sfzy ipMz, syKf klF dI jUh ivc iek sQfn
gurdfxf hY, ijwQy sLrfb df cVHfvf cVHdf hY. ies sQfn df sbMD sRI gurU
hrgoibMd sfihb jI nfl joiVaf jFdf hY. kihMdy hn ik jdoN gurU hrgoibMd
sfihb jI zrolI BfeI qoN BfeI rUpy nUM gey sn qF ies sQfn `qy TihrfE kIqf
sI aqy afpxy GoiVaF nUM dfxf vI cfiraf sI. lok qF ies nUM pMjfbI dI dMd
kQf ‘GoVf ipafAuxf jF nhfAuxf’ nfl vI joVdy hoey kihMdy hn ik zrolI BfeI
qoN afAuNidaF pihlF gurU jI ny ipMz sfho ky ivc pVfE kIqf sI. AuWQy jdoN
AuhnF ipMz dy muMizaF nUM GoVy nhfAux leI ikhf qF ipMz dy kuJ gBrU GoiVaF
nUM Zfb Aupr lY gey. ivcoN hI iksy iek jxy ny kih idwqf, “guru jI ny GoVy
nhfAux leI hukm idwqf sI. jy ienHf pfxI pI ilaf qF hukm adUlI ho jfAU!”
“hux kI krIey? GoVy nHfAuxgy qF pfxI vI pIxgy|”
“Pyr afpF iehnF dy mUMh nf bMnH dyeIey?” ivcoN iek jxy ny ikhf.
“hF! ieh TIk aY| gurUU jI ny ijvyN ikhY, afpF nUM AuvyN eI krnf cfhIdY|”
nfl dy ny vI hfmI BrI.
sfry iek rfie ho, GoiVaF dy mUMh bMnH ky Zfb ivc lY gey. AuhnF GoiVaF nUM
mlL mlL ky nuhfieaf pr pfxI nUM mUh nhIN lfAux idwqf| iksy ny cuglI kr
idwqI ik sfho ikaF dy lokF ny jfx ky GoiVaf dy mUMh bMnHy hn. kihMdy ny ik
gurU jI AuhnF nfl guwsy ho ky AuWQoN cly afey aqy gurdfxy dI Zfb `qy af ky
ibsrfm kIqf. iewQy AuhnF GoiVaF nUM dfxf vI cfiraf. iesy krky ies sQfn df
nfm gurdfxf pY igaf. pr ‘GoVy ipaAux nhfAux’ vflI gwl ivc koeI scfeI nhIN
lgdI. ikAuNik sfho ikaF qoN gurdfxy dI Zfb df Pfslf cfr mIl qoN vI Gwt
hovygf. zrolI BfeI dy rfh qoN sfho kf ipMz kuJ pfsy rih jFdf hY. pr ies
gwl ivc jrUr scfeI ho skdI hY ik gurU jI ny zrolI BfeI qoN BfeI rUpy nUM
jFidaF gurdfxy vflI Zfb Aupr ibsrfm kIqf hovy. ikAuNik zrolI BfeI qoN BfeI
rUpy nUM iswDy rfh jFidaF syKf rfh ivc pYNdf hY aqy syKy qoN zrolI BfeI df
Pfslf vI vIh pMJI mIl df hY. hY ieh imwQ. ieiqhfisk sbUq koeI nhIN.
gurdfxy dI Zfb cfr ipMzF, syKf klF, TwTI BfeI, mOV nO abfd aqy mfVI musqPf
dy ivckfr pYNdI hY. pr ieh Zfb hY ipMz syKf klF dI jUh ivc. pihlF ies QF
Aupr bhuq sMGxf jMgl huMdf sI, ijhVf keI mIlF dy rkby ivc PYilaf hoieaf
sI. jMgl dy ivckfr iek bhuq vwzI Zfb huMdI sI. Zfb dy AuWqr pUrb vwl koeI
iek GumF ivc PYilaf hoieaf iek bohV df ibRC huMdf sI.
iksy smyN ieh jgfh zfkU, lutyiraF dI Cupxgfh vI rhI hY. iPr iewQy iek sfDU
kfinaF dI JuwgI pf ky rihx lwg ipaf. kuJ smF Auh AuWQy irhf iPr pqf nhIN
ikDr clf igaf. Aus sfD bfry ipMz dy iksy purfxy bjLurg nUM koeI jfxkfrI
nhIN. pr Aus qoN mgroN ijs sfD, bfbf rUKV dfs ny iewQy zyrf lfieaf, Aus
bfry ipMz df bwcf bwcf jfxdf hY. BfvyN ik Aus nUM ieh sMsfr iqafigaF vI
sdI bIq geI hY.
