GuwgU GuigafxvI

- cUhV isMG bwjoN
 

grmIaF dI ruwq hY, Èfm dy ZlymyN nfl hfl dy pwCm vfly pfsy prCFvyN dUr qwk Zly hoey hn, bfbf Bgq isMG iblgf iewQoN dy syvfdfrF qoN pfxI df iCVkfa krvf ky, dÌqr dy bfhr pwky PrÈ ‘qy iqMn-cfr kursIaF zhf ky, hr roË dI qrF qfËI hvf lYx leI bYT jFdy hn qy Èugl leI dyÈ Bgq Xfdgfr hfl dy kyaHr-tykr nUM afpxy kol ibTfl lYNdy hn, koeI nf koeI gwl CyVky mn prcfvf ÈurU kr lYNdy bfbf jI nUM dyK ky hor vI keI lok afx ky AunHF dIaF gwlF ivwc ÈrIk ho jFdy hn qy keI aÉbfrF dy irportr kuVIaF-muMzy bfbf jI koloN afpxy-afpxy tOpkF dIaF storIaF kvr krn leI gwlF qor lYNdy hn, dyÈ BgqI, rfjnIqI qy smfijk iviÈaF smyq inwkIaF -vwzIaF nvIaF qy qfËf GtnfvF qy rfÈtrI qy aMqrrfÈtrI vrqfry ‘qy ÉUb crcf huMdI hY, BfvyN iesdI smJ afm bMdy nUM Gwt hI pYNdI hY, pr cMgI ‘GYNs-GYNs’ hox hox krky kol bYTf anpVH iCMdU awKF mItky iesy afnMd ivwc hI nINd dI JpkI ijhI lY jFdf hY, hux iehnUM vI gwlF suxn df Buws ijhf pY igaf hY.
iewk Èfm pMdrF-solHF sflF df juafk ijhf af igaf, Auh afKx lwgf, “bfbf jI, mYN inMdr GuigafxvI hF.” bfbf jI afKx lwgy, “vfh Auey GuigafxvI … ieh ikwQy ku hoieaf beI qyrf ipMz GuigafxvI …?” qF Auh dwsx lwigaf, “bfbf jI, myrf ipMz mflvy ivwc pYNdf aY … myrf nFE inMdr aY … bfbf jI mYN Xmly jwt df cylF aF … ipClyrf cylf … qy hux qwk Cy-swq ikqfbF vI ilK cuwkf aF ….” AusdIaF kVkmIN-iqwKI avfË ivwc bVIaF idlcsp gwlF suxky iewk bfr qF bMdf iKwicHaf jFdf, qy ivwc-ivwc Auh cYNcl-buwDI vflIaF gwlF vI mfr jFdf, qy kdy-kdy Auh AuWcI-AuWcI afp muhfry ijhy kUkF ijhIaF vI mfrn lgdf, bfbf jI kihMdy, “eyh qF Bgq af beI.” kdy- kdy Auh iksy dIaF sFgf ijhIaF lfhux lwg pYNdf, kdy lgdf ik ieh lVkf qF mMd-buwDI df iÈkfr hY! iPr mUMh nfl hI qUMbI bjf ky Xmly jwt df gIq gfAux lwigaf, `qyry nIN krfrF mYnUM pwitaf, dws mYN kI ipafr ivwcoN Kwitaf ….’ ieMj ieh hr iewk nUM moihq kr lYNdf qy iPr afpxI jIvn-kQf suxfAux lgdf, “mYN jI, ÈYsn jwj df ardlI irhf jI … Pyr jI mYN BfÈf ivBfg ivwc mflI lwigaf jI … ryzIE `qy vI mYN kMm krdF hux ….” bfbf jI afKx lwgy, “beI qyrI Aumr qF inwkI jhI af, qy vylx qUM keI vyly af ….” Auh kihx lwgf, “bfbf jI, mYN qF quhfzf bwcf aF.” bfbf jI AuhdI rs-BrI afvfË qy imwTI bolI qoN bhuq pRBfivq ho gey! lgdf sI ik AunHF df mn hI psIj igaf hY, Auh AusnUM “puwq … puwq” kihky bulfAux lwgy. qy Auh hor-hor lfcVn ijhf lwigaf. bfbf jI mYnUM kihMdy, “E beI cUhV isMGf … aYs muMzy nUM kmrf KolH dy … eyhnUM rotI iKlf dyeIN beI … pqf nHI ivcfrf ikwQoN-ikwQoN Dwky KFdf afieaf …. mYN bfbf jI dy hukm dI qfmIl kIqI, qy ikhf ik cwl BeI kfkf, qYnUM qyrf kmrf idKfmf …. Auh myry mgr-mgr quiraf af irhf sI, myry mn ivwc KuVkI jfvy ik ieh juafkVf ijhf … inwky ijhy kwd df … afp qoN biVaF dy awKF ivwc awKF pfky gwlF krdY … afpxy afp nUM iËafdf isafxf smJdf hY … qy CuhrF vflIaF