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1g WvB: So ev`‡j Avevi KLb
wgje †gviv wZbwU R‡b|
2q WvB: SMov SuvwU _vg‡e hLb,
nvi wRZ me wgU‡e i‡Y|
3q WvB: muv‡Si Av‡MB n‡e †m Z;
1g WvB: wgje †Kv_vq †ev‡j †` Z|
2q WvB: KuvUv †LuvPv gv‡Vi gvS|
3q WvB: g¨vK‡e_ †m_v Avm‡P AvR|
1g WvB: KUv †eovj! hvw”Q I‡i!
2q WvB: H eywS e¨vs Wv‡K‡P †gv‡i!
3q WvB: Pj Z‡e Pj Z¡iv †Kv‡i!
mK‡j: †gv‡`i Kv‡Q fvjB g›`,
g›` hvnv fvj †h ZvB,
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AÜKv‡i †Kvqvkv‡Z
Ny‡i Ny‡i Ny‡i †eovB!
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`„k¨ : GK cÖ ÖvšÍi| eRª| wZbRb WvwKbx|
1g WvB: GZY †evb †Kv_vq wQwj?
2q WvB: gvi‡Z wQjyg ï‡qvi¸wj|
3q WvB: ZyB wQwj †evb, †Kv_vq wM‡q?
1g WvB: †`L, GKUv gvwSi †g‡q
†MvUvKZK ev`vg wb‡q
Lvw”Qj †m KPgwP‡q
KPgwP‡q
KPgwP‡q--
PvBjyg Zvi Kv‡Q wM‡q,
†cvovigyLx †ev‡jø †i‡M
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Avjv‡cvq Zvi ¯^vgx †M‡Q,
Avwg hve cv‡Q cv‡Q|
†eu‡o GKUv Bù yi †nv‡q
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hv †ev‡jwQ †Kvie Avwg
†Kvie Avwg--
bBK Avwg Ggb †g‡q!
2q WvB: Avwg †`e evZvm GKwU|
1g WvB: Zzwg fvB †ek †jvKwU!
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3q WvB: GKwU cvwe Avgvi Kv‡Q|
1g WvB: evwK me Avgvwi Av‡Q|
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L‡oi gZ G‡Kev‡i
ïwK‡q Avwg †dje Zv‡i|
wKev w`‡b wKev iv‡Z
Nyg i‡e bv †Pv‡Ki cv‡Z|
wgk‡e bv †KD Zvnvi mv‡_|
GKvwk evi mvZ w`b
ïwK‡q ïwK‡q n‡e xY|
RvnvR hw` bv hvq gviv
S‡oi gy‡L m‡e mviv|
ej †`wL †evb, GB‡U wK!
2q WvB: KB, KB, KB, †`wL, †`wL|
1g WvB: GKUv gvwSi eyo AvOyj
†iv‡q‡P †jv †evb, Avgvi Kv‡Q,
evwogy‡Lv RvnvR Zvnvi
c‡_i g‡a¨ gviv †M‡Q|
3q WvB: H †kvb †kvb evRj †fix
Av‡m g¨vK‡e_, bvBK †`ix!
`„k¨ : ¸nv| g‡a¨ dzUšÍ KUvn| eRª| wZbRb WvwKbx|
1g WvB: Kv‡jv †eovj wZbevi
K‡iwQj PxrKvi|
2q WvB: wZbevi Avi GKevi
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mRviæUv †W‡KwQj|
3q WvB: nvwc© e‡j AvKvk Z‡j
Òmgq †nvjÓ Òmgq †nvj!Ó
1g WvB: Avq †i Kov wN‡i wN‡i
†eovB †gviv wd‡i wd‡i
welgvLv IB bvwo fyuwo
Kovi g‡a¨ †dj †i Qyuwo|
e¨vs GKUv VvÛv fyu‡q
GKwÎk w`b wQj ï‡q,
Kovi g‡a¨ †dje †gviv|
mK‡j: wظY wظY wظY †L‡U
KvR mvwa Avq mevB Ry‡U|
wظY wظY R¡j‡i Av¸b
IV‡i Kov wظY dz‡U|
2q WvB: Rjvi mv‡ci gvsm wb‡q
wm× Ki Kovq w`‡q|
wMwM©wU-†PvK e¨v‡½i cv,
wUKwUwK-V¨vs †cuPvi Qv|
Kz‡Ëvi wRe, ev`yo †iuvqv,
mv‡ci wRe Avi ïIi †kuvqv|
k³ Ilya †Kvi‡Z n‡e
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mK‡j: wظY wظY wظY †L‡U
KvR mvwa Avq mevB Ry‡U|
wظY wظY R¡j‡i Av¸b
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IV‡i Kov wظY dz‡U|
3q WvB: gK‡ii Auvk, ev‡Ni `uvZ,
WvBwb-gov, nv½i e¨uvr,
B‡hi wkKo Zy‡jwQ iv‡Z,
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Zvnvi mv‡_ wgwk‡q ivL|
Avb‡M †i †mB å~Y-giv,
Lvbvq †d‡j Lyb-Kiv,
Zvwi GKwU AvOyj wb‡q
wm× Ki Kovq w`‡q|
ev‡Ni bvwo †d‡j Zv‡Z
Nb Ki Av¸b-Zv‡Z|
mK‡j: wظY wظY wظY †L‡U
KvR mvwa Avq mevB Ry‡U|
wظY wظY R¦j‡i Av¸b
IV‡i Kov wظY dz‡U|
2q WvB: euv`i Qvbvi i‡³ Z‡e
Ilya VvÛv †Kvi‡Z n‡e--
Z‡eB Ilya k³ n‡e|
iex›`ªbv_ VvKzi
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we`vq-Py¤^b, ievU© evb©m
GKwU Py¤^b `vI cÖg`v Avgvi
Rb‡gi g‡Zv †`Lv n‡e bv †Kv Avi|
gg©‡f`x Akªæ w`‡q, c~wRe †Zvgv‡i wcÖ‡q
`y‡Li wbk¦vm Avwg w`e Dcnvi|
†m †Zv Zey Av‡Q fv‡jv, GKUy Avkvi Av‡jv
R¡wj‡Z‡Q A`„‡ói AvKv‡k hvnvi|
wKš‘ †gvi Avkv bvB, †h w`‡K wdwiqv PvB
†mB w`‡K wbivkvi `viæY Auvavi!
fv‡jv †h †e‡mwQ Zv‡i †`vl Kx Avgvi?
Dcvq Kx Av‡Q e‡jv Dcvq Kx Zvi?
†`LvgvÎ †mB R‡b, fv‡jvevmv Av‡m g‡b
fv‡jv evwm‡jB fyjv bvwn hvq Avi!
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bvwn evwmZvg hw` GZ fv‡jv Zv‡i
AÜ n‡q †cÖ‡g Zvi gwRZvg bv †i
hw` bvwn †`wLZvg, we‡”Q` bv RvwbZvg
Zv n‡j ü`q †f‡O †hZ bv Avgvi!
Avgv‡i we`vq `vI hvB †Mv my›`ix,
hvB Z‡e ü`‡qi wcÖq Aaxk¦ix,
_v‡Kv Zywg _v‡Kv my‡L, wegj kvwšÍi ey‡K
myL, †cÖg, hk, Avkv _vKzK †Zvgvi
GKwU Py¤^b `vI cÖg`v Avgvi|
iex›`ªbv_ VvKzi
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Qwe, mv¾v` Rnxi
GK i‡O evm K‡i nvRv‡iv iO
nvjKv, Mvp, ga¨g, ¯^”Q
Av‡jv‡Kv¾¡j, PKg‡K, Sjg‡j
myigvB †ikgx †bKve-XvKv
wg‡kj †`qv
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Abb¨ wPÎ n‡q I‡V Do‡Z _vKv
A_ev GZUv M¤¢xi
†hb †Kv‡bv Rvnv‡Ri †bvOi
hvi Ici w`‡q †XD e‡q hvq
†e`bvq AkvšÍ S‡oi gZ
Avi ZviciI
hvi Ici †Q‡q _v‡K
kvwšÍi Qvqv
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cvnvox SY©vi MwZ, PÂjZv
AbymÜv‡bi R¡jšÍ wkLv
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Avi hLb A‡bK iO
Zv‡`i AMYb Zi½
bvbvb iKg †QvU eo
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cÖKvk¨ †Mvcb Zi½
gy‡LvgywL nq, av°v Lvq G‡K Ac‡ii mv‡_
ZLb bZyb we¯§qKi QvqvK…wZ
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KwíZ †iLv
jv-Reve †Pnviv
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beea~i gZ
beRvZK wkïi gZ
fv‡jv jv‡M
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wUgwU‡g †Qv‡ci GB wkLv
gvbexq AvOyj,gbb I AvZ¥vi GB Kvwikgv
fvlvi GB Aj¼„Z we‡ùviY
Rxe‡bi Mv‡q jvwM‡q †`q cvLbv
Zv‡K Dwo‡q wb‡q hvq Ggb DuPy‡Z
‡hLvb †_‡K GB c„w_ex
Avi Zvi evwm›`v‡`i
Avgiv Ggbfv‡e †`wL
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‡hgb K‡i †`‡LwQj Zv‡K gvk©vj wU‡Uv
Avi Zvi mg¯Í ¸Y
mKj †mŠ›`h©
Zvi me myMÜ
Avbw›`Z Aj¼i‡Yi cÖwZwe¤^
cwZZ nq Avgv‡`i AvZ¥vi IciI
Avgiv e`‡j hvB
GgbB GK wPÎ
Zywg Rv‡bv bv
‡Kvb †Kvb Avmgvbx i‡O AuvKv
bv Rvwb Aáiv‡`i †Kgb H›`ªRvwjK gy`ªvq c~Y©
¯^‡M©i †Kvb gayi iv‡M euvav
Avi Pywc Pywc
g‡bi DÓ Zß AvwObvq †`q †i‡L
mnmv †R‡M I‡V nvRv‡iv emšÍ
ewl©Z n‡Z _v‡K †Mvjvwc cvcwo
myMwÜZ nIqv †_‡K
Mwo‡q c‡o g„`y g„`y kxZj †KvgjZv
Avi Rxe‡bi k~b¨ wmuw_
f‡i I‡V wmù y‡i!
mwdKzbœex mvgv`x
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`xN© bxieZv †k‡l, WweøD we B‡qU&m
`xN© wbieZv, †k‡l K_v; n¨v wVK ZvB,
Ab¨vb¨ †cÖwgK me m‡i †M‡Q ev g‡i †M‡Q,
AwgÎwPZ Av‡jvKik¥x ¸wU‡q i‡q‡Q wb‡RiB Qvqvq
c`©vq †X‡K ivLv AevÜe wbwki e`b,
Avgiv D‰”P¯^i Ges GLb Av‡iv D‰”Pt¯^‡i e‡j hvB
wkí Ges m½x‡Zi P~ovšÍ wm×v‡šÍi e¨vLv:
kvixwi RxY©Zv gv‡bB AvZ¥Ávb; ˆhe‡b
`yRb‡K PvBZvg `yR‡bB, Z‡e Awew`Z
Avkivd Dj Avjg wkK`vi
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wmÜy I gvbe, kvj© †ev`‡jqvi
¯^vaxb gvbe, i‡e wPiKvj wmÜyi †cÖwgK!
†Zvgvi `c©Y wmÜy; AšÍnxb Av‡›`vj‡b Zvi
cÖwZwe¤^ `¨v‡Lv Zywg Ziw½Z Avcb AvZ¥vi,
Zvi wZ³, Zjnxb cvZv‡ji ZywgI kwiK|
Suvc w`‡Z fv‡jvev‡mv Ave Avcb iƒcvq‡Y;
Zvi †Pv‡L, evû‡Z †Zvgvi A½ Avwj½‡b gv‡Z,
ürwcÛ Avcb Q›` fy‡j wM‡q, wb‡R‡K †gjv‡Z
Pvq gv‡S gv‡S Zvi `ytkvmb ee©i ¯^b‡b|
Df‡q AcwigvY,AÜKvi,mZK© †Zvgiv ;
gvbe, †KD wK Zj Lyu‡R cvq †Zvgvi MnŸ‡i ?
†n wmÜy, †KD wK Rv‡b KZ iZœ †Zvgvi AšÍ‡i ?
Df‡q Am~qvcbœ `vI wbR in‡m¨ cvnviv !
Avi BwZg‡a¨ nq AcMZ AhyZ ermi,
wb`©q, †kvPbvnxb, Zey Ø›Ø PvjvI `y-R‡b,
GZ myL †Zvgv‡`i nZ¨vKv‡Ð Ges gi‡Y,
wPišÍb `yB gjø, gvnxb `yB m‡nv`i|
eyׇ`e emy
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AÜKv‡i †K?, AvMv_v wµw÷
AÜKvi ivZ| RvnvR GLb DËi cÖkvšÍ gnvmvM‡i| Rvnv‡Ri
eZ©gvb Ae¯’vb ejv hv‡”Q bv, Kzqvkvq m~h© jywK‡q Av‡Q| Kzqvkv
gv¯‘j wN‡i ïiæ n‡q wb‡P †b‡g G‡Kev‡i we¯Í„Z mgỳ ª‡KB Avovj
K‡i †i‡L‡Q| evZvm eB‡Q bv| nv‡ji nvZjUv †mvRv †i‡L
†W‡Ki Dc‡i Avwg GKv, wZbR‡bi bvweK `-`yRb cyiæl, GKRb
†bnv‡qZ behyev| †h hvi †Kwe‡b Ny‡gv‡”Q| DBj GB evn‡bi
KvÛvix, Avgvi eÜygvbyl| Rvnv‡Ri wcQ‡bi As‡k euv w`‡Ki
†Kwe‡bi †m ï‡q wPrcUUvs|
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nVvr †mB Zgmv”Qbœ Kzqvkvi g‡a¨ †f‡m G‡jv GKUv KÚ¯^i,
ÒRvnv‡R wK †KD Av‡Qb?Ó Avwg fq †c‡q †Mjvg| K_vwU †f‡m
G‡jv AveviI, †mB GKB KÚ¯^i, ej‡jv, †m GKRb e„×v gvbyl|
GKUy †_‡g wb‡q †m wbf©‡qi Avk¦vm w`j|
K_vi gvSLv‡b IB _vgvUyKz Avgvi Kv‡b evRv‡jv, Gi cÖK…Z A_©
A‡bK c‡i ey‡SwQjvg| †mB A`„‡k¨i D‡Ï‡k¨ Rvb‡Z PvBjvg †h,
Zvn‡j Rvnv‡Ri Kv‡Q Avm‡Q bv †Kb? Dˇi Rvbv‡jv, Zv‡ZB
Avgv‡`i g½j| ZviciciB me PycPvc, wbie, wbSyg PZyc©vk|
Gevi AvwgB Rvb‡Z PvBjvg, Ó Avcwb †Kv_vq?Ó †Kv‡bv DËi
†bB| m‡›`n †R‡M DV‡jv g‡b| AÜKvi ivZ, mgy‡`ªi ARvbv
RvqMv; fq jvM‡Q, Kv‡Vi cvUvZ‡b cv Vy‡K Vy‡K wb‡Pi †Kwe‡b
†kvIqv DBj‡K RvMvevi †Póv Kijvg| †W‡Ki GK av‡i nj‡`‡U
Av‡jvi wSwjK †`Lv †M‡jv †mB Amxg mgy‡`ªi cvwb‡Z| Kv‡b
G‡jv Qjvr Qjvr kã Avi AùyU wPrKvi, †mB KÚ¯^i!
†KD †hb AÜKvi mgy‡`ª ˆeVv Pvjv‡”Q| Avwg ejjvg, ÒGUv †Kvb
ai‡bi VvÆv!Ó iv‡Zi AÜKv‡i †bŠKvi ˆeVv †e‡q GwM‡q hvevi
A¯úó kã| †W‡Ki `iRvi w`K †_‡K Kv‡b G‡jv DB‡ji Kɯ^i,
ÒRR© Kx n‡q‡Q?Ó
Avwg DBj‡K cy‡iv NUbvUv Ly‡j ejjvg| DBj AÜKv‡i Zv‡K
A‡bK wKQy wRÁvmv Kij| †Kv‡bv DËi bv †c‡q †k‡l ag‡K
I‡V, Ó †K, †bŠKvq †K?Ó `yevi cÖkœ Kievi ci DËi G‡jv|
ÒejwQ, Av‡M Av‡jvUv mwi‡q wbb|Ó
DB‡ji wb‡`©‡k Avwg Av‡jv mwi‡q wbjvg| DBj †jvKUv‡K Kv‡Q
Avm‡Z ejj| AveviI ˆeVvi kãUv Kv‡b Avm‡Q| Zvici GwM‡q
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G‡m AvbygvwbK Qq mvZ MR `~‡i kãUv _vg‡jv| DBj ejj,
ÒRvnv‡Ri cv‡k Avmyb| GLv‡b fq cvIqvi wKQy †bB|Ó KÚ¯^i
kZ© w`‡jv: Av‡jv †djv hv‡e bv| Avwg Gi KviY Rvb‡Z
PvBjvg| DBj Avgvi Kuv‡a nvZ ivL‡jv| Avwg †_‡g †Mjvg|
DBj ej‡jv, ÒG‡Zv eo A¢ yZ K_v! Avcwb nVvr †Kv_v †_‡K
B`q n‡jb, Avcbvi g‡bi g‡a¨ wK Av‡Q †mUv †evSv hv‡e bv?
Avcwb ej‡jb Avcwb GKv, †mUv bv `‡L wek¦vm Ki‡ev wK fv‡e?
Av‡jv‡Z Avcbvi AvcwË †K‡bv?
K_v †kl n‡ZB Avevi ˆeVvi QcQc kã Kv‡b Avm‡jv| µ‡g
`~‡i m‡i hv‡”Q| Gevi A‡bK `~i †_‡K †f‡m G‡jv Kɯ^iUv;
AvZ©, KiæY, cwikªvšÍ, nZvk KÚ¯^i|
ej‡jv, Gfv‡e Avgv‡`i wei³ Kievi Rb¨ †m fxlY `ytwLZ; Z‡e
Avm‡j †m fxlY yavZ©|
DBj Zv‡K †evSvevi †Póv Ki‡j †h, Zv‡K †m Zvwo‡q w`‡Z
Pvqwb| wVK Av‡Q wZwb PvB‡QbB bv Av‡jvi mvg‡b Avm‡Z,
Zvn‡j Avgiv Av‡jv mwi‡q ivLwQ|
DBj Avgv‡K ej‡jv, ÒA¢ yZ e¨vcvi, Z‡e g‡b nq bv fq
cvIqvi g‡Zv †Zgb wKQy n‡Z cv‡i|Ó
ejjvg, ÒAvgv‡iv Zv-B g‡b nq, †evanq †Kv‡bv GKRb
f`ª‡jvKB n‡eb| †ePviv RvnvRWywe n‡q Av‡kcv‡k †Kv_vq
D‡V‡Q Rxeb wb‡q, K‡qK w`b nq‡Zv Abvnv‡i KvUv‡”Q, wL‡`i
R¡vjvq cvMj n‡q D‡V‡Q|Ó
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DB‡ji K_vg‡Zv Av‡jvUv mwi‡q ivLjvg| Av‡jvUv †i‡L wd‡i
Gjvg DB‡ji cv‡k| †iwjs‡q Syu‡K c‡o Kvb cvZjvg| `k wK
ev‡iv MR `~‡i G‡m ˆeVvi kã _vgj|
†jvKwU‡K Kv‡Q Avmvi Rb¨ Aby‡iva Kijvg Avgiv| KÚ¯^i
Rvbv‡jv †h, Zv‡`i Kv‡Q †m Lvevi PvB‡Q wVKB Z‡e `vg †`evi
gZv Zvi †bB| DBj ejj, ÒhZ Lywk Lvevi Avcwb wb‡q hvb|
`vg w`‡Z n‡e bv|Ó
KÚ¯^i †kvbv †M‡jv, ÒCk¦i wbðqB Avcbv‡`i Gi cyi¯‹vi
†`‡eb|Ó
DBj e‡j DV‡jv, ÒKvi K_v ej‡Qb Avcwb, Zv‡K wVK †`wL wb
†Zv!Ó
KÚ¯^i Rvbv‡jv †h, †m Zvi †cÖwgKv‡K GKv Øx‡c †i‡L G‡m‡Q|
Øx‡ci bvgUv Zvi Rvbv †bB| †m AZ¨šÍ `v‡q c‡o G‡m‡Q|
Kv‡Vi ev· f‡i `ynv‡Z Lvevi wb‡q DBj wd‡i G‡jv †iwjs‡q
Kv‡Q| †jvKUv‡K ej‡jv Rvnv‡Ri cv‡k Avm‡Z | Zvi Mjvq
eÜy‡Z¡i AvnŸvb, †ePvix e„× gvbylUv GB Nb AÜKv‡i †h me
wRwb‡li Afv‡e Kó cv‡”Q †m¸‡jvB GLb DB‡ji nv‡Z| ZeyI
†m †Kvb f‡q Avgv‡`i Rvnv‡Ri cv‡k Avm‡Q bv! A`g¨ B”Qvi
UywU wU‡c a‡i †m mshZ K‡i †i‡L‡Q wb‡R‡K| bv †m cvMj †Zv
bq-B eis Amn¨ AvZ‡¼i gy‡LvgywL gvbyl|
DBj ejj, GKUv ev· wb‡q mvM‡i bvwg‡q w`‡Z †hb IUv fvm‡Z
fvm‡Z †jvKUvi Kv‡Q P‡j hvq| w`jvg| Kvb †c‡Z i‡qwQ Avwg,
vwbKci `~‡i wPrKvi ïb‡Z †cjvg| eySjvg ev·Uv †c‡q‡Q †m|
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AÜKv‡i GZY hvi mv‡_ K_v nw”Qj, †mB KÚ¯^i Gevi
Avgv‡`i g½j Kvgbv K‡i we`vq wb‡jv|
ejvewj KiwQjvg, g‡b nq †jvKUv Avevi wd‡i Avm‡e!
DBj ejj, ÒGZeQi gvQ aiwQ GiKg A¢ yZ NUbv Avgvi Kv‡Q
GB cÖ_g!Ó
ivZ GwM‡q hv‡”Q †fv‡ii w`‡K| Avgv‡`i †Pv‡L Ny‡gi †jmgvÎ
wQ‡U †duvUvI †bB|
NÈv Pv‡iK ci mgy‡`ª evZv‡mi û û AvIqv‡Ri g‡a¨ AveviI †mB
ˆeVvi kã †kvbv †Mj| †evSv hv‡”Q †m wd‡i Avm‡Q| ˆeVvq kã
ïbwQjvg| Kv‡Q G‡m kãUv _vg‡jv| AÜKv‡i †mB KÚ¯^i †f‡m
G‡jv; Avgv‡`i‡K †Q‡o P‡j †h‡Z n‡qwQj ZLywb ZvB †m fxlY
`ytL cÖKvk Ki‡jv| Zvi †cÖwgKvi Rb¨ Zvi Lye Zvov wQj| †m
Avgv‡`i Kv‡Q K…ZÁ| †m e‡j Pjj, Avwg Avi Avgvi wcÖqZgv
Avcbv‡`i DcKv‡ii K_v wb‡q Av‡jvPbv K‡iwQ|
GKUy †_‡g wb‡q Avevi ïiæ K‡i, Avgiv Avgv‡`i Rxe‡bi K_v
Kv‡iv‡K ej‡Z PvBwb Zey Avcbv‡`i ejwQ:
ÔG Kvwnbxi ïiæ †mw`b †hw`b A¨vjevUª‡mi mgỳ ªmgvwa nq|
RvnvRUv wbDK¨vmj †_‡K mvb d«vwÝm‡Kv iIbv n‡q hvw”Qj|
ÔDËi w`‡K RvnvRUv GK S‡oi cvjøvq c‡o gv¯‘j-Vv¯‘j me
†f‡½ RvnvR aŸsm n‡q hvq| †fvi n‡j †`Lv †Mj RvnvR dz‡Uv
n‡q †M‡Q| dz‡Uv w`‡q †Zv‡o cBb XyK‡Q| Pvwiw`K µ‡g _g_‡g
n‡q D‡V‡Q| bvweKiv †h hvi wb‡Ri cÖvY euvPv‡bvi Rb¨ †bŠKv
bvgv‡jv mvM‡i| ZLb †mB aŸsm¯Í~‡c c‡o _vKjvg Avgiv `yRb,
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Avwg Avi Avgvi mw½bx| mevB †b‡g hv‡”Q †mB †bŠKv‡Z| †m
w`‡K †Lqvj Kwi wb| Avgiv ZLb wRwblcÎ †MvQMvQ wb‡q Zygyj
e¨v¯Í| †KD Avi Avgv‡`i Wv‡KI wb; †mB gnv wec‡`, fxlY
AvZ¼ Zv‡`i wb`©q K‡i Zy‡jwQj|
Ô†W‡K `uvwo‡q †`Ljvg, w`MšÍ †iLv GKUv Kv‡jv `vM gvÎ| Avgiv
Zwo Nwo K‡i A‡bK K‡ó-wm‡÷ GKUv Kv‡Vi †fjv Avi GK
†Rvov ˆeVv ‰Zwi K‡i †djjvg| mv‡_ cÖ‡qvRbxq K‡qKwU wRwbl
wb‡q, Rvnv‡Ri Lv`¨ fvÛi †_‡K ïKbv RvwZq wKQy Lvevi Avi
cvbxq cvwb m‡½ wb‡q †fjvq P‡o emjvg| †`L‡Z cvw”Q
Avgv‡`i RvnvR A‡bKUv Zwj‡q †M‡Q| iIbv w`jvg j¨nxb
D‡Ï‡k¨i w`‡K |
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ÔwKQyY c‡iB †Lqvj Kijvg Avgiv †mªv‡Zi †Lqvj Lykx g‡Z
fvmwQ| †mªvZ µ‡gB †fjvUv‡K †V‡j wb‡q hv‡”Q Avgv‡`i †mB
WyešÍ RvnvRUvi KvQ †_‡K A‡bK `~‡i | GK UyK‡iv KvV w`‡q
`y‡Uv ˆeVv evwb‡q wb‡qwQ e‡U `y R‡bB, Z‡e Zv GLb †Kv‡bv KvR
Ki‡Q bv| Kivi wKQyB †bB ZvwK‡q †P‡q †P‡q †`Lv Qvov|
ÔmvM‡ii evZvm Avi Zvi Nyg-cvovwb GK-‡N‡q my‡i e‡q hvIqvi
AvIqvR, Zvi Ici K¬všÍ kixi, wbw®Œq gMR Z`ycwi nZvkv me
wgwj‡q KLb eywS GKUy †PvLUv †j‡MG‡mwQj| AvbygvwbK cÖvq
wZbNÈv ci †`Ljvg, A‡bK `~‡i Avgv‡`i RvnvRUv| †MvUv
RvnvRUv Wy‡e †M‡Q gv¯‘j ZLbI mgy‡`ªi Dc‡i| Av‡iv K‡qK
NÈv ci †mUvI †M‡jv cvwbi Zjvq| mgy‡`ª mܨv bv‡g, Kzqvkv
†X‡K †d‡j mgy`ªUv‡K| ivZ Kv‡U Av‡¯Í ax‡i, †fvi nq| Kzqvkv
m‡iwb, evZvm †ek VvÛv|
ÔA¢ yZ †auvqv‡U Rxeb; Pviw`b wbQK e‡m _vKjvg I fv‡eB|
Ae‡k‡l Pviw`‡bi gv_vq ZLb m~h© cv‡U hvIqvi Av‡qvRb Ki‡Q
Ggb mg‡q Kv‡b G‡jv †XD‡qi nvwm, Z‡Ui mv‡_ av°v †L‡q
LjLj K‡i †n‡m IVvi kã|
ÔAvwe®‹vi Kijvg: Kzqvkv †f` K‡i cÖKvÐ GK Rvnv‡Ri B¯úvZ
K‡jei| Avkvi Av‡jv †`‡L †n‡m DVjvg, cÖvY wd‡i cvIqv
wPrKvi Kijvg, Avgv‡`i Kcv‡ji kwbi `kv Gevi KvU‡e| wKš‘
ZLbI `y`©kvi A‡bK evwK|
Ô†fjvUv Rvnv‡Ri Mv‡q wM‡q jvM‡jv| Rvnv‡Ri cv‡k GKUv `wo
SyjwQj|IUv †e‡q DVjvg| mgy‡`ª mܨv A‡bK `xN© Z‡e Gevi †h
†Kv‡bv gyn~‡Z© m~h© G‡Kev‡iB Zwj‡q hv‡e|
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ÔIc‡i †cuЇQ †iwjs wWwO‡q Rvnv‡Ri †W‡K bvgjvg| Avgvi
D‡Ïk¨ wQj Rvnv‡Ri †jv‡K‡`i †W‡K mvnvh¨ PvIqv| A‡bK
wPrKv‡iI †Kv‡bv mvov cvIqv †Mj bv| ZLb Rvnv‡Ri †cQ‡b
†Mjvg| wb‡Pi `iRvUv Ly‡j DuwK gvi‡Z, GKUv exfrm cPv M‡Ü
Mv ¸wj‡q DVj| eyS‡Z cvijvg wfZ‡i mK‡j g„Z| wb‡R‡K nVvr
Lye GKv e‡j g‡b n‡jv|
ÔAvgvi evM`Ëv - †Rdix Pyc K‡i e‡mwQj| Avgv‡K Rvnv‡Ri
†iwjs‡qi Kv‡Q †`‡L ejj, ÒRvnv‡R Kv‡iv mv‡_ K_v n‡jv?
