Issue 16

Year 4, Issue 16
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VA S U D H A
EDITOR-PUBLISHER : SNEH THAKORE
OctoberOctober-December 2007
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Dak µara
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sMpadkIy ÜA.k ÉÎ, AK3Ubrr-idsMbr ÊÈÈÏÝ
NyUyakR me. ÉË, ÉÌ 0v. ÉÍ jula{ ko Aa#va> ivXv ihNdI sMmeln sMp¶ huAa| 6o8`a
p5 kI sarI bate. kb tk pU`R+pe` sflIwUt ho.gI, yh to wiv*y hI btayega, pr s.yu¯ ra*¨
s.6 ka pirsr 0v. muQyaly AvXy hI sEk o. wartIy v wartv.ixyo. ke k.#o. se inklI ip/y
ihNdI kI m2ur @vin se gu.jayman huAa| yha> tk ik s.yu¯ ra*¨ mhasicv &I bam kI mUn ne
]d\6a3n-s5 ko ihNdI me. sMboi2t kr v ihNdI me. ku7 vaKy kh, 0k nya [ithas to rc hI
Dala|
ivdex rajm.5I &I Aan.d xmaR ne kha ik, 's.yu¯ ra*¨ muQyaly me. ivXv ihNdI sMmeln
ke ]d\6a3n smaroh ka hona AOr vha> duinya ke k{ dexo. ke ihNdI p/eimyo., krIb pcas dexo. ke
rajniyko. AOr Anek dexo. ke m.i5yo. ke 0k m.c pr Aakr ih.dI kI Aavaj_ bul.d ikye jane se
ivXv-m.c pr ih.dI to phu>c hI cukI hE| Aa#ve. ivXv ih.dI sMmeln ka @yey-vaKy 'ivXv-m.c pr
ih.dI' sakar hota idqa{ de rha hE|'
p/git ke p4 pr, ]T¡*3ta kI Aor b“ne vale kdmo. ka AiNtm 7or nhI. hota - yh to
hr bar 0k n{ xu=Aat hE| p/Tyek ]pliB2 Agle mhan l(y ke il0 p/4m cr` hotI hE| ivkas
ka magR p/xSt krtI hE| ba2aAo. ka xnE:-xnE: ivnax kr, l(y-p/aiPt kI Aor Ag/sr krtI hE;
A.2kar ke kale Aavr` me. nNhe. nNhe., zIne-zIne hI shI, i7³ainvexo. se Aaxa kI sunhrI ikr`o.
ko 2ra pr ]tar AaXvStta p/dan krtI hE| ]MmId hE ik Aa#va> ivXv ihNdI sMmeln yhI is²
krega| yid Ab tk kI ivkas ya5a iksI bat ka s.ket detI hE to yh ik yid hm l(y ke
p/it 0kag/ic% ho p/yasrt rhe. to Aane valI pIi“yo. ke il0 wiv*y ]JJvl hoga| kmR ke p/it
hme. sjg rhna hE| ba2aAo. ke z.zavt\ se Dr kr mu>h mo ne kI jgh hme. D3 kr ]nka samna
krna hE| ip/y ra*¨ wa8a ihNdI ke p/it, wiv*y kI pIi“yo. ke p/it, kmRS4lI me. D3e rhna hI
hmara sbse b a yogdan hE| ihNdI ko xI8RS4 tk phu>cana hI hmara prm @yey hona caihye|
'mat<-wa8a ]¶it hE sb ]¶it ka mUl' kI 2ar`a ko sakar krne ke il0 hme. ihNdI ko
]Cctm ixqr pr phu>ca, gOrvxalI bna, AglI pI“I ko ivrast me. dena hI hoga| yh Aa#va>
ivXv ihNdI sMmeln yid ih.dI ko s.yu¯ ra*¨ s.6 kI Aai2kairk wa8a bna deta hE, to yh
0k bhut b I ]pliB2 hogI| wart srkar 0v. p/Tyek wartIy v wartv.xI ke ilye Apar gOrv kI
bat hogI| ivdex m.5aly, m2u goSvamI jI 0v. ]nkI 3Im µara ikye gye A4k p/yas sfl
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ho.ge| &I k`R is.h µara idya v¯Vy AOr Da _ l(mI mLl is.6vI µara iliqt wav-p/v` v¯Tv
jo ASvS4 hone ke kar` vo Svy. n kh ske t4aip ijse &I kNhEyalal n.dn ne b I wavp/v`ta se p“a, v Anekanek ivµt\ jno. kI wagIdarI, sa4Rk hogI|
vEse vaStv me. to p/Xn hmara Aapka nhI. hE| p/Xn hE ihNdI ke p/it gvR ka, ]skI
mh%a pr car-ca>d lgane ka, ]skI gOrv-ga4a ko ivXv ke kone-kone me. phu>cane ka|
y´ip ik Gyarh xEi9k s5o. ke v¯aAo. ne Svy. ke ivcaro. se, v qule s5o. me. ANy ivµt\
jno. ne Apne-Apne ivcaro. se 0k-dUsre ko Avgt kraya t4aip smyawav ke kar` swI ivµt\
jno. ka s5o. me. v¯aAo. ke +p me. wag lena s.wv n ho ska; pr [s kmI ko pUra ikya
Aitir¯ smy me. hu{ AnOpcairk goi*#yo. ne| ihNdI-p/emI subh naXte ke smy me., dophr v rat
ke smy wojnaly me., ya iksI wI smy gilyaro. me., yha> tk ik rat ke tIsre phr tk
0k-dUsre se ivcar-ivmxR krte rhe, bityate rhe| Anekanek ihNdI ivµano. ke ivcar-ivmxR ko
'bityane' kI s.)a [sil0 de rhI hU> ik ve ATyNt ivµan hone ke bavjUd wI [n goi*#yo. me. b I
ivnm/ta se iml-julkr wag le rhe 4e| ye goi*#ya> bhut hI )anv²Rk 0v. Sneihl 4I.| ye goi*#ya>
)an kI g.ga v Sneh kI jmuna ka s.gm 4I. ijs kar` ye ]tnI hI mhTvpU`R AOr p/wavxalI
is² hu{. ijtne ik s5|
mere µara s.kilt v s.paidt 'kaVy-v<i*3' ijska S4anIy lokapR` ÉÏ jUn ko huAa
4a, Aa#ve. ivXv ihNdI sMmeln me. ]ska ivmocn huAa| 'kaVy-v<i*3' ke rcnakaro. ke nam
puStk ke ¢manusar - dIpmala vmaR, paraxr gO , srn 6{, s.dIp kumar TyagI, sureN³ pa#k
v Sneh #akur hE.| merI ¡it 'AnuwUitya>' ka wI ibmocn huAa| t4a sbse b I bat, 'vsu2a' ka
wI lokapR` huAa, ]se maNyta dI g{ ijske ilye 'vsu2a' ke swI xuw-icNtk b2a{ ke pa5
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hE.| yh mera sOwaGy hE ik muze vha> 'ivix*3 Aiti4' ke +p me. Aam.i5t ikya gya, 0k s5 me.
Apne ivcar Vy¯ krne ka Avsr idya gya v sa4 hI 0k s5 kI irpo3R ilqne ka war wI
sO.pa gya| jha> Vyi¯gt +p se sMmeln me. 'ivix*3 Aiti4' ke +p me. siMmilt hona v puStko.
ka ivmocn 0v. 'vsu2a' kI maNyta mera sOwaGy hE, vhI. [s bat pr wI jor dena cahU>gI ik
yh ihNdI ka sMman hE, Aap sbka sMman hE, ihNdI ke p/it wartIy AOr wartv.ixyo. ke p/em
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AOr in*#a ka sMman hE yh| ip/y &²ey Da _ l(mI mLl is.6vI jI kI kivta 'ihNdI hm
sbkI pirwa8a' swI ihNdI-p/eimyo. ko s3Ik pirwai8t krtI hE :
ih.dI hm sbkI pirwa8a
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Da _ l(mI mLl is.6vI
koi3koi3-koi3 k.#o. kI wa8a,
jng` kI muqirt Aiwla8a,
ihNdI hE phcan hmarI,
ihNdI hm sbkI pirwa8a|
Aaj_adI ke dIPt wal kI,
bhuwa8I vsu2a ivxal kI,
s¹dyta ke 0k sU5 me.,
yh pirwa8a dex-kal kI|
inj wa8a jo Svaiwman ko,
Aam AadmI kI juban ko,
manv girma ke ivhan ko,
A4R de rhI s.iv2an ko|
ihNdI Aaj cahtI hmse -
hm sb inX7l A.tStl se,
shj ivnm/ A4k yTno. se,
ma>ge. Nyay Aaj se, kl se|
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Da _ hirv.xray bCcn jI kI jNm xtaBdI pr ]nke pu5 Aimtaw bCcn jI 0v. m<`al pa~De
jI ke s.Smr` vsu2a kI Aor se wavwInI &²a.jil ke +p me. AipRt| saihTykar kaljyI hota
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hE| vh ApnI rcnaAo. µara sdEv hI pa#ko. ke ¹dy me. bsa hota hE, ]nse dUr nhI jata| Da _
hirv.xray bCcn jI pai4Rv +p se hmare sa4 nhI. hE. pr ]nkI Sm<itya>, ]nka saihTy icr-kal
tk hme. Apne leqn kI g.ga-jmuna kI lhiryo. me. DubkI lgva, xBdo. ke sIp se wavo. ke motI
inklva, Aan.idt krta rhega, hmare mn-p/a` Aaloi t krta rhega, hme. AiwwUt krta rhega|
dIpavlI m.glmy ho|
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bed ibidt teih dsr4 na}>
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dxr4 ka jIvn da=` vedna ka ka=i`k dStavej_ hE| bu“ape tk pu5 ke il0 trsna
AOr A.t me. pu5-ivyog me. t p-t pkr mr jana, ATyNt hI ¹dy-ivdark hE| kLpna kIijye,
dxr4 wgvan\ khe jane vale ram ke ipta hE., ifr wI ve Apne ko du:q ke inmRm Aa6at se bca
nhI. pate hE.| ¢Ur kal ke mn me. iksI ke p/it ko{ dya-maya ya 7U3-iryayt kI wavna nhI.
hotI hE|
'ramcitrmans' me. mharaj dxr4 ke &e*# cir5 ka b a mohk v`Rn ikya gya hE Av2purI. r6ukulmin ra}|
bed ibidt teih dsr4 na}>||
Av2purI me. r6ukul ixromi` dxr4 nam ke raja hu0, ijnka nam vedo. me. ivQyat hE|
mharaj dxr4 Apne ku7 qas gu`o. ke kar` ivQyat hE. 2rm 2ur.2r gunini2 GyanI|
¹dy> wgit mit sar>gpanI||
ve 2mR 2ur.2r, gu`o. ke w~Dar AOr )anI 4e| ]nke ¹dy me. xar.g 2nu8 2ar` krne vale wgvan\
iv*`u kI wi¯ 4I AOr ]nkI bui² wI wgvan\ me. lgI rhtI 4I|
Ayo@ya nrex mharaj dxr4 Anek ivxe8taAo. se pirpU`R 4e| 2mR ke p/it ]nke mn me.
ghrI AaS4a 4I| jIvn me. 2mR ke p/it smipRt hona Aasan nhI. hE| A2mR AadmI ko Jyada
Aaki8Rt krta hE| vh ]%ejk suq p/dan krta hE, jo 9`jIvI hone ke bavjUd ATy.t luB2karI
hota hE| Aam AadmI ko 2mR luwa nhI. pata hE| [sIil0 samaNy AadmI ka 2mR wy pr
Aa2airt hota hEE| 2mRxaS5 nrk ka wy idqate hE.; bImairyo., prexainyo. ka wy idqate hE.| yh
wy mnu*y ko we
kI trh 2mR kI Aor ha>kta hE| [s trh wy se AadmI 2mR-p4 pr clta
hE, leikn ]sme. clne ka ]Tsah-]Llas nhI. hota hE| vh to i6s3te hu0 clta hE, Kyo.ik AOr
ko{ raSta nhI. hE| vh AC7I trh smzta hE ik lok-prlok ka jo wy ]se sta rha hE, ]se
2mR hI dUr kr skta hE| ]ske il0 yh 2mR-ya5a 0k AinvayR mjbUrI hotI hE| jIvn kI chk
AOr llk se [ska ko{ nata nhI. hota hE|
ijnke mn me. 2mR ke p/it chk AOr llk hotI hE, ve &e*# hote hE.| 2maRcr` ]nka
Svawav bn jata hE| leikn ]s iS4it tk Vyi¯ ko phu>cne ke il0 sa2na krnI p I hE|
s.SkarI log &e*# Aacr` ke p/it Aaki8Rt hote hE., duracr` ke p/it ]nke mn me. Svawaivk
itrSkar hota hE| [sIl0 ve A2mR ke mayajal me. nhI. f>ste hE.| ram¡*` prmh.s jb ApnI
sa2na ke crm ]Tk8R pr 4e to 0k VyaparI ]nse imlne Aaya| ]nke dxRn krne ke bad jb vh
jane lga to dan ke +p me. ku7 2n dene lga| ram¡_*` pEsa nhI. 7Ute 4e| vh +pya AOr ma3I
ko 0k jEsa smzkr fe.k dete 4e| low ]nke wItr se 0kdm smaPt ho gya 4a| [sIil0 2n
lene se ]Nho.ne [.kar kr idya| VyaparI ne har nhI. manI| ]sne Apna mayajal bhut mohk !.g
se fe.ka, 'babajI, Aapke il0 +pya AOr ma3I brabr hE, [se ma3I smz kr hI le lIijye| [s
2n ko Aap bE.k me. jma kr de.ge to [ske Byaj se Aapko jIvn-wr A¶-vS5 imlta rhega|
Aak8R` bhut p/bl 4a| sNt ko yid wojn-vS5 Aaram se iml jaye to wjn me. bhut
suiv2a rhtI hE| VyaparI yh suiv2a ram¡*` ko bhut shj me. de rha 4a; leikn ram¡*` ne
suiv2a se Ai2k mhTv Apne s.kLp ko idya, ]Nho.ne pEse ko ha4 nhI. lgaya|
2n ko #ukrane vale sa2u ko VyaparI phlI bar deq rha 4a| vh cikt-iviSmt 4a|
]sne Apna AiNtm inxana lgaya - 'baba
! tum b I-b I bate. krte ho, leikn tuMharI wed-
bui² AwI gyI nhI. hE| tuMhe. +pye AOr ma3I me. AwI tk fkR nj_r Aata hE| mharaj jI, yad
rqna, tum l(mI ka Anadr kr rhe ho|'
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l(mI ka Anadr sunkr ram¡*` prexan ho ]#e; leikn Apne s.kLp se iDge nhI.|
wi¯-wav se ]Nho.ne p/a4Rna kI ik ma>, 9ma krna| leikn pEse ko ha4 nhI. lgaya| A2mR ka
Aak8R` b a p/bl hota hE; jo ]se #ukra dete hE., ve 2mR-2urN2r bnte hE.|
jo log 2mR ko jIvn ke bahr qojte hE., ve w3kte rhte hE.; jo ]se wItr qojte hE., ve
l(y tk phu>c jate hE.| sUfI sai2ka raibya roj logo. ko miSjd Aate-jate deqtI 4I.| ]Nhe.
bhut d:uq hota 4a ik log inyimt p/a4Rna krne ke bad wI Jyo. ke Tyo. hE.| 0k idn vh Apne
6r ke bahr inklI. AOr ku7 qojne lgI.| miSjd jane vale logo. ne pU7a, 'Aap Kya qoj rhI
hE.?'
raibya ne jvab idya, 'su{ qo g{ hE, ]sI ko qoj rhI hU>|'
logo. ko miSjd phu>cne kI jLdI 4I| ve raibya ko vhI. 7o
p/a4Rna ke il0 cle gye|
vaps lO3ne pr ]Nho.ne deqa, raibya AwI tk su{ qoj rhI hE.| ku7 log ]nke pas Aaye AOr
bole, 'su{ tlaxne me. hm AapkI mdd kre.?'
raibya qux hu{., 'yh to AapkI ¡pa hogI|'
0k AadmI ne pU7a, 'Aap yh bta de. ik su{ ik2r igrI 4I to qojne me. AasanI hogI|'
raibya ne wolepn se xa.t-wav me. kha, 'su{ 6r me. igrI 4I|'
'pagl' raibya kI bat sun kr swI cikt hu0| ]Nhe. ')an' dete hu0 logo. ne kha,
'raibyajI, su{ jb 6r me. qo{ ho to ]se bahr nhI. qojte hE., yh to paglpn hE|'
raibya muSkrayI., 'Aap logo. ko deq kr hI mE. su{ bahr qoj rhI 4I| jEse Aap logo.
ne ALlah ko 6r me. qo idya hE AOr ]se miSjd me. pane jate hE., ]sI trh 6r me. qoyI su{ mE.
bahr qojne jatI hU>|'
raibya kI bat sun kr swI ka mu>h l3k gya|
2mR sa4Rk twI hota hE jb vh jIvn me. hota hE| jIvn me. flne-fUlne vala 2mR Vyi¯
ko Apar xi¯ deta hE| vh ki#n-se-ki#n smy me. wI Apne s.kLp se iDgta nhI. hE| pavRtI
ne ixv ko pit +p me. SvIkar kr ilya 4a, [sIil0 vh iksI wI ba2a ya p/lown se ivcilt
nhI. hu{.| ixv ko p/s¶ krne ke il0 6or tp ikya| sPt1<i8yo. ne iv*`u ko vr ke +p me. pane
ka p/lown idya, ]se wI pavRtI ne tuC7 smz kr #ukra idya|
mharaj dxr4 2mR se b I ghra{ se ju e 4e| ]Nho.ne ki#n-se-ki#n smy me. wI 2mR
ka sa4 nhI. 7o a| 2mR kI r9a ke il0 hI ]Nho.ne p/a` se Pyare ram-l(m` ko 1<i8 ivXvaim5
ke sa4 jane idya| 2mR ke p/it A3U3 in*#a ke kar` hI kEkeyI ko vrdan dene ko ivvx hu0|
[ske il0 ]Nhe. warI kImt cukanI p I| ]Nho.ne ram ko wI qoya AOr Apne p/a` ko wI|
jo log 2mR-2urN2r hote hE., ve Apne Aacr` se logo. ko magR idqate hE.| yh s.sar 0k
j.gl hE| yha> w3kne ke Avsr Ai2k Aate hE.| yha> qa{ya> qodkr log AapkI p/tI9a krte
rhte hE. ik kb Aap Aaye. AOr igre., AOr logo. ko Aapko igrane ka Aan.d iml ske| [s s.sar
me. rajmagR btane vale ivrle hI hote hE.| [Nhe. hI 2aimRk kha jata hE| ye ApnI jIvn-Jyoit se
sbke p4 ko Aaloikt krte hE.|
2mRvan\ ka gu`van\ hona wI AavXyk hE| 2mR ke Aa>gn me. hI gu` ke fUl iqlte hE.| +p
AOr gu` hI Aak8R` ke mUl kar` hote hE.| 2mR ka pai4Rv xrIr nhI. hota hE, [sil0 vh gu` me.
AiwVy¯ hota hE| gu` ke ibna 2mR suvaist nhI. hota AOr 2mR ke ibna gu` yxSvI nhI. bnta|
dono. ka mi`ka.cn yog hE| dxr4 ke cir5 me. dono. bse hu0 hE.|
dxr4 )anI wI hE.| 2mR AOr gu` kI phredarI )an hI krta hE| 2aimRk AOr gu`I Vyi¯
ke igrne, DUbne AOr ifslne kI sMwavna Jyada hotI hE| AadmI )an ka ha4 4am kr cle to
jIvn me. du6R3na0> km ho jatI hE.| )an p4 ka Aalok hota hE| vh s<i*3 ke y4a4R ko y4a4Rt:
idqata hE| y4a4R ko y4avt\ jan lene pr w3kav smaPt ho jata hE| jIvn-l(y is² ho
jata hE|
2mR, gu` 0v. )an ke s.yog ka hI sufl 4a ik raja dxr4 ¹dy AOr bui² dono. se
wgvan\ kI wi¯ me. rme hu0 4e| p/ay: ¹dy hI wi¯ me. rmta hE| bui² sda wi¯ se dUr wagtI hE|
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vh tkR krtI hE, xk AOr x.ka ka jal buntI hE| ikNtu jb bui² wI ¹dy kI trh smipRt ho
jaye, &²a AOr AaS4a se wr jaye, to smzna caih0 ik Vyi¯ ka pUra SvTv hI pUja bn gya
hE| 0ese mnu*y ka jIvn xa.t-shj AOr inmRl ho jata hE| ]ska kmR suqd hota hE| dxr4 ke
raJy me. [sIil0 [tna suq-cEn 4a|
kOsLyaid nair ip/y sb Aacrn punIt|
pit AnukUl p/em d<“ hir pd kml ibnIt||
]nkI kOsLya Aaid ip/y nairya> swI piv5 Aacr` valI 4I.| ve ivnIt t4a pit ke AnukUl 4I.
AOr &Ihir ke cr`-kmlo. me. ]nka d<“ p/em 4a|
pit-pTnI ke shyog ke ibna s.sar me. 2maRcr` du*kr ho jata hE; sd\gu`o. ke fUl
murza jate hE. AOr )an ka dIp buz jata hE| mnu*y prmaTma se dUr cla jata hE| ¹dy AOr bui²
dono. pr danvI 7aya p
jatI hE| [sIil0 s.sar me. s.tuilt jIvn jIne ke il0 pit-pTnI ka
0k hI AadxR se p/eirt hona j+rI hE| cune hu0 AadxR pr clne ke il0 jb dono. 0k-dUsre ka
shyog krte hE. to &m-sa@y ya5a to suqd bntI hI hE, dUrS4-l(y wI 0k 7la>g ijtna
dIqne lgta hE| sMbN2o. kI smrsta hI jIvn kI sbse b I sflta hE|
dxr4 xu² Aacr` krne vale Vyi¯ 4e| ]nkI piTnya> ]Nhe. [s Aacr` me. shyog detI
4I.| 6in*# logo. kI mdd AadmI ko Aage b“ne kI mdd detI hE| leikn yid Apne hI log
mjak ] aye. to blvan Vyi¯ wI dubRl bn jata hE| mhawart me. [ska 0k b a su.dr ]dahr`
imlta hE| k`R bhut b a 2nu2Rr 4a| vh AjuRn ko yu² me. hrane kI 9mta rqta 4a; leikn
yu²-wUim me. ]ske sari4 xLy ne ]skI inNda-Aalocna kr-krke ]ske bl ko 9I` kr idya|
Apne logo. se ]phas pana jIvn ka sbse b a Aiwxap hE AOr Apno. ka p/oTsahn imlna
sbse b a vrdan hE|
yha> pTnI ke tIn gu` btaye gye hE.| ve piv5 Aacr` krne valI hE., pit ke AnukUl hE.
AOr wgvan ke cr`o. me. d<“ p/em rqtI hE.| leikn yh sb 0k-trfa nhI. hE| mharaj dxr4 ke
A.dr wI ye sare gu` hE.| duracarI Vyi¯ dUsro. se sdacar kI Ape9a nhI. kr skta hE| Aam
jIvn me. p/ay: 0esa hI hota hE| log Svy. ko 7o kr dUsro. ko sdacarI bnane ke cKkr me. p e
rhte hE.| lMp3 Vyi¯ ApnI pTnI ko sIta-saiv5I bnane me. bhut =ic leta hE| ]ske cal-cln
pr k I ingranI rqta hE; leikn vh 0esa kwI nhI. cahta ik pTnI ]ske Aacr` kI fa[l
tEyar kre| [sIil0 laq ingranI, cOkIdarI ke bavjUd cir5 kI mUitR qi~Dt hI rhtI hE|
cir5 ka gi`t b a Aasan hE| jEsa Aap dUsro. se Aacr` cahte hE., vEsa Aap qud wI
kre.| dxr4 ne [s gi`t ko sIq ilya 4a| ve s.tuilt jIvn jIte 4e, [sIil0 ]nkI piTnya>
wI ]nka Anusr` krtI 4I.| ve piv5 Aacr`valI 4I.| piv5ta hone se vasna0> s.tuilt AOr
myaRidt rhtI hE.| jIvn }jaR ka sdupyog &e*# kayoR. me. kr pana sMwv hota hE| rainyo. ke
piv5 Aacr` ke kar` mharaj dxr4 ko yh suiv2a ]plB2 4I| rainya> pit ke AnukUl wI 4I.|
pit sdacarI ho to piTnyo. ko ]ske AnukUl hona hI caihye| [sse jIvn me. smrsta AatI
hE, tnav 0v. Avsad ke rog nhI. pEda hote hE.| jIvn me. AnukUl logo. ka imlna prmaTma ka
sbse b a vrdan hE| AnukUl vatavr` me. 6r-pirvar ka jIvn dEvI s.gIt bn jata hE| A.g-A.g
Aan.d ]Llas se nac ]#ta hE|
raja dxr4 kI swI rainya> wgvan\ ke &Icr`o. me. d<“ p/em rqtI 4I.| p/em ka d<“ hona
cir5 kI bhut b I xi¯ hE| p/ay: hm deqte hE. ik log AOpcairk +p se p/em dxaRte rhte hE.|
raSte me. imlne pr muSkra kr nmSkar-p/`am kr lete hE., hal-cal pU7 lete hE.| 'kwI smy
Aaye to yad kIijyega', jEse m2ur vaKy bol lete hE.; leikn jb scmuc prI9a kI 6 I AatI hE
to iknara kr lete hE.| wgvan\ ke sa4 wI 0esa hI sMbN2 bhuto. ka hota hE; jra-sa s.k3 Aa
jata hE, to AaS4a ihl jatI hE| 4o a-sa du:q wI wi¯ ko ihla deta hE| leikn yid wi¯
d<“ ho to du:q AOr suq ko prmaTma ka p/sad mankr SvIkarne kI xi¯ Aa jatI hE|
p/is² s.t pvharI baba ko iksI ne pT4r se mar idya| ]nke isr se qUn inklne
lga| 0k dyavan\ pu=8 ne ]nke isr me. dva lga{ AOr pU7a, 'Aapko iksne mara?'
