Shriddh`aanjalee

Shriddh`aanjalee (hadyah-e-a'qeedat)

Maruti car kaa pahiyah ph`ir :dh`achaak: se keechaR se bh`are gaRh`e meN jaa giraa aur Dewendra ne ph`ir a'adata" kahaa "dh`at teree kee!". is se ziyaadah woh be-chaarah kar bh`ee kyaa saktaa th`aa? TooTee-ph`ooTee, Khastah-Haal das (10) foot chauRee saRak kee marammat jaane kab se naheeN huyee th`ee. raat kee baarish ne rahee sahee kacar aur pooree kar dee th`ee. saRak par chechak ke daaGhoN kee t^araH paRh huwe gaRh`oN meN paanee bh`ara huwaa th`aa. truck, car, taaNge aur bail-gaaRiyaaN isee saRak par apne apne Khud-saaKhatah qawaaneen ke teHt chal rahee th`eeN. doosree t^araf paidal aur cycle-sawaar Khalqat aur darjanoN gaaYe- bail bh`ee isee taNg saRak ko ista'maal karne par tule huYe th`e. Dewendra kabh`ee bail-gaaRee se kannnee kaaT,taa to kabh`ee saamne se aate truck se jaan bachaa kar apnee car saRak se neeche kachchee paTTee par utaar detaa. mustaqil gear badalne, brake lagaane aur horn bajaane se us ko furSat hee kab th`ee keh woh gaRh`oN se bach kar car chalaa saktaa? chunaan.ch Zaraa Zaraa see der ba'd car kaa pahiyah kisee gaRh`e meN :bhichaak: se jaa paRtaa aur maiN pich`kee seat par baiThaa uch`al kar gh`aRee ke pendulum kee t^araH daaYen-baaYen Dol jaataa. aadh` gh`anTeh kee is zabardastee kee warzish ne mere Amreekah ke aasaa,ish-zadah anjar-panjar Dh`eele kar diYe th`e. agar Dewendra ke baraabar Rama bh`aabh`ee nah baiTh`ee hoteeN to yaqeena" maiN bh`ee Dewendra kee "dh`at teree kee" meN kuch` ziyaadah hee :shaadaab: alfaaz^ kaa iZ^aafah kartaa!

Zaraa saa aur chal kar ek aur haDDee-toR jhaTkaa lagaa to maiN bardaasht nah kar sakaa aur be-zaaree se bolaa: "yaar Dewendra! yeh tum kahaaN le aaYe? yeh saRak hai keh maZaaq? koyee inch is saRak kaa is qaabil naheeN hai keh is par car chal sake!"

Dewendra meree be-basee par muskuraa diyaa aur bolaa: "tum Amreekah se aaYe ho naa, to tumhaare naKhre ziyaadah haiN! are bhaiyyaa! yeh saRak National Highway hai National Highway! doosree saRkoN kaa haal kahaaN dekh`aa hai tum ne abh`ee! yeh India hai aur yahaaN kisee ko jantaa kee fikr naheeN hai. saRak ho keh paanee, aspataal ho keh Daak-gh`ar, sab kaa yehee Haal hai. log looT- maar kar rahe haiN, paisa kh`aa rahe haiN aur tum saRak ke dh`achke!"! woh apne maZaaq par haNs diyaa "kh`ee, kh`ee, kh`ee!"

mujh`e Amreekah se aaYe huwe chand din hee huYe th`e magar apne wat^an ke Haalaat se aisaa naa-waaqif bh`ee naheeN th`aa. haaN yeh Z^aroor th`aa keh Amreekah kaa Khumaar utarne meN aur Hindustan-jannat-nishaan ke Haalaat kaa a'adee hone meN waqt lag rahaa th`aa. Th`anDee saaNs le kar maiN ne kahaa: "yeh to tum Th`eek kehte ho. jidh`ar jaa,o a'jeeb afraa-tafree machee huyee hai. rail aur bas kaa ticket lo yaa kisee dookaan se koyee saudaa, har jagah dh`akkam-dh`akkaa aur too-taRaaq kaa saamnaa karnaa paRtaa hai. waise ab Bheraghat kitnee door reh gayaa hai?"

