Issue 14 - Vasudha Editor/Publisher Sneh Thakore

Year 4, Issue 14
April-June 2007
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VA S U D H A E D I T O R - P U B L I S H E R : S N E H T H A K O R E
s.padn v p/kaxn
Sneh #akur
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v8R Ì - A.k ÉÌ, Ap/El-jUn ÊÈÈÏ

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s.padkIy ÜA.k ÉÌ, Ap/El-jUn ÊÈÈÏÝ
3ora~3o me. wartIy kO.slavas ke swagar me. ÊÎ jnvrI, g`t.5 idvs ke Avsr pr
wartIy kO.slavas ke p/2an kO.sl jnrl mannIy stIx cNd mehta jI ne @vjaroh` ikya 0v.
ra*¨pit mannIy Da$ _0 _pI _je _ABdul klam jI ka s.dex p“a, ijsme. ]Nho.ne ÍÐve. g`t.5 idvs
kI pUvR s.@ya pr xuwkamna0> dete hu0 kha ik vo Aaj 'mE. Apne ra*¨ ko Kya de skta hU>?'
ib8y pr bat kre.ge| ra*¨pit µara ivxe8+p se yuva pI“I ka AaH\van wI smy kI ma>g hE| ]nka
yh khna ik ASsI ke dxk me. bCce ]nse ku7 0ese sval pU7te 4e jEse ik, 'mE wart ka gana
kb ga skta hU>?' AOr Aaj yuva-vgR pU7 rhe hE. ik, 'mE. wart ko Kya de skta hU>?', dex ke
il0 0k b e Ahm\ 0v. gvR kI bat hE Kyo.ik yuva pI“I hI dex ke wiv*y kI k`R2ar hE| jb
yuvavgR me. yh wavna AatI hE to dex ka wiv*y suiniXct hI p/gitxIl, kLya`karI hoga|
[s sal ke AarMw me. hI ihNdI jgt ke 0k vir*# p/Qyat leqk, p5kar, p3-k4a
leqk, bhumuqI p/itwa ke 2nI, kmleXvr jI ka ÊÏ jnvrI ÊÈÈÏ ko wartIy smyanusar xam
sa“e Aa# bje frIdabad me. in2n ho gya| ve ku7 smy se ASvS4 4e|
ip7le v8R jb wart g{ 4I, mE.ne kmleXvr jI se kha 4a ik Ab AglI bar wart Aate
hI Aapse iml>UgI| merI ]s vataR ko sun mhakal h>sa hoga pr mE. ]ska ivkral A©has n
sun skI| ÊÏ jnvrI ÊÈÈÏ kI sa>z sa“e Aa# bje mera kmleXvr jI se imlne ka, qulI
Aa>qo., hoxohvas me. deqa gya spna i7-iw ho gya| kmleXvr jI ka jana n kevl
'vsu2a' kI vrn\ sMpÙ
R saihTy jgt kI bhut b I 9it hE|
'vsu2a' ke Gyarhve A.k me. kmleXvr jI ka ivSt| kmleXvr jI ke nam ke Aage SvgIRy
ilqne ka sahs nhI. ju3a pa rhI hU>; AwI ]Nhe. ]sI +p me. yad krna cahtI hU> ]nke ijs
pai4Rv +p se vataR hu{ 4I|
nv v8R ke il0 swI AaTmIy-jno. kI vsu2a, mere pirvar v mere p/it xuwkamnaAo. ne ¹dy
AiwwUt ikya| swI xuwicNtko., AaTmIy-jno. µara nv v8R hetu p/ei8t kI g{ m.gl-kamnaAo. ke
il0 pirvar-siht ¹dy se AawarI hU>| m.gl-kamna0> hI jIvn ko AdMy sahs v ]Tsah p/dan
krne me., Asa@y ko sa@y bnane me. s.jIvnI bU3I ka kayR krtI hE.| yh b e sOwaGy kI bat hE
ik Aap swI ip/y ihtEi8yo. ka Apirimt Aadr-Pyar-AaxI8e. imlI.| {Xvr se p/a4Rna hE ik ye
parSpirk sd\wavna0> A9t rhe.|
A.t me., Aadr`Iy 0v. ip/y Da$ _ l(mImLl is.6vI jI kI nv v8R ke il0 wejI g{ p.i¯yo.
se, jo ]Nho.ne ApnI v ip/y kmla jI kI Aor se wejI 4I., Aawar siht s.padkIy ka A.t
krna cahU>gI ijsme. ]Nho.ne gagr me. sagr wr idya 4a| [n p.i¯yo. me. n kevl mere pirvar 0v.
vsu2a ke il0, biLk dex 0v. sMpÙ R ihNdI jgt ke il0 m.gl-kamna0> iniht hE. -
'm.glmy ho yh nya sal
wart ka wavI ho ivxal
duinya ke Svr me. nya sal
wr de wart kI nyI tal
]s nyI tal me. nv tr.g
ho vsu2a kI nUtn ]m.g
#akur-µare me. Sneh-dIp
jla kr p/kax de. vh p/dIp|'
ddddd
sSneh,
Sneh #akur
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wart ka bdlta samaijk-Aai4Rk wUgol
kmleXvr
Apna dex [s smy samaijk-Aai4Rk Nyay AOr cOtrfa ivkas ke in`aRyk dOr se
guj_r rha hE| Agr jns.Qya ka p/wavI inymn AOr w/*3acar pr ds p/itxt iny.5` ho ska
hota to yhI ivkas hme. p/git ke +p me. idqayI dene lgta| samaijk AOr Aai4Rk Nyay ke
sval hme. sulzte hu0 nj_r Aane lgte| leikn t3S4 wav se deqa jaye to Apne lokt.5 ne
ihckole qate hu0 wI bhut ku7 0esa bdl Dala hE ijskI ]MmId 3U3 rhI 4I| idmag ko su
kr dene valI be{mainya> AOr idlo. ko dhla dene vale hadse AwI wI ho rhe hE., tmam trh ke
samaijk-Aai4Rk AOr sa.S¡itk Nyay ke sval AwI wI ]lze hu0 hE., pr bdlav yh Aaya hE
ik ]Nhe. jniht me. sulzane ke Str pr 9e5Iy AOr S4anIy jnmt tEyar idqa{ dene lga hE| hm
mhsUs kr ske. ya n kr ske. pr yh cmTkairk pirvtRn p.caytI raj µara ikye gye
sxiKtkr` ne kr idqaya hE| wartIy g/amI` AOr kSba{ smaj me. soc AOr jag+kta kI jo
hlcl b“I hE, vh p.caytI raj kI hI den hE| yh mana ik AwI wI wart kI Ai2ka.x AabadI
kI bdhalI ke Aa>k e nhI. bdle hE. pr yh wI ty hE ik ]Nhe. bdlne kI kxmkx xu+ ho cukI
hE| ku7 log [ska &ey wUm.DlIkr` kI nIityo. AOr qule bajar kI VyvS4a ko dena cahe.ge pr
Asilyt yh hE ik pirvtRn kI yh p/i¢ya Apne dex me. vEiXvk wUm.DlIkr` ke Aagmn se phle
xu+ ho cukI 4I| 0k hI imsal kafI hogI ik wUm.DlIkr` se dxko. phle A kI kmI se
5St [s dex ke p.jab AOr hirya`a p/a.to. ne hirt ¢a.it krke, hme. AaTminwRr hI nhI. biLk A
inyaRtk dex ke Str tk phu>ca idya 4a|
yha> ivStar me. jane kI jgh nhI. hE, leikn ku7 AOst AOr rojmraR ]#ne valI icNtaAo.
ko ]#aya ja0 to wI b e skaraTmk t$y samne Aate hE.| A>g/ejI wa8a ke vcRSv ko hI le
lIijye| A>g/ejI ke b“te vcRSv ko lekr jayj_ icNta0> Vy¯ kI jatI hE. pr sa4 hI [s sCca{
ko nj_r-A.daj_ nhI. ikya ja skta ik wart kI swI p/adeixk raj2ainyo. AOr srkarI
kamkaj me. ihNdI AOr p/adeixk wa8aye. S4aipt ho cukI hE.| yh shI hE ik keN³ srkar A>g/ejI
me. hI cltI hE pr [s dex ka jIv.t lokt.5 ihNdI AOr ApnI wartIy wa8aAo. ke bl pr hI
clta hE| A>g/ejI kevl fungI yanI ixqr kI wa8a hE, j o. kI nhI.| ihNdI AOr wartIy wa8aAo.
ke ra*¨Iy AOr 9e5Iy smacar p5o. ka jo AwUtpUvR ivkas huAa hE, vh duinya ke iksI dex me.
s.wv nhI. huAa hE| A>g/ejI siht cIn kI m.dairn wa8a me. wI nhI.| Aaj wart me. Ameirka se
khI. Jyada 3I _vI _ cEnl clte hE. AOr ]nme. ihNdI cEnlo. kI lokip/yta AOr Sp2aRTmk vcRSv
ko ko{ A>g/ejI cEnl Aaj tk to nhI. paya hE| [n cEnlo. ke tknIkI 9e5 me. Avsr pane ke
il0 ivdexI tknIixyno. kI wI Aaj wart kI Aor ]Nmuq hE|
yhI hal hmarI mu.b{ ifLm [.DS¨I ka hE jo mnor.jn ke 9e5 me. ha$lIvuD ko p7a kr
Ab duinya kI sbse b I lok-s.S¡it AOr mnor.jn kI [.DS¨I bn cukI hE| kla me. Aiw=ic
rqne vala, duinya ke iksI wI dex ka p/itwa s.p Vyi¯ Ab 'hj ya5a' pr wart Aata hE,
]skI phlI ps.d wart hE, Ameirka ka ha$lIvuD nhI.|
AOr sUcna s.car kI duinya ko to wart ne ApnI ivxe8)ta, me2a AOr p/itwa ke bl
pr pUrI trh bdl Dala hE| wartIy p/itwa playn kI prMpra pUrI trh 3U3 cukI hE| Ab
Ameirka, knaDa, ib/3en, ¸a.s, jmRnI, AaS¨eilya jEse dexo. kI yuva p/itwa wart ke sUcna
s.car seK3r me. xaiml hone ke il0 KyU me. q I hE| yhI iS4it relve AOr kar inmaR` ke seK3r
kI hE| AwI tk hmarI 3Ime. ¸a.s, ib/3en AOr japan jaya krtI 4I., Ab ]t AOr kargr
tknIko. kI jankarI ke il0 [n dexo. ke Alava ivkasman lEi3n AmeirkI, A¸IkI AOr
yUropIy s.6 ke ivkist dexo. kI 3Ime. Ab wart AatI hE.|
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yh #Ik hE ik faS3-fUD vale mEkDa$nLD, ke0fsI, pePsI AOr kokakola ne hmara
m@yvgIRy xhrI bajar pk a hE pr Ameirka AOr knaDa ke pUre fUD bajar ko wart ka gujratI
VyvsayI Apne kBje me. le cuka hE|
meiDisn AOr Da$K3rI ivxe8)ta ka Aalm to yh hE ik m@y 0ixya, Arb dexo. ke sa4
hI di9`I 0ixya ka mrIj_ hI nhI., ]nka yuva tbka wartIy meiDkl s.S4ano. me. ix9a g/h`
krne ke il0 b I s.Qya me. Aane lga hE| yh bat dUsrI hE ik hmara rajneta vgR AwI wI
meiDkl [laj_ AOr pramxR ke il0 Ameirka kI Aor wagta hE| AOr to AOr, dva ]´og ke 9e5
me. wart Apne mjbUt kdm Aage b“a cuka hE| hbRl AOr AayuveRidk bajar kI bat n wI kre. to
wI 0lopE4I meiDisn ke 9e5 me., ivXvivQyat dex iSv3\jrlE.D kI namI-igramI k.pinyo. ko
]Tpadn kI gù v%a AOr ivXvsnIyta ke mamle me. wart bhut pI7e 7o cuka hE| ]nke ivxe8)
wart kI dva{ k.pinyo. me. kam krne AOr ApnI p/itwa ko cmkane ke il0 Aaki8Rt ho cuke hE.|
]nke pEr wart kI Aor mu cuke hE.|
AOr s.9ep me., jb se wart ka Aakax ]NmuKt huAa hE AOr hva{ yatayat b“a hE tb se
[.Doneixya, mleixya AOr k.boiDya ke A>g/ejI pi#t, krIb tIn hjar payl3 AOr tknIixyn
wartIy k.pinyo. me. ja$b pa cuke hE. AOr sEk o. AijRya> il0 q e hE.| bayo3ek ke 9e5 me. wart
2ak jma cuka hE| jenei3Ks ke 9e5 me. p/yog krke Ab wart duG2-¢a.it AOr nIl-¢a.it
ÜifxrIj_Ý kI dehlIj_ ko par kr cuka hE| Ameirka kI islIkon vElI me. g{ hu{ wartIy p/itwa
bhut tejI se wart lO3 rhI hE| 3eKnola$jI AOr mEnejme.3 ke Snatk Ab Aa>q mU>d kr ivdexo. me.
playn nhI. kr rhe hE., ve wart me. hI behtr hote Avsro. ke il0 p/tI9art hE.| yh shI hE ik
ihmaly jEse }>ce AOr sagr jEse ghre samaijk AOr Aai4Rk Nyay ke p/Xno. ka shI AOr manvIy
inp3ara hona AwI bakI hE leikn jo NyUntm huAa AOr ho skta hE, ]sme. s.wavna0> mOjUd hE.|
p/Tyek Vyi¯ kI AC7a{ hI p/jat.5Iy xasn kI sflta
ka
mUl is²a.t hE|
rajgopalacarI
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[s holI pr dex bhut yad Aaya hE
srn 6{
r.go. valI 1v i4rkte 4e,
cehro. ko hm r.g-ibr.ga krte 4e,
pr [s bar kha> vo mOsm Aaya hE,
r.go. valI 1 vo Svr lhraya hE,
r.go. valI 1v AsIse. ]nkI pate 4e,
Ab kI bar kha> vo inmRl 7aya hE,
r.go. valI 1 koyl ne gaya hE,
r.go. valI 1

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mera gul mohMmd 0esa nhI. ho skta !
Da$
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'kXmIr me. sur9a-blo. ne Apne Aat.kvad inro2I Aiwyan ke dOran ds logo. ko
igrFtar ikya| [nme. p/itbiN2t jmat-0-[SlamI ke car b e neta xaiml hE.|
&Ingr ke hj_rtbl [lake me. kuQyat Aa.tkvadI gul mohMmd sur9a-bl ke jvano. µara
mu#we me. mara gya|'
mE. cO.k ]#tI hU>| Aq_bar mere ha4 se 7U3 jata hE|
'ma>-ma>, tuMharI icªI 0k A.kl dekr gye 4e|'
mE. p5 qoltI hU>| merI Aa>qe. ku7 p.i¯yo. se ifsltI hu{ Aage b“ jatI hE.|
mE.ne drvaj_a qola| vh drvaj_a n 4a, 0k cIq 4I jo k{ idno. se gumsum jk I hu{
4I AOr [s smy mu>h se bethaxa inklI ja rhI 4I| mE.ne wagne ke il0 kdm Aage b“aya, #~De
lohe ka sdR cIra merI psilyo. me. 6us gya, ve s.gIne. 4I.| mere kdm jm gye| mE. samne deq rha
4a 0k lax, iblkul drvaj_e ke samne, glI ke bIco.-bIc| kwI vh wI h>stI 4I, rotI 4I,
guSse se bOqlatI 4I, 0k l kI kI muhBbt me. [s hd tk igrFtar 4I ik wUl bE#I 4I
isyasI zmele ]#ne pr hr qUn ka r.g lal nhI. rh jata| leikn Aaj vh 0k bejan, #~DI
lax 4I| mE. ig ig aya, ]n logo. ke Aage imte. kI.| s.gIn kI no.k pr 0k nj_r deqne kI
[j_aj_t imlI| mE. lax ke mu>h pr zuka| mere gmR ho.#o. ne bfIRle ma4e ko cUma| mE. cahta 4a ]se
Apne A.dr i7pa lU>| Apne A.dr ke dirya ko mE. s>wal nhI. pa rha 4a| mE. [n ksa[yo. ka mu>h
no.c lena cahta 4a| mE. ]n swI kI xKlo. me, qro.ce. wr dena cahta 4a| leikn mE. kevl Apne
balo. ko nocta rha, mere naqUn mere hI galo. ko qro.cte rhe| jb hox Aaya to mE.ne Aage b“
kr lax ko ba>ho. me. ]#na caha| 0k Aavaj_ cIqI, ']#ane ka hk_ tuMhara nhI. hE, vaps
jaAo AOr tmaxa deqo|' yh tmaxa mE.ne hI nhI. mere swI 6rvalo. ne deqa AOr 0k idn nhI.,
pUre pa>c idn tk deqa| yh mere 7o3e wa{ kI lax 4I|
qro.co. kI xKle. ibg ke pEne nXtr me. bdl gyI 4I.| Aa>qe. jo qule Aakax me. p/Xn-sI
3>gI 4I., lacar hokr j_mIn me. !ulk gyI 4I.| kp e ma>s ke ANdr [s trh j_J_b ho gye 4e ik
yid ]Nhe. Alg krne kI koixx kI jatI to ma>s kI isiLlya> sarI glI me. fEl jatI.| cIl,
kOve ke !er m>Dra-m>Drakr 6r ke bCco. ko wI 6ayl krne lge 4e| hm rat wr phre me. bE#e rhte
4e| s e ma>s kI tIqI bdbU sarI glI me. wrI hu{ 4I| yh hal kevl merI hI glI ka hI nhI.
4a, lal cOk, jEnakdl AOr snakdl ke pas t4a AOr wI xhr me. k{ jgh 0esI laxe. p I
4I. ijnke 6r ke log ]Nhe. Apne ha4o. se Aag AOr im©I ke hvale krna cahte 4e| leikn hm
sb Dre hu0 log 4e| hm log wI kha> 4e, bs cltI-ifrtI, DrI hu{ Aa¡itya> ma5 4e| sa>s
lena hmare il0 0k lacarI jEsa ho cuka 4a| 0k idn jb dUsra 2mkI-wra p5 imla, to ve
bol p I., 'Ab nhI. rha jata yha>|' tIn idn se ve behox 4I.| iksI trh, wa{ kI lax ko
vEse hI glI me. qula 7o kr hm log idLlI phu>ce|
tumse imlne ka bhut mn 4a| malUm huAa tum 0k hFte bad AaAogI| muze jana hE, A.jU
AOr bCce p/tI9a me. ho.ge| bebe se imltI rhna| mE. wI Aata rhU>ga| sara pirvar 0k irXtedar ke
6r #hra huAa hE| pta mE. pI7e ilq rha hU>| xe8 imlne pr|
xuweC7u - xrd
p5 mo kr tikye ke nIce srka kr cup bE#I hU>| yh p5 hE ya dStavej_, ]s kXmIr
ka jha> kI bdsUrtI me. wI qUbsUrtI ka Ahsas i7pa rhta hE| hEranI hu{ 4I muze qUbsUrt
pha I ke nIce icnar ke pe o. ke bIc me. bnI kotvalI ko deq kr| mere mu>h se inkl gya 4a,
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'yha> to ipkink Spa$3 hona caihye|' xrd h>sa 4a, qUb qulkr jEsI ]skI Aadt 4I, 'yar,
kwI to j_mIn pr ]tra kro, hr smy Aasman me. hI ] tI rhtI ho|'
mE.ne cup hokr kha 4a, 'Kya k+>, yha> kI hr cIj_ [tnI qUbsUrt hE ik muze lg rha
hE mE. sb ku7 muªI me. wr lU>|'
'yha> kI hr cIj_ qUbsUrt hE, leikn yha> kI l ikyo. ko 7o kr|'
'kEsI bate. kr rhe ho? yha> kI l ikya> to jt kI hUre. khI jatI hE.|'
'mE. #hra p3n ka p.iDt, Apne hI kXmIr kI l kI ko qUbsUrt kEse kh skta hU>?
vEse tum wI km suNdr nhI. ho|'
[ske bad muze joro. kI h>sI Aa gyI AOr mera ha4 ]ske isr kI Aor b“a leikn vha>
balo. kI jgh ibyaban reigStan nj_r Aa rha 4a|
hm Gyarh v8R bad imle 4e| xrd mera jUinyr 4a| leikn 3Ur me. hm log 0k sa4 hI
di9` wart 6Umne gye 4e| ]ska jIvNt Vyi¯Tv cuMbk kI trh hm swI ko ApnI Aor qI.cta
4a| gitj }jaR ka vh mUtR +p 4a| ]ske Aam cehre ko ]skI cmktI Aa>qe. AOr ¸e.c-k3 da“I
qas bna dete 4e AOr seb-sa gulabI r.g ]se kXmIrI 6oi8t krte 4e| sa>po. kI nSl se lekr
AayoR. kI v.xavlI tk, img fa[3r se lekr sUyR ikr`o. me. Sv`R k`o. kI ]piS4it ke xo2 tk
AOr qjuraho kI 0k-0k mu³a iks idn se s.b.i2t hE, ye swI iv8y ]ske miSt*k me. kMPyU3r
ke 'Aa>k o.' jEse wre rhte 4e| vh vaTSyayn kI [s yui¯ ka p9patI 4a ik p/Tyek idn ke
kam ka invas 0k ivxe8 A.g me. hota hE, [sIl0 mu³a deqte hI vh idn kI wiv*yva`I kr
deta 4a| vh 0k-0k iv8y ko ¨.p kaDR kI trh inkalta jata 4a AOr samne vale ko
2raxayI kr deta 4a| kwI-kwI iksI za I ke pas =k kr 0k nam ]7al deta 'ivNka
roijya', le3eS3 irscR kENsr kI dva [sI se inkalI gyI hE|
muze AC7I trh malUm hota ik yh 'ivNka roijya' nhI. hE| ivNka roijya sdabhar ko
khte hE.| ]ske fUl to sfed AOr bE.gnI hote hE., ]se 'Aa$naRme.3l Pla.3' kI trh gmlo. me. wI
sjaya jata hE| ifr wI mE. 'ihPno3a[j_'-sI Aa>qe. fa e ]ska cehra deqtI rhtI| vh smz
jata| 2Ire-se Aakr mere kan me. khta, '4E.KyU, Aa$y 0m irylI Aa$Bla[J_D|' swI shpa#I 7a5o.