iewlqF vI krdf hY … hovy nf ik sfzy guaFZ vflI ÈFqI nfl ikqy pMgf lY bYTy …! iesy CCopMj ivwc mYN awgy-awgy quiraf jf irhf sI qy Auh muMzf qF iPr ‘kU-kU’ krky vMn-suvMnIaF ijhIaf avfËF kwZx lwigaf. mYN muMzy nUM kmry awgy KVHf kr idwqf, qy afp sMq rfm iqvfVI nUM swdx leI cly igaf. inpflI nOjvfn iqvfVI syvf-Bfvnf vflf qy bVf hI iemfndfr sI qy myrf imwqr sI; Auh vI AuQy syvfdfrI krdf sI. iqvfVI ny afxky kmrf sfP kIqf, bYzw dI cfdr JfVky ivCfeI, inwky ijhy mihmfn ny afpxf bYg rwiKaf qy bYz Auqy bVy hI arfm dI mudrf ivwc cONkVI mfrky bYT igaf, Auhdy bUtF dI huMms sfry kmry ivwc PYl geI sI, iPr Ausny iewk-iewk krky mYly ijhy kwpVy lfhy qy bUhy dy ipCly pfsy ikwlF Auqy tMg idqy, pwKy df sivwc afn kIqf qy AubfsI ijhI mfr ky lyt igaf, iPr bycYnI ijhI nfl jdy hI AuWT Kloieaf, qF mYN AuhnUM qrlo-mwCI hoey dyK ky afiKaf, “kfky, ahu sfhmxy iesy glI `c lYtrIn qy bfQrUm hn … ivwcy bfltI qy mwG pey hn … AuQy nhf leIN … kfky … bfkI sfzy kuwJ asUl hn … AunHF df iKafl rwKxf ËrUrI af ….” qF Auhny bVI Auqsukqf nfl puwiCaf, “kI asUl ny jI … ikRpf krky mYnUM vI dws idE … qusIN iÌkr nf kro … mYN pUrf iDafn rwKUMgf jI.” mYN ikhf, “ahu iewk bIbI af ÈFqI dyvI … Auhdy byhVy Audfly-pudfly kMzydfr qfr lwgI af … jy qYN Auh qfr twp leI qF iPr ihMdosqfn qy pfiksqfn df XuwD iCV jfAU … Pyr qYN qF aYQoN jfxf eI aF … nfl myrf vI juwlI-qpVf cuwkvfeyNgf! Auh kihx lwgf ik qusIN iPkr nf kro … Blf mYN iewdF ikAuN krFgf … iqvfVI qy mYN AuhnUM smJOqIaF dyky kmry ivwcoN hfly bfhr hI hoey sn ik ipwCoN, “hU[ [ hU … hU … kU … kU … kU ….” dIaF avfËF ijhIaF afAux lwgIaF. myrf qF idl hI dihl igaf ik ieh qF ËrUr koeI kfrf krUgf … iPr mYN soicaf, “clo … afpxf kI ksUr aY[ [ jy bfbf jI ny ikhf hY qdy eI kmrf KolH ky idwqf hY! bfbf jI df ikhf hoieaf kOx moV skdf hY! Llgdf hY ik ieh kmlf ijhf afpxy GroN lV ky qy dOV ky af igaf hY … mF-py ipwCy qVPdy hoxy aF … bycfrf pqf nHI ikQoN qurdf-iPrdf clf afieaf hY ….” myry mn ivwc qrs ijhf af igaf sI.
“lY beI kfkf, hux nhf-Do lY … rotI vyly hfk mfr lF’ gy ….” mYN jd afx ky ikhf qF Auh suwqf hoieaf aBVbfhf ijhf AuiTaf. “cMgf jI … siq-bcn”, kihky guslKfny ivwc vV igaf, hfly do pl vI nf sI hoey ik Auh qF tpUsI jhI mfrky guslKfny `coN bfhr vI af igaf, mYN hYrfn hoieaf ik hYN? iesny nhf bI ilaf hY … E beI kfkf … aYzI CyqI qUM nhf vI afieaF …? afKx lwgf, “lYa … hor bfbf jI … iewk culI pfxI mukdf nI … hor afpf twb nfl nhfAuxf aYN ….” ipMzf kfhlI-kfhlI pUMJdf hoieaf Auh PuMkfry ijhy mfrn lwigaf qy iPr AuWcI-AuWcI gfx lwg ipaf …. AuDr ÈFqI dyvI nUM vI AuhdI vfj sux geI sI, Auh afpxy kmry ivwcoN inkl ky mYnUM vfjf mfrn zhI, “E pfjI[ [ E pf jI … afh mrfsI ijhf ikwQoN af igaf ey? kOx aF ieh pfgl ijhf muMzf … ikmyN AucI-AucI cIkF mfrdf ey!” myry qF ijmyN qOr hI cuwky gey sn ik hux ÉYr nhIN hY!