Dewendra ne car "National Highway" se daayeeN t^araf nikaltee huyee ek aur Khastah-Haal saRak par moR ka kahaa: "bas, ek aadh` kilometer aur hai. abh`ee poNhche jaate haiN".

car khaTar-paTar kartee huyee aadh`aa meel chalee ho gee keh saRak ke donoN t^araf lakRee kee Dh`aabah-numaa dookaanoN kaa silsilah shuroo' ho gayaa. kaheeN chane-mooNgph`alee kee dookan th`ee to kisee par raNgeen maZhabee calendar bik rahe th`e. ziyaadh dookaaneN aisee th`eeN jin par kachche saNg-e-marmar kee taraashee huyee muKhtalif cheezeN lagee huyee th`eeN. Narmada nadee Jabalpur ke qareeb jab pahaaRoN kaa seenah cheer kar poNhachtee hai to door tak saNg-e-marmar kee chaTaanoN ke darmiyaan se guZartee hai. Saaf-o-shaffaaf paanee meN in chaTTaanoN kaa marmareeN a'ks a'jeeb dilfareb manz^ar pesh kartaa hai. maiN Amreekah se do maah ke liYe Hindustaan aayaa to apne dost Dewendra se milne Jabalpur chalaa gayaa th`aa aur aaj Bheraghat par Narmada nadee ke mash,hoor aabshaar DhuwaaNdaar aur saNg-e-marmar kee chaTTaanoN kee sair kee GharaZ^ se :National Highway: par yeh taareeKhee safar kartaa huwaa yahaaN tak aa poNhchaa th`aa.

Amreekah meN dunyaawee aasaa,ishoN kaa kaun saa saamaan mayassar naheeN th`aa? haaN, agar kamee th`ee to aise logoN kee jo wahaaN kee Sabaa-raftaar aur masheenee zindagee meN waqt nikaal kar aap ke saath` mil baiTh`eN. wahaaN to mulaaqaat bh`ee phone par waqt lene, ph`ir waqt par poNhachne aur waqt Khatm hote hee ruKhSat lene par munHaSir th`ee. aur haaN woh leemooN ke ras se rachaa huwaa ganne kaa ras bh`ee wahaaN naheeN miltaa th`aa jo Bheraghat par dh`otee-posh Th`ele-waalaa dastee kolhoo meN ganne pel kar chaTKhe huwe glass meN gaahakoN ko pilaa rahaa th`aa. yeh ras pee kar bachpan kee jaane kitnee pyaaree pyaaree yaadeN tazah ho gayee th`eeN. Amreekah kee Coke aur Pepsi meN woh soNdh`ee miTh`aas aur taazagee kahaaN th`ee jo is ras meN th`ee. wat^an ch`oR kar pardes jaa kar bas jaane kee jo qeemat qudrat ne mujh` se wuSoolee th`ee us meN ganne ke ras kee miTh`aas aur shaadaabee bh`ee shaamil theeN.

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DhuwaanNdh`ar aabshaar kaa paanee chaTTaanoN kee balandee se dh`aaYen-dh`aaYeN kartaa, lehreN maartaa aur jh`aag kaa t^oofaan jagaataa neeche gir rahaa th`aa. paanee ke shor se kaan paRee aawaaz sunaayee naheeN de rahee th`ee. jab nadee kaa paanee aabshaar se gir kar neeche chaTTaanoN se garajtaa huwaa Takraataa to ph`uwaar kee ek lat^eef see chaadar chaaroN t^araf ph`ail jaatee aur aas paas ke patth`ar aur daraKht aur kinaare par kh`aRe saikRoN tamaashaayee chand lamHoN ke liYe is ph`uwaar se dh`uNdlaa se jaate th`e. isee dhuwaaN aisee ph`uwaar ne aabshaar ko us kaa naam diyaa th`aa.