ka vh ra$ibnhuD bna rhta|
hEdrabad phu>c kr in2aRirt kayR¢m ke Anusar hm log dva kI fEK3rI deqne phu>ce 4e|
AC7I, saf-su4rI fEK3rI| fEK3rI ke ge3 tk, mailk qud cmcmatI kar pr hme. irsIv krne
Aaya| ]s smy hme. Apne pa>v ke nIce im©I ka hona bhut qla 4a| hm sb isku gye, sb
ku7 vayvIy-sa lg rha 4a leikn vh fEK3rI ka mailk AOr ]skI cmcmatI kar spne. bo
gyI 4I| ]s spne ke 2ago. pr tErte hu0 hm 'irsePxn' me. phu>ce| irsePxinS3 Kya 4I, pUrI '0Ks
po' kI 3eKs3a[l iv.g kI traxI hu{ ma$Dl, feivka$l se icpkI hu{ muSkrah3, pE.DUlm-sI
6UmtI hu{ Aa>qe.| 'velkm ¸e.D\s' kh kr xoqI se ]sne ivdexI 7a5o. kI Aor deqa to gudgudI
dexI 7a5o. ke idlo. me. hu{| hm log Aage b“e|
b I-b I mxIno. me. kl-pujeR jEse 3uke hu0 7o3e-7o3e AadmI| pas jane pr ]nke clteifrte
ha4-pEr nj_r Aate 4e| Kvail3I k.¨ol kI l ikyo. kI Kvail3I pr hmara ra$ibnhuD ku7
[s trh ifsla ik hm log fEK3rI ka kona-kona 7an Aaye leikn ]ska 0k seKxn wI pUra
n ho ska| ge3 se inklte smy mere kan me. fusfusaya gya, 'Kya cIj_ 4I yar| mE. to ku7
wI n ilq paya| ApnI no3buk muze de dena, yh to no3 kr lU>ga ik [s fEK3rI ke men
p/oDK3\s Kya hE.?'
car mInar ke pas valI miSj_d kI traxI hu{ nKkaxI muze dUr se hI Aaki8Rt kr rhI
4I| b e gilyare me. hokr cPpl ]tar kr jEse hI mE.ne A.dr jane ke il0 pEr b“aye, pI7e se 0k
robIlI Aavaj_ AayI, 'Aap wItr nhI. ja sktI hE. AOr Aap sb log wI isr !>k kr A.dr
ja[ye|'
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mera sara ]Tsah hva ho gya| 0k kone me. cupcap bE# gyI| swI sa4I A.dr ja cuke
4e| xrd mere pas pT4r pr bE#ta huAa bola, 'clo, Aaj mE. wI tuMhare sa4 AOrt bn jata hU>|'
mE. cupcap f f ate kbUtro. ko deq rhI 4I| ]s injRn pirvex me. kbUtro. ka dana cugna
AOr gu3rgU> kI PyarI-sI Aavaj_ muze shla rhe 4e| mE. tNmy 4I, Apne Aas-pas kI hva AOr
2Up se wI inilRPt| shsa 0k pr7a{. cmkI, mE. Dr gyI| yh AadmI ke xrIr kI reqa0> nhI.
4I., jEse ko{ but bhut idn phle dfna idya gya ho AOr Acank hI ]# bE#a ho| mE.ne cO.k
kr isr ]#aya| sfed jalI ke ANdr se do Aa>qe. cmkI.| sfed 6erdar, 3opIvala bukaR Ao“e,
kbUtro. ka cuGga ha4 me. ilye 0k AOrt fxR pr dane ibqer rhI 4I| !er sare ictkbre, sfed
kbUtr fxR pr ck%o. kI trh fEle hu0 p.q f f a rhe 4e AOr dano. pr co.c mar rhe 4e| cuGga
qTm ho jane pr vh miSj_d kI dhlIj_ tk AayI| ]ske ha4 Aasman kI Aor ]#e AOr vh
2Ire-2Ire vaps s k kI Aor mu gyI| xrd ]skI jatI hu{ pr7a{. ko der tk Aa>qo. se
pk ne kI koixx krta rha, ifr 0k lMbI sa>s qI.ckr bol ]#a, 'ip/pal, Kya vaStv me.
hm [KkIsvI. sdI kI Aor ja rhe hE.| muze to lgta hE hm ifr se mohnjod o AOr h Ppa kI
Aor lO3 rhe hE.|'
b>glOr phu>cte-phu>cte do A@yapko. ke do gu3 bn gye 4e| 0k A@yapk 4e sa{. baba ke
prm w¯, ibna sa{. baba kI cr`-rj ilye Aage ka '0jUkexnl 3Ur' ]nke il0 s.wv n 4a|
At: 0k pUra gu3 'gu= di9`a' ka kj_R ]tarne ]nke sa4 sa{. baba kI jNmS4lI kI Aor cl
idya| keinya ka Kla[D wI jb cuSt jINs AOr Dravne mu>h valI 3I-x3R phne, pI# pr 4Ela
lade ]nke pI7e jane lga to xrd ne ]se pI7e se pk a, 'Abe, tU wI ja rha hE| hI [j_ na$3
go[.g fa$r roim.g|'
'Aa$y no, Aa$y no, b3 [3 DoN3 mek 0nI iDfreNs fa$r mI| hI hEj_ 3u Ala$3 maKsR [n
0Kjaimnexn 0.D [3\s Avr D\yU3I 3u PlIj_ ihm|'
xrd ne k vah3 se merI Aor deqa, 'ye ivdexI, ihNduStanI l3ke iktnI AasanI se
sIq lete hE.| sala cmcaigrI krne ja rha hE| nIg/o kho to ibg jata hE, khta hE, '3el mI
BlEk' AOr yha> tlu0 ca3ne ko wI tEyar hE| tum Kya kr rhI ho yha> ! jaAo, ge=0 kp e phn
lo, ha4 me. mjIra lekr la[n me. sbse Aage lg jaAo| 3a$p kr jaAogI| goLD meDl imlega|'
mere sare xrIr ka qUn cehre kI Aor ]blne lga 4a| mE.ne q_ud ko Apmaint mhsUs ikya
4a| [tna hI mu>h se inkla 4a, 'xrd, s>walo Apne Aapko' ]ske jane ke bad wI mE. ]iµGn
4I, AOr jha> tk sMwv 4a, ]skI pr7a{. se wI dUr wagne ka p/yas kr rhI 4I| mere sIinyr
hone ka dpR bar-bar muze mu>h ic“a rha 4a|
bhut idno. bad Apne 0k shpa#I ke p5 se pta cla 4a ik Da$ _ itlkraj kI wi¯
dIvangI kI hd tk b“ gyI 4I| ]nka b a l ka A.itm sa>se. ign rha 4a AOr ve ]ske mu>h
me. sa{. baba kI wwUt Dale, cup bE#e ]ske #Ik ho jane kI p/tI9a kr rhe 4e| ASptal to
dUr, AO8i2xaS5 me. poS3-Da$K3re3 kI iDg/I p/aPt vir*# p/a@yapk ke be3e ko AO8i2 kI 0k b>Ud
wI nsIb n hu{| mqe. mU>de iksI cmTkar ke 63 jane
kI p/tI9a kr rhe 4e| tIn idn bad b I muiXkl se xv ko Xmxan le jana s.wv ho ska
4a|
p“ kr lga 4a, hm ApnI dIvaro. me. iktne b.d ho cuke hE.| ApnI j_mIn se ju e rhna
to vaStv me. AavXyk hE| j o. se k3 kr jo s.S¡it ]plB2 hogI, vh Ao“I hu{ hogI,
qoqlI hogI; leikn 'ihP3ona[j_' hone valI maniskta Kya vayvIy nhI. hE? Da$ _ itlkraj
ka Klas me. idya gya leKcr yad Aa gya 4a, 'korEimn hI 0kma5 AO8i2 hE ijse 'jIvn r9k
AO8i2' mana ja skta hE| hme. [s 9e5 me. nye-nye irscR krne ho.ge ijsse nyI-nyI 'jIvn
r9k AO8i2ya>' samne Aa ske. AOr Ai2k-se-Ai2k logo. ke p/a` bcaye ja ske.|'
leikn ]sI idn b>glOr me., mE. xrd kI goLD meDl valI bat sun kr zu>zla ]#I 4I|
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xam ko xrd mere kmre me. hva kI trh Aa phu>ca 4a, 'clo, merI xa$ip.g kra do, 0k
bhut bi“ya iDpa3Rme.3l S3or deqa hE|'
'iDpa3Rme.3l S3or ya ko{ seLs glR?'
'seLs glR deqI hotI to tuMhe. sa4 Kyo. le clta?'
iDpa3Rme.3l S3or ke cKkr lga-lgakr mE. 4k cukI 4I| mE. x3R ps.d krtI to vh 3a{
ke ka].3r pr nj_r Aata| mE. 3a{ ka].3r pr phu>ctI to vh bebI ¸ak ke ka].3r pr ] jata|
seLs glR pU7 rhI 4I, 'iks nMbr ka ¸ak dU>?'
yha> ]ska kMPyU3r fel ho gya 4a| b I wolI dsI dbate huye mE. ¸ak 7a>3ne ka Aiwny krne lgI| ]sne 0k qUbsUrt-sI ¸ak 7a>3I
AOr ibl cukane ka].3r kI Aor b“ gya 4a|
sIi“ya> ]trte smy pEke3 mere ha4 me. pk ate hu0 vh bola, 'merI Aor se ApnI hone
valI be3I ko p/ejeN3 kr dena| mE. janta hU> tum ivvaiht ho, leikn yh mt smz lena ik mE.ne
tuMhe. bhn man ilya hE| yh to 0k mj_ak 4a| ba{ d ve yh seLs glR tuMhe. kEsI lgI? mE.
[sse xadI kr lU>?' ]ske Svr kI wavukta muze p/waivt kr rhI 4I, ifr wI mE.ne ]se 7e a
4a, 'iks-iks se xadI kroge tum? AwI vh hEdrabad valI wI tuMhare nam pr bE#I ro rhI
hogI|'
[ske bad ko{ ANy ]LleqnIy 63na 63I ho, 0esa muze yad nhI. hE| hm logo. ne m³as
me. ku7 AOr fEK3irya> deqI., no3\s ilye| vha> gmIR bhut 4I, hm log }be hu0 4e AOr '6r' hm
logo. ke }pr havI hota ja rha 4a| prdex kI hva iktnI AjnbI hotI hE, [ska Anuwv hm
logo. ko hone lga 4a|
3Ur se lO3ne ke bad ivXviv´aly 7o ne tk mera AOr xrd ka s.b.2 AOpcairk hI bna
rha| ve ku7 idn jo hmne sa4 ibtaye 4e, sfed kEnvs me. c3kIle r.go. se Alg se icpkaye
hu0-se lgte 4e|
Gyarh v8R bad kXmIr me. Acank hjrtbl ke pas xrd nIlI ma=it vEn ke pas q a
huAa idqa| mere sa4 Aa# 7a5aAo. ka 7o3a-sa g/up 4a ijNhe. mE. kXmIr 6umane layI 4I| ]skI
nIlI-wUrI Aa>qo. me. yid phle-sI cmk n hotI to muze ApnI yaddaXt kI mIlo. pir¢ma krnI
p jatI| phla vaKy jo ]se deqte hI Anjane me. inkl gya 4a, 'xrd, tum iktne '0jeD'
lg rhe ho? tuMhare bal AOr da“I dono. hI gayb ho gye hE.?'
vh mere krIb Aakr fusfusaya jEsI ik ]skI Aadt 4I, 'km-se-km [n bulbulo. ke
samne to 0esa mt kho| AC7a cmn sja rqa hE, maS3rnI bn gyI ho Kya?'
Gyarh v8R ka smy 0k z3ke me. ] gya| hm ifr hLke ho gye 4e phle kI trh hI|
muze malUm 4a ik xrd &Ingr ka rhne vala hE| 0k lMbe smy ko ku7 imn3o. me. sme3kr mE.ne
]ske Aage rq idya AOr ]skI ptoR. me. 6usne kI koixx kI|
'0k be3I hE. merI, nam hE ivtSta| pirvar mub.{ me. hI hE| papa kI tbIyt 4o I qrab
4I| 7u©I lekr Aaya hU>|'
vh koixx kr rha 4a shj bnne kI, ifr wI kalI lkIre. tEr ja rhI 4I.| xo-kes me.
b I qUbsUrt kxIdakarI vale xa$l AOr ifrn deq kr mere pEr 4m gye| dukan me. 6uste hu0 0k
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mE.ne cO.k kr deqa| krIb 7: fI3 lMba kd, g#a bdn, kXmIrI seb jEsa gulabI r.g,
tEmUrI cehre pr traxI hu{ da“I, h>stI hu{ Aa>qe. AOr pIle cmkte da>t vala Vyi¯ p#anI
slvar-kutaR phne kp o. ke !er ke bIc me. bE#a 4a|
mE.ne 0k xa$l qI.cI| sfed xa$l pr b e suNdr gulab ]wre hu0 4e|
'le lo, bhn, yh karIgr ke pUre sal kI mehnt hE| tuMharI qUbsUrtI me. car ca>d lga
degI|'
'pUre sal kI Kyo.?'
'yh ha4 kI karIigrI hE, bhn, 0k idn me. nhI. bntI hE| bfR ke idno. me. kXmIrI
Apne 6ro. me. bE#kr kxIdakarI krta hE| b I muiXkl se 0k ya do 0esI xa$le. tEyar kr pata
hE| ifr ]skI nj_r sElainyo. pr jmI rhtI hE| hmarI rojI-ro3I to sElainyo. se hI cltI hE|'
0k #.DI sa>s wr kr vh ifr khne lga, 'jb se p.jab ke halat qrab hu0 hE., sElainyo. ka
Aana bhut km ho gya hE| q_uda mddgar hE, sbkI rojI-ro3I clata hE| yh xa$l Alg rq
deta hU>, tum AOr cIj_e. wI deq lo|'
vh mere Aage kp o. kI th qolta ja rha 4a| ]ske ma4e pr ixkn wI nhI. 4I| 4o I
der bad [k kale r.g ka ifrn idqate hu0 ]sne muzse pU7a, 'khva ipyogI, bhn?' idLlI ke
iq.ce hu0 cehro. AOr c“I hu{ wO.ho. vale dukadaro. ko deqne valI merI Aa>qe. AOr 'jane kha> se
cle Aate hE.', 'dukan ko Apne bap ka mal smz rqa hE| qote, 3Em brbad krte hE.|' sunne ke
AWySt mere kan stkR ho gye| khva ipya to 1| ye log nhI. hE., 'kal pa5'
me. rqe nmUne hE. ijnke dxRnma5 se Aane valI pIi“ya> gOrvaiNvt ho.gI| xrd muzse do 6.3e ka
smy lekr ja cuka 4a, ]se AOrto. kI ³OpdI ke cIr jEsI b“ne valI qrIdarI ka Aawas 4a|
[s bIc merI 7a5aAo. ne peprmexI AOr lk I se bnI k{ 7o3I-7o3I qUbsUrt cIj_e. qrId lI 4I.|
khve kI wInI quxbU pUrI dukan me. fElI hu{ 4I|
[tnI !er sarI qUbsUrtI ke bIc me. merI Aa>qe. cO.i2ya rhI 4I.| in`Ry lena ki#n ho gya
4a ik iks 3uk e ko Apne 6r ka ihSsa bna l>U| [sI bIc drvaj_a z3ke se qula, xrd A.dr
Aaya| ]ske ha4 me. fr vala 0k ko3 4a, ijse deq kr muze 'leDI ma].3be3n' kI yad Aa
gyI|
'memsahb, yh ko3 kEsa rhega? car 6.3e se bahr q a dukane. ign rha hU>| hjrtbl me.
kul pE.s# dukane. hE., yh Aaj hI malUm huAa hE| Ab Aap [se qrIidye AOr 7u©I kIijye| Aap
sahb wI Ab 4k cuke hE.| Kya nam hE Aapka, hj_rt?' dukandar kI Aor mu te hu0 xrd ne
p/Xn ikya|
'gul mohMmd mIr|'
l ikyo. ka zu.D 3U3 p a, 'mEDm, yh ko3 to bhut bi“ya hE| le lIijye, 0esa ko3
idLlI me. kha> imlega?'
'le lo, bhn, dam kI prvah mt kro|'
Aaiq_r mE.ne vh ko3 qrId ilya| ko3 ka dam to ]ske qrgoxnuma ka$lr hI vsUl kr
rhe 4e| xam ko &Ingr ka mOsm wI sdR ho gya 4a| bfaRnI hva0> clne lgI 4I.| mE.ne ko3
phnkr ]ska &Ig`ex wI kr idya|
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xrd ke 6r phu>ce to A>2era ho cuka 4a| muze deqte hI xrd kI ma> bol p I., 'iks
baba Aadm ke j_mane ka ko3 qrId layI ho tum? 0esa ko3 to mere l kpn ke idno. me merI
ma> phna krtI 4I.|'
mE.ne jltI Aa>qo. se xrd kI Aor deqa, vh muze deq kr 0esa qux ho rha 4a jEse
MyUij_ym me. rqI ko{ 'mmI' deq rha ho| xrd kI ma> gmR-gmR cay ke Pyale ¨e me. sja layI.|
'bebe, [se to goXtaba iqlaAo| [se malUm to ho kXmIr ke p.iDt yU _pI _ ke p.iDto. se
iktne Aage hE.|'
'Aage Kya, be3a, Apne-Apne irvaj_ hE.| hm kXmIiryo. me. to vEse wI ihNdU-muslman ka
ko{ Jyada f_kR nhI. hE| yha> kI pha I x.kracayR hE. to tQte suleman wI| [Slamabad hE to
An.tnag nam wI cl rha hE| pampur kI j_afran, &Ingr kI peprmexI kI nKkaxI, kalIno. ka
barIk kam, pXmIne ke xa$l AOr phlgam kI kxIdakarI kXmIiryo. ke nam se janI jatI hE;
ih.dU-muslman ke nam se nhI.| Aqbaro. me. p“tI hU> to smz me. nhI. Aata, yh iks kXmIr ka
ij¢ hE? Aqbar valo. ne Apna 0k q_yalI kXmIr g“ rqa hE jha> 0k pT4r wI igrta hE to
bm ka 2maka mhsUs hota hE| hmare kXmIr me. to Amn-cEn AwI tk phle jEsa hI kaym
hE|'
D^a[.g-+m ke rEk ke }pr rqI gol-m3ol PyarI-sI bCcI kI tSvIr muze Aaki8Rt kr
rhI 4I| xrd merI ]Tsukta wa>p gya|
'ivtSta merI be3I hE| kXmIr kI 0k ndI ka nam hE ivtSta| A.jU ko ps.d Aaya, ]sI
ne rqa hE|'
rat b“ rhI 4I| 4o e se smy me. hI bebe se bhut ApnTv ho gya 4a| ifr Aane ka
vayda krke hm log vaps Dl zIl kI Aor cl idye| raSte me. ko{ qas bat nhI. hu{| xrd
gMwIr 4a| mE.ne pU7a 4a, 'bebe ku7 bImar-sI lg rhI 4I.?'
