nandanandan -sudarshan sianh 'chakr'
30. mallika mausi-sarvapriy
'ek bachh da bhag aya hai!' bina kuchh soche bol p da. meri or mukh tak ghumakar isane dekha nahian. jaise ab baba ke bachh doan ki samasht samhhal isi ko mil gayi hai aur isaka bachh da is matake mean hi kahian hai. hansi ko rokana aur jal bhare ghat ko samhhale rahana mere lie kathin ho gaya. 'too matake mean khyoan ujhaka hai?' maianne poochha- 'tera bachh da khya isamean kooda hai?' 'thahar! isamean chianti p di hai.' ab apana dahina hath meri or hilakar bola. 'lekin tere mukh mean, kapolapar makhan khyoan laga hai?' maian ghoomakar samane a gayi. 'khaj chalati thi aur khujhane ko too to thi nahian', ab sir uthaya isane. vishal drigoan mean jaise ulahana bhara ho- 'too itani b di to hai, apane ap kuchh khyoan nahian soch leti? mujhase hi poochhati chali ja rahi hai. tere matake mean maian ujhaka hooan to isamean gay-bail, bachh da-bachh di n sahi, chianti-chianta kuchh to hoga. maian khulakar hans p di aur phir pachhatane lagi. mujhe kuchh der to marg mean kh de rahana tha. kitana tanik-tanik-sa makhan mukh mean dal raha tha yah mohan aur mere hansate hi sane ujale adhar, sane hath bhag gaya. maian pukarati rah gayi aur bhag gaya chapal. kal kee bhoolean ho gayi thian mujhase. matake mean se makhan nikalane mean kanhhaee ko kathinaee ho rahi thi. aj maianne makhan nikalakar rajatapatr mean matake ke samip hi rakh diya aur chhipakar baith gayi. dekhana tha ki aj khya karata hai nilamani! aj aya. dvar to khula hi tha, bhitar chala aya. patr mean makhan ka loanda dekhakar prasann hua. tali bajate-bajate ruka aur ghar mean idhar-udhar dekhane laga. maian aur dubak gayi. ise laga hoga ki maian kalaki bhaanti yamuna jal lene gayi hooan. makhan ke patr ke samip pair adhe mo dakar baith gaya dvar ki or mukh karake. itana chatur ho gaya hai ki maian bahar se aooan to dekhane ki savadhani rakh sake. tarjani agushhth se jitana uth pata hai, utana tanik-sa makhan uthata hai aur mukh mean dalata hai. isake makhan-sane lal adhar! kul paanch-sat bar mukh mean makhan dekar yah ruka khyoan? |
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