dUjI aflmI jMg, ËorF qy sI.
jfpfnI jMgI jhfË, klkwqy dy afly duafly bMbfrI kr rhy sn. aMgryËF ny
ihMdusqfnI isafsI lIzrF nfl vfadf kr ilaf sI ik jMg ijwqx mgroN, ihMdosqfn
nUM afËfd kr idwqf jfvygf. eys vfsqy, ‘brHysÊIr’ (ihMd-pfk-bMglf
dyÈ-ÈRIlMkf-nypfl-Butfn df ielfkf) dIaF sfrIaF kOmF, jMg ijwqx leI afpxy
ÊYr-mulkI hfkmF dI mdd kr rhIaF sn. pMjfb dI mfrÈl DrqI dy ‘pMjfbI sUrmy’,
jMg dy agilaF moricaF `qy dlyrI aqy bhfdrI dy jOhr ivKf ky aMgryËF,
jfpfnIaF qy jrmn POjF nUM hYrfn kr rhy sn. Éfs qOr `qy pMjfbI juafnF dIaF
rjmYNtF qoN iPrMgI hfkm bVy KuÈ sn. eysy leI iËafdfqr ÌOjI BrqI, pMjfb
`coN eI kIqI jf rhI sI.
ienHF hI vyilaF `c rËIaf df vwzf vIr, gulfm rsUl afpxy ijgrI Xfr jsvMq
isMG nfl rl ky POj ivwc BrqI ho ky tur igaf.
rËIaf ivcfrI bhuq hI Audfs rihx lwg peI. ikAuN jy, Aus df bfp do sfl pihlF
mr igaf sI qy ipCly sfl Aus dI mF vI awlf nUM ipafrI ho geI sI. hux rËIaf
kol Aus df inwkf vIr hI rih igaf sI. ijhVf, ajy ‘iqMn sfl’ df Cotf ijhf
bfl hI sI qy ajy msF qoqlI Ëbfn ivwc gwlF krnIaF eI iswK irhf sI.
ipMz ivwc cfcy qoN isvf, AuhnF df hor koeI shfrf nhIN sI. hux, Auh afpxy
cfcy dy Gr hI rihx lwg peI sI. AuhdI cfcI, AuhnF donF nfl cMgf slUk nhIN
sI krdI. Pyr vI rËIaf afpxy XqImI dy idn, Es Gr ivwc hI kwtx leI mjbUr sI.
pr, ijs vyly cfcy ny afpxI pihlI bIvI dy puwqr nfl, Ausdf irÈqf krn dI gwl
CyVI qF rËIaf bhuq iËafdf pRyÈfn ho geI. ikAuNjo, cfcy df ieh puwqr,
mqryeI mF dy BYVy slUk dI vjHf qoN, GroN bfhr rihx lwg ipaf sI. BYVy XfrF
ivwc bih-Klo ky Aus df cfl-clx TIk nhIN sI irhf. Auh Èrfb pINdf, qy hor
keI mMdy kMm vI krdf sI. eys leI rËIaf Aus nUM iblkul vI psMd nhIN sI
krdI.
cfcy dy eys Gr ivwc, koeI vI eydF df jIa nhIN sI, ijhdy nfl rËIaf ivcfrI
afpxy idl dI gwl kr sky. Aus nUM hr vyly, afpxy mfmy dI bVI AuzIk rihMdI
sI, ik jy Aus df inwkf mfmf af jfey qF Es dy nfl, Auh afpxy nfnky ipMz cly
jfvy. pr kxkF dIaF ibjfeIaF ÈurU hox krky iËmINdfrF nUM ivhl ikwQy?