'ha>, prexan hE.| 7o3a wa{ 0k l kI ke p/em me. dIvana ho rha hE| p“a{-ilqa{ 7o
dI hE| soc rha hU> ]se Apne sa4 mub.{ leta ja}>|'
Dl zIl ke iknare phu>c kr xrd ne hm logo. se ivda lI|
nav lekr ApnI 7a5aAo. ke sa4 mE. 'ha]s bo3' kI Aor cl p I| Fla[.g jEk,
hiMdya, gulbhar AOr xan-0-kXmIr kI i3mi3marI roxnI panI me. morp.qI nIlm jEsI izliml
kr rhI 4I| ye swI DIlKs 3a[p kI AVvl djeR kI ha]s bo3 4I. ijnka ikraya fa[v S3ar
ho3l ke ikraye se km nhI. 4a| [nke pI7e hmarI lEla q I 4I| ka{, sevar AOr kU e ke !er
se zIl ke [s zor ka panI !>ka huAa 4a|
lEla kI 7t se x.kracayR kI Aor jane valI sIi“ya> saf idqa{ detI 4I.| lEla ka
xyn-k9 kXmIrI karIgrI ka ]T¡*3 nmUna 4a ijsme. devda+ kI g.2 bsI hu{ 4I AOr rhrhkr
mug_l badxaho. ke 'Q_vabgah' kI yad taja krtI 4I| pUrI ha]s bo3 hmare nam se buk
4I|
xyn-k9 me. rqI 'ka>g I' ne kmre ko qUb gmR kr idya 4a| De^is.g-+m ka drvaj_a
qolte hI mE. joro. se cO.kI| 6u3ne se nIce tk ka lbada, ijs pr jgh-jgh sabut qrgox
icpke hu0 4e, 6ere pr ]nkI pU>7 ku7 [s A.daj_ me. icpkI hu{ 4I mano wagte hu0 jLdI me. k3
kr igr gyI ho| mE.ne Apne cehre ko 7uAa AOr jb mere ha4o. ka AKs Aa{ne me. ]wra to muze
joro. kI h>sI Aa gyI| [s ko3 ko phnkr yid mE. idLlI kI s ko. pr inklU>gI to s k ke
ku%e muze Apna purana ixkar smzkr zp3 n p e.ge ya yh smz kr idLlI kI s ke. qalI n
ho jaye.gI ik kb/ me. g I ko{ 'p/etnI' bn gyI hE|
mE. ko3 vaps lO3ane kI yui¯ socne lgI 4I| subh ds bje hI bs se phlgam jana
iniXct 4a| tIn sO pcas =pye kI ifsln jo mE.ne [s nmUne kI 0vj_ me. cuka{ 4I, bar-bar
zLlah3 ke +p me. ]wr Aa rhI 4I| [s smy muze 7a5aAo. pr, lEla ke qansame pr, gul
mohMmd pr, xrd pr AOr sbse Ai2k ApnI bui²manI pr ¢o2 Aa rha 4a| mE. bar-bar ko3
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ko ]l3-]l3kr deq rhI 4I, khI. ko{ ]2 I hu{ isla{ idq jaye AOr mE. saibt kr skU> ik
yh phle se hI f3a huAa 4a| [sI qI.ctan me. fr ka 0k b a-sa guC7a k3kr mere ha4 me. Aa
gya| muze b I quxI hu{, leikn Agle hI 9` me. inrax ho gyI, khI. yh f3a ko3 hI mere gle
n lg jaye| ku7 idn pUvR hI idLlI ke pailka bajar me 63I 63na yad Aa gyI ijsne mere wy
ko AOr wI duguna kr idya|
bhut suNdr c3k r.go. vala xlvar-sU3 mE.ne k{ sU3o. ke bIc se dukandar kI shayta
se 7a>3a 4a| pailka bajar kI dukandarI me. ibl kI bat krna sa>p ke ibl ko 7e ne jEsa hI
hE| kp e ka korapn dUr krne ko 6r me. Aate hI mE.ne ]se panI me. Dal idya| c3k r.g panI me.
xhd jEse 6ul gye, bc gya ictkbra, w±e r.go. vala kp a| mE. dUsre idn hI dukandar ke pas
phu>cI| ]sne saf [.kar kr idya - '{man kI bat kro, bhnjI, Aap wI kmal krte ho| yh
sU3 merI dukan ka hE hI nhI.|' ]ske {man ke Aage mere swI tkR 2raxayI ho gye|
[sI ]2e bun me. merI Aa>q lg gyI| subh naXte ke bad ha]s bo3 ka ibl cuka kr
mE.ne sI2I 3EKsI hjrtbl ke il0 kI| l ikya> 3EKsI me. bE#I 4I., mE. AkelI hI warI-wrkm
pEke3 4ame dukan ke pas phu>cI| drvaj_a b.d 4a| Agl-bgl 7anbIn krne ke bad 0k s>krasa
raSta dukan ke bgl se hota huAa 0k cO e Aa>gn me. jata idqa{ idya| mE. sI2I A.dr phu>c
gyI| gul mohMmd cO e Aa>gn me. carpayI pr bE#a khva pI rha 4a|
'Are bhn, tum !' kh kr vh z3 q a ho gya| ]sne dukan ka A.dr vala drvaj_a
qola AOr Aa>gn kI Aor mu kr ku7 kha| pUrI kXmIrI to mE. n smz skI leikn khva AOr
jafran mE.ne pk ilye|
bat ka sU5 kha> se 4amU>, AwI soc hI rhI 4I ik gul mohMmd bol p a, 'ko3 ps.d
nhI. Aaya, bhn ! ko{ bat nhI., vaps kr do|'
khva Aa cuka 4a| mE.ne raht mhsUs kI| 'hm log phlgam ja rhe hE., bahr 3EKsI
q I hE, Aap khe. to mE. ko3 ke bdle xa$l le lU>|'
'tum phle phlgam 6Um AaAo, ho skta hE vha> tuMhe. AOr wI AC7I xa$l iml jaye| yh
to tuMhare wa{ ka 6r hE| jb mn ho, Aa jana|' ]sne ko3 vala b.Dl mere ha4 se lete hu0
kha|
merI Aa>qe. }pr nhI. ]# rhI 4I.| mE. jantI 4I ik ko3 f3a huAa hE| khI. ku7 0esa 63
jaye, yh dqe. 4I. - piv5 AOr masUm|
Aaj mere samne xrd ka p5 AOr Aqbar dono. hI fEle hu0 hE.| Aqbar ke mEle pe me.
mo3e-mo3e A9r cmk rhe hE. - '&Ingr ke hjrtbl [lake ke kuQyat Aat.kvadI gul mohMmd
sur9a-bl ke jvano. µara mu#we me. mara gya|'
mere ANdr kI cIj_o. ko bahr b“ta sa3a AOr wI ghra kr rha hE| mera gul mohMmd
AOr Aat.kvadI ! nhI., 0esa nhI. ho skta| mera gul mohMmd 0esa nhI. ho skta|
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vsu2a
AjIb dOr me.
Da$
$ _ wgIr4 b ole
ifr iks AjIb dOr me. plne lge hE. hm,
Anjan ibyaban me. clne lge hE. hm|
caht se bnaya iksI ykIn ko mukam,
deqe jo [.tjam, ]blne lge hE. hm|
caha 4a hmara wI istara bul.d ho,
}>ca[yo. ke nam se !lne lge hE. hm|
spno. me. roj par ikye sato. smu.dr,
jage to mhj_ ha4 hI mlne lge hE. hm|
ku7 koixxo. ke bad ihlaya jo ihmaly,
sc hE yhI ik bIc me. glne lge hE. hm|
AOro. kI q_aimyo. pe nj_r tej jb hu{,
Apne iksI vj_Ud ko 7lne lge hE. hm|
4a 0esa jox, wUl gye Apna hox wI,
q_udgj_R j_mane sa bdlne lge hE. hm|
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vsu2a
mamla Aage b“ega AwI
ic5a mud\
\gl
ge3 se lgI gum3I ke wItr, j.g qayI kusIR se D.Da i3kaye, qadI vdIR me. }>6 rhe
cOkIdar tav e ko galI-glOj wre xor ne shsa h b a idya| kano. pr ivXvas krne ke il0
]sne Apne }>6te xrIr ko sp/yas sme3a, ifr n qulne ke il0 iji±ya rhI plko. ko p3p3aya
AOr xor ko smzne kI koixx kI| }>6 AwI wI ]skI rano. AOr jUto. me. kEd p.jo. me. dubkI
hu{ 4I|
xor Sp*3 huAa| gailyo. ke ku7 k_tre hva ka =q gum3I kI trf hone ke sa4 hI [2r
]7l Aaye _ _ _ _ _sa4 4I tal detI-sI tIqI 'ta ' _ _ _ _ _'ta ' iksI ptre ko pI3ne ka-sa
Svr _ _ _ _
idmag s-sa cO.ka| kusIR pI7e qI.ckr vh futIR se q a ho gya| Svt: se budbudaya,
'Apnac ka$lonI me. _ _ _ _bap re !' suStI z3k gum3I se bahr inkla| shsa q_yal Aaya ik
jra v¯ pta kr le| ba>yI. kla{ pr b>2I 2u>2le Dayl valI 6 I pr dc cuka 4a| ku7 FlE3o. me.
jgh3 ho cukI 4I| k{ balkinyo. kI roxinya> ]ske dO te-n-dO te jg ]#I.| ku7 p/Xn ]skI
Aor kUde|
'gurqa _ _ _ _Kya huAa? kOn galI bk rha hE? _ _ _ _Kya to ta ko{?'
]sne =k kr iksI ko jvab nhI. idya, pr jEse hI tIsre nMbr valI [mart ke besme~3 me.
daiql huAa, dqe. f3 gyI.|
mo3\ya 4a| mo3\ya ke ha4 me. 0k lMba sirya 4a| ]sI sirye se vh sKsena sahb kI
sf_ed 3oyo3a pr 'ta -ta ' p/har ikye ja rha 4a| sa4-sa4 gailya> _ _ _ _w±I _ _ _ _AXlIl !
phle se hI shme q e car-pa>c logo. kI Aor se laprvah mo3\ya kI nj_re. jEse hI ]s
pr p I, pl3kr sirya ]skI Aor tan ilya, 'Aage nhI. b“na ho _ _ _ _qop I 3uk e-3uk e kr
ke 7oDU>ga _ _ _ _bot AC7a 6r me. nOkrI lgaya na ! _ _ _ _saAala haramqor bo _ _ _ _bol? _ _ _ _
bol ]sko AbI inCcU ]tr ke Aane kU? kutre ka AOlad ho}> gr madr _ _ _ _qLlas nhI. ikya _
_ _ _ 2Kka de ke inkala n mere kU drvaje se? kay ko? pUra pEsa ma>ga n [sI vaSte? _ _ _ _
ka3, bolna AbI AC7a trIke se qa a ka3 _ _ _ _deqta _ _ _ _mE. _ _ _ _brobr deqta _ _ _ _wot
2a>2lsen ikya _ _ _ _AbI isd\2a ho.yega vo _ _ _ _#er _ _ _ _'
vh tmkkr 6Uma AOr pUrI takt se lpk kr ]sne sirya kar kI 'iv.DS¢In' pr de mara|
'7!' ka xor ]#a| ikrce. dUr-dUr tk i73k kr ibqr gyI., vha> q I gai yo. ke
share i3ke log wywIt hokr ]n gai yo. kI Aa me. dubk gye| vh ApnI jgh pr se hI ibna
hrkt ke cIqa, 'mo3\ya !' ]ske da>t tnav se iw.c gye| iw.ce da>to. ke suraqo. se gujrtI
Aavaj_ ne mo3\ya ko cetavnI dI, 'sirya fe.k de _ _ _ _mE. bolta sirya fe.k de, n{ to sKsena
sa'b tera tuk a-tuk a krke 7o ega _ _ _ _jaStI mgj mt ifra _ _ _ _!'
'cup be cMmc !' mo3\ya ne ho.#o. pr bjbja Aaye 4Uk ko 'ipc\' se bgl valI ga I pr
4Uka, ifr gdRn ko z3ka dekr Aa>qo. tk i7tra Aaye balo. ko pI7e fe.kne kI koixx kI, 'mE.
2O.s nhI. qane ka _ _ _ _qa a ka3a n vo mera? _ _ _ _bot cmkaya [s salI ke ptre ko _ _ _ _
ABbI deq hal _ _ _ _! bol tere se# ko inCcU ]tr kr Aane kU _ _ _ _Dr ke mare Ajun tlk }Pprc
bE[#a hy _ _ _Aane to de inCcU _ _ _ _qop I n{ to a ]ska _ _ _ _ko{ pn Aage Aaya _ _ _ _]sko pn
deqega _ _ _vo jai ya memsa'b pn AayegI, to mE. ]sko wI n{ so ega _ _ _ _n{ so ega _ _ _ _sa'b
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ka samne kE[sI wIgI ibLlI sravI bE[#I hotI? _ _ _ _bolne ko n{ sktI 4I Kya? _ _ _ _tap me.
hota mE., _ _ _ _p%a 4a n ]sko _ _ _ _!'
mo3\ya ga I ka ihSsa-ihSsa pI3e ja rha 4a| vh jEse hI mo3\ya ko 2r dbocne ke il0
lpkne ko tTpr hota, pta nhI. kEse mo3\ya ko Aawas ho jata AOr vh pl3kr ]ske samne
sirya tan leta| vh isr se lekr pa>v tk isva ka>pne ke AOr ku7 wI nhI. kr pa rha 4a|
iktne nOkr kam krte hE. [s sosa[3I me.| roj inkale jate hE., roj rqe jate hE.|
Aksr yha> kam krne vale logo. se hI nye nOkr !U>!kr la dene ke il0 kha jata hE| ]sse
wI kha jata hE| n jane iktnI ba[yo. AOr 7okro. ko ]sne kam pr rqvaya hE| pr _ _ _ _0esa
iv³ohI Sv+p ! _ _ _ _
ip7le car salo. se to vh qud yha> cOkIdarI kr rha hE| ]sne nhI. deqa [tna
duSsahsI 7okra| p/et-ipxac lg gya hE [se _ _ _ _ya sa'b logo. ka guSsa n{ pta hE AwI _ _ _ _
ga I ka halt deq ke sKsena sa'b pagl sa.D srqa ho ]#ega _ _ _ _nKkIc !
vh mo3\ya ke bure pir`am kI wy.krta se sUqe p%e-sa ka>p ]#a| lga jEse ]ske dubleptle
xrIr pr 0ka0k jU I ka hmla ho ]#a hE ! _ _ _ _kEse roke [se?
mo3\ya ke bU“e nana ka imcimcI Aa>qo. vala zuirRyo.-p3a cehra ]skI Aa>qo. ke samne
kO.2 gya _ _ _ _bU“a mocI-igrI krta hE, perI ¢asroD ke fu3pa4 pr 0k 7a>vdar pe ke nIce| 0k
jjRr 7trI ko warI pT4r ke share A3kakr, 3a3 ke m3mEle 3uk e pr, cm e kI ktrno. ka “er
psare, j.g lge iDBbe me. kIle.-ka>3e siryaye, vh rahgIro. kI cPple.-jUte mrMmt krta rhta hE|
]s idn ]skI brs wr puranI koLhapurI cPpl ka A>gU#a ]q gya 4a AOr ]skI ingah [s
bU“e mocI yanI mo3\ya ke nana pr p I 4I| vh pa>v i6s3ta-i6s3ta ]sI ke pas cPpl bnvane
phu>c gya 4a| bU“e ne 7U3te hI pU7a 4a, 'isla{ ma+> ik ikLla #okU>?'
'isla{ marna|' ]sne mjbUtI ke q_yal se ]se ihdayt dI 4I| bU“e ne Dora qojte hu0
]sse pU7a 4a, 'imil¨I me. kam krte ho?'
'vacmEn hU>|' ]sne gvR se ApnI vdIR ko ApnI hI nj_r se 7uAa t4a sraha AOr bgEr bU“e
ke ku7 pU7e hI Apne bare me. btane lga 4a _ _ _ _ _ik vh pCcIc-pCcIs male kI [marto. valI
ka$lonI me. 'vacmEn' hE| bU“a ]skI bato. se p/waivt lga, ]ska A.daj ]se [s bat se huAa
ik bU“e ne A>gU#e kI mjbUt isla{ ke ]pra.t ]s cPpl kI sarI tinyo. ko pUrI takt se qI.cqI.ckr
]nkI mjbUtI ka inrI9` ikya AOr bgEr ]skI [j_aj_t ke ]n tinyo. pr wI 3a>ke lga
idye jo ]se ku7 kmjor lgI.|
'iktna kma lete ho idn me.?' ]sne Svr me. sam$yR-wr shanuwUit ] elkr bU“e se pU7a|
'kma{ ikdr?' bU“e ne htaxa wre Svr me. ApnI imcimcI Aa>qe. ]skI Aor pla.x ]#akr
p/itp/Xn-sa ikya, 'bot muiXkl se _ _ _ _don-“a{ =pya ikLla-ka>3a ka qcaR inkalkr ke
imlta hy| 0eiryac 0e[sa hE| sa'b log cPpl-jUte ikdr bnvate _ _ _ _3U3a ik trp nya qrIdte _
_ _ _takt hotI twI mE. ferI lgata hota| jUna-purana cPpl-jUta qrIdkr mE. ]ska mrMmtibrMmt
krke S3exn roD ka fu3pa4 pr bec leta hota _ _ _ _kma{ to twI hotI _ _ _ _ABbI to
qane ko pn n{ purta !' _ _ _ _bU“e ne wI ]sa>s wrkr Apne pEb.d ]6a e| cPpl ]skI Aor b“a{
AOr ifr bolne lga, 'jaStI clne-ifrne ko n{ skta n _ _ _ _[sI ke vaSte [drIc bE#ta _ _ _ _
ye bot pox 0irya hE n ! [2r ka log pEdl km, ga I-ba I me. jaStI clta hy _ _ _ _igrak
ikdr se imle.ge?'
bU“e ne yh wI btaya ik guj_ara hota nhI. hE, krna p ta hE| 6r pr 0k natI hE| p.³h
ka ho rha hE vh, AOr kam-2am ku7 krta nhI. hE| l kI 4I _ _ _ _]s kI ma> _ _ _ _]ske hote
hI ]ske bap ne ]se 7o kr dUsrI xadI bna lI| jvan l kI kb tk isr pr bE#aye rqta !
0k dohajU l ke ke sa4 ]se 6r bE#a idya| dohajU, bs, bCca rqne ko rajI nhI. 4a, so
l ke ko ]se Apne hI pas rqna p a _ _ _ _nam hE mo3\ya| ]sne b I koixx se ]se
'munsIpail3I' ke SkUl me. 7#I Klas tk p“aya| Aage vh p“na nhI. cahta 4a| SkUl se
wag-wag Aata| 0ka2 6ro. me. wa. I-k3ka ke kam pr wI rqvaya mgr vh hr bar kam
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7o kr 6r bE# jata hE| khta hE AOrto. vale kam vh nhI. krega| mocIigrI wI nhI. krna
cahta| ]se yh duinya ka sbse 6i3ya kam lgta hE| bU“e ne b I koixx kI ik vh iDBbaba3lI
qrIdne AOr becne ke 2.2e me. hI lg jaye, pr vh wI 0ka2 roj w3k-wu3kkr 7o bE#a,
yh khkr ik iDBba-ba3lI ka 2.2a bhut m.da hE| AOr p/aif3 wI bot km hE| log iDBbeba3lI
vale ko ibyr, iVhSkI kI botle. nhI. becte| car-pa>c mhIne ka w.Dar [kªa krke, ga I
me. wr kr isd\2a dukan pr jakr becte hE.| ]2r jaStI p/aif3 imlta ! ds pEsa wI kay-kU
7o e.? pë ol m>gta to f>Ukne do n|
'smz n{ p ta ik 7okre ke nsIb me. Kya hE !' bU“e ne ]ske ha4 se pEse lete hu0
wraRye gle se ApnI bebsI jaihr kI| ]ske pEro. me. cPpl f>sate 0ka0k vh icrOrI wre Svr me.
glglaya 4a _ _ _ _
']sko ikdr kam ko lgaAo n !' _ _ _ _AOr bU“e kI p/a4Rna ke sa4 hI 0ka0k ]se
sKsena sahb ka Aag/h yad ho Aaya 4a ijse ve ge3 se inklte hu0, ]ska sELyU3 SvIkarte hu0
ip7le pa>c-7: idno. se lgwg roj hI duhra rhe 4e ik ]Nhe. 0k ga I 2one vale l ke kI sQt
j+rt hE jo 3a[m ka pab.d ho| yanI ]nke inklne ke smy se pUvR hI dono. gai ya> 2ulI-2ula{
ho.| ijsme. se sfed '3oyo3a' ]nkI hE AOr ]sI ka [Stemal vo roj krte hE.| 'p/Iimyr pd\imnI'
ko ]Nho.ne ApnI memsahb ke ]pyog ke il0 rq 7o a hE| ]sme. sfr to ve twI krte hE. jb
'3oyo3a' gErj me. hotI hE|
ga I 2one valo. kI vEse to ka$lonI me. kmI nhI. hE, pr subh swI ko ApnI-ApnI
gai ya> 2ulI caihye| AOr yh kam Ai2ktr vhI. kam krne vale rama 0v. ba[ya> krtI hE.| 0k
sa4 k{-k{ 6ro. kI gai ya> 2one ka kam pk lene kI vjh se AKsr gai ya> smy se nhI.
2ul patI.| ip7le rama ko sKsena sahb ne kam pr se inkala [sI vjh se hE| ]nke inklne
ka smy ho jata AOr rama bal3I AOr po.7a il0 ga I po.7 rha hota| bgEr 2ulI ga I me. vh
cl nhI. skte| ga I ko lekr ]Nhe. b a vhm 4a| bgEr 2ulI ga I me. ijs idn wI ve fEK3rI
phu>ce, ko{ n ko{ lf a vha> mOjUd paya|
]sne bU“e se kh idya 4a ik kl #Ik nO bje subh vh mo3\ya ke sa4 [sI jgh pr
p/tI9a krta huAa imle| bU“e ne bhut sare AaxI8 vcno. se ]se lad idya 4a _ _ _ _
mo3\ya se imlkr sKsena sahb kafI p/s huye|
tav e AOr mo3\ya, dono. ko hI ]Nho.ne AaXvSt ikya 4a ik samaNyt: kar 2one ke il0
ijtnI pgar AOro. ko imltI hE ]sse ve bIs =pye mo3\ya ko Ai2k de.ge| pr [s xtR pr ik
vh AOro. ka kam corI-i7pe wI nhI. pk ega| ha> Gyarh bje ke bad vh jo cahe kr skta hE|
sa4 ]Nho.ne yh p/lown wI pexgI i3ka idya 4a ik mo3\ya ]nke yha> Agr {mandarI se kam
krta rha AOr i3ka rha to ve ]se sal-De“-sal bad iniXct hI ApnI fEK3rI me. lgva de.ge|
tb ]se !a{ sO =pye mhIne pgar imlegI| mo3\ya wI [n mdoR. vale kam se qux 4a| bU“a ]ske
0hsan kI duha{ deta n 4kta, AOr jb wI tav e ]sse ApnI i6sI cPpl ya qSta hal jUto.
kI mrMmt krvane ke il0 phu>cta, laq Aag/h krne ke bad wI vh ]sse bnvayI lene ke nam
pr ku7 wI n lene ka hI h# #ane rhta|
'tum mera 7okra srqa hE _ _ _ _bot-bot ]pkar ikya Apne pr _ _ _ _mo3\ya kam se bot
qux hE _ _ _ _' vh Sp*3 deqta bU“e kI cIk3-2otI ka 0k kor Anayas ]skI imcimcI Aa>qo.
ka wrapn soqne lgta ! ]ska jI wr Aata|
]s idn _ _ _ _vh De-D\yU3I me. 4a| barh-sa“e-barh ka smy rha hoga| shsa ]skI nj_r
tejI se ge3 se bahr hote mo3\ya pr p I 4I| ]sne gum3I ke wItr se hI ]se Aavaj_ lgayI 4I|
'kha> lpka ja rha hE, ha> ! idqta nhI. hE Aajkl?'
vh pl3a AOr ]ske krIb Aakr q a ho gya, '[drIc|'
'bU“a baba kEsa hE?'
