लघुकथा (गाय और सूअर)

             b/kj&m/kj pjrh gqbZ xk; vkt iks[kj dh rjQ pyh vk;h FkhA mlus dqN nwj ls gh ns[kk fd okjkgufUnuh iks[kj ds fdukjs ,d tksgM+ ds xM~<s esa exu eu vk¡[ksa cUn fd;s ysVh iM+h gSA mls Hkhrj ls dqN ?k`.kk&lh gqbZ] ysfdu mlds [kwclwjr yky&yky cPps ftl izdkj vB[ksfy;k¡ djrs gq, mlds Åij /kekpkSdM+h epk jgs Fks] blls mls FkksM+h bZ’;kZ Hkh gqbZA xk; ds ogk¡ igq¡prs gh cPps viuh eklwe Hkksyh vk¡[kksa ls mls fugkjrs gq, viuk ØhM+k&dkSrqd cUn dj [kM+s gks x;sA eknk lwvj fdlh “k=q dks vk;k le> lko/kku gks x;hA mlus ysVs&ysVs gh rfud flj mBkdj ns[kk vkSj mls g¡lh NwV x;h&^^vksg! xÅ ekrkA**

          cPps viuh ek¡ dk psgjk ns[kus yxsA

^^iz.kke xÅ ekrk!** eknk lwvj us xk; dks iz.kke djrs gq, cPpksa dks Hkh ,slk djus ds fy, iszfjr fd;kA

^^nw/kks ugkvks] iwrksa QyksA dgks cjkgh! dSlh gks\**

^^nqfu;k dh utj esa rks eSa csgn [kq”kgky gw¡A esjk iztkorh gksuk gh esjs fy, dky gSA esjh [kq”kh fdlh ls ns[kh ugha tkrh xÅ ekrk! oSls rks eSa orZeku ls gh [kq”k jg ysrh gw¡A Hkfo’; ds ckjs esa lksp&lkspdj tku nsus ls Qk;nk Hkh D;k\**

^^dgks] gqvk D;k\** xk; us FkksM+h vkReh;rk fn[kk;hA

^^ gksxk D;k\ esjs dqy ckjg cPps Fks&,d ls ,d lqUnj&lyksus] ftUgsa ns[kdj Nkrh B.Mh gksrh Fkh esjhA ,d rks ges”kk vkokjk dqÙkksa dk Mj yxk jgrk gS] nwljs ;g vknehA bldks D;k dgk tk;] dqN le> esa ugha vkrkA vHkh dy fdlh dqy&nsoh ds uke ij esjs nks cPpksa dks ekfyd us csp fn;kA irk ugha bu nsfo;ksa dk isV esjs cPpksa ls gh Hkjrk gS ;k lc dqN euq’; dk Nykok gS\ tkurh gw¡] ,d fnu ej&[kidj blh vkneh ds isV esa eq>s Hkh tkuk gSA ;gh rks viuh ftUnxh gS xÅ ekrk! dfg,] vki dSlh gSa\** okjkgufUnuh us Hkh gky&lekpkj tkuuk pkgk xÅ ekrk dkA

^^D;k crk;sa cjkgh\ crkus esa dqN j[kk ugha gSA jksus ds vykok dqN ugha cpk fdLer esaA esjk ,d cNM+k l;kuk gks pyk FkkA Mhy&MkSy ls vPNk [kklk xc: toku yxus yxk FkkA ns[kdj dysts dks BaMd igq¡prh FkhA eq>s irk gS fd vc fdlkuksa dks esjs cPpksa dh t:jr jgh ugha] blfy, ladV xgjk gks x;k gSA dy ml cNMs dks dksbZ dlkbZ gk¡d dj ys x;kA ,d ek¡ dk fny gh tku ldrk gS esjh bl rdyhQ dksA u tkus D;k gky gksxk ml cspkjs dk\ esjh vksj vlgk; n`f’V ls fugkjrk gqvk dSls g¡dM+ jgk FkkA eSa Hkh rM+Ik dj jg x;h vius [kw¡Vs ijA dqN Hkh vPNk ugha yx jgkA gk; esjk csVk!** bruk crkrs&crkrs og jksus yxhA blls dgha vPNk rks ckn”kkg vdcj dk tekuk Fkk] tc gekjs iwoZt vdky ekSr ugha ejrs FksA lqurh gw¡ fdlh dfojkt dh dfork ij fi?kydj ckn”kkg gqtwj us xksd”kh cUn djok nh Fkh vkSj vkt\ vkt u os dfo jgs u ckn”kkgA dksbZ dfo cspkjk Mjrs&Mjrs dqN fy[k Hkh ns rks mls dkSu iwNsxkA vktdy dh ljdkjksa dks rks Hkz’Vkpkj dh g¡fM+;k esa eq¡g Mkydj lksus ls Qqjlr dgk¡\ esjh lqf/k ysus okyk ;gk¡ gS gh dkSu\ og jksrs&jksrs cksyh&^^ eSa Hkh tc rd nw/k ns jgh gw¡] rHkh rd vkneh vkSj mlds cPps ds fy, ek¡&leku gw¡] ugha rks [kw¡Vs ij Hkw[kh e:¡ ;k dlkbZ ds gkFkksa ekjh tkÅ¡] D;k QdZ iM+rk gSA**