sUrj asq hox ‘qy af igaf sI, rqf ku lflI bfkI sI … jo hOlI-hOlI iPwkI pYx lwgI sI. bfbf iblgf jI dy kol bYTy bMdy AuT ky jfxy ÈurU ho gey sn … ijvyN-ijvyN sUrj DrqI dy iewk pfisEN Auhly nUM jf irhf sI, Auhdf akfr hor-hor bVf ho irhf sI qy iPr sUrj aflop ho igaf, idn Br dy tuwty-Qwky pÈU-pMCI afpixaF itkfixaF nUM muV rhy sn. ikMnIaF cMgIaF lwg rhIaF sn afkfÈ ivwc pMCIaF dIaF zfrF … ruwq BfvyN huMms BrI sI, pr drwKqF ivwc vV rhy pMCI-pirMidaF dI cihchft nfl dyÈ Bgq hfl ivwc sMgIqmeI vfqfvrn isrijaf igaf sI ijvyN! hvf rumkI qF kuwJ sfh sOKf ijhf afieaf jfipaf. bfbf Bgq isMG iblgf jI ies Èfm df nËfrf mfnx leI afpxy kmry ivwcoN bfhr af gey sn, qy gwlF qur peIaF kudrq qy kfienfq dIaf, ikvyN mnuwK kudrq nfl iKlvfV kr irhf hY, ÈfmF dy sMgIq dIaF qfrF tuwt rhIaF hn, iÈLMdU vI gwlF ivwc ihwsf lY irhf sI, srdUl vI. qy GuigafxvI jd isafxI gwl krdf qF mYN hYrfn huMdf ik kdy-kdy ieh kmlpuxf ijhf ikEN kdfAux lwg jFdf hY? AuDr rsoeI ivwc kuwkr sItHIaF mfr irhf sI, mUMgI dI dfl irwJ rhI sI, bfbf jI kursI AuqNo AuT pey, Auhnf dI KUMzI dI Twk-Twk suxky iqvfVI ny qvf Dr ilaf qy Puwlky sykx lwigaf, bfbf jI boly, “E cUhV isaF, Eh muMzy nUM vI bfj mfr lY … ikqy BuwKf eI nf mrjy ivcfrf … afpF iekwTy rotI KfvFgy ….” mYN muMzy nUM swdx qur ipaf, “hF, cwl beI Bgqf, afpF rotI KfeIey hux ….” Auh iPr ‘hU … hU’ dIaF vfjF ijhIaF kwZx lwigaf, qF myry qoN puwCy ibnF rih nf hoieaf, “ikAuN beI kfky, qYnUM koeI dOrf-dUrf pYNdf af, jF Jwl ijhI AuTdI af …?” qF Auh afp-muhfrf eI hwsx lwg ipaf, jvfb koeI nf idwqf. mYnUM lwigaf ik ieh Cuhr iehnF ÈrfrqF qoN bfj nhIN afvygf. inwky myË duafly iqMn kursIaF zwTIaF sn, GuigafxvI ny kfhlI-kfhlI hwQ Doqy, bfbf jI dy lfgy nUM ho ky bYT igaf, bfbf jI boly, “E puwq, koeI sUÌIafnf klfm eI suxf Cz ….” qF Auh gfAux lwgf, “rwb mMny nf mMny … AuhdI mrËI af, sfQoN Xfr rusfieaf nhIN jFdf ….” AuhdI surIlI avfË dyÈ Bgq hfl dy cOigrdy ivwc psr geI sI, bfbf jI pRsMn ho gey sn, “E vfh beI vfh puwq … qUM qF hIrf aYN hIrf ….” qy Auh iPr ÈurU ho igaf, afpxI rfm-khfxI sunfAux lwg ipaf, “qy bfbf jI, mYN afpxy Ausqfd Xmly jI bfry iqMn ikqfbF ilKIaF … mYN keI gfiekF qy AuhnF dI gfiekI bfry iliKaY jI … pr mYnUM isvfey iPtkfrF qoN kuwJ nf imilaf … iksy iewk Dylf nI idwqf jI … eIrKf krdy aY ilKfrI vI … kihMdy aY aKy kwlH dI BUqxI qy isivaF ‘c awD … kwlH df Cokrf af qy bxdf bVf ilKfrI … clo Cwzo jI ….” hux Auh suKfvyN ijhy mfhOl ivwc af irhf lwgdf sI. qy iPr Ausy myË Auqy eI Auh hwQ mfr-mfr ky qfl dyx lwigaf, bfbf jI ny ikhf, “vfh beI vfh ….” qF Auh mUMh nfl eI qUMbI bjfAux lwg ipaf, bol cuwikaf, “jvfno iËMdgI vfro, afËfdI muwl mMgdI ey, vqn leI kImqF qfro, afËfdI muwl mMgdI ey ….” bfbf jI qoN qfrIÌ kry ibnf irhf nf igaf, kihMdy, “puwqrf, qUM iewk idn bhuq qrwkI kryNgf … qyrI vfj ‘c rs hYgf aY … jINdf rih myrf Èyr … KuÈ krqf puwqrf ….” ajy Auhdy hwQ myË ‘qy vwj hI rhy sn qy Auh hor vjd ivwc af igaf sI, gfAux lwigaf, “pUrn jYsy sfDU nIN lwBxy, lUxF aOrqF lwK kroV ….” iqvfVI rotI lY afieaf, hux Auh rotI Kf irhf sI, pr afpxIaF afdqF qoN iPr vI nhIN sI bfj af irhf, mUMh nUM ivMgf -tyZf ijhf krdf, kdy ikvyN df poË bxfAuNdf, kdy ikvyN df! nfl bYTy myry kuq-kuqfVIaF kwZx lwigaf, mYN bfbf jI nUM ikhf ik ieh gwlF qoN qF isafxf lgdf aY … pr hrkqF pfglF vflIaF krdY … iesy krky qf ieh ikqy itk nhIN sikaf … nhIN qF aYnI cMgI nOkrI Cwzky Dwky ikAuN KFdf iPrdf QF-QF dy ….” bfbf jI kihMdy, “E nhI beI … eyh msqfnf aYN msqfnf ….” qy AuhnF KUMzI cuwkI, afpxy ibsqry vwl nUM qur pey. GuigafxvI kmry ivwc pwKf Cwzky lyt igaf, mYN bfbf jI kol afpxy mMjy ‘qy pY igaf, rfqF CotIaF sn, Jt idn