ejjvg, ÒRvnv‡R †KD †bB|Ó g‡b n‡jv †Rdix K_vUv wek¦vm
Ki‡Q bv! GKUy A‡cv Ki‡j GKUv gB Lyu‡R wb‡q I‡K Dc‡i
DwV‡q wb‡q Avm‡Z cvwi| Kcvj fv‡jv, †W‡Ki Ab¨ w`‡K GKUv
`woi gB Lyu‡R †cjvg| IUv wb‡P Sywj‡q w`‡q I‡K Dc‡i wb‡q
Avmjvg|
ÔAvgiv †Kweb I Ab¨vb¨ Ni ZbœZbœ K‡i LyuRjvg wKš‘ cÖv‡Yi
¯ú›`b cvIqv †Mj bv| †Kwe‡bi me RvqMvq dvsMv‡mi Svo-
‡Svc MwR‡q Av‡Q| †Rdix ejj Gme cwi®‹vi Kiv hv‡e|
ÔZvici Avgiv Rvnv‡Ri †cQ‡b P‡j †Mjvg †`L‡Z| `yR‡b wg‡j
GKLvbv †Kweb †e‡Q †e‡Q †ei K‡i wb‡q N‡m †g‡R cwi®‹vi
Kivi Kv‡R e¨v¯Í n‡q cojvg| mvM‡i †f‡m †eov‡bvi PvB‡Z
f~‡Zi AvLovi g‡a¨ ï‡q Ny‡gv‡bv eis A‡bK fv‡jv g‡b nw”Qj
ZLbI|
Ôc‡iiw`b mKvj †_‡KB Rvnv‡R Avgiv Lvevi Lyu‡R †eovjvg Ges
†cjvg| Lvevi cvwbi cv¤úUv †givg‡Zi †Póv Kijvg, Avwg
†mŠwLb wgw¯¿| GKUy †Póv‡ZB cv¤úUv mvwi‡q Zyjjvg hv‡Z Lvevi
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cvwbi †Kv‡bv mgm¨v bv nq| cvwb DV‡jv Z‡e Zvi ¯^v`Uv h‡_ó
my‡cq bq| †ek Kw`b _vKjvg| wKš‘ Avgiv ZLbI Abygvb
Ki‡Z cvwi wb Avgv‡`i Awfkß fwel¨‡Zi K_v|
Ô†Kwe‡bi †`Iqvj Avi †g‡S †_‡K dvsMvm cwi®‹vi K‡i
†d‡jwQjvg wKš‘ Gevi AevK n‡q †`Ljvg, gvÎ PweŸk NÈvq
†m¸‡jv Av‡Mi RvqMvq wd‡i G‡m‡Q| Gevi Kve©wjK A¨vwmW
w`‡q I¸‡jv wbg© ~j K‡i †djjvg|
Ômßvn Nyi‡Z bv Nyi‡Z Avevi Av‡Mi RvqMvq I¸‡jv wd‡iI
G‡m‡Q eis Av‡iv A‡bK Qwo‡q c‡o‡Q| g‡b n‡jv †hb Avgiv
nvZ †`evi d‡j I¸‡jv †_‡K AmsL¨ exR Pvwiw`‡K Qwo‡q wQwU‡q
c‡o‡Q|
ÔAv‡iv mvZw`b ci †`Lv †Mj gv_vi Kv‡Q Ii evwj‡k dvsMvm|
†`‡LB gbw¯’i K‡i †djjvg, H gyn~‡Z© RvnvR †Q‡o P‡j hv‡ev|
Gevi g‡b n‡jv cvwbi PvB‡Z WvOvq fv‡jv K‡i euvP‡Z cvi‡ev|
Ôwb‡R‡`i mvgvb¨ hv wKQy Av‡Q me ¸wQ‡q wbjvg| Ii M‡qi
kv‡ji g‡a¨ †jM _vKv dvsMvm¸‡jv Avwg wb‡Ri nv‡Z †S‡o
†S‡o †d‡j w`jvg|
Ô†fjvUv Rvnv‡Ri Mv‡q fvmwQj, IUv Pvjv‡Z Amywe‡a n‡e ZvB
Rvnv‡Ri †WK †_‡K GKUv †QvU †bЇKv mgy‡`ª bvgvjvg| †bŠKvq
Avgiv WvOvi w`‡K G‡Mvw”Q, WvOvi KvQvKvwQ Avm‡Z †`Ljvg
dvsMvm Aev‡a `~wlZ ivRZ¡ we¯Ívi K‡i‡Q, †Kv‡bv †Kv‡bv RvqMvq
I¸‡jv exfrm AKíbxq wUwei g‡Zv n‡q Av‡Q| w¯’i Mv‡Qi cvZv
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evZv‡m †hgb †Ku‡c I‡V, †m¸‡jv _i_i K‡i Kuvc‡Q| †Kv_vI
†Kv_vI †Zv †m¸‡jvi kixi AvOy‡ji g‡Zv †gvUv; †Kv_vI †Kv_vI
mgZ‡j gm„Yfv‡e wek¦vmNvZx iƒc wb‡q Qwo‡q c‡o‡Q|
Zxi a‡i †ek wKQyY †bЇKv †e‡q †h‡Z †h‡Z Avgv‡`i GKUv
fyj fv½‡jv; †f‡ewQjvg Avgiv GLb dvsMv‡mi AvµgY †_‡K
gy³, eySjvg aviYvUv fyj| Av‡iv LvwbKUv hvevi ci †QvU GKUy
RvqMvUv †`Ljvg, m~² mv`v evwj‡Z XvKv| Z‡e †h †mUv mwVK
evwjB Zv †evSv hv‡”Q bv| Z‡e GLv‡b dvsMvm wQj bv|
IB †MvUv Øx‡c RNb¨ exfrm, AvMvQvi R½j, i³ex‡Ri ivR‡Z¡i
eyK wP‡i mv`v mv`v H iK‡gi evwji c_ P‡j wM‡q‡Q Gu‡K †eu‡K|
GB RvqMv‡Z Avgiv me wRwblcÎ bvgvjvg| Zvici †bЇKvi
cvjUv Ly‡j wb‡q AviI cÖ‡qvRbxq K‡qKUv wRwbl-cÎ bvwg‡q
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wb‡q, †m me w`‡q GKUv Zuvey ˆZwi Kijvg| †Pnviv-myir Avnvgwi
wKQy n‡jv bv Z‡e KvR P‡j hv‡e| †mLv‡bB Avgvi mßvn Pv‡iK
wbS©Åv‡U KvUvjvg|
GKw`b bR‡i co‡jv †Rdixi Wvb nv‡Z GKUv a~mi `vM| Avwg
AvZw¼Z n‡q Kve©wjK A¨vwmW Avi cvwb w`‡q †mUv cwi®‹vi K‡i
w`jvg| c‡iiw`b mKv‡j nvZUv †`‡L AuvZ‡K DVjvg| `vMUv
GLb AuvwP‡ji g‡Zv n‡q D‡V‡Q| nVvr Mv‡ji gvSLv‡b †mvbvjx
GKUv `vM †`Ljvg; Kv‡bi Kv‡Q, Py‡ji wb‡P nvZ eywj‡q †evSevi
†Póv Kijvg I¸‡jv Kx|
`yR‡bB eyS‡Z cviwQjvg `vMUv wK‡mi n‡Z cv‡i| ey‡S †d‡jB
G‡Kev‡i gbw¯’i K‡i emjvg cvjv‡ev|wRwblcÎ cvbxq Rj wb‡q
mgy‡`ª cvwo †`e| ZLbB Avgvi mw½bx ej‡jv, ÒwKš‘ Avgiv
msµwgZ n‡q c‡owQ!Ó eyS‡Z cvijvg GB Øx‡cB Avgv‡`i _vKv
DwPr|
KLb mLb bvbvb cÖ‡qvRbxq wRwb‡li †Luv‡R wM‡qwQ †mB
Rvnv‡R| †mLv‡b dvsMvm GK¸‡qi g‡Zv †i‡oB P‡j‡Q| †W‡Ki
GKUv dvsMvm cÖvq Avgv‡`i gv_v Qvwo‡q †M‡Q|
GKgvm, `ygvm K‡i wZb wZb‡U gvm †K‡U †M‡jv, GB dvsMvm
Avgv‡`i mviv kix‡i Qwo‡q c‡o‡Q| Øxc †Q‡o hvevi Avkv
Avgiv †Q‡o w`jvg, Rvwb GB AmyL wb‡q mȳ ’ mgv‡R g‡a¨ _vKv
m¤¢e bq|
‡h iæwUi wUb¸‡jv Avgiv fwZ© †f‡ewQjvg †m¸‡jv Lvwj|
GQvov UywKUvwK gvs‡mi wUb, ZwiZiKvix fimv Kivi g‡Zv †bB|
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Lvev‡ii msMÖn dzwi‡q Avm‡Q| ZvB Lvevi Kg K‡i LiP Kievi
cwiKíbv Kijvg|
GB †f‡e †f‡e µgkt hLb gwiqv n‡q D‡VwQ, ZLb g‡b n‡jv
mgy‡`ª gvQ aivi K_v| gvQ wKQy †c‡jI Avgv‡`i w‡`i Zyjbvq
Zv wbZvšÍ¨B mvgvb¨| Ggwb K‡i PZy_© gvmUvI †K‡U †Mj|
Zvici fq¼i GKUv Avwe®‹vi Kijvg Avgiv; we¯‹yU –IUv Avm‡j
dvsMvm| nv‡Z wb‡ZB Ii gy‡L †b‡g G‡jv cvÐyi Qvqv, †hb g„‡Zi
gyL | Ii gy‡L cy‡iv NUbvUv ïbjvg: MZKvj I bvwK GB dvsMvm
†L‡q †d‡j‡Q Ges Ii Zv †L‡Z fv‡jv †j‡M‡Q|I‡K Avwg eviY
Kijvg, hZ wL‡`B cvK ZeyI †hb I dvsMvm ¯úk© bv K‡i|
cÖwZÁvi K‡i wb‡q I ej‡jv, IB dvsMvm LvIqvi B‡”QUv g‡b
`gKv nvIqvi g‡Zv G‡Mvw”Qj, A_P Av‡M I¸‡jv Lvevi †Kv‡bv
B‡”Q nqB wb|
Zvici Avgiv GKw`b c_ w`‡q hvw”Qjvg| nVvr †hb g‡b n‡jv
evwji wbP †_‡K D‡V Avm‡Q wewPÎ GKiKg kã| †Svc Sv‡o
†j‡M _vKv dvsMv‡mi GKUv UyK‡iv Avgvi KbyB‡qi Kv‡Q bovPov
Ki‡Q| ZvwK‡q g‡b n‡jv SvoUvi AvK…wZi m‡½ †Kvb weK…Z‡`n
gvby‡li wgj i‡q‡Q| gv_vq wPšÍvUv DuwK gvievi mv‡_ mv‡_ GKUv
wekªx kã G‡jv Kv‡b| wRwblUvi gv_v AvKvinxb GKUv a~mi ej|
†evKvi g‡Zv `uvwo‡q iBjvg| Ny‡i `uvwo‡q GKUv dvsMv‡mi Wvj
AuvK‡o aijvg| KLb †hb †MvMÖv‡m LvIqvi ïiæ K‡i w`jvg|
wKQy‡ZB Avi Z„wß nq bv| nVvr mKv‡ji Avwe®‹v‡ii K_vUv g‡b
c‡o †M‡jv| wb‡Ri Dci ivM n‡jv cÖPÛ| N„Yvq dvsMv‡mi
UyK‡ivUv †d‡j w`jvg Qy‡o|
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eySjvg Avwg hv †`‡LwQ Zv IB mgy‡`ªi g‡a¨ `uvov‡bv RxY©
Rvnv‡Ri hvÎx‡`i †Kv‡bv GKR‡bi fqven cwiYwZ, Avi GKB
cwiYwZ Avgv‡`i Rb¨ A‡cv Ki‡Q|
Avgv‡K †`‡L I †evanq eyS‡jv wKQy wKQy| Avgv‡K bxie
mnvbyf~wZ Rvbvj| Avwg I‡K me NUbv Ly‡j ejjvg| Z‡e A¢ yZ-
`k©Y gvbevwµwZi †mB dvsMvmUvi K_v †Mvcb K‡i †Mjvg|
AvZ‡¼i †evSv GKv e‡q evovjvg ey‡K|
Gici Avgiv H RNY¨ Lv`¨ Gwo‡q Pj‡jI w`‡bi ci w`b DÏvg
MwZ‡Z dvsMv‡mi ciMvQv †`nUv‡K `Lj K‡i †dj‡jv| I‡`i
eske„wׇZ evav w`‡Z cvijvg bv| myZivs †`n w`‡b w`‡b
dvsMv‡m cwiYZ n‡jv| Avgiv eyS‡Z cvijvg Avi cyiæl ev bvix
wn‡m‡e Avgv‡`i‡K Avi c„_K K‡i †evSv hv‡”Q bv|
Avi w`‡bi ci w`b Avgv‡`i jovB GKUvi ci GKUv fq¼i iƒc
wbw”Qj|
GK mßvn Av‡M Avgiv we¯‹yU †L‡qwQ Ges wZbwU gvQ a‡iwQ|
AvR iv‡Z gvQ ai‡Z G‡m Avcbv‡`i †bŠKv †`L‡Z †cjvg| ZLb
Avcbv‡`i †W‡K Avcbv‡`i †`Iqv Lvevi †Ljvg|
Ògibvcbœ `y‡Uv yavZ© `y‡Uv gvbyl‡K ..., `qv Kievi Rb¨ cÖfy
Avcbv‡`i wbðqB ewÂZ Ki‡eb bv|Ó
mvM‡i ˆeVv †Wvev‡bvi kã cvIqv †Mj, †mB mv‡_ †klev‡ii
g‡Zv Kɯ^iUv †kvbv †M‡jv, nvjKv Kzqvkv †f` K‡i Avmv
†fŠwZK welbœ KÚ, Òwe`vq, Pwj Zvn‡j|Ó
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†fvi n‡q G‡m‡Q| Pvcv Av‡jvq GKUv †bŠKv `~‡i P‡j †h‡Z
†`Ljvg| g‡b n‡jv GKUv cv‡Zi †fjv fvm‡Q| ˆeVv `y‡Uv cvwb
†V‡j P‡j‡Q| ˆeVv mvM‡i Wye‡jv| †bŠKvUv Av‡jvi e„‡Ëi evB‡i|
Avgvi `„wó coj gv_vi Dci, ¯ú‡Äi e‡ji g‡Zv| Kzqvkvq
A`„k¨ n‡q †Mj me|
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w` jv÷ wjd, I †nbix
IqvwksUb ¯‹qv‡ii cwð‡g †QvU GKUv †Rjv, iv¯Ív-NvU me
AcwiKwíZ, Qy‡U P‡j‡Q Awbqwš¿Z gvZv‡ji g‡Zv| Avevi
wb‡RivB †b‡R‡`i g‡a¨ †f‡½ Py‡i wb‡q G‡KKUv cwÆ ˆZwi K‡i
wb‡q‡Q, †m¸‡jvi bvgB ÒgnjøvÓ| GB gnjøv¸‡jv‡Z M‡o D‡V‡Q
A¢ yZ me †KvYv KvYwQ Avi †Nvi c¨vP| †Kv‡bv †Kv‡bv iv¯Ív ‡Zv
wb‡RB `y‡qKevi wb‡R‡ZB wM‡q wg‡k‡Q, †cwi‡q †M‡Q| GK`v
GK wPÎwkíx GB iv¯Ívi †Ni‡Uv‡ci g‡a¨B g~j¨evb m¤¢vebv
Avwe®‹vi K‡i em‡jb| g‡b K‡ib †Kv‡bv GK AuvwK‡q miÄv‡gi
†`vKvb †_‡K GKRb Kg©Pvix cvVv‡bv n‡jv is, Zywj, KvMR,
K¨vbfv‡mi wej w`‡q, GB c‡_i g‡a¨ Nyi‡Z Nyi‡Z, nVvr K‡i
†`L †h †m Av‡Mi RvqMv‡ZB wd‡i Gm‡Q, GB †Nviv Nywii Rb¨
GK-cqmvI LiP nq wb|
ZvB, wPÎwkíxiv Lye ZvovZvwo Nyi‡Z Nyi‡Z GB A¢ yZ cyi‡bv
wMÖwbP MÖv‡g P‡j Av‡m, Lyu‡R †ei K‡i †bq DËi w`‡Ki Rvbvjvmn
AvVv‡iv kZ‡Ki cyi‡bv M¨vej (WvP M¨vej R¨v‡Kvweqvb mg‡qi
Bsj¨v‡Ûi we‡kl ¯’vc‡Z¨i evox), Kg fvovq GK WvP wP‡j‡KvVv|
Gici Zuviv Qq b¤^i GwfwbD †_‡K ivbœv Kiv I Lvevi Mig ivLvi
Rb¨ Pywjøhy³ `yB GKwU cvÎ Ges wKQy wcDUi gM wb‡q G‡m
GLv‡b K‡jvwb Moj|
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wZb Zvjv cvKv evwowUi bxP Zjvq wQj wmD I Rbwmi ÷ywWI|
ÔRbwmÕ †Rvqvbœv bv‡g cwiwPZ wQ‡jb| GKRb G‡mwQj †gBb
†_‡K, Ab¨Rb K¨vwj‡dvwb©qv| AvU b¤^i ÷ªx‡Ui Ò‡Wjgwb‡KvÕmÓ
†nv‡U‡ji Lvevi †Uwe‡j Zuv‡`i cwiPq nj Ges Zuviv †`L‡jb
wkí, wPKwi mvjv` I wekc w¯øf (dzj nvZvi Rvgv we‡kl) G
Zuv‡`i iƒwPi A‡bK wgj, hvi djkªæwZ‡Z GB †hŠ_ ÷ywWIwU
`uvwo‡q †Mj|
mgqUv wQj †g gvm| b‡f¤^‡i GK kxZj, A‡`Lv AvMš‘K, hv‡K
Wv³viiv WvKZ wbD‡gvwbqv, K‡jvwb‡Z †R‡K emj, Zuvi
wngkxZj AvOyj¸‡jv GLv‡b †mLv‡b ¯úk© Kij| GB aŸsmKvix
`ytmvnwmKfv‡e j¤^v j¤^v cv †d‡j c~e© w`‡K G‡Mv‡jb, Zvi
wkKvi‡K AuvPo ewm‡q m‡Rv‡i AvNvZ Ki‡jb, wKš‘ GB miæ I
†kIjv cov †MvjK auvavi ÔMwjÕ w`‡q Zvi cv Av‡¯Í Av‡¯Í c_
gvovj|
GKRb Av`k© bvBU, eq¯‹ m¾b e¨w³‡K Avcwb hv WvK‡Z
cv‡ib, wbD‡gvwbqv mv‡ne †ZgbwU bb| K¨vwj‡dvwb©qvi g„`yg›`
cwðgv evqyi mnvbyf~wZi cvÎ i³k~b¨ †QvU †g‡qwU wQj jvj gy‡Vv,
¯^í¯’vqx k¦vm-cÖk¦v‡mi wb‡e©va ey‡ovUvi Rb¨ bv‡ggvÎ ˆea
AvµgY¯’j| ZvB Rbwm‡K †m m‡Rv‡i AvNvZ K‡i emj; Rbwm
weQvbvq c‡o †Mj, nuvUv Pjv KiZ bv ej‡jB P‡j, wb‡Ri
Avjcbv AuvKv †jvnvi Lv‡U ï‡q ï‡q †QvU WvP Rvbvjvi kvwm©i
Kv‡Pi wfZi w`‡q mvg‡bi cvKv evwoUvi k~b¨ w`KUvq †P‡q
_vKZ|
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GKw`b mKv‡j wmD‡qi Avgš¿‡Y D¯‹Lȳ ‹, a~mi åæÕi GK e¨¯Í
Wv³vi wewìs‡q G‡jb|
ÒZuvi †eu‡P _vKvi m¤¢vebv `‡k GK Ó, Wv³vi Zuvi wK¬wbK¨vj
_v‡g©vwgUv‡ii cvi` SuvKv‡Z SuvKv‡Z ej‡jb, ÒGes Zuvi Rb¨ GB
m¤¢vebvwU nj Zuvi wb‡Ri †eu‡P _vKvi B”Qv| †kl mxgvbvq †cЇQ
hvIqv gvbyl Rb GB Dcv‡qB Avevi wd‡i Av‡m – †h mxgvbvq
g„Zÿ `~Z mgMÖ dvg©v‡KvwcwWqv‡K wbi_©K evwb‡q †d‡j| Avcbvi
GB †QvU †g‡qwU wb‡Ri gb‡K eywS‡q‡Q †m Avi mȳ ’ n‡Z hv‡”Q
bv| Zuvi g‡b GQvov Avi Ab¨wKQy Av‡Q wK?Ó
Ò‡m – †m wKQyw`b †bcjm DcmvMi‡K AuvK‡Z †P‡qwQj|Ó, wmD
ejj|
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wK – †hgb aiæb †Kv‡bv gvbyl‡K wb‡q?Ó
Ò‡Kv‡bv gvbyl?Ó, wRDÕm nv‡c©i (GK ai‡Yi ev`¨ we‡kl) Uys Uvs
k‡ãi gZ KK©k bvwK my‡i wmD ejj, Ò‡Kv‡bv ¸iæZ¡c~Y© gvbyl –
wKš‘, bv, Wv³vi; Ggb wKQy nq wb|Ó
ÒAv”Qv, GUvB Zvn‡j Zuvi `ye©jZvÓ, Wv³vi ejj| ÒAvgvi
mvg‡_¨©i g‡a¨ hZUyKz m¤¢e, weÁvb Abymv‡i Avwg Zvi meUyKzB
Kie| wKš‘ hLbB Avgvi †ivMx Zuvi ke hvÎvi w`b ¸b‡Z ïiæ
Ki‡e, Avwg Jl‡ai Dckg-mnvqK gZv A‡a©‡K bvwg‡q wb‡q
Avm‡ev| bZyb kx‡Zi ai‡b Zuvi †K¬vK w¯ø‡f (dzj nvZvi
AvjLvjøv we‡kl) †Kgb jvM‡Q hw` Avcwb Zuv‡K cÖkœwU wRÁvmv
Ki‡Z cvi‡Zb, Avwg Avcbv‡K K_v w`w”Q Zuvi †eu‡P _vKvi
m¤¢vebv †e‡o `‡k G‡Ki cwie‡Z© cuv‡P GK n‡e|Ó
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Wv³vi P‡j †M‡j, wmD Zuvi IqvK©iy‡g wM‡q big Rvcvbx
b¨vcwK‡b gyL †X‡K Kuv`‡jb| Gici †m Zuvi Wªwqs †evW© wb‡q
ZR©b MR©b Ki‡Z Ki‡Z Rbwmi iæ‡g wM‡q wmwU euvwR‡q h©v
MUvBg (1920 Gi `k‡Ki wb‡MÖv‡`i RbwcÖq Mvb) MvB‡Z
jvM‡jb|
Rbwm Kuv_vi wb‡P e‡ov †Rvi GKUy bovPov K‡i, Rvbvjvi w`‡K
gyL K‡i ï‡q iBj| wmD wmwU euvRv‡bv _vwg‡q fve‡jb, Rbwm
Nywg‡q Av‡Q|
‡m Zuvi †evW© mvwR‡q g¨vMvwR‡bi Mí dzwU‡q †Zvjvi Rb¨ Kjg-
Kvwj w`‡q wPÎ AuvK‡Z ïiæ Ki‡jb| GKRb bexb wPÎwkíx‡K
wkíKjvq cÖwZôv †c‡Z n‡j Aek¨B g¨vMvwR‡bi M‡íi Rb¨ wPÎ
AuvK‡Z nq, †hgb GKRb bexb †jLK‡K cÖwZôv †c‡Z Mí
wjL‡Z nq g¨vMvwR‡bi Rb¨|
wmD †Nvo-‡`Їo covi Rb¨ GK †Rvov iæwPkxj cvqRvgv Ges
M‡íi bvqK, GK BWv‡nv (hy³iv‡óªi GKwU A½ivR¨) ivLv‡ji
GKcvwk¦©K wP‡Îi †¯‹P AuvKwQ‡jb, ZLb †m †ek K‡qKevi
cybive„wËmn wbPy ¯^‡ii GKwU kã ïb‡Z †c‡jb| †m `ªæZ weQvbvi
cv‡k Qy‡U †M‡jb|
Rbwmi †PvL cy‡ivcywi †Lvjv wQj| †m Rvbvjvi evB‡i ZuvwK‡q
¸bwQj – D‡ëv w`K †_‡K Mbbv|
Òev‡ivÓ, †m ejj, Ges Aí mgq c‡i, ÒGMv‡ivÓ; Gici Ò`kÓ,
ÒbqÓ; ÒAvUÓ, mvZÓ, cÖvq GK mv‡_B|
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wmD DrKwÉZfv‡e Rvbvjvi evB‡i ZuvKv‡jv| wK Av‡Q †mLv‡b
†Mvbvi g‡Zv? †mLv‡b †`Lv hvw”Qj GK k~b¨, welY&Y D‡Vvb, Ges
Kzwo dzU `~‡i GK cvKv evwoi k~b¨ Ask| GKwU cyi‡bv, MuvUhy³
I ‡q hvIqv wkKohy³ eq¯‹ AvBwf jZv B‡Ui †`qv‡ji
A‡a©KUvq †e‡q D‡VwQj| cwiZ¨³ B‡Ui †`qv‡j cÖvq k~b¨
jZvwUi KvVv‡gv cÖkvLv `„pfv‡e †j‡MwQj, hZb ch©šÍ bv
†ng‡šÍi kxZj nvIqv jZvwU †_‡K cvZv¸‡jv‡K `ye©j K‡i
†d‡jwQj|
ÒwK Ki‡Qv, †mvbv?Ó wmD wRÁvmv Kij|
ÒQqÓ, cÖvq wdmwdm K‡i ejj Rbwm| ÒIiv GLb Lye `ªæZ c‡o
hv‡”Q| wZb w`b Av‡MI cÖvq GKkUv wQj| I¸‡jv ¸b‡Z ¸b‡Z
Avgvi gv_vUv a‡i G‡mwQj| wKš‘ GLb mnR n‡q G‡m‡Q|
Av‡iKUv c‡o †Mj| GLb Avi gvÎ cuvPwU evwK Av‡Q|Ó
ÒcuvPwU wK, †mvbv? †Zvgvi wmDwW‡K e‡jv?Ó
ÒcvZv| AvBwf jZvi| hLb †kl cvZvwU c‡o hv‡e, AvwgI
Aek¨B P‡j hv‡ev| wZb w`b nj GwU Avwg †R‡bwQ| Wv³vi wK
†Zvgv‡K e‡j wb?Ó
ÒIn! GB ai‡bi A_©nxb K_v Avwg Avi KL‡bv ïwb wb,Ó
Avðh©iKg AeÁvi my‡i Awf‡hvM K‡i ejj wmD| Ò‡Zvgvi mȳ ’
n‡q hvIqvi mv‡_ ey‡ov AvBwf cvZvi wK m¤úK©? Zywg H jZv‡K
Lye †ewk fv‡jv‡e‡m †d‡j‡Qv, `yó †g‡q| †evKvi gZ AvPib
K‡iv bv| †Kb, Wv³vi †Zv AvR mKv‡jB Avgv‡K ejj †Zvgvi
`ªæZ mȳ ’ n‡q hvevi fv‡jv m¤¢vebv Av‡Q – g‡b Av‡Q †Zvgvi,
Wv³vi wVK wK e‡jwQj - †m ejj, m¤¢vebv `‡k GK! †Kb, GUv
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†Zv cÖvqB GKwU fv‡jv m¤¢vebv n‡Z cvoZ hw` Avgiv wbD Bq‡K©
w÷ªU Kv‡i P‡o Ny‡i †eovZvg A_ev GKwU bZyb wewìs‡qi cvk
w`‡q †nu‡U †hZvg| GLb wKQyUv mÿ c LvIqvi †Póv K‡iv Ges
†Zvgvi wmDwW‡K Zuvi Wªwqs‡qi Kv‡Q Avevi wd‡i †h‡Z `vI,
hv‡Z †m I¸‡jv m¤úv`K mv‡n‡ei Kv‡Q wewµ K‡i Zuvi Amȳ ’
ev”PvUvi Rb¨ †cvU© IqvBb (cZ© yMv‡ji Mvp jvj ev mv`v, DMÖ, wgó
g` we‡kl) Ges wb‡Ri Rb¨ †jvfbxq ïK‡ii Pc wKb‡Z cv‡i|Ó
Ò‡Zvgv‡K Avi IqvBb wKb‡Z n‡e bv,Ó Rvbvjvi evB‡ii Zuvi `„wó
w¯’i †i‡L, Rbwm ejj| ÒAv‡iKUv c‡o †Mj| bv, Avwg †Kv‡bv
mÿ c PvB bv| Avi gvÎ PviUv cvZv Av‡Q| AÜKvi †b‡g Avmvi
Av‡MB Avwg †kl cvZvwUi c‡o hvIqv †`L‡Z PvB| Gi c‡i
AvwgI P‡j hv‡ev|Ó
ÒRbwm, †mvbv,Ó Zuvi Dci by‡q c‡o wmD ejj, ÒZywg wK Avgv‡K
K_v w`‡e, †Zvgvi †PvL`y‡Uv eÜ ivL‡e, Ges hZb ch©šÍ Avgvi
KvR †kl bv nq Zywg Rvbvjvi evB‡i ZuvKv‡e bv? Avgv‡K
Qwe¸‡jv Kvj‡KB Rgv w`‡Z n‡e| Avgvi Av‡jv `iKvi, bv n‡j
Avwg c`©v †U‡bB AuvKZvg|Ó
ÒZywg Ab¨ iæ‡g wM‡q AuvK‡Z cv‡iv bv?Ó wb®úªvYfv‡e ejj
Rbwm|
ÒAvgv‡K GLv‡b †Zvgvi cv‡kI _vK‡Z n‡e,Ó wmD ejj|