              Lkwvj xEHkhj gks x;h&^^ dHkh egkokjkg us fgj.;k{k ds vR;kpkj ls i`Foh dh j{kk dh Fkh] vkt ogh ftEesnkjh eq>s fuHkkuh iM+ jgh gSA eSa Hkh ,d lQkbZdehZ ds :Ik esa i`Foh dks cpkus dh dksf”k”k dj jgh gw¡ vkSj fgj.;k{kksa ds gkFkksa ekjh tk jgh gw¡A bZ”oj xokg gS fd eSus vius dk;Z esa dHkh dksbZ HksnHkko ugha j[kk] dksbZ dksrkgh ugha dh] fQj Hkh vius ikyus okys ds gkFkksa ejus ds fy, tSls vfHk”kIr gw¡A**

^^eSSaus gh dkSu&lk HksnHkko j[kk cjkgh\ D;k eSa fgUnqvksa dks ehBk nw/k nsrh gw¡] eqfLye dks dM+ok vkSj bZlkbZ dks d’kSyk\ ,d ek¡ gksdj eSa ,slk dSls dj ldrh gw¡\ thrsth fcuk fdlh HksnHkko ds lcdk iks’k.k djrh gw¡ vkSj esjs ejus ds ckn esjk vax&vax euq’; ds gh dke vkrk gSA eSaus dkSu lk xqukg fd;k gS\ vc dkSu le>k;s bl euq’; dks\**

             Lkwvj us ,d yEch lk¡l yh&^^xÅ ekrk! ftl bZ”oj us gesa cuk;k vkSj gesa tks dke lkSaik] mls ge fu’BkiwoZd  fd;s tk jgs gSa] blh esa lUrks’k gSA eq>s bl thou ds ukVd esa lsok djus dh Hkwfedk feyh gqbZ gS vkSj vkidks vius cPpksa ds lkFk&lkFk ukeqjkn euq’; uke/kkjh ds cstku vkSj  fiyfiys cPpksa dks ikslus dhA D;k dj ldrs gSa ge\**

^^rqe Bhd dg jgh gks cgu! gekjk d’V ,d tSlk gSA ;g rks l`f’V blh rjg cuh gqbZ gSA lc viuh&viuh Hkwfedk fuHkk jgs gSaA euq’; ;fn vius iSjksa ij Lo;a dqYgkM+h ekj jgk gS rks dksbZ D;k djs\ euq’; dh djuh ls u tkus fdrus i{kh bl /kjrh ls xk;c gks x;sA vkt ugha rks dy ge Hkh xk;c gks tk;saxs] ysfdu D;k euq’; gekjs fcuk cpk jgsxk\**

^^dHkh ughaA** dgdj ekr`Ro&lq[k esa foHkksj eknk lwvj us ,d djoV yh vkSj mldk NksVk cPpk nwljh vksj yq<+d x;kA ek¡ dh vk¡[kksa esa eerk tkx mBhA

            Xokys dk fd”kksj ckyd rc rd xk; dks gk¡d dj nwj ys pykA xk; vkSj lwvj us vueus Hkko ls ,d nwljs ls fonk yhA mu nksuksa dk laokn vkt Hkh vcw> cuk gqvk gS euq’; ds fy,A


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