk gS -ß cgqr /khjs ls c¨yh - ek¡ us eq>s b'kkjk fd;k ] ß tk uh x¨xh ] tjk ‘kkfUr uw cqyk ] dg pk; cuk,s vUnj vkd¢ ] Fkd xà gSa yxrk gS - lkjk jkLrk py dj vkà gSa -Þ Þ ,s ‘kkfUr cguh ] pyh vkv¨ vUnj ] pk; cuk n¨ -Þ eSaus ‘kkfUr d¨ ogha ls iqdkjk - o¨ cgqr /khjs ls fQj cqncqnkÃa - ß D;¨a rdyhQ djns g¨ - ß fQj lUukVk - ß mB ] vyekjh ls dqN fudky yk & fcLdqV gk¡ - o¨ chp okys [kkus esa g¨auxsa - yky jax d¢ Ddu dk x¨y fMCck ] ;g ugha o¨ cM+s okyk ] uhps gS o¨ uhps gk¡ yk ] ns eSauw +-ß vEeh fMCck [k¨ydj ] >Vls c¨yh ]ß y¨ HkS.k th ] eqg¡ esa dq> ikv¨ ] Fk¨M+h rch;r lEHkysxh rqgkMh - eSaus dà ckj dgk gS rqlh lokjh yS fy;k dj¨ - Þ ß vki rdyhQ uk dj¨ HkS.k th ] eqUuh th vki cSB¨ - ß mUg¨aus /khjs ls dgk - ‘kkfUr pk; ys vkà ] ß uEkLrss cguk ] eSaus pk; esa ,d pEEkp phuh Mkyh gS ] dg¨s r¨ v©j Mky nw¡ \ mUg¨auss gkFk ls uk dj fn;k v©j pqipki cSBh jgha - ß ihv¨ th xeZ pk ] Fk¨M+h rch;r lEHkysxh - ß vEeh us dgk - o¨ fcuk dqN c¨ys pk; ihus yxha - vEeh mudh rjQ xnZu c<+k dj c¨yha] Þ d¨Ã [+kcj feyh D;k mldh \ mUg¨auss uk d¢ fy, flj fgyk fn;k ] ,d yEch lk¡l yh v©j cqncqnkÃa ] ß tSlh mldh et+Ê ] [kq‘k jgs ] tgk¡ Hkh jgs - ß esjs cpiu esa ] Ekghus d¢ igys g¶rs vEeh ,d fnu ] jk‘ku ysus ckt+kj tkrha ] ckt+kj ?kj ls rhu fdy¨ehVj dh nwjh ij g¨xk - ?kj esa eSa N¨Vh Fkh blfy, eq>s lkFk ys tkrha - ge jsyos YkÃu¨a d¢ ,d rjQ Pkyrs & pyrs jsyos QkVd ij igq¡p tkrs v©j ck,a gkFk dh lM+d idM+ dj ckt+kj igq¡p tkrs - U;w ekÆdV ls vEeh vkVk ] nky & pkoy ] Eklkys ] diM+k & yÙkk ] ikik d¢ fy, pkj feukj flXkszV d¢ n¨ dkVZu ysrha ] ;g lc lkeku ,d fjD‘kk ij j[k nsrha v©j eq>s Hkh ml fjD‘kk esa fcBk nsrha lkeku d¢ lkFk ] fQj og Qy & lCt+h ysrha Bss+sys oky¨a ls ] mls Hkh fjD‘kk esa esjs lkFk j[k fn;k tkrk - vEeh lkjk leku ?kwe & ?kwe dj tqVkrha v©j fjD‘kk esa j[krh tkrha ] fjD‘kk ] eSa v©j lkeku mud¢ ihNs & ihNs tkrs jgrs - ekÆdV d¢ ckgj ,d d¨us esa HkM+HkwAat+s dh nqdku ij #d dj yÃ;k ] Hkqus pus v©j fpDdh ysrha - fpDdh dk ,d VqdM+k fudky dj vEeh esjs gkFk esa idM+k nsrha - eSa fjD‘kk esa cSBh & cSBh fpDdh [kkrh jgrh - bl nqdku d¢ iM+¨l esa ,d v©jr ] ,d N¨Vh lh pkjikà ij cSBh gkFk ls lsob;k¡ cuk jgh g¨rh Fkh ] vEeh mulss lsob;k¡ ysrha- dqN T+¸kknk ckrphr ugha flQZ ueLrs & ueLrs ] ij lsob;k¡ ges‘kk rqyrha HkM+Hkawt+s d¢ rjkt+w esa ] ml v©jr d¢ ikl u r¨ d¨Ã rjkt+w Fkk v©j u o¨ d¨Ã ij¨ij gh nqdku Fkh - mldh nqdku mldk ?kj Fkh - mld¢ ckgj o¨ ,d N¨Vh lh pkjikà ij cSBh jgrh lkjk fnu gkFk ls lsob;k cukrh jgrh - eSaus mUgsas dHkh eqLdjkrs ns[kk g¨ ] ,slk eq>s ;kn ugha ] uk gh ;kn gS mud¨ iwjh vkOkkt+ esa eSaus c¨yrk lquk g¨ ] mudk uke Hkh eq>s ;kn ugha ] g¨xk t#j d¨Ã uke ] esjh ek¡ mUgsas HkS.k th dg dj cqykrh ] o¨ Hkh esjh ek¡ d¨ HkS.k th - esjs fy, o¨ lsob;k¡okyh HkS.k th Fkha - fjD‘kkoky¨a d¨ mud¢¢ ckjs esa vDlj mRlqdrk g¨rh ] o¨s esjh ek¡ ls mud¢ ckjs esa ckr djrs - esjh ek¡ muls ;gh ckr ckj & ckj dgrha fd ] ß cspkjh jQW;wthu gaS - esgur djrh gSa - ek¡x dj r¨ ugha [kkrh cgqr Hkyh v©jr gS - Þ fQj eSa Ldwy tkus yxh v©j esjs jk‘ku d¢ fVªi [kRe g¨ x;s - ysfdu gekjs ;gk¡ gkFk ls cuh lsob;k¡ Tk:j vkrh jgha - eSa cM+h g¨ dj nwljs ‘kgj pyh vkà - esjh ek¡ eq>s lsob;k¡ ogk¡ Hkh Hkstrh jgha - ml v©jr d¢ tkus d¢ ckn eSaus vEeh ls iwNk ] ß d©u gSa ;g \ vEeh c¨yha ---- ß uh x¨xh ] rSaSuw ;kn ugha Hkyk lsob;k¡okys HkS.k th \ yS rw oha g¨jkok¡x Hkwy xà ! ß ek¡ dh vkokt+ esa cgqr fujk‘kk Fkh - ß py¨ ,d pk; v©j ihrs gSa vEeh - ß eSaus ek¡ ls ckrphr pyk;s j[kus d¢ fy, l¨pk - ß QM+kÃaA t+jk v¨ FkSyk HkS.k th okyk ß mUg¨aus dgk- eSaus diM+s dk FkSyk mBk dj ek¡ d¢ lkeus j[k fn;k- diM+s d¢ FkSys esa lSysfQu dh n¨ fyQ+kQ+¢ Fks muesa gkFk ls cVh lsob;k¡ Fkha - ß budh Hkh fdLer jWc us [kwc cukà ,s - tokuh foPp [kle uWB~B x;k ] eq.Mk dqPNM+ >M d¢ ] gq.k eq.Mk viuh tukuh rs fuDdk ftgk eqaMk NM d¢ uWB fxvk , - Þ ek¡ us ,d yEch lk¡l yh - eSaus vEeh ls iwNk ] ß dgka Hkkx x;k o¨ \ vEeh c¨yha ] ß jWc tkus ! lu larkfyl esa ikfdLrku ls vk;s Fks ;s y¨x ] T+;knk fnu uk gq, Fks bUgsa C;kgh d¨vkdj dà lky dSEi¨a esa cSBs jgs - dSEi¨a ls mB dj bUg¨aus o¨ N¨Vh lh nqdku ys yh fd viuk d¨Ã dke dj ysaxs ] U;w ekÆdV RkHkh gh cuh Fkh - dà jQW;wft;¨a us nqdkusa yh Fkha ogk¡- viuk dke tek gh jgs Fks fd ,d fnu enZ dgha dke ls x;k v©j okfil gh ugha vk;k & u [k¨t u [kcj - ;s ogha nqdku esa jgrh jgha x¨n esa ,d csVk Fkk ] lkjk fnu lsoÃ;k¡ cukrh jgrh y¨x ns[krs v©j [+kjhn ys tkrs lsoÃ;k¡ - ß ß fdlh rjg csVk cM+k dj fy;k bUg¨aus ] nloha rd i<+k;k Hkh mls ] ikl esa gh Ldwy Fkk -u©djh yx xà Fkh mldh dà lky igys - n¨ & rhu lky gq;s csVs dh ‘kknh dj nh Fkh - dgrh Fkha ] ß ß gq.k gkFk Fkd x;s gSa esjs lsoÃ;k¡ cukanss & cukanss ] vc pynss ugha - ß ß fiNys lky bd fnu budk vkneh y©V vk;k cgqr gh chekj Fkk ] csVk dgrk Fkk ] ß eSa bl vkneh d¨ ugha igpkurk ] ;g d©u gS \ vxj ;g esjk cki gS v©j rsjk enZ ] r¨ D;¨a N¨M+ x;k Fkk gesa rc \ ;g ?kj esa ugha jgsxk -ß ;g dgrh gSa - Þ th esjh;k¡ rk¡ jhtka oh ugha lh yfFk;k¡ ] fd v¨ rqj x;k ] jWc tkus fdFks ] gq.k tn jWc oy¨a okfil vk x;k , v¨ ] rs eSa gqu gh v¨ns uky jgyka dq> fnu !ß ß eq.Mk xqLls g¨dj ?kj ls pyk x;k gS & N¨Vk lk CkPpk v©j chch N¨M+ d¢ ] ß mlh dk iwN jgh Fkh eSa buls - cgq d¨ v©j dqN vkrk & tkrk ugha gS ] vc n¨u¨a feydj lsob;k¡ cukrh gSa ] v©j d¨Ã dekà dk t+fj;k ugha gS uk bud¢ ikl ] vkneh chekj gS ] i¨rk N¨Vk lk gS - gq.k vkdj ?kj ns tkrh gSa lsoÃ;k¡ gj eghus d¢ eghus - Þ