ÒGQvov, Avwg PvB bv Zywg Hme Zy”Q AvBwf cvZvi w`‡K ZuvwK‡q
_v‡Kv|Ó
Ò‡Zvgvi KvR †kl n‡q hvIqvi mv‡_ mv‡_B Avgv‡K †ev‡jv,Ó
d¨vKv‡k I f~cwZZ ÷¨vPyi gZ ï‡q †_‡K, †PvL`y‡Uv eÜ †i‡L
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Rbwm ejj, ÒKvib Avwg †kl cvZvwUi c‡o hvIqv †`L‡Z PvB|
Avwg A‡cv Ki‡Z Ki‡Z K¬všÍ| Avwg fve‡Z fve‡Z K¬všÍ| Avwg
mKj eÜb †_‡K gyw³ †c‡Z PvB, µgk Wy‡e †h‡Z PvB, wVK
Hme wbt¯^, K¬všÍ cvZv¸‡jvi gZ|Ó
ÒNy‡gv‡Z †Póv K‡iv,Ó wmD ejj| Òe„× wbR©bevmx Lwb-kªwg‡Ki
g‡Wj nevi Rb¨ Avgv‡K †enig¨vb‡K WvK‡Z †h‡ZB n‡e|
Avgvi †h‡Z GK wgwbUI jvM‡e bv| Avwg bv †div ch©šÍ bovPovi
†Póv K‡iv bv|Ó
e„× †enig¨vb wQ‡jb GKRb †cB›Uvi, whwb Zuv‡`i wb‡P MÖvDÛ
†d¬v‡i _vK‡Zb| lvU †c‡iv‡bv GB ey‡ovi gvB‡Kj G‡Ä‡jvi
Ô‡gv‡R‡mÕi gZ `vwo wQj, †hb m¨vUv‡ii gv_v †_‡K †KuvKwo‡q
wb‡P †b‡g G‡m‡Q Ges †`nLvbv Ly‡` kqZv‡bi g‡Zv| (BZvjxi
weL¨vZ wPÎKi I fv¯‹i gvB‡Kj G‡Ä‡jvi fv¯‹h© Ô‡gv‡RmÕ; `yB
my‡kvwfZ gv‡e©j ¯Í‡¤¢i gvSLv‡b gv‡e©j †Pqv‡i emv †gv‡Rm, hvi
`xN© `vwo †Kv‡ji Dc‡i G‡m c‡o‡Q| †gv‡Rm Bmjvg a‡g© gymv
bex bv‡g cwiwPZ I Bû`x a‡g©i cÖeZ©K| m¨vUvi MÖxK I †ivgvb
cyiv‡b D‡jøwLZ Aa©gvbe I Aa©cïiƒcx eb‡`eZv|) †enig¨vb
wPÎwk‡í wQ‡jb e¨_©| Pwjøk eQi a‡i eªvk N‡lI Zuvi wMbœxi
MvD‡bi AuvP‡ji KvQvKvwQ wKQy GKUv AuvK‡Z cv‡ib wb| †m
memgq Zuvi †kªô wPÎKg©wU AuvKvi K_v fveZ, wKš‘ KL‡bvB †mUv
ïiæ Ki‡Z cv‡i wb| †ek K‡qK eQi a‡i, wKQy BZt¯ÍZ
evwYwR¨K I weÁvcbx Avbvwo wPÎ AuvKv Qvov †Zgb wKQyB Ki‡Z
cv‡i wb †m| K‡jvwbi bexb AuvwK‡q hv‡`i †ckv`vi wPÎwkíxi
g‡Zv A_© †`Iqvi mvg_¨© wQj bv, Zuv‡`i g‡Wj wn‡m‡e KvR K‡i
†m Aí wKQy DcvR©b KiZ| †m gvÎvwZwi³ wRb (g` we‡kl) cvb
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KiZ Ges memgq Zuvi Avmbœ †kªô wkíKg©wU m¤ú‡K© K_v ejZ|
evwKUv mgq †m wQj GKRb ivMx †QvULv‡Uv ey‡ov gvbyl, A‡b¨i
†mœn-ggZv cvIqvi Rb¨ †h wQj yavZ©, Ges wb‡R‡K MY¨
K‡iwQj A‡cgvb we‡kl gvw÷d (cÖnivKv‡R `, eo AvKv‡ii
kw³kvjx KzKzi we‡kl) wn‡m‡e †h Dc‡ii ÷ywWIwUi `yB bexb
wPÎwkíx‡K euvPv‡Z hvw”Q‡jb|
wmD †enig¨vb‡K Zuvi Aby¾¡jfv‡e Av‡jvwKZ Av¯Ívbvq cÖejfv‡e
Rywbcvi (wPimeyR ¸j¥ we‡kl) d‡ji NªvY wb‡Z †`L‡Z †c‡jb|
GK †KvYvq Kv‡Vi †d«‡g GKwU k~b¨ K¨vbfvm mvRv‡bv wQj, †kªô
wPÎKg©wUi iƒc †c‡Z cÖ_g †iLvwUi Rb¨ hv cwPk eQi a‡i
A‡cv K‡i Av‡Q| wmD †enig¨vb‡K Rbwmi Aev¯Íe Kíbvi K_v
ejj, ejj KZUv kw¼Z †`Lv‡”Q Zuv‡K, wb‡R‡K Zy”Q I Vyb‡Kv
cvZvi gZ fve‡Q, †f‡m P‡j hv‡”Q `~‡i, c„w_exi cÖwZ Zuvi ỳ ª
eÜb µgk `ye©jZi n‡”Q|
ey‡ov †enig¨v‡bi iw³g †PvL`y‡Uv‡Z Akªæi eb¨v †e‡q †Mj, †m
†PuwP‡q GB wb‡e©va ai‡bi Kíbv‡K AeÁv I Dcnvm Kij|
Òayi!Ó †m †Ku‡` †djj| Òc„w_ex‡Z Ggb †jvKI Av‡Q, hviv
Zuv‡`i wbe© yw×Zvi Rb¨ gviv hv‡e, GK `ỳ ©kvMÖ¯Í jZv †_‡K
cvZv¸‡jv S‡i c‡o hv‡”Q GB Kvi‡b? Avwg GB ai‡bi K_v
Av‡M KL‡bv ïwb wb| bv, Avwg Avcbvi †evKv wbR©bevmx – wb‡e©va
e¨w³i g‡W‡ji †cvR w`‡Z cvie bv| GB ai‡bi †evKv‡U Kvievi
†Kb Avcwb Zuvi gv_vq Avm‡Z w`‡jb? Avn, †ePviv †QvÆ wgm
Rbwm|Ó
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Ò‡m GLb LyeB Amȳ ’ I `ye©j,Ó wmD ejj, Ò Ges R¡i Zuvi
gbUv‡K Amȳ ’ K‡i w`‡q‡Q, AvRe me Aev¯Íe Kíbvq Zuvi gb
f‡i D‡V‡Q| Lye fv‡jv, †enig¨vb mv‡ne, hw` Avcwb Avgvi Rb¨
†cvR w`‡Z bv Pvb, Avcbv‡K cÖ‡qvRb †bB| wKš‘ Avgvi g‡b nq
Avcwb GKRb KzrwmZ ey‡ov – Mí¸RewcÖq ey‡ov dP‡K|Ó
ÒAvcwbI Avi `kUv †g‡q gvby‡li g‡Zv!Ó †PuwP‡q DVj
†enig¨vb| Ò‡K ejj Avwg †cvR w`e bv? Pjyb| Avwg Avcbvi
mv‡_ hvw”Q| Avav N›Uv a‡i Avcbv‡K Avwg ejvi †Póv KiwQ,
†cvR w`‡Z Avwg cÖ¯‘Z| nvq Bk¦i! Ggb †Kv‡bv RvqMv _vK‡Z
cv‡i bv †hLv‡b wgm Rbwmi g‡Zv GKRb fv‡jv gvbyl‡K Amȳ ’
n‡q co‡Z n‡e| GKw`b Avwg Avgvi †kªô wPÎKg©wU AuvKe, Ges
GKw`b Avgv‡`i mevB‡K P‡j †h‡Z n‡e| nvq Bk¦i! n¨uv|Ó
Zuviv Dc‡ii Zjvq hLb †Mj, Rbwm ZLb Ny‡gvw”Qj| wmD
Rvbvjvi †PŠKvV ch©šÍ c`©v †U‡b w`‡q †enig¨vb‡K Bkviv K‡i
Ab¨ iæ‡g †h‡Z ejj| †mLv‡b Zuviv f‡qi mv‡_ Rvbvjvi evB‡i
DwK w`‡q AvBwf jZvwU‡K †`Lj| Gici Zuviv wbðyc †_‡K wKQy
mg‡qi Rb¨ G‡K Ac‡ii w`‡K ZuvKv‡jv| ZylvicvZmn
Aweivgfv‡e ˆkZ¨ e„wó cowQj| †enig¨vb Zuvi cyi‡bv bxj kvU©wU
Mv‡q Pwo‡q, D‡ë ivLv †KUwji Dci AwePwjZfv‡e wbR©bevmx
Lwb – kªwg‡Ki gZ e‡m coj|
ci w`b mKv‡j wmD hLb Zuvi GK N›Uvi Nyg †_‡K †R‡M DVj,
Rbwm‡K †`L‡Z †cj gwjb, cy‡ivcywi †Lvjv †PvL wb‡q GK `„wó‡Z
†U‡b †`qv meyR c`©vUvi w`‡K ZuvwK‡q Av‡Q|
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ÒGUv‡K Dc‡i †U‡b `vI; Avwg †`L‡Z PvB,Ó Rbwm wdmwdwm‡q
wb‡`©k w`j|
wmD K¬všÍfv‡e wb‡`©k cvjb Ki‡jb|
wKš‘, †`Lyb! mviv ivZ a‡i Zxeª e„wócvZ I AvKw®§K cÖej S‡ov
nvIqv mn¨ Kivi c‡iI, B‡Ui †`qv‡j GKUv AvBwf cvZv ZL‡bv
wU‡K Av‡Q| GUv wQj jZvwUi †kl cvZv| Kv‡Ûi Kv‡Q GwU
GL‡bv Mvp meyR; gwjb I ‡q hvIqv LuvR KvUv njỳ cÖvšÍ
wb‡qI gvwU †_‡K Kzwo dzU Dc‡i GK cÖkvLvi mv‡_ PgrKvifv‡e
Sy‡j Av‡Q|
ÒGUvB †kl cvZv,Ó Rbwm ejj, ÒAvwg †f‡e wQjvg, GUv
wbwðZfv‡eB Kvj iv‡Z c‡o †M‡Q| Avwg evZv‡mi kã
ï‡bwQjvg| GUv AvR‡K c‡o hv‡e, Ges ZLb AvwgI g‡i
hv‡ev|Ó
Ò‡mvbv, †mvbv!Ó wmD Zuvi gwjb gyLLvbv evwj‡k †P‡c ejj, Òhw`
Zywg †Zvgvi K_v fve‡Z bv PvI, Z‡e Avgvi K_v fv‡ev| Zvn‡j
Avwg wK Kie?Ó
wKš‘ Rbwm †Kv‡bv DËi w`j bv| GKwU AvZœv hLb Zuvi inm¨gq,
`~‡ii hvÎvi Rb¨ cÖ¯‘wZ †bq, ZLb GwU n‡q `uvovq c„w_exi g‡a¨
me‡P‡q †ewk GKvKx Avi `ytLKvZi †Kv‡bv Aw¯ÍZ¡| Aev¯Íe
Kíbv Zuvi gv‡S GZ cÖejfv‡e fi K‡i †hb me ai‡bi eÜb hv
Zuv‡K †eu‡a wQj eÜy‡Z¡i gv‡S, c„w_exi mv‡_, GK GK K‡i gy³
n‡q hvq|
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w`b †cwi‡q †Mj, GgbwK †Mva~wji mgqI Zuviv wbtm½ AvBwf
cvZvwU‡K †`qv‡ji Dci Zvi Kv‡Ûi mv‡_ `„pfv‡e Gu‡U _vK‡j
†`Lj| Ges Gici, ivZ †b‡g G‡j DËixq nvIqv Avevi eB‡Z
ïiæ Kij, Rvbvjvi Dci e„wó AvQ‡o coj †mw`bI Ges Qv‡`i
mvg‡bi w`‡Ki wbPy Ask w`‡q wUcwUc K‡i e„wói cvwb Mwo‡q
coj|
hLb †fv‡ii Av‡jv dzU‡Z ïiæ Kij, ü`qnxbv Rbwm c`©vwU‡K
Dc‡i †U‡b w`‡Z Av‡`k w`j|
AvBwf cvZvwU ZL‡bv †mLv‡b wQj|
Rbwm weQvbvq ï‡q `xN© mgq a‡i GUvi w`‡K ZuvwK‡q _vKj|
Gici †m wmD‡K WvKj, wmD ZLb M¨v‡mi Pyjøxi Dci ivLv
wP‡Kb mÿ c‡K PvgP w`‡q †b‡o w`w”Qj|
ÒAvwg Lvivc †g‡q n‡q †MwQ, wmDwW,Ó Rbwm ejj, Ò‡Kv‡bv
GKUv Kvi‡b †kl cvZvwU †mLv‡b †_‡K wM‡q Avgv‡K †`Lv‡”Q
KZUv g›` Avwg| gi‡Z PvIqvUv cvc| Zywg Avgv‡K Aí GKUy
mÿ c G‡b `vI, Avi wKQy cwigvb `y‡ai mv‡_ Aí GKUy †cvU©
IqvBb, Avi – bv; cÖ_‡g Zywg Avgvi Rb¨ GKUv nvZ-Avqbv wb‡q
Av‡mv, Gi ci Avgvi wKQy evwjk R‡ov K‡iv, Avwg Gi Dci e‡m
†Zvgvi ivbœv Kiv †`Le|Ó
Ges N›UvLv‡bK ci †m ejjt ÒwmDwW, Avkv Kwi GK w`b Avwg
†bcjm DcmvMi‡K AuvK‡Z cvoe|Ó
Wv³vi we‡K‡ji w`‡K Gj, Ges wmD IRi †`wL‡q Wv³v‡ii mv‡_
eviv›`vi w`‡K †Mj|
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ÒGgbwK my‡hvM †c‡j,Ó Wv³vi wmD‡qi miæ nvZ wb‡Ri nv‡Zi
gy‡Vvq wb‡q SvKv‡Z SvKv‡Z ejj, Òfv‡jv †mev w`‡q Avcwb Rqx
n‡eb|Ó ÒGLb Avgv‡K bxPZjvi Av‡iKRb †ivMx‡K Aek¨B
†`L‡Z †h‡Z n‡e| †enig¨vb,Zuvi bvg – GK cÖKvi wPÎwkíx ej‡Z
cv‡ib, Avwg wek¦vm Kwi, ZuviI wbD‡gvwbqv n‡q‡Q| †m GKRb
ey‡ov, `ye©j gvbyl, Ges AvµgYUvI Lye gvivZœK| Zuvi †eu‡P
_vKvi †Kv‡bv Avkv †bB; ZeyI †m AvR nvmcvZv‡j wM‡q‡Q Av‡iv
AwaK Avivg‡eva Kivi Rb¨|Ó
c‡ii w`b Wv³vi wmD‡K ejj, Ò‡m GLb wec`gy³| Avcwb
wR‡Z †M‡Qb| cywóKi Lvevi Avi hZœ – GLb ïay GBUyKzB h‡_ó|Ó
Rbwm †h weQvbvq ï‡qwQj wmD †mB we‡K‡j †mLv‡b Gj, GKwU
Mvp bxj Ges e¨env‡ii G‡Kev‡iB A‡hvM¨ D‡ji ˆZix Kuv‡ai
¯‹vd© g‡bi Avk wgwU‡q †mjvB Ki‡Z jvMj Ges Ab¨nvZ w`‡q
Rbwm, Zuvi evwjk Ges Pvicv‡k eyjv‡Z jvMj|
ÒAvgvi mv`v Bù yi, †Zvgv‡K wKQy ejvi Av‡Q Avgvi,Ó wmD ejj,
Ò‡enig¨vb mv‡ne AvR nvmcvZv‡j wbD‡gvwbqvq gviv †M‡Q| †m
gvÎ `yB w`b Amȳ ’ wQj| cÖ_g w`b mKv‡j `uv‡ovqv‡biv Zuv‡K
bxPZjvq Zuvi iæ‡g Amnvqfv‡e e¨v_vq KuvZviv‡bv Ae¯’vq
†c‡qwQj| Zuvi Ry‡Zv I Kvci–‡Pvco wQj †fRv Ges eid kxZj|
Zviv KíbvI Ki‡Z cv‡i wb H fq¼i iv‡Z †m †Kv_vq wQj|
Gici Zviv GKwU jÉb †`L‡Z †cj, †mUv ZL‡bv R¡jwQj, Ges
Avi GKwU gB †hwU GLvb †_‡K †U‡b †bIqv n‡qwQj, Avi wKQy
BZ¯ÍZ Qov‡bv eªvk Ges GKwU c¨v‡jU (wPÎwkíx‡`i iO †Mvjv I
†gkv‡bvi Rb¨ e¨eüZ †evW©we‡kl) hvi Dci meyR Ges njỳ iO
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†gkv‡bv n‡qwQj – Rvbvjvi evB‡ii w`‡K †`qv‡ji Dci †kl
AvBwf cvZvUvi w`‡K GKUy ZuvKvI, †mvbv| Zywg wK GKUyI
we¯§qvwff~Z nI bv †Kb evZvm e‡q †M‡j GwU †`v‡j bv ev
bovPov K‡i bv? In †mvbv! GUvB †enig¨v‡bi †kªôwPÎKg© – †kl
cvZvwU c‡o hvevi ci †mw`b iv‡Z †mLv‡b †m GwU Gu‡K‡Q|Ó
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†e`Lj, RywjI †KvZ©vRvi
evwoUv Avgiv cQ›` KiZvg, cÖvwPb Ges wekvj †Zv e‡UB
ZvQvovI, (H mg‡q cyi‡bv evwo Ni-‡`vi †f‡½ †djevi GKUv
wnwoK Pj‡Q Pvwiw`‡K, KviY wbjv‡g evwoi wbg©vb mvgMÖxi †ek
Pov `vg cvIqv †hZ) GLv‡b Avgv‡`i evc-`v`v †PvÏ ¸wói ¯§„wZ
Rwo‡q Av‡Q, Avgv‡`i †MvUv ˆkk‡ei ¯§„wZ GLv‡bB|
AvBwib Avi Avwg GB evwoUv‡Z _vK‡Z _vK‡Z GLv‡bB _vK‡Z
Af¨¯Í n‡q D‡VwQ, cvMjvgx Avi wK| Rbv Av‡÷K gvbyl Rb
¯^”Q‡›` evwoUv‡Z emevm Kiv hvq, Zv‡ZI †KD‡K Kv‡iv c_
gvov‡Z n‡e bv| mKvj mvZUv bvMv` Nyg †_‡K D‡V cwi¯‹vi
cwi”QbZvi KvR †kl K‡i †ejv GMv‡ivUv bvMv` AvBwib
Ni‡`v‡ii ev` evwK KvR †m‡i wb‡q ivbœvN‡i wM‡q XyK‡Zv|
`ycy‡ii LvIqvUv `yR‡b wg‡j †m‡i †djZvg G‡Kev‡i mwVK
mgq| GB‡Zv e¨vm, Zvici Avi K‡qKUv Gu‡Uv evmbcÎ ayu‡q
†bIqv Qvov Avi wKQyB Kievi †bB| IB k~b¨ wb¯Íä evwoUv‡Z
e‡m wb‡R‡`i g‡a¨ AvjvcPvwiZv mvi‡Z mvi‡Z LvIqv, Avnv
LyeB Avb›``vqK| mwZ¨ ej‡Z Kx, evwoUv ïay cwi®‹vi ivLvUvB
A‡bK eo GK e¨vcvi| gv‡S-g‡a¨ fve‡Z em‡j g‡b n‡Zv GB
GKUv e¨vcviB Avgv‡`i we‡qi c‡_ euva †m‡a `uvwo‡q Av‡Q|
†Kv‡bv we‡kl KviY QvovB AvBwib `y-`y‡Uv fv‡jv cv·K bvKP
K‡i w`‡jv Avi Iw`‡K gvwiqv Gm_vi †Zv Avgvi evM`Ëv nevi
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Avkvq e‡m e‡m cÖvq g‡iB hvw”Qj! Avgiv w`‡b w`‡b †cЇQ †MwQ
Pwjø‡ki †KvVvq, GB evwoUvq Avgv‡`i c~e©cyiæ‡liv wb‡Ri fvB
†evb‡`i we‡q-kvw`i e¨vcv‡i G‡Kev‡iB D`vmxb wQ‡jb, †mB bve‡j
hvIqv g‡bvevÃvi fvi gv_vq wb‡q e‡q †eovw”Q AvgivI|
GB evwo‡ZB †Kv‡bvw`b Avgiv gviv hve, †Kv‡bv GK A‡Pbv
ARvbv `~i m¤ú‡K©i -Zy‡Zv fvB G‡m DËivwaKvix m~‡Î evwoUv
`Lj K‡i wb‡q e‡m e‡m esk we¯Ívi Ki‡e, bq‡Zv evwoUv †f‡O
†d‡j BU-KvV me Ly‡j Ly‡j wewµ K‡i e‡ov‡jvK n‡q hv‡e GB
`vjv‡bi RvqMvUv‡ZB; Zvi †P‡q fv‡jv Avi eyw×gv‡bi KvR n‡jv
Avi †ekx †`wi bv K‡i Av‡M fv‡M wb‡RivB wWMevwR LvIqv|
AvBwib KL‡bvB KvD‡K wei³ Ki‡Zv bv| mKvj‡ejvUvq N‡ii
KvR-Kvg †m‡i wb‡q wM‡q em‡Zv wb‡Ri †kvevi N‡ii †mvdvq,
e‡m e‡m Dj eyb‡Zv| eywS bv I GZ †mv‡qUvi †ev‡b †K‡bv|
Avgvi avibv †g‡qiv Avm‡j KvR-Kvg bv Kivi ARynvZ wn‡m‡e
w`b‡fvi Dj †ev‡b| Z‡e AvBwib wVK IiKg †g‡q bq| †m
memgqB `iKvwi †cvkvK-AvkvKB eybZ| kx‡Zi †mv‡qUvi,
Avgvi Rb¨ †gvRv, wb‡Ri R‡b¨ mKv‡j civi wX‡j-Xvjv j¤^v
Rvgv, Avi iv‡Z c‡i †kevi Mig Kvco| KL‡bv mL‡bv Avevi
GKUv R¨v‡KUwKQyUv ey‡b †d‡j ci‡YB †U‡b †U‡b Dj Ly‡j
†dj‡Zv, gv‡b IUvi wKQy GKUv nq‡Zv Ii gbg‡Zv nq wb; K‡qK
N›Uv a‡i hy× K‡i †k‡l civwRZ †KuvPKv‡bv D‡ji ¯Í~c c‡o Av‡Q
Ii †mjvB‡qi Sywo‡Z, †`L‡Z fv‡jvB jvMZ| kwbevi kwbevi
K‡i Avwg Dj wKb‡Z †hZvg kn‡i| Avgvi cQ‡›`i Dci
AvBwi‡bi fimv wQj| Avgvi †bIqv iO¸‡jv Ii cQ›`B n‡Zv,
ZvB KL‡bvB †Kv‡bv D‡ji †Mvjøv †diZ w`‡Z nqwb| GB
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ARynv‡Z wKQyUv my‡hvM wbZvg AvwgI, eB‡qi †`vKv‡b ¸‡jv‡Z
LvwbKY Ny‡i wd‡i AvmZvg| Lv‡gvLvB Rvb‡Z PvBZvg divwm
mvwn‡Z¨i bZyb wKQy G‡m‡Q wK bv| 1939 mv‡ji Av‡M covi
g‡Zv †Kv‡bv eB-B Av‡R©w›Ubvq Av‡mwb|
‡m hvK‡M, ejwQjvg Avgv‡`i evwoUvi K_v| evwo Avi AvBwib;
Avwg GLv‡b †Zgb gyL¨ wKQy bq| eo AevK jv‡M, Dj †evbv Qvov
AvBwib †ePvixi mvivUvw`b KvU‡eB ev Kx K‡i| GKevi cov eB
Av‡iK eviI cov hvq, wKš‘ GKUv cyjIqvbi GKevi ey‡b †kl
K‡i Zv †Zv Avevi bZyb K‡i evbv‡bv hvq bv, gv‡b G‡Kev‡i
hv‡”QZvB e¨vcvi n‡q `uvovq Avi Kx| GKw`b Ii †kvevi-N‡i
Kvco-‡Pvco ivLevi IqvWª‡ei wb‡Pi Wªqvi Ly‡j †`wL b¨vc_wjb
w`‡q ivLv mv`v, meyR, jvj‡P-‡e¸wb kv‡j Vvmv| Pv`‡ii †mB
¯Í~‡c g g Ki‡Q Kc© ~‡ii MÜ| †`‡L g‡b nq †hb †`vKvb; †Kv‡bv
w`bB Avgvi mvnm nq wb †h Rvb‡Z PvB‡ev †h GB me wb‡q †m
Avm‡j Kx Ki‡Z Pvq, cwiKíbv Av‡Q wKQy? Avgv‡`i LvIqvcivi
R‡b¨ †Kv‡bv KvR-Kvg Kievi `iKvi c‡o bv, gv‡m gv‡m
Avgv‡`i Lvgvi¸‡jv †_‡K hv Avq nq, Zv LiP LiPv K‡iI eis
Av‡iv Rg‡Z _v‡K| wKš‘ AvBwi‡bi GKgvÎ cQ›` Dj †evbv,
Zv‡ZB Zvi `y`©všÍ `Zv| Avi Avgvi e¨vcvi, Ii w`‡K ZvwK‡q
_vK‡Z _vK‡ZB Avgvi NÈvi ci NÈv †K‡U hvq| Zvi nvZ †Rvov
†hb iæcvwj †Kv‡bv mvgyw`ªK cÖvYx| Dj †evbv KuvUv `y‡Uv Zvi
g‡a¨B gv‡S gv‡S wSwjK w`‡q DV‡Q| †g‡S‡Z KUv Sywo, D‡ji
†Mvjøv jvdv‡”Q wZwos wewos| †ek jv‡M|
‡MvUv evwoUvi bKkv fywj Kx K‡i| Lvevi Ni, emvi Ni Zv‡Z me
wKQy my›`i Kvc‡o XvKv, jvB‡eªwi, Avi eo eo wZb‡U †kvevi Ni
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--GKUv iw`ª¸‡qR †cwbi w`‡K gyL| †gvU-gvU evwoi G w`KKvi
Ask n‡jv GB| GKUv Kwi‡Wvi, P‡j †M‡Q wekvj GK IK-Kv‡Vi
`iRvq| IUvB evwoi mvg‡bi Ask †_‡K IcvkUv‡K Avjv`v K‡i
†i‡L‡Q| GB mvg‡bi As‡kB †MvmjLvbv, ivbœvNi, Avgv‡`i
†kvevi Ni Avi nj-iæg| evwoUv‡Z XyK‡ZB wgbv (KviæKvR) Kiv
UvBj‡mi we¯Í„Z jwe, Zvici †cUv-‡jvnvi `iRvUv †cwi‡q XyK‡Z
n‡Zv emvi N‡i| Avgv‡`i `yR‡bi `y‡Uv †kvevi N‡ii `iRv
†mLvb gy‡LvgywL `yw`‡K| Dj‡Uvw`‡Ki Kwi‡WviUv P‡j †M‡Q evwoi
†cQ‡bi As‡k| †mB Kwi‡Wvi a‡i GwM‡q †M‡j mvg‡b I‡Ki
mywqs `iRv| Zvi Icv‡k evwoi evwK AskUv| Z‡e IB `iRvUvi
wVK Av‡MB euv w`‡K Ny‡i †M‡jB GKUv miæ Awj›` c_ P‡j †M‡Q
ivbœvNi Avi †MvmjLvbvi w`‡K| `iRvUv Lyj‡j Z‡eB evwoUvi
mwZ¨Kv‡ii AvqZb aviYv Kiv hv‡e; `iRvUv eÜ _vK‡j A‡bKUv
AvRKvjKvi A¨vcvU©‡g‡›Ui g‡ZvB, AvRKvj †hgb evbv‡bv nq
Avi Kx, fv‡jvg‡Zv nuvUvPjvi RvqMvI _v‡K bv| AvBwib Avi
Avwg memgqB _vKZvg evwoUvi GB w`KUvq, cwi®‹vicwi”QbœZvi
KvR Qvov IK-`iRvUvi Icv‡k Avgv‡`i †Zgb
hvIqvB n‡Zv bv| bv †`L‡j †Zv wek¦vmB Kiv hv‡e bv
Avmevec‡Î Kx cwigvY a~jv c‡o R‡g _v‡K| n¨v, ey‡qbm
Avqvim LyeB cwi®‹vi GKUv kni Z‡e GLv‡b gvbyl-Rb cÖPyi
ZvB GZ a~jv-evwj ZvQvov Avi Kx| evZv‡m cÖPyi a~jv GKUy-
AvaUy evZv‡mB gv‡e©j emv‡bv †Uwe‡ji Dci Avi Pvgov w`‡q
evbv‡bv nxiK bKkvi †W‡¯‹ a~jv D‡o Av‡m| cvj‡Ki Svob w`‡q
Ime cwi®‹vi Kiv Lye Sv‡gjvi e¨vcvi; ay‡jvi D‡o D‡o evZv‡m