Aus sfD dI sLKsIaq nfl lokF ny keI cmqkfr joV idwqy hoey hn. iksy df kihxf
hY ik Aus ny BUqF vws kIqIaF hoeIaF sn qy rfq nUM Auh AuhnF nfl Kyzdf
rihMdf sI. Aus dy bfry ieh gwl vI msLhUr kIqI hoeI sI ik Auh rfq nUM afpxy
sfry aMg bohV dy afly duafly iKlfr idMdf sI aqy Aus dI rUh bohV dI tIsI
Aupr bYT ky Bjn krdI sI. svyr vyly kwukV dI bFg nfl Auh Pyr sfry aMg
iekwTy krky smfDI lf ky bYT jFdf sI. Aus bfry ieh gwl vI DuMmfeI hoeI sI
ik Auh dyh plt ky kdI swp bx jFdf sI, kdI kuwqf aqy kdI Jotf. Aus dy mUhoN
inklI hr gwl pUrI ho jFdI sI. Auhdy bcnF nfl soky smyN vI mINh pY jFdf sI.
Aus ny gVy bMnHy hoey sn. ieho ijhIaF hor vI keI anyk khfxIaF qy krfmfqF
Aus nfl joVIaF hoeIaF sn. pr, ijhVI gwl inwky huMidaF asIN TuwLlI buVHy
qoN suxI sI, Auh vwKrI hI khfxI pysL krdI sI. bhuqy lok qF TuwlI buVHy dI
gwl nUM amlI df PVPUlf kih ky hfsy ivc Auzf idMdy sn. ikAuNik lok AusdIaF
gwlF nUM inrIaF gwpF hI smJdy sI.
inwky huMdy asIN, grmI dIaF CuwtIaF ivc muJF crfAux leI gurdfxy vwl hI
jFdy sF. AuhnF vyilaF ivc jMgl df bhuqf ihsf vfhI hyT af igaf sI. iPr vI
‘molHf’ qy ‘gurdfxf’ do JMgIaF rih geIaF sn ijhVIaF ajy vI mIl mIl dy rkby
ivc PYlIaF hoeIaF sn. (murwbybMdI hox mgroN ienHF JMgIaF vflI jLmIn vI
vfhI hyT af geI.) EQy sfAux dIaF JVIaF ivc hrf hrf Dfmx (Gfh dI iksm) jMm
jFdf. dupihr qk Dfmx nfl rwj ky mwJF Zfb ivc bYTIaF jugflI krI jFdIaF aqy
asIN ies bohV `qy KVkfnf aqy Cupn CupfeI Kyzdy rihMdy jF Zfb ivc qfrIaF
lfAux lwg jFdy.