cVH igaf. iqvfVI bfbf jI nUM cfh dyx igaf qF bfbf jI ny puwC ilaf, “BfeI Auh gvMqrI muMzU nUM cfh idwqI aY ik nhIN … cfh dy af AuhnUM … nfly AuhnUM kih ik Auh mYnUM aKbfrF pVHky sxfvy ….” iqvfVI df sunyhf suxky GuigafxvI afpxI cfh df kwp cuwk bfbf jI kol nUM af igaf, “dwso bfbf jI, ikhVIaF aKbfrF suxnIaF ny?” “E puwq qUM mYnUM sB qoN pihlF ‘nvF Ëmfnf’ eI suxf ….” qF GuigafxvI ny aÉbfr cuwikaf qy cfh dIaF cuskIaF nfl ÈurU kIqIaF surÉIaF pVHnIaF, pYtrolIam kImqF ivwc BfrI vfDf, inwjIkrn ivruwD ros Drnf, mwJ ny do mUMhF vflf kwtf jMimaF, afÈk ny mÈUkf ‘qy qyËfb suwitaHf, jTyiraF df mylf lwgf. bfbf jI boldy, “E bs kr[ [ bs kr[ [ mYqy nHI sux huMdf ieh AUl-jlUl.” Auh ÉbrF ievyN pVHdf ijvyN ryzIE styÈn ivwc anfAUNsr ÉbrF pVHdy hn, bfbf jI kihMdy ik qYnUM qF beI eyQy dy ryzIE ivwc eI BrqI krf idMny aF.” iPr bfbf jI AuhnUM aÉbfr df aglf vrkf Polx leI kihMdy, qF GuigafxvI bVf ctÉfrf lfky Ébr pVHdf, aglI srkfr kFgrsIaF dI hovygI-sonIaf gFDI, pfiksqfnI srhwd ‘qy do GuspYTIey mry, “iewk hor suxo bfbf jI”, -corF ny keI Gr luwty- lwKF df nuksfn, pMj kroV dI hYroien pkVI. bfbf jI afKdy, “cl Cz Xfr … koeI lyK-lUK pVH hux … sflf ikaf bxUM … pqf nhIN … sfzy dyÈ df?” GuigafxvI ny lyK df isrlyK piVHaf, DrqI hyTly pfxI df pwDr hor nIvF, bfbf jI kihx lwgy, “E BfeI, mYN qF ies tOpk ‘qy pUry df pUrf lyK iliKaf sI peI sqluj diraf ‘qy QF-QF TokrF lf-lf ky bMnH bMnHy jfx, pr suxdf koeI nhIN.” bfbf jI ny itwpxI kIqI, eyny nUM do pwqrkfr af gey qy bfbf jI qoN kuwJ svfl puwCky storI bxfAux lwgy, kol cuwp bYTy GuigafxvI ny ÊnImq smJI, AuTky kmry ivwc igaf, qOlIaf cuwk guslKfny ivwc vV igaf, kfhlI-kfhlI do kwp pfxI dy suwtHy qy Jt bfhr af igaf, Ptf-Pt kwpVy pfey qy iqafr ho igaf pihn-pwcrky, afpxf bYg moZy tMg ilaf, sIsy mUhry KVH ky dMdF df kryVf dyiKaf, isr dy vfl dyKy, iPr mUMh nUM ‘hory-hory’ ijhf bxfAux lwigaf, ijvyN iksy dIaF sFgf lfh irhf hovy! PurqI nfl hfl ‘coN bfhr nUM inkl igaf, “cMgf jI, afQxy imlFgy.”
afQx nUM DUVF Pwkdf af Dmikaf, AucI sfrI boilaf, “E mYN inMdr GuigafxvI aF.” suxdy sfr myrf idl Pyr dihl igaf ik lE jI ieh ibpqf Pyr af geI! bfbf jI qy mYN iekwTy eI bYTy sF, pfxI df iglfs pIky Auhny sfry idn dI DUV-PkfeI dI vfrqf suxfeI. iPr myË `qy poly-poly hwQIN qfl dyx lwigaf, KMGfrf ijhf mfr ky glf sfÌ kIqf, nwk `coN hU-hU … AU-AU dI vfj kwZI, ijhnUM alfp kihMdy hn, qy AusnUM gIq dy bolF ivwc bdl idwqf, bfbf jI kihMdy, “beI cUhV isMaHF … afh qF rOxk eI af geI af ….” Auh gfAux lwigaf:
“nIN swsIey byÉbry,
qyrf luwitaf eI Èihr BMbor …
lwgI vfly qF kdI nf sONdy
vy qyrI ikvyN awK lwg geI,
nIN swsIey, byÉbry,
qyrf luwitaf eI Èihr BMbor …[
sfry JUMm AuTy, bfbf jI kihx, “E bwly qyry puwqrf … afh qF nËfrf eI bMnHqf … nkÈf iKwcHky rwKqf … E jINdf rhu puwqrf … qUM qF sfzy kol eI rihaf kr … sfzf jIa nhIN lgdf qyry bgyr ….” mYN vI ‘vfh-vfh’ kr irhf sF. iqvfVI ny Kfxf ilaf rwiKaf, qy Auh hux afpxI BuwK-nMg dIaF storIaF ryVH bYTf, kihMdf, “bfbf jI, ieh amIr lok inrdeI huMdy ny … ieh iksy df drd kI jfnx Blf? bfbf jI mYN ahu …[ gfiek `qy do ikqfbF ilKIaF, iewk Auhdy gurU `qy vI ilKI … rupweIaf iewk nf imilaf, myry nfloN qF kcihrIaF dy arËI-nvIs eI cMgy af bfbf jI … lyKk nUM kI imldf? kwK nHI imldf … afp gfAux vfly lwKF-kroVF kmfAuNdy af[ [ bfbf jI … Pyr bfbf jI mYN afpxy idl df drd ibafn kIqf, iewk lyK iliKaf qF Aus gfiek ny Gr swd ky swq hËfr rupweIaf dy idwqf. bfbf jI, kI myrf muwl isrÌ swq hËfr eI af? AuhdI ikqfb ilKx vyly vIh hËfr qF myrf Krc pwilEN eI hoieaf … mYN afbdy dosqF qoN AuDfr pYsy PVy sI ….” bfbf jI kihx lwgy, “qUM vI Jwlf eI aYN … qUM ikEN ieh kMm kIqf.”