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vsu2a
pvharI baba ne xa.t wav se kha, 'ijsne dva lga{ ]sI ne mara| vh bhut qel krta
hE; marta wI hE, dulrata wI hE|'
[s yug ke do mhan\ s.t SvamI ram¡*` prmh.s AOr mhi8R rm` kE.sr se mre| log
]nse pU7te 4e, 'Aap to wgvan\ ke w¯ hE., Aapko kE.sr Kyo.?'
dono. ka 0k hI jvab 4a, 'du:q-suq p/wu kI lIla hE| [s bare me. hm Kya khe.
!'
sCca w¯ du:q-suq deq kr prmaTma kI ¡pa ka ihsab-iktab nhI. krta hE| vh
ApnI wi¯ me. d<“ rhta hE| yh d<“ta ivprIt piriS4ityo. me. wI ]ske cir5 ko xi¯ detI hE|
w¯ harta-4kta nhI. hE| vh socta hE ik ]ske kLya` ke il0 hI prmaTma ne du:q kI hva
bhayI hE|
sUfI s.t raibya 0k bar wojn n imlne ke kar` k{ idn wUqI rh gyI.| logo. ne
mjak ] aya, 'Aap to wgvan\ kI w¯ hE., Aapko wojn Kyo. nhI. iml rha hE?' raibya ne
kar` btlate hu0 kha, 'wojn n imlna prmaTma kI mere }pr ¡pa hE| wojn krne se iniXct
+p se muze ko{ k*3 phu>cta, [sIil0 ¡palu p/wu ne muze wUqa rqa|'
$
prmaTma ke p/it d<“ p/em hone se mnu*y ke jIvn me. skaraTmkta AatI hE| vh 'paiji3v'
bnta hE| vaStv me. mnu*y ke jIvn me. 2mR ka yhI sbse b a vrdan hE| [s s.sar se du:q ko
im3aya nhI. ja skta, ki#na{, prexanI ka sfaya nhI. ikya ja skta; leikn [sse inp3ne
ke il0 Apne wItr AaTmxi¯ pEda kI ja sktI hE| yh xi¯ 2mR p/dan krta hE, {Xvr ke p/it
d<“ p/em p/dan krta hE|
p/em kI d<“ta kI 0k AOr qUbI hE| ijsko hm p/em krte hE., ]ske p/it kwI bura nhI.
socte| kwI spne me. wI yh q_yal nhI. Aata hE ik ijse hm p/em krte hE., vh kwI hme. du:q
dega| 0k shj, inmRl AOr inheRtuk sd\wav hmare sMpU`R mn-p/a` ko AaPlaivt ikye rhta hE|
hmara jIvn xi¯-pu.j bn jata hE| [sse Apna ]²ar to hota hI hE, sa4-hI-sa4 hm dUsro.
ke il0 pa4ey wI bn jate hE.|
dIp nEve´ ka
Sneh #akur
mn mera dIp nEve´ ka
AaTma ka 6<t Dala
x.q,6
,6i yal,v.xI,vI`aI,vI`a-Svr
injinj-Sneh-isKt ]r]r-vitRka
xtxt-xt ly se gu.ijt
jlne ivh>sta|
ta|
AartI kI bela|
Aara@y ke p/a.g` me. cla
sum2ur k.#o. ka mela
i7p g{ idn kI ]ijyalI
jb rh jayega m.idr me. [*3 Akela
sunhlI sa>z Aa{
tm me. hoga ANtihRt yh mela
rjnI Ao“e AatI
izliml taro. kI jalI|
iktne yugll-cr` se ici»t
ici»t
tb khegI merI nIrv dIpixqa
ApnI sbkI AicRt k4a|
6<t kI A.itm bU>d pr
AilNd kI wUim
buzne ko jb Aaye Aawa
zre sumn,A9t p/itma pr
tPt ret me. sillsill-k` jEse|
p/`t ixro. se r.ijt dehrI
2Up,A^yR,nEve´ Apirimt|
im3 jaye ip/y me. 0ese
mn mera dIp nEve´ ka
AaTma ka 6<t Dala
injinj-Sneh-isKt ]r]r-vitRka
Aara@y ke p/a.g` me. cla
jlne ivh>sta|
7
vsu2a
ve pl _ _ _ _ve pl i7n
Aimtaw bCcn
maororo baabaU jaI Apnao xao~ ko idggaja rho hO.M ]nhoM hmaoSaa maana–
maana–sammaana imalata rha. ApnaI
ija,
,ndgaI maoM jaao Saaohrt mauJao Aba imalaI hO vah bahut phlao
ijandgaI
phlao maOM Apnao baabaU jaI ko jaIvana maoM doK cauka hÐhÐ.U
jaba maOM ]nako saaqa kiva sammaolanaaoM maoM jaata qaa tba maOM ]nako Anaiganat p`SaMsakaoM sao imalata qaa¸ ]nhoM
saunanao ko ilae laaogaaoM kI BaarI BaID, jauTI rhtI qaI¸ laaoga ]nako Aa^
Taoga`af laonao ko ilae baotaba rhto qao.
Aa^Tao
baccana jaI ko baoTo ko Ép maoM maoro [MTrvyaU ilayao jaato qao. jaba maMca pr GaaoYaNaa kI jaatI qaIM ik baccana jaI
kivata paz krnao vaalao hOM tao pUra pMDala laaogaaoM kI tailayaaoM kI gaD,gaD,ahT sao gaÐ
gaÐjU a ]zta¸ laao
laaoga ]nako
dIvaanao qao.
hma laaogaaoM kI baabaU jaI kao baohd ifË rhtI qaI. [laahabaad maoM baa^yaja ha[skUla maoM skUla kI
ha[-skU
dIvaar pr lakIroM KIMcanao ko ApraQa maoM jaba maoro haqaaoM pr phlaI baar DMDo barsaae gayao¸ jaba baabaU jaI kao
yah pta calaa tao ]naka para caZ, gayaa. ]nhaonM ao mauJao ApnaI saa[ikla ko pICo baOzayaa AaOr saa[ikla
calaato hue skUla phÐ
phÐucao. vahaÐ
vahaÐ jaakr ]nhaonM ao p`QaanaaQyaapk sao pUCa ik ]sanao ]nako baoTo pr haqa @yaaoM
]zayaaÆ
ifr tao Agar daostaoM ko saaqa Kolato hue hmao
hmaoM caaoT laga jaatIM¸ yaa kBaI iksaI caIja,
caIja, sao hma
Gaayala hao jaato tao baabaU jaI kao hma BaUlao–BaTko hI [sa baat ka pta calanao doto qao @yaaoiM k vao baohd
saMvaodnaSaIla qao.
mauJao yaad hO¸ ]nhaonM ao hmaoM ek ivaSaoYa maoja,a, kI faoTao BaojaI qaI jaao
jaao ]nhaonM ao Apnao ilae banavaayaI
qaI. jaba vao baOzkr ilaKto–ilaKto qak jaato¸ tao KD,o hao kr ilaKnao lagato. vao hmasao khto qao ik
kBaI eosaI kursaI pr baOz kr mat ilaKao ijasako pICo iTknao ko ilae sahara hao¸ @yaaoiM k eosaI kursaI pr
AadmaI Aksar saustanao lagata hO AaOr saao BaI jaata hOÑ
]nakI baÐbaÐQaI–
QaI–baÐbaÐQaa[Qaa[- idnacayaalaoja maoM qaa¸
QaI
Qaa[
idnacayaa- qaI ijasaka vao sa#tI sao palana krto qao. jaba maOM ka^
ka^lao
]na idnaaoM vao mauJao raoja saubah paÐ
ca bajao ]za doto qao AaOr Kud rat kao tIna bajao hI ]z jaato qao.
paÐca
ina%yakmaina%yakma- AaOr vyaayaama sao Ôairga haonao ko baad paÐ
paÐca
ca bajao mauJao jagaakr vao Thlanao ko ilae inakla jaato.
jaba maOnM ao rajanaIit ko maOdana maoM ]trnao ka fOsalaa ikyaa tao vao bahut ]iWgna hao ]zo. pr saaqa hI
]nhaonM ao mauJasao yah BaI kha ik Agar
Agar tumhoM lagata hO ik tuma jaao kuC BaI kr rho hao vah ]icat hO¸ tao maOM
tumhoM nahIM raokÐgU aa. [laahabaad phÐ
phÐucanao ko kuC idna baad hI mauJao lagaa ik maOnM ao galat inaNainaNa-yaya kr ilayaa
hO. maOnM ao jaba ]nasao Apnao mana kI baat khI tao ]nhaonM ao kha¸
kha¸ 'saamaana baaÐ
baaÐQaQa kr calao jaaAao¸ tumharI Aaor
sao safa[safa[- maOM do dÐ
dÐgU aa. magar maorI mammaI AaOr jayaa nao kha ik maOnM ao janata sao jaao vaada ikyaa hO¸ ]sao
inaBaanaa maora ktvya hO. caunaavaaoM ko daOrana ]nhaonM ao pirvaar ko saaqa kMQao sao kMQaa imalaakr saaqa idyaa.
kt-vya
[laahabaad kI gailayaaoM maoM maoro ilae caunaava p`caar ikyaa – vah BaI [sa ]ma` maoÑM vao hr kama maoM mauJao ApnaI
raya jaÉ
jaÉr doto qao – pr maoro }pr kBaI dbaava nahIM Dalato qao.
baad maoM jaba mauJa pr rajanaIitk hmalao Sau$ hue tao vao baD,o icaMitt hao ]zo. jaba vao hmalao carma
saImaa pr phÐ
phÐuca gayao tao ]nhaoMnao mauJao Apnao pasa baulaayaa AaOr kha¸ 'tumanao kao[- galat kama tao nahIM ikyaa
naÆ' basa ]saI pla maOnM ao fOsalaa kr ilayaa ik maOM ]na AaraopaoM sao laDÐ
laDÐgU aa.
aa. baabaU
baabaUjaI [sa baat kao laokr
phÐÐucaI.
iktnao proSaana hO¸M yah doK kr mauJao baohd tklaIf ph
8
vsu2a
ve pl _ _ _ _ve pl i7n
m<`al pa~De
vaYa
vaYa-Ya- ÉÑÍÎ kI baat hO. Da^• hirvaMSa raya baccana jaao tba tk ihMdI ko kivayaaoM maoM sabasao Agala
pMi>yaaoM maoM Aa KD,
KD,o hue qao¸ yah zana baOzo ik vah p`yaaga ivaSvaivaValaya ko AÐ
AÐgaogao`jaI
jaI p`af
o osar ka Baar AaOr
gairmaa Bara pd CaoDk
, r idllaI calao jaaeÐ
Baalanao.
jaaeÐgaogao ivadoSa maM~alaya maoM AMDr saoËTo rI ka naacaIja,
naacaIja, pd saÐ
saÐBaalanao
[laahabaad p`itBaa–
tBaa–pUNa-a- Sahr hO¸ laoikna p`itBaaAao
tBaaAaoM kao samauicat Aadr donao maoM kuC–kuC kRpNa. "kuC–
kuC nahIM¸ bahut kRpNa" , , , baccana jaI nao maorI BaaYaa sauQaarto hue mauJasao kha qaa. vaYavaYa- ÉÑÐÌ AaOr baccana
jaI ]na idnaaoM 'dSaWar sao saaopana tk' pustk pr kama kr rho qao. baccana dMpit ]na idnaaoM idllaI
isqat gaulamaaohr pakpak- maoM ApnaI Bavya AaOr rmaNaIk kaozI 'saaopana' maoM rhto qao. [laahabaad kI KilaSa tba
tk BaI ]nako mana sao nahIM ga[ga[- qaI. 'dSaWar sao saaopana tk' maoM ]nhaonM ao kha BaI hO ik iksa trh ]nako
iK,
,laaf bahut kuC kha hI nahIM gayaa¸ ilaKa BaI gayaa AaOr Capo maoM BaI Aayaa. ]nako Ap`itma kavya
iKlaaf
maQauSaalaa pr AByaudya pi~ka maoM laoK Cpa ijasamaoM baccana ko ihndI ko ]mar KOyaama
,yaama bananao ko svaPna pr
kTu vyaMgya krto hue laoK ka SaIYaSaIYa-k idyaa gayaa qaa 'GaUrna ko la%ta knaatna sao byaaot baaÐ
baaÐQaoQao' ³GaUro kI
ihndI calaI hO knaat sao ApnaI gaaÐ
Qanao´. maQauSaalaa pazkaoM kI saccaI sarahnaa sao imalao pMK lagaakr
gaaÐz baaÐ
baaÐQanao
saaih%ya ko savaao-cca
cca saaopana pr jaa baOzI AaOr AByaudya ka laoK rh gayaa vahIM
vahIM GaUro pr pD,a huAa.
a. laoikna
kiva ko kaomala mana pr lagaI K,
raoca
Mca na jaanaI qaI na ga[K,rao
ga[-.
baccana jaI nao bahut kYT doKo qao. bahut saMGaYaaYa- ikyaa qaa AaOr mahakiva inaralaa kI hI trh
AaÐ
sauAaoM kao BaItr hI BaItr pIkr ]nakI }jaaAaÐsau
jaa- AaOr saaOdM yaya- maoM ApnaI kivata kao saao
saano aa banaayaa qaa.
ja,
aihr hO [sa kYTsaaQya p`iËyaa sao vahI klaakar gauja,a,r sakta hO ijasako BaItr duQa-a-Ya-YaYa- ijajaIivaYaa maaOjaUd
ja,aihr
hao. idllaI Aakr ivadoSa maM~alaya maoM baD,o AiQakarI ko zMDo AaOr ihndI ivaraoQaI tovaraoM nao ]nhoM iKnna tao
ikyaa¸ laoikna
ikna baccana jaI nao ifr kivata ka AaEa`
AaEa`yaya ilayaa. ApnaI Aa%makqaa maoM ]nhaonM ao ilaKa hO "Balaa–
"Balaa–
baura jaao BaI maoro saamanao Aayaa hO¸ ]sako ilae maOnM ao Apnao kao hI ]<ardayaI samaJaa hO. gaIta pZ,to hue maOM
dao jagahaoM pr $ka. ek tao jaba Bagavaana
Bagavaana AjaAja-una sao khto hOM –– AjaAja-una¸ Aa%maavaana banaao AqaaAqaa-t Apnao
sahja Ép sao ivakisat gauNa–
a–svaBaava–
svaBaava–vyai>%va pr iTkao. dUsarI jagah jaba vao khto hOM ik gauNa svaBaava–
svaBaava–
p`kRit kao mat CaoD,a.o baccana jaI¸ tuma BaI Aa%mavaana banaao."
baccana Wara ]mar
]mar K,
K,Oyaama kI maQauSaalaa ka Anauvaad drAsala maUla ihMdI maoM ÉpaMtrNa nahIM hO.
vah ek baD,o kiva Wara dUsaro baD,o kiva kI kivata kI Aa%maa sao saaxaa%kar krnaa AaOr Apnao saaihi
saaihi%yak
AaOr gauNa–
AiBavya>
Bavya> krnaa hO.
a–vyai> ko Anausaar ]sao ApnaI BaaYaa maoM ApnaI trh sao Ai
hr baD,a saaih%yakar saaih%ya AaOr ivaSaoYakr Sabd kI gairmaa AaOr mayaada pr laD, marnao kao
mayaa-da
tOyaar rhta hO. baccana jaI ko saaqa BaI kuC eosaa hI hO. ]nhaonM ao ijatnaa Aadr Apnao saaih%ya ka
ikyaa¸ ]tnaa hI Baart tqaa ivadoSaaoM ko saaih%ya
saaih%ya ka BaI. AaOr [sailae samaya–
samaya–samaya pr Anauvaad sambaMQaI
naIit banaato hue ]nhaonM ao BaaYaa kI strIyata banaae rKnao pr bahut bala idyaa. ivadoSa maM~alaya maoM ]na
idnaaoM BaI kizna AÐ
AÐga`ga`jo aI ka Anauvaad haT–
haT–baaja,ar vaalaI ihMdI maoM krnao ko baaro
baaro mao ek Aaga`h vyaaPt qaa.
[sa pr baccana jaI bahut ibagaD,to qao. ]naka khnaa qaa ik AÐ
AÐga`ga`jo aI ka Anauvaad baaja,ar str kI ihndI maoM
maaÐ
ganaa ihMdI ko saaqa Anyaaya krnaa hO. jaba–
maaÐganaa
jaba–jaba ihMdI AÐ
AÐga`ga`jo aI ko str tk ]znao kI kaoiSaSa krtI hO
tao ]sa pr turnt daoYa lagaayaa jaata hO ik vah kizna AaOr i@laYz hO AaOr jaba vah ]sasao Gabarakr Ait
sarlata kI Aaor jaatI hO tao ]sao Apirp@va kh idyaa jaata hO. baccana jaI nao Apnao gaV AaOr pV
daonaaoM maoM hI ek saMudr¸ saugaizt AaOr sarla ihMdI ka p`yaaoga krko yah saaibat kr idyaa ik AavaSyakta
ko Anausaar saMskRt kI Aaor JauktI ihMdI BaI laaokip`ya AaOr laaokrMjak hao saktI hO. yah baat sahja
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hI samaJa maoM AatI hO ik kBaI kaSaI ko mahapMiDtaoM sao AvaiQa ko pxa maoM pMjaa laD,anao vaalao tulasaI dasa
]nako
]nako ip`ya kiva @yaaoM qao.
baccana jaI ko jaIvana ko AMitma vaYaao-M maoM ]nako tojasvaI pu~ AimataBa kI saflata¸ gaaOrva AaOr
p`sannata ka ek baD,a s~aot rhI AaOr pu~ nao BaI ipta kI kivata ApnaI gaMBaIr Aavaaja maoM ek navaIna
pIZ,I tk phÐ
phÐucaa kr Apnaa iptR
iptRdaya pUra ikyaa. ipta–
ipta–pu~ ko baIca sahja snaoh ka eosaa Aadana–
Aadana–p`dana
Aaja dula-a-BaBa hI hO¸ varnaa iflmaI pi~kaAaoM nao tao baccana jaI kao pUNa-a-t:
t: 'saIinayar baccana yaa ibaga baI DOD'
banaanao maoM kao[- ksar nahIM CaoD,I. laoKkr honarI jaomsa nao kha hO ik hr baD,a laoKk Apnao jaIvana AaOr
laoKna maoM ijatnaa BaI jauJaaÉ
aaÉ hao¸ AMtt: ]sako BaItr maanava jaIvana ko p`it ek gahrI Aasqaa haotI hO.
yah gahrI Aasqaa baccana jaI ko pUro laoKna maoM vyaaPt hO. dSaWar sao saaopana tk ko AMt maoM vah khto hOM
'janaad'janaad-nana ko samaxa jaba p`stut haonaa haogaa¸ tao haogaa , , , pr maOM jaanata hÐhÐU ik janata janaadjanaad-nana ko saamanao
maorI saRjanaSaIla laoKnaI nao maorI saMpNU a-a- ApUNa-a-taAao
taAaoM ko saaqa mauJao p`stut kr idyaa hO.
smy kI Aaht h>sI
Da _ sTyeN³ &IvaStv
$
cahta hU> mE.
swI ke sa4
jIna ku7 q_uxI
hr jgh pr
7e.ktI hE
smy kI Aaht h>sI
mE. Akela nhI. hU>
[s ivXv ka
9y deqta
swI kI
ku7 Vy4a0> hE.
hde. hE., hE bebsI
Ab nhI.
[.san ka hE
x5u bs [.san hI
Ab p/¡it wI
le rhI
bdla
pl3 kr
hr khI. -
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tum 0ese Kyo. AayI. l(mI
Da _ p/em jnmejy
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laaogaga dIpavalaI pr laxmaI pUjana krto hO¸M maora saaro vaYavaYa- calata hO. ifr BaI laxmaI mauJa pr kRpa
nahIM krtI. maOM laxmaI–
laxmaI–vandnaa krta hÐhÐU , , h, o Ba`YTacaar p`orNaI¸ ho kalaaQanavaaisanaI¸ ho vaOmanasya]%paidnaI¸ ho
ivaSvabaOk
M mayaIÑ mauJapr kRpa krÑ bacapna maoM mauJao [knnaI imalatI qaI pr [cCa cavannaI kI haotI qaI¸ prntu
torI cavannaI Bar kRpa kBaI na hu[-. yahaÐ
yahaÐ tk mauJamaoM caao
caaorI¸ Ba`YTacaar¸ irSvatKaorI Aaid kI sadocCa BaI
pOda na hu[- varnaa haonahar ibarvaana ko haot icaknao pat kao sahI isaw krta huAa maOM ApnaI SaOSavakalaIna
AcCI AadtaoM ko bala pr iksaI p`dSo a ka maM~IÊIÊ iksaI qaanao ka qaanaodarÊ
arÊ iksaI xao~ ka Aayakr
AiQakarI
AiQakarI Aaid Aaid bana doSa–
a–saovaa ka puNya kmaata AaOr laxmaI naama kI laUT hI laUTta. yauvaa maoM maOM
saavana ka AMQaa hI rha. ijasa laxmaI ko pICo daODa, ¸ ]sanao bahut jald AaTo–dala ka Baava mauJao maalaUma
krvaa idyaa. ho kRpakairNaI mauJa pr [sa p`aOZ,Za, vasqaa maoM hI kRpa kr. maOM maanata hÐhÐU ik maOnM ao maasTr
banakr torI AaraQanaa ko samast War band kr ide hOM prntu ho irSvakoSaI toro p`tap sao jaolaaoM ko talao
Kula jaato hO¸M ek dIna
dIna–
na–hIna maasTr ko War @yaa caIja hMhMO. ek drvaaj,aa maora hI Kaola do.
tBaI drvaajao pr iksaI nao dstk dI. p%naI baaolaI¸ "saunato hao¸ doKao Saayad laxmaI Aa[Aa[- hO." maOM
maud`sfIit–
, gayaa.
fIit–saa ekdma ]zkr laxmaI ko svaagat kao baZ,a prntu $pe kI AvamaUlyana–
yana–saa lauZk
@yaaoiM k maorI p%naI nao ijasa laxmaI ko svaagat ko ilae drvaajaa Kaolanao ka AilaiKt AadoSa idyaa qaa¸ vah
]sa samaya ko Anausaar hmaarI kamavaalaI hao saktI qaI ijasako svaagat kI prmpra hmaaro pirvaaraoM maoM
kt[kt[- nahIM hO.
"drvaaj,aa tuma hI Kaola dao." maoro svar maoM Aama BaartIya kI htaSaa qaI.
p%naI nao drvaajaa Kaolaa¸ saamanao laxmaI nahIM¸ laxmaIkaMt vamaa
vamaa-- qao. ]naka caohra sarkarI kmacaarI
kma-caarI
kao mahÐ
gaa[-–Ba%ta imalanao ko samaacaar–
mahÐgaa[gaa[
samaacaar–saa iKlaa huAa qaa. laxmaIkaMt baaolao¸ "BaaBaI jaI¸ Aaja tao fTafT
imaza[gavaa[-e¸
e¸ baiZ,yaa caaya iplavaa[e AaOr Gar maoM baosana hao tao pkaOD,o BaI banavaa dIijae."
imaza[- maÐ
maÐgavaa[gavaa[
]sakI [sa maÐ
gavaa[eÊ banavaa[e Aaid yaaojanaaAaoM pr ApnaI tIva` p`itiËyaa doto hue maOnM ao kha¸
maÐgavaa[eÊ
gavaa[e
"@yaaoM SamaaM ka p`itinaiQa hO jaao tora ABaUtpUva-a- svaagat krnao kao hma baaQya haoÆM "
Samaa-¸ @yaa tU ivaSva baOk
"yahI samaJa lao GaaocM aUlaalaÑ doK¸ maOM BaaBaI jaI sao baat kr rha hÐhиU tU baIca maoM ApnaI TaMga @yaaoM
AD,a rha hOÆ BaaBaI jaI¸ maOM Aapko ilae hj,aaraoM $pe imalanao kI Kbar laayaa hÐhÐU AaOr yao hO ik , , ",
laxmaIkaMt nao AmaoirkI svar maoM kha.
kha.
"tuma caup rhao jaIÑ" p%naI nao sasammaana mauJao DaÐ
Ta AaOr laxmaIkaMt kI trf mauskrakr doKa
DaÐTa
tqaa kha¸ "Aap baOize na Baa[, ap hjaaraoM
Baa[- saahba , , m, aOM ABaI Aapko ilae saba kuC banaakr laatI hÐhÐ.U , , A
imalanao vaalaI baat bataAao na." p%naI maoM eosaa saovaa¹
aa¹Baava maOnM ao kBaI nahIM doKa qaa.
"BaaBaI jaI¸ Aapkao yaad haogaa ik maOnM ao Aapsao ek hj,aar $pe laokr ek kmpnaI ko Saoyar Barvaae qao¸
]saka Alaa^
TmaoTM laOTr Aa gayaa hO."
Alaa^Tmao
"yaanaI hmaaro hj,aar $pe DUba gae. tuJao tao KuSaI hI haogaI hmaaro $pe
$pe DUbanao kI¸ tU hmaara saccaa daost
jaao hO." maOnM ao [sa maQya Aah BarI.
"Aro baaODm, a¸ $pe DUbao nahIM hO¸M ]sa hj,aar $pe ko tIna mahInao maoM dsa hj,aar hao gae hO.M kmpnaI ka dsa
$pe ka Saoyar Aaja saaO maoM ibak rha hO , , ,saaO maoM , , k
, uC samaJao
samaJao saMt malaUkdasa jaI."
p%naI ivavaaiht jaIvana ko pccaIsa vasaMt doKnao sao pUva-a- yaa tao cahkI qaI yaa ifr ]sa idna
laxmaIkaMt ]vaaca ko karNa cahkI AaOr cahkto hue ]sanao pUCa¸ "hmaaro iktnao Saoyar hO.M "
"saaO Saoyar."