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Ny‡i †eovq wVKB Z‡e GKUy c‡iB Avevi wM‡q e‡m wcqv‡bv
A_ev Ab¨ †Kv‡bv †Pqvi, †Uwej ev †mvdvq|
Avgvi ¯§„wZ‡Z memgqB fxlY cÖLi fv‡e ¯úó n‡q Av‡Q NUbvUv,
e¨cviUv N‡U †Mj G‡Kev‡i AK¯§r I Aejxjvq| AvBwib Zvi
†kvevi N‡i e‡m Dj eybwQj, ivZ AvUUvi g‡Zv ev‡R| Avgvi
nVvr B‡”Q n‡jv g¨vwU LvIqvi, ZvB cvwb Mig Ki‡Z n‡e| wb‡P
†b‡g Avwg Kwi‡Wvi a‡i IK Kv‡Vi `iRvUvi Kv‡Q P‡j †Mjvg,
`iRvUv †fRv‡bv, Zvici n‡ji wfZ‡i Xy‡K ivbœvN‡ii w`‡K
GwM‡q hvw”Q, jvB‡eªwi ev Lvevi N‡ii w`K †_‡K Kx †hb Avgvi
Kv‡b G‡jv| wKQy GKUv kã, GB Av‡Q GB †bB Avevi wdm wdm
KÚ¯^i| GKUv †Pqvi Kv‡c©‡Ui Ic‡i c‡o †M‡jv bvwK Pvcv ¯^‡i
Kviv †hb K_vevZ©v Pvwj‡q hv‡”Q| Kwi‡Wv‡ii †k‡l, GLvb †_‡KB
`yw`‡K `y‡Uv †kvevi N‡ii `iRvq hvIqvi c_, †mLv‡b wM‡q
†cŠQv‡ZB ev `yB-GK †m‡KÛ Av‡M-c‡i Avgvi Kv‡b kã
†M‡jv| Avi A‡cv bv K‡i Avwg m‡½ m‡½ Qy‡U wM‡q `iRvUv
†P‡c a‡i AvUKvjvg, Avgvi kix‡ii cy‡ivUv IRb jvwM‡q †V‡m
aijvg `iRvUv| fvM¨ fv‡jv, `iRvi PvweUv G w`‡KB; ZvQvov
Av‡iv wbivcËvi K_v †f‡e `iRvi wekvj wQUwKwbUv jvwM‡q
w`jvg| ivbœvN‡i †Mjvg, †KZwj‡Z cvwb Povjvg, Zvici hLb
g¨vwU evwb‡q †Uª-‡Z wb‡q wdiwQ, AvBwib‡K ejjvg, Òc¨‡m‡Ri
`iRvUv AvU‡K w`‡Z n‡jv| Iiv †cQ‡bi w`KUv `Lj K‡i
†d‡j‡Q|Ò
I nvZ †_‡K Dj †evbv KvUv-UvUv me †d‡j w`‡jv| K¬všÍ wfwiw°
†Pv‡L ZvKv‡jv Avgvi w`‡K| ÒmwZ¨ ej‡Qv?Ò Avwg gv_v bvojvg,
n¨v m~PK|
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ÒZvn‡j †Zv,Ò ej‡Z ej‡Z Dj-‡evbvi KuvUv `y‡Uv AveviI Zy‡j
wbj, Ô‡ek, Zvi gv‡b, Avgv‡`i‡K GB w`‡K _vK‡Z n‡e|Ò
g¨vwU‡Z PygyK w`jvg Ly mveav‡b, Z‡e AvBwib AveviI Dj †evbv
ïiæ Ki‡Z Ki‡Z †ek LvwbKUv mgq wb‡jv| g‡b Av‡Q I GKUv
QvBiOv †mv‡qUvi eybwQj| †mv‡qUviUv Avwg fvix cQ›` KiZvg|
cÖ_g cÖ_g K‡qKUv w`b Avgv‡`i †ek KóB n‡q‡Q, †e`Lj n‡q
hvIqv AskUvq Avgv‡`i `yR‡biB A‡bK wKQy i‡q wM‡q‡Q|
†hgb, Avgvi †d«Â mvwn‡Z¨i msMÖn ZLbI Iw`‡Ki jvB‡eªwi‡Z
c‡o wQj| AvBwi‡bi `iKvwi wKQy KvMRcÎ Avi Zvi GK‡Rvov
m¨v‡Ûj, kxZKv‡j memgq IUv c‡i _vKZ| Avgvi ZvgvK
LvIqvi Kv‡Vi cvBcUv †d‡j G‡mwQ, †mI GK Av‡c, Avi
AvBwib g‡b nq AwZ cyivZb GK e‡qg †jeyi RviK nvwi‡q gb
Lvivc K‡i wQj, Nb Nb me g‡b co‡Zv (Z‡e IB cÖ_g K‡qK
w`b gvÎ|) †`Lv †hZ nq‡Zv †Kv‡bv GKUv Wªqvi ev Avjgvwi eÜ
K‡i K‡iB GKRb Av‡iK R‡bi w`‡K `ytLx `ytLx †Pnviv K‡i
ZvwK‡q †`LwQ|
Òbvn, GLv‡b †bB!Ó
Icv‡k hv hv LyB‡qwQ fvewQjvg Zvi mv‡_ Av‡iv GKUv †hvM
n‡jv| Z‡e Zv‡Z wKQyUv myweavI n‡qwQj| evwo-Ni cwi®‹vi
ivLvi Sv‡gjv LyeB K‡g †M‡jv| GLb KL‡bv-mL‡bv Nyg †_‡K
DV‡Z †`wi n‡q †M‡jv, nq‡Zv mv‡o bqUv †e‡R †M‡Q, ZeyI
GMv‡ivUvi g‡a¨ me KvR-Kvg †kl K‡i nvZ-cv ¸wU‡q e‡m
_vK‡Z nq Avgv‡`i| AvBwi‡bi Af¨vm n‡q †M‡jv `ycy‡ii Lvevi
evbv‡bvi mgq ivbœvN‡i G‡m Avgv‡K mvnvh¨ Ki‡Zv| ZvB wPšÍv-
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fvebv K‡i Avgiv wm×všÍ wbjvg: Avwg hLb `ycy‡ii Lvevi evbv‡ev
AvBwib ZLb iv‡Zi Rb¨ Ggb wKQy GKUv evwb‡q †dj‡e †hb Zv
iv‡Z VvÛvB †L‡q †dj‡Z cvwi| GB e¨e¯’vq Avgiv `yR‡bB †ek
Lykx njvg, †K‡bv bv m‡Ü‡ejv †kvevi Ni †Q‡o D‡V G‡m iv‡Zi
ivbœv-evbœv Kiv Lye weiw³Ki| GLb AvBwi‡bi †kvevi N‡iB
GKUv †Uwe‡j Avgiv iv‡Zi VvÛv Lvevi †m‡i †dwj|
GB wbq‡g AvBwib Av‡iv GKUy evowZ mgq †c‡q †M‡jv Dj
†evbvi ZvB †m mš‘ó| Avgvi Aek¨ eB¸‡jv nvZQvov n‡q
hvIqvq g‡b g‡b Kó cvw”Qjvg wKš‘ ZvB e‡j Avgvi †ev‡bi
Lykx‡Z euva mva‡Z PvB bv| Avwg e‡m e‡m evevi WvKwU‡K‡U¸‡jv
Avev‡iv mvRvZvg; †ek LvwbKUv mgq †K‡U †hZ| Avgiv
wb‡RivB wb‡R‡`i mvgvb¨ hv wQj ZvB w`‡qB wb‡R‡`i‡K Avb‡›`
ivLvZvg hZUyKz cviv hvq| †ewkifvM mgq GK mv‡_B Avgiv
KvUvZvg AvBwi‡bi †kvevi N‡i, NiUv‡Z †ek Aviv‡gi| KL‡bv
mL‡bv AvBwib nq‡Zv ejZ, Ô‡`L †`wL, Avwg GLbB evbvjvg,
GB bKkvUv †`L‡Z wZb cvZvIjv MvQUvi g‡Zv bv?Ò
nq‡Zv GKUy c‡iB Avwg GKUv eM©vKvi KvMR Ii mvg‡b GwM‡q
a‡i I‡K AmvaviY †Kv‡bv WvKwU‡KU gvnvZ¥¨ †`LvZvg ev
BD‡cb-gvj‡gwUi GKUv WvKwU‡KU †`LvZvg| Avgiv wKš‘ wQjvg
†ek, Av‡¯Í ax‡i I me fvevI eÜ K‡i w`‡qwQjvg| fvebv-wPšÍv
QvovI gvbyl euvP‡Z cv‡i| (AvBwib KL‡bv Ny‡gi g‡a¨ K_v ej‡j
Avwg mv‡_ mv‡_ mRvM n‡q D‡V †R‡M e‡mB _vKZvg| Avwg
KL‡bvB IiKg AvIqvR ïwb wb, bv †Kv‡bv g~wZ©i KÚ bv wUqvi
Mjv, ¯^‡cœi †fZi †_‡K †f‡m Avmv KÚ¯^i, †Kv‡bv gvbe KÚ
Ggb n‡Z cv‡i bv| AvBwib e‡j‡Q Avwg bvwK Ny‡gi g‡a¨ Lye
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Dëv cvëv fv‡e nvZ-cv †Quvov Qyuwo Kwi, Mv †_‡K K¤^j †d‡j
w`B| Avgv‡`i `yR‡bi N‡ii gvSLvb emvi Ni, Z‡e iv‡Z N‡ii
†fZ‡i me kã cwi®‹viB †kvbv hvq| Avgiv GKRb Av‡iKR‡bi
wbtk¦v‡mi ev Kvwki kã †Zv †cZvgB, GgbwK KL‡bv KL‡bv
Av‡jvi myB‡Pi Ad-A‡bi kãI †Ui †cZvg| cÖvqB Ggb n‡Zv,
Zvici `yR‡bi g‡a¨ †KDB Avi Nygv‡Z cviZvg bv|
Avgv‡`i `yR‡bi ˆbk D”P-ev”P Qvov †MvUv evwoUvq Avi me
wKQyB G‡Kev‡i wbie| w`‡bi †ejvq Zey evwoi KvRK‡g©i
AvIqvR n‡Zv, Dj †evbvi KuvUvi avZe VyK-VvK, Avi
WvKwU‡K‡Ui A¨vjev‡gi cvZv IjUv‡bvi AvIqvR cvIqv †h‡Zv|
g‡b nq Av‡MI GKevi e‡jwQ, IK Kv‡Vi H `iRvUv cÖKvÛ|
ivbœvNi Avi †MvmjLvbv, `y‡UvB evwoUvi `LjK…Z As‡ki wVK
jv‡Mvqv Ask, †mLv‡b Avgiv †ek D‰”P-¯^‡i K_v-evÎv ejZvg|
AvBwib gv‡Sgv‡S †mLv‡b ¸b¸wb‡q Mvb MvBZ| ivbœvN‡i
eiveiB Lye †kvi‡Mvj nq, _vjv-evwU-Mv‡mi kã, Ab¨vb¨ me
k‡ãi evav n‡q `uvov‡Zv †m me kã| ivbœvN‡i Avgiv KL‡bvB
PycPvc _vKZvg bv| Z‡e Avgv‡`i N‡i ev emvi N‡i wd‡i G‡m
em‡jB, evwoUv G‡Kev‡i wb¯Íä n‡q DV‡Zv| GKUy gvZvj n‡jB
Avgiv mvivUv Ni Av‡¯Í Av‡¯Í †nu‡U †nu‡U Ny‡i †eovZvg, ey‡Sï‡b
mveav‡b cv †d‡j PjZvg †hb †KD KvD‡K wei³ bv K‡i ewm|
g‡b nq Gi KviY AvBwib Ny‡gi g‡a¨ K_v ejv ïiæ Ki‡j m‡½
m‡½B Avgvi Nyg AvPgKv †f‡½ †h‡Zv|)
Aí wKQy †‡Î e¨wZµg Qvov ev` evwKUv cÖvq cÖwZUv w`bB Av‡Mi
w`‡bi cybive„wË n‡q P‡j‡Q| †m iv‡Z Avgvi Lye wccvmv cvw”Qj,
Nygv‡Z hvIqvi Av‡M AvBwib‡K ejjvg, cvwb †L‡Z hvw”Q
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ivbœvN‡i| N‡ii `iRvi mvg‡b `uvwo‡qB (AvBwib ZLb Dj eyb‡Q)
ivbœvN‡ii w`‡K GKUv kã ïb‡Z †cjvg| kãUv ivbœvNi ev
†MvmjLvbv †_‡KB Avm‡Q| I †Kv‡Yi eÜ c¨v‡mRUvq kã Lye
Aí| AvBwi‡bi †Pv‡L co‡jv Avwg G‡Mv‡Z wM‡qI †Kgb ûU
K‡i †_‡g †Mjvg| †Kv‡bv K_v bv e‡j D‡V G‡m Avgvi cv‡k
`uvovj|
Avgiv `uvwo‡q `uvwo‡q ïbwQ| kã ax‡i ax‡i evo‡Q| eyS‡Z cviwQ
Iiv IK Kv‡Vi `iRvi Gcv‡i Avgv‡`i Gw`KUv‡Z G‡m c‡o‡Q|
nq ivbœvN‡i, bq‡Zv †MvmjLvbvq, bv n‡j cv‡ki nj N‡i
Avgv‡`i G‡Kev‡i Kv‡Q P‡j G‡m‡Q| Avgiv Avi †KD KvD‡K
wd‡i ZvwK‡q †`Levi R‡b¨ mgq bó Kijvg bv| AvBwi‡bi GKnvZ
a‡i †Rvi K‡i Zv‡K †U‡b wb‡q GK †`Їo P‡j Avmjvg
G‡Kev‡i †cUv-‡jvnvi `iRvUvi Kv‡Q| Avi †cQ‡b wd‡i
ZvKvBwb| ZLbI Avgv‡`i †cQb †cQb ¸b¸b KÚ¯^i, Z‡e †ek
LvwbKUv †Rv‡i| `ovg K‡i eÜ Kijvg `iRvUv| `yR‡b G‡m
`uvovjvg †Lvjv PZ¡‡i| Avi wKQyB ïb‡Z cvw”Qjvg bv|
AvBwib ejj, ÒIiv Avgv‡`i Gw`KUvI wb‡q wbj!Ò Ii nvZ
†_‡K †evbv D‡ji †Mvjv Mwo‡q Mwo‡q G‡Kev‡i `iRvi wb‡P
w`‡q M‡j A`„k¨ n‡q †M‡Q| AvBwi‡bi †Pv‡L co‡jv D‡ji
†MvjøvUv `iRvi Icv‡k i‡q †M‡Q, †evbv As‡ki w`‡K GKev‡iv bv
ZvwK‡q †m IUv †d‡j w`‡jv nvZ †_‡K|
K‡Ú nZvkv, Rvb‡Z PvBjvg, Òm‡½ K‡i wKQy wb‡q Avm‡Z
†c‡iwQ‡j?Ò
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Òbvn&, wKQyB Avb‡Z cvwi wb|Ò GLb Avgv‡`i mv‡_ hv Av‡Q G-B
Avv‡Q| g‡b c‡o †M‡jv Avgvi †kvevi N‡ii Avjgvwi‡Z c‡bi
nvRvi †c‡mv Av‡Q| A‡bK †`wi n‡q †M‡Q| nv‡Z Aek¨ ZLb
Avgvi NwoUv c‡iB wQjvg, ZvwK‡q †`Ljvg ivZ GMv‡ivUv|
AvBwi‡bi †Kvgi Rwo‡q aijvg (g‡b n‡jv I Kuv`‡Q) iv¯Ívq
wM‡q `uvovjvg Ifv‡eB| evwoUv †Q‡o P‡j Avmevi wVK Av‡M
Avgvi fxlY Lvivc jvMwQj; m`i `iRvUv k³ K‡i †P‡c eÜ
K‡i Zvjv jvwM‡q w`‡q PvweUv Qyu‡o †d‡j w`jvg b`©gvq| Avwg
PvB wb †Kv‡bv nZ”Qvov b”Qvi e`gv‡qk evwoi g‡a¨ Xy‡K evwo-
N‡ii me wKQy wQwb‡q wb‡q hvevi K_v wPšÍvI Ki‡Z cv‡i, wVK
†mB gyn~‡Z©B Avgv‡`i †MvUv evwoUvB †e`Lj n‡q †M‡jv|
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¸jRv‡ii wKQy kv‡qix
†mB †cÖgI †Zvgvi, N„YvI †Zvgvi
e‡jv Kvi Kv‡Q PvB‡ev fvjevmvi wePvi
GB kniI †Zvgvi GB Av`vjZI †Zvgvi
...
GB gvwU‡K wbðqB cvM‡ji g‡Zv †e‡m‡Q fv‡jv e„wói †duvUv
mvgvb¨ †cÖ‡g †KD c‡o bv Ggb S‡i GZ wb‡P
...
Zywg hvIqvi c‡iI cÖwZUv gyn~Z© Avwg
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KvwU‡q P‡jwQ †ZvgviB mv‡_
...
‡Zvgvq `yt‡Li mvMi †_‡K †U‡b †ei Ki‡e †K
AvwgI P‡j †M‡j †Zvgvq †`‡L ivL‡e †K?
...
Kv‡iv Kv‡iv w`b Kv‡U GgbB, †h
g‡b nq, Kv‡iv AbyMÖ‡ni †evSv Kgv‡”Q †m
...
‡Zvgvq fve‡Z e‡m fy‡j hvB mviv wek¦
‡Zvgvi c_ †P‡q †P‡q n‡qwQ Avwg wbt¯^
...
Ab¨ iKg wKQy Ki‡Z n‡j
wf‡oi evB‡i P‡j Av‡mv,
wfo wKQy mvnm †hvMvq e‡U
Z‡e †K‡o †bq e¨vw³ cwiPq
...
Avgvi †Kv‡bv Ab¨vq hw` _v‡K Zv cÖgvb K‡iv
hw` e‡jv Avwg Lvivc, Zv ej †K‡bv Lvivc
KZ fvjevwm †Zvgvq Zv‡Zv ZywgB Rv‡bv
Zywg e‡jv Avwg †eCgvb ... Zv Zywg †h Cgvb`vi Zv‡Zv cÖgvb
K‡iv
...
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‡Zvgvi †Pv‡L Lykxi wSwjK, fv‡jv jv‡M bv
‡Zvgvq Kuv`v‡Z hv jv‡M me, cvVv‡bv n‡q‡Q
...
Ò‡`vl‡Zv me Zvi GKviB bq, †n eÜy, †ev‡Sv,
A‡b‡KB fvjev‡m Zv‡K, Kv‡K †m K_v †`‡e!Ò
...
Avwg wb‡R Ny‡gvevi Av‡M, Avgvi evmbv¸‡jv‡K Nyg cvovB
ZeyI mKv‡j Nyg †f‡½ †`wL Iiv me Av‡MB †R‡M D‡V‡Q
...
Avikx †`‡L Z‡eB ¯^w¯Í †cjvg
G evwo‡Z Avgvi †Pbv †KD Av‡Q
...
mgq _v‡K bv †Kv_vI †_‡g `y `Û
G‡Zv †`wL †ek gvby‡liB ¯^fve
...
fvjevmv †kLv‡j Zywg,
N„Yv KivI †kLv‡j Zywg
‡Zvgv‡K fvjI evwm N„Yvi Kwi
...
gvwUi g‡Zv GZ eo mL¨ Avi cv‡e †Kv_vq
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mvgvb¨ exR Qov‡j w`‡q †`q †MvUv MvQ
...
Mv‡mi Ic‡i Puv`, Mv‡mi †fZ‡iI Puv` cÖcwZZ
GLv‡b AvgivB wZb Rb, Puv`, Mvm Avi GKvwKZ¡
...
‡KD hw` K_vUv †kv‡b †Zv ewj
Rxeb GKvwK KvU‡bv †Xi fv‡jv
¯^v_©ci eÜy eoB Lvivc wRwbm
...
‡PvL `y‡Uv wf‡R wf‡R mvS †_‡K
AvR Avev‡iv Zywg †Kv_vI †bB †`‡L
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BZvwjqv, Avjev‡Z©v †gvivwfqv
‡jvKUv Awg †ivMv‡U Avi mn‡RB Nve‡o hvB| miæ miæ nvZ, j¤^v
j¤^v V¨vs Avi †cUUv‡Zv GZ emv †h †Kvg‡i c¨v›U _vK‡Z Pvq bv
no no K‡i †b‡g Av‡m| A_©vr fvj GKwU jwi WªvBfv‡ii †Kv‡bv
¸YB Avgvi †bB| jwi WªvBfv‡ii w`‡K ZvwK‡q †`‡L‡Qb wK? jwi
WªvBfviiv mevB †ek `kvmB †Pnvivi †jvK nq-Bqv PIov Kva,
ZvMovB nvZ, †cU Avi wcV k³-mg_©| jwi WªvBfv‡ii GB nvZ,
wcV, †cU GB wZbwU wRwbmB PvB| nvZ PvB óxqvwis ûBj
†Nvivevi R‡b¨, mvaviYZ óxqvwis ûB‡ji †eo nv‡Zi cÖvq mgvbmgvb
nq Avi cvnvwo iv¯Ívq KL‡bv KL‡bv cy‡iv nBjUvB †Nviv‡Z
nq| †Rvi`vi wcV PvB, NÈvi ci NÈv Vvq GKfv‡e e‡m _vK‡Z
nq| ZvB wcV e¨_v Ki‡j ev k³ n‡q †M‡j P‡j bv| Ges
†kl‡gl PvB †cU, mx‡U †mu‡U e‡m _vK‡Z n‡e gvwUi ey‡K k³
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cvnv‡oi gZ| kvixwiK w`K w`‡q †Zv GB e¨vcvi| ˆbwZK w`K
w`‡q †`L‡j Avgvi †hvM¨Zv Av‡iv Kg| jwi WªvBfv‡ii †KvbiKg
mœvqweK `ye©jZv, Lvg‡Lqvjcbv ev N‡ii w`‡K wcQyUvb _vK‡j
Pj‡e bv| GKK_vq meiKg m~² Abyf~wZ‡K wemR©b w`‡Z n‡e |
jwi Pvjv‡bv GZ GK‡N‡q Avi K¬vwšÍKi KvR †h Av¯Í GKUv luvoI
Nv‡qj n‡q hv‡e| Avi bvix msµvšÍ e¨vcv‡i †gv‡UB gv_v Nvgv‡bv
Pj‡e bv, G e¨vcv‡i Zv‡K bvweK‡`i gZ n‡Z n‡e| Zv bq‡Zv H
me©Y Avmv-hvIqvi Kv‡R †m †mªd cvMj n‡q hv‡e| wKš‘ Avgvi
gv_vq bvbvb wPšÍv NyicvK Lvq, †gRv‡R Avwg gbgiv I bvix
RvwZi cÖwZ Avm³||
Gme m‡Ë¡I Avwg jwi WvBfviB n‡Z PvBjvg, Avi GKUv
Uªv݇cvU †Kv¤úvbx‡Z PvKixI RywU‡q †djjvg| Avgvi m½x
wnmv‡e cv‡jvwi bv‡g gnv Pvlv‡o GK †Qvov‡K †`Iqv nj| I‡KB
jwi WªvBfvi wn‡m‡e wVK wVK gvbvq| Awewk¨ Zvi gv‡b GB bq
†h jwi WªvBfviiv mevB GK GKwU M‡eU| wKš‘ I wQj GKUv Av¯Í
AvKvU Avi jwiB wQj Ii a¨vbÁvb| e‡qm wZwik †cwi‡q †M‡j
wK nq, ey‡ov‡LvKv Qvov I‡K wKQy fvev hvq bv| Mve`v †Mve`v
†MvjMvj gyL, emv Kcv‡ji bx‡P †NvÆ `ywU KzZKz‡Z †PvL, Avi
gwbe¨v‡Mi gy‡Li gZ GK wPj‡Z †VvU| gv‡S gv‡S †NZ †NvZ
K‡i GK AvaUyKz K_v ejv Qvov we‡kl gyL †Lv‡j bv| GKgvÎ
Lvev‡ii K_v Qvov †Kvb wKQy‡ZB Ii we‡kl Drmvn †`Lv †hZ
bv|
G‡nb †jvK, †h wKbv KvV wKsev cv_i w`‡q ˆZix n‡jB gvbv‡Z
fv‡jv, †mB n‡jv Avgvi me©‡Yi mv_x| ZvB BZvwjqvi †`Lv
†c‡q †hb †eu‡P †Mjvg| †m mgqUv‡Z Avgiv †ivg-‡bcjm mo‡K
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hvZvqvZ KiwQ, Avi wb‡q hvB cÖvq meiKgB wRwbmB| BU,
†jvnv, wbDRwcÖ›U KvV, dj, Ggb wK KL‡bv-mL‡bv †g‡qi `jI
Pvjvb w`| BZvwjqvi m‡½ Avgv‡`i †`Lv nq †Zwmbvq| nvZ
†`wL‡q jwi _vwg‡q I‡K †iv‡g †cЇQ w`‡Z Aby‡iva Rvbvj I|
mPivPi GiKg Aby‡iva Avgiv ivwLbv Ici †_‡K eviY Av‡Q|
wKš‘ BZvwjqvi w`‡K GK bRi ZvwK‡q eyRjvg G wbqg GLv‡b
LvU‡e bv| I‡K Zy‡j wbjvg| jvwd‡q jwi‡Z DV‡Z DV‡Z I
ejj: Ôeivei †`LwQ, jwi WªvBfviiv fvix j²x †Q‡j nq|Ô
BZvwjqvi †Pnvivq PUK Av‡Q, GK_v gvb‡ZB n‡e| wjKwj‡K
miæ †Kvg‡ii Dci UvBU Rv¤úv‡ii g‡a¨ w`‡q dz‡U D‡V‡Q D×Z
eyK| †`L‡jB Kvgo gv‡i| j¤^v Mjv| †QvÆ gv_vq ev`vgx Pyj|
GK‡Rvov meyR †PvL| `xN© kix‡ii Zyjbvq cv `y‡Uv GKUy evKv,
nuvUy euwK‡q nuvU‡Q g‡b nq| wVK my›`ix bv n‡jI Ggb wKQy wQj
Ii hv gb Uv‡b? cÖgvY wgjj nv‡Z-bv‡Z| ZLb Avgiv
wmmZvibvi KvQvKvwQ G‡m †MwQ| cv‡jvgwe jwi Pvjv‡”Q|
BZvwjqv Ii nvZ Avgvi nv‡Z Pvjvb K‡i w`j, wbweo Pv‡c †Ui
†cjvg| †R‡jwÎ †cŠQ‡bv ch©šÍ Gfv‡e Pjj| ILv‡b cv‡jvgwei
KvR dz‡iv‡jv-Avwg WªvBfv‡ii mx‡U wM‡q emjvg| Mi‡gi w`b|
we‡Kj Pvi‡U-Uvi‡U n‡e| me‡P‡q Mig G mgqUvq| Nv‡g
Avgv‡`i nvZ wcQ‡j-wcQ‡j hvw”Qj| †_‡K †_‡K Ii meyR
gvqvex †PvL †g‡j ZvKvw”Qj Avgvi w`‡K| g‡b nj, GZw`b
RxebUv †Zv A¨vmd‡ëi GKUv GK‡N‡q moK Qvov wKQy wQj bv,
Gevi †evanq Rxe‡b Av‡jv Avi nvwm dzU‡e| GKwU bvix †evanq
Rxe‡b Gj| wmmZvibv †_‡K †f‡jwÎ hvevi c‡_ cv‡jvgwe bvgj
Mvwoi PvKvUv †`L‡Z| GB my‡hvM Qvojvg bv
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-BZvwjqv‡K GKUv Pygy †Ljvg| †f‡jw·Z G‡m †Lvk‡gRv‡RB
cv‡jvgwei m‡½ RvqMv e`j Kijvg| AvcvZZ GKUy nv‡Z Pvc,
†QvÆ GKUv PygyB h‡_ó|
Gici †_‡K wd nßvq GKevi wK `~i BZvwjqv wbqwgZ I‡K †ivg
†_‡K †Zivwmbv Avi †Zivwmbv †_‡K †iv‡g wb‡Z †h‡Z ej‡Zv
Avgv‡`i| AvgivI wb‡q †hZvg| mKv‡ji w`‡K I †`qvj †N‡m
`uvwo‡q _vKZ| nv‡Z me mgqB myU‡Kk ev H RvZxq wKQy _vKZ|
Avi cv‡jvgwe Mvwo Pvjv‡”Q †`L‡j BZvwjqv mvivUv iv¯Ív Avgvi
nvZ QvoZ bv| †bcjm †_‡K wd‡i Avmvi c‡_ †Zivwmbvq
A‡cv Ki‡Z I| Mvwo‡Z D‡VB nvZ Rwo‡q ai‡Zv| Ggb wK
Ii Awb”Qvm‡Ë¡I I‡K Pygy †LZvg-Awewk¨ cv‡jvgwe‡K jywK‡q !