hux mYnUM vI GuigafxvI nfl moh ijhf afAux lwigaf sI ik ieh muMzf swcf hY, jd iksy nUM Auhdy kIqy krm df Pl nf imly qF Auhny klpxf eI hoieaf! Kfxf Kf ky asIN sfry afpxy-afpxy mMijaF vwl qury.
idn vfhvf cVH afieaf sI, pr GuigafxvI hfly nf sI AuiTaf, iqvfVI Auhdy isrhfxy cfh df kwp qy do vwzy ibskuwt vI rwK igaf sI, mYN ikhf, “AuT jf hux … gozy-gozy idn cVH igaY ….” Auhny iPr aMgVfeI ijhI BMnI qy inwsl ijhf hoky ipaf hI irhf, bfbf jI puwCx lwgy, “awj Bgq ikwQy af … tuxkdf nhIN ikqy awj. aKbfrF suxfvy afx ky.” mYN dwisaf ik ajy AuiTaf nhIN, icwq iZlf-mwTf ijhf lgdY … nhIN hux qIk qf KOrU pf dyxf sI AuTky.
AuhI gwl hoeI, ijs qoN mYN zrdf sI, Auh AuiTaf qy qfr vflI hwd twp ky, jf tUtI CwzI, mUMh Dox qy kurlIaF krn lwigaf, nfl-nfl ‘kU-k’ krky iklkfrIaF vI mfrI jfvy, bs iPr kI sI? ÈFqI dyvI afpxy kmry `coN bfhr inklI qy sfrf vfqfvrn aÈFq kr idwqf, bolI, “qUM hYN kOx BfeI? sfzI PYmlI vflI tUtI Auqy afx ky mUMh Dox vflf … kuwqf-kmInf nf hovy qF ….” GuigafxvI ny pihly qF QoVf sihj mqy nfl jvfb idwqf, “koeI nf bIbI jI … koeI nf … jy mUMh Do ilaf qF.” pr ÈFqI dyvI df pfrf hor cVH igaf, qF GuigafxvI krfrI avfË ivwc boilaf, “kMm kr afpxf jf ky … qyry vrgIaF kupwqIaF bIh dyKIaF mYN.” hux ijvyN ihMdosqfn qy pfiksqfn dI jMg pUrI qrHF mG geI sI. iqvfVI Bwijaf myry kol nUM afieaf. asIN jfky mfhOl ÈFq krn lwgy. ÈFqI dyvI qF asmfny cVHI hoeI sI, “kupwqf hovy qUM … kupwqI hovy qyrI mF … kupwqf hovy qyrf py … ijhny qYnUM mUrK nUM jMimaF … afh dyK lo BfjI … ikwQoN ieh Cokrf ijhf lY aFdf … iehnUM nI pqf beI iksy ibgfny ivhVy ibnf afigaf qoN nhIN jfeIdf ….” mYN qy iqvfVI ÈFqI dyvI nUM smJfAux lwgy rhy, pr Auh qF cuwp krn df nF hI nhIN sI lYNdI! mYN ikhf, “koeI nf BYx jI … koeI nf … iehnUM smJf idMny aF … mYN bfbf jI kol eyhdI ÈkYq krUMgf … hfly ieh nvF afieaf af … iehnUM inXmF df nhIN pqf ajy ….” qF ikqy jfky ÈFqI dyvI QoVI ijhI iZwlI peI, mYN GuigafxvI nUM bfhoN pkV ky kmry vwl lY afieaf, qy dwisaf, “Brfvf iehdf ivcfrI df koeI ksUr nhIN … iehdy koeI bfl-bwcf nhIN … ieh qy iehdy Gr vflf iewQy iekwly rihMdy af … iehnUM ibcfrI nUM iewQy aFZ-guaFZ ivwc lVn nUM koeI qImIN vI nhIN imldI, jd mOkf iml jfey ieh ieEN afbdf aPfrf lfh lYNdI af … qUM afpxf mn nf KRfb kr ….” GuigafxvI df idl Br afieaf sI, “awCf … awCf … qF ieh gwl af? koeI nI iPr qF ….” svyry hI Auhny jf muafPI mMgI, “mF jI glqI hogI … mfP krdo.” hux Auh roË hI ÈFqI nUM ‘mF jI’ kihky bulfAux lwg ipaf sI, Auhdy gozIN hwQ lf ky asIsF lYNdf, ÈFqI dyvI dy aMdroN vI Èfied mmqf jfg peI sI, Auh GuigafxvI nUM puwqF vflf ipafr dyx lwg peI.