afpxf bwkrIaF df iewjV lY ky bfbf TuwlI vI afpxy afjVI sfQIaF nfl keI vfr
Aus bohV hyT af bYTdf qy afpxIaF khfxIaF suxfAux lwg jFdf. kdI dsdf, “myry
kol iek isLkfrI kuwqI huMdI sI, bhuqy eI pqly lwk vflI. mYN Auhdf nF vI
pqlo rwiKaf hoieaf sI. Auh shy nUM cfr GumF nhIN sI jfx idMdI. Jt dboc ky
ijAuNdy nUM myry kol lY afAuNdI. jHf KF Borf vI afpxy dMd AuhdI cmVI nUM
lwgx dyvy|” iek vfr Aus ny iek khfxI ijs nUM nfl idaF gwp afiKaf, “iek vfr
aYs rwK ivc asIN isLkfr Kyzdy sI. sfzy kuwqy qF BfeI, BONkdy hoey Bwjy
jfx. asIN vI AuhnF mgr CutF vt leIaF. myrI ingfh drKq dI CfvyN bYTy iek
bfrFisMgy `qy peI. Auh grmI nfl igwT jIb kwZI hONkI jfvy. mYN soicaf, ‘lY
beI, bx igaf kMm afpxf qF!’ ieMny nUM sfzy kuwqy Auhdy `qy jf cVHy. Aus ny
Cfl mfr ky iek kuwqy nUM afpxy isMgF Aupr dwboc ilaf. pr asLky jfeIey myrI
pqlo dy, Auhny ipwCoN dI Auhdy pqflUaF df burk Br ilaf. Auh GuMmI jfvy qy
pqlo Cwzy nf. mYN AuhdI vwKI ivc jf sylf KoiBaf. ieMny nUM dUjy iskfrI vI
af gey. bs, zFgF nfl isr Pyh idwqf. Auhdf mfs asIN eyQy eI BMun ky KfDf qy
Kwl asIN rUKV dfs nUM dy idwqI pr Auhny clf ky Zfb ivc mfrI. Pyr Auh Kwl
asIN iJVI vfly sMqF nUM dy idwqI sI|”
“bfby rUKV dfs ny afpxI krfmfq nfl bfrF isMgy nUM aMnHf kr`qf hoxY, qF hI
Auh mr igaf hoAU| neIN qF bfrF isMgf sO kuwiqaF nUM vI lfgy neI lwgx
idMdf|” ivcoN hI iek muMzf bol ipaf.
muMzy vwloN bfby rUKV dfs dI krfmfq dI gwl sux ky Aus nUM gwl krn leI iek
hor khfxI iml geI, “ikhVI krfmfq dI gwl krdYN qUM! koeI krfmfq neI sI
Auhdy ivc. aYvyN lok BkfeI mfrdy aY. myrf qF smJo Auh lMgotIaf Xfr sI|”
“bfbf, mYN qF suixaY, Auh lMgot pfAuNdf eI nhIN sI, nMgf eI rihMdf sI|”
ivcoN hI iksy hor sLrfrqI ny kih idwqf|
“BkfeI nf mfr, myrI gwl sux iDafn nfl|” Auh Pyr sLurU ho igaf, “Auh
monDfrI bixaf hoieaf sI pr myry nfl gwlF krdf sI, iksy hor nfl nhIN. myry
nfl qF Auh dfrU vI pI lYNdf sI. mYnUM Ehdy sfry ByqF df pqY. Auhdf nF vI
rUKV dfs neI sI. ieh nF qF Auhny sfD bxn mgroN rwiKaf sI. pihlF Auh iek
nfmI zfkU huMdf sI, zfkUaF dy toly df srdfr. AuhnF df tolf, zfkf mfrn
mgroN ies QF af ky Tihrdf huMdf sI|” iclm df sUtf lf ky Aus agFh gwl qorI,
“iek vfr AuhnF ny iksy sfhUkfr dy Gr zfkf mfiraf. jdoN sfhUkfr afpxI jfn
bcfAux leI lukx lwgf qF Aus ny afpxI dunflI df GoVf dwb idwqf. Auhdy sLrly
mrly QF `c iKwlr gey, ijhVy sfhUkfr dy nfl nfl AuhnF dI inwkI ijhI kuVI dy
vI vwj gey. dovyN AuWQy hI mUDy mUMh izwg ky qVPx lwgy. kuVI dI mF ijhVI
zfkUaF nUM kMD tpidaF dyK ky hI luk geI sI, afpxI lukx vflI QF qoN Bwj ky
bfhr afeI qy Aus dy sfhmxy af ky cIkdI hoeI bolI, ‘kMjk nUM mfrn vfilaf
dusLtf! qyrf iks jug Blf hoAUgf!! lY mfr myry vI golLI qy pfr blf sfry
twbr nUM| hux mYN vI ijAuN ky kI krnY.’ eynf kih Auh EQy eI gsL Kf izwg
peI. Auh ibnF koeI nkdI gihxf luwty, afpxy zfkUaF nUM GroN bfhr lY afieaf.