'mSt|'
'tU?'
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'mE. pn mSt !' vh mu kr clne ko tTpr huAa| ]sne Sp*3 l(y ikya ik vh khI.
jane kI h b I me. hE| pr vh ]sse bate. krne ke mUD me. 4a| xayd ]sse ]ske sa'b AOr
]skI memsa'b ke drimyan cl rhe mnmu3av ke iv8y me. wed lena cahta 4a| ka$lonI me. ] a
huAa 4a ik Aajkl sKsena sahb iksI xayra ke cKkr me. hE. AOr memsahb se Alg hona
cahte hE. _ _ _ pr memsahb ]Nhe. tlak dene ko rajI nhI. hE. _ _ _ _
'clta mE. _ _ _ _jra 6a{ me. hE|' mo3\ya ne besb/I dxaRyI|
'#er na, kay kI 6a{?' ]sne mo3\ya ke k.2e se l3ka 0Ar-bEg pk kr ]se roka, 'ye
bEg le ke _ _ _ _?'
'memsa'b ne 'Aaram va[n xa$p' se 0k ¢e3 icLD ibyr ka lane kU bola hE, vo[c
[sme. wrke _ _ _ _Aaj ik3\3I pa3IR hy _ _ _ _sara memsa'b log Aa gyela hE| mere ko der hoyega na
to bot va.da hoyega _ _ _ _memsa'b _ _ _ _!' khta huAa vh tIr-sa ge3 se bahr ho gya|
vh Anayas Apne cehre pr fEltI A4RpÙ
R muSkrah3 ko b I der tk iq.cI hu{ mhsUs
krta rha 4a| b I der bad pa3IR ke tamzam se invik ]sse vh 6r me. cl rha sara kCca icªa VyOrevar bta gya|
memsa'b kI iS4it se mo3\ya b a duqI lga ]se| mo3\ya kI bato. se yh wI jaihr huAa ik
]ske mn me. memsa'b ke p/it sMman hI nhI., lgav wI pEda ho gya hE| AOr ]sI ma5a me.
sa'b ke p/it 0k AjIb-sI k vah3 !
]sne ]se b e AnuwvI kI trh gu+m.5 iplaya 4a, 'tU #Ik khta hE, tere ko Kya? ha> _ _
_ _fkt kam se mtlb, pgar se mtlb| iksI ke lf e me. n{ p ne ka| ha> ! ye ibiLD.g me.
rhne vale imya>-bIbI jo hote hE. n _ _ _ _AlgIc hote hE.| [nka ko{ pn kam 0k-dUsre kI
malUmat me. n{ hota hE| fkt [tnac ik vo imya>-bIbI hE A}r 0kc 6r me. rhte hE.|
Aa#-ds idn muiXkl se hu0 ho.ge| vh ge3 pr muStEd q a huAa 4a ik sKsena sahb ne
bgEr ]ske sELyU3 pr @yan idye sQt Aavaj_ me. pU7a 4a, 'mo3\ya kha> hE.?'
vh kar kI iq kI se tink bahr tnI ]nkI gdRn ke krIb Aakr q a ho gya 4a,
'kam pr nhI. Aaya Kya sa'b?'
'do roj se baS3DR ne xKl nhI. idqa{ hE _ _ _ _lgta hE hramjade ko memsahb se i3p
jra Jyada imlne lgI hE _ _ _ _wUl hI gya hE ik mE. bgEr 2ulI ga I ke bahr nhI. inkl skta|
kl wI mE.ne Aaya se ga I 2ulvayI, Aaj wI _ _ _ _'
vh ]nke ]blte ¢o2 se skpka-sa ]#a| smz me. nhI. Aaya ik Kya khe|
'7okra isd\2a hE sa'b ! _ _ _ _j+r bImar p a hoyega _ _ _ _pta krta mE. _ _ _ _'
'pta kro' ]nka pa>v 0ka0k 0KsIle3r pr dba| ga I srR se ge3 se bahr ho gyI|
vh mn hI mn zu>zlaya| AjIb hE. ye sa'b log ! 0k to nOkr qoj kr do, }pr se
]ska Ata-pta wI rqo| ku7 ho gya to sara guSsa ]sI pr _ _ _ _AC7I nOkrI hE|
mo3\ya ke n Aane kI vjh ]se srasr bU“e baba kI tbIyt g b
hona lgI| vh
Aax.ka se wr gya| j+r baba mrne-mrane ko hoga| nhI. to mo3\ya qa a krne valo. me. se nhI.
hE| km se km vh memsa'b ko to Aakr j+r iml jata| ko{ qbr nhI. hE, [ska mtlb hE
ik _ _ _ _AOr Agr scmuc bU“e ko ku7 ho gya to mo3\ya _ _ _ _!
vh shsa mo3\ya ke [s trh Ana4 ho jane kI pI a se ANymnSk ho ]#a|
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ma> hE ]skI to vh wI n hone ke brabr| dUsre mdR se ]sko do bCce ho gye hE.| bCce
hone se phle jb-jb vh imlne AatI 4I, mdR se curakr ku7 kp e-l%e, ku7 =pye mo3\ya ke
il0 bU“e baba ke ha4o. me. i3ka jatI 4I| mo3\ya ne 0k bar ]skI ma> ke bare me. pU7ne pr btaya
4a, ']sko lgta hE ik mE. jNmkac pnvtI hy _ _ _ _wlamanus bnne ko n{ skta _ _ _ _
zo.p p©I ka gu.Da bnega _ _ _ _]ska bCca log AC7e xa`a ko sIqne jate hy _ _ _ _sa4 lekr n{
AatI _ _ _ _soctI hoyegI n _ _ _ _mere sa4 ku7 g.da-ib.da bat sIqega to' _ _ _ _?
muiXkl se ]ska 6r qoj paya 4a| pr ijs bat kI Aax.ka 4I ]ske ivprIt, mo3\ya
qi3ya se lga buqar me. tp rha 4a| baba 2.2a 7o ke ]ske isrhane bE#a 4a| ]se deq kr
mo3\ya AOr baba ke cehre pr dPp se rOnk fU3I|
'memsa'b bot hEran hogI n ! _ _ _ _baba se mE. bola ik tumko qbr dene se memsa'b ko
p%a p jayega ik mE. tap se hU>| p%a p ega to nKkIc deqne kU AatI _ _ _ _l{ p/emalU hy vo _ _
_ _pn baba _ _ _ _mere ko so ke h3tac n{ _ _ _ _'
vh skte me. Aa gya| memsa'b ke p/it mo3\ya kI maya deq kr| b I der tk bs bE#a
]skI bImarI AOr dvada+ ke bare me. hI ]sse AOr ifr baba se bityata rha| ihMmt hI nhI.
p I ik sKsena sahb ke c“e-tevro. ke iv8y me. bta de| AOr yh wI ik ijs memsa'b kI yad
me. vh mra ja rha hE, vh 0k bar nhI., k{-k{ dfe ]ske samne se 'srr' se gujr g{ hE. _ _ _ _
iksI ne pU7a wI to vo hE sKsena sahb ! Kyo.ik ve bgEr 2ulI ga I ke 6r se bahr nhI. inkl
skte _ _ _ _ga I ke n 2ul pane kI narajgI ke sa4-sa4 ]se sKsena sahb ke ku7 Ai2k hI
mo3\ya pr w ke hone kI vjh 0k AOr wI lgI, jo ]nke Vy.GyaTmk lhje se saf jaihr ho
gyI 4I ik mo3\ya ke µara memsahb kI Ai2k iqdmt ]Nhe. sQt nagvar gujr rhI hE _ _ _ _
mo3\ya AwI bCca hE| b e logo. ke co.clo. se navaikf| [s ]mr me. to k{ 7okre
pKkI im©I se pk jate hE., pr ve ds 6ro. ka kam 7o AOr pk kr hI yh duinyadarI sIq
paye hE.| mo3\ya ka to bmuiXkl yh dUsra 6r hE| AOr vh yh nhI. janta ik [marto. me. rhne
valo. ke 6r ko kwI ]se Apna 6r nhI. smzna caih0 _ _ _ _mo3\ya ka memsa'b ke p/it yh
lgav ! _ _ _ _]se mo3\ya ke koml mn ka w/m to na j+rI lga| subh sKsena sahb se hu{ we.3
ka ivvr` vh ]ske sm9 Jyo. ka Tyo. byan kr gya _ _ _ _
sun kr mo3\ya iq ho ]#a, 'sa'b to 0E[sa hE[c pn _ _ _ _memsa'b _ _ _ _!'
vh b I der tk 3k3kI lgaye 7t ke ptre ko takta rha 4a| memsa'b ke µara ]skI
qoj-qbr n ilye jane ka ]se behd duq ho rha 4a| yh to ]se pta 4a ik 6r to ]Nhe. pta
nhI. hE At: 6r to ve iksI halt me. ]se deqne phu>c nhI. sktI. pr _ _ _ _[tna ivXvas 4a ik ve
tav e se j+r ]ske bare me. pU7e.gI _ _ _ _memsa'b ]se ApnI ij_NdgI me. deqI gyI ]n tmam AOrto.
se Alg lgI 4I. _ _ _ _pr _ _ _ _
memsa'b kI bate. ]s 6 I ]se yad ho AayI 4I., 'muze to bs khne wr ko 6r imla
hE| yh sarI mOj-mStI to bs v¯ ka3ne kI hE _ _ _ _sa'b khne ko hSbE.D hE. AOr mE. khlane
ko bIbI _ _ _ _kwI-kwI jo 6r nhI. Aate n ! _ _ _ _]sI ke FlE3 me. rhte hE.| nyI ga I qrId ke
dI hE ]se| g/In klr kI ifye3 AatI hE n AKsr ]Nhe. lene _ _ _ _'
'iksI idn D^a[vr kI Aa>q bcakr mE. pë ol kI 3.kI me. iklo wr xKkr Dal dega _ _ _
ga I kI 7u©I _ _ _ _!'
memsa'b iqliqlakr h>s p I 4I, 'tU [tna q_yal rqta hE mera _ _ _ _tuze mE. ADa$P3 kr
lU>gI|'
vh ]nke [s Apnepn se iql Aaya 4a| kwI-kwI vh ]Nhe. memsa'b n pukar kr mMmI
jI khkr pukar leta 4a| hala>ik memsa'b ke bCce nhI. 4e| xadI ko hI muiXkl se car-pa>c
sal hu0 ho.ge to _ _ _ _pr ve ]ske mMmIjI khne se qux hI idqI.| vrna vh kwI ]Nhe. pukarne
kI ihMmt n dohrata|
clte smy iq mn se mo3\ya ne kha 4a ik vh sa'b AOr memsa'b ko ]ske ibStr
se lge hone kI qbr kr de AOr qbr n kr pane kI mjbUrI wI Sp*3 kr de|
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vsu2a
]sne dono. ko hI Alg-Alg qbr kr dI 4I| sa'b ne AXvsnIyta se hu>-h> wr ikya
4a| memsa'b ]ske buqar kI bat sunkr scmuc duqI hu{., ']sse khna ik jb 0kdm #Ik
ho jaye twI kam pr Aaye|' ifr AaihSta se b e AaTmIy Svr me. pU7a 4a ]Nho.ne, 'pEso.-=pyo.
kI j+rt ho mo3\ya ko to le jana muzse|'
de dene AOr le lene me. b a f_kR hE hE nIyt ka| ]se memsa'b kI ku7 9` phle kI
shanuwUit 6i yal ke Aa>sU p/tIt hu0 4e| pr _ _ _ _mo3\ya hE ik memsa'b pr A>kuAa{ ApnI AaS4a
ko itl ma5 wI [2r se ]2r nhI. iqskana cahta 4a _ _ _ _
pa>cve. roj mo3\ya pUvRvt\ Apne kam pr phu>ca to vapsI me. ]sse imlta huAa gya| ]sne
]sse imlte hu0 jane ko kha hI 4a| Kyo.ik ip7le idn ]sne dUsre vacmEn se suna 4a ik
sahb ko ga I 2one ke il0 nya 7okra caihye| ]se wy 4a, khI. 0esa n ho ik mo3\ya kam
pr phu>ce AOr sKsena sa'b ]se kam se bqaRSt kr de.| ik.tu 0esa ku7 wI nhI. huAa| bs,
sKsena sahb ne ]se cetavnI wr dI ik Agr Aa[.da vh bImar p e to phle se hI kam pr n
Aa pane kI qbr krva de, taik ve iksI trh mEnej kr le.|
mo3\ya kI idncyaR hmexa kI trh Apna !raR pk cukI 4I| leikn phlI ko _ _ _ _pgar
ke idn Acank vh guSse me. ibfrta huAa ]skI qolI pr phu>ca 4a| ku7 n kr pane kI
ivvxta, ¢o2aiGn me. fnfnatI hu{ ]skI Aa>qo. me. pinya rhI 4I, 'mera car idvs ka qa a
ka3 ilya _ _ _ _freb krke 4o a mE. 6r pr mStI marta hota ! _ _ _ _qa a ke vaSte mE. l a{ ikya
to mere ko 4Pp c“a ke dfa ho jane kU> bola _ _ _ _2Kka mar ke 6r se bar kr idya _ _ _ _sb
smzta mE. _ _ _ _hramqor ne kay ka vaSte hkla mere ko, ]ska mjIR 4a _ _ _ _mE. ]ska rqEl ka
6r me. cObIs 6.3e ke vaSte kam kU re ja}> _ _ _ _mE.ne saf na pa I _ _ _ _fkt ga I 2oyega _ _ _ _
qana-bIna n{ pkayega _ _ _ _A}r jbI 4Pp mara _ _ _ _memsa'b pas mec pr q I hotI _ _ _ _
2Kka de ke bar ikya _ _ _ _pas mec pr q I hotI _ _ _ _sa'b ka ha4 n{ pk ne ko sktI 4I?
_ _ _ _n{ bolne ko sktI 4I ik kay ko qa a ka3ne ka ! iktna kam mE. fok3 mec krta
4a _ _ _!_
'7o n _ _ _ _jo huAa so huAa _ _ _ _ye sa'b logo. se zg a-ibg a krke fayda n{ _ _ _ _'
'mE. deqega hlk3 ko _ _ _ _dUsra 7okra kE[sa ga I 2oyega, vo pn deqta _ _ _ _ha4 to
lgana do _ _ _ _mE. _ _ _ _!' vh p/itxo2 se da>t ik3ik3ate hu0 ffkkr ro p a 4a|
b e Apnepn se tsLlI dete hu0 ]sne smzaya 4a, '0k kam so o hjar imlta [dr _ _
_ _kay ko mgj qrab krta _ _ _ _mE. 0k-Aa2 idn me. tere ko nye kam pr lgva dU>ga _ _ _ _
{mandar srve.3 kI bot iDma.D hy _ _ _ _ye sab log se ]lz ke fayda n{ _ _ _ _ifr memsa'b ka
Kya ! hy to vo ]nka bIbIc _ _ _ _kE[sa bolegI sa'b ke iqlaf? _ _ _ _]nkac pEsa pr mStI
martI n ! _ _ _ _[tnac tklIf hE to sa'b ko 7o kr kay ko n{ clI jatI?' _ _ _ _vh sb
smz rha 4a| sa'b ke ¢Ur Vyvhar se mo3\ya ko ijtna duq phu>ca hE, ]sse khI. Jyada ghrI
#es lgI hE memsa'b kI lgatar cuPpI se| ]ska koml mn _ _ _ _memsa'b ko kwI-kwI 'mMmI'
khkr pukarne kI llk _ _ _ _pr _ _ _ _! qa a ka3e jane AOr ca>3a qane ka duq [tna As¾ [sI
vjh se ho ]#a hE _ _ _ _
memsahb ke Vyvhar kI ]ske µara kI g{ Aalocna pr mo3\ya ne ko{ p/iti¢ya nhI.
dI| ku7 der mu>h isye bE#a ]skI bate. sunta rha| ifr clne ke il0 ]# idya, 'clta mE. !'
]sne to nhI. pr ]skI bIbI ne j+r mo3\ya se AOr bE#ne ka Aag/h ikya AOr lgwg
ij±-sI kI ik vh qana qakr jaye, pr mo3\ya 4a ik ibLkul nhI. =ka| qoyI-qoyI-sI
mnodxa me. ilp3a qolI se bahr ho gya|
ip7lI bato. AOr 63naAo. ka islisla 0ka0k [s 63 rhI vardat se ju gya| vh
cO.ka|
_ _ _ _]ske Aaspas tmam Aavaj_o. kI wI [kªI ho gyI 4I| ve Aavaj_e. ]se llkar
rhI 4I. - vacmEn rKqa iks il0 hE? 0k Adna-sa 7okra laq-De“ laq kI ga I dnadn
pI3e ja rha hE AOr vh hE ik rat palI ke bavjUd, Aaram se gum3I me. quraR3e wr rha 4a? Are
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sb [skI imlIwgt se hota hE _ _ _ _! [tnI jor-jor se ga I pI3 rha hE _ _ _ _wurta bna kr rq
idya ! sbko suna{ idya, [sko kEse nhI. suna{ p a| iDiSms krne kU ma>gta sosay3I ko _
_ _ _[tna pgar hm log gurqa logo. ko kay ke vaSte dete hE.? [s vaSte ik gu.Da log bap ka
mal smzkr 6us Aaye. A}r lU3 le jaye.?
]se AaXcyR huAa| mo3\ya ke ha4o. me. lplpate sirye ne ]piS4t logo. kI hrkto. ko
StB2 kr rqa 4a, pr ]nkI jubane. pUrI nhI. ho rhI 4I. _ _ _ _ik ko{ lpkkr mo3\ya ko 2r le|
pk -2k ka kam ]nka nhI. hE, #Ik hI kh rhe hE. _ _ _ _vacmEn kay ke vaSte rqa hE?
'sale sb ma _ _ _ _!' ]sne mn hI mn krarI galI ]7alI ]n sb kI Aor _ _ _ _AOr
mo3\ya ko 4o a Asav2an pakr zp3a ]skI Aor _ _ _ _mgr ]skI futIR ]skI Aor pl3kr tn
gye sirye kI vjh se i##k gyI bs, vh mu>h se mo3\ya ko beAsrdar cetavnI deta rha|
twI ]sne suna ik sKsena sahb [2r nhI. 4e| memsahb AkelI 4I }pr| memsahb ko
[s 63na kI qbr dI gyI to ve s rh gyI.| pr ve AkelI nIce ]trkr nhI. AayI.| ]Nho.ne
phle sKsena sahb ko fon pr [s vardat kI [%la dI| sKsena sahb ne [2r ke il0
inklne se phle puils ko fon pr qbr dI, AOr memsahb ko AaXvasn idya ik ve fOrn
phu>c rhe hE.| ik.tu ]nke AOr puils ke phu>cne tk AOr memsahb ke nIce ]trne tk to ga I
ipckkr iDBba ho gyI 4I _ _ _ _|
memsahb, puils AOr sKsena ke phu>cne se imn3 wr phle hI nIce ]trI. _ _ _ _SlIip.g
ga]n me. _ _ _ _bdhvas-sI| suqR Aa>qe. AOr sUje hu0 ppo3o. me.|
'mo3\ya !' ve lgwg cIqI 4I.| ga I kI dudRxa AOr mo3\ya kI qu>qairyt se ]nkI Aa>qe.
f3 gyI.| }pr bE#e hu0 s.wvt: mo3\ya kI kargujarI ka ]Nhe. Anuman nhI. ho paya 4a _ _ _ _ik
[s hd tk _ _ _ _
mgr pl wr me. hI ve jEse sarI iS4it ke p/it stkR hu{. AOr sbke mna krne ke
bavjUd, sirya tane hu0 mo3\ya kI Aor inDr wav se Aage b“I.| logo. ke sa4-sa4 vh wI
sx.ikt ho ]#a, mo3\ya ka yh rO³ +p Aaj memsa'b ka ma4a fo e ibna xa.t nhI. hone ka _ _
_ _]sne Sp*3 l(y ikya, ha>fte hu0 mo3\ya ne sirye vala ha4 lgwg pUrI takt se Aa¢amk
mu³a me. tan ilya _ _ _ _]ska cehra _ _ _ _psIne se l4p4 4raR rha 4a, biLk pUra xrIr hI p%e kI
trh ka>p rha 4a|
mgr sare log yh deq kr d.g ho ]#e| memsahb ne ]ske ink3 phu>ckr AaihSta se
]ske tne hu0 ha4 se sirya le ilya| mo3\ya ne ko{ p/itvad nhI. ikya| l3kI hu{ ba>he. AOr
zukI gdRn se pa>v ke nIce ib7I ikrcI ko 6Urne lga|
'[tnI ihMmt kha> se AayI re tuzme.?' ]Nho.ne wraRye k.# se budbudakr pU7a|
mo3\ya shsa ffkta huAa 6u3no. me. mu>h dekr bE# gya, 'tumne qa a k3va idya n mM
_ _ _ _mem _ _ _ _Apne samne ca>3a _ _ _ _!'