GuigafxvI ijhVy lyKkF jF gfiekF dy GrIN jFdf, Auhdy ‘qy AuhnF dIaF ÈÉsIaqF df rMg CyqI hI cVH jFdf, Auh jo kuwJ AuhnF dy GrIN suafh BuwjdI dyKdf, ilK idMdf, qy bVy ZMg nfl goT-goT ky vfrqfvF suxfAuNdf, vMn-suvMny poj bxf-bxf ky, sB dy iZwzIN pIVF pfAuNdf, Auhdy kol invyklI hI ÈbdfvlI sI, ieMj bhuq sfry lok dyÈ Bgq hfl afAuNdy qy Auh sB df imwqr bx jFdf, Auh afpxIaF iehnF ‘XBHlIaF’ kfrn kfPI mkbUl huMdf jf irhf sI. iewk idn myrf iewk dosq jsvMq ivrlI iPrdf-iPrdf af igaf, GuigafxvI dIaF ‘kmlHIaf-rmlHIaF’ suxky bhuq pRBfivq hoieaf, qy AuhnUM afpxy nfl afpxy kvftr lY igaf, Auh isvl hspqfl ivwc aYksry ivBfg ivwc kMm krdf sI. ieh vI smfj-syvk sI qy lokF dI syvf leI hr vyly hfiËr hI rihMdf sI, bhuq sfry byshfrf lok Auhdf afsrf lYNdy sn. hux bhuqf smF GuigafxvI ivrlI kol hI rihx lwg ipaf, qF ÈFqI dyvI roË puwCx lwgI, “Bfa jI, Auh afpxf kmlf ikwQy clf igaf … jIa nhIN lgdf … kdoN afAUgf kmlf afpxf.” hux Auh ivrlI kol afAuNdy duKI qy ibmfr lokF nUM afpxy kmlpuxy nfl hsf-hsf ky lot-pot krdf rihMdf, lok afpxf duwK Buwl ky vfips jfdy! bfbf iblgf jI puwCdy, “BfeI cUhV isMaHF … AuhnUM Bgq nUM iksy kuwJ kih eI nf idwqf hovy … ikEN clf igaf eyQoN?” jd vI GuigafxvI afAuNdf, bfbf jI nUM afpxI koeI ilKq, koeI gIq jF koeI nvIN -purfxI gwl suxf ky KUb mMnorMjn kr jFdf. ÈFqI dyvI ny iewk CotI ijhI bwcI azOpt kr leI sI, qy Auh sfrI idhfVI AuhdI dyK-Bfl qy syvf-sMBfl ivwc lwgI rihMdI, bfbf iblgf jI ny bwcI df nF ‘suqMqr’ rwiKaf, hux ÈFqI dyvI dy suBfa ivwc bhuq Prk pY igaf sI, nf hux Auh iksy nUM ivhVy afAuxoN vrjdI sI, qy nf hI Aucf-nINvf boldI sI.
kuJ nOjvfnF ny Audm kr ky dyÈ Bgq Xfdgfr hfl ivwc lfl cMd Xmly jwt df XfdgfrI idn mnfAux leI pRogrfm rwK ilaf, lokF ny pYsy iekwTy kr ky dy idwqy, GuigafxvI Xmly jwt df pyt-GroVI df cylf hox kr ky muMizaF ny AuhnUM vI afpxy nfl rËfmMd kr ilaf qy pRogrfm dI styj-skwqrI krn leI afK idwqf, Ausny pRbMDkF qy hor sB dIaF bhuq isÌqF kIqIaF, pRogrfm TIk irhf, afey sB mihmfnF df svfgq qy snmfn kIqf igaf, kuwJ nUM nkd rupweIey vI idwqy gey, qy afiKr ‘qy GuigafxvI nUM isrÌ inwkVf ijhf iewk momYNto hI idwqf, Auhny AuQy hI clf ky mfiraf. Auh guwsy nfl afK irhf sI, “afh kuwkV ijhf mYN kI isr ‘c mfrnYN … sfly afp hËfrF rupweIey iekwTy kr gey … mYN qF rotI KfxI aF … afh kuwkV ijhf QoVHI Kfxf? pyt nf peIaF rotIaF-swBy gwlF KotIaF ….” Auh inrfÈ hoky kmry ivwc afx lyitaf, kihx lwgf, “dyKo bfbf jI, Xmlf jI dy aslI vfirs kOx ny … mYN qF ilKdf mr cwilaf aF.” mYN afiKaf, “inMdr isMaF, hOslf rwK … iesy dOr ‘coN sB nUM lMGxf pYNdf af[ [ qUM qF guxI muMzf aYN … hOly-hOly sB TIk hojU ….” Auh ibnf rotI KfDy hI sON igaf.
