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ek din ghor garmi ke dinoan mean sayankal ko jabaki hava bhi bilakul banhd thi, sanhnata chhaya hua tha, tum ek nirjan paha di s dak par se ghoomane ke liye nikale. tumhhara man khinhn aur bhayakul tha, khyoanki tum us par phir meri ananht lila ko bhool gaye the. kuchh kshan bad us sunasan shthan mean tumhhean ek majadoorin jati huee dikhalayi p di. vah sare din, k di dhoop ko sir par lekar khet mean ghor parishram karake thaki-maandi apane jhoanp de ko vapas ja rahi thi, jo ki vahaan se bahut door tha. shtrabh ka chitht prasanhn tha. chehare par tej tha. vah dhimi chal se, gramhy git gati huee ja rahi thi. usake sir par ek bhari bojh tha aur bagal mean ek potali si latak rahi thi jise usane prem se gale laga rakha tha. tum use dekhakar dang rah gaye ki dinabhar ki thaki-maandi majadoorin itani prasanhn khyoan hai. par jab tumhhari nigah us bagal mean latakati huee potali par p di aur tumhhean maloom hua ki us potali mean aur kuchh nahian, usaka ladala bachhcha hai aur matrihriday ka apathyashneh hi usaki prasanhnata ka mool shtrot hai jo usaki samasht khlanti aur udasi ka upahas kar raha hai. yah sab dekhakar tumhhare sharir mean bijali si dau d gayi. khya matri-prem ka vah alaukik chitr tumhhare mastishhk mean sada ke liye aankit nahian ho gaya aur samay-samay par vah tumhhean anandit aur praphullit nahian karata ? phyare mitr ! vah maian hi tha jisane us prem ke roop mean tumhhare anhdar gudagudi paida kar di, jisase tumhhean meri aankh-michauni ka khel shmaran ho jaye. tumane mujhe dekha, par pakad nahian sake. maian musakurakar phir ja chhipa.
ek din tum ek vidyarthi ko ganit sikha rahe the. tum use batala rahe the ki ek adami ne bakari ke kuchh bachhchoan ko bechakar tho da sa dhan prapht kiya. bachhcha is bat ko sunakar chauank p da. usane poochha– ‘guruji ! usane aise sunhdar-sunhdar bachhchoan ko bechane ki moorkhata khyoan ki ? ve sada idhar-udhar ananhd se uchhalate-koodate, khelate aur hamare chitht ko prasanhn kiya karate the. usane unhhean bechakar dhatu ke tho de se tukade khyoan liye ? tum is sidhe-sade sunhdar prashhn ko sunakar, jo nishhkapatata, sathyata, komalata, prem tatha sath hi sath ashhchary aur vishmay ke chihnoan ko vhyakht karate hue usake mukh se nikala tha– vismit hokar vicharasagar mean doob gaye.
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