]se hi4yar fe.kta deq wI dO p I|
idl ka mrhm n imla, jo imla so gjIR|
kh kbIr Aasman f3a, Kyo. kr sI.ve djIR||
i7n hI. c“e i7n hI ]tre, so to p/em n hoy|
A63 p/em ip.jre bse, p/em khave soy|| kbIr
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ku%e ko ro3I iqlata deq kr
0k bU“e iwqarI ne
sahb ke Aage ha4 fElaya
yacnapUvRk ig ig aya|
[tna sunte hI -
vh wUqa iwqarI
Apne dono. 6u3ne AOr ha4
j_mIn pr 3ek kr
0kdm tn gya,
AOr Agle hI pl
k=` Svr me. bola -
"lIijye _ _ _ _babU jI,
Ab mE. wI 'ku%a' bn gya !!"
wUq
twI sahb ne mu>h qola
ijteN³ 'jOhr'
iwqarI ko 3rkate hu0 bola -
"jante ho _ _ _ _dexI 6I se snI hE,
ye ro3I to isf_R 'ku%e' ke il0 bnI hE|"
[s 63na me. -
wUq jItI hE, [.sainyt harI hE
he Adata !
terI pcas g/am kI ro3I
pcas iklo ke AadmI pr warI hE !
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Kya rok pa{ mE. tuMhe. ____ ____ ____ _?
dIpmala vmaR
bas.tI 2Up tle, Aos kI bU>do. ke bIc
s´: Snan kr, solh &vr|
AnsunI xhna{yo. kI wErvI se shm
nv ByahI duLhn kI laj se wr|
sONdyR kI lal cadr Ao“, jo tumne kha AkSmat\
'to Ab clU> mE. !'
Ashay, AciMwt ij)asa sI mOn
Kya rok pa{ mE. tuMhe.?
irXto. kI map tOl pr
sMbiN2t tumse mE. Anayas|
wavnaAo. se ju I, Apno. sI b>2I
Sneh kI Aagox me., Ape9aAo. se ivrKt|
sa>so. kI go2UlI me., jo tumne kha AkSmat\
'to Ab clU> mE. !'
in:xBd, belgam ]d\garo. se Vyi4t
Kya rok pa{ mE. tuMhe.?
wUlI yado. kI kusum ltaAo. se !kI
tuMharI tSvIr god me. ilye Aaj|
jo !U>!tI rhI tumse bN2n ke mayne
irXto. ke pyaRyvacI lge AsIimt|
be3I, bhn, sqI ya kOn
ya rexmI raqI kI Dor 4ame, merI ip/ya, merI nnd|
xIxe kI pardixRta se inkl, jo tumne kha AkSmat\
'to Ab clU> mE. !'
Aivrl, Anayas bhte A&uAo. se nimt
Kya rok pa{ mE. tuMhe.?
ivda ma>gtI tum, xaXvt\ sTy ke par
jIvn kI bela me., hE sa>so. ka A.itm p av|
AnkhI As.Qy bate., jo ivvx kh n skI tuMhe.
mn boizl Aaj, hE. wavnaye. lacar|
rIta ¹dy, ddR se krta hahakar
str.ge irXto. se sjI, tum Aaj ivrKt sakar|
Alivda ma>gte Aa>cl fEla, jo tumne kha AkSmat\
'to Ab clU> mE. !'
ma> sI AaxI8 ilye, ivda detI hU> tuMhe. Aaj|
Aq~D, sOwaGyvtI, sda suhaign sqI
Aaj cahte huye wI,
Kya rok pa{ mE. tuMhe.?
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Aa2uink ihNdI saihTy ka [ithas
pUi`Rma vmRn
ihMdI saaih%ya ka AaQauinak kala Baart ko [ithasa ko badlato hue sva$p sao p`Baaivat qaa.
svatM~ta saMga`ama AaOr raYT/Iyata kI Baavanaa ka p`Baava saaih%ya maoM BaI Aayaa. Baart maoM AaOVaogaIkrNa ka
p`arMBa haonao lagaa qaa. Aavaagamana ko saaQanaaoM ka ivakasa huAa. AÐ
Ðga`ojaI AaOr paScaa%ya iSaxaa ka p`Baava baZ,a
AaOr jaIvana maoM badlaava Aanao lagaa. [-Svar ko saaqa¹saaqa maanava kao samaana mah%va idyaa gayaa. Baavanaa ko
saaqa¹saaqa ivacaaraoM kao pyaa-
-Pt p`Qaanata p
imalaI. pV ko saaqa¹saaqa gaV ka BaI ivakasa huAa AaOr CapoKanao
ko Aato hI saaih%ya ko saMsaar maoM ek nayaI ËMait hu[-
-.
Aa2uink ihNdI saihTy me. g´ ka ivkas
AaQauinak ihndI gaV ka ivakasa kovala ihndI BaaYaI xao~aoM tk hI saIimat nahIM rha. pUro doSa maoM AaOr hr
p`doSa maoM ihndI kI laaokip`yata fOlaI AaOr Anaok Anya BaaYaI laoKkaoM nao ihndI maoM saaih%ya rcanaa krko
[sako ivakasa maoM mah

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laoKkaoM maoM baalakRYNa Ba+¸ p`tap p naarayaNa imaEa`
`¸ ¸ raQaa carNa gaaosvaamaI¸ ]paQyaaya badrInaaqa caaOQarI
'p`omaGana'¸ laalaa Ea`
`Iinavaasa dasa¸ baabaU dovakI naMdna K~I¸ AaOr ikSaaorI laala gaaosvaamaI Aaid ]llaoKnaIya
hOM. [namaoM sao AiQakaMSa laoKk haonao ko saaqa¹saaqa p~kar BaI qao.
o.o.
Ea`
`Iinavaasadasa ko ]pnyaasa prIxaagauÉ kao ihndI ka phlaa ]pnyaasa kha jaata hO. kuC ivaWana
Ea`
`warama fullaaOrI ko ]pnyaasa BaagyavatI kao ihndI ka phlaa ]pnyaasa maanato hOM. baabaU dovakInaMdna K~I
ka caMd`kaMta tqaa caMd`kaMta saMtit Aaid [sa yauga ko p`mauK ]pnyaasa hOM. yao ]pnyaasa [tnao laaokip`ya hue
ik [nakao pZ,nao ko ilayao bahut sao AihMdI BaaiYayaaoM nao ihMdI saIKI.
[sa yauga kI khainayaaoM maoM 'iSavap`saad isataro ihnd' kI rajaa Baaoja ka sapnaa mah

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kala ko Anya kqaakaraoM maoM ivaSvaMBar Samaa-
- 'kaOiSak"¸ vaRMdavanalaala vamaa-
-¸ rahula saaMkR%yaayana¸ ¸ pMaDoya baocaO
Ona
Samaa-
- ']ga`'¸ ]pond`naaqa ASk¸ jayaSaMkr p`saad¸ BagavatIcarNa vamaa-
- Aaid ko naama ]llaoKnaIya hOM.
naaTk ko xao~ maoM jayaSaMkr p`saad ka ivaSaoYa sqaana hO. [nako caMd`gauPt¸ skMdgauPt¸ Qa`uvasvaaimanaI
jaOsao eoithaisak naaTkaoM maoM [ithasa a AaOr klpnaa tqaa BaartIya AaOr paScaa%ya naaT\
\ya pwityaaoM ka
samanvaya huAa hO. laxmaInaarayaNa imaEa`
`¸ ¸ hirkRYNa p`omaI¸ jagadISacaMd` maaqaur Aaid [sa kala ko ]llaoKnaIya
naaTkkar hOM.
AVtna kala
[sa kala maoM gaV ka cahuÐ
ÐmauKI ivakasa huAa. pM ,hjaar
hjaarI ,
I p`saad iWvaodI¸ jaOnaond`¸ A&oya¸ yaSapala¸ ¸ naMddulaaro
vaajapoyaI¸ nagaoMd`¸ ramavaRxa baonaIpurI tqaa Da^
^ ,ramaival
ramaivalaasa ,
aasa Samaa-
- Aaid nao ivacaara%mak inabaMQaaoM kI rcanaa kI hO.
hjaarI p`saad iWvaodI¸ ivaVainavaasa imaEa`
`¸ ¸ knhOyaalaala imaEa`
` p`Baakr¸ ivavaokI raya¸ AaOr kubaornaaqa raya nao
lailat inabaMQaaoM kI rcanaa kI hO. hirSaMkr prsaa[-
-¸ ¸ Sard jaaoSaI¸ ¸ Ea`
`Ilaala Sau@la¸ rvaIMndǹaaqa %yaagaI¸ tqaa
ko pI sa@saonaa¸ ko vyaMgya Aaja ko jaIvana kI ivadÙptaAaoM ko ]d\
\GaaTna maoM safla hue hOM.
jaOnaond`¸ A&oya¸ yaSapala¸ [laacaMd` jaaoSaI¸ AmaRtlaala naagar¸ raMgaoya raGava AaOr BagavatI carNa vamaa-
nao ]llaoKnaIya ]pnyaasaaoM kI rcanaa kI. naagaaja-
-una
una¸ fNaISvar naaqa roNau¸ AmaRtraya¸ tqaa rahI maasaUma rja,a
nao laaokip`ya AaMcailak ]pnyaasa ilaKo hOM. maaohna rakoSa¸ rajaond` yaadva¸ mannaU BaMDarI
arI¸ kmalaoSvar¸ BaIYma
saahnaI¸ ¸ BaOrva p`saad gauPt¸ Aaid nao AaQauinak Baava baaoQa vaalao Anaok ]pnyaasaaoM AaOr khainayaaoM kI rcanaa
aa
kI hO. AmarkaMt¸ inama-
-la vamaa-
- tqaa &anarMjana Aaid BaI nae kqaa saaih%ya ko mah%vapUNa-
- stMBa hOM.
p`saadao hu[-
-.
parMpirk ivaYayaaoM kI kivata ka maaQyama ba`jaBaaYaa hI rhI laoikna jahaÐ
Ð yao kivataeÐ
Ð nava jaagarNa ko svar
kI AiBavyai> krtI hOM¸ vahaÐ
Ð [nakI BaaYaa ihndI hao jaatI hO.
kivayaaoM maoM BaartoMdu hirScaMd` ka vyai>%va p`Qaana rha. ]nhoM navajaagarNa ka Aga`dUt kha jaata
hO. p`tap naarayaNa imaEa`
` nao ihMdI ihMdU ihMdustana kI vakalat kI. Anya kivayaaoM maoM ]paQyaaya
badrInaarayaNa caaOQarI 'po`
`maGana' ko naama ]llaoKnaIya hOM.
su2ar kal ÜiµvedI yugÝ
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ihMdI kivata kao nayaa rMga¹É
¹Ép donao maoM Ea`
`IGar pazk ka mah%vapUNa-
- yaaogadana hO. ]nhoM p`qama svacCMdtavaadI
kiva kha jaata hO. ]nakI ekaMt yaaogaI AaOr kSmaIr sauYamaa KD,I baaolaI kI saup`isaw rcanaaeÐ
Ð hOM.
ramanaroSa iWvaodI nao Apnao piqak imalana AaOr svaPna mahakavyaaoM maoM [sa Qaara ka ivakasa ikyaa.
AyaaoQyaaisaMh ]paQyaaya 'hirAaOQa' ko ip`ya p`vaasa kao KD,I baaolaI ka phlaa mahakavya maanaa gayaa hO.
mahavaIr p`saad iWvaodI kI p`orNaa sao maOiqalaISarNa gauPt nao KD,I baaolaI maoM Anaok kavyaaoM kI rcanaa
kI. [na kavyaaoM maoM Baart BaartI¸ saakot¸ jayad`qa vaQa¸ pMcavaTI AaOr jayaBaart Aaid ]llaoKnaIya hOM.
]nakI 'Baart BaartI' maoM svaaQaInata AaMdaolana kI lalakar hO. raYT/Iya p`oma ]nakI kivataAaoM ka p`mauK
svar hO.
[sa kala ko Anya kivayaaoM maoM isayaarama SarNa gauPt¸ sauBadàkumaarI caaOhana¸ ¸ naaqaUrama SaMkr Samaa-
tqaa gayaap`saad Sau@la 'sanaohI' '
Aaid ko naama ]llaoKnaIya hOM.
7ayavad
kivata kI dRiYT sao yah [sa kala maoM ek dUsarI Qaara BaI qaI jaao saIQao¹saIQao svaaQaInata AaMdaolana sao jauD,I
qaI. [samaoM maaKnalaala aala catuvao-
-dI
dI¸ ¸ baalakRYNa Samaa-
- 'navaIna'¸ narond` Samaa-
-¸ ramaQaarI isaMh idnakr¸ Ea`
`IkRYNa
sarla Aaid ko naama ]llaoKnaIya hOM.
[sa yauga kI p`mauK kRityaaoM maoM jaya SaMkr p`saad kI kamaayanaI anaI AaOr AaÐ
ÐsaU¸
sauima~anaMdna pMt ka
pllava¸ gauMjana AaOr vaINaa¸ saUya-
-kaMt i~pazI inaralaa kI gaIitka AaOr Anaaimaka¸ tqaa mahadovaI vamaa-
- kI
yaamaa¸ dIpiSaKa AaOr saaMQyagaIt Aaid kRityaaÐ
Ð mah%vapUNa-
- hOM. kamaayanaI kao AaQauinak kala ka sava-
-Ea
Ea`
`oYz
mahakavya kha jaata hO.
CayaavaadaobaaoQa ko naama ]llaoKnaIya hOM.
[sa Qaara maoM samaaja ko SaaoiYat vaga-
- —maja,dUr AaOr iksaanaaoM—ko ko p`it sahanauBaUit vya> kI gayaI¸
Qaaima-
-k +iZ,yaaoM AaOr saamaaijak ivaYamata pr caaoT kI gayaI AaOr ihMdI kivata ek baar ifr KotaoM AaOr
KilahanaaoM sao jauD,I.
p/yogvad
p`gaitvaad ko samaanaaMtr p`yaaogavaad kI Qaara BaI p`vaaiht hu[-
-. A&oya kao [sa Qaara ka p`vat-
-k svaIkar
ikyaa gayaa. sana\
\ ÉÑÌË maoM A&oya nao tar saPtk ka p`kaSana ikyaa. [sako saat kivayaaoM maoM p`gaitvaadI
kiva AiQak qao. ramaivalaasa Samaa-
-¸ ¸ p`Baakr maacavao¸ naoimacaMd jaOna¸ gajaanana maaQava maui>baaoQa¸ igairjaakumaar
maaqaur AaOr BaartBaUYaNa Aga`vaala yao saBaI kiva p`gaitvaadI hOM. [na kivayaaoM nao kqya AaOr AiBavyai> kI
dRiYT sao Anaok nae¹nae p`yaaoga ikyao. At: tarsaPtk kao p`yaaogavaad ka AaQaar ga`Mqa maanaa gayaa. A&oya
Wara saMpaidt p`tIk maoM [na kivayaaoM kI Anaok rcanaaeÐ
Ð p`kaiSat huyaIM.
n{ kivta v smkalIn kivta
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\ ÉÑÍË [- -svaI maoM [laahabaad sao "na[-
- kivata" pi~ka ka p`kaSana huAa. [sa pi~ka maoM na[-
- kivata
kao p`yaaogavaad sao iBanna +p p maoM p`itiYzt ikyaa gayaa. dUsara saPtk ³ÉÑÍÉ´¸ tIsara saPtk ³ÉÑÍÑ´ ´ tqaa
caaOqao saPtk ko kivayaaoM kao BaI nae kiva kha gayaa. vastut: na[-
- kivata kao p`yaaogavaad ka hI iBanna +p
maanaa jaata hO. [samaoM BaI dao Qaarae
raeÐ
Ð pirlaixat haotI hOM.
É ____
vaOyai>kta kao saurixat rKnao ka p`ya%na krnao vaalaI Qaara ijasamaoM A&oya¸
Qama-
-vaIr BaartI¸
kuÐ
Ðvar naarayaNa¸ Ea`
`IkaMt vamaa-
-¸ jagadISa gauPt p`mauK hOM tqaa
Ê ____
p`gaitSaIla Qaara ijasamaoM gajaanana maaQava maui>baaoQa¸ ramaivalaasa Samaa-
-¸ naagaaja-
-una
una¸ ¸ SamaSaor
bahadur isaMh¸ i~laaocana Saas~I¸ ¸ rGauvaIr sahaya¸ kodarnaaqa isaMh tqaa saudamaa paMDoya QaUimala Aaid
]llaoKnaIya hOM. savao-
-Svar dyaala sa@saonaa maoM [na daonaaoM oM oM QaaraAaoM ka maola idKa[-
- pD,ta hO.
[na daonaao hI QaaraAaoM maoM AnauBava kI p`amaaiNakta¸ laGaumaanava kI p`itYza tqaa baaOiwkta ka
Aaga`h Aaid p`mauK p`vaRi

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jgane ka Apra2
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bahr se wItr tk 4ane me. stkRta nj_r Aa rhI 4I| ispahI [2r se ]2r tejI se
srkarI jUte bjate hu0 Aa-ja rhe 4e - #ka#k ! AOr fa3k pr q a ispahI ku7 Ai2k tn
gya 4a| bhut idno. bad 0k kes Aaya 4a, ijsse sare 9e5 me. ]%ejna fEl g{ 4I AOr ]se
fa3k pr se bar-bar logo. kI wI h3ane kI AavXykta p jatI 4I|
4o I-4o I der ke bad vh Apna D.Da f3kar deta 4a - 'wago ! yha> ko{ raxn-kaDR
bn rhe hE. !'
4anedar ke samne 0k kusIR pr 0k xrIf_ AadmI bE#a 4a| ]skI kmIj_ AOr ptlUn pr
jgh-jgh qUn ke 2Bbe lge hu0 4e| ]ska cehra prexan AOr duqI 4a| ]ske bal ibqre hu0 4e|
vh 4ka huAa lg rha 4a| ]sne ApnI gdRn kusIR kI pI# pr 3ek rqI 4I|
0k AadmI jo Apne kp o. se b a s.w/a.t AOr fExnebl lg rha 4a, ]n dono. ke samne
q a 4a| vh prexan wI nhI. 4a AOr duqI wI nhI. 4a| vh ]g/ AOr ]%eijt lg rha 4a|
4anedar muSkra rha 4a| sala ! Aaj Aaya hE kam ka kes| nhI. to iksI Afsr ke
Aane pr 4ane kI sfa{ hotI 4I AOr julUs ke sa4-sa4 xowa ke +p me. puils cltI 4I| n
iksI ko Da>3 sko, n iksI ko mar sko, n galI de sko, n ]Tkoc ma>g sko| puils kI
ij_NdgI hI nhI. rh g{ 4I|
]sne ksIR pr bE#e prexan AadmI ko 6Ura AOr ifr Apna 6Urna q e AadmI pr
S4ana.tirt kr idya|
'tumne [Nhe. 7ura mara?' 4anedar ne pU7a|
'ha> jI, mara !' q e AadmI ka muq ¢o2 se lal ho gya, 'AOr 4ane se bahr inklte
hI ifr ma+>ga|'
'cup bdmax !' 4anedar ne SkUl maS3ro. kI trh mej_ pr 7 I bja{, 'bkvas mt kr !'
'4anedar sahb !' vh AadmI tnkr bola, 'muze ku7 wI kh lIij0, bdmax mt
kih0| mE. xrIf_ AadmI hU>| srkar ko hr mhIne [nkm 3EKs deta hU>| saf 2ule hu0 kp e
phnta hU>| AC7e se sElUn me. jakr bal k3ata hU>| Aap muze bdmax khte hE. AOr mE. jnab
iviL.ks.s BleD se do bar xev krke ]se fe.k deta hU>| Aap muze bdmax kEse kh skte hE.?'
4anedar htp/w ho gya| ifr ]ske cehre pr ivrhI kivyo.-sI An.t vedna ]wrI| bola,
'iviL.ks.s BleD ! kha> iml jate hE. tuMhe.| mE.ne hr baj_ar kI hr dukan se pU7a hE, pr muze khI.
nhI. imle|'
'Aapko iktne caih0?' vh Vyi¯ bola, 'pa>c BleDo. ka pEke3 sa“e sat =pye ka la
dU>ga|'
'sa“e sat =pye ke pa>c !' 4anedar ne Apne ho.# ca3e, 'AC7a ]Nhe. 7o o| yh btaAo ik
do bar xev krne ke bad Apne BleDo. ka Kya krte ho?'
'fe.k deta hU>|' vh Vyi¯ bola|
'fe.k dete ho !' 4anedar ¢u² hokr lgwg q a ho gya, 'ifr khte ho tum bdmax nhI.
ho| veS3 ! nexnl veS3 ! tuMhe. caih0 ik do xev krne ke bad ve BleD tum 4ane me. jma
krvaAo| tum [tnI-sI bat wI nhI. jante ik hm iktna fa$ren 0Ksce.j qcR krke iviL.ks.s
BleD m>gvate hE. AOr tum do xev krke ]Nhe. fe.k dete ho AOr tum khte ho, tum bdmax nhI. ho !'
'nhI., mE. bdmax nhI. hU>|' vh Vyi¯ Ak kr bola, 'goLD Flek isgre3 pIne vala
AadmI bdmax nhI. hota|'
'goLD Flek pIte ho?' 4anedar ne ifr ho.# ca3e, 'AC7a, Apne isgre3o. me. se 0k hFte
0k pEke3 4ane me. jma kr jaya kro, hm deqe.ge ik tum AslI goLD Flek pIte ho ya nhI.|'
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'bhut AC7a|' vh Vyi¯ bola, 'mE. kursI pr bE# ja}>?'
'bE#o|' 4anedar ne be=qI se kha AOr dUsre AadmI kI Aor mu a, 'ha> sahb ! Aap
ApnI bat kih0|'
'deiq0 !' ]s Vyi¯ ne b e pIi t Svr me. kha, 'phle hm p osI 4e| [nse hmara kafI
mel-jol 4a| kafI im5ta ho g{ 4I| 0k bar [Nho.ne muzse 0k hjar =pya ma>ga| [nko
ApnI bIma pa$ilsI ke pEse dene 4e AOr [nke pas pEse nhI. 4e| mE.ne [Nhe. 0k hjar =pye id0 _ _|'
'tumne [nse 0k hjar =pye il0 4e?' 4anedar ne fExnebl AadmI se pU7a|
'ha>, il0 4e|' vh bola, '=pyo. ka Kya hE, lena-dena iksko nhI. hota?'