Èfm df vylf sI, iewk kuVI qy iewk muMzf GuigafxvI nUM imlx leI af gey, Auh iesdy pfTk sn, iehny cfh iplfeI qy AuhnF nUM gwlF suxfeI igaf, gwlF suxdy-suxdy Auh aijhy msq hoey ik vylf hI Buwl gey. Auh afpxy Gr qy afpxy dosqF nUM afK ky afey sn ik sfzy nfl inMdr GuigafxvI afvygf, afpxy Gry rhygf … Aus nfl KuwlHIaF gwlF- bfqF krFgy, AuhnF afpxy Gr qy sBnF kol GuigafxvI dIaF isÌqF kr-kr ky bVy puwl bMnHy hoey sn ik qusIN Xfd krogy ieho-ijhI ÈÉsIaq nUM! AuhnF dy Gr vfly qy hor muMzy-kuVIaF sB iekwTy ho ky AuzIk ivwc bYTy sn ik kdoN Auh lY ky afAuxgy, AuhnF ny keI kuwJ Kfx leI vI iqafr kIqf sI. Auh muMzf qy kuVI Auhdy mUMh vwl dyKI jfx ik hux vI AuiTaf, hux vI AuiTaf! ieh qF AuTy eI nf. khI jfvy- “cldy aF … bs … cldy aF … mYN iksy df Pon sux lvF … mYN nhf lvF … afpxy nfl bfbf cUhV isMG vI jfxgy … bs afpF cldy aF ….” pqf nhIN Auh kI-kI GfVqF ijhIaF GVI jfvy. rfq dy ds bwj gey sn, AuDr AuhnF dy GroN Pon afeI jfx ik jldI afvo … asIN AuzIkI jfny aF … asIN sB ny Duafzy nfl hI Kfxf Kfxf hY, qy eyDr GuigafxvI dy lfiraF dI ilst lMbI huMdI jFdI sI, iPr kihMdf, “hux qF afpF lyt bhuq hogy aF … mYnUM nINd af rhI aY … afpF iksy idn Pyr cwlFgy.” afKr nUM Auh muMzf kuVI Audfsy mUMh lY ky afpxy-afpxy GrIN cly gey qy ipMz vfly vI AuzIk-AuzIk ky muV gey. mYN AusnUM ikhf, “BuwKy mrn dI qF qyrI afvdI nIq af … lokF nUM kI doÈ idMnF? … jd koeI ipafr nfl lYx afAuNdf hY, qUM afkV jfnf … mhF dy afty dI qrHf … ieh lokF df ipafr af ….” kihMdf- “koeI nHI bfbf jI, eyhnIN Pyr af jfxf iksy idn … cly cwlfgy … hux myrf mUz bdl igaf bfbf ….” Auh sfrI rfq Auslvwty lYNdf irhf, qy svyry AuTky hI Auhny afpxI kMgflI qy BuwK- nMg bfry iewk lyK iliKaf- ‘mfVy idnf dI dfsqF’, pVHky myrIaF awKF Br afeIaF.
Auhny sMqoK isMG DIr ‘qy iliKaf, DIr qoN gflHF KfDIaF, iPr ikrpfl kËfk Auqy ilK ky kËfk qoN gfhlF KfDIaF, hMs rfj hMs qoN vI KfDIaF, jwjF bfry iliKaf, qF AuQoN vI gflHF KfDIaF, pr lok bhuq KuÈ hoey, Auhny sB dy pol KolH suwtHy! iewk idn Auh svyry-svyry kfgË aqy klm clf irhf sI, mYN puwiCaf, “E hux qYN ikhdy qoN gflHF KfxIaF? qF Auh afKx lwgf, “Auh nhIN bfbf jI mYN bhuq nfmvr sKÈIaq bfry ilK irhF, krnYl isMG pfrs rfmUMvflIey bfry”. qF mYN ikhf, “Auey lwlUaf qYN lokF AuWqy qF bhuq iliKaf, pr qyry bfry iksy ny nhIN iliKaf, mYN ilKUM qyry bfry kdy”. Aus ny Xmlf jwt, suirMdr kOr, blvMq gfrgI, iÈv kumfr btflvI, hrnfm dfs sihrfeI, pUrn Èfh kotI, jwsovfl qy hor bhuq sfiraF AuWqy iliKaf hY. pr AusdI kdr kIqI sRomxI kvIÈr krnYl isMG pfrs rfmUMvflIaf dy bdyÈ rihMdy DIaF puwqF ny. AuhnF dy bfpU bfry ilKx dI dyr sI ik GuigafxvI ny iswDI AuzfrI kynYzf nUM mfrI qy AuhdIaF pON-bfrF ho geIaF. Ausny jo vI iliKaf, lokF ny svfd lY-lY piVHaf, Auh sKÈIaqF mgr GuMmdf-GuMmdf afp sKÈIaq bx igaf. lok Aus nUM ‘Auey’ dI QF qy ‘GuigafxvI’ sfihb kih ky bulfAux lwgy. hux Auh kynYzf, amrIkf, ieMglYNz hI jFdf hY qy jlMDr Gwt gyVf mfrdf. jy afvy qF sfrI idhfVI Bwj-nwT ivwc tpf idMdf hY, Aus df Pon ‘trn-trn’ KVHkdf rihMdf hY. iewk idn afKx lwgf, “af bfbf cUhV isaF, bfËfr nUM cwlIey, afpF iksy dI koTI jfxf”. mYN Aus dy nfl qur ipaf, msF koTI lwBI. koTI dy vrFzy ivwc do tuwtIaF kursIaF qy iewk myË ipaf sI. iehny GMtI mfrI qF aMdroN