†mvRv K_v Avwg ZLb †cÖ‡g nveyWyey Lvw”Q| ¯¿x‡jv‡Ki ms¯úk©
†c‡qwQ eûw`b ci| Ae¯’v Ggb `vwo‡q‡Q †h BZvwjqv GKUy
gyLfvi K‡i ZvKv‡jB eyKUv gyP‡o I‡V, ev”Pv †Q‡ji g‡Zv †Pv‡L
Rj G‡m c‡o| Rvwb cyiælgvby‡li GiKg †Pv‡Li Rj †djv
gvbvq bv, wKš‘ nvRvi †Póv K‡iI †VKv‡Z cvwibv †h| Mvwo
Pvjv‡Z Pvjv‡Z bxPy Mjvq evK¨vjvc PvjvZvg Avi cv‡jvw¤^ e¨vUv
c‡o c‡o Ny‡gvZ| wK AZ K_v ejZvg †K Rv‡b| wbQK
†cÖgvjv‡c †hgb nq †Zgwb K‡Zv A_©nxb K_v nq‡Zv e‡j †MwQ|
Z‡e GUyKz g‡b Av‡Q, mgq KLb †K‡U †hZ -‡h c_ Av‡M KL‡bv
dzi‡e bv e‡j g‡b nZ Zv †hb KLb †QvÆ n‡q †Mj Rv`ye‡j|
Mvoxq ¯úxW Kwg‡q w`Zvg| Ggb wK Miæi MvwoI †ewi‡q †hZ
cvk w`‡q| RvqMvq †cuŠQZvg Aek¨ mgqgZB| BZvwjqv †b‡g
coZ| ivwˇi Lye gRv nZ| jwi †hb Avc‡m Pj‡Z Avgvi GK
nvZ _vK‡Z ÷xqvwis‡q Av‡iK nvZ BZvwjqvi †Kvgi Rwo‡q|
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`~‡i Ab¨ Mvwoi Av‡jv ms‡KZ Rvwb‡q hLb wbfZ RjZZ, g‡b
nZ AvwgI Avgvi Mvwoi Av‡jv Ggbfv‡e †bfvB R¡vjvB hv‡Z
Iiv †ev‡S Avgvi gb Lykx‡Z ficyi| †hb GB K_v Iiv IB
ms‡K‡Z †`L‡Z cvq : ÒAvwg BZvwjqv‡K fv‡jvevwm, BZvwjqv
fv‡jvev‡m Avgv‡K|Ò
cv‡jvgwe‡K †`‡L g‡b nZ, nq I wKQyB †`‡Lwb, bq‡Zv bv †`Lvi
fvb K‡i Av‡Q| BZvwjqv †h GZ Nb Nb hvZvqvZ ïiæ K‡iwQj
†mR‡b¨ GZUyKz AvcwË KL‡bv †m K‡iwb| BZvwjqv hLb Mvwo‡Z
DVZ I ZLb Zv‡K †NuvZ-‡NuvZ K‡i m¤¢vlY Rvbevi gZ K‡i
emevi RvqMv K‡i w`Z| BZvwjqv memgq gvSLv‡b emZ| KviY
Ab¨ Mvwo Ifvi‡UK Ki‡Z †M‡j cv‡jvgwe‡K †`L‡Z nZ iv¯Ív
wVK Av‡Q wKbv| Ggb wK BZvwjqvi m‡½ m¤úK© Av‡Q Ggb GKUv
K_v hLb DBÛb&µx‡bi Kuv‡Pi Dci wjLjvg ZL‡bv cv‡jvgwe gyL
Lyj‡jv bv| A‡bK †f‡ewP‡šÍ kv`v ni‡d wjLjvg: ÔBZvwjqv
`xN©Rxex †nvK| wKš‘ cv‡jvgweUv Ggb nuv`v, K_vUvi †h `y‡Uv
gv‡b nq Zv †Ui †cj bv| Ab¨ jwi WªvBfviiv VvÆv K‡i ej‡Z
jvMj nVvr Avgiv GZ †`kf³ n‡q DVjvg †Kb| GKgvÎ ZLbB
nuv`viv‡gi nuv-Kiv gy‡L ax‡i ax‡i nvwmi †`Lv w`j| ejj: ÔIiv
fv‡e BZvwj‡`‡ki K_v wj‡L‡Q, Avm‡j †Zv †g‡qUv ... ... gv_vq
eyw× Av‡Q †Zvgvi|Ô
Gfv‡e gvm `y‡qK wK ZviI †ekx Mwo‡q †Mj| Gici GKw`b
Avgiv BZvwjqv‡K h_vixwZ †Zivwmbvq bvwg‡q †bcj‡m †cЇQ
†`wL wRwbmcÎ Lvjvm K‡i ZLywb Avgv‡`i †iv‡g †dievi Zje
c‡o‡Q| †bcj‡m ivZ KvUvevi `iKvi †bB| †gRvRUv weM‡o
†Mj| †Kbbv ciw`b mKv‡j BZvwjqvi m‡½ †`Lv nevi K_v| wKš‘
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wK Kiv hv‡e ûKzg †Zv gvb‡ZB n‡e| KZ©vi B”Qvq Kg©| ÷xqvwis
a‡i emjvg Avi cv‡jvgwe c‡o c‡o bvK WvKv‡Z jvMj| BZwi
ch©šÍ wVKB Pjj me wKQy-eû euvK G-iv¯ÍvUvq| Avi ivwˇi jwi
WªvBfv‡ii kixi hLb K¬vwšÍ‡Z †f‡O c‡o ZLb iv¯Ívi euvKB Zv‡K
mRvM iv‡L, cÖK…Z eÜyi KvR K‡i| wKš‘ BZwi †cwi‡q djw`-i
Kgjv-evwMPvi ga¨ w`‡q †h‡Z †h‡Z Avgvi `y‡PvL Ny‡g Rwo‡q
Gj, †R‡M _vKvi Rb¨ ZLb BZvwjqvi K_v fve‡Z ïiæ Kijvg|
fve‡Z fve‡Z †`Ljvg BZvwjqvi wPšÍv e‡bi kvLv-cÖkvLvi gZ
RU cvKv‡Z cvKv‡Z GK RgvU AÜKv‡i wM‡q †kl n‡q‡Q| nVvr
wb‡Ri g‡b e‡j D‡VwQjvg g‡b Av‡Q: ÔfvwM¨m BZvwjqvi K_v
fvewQjvg ZvB †R‡M AvwQ, bq‡Zv KLb Nywg‡q coZvg|Ô ejv
evûj¨ Avwg BwZg‡a¨ Nywg‡q c‡owQjvg Avi wPšÍvUv G‡mwQj
Ny‡gi g‡a¨| G‡Z Nyg Av‡iv †Ru‡K Gj| cÖvq Ggb mg‡qB †Ui
†cjvg jwiUv iv¯Ív †Q‡o GKUv MvWWvq c‡o hv‡”Q| †cQ‡bi
†UªjviUv D‡ë wM‡q cÖPÐ SvKzwbi m‡½ AvIqvR Kv‡b Gj| jwiUv
Av‡¯Í Av‡¯Í hvw”Qj e‡j i‡, ZvB Avgiv †PvU cvBwb| †Kvbg‡Z
†ewi‡q G‡m †`wL †UªjviUv GK`g Dj‡U †M‡Q, PvKv k~‡b¨, Avi
is-Kiv Pvgovi †evSv MvWWvq c‡o Av‡Q| Pviw`K AÜKvi, Puv`
†bB, Zvivfiv AvKvk| ˆ`evr Avgiv †Zivwmbvi KvQvKvwQ G‡m
c‡owQjvg| Wvbw`‡K Lvov cvnvo Avi euv w`‡K AvOyi evMvb
Qvwo‡q wb¯Íi½ Kv‡jv mgỳ ª|
cv‡jvgwe ïay ejj: ÔKvÐUv K‡i Qvo‡j hv †_vK|Ô Zvici Rvbvj
†Zivwmbv †_‡K Avgv‡`i mvnvh¨ PvB‡Z n‡e| Avi ZywY †nu‡UB
iIbv jvMvj| iv¯Ív †ekx `~‡i bq, Kv‡QB †Zivwmbvi KvQvKvwQ
Avm‡ZB cv‡jvgwei LvB-LvB fve h_vixwZ †R‡M DVj| ejj,
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†eªKWvDb †µb Avm‡Z †ek K‡qK NÈv †j‡M hv‡e, ZvB ZZ‡Y
Avgiv GKUv mivBLvbvq Xy‡K wKQy †L‡q wb‡Z cvwi| kn‡i †cЇQ
GKUv mivBLvbvi †Luv‡R †j‡M †Mjvg| wKš‘ H mviv-ivwˇi
GKwU gvÎ Kv‡d Qvov Avi me `iRvq ZLb Svc c‡o †M‡Q|
Kv‡dUvI eÜ ne-ne Ki‡Q| mgỳ ªgyLx †QvU GKUv iv¯Ív a‡i
wKQỳ ~i nuU‡ZB GKUv Av‡jv Avi mvBb‡evW© jvMv‡bv `iRv bR‡i
coj| gb Avgv‡`i Avkvq `y‡j DV‡jv| cv Pvwj‡q GwM‡q †`wL
GKUv mivBLvbvB e‡U| Z‡e †`Ljvg LoLwo †b‡g hv‡”Q, †`vKvb
eÜ nevi gy‡L| Kuv‡Pi `iRvq LoLwo co‡jI duvK w`‡q †`Lv
hvq| Ô‡evSvB hv‡”Q eÜ n‡q †M‡Q', ej‡Z ej‡Z cv‡jvg~we
†fZ‡i DwK gvij| AvwgI Syu‡K cojvg| A‡bKUv MÖvg¨
mivBLvbvi gZ eomo GKUv N‡i GKUv KvD›Uvi Avi wKQy †Uwej
i‡q‡Q †`Ljvg| †Pqvi¸‡jv me †Uwe‡ji Dci D‡ë ivLv|
gvSLv‡b weivRgvbv BZvwjqv ¯^qs-SuvUv nv‡Z Ni cwi®‹vi Ki‡Z
e¨¯Í| N‡ii GK av‡i KvD›Uv‡ii †cQ‡b GKUv Kzu‡Rv‡jvK `uvwo‡q
Av‡Q| Kzu‡Rv Gi Av‡MI †`‡LwQ, wKš‘ Ggb wbLyZ Kzu‡Rv Gi
Av‡M †`wLwb| nvZ `y‡Uvi gvSLv‡b emv‡bv gyL Avi wc‡Vi KzuR
Qvwo‡q †M‡Q gv_v‡K| BZvwjqvi w`‡K I wel †Pv‡L †P‡qwQj|
PÂj fw½‡Z BZvwjqv N‡ii †g‡S mvd KiwQj| Kzu‡RvUv bv b‡oB
wK †hb ejj, BZvwjqv SuvUv KvD›Uv‡ii Mv‡q †njvb w`‡q †i‡L
Mjv Rwo‡q a‡i I‡K wbweofv‡e Pygy †Lj| †di SuvUv wb‡q I Ni
SuvU w`‡Z ïiæ Kij| †`‡L g‡b nj †hb bvP‡Q BZvwjqv| Kz u‡RvUv
KvD›Uvi †_‡K †b‡g N‡ii gvSLv‡b Gj| fvjfv‡e †`‡L eySjvg
I RvnvRx †jvK| cv‡q m¨vÐvj, ci‡b bxjiOv †Q‡j‡`i UªvDRvi
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Avi eyK‡Lvjv kvU©| †jvKUv `iRvi Kv‡Q Avm‡ZB Avgiv m‡i
`uvovjvg| I Kuv‡Pi `iRvUv Ly‡j †fZi †_‡K LoLwo †d‡j w`j|
ÔG †h †`‡LI wek¦vm nq bv,Ô Avwg ejjvg | g‡bi PvÂj¨ Pvc‡Z
n‡e †Zv| cv‡jvgwe ï‡b ejj: ÔZvB e‡U|Ô Ii ejvi ai‡b †h
wZ³Zv dz‡U DVj Zv‡Z AevK njvg| M¨v‡i‡R wM‡q jwiUv‡K
Lvov K‡i Qwo‡q cov Pvgov †di Zy‡j IVv‡Z IVv‡Z evwK ivZUv
†K‡U †Mj| †fvi‡ejv †iv‡gi iv¯Ívq cvwo Rgv‡Z cv‡jvgwe gyL
Lyjj| Avwg AšÍZ hwÏb I‡K Rvwb GB cÖ_g I‡K hv‡K e‡j K_v
ejv ZvB ej‡Z ïbjvg| Ô‡`L‡j KvÐUvÔ I ej‡jv, ÔKzËx gvMxUv
Kx wZUvB Ki‡j Avgvi ?Ô
ÔZvi gv‡b?Ô Avwg AvKvk †_‡K cojvg|
ÔK‡Zv K_vB bv I Avgvq e‡j‡Q|Ô †U‡b †U‡b Ii GK‡N‡q ai‡b
cv‡jvgwe e‡j Pjj: ÔZvQvov hvZvqv‡Zi mg‡q memgqB †Zv Ii
nvZ Avgvi nv‡Z aiv _vKZ| Avwg I‡K we‡q Kie e‡jwQjvg--I
Avgvi GKiKg evM`Ëv wQj ej‡Z †M‡j| †klKv‡j wKbv GKUv
Kzu‡Rv‡K-Ô
cv‡jvgwei K_v ï‡b †Zv Avgvi Pyw¯’i| Pyc K‡i iBjvg|
cv‡jvgwe e‡j Pjj: K‡Zv my›`i my›`i DcnviB bv w`‡qwQcÖev‡ji
GKUv †bK‡jm, wm‡éi ¯‹vd©, cvZjv Pvgovi GK †Rvov
Ry‡Zv ... gvBwi ejwQ, I‡K Avgvi `viæY fv‡jv jvMZ| ZvQvov
Avgvi m‡½ I‡K Lvmv gvbvZ| gvMxUv Ggb nvivwg †K RvbZ...'
Avcb g‡b cv‡jvgwe MRMR K‡i Pjj| †fvi ZLb m‡e dzU‡Q
Avi Avgv‡`i jwi QyU‡Q †iv‡gi w`‡K| eyS‡Z evwK iBj bv
BZvwjqv Avgv‡`i `yRb‡KB VwK‡q‡Q| Avi GB K‡i †i‡ji
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wUwK‡Ui cqmv †m euvwP‡q‡Q| hv AvgviB g‡bi K_v †mB K_v
cv‡jvgwei gy‡L ïb‡Z Lye Lvivc jvMwQj| ZvQvov hvi gy‡L K_vB
†hvMvZ bv Zvi gy‡L GZ K_v †Kgb †egvbvb †VKwQj| †klKv‡j
Avi _vK‡Z bv †c‡i ejjvg: Ô`qv K‡i _v‡gv Gevi| H‡Zv
nvowM‡j †Pnviv, Ii K_vq AZ `iKvi wK‡mi? ÔNygy‡Z `vI|Ô
†ePviv cv‡jvgwe Rev‡e ejj: ÔZv _vgwQ| wKš‘ gb gv‡b KB|
Gici mviv iv¯Ív I Avi gyL †Lv‡jwb|
G NUbvi `xN©w`b c‡iI cv‡jvgwe gbgiv n‡q iBj| Avgvi Rxeb
wd‡i Gj Av‡Mi Rxe‡b Avevi †mB iv¯Ív| GKw`b †`Ljvg wVK
†bcjm †iv‡Wi IciB BZvwjqv GK g‡`i †`vKvb Ly‡j e‡m‡Q|
†mBw`bB jwi Pvjv‡bv †Q‡o w`jvg| †`vKv‡bi bvg w`‡q‡Q Òjwi
WªvBfv‡ii cvš’cv`c|Ô cvš’cv`c eB wK! ejv evûj¨ Avgiv
†Kvbw`bB H cvš’cv`‡ci Zjvq Avkªq wbBwb| Z‡e hLb †Pv‡L
coZ KvD›Uv‡ii †cQ‡b `vwo‡q Av‡Q BZvwjqv, Avi Kzu‡RvUv Ii
nv‡Z g‡`i †evZj Avi †Mjvm Zy‡j w`‡”Q G‡K G‡K ZLb eyKUv
UbUb K‡i DVZ| wb‡R‡K mwi‡q wbjvg Avwg| ÔBZvwjqv
`xN©Rxex †nvKÔ †jLv jwiUv Awewk¨ GL‡bv P‡j I c‡_-Pvjvq
cv‡jvgwe|
Kgj ¸ß
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MÖvg¨ Wv³vi, d«vbrm KvdKv
cwiw¯’wZ eo RwUj; GLwb iIbv nIqv `iKvi; fxlb Lvivc
Ae¯’v wb‡q GKRb †ivMx Avgvi Avkvq e‡m Av‡Q gvBj `‡kK
`~‡ii GK MÖv‡g; Gw`‡K Ii Avi Avgvi gv‡Si GB duvKv
RvqMvUyKz AvR Zylvi S‡oi ei‡d Bqv †gvUv Av¯Íi‡b XvKv c‡o
Av‡Q; Avgvi GKUv G°v Av‡Q, eo eo `y‡Uv PvKvIqvjv nvjKv
cvZjv, Avgv‡`i MÖvg¨ c‡_ PjvP‡ji Rb¨ G‡°ev‡i jvMmB;
AvMv‡Mvov ckg †cvkv‡K †X‡K, Avgvi hš¿cvwZi ev·Uv nv‡Z,
Avwg D‡Vv‡b †b‡g G‡mwQ hvÎvi Rb¨ G‡Kev‡i cÖ¯‘Z; Z‡e
†Kv‡bv †Nvovi e¨e¯’v †bB, gv‡b †Nvov †bB| Avgvi wb‡Ri
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†NvovUv g‡i †M‡Q iv‡Z, GB eid kxZj kx‡Zi cwikª‡g †envj
n‡q c‡owQj; Avgvi PvKi †g‡qUv GLb MÖv‡g P°i †g‡i †eov‡”Q
GKUv †Nvov e¨e¯’v Kievi av›`vq; Rvwb, cÛkªg, Zey `uvwo‡q
AvwQ GKvKx, ci‡Z ci‡Z Zylvi Avgvi kix‡i c‡o c‡o Av‡iv
cyiæ n‡q DV‡Q, µ‡g µ‡g †ei nIqvUvI Av‡iv Am¤¢e n‡q
DV‡Q| †`vic‡_ †`Lv †Mj †g‡qUv Avm‡Q, k~Y¨n¯Í, nv‡Zi
jÚbUv †`vjv‡”Q; ZvB‡Zv, GB Amg‡q †K-Bev †Zvgv‡K Zvi
†NvovUv †`‡e Ggb GK Kv‡R? j¤^v j¤^v `„p c`‡‡c Avwg Av‡iv
GKevi D‡Vvb †c‡ivjvg; Avi †Kv‡bv Dcvq †`LwQ bv; Avgvi
†mB Pig weåvwšÍKi Ae¯’vq Kwl‡q GK jvwÌ Svojvg Avgv‡`i
eQi‡KeQi a‡i k~Y¨ c‡o _vKv k~K‡ii †Lvqv‡oi RivRxY©
`iRvq| `iRvUv avB K‡i nvU n‡q Ly‡j Kâvq †eu‡a Gw`K Iw`K
SUcU ïiæ K‡i w`j| †Nvov †Nvov fvemv GKUv MÜ †f‡m Avg‡Q
†fZi †_‡K| †fZ‡i `wo‡Z †Svjv‡bv GKUv wY Av‡jvi `„p
jÚb `yj‡Q| GKUv gvbyl, AbwZD”P †mB RvqMvUvi g‡a¨ cvQv
N‡m N‡m †ewi‡q Avm‡Q, †`Lv †Mj bxj‡Q gwbi †PvLIqvjv
GKUv †Pnviv| ÒAv‡Á ûRyi, wKQy jvM‡e?Ò Rvb‡Z PvB‡jv
†jvKUv, Pvi nvZ cv‡qi Dci fi K‡i nvgv¸wo w`‡Z w`‡Z
†ewi‡q G‡jv| eyS‡Z cviwQbv Kx ejv `iKvi eis †Kej Syu‡K
c‡o †`L‡Z jvMjvg †Luvqv‡o AviI Kx bv Kx Av‡Q| PvKi
†g‡qUv Avgvi cv‡kB `uvwo‡q Av‡Q| ÒAvcbvi wb‡Ri evwoi
†fZ‡i Avcwb Av‡iv Kx bv Kx Lyu‡R cv‡eb †K Rv‡b,Ò K_vUv
ej‡jv †g‡qUv, `yR‡bB †n‡m DVjvg| mwnmUv e‡j DV‡jv, ÒGB
†h, fvB, I, †evb!Ò Gevi `y‡Uv †Nvov, kw³kvjx cuvRiIqvjv
†cjøvq `y‡Uv Rš‘, GKUvi ci GKUv, cv¸‡jv fuvR K‡i wb‡q,
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`yR‡bB wb‡R‡`i RyZ mB gv_v `y‡Uv D‡Ui g‡Zv SyuwK‡q, wbQK
cvQvi Ici fi K‡i †Kv‡bv iK‡g †V‡m Vy‡m cy‡iv `iRvi
duvKUyKz Kv‡R jvwM‡q †ewi‡q G‡jv| Z‡e †hB bv Iiv †ewi‡q
G‡m mvg‡b `uvov‡jv, g‡b n‡jv I¸‡jvi j¤^v j¤^v cv Avi kixiUv
†hb AuvKv Qwe| ÒIi mv‡_ GKUy Kv‡R nvZ jvMvI,Ò ejjvg,
Aaxi AvMÖ‡n †g‡qUv GK †`Їo P‡j †Mj †Nvovi mvR civ‡bvi
Kv‡R †mB mwnmUv‡K mn‡hvwMZv Kievi Rb¨| ZL‡bvI †m Ii
Kv‡Q cy‡iv cywi †cŠQy‡ZB cv‡iwb e¨vUv I‡K G‡Kev‡i Rvc‡U a‡i
gy‡Li mv‡_ wb‡Ri gyLUv †V‡m ai‡jv| †g‡qUv wPrKvi K‡i D‡V
†`Їo wd‡i P‡j Av‡m Avgvi Kv‡Q; Ii GK Mv‡j R¡j R¡j K‡i
dzu‡U D‡V‡Q `y mvwi `v‡Zi jvj `vM| Òee©i, Rv‡bvqviÒ iv‡M
†PwP‡q DVjvg, ÒPvc‡o G‡Kev‡i jvj K‡i †`‡ev|Ò Z‡e wVK
ZLwb Avgvi g‡b c‡o †Mj †jvKUv Avgvi AcwiwPZ, Rvwb bv I
†KvZ-‡_‡K G‡m‡Q, Avi mevB hLb gyL wdwi‡q wb‡q‡Q ZLb
GB †jvKUvB wbR B”Qvq Avgv‡K mvnh¨ Kivi Rb¨ GwM‡q
G‡m‡Q| †jvKUv †hb Avgvi g‡bi K_v eyS‡Z †c‡iB Avgvi
agKUv Mv‡q gvL‡jv bv, GKevi ïay Avgvi w`‡K ZvwK‡q wb‡q
Avevi †Nvov¸‡jv‡K wb‡qB e¨¯Í co‡jv GKUy c‡iB me wKQy
G‡Kev‡i wVKVvK K‡i w`‡q ej‡jv, ÒD‡V coyb|Ò †`Ljvg,
`ỳ ©všÍ GK †Rvov †Nvov, Avwg mviv Rxe‡bI Ggb †Nvovq DwVwb,
Lywk Lywk D‡V emjvg| ejjvg, ÒPvjv‡ev AvwgB, Zywg‡Zv iv¯Ív
†P‡bv bv,Ò I ej‡jv, ÒZv Avwg‡Zv hvw”Q bv Avcbvi mv‡_, Avwg
†iv‡Ri mv‡_ _vK‡ev|Ò ÒAm¤¢e,Ò Zvi-¯^‡i wPrKvi K‡i I‡V
†ivR, fv‡M¨i Awbevh© cwibwZi c~e© jY wVKVvK AuvP Ki‡Z
†c‡q †g‡qUv cvwj‡q †Mj N‡ii g‡a¨; †m `iRvq wQKj Zy‡j
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w`‡jv, Zvi SbSb kã †f‡m G‡jv Avgvi Kv‡b; ïb‡Z †cjvg
Pvwe Nywi‡q Zvjv eÜ Kievi kã; Av‡iv †`L‡Z †cjvg, †XvKevi
N‡ii Av‡jvUv †m Kx fv‡e †bfv‡jv Zvici AwZ `ªæZ GK GK
K‡i me KUv Kvgivi Av‡jv wbwf‡q wb‡R‡K †jvK Pyi Avov‡j
ivLvi e¨e¯’v K‡i †dj‡jv| ÒZywg Avgvi mv‡_ Avm‡Qv,Ò mwnm‡K
ejjvg, Ò bB‡j AvwgI hvw”Q bv, hvIqvUv hw`I Lye Riæix| Z‡e
wKš‘ g~j¨ wnmv‡e †g‡qUv‡K †Zvgvi nv‡Z Zy‡j w`‡q hvevi K_v
Av‡`Š fvewQ bv|Ò †jvKUv `yB nv‡Z Zvwj w`‡q e‡j DV‡jv,
Ò‡nU-‡nU-ûi;Ò b`xi †Rvqv‡i Lo-Kz‡Uv †f‡m hvIqvi g‡Zv D‡o
Pj‡jv Avgvi G°vMvwoUv; Avwg ïay ïb‡Z †cjvg †h, H mvnm
e¨vUvi _vevq Avgvi evwoi `iRvUv PoPo-gogo K‡i †f‡½
co‡Q; ZLb †mB G°vi †Sv‡ov MwZ‡Z Avgvi Kv‡b Zvjv a‡i
†M‡Q, †Pv‡L AÜKvi †`LwQ, Avi wa‡i wa‡i †mB Ae¯’v MÖvm K‡i
†dj‡Q Avgvi †MvUv Abyf~wZ| Z‡e wbQKB gyn~Z©Lv‡bK, †hb
Avgvi D‡Vv‡bi `iRvi wVK evB‡iB Avgvi †ivMxi Lvgvi evwo
nvU K‡i †Lvjv, Avwg Gig‡a¨B †cЇQ †MwQ, †Nvov¸‡jvI
G‡Kev‡i ¯’exi n‡q `uvwo‡q c‡o‡Q; Zylvi So †_‡g wM‡q‡Q;
Pvwiw`‡K †R¨vrmœvi Av‡jv; Avgvi †ivMxi evc-gv Zvov û‡ov K‡i
†ewi‡q G‡jv Ni †_‡K, †cQ‡b †cQ‡b †ivMxi †evb; Avgv‡K cÖvq
Zy‡j †ei K‡i Avbv n‡jv G°v †_‡K; Zv‡`i K_vi wc‡V K_vi
weåvwšÍKi RUjvq Avwg GK eY©I ey‡S DV‡Z cvijvg bv; †ivMxi
NiUv G‡Kev‡i `geÜ n‡q Avmvi g‡Zv Ae¯’v; Py‡jvUvi w`‡K
Kv‡iv †Lqvj †bB Ab_©K †avqv †e‡iv‡”Q; g‡b n‡jv RvbvjvUv
av°v †g‡i Ly‡jw`; Z‡e GLb Avgvi cÖ_g KvR †ivMxUv‡K †`Lv|
KsKvjmvi †`n, R¡i-Rvwo †bB, VvÛv jv‡Mwb, kix‡ii ZvcgvÎv
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¯^fvweK, k~Y¨ `„wó, Av`yj Mv‡q hyeKwU cvj‡Ki weQvbv †_‡K D‡V,
Avgvi MjvUv `y nv‡Z Rvc‡U a‡i Kv‡b wdm wdm K‡i ej‡jv:
ÒWv³vievey, hvB g‡i hvB|Ò NiUvi Pvwiw`‡K ZvKvjvg; K_vUv
Avi †KD ïb‡Z cvqwb; Ii evc-gv Awai AvMÖn wb‡q PycPvc
`uvwo‡q A‡cv Ki‡Q Avgvi ivq †kvbevi Rb¨; †evbUv GKUv
†Pqvi wb‡q G‡m‡Q Avgvi nv‡Zi ev·Uv ivLevi Rb¨; ev·Uv Ly‡j
Avgvi hš¿cvwZ¸‡jv nvZov‡Z jvMjvg; †Q‡jUv Ii weQvbvq e‡m
e‡mB µgvMZ N¨vb N¨vb K‡i P‡j‡Q Ii Av‡e`‡bi K_vUv; Avwg
SU K‡i GKUv wPgwU Zy‡j wb‡q †gvgevZxi Av‡jv‡Z fv‡jv fv‡e
cwiv K‡i wbjvg, Avevi †i‡L w`jvg ev‡·| ÒAvm‡jB‡Zv,Ò
G‡°ev‡i bvw¯Í‡Ki gZ wPšÍv, ÒG ai‡bi e¨vcv‡i †`eZvivB
Kv‡R jv‡M fv‡jv, nviv‡bv †Nvov cvwV‡q †`q, Zvi mv‡_ evowZ
Av‡iv GKUv Ry‡o w`j Zvov †`‡L, Zvic‡iI Avevi gyKz‡Ui
cvj‡Ki g‡Zv †hvM K‡i w`j GKRb mwnm –Ò GB gvÎ Avevi g‡b
c‡o †M‡jv †iv‡Ri K_v; Kx-Bev Avgvi KieviwQj, Kxfv‡eBev
Avwg euvPv‡ev I‡K, H mwnm e¨vcvi bvMvj †_‡K Avwg Kx cvwi
I‡K wno wno K‡i †U‡b †ei K‡i wb‡q Avm‡Z GB `k gvBj `~‡i
e‡m, Ii mv‡_ Avevi GK `j †Nvov, †m¸‡jv Avgvi Av‡`kI
gv‡b bv | †Nvov `y‡Uv, Gevi, jvMvg wX‡j K‡i wcQ‡j †ewi‡q
G‡m, evB‡i †_‡K †Vjv †g‡i Rvbvjv¸‡jv Ly‡j †d‡j‡Q, Kx Rvwb
Kxfv‡e; `yR‡bB G‡KKUv Rvbvjvi g‡a¨ gv_v Mwj‡q w`‡q,
cwiev‡ii †jvKR‡bi nZPwKZ KvbœvKvwU †`‡L G‡Kev‡i wbwe©Kvi,
W¨ve W¨ve K‡i ZvwK‡q Av‡Q †ivMxi w`‡K| Ò‡ek †ek n‡q‡Q,
GLb wd‡i P‡jv,Ò g‡b n‡jv, †hb †Nvov¸‡jv wd‡i hvIqvi Rb¨
Zvov w`‡Z G‡m‡Q Avgv‡K, ZeyI †ivMxi †ev‡bi Kv‡Q Avgvi
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ck‡gi †cvlvKUv Ly‡j w`‡Z ivwR njvg, I fvewQj Avwg Mi‡g
wm× n‡q hvw”Q| GK Mvm ivg †X‡j wb‡q, ey‡ov gvbylUv Avgvi
Kuv‡a Pvco gvi‡jb, Ibvi GB Avw_‡ZqZvi Nwbócbvi g‡a¨ †Ui
cvIqv hvq Zuvi eo‡jvwK VvU; gv_v bvojvg; e„× †jvKUvi wPšÍvi
msKxY©Zv Avgv‡K Amȳ ’ K‡i Zy‡j‡Q; cvbxqUv wdwi‡q †`Iqvi
†cQ‡b GUvB Avgvi GKgvÎ KviY| †ivMxi gv `uvwo‡qwQ‡jb
cv‡kB Gevi †m wgwó K_vq eywS‡q ïwb‡q ej‡jb IUv wb‡Z;
Avwg wbjvg, Gevi GKUv †Nvov Qv‡`i w`‡K gv_v Zy‡j Zygyj
†Rv‡i WvK †Q‡o DV‡jv, †ivMxi ey‡K Kvb jvwM‡q ïbwQ, Avgvi
wf‡R `vwoi wb‡P eyKUv Ii `yiæ `yiæ Kuvc‡Q| Avgvi avibvB wVK,;
†Q‡jUv G‡Kev‡iB mȳ ’, Ii i‡³i mÂvj‡b UyK-UvK mvgvb¨ wKQy
GKUv M‡Ûv‡Mvj †`Lv w`‡qwQj g‡b nq, Ii gv‡qi hv e‡j-K‡q
LvIqv‡bvi Af¨vm, †ekx Kwd †L‡q †djvi Kvi‡bI GgbUv n‡Z
cv‡i, Z‡e GK av°vq weQvbv †Q‡o D‡V co‡jB †Q‡jUv G‡Kev‡i
mȳ ’ ¯^fvweK| Avwg‡Zv Avi `ywbqvUv myaivevi wVKv wb‡q e‡m †bB
ZvB I‡K k‡qB _vK‡Z w`jvg| Avwg G †Rjvi miKvix Wv³vi,
cÖvYcb LuvUv-LuvUywb K‡i Avwg Avgvi `vwqZ¡ cvjb K‡i AvmwQ,
KL‡bv mL‡bv‡Zv G‡Kev‡i gvÎv Qvwo‡q hvq| cvwikªwg‡Ki Ae¯’v
fxlY ev‡R ZeyI Mix‡ei Rb¨ m`v gnr I AbyMÖvnx| GL‡bv
Avgvi †`Lv evwK i‡q †M‡jv †h †ivR wVK-VvK Av‡Q, Avi GB
Amȳ ’ †Q‡jUv wb‡Ri c_ Lyu‡R †c‡q‡Q Zvici AvwgI g‡i †h‡Z
PvB| GB Amxg Awbt‡kl kx‡Z Kx KiwQjvg Avwg ILv‡b!
