akroor laut aye
kans chahakar bhi itani bhayankar kalhpana nahian kar pata ki ve akroor ke ane ka tathpary janakar use marane mathura a dhamakeange. vah nahian samajhata ki ve sidhe koee akraman aj hi kar deange. akroor ne jab akar kaha– ‘maian sayankal pahuanch saka vahaan din bhar van mean rah gaya.’ kans uchhch shvar se hansa tha. akroor ne pahuanchate hi yah to pahali bat kahi thi– ‘ve donoan bhaee a gaye. nagar se bahar amrodyan mean nanhdarayaji gopoan ke sath ruke haian. donoan bhaee rath se vahian utar gaye.’ ‘ap marg bhatak gaye hoange!’ kans ne akroor ko koee ulahana nahian diya. akroor ji bhi use abhivadan karake apane bhavan tathkal chale gaye.
‘yah vriddh bhi adabhut hai.’ kans ne akroor ko jate dekhakar shvayan apane apase kaha– ‘aisa bhola-moorkh ki rath un donoan ko lekar chala aur mathura gopoan ke chhak do se bhi bahut pichhe pahuanch saka hai. yah sochata hoga ki maian sab yaduvanshiyoan ko mar dooanga aur isaka aise hi samhman karata rahooanga.’
kans ko prat: gop aveange aisi asha nahian thi. jab ve pichhale din-ratri ke pratham pahar tak nahian aye to vah samajh gaya ki gop ab kal prat: hi chaleange. ve donoan bhi ghar se kuchh kha-pikar hi nikaleange. ‘gopoan ko maianne upahar lekar ane ko kaha hai.’ kans apani pichhale din ki akulahat par shvayan hansa– ‘ve upahar mean doodh, dahi, navanit, ghi hi to laveange. akroor ke pahuanchane tak doodh unake yahaan jamaya ja chuka hoga kal, aur dadhi-manhthan to gopagharoan mean prat: hi ho jata hai. keval navanit aur ghi lekar to ve yahaan ane ka sahas nahian kareange. aj prat: se pahale ve chal hi nahian sakate the.’
madhhyahn se pahale hi kans ko samachar mil gaya– ‘bahut dhooli u dati dikh rahi hai. lagata hai ki gopoan ke chhak de b di sankhhya mean a rahe haian.’
‘vrajapati nanhdaray gopoan ke sath a gaye.’ doosara samachar mila– ‘unhhoanne amropavan mean chhak de khole haian apane. ve vahaan ram-krishhn ke ane ki pratiksha kar rahe haian. gop unake ane par unake sath hi madhhyahn bhojan karane ko uthsuk haian.’
‘akroor kahaan rah gaya?’ kans jhalhlaya tha. vah rajasabha mean baitha-baitha akroor ke agaman ki pratiksha kar raha tha. vaise usaki akulata mit gayi thi– ‘ve donoan chal to p de hi haian. akroor b da pujari hai. kahian madhhyahn shnan-sanhdhya karane mean lag gaya hoga.’
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