Auh hr vyly mfmy dI AuzIk pfroN, bUhy vwl nËrF jmfeI rwKdI. iewk mhIny qoN
vI bhuqy idn bIq gey, qy mfmf nf afieaf. Auh ivcfrI hor vI pRyÈfn rihx lwg
peI. Auhdf ieh iÉafl sI, ‘ik Aus df ieh cfcf, AuhnF dy moey ipE dy pMjfh
ikwly ËmIn qy kbËf krn leI, mYnUM qy myry inwky vIr nUM iksy idn kql nf kr
dyvy.’ eys iÉafl dy afvx mgroN rËIaf df, afpxy cfcy dy Gr rihxf ikafmq bx
igaf sI. Auh hr hflq ivwc afpxy nfnky ipMz clI jfxf cfhuMdI sI.
rËIaf df cfcf, AuNJ vI cMgf bMdf nhIN sI. ikAuN jy, Auh Dn-dOlq df bVf
lflcI sI. Es afpxI pihlI bIvI nUM isrÌ eys leI qlfk dy idwqf, ik Auh dUjf
ivafh Aus bd-Èkl, aDyV-Aumr, byvf nfl kr sky, jo iewk murwbf ËmIn dI mflk
sI. so, Auhny ieh ivafh kr ilaf sI. Aus dI ieh nvIN cfcI, ijs qrHF
mUMh-muhFdry dI koJI sI, Esy qrHF Aus df suBfa vI BYVf sI. rËIaf hr vyly,
eys lVfkI aOrq qoN bVI pRyÈfn aqy KOÌËdf rihMdI sI.
iewk rfq rËIaf nUM bVHI BYVI Kvfb afeI, ijs nUM vyK ky rËIaf df mn afpxy
cfcy dy GroN AuWkf hI Aucft ho igaf. Auh iksy qrHF, ‘AuzfrI mfr ky’ afpxy
nfnky ipMz clI jfxf cfhuMdI sI. rËIaf df nfnkf ipMz, AuWQoN koeI cfr ku
mIl dUr sI. rsqy df qy Aus nUM pqf sI, pr juafn-jhfn hox pfroN Auh iekwlI
sÌr krnoN zrdI sI. pr, hux qy rËIaf ny ieh ÌYslf kr ilaf sI ik ‘jo hovy so
hovy, Auh hux cfcy dy Gr hrigË nhIN rhygI.’
cfcf svyry eI KyqF nUM clf igaf qy dupihr vyly Aus dI cfcI vI aMdr vVH ky
gUVHI nINd sON geI. rËIaf ny ihMmq krky vwzI sfrI kflI cfdr dI buwkl mfr
ky afpxy inwky vIr nUM godI cuwk, rwb dy afsry GroN tur peI.
Auh DVkdy hoey idl qy kMbdy hoey ijsm nfl, qyË qyË pYr puwtdI hoeI KyqF
dIaF vwtF, qy ivMg- qiVMgIaF zMzIaF AuWqy qurI jf rhI sI. cfcy nUM pqf lwg
jfx df ÉOÌ, Aus nUM turn nhIN sI dy irhf. zr nfl Aus df sfrf bdn muVko
muVkI ho igaf. pr, Auh ihMmq krky awgy eI awgy vDdI clI geI. ipMz dI jUh
ivwcoN inkl ky do ZfeI mIl dUr af jfx mgroN Ausdf zr aqy KOÌ dUr ho igaf.
ikAuN jy, hux Auh afpxy nfnky ipMz dy pMD dy, awD ivckfr af puwjI sI.
idl ivwc afËfdI df aihsfs jfgidaF hI, Aus nUM afly-duafly dy Kyq sohxy
lwgx lwg pey. jMglI jVHI bUtIaF dI KuÈbo nfl BrI hoeI, hvf ivwc sfh lYx
nfl, iewk nroeI ijhI qfËf iËMdgI df aihsfs hovx lwgf. Aus ny afpxy vIr nUM
godI ivwcoN Qwly Auqfr idwqf qy Auh hux rËIaf dI AuNgl PVH ky, nfl-nfl
Bwijaf jf irhf sI. nfly, qoqlIaF-qoqlIaF gwlF vI krdf jFdf sI. ijs vyly,
Aus df nfnkf ipMz mIl Br dUr rih igaf, qF rËIaf ny vyiKaf ik rfh AuWqy
Cy-swq bMdy bYTy hoey ny. Aus soicaf, ‘ieh ivcfry koeI KyqF ivwc kMm krn
vfly lok ny, qy Qwk ky GVI sfh lYx leI bYT gey hoxgy.’ Auh qyË qyË pYr
puwtdI hoeI AuhnF dy koloN awgy lMG geI.
