कहानी (सुविधा शुल्क)

^^ dk gks ik¡M+sth! Rkuh [kSuh cuS ds pkghA**

^^[kSuh dfgds [kSuh d fujknj r efr djk feJkth!**

            jkefclqu feflj us ,d yEck Bgkdk yxkrs gq, dgk&^^vk∙ gks] cqf)cf)Zuh pw.kZA** vkSj ikl esa cSBs dbZ yksx ^[kh&[kh* djds g¡lus yxsA lcus Qkby dk dke jksd fn;k vkSj jkelqesj ik¡Ms+ dh vksj cM+h J)k ls rkdus yxsA

^^ns[kk Hkb;k! cqf)cf)Zuh dgk pkgs pSrU;pw.kZ] ckdh bls xngs ugha [kkrsA** dgrs gq, ik¡M+sth us vius lsD”ku ds lhfu;j ckcw xqIrkth dh vksj frjNs rkdk vkSj fQj /khjs ls dgk&^^tks ugha [kkrs mUgsa xngS le>ksA** vkSj fQj yEck BgkdkA

            f”k{kkfuns”kky; ds th0ih0,Q0 lsD”ku esa dke djus okys ckcqvksa dh Vscqy ij iM+h Qkbysa Vqdqj&Vqdqj rkd jgh gSa vkSj ckcw yksx viuh M~;wVh dks ekSteLrh dk jax&:Ik nsus esa yxs gSaA Qqjlr ds {k.kksa esa lqdwu eglwl djus ds dqN fxus&pqus mik; gSa&ckj&ckj pk; ihuk] iku pckuk]] lqrhZ [kkdj Fkwduk vkSj mBdj is”kkc djus pys tkuk ;k fdlh dk tcnZLrh gky&pky iwNus yxukA fØdsV vkSj jktuhfr ij ;w¡ xjekxje cgl djuk fd tSls iwjs ns”k dh fpUrk bUgha yksxksa dks [kk;s tk jgh gksA dqy ik¡p&lkr fd+Lrksa esa viuh lhV ij vf/kdre Ms<+&nks ?kaVs cSBuk vkSj lkeus cSBs gq, nwjkxr cspkjs eqlhcr ds ekjs dks u rkdrs gq, nwljh Qkbyksa ds iUus iyVrs gq, Hkhrj ds cxqys dh /khjt ds lkFk ,d Vk¡x ij [kM+s jgus dh lk/kuk dks rks cl veks?k eU= gh tkfu,A tSls MkWDVj bl ckr ij izlUu jgrk gS fd mlds ;gk¡ lnk jksfx;ksa dh HkhM+ tek jgs] “e”kku ds Mkse jktk dh izlUurk dk vk/kkj vf/kd ls vf/kd eqnksZa dk ?kkV ij igq¡puk gksrk gS] oSls gh dekus okyk ckcw bl ckr ij izlUu jgrk gS fd mlds ;gk¡ ijs”kku o eqlhcr dk ekjk igq¡prk jgs] tks fcuk fdlh uk&uqdqj ds HksaV p<+k nsA tks gekjs b”kkjs dks le>s vkSj gekjh f[kner djsA ?kko xgjk gksus ij gYnh dk Hkko c<+ gh tkrk gSA ;gh nqfu;k dk nLrwj gSA

^^gk¡ rks nsojktth! vki Hkh tku yhft,] rqylh ckck us tks ^vfe; ewfje; pwju pk:* dgk gS rks mldk eryc blh fnO; inkFkZ ls gks ldrk gS] tks fdlh xq# dh d`ik ls feyrk gSA vki Hkh fdlh dks xq# cuk gh yhft,A nks&pkj eghus esa bldh efgek ls voxr gks tk;saxsA**

^^vPNk iafMTth! vkids yM+ds&cPps bl le; dk dj jgs gSa\ lsfVy&osfVy gq, fd ukgha\**nsojkt us cM+h vkReh;rk ls iwNkA

^^lc Hkxoku dh n;k gkS HkkbZA cM+k csVk bl cjl ch0 Vsd0 QksFkZ bZ;j esa i<+kbZ dj jgk gS] nwljk gksVy eSustes.V dk dkslZ iwjk dj jgk gS vkSj fcfV;k MkDVjh dh i<+kbZ djuk pkgrh gSA mldk ch0,l&lh0 dEiyhV gks pqdk gS fMfLVaD”ku ds lkFkA** ik.Msth us xn~xn gks vius lkSHkkX; dk c[kku fd;kA

        jkefclqu feflj iz”kalk ds ygts esa cksy iM+s&^^ik¡M+sth d fcfV;k r cgqrS gksugkj gkSA**

