cgqr xgjh izsj.kk vkSj lk/kd ds fy;s lh/kh psrkouh fy;s gq, gSa ;s 'yksd! dNq, dk n`’VkUr nsdj fo"k;ksa dh vkgV gksrs gh bfUæ;ksa dks mu fo"k;ksa ls gVkus dh ckr iwoZ 'yksd esa dgh xbZA xhrk&fpUru dh xgjkbZ ns[ksaA vius izdkj dk vR;Ur egÙoiw.kZ 'yksd gS ;gA ckgj ds fo"k; rks fuo`Ùk gks x;s gBiwoZd] cyiwoZd vFkok foosdiwoZdA

     ysfdu tks igys ls fo"k; jl lafpr gS] Hkhrj dbZ ckj lk/kuk iFk dh leL;k cu dj [khap ysrk gS fo"k; lq[kksa dh vksjA ;gk¡ rd fd ,slk lk/kd] tks ;Ru dj jgk gS v/;kRe iFk esa vkxs c<+us dk] mlds eu dks Hkh iqjkus fo"k; jl vkdf"kZr djus yxrs gSa bfUæ;&fo"k;ksa dh vksj rFkk dbZ ckj rks vR;f/kd izcy Hkh gks tkrh gS ;g fLFkfr! eu lk/kuk ds LFkku ij ckj&ckj m/kj tkus yxrk gS( lk/kd Lo;a dks vlgk;&lk ikus yxrk gSA

     fo"k; jl gS D;k\& cgqr lw{erk ls fopkj.kh; gS ;g ckr! oLrqr% tc&tc Hkh fdlh Hkh bfUæ; ds ek/;e ls mlds fo"k; dk lsou vklfDriwoZd fd;k tkrk gS mlds laLdkj eu pqjk ysrs gS( ml fo"k; dk jl lafpr gks tkrk gS HkhrjA eku yks dksbZ cgqr Lokfn’V oLrq [kkbZ( [kkrs le; mls izHkq izlkn ugha ekuk] Lokn ysdj [kkbZ vPNh yxh cgqr Lokfn’V ,slk Lokn rks dgha feyk gh ugha&,slh Hkkoqdrk lkFk cuk yh( oLrq rks [kkbZ] cgqr vPNh] cgqr Lokfn’V] ,slk Lokn rks dgha feyk gh ugha&,slh Hkkoqdrk lkFk cuk yh( oLrq rks [kkbZ tk;sxh ysfdu mldk Lokn Hkhrj tek gks tk;sxkA

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;Ru djus okyk cqf)eku~ Hkh]

tks jl cqf) jg tk;s fo"k;ksa esa ghA

rks cyoku~ bfUæ;k¡ djds tcj]

mlds Hkh eu dks ;s ysrh gSa gjAA

     gjafr izlHka eu%& eu dks cyiwoZd gj ysrh gSa bfUæ;k¡A vk'p;Z gksrk gS xhrksDr ;g okD; Ik<+dj! ,d ckr Li’V gS&vk'p;Z Hkys gh gks] ysfdu xhrk ds izR;sd 'kCn thou ds ;FkkFkZ dks gh izxV djus okyk gSA tSls lafpr laLdkj gksrs gSa] oSls gh eu esa fopkj mBrs gSa vkSj rc eu foo'k&lk gksdj jg tkrk gS( Hkhrj dh fo"k;klfDr ds lafpr laLdkj eu dk o'k ugha pyus nsrs vkSj og bfUæ;ksa ds lkFk feydj fo"k; lsou esa gh vuqjDr gks tkrk gSA