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"saaO SaoyarÑ AaOr Agar hma ]nho
, jaI saunato
]nhoM baocaoM tao hmaoM dsa hj,aar $pe imalaogM ao , , d, sa hj,aarÑ , , A
hao , , l, axmaI BaOyaa kI badaOlat hmaoM dsa hj,aar imalaogM ao." ³sauQaIjana naaoT kro¸M Qana laxmaI maOyaa ko Aitir>
laxmaI BaOyaa kI badaOlat BaI imala sakta hO. At: ho saMtao
tao¸M sadOva laxmaI ka smarNa kro.M ´ yao dsa hj,aar
hmaoM kba imalaogM ao laxmaI BaOyaaÑ"
"BaaBaI jahaÐ
jahaÐ [tnaa [Mtjaar ikyaa vahaÐ
vahaÐ qaaoD,a [Mtj,aar AaOr kr laao. Aap doK laonaa kuC idnaaoM maoM
yao dao–saaO nahIM tao DoZ, paOnao dao pr tao jaaegaa hI. isaf
isaf-- dsa–
dsa–pMd`h idna kI baat hO , , d, aOD,to GaaoD,o kao
caabauk nahIM maarnaI caaihe. Aap tao Aba paTIpaTI- kI tOyaarI kr laao AaOr pMd`h baIsa hj,aar igananao kI BaI
tOyaarI kr laao." laxmaIkaMt nao AaSaIvaada%mak maud`a maoM kha.
AaSaIvaa-da%mak
"paTI"paTI- tao Aap ijatnaI lao laao. pnd`h–baIsa hj,aarÑ Baa[Baa[- saahba mauJao lagata hO ik Aap maora mana
rKnao ko ilae eosaa kh rho hO¸M mauJao tao ivaSvaasa hI nahIM hao rha hO. baosana , , n, ahIM maOM Aapko ilae ba`javaasaI
kI ipstovaalaI barfI maÐ
gavaatI hÐhÐU , , k
, aolaa tao Aapkao pIkr hI jaanaa haogaa. tuma Aarama sao saaofo pr @yaa
maÐgavaatI
baOzo hao , , j, aldI sao baaj,aar hao AaAao , , h, o Bagavaana\
Bagavaana\Ñ"
Ñ"
laxmaIkaMt tao Apnaa sa%kar kr ko calao gae prntu hma pit–
pit–p%naI ek AMthIna bahsa maoM ]laJa gae.
p%naI AMtraYT/Iya sahayata kaoYa$pa hao ga[
Sa mauJao jaarI
ra-YT/
ga[a[- AaOr ]sanao bajaT banaanao ko idSa\
idSa\ inado-Sa
kr ide. maata–
krvaa[--¸ mauJasao Anaok vaayado ilae tqaa caaya–
maata–ipta kao BaojaI jaanao vaalaI raiSa maoM kTaOtI krvaa[
caaya–
panaI jaOsaI jaÉ
jaÉrI caIjaaoM kao baokar isaw ikyaa. p%naI ko saup`ya%naaoM sao maora Baugatana–
atana–saMtulana ibagaD, gayaa
AaOr ima~aoM kI inagaah maoM dIna–
dIna–hIna bana gayaa.
BaivaYya ko ilae vah jaao BaI bajaT banaatI¸ vah pMd`h hj,aar sao kma bana hI nahIM rha qaa. pMd`h
ABaI Aae nahIM qao pr ]sakI AaSaa maoM ]QaarI ko Ch–
Ch–saat hj,aar SahId hao
hao cauko qao. baD,I caadr kI
Apoxaa maoM pOr fOla rho qao. p%naI raoja saubah mauJao ]zatI¸ haqa maoM AKbaar pkD,atI AaOr jaOsao maOM kBaI maaÐ
maaÐ
kao ramaayaNa saunaayaa krta qaa vaOsaI hI Ea`
wa sao p%naI kao SaoyaraoM ko Baava pZ,kr saunaayaa krta. hma GaMTaoaoM
Ea`wa
]sa poja kao GaUrto rhto. doSa maoM khaÐ
khaÐ h%yaa hao rhI hO¸ iksaka Gar jala rha hO AaOr kaOna jalaa rha hO , ,
eosao samaacaaraoM maoM hmaoM kao[- idlacaspI nahIM rh ga[ga[- qaI. ijasa idna Saoyar ka Baava baZ, jaata ]sa idna
p%naI AcCa naaSta AaOr Baaojana iKlaatI AaOr ijasa idna GaT jaata ]sa idna Gar maoM jaOsao maatma Ca
jaata. baccao ipT jaato AaOr pit–
pit–p%naI ko baIca mahaBaart ka laGau saMskrNa Kolaa jaata. p%naI ka
r>caap phlao kovala maoro karNa baZ,ta–
a–GaTta rhta qaa¸ Aajakla Saoyar baaj,aar kI ]samaoM mah%vapUNa-aBaUimaka rhtI.
mahInaa baIt gayaa. Saoyar DoZ, saaO pr jaanao kI bajaaya saaz pr Aa gayaa yaaina naaO hj,aar ka
kagaj,aI nauksaana hmaoM hao gayaa. p%naI nao saMtaoYaQana naamak maM~ ka jaap ikyaa AaOr AadoSa idyaa ik ip`ya
tuma Saoyar–
ama maoM jaaAao AaOr [saka kuC kr AaAao. maOnM ao laxmaIkaMt sao AnauraoQa ikyaa tao ]sanao
ar–saMga`ama
hmaarI hD,baD,I pr lao@car do Dalaa tqaa sahja pko saao maIza haoya naamak maM~ ka jaap krnao kao kha.
AcCo
cCo Aanao vaalao hOM AaOr tba yah inaiScat
]sanao Aa%maivaSvaasaa%mak svar maoM kha ik kmpnaI ko irjalT A
hI dao saaO pr jaaegaa. hma Apnaa pirNaama BaUla kmpnaI ko pirNaama pr Qyaana donao lagao. laxmaIkaMt nao
hmaaro mana maoM laalaca ka dIpk puna: jagaa idyaa qaa. maora pZ,naa–
Sa–
aa–ilaKnaa band hao gayaa AaOr mana ivadoSa–
Sa
Ba`maNa ko laalaca–
Drata rhta.
laalaca–saa sadOva Saoyar baaj,aar ko [d[d-¹igadigad- hI maÐ
maÐDrata
Drat
ijasa trh sao laxmaI BaOyaa nao laxmaI maOyaa ko Aanao ka Qamaaka ikyaa qaa vaOsao hI ]sako jaanao ka
ikyaa. kmpnaI ko pirNaama zIk nahIM Aae¸ ]sao GaaTa huAa qaa At: Saoyar lau
, ta–
, ta gyaarh pr
lauDk
ta–fuDk
kta isaw kI tqaa SauË manaayaa kI gaaMz
Aa iTka. hmanao Baagato caaor kI laMgaaOTI naamak mauhavaro kI saaqasaaqa-kta
sao pOsaa nahIM gayaa. p%naI nao savaa paÐ
ca $pe ka p`saad caZ,ayaa AaOr maOM ?Na Baugatana maoM jauT gayaa.
paÐca
Aba maOM laxmaI
laxmaI vandnaa nahIM krta hÐhиU basa laxmaI maOyaa sao ek p`Sna krta hÐhÐU , , ,tumanao Aanao ka AiBanaya @yaaoM
ikyaa laxmaIÑ khIM tuma BaI tao caunaava nahIM laD, rhI haoÑ"
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honhar ibrvan ke iktne ickne pat
m2u goSvamI
ÏÈ ke dxk tk, ya yU> kih0 ÐÈ ke dxk tk smy ka c¢ 0k in2aRirt git se
cl rha 4a| ]skI ApnI 0k ly 4I| leikn, Acank ku7 0esa huAa ik 0k z3ke me. hI
$
smy kI rFtar tej ho g{, vh 'faS3 farvDR moD' me. Aa gya| yh git inrNtr b“tI g{ AOr
[tnI tej ho g{ ik 0esa lgne lga ik hm melo. me. gol-gol 6Umne vale lk I ke 6o e pr bE#e
hE., Aas-pas ke d<Xy [tnI tejI se Aa>qo. ke Aage se inkle ja rhe hE. ik ku7 smz pana
ki#n hE AOr ANtt: isr ckra kr rh jata hE| smy kI cal Aaj ]s mele ke gol 6Umne
vale zUle kI trh hI ckra dene valI ho g{ hE|
hm ÊÉvI. sdI me. pdapR` kr cuke hE.| [s sdI se sbko bhut Aaxa0> hE.| ko{ burI bat
nhI. hE| Aaxavan hona wI sflta kI 0k ku.jI hE| Aaxa hogI to p/yas ho.ge, p/yas kI
sidC7a hogI to sdaxyI yojna0> bne.gI AOr AC7I yojna0> ho.gI to ivkas hoga| [s ivkas
me. Vyi¯, smaj, dex swI kI wagIdarI hogI AOr swI ]ske law ke ihSsedar ho.ge|
Ab yh btane kI to AavXykta nhI. hE ik smy kI rFtar me. [s bdlav ka kar`
Kya 4a| huAa yU> ik smy ke pihye kI 2urI me., jo q_rama-q_rama ApnI git se sidyo. se
$
clta Aa rha 4a, Acank nvIn 3eKnolajI ya kih0 sUcna p/O´oigkI ka [.jn lga idya gya|
bs ifr Kya 4a yh pihya pgD.DI 7o , pKke raSte pr, ifr s k pr, ifr ha{-ve pr AOr
]ske bad supr ha{-ve pr dO ne lga| [s pihye ke }pr jo wI r4 ya ga I 4I ]sme. bE#ne
vale ApnI ibjlI kI maif_k kO.2tI me2a se ]se ha>kne me. [tne tLlIn ho g0 ik Apne sges.b.i2yo., wa{-b.2uAo., yar-doSto. ko sa4 lekr clne kI n su2 rhI AOr n smy - Agr wEya
ko{ Aana cahe to dO
kr, 7la>g lga kr r4 ke }pr c“ jaAo nhI. to pI7e p e rho AOr jo
pI7e 7U3 gya ]ske deqte-deqte r4 ]skI Aa>qo. se 0esa Aozl huAa ik dubara nhI. idqa{ p a|
yh hE Aaj ke hmare sUcna p/O´oigkI, )an-Aa2airt yug kI xu+Aat| p/O´oigkI kI
inTy, nye 63k [se inrNtr k.payman ik0 hu0 hE. AOr sbl, inbRl sb yh jan g0 hE. ik
smy kI [s rFtar ke sa4-sa4 clne ke isvay AOr ko{ cara nhI. cahe ha>f-ha>f kr hI
Kyo. n clna p e|
$
smy kI [s rFtar ne duinya kI hr cIj_ ko 'faS3 farvDR moD' me. kr idya hE|
ijtnI tejI se duionya Aage wag rhI hE ]tnI hI tejI se ]ske Anusar swI wa8aAo. me. xBd wI
g“e ja rhe hE. jo hmare dEink jIvn me. Aa{ gitxIlta ko dxaRte hE. - Aaj Aa{ 3I k.pinya> hr
smSya ka Tvirt sma2an ]plB2 kra rhI hE., xhr ke kone-kone me. faS3 fUD kI dukane. hE.,
hr nuKk
pr tTkal suNdrta 0v. duble hone kI dukane. hE, yha> tk ik tejI se ]gne valI n{-
n{ ikSm kI fsle., fl-siBjyo. kI 'ha{ib/D' ikSme. hE.|
to wa{ saihTy jgt Kyo. pI7e rhe
! Aaiq_rkar saihTy smaj ka, ]skI s.S¡it ka
p/itibMb hI to hE| 0k j_mana 4a ik ilqte-ilqte becare leqk kI ]m/ bIt jatI 4I AOr vh
gumnamI ke A>2ere me. qoya rhta 4a, Aai4Rk ivp¶ta kI 5asdI zelta rhta 4a| [s duinya ko
Alivda khne ke brso. bad ivXle8ko. ko ]skI me2a, ]skI p/itwa ka ykayk Ahsas hota
4a AOr ]skI pIi t AaTma ko mr`opra.t sMman t4a purSkaro. ka mrhm lgaya jata 4a| yh
kevl ihNdI A4va ANy wartIy wa8a jgt kI ivDMbna nhI. hE| yh A>g/ejI saihTy jgt me. wI
ho rha 4a - kI3\s, xElI, vDR\sv4R ke yug me. wI| leikn Aaj deqe. to nj_ara ibLkul [ske
ivprIt - honhar ibrvan ke ickne pat hI nhI. idq rhe biLk vh to pEda hote hI fl-fUlo. se
$
sMp¶ v<9 ho rha hE - ]skI puStke. ha3 keKs kI trh kevl ibk hI nhI. rhI. biLk 0ese
ilqI-7apI ja rhI hE. jEse iksI ATya2uink tknIk valI fEK¨I ke ]Tpadn se inklne vala
ko{ ]Tpad| yha> tk ik puStk ilqI bad me. jatI hE ]se #eke pr ilqne ke il0 raix 0Dva.s
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ke +p me. leqk ko iml jatI hE| yh iS4it A>g/ejI jgt me. Aam ho g{ hE| kaVya ivXvna4n
$
AOr ]skI puStk hI lo 'ha] Aopl mehta ga3 ikSD' bhucicRt p/s.g hE| mIiDya me. [skI
kafI ccaR hu{| 0k mIiDya irpo3R ke Anusar kaVya ne megn mEkkEfr3I kI bhut b I p/x.sk
hona SvIkar ikya hE| [sse ]MmId kI ja rhI hE ik dono. leqko. ke bIc k vah3 dUr ho
jayegI AOr ]sI irpo3R ke Anusar kaVya ke [s p/4m ]pNyas ke p/kaxk Üili3l, b/a]n 0~D
kMpnIÝ ne ]2ar il0 g0 A.xo. ko inkal kr ]pNyas ka nya A.k xI6/ 7apne kI 6o8`a kr
dI hE| yh p/kaxk ke il0 AavXyk ho gya 4a Kyo.ik n kevl [sme. bhut pEsa lga huAa 4a
biLk yh ]pNyas k{ hFto. tk 'beS3 selr' sUcI me. 4a| ÉÑv8IRya kaVya havRDR ivXviv´aly
$
kI 7a5a 4I. ijse p/kaxk µara lgwg Í laq Dalr pr do puStko. ke il0 Anub.i2t ikya gya
4a| 0ese ANy k{ ]wrte yuva leqk hE. - Ai2ktr A>g/ejI me. - ijNhe. ya to Anub.2 ke tht mo3I
rkm iml cukI hE A4va ]nka phla ]pNyas baj_ar me. Aate hI [tna lokip/y ho jata hE ik
vh leqk ko malamal kr deta hE|
[s leq ka Aaxy iksI leqk pr Aa9ep krna nhI. hE biLk Aaj ke ]s pird<Xy ko
$
]jagr krna hE jha> sb ku7 'iKvk ifKs' hE, 'faS3 farvDR' hE AOr Agr Aapke pas #hrne
ka smy nhI. hE to '3ek Ave' hE| [s sb ke il0 tur.t pEsa wI caih0 AOr Aaj paXcaTy jgt
ne yh wI isqa idya hE ik saihTy s<jn ko wI iks trh 2n b3orne ka sa2n bnaya ja
skta hE| [s dO
ka gNtVy Kya hoga - kOn jane? kha> jakr 4megI yh dO
4megI wI ya nhI.?
g_j_l
m2up xmaR
tum bat kI k_Imt Kya jano,
AOk_at kI k_Imt Kya jano|
tola hE swI ku7 pEso. se,
j_J_bat kI k_Imt Kya jano|
yh rat bsI ivXvaso. pr,
[s rat kI k_Imt Kya jano|
duiwR9 nhI. deqe tumne,
brsat kI k_Imt Kya jano|
pT4r ke j.gl me. rhte,
bag_at kI k_Imt Kya jano|
tum Aa>sU ko panI smze,
Ahsas kI k_Imt Kya jano|
jIvn to s>vr jayega q_ud,
lMhat kI k_Imt phcano|
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Aate smy
Da _ kusum A.sl
$
[-rak
rak kI rajaQaanaI bagadad ko hvaa[phÐÐucanao kI saUcanaa yaana pircaairka do
hvaa[- AD\
AD\DoDo pr yaana ko ph
rhI qaI. pUjaa ]sakI ArbaI BaaYaa ko pUro saMvaad ko baad 'SauËna' Sabd hI kovala pkD, pa[pa[- qaI. yaana sao
]trto–]trto saubah hao jaanao ka sa%ya jaOsao ]sao sajaga kr rha qaa¸ ik ]sako paÐ
paÐvava AnajaanaI ivadoSaI
QartI pr ]tr rho qao. ivakasa ko caohro pr KIJa
KIJa–
IJa–saI qaI ijasao doKkr pUjaa kao lagaa jaOsao saubah dbao
kdmaaoM sao Apnao Aapkao fOlaa laonao maoM ktra rhI qaI.
ivakasa kI baaÐ
baaÐh qaamakr vah ]sa basa maoM caZ, jaatI hO¸ jaao ]nhoM hvaa[hvaa[- AD\
AD\DoDo ko mau#ya Bavana tk
lao jaanao kao qaI. mana jaOsao ifr sao pMKyau> hao ]za qaa¸ [tnao saalaaoM ka vaOvaaihk jaIvana AaOr saMyau>
pirvaar ko dOnaindna saMGaYaao-M sao jaUJatI vah ijasa rah pr calaI qaI¸ vahaÐ
vahaÐ kuC BaI tao nahIM imalaa qaa – haqa
lagaI qaI tao basa ek }ba. ka^laoja kI pZ,a[-[-¸ iDiga`yaaÐaaи ivaVaqaI
ivaVaqaI- jaIvana ko AijaAija-t [naama AaOr maODla pta
nahIM iksa baonaamaI ko pdo- ko pICo Cupo pD,o qaoÆ
Aba saca qaa tao saMyau> pirvaar ka Zor–saa kama¸ ivakasa kI AlpBaaiYata AaOr vyastta sao ek
inayaimat dUrI jaao maa~ SarIr kI hI nahIM qaI¸ mana maoM BaI ek ksaO
ksaOlao QaueÐ kI trh BartI jaa rhI qaI , , j, aba
BaI vah kuC khtI tao ivakasa ka ]<a
]<ar
<ar haota – "jaIvana maoM dao hI tao duK hOM pUjaa – ek tao jaao tumanao
caaha hO vah vaaMiCt kBaI na p`aPya hao¸ dUsara vah jaao caaha hO JaT sao imala jaayao."
"jaOsao tumanao
anao bahut kuC dokr saMsaar kI saBaI KuiSayaaÐ
SayaaÐ do dI hOM mauJao – p%qaraoM sao p`mo a krto hao¸
kaÐÐca
ca ko TukD,aoM ko
p%qaraoM kao tumasao p`mo a hO. dIvaaraoM pr iktnao rMga icapkayao tumanao¸ Ta[laao¸M isaroima@sa¸ ka
ivaiBanna rMgaaoM ko baIca basa fÐ
sao hao¸ jaIvana ka sauK–duK tumhoM khaÐ
fÐsao
khaÐ yaad rhta hOÆ"
, aOr Agar tumhoM
"iksaI ka BaI pUra jaIvana sauK sao baIt jaayao eosaa tao AsamBava haota hO pUjaa , , A
hI pUro jaIvana kI KuiSayaaÐ
SayaaÐ ]plabQa hao jaatIM tao tuma bardaSt na kr patIM , , ",
"calaao Aanand yaa
yaa sauK kI baat jaanao dao , , A
, ba yah eksaar calatI ijandgaI kI baaorDma taoDn, ao
ka hk tao mauJao hO na ivakasa , , A
, BaI ]sa idna maOnM ao tumhoM pZ,kr saunaayaa qaa '[na AaDAaD-r TU ilava ÍI eND
hOPpIlaI¸ yaU masT saOËIfa^
[sa baaorDma , , [, T [ja,
lavaoja
ja ena [-[-ja,
ja,I saOËIfa^
[sa , , ', maorI Aba kI yah baila
Ifa^[sa
[ja, Aa^
Aa^lavao
ja
Ifa^[sa
Aba tuma caZ,a hI dao ivakasa , , [, sa baar tuma mauJao Apnao saaqa ivadoSa lao hI calaao. AaOr ijasa Aanand kI
baat tuma krto hao vah Saayad QartI ko ]sa Caor pr mauJao imala hI jaayao , , ",
ivakasa
ivakasa ka Apnaa maanadMD qaa¸ ]sako jaIvana maoM ]saka klaakar haonaa hI Saayad sabasao AiQak
maayanao rKta qaa¸ ]saka iSalp ]saka Qyaoya qaa¸ ijasako ilae vah bahut sao maanap~ tqaa purskar pa
cauka qaa. Gar ko saaQaarNa sauK jauTa saknao laayak maa~ Qana imala
imala jaanaa ]sao kma nahIM lagata qaa.
[vasTar
ivakasa bahut baar klaakaraoM ko DolaIgaoSana maoM ivadoSaa––yaa~a kr cauka qaa¸ [sa baar bagadad ko fa^
fa^[vasTar
Aanaa––jaanaa Aba raoja ka
haoTla nao ]sao 'myaUrla' yaa iBai<aica~ banaanao ko ilae Anaubaw ikyaa qaa. bagadad Aanaa
kama hao gayaa qaa. AaOr , , p, jU aa¸ ]sakI sahoilayaaÐ
layaaи bahnaoM iksaI na iksaI karNa kao pkD, kr ivadoSa
jaatI–
jaatI–AatI rhtIM qaIM¸ ]nako hI kuC raomaaMcak ikssao ]sakI plakaoM pr ATko qao ik vah ijad kr rhI
qaI , , ,
ifr ivakasa nao kuC nahIM kha¸ pUjaa ka pasapao
pasapaoT- [%yaid tOyaar krayao AaOr ]sao saaqa lao ilayaa.
pUjaa Apnao ekrsa jaIvana maoM [sa p`qama yaana yaa~a AaOr ivakasa ko saaqa ka Akolaapna¸ [tnao saalaaoM maoM
payaa yah Ad\
Qakr rK laonaa caahtI qaI. bagadad ka hvaa[Da [tnaa
Ad\BauBaut samaya jaOsao baaÐ
baaÐQakr
hvaa[- AD\
AD\Da
[tnaa saaQaarNa
ya-- tqaa Bavyata ko baaro maoM AaOr yahaÐ
lagaa qaa , , i, ktnaa saunaa qaa ivadoSaaoM ko saaOdM ya
yahaÐ saba kuC vyaavahairk–
vyaavahairk–saa
hO. ivakasa ]sao ek jagah CaoDk
, r mailak kao ZÐ
ZÐZU , rha hO – lakD,I ko roilaMga ko dUsarI Aaor sao mailak
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ivakasa kao pukar
ar laota hO – vahIM dUr sao vao kuC baat kr laoto hO.M trh–
trh–trh kI vaoSa BaUYaaAaoM ko
saimmaEa`
Na sao KcaaKca Baro ]sa hala maoM jaOsao proSaanaI–
saimmaEa`Na
aanaI–saI hao rhI hO – saamaana Aanao maoM dor hO AaOr ivakasa
kI ek iWivaQaa ka karNa pUjaa BaI tao hO.
mailak kI baD,
baD,I–saI Aaramadoh gaaD,I maoM vao saba baOzkr cala doto hOM – ivakasa nao Aba tk pUjaa ka
pircaya mailak sao nahIM krayaa hO. pUjaa kar ko SaISao sao baahr ka dRSya doK rhI hO – sadsad- toja hvaa ka
Jaaok
M a SaISaa Kaolato hI ]sasao Tkrata hO , , i, sahrna ]sao JakJaaortI hO. baahr ka saba kuC baD,a
saaQaarNa–
saaQaarNa–saa hO , , p, Ura Sahr jaOsao naIMd sao jaaga rha hO , , ,puranaI [maartaoM kao taoD, kr nayao–nayao Bavya Bavana
Aakar lao rho hO.M baahr caaraoM trf yahI ek naja,ara qaa – AaOr kar ko BaItr hI ivakasa¸ mailak
mailak myaUrla
AaÐÐKo
KMo baMd krko laoT–saI jaatI hO , , ,]sao
AaOr haoTla kI banaavaT tqaa sajjaa pr baat kr rho hO.M pUjaa Aa
lagata hO vah AkolaI CUT ga[ga[- hO – iktnaI baokar hao ]zI hO Acaanak – haoTla ko rMga–
a–ibarMgao drvaajao maoM
Gausato hI pUjaa kao caaÐ
dnaI caaOk ko rMgaIna sasto haoTla kI yaad Aa jaatI hO. kmara badlakr isaMgala sao
caaÐdnaI
Dbala ikyaa jaata hO – kuC proSaanaI nahIM AatI – ek saaQaarNa–
saaQaarNa–saI ilaFT ]nhoM }pr kmaro tk lao
jaatI hO. mailak ibanaa ivada ilae naIcao rh jaata hO – saubah ko naaO baja cauko hOM – [sa QartI pr paÐ
paÐvava rKo
zIk caar paÐ
ca GaMTo hao cauko hOM AaOr ivakasa ko caohro pr vaOsaI hI KIJa hO. pUjaa caupcaap saamaana lagaatI
paÐca
hO – kpD,o badlakr ivakasa laoT jaata hO – ratBar ka safr¸ qakavaT sao caUr kr gayaa hO. pUjaa BaI saao
jaatI hO – jaba ]ztI hO tao gyaarh bajao hOM AaOr ivakasa baOza Saova kr rha hO.
"pUjaa – maOM tao jaa rha hÐhиU mailak Aata haogaa¸ tuma naha–
naha–Qaao laao."
"maOM @yaa saaqa nahI cala rhI hÐhÐÆU "
"nahIM¸ tuma @yaa kraogaI. vahaÐ
vahaÐ [tnao majadUr lagao hO¸M saaro maoM kbaaD, fOlaa hO – tuma Aaja Aarama hI
krao. Kanaa naIcao sao maÐ
gaa laonaa – jaOsao BaI hao – maOM yah kuC 'dInaaro'M CaoD, jaata hÐhÐU – caahao tao GaUma laonaa."
maÐgaa
"tuma kba tk laaOTaogaoÆ"
"Saama tk –"
ivakasa jaldI–
jaldI–jaldI tOyaar haokr calaa jaata hO. pUjaa Alasaa[
Alasaa[- pD,I rhtI hO – nahanaa @yaa –
calaao AaOr saao laoto hOM – caadr–
caadr–kmbala AaoZ,tI hO pr naIMd Aba AaOr nahIM Aa saktI. vah ]zkr naha–
naha–Qaao
laotI hO¸ tOyaar haokr naIcao ]trtI hO. saaocatI hO AkolaI Aa[Aa[- hÐU tao AkolaI GaUmaÐaÐgU aI BaI. naIcao kuC qaaoD–,o
sao laaoga dIKto hO¸M kuC bagadadI BaI¸ baahr ko Aitiqa BaI. pUjaa kI saaD,I ApnaI ek phcaana banaatI hO.
vah Da[inaMga Éma tk jaatI hO¸ ka^fI ka ek Pyaalaa pInao kI [cCa hO¸ vah doKtI hO saarI maojaoM daophr
ko Kanao ko ilae sajaa dI ga[ga[- hOM At: vah jaakr laa^
laa^baI maoM baOztI hO. ek bahut KUbasaUrt caust baOra pasa
Aa KD,a haota hO – 'ka^fI' vah khtI hO¸ baD,I maIzI mauskana sao isar ihlaakr vah calaa jaata hO.
