jhelam nadee par shaam( kunjavihaaree das)--2

 Part 2 

 mantree ka putr apanee patnee ke bhesh mein jema ke ghar pahuncha aur bola- amaak ke raaja ka putr tumhaare lie mar raha hai, usake jeevan mein koee aasha nahin hai. ho sakata hai aapake shabdon ne use jeevan de diya ho. uas se raaste mein vah ek khaalee ghar mein pada hai, na usake pet mein bhookh hai, na usake pet mein neend hai, ek pal ke lie use dekho, vah ek jeevit jaanavar hai.

jema ka dil bada aur mulaayam hai - kya isakee vajah se raajaapoo kee jaan chalee jaegee? agar vah mar gaya to kise doshee thaharaaya jaega? usane kaha- jao, aaj raat das baje main raajaapuu ghoomane aaoonga.

mantree ka beta khushee-khushee laut aaya, raajaapur kee khushee jaatee nahin rahee, maano saja ka yug aa gaya ho. aath baje the, nau baje the, das baje the. jemma kee baaten sochate-sochate vah gaharee neend mein so gaee, rone lagee, raat dekhatee rahee aur dheere se bolee- jemma nahin aaee, sangat jhooth bol rahee hai. mantree ke bete ne kaha-kya kaha aapane? jemma nahin aaee? usane raajaapu kee jeb se roomaal ka ek tukada nikaala, jema ka mukut nikaala aur setu par kaee shankh aur patthar baandh die. raajaapur ka roomaal usakee jeb mein nahin hai, mantree ke bete ne kaha, sangat, jemma aa gaya hai, mujhe kyon bevakooph bana rahe ho?

raajaapoor ke aansoo bah nikale, unhonne kaha- main roya nahin, main so gaya, raajaajema pairon mein dard lekar aae, laut aae, kya sochate ho, dil mein kitana dard hoga. kahate-kahate gaal par chot lagee aur main lajjit hua-kitana neech hoon main, haath mein chaand chhod aaya.

mantree ne bete se poochha- yah patthar kyon paar kiya hai? mantree ka beta hansa aur bola- khelane ke lie, yaanee tum ladake, premee ke yogy nahin ho. is par raajaapur ke koh uthe.

jemma ke honth gusse mein kaampate hain, usakee naak sooj jaatee hai, vah sochatee hai - aap agale vaaky mein kyon pad gae, parabuddhi praila? ise kisane dekha hoga, aur yah bahut achchha hoga! kya log bolana bhool jaate hain? premee ko niraasha mein lautaane vaala koee naayak mein likha hai? nehura kitana hee namaskaar kare, vah vahaan na jaayaga.

tabhee mantree ka beta aaya, gusse mein dikh raha tha, - bola - tum theek ho, tum theek nahin ho, tum aag se khel rahe ho, tel nikalega, tumhen pata hai. mantree ke bete ne kaha- jo ho gaya so ho gaya, sab raza kee galatee hai, meree galatee hai, main use daant doon. yah galatee dobaara nahin hogee. tumhen dekhate hee raajaapoo pooree tarah se vihval ho gaee, kab so gaee use pata hee nahin chala. ab dekhoge to pedon ke patte pighal jaayenge. use bacha lo, usakee jaan tumhaare haath mein hai. isase raajaajhiya prasann hue.

nisha dahaad rahee hai, raajapuu palak nahin jhapaka raha hai, vah chehare gin raha hai, vah raasta roshan karake jema tak pahunchane kee koshish kar raha hai. raajaapura ke aasapaas vah roop gira, gira aur vaheen likha. yah jahaan likha tha vaheen atak gaya. jemma bee raajaapur kee upasthiti se khush theen. dihi ka man mila to hansa - jahaan hansane kee jaroorat nahin, vahaan baat huee, jisaka koee matalab nahin. hansee, khushee, hansee; bhaagy ke eershyaalu devata ise sahan nahin kar sake.

nagar mein ghoomate samay yah shabd usake kaanon mein pada. vo hans padee, itanee raat ko ye kaun kar raha hai? oh, yah jemma kee aavaaj hai! maano jemma! usane chaukeedaar ko un donon ko giraphtaar karane ka aadesh diya. raajaapuu, raajaajhiya jel mein rahe. mantree ke bete ko yah pramoshan mil gaya aur vah bade sadame mein pad gaya-kya ab bhee usaka koee sir rahega?

