shri dvarikadhish -sudarshan sianh 'chakr'
36. sakha sudama
sudama ke pad chal rahe the; kintu unhean pata nahian tha ki ve kaise kidhar ja rahe haian. unake netroan se ashrudhara chal rahi thi- 'mere laye ve chiu de, mukh mean bhi dalane yogy nahian the ve. unhean hath mean lete bhi inake padm-pani pi dit hote hoange; kintu kitane prem se khaye inhoanne. inaki patt-mahishi ne kitane agrah se unhean liya.' 'kitane svajan-vatsal, kitane savadhan haian shrikrishn.' sudama ko jab smaran aya ki unhean kuchh nahian diya gaya to ve aur adhik bhav-vibhor hue- 'meri brahmani to moorkh hai. vah nahian samajhati ki arth patan ka hetu hota hai, kintu ye mere sachche mitr-inhoanne samajh liya ki yadi nirdhan ko dhan de diya gaya to vah bhog mean lag jayega. madonmatt hokar anarth karega. sanyam, bhajan chho d baithega. svayan sakha ko anarth ki or kaise dhakka dete ve. anyatha ve to rashi-rashi svarnaratn, gayean brahmanoan ko dan kar hi rahe the. mujhe apana-sarvatha apana mana unhoanne. maian koee doosara tha ki mujhe dan dete ve.' sudama ko pata hi nahian laga ki ve kaise chalate gaye aur kitana marg unhoanne par kiya. unhean yah bhi dhyan nahian aya ki unako kshudha-pipasa kyoan nahian lag rahi hai aur unaka sharir itana marg chalakar shrant kyoan nahian ho raha hai. dvarika mean aur marg mean unake man-pran par keval shrikrishn chhaye rahe aur ab to ve ghanashyam sudama ke poore jivan par chha chuke. sudama ka vah deh jo kankalapray: tha, dvarika ka atithy grahan karake ratri mean hi sundar, supusht, tarun ho gaya hai, yah bhi sudama ko kaise pata lagata. 'maian kya phir dvarika laut aya?' sudama chauanke jab unake sammukh dvarika ke saman hi gaganachumbi divy bhavanoan se poorn mahanagar dikh p da. ve stavdh kh de rah gaye. 'dvarika to nahian hai.' bahut dhyan dene par kuchh vilakshanata lagi- 'kintu dvarika ke madhy bane shrikrishnachandr ki raniyoan ke bhavanoan ke thik-thik saman bhavan. kisane un dvarikadhish ke bhavanoan ki anukriti ki? yah nagar kaun-sa? kahaan maian a gaya marg bhatakakar?' samudr samip hai. usaka garjan sun p data hai, kintu setu se nahian ana p da. dvarika nahian to yah sthan kaun-sa? sudama nagar ke mahadvar par chakit kh de dekhate rahe. itane mean shankhadhvani tatha vadyoan ke sath nagar se stri-purushoan ka samooh nikala. 'shrikrishn sakha ki jay. sudama ji ki jay!' ka mahaghosh karata aur usane sudama ko pushpamalaoan se lad diya. unake oopar pushp, doorva, laja, kumakum adi ki varsha hone lagi. 'yah kya maya hai?' sudama chakit the. kuchh dare bhi. ek lakshmi ke saman sundari bahut-si devaanganaoan se ghiri chalati aee aur unaki arati karane lagi. sudama bhala kyoan mahilaoan ki or dekhate. unhoanne sir jhuka rakha tha. kathinaee se poochha- 'devi, ap?' |
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