TolaIivajana cala rha hO. saamanao ArbaI maoM samaacaar Aa rho hO¸M ek smaaTsmaaT- saI AQaoD, maihlaa mau
maustOdI
sao ApnaI baat kh rhI hO – kuC samaJa nahIM Aata – ifr mauskana ko saaqa ka^fI ka Pyaalaa Aa jaata hO
– pUjaa [sa baar ]sa mauskrahT sao Gaula–
a–saI jaatI hO – hmaaro Baart maoM tao jaOsao bahut sao laaoga naaOkrr––Cap
pOda haoto hOM – saust¸ bauJao maud-naIBaro
naIBaro caohro¸ ijana pr hÐhÐsaI
saI kI ek BaI roKa nahIM ]BartI¸ bauJaa–
aa–saa ]naka
Aist%va ijasa pr ijatnaa caahao caust kpD,aoM ka Kaola caZ,aAao vao badlato nahIM AaOr yah – baohd saaf¸
naIlaI pOTM pr JakJak krtI safod kmaIja AaOr ]tnaa hI icalakta saaf rMga , , j, aIvaMt gaunagaunaato hue
maoja lagaa rha hO. ka^fI K%ma hao jaatI hO. baOra kp ]zanao ko saaqa ek ibala ]sako Aagao sarka dota
hO¸ ijasa pr vah hstaxar kr dotI hO.
baahr Aakr ifr AjanabaI hao jaatI hO pUjaa [sa haoTla sao¸ ]sako naama sao¸ Aasapasa ko dRSya sao
phcaana banaatI kuC dor KD,I rhtI hO. ikQar jaayao–mauD, kr saD,k pr saIQaI calatI jaatI hO. baomaanaI
Akolao GaUmanao ka yah phlaa maaOka hO – BaaYaa BaI tao nahIM hO¸ [sa AjanabaI Sahr maoM jaOsao vah gaÐ
gaÐgU aI hao ga[ga[hO. dUkanaoM Sau$ hao jaatI hO¸M BaaYaa kI AavaSyakta nahIM hO – Aama–
Aama–saa baaja,ar hO¸ kao[- ivaSaoYata yaa Bavyata
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nahIM najar AatI ijasao AaÐ
knao pUjaa iktnaI dUr Aa[AaÐknao
Aa[- hO. kuC saupr baajaar Kanao–pInao kI ivaiBanna vastuAaoM
sao ATo pD,o hO¸M pr Aaja [na sTaoraoM maoM JaaÐ
knao ka pUjaa ka ibalkula mana nahIM hO¸ baala banaanao ka saOlaUna¸
JaaÐknao
kna
fUlaaoM kI saundr CaoTI–
I–saI dUkana. tBaI saMgaIt ka ek sTaor dIK pD,ta hO¸ ]saI maoM pUjaa Gausa laotI hO.
baccaaoM nao AÐ
AÐga`ga`jo aI ko kuC Top maaÐ
maaÐgaogao qao¸ psapsa- sao ilasT inakala laotI hO. dUkanadar TUTI–
I–fUTI
kamacalaa} AÐ
AÐga`ga`jo aI baaola laota hO¸ ilasT maoM ilaKa hO – 'baI jaIsa'¸ 'jaavaa ka vaulaovaU' 'iDskao paTIpaTI-' 'fnkI
Ta]na' AaOr jaanao @yaa–
@yaa–@yaaÑ iktnao hI gaanaaoM ko naama pUjaa iganaatI jaatI hO AaOr dukanadar isar ihlaata
jaata hO. pUjaa iktnaI BaI BaartIya hao¸ baccao samaya ko rMga maoM badrMga jaInsa phnao daOD,to calao jaa rho hO¸M
ek eosaI KaoKlaI saByata ko pICo¸ ijasako pasa ApnaI kao[- naOitkta nahIM hO. baccaaoM ko ilaKo saaro gaanaaoM
ko nambasakakr baahr Aa jaatI hO. [saI trh baomatlaba GaUmato Saama hao jaatI
nambasa- imala jaato hO¸M vah kImat caukakr
hO. ijasa rasto sao calakr pUjaa ]sa baajaar tk Aa[Aa[- qaI ]saI rasto kI phcaana banaatI laaOTkr haoTla
tk Aa jaatI hO. ABaI kmaro maoM jaanao ka mana nahIM hO¸ [sailae vah Aakr ]nakI 'ka^fI Saa^p' maoM baOz
jaatI hO.
ka^fI Saa^p AaOr Da[inaMga ha^la ko baIca CaoTI–
I–saI ek KulaI jagah hO vahaÐ
vahaÐ }pr sao saUrja kI
raoSanaI AatI hO AaOr daonaaoM kmaraoM maoM ]jaalaa dotI hO. [sa Kulao Baaga kao baD,o majabaUt AaOr saaf–
saaf–sauqaro
SaISaaoM sao Gaor kr ek nanha–
caa[yaaoM
nanha–saa icaiD,yaaGar banaa idyaa hO. bahut saundr saunahro ipMjaD,o ivaiBanna }Ð
}Ðcaa[yaao
yahaÐЖvahaÐ
pr laTko hO¸M ]nako drvaajao Kulao hO¸M kuC saUKo poD,aoM ko klaa%mak SaaKayau> tnao BaI yaha
vahaÐ safa[safa[- sao
gaD,o hO.M ]nakI p<aaivahIna SaaKaAaoM pr PlaaisTk
PlaaisTk ko fUla–
a–p<ao sajaayao gayao hO.M kao[- mau{I Bar icaiD,yaa¸
ek saust kakatuAa yahaÐ
ca ko [sa
yahaЖvahaÐ
vahaÐ baOzo hOM – kao[- cahcahaT nahIM¸ yaid hO BaI tao vah maaoTo kaÐ
kaÐca
pardSaIpardSaI- klaovar sao [sa par nahIM AatI¸ icaiD,yaa kBaI–
kBaI–kBaI ipMjaD,o ko BaItr AatI hO¸ ku
kuC KatI hO AaOr
laaOT jaatI hO – naIcao baD,o sao pa~ maoM panaI BaI hO¸ pr na jaanao @yaaoM yaha
yahaÐÐ kao[- BaI icaiD,yaa panaI ko pasa nahIM
jaa rhI – Saayad Pyaasa na lagaI hao , , Æ, ]nhIM kao doKtI pUjaa caaya pI DalatI hO.
ivakasa ko Aanao ka samaya hao
hao calaa qaa¸ yahI saaoca pUjaa kmaro maoM calaI jaatI hO – kmaro maoM ek
gaMQa saI hO¸ kOsaIÆ kao[- naama nahIM do patI. pUjaa ]sao saugaMQa kho yaa duga-a-nQa.
nQa. saUTkosa sao saaqa laayaa huAa
ek Agarba<aI ka pOkTo inakala kr vah Apnao mana mautaibak KuSabaU fOlaa laotI hO. plaMga pr baOztI hu[saaocatI hO¸ @yaa saaocaoÆ baccaaoM ko baaro maoM – na¸ vah nahIM hO icanta. ivakasa ko saaqa jabardstI ijad krko
yahaÐ
yahaÐ Aa jaanao pr @yaa eosao hI Akolao baOznaa pD,go aa – tao¸ mana maoM ek gaucCa hvaa ka GaumaD,nao lagata
lagata hO –
naIMd vaOsao hI ]sao qaka DalatI hO.
ivakasa JakJaaor kr jagaata hO¸ "pUjaa¸ saao rhI hao¸ calaao naIcao laa^baI maoM mailak baOza hO – tumasao
imalanaa caahta hO."
pUjaa hD,baD,akr ]ztI hO. jaldI sao saaD,I zIk kI. baalaaoM pr kMGaI forI AaOr ivakasa
ivakasa ko saaqa
naIcao Aa jaatI hO. mailak ka^fI Saa^p maoM baOza qaa¸ pUjaa kao doKto hI ]z KD,a huAa – 'Aa[yao'.
pUjaa ek kusaI-aI- pr baOz jaatI hO¸ mailak baOro kao ArbaI maoM kuC khta hO¸ tba tk pircaya ka
Ëma calata rhta hO. mailak kI p%naI jamajama-nana hO¸ Aajakla Asvasqa hO [sa karNa pUjaa kao Gaumaaaa–ifra
nahIM sakogaI¸ nahIM tao mailak ]nhoM Apnao Gar zhrata. pUjaa sahmatI hO pr ifr BaI kuC baosvaad lagata
hO. pta nahIM poya yaa , , v, ah mailak kI p%naI ka sahara maanakr tao yahaÐ
yahaÐ Aa[Aa[- qaI¸ AaOr ]saI ka sahara
sahara
ibanaa karNa ]sako haqa sao CUTa jaa rha hO. ]sako Aanao kao ek baar ifr inassaar–
inassaar–saa krta mailak
khta hO – "bagadad kOsaa lagaa Aapkao pUjaa jaIÆ vaOsao tao yahaÐ
yahaÐ kuC Kasa nahIM hO – qaaoD,I saI naa[T
laa[f hO¸ ek–
,d¸ qaaoD,I dUrI pr ek emyaU
ek–AaQa maisja,
maisjad¸
emyaUja,amao,maoTM pakpak- ijasao Aap imanaI iDjanaIlaODM kh saktI
hOM , , k
, la vahI doK Dailae , , ,
" haÐ
,ja, ko
haи kla vahI doKgoM ao." pUjaa nao ivakasa kI Aaor doKto hue kha qaa. haqa sao kaga,
kagaja,
ja
ifrr sao mailak sao vaatalaap maoM
naopikna kao maraoD,ta ivakasa ekaek myaUrla ko iksaI rMga kao laokr if
vaata-laap
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]laJa jaata hO. pUjaa mauD–,o tuD,o naopikna kao Kaolakr maoja pr fOlaanaa caahtI hO¸ SaISao kI pardSaIpardSaIdIvaaraoM ko pasa pixayaaoM ko fD,fD,anao ka svar ]sao KIMca laota hO¸ mawma saI raoSanaI maoM pxaI na saaoyao hOM na
jaagao hO.M
dUsaro idna ivakasa vaOsao hI kama pr calaa gayaa jaOsao idllaI maoM jaata hO¸ AaOr jaOsao pUjaa ]sa
Anajaana AjanabaI Sahr maoM na haokr idllaI ko Apnao Gar maoM hao. pUjaa tOyaar haokr baahr inakla AatI hO
– haoTla maOnaojar sao Apnao nagar dSa
dSa-nana kI baat krtI hO. maOnaojar ]sako ilae ek TO@saIvaalaa idKa
dogaa. vah AkolaI TO@saI maoM jaayaogaI¸ AkolaI – ifr ]saka Akolaapna SaUla–
a–saa cauBaa qaa¸ haÐ
haÐ vah AkolaI
hI jaayaogaI. vah TO@saI maoM baOz jaatI hO¸ TO@saIvaalaa qaaoD,I–bahut AÐ
AÐga`ga`jo aI jaanata
jaanata hO¸ vah ]sao ek maisja,
maisjad,
ko saamanao lao jaata hO¸ maisja,
maisjad, ko naama kao vah jaana nahIM patI. baaolaI nahIM samaJatI AaOr vahaÐ
vahaÐ jaao BaI
ilaKa qaa ArbaI maoM qaa – drvaaja,
drvaaja,o pr ek pu$Ya raok dota hO ]sao¸ vah BaItr jaa nahIM saktI. ifr kuC
samaJa nahIM
nahIM Aata.
TO@saIvaalaa dUr sao ]sao doKkr jaata hO¸ ]sa puÉYa kI baat samaJakr¸ ifr pasa kI dukana sao
maaÐ
gakr ]sako ilae ek bauka-a- lao Aata hO – kalaa duga-a-nQa
nQa Bara bauka-a-¸ vah samaJaata hO ik pUjaa ]sao phnao
maaÐgakr
ibanaa maisja,
maisjad, maoM BaItr nahIM jaa sakogaI , , ., bauka-a- isar sao lapoT kr pUjaa maisja,
maisjad, ko BaItr jaatI hO.
baahr baD,a–saa cabaUtra hO¸ laaoga kOmaro sao faoTao KIMca rho hO.M vah kOmara laa[laa[- hI nahIM¸ laatI tao BaIÆ
maisja,
maisjad, ko drvaajao, pr kI iBai<akarI¸ maisja,
maisjad, kI Ct pr ka SaISao ka kama saba
saba bahut saundr tao
lagata hO¸ pr tba ApnaI baat iksasao kroÆ ]nhIM KUbasaUrt dIvaaraoM yaa Ct sao ijasako SaISao maoM ]saka
Apnaa p`itibaMba TukD,o haota laTk Aayaa hO. pUjaa kao lagaa maisja,
KaoM doKa
maisjad, ka saara saaOndyadya- ]sakI AaÐ
AaÐKao
jaakr jaOsao babaababaa-d hao
hao gayaa¸ vah sarahnaa ko dao Sabd BaI tao kh na sakI.
bauk-o kI lapoT sao mau> haokr vah ifr TO@saI maoM baOz ga[ga[-. haqa maoM laI DayarI ko pRYz fD,fD,a rho
qao¸ KalaI rh gayao qao. @yaa ilaKoÆM baonaama maisja,
maisjad, ka bauk-o maoM ilapTa sarahnaaivahIna saaOndyadya-Ñ 'iTgairsa
nadI' ko iknaaro pr sao TO@saI gaujar rhI qaI. ivakasa nao batayaa qaa yahaÐ
yahaÐ maCoro pardSaIpardSaI- panaI maoM maicCyaaÐ
maicCyaaÐ
idKato hO.M jaao BaI macCI caaihe vah macCI maar kr ]saI samaya saamanao pka kr iKlaato hOM – @yaa
svaaidYT haota hO ik basa – hr baar yahaÐ
yahaÐ Aanao pr ivakasa Kanao AvaSya Aata hO¸ pr [sa baar nahIM
Aayaogaa @yaaoiM k pUjaa maClaI nahIM KatI.
pUjaa daophr ko Kanao ko samaya laaOT Aa[Aa[- qaI¸ pr Kanao ka mana ibalkula nahIM qaa. haoTla ko
kmaro maoM Akolao baOzo Saama iktnaI Aaihsta Aa[
Aa[a[- hO¸ yah pUjaa ka mana hI jaanata hO. ]sa baIca baccaaoM kI
yaad hI caaÐ
dI ko Éphlao tar–
caaÐdI
tar–saI AvaSya ibaKrI qaI¸ basa nahIM tao kmara AÐ
AÐQaoQaoro sao Bar rha qaa¸ ivakasa
ABaI tk laaOTa hI nahIM. AaOr AÐ
AÐQaoQaoro ko baIca ivakasa ko Sabd gaÐ
gaÐjU ato rho – "pUjaa tumama saaqa mat calaao¸ maOM
tao kama ko ilae jaa rha hÐhиU tumhoM Gaumaanao–ifranao ka samaya nahIM haogaa maoro pasa¸ ifr tuma khaogaI baokar
laayao."
vahI saca hao rha hO. Baart maoM tao vyastta qaI hI¸ yahaÐ
yahaÐ AaOr BaI AiQak baZ, ga[ga[-. ivakasa ka
khnaa hO "yaha
vaayaa jaa sakta¸ kama ijatnaa
"yahaÐ
ahaÐ hr imanaT ko pOsao lagato hO¸M kao[- ek pla baokar nahIM gaÐ
gaÐvaayaa
jaldI samaaPt hao ]tnaa AcCa hO." AaOr ]sako baIca ijad krko Aa ga[ga[- hO pUjaa. iktnaa kmakma-z hO yah
ivakasa BaI–
, r hr
BaI– p@kI ima+I ka¸ pUjaa kao kao[- $kavaT na maanakr ibalkula AnadoKa¸ AnacaIJa CaoDk
saubah calaa jaata hO AaOr jaba Saama kao laaOTta hO tao qakana sao pst¸ TUTa huAa–
a–saa¸ basa Kanao Bar kao vao
daonaaoM ek saaqa inaklato hO.M
bagadad maoM Aayao caar idna eosao hI inakla gayao¸ pUjaa hr idna ivakasa ko KalaI hao jaanao kI
p`tIxaa krtI AaOr ]sao lagata idna pr idna ivakasa kOsaa haota jaa rha hO¸ kmazta ko Kaola maoM tnao
kma-zta
isapahI–
maanadar vyaaparI jaOsaa , , ., saaocaa tao laga rha qaa
isapahI–saa¸ dUQa ka dUQa – panaI ka panaI rKnao vaalao [-[-maanadar
ivakasa nao p`mo a¸ ktvya ko baIca baD,I–saI ek dIvaar KD,I kI hO AaOr ]saI pr baOlaonsa krta saQao kdmaaoM
kt-vya
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sao cala rha hO¸ pUjaa ]sao iksaI BaI p`kar Tsa sao masa nahIM kr patI. ]sa Saama ivakasa nao Aakr
batayaa ik mailak AaOr ]sakI p%naI iba`igaTa nao Kanao pr baulaayaa
aayaa hO.
AnaakYa--k
iba`igaTa iksaI BaI kaoNa sao doKao tao saundr nahIM qaI¸ lambaaotra GaaoD,o jaOsaa caohra¸ AnaakYa
baoDaOla SarIr¸ Apnaopna AaOr imazasa jaOsaa kuC BaI nahIM. AaOr pUjaa¸ pUjaa ]saI ka ek sahara maanakr
[tnaI dUr tk Aa[Aa[- qaI¸ AaOr vah BarpUr dUrI inaBaa rhI qaI. iba`igaTa AÐ
AÐga`ga`jo aI BaI AiQak nahIM baaola saktI
qaI¸ Saayad yah BaI ek karNa rha hao ]sa dUrI ka – ifr BaI¸ pUjaa ka ivaSvaasa hO ik kuC baatoM eosaI
haotI hOM ijanako ilae BaaYaa kI AavaSyakta nahIM haotI. iba`igaTa ko pUro vyavahar maoM maa~ AaOpcaairkta qaI.
pUjaa nao ]sao ek saaD,I BaoTM dI qaI. iba`igaTa nao maa~ qaO@M sa kha AaOr vaOsao hI ivada hu[-. pUjaa kao yaa~a ko
mplao@sa haonao lagaa –
[sa Aarama nao AaOr BaI qaka idyaa. iba`igaTa kI inahayat ÉKI baataoM sao jaOsao ka^
ka^mplao
]saka Apnaa
Apnaa Aist%va @yaa [tnaa baomaanaI hOÆ @yaa [tnaI ga[ga[-–gaujarI hO pUjaa ik kao[- BaI ]sako pasa
$knaa nahIM caahta¸ @yaa saba hI bahut vyast hOM – yahaÐ
yahaи [sa ivadoSa maoM ijad krko Aanao kI [tnaI baD,I
sajaa @yaaoÆM
pUjaa nao Apnao Gar laaOT jaanao ka inaNainaNa-yaya lao ilayaa qaa – ivakasa kro Apnaa kama¸ vah laaOT
jaayaogaI. ivakasa sao yah baat khI tao ]sanao faOrna hI svaIkRit do dI qaI – "haÐ
"haи zIk hO pUjaa – kafI
GaUma ilayaa¸ yahaÐ
U nao qao tumho¸M
yahaÐ kuC Kasa hO BaI tao nahIM – tumasao phlao hI kha qaa¸ mat calaao¸ KOr pOsao fÐ
fÐ k
saao hao gayaa. mailak kao saubah faona kr dÐ
ama kr do."
dÐgU aa¸ tumharo jaanao ka [Mtja,
ja,ama
pUjaa ka mana AaOr DUbaa qaa¸ haÐ
haÐ Aba tao $knao ka kao[- bahanaa BaI nahIM hO AaOr Aaga`h tao kBaI qaa
hI nahIM –iktnaI inarqaTto¸ ivaBaaijat haoto ivakasa nao
inarqa-k hao ga[ga[- hO vah. pOsaa¸
aa¸ kama , , ,samaya ]saI maoM baÐbaÐTto
p%naI ko p`it kaomalata ko saaro Baava Baulaa idyao hO.M basa¸ yahIM tk Aanaa qaa ]sao , , y, ah kOsaI ËUr phcaana
hOÆ maÐ
maÐuh forkr ibastr pr raotI rhI qaI – kmaro kI saarI hvaa iktnaI dmaGaaoTM U qaI – baaoiJala¸ cauPpI sao
sanaI¸ jaOsao Agarba<aI kI KuSabaU qara-kr $k ga[,ndgaI
qarakr
ga[- hao. pUjaa kao laga rha qaa jaOsao ]sanao ApnaI ija,
ijandgaI
ko kuC idnaaoM ka galaa GaaoTM idyaa hO¸ vahI kuC idna jaao ]sanao [sa QartI pr ijayao qao¸ jaao Aba nahIM rho.
saubah
bah faona pr sabasao phlaI yahI baat khI qaI ivakasa nao. mailak nao kha qaa Agalao hI idna rat kao dao
bajao Baart ko ilae Plaona jaata hO¸ ]saI maoM [ntja,
ama kr dota hO vah. pUjaa nao saamaana zIk ikyaa tao
[ntja,ama
ivakasa nao jaOsao caOna kI saaÐ
sa laI. saara idna pUjaa nao Gar ko saba laaogaaoM ko ilae¸ baccaaoM ko ilae ]phar
saaÐsa
KrIdo¸ KalaI haqa laaOTnao pr¸ ]sako mana ka KalaIpna ]na sabako sammauK p`gaT na hao jaayao Saayad [saI
ana kI [sa ivapnnata kao
Dr sao. saaocatI rhI ABaI tao pUra jaIvana saamanao pD,a hO¸ iktnao hI naaTk hOM mmana
Cupanao ko¸ kOsao kr payaogaI vah , , Æ,
Saama pUjaa ko jaanao ka saMdSo a ilayao Aa phÐ
phÐucaI qaI¸ ivakasa ko saaro maOlao kpD,o Qaaokr vah sauKa
caukI qaI¸ nahakr vah svayaM BaI ek AnaphnaI tajaI saaD,I sao saja kr KD,I qaI ik Apnao doSa maoM mana kI
[sa navaAijanavaAija-t ivapnnata kao pUrI trh Zkkr lao jaa sako. ivakasa ko laaOTnao maoM ABaI dor qaI – AaOr jaba
ivakasa laaOTa tao rat ko naaO baja cauko qao¸ AaOr ]sako pUro SarIr sao qakana Tpk rhI qaI. ivakasa ko
inakT KD,o haoto hI pUjaa kI saaD,I kI saarI tajagaI jaOsao samaaPt hao ga[ga[-¸ Zo,r saI salavaToM ]z Aa[Aa[-.
ivakasa kI [sa Ast–
Ast–vyastta pr pUjaa kao Aaja dyaa BaI nahIM Aa[Aa[-¸ @yaaoM hO [tnaa maSaInaI yah AadmaI.
@yaa kuC nahIM qaa Apnao doSa maoM jaao baahr ko doSa maoM [sa trh kaolhU ko baOla–
a–saa ipsata jaa rha hO.
ivakasa ibastro pr pD, rha qaa – qaka bahut qaa¸ naIMd BaI Aa ga[ga[-. jaanao kao tOyaar pUjaa na tao
laoT saktI qaI AaOr na baOz saktI qaI. ]sa AÐ
AÐQaoQaoro kmaro maoM ]sa saaoyao hue puÉYa ko pasa caupcaap Sava
banakr baOznaa BaI @yaa Aasaana qaa. rat ko Kanao ka samaya BaI inakla gayaa qaa – @yaa kro pUjaa. rat ko
gyaarh bajao na tao laa^baI maoM Akolao baOz saktI qaI¸ na Akolao khIM jaakr Kanaa Ka saktI qaI. Akolao
haonao ko karNa [tnao idna daophr ka Kanaa BaI tao nahIM Kayaa qaa
qaa ]sanao¸ caupcaap plaMga ko Apnao ihssao
pr AÐ
AÐQaoQaoro maoM baOzI vah GaD,I kI sau[yaaoM kao iKsakto hue doKtI rhI¸ baarh bajao ivakasa kao jagaanaa hI
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pD,a¸ Plaona ka samaya hao rha qaa. hD,baD,akr ivakasa ]za tao GaD,I doKto hI caaOk
M gayaa¸ "Aro¸ tumanao tao
Kanaa BaI nahIM Kayaa¸ calaao jaldI hvaa[hvaa[- AD\
AD\DoDo pr hI kuC Ka laogM ao , , ., "
mailak kI kar Aa ga[ga[- qaI¸ Saaofr BaI qaa. pUjaa naIMd Baro¸ qako¸ kama kI AiQakta sao ~st
]sa SarIr sao dUr jaa rhI qaI ¸ ]sa ivadoSa sao BaI¸ jaao ]sakI saiKyaao¸M bahnaao
AaoM ka
bahnaaoM kI idlacasp vaatavaata-Aao
kond` rha qaa. hvaa[hvaa[- jahaja ]z calaa qaa¸ caaraoM trf Ganaa AÐ
AÐQaoQaora qaa AaOr pUjaa saaoca rhI qaI haoTla ko
ca sao
SaISao maoM baMd icaiD,yaaGar kao ]sanao Aato samaya doKa hI nahIM – rat ko AÐ
AÐQaoQaoro maoM ]sa sa#t zMDo kaÐ
kaÐca
Tkrakr
Tkrakr khIM vah icaiD,yaoM caaoT tao nahIM Ka jaatIM.
