Bhaag 5
Us subah, baad mein, luee jaanakee ke peechhe-peechhe jvaar aur sunahare gende ke oonche danthalon se ghire ek sankare kachche raaste par chal pada. sooraj ab oopar chadh chuka tha, jisase dharatee garm ho rahee thee aur jhopadiyon par lambee parachhaiyaan pad rahee theen. bachche nange paanv khel rahe the, aur auraten apane gharon ke baahar tokariyaan bun rahee theen ya anaaj koot rahee theen.
"Ham Durgamma se milane ja rahe hain," jaanakee ne aankhon mein chamak ke saath apanee sootee sari ka sira kandhe par rakhate hue kaha. "Vah yahaan kee sabase mazaboot aurat hai. Usane saalon pahale apane pati ko kho diya tha, lekin vah poore ghar ko raanee kee tarah chalaatee hai."
Ve neem ke ped kee chhaaya mein ek saadhaaran phoos ke ghar pahunche. Ek chaude kandhon vaalee aurat, nange paanv aur aatmavishvaas se bharee huee, ek sapaat patthar par masaale pees rahee thee. Usakee motee chotee, jis par bhoore rang kee dhaariyaan theen, usakee peeth par latak rahee thee. Unhen dekhakar usakee aankhen chamak utheen.
"Are jaanakee! aur ye tumhaara gora dost hoga, hain na! aao, aao, beta," usane sari par haath ponchhate hue ishaara kiya. "main durgamma hoon. sharamao mat."
Luee ne vinamrata se haath jode. "Namaste."
"Namaste, baaboo," usane garmajoshee se javaab diya. "Tum hamen padhane aae ho? to bas poochho mat. Dekho ham kaise rahate hain. Yahaan, ham apane logon kee dekhabhaal ke lie apane poore shareer ka istemaal karate hain. Yahaan tak ki apane stanon ka bhee."
Jaanakee hansee aur Luee ko dhakka diya. "Vah gambheer hai. Durgamma apane bachchon, apane teen devaron aur yahaan tak ki apane sasur ko bhee doodh pilaatee hai. Usake stan kabhee khaalee nahin hote. Sab se achchhee dudhaaroo mahila kah sakate hai." Jaanakee ab Looee se thoda khul rahee thee. Vah yah samaj rahee thee kee Looee saab kee sharam nikaal sakee tabhee vah apanee khoj aur chhaanabin sahee tareeke se kar sakenge.
"Kyon na ho?" durgamma ne garv se kaha. "Mera doodh is parivaar ko ek sootr mein baandhata hai. Mainne unhen bachapan se doodh pilaaya hai, aur unhonne kabhee nahin chhoda."
Usake bolate hee, usaka ek devar baahar aaya—bees saal ka ek lamba, dubala-patala aadamee. bina kisee hichakichaahat ke, vah usake saamane ghutanon ke bal baith gaya. Durgamma chaarapaee par paalathee maarakar baith gaee, usaka blauz khola aur apana munh usake bhare hue vaksh par le gaya. Luee ne us pal ko kaid kar liya jab usake honth usake gahare rang ke erola par lipat gae, aur har khinchaav ke saath usake gaal dheere se sikud rahe the. stan khaalee ho raha tha.
Jald hee, ek doosara aadamee bhee aa gaya aur doosaree taraf aa gaya. Durgamma ne donon purushon ko apanee komal, garm chhaatee se sata liya, unake shareer usakee jaanghon se sate hue the aur vah unake sir ko sahala rahee thee. Us pal kee antarangata adbhut thee, phir bhee usake chehare par shaanti thee, lagabhag dhyaanamagn. unake munh layabaddh tareeke se chal rahe the—Ek tezee se kheench raha tha, doosara dheere se, zyaada svaad lete hue.
“kya baabu, kya dekh rahe hai! mere bobale kaise duhaaya ja raha hai ya phir mere bobale kaise hai vah?” Usane donon aadamee ke sir par haath phirate hue poochha. Maitree aur Neeta kee rachana.
Looee ke paas ko ijavaab hee nahin tha usane mahila ke prashn ka koee uttar nahin diya aur vah us prashn se apanee aankhon ko doosaree or le gaya.
“Are baaboojee koee baat nahin main to aise hee poochh rahee thee aaiye aur yahaan baithiye aur jo bhee dekhana hai bade aaraam se dekhiye aur apane kaagaj mein likh likh leejiye” usane bade nikhaalas svaron mein Looee kee or dekhate hue aur apane un mardon kee or dekhate hue muskura ke kaha.
Luee dekhata raha, usakee saansen seene mein atakee huee theen. Usakee ungaliyaan usakee notabuk par jam gaeen. Usane dekhabhaal ka aisa sahaj, shaareerik, bebaak andaaz pahale kabhee nahin dekha tha.
Usake bagal mein baithee jaanakee hansee. "itana munh mat modo, saahab. tumhaaree gardan mein chot lag jaegee. Ham aisa roz dekhate hain, aur karate bhee hai. Maiane kaha tha na kee aapako pratyaksh anubhav karana ho to bhee mujhe bataana. Dar aur sharam donon ko chhod deejiye ab." Jaanakee ne Looee ke maathe par haath rakhate hue kaha.
Teesara devar anishchitata se daravaaze par mandaraata hua dikhaee diya. Usakee nazaren apane bhaiyon se hatakar durgamma par gaeen, jisane use ek garmajoshee bharee muskaan dee, lekin apanee hatheliyaan oopar utha leen—Usaka pet pahale hee bhar chuka tha. bina intazaar kie, jaanakee uthee, apane blauz kee gaanth kholee aur use neeche gira diya. Jaise hee vah aage jhukee, usake stan, drdh aur bhare hue, halke se hile.