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     ,s fopkjoku~ lqf/k lk/kd! bl lR; dks vHkh ls Lohdkj dj! Hkhrj ds tUe&tUekUrj ls lafpr fo"k; jl dks u’V fd;s fcuk dksbZ fodYi ugha m)kj dkA ml fo"k; jl dks u’V djus dk dksbZ lk/ku ugha] mlds fy;s Hkhrj rUe;rk] ,dkxzrk dk vH;kl] o`fÙk dh ml lr~&fpr~&vkuUn Lo:i ijekRek esa ,d:irk gks tk;sA ckr lh/kh gSA ckgj 'kjhj ij dksbZ ?kko] ckgj gh dqN nok ;k ysi vkfn yxkdj Bhd gks ldrk gS] dksbZ chekjh nok [kkdj nwj gks ldrh gS] mipkj lEHko gS] ysfdu dksbZ xgjk ?kko ftldh tMsa+ vkxs c<+us dh lEHkkouk gS&mldks rks 'kY;&fpfdRlk ;k fctyh ds djaV rd dh fLFkfr gh fuewZy dj ldrh gSA lafpr fo"k; jl cgqr xgjk euksjksx gSA bldk mipkj rks ,d gh gS ije rÙo esa vofLFkr! ije rÙo dk lk{kkRdkj&ija n`’V~oka fuorZrs&

bfUæ;k¡ lc fo"k;ksa ls yh gVk]

fNIkk gS exj eu esa jkx budkA

feVrk gS ;g jkx iwjk rks rc]

vuqHko ije rÙo dk gksrk tcAA

     fo"k;ksa esa jl ns[kdj] ekudj vFkok iqjkus fo"k; jl ds dkj.k eu ckj&ckj bfUæ;ksa ds ek/;e ls tkrk gS fo"k;ksa dh vksjA vko';drk bl ckr dh gS fd eu dks okLrfodrk] 'kk'or] v{k; jl fey tk;sA fey ldrk gS&;g fo'okl j[kksA ijekRek jlks oS l% gS] jl dk v{k; Hk.Mkj gSA tc ijekRe&fpUru djrs gq, o`fÙk rnkdkj gksxh&rd fuf'pr gS fd Hkhrj ls gh jl dk Hk.Mkj fey tk;sxk( {kf.kd ,oa ifj.kke esa nq%[k ds gh gsrq fo"k; jl dh vksj eu ugha tk;sxkA ;gh dkj.k gS fd ftu egkiq#"kksa dks Hkxor~ lk{kkRdkj gqvk vFkok ftUgksaus bl voLFkk dk vkuUn vuqHko dj fy;k] Lo;a Hkxoku~ ds }kjk dqN ek¡xus dks dgs tkus ij Hkh dqN vkSj ugha ek¡xk mUgksausA

     izgykn us rks lh/kk dg fn;k fd cgqr vkxzg gS ;fn vkidk ek¡xus gsrq] rks esjh ;g ek¡x iwjh dj nks fd esjs thou ls ek¡xus dk jksx gh feV tk;sA vki fey x;sA vkSj ek¡xus dks 'ks"k jgk gh D;k\ tks dqN Hkh ek¡xwxk&vkils fu—"V fLFkfr gh rks gksxhA loksZR—"V izkIr gks tkus ij fu—"V fLFkfr dh ek¡xA LoPN] e/kqj ty miyC/k gks tkus ij Hkh ukyh dk xUnyk ikuh ihus dh bPNk! ,sls vkSj Hkh cgqr mnkgj.k gSa egkiq#"kksa ds thou esaA izsj.kk ysa ,sls egkiq#"kksa ls izsj.kk ysa xhrk th ds bl foy{k.k fpUru ls! iz;kl djsa thou dks bl vkuUne;h fLFkfr dh vksj vkxs c<+kus dkA fo'okl n`<+ cuk;s j[ksaA ;g voLFkk vlEHko ugha gSA gekjh igq¡p esa gSa! vusdksa us cukbZ gSA ge Hkh ,slk dj ldrs gSaA y{; Å¡pk j[ksaA xhrk izsj.kk;sa lcds fy;s gSa] lHkh blds vf/kdkjh gSa! fQj mRlkg D;ksa ugha\ izekn NksM+sa] vfo'okl dh Hkkouk dks rfud Hkh u iuius nsa Hkhrj! ns[ksa HkDroRly Hkxoku~ Jh —".k fdrus Lusg] vkReh;rk ls vkxs vtqZu ds blh iz'u ds mÙkj esa viuh fudVrk dh izsj.kk ns jgs gSa&