Aus idn qoN mgroN Aus ny zfky mfrny Cwz idwqy qy sfD bx igaf. Auh afp qF
sfD bx igaf sI pr Pyr vI Aus dy purfxy sfQI kdy kdfeIN Aus kol rfq kwt
jFdy sI. eysy krky Auh iksy nUM afpxy kol rihx nhIN sI idMdf|” Aus dI ieh
gwl sux ky muMzy iKV iKV krky hwsx lwgy. iksy ny vI Aus dI gwl df ieqbfr
nhIN sI kIqf.
“hws lo hws lo, Qozy hwsx df vylY. jy Auh ijAuNdf huMdf qF Qozy sfhmxy
ilaf ky puwCvf idMdf mYN QonUM, hF!” ieh kih ky Aus ny rITy ijMnI aPIm
afpxy mUMh ivc pf leI.
AuNj qF ‘ijMny mUMh EnIaF gwlF’ vflI gwl sI. pr ienHF gwlF bfry do rfvF
nhIN sn ik Auh idny bohV dy hyT ipaf rihMdf. mINh, hnyrI vylLy Auh afpxI
CMn ivc Gwt hI jFdf. Auh isaflL ivc hI CMn aMdr jFdf sI. Auh iksy nfl Gwt
hI gwl krdf sI. afQx nUM afpxy lwk duaflLy borf lpytdf qy icwpI PV ky kdy
mfVI musqPf, kdI syKy cilaf jFdf. (Aus smyN mfVI musqPf aqy syKf klF ivc
hI sLrfb df Tykf huMdf sI.) Tykdfr Aus dI icwpI ivc iek boql sLrfb dI
Aulwd idMdf. Auh AuWQy KVHf KVHoqf hI icwGI lf ky icwpI KflI kr idMdf qy
vfps afpxy itkfxy `qy af jFdf. jy Aus nUM rotI iml jFdI qF Kf lYNdf, nhIN
qF jMglI PlL Pwul qy jVI bUtI Kf ky gujLfrf kr lYNdf. bKqf pwqI df iek
jwt, ijs pYlLI gurdfxf Zfb dy nyV sI, kdy kdfeIN Aus dI rotI lY jfx lwg
ipaf. Aus dI dyKf dyKI iek hor bMdf vI rotI lY jFdf. hOlLI hOlLI lokF ivc
Aus dI mfnqf hox lwgI aqy lok sLrfb qy rotI AuWQy hI pujdI krn lwg pey.
ijhVf pihlF rotI lY jFdf Auh Aus dI rotI Kf lYNdf qy bfkI psLU pMCI Ck
jFdy.
jdoN Aus dI mOq hoeI qF ipMz vfilaF ny Aus dI JuwgI kol sskfr krky AuWQy
AuhdI mtI bxf idwqI. Aus QF hor koeI sfD af ky qF nf Tihiraf. pr koeI nf
koeI sLrDflU mtI `qy sLrfb df cVHfvf jrUr cVHf jFdf.
sMn 47 mgroN Aus QF Aupr sMq nrfiex isMG ny af zyrf lfieaf. Aus ny sB qoN
pihlF lokF nUM AuWQy sLrfb cVHfAux qoN roikaf. iPr Aus AuWQy iek kmrf pvf
ky gurU gRMQ sfihb df pRkfsL vI kr idwqf aqy insLfn sfhb vI gwz idwqf. Aus
gurdvfry df nfm rwK idwqf ‘gurdvfrf hirgoibMd sfihb, gurdfxf|’ Aus ny
hOlLI hOlLI puMinaf df idn mnfAuxf sLurU kr idwqf. puMinaF vfly idn AuWQy
cMgI rOxk hox lwg peI. Auh sMq kuJ sLyKI Korf sI. afeI sMgq nUM kih Cwzdf,
“eyQy bQyry sfhUkfr gupq dfn dy ky jFdy aY| mYN eyQy bhuq vwzf gurdvfrf
bxf dyxf hY| jMgl ivc mMgl lwg jfAUgf|”
pqf nhIN Aus dI gupq dfn vflI khI gwl df hI asr sI jF koeI koeI hor
dusLmxI df kfrn sI. Aus jgfh Aupr smflsr qoN afeyy iek syT df kql ho igaf.