'ha> jI ! ifr?' 4anedar ne pU7a|
'ifr yh ik smy _ _ _ _|'
'#hir0 !' 4anedar ne ]se 3oka, 'Aapne [nse ilqvaya 4a ik [Nho.ne Aapse =pye il0
hE.?'
'jI ha>|' 4ka huAa Vyi¯ bola, 'vh kag_j_ mere pas hE|'
'#Ik hE|' 4anedar ne Aage b“ne kI Anumit dI, 'ifr?'
'ifr yh ik smy bItta gya|' 4ka huAa Vyi¯ bola, 'mE.ne smza 4a ik ye ApnI
suiv2a se mere =pye lO3a de.ge, pr [Nho.ne =pye nhI. lO3a0|'
'Aap log [s bIc wI imlte rhe?' 4anedar ne pU7a|
'ha> sahb ! imlte rhe|' 4ka huAa AadmI bola, 'ifr 0k smy Aaya jb mj_bUr hokr
muze [nse =pye ma>gne p e| phle to ye 3alte rhe, ifr naraj_gI idqane lge AOr A.t me. [Nho.ne
muze 0k hjar =pye ka cek de idya _ _ _ _|'
'deiq0, 4anedar sahb !' fExnebl AadmI bIc me. zp3kr bola, 'ye Apne mu>h se
SvIkar kr rhe hE. ik mE.ne [nke 0k hjar =pye lO3a id0 4e| [nse kih0 ik ye Apna S3e3me.3
ilq kr de.|'
'Kyo. sahb !' 4anedar ne 4ke hu0 AadmI se pU7a, 'Aap Apne mu>h se SvIkar kr rhe hE.
ik [Nho.ne Aapka 0k hjar =pya lO3a idya?'
'mE. yh SvIkar kr rha hU> ik [Nho.ne muze 0k hjar =pye ka cek idya 4a| yh mE.ne
SvIkar nhI. ikya hE ik [Nho.ne muze 0k hjar =pye id0 hE.|' 4ka huAa AadmI bola|
'=pye AOr cek me. ko{ A.tr hE, 4anedar sahb?' fExnebl AadmI bola|
'nhI., ko{ fkR nhI. hota|' 4anedar ne ]%r idya, 'muze mera vetn cahe =pyo. ke +p me.
imle ya cek ke +p me., muze ko{ A.tr nhI. p ta|'
'vetn me. to ko{ A.tr nhI. p ta|' 4ka AadmI muSkraya, 'pr irXvt ke +p me. yid mE.
Aapko =pye n dekr cek dU> to fkR p ega ik nhI.?'
4anedar ne icNta kI mu³a bna{| ifr bola, 'ha>, irXvt mE. cek ke +p me. nhI. leta|
cek bad me. f>sa deta hE| ha> sahb ! mE. Aapse shmt hU> ik kwI-kwI =pye AOr cek me. A.tr
hota hE| Aage boil0 _ _ _ _|'
4ke hu0 AadmI ne Apna v¯Vy ifr Aar.w ikya, 'cek AOr =pyo. ka wed AOr wI b“
jata hE jb cek kEx n ho ske| [Nho.ne ijs 0ka].3 ka cek idya 4a, ]s 0ka].3 me. pEsa
nhI. 4a, [sil0 bE.k ne vh cek lO3a idya| deiq0 hE n wed?' vh 4anedar kI Aor mu a,
'=pya bE.k se nhI. lO3ta, jbik cek kwI-kwI lO3 Aata hE|'
'ha> sahb ! wed hota hE|' 4anedar ne ic.itt Svr me. kha, 'mE.ne [s Aor kwI @yan nhI.
idya 4a| Aapne muze bca ilya| nhI. to mE. soc rha 4a ik Ab vetn ke sman hI irXvt wI mE.
cek ke +p me. le ilya k+>ga| kwI-kwI Aprai2yo. ke pas ngd =pya nhI. hota| Ab mE. cek
kwI n lU>ga|'
'merI 0k slah AOr main0 !' 4ka huAa AadmI bola, 'Aap Apna vetn wI cek ke +p
me. lena b.d kr dIij0| ko{ pta nhI. ik kb srkar ke 0ka].3 me. =pya smaPt ho ja0 AOr
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]ska cek lO3 Aa0| kwI-kwI yh wI hota hE ik =pye ke rhte hu0 wI srkar =pya gayb kr
jatI hE|'
'Aap #Ik khte hE.|' 4anedar ne Apna isr ihlaya, 'mEijixyn pI _sI _ srkar ko k{
cIj_e. gayb krte hu0 mE.ne Svy. deqa hE| yid srkar =pya gayb kr de to kOn b I bat| bEse
srkar AOr pI _sI _ srkar irXtedar hE. Kya?'
'nhI.', [s bar fExnebl AadmI bola, 'irXtedar nhI. hE.| dono. hI jadUgr hE.| cIj_e. gayb
krne AOr inkalne me. dono. ]Stad hE.|'
'tum cup rho|' 4anedar ne Da>3a, 'ha> jI ! Aap bta[ye, Aage Kya huAa?'
4ke hu0 AadmI ne socne kI mu³a bna{ AOr bola, 'jb vh cek bE.k ne vaps kr idya
to mE.ne ifr [nko 3elIfon ikya| mE.ne [nko btaya ik bE.k ne [nka cek vaps kr idya|
[Nho.ne kha, ik tb [nka Kya do8? [Nho.ne to cek de idya| Ab cek kI jgh =pya dena to
bE.k ka hI kam hE n !'
'Kyo. 4anedar sahb !' fExnebl AadmI ifr bIc me. bola, 'mE.ne glt kha Kya? Aap
Apne 4ane ke qja.cI ke nam 0k icªI muze de. ik vh muze pa>c sO =pya de de _ _ _ _|'
4anedar qUb jor se h>sa| vh #hake pr #hake lgata rha| kwI 4ke hu0 AadmI kI
Aor deqta AOr kwI fExnebl AadmI kI Aor, AOr ifr h>sne lgta|
shsa vh cup hokr fExnebl AadmI se bola, 'b e calak bnte ho| mE.ne wI b e-b e
6a6 deqe hE.| cm I ]2e lU>ga, cm I| Kya smzte ho Apne-Aap ko ! muze ckma dena cahte
ho| sale, bdmax _ _ _ _!'
fExnebl AadmI hKka-bKka ]se deqta rha| ifr bola, 'Aap to qamqah hI naraj_
ho rhe hE.| wla Aapke hote hu0 mE. Apne-Aapko calak kEse smz skta hU> ! Aapko iks bat
se lga ik mE. Aapko ckma de rha hU>?'
'tumne kha nhI. ik mE. Apne qja.cI ke nam 0k icªI tuMhe. de dU> ik vh pa>s sO =pye
tuMhe. de de| Kyo. de ! Kyo. be dU>? tum sale bhut calak ho| Ab muze lU3na cahte ho?'
'mera mtlb yh nhI. 4a 4anedar sahb !' fExnebl AadmI ne sr qujlaya, 'mE. to
kevl 0k ]dahr` de rha 4a, ]dahr` ! taik bat saf ho ja0| mE. kh rha 4a ik yid Aap
0esa kre. _ _ _ _|'
'pr mE. 0esa k+> hI Kyo.? ' 4anedar bola, 'pr ]dahr` kI bat AOr hE| tumne phle Kyo.
nhI. kha ik yh ]dahr` hE? jb Apna byan ilqkr doge to phle lal SyahI se ilq dena -
]dahr` ! AOr bat saf krne ke il0 ]ske nIce lal SyahI se lkIr wI qI.c dena| A.Dr
la[n kr dena, reqa.ikt ! Ab salI ihNdI wI sIqnI p rhI hE| tum hmarI musIbt Kya
smzo ! ha> to tuMhara ]dahr` Kya 4a?'
'mera ]dahr` yh 4a ik' fExnebl AadmI bola, 'Aap Apne qja.cI ke nam 0k p5
ilq de. ik vh pa>s sO =pye muze de de AOr vh muze =pye n de to do8 ikska hE? Aapka ya
qja.cI ka?'
'qja.cI ka|' 4anedar grja, 'ba{ ga$D, qja.cI ka| vh sala 0esa krega to mE. ]ska
sr fo dU>ga| nOkrI se inklva dU>ga sale ko ! Kya smzta hE vh Apne-Aapko ! bulaAo
]sko ! kha> hE vh?'
'yh ]dahr` 4a, 4anedar sahb !' 4ka huAa AadmI bola|
'Ao ho ! yh ]dahr` 4a|' 4anedar bola| ifr vh fExnebl AadmI kI Aor mu a, 'tum
sale, 0ese 6i3ya ]dahr` Kyo. dete ho, ijsse iksI kI hain ho ja0| AwI mE. qja.cI ko
nOkrI se inkal deta, to ]ska ijMmedar kOn hota? mere jI me. Aata hE ik tuMharI hI qal
qI.c lU>| tum muze bdmax nj_r Aate ho| Ab btaAo tumne vh ]dahr` iksil0 idya 4a?'
'4anedar sahb ! Aap merI pUrI bat sune.,' fExnebl AadmI bola, 'AapkI icªI pr yid
qja.cI =pye nhI. deta to do8I qja.cI hE, ]sI p/kar mere cek pr yid bE.k pEse nhI. deta AOr
cek lO3a deta hE to do8I kOn hE? mE. ya bE.k?'
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'bE.k| Aa$f kosR bE.k|' 4anedar bola|
'nhI. sahb,' 4ka huAa AadmI bola, 'yha> 0k A.tr hE| [nke 0ka].3 me. =pye nhI. 4e|'
'to wI bE.k valo. ka do8 hE|' fExnebl AadmI bola, ']Nho.ne jb sb logo. ke 0ka].3
me. =pye rqe to mere hI 0ka].3 me. Kyo. nhI. rqe? 0k AadmI sare ispaihyo. ko irXvt de AOr
Aapko n de to Aap ]se Kya khe.ge?'
'bdmaxI| yh saf-saf bdmaxI hE|' 4anedar bola|
'yh bdmaxI hI nhI. hE,' fExnebl AadmI bola, 'yh ]sse wI b I cIj_ hE| yh
p9pat hE| wa{-wtIjavad hE| yh w/*3acar hE| dex DUb rha hE _ _ _ _|'
'0k A.tr AOr hE|' 4ka huAa AadmI bola|
'Kya?' 4anedar ne pU7a|
'vh yh ik Aap 4anedar hE.| yh 4anedar nhI. hE| yh Aapke sa4 ApnI tulna Kyo. kr
rha hE?'
4anedar Aag-bbUla ho gya, 'mere sa4 tulna krta hE ! brabrI krta hE ! bdmax ! bE.k
ka ko{ do8 nhI. hE, tuMhara do8 hE !'
ifr vh 4ke hu0 AadmI kI Aor mu a, 'byan jarI rqo|'
'to sahb ! kafI zg e ke bad [Nho.ne muzse kha ik mE. [nke 6r Aakr Apne =pye le
ja}>|' 4ka huAa AadmI bola, 'tb mE. [nke 6r phu>ca| [Nho.ne drvaj_a qolkr muze wItr bula
ilya AOr pU7a ik mE. Kya cahta hU>| mE.ne kha ik mE> kevl Apne =pye cahta hU> AOr cahta hU>
ik =pye dene ke bad ye muzse ko{ vaSta n rqe.|'
'ifr Kya huAa?' 4anedar ne pU7a|
'ifr [Nho.ne kha ik ye =pye la rhe hE.| ye wItrI kmre me. g0 AOr 0k b a-sa cakU le
Aa0| jb tk mE. s>wlU> [Nho.ne muz pr do bar kr id0| [Nho.ne merI hTya ka p/yTn ikya| mDRr _
_ _ _|'
'tum sale, hTya krne cle 4e? 4anedar ne fExnebl AadmI se pU7a, 'tum 0k xrIf
AadmI ko mar Dalna cahte 4e !'
'deiq0, Aap ]nka p9 le rhe hE.|' fExnebl AadmI bola, 'Aapne muzse pU7a hI nhI. ik
mE.ne 0esa Kyo. ikya|'
'Kyo. ikya?' 4anedar ne pU7a|
mE.ne [nko deqte hI hjar =pye ke no3 [nko dene cahe 4e| pr [Nho.ne kha ik hmara
zg a to =pyo. ka hE, pr vEse to hm im5 hI hE.| Ab jb mE. [nke =pye vaps kr rha hU> to
[nka AOr mera zg a hI Kya| [sil0 hm 6r ke wItr mE5IpÙ R vatavr` me. bE#kr batcIt hI
kr le.| mE. [nkI bato. me. Aa gya AOr ye mere 6r me. Aa g0| ifr Aap jante hE. ik Kya huAa?'
fExnebl AadmI ifr naraj_ ho gya 4a|
'Kya huAa?' 4anedar ne pU7a|
'ifr [Nho.ne merI be3I AOr ma> dono. ko 7e a| mE. yh nhI. sh ska| mE. guSse me. wItr se
cakU le Aaya AOr ]Nmad kI AvS4a me. mE.ne [n pr cakU cla idya|' fExnebl AadmI, 4ke hu0
AadmI ko 6Ur rha 4a|
'to tumne [nkI be3I AOr ma> ko 7e a?' 4anedar ne 4ke hu0 AadmI ko 6Ura, 'tum jante
ho, iksI kI be3I AOr ma> ko 7e na iktna b a Apra2 hE? [ske il0 yid tuMharI hTya wI
ho g{ hotI to ku7 nhI. hota| AwI to tuMhe. do hI cakU lge hE.| jaAo, 6r cle jaAo?'
'[nse pUi70,' 4ka huAa AadmI bola, '[nkI be3I AOr ma> kI Aayu Kya hE?'
'Kya hE?' 4anedar ne pU7a|
fExnebl AadmI hklaya, 'jI, merI ma> kI Aayu s%r v8R hE AOr merI be3I kI tIn
mhIne|'
4ka huAa AadmI h>sa, 'merI Aayu tIs v8R hE| tIs v8oR. ka 0k Vyi¯ tIn mhIne kI
bCcI ya s%r v8R kI v

vsu2a
'Kyo. be !' 4anedar bola, 'sale ]LlU bnata hE? [s Aayu kI bCcI ya v ko Kyo. 7e ta hE?'
'Kyo. 7e te ho?' 4anedar ne pU7a|
'[nse phle pUi70 ik mE.ne [nkI be3I AOr ma> ko kEse 7e a?'
'ha> btaAo sale, kEse 7e a?' 4anedar bola|
fExnebl AadmI bola, 'jb ye hmare 6r me. Aa0 to merI ma> AOr merI be3I so rhI 4I.| ye
bhut jor-jor se bole, cIqe-icLlaye AOr ve log jag p e| Ab boil0 ve log 7e e ibna jag
g0 Kya? ]nka idmag qrab 4a?'
'to 7e ne ka mtlb hE jgana?' 4ka huAa AadmI bola|
'7e na Apra2 j+r hE|' 4anedar bola, 'iksI ko jgana Apra2 nhI. hE| merI 6rvalI
muze roj svere jga jatI hE|'
'nhI. sahb ! jgana pÙ Rt: Apra2 hE !' fExnebl AadmI bola, 'AapkI 6rvalI kI bat
AOr hE, vh 4anedar kI pTnI hE| vEse to iksI ko jgana 6or Apra2 hE|'
'kEse?' 4anedar ne pU7a|
'deiq0, wgtis.h dexvaisyo. ko jgane ke Apra2 me. fa>sI pr c“e| rajgu=, suqdev,
qudIram bos, Aajad AOr [s dex ke sare xhId dex ko jgane ke Apra2 me. mg/ejo. ke smy kI bat hE|' 4ka huAa AadmI bola, 'Svt.5ta ke bad iksI ko
jgana Apra2 nhI. rh gya hE|'
'ha> sahb ! Svt.5ta ke bad smy bdl gya hE|' 4anedar bola, 'A>g/ejo. ka smy hota
to mE. Aapko kusIR pr n bE#a kr nIce fxR pr bE#ata AOr ds jUte Aapke isr pr marta| smy
bdl gya hE sahb !'
'smy to bdl gya hE|' fExnebl AadmI bola, 'Aap deiq0, goDse ko [sil0 fa>sI
hu{ ik ]sne mhaTma ga>2I ko smai2 se jgane kI koixx kI 4I| kEneDI wa[yo. ko golI
[sil0 marI g{, Kyo.ik ve Apne dex ko jga rhe 4e| deiq0, p/Tyek Aa.doln me. netaAo. ko d.D
imlta hE, Kyo.ik ve iksI n iksI ko jgane ka p/yTn krte hE.| cIn ko hm Apna x5u mante
hE., Kyo.ik ]sne hme. jgane ka p/yTn ikya| paikStan hmara x5u hE, Kyo.ik vh hme. sone hI
nhI. deta| AmrIka, +s AOr dUsre b e dex [s dex ke sbse b e im5 hE., Kyo.ik ]Nho.ne sda
[s jag?' ]sne pU7a|
'nhI.|' 4anedar bola, 'mE. kniv.s ho gya hU> AOr bor wI| tum sale khI. 3Icr ho
jaAo| [tne ]dahr` doge to sare l ke bor hokr so ja0>ge|'
'iksI ko sulana Apra2 nhI. hE|' fExnebl AadmI bola|
'tum #Ik khte ho|' 4anedar ne kha AOr vh 4ke hu0 AadmI kI Aor mu a, '[sne tuMhe.
7ura marne kI koixx kI hE, srkar ko pta lgta to tuMhe. golI mar detI| Ab merI bat
mano|'
'Kya?' 4ke hu0 AadmI ne pU7a|
'[ske 6r jaAo AOr [skI be3I AOr ma> ko sulaAo| ya ifr [se Anumit do ik yh
7ura mar kr tuMhe. sula de| sona seht ke il0 AC7a hota hE| jaAo, wago, muze sone do|'
AOr ApnI dono. 3a>ge. mej_ pr rq kr 4anedar so gya|
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vsu2a
i5x.ku
Da$
$ ____ sTyeN³ &IvaStv
in:xBd t3S4taAo. ka
Ao“e hu0 AMbr
zlk rhI hE. c©ane.,
ku7 kalI ku7 2u>2lI,
nhI. hE. ]n pr Aaj m> ratI
dha te 2u>2akar je3o. kI pr7a{ya>|
n hI ]# rhI hE. dUragt kNdraAo. se
gU>jtI guraRh3e. A²R-suPt xero. kI,
Aakax AOr i9itjo. ko jo tI reqa0>
sma cukI hE., [.³2nu8o. kI islv3o. me.|
badlo. kI ka>q-kU>q, duhra rhI Apne ko,
sUqI 6ai3yo. kI AnugU>jo. me.|
AOr ixkarI d ib7aye
Aa2arhIn m@yo. se l3ke hu0 hE.
ku7 log|
ye sda 6Urte hu0 i5x.ku log hE.
jo ixkaro. ko be.2ne ke il0
sda rhte hE. tTpr,
AOr katte rhte hE. Aa2arhIn crqo. se
mn-g“.t 2age,
jo bn jate hE. 2Ire-2Ire riSsya>
ik.tu riSsya> nhI. ho sktI hE.
ba>so. kI trh q I
n hI KleyopË a kI nokIlI p/Str sU{ya>|
ye m@yo. se l3ke i5x.ku
iv2ata ke ¢o2 se hE.
xap g/ist,
f3I-f3I Aa>qo. se kevl takte hu0 _ _ _ _
ifr wI hr jgh
]nkI d

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vsu2a
pnah kI kImt
Da$
$ ____ ]8adevI koLh3kr
p os ke dadajI, mere D^a[.g-+m me. Aaram-kusIR pr bE# kr pepr p“ rhe hE.| AwI-AwI mE.