Ao merI bCcI tU jag
su2a goyl
Ao merI bCcI
pIte-pIte
mE. cahtI hU> -
Sneh ho tuzme. [tna -
khI. tera tej
ik, tU jge
ik, i5j3a-sI ra9sI
murza n jaye|
4pkI dekr
shodra ho jaye|
srSvtI b/½a ke
bhut idn
mE. cahtI hU> -
muq pr tmaca hE|
sulaya hE tuze?
ik, tU jge -
0k bap ne be3I ko
mE. cahtI hU>
¡*` kI goipyo.-sI
ma5 deh smz
ik, tU jge
Svaiwman kI
yOnacar ikya|
saiv5I kI trh
r9a krtI
AOr ]sne deh ko
bhs me. -
vrna Kya dUrI 4I
vStu smzna 7o
mOt ka devta wI
m4ura AOr b/j me.?
pUjI jatI hE. srSvtI
tuzse har jaye|
roj hI to jatI 4I.
b/½a nhI. pUje jate|
AOr tU Apna
dhI becne|
Aiwlai8t pa jaye|
jo gya 4a 7o kr
mE. cahtI hU> -
Aana wI to ]sI ko 4a|
ik tU jge -
mE. cahtI hU> -
deh bna jate hE.|
sIta kI trh
ik tU jge -
AOr 0k AiSmta ka
0k b e l(y ke il0
kalI AOr dugaR bnne ke il0
tUfan q a kr jate hE.|
ko{ 7o3I sI
pu=8o. se takt le
ApnI A9mta ko
wUl kr jaye|
]nke [xaro. pr
Apne ¢o2 me. 7upa kr
Ao merI bCcI mE. cahtI hU>
ik, tU jge
gOtm se 1<i8 hI AOrt ko
myaRdaAo. kI l(m` reqa
nacna n p e
la>6 jaye|
sa.S¡itk 8D\y.5 kI
mE. 0ese logo. se
AOr, 0k rav` ka
tU ixkar n ho|
6<`a krtI hU>|
v2 ho jaye|
sih*`uta ka AadxR
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zu#lane ka p/yas krte hE.,
vsu2a
SvamI ivvekan.d
Aa2uink wart ke mhan p/erk s.t
bI _ 0m _ mLho5a
']#o, jago AOr Apne ]±eXy kI p/aiPt tk =ko mt|' ÉÑvI. xtaBdI ke A.t me. wart ke
mhan s.t SvamI ivvekan.d ne [s mxhUr ]iKt µara Apne yuva hmvtno. ka AaH\van ikya 4a|
[ske µara t4a ANy k{ ]Tsahv2Rk s.dexo. µara ]Nho.ne wartIyo. ko in³a se bahr inkala AOr
Apne dex ke il0 SvS4 d<i*3ko` Apnane AOr rcnaTmk kayR krne ke sa4-sa4 skaraTmk,
sahsI, 0kag/ t4a d<“-s.kLp hone kI ix9a dI|
SvamI jI ke AaH\van ne wart kI Aaj_adI kI l a{ ke il0 wI magR p/xSt ikya|
suwa8 cN³ bos t4a ga>2I jI, dono. hI ne ]nke A4ah dex-p/em AOr wartIyo. ke ]T4an ke il0
vedaNt kI Vyvhairk VyaQya ke skaraTmk p/wav ko SvIkar ikya hE| 0k pramxRdata t4a
p/erk ke +p me. ApnI wUimka ke il0 ]Nhe. Aa2uink wart ko jgane vala kha jata hE|
SvamI jI ÉÊ jnvrI, ÉÐÎË ko kolkata me. pEda huye 4e t4a ]nka jNm ka nam
nreN³
na4
d%
4a|
SvamI
jI
ne
sNyasI
bnne
pr
Apna
nam
ivvekan.d
rq
ilya
t4a
wOitkvadI s.sar ko Tyag kr ge=0 vS5 2ar` kr ihNdU prMpra ke Anusar m#vasI ho gye 4e|
nreN³na4 0k p/itwaxalI iv´a4IR, shj )anI, ij)asu v {Xvr ke ANve8k 4e| ]Nho.ne klk%a
ivXviv´aly se Snatk kI iDg/I p/aPt kI 4I| ve ivQyat {Xvr w¯ mhaTma - ram¡*` prmh.s
ÜÉÐËÎ-ÉÐÐÎÝ se imle jo 'swI 2moR. AOr p/ai`yo. me. 0k hI {Xvr ka vas mante hE., t4a
]nka idl A7Uto., pd-dilto. t4a [s s.sar me. swI duiqyo. ke il0 rota 4a - wart ke A.dr
wI AOr bahr wI - t4a sa4 hI ]nka tIv/ miSt*k [ska icNtn krta rhta 4a ik prSpr
ivro2I sMp/dayo. me. 0kta kEse S4aipt kI ja sktI hE|' ivvekan.d lgatar pa>c sal tk
ram¡*` ke sbse ps.dIda AnuyayI rhe AOr ]nke bad ivvekan.d ne ]nka s.dex pUre s.sar tk
phu>caya| kalaNtr me. ]Nho.ne ram¡*` imxn kI S4apna krke s.sar ke p/mu` S4ano. pr [skI
xaqa0> qolI. jo manvta kI Aa@yaiTmk AavXykta0> pUrI krne ke il0 sx¯ keN³ bne|
p/itwaxalI ivcar-xi¯ t4a mj_bUt xarIirk s.rcna ke sa4-sa4 ivvekan.d wrpUr }jaR,
sahs t4a shnxi¯ ke 2nI 4e| [n gu`o. ka ]pyog ]Nho.ne vh sb ku7 krne ke il0 ikya
ijse ve #Ik smzte 4e| ]Nho.ne Apne p/erk dxRn kI VyaQya ke il0 wart ke muQy xhro. me. AOr
AmrIka, [>GlE.D t4a &Il.ka jEse ANy dexo. me. wI VyaQyan idye| ÉÉ istMbr, ÉÐÐË ko
ixkago ÜyU _0s _0 _Ý me. 2mR s.sd me. ve svaRi2k p/wavxalI v¯a 4e, jb ]Nho.ne wart kI
2aimRk t4a daxRink mihma pr Apne sMmohk s.bo2n se piXcm ko zkzor idya 4a|
jb SvamI ivvekan.d [>GlE.D me. 4e tb ]nke imxn ne ku7 logo. ko Aaki8Rt ikya ijsme.
0k p/itwaxalI mihla su&I marg/e3 nobl wI xaiml 4I.| vh mihla bad me. isS3r inveidta ke
nam se ]nkI prm ix*y bnI.| Apne gu= kI ij_NdgI ka gu`gan krte hu0 ]Nho.ne kha 4a ik,
've pUvR v piXcm ke bIc hI nhI. Aiptu wUt AOr wiv*y ke bIc kI k I wI 4e|'
SvamI ivvekan.d ke bhumuqI Vyi¯Tv me. 0k mhan ivµan, kiv, vKta, sa2u, yogI,
daxRink, magRdxRk, ANtraR*¨IyvadI, AaxavadI t4a y4a4RvadI ke dxRn hote hE.| Apne ma5
ËÑv8R ke 7o3e prNtu Anukr`Iy jIvn me. ve s.sar ke bhut b e ihSse me. 6Ume. AOr be2 k hokr
logo. ko ]nke ktRVyo. ko inwane ke il0 p/eirt ikya| ve [s nXvr s.sar ko Ì jula{, ÉÑÈÊ
ko 7o
kr cle gye, ijskI ]Nho.ne phle hI Svy. wiv*yva`I kI 4I| SvamI ivvekan.d wart
ke Aa@yaiTmk i9itj pr sbse Jyada cmkne vale istaro. me. se 0k 4e| hmara dex ]nke
jNmidn ÉÊ jnvrI ko ÉÑÐÍ se ra*¨Iy yuva idvs ke +p me. mnata Aa rha hE| SvamI jI kI
ix9a0> Aaj wI jha> 0k Aor Aaxa t4a git pEda krne ke il0 s.gt hE. vhI. dUsrI Aor
p/a.tIyta, saMp/daiykta, faisS3vad t4a Aat.kvad ko havI hone se rokne ke il0 wI ]tnI
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hI p/as.igk t4a maNy hE.| [s p<$vI ko rhne ke il0 ]T¡*3 S4an
bnane hetu SvamI jI ka AaH\van shI soc vale t4a xa.itip/y
logo. ke samUihk 0v. Nyayoict p/iti¢ya ka hkdar hE|
SvamI
SvamI jI kI ix9a0> :
]#o, inDr bno, d<“ rho| sarI ijMmedarI Apne k.2o. pr lo
p/Tyek AaTma me. {Xvr ka vas hota hE| hmara ]±eXy ba¾ AOr
AOr yh jan lo ik Apne waGy ke rciyta Aap Svy. hE.|
Aa.tirk Vyvhar pr iny.5` µara wItr ke {Xvr ko p/k3 krna hE|
kayR ya pUja ya manisk A4va daxRink iny.5`, [nme. se cahe
0k, ya Jyada ya [n swI ke ma@ym se 0esa kro AOr ]Nmu¯
hokr ijyo| yhI 2mR hE| ix9a0> ya 2mR is²a.t ya 2mRivi2 ya
2aimRk puStke. ya m.idr, mUitRya> swI gO` bate hE.|
Aap jEsa soce.ge vEsa hI bne.ge| Agr Aap Svy. ko kmjor
socte ho to Aap kmjor hI ho.ge, yid Aap Svy. ko taktvr
socoge to Aap taktvr hI bnoge| hm jo cahte hE. vhI xi¯ hE
[sil0 Apne Aap me. ivXvas rqo; hme. lohe kI ma>s-peixya> t4a
S3Il kI nse. caih0|
mere yuva doSto., merI Aapko slah hE ik mjbUt bno| Aap
$
gIta p“ne kI bjay fu3bal qel kr SvgR phu>c skte ho|
jo Sva4IR hE vh AnEitk hE AOr jo in:Sva4IR hE vh nEitk hE|
0k muSkan
Jyoit kalra ']MmId'
0k muSkan,
ijsme. p/tIt hu0 Aneko. Aayam|
p/er`a
!
p/oTsahn
!
Aag/h
!
!
im5ta !
p/x.sa
Aaiq_r Kya sMp/ei8t ikya
srl nhI. 4a
socna [ska ]%r
ikNtu 0k muSkan
rc g{
iviv2 SvPn|
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Da _ s.to8 goyl
xam hote n hote #.D Apne DEne fElakr smUca ]se ingl letI| [tnI #.Dk, [tnI
ishrn, [tnI 2 kn _ _ _ye 2 kn #.D kI to nhI. ho sktI| vh to sda se hI xIt p/dex me.
rhI hE, bfR me. 6UmI hE, so{ hE, bE#I hE, qelI-plI-b“I hE, pr yh ishrn, yh 2 kn _ _ _phle
kwI hu{ cahe ho, pr q_ud ko sun to nhI. p I|
2k\ _ _ _2k\ _ _ _2k\ _ _ _]ske wItr ghre tk ku7 ihlta-sa lg rha 4a| 0k wUk.p-sa
$
sIne me. 4a ya ifr 0k JvalamuqI f3 p a 4a| ]sne xal kskr lpe3 ilya| kusIR se ]#I
AOr iq kI ke pas Aa q I hu{| sUrj ApnI sarI gmk-2mk ke sa4 cupcap cla gya 4a,
pr.tu samne ke pe
pr fuginyo. pr ]skI 2mk bakI 4I| ]skI [2r-]2r DoltI ingah sUrj
kI 2mk ko !U>!tI fuginyo. pr =k g{| ]se lg ]#a 4a ik vh wI fuginyo. pr ja bE#I hE|
AOr hva ke hr zo.ke ke sa4 ihl-Dul rhI hE, zUl rhI hE| 'nNhI.-nNhI. bu>idya re, savn ko
mera zUlna|' bcpn kwI pI7a nhI. 7o ta| vh su.drI to 4I nhI., na hI bhut AmIr pirvar me.
jNmI 4I| 0k samaNy m@ym pirvar kI samaNy +p-r.g valI, samaNy tOr-trIko. me. pltIb“tI ivvaiht ho g{ 4I, AOr yh ivvah wI Apne-Aap me. 0k samaNy 63na 4I| isva [ske
$
ik pit srkarI t.5 me. }>ce Aaifixyl pd pr kayRrt 4e| [tne }>ce Afsr pit ke rob-dab se
rob qatI vh 2Ire-2Ire ]nkI g<hS4I me. pEr jmane lgI AOr g<hS4I kI j_mIn me. jmte pEr kb
$
pai3Ryo., 7ui©yo., 6Umna, ihl-S3exn, kaN¸e.s, semInar t4a bCco. ke paln-po8`, 6r kI sajs>wal se hote hu0 ]sme. pUrI trh 2>s gye ik pta hI n cla| pta clta kEse? yh sb wI
samaNy ho cla 4a| phle ipta ke yha> kI samaNy jIvn-p²it, ifr pit ke 6r ka AsamaNy
!raR - dono. ke bIc Apne ko smatI vh samaNy 8oDxI se [KkIs v8IRya, tE.tIs v8IRya AOr
Ab pE.talIs v8IRya ho clI 4I| yhI to ij_NdgI hE|
ip7le bIte Anek v8oR. kI hI wa>it ip7lI gmIR kI 7ui©yo. me. vh snI AOr tnu ko lekr
ihl-S3exn clI g{ 4I - bCco. kI 0k Add ma> bnkr| su2akr ]s bar wI sa4 n Aa paye
4e| bhut-sI n hone valI t4a bhut-sI hone valI AOr Anek ¢mx: cltI rhne valI mIi3.go. me.
VySt 4e| sarI srkar jo Ab tk ]nke ibn n cl pa{ 4I, vh Ab wI kEse cl patI? Ab
]skI kLpna-xi¯ ne kwI su2akr ke ibna srkar ke clne kI iS4it ko Tyag idya 4a| yU>
Avcetn mn ka kona hr bar Agle sal 'xayd' ka pu7Lla lga hI leta pr Agla sal ]ske
jIvn me. Aaya hI kb? Asl me. to, [KkIs v8R jb ]ska ivvah huAa 4a, se pE.talIs v8IRya
hone ke cObIs v8R vh isf_R gi`t me. hI jI 4I AOr [sI gi`t ke Anusar vh Ab b I ho g{
4I| ]nke balo. me. ku7 sfedI idqa{ dene lgI 4I| [sI gi`t ke Anusar Ab ku7 wI A6i3t
A4va snsnIqej hone kI s.wavna q_Tm ho g{ 4I| Ab vh snI AOr tnu jEse yuva bCco. kI
bU“I hotI ma> 4I, jo phle ]nke sa4-sa4 ihl-S3exn [sil0 jatI 4I ik bCce 7o3e hE. AOr
Ab [sil0 ik ve yuvavS4a me. kdm rq rhe hE.| bakI smy ]se 6r kI saj-s>wal vale cOrs
qane me. ib#a idya jata AOr vh 6r, qana, pai3Rya>, ha4 jo kr nmSte krte hu0 Svagt ya
ifr ivda, 'ifr Aa[0ga, Aapka Aana AC7a lga, Aapse imlkr quxI hu{,'ha> AvXy Aa}>gI,
jb wI ye le Aa0>ge' ya snI AOr tnu ke doSto. kI AC7a qana iqlane valI iqliqlatI rhne
valI, ip/y Aa.3I bnI rhtI|
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Aaj vh yh sb Kyo. soc rhI hE? Kyo. soc rhI hE? Kya ]ske wItr ko{ p/et Aakr bE# gya
hE ya ifr phle vh bejan gui ya 4I, ijsme. iksI ne jan '[.jeK3' kr dI hE ya ifr vh cabI
ka iqlOna 4I, ijsme. ko{ cabI wrkr wUl gya hE AOr vh cltI ja rhI hE t4a tb tk
clte hI rhna hoga jb tk cawI qTm n ho jaye|
'hay mOMj _ _ _ _" snI yanI sai¶@y Aakr k.2e pr zUlne lga 4a|
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0k imn3 ko to lga, vhI sun lega ]ske wItr kI 2k\-2k\ pr Ab 2uk2ukI to b.d
ho g{ 4I| rh g{ isfR_ 0k yad _ _ _ _]skI yad, jo mn me. ksktI rhI 4I|
'hElo be3e| kEsa rha idn?'
pU7e. n, mOm, Aaj ifr 7Kka|'
yanI jIt ifr tuMharI|'
'Are
! hm 3Im me. ho. to ko{ AOr jIt hI kEse skta hE?'
'ye to hE _ _ _' Aa>q zpkate hu0 t4a k.2e ]ckate hu0 ]sne kha|
'Are
! ye k.2e ]ckana kha> se Aa gya| ye to ka$lej ke j_mane kI Aadt 4I| to Kya mE.
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ifr se kalej ka j_mana jIne lgI hU>? Kya [tne v8oR. sotI rhI 4I, Ab jagI hU> AOr [tne v8oR.
ka A.tral _ _ _Kya huAa ]ska? _ _ _' socte-socte vh ze.p g{ 4I| jLdI-jLdI ikcn kI Aor
clne lgI| khI. sai¶@y ne ku7 no3 to nhI. ikya| pr.tu vh to 3I _vI _ pr Aane vale mEc se
jUz rha 4a|
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'koLD kafI clegI, snI?'
'jo Aap cahe., mOm|'
'to dU2 clega?'
'ye to JyadtI hE, mOm, pr clo, Aap wI Kya yad kre.gI., Aaj dU2 ipye lete hE. -
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#.Da| ha>, bs ku7 kafI Dal dIijyega|' #haka| dono. #haka markr h>s p e|
']f\ ye A>ti yo. ko cIr dene vala #haka _ _ _ye wI ]ske wItr khI. i7pa p a 4a Kya?' wItr
i7pI [n bhut-sI, !er-sI AnjanI iS4ityo. se Drkr vh ikcn me. clI g{, q_ud me. [tna DUbI
AOr [tna qo{ ik hmexa kdmo. kI Aah3 se su2akr ke Aagmn ko phcan jane valI xi¯ wI
su¶ ho g{| ikcn se Aate hu0 samne su2akr AOr tnu ko deqkr betrh cO.k ]#I|
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su2akr 0k }>ce Aohde ke Afsr rhte-rhte yh wUl gye 4e ik ve 0k Aam [.san wI hE|
. 0k
pit, 0k ipta v pu5 jEse s.b.2o. kI bat to rhne hI de.| ]nkI cal-!al, phnava-Ao“ava,
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bE#na-]#na, batcIt swI Af_srana 4I| ]nka, 6r ke wItr Aana sda 0k Af_sr ka Aaifs
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ke wItr Aagmn lgta AOr vh Aaifs me. kam krne vale ANy Anek babuAo. kI wa>it cupcap v
shmI-shmI ho jatI| sai¶@y to DEDI ko deqte hI wagne kI iS4it me. rhta - 0k kdm
Aage, 0k pI7e _ _ _kb Avsr imle AOr vh wag le t4a DEDI wa>p wI n pa0>| tnu&I - DEDI kI
laDlI AOr ip/y pu5I, ]nke Sneh kI 0kma5 Ai2kair`I - ijske samne hone pr hI ku7 9`
ke il0 su2akr bdl jate| ]nka Af_sr 0k koml co.ga phnta, tnu se bat krta AOr ifr
se Apna purane vala muqO3a phn leta| kwI-kwI lgta su2akr phle Af_sr hE., komlta 0k
muqO3a hE - pr kwI-kwI [ska ]l3 wI lgta| ]nka Sneh, Pyar v mmta [tnI ]m tI ik
bhtI clI jatI AOr Svy. su2akr ]sme. wIg-wIg jate| ]s smy AaXcyR hota ik [tna +qasUqa Vyi¯ 0k hI smy me. [tna gIla-sna kEse ho skta hE? ]se p/ay: vh ibStr me. wI
+qa-sUqa Af_sr hI lgta, jo fa[l qolta, dStq_t krta AOr bs| cObIs v8oR. ka yh
lMba sf_r - ]se yad hI nhI. p ta ik vh kwI su2akr ke bhte Pyar me. wIgI-snI ya gIlI
hu{ hE _ _ _]ska ddR b“ ]#a hE| ddR kI imkdar dugunI ho g{ hE _ _ _ku7 vo ijs pr ]ska
Ai2kar 4a, ]ske n imlne ka ddR AOr ku7 vo ijs pr ]ska Ai2kar nhI. 4a, ibn ma>ge
jbrn iml jane ka ddR|
[2r 6r me. sbka hona ]se AOr Jyada wywIt kr deta hE| jb AkelI hotI hE tb
Akelepn se DrtI hE, 6bra ]#tI hE AOr jb sb hote hE. to sbke hone se Dr jatI hE| lgta
rhta hE ik sb ]skI Aor deq rhe hE., ]ske hr i¢yaklap ko no3 kr rhe hE. - ]skI cal!al me. Acank Aaye bdlav kI Aor ]nka @yan ja rha hE t4a sbke mn me. Anek p/Xn ]#
q e hu0 hE. ik Aaiq_r ]ske balo. ka S3a[l kEse bdl gya hE, ya ]sne xal k.2e pr kskr
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lpe3ne kI bjay igra kEse idya, ya ]skI ib.dI ka r.g lal kI bjay ghra mE+n kEse ho gya
hE ya vh bE#e bE#e jane ikn Q_yalo. me. qo jatI hE t4a iq kI ke bahr kI fungI pr ke zUle
pr zUlne lgtI hE _ _ _swI ]skI Aor deq rhe hE.| AOr iksI idn Acank p/Xn _ _ _AOr !er se
p/Xn dagna xu+ kr de.ge AOr _ _ _vh ij.da, n mrI kI iS4it me. p
rhegI| pr _ _ _vh kre wI
Kya? vh kr wI Kya sktI hE? phle wI ]sne kb ikya hE? ma>-babUjI ne p“aya _ _ _p“ lI,
ivvah kr idya _ _ _vh cupcap DolI me. ja bE#I, sas-ssur kI [C7anusar bCco. ka paln-po8`
kr ilya AOr Aaj su2akr kI [C7anusar jI rhI hE, sai¶@y v tnu kI [C7anusar so-jg rhI
hE _ _ _pr _ _ _]sne AOr ku7 caha wI kb 4a, AOr ku7 bne, yh soca wI kha> 4a? AOr ifr vh
wI _ _ _ik vh AOr ku7 cahtI wI Kyo.? vh 0k AC7I pu5I, pTnI, bhU t4a ma> hE, Kya yhI
kafI nhI. hE? ]sne [sse Alg ku7 caha wI kb hE, jo ]se n imlne ka du:q ho? AOr Aaj
vh ij_NdgI ke ijs mo
pr hE, jha> #hrav wI hE AOr ]trav wI _ _ _]tra{ wI sI2I-q I| pEr
ifsl ja0 to lu“ktI hu{ qa{ me. igr jana 0kma5 A.t, ko{ ANy ivkLp kI gu.ja[x hI
nhI.| ifr Aaj [tne !er-se p/Xn Kyo.?
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AbkI bar jb se vh 'ihl-S3exn' se lO3I hE, ]ska +3In q_ud-b-q_ud bdlne lga hE| sbse
bcne kI koixx tb tk jarI rhtI hE jb tk samna hona mj_bUrI n ho jata| subh vh
su2akr se phle ]#kr bahr bgIce me. 3hlne inkl jatI| subh kI cay Ab p/ay: su2akr ko
Akele hI pInI p tI Kyo.ik vh nOkro. ke sa4 naXte, sfa{, kp o. ke 2one v p/es jEse 7o3emo3e kamo. ko lekr VySt rhtI| qane kI 3ebl pr Aane se pUvR p/ay: ikcn me. ku7 n ku7 krte
rhne ke bhane 6usI rhtI| su2akr ke 6r me. Aane ka v¯ hota to ¹dy kI becEnI [s hd tk
b“ jatI ik 6r ke bahr inkl p na ya bahr gaDRn me. ku7 7u3-pu3 kam krte rhna mj_bUrI ho
jatI| Ab vh 3I _vI _ p/og/am wI bebat deqtI rhtI AOr rat der g0 tk ya to 3I _vI _ deqtI
rhtI ya ifr ini3.g-buKs me. ]lzI rhtI| su2akr ko to qE_r ApnI VySttaAo. se kha> fusRt
4I, ha>, snI-tnu kwI, 'irscR kr rhI ho mMmI' ya ifr 'Kya ini3.g-p/ityoigta me. wag lene
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kI tEyarI kr rhI ho' jEse kme.3 de dete| kwI-kwI bCco. ka kalej, qel-kUd, doSt-pirict,
]nkI janI-AnjanI bato. kI bebat ccaR cltI rhtI AOr [s p/kar vh logo. ka samna krne
se b e yojnab² trIke se bcI rhtI _ _ _bctI AOr AkelI ho jatI AOr ifr Akelapn ]se salne
lgta, ifr ]s Akelepn se bcna cahtI, pr Akelapn ku7 0esI cIj_ to 4I nhI., ijse bato.
ke 6ere me. ba>2a AOr bahr smu³ me. Dubo idya ya ifr pha
kI }>cI co3I se nIce qa{ me. fe.k
idya| Akela paya nhI. ik vh Aa q a huAa 'cil0| nOka-ivhar ho ja0' _ _ _ AOr ho3l kI sIi“ya> ]trte-]trte _ _ _ _
'jantI hE. imsej_ _ _ _ _' ifr izzkta-sa, _ _ _ _'Aapka nam [tna qUbsUrt hE, Kya mE.
Aapko knu jI kh skta hU> _ _ _jantI hE. knu jI, kl 6Umne ke bad mhsUs huAa ik S4an
[tna mhTvpU`R nhI. hota, ijtna ik sa4 kEsa hE, yh mayne rqta hE|'
'AwI bCce ho, 2Ire-2Ire jan jaAoge|'
]sne jtana caha ik vh ]sse bhut b I hE AOr ]se ApnI sIma me. hI rhna hoga AOr
xayd q_ud ko wI yh smzana caha hoga ik vh ]m/ ke ]s mo
mo
pr hE, ijske bad ko{ AOr
hota hI nhI.| ]skI bato. ko sc mt man lena _ _ _ _sc man wI lo to ]s pr [tna
ykIn mt krna ik ]ske sa4 ho lo _ _ _ _vapsI ka sf_r ya to hota hI nhI., Agr jbrn
hota wI hE to A.t me. iksI glt mo
se qa{ me. igr jana hota hE|
[s sc ko vh jantI to 4I, pr janne-ma5 se Kya hota hE?