^^Å r gb;S gkSA** eqLdjkrs gq, ikaMsth us ,d eU=æ’Vk _f’k dh rjg viuh lQyrk ds jgL; dk mn~?kkVu fd;kA /khjs ls cksys&^^ckdh fcLkfo|ky; ds ,d ckcw dh FkksM+h HksaV&iwtk dj nh vkSj jax pks[kk gks x;kA vjs Hkb;k! dkih d caMyok ogh ckcw ck¡Vrk gS] cM+s&cM+s izksQslj yksx lkS&ipkl dkih vf/kd ds pDdj esa dwdqj dh rjg esM+jk;k djrs gSaA vc ns[kk] ,d rks xyr&lgh nqfu;k Hkj ds dkWyst [kqyok fn;k ljdkj us vkSj iw¡thifr;ksa rFkk fcLkfc|ky; ds ckcw&vf/kdkfj;ksa dh pk¡nh] cspkjs csjkstxkj  ih&,p0Mh0 ekjs&ekjs rhu&rhu gtkj ij extekjh djrs gSa vkSj rhu&frdM+e ls igq¡p x;s dkih tk¡pusA vc dqy /kku ckbZl ilsjh&cM+dk&NksVdk cjkcj] T;knk ls T;knk tk¡p ysus dh gksM+A blfy, cgqrsjs ckcqvksa dh [kqlken djrs gSaA vc Å ckcw tou pkgS] rou djk; ys;A bgha dqy ds cnkSyr mldk yM+dk fcnsl esa i<+rk gSA nqb djksM+ dh rks dksBh gS mldh] dkWyst mldkA jke dle! blesa RkfudkS >wB ughaA** ikaMsth ds eu esa bZ’;kZ dk cht vadqfjr gksus yxkA ckcw&efgek dh egkxkFkk lqu fdlh dks rfud Hkh vk”p;Z u gqvk A

      jkeQsj ckcw ik¡M+th dk eq¡g rkdus yxs&^^vjs ,ruh dekbZ gksr gS buolhZVh esa\ dk gks feJkth\**

^^vjs! buls dk iwNrs gks Hkb;k\ dkgs vpjt djrs gSa\ v[kckj ugha i<+rs gSa dk\ bl nsl dk vnuk lk pijklh pkSng&pkSng djksM+ nck;s cSBk gS vkSj vki ,d ckcw dh dekbZ ij ,srjkt djrs gSaA**

       bruk lqudj jke fclqu feflj dgk¡ pqi jgus okys Fks] cksy iM+s&^^M~;wVh r gegw¡ djrs gSa HkkbZ] tgk¡ dHkh&dHkkj cw¡nkcknh gks ikrh gS vkSj ,d ik¡M+sth gSa fd dke] dekbZ vkSj ,glku rhuksa ,d lkFkA  D;ksa jkeQsj ckcw! vkidks Hkh rks Åij okyk nsbZ jgk gSA**

^^og Hkh NIij QkM+dsA** nsojkt ds dgrs gh ogk¡ g¡lh dk ,d QOokjk QwV iM+kA

            ikaMsth Åij ls jksuh lwjr cukdj /khjs ls cksys&^^vki yksxksa dks D;k crk;sa\ ekLVjksa dks Mhy djuk dHkh&dHkh Vs<+k yxrk gSA ,d ls ,d fpjdqV pys vkrs gSaA frl ij gfj”pUnj dk ukrh ijlkUr pkScs vkdj cSB x;k gS llqjk vf/kdkjh cudjA ekLVjksa dh cM+h bTtr djrk gSA dgrk gS xq: yksx gSaA** fQj vkSj QqlQqlkdj cksys&^^u [kkrk gS] u [kkus nsrk gSA vc vki gh crkb;s] ?kksM+s vkSj ?kkl dh ;kjh dSlh\ ysfdu cM+dk lkgsc rks mLrknS dykdkj gSaA cwfM+ds ,slk ikuh ihrs gSa fd ijlkUr ljÅ ds uxM+nknkS u cw> ik;sa vkSj ge Hkh r ?kk?kS gSa] tgk¡ pkj ckj nkSM+k;s] ekLVj&QkLVj dks viuh vkSdkr le> esa vk tkrh gSA yxrs gSa cÙkhlh fuiksjdj fefe;kusA vkbZ&ckbZ f<YyA gq¡g xq: cus gSa! lcls cM+k xq: gS #iS;k&#iS;kA ^^cki cM+k uk HkS;kA lcls cM+k #iS;kA** FkksM+h lh du[kh ekj dj fQj cksys&^^m/kj rfud dksus esa nsf[k,A pkj ckj vf/kdkfj;ksa ds ikl nkSM+ yxk pqds gaS JhekuthA gkjdj esjs gh ikl vkuk gS] tkurk gw¡A eSa Hkh tjk eNfy;ksa ds u[kjs ns[k jgk gw¡A**