citknI KuwlI. asIN awgy hoey, iewk aOrq dy GuigafxvI ny pYrIN hwQ lgfey qF aOrq dy ipiCEN BuVk ky iewk motf sfrf kuwqf GiugafxvI dy moiZaF ‘qy af ciVHaf, qy Ausdy psIny Cuwt gey, Auh ‘aMtI jI, aMtI jI’ krn lwigaf qF motf kuwqf GuigafxvI df nwk cwtx lwigaf. Aus ny aOrq nUM ikhf, “aMtI jI mYN inMdr GuigafxvI hF.” qF aOrq KuÈI ivwc cihkx lwgI. kihMdI, “aMdr af, bfhr ikAuN KVHy ho.” Auh sfnUM Èfndfr qy poly soiPaF AuWqy ibTf ky afpxy pqI nUM vfjF mfrn lwgI, “E jI, suxdy E jI, af dyKo kOx afieaf, afpxy Gr GuigafxvI sfihb afey af”, qF Ausdy Gr vflf bVI kfhlI nfl bfQrUm ivwcoN inkilaf, ijvyN GiugafxvI sfihb df nfm suxky Aus df ipÈfb ivwcy ruk igaf hovy. Auh bVy cfa nfl imilaf qy af ky sfzf hfl-cfl puwCx lwigaf. kol Auh aOrq vI bYTI hoeI sI. GiugafxvI ny Aus dy pqI nUM ivwcy tok ky aOrq nUM ikhf, “awCf, aMtI jI, jdoN mYN tYlIPon krdf hF qF quhfzI afvfË sux ky myrf mn bhuq KuÈ huMdf hY, quhfzI afvfË bVI hI imwTI hY.” mUMh ‘qy afpxI isÌq sux ky aOrq dy ichry AuWqy nUr ijhf af igaf qy Auh Jwt dyxy PirË vwl nUM ahulI, brPI df zwbf kwiZaf aqy myË AuWqy rwK idwqf. bdfm, kfjU qy hry soZy dIaF boqlF vI rwK idwqIaF. Ausdy Gr vflf afKx lwgf, “vfh jI vfh, awj kIVI Gr Bgvfn afey hn.” qF myry mUMhoN inkldf inkldf rih igaf ik ieh Cokrf qF afp kIVI ijhf hY. afpxI vizafeI sux ky GuigafxvI sfihb KuÈI ivwc soPy ‘qy bYTy-bYTy AuClx lwgy qy soPy dI AuprlI Zoa AuWqy jf cVHy, ikMnf suhwpx Biraf mfhOl sI ik iewk dUjy nUM nf jfxdy hoey vI ajnbI puxy ivwc ikMnf afpxfpx sI. AuhnF sfzI KUb syvf kIqI qy qurn lwigaf nUM GuigafxvI nUM iewk pYNt-Èrt df bdyÈI kwpVf qy ds hËfr dI dwQI ilaf rwKI, kihMdy, “mhfrfj, afh sfzI grIbF dI quwC ijhI syvf pRvfn kro”, qF GuigafxvI sfihb dy nf-nf kridaF AuhnF pYsy boJy ivwc pf idwqy qy asIN ivdfiegI lY kY af gey. AuhnF hI koTIaF dy ivwc bfbf Bgq isMG iblgf dI iewk koTI AuhnF dy byty pRym isMG ny bxvfeI. asIN AuWQy puwjy qF bfbf iblgf jI afpxI KUMzI dI toh nfl kmiraF df srvya kr rhy sn. bflkonI dy gwBy kursIaF zfh ky bYT gey, qF bfbf jI boly, “Auey GiugafxvI, Auey qUM ikwQy mr igaf sI… mYN qF kd df qYnUM AuzIkI jfnF… bVf icr ho igaf kuwJ suxy nUM… suxf Auey kuwJ puwqrf.” qF GuigafxvI myË AuWpr hI hwQ mfrn lwigaf qy mUMh nfl qUMbI vjfvy:-
nIN bfgF ivwc aMb pwk gy,
ajy qIk nf vpfrI afey,
iPr Auh gfAux lwigaf:-
zolI cVHidaF mfrIaF hIr cIkF,
mYnUM lY cwly bfblf… lY cwly…
jd nUM bfbf jI df zrfeIvr lKnpfl af igaf qF bfbf jI kihMdy, “cwlIey beI?”, qF asIN bfbf jI nfl kfr ivwc bYTy dyÈ Bgq Xfdgfr hfl ivwc af gey. GuigafxvI GuwgI vfgUM gutk irhf sI. Aus df iksy bfhrly mulk df vIËf vI lwgf hoieaf sI, hux Auh kfhlI ivwc lwgdf sI, CyqI-CyqI bfQrUm igaf, mUMh hwQ Doqf qy iPr afpxf bYg cuwk ky pqf nhIN ikwDr nUM qur igaf. kfPI icr Aus dI koeI AuWg-suwg nf lwgI, ik ikwQy hY. iewk idn mYN aKbfr pVH irhf sI, kol bfbf jI bYTy sn. myrI nËr aKbfr ivwc qUMbI lY ky gfAuNdy GuigafxvI AuWqy jf peI. Kbr df isrlyK sI ik, inMdr GuigafxvI ny lMdn dy pfrlImYNt hfl ivwc qUMbI nfl hfÈm dI swsI gf ky kmflF kIqIaF. jd mYN ieh Kbr bfbf jI nUM suxfeI qF bfbf jI df ichrf cmikaf qy Auh boly, “beI cUhV isaF, lfl qF rUVIaF ivwc vI dgdy hn.

dyÈ-Bgq Xfdgfr hfl,
nyVy bI aYWm sI cONk,
jlMDr.