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ip7le sal kI hI to bat hE| gimRyo. kI 7ui©ya> _ _ _hr v8R kI wa>it ho3l me. buik.g _ _ s
_ u2akr
kI AtIv VyStta AOr hmexa kI trh snI v tnu kI ma> ke +p me. ]ska p/S4an 'ihl-S3exn'
huAa 4a| 7oi 0, ho3l ka nam jankr Kya kiryega| isf_R 4o a-sa huilya jan lIij0| s k
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ke sa4 lgta la].j v bar _ _ _[sI me. 3I _vI _ t4a Aate-jate logo. ke il0 cay-kafI, haDR ya
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saF3 iD.k ko svR krta cObIs gu`a pcas ka 0k halnuma kmra _ _ _ _]sse lgtI 7: ya sat
sIi“ya> c“kr 0k qula-sa cOk AOr ]ske tIno. Aor kmre hI kmre _ _ _ _7o3e-b e, ku7
samaNy, ku7 DIlKs, ku7 0Ark.DIx.D| cO4I trf se zIl v s k dono. dIq p
rhI 4I.|
]sI Aor se qule ihSse pr ku7 kuisRya>, mej t4a ]Nhe. !a>ptI ku7 r.g-ibr.gI 7tirya> 4I.| ho3l
ka AOr jayj_a n wI le. to Kya? Asl AOr Ahm to ho3l ka yhI wag 4a jha> vh imla
4a| ye bat nhI. ik bCce ]se sa4 n le jana cahte ho. pr p/ay: - 'mOm, tum 4k jaAogI,
ifr khogI pEr duq rhe hE.| ya ifr isr me. ddR ho rha hE _ _ _ _yhI. kusIR pr bE# kr deqo| hm
samne hI 7u svarI ya boi3.g krte dIq ja0>ge| 4o a-sa dUr cle ja0> AOr nj_r n Aa0> to
6brana mt| hm to bhadur hE. hI, Aap wI hmarI bhadur ma> hE.|' khte AOr cle jate|
muSkrane ke Aitir¯ AOr ikya wI Kya ja skta 4a| sc hI, ]s #hrtI v ]trtI
]m/ me. vh c“tI v wagtI ]m/ ka sa4 detI wI kEse?
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vh vhI. kusIR pr bE#I rhtI, ini3.g ya cay ya kafI, ya samne kI zIl ko bebs
deqte rhna ya khI. Anjan jgh qo jana _ _ _ _vh qo g{ hE, yh wI n jante hu0 _ _ _ku7
socna, socte rhna _ _ _ _n jante hu0 AOr [s p/kar bCco. kI p/tI9a me. kwI lMba hota, kwI
der se bItta AOr A.t me., pUrI trh bItta v¯ bIt jata| bCce Aa jate AOr ifr tmam xam
cay 3I _ vI _ gPp, 7u3pu3 l a{-zg a, man-mnOVvl Aaid| Agle idn kI yojna ke sa4 idn
bIt jata AOr ifr mI#I, suqd, xa.t nI.d|
'Kya mE. wI yha> bE# skta hU>?'
'jI _ _ _ _AvXy, xOk se|' yha> to bhut-sI kuisRya> qalI hE. _ _ _ _socte hu0 ]sne kha
AOr yh wI soca ik Aaiq_r vh Kyo. yha> bE# rha hE, Aaiq_r ihl-S3exn Aaya hE, 6Ume ifre,
zIl kI sEr kre _ _ _ _AwI ]m/ hI Kya hE ]skI| bE#e rhne ke idn to nhI. hE., pr ifr 'muze Kya'
vale wav se ApnI ini3.g v samne kI s k ke d<Xyo. me. VySt ho g{ vh|
'Aapke sa4 Aaye ye kOn hE.?' AOr ifr ]%r kI Ape9a ik0 ibna _ _ _'Aap 6Umne nhI. jatI.?'
'yU> hI bs _ _ _' vh cup ho Aa{| kEse khtI ik vh 4k jatI hE| pr khne me. Kya hE?
'Asl me. mE. 4k jatI hU>|'
'nOka-ivhar krne me. wI _ _ _ _vha> samne tk?'
'nOka-ivhar' xBd se vh muSkura ]#I| 'bhut idn bad yh xBd suna hE _ _ _ _AC7a lgta
hE| boi3.g sunte-sunte yh wUl hI gye ik nOka wI ko{ xBd hota hE|'
'AC7a _ _ _Aa _ _ _' AOr ifr ihNdI ke xBd-p/yog pr 0k l.bI ccaR cl inklI| Aaj kI
ix9a, ]sme. ihNdI ka S4an, ihNdI p“ane ke il0 wI A>g/ejI ka )an AavXyk hE - jEse Anek
iv8y 4e, ijn pr ccaR kI ja sktI 4I, ho rhI 4I| ]ske ih.dI xBd-)an v p/yog pr AaXcyR
4a ANy4a idLlI kI iqc I-wa8a bolte-bolte to AC7a-qasa ih.dI janne vala Vyi¯ wI ku7
idno. me. Svt: hI wUl jaye ik Asl ih.dI kha> g{| 0k grmagrm bhs ho clI 4I, v¯
bIta, pta hI n cla| ]ske sa4 p/tI9a ke l.be 9` [tne 7o3e ho Aaye 4e ik bCco. ko samne
pakr vh cO.k ]#I 4I| ifr 'xuw-rai5' ka 7o3a-sa xBd ¹dy ko SpxR krne vala _ _ _ _AOr
vh cla gya|
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Agle idn, yU> to vh kusIR pr bE#I 4I, samne kI s k AOr zIl ko deq rhI 4I, pr @yan
]ske kmre kI Aor hI 4a| vh Aa rha hE, yh ]sne kniqyo. se deq ilya 4a| 'AC7a Sma3RlI
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DeSD hota hE| ]ska Vyi¯Tv 0esa hE ik p/ay: swI p/kar kI Desej_ ]s pr j>ctI hI ho.gI -
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yh kLpna ]sne kr lI 4I AOr ]sI kLpna me. Anek Desej_ me. ]se ja>c-prq wI ilya 4a| yU>
to s k ka xor wI kan me. ja rha 4a, pr.tu [s smy kan Aa>q bne ]sI ke i¢yaklap deq
rhe 4e| yU> to ma5 ]ske kdmo. kI Aah3 sun p
rhI 4I pr 0esa lg rha 4a jEse ]ske ro0>-
ro0> ko Aa>qe. lg g{ ho.| idmag se soc rhI 4I ik Aaj vh Akela hI 6Umne cla jayega,
wla yha> kusIR pr yU> hI bE#a Kyo. rhega, pr mn kh rha 4a ik yha> Aayega|'
'Aapko pha
kI }>ca[ya> ya zIl kI ghra[ya> bulatI nhI. hE.?'
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vh cO.k g{| AOr iksI ne kha hota to cup rhkr ya muSkrakr jvab de detI, pr
[2r 0k-do idn ne hI ]se k{ v8R pI7e 2kel idya 4a| to Kya ]m/ ko{ A4R nhI. rqtI? n
hI bhut se log mayne rqte hE.? n bhut-sI bato. ka ko{ mtlb hE| kwI-kwI Acank se
dUsro. ke il0 ku7 AngRl-sI AOr A4RhIn-sI lgne valI bate. hmare il0 iktnI A4Rvan ho
jatI hE.| t4a ku7 inr4Rk 9` wI jIvn ko sa4Rkta p/dan kr dete hE. ik AaXcyR hota hE|
ghrI ingah se ]ske pU7ne ka mk_sd janne kI koixx krte hu0 ]sne kha, 'ye }>ca[ya> AOr
ghra[ya> wyank wI to bhut hotI hE.|'
'AC7a _ _ _ _isf_R wyank|' ]skI d<i*3 me. p/Xn hona caihye 4a, pr 4I scRla[3 kI
tIqI roxnI, ijsse ]ska ¹dy cO.i2ya gya| [tnI roxnI, [tna p/kax v8oR. ka fasla yU>
z3 se ty ho gya| vh ku7 bdl g{, ]ska Vyi¯Tv hI pirvitRt ho gya|
'nhI. _ _ _ _0esa wI nhI. hE AOr yh wI nhI. ik Vyi¯ hmexa [nse Drta rha ho|'
'#Ik hE _ _ _ _to ifr cilye| Aaj zIl kI ghra{ nap hI le.| ivXvas riqye, Aap Dre.gI
nhI. _ _ _ _mE. Aapko Drne nhI. dU>ga|'
Aga2 ivXvas, An.t Ai2kar wav ya ifr Anoqa Aadex _ _ _ha4 me. ilya cay ka Pyala
nIce igr gya 4a| zNn _ _ _n _ _ _n kI Aavaj_ Pyale ke igrne ke kar` bahr se Aa{ 4I ya wItr
ku7 bj ]#a 4a, yh kEse pta cle? vh cupcap ]#I| FlE3 cPpl phne-phne yU> hI pI7e-pI7e
cl dI| sIi“ya> ]trne lgI| vh pI7e kI sI“I pr 4a| ku7 7U to nhI. rha 4a, pr SpxR ka
0hsas 0esa ik vh ishr ]#I 4I| yh car sIi“ya> ]trna wI warI lg ]#a 4a| AjIb 4a, pr
sc yhI 4a ik vh zIl tk ibna 4ke ja pa{ 4I| yh wI sc hE ik vh zIl kI ghra{ se
DrtI cahe rhI ho, pr yh to q_ud ko 0k dayre me. ba>2 rqne ka ivkLp ma5 4a| bhane AOr
ivkLp dUsro. se Ai2k q_ud ke Apne il0 !>U!e jate hE. xayd|
]TsahpUvRk bayI. trf 6Umte tej rF_tar cl rhe dono. zIl ke ]s iknare pr phu>c gye
jha> se nOka0> le skte 4e| ij_NdgI kI vo rF_tar jo honI to caihye 4I, pr 4I nhI., vhI
jane kha> se ]s idn Aa g{ 4I| ]ske wItr quxI AOr Aan.d ihlore. mar rha 4a _ _ _ _[.tha
quxI, An.t Aan.d _ _ _ _pr ]skI [s jra-sI batcIt ko vh Kya smz rhI hE? ]m/ ka tkaj_a
to yh 4a ik vh g.wIrtapUvRk letI| sarI iS4it ko soctI xa.itpUvRk, yh wI deqtI ik ]m/
ke [s dOr mee. wI ku7 ho skta hE? ifr vh Kyo. pas Aa rha hE? Kyo. batcIt ka isra
pk ta hE bar-bar _ _ _ _Kyo. _ _ _ _Kyo.? ]ska mn bar-bar p/Xn krta AOr ifr AaXcyRcikt
hota| bar-bar socta _ _ _ _q.Dhr to [ithas)o. kI idlcSpI ke il0 hote hE.| AOr Ab vh Svy.
ko Kya khe? vh wI to 0k q.Dhr hE _ _ _ _q.Dhr _ _ _ _jIw pr k vI dva ka kEPsUl 3U3 gya _ _
_ _ya ifr [ithas _ _ _ _isf_R [ithas _ _ _ _Agr [ithas hE to ]ska to [ithas wI Kya?
'jI ha>, jI nhI., AC7a, cilye, ys snI, Aa{ su2akr, jLdI _ _ _ha>, ha> AwI ho
jata hE, kOn-sI sa I phnnI hE, Aaj kI pa3IR ka 'meNyU' Kya rhega _ _ _ _AOro. kI ihdayte.
sunne ke sa4-sa4 ku7 nOkr-cakro. ko wI ihdayt dena _ _ _ _bhadur cay laAo, smose ke Aa3e
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me. moyn AC7a Dal lena AOr Ajvayn wI, Aaya kp e rg a kro, sahb kI x3R ka kalr
mEla hI rh jata hE, malI jI Aaj bgIca AC7a-sa saf kr de., sahb ke ku7 q_as mehman
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Aane vale hE.| AOr ku7 Aalocna0> _ _ _ _yh Kya xal lpe3 letI ho, ko3 phna kro Sma3R lgta
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hE _ _ _ _l± -sI cPpl n phna kro _ _ _tuMhara pulav AC7a bnne lga hE, nan-vej me. wI 0Ksp3R
ho g{ ho _ _ _AOr ku7 ihdayte. _ _ _dva nhI. letI ho twI to [tnI g b
hotI hE| mOm kwI bI _
pI _ ha{, kwI sr-ddR, kwI 4ka-4ka cehra, mMmI Apna @yan wI to rqa kre. _ _ _AOr bs|'
ye xBd Agr [ithas hote hE. to hE ]ska [ithas wI| pr nhI. _ _ _ _yh [ithas kEse ho
skta hE? [ithas me. to ]tar-c“av, yu², 8D\y.5, rajnIit, AnIit, hTya0> _ _ _ _bhut ku7 hota
hE| [tna spa3 [ithas _ _ _ _ifr Kyo.? _ _ _ _muzme. wI Kya idlcSp ho skta hE?
Acank dUr 6o e pr svar tnu v snI idq p e| tnu yuvavS4a me. kdm rq cukI hE| 'to
_ _ _ _to Kya?'
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g{ 4kn Aakr pEro. me. ilp3 g{ AOr ]se ifr se ghra[yo. se wy lgne lga| yhI
ivkLp AC7a hE| [sI me. vh suri9t mhsUs krtI hE| AC7a hE ]se Aiwny krna Aa gya hE|
Ab vh cehre pr muqO3e lgane me. maihr ho g{ hE| rona _ _ _ _ya to Aata nhI., Aata hE to
ba4+m me. panI kI qlqlatI 2ar ke sa4 qlblate Aa>sU bh jate hE.| ha>, kwI-kwI j_+r
tklIf_ hotI, tb tikya 0k AC7a ikla saibt hota AOr ifr yh wI ik Aaiq_r vh roye
Kyo.? [ske bavjUd AKsr Apne wItr ke wy se, jo kwI }>ca[yo. se, kwI ghra[yo. se, kwI
spa3 s ko. se jNmta _ _ _]ska mn Acank ro ]#ne ko krta AOr vh jar-jar rotI AOr ifr
xa.t ho letI| ]s idn wI rona cah rhI 4I, behd, betrh rona cah rhI 4I pr cltI rhI 4I
cupcap _ _ _ _zIl kI Aor, ]skI ghra[yo. se DrtI AOr 4ktI|
]sne cehre pr muSkan icpka to lI 4I pr Anek bar yh lg cuka 4a ik vh [s
icpkI 3ep ko qI.ckr ]tar fe.kega AOr Sp*3Ikr` ma>gne lgega, pr.tu nOka-ivhar ke ]Tsah me.
vh ya to nave. deq rha 4a ya ifr zIl ka panI ya ifr ]s panI me. p tI pha
kI
pr7a[ya>| ]ske wItr ka ]Tsah, ]skI 4kan AOr wy se bhut Aage 4a| brabr, Aamne-samne
q e hote to hI deq pate n 0k-dUsre ko|
]s idn ve zIl me. 6Ume, qUb 6Ume| yh wI sc hE ik ku7 9` ke il0 vh ]m/ ke
A.tral ko wUl g{| ]ske smIp bE#I rhI, iksI Ajan Aak8R` xi¯ se iq.cI, ]skI Aor
zuktI-sI| mn me. Anek n{-n{ ko.ple. fU3tI rhI. AOr vh hiryatI rhI| bhut bar kniqyo. se
]skI Aor deqa, Anuwv se janna caha, ApnI pirpKv Aayu se prqna caha _ _ _ _pr _ _ _ _]ska
]Tsah-ma5 hI dIq p a| 0esa lgta rha 4a ik vh yugo. se ijska sa4 tlaxta rha 4a,
vhI ]se iml gya|
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]m/ AOr smy hme. bhut ku7 jo isqate hE. ]sme. [.tj_ar krna wI AOr [.tj_ar ke A4R wI hote hE.|
yhI [.tjar krna phle-phl ki#n hota hE pr.tu smy bItne ke sa4-sa4 Aadt me. xumar ho
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jata hE - cay-kafI pIne kI trh, logo. kI ]pe9a shne kI, Vy.Gy AOr cu3ikya> shne kI ya
jI-hjUrI krne kI - jEse [n sbkI Aadt p
jatI hE 0ese hI Anq iS4ityo. me. wI p/ay:
]%eijt n hona ya sb/ se bE#e rhna wI v¯ kI den hota hE| vh wI Ab Ava.i7t iS4it me.
p/ay: ]%eijt nhI. 4I, y´ip Aaj ]%eijt nhI. 4I yh khna glt hE| ]skI ns-ns f f a
rhI 4I, 2minya> f3 rhI 4I., isr me. sEk o. 2make ho rhe 4e, ifr wI }prI tOr se vh xa.t
dIqne ka p/yTn kr rhI 4I AOr sfl wI ho rhI 4I| Acank vh nIce ko zuka, zIl me. ha4
Duboya AOr 7I.3e ]s pr Dal idye ya g_ltI se Dl gye _ _ _soctI rhI vh AOr wIgtI rhI|
iktna AjIb hE yh wIgna? su2akr yad Aaye AOr yh wI ik ibna wIge wI vh su2akr se Pyar
krne ka dava krtI hE| wyank _ _ _wyavh _ _ _n.ga sc yU> ]ske samne n.ga ho gya ik vh su¶
ho g{|
'vo samne kI pha I deq rhI hE. n Aap _ _ _ _vha> _ _ _ _vha>, Agr }pr phu>c jaAo to
bfIRlI coi3ya> dIq p tI hE.| cilye n, kl clte hE. _ _ _ _nhI., nhI., pEdl nhI., ¨alI se|
Aapko 4kne nhI. dena hE AOr yh wI mera Ahd hE ik Aapka }>ca[yo. ka Dr inkal fe.kU>ga|'
sn\ _ _ _snsnah3 _ _ _]ske kano. me. sI3I-sI bj ]#I| ye Kya ho rha hE? j_mIn ApnI
2urI 7o kr ]l3-fer ho rhI hE ya ifr sUrj me. ja imlI hE? ]ske gal tmtma ]#e 4e|
'cle.gI n imsej ray _ _ _pr xayd Aapko AC7a nhI. lg rha sb| bekar hI Aapko
'bor' kr rha hU>|'
.nhI. _ _ _ _nhI. _ _ _ _clU>gI w{, clU>gI| clU>gI nhI., dO >UgI AOr ¨alI se nhI. 'vak\ Da]n'
k+>gI|'
jane kEse vh kh ]#I| ]skI 'vah-vah' me. ve xBd bh gye|
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'Aapka nam Kya hE imsej ray| ku7 AC7a-sa hona caihye, [sil0 pU7a|'
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'knu&I _ _ _ _' p/iti¢ya janne kI [C7a se hI xayd ]sne Aa>q ]#akr ]skI Aor deqa|
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'deqa n, mE.ne kha 4a| Aapka nam wI AapkI trh AC7a-sa hona caih0|' Ab mE.
Aapko 'knujI' khU> to Aap bura to nhI. mane.gI?'
'nhI. _ _ _ _nhI. _ _ _ _iblkul bura nhI. manU>gI| biLk AC7a hI lgega|'
'AC7a knujI nam se bulaye jane pr 0esa nhI. lgta jEse Aap Svy. Apne kar` jane ja rhe ho.|'
]sne to mn kI bat pk
lI 4I| Kya ]ske ma@ym se vh sb bahr Aane vala hE,
ijse [tne v8oR. tk ret kI baiL3ya> Dal-Dalkr dbana caha hE AOr dbatI wI rhI hE| 0k
imn3 me. jor ka Aa>2I-tUf_an Aaya, sarI ret ]
g{ AOr nIce se inkl Aaya vh sb, ijse
vh wUlna cah kr wI nhI. wUlI 4I|
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snI AOr tnu lO3 Aa0 4e, ]nkI k4a-khainya> suntI vh nIce ke la].j me. bE#I 4I| pkO e
m>gva0 4e At: ]nka [.tj_ar 4a ik vh samne se Aata dIq p a| knu ne Apne-Aap ko meNyU-
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kaDR me. 0ese Dubo ilya jEse ]se sara smzegI ifr AaDRr degI| ifr dUsrI Aor deqtI hu{, bCco.
kI bato. me. Ai2k @yanS4 hone kI koixx krtI rhI| bhut mn ikya ik ApnI hI mej_ pr ]se
bula le, Aaiq_r su2akr kI kusIR to qalI 4I _ _ _ _[s ivcar-ma5 ne hI ]se Drne kI hd tk
cO.ka idya 4a| 0k AOr sc mn kI Anek prto. me. i7pa samne Aakr q a ho gya 4a| [2r
mn kI AjIb iS4it 4I| ]>gilya> ]se bulana cahtI 4I., ha4 muªI b.d ik0 4e| Aa>qe. yU> to
cay, pkO e, snI, tnu ya ifr kwI 3I _vI _ kI Aor 6Um rhI 4I., pr vaStv me. ]sI ko deq
rhI 4I.| ifr soca, AjIb Ahmkana hrk_t hE| Aaj idn wr ijske sa4 boi3.g kI, kl
ijske sa4 pha
kI ]>ca[ya> c“nI hE., ]se hI bCco. se '[.¨oD\yUs' n krva}>|
'AjIb iS4it ho clI hE idmag kI| samaNy rol to inwate hI rhna caih0|'
cay smaPt hu{ to ]se Apne 3ebl pr bula ilya| bulaya wI 0k mj_edar Aiwny ke
sa4 - ]skI Aor deqkr cO.kte hu0, 'Are
! Aap yha> bE#e hE.| Aa[ye, Aapko imlva}>| ye hE. -
sai¶@y AOr tnu&I| 'tnu&I' - khte hu0 ]ske cehre kI Aor @yan se deqa taik knu AOr tnu
nam ke p/wav wI deqe AOr yh wI ik vh tnu kI vj_h se to nhI., ya ifr _ _ _Aage ]skI soc
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ne kam krna b.d kr idya - '0.D Aa{ 0m d p/a]D mdr Aaf d 3U|' khte hu0 mano Apne }pr
sur9a-kvc c“a ilya| Ab vh suri9t 4I, ]sse batcIt kI ja sktI 4I, b e hone ka rob
wI Dala ja skta 4a AOr j_+rt p e to sa4-sa4 6Uma-ifra wI| 'snI, tnu, Aaj hm Aapke
sa4 samne valI zIl pr gye 4e - nOka-ivhar yanI boi3.g krne, AC7a lga|'
'verI guD mMmI|' khte hu0 dono. bCco. ne ha4 jo kr nmSkar ikya AOr 3I _vI _ me.
Aane vale 'vES3nR MyUij_k' ke p/og/am me. VySt ho gye|
Acank vh cup ho Aaya 4a| gum-sa dIq p a 4a| Kyo. 4a 0esa ya ifr ]se hI lg
rha 4a? Kya tnu ne ko{ idlcSpI nhI. idqa{ [sil0 ya ifr vh bCco. ke sa4 hE, tnu pUrI
trh ]skI sur9a me. hE, ya ifr ]ske ip7le tIn idn ka nKxa 3U3-ibqr rha 4a| ]se lgne
lga ik kl zIl me. boi3.g krte hu0 jo-jo soca, vh ]sI ke idmag kI ]pj hE, ya Aaj vh
[s smy wI jo soc rhI hE, vh wI ]ske q_ud ke idmag kI qll hE| dono. Apne-Apne trIke
se, ApnI-ApnI soc-ivcar me. DUb gye 4e| bCce kb Aage valI sI3 pr jakr bE# gye 4e, pta
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hI nhI. cla| '0k-0k kafI AOr ho jaye|' vh vaps Apne me. lO3 Aaya 4a|
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'#Ik hE|' ]sne Apne wItr wI t4a hal ke wItr wI qojtI-sI ing_ah DalI pr ku7
imlta to tb n jb ]se pta hota ik vh Kya qoj rhI hE? ku7 imle cahe n, pr sa4-sa4
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kafI pIna ATy.t suqd p/i¢ya ho ]#I 4I|
'Aap bhut 4k to nhI. g{.?'
'}hU>, _ _ _ _biLk AC7a lga|'
kEse khtI ik vh ibLkul nhI. 4kI| ip7le idno. ka yad k+> to wUl hI g{ 4I ik n
4kna AOr 6Um wI lena dono. sa4-sa4 wI ho skte hE.| ]se kEse btatI ik 4kan vaStv me.
manisk wav hE jo ]Tsah kI kmI se jNmta hE AOr Aaj to vh behd ]Tsaiht 4I| scmuc
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hI Aaj to vh jra wI nhI. 4kI 4I| ifr kafI pIte-pIte ]se yad Aaya ik roj_ xam g0 hone
vala isrddR wI ]se Aaj nhI. ho rha hE| 'AC7a lga' khne ke sa4 ]sne jo nukIlI d<i*3
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fe.kI vh 'idl-idmag' ke wItr tk iwd rhI 4I| sa4-sa4 bE#e rhna, kafI pIte rhna t4a
]sko 7Ukr Aane valI hva ke SpxR ko zelna muiXkl to ho ]#a 4a, pr ]#e wI kEse? AOr
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jaye wI to kha>? idmag ne tkR idya ik bCco. ko hal me. Akela 7o kr ja wI kEse sktI hE
_ _ _ _vh n ihlI, n ]#I, n g{| dono. cupcap 3I _vI _ ke S¢In kI Aor deqte mn hI mn bate.
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krte kafI ka isp lete rhe| ]ske mn ne 'glt kdm hE' khte hu0 0hsas jgaya, ]m/ ke
fasle ko idqaya, ntIje se Aagah ikya| ye wI ik Kyo. Apne wre-pUre 6r ko kLpna ke ku7
itnko. se !a>pne kI koixx kr rhI hE - hva ka 0k hLka-sa zo.ka wI ]Nhe. ] akr dUr fe.k
dega - Aaiq_r itnke to ] ne ke il0 hI hote hE. AOr kLpna y4a4R se f_kR hotI hE| yh wI ik
jo ku7 vh soc rhI hE, vh ho hI nhI. skta| paglpn hE sb|
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kafI smaPt hu{ to ]#te hu0 ]sne kha, 'AC7a to ifr kl pha
kI ]>ca[yo. pr
c“e.ge| Ao _ke _snI, Ao _ke _tnu, kl tum log Kya kroge?'
'ra[iD.g AOr boi3.g|'
'dono. _ _ _ _?'