Avgvi †Nvov †M‡jv g‡i, †MvUv MÖv‡gi †Kv‡bv gvbyl Ab¨ GKUv
†Nvov avi w`‡Z ivwR n‡jv bv| Avgvi †kv‡ii †Lvqvo †_‡KB
†ewi‡q G‡jv Mvwo-Uvbevi gZ cï; †Kv‡bv fv‡e hw` I¸‡jv
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†Nvov bv n‡q Ab¨ wKQy n‡j Zvn‡j GLv‡b Avgvi k~‡qv‡ii wc‡V
†P‡c Avm‡Z n‡jI ZvB Avm‡Z n‡Zv| GUvB LuvwU K_v| G‡m
GB cwiev‡ii mv‡_ gv_v `ywj‡q `ywj‡q `vwqZ¡ cvjb K‡i P‡jwQ|
Iiv‡Zv Gm‡ei wKQyB Rv‡b bv, Avi Rvb‡j ev Kx, Iiv wek¦vm
Ki‡Zv| †cÖmwµckb wj‡L †`Iqv †ek mnR, gvby‡li mv‡_
†evSvcov K‡i Pjv LyeB KwVb| †ek, Zvn‡j GLb ejv hvq,
GLv‡bB GB †ivMx †`Lvi KvR †kl, Av‡iv GKevi Avgv‡K
Ab_©K †W‡K wb‡q Avmv n‡jv, G iKg ninv‡gkvB n‡”Q Avgvi
mv‡_, iv‡Z Avgvi N‡ii N›Uv evwR‡q evwR‡q †MvUv †Rjvi
†jvKRb Avgvi RxebUv G‡Kev‡i biK evwb‡q Zy‡j‡Q, Z‡e ZvB
e‡j Gevi ejxi cvVv evbv‡Z n‡jv †ivR‡K, †ePviv PgrKvi
†g‡qUv Avgvi evwo‡Z Av‡Q AvR cÖvq eQiK‡qK, GKev‡ii
R‡b¨I †PvL Zy‡j I‡K fv‡jv K‡i †LqvjI Kiv nqwb --Ii GB
Z¨v‡Mi K_v e‡j †evSv‡bv hv‡e bv, †hgb K‡i †nvK Avgv‡KB
gv_vq gv_v‡q Gi †cQ‡b GKUv gReyZ hyw³ ˆZwi K‡i wb‡Z n‡e,
bB‡j GB cwieviUv‡K Avgvi kÎæ e‡j g‡b n‡e, ZeyI‡Zv me
PvB‡Z †ekx Kzkj g½j Kvgbv K‡iI wK Giv †ivR‡K Avi Av‡Mi
g‡Zv wdwi‡q w`‡Z cvi‡e Avgvi Kv‡Q|Avgvi ev·Uv eÜ K‡i
dvi-‡KvUUvi Rb¨ nvZ evwo‡q w`‡qwQ, Gw`‡K cwiev‡ii KRb
GKmv‡_ `uvwo‡q, evev †jvKUv nv‡Z iv‡gi MvmUv wb‡q bv‡K
ïKwQ‡jb, gv, †evSvB hv‡”Q Avgvi Ici mš‘ó bb –‡Kb, gvbyl †h
Kx Avkv K‡i? –wb‡Ri †VvU Kvgov‡”Q †Pv‡L Akªæ, †evbUv GKUv
i‡³ †fRv Z‡qwjqv †b‡o †`Lv‡”Q, AvwgI GZme †`‡Lï‡b
†gvUvgywU kZ©¯^v‡c‡ ¯^xKvi Ki‡Z cÖ¯‘Z n‡q cojvg †h †Q‡jUv
Av`‡Z Amȳ ’ n‡jI n‡Z cv‡i| Ii w`‡K †Mjvg, Avgv‡K †`‡L
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†Q‡jUv Avgš¿b Rvwb‡q Ggb fv‡e GK wPj‡Z nvwm nvm‡jv †hb
Ii Rb¨ Avwg GK evwU †d‡j †`Iqv cywóKi gvs‡mi †Svj wb‡q
G‡mwQ, --Avn&, Gevi `y‡Uv †NvovB GK mv‡_ wP-wn-wn K‡i
DV‡jv; kãUv, Avgvi g‡b n‡jv, GB †ivMxUv‡K cwiv K‡i
†`Levi Rb¨B ¯^M© †_‡K Avgvq wbhy³ Kiv n‡q‡Q – Avi Gevi
Avwg Lyu‡R †c‡Z †LLjvg †h †Q‡jUv Avm‡jB Amȳ ’| Ii Wvb
w`‡K, wbZ‡¤^i KvQvKvwQ, Avgvi nv‡Zi Zvjyi g‡Zv eo GKUv
Nv| †Mvjvc-iv½v, A‡bK¸‡jv wfbœ wfbœ †m‡Wi is, hZ Mfxi ZZ
Mvp, aviUv nvjKv jvjv‡fv, nvjKv ¸wU ¸wU `vbv`vb, Qwo‡q
wQwU‡q Kbv Kbv RgvU euvav i³, †hb w`ev‡jv‡K Db¥y³ Lwb-gyL|
`~i †_‡K GgbB †`Lvq| Z‡e G‡Kev‡i KvQ †_‡K †`L‡j Av‡iv
RwUjZv aiv c‡o| AevK we¯§‡q Avj‡Zv GKUv Dn& kã †ewi‡q
†Mj gyL †_‡K| †cvKv, Avgvi †K‡b Av½y‡ji gZB j¤^v Ges cyiæ,
I ¸‡jvB †Mvjv‡ci gZ jvj Avi Zvi Dci i‡³i wQUv, Nv‡qi
†fZ‡i wb‡R‡`i wbivc` Avkª‡q g‡a¨ †_‡K Av‡jvi w`‡K wKjwej
wKjwej Ki‡Q, †QvÆ †QvÆ mv`v gv_v Avi A‡bK¸‡jv Lv‡Uv cv|
Avnv‡i †ePviv, †Kv‡bv wKQy‡ZB Avi wKQy Kiv m¤¢e bq| †Zvgvi
gnv ZUv Avwg Lyu‡R †c‡qwQ, †Zvgvi GK cv‡ki GB dz‡ji
KzuwoUvB †Zvgvi aŸs‡mi KviY| cwiev‡ii mevB GZ‡b †ek
Lykx; Iiv wb‡Ri †Pv‡L †`L‡Q Avwg Lye e¨v¯Í; K_vUv †evb ej‡jv
gv‡K, gv ej‡jb evev‡K, Avi evev e‡j †eov‡jb wKQy †gnbv‡`i
Kv‡Q, Gme †jvKRb P‡j G‡m‡Q, †Lvjv `iRv M‡j Puv‡`i
Av‡jvi mv‡_ mv‡_, cv‡qi ey‡ov Av½y‡ji Dci fi w`‡q wbtðy‡c
mveav‡b, `y nvZ Qwo‡q fvimvg¨ wVK †i‡L| ÒAvcwb wK Avgv‡K
mvwi‡q Zyj‡eb?Ò Kuv‡`v Kuv‡`v Mjvq †Q‡jUv wdm wdm K‡i e‡j
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DV‡jv, GB ‡Zi hš¿bvq Rxe‡bi cÖwZ weZkª× n‡q D‡V‡Q|
Avgvi GB †Rjvq †jv‡Kiv me‡Zv †mUvB Pvq| memgqB
Wv³v‡ii Kv‡Q Ggb Am¤¢e Avkv K‡i| Zviv me cyivZb wek¦vm
RjvÄjx w`‡q e‡m Av‡Q; G MÖv‡gi hvRK GLv‡b GB N‡i,
ci‡Z ci‡Z Zuvi †cvlvK Ly‡j †dj‡Qb; Z‡e `y‡Uv m`q
A¯¿wPwKrmvÁ n¯Í _vKvi Kvi‡bB Wv³vievey‡K g‡b Kiv nq
me©gqgZvai| Zv hvK Zv‡Z hw` Iiv Lykx nq‡Zv †nvK;
Avwg‡Zv Avi †Rvi K‡i Kv‡iv Dci wKQy Pvwc‡q †`Bwb; Iiv hw`
Avgv‡K a‡g©i Kv‡R jvwM‡q †`q, hvi hv KvR bv Zv‡K w`‡q ZvB,
AvwgI Zv-B Ki‡ev; Gi †P‡q Avi fv‡jv Kx-B ev Avkv Ki‡ev,
Avwg GKRb e„× MÖvg¨ Wv³vi, GgbwK Avgvi PvKi-‡g‡qUv‡KI
†K‡o †bIqv n‡q‡Q! Iiv GwM‡q Av‡m, cwiev‡ii mevB Avi
MÖv‡gi ¸iæR‡biv, G‡m Avgvi kixi †_‡K Rvgv Kvco Ly‡j
wb‡jv; †Kv‡bv GK ¯‹y‡ji †Q‡j-‡g‡qiv gvóvi‡K mvg‡b †i‡L
G‡Kev‡i †m evwoi mvg‡bB Zv‡`i wbZvšÍB mij GKUv my‡i
wb‡Pi K_v¸‡jv †M‡q P‡j‡Q:
Ii Mv‡qi Kvco me Ly‡j bvI, Z‡e I Avgv‡`i †ivM mviv‡e
Zey hw` bv KvR K‡i, I‡K †g‡i †d‡jv †g‡i †d‡jv
Ggb‡Zv wKQy bv fvwi‡Zv GK Wv³vi, MÖv‡gi Wv³vi
GLb Avwg G‡Kev‡iB wee¯¿ wbtðyc kvšÍ Ges †P‡q †P‡q I‡`i
gyL †`LwQ, `vwo‡Z Av½yj, gv_v GK w`‡K euvKv‡bv| Avwg
cy‡ivcywi I‡`i wbqš¿‡b hv nevi ZvB n‡”Q Ges Zv-B †nvK,
eyS‡Z cviwQ Zv‡Z Avgvi wKQyB jvf †bB, Kvib Iiv Gevi
Avgvi nvZ-cv Zy‡j wb‡q DPy K‡i wb‡q hv‡”Q weQvbvq| ïB‡q
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w`j Avgv‡K †`Iqv‡j cvk †N‡m weQvbvq, †h cv‡k Ii ZUv|
Zvici Iiv mevB †ewi‡q †Mj Kvgiv †Q‡o; `iRvUv eÜ n‡jv;
evB‡ii mg‡eZ mswMZ †_‡g †M‡jv; Puv` †X‡K †M‡jv †g‡N;
Avgvi Pvwicv‡k weQvbvcÎ †ek Mig Mig; †Lvjv Rvbvjvq †Nvov
¸‡jvi gv_v g‡b n‡”Q †hb Qvqv| ÒZywg wK Rv‡bv,Ò K_vUv †f‡m
G‡jv Avgvi Kv‡b, ÒAvcbvi Ici wKš‘ Avgvi †gv‡UB fimv
†bB| †K‡bv Rv‡bb, Avcbv‡K GLv‡b Zy‡j wb‡q Avmv n‡q‡Q,
wb‡Ri cv‡q †nu‡U GLv‡b Av‡mbwb| Avgv‡K mn‡hvwMZv Kievi
e`‡j Avcwb eis Avgvi g„Zÿ i c_ Av‡iv KóKi K‡i Zy‡j‡Qb|
Avwg Avm‡j GLb g‡b cÖv‡Y PvB Avcbvi †PvL `y‡Uv Lye‡j Zy‡j
wb‡Z|Ò ÒwVK,Ò ejjvg, Òfxlb j¾vi K_v| hw`I Avwg GKRb
Wv³vi| Avgvi Kx Kievi Av‡Q e‡jv? wek¦vm K‡iv, Avgvi
R‡b¨I e¨vcviUv †gv‡UB mnR bq|Ò ÒwK g‡b nq Avcbvi GB
¯^xKv‡ivw³‡ZB wK Avgvi mš‘ó nIqv DwPr? I‡nv,mš‘óB nIqv
DwPr, ZvQvov Avi wKQyB Kivi †bB| memgq mn¨‡Zv Avgv‡KB
Ki‡Z n‡e| GZ my›`i GKUv Z Avwg c„wLexi ey‡K wb‡q
G‡mwQ; GUvB Avgvi GKvi --G‡Kev‡i GKvi K…wZZ¡|Ò ÒI
fvB,Ò ejjvg Ò‡Zvgvi mgm¨v: †Zvgvi `„wó h‡_ó cÖmvwiZ bq|
Av‡k cv‡ki meKUv †ivMxB Avgvi †`Lv, †mB Avwg †Zvgv‡K
ej‡Q: †Zvgvi Z ZZUv Lvivc bq| wPcv GK †Kv‡b Kzoy‡ji
`y‡Uv evwo‡ZB GB Z, A‡b‡K ïay wb‡Ri c‡B K_v e‡j,
e‡bi g‡a¨ Kzoy‡ji AvIqvR cÖvq Kv‡bB †kv‡b bv, Kv‡Q P‡j
Avm‡Q ZvI ïb‡Z cvq bv|Ò ÒmwZ¨ K_v? bvwK Avwg R¡‡i c‡o
AvwQ †mB my‡hv‡M Dëv-cvëv GKUv wKQy eywS‡q w`‡jb?Ò
ÒAvm‡jB Zv-B, g‡b †i‡Lv GUv miKvix Wv³v‡ii gy‡Li K_v|Ò
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K_vUv ï‡b PycPvc ï‡q co‡jv| GLb Avgvi cvjvevi wPšÍv Kiv
`iKvi| †Nvov `y‡Uv GL‡bv RvqMv g‡Zv `uvwo‡q i‡q‡Q Pyc Pvc|
SUcU Avgvi †cvlvK-AvlvK, dvi †KvUUv, Avgvi e¨vMUv Kzwo‡q
wbjvg; Kvco-‡Pvco c‡i Avi mgq bó Ki‡Z Avwg Avi ivwR
bv; †Nvov¸‡jv †h MwZ‡Z †`Їo G‡m‡Q hw` †mfv‡e †h‡Z cv‡i,
Zvn‡j‡Zv e¨vm GK jv‡d, Avmvi †ejv †hgb n‡jv, GB weQvbv
†_‡K †ewi‡q Scvm G‡Kev‡i Avgvi wb‡Ri weQvbvq| eva¨‡Q‡ji
g‡Zv GKUv †Nvov wd‡i G‡jv Rvbvjv †_‡K; Avgvi MvwoUvi w`‡K
nv‡Zi wRwblcθ‡jv me Qy‡o w`jvg; dvi-‡KvUUv RvqMv g‡Zv
bv c‡o ïay GKUv AvsVvq GKUv nvZv AvV‡K Syj‡Z _vK‡jv|
fv‡jv fv‡jv| Avwg wb‡R jvwd‡q D‡V cojvg †Nvovi Nv‡o|
jvMvg AvjMv n‡q Av‡Q, GKUv †Nvov hv‡nvK K‡i AvUKv‡bv
Ab¨Uvi mv‡_, G°vUv †cQ‡b Uvb‡Q, Avgvi dvi †KvUUv †k‡l
wM‡q co‡jv Zylv‡i| Ò‡nU-‡nU-ûi-ûi!Ò ejjvg Avwg, Z‡e
†Nvov †`Šov‡jv bv; Pj‡Q ax‡i, ey‡ov gvby‡li g‡Zv, Zylv‡ii
aŸsmve‡k‡li Dc‡i Avgiv ¸wU ¸wU cv‡q †nu‡U P‡jwQ; A‡bKY
a‡i Avgv‡`i †cQb †cQb ev”Pv¸‡jvi bZyb Z‡e Am¤ú~Y© GKUv
Mvb cÖwZaŸwbZ n‡q P‡j‡Q:
nv‡mv †L‡jv Mvb MvI, I †ivMxi `j
‡Zvgv‡`i Wv³vi †Zvgv‡`i cv‡k
c‡o Av‡Q, †Zvgv‡`iB weQvbvq
GB MwZ‡Z Pj‡j Avwg‡Zv Rxe‡bI evwo †cŠQv‡ev bv; Avgvi
Wv³vwi cmv‡ii wK n‡e; Avgvi DËim~wiiv me jy‡U cy‡U †b‡e,
Zv‡Z KvR n‡e bv, Iiv KL‡bvB Avgvi RvqMv wb‡Z cvi‡e bv;
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Avgvi evwo‡Z GLb b”Qvi GK mwnm e¨vUv `vwc‡q †eov‡”Q;
†ivR Zvi wkKvi; bv bv, Avwg Avi Ime wb‡q wPšÍv Ki‡Z PvB
bv| wee¯¿, hy‡Mi AmyLxZg Zylvicv‡Zi w`‡b Dj½ n‡q, cvw_©e¨
GK evn‡b, Acvw_©e¨ `y‡Uv †Nvov wb‡q, Avwg GK ey‡ov gvbyl,
wec‡_ Ny‡i †eovw”Q| Avgvi d‡ii †KvU GLb G°vUvi †cQ‡b
Syj‡Q, Avwg Zvi bvMvj cvB bv, Avi Avgvi †Kv‡bv †ivMxI GLb
GKUy nvZ evov‡”Q bv| wek¦vmNvZK! wek¦vmNvZK! iv‡Zi GKUv
wg_¨v kã ms‡K‡Z GKevi DËi w`‡j -Zv‡Z KL‡bvB fv‡jv nq
bv, †Kv‡bv fv‡jv nq bv|
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Qvqvi †Qvej, Av_©vi †Kvbvb W‡qj
[`¨ em‡Kvg f¨vwj wgw÷ªi iƒcvšÍi]
mKvj †ejv-Avwg ZLb eD‡qi mv‡_ e‡m bv¯Ív Lvw”Q, †gvevB‡j
kv`© yj ivqnv‡bi †g‡mm G‡jv|
lets go to Basabpur for a couple of days. Solid
village, fresh air, fresh fish and vegetables.
The car will arrive at eleven o'clock.
(w`b `y‡q‡Ki Rb¨ evmecyi †h‡Z n‡e| wb‡iU MÖvg, UvUKv
evZvm, UvUKv gvQ Avi kvK mwâ| GMv‡ivUvq Mvwo Avm‡e|)
¯¿x-i Drmv‡n hvIqvB gb¯’ Kijvg| SU K‡i wRwbmcÎ ¸wQ‡q
ˆZwi n‡q wbjvg| h_vmg‡q evwoi mvg‡b mv`v GKUv gvB‡µvevm
G‡m _vg‡jv| Mvwo‡Z e‡m ¯^qs kv`© yj ivqnvb| AuvUmuvU a~mi
†cvkv‡K `xN© K…k kixiUv AviI X¨vOv †`Lv‡”Q|
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D‡V emjvg †mB gvB‡µ ev‡m| Mvwo‡Z Avgiv `yRb Qvov Avi
Av‡Q Ii Awd‡mi WªvBfvi cÖmv`| Zb¥q n‡q GKMv`v KvMR c‡o
Pjj ivqnvb, gv‡S gv‡S Kx me Uy‡K wb‡Z jvMj| ejj, †KmUv
m¤ú‡K© wKQy avibv Av‡Q?
Lye RwUj wKQy?
g‡b nq Lye mnR, †mBR‡b¨B Lye RwUj|
µvB‡gi MÜ cvIqv hv‡”Q|
‡h-‡Km †Pv‡L covi g‡Zv RwUj, Rvb‡e Zv cvwbi g‡Zv †mvRv|
wKš‘ hv mv`vwm‡` †Mvjgvj Zv‡ZB †ewk| G-‡K‡m Awf‡hvM Avbv
n‡q‡Q whwb gviv †M‡Qb, Zuvi †Q‡ji weiæ‡×|
Ly‡bi gvgjv?
‡mBiKgB g‡b Kiv n‡q‡Q| ZvB Avgv‡`i cwÎKv Ô‰`wbK
mKv‡ji LeiÔAvgv‡K cvVv‡”Q Kfvi Kievi Rb¨| wKš‘ Avwg
wb‡R Zwj‡q bv-‡`Lv ch©šÍ Kv‡iv K_v ï‡b †Kv‡bv wKQy g‡b Kivi
cvÎ Avwg bB| gb w`‡q †kv‡bv|
e‡jv|
evmecyii me‡P‡q eo eo QÔUv Avg evMv‡bi gvwjK n‡jb Rvjvj
Zid`vi| Avwd«Kv †_‡K A‡bK UvKv cqmv †ivRMvi K‡i G‡b
RwgRgv wK‡b Pvlevm Ki‡Qb| GKUv evMvbevwo fvov w`‡q‡Qb
Pybœy gvwbK bv‡g GK f`ª‡jvK‡K–BwbI Avwd«Kv †_‡K wd‡i‡Qb|
†mLv‡bB Av‡M Avjvc mn-Kwg© GLv‡bI ZvB cÖwZ‡ekx n‡q i‡q
†M‡jb| Zid`v‡ii UvKvcqmv †ewk _vK‡jI Zv †gjv‡gkvi
AšÍivq nj bv| `yR‡biB eD MZ n‡q‡Q, Avi we‡q K‡i wb|
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Zid`v‡ii GK †g‡q, gvwbKi GK †Q‡j–`yR‡biB eqm cÖvq
GKB| cÖwZ‡ekx‡`i m‡½ Iiv †KDB Lye GKUv IVv-emv K‡i bv|
MZ †mvgevi †Zmiv Ryb gvwbK we‡Kj wZb‡U bvMv` ajvKvUv
nvI‡i hvb–nv‡Z GKUv ûwqj wQc wb‡q - evwoi GK Kv‡Ri
†jvK‡K e‡j hvb gvQ gviZ hvw”Q| Avi †d‡ibwb|
Zvi evwo †_‡K nvIi wmwK wK‡jv `~i| `yRb †`‡L‡Q gvwbK‡K
†h‡Z| GKRb eywo–bvg Rvbv †bB| Avi GKRb evMv‡bi gvwj|
gvwbKi †ek GKUy c‡i †cQ‡b †cQ‡b Zvi †Q‡j kixd‡KI †h‡Z
†`Lv †M‡Q| Zvi gv_vq Uywc, nv‡Z GKUv GqviMvb wQj| †hb
evc‡K †Pv‡L †Pv‡L †i‡L nuvUwQj †Q‡j|
gvwji †g‡qI †`‡L‡Q evc‡eUv‡K nvI‡ii av‡i| e‡bi g‡a¨ dzj
ZyjwQj †g‡qUv| †mLvb †_‡KB †`L‡Z cvq K_v KvUvKvwU n‡”Q
evc‡eUvq †Q‡j Ggbfv‡e GKevi nvZ Zyjj| †hb GB eywS †g‡i
em‡e evc‡K| f‡qi †Pv‡U †g‡qUv †`Їo G‡m gv‡K m‡e NUbv
ej‡Z ïiæ K‡i‡Q, Ggb mg‡q QyU‡Z QyU‡Z kixd G‡m ej‡j–
evev‡K GBgvÎ g‡i c‡o _vK‡Z †`‡L G‡m‡Q e‡bi av‡i|
kix‡di ZLb weûj Ae¯’v, gv_vq Uywc †bB, eM‡j GqviMvbUv
†bB, nv‡Z Avi Avw¯Í‡b KuPv i³ †j‡M Av‡Q| kix‡di m‡½ wM‡q
†`Lv †Mj, mwZ¨B gvwbKi g„Z‡`n c‡o i‡q‡Q nvI‡ii av‡i
Lye fvix wKš‘ †fZv ai‡bi †Kv‡bv A¯¿ w`‡q †ek K‡qKevi Nv
†g‡i Lywj dvwU‡q †`Iqv n‡q‡Q| wVK †hb e›`y‡Ki Kzu‡`vi gvi|
cv‡k GKUv GqviMvb Avi ûwqj wQc c‡o cvIqv †Mj GKUy
Zdv‡Z Nv‡mi Ici| †Q‡j‡K †MÖßvi K‡i wb‡q hvIqv n‡q‡Q|
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me ï‡b Avwg ejjvg, G Ae¯’vq‡Zv †Q‡j kixd‡KB †`vlx e‡j
g‡b n‡”Q |
‡mfv‡e †`L‡Z †M‡j nq‡Zv AwePviB Kiv n‡e| kixd †`vlx
n‡Z cv‡i, Avevi bvI n‡Z cv‡i| ïay cwiw¯’wZ †`L‡j n‡e bv,
Ab¨ `„wó‡KvY †_‡K †`L‡Z n‡e| †jvKvj _vbvi cywjk B݇c±i
j¯‹i †KmUv Z`šÍ Ki‡Q| ZviB cvVv‡bv evZ©vq Avgv‡`i GLb
QyU‡Z n‡”Q NÈvq GKÔk-wek wK‡jv wgUvi †e‡M|
‡Km †Zv G‡Kev‡i cvwbi g‡Zv cwi®‹vi|
nvmj ivqnvb| ejj, cwi®‹vi e¨vcv‡iB A‡bK wKQy †Pv‡Li evB‡i
†_‡K hvq| j¯‹i hv †`‡Lwb, Avgvi †Pv‡L Zv co‡Z cv‡i| †hgb
ai bv †Kb †Zvgvi ev_iæ‡gi jvBUUv †ewm‡bi Wvb w`‡K †ek
LvwbKUv `~‡i jvMv‡bv, G wRwbm nq‡Zv j¯‹‡ii †PvL Gwo‡q hv‡e
wKš‘ Avgvi †PvL Govqwb|
mwZ¨B AevK njvg, wKš‘ Zywg Rvb‡j Kx K‡i?