"Aao, ab gabharaane kee baat nahin mere bobale bhare pade hai, chalo duhaana shuroo karo aur apana pet bharo." Usane kaha, aur vah aadamee krtagyataapoorvak usake paas aaya. Usane sahajata se usake munh ko niyantrit kiya, ek haath usake sir ko thaame hue, doosara usake kandhe par tika hua. Usake honth utsukata se chipak gae, aur usane ek dheemee, santusht aah bharee.
Luee ka gala sookh gaya. Drshy saanson aur garmee se jeevant tha. Hava mein komal choosane kee aavaazen, kabhee-kabhaar aahen, aur chaarapaee kee halkee charamaraahat goonj rahee thee.
Durgamma ne muskuraate hue usakee or dekha. "Saab,ham chhipaate nahin. Ham dete hain. aur badale mein, hamaaree dekhabhaal kee jaatee hai. Main apane sabhee devaron kee patnee hoon. Main unake lie khaana banaatee hoon, unhen khaana khilaatee hoon, yahaan tak ki zaroorat padane par unake saath chudaee bhee karatee hoon. Yahee meree shakti hai. Vah mere neechevaalee ko bharate hai ham unake pet bharate hai aur sahee samay par unhen bachche bhee dete hai. Yahaan koee sharam nahin, ham strio bas yahee karatee hai, unako sahee samay par sab bhookh mita ke."
Luee ne aakhirakaar apanee note-book phir se uthaee, usaka haath thoda kaanp raha tha. Lekin shabd kamazor aur aparyaapt lag rahe the. Use kuchh bhee nahin soojh raha tha kee kaise aur kya likha jaaye. Ek taraph usake man mein kaaphee savaal aur dusare taraph ek sharam aur bandish jo apane sanskaar ya rivaaj mein tha. Phir bhee usane kuchh note kar liya.
Thodee der baad, ve purush peechhe hat gae, unakee aankhen bhaaree aur shaant theen. unhonne apane kurte ke sire se munh ponchhe aur dheere se dhanyavaad kaha.
Duragamma khadee hueen, apana blauj mein apane bobale ko samaaya aur blauj theek kiya aur Luee kee or mudeen. "Aur tumhaara kya haal hai, baaboo? tumane bahut dekh liya? ya tum mahasoos karana chaahoge ki yah sab mard mere paas kyon rahate hain? Mere boblo ko choosoge? Ham yahaan duhaana kahate hai, jaise gaay ko duhaate hai vaise ham sabhee se apane stanon ko duhaane de te hai. Kya aap apane munh mere nipal par lagaana chaahoge? Mujhe duhoge? Gabharaana mat abhee bhee mere bobale mein paryaapt doodh hoga jo tumhaaree bhookh mita ya kam kar sake." Usane apanee mundee ko thoda hilaata hue kaha aur phir joda; “ dekho saab yah sabhee mard subah se mujhe duho rahe hai to unake pet bhare pade hai, bas kuchh antaraal mein aake vah meree nipal ko choos jaate hai. kabhee kabhee iname se koee jyaada uttejit ho bhee ka=jaata hai to ham unake muth bhee maar dete hai aur vah ja deta hai unase ham bhee pet bhar dete hai. ha ha ha ha...”vah jor se hans ke bolee.
Luee ne palaken jhapakaeen, use samajh nahin aa raha tha ki vah mazaak kar rahee hai ya nahin. Vah usake paas gaee, usake gaal par haath rakha aur dheere se hansee. "Chinta mat karo, main kaatatee nahin. Lekin mere paas ab doodh nahin bacha hai. phir bhee, agar tum chaaho to main tumhen garmaahat de sakatee hoon, vah bhee khaalee stanon ke."
Jaanakee zor se hans padee. "Dekho, durgamma. Use aisee mehamaananavaazee kee aadat nahin hai!" usane apana munh bigaada jaise kee Looee ko sirph aur sirph use duho sakata hai aur koee nahin, par gaanv ke rit-rivaaj se bandhee huee thee.
Luee sharama gaya, lekin usake javaab dene se pahale hee durgamma ne hansate hue usaka kandha thapathapaaya. "Shaayad agalee baar, gora baaboo. jab doodh hoga, main tumhe achchhe se mehamaananavaajee kar doongee. Agar chaaho to aapake maal ka svaad bhee le lungee."
Jaanakee ne chidhaate hue kaha, "agar tum zyaada der rukoge, to shaayad mere devaron se behatar aur jyaada doodh pee paoge."
Luee ka chehara laal ho gaya aur usane apanee note-book mein kuchh likha, ek baar phir abhibhoot—Na sirf usake khulepan se, balki har daan mein chhipee dayaaluta se bhee. Usake notebook mein kahee bhee vyangata, abhadr, ashleelata nahin tha, vah chaahate hue bhee nahin likh paaya. Use man hua kee vah Jaanakee ke naam ka ullekh kare aur apanee ichchhae darshae par vah aisa nahin kar saka. Usako kisee agyaat shakti ne rok liya tha. Vah ab Jaanakee ko prem se aur kuchh ajeeb nigaahon se dekh raha tha par jataana nahin chaahata tha. Vah dar raha tha kee yahaan kee rit-rivaaj mein yah sab saamaany hai aur vah bahaar se hai to vah kuchh jyaada uttejana mahasoos kar raha hai lekin dasaree or ausa kuchh bhee na ho. Aur shaayad vah jaanakee ko kho bhee sakata hai. Maitri aur Nita ki rachana.
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।।Jay BHARAT।।