aabshaar se gir kar paanee ek tez saaNp kee t^araH ph`anph`anaate huwe dh`aare kee shakl meN ek taNg aur gehree waadee se guZartaa huwaa saNg-e- marmar kee chaTaanoN kee jaanib chalaa jaataa th`aa. paanee ne apne zor meN chaTaanoN meN bohat se ch`oTee ch`oTee naaliyaaN banaa lee th`eeN jin meN Narmada nadee kaa pavitra (=paak) paanee ril-ril kartaa aage jaa kar nadee ke dh`aare meN ph`ir se mil jaataa th`aa. DhuwaaNdh`aar se kuch` hee door nadee ke kinaar ek Khastah-Haal baaRh banaa dee gayee th`ee jis ko th`aame sayyaahoN aur a'qeedat-mandoN kaa ek hujoom jh`uk jh`uk kar paanee kaa t^oofaanee kh`el dekh` rahaa th`aa. is hujoom meN chand aise bh`ee th`e jo haath`oN meN geNde ke moTe moTe gajre liYe, maath`e par tilak kaa Teekah lagaaYe, haath` joRe aur aaNkh`eN band kiYe Narmada maayee ke darbaar meN kh`aRe th`e aur zabaan-o-dil se apne Bhagwaan se maSroof-e-guftgoo th`e. un ke chehroN par a'jeeb see ma'Soomiyat th`ee aur un kee peshaaniyoN par a'qeedat aur t^amaaniyat kee shiguftagee. eemaan aur a'qeedah bh`ee a'jeeb cheez haiN keh insaan ko, chand lamHoN ke liYe hee sahee, is dunyaa ke maayaa-jaal se aazaad kar ke ek aisee dunyaa meN poNhchaa dete haiN jahaaN patth`aroN meN bhagwaan aur nadee ke paanee meN deviyaaN dikh`aayee dene lagte haiN, jin se praarth`anaa kar ke chaahe man-maanee muraad mile yaa nah mile, dil ko sukoon aur it^meenaan Z^aroor mil jaate haiN. isee sukoon ke byopaaree chand jaTaa-dh`aaree saadh`oo geruve kapRe pehne, dh`oonee ramaaYe, chimTe kh`aT-kh`aTaa-te huwe kaarobaaree andaaz se Narmada maayee ke pujaariyoN ko aaNk rahe th`e keh kis meN a'qeedat kaa nashaa aur Narmada devee jee par kaldaar sikkoN kee bheNT chaRh`aanee kee sakat kaa tanaasub Khud un ke Haq meN achh`aa th`aa!

Rama bh`aabh`ee bh`ee nadee ke kinaare railing se Tikee aur dunyaa se beKhabar haath` joRe, aaNkh`eN band kiYe Narmada maayee ke dh`yaan meN maSroof th`eeN. un kaa sar a'qeedat aur muHabbat ke bojh` se jh`ukaa huwaa th`aa aur hoNT aahistah aahistah hil rahe th`e. yeh saaraa manz^ar mere liYe is qadar pur-sukoon th`aa keh maiN is meN Khud bh`ee gum ho kar reh gayaa th`aa. udh`ar Dewendra shaayad is manz^ar kaa a'adee th`aa aur yooN bh`ee apnee kaarobaaree Zehniyat kee badaulat dunyaa aur us ke maayaa-jaal meN ph`aNsaa huwaa th`aa. woh meraa camera liYe taSweereN kh`eeNchtaa ph`ir rahaa th`aa. kuch` der pehle woh mujh`e aabshaar se door Hanuman gh`aaT par bh`ee le gayaa th`aa taa.k kashtee meN baiTh` kar sang-e-marmar kee chaTTaanoN kaa qareeb se naz^aara kar looN, jo Narmada nadee ke donoN kinaaroN par nayee dulhan kee t^araH paanee ke aa,eenah meN apnaa a'ks dekh` rahee th`eeN. lekin gh`aaT par kh`aRee kashtiyoN kaa Haal dekh` kar meraa Amreekah-zadah Zehn kisee t^araH jaan jokh`am meN Daalne ko tayyaar naheeN huwaa th`aa. puraanee Khasth-Haal kashtiyaaN kinaare par kh`aRe baaNs ke sutoonoN se rassiyoN se baNdh`ee paanee meN Dol rahee th`eeN aur chand kamzor se laNgoT-band mallaaH lambe lambe baaNsoN kee patwaar haath`oN meN liYe gaahakoN kee raah dekh` rahe th`e. mujh`e yeh Dh`eelam-Dh`aal manz^ar dekh` kar Khauf saa lagaa. jo kashtiyaaN Khud apne hee wazn se niDh`aal naz^ar aa rahee th`eeN woh musaafiroN kaa wazn kaise saNbh`aaltee hoN gee? aur beech nadee meN ulaT gayeeN to jaan kaise bache gee? meraa Zehn isee joR-toR meN th`aa aur naz^reN kashtiyoN meN :safety belt: hee Dh`ooND-tee reh gayee th`eeN! ph`ir maiN ne kashtee meN baiTh`ne se inkaar kar diyaa th`aa aur mallaaH chillaate reh gaYe th`e:

"are baa,oojee! Darne kee kaunoo baat naaheeN. apan kaa roj kaa ehee kaam hai. giraaahk mar jaaYe to phir nayaa meN kaun baiTh`e gaa baaboo?"

"baa,oojee! baiTh` jaa,o Ram kaa naam le kar. nayaa ulaT jaaYe to hamaaraa jummaa! koyee majaak hai kaa?"

"saaheb! isee naa,o meN khaalis Amreekee log-baag baiTh`-te haiN. tumheN kaahe kaa Dar hai?"

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aur ab maiN Narmada nadee kee baaRh` se lagaa Khalqat kaa tamaashah dekh` rahaa th`aa keh Rama bh`aabh`ee kee kh`anaktee huyee aawaaz ne mujh` e chauNkaa diyaa: "dekh`iYe bh`aayee SaaHeb! kitnee sundar dulhan hai!"

maiN ne muR ka dekh`aa to dekh`taa hee reh gayaa. th`oRee door par ek nau-biyaahataa joRaa kh`aRaa th`aa. surKh, besh-qeemat banaarasee saaRee meN lipTee huyee, zewaroN se ladee aur maath`e par jaRaa,oo Teekaa lagaaYe dulhan haath` joRe Narmada maayee ko Khiraaj-e-a'qeedat pesh karte huwe kis qadar KhoobSoorat lag rahee th`ee! paa hee safed buraaq dh`otee kurte meN malboos, maath`e par chandan kaa tilak lagaaYe aur haath` meN naaryal liYe us kaa doolhaa kh`aRaa th`aa jis kee naz^reN Narmada maayee kee t^araf kam aur apnee dulhan kee t^ara ziyaadah lagee huyee th`eeN! dulhan kee peshaanee kuch` jaZbaat kee shiddat se aur kuch` doolhaa kee naz^roN kee garmee se tamtamaa rahee th`ee aur us ke haath`oN meN ph`aNsaa huwaa geNde kaa gajraa hilkoriyaaN le rahaa th`aa. meraa jee chaah rahaa th`aa keh is dilfareb manz^ar ko dekh`taa hee rahooN.

Rama bh`aabh`ee ne muskuraa kar pooch`aa: "kyoN bh`aayee SaaHeb! kis soch meN Doob gaYe? bh`aabh`ee yaad aa rahee haiN kyaa?"

maiN ne jawaabee muskuraahaT ke saath` kahaa: "bh`aabh`ee! aap bh`ee mere buRh`aape kaa maZaaq uRaa rahee haiN! kaisee yaad aur kis kee yaad! haaN, magar dulhan baRee sundar lag rahee hai."