            feJkth cM+h xEHkhjrk ls jl ysdj lqu jgs Fks] cksys ^^ljdkjkS r ixyk; x;h gSA bZ fMfxjh dkyst ds ekLVj bruh Å¡ph ru[kk ikrs gSa] vmj djuk&/kjuk dqN ughaA i<+us&fy[kus okys rks dqN gh gSa] ckdh ,d ls ,d xngs Hkjs iM+s gSaA dkgs ls fd gejkS ,d xngk fjLrsnkj gSa fMfxjh dkyst esaA vmj bZ tks fdjkuk dh nqdku dh rjg lSdM+ksa dkWyst [kqys gSa] er iwfN, gky mudkA u i<+uk u i<+kuk fdlh dksA ,d&,d Vhpj dh fu;qfDr lkr&lkr dkWystksa esa&lc /kU/kk gS HkkbZ! utnhd ls tkurs gSa cgqrksa dksA**

           ikaMsth dks cy feyk&^^vki lksyg vkus lPph dgrs gSaA ge fnu Hkj [kVrs gSa] gedks feyrk D;k gS\**

^^lqfo/kk&”kqYd dgks pkgs nqfo/kk&”kqYd] bu gjke[kksjksa ls olwy djuk gekjk ije dÙkZO; gSA fQj ;g dksbZ xyr dke rks gS ughaA bl nsl dk cM+s ls cM+k eU=h [kkrk gS vkSj djksM+ksa esa [kkrk gS] foi{k us fpYykuk “kq: fd;k ;k ehfM;k us iVkus dh iVjh ij vkus ls budkj dj fn;k rk Qkbysa Fkksd ds Hkko xk;cA vc tks m[kkM+uk gks ftldks] m[kkM+ ysA ge tSls ckcw cspkjksa dks D;k feyrk gS\ D;k ge ,DdkS ijls.V u ysaA dksbZ pkgs csVh dk C;kg djs ;k firk dk riZ.k] mlesa gekjk D;k lk>k\ gesa rks vius fgLls ls erycA og rks gesa pkfg, gh vkSj vf/kdkfj;ksa dks Hkh pkfg,A dHkh&dHkkj xkscjfxYys vk tkrs gSa ijlUrok dh rjg] tks lw[kk [kkrs gSa vkSj iksadrs gS xhyk rks FksM+h&cgqr ijs”kkuh gks tkrh gS] ftls ge -------cjkscj ugha le>rsA fQj Vhpj Hkh rks nw/k dk /kqyk dgk¡ gS bl tekus esa\ og ,d uEcj dk >wBk&eDdkj vkSj erych cudj jg x;k gSA vius Qk;ns ds fy, og ckcqvksa ds pj.k pkVrk gSA esjs ,d ifjfpr ekLVj gSa fMfxjh dkyst ds] uke ugha crkÅ¡xkA os pkj&ik¡p folfo|ky;ksa esa ih0 th0 dh dkfi;k¡ tk¡prs gSa] ok;ck ysus nwj&nwj rd tkrs gSa] tc fd mudk fMikVZesaV ;w0 th0 dk gSA rks HkS;k! ge D;k xyr djrs gSa\ ge rks bZekunkjh ls is”k vkrs gSa vkSj brus ij rks gekjk gd Hkh gSA ns[kSa] ijlkUr pkScs dc rd igjsnkjh djrs gSa gekjs gd dh jkg esa\ NksVs ls NksVs dk;kZy; dk ckcw fcuk p<+kok p<+k;s pw¡ ugha djrkA ftl izkslhtj ls yksx ;gk¡ igq¡prs gSa] mlesa lÙkj Mhgksa dh iwtk djuh iM+rh gSA fQj ge rks cM+ds vkfQl ds ckcw yksx gSaA bZ iwjh bf.M;k ckcw dh n;k ij fuHkZj gS vkSj pUnu Nki cM+dk&cM+dk vf/kdkjh llqjs lcds lc exjePN dh vkSyknA ,d fpfM+;k cSBkus dk ;s lc ysrs ugha gSa dk\ dke djrs gSa ge vkSj [kSjkr dk [kkrs gSa Å¡ph dqlhZ ds MdSrA ge pwfr;k gSa dk\ ,gh [kkfrj ik¡M+sth fdlh vf/kdkjh dks eq¡g ugha yxkrs] mYVs ogh fpjkSjh djrk gS ik¡M+th ls] D;ksafd og fdrus pwgs rksM+rk gS] ge tSls ckcw lc tkurs gSaA** bruk dgus ds ckn mUgksaus ik.Msth ds gkFk ls Qkby Nhudj est ij iVd nh&^^p”es dk uEcj c<+kuk gS dk\ pfy,] pk;&ok; ihus pyrs gSaA pkScs dk uke lqurs gh ewM [kjkc gks x;kA lkyk xqM+xkscjA** vkSj lHkh mBdj ckgj fudy x;sA

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