pulIs ny kql dy sLwk ivc pihlF Aus sMq nUM hI PiVaf. Aus Aupr bhuq qsLdd
kIqf pr Aus koloN kql bfry koeI surfg nf iml sikaf. plIs dI kuwt nfl Auh
sMq afrHI jrUr ho igaf. iPr pulIs ny ieh kql kwZx leI afpxy muKbrF df jflL
ivsLf idwqf. AuhnF dI sUh `qy pulIs ny syKf klF dy iek mjLHbI iswK nUM PV
ilaf. Aus koloN jurm df iekbfl vI krvf ilaf. pr JUTy gvfh Bugqfey jfx kfrn
mukdmy ivcoN brI ho igaf.
plIs dI kuwt nfl afrHI hoieaf sMq CyqI mgroN hI clfxf kr igaf. Aus qoN
mgroN syKf klF dy inrmly sMqF ny Aus gurdvfry ivc DUP bwqI krnI sLurU kr
idwqI pr AuhnF ny sLrfb dy cVHfvy vfilaF nUM afAuxo nf roikaf. ikAuNik
suwKF lfhux vfly gurdvfry ivc mwQf vI tykdy sn. qy gurdvfry nUM afmdn
huMdI sI. hOlLI hOlLI Aus sQfn dI mfnqf vDdI geI aqy lok dUroN dUroN swuKF
swuKx afAuNx lwg pey. Auh suwK suwKx afAuNdy hoey vI sLrfb dI boql lY ky
afAuNdy aqy jy suwK pUrI ho jFdI qF iPr sLrfb cVHfAux af jFdy aqy nfl
afpxy dosqF imwqrF nUM lY ky afAuNdy. sLrDflU qF sLrDf vs hI dfrU pINdy pr
ijhVy muPq dy ipafkV AuWQy iekwTy huMdy, Auh pI ky KrmsqIaF krdy qy lVdy
JgVdy. sLrfb dy nfl pYsy df cVHfvf vI cVHn lwgf qF Aus jgfh `qy iek bMdf
pujfrI bx bYTf. Aus mtI vflI QF bfby rUKV dfs df iek ‘cOkVI mfrI bYTf’
buwq lf idwqf. afm lok qF kihMdy sn ik rUKV dfs nMgy ipMzy rihMdf sI pr
buwq dfhVI nIly pihrfvy qy kflI pgVI vflf bxfieaf hoieaf hY. ies nfl
cVHfvf hor cVHn lwgf. pYsy qy sLrfb dI bhulqf ny lVfeI JgiVaF nUM jnm dy
idwqf. iPr ipMz dI pMcfieq ny AuWQoN df pRbMD iek kmytI dy hvfly kr idwqf.
iek vfr kuJ isafxy bMidaF ny suJf idwqf sI ik ies pivwqr sQfn `qy sLrfb
cVHfAux qoN lokF nUM roikaf jfvy pr myly ivc cwkI rfhy dI kOx suxdf hY.
bhuqy lokF nUM qF muPq dI pIx df Bus pY igaf sI. Auh ieho ijhy vrqfry nUM
kdoN rukx idMdy aY!
jdoN akfl qKq qoN ieh hukmnfmf jfrI hoieaf ik ‘ijs Dfrimk sQfn `qy gurU
gRMQ sfihb df pRkfsL huMdf hovy, AuWQy sLrfb df cVHfvf nhIN cVHnf cfhIdf.‘
Auh bVf suhxf mOkf sI jdoN ipMz dy pqvMqy ies hukmnfmy dI afV ivc sLrfb dy
kohV nUM Kqm kr skdy sn pr hoieaf iblkul Ault. Aus sQfn qoN gurU gRMQ
sfihb dI bIV nUM cuwk ky ipMz dy gurdvfry ivc lY aFdf aqy Aus sQfn nUM
bfby rUKV dfs df zyrf hI bxf idwqf.