]nko ka$fI AOr ibSku3 dekr Aa{ hU>| pEse lekr hI shI, mE. ]nkI suiv2aAo. ka q_yal rqtI
hU>; yh sTy Aajkl shara bn kr ]nke kdmo. ko cla rha hE| mn ko tsLlI de rha 4a|
]Nho.ne ¡t)ta-wrI nj_ro. se merI Aor deqa, mmTv se mera ha4 7Ukr '4E.KyU' kha| ]nka
Apnapn mere mn ko 7U gya| Apne be3a-be3I hone ke bavjUd dadajI Akele-se ho gye 4e; [sil0
ip7le do salo. se ku7 Jyada hI 4k gye 4e| dadajI kI deqwal AOr ]nke 6r ka 4o a-bhut
kam krne ke bhane [n dono. ke sa4 mera pircy huAa| pircy ka AaTmIy Sneh me. +paNtr` hote
der n lgI AOr gEr hokr wI mE. ]n dono. se be3I-sa Pyar pane lgI|
mere sare-ke-sare, yanI Aa#o. hI p osI seva-inv ikraye ka
mkan lene kI vj_h 4I merI AajIivka| shI muAavj_a lekr, bU“e, bImar Vyi¯yo. kI icikTsa
seva krna, yh mere kam ka p/a4imk Sv+p 2Ire-2Ire bdl gya| icikTsIy seva ke sa4-sa4,
bU“e p oisyo. ke il0 sag-sBjI, j_+rI cIj_o. kI qrIdarI, iciªya> ilqna, poS3 krna, pepr
p“ kr sunana, ccR le jana, 6umane le jana, Da$K3r ke pas le jana, bE.k le jana; [s
p/kar ke k{ kam merI ggn
AOr bgIce kI sfa{ deq kr hI mn p/s ho jata 4a| sa[D-va$k se guj_rte hu0 kwI ko{
bag me. kokakola ke qalI iDBbe, kag_j_, kcra ya jUs kI qalI botle. na f.eke., [sil0
dadIjI hmexa bgIce ke fa3k pr b a-sa PlaiS3k ka bEg l3kakr rqtI 4I.| Aane-jane valo.
ke il0 vh 0k Abol sUcna huAa krtI 4I ik mere Aa>gn me. kcra mt fe.ik0| [s bEg me. kcra
Dalne kI ¡pa kre.| AwI tk yad hE muze, 7o3e kd kI, b e idl valI dadIjI jo tNmyta se
bgIce me. trh-trh ke pO2e lgatI 4I., krele AOr kd\dU kI belo. ke il0 merI mdd se m~Dp
bnatI 4I.| bel pr 0k-Aa2 krela Aate hI, mOsm ka phla fl Pyar se muze lakr detI 4I.|
xam kI s.@ya-7aya me. dada-dadIjI bgIce me. rqI kuisRyo. pr bE#kr dadIjI ke ha4o. iqlI
su.drta ko inharte hu0 0k-0k PyalI cay pI lete 4e, ijsme. fUlo. kI tajI quxbU wI xaiml
hotI 4I| ]n dono. ka jIvn [s bat ka sa9I 4a ik Aaj tk dono. ne ha4-se-ha4 imlakr
sh-jIvn me. r.g wrte hu0 hI, ]m/ quxI se guj_arI hE| dadajI ke il0 dadIjI ke AiStTv kI
Ahimyt 0esI 4I ik bgIce ke pO2o. ka hI nhI., 6r ke iksI wI Vyi¯ ka p%a tk dadIjI
kI Aa)a ibna nhI. ihlta 4a| dadajI &ota kI wUimka bqUbI inwate AOr ApnI tmam j_+rto.
ke il0 dadIjI pr inwRr rhte 4e| dadIjI ibna [s xQ_s kI ij_NdgI mano A2UrI 4I| ]nke
idl kI ghra{ tk 7upe hu0 Pyar kI 0kmev hk_dar 4I. dadIjI|
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vsu2a
mere p oisyo. ke bal-bCco. ne xaidya> kI., Apne 6r bsaye AOr ApnI 6r-g-ipta ke jNmidn, matbap
kI trstI hu{ mmta q_ud ko tsLlI dene lgI| mere q_yal se 0ese cNd pl hI kafI hote
hE., ]MmIdo. ko sa>s lene ke il0| dadajI ka 0k l ka AOr 0k l kI yanI Ameirkn wa8a
me. khna ho to 'imilyn Da$lr ikD\s', bhumULy AOlad 4e| dadajI kI be3I, Kl$ra kI sa#vI.
saligrh hmne ip7le sal hI mna{| Kl$ra kI be3I, 0irka do bCco. kI ma> 4I.| dadajI ke
pcpn sal ke be3e ne, ]skI wa8a me., xadI krne kI bevkUfI Ab tk nhI. kI 4I| vh 0k
kamyab ic5kar 4a| ]ska Vyvsay jb tk AC7a cl rha 4a, tb tk [sI xhr me. ikraye
ke b e-se mkan me. vh #a#-se rhta 4a| ]sI 6r ke ku7 ihSse me. ]sne Apna S3UiDyo bnaya
4a| v¯ imlte hI vh ma>-bap se imlne cla Aata 4a| dadajI ke 6r kI dIvaro. pr ]nke be3e
jiS3n kI bna{ hu{ ignI-cunI Aak8Rk, A4RpÙ R t4a bhut hI qUbsUrt tSvIre. lgI hu{ 4I.| lMbI
]m/ me. dadIjI ka in2n, yh 0k-hI-0k duqdayI 63na dadajI ke jIvn me. 63I 4I| k{
salo. tk ij_NdgI quxI kI lIk pr suq se, sI2I, muSkuratI cltI g{| dadajI pr ku7
zelne kI nObt hI nhI. Aa{| do sal phle dadIjI cl bsI.| dono. kI xadI kI sa#vI.
saligrh 0k sa4 mnane ka dadajI ka spna A2Ura rh gya| Apne 3U3e hu0 spne kI pr7a{.,
juda{ kI Aa>qo. me. deqkr dadajI ne Apne Aa>sU po.7 ilye| ]nke q_yal dadIjI kI yado. ke
krIb jane se wI ktrane lge| jb wI xam ke saye ]nke pEro. ko Aakr 7Ute, !lte sUrj ko
deqne ke il0 ]nke kdm beq_yalI me., bgIce me. Aakr =k jate 4e| hva ke zo.ke, fUlo. kI
quxbU il0 ]nse ilp3 jate AOr dadIjI kI yad se yh 4o I-sI raht 0k hI pl me. boz-sI
mhsUs hone lgtI 4I| dadIjI ke sa4 bE#kr gujare hu0 lMhe yad Aate, cay kI PyalI kI
qnk suna{ detI AOr nIle Aasman ko 0k nj_r ]#akr deqne kI ihMmt wI nhI. ju3a pate
vh| dadIjI kI juda{, bu“ape ke sa4-sa4 3U3e-4ke xrIr kI ixkayto.-ixkvo. ne dadajI ko
Jyada hI wavuk bna idya 4a| bCce 4e, prNtu pTnI ka AaTmIy Vyvhar, tTprta, 0kag/ta,
s.vednxIlta kI bat hI ku7 AOr 4I| ykInn dadIjI ke sa4 ibtaya huAa lMba smy suq
se, AaS4a se ij_NdgI ibtane kI gvahI dene vala t jNmidn jb mnaya gya tb soca wI
nhI. 4a ik [s ]m/ me. ]ske pit kI Kl$ra se tlak lene kI kubui² hogI| vh ipta ke 6r
Aakr rhne lgegI| jiS3n ke ic5karI ke bure idn Aa0>ge AOr vh Apne 6rO.de me. lO3 Aayega|
be3a-be3I Apne 6r Aakr rhne lge| vEse wI [tna b a 6r dadajI ko qane ko dO ta 4a| Kl$ra
ke 6r lO3ne ke bad ]skI be3I 0irka ijskI ssural [sI xhr me. 4I, Apne car sal ke be3e
ko AOr do sal kI be3I ko hr xinvar-[tvar ko ma> ke pas lakr 7o ne lgI| 0irka ko
ma> ke Akelepn ka q_yal ho, 0esI bat nhI. 4I, biLk 0irka xinvar-[tvar ko isf_R pu=8o.
ko bElI-DaNs isqane lgI 4I| 0irka ke D^a[.g-+m me. jb bElI-n ko kwI-kwI 0k-Aa2 fUlo. ka guldSta dene se ma> qux ho jatI 4I| hFte
me. tIn bar jiS3n kI m$aDeLs\ 6r Aane lgI 4I.| rso{6r me. lk I ka b a-sa pI“a 4a jo
dadI jI siBjya> ka3ne ke il0 [Stemal me. latI 4I.| [s lk I ke pI“e pr bE#ne me. m$aDeLs ko
shUilyt hotI hE, [sil0 rso{6r ka [Stemal S3UiDyo kI trh hone lga| jiS3n ke sare r.g,
b/x, b a boDR, v ic5karI kI ANy sarI j_+rI cIj_o. kI rso{ me. wI ho g{| jiS3n ke cen-
Smoik.g ke kar` cu=3, tMbakU AOr pa>c-ds 0ex-¨e, rso{ me., jha> jgh imlI, vhI. pr Aaram
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vsu2a
se p e rhne lge| ijs idn m$aDeLs 6r AatI 4I. ]s idn if/j se ku7 lena ya 0k kp cay
bnakr pIna wI dadajI ke il0 muiXkl hone lga| jiS3n kI m$aDel ya m$aDeLs iks poj me.
ho.gI, [ska wrosa nhI. hota 4a| 0k-do bar 0esa huAa ik jiS3n ke cu=3 ke 6ne 2u0> me.
rso{6r DUb gya 4a| ho.#o. me. ic=3, ha4 me. b/x, [s Ada.j_ me. Apne me. qoya huAa jiS3n
kag_j_ pr reqa.ikt kI hu{ yuvtI ko [N³2nu8I r.go. me. r>gne me. mSta 4a| ]sI pl iksI kar`vx
dadajI ne rso{ me. kdm rqa AOr isf_R 2uAa> phnI hu{ m$aDel ko deq kr ]L3e pa>v mere 6r tk
Aaye AOr merI Dor-bel bja{| 0irka ke bCce hr xinvar-[tvar Aakr 6r me. xor mcane lge| 6r
kI suVyviS4t-+p se rqI hu{ kImtI cIj_e. yha>-vha> ibqerne lge| ku7 hI hFto. me. 6r kI xKl
phcanna muiXkl hone lga| vEse wI ]m/ ke ihsab se dadajI ko, ApnI cIj_e. kha> rqI., yh
yad nhI. rhta 4a| Ab 0irka ke bCce qelne ke il0 ha4 Aa{ hr cIj_ [Stemal krne lge, jha>
mjIR vha> rqne lge| [sil0 dadajI kI j_+rI cIj_e. !>U!kr dene ka kam wI mere kamo. kI sUcI me.
xaiml ho gya| 0irka ne jb se isf_R mdoR. ko bElI-Da.s isqane kI Klas xu+ kI tb se
]ske Apne pit se hr v¯ zg e hone lge 4e| bElI-Da.s Klas xadI 3U3ne kI vj_h bn skta
hE, yh bat 0irka kI smz me. nhI. Aa rhI 4I| pit kI AamdnI me. 6r clana ya Apne pas
jo hE ]sI me. qux rhna, yh 0eXvyRlIn 0irka ko m.jUr nhI. 4a| ]skI narI-Svat.”y kI SvC7.d
kLpna0> ]ske kla-gù o. ko yU> 6r-g bCco. ko
s>waltI hE, [sil0 bato. me. xhd 6ol kr ma> se 0esI bate. krne lgI ik ]ska idqav3Ipn
ko{ wI fOrn smz jay| bnav3I bato. ka islisla jarI rqte hu0 0k idn 2UtR 0irka kI
nj_r ne iliv.g-+m kI ivxalta wa>p lI| ]ske bad mOka imlte hI vh ApnI ma> ko ]ska
hk yad idlane lgI, 'nanajI ke 6r pr tuMhara ]tna hI Ai2kar hE ijtna ik jiS3n mama
ka, [sil0 nanajI se pU7kr xainvar-[tvar ko isf_R tIn 6.3o. ke il0 mere Da.s Klas ke
il0 ]nka D^a[.g-+m [Stemal krne kI muze [j_aj_t idlva de.|' kh kr ma> ka idmag qane
lgI| 0irka AOr ]ske pit ke roj-roj ke zg e-3~3o. ka ]pay smzkr ya ifr ivro2 krne ke
il0 wI dadajI ke pas takt nhI. bcI 4I, [sil0 ]Nho.ne 0irka ko [j_aj_t de dI| ]s
[j_aj_t ka ha4 pk kr 0irka ke pu=8 iv´a4IR xinvar-[tvar ke idn ku7 smy ke il0 Kyo. n
ho, bElI-Da.s sIqne ke il0 dadajI ke 6r Aane lge AOr dadajI ke 0kaNt me. dql dene lge|
hr hFte jiS3n mama ko kImtI cu=3 ke b e-se ba$Ks kI irXvt dekr, iliv.g-+m ka fnIRcr,
sofa, kuisRya> 4o I der ke il0 dUsre kmre me. rqvane ke zmele me. dadajI ke kImtI fnIRcr kI
dugRt hone lgI| kuisRyo. ke pEr Dgmgane lge, sofe ke jo !Ile hone lge| Klas xu+ hote hI
0irka kmre ke drvaje-iq ikya> b.d kr letI 4I, [sil0 MyUijk ka xor suna{ nhI. deta 4a|
ifr wI k{ bar 0irka ke bCce ijd krte 4e, ma> ka ncte
4e| dadajI ko yh bat iblkul AC7I nhI. lgtI 4I| t.g AOr 7o3e kp e phnkr ]%ejk
A.giv9ep krtI hu{ 0irka AOr ]ske iv´ai4Ryo. ka n.ga nac deqne se 7o3e bCco. pr Kya Asr
hoga, [s bat se dadajI iciNtt ho jate 4e| inym, nIit, AC7e s.Skaro. ka mhTv manne
vala ]nka mn behd ]das ho jata 4a| [s 6r ne ]nke spne, rhne-jIne ke sWy tOr-trIke,
]nke shjIvn ke sunhre 9`, ]nke bCco. ka bcpn, Kya ku7 nhI. s>wala 4a| b I mehnt AOr
pir&m se ba>2a 4a yh slona-sa 6r prNtu ]nke jIte-jI 6r kI {.3e. 6u>6=Ao. kI z.kar se
iqskne lgI 4I.|
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dadajI Akele 4e tb xinvar-[tbar ko Apne doSto. ko 6r pr bulate 4e ya kwI ]nse
imlne jate 4e| bElI-Da.s Klas ke kar` ]nke doSto. ka Aana-jana wI tkrIbn b.d-sa ho
gya| dadajI ke sU3 ]nke SpxR ke [.tj_ar me. hE.gr pr p e-p e 2Ul zelne lge 4e| jb wI doSt
imlne Aate 4e, dadajI b e qux hote 4e| jI-wr ke Snan krke ApnI ps.d ka bi“ya sU3
phnkr, pa$ilx ikye hu0 cmkte jUte phnkr, sje-sjaye, saf-su4re, i3p-3a$p, iliv.g-+m me.
doSto. kI xandar Aavwgt krte 4e| idl qolkr, der tk doSto. se bate. krte hu0 tNmy hokr
ceksR qelte AOr kwI-kwar ]nke ihSse me. Aane valI soxl 0K3Iiv3I ka pUra-pUra Aan.d ]#ate
4e| doSto. ka Aana b.d huAa AOr dadajI AOr hI Jyada gumsum rhne lge| 0irka ke Da.s Klas
ke sare iv´a4IR qUbsUrt 4e, h©e-k©e jvan 4e prNtu 'ge' &è I ke 4e, [sil0 p osI Aa9ep dene
lge| dadajI ke pas Aakr 0etraj_ ka sm4Rn krne lge| 0irka ke pit ko jb ]ske karname
ka pta cla to 0k idn Aag-bbUla ho kr [s kdr tej kar clata huAa Aaya ik ]skI
kar bgIce kI ba to kr sI2e bgIce ke bIc me. Aakr b.d ho g{| cun-cunkr gailya> bkte
hu0 ]sne 0irka kI qUb q_br lI AOr 'mere 6r me. kdm rqa to jan se mar DalU>ga' 0esI 2mkI
deta huAa vh clta bna| shmI hu{ 0irka ma> ke gle se ilp3 rone lgI AOr dadajI ke 6r ke
cO4e xyn-k9 me. ]sne Apna AOr bCco. ka ib7Ona ib7a idya| Aa2uink mihla, pit kI
mohtaj_ nhI. hotI, yh bat Apne-Aap ko smzane lgI| pit ka D3kr mukabla krne kI
yojna0> bnane lgI|
bgIce ke iblkul bIco.bIc Aakr b.d p I kar ko vha> se ihlana j_+rI hE, [s bat
ka jiS3n ko Ahsas tk nhI. huAa| 0irka ke bCco. ne b.d kar ko Apna qel-6r bnaya|
bCco. kI kLpnaxi¯ kI dad dete hu0 Apne-Aap me. qoya huAa jiS3n Aate-jate r.g-ibr.ge panI
se wre hu0 btRn bgIce me. qalI krne lga| jiS3n ke r.go. ke btRn, b/x, bgIce ke nl pr 2one
ka nya qel 0irka ke bCco. ne !U>! inkala| bgIce kI saf-sfa{, 6as inkalna, pO2o. ko
panI dena, nye pO2e lgana, [n kamo. me. dadajI ke hr idn ka, 4o a-sa v¯ Kyo. n ho,
Aaram se k3 jata 4a| fUlo. kI mhk dadIjI kI yado. ko taja krtI. AOr Akelepn kI
tiLq_ya> ku7 km ho jatI 4I.| 0irka ke pit kI kar, bekar hokr jb se bgIce me. Aakr =k
g{ 4I tb se dadajI ka [klOta xOk wI mn msoskr rh gya| ku7 hI idno. me. su.dr bgIce
kI pUrI trh dudRxa ho g{| fUl-pO2e sUq gye, 6as b“ g{| 0irka ke bCco. ke fe.ke hu0 kag_j_,
pepr Ple3\s, 3U3e hu0 iqlOno. kI wI se bgIce kI AOr hI Jyada dugRt ho g{| ]j I hu{ bdr.g
bag kI dynIyavS4a se wI Jyada dadajI kI g/hdxa p/itkUlta kI Aor zuk rhI 4I, Kyo.ik
0k idn dadajI kI be3I ko xa$p-iliF.3g krte hu0 puils ne pk ilya| K$lra ko tIn mhIne
kI kEd ho g{| dadajI jEse sJjn kI be3I dukan se cIj_o. kI corI krte hu0 pk I g{, yh
bat p oisyo. kI ccaR ka iv8y bn g{| dadajI ko deqte hI log kanafUsI krne lge,
ijskI dadajI ko Aadt nhI. 4I| dadajI ke k.2e Jyada zuk gye hE. ya man, yh sval mE.
Apne-Aap se pU7ne lgI| Akelapn AOr qamoxI kI ixkayt krne vale dadajI Akelepn AOr
qamox lMho. ke il0 trsne lge|
0irka jb kam me. ]lzI hotI 4I, tb bCco. ko s>walne ke il0 bebI-is3r 6r Aane
lgI| bCce K$lra ke la -Pyar ke AadI ho gye 4e [sil0 bebI-is3r ke +qe Vyvhar ka p/itkar
krne ke il0 ku7 Jyada hI rone lge| bCco. ka rona-2ona, cIqna-icLlana, ipnipnana,
jiS3n ka m$aDeLs\ pr r.g ibqerna, 0irka kI bElI-Da.is.g kI Klas, 6u>6=Ao. kI z.kar,
s.gIt-suro. kI bO7ar, bgIce me. b.d kar ke +p me. jm ke bE#a huAa ixixr dadajI kI shnxi¯
ka k a [Mthan le rhe 4e| sb ku7 bdaRXt ke bahr hone lga 4a| dadajI ke 6r AOr bgIce kI
bdsUrtI [s mahOl kI qUbsUrtI ko nj_r lga rhI hE, Aas-pas ke su.dr pirvex ko ibga
rhI hE, 6r becne ke il0 iv)apn inkalte hI - 6r kI kImt pr isf_R dadajI ke 6r kI bdtr
halt ke kar` Asr ho rha hE, [s p/kar kI ixkayte. lekr p osI, puils-S3exn ka drvaj_a
q3q3ane lge| dadajI scmuc htax ho gye 4e, 5St ho gye 4e, prexan ho gye 4e|
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vsu2a
6r ke bCco. ne jLd se jLd 6r AOr bgIce kI saf-sfa{ krne me. phl n kI to pEse
ign kr hr hFte [tne b e 6r-Aa>gn kI sfa{ krne ke il0 peNxn ke [ne-igne pEse kb tk pUre
p e.ge? bgIce me. q I b.d kar ko, pEse dekr 'j.k yaDR' me. phu>caya AOr 0irka ke pit ne ]skI
AOr bCco. kI ij_NdgI se hmexa ke il0 mu>h mo ilya, tb Kya hoga? yh ihsab dadajI ne mere
6r Aakr ikya| kafI socne ke bad 0k AS4ayI pyaRy mankr idn ke ku7 6~3e, mere 6r
Aakr, mere D^a[.g-+m me. bE#kr Akele, xa.itpUvRk ibtane ka in`Ry le ilya| Ab dadajI kI hr
sa>s dadIjI se imlne kI duAa krne lgI hE|
Ap/as.igkta ka d.x
sdo8 ihsarI
mOt ka>p-ka>p ]#ta hE pUra vj_Ud
ya mOt kI Aah3
[SpatI VyiKtTv kwI ka
[tnI wyavh bCce JyU> Drne lgta hE|
[tnI ¢Ur AOr duqd
keN³ rha 4a Ab tk ijnka
kwI nhI. hotI; sa4 7o ne lgte hE.
ijtna wyavh hota hE
ve sare tare, ca>d, p

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vsu2a
rhSy ram ke vnvas ka !
Da$
$ ____ jvahr cO2rI
mhl ke bahr ir3ayr ho cuke l(m` soc rhe 4e ik idn me. tare Kyo. idqa{ nhI. dete hE.!
kl AOr prso. wI ve yhI soc rhe 4e| AadmI Akela ho AOr socte rhne ko ivvx ho to socne
ke Alava kr wI Kya skta hE| yha> raj2anI me., sIme.3 ke 6ne j.gl me. bhut se s.t-mh.t,
)anI-@yanI, ic.tk-ivµan vgErh hE. ijnse fon pr ccaR kr lI jaye to [s trh ke iksI wI
p/Xn ka ]%r iml skta hE| leikn ve 0esa kre.ge nhI.| Agr [ska ]%r iml gya to Aage ke
idno. me. 3a[m-pas kI wyank smSya q I ho jayegI| p/Xn p/ay: pT4r kI trh hote hE. ijn pr
bE# kr b e-b e ivµan AasanI se jIvn guj_ar dete hE.| ivµano. ne wa8a AOr saihTy ke p/XnpT4ro.
se AalIxan koi#ya> bnva{. AOr qUb bnva{.| yh bat Alg hE ik Ab wI ye koi#ya> 0k
p/Xn hE.| iksI iv2a kI 2Up iqle ya iksI xElI kI hva cle, ApnI ko#I ka vaStu #Ik kra
kr suq-sm!e ja
skte| ]%r p/Xn ke il0 'pa$yj_n' hE.| [s smy wI p/Xn l(m` ke il0 smy ka3ne ke ip/y
AOj_ar hE.|
'0KsKyUj_ mI sr|' l(m` ne pl3 kr deqa, 0k suNdrI samne hE| Acank 0k kO.2-
sI hu{ AOr idn me. tare n idqne ka p/Xn gayb ho gya| p/Xn ke ivkLp me. dUsra su.dr p/Xn
samne 4a| cO.kte hu0 l(m` AtIt me. qo gye - 'su.drI ! Kya tum sUpR`qa ho?'