Avwg Rvwb, cwi®‹vi cwi”Qbœ wdU-dvU _vKv †Zvgvi A‡f¨m| †ivR
`vwo KvgvI Zywg mKv‡j| XvKv kn‡i, d¬¨v‡U wbðqB ev_iæ‡gi
†ewm‡b `uvwo‡q `vwo KvgvI| wKš‘ †`LwQ †Zvgvi `vwo euv w`KUv
Avi wb‡PUvI †Zgb gk„b K‡i Kvgv‡bv nqwb| Zvi gv‡b wK GB
bq †h, ev_iæ‡gi jvBUUv †ewm‡bi Wvb w`‡K, ev Mv‡j Av‡jv
Kg? LyuwU‡q †`L‡j Ggwb A‡bK wKQy Avwe®‹vi Kiv hvq, GB
†K‡mI †m-my‡hvM Av‡Q e‡j Avgvi wek¦vm|
KxiKg?
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‡Q‡jUv‡K †MÖßvi Kiv n‡q‡Q evwo wd‡i Avmvi ci AKz¯’‡j bq|
ZLb †m e‡jwQj, †m bvwK RvbZ Zv‡K †MÖßvi n‡Z n‡e|
Zvi gv‡bB Ly‡bi Aciva ¯^xKvi K‡i †bIqv nj|
wKš‘ Zvic‡iB e‡j‡Q Lyb †m K‡iwb|
wKš‘ Zv‡Z m‡›`n hvq bv eis ev‡o|
‡gv‡UB bv–m‡›`n G‡Kev‡i P‡j hvq| †MÖßv‡ii mg‡q †gRvR
†`Lv‡jB eis m‡›`n nZ–cvMj‡K cvMj ej‡jB †i‡M hvq| wKš‘
ev‡ci m‡½ K_v KvUvKvwUi c‡iB evc Lyb n‡q‡Q–myZivs †h †KD
ej‡e Lywb †m-B–GB †mvRv mgxKiYUv †mvRv fv‡e †h ej‡Z cv‡i,
eyS‡Z n‡e Zvi g‡b cvc †bB|
wKš‘ duvwm wK Zv‡Z AvUKv‡bv hvq? Gi †P‡q Kg m‡›`‡ni †Rv‡i
A‡b‡K duvwmKv‡V D‡V‡Q|
Ab¨vq m‡›`‡nI A‡b‡K duvwm‡Z Sy‡j‡Q| †Q‡jwU Kx e‡j? GB
KvMRUv co‡jB eyS‡e,e‡j KvM‡Ri GKUv RvqMv Avgv‡K
†`wL‡q w`j ivqnvb|
kixd †MÖßvi nIqvi ci wee„wZ w`‡qwQj| GUv †mB Revbew›`|
†m e‡j‡Q :
wZb w`b c‡i evwo wd‡i †`Ljvg evev evwo †bB| GKUy c‡i
mvB‡K‡ji AvIqvR ï‡b eySjvg, evev wd‡i‡Q| wKš‘ m‡½ m‡½
Avevi wQc wb‡qB nbnb K‡i †ewi‡q †Mj| †Kvb w`‡K †Mj
eyS‡Z cvijvg bv| GqviMvbUv wb‡q Avwg †e‡ivjvg nvI‡ii cv‡o
wM‡q cvwL wkKvi Kie e‡j| iv¯Ívq gvwj KvKvi m‡½ †`Lv nj|
Avwg evevi †cQ‡b †cQ‡b P‡jwQjvg, †m e‡j‡Q| K_vUv wVK
83
bq| Avwg RvbZvgB bv evev Avgvi mvg‡b Av‡Q| nvI‡ii
KvQvKvwQ wM‡q GKUv †e¨Uv WvK ïbjvg| Gfv‡e evev Avgv‡K
Wv‡K| ZvB nbnb K‡i GwM‡q wM‡q †`wL †j‡Ki av‡i evev
`uvwo‡q Av‡Q| Avgv‡K †`‡L AevK nj, K_v KvUv KvwU n‡jv| †m
†i‡M †Mj, gvi‡Z Gj| evevi †gRvR Lye DMÖ| Avwg Avi ZK©
Kijvg bv, GKUy c‡i K_v bv-evwo‡q P‡j Gjvg| wKš‘ wKQỳ ~i
Avm‡Z-bv-Avm‡ZB weKU wPrKvi ïbjvg †cQ‡b| †`Їo wM‡q
†`Ljvg mvsNvwZK RLg n‡q‡Q evev–gv_v QvZy n‡q †M‡Q ej‡jB
P‡j! GqviMvbUv Qyu‡o †d‡j w`jvg, evev‡K Rwo‡q aijvg, cÖvq
m‡½m‡½ gviv †Mj evev| Kv‡QB evwo †`Їo †Mjvg †mLv‡b| me
ejjvg|
cywjk wR‡Ám K‡i, cÖvYUv †ewi‡q hvIqvi Av‡M evev wKQy
e‡jwQ‡jb?
ÔmviÔ m¤^‡Ü Kx †hb ejwQj|
gv‡b wK eyS‡j?
fyj eKwQj|
evevi m‡½ ZK©vZwK©Uv nj Kx wb‡q?
eje bv|
ej‡ZB n‡e|
Zvi m‡½ G e¨vcv‡ii †Kv‡bv m¤úK© †bB|
‡mUv †KvU© eyS‡e| Reve bv-w`‡j †Zvgvi wZ n‡e|
‡nvK|
84
‡e¨Uv e‡j †Zvgvi evev †Zvgv‡K WvKZ?
n¨uv! wKš‘ evev †Zv Rvb‡Zb bv Zywg evwo wd‡iQ? WvK‡jb †Kb?
Nve‡o †Mj kixd| ej‡j, ej‡Z cvie bv|
weKU wPrKvi ï‡b wd‡i G‡m m‡›`nRbK wKQy †`‡LwQ‡j?
‡m-iKg wKQy †`wLwb|
Zvn‡j †Kvb iKg Kx †`‡LwQ‡j?
Avwg ZLb cvM‡ji g‡Zv evevi w`‡K †`Їovw”Q–‡Kv‡bvw`‡K †Lqvj
†bB| †mB mg‡q g‡b nj †hb euv-w`‡K a~mi i‡Oi Kx-GKUv c‡o
Av‡Q A‡bKUv ïK‡bv gvwUi wUjvi g‡Zv|
wVK Kx e‡j g‡b nq wRwbmUv?
LuvwK i‡½i cPuv e¯Ív ev Kvc‡oi g‡Zv wKQy|
‡WWewW †_‡K KZUyKz `~‡i c‡owQj?
c‡b‡iv wek nvZ|
ûg, IUvB Kx wd‡i G‡m Avi †`‡Lv wb?
n¨v|
Zywg nq‡Zv †Pv‡L fyj †`‡L‡Qv|
n‡Z cv‡i, Avevi bvI n‡Z cv‡i|
Zywg †Km‡K wgm MvBW Ki‡Qv bv‡Zv?
G‡Z †Km wgm MvBW n‡e †Kb?
Zvn‡j ej‡Z PvI Zywg †ewi‡q †M‡jB wRwbmUv DavI n‡q †Mj?
85
Avwg wKš‘ †mw`‡K †cQb K‡i e‡m wQjvg| fv‡jv K‡i j Kwi
wb|
‡Riv GBLv‡bB †kl|
cywjk wVK wVK c‡q‡›UB †P‡c a‡i‡Q| GK, evev Zv‡K †`‡Lwb,
A_P WvKj †Kb? `yB, SMovi e„ËvšÍ †P‡c hvIqv| wZb, gievi
mg‡q mvi m¤^‡Ü K_v e‡jwQ‡jb gvwbK–gv‡bUv †Q‡j †ev‡Swb|
ivqnvb nvwmgy‡L ej‡j, †h-AmsMwZ¸‡jv †`‡L Zywg Avi cywjk
Lo&Mn¯Í n‡qQ †Q‡jwUi Ici †m¸‡jvB wK Ii mwZ¨ K_v ejvi
cÖgvY? cy‡iv e¨vcviUv evwb‡q ejvi g‡Zv Kíbvkw³B hw` Ii
_vKZ, Zvn‡j IB wZb‡U AmsMwZ PvcvPywc w`‡q PgrKvi wZb‡U
Mí ïwb‡q w`‡Z cviZ| wg‡_¨ †h e‡j, †m wK M‡íi g‡a¨
m‡›`‡ni exR †i‡L D¢U AmsMwZ †kvbv‡Z Pvq? bv †n, †Q‡jUv
mwZ¨B e‡j‡Q| GLb Avi G wb‡q †Kv‡bv K_v bq| GB eBUv
co‡Z emjvg, wek wgwb‡U †dwi Nv‡U †cuЇQ jv |
evmecy‡i h_vmg‡q †cuЇQvjvg| †ewRi g‡Zv wcÖ, Bb‡¯úKUi
j¯‹i `uvwo‡qwQj evRv‡i| †Pv‡L †mqvbv Pvnwb! mvb MvmUv
†Pv‡L w`‡q GwM‡q Avm‡jv| Av‡M wb‡q †Mj †nv‡U‡j| iæg wVK
KivB wQj| Pv †L‡Z †L‡Z ej‡jv, GLywb Mvwo Avm‡Q| †mvRv
AKz¯’‡j Pjyb|
Mvwoi `iKvi n‡e bv| ZvQvov AvR iv‡Z Avi . . .
‡KmUv ï‡bB mgvav‡b †cuЇQ †M‡Qb? ZvB n‡e RvbZvg| LyeB
†mvRv †Km| wKš‘ †g‡qUv bv‡Qvoev›`v| ˆ`wbK mKv‡ji Lei-Gi
86
µvBg wi‡cU©vi kv`© yj ivqnvb, gv‡b Avcbvi m‡½ K_v bv-ejv
ch©šÍ †invB w`‡”Q bv| GB †h G‡m †M‡Q|
GKUv cyiv‡bv Avg‡ji cyivZb Mvwo G‡m `uvovj †nv‡U‡ji †M‡U|
ûogyo K‡i XyKj cigvmy›`ix ZiæYx, Iwj| D`‡eM DrKÉvq
mvgjv‡Z cvi‡Q bv wb‡R‡K|
AvcwbB kv`© yj ivqnvb? ch©vqµ‡g Avgv‡`i `yR‡bi w`‡K ZvwK‡q
ivqnvb‡K wVK wP‡b wbj †g‡qUv, Lye Avb›` n‡”Q Avcbv‡K
†`‡L| Avwg Avcbv‡K M¨vivw›U w`‡Z cvwi kixd wb‡`©vl| GBUyKz
eqm †_‡K I‡K wPwb| gvwQ ch©šÍ †h gvi‡Z cv‡i bv, †m Ki‡e
Lyb? fvBqv Avcbvi Ici Avgvi fxlY fimv, Avcbvi Kv‡Q
Aby‡iva, Avcwb wb‡R Z`šÍ Kiæb|
wbðq Kie, kixd †h wb‡`©vl ZvI Avwg wek¦vm Kwi|
Ab¨ mevB‡Zv Av‡M †_‡KB a‡i wb‡q‡Q kixdB Lywb, j¯‹‡ii
w`‡K wd‡i Zvw”Q‡j¨i my‡i ej‡j †g‡qUv|
j¯‹i Kva SuvwK‡q ej‡jv, ivqnvb mv‡ne GKUy wPšÍv-fvebv K‡i
e‡jb Kx ej‡Qb|
wKš‘ nK K_v e‡j‡Qb| kixd wb‡`©vl| evevi m‡½ SMovi
KviYUv †Kb e‡jwb Rv‡bb? Ii g‡a¨ AvwgI RwoZ AvwQ e‡j|
KxiKg? ï‡avq ivqnvb|
kix‡di evev Pvb Avgvi m‡½ kix‡di we‡q †nvK| wKš‘ Avgiv
†Q‡j‡ejv †_‡K fvB‡ev‡bi g‡Zv ci¯úi‡K fv‡jv‡e‡m G‡mwQ|
evc‡eUvq cÖvqB SMov nZ GB wb‡q|
87
‡Zvgvi evev Kx ejZ?
Zvi gZ †bB| kix‡di evev Qvov Kv‡iviB gZ †bB, ej‡Z ej‡Z
my›`i gyLLvbv jvj n‡q †Mj Iwji|
Kvj‡K †Zvgvi evevi m‡½ †`Lv Ki‡Z hve fvewQ|
Wv³vi eKwm ivwR n‡eb e‡j g‡b nq bv|
‡Kb?
MZ K‡qK eQi a‡iB kixi Lye Lvivc| Zvici GB av°vq
G‡Kev‡i weQvbv wb‡q‡Qb| nvj †Q‡o w`‡q‡Qb Wv³viivI|
we‡`‡k _vKvi mgq †_‡KB †Zv eÜyZ¡ gvwbK PvPvi m‡½|
n¨v ï‡bwQ GKmv‡_ Avwd«Kvq KvR Ki‡Zb `yÔR‡b?
‡mvbvi Lwb‡Z Kv‡R Ki‡Zb|
‡mvbvi Lwb, ZvB bv? UvKv †ivRMvi K‡i‡Qb †mBLv‡bB?
n¨uv|
LeiUv Kv‡R jvM‡e|
kix‡di m‡½ wbðq †`Lv Ki‡Z hv‡eb †RjLvbvq? I‡K ej‡eb
Avwg Rvwb I wb‡`©vl|
eje, wbðq eje!
Avi eme bv, Pwj| AveŸvi Ae¯’v fv‡jv bq| ej‡Z ej‡Z †e‡M
†ewi‡q †Mj †g‡qUv| GKUy c‡iB ïbjvg cyivZb MvwoUvi M¤¢xi
fyg fyg AvIqvR wgwj‡q hv‡”Q `~‡i|
88
M¤¢xi Mjvq j¯‹i ej‡jv, KvRUv fv‡jv Ki‡jb bv ivqnvb fvB|
wg‡_¨ Avkv w`‡jb †g‡qUv‡K!
j¯‹i mv‡ne, Avwg kixd‡K Lvjvm Ki‡Z cvie G-wek¦vm Avgvi
Av‡Q| †RjLvbvq wM‡q †`Lv Kivi AbygwZ cve‡Zv Avwg?
P‡jb, Avcwb Avi AvwgB †Zv?
Zvn‡j P‡ib †ewi‡q cov hvK G-‡ejv|
IqvwmK, NÈv `y‡q‡Ki g‡a¨ wdiwQ Avwg|
GB `y‡Uv NÈv †hb Avi KvU‡Z PvBj bv Avgvi| I‡`i‡K Mvwo‡Z
Zy‡j w`‡q GKUy Gw`K-Iw`K Ny‡i †nv‡U‡j wdijvg| GKUv
Dcb¨vm coevi †Póv Kijvg, wKš‘ gb P‡j Avm‡Z jvMj Ly‡bi
in‡m¨| wei³ n‡q eB †d‡j fve‡Z emjvg| ivqnv‡bi LvwZ‡iB
hw` awi †Q‡jUv mwZ¨ ej‡Q, Zvn‡j †m evevi KvQ †_‡K P‡j
Avmvi mgq †_‡K Avi¤¢ K‡i evevi wPrKvi ï‡b wd‡i hvIqv
ch©šÍ mg‡qi g‡a¨ fqvbK wKQy GKUv N‡UwQj| Avevi, evevi
Kv‡Q †_‡K GKUy m‡i hvIqvi gvSLv‡b †KD †mLv‡b G‡m a~mi
wRwbmUv mwi‡q wb‡q †M‡Q| bvwK ZZ‡Y wRwblUv cvwb‡Z Wy‡e
†M‡Q, ev wb‡RB `~‡i P‡j †M‡Q, fvwi Avðh© e¨vcvi †Zv! wRwbmUv
Kx? Lywbi †cvkvK, bvwK Ab¨ wKQy? Avwg wb‡R DwKj| Kv‡RB
AvNv‡Zi aibUv Abyaveb Ki‡Z wM‡q †`Ljvg, †PvU †j‡M‡Q
Lywji †cQbKvi euv-w`‡Ki nv‡o–¸wo‡q †M‡Q fvix †Kv‡bv wRwb‡li
AvNv‡Z| A_P †Q‡jwU‡K †`Lv †M‡Q ev‡ci gy‡LvgywL `uvwo‡q
SMov Ki‡Z| Aek¨ G-hyw³i †Kv‡bv gv‡b †bB| evc †cQb
wdi‡ZB nq‡Zv nvwZqvi Pvwj‡qwQj kixd| wKš‘ gievi wVK Av‡M
mvi e‡j weoweo Ki‡Z †M‡jb †Kb gvwbK mv‡ne? G mg‡q
89
AvPgKv AvNv‡Z †KD †Zv Av‡evj-Zv‡evj e‡K bv? Kx ej‡Z
†P‡qwQ‡jb f`ª‡jvK?
ivqnvb GKv wdij A‡bK †`wi‡Z–j¯‹i kn‡i †_‡K †M‡Q|
Avmb MÖnY K‡i ej‡j, AKz¯’‡j †cuЇQv‡bvi Av‡M e„wó Avi¤¢ n‡q
†M‡j gykwK‡j coe|–kix‡di m‡½ †`Lv nj †RjLvbvq|
Kx g‡b nj? AÜKv‡i Av‡jv †`Lv‡Z cvij kixd?
G‡Kev‡iB bv| cÖ_‡g g‡b n‡qwQj Lywb‡K Avovj Kivi †Póv
Ki‡Q| c‡i †`Ljvg wb‡RB f¨vevP¨vKv †L‡q wM‡q‡Q| Lye †PŠKm
bq †Q‡jUv, wKš‘ mỳ k©b| gbUv cwi®‹vi|
wgm Iwji g‡Zv †g‡q‡K we‡q Ki‡Z †h Pvq bv, Zvi cQ›`iI Lye
GKUv Zvwid Kiv hvq bv|
Av‡i Gi g‡a¨I GKUv ü`qwe`viK NUbv i‡q‡Q| †Q‡jUv
ivRkvnx kn‡i K‡j‡R covïbvi mg‡q GKUv Awf‡bÎxi †cÖ‡g
c‡o| Zv‡K †iwRw÷ª K‡i we‡q ch©šÍ K‡i| †evKv Avi e‡j
Kv‡K| KvD‡K K_vUv ejvI hv‡”Q bv| Gw`‡K e`‡gRvwR evevi
Kv‡Q agK †L‡Z n‡”Q Iwj‡K we‡q Ki‡Z PvB‡Q bv e‡j| nvZ-cv
Qyu‡o †j‡Ki cv‡o cÖwZev` Rvwb‡qI jvf nqwb| mwZ¨ K_vUv
ej‡jB †Zv evwo †_‡K evi K‡i †`‡e evev–¸g‡i ¸g‡i ZvB
gi‡Q| wZb w`b ivRkvnx‡Z ¯¿xi m‡½ KvwU‡q evwo †divi c‡iB
Lyb n‡q †Mj evev| KvM‡R LeiUv c‡o †g‡qUv, kix‡di dvwm
n‡eB eyS‡Z †c‡i wb‡R †_‡KB †f‡M c‡o‡Qj| mvsevw`K‡`i
e‡j‡Q, kixd Ii fv‡jv eÜy, GK mv‡_ K‡j‡R co‡Zv| ZvQvov
Avi wKQy bq| A‡bK w`b I‡`i †`Lv nq bv|
90
‡ek, Zvn‡j kixd hw` Lyb bv-K‡iB _v‡K, Zvn‡j KijUv †K?
`y‡Uv e¨vcvi wb‡q †Zvgv‡K fve‡Z eje| GK b¤^i nj, kix‡di
evev Rvb‡Zb bv †Q‡j evwo wd‡i‡Q–Zv m‡Ë¡I wZwb e¨vUv e‡j
†W‡KwQ‡jb| `y-b¤^i nj, †j‡Ki cv‡o hvi m‡½ †`Lv Ki‡Z
wM‡qwQ‡jb †m Avi †hB †nvK Zvi †Q‡j bq KviY Dwb Rvb‡Zb
†Q‡j G-Zjøv‡UB †bB| P‡jv †L‡q Avwm P‡jv|
mKvj †ejv Mvwo wb‡q Gj j¯‹i| AvKvk wb‡g©N| iv‡ZI e„wó
nqwb| gvwbK mv‡n‡ei evwo Avi nvI‡ii w`‡K iIbv njvg
Avgiv|
‡h‡Z †h‡Z j¯‹i ej‡j, Zid`vi Avi euvP‡e wK bv m‡›`n|
eqm A‡bK n‡q‡Q eywS? ivqnvb ej‡j|
lvU eQi †Zv e‡UB| kix‡ii Ici A‡bK AZ¨vPvi K‡i‡Q
we‡`‡k _vKvi mg‡q| Ggwb‡ZB Kvwnj wQ‡jb, eÜy gvwbKi
g„Zÿ ‡Z G‡Kev‡i †f‡O c‡o‡Qb| eÜyi R‡b¨ Kg K‡ibwb–evwoi
fvov ch©šÍ †bb wb|
ZvB| LeiUv fv‡jv|
webv fvovq ïay _vK‡ZB †`bwb, AviI A‡bK DcKvi K‡i‡Qb
gvwbKi–cuvPR‡b e‡j‡Q|
ZvB bvwK! GKUv e¨vcv‡i wK Avcbvi LUKv jv‡Mwb B݇c±i
j¯‹i?
Kx ejyb †Zv?
91
GZ DcKvi Kiv m‡Ë¡I †g‡qi m‡½ gvwbK mv‡n‡ei †Q‡ji mv‡_
wb‡Ri †g‡q we‡q w`‡Z Zid`vi ivwR wQ‡jb bv| A_P gvwbK
we‡qi K_v mgv‡b e‡j hv‡”Q–‡hb LyeB ¯^vfvweK cÖ¯Íve| †g‡qwU
wKš‘ Zid`vi g‡i †M‡jB Zvi me m¤úwË cv‡e| Kvib
Zid`v‡ii Avi †KD †bB| Kx? AuvP Ki‡Z cvi‡jb?
NUbvi †Vjvq Aw¯’i n‡q c‡owQ, AuvP Kivi †ncv Avi †cvqv‡Z
cviwQ bv|
Zv wVK| NUbvi †Vjvq Avcwb wngwkg Lv”Qb, M¤¢xi Mjv
ivqnv‡bi|
P‡U †Mj j¯‹i| Avcwb wKš‘ GLbI gixwPKv †`L‡Qb| fyj c_
a‡i‡Qb|
gixwPKv! Zv gixwPKv‡Zv Kzqvkvi PvB‡Z fv‡jv! †n‡m ej‡j
ivqnvb| GB †h, G‡m †M‡Q gvwbK mv‡n‡ei evwo|
‡ek e‡ov evwo| †`vZjv| m`¨ †kv‡Ki Qvc me©Î| `iRvq av°v
w`‡ZB GKUv †g‡q †ewi‡q Gj| ivqnvb Zvi Kv‡Q `y-‡Rvov Ry‡Zv
PvBj| gviv hvIqvi mg‡q wg. gvwbK †h eyU c‡i wQ‡jb, †mBUv|
Avi Zvi †Q‡ji GK‡Rvov eyU|
Ry‡Zv Gj| wd‡Z evi K‡i Nywi‡q wdwi‡q mvZ AvU iKg gvc wbj
ivqnvb| Zvici iIbv njvg nvI‡ii w`‡K|
Ges cvj‡U †Mj Ii †PvL-gy‡Li †Pnviv| †hb wkKvwi KzKz‡ii
g‡Zv AvZ¥wbgMœ Avi n‡b¨ n‡q D‡V‡Q I| fyiæ KzuP‡K B¯úvZ-
KwVb †Pv‡L gvwUi w`‡K ZvwK‡q, `y-Kuva euvwK‡q, bv‡Ki cvUv
dzwj‡q nbnb K‡i †nu‡U hvq †nuU gv_vq|
92
ajvKvUv nvIi‡K GKUv e‡ovm‡ov w`wN ej‡jB P‡j| GKw`‡K
Zid`v‡ii evwo Avi GKw`‡K gvwb‡Ki evMvbevwo| nvIi wN‡i
AvMvQv, Nvm, R½j Avi RjvRwg| GBLv‡b GKUv Nvm Rwgi
Ici cvIqv †M‡Q g„Z‡`n| †ek wf‡R RvqMv| ivqnvb wkKvix
KzKz‡ii g‡Zv Avevi †`Šov‡`Šwo Avi¤¢ K‡i‡Q|
ivqnvb gv‡V bvgj, †Mj nvI‡ii av‡ii R½‡j| Rjv RvqMvq
AmsL¨ c`wPý| ivqnv‡bi bRi me w`‡KB| KL‡bv †Rv‡i hv‡”Q,
KL‡bv Av‡¯Í| gvVUv‡KI P°i w`‡q Gj GKevi|
iKg-mKg †`‡L AeÁvi nvwm nvm‡Q j¯‹i|
Avgvi †KŠZ~nj wKš‘ †e‡oB P‡j‡Q|
A‡bK wKQyB †`L‡Z cv‡”Q| NvmRwgi Dci cv‡qi `vM we¯Íi|
nVvr wdij j¯‹‡ii w`‡K, GLv‡b Kx Ki‡Z G‡mwQ‡jb, cvqPvix
Ki‡Z?
‡`LwQjvg nvwZqviUv hw` cvIqv hvq|
Lye fv‡jv KvR K‡iQb! cv‡qi Qvc¸‡jvi ev‡ivUv evwR‡q e‡m
AvQb| Avcbvi cv‡qi Qv‡cB me RvqMv! Dd! Gi PvB‡Z
GKcvj †gvl G‡jI eywS G-iKg nZ bv! wPb‡Z cvi‡Qb GB
Ry‡Zvi `vMUv? Avcbvi Ry‡Zv!
Avi GB †h eo mv‡ne `jej wb‡q KZ©e¨ K‡i †M‡Qb–GLv‡b–
‡WWewWi Pviav‡i Qq †_‡K AvU dzU ch©šÍ RvqMvq hZ cv‡qi
Qvc wQj, gvwo‡q `dvidv K‡i †M‡Qb| Av! GB †h GK‡Rvov
cv‡qi Qvc cvIqv †M‡Q| GK`g Avjv`v `vM †`LwQ, ej‡Z
ej‡Z wf‡R gvwU‡Z el©vwZ wewQ‡q Dcyo n‡q ï‡q coj ivqnvb|
93
AvZkKvP evi K‡i gvwUi IciKvi eyU wPý †`L‡Z †`L‡Z †hb
¯^M‡Zvw³ K‡i ejj, GB nj wM‡q †Q‡jUvi Ry‡Zvi `vM| `y-evi
hvZvqvZ K‡i‡Q–Zvic‡i †U‡b †`Їo‡Q| †`Їo‡Q e‡jB †Mvovwji
Qvc cÖvq I‡Vwb †P‡Uvi Ic‡iB fi c‡o‡Q †ewk| Zvi gv‡b,
†QvKiv LuvwU K_vB e‡j‡Q| ev‡ci wPrKvi ï‡b †`Їo G‡mwQj|
Avi GBLv‡b cvqPvwi KiwQ‡jb Ii evc Pybœy gvwbK| cv‡kB
e›`y‡Ki Kzu‡`vi `vM–evc †eUvq K_v nw”Qj GLv‡b| Av‡i! Av‡i!
IBUv Avevi Kx! ey‡Ui gvwjK GKevi Gj–Avevi †Mj–Avevi
G‡m‡Q †`LwQ„ I n¨uv, Pv`iUv Kzwo‡q wb‡Z G‡mwQj| wKš‘ Gj
†Kv‡Ì‡K? †`Lv hvK|
‡Pbv MÜ †c‡q eøvW nvDÛ †hfv‡e bvK bvwg‡q EaŸ©k¦v‡m †`Їovq,
ivqnvbI Gevi †mBfv‡e gvwU †`L‡Z †`L‡Z †`Їov‡Z jvMj|
†cQ‡b QyUjvg Avgiv| G‡m †cuЇQvjvg e‡bi av‡i| AviI wKQỳ ~i
†Mj ivqnvb| Dcyo n‡q e‡m c‡o gvwU cixv Kij AvZkKvP
w`‡q| ïK‡bv cvZv-UvZv mwi‡q ay‡jvi g‡Zv LvwbKUv e¯‘ wb‡q
Lv‡gi g‡a¨ fij| Lywk‡Z †PvL-gyL †ek D¾¡j n‡q D‡V‡Q|
Avkcvk Avevi †`Lj AvZkKv‡Pi g‡a¨ w`‡q| Ge‡ov‡Le‡ov
GKUv cv_i wb‡qI Zb¥q n‡q iBj A‡bKY| k¨vIjvi g‡a¨
c‡o wQj cv_iUv| †Mj e‡oviv¯Ív ch©šÍ|
wd‡i G‡m mnR Mjvq ej‡j, B›Uv‡iw÷s gvgjv| Wvb nvwZ
evwoUv wbðq Zid`v‡ii| †Zvgiv G‡MvI–Avwg AvmwQ Zid`v‡ii
evwo‡Z †`Lv K‡i|
wgwbU `‡kK c‡i ivqnvb Gj| Mvwo QyUj kn‡ii w`‡K|
94
ivqnv‡bi nv‡Z k¨vIjvq-c‡o-_vKv †mB cv_iUv †`Ljvg|
j¯‹‡ii nv‡Z Zy‡j w`‡q ej‡j, GB wbb nZ¨vi nvwZqvi|
Kx K‡i eySe †h GUv w`‡qB Lyb Kiv n‡qwQj? Mv‡q †Zv †Kv‡bv
`vM †`LwQ bv|
bv, `vM †bB| wKš‘ GUv †hLv‡b c‡o wQj, Zvi Zjvq Nvm wQj|
†Kv‡Ì‡K Zy‡j G‡b †djv n‡q‡Q, ZvI †`L‡Z cvBwb| †h ai‡bi
†PvU †`Lv †M‡Q Lywj‡Z, GB cv_i w`‡qB
Zv m¤¢e|
LybUv K‡i‡Q †K?