ipCly sfl jdoN mYN afpxy pwqrkfr dosq hrbIr isMG BMvr nfl Aus sQfn `qy
igaf qF mYN dyK ky hYrfn rih igaf ik Aus sQfn df nksLf hI bdilaf hoieaf
sI. kMplYks ivc dfKl huMdy hI swjy pfsy iek qlfeI bxI hoeI sI, ijs duaflLy
lohy dI jflLI nfl vfV krky bfhr pRkrmf bxf idwqI geI sI. Kwby hwQ iek pfrk
sI, ijs ivc Puwl bUty lwgy hoey sn. gurdfvry df BulyKf pfAuNdI iemfrq
(bfbf rUKV dfs df itwlf) dy guMbd Aupr nIly rMg df iqkonf prcm JUl irhf
sI. bfhrI dIvfrF Aupr gurbfxI dIaf qukF, ‘suixaY isD pIr sur nfQ || suixaY
Drq Dvl akfsL ||.. afidk ilKIaF hoeIaF sn. cfr mMjLlI iemfrq bhuq suhxI
bxI hoeI hY. hyTly kmry ivc bfbf rUKV dfs dI iek mUrqI bxI hoeI hY ijs dy
awgy rwKI golk Aupr iliKaf hoieaf hY, ‘mfieaf golk ivc pfE jI’. ies dy
dohIN pfsIN KMzy bxy hoey hn. sLrDflU iewQy hI sLrfb df cVHfvf cVHf ky
mwQf tykdy hn. cVHfvy leI ilaFdI sLrfb dI iek boql KolH ky QoVHI ijhI
sLrfb iek kOlI ivc pf idwqI jFdI hY aqy nfl hI AuWQy boql rwK ky kmry df
bUhf Zo idwqf jFdf hY. kuJ icr mgroN Auho boql AuWQoN cuwk ky pRsfid dy
rUp ivc sfiraF ivc vMz idwqI jFdI hY. bfkI sLrfb pRbMDk afpxy stor ivc
sMBfl lYNdy hn.
ies itwly dy sfhmxy purfxf gurdfvrf hY ijs nUM gyt lf ky bMd kIqf hoieaf
hY aqy Aus dy nfl lMgr hfl bxf idwqf igaf hY. Aus QF bfry dUr dUr qk ies
qrHF prcfr kIqf igaf ik hr rojL sYNkiVaF dI igxqI ivc lok mwQf tykx afAux
lwgy. pUrnmfsLI nUM bhuq BfrI iekwT huMdf hY. jdoN mYN iek pRbMDk qoN
puwiCaf ik ies ibliZMg qy qlfeI vfsqy ieMnf pYsf ikwQoN af igaf? qF Aus
dwisaf, “bfeI jI, bfbf rUKV dfs dI ikRpf nfl! cVHfvy dIaF boqlF vyc ky
mhIny dI lwK ku afmdn ho hI jFdI aY qy mfieaf df cVHfvf vwKrf. pihlI awsU
nUM slfnf BMzfrf huMdf hY. Aus idn dUroN dUroN sMgqF phuMcdIaF hn.
tUrnfimMt krvfey jFdy hn. Aus iek idn dI afmdn hI pMjfh hjLfr qfeIN phuMc
jFdI aY|”
jdoN Aus koloN puwiCaf igaf ik ipMz dI qrwkI vfsqy vI iewQoN kuJ mfieaf
idwqI jfdI hY qF Auh kihMdf , “ajy qF ies sQfn dI AusfrI Aupr hI sfrI
mfieaf Krc ho rhI hY|”
sfzy sfhmxy hI iek nv-ivvfhq joVf, afpxy prvfr qy sfk sbMDIaF nfl jLIry dy
lfgly ipMz qoN iewQy mwQf tykx afieaf hoieaf sI.” mYN puwC ky AuhnF dIaF
kuJ Poto vI iKwc leIaf. asIN vfps muV rhy sI qF iek jIp ivcoN sLrfb dIaF
pytIaF lfhIaF jf rhIaF sn aqy do kfrF hor vI AuWQy af ky KVH geIaF sn.
Kudf KLYr kry.
ieh hY myry ipMz dy lokF df hfl, ijs dy skUl dIaF CwqF qF izwg rhIaF hn
aqy ies qrHF dy Dfrimk? asQfn Ausr rhy hn.
meI 13, 2010
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