'jb tk yha> hE., vo to roj_ hI krte rhe.ge|'
'jb tk yha> hE.' vaKy sIne pr pT4r kI trh co3 krta cla gya| ifr 'xuw-rai5' ke
sa4 Algav AOr Apne-Apne kmre me. p/S4an| rat wr vh bCco. ke bIc wI iktna Akela
mhsUs krtI rhI 4I| kLpna ke pa>qI ko DEne lgatI AOer ifr no.c letI, ibStr pr le3I rhI
4I| su2akr bhut-bhut bar jor se yad Aate rhe, ]nka pas n hona bhut-bhut Aq_ra| bar-bar
lgta rha, vh ibqr rhI hE, su2akr hI ]se ibqrne se bca skte hE.| 'kax' vh sa4 hote to
km se km ha4 to 4am lete| [sI trh rat k3 g{| subh ]ske tEyar hone ka v¯ [tna
becEn ho ]#a 4a ik ]se AaXcyR hone lga 4a| vh to bIs-ba[s sal kI yuvtI ho Aa{ 4I,
ijske imln kI 6 I samne ho AOr mn me. ATy.t becEnI ho| ]>ca[ya> wI [tnI idlcSp ho
sktI hE.? Aaj vh ]n ]>ca[yo. pr jane ke il0 Vyg/ AOr becEn 4I|
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]ska bcpn mano lO3 Aaya 4a| [NhI. pha o. pr jNmI, plI-b“I 4I| wag-wagkr [NhI.
!lano. pr c“I 4I| Aaj vh ]sI trh wagI AOr c“na xu+ ikya to c“tI hI clI g{| q_ud
to hEran 4I hI pr vh wI AaXcyRcikt 4a| 4o I-4o I der bad ]se yad Aata ik jra 2Ire2Ire clna caih0, nhI. to sa>s fUl jayega ya ifr vh cKkr qakr igr p egI _ _ _ya ifr
]ske isr me. 2make bolne lge.ge _ _ _ _pr ku7 n huAa| vh f3af3 c“tI clI g{| Acank 0k
pT4r se #okr qakr pEr kI cPpl ifslI AOr nIce kI Aor cl dI| wO.ck vh =k g{|
0k #haka, 'Aap koLhapurI cPpl phna kre., pa>v se icpkI rhtI hE.| cm a 4o a rf
hota hE n, At: ifsltI wI nhI.| AOr ifr Aapke ptle-ptle pEro. me. AC7I wI lge.gI|'
cPpl ko lekr wI ko{ bat kI ja sktI hE ya cPpl kOn-sI phnI ja0, yh wI
mhTvpU`R ho skta hE Kya? socte hu0 ]sne pI7e inca{ pr Aakr cPpl phnI AOr Ab 2Ire-2Ire
c“na jarI ikya| s>wlkr pa>v rqne xu+ ik0| soca ik yh wI ko{ ]m/ hE wagne kI| ye to
]m/ hI 0esI hE ik s>wlkr clna caih0| AOr ifr [s ]m/ me. hI nhI., hm l ikyo. ko to
hmexa hI, AOrt bnkr wI s>wlkr clna caih0| p.³h ho. ya pE.talIs - Kya A.tr p ta hE|
vh wI sa4-sa4 2Ime-2Ime clne lga 4a|
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Ab gmIR lgne lgI 4I t4a ku7 ha>fnI wI| ]sne ApnI xal ]tar kr ha4 me. le lI|
ve }pr phu>c g0 4e| samne qula mEdan 4a AOr dUr-dUr tk 4I. 6ai3ya>, pha
kI coi3ya>, bfR
se ldI sfed wKk, 2Up kI cmk me. hIre kI k`I-sI cmktI AOr ]s }>ca{ pr q I vh _ _ _
yha> wI ko{ 4k skta hE, ko{ ivr¯ ho skta hE| vh wI smUcI rag me. DUbI 4I ik #.DI
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hva ka 0k zo.ka Aaya, jor kI i##urn _ _ _]sne ApnI xal ks kr lpe3 lI| yh sb krtI-
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krtI vh ]ske sa4 mEdan ke iknare-iknare clne lgI 4I, ]s Aor ijs Aor vh dIvar 4I
ijska shara lekr ve nIce kI 6ai3ya> wI deq skte 4e AOr q_ud kI }>ca[ya> wI map skte 4e|
dIvar ka shara lekr vh bhut der tk nIce za>k lene ke bad samne ke pvRto. kI
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bfIRlI coi3ya> deq rhI 4I AOr ]ske sONdyR me. qo{ 4I ik ]sne ilp3e xal ko !Ila kr k.2e
pr Dal idya t4a balo. ko ks kr ba>2ne vala iKlp qol kr balo. ko i7tra idya 'Aap q_ud ko [tna ks ba>2-jU kr Kyo. rqtI hE.? ku7 !Il dIijye, balo. ko wI,
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xal ko wI AOr q_ud ko wI| deiq0, iktna taja mhsUs hoga|'
kh kr vh shm gya AOr sun kr ]ske samne n to 6ai3ya> rhI., n bfR ldI coi3ya>,
n }>ca[ya, n Aasman, n j_mIn, n mEdan AOr vh - swI ku7 AiStTvhIn ho gya 4a|
Aaj tk vh q_ud ko AiStTvhIn mane ya ifr ]n pa>c idno. ke Anuwv ko sc, ya ik
jo huAa vh nhI. hona caih0 4a, ya ik ku7 huAa hI nhI., sb ]sI kI kLpna 4I, vhI bhk
g{ 4I, ya yh ik ]n pa>c idno. me. ]se knu ke AiStTv ka )an huAa 4a - Kya mane? ku7
man wI le to Kya? purane gi`t ke Anusar to vh jI nhI. sktI n| vh bar-bar b>2a xa$l
igra detI, bar-bar balo. me. iKlp lgatI AOr qol detI, koLhapurI cPpl me. b>2e Apne pEr
deqtI, bar-bar iq kI ke pas Aakr q I ho jatI, samne ke pe
rhtI, ifr Acank pI7e mu
pr DoltI fugnI ko deqtI
kr deqtI ko{ Aaya to nhI. _ _ _ _ya ik iksI ne deqa to nhI.,
iksI ne ku7 wa>pa to nhI., suna to nhI. _ _ _ _pr ku7 n hota|
tptp-Aacmn ke par ku7 hE
Da$ _ riXm Ag/val
xUNy hE b/½a.D sara
Vy4R hE s.sar sara
mn mgr ye kh rha hE [s ggn ke par ku7 hE|
sUyR ko jl de rhI.
Aa>qe. stt iks p/a4Rna me.
moh w/m hE, kOn jane
Kya imlega yacna me.
dUr hE gNtVy ifr wI
4k gye s.kLp ifr wI
Kyo. muze yh lg rha hE [s 4kn ke par ku7 hE|
hE iksI ka mn ivkl
ya ifr iksI kI sa2 ro{
vedna ke µar pr ifr
Aaj iksne Aas qo{
saltI hE yad ko{
3Is detI cah ko{
dUr hE s.ket leikn [s cuwn ke par ku7 hE|
AOr iktnI der bolo
yU> rhoge nyn mU>de
rokna mt kh rhI hE.
Aaj ku7 ye A&u b>Ude.
muKt hokr bN2no. se
7U3 kr hr Aavr` se
Aaj khne do muze tp-Aacmn ke par ku7 hE|
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Kya tum bnoge
mere Aakax _ _ _ _?
mIna9I ijjIiv8a
bQ_xIx kI trh dI hu{
tuMharI do gj_ j_mIn ke bdle
mE. qona nhI. cahtI
Apna pUra Aakax
nhI., muze SvIkayR nhI.
tuMharI xtoR. AOr vjRnaAo. se b>2a
p/em-Anub.2 _ _ _ _
mera AiStTv, ivStar cahta hE
j_jIre. nhI. mE. jIvn ko 3uk o.-3uk o. me. nhI.
jIna cahtI hU> pUra ka pUra 0k sa4 ba>3 sktI hU> mE.
tuMhare sa4 Apna Aasman
mgr, sO.p kr tuMhe. Apne p.q
ApnI ] an nhI. de sktI mere A.dr ibLkul sa>so. kI hI trh
]gtI hE kivta muze bhatI hu{
bhtI hE muzme. p/em-sirta
ndI bn phu>c sktI hU> mE. tum tk
mgr phle tuMhe. smNdr hona hoga vo pO2a nhI. hU> mE.
jo pk
le ApnI j e.
ijs iksI wI im©I me.
Aakax kusum hU> mE. to
iql sktI hU> tumme.
Kya tum bnoge
mere Aakax?
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tlax pdpd-ic»o. kI
nIrj Vyas
ga>2I jI n.ge pEr cla krte 4e ijsse ve sare raSte Apne pd-ic» 7o
idya krte 4e|
yid ga>2I jI ko yh 0hsas hota ik log ]nke pd-ic» pr nhI. cle.ge to xayd ve Apne pdic» nhI. 7o te| ve jUta phn kr clte AOr pd-ic» kI bjay jUta-ic» 7o te Kyo.ik jUte kI
wa8a hI [s dex ke log AC7I trh smz skte hE.|
Aaj ga>2I jI ke pd siht hr xhr me. ]nke putle nj_r Aate hE. pr ]nke pd-ic»
mOilk +p se ndard hE.| Aaj_adI ke bad [s dex me. [tnI 2Ul wrI Aa>i2ya> clI. ijsse ]nke
pd-ic» gayb ho gye| log cahte hE. ik hm ga>2I jI ke pd-ic» pr cle. pr jb pd-ic» hI
gayb ho to AadmI kha> cle| AOr iktnI rF_tar se cle ijsse ga>2I µara idqaya gya magR,
ga>2I magR jLdI se par ikya ja ske|
jb se ga>2I jI ke pd-ic» nj_r wI Aane b.d ho gye, logo. ne Apne pd-ic» bnane xu_=
kr idye| Aaj ke neta log pd-ic» 7o ne kI bjay kar-ic» 7o na Jyada ps.d krte hE
ijska p/muq law 0k to yh hE ik bE#e bE#e ic» 7o e ja skte hE. t4a dUsra km smy me.
sare dex me. ic» fElaye ja skte hE.| pd-ic» 7o ne me. smy wI Ai2k lgta hE t4a kaya ko
wI k*3 hota hE|
AK3Ubr ka mhIna ga>2I jI 1<tu hotI hE| [s mah ivxe8 +p se qadI sStI becI jatI
hE| qadI2airyo. µara smSt dexvaisyo. se ga>2I jI ke pd-ic» pr clne ka Aag/h ikya jata
hE, pr yh dex ka duwaRy hE ik ga>2I jI ke pd ke ic» ke Awav ke kar` dex ]nke pd-ic»
pr nhI. cl pa rha hE|
Aaj AavXykta [s bat kI hE ik ga>2I jI kI tlax kI jaye| [s ra*¨VyapI qoj
kayR hetu 0k Aayog wI bE#aya ja skta hE| pr.tu Dr [s bat ka hE ik iksI ANy ke pd-ic»
ko mhaTma ga>2I ke pd-ic» n smz ilya jaye vrna dex [2r-]2r w3k skta hE| pd-ic»
ke Awav me. logo. ne ga>2I magR ka inmaR` ikya ijse ihNduStanI A>g/ejI 0m _jI _ magR khte hE.|
ku7 log ga>2I magR pr clne ka kam ikya krte hE.| kwI-kwI to pUra raJy, xhr AOr
ijla ga>2I magR pr clta hE| ku7 idn pUvR mE. 0k ga>2IvadI doSt ke inm.5` pr v2aR gya| v2aR
ijla ga>2I ijla hE| ga>2I ijle se taTpyR pUra ka pUra ijla ga>2I magR pr clta hE| vha> xrab
nhI. imltI pr log zUmte hu0 nj_r Aate hE.| vha> kI qulI nailyo. me. g.dgI AOr mC7r deq kr
brbs ga>2I jI kI yad Aa hI jatI hE| 0esa lgta hE ik vha> ke log gNdgI se mui¯ pane ke
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il0 Aaj wI ga>2I jI ka [.tj_ar kr rhe hE.| AOr karporexn vale wI xayd mC7r tk [sIil0
nhI. mar rhe hE. ik mC7r marne se ih.sa hotI hE| ih.sa se ga>2I jI kI AaTma ko k*3 phu>cta
hE AOr khI. 0esa n ho jaye ik mC7r marne ka ivro2 krne ke il0 khI. svoRdyI log Aa.doln
n q a kr de.|
v2aR se lgkr sevag/am hE jha> ga>2I jI ne Apne jIvn ka 0k ihSsa ibtaya| log dUrdUr se ga>2I jI ke sadgIpU`R S4l ko deqne Aate hE. AOr [s mhan Vyi¯ kI S4lI AOr vStuAo.
ko deq kr t<Pt ho jate hE.| sbse b I bat ]nkI vStu0> suri9t hE. Kyo.ik m>hgI cIj_ ga>2I jI
ke pas 4I hI nhI.|
0esa Vyi¯ ijsne kwI kusIR ka moh nhI. ikya ]ske pd-ic» kI tlax log }>cI}>cI kuisRyo. pr bE# kr kr rhe hE.| ga>2I magR pr 0Ark.DIxnr, pdaRyu¯ kar me. bE#kr jb log
ga>2I jI ke pd-ic» tlax krte hE. tb 0esa lgta hE ik [s A2n.ge fkIr ne [s dex me. jNm
iks il0 ilya|
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vsu2a
0k idn 0k AmeirkI pyR3k iml gya, bola, mE. ga>2I jI ke dex me. ga>2I magR pr
clne Aaya hU>| hmare dex me. ga>2I jI pEda nhI. hu0 At: tuMhare dex me. Aaya| hmne kha, wa{
Aapka Svagt hE| yh to hm ihNduStainyo. ka sOwaGy hE ik Aap ga>2I magR pr clna cahte hE.|
deiq0 ga>2I magR samne se xu_+ hota hE| vh samne 0k pU>jI pit ka putla hE| putle kI
nak kI sI2 me. ga>2I magR hE, jha> xrab kI Aa# dukane. hE.| ]ske bad ga>2I jI ka putla hE|
putle ke samne 4ana hE| putle ke pI7e ma.saharI ho3l hE vha> xrab pIne kI ]%m VyvS4a hE,
vhI. ga>2I magR smaPt hota hEE|
ga>2I magR ko deq kr ivdexI ckra gya bola, hme. 0ese ga>2I magR pr nhI. clna hE|
hmne kha wa{, hm [tne salo. se ga>2I jI ke pd-ic» tlax kr rhe hE., ku7 smy tk to
xayd pd-ic» nj_r Aate rhe pr hmare netaAo. ne ]nke pd-ic»o. pr Apne pd-ic» rq kr ga>2I
jI ke pd-ic» hI im3a Dale| iflhal to ga>2I jI ke nam se hI kam cla lo, Kyo.ik carpa>c v8R bad AaAaoge to khI. 0esa nhI. ho ik ga>2I ka nam hI [s dex se gayb ho jaye|
deqo
AwI
qadI2airyo. kI wI
ga>2I
ke
jNm
idvs
ka
mhIna
Aa
rha
hE|
ga>2I
jI
kI
smai2
pr
lgegI| crqe se sUt katne ka 0k iµvsIy kayR¢m hoga| nye-nye ga>2I
magR qole jaye.ge| ]nke pd-ic» pr clne kI ksme. qayI jaye.gI, log karo. me. Aaye.ge| ga>2I jI
ke pd-ic» ko qojte-qojte 0k subh ga>2I ke nam, 0k xam ga>2I ke nam AOr dUsre idn
ga>2I jI ram-ram|
g_j_l
jy c¢vtIR
kro Agr, to kam bhut hE.
caho to Aaram bhut hE.|
kha>-kha> tuzko q_t wejU>
tere pte-muk_am bhut hE.|
kamyab hE ko{ko{-ko{
duinya me. nak_am bhut hE
hE.|
q_Un ho gya behd sSta
Ab panI ke dam bhut hE.|
AOr kha> tk isr pr Ao“>U
phle hI [Lj_am bhut hE.|
'ga>2I' ko{ nhI. dUsra
leikn 'na4Uram' bhut hE.|
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vsu2a
Aaj ka sc
[Ndu guPta
d9 Aaj SkUl kI trf se p/acIn s.g/haly ke i¨p se lO3a to mIra ne Aadtn d9 se
pU7a ik ]sne vha> Kya-Kya deqa|
d9 bola, 'ma>, p/cIn s.g/haly me. bhut-sI puranI vStuAo. jEse btRn, 6i ya>, poxake.,
yha> tk ik pT4r kI mUitRyo. tk ko b e s>wal kr rqa huAa hE|'
mIra bolI, 'be3a
! yh p/acIn vStu0> hmarI s.S¡it kI 2rohr hE. t4a bhut kImtI hE.|
[sil0 [Nhe. [tne jtn se s>wal kr rqa jata hE|'
d9 bola, 'ma>, dada-dadI wI to purane hE., ifr ]nkI jtn se s>wal nhI. honI caihye
Kya? [.sano. kI kImt injIRv vStuAo. kI kImt ijtnI wI nhI. hE Kya?'
[s n.ge sc ko sun kr mIra s¶ rh g{|
AaH\
van
AaH\van
sonalI A=` im&a
Ao nEitkta
tum kha> qo{ ho?
ghn tm me.,
badlo. me.,
gufaAo. me.,
kNdraAo. me.,
kha> ho tum?
tuMhara +p,
tuMhara yOvn,
tuMhara md,
kha> qoya hE?
Kyo. ho tum?
Abla, bebs,
inSshay,
Kyo. sulg rhI ho?
isgre3 ke A2jle
3uk e kI trh?
Kyo. ro rhI ho
isskte Aasman kI trh?
AaAo,
jgt me. 5aihmam\ hE,
kha> ho, AaAo
in³a 7o
!
jago, jago|
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vsu2a
jIto
$
Da _ sudxRn rTnakr
vh carpa{ se nIce ]trI to itlc©e ]ske pa>v ke nIce Aa gye| ]ske pa>v ilj_ilj_e ho
gye| mn me. k vah3-sI wr g{| pta nhI. Kyo. itlc©e ]se kwI wI AC7e nhI. lge| Ancahe
mehmano. kI trh 6r ke kono. me. 6use rhte hE. AOr rat me. A>2era pate hI [2r-]2r fElne lgte hE.|
Acank pa>v ke nIce Aa jane se kEse ik3\-ik3\ kI Aavaj_ AatI hE AOr khI. ijSm pr c“ ja0>
to iktna i6nOna-sa lgta hE| ]sne pa>v jLdI se vha> se h3a ilya| Aaj ]se ]#ne me. der ho
g{ 4I| vEse vh mu>h A>2ere ]# jatI hE| wE.so. ko cara Dal kr dU2 duh letI hE| dhI iblo kr
lSsI b I-sI ca3I me. rq letI hE mujEro. ke il0| [tne me. idn c“ Aata hE, nha-2okr ro3I
bnatI hE AOr ifr Apne qeto. me. clI jatI hE|
phle vh sb kam suqv.t ke sa4 iml kr ikya krtI 4I| iml-julkr dono. kam
inb3a lete 4e| vh bElo. ko lekr qeto. me. cla jata AOr vh pI7e 6r ka kam kr letI| ifr
qet me. clI jatI| sb ku7 #Ik trh se cl rha 4a pr suqv.t to ]ska sa4 7o
gya| car
idn tej buqar rha; ]iL3ya>, dSt wI sa4 4e| gv+ jvan suqv.t cla gya| ga>v me. hay! hay!
mc g{| ranI jIto, 'becarI jIto' bn g{| log Aate rhe, Afsos krte rhe| Ardas hu{,
terhva> huAa| pr jIto gumsum rhI| wa{, wOja[ya>, bhne. sb Aaye AOr cle gye| rh g{ bs
jIto| mhIna wI nhI. bIta 4a ik ]ske kano. me. qusur-fusur suna{ dene lgI AOr ifr 0k idn
itrkalo. me. sas ne Apne pas ib#akr la
jtate hu0 kha 4a, 'jIto, wrI jvanI ivc r. apa
ka3na b a muiXkl hE| AsI tere te cadr pOna cahu<>de hE.| blv.t man igya hE|'
'Kya khtI ho bebe, vh xrabI blv.t mere ]%e cadr pa0ga? sOt bnke jIne nal ta> mE.
mrna ps.d k+>gI|'
'krmajlI ku7 to smizya kr| kLlI rhna Kya sOqa|'
'sOqa hE ya AOqa pr mE. kdI vI cadr nhI. puAava>gI bebe| [h gl tU pLle bn lE|'
jIto ne ku7 [s trh se sas se bat kI ik ifr ]sne ]sse nhI. kha|
dono. b I nnde. wI ]se Aakr smza g{. pr vh 3s se ms nhI. hu{| ]2r blv.t kI
Aa>qe. hI bdl g{.| suqv.t ke hote vh kEse dba-dba, Dra-Dra sa rhta 4a, Ab jEse p.q
inkl Aa0 ho.| jb vh qeto. me jane lgtI to vh Apne Aa>gn me. Aavaj_ lgata, 'bebe, mE. qeta>
nU> ja irha> ha>|' vh sunI-AnsunI kr detI AOr j_mIno. pr jane kI bjay dUsrI glI me. clI
jatI| 4o I der is.h ismrn ke pas =ktI AOr ifr jb AOr log wI Apne-Apne “oro. ke il0
inklte to vh wI sa4 ho letI|
k{ mhIne inkl g0| pr jIto ne sas kI bat nhI. manI| bebe ne sI2a to ]sse ifr
nhI. kha pr bat-bat me. suna j_+r detI| ]sse Ai2k ic.ta jaydad kI 4I, j_mIn kI 4I|
j_mIn suqv.t ke nam pr 4I AOr Ab vh jIto kI 4I| bs vhI cuwtI 4I sbko| jIto kI
7o3I bhn xhr me. ByahI g{ 4I| vh ]sse imlne Aa{| ]ska pit AOr bCce wI sa4 Aaye 4e|
ku7 idn rhe| jane lge to ]sne bhnke b e be3e kuldIp ko Apne pas rq ilya AOr ]ska idl
wI yha> lg gya 4a| jIto ko sb suq imle 4e| suqv.t ne ]se isr-Aa>qo. pr ib#a rqa 4a|
Pyar lu3ata 4a ]s pr| pr s.tan ka suq nhI. de paya ]se| v.ict hI rhI vh| kuldIp ke
Aane se ]skI mmta jag ]#I| vh iqliqla g{| sara-sara idn ]skI Aavwgt me. lgI
rhtI| ]se iqlatI-iplatI, qeto. me. sa4 le jatI| vh wI q_ux rhta| xhr se dUr ga>v ke
SvC7 vatavr` me. ]sko AC7a lgta 4a| pr blv.t AOr bebe ko yh waya nhI.| mn me. cor bE#
gya, khI. vh vairs n bn bE#e| bs 6r me. kuhram mcne lga| cadro. kI bat ifr se ]#ne
lgI| n cahte hu0 wI ]sne kuldIp ko vaips ]skI ma> ke pas wej idya| suqv.t ke bad 0k
bar ifr ]se sb ku7 sUna-sUna lgne lga| ]ska kam me. wI idl nhI. lgta 4a|
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vsu2a
v8aR ka mOsm yOvn pr 4a, ]ms Ai2k ho g{ 4I| vh 3alI ke nIce bE# kr suStane
lgI twI ]se lga ]ske pas ko{ Aakr q a ho gya hE| vh Dr kr ]# bE#I, khI. blv.t to
nhI.| vh 7aya kI trh ]ske pI7e lga rhta hE| itlc©e se km nhI. vh i6nOna, iljilja|
pr vh blv.t nhI. 4a, cO2iryo. ka pu%r hIra 4a| vh isr pr lI e Üdup©aÝ ko s>walte hu0 ]#
bE#I, ism3I, skuca{| ]skI Aa>qe. nIce zukI hu{ 4I.| vh ]skI Aor nhI. deq pa{| hIra ne
pU7a, 'kEsI ho jIto? suqv.t ke bare me. suna bhut Afsos huAa, rBb ke Aage iksI kI nhI.
cltI| mE> kl hI Aaya 4a, pta cla| =k nhI. paya, tuzse imlne cla Aaya| AC7a hE tum
yhI. iml g{ ho|' jIto ne Ab kI ]skI Aor Aa>qe. ]#a kr deqa| hIra ke cehre pr Aaj wI
vEse hI wav 4e, jEse phle ]sse bat krte hu0 hote 4e| [tne brso. me. wI vh nhI. bdla| vh
]sse ku7 nhI. kh pa{| bs Aa>suAo. kI z I ko dup©e se po.7tI rhI| hIra ]se rota deqta
rha, sa.Tvna deta rha AOr ifr cla gya|
hIra ]ske mayke ke ga>v ka hE| cO2iryo. ka pu%r| hIra kI bhn inMmo ]skI shelI
4I| [sil0 kwI-kwI vh ]ske 6r clI jaya krtI 4I| dono. 0k sa4 qeltI.-bityatI.|
jIto tb [tnI b I nhI. hu{ 4I pr yh smzne lgI 4I ik hIra iksI n iksI bhane ]n dono.