Rama ne mataanat se kahaa: "is meN kyaa shak hai! baRee pyaaree lag rahee hai. Amreekah meN to yeh sab kahaaN dekh`ne ko miltaa ho gaa? aaj maNgalwaar hai naa bh`aayee SaaHeb! log aaj ke din Narmada jee ko shriddh`aanjalee arpan karne aate haiN aur mano-kaamnaa pooree hone kee praarth`naa karte haiN. yeh joRaa bh`ee isee liYe aayaa hai."

maiN abh`ee kuch` keh bh`ee naheeN paayaa th`aa keh ek zabardeest cheeKh nadee ke shor kaa seenah cheerte huYe fiZ^aa meN gooNj gayee! gh`abraa kar maiN ne palaT kar dekh`aa to a'jeeb manz^ar th`aa! baaRh kaa woh konaa TooT kar Dol rahaa th`aa jahaaN abh`ee woh dulhan kh`aRee th`ee aur neeche nadee kee t^oofaanee lehroN meN haath` pair maartee dulhan kee cheeKheN oopar tak aa rahee th`eeN. sayyaaH, pujaaree, saadh`oo, mallaaH sab bh`aag kar kinaare kh`aRe shor machaa rahe th`e. a'urateN ro rahee th`eeN aur logoN kee cheeKh-pukaar meN kaan paRee aawaaz sunaayee naheeN de rahee th`ee.

"haTo, bacho! hey Bhagwaan yeh kyaa ho gayaa?"

"are bachaa,o dulhan ko! hey Ram! are bhayyaa koodo naa nadee meN!"

"Narmada maayee kee Jai! Shree Ram jee kee Jai!"

udh`ar doolhaa paagaloN kee t^araH cheeKhtaa huwaa nadee ke kinaare banaarasee surKh saaRee ke peech`ee bh`aagaa jaa rahaa th`aa jo ab dh`aare meN door chalee gayee th`ee. woh har ek se paagaloN kee t^araH lipaT-taa, haath` joR kar madad maaNgtaa aur maaNjh`iyoN ke pair pakaR kar giRgiRaa rahaa th`aa:

"bhayyaa! meree patnee ko bachaa lo! Bhagwaan ke naam par bachaa lo! maiN tumheN muNh maaNge paise dooN gaa. us kaa sab zewar de dooN gaa. hey Ram woh mar jaaYe gee. maiN kyaa karooN?"

aur saare maaNjh`ee Narmada maayee ke saamne haath` joRe gum-sum kh`aRe th`e. un ke i'laawah koyee aur aisaa naz^ar bh`ee naheeN aataa th`aa jo nadee meN utar saktaa. maiN bh`aag kar ek maaNjh`ee ke paas poNhchaa aur us ke juRe huYe haath`oN ko zor se jh`aTak kar bolaa:

"are tum kaise log ho keh woh Doob rahee hai aur tum haath` joRe kh`aRe ho! jaa,o us ko nikaalo kisee t^araH!"

woh mallaaH Zaraa bh`ee Tas se mas naheeN huwaa. ab surKh saaRee naz^roN se ojh`al hone ko hee th`ee. logoN par ek Khaamoshee ch`aa gayee th`ee jaise us ma'Soom dulhan ke anjaam par sab ne Sabr kar liyaa ho. maiN ne maaNjh`ee kaa kaNdh`aa buree t^araH jh`iNjh`oRaa aur cheeKh kar bolaa:

"aaKhir tum log kuch` karte kyoN naheeN ho? tumheN Bhagwaan kaa Dar naheeN hai kyaa? us bechaaree ko bachaa,o. meraa muNh kyaa dekh` rahe ho?"

maaNjh`ee ne meraa haath` jh`aTak diyaa aur bolaa: "baa,oojee! kyaa paagal ho gaYe ho? aaj maNgalwaar hai. ham log aaj ke din Narmada maayee meN naheeN utarte haiN. woh naaraaj ho gayeeN to hamaaraa saaraa pariwaar un ke shraap se sattyaanaas ho jaaYe gaa. aisaa jokh`am kaa kaam kaun kare gaa baa,oojee?"

yeh keh kar us ne ph`ir haath` joR liYe aur dh`yaan meN lag gayaa!

door nadee ke tez dh`aare ke beech surKh saaRee neele paanee meN lehraa kar us kee gehraa,iyoN meN gum bo gayee th`ee. geNde kaa gajraa gh`oomtaa huwaa bahaa chalaa jaa rahaa th`aa. Narmada maayee shriddh`aanjalee qubool kar chukee th`eeN aur saaraa a'alam a'qeedat ke a'alam meN un kee mahaa-maayaa ke saamne haath` joRe kh`aRaa th`aa!

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