‡m †ek j¤^vcvbv, ev-nvwZ, Wvb cv †U‡b †U‡b P‡j, cv‡q eyU
c‡i, QvB iOv GKUv Pv`i Mv‡q Rwo‡q _v‡K, fviZxq cvZvi
wewo Lvq, c‡K‡U †fvZv GKUv †QvU Qywi iv‡L| G‡ZB n‡e
Avcbvi?
‡n‡m †djj j¯‹i, †Kv‡U© MÖvn¨ n‡e bv hv ej‡jb| Kíbvi
Kvievi P‡j bv AvB‡b|
Av‡¯Í Av‡¯Í ivqnvb ej‡j, Zvn‡j Avcwb Avcbvi c×wZ‡Z KvR
Pvwj‡q hvb–Avwg Pwj Avgvi Kvq`vq | m‡Ü‡ejvq XvKv iIbv
†`‡ev fvewQ|
‡m Kx! Z`šÍ †kl bv-K‡iB?
Av‡i bv, †kl K‡iB hve|
mgm¨vi mgvavb?
‡m †Zv n‡q †M‡Q|
95
Lywb †K?
hvi eY©bv w`jvg|
Zvi bvg?
LyuR‡jB †c‡q hv‡eb–Lye GKUv †jvKRb G-Zjøv‡U †bB|
‡Luvov ev-nvwZ †jv‡Ki mÜv‡b bvg‡Z ej‡j †n‡m KzwUcvwU n‡e
Avgvi _vbvi †jvKRb!
ivqnvb ïay ejj, m~Î w`‡q w`jvg Avgvi wi‡cvwU©s †kl| G‡m
†M‡Q Av¯Ívbv|P‡j †Mj j¯‹i| Avgiv wdijvg †nv‡U‡ji
WvBwbs‡q| †L‡Z e‡m we‡kl K_v ejj bv ivqnvb| gyL †`‡L
eySjvg, †`vUvbvq c‡o‡Q|
LvIqv †kl nj| ivqnvb ej‡j, IqvwmK, G gvgjvq `y‡Uv AZ¨šÍ
Avðh© e¨vcvi ï‡b wbðq †Zvgvi LUKv †j‡M‡Q| GK nj, e¨vUv
WvK| `yB, gievi mg‡q mvi kãUv ejv| e¨vUv e‡j †W‡KwQj,
Wv‡KwQj ÔH e¨vUvÔ e‡j| XvKvq _vKv A‡b‡KB AwZ cwiwPZ
KvD‡K GBfv‡e Wv‡K| gvwbK mv‡ne hv‡K †W‡KwQj, †m-I Zvi
AwZ cwiwPZ †KD GKRb| `yR‡bB AwZ cwiPq| †`LvI Ki‡Z
wM‡qwQ‡jb Zvi mw½B, †m †Q‡j‡K Wv‡Kbwb|
mvi-mvi ej‡Z ej‡Z gviv †M‡jb †Kb?
c‡KU †_‡K GKUv KvMR evi K‡i †Uwe‡j wewQ‡q aij ivqnvb|
ejj, GB nj g¨vc| GK RvqMv nvZ Pvcv w`‡q ej‡jv Kx Av‡Q
c‡ov †Zv?
-sar
96
nvZ Zy‡j ejj, Gevi?
Kolsar, GB bvgUvB gievi Av‡M e‡jwQ‡jb gvwbK mv‡ne?
‡Q‡j ïay ïb‡Z cvq mvi, †klUyKz|
bvgUv wbðq Lywbi|
fvi‡Zi GKUv †QvÆ kn‡ii bvg Kjmvi
A¢ yZ e¨vcvi †Zv!
wZb b¤^i A¢ yZ e¨vcvi nj †mB †g‡U i‡½i wRwblUv–IUv Avm‡j
GKUv Mv‡qi Pv`i| Zvn‡j `uvov‡jv Kx? fvi‡Zi †mB †QvÆ kni
Mv‡q GKUv a~mi Pv`i Rwo‡q G‡m WvOk gvivi g‡Zv cv_i Qy‡o
†g‡i Lyb K‡i †M‡Q gvwbK mv‡ne‡K| cwi®‹vi?
wbðq|
Zvn‡j †Zv G-AÂjUv Kjmvi w`‡q Avmv †mB †jvKUvi
bL`c©‡Y| †Kbbv nvI‡i †cuЇQv‡bvi `y‡UvB †Zv iv¯Ív–GKUv
wfw±‡gi wb‡Ri evwo †_‡K, Avi GKUv Zid`v‡ii evMvbevwo
w`‡q|
wVK, wVK|
Rwg cixv K‡i Lywbi †`‡ni †h-eY©bv gv_v‡gvUv j¯‹i‡K
†kvbvjvg, ZywgI Zv ï‡bQ|
ï‡bwQ wVKB, wKš‘ Kxfv‡e AZ Lei Rvb‡j eywSwb| KZLvwb j¤^v,
†mUv bv nq `y‡Uv cv‡qi Qv‡ci g‡a¨ duvKUv †`‡L Av›`vR Ki‡j|
Ry‡Zvi †PnvivI Qvc †`‡L ejv hvq| wKš‘ GK cv‡q †Luvov Rvb‡j
Kx K‡i?
97
Wvb cv memg‡q Avj‡Zvfv‡e Rwg Qyu‡q †M‡Q–Pvc c‡owb| cv
†U‡b P‡j e‡jB Agb n‡q‡Q|
Kx K‡i ej‡j †m euv-nvwZ, gv‡b †jd&U- n¨v‡ÛW?
Lywji †cQ‡b nvo Kxfv‡e ¸uwo‡qwQj, Zywg Rvb| †PvU †j‡MwQj
euv-w`K †Nu‡l| A_©vr euv-nv‡Z cv_i †g‡i‡Q Lywb| evc-‡eUvq
SMovi mg‡q Mv‡Qi Avov‡j jywK‡q wewo †L‡q‡Q Avi QvB
†S‡o‡Q| QvB †`‡LB eySjvg, IUv fviwZq cvZvi wewo| wKQỳ ~‡i
wM‡q †cjvg wewoi †Mvov–‡d‡j †`Iqv n‡q‡Q|
ey‡SwQ —
wVK GB mg‡q `iRv Ly‡j †Mj| †nv‡U‡ji PvKi GKRb
AvMš‘K‡K N‡i XywK‡q w`‡q ej‡j, Iwji evev Rvjvj Zid`vi|
f`ª‡jv‡Ki †PnvivUv †`Levi g‡Zv| eva©‡K¨i fv‡i Kuva Sy‡j
c‡o‡Q, cv †U‡b †U‡b nuvU‡Qb, ewj‡iLv AuvKv iæ gyLwU wKš‘
`yR©q g‡bve‡ji cÖwZ”Qwe| Mv‡j `y-Pvi w`‡bi evwm `vwo,
Kvwb©‡ki g‡Zv RwUj fyiæ–Lvb`vwb, kw³gvb †Pnviv| wKš‘ gy‡L †hb
i³ †bB, †VvU Avi bv‡Ki LuvR bxj n‡q G‡m‡Q|
cÖkvšÍ K‡É ivqnvb ej‡j, e‡mb|
Avcwb Pywc Pywc e‡j Avm‡jb, †K‡j¼vwi hw` bv-Pvb, Zvn‡j
Avcbvi m‡½ †hb GLv‡b GKv GKv G‡m †`Lv Kwi|
B‡qm GKv GKv, wb‡R Avcbvi ILv‡b ZvB wKQy ewj wb, gv‡b
wKQy Rvb‡Z PvB wb|
98
e‡jb Kx Rvb‡Z Pvb? K_vUv wR‡Ám Ki‡jb e‡U, wKš‘ K¬všÍ Avi
nZvk †PvL †`‡L g‡b nj ReveUv wZwb Rv‡bb|
‡Pv‡L †Pv‡L †P‡q ivqnvb ej‡jv, Avcwb †QvU‡ejv †_‡KB fv‡jv
WvOk Qyo‡Z cvi‡Zb, bvwK c‡i cÖvKwUm K‡i iß K‡i‡Qb|
Avcbvi‡Zv Avevi euv nvZ P‡j, ZvB bv?
‡QvU‡ejv †_‡KB Avwg WvOk †g‡i †g‡i Mv‡Qi dj cvoZvg,
cvwL wkKvi KiZvg| eo n‡q Av‡iv cÖvKwUk K‡i K‡i . . . wKš‘
Avcbv‡K †K ej‡jv Avwg WvOk Qyo‡Z cvwi?
‡ek, Zvn‡j a‡i wbb gvwbK nZ¨v NwUZ me e¨vcvi Avwg †a‡i
†d‡jwQ!
`yB KiZ‡j gyL jywK‡q ¸wO‡q DV‡jb e„× Zid`vi|
ej‡jb RwoZ ¯^‡i, Zvn‡j Avgvi Kv‡Q Avi Kx Rvb‡Z Pvb?
Avcbv‡`i wK mwZ¨ Avwd«Kvq †`Lv n‡qwQj?
‡Kb?
Avwd«Kvi †Kvb †mvbvi Lwb‡Z Avcbviv KvR Ki‡Zb?
bv, Avgiv KL‡bvB Avwd«Kvq hvB wb
Avcbviv wQ‡jb fvi‡Zi Kvjmv‡i|
Rvjvj Zid`vi Pyc K‡i _vK‡jv
GB wg_¨vUv cÖPvi K‡iwQ‡jb †Kb?
Avwg GZ UvKv cqmv Avi †mvbv-`vbv wb‡q †`‡k wd‡iwQjvg †h
fviZ ej‡j †KD wek¦vm Ki‡Zv bv|
99
ï‡b Lywk njvg|
wg_¨vUv e‡j †d‡jwQjvg Ae¯’vi cwi‡cw‡Z, c‡i Avi mZ¨Uv
Keyj Kwiwb †g‡qUvi K_v †f‡e|
‡`Lyb fvB, Avwg miKv‡ii †jvK, cywjk ev †Mv‡q›`v bq| wi‡cvU©
wb‡Z G‡m bvK Mwj‡qwQ †mªd Avcbvi †g‡qi cxovcxwo‡Z|
Avcbvi †g‡q hv Pvq, AvwgI ZvB PvB–kix‡di Mv‡q †hb AuvP bvjv‡M|
‡iv‡M †iv‡M Avwg †kl n‡q G‡mwQ, –e‡ov‡Rvi Avi gvmLv‡bK
Avgvi Avqy| g„Zÿ Uv evwo‡ZB †nvK, †f‡ewQjvg †R‡j †hb bv
gi‡Z nq|
LybUv Zvn‡j AvcwbB K‡i‡Qb?
Avwg eywSwb †Q‡jUv †d‡m hv‡e| †QvU †ejv †_‡K Avgvi †Kv‡j
wc‡V eo n‡q D‡V‡Q Avgvi †g‡qi mv‡_|
Kjg Avi KvMR wb‡q ivqnvb ej‡j, Avcwb ejyb Kx K‡i‡Qb,
Avwg wj‡L wbw”Q| mvx G¨W‡fv‡KU IqvwmK ingvb| kixd‡K
hw` †Kvbbvg‡ZB Avi euvPv‡bv bv-hvq, ïay ZLbB cÖKvk Kie GB
¯^xKv‡ivw³|
ïay †`L‡eb, Iwj †hb GB NUbv ï‡b Kó bv-cvq| Aek¨ gvgjv
†kl nIqvi Av‡MB Avwg †kl n‡q hve|
GB gvwbK kqZvbUv‡K Avcbviv †KDB †P‡bb bv| MZ wek eQi
a‡i †m Avgvi Rxeb wewl‡q Zy‡jwQj|
100
lvU `k‡Ki †Mvovi w`‡K Avgiv WvKvwZ KiZvg Kvjmv‡i| i³
ZLb Mig| Amr msm‡M© wg‡k Q-R‡bi `j Mojvg|
PjšÍ Mvwo _vwg‡q jyVZivR K‡iwQ, Avovj †_‡K †ewi‡q G‡m
wQbZvB K‡iwQ| Kjmv‡i GK mgq evDqv R¨v‡Ki bvg ïb‡j
wkD‡i DVZ ILvbKvi gvbyl|
GKevi GKUv e¨vsK Mvwo jyV Kijvg| Q-Rb cvnviv`v‡ii
PviRb‡K Avgiv LZg Kijvg–Iiv LZg Kij Avgv‡`i
wZbRb‡K| WªvBfv‡ii Kcv‡j wc¯Íj †VwK‡q Mvwo `uvo Kivjvg–‡m
wKš‘ Avgv‡K LyuwU‡q †`‡L wb‡qwQj| DwPZ wQj gv_vUv ZLbB
Dwo‡q †`Iqv|
GB WªvBfviUvB nj Pybœy, GLbKvi gvwbK| me UvKv cqmv †mvbv
`vbv fvMev‡Uvqviv K‡i wb‡q `j †f‡O w`jvg| Avi KzKvR bq,
Gevi mrKv‡R cyiv‡bv cv‡ci cÖvqwðË Kie–GB gb¯’ K‡i †`‡k
wdijvg, RwgRvqMv wKbjvg, we‡q Kijvg, †g‡q nj| ¯¿xi g„Zÿ i
ci GB †g‡qB Avgv‡K evwo‡Z †U‡b †i‡L‡Q–QbœQvov n‡Z †`qwb|
GB mg‡q GKw`b ivRkvnx kn‡i †`Lv n‡q †Mj Pybœ y gvwbKi
m‡½| Ae¯’v iv¯Ívi KzËvi g‡Zv| Avgv‡K eø¨vK‡gj Kiv ïiæ
Ki‡jv| wb‡q Avmjvg I‡K GLv‡b| cywj‡ki fq †`wL‡q †m
Avgvi me‡P‡q fv‡jv Rwg webv fvovq †fvM Ki‡Z jvMj,
UvKvcqmv hLb-ZLb †P‡q wbZ| bB‡j cywjk‡K Lei †`‡e–GB
ûgwK w`‡q Pjj mgv‡b| Rxeb `ywe©ln n‡q DVj Avgvi| Iwj
e‡ov nIqvi ci Zvi wbMÖ‡ni gvÎv Qvwo‡q †Mj| Iwj cv‡Q Avgvi
AZx‡Zi `y®‹g© †R‡b †d‡j, GB f‡q Avwg wmwU‡q _vwK †`‡L
GKw`b †P‡q emj Iwj‡KB|
101
wKš‘ GBevi Avwg †eu‡K emjvg| IB WªvBfv‡ii ev”Pvi †bvsiv i³
Avgvi RxebUv †kl K‡i GLb Avgvi †g‡q‡K Pvq| Avwg Rvwb
Ii D‡Ïk¨ Avgvi me©¯^ MÖvm Kiv| Avgvi Avqy †h dzwi‡q G‡m‡Q,
†m-Lei I RvbZ| kixd †Q‡jUvi Ici Avgvi wKš‘ weZ„òv †bB
wKš‘ nvRvi n‡jI kqZvb Pybœy gvwbKi †Q‡j †m|
wVK Kijvg †evSuvcov Kiv hvK| nvI‡ii cv‡o †`Lv Kivi e¨e¯’v
nj| wM‡q †`wL †Q‡ji m‡½ ZK© n‡”Q Pybœyi| Avov‡j `uvwo‡q wewo
†L‡Z †L‡Z ïbjvg, †Q‡j‡K †evSv‡”Q Avgvi †g‡q‡K we‡q Kivi
R‡b¨| Ggbfv‡e †Lcv‡”Q kixd‡K †hb Avgvi †g‡q GKUv
evRv‡ii †g‡q|
ïb‡Z ïb‡Z †gRvR weM‡o †Mj, AšÍivZ¥v wewl‡q DVj| gv_vi
g‡a¨ Av¸b R¡‡j DVj| Avgvi w`b †Zv dzwi‡q G‡m‡Q| wKš‘ GB
kqZvb †eu‡P _vK‡j †h Avgvi Rxe‡b myL kvwšÍ wKQyB _vK‡e bv|
fve‡Z wM‡q gv_vq i³ P‡o †Mj| wVK Kijvg, Avi bv| I‡K
LZgB Kie|
ZvB I‡K Lyb Kijvg cv_i Qy‡o †g‡i| giY-wPrKvi ï‡b kixd
G‡m coevi Av‡MB cvwj‡q †Mjvg| wKš‘ Avevi wd‡i Avm‡Z nj
†d‡j hvIqv Pv`iUv wb‡q hvIqvi R‡b¨|
ivqnvb me wj‡L wbj, gvwbK‡K w`‡q mB Kwi‡q wbj|
Zvici ej‡j, Avcbvi wePv‡ii Av‡qvRb n‡”Q IciKvi e‡ov
Av`vj‡Z –G-Av`vj‡Z ZvB GB ¯^xKv‡ivw³ Avwg Avi †ck Kie
bv| wKš‘ hw` †`wL webv †`v‡l mvRv †c‡Z hv‡”Q kixd, Zvn‡j
Zv‡K euvPv‡bvi †kl Dcvq wn‡m‡e GB ¯^xKv‡ivw³ Avwg Kv‡R
102
jvMve| ZwÏb G-‡jLv Avgvi Kv‡QB _vK‡e| Avcbvi g„Zÿ i
c‡iI _vK‡e| †KD Rvb‡e bv|
Avt, euvPv‡jb| Gevi Avwg kvwšÍ‡Z gi‡Z cvie, e‡j cv †U‡b
†U‡b öwjZ Pi‡Y wbl&µvšÍ n‡jb wekvj‡`nx e„× Zid`vi|
Av`vj‡Z ¯^xKv‡ivw³ †ck Kivi Avi `iKvi nqwb–Ab¨vb¨ cÖgv‡Yi
†Rv‡i kixd‡K Lvjvm K‡i Av‡b ivqnvb| wg. Zid`vi GLb
ci‡jv‡K| Avkv Kwi Zvi †g‡q‡K wb‡q my‡L NiKbœv Ki‡Q
kixd| AvRI Rv‡b bv Iiv, Kx KzwUj Qvqvq GKw`b AÜKvi n‡q
G‡mwQj Zv‡`i AZxZ Rxeb|
Avkivd Dj Avjg wkK`vi
103
104
cÖwZwU bvixi †fZ‡i _v‡K GK‡KUv ebf~wg,
†Rvbv_b KviwWD
cÖwZwU ebf~wg‡ZB GKwU bv GKUv KzwUi i‡q‡Q| KzwU‡i Av‡Q
GKwU Py‡jv| Py‡jv _vK‡j QvBI _vK‡e| QvB‡qi Mv`vq nvo
_vK‡eB| cÖwZwU nv‡o g‡a¨ GKwU Mí Av‡Q| cÖwZwU M‡íi GKUv
AvKzwZ Av‡Q| AvKzwZi †k‡l cyi®‹viI Av‡Q| cyi®‹v‡ii gyj¨
Av‡Q| cÖwZwU gy‡j¨i †cQ‡b KvUv-KvwU Av‡QB| KvUv-KvwU‡Z
f~Z _v‡K| f~‡Zi GKwU evwo Av‡Q| cÖwZwU evwo‡Z GKwU WvwKbx
Av‡Q| cÖwZwU WvwKbxi g‡a¨ GKwU bvix _v‡K| cÖwZwU bvixi
†fZ‡i _v‡K G‡KKUv ebf~wg|
105
106
n¨vev`x/bvev`x, †eU©ì †eªL&U
†eªLUwµZ me©‡kl ms‡kvab I ms‡hvRbmn
PwiÎ: wkK, evjK, gv, wZbwU QvÎ, †Kvivk
h w` e †j n¨v
1g AsK
†Kvivk:
me we`¨vi PvB‡Z eo we`¨v, hyw³ we`¨v fvB
‡KD e‡j G Lye LvwU K_v, †KD e‡j G K_v‡q †Kvb hyw³ bvB
Kv‡iv Kv‡Q Rvb‡Z PvIqv nq bv wKQyB, Zey †KD
ej‡Z cv‡i G me Wygyi Mv‡Qi dzj‡i fvB, Wygyi Mv‡Qi dzj, ZvB:
me we`¨vi PvB‡Z eo we`¨v, hyw³ we`¨v fvB
107
2
1bs †¯ú‡m wkK, 2bs †¯ú‡m evjK Avi gv|
wkK:
Avwg GKRb wkK| kn‡ii gw›`i cÖv½‡b Avgvi ¯‹yj| ILv‡b
Avgvi Kv‡Q GKRb QvÎ c‡o hvi evev gviv †M‡Qb; GKvwK Ii
gv †`Lv †kvbv K‡i I‡K eo K‡i M‡o Zyj‡Q| evwo †dievi c‡_
AvR I‡`i mv‡_ †`Lv Ki‡Z hvw”Q| Avwg kxNª©B GKevi cvnv‡o
hv‡ev, Kvib, Avgv‡`i GB GjvKv‡q gnvgvix Qwo‡q c‡o‡Q, Avi
cvnv‡oi cv`‡`‡k †ek K‡qKRb fvj wPwKrmK emevm K‡ibG
ZvB fvejvg hvevi Av‡M †`Lv K‡i we`vq wb‡q Avwm|
(`iRvq bK-bK K‡i )
evmvq †KD Av‡Q?
evjK:
†K ILv‡b?
m¨vi G‡m‡Qb,
Avgvi wkK Avgv‡`i mv‡_ †`Lv Ki‡Z G‡m‡Qb!
wkK:
A‡bK w`b n‡jv Zywg ¯‹y‡j Avm‡Qv bv, ¯‹y‡j Avm‡Qv bv †Kb?
evjK:
Avgvi gv Amȳ ’¨, ZvB A‡bK w`b ¯‹y‡j †h‡Z cvwiwb|
wkK:
Avwg‡Zv wKQyB RvbZvg bv| Av”Qv GLb †Zvgvi gv‡K ej Avwg
G‡mwQ|
108
evjK ( 2bs †¯ú‡mi w`‡K ZvwK‡q K_v e‡j ):
gv, m¨vi G‡m‡Qb
gv ( 2bs †¯úm †_‡K K_v e‡j ):
Ibv‡K †fZ‡i Avm‡Z e‡jv|
3
evjK I wkK `yÕR‡b 2bs †¯ú‡m cÖ‡ek K‡i|
wkK:
Av‡bK w`b Av‡M GKevi Avcbvi mv‡_ Avgvi †`Lv n‡qwQj|
Avcbvi †Q‡j ej‡jv, Avcwb bvwK †ek Amȳ ’¨| GLb †Kgb
Av‡Qb?
gv:
n¨v n¨v, Z‡e GLb Avwg †ek my&¯’¨| G †Zgb `ytwðšÍvi wKQy †bB|
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GB cvnv‡o †KD Kx Kv‡iv nq LvovB eB‡Z wb‡R g‡i Kv‡i Kv‡a †Kev a‡i ZvB cvnv‡o wbqg Av‡Q GK AwZ cÖvwPb wbqg AwZ cÖvwPb ‡mB wbqgUv eoB KwVb eoB K‡Vvi eoB wbôyi evowZ †`n me †d‡j `vI bx‡P cvnvo Zv‡i †Kv‡j Zy‡j †b‡e evowZ †`n me †d‡j `vI bx‡P cvnvo Zv‡i †Kv‡j Zy‡j †b‡e, ZvB wbK 117 --- e¨vwa nB‡j GB cvnv‡o Zvi wK Dcvq e‡jb Zvi wK Dcvq cvnvo evB‡Z cÖ_g cÖ_g kixi GKUy Lvivc nBqv hvq mvg‡b LvovB evB‡j Zvi Kx n‡e Dcvq ‡`‡Lb mevB eywS! ‡`‡Lb mevB eywS! Avkv Kwi G kixi-Lvivc †Zgb wKQy bq fvj Kv‡R AvB‡Q †m †h †`‡n †hb mq hw` Zvi †`‡n bv Kó mq cvnv‡o wbqg, Zv‡i †d‡j †h‡Z nq Zv‡K wb‡q hvIqv bh Zv‡K †d‡j †h‡Z nq wbqg eoB K‡Vvi bxwZ eoB wbôyi evowZ †`n †h †n‡U cv‡i bv †h‡Z cvnvo Zv‡i †Kv‡j Zy‡j †b‡e Zv‡K †d‡j †h‡Z nq Zv‡K †d‡j †h‡Z nq> ‡kvb, †kvb, eÜyMY †kvb w`qv gb, cvnv‡oi wbq‡g cvnvo P‡j ZvB cvnvo gReyZ Ggb Zv‡i ewj APjvqZb ewj APjvqZb mevB‡K wb‡P 1bs †¯ú‡m WvKv nq, mevB mevi nvZUv gy‡L †Pv‡½i gZ K‡i a‡i: 118 Zywg wK Lye Amȳ ’, Dc‡i DV‡Z cvi‡e? evjK: †Zvgiv GL‡bv Avgv‡K GLv‡b `vwou‡q _vK‡Z †`L‡Qv| Amȳ ’ n‡j wK Avwg e‡m coZvg bv? 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H cÖ_v‡Z Av‡iv ejv Av‡Q, Amȳ ’¨ †jvKUvi gy‡L i‡e weRqxi nvwm, Zvi DËi n‡e, bv, Avgvi Kvi‡b mevi‡K wd‡i †h‡Z n‡e bv| ïay hw` Avwg †Zvgvi ¯’v‡b n‡Z cviZvg, Zvn‡j g‡iI KZ bv myLx nZvg! evjK: ey‡SwQ m¨vi| wkK: Zywg Kx PvI †Zvgvi Kvi‡b Avgiv mevB evox wd‡i hvB? bvwK Zywg PvI, cÖ_v gZ, †Zvgv‡K GLb Qy‡o †d‡j †`Iqv †nvK GB wMix Lv‡` 125 evjK (wKQy‡Yi Rb¨ wbðyc): bv Avwg Zv‡Z Awb”QyK| wkK (1bs †¯úm †_‡K 2bs †¯ú‡m hvq|): bx‡P †b‡g P‡jv| I cÖ_vgZ DËi †`qwb| wZbRb QvÎ (bx‡P 1bs‡¯ú‡m †b‡g Av‡m|): I bv e‡j‡Q, (evjK‡K): Zywg cÖ_vbyhvqx DËi w`‡j bv †Kb? cÖ_gev‡ii DËi K w`‡j wØZxqev‡ii Dˇi Aek¨B ej‡Z n‡e L , cÖ_‡gB †Zvgvi Kv‡Q hLb Rvb‡Z PvIqv n‡qwQj, GB ågbKvjxb Ae¯’v‡q †Zvgvi hvB †nvK n‡qwQj Zywj ej‡j n¨v| evjK: Avwg fyj DËi w`‡qwQjvg, Z‡e †Zvgv‡`i cÖkœUvI‡Zv †ZgbB fyj| cÖ_gev‡ii DËi K w`‡j wØZxqev‡ii Dˇi †KD L bvI ej‡Z cv‡i| †h eyS‡Z cvi‡Q K DËiUv wVK bq| Avwg Avgvi gv‡qi Rb¨ Ilya LyR‡Z G‡mwQ, Z‡e GLb Avwg wb‡RB Amȳ ’ n‡q c‡owQ, d‡j Avi GwM‡q †h‡Z cviwQbv| d‡j bZyb cwiw¯’wZ‡Z c‡o Avwg GLb `ªæZ wd‡i †h‡Z PvB| GLb Avwg †Zvgv‡`i‡KI ejwQ †Zvgiv Avgv‡K wb‡q evox wd‡i P‡jv| †Zvgv‡`i M‡elYvi KvR wKQy w`b ¯’wMZ ivLv m¤¢e| qw` Avm‡j cvnv‡oi Icv‡k wkvi wKQy †_‡K _v‡K, †hgb Avgiv Avkv KiwQ, Avgv‡`i cwiw¯’wZi we‡ePbvq GB gyn~‡Z© Aek¨ wd‡i P‡j hvIqv DwPr| Avi †h cÖvwPb cÖ_vi K_v †Zvgiv ej‡Qv Zvi nvZv gv_v †Kvb hyw³‡Z Avwg †dj‡Z cviwQ bv| eis Avwg Gi e`‡j Avkv Kwi Ggb GK bZyb gnr cÖ_vi, hv hyM Dc‡hvMx, GB gyn~‡Z© hv e¨envi Ki‡Z cvwi, †h cÖ_vq cÖwZwU bZyb cwiw¯’wZ‡Z bZyb fv‡e wPšÍv Ki‡Z †`q| 126 wZbRb QvÎ (wkK‡K): Avgv‡`i GLb wK Kiv DwPr? 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