ke pas Aa jata| ]skI Aor 0k3k deqta rhta| vh jb wI ]skI Aor deqtI, ]skI nj_r
ka samna n kr patI AOr Aa>qe. zuka letI| hIra kI wI AwI-AwI mU>7e. fU3I 4I.| ikxoravS4a
kI vh Aa>q-imcOnI cltI| ifr hIra xhr me. p“ne cla gya| vhI. se fOj me. wtIR ho gya|
phlI bar jb vh lO3kr Aaya to vh gb+ jvan ho cuka 4a| jIto Ab inMmo ke 6r km hI
jatI 4I| pr jb suna ik hIra Aaya hE to pta nhI. iks Aak8R` se vh ]ske 6r jane ka
low s.vr` nhI. kr skI| inMmo. ]se 6r pr nhI. imlI| bE#k me. hIra hI bE#a 4a| vh D\yo“I
la>6 kr vaips jane lgI to hIra ne ]se rok ilya| vh skpka g{| dup©a isr pr letI vh
clne lgI to hIra ne ]ska ha4 4am ilya| vh 4r-4r ka>pne lgI| hIra ne iS4it smzte hu0
]ska ha4 7o
idya| bola, 'Dro nhI. jIto mE. to tumse isfR yhI khna cahta hU>, tum
iktnI su.dr ho g{ ho|' '2t\
pr nhI. p
!' kh kr vh tej kdmo. se Apne 6r lO3 Aa{| ]ske pa>v 2rtI
rhe 4e| rat qana qane bE#I to g/as ]ske gle se nhI. ]tra| vh rat ]sne Aakax
me. taro. ko ignte ibta dI| hIra ke SpxR ka Ahsas ]se Ab wI k>pa rha 4a|
]ske bad hIra jb wI Aaya vh ]sse nhI. iml pa{| ifr bad me. pta cla ik hIra ne
]sse Byah krne ke il0 Apne ma>-bap pr jor Dala 4a pr ve mane nhI.| vhI jat-ibradrI kI
bat| jIto ja3o. kI be3I AOr hIra cO2iryo. ka pu%r|
]sI sal ]ska Byah suqv.t se ho gya| ga>v se DolI ]#te hI ]sne hIra kI yad,
]skI pr7a{. ko vhI. 7o
idya 4a, sa4 me. ku7 nhI. lekr Aa{| suqv.t ne ]se [tna Pyar-
sMman idya ik ]sne pI7e mu
kr wI nhI. deqa| [s bIc hIra ka ivvah wI ho gya 4a| vh
ga>v km hI Aata 4a| brso. bIt g0| ifr pta cla hIra kI pTnI ka deha.t ho gya 4a|
hIra ke cle jane ke bad vh AnmnI-sI q I rhI| vh jb Aa>qo. se Aozl ho gya to
vh s>wlI| suqv.t ka guj_r jana, sas AOr blv.t ka ]se ivvx krna, hIra ka Aana, ye
sarI piriS4itya> ]se izzo. ne lgI 4I.| pr vh haregI nhI.| ]skI mjIR ke ibna ko{ wI ]ska
ku7 nhI. ibga
skta|
hIra ]sse 0k-do bar ifr imlne Aaya 4a| vh cahte hu0 wI ]se mna nhI. kr skI,
jbik ]sne Apne mn se ]n puranI yado. ko po.7 Dala 4a| vh 9i`k Aavex 4a, yh soc kr
vh sb wUl cukI 4I| mu
kr pI7e deqa hI nhI.| pr vh hIra ko yh nhI. kh skI ik vh
]sse imlne nhI. Aaya kre| ibna khe hI vh ]skI m.xa jan cukI 4I| ifr hIra ne [xaro. se
]se bta hI idya 4a ik vh AwI wI ]se nhI. wUla| vh ]skI phlI caht 4I| ]s idn
itrkalo. me. jb vh lO3 rhI 4I to hIra ]se raSte me. hI iml gya| ]sne btaya ik vh kl
vaips ja rha hE| ]se [tne idno. tk cup-cup rhne vala hIra 0k hI sa>s me. Apne mn kI bat
kh gya| vh jIto ko Apnana cahta hE| ]se Apne sa4 le jana cahta hE| vh 0k bar phle
]se qo cuka hE, ]se dobara nhI. qona cahta| jIto jha> q I 4I vhI. j
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ho q I rhI|
vsu2a
suqv.t ke Pyar kI the. [tnI ghrI 4I. ik hIra Ab vha> tk phu>c hI nhI. skta 4a| vh ]sI
kI yado. ke share xe8 jIvn ka3 legI| kh kr jIto 6r lO3 Aa{|
]sI rat 0k h.gama ho gya| blv.t ne ]se hIra ke sa4 bate. krte deq ilya 4a| ]ske
6r phu>cne se phle hI ]sne sas ko sb ku7 bta idya| bs ifr Kya 4a 0k tUfan q a ho
gya| kOn 4a vh klmu>hI? Apne 6r ka kOr nhI. qaya jata bahr mu>h martI ifrtI hE| sas
kI mar AOr gailyo. kI bO7ar p tI rhI AOr vh shtI rhI| jvab dene se bat AOr b“tI, kl
to hIra vaips ja hI rha hE| !oro. ko cara Dal vh Svy. ibna qa0-ip0 so g{|
AwI phla phr hI 4a| ]se lga ]skI carpa{ ke pas ko{ q a hE| 2Ire se ]sne
Aa>qe. qol kr deqa to ]ske mu>h se cIq inkl g{| A>2ere me. hI vh phcan g{ ik vh blv.t
hE| ]sne jIto ke mu>h pr ha4 rq kr ]se b.d kr idya AOr ]ske sa4 jbdRStI krne lga|
sa4 hI kh rha 4a, 'tU A.j nhI. m¶egI, be[Jjt hoke ta> AavE.gI|' ]sne iksI trh ]ska ha4
Apne mu>h se h3ate hu0 kha, 'xmR kr blv.itya, pre h3 ja, nhI. ta> mE. bebe nU> Aavaj_ de de.va
gI|' 'de de Aavaj_, ]sI ne to weijya hE tere kol, mu>h kala krdI-ifrdI 0e.| sarI hek I
qtm krda ha> terI|' blv.ta carpa{ pr Aa gya 4a| pr pta nhI. jIto me. [tna dm kha> se
Aa gya 4a ik 0k z3ke se ]sne ]se 2Kka de kr carpa{ se nIce igra idya AOr Svy. ]# kr
bahr Aa g{| bethaxa wagne lgI| ]se pta nhI. 4a vh kha> ja rhI hE| rat ke A>2ere me. k{
bar #okr lgI pr vh s>wl kr ifr wagne lgtI|
pOr f3ne se phle hI vh hIra ke 6r ke Aage q I 4I| suqv.t ka 6r, j_mIn, vh pI7e
7o
Aa{ 4I|
q_uixyo. pe, Aag bn ke brste cle gye
rcna im&a
q_uixyo. pe, Aag bn ke brste cle gye,
im©I merI, Apne hI kuclte cle gye|
dag_a hE muze v¯ kI, jltI slaq ne,
Q_vabo. ke swI 6av, sulgte cle gye|
Ahsas kI g#rI 4I, merI k_lm ke pas,
ha4o. ke musaif_r, yU> hI clte cle gye|
nakam huyI. koixxe., ijtnI yha> krI.,
halat ij_NdgI ke, ibg te cle gye|
pO2e jo ]MmIdo. ke, lgaye 4e xOk se,
jIvn kI Aa>i2yo. me., vo igrte cle gye|
Aa>sU 4e, ihcikya> 4I., hal 4a bhut bura,
idn-rat yU> hI g_m ke, guj_rte cle gye|
sun payega jha>n nhI., idl kI bat ko,
'rcna' me., ]s kI bat ko, khte cle gye _ _ _ _|
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vsu2a
yuva k4akaro. ke bIc f>sI khanI
ltIf 6o.6I
dIpavlI A.k ke il0 rcna0> Aam.i5t krne vala iv)apn jEse hI Aq_baro. me. 7pa, yuva
$
k4akar f f ane lge| 0ese hI do yuva k4akar relve S3exn pr Pla3 !U>! rhe 4e| muze deq kr
$
]Nho.ne dUr se nmSkar ikya| mE.ne pU7a to ve bole, 'Apne il0 ko{ Pla3 !U>! rhe hE.|'
$
mE.ne kha, 'ha]is.g sosa[3I vala Pla3 sSta p ega| [2r mkan bnaAoge to DIjl
0e.ijn kI tej sI3I se sara leqn p/waivt ho jayega AOr re3 wI Aa#-ds =pye SKveyr fu3 se
km nhI. hoga|'
ve yuva 4e| ]nka p<*#wag jI.s kI g.dI pE.3 se icpka huAa 4a| cehre pe sO-sva-sO
g/am se Ai2k ma>s nhI. 4a| cehre se mera mtlb galo. se hE| ]nme. se 0k ne kha, 'hm
$
k4akar hE.| dIpavlI A.k ke il0 ko{ AC7I-sI khanI ilqna cahte hE., [sil0 Pla3 !U>! rhe
hE.|'
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mE.ne pU7a, 'iks trh ka Pla3?'
dUsra bola, 'Aapne pakIj_a ifLm me. mIna kumarI ko hOj_ me. bal ibqraye hu0 deqa
hoga| jb vh 'muze ko{ iml gya 4a, sre rah clte-clte' gatI hE, tb bIc me. 0e.ijn kI
sI3I bjtI hE| hm [s bar dIpavlI pr ko{ 0esI hI khanI ilqna cahte hE., [sil0 relve
$
S3exn ke pas khanI ke il0 Pla3 !U>! rhe hE.|
$
mE.ne kha, 'Pla3 !U>! rhe hE. ya ku7 AOr?'
dono. jra ze.p g0| phla yuva k4akar, ijska cehra ku7-ku7 lom I kI trh 4a,
bola, 'hm iscu0xn kI S3DI kr rhe hE.| k4akar ke il0 yh bhut j_+rI hE| hmarI khanI me.
naiyka jb dIpavlI ke dIye ka 4al lekr bahr inklegI, tb 0k rel guj_regI AOr 0e.ijn ka
^
Da[vr iblkul pakIj_a valI S3a[l me. sI3I bjayega| hm yh deqne Aaye hE. ik 0e.ijn kI sI3I
ka p/wav iktnI dUr se hmarI naiyka pr AC7a p ega| ]sI ihsab se hm naiyka ka invasS4an ty kre.ge|'
mE.ne kha, 'naiyka ka p/wav deqne ke il0 0e.ijn ke bdle yid Aap dono. sI3I mar kr
deq le., to kEsa rhega?'
dono. cup ho g0| [ska A4R mE.ne yh inkala ik ve mera Aadr krne ke mUD me. hE. AOr mE.
]Nhe. wav nhI. de rha hU>| Apne yha> yhI prMpra hE ik iksI ko Aadr dena ho to cup ho jaAo|
dIpavlI A.k ke il0 muze wI ko{ Vy.Gy ilqna hE| leqk AOr kivyo. ke il0 dIpavlI
A.k Apna Acra-kcra qpane ka svoR%m Avsr hota hE| xI8Rk bdl kr 0k hI rcna ko ifr
se 7pva lene kI suiv2a kevl dIpavlI ke smy hI hotI hE| mE. 0k kiv ko janta hU> ijNho.ne
Apne 0k gIt ko k{ salo. claya| ]nkI rcna hE - 'dIya jlaAo, dIya jlaAo|' [s
kivta ke A.itm b.d me. lal bhadur xaS5I ka nam Aaya hE| 0k-do sal tk to ]Nho.ne vhI
nam claya, ifr ]se bdl kr [iNdra ga>2I kr idya| ifr ku7 salo. tk [se wart kI be3I
kr idya| 0k mOka 0esa Aaya ik ]Nho.ne morarjI wa{ wI kr idya|
khne ka mtlb yh ik ihNdI saihTy me. p/itwavan\ logo. kI kmI nhI. hE|
xam ko dono. yuva k4akar mere 6r phu>ce| ]nme. se 0k bola, 'hmarI khanI tEyar hE|'
$
mE. smz gya ik [s bIc Ple3famR se do-car DIjl 0e.ijn sI3I marte hu0 j_+r guj_re ho.ge|
dUsra bola, 'hm Aapse ku7 slah lene Aa0 hE.| bat yh hE ik khanI ka A.t #Ik
nhI. bE# rha hE|'
[ske phle ik mE. ku7 khta, phle ne jeb se 0k 0Ksrsa[j_ no3buk inkalI AOr
khanI p“ne lga| khanI kI xu=Aat [s p/kar 4I ik naiyka ghrI nI.d me. so{ hE| ]se 0k
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vsu2a
spna Aa rha hE ik nayk p3aqe kI dukan pr q a hE| vh p3aqe ke wav pU7 rha hE, leikn
]ska sahs p3aqe qrIdne ka nhI. ho rha hE| twI Acank ivSfo3 hota hE AOr p3aqe kI
$
dukan me. Aag lg jatI hE| naiyka cO.kkr ]# jatI hE| relve Ple3famR se 0k ga I sI3I
bjatI hu{ inkl jatI hE|
mE.ne pU7a, 'nayk to bc gya n?'
phla bola, 'ha>, bc gya| vh wagkr 0k ho3l me. 6us gya|'
mE.ne dUsra sval ikya, 'nayk p3aqe Kyo. nhI. qrId ska? Kya rIj_in.g hE tuMhare pas?'
'nayk kI halt qSta hE|'
'feiS3vl 0Dva.s idlva do|'
'Aavedn to idya hE, leikn 0ka].3 seKxnvala babU sO =pye phle ma>gta hE|'
'idlva do| 0k hj_ar =pye dega to sO =pye to w/*3acar qate me. Dalna hI p ega| ds
prse.3 vaij_b hE|'
'nhI. idlva skte| hmara nayk w/*3acar ke iqlaf hE| vh 0kdm {mandar hE|'
'{mandar hE to srkarI nOkrI Kyo. kr rha hE? {mandarI ke il0 Apne yha> k{ 2.2e hE.|'
dono. cup rhe| socne lge| bole, 'Aap khe. to ]se iksI p/a[ve3 ibjnes me. lgva de.|
hme. to kevl [tna btana hE ik vh nOkrI kr rha hE|'
'iks trh ka ibjnes?'
'dlalI ka|'
'leikn phle muze yh btaAo ik khanI nayk-p/2an hE ya naiyka-p/2an| nayk ko
dlalI me. lga doge to khanI nayk-p/2an ho jayegI|'
'dono. ke bIc kI hE, Kyo.ik naiyka wI sivRs me. hE| leikn ]ska hsbE.D, jo ik
khanI ka nayk hE, ]sse sat sO iklomI3r dUr nOkrI kr rha hE| [s bar Aa# mah bad
dIpavlI kI 7u©I me. 6r Aa rha hE| [sil0 khanI me. 0e.ijn kI sI3I ka b a mhTv hE|'
'kEsa mhTv hE? smzaAo jra|'
'sI3I kI Aavaj_ se khanI me. iv³oh kI @vin ]Tp¶ hotI hE| yh cIq ka p/tIk hE|
naiyka ke A.tmRn ke µ.µ ke reqa.kn ke il0 yh j_+rI hE|'
'vo kEse?'
'jb 0.ijn kI sI3I bjtI hE tb vh Vyakul ho jatI hE AOr VyvS4a ko kostI hE|'
'Kyo.? vj_h?'
'xadI ke 0k mah bad nayk nOkrI pr cla gya sat sO iklomI3r dUr| dono. ko
kevl 0k mah ka daMpTy suq iml paya| bs, yhI kar` hE|'
'naiyka ka tbadla wI vhI. krva do|'
'k{ Aavedn idye hE., leikn tbadla nhI. ho rha hE| ix9a ivwag vale 0k hj_ar =pya
ma>gte hE.|'
'iksI neta-veta ko pk o|'
'vo wI krke deq ilya| becarI neta jI ke pas tbadla krvane g{ to neta jI ne ]se
0m _0l _0 _ reS3-ha]s me. hI 2r ilya 4a| jb yh kukmR huAa tb ¨en ka 0k 0e.ijn sI3I
bjata huAa inkla 4a| bs, ]sI idn se yh sI3I kI Aavaj_ naiyka ko ]µeilt kr detI hE|
Ab Aap hI bta[ye, yh sI3I j_+rI hE ya nhI.? yhI sI3I to khanI me. sb ku7 hE|'
'leikn iktnI bar bjvaAoge, w[ya?'
'vo to k{ bar bjegI| Abla narI hE to sI3I to bjegI hI| ijtnI bar bjegI, VyvS4a
ke kukmR ko S4aipt kregI pa#ko. ke mn me.|'
muze yuva k4akaro. kI sUzbUz pr p/s¶ta [sil0 hu{ ik ve ihNdI khanI ko 0k nya
mo
dene ka dava kr rhe 4e| ve naiyka ko wI mo
rhe 4e AOr khanI ko wI mo
dete ja rhe
4e| ifr khanI naiyka pr ixF3 ho g{| naiyka bajar me. dIpavlI ke il0 im©I ke dIye
qrIdne g{ hE| soctI hE ik qrIdU> ya nhI. qrIdU>| ifr soctI hE, iktne qrIdU>, pa>c ya sat|
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vsu2a
mE.ne kha, '[sme. socne kI Kya bat hE?' dUsra bola, 'iblkul hE|' mE.ne pU7a, 'kEse?'
vh bola, 'sval dIye ka nhI., tel ka hE jo dIye me. jlega| fLlI tel A tIs =pye iklo
hE| nOkrI-pexa log hE., [sil0 ]Nhe. dIpavlI ke tel ke il0 bj3 to deqna hI p ega| mhIne
me. kul-jma pOne iklo tel qrIdte hE.| sb pEsa tel me. hI lga de.ge to ifr dIpavlI kEse
mna0>ge| caro. trf deqna p ta hE| k4akar nhI. hote to 0k Kya, pa>c iklo tel qrIdva
dete|'
muze lga ik yuva k4akar rIj_in.g AC7I de lete hE.| mE.ne pU7a, 'leikn yh to btaAo ik
yh pa>c AOr sat dIyo. ka Kya cKkr hE?'
phla bola, 'pa>c AOr sat is.bl hE. ]skI la[f ke| pa>c yanI p.ja, AOr p.ja hE
s%a ka p/tIk| AOr sat jo hE, vh Avi2 hE naiyka ke ivvah kI| [s bar dIpavlI pr sat
sal pUre ho ja0>ge ]ske ivvah ko| yhI p/xasn kI kuVyvS4a hE ik sat sal se dono. ivrh
kI pI a wugt rhe hE.|'
'bal-bCce hu0 ik nhI.?'
'kha> se ho.ge
! nayk ko lMbI 7u©I imltI hI nhI.| Aa$ifs me. kam [tna Ai2k hE
ik ]ska sahb ]se tIn idn se Ai2k 7u©I deta hI nhI.| do idn to Aane-jane me. hI lg
jate hE.| 0k idn me. bCca pEda krva de.ge to daMpTy-s.b.2o. ke p/it ]nkI AaS4a Dgmga jayegI|
]nke suqd g<hS4 jIvn me. Anek x.ka-kux.ka pEda ho ja0>gI| ]sko DIl krne bE#e.ge to khanI
ka keN³-ibNdu w3k ja0ga, [sil0 hmne AwI bCce rok il0 hE.| soca hE, AapkI slah lekr
hI pEda krva0>ge, AapkI Kya ray hE?'
khanI kI pUrI iscu0xn mere samne rq kr ]Nho.ne yh sval ]#aya 4a| mE.ne pU7a,
'leikn yh sval muzse hI Kyo.?'
phle ne kha, 'bCco. ke mamle me. Aap wre-pUre pirvar vale hE.| Aap hmare vir*# wI hE.
t4a Aapko [s 9e5 me. p/amai`k Anuwv hE| hmne 0k kiv se wI pU7a 4a to phle ]Nho.ne ApnI
0k lMbI kivta suna{, ijska xI8Rk 4a - bCca| bad me. hmse bole ik [s kivta ke bad
wI yid Aapko iksI se pU7ne kI j_+rt p
g{ to yh ihNdI saihTy ka duwaRGy hI hoga|'
mE.ne pU7a, 'Aaiq_r 4a Kya ]s kivta me.?'
dUsra bola, 'yhI smz jate to Aapse pU7ne Kyo. Aate?'
'to ]sI kiv se pU7 lete?'
'pU7te kEse
! ]Nho.ne kivta kI DayrI inkal lI AOr 2 a2 ApnI kivta0> sunane lge|
! ]# kr ja wI nhI. skte 4e|
do kivtaAo. ke bIc iblkul gEp wI nhI. dete 4e, pU7te kha> se
ko{ pN³h-bIs kivta0> sunane ke bad bole, 'AC7a, Ab Aap log ja[0| bCca pEda ho ja0
to hme. wI yad kr lena| 7#I AOr mu.Dn ke sx¯ gIt wI hE. hmare pas|'
'ifr Aap logo. ne Kya soca hE?'
'hmne to soca hE ik [s bar bCca pEda krva hI dete hE. _ _ _ _ifr deqa jayega jo
hoga|'
'leikn [sse Kya hoga khanI me.?'
'manvIy s.vedna ]wregI| deiq0 hm btate hE. Aapko, kEse ]wregI| naiyka Apne pit ko
p5 ilqegI ik iDlevrI ka smy nj_dIk Aa gya hE, [sil0 tum 0k mhIne kI 7u©I lekr Aa
jaAo|'
'leikn khanI me. phle tumne btaya hE ik nayk ka sahb lMbI 7u©I nhI. deta hE| [s
bar kEse dega 0k mah kI 7u©I?'
'Xyor iml ja0gI 7u©I| sahb bCce ke nam se iksI kI lIv 0PlIkexn nam.jUr nhI.
$
krta| Aaifs ke sb babU [sI trh 7u©I lete hE.|'
'Kyo. nam.jUr nhI. krta?'
'Kyo.ik sahb ke bal-bCce nhI. hE.| yhI. se ]wregI khanI me. manvIy s.vedna|'
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'leikn yh khanI dIpavlI A.k ke layk nhI. bnegI| dIpavlI kI sa4Rkta khanI me.
khI. nhI. zlktI|'
'kEse nhI. zlktI _ _ _ _AOr yid n wI zlke to Kya f_kR p ta hE? hmne khanI me.
dIya Dal hI idya hE| bIc-bIc me. 0k-do bar dIpavlI ka wI ij_¢ kr hI idya hE| AOr ifr
b“tI hu{ mh>ga{ AOr Aapa2apI ke jIvn me. dIpavlI kI sa4Rkta ke bare me. socne kI furst
ikse hE
! p3aqe AOr dIye qrIdne ke phle wI AadmI ko ds bar socna p e to vh dIpavlI
! kevl dIye kI roxnI fElane se A.2kar dUr nhI. hoga| AadmI ke A.dr jo A>2era
Kya mna0ga
hE, VyvS4a ke A.dr jo A>2era hE, cir5 ke A.dr jo A>2era hE vh ijs idn dUr hoga, twI
dIpavlI kI sa4Rkta shI mayne me. hogI| hmarI khanI me. dIpavlI kI sa4Rkta [tnI hI hE
ik log dIpavlI ke bhane 0k-do idn AC7a qa lete hE., AC7a phn lete hE., ifr to bakI
idno. me. ]Nhe. ApnI ro3I ke il0 s.68R krna hE, mh>ga{ se jUzna hE|'
[tna khne ke bad dono. yuva k4akar cup ho g0| pta nhI., [s bar ve muze Aadr dene
ke il0 cup hu0 4e ya ]Nhe. ko{ bat A.dr-hI-A.dr kco3 rhI 4I| sI3I bjate hu0 0k 0e.ijn kI
Aavaj_ khI. dUr suna{ p
rhI 4I|
dddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd
l(mI mEya vr de
srn 6{
l(mI mEya vr de, l(mI mEya vr de
mera Dbl wle dUjo. ka Aa2a 2n kr de,
l(mI mEya vr de|
AOro. se b“ kr mE. terI krta hU> pUja,
tuz ibn AOr n ko{ µara muzko hE sUza|
insins-idn tera @yan hU> krta isfR tuze @yata,
ifr wI mn caha 2n mEya, Kyo. nhI. mE. pata?
merI wI zolI mEya tU quixyo. se wr de|
mera Dbl wle dUjo. ka Aa2a 2n kr de,
l(mI mEya vr de|
deq dUsro. se Jyada dIpk hU> mE. laya,
men ge3 pr ha{vr ka bLb hE jlvaya|
ha{-pa$
pa$vr
2Um-2 ake vale bm AOr ibjlI kI li ya>,
trhtrh-trh kI, iksmiksm-iksm kI Agint fulzi ya>,
[s sare qceR ka peme.3 mEya tU kr de,
mera Dbl wle dUjo. ka Aa2a 2n kr de,
l(mI mEya vr de|
l−U, bfIR, klak.d AOr rsguLle Nyare,
iktne hI Svaid*3 AOr suqkr hE. lgte ye sare,
isfR im#a{ nhI. terI D^
D^es wI islva{ hE,
terI p/itma n{ Aaj hI rI3a la{ hE|
merI nhI. to rI3a kI hI Aas pU`R kr de,
mera Dbl wle dUjo. ka Aa2a 2n kr de,
l(mI mEya vr de|
irc 0~D fems muze bna kr rq le bat merI,
mera p/a$ims,
ims, k+> AcRna jIvn wr terI,
[tna 2n de de mE. sarI ]m/ k+> mOje.,
l(mI 2n iml jay to ifr dUje 2n Kyo. soce.|
supr sevn kI 0k la$
3rI nam mere kr de|
la$3rI
mera Dbl wle dUjo. ka Aa2a 2n kr de,
l(mI mEya vr de|
dD
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vsu2a
n{ subh
riXm sann
[k n{ subh jo Aa{ ip7la [k idn so gya
ifr n{ ]MmIdo. ke s.g raj_Inama ho gya|
3U3ta bnta ibg ta AOr w3kta 4a yU> hI
Q_vab Adna-sa mera 4a wI
me. hI qo gya|
m.idro. AOr miSjdo. me. kXmkx b“tI g{
guiT4ya> sulzI nhI. to [k msla ho gya|
xor ye ikska hE jo muzko suna{ de rha
mk_bre pr mere lgta hE ik ko{ ro gya|
kOn rokega ]se, vo to Aaiq_r v¯ hE
ha4 se pl ]m/ ka, ye gya AOr vo gya|
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vsu2a
ca>d
Aaxma kOl
hr rat Aasman se
ca>d ]tr kr
merI h4elI pr Aakr bE# jata hE
AOr muze
spno. kI duinya> me.
7o
jata hE|
]ska dUi2ya p/kax
mere spno. ke
6rO.de me. Aakr
fElte hu0
merI Aa>qo. me. tEr jata hE|
Aa2I rat ko
jb sb
in³a me. sote hE.
mE. Apne [s ca>d se
bityatI hU>
]se shlatI hU>|
]s madk bela me.
vh isf_R
mere il0 Aata hE
AOr n jane iktne r.g
AOr iktnI quxbU
ibqer jata hE|
rat wr
vh gata hE
AOr ifr
svere kI Ao3 me.
merI h4elI se
vaips inkl
Anjan duinya me. cla jata hE
ApnI sunhrI yade.
mere pas 7o
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Anmol haSy 9`
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jIvn ke r.g
Ü kaVy-s.g/h Ý
ddeR juba>
Ü nJ_m v g_j_l s.g/h Ý
Aaj ka pu=8
Ü khanI-s.g/h Ý
jIvn-ini2
Ü kaVy-s.g/h Ý
AaTm-gu.jn
Ü Aa@yaiTmk-daxRink gIt Ý
has-pirhas
Ü haSy kivta0> Ý
j_J_bato. ka islisla
Ü kaVy-s.g/h Ý
The Galaxy Within
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kaVy-v<i*3
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bO7ar
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kaVy hIrk
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s.jIvnI
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]pin8d\ dxRn
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kaVya.jil
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