ipwCoN AusnUM iewk afvfË afeI, koeI afK irhf sI, “Eey! vyKo qy shI, mfÈUk
qy vfhvf jy…….” ieh gwl sux ky rËIaf iewk dm Gbrf geI……, Aus df bdn psIny
nfl iBwj igaf………, Auh hor qyË qurn lwg peI……. ipwCoN Pyr iksy ny afiKaf,
“Eey! vyKdy kIh jy, kwlI kuVI ey, afE! Gyr leIey!” ieh gwl sux ky, rËIaf
df idl Dwk-Dwk krn lwg ipaf. Es ivcfrI ny afpxy afly-duafly vyiKaf. AuWQy
hr pfsy Kyq eI Kyq hI sn, koeI afbfdI nhIN sI. pr, do ku ikwly dUr, ruwKF
df iewk JuMz sI, ijhdy ivwcoN dI iewk inwkf ijhf gurduafrf nËrIN afieaf.
Aus gurduafry df icwtf guMbd qy ‘kysrI JMzf’, pwiqaF ivwcoN Juldf nËrIN pY
irhf sI.
aYny icr ivwc, AuhnF bMidaF ny rËIaf nUM cfr- cuPyirEN, af Gyiraf. Auh
ivcfrI TTMbr ky Klo geI qy Aus ny afpxy inwky vIr nUM CyqI nfl godI ivwc
cuwk ilaf…. iewk bMdy ny awgy vD ky, rËIaf dI bFh PVHn dI koiÈÈ kIqI qF
Aus dy mUMhoN, zr nfl cIk inkl geI.
ËnfnI dI afvfË sux ky, Aus gurduafry ivwcoN iewk iswK bfhr afieaf, ijs ny
hiQafr pfey hoey sn. Auh dUroN hI mMËr vyK ky, Bwj ky Aus QF qy puwijaf qy
awQrU kyrdI rËIaf dy isr qy ipafr dy ky afKx lwgf, “DIey! kIh gwl ey?”
rËIaf ny roNidaF hoieaF dwisaf, “cfcf jI! eyh lok mYnUM nfjfieË qMg kr rhy
ny.”
aYny icr ivwc AuhnF bdmfÈF ivwcoN iewk bMdf BVk ky boilaf, “Eey iswKf! qUM
kOx eyN? sfzy mfmly ivwc dÉl dyx vflf?”
Aus iswK ny bVI hlImI nfl juafb idwqf, “mYN vfihgurU jI kf Éflsf hF qy
mYnUM myry gurU df hukm hY ‘ik pMjy hiQafr pihn ky rwKxy hn, qy DrqI qy
ijwQy vI Ëulm ho irhf hovy, AuWQy Ëulm dy iÉlfÌ lVnf ey.’ ……. ieh myrf Drm
hY.” aYnI gwl kih ky Éflsy ny afpxI qlvfr imafn ivwcoN bfhr kwZ leI. Pyr
kIh sI, Auh bdmfÈ Éflsy dy qOr vyK ky Bwj gey…….
ieh gwl koeI koloN joVI khfxI nhIN, sgoN iewk swcf vfikaf ey, ijs nUM
cVHdy pMjfb ivclI myrI jwdI jUh dy hor vI keI lok cMgI qrHF jfxdy ny. eys
gwl nUM awj pUry pMjfh vrHy bIq gey ny. awj vI ‘ryNjrË’ dy tfvrF koloN
huMdIaF hoeIaF, ……kMizaflIaF qfrF twp ky, ……jd EDr dIaF KuÈbUaF qy hvfvF,
eyDr afAuNdIaF ny, ……qF EDroN AuWjV ky afey, ……… ajoky lihMdy pMjfb dy
vfsIaF dIaF awKF ivwc, awQrU af jFdy hn………. ieh awQrU, ivCoVy dy ny ik
DrqI mF dy ipafr dy, …eys gwl df vyrvf qy koeI …… ‘vfihgurU jI kf Kflsf’
hI kr skdf hY.
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