'nhI. sr, mE. 0k ivdexI k.pnI kI dexI p/itini2 hU>| vEse muze ivXvas hE ik Ab tk
AapkI nak-kan ka3ne kI Aadt q_Tm ho cukI hogI?' khte hu0 su.drI ne Apne ho.# fEla id0|
']s idn to Akelepn ke kar` muze qIz ho g{ 4I sUpR`qe| _ _ _ _Ab to p/jat.5 hE,
manvai2kar hE, mihla Aayog hE, mIiDya vale hE., tE.tIs p/itxt Aar9` kI wI ccaR hE| AaAo,
Dro nhI., pas bE# jaAo ip/y sUpR`qe|'
'sr, mE. sUpR`qa nhI., ivdexI k.pnI kI _ _ _ _|'
'sUpR`qa wI to ivdexI 4I, tum iniXcNt rho Ab hmara vo Aacr` nhI. hoga|' l(m`
ne AaXvSt ikya| 'ha>, Aajkl ivdexI k.pinyo. kI ba“-sI Aa{ hu{ hE !'
'ramraJy hE _ _ _ramwrose srkar hE _ _ _Aap khe. to ram-v.dna ga}>? _ _ _Kya Aap ps.d kre.ge?'
su.drI ne 0m _ 3I _ ke vIj_e kI trh wyank Ada ke sa4 gane ke ilye mu>h qola AOr
ApnI da“e. idqa{.|
'nhI. nhI., rhne do| _ _ _ _sUpR`qe, ye btaAo ik Kya tum muze ivvah ka p/Stav dena
cahtI ho?' lga jEse l(m` ApnI puranI wUl su2arne ka mn bna rhe ho.|
'mere sivRs ka.¨eK3 me. 0esa ku7 nhI. hE, sr !'
'yid iksI trh ka.¨eK3 ho jaye to Kya tum ivvah kr sktI ho?'
'ha>, Agr AadmI kafI 'irc' ho to soca ja skta hE| _ _ _ _leikn Aap ! Aap ivvah
Kyo. krna cahte hE.?'
'smy nhI. k3 rha sUpR`qe| tuMhe. nhI. malUm isf_R yado. AOr p/Xno. ke share smy ka3na
iktna ki#n hE| _ _ _ _ikSmt ! [n idno. to mE. 'irc' wI nhI. hU>|' l(m` ivgilt ho g0|
'0esa hE to Aap ku7 krte Kyo. nhI.? _ _ _ _ mere pas 0ese bhut se p/Stav hE. ijsse Aapka
smy k3ega AOr kaf_I sara kma wI le.ge bE#e-bE#e|' su.drI ne ivvah ke p/Stav ko 'DS3ibn' me.
Dalte hu0 kha|
l(m` smze nhI. ik yha>, sIme.3 ke j.gl me. bE#e-bE#e ve kOn-sa kam kr skte hE. !
gi`t me. xu+ se kmj_or 4e, ihS¨I yad hotI nhI., A>g/ejI me. '0' se hI p/aBlm xu+ ho jatI hE|
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vsu2a
j_mana 0esa Aa gya hE ik AadmI A>gU#a 7ap ho ya ifr qUb p“a-ilqa, bIc vale hmexa duqI
rhte hE.| nIce rh nhI. pate, }pr phu>cte nhI.| yu² me. ¢oi2t hone AOr tIr Aaid clane ke Alava
ku7 Aata nhI. 4a| skucate hu0 ]Nho.ne pU7a, 'mE. Kya kam kr skta hU>?'
'Aap rajmhl ke A.dr kI bate. hme. bta skte hE. _ _ _ _deiqye m.4ra jbrn me. marI g{|
]s dilt ka ko{ do8 nhI. 4a| Aap ram ke vnvas ka AslI rhSy ]jagr kr skte hE. _ _ _ _
raja dxr4 kI mOt pr se pdaR wI ]#a skte hE., 0ese bhut se kam hE. jo Aap kr skte hE.|'
su.drI kI iSkn 3a[3 jINs AOr lo nek 3a$p ke bavj_Ud l(m` p/Xn sun kr cO.ke, 'ye
kEsa kam hE? [se kam khte hE.? ramjI ke vnvas ka kar` jg-jaihr hE AOr ipta&I raja
dxr4 ke devlok-gmn ka ko{ rhSy nhI. hE| bCca-bCca v ga>v-ga>v [s bat ko janta hE|
tuMhara mtlb Kya hE sUpR`qe? tink smza kr kho?'
'cO.ikye mt imS3r l7mna| s%a ke Aas-pas jo wI 6i3t hota hE ]sme. rhSy
AinvayR +p se hota hE _ _ _ _'
'clo mana, leikn ]n rhSyo. ka tum Kya krogI?'
'hmara kam hE rhSyo. ko ]jagr krna|'
'leikn rhSy ho to ]jagr krogI na?'
'nhI. ho to rhSy bnana wI hmara kam hE|' su.drI ne Apne lo-nek ko sfa{ se 4o a
AOr 'lo' kr idya|
l(m` ko x.ka hu{, 'khI. tum mIiDya valI to nhI. ho sUpR`qe?'
'isf_R mIiDya valI nhI., 3I _vI _mIiDya valI kho _ _ _ _vEse hmare AOr wI bhut se kam hE.|'
'tum ivvah kr Aaram se 3a[m-pas Kyo. nhI. krtI.| [tna sara kam _ _ _!_ Akele _ _ _|'
'Akele nhI., hmare ba$s hE., ve wI kam krte hE.|'
'tuMhare ba$s ! rav`?' l(m` kI Aa>qe. ivSmy se gol ho g{.|
'rav` nhI. hE.| ha>, rav` kI trh ivµan j_+r hE.| _ _ _Aapne {Xvr bavla ka nam suna hoga?'
'{Xvr bavla ! vo cEnl vala bavla? _ _ _ _rav` ke kar` to isf_R l.ka jlI 4I leikn [s
bavle ke kar` to pUra dex jl skta hE ! _ _ _ _tum muze 9ma kro sUpR`qe| Agr ivvah krne ka
[rada nhI. ho to clI jaAo, clI jaAo|' nak-kan ka3ne vale l(m` ne ha4 jo idye|
dUsre idn 3I _vI _cEnl cIq rha 4a, 'l(m` ne rajmhl ke rhSyo. ko btane se ikya
saf [.kar| _ _ _ _ram ke vnvas se raj-pirvar kI klh hu{ ]jagr| dxr4 kI mOt ka rhSy
AOr ghraya| saij_x me. l(m` ke xaiml hone kI Aax.ka hu{ p/bl| ram AOr l(m` ke sm4Rko.
me. warI tnav _ _ _ _6masan yu² kI tEyairya> xu+ _ _ _ _xeyr-makeR3 me ic.ta _ _ _ _s.6 pir8d\-dl hu0
naraj_ _ _ _ _deqte rihye mOt tk|
hva
Da$
$ ____ 2n.jy is.h
merI Aa>qo. sI
AOr Aag
injRl AOr xu*k
dhktI hu{ mere ivcaro.-sI
smu³ muz-sa hI
mere b.d µar ko
p/xa.t AOr g.wIr
q3q3ana mt
ko{ Jvar-wa3a nhI. mE. tuMharI p/tI9a se }bkr
vsu.2ra sona cahta hU>
mere inXcy sI
taik
iS4r AOr ADol rcna kr skU>
0k nyI SvPn d

e e e
vsu2a
t ptI AaTma
mmta qre
mere pit ko Da$K3r hone ke nate ka$lej ke Ahate me. hI 6r imla 4a| hmare 6r ke bramde
se ma$rcrI ka ge3 idqa{ p ta hE| jb wI mE. bramde se inkltI hU> muze 0k ya do 0Mbule.s,
3eMpo, ¨ailya> AOr !er sare log dIq jate hE.| mn b a ]das ho jata hE| idmag socne lgta
hE ik n jane Aaj ikska pit, ikn bCco. ka ipta ya ifr jane ikska bCca laya gya hE|
[nse khtI to ye khte ik tum ]2r deqa hI n kro| wla 0esa khI. s.wv hE? @yan
to idn wr me. k{-k{ bar ]2r cla jata hE| 0k to bCco. ke SkUl jate hI 6r qalI ho
jata hE| ye wI b/ekfaS3 krke ASptal cle jate hE.| nha-2okr pUja-pa# AOr naXte se furst
6.3e-De!-6.3e me. muze wI iml jatI hE| ko{ mEgjIn ya ko{ kam lekr mE. bramde me. p.qa cla
kr bE# jatI hU>| malI Aa jata hE to ]sse pe -pO2o. ke bare me. khtI hU>| pr bakI smy mera
@yan ]2r hI jata rhta hE|
kl subh mE. bag me. fUl to ne inklI to deqa ik ASptal kI ¨alI ko 2kelte hu0
do vaDR ba$y\ AOr ]ske sa4 do mihla tIn pu=8 ma$rcrI ke ge3 se wItr cle gye| ¨alI pr
sfed kp e se !kI DeD ba$DI 4I| [tne svere, Sma3RlI D^eSD ye log, AOr ye ba$DI _ _ _ _mE. AaXcyR
se deqne lgI| mihla0> to tur.t ge3 se inkl kr s k pr q I ho g{.| ]Nho.ne +mal se ApnI
nak !k rqI 4I| sUyR kI koml ikr`e. ]s smy pe o. ke ixqro. ko 7UtI 2rtI tk phu>cne ka
p/yas kr rhI 4I.| subh ka yh smy muze bhut AC7a lgta hE|
mE. socne lgI ik kEse hu{ hogI mco. q e hokr vhI. bate. krne lge|
mE.ne wI Apna @yan ]n pr se h3ate hu0 ku7 Anmnepn se hI ma$rcrI kI Aor deqa| pl wr ke
il0 ivXvas-sa nhI. huAa| Aa>qe. xayd glt deq rhI 4I.| ma$rcrI ke bramde pr sfed sa I
phne, A2pke balo. valI 0k mihla q I 4I.| muze ]nka cehra Sp*3 idqa{ de rha 4a _ _ _ _cehre
pr Vyakulta, 6brah3, duq ka wav 4a| vh Vyakul wav se ]s g/up ko deq rhI 4I.| xayd
]nkI bate. wI sun rhI 4I.| muze lga vh ro rhI hE.| mE. fUl to ne lgI _ _ _ _ma$rcrI me. AOrt?
kOn hE? [nkI ko{ piricta lg rhI hE. _ _ _ _pr ]Nhe. 7o kr ye log _ _ _ _Are, vh g/up to 2Ire-
2Ire clne lg gya| mE.ne mihla ko deqa, 6b akr vh 0k-0k sI“I ]trne lgI. _ _ _ _ifr ]n
logo. ko pukartI hu{ vh ge3 kI trf lgwg dO p I.|
mE.ne Sp*3 suna, kh rhI 4I. _ _ _ _'muze Apne sa4 le clo _ _ _ _muze [s nrk me. 7o kr
mt jaAo _ _ _ _suno _ _ _ _Are suno tum log _ _ _ _|' mE.ne AaXcyR se deqa ik ve pa>co. Aaps me. bat
krte cle ja rhe 4e| ]Nho.ne pI7e mu kr wI nhI. deqa| jEse ]Nho.ne ku7 suna hI n ho _ _ _ _ve pI7e
mu kr wI nhI. deq rhe 4e| mihla ko xayd Aar4/a[i3s 4I, vh tej cl nhI. pa rhI 4I| mE.
Apne ge3 ke pas Aakr q I ho g{| ve pa>co. 4o I dUr pr q I kale r.g kI kar me. bE#kr cle
gye| ]Nhe. kar me. bE#te deq mihla AOr jor-jor se pukarne lgI. _ _ _ _'muze yha> Kyo. le Aaye 4e?
Kyo. 7o kr ja rhe ho [s nrk me. _ _ _ _" ma4a pI3 ilya ]Nho.ne _ _ _ _wgvan ye idn wI deqna
bda 4a _ _ _ _|'
muzse Aage n deqa gya, mE. wItr clI AayI| pta nhI. _ _ _ _ye log kEse [.san hE. _ _ _ _
0k v

vsu2a
ma$rcrI kI Aor ]# hI g{.| AOr yh deq kr AaXcyR huAa _ _ _ _brgd ka jo ivxal pe j3a
ibqere q a 4a AOr ijskI sarI j e. panI kI 2ar se im©I k3ne ke kar` qul g{ 4I., ]sI
0k mo3I j pr vh vh l3kaye bE#I 4I.|
rat ko qate smy mE.ne pit ko sara ikSsa sunaya to ve 3alte hu0 bole _ _ _ _'hogI
ko{ bat, nOkranI hogI AOr ]ska ko{ nhI. hoga _ _ _ _clI Aa{ hogI| bCce xayd rqna nhI.
cahte hE. [sil0 7o gye hE.| tum Kyo. [n bato. me. p tI ho? ]2r deqo hI nhI.|'
mE.ne cup rhna hI #Ik smza| 0k to mdR ]s pr Da$K3r _ _ _ _[n logo. ke pas yU> hI
idl nam kI cIj_ km hI hotI hE| Jyada [.3ereS3 lU>gI to Da>3 de.ge| bCco. tk ka ilhaj_ nhI.
kre.ge|
subh hote hI hr roj se ku7 jLdI hI bahr inkl Aa{| ]s smy pO f3I hI 4I| ge3
ke pas phu>ckr mE.ne ma$rcrI kI Aor deqa to d.g rh g{| vh vckr mE. i##kkr =k g{| n jane Kyo. 0k AjIb
s I-sI mhk Aa rhI 4I, jEse Aaspas ko{ s a mudaR rqa ho| Svt: hI Aa>cl se nak dba
ilya mE.ne| twI vqe. ]#akr muze deqa| cehre pr ]dasI, duq AOr inraxa kI 7aya m>Dra
rhI 4I| pr Aa>qe.? Aa>qe. mano. in*p/a` ho. _ _ _ _]nme. cmk nhI. 4I _ _ _ _ka>c kI puranI golI jEsI
lg rhI 4I.| pr mE.ne iksI bat pr @yan nhI. idya| muze to ]s mihla pr trs Aa rha 4a jo
sare idn sarI rat yha> bE#I hE| xayd ku7 qaya-ipya wI n hoga|
muze deq kr mihla bolI, 'tum ]s mkan me. rhtI ho n? kl k{ bar deqa 4a|'
_ _ _ _'jI, pr Aap kl se AkelI yha> Kyo. bE#I hE.?'
_ _ _ '_to kha> jakr bE#U> bta do?' ]nkI Aavaj_ wraR ]#I _ _ _ _'ijske bCce n pU7e., ]se
wla ko{ gEr Kyo. rhne dega?'
_ _ _ _'0esa n kihye ma _ _ _ta jI, muze kl subh se hI AapkI icNta ho rhI 4I pr
ibna jane-bUze Aapko ya Aapke bCco. ko manisk k*3 kEse phu>catI? [sIil0 dUr hI 4I|'
merI bat ka ]%r n dekr vh cupcap s k kI Aor deqne lgI.| merI ij)asa im3I nhI.
4I [sil0 ]nse jra h3 kr 0k dUsrI j pr bE# g{| ds-barh imn3 qamoxI me. k3 g0
ifr ]Nho.ne khna xu+ ikya, 'kl muze 7o ne jo pa>c log Aaye 4e ]nme. se do merI l ikya>
4I.| do damad AOr 0k be3a 4a|'
mE.ne ]nke khe xBd 'muze 7o ne jo pa>c log Aaye 4e' pr jra wI @yan nhI. idya Kyo.ik
kl se to lgatar [Nhe. deq hI rhI 4I| _ _ _ _mE. to ku7 AOr hI smz rhI 4I, mE.ne nhI. btaya
ik Kya soc rhI 4I|
vh khtI rhI. _ _ _ _'Aaj kl ke bCce iktne Sma3R ho g0 hE. deqo| ko{ mr jata hE to ]se
6r tk nhI. le jate hE.| Agr le ja0>ge to cULha nhI. jlega, pcIs bar cay n pI ske.ge, bE#kr
nklI Aa>sU bhane p e.ge, sfed 2otI inkalnI p egI AOr to AOr sare kam r± krne p e.ge _ _ _|'
bat to sc kh rhI 4I.| mE. Kya khtI?
'[NhI. bCco. ko pEda krne ka Ak4nIy k*3 pr A4ah suq ma> Kya wUl sktI hE?
nvjat ixxu ko god me. ]#akr ma> ka rom-rom quxI se zUm ]#ta hE| k*3 wUlkr vh bCce ko
cUmne lgtI hE _ _ _ _AOr ye bCce? ma> kI dugRit krne se 4kte nhI. hE.|'
[s bar wI mE. cup hI rhI leikn mihla jo ku7 kh rhI 4I. sc kh rhI 4I.|
'log Apne s.Skaro. ko 7o kr paXcaTy dex ke fUh r.g-!.g sIq rhe hE.| m ko #.De-6r me. rq kr cle g0| Kya ]Nhe. 0esa krna caih0
4a? Kya ko{ ma> 0ese Vyvhar kI ]MmId krtI hE?'
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vsu2a
'Kya huAa 4a ]Nhe.? ko{ burI ya 7Ut kI bImarI?
'nhI. 0esa ku7 nhI. huAa 4a| ha3R kI ba{pas sjRrI ho rhI 4I, 0ka0k mOt isrhane
Aakr q I ho g{| mE.ne deqa mrne kI qbr sunkr l ikyo. kI Aa>qe. wr Aa{.| 7o3a damad wI
duqI huAa| mE.ne to soca, ma> ke mrne ka duq ho rha hE, pr Asl me. duqI hone ka kar` hI
ku7 AOr 4a|'
'Kya 4a Asl kar`?'
'muFt kI nOkranI jo nhI. rhI| subh se ]#kr beD-3I dena, bCco. ko jgakr dU2
iplate hu0 l.c-ba$Ks tEyar krna| bCce [tne 7o3e nhI. ik ]# n ske. ifr wI _ _ _| car m.ijle
se ]tr kr bCco. ko ge3 tk bs ke il0 7o ne jaAo| ifr be3I damad ko iqla-iplakr
l.c-ba$Ks dete hu0 wejo| 6r ka kam krvaAo kam valI se AOr qud 6Um-6Umkr sbke kp e
b3orkr vaix.g-mxIn me. 2ovo, ]Nhe. suqaAo, sUqne pr ]#akr sbke kmre me. rqo, tIn bje
nhI. ik bCce Aa g0| ]Nhe. ¸ex hone ke bad naXta krvaAo _ _ _ _hjaro. 0ese kam Ab kOn krega,
ye bat sockr ro rhe 4e sb| ma> ke wrose syane hone lge l ko. ko 7o kr duinya wr ka
cKkr lgane inkl jate 4e, Ab p g{ pa>v me. be I _ _ _ _'
]nka guSsa to laj_mI 4a pr 0k bat merI smz me. Aa nhI. rhI 4I ik jo lax yha>
kl ve pa>co. la0 4e, ]nse [nka Kya s.b.2? ho skta hE ye Alg hI ko{ ho.|
'[.san b a hI 2oqebaj AOr Sva4IR hota hE| mtlb p a 4a ma> ma> AOr kam inkl gya to
#e.ga| natI-pote hE.| yhI. hE., pr ko{ nhI. Aaya| lax 6r nhI. le gye ijsse ik idncyaR iDS3bR
n ho| 6r pr bna kr rqa gya qana A7Ut n ho ja0 ya ifr c9ulJjavx qaya n ja ske|
nI.d n qrab ho, 6r pr wI n [kªa n ho _ _ _ _Aoh, [s trh kI jane iktnI bate. hE.| p/em
to bca hI nhI. _ _ _ _Sva4R ne p/em kI jgh le lI hE _ _ _'khte-khte ve shsa ]#kr q I ho g{.|
merI dqe. po.7I, ifr deqa _ _ _ _vh
scmuc ] rhI 4I.| mE. vhI. behox hokr igr g{|
dubRl ko n sta[ye, jakI mo3I hay|
ibna jIv kI sa.s so., loha wSm ho jay||
kbIr
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vsu2a
gIt
jvahr [Ndu
pa>vo. ko ku7 hox nhI. hE, mn ka s.ym wI ibqra hE
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savn ke ivrhI 4e Ab tk,
bsNt me. hI hm iml paye|
ijtna hE ivStar tuMhara,
vatavr` vr` kr jaye||
p7uva ] I byar µar tk, AayI g.2 ilye Aa>gn me.,
zUm ]#e mn kI 6a3I ke ijtne pu*p rhe murzaye||
0k AsIm cah ko lekr
ANtr Jvala 22k rhI 4I|
AOr bnI bImar inyit yh
soc-sockr issk rhI 4I||
leikn glI-glI me. Ab to, m2ubn wI AgvanI krta,
AOr i7pI v8oR. kI pI a, 3esU jEsa r.g idqaye||
siJjt hE duLhn sI 2rtI
Aa>cl p7uva lhratI hE|
jEse v.xI ke mohk Svr
sun kr ra2a qo jatI hE||
gokul 4a phle wI mn yh, pr 6nXyam bse 4e ]r me.,
Ab 6nXyam Agr Aaye to, phle nyno. me. ]traye.||
Arsa bad imln hE ifr wI
nyno. ko ivXvas nhI. hE|
suq ka 0esa imln kha> hE
ijska ku7 [ithas nhI. hE||
k`-k` me. hr r.g c“a hE, m2ugN2o. me. ibqr gya hU>,
kEse mn 9`-p/it9` ApnI, ga4a ko rh-rh duhraye||
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