tumhen sabase buddhimaan tareekon se bachaaya jaana chaahie, kyonki buddhi hee taakat hai; bahut sochane ke baad aakhirakaar usane ek chaal chalee, vah boodhe ke kapade utaarakar, kamar jhukaakar, kek kee ek tokaree, haath mein ek chhadee lekar jel ke get par pahunch gaya. chaukeedaar ne dekha aur bola - are beta, peechhe kuchh nahin hai, huda ka raasta to mujhe mil hee gaya hai. ye kisee ke hit mein lag raha tha. yah kaidee kab se ghar ke daravaaje se nikala hai, kaun ise achchha bhojan de raha hai? jab kek aaega to khaaya jaega, nek hoga. chaukeedaar ne socha, paee to de dega, hamen kya ho raha hai? baen. budhiya andar chalee gaee, jemma budhiya ke kapade pakadakar baahar aa gaee. kisee ne use nahin pahachaana.

itane mein kotual ne jaakar raaja se kaha-mahaaraaj, yahee baat hai. apanee aankhon se dekhiye. raaja ko is baat ka andaaja nahin tha ki jemma, unakee devee aadarsh, avat jaengee. haalaanki vah gaya, vah chaakoo lekar kaideegha pahunch gaya. katal ne jemma kee pahachaan kee. raza ne apane kapade khole aur dekha ki yah kaun hai, yah jemma nahin hai. raza goza; achaanak aag lag gaee. talavaar nikaal kar usane turant chaakoo kaat diya. kutuaala ka sir khoon se lathapath hokar jameen par gir pada. raza razaapuu aur mandirapur ne bediyaan aur bediyaan khol deen.

padosee raajy ke raaja kee betee ka padosee raajy ke raajakumaar se rishta aaj mantree putr ko kya hua? samay nahin raha; mujhe kya karana chaahie? kaha-ise alag-alag tareekon se karen aur isase kaam kee aay bhee hogee. mantree putr ne banaee raah! raajadhaanee mein ek manimaanikyakhanja svarn meharaab baandha gaya, mahal ke daravaaje par ek taad ka ped gaada gaya aur ek bartan rakha gaya. baid, ped bajee, doolha aaya, ghar khaalee ho gaya, doolha-dulhan alag ho gae. jemma kee aankhon mein aansoo - jaise prabhu mere vichaaron ko samajhenge?

shaam ho gaee thee, pahaadee sthaan par andhera hone laga tha. doolhe ne kaha- yaheen dera daalo, raat ko rukenge. vahaan sone se madha hua haatheedaant ka ek palinka tha; is beech, mantree ka beta rajjema apane kapade lekar palinkee par baith gaya, jema dheere-dheere jangal mein chala gaya, jahaan usakee mulaakaat apane premee, raaja ke bete se huee.

raaja kee bahan aakar paalakee par baith gaee aur kahane lagee ki jemma ko akele rahane se dar lagata hai. mantree ke bete ne usase baatacheet kee, apanee baaton se usaka dil khareed liya, donon ek-doosare ke bahut kareeb aa gaye. lekin yahaan se bhaagane ka koee raasta nahin hai, andhera dekhakar donon jangal mein chale gae. mantree ke bete ka ghoda sadak par pada hua tha. raajaapuu, ministarupu donon apanee donon betiyon ko lekar bijalee kee gati se chale gae.

jab ve donon apane raajy mein pahunche to pita ne maan ko jo aanand hua, use na bataaya; khaalee beta nahin lauta, bahoo ko saath laaya hai. jo usane sapane mein nahin socha tha, vah usane apanee aankhon se dekh liya. vedee banaee gaee, teer tej kiya gaya, chaaval talavaar par rakha gaya aur ek bade samaaroh mein beghar ho gae.baatacheet khatm huee. ganapati ghaat par shikaar shuroo hua. haajee ne apane man mein ek chhot a-sa puraana sapana chhodakar vida le lee.